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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] naturecannon:
Update removed red tint on my edges. Didn't do anything for the red tint on screen. I have bad red tint when I hold phone a 45 degree angle (which I normally do not view phone at) not sure if that red tint is normal or not.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] eep2378:
I would have thought this would also include may security patch but guess not.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] draconas:
I have red tint on the upper half of the screen but not around the edges. The update didn't do a single thing except enable the ability to tint the edges pink to match the rest of the screen now. Sigh.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] whoamanwtf:
Ok so I had a bunch of stuff disabled when I clicked update and it said no update available now that I have undisabled stuff how do I force it to search for an update again on this phone?

Edit: So its ghetto and I still don't have the update but I got it to rescan by just setting the date ahead one day.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] whoamanwtf:
I still have not gotten the update :/ Anyone know of a way to force it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuckles5150:
Update also resolves an email multiple images loading issue I was experiencing randomly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] whoamanwtf:
Still never got my update, if anyone knows how to force it I would help thankful.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Psyscope:
Anyone have a system dump of this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mikeywei:
forced update i never wanted

can anyone point me in the right direction for a root method that will actually stick to this baseverion i was on 1bqle version but accidently took this update recently now norhing stays after rebooting i was using sampwnd + safestrap and it worked beautifully now im lucky if i wake up every morning to a phone that isnt bricked for about 3 hours unitl i can trick it into replacing my last stable recovery. still nothing with su privdleges sticks pasttp reboot seriously i just want MY phone back from what i understand i cannot go back to 1bqle which is sad i liked that version it only took me about 6 months to learn all of its in&outs what exploits and tricks i could use ie how and where to install everything. xposed defently does not work on this baseband which is also horrible rootcloak is how i kept this thing safe and im sure its a dirty word here but i sure miss my lucky patcher too
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mix_67:
For one of my college courses my professor recommends we record his class, so we can listen to the lecture again later. Instead of buying a digital voice recorder I was wondering if there may be a program I could use with my tilt. Or will the voice recorder that comes w/ the tilt be able to handle a 50min lecture?

Thanks in advance
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] CMOS4:
Voice recorder

The included voice recorder worked fine for me except that it stops recording whenever anything else activates the phone...this means calls, reminders, battery warning..anything. Very annoying. I am using a demo of the Resco Audio recorder right now and it is very nice. The only problem I have with it is that it drains the battery very quickly. I have 7 classes a day and I have to recharge in my car to make sure I can get the last hour recorded.

I am not sure if the included recorder uses less power or not because I didn't try it long enough to compare.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] gestevez1213:
There are so many alternatives in the play store, but sticking to the question, what do you all use, or would you use if you had to choose between the two, on your Galaxy S8/+

Samsung Messages -or- Android Messages

Samsung Internet -or- Google Chrome

Samsung Calendar -or- Google Calendar

Samsung Calculator -or- Google Calculator

Samsung Email -or- Gmail/Inbox

Samsung Clock -or- Google Clock

Samsung Notes/Reminder -or- Google Keep

Samsung Touchwiz -or- Google Now Launcher

Samsung Health -or- Google Fit

Samsung Pay -or- Android Pay
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] scgf:
The only Samsung apps I use are Internet, Clock and Phone. I prefer Google apps for sms messages, calendar, notes (Keep), and contactless payments. I use Nova Launcher with a Pixel theme. For email I prefer Blue Mail since it looks and works so much better than Samsung email or GMail.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] erasat:
Now that you put this in perspective, I just realized that I feel that MOST Samsung Apps are superior to the Google Apps, when I use a Samsung phone like I'm doing now with the S8+ I use ALL of them except Samsung Email and simply because they haven't added the option to be able to delete the emails from the Notification shade or the lockscreen, I have reported this a couple of times now and I hope they do it, I'm having sync issues with gmail from quite some time now (I'm not the only one as I can see on the forums), it comes and goes, but it's getting into my nerves already, and with the huge amount of emails I receive daily because of my work, I can't keep going to the app to delete them. But again, for the rest, I always use all that you mentioned here except email. When I use other manufacturer then I use ALL Google.

Internet - lightning fast, adblockers and Biometrics for passwords (I can sync my Chrome Desktop Bookmarks with their extension)

Calendar - Simply great, easy to use and even easier at some tasks.

Email - Even when I don't use it, I haven't had any issues with sync even when Gmail is, plus it reads my email just like a SMS when in my car. Great for their Ecosystem and Gear S3 specifically.

Notes - I use Evernote most of the time but when I don't want to, I've been passing my Galaxy Notes' Notes through the years and they sync perfectly even with Evernote.

Samsung Health - This one is just not fair, how limited Google and Apple's implementations are, sure they have a lot of connections with some apps, but SHealth out of the box and its own add-ons is simply a great and complete health tool.

Samsung Pay - In my case, with all my cards accepted by Samsung Pay, it can't be a single reason why I may choose Android Pay over Samsung Pay, Tap to Pay works basically the same PLUS the MST on the Samsung Pay is the *hit.

About launcher, I don't like Google Launcher and I've used Nova for years now, I've been giving the new Touchwiz a break in the past couple of days, and I like it but still miss my Nova Gestures a lot. One option I prefer Google over Samsung is the keyboard, currently using Gboard, Samsung keyboard is disabled.

All of the above of course are my opinions...Just in case ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] gestevez1213:
Yea man I feel torn apart by it all. This is what I use & feel about everything:

Samsung Internet: Much better than chrome with the included biometric scanning, ad block, and bookmark synchronization.

Samsung Email: Already integrates with Gmail should you decide to use your Gmail account. Meant for the S8

Samsung Calculator: Unit conversion and meant for the S8 with the infinity display

Samsung Clock: Meant for the S8

Samsung Keyboard: As much as I would like to use all-things-Samsung, I also swapped this out for the Google Keyboard. Gboard recognizes my swipes better. However Samsung recognizes that when I'm about to login into a site/app via email, it automatically populates my email as a keyword shortcut. Saves the time in typing out the entire email address.

Samsung Health: instant winner. No brainer

Samsung Pay: can be used basically everywhere. No brainer.

Samsung Notes/Reminder: I don't use this at all. I'm heavily invested into Google Keep, but there's no way to integrate Google Keep with the Samsung features, and the Samsung Reminders with Google Keep.

Samsung Launcher: I use the stock infinity launcher.

Samsung Messages: I love the unread notification icons and how the messenger is designed for the S8. I however don't like that voice recorded messages from the default app isn't supported by other Messengers, whereas Android messages has a couple more added features, that are support by more if not all phones and OS's, like gif images and location sharing.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Blaalad12:
I must be the only person that prefers chrome over the samsung broswer! I just think chrome looks so much better and its easier to use although admittedly i use chrome on my mac aswell so perhaps iam just so used to chrome that i find it hard to switch!! Not a massive fan of the stock email app but it does the job so its not a biggie for me! For the keyboard i use swiftkey simply because it knows me so well at this stage basically ha The samsung keyboard is great though. Stock messaging app is something i have never used on any phone and always opt for Textra but iam so far happy with the stock messaging app on the S8 and will continue using it for now!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] bela42:
So, lets see...

Yup, contacts, browser, calendar, phone, messages, mail and lauuncher - all by Samsung.

From Google? I prefer photos over samsung gallery.

Bixby? Never, but also not Google assistant, not an ai person...

I think, the quality of Samsung apps has improved immensely, really like them now.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] BarryH_GEG:
Two things to consider - the quality of the apps and how you feel about having your personal information sold to marketers for cash.

On the quality side I like Samsung's apps and they are well integrated with the UI and each other. I particularly like e-mail (I use Exchange), calendar, contacts, Internet, and gallery. All of those are backed up to Samsung Cloud which allows you to share them across Samsung devices (I have four besides my phone). You can get 50GB of storage for $.99 a month vs. the 15GB free provided. I like Samsung Cloud because of its tight integration. Your photos are virtually managed across all your devices so if I take a picture on my phone it appears in the gallery of my tablets. I love Scrapbook for grabbing business and personal things I want to save off the Internet and S Note for taking notes on my tablets and having them show up dynamically on my phone and PC. There's also a cool app called Cloud Together that allows you to have the files on your device shown side-by-side with all the popular cloud storage products. You can even have one cloud storage product shown side-by-side with another (EG: Dropbox<>OneDrive) to move files between them or your phone. Lastly, if you use a Gear (I do) you give up a ton of functionality when you don't use Samsung's native apps.

As for Google's apps, I'm not a fan. I don't think their designs and interfaces are that hot. But ultimately everything Google provides is done so for one reason only - to collect your data and sell it. Not only do I not use Google's apps I either uninstall or disable them. I'm kind of pissed because as of recently you can't use Android Auto without Google Music and Assistant enabled with all their location and awareness features active. Oh well, I need Android Auto more than I care about my data being harvested.

For some it's "pure Android" or bust and for others variety is good. To each their own.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] nycebo:
This is a great thread, though admittedly I'm coming to it late in the game. I have long been a stock android kind of guy before coming to the Galaxy S8+. Suffice it to say, I stuck with the stock Google apps in the beginning. However, one week in, I'm slowly realizing that Samsung has done a really good job in some places. The browser is the best mobile browser I have ever used (chrome, brave, dolphin, link bubble, etc). The calculator is excellent. The alarm clock is fine, but I do prefer google's time selection method.

Meanwhile, I don't use Samsung or Google's keyboard; I use Swiftkey...and really miss Fleksy.

Google's calendar is vastly better. I love the way it populates locations.

Todoist is my task list. Their management is excellent but it's not free.

Evernote wines for a notepad.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] domsch1988:
Surprisingly mostly Samsung for me.

I use inbox for private mail and Samsung email for work mail. Switched from chrome to Samsung browser and am really happy with it.

I always use nova, because neither gnow not Sam's uh Ng provide the features.

All other apps I use stock samung. And they work really well.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] JumpJ37:
I'm also a big fan of Samsung's Cloud, but I haven't been able to figure out how to increase my storage above the 15GB. What's the trick? I'm using a Note 8 (and was using an S8 before), and have never been able to find the option enabled in my Manage Cloud setting. Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] jpcdeux:
If I wanted to use Android apps I'd have gotten a pixel...

Samsung apps also offer more features and conform to installed themes instead of their own bright whites and random colors.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] sailordie:
I need help for installing SM P585 firmware to my new SM P587 tablet. Hardware are the same. But they blocked the calling function in SM P587 because of the taxes in my country....

How can i install the SM P585 firmware to my tablet?

Thanks for your help
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] mrtkts:
Same problem. When i try to update p585 rom via odin it says security problem (PIT)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] lewmur:
Have you tried contacting Sprint for the unlocking code?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] mrtkts:
it does not have phone apk. i think it is not about unlocking code.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlphaUMi:
Hi! I have a MediaPad T1 8.0 (as the title says) with Android 4.3 and root access granted. Problem is, every app I install that requires accessibility permission is missing from the corresponding menu in Settings --> Accessibility. Only the stock (default) options are available: Magnifying Gestures, Automatic Rotation, etc. What could it be? Some sort of protection? Does Huawei not allow accessibility permission to anything? And I repeat, my tablet at least is rooted...

Any help is appreciated! Thanks in advance!
[Other SmartWatches] prahsper:
Hello,

Not sure if this post should be listed here, but i just couldn't figure it out.

I purchased the DZ09 Smartwatch that almost everyone is talking about. The one I have is not the one I keep seeing advertised. I hearing it's all about the firmware these watches come with. I;m trying to figure out exactly what version I have and what firmware I need for the following info below. They are all different. I'm looking for the firmware that allows me to change the wallpaper.

Here is the info of the phone I have.

Dial *#00000000#

[VERSION] K93D-COB-DZ09-TN7789CPT-QCY-DC3A01-YLW-V05.27-20161226

[BRANCH]: 11C

UMEOX61D_BT_11C

BUILD: BUILD_NO

SERIAL#:

[BUILD TIME]

2016/26 11:23

[MRE VERSION] 3100

HAL_VERNO:

MTK SOFT Ver:0x1303

MTK HW Ver:Unknown

Ver:0x74

Usrid:0

Os:MTK60D

OsVern:

Model:K93D-COB-DZ09-

Company:F012

Width:0,Height:0

MaxRam:665600

Kbd:0

Touchscreen:1

Cap:0x40010

Macro:

FAE:LIUJUN

Build Date: 20161226

Build Time: 2016/12/26

11:23

_____________________

Dial *#8375#

[VERSION] K93D-COB-DZ09-TN7789CPT-QCY-DC3A01-YLW-V05.27-20161226

[BRANCH]: 11C

UMEOX61D_BT_11C

BUILD: BUILD_NO

SERIAL#:

[BUILD TIME]

2016/26 11:23

[MRE VERSION] 3100

HAL_VERNO:

I also managed to get a memory test done with flashtool. Here is the info from that:

Internal RAM:

Size = 0x0000D000 (52KB)

External RAM:

Type = SRAM

Size = 0x00400000 (4MB/32Mb)

NOR Flash:

Device ID = "[Winbond] SF_W25Q32JV" (275)

Size = 0x00400000 (4MB/32Mb)

NAND Flash:

ERROR: NAND Flash was not detected!

Is this a MTK6260...6261...etc. Or what? Anyone help? Thanks.
[Other SmartWatches] cstephenley:
It seems that our watch are similar...unfortunately no wallpaper or face changing as it is a low end of the watch..its a clone..the firmware is fake one and as you will see pedometer don't work ,missing sleep monitor etc ...it just messure steps by seconds...but that's cool with it is that it has cool faces and zmaee app store and nearly all secret code works...thats what i think
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pspisgeil:
Hello Guys,

i realy need to ask for your help.

I bought a CAT S40 on eBay and realized that the second Sim slot isnt working.

So I wrote to an e-mail to the CAT support and they answered that this Phone is a single SIM phone but you can reactivate the secound slot with root.

My question is, does someone know how to reactivate a deactivated sim slot? Root should be no problem.

Greetings!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] REDBULL2K7:
Hi i need to print a message but dont seem to be able to find a solution ?

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] mashardpro:
android data recovery or search for others with that keyword
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] gabytzubc:
Print screen then print it
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] mashardpro:
Yeah, why i think too far. This way is very easy to understand. Nice bro :good:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] gabytzubc:
I

With welcome,glad to help
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] dave7802:
Also if you backup your SMS (Using the stock Messaging app)

Then it backs up to a TXT file, Obviously from here you can print this file
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] REDBULL2K7:
no theres no back up , thanks guys

used an app called printershare , works good

cheers
[Samsung Galaxy J2 Questions & Answers] sushyoshi:
Hello,

While trying to root my J200GU I accidently wiped the OS. Now I am left with the TWRP recovery mode and access to Download mode.

I have been trying to flash a stock firmware to my phone using different methods without success:

1- Used Odin tool but it fails when it begins to write the rom

2- ADB sideload - Gives me an error saying the rom is missing the META INF

3- TWRP Install - I tried different zipped roms and all of them give me error saying cannot detect MD5, although the file is there inside.

I am very confused I dont know what is wrong. I am not sure if the roms I use are good but since I already tried multiples I might be doing somethin else wrong.

Can anyone help me out. Does anyone has a stock rom that actually works? or a method?

Thanks.

V.
[Samsung Galaxy J2 Questions & Answers] bjpp21:
download the official samsung firmware at sammobile then flash it through odin.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Themes, Apps, and Mods] DonJuan89:
Does anyone know what kind of theme or wallpaper this is? Samsung has it on display in their Samsung Members app but I can't find it in the Theme App :(

Thanks!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Themes, Apps, and Mods] slupek:
Look "Shiny Particle":

http://www.samsung.com/global/themestore/index.html?appId=aire.Shiny_Particle
[Huawei P10 Lite Questions & Answers] Pandotaz:
Hi,

The title says it all. I am deciding between these devices and I don't know which device to choose, I tried to point advantages of both. What do you think?

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

+ Compact

+ IP68 water proof and dust resistant

+ GRACE UX, which I like way more than EMUI

+ Very good battery

+ Super Amoled display

+ Always on display

+ Fingerprint scanner

+ USB C and 3,5mm jack at bottom

+ 4,7 inch display

+ Gorilla Glass 4

+ Dual band WI-FI

Screen is only 720p, but I am ok with it, not advantage or disadvantage

Cost same

- 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM

- Apps open a bit slower

- Apps reload in memory too often

Huawei P10 lite

+ Perfomance

+ 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM

+ Better fingerprint sensor

+ Slightly better performance

+ Dual band WI-FI

Cost same

Bigger Screen (5.2")

- Battery life not as good as A3

- Gorilla glass is not used

- Bit large for me, probably not the best phone to be carried in pocket

- MicroUSB
[Huawei P10 Lite Questions & Answers] harisyks:
If you don't mind Huawei's software UI, go for the P10 Lite.
[Huawei P10 Lite Questions & Answers] Pandotaz:
And what about a5 2017? Is it good alternative?
[Huawei P10 Lite Questions & Answers] Epistemic:
The A5 is competition to the P10 lite, but not the A3. The A3 is a weak A5.
[General Topics] rockscientist01:
Hi

I just finished figuring out, how to set up a connection to ActiveSync (AS) via Bluetooth. Thought I spread the word...

I’m German, so are my screenshots

If there are major flaws in my translation, let me know!

Tested multiple times on 2 Computers. Works fine for me...

Abstract:

1) set up a partnership

2) Add a new serial BT connection

3) Enable the new serial BT connection

4) Configure ActiveSync

5) Switch on BT on your mobile

6) Search for device and pair

7) Mobile BT config

1) Very important: You have to connect via cable (USB) first in order for AS to set up a partnership!

2) On your PC, open the advanced BT configuration. You do this by right-klicking on the BT symbol in the tray (1). Go to local services and add a new serial bluetooth connection (3) (a ComPort).

You can make sure, the ComPort has been added by opening your Device Manager and checking, if the approproate Port shows upt under connections:

3)Now go to "My Devices" (1) by double clicking the BT try icon:

Double click on "My Devices" and look for the serial BT connection. Right click and choose "enable"

continued in post #2 !!!
[General Topics] rockscientist01:
4) Set up AS to use the established Com Port: Open AS on your Computer, got to Connection settings and enable “connect to this por” and choose the appropriate Com Port:

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5) Enable BT on your device:

6) Now go back here and search for BT Devices (2):

Right click on the device which you want to use for ActiveSync, and choose "pairing":

continued in post #3 !!!
[General Topics] rockscientist01:
A window pops up, asking for a password, use 4 or so characters and hit OK:

Over to your mobile:

A message comes up asking whether you want your PC to connect or not. Of course, you want to!

And then you have to type in the former set password:

Now very impotant: Right after you typed in the password and hit ok, go to your PC and CKLICK ON THE BT-ICON in the try (2)! A Message pops up asking if the device is allowed to use the previously set up BT serial connection. Tick "always" (1) ! And confirm:

continued in post #4 !!!
[General Topics] rockscientist01:
7) On your mobile, check "active sync" on the device options:

10) Open AS and connect to your PC via BT!

Thats it! Hope this helps someone out there..

AO

PS limiting of pics and BB code sucks for HowTos!
[General Topics] rockscientist01:
how can i delete unnecessary Com Ports from my device manager?

Every time I delete them and hit refresh, they come right back!

thx

AO
[General Topics] Krix:
Obsolete.

Anyway, here is my very simple 3 step formula for establishing ActiveSync connection via bluetooth on WIDCOMM Bluetooth (the way I do it).

1) Add a bluetooth com port (rt-click bluetooth icon -> Advance config -> local services -> com port). Remember the com port number.

2) Goto ActiveSync -> File -> Connection settings. Check all the check boxes and select the same com port you selected in step # 1.

3) Pair your device with your PC. Now it will show the "ActiveSync" service when the pairing is completed in the services found on the paired device list.

4) Goto ActiveSync on your Device -> Menu -> Connect Via bluetooth.

End of the story.

If you face any problem, your PC or PPC is not working. Hardreset them. Trust me, it'll work!
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] GuestK0083:
Hey,

my LG G3 broke down a few days ago and so i need a new phone...

I want to stay below 500 €/$, so i thought about buying a Huawei P9 or a Honor 8 to replace my G3.

Would you still recommend buying the P9 in 2017 or would you - as long term users - advise to spend extra 200 bucks on the P10 (or perhaps save 50 bucks and go with the Honor 8?)

Thank you...:)
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] askor:
IMO not worth to pay 200 bucks more.
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] Brontok:
go for one plus 3t ..far better choice (in my opinion)