So is this feature not available yet or is there a special application we need to use it?
Samsung is launching Samsung Pay sometime this summer.
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With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 looming it looks like that Samsung have teamed up with Visa to include Paywave on the device for making secure contactless payments. I know the One has NFC but will there any solution available for making contactless payments?
Visa and Mastercard want as many users as possible, so I can guarantee you that the One will get this too .. some day atleast
And there already is a nice app directly from google
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel&hl=de
voltron2k11 said:
Visa and Mastercard want as many users as possible, so I can guarantee you that the One will get this too .. some day atleast
And there already is a nice app directly from google
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel&hl=de
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Unfortunately Google Wallet is only available in the US
For now that is the case, but I hope that that will change soon
Plus:
This app is not compatible with your HTC One.
With all the news about Samsung Pay at the moment, it's interesting to note that the Samsung Pay Beta page says you have to have a card from Bank of America, or another specific bank, in order to be able to use SP. What I don't get is, why does it only work with certain banks? Samsung confirmed they've partnered with Visa and MasterCard, so why wouldn't a Wells Fargo Visa, for example, work? What is it about the fact that a Visa debit card is issued by X bank vs Y bank that makes it incompatible? From the beta testers who have reported about how Samsung Pay works, you just scan the card, enter the relevant details, and *boom*, Samsung Pay is ready to work its magic.
Any thoughts/explanations?
**I'll also note that something else that confused me about the media's reporting of Samsung Pay was that, up until a few weeks ago, almost all the media was saying "Will SP be able to beat Apple Pay?" or "Will Samsung Pay catch on?" I felt like I was the only one who had actually watched the Samsung keynote and heard the part about "Samsung Pay will be backwards compatible with existing checkout stands via magnetic technology," and thus I wasn't in the least bit worried about "whether Samsung Pay will actually work." So, part of me wants to just chalk up the statement that it only works with certain banks to technological more misunderstanding on the part of the media…except for the fact that Samsung themselves said it.
I think it is just the beta that is limited by a certain bank. If not, this whole thing will be DOA.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordon...ost-release-date-galaxy-s9-plus/#74be71f6251c
Galaxy S9 pre-orders have begun for Samsung’s deceptively well-upgraded (if controversial) smartphone and it will hit stores on March 16th. But read Samsung’s small print and there’s a nasty surprise in there which can hit your wallets hard, and maybe even make you cancel your upgrade plans altogether…
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Heavily marketed across the site is ‘Samsung Upgrade’. This entitles you “Get the latest Galaxy Phone every year” and it is the default payment option when you try to pre-order the Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9 Plus, regardless of whether you requested it. Choose it and you are still told the “total” is the standard price for the phones (either $720 or $840), but Premium Care has been added “on separate financing terms.”
Premium Care is not listed as part of the “total” but will cost you an extra $11.99 per month over a two year period. The first month is free so that’s 23 payments totalling an extra $276. If you’d like to find out more about it Samsung states: “For additional questions regarding Samsung Premium Care, please call 1-866-371-9501.”
Furthermore, if you do place this order by accident then because the first month of Premium Care is free you won’t notice it in your billing. You will in month two, but then you have already passed the 30-day return window. Samsung also retains the right to increase the monthly cost of Premium Care at any time with 30 days notice.
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meyerweb said:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordon...ost-release-date-galaxy-s9-plus/#74be71f6251c
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It looks like this only applies on US pre-orders:
" If at any time you cancel Premium Care coverage for your Initial Device, your enrollment in the Upgrade Program will be cancelled and you will no longer be eligible to upgrade the Initial Device through the Upgrade Program" - https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-s9/buy/s/HowtoPay/
When I ordered mine in the UK, I was given the option to include Samsung Mobile Care but you can opt out before completing your order.
It's not like Samsung doesnt tell you about it. It says Samsung upgrade + premium care and under it, the price along with first month free. Not reading that isn't on Samsung, but the buyer for being too negligent to not read the full line. They are also in the same font size and all. They are not trying to hide it. Forbes just writes clickbait.
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It's not like Samsung doesnt tell you about it. It says Samsung upgrade + premium care and under it, the price along with first month free. Not reading that isn't on Samsung, but the buyer for being too negligent to not read the full line. They are also in the same font size and all. They are not trying to hide it. Forbes just writes clickbait.
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yeah they wrote one recently about s9 nasty surprises, and it was just clickbait, can't remember the surprises tho.
monkey3ddd said:
yeah they wrote one recently about s9 nasty surprises, and it was just clickbait, can't remember the surprises tho.
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It was the camera and something else. The camera is that they didn't do anything to the front camera. Whatever, it was good before.
I'm curious if anyone has received and tried to spend the $130 Voucher from Samsung for purchasing the S10. I was looking at various things and the only things I could find were the Duo charger and a band for my Galaxy watch. I put both in my watchlist yesterday because they were in stock and I'm 100% sure the "add to cart" option was available. I didn't add them (my mistake) and today when I went to my list both items were no longer available. I then looked at another band that I'm almost sure was available yesterday and it's no longer available.
LOL, is that how Samsung is going to get around the $130, just remove anything you look at so you can't buy it.
I'm looking at the Samsung S21 Ultra, unlocked. This is my first entry into Samsung phones, before it was either Apple or Google Pixels. Is it possible on an unlocked phone to remove the Samsung bloat ware? Or to replace the OS with stock android?
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I'm looking at the Samsung S21 Ultra, unlocked. This is my first entry into Samsung phones, before it was either Apple or Google Pixels. Is it possible on an unlocked phone to remove the Samsung bloat ware? Or to replace the OS with stock android?
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if your bootloader is unlocked (not the same as phone being carrier unlocked) you can root it and remove bloatware. there's also an option by adb (and a tool with a gui exists. can't think of the name of it) to disable some bloatware. aosp roms don't exist on this phone yet so no stock/vanilla android yet
So, yea, it will be carrier unlocked. I guess I haven't looked into what it takes to unlock the bootloader.
I use Package Disabler to disable anything I chose. Bonus being I can toggle them on or off easily including Goggle Play Services.
Package Disabler from apkpure? There seem to be two;
Service Disabler for Android - APK Download
Download Service Disabler apk 1.0.9 for Android. Disable, Freeze & Uninstall unwanted Service or Package on Android (Need Root)
apkpure.com
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Package Disabler for Android - APK Download
Download Package Disabler apk 5.1 for Android. ORIGINAL ***One click enable/disable any package/application – no root required
apkpure.com
No root needed. No Playstore to screw it up.
Home - Package Disabler
The only NON-root solution that let’s you disable any unwanted packages that come pre-installed / installed with your phone / tablet.
www.packagedisabler.com
Karma Firewall (Playstore) is the other app I use to lock down Samsung. Freeware, no ads, extremely low battery usage. Unfortunately it's logging feature doesn't work on Q and above I believe... I'm running Pie. There may be a work around with adb, don't know.
Package disabler pro works great however payment for it is very sketchy...
I originally bought it from the play store and it warmed that if Samsung broke the app I would have to buy it again unless I bought it on the website.
So after I lost access I bought it on the website and it CLEARLY stated doing so would mean free lifetime updates when Samsung breaks the app. So the play store version is a 1 time deal and the website version was slightly more expensive but a lifetime license.
Fast forward a few months and Samsung had broken the app so I went to the website to get the update and I couldn't. I talked to the dev and he sent me a version that worked.
A few weeks later a login section was added to the site. I couldn't login, sign up or use password reset... So I emailed the dev again and that's when the problems began.
Suddenly my "lifetime" license was a 1 year license. Now call me crazy but if you sell a lifetime license but then later change how you sell licenses you should honor the agreement for existing users.
They didn't honor it and I had to buy the app for a 3rd time and it was again more expensive and now the license was only for a year.
So... Be careful when buying package disabler pro. The dev seems to like to change the rules on you which always means you paying...again.
I thought the play store vs website model was a great idea. Most people would buy via the play store so revenue should be ok. Screwing over your most loyal customers..the website ones is a jerk move. If they grandfathered only people who complained about the lifetime license actually being a yearly license that would probably have worked in their favor as most people either wouldn't care, or wouldn't remember it being lifetime.
blackhawk said:
I use Package Disabler to disable anything I chose. Bonus being I can toggle them on or off easily including Goggle Play Services.
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ADB App Control works well too. It is possible and there are a couple options.
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ADB App Control works well too. It is possible and there are a couple options.
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I rarely boot up my laptop. A self contained Android app is much easier, more flexible and great for troubleshooting anywhere.
PD MDM has given me almost zero issues. It can be firewall blocked once activated.
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Package disabler pro works great however payment for it is very sketchy...
I originally bought it from the play store and it warmed that if Samsung broke the app I would have to buy it again unless I bought it on the website.
So after I lost access I bought it on the website and it CLEARLY stated doing so would mean free lifetime updates when Samsung breaks the app. So the play store version is a 1 time deal and the website version was slightly more expensive but a lifetime license.
Fast forward a few months and Samsung had broken the app so I went to the website to get the update and I couldn't. I talked to the dev and he sent me a version that worked.
A few weeks later a login section was added to the site. I couldn't login, sign up or use password reset... So I emailed the dev again and that's when the problems began.
Suddenly my "lifetime" license was a 1 year license. Now call me crazy but if you sell a lifetime license but then later change how you sell licenses you should honor the agreement for existing users.
They didn't honor it and I had to buy the app for a 3rd time and it was again more expensive and now the license was only for a year.
So... Be careful when buying package disabler pro. The dev seems to like to change the rules on you which always means you paying...again.
I thought the play store vs website model was a great idea. Most people would buy via the play store so revenue should be ok. Screwing over your most loyal customers..the website ones is a jerk move. If they grandfathered only people who complained about the lifetime license actually being a yearly license that would probably have worked in their favor as most people either wouldn't care, or wouldn't remember it being lifetime.
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This ( Dev) jerk has been doing this for years to his customers!
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This ( Dev) jerk has been doing this for years to his customers!
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I got nearly 2 years of use out of the first play store purchase which was like $4.
The thing is... When Samsung "breaks" the app with an update I don't think it takes much effort from him to fix it. Especially since I've seen it fixed in under 24 hours and I assume he slept for some of that time lol plus it probably took some time to find out it was not working.
I have no problem with someone wanting to make money, especially if they are making something that's useful and the app is definitely useful.
My problem is the whole lifetime license that suddenly is only a year long license. I'm pretty sure that's illegal. It's certainly deceptive and false advertising.
I haven't really looked into it but if there was another app that was priced reasonable I'd switch.
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Suddenly my "lifetime" license was a 1 year license. Now call me crazy but if you sell a lifetime license but then later change how you sell licenses you should honor the agreement for existing users.
They didn't honor it and I had to buy the app for a 3rd time and it was again more expensive and now the license was only for a year.
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I've had experience with a few lifetime licences and the one thing I learnt is that legally "lifetime" can mean anything. They can end a lifetime licence based on a version number change, the licence is for the lifetime of the version you bought for example.
lywyn said:
I've had experience with a few lifetime licences and the one thing I learnt is that legally "lifetime" can mean anything. They can end a lifetime licence based on a version number change, the licence is for the lifetime of the version you bought for example.
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If you get a year or more and it's a good app, be happy... a couple bucks ain't going to break the bank.
Better than paying for a trash app that boot loops the phone
Had the same experience with this app.... Bought it two or three times in the playstore... Today i debloat via ADB. Made an list and can copy and paste it to debloat all my phones or when i wipe them