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[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
4 to 5 hrs. No I don't use AOD and edge lighting. However when I tweak here and there compromising the least, I get about 5.5 hrs of SOT in a 14, 15 hr runtime with moderate use. It's still lower than a handful of flagships of recent times in my testing I would say.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] abu46:
Guys, has the good lock 2018 app released on the India galaxy app store?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
No.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] manu44:
Suggest Some good Cases.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Greymatter_09:
The Spigen liquid air case is good and doesn't add bulk to the phone. I use it and another pro is dust doesn't seem to seep into the case.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Back is slippery and almost zero drop protection.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nokia_16:
any case with good protection with minimal bulk? Need to get one..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Spigen ultra hybrid tranparent case. Not very thin,not bulky either. Back is not slippery. Has some good impact protections.Grips the phone quite well.Buttons are flawless .Transparent case and so shows your phone. ..My prime case for every phone.Trust me , I tested 14, 15 branded/generic cases for different different phones and I keep coming back to this ultra hybrid. Keep in mind that the case becomes little yellowish over time but then personally I consider it as a minor flaw.

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Samsung clearview stand cover is good as well but overall total size is little on the bigger side and personally I find it awkward to fold the flap backwards every time I use the phone in hand, but then this flaw doesn't look like a big deal as the case resolves one issue- non-availability of a good screenguard/protector. Just use a good plastic screenguard and snap this case on and you r good to go. Same holds true to the spigen ultra hybrid but then you somehow need a working tempered glass to protect the screen or a plastic protector if you have Samsung's screen replacement offer or any insurance.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] linom:
I am an S8 user planning to upgrade to S9+. Wanted to know the battery backup (avg Standby drain) for this. Heard the Exynos has battery issues. I am mobile during the day and want to avoid carrying charging packs & related accessories. I am a medium user of the phone (Whatsapp , web browsing & videos). My S8 ends with 20-25% (about 9/10pm) after charging at 100% (7 am).
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
You would get better batterylife than the S8. S9 plus & S9's small cores - Cortex A55 cores are bigger than last few generations A53 cores and possibly poorly tuned in the kernel even though the SoC itself isn't bad and I'm not seeing any batterylife improvements post May month's BRE5 update (the update came with a changed kernel no). But since your concern is more about your transition from S8 to S9 plus you shouldn't have an issue as u seem be fine with the S8's endurance.

Having said so, why don't you wait for the Note 9? Its just one and half month more .....

and if trusted leaksters are to be believed it would come with a 4000 mAh battery and faster fast charging.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] linom:
Hmm, maybe. you're right. Unless the Note 9 is too huge & they haven't tweaked the exynos 9810.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Update on oleophobic/hydrophobic coating:

I tried only 1 product and since it seems to have somewhat worked and no other "known" brand was available anywhere, I didn't go for another coating solution.

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1. First pic: oleophobic coating wearing off just after one and half month of usage. Pouring water on the screen shows where it's wearing off.

2. 2nd pic: Got 1 spigen hydrophobic coating solution.(name: Spigen Glas.TR nano liquid).

The product itself is the small wet paper inside the box . Tore it into half to apply twice(other half kept stappled inside the pouch to apply after 48 hours, else it would get dried up). Used the other half after 48 hours and checked after 2 days spreading water. Sadly , water droplets were still logging on the same spot.(wasn't touching the screen in this whole period).

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Got 1 more of the same product . Repeated the same above procedure 2 more times and wasn't using the phone in between keeping it in a drawer.

3. 3rd pic: Coating seems to have somewhat worked. Poured water and spread it all over. Water wasn't "sticking" into the place where it was "stuck" earlier. No idea how long the coating would stay. And I'm sure it doesn't provide any "rough" impact protection as advertised by spigen- "experienced" it earlier with a s8 plus).

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Summary: The whole idea of testing this was to see if it "works" as there isn't any proper screenguard/tempered glass for the curvy Samsung flagships and oleophobic coating easily getting removed from those that I've noticed with every galaxy flagship. It's better to buy the phone with screen replacement offer or with insurance than buying all those solutions/screenguards that actually don't do much in reality. But the ones who bought already without such offers, this might help with a good case snapped on.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nokia_16:
thanks for the suggestin... will order one
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] kirubhamadhu:
Anyone help me

Am not receiving any ota after changing csc from uae to india
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aj7400:
Ota hasent been released for india yet..

Hang tight .. its coming in a day or two
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Its now available via Smart Switch.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aj7400:
Smartswitch downloads and flashes the whole firmware?

Any advantage of flashing via smart switch instead of flashing via OTA?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Yes, the whole one.

No, No advantages, some people keep misinforming though.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aj7400:
I face usual slowdowns , sometimes Facebook scrolling lags like crazy , sometimes snapchat hangs ..

Though i did a full reset and a full flash via odin when bre5 update came.

On my oneplus 5 everything is smooth ..

How should i fix this?

Or does this means thst apps are not optimizing for exynos 9810?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] amarnath135:
OTA is available now.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aj7400:
After brf8 straight away the iris and faceunlock has improoved . Its fsster now
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Your issue seems more like due to cluttered cache. Did you erase it post all your installations and full reset in recovery?

Note: Snapchat was never good in Android, pixels came close but still lags behind iOS@ snapchat.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aj7400:
How to clear clutter cache?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
I mean the cache, that often gets cluttered post OTA installations/Full ROM flashes/dirty flashes/first time Apps installations & setups --- resulting in unusual stutters/heating/app crashes that you must have erased in your OP5 as well.

1. Switch off

2. Press volume up, bixby and power off swtich all together ,release when Samsung screen appears

3. When Android Recovery list appears, drop down to "wipe cache partition" , do so

4. Select "Reboot system now". Done.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aj7400:
Did that , thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Expect a noticeably enhanced camera, same screensize as the Note 8 , more RAM & Storage, almost confirmed 4000 mAh battery(and so heavier than the Note 8) on August 9.

https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_ga...ealed_through_detailed_handson-news-31949.php
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shrijith1:
Anybody using Airtel and Jio SIM and getting VOLTE on both simultaneously ? I am in Bangalore and I do not seem to be getting Airtel VOLTE. (When I have 2 JIO SIM, I get Dual-VOLTE).
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shethsa:
Is good lock available for Indian users?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shuvadeep:
I am using both Airtel and Jio. Jio is slot 1 and Airtel in slot 2. Getting Dual VOLTE.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shrijith1:
Thanks. Do you get VOLTE1 and VOLTE2 in status bar ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shuvadeep:
Yes I do. Is your SIM VOLTE ready? If its a 128k sim then it should be VOLTE ready.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shrijith1:
Yes its a 128k 4G SIM. Tried all combinations, somehow unable to get VoLTE on Airtel.

PS - Enable VoLTE on Airtel SIM is enabled.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] hitman1980:
May be volte is not active in ur area as yet .. Just try going to few other places in the town and see if u get volte there ..

And also do u get volte on ur s9+ if u insert the airtel sim only?

I too was facing same issue but tht was with vodafone .. So I called customer care and asked them to activate volte for my S9+ .. They took the request and it started working from the next day .. I am on jio and vodafone .. dual volte ..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] arvindr07:
It's not available in the galaxy app store but we can unofficially download it. Search our device forums for "Badlock"
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] linom:
I got a good deal on a slightly used S9+ , just bought it yesterday. :) My first charge usage. Its the first Sammy phone with over a day's standby on mixed usage. I'm satisfied, keeping my finger's crossed. :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Happy to know that u r happy with those results:good:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] nikhilkaushik:
I too had such an issue with my wife getting VoLTE on her S9 with vodafone in Noida, but not on my S9+.

I called customer care and they did something at their end which fixed it.

So try calling the customer care for it. Hope that helps. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] linom:
Good Lock now available for India

Good Lock is now available on Samsung store for India!! I just installed it. :D:good:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
When the screen is locked(off), it takes half a second to unlock and reach the homescreen using the FP scanner- its the longest time being taken when I am comparing with OP5T,OP6,Redmi Note 5 Pro :mad: .

Same holds true to face unlocking.

*animation scales are at 0.5 in developer options, Nova launcher in all(with scroll & animation speed in max).

Though my life doesn't flip upside down with that delay, it certainly irks!?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aj7400:
Its because its samsung .

They love to remain at last except for screen quality and design.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Very good camera , pioneer of OLED, good overall hardware, huge resources, old player in the industry, innumerable user feedbacks, an attitude of "swimming against the current",.......and then a very slow learning curve of what users actually do not need/want in the software part and forced adoption of duplicate apps and stuff....! @ Samsung.

... Chinese players are playing better in FEW AREAS in comparatively limited resources and a very short span of time ?.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] aj7400:
Oneplus is doing wonders in some areas.

Mi is doing well.

Today asus has killed the competition with its aggressive pricing for 5Z.

These mid priced flagships have better overall performance and comparable cameras if not better.

Samsung is not moving forward from quick charge 2 .

It takes double the time to charge it from 0-50 as compared to oneplus dash charging.

And then performance in samsung is like okayish .

Coming from oneplus 3T and iphone 7 .

I did not find performance to be as good as a 2018 flagship chip should perform.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Yeah, keeping the occasional bugs of OTAs aside, OOS is one well-thought out OS that shines, dash charging is next to none and the overall day to day performance is finely tuned right out of the box.

And that too, with such an aggressive pricing. Though MIUI has rooms for several improvements , its less bloated than Samsung 's.

With top notch SoC, perfomrance and AI, there's nothing better at 30k.

True.

To add insult to injury , the upcoming Note 9 with a 4000 mAh battery would still be equipped with QC 2.0 standard only.

The SoC itself isn't bad that shows its potential in graphic intensive tasks but then on daily performance and tasks ,it doesn't deliver a super zippy feel overall that a few others actually do.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] akhil333:
Can Anyone suggest me best LOCA based Tempered glass screen protector under 1k or 2k in India?

Anyone tried this? is this any good?

https://www.amazon.in/Protector-Tem...=8-1&keywords=uv+screen+protector+for+s9+plus
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
It looks non existing to me, other than a few knock offs that try to imitate whitestone dome glass and fail.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] linom:
I think Chinese players are playing to be first to market- aka "We bought it first' - a 'feature'race. Agree their innovations are almost good, but not user friendly always. Samsung is giving us a complete package, though there are a few niggles here and there. On the flip side, Samsung maybe a Nokia/Blackberry in the making at least in the mobile segment. It still brings out innovative tech across consumer appliances.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Yeah, not user friendly always and hence I said Few Areas,, like the dash charge that works phenomenal ,like the actually required tiny bit of customizations of OOS without sacrificing the stock taste and zippy feel, like a big battery that everyone needs and less bloated UI on Xioami's side, ....Honestly , though Samsung gives a fuller ,better hardware experience throughout the board and asthetics ,it still tastes bitter on the software side (though becoming fluid) even after so many years and then new addition of services like bixby.... I wouldn't mind those additional stuff if at all they didn't take away from overall performance :highfive:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
The June Firmware BRF5 has increased the battery drajn. Any solution for the same?

Have all the usual battery saving tricks enabled.

I get about 4 hrs sot with 16 hrs total stand by.

Earlier it used to b 6 hrs sot with 24 hrs total stand by.

Tried doing factory reset but didnt work. Cleared cache as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shethsa:
For some reason my mobile data switches on automatically every morning even though I've switched it off before going to bed the previous night. Solutions requested.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Greymatter_09:
The firmware update with July security patch just started rolling out. Check for updates.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Greymatter_09:
Update log
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
This generally occurs due to crappy app(s) with admin privileges or misconfigured apps that trigger mobile data to turn on.

Factory reset the phone(after backing up your data using smart switch, don't backup apps, system settings and and app setting ) , setup the phone, erase cache in recovery, and stay away from crappy apps.

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Note : First download & flash the BRG6 OTA update and then do all that.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
Hello guys. Has anyone uodated the lhone to the matest firmware? Any improvement in battery? As the changelod mentions improvement in device stability.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Flashed it yesterday, it's too early to comment on battyerylife, will update the same after few cycles. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
Thanks. I am little sceptical abput flashing as i used to get excellent battery life before this firmware. Flashed it on the first day it released and my battery life went for a toss.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
I never got excellent batterylife out of the s9 plus btw counting from day 1, though in rare occassions it gives good batterylife. But then, its endurance has been consistently "inconsistent".
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
I used to easily get 6 hrs plus sot with total standby of 20 to 24 hrs.

I have one more difficulty. On whatsapp notifications, j have set the setting to hide content on lock screen. Howevwr every now and then i can read notifications on lock screen, even though the settings havent changed. I am using two whatsapp accounts, both with the same setting.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Settings>Lock screen & security>Notification>Hide Content. It's toggled on right?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
Awesome. Thanks a lot. I was doing it from apps setting.

Works well now.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
I'm on 4th cycle post BRG6, I'm seeing further decrease in batterylife.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Chirag22ster:
Ohh. Thanks for the update. Will avoid it
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Archmag3:
Seems alright to me, please check my post here : https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77131371&postcount=257
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Good, given that you are using single sim, social media such as fb, Insta, twitter usage seems none or less than 1%, no to minimal voicecalls and about 1/4 th of total runtime is on standby.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Archmag3:
Not really social media fan, casual insta browsing, facebook sucks anyway, twitter browsing only while commuting.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sam77744:
quick launch camera option not seen in camera setting and advance setting.what ro do?i face it only or sammy not given this opp on indian s9+.kindly reply and help
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Well, that option isn't for Indian users.

Instead, Samsung implemented it in the Always on display.(for Indian users only) where home button can be used in quick launching the camera (pic 1).

Alternatively, you can use something like a Bixby button remapper like "Button Mapper" app to use the Bixby button to launch camera (pic 2).

Or Nova launcher(prime) and use gestures to launch the camera (pic 3).

My fav is the Button Mapper app for its versatility and swift nature as I "dislike" Bixby to the core.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sam77744:
button mapper pro its chargeble?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Yes.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sam9908:
New update is available for Indian S9 plus.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Samsung is becoming "faster" than before, with monthly patches. Good for us.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sam77744:
got ota augest sc update.100 mb
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Dr.Gonzo105:
Guys what would be the best price you can get for a s9+ 64gb 4 months old but absolutely scratch less?

Was thinking of buying the note 9
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rahulkheria:
My galaxy app will quote rs 47750. But i dnt think in store u will get that much.May be around 42k
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] PG101:
I'll be surprised if you get even 42
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Micheal86:
Totally agree with you.

I think not more than 40.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] samblue:
Well, I also want to exchange my S9+ 128 GB version. My Galaxy app is showing Rs. 47750. But I hope they increase the exchange price after some weeks
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Dr.Gonzo105:
Exchange prices never really goes up. Sometimes rarely it does

I saw people selling our phone on olx for 47-50k

Some around 43-44

I love the note series but had to buy a new phone and had no patience. So I ended up buying this one

I will try to sell it for around 48

If not I will end up keeping this one only ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] samblue:
Yes you are right! But when I bought my S9+ back in APR Sammy increased the cashback to 9K from 6k. I too would love to get around 48-50k.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] sandeshdj:
Any thread for standby battery drain of S9+?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
In Galaxy S9 Plus, if we use internet on Airtel 4G in Sim 2, will Jio have network on Sim1? I heard from S9 it has started working after software update as the modem is compatible for dual 4g.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Ofcourse, yes.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] amankapoor4:
has anyone used this, planning to get one.

https://www.casewale.com/collection...fit-magnetic-glass-case-for-galaxy-s9-s9-plus
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] gaurab03664:
Is it worth upgrading to Note9 from S8 Plus?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] amankapoor4:
i thought of it for a moment, then decided against it. Except for a little bigger battery and S Pen not much is different. I would rather wait for the S10, which will probably have inbuilt finger scanner, and a new design.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] rahulkheria:
Expextations are very high for s10 ..hope sammy doesnt disappoint us
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shethsa:
What's the best way to get the lockscreen to auto rotate?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] v_square:
I've upgraded from an S9+. Cost me only 7k though. The battery life improvement is enough reason for me to shell out those bucks. Plus that blue color and design. Somehow I dig the squarish Note series design more than that of S series.

From an S8? Of course it's a big upgrade.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Dr.Gonzo105:
How was it just 7k?

Even I wanna upgrade but they are asking about 15k for the upgrade
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] v_square:
I'm a VLSI Engineer dude. Our company has collaboration with Samsung :angel:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Sadly, battery life improvement isn't much as kernel remained untouched.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] v_square:
True but the physical size of the battery is around 15 percent bigger. I used to get one day battery life from S9+, but with location and AoD disabled for most of the time. Now with a 15 percent bigger battery I don't need to turn anything off and still blaze through a day. That's enough for me at least.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
Agree with you there, that 15% improvement took care of a few factors you mentioned and I've experienced the same.

Personally, I wished a 4000 mAh delivered more, as on medium to little high usage, I need to plug the N9 in about 12, 13 or 14 hours..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] v_square:
7 hours of SoT is less? Give me 6 any day and I'm happy. I mean out of 16 hours I'm awake, I don't spend 50 percent time on the phone. Got other things to do as well :)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Guides, News, & Discussion] Virgo_Guy:
That's when it was connected to Wi-Fi all the time that reduces to about 5 and half hrs over cellular data. My work revolves around gadgets and get enough time to check :good:

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For the past 2 days i'm seeining more battery life overall btw with no changes in settings and network signals. Samsung takes sometime to "settle" after setup, but it's the longest time of about 3 weeks i'm seeing in a Samsung smartphone and end result looks good.