Recent content by monkmullen

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    How to preserve battery life without using power saving mode

    What specifically do you need to know about my usage? I use the camera fairly frequently throughout the day for work, and also use Google Keep for note taking. I listen to podcasts during my commute, approx 60 min/day. I browse the internet with Chrome, and check Twitter and Email regularly...
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    How to preserve battery life without using power saving mode

    I hate Pie too! Since the update my battery is trash. I barely make it from 5am to 3pm before needing a charge. I get a notification daily about apps using too much memory. The phone locks up. And the worst part is Pocket Casts, my go to podcast app and the first app I install on any new...
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    What are your must have apps for your new Galaxy S9?

    Ballz, a couple banking apps, and pocket cast. I really try to keep it clean for the first few months.
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    Who's running Stock/TouchWiz? Why?

    Nova doesn't do anything that stock os can't do too. there's no reason for me to install it. Gestures, shortcuats, and other customization options are already baked in.
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    I actually like, use Bixby. So is there any advantage over Google?

    I've used Bixby just a couple times, only to change the screen time out setting. It's actually been pretty nice to be able to quickly do something like that, which is usually (but not really on s9+) a setting that's just too burried to be convenient. I'm not going to get crazy with it, and...
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    Hard press home to bypass lock screen not working consistently

    When it's not working, it just takes me straight to the lock screen.
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    Hard press home to bypass lock screen not working consistently

    I've enabled the feature to skip the lock screen with a hard pressed of the home button. It makes the phone easier to unlock when I'm in a "trusted location" instead of reaching for fingerprint sensor, power button, lock screen, or facial/iris recognition, which barely works when I'm wearing...
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    S9 Plus official Samsung silicone case

    I have been looking for a case with separation between the fingerprint scanner and the camera. I'll check this out.
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    Video Streaming Apps Not Working Properly After OS Update

    I don't even know. I went ahead and switched over to the Beta build of the OS. Didn't help. Uninstalled and reinstalled apps. Didn't help. Installed other versions of available apps from the Web Store, and they worked perfectly. Then, I created a second user with a different gmail...
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    Video Streaming Apps Not Working Properly After OS Update

    Figured out how to powerwash and revert. I'm on version 64.0.3282.167 now. Same problem.
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    Video Streaming Apps Not Working Properly After OS Update

    It's a no go. I actually had an update for web view, Netflix, and Amazon video. Installed all 3 and it's still a mess. Can I roll back to a previous version of chrome os, since it seems everything was working fine before this latest update?
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    Video Streaming Apps Not Working Properly After OS Update

    Chromebook Plus w/version 64.0.3282.190 It seems like after updating Chrome OS a few of my apps, noticeably HBO Now, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video, aren't working properly. Screen doesn't register touch using these apps, and neither does clicking with the trackpad. Once I start a video, the...
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    Are you going to upgrade to the Pixel 2?

    I want to upgrade, but I'll wait to see if there's some trade in promotion for it. I don't need a new phone - my XL is as fresh and fast as the day I bought it. But I am getting a little jealous of these bezel less/lite phones, tbh.
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    Why so hard to move a photo between albums?

    Is VZW Pics a preloaded Verizon app? If so, disable that nonsense and use Google Photos to manage your pics.