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[Q] Custom shutdown animations

Does anyone have a custom shutdown animation they would be willing to share or know of a site where I could find one? My google searches haven't turned up anything of quality..

That Verizon shutdown animation is pretty lame. I'd like to replace or remove it as well. I'm sure I can, I just haven't had time to mess around with it.
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ryanbeu said:
Does anyone have a custom shutdown animation they would be willing to share or know of a site where I could find one? My google searches haven't turned up anything of quality..
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Check this post out, I am using it for now until something better turns up (meaning it is not the best quality IMO), I suck at this kinda art work, else I'd make my own.

goldenstorm said:
Check this post out, I am using it for now until something better turns up (meaning it is not the best quality IMO), I suck at this kinda art work, else I'd make my own.
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Basically the reverse of the Galaxy S bootanim.

saps said:
Basically the reverse of the Galaxy S bootanim.
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Yep, better than the stoopid VZ one, however still searching for something better myself, besides just had to do it to see if it worked

while it's nothing mind blowing, the quality seems okay for me, and it's FAR better than the lame verizon one.
those verizon animations make me feel like i'm still using my chocolate circa 2006

thanks guys.. I'll give this one a go for now.. anythings better than the awful stock verizon one.

For what its worth I made my own.
Its of my son so none of you would want it but I made it with gimp and just replaced the stock one. Works great.
Weird thing though, when I view the pics in root explorer it shows the verizon pics instead of mine.
Still plays mine but in the file it still looks like the stock pics.
Weird
Fascinate VooDoo One Point Two

Mean Sixteen said:
For what its worth I made my own.
Its of my son so none of you would want it but I made it with gimp and just replaced the stock one. Works great.
Weird thing though, when I view the pics in root explorer it shows the verizon pics instead of mine.
Still plays mine but in the file it still looks like the stock pics.
Weird
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i noticed that as well, i think root explorer just doesn't clear the thumbnail cache for some reason

That messed with me for a while. It wasnt til I shut down for something else I noticed it took.
Must have replaced the file 5 times thinking it didn't work.
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Although the stock galaxy s shutdown animation isn't the greatest, I have to say its MUCH better than the stock Verizon one. I'm not going to be around a computer for a while, would someone mind posting a silent shutdown.ogg so we could get rid of the stock shutdown sound straight from the phone? Thanks in advance, guys!
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here you go, let me know if it doesn't work.
just rename the file to shutdown.ogg

dustinface said:
Although the stock galaxy s shutdown animation isn't the greatest, I have to say its MUCH better than the stock Verizon one. I'm not going to be around a computer for a while, would someone mind posting a silent shutdown.ogg so we could get rid of the stock shutdown sound straight from the phone? Thanks in advance, guys!
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If you are not near a computer and just wanna disable sounds at start and shutdown give this a try:
Go into the Dialer and enter *#83786633 then press the Home key
Go back into the phone dialer clear out previous number and enter *#22745927
Now a box will come up asking for the SPC code. Enter 000000
Press the Hiddenmenu Enable radio button.
Now you can use these codes.
The dialing code string you have to use is *#<code>#
Audio Tuning
*#28346#
Several audio tuning menus.
I've only tested the two items below:
To silence boot and shutdown audio go to Situation/BOOTSOUND and turn the values to 0. I've tested and confirmed this works.
**credit to egg_head for the above info

adiliyo said:
here you go, let me know if it doesn't work.
just rename the file to shutdown.ogg
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Sorry it took me a while to respond, I've been ill, but it worked perfectly. Thanks man!
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App

@saps
Thanks so much for the reply man, I replaced the stock file with a silent one (available above), so I didn't actually get to try your suggestion, but I still super appreciate the response
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saps said:
If you are not near a computer and just wanna disable sounds at start and shutdown give this a try:
Go into the Dialer and enter *#83786633 then press the Home key
Go back into the phone dialer clear out previous number and enter *#22745927
Now a box will come up asking for the SPC code. Enter 000000
Press the Hiddenmenu Enable radio button.
Now you can use these codes.
The dialing code string you have to use is *#<code>#
Audio Tuning
*#28346#
Several audio tuning menus.
I've only tested the two items below:
To silence boot and shutdown audio go to Situation/BOOTSOUND and turn the values to 0. I've tested and confirmed this works.
**credit to egg_head for the above info
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That is rad! did exactly what I wanted to do, and without meddling with any internal files.
What are some other hidden tuning menus?
edit: found this:
http://sefanboy.com/2010/10/11/samsung-fascinate-hidden-secret-codes/

[Q] Go SMS Pro, help please?!

Coming over from HandCent (massive battery drain), and only one complaint.
With HandCent, it would unlock my screen even though I had a pattern lock enabled. But with Go SMS Pro, it just turns on the screen and makes the unlock noise, but it does not actually unlock the screen, but rather just show the pattern lock screen.
Help please?!?!

McLovin113 said:
Coming over from HandCent (massive battery drain), and only one complaint.
With HandCent, it would unlock my screen even though I had a pattern lock enabled. But with Go SMS Pro, it just turns on the screen and makes the unlock noise, but it does not actually unlock the screen, but rather just show the pattern lock screen.
Help please?!?!
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What happens when the screen is off and you get a text message

pwnerman said:
What happens when the screen is off and you get a text message
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Screen turns on, unlock sound happens, incoming message sound happens, but it is still left at the pattern unlock screen.

McLovin113 said:
Screen turns on, unlock sound happens, incoming message sound happens, but it is still left at the pattern unlock screen.
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GOSMS wont let you bypass the lockscreen if you dont wanna hear the unlocking sound go to settings/sound/scroll down and uncheck Screen lock sounds everything else can be changed in GOSMS settings like if the screen turns on when u have a meesage and all that but ive used GOSMS for about 10 months to my knowledge it doesnt have that bypass feature

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GOSMS wont let you bypass the lockscreen if you dont wanna hear the unlocking sound go to settings/sound/scroll down and uncheck Screen lock sounds everything else can be changed in GOSMS settings like if the screen turns on when u have a meesage and all that but ive used GOSMS for about 10 months to my knowledge it doesnt have that bypass feature
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Major deal breaker.... HandCent did it with ease....

McLovin113 said:
Major deal breaker.... HandCent did it with ease....
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hit that thanks button lol and may i ask why you have a lockscreen if you want to bypass it anyway?

pwnerman said:
hit that thanks button lol and may i ask why you have a lockscreen if you want to bypass it anyway?
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I will, I will. I'm on my phone right now.
Well it did a pop-up, showed the quick text box, and if you started to type, it would let you and then lock your phone back up after.
And if you didn't want to text back, it locked back up in 10 seconds (or whatever you set it to).
You can't exit out of the quick text box without the phone locking back up... really nice actually
Sent from my Cappy; using my fingers to push some buttons.

McLovin113 said:
I will, I will. I'm on my phone right now.
Well it did a pop-up, showed the quick text box, and if you started to type, it would let you and then lock your phone back up after.
And if you didn't want to text back, it locked back up in 10 seconds (or whatever you set it to).
You can't exit out of the quick text box without the phone locking back up... really nice actually
Sent from my Cappy; using my fingers to push some buttons.
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yea it wont let the pop up come over the lockscreen sorry but to stop it from doing that do into GOSMS's settings/ Notification Settings and uncheck Unlock screen

pwnerman said:
yea it wont let the pop up come over the lockscreen sorry but to stop it from doing that do into GOSMS's settings/ Notification Settings and uncheck Unlock screen
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Did that; I'll push all your "thanks" buttons tomorrow
But by the way, can it do it when there is no lock on it?
Sent from my Cappy; using my fingers to push some buttons.

McLovin113 said:
Did that; I'll push all your "thanks" buttons tomorrow
But by the way, can it do it when there is no lock on it?
Sent from my Cappy; using my fingers to push some buttons.
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I havent tested that but it prob will

I use GO SMS PRO myself....I hated Handcent.....only reason I don't use the stock samsung one is because my wife has an iphone and she likes to text the smilies LOL
GO does that for me....and thats the only reason I use it
I have pop up notifications on lock screen disabled.

happy now pwnerman?

More help please.... why does it send MMS messages as links? How do I change this to the regular way?
Sent from my Cappy; using my fingers to push some buttons.

This is prob because your using GOMMS.
#5 in the GOMMS TIPS Clearly states "To send regular MMS use the Attachments tab
MORE THANKS PLZ =]
If you need more help PM me. I have to.many people to help
Sent from my Captivate

I've recently switched to this app as well. must faster and lighter than handcent- but I'm having one issue.
I have it set to unlock the phone when a message comes in. If I receive a popup notification for a message and immediately take my phone out of my pocket, sometimes the screen orientation will change and this will dismiss the popup. the message disappears from my notification tray and everything. has anyone else experienced this?

tehsam said:
I've recently switched to this app as well. must faster and lighter than handcent- but I'm having one issue.
I have it set to unlock the phone when a message comes in. If I receive a popup notification for a message and immediately take my phone out of my pocket, sometimes the screen orientation will change and this will dismiss the popup. the message disappears from my notification tray and everything. has anyone else experienced this?
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Read the entire post this has been answered
Sent from my Captivate

pwnerman said:
This is prob because your using GOMMS.
#5 in the GOMMS TIPS Clearly states "To send regular MMS use the Attachments tab
MORE THANKS PLZ =]
If you need more help PM me. I have to.many people to help
Sent from my Captivate
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I do that though

McLovin113 said:
I do that though
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then its not the app it must be something else sorry idk lol my brain is fried
PLUS A pretty big update came out for GOSMS yesterday or today so see if updating fixes it

pwnerman said:
then its not the app it must be something else sorry idk lol my brain is fried
PLUS A pretty big update came out for GOSMS yesterday or today so see if updating fixes it
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Bingo.....

mclovin113 said:
bingo.....
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hit that thank button or im coming after you with a clawhammer

[ FIX ] How to get all apps to display in fullscreen mode

1- Download Spare Parts from the market.
2- Start Spare Parts and find " Compatibility Mode ". It should be checked, so UN-CHECK it and then RE-CHECK it. Then reboot.
3- Start Spare Parts up again, find the " Compatibility Mode " again and this time just UN-CHECK it, thats all. Now reboot...
That should be it, now all apps should display in full screen mode. I found this on the net, so post up if all works well for you. And if there are any issues you may have. Hit the thanks button if it helped you.

Seems to do the trick. Thanks.

There's actually no need to uncheck, recheck then reboot.. Just uncheck it and reboot, it will suffice.

It works perfectly. Thank so much

Wow! Nice find...thanks!

larger font
I used (bought) spare pro + , and when I set a larger font and do the reboot it reset to default :-( anyone knows what to do

Fullscreen all app but cant touch it... you can install Unblock Me FREE from Market to test... cant choose any menu item...
thanks!

Glad its working across the board
Sent from my Galaxy Tab!

Unfortunately after several tries over spare parts and spare parts pro I can say that it doesn't work with me... Can I ask what rom do you use? Thanks.

I'm rooted on tasks v5, with pershoots kernel.
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force closes on alot of apps...

i havent had one issue yet..

This makes the bottom bar with time, status and all buttons disappear?
Then how do u close ur apps? 0_o

Huh lol. Post up a screen shot. I don't have any issues
Sent from my Galaxy Tab!

mroneeyedboh said:
Glad its working across the board
Sent from my Galaxy Tab!
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Does not work for me. No difference at all.

symanuk said:
Does not work for me. No difference at all.
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If you follow it as I stated it will work without issues.
Sent from my Galaxy Tab!

bummp
10char

mroneeyedboh said:
bummp
10char
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Ummm. Since we have android 3.2 now this isn't necessary. Why did you bump your own (now useless) thread?

Bixby Vision - S Pen Problem

Hello everyone,
I'm having a stupid issue with my Bixy Vision and S pen..
Normally, it tries to analyze the screen when you click Bixby Vision and then hover the s pen around the screen..
Mine just stopped doing it.. Bixby Vision just works in camera app. I did not root my device. I did a factory reset, then it's been fixed.. After couple of hours, maybe because I've deleted something or installed something, it stopped working again.. I see the options bar at the top, and the Vision Eye where I do hover the S pen, but nothing happens..
What can be the reason?
Anybody can help?
Thanks in advance.

Bixby vision with the S Pen is not working for me either, I wonder if it has something to do with using Nova Launcher instead of the Touchwiz, are you using a different launcher?

Yeah I'm using Nova too, but it used to work on Nova.. After a while it stopped working, I don't know why..

Working here ok. Just tested Using Nova too.

mk89pwnz said:
Working here ok. Just tested Using Nova too.
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Mine stopped working and cannot fix it :S

emirism said:
Mine stopped working and cannot fix it :S
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What version Bixby vision?

mk89pwnz said:
What version Bixby vision?
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1.3.05.2

emirism said:
1.3.05.2
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Same, rly strange. When you hover the s-pen do you see and eye near it? when it stops to work? When the green bubbles move?

mk89pwnz said:
Same, rly strange. When you hover the s-pen do you see and eye near it? when it stops to work? When the green bubbles move?
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I see the eye near the hover but no bubble thing is happening since a week..

emirism said:
I see the eye near the hover but no bubble thing is happening since a week..
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Try reporting to Sammy or use that live sammy support app never tried it

mk89pwnz said:
Try reporting to Sammy or use that live sammy support app never tried it
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I did.. And I already did everything they've tried.. not solved yet

emirism said:
Hello everyone,
I'm having a stupid issue with my Bixy Vision and S pen..
Normally, it tries to analyze the screen when you click Bixby Vision and then hover the s pen around the screen..
Mine just stopped doing it.. Bixby Vision just works in camera app. I did not root my device. I did a factory reset, then it's been fixed.. After couple of hours, maybe because I've deleted something or installed something, it stopped working again.. I see the options bar at the top, and the Vision Eye where I do hover the S pen, but nothing happens..
What can be the reason?
Anybody can help?
Thanks in advance.
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Maybe try clearing the Cache/Data of Bixby Vision. I too use Nova and it is working.

SiNJiN76 said:
Maybe try clearing the Cache/Data of Bixby Vision. I too use Nova and it is working.
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I already did.. Thanks..

SiNJiN76 said:
Maybe try clearing the Cache/Data of Bixby Vision. I too use Nova and it is working.
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What Samsung bloatware are installed in your device?
Could you please list them?
I'm not sure but I guess that happened after I did uninstall a Samsung app.. Maybe Galaxy Essentials, or something similar.. I'm not sure

emirism said:
What Samsung bloatware are installed in your device?
Could you please list them?
I'm not sure but I guess that happened after I did uninstall a Samsung app.. Maybe Galaxy Essentials, or something similar.. I'm not sure
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All. I haven't disabled any Samsung apps.

SiNJiN76 said:
All. I haven't disabled any Samsung apps.
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I did uninstall some of them but I don't remember the whole list..

emirism said:
I did uninstall some of them but I don't remember the whole list..
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In the apps settings... You can filter by disabled apps. But if you still would like screenshots... I'll post them... or rather, i cam do the Scroll Capture! Hehehe

Thanks... I have all of them.. But mine is not working :S :S :S

emirism said:
Thanks... I have all of them.. But mine is not working :S :S :S
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Maybe a restart if you haven't. Also you said that a factory reset worked? Just don't disable Samsung apps if you decide to do it again. :good:

still couldn't fix it

GIF Keyboard missing on Oreo update?

Posted this over on reddit but should have asked here first. My Note8 has officially received Oreo ota update 2 days ago. One of the features im looking forward to is the GIF Keyboard. The changelog for the Samsung Keyboard includes - "The GIF keyboard lets you send GIFs". However I cant seem to figure out how to find/ use this GIF keyboard. Anyone know how? I only have emoji, stickers, live message, voice input, settings, handwriting, clipboard, one handed keyboard

bimmerboii said:
Posted this over on reddit but should have asked here first.
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While inside your text messaging app tap on your stickers icon inside your text area of your keyboard then see if you can switch to GIFs down below.

CodeNameRedNeck said:
While inside your text messaging app tap on your stickers icon inside your text area of your keyboard then see if you can switch to GIFs down below.
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I don't see that option...when I tap on stickers, I only see the stickers...nothing for Gifs.

CodeNameRedNeck said:
While inside your text messaging app tap on your stickers icon inside your text area of your keyboard then see if you can switch to GIFs down below.
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I do not have that option

bimmerboii said:
I do not have that option
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That's a bummer. I read in another thread that it was disabled in oreo and I was hoping that was not the case for everyone.

CodeNameRedNeck said:
That's a bummer. I read in another thread that it was disabled in oreo and I was hoping that was not the case for everyone.
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Probably a bug on the Oreo firmware? It is included in the official Note8 Oreo changelog

sefrcoko said:
I don't see that option...when I tap on stickers, I only see the stickers...nothing for Gifs.
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bimmerboii said:
Probably a bug on the Oreo firmware? It is included in the official Note8 Oreo changelog
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What messages version are you all on? If it's less than 5.xx try to install this https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...g-messages/samsung-messages-5-0-10-9-release/ using adb with the -l -r commands and see if that gets you GIFs back.

CodeNameRedNeck said:
What messages version are you all on? If it's less than 5.xx try to install this https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...g-messages/samsung-messages-5-0-10-9-release/ using adb with the -l -r commands and see if that gets you GIFs back.
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My "Messages" version is 4.4.10.13 and "Messages Service" version is 4.4.10.4. Looks like that is the culprit and Samsung forgot to include the latest messages version in the Oreo firmware. I haven't done any adb sideloading in ages. Will just wait for Samsung to fix this. Thanks for the input.

I have gif working on Samsung keyboard on the Note 8
The gif keyboard is integrated into Samsung keyboard and allows anyone you use it. The gif option is greyed out if it cannot be used, for instance typing on a browser.
I am using Verizon Note 8 on the Oreo update. I use Verizon messages and I have stock messaging app is disabled on my phone. Gif works fine in my messaging app.
So I would say messaging app not related. Maybe clear cache/data for Samsung keyboard.
Another note, for a fresh run I did factory reset my phone in settings after coming to oreo. Old habit when upgrading to new big builds from my rooted days. Figured I'dgo in fresh. All is working. I used smart switch to backup and restore to save time before and after reset.

bimmerboii said:
Posted this over on reddit but should have asked here first. My Note8 has officially received Oreo ota update 2 days ago. One of the features im looking forward to is the GIF Keyboard. The changelog for the Samsung Keyboard includes - "The GIF keyboard lets you send GIFs". However I cant seem to figure out how to find/ use this GIF keyboard. Anyone know how? I only have emoji, stickers, live message, voice input, settings, handwriting, clipboard, one handed keyboard
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I'm having the same issue. I keep messing with it and nothing. But once I kept messing with it, it finally worked. Honestly I have no idea how I did it lol. Now I'm trying to do it again and I cant get the gif key board to work. Pissing me off lol

Daciple said:
I have gif working on Samsung keyboard on the Note 8
The gif keyboard is integrated into Samsung keyboard and allows anyone you use it. The gif option is greyed out if it cannot be used, for instance typing on a browser.
I am using Verizon Note 8 on the Oreo update. I use Verizon messages and I have stock messaging app is disabled on my phone. Gif works fine in my messaging app.
So I would say messaging app not related. Maybe clear cache/data for Samsung keyboard.
Another note, for a fresh run I did factory reset my phone in settings after coming to oreo. Old habit when upgrading to new big builds from my rooted days. Figured I'dgo in fresh. All is working. I used smart switch to backup and restore to save time before and after reset.
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This is correct, it has nothing to do with the Messages app, it's a feature of the Samsung Keyboard app. Gif was available & worked fine for me with Oreo.
Check to see if you guys have Samsung Keyboard v.3.0.10.34 installed. I have that installed on Nougat & gif keyboard is working fine (although it's useless to me, I never use it or stickers either).

shouren04 said:
This is correct, it has nothing to do with the Messages app, it's a feature of the Samsung Keyboard app. Gif was available & worked fine for me with Oreo.
Check to see if you guys have Samsung Keyboard v.3.0.10.34 installed. I have that installed on Nougat & gif keyboard is working fine (although it's useless to me, I never use it or stickers either).
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Yes I have the same version of Samsung keyboard installed, but no gif option...

sefrcoko said:
Yes I have the same version of Samsung keyboard installed, but no gif option...
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Hmm, that's strange. I wonder if it's CSC/country related? I've used XEF & TMB CSC & both had gif keyboard.
If you go to languages for Samsung Keyboard in settings, do you have English updated/downloaded? If not it will have a down arrow next to it, if it is it should have a toggle next to. I'm not sure if it might be related but if English is not fully updated swipe & predictive text don't work on Samsung Keyboard. Just a thought, worth a try.

shouren04 said:
Hmm, that's strange. I wonder if it's CSC/country related? I've used XEF & TMB CSC & both had gif keyboard.
If you go to languages for Samsung Keyboard in settings, do you have English updated/downloaded? If not it will have a down arrow next to it, if it is it should have a toggle next to. I'm not sure if it might be related but if English is not fully updated swipe & predictive text don't work on Samsung Keyboard. Just a thought, worth a try.
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Thanks, I appreciate it! I actually happened to check the languages today and English was already up to date. I agree though, I'm starting to think it's maybe CSC related too. I'm on XSG.

sefrcoko said:
Thanks, I appreciate it! I actually happened to check the languages today and English was already up to date. I agree though, I'm starting to think it's maybe CSC related too. I'm on XSG.
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Damn, hoping it might have been something simple.
Hope it gets figured out. If I get a chance tonight, I'll flash XSG CSC & see if it disappears for me.

shouren04 said:
Damn, hoping it might have been something simple.
Hope it gets figured out. If I get a chance tonight, I'll flash XSG CSC & see if it disappears for me.
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Thanks, me too! If you have a chance to confirm when you have time that would be great, at least we'd know for sure. It's not crucial, but it seems like an odd feature to restrict. I'm curious...

sefrcoko said:
Thanks, me too! If you have a chance to confirm when you have time that would be great, at least we'd know for sure. It's not crucial, but it seems like an odd feature to restrict. I'm curious...
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Yup will do & will report back here.
You know, I remember seeing something a while back about gifs & fair use. If that's the issue it would make sense for some countries to not allow it but then again IIRC there were reports of people in the US on certain carriers not having it. Usually when carriers disable a feature is cause they offer their own paid service. I doubt carriers would have their own gif feature but if they do & that's the case, that's unbelievable! Greedy SOBs.

sefrcoko said:
Thanks, me too! If you have a chance to confirm when you have time that would be great, at least we'd know for sure. It's not crucial, but it seems like an odd feature to restrict. I'm curious...
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Ok, I tested & unfortunately it appears that my suspicion of it being CSC related is correct. With XSG CSC I don't get the gif keyboard.
I found online that mostly AT&T users are complaining that they don't have gif keyboard. Some are thinking that AT&T forget to include it in their update/firmware. Well that's not the case as it's CSC also. I installed AT&T CSC & sure enough, no gif keyboard either.
I wonder why some countries and/or carriers choose to disable it. I went back to T-Mobile CSC & have gif keyboard again.
Are you rooted?

shouren04 said:
Ok, I tested & unfortunately it appears that my suspicion of it being CSC related is correct. With XSG CSC I don't get the gif keyboard.
I found online that mostly AT&T users are complaining that they don't have gif keyboard. Some are thinking that AT&T forget to include it in their update/firmware. Well that's not the case as it's CSC also. I installed AT&T CSC & sure enough, no gif keyboard either.
I wonder why some countries and/or carriers choose to disable it. I went back to T-Mobile CSC & have gif keyboard again.
Are you rooted?
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Ahh, there we go! Thanks for testing and confirming shouren, much appreciated. Definitely seems strange that some carriers will allow but not others.
I'm slightly embarrassed to say I'm not rooted lol... I've rooted and modded every Android device I ever owned, and specifically got the Exynos Note 8 so I could continue doing the same here. Strangely though, I bought it and then never really felt a need to root yet. I don't even know who I am anymore...
When I do eventually root though, I might as well apply my carrier's CSC (Bell Canada) and hopefully resolve both root and gif keyboard at the same time

sefrcoko said:
Ahh, there we go! Thanks for testing and confirming shouren, much appreciated. Definitely seems strange that some carriers will allow but not others.
I'm slightly embarrassed to say I'm not rooted lol... I've rooted and modded every Android device I ever owned, and specifically got the Exynos Note 8 so I could continue doing the same here. Strangely though, I bought it and then never really felt a need to root yet. I don't even know who I am anymore...
When I do eventually root though, I might as well apply my carrier's CSC (Bell Canada) and hopefully resolve both root and gif keyboard at the same time
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No problem. Ah ok, if you were rooted, I was gonna say I'll dig around in the XSG CSC & see if I can figure out how to get gif kb to work. I think I have an idea of what to change but I'd have to test. But since XSG is not your carrier's CSC, doesn't matter anyway.
Since XSG is not your carrier's CSC, might as well change to XEF CSC? I know gif kb works with XEF. No root needed, may wipe data though if that matters.