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[Samsung Galaxy S24+] chillsen:
Pros and Cons after 72 Hours, I am coming from an S22U:

Pros:

- thin, symmetrical bezel

- charges at reported wattage with correct charger

- rounded edges both when facing from the front and from the sides is really comfortable in the hand

- SD 8 Gen 3 is fast and plenty

- battery consumption is good

- screen brightness is impressive, i only need brightness on half way

- feels like a premium iphone (which is a good thing)

- no issue with fingerprint reader or facial recognition

Cons:

- camera quality is only average, I think my S22U software offers better quality photos

- i hear the camera hardware is the same as the S23

- the colors set on Vivid should be MORE vivid like it was on the S22/S23 series, I would say the VIVID colors are now more of an in between natural and the previous Vivid color setting. It's not bad, I got used to the new color profile already but you will immediately notice its not as vibrant if you had it on vivid on previous generations

- speakers are not as loud as my S22U. Not sure if its a software thing but I had to turn up the volume value to match the volume value I was using on my S22U for the same loudness when watching videos

Neutral:

- The S24/S24+ does not have the anti-reflective screen like the S24U does but the official Samsung screen protector does so opt for that, its been well tested and proved it works really well

- My S22U was 6.8" and my new S24+ is 6.7" but I noticed the default font size was smaller than what I was used to but increasing the size by just 1 size bigger is then TOO big than what I had

- I am in LOVE with the flat display after almost a decade of curved displays! putting on a tempered glass screen protector was so easy, I do notice i had to swipe differently to bring up quick panels though, since my case has a slight bumper to protect the screen when faced down on a surface

I am overall very happy with the S24+, it was a big change for me to finally use a flat display again and I missed it.
[Samsung Galaxy S24+] Eddie Hicks:
I received mine today, along with all of the accessories. Installed my T-Moblie sim card and waiting for it to fully charge before setting it up. I'm trading my S22+
[Samsung Galaxy S24+] roootsman:
Received mine yesterday. Out of the box it is stuck on Google Play Update July 2023. Any suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy S24+] maxrdlf95:
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[Samsung Galaxy S24+] onesnowyday:
I upgraded from a S22+ to S24+ (snapdragon) and the two things that I noticed made the most difference is:

Battery is waaaaaaay more efficient. I can sometimes last 2 days without charging depending on what I'm doing.

Fingerprint is a lot faster and accurate. I don't think I've even run into 1 instances where it gave me an error. I am also using the official Samsung screen protector.

I also feel like the phone stays a lot cooler, but I also don't do much gaming or intensive tasks in general. I know people have reported issues with the screen being more dull, but since I always used "Natural" mode for my display, I haven't had any issues on that front. I have noticed that the camera on 50MP mode makes photos overexposed, and it seems like this is an issue that Samsung is aware and is working on a fix for.

Overall, very happy with the upgrade so far.
[Samsung Galaxy S24+] dockmaster:
upgraded from S21+5G. Alot faster so it seems

Love the battery, though I ditched my VZW grandfathered UNL plan and now just leave wifi on, where before i never used wifi. Im retired and home most of the day, so why not. plus saved 38 bucks a month 117 to 79 and have a working hotspot!

Screen outside is way better in the FL sun.

Getting rid of all the VZW bloatware. Not sure of the Ai stuff yet so I shut it all off.

Rock on
[Redmi 9 Power / 9T] idkwhoiamlmfaoooo4444:
heres my splash.img

nvm i cant upload it
[Samsung Galaxy A20 Questions & Answers] Apple_Dev:
I apologize in advance if I get any details wrong, but I am not very familiar with rooting. I have spent over 4 hours searching for a way to root this device, but I have not found anything yet. The 'Unlock OEM' option is not visible in the settings, so I am considering giving up and assuming that the device cannot be rooted. However, I came across this thread which suggests that it is possible. My main question is whether or not this device can be rooted. Can anyone confirm if it is possible or not?
[Samsung Galaxy A20 Questions & Answers] Badger50:
Thread closed at the OP's request.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] tim84us:
Colours washed and stupid nav bar are my main gripes....

The rest I can live with

I noticed the option to setup PIN without having to press enter is gone 😕
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Rapier:
Just some comments on my side on those parts where I could add something

Have none of these issues with the screen, only thing it is less reflective than previous models. Do you have some steps to replicate the issue (to test myself) or it might just be a bad unit...?

No going to happen probably as it is needed for the "Circle to search" feature

You don't need Google Assistant to use it, I have it disabled completely and it works...you have to have the Google app tho but that's a different story and don't see what hurts

S24 Ultra has Snapdragon all over the world, it is the S24 and Plus variants that got Exynos in some regions while Snapdragon is in US, China and Korea

It is gone since OneUI 6 not specific to S24 Ultra, as it is imposed by the new Google security measures...in order to use the PIN without pressing OK, it should be min 6 chars in length (not 4 as before). Use less and you'll need to tap OK

For the washed colors, dunno what to say, it could be due to the high luminosity of the display in some conditions, also because of the less reflective glass
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] pro4ever:
is clock face working for any one ? looks like it needs to be updated
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] tim84us:
Works fine for me View attachment 6059464
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] pro4ever:
On aod does not work only locksreen.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] propov8:
I find the colors are better and more realistic now. More clear and fresh. On the older Samsungs the colors are simply too much. The same is in camera department. More natural is a good trend now. Welcome back to the real life - clear and natural.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Jaxom84:
I always use natural tones for the display's parameters, so definitely agreeing on that. 👌
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] jaseman:
So glad to hear from the last two commenters that the colors are natural! I can see where "some" people think that the oversaturated garish colors on some screens looks good! I sold a large screen TV to a friend several years ago which was calibrated! It looked great! I visited them a few weeks later and they were watching football and the grass on the field was neon green! I asked them: what happened to the colors? They said they adjusted it because it looked "dull" to them! OMG-SMH!!! I asked them if their lawn looked neon green? They just looked at me funny...

I feel better now that cooler heads are starting to prevail over this S24U screen complaint!
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] p.dixon0:
AOD lock screen is completely broken for me, stuck with the huge pink clock which sometimes goes white. Good Lock just resets it back to default with the lock screen image showing and doesn't change the clock for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] J450N79:
Can you please elaborate on this? Do you mean that you're not able to hide the nav bar and use swipe gestures from the edges and bottom of the screen to go back, home, or pull up your list of recent apps?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Jaxom84:
I assume it's about the gesture hint bar that is forced down our throats. Samsung had its own gesture setting (it was mimicking the button navigation through gesture by sliding up where these buttons would have been).

OneUI 6.1 has harmonised the gestures to only leave what you'd find on the Google Pixel (classic Google gesture).

A lot of people seems to be frustrated about it, but I understand, changing habits is always painful at the beginning.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] p.dixon0:
Might not be OneUI6.1 specific but has anyone found how to set the default notification sound in Google Messages (Samsung version, as pre-installed)?

I can set this on a per user basis but can't find the overall default selection.

I've had S22U, S23U and now S24U and I can't remember it being this much of a faff on!
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] JazonX:
A well known Chinese device manufacturer now out of the game used to have a team dedicated for this job.

They analyse all the information comparing Samsung's previous launches / and their own current devices to find gaps and then translates them to easily understandable terms (If you upgrade from S21 - you only get a pen) sends it out to another team who has a presence in public forums like Reddit, XDA to publish posts and articles. They - then proceed to write articles in their own terms and posts them, but never replies to any other question or message.

They deep dive to find technical differences which doesn't make sense realistically, like the previous one had a bigger sensor and the newer one is small etc .. But doesn't say that the Algorithm is improved to utilise the smaller sensor and deliver results more than the previous bigger one did. They even go through news articles to see whether any issues are reported by anyone, like display, heating up, and posts them like they had it too. They also pickup one of their own flagship devices from a previous year, and used to say we did this 2 years back too.

Check the very first threads of every Samsung Launch in all dedicated device sections of XDA.

You'll find one or two articles with the justification words like "rant", "my experience" or some similar term.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] p.dixon0:
Partial work around for this issue - the AOD clock is the same as the Lock Screen clock so if you edit your Lock Screen and change clock / colour this will also show on your AOD too.

Not a true work around, but at least you can now change the AOD clock and colour.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Café King:
Pin without enter ok is gone and so stupid it is.

Default notification sound in stock Samsung messages app is gone too and very annoying.

/CK
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] jaseman:
Messages > tap icon top right > Messages settings > Notifications > Long tap on "Incoming messages > Ringtones
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] tim84us:
for pin without okay - you need to set up a 6 (SIX) digit - not 4 as before
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] jaseman:
It is so stupid...either 4 digits + one = 5 taps. NOW we have to enter 6 digits = 6 taps! Do we see the stupid irony here???
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] p.dixon0:
There is no Incoming Messages option? My S23U has a Notification Categories option, but this doesn't appear on my S24U.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] dewingerd:
First do this :

Go to Settings>Notifications>Advanced Settings and turn on "manage notification categories for each app

Then go back to message app. You now have more options :)
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] p.dixon0:
You are an absolute star my friend 🌟 Thank you so much 🙌
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Café King:
How to remove the medicine icon from the power off menu?

/CK
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Klyno:
I have a big issue with the screen as it tends to be grainy, especially on greyish background. I've read that this can happen with AMOLED screens, but haven't had this issue since I've bought a LG v30 and returned it the next day. I have a POCO F3 and an iPhone 14 and none have this issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Thiesi:
You can still use "Confirm without tapping OK" even with a PIN with fewer than six numbers. You just have to go to the menu where you change your PIN, enter it, then enter one or two additional numbers, depending on whether your PIN has five or four numbers, making it six numbers long. The option to avoid having to tapping OK appears. Now toggle it off, and toggle it back on again. Finally, remove the additional digit(s) from your PIN and finish setting it. Though the option will disappear, it will remain switched on - as long as it was on when you removed the additional digit(s) and you've toggled it at least once.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] hand-filer:
FWIW, I'm also finding that the color balance is more natural and less in your face.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] VSPAIRTEL:
I purchased s244 ultra 512gb exchanged my old s22 ultra 118000- 55000= 63000 rs

But rare camera pic not clear I think s22 ultra rear camera better that this
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] J450N79:
I really enjoy being able to swipe to navigate. I was hoping they wouldn't take this away.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] meyerweb:
4 digits is really poor security. 6 is much better. And seriously, how hard is it to tap 5 (or 6) buttons. It adds, what, .05 seconds to unlocking your phone? Talk about first world problems.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] jaseman:
You're missing my point: "they" touted this change as an improvement by making it supposedly easier to NOT have to tap the 5th tap! But what they did is add a 6th tap....so how is that easier? Besides that how long do you think it would take to break a 4 digit code with the possibility of repeating numbers? I believe it is 286.

Most phones will lock up after 10 bad attempts, and some can be programmed to factory reset after (the number you designate). So for all sakes and purposes 4 is plenty! YMMV
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] p.dixon0:
This just popped up in my Google feed, I haven't tried it yet... https://www.androidpolice.com/hide-gesture-bar-samsung-one-ui-61-circle-to-search/
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Jaxom84:
I'll follow the testing right away too. Thanks for sharing. 🙌

Edit : It works perfectly fine. 🥳
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] p.dixon0:
Can also confirm that this works perfectly!
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] EShah:
Sorry the post was a bit long so didn't read through it all. Especially after the mention of S24 ultra in EU having exynos chip, which it doesn't. We get the snap dragon too.

Well anyway. The washed out/non virbrant/grainy image got picked up by a few people on another forum I'm on. Especially when people started comparing to the 21/22 and 23 ultras.

Apparently this happened to people who used the smart switch application to setup their new phones. I did notice this on mine too, but wasn't too fussed as Samsung will probably fix it with an update.

But a workaround has been found. Reset all settings (this doesn't wipe your phone) resolves the issue. You will lose some settings, but apps/logins/security all remain.

I did it myself this afternoon and it has made a difference.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] buenso80:
Thanks for sharing all your experiences

Overall I think it's a nice feature phone

Though I'm corious to know, if anyone noticed a slight trebble boost, on the bottom speaker? Mine is significantly shoutier than the top speaker. When watching videos, it sounds somewhat cold , comparing it with my older fold3, which had quite warm speaker sound.

Changing equalizer or activating Dolby, does not seem to have an impact on the speaker sound. At least in my ears ?

I've owned quite a lot of budget phones , where the bottom speaker sounded less shouty, though tinny. But I'd expected the sound to be at least as warm(ish) as on my retired fold3 ..
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] MasterThiefGarrett:
Can confirm, this works!!
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] sunshining:
This works great!
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Thiesi:
I don't think Smart Switch is the cause - I haven't restored anything from my old phone, be it via Google or Smart Switch, and I am affected by the issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] k1rtu5:
I miss having the digital assistant as the home button, instead of circle to search.. any way to restore it to google assistant?
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] ujjwalkuikel3:
I have this issue with s24 ultra, the font color sometimes changes to grey and sometimes it is not visible especially if there is a white background in the reels. I compared with another s24 ultra with the same reel and it was visible properly. Can someone tell me if it is a common device issue or me problem?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] carlitos66:
You can do it, however, when you restart the phone you have to set it up again.

Pressing ok after I enter pin

I have just got my Samsung s23 ultra back after having the acreen repaired and the phone was reset. I used to be able to type my pin on on my lock screen and i wouldn't need to press ok after typing the pin. I now have to press ok after typing the pin and I can't find any option anywhere to have...

eu.community.samsung.com
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Myrmeko:
I haven't had time to answer the replies, so i'll make another post on this thread.

I tested the S24 Ultra and, by far, the worst thing is the camera.

The lack of the 10x lens is infuriating. If the 5x 50MP was any good, i would understand its removal, but it's not. Far away text is not readable in the 100x mode, details are atrocious at 10x zoom and having dedicated lenses for 3x and 5x makes no sense because the difference is almost unnoticeable.

The photos themselves are so washed out, it's incredible how the processing is THIS BAD.

The 200MP photos lack detail, like, wow... The whole image is just a smudge. Compared the S22, S23 and S24 (all Ultra models) side by side. I should also try the S21 Ultra in the exact same conditions, because even that probably has better details in the high resolution mode.

S22 Ultra (100MP):

View attachment 6061957

S23 Ultra (200MP):

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S24 Ultra (200MP):

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If you ignore the different time of day, the S22 Ultra is the winner here. These are 3 photos taken in the exact same place, cropped in the exact same way. I cropped them because there is no point in showing the whole image, plus there are people in it and i don't feel like blurring faces right now to respect their privacy.

The thing is that the photos taken with the S23 Ultra look pixelated and on the S24 Ultra they are just not detailed.

So glad i got the S23 Ultra and not the S24 Ultra.

I've just remembered.,, THE BEZELS on the S24 Ultra, they are huge. They flattened out the screen (which is a plus, imo), but the shell is so thick and adds a lot of padding around the screen.

Also, the titanium, not being that hard of a metal, doesn't really seem that premium in hand. It feels like a cheap toy.

Safe to say i'm skipping this one. It's astonishingly bad.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] _GRIZZLY_:
Which one verions software are you have in S22U and S23U during making photos? Newest A14?
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] ZoZo-:
Did you use Pro Mode with the exact same settings for the shots?

ISO, Speed, EV, Focus, WB?

#Edit

Just read your post again, since you even took them at different times of the day I guess you didn't use the exact same settings.

You can't compare cameras like that since there is A LOT software going on when you take the photo.

If you take a photo with just a tad less lighting outside you can get a lot more noise if the camera bumps up the ISO. The lighting has to be exact or at the same time outside and the settings need to be the same if you are to compare them and give any "real" grade at all.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] travisw0204:
The IR Blaster is something we may never see again on a Samsung device ESPECIALLY since they introduced the Smart Things app. This is as close to an IR Blaster as we are gonna get imo. My home is filled with Samsung products so for me it's a win to have the Smart Things app to control everything from my device. I'm not sure if it works with other products that are not Samsung branded but it's something to investigate so we can finally put the IR Blaster conversation to rest, along with internal expandable memory.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] AHE_XDA:
@Myrmeko

I can't say that I have the exact same problems as you but I do have a series of collective issues.

I believe I said something in a S23 Ultra thread but One UI 6 , and now 6.1, is disappointingly unlike Samsung.

For me, it's the UI inconsistencies. Simple things like toggling the speaker phone is noticeably slower to the point where I'm telling clients to "hold on" while waiting for it to activate. Very similar behavior when enabling Bluetooth with Android Auto and Buds 2 Pro. So silly.

What I will rave about, until a future update undoubtedly breaks it, is the great battery life. I had awful battery life with the S22 Ultra followed by the S23 Ultra but I'm averaging two days on a single charge on the S24 Ultra.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] Myrmeko:
You know what's funny? The S24 Ultra took the photo at the lowest possible ISO, 16.

Also, you can't take 100/200MP photos in manual mode, neither in expert raw.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] lil_kujo:
You still have google assistant. Just swipe from the bottom edge as you would normally do with gestures.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] jazsmith696:
OT: ANYONE USES S24ULTRA SM-S9280 ?? here or LETS say HK variant???
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] 0rigin:
We're beta testers guise, everything will start working fine in the next couple of months imo. Thankfully I "only" paid 800€ for the S24+, it was basically cheaper than the S23+, otherwise I'd be pissed af. It's a step back in almost every way from even the S21 series, which I had before. The screen being the biggest culprit here.
[Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra] sthuv:
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[Moto G5S  Questions & Answers] ismarub:
I have problems with recovery and custom roms. The latest version of twrp does not work. The 3.7. I get a long character error and it doesn't start. Only 3.5 works. But it has given me problems doing a wipe. Sometimes it gets stuck in partition details and doesn't finish. I have to restart badly. I thought it would be a stock rom crash. I formatted the data partition. But the problem remains.

I have installed two versions of linearageos 17.1 and it always ends in bootloop. I wanted to install 18.1, but with twrp it gave me error 1. I installed the lineageos recovery and following the manual, I can't install it either. It asks me for the stock 8.1 rom.

It turns out that I have a stock oreo rom with twrp. I try to flash it and it hangs with partition details. I had to flash the stock rom with adb. The system boots, but I'm testing it.

I wanted to put Android 10 or 11 on it, since 8.1 is very old. But the moto g5 cedric has given me fewer problems. Why does that happen to me?
[Moto G5S  Questions & Answers] khusika:
Are you sure that you install it through adb sideload from lineage-recovery?
[Moto G5S  Questions & Answers] ismarub:
Now I'm finally on lineageos 17.1

Something was happening with the stock nougat rom. He modified my partitions or something, because TWRP was terrible. I deleted the data partition, but that made the roms not work

With ADB I installed the stock Oreo rom that I had installed. From there, I put in twrp 3.5. Then I installed the official lineage os 17.1 rom from there. Now it loads.

It seems that without stock Oreo rom, lineageos does not work.

But I still have the twrp problem. The latest version does not work. It doesn't install it and it doesn't load if I do it manually. It may be because it exceeds the size of the partition.

But seeing what we've seen, it's going to stay on Android 10. 11 gives problems and is slower. There isn't much to choose from either. I also have a g5 and g5plus and they have given me fewer problems. It seems that the g5s did not sell much
[Oppo Find X6 / X6 Pro] MrNaut:
Does the Gcam produce better photoes?

Can I install Gcam without rooting?
[Oppo Find X6 / X6 Pro] Xynon:
yes to both, but you have to use aweme package
[Oppo Find X6 / X6 Pro] MrNaut:
Thanks, I installed and Gcam is able to take photoes.

Regarding "OPPO decided to make ID 0/1/5 cameras software/logical cameras, while ID 2 (wide), ID 3 (ultrawide), ID 4 (telephoto) are the hardware cameras", do I have to change the Ids to 0,1,5 (they are 2,3,4 currently)?