Recent content by ColbyJvonBrown

I already spent $35 on a Zagg and $20 on Gadget Guard. But, I'll definitely take a look.

Interesting. I haven't experienced any of those issues.

I took mine off as soon as I got a Gadget Guard Tempered Glass. Though I am having issues with Tempered glass not being fully adhered to the screen around the edges and it not being very case friendly (Otterbox, Speck, etc.) So, my hope is better tempered glass will come with time. :)

That would be the clock on the lockscreen. You can tap on it and it will enlarge and show the seconds alongside the minutes and hour. So, it's possible something is turning your screen on and touching it in that area.

Just a fair warning! Samsung will repair anything & everything they find wrong with the device. Or they will send it back if you don't want to pay the price to get it fixed. I paid $72 for a battery replacement! And thankfully they didn't find anything wrong with the device, other than that.

Knowing Samsung & its history of updates, you probably won't get 7.1.1 at all. They'll probably go directly to 8.0 I'd say around December at the latest. But, then again it's Samsung we're talking about.

It sounds as if the usb-c Charing port has failed. I would suggest not trying to get it to charge by cable any more. If you're noticing a burning smell, it could lead to fire if left plugged in long enough. You should seek out your nearest Carrier Store if bought from one, or a Samsung Repair...

I've had experience with Samsung Repair. It's a great option!! I paid $72 (rounding up because I can't remember the few change lol) for a battery replacement on my Samsung Galaxy S6. I got it back within a week & it's been great ever since. I get about 3-2 hours of SOT but, that's because this...

You just have bad luck with these! But what are the storage & carrier specs for both?

I pretty much got mine fixed. Mine last all day with about 3 hours sot. I'm happy.

**Update** I definitely agree here. Google Play Services was always at the top of my list and I'd occasionally see Samsung Push Service. Well Google Play Services finally updated for me. And that helped a little. Well before bed last night I checked for more updates and low and behold there was...

My battery life was amazing after the Nougat update. Then I downloaded & installed the update that included the May 1st security patch about 5 days ago. My phone froze a day after updating and just went black. It then got stuck in a bootloop for about an hour. After getting it back on the...

I may just go for the S8 Active. I'll have to switch carriers but if it gets me the flat screen I'll be very happy. I've already tried out the S8 & S8+. The S8 is to narrow for my hands and typing was hard to get used to, the S8+ was great but it was a little to big for me. So I'll just continue...

Lol! I've decided to actually wait. I was let down with the S8. I just don't like the curved screen at all. I'm hoping with the S9 biometrics will be imbedded within the screen, and the screen will be "flat" or 2.5D glass like on my S6. Easier to protect with tempered glass & a LifeProof. And...

So it just suddenly froze and shut down? No prior drops, exposure to water, damage , etc? Did you take it to a phone repair shop and ask them to check it out? If you took it to a carrier he more than likely doesn't know what he's talking about. Have you tried hooking it up to the original...