Recent content by brentj

Yes, in US. T-Mobile.

I got the OTA UI 6 update for my LTE Watch 6 this morning. I've been checking every day for it in the Wear app on my phone (Watch Settings ---> Watch Software Update), and it finally hit today. I don't have Auto Update switched on.

I got it, but now Google search shuts down immediately when I try to search for anything. I've cleared the partition cache. Any other suggestions on how to get it working again? Unlocked S23Ultra, on T-Mobile. Also, my phone shows One UI version as 6.1. Should it be showing 6.1.1?

I've had my S23 Ultra for a month. On my last phone I used a Whitestone Dome glass screen protector, but I've decided not to put one on this phone, partly due to the hype about the phone's use of the latest gorilla glass. I do have a case on the back that has slightly raised bumpers on the...

I'm on Sprint/T-Mobile. I'm trading in my Note 9 and I'm getting $800 off a 512GB S22 Ultra. That $800 discount comes by way of 24 monthly credits of $33.34/mo., and I will be paying the remaining $500 by 24 monthly payments of $20.83/mo. So I'm sort of locked in for two years, but I'm...

I've had a Whitestone Dome on my Note 9 for 3.5 years. I try to be very careful, but drops are almost inevitable. Sometime in the last year I got a fine crack in the Dome glass, but not enough to bother me. That probably would have been a cracked phone screen without the Dome glass installed...

I've been very happy with my Note 9, and I like having a headphone jack and micro SD card storage. So I wasn't planning to upgrade now. BUT I checked into it and discovered that Sprint/T-Mobile will give me $800 off with a trade-in of my 128GB Note 9, so I ordered an S22 Ultra 512 GB. Right...

From what I've read, it seems very unlikely that a new Note will be released this year, and there's no telling whether one will ever be. I'm very happy with my Note 9 and plan to hang on to it for quite a while. I'm sure the S21 Ultra has a lot going for it, BUT: (1) S pen "support" doesn't...

This happened to me a few days ago, unlocked Note 9 on Sprint. That universal "no" symbol was there, and I wasn't getting any data connection when away from WiFi. I finally found, I think, the cause. I went into Settings, then Connections, then Data Usage, and I found that Mobile Data was...

Re: ''Your Phone Companion'' app? When I'm sitting at my desktop and a text comes in to my phone, I get a popup on my desktop screen. I can click on that and type a reply on my desktop with full keyboard and send the reply, all while my phone is in my pocket. I can also attach a photo that...

I'm keeping my Note 9 for at least one more year, maybe two. I think it's a great phone. If 5G gets more widely implemented, that might tempt me to upgrade. The Note 20 Ultra has expandable storage. I wouldn't consider the base Note 20, which doesn't. Although I'm in favor of the headphone...

I had problems with Android Auto after the update to Android 10, as did many other Samsung users (there was a thread on the Android Auto forum with hundreds of complaints), and it took months for them to fix. I haven't had any issues with the update to One UI 2.1 nor with any security patch.

On my unlocked Note 9, running on Sprint, I received today the July 1 security update, which included One UI 2.1

FWIW, I just received the June 1 security update, but still on One UI 2.0. Unlocked Note 9, on Sprint.

FWIW, I just received the June 1 security update, but still on One UI 2.0. Unlocked Note 9, on Sprint.