Re: The perversity of Samsung

Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:

On 27 Sep 2024 10:15:49 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote:

Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote:

And in yesterday's update, Samsung changed my Google messages app
theme from dark to light.

 
  If that's an in-app setting, it's unlikely that Samsung made that
change, especially as Samsung have their own Messages app.
 
  Perhaps there was a 'Google Play system update' at the same time (or
that update was put in effect by the reboot)?

 
If there was, it wasn't mentioned in Samsung's update notice, nor in
the on-screen messages during the update.

  A Samsung update notice is unlikely to mention a Google update, as
they're not related.

  A 'Google Play system update' is mostly silent. At bootup, you can
only see the installation progress on the notification panel, but as
that's normally hidden, you won't see it, unless you specifically go
looking at it.

  AFAIK, you can only see which version of the Google Play system
update is installed (and check if there's a newer one), but I don't
think you can see when that update was installed, i.e. you can't see if
it was installed just before the theme change.

  To see the version:

Settings -> Abut phone -> Software information ->

"Google Play system update
 <month> <day>, <year>"

  Tap that info field to see if there is an update which needs to be
installed.

  Another place for info on 'Google Play system update's is:

Settings -> Security and privacy -> Updates

  This lists both Samsung syste/security updates and 'Google Play system
update's. For the latter, you'll see an orange exclamation mark if
there's a new update or a green 'V' if you already have the latest. But
a green 'V' does not mean the latest has already been *installed*, so
tap on the info info to see if it needs a restart.

  Hope this helps.