Just received my free white S5 G900A from Samsung Insights. Getting used to it coming from Note 3. I was wondering if there are any fellow S5 owners that got their phone thru this program? If so, have you completed your 6 months? Did you root and have no problems with the app or Sammy telling you to unroot? I had asked if I could root and was told it's prohibited, so wanted to hear from any others who rooted and completed their time. Tia and looking forward to being part of the crowd.
i got my s5 ( t-mobile gs5 ) in august through the insight program
even before installing the app i rooted and flashed a stable rom and then installed the insights application
no issues here till now
i am close to my 6 months and then i will ask them if i can remove the app ( which i can according to the contract )
scorpio_bpl86 said:
i got my s5 ( t-mobile gs5 ) in august through the insight program
even before installing the app i rooted and flashed a stable rom and then installed the insights application
no issues here till now
i am close to my 6 months and then i will ask them if i can remove the app ( which i can according to the contract )
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Seems from feedback I've gotten, I messed up and immediately installed the app and then sent an email asking if I could root. I should have rooted and ROMd before I installed the app and not bothered to ask. My bad.
pre4speed said:
Seems from feedback I've gotten, I messed up and immediately installed the app and then sent an email asking if I could root. I should have rooted and ROMd before I installed the app and not bothered to ask. My bad.
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yes you shouldn't have asked them
has anyone here with t-mobile got the survey recently and got a phone? Thanks
Just a note for anyone past or nearing the end of their 6 month commitment. Mine was up in December and I expected to hear something from them about being done, but didn't. So today I inquired.
Basically the deal is this: when your 6 months is up I'm sure they'd love you to keep providing data. If you want to uninstall the app after your 6 months, email them and they will give you an exit survey and the code you need to uninstall it, but as long as you stay active (keep the app running) you will remain eligible for any surveys and associated giveaways they send out, so there is a little incentive to keep it.
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Just a note for anyone past or nearing the end of their 6 month commitment. Mine was up in December and I expected to hear something from them about being done, but didn't. So today I inquired.
Basically the deal is this: when your 6 months is up I'm sure they'd love you to keep providing data. If you want to uninstall the app after your 6 months, email them and they will give you an exit survey and the code you need to uninstall it, but as long as you stay active (keep the app running) you will remain eligible for any surveys and associated giveaways they send out, so there is a little incentive to keep it.
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exactly
this is what i got today
" If you prefer to have the application removed, we can send you an exit survey which will have the application removal instructions and the passcode. Please note, only those who remain active in the program will continue to receive surveys throughout the year for upgrades or accessory offers. "
i think ill stay by keeping the app ..though i keep changing the ROMS
the problem is when i tried a cm12 rom with android 5.0 - flashed the insights app and restored through titanium - the insight freezes when i try to open
i guess its not yet compatible with lollipop
so i had to revert it back to the 4.4 rom
pre4speed said:
Just received my free white S5 G900A from Samsung Insights. Getting used to it coming from Note 3. I was wondering if there are any fellow S5 owners that got their phone thru this program? If so, have you completed your 6 months? Did you root and have no problems with the app or Sammy telling you to unroot? I had asked if I could root and was told it's prohibited, so wanted to hear from any others who rooted and completed their time. Tia and looking forward to being part of the crowd.
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I received a white S5 as well 2 weeks ago. I rooted the phone via towelroot immediately then I installed safestrap then backed the phone up. I installed the Insights app the next day and it's been running flawlessly ever since. I haven't flashed any rims yet so I'm stock odexed but I did add xposed with a couple mods. So far so good and not a peep from Sammy.
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Got an email from Samsung today. Anyone willing to give a referral name? Thanks!
Ya wondering if there was anyone that could give me a referral as well got my email a few days ago need a referral to continue. Thanks!
How do you get in this program??? I wouldnt mind keeping the app AND not rooting if Samsung hooks me up with a test phone.
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cerobles1 said:
How do you get in this program??? I wouldnt mind keeping the app AND not rooting if Samsung hooks me up with a test phone.
Sent from my SM-G900A using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Email [email protected] and tell them you're interested in the program. They'll email back for a referral. That's where it gets tricky. More requests for referrals than there are available. I gave out 18 before Samsung told me to stop.
Does anyone have a referral? I finally got my email asking for one to be accepted but I need a referral. Thanks!
dcscorpio76 said:
I received a white S5 as well 2 weeks ago. I rooted the phone via towelroot immediately then I installed safestrap then backed the phone up. I installed the Insights app the next day and it's been running flawlessly ever since. I haven't flashed any rims yet so I'm stock odexed but I did add xposed with a couple mods. So far so good and not a peep from Sammy.
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I just signed up for the program about a month ago and got the email saying I need a referral name, can anyone please hook me up with one? thanks a lot guys and I hope the new devices are awesome !
knicks20828 said:
I just signed up for the program about a month ago and got the email saying I need a referral name, can anyone please hook me up with one? thanks a lot guys and I hope the new devices are awesome !
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I just got my email today as well and need a referral... hey pre4speed, I know u handed out too many referrals, but do u have any advice on where to look to get one? Any help is greatly appreciated... :good:
DMF1977 said:
I just got my email today as well and need a referral... hey pre4speed, I know u handed out too many referrals, but do u have any advice on where to look to get one? Any help is greatly appreciated... :good:
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How I got mine was looking thru the thread that is in Note 3 general and pmd a couple fellas til one gave me his info. I got lucky I believe. I know there are more people in this program, just finding the one to give the info is hard. Wish I could help. ?
I got a Galaxy S5 from them back in December and I just got a Galaxy Tab S 8.4 i from them this month to use with my smart TV.
I just got mine today. Not activated yet. Its for ATT but i am not sure if its locked or unlocked since it came in the Samsung box and not the Att box.
Hows the battery life on this ? I used to have Note 3.
Is it safe to root i know the contract says its prohibited but if it safe do you guys know the best rom from Att S5
saurabhrupji said:
I just got mine today. Not activated yet. Its for ATT but i am not sure if its locked or unlocked since it came in the Samsung box and not the Att box.
Hows the battery life on this ? I used to have Note 3.
Is it safe to root i know the contract says its prohibited but if it safe do you guys know the best rom from Att S5
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DO NOT INSTALL THE APP until you've made the choice to root and rom or not. Battery life on stock was s#*t for me before changing roms. 5 hours 100% to 30% with 2 hours sot. Now, most days it's lasting all day. I still miss my Note 3 and will be going back as soon as contact here is up. If it's branded AT&T, it's bootloader locked.
I wonder what is the problem on my father's Nexus phone about the sharing position on Google+ with me!
I shared the position with me for 5 people but I can't add the sixth.
It's all right on my father's phone and really I can't understand what is the problem.
I had root permits on Nexus and there is the 4.3 Android stock firmware.
I setted for high precision and enabled all necessary.
Please help me!!
Sent from Note 4 device - Rome - Italy
Hi all, it has been a long time since I was here. Many years ago I used to frequent this forum daily and root every phone I had.
Since I got the Note 3 I stopped rooting and downloading ROMs, etc.
I would like to root my Note 5 so that I can use an app that will help me in using my PS4 controller in emulator apps without the absolutely annoying lag that makes it not worth bothering.
I do not want to have to set my phone up again if I can get away with it, so not doing a factory reset during the process would be awesome. (or a way to back everything up and then restore it exactly as it is).
Can anyone point me in the right direction to get started please, I would greatly appreciate it!
Have a fantastic week!!
Sam
which model number are you using?
Knox
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Hi guys
I made this app which is currently in Beta. I've had a lot of downloads and I received two emails recently, one to say the app does not work on the S8, and the other to say the app does not work on the Note 8. So I tested my app on the Samsung Remote Test Lab and it seems to be working fine on the S8. I am wondering about the Note 8, as I wasn't able to test Pie on it.
I then thought of asking the S8 and Note 8 forums for help. If you are on Android Pie, could you please try the app and let me know if it does what it is supposed to?
For more info, the XDA thread is: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-easy-dnd-disturb-beta-release-t3917437
The Playstore link is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.strangerweather.easydnd
Needless to say it's a free app. If you could post your findings in this thread I would be very grateful! Cheers!
StrangerWeather said:
Hi guys
I made this app which is currently in Beta. I've had a lot of downloads and I received two emails recently, one to say the app does not work on the S8, and the other to say the app does not work on the Note 8. So I tested my app on the Samsung Remote Test Lab and it seems to be working fine on the S8. I am wondering about the Note 8, as I wasn't able to test Pie on it.
I then thought of asking the S8 and Note 8 forums for help. If you are on Android Pie, could you please try the app and let me know if it does what it is supposed to?
For more info, the XDA thread is: https://forum.xda-developers.com/and...lease-t3917437
The Playstore link is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...eather.easydnd
Needless to say it's a free app. If you could post your findings in this thread I would be very grateful! Cheers!
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404 dead link - For more info, the XDA thread is: https://forum.xda-developers.com/and...lease-t3917437
playstore link also dead - The Playstore link is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...eather.easydnd
MystaMagoo said:
404 dead link - For more info, the XDA thread is: https://forum.xda-developers.com/and...lease-t3917437
playstore link also dead - The Playstore link is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...eather.easydnd
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Thanks for pointing this out. I have now updated my OP with correct links!
Still hoping that someone can test, cheers!
Hey so, I'm on a note 8 running pie and ive got some information regarding the application.
If you turn DND On
Select Priority Only mode
Enable messages and alarms
(And then check the permissions through Samsung settings)
Everything is fine so far.
But if you then go into priority settings and change anything
It will disregard what you previously selected (in this case messages and alarms)
I will screen record and post it here if you would like.
Ferbee said:
Hey so, I'm on a note 8 running pie and ive got some information regarding the application.
If you turn DND On
Select Priority Only mode
Enable messages and alarms
(And then check the permissions through Samsung settings)
Everything is fine so far.
But if you then go into priority settings and change anything
It will disregard what you previously selected (in this case messages and alarms)
I will screen record and post it here if you would like.
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Hello, many thanks for your reply! A recording would be great as I don't quite understand what you mean. If it's not too much trouble.
Cheers!
StrangerWeather said:
Hello, many thanks for your reply! A recording would be great as I don't quite understand what you mean. If it's not too much trouble.
Cheers!
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You can also check the description of the video to see what I'm talking about.
Hope this helps
Ferbee said:
You can also check the description of the video to see what I'm talking about.
Hope this helps
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Indeed, this helps a lot thanks, you've found a bug! It's not specific to the Note 8, I have the same on my phone.
I'll work on sorting that out then.
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StrangerWeather said:
Hi guys
I made this app which is currently in Beta. I've had a lot of downloads and I received two emails recently, one to say the app does not work on the S8, and the other to say the app does not work on the Note 8. So I tested my app on the Samsung Remote Test Lab and it seems to be working fine on the S8. I am wondering about the Note 8, as I wasn't able to test Pie on it.
I then thought of asking the S8 and Note 8 forums for help. If you are on Android Pie, could you please try the app and let me know if it does what it is supposed to?
For more info, the XDA thread is: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-easy-dnd-disturb-beta-release-t3917437
The Playstore link is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.strangerweather.easydnd
Needless to say it's a free app. If you could post your findings in this thread I would be very grateful! Cheers!
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Works fine on my SM-N950FD
Nice work?
I'm new here and this is my first post. So Hi there everyone.
I discovered XDA fairly recently and I quickly realised that it's a great place to learn everything Android and joined up.
I did search the forum before starting a new thread but didn't find my question. But I am hopeless with keywords so I apologise if my following questions have been answered many times already.
I would like an app which will display as much battery usage Information as possible. I'm using a non-root Galaxy Note 8 running One Ui v1.0
I am aware that options are limited for non-routed devices but I read that BetterBatteryStats does work on non-root Note 8's running One Ui but requires ADB (something I have started to familiarise myself with). Also one review on the apps Play Store page mentioned that there's a XDA version of the app. However I'm getting the impression that the app originated from XDA anyway.
Before I even attempt to install it I'd really like to get a little advice from a trusted forum.
So if anyone here can spare the time please could you confirm...
Will BetterBatteryStats run on my non-root One Ui Note 8 correctly?
Is there anything important that I should know about that's not already in the current documentation?
Is there a 'XDA' version of the app or has it always been an XDA developed app anyway?
And finally... if BetterBatteryStats is not suitable for the Note 8 then is there an alternative you would recommend?
Many thanks in advance.
everway9 said:
Will BetterBatteryStats run on my non-root One Ui Note 8 correctly?
Is there anything important that I should know about that's not already in the current documentation?
Is there a 'XDA' version of the app or has it always been an XDA developed app anyway?
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Yes it will run correctly
Nope everything is straight forward
I think there used to be. But now it's on the play store
You can get the XDA version through the Hockey app, and you also have GSam Battery from play store. Both are limited in output without root however.
Ferbee said:
Yes it will run correctly
Nope everything is straight forward
I think there used to be. But now it's on the play store
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Hi @Ferbee
That's great! Thank's for posting. :good:
PlutoDelic said:
You can get the XDA version through the Hockey app, and you also have GSam Battery from play store. Both are limited in output without root however.
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Hi @PlutoDelic
Ahh yes, I've seen GSam somewhere and was going to research it but forgot until you mentioned it.
I haven't heard of the Hockey app though. I'll check it out. Thank's for posting. :good: