I have developers option on before and after update.

Before update, if I watched something on Netflix, and opened the phone for the big screen, video would reload start over from where I originally started watching, hours before multiple episodes in the past.

This really only happened on streaming services like prime, Netflix, HBO. I believe the change in DPI caused a little chaos when opening and closing.

I had dpi set to maybe 400 on front and I forgot the unfolded. It wasn't stock. I tried stock values I found online, but that doesn't help my issue

After 8.5 video and app playback is seamless when opening and closing, but the front display is set to 550 and 501 unfolded.

Does anyone know a proper combo that will give seamless playback and be not so small on front screen?

I'm sure this gets asked quite a bit, but I had the Fold 7 in my cart ready to go until my wife mentioned the 8 is right around the corner. I've never had a fold before so I'm just so damn excited to get one.

But after looking into it I'm seeing the 8 will have better battery life.

Does anyone know how well Verizon's promos are? My Galaxy s23 was going to take $900 off the fold 7. As soon as the 8 launches can I expect the same kind of trade in deal locked in for 36 months?

And will the 8 be around the same price?

Sorry if this gets asked a lot. I never really pay attention to upcoming phones like this.

I have had the fold 5 since it was released and its seen better days, i am visually impaired so the big inner screen is ideal for me! I'm just wondering if it would be worth the upgrade to the fold 8 or 8 wide from my fold 5? Are the screens the same size? Ir is there another foldable phone that wpuld be better?

Hello everyone, I need your help. I named my Z Fold 7 "Optimus Prime", since it transforms from a phone into a tablet. I have dormouse the transforming spund as an MP3. Is it in any way possible to have the "transforming sound" play each time I fold or unfold my phone? Thank you in advance.

For context, I've been using Samsung phones since the Galaxy S6 and rarely ever bought other phones, so it takes a lot for me to want to ditch Samsung.

If we are talking about trust, Samsung has shown itself to be EXTREMELY untrustworthy when it comes to stylus support. I value that way more than some nebulous claims that other manufacturers might not provide OS updates as quickly.

The biggest way that you can tell if a manufacturer intends to support their current/new products is how they support their older products. Right now, I DO NOT trust that Samsung will bring back the S Pen on future Folds or TriFolds. I expect them to eventually kill the S Pen in their S series phones and maybe even their tablets.

Having stylus support is especially important for foldables since active third party styluses seem to not work well (tested on Fold 5 and 6).

THIS is why I'm interested in the Razr Fold. Not just because it has a stylus with remote shutter button while the Fold 7 (and likely 8) killed the S Pen, but because I don't trust that Samsung will bring back the S Pen on the Fold 9 or 10. I'd rather switch platforms to one that doesn't antagonize the customer by killing features and gaslighting the public by claiming that nobody uses it.

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Meanwhile, Motorola has been having stylus support even in their budget phones for awhile. I'd much rather trust Motorola than Samsung. If I knew for sure that Samsung is bringing back the S Pen on Fold 9 for example, I'd buy the Fold 8 just so that I don't need to learn a different phone's OS setup, but I highly doubt that.

I believe that the reason why Samsung killed the Bluetooth functionality of the S Pen starting with the S25 Ultra and Tab S11 series is to wean customers off of the S Pen, to get them used to not using it. It's boiling the frog in the pot. Even if it was a cost-cutting measure, you can't connect an S Pen Pro to the S25 Ultra or Tab S11 series to get back the Bluetooth features.

The timeline: First, the Note series was killed, but it could be argued that the S series and Folds (starting with Fold 3) took its place because they support S Pen. Then, Bluetooth features killed in S25 Ultra and Tab S11 series with no option for S Pen Pro's Bluetooth features. Then, S Pen killed on Fold 6 Special Edition to make it thinner. Then, S Pen killed on Fold 7 to make it thinner. Then, no S Pen on Trifold. Then, at some point, S Pen Pro was quietly discontinued and replacement tips were NEVER officially available.

I actually bought the Fold 6 when the Fold 7 was coming soon specifically because of the rumors of killed S Pen on Fold 7 combined with the precedent of killed S Pen on Fold 6 Special Edition.

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Even if it was absolutely true that people hardly use the S Pen, it's a kind of thing that most people might rarely use, but REALLY need it when you need it, like the ability to install apps from outside of the official app stores. For me personally, I use the stylus just as a precise input. I don't even draw. I constantly use my S Pen on a daily basis.

So samsung forced the new update through despite me dismissing it, which is par for the course. The only issue is that it has bricked my inner screen. It's not a low brightness problem. The screen is literally off. Before turning on the "carry over screen to cover screen" setting the blackness would carry over to the cover and i would have to hard restart my phone. Now with that setting on my cover screen works after closing the phone(even though the inner screen is still black).

Any one have any idea what I can do here?

I'm running 8.5 stable on T-mobile on an unlocked Fold 7. My phone ran flawlessly prior to the update but now has major problems.

• Speaker no longer works so I cannot make calls, listen to music, or hear any alarms. Connecting to a bluetooth device resolves these issues but the moment I'm back on the phone audio, absolute silence. Caller can hear me but I cannot hear them.
• Phone runs hot regardless of activity, paired with massive battery drain. Even while idle, it's slightly warm to the touch and while using any app, phone starts to throttle and frame drop occurs. From a full charge, the phone will die with SOT under 1(!!) hour.
• Massive speed drop in cellular transmission. Perhaps it's due to something overheating post update but the phone has gone from several hundred mbps at work and home to less than 30mbps. When connected to wifi, no issues with speed.

Is anyone else having similar issues? There are other odd bugs here and there but this is the first time I've genuinely had major issues with an update.

Shortened version because apparently the original post was too long and got removed by the mods.

On 3/30/2026 I accidentally closed my Galaxy Fold 7 on a tiny pebble. The outer screen still worked, but the inner screen started failing. I have Samsung Care+, so I thought this would be a straightforward repair.

Instead, this has turned into almost 2 months of absolute insanity.

First, Samsung support insisted I clear cache, troubleshoot software, and FACTORY RESET the phone even after I repeatedly explained the damage was PHYSICAL. Then the support rep asked me to send a PICTURE of the phone after resetting it. Not a screenshot. A literal picture of the phone.

Eventually I shipped the phone in, but Samsung accidentally processed it under Warranty instead of Care+, and from there the circus started.

Samsung had my phone for weeks with no updates. I approved almost $500 in repair charges after being told repairs would take about 3 days.

Still nothing happened.

Then on 5/6/2026 I called Samsung and was told my phone was “actively being repaired as we speak.”

About 15 minutes later I got a text saying my phone had shipped back to me.

At that point I knew the circus music was starting again.

The next day Samsung overnighted me… someone else’s phone.

My original phone:

• Blue Shadow Fold 7
• 1TB

What Samsung sent me:

• Random black Fold
• Completely dead
• Wouldn’t power on
• Wouldn’t charge

Samsung then repeatedly insisted the dead black phone WAS my phone and demanded the IMEI from it even though the phone would not power on.

I eventually had to send pictures of my original Fold box showing the color and IMEI before Samsung finally admitted the black phone wasn’t mine.

Now almost 2 months later, Samsung STILL will not answer the most basic question:

DO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE MY PHONE?

When I call with the original service number, they just say the case is “cancelled.”

Ok… cancelled WHERE? WHERE IS THE PHONE?

No answer.

Samsung Executive Care has been useless. The case manager keeps asking the same questions repeatedly, sending irrelevant updates, and ignoring requests for escalation or management callbacks.

At one point Samsung even told me I should have included a LETTER inside the return box explaining the situation so they could understand what was going on.

Seriously.

Every time I contact Samsung I feel like I’m loading into a new side quest.

And the best part?

Even IF I eventually get my actual phone back, Samsung never repaired it. So after almost 2 months of this circus, I’ll STILL need to open another Care+ claim and start the repair process all over again.

At this point:

• Samsung has had my Fold almost 2 months
• No repairs were completed
• They charged me almost $500
• They sent me someone else’s dead phone
• Nobody will confirm where my phone is
• Nobody gives straight answers

The phone repair process somehow became more broken than the phone itself.

I sent Samsung a broken Fold and somehow Samsung returned a broken customer.

Filed an insurance claim for my over two year old Fold 5 today...You think they will send me a Fold 6 or maybe even a 7 since mine is years old at this point and after 2 years and a few months will they still stock the 5s?

I am hoping they don't send another 5 since I have had it for 2+ years.. I don't want to upgrade because I finally paid this one off last month and an extra 50 dollars a month helps a lot in our current crazy economy... I am in the US if that makes any difference...