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Files From SD Card Not Seen By Phone's OS

PGB1213
Thanks Mike!

I wanted to find out if the SD just came Un-seated, so I took the SD out of the turned off phone and re-inserted it, restarting the phone.
The phone could not see the SD. I repeated a few times. Still no luck.

To find out if the SD card was bad, or if the phone's reading slot was bad:
I took the SD out of my GPS (the only other micro SD that I had), formatted it & put it in the phone blank. It was seen by the phone.
The phone added many folders to it by itself. (Setting it up, I guess.)
This told me the Slot was OK.

For fun, I took the Phone SD & put it in the GPS. The GPS saw the music on the SD. (That's all it should see as far as I know.)
This told me the SD was OK.

This made me believe that the slot in the phone and the SD card were both OK and something corrupted the SD.

I copied the contents of the Phone SD to the computer. (I do have a recent backup, but wanted today's version.)
I formatted the Phone SD in the computer & put it in the phone. The phone saw it and put some folders on it.

I copied from the backup to the Phone SD any folders that actually had files in them, such as Music, Documents, etc.
Some only had empty folders marked Cache or other. I skipped them.

Next, I put the SD back into the phone and the phone saw it & could read from it.

All of the apps that I had on SD were gone, even if I put their empty Cache folders from the backup onto the SD.
There must be important files in a folder that the phone over-wrote when I put the blank SD back into the phone.
I'll re-dwonload them.

I still do not know why the phone did not read the SD, but now can (after a re-format in the computer).

Do you think it is wise to assume the SD is on its last legs and I should buy a new one?
Or, is there another possibility for why the phone stopped reading the SD, but now can?

Thank You Again!
Paul
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Help Unable To Save Downloaded Images From Google App

lunatic59
You don't mention the phone you have or the android version, but since you're using the photos app, I'll work it from that angle.

I'll assume you are searching in Chrome on the images tab. Let me walk you through what I just did and maybe you can let us know if you are doing anything differently.

I opened chrome, in the search box, I typed "antelope" and then tapped on the images tab. When I found an image that I wanted to download, I tapped on that and then long-pressed the main image until i saw the option to download. When i saw the download complete message, I closed chrome and opened photos. From there I tapped on the menu (three bars, upper left) and selected "device folders". You should see your recently downloaded image there.

Now, a few things ... Photos, does not, by default, show device folders other than the camera. You have to add those locations manually. And the default download folder for Android is "Download" but for some strange reason, Chrome puts them in a folder called "Downloaded". You might also see another folder called "Downloads" which would be from other apps that can download things.

But, there's good news. If you open Chrome, click on menu (three dots, upper right) and go to settings. All the way at the bottom (actually second to the bottom) is an option for downloads. There you can set the default folder where downloads are saved.
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Samsung Galaxy A Series opinions

ocnbrze
vera pantano said:
I've got A 10 and one of my friends is also using A 10 . Both of us experiences really glitchy conditions on our phones. Especially, stuck and device lagging. Actually, I'm only making phone calls and texting using the phone and no heavy load on it. However, A 50 in the same product line works faster and performs well..Actually most of other friends do not have a good idea about A series..Is someone experience the same issue? Is this is a common issue on lower A models?
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https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-A10_id11119
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a50-9554.php

so in this case it boils down to ram. the a10 has only 2gb of ram while the a50 starts with 4gb of ram with some models going up to 6gb of ram.

this will explain your lagginess of your phone. these days with the android os, you need a phone with a minimum of 3gb.....but i would recommend going to 4gb or higher in ram.

and just like with anything the higher the ram, the more it will cost you. i always say that "you get what you pay for". with lower and cheaper models.....do not expect too much of them.
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Malware/MitM/remote root that survives reset & new phone?

puppykickr
Moto0hno said:
Thanks again to everyone who's replied in trying to help. I'm facing a rather tough obstacle now and wondering if anyone has experienced this before or knows a workaround..

My wireless carrier (Cricket US) is withholding my BL unlock code, and Motorola was of no assistance either in obtaining this to be able to gain root access and install a custom ROM or flash firmware.

Has anyone experienced this with Cricket or any other carrier and found a way to force an unlock?

I'll absolutely be switching to another wireless carrier as soon as I'm able, and a word of forewarning to anyone thinking of using this service..don't. They're not worth the(practically lack of) customer support not to mention the persistent throttling.
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Figure out which system Cricket operates on.

It will be either what AT&T uses or what Verizon uses.

Get a different phone that will work with Cricket, but is also compatible with whatever service you may switch to.

This allows you to pick out a device that has and does what you want, fits inside your price range, and allows you to switch later on without having to deal with a device that 'came with the plan'.

These phones are generally equivalent to the prize in a box of Cracker Jacks or a box of cereal, compared to what you could get for a very reasonable price elsewhere.
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Does the Music app ONLY play stored mp3s?

puppykickr
MoodyBlues said:
Very interesting, @puppykickr. I just can't imagine what could cause such a ridiculously long time to load.

Ugh, I hear you! I strongly dislike orange. :(

My favorite color is blue, and all my icons on my computers, like folder and taskbar icons, are blue. Have a look at VLC's:

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Much nicer, don't you think? :D
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I think it is because of the large amount of media on my device.

Other players don't seem to need to scan my device every time I open the app, only VLC does that.

It irritates me that it does it even when I turn it off in the settings.

There are other problems as well, but since I haven't used VLC in so long I really don't remember specifics.

Actually, my main player right now is Simple Gallery Pro, by Simple Mobile Tools.

It is an excellent open source gallery and media player.

But it won't play flash or WMA files, and some others, so for those type things I use X-Player from InShot.

It plays things that even VLC won't, streams easier than VLC, and only has in app purchases- no ads.

So there is really something to be said for a proprietary app that I will take over an open source app.
That is very rare, as I will often use apps that are less user friendly just because they are open source.

And yes, the blue is nicer than the horrid orange.
What about purple, or green even?
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Sd card

lvt
If a SD card ejects itself from time to time while another card works fine, you should stop using it to prevent data loss because maybe some of its internal blocks have worn out. This problem could happen to SD cards with low capacity eg. 8gb or 16gb if they have been used daily for a couple of years.
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