Samsung Galaxy S22

MidnightZA said:
Im also not getting OTA updates. Do I need to format the phone to manually flash XFA? Id like to do it but dont want to go through the hassle of setting up my apps again.
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You don't need to format the phone.
When flashing the XFA firmware, just make sure to use "home_csc" which will retain all your data, instead of "csc" which will wipe your phone
 
Park@82 said:
So my metal desk lamp fell over onto my S22 Ultra and smashed the screen. Luckily I have Premuim Care+. Its a pain in the *** none the less.
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Let us know how long the repair takes and the overall process.
 
milan188 said:
Let us know how long the repair takes and the overall process.
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If you took out Samsung care with your phone (R2500 for the S22U when I took it out more than 2 years ago) you need to supply that document along with a proof of purchase document that you can get from your service provider (even if the phone is on contract).
I also had to pay R1000 upfront as co-payment when I booked it in.

It took about 3 days to have it repaired but there was a issue with Samsung having to extend the warranty because the phone is more than 2 years old.
They eventually told me I could collect the phone while they sort it out with Samsung. I dropped it off on Monday and collected on Friday last week.

I used FX Cellular and they did a good job, I got a new frame and a new battery as well.
 
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Park@82 said:
If you took out Samsung care with your phone (R2500 for the S22U when I took it out more than 2 years ago) you need to supply that document along with a proof of purchase document that you can get from your service provider (even if the phone is on contract).
I also had to pay R1000 upfront as co-payment when I booked it in.

It took about 3 days to have it repaired but there was a issue with Samsung having to extend the warranty because the phone is more than 2 years old.
They eventually told me I could collect the phone while they sort it out with Samsung. I dropped it off on Monday and collected on Friday last week.

I used FX Cellular and they did a good job, I got a new frame and a new battery as well.
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Great thank you for the feedback.
 
OK, the "circle to search" anything on screen is really cool and useful.

Editing of photos is interesting I guess, don't really understand what it's going to do ahead of time though.

Nice to see the phone supported for a decent period of time. Plan is to keep the phone for at least 4 years.
 
icarusza said:
OK, the "circle to search" anything on screen is really cool and useful.

Editing of photos is interesting I guess, don't really understand what it's going to do ahead of time though.

Nice to see the phone supported for a decent period of time. Plan is to keep the phone for at least 4 years.
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Yeah, I am looking to get the S25 Ultra, but need to get married first.
 
icarusza said:
OK, the "circle to search" anything on screen is really cool and useful.

Editing of photos is interesting I guess, don't really understand what it's going to do ahead of time though.

Nice to see the phone supported for a decent period of time. Plan is to keep the phone for at least 4 years.
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To me it is just Google lens, without the extra steps
 
@Park@82 did you notice an improvement in battery life with the new battery? I feel my battery has lost a bit of capacity
 
milan188 said:
@Park@82 did you notice an improvement in battery life with the new battery? I feel my battery has lost a bit of capacity
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I have switched to the adaptive power saver mode and it working quite well. I am getting better battery life than before 6.1
 
milan188 said:
@Park@82 did you notice an improvement in battery life with the new battery? I feel my battery has lost a bit of capacity
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It does feel a lot better but it would be very hard to quantify. I also reset it to factory defaults before handing it over for repairs. So a lot of stuff that may have been causing background battery drain may have been wiped in the process...

I had my phone since March 2022 and I was using it with the protect battery option enabled which limited charge to 85% and battery saving enabled since I got it. But I sometimes charged it multiple times per day so there would have been plenty of cycles on it by now.

I now limit it to 95% via "Modes and Routines", and I am currently using it with power saving disabled.

My understanding with regards to battery longevity is that it it worse for a battery to drain to 0% than for it to be charged to 100%. So I try to charge it before it gets to around 20%. I never let it go to 0. Also try to avoid charging it when it is warm, heat is not good for batteries.
 
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Park@82 said:
It does feel a lot better but it would be very hard to quantify. I also reset it to factory defaults before handing it over for repairs. So a lot of stuff that may have been causing background battery drain may have been wiped in the process...

I had my phone since March 2022 and I was using it with the protect battery option enabled which limited charge to 85% and battery saving enabled since I got it. But I sometimes charged it multiple times per day so there would have been plenty of cycles on it by now.

I now limit it to 95% via "Modes and Routines", and I am currently using it with power saving disabled.

My understanding with regards to battery longevity is that it it worse for a battery to drain to 0% than for it to be charged to 100%. So I try to charge it before it gets to around 20%. I never let it go to 0. Also try to avoid charging it when it is warm, heat is not good for batteries.
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I have not taken care of my battery. Charging at fast charge 2.0 to 100%. So really feeling the drop in performance. Luckily I can still claim for a screen on my Premium Care.
 
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