Getting my S8+ this evening.. Ask me anything - Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers

Getting the phone in a few hours. If there's something you want to know before you get yours, ask away.

How is the keyboard? Any different from the S7?
Oh and is the volume warning still there when turning the volume up?
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Just curious as to how your getting it so early?

There's a whole questions forums. Hopefully you can peek at some of those?
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Just heard that Bixby is gimped until perhaps software update later this spring. Your first impressions on Bixby "lite" or did you just shrug your shoulders and remap button?

Yeah How's this? Most if not all of us pre-ordered ours on March 30th and won't be getting them until April 17th-21st.

How's battery life?!?

I also like to know about that stupid volume warning. Almost forgot about it when I left the S7 last year for my iPhone 7 Plus.

Funny he talks about getting it tonight but hasn't commented since lol

powerstroke said:
Funny he talks about getting it tonight but hasn't commented since lol
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Just got it. On way home. Will answer what I can in Am.

shollywood said:
Just got it. On way home. Will answer what I can in Am.
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Nice, got pics for proof?

powerstroke said:
Funny he talks about getting it tonight but hasn't commented since lol
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Pics....

Unboxed...

Sweet looking. Taking it some mobile stores have them already?

I have seen these kind of threads pop up all over the net but without a picture. Most people trolling for attention as anyone can say they got 1 and give some type of opinion so take a pic f it with some kind of proof you have it in hand or it never happened.

mjs2011 said:
How is the keyboard? Any different from the S7?
Oh and is the volume warning still there when turning the volume up?
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Keyboard is same and their is still the warning.[emoji6]
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QuantumPro said:
Keyboard is same and their is still the warning.[emoji6]
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What is the battery like? I know you have just got it so will be hard to say straight away.
What android version? 7.0 or 7.1?

QuantumPro said:
Keyboard is same and their is still the warning.[emoji6]
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Ugh that damn warning! I wish there was a way to disable it.
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Keyboard is same and their is still the warning.[emoji6]
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One more question about the volume warning. Is it a constant nag with the headphones or Bluetooth or does it only remind you once like the Pixel and then goes away? Also, US Version?
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I smell a troll post.......

Im not sure but i bet this is not a full retail unit just like all the ones on YouTube.
not fully optimized etc

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Help, can't put down my phone!

I'm gonna need a rehabilitation center for this phone, I bought it 4 hours ago and every time I put it down it takes 2-3 minutes before I am yearning to pick it up and play with it again. I think that Samsung has slipped some chemical in the phone that creates an addiction. Is anyone else experiencing this? Has anyone found any decent techniques to rehabilitate themselves?
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I hardly use mine unless I get a text, email, or a phone call...
Nice pointless thread.
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Ghstudent said:
Has anyone found any decent techniques to rehabilitate themselves?
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Yes. You need to seek professional help.
Ghstudent said:
Has anyone found any decent techniques to rehabilitate themselves?
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Getting a girlfriend / laid is usually the best cure for this level of nerdiness
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Getting a girlfriend / laid is usually the best cure for this level of nerdiness
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Well said!
Ghstudent said:
I'm gonna need a rehabilitation center for this phone, I bought it 4 hours ago and every time I put it down it takes 2-3 minutes before I am yearning to pick it up and play with it again. I think that Samsung has slipped some chemical in the phone that creates an addiction. Is anyone else experiencing this? Has anyone found any decent techniques to rehabilitate themselves?
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I must have gotten the same variant as you!
Mike on XDA said:
Nice pointless thread.
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yeah, so are 75% of the threads on XDA
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Nice pointless thread.
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Yeah, they're all pointless unless they're about LAG!!! I'm glad to see threads about people actually enjoying their device. How about you?
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ap3604 said:
Getting a girlfriend / laid is usually the best cure for this level of nerdiness
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I have a gf and still, play with my phone all the time, which makes her pissed which makes really good sex, or no sex, its a gamble lol
I have an amazing gf who is pretty much the only one who can break me from this addiction. And pointless? Yeah, I'll admit it is a pointless thread, but isn't that what the general section is for? If you'd like I can post another pointless "oh em gee my lag is so awful I am gonna return it for the ONE!" Thread.
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Nexus 5 working on verizon

Hi i was just wondering if anyone knows how to get the nexus 5 fully working with verizon network. Thinking about ordering one tonight. Thanks in advance.
Seriously?
There are several threads on this topic already. A mod is not going to like this.
Answer, No.
Bro search before posting. There's already a thread on this. And so far it's cr*p. I bought an N5 to use it on Verizon. I'm gonna a try a couple tricks(don't ask please) and if it doesn't work then I'm off to Tmo or sell it for the Moto X.
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Dragn4rce said:
Bro search before posting. There's already a thread on this. And so far it's cr*p. I bought an N5 to use it on Verizon. I'm gonna a try a couple tricks(don't ask please) and if it doesn't work then I'm off to Tmo or sell it for the Moto X.
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Funny. 6 minutes later... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525989
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Funny. 6 minutes later... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525989
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And what are u saying? I'm not saying the N5 is cr*p. I'm saying progress to get it on Verizon is. No progress has been made so far.
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And what are u saying? I'm not saying the N5 is cr*p. I'm saying progress to get it on Verizon is. No progress has been made so far.
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I'm saying you called the guy out for "not searching before posting" and you did the same 5 minutes later.
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El Daddy said:
I'm saying you called the guy out for "not searching before posting" and you did the same 5 minutes later.
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Oooh yah I felt really dumb about that to be honest. :/
I got frustrated with my Gnex for a sec and I'm like screw this I'm gonna save others from defects from the Nexus 5 and then made the thread without any thought. But the other defect thread isn't very organized(at least at glance). The OP isn't updated with all the defects. U literally have to search through 50+ pages of post.
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So it doesn't look good for the N5. I'm selling my 32gb unlocked sealed in the box. Thinking about HTC one or MotoX?
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People really spent $400 on a phone that clearly wouldn't work on vzw, hoping that someone would crack some magic code? Can I get some of the other cash you have lying around please? Wtf
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People really spent $400 on a phone that clearly wouldn't work on vzw, hoping that someone would crack some magic code? Can I get some of the other cash you have lying around please? Wtf
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Weeeeell there is a trick to getting it to work. If I succeed, it should work. I two guys that are gonna help(not gonna name em). A member here and a Verizon Rep.
I have a good feeling I'm gonna succeed.
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Weeeeell there is a trick to getting it to work. If I succeed, it should work. I two guys that are gonna help(not gonna name em). A member here and a Verizon Rep.
I have a good feeling I'm gonna succeed.
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Did you ever get it to work?
underdog1799 said:
Did you ever get it to work?
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Of course he didn't. There are so many people that like to think that people will worship them fro trying but they actually have no idea where to start.this is a classic example, never a reply, saying it worked or didn't.
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Third replacement from Verizon incoming

My phone had really bad screen burn in, asked for a replacement under warranty.
The replacement apparently had a motherboard defect, eventually not recognizing the battery and all sorts of other crazy behavior.
The second replacement has a dent in the glass (not crack), and under that dent are some black ghost images that look like crack lines. As if someone cracked their screen and Verizon never replaced the digitizer/Amoled panel, just the glass.
I'm worried this will get worse, and then Verizon will claim I did it and that it voided the warranty. So I'll send this one back too.
Let's see how many replacements I can go through before one works how I want it to. :good:
I got into the habit of taking my sealed refurbished phones with me to my bored Verizon corporate store and opening them with the manager. We both got some laughs at the utter crap they send out. I never wanted blamed for their mess.
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You can of course ask to recive a new and not a refurbished one. I had an issue with the charge port not accepting the cords so I called they sent a refurbished with the same issue so I called again and asked for a new phone not a refurbished as I already had issues, and they sent me a brand new one. It never hurts to ask.
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You can of course ask to recive a new and not a refurbished one. I had an issue with the charge port not accepting the cords so I called they sent a refurbished with the same issue so I called again and asked for a new phone not a refurbished as I already had issues, and they sent me a brand new one. It never hurts to ask.
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I agree, at this point I would pretty much demand a new phone after you've already received 2 bad refurbs.
I got some horrible replacements sent to me when I had a Galaxy Nexus...I think 5 altogether (I then demanded to be sent an s3, and they actually agreed). I even had a replacement s3 sent to me that lasted for all of two hours before the backlight died. I never got a new phone sent to even though I asked multiple times... But you never know until you ask.
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Lord_Tardis said:
You can of course ask to recive a new and not a refurbished one. I had an issue with the charge port not accepting the cords so I called they sent a refurbished with the same issue so I called again and asked for a new phone not a refurbished as I already had issues, and they sent me a brand new one. It never hurts to ask.
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I agree, at this point I would pretty much demand a new phone after you've already received 2 bad refurbs.
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thesoldier said:
I got some horrible replacements sent to me when I had a Galaxy Nexus...I think 5 altogether (I then demanded to be sent an s3, and they actually agreed). I even had a replacement s3 sent to me that lasted for all of two hours before the backlight died. I never got a new phone sent to even though I asked multiple times... But you never know until you ask.
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I wish I would have done this! I received the third replacement today, and it's "STA" date on the back is 1/11/2014.
Unfortunately it has 4.3 already installed on it. So only possibly root for me.
I thought it would be new because of that date, but I did a screen test, and it still isn't a new phone, there are dark artifacts. Testing everything out right now to make sure its ok.
after the third swap theyll give you a diffrent phone if you ask
So do you think that any replacement phone that is sent out from now on will already have 4.3 stock on it? Yikes!
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So do you think that any replacement phone that is sent out from now on will already have 4.3 stock on it? Yikes!
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unless its been in a warehouse for some time probably
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after the third swap theyll give you a diffrent phone if you ask
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With my luck they'd give me a Galaxy S3 Mini, haha (I'm assuming you can't choose the phone?). This latest replacement, albeit pre-flashed 4.3, is fine so far. I'm happy with just root and safestrap for now. My Nexus 7 (2013) is my toy now. :good:
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With my luck they'd give me a Galaxy S3 Mini, haha (I'm assuming you can't choose the phone?). This latest replacement, albeit pre-flashed 4.3, is fine so far. I'm happy with just root and safestrap for now. My Nexus 7 (2013) is my toy now. :good:
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They will give you a phone just as good or better (like an s4)
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cammykool said:
They will give you a phone just as good or better (like an s4)
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Gotcha. Hmm, interesting. I wonder if these artifacts in the screen justify a replacement. In daylight they're invisible, but in a dark room they're visible (reading in bed or so).
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Gotcha. Hmm, interesting. I wonder if these artifacts in the screen justify a replacement. In daylight they're invisible, but in a dark room they're visible (reading in bed or so).
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Thats something ALL amoled screens suffer from.
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Mine is visible on a black screen in the dark. That's it.
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cammykool said:
Thats something ALL amoled screens suffer from.
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Yea, same with screen burn-in right (eventually)? I was surprised Verizon replaced that initially and didn't say "it's normal wear".
Makes you wonder if the S5 will have a different screen
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Yea, same with screen burn-in right (eventually)? I was surprised Verizon replaced that initially and didn't say "it's normal wear".
Makes you wonder if the S5 will have a different screen
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My s3 is almost a year old and I don't see any
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cammykool said:
My s3 is almost a year old and I don't see any
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Oh you're lucky. I got mine on launch day, early July 2012. By December 2013, it had the keyboard burned in (I could see the keys), the notification bar, and the Whatsapp header bar burned in. And that all was visible during any kind of screen.
Maybe it was the first run of devices that had it.
I got mine in early Feb 2013
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usatf1290 said:
Oh you're lucky. I got mine on launch day, early July 2012. By December 2013, it had the keyboard burned in (I could see the keys), the notification bar, and the Whatsapp header bar burned in. And that all was visible during any kind of screen.
Maybe it was the first run of devices that had it.
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Sounds right.
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cammykool said:
They will give you a phone just as good or better (like an s4)
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Oh my god this reminds me of when I went through literally 7 krazrs and they gave me an ultimatum...to pay like, 70 or 100 to keep the same phone or go to a lesser flip phone...i left and went to another verizon and they let me upgrade to a legitimate phone...
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Oh you're lucky. I got mine on launch day, early July 2012. By December 2013, it had the keyboard burned in (I could see the keys), the notification bar, and the Whatsapp header bar burned in. And that all was visible during any kind of screen.
Maybe it was the first run of devices that had it.
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Got mine same time as you and my screen is still fine, guess I don't have a single app open long enough to leave an imprint.

One plus one has always listening, we don't. The hell, qualcomm?!

Why do they get it and we don't? This is so frustrating.
Nor does the S5... Or the Z2... Or the Find 7...
I think the question we should be asking is why did every other manufacturer decline the functionality?
My guess is that it either isn't too great with battery or the keyword HAS to be "Hello Snapdragon" which didn't fly with them.
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Div033 said:
Nor does the S5... Or the Z2... Or the Find 7...
I think the question we should be asking is why did every other manufacturer decline the functionality?
My guess is that it either isn't too great with battery or the keyword HAS to be "Hello Snapdragon" which didn't fly with them.
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Doesn't Samsung have hi galaxy that uses this feature? Battery life or not I don't like how they take away choices
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Doesn't Samsung have hi galaxy that uses this feature? Battery life or not I don't like how they take away choices
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You're right! I wasn't aware the GS5 had that. Indeed they're most likely using the chipset feature.
But this raises another question, why didn't one plus customize their keyword? "Hello Snapdragon" is kind of a mouthful. I guess it doesn't really matter.
I can't help but wonder if this functionality can be hacked in. I'd think it would be easier on a AOSP based ROM.
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This is a positive feature that people want?
ReyStunner said:
This is a positive feature that people want?
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want or not...
everybody loves having the choice
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You can get it if you side load Google launcher and it works flawlessly
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You can get it if you side load Google launcher and it works flawlessly
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*if the screen is on
The functionality we're talking about is when the screen is off too.
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There is an app that does this but it's a battery killer I think. I do wish m8 had always listening on though.
I'm sure the NSA would love for more people to have that feature
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why would anyone want their phone to be listening all the time? I agree with the above.....NSA would love it
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I'm sure the NSA would love for more people to have that feature
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Exactly, people are silly and like to talk to their phones a little too much now a days it seems. Oh the days before cellphones, how did these people ever manage? Lol
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Exactly, people are silly and like to talk to their phones a little too much now a days it seems. Oh the days before cellphones, how did these people ever manage? Lol
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I don't think the NSA needs us to have that feature to listen in....
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I don't think the NSA needs us to have that feature to listen in....
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True but damn, some people like to make it too easy.
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I don't think the NSA needs us to have that feature to listen in....
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The core is low power in order to transmit that information it would need to cause a wake lock which could easily be blocked. I would be more concerned with backdoors that are in the closed source radio blobs
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[Q] Marshmallow update?

Any word on a release date from Sprint?
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I don't think Sprint knows what they are doing when it comes to updates
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I don't think Sprint knows what they are doing when it comes to updates
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Hopefully soon. I want to experience Marshmallow on the S6E before selling it for the S7E.
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Not Sprint's fault this time. Europe only received the update from Samsung this week. Clearly the fault lies with Samsung dragging its feet and trying to force us to upgrade to the S7 (which for me is not going to happen as this will be my last Samsung)
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Not Sprint's fault this time. Europe only received the update from Samsung this week. Clearly the fault lies with Samsung dragging its feet and trying to force us to upgrade to the S7 (which for me is not going to happen as this will be my last Samsung)
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Just curious what phone you thinking about getting
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I honestly haven't decided. I may wait for the next Nexus. Was seriously considering the G5 but don't think I can deal with not having an app drawer. All apps on home screens is one of the reasons I've never been fond of ios/iPhone
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I honestly haven't decided. I may wait for the next Nexus. Was seriously considering the G5 but don't think I can deal with not having an app drawer. All apps on home screens is one of the reasons I've never been fond of ios/iPhone
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http://www.xda-developers.com/lg-g5-has-an-app-drawer-after-all-mwc-2016/
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Wow, thank you for that link! My mind is now made. LG G5 it is!
troyboytn said:
Wow, thank you for that link! My mind is now made. LG G5 it is!
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I too want the G5. I like the whole module concept, especially the camera one that extends battery. I'm on the fence though because I'm intrigued by the S7 Edge but at the same time wondering about the next Note lineup up and hoping there's a new version of my Note Edge as this thing is still my favorite phone to date. It really sucks Samsung dragging their feet on marshmallow and is the big reason why I feel like switching to another manufacturer.
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At this rate, I'm gonna have marshmallow first through my S7E. I wanted to try it out before switching phones.
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Never had an LG but aren't they slow to update? I don't think I've ever preferred an LG over an HTC or Samsung device either. That camera addon better shoot mind-blowing pics and vid if you have to carry it around or have it connected resembling an 80s brick phone lol.
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Never had an LG but aren't they slow to update? I don't think I've ever preferred an LG over an HTC or Samsung device either. That camera addon better shoot mind-blowing pics and vid if you have to carry it around or have it connected resembling an 80s brick phone lol.
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No not really. G4 has been on marshmallow for well over a month now while Samsung is just now starting to push it overseas. I mean there was a time they were awful but so was Samsung at a time and still is.
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Sm-g928p marshmallow update live!
Sprint has released android 6.0.1 update for sm-g928p
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Hello, sorry is this post does not belong here, im new at forums. I own a Samsung Galaxy s6 edge plus, sim unlocked and rooted, I see sprint has released android 6.0.1 update, if I flash it via Odin, will i loose the unlocked status? I don't mind loosing root... But i want to keep the unlocked status. Thank you

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