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Samsung Galaxy S4 thread - See Mod Warning in Post #1

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  • #1442
    Cossax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,055 ✭✭✭Cossax


    evolutionqy7 wrote: »
    I can't get that type of battery life with an extended battery. He's trying to prove he gets 2+ days on stock. As I said he must not be using it at all. I'd consider any person that gets more than 1 day if battery life to be a light user, if he gets too he must be very very light user.

    As I said I can't imagine it...

    It's pretty easy to do, TBH. I'm on 40% now despite having a rubbish data/network signal for nearly 9 hours, Three's network crashing earlier, being at the very edge of wifi range for another 4 hours and having the screen on for over 2 hours. I'd consider that a particularly low battery percentage left after a full day on stock, it's usually between 50-60%.
    If I had a good signal, was on wifi and using the screen for 2 hours I reckon I'd be 70% or more.


  • #1443
    evolutionqy7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,277 ✭✭✭evolutionqy7


    Cossax wrote: »
    It's pretty easy to do, TBH. I'm on 40% now despite having a rubbish data/network signal for nearly 9 hours, Three's network crashing earlier, being at the very edge of wifi range for another 4 hours and having the screen on for over 2 hours. I'd consider that a particularly low battery percentage left after a full day on stock, it's usually between 50-60%.
    If I had a good signal, was on wifi and using the screen for 2 hours I reckon I'd be 70% or more.

    2 hours of screen on is very light usage..


  • #1444
    Dr.Winston O'Boogie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,863 ✭✭✭Dr.Winston O'Boogie


    Anyone else get an annoying voice response for certain things, like if I search for available wifi signals once the search is over a women's voice says "Search completed", or if I select an album or photo to delete in the gallary she says "Batch selected".

    Even when phone is on silent this happens, which is annoying when in work etc.

    Any ideas? Wasn't like this for the first month I had the phone, so either I have accidentally installed something or turned something on.


  • #1445
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 30,399 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    niallo24 wrote: »
    Anyone else get an annoying voice response for certain things, like if I search for available wifi signals once the search is over a women's voice says "Search completed", or if I select an album or photo to delete in the gallary she says "Batch selected".

    Even when phone is on silent this happens, which is annoying when in work etc.

    Any ideas? Wasn't like this for the first month I had the phone, so either I have accidentally installed something or turned something on.
    I had this issue. The reason I had it was I had floating notifications on, and the setting where you turn this on is in accessibility and although it is unticked to have this speech, it still talks to you. I got rid of the floating notification app and then the talking stopped.


  • #1446
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,295 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    niallo24 wrote: »
    Anyone else get an annoying voice response for certain things, like if I search for available wifi signals once the search is over a women's voice says "Search completed", or if I select an album or photo to delete in the gallary she says "Batch selected".

    Even when phone is on silent this happens, which is annoying when in work etc.

    Any ideas? Wasn't like this for the first month I had the phone, so either I have accidentally installed something or turned something on.

    You may have accidentally enabled a disability option.


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  • #1447
    PrzemoF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,929 ✭✭✭PrzemoF


    I don't think there is a 3D printing forum, so I post it here :D

    It's a 3D printed galaxy S4 holder. The mounting part is based on an old S2 holder.
    259927.jpg
    259931.jpg
    259930.jpg

    Link to 3d model - blender format (link to external server as the file is to big - 12MB)

    WARNING! The holder will require some (minor) cutting or won't fit the phone. The reason is that I didn't know the flexibility of the material when I was designing the holder.

    http://blog.firszt.eu/index.php?post/2013/06/23/Galaxy-S4-3D-printed-car-holder


  • #1448
    Nikond800
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭Nikond800


    Not sure anyone mentioned it here but I've seen a firmware update from vodafone just now. Downloading it at the moment. 355mb


  • #1449
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 30,399 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    How do these firmware updates come through. Do the just pop up like a notification from the play store?


  • #1450
    Simi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭Simi


    Quazzie wrote: »
    How do these firmware updates come through. Do the just pop up like a notification from the play store?

    Pretty much. The update being pushed is I9505XXUBMEA. And the UI does seem snappier.


  • #1451
    Nikond800
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭Nikond800


    Quazzie wrote: »
    How do these firmware updates come through. Do the just pop up like a notification from the play store?


    If you haven't received it, go into phone settings and check for an update. It should appear then. Alternatively, plug into kies


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  • #1452
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,295 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Kies. Bleh.

    That may be the update to enable the Save to SD Card option for apps. If not then don't tell me that I have to update my non stock rom AGAIN! :P


  • #1453
    Nikond800
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭Nikond800


    Achilles wrote: »
    Kies. Bleh.

    That may be the update to enable the Save to SD Card option for apps. If not then don't tell me that I have to update my non stock rom AGAIN! :P

    I hate kies too.
    Yeah, it's the UBMEA build that was there. Unbelievably faster since the update. Removed a lot of the lag I was seeing. Waiting to get my 64gb Samsung micro sd from amazon before i go rooting. It's taking an age.


  • #1454
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,295 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    I was lucky enough to bag a genuine 32gb sd micro from adverts for €20 for mine.

    No idea what I'm going to fill it up with yet, hehe.


  • #1455
    themacdaddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 758 ✭✭✭themacdaddy


    Nikond800 wrote: »
    Yeah, it's the UBMEA build that was there.

    Is it only for that build? I have the UAME2 Build, and there is no update available for me. Would that be right?


  • #1456
    Kenno90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,184 ✭✭✭Kenno90


    Achilles wrote: »
    I was lucky enough to bag a genuine 32gb sd micro from adverts for €20 for mine.

    No idea what I'm going to fill it up with yet, hehe.

    Haha , i got mine for €16 :P


  • #1457
    evolutionqy7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,277 ✭✭✭evolutionqy7


    Nikond800 wrote: »
    I hate kies too.
    Yeah, it's the UBMEA build that was there. Unbelievably faster since the update. Removed a lot of the lag I was seeing. Waiting to get my 64gb Samsung micro sd from amazon before i go rooting. It's taking an age.

    I got the new build by flashing it, yet I still see the same amount of lagging and delays. I have the transition animations off too.

    Still doesn't feel as nippy as the exynos note 2


  • #1458
    Kenno90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,184 ✭✭✭Kenno90


    evolutionqy7 wrote: »
    Jeez you either have no friends to talk to and post all your boards messages from a PC.

    Screen shot or it never happened :) I can't imagine how little of the phone you have to use to get that battery life. Even my note 2 would go that far.

    We use our phone differently me thinks, i leave my WiFi on Full time, I've got full signal both in work and at home.

    I'm on the computer all day in work, so all my boards messages are on the PC :P . I talk alot through FB Messenger and GTalk so they get routed to the PC first. So during the work day i use it very little. Lunch and breaks i use it a lot.

    Though when i'm out or at home, i'm on it all the time. Playing games / texting / YouTube. Even with all that i'm plugging it back in at night at around 50%

    To give you an idea, I've unplugged it at around 7AM and its on 90%, Thats with WiFi on, full screen brightness and syncing on.


  • #1459
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,295 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Kenno90 wrote: »
    Haha , i got mine for €16 :P

    I really do hope thats not a chinese knockoff for that price.


  • #1460
    PapaSierra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭PapaSierra


    Is Tesco still selling Exynos or did they switch to Snapdragon? I have ordered one yesterday thinking that I will get Exynos but now I'm unsure of that.

    EDIT:
    And how much storage memory??? 8, 16 or 32GB?


  • #1461
    IncognitoMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,498 ✭✭✭IncognitoMan


    16GB with the phone. That is upgradable through an SD card though. These can be got up to 64GB. So that gives you about 80GB total


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  • #1462
    PapaSierra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭PapaSierra


    Thanks Incognito. You don't know if they are shipping Exynos or Snapdragon?


  • #1463
    evolutionqy7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,277 ✭✭✭evolutionqy7


    IncognitoMan wrote: »
    16GB with the phone. That is upgradable through an SD card though. These can be got up to 64GB. So that gives you about 80GB total

    Your a little bit off there :) 68.97GB of total usable space.


  • #1464
    Doom
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,381 ✭✭✭Doom


    Anyone on 3 get any updates yet, seems vodafone did


  • #1465
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Doom wrote: »
    Anyone on 3 get any updates yet, seems vodafone did

    Got it two weeks ago.


  • #1466
    Doom
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,381 ✭✭✭Doom


    Jernal wrote: »
    Got it two weeks ago.

    Thanks, was it through Kies or using the phone itself.


  • #1467
    Cienciano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,188 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    numorouno wrote: »
    I have to day my battery is pretty excellent. Getting at least a full day out of it eg 18/20 hours of moderate to sometimes heavy use.


    I'm using 2x battery saver but it was still pretty good before that although I can't remember the exact amount of hours I used to get

    I used to have the s2 which used to drop 30% battery in less than 2 hours for the same type of things in doing now

    I'm getting an S4 tomorrow (assuming O2 deliver on time!) and this is exactly what I wanted to hear :)


  • #1468
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Doom wrote: »
    Thanks, was it through Kies or using the phone itself.

    Phone just decided to download update itself. No Kies or anything running as best as I can recall.


  • #1469
    Doom
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,381 ✭✭✭Doom


    Jernal wrote: »
    Phone just decided to download update itself. No Kies or anything running as best as I can recall.

    Oh OK...maybe I did get it.
    My base and is I90505XXUAMDM.....is that the latest.
    Thanks


  • #1470
    Turtwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Doom wrote: »
    Oh OK...maybe I did get it.
    My base and is I90505XXUAMDM.....is that the last est.
    Thanks
    No, mine is I9505XXUBMEA.


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  • #1471
    Kenno90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,184 ✭✭✭Kenno90


    Jernal wrote: »
    No, mine is I9505XXUBMEA.

    This update never came for me :(. I'm with meteor, could that be the reason


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