Samsung Galaxy Note20 / Note20 Ultra

[Cryates]

And with Goodlock you can make the default launcher do this in the app drawer. Talk about a clean way to reach all your apps in one swipe. View attachment 949992

I have Good Lock, and didn't even know this was a thing. Lol. Going to change it now.

 

[maka344]

I have Good Lock, and didn't even know this was a thing. Lol. Going to change it now.

What else is on offer with Good Lock?

 

[JagRunner]

Right? Yeah I'm still pretty salty with ios 14 app library and how they index apps. Remember when Apple was simplistic?

iOS14 makes it worse. I don't even want to use the widgets or app drawer at all.

 

[Cryates]

What else is on offer with Good Lock?

Here's a screenshot. Some cool customization tweaks. I already use a few of them.

 

[mjschabow]

I have Good Lock, and didn't even know this was a thing. Lol. Going to change it now.

Get the Home Up extension.

 

[Cryates]

So after five days or so of owning the phone, and having the adaptive power saving feature turned on, it automatically went into a power save mode this afternoon. Is there any way to see an itemized list of what settings it automatically tweaked?

 

[mtenuta]

So, after five days or so of owning the phone, and having the adaptive power setting feature turned on, it finally automatically went into a power save mode this afternoon. Is there any way to see an itemized list of what settings it automatically tweaked?

This is my big gripe with the phone and I had the same issue on the s20. At random times it automatically goes from optimized to medium. First at 68% now at 59% arggggh

 

[Cryates]

This is my big gripe with the phone and I had the same issue on the s20. At random times it automatically goes from optimized to medium. First at 68% now at 59% arggggh

Interesting. I honestly haven't noticed a difference. It was set at optimized, then it automatically went to medium, which I'm fine with, if a) I can't notice any differences based on my usage and b) its correctly switching.

 

[mtenuta]

Interesting. I honestly haven't noticed a difference. It was set at optimized, then it automatically went to medium, which I'm fine with, if a) I can't notice any differences based on my usage and b) its correctly switching.

My bad I just realized I have adaptive power saving on ,?

 

[Cryates]

My bad I just realized I have adaptive power saving on ,?

Yeah, that's the same thing I have turned on, and it automatically kicked into some kind lower power mode (but it doesn't seem like it just went with a default medium setting, but more of a custom power mode I have no visibility to), which again, I'm cool with if I can't tell a difference. I don't do anything really taxing on my phone. The most taxing thing is likely watching video.

 

[mtenuta]

Yeah, that's the same thing I have turned on, and it automatically kicked into some kind lower power mode (but it doesn't seem like it just went with a default medium setting, but more of a custom power mode I have no visibility to), which again, I'm cool with if I can't tell a difference. I don't do anything really taxing on my phone. The most taxing thing is likely watching video.

I'm just glad I figured out the cause. Funny how it clicked right after I posted lol

 

[The Game 161]

Some are saying have adaptive battery saving on hurts your battery lol

 

[Cryates]

Can't imagine that's the case. I've left it on while monitoring my battery and it saves juice, not the other way around. I think some folks get hung up on any and all background processes being bad.

 

[Oohara]

Yeah, like blatantly bashing a feature you think is "useless" solely because your device of choice doesn't have it is a beyond tired tactic. I can understand, like myself, not knowing how important a feature is until you use in practice, but if Apple does add 120Hz to the upcoming line of phones then the forum will predictably lose its mind over it, and herald Apple designers as geniuses. What's more funny about all of that is the 11"/12.9" iPad Pro is 120Hz.

While I agree that many features get laughed at until they show up on one’s preferred platform, which always is just as hilarious, I think the refresh rate thing is a feature that different people rate or perceive very differently. I have 120Hz on my iPad Pro but not on my iPhone; it’s not something I ever think about. The most important “cannot unsee” feature for me is OLED. My first OLED phone was the Note II, going to an iPhone 7 Plus after that was plain painful. But 120 Hz honestly isn’t a huge deal for me.

edit: and yes, the iPad Pro doesn’t have OLED but in that case I’m ok with it most of the time, since I mostly use it for work. Whenever I want to watch a movie on it though, I wish it was a Tab 7. An OLED/microled iPad mini is my current wet dream.

 

[Oohara]

I’ll be honest, I never use the app drawer on Android and won’t likely ever use it on iOS—just using the spotlight search box is so much quicker anyways, IMO.

Same here. Actually it struck me just the other day that I don’t spend hours obsessing over the order of the apps on my iPhone home screen anymore. I almost don’t give a crap where they the heck they are now, except a few key ones that I want to always have immediately available on the first page. For the rest...swipe down, type one letter, if Siri hasn’t suggested the right app already, which happens maybe 80% of the time...and boom. They can do what they want with the app drawer as far as I’m concerned, personally I’m never going to need it

 

[Cryates]

While I agree that many features get laughed at until they show up on one’s preferred platform, which always is just as hilarious, I think the refresh rate thing is a feature that different people rate or perceive very differently. I have 120Hz on my iPad Pro but not on my iPhone; it’s not something I ever think about.

I can definitely completely agree with this. My wife can't really perceive the difference between my 120Hz Note, and her 60Hz iPhone. At least not as much as I can. And I could never really perceive a difference between my iPad Pro at 120Hz and my iPhone at 60Hz. Not sure why I see the huge impact I do on my Note, but it's incredible and I love it on this device. I reset her iPhone 11 recently and scrolling through settings looked absolutely awful by comparison.

 

[The Game 161]

I can definitely completely agree with this. My wife can't really perceive the difference between my 120Hz Note, and her 60Hz iPhone. At least not as much as I can. And I could never really perceive a different between my iPad Pro at 120Hz and my iPhone at 60Hz. Not sure why I see the huge impact I do on my Note, but it's incredible and I love it on this device. I reset her iPhone 11 recently and scrolling through settings looked absolutely awful by comparison.

I don't get how people don't notice it for me it's a massive difference each to their own I guess

 

[Shanghaichica]

I don't get how people don't notice it for me it's a massive difference each to their own I guess

I can’t say if I’d be able to tell the difference as I’ve not used a 120hz phone before.

 

[drinkingtea]

I’m thinking of getting the Ultra when there’s a huge sale on it. Since I have an Apple Watch, all my notifications could go to the Watch (I can’t lose iMessage) while I’m using the Ultra. Is this a ridiculous idea? Or would it be better to just get a new iPad Pro instead?

 

[JagRunner]

I’m thinking of getting the Ultra when there’s a huge sale on it. Since I have an Apple Watch, all my notifications could go to the Watch (I can’t lose iMessage) while I’m using the Ultra. Is this a ridiculous idea? Or would it be better to just get a new iPad Pro instead?

I don't think the Apple Watch works with the Ultra

 

[drinkingtea]

I don't think the Apple Watch works with the Ultra

I know that. I’d keep my iPhone so that I could get notifications on my Apple Watch.

 

[Robbosan]

I don't see any difference between my iPhone 11 pro and my IPad pro 11" 60 v 120HZ.
Where i did see a difference was when i had a air 3 v 11 pro iPad.

Beats me though how a few in the iPhone threads reckon they don't see a difference between lcd and oled, think they are viewing with their wallet.

 

[swarlos]

But it is not just the app library that makes IOS 14 a mess. The whole widgets on the home screen are only half baked. You still can't position them them where you want in correlation with app icons. It still tries to auto arrange things for you. Then you can't (at least not on the betas) make widgets transparent or resize them. It is nice first steps....but it has a long way to go.
It always just one more tap isn't? I mean look at FaceID...works great...then you have to swipe to get to the homescreen...just one more tap!

I think if  put an option to bypass the lock screen with a few different options it would be awesome. Like this jailbreak tweak, autounlockx I had it set to immediately unlock the phone when I had no notifications and it was awesome.  seriously needs to implement something like that.

 

[jamezr]

I think if  put an option to bypass the lock screen with a few different options it would be awesome. Like this jailbreak tweak, autounlockx I had it set to immediately unlock the phone when I had no notifications and it was awesome.  seriously needs to implement something like that.

LOL...so to get what Android has had for years...I have to jailbreak my iphone? Apple just needs to let people have a simple setting option in FaceID to take straight tot he home screen or have to swipe first. How hard could this be?

 

[maka344]

LOL...so to get what Android has had for years...I have to jailbreak my iphone? Apple just needs to let people have a simple setting option in FaceID to take straight tot he home screen or have to swipe first. How hard could this be?

Not very, but Apple says no, so it’s no. This is what I really don’t like.
Why can’t I have a number row on my
Keyboard, even with a 3rd party keyboard?