Looks like the next big thing is coming fast!

The S24 series will be revealed in a Samsung Unpacked event Wednesday, January 17th at 10 AM Pacific (1 PM Eastern). The phones should be available for purchase the next day!

I agree that the S23 Ultra is probably the best, most powerful & versatile phone on the market right now... but it has its limitations. The screen brightness tops out at 1750 nits and is very hard for me to see in daylight.

If rumors are true, the S24 Ultra display will go up to 2600 nits! Better yet, there's nowhere you can go where you can't get emergency help:

In October, a guy on a dirt bike collided head-on with our SUV, on a remote mountain road, while my Darling Bride was driving it. She had no cell signal and couldn't call for help.

The S24 Ultra will offer emergency satellite connectivity - if there's no signal, the phone will offer text messages by satellite to get help (voice calls will be added when additional bandwidth supports them).

For those two reasons alone, I'll be ordering two S24 Ultras as soon as I can, to replace our S23 Ultras. What about you? Will you watch the Unpacked event and do you look forward to the new phone?

MLB Rule Changes for 2024

MLB again tinkers with pitch clocks, basepaths

I recently saw something pop up on my phone about using my google account on the PC to do text messaging, instead of having to use the phone. Now I can't remember what it was or find it again, can anyone help?

Hello everyone,
Hope this post finds you all well! I'm excited to introduce you to a new game that I developed and published a few days ago. The game is currently in beta testing, and your feedback is very important to me.

Features:
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Fly High and Feel the Rush!
Experience the thrill of flight as you collect power-ups and take to the skies. Soar above the clouds, dodge obstacles, and see how far your wings can carry you. It's not just about running; it's about mastering the art of movement in all dimensions

️ Upgrade and Customize in the Shop!
Earn coins during your run and buy different types of character.

Join us on this thrilling journey and let's redefine the endless runner experience together. Share your thoughts, suggestions, and high scores —I can't wait to hear what you think!

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Hi All! I am excited to let you know that for the holiday season i decided to drop the price of my game drastically, to make it more affordable. I want to make the game available to as many people as possible this Holiday Season since, as being a gamer myself, I know how much we love to play new games during holidays. You can watch the gameplay trailer below.

Here is the trailer:

Here is the playstore listing!

Thank you again!

Will they eventually come back?

Samsung are rolling out their stable Android 14, One UI 6.0 firmware, EWL1, which comes with the December security patch.

Build = F936BXXU4ZEWL1

Download = 712.16 MB (size for beta testers)

Camera version = 14.0.00.50

Security patch = 01 December 2023

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.

Software update

A neighbor friend has asked me if she can hop on my wifi. She says she can help pay for wifi. I know how to enable mobile hotspot on my Samsung S9+ running Android 10. But I do have some questions:

1. Can I limit sharing to just her particular phone and block out others who she may accidentally share the hotspot password with?
2. Can I limit sharing to just a certain number of data (e.g, 2GB)
3. When I’m sharing, how can I block out my phone from downloading stuff for itself? (To enable Mobile Hotspot, I have to disable Data Saver.)
4. Can I filter certain categories (like illicit websites)? I don’t want to be responsible for other people’s usage.

Personally :

1) Inspiration Profanus - Dimmu Borgir.

2) But here we are - Foo Fighters.


3) House of gold and bones - stone sour.

I use Desktop Outlook (365) for my calendar on my Desktop, Use Android Outlook App and obviously use Outlook web address and they are all working fine and if I change anything it shows up on all locations. I also have the Android preloaded calendar on mt Verizon S21 and until recently it also worked fine. It may or may not started working when I upgraded to Android 14.

If I make any change to my Outlook app they still work fine but the preloaded calendar never changes with any revisions or updates. If I add or revise a calendar event in the preloaded app it no longer shows up in Outlook.

Obviously, it appears there is no communication between the preloaded app and the Outlook apps.

Please provide any suggestions to fix this ssue.

Hello,
I already have another account on this forum which I was unaware of (Extremely sorry for that). I want to delete this account as I am not using and have also forgotten the password of the email associated with this account. I will give more details if required.

Thank you.

Hello,
Is there a way to know maximum input voltage and maximum input current supported by an android phone?

As an example, If the output voltage of a charger is 9V but the android phone supports only maximum of 5V input voltage then this would damage the battery.

If the output current of a charger is more than the maximum input current supported by the android phone then this would not damage the battery but knowing the maximum input current supported will help to buy a charger having the output current equal to or more than the maximum input current supported so that the phone can be charged as fast as possible.

(Please correct me if I am wrong in any of the above statements)

Thank you.

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

While we have a video vault, there are so many great shorter clips I thought it might be good to have a separate thread for them. If I’m wrong, my apologies.

Here’s a great one to start:

I have an S23 and I'm thinking of getting the MetaQuest 3 VR headset. The only two storage options for the Quest 3 are 128 gb and 512 gb. I probably would get the 128 version.
I have one question:
Do the games, videos, etc have to be stored on the headset or would I be able to access any of them from my phone? I'm wondering because if I'm getting close to the 128 limit, would I have to delete files from the headset or can I also use them from my phone storage?

Thanks

Hi all,
I'm loathe to admit it, but I have very little idea as regards to how Bluetooth might be useful to me,
especially wrt my cell phone (Rebel 4, with no phone plan), which I mainly use for photos and light surfing.
If anyone would be kind enough to provide me with a basic primer, I would appreciate it; and if I were to
get one of these devices what would I be looking for?
Thanks,
.... john

Samsung has started to roll out their latest update for the Fold5 international devices, F946B. bringing with it the December Security patch.

Build number = F946BXXS1BWKI

Build date = 30 November 2023

Android Security patch = 01 December 2023

Download size = 365.05MB

Camera version = 14.0.00.46


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.

The majority of the time no issue, but at other times hours or days pass without receiving/sending texts. Then all the texts sent to me over those hours or days all appear at once. Rebooting sometimes results in them all appearing at once.

Measures tried:

• Remove/replace SIM while phone off
• Network Reset
• Change Access Point
• Delete Google Messages Cache and Storage
• Replacement SIM

This isn't related to that I have poor cellular reception at home, since periods can't receive/send texts include times I have excellent cellular reception elsewhere, and at other times am at home having no problem receiving/sending texts over WiFi.

The phone manufacturer now suggests a Hard Factory Reset. Here seeking advice please given how much work that will be (particularly given that I have carpal tunnel).

Before it becomes a brick..

Nine times so far duration of the last four years..

I noticed that epubs go the right way, left to right, at least usually, but pdfs are vertical. At first I thought maybe it was the phone and I checked it out with the Blu instead of the Pure. It's still the same problem. Maybe it's because of ReadEra? I don't want to have to get a bunch of apps to read the right way. Is there somehow a possibility of getting pdfs to go left to right? I can't find it in ReadEra settings.

Army Navy Game 12/9/2023 2pm CST on CBS

Hi all,
I bought this at a used items store. I thought that restoring to the factory settings would allow me to use it, but apparently not;
it appears that it's locked to the owner via the iCloud. I' Also, we have a couple of iPads here, and I'm wondering if we could somehow use these accounts to get the thing working?
Any help is appreciated.
.... john

I don't really want to use that. What's a better keyboard? I want a small one that's free but still has all the stuff.

Did Rockstar Games put Tyreek Hill in GTA 6? It certainly seems that way based on the "CH33TAH" vanity plates.

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