I just got the device im coming from an HTC DNA this is my first Samsung phone for myself i have played with my girlfriends S4 and my dads S3 before though
With the camera when i take a picture it says "Hold the device steady until it finishes taking the picture" this seems very annoying why doesn't it just take the picture, sometime it does but more often then not thats the message i get i want it to be quick not have to wait 5-8 seconds or whatever it is
On my old android phones i use to be able to create a shortcut of battery status in the settings where if i click that i would get a few details including how long my device has been unplugged, is there anyway to get that shortcut on the S5?
This was also my first time upgrading through Best Buy, i know i have 30 days to exchange is that 30 days from the order date or 30 days from receiving the phone in the mail?
Who provides the best mobile insurance? and how long do i have to add it?
These are my questions for now im sure i will stumble into more as i have only been playing with it for a few hours now
iamloco724 said:
I just got the device im coming from an HTC DNA this is my first Samsung phone for myself i have played with my girlfriends S4 and my dads S3 before though
With the camera when i take a picture it says "Hold the device steady until it finishes taking the picture" this seems very annoying why doesn't it just take the picture, sometime it does but more often then not thats the message i get i want it to be quick not have to wait 5-8 seconds or whatever it is
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think this is the camera stabilizing feature.. you can turn it off.. there are some detailed thread on this around.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2747101
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First off, i LOVE this phone. The screen is beyond amazing, the phone is super responsive and i cant put it down. GPS...well...yeah, havent fully tested it yet but GPSTest wont even lock a single sat (that will be my next post.)
Now the first thing i want to setup is email syncing and such.
First, what is the best email client? I use only gmail and have 2 accounts.
I would like to setup a profile or something like that so my 3g turns on every 1/2 hour or hour for a minute and my email will sync up during that time. This is for when im away from home/a charger. I have UltimateJuice/JuiceDefender right now, can i use this to do what i want?
Other times, like at home, i use wifi and want my email to sync every 1/2 hour or hour, and keep wifi on at all times.
Thanks,
Brad
arr0ww said:
First off, i LOVE this phone. The screen is beyond amazing, the phone is super responsive and i cant put it down. GPS...well...yeah, havent fully tested it yet but GPSTest wont even lock a single sat (that will be my next post.)
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did you test the GPS indoor or outdoor?
it should have got satellites in the first 5 sec, then within 10 sec you should have at least 1 lock.
average in 20~30sec max you should be up and running.
AllGamer said:
did you test the GPS indoor or outdoor?
it should have got satellites in the first 5 sec, then within 10 sec you should have at least 1 lock.
average in 20~30sec max you should be up and running.
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He's on factory firmware, I assume you base your stats on an update, right? OP, look into updating your firmware.
nope, i'm on stock firmware from Bell
and my UK one is on stock firmware as from samsung
arr0ww said:
First off, i LOVE this phone. The screen is beyond amazing, the phone is super responsive and i cant put it down. GPS...well...yeah, havent fully tested it yet but GPSTest wont even lock a single sat (that will be my next post.)
Now the first thing i want to setup is email syncing and such.
First, what is the best email client? I use only gmail and have 2 accounts.
I would like to setup a profile or something like that so my 3g turns on every 1/2 hour or hour for a minute and my email will sync up during that time. This is for when im away from home/a charger. I have UltimateJuice/JuiceDefender right now, can i use this to do what i want?
Other times, like at home, i use wifi and want my email to sync every 1/2 hour or hour, and keep wifi on at all times.
Thanks,
Brad
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Settings Profiles from the Market will do the scheduling for you quite nicely.
Though honestly, Gmail syncing via Push uses very little juice, so there's no reason to turn Sync on or off for that account. It's **** like POP mail and Facebook you want to keep an eye on, not Gmail.
AllGamer said:
nope, i'm on stock firmware from Bell
and my UK one is on stock firmware as from samsung
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No GPS settings changes either?
Kies shows im on JG9, is that the newest? I ran the built in GPS via the Samsung Code...i could not get a lock on a single sattelite in 5 minutes, both outside and inside. Makes me think the GPS isnt actually working at all on my phone. I see the gps status blinking on the top notification bar but no sat locks on GPS Test or the Built-in test.
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Kies shows im on JG9, is that the newest? I ran the built in GPS via the Samsung Code...i could not get a lock on a single sattelite in 5 minutes, both outside and inside. Makes me think the GPS isnt actually working at all on my phone. I see the gps status blinking on the top notification bar but no sat locks on GPS Test or the Built-in test.
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I don't keep up with it, but most country carriers haven't released a new firmware yet, so I'll assume you are in that boat. Check your settings in the location & security menu. Try to play around with the combinations for the 3 check boxes and see if you can get one to give you the results you want. For whatever reason, in GPS Test I get abysmal results if I leave just about any box unchecked, but my realworld performance isn't so bad regardless of which one I check...I've started to lose a bit of faith in the GPS test in the past 2 days. But it might be my lastest firmware that caused the issue.
Anyone else getting click drift with the dell? It sometimes drifts by 10 minds Really annoying when your alarm is set for 6:10. The other day I was setting of for the train home looked at my phone to see how quick I had to walk and it told me I was late and had just missed it. When I got to the station I hadn't at all the click had drifted 10 mins....freaky
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Should get my Streak later today so will let you know how it fairs in this regard!
It's a bug/hardware fault.
if you pull out the power cable from the device it'll randomly add 15 minutes onto the time.
Other effects may include, setting the vibrate on and sending the device into a fit.
plus it may kill the vibrate mode as well so that the device doesn't vibrate until you receive a phone call.
the only solution I've found for the above problems is that you have to turn the power off before you unplug the phone.
I'm not sure if this is a permanent fix but I'm trying it for the next few days to see if it works, else the phone is going back.
Mine has gained time once before, it is set to 'get time updates from cell'.
I think the cell may have been putting out a duff time because never seen this problem with internet time, or auto-update time off settings.
Not experienced the streak doing any of the weird vibro fit you describe either.
Maybe seperate issues?
Same here with both Streak's regardless what settings I use. Not very handy since I always use the alarm app. Design flaw....
Yep, same here
Initially I thought it was to do with the fact that I had not set it to "internet time" (or whatever it is called). I was set on "O2 time" (or whatever it is called)
However whichever one it is on, I have seen this problem. Alythough saying that... have only noticed it twice and I have had my Streak since "O2 Day1"
Whether this happens more than I notice it does, and it corrects itself (?) I don't know.
I searched around at most Windows Phone 7 sub forums here and couldn't find anything similar so here goes:
I'm loving my Quantum, don't have the slightest regret for not waiting for that mythical AT&T Venue Pro. Windows Phone 7 has been on my radar since it was announced way back in February/March of last year. At last I have mine. Windows Phone 7 is so much better than I hoped it would be. But it does have its very known (multitask, c&p, etc.) which will be fixed soon. But there are a couple others that have not had the same spotlight. One of those is a marketplace issue.
While in marketplace, either apps, games or music, you could be browsing casually and if you should ever cause the phone to stall a bit to catch up (understandable) but somehow don't have the patience to wait and exit the marketplace: it might either freeze for a bit or exit normally but try to enter again and nothing happens...as in. Nothing.Happens. As in I click and it might like smush down with the action but nothing. As far as it goes is entering the app and showing the "Loading" with dots screen for maybe 5-10 secs and then jumping back to the home screen.
Sometimes, i just wait a while and the try and comeback and, while slow to do so at first, does go back to normal. But other times it simply won't work and I have to turn off/turn on.
If someone somehow has a fix for this, it would be awesome. If not then I guess i need to be a more patient person with this great software. Something that no doubt will be even better in a month or so.
I have a Question. I just Purchased 2 Verizon S5's for my wife and daughter last Saturday. I check my daughters S5 last night and WiFi and Data was Running at the Same time. Checked my wife's phone this morning and it is doing the same thing. I know when it is in WiFi the 4G is shaded out. But when I look at both phones both WiFi and 4G are running at the same time. Is there a way to fix this problem.Both phones have not had any software added recently...
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Mine does same thing, was wondering this at first as well but unless it shows the Up/Down arrows under 4G I'm assuming that it's not in use.
you might also check settings > Wi-Fi > advanced > smart network switch. If your Wi-Fi is off when sleeping, then it could be when you're "waking" it's doing the switch.
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Btw...I'm wondering if yours came with the 4.4.4 upgrade installed. I just installed the update last night and interestingly enough now does what you describe. As elite mentioned, it's only when the arrows are lit that you're actually using whatever network you're on.
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sainthooligan said:
Btw...I'm wondering if yours came with the 4.4.4 upgrade installed. I just installed the update last night and interestingly enough now does what you describe. As elite mentioned, it's only when the arrows are lit that you're actually using whatever network you're on.
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Can you do a speedtest to see how fast? and you mentioned you're on 4.4.4, do have issue open the camera app. Many people reported it's very slow opening with the old firmware, so just wondering the new firmware fixed the issue. Thanks for checking.
It varies depending where I am in my area. Currently, I'm getting a little over 12 on LTE ( http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/960308440).
As far as the camera, I've never had issue with it. I'm stock on the update and it takes around one and a half seconds to open- not a problem for me at least.
Not to stray off topic here, but you asked...
One thing that seems to be different with the camera is with the lock screen. I use a pattern for locking and previous with the camera on the lockscreen, I had to enter the pattern before it would let me use it. Now, post-update I notice that when I have the camera on the lockscreen (still have the pattern lock set), it goes straight into the camera and lets me take pictures even with it locked. You can only view the pictures you take while it allows it from the locked point - so you cannot access the gallery unless you unlock the phone. For me at least - using a lock pattern and being able to add the camera to access that quickly without unlocking is pretty useful.
Edit: I guess it already did that for a bit already before this last update. lol.
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It varies depending where I am in my area. Currently, I'm getting a little over 12 on LTE ( http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/960308440).
As far as the camera, I've never had issue with it. I'm stock on the update and it takes around one and a half seconds to open- not a problem for me at least.
Not to stray off topic here, but you asked...
One thing that seems to be different with the camera is with the lock screen. I use a pattern for locking and previous with the camera on the lockscreen, I had to enter the pattern before it would let me use it. Now, post-update I notice that when I have the camera on the lockscreen (still have the pattern lock set), it goes straight into the camera and lets me take pictures even with it locked. You can only view the pictures you take while it allows it from the locked point - so you cannot access the gallery unless you unlock the phone. For me at least - using a lock pattern and being able to add the camera to access that quickly without unlocking is pretty useful.
Edit: I guess it already did that for a bit already before this last update. lol.
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I already add thanks + to this, but I have to post a quick thank you note since you took your time and answered my question in details. Thank you!
I found a solution to this here. Was annoying me for weeks as my battery kept draining http://getgeek.net/samsung-galaxy-s5-data-and-wifi-on-at-the-same-time/
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I have a Question. I just Purchased 2 Verizon S5's for my wife and daughter last Saturday. I check my daughters S5 last night and WiFi and Data was Running at the Same time. Checked my wife's phone this morning and it is doing the same thing. I know when it is in WiFi the 4G is shaded out. But when I look at both phones both WiFi and 4G are running at the same time. Is there a way to fix this problem.Both phones have not had any software added recently...
Thank You for Your Help!!!
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mine shows the 4G and WiFi but the up/down arrows are under the WiFi and not under the 4G. If you turn off WiFi, you'll see the arrows under the 4G.
So I'm on my 3rd edge from AT&T. My first one lasted until a week ago when the screen went basically dead on me and decided it was time to be a strobe light (Monday 8/22). Next day I go to the only "warranty swap" store in my region, and they give me my 2nd edge. Immediately it prompts for the update so the lady at the store hooks me up to their WiFi to do the update. The phone goes through the update, reboots and installs. YEAH I have a phone! I leave the store, get into my car and connect it to Bluetooth. It reboots. I drove to a convenience store 5 minutes away and it reboots once more while in route, and twice more in the parking lot of the store. After purchasing my beverage, I go back to the AT&T store and tell them what was happening. As I am pulling it out of my purse it reboots again. She takes it and factory resets it. As I am signing into Gmail, it reboots again 2x. She goes to speak to the manager, and states that the phone is DOA. Last S7 Edge they had in the store, I had to have another one overnighted to my house (fees waived thankfully!!) She gives me my "flash dance strobe" phone back and I go home. Next day new (refurbished) device comes. I set it all up and it is working great, flash dance phone is sent back. Fast forward to this past Tuesday evening, I open up the camera app and I hear this buzzing noise. I zoom in and the camera is dancing all over the place like it cannot focus. I reboot. Same thing. I record a video... yep you can hear the buzzing noise on the video. Needless to say my "flash dance" phone is in PA not back at AT&T yet. Last night I unroot, and go back to stock and re-download the essential apps. (PS still buzzing it's obviously a hardware problem). Now I can't get away from the damn "advanced messaging" prompt. So let me stop my story here by two questions.
1) Can I do another warranty swap prior to them receiving my other one back? (As mentioned above it's in PA, I live in CT) I have the USPS receipt.
2) How the heck do I stop this advanced messaging thing? Last time I accepted it, my MMS were totally borked and I had to sign into my AT&T account to turn it off.
I've attached pics and video to demonstrate. I just zoomed in on a post it and you can see how wobbly it is.
Video:
https://www.mediafire.com/?rcjsblzt5riy2ch
I miss my Nexus
No clue, but root and u firmware mess with the efs and killed my messaging on my 2nd s7 edge(died due to battery issues or something) and i could not send (i could receive) messages. rooted and had to go to the u firmware (from august firmware) back to the july firmware and update again and everything is working great. i think that the image stabilization module in the camera is trying to stabilize it and failing to do so. Im about to re-root myself, so hope you have some luck, i think that the image stabilization issue and buzzing is their fault(you said it was refurbished?)
Yeah the warranty swaps are always refurbished. I'm hoping they'll be able to swap it out today, since the warranty center is an hour from my house but my daughter is cheering closer. I am planning on going after her game.