Author Topic: Android Cell Phone Help (Read 92968 times)

Yammer · « **Reply #320 on:** August 18, 2020, 04:00:52 AM »

Quote from: devorahS on June 14, 2020, 12:20:23 AM

I have a galaxy s10 and my photo folder in gallery disappeared with hundreds of pictures. I was sure I'd be ok because everything backs up to google photos but they are missing now from google photos as well! Please help me recover them!! thanks

You need to make sure that the folder is being backup. The default is only camera I believe

kalzone · « **Reply #321 on:** August 27, 2020, 11:07:23 AM »

Every notification i get temporarily pauses podcasts on my galaxy s10. It is annoying. Ideally i would like to hear a soft notification with the podcast still playing.

Lurker · « **Reply #322 on:** November 12, 2020, 11:11:29 AM »

Yesterday my SD card stopped working (SD1). Phone says storage is full, even though only 25 GB out of 64 GB is being used on the card, and 15+ out of 32 GB being used on the phone itself. I tried switching SD cards. Brand new card (SD2), formatted, phone still says storage is full. SD1 seems to be corrupted, and can't be read on other devices, either (tried 2 PCs). SD2 was able to be read on PC after reformatting, but there's nothing on there. I put SD1 back in the phone, and it now allows me to download again, however I cannot access the card (tried Access>Storage>Card). It briefly opens a page with a list (Apps, Images, Videos, etc.), says calculating, then kicks me back to the previous page.

Questions:
1 - Is there a way to access the data on SD1?
2 - How can I pull everything off of SD1? PC tells me it needs to be formatted or it won't open it.
3 - Why won't SD2 work on my phone?
4 - Why is my phone saying there's no space even when less than half the space is being used? I cleared the cache for all apps, and deleted a couple of things. Still saying no space.

ETA: I see @Yammer had similar issues. What did you end up doing?

Yo ssi · « **Reply #323 on:** November 12, 2020, 02:52:52 PM »

Quote from: Lurker on November 12, 2020, 11:11:29 AM

Yesterday my SD card stopped working (SD1). Phone says storage is full, even though only 25 GB out of 64 GB is being used on the card, and 15+ out of 32 GB being used on the phone itself. I tried switching SD cards. Brand new card (SD2), formatted, phone still says storage is full. SD1 seems to be corrupted, and can't be read on other devices, either (tried 2 PCs). SD2 was able to be read on PC after reformatting, but there's nothing on there. I put SD1 back in the phone, and it now allows me to download again, however I cannot access the card (tried Access>Storage>Card). It briefly opens a page with a list (Apps, Images, Videos, etc.), says calculating, then kicks me back to the previous page.

Questions:
1 - Is there a way to access the data on SD1?
2 - How can I pull everything off of SD1? PC tells me it needs to be formatted or it won't open it.
3 - Why won't SD2 work on my phone?
4 - Why is my phone saying there's no space even when less than half the space is being used? I cleared the cache for all apps, and deleted a couple of things. Still saying no space.

ETA: I see @Yammer had similar issues. What did you end up doing?

Which phone are you using?

Lurker · « **Reply #324 on:** November 12, 2020, 03:47:09 PM »

Quote from: Yo ssi on November 12, 2020, 02:52:52 PM

Which phone are you using?

BlackBerry Key1

Yo ssi · « **Reply #325 on:** November 12, 2020, 08:26:52 PM »

Quote from: Lurker on November 12, 2020, 03:47:09 PM

BlackBerry Key1

Do you know how you had your sd card set up?

Lurker · « **Reply #326 on:** November 12, 2020, 09:14:44 PM »

Quote from: Yo ssi on November 12, 2020, 08:26:52 PM

Do you know how you had your sd card set up?

It's been in there for 3 years, so I don't remember. Very likely as Internal.

Yo ssi · « **Reply #327 on:** November 12, 2020, 09:18:51 PM »

Quote from: Lurker on November 12, 2020, 09:14:44 PM

It's been in there for 3 years, so I don't remember. Very likely as Internal.

Gotcha. Sounds like nothing is broken beyond repair, and everything should be salvageable, perhaps give it to a savy friend?

Lurker · « **Reply #328 on:** November 12, 2020, 09:36:03 PM »

Quote from: Yo ssi on November 12, 2020, 09:18:51 PM

Gotcha. Sounds like nothing is broken beyond repair, and everything should be salvageable, perhaps give it to a savy friend?

If I had those accessible, I wouldn't be posting here

Definitions · « **Reply #329 on:** June 08, 2021, 12:52:14 AM »

Galaxy S10e. When I play a specific you tube video my screen automatically brightens to max brightness and says can't change because it's being controlled by a different app. I have adaptive brightness off. I googled it and found a similar complaint. Apparently there's an option for Video Enhancer on Samsung phones. I can't find it in my settings.

Yo ssi · « **Reply #330 on:** June 08, 2021, 10:09:51 AM »

Quote from: Definitions on June 08, 2021, 12:52:14 AM

Galaxy S10e. When I play a specific you tube video my screen automatically brightens to max brightness and says can't change because it's being controlled by a different app. I have adaptive brightness off. I googled it and found a similar complaint. Apparently there's an option for Video Enhancer on Samsung phones. I can't find it in my settings.

Search your settings for video brightness

Flavored Seltzer · « **Reply #331 on:** June 08, 2021, 07:03:14 PM »

Are you using phones built in media player? Maybe check that app's settings.
Otherwise you can use another app (like VLC media player).
Edit: I see you wrote video from YouTube, so maybe use a different browser (or the youtube app)

Definitions · « **Reply #332 on:** June 08, 2021, 07:46:25 PM »

Quote from: Yo ssi on June 08, 2021, 10:09:51 AM

Search your settings for video brightness

I already checked Video brightness its set to normal

Quote from: Flavored Seltzer on June 08, 2021, 07:03:14 PM

Are you using phones built in media player? Maybe check that app's settings.
Otherwise you can use another app (like VLC media player).
Edit: I see you wrote video from YouTube, so maybe use a different browser (or the youtube app)

I'm on the YouTube app

Yo ssi · « **Reply #333 on:** June 09, 2021, 02:50:17 AM »

Quote from: Definitions on June 08, 2021, 07:46:25 PM

I already checked Video brightness its set to normal

Well that's the video enhancer setting.

I would suggest a uninstalling and reinstalling of the YouTube app. You mentioned it was one specific video, are all the rest not a problem?

Really really I'd recommend to use YouTube vanced, once you get it you won't dream of ever buying an iphone again! And that's guaranteed! (Considering your using it out)

WonderingYid · « **Reply #334 on:** June 14, 2021, 07:23:01 PM »

Quote from: Yo ssi on June 09, 2021, 02:50:17 AM

Well that's the video enhancer setting.

I would suggest a uninstalling and reinstalling of the YouTube app. You mentioned it was one specific video, are all the rest not a problem?

Really really I'd recommend to use YouTube vanced, once you get it you won't dream of ever buying an iphone again! And that's guaranteed! (Considering your using it out)

Other then ad blocking, is there any other features that it has?

Yo ssi · « **Reply #335 on:** June 15, 2021, 12:29:40 AM »

Quote from: WonderingYid on June 14, 2021, 07:23:01 PM

Other then ad blocking, is there any other features that it has?

Yes!

WonderingYid · « **Reply #336 on:** June 15, 2021, 03:34:56 PM »

Quote from: Yo ssi on June 15, 2021, 12:29:40 AM

Yes!

Such as?

Yo ssi · « **Reply #337 on:** June 15, 2021, 05:31:54 PM »

Quote from: WonderingYid on June 15, 2021, 03:34:56 PM

Such as?

https://www.xda-developers.com/youtube-vanced-features/

srap · « **Reply #338 on:** July 21, 2021, 11:24:57 AM »

Is there any way to retrieve information from a page in "memo" that was accidentally erased? Half the page is gone in one thread....and I now remember a huge, blue highlighted section that I thought I unhighlighted, but I must have erased instead.

Is there a trash or memory or anything like that for deleted items? I have not wanted to save anything new in memos in case it is possible to revert back to a previous version.

Yo ssi · « **Reply #339 on:** July 21, 2021, 12:42:08 PM »

Quote from: srap on July 21, 2021, 11:24:57 AM

Is there any way to retrieve information from a page in "memo" that was accidentally erased? Half the page is gone in one thread....and I now remember a huge, blue highlighted section that I thought I unhighlighted, but I must have erased instead.

Is there a trash or memory or anything like that for deleted items? I have not wanted to save anything new in memos in case it is possible to revert back to a previous version.

Phone model? Which app?