Samsung Galaxy S21

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Cobnapint

8,632 posts

152 months

Monday 13th February 2023
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I bought an S21 Ultra off Backmarket for the OH but it's got no screen protector on it.

I had one fitted at the local phone shop but the fingerprint sensor hardly works now, even though I've cranked the sensitivity up.
Does anybody know a good one that allows the FPS to work well?

Mr-B

3,781 posts

195 months

Tuesday 21st February 2023
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Had my phone 2 years and found out at the weekend that you can operate the camera shutter with the volume buttonsgetmecoat No idea of that is android or Samsung specific, ah well, you learn something every day.

Cobnapint

8,632 posts

152 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2023
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Mr-B said:
Had my phone 2 years and found out at the weekend that you can operate the camera shutter with the volume buttonsgetmecoat No idea of that is android or Samsung specific, ah well, you learn something every day.
My volume buttons do the zooming in/out. And double press of power activates the camera

Mr-B

3,781 posts

195 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2023
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Cobnapint said:
My volume buttons do the zooming in/out. And double press of power activates the camera
I knew about the double press to activate the camera, holding the volume button also gives me shooting burst mode on the camera but not zoom.

snuffy

9,767 posts

285 months

Thursday 23rd February 2023
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TameRacingDriver said:
Nimby said:
The February update with One UI 5.1 (as in the S23) is now out.

I can't see any difference, though it's supposed to have smoother animations and camera improvements
I'm sure that's just a template as that's what they say every time laugh
Mine updated last night.

Yet another spot the difference puzzle then.

TameRacingDriver

18,093 posts

273 months

Thursday 23rd February 2023
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The animations do look slightly smoother and the overall performance seems slightly smoother. (Possible placebo effect).

Camera seems to have a RAW option hidden in the advanced settings, unsure if that was there before.

The weather app looks *slightly* different, but not much!

https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/one-u...

TameRacingDriver

18,093 posts

273 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Can anyone check to see if they have call recording options available, as I don't seem to: -

Phone app > Keypad > Menu (...) > Settings

There should be a Call Recording option visible. Mine only has Bixby Text Call where I would expect to see the option.

I expect it might not be available to UK users (which is fking stupid if you ask me) but just want confirmation.

Cheers!

Cloudy147

2,723 posts

184 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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TameRacingDriver said:
Can anyone check to see if they have call recording options available, as I don't seem to: -

Phone app > Keypad > Menu (...) > Settings

There should be a Call Recording option visible. Mine only has Bixby Text Call where I would expect to see the option.

I expect it might not be available to UK users (which is fking stupid if you ask me) but just want confirmation.

Cheers!
Checked mine and it does not have this option in the menu either.

snuffy

9,767 posts

285 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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TameRacingDriver said:
Can anyone check to see if they have call recording options available, as I don't seem to: -

Phone app > Keypad > Menu (...) > Settings

There should be a Call Recording option visible. Mine only has Bixby Text Call where I would expect to see the option.

I expect it might not be available to UK users (which is fking stupid if you ask me) but just want confirmation.

Cheers!
You suspect correctly.

I tried to find it a few months ago and found a few sites that said it used to be available, but due to privacy laws, it's been disabled in the UK.

Nimby

4,592 posts

151 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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TameRacingDriver said:
Can anyone check to see if they have call recording options available, as I don't seem to: -

Phone app > Keypad > Menu (...) > Settings

There should be a Call Recording option visible. Mine only has Bixby Text Call where I would expect to see the option.

I expect it might not be available to UK users (which is fking stupid if you ask me) but just want confirmation.

Cheers!
It's only available in a few countries.
https://www.sammobile.com/news/call-recording-sams...

TameRacingDriver

18,093 posts

273 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Thanks all. Annoying!