Recent content by funpig

My techy son has set up our home wifi with both. 2.4 gives slightly better range and 5.0 give slightly better speed. YMMV.

You can go to this site and get a custom rom: https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s2 You can go on youtube to see how to do it. I played around with this a few years ago with my previous tablet. IIRC, you use TWRP to backup your existing rom and you root and flash the custom rom. It was...

I was all excited to see a notification for an update this morning. It turned out to be the January 1 2019 security patch. I know my Tab S2 8.0 is more than 3 years old, but Samsung is still selling it today as their premium 8 inch tablet. It seems to me they should be giving OS updates for...

Have you tried different wifi sources?

Never mind. I tried a different SD card and it worked. I then re-formated the old card and that seemed to fix the problem.

My S2 8.0 SM-T713 has stopped reading the SD card. It still reads the internal memory. I have taken out the SD card and it can be read in a desktop. So there is nothing wrong with the card. I have cleaned the SD contacts and tried to blow out the slot. Has anybody else experienced this...

I had a flintie cover for a while. It is very slim. If you want a cover and like to use a stand, it is a great choice. However, i did not care for having the cover and rarely used the stand. I prefer just holding the tablet without having to deal with the flip cover. So, i bought a thin tpu...

I have the 8" SM-T713. The latest version of DropBox in Playstore is 94.2.6 and it says "! This app may not be optimized for your device." I can load it. However, when i use it, my files fail to load properly and it crashes. I had to uninstall. Luckily, i keep backups of my very important...

I am annoyed that the recent DropBox updates are not compatible with the Galaxy Tab S2. I had to sideload an older version to keep it working properly on the Galaxy Tab S2.

I suggest that you go to the XDA-Development site and ask those who are expert at rooting and custom roms: https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s2?nocache=1 FWIW, I only rooted and and tried custom rom installations after my old Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus had become totally obsolete with no updates...

I just received what appears to be a security update for my 8.0" T713. My current build is now:: NRD90M.T713XXU2BRB2. I know that the Galaxy Tab S2 has been out for a long time and some have posted that we can no longer expect support or updates from Samsung. But Samsung is still selling the...

I like using DropBox.

Ok same with mine. App does not appear on my S2's playstore but does in my Nexus 5. I tried it out on my Nexus 5. It seems to do the same basic things as the built in Device Maintenance in S2 Settings. I guess Samsung wants you to use their software and has not given permission for...

You could try Settings|Apps|[select your app]|turn off Notifications.

I think it may just be my fingerprint, and not the device. The skin was getting very dry and rough from the cold weather. The fingerprint recognition was much worse after lots of handwashing. The last few days have warmed up and my skin does not feel as dry, and the scanner performance has...