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My friend's 5a is failing to send/receive RCS messages when she's on her home wifi, despite having full signal and good data speeds. No issue when she's on mobile or other wifi networks. Ideas?
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Oct 21, 2022 03:09
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Man, you guys make a hard case for the 7 Pro. I think I'm just gonna hold off, I like my 6 Pro just fine.
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Oct 21, 2022 03:34
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TRADE IT IN FOR THE 7 PRO
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Oct 21, 2022 03:42
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i have pixel 5. 2 years old now (?i think?), and it better last another 2.
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Oct 21, 2022 05:12
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https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/274937/google-highlights-messages-app-updates Some new updates to the Messages app. I've already got the new icon and it's changed my life. But why are so many icons blue?
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Oct 21, 2022 09:46
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WattsvilleBlues posted:https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/274937/google-highlights-messages-app-updates Some integration with iMessage? Lol but of course not.
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Oct 21, 2022 10:07
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Oh will my 2fa messages look different? Wait people use that poo poo for actual chat?
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Oct 21, 2022 10:11
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XIII posted:My friend's 5a is failing to send/receive RCS messages when she's on her home wifi, despite having full signal and good data speeds. No issue when she's on mobile or other wifi networks. Ideas? My 5 had a similar issue where it just refuses to send text messages anymore but the problem was the Messages app itself. I've installed Textra and it hasn't been an issue since.
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Oct 21, 2022 13:42
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Does anyone know if it's possible to continue using home wifi when you're connected to Android Auto wirelessly? When we get in the car we don't have mobile signal and it's not fun not being able to look up where you're going. Thanks goons!
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Oct 21, 2022 18:10
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Internet Explorer posted:Does anyone know if it's possible to continue using home wifi when you're connected to Android Auto wirelessly? When we get in the car we don't have mobile signal and it's not fun not being able to look up where you're going. I'm not sure about your question, but Google maps has a download feature where you can draw a big square around a map and save it to your phone. They aren't particularly big files and persist a year without redrawing them. I used to do this when I worked for FedEx and would be working in areas without network coverage. You still get turn by turn navigation, but don't get traffic alerts, naturally.
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Oct 21, 2022 19:20
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Internet Explorer posted:Does anyone know if it's possible to continue using home wifi when you're connected to Android Auto wirelessly? When we get in the car we don't have mobile signal and it's not fun not being able to look up where you're going. Much to my frustration, yes. Ours bleeds out to the street in front of our house so until I'm at least half a block away it's trying to desperately hang onto the weak signal instead of flipping to data.
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Oct 21, 2022 20:27
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Upgrading from the 6 Pro to the 7 Pro made me realize how much the fingerprint reader actually bothered me. Thanks to face unlock, which works far better than I expected it to, I have to use the reader way less than before and the times I do it's more reliable than the 6's was as well. I really hope that feature makes it to older devices as well, it makes the phone a lot nicer to use in my opinion.
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Oct 21, 2022 20:37
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Soul Glo posted:I'm not sure about your question, but Google maps has a download feature where you can draw a big square around a map and save it to your phone. They aren't particularly big files and persist a year without redrawing them. This is a great tip and living somewhere where we are out of signal a lot we have maps downloaded. I was being overly brief and meant for other purposes as well. couldcareless posted:Much to my frustration, yes. Ours bleeds out to the street in front of our house so until I'm at least half a block away it's trying to desperately hang onto the weak signal instead of flipping to data. That's what I thought. I'm thinking it might be a setting on my wife's phone. I upgraded to a Pixel 7 Pro and was having trouble connecting to Android Auto wireless. Guess I have some more testing to do! But thanks for confirming that it's possible.
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Oct 21, 2022 20:45
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The only phones I've had that I've seen do it are my Pixel 6 Pro and then 7 Pro.
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Oct 21, 2022 20:50
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Here We Go maps allows download of entire countries, I've found it handy in the past. Successor to Nokia Maps from the Windows Phone days. Whatever happened to Nokia's Android phones?
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Oct 21, 2022 21:05
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Skarsnik posted:Oh will my 2fa messages look different? Using SMS generally for actual chat?
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Oct 21, 2022 21:17
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WattsvilleBlues posted:Here We Go maps allows download of entire countries, I've found it handy in the past. Successor to Nokia Maps from the Windows Phone days. they were good but the market was insanely crowded at the time and people wanted leather and carbon fiber on their phones instead of brightly colored polycarbonate iirc
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Oct 21, 2022 21:19
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WattsvilleBlues posted:https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/274937/google-highlights-messages-app-updates Wait, you can star messages in the Messages app? Wow! I wish I knew about this a long time ago. Which is stupid for me because I've held down a message to select/copy it a thousand times and never thought about what the star that pops up would do.
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Oct 21, 2022 21:22
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Incessant Excess posted:Upgrading from the 6 Pro to the 7 Pro made me realize how much the fingerprint reader actually bothered me. Thanks to face unlock, which works far better than I expected it to, I have to use the reader way less than before and the times I do it's more reliable than the 6's was as well. I really hope that feature makes it to older devices as well, it makes the phone a lot nicer to use in my opinion.
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Oct 21, 2022 22:20
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Don't Ask posted:Managed to get a weird effect when playing around with magic erase on my wife's P6. I was trying to see how it would handle erasing the open middle of the heart balloon and this is the result. I think it took the pattern from the dress but I'm not really sure, and I certainly didn't mark out a perfect rectangle. No ring?
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Oct 21, 2022 23:43
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Forgive this small dumb question, but what’s the safest way to back all the text messages/content of a samsung galaxy up to a computer? I did try googling but it was two straight pages of bot-written “this is best app list for downloading a messages: app with 2 stars that hasn’t worked since 2019, app with malware.exe bonus, app that says freemium but actually wants $20 to do the thing the app is for”, etc. It’s very important it’s safe, I can’t risk somehow wiping anything.
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Oct 22, 2022 00:38
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coolusername posted:Forgive this small dumb question, but what’s the safest way to back all the text messages/content of a samsung galaxy up to a computer? I did try googling but it was two straight pages of bot-written “this is best app list for downloading a messages: app with 2 stars that hasn’t worked since 2019, app with malware.exe bonus, app that says freemium but actually wants $20 to do the thing the app is for”, etc. One way to do it is you can go to "Backup Data (Samsung Cloud)" -> select Messages. This will backup your messages to Samsung Cloud and allow you to download them to a different Galaxy phone. No idea if you can actually access them through a computer to view, but every time I've switched phones the messages have restored with no issues.
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Oct 22, 2022 01:03
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Just popping in here to vouch for "aramid fiber" cases. Got one for my 7 Pro and Fold 4...so much grip and super thin. I took a risk on the Amazon (Prime but no reviews) hoping it was the same quality as the Samsung Aramid Fiber case. Both came in a similar black box, so it's likely the exact same manufacturing line as Samsung's older cases (and Latercase...). Yeah I overpaid on Amazon vs Aliexpress but not having to wait 10 years for delivery was easily worth the markup. I tried both phones naked and there is no effing way that would work. I wouldn't last a week before dropping them on hard concrete. I have zero affiliation with any of this, but here's the links: P7P https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHRXVL5C Fold 4 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7J8NYPJ
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Oct 22, 2022 06:18
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hotsauce posted:Just popping in here to vouch for "aramid fiber" cases. I've looked into these as well for my P7P as I find it borderline even with a Spigen Thin Fit. Am I right in assuming those aramid fiber cases offer protection against scratches but none against shattering from drops?
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Oct 22, 2022 06:45
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Incessant Excess posted:I've looked into these as well for my P7P as I find it borderline even with a Spigen Thin Fit. Am I right in assuming those aramid fiber cases offer protection against scratches but none against shattering from drops? I'm not sure, but I think the Spigen Liquid Air is thinner than the thin fit. I have one on my P6 and it's very slim but grippy, and claims to offer some drop protection.
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Oct 22, 2022 07:27
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CaptainSarcastic posted:I'm not sure, but I think the Spigen Liquid Air is thinner than the thin fit. The thin fit is Spigen's thinnest case according to their website.
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Oct 22, 2022 07:31
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Incessant Excess posted:The thin fit is Spigen's thinnest case according to their website. I could be wrong - it's hard to gauge just from looking at pictures.
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Oct 22, 2022 07:37
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Incessant Excess posted:I've looked into these as well for my P7P as I find it borderline even with a Spigen Thin Fit. Am I right in assuming those aramid fiber cases offer protection against scratches but none against shattering from drops? Oh if you drop it with the aramid case on, you are equally as hosed as if it were naked. This thing is scratch protection only, for sure. The reason I like it isn't for durability or drop protection, I like it just for the grippy texture so I don't drop it.
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Oct 22, 2022 07:58
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What's the best procedure nowadays before a wipe/restore these days, make sure it's all ready and to take care of all the stuff Google doesn't?
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Oct 22, 2022 08:24
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WattsvilleBlues posted:Here We Go maps allows download of entire countries, I've found it handy in the past. Successor to Nokia Maps from the Windows Phone days. I switched to the P7P from a Nokia 8. I switched to that from the flagship Samsung at that time, because that was way too fragile and broke into a million pieces all the time. Compared to that, the Nokia was a LOT sturdier. I had it for like 3 years and in all that time it only got a small scratch. Bad points were rather terrible battery life, and the Bluetooth was incompatible with a lot of stuff. So because the battery had become even flakier the last 6 months or so, I got a P7P. Really happy with the battery life now and the Bluetooth is MUCH better. Connects happily to my car and I even got the ol' Fitbit back out. Neither worked with the Nokia BT.
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Oct 22, 2022 12:09
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Finally, the review by the writer I always wait for before making a phone decision https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/pixel-7-pro-review-google-makes-refinements-to-the-best-android-phone/
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Oct 22, 2022 18:03
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Can you still switch the 7 Pro to classic three-button navbar?
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Oct 22, 2022 19:03
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MikeJF posted:Can you still switch the 7 Pro to classic three-button navbar? Yes.
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Oct 22, 2022 19:12
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MikeJF posted:Can you still switch the 7 Pro to classic three-button navbar? I can't imagine them ever getting rid of the option. I'm sure there are people out there who physically cannot do swipes. Might eventually fall under Accessibility Options.
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Oct 22, 2022 19:15
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Am I crazy, or did my old Pixel 3 have a two-button navigation option? (Back and Home, swipe up on home for the app switcher) I'm not big on gesture nav, but I've had to start relearing the button nav again.
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Oct 22, 2022 19:57
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The two button version had a brief appearance but was deprecated on newer devices.
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Oct 22, 2022 20:01
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PitViper posted:Am I crazy, or did my old Pixel 3 have a two-button navigation option? (Back and Home, swipe up on home for the app switcher) Yes it did and it was horrible in my view. The gestures are so much more reliable than they used to be, I was a 3 button 4 ever guy until the Pixel 6 and it just feels natural now. E:f,b. My Pixel 7 Google Play Services is still on July, it was September on my Pixel 6. Checking for updates does nothing. Halp!
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Oct 22, 2022 21:20
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WattsvilleBlues posted:
As far as I can tell, they all are. Gonna guess things will sync up again after the November update.
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Oct 22, 2022 21:59
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speaking of swipe vs three button navigation, how do people handle the swipe overriding gestures in let's say a reading app i migrated from an iPhone to a Fold 4 and i initially tried the swipe as it felt closer to the iPhone setup. but the edge swipe thing drove me nuts as it worked fine for most apps but for a couple apps e.g., reading, the swipe would override the page flipping gestures and exit the ebook i was reading
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shrike82 posted:speaking of swipe vs three button navigation, how do people handle the swipe overriding gestures in let's say a reading app Try to start further from the edge. Also most reading apps support tap to flip I think.
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