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Unknown Grey Bar freezes Home Screen

Try clearing your browser's cache. This could be some dodgy ad script malfunctioning.

Of course it could also be an adware problem of some other sort, but if so it will require identifying and removing the app, so it's worth trying the above quickly just in case.

Of course it could be some other malfunctioning app as well. It doesn't sound like a system feature. Any apps updated or installed shortly before it started would be suspects.

Only Back and Recent buttons are lighted up. Nothing else works

Really sorry to hear that.
Before you do anything else, try a Force Restart. Press and hold the Volume down key and Power Key simultaneously for 15 to 20 seconds. This simulates a battery disconnect.This should at least help in restarting the phone.

Below I'm laying out the steps for a hard reset, the initial steps are identical to clearing the system cache.Try clearing the cache and see if it helps. If not repeat the process and then do the hard reset.

Turn off the device.
Press and hold the Volume Up key, Home key and Power key simultaneously. Do not release them till the phone opens up the Android System Recovery screen. This could take a while.
Once this screen (black with white lettering on top) opens, release the keys.
Use the Volume down key to highlight "wipe cache partition" and then select using the Power key.
Alternatively, to hard reset, use the Volume key to Highlight hard reset and use power key to select

Are you sure your phone has not automatically backed up to either Samsung or Google?

hey mate, tried to do what you had listed. this is what happened.

1. batt charged full. started phone. very slow start. was in the lock screen for 10secs and rebooted. After this unable to power up or reboot the phone.
2. waited for batt to be used up in step 1. instead of starting phone. Tried to do hard reset or get to the menu using the steps you have listed. it never did. it was stuck on the samsung startup logo and never rebooted again.

I'm getting really worried its a hardware fault and am now really desperate to try to get my pictures and docs in the phone.
managed to get backup by booting sim and google account in another phone but still unable to get pictures and files.

Do you know anything else that I can do? really appreciate the advise.

Mobile data toggle

Can't you customise the shortcuts in the notification slide? That's been standard for years on most devices. If you can, check it's not just not one of the options they didn't set by default.

If it's really not an option there are apps you can use to put a toggle on one of your home screens, probably lots of those.

App keeps reverting to previous version

I have a problem where AS installs a version of my app v1.07 onto my phone when it is plugged into my PC (Windows). This is the latest version.
I then generate an APK and copy it to a location on our intranet (since it is local to our company only)
If I then link to the intranet on my phone, and download and install this APK, the app then reverts to v1.06 on my phone.
Initially I thought that AS was not updating the APK, but subsequently I found this not be the case.
On a different phone that had an even older app (v1.04), I linked to this APK and installed it, and it correctly reflected v1.07. So the APK generated is definitely v1.07. I also tested this on a phone that had never had the app previously installed, and it went straight to v1.07 from this downloaded APK.

So back on my phone I went into app settings, and deleted the data & cache, an then uninstalled the app.
I also went to downloads and APK's downloaded, and deleted anything downloaded. I then tried to install the APK again from the intranet link, and it is AGAIN v1.06.

I can't figure out where it is getting this v1.06, but also why it isn't reflecting v1.07 when that is what the APK version is...?

For reference, I have also asked this question on Stack Overflow

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59176581/android-studio-generating-old-version-apk

reminder app on android wearable device for standalone use

Hello

I am looking for a wearable device which has a calendar or reminder app that I can use to set up multiple reminders (with text description). I need a wearable that supports a vibrate mode and will vibrate when the reminder is due. I need the reminders to be active when the device is not connected to a phone or other companion devices. I have a Samsung Galaxy 8 phone. So I can sync the device to the phone with any app. But once it is sync'd the reminder has to work in standalone mode on the wearable.

This is for my son. So I guess it has to be sufficiently conspicuous that he isnt conscious of wearing it. :-). I would prefer a touchscreen as well. If you have any recommendations, please let me know.

Thanks
Shiv

Scheduling White Noise

This is something I happen to download, when I was away on one summer trip, I download a White Noise level app, since I have tinnitus (ringing in the ear) that is fairly frequent. I sleep mostly with my air purifyer on, but I did had my phone on the white noise, it was still on this phone, I am using so approx. three summers agoish, it was one of my many first timer apps. It did select different fans and fan settings... It is free for google play :)

Help SM-J327T1 gets Major update today

Very similar phone, Samsung Galaxy J3 Star, model no. SM-J337
I bought it used, unlocked from T-Mobile, phone/data service from AT&T.

I was brutally slammed by an online update from "T-Mobile" and a number of other "issues" although my service is not with them, and the phone is supposed to be unlocked.
T-Mobile's apps and branding cannot be removed from the phone, and certain features remain permanently crippled.
  • No IPv6 support. The device is apparently limited to IPv4 only, or else it's some other issue with AT&T service. I don't know.
  • No Bluetooth tethering, and no file transfer via Bluetooth; Bluetooth functionality remainss crippled and limited to voice call and streaming media only.
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