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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] renegadem4ster:
That's very helpful, thanks. I will try that and let you know how the results are. I am coming from an S6 which does not exhibit this problem. It's a bit sad to me to see faces looking heavily over-processed. Interestingly this is something I found LG did in the past and the main reason I didn't get a G4 back in the day. Like you say it also seems quite specific to faces so I presume it's algorithmic and an attempt to prettify faces or something like you can do with selfies. It's just a pity it's not an option/flag because otherwise the camera is extremely capable, especially (I find) in dealing with difficult lighting.

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Sorry if I can ask just two questions:

(1) Do you have a Sony or Samsung sensor? I am wondering if it's a problem specific to ISOCELL since I don't see evidence of it in many reviews

(2) What specifically do you do with Snapseed?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JDM9499:
How can I find it which sensor I have?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] renegadem4ster:
Install Aida64 from play store (sorry I cannot link to it)

In the "Devices" section, if you have a Sony sensor it will say Sony something for Camera ID. If it's ISOCELL it will say SLSI_somethingsomething
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JDM9499:
I have the Sony sensor. And like you mentioned, there's prettyfying going on with aggressive image over-processing. I don't think it's hardware related because the RAW files are awesome. But AUTO mode definitely did not do this with my past Galaxy's (S6 & S7). In fact, the jpegs were so good I almost never shot in RAW!

I hope Samsung can scale this back on a future update. Realistic looking people is not always a bad thing. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] renegadem4ster:
Well it's good to know it's not the sensor type because they don't sell Sony varieties where I live. But yeah I mean in some other situations I take staggeringly good photos so I wish Samsung would just tone it down in an update or something. Otherwise I might just swap it for a Pixel/Pixel 2. It irritates me a bit but there's no real noise about it on the web.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JDM9499:
"...but there's no real noise about it on the web."

I think because a majority of consumers honestly don't care if people's facial details are 'prettified', and honestly may actually appreciate it. I and other folks that love photography prefer the realistic detail though!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] choccy31:
Guys what does that yellow auto button do in Pro mode?

I've seen it pop up now and then on screen in Pro.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JDM9499:
Can you take a screen grab next time you see it? I'm not certain what it is you see because I don't see a yellow auto button unless I open up one of the manual control options like shutter speed etc., which is just an indication that it's in auto (even though it's the pro mode) and you're not manually adjusting yourself. If that makes sense...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] j0kerb0mb:
I have seen this since the Galaxy S7 Edge. Samsung automatically sets up their beauty function on the camera that way when a selfie is being taken. Very simple to remove. All you have to do is click the icon of a woman's head on the bottom right and set everything to 0.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JDM9499:
That too, but we're talking about the rear camera. Not the selfie camera. The rear camera appears to also be applying a smoothing or "prettify" effect to people's faces when recognized. It's subtle, but enough to notice people's skins are smooth and less detailed then the clothes or their surrounding environment are.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] choccy31:
Ah that makes sense. So even in Pro it can sit select settings itself.

Does that mean will still take in RAW also?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JDM9499:
Even in Pro mode, you can still let the shutter speed, ISO etc., stay AUTO. And yup, you can still save in RAW. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] renegadem4ster:
So, in the end this irked me so much I sold the phone. I read a lot of reviews and chatted to some guys and the general consensus is if you want to see detail on faces, get a Pixel. I noticed also in testing (I tested against a few phones) that the iPhone 7 does the same thing but in a less exaggerated way. Lastly, I don't have enough cred to post links but check out Phandroid comparison of S5, S6, S7 and S8. This was exactly my experience coming from an S6 to an S8.

I did also do an experiment taking selfies with the rear camera. Previously I had mostly been taking pics of my kids. Now I'm a grizzled-ish dude. Lots of lines on my face and wrinkles. Too much sun, no cream, getting old. I won't lie the camera kind of made me look good. The combination of sharpening and smoothing made it a good pic. Maybe that is why nobody moans? With my kid, I miss the reality of it. Where are the freckles and fine hairs or tiny pimples on their faces? But with me it's like smoothing out flaws. Maybe that's why generally people like it. It creates pleasing pictures that may not be too true to reality. In particular the photos look best zoomed out so good for Facebook/Instagram.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] scgf:
Good luck with the Pixel guys. I bought one before my S8 and loved it until I started taking photos. Before I had taken my 5th photo I started noticing awful flare and halos whenever there was a light source anywhere in front of the phone - not even necessarily in the frame. My best photos are taken contre-jour and the delicate lighting effects you can get shooting towards the sun in particular can result in some lovely shots. Knowing I would have to stop taking these sort of photos was a real deal-breaker and I returned the Pixel and ordered an S8. I took a photo last weekend with the sun actually in the frame and got very minimal flare. It would have destroyed the Pixel photo.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] renegadem4ster:
The S8 is truly brilliant at handling difficult light sources, especially rear-lit. The only problem I had with it is the way it totally killed facial textures.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] scgf:
A photo of my granddaughter. One of the first I took on my new S8. Can you see the issue here?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] renegadem4ster:
Looks pretty good. Not being familiar with your granddaughter it's difficult for me to comment how true to life it is. But when taking pictures of my own children on my S8, it had a super strong tendency to just wash away all the facial texture making it unnaturally smooth-looking. I don't think it would help for me to post the image because again you don't know what it should look like. On my S6, there is subtlety in the texture.. dapples of colour, fine marks etc. On the S8 it's just like smooth white. I'm not sure if that's making sense
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] scgf:
Here's the same granddaughter taken with my Pixel. I can't see much difference in facial features, but I much prefer the way the S8 renders the image.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] marnilu:
marnilu

You know, I am using my camera at work to record interviews, and I noticed this feature right off. I think it is amazing, and am very sorry others do not see the value of this. I do not find it at all intrusive or distracting from the final product. Good job, Samsung!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JDM9499:
I received a new S8 under a warranty exchange, and the camera is different for me now. When I first asked this question, like in my original post, the faces of my subjects were way too smooth, like the selfie auto smoothing feature. The camera was just not picking up the same level of detail the S7 was. (I'm still blown away with the S7 camera). With that said, the new device I received last month, that smoothing of the facial features is gone. The detail in the plants and t-shirts is excellent. I don't know if one of the many OTA updates fixed it, or if it was a lens hardware issue, but all I can say is that the level of detail now is back on par with the S7. In other words, excellent.

Here's an example: The peach fuzz on my sons face is now there!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Ramsey:
What is that, a paid comment? Good job, Samsung!

Back to the topic. I just bought the S9, and I searched about this smoothing face issue as it's also happening on the S9 and it led me to this xda post. Samsung has had aggressive post processing for a long time now, even in their old DSLRs.

I despise this auto-smoothing. Time to install the GCam and test that out.
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] neftien:
Hello guys,

My Moto G 4+ plus XT1642 doesn't connecter to GSM. I am Livingstone un France ans my operator is Orange.

Someone can help me?

Thx!
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] baunthiyal:
*#*#4636#*#*

Dial *#*#4636#*#*. This will open "Testing" menu.

In here select the option "Phone Information".

In this you can select the "Preferred network type". GSM is an option. I use it regularly to cut down excess data use.

PS - I have the Indian variant (43) so I'm not really sure if this'll work. But what's the harm in trying?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] icewhitenewyear:
I have been trying to use my bluetooth headset to play music from my phone into the headset. and it just doesnt work... is there a setting or a way to make my headset play music via the headset?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mike19722:
????

what kind of headset...mono ...one ear????
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] joelong2:
You need to be using an A2DP-enabled headset like the Plantronics Voyager 855.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] NguyenHuu:
or use this program. when enabled it redirects sound from phone to bluetooth headset. works fine if you just want something to listen to. it is not full stereo quality. but its pretty useful!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] gazzacbr:
cool

thanks icewhitenewyear, exactly what I have been looking for :D saved me buying a new headset, nice one
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] campagj:
Hi

I wanted to know if someone else have the same issue and know if there is any solution.

Several times, I am trying to send a whatsapp voice record and it is stopped on the first second. It looks like i had stopped pressing the screen.

Sometimes its a little worst, no touch is recognized and I have to restart the phone by holding the button 10 seconds.

Its really anoying, do someone has the same issue?

Thanks and sorry for the english
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] TheOneWhoSpeaks:
What software you use?

What Android you have?

What Version of P9 lite you have?

You updated via OTA or unofficial?

Did your phone dropped?
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] campagj:
Thanks for the reply!

Emui 4.1.1

Android 6.0

VNS-L23

I have never upgraded anything

I never dropped it
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] MykOne:
Anyone know if there is a way to get full screen in camera mode ? It goes full in video
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] alfamega190:
Not sure if this is right but have u tried camera settings, picture size, and change it to18.5:9?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] MykOne:
yeah I figured it out after I posted this, in camera setting 16:9 will give you full view but at 9.1mp
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Buoch60:
Mine is same.Ap will not respond to off nor on
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ceciladams85:
I have an D6683 dual running 23.1.2.E.0.13 Android Lollipop 5.0.2 and I want a method to root it. Anyone knows how? I can't find a thread. And any suggested ROMs?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] manu0888:
The B&O earphones which we received along with our phone is a decent one. But in my experience it does not make any difference unless the song is in hifi flac format.

The LG "life's good" track (3mins) in the phone is 24 bit and has 192 khz sampling rate and it sounded amazing through the B&O head set. The size of this 3 minute track is almost 100 mb.

However, I downloaded a few samples of 24bit/44.khz flac files and its corresponding 320kbps Mp3 versions and felt no difference between them while hearing.

24 bit/ 192khz track = 100mb

16 bit /44.1khz track = 20 mb

mp3 320 kbps = 8 mb

Does that mean to experience the full effect of DAC the songs got to have high sampling rate? Also some of the flac files which were 16 bit did not even have the "hifi" badge in the playlist. What does the other users here think about this?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] SaintCrispin:
I can definitely hear a difference between a HiFi FLAC song from Tidal and one from another streaming service. Whether it is better or not is subjective to each person, but there definitely is a difference in sound.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] manu0888:
Yeah that i agree. I have subscribed to both Google play music and TIDAL HIfi . When i alternate a track between the two services I feel tidal version to be more soothing were as google play version is more loud.. But does than mean we experience those additional little details or the so called mind blowing Hifi effect ? NO, I don't think so. There isn't much difference at all.

Just listen to a track on Tidal, then go back listen the LG life's good track again. That will show you the true Hifi quality.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] SaintCrispin:
To me, there definitely is a difference. Tidal FLAC is a more natural sound alongside MQA. I hear the same songs in a whole new light which I appreciate. The mind blowing experience also depends what speakers or headphones you choose while listening.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] manu0888:
I did not say there isn't any difference. I admit Tidal is a little better. But just not better enough. That's why i referred to the LG track. I honestly do not think the additional 10 $ per month for Tidal over GPM is worth it. Or maybe it's just me. :D
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] dartinbout:
I can only speak for myself. The phone will support a 256G SD card. I don't stream anything. I load 24\192 and DSD files and use one of the 4 known players that make use of the quad dac. I listen headphone\iem's that have over 50ohms impedance. I smile a lot, I dance in the street. The V20 is a happy musical engine that powers joy. IMHO streaming music is like getting a hand job, through a small glory hole, from a faceless stranger, with missing fingers. (YMMV) You can hum along but what is the point when you have such a great device. Life is Good When you Play more..
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Pierre118:
What are the 4 known players that make use of the quad dac?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] manu0888:
lol, true that.. I have ordered a Samsung Evo+ 256 gb card... Once i get hold of that it's bye bye to Google and Tidal..

By the way from where did you get the 24/192 tracks from? torrents? I thought they were hard to find?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] dartinbout:
R U speaking about trackers? I know nothing about such sites. SE you were speaking t__r__nt projects? There is nothing there. I Did See Delightful people there that were on only 24 years old and weighed 192 LB's . They sounded lovely.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] manu0888:
Man, from where did you download the 24bit/192 ghz songs from? Is there a website from where i can purchase or download them?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] somemadcaaant:
Which B&O ear buds are you talking about? There are a few variants like the budget version that came with the H990's or the H3's.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] manu0888:
I was referring to the one that came with the phone.
[Thinkpad Tablet General] pooniaprashant:
i recently bought this tablet just because of that LTE capability, but when i used my LTE sim with it i was shocked by the frequent data connection loss which made it unusable for VoIP or streaming content, the sim i used was Jio India, its a LTE only service provider. I would like to know if this is a issue with the series itself or there's something wrong with my device only :confused:
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] Dieg0907:
Hi I have a problem if I activate the hotspot then I don't have internet on my cellphone

How do i fix it

I have upgraded to android 7
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] eitama:
My friend with p9 and his friend with p10 have the same issue. Were you able to resolve it?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LG-Attic:
hi i am trying to find a way to root my lg h812 ( canadian version ) ive tried kingo root and other rooting services. and i cant find twerp the canadian version either. is anyone able to help

model: lg g4 h812

software V: lollipop 5.1

thank you
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMadScientist:
There is no twrp officialy for any model. H815 and one more. Not sure exact number. Also mm is unrootable. And most devices cannot downgrade from mm to ll without suffering bricks due to qfuse versions u may be outa luck
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steadfasterX:
Please open only one topic of the same content really it doesn't help if you open separate threads with the same question

Your device cannot be unlocked officially so you will have no option at the moment to install a custom ROM on it but you can install TWRP for your device just search for TWRP in FIsH

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[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdembiske:
You'll find everything you need at ...

You'll find pretty well everything you need at ...

[Canadian Guide] - Complete Source for the LG G4 H812. Linux VM/Root/Tools&Files:

https://xdaforums.com/g4/general/canadian-guide-complete-source-lg-g4-t3212449

Read the instructions and ALL the posts there to get a good feel for the how-to. You will be able to successfully root, install Xposed modules, Titanium Backup and as steadfasterX pointed out above, install a TWRP custom recovery version with TWRP-in-FisH (Version3 Beta 4 and 5 seem very stable - the links are in a couple of the later posts):

https://xdaforums.com/g4/development/locked-twrpinfish-locked-g4-devices-t3573048

Read everything thoroughly and if you run into problems, post questions to those sites.

You will not be able to root with any of the root apps in my experience.

Good Luck,

S.

NB: Click the Thanks button when members answer your questions and try to help.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harsimar1999:
Hi,

I wanted to ask that if I root my Nexus 5X, will I get any more official android updates from google?

Thank you.
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[Android Apps and Games] hsgame2333:
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[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tenacious--M:
My phone suddenly bricked on me and I can't even get into TWRP recovery. I'm not even sure what version of Android I was running, I believe it was Lollipop.

I've tried everything I can think of but Odin continues to fail on me. I keep getting "No PIT file" and "mmc" error.

I've even attempted to restore the PIT file along with stock software and repatriation button is checked.

What can I do to get restored or at least get TWRP installed so I can restore from a backup?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Asim Waqar:
I had the same issue with my Note 4, and I Kept flashing stock firmware through ODIN it kept failing but after several tries it worked for me.

Also take the battery out keep it out for good 5 minutes and reinsert the battery 1st press the volume up and keep holding and then press power button. I did this, after few minutes I came to that no command screen and then the recovery screen showed up.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] Chuy:
Yes Im a noob, trying to learn. Ive learned the hard way on somethings and Ive had to reinstall the T-Mobile rom 2-3 times already on messing up. When you open the "Start" button you have your programs from the "Menus" in the "Settings" you choose what shortcuts you want here. Then theres the line and I have a bunch of program icons and then another line and then "Programs, "Settings. How do you get rid of those icons or shortcuts in between the lines?

Thanks, I searched but couldnt find an answer please inform me.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] duprade:
it sounds to me, like you're trying to clear out the recently used programs list. If that's what you're talking about ... install this cab.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] Chuy:
Err I ah cant figure out how to install this file Im still looking unless you just want to throw me a bone.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] dkb218:
Wow, you are a newbie! It's a cab file. Download it on your device, locate it with file explorer, click it so it installs. Look in your program folder, find the program, run it.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] Chuy:
Yea right after I got put that post up I had to leave for work. I knew that I had it on the phone and found it at work. Is there any way to keep the "recent folder" empty even after running a couple of programs other then running the cab to clear it out again?

Thanks for the replys though.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] rackols:
if you use quick menu it will hide recent programs in a seperate sub menu.