Recent content by Mycrossover

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    A decent battery for Samsung S5

    The phone still works great but it is time for a new battery as a charge only lasts a few hrs. After combing reviews for days, once you get past the BS 4 1/2 stars, there are many bad reviews of early failure, little capacity, over heating, etc. Apparantly, most or all of the OEM labeled...
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    Galaxy S5: Is any replacement battery better than the original?

    While it might be physically possible to build a slightly higher capacity battery in the same case, large increases are impossible. Those extended capacity batteries do it by making the battery thicker and supplying a deeper replacement phone back. Cleims of even matching the original capacity...
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    If you miss the removable battery, the power bank is a good alternative.

    Thanks for the update. It has been a while since I looked at power banks. I just researched the improvements. I see we are up to Qualcomm 4.0. Do the phones have to match the particular algorythm or is any fast charge phone compatible with the various versions 1,2,3 or 4? I would guess they do...
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    If you miss the removable battery, the power bank is a good alternative.

    Bigger power banks can charge longer, hold more recharges, but not faster charges The phone controls the charge rate.
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    Whilst skiing ice managed to get into the charging slot, now it won't charge

    If I understand you correctly, the plug will no longer fit in the jack, rather than the phone is refusing to take a charge. If that is rhe case, you have damaged the socket or got some junk in there. I suggest you take a very close look at the socket. If you cannot get it out or the socket is...
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    Google locking me out of hot spots.

    Often I am in a hotspot location with a strong signal and I get a Google security warning that will not let me connect my S5. My wife has no problem connecting with her S8. I have checked all the settings I can think of but no luck. This does not happen everywhere. I understand the risks of...
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    Apple sued Samsung

    I really cannot worry about major companies suing each other. They all have armies of lawyers. It is not personel, just business. They lose no sleep over it. Why should you? I was more annoyed when Sawstop sued Bosch because they forced a new design safety saw off the US market. In spite of the...
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    Weather and time widgit disappeared from home screen.

    Never mind, I have several unused panels I should remove and it was on panel 6. I moved it back to panel 1. Don't know why this happens. My wife's flashlight migrated to another panel, recently.
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    Weather and time widgit disappeared from home screen.

    I know how to install a widgit. I tried to reinstall this one but when I had it placed where it had been, I got the message: "This widgit is already installed". That spot on screen is still blank. I powered down to reboot but still no good.
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    Can the battery on the S6 be recharged?

    They never untended for you to go into the S6 anS7. They are glued shut but people have successfully opened them and replaced the battery. They claim they are sealed to make them waterproof but it is just as likely that the battery won't last much past when you can upgrade and they can sell you...
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    Why do some brand new cables not charge my S5 and some do.

    I was just respoding to the links you posted. I actually bothered to read them. Maybe you can find some way to delete that little arrow at the bottom of all posts, that invite replies. Nobody forced you into a discussion. You are free to ignore any post you choose.
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    Why do some brand new cables not charge my S5 and some do.

    The usb c is a new improved design. They are not interchangable with micro usb. Regardless of what this guy says, if all cables work with one phone but only some work with another, common sense says to look at the phone before the cable. I have seen charge sockets go bad. I did this for 50...
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    why my phone is not turning after installing new battery but front touch keys are blinking ?

    Good advice. The amount of OEM branded knock offs on Amazon and ebay is unbelievable. Half the time I don't think the sellers even know the difference. I bought my last OEM battery for an S4 from B&H photo and it was a good one. I bought OEM branded chargers and usb cables on ebay and the...
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    Why do some brand new cables not charge my S5 and some do.

    Plug in one of the suspect cables and wiggle the phone connection and see if the little lightening bolt charge symbol in the battery icon cuts in and out. It sounds like you have a flakey socket. Some plugs fit better than others. I invested in one of those in line usb cable volt and ameters on...
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    Why do some brand new cables not charge my S5 and some do.

    I can see a bad connector being fussy with some cables. The effect of a bad + or - data wire would be to restrict the charge rate to 500 ma. but it would still charge. The phone uses the data lines to detect if it is connected to a usb port or a straight charger.