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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bonerp:
I didn't say I saw Samsung as a risk but the media and the market response did (and boringly they still start any Note 8 reviews with "following the firestarter note 7..." yawn. Maybe they will give this up in a couple of years time! :silly: I guess to recover buyers confidence that is why the battery size has shrunk. I don't see this as necessary and I'd rather the phone was a fraction a of mm thicker to allow for a sensible sized battery. Plenty cram in a good size so for a firm like Sammy its not really an unworkable challenge.

I'm not bothered about an S8+ comparison - if anything it makes me worry that the smaller battery and bigger screen will result in a diminished battery after a relatively short life or even make 18hrs of use. I could finish off the S8+ within 15hrs. through relatively normal use....

Hence asking the question!

I haven't ordered one (yet) as don't need the Dex thing (especially if it takes up to 60 days to order and received - thats terrible). I'll see how real life reviews pan out over the next week or so and order one then hopefully discounted a smidge (already available from amazon at £844 and Very discounted by £86 for a credit arrangement - easily cancelled after a free period).

Keep bugs and reviews coming ...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] RiffyDivine:
If you can post a photo of yours in low/no light, I am really thinking something is off with the camera. I reset the settings just to be sure but the photo clearly has sizable amounts of noise.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] guthrien:
I'm thinking it's not a great example because this one does have a lot of noise up close. The thing you completely can't tell is just how dark it was. The light source that shows obvious here was a very weak lamp. Also, no flash. It's obviously some post processing so I expect some noise, the question is could I get a shot in those conditions at all?

So not a great example but not seeable with my iPhone (which has an amazing camera too), so I was impressed. I'll try to get some better ones with comparison later.

https://i.imgur.com/ErCZgWD.jpg
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] blootz:
Same problem here

I'm on Verizon and I also don't show the crop to fit screen in you tube... we need to find a fix. Very annoying.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] revdebi:
Icon Frames

When I was first setting up my phone, I turned the Icon Frame on. I've decided I don't want it on but now the option to change it is grayed out. Any ideas?

~~revdebi
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vadimo:
Strange works here
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] AngelaRI:
Only issue I've had to date is on initial setup: if I let Google attempt to restore certain settings, the device would just freeze, even on second and third attempts after factory reset. (Yeah, in hindsight I should've told Google NO! and let the Samsung restore kick in thereafter.. But never had any issues before this...?)

So I went ahead with the 'new' device setup, got my Google account linked and wifi connected, then signed into my Samsung account and chose to restore the backup I'd made from my S7 a few minutes prior - waited what seemed like forever for my gigs of apps to download and install (yeah, yeah, housekeeping definitely needed...!), and it was totally seamless and pain free from then on - my homescreen and shortcuts even restored to the same old spots!! Had to shuffle things a little thereafter to make use of the additional onscreen real-estate, and hey presto!

Absolutely LOVE the camera - my old S7 was fantastic, but the N8 is much better in Auto mode (had to use Pro mode in the S7 to get the same quality from lower light, e.g. indoors at night with low-wattage lights)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] revdebi:
I don't even get that option anymore. "Icon Frames" is grayed out.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bambam126:
My problem is I can't set it down
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] JAnwyl:
Issue with Air Command

I have had the unlocked version for about a week. Initially it worked perfectly, but for the past few days, air command does not activate when the pen is removed. Under settings for the S Pen, air command is greyed out. In checking the Samsung community, I see others have the same issue, so it seems to be a bug. (Although the only official response from Samsung is to do a factory reset.)

Anyone else have this issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mike28:
Froze twice took Swiftkey off and no issues it just puzzles me how Swiftkey cause the issue
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] masri1987:
yes i have a major problem with my us carrier locked device. I can't get root ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] slickdaddy96:
My Sprint N8 works fine, my wife's on the other hand is having touchscreen and freezing issues. It is as if it believes there is another touch point somewhere on the screen when it isn't and won't let her swipe, scroll, etc... And it is intermittent when it does it. Weird thing is if she pulls out the stylus she can do everything with the stylus her finger should be able to do.

At this point I have factory reset. It seems to be OK for a day or so after I do that, but I called Samsung and they said take it to a Samsung kiosk in best buy and have them run a software recovery which is essentially wiping the ROM and reloading it. Did that yesterday and still have the issues so I guess I got a lemon...

Problem is now I bought Samsung direct and I have a trade in phone I'm supposed to turn in by next Monday but I don't really want to do that until e-commerce for Samsung agrees to send out a replacement ASAP for the defective N8 we have.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] joeyac02:
No issues here except addicted to it! Enjoy!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vadimo:
maybe your carrier locked it, doesn't make sense why
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ad44891:
None.. Best performing note device yet & I've had all of them lol... Worth every penny :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vincey2kr1:
Screen red tint and Samsung horrible sales support..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ad44891:
That's easly fixed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vincey2kr1:
Please explain how being that it’s on basic settings and their is no screen adjustments.. Best Buy and a Samsung tech tried their best to dial it out on adaptive setting but no go. Samsung’s no exchange policy is ridiculous.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ad44891:
Adjust the Red to you liken...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ad44891:
See.. Somebody adjusted the stores model..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vincey2kr1:
... do you have those options in basic, cinema or photo mode? No . Changing those settings in adaptive mode just made my screen green and not actually white.. ugh.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ad44891:
Naw.. Just adaptive mode... Just adjust the Red not the green or blue... That's what made allot better..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ad44891:
Adjusting that to cooler helps also.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
Thank you sir! ???

Only issue I have with this phone is the damn price. I still can't believe I'm swallowing this! ??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ad44891:
No problem.. Gotta spread the knowledge ??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Deathbyillusion:
Get it under T-Mobile Jump and pay $30 a month for it and then when the new Note comes out you turn it in and they pay off the remaining balance and so your not paying full price for the phone. Then do the same thing for that one.

I also know if you got it from Samsung directly they were doing a promo for $400 dollars off the phone because people had issues with the Note 7. Plus you would still get those other free accessories.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jsalatas:
I'm not getting notifications in facebook :(

Badge count is updated but there is no actual notifications, but, after inspecting the logcat, I strongly believe it is facebook's fault. I have reported it and hope it will be fixed soon.

Apart from that, everything is great and I really like it. it's a big improvement compared to my previous Galaxy Note 3 phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] aaronhong13:
Dead pixel

On my first Note 8, I actually had a dead pixel. No drop/damage or anything like that. It was a pixel that was stuck blue and you couldn't really see it... Until you saw it and that was the only thing that you noticed. Called Samsung care and got it replaced. Wish I had taken a photo of it to show you guys. Sent a replacement overnight and now my phone is perfect.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Warlord1981:
Only issue so far for me is bezel bleed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
What is that?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] canadoc01:
have tint issues compared to the display models. Tried to return or exchange on these grounds and they would not let me...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ken4G:
My phone locked up hard one day when I spoke an "OK google" command to it. I heard it beep like it was waiting for me to ask it something and that was it. Screen came on, but it just showed the wallpaper. I had to do a soft reset Power + Vol Down button method. Thats been the only issue for me so far.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] lmaoboi:
Playing HDR content on YouTube makes my phone heat up and lose fps. The video is jumpy and stuttering every few seconds.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] BigMosley:
Only problem I see is the phone is just too damn sexy.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] borijess:
I agree
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Arjun403:
Snapchat likes to occasionally freeze and you have to force stop it to get it to work, the battery usually gets me through a normal day, otherwise great.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Shuthefrontdoor:
I had problems with spen registering when I wasn't actually touching the screen and after an exchange it seems good fingers crossed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] xile6:
No problems here. Everything is great to me. No crashes, no build problems.

Fingerprint is better then the s8plus.

Great phone
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Capzlawk:
My biggest issue is it won't leave my hands. I am in severe addiction mode. I can't stop playing, fixing, perfecting, and messing with it. When I'm not actually fiddling with it, I'm watching tutorials on YouTube.

Is getting kinda bad, but love it!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Warlord1981:
Light Bleed through the plastic at the edges of the screen. There is a whole topic regarding this issue on another section of the Note 8 forum. (I think in General News section)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vadimo:
you got a link? happy to test.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Important to mention first that I am still gushing over this phone. It is epic. I had a weekend out in the countryside with friends and this camera shone. There was no signal out there, so I chucked it into extreme power saving mode, added the camera app, and went the whole 24 hours of the trip on one charge and took over 100 photos. OK now for the one negative thing that's bugging me: Bixby Voice.

Bixby Voice is irritatingly inconsistent and needs some more work. Whilst it was responding to the wake-up phrase regularly in the first few days, it has taken to becoming completely deaf in certain circumstances. I have to manually hold the Bixby button and force it to wake up. No good when you are trying to use hands-free commands in the car, and super embarrassing when you have spent several conversations justifying the cost of this thing to friends, family and colleagues. Samsung: If you want people to start talking to their assistants without feeling like a weapons-grade imbecile, make this part 100% responsive. Simply upping the sensitivity setting only increases the frequency that Bixby starts up when someone sneezes.

I have trained and retrained my voice in ideal settings. Doesn't seem to matter. Again it was perfect the first few days, then just went off the boil. My mic is not damaged. Checked that.

Also, when in the app it assumes that any further voice commands are going to be current app related, and so regularly fail as Google Maps has no setting for “Reduce Screen Brightness”.

Their “Quick Commands” would be so, so, so useful if they weren’t bugged to all hell. For example if you have several commands to execute on a phrase, they all try to happen at once, meaning certain settings get cut-off before they have had chance to execute properly by the next command trampling all over it. I regularly give up and just go through manually changing the settings it skipped.

Their suggested pre-set macros are worse. They suggest one for automatically texting a phrase to a contact in your address book. Except that after I have set it up by showing it the contact, when triggered it now refuses to accept that contact exists! Also the template of ‘Send a text to Dave, I am on my way home.’ When you trigger that one, it tries to search my phonebook for someone called “Dave,I am” and of course it fails. Almost nothing I try to set up works. It is not like it is an error from my syntax, as these templates simply have highlighted fields that you just touch to change the contact, which is all I did.

I hope they continue to work on this as it has serious potential. Who wouldn't want Voice Tasker? I am just now wary of using it when people are around as I know it will embarrass me even more than talking to my phone in the first place!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] revdebi:
Fix

I spoke with Samsung about this issue and they had me start the phone in 'safe mode.' That gave me the option to remove the icon frames.

Instructions for starting in 'safe mode:'

Please follow the below steps to perform safe mode.

1. Power off the device.

2. Press and hold the Power/Lock key for one or two seconds to turn on the device.

3. When the Samsung logo displays, press and hold the Volume down key until the lock screen displays.

4. When the Lock screen is displayed, Safe mode is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen.

Once you're finished, restart the phone to return to normal use.

Debi
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ryland Johnson:
Amen to that. I cant put the bloody phone down. I even sit in the loo playing solitaire! Helpppppp.

Ryland :highfive:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] lmaoboi:
That would be nice.

Here is a link:

[youtube]2RIDhA9c8qw[/youtube]

The link works smoothly in 1440p @60 fps without HDR when I use a modified YouTube app ( https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-iytbp-injected-youtube-background-t3560900 you can't get hdr on that one yet) but with the official one it jumps a few seconds/stutters while streaming the HDR content and sometimes causes the phone to heat up and lose fps.

I got the Exynos duo model.

Lemme know how it goes with you
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vash_h:
well i dont know about u guys.. but ever since i got my first "Water resistant" (note, not waterproof) phone the sony z3, i have this nasty habit of washing my phone when i shower. did the same on my Samsung S7 Edge as well. so far no problems.. until the note 8 came along.

So yesterday i did my very first shower with my note 8. nothing kinky.. just rinse under shower, and wipe front and back with a bit of soap, and rinse it off in the shower. i did not tilt the phone so water that enters charging port is minimal (learned this from the s7.. with residual water it doesnt charge when plugged in, for safety reasons obviously).

anyhow, this morning i found there is residual water, on my S-Pen. Now i removed my S-Pen to let the insides dry up.

So guys, if u have this habit of washing your phone while u shower or drop it in water or go swimming with it, remember to remove ur s-pen when you are drying up your phone. water stays inside. (and keep ur s-pen safe.. u might just loose it..)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] harveydent:
Just tried it out, no frame rate drops or overheating throughout the whole video. On WiFi sitting near my router hooked up to a 100 Mbps connection. Snapdragon Note 8 locked to TMobile.

EDIT: played it 2 more times, first one went without a hitch. But on the second time I noticed some skipping but no overheating. Going down to 1080pHDR didn't fix it, but going down to 720pHDR did. Maybe CPU throttling from high load over a long period of time?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ryland Johnson:
So you shower with your phone? Why? I mean its a slab of two pieces of glass, what could possibly go wrong? :eek:

Secondly how do you shower while holding a mobile phone? Don't answer that its probably better we don't know :cool:

Ryland
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vash_h:
Just to at my phone, apply soap.. Rinse it off.. Then let it dry while I shower.

To remove grease and oil from my face. And finger prints..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ryland Johnson:
It is great to read you are looking after your mobile. :good: To remove face oils etc I don't think you even need to get your device wet? Just wipe it clean with a dry cloth like a towel or a damp cloth. Running water, such as a tap or shower, is pressurised and its possible such pressure 'could-maybe' compromise the IP water resistance rating? I always identify the water resistance of my mobile as 'splash resistant' meaning a little rain or using it with wet hands. Even though our Note 8 can can be submerged in water to a given depth and time in reality such IP ratings are very variable due to force of movement in water NOT just depth in a

static

situation. Its complex.

My main concern for you is dropping a slippery mobile in the shower. That would not be nice.:o

Ryland :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vash_h:
Yup. I'm aware. Been doing that on the s7e for a year plus with no issues.

My shower head mimics rainfall.force is minimal.total washing time is less than a minute including rinsing off the soap.And I avoid joints and sides..focus on front and back glass.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
That's actually really great to see I'm not the only one. I work in the medical field (Hospitals and Urgent Cares), and I need to use soap and water because you never know. Doesn't even take a lot.

My first water proof device was the Xperia Z Ultra and I used to wash it. Water got into it one day though, and it was not happy after that.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vash_h:
Same here on the Sony device.the charging port seal broke.who in Sony decided to put a removable flap with seal there.u have to be careful when opening the flap to recharge and closing it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] harveydent:
Used to wash my Note 7 all the time, and went swimming with it once as well. Never had problems, although I did only get to use it for 5 months
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Potential Bug

I love making use of the power saving modes, however I have had to stop using them. Toggling between Mid (for work) and Extreme (for overnight) and back to normal will endlessly bugger with the “OK Google” voice detection. It is inhibited in Medium mode for some reason. I would expect it in Extreme mode. But I would also expect it to reverse everything it changes when coming back to normal mode. But instead the option is off, greyed out, and I’m not able to turn it back on until after a reboot.

So if anyone is having this OK Google detection problem, you know what might be causing it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ryland Johnson:
Teething problems

I appear to be experiencing more teething problems with the Note 8 than is usual for me with a mobile? Nothing at all drastic just small things such as when I have tried to use my phone contact list and make a call the mobile freezes?

Today the poor thing had a hissy fit on me so I have had to factory reset it. Never done that before? It takes hours here as the web speed is so slow. I hope it resolves these small niggles?

I hope its things I have done to cause the problems through ignorance of usage casing conflicts? Its a steep learning curve, though enjoyable it can be a challenge on times unless one has a degree in such technology. Press on regardless eh! ;):laugh:

Ryland :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vadimo:
Using phone since 16th September

I have had two freezes in first week

One resolved itself and phone continued to work

Second one caused to self reboot

I have had none since.

I am sure your factory reset will clear up everything, it could be also a third party app causing this.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Ryland Johnson:
Same problem again today despite factory reset. I cant get into my contacts. The page just freezes? No idea why its allergic to the phone contact list? Only way to get into my contacts is to restart the mobile. Going fine apart from that. I have threatened to smack its legs but it just sulks! Nothing like a Samsung sulk! :crying:

Ryland :angel:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] etraud.a:
Hi, I'm having the same issues. Too much red. I cannot get whites right compared with the S5 or a S7. Before I go to bestbuy or contact Samsung, what is that they are telling you about this that you cannot return or exchange it? Please share.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] testrak:
I keep getting GPS signal lost while using google map. I have experienced this with ATT note 3 (rooted), 7 (rooted) and 8 (non rooted).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] vadimo:
at least you know the cause, suggest un sync and clear contacts, then create a new one and see how it behaves, you know the drill...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Smarty sharma:
Colors are too bright especially red color in adaptive screen mode and I dont want see extra bright red color whenever I watch HD videos. Amoled photo screen mode is the best mode for actual colors. I have used S8 plus and same problem there also.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mason2smart:
Have slightly jumpy pen tracking at top of note 8.... about 1/2 mm off when I write up there. Also gets a bit wonky at bottom of screen and near edges. Anyone else have this issue? I do not have a case or magnet nearby.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Shuthefrontdoor:
I had a prob with my first note 8 registering my pen input when it was hovering around 5-7mm ABOVe the screen!!, When I took back to exchange the guy was like " isn't that just a feature" ???I was like hell no. Anyways second one is great, no issues
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mason2smart:
Yea butt mines off in x,y not z axis :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ninekaw9:
https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/tasker.xda.aodcontrol
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Jogg3r:
Doesn't work for Note4?!

Gesendet von meinem SM-N910F mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note 4 General] lisbon2004:
I notice that the phone charges more slowly when i have the display turned on.

so wondering whether AOD will affect it too?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ninekaw9:
It works on any Note 4 ROMs that have AOD.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ninekaw9:
Not sure, but I dont notice that the phone charge slower.