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1. Has anyone else had trouble with the charge port on their Pixel 5 as it's aged, or is it just me? 2. Is there a wireless charger for the Pixel 5 that anyone here likes?
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May 20, 2022 04:17
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May be worth it to try to clean out the port with a toothpick.
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May 20, 2022 04:34
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C-Euro posted:1. Has anyone else had trouble with the charge port on their Pixel 5 as it's aged, or is it just me? I'm not a charging aficionado, but I have 10w Anker pad and a 10w Insignia (Best Buy) stand and both work fine for me.
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May 20, 2022 04:53
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cage-free egghead posted:May be worth it to try to clean out the port with a toothpick. This. It's surprising how much crap can build up in a port.
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May 20, 2022 11:44
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I took a can of compressed air to it a few weeks ago which helped a little, but a toothpick sounds good too. I'll try that, thanks.
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May 20, 2022 13:55
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A SIM card removal tool is also useful for clearing out charging port lint.
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May 20, 2022 14:25
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Evis posted:A SIM card removal tool is also useful for shorting electrical contacts in your charging port
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May 20, 2022 14:56
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Yeah, I wouldn't use anything metal in there.
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May 20, 2022 15:08
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The plastic pick tool that is in my Swish Army knife is perfect for this. My current phone was bought used and the charger would fall out while sitting still on the desk. I've never dug so much junk out of a port before.
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May 20, 2022 15:15
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For reference for anyone, the grabby bits of USB-C are in the cable, not the port. So if you ever have a case of a connection not seating properly and it happens with multiple cables, it's almost always going to be an obstruction in the port rather than anything actually broken in there.
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May 20, 2022 15:32
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nthing getting a toothpick in there, it's real satisfying, like a Q-Tip.
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May 20, 2022 15:43
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So is that $350 A53 worth it compared to a $450 6a? Really the only thing I do with my current s8+ is use Samsung Pay, an alarm clock, and play gacha games, and I only need to replace it because it's out of security updates. Although it's very annoying that apps will close if I multitask for more than a few seconds, but I believe both of the above phones have 6GB.
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May 20, 2022 15:52
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Curious about that too, I've been reticent to try Samsung based on reputation, but this Moto G Power (2020) is showing its age.
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May 20, 2022 15:57
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They really took a step backwards in SoC with the A53 vs the A52. It has a higher refresh screen than the 6a and will probably last longer on battery, but it won't be as performant, especially a few years down the line. If this is a 1 year burner phone, then it will probably be fine. If you intend to keep it through the update length, then the 6a will probably be worth the extra $100 for performance a few years from now.
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May 20, 2022 16:07
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I've got an android question here- how on earth do I change my name here? I've changed the name associated with all of my google accounts tied to my phone but this one hasn't changed.  Pixel 5, my provider was previously Fi (idk if that has anything to do with anything) now Mint (changed it there too)
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May 20, 2022 18:30
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Interesting, i think this is the first time Qualcomm has changed foundries and process for a mid gen chip refresh. https://www.anandtech.com/show/17395/qualcomm-announces-snapdragon-8-gen-1-moving-to-tsmc-for-more-speed-lower-power
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May 20, 2022 18:50
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Hey, any inexpensive phone recommendations? My razer phone 2's USB c port died several months ago, and it's battery life is going to poo poo. Im okay buying a gen or two old. I just want something that doesn't have a lovely mic/speaker and good battery life. E: probably going to go with the OnePlus N200 hard to argue with big battery, good resolution, and 90 fps for 300 cad. Toalpaz fucked around with this message at 02:55 on May 21, 2022 |
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May 20, 2022 23:40
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Did chrome start having news notifications or did I just accidently install some bad extension?
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May 22, 2022 17:50
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The toothpick trick worked, thank you goons!
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May 23, 2022 04:40
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Harminoff posted:Did chrome start having news notifications or did I just accidently install some bad extension? How to adjust them: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3220216?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
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May 23, 2022 15:11
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Fawf posted:I've got an android question here- how on earth do I change my name here? I've changed the name associated with all of my google accounts tied to my phone but this one hasn't changed. You might need to sign out of the account and back it to see it adjust the name for that field. Seems to pull from the google account when you first log in to the phone, but no idea if it adjust it when you update.
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May 23, 2022 16:10
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minusX posted:You might need to sign out of the account and back it to see it adjust the name for that field. Seems to pull from the google account when you first log in to the phone, but no idea if it adjust it when you update. Thanks, I actually managed to stumble into the answer by accident. Settings --> System --> Multiple Users, turn multiple users on and then you can edit the name of the main profile. Flip it back off and that new name is still reflected everywhere. Not intuitive whatsoever but hey, it worked 
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May 23, 2022 16:16
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The Android Thread - Fawf posted:Not intuitive whatsoever but hey, it worked
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May 23, 2022 17:07
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Does anyone have recommendations for screenshot capture apps that work unrestricted? T-Mobile app prevents screenshot and I want to record the chats from them.
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May 26, 2022 17:22
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I think this is an OS security "feature", my bank prevents screeshots too (though I can turn that off). So I'm just guessing but you'd probably need root if the app doesn't want you to do it.
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May 26, 2022 20:14
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Using a second device’s camera is the easy way. You could root and bypass their screenshot disabling but that doesn’t seem worth it for a few screenshots of text.
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May 26, 2022 20:38
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My Samsung A51 recently updated to Android 12 and suddenly I have no mobile data. Calls and texts work fine, but "Mobile Network State" is listed as "Disconnected." I've tried all the usual stuff: reboot, mobile data on/off, airplane mode on/off. I've seen suggestions online to reset the APN settings to default, but that option is greyed out for me. I have AT&T via Tracfone and dealing with Tracfone support is a complete nightmare, so any advice is greatly appreciated.
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May 26, 2022 22:32
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Can you manually enter in your APN? Texting APN to 611611 should give you the correct details to put in. It sounds a lot like an incorrect APN. e: This seems to be the TracFone details if you don't get any luck with that but they seem to have a few different options so may take a few goes. Inceltown fucked around with this message at 03:27 on May 27, 2022 |
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May 27, 2022 03:25
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Evis posted:Using a second device’s camera is the easy way. You could root and bypass their screenshot disabling but that doesn’t seem worth it for a few screenshots of text. Shoot. I think this will have to be the solution. Thanks.
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May 27, 2022 03:49
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Is the an S22 Ultra shortage or something? It's now 60 days since I ordered one through work and there isn't even an ETA yet. While there are some available in local stores, I checked and there are non on German Amazon. I'm well aware of general supply chain fuckery but it seemed tha consumer phones weren't that affected.
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May 27, 2022 11:24
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mobby_6kl posted:Is the an S22 Ultra shortage or something? It's now 60 days since I ordered one through work and there isn't even an ETA yet. While there are some available in local stores, I checked and there are non on German Amazon. I ordered one Sunday and it arrived Wednesday of this week, US based in case that matters.
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May 27, 2022 13:03
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Maybe it's an Exynos shortage.
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May 27, 2022 16:10
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bull3964 posted:Maybe it's an Exynos shortage. Yeah that's what I'm kind of suspecting too, no idea what's really going on though.
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May 28, 2022 00:14
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Lester Shy posted:My Samsung A51 recently updated to Android 12 and suddenly I have no mobile data. Calls and texts work fine, but "Mobile Network State" is listed as "Disconnected." I've tried all the usual stuff: reboot, mobile data on/off, airplane mode on/off. I've seen suggestions online to reset the APN settings to default, but that option is greyed out for me. Was VoLTE working before this?
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May 28, 2022 00:35
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Pixel 5a on Android 12: where is the setting (please tell me there is one) to get rid of that button on the screen where you're switching apps that will like zoom in on an image (for example most commonly for me it triggers when I'm switching away from Spotify while its screen is displaying album art) and offer options to search on the image or send it to someone, which I have never wanted to do once. I looked all over a few categories of global and Assistant settings; I assume it's got some stupid-rear end name like Visual HelpBuddy somewhere.
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May 28, 2022 20:14
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I think a OnePlus update bricked both of my cameras on my 7 pro. Any suggestions in way of ROMs or just roll back to a more recent one? Barring that a suggestion for a phone that takes reaaaallly good pictures would be dope. That's the most "essential" thing I do with a phone.
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May 28, 2022 22:43
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KICK BAMA KICK posted:Pixel 5a on Android 12: where is the setting (please tell me there is one) to get rid of that button on the screen where you're switching apps that will like zoom in on an image (for example most commonly for me it triggers when I'm switching away from Spotify while its screen is displaying album art) and offer options to search on the image or send it to someone, which I have never wanted to do once. I looked all over a few categories of global and Assistant settings; I assume it's got some stupid-rear end name like Visual HelpBuddy somewhere. I think it may be overview suggestions? Long press on home screen - home settings - overview suggestions toggle. VVV cheers Don't Ask fucked around with this message at 12:37 on May 29, 2022 |
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May 28, 2022 22:54
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Don't Ask posted:I think it may be overview suggestions? Long press on home screen - home settings - overview suggestions toggle. Also gently caress you Google, that is an insanely unhelpful name for that setting, and a completely unknowable place to find it.
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May 28, 2022 23:27
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I've been on Google Voice for as long as I can remember, and now I'm considering porting my number out. What's the current state of Visual Voicemail? Is that something baked into Android, something manufacturer-dependent, or carrier dependent? Is it something that has to be opted into? Something people have to pay extra for?
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Vykk.Draygo posted:I've been on Google Voice for as long as I can remember, and now I'm considering porting my number out. What's the current state of Visual Voicemail? Is that something baked into Android, something manufacturer-dependent, or carrier dependent? Is it something that has to be opted into? Something people have to pay extra for? It might depend on your phone and carrier, but I have an unlocked Pixel 4A on T-Mobile and I use the stock Android phone app on my phone and it doesn't cost me anything extra for using visual voicemail. It was just a setting I turned on in the phone app.
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