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Er no I don't think so.
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Posted: 2014-01-23 04:09:00
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He's just trolling, ignore him.
Nice article by PhoneArena, showing one of the reasons why Samsung is still the best Android OEM:
How to multitask on Android: use multiwindow mode on Samsung Galaxy devices like the Note 3 and S4
Samsung’s TouchWiz skin is often said to be the root of all evil when it comes to Android custom skins: heavy, slow, and too cartoony. On the flipside of things, it comes absolutely packed with features, and one that we’ve come to love - especially on the big screen of a device like the Galaxy Note 3 - is multiwindow mode.
What is multiwindow mode? Simple - it’s a way to multitask on Android, stacking windows alongside just like you’d do on a desktop operating system like… Windows. It’s a feature that you can only find on Samsung’s TouchWiz Galaxy devices, and not even on all, but only on the fastest ones. Interestingly, such multitasking with two simultaneously opened windows is not possible even on stock Android!
Enabling the multi-window feature is extremely simple. Just swipe down from the top to bring the notification shade on your device. In the long horizontal list of toggles, scroll down to the last one and tap on it to enable it.
It’s easy to tell if you’ve turned the multitasking feature on - when it’s on, a little white arrow appears on the left side of the device (if it's off the arrow is not there). To start using multiple windows at the same time you just tap on it and then tap on or drag apps onto the screen. You can then adjust the size of each window freely - you can have, say, a YouTube video playing in a small window, and a larger one with your browser open for reading for example. You can even save your favorite pairs of apps for quick access, which we find handy.
PhoneArena
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Posted: 2014-01-23 09:25:19
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I am finding the S4 on 4.3 with no lag at all and fast smooth with no bugs for me. Isn't that refreshing? ? For me anyway
I had a few days of poor battery life but found the culprit and did some tweaking. The battery saver also does help. And Samsung's multi window works well without lag and is much better thought out than Sony's mini apps.
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[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2014-01-26 04:02 ]
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Posted: 2014-01-26 04:58:00
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OMG you've changed phones again. That's twice this month no ?
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Posted: 2014-01-26 18:39:50
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On 2014-01-26 04:58:00, Bonovox wrote:
I am finding the S4 on 4.3 with no lag at all and fast smooth with no bugs for me. Isn't that refreshing? ? For me anyway
I had a few days of poor battery life but found the culprit and did some tweaking. The battery saver also does help. And Samsung's multi window works well without lag and is much better thought out than Sony's mini apps.
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[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2014-01-26 04:02 ]
That's great news
glad you're enjoying it.
You know what I discovered between yesterday and today? Having the Google Setting "Verify Apps" turned on can chow battery as well as having the Security set to High, I did this the other day and while I was out last night I noticed my phone going through its batt very quickly. The place I was at had bad signal but having been there many times before I knew that my phone was going through its batt far too quickly, I was far too faded to care though, but this afternoon I decided to adjust the settings back and voila, back to great battery life again.
WRT Power Save in the S4, I set it to save power on the Display and set it to NOT lower the CPU power as the CPU is quite efficient at handling itself, but with me being me I tend to pick up my phone every now and then to read news, WhatsApp, BBM, Twitter, Instagram, web browse etc... So the Display sees a lot of hard usage especially with White backgrounds as SAMOLED displays are quite power hungry when it comes to the color white and I've noticed a great increase in Batt life despite long periods of the display being on.
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Posted: 2014-01-26 19:39:09
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Oh wow really thanks for the tip glad you found it
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Posted: 2014-01-27 07:15:00
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After using my S3 for almost two years now the battery life is one area im getting a little annoyed with S-AMOLED screens.
I know they're more beautiful to look at than a LCD screen, but they either have to have the brightness turned down to have comparable battery life to a LCD screen or just accept the phone will die quickly. I can burn through 40% of my battery with an hours use of Facebook or Twitter and usually the screen is over 30% of that 40% in the battery stats.
Then, friends with iPhones can browse Facebook or Twitter for hours longer with their LCD screen phones. White kills my S3 battery !!!
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Posted: 2014-01-27 22:59:58
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Etaab will you be moving to a Galaxy 5 then
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Posted: 2014-01-28 09:29:45
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@etaab, did you ever buy the Samsung S3 extended 3,000mAh battery?? Makes a difference and also doesn't make it much thicker either
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Posted: 2014-01-28 15:22:00
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Im not into third party battery packs. Plus I prefer my phones naked with no protection on them at all. I just keep my phones in a neoprene case with a Velcro opening so I can use it as it should be.
@ Miss_UK - my next phone at the moment is a complete guess. I know it wont be an iPhone, but whether it'll be a Samsung is highly doubtful. To be honest im starting to think Nexus devices are the best bet as they're finally getting more up to date hardware rather than old hardware that's been out for months, such as the Galaxy Nexus, which really was a S2 with curved edges, if not lesser !
[ This Message was edited by: etaab on 2014-01-28 19:32 ]
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Posted: 2014-01-28 20:29:37
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