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[Jeffrey]

What screen protectors is everyone using here for the S8 +?

Ive not found a good one.

I just ended up getting the Samsung sview flip case lol.

 

[DrBo42]

Think I'm going to go caseless as I usually do. I don't drop phones and I have insurance anyway. Seems like a crime to cover it up.

 

[DontMindMe]

Argh. Not the best experience.
On the 21st I just happened to wander into a Verizon store to get a longer car charger and found that the S8 had just come out.

Decided to upgrade from S6. So far the phone itself has been great, but everything around it has been ehhhhhh.

Guy at store said I could get a Gear VR Bundle (from Sansung and be able to trade in my old S6 for about $340 towards my new one.

1. Screen protector they picked out was crap and is already off phone. Screen presses would not work. They didn't even give me the box so I can't tell which one it is. Guess I'll just go without one, like others have been saying in thread.
2. Gear VR expired on the 20th, since it was just meant for preorders. They said to apply for it anyway but it was rejected since it was not preordered.
3. The trade in is actually only $125. Based on what I've found out, that promo only applied to new verizon customers.

WELP. At least the phone is good.

 

[NeOak]

I have a cheap case friendly glass protector and switched to the Otterbox Defender from the S-Folio for the day.

Phone fell onto a bunch of rocks today. Defender saved it.

It's dangerous for phones at work

 

[Pepiope]

Argh. Not the best experience.
On the 21st I just happened to wander into a Verizon store to get a longer car charger and found that the S8 had just come out.

Decided to upgrade from S6. So far the phone itself has been great, but everything around it has been ehhhhhh.

Guy at store said I could get a Gear VR Bundle (from Sansung and be able to trade in my old S6 for about $340 towards my new one.

1. Screen protector they picked out was crap and is already off phone. Screen presses would not work. They didn't even give me the box so I can't tell which one it is. Guess I'll just go without one, like others have been saying in thread.
2. Gear VR expired on the 20th, since it was just meant for preorders. They said to apply for it anyway but it was rejected since it was not preordered.
3. The trade in is actually only $125. Based on what I've found out, that promo only applied to new verizon customers.

WELP. At least the phone is good.

That sucks that they lied to you about the VR promo, I would complain about that.

 

[Totakeke]

As a Project Fi user, is there a good deal to get an S8 while switching carriers?

 

[DontMindMe]

That sucks that they lied to you about the VR promo, I would complain about that.

Honestly I think he just wasn't aware...at least I can replace it with one of the other bundle options (android tablet or that car device)

EDIT: I'm more pissed off about #3, because he clearly knew I wasn't a new verizon customer, but again, he didn't seem to be aware of the details of the promotions.

Never going to that place again.

 

[VanWinkle]

So I moved to Nova Launcher and I like it a lot overall and it is sooo buttery smooth compared to Touchwiz. But, I gotta be honest, I think Touchwiz on the S8 is absolutely beautiful. So I actually kind of miss it, but at the same time I don't want to move back to it where it's not so smooth.

Conflicted.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

So I moved to Nova Launcher and I like it a lot overall and it is sooo buttery smooth compared to Touchwiz. But, I gotta be honest, I think Touchwiz on the S8 is absolutely beautiful. So I actually kind of miss it, but at the same time I don't want to move back to it where it's not so smooth.

Conflicted.

it doesn't matter how beautiful you think it is if in a couple of months it runs like ass. Stick with the smoother experience. I mean who are you trying to impress with touchwiz? You're only using the launcher to get to your apps/phone.

If you aren't liking Nova, there are other options. I have Action Launcher 3 and I'll take being able to swipe from the left edge for an app drawer with easy letter search over anything touchwiz has to offer. I've stuck with Samsung's OS for the S4 and S6 edge, and it always just ends up running like ass at one point. Never again.

 

[XAL]

Anyone else having really fucking sluggish performance with their S8+ when opening the phone? I get lag when the unlock drawing thing pops up.

Also mine has half of my app icons turning into the android logo and then disappearing from my drawings, forcing me to manually re-add them.

Apps appear to be random as some are on the phone and others are on the sd card.

If this keeps happening I'm just going to get a fucking refund.

 

[bobbytkc]

Anyone else having really fucking sluggish performance with their S8+?

Also mine has half of my app icons turning into the android logo and then disappearing from my drawings, forcing me to manually re-add them.

Apps appear to be random as some are on the phone and others are on the sd card.

If this keeps happening I'm just going to get a fucking refund.

This is probably because some of your apps are on the sd card. Sd cards are slower. You should store media on it, not apps.

 

[Esqueleto]

Anyone else having really fucking sluggish performance with their S8+ when opening the phone? I get lag when the unlock drawing thing pops up.

Also mine has half of my app icons turning into the android logo and then disappearing from my drawings, forcing me to manually re-add them.

Apps appear to be random as some are on the phone and others are on the sd card.

If this keeps happening I'm just going to get a fucking refund.

Sounds like a bad SD card. It should only do that while scanning for apps on a reboot.

 

[XAL]

This is probably because some of your apps are on the sd card. Sd cards are slower. You should store media on it, not apps.

Sounds like a bad SD card. It should only do that while scanning for apps on a reboot.

So because the sd card is bad it removes apps from my screen that aren't on my sd card?

I know the SD card isn't bad because I tested it on other google phones, but funny how non-samsung SD cards don't work on samsung phones.

Guess I'll have to return this and buy a Samsung SD card.

Is there a way to move apps I've put on my SD card back onto my phone memory en masse? Or do I have to do each one individually, if so, balls because I just moved everything off last night.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

So because the sd card is bad it removes apps from my screen that aren't on my sd card?

I know the SD card isn't bad because I tested it on other google phones, but funny how non-samsung SD cards don't work on samsung phones.

Guess I'll have to return this and buy a Samsung SD card.

I have a non Samsung SD card and I haven't had issues. But I also only have my music and media in it. You shouldn't install apps on your SD card specifically for issues like these.

I know with my s4 I either had a bad SD card or my phone had a shitty SD card reader because my music would randomly start playing, then all of my library would disappear from the list and then it'd slowly add every song again.

So it happens man. Best thing you can try is to stick with just media in it. See if any major issues happen. If so buy a second sd card and test it out. If if happens again, the chances of it happening twice are slim so it likely is the phone
.

 

[XAL]

I have a non Samsung SD card and I haven't had issues. But I also only have my music and media in it. You shouldn't install apps on your SD card specifically for issues like these.

I know with my s4 I either had a bad SD card or my phone had a shitty SD card reader because my music would randomly start playing, then all of my library would disappear from the list and then it'd slowly add every song again.

So it happens man. Best thing you can try is to stick with just media in it. See if any major issues happen. If so buy a second sd card and test it out. If if happens again, the chances of it happening twice are slim so it likely is the phone
.

Interesting. I used to have most of my apps stored on my SD card on my Note 4 and never had any issues - but that was a Samsung SD. When I tried to use a SanDisk card or try someone else's card on my Galaxy S4 or Note 4, the card would never stay mounted - even though it was fine on a Nexus/etc. This time around I bought a SanDisk card thinking it would be different, I guess I was mistaken.

I'll pick up a Samsung SD card. I'm sure the one I have now is messing with my performance.

 

[Esqueleto]

So because the sd card is bad it removes apps from my screen that aren't on my sd card?

I know the SD card isn't bad because I tested it on other google phones, but funny how non-samsung SD cards don't work on samsung phones.

Guess I'll have to return this and buy a Samsung SD card.

Is there a way to move apps I've put on my SD card back onto my phone memory en masse? Or do I have to do each one individually, if so, balls because I just moved everything off last night.

I'd try reseating it first. I haven't had any issues with my SanDisk and I've had this one for a while now. The card should have snapped into place.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Like I said for what it's worth I have a sandisk 128 gb and I haven't had issues yet. So either failure rate is much higher than any review makes apparent or you got real unlucky.

Edit: good point when you put it in did you hear a "snap" as it clicked into place?

 

[ZombiePlatypus]

Only problem I'm having is that Facebook messenger isn't listed as an app that can receive notifications that way.

Yeah it's weird how that's not supported. Maybe Samsung or Facebook will fix that. (Hopefully I'll figure out wtf's hindering my Edge Lighting by then. )

 

[XAL]

Like I said for what it's worth I have a sandisk 128 gb and I haven't had issues yet. So either failure rate is much higher than any review makes apparent or you got real unlucky.

Edit: good point when you put it in did you hear a "snap" as it clicked into place?

yup. I have the same card.

 

[The Faceless Master]

I used a SanDisk SD card in my Note 4 and it worked fine.

 

[VanWinkle]

it doesn't matter how beautiful you think it is if in a couple of months it runs like ass. Stick with the smoother experience. I mean who are you trying to impress with touchwiz? You're only using the launcher to get to your apps/phone.

If you aren't liking Nova, there are other options. I have Action Launcher 3 and I'll take being able to swipe from the left edge for an app drawer with easy letter search over anything touchwiz has to offer. I've stuck with Samsung's OS for the S4 and S6 edge, and it always just ends up running like ass at one point. Never again.

That's true. I will likely stick with Nova.

I just miss the look of the app drawer, the look of the Google bar on the home screen, and the weather widget. All small stuff, to be sure, but I did really think it looked nicer. You see the launcher from purely a functional viewpoint, which is fine, but for me design and aesthetics are very important as well. Let me stress, though, that I DO think Nova looks really nice.

 

[The Faceless Master]

That's true. I will likely stick with Nova.

I just miss the look of the app drawer, the look of the Google bar on the home screen, and the weather widget. All small stuff, to be sure, but I did really think it looked nicer. You see the launcher from purely a functional viewpoint, which is fine, but for me design and aesthetics are very important as well. Let me stress, though, that I DO think Nova looks really nice.

You can customize Nova

 

[VanWinkle]

You can customize Nova

I know, I've been working on it off and on for the last few hours. I've got a somewhat decent approximation. Just doesn't look as refined. I personally really like that Samsung made all icons have the same shape (including apps from the Play Store). I wonder if there's a way to do that on Nova.

Regardless, not a huge deal. Still loving the phone.

 

[Jeffrey]

I know, I've been working on it off and on for the last few hours. I've got a somewhat decent approximation. Just doesn't look as refined. I personally really like that Samsung made all icons have the same shape (including apps from the Play Store). I wonder if there's a way to do that on Nova.

Regardless, not a huge deal. Still loving the phone.

I bet there are ton of grace ux clone Icon and widget packs on the play store.

 

[Sketch_Turntable]

Just got an email. Gear VR will be here on Saturday.

 

[The Faceless Master]

I bet there are ton of grace ux clone Icon and widget packs on the play store.

Yep, Squircle icon packs are a thing.

 

[Esqueleto]

Anyone get edge lighting to work with everything? It only works with phone calls when face down or when the phone is unlocked.
I enabled all the apps just to be sure but it doesn't work.

Edit: only the stock messaging app and phone calls work when the screen is off.

 

[cilonen]

What screen protectors is everyone using here for the S8 +?

I've got the Yootech liquid skin one - it's great, the application was super easy as per their video and it doesn't conflict with the Samsung Clear Cover so it's not going to peel.

Only downside is having to leave your phone off overnight while it dries out after putting it on.

 

[Jeffrey]

Bixbye on the play store should work for remapping the Bixby button for folks on April update

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Yep, Squircle icon packs are a thing.

Action launcher 3 even lets you keep the default Samsung icons

 

[Zantetsuken]

Just received a call from an unknown number. The interesting thing is that the caller ID said " Potential Spam". I'm on the Verizon 10 day Caller ID trial but I was trying to see if this was a Samsung/Android thing instead of Verizon.

 

[BraXzy]

Always on display seems to use more battery than I originally thought. If you go into the optimiser and customise, keeping everything the same but flicking it on / off takes off about 2.5-3 hours of battery life.

 

[Pepiope]

Always on display seems to use more battery than I originally thought. If you go into the optimiser and customise, keeping everything the same but flicking it on / off takes off about 2.5-3 hours of battery life.

Does the finger print scanner still work if you turn the display off?

 

[Oblivionmancer]

Just received a call from an unknown number. The interesting thing is that the caller ID said " Potential Spam". I'm on the Verizon 10 day Caller ID trial but I was trying to see if this was a Samsung/Android thing instead of Verizon.

I've had the same since getting my Pixel XL. Seems to be a Nougat thing specifically.

 

[Zantetsuken]

I've had the same since getting my Pixel XL. Seems to be a Nougat thing specifically.

Thanks for the reply. I thought it was pretty neat.

 

[Dr.Horrible]

Does the finger print scanner still work if you turn the display off?

Yes. I can use my finger print to wake up and unlock my phone all in one motion. I love it.

 

[kinn]

Loving the phone. Glad I went with the plus one.

Where would the best place be for demonstrating hdr on this phone? YouTube ? Would there be a notice or something to say its now displaying hdr? ie like the frame rate /resolution setting.

And forgive my ignorance but what is DQA thing you guys are talking about?

 

[ElMexiMerican]

Loving the phone. Glad I went with the plus one.

Where would the best place be for demonstrating hdr on this phone? YouTube ? Would there be a notice or something to say its now displaying hdr? ie like the frame rate /resolution setting.

And forgive my ignorance but what is DQA thing you guys are talking about?

There's been an issue with numerous Galaxy S8 devices where a message will pop up every so often saying that DQA has stopped. An update started going out today to fix the issue though. I just received it on my phone a few minutes ago.

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

Having the worst time trying to receive the GearVR promotion. Ordering through TMobile, the receipt and agreement that you e-sign does not have the IMEI, and hence comes problems with the review.

 

[Samurai G0SU]

Having the worst time trying to receive the GearVR promotion. Ordering through TMobile, the receipt and agreement that you e-sign does not have the IMEI, and hence comes problems with the review.

Yeah, its weird for me too. I have it saying Registration is Approved, then below Status is Review in Progress. Yet i received an email saying i will receive the VR and Controller within 6-8 weeks?

I also asked the store if i could get a receipt of the transaction and they told me i had to get it online. lol

 

[No Love]

Always on display seems to use more battery than I originally thought. If you go into the optimiser and customise, keeping everything the same but flicking it on / off takes off about 2.5-3 hours of battery life.

AOD is such a waste. I turned it off after the first day. There's no way it uses less battery than just turning on your phone for a second to check the time/notifications.

 

[Sanjuro]

AOD is such a waste. I turned it off after the first day. There's no way it uses less battery than just turning on your phone for a second to check the time/notifications.

It looks nice.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

AOD is such a waste. I turned it off after the first day. There's no way it uses less battery than just turning on your phone for a second to check the time/notifications.

It looks nice.

I'm torn between the battery savings and how it looks.

 

[DrBo42]

Default settings and AOD with a full charge at 6:50 or so last night Pacific with moderate use has me at 6% now. Biggest battery drain was the initial setup. My Note 5 would have been dead hours ago with the same battery size. Very impressed so far.

 

[BraXzy]

AOD is such a waste. I turned it off after the first day. There's no way it uses less battery than just turning on your phone for a second to check the time/notifications.

I like the look and convenience of being able to glance at my phone and know if I've got any notifications/what time it is.

It's more than lasting through an entire day so I'm good with it for now.

 

[VanWinkle]

I just can't get over how good the screen is. And I'm SUPER on board with curved edges now. With some of the screen going off the edge, it makes it feel like everything in the main body of the screen is just POPPING out at you.

 

[Dr.Horrible]

Is there a way to automatically change your phone's settings based on your location? I believe my S6 had a widget I used for that, but I don't see anything similar on the 8 yet.

Asking one more time. I'd like my phone to automatically set to vibrate at work and ringer at home and elsewhere. Any good solutions for this?

 

[reKon]

Improved from the S7 even though the screen screen size grew by .7 inches. This is the Exynos variant though.

 

[Pepiope]

Turning off the always on display makes it hard at times to figure out which way is up lol.

 

[Jeffrey]

After about a week of usage. I can find the fingerprint sensor fine, but still usually takes 2-3 attempts to register right. Haven't had a sensor this finicky ever lol.

Iris doesnt work well with my glasses so I usually just use my pin lol.