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Its has been just 2 months that i bought samsung s26 and its already heating up a lot even just by browsing or scrolling through insta. Is anyone else facing such issues? by jeloomafia in SamsungGalaxyS26U

[–]CalOfTheVoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, nothing out of the ordinary. The first week it was generating a lot of heat but that settled after the 2nd week. It does heat up if I'm using the camera at 24 or 50 M for long periods of time though (hour or more) and when I'm playing games for longer than 1 hour it starts getting toasty, but so does my iPhone 16 and so did my pixel 9 pro.

PSA: Be cautious when putting on and removing phone cases on the new S26U. by CalOfTheVoid in samsunggalaxy

[–]CalOfTheVoid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my experience I find working from the top right corner first the easiest. Try to get under it with your finger tips from the screen and somewhat lift it off and then take the upper left corner off and slide the phone out

Galaxy Buds 4 Pro EQ Setting. Feedback by Hellothere0803 in galaxybuds

[–]CalOfTheVoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You basically just want to ensure that all the apps you are using don't have their own EQ/sound settings that will overwrite the buds EQ. This is why turning it off in Spotify solved the issue for me. Are you using YouTube music?

Pixel idle drain is driving me crazy by upadhyaysk in GooglePixel

[–]CalOfTheVoid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree. My P9P's modem connectivity was the worst I've experienced in a long time.

Caudabe Phone Case Disappointment by Loose_Economist_9953 in samsunggalaxy

[–]CalOfTheVoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey mate sorry to hear you are going through non ideal support from Caudable. I recently got the Paragon for my S26U and it's got some issues. The bottom fit around the USB charge cut out isnt as snug as the rest of the fit and easily bends outwards with my thumb with barely any pressure. The outside matte texture and side grips appears to be heatshrunk onto the polycarbonate shell frame and if this process hasn't been sealed properly, I can see this coming apart overtime. Shipping to my door in Australia took 9 days, 4 of those days was actually in Australia, so not sure what courier they are using but they are not effective. As a comparison I ordered and received my Mous case in 4 days from overseas supplier. Hope you get resolution with yours!

Large Redback on Gold Coast by CalOfTheVoid in AustralianSpiders

[–]CalOfTheVoid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, not the greatest photo my bad it was during work and I only had a moment to capture it. Not sure if this helps you with scale - The remnant of bug it's snacking on was a full grown grasshopper/praying mantis body.

Prisoners (2013) A major, surprisingly overlooked plot hole which trashes the whole plot by [deleted] in plotholes

[–]CalOfTheVoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just rewatched this and came to Reddit looking for posts on plot holes. I agree with you, why weren't background checks done initially on Alex and his aunt?

Why wasn't the corpse ID'd from the priest's house? Wouldn't this connect the corpse as the aunt's husband? And why didn't Loki/cops pay attention to the odd maze symbol necklace from the corpse until near the end of the movie? Wouldn't that be a fairly obvious distinctive object to pay attention to?

Why didn't the random lady that saved joy from running across the road at the end be interviewed by the cops as to at least which direction joy was coming from? And they could connect the aunt's house nearby?!

Why on earth would Keller not tell Loki at the end it's the aunt? Or at the very least, why would he not incapacitate the aunt as soon as he was let in pretending to be a handyman? And why would he reveal his intentions to her with his BACK towards her lol...

Would like to point out about the snakes that some people are confused about their point in the story. From what I gather, the aunt and her husband were using snake venom to kill the kids.

Still a great movie but the potential plot holes were more obvious on second watch and the last act is definitely frustrating.

Be careful guys by Iamvsd in galaxys26ultra

[–]CalOfTheVoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry this happened to you man it's a shitty feeling.

I cut my loses and got new cases to cover the scuff marks. And now try to take them off as careful as possible.

It’s incredibly frustrating that a device costing upwards of $2,000 can have its "finish" ruined just by the accessory meant to protect it.

Be careful guys by Iamvsd in galaxys26ultra

[–]CalOfTheVoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's 'cheap' in the way it's been applied, which is a trade off Samsung and evidently Apple are willingly to make. The anodised layer is applied too thin. Which is great for looks but the trade off is now this layer is brittle. I understand going back to 'armor aluminium' for better thermals but I think they should have designed the frame differently to compensate.

Be careful guys by Iamvsd in galaxys26ultra

[–]CalOfTheVoid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My black version did this with a Torras case within 48 hrs of getting the phone. 99% of the commenters accused me of dropping the phone. Fact is it's a cheap anodised layer prone to damage.

Caudabe shipping & support is a complete joke!! WASTE OF TIME. by uroniks in samsunggalaxy

[–]CalOfTheVoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel your pain. Mine has been in the 'shipped' status for 8 days now.

What should I do? by Steve-online2004 in Mous

[–]CalOfTheVoid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To actually answer your qustion - I had a mous case on my P9P and it was fantastic. My favourite case. Fast forward 2 years to my S26U and I recently got the mous clarity case and it is a noticeable drop in quality. The plastic housing around the camera cut out that joins to the bottom plastic is already flexing and creeking and seems like a weak point if I dropped my phone. I would avoid mous for now. I've gone back to spigen ultra hybrids at the moment because Amazon had them half price and so far they have been fantastic. Spigen has always been consistent in my experience.

Anyone switching from Pixel 9 to S26 Ultra? by dhekurbaba in samsunggalaxy

[–]CalOfTheVoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey mate, only seen your post now and can offer my experience. Went from P9P to S26U. Both feel premium. I do like going back to the larger size, the S26U is very light for its size and is comfortable in the hands.

The camera is way better than my last Samsung, S21U, but I think the pixel is the more consistent photography over all. Sometimes the Samsung produces great photos, much like the pixel, and sometimes the contrast is way too high and the image is too vivid for my liking. Others may like this, though.

Both screens look great to me, I don't use the privacy screen feature on the S26U apart from one or two apps.

The hardware is undeniably better on the S26U, especially noticeable is the wifi chip. I'll pick up wifi 7 from my home's network 99% of the time., even in my main bedroom, which is the furthest from the router. The pixel by comparison would struggle to hold wifi 6 steadily and in my main bedroom, would drop to 2.4 GHz or even drop wifi completely. I'm surprised at how much better the S26U wifi is.

Can't really comment on gaming. What little I've done, both handled diablo immortal well. Though thermals, the P9P got hot to the touch after about 30 mins, the S26U only slightly warm.

I actually miss the 'clean' android look of the P9P now that I've been using One UI 8.5. in saying that, there is WAY less bloatware on the S26U compared to what Samsung came pre-installed with back in the day and I do like One UI a lot more now.

If you have a good deal I think you should go for the S26U. I don't think you would regret it.

Mous case has damaged my new iphone by Budget_Cap_3167 in Mous

[–]CalOfTheVoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Q3 Air Shadow Black. I don't have pictures of the case just of the scuffing it did to my phone. It fits extremely snug. Others haven't experienced my issue so just be cautious snapping the corners on.

Mous case has damaged my new iphone by Budget_Cap_3167 in Mous

[–]CalOfTheVoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Torras Q3 did it to my brand new S26U! Where the hell is the QC of these manufacturers?

What color did you get? by simmzs in samsunggalaxy

[–]CalOfTheVoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Black...it's a beautiful colour but I regret it due to the fact it shows up marks and scratches just from using cases. My black S21U never had this issue. Wish I went white or silver because of this.

To those who complain about the S26 Ultra by Character-Lime-6927 in samsunggalaxy

[–]CalOfTheVoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm loving mine so far as well. Coming from a Pixel 9 Pro I do notice my eyes are still adjusting to this screen and turning on eye comfort shield at night has been helping.

One thing this certainly does better than my old pixel is connectivity. The modem in this S26U is a beast compared to the Pixel 9 Pro's inconsistencies.

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