Poll: **** The Official Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Thread ****

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May 1st update just installed 98mb

 

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I didn't think I would but I use the S-Pen more and more every day, smart select has been invaluable, no more clumsy copy and pastes.

Whether it's grabbing some text, an image, pinning something useful the screen or editing an image. I've even been using it for notes in meetings quite a bit, even though I do get some funny looks and you have to write very small.

I like the S-pen great for the above as you said . Great for making Gifs with accuracy of the S-pen and drawing certain things on pic's to annoy my mates/wife

 

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Hi guys,

Recently bought a note 9 and I’m having an issue with compass calibration.
Calibrating works fine until I reboot or power off and than I have to recalibrate via google maps app or via the magnetic sensors menu *#0*#

Can someone please check and let me know if you’re seeing the same thing?

Phone is BTU with latest may updates.

Thanks,
kannanni

Do you mean the edge compass ? if yes mines fine I've had to calibrate odd time by wiggling it as per on screen instructions

 

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I mean when you’re on google maps and click on the blue dots that show where you are and it tells you if your calibration is good or not

Just tried all fine already calibrated . Did a re calibrate and came back as high

 

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Did u try powering off or reboot and see if it’s still high calibrated?

Yes worked fine ...

 

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Guys,

I'm in the market for a new phone after my S7 Edge broke (my fault). I would like to buy a Note 9 and have a SIM only deal I'm just skeptical about doing it right now as the Note 10 will be out later this year and I could save myself a few hundred. What would you recommend?

It depends have you had a Note before will you use the S-Pen ?(if not get the S10 )

There are rumors of more than 1 version of the Note 10 & 10Pro(holding name) coming similar to S10/10+ and it is not going to be cheap I imagine

More and better camera's , rumor of no 3.5mm jack

IF you can get a decent price on Note 9 now as it wont drop much when Note 10 arrives go for it ...unless you can wait till August

 

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So work have kindly purchased me an S4 Tab with keyboard to do work stuff on. It has its own S pen and in all honesty i dont know how ive coped without one before. They make using the device a million times easier and is one of the main reasons I want the note 9. Amazon have it for 545 pounds ish at the moment which i concider a really good price, i cant see it coming down much more after the note 10 comes out?

The Note 8 didn't drop much when Note 9 got released

£545 is a good price just check its a UK spec model in case of warranty

 

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Camera Night mode for Galaxy Note 9 arrives with latest monthly update
We know that a lot of you have been looking forward to the dedicated camera Night mode for Galaxy Note 9. The June 2019 update already brought this feature to the Galaxy S9/S9+ last week. It was only a matter of time before the Galaxy Note 9 got it as well.

Samsung is now rolling out the latest monthly update for the Galaxy Note 9. It not only features the Night mode but also the ability to scan QR codes without using Bixby Vision.

Night mode for Galaxy Note 9 included in latest update
Samsung is rolling out firmware version N960FXXU3CSF9 for the Galaxy Note 9. It’s available over-the-air in Germany and can also be downloaded from our firmware section. The firmware weighs in at just under 704MB and does include the latest security patch for the month of June 2019. The changelog mentions that camera performance has been improved as well.

The first thing we checked after installing this update on one of our devices was whether it brought Night mode to the Galaxy Note 9. We’re glad to report that it does indeed bring the dedicated Night mode to last year’s flagship phablet.

Our impression of the Night mode on the Galaxy S9 was that it works as well as the Galaxy S10’s Night mode. That’s going to be the case on the Galaxy Note 9 as well. The camera app also gets a built-in QR code scanner. It will no longer be required to use Bixby Vision or a third-party QR code-scanning app. The quick toggle in the notification shade can be used to scan QR codes using the camera app itself.


https://www.sammobile.com/2019/06/17/night-mode-for-galaxy-note-9-latest-update/

 

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Just had a play with night camera(closed blackout curtains )

Improvement over original .. noisy as you'd expect tho

 

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So what are peoples thoughts on the Note 10+ ??

https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-note-10-plus--not-pro-larger-model-leaked-images/

https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_ga..._note10_leaks_in_photos-news-37841.php#image0

 

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July security patch just installed 114.41mb

 

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XEU is just the euro version so you will be fine ,depends if you want to flash to BTU while its new . I know I had problems with OXM and my Note 8 and vodafone wifi calling so had to flash back to BTU and wait for slower updates . But updates for BTU seem to be within days/a week with the ipdates

 

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July security patch has dropped on my simfree BTU 255mb

 

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August security update 144.14MB

 

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Any one having issues with their finger print unlock? Mine is struggling a good 50% of the time now. To be fair I think sometimes it's dirty or my finger is greasy (phrasing) but there are a number of times when I can see it's visibly thinking/dordling and then finally unlocks.

Any coating peeling or scratches on the scanner . My sons S9+ coating peeled and Samsung replaced .IF not delete finger prints and re scan them

 

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Hi there how do you clear the partion pls and will it or can it improve performance i have never done mine.
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What type of performance issues ..battery not lasting or lag ?

It can help slightly but jury's out on that .

Other option is a full factory reset bit drastic but will put phone back to factory

1.Turn off phone
2. Press and hold bixby vol up and power button then release after android shows
3 . You get "Installing system update" after that use vol up or dwn to scroll to clear cache and press power button to confirm
4. Once don use vol keys to go to reboot system press power button to confirm

 

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Battery, but having said that im not even sure if its normal or not. i purchased the galaxy buds so bluetooth needs to be on before that i never had bluetooth on. but yea i seem to notice the battery draining faster than i did when listning to music via the headphone jack. is this normal or is it me ?

I just need to sort a email app that actualy works correctly now i have noticed the gamil one that is built in does nto download pics straight away so when i get notifications about my camera has spotted somthing i see an ampty box lol. not even bothered if i have to buy one from playstore.


Thx for the reply btw

Bluetooth will use more battery to stream the music . I use Samsung own email client and find it quite good

 

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September update is rolling out at 663mb maybe it will help with battery

 

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That is a pretty big update in size. I think that is the Android 10 ? update

Just camera and security fixes apparently ..Android 10 will be end of year and would a lot larger

 

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Considering the sizes if previous patches that is near enough 3 times the size, It is a pretty big update for the camera and security update ? ?

Bit sparse on details