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Help Phone drains 3 times faster in foreign country

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It is a bit puzzling that you could see the 4G indicator but no LTE, both your OnePlus 5T and CSL support LTE and VoLTE:
Hardware stats for your 5T (click on Expand in the Network section to see the complete listing)
https://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_5t-8912.php
Band/frequency support with HCL (in Network section)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSL_Mobile
There's limited 4G compatibility between the two, but at least there's that:
https://www.kimovil.com/en/frequency-checker/HK/oneplus-5t

There is a chance that aspect is part of the increased battery drainage, just two bands. causing your phone to be working harder in the background as its cellular radio chip to find better connectivity. But that's just supposition. The next time you return Hong Kong, check the APN settings in your 5T. It should match up with HCL's recommended APN:
https://www.hkcsl.com/en/mobile-data-setup-guide/
Typically the APN gets automatically configured in the background when you add a new SIM card but every so often the process fails from some glitch or whatever. In that case it's just matter of manually creating a new APN entry yourself, using those exact, recommended settings.

Jumping over to the other thing you mentioned, the Google Play app using 7%. On your phone, is that consistently and significantly higher when your back in the U.S.? That does seem a bit much but given how much system resources Google's stable of bloatware require that may or may not be the actual source of that battery drainage. But if it is significantly higher only when in Hong Kong, try going into your Settings >> Apps menu, find and open the Google Play Services and Google Play Store apps entries, and use Clear data. Using Clear data will wipe the app's settings and config data and its cache. in these two particular instances, it won't affect your Google account data, that's always retained and maintained in your online Google account, but it does pertain to the personal data-mining data Google collects on your phone.
That is something of a long-shot though. Keep in mind the Battery option in your Settings menu is only going to display the typical installed apps and only some system-related services. That's perfectly adequate for most of us. But there's always a lot more processes and services actually running in the background all the time. So Google Play Store app might not be the actual issue when you're in Hong Kong, a more revealing option is to check Running services. It's in your Settings menu but not showing by default. You need to enable Developer options first to access Running services:
https://www.howto-connect.com/how-to-view-and-control-running-services-on-android/
This might reveal more to help you determine what is or isn't causing that battery drainage. The Running services option also has a Cached services menu so look at that too. (..... don't get too over-zealous force stopping apps and services with Running services as some of them are a necessary part of Android's basic functionality. Use it as reference and not so much an app manager.)
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[New Game] Neologic - Puzzle Game (No ads/IAP)

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Hello everyone, Neologic is a combination of path finding and math puzzle game. In this game you start with initial amount of energy. Your every moves costs you energy which is the number written on the cell. Goal of the game is to reach end point before your energy goes below zero.

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myComp.neologic


Features:
• Neon graphics.
• 50 levels.
• Easy 3 by 3 grids to complex 10 by 10 grids.
• Train your brain.
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Cases Case selections, my thoughts

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This is what is on mine now, in Black:

Libeagle Compatible with Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 Case with [Detachable Full Hinge Protection][Built in Screen Protector][Support Wireless Charging][Lightweight & Slim] Thin Phone Cover 5G 2022-Black https://a.co/d/7ehYdYu

I bought this, and more prefer it, especially the color (Red), but I was having some issues with getting some keyboard characters to respond on the front screen which is used in a folded position.l:

MAKAVO for Samsung Galaxy Z Fold... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8X39SG2?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Danny
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Minimal Analog Watch Face

Thomas Hemetri
Just released: "Minimal Analog Watch Face"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.thema.wear.watch.minimalanalog

Get it for Free, and try the Premium features!
High readable watch face, with 2 analogic display mode (tick & numbers), full color customisation, 4 interactive widgets with detailed data, secondary timezone, and custom shortcuts to quickly start your favorite applications!

This is just an extract of the bunch of features available!

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Help Mobile hostpot name defaults and password randomises by itself

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James_Watson said:
It seems that there may be a bug in the system software, OneUI 5.0.
Contact a Samsung Customer Service Center for help.

Or directly contact the official Samsung Support team and submit your issue online.
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/contact/?model=N0060214&topic=SYM0000442
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Unfortunately they are unable to help me, so I am hoping someone here can :(
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No sound when receiving a message?

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Well if happening to the particular app in that case you should updated the app to it latest version or uninstall the app and then re-install the app on your device.
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It does not update automatically? I installed the app / WhatsApp on a new phone. I had reinstalled in on the old phone already (same problem).

And Check the setting for that particular app.
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Yes, I already did.
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Z Fold 4 Battery Care/Charging

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OldCroneFay said:
Thanks again...I don't know where to ask this so I suppose this is as good of place as any...Is it preferred to keep questions separated by topic in individual threads so that the feed will ressemble an "index"? Or...do y'all thrive on chaos?
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Well this is your thread. It's OK if the thread goes off topic. But it is better for other folks who might stumble on this thread. If we can keep the topic on best battery practice, the better it will be for other folks.

It's why we have so many forums. We have forums here ranging from food to sports as well as android forums.
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This is Hilarious!

OldCroneFay
The_Chief said:
Back to the FOLD 4...

Our vet asked me to video our dog's odd behavior and take it to her. I walked in this afternoon, got called to the exam room and the doctor walked in. I had my Fold 4's main display open and showed her the video. She had trouble concentrating on the content, though, as she kept saying things like "wow, this guy is all ready to go - I don't even have to squint to see it..."
As we discussed the dog, she noticed me folding the phone shut.
"What kind of phone is that?"

"It's a Samsung Z Fold 4..."

"I've never seen anything like that - it folds shut?!"

"Well, yeah... it's the Fold 4 so this is the 4th year they've made one..."

"Samsung and I don't get along. If someone handed me a Samsung I wouldn't know what to do with it."

THIS WOMAN IS A DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE!!!

"I'm sorry to hear that, Doc..."

"How come Apple doesn't have something like this!"

"Because it's... Apple..." (I said with my slow, sarcastic voice)

:D

PS - the dog is fine, just neurotic...
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I am looking for a multiplayer game

ocnbrze
palak231 said:
Well, there are lots of Multiplayer Games you can try any one of them from the below list.
1. Apex Legends
2. Call of Duty: Warzone
3. PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds)
4. DOTA 2 (Defense of the Ancients 2)
5. League of Legends
6. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO)
All these games are the most popular and will give you full entertainment.
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Some of those don't have mobile versions of the PC game
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Anyone with a NON-Samsung Phone Able to Try this with their Camera?

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joshhumble said:
Okay, thank you! Yes, thats the issue Im having. Guess its universal

But after I posted this i realized the google maps photo upload is within the google maps app itself, its own version of it. So its able to control it.

But even when its within the built in Samsung camera app, it does the same thing, see here. Like it depends how the camera is activated, im surprised we cant have control over it to access our gallery even when its not within a seperate app.

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I have a Samsung Note20, but when I tried Google Maps, it didn't have the "upload photo" option, and nor does it show pictures of landmarks. It might be my location, but not sure. Normally I don't use or have Google Maps installed.
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