Samsung have begun rolling out the August 2025 security update for the S21 series on Android 15/One UI 7.

It sure doesn't seem possible that the summer is winding down and this weekend is labor day weekend. So far, I don't have anything special planned for the holiday. Grilled burgers and dogs will probably be the go to for dinners unless I see something special that jumps into my grocery cart. I'm looking forward to just hanging out and relaxing. I'll probably do some bike riding if the weather is decent. I will mow lawns Monday. The grass has no idea it's a holiday.
Do you have anything special planned for the holiday? Any super meals to help celebrate the weekend? If you travel, be safe.

I have uploaded a couple mp4 files to google drive and have shared the links with other friends. The links play fine in Firefox and Google Chrome, but there's no audio in Chrome. Audio is fine when selecting the links on my Android phone.

Your help toward a solution is appreciated

I just had another go bad. It was more or less ok earlier and about 1 hour ago it started having a seizure. It hasn't stopped yet. This was about the most expensive I've had, around $130. I mentioned that it seemed to drain somewhat fast and that it got unreasonably hot without being put through its paces. Also, I've been having trouble with DuckDuckGo. It's mainly a particular website but it's been slow on others, requiring frequent reloads, etc. What am I supposed to do with this hunk of junk? Can I get it to behave normally, at least long enough to transfer as much as possible to sd card (1tb)? I am typing this with the Blu, which is supposedly the inferior phone, ha!

vivo have begun rolling out the August 2025 security patch to their global, (FunTouch), models of the X Fold3 Pro. This update also has a number of bug fixes and optimizations for Android 15 as detailed in the screenshot.

This is the vivo X Fold3's 12th Android 15 update in 12 months.

It seems like the big tournament was just over and here it is, mid August already. I'm still caught up in Baseball but I'm ready for some football and basketball. I'll be rooting for the local boys, The Wichita State Shockers, as I can't help myself. I doubt they will every have another deep run in the big dance while I'm alive to see it. But hey, It doesn't keep me from rooting and hoping. I am also a fan of the Kansas University Jayhawks. They are a more exciting team to watch and almost always have a contending team. I'd love to see them win it all again!

I just installed Blue Mail on my Android phone (Pixel Pro 9), and even though I am seeing those numbers on other apps (specifically my text messaging app) for some reason, I can't seem to get this app to give me a number (of new emails) whenever I get one in my inbox. When pressing and holding the app icon, and then finding the App Info button, I can see that I have enabled "all BlueMail notifications." Is there anything else I need to do, to see the number of new emails after they load in my inbox?

About a week ago somebody I know received an unexpected package. It was from them and contained a boxy device which is probably a modem or whatever it's called. He said he didn't order it. Now he got an envelope with a bill in it for almost $70. What's the deal?

Hi,

I am using default samsung camera app to record video. I started recording and I accidentally stop it without myself knowing it. I think I might have accidentally pressed the stop record button when I was zooming in/out or accidentally touched the stop record button.

How to prevent stop recording video accidentally? Is there some feature or some app that can make it harder to stop video recording? e.g. long press to stop, slide to stop, double press to stop, hide the stop record button during recording to the edge (slide from edge to appear if I want to stop recording)

Thanks

I need an app to easily switch the network operator.
Automatic switching is not working for me.
They only allow VoLTE and the automatic switching at home switches me to 3G.
The signal of the preferred network is very weak but is strong enough for 3G.
The other operator is strong enough for LTE.
Since my provider won't make it less sensitive I have to manually switch it and it has many steps on Android 15.
It may be ok if there was a setting to prevent any non-LTE connections.

Here is something crazy, when I reseted my cell it did not had an emergency icon on the lock screen before .



I just want it gone, yeah call me a bit crazy and I know it is for emergency calls but I do not usually make any.

I have a REALLY big duffel bag abd it has a really big zipper. The darn thing is stuck maybe halfway open. Yes, it's from walmart. I know. I know. How the heck do I get the zipper to zip? I guess there's something about using wax. Is there any particular kind? Does it have to be hot?

I've searched and searched and downloaded drivers from the Samsung website but no go. I know my tablet is recognized by my 15-year old Compaq Mini, but my Windows 10 doesn't recognize it. I really need to be able to use this tablet. Anyone know what can be done to make Windows 10 recognize it?

Thank you!

The sink is clogged. I tried a paint key to get whatever was stuck and then used Drano gel, just not half a bottle. The best I have been able to do is bail with a soup can followed by a shot glass and then a sponge. There's no money for a plumber and I currently lack a pipe wrench.

On my Samsung Android, one can choose Samsung Messages (three dots in icon) or Google Messages, both labelled as "Messages". Which one do you use and why? Is there a table or list which compares and contrasts these two apps?

When I play podcasts while carrying my cell phone in a pocket, android 11 will open apps or move items around on my home screen. What's the best way to stop this?

Been watching the Lego Master's tv show this time around, and I got to say, what a surprisingly turn out this time was.

Lego Masters (TV Series 2020– ) ⭐ 7.5 | Game-Show

1h | TV-PG

www.imdb.com

Anyone like this show as well?

II accidentally deleted all my contacts on my pixel 6 phone. I have tried recovering them from Google contacts with no result. I can open Contacts.Google.com and use my contacts through that but it's not the same as using regular contacts. I have gone around so many circles trying to search out solutions to this problem on the Internet and none of them seem to work, My contacts are available on my PC and I don't know of a way to transfer them to the mobile phone

vivo have begun rolling out the July 2025 security patch to their global, (FunTouch), models of the X Fold3 Pro. This update also has a number of bug fixes and optimizations for Android 15 as detailed in the screenshot.

This is the vivo X Fold3's 11th Android 15 update in 11 months.

Curved display not like on a monitor, like on a cell phone vs. flat screen.

What one do you want to prefer?

Is it possible to fill out an online pdf, using the keypad, on galaxy tab s7 android 13?
Not talking about downloading the form first, or filling out with the s-pen.
The form is a write on pdf, which I can fill out on my mac, using chrome browser, can't get it to work that way on the S7, or my phone.

I just got a replacement for my Galaxy s23, so I'm in the process of repopulating it. i was using the Nova Launcher, but it's got some issues that are known but are not being dealt with. One is creating, or not being able to add items to existing folders.

Is there a reliable alternative with similar features?

Also, I have enabled "Show apps screen button on home screen", but it does not.

Is there a way to have the home screen continue to navigate beyond the last page back to the first and so on instead of stopping at the last page?