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Slow charging Samsung A02s

I dunno. USB-C is not only a solution in search of a problem, but it's unstable as well. I've had more issues charging devices that depend on it than I ever did with Micro USB. I keep asking where was the customer demand to warrant this unnecessary change? aren't companies supposed to supply customer demand? Everything I learned in Economics 101 was a lie, apparently.

I know of zero customers wanting to ditch the headphone jack, removable storage, or wanting a screen that's impractically large for a phone. Companies are supposed to cater to the demand of their customers and try hardest to satisfy them, not screw them over. At least, that's what they taught me in high school (I also got an A)

The power button is concave because there's a fingerprint sensor inside it. It's also that way to avoid switching the screen on when inside a pocket.

You want a really weird power off gimmick? on the S20 FE, the 'bixby' button is the power button. That means to power the phone down, you have to hold the button and literally ask Bixby to 'turn the phone off' or wait for the battery to go dead, whichever comes first!
 
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I'm glad to hear about your A. I'm rather partial to that grade myself. If the evil corporations want at least passing, they'd better start listening to us. I would never vote for a concave button or any of that other crap. Now here's the weird part. I decided to try one more time with the A02s and the new wall wart/charger cord. I guess the darn thing was actually worth my investment because IT'S CHARGING! In fact, it's up to almost a quarter. I kinda don't want to unplug, at least until it's full. What I don't get is why this happy situation (at last) comes with a warning. When I plugged it in there was a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark. Is this some kind of proprietary Samsung bs? The wall wart looks exactly the same as the one that came with the phone only black instead of white. As for the cord, it seems similar enough except, again, for the color, and it sure as heck is working now. I don't know why it took this long, but I guess the A02s has become my flagship phone. It might be considered sad and/or ironic that a $53 walmart thing can beat a maybe $200 Stylus (also walmart). That reminds me...when I get that 512 gb MICROsd card, how do I shut down the Stylus and make sure it's ready for democracy? Right now it refuses to take a nap, or do much else.
 
Likely it will charge with the power off but not with it on. That was the issue with my A01. The symbol of a plug and a yellow triangle exclamation point (which you have to look at it long enough--blink and you'll miss it--shows only for a millisecond) is a 'charger input error'. That happens on my old Samsung tablets (only showing a battery with an 'X' inside it instead of a lightning bolt) when the battery degrades or can't accept a charge properly. That often happens when the battery is a few years old, or the charging circuitry is degrading. It's also a safety feature to prevent phones with sealed batteries from exploding like the Note 7. If the battery has any issues the phone will reduce charging input or stop charging after a certain percentage, or perhaps not charge at all. At least with removable batteries there was no need to incorporate such idiot proofing, and the Note 7 wouldn't have failed so hard had it used a removable battery.

Still charges, but extremely slowly. It can take a whole day to recharge my Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet if I get it down to 18% watching YouTube videos.

Thankfully my A13 5G has been flawless. It's a $150 unlocked phone at Walmart (under their straight talk brand) and seems better quality than the crappy A01 ever did. 90Hz refresh rate, 4GB RAM, headphone jack, expandable storage, simpler less complicated OneUI, and a working USB-C port. I honestly like it better than the S20 FE 5G.
 
I've been luckier than that. The A02s now has a full charge and I was using it when it got to 30% last night. The warning symbol was steady, not vanishing. I'm glad I ignored it but maybe later I'll find out why I shouldn't have. It's good to know there are still some relative bargains out there. As for removable batteries (yes, please) I don't know why they disappeared except probably the ol' profit motive. This would probably fit into the right to repair movement, which seems to be gaining strength. If Apple and John Deere can be forced to concede, maybe there's hope for us Android users...
 
I sadly don't think Right To Repair will bring removable batteries back. Or bring back schematics inside the cover like the old tube radio/TV days. All it means is that parts are available for a third party. It does NOT mean we get back the serviceability of the 1950s-era electronics where you can fix it yourself.

The feature got removed because tech bloggers (Engadget, TheVerge, even Android Police) kept calling plastic phones 'cheap' and everyone believed them, and now people want razor-thin phones. I don't understand it either. I'd be happy with a brick that lasted a week! Metal and glass mean nothing anyway when slapped into an Otterbox that makes the phone resemble one from 2009 anyway.
 
I guess you're right. We're probably just going to have to put our lives on hold while we take classes in electronics, welding, etc., and hold fundraisers to be able to afford the tools and materials to make our own stuff the way WE want it. Calling Martha Stewart...oh, wait. There's that (sort of) new maker movement that seems to be sweeping the world, as it probably should. If people can learn to make costumes that light up and fake swords, maybe this wouldn't be that much more of a challenge. Then there's the problem of coming up with coltan and other such things without killing people and/or destroying the planet. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I've got to figure out how to fix this crazy Stylus. I understand that it's probably acting up (mainly) because it's stuffed to the gills, but shouldn't the 512 gb sd card take care of that? It can't because some weird error occurred when I was trying to copy another sd card to it with that fake Vanja, and somehow the Stylus seems to think it's that device instead of a plain old regular sd card. I don't know how that could have happened but it did. The Stylus says the two file paths can't be the same, or something that way. How can I get it to recognize the sd card AS sd? Barring that, how do I get the Stylus to reboot or shut off and then I can remove this sd and insert a brand spankin' new one? If I can do that I will definitely format the new one first. I don't know why the one in there now didn't mention anything about needing to be formatted. It's too late now as I have photos and videos on there that I'm not about to sacrifice. At least they save automatically to it because I told the camera to do that. Why don't other apps have something similar? If they did, then I could autosave things such as downloads to sd. I suppose that still wouldn't solve the screenshots problem, though. Why are they handled differently from photos and videos? Aren't they all tied in with the camera?
 
apps can be allowed to use the SD Card for storage but that's up to the developer. Amazon Music lets you store to SD card, for example. But many developers look at SD cards like they do floppy disks, and assume everyone is into the 'cloud' so people like me and you aren't their concern anymore. We're stuck in 2009 and don't want to live in their 'you'll own nothing and be happy' future.

I cling to many old apps myself that still believe in the SD card, and have kept every APK since 2009 on an NAS at home so I always have them. They run fine on any modern phone (my A13 might as well be a new Galaxy SII the way I got it configured) so you don't need the latest apps. Also, old apps pre-date the 'cloud' and use far less of what limited RAM/CPU exists on a budget phone. Outside of that I use what came with the phone. My primary use are music, note taking, phone calls, SMS texts, quick searches and PDF viewing. Sometimes some older games like the original Angry Birds and ebooks from Kindle/Aldiko which I have old versions of that still work fine. I use an app called NetGuard to kill internet access to things like system updates and the Play Store (I don't believe in app stores or updates) and replaced the Samsung browser with Dolphin Mini from 2009.

No one will get hacked for simply using old software so don't believe that FUD from anyone online. Sure, if you're into porn or pirating stuff, you are less secure on old software but if you're smart you're fine. I had more data breaches with 'modern' software than with old software due to modern software always connecting to the internet for something. with anything 'cloud' data breaches happen, just ask Yahoo! and T-Mobile. I prefer being in control of what I use. I have over 3K songs stored on my phone.
 
That's a lotta music. I guess I pretty much avoid the cloud as I don't wanna get rained on by these idiots. I sure agree about being in control of our own stuff. What's NAS? What's FUD?
 
NAS = Network Attached Stoage. An external hard drive that when connected to a networked PC, can be seen by any PC in the same network. Functions like a cloud (some have their own apps that work just like Google Drive) but is confined to the local network and is ony accessible from your home. Some types can work via the internet but then you're just hosting your own cloud. I prefer keeping it on the local network. If it's that important it can wait until I get home.

FUD = Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. Often spread mob-style on the internet, a good example is the phrase "You're still using Windows XP[Android 2.3/Symbian/WebOS/BlackBerry OS/etc] in 2022? You're gonna get hacked!"

Other variations include "I have to buy a new phone. Sure, my 3 year old Pixel XL works fine, but it stopped geting updates a few weeks ago, and I feel unsafe using a phone no longer getting a security patch."

In reality, nothing bad will happen unless you're stupid. I mean, a common bit of FUD involved people clinging to the notion that merely connecting a PC running a fresh install of Windows XP to the internet would instantly get full of viruses, malware, cause the world to explode. Obviously that isn't true since this PC I'm typing this on is running XP.

I myself just want to use stuff old enough that I'm not pestered to update anything or have my work interrupted by an app forcing me to update to its latest version. I also hate change. Especially going from skeuomorphic design to flat design. I despise flat design. So that's another reason I cling to apps like Dolphin Mini or ancient versions of apps like the Android 2.3 music player, or old versions of Slacker Radio.
 
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The oldest stuff is mostly best. If I could root my phones I sure would. I loathe googoo Facebook and all the rest. Social media are just for pressuring people into keeping up with morons out of fomo. It's fear of missing out, but you probably already knew that. Probably the safest way to use a phone or computer would be to make sure it's not connected to the Internet. Watch productivity and common sense soar. I hope I can shut down this recalcitrant Stylus and put in a new sd card without wrecking the current one. Eventually I want to have all the goods in one (huge) place, probably a couple terabytes or more.
 
The two work PCs I use (one a Windows 11 laptop, the other a desktop running Windows 7) don't have internet access. Any data they get comes from a USB drive. All the do is have a library of PDF service manuals, music, and diagnostic software.

I have a Linux gaming rig (also running Windows 11 in dual boot) that is filled to the brim with games. I removed its network card to stop it from updating or forcing Steam to update. None of the games need updates, or internet, and my love of mutiplayer ended in 2011. It has no more space for games.

I have a laptop also running Windows 11 that's offline and has a handfull of games and older stuff installed.

But that's it for the offline systems. I use my phone but mostly for playing music when hiking on the trail. I'm the only one there without a phone in my face. Also my music being stored locally I can just cue up from my Galaxy Watch or connected headset. My phone spends most of its life in my pocket. The only time it comes out is to make a payment via Walmart or Kroger Pay, or text my girlfriend.
 
Well it got fixed all right. It's doing that same short bootloop/fever crap as the others. I suppose for now I'll just let it go. In the meantime, that A02s is still not charging right. This morning I was using the camera and it went from 100% to 96 WHILE IT WAS PLUGGED. I'm really tired of this. Also, I noticed that when I use the flash with the camera, it's screwy. If it were a real flashlight I would probably assume that it needed new batteries.
 
The night before last I was practically going crazy because the A02s was not charging. I tried assorted combinations of cords and wall warts to no avail. In desperation, I used the Stylus setup, a complete nono I'm sure, and it worked. It's still not the best but sort of ok for now. The flashlight remains woobly...oh well.
 
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