'New' fingerprint speed hack - Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Guides, News, & Discussion

This is new to me, turn off the battery optimized for apps: com.samsung.android.biometric
The fingerprint scan is so quick, the screen makes the change, the fingerprint animation hasn't finished. Try it!
Placebo or not???!!

wj_johnson said:
This is new to me, turn off the battery optimized for apps: com.samsung.android.biometric
The fingerprint scan is so quick, the screen makes the change, the fingerprint animation hasn't finished. Try it!
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I say NOT a placebo. This seems much faster.
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Hosehead said:
I say NOT a placebo. This seems much faster.
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I knew it was faster!!!!!

Wow... I was very skeptical but still tried... Looks like it's working ~2 times faster now...

So, why doesn't Samsung have this set as "not optimised" by default?
If someone from Samsung is reading this, maybe it will get changed in an upcoming OTA but I wouldn't hold my breath...

Nice find. Much better now. Thanks a lot fot the tips

Most definitely better!

Wooow!!! The change is incredibly big
Great discovery ?

"com.samsung.android.biometric" doesn't show up in my apps list under settings . I'm using the SM-N975F/DS, which is Exynos version. Does anyone have Exynos based Note 10 who is able to change this setting?
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edwardwong said:
"com.samsung.android.biometric" doesn't show up in my apps list under settings . I'm using the SM-N975F/DS, which is Exynos version. Does anyone have Exynos based Note 10 who is able to change this setting?
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OK, found it under "special access" , I have to search for "Optimize battery usage" in the settings search bar and then filter for All apps, then look for "com.samsung.android.biometric" and turn off battery optimization. Tried this setting, and I only notice a very slight improvement in unlocking speed. So maybe this doesn't benefit Exynos devices as much. Would like to hear others' experiences.

Wow this is fast nice find I'm on N976B 5G Note10+ Exynos

It doesn't show up when I try to go to optimize battery for some reason.

raghav1707 said:
It doesn't show up when I try to go to optimize battery for some reason.
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Settings menu, search for optimize, select optimize battery usage, change list to all, look for com.Samsung.biometrics.app... Uncheck it.
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I think it has an effect. seems better indeed.
I wonder how this will affect battery life

That's almost instant! I usually just plugged in my PIN bc the delay was so high. This is great. Thanks! Sprint Note10+ SM-N975U

100% not placebo. Mine slowed down noticeably after I put tempered glass on my screen - it's now just as fast as it was when I first got it.

Hosehead said:
Settings menu, search for optimize, select optimize battery usage, change list to all, look for com.Samsung.biometrics.app... Uncheck it.
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When looking at the apps listed I see seven com.samsung. apps . I cannot expand them to see which one is for biometrics. I am missing something. Can you tell me which one it is?
Thanks

bjtcars said:
When looking at the apps listed I see seven com.samsung. apps . I cannot expand them to see which one is for biometrics. I am missing something. Can you tell me which one it is?
Thanks
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When on the full list of apps, use the search for bio; that should bring it right up.
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When on the full list of apps, use the search for bio; that should bring it right up.
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That did it Thank You and it does seem much faster!

Definitely not a placebo affect. Nice find!

There was speculation on the Reddit thread about this potentially burning out the scanner faster. Any logic behind that theory?

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Screen sensitivity adjustment app.

So I was searching around for something that would allow me to change my screen sensitivity. And I'll tell you now this app did wonders try it out on super optimized and check start on boot and restart your phone and see the difference. Its called touch screen booster in the app store
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About to try this out.
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About to try this out.
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let me know if it works for you it felt different to me!
I selected super optimized and I think I feel a difference. Although, it could be all in my mind lol.
SocialReject said:
I selected super optimized and I think I feel a difference. Although, it could be all in my mind lol.
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hahaha see that is what im afraid of lol. But if you feel different and I feel different, then maybe just maybe it is different.:victory:
SGS Touchscreen Booster?
banditnich said:
SGS Touchscreen Booster?
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Bingo.
This was suggested before in the sensitivity bug thread. Tried it myself, doesn't do diddly squat, my pressure measurements in the development settings still read in the .40s.
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Bingo.
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isn't it only for Samsung Galax S up to Android 2.3.x.?
I tried it, set the sensitivity to 0.28 and the time to register a tap to 1 , and the UI really was quicker, overall it was alot snappier, it's not just a placebo... although , i the press values remained the same according to pointer location from developer's settings...
I lowered the sensitivity to 0.26 and managed to get a 0.27 press value, never succeeded before to go under 0.28. Anyways , with lower values than 0.28 and with quick swiping the ui starts to stutter.. not to mention even though the UI felt snapier on 0.28 + register tap 1 , but the sensitivity drop was bigger, and it needs now even harder press..so i ended up uninstalling the app...
I really hate the "recent apps" bug, the sensitivity drops, it's driving me crazy
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For press values I wasn't able to get under 28 before or after applying the "Fix". Will keep using it over the day to see if I notice any difference.

Air Swiper - Air swipes to control your phone

If you have dirty hands or you just can not touch your phone just hover or swipe your hand above the phone sensor. And the thing will get running for you. Please keep in mind that I am still improving it. So please report every bug you find. Contact me on [email protected]. Hope you will like it.
Thank you.
Official XDA thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389752
Google Play link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.helmisek.project.airswiper
Cool app but I like to have my screen lock with pattern and it doesn't work.
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downloaded.. and it's worked.. ! thanks
This is cool and the wave of the future!
Sweet!
lol nobody wants to touch there phones anymore
Downloaded.
It's some pretty cool business.
I can't get the swipe to open to the SMS to work though; most other functions seem functional.
Downloading now and will report any bugs I find, thanks.
Hi works really well to turn on/off screen,but when you have it enabled for WiFi also it gets a bit confusing.when you swipe to unlock screen great,hold hand for 2 seconds great WiFi comes on but when you want to just turn off WiFi it turns off screen no matter and you need to swipe screen back on and turn off WiFi manually as it always turns off screen before you turn off wifi,not a complaint just an ob but a really great app
many thanks am using it to turn my screen on and off.
many thanks.
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Hi works really well to turn on/off screen,but when you have it enabled for WiFi also it gets a bit confusing.when you swipe to unlock screen great,hold hand for 2 seconds great WiFi comes on but when you want to just turn off WiFi it turns off screen no matter and you need to swipe screen back on and turn off WiFi manually as it always turns off screen before you turn off wifi,not a complaint just an ob but a really great app
many thanks am using it to turn my screen on and off.
many thanks.
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Well thank you for your report. I am going to improve it. Happy to see you like it.
Johmama said:
Downloading now and will report any bugs I find, thanks.
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Looking forward to your results.
swiggins said:
Downloaded.
It's some pretty cool business.
I can't get the swipe to open to the SMS to work though; most other functions seem functional.
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yyz71 said:
lol nobody wants to touch there phones anymore
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Well I don't know what is happening to you because everybody who has GNex 4 is not having this problem.
RealiZms said:
Sweet!
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Thanks.
galaxys said:
This is cool and the wave of the future!
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Happy to see you like it!
zarboga said:
downloaded.. and it's worked.. ! thanks
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No problem.
blankit said:
Cool app but I like to have my screen lock with pattern and it doesn't work.
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Is Air Swiper an device administrator?
Downloaded and works great. just want to know if this will drain a lot of battery
El Killer said:
Downloaded and works great. just want to know if this will drain a lot of battery
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Downloaded as well, was wondering the same thing. Will report later about battery usage
El Killer said:
Downloaded and works great. just want to know if this will drain a lot of battery
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Yeah the app works very well. Please guys report if it drains battery or decreases the sensors age .
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I dont get a great battery drain, will check with stats and report
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Maybe an issue? When disabling the game mode, the screen turns off (Turn off/on the screen by motion is enabled).
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blsrbl said:
Maybe an issue? When disabling the game mode, the screen turns off (Turn off/on the screen by motion is enabled).
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This is behavior needed to fully active the game mode. I am actually trying to get it working without it.
New update information
Hey guys I actually fixed a lot of stuff I did a lot of changes but some things are still delaying me from being able to release the new update.
Actually new update may be possible to be seen by the end of this week.
As long as I am working on it alone it is really hard for me and I am giving it, all the free time I have I spend a lot of nights on it.
So if you guys would be that kind please consider some small donation. I want to buy S4 to see how the things are going on it. Or an HTC One so I can test the app on powerful device and improve it more and faster. Or just buy me a coffee or a donut. Many thanks, many thanks.
I would really appreciate it and I'll give you credits in the OP
Note: If anyone made a donation, PM me. Thanks.
Tried this and its a great little feature, not sure how useful it is yet but the idea of it is great! Well done
RYARNI said:
Tried this and its a great little feature, not sure how useful it is yet but the idea of it is great! Well done
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Happy to see you like it.
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Happy to see you like it.
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anyone tried this app with the new nex7 FHD? and does it drain battery much? TIA

Resolution To High For GPU

I've just purchased this phone and overall I like it. One thing I think is holding this beast back is the resolution. The GPU seems to seriously struggle - it's even noticeable when switching apps, navigating the settings, etc. It just seems like it doesn't have quite enough grunt.
Is anyone else experiencing a similar thing?
I was using an Xperia Z2 earlier today and everything seemed far more fluid and smooth. I'm honestly considering selling my 2 day old G3 and switching to a Z2.
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I've just purchased this phone and overall I like it. One thing I think is holding this beast back is the resolution. The GPU seems to seriously struggle - it's even noticeable when switching apps, navigating the settings, etc. It just seems like it doesn't have quite enough grunt.
Is anyone else experiencing a similar thing?
I was using an Xperia Z2 earlier today and everything seemed far more fluid and smooth. I'm honestly considering selling my 2 day old G3 and switching to a Z2.
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Mine is very fluid with zero lag. Then again I'm rooted, and I debloated the phone. It's very fast, If you know a away to record your screen I'll upload a video.
Pilz said:
Mine is very fluid with zero lag. Then again I'm rooted, and I debloated the phone. It's very fast, If you know a away to record your screen I'll upload a video.
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What did you do to debloat - which apps etc removed?
I'm rooted, but no idea which apps are safe to remove.
Nucleotide said:
What did you do to debloat - which apps etc removed?
I'm rooted, but no idea which apps are safe to remove.
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Well I froze all of them via titanium, some apps in there are just ones I'm not using currently. I would freeze then instead if uninstalling them personally. See screenshots below.
Pilz said:
Well I froze all of them via titanium, some apps in there are just ones I'm not using currently. I would freeze then instead if uninstalling them personally. See screenshots below.
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Thanks a lot. I'm going to give it ago. :good:
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Thanks a lot. I'm going to give it ago. :good:
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I recorded a video of my screen via some app. In running nova with animations at the fastest for the launcher because I don't care about transitions. Is still very fast to open spots as you can see below. I'm sure you can see that it's fluid for the most part besides my jerk's between menus scrolling like I have ADHD
LG G3 test: http://youtu.be/mHg2Skfuv84
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Well I froze all of them via titanium, some apps in there are just ones I'm not using currently. I would freeze then instead if uninstalling them personally. See screenshots below.
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So which of these apps did you actually freeze? Or all of them?
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So which of these apps did you actually freeze? Or all of them?
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Every app on that list is frozen so yes.
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Also don't freeze anything you're using because I've accidentally don't that before and I had to figure put what I did.
Nucleotide said:
So which of these apps did you actually freeze? Or all of them?
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maybe you should take the advice of your signature and use the search feature. this has alllllllllll been covered extensively.
Enddo said:
maybe you should take the advice of your signature and use the search feature. this has alllllllllll been covered extensively.
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I agree, and never freeze anything that you don't know the function of. It can happen accidentally, but I've learned from my mistakes.

Hidden Menu benefits

Hello guys, has the title says, what benefits I can get from the hidden menu on the G4 H811?
I recently turned OFF Fast dormancy mode and I see tons of options like changing bands on LTE or even LTE aggregation.
Any options I can turn on OFF that give positive results?
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Hello guys, has the title says, what benefits I can get from the hidden menu on the G4 H811?
I recently turned OFF Fast dormancy mode and I see tons of options like changing bands on LTE or even LTE aggregation.
Any options I can turn on OFF that give positive results?
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Not really and sometimes launching those activities outside their intended original source can cause all kinds of crazy **** to happen.. now you can use the app quick shortcut maker and make a direct shortcut to all kinds of system settings and a bunch that you cannot even get to MV system settings menus which is really cool like a direct shortcut to the usage manager that shows your battery running apps and data usage in a single section altogether that's not in the regular settings and all kinds of other settings and some that have been disabled by the carrier… be careful and for god sakes do not touch the system shutdown monitor activity because I saw someone take weeks to figure out how to pool their phone back out from a solid brick where the power wouldn't even come on at all just by clicking launch on that activity lol
Through my ancient eyes comes the certainty of decay... LG G4 & L 70
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Not really and sometimes launching those activities outside their intended original source can cause all kinds of crazy **** to happen.. now you can use the app quick shortcut maker and make a direct shortcut to all kinds of system settings and a bunch that you cannot even get to MV system settings menus which is really cool like a direct shortcut to the usage manager that shows your battery running apps and data usage in a single section altogether that's not in the regular settings and all kinds of other settings and some that have been disabled by the carrier… be careful and for god sakes do not touch the system shutdown monitor activity because I saw someone take weeks to figure out how to pool their phone back out from a solid brick where the power wouldn't even come on at all just by clicking launch on that activity lol
Through my ancient eyes comes the certainty of decay... LG G4 & L 70
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Thanks for your response, I tottally agree with you. Thanks for your help mate.
I havent touched anything and will not in future lol.
Only thing is I put my device to LTE only and thats it.
atrix_noob said:
Thanks for your response, I tottally agree with you. Thanks for your help mate.
I havent touched anything and will not in future lol.
Only thing is I put my device to LTE only and thats it.
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I feel ya man better safe than sorry huh lol. But there is some cool stuff mainly making direct Shortcuts to specific system settings is what I do and settings and features the carrier disabled which most always disable something (verizon being the worst, control freaks). Like I can reenable stock launcher themes on my g4 verizon cut out, using the activities. The app QUICK SHORTCUT MAKER is a priceless tool and has practically no limits. Will even let you try the activity in the app just use comon sense and don't hesitate to ask and if you need any other help pm me and I'll take a swing at it. Good luck
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dadrumgod said:
I feel ya man better safe than sorry huh lol. But there is some cool stuff mainly making direct Shortcuts to specific system settings is what I do and settings and features the carrier disabled which most always disable something (verizon being the worst, control freaks). Like I can reenable stock launcher themes on my g4 verizon cut out, using the activities. The app QUICK SHORTCUT MAKER is a priceless tool and has practically no limits. Will even let you try the activity in the app just use comon sense and don't hesitate to ask and if you need any other help pm me and I'll take a swing at it. Good luck
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I just buyed the app, priceless.
Perfectly simple. I like it.
And yes verizon is one of the carriers that blocks almost everything of your phone.
atrix_noob said:
I just buyed the app, priceless.
Perfectly simple. I like it.
And yes verizon is one of the carriers that blocks almost everything of your phone.
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That app opens up all kinds of possibilities and even using custom icons from icon packs , you can't beat it.
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dadrumgod said:
That app opens up all kinds of possibilities and even using custom icons from icon packs , you can't beat it.
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Hahah thanks for the recommendation mate! It sure is a great app!

Android 10 changes

Just got the update from Verizon. what are the biggest changes to the latest Android version?
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...for me randomised MAC address, better control Location permissions, Scoped storage but I'm not 100% sure if is enabled in Android 10, more polished OneUI... so far I like A10, don't like only new battery stats
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https://www.rprna.com/updates/one-u...10-for-the-galaxy-note-10-complete-changelog/
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...for me randomised MAC address, better control Location permissions, Scoped storage but I'm not 100% sure if is enabled in Android 10, more polished OneUI... so far I like A10, don't like only new battery stats
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Curious, are you not a fan of the gesture navigation?
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https://www.rprna.com/updates/one-u...10-for-the-galaxy-note-10-complete-changelog/
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fails to mention the up in pro mode iso to 3200 in the cam and 30 sec shutter vs 10 on android 9
Nice to know the camera got those cam speed and iso aditions, I am curious about the starage handling, as I previously read an article here in XDA that files created by any app would be available only for such app, the author saw this as a negative feature, I would like to see how that impacts overall file usage in real life now that android 10 is officially rolling out
The article does not mention what they crippled ...
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The article does not mention what they crippled ...
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There is nothing stopping you from summing it up for the audience.
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The article does not mention what they crippled ...
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I've seen you say this in two threads now. You should really tell people. What's this stuff they crippled?
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Inquiring minds want to know. lol
External touchpads support is broken (both usb and bluetooth) - they don't work/gets recognized as mouse HID as it was on Android 9, currently more like some kind of touch input. Therefore mouse cursor acts strangely when using touchpads - it is way quicker in one plane (e.g. horizontal) than the other (e.g. vertical) which makes it usless.
The update does cripple support for Good Lock which is a huge drawback. You can no longer customize how many rows or columns appear in the quick settings. Many Pie themes are no longer working in 10. On the positive side, battery life has much improved with about 20% more battery at the end of the day. Certain apps such as Instagram will now switch to dark mode if you have it enabled systemwide. For those eagerly waiting, I'd say you're not missing out on much.
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The update does cripple support for Good Lock which is a huge drawback. You can no longer customize how many rows or columns appear in the quick settings. Many Pie themes are no longer working in 10. On the positive side, battery life has much improved with about 20% more battery at the end of the day. Certain apps such as Instagram will now switch to dark mode if you have it enabled systemwide. For those eagerly waiting, I'd say you're not missing out on much.
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Every new version of Android on samsung starts without full support of every goodlock app. It will be the same thing for Android 11. They will update then eventually
One thing for me that kills the A10 update is being unable to Turn Off "Restrict Backgroud Data" on Power Saving Mode
I like to throttle the phone to stop losing battery as quick - Reduce Processor to 70% / AOD Off etc...
With the latest update they have removed the option to do this however when you activate it - It says be default that it is going to be switched on :/
Anybody faced the issue of KLWP not fully working after the update? I can set the wallpaper but the "click to launch app" does not work.
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Thanks for this, I examined it.... My favorite was not described either, it is the "Smart Pop-Up View" - bubblehead type notifications for ANY APPS on your phone which when selected brings up said app in a tiny separate window!
KruseLudsMobile said:
Thanks for this, I examined it.... My favorite was not described either, it is the "Smart Pop-Up View" - bubblehead type notifications for ANY APPS on your phone which when selected brings up said app in a tiny separate window!
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That didn't come with Android 10 though. It's been there. Maybe it came to other devices on 10 but Samsung already had that feature.
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That didn't come with Android 10 though. It's been there. Maybe it came to other devices on 10 but Samsung already had that feature.
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HOLY Crap! You are absolutely correct! OMFG! Wish I had found that long ago!
I hate it when programmers change things just so it looks new and improved.
Zero-dark-thirty is NOT the time I want to discover that the snooze button on the alarm clock app has been "upgraded" and moved. Groggy/grumpy/sleepy self turned the alarm off this morning instead of just snoozing it.
Why do they keep effing with my snooze button?!?
/rant

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