Recent content by Embee19

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    Question I keep getting an unidentified sound that doesn't seem to be a notification

    Recently, my Samsung A13 with the stock OS and the latest updates started periodically making a sound I've never heard before. It sounds very much like an electronic version of a house key being dropped into a shot glass. I have a notification history app, but nothing appears in that list...
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    Extreme Android 10/Samsung A21 problems/annoyances...

    My previous Boost Mobile LG phone ran Android 9, and I loved it! But I was tricked by Boost Mobile into buying one of their phones (Samsung A21) which supported their $10 per month plan. Of course, once I had bought it and activated it with Boost, THEN they tell me that price is only good for...
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    What does downward arc with moving circle mean?

    Never mind, but THANKS! This IS an error indication due to a flashing error.
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    What does downward arc with moving circle mean?

    Yes, I've tried rebooting at least a dozen times, but this is the only thing that shows up. I'm not with Cricket, but with MetroPCS. I've managed to take a video screenshot from another phone & converted it to animated gif, which I attached.
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    What does downward arc with moving circle mean?

    Thanks! I have a ZTE Z981. I'm seeing it on the only screen that shows up. I can't create a screen shot because my phone never gets past this screen.
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    What does downward arc with moving circle mean?

    I've been seeing an infinite loop of a downward arc (sort of like a "frown") with a circle moving from right to left on my ZTE Z981 screen. What does this mean, please?
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    How to backup phone while unable to get past startup logo?

    I think I've got it on my Samsung cloud backup, so I'm gonna go ahead and do the hard reset. So consider this closed
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    How to backup phone while unable to get past startup logo?

    For the first time, suddenly my Samsung Galaxy Light can't get past the startup logo screen. I've tried removing the battery / soft resets, but that doesn't work. So unless someone knows of a better solution, I'm going to need to perform a Hard Reset. But obviously I'm going to need to backup...
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    My Samsung Galaxy Light Just Went Crazy

    So I'm just sitting here, and suddenly out of the blue my Samsung Galaxy Light (SGH-T399N, Android version 4.4.2) started making some loud, crazy sounds that I've never heard before. I checked for an alarm, a text message, a phone call, a notification, or any other indication of what could be...
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    Constant "Not Responding" msgs for almost everything on 4.4.2

    All of a sudden, just about every Google app and system process, including such fundamental things like Google.com and "Process System", have started showing popup error messages reporting they're "not responding". My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Light, running system v4.4.2, My carrier is Metro...
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    How do I reset call count on Samsung Galaxy when clearing BadgeProvider doesn't work?

    Thanks for your reply, B. Diddy! But with respect, I'm going to leave this thread open, hoping for a less destructive alternative.
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    How do I reset call count on Samsung Galaxy when clearing BadgeProvider doesn't work?

    Often, the Missed Call count on my Samsung Galaxy Light (SGH-T399) phone refuses to reset, even after I delete the call log and then clear the data and cache of the BadgeProvider app and reboot. Although this procedure usually reduces the count if it's high, it very rarely resets to zero, even...
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    Can't play music after reset on Galaxy Light

    I reset my Galaxy Light T399N (running Android 44.2) because when an incoming call arrived, the .m4a ring tone -- which had been playing perfectly for years -- cut off after no more than 1 second, followed by silence. So I tried a hard reset followed by a Google auto-restore, but now none of...