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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] blackhawk:
I don't have that option on Android 9 and 10 but still get excellent SOT. Some the biggest offenders can't be frozen without breaking their dependencies.

Rather than doing arbitrary solutions like this and global power management instead target the power hogs on a case by case basis. First in the app's settings (restrict background battery/data use) and if that fails take more direct measures including blocking the app.

All Samsung's should be optimized to your own specific requirements and tastes. Draining the battery below 20% or constantly charging past 85% stresses the battery needlessly and will greatly impact its service life. Use Accubattery history to get easier to read/use usage stats.

Any one button fixes come at a price. Things aren't quit that simple. If you're not getting at least 10 hours SOT you got a hot running battery hog in your hand. 13-16 hours SOT should be doable with this device. Some are apparently getting this.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] TheMystic:
It's been 2 weeks and I can say that enabling that setting made absolutely no difference to battery life for me. I didn't see any difference whatsoever, be it battery life (both SOT & Standby) or background running of apps.

I'm going to revert that setting back to Default.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] mysky911:
My Oneplus 12 with Oxygen OS 14.0 has this option... Weird??!!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Am100:
How to find out battery hogs in s23 ultra sir?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Klaudas:
I doubt you can get help from him except posts how good his note 10 is or regular complains about everything 🙂.

Good way to start tracking what's killing the battery is simple. Just go to settings and check battery stats. For most people it's more than enough
[ASUS ZenFone 8 Flip] T-97:
Hi. I'm quite the newbie with all this... So I recently bought a Zenfone 8 Flip brand new in the box from a local retailer. I live in eastern Europe, so normally I would have the EU version. But the phone came all the way from Taiwan, as the model number suggests: ZS672KS-2A006TW. I got OTA updates instantly and as of now I have the lastest Android 13 firmware, and somehow the firmware seems to be the global version: WW_33.0210.0210.314. However it appears that this is a different global version, if that makes sense?! For example when my phone is turned off and it's charging, there's stuff written in mandarin I believe (see attachment), and I can't understand what it says... Even though I changed the language to english in Android. I also read other threads where people said that there could be issues with the phone if the firmware region doesn't correspond with the actual region where the phone is used.

Anyways, here's the main question:

Is it possible to flash the firmware to the actual WW version or even the EU version while still getting OTA updates automatically in the future? If so, how should I do it exactly? Thanks in advance.

And sorry for the poor photo quality. I took it with an older phone.
[ASUS ZenFone 8 Flip] maicol07:
Hi,

there shouldn't be any visible difference between the EU and the WW version (I live in EU too, but I have the WW firmware). You can flash manually a firmware downloaded from the drivers page of the asus website, just follow the steps reported here (section B): https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1009748

You'll still get OTA until you decide to unlock the bootloader which is, by the way, impossible for now because Asus shut down the official unlocker app
[ASUS ZenFone 8 Flip] T-97:
Hey, thanks for the reply.

I did look on their website for the firmware files before creating this thread, and unfortunately for some odd reason they removed the firmware section completely from their website. I did find a thread here for the normal Zenfone 8 whare and one user said something about a vulnerability found by Asus on Google's side apparently, and that they will put the firmware files back up as soon as that problem is fixed.

Anyways... Even though my phone came from Taiwan, it did came with the WW firmware right out the box (no flash required). So maybe I don't really need a full flash of the firmware. There has to be some way to only change the language of it, not the region. I think I should've been more specific about that, sorry.
[ASUS ZenFone 8 Flip] Divam Game:
You are completely right. Taiwan has its own firmware. Those. region functions in the firmware. This is the system. The firmware file is the same for everyone. Next, the phone loads programs and options depending on the region. The division of regions is as follows: WW->WW, CN->CN, TW->TW. Update page: https://www.asus.com/supportonly/zenfone 8 flip (zs672ks)/helpdesk_bios/
[Google Pixel Watch] CZ Eddie:
Anyone ever tried running an app that wasn't designed for watches?

Is that even possible?

What did it look like? Totally impossible or does it automagically get resized by Android into something slightly useful?
[Google Pixel Watch] UK_Wildcats_Fans:
I tried sideloading the Starbucks app. It did not work well at all. It was highly zoomed in and would not let me scroll around. It was unuseable.
[Google Pixel Watch] rodken:
Not to beat a dead horse:

Not all Android apps are designed to work on Wear OS watches. Some apps may not have a Wear OS version, while others may not work well on the smaller screen and limited input capabilities of a watch.

There are a few reasons why an app may not be designed for Wear OS:

-- The app may require a lot of processing power or memory, which may not be available on a watch.

-- The app may rely on features that are not available on Wear OS, such as a camera or GPS.

-- The app may have a complex user interface that is difficult to use on a small screen.

Here are some examples of apps that are not designed for Wear OS:

-- Games that require a lot of processing power or graphics, such as Call of Duty: Mobile or Apex Legends

-- Apps that rely on features that are not available on Wear OS, such as Snapchat or Instagram.

-- Apps with complex user interfaces, such as Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel.

However, there are many apps that are not designed for Wear OS but can still be installed and used on Wear OS watches. These apps may not work perfectly, but they can still be useful in some cases.

I've been able to install and use SD Maid and Wear Aware on the 1st Gen Pixel Watch with no issues.

Usually, installing Big Font can allow you to tweak the font size and zoom display ratio on demand when it comes to access the settings, hamburger menus or scrolling.

Feel free to visit DTRH and FTRH and always remember that YMMV.
[Google Pixel Watch] CZ Eddie:
Amazing, thanks. SD Maid is no simple app either!
[Samsung Galaxy S23] thepwrtank18:
I heard stuff about flashing the U1 unlocked variant and changing CSC's to unlock the SM-G911U to not have factory carrier bloatware. I can't figure out how to do any of that.

The service provider software version is "SAOMC_SM-G911U_OYN_TMB_13_0029", with the 2nd line being "TMB/TMB,TMB/XAU/TMB".
[Touch HD General] Gustopher:
Not that it is by any stretch of the imagination a definitive source of unbiased intelligence on gadgets, despite the title, but Five's Gadget Show did a test on last night's show that included the G1, the Blackberry Storm and the iPhone.

The testing was hardly rigorous or subjective but in three rounds of tests (functionality, speed to send an email and battery life) the HD trounced them all in pretty much every department.

The final two in the battery test were the iPhone and the HD. I didn't fancy its chances but it lasted a full 30 minutes longer than the poseur's wet dream.

Both HD and iPhone were rated 4/5 - something of a travesty since it outperformed the iPhone all the way down the line, but sadly the Gadget Show presenters seem to have succumbed to iPhone Syndrome (style counts for more than substance) and are prepared to mark it up even though it's quite poor functionally.

I was happy with my HD before, but rather pathetically, I'm even happier following a set of non-scientific and fairly meaningless tests. Maybe I am coming down with Variant iPhone Syndrome?
[Touch HD General] Tirinoarim:
You can watch it here if you're interested. Whats the chances of Microsoft watching it and realising that its their "clunky" OS thats losing them points agains Apple?
[Touch HD General] PJMDS:
They and many other TV/WEB shows are just designed to entertain, their ratings mean absolutly nothing. You can get better knowledge in this forum and many other in the web.
[Touch HD General] cwogan:
I agree with original post (and disagree with the Gadget Shows biased final opinion), Microsoft have been left "napping" and Apple/Android has spotted this, dont forget Microsoft were releasing mobile OS's 9 years ago, just unfortunate MS havent bolted on pretty front end to its now matured and stable mobile kernel (Apple has bolted a pretty front end onto a "open source linux" based OSX (well I say open source, of course apple forget what is in their kernel).

I think MS have been listening as from what I have seen on google about Windows Mobile 7 due for release next year (and will be checking ROM section daily on this forum when it is), it looks far more user friendly with no more Windows 95-esque graphics.

I recently moved from iPhone 3G to HTC Touch HD (only reason I switched was the iPhone wasnt compatible with the bluetooth in my new car), in my opinion WinMo is not as pretty as iPhone OS but is far more stable (my iPhone ended on version 2.2 and was still buggy, I was constantly experiencing freezes, no sound and other problems).

The only thing i miss is the iPhone hardware, the transducive touch screen is a million times better that the resistive screen on the touch, I am still getting used to using stylus again)
[Touch HD General] crankshaft:
Those twits on Gadget Show have no clucking idea! Especially the bold bloke.
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
Yes, the tests were crap and the show is about as tech savvy as my mum. The idiots came up with some bs negative points, it seemed that they were just interested in making sure that the iSheep didn't lose, especially the self confessed Apple fanboy baldy speccy git. In the end they said it was a draw on points but the iSheep edged it overall - absolute garbage.

If a negative is that underneath the good touchflo interface was clunky winmo and they didn't explain why that was an issue for them, then you could see the pathetic bias by the tools who present the show.

They didn't list the iSheep set of negatives did they.

•Its tied to the Apple App Store for downloadable content - music, video and apps etc.

•The OS is locked down and has to be ‘jail-broken’ (hacked) to enable functionality, phone has to be ‘re-jail-broken’ every time you upgrade the software.

•You can’t copy and paste.

•It has no GPS software with maps and voice navigation i.e. TomTom.

•It doesn't multi-task, you have to close your app to go to another and then re-open it if you go back.

•No FM radio.

•Safari doesn’t work with all web pages and technologies such as streaming video, flash and Java.

•It doesn’t support MMS.

•It doesn’t support Video recording.

•It doesn’t support Video calls.

•It doesn’t support memory cards.

•You can’t change the battery, it has to go back to Apple for an expensive 'service'.

•It supports less video and audio codecs that the HD.

•Reported poor battery life.

•The Bluetooth is mono.

•You can’t skin the interface or customise it like the HD.

•It has no Voice dialling or Voice control.

•It only a 2mps camera compared to the Touch HD’s 5mps.

•You have to use your finger, forget gloves on a cold day or a stylus.

•The Touch HD’s screen resolution is 2.5x the iPhone, is slightly bigger and definitely sharper.

•The Touch HD screen is 800 pixels wide and can display many web pages without reformatting.

•Every loser has an iPhone so they can look ‘cool’.

This list was compiled of the iSheep vs THD thread on here for a friend, if any of it is inaccurate (yes I know you can download stuff to overcome the out-of-box limitations) then its unlucky, certainly no worse than C5's Git Show. :D
[Touch HD General] Schooleydoo:
I find them all so patronising that I rarely ever watch it. Saw this though, and as usual the tests were laughable.
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
Is that the 'old' bloke or the 'bald' bloke or both or does it not matter as they are both clueless spanners.
[Touch HD General] RaymondScrott:
The latest edition of PC Pro has a slighly more subjective review of the latest smartphones where the HTC Touch HD scores better than the Iphone. Would tell you more but I was only browsing in WH Smith.
[Touch HD General] DaveShaw:
[Q] Why did the G1 go out in the first round?

[A] Becase it has a HW keyboard and then both HTC devices would have beat the iPhone.

P.S. Keep the swearing to a minimum, we arn't in the navy now :)

Ta

Dave
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
To reinforce their flippyness they went on to compare a Archos to a notenook and did a facebook event test that obviously the device with the sodding keyboard would win. Did they balance it by doing a 'fit in pocket' test - did they flip!

One's a computer the other a media player, you bunch of flips, its like comparing a car to a motorbike because they both transport you and complaining that the motorbike was colder and had less room for passengers.

Did I mention that they are flips?
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
Sorry, will tone it down.
[Touch HD General] Cookie999:
Some of you really do need to get over yourselves :rolleyes:

Here we have a show that:

- introduces the HD to the masses

- gave a (very) subjective comparison of the features that will concern most mobile phone users

- provided viewers with 3 alternatives to the iPhone

And yet all you can do is slag it off! This is a TV programme for the masses (not iPhone/WinMo fanboys) and doesn't try to pass itself off as some kind of Noughties version of Tommorrow's World - it's just a bit of fun and not meant to be a definative review of latest tech.
[Touch HD General] Nirak:
Hehe..i could probably be your mum and you can find me here almost daily....:D

just to say not all mums are alike...;)
[Touch HD General] jetjockgordo:
Agree, test was BS

Did this guy not have the smarts to notice the other keyboards built in? Why was he bent on using the baby keyboard and the stylus? He seemed to make it a point that it still needed a stylus which is bull! I use the stylus once a week if that (GSFinder file manager)! He also didn't make it clear that the TouchFlo system makes nice large menus for the fingers.

They really didn't want to step on the iPhone masses toes, huh?! Oh, poor babies!

Also, he could have been nice and quickly popped in another battery and really made the iPhone look foolish.
[Touch HD General] bl1nky:
so, am i the only one that watches the gadget show for the eye candy ? i also thouight it was common knowledge that journalists know nothing...
[Touch HD General] KaidM:
iPhone v HD

A few thoughts:

I think that the iPhone "wins" because Apple has been able to focus and apply its considerable marketing skill in promoting this product and congratulations to them for that.

However, being the best marketed product does not mean that you have the "best" product and I would add that for some people the iPhone meets their functional needs.

The Touch HD has great flexibility for someone with the inclination to invest the time in the product to customise it for their own use. However, MS need to realise that having the best product sometimes is not always enough to win the race.

I started out using PDAs 8yrs ago with a Palm IIIc which was brilliant and was an ardent Palm fan until OS development stopped and fell behind.....

WM has the product lead but even this can be lost to Apple if they don't step up their game.

Having said all of that I understand that there is a Windows7 in the pipeline for mainstream windows and it would appear (to me) that WM7 may be being held back to align to Windows OS. However, MS realise they are behind in the game and therefore will be offering the 6.5 upgrade in H1 2009.

These are amateur thoughts guys as I don't work in the IT industry.

Seasons greetings to all and happy customising for 2009
[Touch HD General] stlewis58:
The PC Pro review was what brought me to my new HD. The summary of features is very useful but it does miss tethering - yet another feature that the iPhone does not have - unless you jail-break it.

I agree with the Gadget show comments - for and against. The G1 was out for me as it won't work with Outlook and it feels cheap. The Blackberry Storm has no wifi (and the the Gadget Show was very critical of the the on-screen keyboard). The vote for the iPhone was a bit of a fix.
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
We are only having a bit of fun slagging them off, no need for anyone to 'get over themselves'.
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
???

Mum, is your real name Nirak?

Oh yeah! What's your mum like ;)
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
SPLUTTER! Eye candy? Are you talking about the old trout that wears short skirts but has a face more ugly than her co-presenters?
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
You are correct of course but the test wasn't a comparison of marketing skill.
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
P.S. Keep the swearing to a minimum, we arn't in the navy now :)

Ta

Dave[/QUOTE]

10 years in the RAF mate, but I guess that still doesn't get me off? ;)

I've disinfectected the flith now.
[Touch HD General] Lol-x:
Lots of good points, the HD is King for me. :)
[Touch HD General] Gulioth:
LOL - ahhh come on, a little harsh. She's no Kelly Brook but there is something minxy about her. Those boots she often wears......filth!!

Or should I shut up and put the eggnog down??! :p :D
[Touch HD General] Fred23:
All iPhone users think that Steve Jobs invented the internet on mobiles anyway. And that nobody needed 3G... until the iPhone 3G came out.

How many times has an iPhone users demonstrated something "amazing" that you've been doing via WinMo for about 5 years? Just wait until they finally get something like TomTom running. :rolleyes:

Clueless sheep. Leave them to their toys. They're who the Gadget Show is aimed at. If you know anything about technology you'll know it before you see it on Channel 5. If you're impressed by something shiny and things whizzing about then the Gadget Show is cutting edge reporting.

Suzy Perry - been eye candy since she was reporting on World Superbikes.
[Touch HD General] Gustopher:
Morning drinking, even at Christmas is never a good idea. You'll be telling me Jason Bradbury is a mature and responsible tech journalist next! Is it just me that gets a vaguely discomforting sense of dirty knickers (and not in a good way!) when I look at Ms Perry?

I have enjoyed the debate that the original post has sparked, one or two unnecessarily extreme views aside. I hope I was clear enough about my cynicism around the show - I share the views of many posters that lots of the 'scientific' testing on there is absolute pants. Is it just me or has this aspect gone downhill in the past year or two? I'm sure I recall some moderately well considered consumer testing a few years back?

I think there are also some excellent points about the fact that the show is entertainment and the value that it has in introducing (some) good tech to a partially non-tech audience. For me the great thing is that my kids and wife sit and watch it with me - there's only Harry Hill and the IT Crowd that achieve this otherwise. They were actually cheering when 'Dad's' phone 'beat' the iPhone.

I would also say that once or twice in a run I will see something genuinely new and exciting that might have passed me by otherwise. This and the capacity for me to hurl abuse at the screen in the company of my family will probably keep me watching...but I make sure I always have a large pinch of salt handy!

When all is said and done, and much as I hate what the iPhone stands for in the eyes of some, it is a very good example of what WinMo might have been with a bit of imagination and creativity - it just isn't nearly enough for me. Yet despite fanboy Bradbury and the programme as a whole's bias towards style over function, the HD still came out comfortably ahead of several other much vaunted devices and that must count for something...
[Touch HD General] billu:
Some comments regarding the channel 5 Gadget show

1) The bald chap (forget his name) used to love the Nokia 6630 when it came out, he thought it was the bee's knees. (haha, there goes his credibility)

2) When the iPhone first came out, I am fairly sure the Nokia N95 beat it in a group test, the only good thing they could say about the iPhone was the screen and the WoW factor. Bit of a U-turn or just jumping on the popularity bandwagon.
[Touch HD General] Gustopher:
I think you are right, but I think it was a straight head to head. Weren't they in Spain? I think the N95 won on navigation/satnav and ease of use when bungeeing off a bridge - fairly typical Gadget Show 'science' there!

To be fair, I think it was the older iPhoney that was 'tested' rather than the new improved one that sorts out a few of the things that were wrong in the first place...while leaving many more to still sort out!
[Touch HD General] billu:
Yes it was the first version, although I wouldn't be confident they would have found those bugs anyway
[Touch HD General] nicktids:
if i remember the show correctly their last comment was that the HD was only on orange without an unlimited internet package and that was why they could not give the hd their full 5 out of 5, good to see them slating the network. but yes they do like the iphone alot on that show.

i think as show on at prime time it was great to see a few alternatives to the iphone and test were based on the basic uses that people who dont visit this forum are interested it. for me the hd does what i want but needs tweaking which is why i'm here to learn for most of the population they will not put in the the time so head for the iphone as its simple.
[Touch HD General] murph1:
You don't even know your mother's name?!

At a wild guess i'd say it might be Karin? :)
[Touch HD General] gfreek:
Love this thread!! LOL couldn't agree more to whats been said here of the iphone:)

It just amaze's me how people get sucked into marketing especially when it comes to apple products!!!
[Touch HD General] stlewis58:
Nicktids is right and the show was wrong - I have the HD on Vodafone (via the web) and pay £35 per month including unlimited data - but only 100 texts/500 minutes - which is enough for me.
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
I didn't say I wouldn't, but you're right to say that the boots do something :D
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
I clocked her recently on Superbikes and she's definately better on that prog but you can see much better walking down the local high street IMO.
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
I saw that test and that was more baldy rubbing up against the iPleb, I'd rather take a N95/6 any day and I have not had a nokia for yonks!
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
Yeah, that's the other thing I could remember, I bought mine on O2 so shame they could be bothered to do more than basic research. Like others have said, a candy floss show for techo-retards who need to be told what to buy.
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
Murph, how did you know, are you doing my mum?
[Touch HD General] tommyturnip:
Agreed, I'm loving it more than bragging about my HD - much more fun!
[Touch HD General] StaticPlaya:
I just got my HD on T-Mobile from Expansys. I knew that they would be biased they knew that the HD had won and had to find a way of making it look bad compared to the iphone. The gave it the same points as the iphoneso that it would not look bad. Blaming the network that it came on for it not getting the full 5 Gs come on.

I just got my HD this week and I am loving it. It is way better that the Iphone.

I like the gadget show for the gadgets and the eye candy (suzy) but the biased attitude towards the iphone gets on my nerves.
[Touch HD General] kevwright:
Hi, have you ever used an iPhone (for a couple of days at least)?

Without relisting the whole iPhone does not do copy/paste/mms/video can you say how the HD is "way better"

Kev