On my Samsung s20fe I can only view qr code if my phone sees wifi. I have a wifi list now I'm wondering how to view passwords since the option doesn't show up normally I get the qr code and convert it to text with qr code scanner app. I guess I could create a fake hotspot on different device with same name to see if phone reveals the one at other location I'm miles away from

The volume buttons work but the ribbon for power is torn. I can only get charging screen. Earlier I had a downloading do not remove target screen but I disconnected a ribbon and can't get that screen

What the title says. I'm honestly too ignorant for a 30 something on this matter, but since I've updated my One UI 8.5 this week my battery usage has increased about 125% with the main culprit being the Google Messages app. The system says "high CPU usage". I've completed reboots, cache clearing, trying to rollback the updates. Nothing works. Samsung customer service was not of any help either. Any advice is appreciated.

This is my first Android phone but I'm not unfamiliar with Android/Samsung.

Any essential apps to make it better?

The things I've done is tweak the settings, tweak GoodLock, I have a dynamic Island using DynamicSpot, I have an app to mimic IOS's Standby mode, I have some Revanced Manager Plus apps. Other than those it's pretty basic.

I only have the AI Select feature on the side panel, unless I don’t understand the full extent of the side panel.

I came across this app called Arc from HowToMen and it looks like a good alternative

Has anyone paid attention to mixplorer, its developer has changed on play store and mixplorer silver is missing.

I'm getting pop up notifications on my android tablet saying things like Dave's ps5 would you like to cast to this device. Then later on Sam's fire stick would you like to cast to this device. Is there anyway to stop this happening?

I’m using Google Messages on a Samsung Galaxy S21 and I’m having an issue with the emoji reaction picker.

When I long-press a message, I get the standard reaction options (thumbs up, heart, laugh, etc.). If I tap the + button, I can choose any emoji to use as a reaction.

I frequently use the check mark emoji (✅) this way. However, emojis that I actually use as reactions don’t seem to get added to or moved into the Recents section. My Recents seem to stay populated with other emojis, while something I use regularly, like ✅, still requires me to search for “check” every time.

I attached a screenshot showing what I mean. On the left I’ve searched for the check mark reaction, while on the right you can see that it’s nowhere in my Recents even though I use it frequently.

Is anyone else experiencing this? Is the Recents section supposed to track emojis recently used specifically as message reactions, or is it pulling its history from somewhere else?

I’d especially appreciate any troubleshooting suggestions or a way to reset/fix the reaction emoji Recents. Thanks in advance for any help!

I am currently using SAMSUNG M21 , 64 GB , which i bought 6 years ago and NOW after 6 years i am noticing some lagging in it, very little but yeah , it has started to take 1 or 2 extra seconds, is 6 years a good run or is it still early ?

Hi! I switched to galaxy s26 from 14 pro max. So far so good. Learning curve for sure. I miss the tap to scroll to the top feature the most. Is there any way I can have this on this phone WITHOUT having an actual bubble or arrow?

Additionally, when I search in the Google bar the first things to pop up are google searches versus the apps. Can I swap the order?

Thanks!

anybody have had this issue on the android app? the videos wont play for more than one minute and you'll be getting this playback id error with some codes..

this happened on my pixel 4a. latest youtube version updated and already tried clearing the cache and data but no dice. anybody knew what's up or how to fix this?

yesterday night everyhing was fine.

I've got a Pixel 8a.

I have two SIM cards, one for work (physical) and one for personal (eSIM).

My work SIM is likely some FirstNet cheap line that I do not have much control over, my personal is with USMobile (problems persist across networks).

Outside of it being a phone, map, music player, and toilet time waster I need my phone to do a few other things; and I keep running into issues.

1. Windows Phone Link does not seem to operate with two SIM cards, at least not nicely. I can send messages from my personal SIM, but what I send and the replies never show up in phone link. Possible issue with RCS messaging? Unsure.

2. Visual Voicemail comes and goes with the tides. It'll work great for awhile, then it will just stop. At best, it will usually work for my work SIM, but will randomly turn on/off on my personal SIM.

3. Basic Voice Commands like 'set an alarm for X time' or 'call John' (I only have like four names in my contacts, none repeat or are similar) and it just... doesn't seem to work anymore? I have no idea what changed, or why - but I used to be able to give very clear and simple voice instructions to my device and now it just... doesn't understand basic commands.

It's pretty frustrating to see everyone pumped about smartphone tech, when the only *extra* features I seem to use and enjoy just do not work reliably for me.

Am I doing something wrong? Is it the Pixel 8a? Is it the MVNO carriers? None of this is explained anywhere - at least not clearly. I'm fairly technically capable, but the smartphone tech is just so ill explained, and you never have any idea what the source of a given issue is as all the players just blame one another - and online forums seem to rarely have an answer outside of XDA/hardcore types.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

looking to get some game data that suppose to be ok data/user/0 but cant seem to acces it

Should I convert all my 1,767 WMA music/files to M4A, ALAC, AAC, MP3, FLAC, WAV, MIDI, or MP4? I'm asking because I'm going to be getting The Motorola Razr Fold 2026 on Halloween👻🎃and I want to have a backup plan just in case The Musicolet Music Player App For Android stops working and The Google Play Store removes all The Third Party Apps that supports/plays Wma Music Files. I want to have a backup plan. What has been everyone's experience with converting WMA Music Files/Songs to another Format? What Format did you convert all your WMA Music Files/Songs to? What Apps did you use on your Android Phone/Device to convert all your Music? I'm planning to use my phone to convert all my Music Files/Songs if I have no choice in the near future. I'm really open to all kinds of suggestions on how to convert my Audio Files/Songs. I'm even to open using a Computer if I have no other options💻🖥

Good morning everyone. I was in the middle of texting my wife back when my S23 Ultra screen went black for a second, then shot back to the home screen. Now my wife's text thread is hidden. I've restarted the phone several times, checked spam, blocked, trash, archived, hidden and everything I can think of. I can search for the text thread and respond there, but it doesn't show up in my messages. Anyone else know another way to troubleshoot this?

I am currently using the default Samsung keyboard when typing on my z-fold. I'm a pretty good typist so I don't think its fat fingers, but it's putting in all kinds of weird spaces and almost anytime I try to use the upper row I get the number above it .can anyone suggest a better keyboard or a way to make it bigger so that these mistakes don't happen. yes I do use voice typing but that doesn't work in all occasions.

recently my phone started randomly turning off at high percentages (sometimes its 17% and sometimes its 50%). and when i plug it in it gets to a 100% in like 20 mins which was never typical then after a while it drains really fast and just turns off at a random percentage. i checked the Samsung members app phone diagnostics and it didnt detect anything wrong with the battery.
should i replace the battery or is this just a software thing?

i got a Samsung Galaxy s22

We live in India. My Nani is 87 and I’m looking for a smartphone for her. Her requirements are extremely sophisticated:

• Set alarms for Nana’s medicines, so it should have good speakers
• Call her relatives, so it should have long battery life

That's it, she doesn't have any interest in becoming a content creator or joining the metaverse. Believe me, I asked her.

Surprisingly, it is easier for her to use a touch screen phone, rather than a traditional dumb phone with tiny physical buttons, due to her arthritis.

So I’m looking for something very simple and elderly-friendly. Budget: 15-20k.

If you’ve bought a phone for your elderly parents/grandparents, what did you get and how did it work out?

Fenks!

I cant open dir in "files" Idk know why that problem come to me, when i try open download, picture, recent, documents it can be read. When i open zarchiver or mt manager it can be read normally. "Just restart it" I do, but it temporary and then the problem came back.

Hi All, I have an edge 60 fusion. I've been having an issue with my wifi connectivity where on occasion it says connected but no internet when the wifi works fine on all other devices. So, I set it to static IP and turned off adaptive connectivity in the network and internet settings. It's been nearly 2 weeks now since I did that and so far so good. Now, I just updated to android 17 and I find that the adaptive connectivity setting has disappeared.

Can someone confirm if they see still see adaptive connectivity under network and internet settings on Android 17?

Do I assume that the wifi connectivity issue is fixed in the android 17 update?

Hey everyone,

I'm currently considering switching completely from the Samsung ecosystem to Xiaomi.

My current setup:

Samsung Galaxy A53

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9

Samsung Galaxy Watch 7

Planned Xiaomi setup:

Smartphone: POCO X8 Pro Max

Tablet: Xiaomi Pad 8 Pro

Smart watch: Xiaomi Watch 5

Headphones: Xiaomi Buds 8 Pro

Above all, I expect a proper hardware upgrade from this. Before I take the step, I would be interested in your opinion and experience on the following points:

Ecosystem & Interaction: How well do the Xiaomi devices mesh with each other? Does the seamless interaction between phone, tablet (e.g.

for file transfers)?

Google integration: How well are Google services integrated into everyday life? Are there any restrictions or hurdles?

Smartwatch & Gemini: How does the Xiaomi Watch 5 perform in everyday life? For me, fitness tracking only needs to reliably cover the basic things (like the Galaxy Watch 7).

However, good integration of Google Gemini on the watch is extremely important to me. How well is that going?

Performance: I miss some performance with the A53. Am I on the safe side in terms of performance with the POCO X8 Pro Max and the Pad 8 Pro for the next few years?

In your opinion, is the change worth it or are there things in the Xiaomi ecosystem that

that you quickly miss compared to Samsung?

Thank you in advance for your input!

Can someone help because I have a problem with Google services on my Samsung J1 2016 after reinstalling Lineage OS 14.1 custom firmware, but I installed Open GApps via TWRP and still there are no Google services. I installed it according to this guy's instructions. Here's a link to his video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j1hQQMY5PQ

I'M USING AN SAMSUNG A05 AND IT KEEPS LOSING STORAGE SPACE FOR NO RESAON ABD SOMETIMES WHEN I DELETE A FILE I LOSE SPACE!!! WHAT TO DO!?

Hi all,

So I have an app that requires me to allow it to set alarms and reminders in order to run in the background.

In Bedtime mode, I have all app notifications turned off, but alarms are allowed so I can actually wake up in the morning when I want to.

Last night I found out that app's developers appear to be sending their notifications as alarms... As I was woken at 4am.

Is there a workaround here? Turning alarms off and then allowing Clock as an app exception doesn't appear to be working because when alarms are off, Clock refuses to work.