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[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] darknagel:
I think today the 15. No beta...

I write with the chat from Samsung and they only write that they have no informations :highfive:
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Tel864:
The beta came to me a few minutes ago and is installing now. Funny I didn't sign up for it until about an hour ago This is on the US Snapdragon.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] anshuashmeet:
Can someone try installing the latest version of Samsung members and giving it a go?

https://www.apkmirror.com/?post_type=app_release&searchtype=apk&s=Samsung+members

Seemed like everyone in US had to do this..
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] gitlygit:
Log in fails.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
Nothing coming for the UK etc until the 20th

Samsung Members app for us (international), Samsung+ app for N.America
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Elkhardioui:
Please, already lot of thread with US variant , ................
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] dimxr:
So, this is my service provider SW ver. : EUR/EUR,DBT/DBT

Am I valid for the upcoming beta?

I run the latest Samsung Members 2.4.70.11, but no registration to the upcoming beta exists. Is there something I should do, or just wait for both registration and update to beta?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] user860:
Think we have to wait till 20th.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] dimxr:
How come? Germany should be on the first wave of beta release. What has changed?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] arovik:
Probably issues with the exynos firmware
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] dimxr:
Possible Exynos issues ofc is possible, but is there any official statement yet?

I am wondering... Using the latest Samsung Members app, do you see the notification to enroll in the Pie beta?

Because there is nothing like this in mine...
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] dimxr:
https://www.sammobile.com/2018/11/16/shame-samsungs-support-no-clue-android-pie-beta/
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Vitriol_Drinker:
Does being rooted will be an issue to get the update ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] *Detection*:
You cannot get any OTA when rooted...
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] markyc25:
If you un root will that be ok to get the beta?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Cholek3:
You still won't be able to do OTA, because Knox is tripped. But you could flash it, when it becomes available to download.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Alex-V:
We will see if we get the notification in are members app ..until now..no notification ..
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Muhammad Rihawi:
If you unroot and flash stock FW by odin then you will receive OTA again.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] ekc_1971:
Hi guys, I have the latest developer rom, but I'm facing an issue. When the screen is locked and someone calls me the incoming call is full screen, but when the phone is unlocked and I'm for example in Home screen and someone calls me I only see a pop up. It's my first Xiaomi phone so I am in the dark.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] blawkhawk1w:
I am looking for a way to block the mobile hotspot from being turned. I called Sprint and they said I'd have to change plans to have it removed. Surely the phone can just prevent it from even turning on. I have all the web traffic blocked and filtered through my home router and I want to prevent my son from turning on the hotspot to browse the internet unsupervised.

Any suggestions?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] WM_Rizzo:
Hi,

i was trying to upgrade my Hermes to WM6 and i was doing it according to mrvnx guide. First i tried the WM6 guide. Ipl was 1.01 and SPL was 1.11. Evrything went fine up until the part where the actual ROM was supposed to be flashed. The update pocess started, and i went for a smoke somewhere at 2%. When i came back, there was a message saying image file was corrupted, and Hermes was up and running. So, my first instinct was that i missunderstood something and that that guide was for phones already having WM6, so i decided to do the WM5 guide. I flashed the SPL, skipped the radio upgrade (cause i didn't know whether to use that version or the later one) and skipped to the next page. And, low and behold, there it says "Firstly download the WM5 ROM you wish to upgrade to" :eek:

And now i'm stuck and i don't know what to do. Should i get some WM5 ROM and first upgrade to it and then to WM6? Or should i go straight for WM6 ROM? If so, do i just follow the WM5 guide only using WM6 ROM or do i just flash it by the WM6 guide?

The phone still works with no problems at all. The desired WM6 ROM is Pays Full. Is it really corupted (got it from the "download full" link in the first post here), or was it my mistake?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] kingsizeriz:
Sim unlock and cid unlock your device then - http://pof.eslack.org/hermes-unlocker/

Download your carriers Rom (wm5 or wm6 - o2,orange,at&t etc)

then flash that.

then HARDSPL your device - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=296722

then use modified updater to flash your device with the wm6/6.1 rom of your choice.. works fine for me.

2.10 bootloader with the "is it hardspl" checked and wa'la its updated

hope this helps.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] WM_Rizzo:
Thanx for the answer. I doubt i'll find my carrier's rom, since i'm from Croatia, and i think it hasn't been posted here, and certainly hasn't been posted on my provider's site. I did make a backup before upgrading, and i have the three raw files made with itsutils. Will this do? :o

Also, could you please explain why i need to sim/cid unlock it? The device itself is not branded at all, i believe it's only locked to the provider's sim, and that's all. Does sim /cid unlocking cover that or is it about something else?

Thanx!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] kingsizeriz:
Sim unlocking = you can use other sims

CID unlocking = you can use other roms (maybe why your update is crashing)

HARDSPL = One less chance of bricking your device

as your device is still currently up and running im guessing you can do it all via that rom.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] WM_Rizzo:
Ok, just so i don't missunderstand you, can i do what you suggested, but without flashing the carrier's rom?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] kingsizeriz:
you can, however you may encounter problems with wm6.1 in the future (hard resets etc)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] mrvanx:
OK to clear this thread up....

...make sure you have flashed HardSPL before continuing then...

...redownload the ROM it sounds like it has become corrupted whilst being downloaded so make sure you unzip the whole thing to a folder first then try it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] WM_Rizzo:
did everything like kingsizeriz told me, except i did it on the existing rom. uploaded the same rom i tried before and it worked like a charm. me and mates have been fiddling with it the whole evening and noticed no problems so far. Thanx for the help, much appreciated :D

Btw, one last question, is NK.EXE supposed to be 0 bytes? :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] deV_a:
Hello everyone!

Today I want to introduce Lumine, a new application designed and built for everyday productivity: in fact Lumine serves to take notes, to write lists of things to do and to keep track of reminders.

View attachment 4643704​

Link to the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.matteolobello.lumine​

Why is it different from any other note application? Lumine certainly stands out for its ease of use but even more for its modern, simple, but well-kept graphics.

How does it work? Download it, sync it with your Google account to make sure you do not miss anything and you're ready to use it!

I recommend, download it and leave a review!

Lumine: Your life, Smarter

Link to the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.matteolobello.lumine​
[Android Apps and Games] pepot:
There is no free version, or direct download link?

Enviado desde mi SM-A520F mediante Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] onesvip:
Some requests:

- dark Theme

- select notes in the overview to delete them

- option to save notes automatically when leaving them via the back button on the top left
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KastrO_on:
I didn't expect 1000€ device still has this issue.

If you want to test it on your note 9 download this image: https://i.imgur.com/DUEKJzH.jpg

It is dark solid grey background.

In dark room open this image and set brightness to low. You should see uniform gray color.

I think at least 90% devices has this problem.

Here is what I see:

https://imgur.com/a/efvMZXE

https://imgur.com/a/uJPa8jE
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] willhemmens:
Feel free to enlighten me but unless you spend all your time looking at a dark solid grey background, I don't see why this is an issue. I have tested mine with a similar image and to my eyes, the screen is perfect.

Your link to the image is dead btw.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KastrO_on:
Many apps has dark gray background. First I didn't test anything I just noticed it in youtube app - dark mode. Its quite disappointing.

I tried all three links on another pc and they are working.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] willhemmens:
While they do have a dark grey background, there is usually something in front of the background to draw your eye to instead.

Thanks for letting me know about the links, it's amazing how editing your post, fixing the links and saving the post makes the links work. I did check the links and all I see is noise.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KastrO_on:
Not every time background is covered by content. I can clearly see difference on youtube app, top part of display is slightly lighter and greenish and bottom is darker and reddish.

I did nothing to the links. I just tried to add pictures (insert image) but it didn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] nitin_ko:
seems my note 9 does not have the issue u reported

see the pic u posted as screenshot from my note 9
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jonathan-H:
No issue here.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] HellDiverUK:
I think you think wrong. From which orifice did you pluck that 90% figure from?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KastrO_on:
Thats how mass production works. Or do you think im the only one who got exclusive defective device?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] HellDiverUK:
Actually, mass production usually aims for less than 1% failure rate, so I'm pretty confident you got one of those >1%.

Considering YOU are the only one complaining, then yes, you're probably one unlucky person.

If you were talking about a Google Pixel 2/3, then yes, you're likely to have a **** screen, because that's how they are. Samsung screens aren't like that at all - the Note 9 has one of, if not THE best screen available on any phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KastrO_on:
Thats why Im disappointed. Didnt expect this from Samsung.

Im going to try another piece so we will see.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] high_voltage:
I am pretty sure they will agree to change it + the chances to draw again a problematic display are really slim. Sadly some do have such a problem and actually I saw a lot worse on the xda forums. Return it for exchange is my advice.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] TML1504:
Look in my thread history. I made threads about Samsung display uniformity issues since Note3!

It got better over the years, but still I estimate only 10-30% of all Amoled screens are perfect.

Samsung makes things right in terms of quality management, because most customers do not notice this flaw, but if you are sensible to it, it's hard to ignore!

in my threads I also explained the reason for this, which is how amoled screens are produced. they are cut out of wafers after lithography. only devices cut out of the center of the wafer have almost uniform screens. the more from a side your screen has been cut out, the worse the screen quality will be.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Latoc:
I think it has improved a lot since a couple of years. Before that, I used to swap my Samsung phones once or twice to get a decent one.

But the last 4 or 5 phones I bought, all with Samsung screens, were all perfect.

That includes Pixel 2 (not XL), Note 9, S8+, P20 Pro, etc....

Either I got extremely lucky to get as many perfect screens in a row, or they really improved things. Now I think it will happen to me again to have a bad one, but I'm not as nervous anymore. It's not a lottery anymore.

My Note 9 in particular is extremely impressive with a perfect screen. Perfect whites, no uniformity problem with any shades of grey at any brightness. Pure oled bliss.

BUT, I've had so many problems before that I'll ALWAYS be a little nervous before unboxing an oled screen smartphone. I've been burned too many times with crappy panels.

Let me tell you I was extremely nervous the day I bought my LG Oled 4K TV 55"..... Thousands of dollars thrown at an Oled panel lottery.... I was lucky this time again ;)

Times are changing.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KastrO_on:
Okay so I got another note 9 and has this issue too but in different spot. Also checked one more piece in samsung store...same.

So I think almost everyone has this uneven screen but maybe some of you have less sensitive eyes or just don't want to see this problem :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
So my question is, does this affect your use of the device? Is it causing wear and tear on you vision? Or is it just an OCD/OCPD effect?

To me personally, stuff like this is pointless to have an issue with even on a phone that costs $1000. Unless it's to the point where you can't use the device because you see the defect on everything.

To another comment I saw that included the word "Perfect," NOTHING is perfect, and there will never be such a thing that could be perfect because of our human definition of what perfection is. It's good to strive for Better, but it's pointless to strive for Perfection.

Btw, I did download the Pic and tested it on my Note 9 and my wife's Note 8, and the uniformity is affected on both devices. I also looked at the image on my 4K TVs and my LCD monitors and the effect is there. Are you sure the image itself is uniform?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Latoc:
Perfect screens exist. I have some. I have perfect eyesight. I was a combat helicopter pilot in the french army. I know what to look for. If it is there I see it. If it is not, I don't. It's a fact. It's science. Not some voodoo magic wishful thinking.

I've had terrible screens. I've had some perfect. Nowadays I get more good ones than bad.

Bad ones still exist, but it my opinion that they are less and less common.

Against clear backgrounds you won't see much apart from a slight shift in color temperature.

Against dark grey at indoor brightness you can have incredible differences between some parts of the screen.

If you use a dark theme (not black), you will see it all the time.

Does it prevents you from using the phone ? No of course not.

Does it suck on a 1000 dollars phone ? Yes.

Some people are insensitive to that kind of thing. Good for them.

It's not an OCD. It's the will to have a good looking screen.

I like good looking women. I don't think it's an OCD. I know what I want, that's all. And I want the best. Nothing less.

If you want to settle with average, good for you.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
I literally stopped reading at "Perfect eyesight." And then I went back and read your reply...and I still stopped at perfect eyesight. I wish I was as perfect as you man. For real...???
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Latoc:
You do know that you have to have a perfect eyesight to be a combat pilot, do you ?

Acuity, color, contrast, night vision, side vision, field of view, and much more. Everything is tested BEFORE you're even allowed to go forward in the selection process.

Most people fail those tests. That's sad but that's life.

As a side note, you don't have to have perfect vision to see those screen problems.

They can be very obvious to anybody open minded enough.

Close minded people though, will always be impervious to such matter.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jammol:
You literally missed the most important part of my original post. That's why I stopped reading your post.

And yes I do know you have to have "Perfect" eyesight to join some military air forces.?

And I hope you aren't calling me closed minded. I never said someone has to have perfect eyesight to see the differences of the pixels in the image.

Anyways, I'm done with this. Quite pointless now.??
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Latoc:
Well you seem open minded enough to me ;) (and quite reasonable too)

Peace.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JSZESZE:
Mine was replaced for free in warranty for this exact issue. The new screen is perfect.

Also, on a pure white image the top half of my screen was a different color than the bottom. There was a distinct line across right below the power button.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KastrO_on:
Can you take photo of your screen?...with that gray picture
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JSZESZE:
I can tomorrow. I don't have an extra phone to take the photo with. It's 100% inform though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KastrO_on:
OK. If you get opportunity, try to post it here.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JSZESZE:
Here you go
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KastrO_on:
Blue?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JSZESZE:
Sorry

That must've been the image the repair center used. ?

I chose to go locally. UbreakIfix is a Samsung repair center and I had one about 20 minutes away.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KastrO_on:
There is too much reflections. Best way is to try it in dark room with this image:

https://m.imgur.com/DUEKJzH

Btw, can you send me your picture?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JSZESZE:
What picture?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
What is this picture supposed to depict? I'm assuming your newly replaced screen with protector film on it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] JSZESZE:
The original poster wanted to see the uniformity of the new screen is all. I don't have a screen protector on.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Ok this got me curious. I at first refused to play, because I didn't want to obsess over something I never noticed before, and probably never would. But alas...I couldn't help it, LOL.

I have three Note 9s. A 128GB T-Mobile running T-Mo firmware, a 512GB ATT running Unlocked U1 firmware, and a 512GB Unlocked U1 running the unlocked U1 firmware.

I downloaded OLED Tools from the Play Store. You can replicate the OP's test with either the OLED Tools burn-in test or uniformity test. Both will display a screen of a solid color, which you can adjust the brightness of, from pitch black to 100% bright (0-255). You can change the color between blue, green, red, and grey.

I took all three phones into a dark room and went through all the colors and brightness levels. My results were that under blue, red, and grey, the screens looks uniform. However, with the green screen, all three displays showed some uniformity issues. This only occurred when I dropped the brightness down to 9 or below and was most noticeable at about 6 or 7. Once I lowered it to 5, it was too dark to see anything.

The issues were the T-Mo was slightly darker on the lower half of the screen. The ATT had a darker middle and lighter top and bottom. The U1 was the most noticeable. It had three or four light spots running vertically up the middle and the two lower corners were much darker than the rest of the screen.

The T-Mo one is the only one with a screen protector.

As far as brightness goes, all three seemed equally bright as far as I could tell. The U1 screen got slightly darker than the other two at the same brightness setting.

I'll redo the test tonight and post some pics here. But here's my takeaway. No matter how expensive a device is, it won't be 100% perfect. There's manufacturing tolerances. While all three of mine showed some uniformity issues, it was at screen brightness level lower than you could achieve under normal circumstances, and was only visible in a pitch black room.

I started up Google Play Movies and Netflix with the screen brightness all the way down in a pitch black room, because both have a dark grey background when they initially start. One I noticed the screen didn't get as dark as the OLED Tools test screen, and two I couldn't see any dark or light spots. But again, they start with grey, not green screens, which is where I saw my issues.

I'm not discounting anyone who says theirs is so obvious to make it unacceptable. If so, then you probably have a phone worse than the three I own. And if it's actually noticeable enough to be distracting, then it's probably time to exchange it. For me, I can't think of a scenario where it would ever be an issue for me. I've never seen it under normal useage.

Again, I'll try to snag some photos tonight, and if you can actually see the issue in the photos I'll post them here.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] oneandroidnut:
does gray look like this?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] K-alz:
Mine is fine, but that screen uniformity issue us common on oleds. It's how oled is for now. Even on TVs, manufacturers are working hard to make it more uniformed. It's a hit or miss. You don't really notice it unless you're looking for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] oneandroidnut:
Getting worse everyday
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
No nothing like that at all. Like I said, I only saw some slight uniformity issues on a VERY dark green screen. Grey was fine.

And that is NOT normal.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] oneandroidnut:
Yeah it is nuts and is progressing lol wonder what happened
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Man, it's unfortunate, but hardware issues happen without reason sometimes.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KastrO_on:
Okay so perfect oled screen doesn't exist. I saw several Lumia 950 XL, Iphone X, Note 8, and now I have FOURTH note 9. All of this devices had color shifting - uniformity problems on gray background. But I'm keeping my last note 9 because it has the most uniform screen of previous devices.

If anyone has completely uniform screen post picture of it here.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KastrO_on:
I'm curious. :cyclops:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mr. Orange 645:
Sorry, I'll try to get this done this weekend. My wife has been sick, so running all five kids to their various sports, school, and friend events has fallen on me as well as picking up meds and food for my wife.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KastrO_on:
Superhero :D No problem, take care.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
Super Hero like mentioned. Hope all goes well fella.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] KastrO_on:
This is my last note 9. I was using "Display Tester" from play store.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] oneandroidnut:
This was mine for almost 2 months then BOOM its gone like that! Very odd issue but you sir have got a gem!