Recent content by Bankokbob54

I usually skip models. See no reason to get a new phone every year. Like someone else said, it's better to be wowed than to gain a few new features that I probably won't use anyway. I went from a S7 to a S9 and I was wowed, but I'm still using my S7 as my primary phone. I'm just comfortable with...

Well, sometimes it's difficult to give advice on what one cannot see and I cannot see your phone from here. I think the best thing to do is to go on down to the store where you bought the phone, replicate the issue to the tech there and see what they say.

You asked what's new? At the bottom of your update.....It says....."For more information......." Well, go to that site and match up the build number with the update and you'll know.

Yeah, got the same update, last night in the Philippines. Build Number : G960FXXU2BRGA Android version : Oreo(Android 8.0.0) Release Date : 2018-08-06 Security patch level : 2018-08-01 · Enjoy more Samsung game services by turning on Game Launcher. · The security of your device has been...

I learned a lot from that Accu Battery app.

Yes. Well, so far........I got 10 days on the MacAfee thing and have seen no ads, or any other weird results including no additional battery drain, so in conclusion.....if we are to be anal about getting those 10 points which I sort of bought into, it was worth it. No real big deal at this time.

Sounds logical to me. Not sure why you don't understand that each carrier has a different variant of the same phone which is the deciding factor in them releasing updates from the manufacturer. Each variant will have different bugs for that very reason. Trust me, you don't want them releasing...

Hmpt. I bought my S9 about 5 weeks ago and it came with Oreo. A few weeks before that it was pushed on my S7.

I can only say this.........my S9 which I have had just short of 5 weeks has been the best at long battery life with an original battery that I have ever had. Hands down. Had two iPhones when iPhones were young, then went to Samsung beginning with an S3, then a S4, then a S7 and now a S9 just to...

I went from the S7 to the S9 and it is a fairly big difference, mostly in regards to smoothness, speed and battery life. The charger also charges fast. My S9 went from like 20% to 95% in 90 min. Btw, I also discovered by enabling fast charging on my S7 it does the same thing. Really pisses me...

I agree. I just tapped on the get McAfee button, and got those 10 points to bring my optimization to 100. So far I see no markers asking me to buy anything. The only potential issue I'm watching for is battery drain. No other concern at this time.

Try "wipe cache partition." I do it from time to time anyway, especially after an update.

Ok, I'm looking at my S9 right now and I see Always on display-13%, cell standby-6%, screen-4%, device idle and android each being at 3%, android OS and google play services each being 1%.

Don't worry about the different screen. Makes no difference. It may be the region, it may not. I'm in the Philippines and mine looks the same as yours.

It's all about solving the problem in advance by being proactive. I see people(usually women)carry their phone around like it's part of their hand, and then wonder why they drop it so often. I've owned hand held phones since sometime in the late 90's(I think) and I've dropped a phone like 4...