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Why: After charging is complete, disconnect the adapter from both the device and the power outlet. Do not charge the device for more than 12 hours.

Disposal, yes, that is true, of course. But reading that after one bought the phone might be quite odd. And reading it when one does not need the phone anymore...who does that?

(a) is the battery on the phone shot, so that it runs down rapidly or unexpectedly once unplugged?
No, no, it runs as it should i would say. I've only had the phone 3-4 months.

(b) if it's always plugged into the computer, why bother with a mobile phone at all? The computer can do everything a phone can do apart from portability, and can do most of it better, and you don't have to worry about the battery on a landline phone ;).
Yes, that's right. But when I'm on the road I need it (and at home). And for WhatsApp, files, docs, informations to carry with me, navi, etc. I have a landline phone. But if you wanted / needed to have an additional phone rate to be able to make calls in all telephone networks (like one might do with the mobile phone), additional costs would arise, I guess. And it might be easier to just have a single telephone number.

Why shouldn't you make a call with the USB cable plugged in? Respectively use it at all?

But one might slip off the bowl and the phone could fall into the bathtub then while hitting your head on the bowl.

Yes, but actually one might think there must be a sensible reason (if possible at all, does not sound like that first of course) or something like that, that the telephone should not be used with a cable being plugged in. Very strange. May be one should add something like: Don't touch the phone at full moon if you hear a ring tone.

Storage space running out when still have 20GB free

Have a look at this:

Hikitty android 11 car radio

Question for the Group! i have a Hikitty android 11 car head unit i just purchased, and was wanting to tweak it a bit im sure its already rooted as its from China lol but i have an option do do boot logos and the like i also would like to have netflix on it all the versions i have tried said not supported not sure if its not really android 11 and its like something older and rebranded idk. but i would like a transformers boot logo and boot animation as well if someone could point me in the right direction

Help How to report spam?

i use youmail. it cuts my spam calls and will block a majority of calls coming to my phone.
Thanks, but youmail does not support Google Fi.

Along these lines: It seems to me that the only way to access voicemail with Google Fi is via the Google Voice app, which to be used must be the default dialer app. I would like to use a different dialer app, but have been unable to find any voicemail apps that work on my Pixel 7.

Question: What voicemail app(s) can I try or must I use Google Voice?

Help Backup taken via iTunes to PC, how to restore Whatsapp from PC to Android?

Unfortunately, it's not possible to restore WhatsApp data directly from an iTunes backup to an Android device. This is because the backup formats used by iTunes and Android devices are different.

However, there are a few workarounds that you can try:

  1. If you have an old Android device, you can restore the iTunes backup to that device and then use the built-in backup feature in WhatsApp to create a backup. You can then transfer this backup file to your new Android device and restore it.
  2. You can use a third-party tool such as iSkysoft Toolbox or Dr.Fone - WhatsApp Transfer to transfer WhatsApp data from iTunes backup to your Android device. These tools allow you to extract the WhatsApp data from the iTunes backup and then convert it to a format that is compatible with your Android device.
  3. Another option is to use WhatsApp's built-in "Move to iOS" feature to transfer your WhatsApp data from your Android device to an iPhone. You can then create an iTunes backup of your iPhone and use one of the above methods to transfer the data to your new Android device.
It's worth noting that these methods may not work in all cases, and there is always a risk of data loss when transferring data between different platforms. So, it's always a good idea to backup your data regularly and keep multiple copies in different locations.

"New" phone, old problem

Not sure. I guess it's not an HTC then. Whenever I read or hear 'Sense' the only thing that my mind produces is HTC Sense.

As for plugging it into a PC, it should recognize it as a standard USB disk if you enable MTP (it should say 'connected as installer' in notification bar when plugged into a laptop, which you then tap and tell it to use 'MTP' and it shows as a USB drive)

But then that works on anything running Vista or 7, but no luck from my attempts with Windows 10/11. But then 10/11 are garbage so it doesn't surprise me.

How to connect whatsapp from laptop to phone?

If you have lost your SIM card and cannot use your old mobile number to connect to WhatsApp, you will need to update your WhatsApp account with your new phone number. Here's what you can do:

  1. Get a new SIM card with a new phone number.
  2. Download and install WhatsApp on your new mobile phone.
  3. Open WhatsApp and enter your new phone number when prompted. You will receive a verification code via SMS or phone call.
  4. Enter the verification code into WhatsApp to verify your new phone number.
  5. Once your new phone number is verified, open WhatsApp Web on your laptop.
  6. Follow the steps to connect to WhatsApp Web as described in the previous answer.
After completing these steps, you should be able to use WhatsApp on your laptop with your new phone number,Please note that your old chat history may not be transferred to your new account unless you have backed it up previously.

Kyocera: DuraForce Ultra 5W vs DuraSport 5w

never owned a kyocera phone before, so i can't speak personally about.

this review pretty much says it all about the durasport. Kyocera DuraSport 5G UW review: tough choices
its a good rugged budget phone. the camera is ok according to the article. it does not do well in low light are taking action photos. sure the higher megapixels are great. but it also depends on the software as well.

but this articlehttps://www.theverge.com/22446490/kyocera-duraforce-ultra-5g-uw-review-price-specs-screen-camera also says that the camera is for people who are not looking to take professional looking photos. it does the job.

which one is better? i would say that there are almost the same. though if you do intend to take photos in low light situations i might stay away from the sport.

Help Nandroid Backups (TWRP)

I've given up on TWRP..... I'm now using a Windows .bat file to backup ALL partitions on the device. It works great except throws errors on these two partitions : mmcblk0 and mmcblk0rpmb

I've read that these two partitions are not REALLY partitions at all, but are some sort of "special" files within the /dev/block directory.

The question is do I have a complete Nandroid back up without these two included?? Anyone??

Thanks

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