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I allready have a Samsung Galaxy S3
This are the main features:
pop-up play - using this option allows you to watch a video and use an app simultaneously. it uses a technology similar to picture-in-picture.
burst shot - you can take photos of moving objects or targets. using this option, you can photograph continuously up to 20 frames.
Best Photo - With this option you can shoot continuously up to 8 photos. The phone automatically selects the best photo depending on: clarity, brightness, contrast, face detection etc. You can always manually select another phot, of the 8.
Stay Smart - Stay Smart recognizes your eyes and prevents closing your phone as long as you look at it. It is a very useful function when you're reading an e- book or an E-mail.
Face and Voice unlock - a security option that recognizes your face, as well as your voice.
S-Beam - uses WiFi Direct and NFC. You don't have to hold the phones tight to each other to transfer a file, just touching them will suffice. you can transfer any type of file, of any size. if you're sending a video, you can start watching it although it's not completely transfered
S-Voice - Application used for voice commands. Languages known: English, Spanish, Latin Spanish, French, Italian, German and Korean
And here are some videos made by me:
S-Voice - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4V5M5_EXEE
Pop-up Play - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPgiNNBBH6o
Face and Voice unlock - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3UmEuJVRXQ
S3 vs. S2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NEjFeAZQsQ
do you have it?? can you extract some apks then? will be much useful to many and also can you answer some commonly asked questions about s3?
I don't have it anymore - just for test and review
more videos
Sorry I'm from Romania, I will make a video in english in the next days
More videos:
Tips and Tricks - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrz-rapZHj8
Burst Shot - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXaVl9RyyzI
Smart Stay - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKV0DHf1Mho
S Beam - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNXdPY_co0s
Best photo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lokNxyxwBjE
Thx
more videos
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I accept request
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nice, can you look on the following requests?
1.some demo about notification LED.
2.boot time.
3.some details about sdxc card support(with exfat filesystem)
Damn you samsung
Where is the Mobiler program for US???
I don't have any request but I just wanted to let you know that you're very pretty. And it's even hotter that you are into tech.
Looked like the Face and Voice unlock needs to be used together?
Yes! They work together
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Yes! They work together
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do we have to use them together or can we use each one with out the other
miahegypt said:
do we have to use them together or can we use each one with out the other
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You can use Face unlock without the voice option. You can see that on the S2 vs S3 video
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4 requests:
-Can you show us more about the Contact UI? I just love how it looks like on ICS and i hope it looks (and works) good on SIII too. Can you put 'landscape' photo as a contact picture just like on ICS Contacts UI? :|
-Can you test the diferent display modes? I want to see what changes
-Show us some Notification LED in action. Would love to see how it looks like in a video
-If you get your hands on a white SGS3 too, please show us how a blue version looks like with a white back cover and vice versa
Thank you!
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I don't have any request but I just wanted to let you know that you're very pretty. And it's even hotter that you are into tech.
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agreed and gr8 voice too. you never know, there are many invisible hotties around here
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Looked like the Face and Voice unlock needs to be used together?
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There are 2 settings,
1. Face unlock ( Uses only face )
2. Face and Voice unlock ( Uses both )
so either one can be used,.
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nice, can you look on the following requests?
1.some demo about notification LED.
2.boot time.
3.some details about sdxc card support(with exfat filesystem)
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for the 2nd it seems s3 takes around 15 to 17 seconds (as noted from the s2vs s3 video)
@ victoria
can you make a close up screen comparison between s2 and s3?
Does it have a multitasking problem like the HOX?
Can you shed some light on the storage? Are there separate partition for apps and user storage? On the S2 they made it so we only get 2 gb of app data and 11 gb of user storage. We don't get to use all the 16 gb the way we want.
I wish the s3 gets rid of the stupid limited partition.
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Yes please do a video showing multitasking esp using the browser.
Can you make a video of you showering with the phone?
... Just to check if is waterproof...
Send from the Noteorious BIG 5.3" Bell Canada
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I don't have it anymore - just for test and review
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i don't understand, everyone is making requests but doesn't she said that don't have the phone anymore?
Source by Andrew Williams :-> HERE
50 Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Tips and TricksFor novice users
Hi everybody
So you decided to join the ranks of Android and the millions of happy Note2 owners. But It can be troublesome to setup your phone at the begining. So I decided to search for you some little tricks you can use to better know and use your phone. I found this excellent article by Andrew Williams. I modified some content to better fit XDA's forum format but the info are the same. I also add a touchwiz tweaks that was not in the aticle, Here are 50 useful tips and tricks for new(even less new) Note2 users to pull out the best of your phone. Enjoy!
TouchwizMake Touchwiz go faster.
To make Touchwiz look good, Samsung created some animations to transit between screens. These animations take some times and can make your phone seems slow. The solution is to go in your phone Settings-> Developer options and turn off -> "Windows animation scale", "Transition animation scale" and "Animator duration scale". Now check how much snappier your phone is.:good:
***You can also turn on "Force GPU rendering" but SOME applications don't like that, so you can try it, but if you find you start having problem with some of your aplications, turn it off.
Ringtones - Alarms - NotificationsPut your Sounds in the system.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 allows us to use mp3 as ringtones, alarms or notifications. But if like me you have over 16G of music on your phone it might be anoying to "Go To Files" and search for them. Another way to do it is by creating a folder where Android will automatically look in and put the files in the "Ringtones". To do this just create a folder called "Media" on your sd-card. Inside the Media folders create 3 more folders "Ringtones", "Alarms" and "Notifications". It should look like this.
Media..
--------Alarms
--------Notifications
--------Ringtones
Now move/copy your mp3 files in the according folders. Now if you go on your phone settings->sounds->device ringtones you should see your mp3 files in the list.(Phone restart might be needed)
Screen and video
Get AMOLED colours in check
OLED-based screens like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2's tend to bring oversaturated colours that make skin tones look unnatural. They pop, but they pop a little too much. There's a solution, though. In the settings menu is a Display Setting submenu that lets you choose how vivid the colours are. We recommend the "natural" or "movie" settings.
Fill video codec gaps with third-party players
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has an excellent inbuilt media player, but there are some files it can't handle. We found that high-quality 1080p MKVs were too much for it. Snag a third-party media player like MX Player from the Google Play app store, though, and you'll be flying. These can use software encoding to fill gaps in natuve video support.
Video multi-tasking is in
One of the neatest additional features of the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 is that you can overlay a video playback screen on top of any part of the phone. Just press a button in the nav bar of the media player and a little window will pop-up on the homescreen, playing the vid. Watch an episode of Peep Show while browsing the web? Don't mind if I do.
Free games to show off the screen
One of the best ways to show off the Sasmung Galaxy Note 2's screen is with a fancy 3D game. Top free picks to try include Dead Trigger.
Not bright enough? Turn off auto
The standard setting of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 uses automatic brightness, which judges the intensity of screen brightness using an ambient light sensor on the front. If it's still not bright enough at the max slider point, switch off the auto mode for real searing intensity. But it will affect battery life.
The microUSB port can output video
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2's microUSB port is more special than you might guess. It has MHL capabilities when used with a special Samsung cable, letting it output HD video and surround audio. The Samsung adapter, which is essentially an MHL-to-HDMI converter costs around £25. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 does not come bundled with one, though.
Mini home cinema? Tick the surround box
If you want to output surround sound, make sure you tick the Surround box within the Settings menu. This isn't within the Audio bit, which you might expect, but is actually in the Accessory submenu.
Battery life
Keep battery life riding high with auto management
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has a massive 3100mAh battery. Stamina is good at the worst of times, but there's also an auto power management mode to make the most of the phone's juice. It's called Power Saving and has its own section within the main Settings menu. It can throttle the CPU, change the background of the web browser to conserve power (it turns the white background blue), and turns off haptic feedback. These are compromises, but they do work.
Switch off features for extra battery life
The best way to conserve power in any phone is to switch off features - most importantly 3G mobile internet. You can do this manually in the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, directly from the pull-down notifications menu, and apps such as MySettings let you do the same thing.
Reduce screen timeout time
Another dead simple trick is to reduce the screen timeout time. This is in the Display submenu within settings, and lets you choose between 15 sec and 10 minutes of time the screen stays lit after a screen press. It's hardly a secret, but it is something not enough people consider.
Grab a spare battery, live forever
In a time of non-removable batteries - the HTC One X and iPhone 5 to name but two - we love that the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has a removable battery. You can swap it out within about 15 seconds. Spare batteries are available from eBay for well under £10. We recommend shopping around for a reliable brand though as some third-party batteries are as dodgy as Del Boy's VCRs.
Turn off S Pen
The S Pen digitser sucks away at the Note 2's battery life a little, so it's a good idea to switch off the detection feature entirely if you're unlikely to use it for an extended period. You'll find it within the S Pen sub-menu in Settings.
S Pen
Quick commands let you launch… anything
An S Pen feature that's easy to miss is Quick Commands. This lets you launch any app on the phone with a quick flick of the S Pen. Just press the stylus button and swipe up the screen, and the Quick commands box will pop-up. Draw your pre-determined character or symbol and key-presto, the right app will launch.
OCR means you can forget the virtual keyboard
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 features excellent OCR, optical character recognition, and it's built into the Samsung keyboard. Whip out the S Pen and the keyboard area will turn into a little box for you to write in, whether you're writing an email, text or searching the web. It's remarkably clever at working out your scribbles too although we haven't tested it on a doctor yet.
S Pen keeper - it's a keeper
We love the S Pen, but the thing is terribly easy to lose. Samsung has devised a way to make sure you don't leave home without it. It's called S Pen keeper. Using the accelerometer and the digitiser sensor of the Note 2, the phone can tell when you're walking away without the stylus in its little hole in the bottom of the device. Walk far enough and it bleats out an alarm tone.
Keep the kids happy with S Note
The stylus of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 makes it an obvious choice for creative types, business types and a host of other busy folk. But it'll keep the kids entertained too. S Note has a feature called Idea Sketch, which lets you write the name of an object, only for it to appear in your sketch. It's a perfect educational tool, and a fun one too.
Air View - hover pen fun
Something that makes the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 S Pen so much more than a standard stylus is that it can be sensed without even touching the screen. Samsung makes great use of this with Air View. It's used throughout Samsung's apps, and makes info pop-up when the S Pen hovers over items. For example, you can read the first lines of emails, see previews of pictures and take a closer look at calendar events. It's fantastic.
You can scribble - on anything
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 S Pen also let you scribble notes on anything. Just hold the button on the stylus down, press the nib down on the screen and hold it there until you see a flash around the screen edges. This is the phone taking a screenshot of what's on-screen, which you can then write notes on. This is further integrated into apps like S Planner, which have dedicated handwriting modes.
Other apps use S Pen pressure sensitivity
Now that the Note series is fairly established, a bunch of excellent apps already make use of the pressure sensitive S Pen stylus. Top picks include Sketchbook Pro and Infinite Painter. It's not just S Note that shows the S Pen off these days.
The S Pen takes screengrabs
Here's a really neat S Pen tool to show off to your "non stylus" friends. Press down the button on the Galaxy Note 2 stylus, draw a shape on the screen and whatever's on-screen within the shape will be saved as a screengrab.
For full S Pen compatibility, check out Samsung Apps
Samsung says that if you want full S Pen certified apps, you'll need to go to the Samsung Apps store. This comes built into the Note 2, and there's even an S Pen apps section. At present, you're still best off using the Play Store as well, though, as the Samsung Apps store isn't exactly rammed full of Note 2 apps yet.
Left handers need a tweak
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes setup for right-handers as standard, but there's also a mode for lefties in the Settings menu. This offsets the digitiser sensor, to compensate for the way those strange left-handed types hold pens. A creepy bunch, aren't they?
Interface
One for your grandma? Easy home screen mode
Here's one feature we were a little surprised to see in a device that's such a geek's dreamphone. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has a mode called Easy home screen, which simplifies the layout of the phone's home screens in a way that even your technophobe grandma might be able to get along with.
Full screenshots are easy
Like the Samsung Galaxy S3, the Galaxy Note II makes it pretty easy to take screenshots of whatever's on the phone's display. Just hold down the home button and the power button at the same time, wait or a white flash and a screenshot will be taken and whisked over to the Gallery app.
A cooler/easier way to take screenshot is to swipe the palm of your hand from right to left. For this to work you need to enable "Motion" in Settings and check "Palm swipe capture".
Use one-handed operation mode for on-the-go use
The big screen is one of the main selling points of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, but it doesn't half make it hard to use one-handed. Knowing this, Samsung as included a one-handed mode, which organises things like the keypad, virtual keyboard and the unlock pattern screen so that you can operate them with one mitt. You'll find it in the Settings menu.
Don't forget side-loading of apps
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is an Android device, with all the benefits that brings. You don't have to rely on the official Google Play app store for one, with APK installation files available for all sorts of other apps online. Be careful, though, as Android viruses are a real issue.
Customise your phone with non-Samsung widgets
Samsung supplied a nice handful of widgets with which you can customise your home screens, but far too few people try a new look with third-party widgets from Google Play. And there are loads out them out there. Some of our old faves include those of the Beautiful Widgets package.
Gadgets and Gimmicks
Motion control
Here's one we're not big fans of, but some of you may like it. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 lets you control things like the photo gallery and the navigation of you home screens using the accelerometer - by tilting your phone, basically. You can turn it off, though, and it's set to "off" as standard. Phew.
Face unlock
A bit Minority Report, this one. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 can scan your face to unlock your phone. It takes a picture of your mug, remembers the basic geometry of it and then scans your face whenever you try and unlock the phone. It works pretty well, but as a security measure is about as flimsy as the padlock on a filofax.
Smart Stay
The last user-facing camera gimmick is one that sounds kinda neat in principle. It scans for your eyes to check if you're reading, and if it spots them, Smart Stay stops the backlight from turning off. It's designed to make reading on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 a good deal less frustrating. It's a feature you'll find in the Settings menu.
Jelly Bean easter egg
The Jelly Bean easter egg has made it in the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Go to Settings menu > About device and tap on the Android version number entry. You'll be transported to a screen with a picture of a giant jelly bean on it. Hold your finger down on said jelly bean and the screen will fill up with dozens of the blighters, which you can flick around. Pure joy.
Arrange your music by moods
The music player of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 features a fun little extra called Music square. This scans through your music library, arranging the tracks by mood - passionate, calm, exciting, joyful or a little in-between. Tap a block in the 5x5 square grid and you'll be greeted with a tune to match your mood.
Storage
Expandable storage - where to get it cheap
If you're out to spend as little as possible (and the Note 2 doesn't come cheap as it is), your best bet is to buy the cheapest 16GB model, and supplement any other storage needs with a microSD card. Top retailers for bargain basement-price memory cards include 7DayShop and Ebuyer. A 32GB microSD card these days will set you back less than £15 if you shop hard enough.
Flush the cache for extra memory
If you find yourself running low on memory, you can easily delete the cache and temporary files of any apps you have installed. To do this, go to the Applications Manager section within settings and tap on an app to see how much memory it's leeching. There will be buttons to wipe the cache and data for the app here.
Comes with 50GB of dropbox storage
Cloud storage is the future - you may not like it, but you may as well embrace it. Samsung Galaxy Note 2 owners get to benefit from 50GB of free cloud storage from one of the best providers out there - Dropbox. There are Dropbox apps for mobiles, tablets and computers, and it honestly works like a dream. If this won't convert you, nothing will. You only normally get 2GB of free from Dropbox, making it a pretty sweet deal.
Don't sync, drag 'n' drop
If you chose to go Android rather than opting for an iPhone, there's a good chance that the open-ness of the platform had something to do with it. Samsung is keen on trying to make its users adopt the Kies desktop software, but it's actually completely unnecessary. Plug the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 into a computer with a microUSB cable and it'll show up as a media player drive, which you can drag and drop all kinds of files onto. Transfer speeds are impressively fast too.
Contacts
Nab contacts from Facebook and Twitter
When we first got our Samsung Galaxy Note 2 in, it didn't have any of the usual social apps installed. Even if you're not a massive mobile Facebook-er, it's worth giving the app a download because it lets you harvest contacts from the network, making populating your contacts book a good deal easier.
Blocking Mode
Do you have a bug-a-boo stalking you? Is there a creep who keeps calling? The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 lets you keep them away with the blocking mode. It restricts notifications and calls from all but your approved contacts - and that can be at all times, or just during the hours you choose.
Camera and Video
Use HDR mode in mixed lighting - or all the time
The 8-megapixel sensor of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is pretty good on its own, but the neat camera app ups its skills significantly. One of our favourite bonus bits is the HDR mode. This effectively combines multiple exposure in a single shot to bring out extra detail in shadows. Both the HDR and normal shots are saved, meaning there's very little downside - other than that taking shots is a little bit slower.
Check out slow and fast motion modes
Nestled within the menus of the video camera app are fast and slow motion modes, capturing either more or fewer frames per second than normal. It's not quite the 120fps mode you get in some dedicated cameras, but will come in handy if you're trying to video a sports event, for example.
Don't forget video effects
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 doesn't have the fun face-distorting video effects you get with a vanilla Jelly Bean phone, but it does have a range of funky filters. There are colour pop modes, extracting all but certain shades from your videos, and the cartoon filter is perfect for some arty rotoscope-style vids.
Give the exposure longer time than the sound effect suggests
Each time you take a photo, a shutter sound plays in the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. However, we found that occasionally the phone needs a little bit longer to attain a solid focus. Hold still for an extra half-second for good measure.
Get vid previews with Air View
Using Air View, if you hold the pen over the transport bar of a movie clip in the media player, you'll be given a preview of what's going on in the film at that point. It makes finding the right part of a film or TV ep a doddle.
Connectivity
Don't go over you allowance, with Data Usage
A staple Android feature is the Data Usage counter. This can be found within the Settings menu, and it monitors your data usage, showing it as a colourful graph. You can use it to cut off your mobile data connection once you reach a certain limit, to ensure you won't get charged by your carrier.
Wi-Fi sync with Kies
We've already endorsed drag 'n' drop file transfers over Kies sync'ing, but if you're a Kies fan, don't forget that you can also sync wirelessly. To set this feature up, scroll to the bottom of the More Settings sub-menu, where you'll find the Kies via Wi-Fi option.
S Beam
A feature introduced with the Samsung Galaxy S3, S Beam uses a mixture of NFC and Wi-Fi Direct to let you transfer files between compatible Samsung phones. You just need to tap the phones together to get them playing. S Beam needs to be switched on, though, from within the Wireless and Networks menu.
NFC lets you buy coffee
The NFC connectivity of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 also let you buy small items such as cups of coffee, sandwiches and the like. Several big high street chains have taken the NFC plunge, including Starbucks and EAT, using apps to let you dump credit onto your phone.
Share screens with AllShare Cast
AllShare used to be just about sending a video file from, say, your phone to your Blu-ray player. But now it does a lot more. AllShare Cast lets you send your Galaxy Note 2's screen contents to another display, a bit like AirPlay Mirroring.
Forget Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Direct is better
Wi-Fi Direct is tied into the S Beam transfer feature, but you can also use it easily on its own. This is a version of Wi-Fi that doesn't need an internet connection, as it can hook-up directly with another compatible device. It some ways it's a successor to Bluetooth, letting you transfer files, and at a much greater speed than old Bluetooth could handle.
Watch your 4G
If you want to get a 4G-capable Note 2, be aware that the LTE edition is separate from the standard one. EE says it'll stock the LTE Galaxy Note 2 from October 15.
Enjoy!:good:
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Re: So you just bought a Note2 - 50 Galaxy Note 2 Tips and Tricks(Make phone faster)
It is a copy and paste from a website I know I don't remember the link guys.
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It is a copy and paste from a website I know I don't remember the link guys.
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The source(link) and name of author are the first thing on the OP.
Thanks
Thanks for the great article! I agree, this SHOULD be a sticky!
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Good work, to the original op, and the second one.
Best regards
Sifou
Using a Samsung N7100
Great article. Really helpful.
For this point, when I connect my Note 2 directly to my Mac, it does not show up.
Any ideas?
Don't sync, drag 'n' drop
If you chose to go Android rather than opting for an iPhone, there's a good chance that the open-ness of the platform had something to do with it. Samsung is keen on trying to make its users adopt the Kies desktop software, but it's actually completely unnecessary. Plug the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 into a computer with a microUSB cable and it'll show up as a media player drive, which you can drag and drop all kinds of files onto. Transfer speeds are impressively fast too.
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luckyconverter said:
Great article. Really helpful.
For this point, when I connect my Note 2 directly to my Mac, it does not show up.
Any ideas?
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I don't own a Mac so I can't confirm 100% but it should be the same.
When you connect your USB you should see the USB symbol on the status bar (on the top left).
pull down your status bar and select USB options
it should bring you to Connection option, selct USB as Media device
Should also add the S-Voice Tip too
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Gj. Was handy
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McLaren__F1 said:
Should also add the S-Voice Tip too
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Note taken.
OP updated.
KurlyK said:
Thanks for the great article! I agree, this SHOULD be a sticky!
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I agree
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Bumpy
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I installed Nova launcher. I lose the S Buddy Page helper (so when you plug in headphones or take the pen out a new home page appears), but it means I can put more icons on the home screens to make better use of the display, and Nova is pretty slick and quick.
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I installed Nova launcher. I lose the S Buddy Page helper (so when you plug in headphones or take the pen out a new home page appears), but it means I can put more icons on the home screens to make better use of the display, and Nova is pretty slick and quick.
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Yes and you can easily make folders in the dock by sliding icons on top of each others so you can keep a clean screen. You can also "swipe up" on each icons in the dock to lauch a "hidden" apps. To do so just long press one icon in the dock and choose "edit", then chose the app you want to lauch with the icon swipe up.:good:
Thanks for posting this. Really useful for a new note 2 user shaking off the iphone withdrawl. Love this phone.
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Thanks for posting this. Really useful for a new note 2 user shaking off the iphone withdrawl. Love this phone.
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It's the best.
Thanks for the tip!
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Thanks for the tip!
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My pleasure
Hello, I was looking for an android 5 watch (not Android 5 Wear) with a camera because I broke both my Truesmart and my SPARTA M7 . I love full the full android interface and will not be able to live without their camera, even if the quality is ****ty.
If it does not exist yet, what is the best Android 4.4 watch (with a camera) that you know ?
If you have any clue, Thank you very much !
monicawang said:
Look for the new NO1 D6, here are some features:
Appearance
1. Square screen
2. Color： Black / Sliver / Gold
3. 316L Pure Steel Shell
4. Italian sheepskin strap
Functions
1. Support WiFi/ 3G Network
2. Support SIM card
3. Support GPS / AGPS
4. Weather Forecast
5. Radio
6. Recorder
7. Health Monitoring: Barometer/ Heart rate/ Pedometer / Stopwatch
8. Can use a variety of app: Wechat / QQ / Weibo / Youku / Taobao / Music /
Facebook / YouTube / Skype / WhatsApp / Twitter etc.
9. Download more dial
10. Bright screen
11. Life water proof
12. Download game and play it, such as " Flappy Bird"
13. Compatible with Android and IOS system: You can receive information
notification for incoming calls and text messages and other app
14. Wireless Upgrade (OTA）
Features
1. Android 5.1 System / Upgrade Android 6.0 in the future
2. Android virtual buttons / Multi touch
3. Screen: 1.63 inch 320*320
4. Sapphire Crystal Screen TP
5. Quad- core CPU: MTK 6580 1.3GHz
6. RAM：1G / ROM： 8G
7. Battery： 450 mHA
8. Bluetooth 4.0
9. Antutu test more than 18,000
10. Multiple language
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Thanks. It would have been perfect if it was not for its missing camera. Any other watch with a camera?
Zgpax S99 does come with a camera, but so far people have reported about bey bad quality control issue on that watch.
KingWear KW88
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sma...ngwear-mtk6580-android-5-1-wcdma-850-t3376909
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/sma...ngwear-mtk6580-android-5-1-wcdma-850-t3376909
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Thankkks !!!!! Seems very interesting. How is the embedded keyboard ? Is it like the truesmart and most Android apps work ? (snapchat, instagram, tinder...)
I'd like to be able to write easily sms as I used to be with not-round smartwatch.
shideneyu said:
Thankkks !!!!! Seems very interesting. How is the embedded keyboard ? Is it like the truesmart and most Android apps work ? (snapchat, instagram, tinder...)
I'd like to be able to write easily sms as I used to be with not-round smartwatch.
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Don't have a watch yet, seems like nobody does. But bigger 1.39" AMOLED screen (others are 1.33" IPS I guess) and camera does the trick for me. Those apps you mentioned: Instagram, snapchat... should definitely work. Only thing that disappointed is that they dropped the SD/TF card slot which was there in initial spec. But overall pretty nice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R-t9MC-C54
jusjak11 said:
Don't have a watch yet, seems like nobody does. But bigger 1.39" AMOLED screen (others are 1.33" IPS I guess) and camera does the trick for me. Those apps you mentioned: Instagram, snapchat... should definitely work. Only thing that disappointed is that they dropped the SD/TF card slot which was there in initial spec. But overall pretty nice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R-t9MC-C54
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Thanks ! Oh yeah, my bad. I need a micro SD card inside to get my music playlist
One year after, any new product ? I can't find anything on the forum
Hi all !!!
I have decided its time for a smartwatch but all big companys like LG MOTOROLA and SAMSUNG have BIG or TOO BIG PRICES for my budget so i started looking in other markets and found this watch with pretty badass specs:
LEMFO LEM5
1.39 inch Android 5.1 3G Smartwatch Phone MTK6580 1.3GHz Quad Core 1GB RAM 8GB ROM Pedometer Heart Rate Monitoring
Display: 1.39 inch 400 x 400 pixels screen
CPU: MTK6580 Quad Core 1.3GHz
System: Android 5.1
RAM+ROM: 1GB RAM + 8GB ROM
Bluetooth: V4.0
SIM type: single nano SIM
Functions: pedometer, heart rate monitoring, GPS
Network:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
WCDMA: 850/1900/2100MHz
here is a link on gearbest: http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watch-phone/pp_590091.html
and here little video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dav5dqvzR0w
i want to know what u guys think and if someone already bought it and can share some info......
i started this thread coz there is no info on this watch here on xda .
bgood
f
noone bought this watch yet? it looks great and has specs like a mid range smartphone...IMHO its a beast i just want some user experience and opinions
tnx
edit:
just saw on website that its not released yet...release date is 26.12.2016 meh....
Hi,
i got it last month from Aliexpress for 110$. display is nice and lot of watch faces to choose from. aslo you can download more..
shoiebarshad said:
Hi,
i got it last month from Aliexpress for 110$. display is nice and lot of watch faces to choose from. aslo you can download more..
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Hi,
Did you use it paired with celular phone (bluetooth) or with a SIM installed ?
If paired, how notifications happen in watch ? Whatsapp and Social Network apps (Facebook, Twitter, ...) appears fine ?
I had a Moto 360 and purchased a Lemfo Lem5 last week.
Best regards.
dobrun.franjo said:
Hi all !!!
I have decided its time for a smartwatch but all big companys like LG MOTOROLA and SAMSUNG have BIG or TOO BIG PRICES for my budget so i started looking in other markets and found this watch with pretty badass specs:
LEMFO LEM5
1.39 inch Android 5.1 3G Smartwatch Phone MTK6580 1.3GHz Quad Core 1GB RAM 8GB ROM Pedometer Heart Rate Monitoring
Display: 1.39 inch 400 x 400 pixels screen
CPU: MTK6580 Quad Core 1.3GHz
System: Android 5.1
RAM+ROM: 1GB RAM + 8GB ROM
Bluetooth: V4.0
SIM type: single nano SIM
Functions: pedometer, heart rate monitoring, GPS
Network:
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
WCDMA: 850/1900/2100MHz
here is a link on gearbest: http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watch-phone/pp_590091.html
and here little video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dav5dqvzR0w
i want to know what u guys think and if someone already bought it and can share some info......
i started this thread coz there is no info on this watch here on xda .
bgood
f
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Actually there many threads about the LEM5 on XDA.
My suggestion to find a lot of useful info about it, some of them not even supposed here on XDA, is to look at this G+ community and this dedicated forum:
Round Android Smartwatches- Custom Faces & Apps
Round Android Smartwatch Forum
cyrux75 said:
Actually there many threads about the LEM5 on XDA.
My suggestion to find a lot of useful info about it, some of them not even supposed here on XDA, is to look at this G+ community and this dedicated forum:
Round Android Smartwatches- Custom Faces & Apps
Round Android Smartwatch Forum
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Sorry man but the only good that happend to this forum was eric launcher
And first time produce his work you snob him
Corvus supported him and change your oppinion about
The only uou do is to ban members if post links like you do now
And accuse people that envolve with watch companys and support these companys with launchers and apk
I believe developers should envolve with companys is the natural way
But accuse all the other as something bad is ipocritic
Like your Credits
gersonstandke said:
Hi,
Did you use it paired with celular phone (bluetooth) or with a SIM installed ?
If paired, how notifications happen in watch ? Whatsapp and Social Network apps (Facebook, Twitter, ...) appears fine ?
I had a Moto 360 and purchased a Lemfo Lem5 last week.
Best regards.
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i am using it Bluetooth, and in my opinion the battery is not that big to handle the 3G network for complete day without charge.
pairing works fine, but notifications are one-way only. you read the notification on the watch but can't reply. Actually the way notifications are pushed is like the lock screen, i.e. for whatsapp if it's the one notification you can read the message otherwise it'll just say two new messages.
for me the biggest disappointment was not able to sync the fitness data to cell phone. Do you know any apps which can do that?
geowolf1000 said:
Sorry man but the only good that happend to this forum was eric launcher
And first time produce his work you snob him
Corvus supported him and change your oppinion about
The only uou do is to ban members if post links like you do now
And accuse people that envolve with watch companys and support these companys with launchers and apk
I believe developers should envolve with companys is the natural way
But accuse all the other as something bad is ipocritic
Like your Credits
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I completely disagree with you, but this is not the point.
Despite what you and me think of them, that G+ community and that forum are plenty of users who share their experience about LEM5 and many other round android smartwatches.
2 - way Notification App for Lemfo Lem5? SwappLINK?
Hi all
I was wondering if there is an alternative to the Lemfo notification app that you can recommend? One that supports sending message replies, using the watch speaker and mic to make and answer phonecalls via bluetooth from the phone and choosing which phone apps can send notifications. Swapplink used to do all of that but is no longer on google playstore. I am sure I can download the APK but it looks like it hasnt been updated since 2014. Any suggestions? I can only seem to find BTNotifier or Android Wear apps...
My number is through Google Voice, so I text and call using Hangouts. Is Hangouts usable on the LEM5 and does it fill the display, or am I going to have a tiny little square I have to deal with?
I have mine since 15 days ago, well my opinion is the following, before this use a pebble time, I would not catalog the LEM5 as a smartwatch, it is more a smartphone that is worn on the wrist, smartwatch applications do not They work correctly, but the smartphone if they work correctly, you can have whatsapp independent of the phone and because it has a simcard slot, and so for all applications in the store, whether games or others, the negative point is that Are not optimized for round screen, and in some cases can not be used, virtual keyboards do not show all keys, fleksy and minuum (the complete) work well, touchpal is the best.
*The notifications of the phone to the clock, in case of whatsapp only show the text of the message, and not who sends it. The battery does not last more than 20 hours using it in airplane mode, under normal use 15 hours maximum.
To summarize, is a small smartphone that receives notifications from another smarphone, its worth the price and the screen is beautiful and there are many themes to download and it is fun to use, and try to run applications in round screen when they are designed for rectangles
dimex said:
My number is through Google Voice, so I text and call using Hangouts. Is Hangouts usable on the LEM5 and does it fill the display, or am I going to have a tiny little square I have to deal with?
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That you choose the one that suits you in the configuration of the equipment, the round only cuts the image but does not optimize it
I attached an image of the store page in both formats
puddleglum81 said:
One that supports sending message replies, using the watch speaker and mic to make and answer phonecalls via bluetooth from the phone and choosing which phone apps can send notifications.
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@puddleglum81, Have you found the solution for this? I would like to buy this smartwarch, but I need this functionality...
ilgincix said:
hi watch face, launcher and app archive
click and download
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What you have done here is collected just about all the copyright protected faces and launchers ever made and distributed them without permission.
You do not own any of them. You did not make any of them and you have been reported - not just to the XDA admin team but to outside agencies as well.
What did you think you were doing ? It's a blatant act of piracy .......
Hi all i am not able to connect lemfo lem5 smart watch with android phone (HTC desire 10).I tried many BT notification app but not able to pair .
Can any buddy tell me which app needs to be installed.
You need a LEMFO App in your phone:
Just open LEMFO watch App in your watch, down to the "Download Mobile app" with the QR image, capture the QR image with a QR App in your phone. You will be redirected for downloading and installing the app
Very detailed review
Hello all,
I have a Lemfo lem 5 for about one month now and i think i can do a detailed review of it, maybe will be useful for some people.
On the first day i became very disappointed with the battery, even without turn the wifi of 3g , the clock worked for about 4 or 6
hours, but after some time i've done a factory reset and discovered that some apps that i've installed , consumes battery even with the wifi
turned on, like skype for example, and other apps that give symlinks on the launcher for fast productivity. The best i could do, was using
apps tested for using on it. So now i can have one or two battery charges on a day. The charge otherwise is very fast, in one hour it is
fully charged. I've liked a lot of the tip for the touchpal keyboard that i 've read on the forum, so i 've entered here to add my
experience and ask other questions too.
I've installed the sim card on it, the quality of the call is good, the microphone is very good but the sound of the speaker is a
little ugly. The contacts for the call, the volume button and the keyboard on the call, i've liked. The SMS app is beautiful and work well.
The 3g works well (I had to add the APN from my pstn country) but drain a lot of battery, so i turn on the 3g, do what i have to do, and turn
it off (And turn battery economy on again).
It has some apps that came with it like a file manager (Simple but works), video player (Plays the normal mobile codec videos, fits
well but do not play external .srt subtitles) and the Music player (Simple but works well, even in background).
Using it paired with the phone was not a good experience, it is better standalone, more like a mobile phone watch.
Android apps that i am using:
Mobizen Mirroring - Can control the watch on the windows desktop screen, it worked very good, you can see the watch screen and control it.
Youtube : The clock give you 2 options to handle android third apps, you can use it in square screen (Becomes small to see, but you
have the full view and full control of the app) or you can use it like a Rounded view (That is the default, the problem is that you can lose
some parts of the view). The problem with this app is that on full screen, the video play on the wrong side of the screen.
Netflix: using the square view , it is usable, but like the youtube, it plays on the wrong side of the view. If you take the watch off
of the pulse, the video becomes good to see (But obviously very small).
Touchpal: Tip from someone on this forum, the keyboard becomes much larger so you can type better on the small screen, until now i
couldn't see any unnecessary battery drain.
Whatstablet: That app is like a whatsapp web, because i want to see the whatszap on the watch only once in a while, i didn't want to
have the original whatsapp installed on it because of the battery drain, so i've installed my original whatsapp on a old mobile (With a
battery problem) so it stays at home in the internet all the time, and i use this whatstablet app on the watch, that is like a whatsappweb
for mobile that could fit on the watch (Very small but usable), using the square view only. This app i am using just for the moment, i am
trying to find something that fits better using the Rounded view.
Games i've installed that was very good : Make 7 and Sonic Dash. It is playable. Not every android game works on this watch, a lot
of then, are opened on the wrong side of the screen, or do not open at all.
Issue after updating firmware Lemfo LES1
I just finished updating the firmware of my Lemfo LES1 (051517) and everythings seemed to have worked out OK.
I can see the new firmware version in About Watch. I can also see the new "clockskin" folder added when checking under File Manager, but when I connect the watch via USB to my laptop, I can't see that folder; all the other folders listed in File Manager, are visible in the indows File Explorer. Any idea as of why this is happening and how to fix?
asiapac.oscar said:
I just finished updating the firmware of my Lemfo LES1 (051517) and everythings seemed to have worked out OK.
I can see the new firmware version in About Watch. I can also see the new "clockskin" folder added when checking under File Manager, but when I connect the watch via USB to my laptop, I can't see that folder; all the other folders listed in File Manager, are visible in the indows File Explorer. Any idea as of why this is happening and how to fix?
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This is a known issue, wrong folder permissions.
You should copy the files in a different folder, then move them with the file manager on the watch
Inviato dal mio MI 5s utilizzando Tapatalk
Claysongomes said:
Hello all,
I have a Lemfo lem 5 for about one month now and i think i can do a detailed review of it, maybe will be useful for some people.
On the first day i became very disappointed with the battery, even without turn the wifi of 3g , the clock worked for about 4 or 6
hours, but after some time i've done a factory reset and discovered that some apps that i've installed , consumes battery even with the wifi
turned on, like skype for example, and other apps that give symlinks on the launcher for fast productivity. The best i could do, was using
apps tested for using on it. So now i can have one or two battery charges on a day. The charge otherwise is very fast, in one hour it is
fully charged. I've liked a lot of the tip for the touchpal keyboard that i 've read on the forum, so i 've entered here to add my
experience and ask other questions too.
I've installed the sim card on it, the quality of the call is good, the microphone is very good but the sound of the speaker is a
little ugly. The contacts for the call, the volume button and the keyboard on the call, i've liked. The SMS app is beautiful and work well.
The 3g works well (I had to add the APN from my pstn country) but drain a lot of battery, so i turn on the 3g, do what i have to do, and turn
it off (And turn battery economy on again).
It has some apps that came with it like a file manager (Simple but works), video player (Plays the normal mobile codec videos, fits
well but do not play external .srt subtitles) and the Music player (Simple but works well, even in background).
Using it paired with the phone was not a good experience, it is better standalone, more like a mobile phone watch.
Android apps that i am using:
Mobizen Mirroring - Can control the watch on the windows desktop screen, it worked very good, you can see the watch screen and control it.
Youtube : The clock give you 2 options to handle android third apps, you can use it in square screen (Becomes small to see, but you
have the full view and full control of the app) or you can use it like a Rounded view (That is the default, the problem is that you can lose
some parts of the view). The problem with this app is that on full screen, the video play on the wrong side of the screen.
Netflix: using the square view , it is usable, but like the youtube, it plays on the wrong side of the view. If you take the watch off
of the pulse, the video becomes good to see (But obviously very small).
Touchpal: Tip from someone on this forum, the keyboard becomes much larger so you can type better on the small screen, until now i
couldn't see any unnecessary battery drain.
Whatstablet: That app is like a whatsapp web, because i want to see the whatszap on the watch only once in a while, i didn't want to
have the original whatsapp installed on it because of the battery drain, so i've installed my original whatsapp on a old mobile (With a
battery problem) so it stays at home in the internet all the time, and i use this whatstablet app on the watch, that is like a whatsappweb
for mobile that could fit on the watch (Very small but usable), using the square view only. This app i am using just for the moment, i am
trying to find something that fits better using the Rounded view.
Games i've installed that was very good : Make 7 and Sonic Dash. It is playable. Not every android game works on this watch, a lot
of then, are opened on the wrong side of the screen, or do not open at all.
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Hello,
Thanks for your excellent review.
Do you Know if it's possible to keep le clock on the screen, with less Light when the watch is on sleeping mode ? Because it switch Black when sleeping and need to push button to see the hour.
Thanks
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I got the Android O for my Samsung Galaxy tab S3 here in india. Update size is around 1123 MB.
New features are
1. Experience 9
2. Doldy Atmos enhancements
3. New options to play sound of a particular app on a particular device. Ex : if u have connected a Bluetooth speaker, now u have the ability to select only YouTube audio to be played on Bluetooth speaker.
4. Live messages
5. New notification icons and app icons( I guess part of experience 9 home)
6. Multiple clock faces and colours for clock in lock screen.
That's the S9/S9+ wallpaper. Is that on the device after Oreo or did you put it on your tablet? And if it comes with Oreo is it live like on the S series?
Are there themes? I really really want to have black theme all over instead of blinding white
Well this is my experience:
-Changes mentioned by kmdshoyaib in op
-No themes of course (and i wasn't expecting that)
-The overall experience is smoother than nougat but I have to say many lags and delays specially in samsumg keyboard, and third party apps menus are still there (I did a clean install and factory reset)
-I feel a better response time to S-pen (maybe a placebo effect)
-Other things including batter life needs more time!
how to root T820 oreo?
galaxy4mylife said:
That's the S9/S9+ wallpaper. Is that on the device after Oreo or did you put it on your tablet? And if it comes with Oreo is it live like on the S series?
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Live messages is now available on Tab S3 oreo.
Other than that, I feel the tablet way more responsive now. Reacts faster when playing around with different apps.
Samsung Pass now requries secure screen lock to work with autofill of usernames and passwords. Fingerprint is still a must with Samsung Pass, but in addtion a screen lock also is needed.
Sent from my SM-T825 using Tapatalk
I got it yest night in India too. agree with all the above comments, but disappointed by 1 thing; no change in the SNote/Samsung Notes fiasco
The Dolby Atmos is awesome. I played a song in the dead of the night and, mighty impressed with the improvement. The output from the speakers also had improved. Good thing the AKG speakers have been used and getting a good workout!
Greetings from India, received Oreo update today, and now tab s3 supports VOLTE. Jio VOLTE calls are working now.
And battery life is better?
Enviado desde mi LG-H990 mediante Tapatalk
Supports it adoptable storage or do I have to hack again?
galaxy4mylife said:
That's the S9/S9+ wallpaper. Is that on the device after Oreo or did you put it on your tablet? And if it comes with Oreo is it live like on the S series?
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Well that is just the static wallpaper I downloaded from Android authority.com
It would have been a charm if Samsung included s9 live wallpapers with the update
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Greetings from China...
The s pen translate app also got an update and now it works just like galaxy note 8.
It can translate from Chinese and Japanese now. It can also translate sentences and currency.
My tablet is currently in for repair so have not had a chance to look at the update personally only watched some videos on YouTube about it I was wondering if anyone could have a look and find out if there's a way to change the resolution to save power yet as I do a lot of typing and office work on my tablet and I was looking for a way to down the resolution to 720 p to save a ton of power and was wondering if this has been added with the Oreo update.
Maybe it's because I am a brand new Tab S3 user and updated almost immediately. But all the apps in Play Store that I already paid for are showing up as unpaid. Here is my post about it. Help is appreciated!
Battery life has been fine for me since I got the update yesterday.
corb06 said:
Live messages is now available on Tab S3 oreo.
Other than that, I feel the tablet way more responsive now. Reacts faster when playing around with different apps.
Samsung Pass now requries secure screen lock to work with autofill of usernames and passwords. Fingerprint is still a must with Samsung Pass, but in addtion a screen lock also is needed.
Sent from my SM-T825 using Tapatalk
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Updated last night. The process was easy and error free. The changes are really minor, not anything to write home about. In any case, as Android matures, I would not expect substantial changes from one version to a newer one.
poetryrocksalot said:
Maybe it's because I am a brand new Tab S3 user and updated almost immediately. But all the apps in Play Store that I already paid for are showing up as unpaid. Here is my post about it. Help is appreciated!
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Try to login on a pc to your google account to validate the issue.
On your tab, try to wipe cache, following this steps:
1. Turn off your tab.
2. After that press and hold the Volume Up + Home + Power button for a couple of seconds.
3. Now you should be in the expected mode.
4. You can navigate here by using Volume buttons and select options "wipe cache" by using the Power key.
If this solve your issue don´t forget leave feedback to help other mates.
lukesellwood2 said:
My tablet is currently in for repair so have not had a chance to look at the update personally only watched some videos on YouTube about it I was wondering if anyone could have a look and find out if there's a way to change the resolution to save power yet as I do a lot of typing and office work on my tablet and I was looking for a way to down the resolution to 720 p to save a ton of power and was wondering if this has been added with the Oreo update.
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You even hear of punctuation?
My dear experts,
how downgrade this beautiful tablet to Android 7 Nougat ?????
WRITE, WRITE WRITE also in Italian.
Niki da Trani said:
Android 7 Nougat
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Download Odin3 for Windows PC
Downlaod latest firmware of Nougat 7.0 from 2018 for your region Italy named PDA/AP version T820XXU1ARA2
Downlaod instractions
Downlaod How to flash your Samsung phone?