I’d buy one under the 14 day returns period but CPW told me last year I’d done it too many times. lol People rave about stock Android but I preferred the Samsung skin with some neat features.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 9
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awesome, thanks! mine arrives tomorrow
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How do I do that?
I suggest turning animations down to 0.5x instead of the default 1. It's a matter of personal preference, but I think "off" is too distracting and 1 is too slow.
go to settings -> about phone / software
tap the build number section 7 times. It'll say something like "congrats, you unlocked developer options"
go back to settings page and find developer options
scroll down until you see 3 entries of animation settings and change all from 1 to 0.5x. It just makes the phone feel a bit more "snappy" IMO. I just don't like slow animations but I do like some animation
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Oh yeah, I did that and it flies, I thought he meant some kind of animation with intelligent scan specifically haha.awesome, thanks! mine arrives tomorrow
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I suggest turning animations down to 0.5x instead of the default 1. It's a matter of personal preference, but I think "off" is too distracting and 1 is too slow.
go to settings -> about phone / software
tap the build number section 7 times. It'll say something like "congrats, you unlocked developer options"
go back to settings page and find developer options
scroll down until you see 3 entries of animation settings and change all from 1 to 0.5x. It just makes the phone feel a bit more "snappy" IMO. I just don't link slow animations but I do like some animation
3 hr, 21 mins SOT (if you're into that metric) and I've lost 32% (57% down to 25%) out of the box.Okay, this battery is going to be RIDICULOUS. I'm at 1 hr, 28 min screen time and I've only dropped 11% in that time. This is all during the setup of course while downloading all my apps and updates and what not.
Way way too early to make predictions on it, but here I am.
It’s the iris scanner and face unlock combined. I used it on the S9 + and it works really well. Very fast.
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It uses the iris scanner so its very secure.
Chrome comes across as a terrible web browser once you've used Samsung's browser. It's so fluid.
Yup. It’s my default on my Pixel. One or the most slept on smartphone apps. Sammy’s browser might just be the best on the market.
I got exactly what you're looking for, and even more. Install Samsung's Good Lock 2018 app. It's the Samsung Experience UI on steroids. After you install the app, then install all the different components of the app. The app is only available in the Samsung Galaxy App Store.
Yup, it's my go to on all my Android phones, though Safari is still my number one choice across platforms.
They really need to update the app icon though, I have a purple chrome logo that I use instead of stock, but it would be nice if I didn't have to use an app icon switcher app.
I'm finding out real quick that Bixby sucks lol. Also I'm no audiophile, but these AKG wireless headphones that you get (if you chose them over the Fortnite stuff) are so good.
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I use bixby to search for photos on my device, "go to gallery and find photos of guitars", magic, especially when you have 5000+ photos.
As a device centric tool it's better than the rest.
As a competitor to voice assistants, not so.
As a device centric tool it's better than the rest.
As a competitor to voice assistants, not so.
You should order from Samsung would had it today plus get gift as well..I'm so mad at Best Buy right now. Mine still hasn't shipped, and just today around noon it went from PreOrder to Preparing, and now 7 hours later, it still hasn't shipped. They have one more day to ship it to get it to me by the 24th.
One more review, MKBHD. Note 8 was his choice for phone of the year last year. I think, based of his review, it's safe to say, the Note 9 wins it again this year.
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