joshhumble
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Everytime I turn off Mobile Data by tapping the Data icon on drop down panel at the top, this pop-up comes up asking me to confirm that I want to turn off Mobile-Data. How to stop it!?
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How To Stop this Pop-Up for Good!?? (screenshot included)
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I don't know whether there is a way. Though my Pixel only asks for confirmation from the drop-down panel, not if you use the settings. I don't recall my older phone doing this, so it may be related to the android version.
The Pixel however just asks for confirmation, rather than a screen full of crap (starting with one of the least-used features on a phone, which I found funny). So the confirmation may be an OS thing, but that message is a Samsung addition. That would suggest that a custom ROM might at least be able to offer a less annoying message, but that would be an extreme solution for something like this.
The Pixel however just asks for confirmation, rather than a screen full of crap (starting with one of the least-used features on a phone, which I found funny). So the confirmation may be an OS thing, but that message is a Samsung addition. That would suggest that a custom ROM might at least be able to offer a less annoying message, but that would be an extreme solution for something like this.
Are you still on Nougat or have you updated to Oreo?
I'm on Oreo and I don't see that message (although as Hadron partly suggests, that could be a result of the debloated ROM I'm using).
That being said, I don't recall seeing that message on Nougat either.
Are you on a branded or unbranded device? Who's your network?
I'm on Oreo and I don't see that message (although as Hadron partly suggests, that could be a result of the debloated ROM I'm using).
That being said, I don't recall seeing that message on Nougat either.
Are you on a branded or unbranded device? Who's your network?
joshhumble
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Yes, the drop-down panel is where I turn off mobile-data and that pop-up happens.
(I turn mobile-data on and off multiple times throughout the day to prevent my phone from drawing data, as I only have 2GB per month. And when I have no wi-fi, it auto uses mobile data like when using GPS to load the imagery, etc... But that's besides the point, just wanted to be able to stop it. Guess you can't without a custom ROM)
joshhumble
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The phone itself is not branded by the carrier, it just says Samsung on the back, and Galaxy S8. I have verizon, bought the phone at Costco.
Custom ROMS are like Hatchet forces.
FWIW I've only ever seen this repeated pop-up warning on Samsung devices. It's over nannying, and I suspect they're been paranoid about potential dimwit lawsuits, like with their overzealous volume too loud pop-up warnings, even for Bluetooth.
Those warnings are actually a legal requirement in the EU, all handsets have them.
Apparently Chinese brand phones in China don't have any warnings, well the ones I've tried. ...I can deafen myself quite happily.
I've only ever seen them on Samsungs myself, including the Mobile Data warning in the OP.