The Official Samsung Galaxy S21 Family Thread

Marzipanogram · 11 Dec 2021 at 21:12

FlyingFish said:
Cant argue with free, but its a bit too 'rainbow' for my liking, I'm sure the 12yr olds will like it

I use this one as a live background on home & lockscreen, from many years ago, has a few different coloured presets, but also allows you to use any mix of custom colours. Nothing fancy but looks good enough.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.formisk.aliquidcloud.full&hl=en-GB

Video is a bit rough but you get the idea, and looks great on the S21Ultra.

That's not too bad. But it's a bit too "cloudy" for my liking. I'm sure the 13yr olds will like it

FlyingFish · 11 Dec 2021 at 21:44

Download the game ZeroVector, great amoled shooter. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackpawn.zerovector&hl=en_GB&gl=US

Now if anyone can find me an interactive background like the one in the game above, then a free pint from me

Kur15 · 12 Dec 2021 at 00:17

I just made my own animated ones with pixamotion app, easy enough to drag and choose preset animations of what you want to do.

It's originally an mp4 file at the screen native res but gif conversion plus uploading kinda wrecked the quality

Marzipanogram · 12 Dec 2021 at 21:46

Kur15 said:
I just made my own animated ones with pixamotion app, easy enough to drag and choose preset animations of what you want to do.

It's originally an mp4 file at the screen native res but gif conversion plus uploading kinda wrecked the quality

Very cool, sir.

Question about streaming content from phone to TVs via Smart View.
I've recorded a bike ride in 4K using a GoPro. Then put the card in a card reader and connected it to the phone via OTG cable.
Whichever player I use (MX Player, VLC or Samsung's own) to footage looks sh..... not very good, more like 480p on any TV.
Is that normal?
I've not tried streaming anything 4k content directly from the phone, just via card reader. Card reader to PC looks like it should.
Thanks.

Kur15 · 12 Dec 2021 at 22:21

might just be compression when using smart view. I can't seem to get a video or image to look as clean as it does on the phone either and does appear more grainy on the TV.

Marzipanogram · 12 Dec 2021 at 22:38

Kur15 said:
might just be compression when using smart view. I can't seem to get a video or image to look as clean as it does on the phone either and does appear more grainy on the TV.

Thanks for the reply

Pyr0m@nI@]{ · 13 Dec 2021 at 07:47

BUKG update out with the December security patch

azibux1 · 14 Dec 2021 at 10:17

Anyone got this message but instead "Facebook services keeps stopping"

Don't have Facebook or want Facebook, was getting one about Facebook App Manager but stopped that by disabling it in Apps, but there is no app called "Facebook Services"

Pyr0m@nI@]{ · 14 Dec 2021 at 10:36

Facebook services is com.facebook.services
When I first got my phone I disabled a load of stuff (inc. facebook) with CCSWE app manager before it's licence was revoked.
As far as I know, you can still remove it with adb
https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access

azibux1 · 14 Dec 2021 at 10:39

Pyr0m@nI@]{ said:
Facebook services is com.facebook.services
When I first got my phone I disabled a load of stuff (inc. facebook) with CCSWE app manager before it's licence was revoked.
As far as I know, you can still remove it with adb
https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access

Thank you mate, will check that out

BowdonUK · 16 Dec 2021 at 13:40

I finally got one, S21+ version.

But not making it easier. No charger included. But I thought, oh I can use my old slow charging cable from my S4, only to find out its not got a USB C connecter on.

So bit the bullet and bought the official Samsung charger, and also a cable for when I'm not near a power socket.

FlyingFish · 16 Dec 2021 at 17:59

Enjoy your new phone, and I suppose a tenner for a Samsung fast charger isn't the end of the world. Just make sure you get a genuine one, the first one I bought from Amazon was a Chinese fake in a zip bag, it went straight back for a refund. The official one comes in a little Samsung box.

BowdonUK · 17 Dec 2021 at 17:49

FlyingFish said:
Enjoy your new phone, and I suppose a tenner for a Samsung fast charger isn't the end of the world. Just make sure you get a genuine one, the first one I bought from Amazon was a Chinese fake in a zip bag, it went straight back for a refund. The official one comes in a little Samsung box.

I looked on Amazon too and noticed the Chinese versions.

I decided to go to the Samsung website and buy direct from them. They did next day delivery. I'm surprised it arrived before the usb cable I ordered from a place called MyMemory.

FlyingFish · 20 Dec 2021 at 00:14

No idea how I missed this, as I've not heard about it any where. But Samsung have a charging limiter option in the battery settings.
You can limit the charge just like on the Xperia phones, to protect the life span of the battery.
It isn't customisable, just a 85% toggle, but it's a start.

Great idea, and nice to see it on a Samsung device.

rodders · 20 Dec 2021 at 21:16

Xperia used to charge 80% then around 1hr before my alarm, it would start to charge to 100%

When I bought the Samsung I thought this would be standard, good to see there's something now.

azibux1 · 28 Dec 2021 at 14:52

Can no longer open any links in Instagram or Facebook apps

Links in stories, Instagram bios, Facebook posts and comments - just nothing happens when clicking

Any ideas?

Pyr0m@nI@]{ · 30 Dec 2021 at 14:14

Received another OTA update earlier:

theone8181 · 9 Jan 2022 at 08:48

Hi guys. I've had an s21 plus for a year or so and the battery life has always been poor. I know everyone's useage is different, but my last phone a HTC u11 seemed to last much longer. I've tried turning off the 120hz option and it literally doubles the battery life which I don't understand as the screen isn't on all the time. I don't use my phone that much either, maybe 3 hours a day use. I leave Bluetooth on all the time and normally WiFi too. Any thoughts?

Minstadave · 9 Jan 2022 at 08:53

theone8181 said:
Hi guys. I've had an s21 plus for a year or so and the battery life has always been poor. I know everyone's useage is different, but my last phone a HTC u11 seemed to last much longer. I've tried turning off the 120hz option and it literally doubles the battery life which I don't understand as the screen isn't on all the time. I don't use my phone that much either, maybe 3 hours a day use. I leave Bluetooth on all the time and normally WiFi too. Any thoughts?

Have you checked in the battery section which apps are burning through your battery? Just tried dropping back to 60hz and it looks pretty bad.

theone8181 · 9 Jan 2022 at 08:55

Minstadave said:
Have you checked in the battery section which apps are burning through your battery? Just tried dropping back to 60hz and it looks pretty bad.

There's nothing showing anything that abnormal that's what's wierd.

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