Recent content by bertsirkin

When I switched to T-Mobile about a year ago they only offered an eSIM - it seemed easier than a physical SIM. I hadn't had a problem until I switched to the S25U, and only with WiFi calls - mobile calling was fine. The biggest problem I had was finding a tech support person who cared enough to...

I called t-mobile 3 times. the first two they did the provisioning but it didn't help. Finally, late yesterday I got somebody that was motivated to help. I initially asked if I could switch to a physical sim, but they recommended deleting the eSim and re-adding it. I deleted the eSim and he...

Already did that - didn't help.

Since getting the S25 Ultra, I'm having issues making calls over WiFi. I had no issues with my S24 Ultra and my wife's S24 Ultra still has no issues. But when making or receiving a call with my S25 Ultra, the call drops after about 30 seconds, often followed by a message about the eSim (from...

The gallery app has audio permissions.

This is what I see...

I can search my photos in the Gallery app on my S25 ultra by clicking the search icon and then typing my search criteria. But, I see in numerous videos that you can also search by voice. In all of the videos I've seen, there's a microphone icon next to the text search bar, but I don't have that...

The image clipper finally became available on my Verizon S22 ultra. I can save the clipped image, but "copy" doesn't seem to work as expected. When I copy the clipped image and try to past into an email, nothing but a line feed seems to get pasted. I also don't see how to paste the image into...

I had a typo - the 3x uses the bottom-right lens (not the left). This is correct: 0.6x top only 1x middle-left & top-left lenses 2x middle-left lens only 3x bottom-right lens only 5x bottom-right lens only 10x bottom-left lens only > 10x bottom-left lens only w/digital zoom Here is what...

I've been trying to figure out how the S22 ultra uses the 4 lenses. I know that the phone does pixel "binning" to improve light-gathering and image quality. (binning combines multiple pixels into a single pixel - and the 108mp sensor combines groups of 9 pixels into a single pixel to create a...

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That actually worked GREAT. I don't understand why he used both thumbs to create one fingerprint, though. I created 2 fingerprints, one with each thumb, doing the up/down/left/right sequence with the Dome Glass protector on, and it works much faster and easier now than it ever did.

see https://www.androidcentral.com/best-wifi-6-routers

Was in a restaurant in Boston and connected to their Wi-Fi. I didn't recognize the Wi-Fi symbol, and was blown away when I checked the speed! 200+ mb down and 400mb + up. Didn't previously know about Wi-Fi 6,and had no idea the Note 10 supported it - but it does.

I had a scary moment. I had to remove my (minimal) case. When I put it back on, I put it on upside-down (camera cutout on bottom) by accident. This apparently caused the volume keys and the power/bixby button to get pressed simultaneously. Next thing I see on the phone is a warning about...