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[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] ratsalad:
Probably a bit naff quoting myself but hey-ho...

Returned the device, and the new one arrived today, still the same problem, for example select a notification tone for Whatsapp and it's quiet-ish but okay (i'm quite deaf so need a louder than normal notification) then when someone sends a message its super quiet and sort of muffled. I had every intention at some point to root and de-brand it but thought the stock rom was the probelm, so after many hours I finally flashed ARC5, flashed TWRP and rooted with SuperSU ( that lot was a mission on its own) but I've still got VERY quiet notifications...

Very Very annoying.

Anyone developing a volume mod? ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] vimto25:
Glad we not on our own and a replacement has been tried with no such look.

Certainly a problem Samsung should became to fix quickly if there are aware of it.....
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] SUNUN:
i checked again the same sound is low on viber and in telegram and very high in whatsapp
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] SUNUN:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dtp3nzFDG9Z7dRWzMhTa5OQLNB9UPY3D/view?usp=sharing

Video of issue where the same sound on whatsapp is high and on telegram is low, and the same issue with all sounds and many apps.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Claghorn:
Do the notification sounds play through a bluetooth speaker if you have one connected? Maybe I could hear them on the other side of the house if I used a bluetooth speaker with the volume cranked up when I leave the phone charging :).
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Claghorn:
Another silly idea: There are tasker plugins available to make app notifications into events that tasker can respond to. If someone already has tasker installed, you could try intercepting the notification then playing the sound you want as a music clip so it would play at "normal" volume. I've never taken the time to learn how the heck to use tasker, but now I'm tempted.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] eweo911:
T-Mobile SM-G965U

Non-rooted

ARC6

I am having the same issue. I keep missing text messages due to the quietness, even if I'm sitting next to it, within 3 feet.

Any thing discovered as of yet?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
Found this thread Googling for a fix for the same problem, G960F

Notification only plays through bottom speaker, and is much quieter than the original sound I downloaded from Zedge and muffled too, all stock notification sounds are equally low

I see the Samsung forums are full of people complaining about the same thing, hopefully Samsung does something about it, quite annoying and constantly missing messages and whatsapp notifications
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] konfidential:
I have no issues... Verizon.. snapdragon model...I think it's an Android Oreo issue though..my pixel XL did that. But the volume increased whenever the phone was in my pocket...same with the Galaxy S9+..but it's louder than my pixel
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] samsungsocaca:
Do the notification sounds play through a bluetooth speaker if you have one connected? Maybe I could hear them on the other side of the house if I used a bluetooth speaker with the volume cranked up when I leave the phone charging

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Trust me, I have checked, rechecked, triple checked and even factory reset the phone 3 times all with the same result. The sounds sound fine while selecting them in the respective app settings but as soon as the notification is triggered it's like the speakers are covered with cotton wool or something. But in answer to your question yes, all sliders are at their maximum.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
Noticed today that ringtones are quieter when someone calls, than they are from the ringtone selection screen

Tweeted to Samsung about it, who very quickly asked me to DM them instead of publicly tweeting about it, so I did, and that was nearly two weeks ago, no reply
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] ssj100:
Yes I've noticed that too - I think it's the top speaker that's quieter.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] jolly_roger_hook:
Hmm strange issue not present on my Verizon models on the s9 and s9+ I wonder if the software has different settings on how the volume works i know my volume mod on the s7 and s7 edge were different for all models so I'm guessing it's a software issue
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] smederevoboy:
Any solution/mod?

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[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] johnpaulang38:
up until now after the august patch, the notifications are still quiet as hell.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ballzak:
Now that the Android P preview is out and we developers start seeing the consequences of the upcoming hidden API remove, i wonder if everyone is fully aware of the profound paradigm shift this will be!?

Going through my app Automate, i can say it will be painful. A lot of common Android features, excepted by users for years, will likely cease to function, or have to be reverted back to buggy behavior.

I expect and accept (my app users will not) that features requiring a rooted device will no longer be accessible, like toggling tethering, NFC, mobile data, etc.

But a lot of harmless hacks will also stop working, and the Play Store is full of innovative apps using them, like audio routing, BT utilities, whatever.

The more dire consequence is for working around current and future bugs. My app is has implemented a lot of workarounds relying on reflection for Android versions going back to 4.0. Even Google does this, like the PRNGFixes a few years ago.

In the future such workarounds may not be possible! Expecting Google to start fixing bugs is a pipe dream. I've report ~30 issues myself, starred 300+, and the majority of them are ignored, or has been flagged "Assigned" for years, "WontFix" or "Obsolete".

The proper solution for preventing use of the hidden APIs are to protect the "dangerous" ones with permissions, not blocking us from accessing them altogether.

We developers are battling Android fragmentation with every new release, often using reflection, so claiming to do this for "Improving Stability" is an insult.

I was hoping XDA developers, and others with influence, could get Google to listen, like with the Accessibility API usage ban.

I don't think a single article, which seems to overlook the serious consequence, will suffice.

Developers need to revolt, or if you've already conseede, at least report your hidden API usage here.

PS. Please, anyone with a rooted Android P, could you help me with some tests?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] MishaalRahman:
Not sure this part is true. According to Quinny899:

"I've just noticed when poking around in P that the warning toast for reflection doesn't fire when the code is run as root

They're not blocking root

That's why my apps still work then"

Let me see what joaomgcd has to say. He's still going through the P release IIRC.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ballzak:
I'm only seeing the warning dialog in debug builds.

Everything still works in my app as well, since Google doesn't enforce the blacklisting yet.

Them excluding root processes gives some encouragement, but the most serious consequence remain.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] MishaalRahman:
Yes, I agree with you that this is a serious change. Our very own One-Handed Mode app will cease functioning in the final P release. There's nothing we can really do about that.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ballzak:
That's sad. As i said, there's lots of innovative apps that will be affected.

Hence my wonderment for lack of outrage, we must make Google listen!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] MishaalRahman:
The problem is that we need developers to be outspoken about what will be broken in their apps because of these changes. If developers are upfront about what will happen, it will encourage users to get involved too. Right now, I only have my own example to share. And you are sharing your example. What are apps will be affected, and how will they be affected? Knowing that is key for getting support on this issue.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ballzak:
Let's hope so, that's why i posted.

I fear developers are underestimating the consequences, once Android P goes live, and the blacklist kicks in, it's too late!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joaomgcd:
Hi there.

I too have this issue regarding some of my app's functionalities. What I'm doing is reporting any hidden API I use here. They seem to respond pretty quickly, at least they did with my last submission.

Did you try that? Thanks!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ballzak:
I've reported 9 requests thus far, no response.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joaomgcd:
Interesting. I've reported 2 (one just today) but for the first one I got a response right away. I'm still figuring out how it'll affect my apps exactly.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ballzak:
Are you reporting "light graylist", "dark graylist", or both?

I'm currently only reporting the "light graylist" cases, since Google already decided to block the "dark graylist".

What Priority are you reports flagged as, P2 or P3?

I got to contact Google through some other channel if they're ignoring/binning my requests.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joaomgcd:
I reported one that isn't in those "gray" lists: RCS support. It's assigned a P3 priority.

I added another one (Bluetooth Tethering) which is light gray and is assigned a P3 priority as well.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ballzak:
Just added another request, for a bug workaround, all assigned P3.

Probably wont get a response on this one either. :crying:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joaomgcd:
Let us know if they ever respond and I'll do the same.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joaomgcd:
They've responded to another one of my requests now!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ballzak:
Yey, 3 of 10 requests got a response now.

Seems like the intern on bug tracker duty has awaken. :fingers-crossed:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joaomgcd:
Did any of the bugs change to a "planned" status or something similar? :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ballzak:
No, two lesser issue seems to have been added to a "hotlist".

Enable "Full history" in the upper right corner on an issue page.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joaomgcd:
Check out a reply to one of my bugs :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joaomgcd:
All my reported APIs are now "assigned". Seems like good progress.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] davidisflash:
Hi-

On the February update, I noticed that sometimes my phone just get hard stalls for a few seconds. I'll sometimes have to kill some apps to get it feeling smooth again. A few apps I noticed have locked up so don't know if it's a Google issue, app issue, or both. I noticed a few apps that would freeze would be Facebook or Chrome.

Can anyone say whether the March update has fixed stability issues?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] skivnit:
well every time a new phone comes out, early reviews are mixed with some having terrific batter while others are having a dreadful one. Theres only one way to have a scientific approach to measure a battery life, and it is to use a standardized test on the phone with most commonly used settings on and others off and no applications installed etc. Since that is hard to do lets just use a poll.. Whats your uptime, SOT and some major setttings...like below

UPTIME: 24hours

SOT: 6H15mn

Connectivity: LTE

Settings: Auto brightness, gmail sync

also put up screenshots of the battery tab so we can see the usage, not just people just starring at a black screen
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] skivnit:
thanks for voting guys but its also crucial that you post the infos as described that way we can help fellow members with bad battery life
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] zezzy:
Can't upload photo for some reason.

https://imgur.com/a/ZL2Ez
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] KoRoZIV:
This can't be accurate; the GSM signal power and quality differs for every user and it's an important factor to consider. If I use my phone in two different locations in my city I'll have different results.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] skivnit:
Yes there are many factors that impact the battery life unless we all run the same battery benchmark on airplane mode with default configuration and no apps installed, battery life is not comparable but it's just to get an average
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] AndreiLux:
The new chip is just bad. This won't get fixed.

You can try to use a custom battery savings mode and just enable the CPU limiter, it'll cap performance to the S8 but battery will be quite a lot better.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Shipoftheline:
I can get a day or more but its no match for the Mate 10 Pro I had before
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] rahan95:
Sorry but won't post any screenshot as I have to put in charge everyday around 3 pm, unplugged at 7 am, to make sure battery will last til the end of the day =(

My previous 3 phones were S8+, Note 8 and Iphone X, all I can say is that S9+ battery life is much worse compared to the 3 of them.

Expecting an update to fix that, if it doesn't come in the next 10 days I'll return my handset.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Shipoftheline:
You realise leaving it charging over night knackers the battery because it keeps trying to top up which over time puts a lot of extra wear and tear on it
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] skivnit:
what???what do you do with your phone???i unplug @7am and plug it back next day @ 7am with 6-6.3hrs SOT
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] rahan95:
You realize I've been doing that for 20 years with no issue at all?

Sorry if my first post was not clear : I put the phone to charge (induction) when going to bed around 1am, unplug it in the morning around 7am and have to do a complementary charge in the afternoon .
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] juke8890:
very good

The more it consumes internet over mobile data the power decreases. However, good at all
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] puiradu2009:
I don't want to disappoint you. But my previous phone was S8+. Unfortunately with the official update to Oreo the battery performances was a little bit worse than S9+.

Agree with the fact that with Android 7 Galaxy s8+ had a better battery life. But with Oreo... that's another story.

Trimis de pe al meu SM-G965F folosind Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] skivnit:
Bump this as some users are reporting very bad battery life while most can achieve 5-7 hours easily please participate in the poll
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] mr mystery:
I have the SD variant S9+ and I'm in the very bad battery life camp.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Alan Shore:
I am also in the bad battery camp... I can get about 2-3 hours of SOT before it just craps out and I just spent 800$ on this thing. I'm ready to return it myself.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] sstanton86:
I'm on exynos and really enjoying my battery life. Anywhere between 5.5 - 7.5hrs sot depending on how I use the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] LiNe1771:
Rocking on 6 or 7 hours sot with all social apps, pubg mobile, Twitch, YouTube, discord.. Exynos version. Who has bad battery should move to Apple because u can't even make your android smartphone have a good battery.

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[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] meyerweb:
This is better SOT than I've ever gotten from any smartphone I've owned. 5 hours SOT and still 38% left.

Standby time is amazing, too. 9 hours overnight used only 5%.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Bxrider117:
The battery life for this phone is good. The standby battery life is not great. I don't get a good signal at my job, so when I get in I cut off my data. With the data off, the phone is still draining battery.

However, if I'm in a good signal area or on Wi-Fi, I can get 6-7hours sot.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] hs420:
I'm getting 30+ hours between charges, and 5-8 hours SOT. My S6 had to be on the charger throughout the day. I'm happy!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] gibbo82:
The battery life for me is pants coming from a iPhone 7 plus. S9 plus, 4/5hrs sot. 7 plus, 8+ hrs sot. Standby drainage is a joke on the s9 plus! Hoping it will improve or i will be returning.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] LiNe1771:
Instagram, discord, plus, WhatsApp, Twitch, YouTube, a few of snapchat, Facebook, messenger, SMS, and this what I got. On 4g I can get about 6 hours or 7 hours sot.

I don't know why u guys say this phone Sucks on battery. And no, no screen on apps or fake battery. View attachment 4458561

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[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] JeyTruth:
I'm getting around 9h+ SOT. All I did was install Samsung adblock, customized power saver to the following;

*cut down cpu to 70%

*use FHD+

*Decreased brightness 5-10%

Rest are enabled. I would get more SOT if I disable always on display.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Gizmo_x:
how you limit cpu?

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on what settings you doing this?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] -juanito-:
What's the name of the theme you're using?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] LiNe1771:
I use max quality screen, about 50% brightness, i debloated about 102 apps with the help of bloatware list on s9+ questions and answers. Just that, I don't use battery saving mode or stuff like that. I also disabled most of apps like Instagram and stuff to run in second plan, they drain alot on second plan.

I use an app called 'theme galaxy' from playstore. Try it, it's awesome, no need to root.

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[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] chickenbb:
There was a post that suggested to disable most permissions for SMS except for the google services and any apps that you actually use and know needs it. I tried it and the stand by drain is gone on my phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] denzel09:
How you limit cpu frequency?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] lopri:
^ Apparently only on Exynos model.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76020661&postcount=134
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Ricardo_G:
Completely agree with you
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Galaxo60:
What a bummer.

:(
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] GodXen:
How can you choose how much cpu to use?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Galaxo60:
Is part of the battery saver configuration:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76020661&postcount=134

:)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] JeyTruth:
I am using Snapdragon SoC. I have Tmobile model.

As I mentioned on the post you do the following to customize the Power Save;

Settings > Device maintenance > Battery.

1. Under "Power Saving Mode", select "Mid".

From there you can customize the Power Savings. Take a look at the pictures below.

2. Once "Medium power saving mode" windows appear then you press the Details link.

3. It'll take you to some advanced power save options. Take a look at the second picture.

These settings will stay enable on all times (not when battery meets a threshold). Let me know how it goes.

Cheers, View attachment 4459069View attachment 4459073
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] GodXen:
Nice, thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Galaxo60:
Anyone here knows how to put a black theme without root and without having a Samsung account?.

:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] LiNe1771:
No need to use battery saving modes. That's crap, you buy a s9 to use battery save mode? To cut your cpu power and other stuff? I don't use that crap and I have alot better results than who uses it. Just learn a bit about debloating, about Android and you'll know.

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[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] DLD23:
Its easy. Device maintenance, battery, click mid for power saving mode and choose to limit battery to 70%
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] LiNe1771:
That's like buying a car that reaches 3000 horse power and u use 500 just to save fuel, Lmaoooooo

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[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] skivnit:
Just buy a s8 and you get a 50% downgrade in CPU speed and performance :)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] GodXen:
Well if there's a software bugs, that causes battery drain, why wouldn't you search for a temporary fix? For example in my case. Activating battery saver, but not using it ( I will explain what I mean) increases battery durability twice.

I couldn't get full day without charge, and most importantly I have turned off/disabled/uninstalled that I don't use, but that doesn't really improve the battery in my case. Anyway. When I turn on battery saver and disable all battery saving features, for example I let background apps to run, I don't limit CPU, I still have always on screen ON, I don't decrease brightenes or resolution. So basically it triggers something else what's not on a settings, but that gives me twice more on screen time up to 6 hours from 2-3 hours, and up to three times of standby time, from 10hours to 30hours, so basically more than one day.

Check the screenshot
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] icemankent:
Very interesting, GodXen, I will have to try that and see what happens for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] JeyTruth:
The real question is... What exactly needs the full 100% CPU performance. I am using the CPU limiter and everything still work smoothly and without performance issues.

I can consider myself a very heavy user. Everything root, system, kernels, configs. Even sometime you could undervolt Cpu because they don't really need much resources.

Many people need to understand that sometimes more power doesn't necessarily mean anything. Where things need to improve it's on software optimization and integration.

SD845 it's a beast to itself. Unless it's for gaming limiting the cpu doesn't restrict the phone from performing normally.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] nap007:
What tools do I need to debloat an s9+? And is there a list of explanation what Samsung apps actually do? Things like S Health are self explained but many others are vague, I don't want to accidentally disable features I may use in the future.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] racingmatt1:
Do you have the snap dragon version?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] GodXen:
Exybos
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] thorcyar:
there is a post that would discuss this, but I second your questions that are un-answered : the tools discussed are not to be found on playstore, as for packages real usage ...

My phone just installed 2 mysterious "galaxy apps" yesterday (that are not in the app drawer), so I would be glad if someone could help me stop this garbage from landing -unwanted- on my phone (in the app "galaxy apps", you cannot opt out of auto-updates)