Hey,
Anyone willing to install Total Recall for the Galaxy Note to see if it works properly ?
I'm getting my Note in about a week and would really like to know if it works, also, i don't know if the normal Total Recall will work or if we need to install the version for the Samsung Galaxy S 2, Total Recall Samsung Galaxy S 2.
Android Market Total Recall:
https://market.android.com/details?...S5raWxsZXJtb2JpbGUudG90YWxyZWNhbGwudHJpYWwiXQ..
Android Market Total Recall Samsung Galaxy S 2:
https://market.android.com/details?...pbGxlcm1vYmlsZS50b3RhbHJlY2FsbC5zMi50cmlhbCJd
The links are the free versions of the apps.
Any help would be appreciated
It works, keeps pinging super user permissions on root access. I'm getting a notification every second
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It works well and I have no problem with super user requests like the previous poster. I'm using the normal version. I thought the GSII version was the same as normal, but preconfigured for good performance on GSII. The normal version can be configured the same, but other ways also if wanted, while GSII version settings are locked down.
Settings I'm using:
Recording strategy C
x Prevent phone from sleeping
x Initiate the recording after the start of the call (for automatic start/stop recording)
Thanks guys
Hi,
I am using non rooted galaxy note. Total recall records my own voice loud and clear, but I could hardly hear other person's voice.
Does total recall only work on rooted galaxy note? Any suggestions please?
This can b helpful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415310
I tried installing Total Recall for SG2 on my Note but every time I run it it says 'an error occurred' and closed before I have a chance to test anything. You see the menu for about half a second and then the app crashes.
anyone having the same problem?
dr.ketan's thing definitely looks good, but I happen to like some of the features of Total Recall. I installed the generic version (not SGSII version) and it works great for recording both sides. I've exported my settings and attached the file here. Download the file, remove the extension (the original file has no extension but I had to add one to attach it here so I stuck on .zip, but don't bother extracting, just delete it) put the file in the root of sdcard (not external) and go to Total Recall > Export/import settings > Import. If you have the file in the root of sdcard and you deleted the extension, it should find it automatically.
I will try your method out and post my results.
I am using the Galaxy S2 version.
It seems to work but the recorded volume from the the end is quite soft.
I then made some adjustment and click the "audio" and "advanced setting"
"turn the speakerphone on while recording". I recorded as 3GPP and the
recordings are fairly acceptable.
I have an unrooted Note and of course when speaker is on other nearby
will be able to hear the conversation.
YFY said:
I am using the Galaxy S2 version.
It seems to work but the recorded volume from the the end is quite soft.
I then made some adjustment and click the "audio" and "advanced setting"
"turn the speakerphone on while recording". I recorded as 3GPP and the
recordings are fairly acceptable.
I have an unrooted Note and of course when speaker is on other nearby
will be able to hear the conversation.
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The GS2 version is just the regular version with the settings configured for optimal use on the GS2. But the thing is you can't change the settings, so if you change devices, you're stuck with those settings. Why would anybody get that version and lock themselves in, when they could get the standard version and have it work well with the GS2, then be able to reconfigure it for their next device when they bought a new phone?
I have the standard version, on my Note, configured as I explained in my 2 posts above, and it works great, recording both sides loud and clear without having to use speakerphone.
Hey Max,
Thanks for the info you've given. FYI, based on quite a bit of feedback, it seems the best way to get two-sided call recording going on the Galaxy Note is to first perform a test call using our Strategy B setting (you can adjust this under Audio -> Advanced Settings), then set the app to use Strategy C. As odd as this sounds, that's what gets this working. We're still researching the "Why", and we're also working on automating this for you to make it easier, so keep an eye out for this update.
And just as Max mentioned, the S2 build is nothing more than a version that's preset for this particular device. We'll probably release more builds like this for the more popular devices.
And just so you know, we are currently working on a complete, from the ground up rebuild to really clean up the UI (it's become a monster) and make things much easier to use, as well as adding quite a few features and updates that you guys have been requesting over the past months.
Stay Killer!
Josh @ Killer Mobile
killer_mobile said:
Hey Max,
Thanks for the info you've given. FYI, based on quite a bit of feedback, it seems the best way to get two-sided call recording going on the Galaxy Note is to first perform a test call using our Strategy B setting (you can adjust this under Audio -> Advanced Settings), then set the app to use Strategy C. As odd as this sounds, that's what gets this working. We're still researching the "Why", and we're also working on automating this for you to make it easier, so keep an eye out for this update.
And just as Max mentioned, the S2 build is nothing more than a version that's preset for this particular device. We'll probably release more builds like this for the more popular devices.
And just so you know, we are currently working on a complete, from the ground up rebuild to really clean up the UI (it's become a monster) and make things much easier to use, as well as adding quite a few features and updates that you guys have been requesting over the past months.
Stay Killer!
Josh @ Killer Mobile
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I bought the version for the Galaxy SII (i9100) because it was the season of my device, then migrated to the galaxy note N7000, made several requests on the website of killermobile requesting release so that I could use or download the version of the play version specifies to note (N7000) and unfortunately I was not satisfied.
Ae arrepdendido am today because I paid much and just because I changed my phone (samsung for samsung) can not use the product you bought and expensive, very expensive.
I feel very bad about the treatment meted out by the killer mobile site.
I use auto call recorder app from market. Works both ways and well.....
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Related
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2117
I know in some Contry its Illegal to Record Call but its not True for every
Country
I am Marketing Executive and drive a lot and in the middle of road i
receive to much call for reporting and rates feed for the Market, i have no
option other then using Nokia Symbinan Based Automatic Call Recording
software and at the end of the day i listen and write down every thing in
my PC for further Action .
I know its Possible through Android to Automatically Record Phone calls or
Atleast a API Support for Developers in SDK to do so.
Unless untill Call Recording don't come in Android all my Top tier Marketing
Team can not use Android At all.
I think Google Should seriously think about API Support in SDK to Support
Call Recording so my Situation can be Handled easily.
Hetal Patel
Nop. It can record your audio, but not the callers:
http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/c2bc85eb60ae2aa5?pli=1
Apps that can record what you are saying: ringdroid and droidrecord. I have the same problem though. Hope they make it possible in FW 1.5.
Yeah +1
Every other phone I've had could do it and I do miss the ability to record and save phone conversations, especially when arguing with warranty returns/call centres.
Yeah +1
Every other phone I've had could do it and I do miss the ability to record and save phone conversations, especially when arguing with warranty returns/call centres.
News?
Somebody know if there're changes about newer android versions? Do Call Recording work now?
There is a new application in Andorid Market called AllCallRecorder. I think it would
help you
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.jp-eguchi-android-callrecording-wzin.aspx works pretty well. Voice from the other end is a little quiet, but I haven't had problems.
Two ways call recording is depending upon hardware construction same like wm and symbian. For example if wm, Asus and Samsung can but HTC cannot, whereas if in symbian case, Nokia can but Samsung cannot. This conclusion comes from my long experience with the aforementioned mobile phones. Have not tested with Garmin Asus android yet as it is not available in my market but believe this one can as Asus make it and assumably using the same hardware design for phone circuit.
We've confirmed that our Total Recall call recorder app for Android is running (ie, recording audio from both the device and the caller audio) on the following devices:
- Acer Liquid 100
- Droid Eris
- G1
- General Mobile DSTL1
- HTC Evo
- HTC Dream
- HTC Hero
- HTC Magic
- HTC Tattoo
- MyTouch
- Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 / Mini
Now, these have been confirmed either through internal tests on our own handsets or via user feedback, which means there's some variables, including OS version, among other things, so actual results on the same hardware may vary, but it's a good start anyways.
We've received feedback from a couple Moto Droid/Milestone users that it was also recording fine (just not showing the clip via our app, but it was available in the SD card), however on our own Droid running 2.1 (and previously 1.6) we never saw it successfully record a call.
Keep in mind the list above is for our own app, which has required about 20 updates to resolve various device specific issues either with recording, storing or showing audio files in the app, over the past few months, so other recorders may or may not actually work for you.
Anyone interested in giving it a go can download it from our website killermobile (dot)com. If you do run into any issues, PM me for a special debug version so we can see if we can get it running on your particular device. If you read this in the next couple days, and you use an EVO or Desire, also PM me for a special version that includes a fix specifically for these devices (official release will come after a bit more testing). We're definitely keen to add to our list of supported devices and will keep updating this thread accordingly.
Cheers!
Josh @ Killer Mobile
Stay Killer My Friend
killer_mobile said:
We've confirmed that our Total Recall call recorder app for Android is running (ie, recording audio from both the device and the caller audio) on the following devices:
- Acer Liquid 100
- Droid Eris
- G1
- General Mobile DSTL1
- HTC Evo
- HTC Dream
- HTC Hero
- HTC Magic
- HTC Tattoo
- MyTouch
- Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 / Mini
Now, these have been confirmed either through internal tests on our own handsets or via user feedback, which means there's some variables, including OS version, among other things, so actual results on the same hardware may vary, but it's a good start anyways.
We've received feedback from a couple Moto Droid/Milestone users that it was also recording fine (just not showing the clip via our app, but it was available in the SD card), however on our own Droid running 2.1 (and previously 1.6) we never saw it successfully record a call.
Keep in mind the list above is for our own app, which has required about 20 updates to resolve various device specific issues either with recording, storing or showing audio files in the app, over the past few months, so other recorders may or may not actually work for you.
Anyone interested in giving it a go can download it from our website killermobile (dot)com. If you do run into any issues, PM me for a special debug version so we can see if we can get it running on your particular device. If you read this in the next couple days, and you use an EVO or Desire, also PM me for a special version that includes a fix specifically for these devices (official release will come after a bit more testing). We're definitely keen to add to our list of supported devices and will keep updating this thread accordingly.
Cheers!
Josh @ Killer Mobile
Stay Killer My Friend
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Hi
Samsung galaxy s dont working
pls. help
thx
what about HTC Touchpro 2 running android from card
Any updates..>?
OMG see this...
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2117#c226
Total recall works on a HTC tattoo
Had to import it to my country
works like a charm
would like something to work on ver 2.0+ android though
Tattoo runs on 1.6 android
Just shows you that it did work and then Google F**** it up.
Nice to know that Total recall works on some phones.
But how well does it really work?.
I always use hands free. Would any of the short listed phones be able to seamless record the other party sound while using a handsfree set?
Thanks
Total Recall works like a charm on Tattoo
I make it pop up afterwords to add caller details and what call was about to the name
I record in mp4 format and found a free mp4 reader to read files
Been using it for 3 months
Worth the money a few dollars
sorry didnt see hands free part
Dont do hands free so cant answer that
Dont like bluetooth radio devices nect to my head
CAll rec software
Cetin said:
Somebody know if there're changes about newer android versions? Do Call Recording work now?
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Now we have bunch of app which will get your calls recorded
just check with laws in your state
Check out these free/trial apps :
Record My Call
RecordCall
Total recall call recorder TRIAL 14 days
All Call recorder
AndRecorder
Call recorder
Call Recorder
Note : File names are taken from Android Market and are placed one per line and will be exact in market so search with same keyword . There is not priority , just check out and use the one you like
PAID apps are also available but you will have to shell some $
out of all these only total recall appears to work and then only on some fones and on version 1.6
2.2 seems curtailed by goole on the voice streams ???
As far as I know it's not an Android issue.
The audio is handled by kernel on /dev.
The problem is really simple here: HTC's last kernels DON'T support this.
It's not an hardware problem, the audio from dmesg is there.
When you attach a bluetooth handset the waveform is sent to (and received from) the paired device.
Someone with free time could download kernel sources and search where HTC put this limitation..
Moreover.. on some kernels the /dev devices are there (but with different names of those supported by mediarecorder) and a symlink on /dev will suffice.
those are my 2 cents.
I wrote this program because I was unable to find a good app capable of recording the other side of the call properly.
Except for AirVoice, all such apps record the speaker rather than the line, and you barely hear the other side in the recordings.
The guy who wrote AirVoice knew the trick but seemed to be very annoyed by the negative feedback from Android Market, where the users of various devices (with the list of supported ones clearly stated!) tried to install that program. Because it wasn't open source, I had to disassemble it in order to write what I wanted exactly.
So the app uses an esoteric HTC driver, and NEEDS THE ROOT ACCESS just to open the device. If you do "adb shell chmod 666 '/dev/voc*' ", it'll never ask you for root access (but you have to be ROOT to execute that command).
It writes the calls in either WAV (recommended) or MP3 format (not tested much; needs some time to encode the file after the call, but the size is about 4 times smaller), stereo (left ear is your voice, right is that of the other party), to "/sdcard/voix" directory.
The kernel driver itself is kinda buggy. Actually, the auto-answer mode is non-functional for kendon's & ninpo's kernels (others not tested). Do NOT select it in Settings unless you've got such ROM and particularly need to reboot your phone on each incoming call . It'd be nice if somebody try to fix that.
If you select "Ask each time" for any incoming calls, be sure to wait half a mo until the confirmation dialog appears. The "Foreground service" (default) setting is also recommended because Android may otherwise kill it if memory is low.
Any comments are welcome. I'm not sure that I'll ever add something to this program because I'm too lazy for that, but any bugs will reasonably be fixed. The code is open source, PM me if you're a programmer and have any ideas how to improve it.
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NOV 24 UPDATE
Numerous improvements/corrections/bugfixes (I'm not removing the previous version as this one haven't been much tested).
Enjoy!
Thanks dude. Great job
avs333 said:
I wrote this program because I was unable to find a good app capable of recording the other side of the call properly.
Except for AirVoice, all such apps record the speaker rather than the line, and you barely hear the other side in the recordings.
The guy who wrote AirVoice knew the trick but seemed to be very annoyed by the negative feedback from Android Market, where the users of various devices (with the list of supported ones clearly stated!) tried to install that program. Because it wasn't open source, I had to disassemble it in order to write what I wanted exactly.
So the app uses an esoteric HTC driver, and NEEDS THE ROOT ACCESS just to open the device. If you do "adb shell chmod 666 '/dev/voc*' ", it'll never ask you for root access (but you have to be ROOT to execute that command).
It writes the calls in either WAV (recommended) or MP3 format (not tested much; needs some time to encode the file after the call, but the size is about 4 times smaller), stereo (left ear is your voice, right is that of the other party), to "/sdcard/voix" directory.
The kernel driver itself is kinda buggy. Actually, the auto-answer mode is non-functional for kendon's & ninpo's kernels (others not tested). Do NOT select it in Settings unless you've got such ROM and particularly need to reboot your phone on each incoming call . It'd be nice if somebody try to fix that.
If you select "Ask each time" for any incoming calls, be sure to wait half a mo until the confirmation dialog appears. The "Foreground service" (default) setting is also recommended because Android may otherwise kill it if memory is low.
Any comments are welcome. I'm not sure that I'll ever add something to this program because I'm too lazy for that, but any bugs will reasonably be fixed. The code is open source, PM me if you're a programmer and have any ideas how to improve it.
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thanks, good job
but recorded sound a lit low, any chance to make it loud
Aha Thats Great Now i can prove my prank calls
no auto start, please add (i mean after re-boot)
Hi-Fi said:
but recorded sound a lit low, any chance to make it loud
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No problems with sound volume here, but I'll see if I can add some basic volume normalisation...
Hi-Fi said:
no auto start, please add (i mean after re-boot)
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Added as an option in Settings. Also fixed a triffle UI bug (forgetting to set proper dialog attributes).
Just tried this, works great on my Hero (Vanilla Eclair 4.0). Thank you very much for this one!
Interesting software. Could you possibly add a new feature: The app saves all calls, but deletes them, if you don't move them to another folder/to your PC.
This because I could record all of my calls, without the risk of making a huge 1Gt folder to fill up my memory. So if the user could choose how many recent calls (2,5,10) the app saves before deleting them I'd be great!
What about battery draining?
This great app is also tiny enough not to reduce drastically battery duration?
TIA
I'd love to see this generalized to not require the HTC driver. Do you think that would be possible?
cool app. anyone know if it would be possible to play an audio file directly to the caller? would come in handy rickrolling damn telemarketers
Very good work. Handy app, for sure.
Can you enable recording mid call?
Works in all Androis Devices? I have a Milestone.
Awesome idea, I've been looking for exactly this sort of software.
I'm having a bug I hope someone can help me with. When I start the program I get a prompt that says "Device does not exist, or its permissions cannot be changed." When I click "OK" it takes me to the screen to uninstall the program.
I'm running an Evo, fully rooted, NAND unlocked, running Virus Airbourne ROM and King #11 kernel.
I never get the prompt from the SuperUser app to give the app root access.
I tried the adb command but it gave me the error:
Unable to chmod dev/voc*: No such file or directory
Having same issue on rooted G2.
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MercuryTangent said:
Awesome idea, I've been looking for exactly this sort of software.
I'm having a bug I hope someone can help me with. When I start the program I get a prompt that says "Device does not exist, or its permissions cannot be changed." When I click "OK" it takes me to the screen to uninstall the program.
I'm running an Evo, fully rooted, NAND unlocked, running Virus Airbourne ROM and King #11 kernel.
I never get the prompt from the SuperUser app to give the app root access.
I tried the adb command but it gave me the error:
Unable to chmod dev/voc*: No such file or directory
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I experience the same problems on my rooted DINC. ROM and kernel are in sig.
Am I right to assume that this is a HTC Hero exclusive?
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Am I right to assume that this is a HTC Hero exclusive?
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Likely so, but I'm hoping the dev will extend it or I can find a way to make it work
This is amazing app. The only thing I would beg the author to consider a white status bar icon for normal running service as colored icons there usually break the aestetics of Android UI. The icon can change or become colored while recording, but when only running in the background it should remain white.
I have the same problem (link to uninstall) on my Nexus One. Everything works fine on Hero
Does anyone know which FM Radio chip the Note has ?
My guess is a Silicon Labs dedicated FM chip, as is in the Galaxy S and S2 models. Perhaps it's accessible via /dev/fmradio.
If you call 5" a tablet, I think this Note may be the first major manufacturer tablet with officially supported FM radio. There are some esoteric Chinese tabs that support FM, and the original Dell Streak 5" has FM, but was never officially supported.
Can someone try the FM TwoO app and report if it works ? : https://market.android.com/details?id=ca.gc.crc.fmtwoo
I am also very interested to know if my FM app runs on this device, rooted or not: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mikersmicros.fm
Thanks !
Someone has sent me debug logs (Thanks !) so I don't need any more. This device does have a Silicon Labs FM chip, and it appears that my app is working, although the emailer didn't say. He set Menu->Settings->Audio->Method to "Samsung2". It's possible "Samsung" would also work on a stock device.
Other than my curiousity about FM TwoO working, my question is answered. I'm tempted to close this thread, since I'm not here to try and promote my app, but I'll leave it open for now at least, should anyone want to discuss FM on this device, as appropriate for a Q & A forum. (?)
BTW, I get the impression that the Samsung FM app is better than other stock FM apps. It supports RDS, and I think AF, and on this device at least it seems to support recording, which I'm not sure any other FM app does.
hello
as i was already searching for any alternative FM Radio app that does not stream from the internet as there are millions and millions of streaming apps out there it was impossible for me to find them in the android market.
I liked the alternative radio app for my old Windows Mobile Device.
Now i own a Galaxy Note and tried the two apps
FM TwoO and Spirit FM Free.
It finds Radio Stations etc. But i get no sound from both apps.
I think i tried every possible sound setting.
I have Root on my Device but everything else is stock.
Is it supposed to not work on the Stock rom or can i help you with something like a debug output so your app can work on this device?
Just tell me
beowulf6 said:
hello
as i was already searching for any alternative FM Radio app that does not stream from the internet as there are millions and millions of streaming apps out there it was impossible for me to find them in the android market
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Hi. There are almost no alternative FM apps for Android because Google refused and still refuses to provide an API. Just about every phone and chip manufacturer does FM differently and keeps their methods secret so it requires reverse engineering, which is very difficult and time consuming.
The CyanogenMod and MIUI ROMs have their own FM apps (for some devices only). FM TwoO works on some Galaxy S/S2 stock ROMs. My app Spirit tries to work on as many ROMs and chips etc. as feasible.
Now i own a Galaxy Note and tried the two apps
FM TwoO and Spirit FM Free.
It finds Radio Stations etc. But i get no sound from both apps.
I think i tried every possible sound setting.
I have Root on my Device but everything else is stock.
Is it supposed to not work on the Stock rom or can i help you with something like a debug output so your app can work on this device?
Just tell me
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Finding stations etc. is the first obstacle. I'm happy to hear this works OK.
Sound is always the second obstacle; so many phones do this differently, even otherwise somewhat similar phones as Galaxy S and S2.
If the Audio Methods Samsung and Samsung2 don't work, we need a new Samsung3 method I guess. I think the S2 has the same issue. If I examine the stock FM app, and perhaps some logs, I should be able to determine what needs to be done.
Can you do this ? :
- Start the stock FM app, run for a few seconds, then stop it.
- Start my app, then send me logs with Menu->Help->EM Logs. In the email text please put "Galaxy Note" before pressing Send.
BTW, the stock S2/Note FM app seems pretty good, so I don't think you are missing too much from alternative apps at this time.
Also, I think my app may "work", more or less, if you start it while the stock app is running. I think the apps can co-exist simultaneously, but there are probably a few issues.
hello and thanks for your response.
You are right. The stock radio app is a lot better then the stock radio app on my windows mobile phone was. But still i dont like for example the really short textfield where the RDS text is written when the phone is in portait mode because most of the text is missing. It is better in landscape mode.
And of course alternatives are always good.
Your app works good when i keep the original radio app running in the background. (but i think the reception quality seems to be a bit worse with your app even on the same frequence. But i should test this more)
But it crashes as soon as i press the headphone/speaker button. Only a restart helps then to get rid of the stock radio-app and to get the radio working again.
i have send you a log file. hope it helps and keep up your work.
From my thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21233829&postcount=2043
For Samsung Galaxy S, S2, Note, S3 etc:
Very experimental support for stock and stock derived ROMs with the Samsung Proprietary API. Works OK on my Galaxy S with Darky ROM Extreme Edition 10.2.
- Enable Settings->Debug->SA Proprietary.
- Restart the app.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/a12sm7m13smbjub/Spirit_FM_Radio_v120110.apk
- The Audio->Method is best set to the default of CyanogenMod, but might also work on Samsung, or even None or GalaxyS ALSA as a last resort.
Next release I'll re-enable the recording code and I think it will work on the Note, but might also work on Galaxy S/S2 devices.
If it works or not, please send me a log, best with SU/root:
Select Menu->Help-EM Logs, wait a few seconds, enter "Note" in the email text and press send.
I wish I could afford one of these Notes...
New release posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21353990&postcount=2057
Jan 13: http://www.mediafire.com/file/52jo7vwy63576da/Spirit_FM_Radio_v120113.apk
Another shot at Samsung Proprietary support for Galaxy S2 / Note class devices, in addition to Galaxy S devices w/ FM.
As before, enable Settings-Debug->SA Proprietary and restart. SU/Root should not be needed.
Regards,
Mike.
At least one person reports this working on a a Galaxy S2. Please let me know, positive or negative.
I could REALLY use some help testing my FM app on a Note or S2 with a stock or stock derived ROM on which the stock FM app works.
I can't afford one, US/Canada versions have no FM anyway, and Samsung's Remote Test Lab seems just about useless.
The Remote Note I tried started the Feb 26 Market version of my app in the Proprietary FM API mode OK, so I think it's close to working, but that API requires an earphone/antenna plugged in, and the test device doesn't have that. And I can't get the debug logs or shell access either.
There's a Feb 28 version linked here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23059662&postcount=2357
For a few weeks now, my app works on my Galaxy S with stock derived Darky ROMs using the Samsung API, and un-rooted.
Thanks !
Hey i just installed Spirit UI on galaxy s2 i9100G
am running on Rom jellyBam
app opens fine , i selected S2 dig. all i hear is noise
i live in egypt its ont on reg list
what should i do ?
mikereidis said:
I could REALLY use some help testing my FM app on a Note or S2 with a stock or stock derived ROM on which the stock FM app works.
I can't afford one, US/Canada versions have no FM anyway, and Samsung's Remote Test Lab seems just about useless.
The Remote Note I tried started the Feb 26 Market version of my app in the Proprietary FM API mode OK, so I think it's close to working, but that API requires an earphone/antenna plugged in, and the test device doesn't have that. And I can't get the debug logs or shell access either.
There's a Feb 28 version linked here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23059662&postcount=2357
For a few weeks now, my app works on my Galaxy S with stock derived Darky ROMs using the Samsung API, and un-rooted.
Thanks !
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I just downloaded. Will report soon.
Sent from my revived Galaxy Note
The first results are positive. I just listened to fm radio for about 15 minutes. It works through headphones and the speaker. But as far as I can tell the.reception seems to be somewhat worse than with the stock fm radio.
Phone is a N-7000 with stock ICS , rooted, PhilZ kernel. Are there any specific tests I should conduct?
Sent from my revived Galaxy Note
Mikereidis's post has almost one year, looking at the Spirit FM thread OT, Galaxy Note is supported since (at least) november afaik.
Hitch3ns said:
Hey i just installed Spirit UI on galaxy s2 i9100G
am running on Rom jellyBam
app opens fine , i selected S2 dig. all i hear is noise
i live in egypt its ont on reg list
what should i do ?
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9100g is off topic here.
If it's the Unlocked version and you're a customer, then email me or post on the Q&A thread in my sig for info.
If it's the Unlocked version and you're NOT a customer, then please go away, I don't help pirates.
This thread is ancient. I've had a Note for at least 7-8 months now and it's fully supported, and will be supported by the coming Spirit2.
Please see my main thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13379669
I will now close this thread, thanks...
Hi,
I have been an IOS user for quite a while, with brief excursions into Android land usually without much success. I am trying hard this time because I actually prefer a lot of things about Android (specifically the S5) ... less restrictive, removable battery, storage etc..
However some of the things I really struggle with and wonder if anybody has any answers before are listed below !
Lock screen preview of mail and txt's , I have downloaded an app called NILS but it seems to be such a hack and is not very seamless, anybody else have a better suggestions?
Bluetooth, when I get in my car , the phone starts playing the last thing i was listening to , that's fine & is similar to the iPhone, however the iPhone knows the difference between a call and music and if I turn the car off and get out , it switches off the music (but does not hang up calls). The S5 just carries on playing whatever i was listening to. I cannot find any way of changing this behaviour (any ideas ?).
Quick access to search, with the iPhone you swipe from the top and type the first couple of letters of an app to run it , sometimes this is really useful. The closest i have found is to go into the pull down notification bar and click sfinder... yeuch , any better ideas?
Memory and CPU usage, the phone gets quite laggy and I cannot find a specific reason ... other than having to installs NILS and the call blocking app (see below). I have installed task killer now , not sure if this is the correct approach.
Do not disturb mode, (blocking) , well its crap on the S5 compared to the Iphone. None of the functionality that i am used to such as letting repeated calls through and setting specific schedules is available. I have downloaded an app called do not disturb which does most of this stuff but i am sure this is also contributing to lag and memory usage. Also annoyingly it does not return the phone to the state it was in before it activated do not disturb. What do i mean by this ? I am the kind of person that has my phone on silent 99% of the time with vibrate, when do not disturb is active i want all vibrations and screen alters disabled (it does this) , but when coming out of do not disturb it switches the phone to full sounds on.
I am trying not to be down, there is a lot to like with this phone and if I could resolve some of the above I would be much happier with it.
Hope to hear some of your suggestions.
Acdisplay for lockscreen. Used it on on RAZR Maxx but not yet on my s5
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zero66 said:
Acdisplay for lockscreen. Used it on on RAZR Maxx but not yet on my s5
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Thanks I will try that.
Download Apex launcher or any other launchers for lag problem, put in mind that Android uses more ram and cpu processing than IOS, that's why they keep on increasing ram, also turn off as much bloatware (apps came with phone) as possible, another very useful tip is to turn of your phone every day for few mins like your computer this will clear ram.
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Don't use task killers. They don't help. Android will automatically kill off apps when it needs to. Task killers will kill off apps that will be autostarted again and this becomes a loop leading to lag and battery drain.
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Don't use task killers. They don't help. Android will automatically kill off apps when it needs to. Task killers will kill off apps that will be autostarted again and this becomes a loop leading to lag and battery drain.
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Ahh thanks for this , I will try that.
Lockscreen preview of text and mails is already in touchwiz you just have to switch it on so it will show you the preview via settings.
For quick access to applications long press on the home button will bring you google now and from there you can open your apps easily.
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Lockscreen preview of text and mails is already in touchwiz you just have to switch it on so it will show you the preview via settings.
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Yes for the messaging app, however I use a third party app for email, (nine), this does not seem to support this. Anyway my use case is that when my phone is lying on the desk and mails / sms etc come in , I would like it to wake up briefly and display a preview so that I can decide to ignore it or continue on with whatever it is that i was doing. NILs does this quite well, but seems like a bit of a hack.
noideaforusername said:
For quick access to applications long press on the home button will bring you google now and from there you can open your apps easily.
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This works fairly well.
mah123 said:
Hi,
I have been an IOS user for quite a while, with brief excursions into Android land usually without much success. I am trying hard this time because I actually prefer a lot of things about Android (specifically the S5) ... less restrictive, removable battery, storage etc..
However some of the things I really struggle with and wonder if anybody has any answers before are listed below !
Lock screen preview of mail and txt's , I have downloaded an app called NILS but it seems to be such a hack and is not very seamless, anybody else have a better suggestions?
Bluetooth, when I get in my car , the phone starts playing the last thing i was listening to , that's fine & is similar to the iPhone, however the iPhone knows the difference between a call and music and if I turn the car off and get out , it switches off the music (but does not hang up calls). The S5 just carries on playing whatever i was listening to. I cannot find any way of changing this behaviour (any ideas ?).
Quick access to search, with the iPhone you swipe from the top and type the first couple of letters of an app to run it , sometimes this is really useful. The closest i have found is to go into the pull down notification bar and click sfinder... yeuch , any better ideas?
Memory and CPU usage, the phone gets quite laggy and I cannot find a specific reason ... other than having to installs NILS and the call blocking app (see below). I have installed task killer now , not sure if this is the correct approach.
Do not disturb mode, (blocking) , well its crap on the S5 compared to the Iphone. None of the functionality that i am used to such as letting repeated calls through and setting specific schedules is available. I have downloaded an app called do not disturb which does most of this stuff but i am sure this is also contributing to lag and memory usage. Also annoyingly it does not return the phone to the state it was in before it activated do not disturb. What do i mean by this ? I am the kind of person that has my phone on silent 99% of the time with vibrate, when do not disturb is active i want all vibrations and screen alters disabled (it does this) , but when coming out of do not disturb it switches the phone to full sounds on.
I am trying not to be down, there is a lot to like with this phone and if I could resolve some of the above I would be much happier with it.
Hope to hear some of your suggestions.
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Personally if it were me I would try another company. I have a 5s and tried the s5. The s5 is just not a good example of what android is. Hardware to software the s5 is not done very well at all. Good luck with your choice.
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thegrants82 said:
Personally if it were me I would try another company. I have a 5s and tried the s5. The s5 is just not a good example of what android is. Hardware to software the s5 is not done very well at all. Good luck with your choice.
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Completely disagree. I love my S5 and the HW integration.
But each to their own.
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Yes for the messaging app, however I use a third party app for email, (nine), this does not seem to support this. Anyway my use case is that when my phone is lying on the desk and mails / sms etc come in , I would like it to wake up briefly and display a preview so that I can decide to ignore it or continue on with whatever it is that i was doing. NILs does this quite well, but seems like a bit of a hack.
This works fairly well.
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Install Push Bullet and be amazed. It mirrors any notifications on your phone onto your PC via chrome. That way you don't been to look at the phone. I work at a desk all day and can leave the phone where ever and always know if I have an SMS, call, email or anything else. Don't forget Google now also works with Chrome.
thegrants82 said:
Personally if it were me I would try another company. I have a 5s and tried the s5. The s5 is just not a good example of what android is. Hardware to software the s5 is not done very well at all. Good luck with your choice.
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I agree a bit with your response. And that's why I am also checking out the Xperia Z1 Compact. Once you go from the Galaxy S5 to the Z1C you will notice a huge difference in speed for opening and closing apps. I am even using Nova launcher, google calendar and avoiding any TouchWiz apps, but still the lag is disappointing.
mah123 said:
Memory and CPU usage, the phone gets quite laggy and I cannot find a specific reason ... other than having to installs NILS and the call blocking app (see below). I have installed task killer now , not sure if this is the correct approach.
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For lags, you should try to put off the opening of S voice with the home button, because when you press it, it wait for second press for opening s voice app... or not. My S5 is really smooth now, hope this gonna help you.
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For lags, you should try to put off the opening of S voice with the home button, because when you press it, it wait for second press for opening s voice app... or not. My S5 is really smooth now, hope this gonna help you.
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Thanks for this , yes I did this , made a difference.
@mah123 First step, do whatever you can to separate yourself from Apple products, for good this time. Just messin, but I'll continue on:
I see that you have a lot of little details you don't like about the S5/Android. Luckily, you're on the Android platform, where you can tweak just about anything you want. For what you're interested in you'll want to have a look at Tasker, the mighty automation app from Play Store. It's $3.49 but if you don't want to pay that just download the apk from Google search. Just make sure to get it from XDA or one of the apk blogs. With Tasker you can fix your bluetooth issue by detecting when bluetooth is detected and then use command pause music. Tasker should help you fix all your other issues as well. For email the easiest fix is to use a special color on your notification LED or specific vibrate pattern to know when you have email. You can also show an overlay using a "scene" (Tasker's definition of a popup or app window) on top of the lockscreen. Handy :thumbup: But if you need help using Tasker you can do a lot of things: there are plenty of guides all over the Internet, you can google search your problem with the word "tasker" at the end, you can PM me (yes, I'm friendly), you can ask a question over at the Tasker Noob thread here on XDA (I also monitor this thread and I will answer your questions there). Welcome to Android and have fun!
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@mah123 First step, do whatever you can to separate yourself from Apple products, for good this time. Just messin, but I'll continue on:
I see that you have a lot of little details you don't like about the S5/Android. Luckily, you're on the Android platform, where you can tweak just about anything you want. For what you're interested in you'll want to have a look at Tasker, the mighty automation app from Play Store
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Fantastic thanks !
I own both phones. In the last few years I have owned the latest Samsung and Apple flagships (iPhone 4 and Galaxy S2, iPhone 5 and Galaxy S4, and iPhone 5S and Galaxy S5).
Both platforms are great and they have their cons and pros.
I am an iOS Developer. I have my name in both Cydia tweaks and App Store. To be honest I felt in love with iOS when I used it for the first time. I like Android, but not as much as iOS yet.
I find the quality of iOS blows Android out of the water. Third app quality is much better on iOS than on Android, based on what I have seen. In terms of software in general, I think iOS is much better. It may be restrictive, but nothing that can't be beaten with jailbreak. Android's big plus is freedom and yes, I like customizing my phone.
In terms of hardware Samsung blows Apple out of the water. I love the camera and that it is Water Resistant. Design wise the iPhone looks prettier, but personally I don't care about those aesthetics.
The one thing I absolutely hate about most Android phones are the hardware buttons. When I type in landscape I keep hitting the sensitive buttons accidentally, many times this result in losing a wall of text I just typed (my palm hits the back button accidentally all the time). I wish these could be disabled when typing or that they could be replaced with software buttons.
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There are many things that iOS does 'better' than android, or at least, its a mix of what people of become accustomed too and some are just better. So, when people do make the switch to android, or indeed WP etc, it can be an uphill struggle as those things that are 'better' are maybe less intuitive over on the android side.
However, you have to look at the bigger picture. Android is far far more customisable, even as stock. With the addition of TouchWiz and Sense etc, they bring a lot of features that in themselves are 'better' than iOS.
There are many people that go the other way (Android to iOS) and struggle with some of its inability to control and customise.
What I'm saying is.... give it time, and do not judge android on its lacking in one or two areas, try and look at it from a bigger perspective.
**When I say 'better'... I mean its what each individual sees as better, I'm not saying that it is**
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For what you're interested in you'll want to have a look at Tasker, the mighty automation app from Play Store. It's $3.49 but if you don't want to pay that just download the apk from Google search. [ / QUOTE ]
Tasker is an excellent program. It should be paid for and not stolen.
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This is a very good discussion. I find that generally programmers favor Android because of it's similar OS structure to a PC (I'm talking about the coding behind it all and C/Java), and common consumers and Apple computer owners favor iOS. This is a generalization and personal opinion. I know there is the outlier of Apple programmers, I've tried to get into it myself, but my problem I've ran into is that Objective C is overly complicated, just to accomplish simple things. Anyway, even if you don't develop apps, you may favor Android as a coder thanks to Tasker. I've found myself addicted to Tasker as far as tweaking/programming goes, without the need to use Android SDK. Then, you can still export Tasker projects to apks if you want. Tasker can make a good visual-sdk app creation tool.
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Tasker is an excellent program. It should be paid for and not stolen.
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True. :thumbup:
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In order from most annoying:
Cannot whitelist k9 mail (and other things) from power saving (this is a deal breaker, I'm taking it back)
Long press to select text instead of double click (vanilla android allows both) (almost a deal breaker)
Media volume cannot be increased without acknowledging warning when BT connected
Can’t disable bixby button without samsung account
No root (needed to run webserver on 80 and change iptables)
Fingerprint sensor hard to find, hard to touch (compared to nexus 6p)
Default phone app sucks and can’t be changed
-Notifications for blocked numbers calling
-Hard to block numbers
-Hard to add recent calls to contacts (uses wrong account or something)
Volume buttons hard to find, on wrong side of phone
Samsung sms app is ugly and horrible (replaceable)
Samsung calendar app does not allow multiple default reminders (replaceable)
Lock screen time is on multiple lines with no way to change it
Thats nice. Enjoy.
swooperstar said:
bleh bleh bleh
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Where is the question? Wrong forum, maybe you should tell someone who cares?
Um, what phone is this, half the things you complain about can be done by the note 8, so must be another phone. Maybe he got the wrong forum...
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Incorrect, but whatever. Pixel2 XL coming next week to replace this samsuck. This site used to be more help less fanboy.
...more help less fan boy
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Not about fanboys, you didn't ask for any help, just listed complaints. No one cares about personal complaints.
lol once again the user is the problem not the device... you can do all of those things either with an app from the play store or with root. maybe stick to something more simple? try iOS.
Not sure how moving to another Android device will help you. :laugh:
Being that the OP has a total of 9, count them 9 posts and is a junior member, I'm guessing he's referring to the old days on the site when we were more help and less fanbois
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lol once again the user is the problem not the device... you can do all of those things either with an app from the play store or with root. maybe stick to something more simple? try iOS.
Not sure how moving to another Android device will help you. :laugh:
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He is already using IOS!
Ryland
Now we know from authoritative source that volume button is on the wrong side all those years, imagine that.
There are ways to adjust pretty much all of these points. Some are android specific - assume you are new to Android??
Did you even review the phone/play with it before spending on something you have chosen to dislike? To be fair you've come to a forum where 99.9999% of people are note enthusiasts so you will be whacked with a great big stick with a post like this :silly:
Ok how do you whitelist from power saving in a way that actually works? The settings interface for that is much different than stock android and doesn't actually let stuff run all the time like it does on my 6p. k9 always says syncing disabled (and works fine on 6p with stock nougat or oreo).
How do you get double-tap to select a word in text? Works by default in stock android.
After asking twice before to confirm increase volume while BT connected, it didn't ask this last time I increased it. I guess it is magically ok now.
How do you disable bixby button without creating a samsung account? There is an app that used to work using accessibility but no longer works in latest update.
How do you get root? The rooting page itself says "2.Enable OEM Unlock from developer option (Currently no workaround for those who doesn't have this option)" and I don't have this option.
How do you change the phone app? I tried downloading and installing one from apkmirror and got an error when installing.
How do you prevent notifications when blocked callers call?
How do you get normal time on the lock screen? Not the always on screen.
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Ok how do you whitelist from power saving in a way that actually works? The settings interface for that is much different than stock android and doesn't actually let stuff run all the time like it does on my 6p. k9 always says syncing disabled (and works fine on 6p with stock nougat or oreo).
How do you get double-tap to select a word in text? Works by default in stock android.
After asking twice before to confirm increase volume while BT connected, it didn't ask this last time I increased it. I guess it is magically ok now.
How do you disable bixby button without creating a samsung account? There is an app that used to work using accessibility but no longer works in latest update.
How do you get root? The rooting page itself says "2.Enable OEM Unlock from developer option (Currently no workaround for those who doesn't have this option)" and I don't have this option.
How do you change the phone app? I tried downloading and installing one from apkmirror and got an error when installing.
How do you prevent notifications when blocked callers call?
How do you get normal time on the lock screen? Not the always on screen.
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A respectful suggestion if I may.
Your first post was..... confrontational? Not the way to have your teething problems answered or supported.
Many of us, in all forum's, experience teething problems. I suggest you ask questions preferably one at a time so a peer can offer you some advice.
I have yet to ask for help here and not receive it. You will find there are some amazingly smart guys and gals here who will help IF you ask a palatable question. I am afraid what you have done is cause bad feeling and that's not the way to get help with your problems. Just food for thought. :good:
Ryland
I agree with the fingerprint sensor placement, for me being left handed, I have ot align it perfectly for it to work. Luckily the iris scanner is fast.
One issue I am coming across is my phone would random reboot and some settings would be changed to stock. For example, the font size would be change to default instead of everything tiny. My quick shortcuts layouts are stock and I have to re-login into some apps.
It happened about 3 times since i got the phone the first week of September. Hopefully I'm not alone. Sucks if I am though...lol
There is no help for those issues. That is why there is no response, and why the phone is going back. I am surprised anyone can stand the samsung interface and that is why it might sound confrontational. The apps that samsung replaces default apps with are really awful.
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There is no help for those issues. That is why there is no response, and why the phone is going back. I am surprised anyone can stand the samsung interface and that is why it might sound confrontational. The apps that samsung replaces default apps with are really awful.
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The only issue or possibly even an advantage is Samsung is edging it's own ecosystem in more and more. , basically it encourages one to buy another Sammy device and stay on board with them.
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UberPishy said:
Where is the question? Wrong forum, maybe you should tell someone who cares?
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I care. Thanks to the original poster for critical analysis.
Anybody can fan-boy and circlejerk, that takes no skill.
It takes skill to spot issues and courage to speak out on them.
Every phones has its issues, these do not make Note 8 useless, but buyers can more easily decide if it is for them, when they know its particular failings.
vasra said:
I care. Thanks to the original poster for critical analysis.
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So which of the OP's claims do you really care about, because most are false, many are non issues for the majority and a few are valid. But the point remains that they were posted in the wrong forum.
vasra said:
I care. Thanks to the original poster for critical analysis.
Anybody can fan-boy and circlejerk, that takes no skill.
It takes skill to spot issues and courage to speak out on them.
Every phones has its issues, these do not make Note 8 useless, but buyers can more easily decide if it is for them, when they know its particular failings.
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It's not a critical assessment...it's a misleading one.
A few observations.
The volume button on the left side is the more ergonomic position and also makes it less likely you will drop the phone while changing volume making it an objectively better placement. The fingerprint scanner? Yeah, it's poor ergonomics at best and your complaint there is well justified.
Root is something you knew going in you wouldn't have, if it mattered you should have bought something else. I do agree in general that the trend toward taking root access from us is one I hate. That's why I bought an international version and rooted it.
The Samsung calendar app is less well featured than the stock app but it uses no resources when not used and you can always use the google app or one of the several better than stock google calendar apps on the play store. You don't get to complain about not having an app you can put on you phone in seconds which isn't even close to the best app of its kind anyways. I BTW didn't use the stock app on my 6P, didn't meet my needs.Samsung's stock SMS app is awful, IMO someone should be fired there because it falls below even a minimum level of functionality. But then while Googles does manage to get to at least a minimally functional feature set it isn't much better and both are a long way from what can be had in seconds for free that work better than either on the market. You don't get to complain about this one either though, the stock google app is a few clicks away and a few seconds will give that stock google experience if that is your preference.
Same number of clicks with Samsung to add a recent callers to contacts. Hard to do so is dismissed.
Hard to copy because you have to long press instead of double tap? Seriously? lol That's a fairly lame complaint without even taking into consideration the S-pen which opens up a whole world of options that you don't have on the 6P, one of which is using the S-Pen in the first place.
I like the default dialer and it has features which Google's does not. Regardless it can be changed as well as which dialer is the default, where did you get the idea you couldn't change dialers?
I don't have the media volume warning with my phone unless I'm on headphones, not sure why you do?
The Bixby button can be disabled, it can be disabled without signing into Samsung. Just an FYI, it can also be slaved to another function. All without root.
You can white list any app from power saver, just takes a few clicks, assuming of course you know which clicks. You have in an oblique way a real gripe here, Samsung's menus are getting better but they are still too bloated. The search menu function is your friend in pursing hard to find settings.
Who uses lock screens in this day an age? You've get bio-metrics and AOD, leaving the lock screen as an artifact of what was once the best we could do but isn't anymore. Think of it this way, I'm a pathetic old man and I've been able to understand that lockscreens are now just an extra step. Your complaint in this regard reminds me of my friends who cant handle new tech and are still trying to hang on to their flip phone.
At this point you probably think I'm busting your balls a little bit and you're right. On the other hand your complaints are largely groundless. The only real objective gripe you have is the fingerprint sensor location. Your assessment of the volume button location is subjective, not objective, and objectively is incorrect. Your complaints about the stock apps can be applied to google apps in the same way and most of which I changed on my 6P just as I have here. The impression I get is that the main problem you have is you need to learn how to shop better. There is no reason to buy a phone that does not have root if you know you want root. There is no reason to buy a phone well known for it's rather overbearing GUI and menu bloat if you know you are going to hate it. Why do that to yourself?