So I haven't found anyone else really who has experienced this issue to the degree I have, so please let me know if you agree. For years now, I've been using OneUI's feature to "Lock" an app in order to keep it open. The way I used it was by locking Spotify, and when I hit "Close All Apps," it would close all except Spotify. Once I finished listening to music, I was able to swipe up in the task view to close the app. Locking an app would only prevent it from closing when using the close all button, but you still had the ability to manually close the app. Anytime that app was opened, it would remember that it is locked and unable to be closed using the close all button. This was ideal because obviously I don't need Spotify running in the background when I'm not using it. Late in OneUI 2.0, that changed drastically and has carried over into OneUI 3.0. Now, there are two options: "Keep Open (For Quick Launching)," and "Lock," both functioning differently than how Locking an app originally worked. "Keep Open" is similar to the previous "Lock" function, but the only difference is there is no way to dismiss it--even manually--without first unlocking it. This might be good for devices meant to be used exclusively for something, but not for the everyday person. I don't think anyone was constantly accidentally closing their locked apps through an unintentional swipe up. This change was really detremental, as it encourages people to either always have an app running in the background (which isn't great for your everyday device), or never having the ability to keep apps from closing when hitting close all. When I have 10 apps running and one is Spotify (that I'm actively listening to), this change has just caused me to need to swipe up on 9/10 apps, with a more likely chance for me to accidentally swipe up on Spotify. The other option I mentioned looks like it might have been removed from the quick options in the task view, but "Locking" an app will now literally lock it onto the screen, so without "pressing the home button three times," or something, there's no way out of it. This is good if you have kids or are using the device as a display model. Again, this is not good for the everyday person using the device. Has anyone felt my frustration? I miss the days where I could listen to music and close all of my apps without needing to reopen Spotify due to the app having closed unintentionally. Does anyone know why Samsung made this change? ... View more

My girlfriend and I use our Galaxy SmartTag with our dog (one way it was advertised). Unfortunately (and ironically), it was lost. I wanted my girlfriend to have access to the tracker in case it turns up when I can't use my phone, but oddly enough while I can add her to my SmartThings home, she can't track the tag because the tags can "only be tracked by their owner." Frankly, I think that's ridiculous--especially considering they advertised it being used with a dog. What if I'm at work and our dog gets loose? She can't utilize that function despite being linked to the same SmartThings home? This needs to be reworked.  It isn't like it's a privacy thing; you have steps you have to take on your end in order to add/invite someone to your Smart Home, and in my case (with someone stealing our tag), it can't be reprogrammed to another account without me disconnecting my own. With that being said, there is no reason it shouldn't be able to be tracked via another device as long as the other device has permission via being a part of your SmartHome family. Hopefully this gets addressed and changed. ... View more

I just wanted to suggest feedback for the chatheads if at all possible. Right now they're almost perfect to me. The main thing here is comparing it to Facebook Messenger; while if I'm having a prolonged conversation, I'll keep the chathead up. However, often times I'm just replying quickly and will dismiss it immediately.  The problem here is that Messenger remembers where the chathead was before dismissal and will default to that location when the chathead comes back up after being dismissed. Unfortunately, One UI 3.1's chathead function will always come up on the left of the screen, which is difficult for a righty like myself. My only other gripe is that I really LOVE the pop up conversation here. It's great to be able to reply, see previous messages and go over the previous character limit without needing to open the app entirely. I just wish we had that functionality without chatheads. Seeing somthing similar to iOS would be ideal; a quick reply through a button via the notification banner that brings up the same interphase introduced with these systemwide chatheads. ... View more

I just got the Buds Pro, but unfortunately, I don't see any support for the Google Assistant like in previous iterations; only Bixby. Does anyone know if there's a way to enable this, and if not why Samsung made this decision? ... View more

Is the new Galaxy Smart Tag waterproof, and if so what is it's rating? The product description doesn't say, the commercials were unclear on whether or not it's waterproof. I got one free with my order, and even contacted Samsung to ask and they didn't have a definitive answer and wanted me to call in.  ... View more