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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] mbashat:
An excellent phone with a very very good battery life.

Mine is S8 duos exynos. Wi-Fi, BT, BT tethering, 4G, location services, auto sync all on.

Location history is off though and it does make a noticeable difference.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] choccy31:
When the guy says Bloat and Battery Life I'm like puzzled look.

My S8 has almost no bloat for the first time in ever and my battery is amazing really.

Lasts easily 19 hours without a charge.

I think people want to moan when it's really not justified, that and they're probably Apple Bots lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Termynat0r:
yes
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] skivnit:
Don't read Reviews on Forbes and the likes, my battery life is excellent to say the least and there's no bloat View attachment 4137657View attachment 4137658
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] silentwitness1:
overall like the phone but a couple of features i was used to our dear sammy has decided to remove from this phone

1) night clock - used this everyday and miss it like crazy.

2) Ability to select a folder for lock screen images and have them change every time the phone turns on.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] paullu:
Using black background can save more battery
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] vegetaleb:
Me I am afraid of the red tint screen lottery and the weak audio jack coming from htc 10
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] s4shield:
Just got mine yesterday. It has some annoying bugs. Had to buy package disabler to stop a constant error message which pissed me off automatically. However so far the phone is amazing. Overall I'm really happy.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] dagrim1:
Meh, as always it differs... I don't own the S8 (yet ;) ) but do have the S7 (and have had all the galaxy S's so far).

I actually just read the forbes review and a large number of their remarks are 'personal' and/or 'choices you make when buying'.

Camera performance: it focusses on a few points instead of the entire picture or some other points. But does mention the 'overall' picture depends on the user.

Performance: I now have the S7 for over a year and do not recognize the 'slowing down after a few months' at all. It's pretty damn smooth and stays so for me (perhaps also a snapdragon vs exynos thing?)

Battery life: Different people can get different experiences, hell even I sometimes have a crazy drain... That's the thing with android, so much variations all.

Volume/bixby/fingerprint scan: Yeah, the bixby button is nonsense but you know it's there... Same with placement of volume buttons and fingerprint scanner. You can try them in the store and see if they work for you. Location of the sensor wouldn't be mine but it's something you can try out yourself and see if it will be an issue for you.

Anyway, still pretty interested in the S8 but I'm afraid it's a bit too tall for me... Might get it when the price is down a bit and/or I can get it nice 2nd hand. Samsung was always very bloated and while it could be a lot better it's actually not too bad now imo (with the S7). Touchwiz has improved a ton as well. But that's just samsung, you know what you get into.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] brdsng:
I've read that other people don't like their s8 and that concerns me even though I think it's pretty great. lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Jnioms:
I don't know if its something bad, but by making bezel less, some of the S8's integrity was left aside and that really is a concern for me. But well, as long as the screen can survive with a case, its ok for me i guess.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] rubyv:
I made the move from an S7 Edge to the S8+ this weekend. I loved my edge (which was a vast improvement over the S5 I used to have, which I gave to my 13 year old), decided to move to the 8 because I have Jump on Demand, use my phone a lot for work, and a large screen, with better resolution, I hope, will help my eye strain.

So far, I've had no issues with it, no red tint, no battery drain, etc.

Case in point, I wound up in the hospital yesterday, in the E.R. for 8 hours, plus a long ride home on public transportation after. I used my phone heavily in the ER to stave off the boredom while waiting for test results (video, email, games, apps, facebook, on and on), and at the 10.5 hour mark, I had about 45% of my battery. On my 8 month old S7 Edge, I would have been scrambling for a charger.

I'll probably remap the Bixby button for now, but as of this moment I don't feel the need to root. It's doing what I need it to pretty well. I'll have a better sense in a few more weeks, but right now, I'm happy.

With my S5, I was rooting immediately.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] galaxys:
I'm so happy I could scream! :D :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Torry Cox:
I got a job today at work S8. For one day of ownership I can say that I still like everything very much :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] joelbnyc:
I am very happy with it, coming from an S7 which was the best mobile device I'd owned.

Now I can definitely say the S8 is the best. And I'm extremely picky, the type to mod and upgrade all my laptops for instance, even when they aren't officially user-upgradeable.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] guysalami:
Loved it and hated it, going back to Pixel though as the S8 doesn't seem to offer enough reason to switch for me. It was a close toss up though. If I didn't have a Pixel to go back to I would be sticking with the S8, Pixel pricing is stupid this far along in its life cycle. S8 wins hands down value for money.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] drraptor:
battery life... it just sucks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] eurorauser:
There is a night clock under AOD - Edge Clock
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] BIacklisted:
I've had every iPhone since the 3gs and I'd say I prefer the s8

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I play super Mario sunshine with a ps4 controller emulating the controls it works just fine and it took five minutes
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] drew272011:
As far as the battery I can get a whole day use with some minimal gaming also might I suggest greenify turn your screen resolution down to hd you can't tell the difference anyways
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] anti09:
I really like mine so far. I think the standard S8 is a perfect size for one handed use and I actually sort of like the fingerprint scanner's placement. It's fast and reliable (although we'll see if it stays that way) and battery life is surprisingly great - heavy use gets me through the day with 30% remaining, and with light use I could probably get two days. I also didn't expect to like the always-on display as much as I do, it's really a very handy feature.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] silentwitness1:
yes but that is pointless, i want to be able to use AOD the whole day and the night clock at night. Not have to change it everyday.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] lehongwang:
Im s5 s6 s7e note 4 note 5 note 7, now s8+ user and s8 is not really good

- very stupid finger scanner position, what are you thinking samsung ?? finger print is useless now

- worse iris scanner than note 7 alot (maybe hardware issue)

- virtual keys are suck, why not hard press for all 3 keys then we can hide them completely, only hard press for home button

- no better camera than s7e
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] skivnit:
Lol....
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] ubelai:
I've never been so happy with a device before.

Just rooted mine to get a few key apps I used on previous devices, fonts, emoji changes etc.

It's a pity a few seem unhappy with it... Maybe they've just got GAS on an unnecessary level hahaha.

Awaiting more developments to arrive! ;):good:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] sebsal:
I love the S8 so far, apart from the battery life. It's shocking for me and I don't know why. Lucky to get 3 hours SOT. I've got a good signal, I'm not syncing a lot of apps yet it drains so fast, even when i'm not using it I lose 1-2% an hour on standby. No apps showing up as battery drains either
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] joeyvanhummel:
Everytime I pick it up, I get a little excited. I've had it for over a week now and I still haven't gotten used to it. And I mean that in the positive sense; I ususally get pretty bored with new phones rather quickly, but this thing is just a piece of beauty.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] skivnit:
You should return it then mine was like that, returned it and immediately noticed the difference I can easily achieve 6hrs SOT with

Gmail syncing, fhd+ (I don't notice much difference) 50% brightness 4g only and 1-2hrs spotify streaming.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bacu12:
Hello,

I got a nexus 6p several weeks ago and the wifi was fine until it took several google updates and then it went to the birds. I've tried going back to 7.1.1 in the hopes of fixing the issue. The random reboots have stopped happening pretty much. So not sure where to go from here.....I have a RMA with Huawei, but still waiting on shipping label. We all know how long this will take.........

Any help is highly appreciated
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhs39:
The random reboots are a bad sign. Usually that means the phone is on its way towards the boot loop of death. If you went back to 7.1.1 flashing everything individually like in the XDA guide then I would try again using the flash-all.bat command instead. It's extremely easy for something to go wrong if you flash everything individually. Google made flashing with the flash-all.bat command pretty much idiot proof which is why I think that method is almost always preferable to what XDA suggests. If you actually did flash with the flash-all.bat command and the bad WiFi issue persists you probably have a hardware issue with your phone. You can also go under settings / Google / Networking and see if there is a WiFi Assistant toggle. If there is set it to the opposite of what it's currently set at and see if that makes any difference.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bacu12:
Well since reinstalling 7.1.2 using Nexus Root Toolkit the phone has only restarted once. Now the wifi is solid when bluetooth is off. But as soon as I turn bluetooth on the phone goes crazy.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plooploops:
So I'm new to the whole rooting a phone business but decided to go ahead and try it to reroll in a game.

I had marshmallow and I installed kingo root and it kept crashing at 90% and I figured i'd restart my phone. After I did, it would say it's connected to the wifi but google chrome and google play store would not connect to the wifi. Other google apps like youtube STILL was connected though.

Somehow, some websites DO connect on chrome like rottentomatoes but others won't.

I factory reset twice and I even did the flash rom KDZ method and it did put my phone all the way back to 5.0.1 to no effect.

I've googled everything, reset my phone, toggled airplane mode, cleared cache. Would like any insight or suggestions into this issue.

Edit: It was just an extremely weird wifi issue either through the modem but somehow fixed itself. Either way it wasn't a software issue but an external issue.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WVOilMan:
I just got my s5 out from storage. I want to get it to a Android 5 ROM. It is running RWilico ROM and is Rooted with the LAtest TWRP recovery. 3.1

Where is a link to the ROMS available for the s% I had a page bookmarked, but it says the link is no longer available.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WVOilMan:
Thanks everyone for the replies
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zune70:
if the link is not there anymore then the rom was deleted due to various reasons. Your best bet is to try a different rom then
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Youdoofus:
this is kind of a dead/dying forum, so please dont be so edgy when a reply isnt quick or even happens at all. Makes those of us who still hang around less likely to help. Heres rwilcos sprint s5 repository and you should be able to backwards engineer for any of his other repos

https://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung Galaxy S5 (Sprint) (SM-G900P)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] coleauden:
I goofed and updated my Verizon Galaxy S6 Edge (32gb) to Nougat. I'd like to attempt downgrading it back to 6.01 (Marshmellow?) I'm new to modifying my cell phone and would like to outline what I think I should do, and hopefully someone with experience will catch any goofs before they occur.

General Information:

G925V

Build # G925VVRS4DQD1

Hardware # G925V.04

1. Downloaded Samsung Switch, backup everything I can. This step should also place the samsung usb drivers on my pc? (window 10 64bit)

2. Prepare phone? Little foggy on this step, some guides recommended factory restore and erase cache partion first. Remove Sim card.

3. Download firmware from sammobile, I downloaded G925VVRS4CQA3, newest available 6.01. Does it matter that the last four digits don't match the last four of my Build #?

4. Put phone in download mode (reboot, home+power+volume down, volume up to accept)

5. Open Odin (v3.12.5) verify .tar file. I saw the AP file that needs pulled over, guessing there might be other files, firmware download still going.

6. Connect phone, check connection in upper left window of Odin hit start and don't unplug anything

7. When Odin finishes, reboot phone into Recovery mode, select factory reset all user data?

Am I overlooking anything major?

Thanks,

Cole
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] blkt:
1.) From http://www.samsung.com/us/support/smart-switch-support/#!/faqs "The first time you connect your Samsung device to your computer, it will automatically locate and install the necessary drivers. (This process can take a few minutes to complete.) After the drivers are installed, the device will appear in the Smart Switch application.

If the drivers do not install automatically, go to the Samsung Support site and visit your device's support page. Click Manuals & Downloads to download the drivers for your device."

2.) Yeah, I am guessing prepare phone means prepare for total data loss (lol) when you perform a wipe data/factory reset from the recovery mode/menu (which formats /data, /cache and /sbfs partitions).

3.) The last 4 digits are different because you are on the first build of Nougat now (DQD1).

I have no experience with Odin myself, but I do know there are checkboxes, options and such you should do research on beforehand. For example, on sammobile's download page there are instructions saying "Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked" so just saying as there may be special procedures involved specifically when downgrading.

Another potential problem: have you found confirmation that you can downgrade -directly to- the last Marshmallow 6.0.1 build available for this phone (CQA3) -from- Nougat 7.0 (DQD1) and are you sure about it? There is a chance you may need to downgrade to an earlier build first.

Also I've had a strange experience with sammobile, as I downloaded the Nougat firmware for this phone and it is -completely- different (name, size, hash, modified date far before the public release) from other Nougat firmware I downloaded.

I recommend for any firmware build you decide to use: download from multiple sources and compare/verify with HashMyFiles or similar software to make sure it is really what they say it is.

I am awaiting response from a question for this OP; you should check it out as he mentions downgrading and provides download links (note: CQA3 is -not- in the list). https://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s6-edge/general/g925vvrs4dqd1-odin-nougat-7-0-firmware-t3597591
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] coleauden:
Thank you for the information [MENTION=8222362]blkt[/MENTION]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] blkt:
You can thank me with the "Thanks!" button on my post. ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] SpyderPalo:
Dying to know if this worked??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] coleauden:
It worked. I did end up with a bootloop bouncing between the Verizon Screen and the Samsung screen that caused a few grey hairs. Eventually I was able to get into Recovery mode and performing data and cache resets allowed me to power on fully. I had performed a cache reset before starting the downgrade process, but not a data/factory reset. I also had the sim card removed. Either of those might have contributed to the bootloop. First action after google and Samsung account login was running BK Package Disabler and blocking the two sdm packages to hopefully prevent Nougat notifications (process contributed by [MENTION=6456867]wolferno[/MENTION] ).

Some information if it helps:

*Odin version was 3.12.5.

*Firmware version was G925VVRS4CQA3_G925VVZW4CQA3_VZW from sammobile (highest 6.01)

Backup was through Smart Switch, to get it running again I had to activate Developer options, enable USB Debugging, and under USB options enable MTP.

Hope this helps!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] SpyderPalo:
I have successfully downgraded from Nougat on my G925V 64gb

I used the stock software G925VVRS4CQA3_VZW4CQA3_VZW_USA_Verizon_6.0.1.

I downloaded from AndroidFileHost did the md5 check

It did boot-loop between Verizon and Samsung

Pressing and holding the Volume-down then Power button brought up the Factory reset (DOS-like) screen where I could do another factory reset to get the phone to boot up into setting up the phone starting with logging into the Samsung account.

I had activated another phone before this process so I could still get and make calls if it bricked, I've signed into my Gmail account that I have all apps and setting's saved.

I will be installing a Package Disabler as soon as the apps finish loading and before I activate the phone back onto Verizon.

Much thanks to coleauden for answering a PM and blkt for clarifying with coleauden earlier!!!

Enjoy the Day,

David
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] blkt:
Nice, I didn't realize CQA3 was on AndroidFileHost as well. Which Odin version did you use? Did you remove your sim card? BTW, I think you meant Home/Volume Up/Power for recovery mode (the DOS-like menu) because volume down would put you into download mode. In recent months there have been reports (on google play reviews) of Package Disabler Pro removing the ability to disable certain packages at the request of Samsung (removed from package list, no changelog either). Maybe this has changed; I have not investigated further but there's also BK Package Disabler. Here is a helpful page with all Odin versions. http://www.droidviews.com/download-odin-tool-for-samsung-galaxy-devices-all-versions/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] SpyderPalo:
Maintenance Boot Mode is what I get into with holding Down volume and holding Power button.

Odin 3.12.5

De-activated SIM still in the phone (activated a iphone for calls)

I ended up buying BK Package Disabler to block the OS upgrade/update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] blkt:
Oh wow, another mode I was not aware of. Thanks! This one is good to know because it is apparently accessed when the phone is still on. Confusing though, because I though volume down + power was to force reboot. The recovery mode I mentioned is done after the phone is off.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] SpyderPalo:
Sorry I didn't clarify......

I pressed the 2 buttons once the phone was off...

In all the times I have ever had to get into the lower (Root) areas of the phone , I've started with the phone off so I assumed this was a known practice.

Apologies
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] blkt:
Oh, I thought you used it to get out of the boot loop. No worries, as this video put my brain through a boot loop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N5Q8RD5QPs
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Delgoth:
You should be able to downgrade to any firmware that is Revision/Binary 4.

You started with 4DQD1 right?

You should be able to downgrade to any firmware with like 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, etc.
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] Lion Man:
Anyone have a mod to make multi window work on this phone?
[Asus ZenFone 3 Questions & Answers] SaktisWRXSTi:
Are you running on Android Nougat?

If you are running on Android Nougat, you don't need mod to run Multi Window.

Just open 2 apps and press recent app key. After that, drag the app on the top of the screen.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] dpdp73:
Hello,

My phone with lineage 14.1 on it died during charging, screen down, nothing made it react. I was able to flash it with miflash, now it can be rebooted from "Qualcoom hs-usb qdloader 9008" mode to "Qualcoom hs-usb qdloader 9008" mode but still no screen reaction. I flashed newest miui global and what can i do to make it reboot to normal mode?

No problems flashing from miflash, but no detection in fastboot and adb & impossible to boot neither adb or fastboot.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] TheUncleBenny:
I have the same story. When I woke up today, my phone worked, one hour later: black screen. Force reboot doesn't fix it. I my pc does recognise my phone as Qualcomm. Mi Flash can flash, but the phone still doesn't boot normally...
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] Keyvannn:
read 3rd post

https://xdaforums.com/mi-5/help/bricked-mi5-t3528810
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] TheUncleBenny:
Where did you get global stable 7.2.4?
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] Keyvannn:
fastboot rom:

http://bigota.d.miui.com/V7.2.4.0.M...DC_20160129.0000.14_6.0_global_992f0435b3.tgz
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] der-schamane:
Don't worry. After flashing the global rom on a "dead" Mi 5, it takes very long, after the phone reacts. I pressed the power on button for at least 10 minutes, nothing happens. But after waking up the next day, phone was "alive". So I guess, that the global roms are not very "startup-friendly". Try tu press the power butten a very long time after flashing and put it on charge or not, when battery is full. And wait some time. It worked for me! Good luck!
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] TheUncleBenny:
Yes! I came home today and tried to boot my phone, the red dot flashed (battery empty). A sign of life! So I connected my phone to the charger and I could boot him! P.S. I didn't have to install 7.2.4, I had the latest china dev flashed.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CretinusMaximus:
Hi there!

I will try to summarize and skip the storytelling:

I have a Galaxy Tab 2 (GT P5110) without access to the recovery boot, locked on the "Samsung Galaxy Tab 2" screen, that is not recognized by Odin and without root access [I lost it when I installed Lineage OS and could not root again, I think because the root apps could not recognize the OS (?)].

It was stuck on the "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. please select recovery mode in kies and try again" screen, but I managed to install a supposed recovery from Odin and now I can get to the download mode screen (but again: Odin does not recognize it anymore). Oh, and I have Kies installed.

I hope someone can help me with that. :(

Thanks in advance!
[General Topics] Shalafy:
Like title how can I minimize programs after I put their shortcut in startup folder? I'm triyng to launch Oto and PocketCM everytime pocketpc restart and minimize them automatically. In windows there in option but I cannot find anything similar in wm6.

Sorry to bother you :(

Shal
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ellenaba:
https://www.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8-tips-and-tricks/ If you also want to know more tips, you can also know more ways here.
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] joubertredrat:
Hi guys.

On my latest post I saw that I'm using LineageOS with encryption but I think that I have a problem.

I have 16Gb as internal storage and 32Gb SD card as external. I formated to use SD card as extended internal storage. On storage settings display correct 9Gb used from 43 Gb total storage, but ES File explorer and Windows 8.1 display that I have 4.95Gb used from 10.82Gb total storage.

How to I solve this? Thanks.

Regards