Samsung Galaxy S series Image Optimization: A Frustrating Feature and Its Workaround

Introduction

Many Samsung smartphone users have expressed their frustration with the Image/Picture Optimization feature, which automatically alters photos shortly after they are taken. This optimization process often results in blurry or distorted images, causing considerable annoyance.

The Issue

The Image Optimization feature is designed to enhance the quality of photos by adjusting brightness, contrast, and other settings. However, in many cases, it produces undesirable results, leading to complaints from users across various forums, including Samsung's official website.

Failed Attempts at Solutions

Various suggested solutions have been circulating online, including:

• Disabling Auto HDR: This setting allegedly has no effect.

• Turning Off Intelligent Optimization: This option also fails to prevent the image alteration.

• Using Third-Party Apps: Apps like GCam and Camera Assistant have not proven effective.

A Potential Solution

One user has discovered a workaround that involves restricting the Gallery app's access to photos and videos:

1. Go to Settings > Apps > Gallery > Permissions.

2. Change "Photos and Videos" permission to "Limited" or "Don't Allow."

Drawbacks of the Workaround

While this method prevents image alteration, it comes with a drawback:

• Warning Message: A warning message will appear when accessing photos.

Conclusion

The Image Optimization feature remains a source of frustration for many Samsung users. While the aforementioned workaround offers a solution, it's not ideal due to the persistent warning message. Samsung should address this issue by providing users with more control over the optimization process or offering an option to disable it completely.

Playing the cuda version of leela chess zero on lenovo flex 14' with NVidia GeForce 840

I thought my laptop was not supported by CUDA version of Leela Chess Zero, the AI powered open source chess engine. But today, I have managed to run it on my old lenovo laptop.

Before this cuda build, i have been using the cpu version, opencl build and the last the directx 12 build. 

To run this, first i download the latest lc0 from lc0 download page. Then, I update my NVidia GeForce driver to the latest release. Unpack the cuda build of leela chess zero and add the engine to my Arena Chess GUI. And it work out of the box.

lc0 running on Arena GUI, with NVidia GeForce 840

Setting Up Leela Chess Zero lc0 25.1 directx 12

this version of lc0 was intended to use with directx 12 card. From Leela's page, this variant is for non NVIDIA card windows 10. but when you try to run the engine on dual graphic card laptop, for example, mine, using NVIDIA Geforce 840 and Intel Graphic, it would spit "Dx error: Unspecified error (c:\projects\lc0\src\neural\dx\shader_wrapper.cc:122)". That error would disappear when you set lc0 to use NVIDIA High performance from NVIDIA control panel Settings.

change lc0 settings from NVIDIA control panel, use High-performance NVIDIA processor

Installing additional RAM on my Lenovo Flex 2 14 inch

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install additional RAM on Lenovo Flex 2 14". The RAM that I was using for this project is team elite 8GB DDR3 PC3L piece from team. It operates on 1600 MHz. On the laptop, there have already 4 GB RAM from Skynix.
The seller told me that it is OK to install them together.
So, lets do that!
I open the laptop case, and install the RAM on the available slot. Put the case back and run some test. The installation went success, and performance boost have been noted.
Please watch the video for more detail.

How to fix touchscreen not drag and drop when playing at chess.com live

Hello Everyone!
I just notice today that i cannot do the drag and drop action with my laptop touchscreen when playing live chess game at chess.com. I've looking the net for some solution but failed to find one.

For your information, I was using latest Mozilla Firefox. When using google Chrome, did not encounter this problem.

So, I went to look at Mozilla Firefox configuration, at about:config that will give out this kind of warning:

I went to click "I accept the risk" and searching for touch_event, and my screen looked like this:

I doubled click the key named "dom.w3c_touch_events.legacy_apis.enabled" so the value went from false to true.

When I open a new live game at chess.com, the drag and drop has worked once more.
I hoped this log help anyone.

What to try when (3D Viewer) mixed reality not recognising your laptop built-in camera

Finally, it works :)

Today I try to use 3d viewer and then try to used the 3d model in mixed reality. But the app (mixed reality) always ask me to setup camera first. But another application can use my laptop built in camera normally.
I then search the web, of course, looking for other user with same problem. I found a couple, but no solution could cure my finding.
But, then I try to update the camera driver via windows device manager. It appear that windows find more updated driver and install it. When I open 3D viewer again, tap on mixed reality, it does recognize my camera. May be, you can try that to if you have same problem. Hope this help.

How to use your old CanoScan Lide 20 on Windows 10 64 bit

If you happen to have that old flatbed scanner,  Canoscan Lide 20, and intend to use it with windows 10 64 bit, you might find it difficult to get a working driver.
Well, there is a work around. Use VueScan, a scanning program that will automatically install your CanoScan driver. This software is developed by Hamrick.
It enable me to keep the functionality of my old Canoscan, which is no longer supported by Canon. You can program the Button on the scanner to meet your preference.
This software is stright forward, easy to understand user interface. It allow you to adjust various setting, it saves to pdf and tiff.
But the price is not cheap. More than a half price of the Scanner it self. I hope someone find this post useful. Thank you

Playing Throne Rush on Your Advent Vega

This week throne rush has make me addicted. This war game is really has effect on my time management, I must warn you before you decide to play. Hehehe. The game play is like Stronghold or Warcraft or Battle realm or even the great Civilization. You start the game with a ruined castle along with minimal support for a village. How have to make your way to gain enough support to build an army. Buliding minery, windmill, barn and barrack. When you finally has your army. Try attacking real player to get morale, gems, and even ruines on some occasion. There is also a rarity fair which I think a genius addition to the game play, make it even more addictive to me.

Installing the latest update of MXPlayer: Movie play slowdown

I just updated the MXPlayer on my advent vega running JellyBean. The result is unexpected, because the movie play now really slow. You will not enjoy it anymore. Maybe because the update or something else. I've tried reinstall, same result.

Finally I get the older version is this player and the movie play is back to nice again.

Upgrade Your LG L5 E612 to Android JellyBean 4.1.2

I seldom use the phone software checker (Settings -> About Phone -> Software Update) to see if any firmware update are available from the server. I never thought there would be a major update for this phone. I realized about this update from web news I accidentally  read.
It says that LG L5 got a major firmware update from Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) to Jelly Bean (4.1.2).

If you want to do this upgrade, prepare the following:
1. LG PC Suite for LG L5 (just google it), update it to the latest version
2. A computer, USB data cable.

then do as follow:
1. Connect your LG L5 E612 phone to your PC/Laptop via USB.
2. if this is the first time you connect your phone, the phone will let you choose USB mode for this connection, choose PC suite mode. Also the PC may install the driver for the phone, it may take a few minutes, or restart the PC/Laptop once.

3. Lauch the PC suite, confirm that the phone is recognized by the suite, select menu, [Mobile Device]-> [Mobile Device software update], it will check the server for update. The jelly bean firmware will be named by V20E_00.kdz. Choose to download the upgrades (it's a big about 700MB file).
4. Do not disconnect you LG during the upgrades. Wait for the download to finish, LG PC suite will change your phone mode to download mode and upload the upgrades to your phone.
5. Once finish uploading, the phone will restart, optimizing application already installed and ...
you have android jelly bean on your phone.
You can now install google now, and say OK google to start search :)

Kiss the Vega Good Bye

Scanno, the nickname behind VegaBean, and Unofficial CM 10.1 for Vega has gave it up. You can kiss your dream about vega getting a 4.3 update from this folk, good bye.
As he mention in his post at tabletroms that he now has a new toy, a Nexus 10. He love the beauty of its HD display. His fellow developer and a few user express their gratitude for Scanno's long effort to make Vega stand confidently although it has been dated an old tablet.

Scanno bring the 4.2 to Vega even faster than Samsung bring a 4.2 update to SGS2. My sister has seen 4.2 in my Vega first, for she had to wait 4 month later to see 4.2 in her handset.

But, I still hope that Scanno or maybe someone still want to put some effort for this old tablet. At least, in working to make the VegaBean more faster and perfect. Fixing the bluetooh or Accelorometer support for this tablet. VegaCream is also a good memories for my Vega, I hope someone with skill can look at it, may be he/she can find something to improve or add new functionality.

Let's hope this beloved Vega not die anytime soon, I still enjoying it's company :)

Setting VegaBean to WCDMA only using Elixir widget

My data plan is kind of weird, when I use 2G, edge or GPRS, it charge me extra cost. Look like I only pay for the 3G band.

For this reason, I've searched the www for a way to make "the VegaBean" connect only using 3G network. After hours of searching, i've found a number to dial:

*#*#4636#*#*

this number will bring the dialog to choose what I need, WCDMA only network. But, it did not save the settings. After boot, the settings back to WCDMA prefered.

Search continued to find Elixir. It has a 4G widget, tapping this will bring the same interface when dial the above magic number. Aaand did not save it's settings too.

Still searching it a way to save the settings until now.

Every time before my Vegabean tablet turned off, I must remember to disconnecting it from network, but it's simple with the elixir widget.