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Hi,
I want to swap my iPad with a Galaxy Tab 10.1, before i do this i need to know how i should examine the Tab before taking it. is there anything special about Galaxy tab 10.1 i should know ? are there many variations ? is there any know issues?
Plus, how can i make sure this tab does not have the oil slick problem?
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 can suffer with light bleed (as with any tablet) when light patches are around the screen, usually the corners. To check this, turn the brightness to full and see if it affects normal usage. Go on dark websites etc...)
Another issue is dust under the screen. To check this look at the screen in bright sunshine and see if you can see any specs when it is off. Also, when it is on see if you can see white spots on a black screen (or black spots on a white screen) as this could be dust or even a dead pixel.
To check if the tablet has oil slick turn it off and put it in bright sunlight. Sometimes they are invisible so be aware of that. Google 'newtons rings galaxy tab' to see what they look like.
Make sure the tab is solid and there is no creaking. Also, some people hate the lag when navigating menus, homescreens. This is Android not iOS and is far more capable, expect some lag with any Android tablet. Android lags because the UI isn't the priority.
Hope this helps
mr.fast said:
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 can suffer with light bleed (as with any tablet) when light patches are around the screen, usually the corners. To check this, turn the brightness to full and see if it affects normal usage. Go on dark websites etc...)
Another issue is dust under the screen. To check this look at the screen in bright sunshine and see if you can see any specs when it is off. Also, when it is on see if you can see white spots on a black screen (or black spots on a white screen) as this could be dust or even a dead pixel.
To check if the tablet has oil slick turn it off and put it in bright sunlight. Sometimes they are invisible so be aware of that. Google 'newtons rings galaxy tab' to see what they look like.
Make sure the tab is solid and there is no creaking. Also, some people hate the lag when navigating menus, homescreens. This is Android not iOS and is far more capable, expect some lag with any Android tablet. Android lags because the UI isn't the priority.
Hope this helps
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thanks
I also appreciate the info. I will be receiving a Galaxy Tab 10.1 from my sister in the next couple of weeks and it's good to know what to check for and how to do it.
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omidz said:
Hi,
I want to swap my iPad with a Galaxy Tab 10.1, before i do this i need to know how i should examine the Tab before taking it. is there anything special about Galaxy tab 10.1 i should know ? are there many variations ? is there any know issues?
Plus, how can i make sure this tab does not have the oil slick problem?
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Also, I would check to see if it's rooted, the flash count and what recovery and rom / kernel is installed on the tab. You can find the info in settings - about tablet. You can check the flash count by going into download mode (volume down and power until it reboots.
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kilometers4 said:
Also, I would check to see if it's rooted, the flash count and what recovery and rom / kernel is installed on the tab. You can find the info in settings - about tablet. You can check the flash count by going into download mode (volume down and power until it reboots.
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The flash count can still be zero even though the previous owner has flashed unsigned kernels, as they could have used CWM to flash them...
Hi, has anyone seen these for the S7? They were not in today's keynote AFAIK. They were only made available for the S6+ and they were leaked in the previous weeks as an accessory to the S7, but nothing so far. Has anyone seen/heard anything about this_
Thanks!
As I feared, it seems this will only be available for the larger S7 edge...
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...with-the-official-accessories---cases_id78547
Or may be for both?
http://ausdroid.net/2016/02/22/sams...ssories-for-the-galaxy-s7-and-galaxy-s7-edge/
Hope to see see more cases in the near furture
Pre-ordered one on February 28th for my girlfriend. She's hooked on physical keyboards. She came from a Stratosphere 2.
Looks like it only comes in black for now...link here. She got the S7 Edge gold so would've been nice to see a gold case and keyboard but we'll take what we can get for now.
Finally got it today after Samsung didn't give any status for several weeks. Will have to report back on performance after we play with it more.
So far we noticed the keyboard case disables the always on display, puts a dent in the screen protector on the top left side (Will probably get a tempered glass protector instead), and removes the mode button on the camera. You obviously can't use the fingerprint scanner. The overall build quality and feel is nice. The keyboard is very responsive. My girlfriend is happy with it overall and said she only has to press buttons slightly harder than on the Stratosphere
The nighttime edge clock still works with the case even though the rest of AOD doesn't. Not sure if the edge clock is part of AOD or not. The keys obviously don't illuminate at night so difficult to use the keyboard if you're the passenger in a car at night. Would be nice if Samsung found a way to make them light up through wireless power from the phone.
I bought one a couple of weeks ago. I posted a video
https://youtu.be/FlvrHX9C1w0
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Got it. Very nice. A bit bulky. And a waste of money! All that screen sitting under the keyboard. I hope balckberry vienna comes out soon!
MO3iusONE said:
I bought one a couple of weeks ago. I posted a video
https://youtu.be/FlvrHX9C1w0
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Hi, something very strange is going on. The space bar only enters a space if I press it with the ALT key, on its own it does nothing. Any ideas? This is not a hardware problem because it does enter a space with alt. There does not seem to be a keyboard config. This is very annoying... I am on the latest samsung software update. I do have a tempered glass protector, could that be it?
Thanks!
Guiyoforward said:
Hi, something very strange is going on. The space bar only enters a space if I press it with the ALT key, on its own it does nothing. Any ideas? This is not a hardware problem because it does enter a space with alt. There does not seem to be a keyboard config. This is very annoying... I am on the latest samsung software update. I do have a tempered glass protector, could that be it?
Thanks!
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It is the tempered glass.... I removed it and the keyboard works fine. Will try another brand and/or plastic film instead and will report back.
quicky2g said:
Pre-ordered one on February 28th for my girlfriend. She's hooked on physical keyboards. She came from a Stratosphere 2.
Looks like it only comes in black for now...link here. She got the S7 Edge gold so would've been nice to see a gold case and keyboard but we'll take what we can get for now.
Finally got it today after Samsung didn't give any status for several weeks. Will have to report back on performance after we play with it more.
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she'd probably like the Blackberry PRIV. I feel bad for RIM right now. Their previous reputation is overshadowing this REALLY solid device. If they released this phone 3-5 years, they'd likely still have a decent foothold in the market. They're at where LG was before Google breathed new life into them.... I wonder if Google would choose RIM to make a Nexus? That could instantly resuscitate that company. But currently, the PRIV is easily the best choice for someone who wants a physical keyboard
Hi @All,
unfortunately there is no attachable keyboard cover for the S9 yet like there was/is for the S8. I know the camera and fingerprint scanner are different. But would it work (or did someone maybe know someone) who actually tried it and modified the keyboard cover so it works with the S9...
Kind regards
A.
Samsung EJ-CG950BBEGDE Keyboard Cover
bionicbee2000 said:
Hi @All,
unfortunately there is no attachable keyboard cover for the S9 yet like there was/is for the S8. I know the camera and fingerprint scanner are different. But would it work (or did someone maybe know someone) who actually tried it and modified the keyboard cover so it works with the S9...
Kind regards
A.
Samsung EJ-CG950BBEGDE Keyboard Cover
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Would be interesting to know.
Remember that the cover-part has a (nfc?) chip and a magnet (near the power key). And also the keyboard part has a tiny magnet in the lower left.
I took one for the S6 Edge apart, and I can see that the S8 is quite similar. See this
So it is NOT just a matter of cutting a larger hole in the cover, the phablet has to be prepared for it with the suitable strategically placed magnetic sensors to detect that it is there.
For fun I have tried to use some of the non S8-variants on the S8, and could get an S8 back to react with the print part from the S6 Edge.
I also tried some of the other backs, but could not get them to work with the S8 (not even with the S8 keyboard)
But as it seems they have stopped production for Note 8 and S8, I think they unfortunately are abandoning the whole idea, so we should be damn lucky if the S9 got the correct sensors AND even in the same place as on S8
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Just had a look at the ifixit tear downs of the S8- and S9-, and it does not look promising for a total fit....
On the S8, the magnet at the back has its centre approximately 32mm from the top, and 10mm from the power-switch side.
So if I can measure correctly, the magnetic switch must be the tiny little component mounted north of the square chip with "C3 559 X791" (north of the orange square) here, but the S9 got no chip at that location AFAICS from this.
BUT the S9 does have a similar looking component closer to the vibrator, so it MIGHT be prepared for a cover...
The magnet on the key-part is about 16mm from the bottom and 13mm from the volume rocker side. Just north of the tip of the 3.5mm plug. And there IS a similar small component on the other side of the small print on both the S8- and S9-...
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Apart from the above add, note that surprisingly the keyboard with an S8 ALSO works both in Aeroplane mode and with NFC turned off, so the communication with the case must be a dedicated circuitry.
So that has to be there for the S9 too...
ADD: I just verified that the chip is on a small plate, and thus NOT with any antenna in the back plate (updated blog post linked above), so it SHOULD be possible to move that to another location, if the circuitry is placed elsewhere on the S9-
I just tried the s8 keyboard and I could put it on my s9 (snapdragon). It was a very tight and unstable fit, but when I did get it to click the phone recognized it and resized the screen accordingly. Unfortunately the keyboard below wasnt alugned with the buttons, and there was mostly no response. When it did respond I got a key registered from the row below and to the side, e.g. when pressing 't' it would sometimes register as 'f'. Any ideas on how to get this to work properly?
alh84001 said:
I just tried the s8 keyboard and I could put it on my s9 (snapdragon). It was a very tight and unstable fit, but when I did get it to click the phone recognized it and resized the screen accordingly. Unfortunately the keyboard below wasnt alugned with the buttons, and there was mostly no response. When it did respond I got a key registered from the row below and to the side, e.g. when pressing 't' it would sometimes register as 'f'. Any ideas on how to get this to work properly?
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Very interesting that it works that much! Thanks for the info! This at the least proves that the a S9 was designed for a keyboard.
To bad about the slight misalignment though. Do you see the same displacement in all columns? I mean does a W also give an A, and a P an L? (when it does anything)
You COULD try to take the print out and see if a slight move would fix it. But there is no guarantee, as they could have changed the spacing in either direction too (perhaps squeezed in an extra column)
Why SamSung doesn't make for S9?
eske.rahn said:
Very interesting that it works that much! Thanks for the info! This at the least proves that the a S9 was designed for a keyboard.
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However, the Samsung Keyboard app, which is responsible for software support of the cover keyboard, does not have a separate kb-cover's layout for the S9 device. This app has layouts for S6, S7, S8, etc. Note 8 is the latest model supported.
Keyboard cover working in exactly the same way as the smart covers. The chip on the back of the case tells the phone the accessory ID, and the magnet on the front signals about the event - the keyboard is connected or the smart cover is closed.
This means that any Samsung smartphone that has version 3 of the Samsung Keyboard app (versions 4 and 5 no longer support cover keyboards) and can detect Samsung accessories, will work with cover keyboards, even those intended for older models. The only problem is shape of the case, I mean geometrical parameters.
1) You connect the keyboard
2) The phone recognize it via back chip + magnet
3) Samsung Keyboard app began to receive signals from it and process them
So no, most likely S9 was not designed for the separate keyboard, but this phone supports keyboard covers from older models.
I have several cover keyboards for S6, S7, S8. I'm thinking of adapting one of them for Note 8 (because it's impossible to find an official overlay keyboard for it!) or another Samsung phone, such as S9 + or Note 9, for which such an accessory was not released at all. Here is my plan:
1) Take a standard protective back cover, glue the chip from the old keyboard cover to it, cut two grooves to snap the front piece with keyboard into place.
2) (most difficult part for me) Design and 3D print a new front part of the keyboard case. Extract the keyboard module and magnet from the old keyboard cover, and fit it into the 3D printed front part.
3) Modify and rebuild the Samsung Keyboard APK to change the XML layout in order to match it the physical layout of the buttons. I may need to get root access to install a modified application, or I may not - IDK, need to try.
I think this should work. At least it looks like it should work.
Unfortunately, I don't have much time for this activity, so I don't know when I'll do it. But maybe it will help someone in his research. Good luck!
Does anyone know a solution? I have the mi 9 se and in a lot of apps the top of the screen where the notch is turns black. There isn't this problem on the mi 9t because it doesn't have a notch, but is there a way to make it full screen all the time?
Yes, I think almost all devices with notch can have option to make full screen starting right below the notch. I recently purchased Samsung's latest model M30s and it possible to have a notch-free display.
Just move to your display setting and search for enable/disable notch. That's it.
jackryn said:
Yes, I think almost all devices with notch can have option to make full screen starting right below the notch. I recently purchased Samsung's latest model M30s and it possible to have a notch-free display.
Just move to your display setting and search for enable/disable notch. That's it.
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I may not have expressed myself well. I want the notch to be there all the time, the problem is a lot of apps make the screen start below the notch.
Seems like an obvious idea that Samsung missed but I thought it would be cool if when using the camera with the main screen, the front screen could also be on showing the person you're taking a photo of a live preview.
If Samsung is lurking here maybe we could see it an update.
Anyone else think this is a good idea?
I had a similar idea when I used my phone for vlogging, if I could open the fold and still use the front screen for the framing of the shot, it could be great... but I doubt Samsung would do it...
its a small screen for anyone to see from a proper distance away, but yes it would be an added benefit regardless.
but i agree with the previous user. i doubt samsung would do it.
i think there is too much concentration on the S11 and Fold 2 at the moment, i don't think they will add very many "quality of life" updates to the fold.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-fold/themes/view-resolution-camera-unfolded-galaxy-t4110369
I have switch to use front screen with latest update and Camera app ver