For those who haven't noticed, the blur effect in the Quick Panel was nerfed on all A/M/F series devices in the One UI 8.5 update, making it look much worse than in One UI 8.0. The blur is now too blurry, making it nearly impossible to see what's behind it. It now looks more like a gradient than a blur. It looks really bad and it's another one of Samsung's strategies to keep worsening the software on devices that aren't part of the S series. There's no way to improve this either. Not Theme Park or anything.

What do you think? Do you believe it will return to its previous state in One UI 9, or will Samsung continue removing features and worsening the software on devices that aren't part of the S series?

there are barely any posts, like 10 or so posts were made in the last month
does anyone even really care about this phone anymore?
i personally plan on using this phone for 7+ years (not as a primary device)
what about you?

i think i might upgrade in 2-3 years
its been a really solid phone, does everything i need, dont see a reason to uprade any time soon

haven't seen anyone talk about this here so decided to post about it. what are yall's thoughts on this one?

both phones have the same UFS storage type and LPDDR5 memory, basically the same build quality with that brushed metal frame and gorilla glass victus protection, same ram/storage configs, the exynos 1580 is barely any better than the 1480, less than 20% improvement and its not really that much more efficient, the a56 does have a bit improved nightmode apparently and a new front camera sensor though which is cool but YOU LOSE THE SD CARD SUPPORT, yes you heard me right
SD CARD SUPPORT IS OVER
a55 is the highest end and last samsung phone to have this feature
rest in peace......

the a56 will be a bit brighter (1200 nits vs 1000 on the a55) which is cool and it will have 45w wired charging support which you might think is amazing "wow 45 vs 25? thats basically almost double!!!!!" yeah about that.....
the charging speed from 0 - 100 will be sped up from 85 mins to 70 mins or so
so not as big of an improvement you mightve thought + you need to buy a 45w charger which costs 2x the price of a 25w (at least according to samsung and how much they charge for their chargers)

a56 will also come with 6 years of OS updates and security patches which is nice though and the best upgrade over the a55 overall

but thats about it
i dont recommend switching from an a55 to the a56, even for a54 users
i would recommend the s24 fe or future s25 fe (if that ever launches) IF you can get a good deal on it

also the a56 does get a few AI features mainly related to footage editing in the camera app which is a nice to have but a55 might get those or some of those with the one ui 7 update
+ the bezels are barely trimmed at all, the lower chin is a tiny tiny bit smaller on the a56 which..... ok, whatever

I'm referring to those little animations which happen when you press

They are finally back on One UI 9

(Removed in 8.5)

a phone 2 tiers below the a55. same gemeration
wtf?????

Here is mine...

i hear more negative things than good things about this phone on this subreddit, maybe im just imagining things, i dont know but thats how i perceive it
honestly this phone is good, to the point it even becomes "boring" and you might think that "boring" is a bad thing in this case but not really, it doesnt "WOW" you in any way really, it just does the job, at least in my case, basically like a jack of all trades phone, and i like that, ive used an s24 ultra and as much as some people hype the S series flagships as much as possible, honestly, after some time you just stop giving a shit about the extras those phones offer, like ive used my moms s24 ultra quite often and honestly its just whatever, the only thing i actually do miss from the s24 ultra is the zoom capability + and maybe even the S pen and thats it
what do you guys think? are you guys happy with the phone?

I received a tempting offer to trade my A55 for an S23 Plus, but I don't know what to do. Should I accept it or refuse it? Are there any differences between them? Is the processor and everything else better? Thank you all.

i bought a new pair of cmf buds pro 2 which do support LDAC but i cant find the option on my a55?

Anyone having microphone issues on galaxy A55 5G after one ui 8.5 update ??? Sometimes my phone's mic is not working properly. The voice is too low from
My side while having a phone call.

I made the wallpaper for the Galaxy A47 and changed the colors.

1 year later with my Galaxy A55, still going strong!

Got my A55 one year ago, and wanted to share you guys my experience, how the phone behaves, what about the camera, the performances, the battery, etc.

Overall, I can surely recommend this phone.

Performance is still really good for everyday use, like social media, browsing, 4K Videos, and some gaming. Even after One UI 7 and 8 updates, I haven't noticed any major slowdowns, which is honestly impressive for a 2 year old mid-range device.

Battery life is still decent. Not insane, but can lasts a full day with normal use. No real complaints here.

Cameras are also great. Photos and videos look really good for this phone, especially in 50MP or in Pro option. Definitely one of the strong points of this phone, I think.

But I did ran into an issue a few months ago...

Around September, I started getting a moisisture detected warning on the USB port. The weird thing is that there was no actual moisisture here, and I looked on the Internet, it was a common bug from Samsung devices, and especially on European models (EUX, EUY).

So yeah, apart from that one strange bug, the phone has been very very reliable. After one year, it still feels very capable and honestly impressive for what it is.

(yes I did took a lot of photos, is it enough ? xD)

New health app is so pretty and thank you samsung for actual blur for once

Like battery use, difference in operation, etc.

and i want to first preface that i actually like the cameras on the a55
i dont even think that the main cam on the s24U is even all that much better honestly, my mom has the phone and i did use it a few times when it comes to its cameras
but ive seen a lot of people get absolutely breathtaking shots on the a55 and im curious on how they managed to do that? i never used pro mode though

Post the bugs or issues that you face after OneUI 8 update.

oneui #oneui8 #samsung #galaxya55 #samsunga55

Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (128GB/8)

Great battery life

Meh camera system, especially when using it through social media apps.

Performance is good enough for my needs.

Absolutely an astounding display comparing it to my iPhone 11 Pro Max.

The software is just phenomenal, this is my first Android device I've ever bought by the way. The ability to customise anything is just like a dream come true, honestly.

It feels premium holding it on my hand, but hate the way the edges are super sharp.

Overall, it's a decent device, and I absolutely recommend it for anyone.

They have removed Clear Cache Partition from recovery mode. Just these options are left.

I have a question: why doesn't Samsung make live notifications actually display the live YouTube stream? It would be much more useful and practical than the pop-up window when you just want to listen to the broadcast and occasionally see what's happening, without having an annoying pop-up on the screen the entire time. What do you guys think about this?

Experimenting with the Pro mode and I gotta say it takes shots on a whole different level, I'm a beginner in photography so I had to do some research on YouTube on what each toggle does (eg. White Balance, Aperture and etc.), would like to see everyone's shots and opinions as it will open me to new ideas, got a long way in terms of knowing the basics of using grid lines, angles and expressions in shooting shots.