Recent content by Fulani Filot

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    Question Locked out of a phone after switching from PIN to Password security.

    Thanks so much for your tip (I tried it but it didn't work), looks like the factory reset is the only option.
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    Announcement Important changes to the forum

    Please let us know as soon as direct messages between members is restored, thanks 👍🏾
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    Question Locked out of a phone after switching from PIN to Password security.

    Hello everyone, a friend of mine just ran into a challenge on his Samsung Galaxy A-11. Previously he was using a four-digit PIN (numbers only) for locking the screen (no problem with that), then he switched to using a password consisting of letters only. After that, he restarted phone only to...
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    Question How can I power on my phone when my power button is broken?

    I'm afraid it looks like it's also time for me to replace my A750F/DS as its power button has lost its springiness and can't turn the phone on anymore. Worse is the fact that in my part of the world, spare parts like power buttons or their leaf springs are not available on the market for such an...
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    Power-button on my "A7 2018" (a.k.a. SM-A750F/DS) has lost it springiness and can't turn phone on.

    My A7's problem is the current absence of that springiness of the power button; that feel of it clicking when you press it, followed by the springiness of the button unclicking as you release it. I had difficulty opening the inner cover of my A7 (two screws refused to come loose). In the process...
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    Galaxy A7 (2018) SM-A750F/DS won't boot anymore.

    I'm curious, do you know what the following options (in this menu) do? > Wipe cache partition. > Mount /system. Also, will "Wipe data/factory reset" repair the OS by returning it to it's virgin state (as if the phone was flashed with a fresh copy of the OS)?
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    My Galaxy Note 10+ doesn't have a proximity sensor...why?

    The CPU looks genuine. I did confirm not long ago that the anomalies raising my concern on the phone are due to the fact that the phone wasn't manufactured for my country. The phone is a brand new grey-import. If it were for my country, the code string in the section titled "Service Provider...
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    Galaxy A7 (2018) SM-A750F/DS won't boot anymore.

    I'm definitely in uncharted territory; I haven't done a flash before. I'm trying to download Frija now but the site isn't responding.
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    Galaxy A7 (2018) SM-A750F/DS won't boot anymore.

    That means losing everything in the phone...right (not a problem as I have everything backed up, but once flashed, the phone will pretty much have no value to me again)? Thanks for your insight [emoji1474]
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    My Galaxy Note 10+ doesn't have a proximity sensor...why?

    I've checked the specs of my phone and it failed on the proximity sensor test; either the proximity sensor is there (as the Device Info HW app indicated) and inoperative or it isn't their at all. I guess it means my phone isn't brand new as I thought it is, just a used phone in pretty much...
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    My Galaxy Note 10+ doesn't have a proximity sensor...why?

    Thanks, that bit of caution escaped my mind.
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    Galaxy A7 (2018) SM-A750F/DS won't boot anymore.

    I just tried the recovery function by using volume-up and power buttons to start the phone, but I'm not familiar with it. Any guide on how that can fix the phone?
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    My Galaxy Note 10+ doesn't have a proximity sensor...why?

    Hi guys, I recently got a new (or is it?) SM-N975U running Android-12. Apart from the S-Pen's remote features being inoperative and absent from the settings menu, the phone has never detected the presence of the S-Pen. I don't know why. Other than that, I noticed that the phone does not have a...
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    Galaxy A7 (2018) SM-A750F/DS won't boot anymore.

    Hi guys, I just ran into this anomaly, my Galaxy A7 (2018) SM-A750F/DS running Android-10 won't boot anymore. I tried booting it into "safe mode" by pressing the power button and then the volume-down button as soon as the Samsung logo appeared...nothing happened. I also noticed that while it...