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Galaxy S24 Series
- Thread starter The_Chief
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I've never backed up my phone for an OTA update either???
Regular backups are crucial, IMO, especially if there is no regular backup of critical personal data set up. Monthly security patches aren't as much a concern as a major OS upgrade (from one version to another). It could be anything: a corrupted download, for example. Reports abound of bricked devices and people losing critical files because they didn't back up anything to another device.
It's never a bad idea to back up - often. It's always a bad idea to rely on "the cloud" to keep everything up to date and just assume that the upgrade will go 100% smoothly.
It's never a bad idea to back up - often. It's always a bad idea to rely on "the cloud" to keep everything up to date and just assume that the upgrade will go 100% smoothly.
I generally connect my phone to my computer and copy my photos, videos, and any updated documents or other files to a backup folder (we're paranoid and have several redundant backups). Just before installing the update, I'll use Samsung Cloud and Google Backup in Settings.
After the upgrade is complete, I will turn off the phone, boot into Android Recovery (Volume up+Power) and delete the CACHE partition just to eliminate any stray bits floating around.
It looks like the S25 Ultra will be a massive upgrade - actually, a massively incremental upgrade - over the S24 Ultra. At this point, the only thing that would compel me to buy it is if it will get emergency satellite texting and the S24 won't. I believe the function will be built into the Snapdragon 8 Elite: but each manufacturer and carrier will have to activate it. The only other real gain is power efficiency. With the GPU, radio and everything within the 3nm processor, it's expected to have almost half again the efficiency. My 24U already lasts the day without a charge and charges wirelessly overnight: so I wouldn't really care about that.
cwcheese
Well-Known Member
This is encouraging news about satellite texting functionality, it's worth it for me to wait for S25 to upgrade from my venerable S10+; she's been a faithful companion for over 5 years and continues to be a perfectly good device, but I fear the sunset of support is overtaking me now. I can hang on till next year though.
From the S10+ to the S25U will be a huge leap - I think you'll be amazed by the difference!
cwcheese
Well-Known Member
I've been running cheap for the past couple years and just couldn't convince myself each time a new version was introduced that it was dramatically different, though there are truly capabilities that would have justified it. My wife and I both have same phones, bought at same time, and she's seeing degraded battery life, so finally we feel we amortized the cost of the S10 series enough to get new ones. I'm one of those folks the manufacturers and carriers loathe, the guy who holds a device for over 4 years.
Frugality is a virtue too many in modern society are never taught. Kudos to you 
Once more, we can stop checking the Samsung Members app several times each day, hoping to see the banner for the One UI 7 Android 15 beta. It's delayed AGAIN until at least early December: which is, admittedly, next week but still!
www.androidcentral.com
Once again, Samsung reportedly pushes its One UI 7 beta back further
We might have to wait until after Thanksgiving for One UI 7's beta.
www.androidcentral.com
Once more, we can stop checking the Samsung Members app several times each day, hoping to see the banner for the One UI 7 Android 15 beta. It's delayed AGAIN until at least early December: which is, admittedly, next week but still!
Once again, Samsung reportedly pushes its One UI 7 beta back further
We might have to wait until after Thanksgiving for One UI 7's beta.
Slightly narrower, slightly more rounded corners, slightly wider screen... and significantly better performance and battery life. That will probably be enough for me to pounce on the pre-order and get Stephanie (my S24 Ultra) ready for sale. What about you?
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Galaxy S25 Ultra flaunts stunning design in leaked video
The Galaxy S25 Ultra, Samsung's next-generation flagship smartphone, is expected to be launched in January next year. Ahead of the ...
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IHateMyTreo
Android Expert
Improved battery life is confirmed or still speculative?Slightly narrower, slightly more rounded corners, slightly wider screen... and significantly better performance and battery life. That will probably be enough for me to pounce on the pre-order and get Stephanie (my S24 Ultra) ready for sale. What about you?
Galaxy S25 Ultra flaunts stunning design in leaked video
The Galaxy S25 Ultra, Samsung's next-generation flagship smartphone, is expected to be launched in January next year. Ahead of the ...
Think I'll keep my 24+ for a while yet.
IHateMyTreo
Android Expert
I'm thinking of going for the s25 or a different brand entirely. As much as I love my ultra, I have this one problem that has confounded Samsung and t-mobile. I spend a great deal of time in Canada and on this latest trip, I keep getting these system notices that I am roaming and will incur roaming charges. This is not an SMS from T-Mobile that appears once and never again. This is a pop-up system message from Samsung and they can't figure out how to make it stop. It shows up every 5 to 30 seconds and prevents you from doing anything until it is dismissed. Changing settings, turning off data and roaming has no effect. Upper level tech support at Samsung doesn't even know about it, even though it apparently is a known issue going on 10 years. Pissed off at Samsung right now.
That's a really weird problem and, yes, very unique to the handful of people - including you - who frequently cross borders. I'm pretty sure that U.S. carriers offer plans that cover users throughout North America: Canada, Mexico, United States of America. Apparently Samsung didn't get that memo OR they're assuming the user is on some oddball MVNO that doesn't cover the whole continent. Some One UI development engineer slipped that in, at the recommendation of some lawyer, without letting anyone else know. I don't blame you for being upset... and Samsung, being the largest entity in South Korea, is as bureaucratic and unresponsive as the United States federal government (people in North Carolina are sleeping in tents and fighting off bears who smell their food and people in the DC Beltway are encouraging them to apply for grants!).
I wish you the best of luck with that weird issue, keep us posted if something changes - but I need my S Pen.
I wish you the best of luck with that weird issue, keep us posted if something changes - but I need my S Pen.
IHateMyTreo
Android Expert
Thank you Chief! I've been here in Canada with this very phone multiple times before and never encountered this issue until now. So I don't know if an S25 will be issue-free or not. Which is why I am forced to consider a different brand. Any recommendations from the peanut gallery? Bonus points to anyone who actually witnessed the OG peanut gallery
Check for updates because a second November security patch, AXK4, is rolling out! This is not the December security patch or One UI 7 beta. Must be something pretty critical for a second update in a month.
IHateMyTreo
Android Expert
Wasn't the S24 Ultra supposed to have emergency satellite connectivity? What happened with that?
Yeah, it's like deja vú all over again, huh?
IHateMyTreo
Android Expert
Maybe it will materialize with the S25.
One UI 7 Android 15 beta is LIVE!
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After several days on the One UI 7 beta, I can say that...
It's different.
Not in a BAD way, mind you: it's just that there are big changes and little changes I didn't expect. Vertical scrolling app drawer; different settings in different places; but it largely LOOKS the same because I'm really not interested in redesigning my home screen just because I can. It is the way it is because that's what works for ME. So far, though, everything works perfectly. No hiccups. Samsung delayed the beta for an agonizingly long time to work all the bugs out, and it's evident. This is probably the smoothest, most flawless beta I've ever used.
It's different.
Not in a BAD way, mind you: it's just that there are big changes and little changes I didn't expect. Vertical scrolling app drawer; different settings in different places; but it largely LOOKS the same because I'm really not interested in redesigning my home screen just because I can. It is the way it is because that's what works for ME. So far, though, everything works perfectly. No hiccups. Samsung delayed the beta for an agonizingly long time to work all the bugs out, and it's evident. This is probably the smoothest, most flawless beta I've ever used.
IHateMyTreo
Android Expert
Has anyone seen or tried the One Plus 12? Supposedly has a brighter screen (on manual) than our Ultra. Not sure what the specs will be for the 13. Just curious.