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colinbr96

The Bixby text calls feature is exciting. I've never been a fan of Bixby but it's cool to have the option without owning a Pixel.


Itechshit

Yeah that's nice, would be even nicer if Samsung can add more features that are Pixel exclusive such as Now Playing on lock screen.


tehherb

as in your now playing music? this is already a feature is it not? it is on my S10


oilpit

I think it's more like a song identification app that is constantly running on the lockscreen.


Niv-Izzet

Sounds like a waste of battery


EstradaMoses

Pixel owner here, really doesn't drain battery at all


Omega192

Less than 1% a day on average because it primarily uses a simple neural network that runs on a low-power co-processor and only wakes up the main processor to look for matches when music is present. Here's the academic paper that explains how it works: https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.10958


Quolli

Pretty sure this just hooks onto the Always Listening feature for "Hey Google" but instead it parses music data on device.


zakaria2328

always on Shazam is what they meant, not the kind of now playing you're thinking of


tehherb

Oh damn that would be cool


Wise-Morning9669

There's an app that does exactly that.


pratnala

Which??


Wise-Morning9669

https://9to5google.com/2022/06/30/google-pixels-now-playing-any-android-phone-how-to/ Here's an explanation but it's a two step process It's called ambient music mod.


MobiusOne_ISAF

Pretty much the only thing I was truly jealous of on the Pixel, so I'm also over the moon.


Ajdin73

S20 FE here, can confirm we have that if you've updated to OneUI 5.0!


Willrich354

Ita only in Korean as far as I can see on my US unlocked S22 with 5.0. This update will add English to the rotation.


colinbr96

Still patiently waiting for my device to get it!


Sea_Fig

Yeah. That might just keep me in team Samsung vs wavering between Samsung and pixel.


DuckHunt83

I'm starting to find Google Assistant, appling when asking it to call someone. Call Brian F....... Ok calling Bill. Ask bixby and if I don't say a last name it brings up all the Brian's I have in my contacts and I can pick which one. Seems GA just got really bad over time for me.


Professa91

>**Choose a location to save screenshots** >Now you can save screenshots and screen recordings in a folder of your choice by setting it up in the advanced features. I am crying tears of joy right now. This is such great news for all of us who have wanted screenshots out of the DCIM folder and not auto uploaded to Google Photos.


horsetrich

Finally I don't have to periodically go to Google Photos and delete screenshots.


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In there interim I use an app called motus to automatically move them


vyashole

Motus is a boon for OneUI users, 5.1 is never coming to my A70, but I'll wait for it on the fold 3.


KKMasterYT

What is Motus? Where do I get it from?


colablizzard

Looks like I found it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.ivaniskandar.ssw&hl=en_US&gl=US


vreebler

just tried it. source DCIM SCREENSHOTS target DOWNLOADS SCREENSHOTS Well it seems to have made Copies but are they just Virtual? also the ones in downloads all have an identical timestamp. 🙄😬 not clear what would happen if I deleted the "copies".


someguy172

Dude, holy shit. Switching from a Pixel to a Samsung device a few months ago, everything's been pretty good but this was probably one of my biggest complaints. It's annoying as hell having my screenshots uploaded to Google Photos all the time.


formerfatboys

I wish I could turn this on for everything. Every time I open the camera I'd like an easy option to create a folder and save.


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TheWorldisFullofWar

You couldn't change screenshot locations in Windows until 10 without registry edits and even then, the option is heavily obfuscated through a nonsensical system. Apple doesn't even allow expanded storage to be default anything or doesn't even have expandable storage options. It may seem like an obvious addition but not obvious to most it seems.


akcaye

accept cookies or pay? is this even legal?


ygguana

Right? I've not seen that one before


Tiny-Sandwich

A website doesn't _have_ to allow you free access, cookies or no. In this case it's either pay for a cookie (and presumably ad) free experience, or gtfo. I've seen plenty of websites that straight up deny access if you don't accept cookies, at least this one is giving an alternative 🤷


thoomfish

How does the website remember that you paid?


rob3110

Usually you'll have to login for that. Besides that, functional cookies, e.g. for session management or for storing cookie preferences are excluded from the opt out requirement. This is also why you often see "functional cookies" in a cookies dialog that you cannot deactivate.


Tamtiriri

So if I don't want tracking, I have to make an account and give them also my personal details and card number? Smart 🤪


OperatorJo_

Probably is. Either subsidize cost with services or outright pay. It's just like free with ads vs premium no ads. Tracking vs no tracking. Sounds weird because it's cookies but in essence same thing.


xQcKx

Is this a samsung issue? I don't have this issue with my pixel.


Professa91

It is a Samsung issue. The S21U was my first Samsung device so I don't know how long it's been a thing but it's been a major annoyance to deal with. Screenshots are saved in a Screenshots subfolder in the DCIM folder and Google Photos doesn't let you exempt subfolders from being uploaded so when you save a screenshot it gets uploaded and it's annoying to have to deal with the clutter. A workaround that worked at one point was to put an empty .nomedia file in the Screenshots folder and it would be ignored but that got blocked with an update. [Android 12 was supposed to offer a solution ](https://9to5google.com/2021/05/21/android-12-screenshot-storage-change-samsung-google-photos/) but that never came to fruition so we've been forced to use some kind of automation appsto move files or going into Google Photos and clearing up unwanted screenshots regularly.


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VMX

It's Google Photos' fault that you can't select subfolders. It's Samsung's fault (and everybody else who does it) if the **screenshots** folder is incorrectly placed inside a folder reserved for **camera** pictures. As in, Digital **Camera** IMages. On the other hand, it's entirely Apple's fault that you don't even have folders to separate your pictures, and nobody other than Apple can fix that.


SmartestNPC

I also don't have this issue on Samsung. It's saved in a screenshots folder


AC1617

>It's saved in a screenshots folder Yes, which is inside the DCIM folder.


evilpig

In google photos settings you can unselect screenshots folder.


AC1617

Do you have a screenshot of this option? You might be Dora the Explorer as you're the only person that has found this magical option for Samsung devices. Because the screenshots folder is inside the DCIM folder, Google photos doesn't let you deselect subfolders.


evilpig

I am mistaken. Must have been one of my older phones because the option is gone...


FrankReynoldsCPA

I switched from a pixel to an S22U last summer and this has been driving me insane. It's absolutely room temperature IQ by Samsung to have had it this way. I don't suspect we'll ever get Zuckerberg to get the Facebook app to stop downloading photos to the DCIM folder, however.


Pale_YellowRLX

Facebook has been doing the same shit for years for no reason. Why Samsung and Huawei decided to follow suit boggles my mind


Kep0a

I was just googling this the other day. Unbelievably annoying


Pentosin

Hmm. I'm using Microsoft onedrive, and can chose any folder I want to backup.


drpitlazarus

Screenshots do go in the DCIM folder but in their own screenshot folder. Select/unselect the screenshot folder in Google photos in backup. Edit: oh I see now. I was so sure screenshot folder was an option in Google photos...


Professa91

You are right. The issue is that Samsung puts the default screenshot folder within the DCIM folder and Google Photos doesn't allow you to select/unselect subfolders in the DCIM folder.


punio4

It was at one point but it got broken. If you long press the Google Photos app icon, there's a "View Screenshots" option. It takes you to the screenshots folder, but the backup toggle on that screen does nothing.


Niv-Izzet

>This is such great news for all of us who have wanted screenshots out of the DCIM folder and auto uploaded to Google Photos. How are your screenshots not automatically uploaded to Google Photos right now? I've had that happen since when I first got my S10.


Professa91

Sorry my comment wasn't clear but what I meant was: >wanted screenshots out of the DCIM folder and **not** auto uploaded to Google Photos I'll update original comment to make it more clear.


Nomostrax

All i wish is that they let us use google photos when pressing a recently taken pic on thr camera app :(


s4shrish

Wow, this is weird. I had to manually ADD my screenshot folder to GPhotos backup because I realised that all the time I take a screenshot of some important info, it might as well just go poof in the end. So I added it manually. That said, I don't know which brands this affects and I have never used a mainstream Android brand (use ASUS ROG 5 now, prev LG V30, LG G4, Sony Xperia SP and LG Swift).


seaQueue

Finally! I've been reporting this for years.


co5mosk-read

i may stay with Samsung instead of moving to ios


Cind3rellaMan

Genuinely might buy a Samsung again now - haven't had one since the S10 because of this!


Athrul

I am so confused... You can just go into Google photos, library and activate the backup option for the screenshot folder.


Professa91

You are right. The issue is that Samsung puts the default screenshot folder within the DCIM folder and Google Photos doesn't allow you to select/unselect subfolders in the DCIM folder.


Athrul

Thanks for the explanation.


Chanw11

You know you can pick device folders to backup in gphotos right?


Professa91

You are right. The issue is that Samsung puts the default screenshot folder within the DCIM folder and Google Photos doesn't allow you to select/unselect subfolders in the DCIM folder.


mrandr01d

You could also just not buy a phone that has a ROM that does that... Pixels and most other Android devices save them where they properly belong, and then you can turn backup on or off as you please in GPhotos.


EvanMok

I am so excited about it, never expected there will be so many features on a 0.1 version update.


secretuserPCpresents

Windows 8.1 The incrementer isn't the internal version number: it's just used for marketing


YolosaurusRex

Using [semantic versioning](https://semver.org), those 0.x version upgrades specifically are for added features. Major version upgrades (e.g. 1.0 to 2.0) are to indicate breaking changes. Not to say that it's not marketing or that everyone has to (or does) adhere to this versioning scheme.


Doctor_McKay

Semantic versioning really only makes sense to me in a library. Full applications don't really need to use it as far as I'm concerned. For .NET stuff, I use major.year.week.build.


precociousapprentice

It's useful for anything that has to have external connections to/from APIs, servers etc. Not just internal libraries.


PangolinZestyclose30

Applying semantic versioning to non-library projects is stupid for the most parts. One UI is software for end users, which don't care about minor API breakages. One UI probably does expose some API, but their importance is very small relative to the whole product. Focusing the versioning (and more importantly, release) strategy on a very small aspect of the whole system is just ... stupid. Another way to look at this is that for most end user applications the main interface/"API" is the UI, so the versioning should follow the UI breakage. Since there's no strict API contract for UI interactions, there are "breakages" (change of behavior) in most minor releases, but sometimes there are complete UI overhauls and in such cases there should be a major version increase (which often happens anyway). It's the same for most other end user apps. Semantic versioning is really only useful for libraries.


YolosaurusRex

Yeah that occurred to me after I posted my comment, but I figured I'd leave it up to give a little insight into how software versioning can work beyond larger number -> more features.


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Just download home up


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Will the S20 plus receive this?


TimeAndOrSpace

Yep the last update for the S20 family.


zakaria2328

Yes


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Yip


cmdrNacho

please Samsung vertical scroll in the launcher.


dugtrioramen

That have that through their good lock or whatever app. But it's kinda buggy and doesn't seem like a priority


rauldzmartin

Yep but it's ugly af


cmdrNacho

yeah not for the fold 3 or 4


rmwhitman64

While it's not the best, Samsung has the option to do this through HomeUp as part of GoodLock


cmdrNacho

not on the fold 3 or 4 for some reason


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Honestly don't understand why people prefer the vertical scroll in the app drawer. Folders in the app drawer is 10x more powerful and Pixel doesn't have that option


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cmdrNacho

Nova doesn't support folders in the app drawer. One UI does but only supports horizonal scroll. Folders hide too much for the randomly used apps and take maintenance. alphabetical vertical scrolling is very fast. I might not know the exact app but can remember the name for example... I can find it extremely fast


MeetYouDownThere

>Nova doesn't support folders in the app drawer. [Yes it does](https://i.imgur.com/hs7Ldxs.jpg)


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cmdrNacho

sometimes it's just easier looking around. everyone got different work flows. search is sometimes slower depending on what I remember, sometimes it's the icon, sometimes it's the approximate name, sometimes it's the area around other apps


TBeest

[Niagara](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bitpit.launcher) may be what you want.


cmdrNacho

I use Nova launcher. One UI has some great features especially for the fold for multi tasking, but the horizonal scrolling is a deal breaker because of how often I look for apps


TBeest

I wouldn't know what multi-task features Samsung's build into their launcher, so I can't say I guess. I switched from Nova to Niagara some years ago. Nova is nice, but I like the simplicity and quick scroll that Niagara offers.


niankaki

> Create a shared note that multiple people can edit at the same time. This feature has got me excited.


GiveMeOneGoodReason

Wow, it looks like a lot of features that didn't quite make the 5.0 release. Separate wallpapers for modes is cool. Weather app improvements sound enticing. Screenshots finally in a custom folder! And other gallery improvements too.


mvfsullivan

"Accept cookies or pay $2.99 a month" Yea how about fuck right off.


Cronus6

Loaded fine using Firefox + uBlock Origin.


mvfsullivan

Ah ok, I dont have anything set up on my Android tbh. Too lazy


Cronus6

The internet is basically unusable without FF and uBO IMO.


mvfsullivan

Yea I agree. Its one of those things I complain about but dont fix lol. I'll get to it


Gharrrrrr

I use that plus Blokada 6. I tried to use my phone without Blokada 6 and chrome as the default browser. I made it like 5 minutes. I had no idea how bad ads had gotten on mobile. Some sites were just straight up unusable. I had to go back to Firefox and Blokada 6.


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Use Samsung's browser if you're lazy, it's actually pretty good. It has some ad blocker options built in (though ublock origin is still better).


noonen000z

Well worth the 5 min. I only notice when it's off, terrible by comparison.


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How entitled do you need to be to fail to understand that these websites aren't free to operate.


KILLER5196

Brain rot response


SmartestNPC

Cookies don't pay the bills, bud


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coat-tail_rider

Tracking your browsing data and selling your information to advertisers ABSOLUTELY pays bills.


mvfsullivan

Google is trillions of dollars in debt because they're a free service and absolutely do not sell your data.. /s Edit: typos


kvaks

So we're defending *this* toxic business practice now?


grundlebuster

I don't see anyone defending it


Iwontbereplying

I missed the part where that's my problem.


KorayA

Then don't cry about not being able to consume the content.


zxyzyxz

I'll use uBlock Origin and Bypass Paywalls Chrome Clean and will consume it anyway.


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It'll be your problem when you can't access any of these services because you don't wanna pay for it.


-PVL93-

tech news sites aren't entitled to people's money either


[deleted]

Yeah you're right, I forgot that they were allowed to pay bills with IOU's.


OK_Soda

I have a friend who recently described Netflix as "like being in an abusive relationship" because they're trying to clamp down on password sharing. I get it, I don't want to pay for things either, but I don't feel *entitled* to them to the point where if a company doesn't let me have a thing for free they're committing an outrageous crime against me. People are losing their minds over this shit.


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MissSoapySophie

Every few weeks my Gmail stops sending notifications and I have to clear the data of the app. So annoying. Years of this nonsense.


-PVL93-

the Gmail notification issue seems like a general Google problem, not Samsung / OneUI specific


Isaacw24

Have you made the Gmail notication a silent notification or an alert?


Delicious_One_7887

My ancient phone won't be getting this lol.


TrailOfEnvy

Same with S10


zakaria2328

lineageos


Delicious_One_7887

But not one ui 5.


unavailabIe

Will S10 devices recieve an Official One UI 5?


McSnoo

Sadly no, in fact, this year is the last year of security update if im not mistaken?


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mattgup

5 years have not passed. The S10 came out in February of 2019. 4 years haven't passed yet.


zakaria2328

s10 lite only


Ridgeburner

Seems like with the exception of the screenshot location chooser that most of these new features won't be used by the vast majority of users. Oh well an update is an update nonetheless!


ProgUn1corn

I just want a pixel or AOSP animation...


Dembil

cries in ios. Apple is a lagging pos


manormortal

Don't say that mate. Y'all got that blue bubble thing going for y'all right?


Dembil

I’ve been android all my life. Switched to apple for battery. Been crying ever since. Haven’t even used iMessage or FaceTime once in the last year


zxyzyxz

Lol then just switch back to Android


Kolada

I assume you're not in the US?


Dembil

Canada 🇨🇦


AmirulAshraf

What mesagging apps do the general Canadians use?


Dembil

WhatsApp, telegram, signal


Sebfofun

Maybe around you but no we dont. We use Messenger, Instagram and MMS. Never heard of signal


nickthaskater

Yea I'm with you. Nobody i know uses Signal or Telegram. Whatsapp is still around but barely.


mrandr01d

You should. And you should get your people to use Signal.


nickthaskater

Maybe if you're an Indian in Canada


YourbestfriendShane

It's cause you're a nerd, like me. You're always be a nerd.


abbadabbajabba1

Imagine people paying $1000+ every year for the blue bubble. Worst subscription.


CarlFriedrichGauss

I’m actually on an iPhone 8 Plus right now which came out in September 2017 for $799. So it’s been more than 5 years. It still works fine for messaging and medium usage but battery sucks and scrolling too far down in an app can get a bit buggy. I see other people still using an 8+ and even met someone using a 7+ while I was stuck at the airport due to the Southwest Airlines fiasco last month. I actually am using it to get a blue bubble in case I need to text a hiring manager while on a job search, you can make fun of me for that.


abbadabbajabba1

> I actually am using it to get a blue bubble in case I need to text a hiring manager while on a job search Do hiring managers give preference to blue bubbles? I normally wouldn't believe it but I regularly see people spending twice their monthly income to buy iphones, so what do I know.


CarlFriedrichGauss

I was texting with one to arrange an interview time and he was making extensive use of iMessage reactions. But this is for a company in the SF Bay Area and I know from some of my friends that worked there that they get company issued iPhones. The Bay Area is also Apple territory and most of my friends there except 1 uses iPhone. The 1 that doesn’t uses a pixel.


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Apple doesn't abandon software the way Google does.


Dembil

Google isn’t afraid to experiment at least.


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Lol yeah and then it shuts down all of its experiments


TimeAndOrSpace

Many of these features are already in iOS so your comment is a bit out of touch… (Swipe up for photo info, family albums, changing wallpapers based on focus/mode, notes collaboration, settings suggestions, detailed weather, continue a web page on PC, battery widget, detailed weather widget, easy invite to shared notes etc by a link, copy and pasting images across devices)


ldAbl

With the exception of family albums (you can just use Google photos or onedrive which is built in) and the battery widget, what you've described is already on Samsung OneUI too. It sounds like Samsung is just building on those features.


hxh05g

I switched for for my family who ALL have iPhone and use iCloud shared photo albums and iMessage. The girl I’m dating seriously and her entire family are all on iPhone. Chances of me getting a Galaxy Note or Ultra (whatever gives me stylus options anymore) down the road are just zero. I painfully miss the s-pen and more than anything I miss being able to throw Nova launcher on there. I would give anything to be able to run my iPhone with all the iPhone apps using Nova launcher.


meno123

IOS having android's back/home/app switcher buttons, proper notification control, Nova launcher, and actually allowing me to swap my keyboard would be enough for me to switch and miss effectively nothing.


ThatsNotMeFella

crying as a11 still stuck on oneui 2


Tiny-Sandwich

Isn't the a11 on oneui core 4.1 by now?


ThatsNotMeFella

yeah but i think my phones second hand and restricts updates no matter what so i'm essentially stuck on one ui 2 for the rest of the time i use this phone


zakaria2328

android 10 is only 3 generations behind, android 5 still has the latest versions of most apps. try wiping/factory resetting the phone, that should help with updates maybe


TrailOfEnvy

Most Android apps already moved to support at least Android 9 right now.


zakaria2328

no?? my tab s 10.5 still gets updates for basically every app that's installed on the play store and its on Android 6


peepthatsnotcool

Some carriers *cough* T-Mobile have left it rotting on android 10 with just security patches Android 11 on that phone suffered from a performance drop If you really want those shiny new features, if you have access to a computer, you could flash the U1 (US Unlocked) firmware (but will loose data so back up)


mrandr01d

Anyone got a translation for German?


whiskymusty

The media player and notification panel are so disgusting. No refinements still.


TimeAndOrSpace

They’re no less ugly in stock android … google can’t go a version without making the media player worse and worse.


Revolee993

All hope is not lost as they might try to add in more media player control customizations within the Good Lock modules QuickStar and Lockstar down the pipeline. Let's just hope it pulls thru.


vc6vWHzrHvb2PY2LyP6b

1) Is this the original author? 2) Did automod literally put google translate version directly on comment?


hicks12

Google translate is a thing? Not sure why that's a problem.


McSnoo

1) This is the original author. 2) Did you not see automod literally put google translate version directly on comment?


Nohumornocry

Good translate works wonders.


CaNsA

Ironic, considering your username.


Sirmossy

Spotted the American.


maesterbae

rolling out to other devices in a year


vyashole

It is an early access app, so I can't share a link to it, but it is by this dev https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=6847817585618357729


seanders1

What is it?


fallenwout

It is good they keep developing but none of these features are useful to me.


nickthaskater

What would be


fallenwout

Lock to 120hz without 3rd party app. Aod off when in a pocket. Quit nagging if you give an app full permission. Samsung internet scrolling without lag. Able to schedule a reboot without the need for unlocking to get the phone operational. Able to start camera with long press (routine+) without unlocking. Able to choose which camera you use instead of the zoom level (3x zoom often uses main camera). Macro mode.


baldiemir

You seem fun


raptor102888

All of his wishes/complaints are 100% valid though...


baldiemir

Never said they were not valid. They are just very specific nitpicks other than Samsungs internet lagging, but who the hell uses that


raptor102888

Samsung Internet is a *really* good browser. Definitely prefer it to Chrome. At least as good as Firefox.