Recent content by baldpaul

Can't believe that this is still happening on Samsung phones! I had the same problem ages ago when I had an S2 and an S5 Mini. The solution for me was to change to a different clock app. I used both Timely and the standard Google Clock app and I'm pretty sure it sorted the problem but as it was...

It's a lollipop feature. Only way to stop it is to install and use an app called HeadsOff from the Play Store.

Those screenshots look perfectly fine to me. From the graph, you can see the battery depleting rapidly during the times when its "awake" and when the screen is on. Then it levels off (presumably) overnight when you're asleep but there is still some drain due to WiFi being on and Cellular Network...

Long press the notification, select the "i" that should appear. On next screen, choose option to Block all notifications.

Are you sure that your Contacts haven't been synced to your Google account or possibly another email account you used on the phone e.g. Outlook. If you aren't sure then try logging in via a web browser to see if you can see if your Contacts are there. You also say "no sim card" do you mean you...

Go into Settings -> Apps scroll to find Chrome and select it. Hit the Disable button.

You can try to force it to restart itself by holding the power button in for up to 30 seconds.

It's at the recipient end that controls whether they see your number or your name. It will show your name if they have saved your number to their "Contacts" list and then added your name as the contact. So when you then send future messages from your number it matches it up with the one in their...

The email query is a function of the app being used and not the phone. But you don't say which app you used before and which you are using now. If you used to use an HTC mail app that came pre-installed on your old phone and if you still have access to the phone you could try to extract the apk...

Re: wifi blocked by router security You're welcome ☺

Re: wifi blocked by router security Are you using a password with any unusual characters or a space? Try a very simple and short password with just alphabetic characters and no spaces first and see if that helps.

Have you tried to completely deplete the battery to the point the phone turns off? If not, I would do that and then charge overnight to whatever's its maximum is then let the battery drain down until the phone turns off again. Then do another overnight charge and see if that finally gets to...

Should be some time in Q2 this year. See this article: Galaxy S5 mini scheduled to get Lollipop update in Q2 ’15 - SamMobile

Recently announced that it will be Q2 (I.e. Apr-Jun) when the S5 Mini gets it.

If an overnight charge only gets you to 80% then there's something wrong. I would have said the battery but if you've had the same with 2 batteries then it sounds like the phone. If you do ever get to 100% then monitor the awake time in the battery stats and if it always appears to be awake then...