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Apps get to individually define whether or not they can be moved to external storage. They tend to run slowly from there anyway. SD is really for photos, music, videos, documents, and backups.
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Monday
I'm pretty happy with my S20 and am keeping it, as I don't need a new phone. But if I was buying a new current model phone today, it would certainly be the Galaxy A52 5G: MicroSD and headphone jack IP67 Good enough screen and processor Decent audio, per reviews Great software support Half the price of S20 and $300 less than S21. I know there are compromises compared to S20, S20 FE, and S21. But the value for the price is fantastic and the compromises wouldn't much affect my daily usage. What do you think?
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Monday
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I got my Tab S7 (256, 8, Wifi) several months back. My first real tablet and very happy. -It's just the right size -Performance is great -LCD screen is beautiful (even though not AMOLED) -Sturdy premium build -Extremely fast fingerprint reader -Wonderful audio for the size -Minimal bloat and ads compared to other Samsung devices -Great price for the specs and quality, especially compared to Samsung flagship phones Respond with your appreciation for the Tab S7 (specifically)!
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2 weeks ago
I agree that Samsung phones come with too much bloat and tracking. But if you couldn't install apps from other sources that's a weird bug. It's extremely common to install apps from third parties. I use F-Droid. And I know for a fact that you can use adb to uninstall apps for user 0 - I've done it many times on many devices. I'm glad you were able to get what you wanted with custom rom and recovery.
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2 weeks ago
You can uninstall system apps for "user 0" which is you, using adb without root. Probably not allowed to explain here but there are lots of guides on xda and elsewhere. No major phone maker sells their phones rooted. Samsung is not unique in that. Of course you can install an apk downloaded from the internet. If you had one fail it just happened to be incompatible. I have lots of sideloaded apps.
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2 weeks ago
What problems? Apps can define for themselves whether they support being transferred to SD cards. It's not up to Samsung. Apps are slow on SD anyway, it's really for photos, videos, music, documents, backups.
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2 weeks ago
Larger MicroSD cards are often in Exfat format. Can't promise for yours though! The kernel comes with exfat mount support but I had to install exfat-utils to fully manipulate the filesystem.
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2 weeks ago
-Samsung's own Evo series are good reliable microsd cards. (Don't be fooled by Sandisk's ads for way higher write speeds. Irl they're similar speed and quality to Samsung's.) -You can put photos, videos, music, personal files & documents, backups, and downloads on the sd card. Some apps or games might let you install themselves to sd but it's a bad idea and will hurt performance. -I use the stock screen protector plus the Spigen Thin Fit case and am happy with it. I too got the S20 when I saw the S21's lack of expandable storage! Good choice!
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02-03-2021
11:17 AM
Yeah, obnoxious, I use Forecastie instead. No ads in weather or music on my Tab S7 so far, though!
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01-28-2021
03:28 PM
I agree! I hope at least the fact that we can't reboot to recovery by simple button press is just a bug they'll fix.
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01-28-2021
10:16 AM
To further clarify, this will just bring up the same recovery screen as usual.
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01-28-2021
09:57 AM
I had the same issue. If you know how to use adb (from Linux/Windows/Mac via usb cable), connect to your Tab with adb and type "adb reboot recovery" from your PC terminal (without the quotes). It worked for me anyway. Good luck!
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FrS10
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01-27-2021
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I wouldn't go to Apple but if MicroSD disappears entirely I'd (sadly) look at other Android makers. Nokia and Motorola have good MicroSD support - headphone too! But I'd much rather be able to stay with Samsung!
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FrS10
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in Galaxy S21
01-27-2021
04:44 PM
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01-27-2021
03:50 PM
Totally with you on the MicroSD and cloud storage comments! I wish at least third party apps could be easily uninstalled/not system apps. The Google ones are probably contractual.
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FrS10
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in Galaxy S21
01-27-2021
03:33 PM
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Note: I'm using Samsung Evo Select MicroSDXC cards in my S20 and Tab S7!
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01-27-2021
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FrS10
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01-27-2021
03:30 PM
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01-27-2021
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I want to let Samsung know that I bought an S20 because of the S21.
I am disappointed that Samsung switched to a plastic back and a lower resolution screen. But the deal breaker for me is removal of micro SD support.
I use micro SD not because I need more storage but for more flexibility, and because in principle it's better if we can expand our phones. Micro SD makes it easier to transfer files to a new device, and it's nice to know that a factory reset will not affect anything on the SD card. And cloud storage is not always quickly available especially in rural areas.
If I can help it I won't get a phone that doesn't have expandable storage. So I am happy with the S20 but disappointed that the S21 does not have it. Samsung, if you bring back expandable storage with the S22 I will be happy to check it out!
Like and comment if you support Samsung keeping micro SD and other hardware features, even if you don't personally use them!
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01-27-2021
03:30 PM
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01-04-2021
04:12 PM
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There are a lot of posts about this, but yes some of us have RCS in the stock Samsung Messages app. It just showed up one day.
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01-04-2021
04:09 PM
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I have RCS in Samsung Messages on my unlocked S10+ too. It showed up just after the One UI 2.5 update. I have a small rural LRA carrier so I think it's Samsung, not the carrier, providing the feature.
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12-15-2020
12:41 PM
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Yes, I don't use Samsung Music or Weather because of the ads. Shouldn't have ads in a basic stock app, especially on a premium device.
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12-14-2020
09:42 AM
There is an option "Remove animations" under Accessibility - Visibility enhancements. It's more aggressive than the previous "Reduce animations" setting, though.
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12-14-2020
09:38 AM
Whoops, I found it! It's behind the little icon at the end of the dashed line starting with "Your apps." *facepalm*
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12-12-2020
09:33 AM
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I submitted a feature request (Settings - Apps - sort by option) and submitted a log with it. But I got back a response that they won't review my request because of no log. Why is a log needed for feature requests? I sent screenshots too. How can I report an error about Samsung not recieving a log I sent, when they won't review error reports that don't have a log attached even though I sent one?
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