I've seen many americans youtuber who keeps flaming samsung for not including wireless charging and it such a dumb critique not everyone is going to use wireless chagring that shit is going to hurt your battery more.

My Galaxy S8 plus. Timeless design from Samsung. Still using it as a secondary phone and still my favorite even though I upgraded.

Share your favorite galaxy models!

Although I still prefer a true compact mini phone like my iPhone 13 Mini, the S25 Edge is a pleasant surprise. It is not a worthy $1100 phone (at launch) but at less than $750 its a very compelling pickup and I did so recently.

I didn't think the thinness would matter at first. But like most reviewers told, you really have to try it out to really see what a significant difference in feel it is. My SO recently got the 18PM and I had a bunch of ultra flagships in the past few years. Those are bricks. It gets tiresome to use them over longer periods. My SO is even contemplating returning her iPhone because of how (top) heavy it is. The Edge is featherweight in comparison to most, if not all phones these days. I really cannot get over how marvelously thin and light it is to carry around and use. I actually whip out my phone more often because of it.

Don't get me wrong, I still want an actual modern flagship revision of something like the iPhone 13 Mini (which I finally retire for this Edge) or the 5.8~5.9 inch Zenfones but the Edge is a "proof of concept" that I can get by for now. Crazy how powerful and somewhat thermally efficient this is while sporting good stereo speakers, strong glass over an ultra-class QHD LTPO OLED display, fast storage/USB and especially an excellent main camera handed down from the ultra phone. The Edge feels like a proper "dumbed down" version of the Ultra. The regular and plus models have always felt like afterthoughts in terms of specs.

As for battery life... its actually pretty ok? I get between 6~7 hours SOT daily this whole week. Although it does end with less than 15% every night. And I do not do any sort of gaming on it. SiCa battery tech would have sealed the deal but I reckon it would make the Edge too good, potentially cannibalizing the Ultra's sale. Its still a major leap from my iPhone 13 Mini's sub 3 hours SOT lol (even with a new battery) but I've been spoiled before with flagships and even midrangers that can do more than 9 hours SOT without breaking a sweat.

So again, I can't understate how unreal the design of this phone is. Its so fucking thin! I still can't get over it after almost 2 weeks with it. I just wish they could have shrunk the overall size to 6.3~6.5 inch atleast.

What's everyone think of it now after its been out a year? Anyone with one, how's it held up so far? I'm definitely keeping this for the next year or two depending on how the battery holds up after some degradation. Also looking forward to an upcoming vacation so I can test out the cameras soon.

My dad: A24 My mom: A16 Me: A15 My sister: A27

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​I wore my watch to bed, as I have done for the last 3 years, and woke up with a burn on my arm. The watch was fully charged when I went to bed, completely dead when I woke up, and now it won't turn on—not that I want it to. It sucks, as I trusted the thing not to hurt me (lol). Is there any way I can get it replaced, since it overheating is not my fault?

After one UI 9 update, I did a factory reset and when I tried to remove the above package, it failed.

I was able to debloat the device in One UI 8.5 while running the same command.

Does anyone know to debloat the device without root.
The device is A56

Edit: Was able to remove the packages using canta

What's everybody's opinion on the combined camera bump Samsung's switched to on their newer A series models? (A26 and up for Ax6, and all of the Ax7/Ax8 so far)

Is it bad? Good? Okay? I personally like it as it's simple and clean.

I need your thoughts

To give a bit of background: over the last 20 years or so, my tech journey has been pretty evenly split—roughly 10 years on Android followed by about 10 years on various iPhones. I consider myself a true power user rather than an average consumer, so I really like to push my devices to their absolute limits and tailor them to my exact workflow.

After a decade back in the Apple ecosystem, I made the jump to the Samsung Z Fold 8. Not only did I manage to completely replace every single iOS service and feature I relied on, but it also unlocked a whole set of capabilities I had almost forgotten I needed.

That massive inner display—which I fitted with a matte screen protector to get as close as possible to the iPhone Duo paper-like vibe—has finally given a foldable a real, meaningful place in my digital setup.

Replacing iOS & The Ecosystem Bridge

One of my biggest concerns was losing the ecosystem magic, but I’ve successfully replaced virtually everything I used on iOS with equivalent or better alternatives on Samsung/Android.

Even the legendary Universal Clipboard (copy on phone, paste on MacBook) is seamlessly up and running. If anyone is interested in the specifics, let me know in the comments—I’d be happy to write a detailed breakdown of how I replaced every single iOS service, and what brand-new features Android offers that iOS simply cannot replicate right now.

The iPad Dilemma

Over the last few years, I went through a cycle of buying and selling various iPads. I wanted to love them so badly, but I constantly found myself not using them enough to justify keeping them. It felt like a genuine waste to have a device sitting around just to be used every now and then.

The one that lasted the longest was the iPad Mini, but even then, as a power user, I kept running into limits that drove me crazy:

- No proper browser extensions.

- Zero option to sideload apps outside the official App Store.

- A frustrating, clunky experience whenever I tried to deal with Excel formulas.

In the end, for any real task, I always found myself reaching for my MacBook anyway.

The Foldable Sweet Spot

With a modern foldable like the Fold 8, I finally have the best of both worlds: a compact phone to carry around in my pocket, and an almost 8-inch tablet ready the exact second I need it. I honestly haven't been this happy with a tech purchase in years.

A Quick Word on Apple vs. Samsung

Let me be clear: Samsung isn't objectively "better" than Apple, and Apple isn't objectively better than Samsung. They just target completely different end users with different priorities:

- Apple is still unbeatable out of the box. It just works, seamlessly and with zero friction for the general user.

- Samsung, on the other hand, requires a bit of tweaking, optimizing, and customizing to reach its full potential. But once you set it up to fit your workflow, it can even outperform the iPhone itself.

I'm saying this as someone who still loves Apple and relies heavily on their hardware. My current daily setup is a MacBook + Dual Apple Studio Displays paired with the Samsung Z Fold 8, and I haven't enjoyed using my tech setup this much in a very long time.

P.S. I also ended up swapping my Apple Watch Ultra and AirPods Pro for the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and Galaxy Buds4 Pro. Coming from Apple's top-tier wearables, I went in with realistic expectations, but I’ve been extremely and pleasantly surprised by how well they perform.

Violet for her and blue for me, both 1Tb. Absolute beasts 🔥 Not a review but it made me choose a flair.

I am home sick with the flu and Samsung is basically recording my day as inadequate. It would sure be nice to tell the app I'm sick and lighten up on my activity and excessive sleep.

Hello!

My Samsungs A36 camera got blurry all of a sudden, have no idea how go fix it. Photos look like this:

0.5× is working fine. Has anyone seen something like that? What was the fix?

Thanks, have a great day!

I just woke n saw this crack on my phone,

Yea i dropped im once or twice but that wasne that hard to be cracked

Idk what to do now it is quite concerning :'(

Also it's been only 2 months

Can it be covered in warranty ?

What i can do to prevent this again?

No no noo. My quick panel was so perfect. I just did the software update💔. Anyone know if there's any way to get the old quick panel back or at least remove that opaque look from the bars?

I use a Samsung Galaxy phone, and I really like the earbuds widgets available in the Galaxy Wearable app. However, I don't own Samsung Galaxy Buds. I use OnePlus earbuds instead, and unfortunately, the OnePlus app doesn't offer similar widgets.

Is there any third party app, workaround, or mod that would let me use Samsung's Galaxy Buds style widgets with my OnePlus earbuds?

I'd love to have the same kind of widgets on my home screen, even though I'm using earbuds from a different brand.

Hello!

I currently am wanting to upgrade from an iPhone SE 2020 to the A17 and I am wondering how the phone performs with multiple apps open. I'm mostly upgrading because my current phone doesn't support 5g and it is hard to find practical reviews. I don't care about the cameras and don't play mobile games either. I just want to know how it functions with day-to-day tasks.

Thanks in advance!

Was using the S23 Ultra for almost three years and just upgraded to the S26 Ultra, and honestly couldn't be happier with it. Just sharing my experience for anyone on an S23 Ultra thinking of making the jump!

Display

The S26 Ultra's main display upgrade is the privacy display, which is actually pretty useful when using your phone in public. One of the features that I actually really wanted and it works really great.

Camera

The S23 Ultra's camera was great, but this is where the upgrade is obvious. The 200MP main sensor on the S26 Ultra opens up to f/1.4 against f/1.7 on my S23 Ultra, so it is pulling in noticeably more light, and the 5x telephoto at f/2.9 is way brighter than the f/4.9 10x on the S23U. nightography is much better because of it. low light shots hold detail much better than what I was getting before. I was a bit worried about losing the dedicated 10x lens but zoom still goes up to 100x and the 10x optical quality zoom holds up really well, it's still the range I use the most. super steady with horizontal lock is also great on the S26 Ultra, video stays level all the time.

Galaxy AI Features

AI is probably where I've noticed the biggest difference coming from the S23 Ultra. The S23 Ultra only got galaxy AI later through an update, and three generations later the S26 Ultra adds a lot of newer tools and deeper integration across samsung's apps and features, with things like smarter editing, more contextual assistance and improved on device processing. Some of it I've used is genuinely useful, like photo assist for quick edits right in the gallery and priority notifications, all are great use cases on a daily basis.

Battery

Battery-wise, the S26 Ultra wins too. Same 5,000mAh on paper but the S26 Ultra lasts noticeably longer than my S23 Ultra did thanks to the newer, more efficient chip and software optimisations, better SOT and way better standby. Charging is also faster so topping up is quicker.

Processor

This is a bigger upgrade than I expected. The S26 Ultra runs the snapdragon 8 elite gen 5 against the 8 Gen 2 on the S23 Ultra. I felt the difference right away when running multiple apps, and even more once I started gaming, running a proper multitasking setup or using the heavier galaxy AI features. The other thing is sustained load, the S26 Ultra holds its performance longer instead of tailing off after twenty minutes, and the upgraded NPU is also what drives the real-time noise reduction in the camera.

The S23 Ultra was a good phone, but if you're on one and thinking about upgrading, the S26 Ultra is a clear step up in every area that matters. it will get updates for years longer, and has three generations of improvements over the s23U. Really happy I made the upgrade. If you are eyeing S26 Ultra, go for it

Hi, My family used to be an Android family and at some point we all switched to Apple. Recently, we’re all kind of annoyed with iOS and are looking at going back to android.

The initial research I did in fold type phones showed me that the Samsung version has a 4.9 average rating over thousands of reviews.

My question is, is that phone really that good? I’m looking to get this for my wife but I want to buy it outright but don’t want to overspend. TIA

Should I be worried about marks on the screen when buying this refurbished good Z Flip7?

Or is it worth paying £200 extra for very good?

I think this an insane deal anyways, considering this phone was £1,049 last year.

Website is giffgaff, quite well regarded here in the UK.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! 🙏