Recent content by silentdub

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    How to disable certain apps and alerts

    Thanks man, the Bixby is gone. I also found how to disable the alerts. https://www.tomsguide.com/us/turn-off-emergency-alerts-on-galaxy-note-8,review-4710.html I still can't get used to typing on the keyboard. I guess I miss having the button at the bottom because my typing which used to be...
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    How to disable certain apps and alerts

    I have a Note 8, not really happy and preferred my Note 5 which I may have repaired and go back to. How do I disable the 'Severe Alerts'? I was woken up at 2am just to be notified about rain! I want to diable Bixby too, totally annoying. I may have to root the device and use some tools, any...
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    Why isn't my keyboard typing well?

    Note 2 / 3 Samsung Keyboard I had the Note 2, got real used to it, typed perfectly for the most part. There was an update to the keyboard and since then, I am not hitting the right keys any longer. I now have the note 3 and still can't seem to type well when typing fast. Any insight or what...
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    Samsung Note 3 Program Removal, Google Apps

    Samsung Note 3 Android Version 4.4.2 Hardware Version N900V.07 There were several posts about gaining root access to the newer devices and version, so I wanted to post what worked for the device noted above. Towelroot was able to get the root acces going for me while 'superuser' did not work...