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  1. donm527

    What are the best deals on the Flip 5 right now (March)

    Just curious what the best deal someone has gotten on a Flip5 recently. I think I read Spring Sale soon and as low as $750. But seeing if their are any $1000 trade-in type deals out there. I hear word is they will start manufacturing Flip6 in May so possible early release of next model so maybe...
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    One UI 6.0 comments, opinions...

    Just wanted to create a One UI 6.0 post just to say... I wish they still kept the blue buttons when you enabled a switch like wifi or Bluetooth, etc. The while drop down is an iOS rip off that doesn't match the rest of Android 14. And even iOS uses blue buttons to show activated switches...
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    April 1 Google System update available

    April 1 Google System update available.
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    Google Play System update to March 1

    I actually don't know if this is old and everyone up to March 1 but was bored and playing with my phone settings and checked Google Play System update and there was something there asking me to reboot to update and I am showing March 1. Didn't check to see what version I was at before.
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    Update for unlocked AT&T just came in

    Update for unlocked AT&T just came in.
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    Smart Switch questions and may comments... how do you restore your phone and restore SS backup??

    OK, been using SS to make backups and finally got a reason to wipe me phone and use SS to restore but not sure if I am doing it cleanly so wanna ask for advice from SS pros... I factory wipe my phone and get to the beginning screen... Do you guys skip through all the set up stuff like log into...
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    Official post that AT&T Unlocked Android 13 ONE UI 5 update is here

    Official post that AT&T Unlocked Android 13 ONE UI 5 update is here :) Lot's of Samsung app updates in Samsung Store too btw.
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    Secured Folder notification bug after August update

    I just installed the August update for my unlocked phone on AT&T. Now when i reboot my phone i will get a notification saying that you must unlock your Secure Folder in order to get notifications from apps inside your Secure Folder. You cannot clear the notification and it will not go away...
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    Possible to disable Google Assistant swipe up from corner of screen but keep Hey Google?

    So I like to use "Hey Google" to bring up Google Assistant and do searches but I find that I don't use the corner swipe to activate it and actually find it annoying sometimes so I'd like to disable it. Is it possible to disable the corner swipe up to open Google Assistant but keep the ability...
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    Spotify Player showing up in Quick Panel and no idea how to get rid of it. Help??

    Phone had been running just fine and never had this show up in my Quick Panel after using and closing Spotify (and I don't remember using it recently but I guess I did). But now when I restart my phone this Spotify player shows up on my Quick Panel and I can not get rid of it. :mad: You...
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    What does this battery icon mean in status bar??

    I don't recall seeing this often if at all at the top of my status bar and wondering if anyone knows or remembers what this battery icon means?
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    Observations after a week with my S22U compared to my N20U... Agree? Disagree? Add your own thoughts

    So finally unboxing my phone and setting it up and using it for a week I am getting to get familiar with it and notice things about the S22U and some compared against the N20U and thought I'd use a post to share little comments and observations and see if people agree and also notice or disagree...
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    Question: Is Microsoft OneDrive installed by default on S22U especially unlocked version?

    My S22U is the unlocked version just acquired recently and I use Outlook and Teams and may have installed Excel and Word. I don't remember installing OneDrive but it's there. Doing a little file cleaning and able to Uninstall Excel and Word. But find out I can't uninstall OneDrive. Only gives...
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    AT&T software update happening right now 4/22

    Unlocked my phone this eve to find an update message ready to go… April 1 update.
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    Anyone notice Samsung Store installed TikTok App on your phone without your permission?

    It's 12:24 am 3/25/2022 as I type this. I am about to go to sleep and play todays Wordel on my Chrome before going to sleep :p I'm closing my apps and for some reason I go to my app drawer and see the TikTok app in my drawer :confused: I wonder how the heck it got there??!! I go to Google...
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    Samsung will fix your busted Galaxy S and Note screen for just $100

    I remember when I had my Note 8 Samsung did something similar. Had to go to Sprint store I think for the offer. Normally $300 so great deal if you have bad screen for an N20U… heck even if your screen is ok right now ;)… you get a new battery and with an entire front screen assembly in a screen...
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    Google Play Store downloading apps I select from GPS website to the Secure Folder

    Hi, I've recently noticed if I install an app to my phone from the browser-based play store, it will install it in the Secured Folder instead of my main App Folder. I'll then have to uninstall it from the Secure Folder and reinstall with the app-based play store. Has anyone experienced this...
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    Z Fold 3 crease not showing anything and right side of screen isn't responding to touch

    Hey, I have a co-worker... got himself a Z Fold 3 around new year and wife Flip. He's been enjoying the phone but today he tells me he thinks his phone is shot. Saying at the crease isn't showing anything and the right side of screen isn't responding to touch. Outside screen ok and no drop...
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    Google Messages being default app vs Samsung Message app. Thoughts?

    I read that the default message app for the S22 series is not a re-skinned Google Message. Coming from a Note 20 U and fairly happy with the look and performance of Samsung Message app, I was wondering peoples thought, opinions, coomplaints on Google Message. I haven't used Google Message in a...
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    S22 running hot??

    The Unpacked event showed new thermo-cooling tech in the new phones but while reading about how the new phones do better in low signal areas with the new modem, the same group doing benchmark tests said they noticed heating/throttling issue?? Will have to see reviews if anyone else mentions it...