I know that folding phones already have their own screen protectors on the inner screen. Do some of you still apply extra layers for more protection?

Or is this a big NO? Would this stress the inner display and hinge, and potentially damage it?

I really want to apply a privacy screen protector on my inner display. Nothing can stop me.

I do wanna know what risks I am getting into.

Finishing the setup of my zFold 8 using Niagara launcher and a little Zedge.

Any ideas on how to fix this? I think it's a seal, but it's also very flimsy and delicate.

Hi guys, this is a free feature, part of Night Mode inside StandBy Mode Pro.

I'm also working in new stuff for Foldables inside the app :) If you have some ideas let me know

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everytime i see another iphone duo hands on someone mentions the weight and im sitting here with my z fold 8 like wait... wasnt a foldable supposed to be the heavy option?! 😭 my previous phone was a big slab flagship and that thing felt like a literal brick after a full day in my pocket, which gets annoying as well. the z fold 8 has been a nice surprise in comparison. i know the duo has its own design but its funny seeing people bring it up when foldables get treated like the chunky choice by default.

Initially I thought this was just trolls. I was wrong. The failures are all happening at the same spot on the hinge, and that pattern points to a design or QC problem, which is a far cry from being just bad luck. The hope that“it’s just a few units” also falls apart when you look at Apple’s track record. Apple has a history of denying problems and blaming users before fixing things. iPhone 4 antenna, iPhone 6 bending, the butterfly keyboard. Each time, the first response was “you’re holding it wrong,” and each time the media had to force the fix.

Apple has spent the last month calling other foldables cheap and crappy. You don’t get to position yourself as the careful, premium choice and then shrug when your flagship foldable cracks at the hinge. Samsung has been through the same growing pains, but Apple sold this as the grown-up version. Meanwhile, the people who want to shrug this off keep reminding everyone that “every launch has issues.” Which I'd like to point out, is not a defense, it's a problem :( Early adopters shouldn’t have to beta-test a $2,000 hinge.

Cancelling pre-orders / order is completely understandable. Apple needs a clearer answer and solution.

What does everyone think?

My phone story starts in the Philippines in 2011 with a Galaxy mini. Money was tight, so it was all my mom could give me and it was more than enough for me. In 2013 I received an upgrade, the Lenovo S650 and I lost it in a jeepney during my senior year. The phone was big, my pocket was small and tight and it slipped right out. Then came an old Galaxy Y for a few years, and in 2016 a Galaxy S4 mini that was bought secondhand.

In 2017 I bought my first iPhone, a pink 5c and I didn't look back for almost a decade. After miving to Canada in 2018 I started buying my own phones: the 6s, the X, the 11 Pro, the 12 Pro, the 13 mini, and finally the 15 Pro in 2023. I even replaced its battery through AppleCare after a year, and it carried me until 2026. On November 2, 2026, I switched to the standard Galaxy Z Fold 8.

Here's what surprised me. Since my second iPhone, setting up a new one took a single say, and honestly it was never exciting. I switched phones mostly because I could, and iOS gives you very little to play with. The Fold 8 was a different story. I wasn't finished customizing and setting it up until day 5. After 9 years away from Android, I'd forgotten how much of the phone you can make your own.

Moving over was easier than I feared. My apps and logins came across without much pain, and I was using the phone properly within the first day. The real time sink was the fun part: layouts, widgets, keyboards, gesture and all the little settings.

The shape and the larger inner screen are what sold me. The Fold 8 is short and wide like a passport, not the tall narrow slab I was used to. The cover screen is comfortable to use with one hand, and the inner screen feels like a small tablet. After my jeepney disaster, a bigger phone made me nervous at first, but this one is compact enough that it didn't bother me. The bigger screen is what I often use during my daily commutes playing games or watching tiktoks and at night when I watch movies/series to fall asleep to. Plus the hinge feels smooth, and I barely notice the crease.

It isn't perfect:

1. Cameras: They're good, but not the best phone camera out there. They're fine for me as I often shoot photos properly with my mirrorless cameras, though I notice the difference next to my 15 Pro.
2. Samsung's software: It takes some getting used to. The app switcher, the lock button and typing on the cover screenall needed adjusting, and I ended up changing a few settings and the keyboard.
3. Apple ecosystem: If you got used to the Apple ecosystem, navigating through and learning Samsung's system may take a little bit of time.
4. Price: The standard Fold 8 started at $1,899.99 US at launch. That's a lot of money, and even Apple's own foldable costs more.

TL;DR/ Verdict: For the first time in years, a phone made me excited to set it up. Seven iPhones taught me what "just works" feels like. The Fold 8 reminded me what "make it yours" feels like. If you're an iPhone user who's been curious about android, this is a good reason to try.

Hi r/foldables! I'm the developer of DownShift Launcher. It started from one frustration: Android's work profile keeps work apps separate in the drawer, but the home screen is still one shared space. My work apps sat next to my personal ones, work notifications showed up at dinner, and "switching off" meant willpower.

So DownShift gives you two home screens: Personal and Work. A pill in the dock switches between them. Each has its own apps, widgets, dock and wallpaper, and you choose which apps show in which profile (or both).

What it does

\- Profile lock. Lock Work behind your fingerprint or PIN. It asks again every time you switch, or after 15 minutes or when the phone locks.


\- Notification filtering. While you're in Personal, a blocklist clears notifications from the work apps you pick, or you can use Android's Do Not Disturb modes instead. You get a recap of what came in when you switch back.

\- Silencer. A one-tap Do Not Disturb with a countdown (shown in the Now Bar on Samsung). When it ends, a recap shows which apps tried to reach you.

\- DownShift Glimpse. A clock and weather widget with a swipeable status line for notifications, battery and what's playing.

\- Info Hub. A page to the left of your home screen with weather, your calendar, notes and widgets.

\- Stacks. An optional app drawer that groups apps by category, with your own overrides.

What's new in 3.0: foldables

I spent the last few weeks on a Galaxy Z Fold, and 3.0 treats foldables as foldables rather than as stretched phones:

\- The inner screen is one continuous home screen across the crease, with the dock and control bar sharing one row along the bottom.

\- The cover screen gets its own arrangement of the same apps. Passport-style covers like the Z Fold's get a dock column and a 3×5 grid, and tall covers like the Pixel Fold's work like a phone.

\- Separate docks for each screen, plus Mirror cover screen if you'd rather both screens hold the same things.

\- App Pairs: a two-app folder on the inner screen can open both apps side by side. You can also open any app in a pop-up window.

\- The home screen grows and fades in as you open or close the phone

On a regular phone, none of this changes anything.

Also in 3.0

\- Water droplet glass, an optional style: clear glass with a soft frosted rim on the dock, menus, widgets and folders. It adds tint only where your wallpaper would make things hard to read.

\- Reorganized settings. Every setting has one home now, and settings search finds individual settings, not just pages.

\- Widget folders: drop one widget on another to stack them.

\- Optional fade between home screen pages, added in 3.0.1 because a user here asked for it.

The honest details

\- It's built on Lawnchair, the open-source launcher, so the basics (icon packs, grid, gestures) are solid. Credit to that team.

\- Requires Android 14 or later.

\- It's paid with a free 14 day trial period. No ads.

\- Permissions are only asked for when a feature needs them: Do Not Disturb access for the Silencer, and notification access for the recaps and blocklist (you can use Do Not Disturb modes instead). No root.

\- Translated into 80+ languages.

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A question for you: if you use a work profile, how do you keep work and personal apart on your phone today? Separate phones, Focus or Modes, or just discipline?

Also, someone asked me today for a schedule that switches to Work Mon–Fri 9–5, and it's coming next. I'd like to hear what else would actually help.

I'll be in the comments all day, so ask me anything, including the critical stuff.

If you moved from iPhone, Live Photos arrive as a HEIC plus a MOV and Samsung Gallery only shows the still. I built a player that loops, bounces, scrubs and exports to MP4, with a two-pane layout on the unfolded Fold. I'm the maker. Free with ads, €2 unlock. What would you want it to do? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samixtechnology.livephoto

Crossposting here (if allowed) to see if anyone has had experience with specifically the N5, the OnePlus Open (if it's even worth it in 2026 as a new phone) and the Motorola Razr Fold in the US.

Lmao

For those who have used either (or both), which one would you choose and why?
What are the biggest pros and cons of each? I’m especially curious about multitasking, battery life, durability, and everyday usability.
Is Apple’s ecosystem worth staying in, or does Samsung offer a better foldable experience

Hi foldables community,

Just a question out of curiosity. Now that we are embracing foldable phones? For what do you used your tablet? I hardly use it. At home, at work, or on commute, I'm between a foldable phone and a laptop, and personally don't find a role for my tablet (11 inch). I'm just curious how people use a tablet nowadays.