Recent content by pjtwyman

Thanks again. I am talking about multiple devices that are already in use. No reset and restore involved. I just want to save myself the trouble of obtaining the WiFi details from each cafe or hotel for the second device.

Thanks Are you saying that the WiFi settings from one device are synced to my other devices? This is not my experience. Or that these settings are backed up to Google Drive in the backup process. If the latter is the case then I would have to reset one device and then restore from the backup of...

I have dozens of WiFi connections and passwords on my phone. These include hotels, cafes, bars, restaurants etc and are in different cities and even different countries). I know I can copy details to another device using the qr option but this is can only be done one connection at a time. I also...

My Oppo and Xiaomi phones have this feature. My current Pocophone also has it with an option to disable the alarm while the phone is powered off. There is also an option to switch on/off the phone at preset times. In my experience this is very useful allowing you to power off the device...

Thanks I know about auto restarting in Samsung (and Bedtime mode). But I am trying to sort out a way for the phone to be switched off (automatically or manually) and then turn itself back on automatically when the alarm is to go on. Xiaomi and other brands do this without a problem. I can't...

I bought a Samsung S21 FE recently and it seems there is no option to power on or off the phone automatically. My previous Oppo and Xiaomi phones could be enabled to turn on and off automatically at set times in the Settings menu or to power on in time for the alarm to sound (enabled in the...

An update on this problem. As a last resort I decided to try the phone without the SD card. To my surprise everything seemed to work fine. I then reinserted the card, mounted it properly, formatted the card (thereby erasing the data) and then reloaded my photos, music etc from a USB stick. The...

I have submitted my problem to Xiaomi Community but have not received any comments. Their Community site is definitely difficult to navigate. Regarding flashing new firmware I don't think my skills are up to it. Most of the info on the web and YouTube centres on using a Windows computer. Also...

thanks Before trying Safe Mode I powered up the phone to see the range of apps affected by these problems. It turns out some Google and Xiaomi also have the problem, though sometimes the logo appears but just hangs there. It also seems that this white screen is simply the app taking a very...

I have a Pocophone F1 (MIUI 12.03) that I purchased in 2019. Other than keeping it updated and charged I have not really used it much. Now that I am retiring my Redmi Note 5 I set up the Pocophone as my everyday phone. I have found several problems the most concerning of which are: After...

Thanks for your comments. My main concern was that the S21 FE was slow compared with the Tab S8 considering the respective size of their batteries and that in both cases I used the same charger/cable combination. Your comment on the 45w charging was interesting. I have seen stuff on You Tube...

I have purchased a Samsung S21 FE 5G (SM-G990E) and am having difficulties with getting it to fast charge. The S21 FE has Android 12, OneUi 4.1. I did some comparison tests with my other devices (Redmi Note 5, TabS8 5G) Using a Samsung 25W Super fast Charger and USB C/C (that I received when I...

I looked through the settings and could not find anything resembling "lift to wake". The screen timeout is set at 2 minutes (it was 30 seconds) and it's not inactive for that length of time. I first noticed the problem while streaming when the screen should be automatically active for hours at a...

For the last few days the problem has not occurred anywhere near as frequently as before. It will happen once or twice in a 2 hour period rather than 5 or 6 times. I have not removed the cover partly because I worry about dropping or bumping this expensive device. Also as the frequency has...

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