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Well I am pleased to say I do not need a new phone (yet), I solved my battery problem on my Samsung Galaxy Note 9. I'm a bit frustrated because I never figured out exactly what the problem was but my theory is a crypto miner. When my battery issues started, I immediately suspected an app. Even...

Well I am pleased to say I do not need a new phone (yet), I solved the problem! I'm a bit frustrated because I never figured out exactly what the problem was but my theory is a crypto miner. When my battery issues started, I immediately suspected an app. Even though I use my phone mostly just...

I have been looking into that. I'm good with electronics and often fix stuff myself. I checked iFixIt and they rate the difficulty of replacing the battery on a Note 9 as "medium". But then when I started reading the directions--- well it seems there is a lot of glue involved, and heat guns...

Oh great and mighty phone wizards, I come seeking thy advice! My Samsung Galaxy Note 9 has battery cancer, it's fading fast, and I don't expect it to last much longer. I've been browsing refurbished and renewed phones on Amazon. But swebb (above) makes a good point that a new midrange may be a...

My Note 9 has battery cancer, I don't expect it to last much longer. Did you change the battery yourself or have it done? What did it cost? I'm handy with electronics and often fix stuff myself, but I checked iFixIt regarding a battery swap on the Note 9, and they rated the difficulty as...

I have an Android based in-dash car stereo which I for the most part, love. The included media player app is really lame but it does one important thing that no other 3rd party player does-- It remembers what it was playing and where it was at when I turn off the ignition, and automatically...

I have an in-dash Android based car stereo and I have tried at least 20+ media players and can't find one I like! :- None of them have a UI which I feel, in my opinion, is well suited for this (a lot of that has to do with my own personal idiosyncrasies). Thus, I am looking for either an open...

I have been given a free(*) Galaxy Note 9 by a friend. Her kid found it at the bottom of the river!! Dunno how long it sat there, but as best as I can determine, it still seems to work just fine. It is NOT blacklisted, has not been reported lost or stolen. Her kid did a factory reset on it...