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[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] krabman:
Pluses and minuses in the latest rumors: Probably no S-Pen but 120 HZ seems likely. UTG, possibly the new 5NM chipset which would be a big plus to people like me who wont own a phone that cant be rooted. No deal-breakers yet and you owners aren't doing anything to sway me one way or the other. I SAID YOU OWNERS AREN"T DOING ANYTHING TO SWAY ME ONE WAY OR THE OTHER! Oops, did I type that or was I just thinking it? :D
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] RAF_SHC:
Just to add my 2 scents, I bought the fold last week as needed a new toy. Coming from a Note 10 5G, the only reason I didn't adopt to it earlier was the reviews, and even samsung themselves to some extent, regarding the durability/fragility of it. However I am pleasantly surprised. The build quality is excellent. Features are what I expect but the added screen real estate is there when I want it! Although I can easily get by with using the external smaller screen for messages etc. Its not that small. Yes the unnecessary size of the notch is annoying but so was the punch hole camera in the Note 10 but you learn to ignore after a while.

Even the crease in the screen i can't see when you are using it directly in front of your face. Only noticeable when you swipe across it or tilt the device so that the light bounces of it.

Other than that, loving the phone/tablet.
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] adesonic:
Had mine for 7 months, love it, absolutely no defects, screen is still perfect, phone when i need a phone tablet when I need a tablet - will defo go for the fold 2 when it is eventually released,
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] ron0071:
How is Samsung Fold? i dont hear good reviews about this phone.

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Do you still have the Fold? i have heard that the phone screen is easily scratch able.
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] RAF_SHC:
From what I can tell it should be fine as long as you don't scuff the main screen with finger nails or keep it open in pockets where keys and coins could damage it.
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] ron0071:
Alright, Thank you for the feedback, agree with you
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] adesonic:
Still have it and I use it every day. Screen is still perfect!
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] krabman:
Thanks guys, that's one of my main concerns, I take car of my phones because they're not cheap anymore but I am not stupidly careful and I don't want to have to be stupid careful. Ordinary care I can handle.
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] liggerz87:
I deffo recommend getting a shocksock pocket fluff becomes like belly button fluff lol
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] burrzoo:
I'm looking at the Fold 2 as well. I've read many posts & watched videos on the Z Flip mainly to see reviews on that screen since the Fold 2 is supposed to have a similar (& hopefully an even better) version. Different than the original Fold screen type/material. I wanted that first Fold so badly. Been waiting for years for something like it. I ordered it but when it was canceled "for me" (after the debacle) I never re-ordered. Got the Note 10+ now & longing for a Note Fold but maybe that will arrive next year. Still, very interested in the Fold 2.
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] krabman:
Same, I cancelled after the delays became longer than my patience but I'm still quite interested.
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] ProEDL:
There are not alternatives! LG is a joke, Huawei far away from to be a trusted partner for Android based devices and what the ****, the display is one the outside!

So, the Fold is the only one. Available today! With 5G connectivity! With Wave 6 WLAN!! 12G RAM, 512GB Storage.

A phone, a tablet to go and a Desktop PC. I use this features all the day. Money doesn't matter, just my user experience!
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] chris_morcos:
Sorry man, are you saying that if the new fold 2 has the new 5Nm chip that it won't be rootable?

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Will that also apply to the Note 20?
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] krabman:
No, the 5nm chip was going to b the exynos which can usually be rooted. The current situation isn't quite clear on whether there will be the 990 in the European and Indian phones or if everyone is going to get the Snapdragon. Hope seems to be fading on the 992 at any rate. We'll have to wait and see what shakes out in the next few weeks but the primary concept is that not being able to root is a hard pass deal breaker for me and the rumor that the 992 would be in there on some variants was probably going to be good news in that regard. The 990 would be much less so since it's going to be significantly slower that the new plus which is said to be clocked at over 3 gigaherts in the NA and other variants. In this case you probably gain root but at a performance penalty that might be more of a sphincter stretcher than I want to take.
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] chris_morcos:
Ok, I'll wait for the announcement. Thanks bro.
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] ProEDL:
All released Fold versions (Gen1, Gen1+) shipped globally with Snapdragon Socs. The heat of current Exynos SoCs makes too much trouble with throtteling in too small cases.

All you need to take care of the current Fold version is to find the case that will protect your camera glas on the back. The fibercase shipped by Samsung with the Fold 5G case isn't.
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] skinnytoo2:
I've had the Fold since release. Bought unlocked from Best Buy. It is by far my favorite toy still. Every where I go people are like what is that? It is awesome to be able to have your phone and tablet with you wherever you go. Yes you have to be careful, but a couple nicks and scratches over months and months of usage isn't going to diminish you experience at all. I don't use a case as most of them add to much bulk to an already (when folded) bigger phone.

If money doesn't matter, then what's your dilemma? If you end up not liking after a month or 2 you sell it for a little less than you paid for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] krabman:
Money always matters even when cost isn't an issue. Questions are will the phone too fussy, I don't want to use a device that needs to be treated like nitroglycerin. Are there annoying software glitches? That sort of thing; I wanted a general idea of how the phone was working out for it's beta testers which is you and other owners. A current owner can make the best assessment of what they have and how it's working for them and then extrapolate that knowledge out toward the fold 2 and make some guesses about what it's updates bring to the table.

I don't sell my phones I give them to my kids and grandchildren, selling is a hassle and when you get old your time becomes more valuable; you don't want to waste it on things you've leaving behind. Things to do, places to go, young people to annoy. :)

I'm probably in BTW, I had bought in on the original as I already stated but the delays eventually had me canceling it.
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] burrzoo:
[MENTION=1230317]krabman[/MENTION] I've been very concerned as well so I've been watching so many YouTube videos & reading reviews. I also watched many reviews on the Z Flip since the Fold 2 is supposed to have a similar UTG (ultra this glass).

I really liked this guy's review. He's real flat-footed and I feel very honest. He's a contractor & uses his Fold 1 all of the time.

I'm so excited to pre-order a Z Fold 2 & hope we'll be able to on Aug. 5th.

Check out this review from the Contractors POV:

https://youtu.be/_q6fK9hnTeM
[Samsung Galaxy Fold Guides, News, & Discussion] krabman:
I saw that one, I've watched a lot of reviews about it, a normal process for me. Sounds like it wont be out for some weeks after the 5th but per-orders seem likely to happen on the 5th or shortly thereafter.
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[Mogul, XV6800 General] paulash:
AMAZING. It's incredibly simple and effective (sit's on the Today screen, a simple GPS ON or OFF get's it primed and ready almost instantly). I've been upgrading rom's and radios for the last month and the gps lock-on rate has been consistently slow and crappy. After I downloaded this (16KB!) cab file and install, I just hit ON. Tomtom worked in 5-10 seconds. Simply amazed. How come no has heard of this before, and if they have, WHY hasn't anyone mentioned it?

http://www.baf.cc/gpstoggle
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Baffles:
I could have sworn I announced this here, but maybe it was just at ppcgeeks. Anyway, I'm the creator of it... weird that I apparently forgot this site. :confused:
[Mogul, XV6800 General] gbenj:
you didnt forget...as far as i know,

GC used to mention your app a while ago, i personally don't use it, but i know its been mentioned a bunch of times before.

people dont look around, they just post what they see and assume its new.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] gc14:
Baf, I mentioned your app a while ago and linked your post on ppcgeeks. I stopped mentioning it due to the power bug. Is it fixed yet?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] paulash:
Well the thing is I've seen programs like GPS viewer and HTC home tool floating around a lot... and it's sad that no one's ever mentioned BAF gpstoggle; not nearly as often as they should. Everyone needs as many options as they can get. I used both GPS viewer and HTC home tool, and they locked very slowly. BAF locked instantly. If it has been posted before, then I'll just refresh everyones memory :)
[Mogul, XV6800 General] gc14:
Paul there was a very good reason why I stopped mentioning the app, and why I don't use it. There was a pretty significant bug in it, and unless Baf fixed it, I still wouldn't use it. Obviously no offense to Baf, it's a great application, just needs to fix that bug (if he hasn't already).
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Baffles:
The thing is, the bug is actually a bug in the GPS drivers, and affects ANY of the solutions around. I have worked around the bug as much as I can, to the point where nothing will crash but GPS may or may not shut off. In further testing, it hasn't popped up on a lot of configurations as well.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] gc14:
Yeah but see...I love the app...but if it keeps the GPS on, that's a huge huge drain on battery power, which is why I stopped using it.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] flyers2114:
When I need GPS I just move it to the today screen......then I put it back away.....as you said the app is great and I would love to leave it all the time.....but the battery drain is a substantial amount quickly.....just my 2 cents...:D
[Mogul, XV6800 General] gc14:
It doesn't matter if it's on the today screen or not. If you use it, then disable it from the today screen, the bug will still keep your GPS on.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] j-squared:
how do you shut it off?

If you do run this and it does lock gps on - what steps need to be done to turn it off? Soft Boot?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] paulash:
A soft reset should do the trick, so the GPS bug can be avoided by doing that. BTW I've been using the GPS for quite some time now, I didn't notice much of a power drain issue.

I still CANNOT believe how quickly I get locks; I don't even have to wait 30-60 seconds, not even 10-20. They're pretty much instant now.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] gc14:
Yeah but I'm all set with having to soft reset every time I use the GPS
[Mogul, XV6800 General] kflipproductions:
in any other app it seems like the GPS gets shut off when the phone goes in to standby. i'm guessing thats not the case here?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Paul in Maryland:
My friends,

The creator of this promising app is just 18! He's a computer-science student in a first-rate (but costly) school, so if you like his program but haven't considered donating, please reconsider. He has years of college bills to pay.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] flyers2114:
Good to know.....thanks.....it seemed like it was not draining as bad as when I started doing this....
[Mogul, XV6800 General] tahlsr:
I'll give it a go. I figure I'll only use it in my car where my cell phone has a power plug and thus won't go to sleep (I changed the external power settings). Hopefully then when I exit the car I'll remember to turn off the gps.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] DV8:
This is working great on my VZW XV6800 almost instant gps fix compared to the others. I am watching to see what the battery drain is going to be. I have the extended battery and usually don't have to charge but about once a week so will see what the change is in the battery drain.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] flyers2114:
Updated version released today...check his site....:D
[Mogul, XV6800 General] kflipproductions:
any release notes on it?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Baffles:
Well, the bug is going to come up no matter how you run the GPS if you let the device go to sleep while GPS is on. Someone told me that this doesn't happen in the newer roms, I haven't tested this first hand yet so I can't comment on that issue.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] mkenny2:
I ran the program for the first time at 5pm today with 60-70% battery....left it on when I got home at 6pm(had the phone plugged in while driving from 5-6) left the phone in standby never shutting it off......Checked my phone at 10:15pm and the phone was shut off battery dead.

Just what I experienced....I was really suprised how fast the battery went down...I had even quit all programs TomTom etc. b4 going into Standby mode.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] rleejr79:
Just tried it....would like to hear if the power issues discussed above were fixed. Just re-flashed with this as my sole GPS software; this is the fastest I have seen in locking on. Great job!
[Mogul, XV6800 General] tahlsr:
Running DCD 3.2.2 and latest Radio that came in a Sprint release on my XV6800.

I installed it and soft reset and it was there on my today screen.

I clicked it to turn it on and then basically immediately loaded live search

and went to the map and clicked center on gps.

I did this a few times throughout the day and only got a lock once (from within my car so I expect a lock). When it did get a lock I was all excited and live search worked great.

The other times live search would just time out with the error that it can't find any satellites or something.

figured I'd throw in what happened to me so far.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] mkenny2:
The power issue is still there. It is a great concept though! I am going to have it on my XV6800 that I just use for GPS in the car but I would not use it on your phone unless you soft reset after you are done using GPS....The battery will drain rapidly.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Paul in Maryland:
Well, I use Mugen's 3600mAh battery, so I can get by with a battery-draining app for a few more hours than most. The challenge with using such a large battery is remembering to start charging it in early evening. Wait till bedtime and it may not be fully charged when you leave home.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] rleejr79:
Thanks for the info
[Mogul, XV6800 General] parcou:
GC or anyone else...

I can work around that small bug...soft reset is not an issue when I am finish. My question is HOW do you KNOW that radio is still on????

OK, I click it off and his tool says it is off. Where are you all looking to see that the gps radio is still transmitting...

I turn his tool off...then goto GPS Viewer and nothing is connected...even if I try to make a gps connection is GPS Viewer after closing his tool it still does the same red bar process before it goes blue and it is not instant. When his tool is running, GPS Viewer is blue all day as soon as I open the gps port, instantly...

So again when his tool is off...where do you all go to see that the gps radio is still on???
[Mogul, XV6800 General] kdj67f:
I used this for the first time tuesday, worked awesome for one, then never soft reset after messing around with google maps for a while. my phone was fully charged when I went to sleep, and it was only down 6% battery when I woke up. I simply clicked on the icon to turn it off. Stock battery. I will use this exclusively now I am so impressed. Now I think I need to go donate to bafs college fund :D
[Mogul, XV6800 General] gc14:
I think you guys are misinterpreting this bug. It only happens if you turn GPS on, then let the phone go into standby without turning it off. When you bring the phone out of standby, and then turn it off, the GPS stays on even if the toggle says GPS Off. If you turn it on, and turn it off without letting the phone go to sleep, a soft reset isn't required.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] parcou:
BAFs I will do the same, too. I did for GC & DCD I am still testing but that sounds good on your results...

I still would like to know how the others state the GPS is on that it is really still ON...what on the device is showing them it is still on. I cannot go by battery drain alone....anyone using a cell phone knows what when the phone is roaming or constantly searching for network you will have more battery drain due to more radio usage...
[Mogul, XV6800 General] gc14:
There is no indicator to tell you if the gps is still on. That's why it's necessary to soft reset if you bring the phone out of sleep and you notice the toggle on.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] parcou:
Now we are getting somewhere....thx. Yes I did notice that it does sleep at my 5min setting and I wake it the gps is still on. However (and not sure if this is due to his recent update) when I turn it off, it stays off...in sleep mode or coming out of sleep mode BAFs tools says off.

So I am safe to say it is OFF, right...

I do see your point but for those like me who will use GPS for a specific time (from A-B) when I am finished I kill all the apps tt7, google maps, etc. and I will then turn off BAFs tool. In this process, I am assuming when I tune BAF tool off...then the device sleeps, I wake the device and I still see BAFs tool OFF...It is not a ghost..it is truly off
[Mogul, XV6800 General] gc14:
I think you're getting confused.

I'll point out two different scenarios...

1.

-Turn BAF on (turns internal GPS on)

-Use whatever GPS apps you like etc

-Turn BAF off (turns internal GPS off)

-Let the phone go to sleep

Result (after sleep): BAF's toggle is OFF, The internal gps is OFF.

Nothing needs to happen, everything is ok.

2.

-Turn BAF on (turns internal GPS on)

-Use whatever GPS apps you like etc

-Let the phone go to sleep (either on purpose, or by accident)

Result (after sleep): BAF's toggle is ON, The internal gps is ON.

Now, if scenario 2 occurs, when you bring the phone out of sleep, the toggle will be on obviously, but EVEN if you turn it OFF, the internal gps stays ON. This is what requires the soft reset.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] parcou:
OK...good breakdown my friend....you simplified what I was trying to say/ask. For me I was noting to #1. When I use GPS the device will stay one until I am finish...never to sleep and when I am done I will close all related apps, then hit the sleep button.

If some are doing #2, maybe they can live with it...but I am good!

GC..thx again for the clearer picture...
[Mogul, XV6800 General] kdj67f:
I understand also, thanks GC. I sometimes skim the fine print, as i am usually browsing while at work. on my phone. When I should be welding or fixing equipment and nobody is looking!
[Mogul, XV6800 General] flyers2114:
That clears that up for me....I was playing with it and wondering where you were seeing it still transmitting....thanks.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] parcou:
BAFs...this is a sweet tool...it hits for me each time...not that GC process did not work either (it does) now I do not have to do all those steps...Now I have to add if I am in a office build built with solid walls obviously it is not going to lock....once I get close to windows or outside...bam..locks. I have not seen any look take longer than 2mins most are right away...

Kool...I'll keep playing with it...
[Mogul, XV6800 General] jinx01:
Is there anyway that this can be used as an exe as opposed to the .dll based application from the today screen? I'm using an alternative "today" interface and can't access this program without disabling my interface. Hope this makes sense. Let me know, I'd love to give this thing a try.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] parcou:
I know each person and each device is different...but so far I am still hitting out the park with this app. It continues to lock for me using it only and not all the other loops I use to do...

Keep in mind I have done the gps fix, etc, etc..all that stuff and the tool does not work for ME (saying ME) when I am deep inside a building/house. When I get by windows or outside I get a connection...this may not be true for all people but this is my feedback...
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Aaron McCarthy:
Any chance theres a toggle exe hidden somewhere on the phone now? I need an exe to link this to my cube on my HTC Vogue. Tomtom 7 needs a GPS primer to get the internal GPS working. I have tried astrogps but that only creats a lnk file which I cant use in the HTC Cube program. I've aslo tried GPS Launcher but that doesnt seem to actually prime the interal GPS. SO yeah... if theres a toggle exe program hidden somewhere on the phone I would love to know where. that way I could just push a button in the cube to turn gps on then click the tomtom link in the cube to launch tomtom.

Thanks guys

If this isnt possible thats fine. At least this way I can turn the gps on and still launch tomtom from the cube :)
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Baffles:
Nope, I don't rely on an exe. You could use one of the exe launchers if you had to, but I don't really like them. There is no toggle exe anyplace, at least as a result of my toggler (it's all contained in the today plugin).
[Mogul, XV6800 General] crobs808:
5-10 seconds?....ok, not much of a increase, since tomtom already locks on in about 10-20 seconds already without priming.

I mean, I turn on TomTom when i walk out of the door of my house or work, and by the time I have my car in 'Drive' it has a gps lock.

I don't see the need for anything faster than that.

::: Connor
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Baffles:
It's primary use is not to increase speed of locks, it's to enable GPS for applications that aren't coded to use GPS correctly.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] kdj67f:
Whether or not the programs are coded to use the gps properly, it is a great primer program, thank you very much. Oh yeah, I was going to donate...
[Mogul, XV6800 General] parcou:
BAF...

Love this app....I hit 4/5 (99%) times I use it and the 4 is only when I try it in indoors places...next I then just go outside...then connect.

I was on radio 3.39 since GPS is better for me. However as a tech I really like to stay on the latest releases which is best in a computer field...so I put it back to 3.42.30. My doing this is because of your tool...

Check your paypal. I just sent you some $$$$ (donation)

Thx!
[Mogul, XV6800 General] friedmjb:
How does GPS Toggle compare to others

Such as QUICKGps - where you have to manually patch the registry? Any other recs for enabling Live Search as the primary application?