Recent content by ianc911

Thanks guys! I finally shelled for an A54 and ordered up a couple of USBC to 3.5 adapters. That should do the trick I guess...

That looks pretty good except for the slow charging speed and iffy camera... Any others to consider?

Hi folks, I'm still rocking the Samsung S9+ I picked up on the day of its release in 2018, so it's getting a bit long in the tooth. I love the phone, but no more security updates, so maybe it's time to move on... However, I don't know that I can do without these 4 features in a replacement: 1)...

I tried (what was I thinking?) calling Samsung support to ask about it, since nobody else with an S9+ seems to be stopping by to offer input. Good lord where do they get these people? I think the answer I got from them is... inconclusive... If this really is a bug (yet to be determined) and...

Hi Fred, A third party app could be the way to go, but I don't think any of them (yet perhaps) will allow control over the S9's changeable aperture which is, I think, one of the key differentiators of this particular camera... ianc

Thanks for the responses guys! Good call on the idea of covering up one of the lenses. I used a yellow post-it pad to cover up the normal lens but not the telephoto. In auto mode, the 1x view was always the post-it, and the 2x randomly switched back and forth between digital and optical; I'd go...

Hi folks, I was excited about the S9+ because of the camera's ability to shoot in DNG format which will provide much better image quality when edited in Lightroom than the default .jpg files, but also the fact that it has a 2X optical zoom. I'm finding after a little experimentation that...

Lost all thumbnail pics in the music player. Tried unmounting and remounting the SD card, but no soap. Anyone else seen that?

Finally gave the phone support line a call today. After being shunted to a tier 2 tech who initially didn't understand my problem, the answer was: phone reset. Sigh... Well, thanks anyway everyone... ianc

Thanks Ken, I gave the chat a try but it was fruitless. Guess I'll try the phone next. For your amusement, here is the chat transcript: Please wait for a Samsung Agent to respond. You are now chatting with 'Steffi'. There will be a brief survey at the end of our chat to share feedback on my...

bump. Anyone? Please?

Hi folks, My Desktop backup password in Develop Options seems to be set on my S3 running Jelly Bean, although I don't remember ever setting it. When I try to set it or change it, I always get the message "Failed to set backup password", even if I'm trying to set it back to a blank password...

Thank you so much: you rule! That was driving me batty! ianc

Hi folks, Not sure if this should be posted in How To, or here, but since the general How To might no be Touchwiz oriented, I'll try asking here first. As the title suggests, I'm looking for a way to create shortcuts to the settings subitems, like Wifi Settings, and Sounds, on the home screen...