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Hello
I am a newcomer to smartphones and WM. Some questions for kind souls out there:
- Since a few days back the message and mail functions on my home screen don't work properly. I can see the first lines of messages and e-mails but I can't go to the inboxes, nor write new messages using the "new message"/"New e-mail" functions on the home screen. Instead I have to go through start menu/messaging and so on. That way it works fine. Does anyone know why this has happened and what I can do about it?
- I notice that many programs don't have an exit option, to close them down. I usually go into task manager to quit them. Is that what you are supposed to do or should you have them running? I don't get it.
- Is there no simple way to navigate between your programs and tasks? If I am using one program and want to use another, I usually go to home screen then start menu then open the other program (which is already running). There must be a simpler way?
- When I am using Google Maps with GPS and leave the program (though keeping it running) it seems the GPS stops its connection - when I enter the program again, it takes some time to get the signal again. This is quite inconvenient. Why is this so, and what can I do about it?
- After I did a backup (pimbackup) and a hard reset, my Quick notes application (included with the phone) was gone - and with it, my notes. Is there a way to retrieve them? If not, can I at least find the app somewhere - or even better - does anyone know a good freeware for making notes and sharing them between phone and PC?
- When I restored my contacts I accidentally chose to include my messenger contacts in my contact list. I really don't want those there but I cannot find any way of deleting only them. Does anyone know?
Thanks!
mnemne said:
Hello
I am a newcomer to smartphones and WM. Some questions for kind souls out there:
- Since a few days back the message and mail functions on my home screen don't work properly. I can see the first lines of messages and e-mails but I can't go to the inboxes, nor write new messages using the "new message"/"New e-mail" functions on the home screen. Instead I have to go through start menu/messaging and so on. That way it works fine. Does anyone know why this has happened and what I can do about it?
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No... I just reboot it when this happens.
mnemne said:
- I notice that many programs don't have an exit option, to close them down. I usually go into task manager to quit them. Is that what you are supposed to do or should you have them running? I don't get it.
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That's true, just close using task manager.
mnemne said:
- Is there no simple way to navigate between your programs and tasks? If I am using one program and want to use another, I usually go to home screen then start menu then open the other program (which is already running). There must be a simpler way?
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Task Manager or the back-button.
mnemne said:
- When I am using Google Maps with GPS and leave the program (though keeping it running) it seems the GPS stops its connection - when I enter the program again, it takes some time to get the signal again. This is quite inconvenient. Why is this so, and what can I do about it?
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I think this is to make sure your battery doesn't drain. Don't have a solution, but there are probably tools available that keep your GPS alive.
Thank you for your views. But doesn't anyone have any better or alternative tips? The home screen messaging problem keep coming back and it shouldn't, I don't want to reboot all the time, there must be a reason for it.
Hi guys,
Unless you hit the back button or hit menu then save, your changes to any notes are not saved.
This is a pretty big issue in my opinion.
Use cases where you lose data:
1- Hit the home button, you can no longer get back to your note.
2- Open another app through notifications and continue using your phone. Sometimes you can hit back to get back to the app and your note is still there (you will still need to save it though), other times it is impossible to get back to.
I want to love the notes app, but this, combined with no tagging is really annoying me.
kaze00 said:
Hi guys,
Unless you hit the back button or hit menu then save, your changes to any notes are not saved.
This is a pretty big issue in my opinion.
Use cases where you lose data:
1- Hit the home button, you can no longer get back to your note.
2- Open another app through notifications and continue using your phone. Sometimes you can hit back to get back to the app and your note is still there (you will still need to save it though), other times it is impossible to get back to.
I want to love the notes app, but this, combined with no tagging is really annoying me.
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The Notes have an auto-save function... noticed this yesterday. But I couldn't tell you the increment. I thought if you opened Notes from the application drawer you could see a list of notes.
As for tagging, you're right the app natively does not tag. Evernote does allow you to tag. And I think HTC intended for notes to be associated with calendar items... which I haven't decided is a good thing or not.
I forgot about the auto save, that annoys the hell out of me too. Writing writing writing, auto save, breaks flow for 5 seconds.
But I suppose with that, at most you will lose a few minutes of writing if you leave without saving.
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I forgot about the auto save, that annoys the hell out of me too. Writing writing writing, auto save, breaks flow for 5 seconds.
But I suppose with that, at most you will lose a few minutes of writing if you leave without saving.
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LOL... what's your perfect mode? A manual onscreen button to hit?
My perfect mode is...
Save whenever the page leaves the screen....
Save when the screen turns off...
Or if they really want to autosave so you don't lose stuff if there's a crash, don't use a banana modal dialog while I'm in the middle of writing.
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Or if they really want to autosave so you don't lose stuff if there's a crash, don't use a banana modal dialog while I'm in the middle of writing.
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Haha... agreed.
Also, another thing to be concerned about is using the notes offline. I created a note and added a bunch of pictures and text while not connected to WiFi. When I reconnected, I think it choked and started crashing the Notes app. When the error report came up, that crashed as well so I couldn't send the feedback. So, I figured another way to remedy the error was to un-do then re-do the sync.
That unfortunately deleted my note... never to be heard from again! I did send an email to HTC to see if it was stored locally and see if there is a way to get it back. I'll keep you updated.
I read an online review that complained that scrolling in Notes became painfully slow when there are more than two pages of writings. Is that true ? I certainly hope not ...
I wouldn't call it painfully slow, but its not smooth with several pages of notes and pictures.
I use the back button predominantly. The home button to multitask or switch between apps. I would like to see the next rev save automatically when leaving the app also.
The lack of this feature isn't as major to me. Just learn to use the "save" button at the bottom of the screen.
Just ran into an issue where the app crashed while saving a note, and now I see the saving icon on top of the note, and if I click it nothing happens except I occasionally get a toast that says saving. I tried rebooting too. Going to try moving it around on the desktop and see what happens after a sync.
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Update, editing on my PC by moving and changing the title seem to fix it.
Update from HTC regarding using notes offline and trying to sync an bunch of pictures and notes:
I understand that you would like to know if there is a way to retrieve a note that was apparently deleted from your HTC Flyer before it was able to sync. I tried to duplicate this issue by disabling Wi-Fi, creating four new notes with pictures, then reenabling Wi-Fi and attempting to sync but I was unable to replicate the issue. Your best bet for seeing if the notes are still cached somewhere would be to download a file explorer, such as Astro, Linda or ES File Explorer and search the contents. You may want start by looking under SD Card> .data> HTC Notes or if you know the name of the file you lost, try searching by the file name using the file explorer.
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Update: TexTab has been released in the market! Thanks to everyone who participated in the beta. Download links:
- Full Version
- Lite Version
TexTab is an SMS app for Android tablets. It allows you to connect your Android 2.1+ tablet to your Android 2.1+ phone over Bluetooth and send/receive SMS messages on your tablet as if you were sending them from your phone.
I've been working on this app for some time now and I feel that it is ready for public beta testing. I encourage everybody to download and install the app on both your phone and tablet, and please provide feedback here.
App Features:
- Honeycomb optimized, though not required
- Push menu button to connect devices via bluetooth, with option to select a device to automatically connect to in settings
- Conversation threads use your Google contact information to display contact info
- Widget with button to enable/disable service, and displays connection information
Known Bugs:
- Messages not saving to outbox on some devices
- Sometimes unable to connect from one device. Seems to fix after turning bluetooth off then on, on OTHER device.
- Delivery reports are not always reliable, when messages are sent or received very quickly
- Visual issues/ghosting when using Swype keyboard in portrait orientation
- Performance issues on Samsung Galaxy Tab 7"
Future Development/Requested Features:
- New layout for 7" tablets
- Wifi functionality for increased range
- UI improvements
- Option to sync contacts with phone rather than cloud
- Sync sms history with phone
- Option to mute phone notifications
- Mark incoming messages as "read" on phone
- Popup dialog on received message when app is not in foreground
- MMS support
- Ability to use existing SMS app (GoSMS, Handcent, etc) to send/receive messages on ANOTHER phone
- suggestions?
Installation and Use:
Download the attached zip file and extract it somewhere on your computer. Copy the extracted file, TexTab.apk, onto both of your devices. Find the .apk file using File Manager or your favourite file browser and run it on both devices to install. Once installed, you can access it like any other app, and you can long-press on the homescreen to add the widget.
Once in the app, push the menu button to connect to a paired bluetooth device. If your devices are not paired, simply make one of them discoverable using Menu Button > Make Discoverable and then on the other device use Menu Button > Connect a Device > Scan for Devices to pair the two devices and establish a connection.
Once a connection is established, the devices should show their proper views. If not, click the settings button and change the Device Type. Under settings, you can also select the option to automatically connect to a paired device on startup. You can also enable or disable the bluetooth service under settings, or by using the button on the widget.
To send a message, either type a phone number into the Phone Number... field, or tap the Send To... button to choose a contact from the cloud. Type the message in the Enter a Message... field and tap send. Received messages will automatically show up as long as the app is enabled.
I look forward to any feedback/bug reports/praise/insults you may have!
Changelog:
See attached text file
This sounds awesome! Thanks a lot man.
Could you maybe throw up some instructions for everyone...
Edit: works great so far. Looking foward to the updates!
I updated the OP with installation and usage instructions. Let me know if they're not clear!
Cant wait to give this a try! Awesome
Will deffinately try this, sounds like what I've been looking for!
You say Future Development for WiFi, 2 ways I could suggest to have that.
1) If the tab is tethered to the phone for data (this is how I get my WiFi only tab to have data at work)
2) If they are on the same WiFi network, say I'm at home. Phone is connected to home WiFi and tab is connected to home WiFi.
Just some thoughts
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Ok, tried it out and thats pretty cool! I like how the message shows up on the phone and the tab. Is there a way to pull down recient conversations (say from the last 24 hours) incase you wanted to continue a previous conversation? Also, if read on the tab or phone, could it show read on the other device?
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If they are on the same WiFi network, say I'm at home. Phone is connected to home WiFi and tab is connected to home WiFi.
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This is exactly how the wifi support will work. It will still require the connect to device step, but the range will be limited by your wifi network rather than your phones bluetooth signal.
wingman1487 said:
Is there a way to pull down recient conversations (say from the last 24 hours) incase you wanted to continue a previous conversation? Also, if read on the tab or phone, could it show read on the other device?
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I've toyed with the idea of syncing sms history with a contact, unfortunately though any operations which involve using sms history are unsupported in the Android SDK and could break my app in the future. Marking a message as read is subject to the same problem. I'll look into it some more.
I appreciate the feedback, keep it coming!
I wanna suggest something, look at the app called texter, and the chrome app, then take a look have they work. They work by signing in on your google account on an app on the android phone, and the signing in at the same account on chrome, npw you can sms from chrome throw your phone and recive them, no matter where your phone is, it just need 3g connetion. This is like chrometophone. If you could get it working in this way it would be awsome! And the ofc still the bluetooth or something other when the tab not have internet connection
Loving this app so far, just wanted to report a bug. When a new contact sends a text, it seems to duplicate the view of prior conversations. I have one conversation that's up to three alternate views!
Edit: After a reboot, the duplicates disappeared.
Fisken said:
npw you can sms from chrome throw your phone and recive them, no matter where your phone is, it just need 3g connetion.
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I will look into this, thanks!
cekle said:
When a new contact sends a text, it seems to duplicate the view of prior conversations. I have one conversation that's up to three alternate views!
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Thanks, added it to the list. As a temporary fix, tapping the settings button and then tapping back will reload the contacts list and they should disappear.
Also I can't seem to delete conversations by long pressing. Is there another way?
I haven't implemented this. I'll consider it a feature suggestion! Are you wanting to delete specific messages within a thread, or whole thread for a contact?
I was actually working on something exactly like this. I did not end up getting much work done though. If you would like any help, just let me know.
Dude, your App is awesome ! ive searched for days for something like this. the only other option is syncsms and that one doesnt support "push", only "all 5 min sync". But your solution via bluetooth is just awesome
ive allready installed it on 5 different transformers for my friends. we are all very happy and would like to donate for your work.
As soon as your App is final, you should totaly put it on market for 1-2$ or more. you will be rich buddy !
Greetings from Germany, keep up the good work. ive allready bookmarked your thread =)
PS: Could you implement the function to mute the notification sound?
smaskell said:
I was actually working on something exactly like this. I did not end up getting much work done though. If you would like any help, just let me know.
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I won't name any names, but there is at least one other implementation of this idea. My app goes about it a little bit differently.
Deadwalk said:
ive allready installed it on 5 different transformers for my friends. we are all very happy and would like to donate for your work.
As soon as your App is final, you should totaly put it on market for 1-2$ or more. you will be rich buddy !
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Thanks! I'm glad you like it. It will eventually be a paid app on the market, but not until I feel its complete enough to justify charging money.
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PS: Could you implement the function to mute the notification sound?
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Adding it to the list.
howettl said:
I haven't implemented this. I'll consider it a feature suggestion! Are you wanting to delete specific messages within a thread, or whole thread for a contact?
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Just a contact thread. Specific messages would be a good option if you want this to be a full fledged texting app, but then the deletion wouldn't propogate to the phone without some magic. If this app is intended to be a messenger though, an extension of the phone when the tablet just so happens to be around, I'd like the ability to keep that interface clean and current so its not bogged down with out of date texts.
Edit: Keeping with the 'extension of the phone' idea, you could have an option to clear the text database after a certain amount of time disconnected from a device.
a friend of mine just told me that his phone is acting wierd.
he installed the app and send me 5 texts over his pad and i got them all. but his phone wont show what he wrote and in his phone there are only the sms from me and not his. we both use the lg optimus 2x.
and also his phone send 2 sms to the number "555555555" with text "default body". right after he installed the app and tried to send texts over his pad.
any idea?
Deadwalk said:
a friend of mine just told me that his phone is acting wierd.
he installed the app and send me 5 texts over his pad and i got them all. but his phone wont show what he wrote and in his phone there are only the sms from me and not his. we both use the lg optimus 2x.
and also his phone send 2 sms to the number "555555555" with text "default body". right after he installed the app and tried to send texts over his pad.
any idea?
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I have an idea about what's happening here. As I mentioned in an earlier post, any operations that involve your phones SMS history are unsupported in the Android SDK. It sounds like your particular phone model doesn't access SMS history in the same way as other phones, so the app is unable to save sent messages in your phones SMS history.
The number "5555555555" and "default body" are used when there is a problem saving the data to your phone. The phone was told that a message was sent to that number; but no SMS was actually sent.
I'll try and find a workaround for this phone.
Do other people using this phone model have the same problem? Or any other LG phone?
No one else have that issue.
we both use the same lg and we both use a modaco rom. the only difference is, iam using modaco version ~16 and he version ~19. so the problem should lie in the difference of that roms. he just got furios because he tought the app had send 2 sms to a pricy number...
after reading your explanation we saw that everytime he sends a text to me he got a 55555555 sms with default body, so its realy the fact that his phone cant save the textmessage into the threaded sms history. its send, but not saved. on the other hand it flawlessly work on my phone. i can send a text on my pad and see it almost directly on my phone in the threaded history. funny tho =) now we're gonna flash his phone to another rom.
i'll keep an eye on this thread. it would be realy cool if you would mention it somewhere when u think u found a workarround. we will test it then =)
ah and we found another bug just now. when i want to write a new sms to contactB i have no choice to choose the number to send. so my girlfriend for example have 3 different numbers, and the app want to use the first number of the contact, in this situation its her home number.. no way to send a sms to that one ^^
Deadwalk said:
No one else have that issue.
we both use the same lg and we both use a modaco rom. the only difference is, iam using modaco version ~16 and he version ~19. so the problem should lie in the difference of that roms. he just got furios because he tought the app had send 2 sms to a pricy number...
after reading your explanation we saw that everytime he sends a text to me he got a 55555555 sms with default body, so its realy the fact that his phone cant save the textmessage into the threaded sms history. its send, but not saved. on the other hand it flawlessly work on my phone. i can send a text on my pad and see it almost directly on my phone in the threaded history. funny tho =) now we're gonna flash his phone to another rom.
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Thanks for the clarification. It must be an incompatibility with the rom then.
I'll repeat for clarity: when you see a message to the number "5555555555" its simply a problem with the phone not saving the information properly. An SMS has NOT been sent to this number.
Please let me know if flashing a different rom fixes the problem!
Hello there,
I just got my Tab a week ago and I'm very happy with it. I'm having a problem though with the email app on the tablet.
Whenever I receive an email with an attachment, it shows that the email has an attachment, but I cant open it. Doesnt give me anything to click on. Anyone else have this problem or knows a solution?
Second question: I tried playing movie/tv series on my tablet, which seems to work fine except for .mkv files. After some research on the internet, I downloaded several movie players in the market, none of which seem to be able to play mkv files properly. Video and sound is desyncronized and the image misses frames (looks like slow motion).
Only player which managed to play it properly is "Dice player". Although it skips like 12 seconds at the beginning of the video.
Thanks a lot.
The video question gets asked all the time. Basically if you are playing downloaded movies then you are not in control over the encoding settings and therefore subject to any playback issues associated with the tablet's hardware decoding limitations. Right off the bat know that 1080p is highly unlikely and that reliable and very acceptable playback of 720p can be achieved if you encode your own files (or re encode tnose that you download). Search this forum for handbrake settings that work for others.
As for email it might be helpful to describe what app you are using and what mailbox type.
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thanks for the quick answer.
I use the email app that was on the tablet, just called email. With the K9 Email app everything seems to work (I use K9 on my phone too). However I find the UI of the "email" app better and would like to use that one on the tablet. Cant seem to find why attachments are not shown though...
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thanks for the quick answer.
I use the email app that was on the tablet, just called email. With the K9 Email app everything seems to work (I use K9 on my phone too). However I find the UI of the "email" app better and would like to use that one on the tablet. Cant seem to find why attachments are not shown though...
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hi,
i also, use the touchwizz email on tab ,
attachments is working fine, but you first have to download attachment ,then tap a few times along the blue line ,till you find the " sweet spot " !
it takes time to get use to get it right(its , on not always on same spot ) just lightly tap from top of blue line till end , of attachment ,it will open or you can just save attachment and then open image in the sd/download folder ( easier )
good luck
I've never had any problems with email attachments. What type of files are you trying to open? Do you have an app on your tablet that can handle that type of file?
it's just normal jpg files. I dont have trouble displaying them, I dont even get an option the download them. The attachment symbol is shown, but no option to actually download it.
EDIT: Okay I just played around a bit and tried forwarding an email with jpg attachment. Strangely enough the attachment is then shown and in the "email writing" window I can download the attachment. But I still dont see it when I read my mails. This cant be the answer, that I have to "forward" an email in order to be able to download the attachement.
Thanks a lot
Dice Player is as good as it'll get. You may find that after the skipping at the beginning, restarting the video (not completely, but with the slider) may allow you to play it from the beginning without the initial stutter.
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Dice Player is as good as it'll get. You may find that after the skipping at the beginning, restarting the video (not completely, but with the slider) may allow you to play it from the beginning without the initial stutter.
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ok thanks, I tried the Handbrake program which works great even with players other than Dice Player. Converting takes an awful long time though.
Does anyone have an idea how to fix my email problem?
Thanks
Not sure.
Just setup that app, I normally don't use it as I use primarily Gmail and my corporate Exchange accounts.
In testing briefly what I see when an email has an attachment is that under the message header but above the message itself there are headings for "Message" and "Attachment _". If I click the attachment heading I see the attachment with it's file size and I'm able to click that to download the attachment after which i'm given the option to select an app to open the attachment (if I haven't chosen a default action for that file type yet).
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Not sure.
Just setup that app, I normally don't use it as I use primarily Gmail and my corporate Exchange accounts.
In testing briefly what I see when an email has an attachment is that under the message header but above the message itself there are headings for "Message" and "Attachment _". If I click the attachment heading I see the attachment with it's file size and I'm able to click that to download the attachment after which i'm given the option to select an app to open the attachment (if I haven't chosen a default action for that file type yet).
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ok, I'm not given that heading for attachment. very weird...
EDIT: okay I just sent some emails to myself with a different address from my laptop. Strangely enough, I can now see the attachments... Still, the other mails in my inbox, I cant see/open the attachments.
Just as the the title suggests, what have y'all seen missing/not working with the new Pie Update. For people like me who are trying to decide if the update is worth it?
Call recording is gone
Some camera modes are gone like Sport shot and some others I can't remember right now
Video button is no longer in camera. You have to press "video" and then start recording
Notifications via bluetooth don't make any sounds if connected in the car. (I heard about this but haven't had the time to try and test myself)
Cannot change backgrounds in samsung messages.
Multi window is still there but the process to set up has changed.
Recent apps window changed but you can use Good Lock to change it back.
There may be a few others that I left out but that's all I can remember right now
tube517 said:
Call recording is gone
Some camera modes are gone like Sport shot and some others I can't remember right now
Video button is no longer in camera. You have to press "video" and then start recording
Notifications via bluetooth don't make any sounds if connected in the car. (I heard about this but haven't had the time to try and test myself)
Cannot change backgrounds in samsung messages.
Multi window is still there but the process to set up has changed.
Recent apps window changed but you can use Good Lock to change it back.
There may be a few others that I left out but that's all I can remember right now
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Thanks for contributing. How do you like the update with all these drawbacks?
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Thanks for contributing. How do you like the update with all these drawbacks?
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I'm in several Note 8 forums . These were from alot of other people
It does not affect me much. I adapted easily because I only had the Note 8 for about 2 weeks before the update.
Pretty terrible update. It also broke numerous apps that relied on access to certain system functions to automate processes. My auto sound profile and white list essentially allowed me to never bother or think about volume settings or answer an unwanted call for years. Not its broken.
Where the hell is the eraser tool on screenshot/draw menu ?
Samsung's goal with this update is to lose customers.
Camera storage options reversed between local and SD Card
I Iike to use ES File explorer to copy and paste recent photos to a LAN connection wirelessly. This was inexplicably broken with the pie update. It turns out that the toggle is reversed. If you set the camera storage option to SD card then the photos go to local device storage. And if you set it to Local it goes to the SD Card.
Hopefully this will be addressed in the next update.
Any1 facing issues with video recording in parties (While lights are a lot and moving)?
Also, any1 facing issues with the dialer app/contacts while searching for a contact?
My mobile is Note 8 - T-Mobile working with android 9 DRL7
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I Iike to use ES File explorer to copy and paste recent photos to a LAN connection wirelessly. This was inexplicably broken with the pie update. It turns out that the toggle is reversed. If you set the camera storage option to SD card then the photos go to local device storage. And if you set it to Local it goes to the SD Card.
Hopefully this will be addressed in the next update.
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I would stay away from ES File Explorer.
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Pretty terrible update. It also broke numerous apps that relied on access to certain system functions to automate processes. My auto sound profile and white list essentially allowed me to never bother or think about volume settings or answer an unwanted call for years. Not its broken.
Where the hell is the eraser tool on screenshot/draw menu ?
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Also, since the update I have not been able to use my fingerprint scanner