Questions tagged [samsung-galaxy-s-9]
For questions specific to the Samsung Galaxy S9
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How to Disable Screen Rotation Icon
I lock my screen rotation to portrait, and I have my navigation bar hidden to provide more screen real estate.
With the navigation bar hidden, I have come to experience the rotation icon appear in ...
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What is this icon with a messaging icon enclosed by a SIM card's icon in status bar?
Can anyone tell me what the chat icon on the status bar is and how I can access it. This showed itself after a recent security update. I'm not sure if it's a message that I have not opened yet. I have ...
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Is there a way to completely disable all Bixby functionality without rooting the S9+?
I would like to get rid of Bixby altogether and preferably reassign the Bixby hardware button to a different function.
Is that at all possible and if so: how?
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How reliable are waterproof phones?
I want to have a waterproof phone that I can realiably wear when I am windsurfing.
During a session it might get wet and might sink for a few centimeters for a couple of seconds from time to time.
I ...
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Remap headphone buttons
I listen to audible for multiple hours everyday, im wondering if anyone knows of any way/app that will let me remap my earphone buttons to something more useful than play/pause or volume up/down, the ...
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Can contact information from my lock screen be available without a password on startup?
I just got a Samsung Galaxy S9 with Android 10. In my current configuration, I have observed this rough state machine as it starts up.
The Settings > Lock screen > Contact information is a ...
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Screenshot as PNG instead of JPEG?
Is there a way to teach a Samsung Galaxy S9+ with Android 9 (Pie) to generate screenshots as PNG files instead of JPEG files? I was looking for such a configuration option (in Settings) but came up ...
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How can large amounts of files be transferred to Linux via MTP?
I'm trying to copy all of my pictures from my Samsung Galaxy S9+ to my laptop (running Linux Mint). I can transfer a few files at a time no problem, but I have amassed 1000's of files in my pictures ...
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Unidentified alert (vibration and beep) every 5 minutes, even with sounds set to Mute and DND enabled
Every 5 minutes exactly, my Galaxy S9 G960U1 running Android 10 vibrates and then gives me a flat-toned beep lasting about half a second. It's not associated with any notifications, toasts, or changes ...
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How to recover glitching Galaxy S9?
The bad
Last week I totaled a Galaxy S9's screen which I owned for over two years. I liked the phone so I headed up on Facebook market to look for another one.
I discovered a phone that I liked and ...
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How can I sync the Google keyboard's clipboard with Android's clipboard?
How can I sync the Google keyboard's clipboard with Android's clipboard?
Google keyboard's clipboard:
Android's clipboard:
I use Samsung Galaxy S9 with Android S9.
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Display a portrait-mode app on a horizontal rotatable screen
I need to display a portrait-mode app from my Samsung Galaxy S9 on a horizontal PC screen. The PC screen is able to rotate to portrait mode, but the problem is that the image rotates with it. The ...
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Remove Samsung Daily screen
The Samsung Daily screen was automatically added to my home screens. It appears when I scroll one step extra to the left. That happens sometimes and I do not wish this information to come up.
From ...
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Samsung: switching to new phone
I recently switched phones for the first time in several years. My vague recollection from past switches was that it was fairly smooth. Here is what happened this time.
I switched from a Galaxy S9, ...
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Using NetGuard, what app(s)/service(s) can be restricted to prevent system updates?
I've been using NetGuard for a little while now, and I've really liked it so far. I hate the forced system updates which seem to come more and more frequently. For a handful of reasons, I'd like to ...
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Is there a battery optimization app that allows me to turn or sync/data for all apps with an exception for certain ones?
I'm guessing there is a 3rd party app that does this, but I'm not sure. Is there a way to turn off auto sync for all apps with an exception for certain ones? For example, when I snowboard, my phone ...
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Are VoLTE standards same across the world?
I have a SIM-free Galaxy S9+ (SM-G965F/DS) model. And in my home country (India) VoLTE works fine on it. I'm moving to Japan soon and was thinking of getting a Japanese SIM (The name of the carrier is ...
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Where can I see the file format of my SD card on Android? [duplicate]
Where can I see the file format of my SD card on Android?
I use a Samsung Galaxy s9 with Android 9.
Note a dupe because here we're talking about SD cards.
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Sensible method to edit contacts on a Samsung phone?
Currently the Samsung app for Contacts is driving me nuts on my S9+.
I used to have my contacts entered as I wanted them into the Phone address book (only one other phone number on the SIM). But then ...
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Missing OEM unlock toggle on Samsung Galaxy S9
I've found numerous guides online on how to fix the missing OEM unlock toggle on Samsung Galaxy S9 (SM-G960U) running Android 10. I've been able to follow all steps except for the last one before ...
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How can I view which app has the permission to turn on and off the location services in Android?
How can I view which app has the permission to turn on and off the location in Android? I use a Samsung Galaxy S9 phone with Android 10.
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Make home screen rotate on Samsung Galaxy 9
Most of the apps will rotate when I turn my device. So does the screen on my tablet. However, on the phone (Galaxy 9), that doesn't happen, making usage in horizontal mode a bit awkward.
Is it ...
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samsung s9 Charging time
My new Galaxy s9 is taking around 1 hr 39 mins to completely charge the battery. I checked with Samsung customer care they said it should take normally 50 mins to 1 hr.
They did some test on mobile ...
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Something is filtering blue light and I can't figure out how to stop it
I just got a Samsung Galaxy S9 last week and since day 1 it has been applying a blue light filter even though I turned blue light filter off in the settings (Blue Light Filter turned off and also ...
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Is the maximum size of the SD card for the S9+ really limited to 400 GB?
Note: while this is not an exact duplicate, this question is a duplicate in that it asks where the limitation is located (software/hardware ...). So I think marking this as a duplicate is warranted, ...
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What's this "drawer" in the task switcher and how to configure it?
I just upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S9+ to Android 9 and was wondering about this new UI element that shows up when opening the task switcher (the ||| button).
In the below screenshot you can see the ...
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Why my apps are getting auto-updated despite "Don't auto-update apps" checked?
In Google Play Store, I have set "Auto-update apps" to "Don't auto-update apps". Still, I have apps automatically updated.
Why?
Still, I get notifications.
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Samsung Galaxy timeout changes to "parentheses" (or zero)
When I restart my Samsung Galaxy S9, the screen timeout value changes to "()".
Notice that's not a zero; it's two parentheses. That's literally what appears in the settings. However, the ...
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Galaxy S9: Most apps keep stopping [duplicate]
Galaxy S9: All day, most apps that I open will stop and immediately close. Apps running i the background repeatedly give the message "(app) keeps stopping".
I've removed the SD card, and ...
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Add am/pm after the 12-hour clock time in the status bar
The status bar at the top of my Samsung S9+ does not show the am/pm after the time. The picture below was taken at 3:23 pm local time but you would not know that unless I told you. It could be 3:23 ...
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How to disable wallpaper blur effect on Samsung Galaxy S9 home screen?
I've set an animated wallpaper on my Samsung Galaxy S9 (one that was included with the device). It displays correctly on the lock screen, but somehow gets blurred on the home screen.
Lock screen (no ...
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Gmail notification on lock screen does not show subject
On my new Samsung Galaxy S9 running Android Oreo, new email notifications (Gmail app) do not show the email subject. This happens even if I just have a single email notification. If I unlock the phone ...
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Stop Google Photos from Retaining Deleted Photos
If I take a photo using my phones stock camera app, and then delete it using the stock gallery app, it doesn't get deleted from Google Photos. How can I change it so that deleting photos on my phone ...
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Unanswerable "Allow access to phone data" prompt that comes up once per second
When I plug my Samsung Galaxy S9 phone into the Renault Zoe car, I get a flood of prompts about whether or not I want to allow access to the phone data. Cannot tell how many times I allowed that in ...
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How can one increase the number of suggestions for the next words in Google Keyboard?
I wonder how one can increase the number of suggestions for the next words in Google Keyboard. By default, only three words are shown (a, the and one in the screenshot below):
I use Android 10 with ...
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Ring tone super-quiet on Galaxy S9+
I am having a problem with my ringtone on my Galaxy S9+.
Suddenly, my ringtone has become extremely soft - as if it was on the lowest possible setting (except mute).
However, it is on the highest, ...
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Can I charge my Galaxy S9+ with a laptop charger
I was wondering if i could charge my Samsung Galaxy S9+ safely with a USB C laptop charger.
here's what is says on it:
INPUT:100-240V~1.3A 50-60HZ
OUTPUT:20V--2.25A/15V--3A/9V--2A/5V--2A
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Disable Bixby on Galaxy S9 without root?
I have read this question and realised that it is outdated.
With the most recent android update for my Galaxy S9, I have no way to disable the Bixby button out of the box. Previously I had to sign in ...
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Flashed BTU from sammobile but is still EVR
I'm trying to flash BTU stock firmware from sammobile for my s9 g960f. I got the firmware from here https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s9/SM-G960F/BTU/ date: 14/11/18 pda: G960FXXS2BRJ6.
I ...
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Importing contacts from Windows Phone 10
Trying to set up my new Galaxy S9+ today and I'm moving from a Lumia 950XL running Windows 10 Mobile - and for the life of me I can't get it to import my contacts.
The obvious solution would appear ...
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How can I update the timezone database on an Android 10 phone?
TL;DR: is it possible to manually force an update of the time-zone database on a reasonably modern Android phone?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S9+, running Android 10, and one of the things that lives on ...
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Bluetooth terminates calls
My Samsung S9 terminates phone calls or streaming when I turn off connected device.
How do I stop this happening? Its most annoying when I park my car abd have to call back due to disconnection.
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Silent notifications except for one app
I have a Samsung Galaxy s9+ device and I was wondering if it is possible to use the silent mode and still receive sound notifications from one app only?
I want to hear whenever I receive a Telegram ...
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Why notifications sound is controlled by media sound settings?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S9+ with Android 10 and I have the following problem - in the sound settings, I have media and ringtone set to halfway, but notification and system sound set to 0. But I can ...
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TWRP doesn't offer the usual option to protect itself, and is replaced by stock recovery on first reboot to system
I'm very familiar with installing TWRP on a new Samsung phone. But this time it's not working, and I don't know why.
The phone is a Samsung S9+ (SM-G965F). Bootloader unlocked, data wiped and ...
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How can i recover my deleted messages
Recover deleted SMS message using Google Backup?
I u Google auto backup service is turned on. Recently I deleted my SMS messages and now I want to recover one particular SMS. Is it possible via Google ...
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What could explain that a USB cable starts charging my Samsung Galaxy S9 phone after ~2 secs, but takes over 5 min to start charging my Pixel 6 phone?
I have a male-to-male, USB-A-to-USB-C cable. It starts charging my Samsung Galaxy S9 phone after ~2 secs, but takes over 5 min to start charging my Pixel 6 phone. What could explain that?
I have no ...
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Alarm is silent because "Unable to play during call" because of facebook messenger
This morning, the alarm did not wake me up.
When I change the ringtone, I cannot hear how the new ringtone sounds (the phone is still silent) but I get the message
Unable to play during call
My ...
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How to clean up knox filesystem
My Samsung galaxy S9 is giving me notifications to say I am using over 90% of my internal storage. This confused me as the built in file manager (and a couple others I downloaded) showed closer to ...
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How can one find out whether Android is throttling my CPU, e.g. because the temperature is too high?
I'm suspecting that Android sometimes limits my CPU at around 66% when the temperature is too high.
I can see that my Geekbench score is much lower than what it should be:
Even though my CPU isn't ...
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