Recent content by Bud P

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    S8 LTE problem

    Check your network setting under mobile network. Make sure your network mode is set correctly. Verizon usually is set to global. Network name should have your carrier listed. Go into Access point names and make sure you have one selected.. I have in the past had problem when moving from one...
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    My S8+ is not regularly recognizing "Fast Charging"

    I would advise anyone to not do this with any conductive object especially if the device is powered on. You may want to also check the cable you are using as they do tend to bend a little over time and not properly hold a tight connection
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    How resilient to scratches is an S8's screen?

    Yes keys and other items will scratch the glass. If you are like my wife and just throw your phone around in your purse you will find out. gorilla glass on the S series has the lowest glass rating of all phones as of a few months ago anyway. s8 plus is awful. Have fun invest in cover and...
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    Samsung Snooping

    If you look at firewall logs you will probably see a lot of outbound connections to amazonaws. These calls are all related to cloud. Yes anyone of your apps that use cloud services gather info and store it. Samsung and your mentioned malware app is the top ones. I suggest that if you don't...