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[Samsung Gear S3] zippyioa:
I can't try SDB at the moment as I don't have a PC :(

If it helps, I bought my UK version Gear S3 from Very in January.

I setup a credit account with them as it allowed me to split the total cost interest free over 3 months.

Best of all, I also got 20% off my first order, making the £350 watch only £280 delivered. Far cheaper than anywhere else

They still have the S3 at £349.99 and you can still get 20% off your first credit account order

https://www.very.co.uk/first-order-discount.page
[Samsung Gear S3] scoob101:
Yes this is our problem ;)

My one came from Amazon with a 2 pin EU adapter and German as the default language. Its gone back for a refund, and I picked up a new one from argos. Samsung Pay installed on the watch as soon as I set it up. Used it successfully this morning. All good!
[Samsung Gear S3] adfree:
Sounds like the main problem was only in Gear Wearable... and not maybe also handset/phone can produce also problems...

In the chain of Samsung valid selfcheckSecurityCheck4SPay... :D

Thanx for feedback. :good:

Best Regards
[Samsung Gear S3] stewarta13wsb:
I got my watch from Amazon and using a mate 9 - all good working fine with Santander :) UK user.... almost forgot to say!
[Samsung Gear S3] stinkypoo:
I was looking at the frontier on Amazon warehouse deal £180 del but it states Italy version so I take it don’t bother
[Samsung Gear S3] robdevil:
Why? You can easily change region code to UK
[Samsung Gear S3] scoob101:
Yes you can, but pay wont work.
[Samsung Gear S3] robdevil:
I've had UAE frontier and Spay was for that region. I've changed it to BTU and Spay become UK. So I believe it will work.
[Samsung Gear S3] Fornowagain:
I bought it, works and updated just fine.
[Samsung Gear S3] redswap:
Barclays doesn’t support Samsung Pay....
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Themes and Apps] jjjhitel:
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[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Themes and Apps] HITMAN-CREED:
Awesome man
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Themes and Apps] lakamel:
Thanx bro
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] aboodshawash:
last twrp update have a bug when i try to reboot to bootloader from recovery don't reboot ... and have a problem with aroma gapps when i select choice and install go out from google design download aroma .?? have any one solve Or any idea .??!!
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] rodolphe06:
I would say do not use aroma, use simply opengapps based on what you need
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] aboodshawash:
Okay ... but i dont need some gapps ... to this result i download aroma to select my own choice .?.
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] johnnyrichter:
Open gapps allows you to pick different sized packages based on what gapps you want. I typically run their Micro package and if I'm missing anything I'll grab an .apk or hit the play store for what I need.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] The Phone Company:
As the title says, because I really rely on my Note 4's InfraRed capability, not for TV Remote, but for Shutter Release on my Nikon DSLR Camera.

Not having an included IR Blaster could well prove a deal breaker on the S8.

Does anyone know if there is a workaround?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] MSK1:
I would like to know this too...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Goslikes69:
No ir. Sry. Im upset too. Keeping my s6 for another year it seems
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] htc fan89:
Samsungs never bringing this back..Sad
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] mortuus82:
I wonder why they ditched it ? i see no reason for it... the phones is more expensive for each year weird.. its a good thing to have on your phone bah :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] DLovo313:
I'm definitely going to miss the ir blaster, I just got it back with the LG V20.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] darixtorento1:
seems not a lot of people have used it , and that feature was not popular enough

In addition, it may cost a lot of money to include it, so they have decided to invest the money on another things
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] netnerd:
i always carry my LG G2 everytime i stay at a hotel. i need it to change the hotel tv input to hdmi to stream por.n
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Bo$well:
No ir blasters yet they continue to include the hear rate sensor. Do people really use the heart rate sensor?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] FluxionFluff:
Aww man, this just reminded me that I'm gonna miss using my IR blaster on my S6. T.T From what I know, I don't believe there's gonna be an IR blaster. I could be wrong, but if I'm not, RIP IR blaster.

I've heard that you can use it as another option for taking selfies with the front facing camera, at least that what the Samsung guy I talked to at Best Buy said, but besides that, I've only used the heart rate sensor a couple random times.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] LoliSmith:
And it takes up space inside the phone. Your average person wants a huge display with a decent battery in a slim phone, they don't care about IR blasters in their phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] netnerd:
that's bull****!

i guess the average person dont care about qualcomn quick charge 4.0 either, which let you charge 5 minutes to get 5 hours of talk time. that' why they probably take away and NOT included quick charge 4.0
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] LoliSmith:
No it's not. If the average consumer wanted them, they would be in the device. I don't know anyone IRL who uses them.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Highspeed123:
Chances are, the people here on XDA or those that understand specs and need the IR Blaster...are not your average consumers. People tend to choose a phone by brand marketing, how it looks and the screen size etc. Not everybody has a passion for technology or understands what RAM, SoC etc is and how it all works...they just want to use the phone. Apple don't push specs at all, they focus on what the average consumer needs/wants to know and it works for them.

It is really a niche feature. Doesn't mean that you or others don't want to have it, of course it's nice to have and I would have liked it too. It's just that Samsung have deemed it surplus to requirements, they don't think it's helping them to sell phones. They took away a less popular feature to save space, costs and maybe even improve the aesthetics. Annoying for some, but I'm pretty sure the majority wouldn't even notice.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] netnerd:
yes. i'm sure the majority wont even notice the headphone jack is missing on iphone7 or people dont really care about headphone jack, that' why they took it away
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] LoliSmith:
Correct.

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The iPhone 7/7+ has sold very well despite the lack of a 3.5mm jack. You can still use 3.5mm headphones, you just need an adapter. And if the headphones have a lightning connector, those work fine. Even if they don't, the phone came with an adapter.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] BarryH_GEG:
The IR blaster is dead along with CD's and VHS tapes. Line of sight device control is so 80's. Nothing I've purchase in the past two years relies on IR. Most are Wi-Fi or BT controllable with only one supporting RF (IR's beefier cousin) in addition to Wi-Fi. Hell, I have 40+ lightbulbs that are all Wi-Fi controllable. Time to let IR go. Each phone generation there are hues and cries about the loss of IR and FM radios. I'm surprised a thread on the latter hasn't appeared yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] sandpox:
Well.. you can use something like a 3.5mm port IR blaster like this: https://www.amazon.com/Infrared-Universal-Wireless-Projector-Conditioner/dp/B01F54HKDU

I personally never tried it but theoretically it will work, just need the remote app able to convert the pulsing into audio to trigger the IR LED and it will light as pattern just like any normal IR blaster.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Highspeed123:
Apples to oranges. I'm certain that more people listen to music than need an IR blaster on their phone. Remotes do come with the products they purchase, usually. There was a big Internet explosion over the loss of the headphone jack, the IR blaster is dying out with a whimper. In fact, I only see complaints on enthusiast forums such as XDA. That says it all.

That being said, tech is moving on. It's sad to lose something that is so well known but the future is wireless and the same thing can be said about IR. My TV has many different ways to control it, with or without IR blasters or the remote.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] andreaaxe:
No InfraRed ?? 950€ and no InfraRed ??

I'm upset me too ! I will return to Xiaomi immediately !

Ridiculous: I changed to Samsung S4 and then S5 also for theyr Amazing InfraRed = Remote control ... !!

Nothing to add...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Highspeed123:
Is that sarcasm or do you truly choose your phone based on whether it has an IR blaster or not? Lol. Just asking. It's nice to have, but I would never not buy something just because it was missing a certain feature. I look at the overall package. The 5 most important points to me are, Screen, performance, camera, battery and design. Anything else is a bonus, at least to me it is. I have an Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus now but in all areas the S8 is better. So I'll be getting an S8+. To each their own. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] mortuus82:
nah, look at all chinese makers almost all phones from china has IR blaster, and i think most people found this useful, now i must use my old phone for this,, how lame is not that? and the phone is already so expensive i doubt removing this made any difference....
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] noggind614:
Me coming from an m9 I have no problem without the ir blaster. It was cool when it was on my m7 to play with but irl I never used it. As for the m9 I don't ever remember using it in the 2 years I've had the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Minto107:
Dammit. I didn't want the S7 because of lack of IR blaster so I kept my G4... Well i think I'll go for S8 and I'll keep G4 for IR or I'll get Galaxy S4 to do that job :P
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] MSK1:
I think I'm going to buy a galaxy note edge..... It has everything...

IR blaster

Removable battery

Independent Edge screen

I'll save myself £500 in the proces
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] BarryH_GEG:
If everything outside those three things was equal that would be quite a deal. But they aren't. ;) A phone that old is basically unsupported and will never see updates from Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] htc fan89:
Why not get something more recent like v20 , if you need ir blaster that much.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] MSK1:
True...

But I think those other developments are overrated...

I haven't seen a killer feature that I really feel like I would miss.

Yes it might be 0.05 seconds faster... Or screen might be a shade brighter... But is there really something that I will be missing out on?

Try and sell the features to me....!?

PS I absolutely love the functionality that the independent Edge gives me.

I think software updates are also overrated marshmallow was painful compared to lollipop. I am actually going to try and stick with lollipop.

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I like the functionality of an independent Edge screen.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] BarryH_GEG:
Some people drive their cars until the doors fall off. Others trade every year or two. All cars have four wheels and an engine and provide transportation. People have different wants, needs, and whims be it how they approach car or smartphone ownership. You're not going to find a lot of folks like you on a forum for the leading Android producer's latest and greatest kit that's also currently the most expensive Android phone on the market. I bet there's lots of folks on the Edge (or any other 15+ month old phone) forum like you all convincing themselves there's no reason not to hold on to their phones forever. To each their own.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] MSK1:
I agree.

I look to get a new phone every couple of years as there will be at least a collection of small improvements that add up.

However this time I am losing the independent Edge and IR blaster... So have to weigh this up.

For people that don't place so much value in an independent Edge screen then the small improvements will outweigh what they are losing...

It all depends on what we individually value the most.

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I want to buy the latest phone... I really do as my 2 years are up... I just can't see what I'm gaining being more valuable to me than what I'm losing.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] ilordvader:
Yes it has

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OhE4F0tqX0
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] jroyalty7:
So same video on 3 or 4 threads with 2 to 3 word answers huh?? Trying to get those subscribers and views up huh brah...smh
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] spinkick:
100 years from now people will still be demanding external batteries, sim cards and IR blasters on their brain implant phones.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] rivrfreak:
Going along with this, do people really use the VR goggles? I admit they were cool for about a week until being put in the closet. After that they were used for one thing in particular at best :angel:

IR emitters/blasters go for ~$3 online and although probably not adequate to fit into the phone, gives me an idea on how much a little IR blaster would cost a monster like Samsung to manufacture/procure 100's of thousands of these. I CANNOT assume that adding this back in would break the bank for such a giant. The use cases of the IR blasters are amazing and more people may use them if they marketed the feature a bit more rather than just hiding it in the specification tab.

I miss the days where I confused every bartender in town as to why the TV's were always changing channels :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] teegunn:
Well for $3 just get the plug in little IR blaster on amazon and you can easily enough confuse the bartenders. I understand - I like the IR blaster too, I do miss it. It's not the end of the world though and there are viable work arounds.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Bo$well:
Lmao I agree with you 100%

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I agree, it's not the end of the world them not including the if blaster. But I do think it makes more sense for them to not include a lot of the useless things they include and bring back the blaster. And like rvrfreak said, market it properly and people will use it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Master™:
Now Previously on the Samsung Vibrant (yes I'm taking it back that far) there was a mod that we could do to enable a front facing camera, just had to solder it inside, etc... I wonder if anyone would be willing to try and mod their s8 for an IR blaster? I'm sure it can be done with the right lab rats and developers.. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Mysticales:
Sooo... on that youtube video, at what time index does it show ir blaster?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Dopedangel:
With everything getting connected to WiFi I don't think irblasters will come back to Samsung phones.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] BarryH_GEG:
Seriously? Risk maiming a $800+ phone plus losing your warranty if you don't? Just for a piece of dying 80's tech? Wow.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] MSK1:
Bought the note edge. ... happily controlling my gadgets with Peel Remote.

I have an independent edge screen that let's me pop out the remote from an edge panel.

Super.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] ChazzMatt:
It doesn't, of course.

There's a reason he has 2,600 posts and only 92 thanks. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Robert542:
I think I may have used the HR sensor once when I bought my S6 edge just to see it of worked but never after that. The IR blaster on the other hand, I use several times a day. I'm gonna miss not having it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] jmhj:
I have an S5 now and I use Anymote all the time at home and at work. Definitely gonna miss it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] eshepii:
I have several special needs children. I used the ir function at doctor's offices, therapist offices and hospital waiting rooms all the time. Have you ever seen what happens when the dvd fails to auto start, the staff has not had to time to grab the remote to press play in a room full of ASD and SPD children. That my friends is not for the faint of heart. :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JeffATL:
Does OnePlus or Huawei have IR blasters ???

Also LG dissed it too unfortunately in the G6

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Which post is this in response to ?

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Which Note ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] MSK1:
Note Edge.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JeffATL:
Ok. It came out with Note 4, they just did not call it Note 4 Edge. Has SD slot too, right?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] MSK1:
Yep.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] sebsal:
If it doesn't have an IR blaster, how is it that i can use it as a remote using the smart view app? Is it because I have a Samsung TV? Works exactly like the IR blaster on my old phone
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JeffATL:
Yeah, if you have bluetooth on your tv fine. But when going to hotels and stuff like that much more difficult to connect via bluetooth to their tvs
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Mysticales:
Could just get this.

http://www.tmart.com/i2A-3-5mm-Audi...rice=hk_intl&gclid=CNO3xu-K2dMCFdpLDQods1MAfQ

Also seen bluetooth ir blasters that are compact too.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] PoLoMoTo:
I really think this feature was just horribly advertised and by that I mean you could have probably bought a phone with an IR blaster and would have never known because it was literally never talked about. I loved that feature and hate to see it go, the headphone jack blasters seem to have universally terrible reviews so I guess I'm just going to try and forget that I ever had that amazing feature.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] pete4k:
Doesn't iris sensor have IR light build in? And therefore couldn't this be hacked somehow to send proper signals? I didn't use it much, but when I need it, it was there and how do they know what people use and what not?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JeffATL:
Another thing to carry around and lose.

Plus find me one on Amazon with good reviews. The majority of them seem to be 1-3 star which is pretty bad
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Mysticales:
https://www.amazon.com/Andoer-Unive...1494037337&sr=8-1&keywords=ir+blaster+android

Just use that QR code to get the app.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] deadlyheart4u:
Samsung removed it from S7 only. not coming anytime soon
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Darth-Kadd:
I still have my note 4 edge, so I just use that as a utility device because it has IR blaster and is fully rooted with a bunch of mods. I'm keeping my s8+ stock and using as my daily driver
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JeffATL:
I had a the older Samsung 7.0 tablet that would have been perfect but I sold it.

Anyway, idealy a phone/tablet that supports wireless charging and has a built in ir blaster would be ideal. This way you could just sit it in the charging stand in your living room .

Ideally with the right MC setup , you could just use an a wifi app and not need the blaster. Still debating if I need to pay for Emby or Plex to use with Kodi. But still the blaster is useful for hotels, tv at work , gym in my building etc....

A lot of people suggest third party devices that connect to the headphone jack or usb port of the phone - I'll never be convinced that is a substitute for a built in ir blaster, they are clunky, another device to lose, usually must be used with proprietary software and have some awful reviews.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] chuman72486:
The IR Blaster was removed from the S7 and S8, but there are accessories to add an IR Blaster to most Androids with Bluetooth or USB-C, some even connect to the headphone jack for as little as a dollar. Samsung's logic is that most people are moving to smart TVs or at least TVs that can be controlled through WiFi or an external device like Chromecast, and the built in IR Blaster is fairly underused. Obviously those that did use it use it a lot, so it's an annoying loss, but as with all the other features removed since the S4/Note 3, Samsung figures there's a Smart feature that's better and the useful hardware is removed. (We have Cloud storage, so no SD Card!...nice job on the S6 Samsung...)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JeffATL:
Please show me a decent one that has 4* Amazon reviews, does not only work with proprietary app, and is less than $10
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Robafet:
I have tried 2 different audio socket ir blasters (see attached photo), neither worked , anymote or samsung app not detecting either. Has anyone found one that actually works?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] themissionimpossible:
You could use an external AnyMote IR blaster that can be controlled from any smartphone/tablet through Bluetooth.

http://anymote.io/
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] loudawg11:
I sure want to upgrade from my Sprint Note 3 but so many features have been removed. In my case my Note 3 has two radios so you can simultaneously talk and surf at the same time over data, removable battery because I travel a lot and can just swap batteries on the go and IR blaster because my kids lose the remotes in the house. Real convenient when all my televisions are Samsung. I really hope Samsung is listening and bring these features back. Good thing is Sprint has developed a calling plus feature on some new devices so you can talk and surf again.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] themissionimpossible:
Don't rely on IR blaster back again on Samsung's flagship phones...

nor on their tablets, unfortunately...:(

see https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=70510204&postcount=699

However there are other manufacturers who sell smartphones with an IR blaster.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] koragg97:
After the Galaxy S5 and the Galaxy Note 4 all Samsung flagships are missing some sort of super useful feature. First the S6 was the most **** Samsung phone ever because it got rid of everything that makes Samsung be Samsung. The S7 was okish but didn't have removable battery nor infrared receiver. S8 is the same. I'm not saying they're bad phones, but when it costs 1000 dollars then it MUST HAVE EVERYTHING that it's past brothers had. It's freaking retarded that random low or mid range devices have features that the flagship doesn't. Yes I also include FM Radio here...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Minto107:
S6 has IR blaster lol. Do your research first

Sent from Galaxy Tab A10 with 7300 battery ;)))
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] netnerd:
i just bought the Pronto IR remote on amazon for 18$, it connects to your phone with bluetooth. i going to carry this remote when i go travel so i can change the hotel tv input to hdmi so i can stream movies on it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] koragg97:
Ok maybe it did. But it lacked 100 other things. Just hope they'll make a phone which has all useful features :) Like the S5 was.

PS: S8 is awesome, but could have been awesomer.