Recent content by Anders A

Ah, bummer. I hoped, that you or someone in the forum, who was better informed or owned one of these sweet devices, was able to shed some light on that camera/display issue. I'll have a look around though. Thanks for the help and getting back on the above.

That's a positive, considering all the options out there. I might just have to settle with that since there aren't many other options as far as I know. Thanks for enlightening me on this topic though. Also here, I might just have to live with the missing updates for the OS etc. However, I...

@B. Diddy Hey and thanks for the swift and great reply and the link to the youtube video. That was very interesting and informative. I got to admit that I skipped a bit around in that video as it was over an hour long, but I watched the most relevant and important parts of it and I got to...

Trying to make this as short as possible and get to the point: I am currently using this Samsung "phablet" --> https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a53_5g-11268.php ...but have grown increasingly sick and tired of the monster-sized screen after using it for the last 2-3 years. Its bulky...

Ah, pity. I should have seen this before I disposed of the phone which I did shortly after my last message. But it's all good. However, the idea is quite good. I knew, that I never used Samsung's find my device but Google's I did use before. Also, I use Prey to keep a tab on my devices. But...

I called the local recycling center the other day. They said, that they didn't have a specific container for "sensitive e-waste" but on the other hand, they confirmed, that the e-waste simply gets sent off to a recycling plant where it is immediately taken apart and each of the pieces sent off...

Thanks for the great suggestions and all the answers. I think, I'll call my local recycling center about their security policy and handling of e-waste and see, what they got to say about this situation. In terms of the advice to smash the phone to pieces and then dispose of it in a safe...

I got an old Galaxy A5 that slipped out of my hand and crashed onto the pavement about 1½-2 years ago. The screen ruptured and was full of decent cracks hereafter but I was still able to use the touch screen without any issues other than a few glass particles here and there. The functionality...

Hello again B. Diddy, seems like resetting the phone to factory standards has achieved the wanted. No more pop-ups, no more false battery-warnings etc. In retrospect, I am now 100% certain that this has been some sort of malware or adware, trying to trick a user into downloading more junk onto...

Hello B. Diddy, and thank you for the nice welcome. Thanks also for the link with informations to safe boot the phone. I did that and although it worked slightly differently than in the instructions, I could get into safe mode. However since the phone was fully charged as well as that I use it...