Hate the Pie update!!!!

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I do still hate Pie in the Note 8. While I haven't tried the call recorder you mentioned, the other three I'd tried, including the previously bulletproof Cube ACR, all broke under Pie. The workaround I'm using is Google Voice, which is pretty annoying. No outgoing call recording, so people have to call your Google Voice number, and there's a spoken alert that the call is being recorded. The latter isn't a huge deal, because what I record is interviews that the subject knows I'll be writing up (the calls are typically arranged by PR companies), but it's obtrusive enough that it becomes the topic of conversation for a few beats. It can be tough to get the interview on the rails after that. I don't like that it doesn't record outgoing calls, which is more of what I'd normally do (subject and I both calling into the PR call center), so I'll definitely give Call Recorder a try.

I was also dismayed to discover on my wife's phone that Android 10 broke some parts of Good Lock, including my very favorite module, the Recents tab.

That said, I'm kinda stuck with the things I still like about Samsung, and how much I hate Apple, so I've got an eye out for the new phones this month. the only other one catching my eye is the Motorola Razr, but I need to hear more about the cameras before I'd consider pulling the trigger.

Sorry not to have better news!

Thanks for the update. I think I'll stick with Oreo. My phone runs fine and battery life is still great after almost 2½ years.

For the call recorder by Skvalex, get it from his site and side load it to get the good version where it's still actively being updated on a regular basis. https://callrecorder.skvalex.com/get The reason I stopped using the Play Store version is that Google made it so apps can't access contacts which makes it impossible to see who it is in recorded calls. The version from his site still lets the contacts be shown.