On the 29th January 2021 the Galaxy S21 series of phones were launched.

So, Happy 4th Birthday to the Galaxy S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra.

There are a few shorts regulars in my feed that are ai voiced and are very annoying. But of course because I click on them because the content looks interesting, they keep coming up. The channel is not displayed beforehand like normal videos, nor is the option to stop seeing them.

so the felon in chief's crusade of deporting illegal immigrants is going to cause food prices to go up. you guys bitched and moaned about Biden's economy and how groceries prices were too high. well now you guys get to reap what you sowed.

it has been reported that citrus workers in Ca have not reported for work for fear of being deported.

over 80% over the nations citrus comes from Ca! so i don't want to hear folks here bitching about their groceries....or the economy for that matter.....as things get worse!!!!!

When you have all your friend's cell phones and photos saved to the cell, they zoomed to the cloud, how come they stay there, and not to device?

I went to look at a screenshot I'd taken earlier, but there was nothing. I checked out others and the same problem. The phone rebooted itself again this morning. Could these somehow be connected?

A great Christmas gift would be a Charger rc car. This one's a black beauty, Dom's ride from Fast and Furious. The only problem is it seems not to be charging. There is a usb cord that folds up in a compartment on the underside of the car. Just add a wall wart. Originally it worked fine. Then it was put away for a while and it doesn't run. The red light comes on fine when it is switched on and the red light on the controller works, too. It probably doesn't need new contoller batteries.

yes it is now 2025!!!!!! i know right!!!!!

so a lot has happened already. a lot of players have already moved on by trade or free agengency.

so what are you looking forward to this upcoming season? are you happy with the moves your team made?

is anybody pissed off at my Dodgers? anybody think that the Dodgers are ruining baseball?

lets discuss the upcoming season.

Who else is considering upgrading to the Galaxy S25? I've got a Google Pixel 8 Pro and have grown really tired of it. The performance has wavered, it's gotten buggier over time, and I miss the Galaxy camera experience. I've been holding out for a new phone because I don't feel like I *need* many bells and whistles these days, but after watching the Galaxy Unpacked event, I'm intrigued.

Some of the Galaxy S25 features that are enticing me:

• AI Call recording/notes (seems like it may be a legal issue in some jurisdictions?)
• AI writing/formatting options built into the UI (One UI 7)
• AI photo feature to select faces that aren't blinking/smiling
• AI video feature to isolate and adjust background noise of different types

I could probably go another year (or maybe even two) without getting a new phone, but I'm pretty tempted!

Galaxy S25, S25+, or S25 Ultra? Hmm.

Let's start this!
For those who were to young to remember,
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I'll start with the word
"Strikethrough".....

Vivo have released their January update for the Vivo X Fold3 Pro Global model for FuntouchOS...

Samsung have begun rolling out their January update...

Samsung have begun rolling out their January update...

Same thing, it copied everyone from only two cell phones, I change the name of two of them,oh almost every time I do factory reset ,how do I clear out the contacts?

My wife's phone is having problems again. She has a Samsung A53 with Android 15.

The newest problem started happening a couple of months ago. There has been so much going on with our family that the phone has taken a backseat.

Up to about 2-3 months ago her phone has been working fine with the home wifi. I can use it fine and so can my son. When the home wifi became an issue she was still able to use wifi and local retail establishments but no longer can.

At first we thought we had to reset the phone so we did and nothing changed. Then we reset Network settings and rebooted router nope. With the wifi adapter turned on it shows no networks available even tho there are some available.

I did some research and found out that people that generally like Samsung don't anymore. Also apparently the processor that's in the A53 is junk and the problems were addressed and fixed for the A54. Apparently there is a glitch in the area of the processor that controls the wifi adapter and that Samsung has put out firmware or some kind of fix or pay h to address this issue.

I saw screens that were screenshoted that showed where you can check whether you want to switch from 2.4ghtz to 5 5ghtz for the wifi. I never was able to find that area on her phone.

Does anyone know anything about this. Am I explaining it right? Can someone point me in the right direction to help me with this to help her.

Honestly I don't know where to go with this question
My primary place for storing Contacts is in Outlook for Exchange. I have my own domain and use it for work and personal email.
But when setting up a phone, of course using a Gmail account, there's no choice on that. But my gripe is that the phone has multiple copies of the same contact (different color circle icons though). I just counted six of the same contact in the stock phone "Contacts" app; others show up 2-3 times. I have tried not migrating certain accounts but I still get multiple entries on the phone. I'd love to eliminate these multiple contact entries on the phone. Actually I'd love to wipe ALL Gmail contacts and start over. But I'm afraid to delete something on the phone for fear it might start changing the contacts in Exchange/Outlook.

Anyone have this issue? And suggestions?

THANK YOU!

My friend's Moto G 5 g went into fastboot yesterday morning. It snapped right out of it, but when it did most of the downloads were missing. Thank goodness things were backed up to sd, but how could this happen and how do we prevent it? How would we restore lost files if not from sd?

Samsung have begun rolling out the January 2025 security update for the S21 series...

I know about swappa, but these places I didn't know about. Anyone had any experience with them? Are they legit?

I got quotes on my S24 Ultra (512):

buybackboss $724
gazelle $446
itsworthmore $680
buybacktronics $703

Supposedly this Moto 5 G is going to update automatically in the early morning. I've already shut off automatic in dev ops, switched to cellular (none) before wifi, and am looking for other ways. When I looked at software update under settings I saw no options that it's supposed to have other than the abovementioned cellular first. Aren't there apps which can prevent this sort of thing? I have also disabled the sim.

Q1. I might want to buy a used SM-P615 S6 lite tablet, my understanding is SM-P615 is released in 2020, and I think no more android and security updates, is it ok to use it?

Q2. After no more android and security updates, can the apps installed still continue to have app updates?

Q3. After no more android and security updates, am I safe to use the apps as long as the apps can be updated?

Q4. What does United Arab Emirates mean? see screenshot


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the The historic LA fires :( should be about the disaster of the fires burning here in LA. it should have no room for politics there.

so that is why i have started this thread. so i say bring on the politics here.

and again lets be civilized here. i will have the mods shut this thread down if i feel it is getting out of hand.

felon for short. this will be my new name for our soon to be president.

why you guys voted for this douche bag is beyond me. he lies. he cheats. he has defrauded the state of New York. he defames people. he stole classified documents. he is an election denier. he incited an insurrection.

i cannot wait until our economy goes to shit. you can kiss your social security good bye. when there are no more immigrants to pick your produce, i do not want to hear complaining that your groceries are still expensive. you will get no sympathy from me.

and the felon's cabinet nominees are just a joke. i can't wait to laugh at you guys when you start having regrets.

now this thread is for friendly exchange of political views. please do not derail this thread by name calling. please to do not attack one another. this thread is for adults so lets try and be civilized. i will have mods close this thread if i feel it is getting out of hand.

if you do not like me calling the next president a felon.....tough. this is my thread. feel free to make your own thread if you like.

now let's discuss how the felon will run the United States of America. will he run it to the ground? or do you think we will prosper under the felon's leadership?

Anyone interested?

I ordered the 13R and got $150 credit no questions asked for a 10-year-old LG phone in a drawer.

Supposedly has the brightest screen, plus a 6000 mAh battery.

Should arrive this week. OP says the 16th. UPS says 16th-20th. Who knows. In the days of the original Galaxy, I would be sitting near the front window every day. Now, not so much