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[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Masteryates:
Its funny that I picked up a new Laptop early this year and I now absolutely hate Windows 10. The eye strain on white on white on white and no way to change it, WTF Microsoft. Annoyingly, the said laptop has hardware which is not compatible with Windows 7, so that isn't an option. :crying:

I've now started playing with Linux but having issues getting drivers working correctly. Each time I change a driver it breaks the boot menu. I can't believe how little Linux has came since 10 years ago when I last tried it. Everything meaningful still has to be done using the command line.

I think DeX appeals to me as all I really need is a full desktop web browser. The cheap option is to pick up a used laptop with Windows 7 I suppose. Agreed that Samsung are not to be trusted with updates and support.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] jshamlet:
If, and I do stress the word if, Google ever gets off their ass and gets full Android app compatibility working in ChromeOS (or whatever they are going to call the combined OS), then tablets could offer the best of both worlds. Something like Dex would be able to turn phones and tablets into true portable workstations in that case. However, as near as I can tell, all you get is a bigger version of the existing tablet/phone apps, which isn't going to go well most of the time.

Now, that said, I have done real work with my Tab S2 and a BT keyboard using Google Docs. For those apps alone, I wouldn't mind having the ability to use something like Dex to gain a real keyboard, mouse, and display. It's just not worth the massive cost to do so right now.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Deathman20:
I love my SM-T710, got it release week. Its treated me well over the years but it is starting to get a little long in the tooth/slower. Almost 3 years old its held its own and still does a decent job with majority of things. Though I've been looking for a replacement with updated features. Not sure if the S4 has me sold yet but might jump on it. Waiting to see one in person next week hopefully and with a 10% off coupon that I think I can apply to it, might be worth it.

Really if they had a S4 8" version or what ever it would be with increased screen size without buttons like my S2 8" I'd happily jump on it release day, no questions asked. Still seems like a shame to have only a SD835 instead of the SD845 in the tablet... as well only 4GB of ram instead of 6GB. That would be nice considering the DeX function. Haven't been totally sold on 10" devices before but the ones I've used have been iPads, and really the iPad doesn't feel like a tablet the way they set it up.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Masteryates:
I'm with you there Deathman, :highfive:

If they brought out an 8" version of the S4, I'd be all over it. :cool:

The one positive about no 8" S4, is that Samsung are at least providing security patches for our S2 as it's still there current 8" product.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] pacc:
Phones are still getting larger some with almost 7" screen, I don't see much market for flagship tablets with 8" or less screen size.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Deathman20:
Yes thankfully they are still providing some security updates but really... its over 1 year old on the old OS now if not mistaken. January 2018 was the security update and March 2017 was the last full OS update. It really does hold its own. Heck even the old SM-T320 (Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4") holds its own still with LinageOS 14.1, just the battery isn't what it use to be is all.

While I didn't see one on display yet (since it comes out Friday) I did play around with the old S3 with the keyboard a bit, and also the an S 10.5" my parents have. Weight its nearly 2x as heavy from the 8" just the tablet without the keyboard, and size wise its really not much physically bigger. 2" longer and slightly over 1" wider. Its kinda growing on me the more I look around and was even thinking of getting a mini laptop or surface type device, but they just don't have the battery life these have. If the SD1000 comes out I think that would change my mind from a standard tablet, but that could be a long ways off still guessing next year.

Since I got a nice 10% off, I might jump on this come release date... We'll see.

Sad but true. I have a 9+ and while it is good for the screen size the 8" is nearly a monster next to it doubling the screen footprint. There are a few 8" that have caught my eye but issues with video services providing HD video to it basically axes that as an option IMO.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Masteryates:
I had a little cheap experiment yesterday, and I was surprised with the result. I bought a cheap wireless mouse/keyboard, (Logitech K400 Plus,) to hook up to my laptop. It's one of those wireless devices that don't use Bluetooth but instead, you get a dongle to plug into a USB port. This thing was excellent on my OLED TV, and equally impressive on the Laptop with horrible Windows 10.

I then wondered how it would be with the tablet. Taking my OTG cable, I put the supplied dongle into the female USB-A socket, and once again this thing just worked. No messing with drivers, having to remember to turn on BT etc. :cool:

If you seriously want a laptop like experience, a S2 9.7 + OTG cable + K400 could be a very cheap alternative. You'd expect lots of faff on a cheap solution but this is minimal. :angel:
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Akopps:
I played with the display unit at Best Buy, and I can conclude that this is easily the best Android tablet on the market, but the price is ridiculous. If they priced the WiFi model at 500USD, that would easily be the most compelling tablet on the market. But at 650USD with no LTE and yesteryear processor, I'll pass.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] minilandl:
Why not the device will ship with project treble. I know it uses Snapdragon which means Locked Bootloaders :(. The S9 and S9+ have nearly perfect lineage OS support atleast the exynos variants do.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] minilandl:
y

Differentiation is why oems skin android tech altar did an excellent video on it. I have been looking for a tablet with good dev support. I would happily buy a tab S4 if it ran stock android. So I'm looking at the tab s2 would you still recommend one in 2018 with lineage OS 15.1 or 16 . I wish Google kept up the pixel c tablet line . Instead of acting like android tablets don't exist and going with chrome books

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and you can always install android x86 anyway
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Masteryates:
Finally got my hand on the S4 yesterday in our John Lewis store. It was in the keyboard case so I couldn't pick it up. Straight away, the screen was killer good. Should have checked what brightness level it was running, (suspect max.)

I played for a while with Dex and not having a mouse with the keyboard makes the whole thing feel very strange. To keep going from your fingers on the keyboard and then back to the screen is annoying. For me, not having a touchpad on the keyboard is a major omission. The only thing good about the keyboard was being much better to type on than the Surface Go I tried 5 minutes before. I also noticed the browser was significantly quicker on the S4 than edge on the MSSG.

Talking of the MSSG, everything felt very cramped on this device. I think both MS and Samsung have missed the boat with both of these devices. MSSG is never going to be a tablet replacement so they should have gone 1" bigger, put a decent CPU in there and charged £150 more.

Back to the S4, maybe a third party can build a decent keyboard with touchpad? The price definitely needs to come down though.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] gts-r:
Mine has over 2 years and it's going strong, I'll consider buying a new one only if they make a bigger one. I like the ipad pro 13's size and aspect ratio, but I'd much prefer buying an Android tablet with the same specs (and an oled screen, I don't know if the pro is oled).
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] sparksd:
Current Pro is not OLED and it's not anticipated that the new iPads will be either.

After being a dedicated Android guy for ages - including rooting & installing custom ROMs. - I have to say that I really like my 10.5" iPad Pro. Outstanding performance, rock solid stability, and a lot of very polished apps. I'll stick with Android on my phones but I don't ever see going back to Android in the tablet form factor. Never thought I would be saying that, either.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] jcotterman:
Ditto

This statement is precisely how I feel. And with the S4 launching with last year's chip it only exacerbates the issue. I am really looking forward to the new iPads tomorrow and plan to pick one up to replace my newer than it feels S2.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Masteryates:
Saw a few videos on the new iPad on Youtube and one thing I took away is how square and sharp those edges look. I can't imagine holding something like this any period of time no matter how good it is. :eek:
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] sparksd:
Yeah, I'll be keeping my 10.5" Pro - it can handle anything I throw at it and it's a nice size. And paid for.
[General Questions and Answers] keptenaurora:
Hi everyone,

My phone model is Lenovo A850+

My phone cannot detect by pc after i connect it by usb.

The usb is working well because my pc can detect other phone using it.

After i connect my phone to my pc, my phone is not charging because the battery not become hot.

I have download all driver.

How my phone dead :

1. I mix the scatter file.

2. I mix mt6592 (my phone scatter file) with mt6580 (Symphony i70 scatter file).

3. I open both scatter file with notepad++.

4. I copy what i want from symphony scatter file and paste it to my lenovo scatter file like preloader( and many more).

5. I copy all from partition_name to reserve (except partition_index).

6. I save my editted lenovo scatter file to one folder.

7. I take the file that i editted in the scatter file just now ( for example preloader), I copy the symphony i70 preloader.bin file to

same folder as my editted lenovo scatter file.

9. I open up sp flash tool.

10. At scatter loading file, I use the scatter file that I editted.

11. Then I choose Format All + Download.

12. Then I flash my lenovo phone.

13. The flash tool is working well until about 96%.

14. It suddenly show an error.

15. I dont remember what it say( i just click ok).

16. I disconnect my phone and try to turn on but nothing happen.

17. Then I connect my phone back but nothing happen (no sound on pc,no hardware changes at device manager,my phone dont

react).

I hope that you can understand enough what I want to say.

Please tell me what should I do.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] AlexLogan17:
Guess Who's very very very upset with USC right. We are the ONLY carrier without the update and haven't been given a straight answer on twitter. They said next week the first week of April but nope. They flat out lied to us. So pissed
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] wakeen1966:
I feel your pain. I keep getting the standard 'We are working very hard to get it ready.....' garbage excuse from their Facebook page as well. The biggest pile of crap is the the S9 and S9+ come STANDARD with Oreo so all the excuses are empty.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] AlexLogan17:
The worse part is that the note 8 has had it for a month as well on USC. It's the same damn phone exactly except for the size and s pen
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] NightPharaoh:
Yupp still on 7.0, this is very annoying.
[Honor 7X  Questions & Answers] verma.arun833:
Today BND AL10 got. 320 update for BETA TESTERS which consists of»»»»

1. april security patches

2. stability fix

3.battery drain fix

4. power issue fixed
[Honor 7X  Questions & Answers] carnivalrejectq:
On top of Oreo?
[Honor 7X  Questions & Answers] verma.arun833:
yes on the top of oreo
[Honor 7X  Questions & Answers] darkmage1991:
weird al10 got 320 update as the 8.0 update that has been rolling out for l24 has been 330.
[Honor 7X  Questions & Answers] verma.arun833:
I think bcs of ram variant mine is 4gb and urs 3gb ?
[Amazfit] fras23:
Hi guys, I am considering buying a Pace for running and was wondering how it does?

There is a post on here about the stratos saying it is floored as a sport tracker for the following issues, are these also true for the Pace?

Pace reading quickly fluctuating while running instead of being average over a few seconds.

poor altitude readings

poor hr readings

discrepancies between mileage recorded in the Amazfit app and when uploaded to Strava

Thanks!
[Amazfit] lfom:
I own a Pace and it perfectly fills my needs: built-in GPS, heart hate monitor (with option of continuous monitoring at expense of more battery drain), sleep monitor (only works by night), internal storage for use with music and Bluetooth phones, changeable bands, battery for more than a couple of days and a trans reflective display that is simply perfect under sunlight. I am not a pro, so I don't need precision below 10%. As it's a watch, it seems to me that most errors are due to how much the watch is tight on wrist and if you pause or not during the activity. This is an example of all the data it calculates (I was walking by the way, testing other things), what means it can improve or be fixed by future firmware updates.
[Amazfit] maybax:
Hi everyone.

Does amazfit has user modified training options like, intervals with own speed or time?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tasakio:
I bought a Note 3 a few days ago, first thing I did was installed TWRP and Magisk then due to the battery life just draining almost instantly on stock firmware I flashed over LineageOS (Latest Oreo) all works great except for it not working with Sim at the moment, IMEI is also gone (Doesn't show in settings) I've tried a few other Roms (Flyme, etc) but mobile data/sim doesn't work on that also, is there any stable builds that do support use of sim?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
IMEI as per the faqs restore your backed up EFS folder.

See multiple identical posts.

Most roms support sim as you call it .
[LG G7 ThinQ  Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the LG G7 ThinQ, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the LG G7 ThinQ is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it. :o

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[LG G7 ThinQ  Real Life Review] Ganesh420:
Just picked up 2 of these on T-mobile's BOGO sale. So far, I'm really enjoying the hardware. The phone is slick looking and feels solid. The interface and apps are snappy. The camera hardware is great, the software for it has room for improvement. The only thing I'm not grooving on is LG's android skin. A lot of it seems unnecessary, over-complicated, and doesn't match up visually with stock Android. The screen is great so far, no light bleed or polarization problems I remember from my last LCD screen. The colors are vibrant and true and the display is bright with a dim, always-on option. I am sad that it's not VR/Daydream compatible because of the screen (so I've read, anyway), but I honestly don't remember the last time I've used either of those on our Google phones (Coming from Nexus 6P and Pixel XL). At full price these might not have been my first choice, but the BOGO offer made them a no-brainer. So far, pretty happy with the purchase. Time and use will tell if I'll ultimately be content with the camera and get over the weird LG skin.

Oh, and yeah, case these babies up. They feel like nice solid phones but ultimately are mostly glass that LOVES to grab your fingerprints and put them on display. I just washed my hands and wiped my phone down. Pick it back up, already it's covered in prints and smudges.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Real Life Review] oa12:
I pre ordered mine in Canada as it came with a 43" 4K LG TV gift. +$700 value so it was a 'no-brainer' purchase for me too.

Had G6 and loved its wide angle cam and customized it to my liking.

G7 screen is beautiful! In my experience OLED phones suffer screen burn after a year or 2, esp. with white theme of vanilla android. So, im happy w the LCD and its full rich color spectrum. It pops and is bright.

The notch is a welcome as it is bones real estate for notifications. Nothing lost and 100pixels gained.

Form factor is ideal. So lightweight yet solid and shiny. I thought my box was empty when i purchased it.

LG skin/launcher sux. Hate it. I Dont mind the LG settings / phone app. And props to LG for switching to stock android messaging.

What I do to improve my phone:

1 - put on pixel 2 launcher:

*it*ub.com/amirzaidi/launcher3/releases - props Amir! Outstanding. Supports substratum.

2 - Dark LG Theme

3 - XDAs Gestures Navigation

With these small adjustments makes G7 the best LG has to offer and top 5 mobile device available today
[LG G7 ThinQ  Real Life Review] id3alistic:
I love everything about it. The LG skin is meh, but regardless I use nova launcher anyway. My only issue atm is the bottom firing speaker. It sounds great and all, but I accidentally cover it a lot and also coming from Sony phones, stereo speakers will be missed. I would have also preferred if the volume buttoms were more centered. Holding it in landscape, my left pinky is always hitting the volume by accident.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Real Life Review] mrnovanova:
I'm usually not a fan of LG but so far this phone is a major Go! I can easily see myself not going back to my S9 plus. LG really nailed the little things on this one. Nice premium feel, satisfying haptic feedback yes the vibrations on this thing are as good as any iPhone. This is something that no android maker actually got until now. I remember the buzzy, tinny feeling of the oneplus 3 and even the Xiaomi mix 2, definite turn offs. They build on everything they got right with the G6. Not a big fan of the UI but it's still a lot better than the previous iterations.

So far what I don't like is the lack of dual speakers, sure the bottom firing speaker is loud and layed flat on hard surface this phone sounds amazing, however most of my media consumption is done when I wake up. So lying in bed watching YouTube this amazing speaker is pointless. The s9 actually remembers the volume of my Bluetooth devices so that when I put in my wireless earbuds my head doesn't explode because I had the volume cranked all the way up in my car. The G7 has no such function. Small potatoes though, definitely not a deal breaker. Still running it through its paces but so far, I'm impressed.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Real Life Review] Fjd93:
Coming from a pixel 2 XL I've really enjoyed the phone so far. Hardware wise the phone is a major hit, premium look and feel that makes my pixel feel cheap in comparison. Two concerns so far are subpar battery life, and the camera software. Coming from my pixel I feel those are two downgrades but literally everything else is an improvement by a long shot.

Additionally the phone has great haptics, and fantastic audio quality from the headphone Jack. Awesome phone especially with the BOGO deal on T-Mobile.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Real Life Review] WaxysDargle:
i'm wubbin it. camera isn't nearly as sharp as the s9+ i had for a week, but it doesn't overexpose every other pic like the sammy did. i thought i would hate the notch, but it has grown on me and makes more sense now that i've used it for a bit. i find myself using the boombox feature quite often. display is SUPER crisp and colors are perfect. it's hard to believe this is an LCD panel. if you told me it was OLED i would have to look pretty hard to see a difference. battery life has been really good for 3000mah. can't wait for LG to iron out all the small bugs in the coming updates.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Real Life Review] Spindarella:
You have to excuse my language, I am dutch.

I am completely stoked about the G7. I listen music on the speaker a lot and the sound is outstanding for a phone. Even better when using headphones. The screen is really nice and easier for the eyes than an oled screen (no eye strain) . I liked the quality of the pictures on my G5 and see a nice improvement on the G7. Better pictures at night, nice colors and sharp. Have to play around with the different camera options still. No problems with connectivity and everything runs very fast and smoothly.

The only thing I like less is the software/skin. Having trouble finding simple options, not much logic in there. But that's something I will get used to so not really a problem.

The phone looks beautifull but is slippery as hell. Fell on the first day on a tile floor (and my hart missed a beat but the phone was fine). So I bought a Spigen Though Armor case. I have a muscle disease and the case adds a nice bulk to the phone for me.

The biggest suprise is the battery. It lasts a lot longer than I feared after reading different reviews. I make it thrue two days and one night on a single charge so far while playing a lot with the phone..

Very much in love with my phone :)
[LG G7 ThinQ  Real Life Review] Allesa:
I love almost everything with this phone. Surprisingly including the battery life. It's been very good to me (aod off). On standby it's very efficient only sipping battery. Around 3% during 8 hrs sleep. I could get around 6hrs sot during 12-13 hrs of use.

Coming from pixel 2 xl and oneplus 6, the screen for me is GORGEOUS. LG produces the best LCD, period. The 1000 nits boost = awesome.

Boom box sound is very good. However I feel the use of case reduces its effect.

UI performance is smooth, multi tasking is good, all up to the standards of 2018.

My biggest gripe with this phone is its camera. Well I mightve been spoiled by pixel 2 xl.

1.The camera's shutter lag on medium to low light is too long for my liking

2. the detail on medium to low light is worse than my oneplus 6

3. In good light, it often overexposes

Also, I play a MOBA game called Mobile Legends which my pixel 2 xl (sd835) and Oneplus 6 (845) eats like it's nothing. It seems the g7 sometimes rendering it not at stable 60fps. Feels like only 30+ fps. I suspect that this is caused by cpu/gpu throttling done by LG, hence the surprisingly good battery life considering its 3000ma size.

Overall love this phone, but the camera alone is holding me back to keep this phone as my daily driver after I shoot my YouTube review.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Real Life Review] WhiteHartMart:
My favourite device of this year!!

For my personal use its near on perfect - smooth and fast in operation with far better battery life than I expected considering the battery capacity. Audio is just superb, especially via headphones and with a decent set of cans really shows the difference the DAC makes.

Camera for me has also been really.good, although I've only tested in good light so far.

Best thing for me is the display, have owned a Pixel 2 XL and P20 Pro in last couple of months and to get a device with the whites I like that just looks 'sharper' and with the legibility in sunlight (even without boosted mode) is just superb.
[LG G7 ThinQ  Real Life Review] Kigekia:
How did LG manage to squeeze so much battery life out of a 3000 mAh battery?
[LG G7 ThinQ  Real Life Review] xtrocata:
I love the ease of one hand use, the screen, except the "second screen" that doesn't go dark enough during full screen use). And the haptic feedback is orgasmic :))
[LG G7 ThinQ  Real Life Review] Ali Mirza:
Coming from LG G4, this thing is "WOW". I don't know why people go for useless Samsung or Apple? This feels almost perfect. Unless up to to the launch of the LG V40. :cool: