I recently discovered that the Nova Launcher disables app badges unless upgraded to the premium version.

Is there any way to deal with this besides removing the app. What would be the best alternative launcher?

Just read silver is now over $30 an ounce

This is scary to know....

Hi Guys,

Yesterday I published the Amiibo Vault Android application for Amiibo collectors or gaming fans. The app is non-profit without ads, I just want to help other fans like me to get details, compatibility, and other info about Amiibo figures or cards. You can also scan your amiibo directly with the app and get all the info that you need to improve your gameplay. Hopefully, you can find it useful for your needs. Please leave any feedback to help me to improve the app. Thank you very much.

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Next weekend is the holiday that most everyone considers the kick start for the summer. When I was growing up, we spent ever Memorial weekend in Oklahoma where both of my parents were born and raised. We decorated graves in the many surrounding cemeteries and enjoyed seeing all of the family that lived in the area. Nobody lives there anymore and it's been a number of years since I last decorated graves there. I will spend the weekend decorating local and will likely party at the cabin with friends.

I hope that you have plans to spend some quality time with friends and family. If you travel, please be safe. It's a great weekend to do some grilling outside so I hope you have some great meals planned.

Though we enjoy the time off and early summer fun with friends and family, it's best that we don't forget the reason we observe the "holiday". It is a day to morn and honor the loss of those that gave their lives so that we might enjoy the freedoms of this great nation. Showing respect for veterans should be 24/7/365. Please take the time to thank all veterans for their service.

Hi

I am having trouble with getting a message notification sound on my Samsung S23 Ultra.

The weirdest thing is that when I choose a notification sound in Settings/Sounds and Vibrations/Notification Sounds is that I cant hear the sound I choose in there when I select it ? However In the ringtone setting I can here the sound when selected ?

Yes I have checked DND, turned the volume up in notification settings, and in the volume settings.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide :]

My wife recently had to send her Samsung A41 in for repair (don't ask!!) so she reverted back to her earlier J5. This all worked, no problem, but after putting the SIM back into the repaired A41 she's hit a problem with Whatsapp verification. It keeps reporting that it isn't able to send the SMS verification code, even though it's showing the correct phone number. It says to wait for 59 minutes but this just keeps repeating ad infinitum. This procedure worked when she first went back to the J5 but now doesn't. The SMS is working okay, we've exchanged messages.

In desperation we've tried uninstalling Whatsapp and downloading and installing a new copy from Play Store. This accepted the telephone number but then came up with the same error. To make matters worse there is now no Whatsapp icon on the desktop. It is installed since it appears in the list of Apps in Settings and there's a button to open it from there but when she does this it still comes up with the same error. In the verification box the buttons for resending the code and requesting a phone contact from Whatsapp are greyed out.

From searches she's done online it appears that this is a fairly common problem but so far we've not found any ways to resolve it. If anyone here has experienenced this problem and found a solution we'd be very grateful to know about it.

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Currently I just reseted my cell a great old fashion FDR a spell ago, now my bar graph on the non carrier data, has been shot over 100%

meanwhile my data, regular old data - of the wifi and mobile data- the graph drops down to nothing from the highest peak in the start up of May.

I know it is a bit confusing. Here are my screen shots I am talking about, all my mobile data on each app is switched off. How to make this drop down to Zero or at least half?






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Samsung has started to roll out an update for the Fold5 international devices on CSC code EUX, (Europe), F946B. bringing with it the May security update

Build number = F946BXXU1CXE1

Build date = 07 May 2024

Android Security patch = 01 May 2024

Download size = 440.78MB

Camera version = 14.1.00.15

It is a FOTA, (Firmware Over The Air), update and you can check... Settings > Software update... to see if it is available for you. Alternatively, you can connect to the Samsung PC suite, Smart Switch and check via that.

System information

"......We're so excited that the NFL's Christmas Day games will be only on Netflix......""

This really sucks. I'm not paying Netflix to watch NFL Football on Christmas Day

Netflix will be the home to live NFL games this Christmas Day

How in definitive way to get Android 9, and below, saved wifi password corresponded by its data values eg. SSID name, etc ?

Last week I drove down to Tennessee. I had to stop driving before Tennessee due to severe weather, and I got a hotel room. I have one credit card that I use for hotel rooms. Today I went to pay that credit card online and I also noted a $3.79 charge from Amazon Prime 888-802-3080. I don't have Amazon Prime. I googled that phone number and got this:

"....Some of them have 888-802-3080 listed in the transaction.. This is a large scale international fraud. When you call that number they pretend its Amazon and even send you a follow up email using Amazon template. According to Amazon Support this is not an Amazon number and they don't have any records of these transactions.May 20, 2023..."

I called the bank and reported the fraud. Since this has been going on for over a year I'm surprised the bank doesn't have a stop in place for the phone number, 888-802-3080 on a transaction.

Today is the day set aside to honor our mother for being that super special person in our life. It should be a daily observance and emphasized on the second Sunday of May. Mothers are precious! I lost my mother when I was in my early twenties and I still suffer the gravity of that loss. I'm sure your mother was or is a very special person in your life as well. Take the time today to remember and honor her. Happy Mother's Day!

I understand that some of the Northern part of Kansas is being treated to a visual exposure to the Northern Lights. Friends in the KC area shared some pictures they captured Friday night. I've always wanted to see the lights and they media spoke like it was possible that the lights would be visible using a long exposure camera capture in the Southern part of the state tonight. I went out and took a few shots of the sky... no luck. Maybe if I was North of Wichita instead of South I would have a darker sky and a better chance of a picture. I did see some very cool pictures posted on another forum and thought we should have a place to share some pics too. If you are lucky enough to get a few shots, pleas post them here. I really would love to see them. The lights fascinate me!

i buyed a S22+ a year ago and i want to sell him and buy a new samsung S phone, i was thinking in a S23 Ultra, any suggestions?

I saw these at the store and I thought it was a joke at first. It's not a joke, and they are really pretty good

Friday night I'm taking in a local Baseball game. It is the Wichita Wind Surge who are in last place in the Double A Texas League North. With a brand new team and stadium a couple of years back I had aspirations of being a devout fan with season tickets. I realized quickly that it was no longer a poor man's entertainment and have not followed the team at all. I wouldn't be attending a game Friday but my daughter's second graders are being recognized for some sort of reading achievement and she has free tickets. We went last year.. same deal.. and had a good time. The stadium is top notch. It's way over priced but nice. I miss the old stadium and the cheap seats.

I am using Samsung A32 5G I already set settings>sounds and vibration>system vibration, I already set system vibration to the lowest vibration already. Is there other way or app to lower/softer the vibration?

Thanks

Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Today was me and the wife's 35th wedding anniversary!
Went out for dinner at our favorite bar and grill, Juan Blanco's! No waiting, the food was great and they treat you well!

Many rural areas could soon lose cell service​

I think this has already happened with AT&T

Many rural areas could soon lose cell service

Major League Baseball's uniform nightmare will soon be over. It's about time. Nike did a terrible job on the uniforms

MLB and Nike announce adjustments to player uniforms for 2025 season

I just watched Godzilla minus 1...Excellent movie!
It was very well done, set during the end of WW2, a great human story intermixed along with the creature and the destruction. All subtitles, no English audio....

I want to ask if anyone else is seeing an odd behaviour with the standard Google clock app alarm, regarding the Off & Snooze buttons when the alarm is triggered. I'm still running a Galaxy S10+ these days, am satisfied with it until I find an offer I can't refuse to upgrade.

I've noticed the functionality of the buttons keeps switching back and forth every few months from a slider to push buttons. Since two days ago, the alarm shutoff screen is a slider - slide right Off and slide left Snooze. But for the past 3 months it had been two distinct push buttons - Snooze on the left and Off on the right, with the action being a touch of either button.

Have seen it happen over and over several times in the past 3 years, and am curious whether it's tied to periodic updates or some feature that I'm not aware of; there is no setting that manages this behaviour. While the main function of the buttons isn't impaired, it's odd to wake up groggily trying to figure out if I should touch the Off button or slide the center button to turn Off. Only once had it impacted me, when it was in slider mode and I accidentally turned it on Snooze instead of Off, getting surprised a few minutes later while getting dressed and suddenly the alarm rings out again.

The hard drive in my secondary laptop went bad. It was a refurb laptop from NerwEgg. When I got it I upgraded the RAM to 16GB and loaded Linux on it. It's been running fine for the last 3 years. Easy fix. I ordered a new hard drive from Crucial.