My friend's phone is stuck on what appears to be some kind of download screen. I think it might be a virus. He has been visiting rather unsavory sites. I cannot shut the phone off or do much of anything with it except take a picture or two with my own substandard Moto G Stylus camera. By the way, it's a relatively new Samsung from Cricket. He's had it maybe a few months

We can ill afford to lose any members so this is fair warning to treat your significant other with a bit of Valentine Love. Even just a gesture of caring will suffice. DON'T LET THE 14th PASS without some sign that you still care. Trust me on this one. 🤣
When my wife and I started dating, we both had loose ends hanging out there. It was Valentine's day that we committed to each other. Lord save me if I ever forget the date. Seriously, it is a special day and it's sad that a day has to be set aside to express one's love for another. Never let it be "understood". Love is special!

Recently the Moto G Stylus has begun not to "wake up" when it's jostled, grabbed, etc. Before it was maybe too sensitive. Now I have to make sure it's plugged in and take it off the charger. I checked out gestures and told it to work with both tapping and moving, but no dice.

I know I posted about this maybe a year ago but cannot find it. As godawful as they already were, understaffed, overpriced and rising, they've really taken the cake this time. They are NO LONGER ACCEPTING CASH?!@$ They have a lot of nerve trying to screw over regular people without platinum cards or private jets. How do they stay in business? Their employees hate working for them. Let's all tell as many as possible about the horror that is public storage and hope they'll just vanish.

It seems crazy that it's Baseball time again. However, I'm very ready for some baseball. I enjoy football and college basketball. I even enjoy golf but my love is baseball. I hope to be so fortunate for DTV to gift me the baseball package again this year but if not, I'll be a buyer.
I love watching the games. It doesn't take complete attention to watch baseball which give me the chance to read or play on the internet while the games are on. There are some rule changes for 2026. The ABS system will be implanted.
This is grabbed from the net:
Starting in the 2026 season, Major League Baseball will officially implement the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System across all 30 ballparks for regular and postseason games. Players will retain the ability to challenge, with teams receiving two challenges per game to review umpire calls.
Key 2026 MLB Rules:

• ABS Challenge System: Human umpires remain on the field, but hitters, pitchers, and catchers can challenge called balls and strikes, which will be verified by Hawk-Eye tracking cameras.
• Challenge Mechanics:Players signal a challenge by tapping their head; if successful, the team retains the challenge
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• • Expanded Replay: Additional updates include expanded replay capabilities and further refined pace-of-play adjustments.
  • Implementation: Following extensive testing in the minors, this system will be used in all 2026 Spring Training, regular-season, and postseason games.

The initiative aims to improve accuracy in critical situations, with successful challenges resulting in the pitch being displayed on stadium videoboards.

The ABS system becoming official pleases me. If they are going to show me a strike zone and slow-mo the bad calls, I need for the players to have the ability to challenge or take the superimposed strike zone out of my picture.

I'm ready for some baseball!!

I haven't watched any competitions yet but did manage to watch some of the opening ceremony.
I always enjoy the thrill and drama displayed at the games. When you consider the effort and dedication to become an elite competitor on the world's largest stage, it's mind blowing. And to peak at your ability during the games and be so fortunate to not falter in your one chance to excel against athletes that have invested their life to out perform you is incredible odds. I admire the athletes and enjoy watching them compete.

Just recently I did save some files. When I went to save more, it wouldn't. The only reason I did not include those the first time was that they somehow got bumped. I figured maybe uncleared cache was to blame but apparently that wasn't it. Late last night I did reboot the phone, which took a looong time. Other than this it seems to be running normally.

This Sunday will be the big Superbowl Sunday. I remember back in the day of hosting or attending some pretty wild parties and watching the big game. Mostly I remember lots of smoking and grilling going on before the game. That was the past. The past decade or so we have just hung out and watched the game. I usually manage to cook something good on the patio but we don't party down on the big day. I will do the same this year. I hope to smoke out something tasty for the occasion. Do you have any big plans for the Sunday game? Special eats or people to party with? Even when the game isn't fun to watch... the commercials are often entertaining. I hope you have fun.

Error in payment​

Installed 'Paybyphone' and 'Google Pay' a few weeks ago and registered with Google Pay to use car parks.
I don't use any other payment methods on my Galaxy A33
After working well for few weeks it has stopped working with 'Payment error'
Advice Please.

I get a 'contact 101000' message on the phone

OB don't you ever go home ??????

Samsung have begun rolling out their January 2026 update. As the S21 series celebrated its 5th birthday a few days ago, (29 Jan 2021), and the S21 series has reached its official EoL, (End of Life), this looks to be the last update, security or otherwise, for these devices.

On a personal note, my S21 Ultra, (G998B), has performed flawlessly for the last 5 years and has been one of the most reliable phones I have ever owned.

Software information

hello all i have a bit of a problem if i clear all data on my phone all my messages will not come back I have backup on but I have to uninstall updates the install the recent update to get them back anyway to fix this so I don't have to keep uninstalling and reinstalling the recent update

The weather has been foul so I've been forced to be inside. I primarily watch sports on TV and there has been a lot of tennis aired of the the Australian Open. It amazes me the level of talent and physical condition of the competitors. I've watched tennis over the years and the athletes have upped the game through the years. It's very impressive! Last night I went to bed after the second set between Djokovic and Musetti that Musetti was dominating. Little did I know that only a few points into the third set, Musetti retired from the match with a leg injury. It was a reoccurring injury I guess but I sure didn't see it coming. Djokovic was gracious and acknowledged he was being out played leading up the the sudden withdrawal. The semifinals will be played the 30th and will see Djokovic vs Sinner and Alcaraz vs Zverev with the winners facing off the first of Feb. for the men's title.
The women's semifinals will be played the Jan. 29th. The winner of the matchup between
Sabalenka and Svitolina will face the winner between Pegula and Rybakina for the women's title the 31st.

vivo have begun rolling out the January 2026 security patch to their global models of the X Fold3 Pro. This update also has optimizations for Android 16 as detailed in the screenshot.

I was trying to look at a screenshot with Fossify files. I chose gallery instead of photos or the cricket thing. All I got was a dark screen. It probably has nothing to do with my having selected it in recents. This is the dark green one I specifically downloaded (apk).

I'm not an investor of precious metals but I wish I had been. The prices have increased dramatically in the last few months. Silver was at $48 an oz. at the beginning of November and is now $110 an oz. I don't have any gold beyond jewelry but I do have some silver dollars. We just kept them because they are old. I should have bought some. Gold has gone crazy too. In the same time frame as above, gold was $4,003 an oz. and today $5,015. I would say that now would be the time to sell and not buy but who knows. It might be at the beginning of the rise.

I've not followed the metals market but what little I have read eludes to the financial institutions recent increased demand for having metal assets. I'm sure the big guys know what's going on and are way ahead of the average investor. They are likely the very reason for the sudden inflated trade prices.

I live on a farm so we have plows and a backhoe to shovel the two feet of snow. This pic is my three year old playing in the snow pile.

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That piece of junk began acting up.last night. It's been bootlooping though sometimes coming out of it. I don't care as much about the phony as the valuable contents. Of course the lower side key is inoperative. What can I do to make it stop looping and save the data?

Require to access Video/Photos on Android phone......It says 'This Folder is Empty'

Advice Please.

Is there any way to prevent spam calls from ringing on a Pixel 8? I've fond directions on the web and AI, but none of them work! I can only surmise that the OS has been updated and these configuration instructions no longer apply.

Last week I was running it and when I got done I noticed there was a lot of wet crap on the underside of it. I cleaned up a lot but some is still left. Can I unscrew things and get in there for real?

Last night a light stopped working. After investigating I discovered a circuit breaker not headed in the right direction. I tried to reset it but it's being stubborn.

Are there any Telegram users on here? It turns out that it's possible to have it save to sd instead of internal but it claims to be slower. I made the switch but I'm not noticing any difference as far as internal space saved.