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[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] Lonath:
I mean it's a great feature and is awesome that it works with Bluetooth turned off on the phone, but how do the buds communicate to the phone?

High frequency audio or something?

Video - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QihsItO-0Mgd6HAtFiRJRPkSCJHpoCFa/view?usp=drivesdk

*Ignore any audio pls
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] tufftatino:
It doesn't.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] the_scotsman:
They don't.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] Lonath:
How do you explain mine then?

Let me show u a video
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] the_scotsman:
They aren't connected, or you do have Bluetooth turned on. It's physically impossible for them to be connected with Bluetooth turned off. That's literally how they connect to the phone.

If you have Bluetooth turned off, open the Buds box, then see the prompt on the screen, this is because Bluetooth is turned back on by the Samsung SmartThings service. It can detect the Buds and it turns BLuetooth back on to connect to them.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] Lonath:
Oh, so you are saying that, "turning off" Bluetooth doesn't really turn off Bluetooth?

Well, after it connects it is using Bluetooth obviously, the question was the part it communicating with the phone when Bluetooth was off
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] trapcoder:
Probably delayed cut- off after you have it disconnected.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] Lonath:
Well, when Im going for lectures, I use the Galaxy Buds and when the lecture starts I close em and turn off Bluetooth, after the lecture finishes, while Bluetooth is still of, opening up the galaxy buds case still brings the pop-up, even after 2hrs
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] kundanjuit:
This is the feature of Bluetooth 5, called the beacon technology. So your device can communicate with bluetooth devices nearby even if the bluetooth is turned off. The bluetooth 5 offers the off state which can be utilized to request the device to turn on the bluetooth by a neighbouring device. So you saw your bluetooth turned on after the popup appeared as it used the beacon technology. The location services needs to be on for this.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] Lonath:
Thanks for the great explanation, but if you checked my video, you would see that "Location" was turned off.

It is possible that it uses that technology you stated.

Edit - it probably uses the 'nearby device scan' setting for that instead of location

Edit 2- and yes it does, it no longer pops up when you turn off 'nearby device scan'
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] kundanjuit:
yes, depending on the app, it can use get the location either by location services or nearby device scan.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] BabyPuncher:
To all of the people saying your bluetooth must be on have you opened your buds pro with Bluetooth off? Obviously not if you open the case with Bluetooth wifi and nfc off it still pops up and asks if u want to connect to them I was also curious how this works and only found know it alls that know nothing
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] Pachacouti:
NFC is also bluetooth, and being part of home automation... now you know

Edit: I suspect they'll drop bluetooth soon for NFC

:)
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Correct I believe.

I have SmartThings, WIFi and NFC disabled at all times. If bluetooth is on, the Buds+ engage seamlessly once inserted, if bluetooth is off it needs to be turned on and reinitialized.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] Pachacouti:
Nfc in mobile fones is like the camera and mic, you cant turn it off. the end user is shown it disabled, but nowadays, even phones tell lies. Your smoke alarm at home (scotland installing mine soon), power meters... washing machine... try turning the power meter one off!!

Or the damn smoke alarm!

It works like this:

How does your NFC bank card work?

Where is the power in the bank card?

Nuff said.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Package Disabler kills it. A adb edit will too.

I keep my N10+ on a short leash.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] Pachacouti:
Do that with your bank card... tinfoil handbags lol... its that bad, (no offence here), you dont see Nfc as bluetooth.

Nfc apps only connect to bluetooth HARDWARE. removing the app or editing only messes with the app, not the hardware.

Edit: Keeping in mind we're almost all on OVERLAID file system... the real nfc is LIVE like your camera and mic and... bank card lol, the overlaid appears disabled.

Edit 3: in effect, john wu wants the skill set you have because if you COULD turn off, you'd have the answer to root he needs.

I say this with respect to both you and wu.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Don't know, never use it. It's also turned off in settings... I like my Android's dumb.

As far as I can tell it's fully disabled.

Lol, I have a RF shielded wallet.
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] Pachacouti:
you posted while I was editing. :)

Edit: Keeping in mind we're almost all on OVERLAID file system... the real nfc is LIVE like your camera and mic and... bank card lol, the overlaid appears disabled.

Edit 3: in effect, john wu wants the skill set you have because if you COULD turn off, you'd have the answer to root he needs.

I say this with respect to both you and wu.

I dont trust fones, so dont trust their claims.

Put your fone in the wallet, haha, respect ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Sorry about that, lol I edit constantly.

Agreed, my faith in phone security only exist because my bank account is insured and all my critical data is redundantly backed up🤣

However I try not to tempt fate too much by not beaming information around or inadvertently allowing possible remote access more than is absolutely needed.

Having foriegn devices silently glean information from my phone isn't my idea of fun.

I'm a 20th century man but...
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] Arj007:
Hey People, I just found the REAL Answer to this thread. You CAN Connect to your Samsung buds without switching on Bluetooth.

It is just another great feature waiting to be switched on.

On the phone go to Settings >> Connections >>More Connection Settings >>Toggle Nearby Device Scanning On. That's it.

Works great.

You dont need to keep anything on. As soon as you Open the Buds, (without having bluetooth/location/data/smart things On), than a pop up shows up to Connect to your very own buds!

Love. Happy Discovering;)
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] Arj007:
It does, My friend. You CAN Connect to your Samsung buds without switching on Bluetooth.

It is just another great feature waiting to be switched on.

On the phone go to Settings >> Connections >>More Connection Settings >>Toggle Nearby Device Scanning On. That's it.

Works great.

You dont need to keep anything on. As soon as you Open the Buds, (without having bluetooth/location/data/smart things On), than a pop up shows up to Connect to your very own buds!

Love. Happy Discovering;)
[Samsung Galaxy S10+ Questions & Answers] Nat.smith26:
Yep that didn't work back then
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] a safe haven:
So the lg v20 and the G6 is going at 155$ here, which one should I get? I really listen to music a lot, like a lot and I take pictures of scenery here and there, but I heard lg v20s rear camera lens cover cracks! Which cracks without even bumping into anything or whatever? Is it that bad? I really really wanna get the v20 but that problem really concerns me so should I get the v20 or the G6?

It would be a great help, I am really struggling to decide.

TIA.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Jogg3r:
Go for the V20. Dropped mine without a case douzend times. The only thing I did was installing a 9H Glass on the cams. Very stable now. As you can see V20 in general is more physically reliable and you have a swappable battery! G6 looks better though. If you are going for the G6 keep in mind that not all versions are having the DAC. I love my LG V20 so much that I bought a spare one. Dual sim New for 150 euro. :victory:
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] mrtomaso:
V20.

I've had both and it's a better overall phone
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] a safe haven:
Why do you prefer the v20 over the G6? Since you used both, can you tell me the reason by v20 is better please?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] mrtomaso:
Biggest reason for me is the screen ratio. I don't like the new 'tall' screens, they don't handle video playback as well. (lot of Netflix and mx player here) instead, the v20 has the very useful 2nd screen.

Second... The second screen. Sounds like a gimmick, but love it. Nice to be able to use the flashlight preview messages without even turning on your phone.

Third... Removable battery. They're both older phones, but I like the battery pull option or replacing the battery when the time comes.

I us3d to be a 'replace' phone asap kinda person. Ever since the ppc6700, I was always upgrading. That changed 4 years ago when I bought a used note 4. Loved that phone, but I appreciate the zip/e5c of the v20.

For me, 100 bucks well spent. (sold the note 4 for 75, winner!)
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] a safe haven:
Thank you for your answer, but i am worried about the issue that v20's rear camera glass cracks with any little pressure, is that true? Did it ever happen to you? And hows the nightime photography for both of the phone since i mostly go outside at night and i like to take photos at night so it matters a lot to me, if you can give me some heads up on this, i can decide, it would be a great help!

Thank you!
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] mrtomaso:
I've had the v20 for 4 months and it's been a while since I've had the g6. (returned the g6 and went back to my note 4, aspect ratio annoyed me)

Might be mistaken, but I thought the cameras were pretty close or exactly the same? I was shocked at how good the camera was on the v20 (g6 too) compared to my note 4.

Bought my b20 used and with a solid case, camera lense is protected.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] johnpouria:
Hey so I've had 3 V20s and a LG G6 which I gave to my daughter. I love the V20 also because of the old 16:9 aspect ratio. And the removable battery is great for long trips. But I hate to say it but I think my beloved V20 is ending it's lifespan. I would think Oreo is last update it will get. And I tried Lineage but I need stock camera and DAC audio. And all my V20s had screen burn in. Never broke my camera lens on any of them but I guess I could see how that could happen because it protrudes a little. I guess my point is maybe G6 will have a little longer life. G6 is still a really good phone.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] pheroah:
I have been looking for this since I first started using Windows Mobile.

Unfortunately, most of the

softwares

out there (because they are not built into the ROM) can not reject calls without the other side knowing. I have tried every software out there, all of them are the same, the caller will hear a ring, or part of a ring, then they will get a busy signal (rejected).

I can't believe this is hard to create, I use to have it 12 years ago in my BASIC alcatel phone. When a black listed caller dials, they get nothing .. or get an out of coverage message from the operator. I believe the way it worked, is that the phone detects the caller number, :cool: BEFORE responding that it has acknowledged the call and is ringing.

I guess that is why I am saying that it is built in to the ROM as a driver or something, and not just a software.

Any Ideas, thoughts, where I can find this, anyone WILLING to make it ?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] robosiris:
I know there are some recent roms being created that has the call blocking feature built in. i'm using one those roms, which is indicated in my signature. when u mentioned that you've tried them (call blocking applications) all, were they free and/or commercial apps, or apps created in the development/hacking section? Collectively speaking, there's alot of those types of applications floating out there, but maybe you've already tried those.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] redbandana:
1st off, change your number

if that doesn't suite your needs make a fake dial tone which states your number is not in service as your voicemail while using call firewall. after a few weeks the person will give up calling you. Callers will receive one full ring and it will go to your new fake voicemail after blocking them, which they will perceive as your phone being turned off or changed your number.

common sense now pay me.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] pheroah:
hahahah nice one .. except the keyword here is UNDETECTABLE ... if they know i changed my number or i am blocking them, they will find me and ask for the NEW number :-) ....

As I said before, the only device I saw that feature on, was the really old alcatel models; which didn't give you a ring, didn't give you a busy tone, probably just ignored the request coming in from the telco when it is one of the black listed numbers.

Nice try, but I would pay you, if you could do the same on windows mobile. By the way I was testing an alpha versio of the cruise before it was launched, and it actually (accidently) opened the speaker, before you actually picked up the phone call, so the other side could hear you, before you even answer.

Thus, I am sure these things are possible, if there is someone who has the knowledge, and power to play with the operator :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] pheroah:
I haven't tried anything comercial, didn't find what i was looking for. If you know of any comercial software or freeware that does what i am stating. i.e. doesn't ring before it blocks the call. That would be great :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] avega1027:
I have something called MAGICALL, and it works great. You can set it to pick up then hang up, however the best part is that the call doesnt "come through" or let the phone ring. Unless you specify the software to give you a pop up message indicating it blocked a call. I love it since it doesnt even let the phone ring, its like if you never got called.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] pheroah:
Same thing, I already tried MagiCall and it rings once to the caller, and then disconnects. Very obvious that you are avoiding the person.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] robosiris:
I currently use a free voicemail feature called YouMail, which has call filtering and call blocking features. You can block calls (I believe) and also create a unique voicemail greetings for those you want/trying to avoid as well. www.youmail.com
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] kryptonneke:
I also use magicall for this. As an action I choose 'ignore' and then the caller just hears the phoen ringing, the connection is not broken. And you, well you hear and see nothing so you are not disturbed. Is that not what you want/?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] pheroah:
Not exactly, ignore is a nice feature if you dont' want to be disturbed, but if someone is constantly bugging you; you would like them not to even reach your phone (so they don't come next day in the office, and say I left you three missed calls, and you didn't answer me).

It would be easier if they just got a this phone is out of coverage (or something similar) from the operator; then you can always blame the operator, that they couldn't reach you :) ... you get my drift ?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] kryptonneke:
Yeah, I get your drift. But, if you're not reachable, then I guess it's the provider that sends back a message to the caller. I don't think your phone can send that message to the caller.

Moreover in most cases if you're not reachable then the caller also gets sent to your voicemail and he can also leave a message and come to you next day asking why you didn't react to his voice messages.

So the only option would be to send a message back saying that the number doesn't exist. But again, you would have to be able to spoof a provider based message for that.

I see these options when a caller really wants to get hold of you and you don't want to react:

* drop the call after 1 ring: caller notices he gets dropped, gets pissed an comes to see you

* send message back saying you're out of coverage: caller leaves message, which you ignore, caller gets pissed and comes to see you

* send a message back saying that the number doesn't exist: caller inquires whether you changed number, finds out you didn't, gets pissed and comes to see you

* silently ignore him: caller leaves a message, which you ignore, caller gets pissed and comes to see you.

Seems you're screwed either way :)

Why not simply answer the call and tell the caller to f*ck off. He's bound to get pissed also but at least he'll leave you alone and you'll feel relieved.

:o:o:o
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] pheroah:
Well for one, I don't use voice mail :) ... secondly, because it is the provider that sends the message, it is authentic....

So if your mobile ... somehow ... ignores the call coming from the provider ... the provider sends a message saying that the mobile is out of coverage ...

:)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] liquidcaffeine:
Hmm, you're asking for someone to develop a piece of software because you have no spine? I know of no Java/.Net/etc API that is better than the truth. Tell the person to leave you be. The currently available call firewalls work great for when you need to be in a "Call Free Environment."
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] pheroah:
It has nothing to do with my spine; and I currently have NO ONE harasing me; but I believe that the current Call firewalls have a disadvantage, and lack a feature.

I wish there was someone in XDA-Developers who is willing to spend some time to make some adjustments to one of the ROMs to have this built in. Especially as this feature is available in historic phones that have a lot less features than a WM.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] mushipkw:
Im also using Magicall for this & its working great, the other party doen't even hear a ring. It has many other features too.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] a safe haven:
So the lg v20 and the G6 is going at 155$ here, which one should I get? I really listen to music a lot, like a lot and I take pictures of scenery here and there, but I heard lg v20s rear camera lens cover cracks! I wanted to get the v20 but that problem really concerns me so should I get the v20 over the G6? Does G6 got any problems like this? Will it be better than the V20?

It would be a great help, I am really struggling to decide.

TIA.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] cheeze.keyk:
Go for the LG G6.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] adorable:
If you are the picky audiophile type, like the one to read through each and every of the 100+ headphones tested by a head-fi.org member https://www.head-fi.org/threads/shootout-114-portable-headphones-reviewed-xiaomi-mi-headphones-added-04-21-2015.433318/,

Then you will want either the

V20 that has the quad-dac

OR

The handful of G6 varients that have the quad-dac.

(Which may limit your reception bands since the us/Canadian models don't have the quad-dac, and the foreign models don't have all the usa bands).

Functionally, the two phones will be essentially the same - cpu, gpu, cameras - but the v20 has the bigger G3/G4 like size screen, whereas the G6 is the G2 but a finger width taller.

If you can't find any G6 models with quad-dac, the v20 is the easy audiophile choice.
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] Baijoosharma:
G6 no doubt
[LG G6 Questions and Answers] sun_is_shinning:
G6, without a blink of an eye, but try buying the G6 with Quad-DAC variant...

V20 is old, did not receive any more updates, and is ugly...for 155 the G6 is way to go here, the only advantage of V20 is the IR blaster but is a thing some can live without, but overall build, look and feel is G6.
[Nokia 9 PureView Questions & Answers] stiebs:
I received my Preview 9 yesterday (from B&H) and I'm starting to find my way around it. I've seen the articles mentioning the first update for it, aging face recognition, but how do I get the update?

My security settings don't have a face recognition option, and under the phone version it shows I'm running Android 9 security patch Jan 1. If I check for updates, it tells me my system is up to date ...
[Nokia 9 PureView Questions & Answers] lightrush:
Same here.
[Nokia 9 PureView Questions & Answers] Elbimster:
Have you gotten the update yet? I didn't get an alert about the update for a day or two after I got it, though due to my own stupidity checking for updates WASN'T the first thing I did. Oops. But mine eventually updated to the Feb 1 update.
[Nokia 9 PureView Questions & Answers] TheNVisMe:
It took a few days for the update to show up on my phone. Purchased in the US but using the phone in Canada. I checked for updates repeatedly and after about 48 hours with the phone, the update appeared.
[Nokia 9 PureView Questions & Answers] abunhyan:
Thats normal it does take some time for OTA update and that depend in the country and ur location
[Nokia 9 PureView Questions & Answers] stefanve:
mine came with the update pre installed. But no sight of the march security update, I thought that timely security updates was part of the Android One experience

20-03

No update as of this moment. but my xz3 received it also the note 9 received it. Not impressed by Android one so far. But perhaps it will get better
[Nokia 9 PureView Questions & Answers] Sliksta:
Mine updated as soon as i powered it on, but it was not March, only Feb update. I got it from Amazon. Did you try updating it with or without the sim card?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] devils39:
Hello to all the xda members. I am using mi a2 device and I have a problem with it. After march update I am not able to access any secret menu with code. I am able to access some hidden menu with application. Please reply if anyone solve this problem.

I am not able to access *#*#4636#*#* and other. Please help me. Only imei code is working.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussio] JAHISONMYSIDE:
I'm new to odin, z3x and all this root/flashing stuff.

Not sure what I'm doing as tutorials I've found don't explain much. I also do not see a "OEM UNLOCK" in developer options as tutorials say to enable...

Would be great if someone could do this remotely for me or guide me step by step. I wish to use my SPRINT s8 on tmobile. thx
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KidCaboz:
Hi all.

In order to upgrade my H815 that is in Android 6.0 I need to know witch version is recommended with less bugs. Etc

No ROMs. Want to wipe everything and begin from scratch. Official

Intructions will be wellcomed

Thanks in advance
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deltadiesel:
Aoscp