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Hi,
I am seriously considering returning this. Its so nearly great but my unit is suffering from the following:
1. Stuck on Android 8 and Feb update. See seperate thread.
2. Touch screen touch sensitivity has some real issues. Scrolling around will occasionally "jump" or reverse direction briefly. I see this a lot on cheaper Android devices.
3. The default notification sound is a ringtone that goes on for 20 seconds approx. I have to change this for every type of notification for every app.. Its maddening.
4. Camera is... meh. Good for the price, but a long way off the top tier.
5. Auto brightness isnt good. Changes too fast, too often. Its all over the place.
UPDATE! 6. Developer Options seem totally broken. Settings dont persist or they do and the UI doesn't remember selections. What a mess.
NOTE - there are lots of positives, but these are well covered elsewhere.
All in all... this feels like any other cheap-ish Android phone. Needs updates, and dont kid yourself that this is the bargain of the century. Its good value, but its clear where compromises have been made.
Lot of bluetooth issues with 8.1. Sound is lagging when paired to my Sony WH-1000XM2. Other devices might loose connection after a while and needing to be re-paired.
RealEvil said:
2. Touch screen touch sensitivity has some real issues. Scrolling around will occasionally "jump" or reverse direction briefly. I see this a lot on cheaper Android devices.
3. The default notification sound is a ringtone that goes on for 20 seconds approx. I have to change this for every type of notification for every app.. Its maddening.
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2. Is the touchscreen a software issue?
3. Surely there has to be a better way of dealing with this notification ringtone? - Anyone got any ideas?
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3. Surely there has to be a better way of dealing with this notification ringtone? - Anyone got any ideas?
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For 3, I may have solved this myself - there is a default notification sound option which can be changed from the 20 (approx) seconds ringtone. I changed this and still got 1 of the long notifications, but the rest were normal.
As for 2), hopefully this is a software issue. The touch panel has a firmware version which is why I am so keen to get the 8.1 update (as it *may* have a newer version?) as mine is stuck on older software.
I have problems over several apps:
- Instagram no sound in stories
- Snapchat video quality is very very poor and pixilated
- Camera Zoom in Instagram, Snapchat and Whatsapp sometimes works and sometimes not.
- Stock Camera app, sometimes there are glitches when the camera is switching from wide to tele in lowlight.
- Playstore and Recent apps window sometimes lags
Anyone else experiencing those bugs?
zFr3eak said:
I have problems over several apps:
- Instagram no sound in stories
- Snapchat video quality is very very poor and pixilated
- Camera Zoom in Instagram, Snapchat and Whatsapp sometimes works and sometimes not.
- Stock Camera app, sometimes there are glitches when the camera is switching from wide to tele in lowlight.
- Playstore and Recent apps window sometimes lags
Anyone else experiencing those bugs?
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I just checked your first 3 issues, I don't have any of them. I didn't notice any glitches with the camera either yet, but I haven't tested it that much. Only thing is the lag when switching between recent apps, Playstore works fine though. Maybe try and clear the cache of the apps you have problems with? Or maybe you didn't update them?
chris_dis said:
I just checked your first 3 issues, I don't have any of them. I didn't notice any glitches with the camera either yet, but I haven't tested it that much. Only thing is the lag when switching between recent apps, Playstore works fine though. Maybe try and clear the cache of the apps you have problems with? Or maybe you didn't update them?
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i just found out that my instagram audio is not working when i have my phone in vibration mode instead of ringing mode, although media volume is on max.
As soon as i change into ringing mode the sound in my instastories is working! Should be a software bug, but not sure if from instagram or nokia.
EDIT: are you able to do a smooth zooming in snapchat or only "1 step"? Because after reinstalling the app i was able to fully zoom in, exactly how i am used to it. Afterwards i started the stock camera app tapped the x2 button to zoom in. Then when i went back to snapchat i was only able to zoom "1 step" like i would press the x2 button in the camera app, instead of a continuous zoom.
My volume key temporary disabled after use instagram or some local apps. Uninstall TalkBack help me this. You guys who had trouble with sound should try.
I can agree to some of these issues.
The most annoying by far is the auto brightness. Sometimes when I unlock the phone it turns the brightness all the way down, even when I'm outside. Makes the screen all but unreadable. More interesting is that it makes the adjustment even though the auto-adjustment is turned off.
The bluetooth sound is choppy sometimes.
No complaints on the screen or the camera from me.
logon21 said:
My volume key temporary disabled after use instagram or some local apps. Uninstall TalkBack help me this. You guys who had trouble with sound should try.
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Infact uninstalling talkback and a few other useless apps solved my instagram problem with no audio in the stories! Thanks for that hint. :good:
Spionas said:
I can agree to some of these issues.
The most annoying by far is the auto brightness. Sometimes when I unlock the phone it turns the brightness all the way down, even when I'm outside. Makes the screen all but unreadable. More interesting is that it makes the adjustment even though the auto-adjustment is turned off.
The bluetooth sound is choppy sometimes.
No complaints on the screen or the camera from me.
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yeah, the auto brightness does not work as good as it should. Just had a 2 hours call with a bluetooth headset and everything was just fine! Maybe you could try a different protocol in the developer settings for bluetooth codec?
Hey everyone !
I received my N7P a few days ago and i noticed that everytime i record a video, this message pops up : "OZO audio is deactivated".
I live in France and this the European model.
Do you have the same problem ?
I noticed that they also removed the face unlock. Any news on that ?
Thanks for the support guys ! :good:
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Lot of bluetooth issues with 8.1. Sound is lagging when paired to my Sony . Other devices might loose connection after a while and needing to be re-paired.
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Hey, I am curious about how the WH-1000XM2 sounds in nokia 7 plus. Is it better or worse than your other devices except for the lag?
I'm in the UK, just the received the phone and am also stuck with the 8.0 + Feb security patch. It's saying I'm up to date.
Also, is anyone else's system storage taking up 14GB? Should it be that big? It's already using 22% before I've even installed an app. Tried a factory reset and same thing.
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I'm in the UK, just the received the phone and am also stuck with the 8.0 + Feb security patch. It's saying I'm up to date.
Also, is anyone else's system storage taking up 14GB? Should it be that big? It's already using 22% before I've even installed an app. Tried a factory reset and same thing.
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Same here with the system storage - 13 GB.
GREGDL08 said:
Hey everyone !
I received my N7P a few days ago and i noticed that everytime i record a video, this message pops up : "OZO audio is deactivated".
I live in France and this the European model.
Do you have the same problem ?
I noticed that they also removed the face unlock. Any news on that ?
Thanks for the support guys ! :good:
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Face unlock = trusted face?
You can find trusted face in Settings>Security & location>smart lock>trusted face
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Face unlock = trusted face?
You can find trusted face in Settings>Security & location>smart lock>trusted face
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I don't have that. Sure you didn't misread "trusted place"?
emperor8696 said:
Hey, I am curious about how the WH-1000XM2 sounds in nokia 7 plus. Is it better or worse than your other devices except for the lag?
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It is on par with my other phones as far as I can tell. Then again I'm not too picky on sound quality.
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I don't have that. Sure you didn't misread "trusted place"?
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Nope, but I am still on 8.0. May be different on 8.1?
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Nope, but I am still on 8.0. May be different on 8.1?
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8.1 here. Not there anymore.
Anyone know how to turn off 'vibration' when you unlock with fingerprint scanner?
Thanks
So I've just got my note 9 and was trying out Bixby voice and the voice wake up is not working. I can see that when I say hi Bixby it hears me because in the notifications something appears in the right corner for a brief moment but it doesn't do anything.
I had the same problem on my note 8 but was not using Bixby much. On the note 9 Bixby 2.0 seems much better and I would like to use it but this bug is really annoying especially because it's a new phone and new version of Bixby so I was hoping they would fix it.
Does anyone have any idea how to solve this?
I have the exact same issue. When I first turned on the phone it was working. After installing all the app's from my previous phone and synchronized with all accounts it started acting up like that. I suspect an app is the culprit....
I have the same problem as well on unlocked phone Bixby sometimes hears me and sometimes the Bixby will show in notification bar then disappear. Also same goes with saying ok Google or hey Google does not respond but when i press the microphone button to talk to her she hears my words ok without missing any.
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So I've just got my note 9 and was trying out Bixby voice and the voice wake up is not working. I can see that when I say hi Bixby it hears me because in the notifications something appears in the right corner for a brief moment but it doesn't do anything.
I had the same problem on my note 8 but was not using Bixby much. On the note 9 Bixby 2.0 seems much better and I would like to use it but this bug is really annoying especially because it's a new phone and new version of Bixby so I was hoping they would fix it.
Does anyone have any idea how to solve this?
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When i had this similar issues on my Note 8 ,
with Bixby and Google Assistant
I pinpointed it to the Edge lighting app. I stopped using Edge lighting and issues were fixed.
There's a topic of this issues, somewhere in Note 8 forum.
On my Note 9 i don't use Bixby and don't use Edge lighting.
So cannot comment on Bixby
Overall got no issues with Google Assistant
waking phone.
Yes, maybe it has happened once or twice that
Google Assistant does not respond.
Otherwise it's working fine.
I presumed Bixby should then also work
as on my old Note 8.
Hello all,
I have the Note 8 from last year and the new Note 9 that came with the new Bixby 2.0 this year. I like how sleek and refined looking the new Bixby is this year, but it's seriously dumber than the older Bixby that's on my Note 8!
Some of the common commands I give that works on my Note 8:
Turn on/off Fast Charging
Turn on/off Fast Wireless Charging
Save my location as my home
Check for app updates in the Play Store
When I ask the note 9 to turn on/off Fast Charging, it instead goes to optimize my Battery. When I ask it to turn off my fast wireless charging, it turns off Wifi instead! It couldn't even understand anything about checking for updates in the Play Store, whereas the Note 8 could do it very well (sort of currently).
What gives Samsung? Technology and AI is supposed to be smarter, but this time it's pretty stupid to not understanding basic system commands.
Still trying to figure out which is dumber... Using bixby or posting about how dumb bixby button is. ???.
Ok, Google. Whup bixby's ass.
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Still trying to figure out which is dumber... Using bixby or posting about how dumb bixby button is. ?.
Ok, Google. Whup bixby's ass.
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Bixby has its merits. I still use Google 95% of the time due to its smooth performance searching things as well as having 110% accuracy in understanding over Bixby. It's just for some of the specific functions of the phone itself that I want to see how Bixby does that made the Note 8 pretty well.
I really don't have a problem with the Bixby button since I rarely make the same mistake as the general population does with it. This post is really about the Bixby AI itself and how it became less functional than the older version.
Samsung is trying to force it on us. They know it will get better much slower, if at all, if people don't use it. Just look at Siri. Look how fast Alexa made a come up because... Well you gotta give up something to make progress orove forward.
Who would have thought 10 years ago people are paying a premium for the government to spy on them, Siri included. I could see using smart home stuff/IOT if setup properly to maximize the benefits. But most people do not and have not given thought to the many ways. (like very granular A/C and building a proper roof that doesn't trap heat or utilizing that heat to positive energy)
If Google gave up advertising I would use Google assistant more. Heck, I'd probably give in and pay something on a subscription for no ads all the way across my Google apps and Android. Not going to happen if people keep buying that dedicated stuff and putting up with ads and spying. Until then I wear an invisible tin foil hat.
guys dont bash Bixby. if they phase it out, we loose the button.
GigaSPX said:
Hello all,
I have the Note 8 from last year and the new Note 9 that came with the new Bixby 2.0 this year. I like how sleek and refined looking the new Bixby is this year, but it's seriously dumber than the older Bixby that's on my Note 8!
Some of the common commands I give that works on my Note 8:
Turn on/off Fast Charging
Save my location as my home
Check for app updates in the Play Store
When I ask the note 9 to turn on/off Fast Charging, it instead goes to optimize my Battery. When I ask it to turn off my fast wireless charging, it turns off Wifi instead! It couldn't even understand anything about checking for updates in the Play Store, whereas the Note 8 could do it very well (sort of currently).
What gives Samsung? Technology and AI is supposed to be smarter, but this time it's pretty stupid to not understanding basic system commands.
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I've still not set up Bixby. The main problem is it's inability to recognize your voice.
RaymondPJR said:
I've still not set up Bixby. The main problem is it's inability to recognize your voice.
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I trained box y on the note 9 to recognise my voice. I also have a note 8 in the same room. When saying hi bixby the note 8 responds but the note 9 doesn't. I think bixby 2.0 is still in its infancy whereas bixby 1.0 on the note 8 is refined. Pity we have to use bixby 2.0 on the note 9.
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I agree, I was so hoping it would be Bixby 1 but with improvements to speech recognition and a refinement. Instead, it's like a completely different, stripped out version
xMadMike said:
I agree, I was so hoping it would be Bixby 1 but with improvements to speech recognition and a refinement. Instead, it's like a completely different, stripped out version
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GigaSPX said:
Hello all,
I have the Note 8 from last year and the new Note 9 that came with the new Bixby 2.0 this year. I like how sleek and refined looking the new Bixby is this year, but it's seriously dumber than the older Bixby that's on my Note 8!
Some of the common commands I give that works on my Note 8:
Turn on/off Fast Charging
Turn on/off Fast Wireless Charging
Save my location as my home
Check for app updates in the Play Store
When I ask the note 9 to turn on/off Fast Charging, it instead goes to optimize my Battery. When I ask it to turn off my fast wireless charging, it turns off Wifi instead! It couldn't even understand anything about checking for updates in the Play Store, whereas the Note 8 could do it very well (sort of currently).
What gives Samsung? Technology and AI is supposed to be smarter, but this time it's pretty stupid to not understanding basic system commands.
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Hello
I just bought a note 9, and the main reason I buy notes is s-pen and bixby. Now on note 9, none of my quick commands work, I cannot get bixby voice to recognize my voice, other than 'Hi Bixby'. What use the update, if it completely disables the app? The app is all the time trying to communicate to the network, cannot connect to the network and so cannot carry out any commands.
I am seriously thinking of returning the note 9 (I got it from samsung.com), and will keep my note 8.
thanks
thanks
tahrang said:
Hello
I just bought a note 9, and the main reason I buy notes is s-pen and bixby. Now on note 9, none of my quick commands work, I cannot get bixby voice to recognize my voice, other than 'Hi Bixby'. What use the update, if it completely disables the app? The app is all the time trying to communicate to the network, cannot connect to the network and so cannot carry out any commands.
I am seriously thinking of returning the note 9 (I got it from samsung.com), and will keep my note 8.
thanks
thanks
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Bixby is terrible, like the general public agrees on, but the phone itself is not. I have both the Note 8 and Note 9, and the Note 9 is a wonderful upgrade from the Note 8. Bigger battery, better camera, and a nicer "whiter" screen.
I mainly use Google Assistant anyways, and it's a much better assistant AI anyway. On both Bixbys, it doesn't really recognize the names I tell it to call unlike Google having utmost accuracy.
tahrang said:
Hello
I just bought a note 9, and the main reason I buy notes is s-pen and bixby. Now on note 9, none of my quick commands work, I cannot get bixby voice to recognize my voice, other than 'Hi Bixby'. What use the update, if it completely disables the app? The app is all the time trying to communicate to the network, cannot connect to the network and so cannot carry out any commands.
I am seriously thinking of returning the note 9 (I got it from samsung.com), and will keep my note 8.
thanks
thanks
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Returning a Note9 in favor of the Note8 due to Bixby being bad... When Google Assistant is readily available... Whoa. Brain cannot compute this...
PsiPhiDan said:
Returning a Note9 in favor of the Note8 due to Bixby being bad... When Google Assistant is readily available... Whoa. Brain cannot compute this...
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You think that's funny? Go read some of the reasons for returning and never "ever" buying Samsung again from the official Samsung forums . [emoji1787]
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You think that's funny? Go read some of the reasons for returning and never "ever" buying Samsung again from the official Samsung forums . [emoji1787]
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I concur. Returning this phone because Bixby sucks has to be the silliest reason I've ever heard, considering that Google Assistant is available and is light years ahead of Bixby. I haven't even set Bixby up on my phone and I don't see why I would ever want to.
And perhaps there are reasons to return this phone, but people hyperventilating on the official forums (or anywhere on the internet) have to be taken with a huge grain of salt.
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I concur. Returning this phone because Bixby sucks has to be the silliest reason I've ever heard, considering that Google Assistant is available and is light years ahead of Bixby. I haven't even set Bixby up on my phone and I don't see why I would ever want to.
And perhaps there are reasons to return this phone, but people hyperventilating on the official forums (or anywhere on the internet) have to be taken with a huge grain of salt.
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Returning a Note9 in favor of the Note8 due to Bixby being bad... When Google Assistant is readily available... Whoa. Brain cannot compute this...
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I am really sorry, you feel that I am hyperventilating. I was agreeing to the original post.
Secondly, whatever your reasons for not using Bixby or preferring one AI to another, that is not enough reason to make fun of others.
Thank you both for your very kind words.
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You think that's funny? Go read some of the reasons for returning and never "ever" buying Samsung again from the official Samsung forums . [emoji1787]
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I am really sorry, you feel that I am hyperventilating. I was agreeing to the original post.
Secondly, whatever your reasons for not using Bixby or preferring one AI to another, that is not enough reason to make fun of others.
Thank you both for your very kind words.
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Regarding the hyperventilating comment, I wasn't talking about you, but rather the people who are hyperventilating on the official forums. That was in reference to your comment regarding people "never buying a Samsung again."
As to your second comment, nobody was making fun of you, certainly not me. If you feel slighted, please point out where in my post you found offense. Life becomes very difficult when one is overly sensitive. Did I think your overall complaint was ridiculous? Absolutely. Nobody, and I really do mean nobody buys this phone because of Bixby. It offers no additional functionality over the built in Google assistant, and most people don't even set it up. I haven't seen a single review of this device that even mentioned Bixby and useful in the same paragraph. It is just like the old SVoice that Samsung forced on all of us on their older phones, and nobody ever used it. But by all means, feel free to never buy another Samsung device again. Just don't expect Bixby on anything else other than Samsung. With an apple phone you'll get siri and Google assistant, with Samsung you get Bixby and Google assistant, and every other phone comes with just Google assistant.
Look, I get it. Nobody showed you Google assistant, you set up Bixby and were used to using it. Do yourself a favor, set up Google assistant, turn on the "OK Google" voice command, and whenever you need something, say "OK Google" and tell it what you want. Works when the phone is locked, works when you're driving, works completely hands free, just works. And then metaphorically toss Bixby into the garbage where it belongs.
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I concur. Returning this phone because Bixby sucks has to be the silliest reason I've ever heard, considering that Google Assistant is available and is light years ahead of Bixby. I haven't even set Bixby up on my phone and I don't see why I would ever want to.
And perhaps there are reasons to return this phone, but people hyperventilating on the official forums (or anywhere on the internet) have to be taken with a huge grain of salt.
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Returning a Note9 in favor of the Note8 due to Bixby being bad... When Google Assistant is readily available... Whoa. Brain cannot compute this...
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Regarding the hyperventilating comment, I wasn't talking about you, but rather the people who are hyperventilating on the official forums. That was in reference to your comment regarding people "never buying a Samsung again."
As to your second comment, nobody was making fun of you, certainly not me. If you feel slighted, please point out where in my post you found offense. Life becomes very difficult when one is overly sensitive. Did I think your overall complaint was ridiculous? Absolutely. Nobody, and I really do mean nobody buys this phone because of Bixby. It offers no additional functionality over the built in Google assistant, and most people don't even set it up. I haven't seen a single review of this device that even mentioned Bixby and useful in the same paragraph. It is just like the old SVoice that Samsung forced on all of us on their older phones, and nobody ever used it. But by all means, feel free to never buy another Samsung device again. Just don't expect Bixby on anything else other than Samsung. With an apple phone you'll get siri and Google assistant, with Samsung you get Bixby and Google assistant, and every other phone comes with just Google assistant.
Look, I get it. Nobody showed you Google assistant, you set up Bixby and were used to using it. Do yourself a favor, set up Google assistant, turn on the "OK Google" voice command, and whenever you need something, say "OK Google" and tell it what you want. Works when the phone is locked, works when you're driving, works completely hands free, just works. And then metaphorically toss Bixby into the garbage where it belongs.
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I never commented on the "never buying samsung again" post.
As for bixby, I use it for device maintenance commands mostly. And I have setup google assistant, and use that for most internet related queries etc. So I use both on Note phones, but on my tablets, I use google assistant.
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I never commented on the "never buying samsung again" post.
As for bixby, I use it for device maintenance commands mostly. And I have setup google assistant, and use that for most internet related queries etc. So I use both on Note phones, but on my tablets, I use google assistant.
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Wait, so you took offense to a reply I made regarding a post that wasn't even yours? I guess I should have been more careful and checked that the person offended by what I wrote wasn't even the person whom I replied to, but you can surely understand my presumption. I mean, I even quoted the posted I was replying to.
But OK, I'll bite. What exactly do you need Bixby to do? What device maintenance commands does it help you with.
This is from the original post:
- Turn on/off Fast Charging
- Turn on/off Fast Wireless Charging
- Save my location as my home
- Check for app updates in the Play Store
For the first 2, my only question is why? How often do you need to toggle it? I've had a GS 7 Edge for 2 years and not once did I need to disable fast charging. No battery degradation either. The 3rd one needs to be done only once I presume. The last one updates automatically over wifi once you are charging. If you don't have it set up that way, you should. And just about everything else is quickly accessible through the notification menu. I am genuinely curious, maybe there is a compelling reason for me to set up Bixby instead of having that dedicated button be a nuisance that gets accidentally pressed all the time.
Bixby use
sputnik767 said:
I concur. Returning this phone because Bixby sucks has to be the silliest reason I've ever heard, considering that Google Assistant is available and is light years ahead of Bixby. I haven't even set Bixby up on my phone and I don't see why I would ever want to.
And perhaps there are reasons to return this phone, but people hyperventilating on the official forums (or anywhere on the internet) have to be taken with a huge grain of salt.
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Returning a Note9 in favor of the Note8 due to Bixby being bad... When Google Assistant is readily available... Whoa. Brain cannot compute this...
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sputnik767 said:
Wait, so you took offense to a reply I made regarding a post that wasn't even yours? I guess I should have been more careful and checked that the person offended by what I wrote wasn't even the person whom I replied to, but you can surely understand my presumption. I mean, I even quoted the posted I was replying to.
But OK, I'll bite. What exactly do you need Bixby to do? What device maintenance commands does it help you with.
This is from the original post:
- Turn on/off Fast Charging
- Turn on/off Fast Wireless Charging
- Save my location as my home
- Check for app updates in the Play Store
For the first 2, my only question is why? How often do you need to toggle it? I've had a GS 7 Edge for 2 years and not once did I need to disable fast charging. No battery degradation either. The 3rd one needs to be done only once I presume. The last one updates automatically over wifi once you are charging. If you don't have it set up that way, you should. And just about everything else is quickly accessible through the notification menu. I am genuinely curious, maybe there is a compelling reason for me to set up Bixby instead of having that dedicated button be a nuisance that gets accidentally pressed all the time.
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No, not any of the above maintenance tasks.
I use (used) bixby for - (at night time)
changing power saving to mid
lowering volumes
cleaning memory
clearing space
The thing is I could put all the above commands in one quick command, and with bixby wake-up with voice pwd, Bixby would perform these without me having to even touch the phone. Of course, now with samsung removing the wake-up with voice pwd, I have to physically unlock the phone.
Yes, I have activated the do not disturb (time-based), so maybe the volume command was not needed
Now, since bixby is no longer working as it was previously, I did find something else to replace that. I tried using IFTTT, but that didn't have the above commands, only completely mute the phone, which I don't want.
I am using routines, which is available through Good Lock on samsung app store (not in google play).
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Although some people have a use for Bixby, I'm not one of them. I tried to remap the button with BX Buttons (?), but it didn't work for me.
I was using Package Disabler Pro on two previous Samsung phones and tablets, so I thought I'd try it on the Note 9. As discussed elsewhere on this forum, that version of the app doesn't work on the Note 9. I bought the recommended Package Disabler Pro + from policedeveloper and it worked fine on the Note 9.
Using the new Package Disabler, I killed all the Bixby apps, which made the button totally inert. I wish I could have remapped it, but at least now I don't accidentally bring up Bixby all the time.
mojoehand said:
Although some people have a use for Bixby, I'm not one of them. I tried to remap the button with BX Buttons (?), but it didn't work for me.
I was using Package Disabler Pro on two previous Samsung phones and tablets, so I thought I'd try it on the Note 9. As discussed elsewhere on this forum, that version of the app doesn't work on the Note 9. I bought the recommended Package Disabler Pro + from policedeveloper and it worked fine on the Note 9.
Using the new Package Disabler, I killed all the Bixby apps, which made the button totally inert. I wish I could have remapped it, but at least now I don't accidentally bring up Bixby all the time.
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looking up the package disabler from policedeveloper now. thanks!
Hi all,
Been quite a few years since I posted anything here!
I have just received my pixel 5 and have noticed that dead center of the notification tray when in portrait, there is a flickering dot, especially in low light it flickers white or if not flickering leaves a faint grey dot over whatever is on the screen (stays in the same place even if I rotate the phone or watch a video)
If I reboot I can't see it for a minute or so until it then appears.
Factory reset doesn't solve it.
Has anyone else noticed this? I'm thinking it might be the ambient light sensor under the display but it is really irritating, possibly mine is faulty?
Cheers!
It's the underscreen proximity sensor.
I get that it is the proximity sensor but, It is flashing constantly - I spoke to google and they said that it should only show when in a call - it is flashing even while watching YouTube - does anyone else get this same behaviour?
Not showing on mine
I have it constantly when KinScreen is running, I saw someone having it with cpuz
I hadn't noticed until I saw this thread. I did wonder where the proximity sensor was. It's only visible when on a phone call for me.
Is the light sensor under the screen also? You can usually see that on a lot of devices when you tilt the screen slightly.
Joshhudsy said:
I get that it is the proximity sensor but, It is flashing constantly - I spoke to google and they said that it should only show when in a call - it is flashing even while watching YouTube - does anyone else get this same behaviour?
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Mine only shows when on a call
You probably have some apps using it. Possibly something like Tasker that happened to have proximity sensor based profiles configured, etc.
Mine went mental during Google Play downloading all my apps on initial phone setup. Then it went out and I've not seen it since.
Joshhudsy said:
I get that it is the proximity sensor but, It is flashing constantly - I spoke to google and they said that it should only show when in a call - it is flashing even while watching YouTube - does anyone else get this same behaviour?
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It's a software bug. I read about it on reddit and twitter yesterday. Did you move your data from your old phone using the cable?
To fix it you should factory reset, then migrate your old data using WiFi, not cable, don't restore or restore your apps manually (at least until you make sure it's fixed).
If that still doesn't work, check if you have an app called HomeAssistant (HASSIO) installed. There's one report of that causing it. To fix that you need to disable the proximity sensor on the assistant app itself.
Sources: here, here, and here.
I got the same Problem after installing notifybuddy. There must be some Bug where the sensor gets started the moment an overlay is shown. I can reproduce the Bug over and over again. Install notifybuddy and Start the App give all permissions and than Pull down notificationscenter (its an overlay). To solve the Problem, uninstall notification Apps That are using overlays.
Mine is working fine. Only during a call or listening to voice messages.
akpe said:
It's a software bug. I read about it on reddit and twitter yesterday. Did you move your data from your old phone using the cable?
To fix it you should factory reset, then migrate your old data using WiFi, not cable, don't restore or restore your apps manually (at least until you make sure it's fixed).
If that still doesn't work, check if you have an app called HomeAssistant (HASSIO) installed. There's one report of that causing it. To fix that you need to disable the proximity sensor on the assistant app itself.
Sources: here, here, and here.
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Hit the nail on the head there!
It was the Home assistant app causing it (even though it had installed after restoring from my backup, I had never opened it yet since having this phone). Uninstalled home assistant and it has stopped flashing!
Thanks so much for the replies all!
Have this issue on my one too...which is the home assistant app? Deleted the "Home" but that doesn't seem to have solved the problem.
Anwar902 said:
Have this issue on my one too...which is the home assistant app? Deleted the "Home" but that doesn't seem to have solved the problem.
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Go to the gestures options (don't know exactly where the specific one is located, it could also be at the Digital Wellbeing settings) and disable the Flip to Shh one. See if that helps.
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Anwar902 said:
Have this issue on my one too...which is the home assistant app? Deleted the "Home" but that doesn't seem to have solved the problem.
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The Home assistant is a 3rd party home automation app that I had previously installed - if you don't use it, I'd check for any other apps you have installed for something that might be using the proximity sensor.
Couldn't find that was causing the issue. After a restart it would be fine but once unlocked and apps started loading it would go crazy. Went through all my apps but couldn't find the cause so just reset my phone. Hopefully it doesn't show up again.
Seems to.be software issue so hopefully google will do something about it
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The Home assistant is a 3rd party home automation app that I had previously installed - if you don't use it, I'd check for any other apps you have installed for something that might be using the proximity sensor.
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It really shouldn't matter if something is using the proximity sensor. It shouldn't ever be visible.
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It really shouldn't matter if something is using the proximity sensor. It shouldn't ever be visible.
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That's incorrect. A quick Google search for "S20 proximity sensor blinking" will yield results that show otherwise. Maybe go to YouTube instead as there's quite a few videos there on it. The Samsung subreddit has an influx of posts, it seems, for almost every device they've released over the past couple of years because folks aren't used to seeing it. It's visible under the display on my S20 Ultra and I had it on my S10 plus also.
Now of course there's bugs where it's blinking on the Pixel 5 when it shouldn't, but is it supposed to be visible when an app is using it legitimately? Yes.
Edit: It just dawned on me that YouTube vids wouldn't be the best example of this because they use cameras to video the proximity detector. Everything else stands though. Google searches and Samsung subreddits are ripe with examples though.
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That's incorrect. A quick Google search for "S20 proximity sensor blinking" will yield results that show otherwise. Maybe go to YouTube instead as there's quite a few videos there on it. The Samsung subreddit has an influx of posts, it seems, for almost every device they've released over the past couple of years because folks aren't used to seeing it. It's visible under the display on my S20 Ultra and I had it on my S10 plus also.
Now of course there's bugs where it's blinking on the Pixel 5 when it shouldn't, but is it supposed to be visible when an app is using it legitimately? Yes.
Edit: It just dawned on me that YouTube vids wouldn't be the best example of this because they use cameras to video the proximity detector. Everything else stands though. Google searches and Samsung subreddits are ripe with examples though.
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If what you are saying is true then why can't you see the sensor flashing on any phone when in a phone call or when the "Flip To Shhh" feature is enabled with just your eyes?
And if that is true about the Pixel 5 then there will be no way to use the "Flip To Shhh" feature without always seeing the sensor flashing which I can do with my Pixel 2 XL.
Here is a video of my Pixel 2 XL taken with the camera on my tablet. You can see that the tablet picks up the flickering sensor when "Flip To Shhh" but the sensor goes off when I turn the feature off. That's because the feature uses the proximity sensor to work. However, the flickering is ONLY picked up by the camera on my other device. I can't see it with just my eyes looking at the phone even though the sensor is active.
https://streamable.com/z30mgx
I've tried bloody everything under the sun to try and get Google assistant to work from standby (a feature that I loved in my redmi note 9 Pro) does anybody else have this problem?
do you mean without turning the screen on?
that would be quite cool
b0mb said:
do you mean without turning the screen on?
that would be quite cool
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Yes, i've always been able to do it, from my Redmi 5 plus to my last phone, Redmi Note 9 pro..even my GF can do it on her Mi 9.
I think it's a problem with Android 11, but can't be sure unless i get feedback from other users...I've tried all google setting (including the personalisation by ticking all boxes) tried everything in MIUI to no avail...it's a brilliant feature as i used to be able to just ask the time in bed/set an alarm etc without having to wake the screen...especially useful if you can't find your phone, just say 'ok google' and you can usually hear it!
Whenever i try it on my RN 10 pro, my RN9 Pro chirps up instead acting on behalf of it's much thicker bigger brother.
Comparison video... REDMI NOTE 10 PRO (LEFT) -- REDMI NOTE 9 PRO (RIGHT)
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Anybody????
not accessible
I always thought it was for security reasons one cannot do so
maybe 'trust' can work. check with headphones after approving as trusted device
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not accessible
I always thought it was for security reasons one cannot do so
maybe 'trust' can work. check with headphones after approving as trusted device
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Do you mean it's not accessible on your device?
I've used my headphones in the past but that was just part of it being open normally.i.e it shouldn't matter as i don't always have my headphones connected for it to work.
As i stated it can't be for security reasons as i've had this feature on previous Xiaomi phones (and my GFs phones as well) it's just the RN 10 pro...i'm wondering if it's because of Android 11?