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  1. The_Chief

    Samsung Galaxy S24 Vivid Fix Coming Soon

    While the Galaxy S24 series is shattering sales records and the S24 Ultra quickly earning the reputation as the most incredible smartphone in history, it's not without criticism. Specifically, many users are complaining that the muted colors in Vivid screen mode are virtually identical to the...
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    Help Gboard - how to disable the handwriting option!

    Gboard has just introduced a new, infuriating "feature" that allows users with a stylus (like Samsung's S Pen) to use handwriting to input text... and Gboard will translate the handwriting and put it in the text field. Problem is, I type faster than I write: I use the S Pen exhaustively because...
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    Galaxy S24 Series

    Looks like the next big thing is coming fast! The S24 series will be revealed in a Samsung Unpacked event Wednesday, January 17th at 10 AM Pacific (1 PM Eastern). The phones should be available for purchase the next day! I agree that the S23 Ultra is probably the best, most powerful &...
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    Samsung Galaxy Ring?

    I dunno, Samsung is staying very, very quiet about this prospective competitor to the Oura Ring... but apparently an app icon has been spotted so it's possible that this smart ring will be announced along with the S24 series on January 17th. I don't wear any jewelry during the night, so it...
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    Category descriptions need updates

    Wow, does the main page need work. Descriptions of the categories are almost archaic... take Wearables, for example: "Our Android Wear forum is the place to discuss all types of Android wearables, from sleek Android smartwatches, to Google Glass, to fitness accessories and the latest wearable...
  6. The_Chief

    New earbuds = No Like

    I don't know what it is with the push to further miniaturize truly wireless Bluetooth earbuds. They seemed to be at the good balance a few years ago: a balance between small & unimposing and functional. Perhaps it was the Apple Airpods, with the little white dingalings hanging out of people's...
  7. The_Chief

    Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Update

    I don't think I've ever seen a beta test go to a 6th beta, but here we are with the S23 Ultra One UI 6/Android 14 beta test and it's buttery smooth. Bugs seem to have been resolved and I'm confident that a final, stable release is just a couple of weeks away. A few nice touches with the UX, and...
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  8. The_Chief

    How Samsung Smartphones are Made

    Pretty fascinating! https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-phones/i-saw-how-samsung-builds-its-samsung-galaxy-s23-ultra-and-it-totally-blew-me-away
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    Can't upload photos

    I was in a thread and wanted to add a photo to the post. Easy, right? Except I got the warning "the uploaded file is too large for the server to process." I reduced the photo size to VGA, HVGA, all the way down to crap QVGA and the file size was still too large! What gives?
  10. The_Chief

    I have revived my Galaxy Nexus!

    SUCCESS! After much tinkering (and a new battery), I was able to revive Ginny, my Samsung Galaxy Nexus! Why would I do this? Well, for the same reason I brought my Motorola Droid back to life in 2019 (actually, that was for my "Decade of Android" YouTube video): just for the memories. Since...
  11. The_Chief

    Problem Editing Profile

    Hey there, I can edit my photo if I want, but I can't find a way to get into the text. Specifically, I listed every Android phone I've owned and I need to add one. Please advise how to get into that, thanks! Maybe I just don't know the secret handshake :rob:
  12. The_Chief

    Free Old School Game on Android!

    Call it an Easter egg or whatever, but there's a cute little game called Chrome Dino and you can play it right from your home screen! Find an empty 2x2 space on your home screen and long press. Select "Widgets" from the menu. In the Chrome options, select "Chrome Dino". The widget will load...
  13. The_Chief

    Has Verizon's service suddenly degraded for you?

    We live in the Middle Tennessee area, in a largely rural region between Nashville and Chattanooga. GSM service has historically been spotty and marginal at best; but Verizon always had commanding coverage with full bars and solid data everywhere. In the last few months I've noticed a severe...
  14. The_Chief

    The Android Auto Thread

    Since I can't find the Android Auto forum and presume it to be gone, I'm starting this to discuss the app. Turns out that the Android Auto CoolWalk interface (with multiple apps on the screen at the same time) is now available on my Ford Explorer - but only if I use Google Maps as my navigation...
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    Updates, CoolWalk and More!

    As Android Auto continues to improve, I was nicely surprised after updating it to 8.8.6 (via APK MIrror). I got in the car and there's a taskbar along the bottom! Instead of just one app on the screen and one icon at the bottom, four icons are there. It's a nice, clean look. Sometimes the...
  16. The_Chief

    Help Wireless DeX and Android TV

    Without the Miracast screen mirroring system, Android TV is relying on built-in Chromecast to send phone data to the TV. That's not how Samsung Wireless DeX works! Has anyone here figured out how to get Wireless DeX to work on newer Android TVs?
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    Battery Life is Impressive

    Okay, I'm impressed with the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro's battery life. I purposely left the watch charger at home for my 2-day conference. When I got home this afternoon, 48 hours after I left, the watch still had 43% battery remaining! I'm going to TRY sleeping with it, just to see how well it...
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    Samsung Care Plus Triple Surprise!

    The triple surprise is that (a) I don't have it on my new Z Fold 4, which I purchased from Samsung in August 2022; (b) I never had it; and (c) I won't get it, even though Samsung Care Plus is included with the purchase. Why not? Apparently buried in the microscopic print, somewhere on the...
  19. The_Chief

    The Z Fold 4 UPDATE Thread

    We have a bunch of threads about various updates... how about we consolidate everything and just post the latest news right here, in one thread? The BVKB update is rolling out now, with the December 1 security patch!
  20. The_Chief

    LastPass Data Breach

    - SEE UPDATE - This does not shake my faith in LastPass at all... if anything, it strengthens my trust in the password manager. First, LastPass isn't stupid enough to store password data on a shared, third-party server. That information would be superficial at best. A previous intrusion attempt...
  21. The_Chief

    Help Force Front Panel use with Phone Open

    This is probably a niche use, but I'm sure there are other users who can think of plenty of circumstances where in they might want to use the front panel to do things and not just rely on the main display. I make videos - some are video reviews and others are for our VFW Post. So I don't have...
  22. The_Chief

    This is Hilarious!

    I was going to post this in the Z flip 4 forum, but apparently there isn't one yet! So here is a priceless video of a young lady with a harsh case of Flip envy...
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    Help Outlook for Android - junk mail!

    Microsoft Outlook has been pretty good about catching spam & scam, and sending it straight to the junk mail folder. Suddenly, about a week ago, Outlook started missing obvious garbage and it's filling up my inbox. Outlook does catch some, and the junk mail folder still gets some pretty brisk...
  24. The_Chief

    Apple just keeps innovating!

    I have to hand it to the Cupertino crew... they know how to keep Apple fans enthralled with innovations. Apple fans were over-the-top screaming for joy in 2017, when they could finally lose the charging cable and charge their iPhones wirelessly. Never mind that Samsung's phones had been doing...
  25. The_Chief

    Update Thread

    I received an update last night, R920XXU1AVH6 on Wear OS 3.5 with the July 1, 2022 security patch. Check for updates!
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