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[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shrijith1:
Hello guys, I have an S9+ bought from Muscat, Oman. (Still don't have in my hand, will get it tomorrow). I am assuming it will have XSG CSC. Will features like VoLTE work if I try to boot up the phone using a Jio SIM or should I flash INS firmware ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Sudarshan61:
Flash it with INS firmware...
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Phone is working well and a bit smoother than before.But ,one thing I've clearly noticed and confirm with 5 days of usage : The network reception on the ROM isn't yet optimized(possibly!) for India. This I expected as I experienced similar with earlier models with "different" region specific firmwares.

I've Jio in primary and Airtel in secondary. On the same place and spot, earlier one bar used to vanish in Jio ,that too very rarely. Now Jio stays in 2 signals(3 very rarely) and Airtel stays in one or max 2. Counting from factory resetting to network settings change,I tried everything, that didn't help.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shuvadeep:
Yes getting dual VoLTE for JIO and Airtel. Phone is working fine post the flash. For me the Black crushing issue is resolved when playing videos.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] anshkhanna:
I read somewhere that latest May security update Samsung has enabled native call recording in phone app. Could anyone fine this for Indian version?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
There is no "Indian version" with May security update yet. I flashed the UK "BRE5" and the call recording is in the call settings.

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Update::

"BRE5" update OTA is being pushed to Indian GS9+ and has the call recorder.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aj7400:
Bre5 released for india , just got the ota .
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Rushabh65:
Just updated to BRE5 using odin. Worked like a charm. Black crush is gone. The phone is amazing now. ❤
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
Yeah. Even i got it. Downloading. Visited to post the same.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
The UI is buttery smooth with the BRE5 update for sure.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shethsa:
It's surprising but my ACR has been recording properly for the past several days now without any sw update. You can hear both sides very clearly.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] prmah:
Yes, call recording now available in samsung calling app
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
The black crush issue is resolved. I just updated my phone to BRE3. The hacksaw ridge video looks much much better now. I can see the faces of the actors clearly. Lol
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Rapier07:
Is it really gone? Can you try and watch a Mr. Robot episode to check if its still there? I can still see it :/

Edit: Definitely not fixed.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
I second that. Black crush issue is fixed to an extent,not entirely. Watched blade runner 2049 and at 06:04 I can still see the same old issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sam9908:
Anyone have Vodafone VOLTE issue in India? I am not able to use Vodafone VOLTE on Galaxy S9 plus.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
Samsung pay not working after the update. Can anyone else confirm
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Data after 9 days of usage with "BRE5" in light to medium usage. Smooth UI became buttery smooth , viewing experienced is tuned further well, but batterylife is exactly like before and is just average or bad given that few measures have already been taken to achieve respectable batterylife.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Where r u located ? Make sure that u r in a circle where Vodafone VOLTE is supported. Link,

https://www.vodafone.in/discover/super-volte-4g-hd-voice-calls
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rajaa_sekaran:
After the recent updates you should get vodafone volte, if not call customer support and ask them to activate Volte. I did the same and it's working fine now.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hitman1980:
How can u get it working?? S9+ is not supported by vodafone as yet. U can see its not in the list of supported devices ..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sam9908:
I logged a complaint with vodafone. They send me sms update " Sorry! We are unable to activate the VOLTE service on your number as your Handset/SIM does not support Vodafone VOLTE."

My sim is 4G.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rajaa_sekaran:
If you are in BRE3 update then you will have this VoLTE calls option in under network setting.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sam9908:
I am on BRE5 update and enable VOLTE setting.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rajaa_sekaran:
Strange,... Vodafone people should activate volte for your sim then. Go and visit near store
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hitman1980:
Galaxy S9+ is not yet supported on vodafone India for VOLTE .. Its just not possible to get volte as yet on this handset using vodafone sim ..

[MENTION=4291506]rajaa_sekaran[/MENTION] .. Are u using vodafone sim?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rajaa_sekaran:
Yes I am using Vodafone and VoLTE is working for me after BRE update.

I have called customer care and asked them to activate the volte for my sim and they did with in 4hours I saw the VoLTE symbol and i can able do HD calls.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hitman1980:
Just called the vodafone care and asked them to activate volte .. But they r saying s9+ is not yet supported ..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] PG101:
But it's not very useful.. I do not see a record button while in call. It's only autorecord calls under settings.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hitman1980:
U can record while in call also .. While calling u see the 3 dots on the caller app .. Just click on tht and it will show the "record" option there ..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] PG101:
Yup.. saw it :)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
I am not sure if this is a new feature after bre5 update or i changed some setting. Every now and then i get a notification than an xyz app is open in background and eating battery. Is this a new feature to help prolong battery life?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rajaa_sekaran:
Strange...:(
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
No, it has been like this since I bought the s9 plus with the old firmware in March. I kept the apps in sleeping apps that I don't frequently use and the rest in non - monitoring apps and then kept notifications off for apps I don't want notifications from.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Two months and 3 weeks with the GS9 + and I'm seeing oleophobic coating wearing off on the spots where thumb is used for scrolling. Not directly visible for now but when applying some drops of water and spreading on the screen can easily show where its wearing off.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
::::: Was searching for a good screen protector :::::

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I generally don't use any screenguard in any of my gadgets. But since I always had a fear of oleophobic coating getting worn off due to constant touches on the screen and due to past hassle of poor Samsung experience on the same matter I had been searching for a good protector for the past 2 and half months.

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Screenguards/tempered glasses I tried on the gs9 plus and my experience on them as below:

1. Elove galaxy s9 plus screen protector (amazon.in).

- - a plastic rubbery plastic protector that neither had a full clarity on the screen when installed nor it was cooperating with any case.

2. Sparkling trends premium case friendly(amazon.in).

- - a complete garbage, the sides didn't stick at all keeping a gap in between the protector and the screen and everything on the screen was looking foggy.

3. Spigen neo flex screenguard (amazon.in).

-- super expensive piece of plastic for no reason. Though it was sticking to the screen I hated the feel of cheap plastic that kept on accumulating scratches out of nowhere and I removed it after 2 weeks.

4. Scratchgard galaxy s9 plus tempered glass(reliance digital store).

-- Scratchgard is a known name and so I tried this. But NO, the stickiness on the curved sides were not enough and it didn't stick properly.

5. Gadgetshieldz screen shield- full body protection (gadgetshieldz.com).

-- another cheap quality rubbery plastic protector that requires so much of gymnastics to install. Again the curved sides didn't stick at all.And since soap solution is required in the installation process, it left small sand like dots(not bubbles) beneath the plastic protector( even though bubbles went off in 2 days). When I complained , they sent a replacement only for the front part and again charged me Rs 100 in the name of courier charge. This time also the sides didn't stick even after I tried with utmost precision (they claim it takes 24 hours to properly stick to the screen, but it didnt). They stopped responding to my emails after this.

6. Stuffcool tempered glass screen protector (cromastore).

Didn't have much expectation as I was already tired. But to my surprise, voila!!

It actually worked. Adhesive is superb and is just used only on the borders so that it doesn't interfere on the screen. No issues with clarity and touch response is good after increasing the touch sensitivity in settings. Curves are well thought out so that cases don't come in between and spigen ultra hybrid case is just compatible with it that I am using. Attaching the pictures of the same.

*Instead of using the included stuffcool fibre cloth(it was keeping residues while wiping the screen) , I used a different one(it was in my Rayban sunglass box :D and it was cleaning the screen without any residues).

Hope this "minor" work helps fellow S9 plus users.:cowboy:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Raviteja:
But dust can be entered between display and tempered glass(any brand) easily from top (below front cam)...Thanks to curve display :(
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
I tried water ,its not entering from any end as curved sides are nicely sticking.Not sure about dust though.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Raviteja:
Oh..I have tried amzer tempered glass twice and a local version once all had same issue somehow dust was entering.

So bought Clearview case and not using any tempered glass
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Aijazji:
I am using gadgetshieldz screen protector from a long time approx 3 or 4 years, it depend on you how you apply it and what material you are using with water. I used little shampoo with water and it working smoothly and believe me I don't need any cheap or other tempered glass after start using gadgetshieldz, but now I am little disappoint that they did not release Matt screen for s9 plus.

My brother is using Matt protector from last year in his s8 plus, and its still working smooth.

So I would suggest you use the Gadgetshieldz its good.

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All tempered glass looks same and exactly they are same, seller just change the packing box and add some stuff( like wet and dry paper, lint free cloth etc) with tempered glass, and sell costly on amazon or flipkart.

Same product you can purchased from local store or shop.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
I used two of them(once using baby soap and the other time using shampoo as per gadgetshieldz directions in YouTube) on the s9 plus and they turned out to be sh¡t and on top of it, neither they offered replacements nor received calls on the contact no provided in their website and they stopped responding to emails when I asked for support. Not just my cup of tea.

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Most tempered glasses are the same but there are times when you actually get good quality ones though its difficult to get. Since I tried a handful of tempered glasses , I was instantly able to differentiate as the cutouts on top sensor parts , shapes on the curved sides and total size, adhesive strength, reflectiveness in artificial and daylight -- all were actually very different from each other and I found the stuffcool's one to be clicking almost all the right boxes.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
So S9 plus now comes with a one time screen replacement offer and INR 9000 cash back. Very unfair Samsung. Next time i will make sure i wont buy the phone in first 3 months of release.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Samsung has always been with a strategy of huge price cuts within 2, 3 ,4 months of the launch of their flagships counting from galaxy S4 days . That "trend" has changed with the S6 series and converted into frequent cachback and one time screen replacements.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
We should write to Samsung to provide us skme benefit as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
That's simply of no use bro, poor sales better offers.

Other than Apple, all other brands' flagships have a track record of price reductions out here and EOD its a pain thinking anything about reduced price, resale values etc.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hitman1980:
Does tht Stuffcool tempered glass works fine with edge menu? I can't find any tempered glass which works fine with edge menu too .. I always have to slide 2-3 times to make the edge menu appear with tempered glass ..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
R u talking about the edge panel handle ? If so, yes its working absolutely fine with a single slide everytime.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hitman1980:
Yeah finally got volte on my vodafone connection too .. It wasn't coming like I said earlier .. So I called them and asked them to register a complain abt it .. Cos now even their website shows s9+ is supported for volte ..

They registered the complain yesterday and today it started working :)

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Yup ... Edge panel handle .. Ok gr8.. Will try to get hold of this tempered glass in couple of days .. Do let us know if it give any problem in the meantime ..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
No, no issues till date. Just working as intended. Suggest you to apply it when phone case is worn so that you can properly align the protector.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Raviteja:
Looks like only stuffcool tempered glass is working fine without any issue (I mean it's not allowing any dust to enter from top)..

Curved TG have gum only on edges so for how many minutes did you guys apply pressure and rub on the edges?

Used amzer and non branded TGs and rubbed on edges for 5-6mins still some how dust entered everytime from top after couple of days usage.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
After reading your review I applied the Stuffcool tempered glass at Croma Ghodbunder road, Thane. It works really well. No bubbles at all while application. Fits the edges well. No gaps. They also had scratchgard tempered glass. I was tempted for it bcos of the name but went ahead with stuffcool.

Only drawback is finger prints are visible and also those small dots ovwr led panel gets visible for some reason. Not a major drawback though.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Dude, happy to know its working for you.

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Fingerprints r visible ?isn't it a property of every glass? And what dots ? Just tried checking for anything on the screen didn't see though .:cowboy:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
Lol. Those dots on LED screen. Dont lnoe the technical term though. Anyways i am very happy with the tempered glass. Thanks for the review and recommendation.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Raviteja:
Samsung Good Lock

Guys try this Good Lock it's awesome :good:

I'm using it from afternoon and so far so issues

[MENTION=5581739]Chirag22ster[/MENTION] Please post your review regarding Stuffcool TG after couple of days.I'm also planning to buy it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
I actually applied it on my own.I kept pressing on bottom edges and was sliding up hard and then from left to right- 2,3 times in all total. Also made sure that my fingers and the AMOLED panel were completely clean b4 applying. That's all.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Raviteja:
I have applied twice on my own (Got a local branded TG applied from a shop before trying on my own) and was pressing all the edges for around 5 mins.There was no dust or anything for 2-4 days and suddenly don't know how but small dust particles enters from top (below camera and ear piece).

Wasted 1600.rs on TGs and got tired of it and bought Clear View case. Thinking to try stuffcool TG once
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
All I can think of is the stickiness on all the edges.If its not proper dust would enter.

Stuffcool's one costs 1k in Cromastore. Give it a try. Its better to let them apply it as they replace it for free if anything goes wrong with it(unless you break it) in a week or so given that they only applied it first.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Raviteja:
I Made sure that the TG got sticked correctly but still it failed..

Ya thinking to try it.. They change it for free? Didn't knew that
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Yes they do if they apply it and you get issues in a week.(it must not be broken).
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
[MENTION=4122733]Mr.Raviteja[/MENTION] I just used the phone in rain , water indeed goes in.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Raviteja:
Oh so even stuffcool TGs are having this problem.

Every TG is not having enough gum on top but it's fine on other 3 sides
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Yup. So it means there isn't any tempered glass that would completely prevent water from entering in a curved display. Having said so, Stuffcool's seems to be one of the best TGs.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Raviteja:
Ya, looks like clear view or flip case is the only option now. They protect the display when not in use/in pockets.

Only draw back is can't say how well display will be protected when it's dropped (while using)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Such cases won't prevent oleophobic coating wearing off on the spots thumbs constantly touch for scrolling. This is a big reason I didn't go for such a case.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Raviteja:
Ya true but you can't keep spending on TGs right and also if some dust enters somehow and you keep on using it then it might create scratch or something on display ( you will press on the place to type or swipe or something and looks odd while using/watching some video
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] eRajesh:
Hey everyone,

Wanted some feedback from longtime Galaxy S9 users in India.

How is the performance and battery life of the device? The AnandTech review came down pretty hard on the Exynos chipset and from the numbers posted, the phone seemed to perform pretty poorly. I would be switching from the Pixel 2 XL so any kind of lags and performance issues on the Galaxy S9+ is going to be irritating and frustrating.

Also, how's the battery life? The Pixel 2 XL and OnePlus 6 are both battery life champions. Can I expect the S9+ to last one day of heavy use with around 4+ hours of SoT and 1+hr of voice call? Will only use a single Vodafone SIM.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
True. A complete solution seems non-existent.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
I can go on and on and write a several page essay here, but in short I would say this "wait for the Note 9 for distinctive reasons" , its just less than 2 months for official announcement and "soon release" after that.:good:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Greymatter_09:
Hello, Can someone please give some information on the working of Idea VoLTE in S9+?

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And what about Hotspot in 5GHz Broadcast Channel? I can't find a toggle to change between 2.4 GHz and 5GHz in the Configure Hotspot menu. Is it disabled in the Indian model of the S9+?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Raviteja:
Ya just need to keep using the device carefully.. With or without TG and need to forget about oleophobic coating.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
I'm checking into a a few oleophobic/hydrophobic coating solutions. A working solution like that plus a Samsung clearview case/stuffcool TG would be great. Will update the same out here.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rahulkheria:
Yes u can easily expect 4hrs of sot and around 1.5hrs of voice calling.. i get around 4.5hrs sot and around 2hrs of voice...
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bala_gamer:
from pixel2 xl to s9+ ... samsung wins handsdown, hope the updates are reasonably fast.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
IDEA Cellular VoLTE has not kickstarted for S9/S9+ yet. No ETA.

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Go to configure mobile hotspot and then choose "Show advanced options". There you can choose your preferred frequency band like the attached screenshot.

If you only see "PMF" and not the broadcast frequency then toggle the Wi-Fi sharing OFF and then it would appear.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Greymatter_09:
Thanks for the info. :)

I did try that but the option to choose 5 GHz broadcast channel is not available. All I can do is start a hotspot in 2.4 GHz. The area I live in is pretty congested with a lot of networks in 2.4 GHz channel.

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By the way, what dark theme are you using? Looks very good :D
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
My bad. Yeah there isn't any option for 5 GHz band. Only 2.4 GHz with underlined Wi-Fi channels. Exynos 9810 with the WLAN certainly support dual band but Samsung made it region specific it seems or kept it disabled for unknown reasons.

The theme is Material_Black by MINU in the official "Samsung Themes".
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Greymatter_09:
Usually, when do the monthly patches roll out for the S9+? Have all the patches been released since the phone's release or did Samsung skimp on some?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Raviteja:
Finally we both are using same device after S2...

How is the battery backup?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rahulkheria:
Generally by month end.. no skip as of now
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] bala_gamer:
?????? dont spam, that we can discuss in whatsapp
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
My experience :

S2 didn't have and s9+ doesn't have very good batterylife. But S2 had an official Samsung extended batterykit with a backcover that didn't add any bulk and nicely blended on the back unlike S9+ :D
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr.Raviteja:
Oh,How much battery life are you getting?

I'm getting SoT 4hrs to 5.5hrs.

Do you use AoD,Edge Lighting?