Samsung Galaxy S20

petes

Tefral wrote: »

I got this one on amazon. around 20 euro.

https://www.spigen.com/collections/galaxy-s20/products/galaxy-s20-case-tough-armor?variant=31636907491375

Got the same, took a bit to get used to as was using the phone for a while without it but it's decent.

Tefral

petes wrote: »

Got the same, took a bit to get used to as was using the phone for a while without it but it's decent.

Yeah, i get ya. Not as rounded.

Fits it like a glove though

peterofthebr

Tefral wrote: »

Yeah, i get ya. Not as rounded.

Fits it like a glove though

i have one for my samsung s7 phone, good case - it has a kickstand at the back that broke but appart from that its done 4yrs plus and has protected the phone -

JackieChang

I need a usbc to usbc cable for my Samsung super fast charger.

Will this cable allow me to use the super Xtreme ultra fast charging capabilities?

Power output up to 5V, 3 Amp

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CWP89KS/ref=crt_ewc_title_srh_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

ndm123 wrote: »

That's a cracking deal! Just bought one myself. Went for the 568 euro one - I coulnd't find any of the cheaper ones without scuff marks on them.

By the way mine came yesterday. Really fast delivery. Very good nick. No cable or headphones which I already knew about. Screen protector was removed which is a shame. Anyway .. a good deal at €530 snots. Still has almost 2 years EU warranty as well. How's yours?

JackieChang

Has anybody used bixby routines here? I'm a bixby noob, just testing it out.

I have a bixby routine that's basically "leaving home = turn wifi off"

Do I need to set up another routine for when I come back home? Like "arriving home = wifi on" or does it detect that I'm home and turn the wifi back on?

Barr

ndm123 wrote: »

Anyone have a cover for the S20? What would you recommend? I should be getting mine in the post tomorrow. Thanks!

I can give a shout out to the otterbox defender . Really good case that feels nice in the hand . I got mine from amazon.de - they come up on offer from time to time.

jogdish

Hi,
I have my s20, the unlocking seems odd at times:
1) Finger print scanner will not work at times, get the five failed unlocks.
2) The face scanner seems very temperamental , at times it is magic how quick it unlocks, yet at more times its just the little bit of friction.

Any tips for improvement?

JH_raheny

JackieChang wrote: »

I need a usbc to usbc cable for my Samsung super fast charger.

Will this cable allow me to use the super Xtreme ultra fast charging capabilities?

Power output up to 5V, 3 Amp

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CWP89KS/ref=crt_ewc_title_srh_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

5V, 3Amp is only 15W so it will work but not for the faster 25W charging

Sleeper12

jogdish wrote:

Any tips for improvement?

Glass protector messes up the fingerprint reader. There is a sensitively setting also for fingerprint. Personally I make as many fingerprint settings as possible. I think they allow 3. Fingerprint scanner works 4 out of 5 times for me on first attempt

jogdish

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Glass protector messes up the fingerprint reader. There is a sensitively setting also for fingerprint. Personally I make as many fingerprint settings as possible. I think they allow 3. Fingerprint scanner works 4 out of 5 times for me on first attempt

I have the film over the screen that came with it, but already has a few scratches on it, not sure if its a good idea to peel it off.

JackieChang

jogdish wrote: »

Hi,
I have my s20, the unlocking seems odd at times:
1) Finger print scanner will not work at times, get the five failed unlocks.
2) The face scanner seems very temperamental , at times it is magic how quick it unlocks, yet at more times its just the little bit of friction.

Any tips for improvement?

Try this: https://youtu.be/r9v3H1dOyQc.

PhiloCypher

JackieChang wrote: »

Has anybody used bixby routines here? I'm a bixby noob, just testing it out.

I have a bixby routine that's basically "leaving home = turn wifi off"

Do I need to set up another routine for when I come back home? Like "arriving home = wifi on" or does it detect that I'm home and turn the wifi back on?

Yes I have a fair few running on my note 10plus .

*When home turn on wifi and turn off mobile data
*When I leave turn off wifi and turn on data
*When phone connects to car/earbuds read out whatsapp/txt messages
*Lower resolution to FHD+ when I'm away from home to save battery.
*NFC off until Google pay button is pressed.
*if not charging between 12.30am and 7am put in medium power saving mode.
*stay unlocked when at home & connected to home wifi.

They work fairly well 99% of the time, when they don't its probably down to some conflict between your routines and/or settings .

JackieChang

PhiloCypher wrote: »

Yes I have a fair few running on my note 10plus .

*When home turn on wifi and turn off mobile data
*When I leave turn off wifi and turn on data

They work fairly well 99% of the time, when they don't its probably down to some conflict between your routines and/or settings .

Just on the home routine - I actually now have just one routine - "arriving home > wifi on". That's it. I don't have the opposite "leaving home > wifi Off" and it still works. Wifi turns off when I'm gone from the house. So you probably don't need the extra on either for leaving home. Note that your default phone state should be wifi off always. And it only activates when you're at home or work. Otherwise always off.

By the way, my work routine didn't work this morning. Arrive in work > wifi on. It worked yesterday.

Any idea on how to debug this? Strange thing is, when I opened up google maps, the routine activated .. that's as far as the debugging got. Something to do with google maps?

Barr

Bixby routines , one of samsungs best kept secrets ..... not a lot of people use it ...has some good uses though.

Barr

jogdish wrote: »

I have the film over the screen that came with it, but already has a few scratches on it, not sure if its a good idea to peel it off.

I found that factory film scratches very easy . There should be no need to remove it unless the marks bother you.

It shouldn't affect the fingerprint performance .

rizzee

Ordered some plastic protectors last night. Want to use the fingerprint again as I find the facial recognition hit and miss (and not the most secure) and don't want to be inputting a pin/pattern in each unlock. Have spare glass protectors if I change my mind... Hopefully won't regret it (by dropping the phone face down!!)

Sleeper12

jogdish wrote:

I have the film over the screen that came with it, but already has a few scratches on it, not sure if its a good idea to peel it off.

I still have that on myself. Fingerprint should work with that on

Barr

rizzee wrote: »

Ordered some plastic protectors last night. Want to use the fingerprint again as I find the facial recognition hit and miss (and not the most secure) and don't want to be inputting a pin/pattern in each unlock. Have spare glass protectors if I change my mind... Hopefully won't regret it (by dropping the phone face down!!)

For me the fingerprint is one of the best features. With samsung pass makes things a lot easier to access .

Like when I open up apps like revelout I can use my fingerprint instead of inputting a password all the time .

ndm123

JackieChang wrote: »

By the way mine came yesterday. Really fast delivery. Very good nick. No cable or headphones which I already knew about. Screen protector was removed which is a shame. Anyway .. a good deal at €530 snots. Still has almost 2 years EU warranty as well. How's yours?

Mine is in great nick, the Spigen case arrived this morning and looks like it will offer good protection while sacrificing the sleekness of the phone. Mine came with headphones and cable but no USBC to USB adapter.



Not a scratch on the phone, still had most of the plastic film, pretty much brand new. Did you order one with small visual defect? Did it have one? Cheers!

Barr

Just an update with my glass protector .

I fitted the whitestone glass protector .It is not the cheapest at about €50 delivered .

First of all fitting it was a right palava . My first go I made a right bags of it.
Basically I took too long to fit the glass which meant the glue escaped down the side of the phone. This left me short of glue so had to start again .

Luckily it comes with 2 protectors and 3 viles of glue.
Second time went perfect after lessons learnt in the first go .

Now the glass is on , it is hardly noticeable at all.

The finger print works exactly the same as before so I am happy overall .

rizzee

Barr wrote: »

Just an update with my glass protector .

I fitted the whitestone glass protector .It is not the cheapest at about €50 delivered .

First of all fitting it was a right palava . My first go I made a right bags of it.
Basically I took too long to fit the glass which meant the glue escaped down the side of the phone. This left me short of glue so had to start again .

Luckily it comes with 2 protectors and 3 viles of glue.
Second time went perfect after lessons learnt in the first go .

Now the glass is on , it is hardly noticeable at all.

The finger print works exactly the same as before so I am happy overall .

Class!!

The plastic ones arrived today and I'm super impressed. Came with the guide and video instructions, was a 6 step process but there are no bubbles or blemishes. Feels a lot smoother than using the glass, just a risk I'll have to take.

On a side note if anyone is looking for a good as new clear Spigen Ultra Hybrid and a glass protector, hit me up up on Adverts atm.

JackieChang

ndm123 wrote: »

Mine is in great nick, the Spigen case arrived this morning and looks like it will offer good protection while sacrificing the sleekness of the phone. Mine came with headphones and cable but no USBC to USB adapter.



Not a scratch on the phone, still had most of the plastic film, pretty much brand new. Did you order one with small visual defect? Did it have one? Cheers!

Mine had no defect but was missing headphones, USB C cable, and screen protector was gone. I picked up an OtterBox from Amazon warehouse as well. Overall gr8 value.

Barr

I haven't tried these but some of them look nice .

Especially like the one with the led notifictaion as it is something I miss from my previous phone .


https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/07/26/5-great-utilities-to-make-the-most-of-your-galaxy-s20/

rizzee

Barr wrote: »

I haven't tried these but some of them look nice .

Especially like the one with the led notifictaion as it is something I miss from my previous phone .


https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/07/26/5-great-utilities-to-make-the-most-of-your-galaxy-s20/

Tried the Energy Light on my old S10e and worked great. Some of them look nice, I might try them out.

Currently using the built in Edge Lighting setting with thick bars and custom colours for apps. Works really really well.

Barr

I have installed the energy one there and delighted with it

Also installed the night vision ......crazy how that will work in the dark !

rizzee

176mb update this morning.

JackieChang

Barr wrote: »

I haven't tried these but some of them look nice .

Especially like the one with the led notifictaion as it is something I miss from my previous phone .


https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/07/26/5-great-utilities-to-make-the-most-of-your-galaxy-s20/

I've had the aodnotify one installed for a few days now. Thought it would rape the battery but it's not too bad. Uses maybe 2 or 3% per day, even with the missus constantly texting me which activates the fake LED light like a BILLION times an hour.

rizzee wrote: »

Currently using the built in Edge Lighting setting with thick bars and custom colours for apps. Works really really well.

I tried the built in edge lighting but found it useless unless you're staring at your phone waiting for notifications 24/7. The edge lighting activates for 2 seconds then turns off forever. Kind of useless for me. Wish it would flash every minute or so until you see the notification. That's why I installed aodnotify.

Barr

JackieChang wrote: »

I've had the aodnotify one installed for a few days now. Thought it would rape the battery but it's not too bad. Uses maybe 2 or 3% per day, even with the missus constantly texting me which activates the fake LED light like a BILLION times an hour.

Perfect way to get the missus off your back -tell her she is killing your battery :pac:

meepp

Quick question:

Do Hong Kong versions use a Snapdragon processor or Exynos?

please and thank you.

Barr

meepp wrote: »

Quick question:

Do Hong Kong versions use a Snapdragon processor or Exynos?

please and thank you.

The only place I know that sell them from Hong Kong is a crowd called Wonda Mobile.They sell the snapdragon if you are looking for that version .

rizzee

Got the August update the other day.

kaizersoze

I have an S10+ only used for 6 months with a crack on the bottom right corner of the screen. Phone working perfectly other than that. Factory screen protector still on. Plastic still on the back.
Can anyone recommend a good place to get it replaced? I don't mind posting it in as long as it's done right. Anyone ever mail stuff to these guys? They seem to be UK only.
https://samsungrepair.com/

Pacifico

rizzee wrote: »

Sure.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184233722743

Just realised the logo is centred in the photos compared to the one I got (down the bottom). Can't complain at that price.

Got some of these up on adverts if anyone is interested send me a PM! Bought some for an S20 that I decided not to buy

rizzee

Pacifico wrote: »

Got some of these up on adverts if anyone is interested send me a PM! Bought some for an S20 that I decided not to buy

I seen that! I've a red Samsung one for the S20+ as per link for a fiver if anyone wants it give me a shout!

Sold my S20+ the weekend & bought a Nord & kept a couple of hundred in the pocket. I only keep phones for a couple of months max anyway, the prices plummeted with the release of the Note 20 ( on Adverts you can get a new S20 plus for 700 quid) so got the quick sale in while I could.

JackieChang

Does bad wifi signal affect battery drain?

I'm losing about 15% overnight with the phone just sitting on my bedside locker.

Wifi signal is pretty crap in my room.

No sign of misbehaving apps. Used the battery historian tool to check everything out.

Francescoli

JackieChang wrote: »

Does bad wifi signal affect battery drain?

I'm losing about 15% overnight with the phone just sitting on my bedside locker.

Wifi signal is pretty crap in my room.

No sign of misbehaving apps. Used the battery historian tool to check everything out.

I'm not sure but maybe set up a routine so the WiFi isn't connected all night.Could have it coming on maybe 5 mins before you usually get up.

princemuzzy

had my s20 ultra for almost a month now really cant say im impressed with the camera quality what are other users opinions?

JackieChang

Francescoli wrote: »

I'm not sure but maybe set up a routine so the WiFi isn't connected all night.Could have it coming on maybe 5 mins before you usually get up.

I was thinking of time based routines but decided against it as it would get in the way as I stay up late sometimes and don't want the wifi suddenly disconnecting on me.

I found that the 5ghz wifi was sucking the battery, so switched to 2.4ghz which sorted it out.

I also set up a routine that switches to 2G mode when I'm connected to home wifi. This seems to have reduced idle drain even further. Phone reception is also bad in my house.

Lost about 3% last night with wifi on and mobile data in 2G mode. Apparently you can still get phone calls on 2G mode although haven't tested it.

I also have Naptime installed, and the majority of apps in deep sleep mode using samsung device care.

As you can probably tell I hate idle battery drain.

princemuzzy wrote: »

had my s20 ultra for almost a month now really cant say im impressed with the camera quality what are other users opinions?

I haven't brought the camera for a real test run yet. But haven't noticed anything bad so far.

What problems are you having?

jogdish

Has anyone else this wireless charger for their S20 :
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07YF67PBW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AFOCHNFP646VE&psc=1

My current one (released at the time of the S8) never seems to lock on to charge the S20, or cuts after a 1min. I am using a UAG case on my S20.

Or does anyone have a recommendation for a good wireless charger suitable to the S20 with a case that ideally gets the max wireless power.

JackieChang

How do you guys find battery life?

I don't know if anybody is as autistic as me with battery life but I thought I'd share what I've done to squeeze the most out of it.

With the latest test I lasted 36 hours away from the charger, with 6 hours 20 mins screen on time. Regular S20.

Note: I will admit that it was light enough use. Browsing reddit, using the internet browser, lots of texting on whatsapp and viber, and some YouTube. No gaming. Not a lot of camera use. Although I only game when connected to a charger anyway.

My tips:

Deep sleeping apps

Any app that I don't use regularly goes into deep sleep. My messaging apps are not in deep sleep nor is my reddit app or internet browser. I open them too often and I think battery life would be worse if they weren't kept in ram had had to load up from sleep multiple times per hour.. Games and stuff are nuked instantly when I install them. Basically anything I don't need notifications for is nuked.

Funnily enough, I nuked Netflix, but it still pops up in wakelock stats - it uses my accelerometer in the background. Actually that's not funny it's suspicious. I guess Netflix have a special deal with Samsung as it's a system app and it's allowed to run wild.

Some apps that I didn't put into deep sleep popped up on the battery stats with background usage. For example one day my reddit app had something like 2 hours of foreground usage and 8 hours of background. Wtf? So I went into the app settings (not device care) and disabled the background usage toggle whenever I saw this happening for any app on the battery stats. Most apps are still working fine. Doesn't work great with the browser. For example if you're listening to something on the browser and go to home, the notification status doesn't show up which means you can't pause it.

Ads

I have Disconnect Pro installed. It's an anti tracker (cookies and stuff) that also happens to block like 90% of ads. It uses the built in Knox system so it's basically part of the system rather than a third party VPN. Available on the Samsung Store for a hefty price, although I got it when they had a free offer.

Display

Dark mode always on. Dark mode everything. If there's an app that has dark / black mode, i turn it on.

60hz display mode. Resolution FHD. I know there's a 96hz hack we can do, I'd like to try that next and see how much it affects battery life.

I disabled AOD. Never liked it. Had the feature on my S7 for years and never enabled it there either. Not bothered with it. To see notifications I installed AOD notify to show a little light around the camera. Set it to eco mode. Displays for 30 minutes. Used 1.6% of battery during the 36 hours.


Bixby Routines

I set up bixby routines for places I go often. Work, home and my girlfriend's house. Wifi turns on whenever I arrive. Turns off when I leave. If I'm not in those places wifi is always off. What's the point in walking around town with your phone trying to connect to every cafe you walk past. I've even connected to a bus that drove past me once. Very annoying.

The other bixby routine is to change network mode to 2G when I'm connected to those wifi signals. Bad phone reception kills your battery. This seems to fix the problem. It stopped a lot of idle drain in work, where I have almost no reception. Usually the battery would shyt it's pants when I'm in the office and I would turn on airplane mode + wifi on to fix it. My phone reception is not great at home either. Switching to 2G sorted this problem. However - I think Samsung needs to iron out a few bugs with this. Sometimes it doesn't go back to 4G mode. Proceed with caution.

I have auto sync turned off. A bixby routine turns it on whenever I'm connected to a charger. This f%^&ed up Gmail. So I disabled Gmail and used Outlook instead. Works perfectly and doesn't need sync.

Always Dozing

I installed Naptime which enables doze within 5 seconds. Usually it takes 30 mins to kick in. I expected this app to completely mess up notifications, but it hasn't caused a lot of trouble. I think there was one WhatsApp notification I didn't get over the last few days. All notifications from my stock trading app were disabled due to this. I had to disable battery optimization in the settings to let them through. Other than that, seems to be working fine although I will keep an eye on it for another few days. Idle drain has dramatically reduced.

Gestures

I disabled all gestures such as lift to wake, and smart stay where it's constantly tracking your eyeballs. I only enabled for double tap to wake, and advanced screenshot whatever it's called.

Network Stuff

Nearby device scanning off, Bluetooth location scanning off, printing service off. I have NFC and location always on. Google location reporting on also. Wifi Power saving mode on. Detect suspicious networks off. Hotspot 2.0 off.

Conclusion

I still need further testing. I expect camera usage will seriously rape battery. Same if you're making a lot of phone calls. This was just a day and a half of going to work and sitting at home. I'm sure I won't get near 36hrs if I'm on a staycation somewhere taking photos of everything. However the settings above should help me get a few more hours than if I didn't use them. But at least I know it will now comfortably last me 24 hours during the work week and don't have to worry much.

I know I could have charged it everywhere I was, but this was more of an experiment to see what would happen if there were no chargers anywhere.

Battery stats screenshot:

https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/z8LuEMrEtO8L

Redzer7

Sorry if this has already been asked but what's the best charging case/battery pack that delivers to Ireland? Cheers.

JH_raheny

Redzer7 wrote: »

Sorry if this has already been asked but what's the best charging case/battery pack that delivers to Ireland? Cheers.

In my opinion it's Elecjet PowerPie, you can just Google it, you can order either from their website or Amazon.

horgan_p

I'm on an S9 plus and the charge port is utterly convinced that it has moisture in it. Been that way for a week.
Looking at pricing, some models of the S20 plus are coming into my budget.
Are they enough of a jump from the S9 plus or should I hold tough a while ?

Krusty_Clown

I just upgraded from an S8 to an S20+. Loving the improvement so far. One question though: DeX works perfectly on the old S8, using an Apple USB-C to HDMI multiport adapter, but I can't for the life of me get it working with the S20+. Have tried changing the refresh rate and resolution, and no joy at all. Works perfectly well with the S8, using the same adapter and HDMI cable. Any ideas?

dan786

Good price for S20 Ultra 5G from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.es/dp/B084K6P9HP/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_e3KqFb8MYXM9E

JH_raheny

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

I just upgraded from an S8 to an S20+. Loving the improvement so far. One question though: DeX works perfectly on the old S8, using an Apple USB-C to HDMI multiport adapter, but I can't for the life of me get it working with the S20+. Have tried changing the refresh rate and resolution, and no joy at all. Works perfectly well with the S8, using the same adapter and HDMI cable. Any ideas?

Do you need to launch DeX via the pull down quick tiles now maybe, I know that the S20 series just got OneUI 2.5

laserlad2010

buyitdirect.ie has great prices for s20 range including plus and ultra. Disclaimer - I've never used them, but am considering buying from them.

Krusty_Clown

laserlad2010 wrote: »

buyitdirect.ie has great prices for s20 range including plus and ultra. Disclaimer - I've never used them, but am considering buying from them.

Eglobal seems a lot cheaper, if you don't mind waiting a month for delivery. I received my S20+ last week after waiting a month, for €595.

bazzz

I got a new firmware update today. With some new options, like Wireless Samsung Dex and more. Still using the August 1st Security
Patch. So will probably update again in a couple of days.

JackieChang

bazzz wrote: »

I got a new firmware update today. With some new options, like Wireless Samsung Dex and more. Still using the August 1st Security
Patch. So will probably update again in a couple of days.

You know Samsung phones can do scrolling screenshots. No need to split it in two. See attachment: