Sort of let it go, after my ADHD hit hard.

Sorry about the late post back here. The problem still exists, but I finally called the provider who told me, "You don't have a hot spot plan--only a data plan." I objected on the basis that it worked that way for three years, but their tech support was not helpful and just kept repeating that I did not have a hot spot plan, despite my request to have them explain how it worked for three years.

But I can read between the lines, and the fact that the hot spot worked for three years, simply counting hot spot minutes against my data plan , and then quit providing internet access abruptly after an OS upgrade strongly implies this: that the prior version of the OS masked hot spot usage from whatever app manages data usage so that hot spot packets were just so many more packets on the data plan.

And I rarely use the data plan for anything except hot spot; in fact, this is just a phone for me except that I need a way to use it to connect my computer to the internet so I can get RDP access to any of the many servers I manage while mobile. And I need that perhaps once per month for a few minutes and perhaps for an hour or two once per year when I need to work while in the car.

So it is not like I ever went anywhere near the data plan limits. Does anyone know how to undo an OS upgrade or configure the system to pool all data usage under data rather than segregating it out in a way that my provider can double-dip by forcing me to pay for a hot spot plan when I was never even using my data minutes?

settings > storage > SD card > options > storage settings > format as

ocnbrze said:

is the phone rooted? if not you need to root the phone first, install a custom recovery (recommend twrp), make a nandroid backup, and then you can flash a custom rom.

which j7 do you have? what model number is it?

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I'm going to try rooting and I'll let you know if it works.
regarding the model of my j7 it is a j7 2016 J710MN. thank you

Hi, I'm getting the same error. Did you manage to solve it?

akzn said:

I have the exact same problem with my Realme 8i. I've tried to unlock bootloader and now when I'm booting up the phone it says that it's in Orange Mode. When I try to open fastboot for a split second it says "the serial is not match fastboot unlock verify fail" and then boots normally back to "Orange Mode" screen. I've tried locking and unlocking bootloader again but it still doesnt work

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It's a custom carrier phone? In the back of the box near to network connections it's printed. Or the stock apps are from them like "my Optus"

gerniklore said:

I have invested all the money I had in a PC gamer, I prefer the PC to the console but the day I can I will buy a PS5

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i have been a playstation guy since the first playstation came out. i have not really played any games on the pc other that StarCraft I and II and Diablo I and II.

i just bought a Steam Deck as well.

i just installed the Burning Shore DLC for Horizon Zero Dawn: Forbidden West. gonna play it over the weekend.

Dannydet said:

Install VLC from the play store to play your videos

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I did that, System won't recognize my device to play media. Getting frustrating to watch shows, every 5 Minutes it minimizes to the App Menu

Hadron said:

Oh, that would drive me mad: I hate notifications from apps that don't let me change the sound because I can't tell which app it was and hence whether I want to look at it now or not. So I at least want messages to sound different from other things, and different message apps to sound different to each other (heck, I even have different sounds for different email accounts...), so that I can treat anything using the default sound as "probably unimportant".

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Ok, as long as you're happy with it.

lexfurther said:

Anyone can share a comprehensive list of available memory card recovery software?

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Most people who have tried data recovery software say they don't work

You can check these out:

The 10 Best Free Memory Card Recovery Software [2023]

5 Best FREE SD Card Data Recovery Software (2023)

Yeah well mine isn't 5G, I don't have the fancy modern stuff! £30, cracked screen, broken front camera, 2GB RAM, 8 core processor, 720p screen, 12MP camera. I does what I need it to and even science research.

And Google are amongst the worst for that. They would release Nexus phones with 8GB or 16GB storage because surely nobody would need to keep anything on their device when you have Google's cloud and constant, free Internet (as long as you never left the Google campus).

You can install Debian and tweak it a bit. You can also try Manjaro based on Arch Linux. But you will also have to modify it a little bit for the touchscreen.

I found the answer, and i'm not happy about it!! It seems that Samsung decided to give every app in this phone their own ringtone. No mention of this in the manual, at all. My one shot with Samsung will be my last. I can't get back the time that i spent trying to solve this problem, but i can make sure that it doesn't happen again. As soon as my contract is up, it's bye bye Sammy.👎

Thanks for your input, but this thread is no longer necessary. I posted this on the steam forum also and got some relevant info that helped me to decide on a phone upgrade. Thanks again.

Hadron said:

Do Samsung allow that with a locked bootloader? I've had experience of manufactures who do not.

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U, U1, and W are all cross-flashable, dating back to the Galaxy S8

Gallopinhairpin said:

I was able to do it within WhatsApp easily enough but I had trouble finding a way to do it in K9mail that I'd installed and Messages that came pre-installed. As I said above I eventually succeeded from within App Manager using the info I got from another forum.

Obviously not all user installed 3rd-party apps make it as easy as WhatsApp.

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WeChat and Telegram makes it easy as well. Although for my uses those are the only user installed apps I want making notification sounds, all other non-system third-party apps I have muted.

mikedt said:

The only times I've heard of things like that, is when trying to charge a phone or tablet at sub-zero temps. Because it's too cold to charge LiPo batteries safely.

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Same here Mike.. I wonder if they are in the frozen tundra.

Welcome to Android Forums. There are near countless icons in use and unless someone here is familiar with the icon in question, we will be of little help. Being as your bf has cheated prior and refuses to freely discuss an icon on his phone leaving you to suspect and question would be justification for moving on IMO. I'm certainly not a relationship counselor and perhaps another member recognizes the icon. Good luck

grafpb said:

You could try watching the episode and using Soundhound (or a similar app) on your phone to tell you the name of the composition. The app gets the music correct a large percentage of the time.

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I do this all the time. It works pretty well.

I don't know what you're connecting to. Is it a TV or computer or laptop?

Have you tried this (miracast)? Miracast | Wi-Fi Alliance

It sounds like your tablet browser is in dire need of an ad blocker.

Like I tell my wife, sometimes it's good to dust off an oldie but a goodie.