A Few Random Questions

[JohnnyP]

I've just got a few questions about the phone.

1) Always on display. Are people using this? If so, do they have it on at all times, or just to be activated by tapping the screen? Is it a severe battery drain if you have it on constantly?

Also, if I have it set to come on if I tap the screen, the clock appears in different locations on the screen. Eg. At the top or more more central. Is this normal? Or is there a way to make it appear in the same location?

I can only assume the above is to prevent screen burn which may occur from the clock appearing in the same location constantly?

2) Is there a way for the screen to wake when I receive a Whatsapp in the same way it does for the stock messaging app? I know you can enable the pop up feature, but this takes up a large part of the screen. I'd rather it just appear like the stock messaging app does - with a preview of the message etc.

3) Is there a way for edge lighting or the camera cut out to show an LED constantly for notifications until I acknowledge them? As there is obviously no LED like I was used to on my antique S6! The edge lighting or camera cut out seems to light up once, which is no use if you miss it the first time. You also have to sacrifice your normal notification pop ups if you enable the edge lighting feature. I currently have it disabled due to this and the fact it only works with some apps etc.

I've read about various third party apps, but am unsure whether to trust them or if they even work.

4) When adjusting notifications for various apps, you are given the option between "sound and sound and pop up". I have been unable to see the difference between these two options on apps such as the stock Twitter app. Could someone please enlighten me? It would obviously suggest that one is sound only and the other is a pop up of some kind, but I have tested both out on the stock messaging app and the Twitter app and there is no apparent difference.

Thanks in advance. I'm sure I will have more questions soon enough! Haha!

 

[Dannydet]

Is it a severe battery drain if you have it on constantly?
Yes. Your battery will be dead in a few hours if left on constantly.
3rd party apps are fine, all phones already have 3rd party apps pre-installed by manufacturers, so there's no harm to install any yourself from the play store

 

[larrykay]

1: I have used the Always on Screen, always on with my S8, family members S9, and on my S10. It DOES NOT severely drain the battery, it is designed to be "always on", hence the name... To tap the screen to see the info displayed defeats the entire purpose. The things that I want to see when glancing over at my phone are: the time, temperature, and battery level and notifications, if I had to tap the screen all the time to see these it would drive me crazy (OK, crazier). The "AOD" moves slightly to prevent burn in.
2: Try Edge Lighting Fix for all apps by zunderstruck on the play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.zunder.edgelightingfixforallappsv2&hl=en
3: Try Holey Light by Chainfire on the play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.holeylight&hl=en
4: Just as it says, one is with sound and the other is not.

Battery usage on these: Holey Light for the last week used 3.6% of the battery, the other doesn't even show up.
I have nothing to do with these apps, just stating what works for me, your mileage may vary...