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To start off, I'll shed light on where you can find the following applications
Facebook S! - Found in the [Samsung Apps] application off your application drawer.
Facebook for Android - Found in the [Android Market].
Well as we all know. Facebook for Android is horrible as it brings you to the mobile site everytime you hit something off the Notifications area(not integrated within the application itself). And it's slow compared to the Facebook iOS users get. And that is pretty sad. I'm not a Facebook whore so I'm not "essentially complaining" but I guess I'm speaking for the masses?
So I was browsing [Samsung Apps] for fun and I realized there's a new application released! That's right. Facebook S! It has no underbar as Notifications though it can be found under "Inbox". But, it's all integrated within the application! No more mobile-site!
While that's a step-up from the Facebook for Android application, I'm keeping both for the heck of it.
What's your view?
tl;dr - There's a new Facebook application off [Samsung Apps], try it. Compare it with the Facebook application off the [Android Market] and tell me what you think.
OMG, nice... i try samsung one and it works like a charm... my new FB app.
I just want to visit my facebook account occasionally, I don't want a facebook ' account' on my phone, why do all the apps in the market set one up and try to sync things I don't want this...
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There's also a kart racing game available.
Facebook S!
Hey guys... I saw this when I flashed to JM7 but it's not avail on JPC... any chance we might get an apk uploaded... thought I'd pushed on to the external SD, but must have pushed it to the internal... and of course to get to JPC I reformatted that one! )
Thanks in advance!
Facebook S! Wont work on FroYo, i have tested it, FC's.
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MAMBO04 said:
Facebook S! Wont work on FroYo, i have tested it, FC's.
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That's bad news
ye I don't wanna sync anything but my mail.
the facebook samsung pushed out ain't bad.
yup there's a task manager off samsung too. lol.
I tried both and to be honest I think both suck. I just login through the mobile web. A lot faster!
I think Facebook S is totally futile piece of software. Doesn't bring anything really new and lacks essential functionalities. It's also slow, because it always seem to load stuff when one changes the tab.
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i've came to a conclusion that both suck in comparison to what the apple's appstore has.
well i hope facebook steps up. >.>
shall use the Facebook for Android for now. mobile site is way faster than all that loading ****.
Facebook_s sucks even more than the regular app.loading times are horrific.Plus it also looks a lot less crisp then the regular app.
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Doesn't have a widget either. While it's not amazingly functional I am a fan of having the normal facebook widget on my homescreen.
isn't the feeds widget the facebook widget for samsung?!
Facebook S is crap. It is extremely limited. All you can do is browse your wall and other people's walls. Things like Facebook Events and contact lists that are in the official app, are all missing.
I don't know why people have problems with the official Facebook app, I find it works awesome. Its basically identical to the iPhone one now.
Hydrostatic said:
I think Facebook S is totally futile piece of software. Doesn't bring anything really new and lacks essential functionalities. It's also slow, because it always seem to load stuff when one changes the tab.
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This is not true in Facebook S you can upload Video easily.. and you can view them very fast..the normal facebook app will not upload video's and its hard to view videos.. in the Facebook S you have a tab just for videos
Ditto with what one of the previous posters said...I stick with the mobile website.
The Android Facebook app doesn't look that good IMHO. The Samsung one is REALLY buggy and clunky. Searching for friends doesn't turn up results unless they are all shown in the list below...so you have to manually click show more or whatever to get all your friends to show, and then you can search for them. That's a bit inconvenient and senseless if you ask me. Also the inbox is messed up.
Both apps load really slow. The mobile website is still what I rely on. I just bookmark it to make it easier to get to.
Hi to all,
unfortunately i delete the facebook s app from my galaxy i9000 and now i can not find it anymore.
I also went in to samsung app, but......where it is?
Could you please post it here (or let me know where I can find it)?
I also didn't find it with samsung kies.
Best regards
I just stick with touch.facebook.com on my browser, find it much better than any of the apps.
When I first got my phone i used the facbook S and i thought there was something wrong with my phone as it took ages to upload and was generally slow in all area's.
Then tried official app and found it a world of difference - ok the mobile site is still quicker but for most thing the app is ok.
Does anyone know if a lockscreen widget that would put the small icon with a number for notification of incomimg messages (and emails too).
Im looking for something similar to the 4.1 style o lockscreen notifications.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Try dash clock.
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Big-A-Rob said:
Try dash clock.
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+1 dash clock FTW
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+1 dash clock FTW
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how can i get this on my lock screen? i have it working on my home screen but my lock screen only has one screen so I can't add it as a widget.
onlynismo said:
how can i get this on my lock screen? i have it working on my home screen but my lock screen only has one screen so I can't add it as a widget.
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Settings. My device. Lockscreen. Allow multiple widgets.
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Settings. My device. Lockscreen. Allow multiple widgets.
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my options under lock screen are:
screen lock
lock screen widgets
secured lock time
when i clock on lock screen widgets, i just get the clock settings.
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my options under lock screen are:
screen lock
lock screen widgets
secured lock time
when i clock on lock screen widgets, i just get the clock settings.
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Have to be in 'swipe' lockscreen (ie no password/dots/face unlock)
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Have to be in 'swipe' lockscreen (ie no password/dots/face unlock)
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ahhh...damn. i need the password cause of exchange e-mail.
thanks!
I'm in the same boat. Is there a workaround for this? Maybe for rooted devices?
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I'm in the same boat. Is there a workaround for this? Maybe for rooted devices?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41021447
He says it works.
onlynismo said:
ahhh...damn. i need the password cause of exchange e-mail.
thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41021447
He says it works.
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If that's the only reason you need the lock screen password then yes I can confirm once again that it works. Just follow the thread.
Another option is to use WidgetLocker. Then you would have the lockscreen Dashclock and a customizable unlock slider, and then a password/pattern lock screen afterwards. This is what my wife uses, and it works well.
Isn't the smartest option to just use the Quick Glance Air Gesture? It does show unread messages and emails after all......
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Isn't the smartest option to just use the Quick Glance Air Gesture? It does show unread messages and emails after all......
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Not the same. The lockscreen is a bit more convenient IMO. Quick glance would require an extra step to unlock the phone.
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Not the same. The lockscreen is a bit more convenient IMO. Quick glance would require an extra step to unlock the phone.
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#firstworldproblems
Come on, read what you just wrote, seriously? Haha....
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#firstworldproblems
Come on, read what you just wrote, seriously? Haha....
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Yea really and I did read what I wrote. We're talking about how to fix a $600 phone to make it work BETTER. Of course its notbon the same level as curing cancer or world hunger. From what I've read in your post your always right. Bud just because someone else wants to mess with their phone when they have to Odin to fix it, or they are looking for a solution to a problem you feel is unimportant does not mean they are less then you. Some of us want to make our phones as good as they can be FOR US. This is what this whole site is about. DEVELOPING ways to IMPROVE our phones. Improvement for ke may mean nothing for you but still it deserves a place here. This site is not KryptosXLayer2-development.com.
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Yea really.................. .
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WHOA, settle down, good God! Apparently this issue IS as important as world hunger or curing cancer to you!
You don't have to attempt to educate me on why we screw around with these phones, I'm not new to this, chief..... I just recommended something that works for JUST as well, but you've obviously got some issues to resolve in your own life, so have fun dealing with all that, geez!
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WHOA, settle down, good God! Apparently this issue IS as important as world hunger or curing cancer to you!
You don't have to attempt to educate me on why we screw around with these phones, I'm not new to this, chief..... I just recommended something that works for JUST as well, but you've obviously got some issues to resolve in your own life, so have fun dealing with all that, geez!
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Everyone has their issues in life. Mine are fairly minor. I'm just not big on stopping progress just because I feel the immediate effects are useless. To me the end result could be something amazing. This might end up inspiring someone to get AOSP lockscreen working, or even someone to learn to code etc. Basically I see it as an opportunity. I took your comment the same way I take people who dont want to research basic science or ways to save certain animals from extinction etc because they dont see the immediate point. Of course this is much less important but the thought process seemed the same "I wont benifit in the next few days, who cares". I try to allow my mind to stay open, and to see opportunities were ever they appear. I dont honestly think 5 threads about bootloaders aee needed or the AdamOutler's thread is needed yet (I personally would have waited until Dan released his hack to expect the theead to stay on topic since so many people laced so much hope on Dan that theybare foing to talk about it every were they can.) But I dont go around telling these people they are wrong and their issues unimportant. I let the threads be and check in from time to time to see if anything meaningful has occured. Maybe it's just the American in me be I perfer to let people have their important issues and help those I can and those I agree with while not bothering those whom I can't help or those whom I don't agree with.
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mattdm said:
Another option is to use WidgetLocker. Then you would have the lockscreen Dashclock and a customizable unlock slider, and then a password/pattern lock screen afterwards. This is what my wife uses, and it works well.
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I like widgetlocker. Only issue I have is sometimes it does not load, or is slow to load. These are nit to bad though and this is what is holding me over until I can mess around and try to enable AOSP lockscreen.
I am looking for a radar only app and have narrowed it down to Radarscope and or Pykl3.
Have any of you used either with the S4? What do you like better? Any other suggestions?
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I personally have Radarscope, and while I enjoy it and most of its features, I'm not sure if I can really justify the price point of it. I mean, you can switch between a bunch of different radar options, but none of these are really going to be helpful unless you're a storm chaser out in Tornado Alley. Granted, I bought this because I'm attending a NOAA Skywarn class, but my point is that if you aren't actively trying to be a weather spotter, go with something cheaper, or even free. Weatherbug has a great app put together, along with a lightning detector. It's really feature filled. I have both on my phone currently, and it really comes down to me using Radarscope for storm tracks, and using the measurement tool to see how far away it is from my location. Then I switch over to Weatherbug to get all the instrument readings along with the recorded number of lightning strikes. Weather Station is also a great app if you want to utilize all the sensors in your S4.
Best-of threads are not allowed but maybe we can treat this as an "informative" thread about radar and weather apps. That being said, try a few and see what works best for you...no one else can tell you.
Now, for the "informative" part. I use an app called RadarNow. It has a free version and a pay version with more options. Personally, I like it. The Dev(s) support it with updates and it just works very well. Every now and again there is a lot of "noise" in the radar view(s), but that can be expected with just about any radar app. So, give it a try, like I sais, there is a free version on the Play Store.
Raindar here , Have had it for over a year roughly , Have never really had any issues with it and seems pretty accurate .
Thank you all for the information. This wasnt intended for what's best type thread.
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Do you use the Edge panel or do you have it disabled? Maybe you have it Enabled but found you don't use it. or did you disable it straight away but you didn't think you'd use it.
I enabled it for 2 days but found I wasn't using it so I disabled it. However, I'm thinking of re-enabling it and trying to get used to using it, I think I wasn't using it because I'm not used to it so I might just give it another try.
Yes I do: helps reduce my home screen clutter.
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It was definitely one of those features that you go "meh, sounds like a silly gimmick" but after spending some time configuring it to taste I have changed my POV to "hmm, this actually may be a useful addition to the UX" ... we shall see, only had the device 36 hours after all.
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It was definitely one of those features that you go "meh, sounds like a silly gimmick" but after spending some time configuring it to taste I have changed my POV to "hmm, this actually may be a useful addition to the UX" ... we shall see, only had the device 36 hours after all.
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I may give that a try myself.
I use it because I use themer and want quick access to all my apps. I don't like scrolling the app drawer either so I keep the edge on with categorize folders. This is my homescreen and the app edge.
I use it when I want to pull up an app while I'm already in another app. Saves me from going home and looking for it.
I have an S6 Edge+ (still no mm ;-; ) and rarely use it. Maybe the updated panel will push me to use it, who knows
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I use it because I use themer and want quick access to all my apps. I don't like scrolling the app drawer either so I keep the edge on with categorize folders. This is my homescreen and the app edge.
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Cool didn't know you could put folders
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I use it because I use themer and want quick access to all my apps. I don't like scrolling the app drawer either so I keep the edge on with categorize folders. This is my homescreen and the app edge.
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Ok what is that first picture that is neat.
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I use it because I use themer and want quick access to all my apps. I don't like scrolling the app drawer either so I keep the edge on with categorize folders. This is my homescreen and the app edge.
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Awesome! I didn't know you could use folders. I'm definately getting it back now
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fireguy0306 said:
Ok what is that first picture that is neat.
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You think that's cool? Download the app called themer from the play store. You'll find a lot that you may think are even cooler.
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Awesome! I didn't know you could use folders. I'm definately getting it back now
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Just a tip, remove all the apps from the edge and start adding apps one by one but keep categories in mind. Some apps don't really have categories but the more you make you'll find a place for them. You can also change the color of the folder in the upper right when the folder is created.
Samsung say they do not put advertisements in their pre installed apps.
However, example the weather app does infact have advertisements.
This was on my S10 Plus and Now On S20U-Exynos
Its also present on both family members S20Plus and A50
So they are lying when they say they don't include advertisements on pr installed apps
Their response you posted is BS.
I watched a Korean tech channel and they complained about it and noted it's a recent thing.
Koreans also get adds in the built in text app too.
Funny thing now is that they said this is the third party weather channel app.
But infact their app just gets info as its source from the weather channel.
I sent back this and told them that the app package is
Com.sec.android.deamonapp
Unbelievable.
Oh yes, it's definitely Samsung doing this.
Could be worse, but 100% could be better.
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Oh yes, it's definitely Samsung doing this.
Could be worse, but 100% could be better.
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Funny thing is All my personalisation and Google ads are off anyway. Yet still the ads keep coming up. Ive had them switched off for at least a year.
Samsung reckon this stops ads but no it makes no difference.
The Moment I see an ad from Samsung on my Smart Devices, I will stop buying and advocating Samsung Devices.
Just to make this clear to Samsung, I will give them back and have them refund me for every device I have from them which is starting to show ads. I am willing to go the legal route for that.
Then, I can go ahead and buy Chinese crap phones (regarding privacy policies, I mean) like one plus, xiaomi, realme, oppo etc.. Or switch to the boring side (appl).
They seem to keep coming back with a ridiculous load waffle not pertaining to the complaints or even looked at the screenshots sent.
But there is definitely advertisements on the weather app on 3 current devices in my family plus was also on S10 Plus i recently sold.
I wonder if an XDA Member could pull apart the coding on the weather app and see where the advertisements are coming from? Maybe as the source for weather is the weather channel it is part of a deal to include advertisements from weather channel websites.
This morning it appears in the middle of the weather app and at the bottom.
But who knows if this is just the first of many apps that are starting to push advertisements.
Darkat70 said:
Samsung say they do not put advertisements in their pre installed apps.
However, example the weather app does infact have advertisements.
This was on my S10 Plus and Now On S20U-Exynos
Its also present on both family members S20Plus and A50
So they are lying when they say they don't include advertisements on pr installed apps
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Hmmm... I looked and saw no ads. I do remember points in time that I have seen ads in the weather app but only to disappear at a later time. I almost want to say my Note 9? But yeah, I have seen this before. I think what I saw may have been a test. I don't have them on my S20U (at this time).
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Hmmm... I looked and saw no ads. I do remember points in time that I have seen ads in the weather app but only to disappear at a later time. I almost want to say my Note 9? But yeah, I have seen this before. I think what I saw may have been a test. I don't have them on my S20U (at this time).
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When i checked the weather app this morning for around 20 seconds it wasn't there, i almost got excited and then it just materialised above the radar image, then i scrolled to the bottom and boom that appeared too.
The best bit is they aren't even targeted ads, one was ribs and burgers. That restaurant just doesn't exist within 1000kms of my location. Im not sure if its even Australian.
You recently flashed the PHN update to your phone right? And I'm on BTU.
I wonder if that's part on the problem?
I can tell you that Samsung Korea has told customers that the ads now showing in the weather app there is from the company providing the weather service for Korea (not the same company as we get).
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You recently flashed the PHN update to your phone right? And I'm on BTU.
I wonder if that's part on the problem?
I can tell you that Samsung Korea has told customers that the ads now showing in the weather app there is from the company providing the weather service for Korea (not the same company as we get).
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If it was just my phone & previously S10 Plus i would be agreeing with you that flashing could be the problem.
But my partner and my daughter A50 & S20 plus both have the same issues and they are on stock unflashed updates from Optus and the weather app has ads in both phone's.
I guess it probably comes from the weather channel but, you can never be sure what samsung are upto.
They must have some dealings with Facebook to have this as a pre installed app along with the other Facebook apps which I removed and makes no issues with the actual app. So what they were needed for is another question.
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If it was just my phone & previously S10 Plus i would be agreeing with you that flashing could be the problem.
But my partner and my daughter A50 & S20 plus both have the same issues and they are on stock unflashed updates from Optus and the weather app has ads in both phone's.
I guess it probably comes from the weather channel but, you can never be sure what samsung are upto.
They must have some dealings with Facebook to have this as a pre installed app along with the other Facebook apps which I removed and makes no issues with the actual app. So what they were needed for is another question.
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Here is an idea... Check to see if the weather app was recently updated. Maybe you can revert to an older version on the system partition.
Otherwise there is another simple fix for this... You can change your DNS settings. Honestly, if you have not done that its a great way to block all adds, system wide, without root or any special app or VPN. Change dns to dns.adguard.com The DNS settings are in connections settings menu then I think advanced. I would also clear data on weather app. This will force it download new ads but it wont be able to.
So yeah, it sucks Samsung did this but you can get around it quite easily.
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Here is an idea... Check to see if the weather app was recently updated. Maybe you can revert to an older version on the system partition.
Otherwise there is another simple fix for this... You can change your DNS settings. Honestly, if you have not done that its a great way to block all adds, system wide, without root or any special app or VPN. Change dns to dns.adguard.com The DNS settings are in connections settings menu then I think advanced. I would also clear data on weather app. This will force it download new ads but it wont be able to.
So yeah, it sucks Samsung did this but you can get around it quite easily.
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I have actually been running disconnect pro for samsung for about 3 weeks, which must ne working as it blocks advertisements in apkmirror and 9news app.
I was using dns.adguard.com on my S10 Plus for a while but what i found was happening with this, any inbedded videos from YouTube or news article videos it would also block them or ask me to login then do nothing. Which was a little annoying.
The weather app did infact update in the last week or so. But thats not the issue because they were still advertisements previously to the update and on other devices.
Unless theres something sneaky in my isp modem pushing advertisements over wifi, I'll have to switch to 4G see if ads persist.
Ok and heres the odd thing
I just
cleared weather app data and cache
Added dns adbock
Disconnect for Samsung Pro
And restart weather app, boom new advertisements
How is that possible? 2 ad block running?
The 9news app advertisements are greyed out.
Yep, still getting ads on the weather app.
That's okay, bye bye samsung weather app, hello Google weather widget.
Gutted that Shifty Jelly stopped working on their awesome weather app.
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Yep, still getting ads on the weather app.
That's okay, bye bye samsung weather app, hello Google weather widget.
Gutted that Shifty Jelly stopped working on their awesome weather app.
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Yep going to remove with adb and i have two apps i tried once weather mate (M8) and Clyma weather. I might use one of them and check its performance / Battery & Data Consumption.
Just pray they don't start adding advertisements to anything else. Premium Phones shouldn't be bombarded with bloatware and crap.
Wow, I just purchased my S20U for $2000AUD yesterday. I just checked my weather app, and low and behold. Not happy considering it cost me 2k.
@Darkat70, are you in AU as well?
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@Darkat70, are you in AU as well?
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Yes In Bendigo