Samsung ends support for the Galaxy S8 series
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- Anonymous
- rRU
- 14 Feb 2024
Maggie , 25 Jan 2023I love my samsung 8 I'm a pensioner and I can use it w... morePeople like us love our phone. We will keep them forever and never upgrade as long as they continue to work. Unfortunately that stops money from being made. Keep on keeping on with your old phone. Dont buy anything or pay your bills on your old phone.
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- Qwerty1
- va6
- 26 Mar 2023
Proud owner of a pristine galaxy s8+ exynos variant. Will flash custom Rom if android pie doesn't support apps anymore.
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- Deluwar
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- 28 Jan 2023
Maggie , 25 Jan 2023I love my samsung 8 I'm a pensioner and I can use it w... moreI can't record calls with Galaxy S8, how do I do it?
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- Maggie
- pK2
- 25 Jan 2023
I love my samsung 8 I'm a pensioner and I can use it why can't they just last forever it's hard for us oldies all this new technology and learning something new I find so hard I'm not good at instructions I'm better being shown but it takes such a long time I've got everything on it I hope when the times comes for my Samsung 8 to go I either go with it or someone can just transfer everything over for me I do like that lilac Samsung flip z 4phone think it's called that but they are so expensive but hey I might win the lottery or die lol
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- Joe
- 7Ak
- 31 Oct 2022
Governments should consider it illegal to remove support for apps for anything less than 10 years. With limited rare resources like cobalt and lithium, if a phone still works, an app should be able to utilize an app. There nothing wrong with a fully functional phone when the battery still works. What happened to sustainably, saving the planet environmental concerns. This " requirement " to upgrade to a new phone is killing our planet, marginalizing people all for the sake of "profit". It's BS
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- Arun Kumar Baindla
- rJh
- 20 Aug 2022
I was using S8+ from 2017. And this is the best mobile I have ever had.
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- taisafoon
- mkK
- 05 Apr 2022
I am a proud user of the S8+, owned it since november 2017, never reset it, never changed its battery, I hope it continues as is because I see no innovation in new phones, and there's no significant added value that makes me change my current S8+
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- AlienKiss
- 3RM
- 08 May 2021
Time to ROOT my S8+ and finally gain superuser access :)
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- Giovanni Anthony
- ftb
- 08 May 2021
Best phone ever
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- Shkupjani
- 3bm
- 08 May 2021
I am using Samsung S8 since March 2018. I am very satisfied. I have only replaced my battery few months ago. I have never factory reseted.
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- Techgeek99
- fCL
- 07 May 2021
Hello folks!
Longtime S8 user sharing his honest experience here. Some of the problems I faced were:
1. The usb port got damaged one fine day just like that. Replacing it cost me 2k inr.
2. The power button became loose and eventually came off one fine day. Replacing it cost me 2k one again.
3. Fast charging randomly stops switching back and forth to on and off while charging.
4. There are multiple random screen ghost touches though quite rare.
5. The glass back is a serious fingerprint magnet and after just a few minutes becomes unbearable to hold comfortably. Got a back case as one should.
6. The earpiece speaker has gotten low in volume so can't hear the person on the other end clearly during calls.
7. The person on the other end can't hear me clearly when on speaker mode during calls.
8. The screen has permanent oled burn-in spots everywhere from the bottom navi panel and keyboard to upper corner buttons from frequently used apps. Expected from a heavily used oled screen.
9. The fingerprint works 3/10 times. Unacceptable!
10. The photos almost always come out slightly blurry.
11. Background running apps suddenly close from ram very often in 3-4 total running app scenarios. The reserved ram for One UI is too much for this 4GB model to handle well.
12. The display isn't bright enough outdoors in direct sunlight.
13. And finally 4 years of use later the screen cracked quite deep and easily from just a knee length drop (~1 foot). The selfie camera is all blurred up and the top right corner of the screen has gone black but is working perfectly fine.
Some of these issues are quite common among the S8 user base and some not but all in all I'm not giving up on Samsung just yet, love the ONE UI user experience too much! Getting the S20 FE SD 4G variant as soon as it launches in India! Was going to upgrade anyways even without the unfortunate screen crack as the battery health is almost dead.
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- FullmetalJun
- XDH
- 06 May 2021
Not even, 04 May 2021I don't use the iris scanner on my Note9 and actually ... moreThe iris scanner is safer than the fingerprint scanner which is already one of the safest methods.
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- mirage-universe
- XQG
- 06 May 2021
I have had my S8 since May 2017. Flawless device. IMHO the best device Samsung ever built. Except for S9, Samsung has only subtracted hardware from the S-series phones launched after S8. I am just waiting for a worthy successor to top my S8. But Samsung probably has other plans. Sony Xperia 1 III seems a worthy upgrade so far but only for a decent price. For other manufacturers its just a battle of GHz, RAM, ROM and Cameras....Nothing aesthetic or even groundbreaking... Sad to hear that Samsung stopped updates for S8. S8 developers take a bow..!
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- Frosty
- 2Gx
- 06 May 2021
Mehrshad, 05 May 2021Huge Respect for Galaxy S8 Plus I have had my 8 + since they were released and never had a problem with it i don't want to upgrade but if I have yo i definitely wont be spending thousands on another samsung as much as I luv this one, im in my 70's and can't see the point
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- Anonymous
- t78
- 06 May 2021
Sad reality You bought an expensive phone and then...Im using Samsung Note 10 plus in the future i will not buy any expensive phone.
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- STEVEHOLT
- jM0
- 06 May 2021
jason, 05 May 2021its the apple base going on about updates....these so calle... morePerson who replied first is SUPER on point. Updates to apps still exist and don't be an idiot. Simple concept, otherwise run AVG and then safe mode with the final option of hard reset and, poof, issues gone. Just stop being a fucking idiot, people!
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- STEVEHOLT
- jM0
- 06 May 2021
Anonymous, 05 May 2021this is what android phone DNA. iphone 6s still can get upd... moreWho TF own a phone for 6 years, bro? I'll give ya 2, 3 is stretching, and 4 is just.... literally antiquated in the sense of Moore's law. You can't integrate with some of new Apple tech and are crying about updates? Jfc you Apple people are petty af sometimes
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- STEVEHOLT
- jM0
- 06 May 2021
atumiwa, 05 May 2021how about Note 8? my last update was also April 2021, but d... moreYes it will. Samsung's EOL or end of life schedule is literally based on specific amount of time, only extended this last year with S8 models due to the pandemic. As a previous insider with my NDA now expired I can tell you this with certainty, but don't expect it to be supported beyond 1 more update. That said, if you're using Chrome rather than their shit browser, or any other apps that update via Play Store and their own dev schedules that often FAR exceed that of current Android builds you have on your device.... wouldn't really be concerned unless you're an idiot to install 3rd party software from an email telling you to or randomly clicking malware click-bait. Just run AVG and you'll be fine for a few years at least.
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- ErikPapaPlays
- I@a
- 06 May 2021
Thats why Im going full iOs starting now. Farewell to my Galaxy s8 Plus.