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#2737230 1-Jul-2021 10:39

Kopkiwi:

July 1st, still sitting on the May security patch. Thought Samsung promised faster updates?

Looking at samfirmware etc they are releasing updates for the S21 with the current month's security patches. For example the BTU (UK unlocked CSC) has had updates:

20/06 - June Security Patch
11/05 - May Security
28/03 - April Security
03/03 - March Security

Unfortunately they don't seem to have the NZ CSCs. Not sure who to point finger at. Since I believe there is only 1 NZ CSC, all 3 network operators would have to ok any changes?

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#2740678 7-Jul-2021 16:17

A week into July, still with 6 week old patch. Ridiculous

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#2740681 7-Jul-2021 16:21

Kopkiwi:
A week into July, still with 6 week old patch. Ridiculous

Jump on to Samsung Members and let them know.

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#2741991 9-Jul-2021 22:15

@Kopkiwi

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#2742147 10-Jul-2021 15:06

Has anyone else noticed a few updates ago, when turning on flight mode, Bluetooth would stay enabled. Presumably for Google COVID framework to work. But the current update and the previous one doesn't do it for me anymore consistently. I caught a flight the other day and had my headphones connected and when I turned on flight mode, everything disconnected. But then on the return leg, it remained enabled.

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#2743631 13-Jul-2021 13:16

Geez, I thought this update was meant to fix the camera lag? I get a good 2-3 second delay now.

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#2743652 13-Jul-2021 14:00

Kopkiwi:

Geez, I thought this update was meant to fix the camera lag? I get a good 2-3 second delay now.

When do you experience camera lag? I haven't noticed anything on my vanilla S21, launching from lockscreen or double tap power or via the 'normal' shortcut.

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#2743884 14-Jul-2021 08:51

tanivula:

Kopkiwi:

Geez, I thought this update was meant to fix the camera lag? I get a good 2-3 second delay now.

When do you experience camera lag? I haven't noticed anything on my vanilla S21, launching from lockscreen or double tap power or via the 'normal' shortcut.

All instances.

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#2764875 22-Aug-2021 14:20

got a note 20 so presumably works the same.

is it possible to the the covid scanner app to load without logging into the phone?

or rather, what is the way to setup the phone so that the covid app will load the fastest? right now it takes me a while fumbling about on my phone to bring up the app. the fingerprint scanner is hopeless. hoping i can open the app without entering any security details.

or is that a bad idea - eg people can steal your phone and know where you've been (seriously i don't care lol)

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#2764880 22-Aug-2021 14:31

Batman:

got a note 20 so presumably works the same.

is it possible to the the covid scanner app to load without logging into the phone?

or rather, what is the way to setup the phone so that the covid app will load the fastest? right now it takes me a while fumbling about on my phone to bring up the app. the fingerprint scanner is hopeless. hoping i can open the app without entering any security details.

or is that a bad idea - eg people can steal your phone and know where you've been (seriously i don't care lol)

I have my Covid Scanner as one of the two corner apps, swipe to open from the Lock Screen. It will still ask for some type of security to open, either fingerprint, PIN or Pattern, depending on what you have set up.

You can turn the security off of course, but that turns it off for everything. I'm not aware if you can turn security off 'per app'

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#2764886 22-Aug-2021 14:46

i do that too. the stupid phone, when i don't do anything screen doesnt wake. when i press wake button the screen would have auto waked and then it shuts off the screen. then eventually i try to use the fingerprint scanner and there's a 70-30 chance it won't work. pain in the butt.

my wife's iphone - just look at it and it opens

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#2764887 22-Aug-2021 14:49

Batman:
i do that too. the stupid phone, when i don't do anything screen doesnt wake. when i press wake button the screen would have auto waked and then it shuts off the screen. then eventually i try to use the fingerprint scanner and there's a 70-30 chance it won't work. pain in the butt.

my wife's iphone - just look at it and it opens

So many options:

1. Reset up finger print (use hand sanitizer first)
2. Set up face unlock
3. Disable lift to wake so your phone only wakes when you push the button

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#2764891 22-Aug-2021 14:57

restecp:
Batman:

i do that too. the stupid phone, when i don't do anything screen doesnt wake. when i press wake button the screen would have auto waked and then it shuts off the screen. then eventually i try to use the fingerprint scanner and there's a 70-30 chance it won't work. pain in the butt.

my wife's iphone - just look at it and it opens

2. Set up face unlock

Just make sure it works with and without face-mask :D

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#2764894 22-Aug-2021 15:21

Hey guys, where can one purchase a 512GB Ultra version at the moment? No one locally seems to have stock.

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#2764906 22-Aug-2021 16:16

scoobydoo:

I have my Covid Scanner as one of the two corner apps, swipe to open from the Lock Screen. It will still ask for some type of security to open, either fingerprint, PIN or Pattern, depending on what you have set up.

For those wondering how to set the above up, here are the steps for S21:

Settings App > Lock screen > Shortcuts > Left/Right shortcut > NZ COVID Tracer.

As for the fingerprint scanner, I've found the fingerprint scanner on the S21 to be very good. The one I had on my previous iPhones (up to the 8) was very 50:50 at detecting my fingerprint--it got to the point the point I found it was faster to type in my PIN than try and position my finger so it scanned correctly. Whereas the Samsung/Android one is closer to 95% successful for me. YMMV of course but I'd try resetting your fingerprint enrollment and see if that makes a difference.

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