Recent content by manomic

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    Unlocked S9+ update released today.

    Okay didn't know that would be a problem.. I don't use MMS.. I guess I'm alright for now, thanks
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    Unlocked S9+ update released today.

    Okay. I get a couple of bars or at times less.. so I was waiting for an update to enable it.
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    Unlocked S9+ update released today.

    Nope Verizon did not have it till now.. t mobile had it from the beginning.. any reason why you'd disable it?
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    Unlocked S9+ update released today.

    At last, I have WiFi calling via Verizon! US unlocked S9+.
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    Is there a way around not having to unlock my s9 to turn on my bluetooth

    Go to settings>lock screen and security security>secure lock settings and then turn off the lock network and security option
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    Galaxy S9+ Black Crush and Gradient Banding Issues

    I noticed black crush in a local copy (using the Samsung video player) of the Rocky mountain express imax documentary clip in YouTube.. the crush is more pronounced in 1080p version(had much lower bit rate) vs the 4k version.. also the crush vanishes when I played it in split screen mode. The...
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    Galaxy S9+ Black Crush and Gradient Banding Issues

    Okay I have an S9+ with SD845, here are my observations 1) The black crush / whatever we are seeing on these images, I can reproduce in Prime Video app, The Grand Auto season 1 Ep1 about 1:15 (like a poster mentioned) but its only limited to HDR version of the series, the normal one plays fine...
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    My 3 day old S9+ Battery Drain Fast

    I was able to squeeze 7.5 hrs of SOT in 47 hours after the first charge. SD845.. 22 mins of calls, mostly browsing, didn't play a lot of videos.. took a few snaps and played around with AR emoji.. standby seems 3-4 hours/ 1%. I don't use AOD, Bixby, Google Assistant & Iris / facial unlock. I'll...
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    Samsung Pay Not Working - Unlocked U.S. version on AT&T

    Well there's an updated app in galaxy apps store now, installing it solved Samsung Pay issues. Got it yesterday. Samsung pay is all good.
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    My 3 day old S9+ Battery Drain Fast

    I have a SD845 S9+ (delivered today).. Battery seems to be very good. Don't have enough info on standby drain but don't see heavy drain. I did the following. 1) Setup from scratch. 2) After updating to the latest firmware I reset the phone 3) Disabled a few apps & Bixby, using BX Actions to...
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    Samsung Pay Not Working - Unlocked U.S. version on AT&T

    I have a SD845 based unlocked S9+ and Samsung Pay on AT&T doesn't work, I get the same install update and use popup. Odd though, in the Play Store the Samsung pay app's size is just 2.95 MB vs 80 MB on the Galaxy Apps store. I installed the latest firmware update that has the Intelligent Scan...
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    Samsung Direct: Galaxy S9/S9+ Official Pre-Order Thread

    I have an unlocked S7 Edge (bought from eBay) intended for Iraq, flashed with UK firmware. I can use Samsung Pay, no problems. However, none of the promotions through Samsung pay would apply as they are intended for UK and not for US. I'm on AT&T. You just need to make sure that the firmware...
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    Samsung Themes

    I am not sure, if you are using the stock theme it should work alright. Try clearing the cache / storage for the contacts app and see. I once had a problem where a particular contact would not come up using T9 based quick search, nothing worked, renaming the contact did not help either. I did a...
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    Samsung Themes

    Depends on which theme you are applying. Stock? 3rd Party? Are you on Nougat? When you apply do you get a pop up saying some components are not compatible and hence wont be applied? If that's the case the theme hasn't been updated to accommodate the new UI, you'd have to wait for an update for...
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    "Network Does Not Provide Date and Time"

    I too have seen this message pop up and in my office I have poor signal and at times no signal. I believe this comes up when there is no signal and the phone is not able to get the information.