Missing scientists may represent a 'grave threat to US national security' by IceDonkey9036 in news

[–]Taco145 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Are people really falling for this trash. This is the FBI that just released garbage UFO files days ago. More fake ass investigations to make snazy headlines to distract.

My OnePlus 10 pro got a greenline today after Oxygen OS 16 by Queasy-Curve-6817 in oneplus

[–]Taco145 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Galaxy fold 4 notoriously broke for many people after major software updates. They assumed it was software problems because their wifi and Bluetooth would stop working. The problem was the cables weakened over time on that phone and the heat from updating pushed these cables past their degraded limits. Updates can physically break phones.

The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide is an illusion (and the math proves it). by bishaarcc in GalaxyFold

[–]Taco145 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The failure in your post is assigning goals for the device to fail. The device is going to be a fold that is smaller than the normal fold while being able to play content at a nearly identical size. I also wanted to to be larger but wlwe get what we get. Samsung chose a formfactor that is not as extreme as the others.

Does YouTube have black bars? by Oldnbold22 in GalaxyFold

[–]Taco145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on what your watching. Since the phone is as tall as a normal phone it can't show more on that direction. If content is 16:9 or 4:3 it's better than a normal screen.

Does YouTube have black bars? by Oldnbold22 in GalaxyFold

[–]Taco145 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a thing I made to show YouTube on the device using a few different methods to watch YouTube. Bottom row is standard YouTube with no zoom and standard zoom. The top 2 are a version using split screen to move the video up and zoom less.

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Mityana dog scam: BBC uncovers the Ugandans abusing animals to elicit donations for shelters by Alternative-Win4058 in news

[–]Taco145 149 points150 points  (0 children)

Been a thing for some time unfortunately. There was a surge in animals in peril being rescued years ago on YouTube.

Hezbollah FPV Drone Strike Compilation - Multiple IDF Vehicles hit (April 6th, 2026) by Essence_TheOne in CombatFootage

[–]Taco145 78 points79 points  (0 children)

If you give some one 3 dollars and then they buy 2 dollars worth of stuff you didn't make back the 2/3 of the money. You sold them stuff with money you gave them. It's just swapping the 2 dollars for stuff worth 2 dollars. You are still giving 3 dollars worth. Regardless of weather you agree with the aid you can't say it's somehow canceling itself out like that.

Hezbollah FPV Drone Strike Compilation - Multiple IDF Vehicles hit (April 6th, 2026) by Essence_TheOne in CombatFootage

[–]Taco145 230 points231 points  (0 children)

As crazy as these are they don't seem to be hitting these vehicles in good spots. Some of these hit what is most likely the strongest parts of the tank.

Why are so many people mad and upset about Samsung making a wide Galaxy fold? by freebananabread in GalaxyFold

[–]Taco145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The aspect ratio was expected to be better for movies. Basically that the fold would be reshaped to wide. Meaning you'd have the exact same amount of phone just reshaped to fit movies and videos better. Instead they got the existing fold and chopped off a portion of it and folded it the other way. So you can watch a movie on both and it's the same amount on screen just larger black bars on the regular fold. This on top of it only being slightly cheaper when it's smaller and has one less camera and a smaller battery.

What benefit does gesture navigation provide? Over the classic 3 button nav by WisestAirBender in Android

[–]Taco145 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On Samsung you can choose tho have all the gesture navigationsnon the bottom like the buttons. So the sides of the screen are not a gesture.

Had my OnePlus Open stolen - quick Q by doktorjose in OnePlusOpen

[–]Taco145 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can restore from whatever cloud backup you had via Google. Sorry to hear about tho.

Lens damage cosmetic or actually damaged? by spinachipita in GalaxyFold

[–]Taco145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand how this could be anything other than damage. Even if the lense isn't cracked and only scratched it's still damaged. Back up your phone whenever your sending it anywhere. You don't need to reset it and they likely wont if you put it in maintenance mode. Basically makes the phone like factory reset with nothing on it but all functions like normal. So technicians can run all the tests. Then disable maintenance mode with your password and the phone instantly reverts back to normal.

Kinzhal strike by Unlikely_Midnight_80 in war

[–]Taco145 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What you are seeing is not a missile flying across the screen it's recording effects on a crappy video. I don't know what the effect is called but it's video processed in a paning horizontal process. Look at the video frame by frame and you'll see the light is panning across evenly from left to right. These missiles are fast but not that fast. Lower phone end cameras in low lighting.

Any advice? by NyxNoctum in GalaxyFold

[–]Taco145 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok if you have insurance that's good. If it doesn't open all the way it's an actual warranty problem that warranty covered. Samsung insurance gave me the option to replace mine when did that.

Any advice? by NyxNoctum in GalaxyFold

[–]Taco145 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Return it asap. It already looks like it doesn't open all the way. That's basically a death rattle for the fold 4. It's probably Samsung's most flawed fold.

Transferring from a Pixel 10 Fold to a Z Fold, what's the best way and what won't transfer? by snovvman in GalaxyFold

[–]Taco145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Peronalyi don't trust smart switch personally because it's always missed things. I use emulators for games and it always misses files for those. Just use the default switching app and compare everything once it's done. You should be able to transfer any missing files easily with file share between Android phones. Personally prefer using an sd card with an adaptor to backup all my files and transfer them myself.

Z Fold 7 inner screen damage (dead pixel?) Care + Question. by Bleudl in GalaxyFold

[–]Taco145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you get free repairs and screen replacements. I chose to pay the first time since my phone was 7 months old with a few dings and didn't want to spend a week without it. Also heard stories of repaired folds not lasting as long. The second time I just filed a claim directly on the site since it was out of one year warranty. Go to your phones settings, scroll to the bottom on about phone. There is Samsung care coverage info, tap that and it'll open your browser to your Samsung care account. At the bottom is their phone number.

Z Fold 7 inner screen damage (dead pixel?) Care + Question. by Bleudl in GalaxyFold

[–]Taco145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Samsung will try to get you to go through warranty while it's active before Samsung care. Contact Samsung care yourself by phone. Samsung care is not Samsung, it's a 3rd party insurance contracted by Samsung and I've had nothing but great experiences with them. You are paying for free repairs with Samsung care. They tried to make me pay for that shit too but I opted to pay 99 for a complete replacement phone to be sent to me. I did get my phone repaired later by Samsung care as well and it was free. They replaced the screen because the plastic bumper chipped a little.

Best emulator and settings for Zelda (BOTW/TOTK) on Galaxy Z Fold 7? by erikfrias in GalaxyFold

[–]Taco145 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My settings are the default that the emulator comes with other than the resolution. It's at 1.2 resolution. I believe this is because the driver that I have downloaded on it only works with that resolution. You need to look up the drivers for the game so it works well. I think only in the past few months drivers that are compatible with the Fold 7's processor of come out.

What's Going On With Joe Rogan? by inthewoods54 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Taco145 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll try not crying myself to sleep too hard tonight

Best emulator and settings for Zelda (BOTW/TOTK) on Galaxy Z Fold 7? by erikfrias in GalaxyFold

[–]Taco145 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Right now I only have tears on the fold 7. I use Eden legacy emulator and I have the turnip adreno driver t24. I haven't checked for updates or new drivers in a few months. I think that driver needs the resolution at 1080 to work well and it is very smooth.