That quick settings are is only present on certain S5s. AT&T's version doesn't have that.
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That quick settings are is only present on certain S5s. AT&T's version doesn't have that.
Forgot how great the camera is on the Galaxy S5! We saw a large herd of elk on a fishing trip over the weekend in the White mountains in AZ.
There was about 80 cows and calves crossing the road after a big rain.....
Scenes from the lookout on the way home from the lake....
There was about 80 cows and calves crossing the road after a big rain.....
Scenes from the lookout on the way home from the lake....
Camera is probably the best thing about the SGS5 (and of every Samsung flagship IMO).
The second picture is great!
To be honest, the firmware update I got the other day made a vast change compared to animation setting, so much so I just turned developer options off so they are all stock now.
I have responsiveness issues at all.
Everything from multitasking which used to have a delay reaction regardless of animation setting has basically gone with the update.
I'm genuinely impressed that an update that reduced actual user accessible memory by 10% has improved performance so much for me.
Definetly appears Samsung have been trying to address the under the hood issues of Touchwiz - now if only they would do the same to my note pro 12.2
Great to hear.
My S4 got a similar update last week. I've noticed a couple of small things but nothing major.
The worst thing is my GEL launcher has changed - before I didn't need to leave GPS on for the Google Now cards to work properly, now it is demanding that Location is switched on for basic functions, even calendar reminders.
Tbh my G3 should be arriving back from the workshop in a few days so this may be my last week with Samsung for some time.
Is this update specific to any carrier. I am yet to get anything from ATT.
Great pics.... I'm heading down to the smoky mountains this weekend and hope to really see what the S5 can do!
Coming from a 5S, I was a little taken back by the S5. Not because of the size or android....but by touchwiz. It does lag at times....takes a good 5-6 seconds just to open the camera
Had to download the google edition cam as it's a little faster at opening. Anyway, I was on the fence between returning it and keeping the iphone. I then activated developers options. I changed the transitions to 0.5x thinking it would slightly help with the lag I was experiencing in the OS. It did not. Definitely was quicker but definitely has nothing to do with speeding up the os in general. So I changed the transitions to 2x and navigating through the OS became very smooth, iphone like. It's slower but feels a lot more smoother when going through apps. I have to say it made my experience with the S5 much more enjoyable. Picked up a gear 2 neo for $100 and it should arrive tomorrow. Now, I'm close to saying I-what?
Had to download the google edition cam as it's a little faster at opening. Anyway, I was on the fence between returning it and keeping the iphone. I then activated developers options. I changed the transitions to 0.5x thinking it would slightly help with the lag I was experiencing in the OS. It did not. Definitely was quicker but definitely has nothing to do with speeding up the os in general. So I changed the transitions to 2x and navigating through the OS became very smooth, iphone like. It's slower but feels a lot more smoother when going through apps. I have to say it made my experience with the S5 much more enjoyable. Picked up a gear 2 neo for $100 and it should arrive tomorrow. Now, I'm close to saying I-what?
I just tested the speed of my galaxy s5 camera multiple times.
I can open the camera and have a photo taken, with flash, in the dark, in around four seconds.
If yours is taking 5 to 6 seconds just to open the camera, take it back to the shop and moan. I would.
It takes two seconds to open the camera from the lock screen, which isn't that fast but acceptable.
I just tried Google camera, it is a fraction faster, not much.
I can open the camera and have a photo taken, with flash, in the dark, in around four seconds.
If yours is taking 5 to 6 seconds just to open the camera, take it back to the shop and moan. I would.
It takes two seconds to open the camera from the lock screen, which isn't that fast but acceptable.
I just tried Google camera, it is a fraction faster, not much.
After new update my camera opens in about 2 secs tops.
I will upload a video later showing how fast my S5 and buttery smooth it has become since the firmware was updated last week and how it handles memory now.
Sweet, I'm yet to get the update. I'm guessing it won't make a heap of difference to my camera experience.
Ok I've done a video - its a bit crappy tbh.
I was trying to see what I was doing through the viewfinder of my other phone so a few times I missed buttons when pressing or hit the back button instead of the kill task button, but hey you can at least get the idea and see how its handling memory after the firmware update despite user accessible amount going from 1.81 to 1.67 after the firmware, the amount used when running multiple programmes and when not - has dropped exponentially. I used to hover around 1.3-1.4GB stationary and 1.7gb when running a few apps. Now it hovers around 1gb stationary and 1.2-1.3 with some apps running.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhkGbxyiSVA
Developer Mode is turned off - animations are all set to default settings.
I was trying to see what I was doing through the viewfinder of my other phone so a few times I missed buttons when pressing or hit the back button instead of the kill task button, but hey you can at least get the idea and see how its handling memory after the firmware update despite user accessible amount going from 1.81 to 1.67 after the firmware, the amount used when running multiple programmes and when not - has dropped exponentially. I used to hover around 1.3-1.4GB stationary and 1.7gb when running a few apps. Now it hovers around 1gb stationary and 1.2-1.3 with some apps running.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhkGbxyiSVA
Developer Mode is turned off - animations are all set to default settings.
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Thanks for the video!
I was gonna look in YouTube for videos of this update to check the performance.
It does feel a lot more smoother and faster, but I have the feeling that performance will suffer again in the future with updates. I just keep thinking Samsung will screw things up with poorly optimised updates.
Looks great. Huge imprvoement with opening multitask window. With developer mode is on, animations to 0.5 and ART it is going to be super fast right (like htc and naked android) ? Still waiting for this update from ATT. What case you are using?
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I don't think so they are going to screw up. I came across S5 lag related threads in every android forum. Lot of users are mentioning about Samsung improving things going forward with the updates. Looks like it is common theme with Samsung.
You were PHX and it is in the middle of the desert. You have to drive a hour or so to get to some pines and mountains. But AZ is beautiful in some areas....but mostly desert!
I was at Knoll Lake
http://www.arizona-leisure.com/knoll-lake.html