I think I've finally got everything I want moved to my S22 now. NotSoSmartSwitch left a lot of data untransferred. Generally, it seems it was confused by (and ignored) all proprietary database file name extensions. One class of items it did handle well were all the non-system apks.
What got frustrating is that access to Android/data directories is restricted, even from My Files (why isn't this Samsung-provided app permanently given permission everywhere, or at least asking for permission for each subtree?), making even manually copying data over, straightforward on my Note 8, troublesome on the S22.
Every app I needed to address manually had a unique way to import its databases: file-by-file, a single .zip, even an entire directory tree. Some take data directly in their Android/data, some in their own subdirectory under the root, some can read and write anywhere (after asking permission, which was fine) you tell them to - they may or may not subsequently copy it themselves to Android/data. I expected trouble writing to the Flash with My Files, but I even had intermittent problems writing from a PC over USB. Unnecessarily challenging.
I didn't notice any trouble reading from Android/data over USB, so hoping I'll be able to transfer data off for my next migration in a few years.
None of my home screen customization came across, including which apps' icons I had there or how they were grouped. No Firefox shortcuts, either.
Battery life on the Qualcomm processor doesn't seem that great, even compared to my aging Note8. I've set screen resolution and brightness to minimum, and turned off GPS. I'd like to shut off more animations. It does seem that the surprisingly quick battery drain is related to my use; unattended, the battery drains pretty slowly. Maybe things will improve once the many apps I never use (I disabled a few obvious ones) get put to sleep.
Game Booster seems to have either broken, or no longer adapted, a very old app I continue to use (no ads, no permissions, no network) that comes from the days of the common menu navigation button. On the Note 8 it looked like GB added a "three-dots" soft menu button. Now without a menu, this old app is no longer useful. Would be nice if an update to GB could restore that function.
I really like whole-screen handwriting for text entry. It'd be slicker if it would distinguish between stylus touch vs finger touching, so I could scroll with my finger after lifting the stylus, without my finger scribbling text input just because I forgot to hide the otherwise nicely abbreviated handwriting assistance buttons
Yes, the screen aspect ratio continues to get ever more extreme. I wouldn't mind getting an extra half-inch of width back in a future Note, on a regular slab phone without a fold crease down the center of the display.
The optical telephoto lenses are nice. Hope a camera app update can address some issues found in the recent somewhat disappointing DXOmark review commentary.
What got frustrating is that access to Android/data directories is restricted, even from My Files (why isn't this Samsung-provided app permanently given permission everywhere, or at least asking for permission for each subtree?), making even manually copying data over, straightforward on my Note 8, troublesome on the S22.
Every app I needed to address manually had a unique way to import its databases: file-by-file, a single .zip, even an entire directory tree. Some take data directly in their Android/data, some in their own subdirectory under the root, some can read and write anywhere (after asking permission, which was fine) you tell them to - they may or may not subsequently copy it themselves to Android/data. I expected trouble writing to the Flash with My Files, but I even had intermittent problems writing from a PC over USB. Unnecessarily challenging.
I didn't notice any trouble reading from Android/data over USB, so hoping I'll be able to transfer data off for my next migration in a few years.
None of my home screen customization came across, including which apps' icons I had there or how they were grouped. No Firefox shortcuts, either.
Battery life on the Qualcomm processor doesn't seem that great, even compared to my aging Note8. I've set screen resolution and brightness to minimum, and turned off GPS. I'd like to shut off more animations. It does seem that the surprisingly quick battery drain is related to my use; unattended, the battery drains pretty slowly. Maybe things will improve once the many apps I never use (I disabled a few obvious ones) get put to sleep.
Game Booster seems to have either broken, or no longer adapted, a very old app I continue to use (no ads, no permissions, no network) that comes from the days of the common menu navigation button. On the Note 8 it looked like GB added a "three-dots" soft menu button. Now without a menu, this old app is no longer useful. Would be nice if an update to GB could restore that function.
I really like whole-screen handwriting for text entry. It'd be slicker if it would distinguish between stylus touch vs finger touching, so I could scroll with my finger after lifting the stylus, without my finger scribbling text input just because I forgot to hide the otherwise nicely abbreviated handwriting assistance buttons
Yes, the screen aspect ratio continues to get ever more extreme. I wouldn't mind getting an extra half-inch of width back in a future Note, on a regular slab phone without a fold crease down the center of the display.
The optical telephoto lenses are nice. Hope a camera app update can address some issues found in the recent somewhat disappointing DXOmark review commentary.
