**** The Official Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ Thread ****

matthab said:
Weird, did you buy a grey import maybe? (Amazon Italy for example). It maybe also possible that they installed a refurb board which was originally from Italy, might be worth taking it up with them?

If you dont want to faff, then just download this: https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s8/SM-G955F/BTU/ and install using odin.
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I bought it from unshackled.com which is formerly Phones4U - does that count? It was sold as a factory unlocked UK S8...

Called Samsung, they said it's an Italian S8 originally locked to Vodafone. I guess that entitles me to return or replace it with the Vendor surely under mis-selling of goods?
 
kaktus said:
I bought it from unshackled.com which is formerly Phones4U - does that count? It was sold as a factory unlocked UK S8...

Called Samsung, they said it's an Italian S8 originally locked to Vodafone. I guess that entitles me to return or replace it with the Vendor surely under mis-selling of goods?
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Possibly, but it had a BTU image on delivery so either Samsung have it wrong or it was reined before it got delivered.

Id just put a new image on it and leave it as it's the same phone, Samsung still fixed it.
 
Nexus18 said:
No, not yet anyway.....

You can't install the google phone app from the play store so you'll need to download and install a version from xda.
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Thought I'd have a look at the Google phone app the other night. I think I found the latest one that would work with S8. Wasn't that good really as local search wouldn't work and don't think the anti spam/caller id (such as it is) doesn't seem to work either. This was version 7 as I tried version 8 but wouldn't install. Other newer versions wouldn't install either. Gone back Samsung one.
 
Richy888 said:
Thought I'd have a look at the Google phone app the other night. I think I found the latest one that would work with S8. Wasn't that good really as local search wouldn't work and don't think the anti spam/caller id (such as it is) doesn't seem to work either. This was version 7 as I tried version 8 but wouldn't install. Other newer versions wouldn't install either. Gone back Samsung one.
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Ta for being the guinea pig :D :p

Will just stick with samsung phone app, cba with the faffing about.
 
Nexus18 said:
Ta for being the guinea pig :D :p

Will just stick with samsung phone app, cba with the faffing about.
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Yes, not worth it. If the features on latest version on pixel worked then maybe. The Samsung version has 'Places' that works quite well as does anti spam calls feature - well a little with the latter.
 
Has anyone ever noticed anything like this when recording videos? I've only just noticed it on a recording whilst at the match today, strange line of dots on the screen? Down near the bottom

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I havent but funnily enough somebody was having that same issue in the pixel 2 thread. I think It must be something to do with the lens setup in the camera? Not a defect from what i understand, just annoying?

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here you go: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/31386418

and https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/31386709

FishLicker said:
Forget my complaints about the camera - I managed to replicate the issue on both my S7 Edge and my girlfriends S7. My mate showed me the same sort of artefacts from a Note 8 and iPhone X as well....
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yeah I recall spotting it once or twice before but its not there all the time, maybe just under certain lighting conditions I suppose, those spotlights are kind of bright :)
 
Just bear in mind you probably wont be able to reinstall them if you need to factory reset on the beta for any reason as the device certification is uncertified in the playstore.
 
Bradmax57 said:
Has anyone ever noticed anything like this when recording videos? I've only just noticed it on a recording whilst at the match today, strange line of dots on the screen? Down near the bottom
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Yeh I had same issue when I was at the O2 a few weeks back, when bright spot lights came on it left a ghost like reflection at the bottom. Only happened when recording videos.

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