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Don't shine a UV light on it and you'll be OK. Cheapest fix ever. :D

I'm holding off because many of my apps won't allow me to export the data, since there's no solid way of backing up everything without root. I regret not rooting the phone from the first day. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

Consider it customer feedback. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

I don't see how that contributes to people who do have some sort of screen problem. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

Again, an opinion you're entitled to but I'll disagree with. Your analogies are totally incongruous because you're failing to understand the very nature of a given technology. You think I'm failing at putting my point forward. I say my point is going over your head like a giraffe's fart...

Well, that's unlucky. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

All manufacturers are pushing immature technology to the next limit because phone junkies want to upgrade from their six to twelve month old phones, all in the name of feeding their shareholders. You might not like the truth but that is what it is. If you don't agree with how a manufacturer does...

It's not crazy. It's the reality of OLED displays. Again, that's the nature of OLED displays in consumer products today. They are far from mature and perfect. Even the professional displays are a struggle and the exorbitant cost reflects that. Consumers are generally uneducated on the finer...

That's probably your best option as you'll likely go through a number of these before you find a display that will satisfy your expectations. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

Like you, I killed it on mine immediately. Being a well-mannered boy, I am not always looking at my phone, so my display doesn't need to be always on. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

It's an opinion you're certainly entitled to but mileage will vary between OLED displays. Some will have it, some will not. The technology has not reached maturity in the time these types of displays have been out on the market, yet manufacturers keep pushing the envelope with colour depth and...

In my professional opinion, that is not burn-in. Looking at your screen brightness settings, that discoloration is quite normal for an OLED screen. They have an optimum brightness point at which the white balance becomes consistent across the entire display. Turn the brightness down below that...

No but it doesn't get in the way anyway. Don't focus so much on the minimal effect of the bloat. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

Not all updates are a positive step forward. If the phone does what it needs to for now, don't be in such a hurry. Wait for others to be the guinea pigs before you jump on board. Seriously, being an upgrade junkie might be instantly gratifying at the time of downloading but it can also be a...

Why the rush to get the update? Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

I haven't dared to try anything other than the stock ROM and I have no intention to. The phone works extremely well for me as it is. Why not just tap whichever handset symbol with the SIM number you want to call with? There is a setting where it will ask you if you really want to use a SIM card...

It's too late for me to root mine. I refuse to backup my apps and data to any cloud storage and there's no chance of Helium doing what it used to for non-rooted phones on this current generation so bugger it. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

Not on the stock ROM, no. The closest thing to that is just remembering to hit the correct dial button from your contact list (i.e. SIM1 or SIM2), since you're presented with both options in the contact details.

Yep. Battery is dying. Time for another. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

I don't think anyone can ever truly believe that their batteries are so perfect that it could never happen. It's happened to all manufacturers and as long as we keep using a volatile chemistry such as the lithium polymers, we will keep seeing it happen, isolated or not. Sent from my SM-N960F...

I guess I should've waited for this before going to the trouble of setting up all my apps and whatnot. I've heard Helium isn't so effective on performing backups of all my apps and data on Oreo. Is there an alternative? Otherwise, I'm just going to live without root and customised UI sounds. :)...

Fully charged after six hours? Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk

Same symptoms with my Samsung Note4 (N910G). Installing 5.8.0 manager resulted in a significantly slowed down handset. Luckily I planned ahead and downloaded the uninstaller to run from TWRP recovery and reinstall 16.0 with 5.7.0 manager.

Extremely wise advice. People seem to always want to have the latest software on their devices, be it phones, laptops, etc. OK, so Oreo came out and now people are wanting to upgrade to it. I wonder how many of those people ask themselves the very important question of WHY they want to upgrade...

Looks like I finally got to the bottom of my N7105T losing contact with the mobile network. It was because I was still running Skvalex Call Recorder v2.4.0 instead of the 3.0 beta. After noticing my calls weren't getting recorded at all, I figured I should at least get that working because it's...

Finally, something we can both agree on. Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk

I think I may have misspoke. Again, I'm aware that the Lineage team have not taken this ROM on board and the unofficial development process I'm talking about is the non-Lineage crew working on it in this thread. I was just under the impression that there would be a time when the development...

I'm aware of why it's unofficial but I was under the impression that Lineage will officially support particular phones/ROMs once they have met their criteria, which is usually established through the unofficial release processes? I never got around to testing the IR blaster on Lineage but...

Is there anything we can offer in the way of logs and whatnot that could help with debugging the phone network dropouts and loss of SIM card (until a reboot)? At this stage, to minimise the phenomenon, I'm rebooting my GT-N7105 every morning before I head out to work. Seems to help keep the...

Nice work so far. Been experimenting with it on my 910G, though I probably won't commit to it until there's an official release. If it becomes my backup handset, I'll revert to these unofficial releases. :)

My bad. I misread that as "reclocking", because of random SIM card dropouts that I was experiencing with subsequent releases. ...and no, mine was never originally SIM/carrier locked. Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk

I've wound mine back to the release from 10-Nov-2017. Seems to have been the most recent one which has worked well for me prior to the subsequent updates.

No. Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk

I'm well aware of that site and they know what they're talking about. I hope you actually read some of it, particularly this quote from that specific page: "The gas released by a venting Li-ion cell is mainly carbon dioxide (CO2). Other gases that form through heating are vaporized electrolyte...

No, not really. If that's the case for you, great. In my case, the smaller cell actually swelled up. That was the battery starting to build gases within its packaging. Lithium-based batteries have a tendency to do that toward the end of their life. Some worse than others. I pulled mine apart...

The case is not very flexible at all. When the battery is old enough and the capacity drops noticeably, the cell which actually sits in the phone's battery compartment swells. As a result, this pushes the battery up a little, resulting in the slightest knock causing it to wobble and lose contact...

Luckily for me, my eMMC failure happened at the 22nd month of its 24 month warranty, so it was worth buying the TQTHL battery. Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk

Why do you want a Zerolemon battery over a TQTHL? Is it for the belt clip? Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk

I'm having trouble picturing what you're talking about here. Are you talking about the exposed area between the camera lens and the flash through the Zerolemon case? I agree with all your other sentiments though about the case. If I had to buy one from the very beginning again, I would...

Not really. The phones are calibrated to their lesser capacity batteries, so even after running the battery low a few times, you won't get the same accuracy but it will be reasonable. In essence, you'll get to the 1% mark and then have around another ten hours to spare. Use a third party...

Because it's poor quality. Getting back on topic, this TQTHL battery has been performing brilliantly. I've gone out of town for a whole weekend without my charger and came back home after 48 hours with still a further 15 hours (estimated) in reserve. I'm truly impressed! No external batteries...

Dude, if you Google magisk j5, you'll actually find people have already gone to the trouble of documenting this. Don't be lazy. Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk

Still not a sturdy and reliable substitute for a battery that's part of your phone, as opposed to being plugged into it.

Why? Pros: With the extended battery, you don't need to carry two devices and a USB cable wherever you go. Cons: It makes the phone fatter and heavier.

Surprisingly, my phone did pick up a little pace as a consequence, so it is possible. Well, my problem was two-fold. The random freezes and reboots were actually the result of dying RAM on the mainboard. Both my Note2 and Note4 have had tendencies to die in a catastrophic manner with only two...

Colour me impressed. I thought I did well getting 36 hours performance out of my old Zerolemon. This battery is only 18% larger in capacity but I'm already at 55 hours of continuous operation without a charger. Early days yet but it's a good first impression. Definitely worth paying the extra...

So do what I did - signed up to a shipping forwarder, ordered on Amazon.com and had it sent to them, who have shipped it on to me in Australia. Not a cheap solution but it's the only way if you're not flying to the US anytime soon.

Not all that surprising. These manufacturers don't have the same bank balance and resources as the likes of Samsung themselves. That's the gamble one takes when buying aftermarket batteries. All that said, I took that chance with Zerolemon, got about 18 months out of it and was left quite...

Not really a charging port but I can see that there could've been a loss in translation, given the broken English. :) Actually, in my case, it was the result of the Zerolemon battery recently bulging - a sign of a dying battery and building up gasses which could prove catastrophic if the...

Like I said before, there is no effect on the charging socket of your phone when using one of these batteries with their case. It is impossible for the battery to cause your charging port to feel or become loose. Something else is wrong with your phone. It's not the battery.