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Any way to make the keyboard larger?

Too small for my big fingers. Thanks!

Nope. Get a phone with a bigger screen.

I thought the keyboard was too small as well because I'm used to a physical keyboard (Tilt). It takes a while to get used to, but it's pretty functional.
I'm sure you have tried, but if haven't, switch it to landscape and the keyboard should be larger.

Aturayd said:
Nope. Get a phone with a bigger screen.
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Very helpful there guy, thanks alot.

XeNoMoRpH1030 said:
I thought the keyboard was too small as well because I'm used to a physical keyboard (Tilt). It takes a while to get used to, but it's pretty functional.
I'm sure you have tried, but if haven't, switch it to landscape and the keyboard should be larger.
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I'm disappointed in at&t for not picking up the 7 Pro that went to sprint since it is basically the successor to the previous 2 Tilts.

wait for the tilt3.

dressanderc said:
Very helpful there guy, thanks alot.
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If landscape is too small for you on a 3.8" screen i dont know what else to tell you. Maybe the HD7 would be a better fit.

Aturayd said:
If landscape is too small for you on a 3.8" screen i dont know what else to tell you. Maybe the HD7 would be a better fit.
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I think what he is talking about is how the keyboard does not resize in landscape mode to utilize the extra real estate offered - it really is annoying...

But it does resize in landscape mode?

XeNoMoRpH1030 said:
But it does resize in landscape mode?
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It does resize, but it doesn't stretch to take up the whole width of the screen. Basically, when you flip to landscape mode, your status bar runs along the left of the screen and your menu bar runs along the right, so it looks like there's some empty spaces on the sides of the keyboard.

For what is this mystic button at the bottom ?

Just saw the Nexus 4 at Google Play Store and i saw.. on some pictures a little "button" or "point" at the bottom of the device. BTW it is not on all the pictures out there!! Does anyone know what that should be ?
without the "thing":
https://lh3.ggpht.com/uFjPTcVlsHJTvL_YJ9fSCJykcTgaiIkkFEpSTBQNTt4YurOs-K34tbwlzEiek_LQ_Nc
with the "thing":
https://lh4.ggpht.com/-NUmVa4fVvtpA_n1yzpAK0kYHGnxtfOViQXjHIWjQ7rJF4tS4iMxqBcDEObg_TD8taHs
its in the middle right under the home button!

thats the notification light

The LED light I guess...
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ONE! said:
Just saw the Nexus 4 at Google Play Store and i saw.. on some pictures a little "button" or "point" at the bottom of the device. BTW it is not on all the pictures out there!! Does anyone know what that should be ?
without the "thing":
https://lh3.ggpht.com/uFjPTcVlsHJTvL_YJ9fSCJykcTgaiIkkFEpSTBQNTt4YurOs-K34tbwlzEiek_LQ_Nc
with the "thing":
https://lh4.ggpht.com/-NUmVa4fVvtpA_n1yzpAK0kYHGnxtfOViQXjHIWjQ7rJF4tS4iMxqBcDEObg_TD8taHs
its in the middle right under the home button!
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Notification light, like the Galaxy Nexus has.

Thanks for the quick reply!! I was just wondering because on some pics it has clearly dissapeared ;D

That is the notifications light.

ONE! said:
Thanks for the quick reply!! I was just wondering because on some pics it has clearly dissapeared ;D
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Whether or not you can see it is dependant on the viewing angle, much like the top sensors that usually neighbor the front camera.

its a notification light.
it would be cool if they put that light at the top, and had a trackpad thing similar to the palm pre at the bottom
cant ask for everything lol

DonDizzurp said:
.., and had a trackpad thing similar to the palm pre at the bottom
cant ask for everything lol
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+1 ;D

I hope the notification light is different colors just like on the GNex, and not just white like on the G2

[Q] Camera - blurry?

Not sure if its my unit or all S5 have this problem. Pictures come out blurry unless you put the phone on a tripod!
I have software image stabilizer On. Taking picture of the same scene from an iphone gives no blurr at all. Even tried with droid DNA and its fine as well. Anyone else having the same experience?

Did you remove the thin plastic film covering the camera?

yep. I did.

example shots
system.img said:
Did you remove the thin plastic film covering the camera?
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Adding an example shot taken with iphone and S5 at the same time.

do you have image stabilization on?

laz45 said:
do you have image stabilization on?
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Yes he does, read the 3rd sentence "I have image stabilizer on" lol. But yeah that's your problem OP, take that OFF!

Joe0113 said:
Yes he does, read the 3rd sentence "I have image stabilizer on" lol. But yeah that's your problem OP, take that OFF!
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Hey at least I was in the right track

Joe0113 said:
Yes he does, read the 3rd sentence "I have image stabilizer on" lol. But yeah that's your problem OP, take that OFF!
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Hmm i don't agree with that. If i sit here at my desk and take repeated frames of the same object (low light, indoors), only about 50% come out clear with IS off. I have a hard time not taking a clear picture with IS on which, obviously, is the point.

I think it's a software problem that will be fixed in future updates.
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simacca said:
I think it's a software problem that will be fixed in future updates.
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Probably, for now just increase the light. Shine a lamp on that object or something..

Is there any way to manually adjust iso?
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Joe0113 said:
Yes he does, read the 3rd sentence "I have image stabilizer on" lol. But yeah that's your problem OP, take that OFF!
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Thanks, that made it better. but still a little blurry. trying to figure out if I should stick with S5 or get M8.

Yes
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knightrider2k2 said:
Adding an example shot taken with iphone and S5 at the same time.
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You have a LOT of motion blur in the S5 shot. And it doesn't seem to be that dark in the room. I can't that much motion blur on my S5 unless I deliberately shake it while taking the picture. If that shot is typical, then you may have a defective unit.

tdrussell said:
Yes
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How? Mines always blanked out and set to auto.
It's ok. Problem solved. Just had to switch off hdr mode.
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another set of test shots
another set of test shots. image stablizer is turned off (and it made some difference). test space is pretty well lit.
Droid DNA is much better than S5.

I took the attached picture in very low light, are you seeing what's on your images? I left everything default. Image Stabilization on, auto, etc.

bubblebuddyi said:
I took the attached picture in very low light, are you seeing what's on your images? I left everything default. Image Stabilization on, auto, etc.
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hard to say with this subject. easier to compare if there is some text in the picture. When I take a picture of kids running around, they come out horrible.

knightrider2k2 said:
hard to say with this subject. easier to compare if there is some text in the picture. When I take a picture of kids running around, they come out horrible.
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Same lighting, maybe a tiny bit darker. I'm beginning to think there's something wrong with your camera!

I'm inclined to agree there's something wrong with your camera. This is in very poor light.
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Misaligned Front Camera S7 EDGE

Hi Guys,
I purchased the Galaxy S7 Edge from Uae and now I am back in my hometown.
unfortunately my phone is only a month old and i just noticed that the front camera is misaligned by 1mm or so, you can see more of the black ring and the lens of the camera is more towards the right.
Although the camera works perfect and there are no problems, should i be worried?
I am extremely worried as the phone has no warranty in my country .

Mine is a bit misaligned as well. I wouldn't worry about it as long as it works as it should.

AndyBroke said:
Mine is a bit misaligned as well. I wouldn't worry about it as long as it works as it should.
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Thank God that is such a relieve as I don't have warranty support in my country and if i go to a service center they are known to rip customers off by selling unwanted parts especially to phones without warranty.
Is this normal, I saw this on other devices and some were aligned correctly?
Could you please share a picture of your device if possible?

Yea dont worry about that. I believe most are like that people just dont look that hard at there phones.

salvator101 said:
Hi Guys,
I purchased the Galaxy S7 Edge from Uae and now I am back in my hometown.
unfortunately my phone is only a month old and i just noticed that the front camera is misaligned by 1mm or so, you can see more of the black ring and the lens of the camera is more towards the right.
Although the camera works perfect and there are no problems, should i be worried?
I am extremely worried as the phone has no warranty in my country .
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I have a misaligned REAR Camera (the 12MP one) but works fine so no problem..

Checked now, mine is misaligned as well...no issues

termdj said:
Checked now, mine is misaligned as well...no issues
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Do you mean your front camera or rear camera?
I am referring to the front one

sensationvsgalaxy said:
I have a misaligned REAR Camera (the 12MP one) but works fine so no problem..
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Hi thanks for the reply.
How is your front camera?
Well the rear camera aint misaligned, it uses OIS so it keeps on moving
Refer to this http://www.samsung.com/ca/support/skp/faq/1084605

xile6 said:
Yea dont worry about that. I believe most are like that people just dont look that hard at there phones.
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is yours like this too?

salvator101 said:
is yours like this too?
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Yea its just a bit off on the bottom of the camera.
You gotta look real hard to see. But its there. Doesnt effect anything since it doesnt cover the lense.

Same here i can see that theres much room on the bottom part of my front camera, but its working fine.
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xile6 said:
Yea its just a bit off on the bottom of the camera.
You gotta look real hard to see. But its there. Doesnt effect anything since it doesnt cover the lense.
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Mangtas_666 said:
Same here i can see that theres much room on the bottom part of my front camera, but its working fine.
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By room you mean the black part correct? As I can see more of the black ring which makes a gap between the lens and the outer ring but again mine is on the left side and not bottom so is that okay?

Yes. Its like the hole in the top glass was cut to big and off ceneter.

xile6 said:
Yes. Its like the hole in the top glass was cut to big and off ceneter.
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Ahh alright,
sorry if it's not too much to ask its my humble request if you could please share a picture of it?

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salvator101 said:
Hi Guys,
I purchased the Galaxy S7 Edge from Uae and now I am back in my hometown.
unfortunately my phone is only a month old and i just noticed that the front camera is misaligned by 1mm or so, you can see more of the black ring and the lens of the camera is more towards the right.
Although the camera works perfect and there are no problems, should i be worried?
I am extremely worried as the phone has no warranty in my country .
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Why do you post this several times?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/misaligned-camera-normal-t3381707

henklbr said:
Why do you post this several times?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/misaligned-camera-normal-t3381707
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Hi sorry, i guess it was done by mistake, I didn't know if the first post went through as my screen just refreshed.
How can I delete the second thread?

salvator101 said:
is yours like this too?
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salvator101 said:
Ahh alright,
sorry if it's not too much to ask its my humble request if you could please share a picture of it?
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Yea when i get home

xile6 said:
Yea when i get home
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Alright thanks a ton

The black one is mines. It has a screen protector on so thats the top offset.
But if you look at the black trim you can see where on the buttom of the camera it has more space then the top as its off center
My wife is the sliver one.
I did my best to take a picture of it. You can see how hers is center.
Either way it dossnt effect the camera.
And fyi these pictures were taken with the phone lol.
My nikon battery was dead.

xile6 said:
The black one is mines. It has a screen protector on so thats the top offset.
But if you look at the black trim you can see where on the buttom of the camera it has more space then the top as its off center
My wife is the sliver one.
I did my best to take a picture of it. You can see how hers is center.
Either way it dossnt effect the camera.
And fyi these pictures were taken with the phone lol.
My nikon battery was dead.
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Thank you so so so much for the pictures.
Mine is somewhat just like yours, I am glad that I'm not the only one.
Your wife's camera also looks a little misaligned from the right or I don't know if its because of the picture.
It's just ironic that a phone with such a hefty price, one would expect some quality and tolerance?

Anyway to change backlight color in capacitive button ?

Is there any way to change backlight color in hardware keys. backlight lits in blue color. i had xperia u which has RGB strip above capacitive keys which has ability to change any anyone upon any action using a 3rd party app.

PrakashGD said:
Is there any way to change backlight color in hardware keys. backlight lits in blue color. i had xperia u which has RGB strip above capacitive keys which has ability to change any anyone upon any action using a 3rd party app.
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Yes OMG! They could've stayed with white

ddaharu said:
Yes OMG! They could've stayed with white
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Rather than more customizable ?

PrakashGD said:
Rather than more customizable ?
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Exactly

how can we change button light which app

I don't think so as it's something hardware related.

PrakashGD said:
Is there any way to change backlight color in hardware keys. backlight lits in blue color. i had xperia u which has RGB strip above capacitive keys which has ability to change any anyone upon any action using a 3rd party app.
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I actually quite like the blue. But tbh, I disabled the lights on mine.

n0013z said:
I actually quite like the blue. But tbh, I disabled the lights on mine.
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I've disabled them too. They made sense as I had backlit symbols there telling me what the keys do. But I don't need lights for two dots that give me no information.

n0013z said:
I actually quite like the blue. But tbh, I disabled the lights on mine.
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The blue is really pretty imo, but I understand if others aren't a fan. Maybe people could get color changing tape? XD
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dalepothen said:
how can we change button light which app
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It can be changed by app i guess with root access or through xposed module

User422 said:
I've disabled them too. They made sense as I had backlit symbols there telling me what the keys do. But I don't need lights for two dots that give me no information.
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I believe the symbols have been done away with to accomodate the button order swap feature.

Gaurav.Stallion said:
I believe the symbols have been done away with to accomodate the button order swap feature.
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That's it. There was no way to swap the functions of the keys on my previous phone. I could just turn it on or off. It was useful when you had a blackout and had to look which button does what ^^
Anyway, it was more a nice to have than a must have feature. I probably wouldn't use the back lighting as it sometimes even was brighter than the phone screen.
Or just annoying while watching videos or something.

User422 said:
That's it. There was no way to swap the functions of the keys on my previous phone. I could just turn it on or off. It was useful when you had a blackout and had to look which button does what ^^
Anyway, it was more a nice to have than a must have feature. I probably wouldn't use the back lighting as it sometimes even was brighter than the phone screen.
Or just annoying while watching videos or something.
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I'd have preferred it if the backlight was always on when the screen is on, but not a big deal if it's off. I liked the backlights of my Nexus S, they weren't too bright.

MrWilsonxD said:
The blue is really pretty imo, but I understand if others aren't a fan. Maybe people could get color changing tape? XD
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Thinking about it. It'd be nice if it could change to match accent colour

n0013z said:
Thinking about it. It'd be nice if it could change to match accent colour
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Thats what im looking for

PrakashGD said:
Thats what im looking for
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Are you sure they built in RGB light for the buttons?

OlMightyG said:
Are you sure they built in RGB light for the buttons?
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Who knows ?

n0013z said:
Thinking about it. It'd be nice if it could change to match accent colour
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That would be pretty awesome. Maybe next year they could give them a brightness control and color control.. my umi super had a home button that strobed and changed colours.. It was beautiful to look at. It doubled as a notification LED..