Recent content by GregS2

Samsung J8, Android 9 Settings > Device Care > Battery > Power Mode The least aggressive power savings mode available is "Optimised". The other available settings are Medium Power Saving, and Maximum Power Saving. On Android 8, I think there used to be another setting "High Performance". Is...

Got my Note 5 - problem solved. My old S5, Galaxy Nexus, and Tab A also continue to work flawlessly.

Piannetta: Ok, That second (and very long) thread that I referred to does seem to suggest it's a general Android 6 problem, not limited to Google Maps. Again: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=190376 I haven't fully digested it, but it does look strikingly similar to your/our...

Here's that other thread: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=190376 The situation looks pretty bleak!

A little birdy suggested I try the SGS Touchscreen Booster...

This thread: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/maps/l-YG1DB8jyQ mentions a problem with Google Maps (and Chrome) - I wonder whether just perhaps it could be related? I know it's a different device entirely, but you never know. I also found another very long thread about Google Maps...

I too have noticed a lack of sensitivity near the bottom edge of the screen of the S7, and in fact are in the process of exchanging it for a different model. (the Note 5). I've tried five S7s in stores, and every one had the same problem. No other model seems to suffer from the problem -...

Note that I completely forgot that I had installed the GPS Test utility, so perhaps it was that which cleared the problem, and not the power saving change. Note however that I have sent the S7 back due to another problem, and expect to replace it with a different model entirely. (the Note 5).

FWIW - I tried one S7 Edge example - it was fine. My S7 has gone back - waiting for my replacement, which will be a Note 5.

The Samsung assistant was able to reproduce the problem, and have authorised my carrier to issue a remedy. I tried yet another S7 example, and it too had the problem. My remedy definitely won't be a replacement S7.

Sorry about that - my phone is from a different provider (Telstra). There are plenty of other touch screen test apps available, but the reason I like the inbuilt one is that it divides the screen up into a grid of patches which are just the right size to make it obvious when a tap has either...

I'm noticing that my S7 often has trouble registering taps along the bottom edge of the screen, which requires me to press a bit more firmly and deliberately than I'd like. It works perfectly everywhere else on the screen. I tried two other S7 examples at the store, and they both had the same...

Early days, but I may have found a fix for my GPS problem - I have not experienced the problem since disabling App Power Saving. (Settings > Battery > App Power Saving). I have been using Google Maps when the problem has occurred, and since making this change, it has been working flawlessly. I...

Yep - I've just got an S7 (non-Edge) and have this problem. I already had WiFi etc enabled, so I've tried DISABLING everything except the GPS and will see how that goes. If I can't fix this quickly I'll be returning it, and will choose a different brand.

Same problem here - stock Galaxy Nexus on the Telstra network, Android 4.1.2. I reported it to the Telstra "Crowd Support" site, and I was advised to try resetting to factory settings. I have NOT tried this. I haven't checked over there recently to see whether anyone else had any ideas.