Recent content by slampadang

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    Screen timeout persistently resetting itself from 5 mins to default of 30 seconds

    Power mode is set to Optimised, which is the same as it has been for years. That was my first thought. You can customise some of the power modes by selecting a different one. If I change power mode, and then re-select Optimised, the settings are not customisable. I will try now setting to High...
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    Screen timeout persistently resetting itself from 5 mins to default of 30 seconds

    Ok, the Note 8 is an old phone, but it mostly still works for me. BUT... I like to have my Display / Screen timeout setting at 5 minutes. Very annoying when you set your phone down for a sec and it's locked. 5 minutes works for me. BUT after a recent factory reset this setting is constantly...
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    Annoying 'Complete action using' popup 50 times per day[Solved]

    Re: Annoying 'Complete action using' popup 50 times per day For anyone who is interested :) Solved!! Ends up being an NFC (Near Field Communication) issue. As a boomer I am inclined to use a wallet cover on my phone as we are dead scared of cracking them, lol. And I got a replacement Westpac...
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    Annoying 'Complete action using' popup 50 times per day[Solved]

    Re: Annoying 'Complete action using' popup 50 times per day I think you have it mate. Chrome/Settings/Site Settings/3 bars/Search "westpac" then Clear and Reset for sites banking.westpac.com.au and westpac.com.au Haven't had the popup for the past 10 minutes which I am pretty sure it means this...
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    Annoying 'Complete action using' popup 50 times per day[Solved]

    Re: Annoying 'Complete action using' popup 50 times per day Yes mustang7757, my default app page looks pretty much exactly the same. Chrome is the default browser app. I have a 'default app selection' which is set to 'ask before setting default actions', but I don't think if I set it to auto it...
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    Annoying 'Complete action using' popup 50 times per day[Solved]

    Re: Annoying 'Complete action using' popup 50 times per day Something, somewhere is making a call to open up this webpage...
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    Annoying 'Complete action using' popup 50 times per day[Solved]

    Re: Annoying 'Complete action using' popup 50 times per day Thanks for the suggestion. I do not switch between browsers all that often. Chrome is set as the default browser app. I don't believe it is browser related. If I select, say, Chrome, or Firefox and then hit Always, then it will just...
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    Annoying 'Complete action using' popup 50 times per day[Solved]

    Re: Annoying 'Complete action using' popup 50 times per day Thank you! Yes, I am new here. Long time Samsung user since the S3. Yes, I have tried uninstalling, it's had no effect. This happens every time I wake up my phone, as well as numerous other occasions.
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    Annoying 'Complete action using' popup 50 times per day[Solved]

    This is happening to me very frequently. I can be: on a phone call using gmail on any web page in just about any app I get a popup at the bottom of the screen, you know the one: "Complete action using" and then the option of the 3 browsers I have installed, Chrome, Firefox, Tor and then the...