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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
UPDATE: Just got off the phone with Samsung Australia, spoke to 2 reps, including a Supervisor; apparently we were advised during the pre-ordering process that the GearVR would not arrive until 28 days (or longer) after the phone arrived....

Don't know about you guys, but I was not advised, in fact, I have email receipts and print screens stating that the gearvr ship on the 21st!?

Anyone else?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Same here. But I don't work about Gear VR at all. Its a useless device. I got one with my S7 which I used for 30mins and never used it again. You cannot use it continuously as it creates fog inside on continuous usage.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
Lol, works fine here, that fog goes away after about 10 mins, anoying i know. Also you can just use an antifog spray, just the generic stuff they use for prescription lenses.

Anyways, rep also confirmed indeed they ship on Friday and should arrive on the 24th
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] texaslittleangel:
Which is basically what I had mentioned a few days ago from my conversation with a Samsung CSR.

The bigger question is, why send it on a Friday and just have it sitting at Auspost over the weekend... That is just cruel. The ideal scenario is to have it on a Friday and have the whole weekend to play with the new toy.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
Sounds like the have logistics issues.... they really need to get their priorities straight.

Beside alll that, having that much $$$$ just sitting somewhere for 2 days when it could have been avoided by sending it 2 days earlier is just a stupid thing to do, it creates an unecassary peril to the device that otherwise could have easily been avoided. Insurance policy would typicicaly.....
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
If you or they missed Monday delivery, we have to wait till Wednesday as Tuesday is holiday again.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
Truth is im not all the excited to get it on time or early for a few reasons;

The vr doesnt arrive with the phone and I need both the gear vr and the phone to effectivly evalute if the display is free of defects so the more time it takes to reach me, the better. Was hoping I be able to do this within that 14 day change your mind policy... What a ...

Also, i'm not going to be truly excited about this phone until TWRP is up and running on it and hopefully at most were a month away from that arriving...

Lastly, it seems like in the last 10 years things have progressively gotten a whole lot worse in the QA for all manufactures, it seems these days you don't get a device your happy with until you have fought with the CSR reps and exchanged the units a few times, etc.. I actually dislike purchasing new gadgets with displays for this reason, it's a royal pain in the arse!!

I just couldn't pass up that damn vr promo! Here's to hopefully being excited about S8+ a month from now when the dust settles:)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] droidmeup:
JB hi-fi ships out today for my s8+ ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Enjoy!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] texaslittleangel:
Kind of sucky that people who ordered after have been getting their phones...

Anywho, this is an email I received last night. ETA tomorrow the 20th but on the other hand on Status it says "ready for pick-up."
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
Update: S8+ has been dispatched, no tacking number though?

Update 2; called them, apparently it has been dispatched but not picked up yet and tgats why there is no tracking number....

I guess "dispatch" means different things....
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Did you ordered on Samsung website? I ordered on Samsung website and it still on Preparing Dispatch. You may get it tomorrow if everything went well.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
Yes, ordered on the samsung australia website. Still novtracking number so really confused?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Samsung Customer Care called me, confirmed my shipping address as I have messed up the Postcode. Then he said that, they can ship today anymore and they will ship tomorrow. :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
Thanks, i just check again and it shows its in transit with eta 21st, hooray!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] texaslittleangel:
I received a text around 1600 today still saying ETA 20/4 and nada! No phone. Checked the status online and it says At Delivery Depot... bah!

Serious question, how is it that those who placed their orders after have received their phones?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Delivered
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] texaslittleangel:
Did you receive yours?!?!?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Nope. I answered the question. I have preordered Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Gear S3 before on their website
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Anyone got your device? Did you got the Gear VR as well? Mine changed to "Dispatched" today. But VR still showing "Processing"
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Natjosh:
I received my phone from optus today around 12, looks like I have the red screen tint however :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Its a know software issue. You can fix it using the Color Balance in the settings. Refer: Some Galaxy S8 owners are complaining about “reddish” tint on their handset’s display
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Natjosh:
Yeah i've read up on it, tried fixing it but didn't see any difference, ill give it another try
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] droidmeup:
Yeh mine came with vr
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Got tracking info now for my S8 with ETA for 24th April. VR is not shipped instead got message from Samsung,

"Thank you for pre-ordering the Galaxy S8 / S8+ with bonus Gear VR. Due to overwhelming demand, the delivery of your bonus Gear VR might have been delayed. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience. You can expect delivery of your Gear VR within 28 days. This delay does not affect the delivery of your smartphone."
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Samsung gonna issue an update https://www.sammobile.com/2017/04/2...8s-display-issue-by-way-of-a-software-update/
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] droidmeup:
That sucks. Must be a lot of people ordered from Samsung and not enough VR to fulfill all preorders. I'm glad I went with JB and the phone is flawless with no surprise of red tint issues.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
I am not bothered about not getting VR. I have the VR came with my S7 and never used it. It's the wait to get the phone in hand.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] droidmeup:
You would assumed Samsung will be on par in terms of dispatched and shipping as other retailers.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] texaslittleangel:
As a wise person once said, "never assume or you'll make an ass out of yourself."

Extremely disappointed to say the least. I've received two text messages saying the phone would arrive on 20/4. 23:46 of 21/04 and nothing. What were the advantages of ordering directly from them the second they opened pre-orders if everyone else who ordered from elsewhere would get the device first?

This is the first time I have such an issue. Not even when the Nexus 4 and 5 came out that it was a big mess apparently. I received both devices ahead of time ordering directly from Google.

The worst thing is that these giants get away with it. A simple sorry is all you get. Zero accountability or acknowledgment of their screw-ups until it becomes a massive PR issue....
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Got mine today afternoon. I was setting up the phone the whole day in office. I don't have any tinted display thing. All good. Still struggling to reach the fingerprint properly. My VR is shipped today. Hopefully, will get the VR by Wednesday.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] texaslittleangel:
I received both items today a long with a black bag and an amplifier speaker dock. Have't opened the phone box yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Mine had the phone and a black bag. But no amplifier speaker dock. Did you ordered that as well?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] texaslittleangel:
Nope, I was surprised to see the additional box. I know it's not because I complained on Friday evening as my phone had already been sitting at Auspost for a few days.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
How is everybody's battery life so far?

Mine isn't great :(

Vodafone

FHD+

AOD on

4G on, no wifi

Occasionally switched to Entertainment and Game modes

Location history on
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
Anyone get their gearvr yet with the online Samsung order? Anyone know when these vr will ship?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
I got mine along with the S8 on 20th....
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ausboy 2011:
getting good batterylife on s8+ telstra
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
Would you mind sharing some of your key settings, such as location, wifi, AOD, etc??
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ausboy 2011:
no aod wifi 4g on location off facebook spotify benchmarks YouTube hangouts and lots of browsing and camera pics. been using it pretty hard. i reckon 8 hours plus sot for people who are light users
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
when did you preorder yours?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
Right on the first day that Vodafone announced their preorder.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
So you got it from Vodafone... You have to be clear :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Mine also good so far. I just charged fully. Will take screenshot tomorrow and post it here.

No AOD

FHD+

4G+/Wi-Fi on based on where I am

Location High accuracy

Bluetooth on/off

Played Asphalt 8, Temple Run 2 - High mode

Few videos on YouTube

NFC on
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
Yes! From carrier, not from Samsung.

Sorry for the confusion lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
did you get your gear yet? I know you said y your not interested but i beleive its free
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Not yet. But Samsung marked it as shipped. ETA on 26th April. Will update once I get the VR
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] texaslittleangel:
I received VR and an amplifier speaker (as a gift) along with my phone yesterday (Monday, April 21st).

I don't think my battery is all that great either. I will have to asses properly during the weekend.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
I believe you ordered from Vodafone too.

True. Too early to assess the battery life now. By the weekend, we would get better idea about the battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
You ordered from Samsung online?

Regarding battery, its been really good hear with stock but....

Im asking about gearvr because im eager it, eager to insoect my device for dead pixels, you can't inspect for dead pixels on these device without a gearvr because the ppi is so dence aand most maginifying glasses arent nearly as strong as the gear VR lenses.

Once ive confirmed i have no dead pixels, im going to trip knox, install twrp, root and doubble my batter life with a custom kernel, greenify, amplify, etc... its amazing what an unlocked bootloader + xda dev knowledge/programs can do to an android device.

And finally, im going to install Viper4android and truly love my music again. I tried with DAC, its better than other stock android audio enhancement ootions but it pales badly still to what vioer can do!

Anyone know what the experiance has been with warrenty replacement/repair and knox 0x1?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
This is the latest run... But with wifi on most of the time today

I guess it is because Vodafone signal is so sh1t? Lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] texaslittleangel:
I ordered directly from Samsung
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
You ordered from Samsung and got Amplifier speaker? Interesting. Will see what I get tomorrow.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
Yea, i got the speaker amplifier too.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
How is the speaker? I am interested in the speaker than the VR
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
I havent even opened it yet, its a nice gesture but its not powered and from the youtube videos, it doesnt seem stable either, seems to have a curved/rolling base with you 1500 glass phone resting on top!? Personally, i dont trust it will likely not use it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Good to know.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
People already selling it in Gumtree.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
I just opened it, tried it, definitely see it as a peril!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] texaslittleangel:
How's the sound?

I opened it yesterday just to take the photo and upload it here but it hasn't sparked my curiosity to try it out. Aesthetically, it could be a lot better. It doesn't look appealing at all.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
Yea, i just dont get it at all . Sound quality is about the same without it...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Attached my battery history. 35% still remaining.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Anyone using Fast Car charger with S8? Please answer below question

Does the Samsung's "Adaptive Fast Charging Vehicle Charger" working with S8/S8+?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ausboy 2011:
4g + wifi on facebook lots of streaming spotify youtube calls sms browsing and my gear s3 connected 247

best battery life on the s8+ easily hit 8 hours sot
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
How come my battery does not last as long as you guys'....

---------- Post added at 05:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:50 AM ----------

Is there a way to check wakelock on the un rooted device?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Got my VR. Playing with it (at work). Addition of bluetooth controller is good. No Speaker Amplifier for me (not bothered).
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Can't you find the app which is using the battery a lot from Battery log?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] evilbeast3:
So I've got the Midnight black S8+. No doubt it's an amazing phone but the audio quality on headphones is horrendous. I was so disappointed with it and there's hardly any bass. Even on my Bose headset it sounds dull. My previous Galaxy S6 edge sounded far better with more punch in the sound. The 'bass boost' and 'clarity' option is also missing in the audio settings. Hope Samsung releases an update to improve the audio quality. Also I'm not a big fan of the included AKG as I feel it focuses more on the highs and mids rather than the lows.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
It is android os and android system...

Don't think you can go lower level of details with the stock battery status?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] texaslittleangel:
Battery is indeed quite bad... AOD on and phone on WQHD+ I've hardly used it today.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
Good stuff!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Do you need WQHD+? S8 mainly using that resolution for VR. I can't make difference between FHD+ vs WQHD+. I hear WQHD+ one of the battery eating factor in S7/S7 egde
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] texaslittleangel:
I didn't realize I had it on that setting. My partner would have changed it when he tried he VR goggles. We'll see today if there's is a big difference. You are right though, to the naked eye, you can't really tell the difference between the two.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
My battery graph is like yours (steep slope). I am not sure how the other fellows' phones can sleep so well.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
This is today's stats. Just want to add couple of things. I do use my Gear S3 throughout the day (Bluetooth connected) and turn off data before going to sleep.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
Any tips on the setup? This looks awesome man!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
I don't have any special setup. I keep away from few apps which everyone know that is battery consuming.

1. No Facebook app. This app takes more memory and consumes more battery. I use web version

2. Turn off data while sleeping

3. FHD+ resolution

4. Turn off notifications of apps like XDA (I get email when posts back), mySamsung (don't care about Samsung's promotions), YouTube, etc

5. Disabled bloated apps.

6. Bixby - removed news feeds

Apps I use a lot (data involved)

1. WhatsApp

2. Hangout

3. SoundCloud

4. Chrome

5. Gmail

6. YouTube

7. Maps
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
This is my latest run. Had some improvement. What I did was reset app preference and wipe cache partition in recovery mode. Also activated agresssive doze via Greenify (no app has been hibernated)

Hope this would help the folks with bad battery life

I am using s8
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Got the update for the red tinted screen issue. I have unlocked S8. How about you guys?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] texaslittleangel:
I received the update yesterday but I was fortunate to have received a normal phone (no red tint problems)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Lastest battery stat. Going to drain the battery before charging. Will check how many hours it lasts.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hyperthreader:
Which apps did you disable? Did you use Package Disabler Pro?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
I just used the disable option built in.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hyperthreader:
Thanks. Which apps did you disable?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
I don't have much that Facebook. From my experience, Facebook is one of the major battery consumer.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
What carrier r u with man?

I suspect 4g signal strength plays a part in battery life too
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
That's true. I am on Optus. Always on 4G network with VoLTE and WiFi calling (mobile network preferred). Make sure you have good network coverage. I work in close to city and live in Parramatta. I never had any network problem except my apartment parking area.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
Anyone using GSam here can post a screenshot of their android system usage?

I found an interesting thing here. When it is on mobile network, the proximity sensor gets used a lot, whilst on wifi, the sensor barely gets used...

Not sure this is only me...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
Does anyone know how to get the free Bonus VR content? I tried the MySamsung app, but see nothing?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Go to mySamsung and click the Rewards section. Should able to see the link to generate voucher.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
Thanks, didn't work for me. Ill contact samsung
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
This is what I see.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
Not I :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Did you talked to the CS?

I bave another problem with mySamsung app. It doesn't allow me to register for warranty. I get this error everytime when I hot Submit. But I was able to register my S6, S7 from the same app. So wierd.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
Yes I did, created a ticket for me.

Yes, strange issue on your end, i had no problem registering warranty through the app(thought i may need to for the promotion to become visible)

Create a ticket:)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] cantenna:
update, got it :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Got a system update today.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
Is yours carrier branded? Or from Samsung directly?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Sorry. Forgot to mention. Unbranded - straight from the Samsung :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] akira888:
No wonder!

I am with Vodafone. The latest update I got was the one that fixed the colour issue.

Actually quite impressed with the responsiveness of the rollout from the carrier. Cuz they are known to be a snail in this sort of things.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
You can always flash the Unbranded firmware using Odin on your phone right. But I don't know how its carrier locked and not sure it let you to flash other roms.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] 93ae8074:
Just did that to my Tesla branded S8 and XSA firmware flashed without problems.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ideletejunk:
I can confirm Odin flashes generic over Vodafone firmware just fine :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Great. I never had a branded device before. Good to know
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dying4004:
where did you download the firmware from?

cheers
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] 93ae8074:
updato.com
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dying4004:
thnx mate
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pandasonic01:
Hi all s8 owners, is anyone using the iq shield film protector and if so where did you get from? Can't seem to find anyone selling it in oz.

Other first hand experiences of film protectors would appreciated too.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] 93ae8074:
Unless you are going to use your mobile in the beach I doubt you really need it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bews:
hey guys .. can we just flash XSA over the top of the optus image? Any tricks or tips that I need to know about?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] venki5star:
Based on the past conversation in this thread, you can flash. But make sure you take a backup before doing anything.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ocujos:
Have you noticed any change, good or bad?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] 93ae8074:
Nope, just wanted an unbranded phone. No changes for the good or the bad.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bews:
And monthly updates I assume?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] 93ae8074:
I got one update just after installing XSA firmware. My colleagues on Telstra firmware didn't get one yet. So probably it will be faster for XSA firmware to get updates, yes.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] NImesh Basu:
So how many of us are stuck on April patch.?? Me included
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bews:
I just flashed the XSA update on mine today so i'm on May .. was on Optus before that and stuck on April. I'm hoping XSA will get speedier updates