'counterfeit' batteries have become far less common since batteries are now sealed. Back in the removable battery days, tons of third-party batteries, including dodgy ones, existed. Often it bit those who kept their devices long-term, and the OEM supply had long since run out.

That said, it won't be sudden most of the time. Leaving your phone on charge long-term can cause it, and it shows itself today by being so slightly bulged that you wouldn't notice it until your phone becomes a sort of fidget spinner because it's no longer level on the table. However, the Note 7 was a thing. Those phones, sealed batteries and all, were instantly cremating themselves despite two recalls later. Enough that Samsung issued a software update first to limit charge to 65%, then later to disable the ability to charge, essentially killing the model that way.

The only time a Li-Ion battery does instant fire is when they have a dead short inside them. You'll be aware when the phone gets so suddenly hot that it's burning you somehow. Li-ion fires/shorts are not as common as they used to be, but occasionally happen, much to the dismay of a certain few Tesla owners.

Dannydet said:

Looks like you can't open photos or images, just from camera only

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Any suggestions for improvements?

ocnbrze said:

what phone do you have? it works great on my z fold 4 with android 13 never had any issues, nor did i have to do anything to it.

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Google Pixel 5. Reddit also has similar reports of this happening, though none of them mention the reboot.

agreed.......microsoft office has great templates that you can use to make a really good resume.

Just be aware, many 'custom ROMs' aren't what they used to be, neither are any tweaks that depend on root. A ton of modification that was once hidden behind root permissions are built-into modern Android. Root today will make a lot of important apps and games no longer work due to something Google added in called Safetynet. This means that a lot of banking apps refuse to open, and games such as Pokemon Go won't work. Secure Boot is also enforced today, meaning that root might make the phone unbootable in some cases, showing a red triangle screen saying the system is modified and no longer safe (which you can't bypass).



The glory days of CyanogenMod 7.1's level of tweaks, or AOKP and Paranoid Android are long past us, regrettably.

Simply making enough outgoing calls can make your number get listed this way. My mother's number often shows up as 'suspected scam' because she makes tons of outgoing calls and the carrier has flagged the number.

It's similar to the Cloudflare 'ban' you get from too many Google searches.

Sometimes the change or 'upgrade' ain't worth the issues it causes. Remember when we could make phone calls and not get punished for it? Yeah.

A third party phone app won't fix it. The carrier's own system is what flags the caller ID and uses the suspected scam tag. It happens a ton to legit businesses that use telemarketing to advertise. Many times elderly people don't get important medical insurance or prescription automated calls over it. Just like installing another browser won't get your Google search back if Cloudflare has instilled a 24 hour soft ban on your IP.

myrtle7188 said:

I don't know how to do what I need to on this site but the entitlement check comes alot of apps but on hot spot it won't go anywhere move on it only continues looking and do I can't use it

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i'm sorry, you lost me at hotspot. can you explain what is going on in a more clear and detailed explanation?

also your phone does not have a root solution.

gale65 said:

I ended up with the S7 after all. No other phones had the features I wanted and the XPE is just too big. I went to best buy to see it in person. I ended up buying the S7 from an ebay store, brand new, open box, extended warranty. I'm not rooting though. At least not for now.

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I prefer the galaxy phone

Hi all, I have been trying for 3 days to create some code (button click) that will allow me to select a mp3 file from the media library and copy it to another directory within the app structure. I have sought assistance from 2 ai sources but have but have gotten all tangled up in permissions and other structural problems. So far I cannot even get the file open dialog to start and show any files. Does someone have some sample code that actually works? I would need to specify the music library location and the destination location.

Thanks

@erisodjey I moved your thread here for best support. Welcome to Android Forums

what phone do you have? what custom rom are you on?

acgirlddc said:

I am having the same problem I can't get my Verizon messages onto my Galaxy 5 pro watch. Have you ever found a way how to do this?

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I switched to Google messages. I gave up trying. Google messages works perfect but less customizable.

svim said:

If you're wondering if your phone is connected to your home WiFi network or to your Google Fi cellular network, disable mobile data on your Pixel and then see if the WiFi icon in the upper Status bar is showing a strong WiFi signal. Do a test with a web browser app to confirm your phone has online access. Typically, even if you do or don't have mobile data enabled, the default state will be to use WiFi when available.

Regarding using WireShark to confirm is your Pixel is or isn't connected to your home network, that's a bit of an overkill solution. WireShark is a very capable utility, but it's intended to be used as a network packet analyzer. You will get more relevance checking your home router's setup/config menu to see which devices are connected to it. Your router is what manages and maintains your entire home LAN, WireShark is just a way to get a deep level analysis of the network traffic running through your LAN.

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Thank you. I disabled mobile data and the two icons I see are the Wifi indicator (which appears strong and I was able to use connect to the phone just now to get the screen grab) and the signal indicator (I think) which shows an exclamation point. I believe that you are suggesting that this means that WiFi is working. Yes, WireShark can dive deep, btu it also shows activity and I would feel a lot better if I saw that...

Rob said:

I've had this domain for awhile and never really did much with it. Seemed like the perfect little side project to tinker with AI:

Eightball.com – AI-Powered Oracle

eightball.com

Right now I've just got "Shakespeare" answering the questions, but I'll be adding more over time. People like King Arthur, Socrates, Mother Earth, etc...

I'm editing the code on the live site, so it may not work perfectly, but let me know what you think!

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Well. I cant wait for your update info Rob.

Assuming since your tablet has been set up to use a restricted SIM, your school district's IT department has some sort of MDM in place to restrict WiFi connectivity too, forcing the use of a managed and monitored cellular service.
If that's the situation, I'd give up trying to force this tablet to be used for your own personal needs and just get your own personal tablet. If budget is a priority, hopefully a used one might work out?

I found a great player. I use Elmedia Player. In general, I like everything, it opens any format, such as iina vs vlc, and has a convenient and understandable interface.

FINALLY figured it out. I was creating new WelcomeFragments on every call, which of course were not attached to the Activity - only the original WelcomeFragment was. I passed "this@WelcomeFragment" to my Compose UI so that I could call it without creating a new one. All works now.

Thanks! It actually helps to just type out the problem

On my S21 Ultra in the assistant menu I have the option enabled to replace swipe with single tap to respond to alarms, alerts, and incoming calls.

startac4 said:

I'm surprised ... and disappointed that no one has posted the answer. Is really no one using speed dial calling on Samsung Galaxy phones???

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nope and i use my z fold 4 for work......do not see a need. i can find numbers of clients quite easily and just takes a second. or if im driving, i can have my google assistant find and dial the number i need.

Well before you try more drastic measures like a Factory Reset, don't stop at least trying to find out just which app or service is behind that occasional, weird 'clinking' sound. If anything, use Samsung's Smart Switch utility to make a full backup of your user account. It will make doing a restore of your data easier if necessary, and it's always a better practice to have backups of your phone anyway. Backups are important, they really are.

But getting back to that sound, since you don't see anything in the Notification log that correlates with when it does occur that is odd but it's not an absolute. You also mentioned not seeing anything notable as far as apps that 'might' be responsible but keep in mind that there could be several menus, conditionally-accessible menus, and annoying-messy-to-use sub-menus to look through now. Each version of Android includes an increasingly complex Settings menu, and add in that Samsung opts to extensively add/alter even more complexity, there's often multiple options to check for things like Notification sounds. Looking through the User Manuel for your model, there are several on pg. 102 through pg. 107 to go through as a starting place:

If nothing in those Settings options stop that sound, you might want to then try looking through the Running services menu to see if there is some app or Android background service might be responsible for that sound. Note that Running services won't indicate outright about that sound, it will show you a more extensive listing of all the processes that are active and loaded in RAM. Also, you need to enable the Developers Options menu that's otherwise hidden within your Settings menu (it's an integral part of the Android OS, it's just something that needs to be intentionally made visible):
Anyway, once you enable Developers Options, use Running services and see if perhaps there's some system related service might be making that sound. Note that there's likely to be one or several Android System items and if you tap on them that will reveal more info on just which service or services it refers to. So yeah, this involves a lot of speculation on your part. Just be very judicious about anything you change in Developers Options. There will be a lot of oddly named system processes that appear to be gibberish to some but vital as far as keeping your phone functional.

Well, I know what I am experiencing is not the Verizon texting app since I don't have it. I would say it is a limitation of Verizon service since Google Message reportedly accepts up to 100.

I have looked at Signal and like what I am reading. I am going to try to move the group to that.

Thanks for all the insight.

Try fb lite more, the regular app is way too buggy.

Thanks for the hint, I have a Flip3 and will do the same