Someone suggested that if you register the same finger twice it will be much better.
For me, I have no issue with it.
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Someone suggested that if you register the same finger twice it will be much better.
For me, I have no issue with it.
I have. I'll try to re-register this weekend. But all the S8s I've had are the same way. I'm not getting print rejects, it just does nothing until I lift and place finger on again. Like it needs to turn on with the first press and works the second one. It's not always like this but is the majority of the time.
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Did you get the vibrate to tell you it doesnt recognize the fp? It should if fps detected you finger.
For me it near 100% success rate if my finger covered most of the fps when I touch it.
Finger print sensor has been great for me. I'd say better and faster than the s7e.
I definitely registered my two index fingers twice. I rarely get failures. Try that @co.ag.2005. Hopefully it gets better for you.
Also, face unlock is amazing. I only go for it if I know I'm under good conditions. Like if I have my sunglasses on, I'll automatically go for the FPS. But if I know I'm good for facial unlock, I go for that and it is amazing and quick. Really quite fun to use. Great that I can pick knowing which I want to use and that I can rely on either.
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Yes. Again, things are just easier on Android. This is a great example.
Back then, I'd set up a toggle for the lock screen. When I was at home, I'd toggle it off. When I went out, toggle back on for the security. I loved it. Now, I don't even need the toggle anymore. It just works.
I definitely registered my two index fingers twice. I rarely get failures. Try that @co.ag.2005. Hopefully it gets better for you.
Also, face unlock is amazing. I only go for it if I know I'm under good conditions. Like if I have my sunglasses on, I'll automatically go for the FPS. But if I know I'm good for facial unlock, I go for that and it is amazing and quick. Really quite fun to use. Great that I can pick knowing which I want to use and that I can rely on either.
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S8 / Android has the option of using Smart Lock. Now that's magical
Yes. Again, things are just easier on Android. This is a great example.
Back then, I'd set up a toggle for the lock screen. When I was at home, I'd toggle it off. When I went out, toggle back on for the security. I loved it. Now, I don't even need the toggle anymore. It just works.
Hate to admit it, but I'm starting to get that itch to return to iOS. I do love this phone but it was two simple things that drive me nuts tonight.
1. A group text with all people that have iMessage. It was just such a clunky experience. They got my texts out of order. And they were late getting to me. Very annoying.
2. My mother in law, who is a bit technically challenged, kept trying to FaceTime me tonight. Not this phones fault but made me realize how much I miss FaceTime.
Ugh. I was hoping this day wouldn't come.
1. A group text with all people that have iMessage. It was just such a clunky experience. They got my texts out of order. And they were late getting to me. Very annoying.
2. My mother in law, who is a bit technically challenged, kept trying to FaceTime me tonight. Not this phones fault but made me realize how much I miss FaceTime.
Ugh. I was hoping this day wouldn't come.
Sometimes the ecosystem overrides the great phone.
Sad but true. If my whole family wasn't on iPhones and my whole music collection, etc. I still have my old iPhone 6s. Might just swap the SIM card for a few days and test it out.
In your situation, makes sense to go back to iOS. You gave the s8 a fair shot. The iPhone is a good phone.
Painful choice for sure. Again.. Love this phone. The only real annoyance I have other than the two situations I listed is the lock screen. I use the phone for work and their security disables smart lock. Sometimes this phone is a real pain to unlock.
I think I've found a solution. my iPhone 7 Plus as my main driver (with SSSB AW 2 Link) and my S8 as a secondary phone (with work emails too). Yes, I will have two phones but won't carry them both 100% of the time. Best of both worlds.
I need my main sim in my iPhone for messaging (group chats) and FaceTime.
I need my main sim in my iPhone for messaging (group chats) and FaceTime.
A lot of us here are using both. Similarly my iPhone is my main number for messaging, contacts, telephone calls and email. TBH, no android phone I've ever had works better for handling legacy .mac email accounts than my iPhone and Mac do. Plus messaging being accessible and with High Sierra proper syncing / unification between my desktop, laptop and phone - for work stuff it simply is a no brainier for me to keep iOS as my work tool.
I still sync my emails to my android devices but they don't support push,only fetch and sometimes there are delays or annoyances when deleting them. Gmail has a habit of going through process of deleting and then brings it back as a new message, thus requiring deletion again.
Likewise I can't keep track of my text and iMessages from work clients as well as I can on iOS with message forwarding and answering from my computers.
My iPhone however barely gets used for music or YouTube or social media. Barely even use the camera despite it being a great camera generally. I tend to do all that on my android devices.
It's a setup that works for me. iPhone for work, Android for media consumption and camera / cameras.
Got an update on my s8 plus exynos now i can hide the nav bar has a little dot
Got my software update yesterday.
Kudos to Samsung - this is the most-updated Galaxy I've owned thus far (S4, S6, S7, S8).
I've owned the phone for 6 weeks and it has already received one minor patch and 2 major software updates! Really hope Samsung can keep it up.
Only thing to remember is to disable overlays manually (it resets it after updates). Was reticent buying an S8 but definitely glad I bit the bullet, totally worth it.
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I'm going to do this soon too. Android for personal, iPhone for work. Will make like easier for me!
Waiting for new iPhones to be released so can make appropriate decision for which model etc. It's a business expense
So after resetting the device and not restoring my backup, I'm getting great (for me) battery life. I can easily make the day now with room to spare with 4 - 5 hrs SOT
What is most annoying though is that I haven't received the update currently rolling out to Europe at the moment. Currently stuck on the April security patch. Its this sort of BS from Samsung that could mean my S8+ replacement is a Pixel
However, I don't plan on going back to iOS in the near future. I've worked around my issues quite easily (probably as I don't have any friends and group chats to worry about).
I've got the phone running how I want simply with Nova and their new Google Now companion app which means I can swipte left and get Google Now and not Bixby
What is most annoying though is that I haven't received the update currently rolling out to Europe at the moment. Currently stuck on the April security patch. Its this sort of BS from Samsung that could mean my S8+ replacement is a Pixel
However, I don't plan on going back to iOS in the near future. I've worked around my issues quite easily (probably as I don't have any friends and group chats to worry about).
I've got the phone running how I want simply with Nova and their new Google Now companion app which means I can swipte left and get Google Now and not Bixby
Yeah I have tried that before and ultimately it became too much of a hassle for me personally.
I haven't decided yet. Gonna switch to the iPhone for a couple days to see if I could handle switching away from this device.
This is me for the most part as well, using my iOS 7+ as my primary work device and my S8+ as my personal device. I don't even put my personal email on my iOS devices any longer. Much of this was driven by past business behavior of being able to keep my work/private files segregated, both for tax and legal purposes.
But having said that, I do primarily use my Android device as my telephone number for incoming calls. I just have my iPhone setup to call forward to my Android phone. I tried the Google voice thing for a couple of years and it worked well but I wasn't willing to port my 15 year old number from my iPhone to Google voice.
Too bad you can't easily spoof your Caller ID on each call or I'd use my Android phone for all outbound calls as well.
You can with T-Mobile digits. It works gloriously. I can call from any phone even outside my carrier and it will show my number. I can also route incoming calls and texts as well
Been thinking the same as of late. The S8+ is nice, but iOS is hassle free. So, I'm on the fence, but I'm strongly considering using one of my jumps to get a iPhone 7 32gb (just so I don't have to put a down) and hold off until iPhone 8.
I think overall, I'm over the Samsung user experience and just want vanilla android. But, who am I kidding, I'll most likely pick up a Note 8