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  1. El Presidente

    Random playlists aren't so random

    Anyone have an issue with Spotify where the playlists aren't as random as they should be? My main playlist has circa 500 songs in it, many of them by the same artists. I find it will clump several songs by the same artist together. Admittedly, I should hear some of the same groups on my hour...
  2. El Presidente

    Chainfire announces the end of SU Development

    https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/05/05/chainfire-creator-supersu-announces-end-root-app-development/ TBH, I think most switched over to Magisk when he sold SU to that secret company no one knows anything about.
  3. El Presidente

    Pictures in Sky News

    https://news.sky.com Can anyone using the Samsung Internet browser see pictures on the Sky news site? I've tried with my ad blockers off, and on both 4G/WiFi to no avail. It works fine using Naked Browser Pro and Firefox, but pictures don't load using the default Samsung browser.
  4. El Presidente

    Student takes a photo of a single atom

    https://www.epsrc.ac.uk/newsevents/news/single-trapped-atom-captures-science-photography-competitions-top-prize/ Not only does he take a photo of an atom, he manages to sly in a Carl Sagan reference when he's describing what happened too.
  5. El Presidente

    Fingerprint Validation Failure

    I'm having a bit of an issue with the above. Whenever I try to log in using my stored fingerprint, it tells me it recognises that it's my fingerprint, but when it attempts to validate the log in, it fails, vibrates and asks me for the master password before letting me log in. I did flash a new...
  6. El Presidente

    Google bans apps which put ads on your lock screen

    http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/11/30/google-finally-bans-apps-include-shady-lock-screen-ads/ About time, tbh. :) Unless the app is designed to alter the lock screen, it is no longer allowed to display ads there. Does CleanMaster display ads on your lock screen? I've seen some people...
  7. El Presidente

    Want to take better pictures?

    Use a MacDonalds box apparently.... http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/big-mac-box-photograph-trick-professional-portraits-looking-pictures-a7924471.html Yep, they definitely all look like they've been taken by a professional photographer. I like the way it over illuminates the subjects...
  8. El Presidente

    Anyone have experience with Fossil Smart watches?

    As title really? I'm looking at getting a smartwatch and due to limited availability of a number of brands over here, I'd narrowed it down to the Gear S3 or the new Fossil Gen 3. I'm leaning towards the Fossil as it's Android Wear as opposed to Tizen (and my regular watch is a fossil). Whilst...
  9. El Presidente

    Help Google Voice shortcuts

    I've just bought a fancy bluetooth car kit so my other half can make and take calls whilst driving. She's managed to get the hang of it ok, but wondered if there's a way to change the voice shortcut for calling someone instead of changing their contact name. I'm in her phone as "ICE John", so...
  10. El Presidente

    Free watch and headphones (Three UK only)

    http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/free-lg-watch-style-b-o-play-headphones-worth-358-with-lg-g6-pay-monthly-contract-2724370 Seems a pretty good deal if you're looking for a G6 on contract.
  11. El Presidente

    Android Pay thinks I'm rooted

    Anyone else seen this before? I'm not rooted at the moment (but that will change later tonight). It seemed to work ok yesterday, but I can't access it today. The only thing that's changed is I went in to download mode last night to see if Odin picked up the phone or I needed to install drivers...
  12. El Presidente

    Nougat Update

    Not sure if this is old news, but the 7.0 appears to be rolling out at the moment. I updated this morning, for some reason, I was set to manually update so not sure if this is old news and the rollout has been ongoing for some time.
  13. El Presidente

    Red Tint (But not the issue Samsung fixed)

    I took delivery of the S8+ today! I like it, but I'm not amazed by it. It's certainly fast, the screen is amazing and I'm not finding the finger print scanner location too much of an annoyance. The settings menu is confusing though and it feels as though there are options within options...
  14. El Presidente

    A month (or so) in

    Is the S8+ worth it? Are folk still enjoying it? What are the annoyances etc? I'm due my upgrade on Saturday and for an age, the s8+ was it. However, I had the opportunity to muck about with the ZX Premium last week and my head was potentially turned. The XZ is also receiving pretty...
  15. El Presidente

    Blocked for rooted/unlocked users

    https://www.xda-developers.com/netflix-app-currently-unavailable-for-rootedunlocked-users/ Hopefully this is a mistake and will be fixed soon. A pretty shitty move if it's intentional though. I'm presuming sideloading would still work.
  16. El Presidente

    Is this broken for anyone else?

    I've tried on 2 devices, but no dice. On my phone it'll play the intro, then either hang or force close on the login screen.  On my tablet, it doesn't even  make it to the title screen without it freezing or force closing.
  17. El Presidente

    Iris scanner & glasses/contact lenses

    I'm virtually blind so I wear contact lenses and glasses. Has any one had any experience of using the iris scanner with both as opposed to one or the other? I've seen mixed reviews about accurate the scanner is with glasses, I wonder if throwing lenses in there will add further confusion in to...
  18. El Presidente

    Is Odin Universal?

    It looks as though I'll be picking up the S8+ very shortly. I want to flash a recovery and root as soon as I get it, and it looks as though you need the latest version of odin to do so. I've found this - https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/odin-3-12-5-t3570698 It appears...
  19. El Presidente

    TWRP Available already

    https://www.xda-developers.com/twrp-released-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s8-exynos-variant/ Unless the XZ Premium wows in reviews or HTC does something amazing with the U11, this pretty much confirms the S8+ as my next phone! :)
  20. El Presidente

    1000 FPS?

    http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s8_will_shoot_1000_fps_videos-news-24002.php I'm guessing that was just a pre-release rumour and you can't shoot 1000fps video?
  21. El Presidente

    First Reviews are available

    http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/04/18/galaxy-s8-and-s8-review-another-pair-of-excellent-mainstream-smartphones-from-samsung/ Not fully read it yet, but from the pros and cons at the top of the page, they don't like pretty much all I'd expect them to. (Glass, Bixby & Fingerprint scanner...
  22. El Presidente

    Class Action Lawsuit

    http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/04/10/frozen-assets-g5-v20-nexus-5x-added-lg-bootloop-class-action/ The page links to a survey to complete if you've had an LG device which has been faulty - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZNHHPX8 I think it's US Residents only at this point. @lunatic59 ...
  23. El Presidente

    Screen Sizes

    I was in town today and popped in to the EE shop because there was a massive banner saying they had a demo S8 unit instore. I started playing with what I thought was the regular S8 only to be told by the rep that it was in fact the S8+. For a 6.2 inch screen, this phone is "tiny", well more...
  24. El Presidente

    Leaks....

    Kinda ruined the unveiling today. I don't get overly hyped up by new phone releases any more, but there was literally nothing about the S8 & S8+ we didn't know. The actual unveiling felt a little anti climactic.
  25. El Presidente

    Terror attack near the houses of Parliament

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-39355505 1 confirmed dead, more "catastrophic" injuries. :( My thoughts are with any one impacted. A group of french teenagers on a school trip have been run down apparently.