Recent content by FortMaceo

I did use SmartSwitch, plus backed up files and settings to my various Google and Microsoft accounts. All of that helped, but it still requires some tweaking. I can't imagine keeping redundant phones going like you're doing. One is a big enough headache!

I did the factory reset. This did two things: 1) reminded me how much I hate setting up a "new" phone, 2) fixed (so far) the issue I reported. Hotspot now works without turning off my phone. I'm trying to keep an eye on what it's doing on installing updates so that if it happens again, I'll have...

Thank you for the offer. I'm backing up everything in preparation for a factory reset and will try that first. If that doesn't work, I'll let you know.

Thank you for the suggestion. I did that reset and this problem persists. In addition to the new problem of now needing to reset all of my sounds, etc. :) But it was worth a try, thank you.

Thank you for the support doc. I had never put this phone in Safe Mode, so it really helped me. I tested it. Not sure what it tells us, though, that the problem occurs even in Safe Mode with every third party app disabled.

Yes, I tried that early on. Thank you for the suggestion, though.

Thank you for the suggestion. I tried it, same results.

Excellent suggestion, thank you. No, I hadn't thought to do that but I just did and will continue to do so on future restarts. And thank you in advance for seeing if your S10e does it. Based on my inability to find others reporting the same issue, I fear I might be the only one, but maybe not. I...

Anyone have any ideas? I've been fiddling with settings since yesterday, still same results.

Hello all. Samsung Galaxy S10, Android 12. I installed the suggested Android update a few days ago. Ever since then, it's been having the issue I'll describe here. I use my phone as a hotspot to run a dash-mounted Android tablet when I'm driving. I simply enable the hotspot on my phone when I...