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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] dougleto:
Thanks! I'll definitely try these out. I tried safe mode, the trouble is it's not really great as a diagnostic because the phone will go from 4-24 hrs between resets during normal operation, and since a phone in safe mode isn't terribly useful, it's hard to keep it in safe mode for long enough to see if that fixed the issue, if that makes sense. And then, if it did fix the issue, it just narrows it down to 1 out of a hundred apps! But maybe I'm missing something. Is there additional information I can find if I run in safe mode that would help suss out the problem?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] dougleto:
Thanks! I know how to clear cache but not how to check for memory leaks. Do you have a tool you'd recommend to do that? And I had never heard of auto restart before, so thanks for that. I confirmed that it is NOT enabled (that would have been a face palm moment!).
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] MAX 404:
Is not easy , you just need to be methodic

See if you can find anything useful in the logs first

Reflash firmware , use home-csc , see if it help

Have you notice if the phone fails under any specific circumstances?

If that does not help and if you can really relate the problem with any specific app you may try to freeze or uninstall suspicious app and let it run for a day , Package disabler app is a good option , it is easy to enable or disable app but is not free, you could try this one , is a debloater tool , it allow you to disable app... may be easy that having to uninstall / install by hand
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] GillBates21:
I'm also having the same problem. Had the phone since June, it didn't start to occur until late August, which leads me to suspect it is an update related issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] dougleto:
I'm glad you posted today, I've been meaning to post again here because I tried troubleshooting and am still having issues. In fact, it crashed twice today when I was trying to send a text message.

I installed one of the log applications (can't remember which one at the moment) but it wasn't really helpful. They didn't seem to catch any information related to a crash even though they were logging data at least twice when it crashed.

Then I tried reflashing using home-csc using ODIN and that ended up soft-bricking my phone (and yes, I followed all the instructions and used home-csc) so I had to reflash everything and do a full factory reset. That seemed to help, reducing the crashes from once/day to once/2-3 days for a few weeks, but now it's back to ~once a day (sometimes more, sometimes less).

So if anyone has any other idea, I'm all ears. When I was reflashing and stuff, I noticed in the recovery mode (or whatever it's called) options that you can look at logs. Does anyone know if one of those logs would have crash-related data or any other ideas of what to try? This is incredibly frustrating, especially that it's persisting after a factory reset. Argh!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] GillBates21:
So what I tried to do is roll back all the default google app updates. Ex: Android system webview, Google app itself, etc etc. I factory reset it without backing up any apps (but pictures and messages etc), It was working for a few days and then it happened again. Which further reinforces my thinking that my problem is software based.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] dougleto:
So I'm curious why you think that means it's a software issue. If this isn't a widespread issue with the S21 and after we've both done a factory reset and still have the issue, that makes me think it could be a hardware issue. Of course, there could be some software incompatibility with an app that most people don't have installed or a bluetooth connection or something, which is why I really want to find a useful crash log (and find it rather absurb how hard it is to find a useful crash log on android, come on guys, it's a mature OS, some kind of crash log seems pretty basic!), because otherwise, it could be a ton of issues and I can't reproduce it. Ugh.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] GillBates21:
The reason is that the "few days" after the reset and restoring pictures, messages (but not apps) from backup, where there were no crashes at all (where previously it would happen at least 2 times per day).
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] dougleto:
Got it, that makes sense. I'm on t-mobile and just got an update this morning. We'll see if that improves anything because my device restarted 4 times yesterday
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] GillBates21:
I havent had a crash like this since i disabled chrome and other google stuff, and downgrading google apps lol.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] dougleto:
How did you disable chrome and what other google stuff did you disable? (There's obviously quite a lot of google services that can't be disabled)

After the most recent monthly update, my phone has gone from rebooting multiple times/day to once every 2-3 days, which is more manageable but still super annoying. It is incredibly frustrating to me that there are no good tools to troubleshoot a crash (at least that I've ben able to find). Honestly, it's driven me to consider an iPhone for the first time in my life :(.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] GillBates21:
My trouble is back... I will be scheduling a fix with samsung soon so I can RMA it :(
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] sandystays:
Check the below link. This seems to be a hardware problem which got solved after Samsung replaced the motherboard.

Samsung Restart problem
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] isiddiqi:
So I bought this phone for my wife. Since I received the phone, after a day the phone started crashing whatever app she was on and then take you back to lock screen without having to go through a full restart process but it was definitely a restart as you would need to enter your pin again as opposed to fingerprints.

Since it was within 15 days of purchase I returned and reordered another one from Samsung, and to my surprise exact same issue. What are the odds of having two brand new phones having exact same issues.

This leads me to believe it must be a software issue. I just received this 2nd new phone last Friday.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] dougleto:
Yeah, I think what I was experiencing was a hardware issue (it definitely went through the full restart process, not what is described in the previous post). And from the link posted by sandystays above, it looks pretty common. I contacted Samsung support and was not impressed at all. They walked me through a number of troubleshooting steps that weren't helpful then had me take my phone to UBreakIFix. I did, they ran a diagnostic and their tools couldn't find anything wrong so they said Samsung should replace it.

Contacted Samsung, told them I had taken it in. They said I needed to take it to a technician (again, right after telling them I just had). They then said, oh, you'll have to mail it to us and you'll get your phone back in 7-10 business days. Their suggestion for what to do for a phone in the meantime? Buy a prepaid phone then return it when I get my phone back (which a) is unethical and b) wouldn't work anyways since they're locked). Ridiculous. They also admitted that this is a very common problem, so I asked why they just won't send me a replacement device if it's so common to which they had no real answer, just "that's our policy".

Eventually, I contacted T-mobile (my carrier) and was very pleasantly surprised. After me telling them the issue and the steps I'd taken to troubleshoot it, they sent me a replacement phone (recertified, but still) that arrived in 2 days. WAAAYYYY better than Samsung. The entire process made me a bit jealous of my wife's iPhone. If she had had a similar issue, we could have taken it to an apple store and not had the whole "our policy is that you have no phone for 7-10 business days" nonsense from Samsung AND the backup and restore process is still way better on iPhones than on any android I've ever owned. How there is no easy and reliable backup/restore mechanism on android after so long is beyond me.

Bottome line: if you have a similar issue, it's very likely a hardware problem (my replacement phone has been fine for 3 days now). And avoid Samsung support if you can!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] isiddiqi:
On the second phone I still have the 2wk window to return. I am contemplating if I should just return altogether. I had bought an s21 Ultra as well and that seem to be working OK.

Two s21+ phones with same issue, what are the odds of hardware problem? But what if it is the entire batch that is bad.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] dougleto:
Your issue sounds different to me. Mine definitely fully rebooted, I have no idea what is going on with yours, it sounds like your crashes are locking the phone or something, that could definitely be software. Good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] isiddiqi:
So here is a gem I am reporting. As you know I ordered s21plus for my wife and it was doing app freeze and quick restart, I checked it was a restart, I spent time resetting and rebuilding for no change so I returned it to Samsung within 15 day window and ordered another s21plus. Sadly that handset also behaved the exact same manner as above. Since it was still in another 15 days return window, I decided to give reset one more chance and return if no success, but this time I did not restore old settings, home screen, and apps, only Clock, SMS, and Call Logs.

So far it has been 2 days of zero restarts. I am going to give it an entire week to ensure no repeat.

I hope this helps anyone else here before they give up on this phone and go through hassle of replacement.

BTW, fwiw, Samsung gave me a $50 voucher for the trouble on the second order and CSR was very helpful yet restricted within Samsung policy.

BTW, Samsung tech person could not figure out anything when running their diagnostic software remotely. I was at the verge of returning this second handset too, but am glad it worked out 🤞
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] GillBates21:
Hey so hows the phone doing now? Did u restore any images at all? I have ALOT of images.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] isiddiqi:
The phone is going steady. No more restarts. Now I believe the phone I returned was also not flawed.

I assume when you say images, you mean photos? If so that should not have any issue. When restoring backups, just don't restore the settings and restore everything. Even though I chose to not restore apps and home screen either, but my theory is that it is the settings. If your phone still has issue after above, then also try not restoring Home screen and Apps.

Hope that helps.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] GillBates21:
Great let me give that a try...again... lol
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] GillBates21:
Wait so was your S21Plus freezing then going to the GALAXY S21 restart screen? So a freeze then restart?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] isiddiqi:
Yes. Originally I thought it was not a restart, but later figured it was a quick restart with Samsung boot screen.

I would suggest you do this:

1. Backup your phone on Samsung Cloud

2. Factory reset

3. Setup again

4. Restore backup, but deselect Settings

Try your phone like this for a few days, hopefully no restarts. If still get restart

5. Repeat above #2, and #3. In #4 deselect Settings, Home screen, and Apps.

6. Install the apps manually, I would install minimal apps to get by and monitor restarts.

If still get restarts, I would suggest take it to Samsung or UbreakIfix or Best Buy to run diagnostics for possible hardware issue.

In general people suggest Safe Mode, but I find it hard as phone is pretty much unusable in that mode.

Hope it helps.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] GillBates21:
Awesome, thank you. Hope I am as lucky as you are.

Best.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] alijs:
I'll share with you my experience on this particular issue (Galaxy S21 ultra - 998U1).

I tried everything starting from downgrade to hard rest without any luck, my phone restart it self more than 5 times a day, and sometimes once every 2 - 3 days.

I remembered an issue with early iphone 1 or 2 (can't remember exactly) where we heated a particular piece on the main board, then we put it in the refrigerator for couple of hours, so I decided to do this for the Galaxy without heating , so after turning it off, I wrapped it in a food nylon bag, sealed it very well and put it in the freezer for 13 hours.

After taking it of from the freezer, leaving it to worm up naturally (room temperature), it wouldn't turned on, so connected it to charger, it switched on to recovery! Restarting it from there & now its running quite normally for five days without any random restarts, I even keep it on 24 hours a day.

I don't know why or how, but believe it.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] Dedexlol123:
Hello.. I did have the same problem as stated by op. Last time, i brought my S21 to a samsung authorized service center and they changed my motherboard under warranty.. So i suggest you if under warranty go and have your phone checked out.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Questions] WesleyS21:
Fantastic , I did exactly everything you did just out of curiosity and to my surprise my battery consumption practically doubled, before I got about 4 hours of screen on, at 60 hz and everything, virtually everything disabled, I have no adb and did not do any configuration with computer use, I'm with normal s21 exynos version, Sm-g991b, I just froze the phone turned on up to 10 degrees on the CPU, after removing from the freezer I turned off, loaded up to 100 and I'm using normally, the drain on screen on is below 9% per hour, run your idea was the best thing, I thank you
[HTC Excalibur] cwgdrumman:
I recently replaced the broken screen on my dash and, while doing so, apparently forgot to reconnect the jogger bar. I can't find the torx screwdriver to take it apart and hook it back up so... I was wondering if there is any way to control call volume without the jogger bar. thanks
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
SetVolume will do it or SmartToolkit :)
[HTC Excalibur] cwgdrumman:
much appreciated :)
[HTC Excalibur] cwgdrumman:
alright, I installed smart tool kit and it is working, but I cant seem to get the gadgets screen to come up. It says to hit left or right on the d-pad but I get nothing
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Hit this key <- :)
[Samsung Galaxy M51 Questions & Answers] KaKi87:
Hello,

Why are all ROMs discontinued for this device ?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy M51 Questions & Answers] kr428:
Was about to ask a similar question - or, more "constructive": Is there any ROM remaining for this device that still will receive sort of maintenance and updates?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy M51 Questions & Answers] KaKi87:
Well, the answer to that question is no, that's why I asked why are all ROMs discontinued.
[Samsung Galaxy M51 Questions & Answers] kr428:
I wasn't sure if the answer's "no" because I'm unsure whether there might be any other ROMs than those listed in here. Hmmm, probably the usual issue of a developer giving up on the device. :(
[Samsung Galaxy M51 Questions & Answers] gilgamesh123:
because stock is fine once you debloat the phone
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] csokifuji:
Hello

So I installed LineageOS on my Samsung A5 2017 but my GPS is not working.

I tried UnifiedNlp also but didn't helped.

I heard that copying the stock rom gps.conf file could help but didn't find that (i checked system/etc, and those folders and I only found a gps folder inside of /data/vendor/gps that contains other files)

Does anybody knows how can it be fixed on this phone or is anything else can be done in order to fix it?
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] r4czek:
Hey csokifuji, have you, by any chance, found a fix?

I see that there's another thread about GPS issues on A5 2017 here: https://xdaforums.com/t/gps-problem-with-samsung-galaxy-a5-lineage-os-18-1.4392747
[General Questions and Answers] catste:
Let's say I have an app for my restaurant chain and I want to display banner ads on my android app. I want to use my own ads, local partners with who I have some deals. I don't want to use Google ads because I really don't see the point. I just want to advertise some of my local partners. It will be something like a small banner ad on the app pages.

Does Google Play Store allows me to use my own ads on my Android app?
[General Questions and Answers] :
Ask Google this question. :)
[General Questions and Answers] catste:
On the Google Adroid forum, or where? https://support.google.com/android/community?hl=en
[General Questions and Answers] catste:
I asked them on the forum link above and they said: Your question seems to be of a more technical/development oriented nature, and it would be better suited in forums like StackOverflow or XDA.
[General Questions and Answers] :
Because you tagged me:

Look inside Google's Policy Center, especially here

User Generated Content - Play Console Help

User-generated content (UGC) is content that users contribute to an app, and which is visible to or accessible by at least a subset of the app's users. Apps that contain or feature UGC, including app

support.google.com
[Google Pixel 4a Questions & Answers] Bikergofast:
This probably happened a while ago but I jsut noticed today, the date on the lock screen is cut off, so you cant see the day. I haven't installed any 3rd party launchers and the text font is still default. Did anyone figure a workaround?
[General Questions and Answers] :
Anyone already got one, and if, what's the user experience?
[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] mackz:
hey this is my first time upgrading. I have a Dopod p800w which has windows 5 on it. What i am asking is do i just pick a rom i like and double click the .exe while the device is connected or is it much more difficult.

thanks, In advance
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] ronaldheld:
How many use this option? If so, is it worth stretching battery life to decrease the time between charging?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] xile6:
Really its the first time i saw it.

I left it off.

I use all my phones the same and havent seen any battery problems.

So i dont see why this one should be different
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] catman51:
I turned it on for a day, but this isn't the biggest battery on the market, so I'm leaving it off.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] atvxda:
I use it. Prior to this being baked into One UI, I got into the habit of charging my devices to 80% and it grew on me. It's a tip I got from the Accubatery app. It's a simple way to add less wear to your battery.

Oddly, my phone fresh out the box with only 5 charging cycles from 15/20% to 80% has an 88% battery health score. My Fold2 which I had since launch has a 96% battery health score...
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] ronaldheld:
There is no consensus as to whether to use this option?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] xenx:
It's all dependent upon how you use the phone. Turning it on will absolutely be better for your phone, but you will lose that 15% battery life. Your charging habits also matter. If you're a person that just always puts it on a charger when not using it, you would see more improvement from turning it on than someone that only puts it on the charger when it's low. The benefits are minimal. It shouldn't largely matter, but if you keep the same phone for many years it will help improve its life.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] zoetrope:
It's early days with the device so battery performance is still an unknown for a while longer, but I enabled the battery protect option from the start. As of yesterday I'm able to get 5 hours of SOT with the maximum charge at 85%. That performance holds up over time and I'll end up leaving the option enabled.

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[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] michelino159:
It is a very useful function. I think maybe I'll introduce the Note20 Ultra as well. 🙂 What version does the Samsung Device Care application have for you?It's me 12.3.00.30.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] jeromepearce:
I use the protection when I'm home, 5 days a week. I just place the phone on a wireless charger when not in use during the day.

When I'm going out, I'll turn it off to get the full 100%.

Frankly I love the option to do this. I used to use an app that notified me at 90%. Now I don't need to bother. My only gripe is that I can't easily set a toggle for the setting. I'm planning on finding the setting name with adb and using tasker to create a toggle, preferably on a weekday frequency :)
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] Zerobim08:
I turn it on because I usually charge overnight. Leaving phone trickle charging at 85% is less detrimental to battery compared to 100%
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] dokibull:
i use it, still got 5hrs sot
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] ben cherian:
Got a doubt. Does the Battery Protection Mode works when the phone is charged in switch off state ? By switch off I mean completely switched off not just locking the screen of the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] AndrOmega:
works with off state.
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] iconoclasthero:
At this point, I just need to get my phone working again. I don't care if it is stock, but right now, I cannot get out of bootloader. Most everything I try to do with fastboot fails....

$ fastboot devices
b6f10fbb fastboot
$ fastboot boot OnePlus6Oxygen_22_OTA_010_all_1806070151_boot.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 1.998s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: Failed to load/authenticate boot image: Load Error)
finished. total time: 2.012s
$ fastboot flash boot OnePlus6Oxygen_22_OTA_010_all_1806070151_boot.img
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
sending 'boot_a' (65536 KB)...
OKAY [ 2.051s]
writing 'boot_a'...
OKAY [ 0.307s]
finished. total time: 2.358s
$ fastboot -w
wiping userdata...
mke2fs 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)

Warning: RAID stripe-width 1 not an even multiple of stride 2.

/tmp/TemporaryFile-a9OdTu: Unimplemented ext2 library function while setting up superblock
/usr/lib/android-sdk/platform-tools/mke2fs failed with status 1
mke2fs failed: 1
error: Cannot generate image for userdata

pwd: /library/phone tools/10.3.0-OnePlus6Oxygen_22_OTA_042_all_1912142031_0fb330-fastboot
$ fastboot -w update images.zip
< waiting for any device >
extracting android-info.txt (0 MB)...
extracting boot.img (64 MB)...
target reported max download size of 805306368 bytes
archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'boot_other.img'
extracting dtbo.img (8 MB)...
archive does not contain 'dtbo.sig'
archive does not contain 'dt.img'
archive does not contain 'recovery.img'
extracting system.img (2860 MB)...
Invalid sparse file format at header magic
archive does not contain 'system.sig'
archive does not contain 'system_other.img'
extracting vbmeta.img (0 MB)...
archive does not contain 'vbmeta.sig'
extracting vendor.img (1024 MB)...
Invalid sparse file format at header magic
archive does not contain 'vendor.sig'
archive does not contain 'vendor_other.img'
wiping userdata...
mke2fs 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020)

Warning: RAID stripe-width 1 not an even multiple of stride 2.

/tmp/TemporaryFile-7kXuEc: Unimplemented ext2 library function while setting up superblock
/usr/lib/android-sdk/platform-tools/mke2fs failed with status 1
mke2fs failed: 1
error: Cannot generate image for userdata

I have a bunch of tools downloaded.

OS is Ubuntu 20.04. I do not have ready access to Windows.
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] Evon88:
u need msmflashtool on windown to fix it easy, if it not worked for you just send me msg on telegram

@NotReal0

( i dont need your money )
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] ronaldheld:
What percentage of your usage is via in inner versus the cover screen?
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] flairepathos.info:
This question doesn't seen to make much sense, Please elaborate
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] ronaldheld:
I meant to ask how much you use the inner 7.6" screen versus the 6.2" screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] bs3pro:
For me, i use outer for calls, maybe check messages quick, otherwise I use inside for the most part. I truly hope samsung on the f4 makes the front wider. It would then truly be like a phone, and tab in one.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3] nrage23:
85% Inner and 15% Outer