Recent content by Allen Brandt

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    Galaxy Watch 3 HR monitor during workout

    Mine seems pretty accurate. I've watched the HR for both a walk and a run and it's pretty close to reality. Is your watch too loose on your wrist?
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    Galaxy Watch 3

    Go to the Wear app on your phone and add the blood oxygen widget to the watch Then go to the watch and you should see it when you swipe left from the home screen. Still trying to figure out the best way to use it as it seems to read low for me
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    Is it safe fo flash a Samsung G970U with a G970U1 firmware WITHOUT an Unlocked Bootloader??

    I did exactly what you are doing starting from a Verizon version. Changed to a U1 with no issues, get OTA updates, etc. All's good
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    Phone randomly turns off mobile data

    T-Mobile (US). I'll ask
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    Phone randomly turns off mobile data

    Again today, without me doing anything, my 10e had turned off mobile data. Lots of signal bars (and it took me a bit to realize that I did not have the LTE banner next to it), phone had not restarted, just was on mobile data one minute and when I went to check email, I had a no network message...
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    Unlocked S10e still on May security patch

    I went to samfirm and downloaded the July update (which added night mode) and the August security patch. I guess that's what I'll be doing from now on.
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    Accidental touch

    I have accidental touch turned on and still have random problems while my phone is in my pocket. Hopefully a real fix will come soon
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    Galaxy s8 battery swelling

    Please don't mess with a swelling battery or delay getting it repaired. These lithium batteries are a fire hazard when outside of their case or anything abnormal (which is why you are seeing batteries not allowed in airline luggage or cargo, etc). I'd get this done quickly before you risk a...
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    Where are ALL the settings that make the screen turn on automatically?

    turn the phone face down so you won't see the screen light up
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    GPS turning off when when shuts off

    go into settings/device care/battery and see what power mode you are in. My phone flips to medium power setting every so often and when it does, the GPS stops working with the screen goes off. Changing the setting back to optimized fixes the issue.
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    Samsung Updates

    I've been playing with two apps, LTE Discovery and Network Cell Info Lite, and I turn on the apps for a few minutes at various places I've been over the past two weeks since I've had the device. For example, at home and at work, I've only ever seen LTE band 4 and I've been traveling around NYC...
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    Samsung Updates

    Connected on LTE band 71 for the first time after the update. So unless T-Mo is updating towers today in real time, the update changed the radios (seemingly for the better)
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    Samsung Updates

    on my unlocked phone after the update, using the app Network Cell Info Lite, my phone is showing VoLTE available for the first time and I'm pickup up both LTE bands 2 and 4, where yesterday VoLTE was no and only band 4. This appears to have updated the radios
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    Anyone replaced battery on Galaxy S8 at Ubreakifix?

    The app Accrbattery Pro claims to give an estimate of the battery capacity. Charge Cycle Counter is compatible with Samsung phones and can read the battery and gives (supposedly) an accurate count of charge cycles.
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    Screen protector

    Please don't push this amFilm screen protector. It has no cutout for the camera and it's slightly smaller than the screen, so it cuts off the edges. There are better options available