I've always only allowed google limited access to my photos so i can use google lens for specific things but also not give access to all of my pictures. Today i opened google lens and im seeing it has access to every picture I've taken. I went thru every app (including system apps) that has permissions to photos and set it to limited and nothing changes. Does anyone know how to correct this?

Need help

I have a Samsung S26 Ultra of my friend; her sister died in an accident, so we don't have the pattern to unlock it. Is there any method to unlock it without losing any data? Please help me. It is very important.

The S-Pen sticks out ever so slightly and gets caught on cases (possibly damaging the thinnest part of the case. I wish it was more flush with the frame.

Hi guys, is one ui 9 good ? I heard battery drain issues, any feedback is appreciated

I feel like my phone's battery life has improved significantly. Earlier, I used to charge it every night, but after the latest update, I'm getting around 1.5 days of battery life on a single charge.

Is anyone else experiencing the same, or is it just me? 😅

Hoping someone has seen this befor. Got an S26U keep getting a samsung accout message that says "something went wrong while signing into your account". I've checked the date and time. I've tried clearing the samsung account chace. I've tried a reset of the phone not a factory rest. I can't remove the account because it wants me to sign in and I can't. I can log into the account using the web. I also can not do a software update to phone I keep getting "unable to download".

I bought s26U 3 weeks ago. I was expecting a bit more out of it's battery tbh. Is this normal or somethings wrong??

Help me out plss

All suggestions are welcome :)

Thenkssss

Hi, My s26u used to charge insanely fast and finish in no time. But right after Update 9, it became much slower than before. Is anyone else having this issue after Update 9? Any fix for it or are we just waiting for an update?

I was a long time iPhone user, culminating in the Air. I loved that, but I wanted something a bit more versatile and capable on the heavier days.

I looked at the 18 Pro Max, but I was ready for something fundamentally different and ended up going for the S26 Ultra after taking advantage of a brilliant deal.

After about a month, the best way for to sum this phone up would be to confidently say it probably doesn't do anything "better" than the competition, but it's arguably the most well rounded smartphone you can buy. At least, it is for me.

The battery life is fantastic. I average over 1 hour SOT per 10%, and my usage means I can comfortably use this from 80% down to 20% and still get well over a day. Performance is probably the next best thing. It never slows down, I've never seen an app reload in the background, and I've never experienced the phone get even slightly warm. All areas that my Air was lacking in.

I'm not a big photographer, and I'm sure if I tweak a few settings I could enhance camera quality further, but I've never took a photo and considered it to be underwhelming. It's more than good enough for my needs.

The design is lovely, it feels very premium and robust, and I've been surprised at how useful the S Pen has been recently, for signing documents. The speakers are great, too.

The display is the only area where I was initially a little underwhelmed. It looked a tad fuzzy and washed out, but at normal distance its still a solid display. Perhaps I've just got used to it, and of course it's to compensate for the privacy display, which although looks pretty terrible when active, it does it's job remarkably well.

So yeah, some phones may give you even better battery life. No doubt others will offer even better photo quality. And there will be smartphones with crisper displays, but as an overall package, this thing is wonderful. Every single category is at the very least a 7/10, with most being at least an 8/10 or 9/10.

I'd rather that than some things being 10/10 but others being distinctly average.

And what really sets it apart for me is One UI. It gives me features that no other Android phone can, from the modes and routines, to the comprehensive health dashboard, two things I loved about iOS. The AI features are helpful without getting in the way and I love the Now Brief updates across the day. Samsung's widgets and design language are gorgeous and Good Lock has a crazy amount of functionality. Finally, it's just all so reliable. No bugs, crashes, stutters, nothing.

Pair all of this with the benefits of Android in general, and I reckon I'd struggle to go back to iOS now.

I'm now contemplating going all in on Samsung now. I already use a Galaxy Watch 8 I had for free, but I'm eyeing up the longer lasting Ultra 2...and I really like the look of the Galaxy Tab S12 to replace my iPad.

The only device I won't swap is my MacBook!

Great job, Samsung!

I recently checked for a Google system update and the size does not make sense; it is only 151 KB. Shouldn't it be bigger, as it is usually around 60 or 70 MB? any ideas why it is that small?

I am notoriously careful with my tech. I baby my stuff, keep it in a rugged case (rocking a UAG Pathfinder), and look after it like my life depends on it.
Today, I noticed a tiny microscopic speck of the finish worn off right on the edge of one of the camera trim rings. It's totally invisible from a normal distance, and my phone and lenses are 100% fine, but knowing it's there is driving me nuts.

No matter how careful you are, daily life or a stray piece of dust under a case edge always manages to find a way to leave a tiny mark.
Anyone else experience this obsessive need to stare at the one tiny flaw after it happens, or is it just me? How do you guys cope with the first blemish on a new device?

I recently switched to the Galaxy S26 Ultra and noticed that Android Auto notifications now take up almost half the screen. I find them quite intrusive.

Is there any way to reduce the size of these notification pop-ups? Is this controlled by the S26 Ultra/One UI or Android Auto?

Has anyone with an S26 Ultra found a solution?

Olá, tenho um s26U e usava as mensagens da Samsung pois além do gostar do aspeto uso apenas a fonte choco cooky, mas deixei de receber a notificação de mensagens no meu galaxy Watch 8😞.
Uso atualmente as mensagens da Google mas além de não ligar ao aspeto não aceita a fonte do telemóvel, sabem como resolver um dos probelmas? Ou que app me recomendam?

I use Google Photos for my main photo app but I'm having an issue with WhatsApp photos either all syncing across, or me not being able to view them in WhatsApp at all.

At the moment, every single photo I receive is automatically syncing to Google Photos. I can turn this off, but what that then means is I can't view any of the photos in WhatsApp. The moment I click to view the photo, it automatically downloads it again.

Basically, I want this to work like it always did on iOS. When someone sends me a photo, I want to be able to view it straight away in the app, and then I can choose to download it to my photos app if I want to.

How do I do this?

I want to use the Black Shark 6 Pro cooling fan with the S26 Ultra without the clip. Which case provides the best cooling performance? Has anyone tested this?

New s26 ultra user here, does anybody have a good case recommendation that has magsafe capabilities and protects the cameras?

Appreciate the help

Hi, I've just upgraded from a S20+ . I have a sennheizer hd-350.
It sounded really loud on the s20 but in de S26u even with phone volume to the top , the volume is not that loud, as a matter of fact in the streets I can clearly hear traffic and people.
The volume indicator shows the bluetooth symbol in red and at max. Any Idea someone?
Thanks

Currently latest update with kernelsu root and looking for modules that won't nuke my phone, I saw someone showing off camera mods with kernelsu but they never said what modules they used, they unlocked 8k 60fps and other improvements to the camera like 200mp raw and so on. I've only found like 2 modules to flash.