Samsung Galaxy S circlejerk thread

[LeftyHoges]

Bit the bullet and bought a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge last night.

You have one chance to impress me Google / Android / Samsung.

Don't **** it up.

[mrbluu]

Bit the bullet and bought a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge last night.

You have one chance to impress me Google / Android / Samsung.

Don't **** it up.

Interesting.....

[Dcanto]

Bit the bullet and bought a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge last night.You have one chance to impress me Google / Android / Samsung.Don't **** it up.

Good to see you have renounced the dark side. What prompted the switch?

[goughy]

I actually don't know why people change ecosystems unless they are really keen for a move. Most people i know who've done it to try it out haven't been happy and have gone back, bagging what they tried. Maybe I'm a bit 'better the devil you know'?

[LeftyHoges]

Good to see you have renounced the dark side. What prompted the switch?

"Underwhelmingness" for a ridiculous price, I guess. $1560 for the 256GB Plus model? Wow. I got my Galaxy for $734, and will pick up a 128GB SD Card for $50. So half price.

Nothing about the 7 wowed me, and it seems Apple have run out of good ideas from the Jailbreak community to implement in iOS 10, so now is as good a time as any to trial the Android side. I have discovered that Android is an absolute POS unless running on the premo hardware though, and will need to allow me to do some super modding to catch up to the customisability of a Jailbroken iPhone, but like I said, now is as good a time as any to dip the toe in the water.

[WBennett]

"Underwhelmingness" for a ridiculous price, I guess. $1560 for the 256GB Plus model? Wow. I got my Galaxy for $734, and will pick up a 128GB SD Card for $50. So half price.

Nothing about the 7 wowed me, and it seems Apple have run out of good ideas from the Jailbreak community to implement in iOS 10, so now is as good a time as any to trial the Android side. I have discovered that Android is an absolute POS unless running on the premo hardware though, and will need to allow me to do some super modding to catch up to the customisability of a Jailbroken iPhone, but like I said, now is as good a time as any to dip the toe in the water.

Can you and Courty still be friends?

Was this using the 15% off code on Ebay?

[LeftyHoges]

Can you and Courty still be friends?

Was this using the 15% off code on Ebay?

We'll find a way through it.

Yeah mate. Bloody good code that.

[Courty]

We'll find a way through it.

That's what you think.

[Dcanto]

The bromance is over?

[goughy]

I think it's just getting harder and harder to be excited with new phone releases. Early on the were great gains to be made each new release in both features and OS. But that's showing dramatically. I'm a tech geek, I love this stuff and read gizmodo every day and cnet etc, but i just can't be bothered getting rid of my Nexus 5 atm. Might just be the right arse in me too. I'm looking the look of the Huawei P9, mostly for the camera though. And I don't really need it. And in the end, if I get something I'm just gonna put the Google launcher on it and run it like a Nexus phone.

[Yossarian]

I think it's just getting harder and harder to be excited with new phone releases. Early on the were great gains to be made each new release in both features and OS. But that's showing dramatically. I'm a tech geek, I love this stuff and read gizmodo every day and cnet etc, but i just can't be bothered getting rid of my Nexus 5 atm. Might just be the right arse in me too. I'm looking the look of the Huawei P9, mostly for the camera though. And I don't really need it. And in the end, if I get something I'm just gonna put the Google launcher on it and run it like a Nexus phone.

Have you considered a proof reading app?

[goughy]

If I got one, what would there be left for you to do?

Ps I don't like editing my mistakes that people point out, because it ruins your post

[Yossarian]

I'd find something. I'm good like that.PsThat's why I quoted it.

[goughy]

Have you considered a proof reading app?

Have you? I just saw that you missed at least one more!

[Yossarian]

Have you? I just saw that you missed at least one more!

I know. That was the most humorous.

[AndyP]

This Galaxy on fire yet?

Jetstar are making people turn them off pre-flight, not that it stopped one of their cabins smoking up.

[goughy]

Even though I knew it was gonna happen, I'm gutted the new Google phones are as dear as an iphone

[mrbluu]

Anyone got a Samsung S7....thoughts??

[goughy]

Not quite as hot to touch as the Note 7!

[Daves]

Through Clean Master I seem to have been able to "fix" the problem on my phone. It pointed the finger at a weather App that came with the 'phone, Accu Weather, which was causing an excess power draw. I have deleted it, and not had the battery issue surface since. Hopefully cured, fingers crossed. Thanks again Steve.

I found out a downside to CleanMaster that it pays to be aware of. We were travelling interstate last week, so we were using SIM data and/or WiFi where it was available. We seemed to be chewing bandwidth at ridiculously high rates. It took me a while, but I was eventually able to track it back to CM, which was using large amounts of background data (about 1 gig over 2 days). Thankfully I am able to block/turn off background data access for individual Apps.

[goughy]

I'm getting kinda keen to get a Pixel. Keep trying to find excuses to replace my Nexus 5.....

[mrbluu]

I'm getting kinda keen to get a Pixel. Keep trying to find excuses to replace my Nexus 5.....

Do it.

[LeftyHoges]

I'm getting kinda keen to get a Pixel. Keep trying to find excuses to replace my Nexus 5.....

May as well get an iPhone if you're gonna spend that sort of $$$

[goughy]

Why would I want an iPhone?

Yeah, not happy about the price of it, considering I bought my n5 for like $400. But I do love the basic pure Android over skinned versions, plus the updates. And it's so functional these days that I find no need to root my phone anymore. Google Now is fantastic now days and I'd love to have G assistant. The only functionality that is letting me down is the Apple Music app. It's not as functional on Android as Google music (can't even shuffle all your songs from one artist without making a playlist) and it doesn't work at all with Android Auto, Tasker or my Garmin watch. Have submitted feedback to Apple about that, and they actually contacted me and started a chat session, basically just explaining to me how to use the app and sending me a link to the user guide. Couldn't quite grasp I was giving them feedback on features other similar apps have that is missing in theirs.

[goughy]

Do it.

You've nearly convinced me! (Yeah, I'm easy)

You don't happen to have one?