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[Spivitz]

I want to get my sd card slot back. Plus I'm not a big fan of the pixels.

I'd like to stay around 300$, new or used/manufacturer refurb.

So this morning my tool bar flipped from the top, where I prefer, to the bottom... Any idea how I get it back up top?

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[Lord Tin Foilhat]

So this morning my tool bar flipped from the top, where I prefer, to the bottom... Any idea how I get it back up top?

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what app is that in?

 

[Mook]

Stock samsung browser maybe?

 

[Spivitz]

what app is that in?

Google Chrome

 

[Mook]

Doesn't look like any chrome I've seen. What's with the weird buttons at the bottom?

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Doesn't look like any chrome I've seen. What's with the weird buttons at the bottom?

The weird buttons is just the Android theme and the recent/home/back buttons.

Not sure about the big chrome tab buttons though. Never seen that. Maybe update chrome? Check chrome settings? Maybe accessibility settings?

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Google Chrome

what's the phone model

 

[Spivitz]

what's the phone model

Strangest thing Gentlemen
This morning it just flipped



Galaxy s8 active

 

[Spivitz]

Not sure if this info matters

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Not sure if this info matters






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I'd go into your apps and find chrome and reset the data/cache

 

[Spivitz]

It finally happened...

 

[GTPpower]

Hey guys, I could use some phone advice. I have a Galaxy S7. Bought it when they came out a little over 3 years ago. I like it a lot, other than the battery life sucks.

I knocked over an impact driver onto it last Friday, and broke something. The screen isn't cracked, but it doesn't work anymore. I can hear notifications, but no way to see what's going on.

From what I can tell, it's going to cost $200+ to fix it. Should I fix it, or get a new phone? I don't really game or use much of a processor. About all I do is call, text, facebook, snapchat, email, and a couple of other light apps.

I was looking at the Moto g7 power. I can get it for about the same price as fixing my phone costs. It looks to have similar specs to mine and way better battery life.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Hey guys, I could use some phone advice. I have a Galaxy S7. Bought it when they came out a little over 3 years ago. I like it a lot, other than the battery life sucks.

I knocked over an impact driver onto it last Friday, and broke something. The screen isn't cracked, but it doesn't work anymore. I can hear notifications, but no way to see what's going on.

From what I can tell, it's going to cost $200+ to fix it. Should I fix it, or get a new phone? I don't really game or use much of a processor. About all I do is call, text, facebook, snapchat, email, and a couple of other light apps.

I was looking at the Moto g7 power. I can get it for about the same price as fixing my phone costs. It looks to have similar specs to mine and way better battery life.

Your lcd blew out. 100-$200 to repair is pretty normal.

IMO I'd just get a new phone

 

[GTPpower]

I didn't get a chance to check on actual prices today, but yeah, I'll probably just get a new phone.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

I didn't get a chance to check on actual prices today, but yeah, I'll probably just get a new phone.

Even if you do the repair yourself, the screen is still 100-120$ usually. One of the most expensive parts on a phone.

 

[GTPpower]

Yeah, it sucks. I can get a brand new moto g7 power for $120.

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Oh man felt like a fucking noob today...

Pebble watch stopped showing text notifications...emails worked, calls worked, so I was all WTF!?!

Reinstalled the app...nope.

Re-paired the watch..nope

Deleted everything and started from scratch...same fucking thing!


Hour or so wasted trying all this troubleshooting...and then I rebooted my phone....and now everything works


So folks, the lesson here is....reboot first, then start troubleshooting! Even us tech nerds get all caught up in fixing something and skip over doing the easiest thing first. Glad it's back working though. It's annoying having to check my phone to see if I got any new messages.

#firstworldproblems

 

[GTPpower]

Bought the G7 power today. Pulled it out of the box with 68% power around 2'oclock. It's now 11, and I'm down to 48% power. I would have had to recharge my S7 at least once in that time period.

 

[GTPpower]

Just thought I'd update after the 1st full day of usage.

Took it off the charger at about 6 this morning. It's now 10:30pm, and I have 4 hours and 45 minutes of screen on time today. Battery percentage is at 74%. This is the phone I have been begging for, for years.

 

[GTPpower]

I have to update this again. I took the phone off the charger Monday morning, and it hasn't been plugged in since. It's now Wednesday night. I'm excited to see how this does during harvest when we get into fields with no reception.

 

[Mook]

How the Fuck

 

[Mook]

Meanwhile, per all Pixel phones, I'm lucky to get 4 hours SOT for a day. But I've seen a few articles popping up lately complaining about the same. Pixel phones performance starts to drop after 6 months to a year.

 

[IDAFC21]

He's a witch!!!

 

[Yaj Yak]

that's amazing

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Yeah that's pretty good. I get about 5-7hrs with my LG v35