Samsung Galaxy S24 Family Thread

DanMc07 said:
How is the magnet with that case? I have read reviews that state that the magnetic strip is poor. is that correct?
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I haven't actually used the magnet, so couldn't say. I wanted this particular case and it only came with magsafe.
I know if I place it on something metal, it doesn't feel as strong as the ESR case, but then you can't use the spen with that! I guess you may struggle to find one that is strong enough, without affecting the pen.
 
W50 said:
I haven't actually used the magnet, so couldn't say. I wanted this particular case and it only came with magsafe.
I know if I place it on something metal, it doesn't feel as strong as the ESR case, but then you can't use the spen with that! I guess you may struggle to find one that is strong enough, without affecting the pen.
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Thanks for the reply mate. Much appreciated!
 
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mrk said:
Phones have rattled for many years now ever since OIS has been a feature
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Correct, phones with OIS do emit audible rattles or clicks when shaking them more than one would reasonably shake a phone.

My S24 Ultra started making clicking sounds when simply lifting the phone to talk on a call, or rotating the screen to watch a video. It's even audible in video recordings if the phone is moved around during the recording, like if you're in a moving vehicle.

Others that I have handled make no noises unless shaken violently.

Really disappointing, especially considering my last phone was a Sony Xperia 1 IV which alongside OIS, also has a variable telephoto. It also made no noise during regular day to day activities with the phone.

Samsung's authorised repair agent TMT First have said the phone is functioning as intended. Well, yes it is, the camera still functions.

Just like the car with an annoying rattle you can't find or the panel gap that doesn't line up with the rest still functions as a car.

The case has been escalated with Samsung now, with any luck they'll agree that something isn't right with my particular telephoto camera module!
 
Woke up to my s24u stuck in locked state. Unable to restart it or receive calls. Just couldn't get it to wake up. Got my missus to phone it and it rang on her end. Then on the lock screen I eventually see 1 missed call.

Had to hold down volume button and power to force a hard reset.

I do like this phone but it ultimately seems to do the same dumb crap every other android phone I've had does occasionally.
 
I think my phone is set to do any updates in the early hours of Monday mornings so there's a chance something that was doing killed it.

I couldn't get out of the lock screen or restart / power off etc.

It's otherwise been fine tbh but now that I'm owning the most powerful phone going it's made me realise that for my use case there wasn't much to be gained over my older xiaomi phone.

The most impactful phone change I ever made was to a note 4 many years ago. Since then most things are iterative changes that don't excite me.
 
Hedge said:
Woke up to my s24u stuck in locked state. Unable to restart it or receive calls. Just couldn't get it to wake up. Got my missus to phone it and it rang on her end. Then on the lock screen I eventually see 1 missed call.

Had to hold down volume button and power to force a hard reset.

I do like this phone but it ultimately seems to do the same dumb crap every other android phone I've had does occasionally.
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Not had an issue like that at all to be honest, and even iOS is just as bad these days judging by my friends experiences!
 
New update, bit of a strange one but still April 1st security patch.......

• Regional LTE TDD band support has been updated. Please note that models purchased in Germany cannot receive signals in LTE TDD bands in the following countries: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic
 
Yeah same on S23U, not sure what it adds really.

Speaking of which, for the first time in my life cracked a screen on my phone. Landed on absolutely perfect angle on the curved portion of the screen where case doesn't cover it, guess I now dislike curved screens as wouldn't have happened with a flat one :p

Have insurance with a banking account, but having had phones repaired for family members previously on it, pretty sure they don't use proper OEM parts and had to send one back as repair was shoddy with back peeling, etc.

Throws the original plan of keeping the S23U for few years out the window now. Bought an iPhone to tide me over while this is getting repaired and then see.
 
Anyone use Retroarch on the s24 ultra, i cannot for the life of me get it to work, tried both 32/64bit versions from the main site and neither works.

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Now sorted.
 
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Hi guys,

New S24 Ultra owner and I'm not seeing any WiFi Calling option in Connections?

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With Vodafone and WiFi Calling is enabled. Was working fine on my Xiaomi yesterday.

Thoughts?
 
Any issues with the Gmail app reported? I'm literally getting no notifications. All other apps appear fine.
 
Just switched to an ultra and encountering something annoying I can't seem to turn off.

I've gone into gestures and turned off the buttons, however I'm now left with a small thin bar at the bottom in the middle.

It looks like the gesture hints bar but I can't seem to turn it off.
In my s22 I've got the gesture hints in the navigation bar settings but it seems to be missing on the ultra.

Any ideas???

Thanks
 
Gman said:
Just switched to an ultra and encountering something annoying I can't seem to turn off.

I've gone into gestures and turned off the buttons, however I'm now left with a small thin bar at the bottom in the middle.

It looks like the gesture hints bar but I can't seem to turn it off.
In my s22 I've got the gesture hints in the navigation bar settings but it seems to be missing on the ultra.

Any ideas???

Thanks
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Open Samsung Wallet - All - 3 dots/settings - Quick Access - Swipe up gesture - Turn off Home screen
 
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mostlynice said:
Open Samsung Wallet - All - 3 dots/settings - Quick Access - Swipe up gesture - Turn off Home screen
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Nope tried that then went the extra mile and uninstalled the wallet.

I might have just found the solution, apparently it was removed for the 24 series and you have to use Navstar to get it back.
 
Yep, install Navstar, enable extra gestures.
Then back to the navigation settings. The hide gesture hints of back. Plus you can change the shortcut swipes back to how they used to be
 
Anyone had issues with car stereo pairing via Bluetooth? My device pairs okay but only reconects for the calls only and not audio... In the pairing setting the option is turned off but can eventually be turned back on. Feels like I'm missing something?

Any ideas?
 
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