Galaxy Z Fold8/Flip8

[blairh]

Curious if you guys think the Ultra model will remain in the lineup for years to come? The Fold 8 appears to be dominating pre-order sales. Perhaps because it's a new form factor, but I do think most consumers will opt for the short and wide foldable shape moving forward.

 

[Ludatyk]

Curious if you guys think the Ultra model will remain in the lineup for years to come?

I think the Ultra model will remain… because it gives Samsung a way to add premium features to the foldable line while charging more for it which results in higher profit margins.

The Fold 8 appears to be dominating pre-order sales. Perhaps because it's a new form factor, but I do think most consumers will opt for the short and wide foldable shape moving forward.

Well, it’s the first year… so, that plays a part of the success. But once Samsung decides to stop messing around with the Ultra branding and give it top tier features like S-Pen support, privacy display on the outer screen and a better zoom lens then more consumers will go for it (I sure will).

 

[JiggyJaggy]

Curious if you guys think the Ultra model will remain in the lineup for years to come? The Fold 8 appears to be dominating pre-order sales. Perhaps because it's a new form factor, but I do think most consumers will opt for the short and wide foldable shape moving forward.

I agree if you looks at habits, less people are calling and more people messaging and using their phones for content. It makes total sense.

 

[contacos]

Mine was supposed to arrive today but stupid DHL status hasn't updated since yesterday early afternoon 😑

 

[Zito Abroad]

Originally scheduled to receive it tomorrow, was hoping it would come a day early like in the past. Oh well, looks like tomorrow it is.

 

[Harthag]

Ordered from Samsung direct on 7/22 and still on "preparing to ship." Looks like I'll be getting mine on release day. Happy for those who have received their devices already! 👊 .

 

[Bkdodger]

Thinborne case is in.

 

[Ludatyk]

Took UPS awhile to delivery it, but as soon as it arrived... packed up the Fold 6 and dropped it off lol.

Thinborne case is in.

That's nice... but upon actually holding it in my hands, decided to go with a skin instead of a case lol

 

[Bkdodger]

Took UPS awhile to delivery it, but as soon as it arrived... packed up the Fold 6 and dropped it off lol.

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That's nice... but upon actually holding it in my hands, decided to go with a skin instead of a case lol

Awesome nice, I will be joining tomorrow night

 

[chad.petree]

I got my device yesterday. I'm pretty happy with it, but Samsung definitely needs to tweak the software.

- Samsung made the buttons on the notification bar a bit too big, so the music player widget gets pushed down and cut off, so you have to scroll just to change the track comfortably.

- A lot of mobile websites aren't optimized for this aspect ratio either, sign-up buttons don't fit on screen and require scrolling.

- A few apps also don't know how to use this aspect ratio, for example, the Sonos app, where you have to scroll just to pick a song from an album. Google needs to make apps scale better, because it'll take years for individual developers to fix theirs.

- I also can't believe we're limited to just four rows of icons on the home screen when the Fold 7 (which is narrower) allowed five. And when unfolded, the dock only fits 6 apps vs 8 on the Fold 7. Does anyone have a trick to force more icons?

I've attached a few images to better illustrate my point.

 

[Ctrlos]

I got my device yesterday. I'm pretty happy with it, but Samsung definitely needs to tweak the software.

- Samsung made the buttons on the notification bar a bit too big, so the music player widget gets pushed down and cut off, so you have to scroll just to change the track comfortably.

- A lot of mobile websites aren't optimized for this aspect ratio either, sign-up buttons don't fit on screen and require scrolling.

- A few apps also don't know how to use this aspect ratio, for example, the Sonos app, where you have to scroll just to pick a song from an album. Google needs to make apps scale better, because it'll take years for individual developers to fix theirs.

- I also can't believe we're limited to just four rows of icons on the home screen when the Fold 7 (which is narrower) allowed five. And when unfolded, the dock only fits 6 apps vs 8 on the Fold 7. Does anyone have a trick to force more icons?

I've attached a few images to better illustrate my point.

Have you tried messing around with Goodlock to see if you can override the system defaults?

 

[Bkdodger]

I got my device yesterday. I'm pretty happy with it, but Samsung definitely needs to tweak the software.

- Samsung made the buttons on the notification bar a bit too big, so the music player widget gets pushed down and cut off, so you have to scroll just to change the track comfortably.

- A lot of mobile websites aren't optimized for this aspect ratio either, sign-up buttons don't fit on screen and require scrolling.

- A few apps also don't know how to use this aspect ratio, for example, the Sonos app, where you have to scroll just to pick a song from an album. Google needs to make apps scale better, because it'll take years for individual developers to fix theirs.

- I also can't believe we're limited to just four rows of icons on the home screen when the Fold 7 (which is narrower) allowed five. And when unfolded, the dock only fits 6 apps vs 8 on the Fold 7. Does anyone have a trick to force more icons?

I've attached a few images to better illustrate my point.

I will have to check when I get it today, but I was thinking you can change the width in the developer options to dial-in stuff fitting. I usually change that on most phones to dial in. Also the font size with routines depending on open or closed.

 

[Sensamic]

I got my device yesterday. I'm pretty happy with it, but Samsung definitely needs to tweak the software.

- Samsung made the buttons on the notification bar a bit too big, so the music player widget gets pushed down and cut off, so you have to scroll just to change the track comfortably.

- A lot of mobile websites aren't optimized for this aspect ratio either, sign-up buttons don't fit on screen and require scrolling.

- A few apps also don't know how to use this aspect ratio, for example, the Sonos app, where you have to scroll just to pick a song from an album. Google needs to make apps scale better, because it'll take years for individual developers to fix theirs.

- I also can't believe we're limited to just four rows of icons on the home screen when the Fold 7 (which is narrower) allowed five. And when unfolded, the dock only fits 6 apps vs 8 on the Fold 7. Does anyone have a trick to force more icons?

I've attached a few images to better illustrate my point.

You can rearrange the buttons in the quick panel settings to put music on top. Problem solved.

 

[SteveJUAE]

I think more users will need to take advantage of the side bar and Goodlock with the F8 🙂

 

[Ludatyk]

I got my device yesterday. I'm pretty happy with it, but Samsung definitely needs to tweak the software.

- Samsung made the buttons on the notification bar a bit too big, so the music player widget gets pushed down and cut off, so you have to scroll just to change the track comfortably.

- A lot of mobile websites aren't optimized for this aspect ratio either, sign-up buttons don't fit on screen and require scrolling.

- A few apps also don't know how to use this aspect ratio, for example, the Sonos app, where you have to scroll just to pick a song from an album. Google needs to make apps scale better, because it'll take years for individual developers to fix theirs.

- I also can't believe we're limited to just four rows of icons on the home screen when the Fold 7 (which is narrower) allowed five. And when unfolded, the dock only fits 6 apps vs 8 on the Fold 7. Does anyone have a trick to force more icons?

I've attached a few images to better illustrate my point.

As others have stated... you'll need to download Good Lock to unlock the ability to change the defaults specifically using Home Up (unlock rows & columns) and Quick Star (customize your Quick Panel). But on the topic of aspect ratio with certain apps, you might need to change your Screen Layout and Zoom.

 

[Harthag]

Ordered Fold 8 on 7/22 and see today my ship date is 8/21! Canceled the order and ordered through Best Buy, delivers Friday hopefully.

Really irritating that people who ordered a week or more after me already received their devices.

 

[Ludatyk]

I received a security update last night... strangely it seems I was previously on May monthly update. Tried to update my Google Play system, but it's not allowing me at the moment (pauses at 11%).

 

[SteveJUAE]

Ordered Fold 8 on 7/22 and see today my ship date is 8/21! Canceled the order and ordered through Best Buy, delivers Friday hopefully.

Really irritating that people who ordered a week or more after me already received their devices.

Yep I ordered just after the unpacked event and date drifted out to 15th from the 3rd

I have cancelled the order 3 times now as more vouchers appeared and I also traded in my Samsung points so my discount is just daft now 🙂

My carrier deal also turned out to be good and they have stock and pick up a 2nd device tomorrow that I will give to the Mrs when Samsung finally deliver

 

[chad.petree]

I will have to check when I get it today, but I was thinking you can change the width in the developer options to dial-in stuff fitting. I usually change that on most phones to dial in. Also the font size with routines depending on open or closed.

Can you change the scale of the elements displayed and the font but only on the cover screen? I'm fine with how everything looks with the unfolded screen, my issue is with how little information is displayed when the device is folded

 

[chad.petree]

You can rearrange the buttons in the quick panel settings to put music on top. Problem solved.

Sure, but I do want to use the notification panel exactly as I have it set right now. Given the device costs €2000, why should we let these rich companies off the hook? We should demand better, IMHO 🦬

 

[Ludatyk]

Sure, but I do want to use the notification panel exactly as I have it set right now. Given the device costs €2000, why should we let these rich companies off the hook? We should demand better, IMHO 🦬

But at least there's an option for customization... if it's not set up the way you want, change it. If the media player is not set up properly, place it to where it doesn't cut off.

For example, you can move Dark/Light Mode and Sound to the mini-panel or whatever it's called, that also can be expanded to fit more.

 

[Bkdodger]

Can you change the scale of the elements displayed and the font but only on the cover screen? I'm fine with how everything looks with the unfolded screen, my issue is with how little information is displayed when the device is folded

Routines+ I believe will allow for change with font size in closed state, I will test it once I get my phone.

 

[contacos]

It's perfect 😍 also glad I picked Cream. Blends well with the MagSafe case and white magnetic ring so it doesn't wobble on a desk

 

[jamezr]

It's perfect 😍 also glad I picked Cream. Blends well with the MagSafe case and white magnetic ring so it doesn't wobble on a desk

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That color does look nice! Congrats on the new toy!

 

[Dr McKay]

Got mine today and set up, that "Switch to android" app was completely useless. The camera during the QR Code scan section was on a fixed focus so if you moved it close enough for the code to fill the square, it was a blurry mess, if you pulled it back far enough away to be in focus, it was too far away to be picked up.

Ended up having to use the Samsung smart switch which didn't transfer my passwords etc like the Google version would have.