My Galaxy has this blue tint on the display screen when I tilt it to the side. However, when I view the screen at a normal viewing angle, then its fine. Is this normal for all Galaxy S9 devices since these are made of OLED display screens?   ... View more

I know its too early to ask this question since I got my S9 this year in June. But just in case my S9 needs a battery replacement, what is the process for this?   Suppose I find an authorized Sansung Service Center, will they have to ship my phone somewhere else to have the battery replaced or will they do it on the spot locally?   I DO NOT  want my phone to be shipped somewhere else to replace the battery.  That is not acceptable. So, is it just worth asking this when the time comes at a local Service Center?   With this question being asked, I would guess the battery change is very unlikely as most people will buy new phones on an average of within 3 to 4 years. Most phone batteries last tpyically around 3 to 4 years.   Thanks!   ... View more

Has Samsung lifted the Region Lock restrictions on all Samsung Galaxy devices? If so, would it be the newer purshased S9 phones or evn the older purchased S9 phones?     ... View more

I would just like to ask that in situations were there is no Internet connection and in case there is a major issue with the phone, can there be a way to restore the Galaxy S9 to factory settings without having to connect to the Internet?   Does the S9 require to be activated in order for it to continue the setup or restore process?   As I remember when I first setup my phone for the very first time, the setup process did not allow me to continue the setup because the Check for Updates failed and would not allow me to continue the setup unless I went back to the Wi-Fi section to select an Internet connection. ... View more

I  am thinking to replace my laptop with just using Galaxy Tab S3 tablet instead as my main primary computing device. I only look at my emails, watch YouTube, and Internet.   But please help me decide which one to get. The WiFi Only version or with the  combination of WiFi-4G-LTE? Most likely should be purchasing this from Europe. My travels are a very minimum and most of it are in the USA, so maybe a WiFi Only will be enough. However, maybe in case I will need to have 4G or LTE, all depends on my location.   Money wise:  Kind of on a tight budget and the WiFi only version appears to be cheaper in terms of price. Also, while here in Europe, pretty much all Galaxy devices are Unlocked.   My other question is, will this also work in the USA regarding the frequency bands?   Do the Galaxy Tabs also have a Region Lock as well like the Galaxy phones do when purchasing from another region such as from Europe?   Thanks! ... View more

I own a Galaxy S9 and I added my first Contact phone number and it asked me if I wanted to store this information on the Phone or on the SIM card? My internal Phone storage is encrypted with the Galaxy S9's encryption feature called Secure Startup along with a boot up password. My SIM card (which was provided from my carrier) has also a 4 digit PIN code as well and its called a SIM PIN. So which is more secure to store my Contacts? Phone or directly to the SIM? Thanks ... View more

What happens when the second screen fills up with apps? Does it create a new thrird screen?  I am starting to loose space  on my second screen from all the apps I have on my second screen.   I can move apps to my Home Screen, but I would rather prefer to leave my Home Screen as default layout.   Any help would be appreciated. ... View more

I use the app from my  Windows PC  called 7zip to encrypt all my sensitive files  and then uploading them onto my Cloud Backup Service account like One Drive.   Is there any possible way to download these files from One Drive directly using my S9 phone and decrypting them using the native default Samsung My Files app? Or, do I need to install the Android version of 7zip to decrypt these files?   I know that the native Samsung My Files app has a built-in ZIP and Unzipping feature, but my guess is, is that it does not support decryption of ZIP files.   However, I did a test using both methods and emailing these ZIP and 7zip files to myself by first zipping them then assigning a encryption password and then downloading these onto my phone. After trying to Unzip the files using the Samsung My Files app, it said Failed to Extract these files.   So again as mentioned, I dont think My Files app supports encryption or decryption of Zip or 7zip archived files.   Thanks ... View more

I just had a System Update on my S9 phone a few days ago and I noticed when the phone went through the rebooting process even on the startup encryption password prompt, the display seemed to be dimmed. Is this normal in order for the phone to save battery power?   Thanks in advance ... View more

How can I view my calling time (minutes) on a Galaxy S9?   On the Network/Connections settings, I only see Mobile Data information and settings, but no Cellular Usage Statistics which was on my iPhone in the past. But on Android, I think its called or under some different name or settings. I just need to review how many minutes of talk time or calls that I acquired using my SIM card. Thanks ... View more

I recently purchased a Galaxy S9 phone here in Europe from a tech shop and my original SIM card was issued by T-Mobile using their SIM card for quite a while now even with previous phones in the past. I even emailed the Tech shop and asked them numerous times if the phone is Unlocked or not, and they said Yes, its Unlocked.   I had been using the same SIM card from T-Mobile when I was using my iPhone in the past.   Now when I first powered up the Galaxy S9 after inserting my original issued carrier's SIM card, how come it still ask me to enter my SIM PIN to unlock the SIM card even though this phone is Unlocked?   I remember setting a SIM PIN code and even changing the SIM PIN code when it was in my iPhone.   So even though my Galaxy S9 phone is Unlocked and I set a SIM PIN previously when the SIM card was in my previous phone, it would still prompt me to enter my SIM PIN to unlock the SIM card on this Galaxy S9 phone?   Maybe I am confusing this with Network Lock as opposed to SIM Lock. ... View more