Samsung Galaxy S4 GE REMOVES ALL Samsung Features

[xlDeMoNiClx]

Yes, all those reviewers surely must by lying. So must the users that report exactly the same things.

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These days, you never know. Can you confirm they're telling the truth? No, you can't.

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[JHBThree]

These days, you never know. Can you confirm they're telling the truth? No, you can't.

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I can because I had an S4. None of the sweep gestures worked properly. None of the eye tracking stuff worked at all.

If all the reviewers are saying one thing, as are a bunch of users, and you're trying to claim something different, who should we believe?

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[Suda]

I can because I had an S4. None of the sweep gestures worked properly. None of the eye tracking stuff worked at all.

If all the reviewers are saying one thing, as are a bunch of users, and you're trying to claim something different, who should we believe?

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So you're saying the features don't work for 10 million+ other people because they didn't work for you, is that what I'm getting from this? I haven't read anything but this post and the one you quoted so I'm just trying to make sure.

Who are you again?

 

[JHBThree]

So you're saying the features don't work for 10 million+ other people because they didn't work for you, is that what I'm getting from this? I haven't read anything but this post and the one you quoted so I'm just trying to make sure.

Who are you again?

Read the other posts. Then you'll understand.

 

[s14tat]

The only thing that I will miss is the camera features. That is actually a pretty big thing.

Also S beam seems to work 99.5% of the time which is a good enough margin for me, and smart stay always work as well. But these were galaxy S3 features, so I cannot speak about it on the GS4.

 

[xlDeMoNiClx]

I can because I had an S4. None of the sweep gestures worked properly. None of the eye tracking stuff worked at all.

If all the reviewers are saying one thing, as are a bunch of users, and you're trying to claim something different, who should we believe?

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And yet there are people that have the S4 and say they do work. And believe whoever you want but as soon as you start taking people's opinions as fact, you become a fool. I know they work, they won't always work due to a defective unit or they won't work the way people expect them to and they use that as an excuse to claim they don't work but they definitely can work very well.

Again, you can't confirm whose right and whose wrong because everyone's experience is different, and you definitely can't confirm that someone is telling the truth when all you do is read text on a screen.

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[JHBThree]

And yet there are people that have the S4 and say they do work. And believe whoever you want but as soon as you start taking people's opinions as fact, you become a fool. I know they work, they won't always work due to a defective unit or they won't work the way people expect them to and they use that as an excuse to claim they don't work but they definitely can work very well.

Again, you can't confirm whose right and whose wrong because everyone's experience is different, and you definitely can't confirm that someone is telling the truth when all you do is read text on a screen.

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I've not yet heard a single person saying the eye tracking software works.

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[blitz118]

I've not yet heard a single person saying the eye tracking software works.

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OK. Nothing works on the S4, and it is garbage. We get it already, you don't like the phone. Now can you please stop?

 

[JHBThree]

OK. Nothing works on the S4, and it is garbage. We get it already, you don't like the phone. Now can you please stop?

Yeah, that's not actually what I said. But nice try.

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[Jennifer Stough]

Lets try and keep this conversation civil, guys, you were doing such a good job before.

"Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.? -courtesy of Albus Dumbledore, via my droid DNA.

 

[mandoman28]

I agree Jennifer, keep it civilized! If you want all the touchwiz stuff get the carrier phone. If you want the phone without all the effects, go for the GE version. Quit complaining! No one is ever happy and content.....

 

[Weaser999]

You really honestly think those things have 'outdone' everyone else? Hate to break it to you, but other manufacturers are laughing at all of the gimmicks that Samsung is throwing at the wall as they hope to find something that sticks. Those gimmicks are not the reason Samsung has been successful, and they won't be as long as most of them don't actually work.

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Which is why Samsung has 95% of the android market share.. because other manufacturers are laughing at them? Seems to me they are more like crying. Even Apple is getting nervous.

 

[Ry]

I really don't see how losing touchwiz features is actually a "loss". Ignoring the good stuff like the camera modes the list of usable features is over.
I'm just noting the obvious here, but having stock android on S4 is awesome because people can have the best hardware in the market in two flavours.
And let's face the fact that Samsung has been dealing with some upgrades issues internationally. I think the S4 will get new androids versions for only over one and a half year and then it's done, just like what happened with the S2, which was released in 2011 and can now be considered obsolete.

But with the way Google is updating Android without updating Android makes these upgrade issues somewhat irrelevant.

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[recDNA]

You really honestly think those things have 'outdone' everyone else? Hate to break it to you, but other manufacturers are laughing at all of the gimmicks that Samsung is throwing at the wall as they hope to find something that sticks. Those gimmicks are not the reason Samsung has been successful, and they won't be as long as most of them don't actually work.

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Doesnt matter if they work. Ads intrigue buyers with exotic features but the vast majority use smart phones like dumb phones. Won't even miss the features

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[tr-1]

Can you sideload the Samsung camera apps (I say apps because it looks like they have a separate apk for every mode)?

 

[JHBThree]

Which is why Samsung has 95% of the android market share.. because other manufacturers are laughing at them? Seems to me they are more like crying. Even Apple is getting nervous.

Apple's not getting nervous. They still make more money than Samsung, and still have a bigger share of the smartphone market.

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[srkmagnus]

Can you sideload the Samsung camera apps (I say apps because it looks like they have a separate apk for every mode)?

The apk may need to be modified prior to being sideloaded or installed onto a device. This is very common for any OEM app when trying to install it to an AOSP device.

 

[Weaser999]

Apple's not getting nervous. They still make more money than Samsung, and still have a bigger share of the smartphone market.

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Everyone knows Apple has more marketshare.. the question is, is it increasing or decreasing?

 

[JHBThree]

Everyone knows Apple has more marketshare.. the question is, is it increasing or decreasing?

Depends on who you ask and what quarter it is.

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[vferrari]

Not phantom lag. The lag is real, and it is caused by the S4's feature bloat.

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I read the brief article and through the thread and a key question is how much native on-board 16GB memory is actually recovered by omitting TW interface and pre-installed OEM & carrier apps (a pristine TW S4 only has about 9GB of 16GB free out of the box)? Would have been nice if one of the engaget screen shot photos included a peek at the memory usage applet in the settings memu.

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