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PHK wrote: »

Apart from the gratuitous shot at Carphone Warehouse, the OP makes good points which have also been said by analysts and experts.

Some of what you say is I'll informed, you can't easily completely disable the button. Without extra software, you can't remap the button. There is a toggle in Bixby settings which SHOULD let you stop it working BUT it has the habit of turning itself back on.

There are apps which enable you to remap the button, but unless you connect the handset to a PC with ADB (or you've rooted) the screen will still come on.

When Bixby was launched it was promised that more languages would be supported soon (like British English) and that Bixby would get better at understanding what you mean. (Try attempting to get Bixby to learn Mum instead of Mom!) But it didn't. The latest info is that British English support will come with Bixby 2 with Android 9. Last week, Samsung released their roadmap which puts that in March for the S8 and April for the Note 8.

The same lack of efficiency applies to the rest of Samsung with defensive customer service, slow repairs, poor update schedule and odd software choices. These are sold as premium products but not treated as such. So yes, I agree with the OP. My next phone will be from the likes of OnePlus, Huawei etc.

Your reply is valid but all I’m pointing out is that companies are not there to satisfy my every want and need that I require in a smartphone.

It’s my hard earn cash that I will be parting with and therefore it’s my responsibility to ensure that I have done my homework about what I require from a smartphone and what company comes close to delivering that experience.

If I then buy said product and it does not meet my requirements further down the line then I will take my custom elsewhere. Moaning about it or trying to predict a companies downfall is a waste of time. Samsung is still making good products because they still have customers buying there phones.

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john22 wrote: »

Your reply is valid but all I’m pointing out is that companies are not there to satisfy my every want and need that I require in a smartphone.

It’s my hard earn cash that I will be parting with and therefore it’s my responsibility to ensure that I have done my homework about what I require from a smartphone and what company comes close to delivering that experience.

If I then buy said product and it does not meet my requirements further down the line then I will take my custom elsewhere. Moaning about it or trying to predict a companies downfall is a waste of time. Samsung is still making good products because they still have customers buying there phones.

to be fair most people buying samsung & apple arent doign so as the phone meets their requirements, half of users probably couldnt tell you the spec sheet of their device. No, instead it's a fashion statement