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midharana35Paparazzi
asked in Apple Phones

Does the iPhone 12pro really need a screen protector?

So I’ve been an iPhone user for the last 10 years from the 4 all the way up now to the 12Pro and have always used screen protectors mostly for peace of mind. The 12/12Pro is claimed to have much stronger glass and overall be a much tougher phone than any previous iPhone (standard apple marketing of course). I’ve always used a glass screen protector on my iPhone for years and while it does serve a function, it does look a little tacky.I rarely ever drop my phone and take pretty good care of it and the glass screen protectors very very rarely get scratched or chipped anyway (assuming they also use a much weaker and lower grade glass than the current iPhone screen glass too).Is there minimal risk using no screen protector on the 12pro and have people used theirs without one and had no issues?

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2 years ago
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salimkhop89Paparazzi
asked in Samsung Phones

S21 Ultra Overheating Question

Hi everyone. Sorry if this has been posted before, but I got my new phone with 256GB yesterday. When I touch the phone after not doing a lot (downloading apps), the phone feels hot to the touch. Internal temperature is around 35 degrees Celsius. I'm coming from the S8+ and never had this issue. I've also factory reset the phone and did not use smart switch (as I read this could be an issue), same problem.Just wondering, is your S21 Ultra warm to the touch? I don't feel like that's normal. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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2 years ago
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glassesmanExtra
asked in Samsung Phones

Galaxy A20

Why is the Galaxy A20 no longer going to be supported on Cricket’s networks? Supposedly it’s because it doesn’t support HD Voice / VoLTE, yet as you can see in my phone’s settings, there’s clearly an option to enable it:  Why is it not going to be supported anymore? Thanks in advance.

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2 years ago
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DevonBirchPaparazzi
asked in Samsung Phones

Galaxy A21 Sim Tray

I recently bought an A21 (SM-A215W) for my mother, but she has lost the Sim tray out of the phone. I have tried Amazon, Ebay and even Samsung Canada themselves, but no one seems to have access to a Sim tray for this specific phone. I have found plenty for an A21s, but I've tried them and they don't fit. Samsung directed me to a third party repair centre, and they simply said they don't cover that phone. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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2 years ago
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PeytonBirchPaparazzi
asked in Samsung Phones

S20 FE exynos battery life?

I am using a s20FE( EXYNOS). I bought it used from a person. The phone is 4 months old. The battery life is simply unbearable. I am getting 4 to 5 hours of screen on time. Even if i turn off 120hz, i struggle to get anything above. The exynos is simply not good and it heats up while using camera. Simply disappointed.

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2 years ago
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doshboyPaparazzi
asked in Samsung Phones

Device unlock requirements does not work with customer needs.

I have had my Samsung device for over a period of 6 months. My job descriptions requires me to travel overseas from time to time and there is not time I will be in the country continuously for over 6 months. on top of that, their roaming coverage does not cover some of the territories I visit. I have called customer service multiple multiple times and no resolution whatsoever. I have been a customer for over 5 years and I am considering dropping cricket because they dont value customer situations.

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2 years ago
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LillianRootExtra
asked in Apple Phones

MagSafe charging or Lightning charging

What's the best way of charging between the two to make your battery last longer?I bought an iPhone 12 this January coming from a 7 and I was wondering if, aside from charging speed, there is an actual long term benefit in using one charging method instead of the other.I read about people saying magsafe should make it last longer because it operates at 15W instead of the lighting charging at 20W, but it may also decrease the battery life because wireless charging produces quite some heat which causes batteries to degrade faster.I don't really care about "fast charging" so I was considering buying a magsafe charger but only if it proves to be actually helpful.

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2 years ago
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Lyttle123Paparazzi
asked in Other Android Phones

moxee

Ive had the moxee hotspot for a week now. And what a piece of sh@$ it is. This thing dont really work. I can set there and what safari buffer and watch this moxee and see it aint pulling no kilobytes. I have to hit return like ten times the it says how much there was no luck please try to later time. That’s just not on my MacBook but my daughters iPad her iPhone my TV my PC my raspberry and the list goes on and on and on. And this is when only the device that I am using is hooked to it. So my question is do I have this thing on the wrong settings or what is the best settings for this for this thing to work. because obviously it’s not on the right settings are this thing is just one pile of Sh@$. I paid $100 for my plan and another hundred for this piece of junk so if anybody knows please please let me know thank you thank you for your time  

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2 years ago
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obadaveil82Extra
asked in Samsung Phones

Game Optimizer Overloading System

HiJust recently my fairly new S10 has been showing the above message at least once a day, even if I haven't been playing a game. I've had a couple of casual games on my phone since I've had it but this is a recent notification, any idea of how to fix it? I can't delete the optimizer unfortunately.Thanks in advance.

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22 days ago
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vanisingh96Extra
asked in Apple Phones

iPhone automated photo editor

A couple days ago, I went to my camera roll and saw this small section where my iPhone had generated 2 edits to 2 pictures on my phone. 1 photo had the levels adjusted to it, and the other turned a live photo into a stable loop/gif. For some reason, that section is gone and I don't see any options within my photos to make similar edits.I hope this all made sense, can someone tell me how to get it again? I thought turning the live photo into a stable gif was super cool and would love to do it to some other photos.

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2 days ago
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BrooklyniteExtra
asked in Other Android Phones

How to extend ring tome time

I just recently bought a new phone from Cricket but notice that the ring time on this phone is less than on my previous phone which was on a different carrier. I looked up online how to increase ring tone time but when I tried it on my phone it said that call forwarding on my phone is disabled. Apparently in order to increase ring tone time you have to dial call forwarding which involves dialing **61* and some other numbers. But I am unable to do that on this phone,. So I was wondering how I may extend the ring tone time on my phone as most of the time when it rings it hangs up before I am able to get to it.

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2 years ago
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drbill88Extra
asked in Other Android Phones

Synapptic Lite: Anyone have experience using this phone for the visually impaired?

Synapptic Lite, an android phone that advertises compatibility with the Cricket carrier service that is made specifically for the visually impaired person.

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2 years ago
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QueenTaleshaExtra
asked in Other Android Phones

Go to Cricket store for replacement phone?

I need a phone tomorrow and i can not wait the 1 to 3 days for a mail replacement phone. Can i go to a cricket store location to file a claim and get a replacement phone?

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2 years ago
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Misseij78Paparazzi
asked in Other Android Phones

Location function of lg stylo 3

The location function is not working properly. I have searched on the cricket website and the app and cannot find a resolution.

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2 years ago
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Ramah7Extra
asked in Apple Phones

my phone was stolen so I purchased a replacement from kricket but it is not working and says it is already activated

My phone was stolen so I purchased a replacement from Kricket but it is not working but says it is already activated. I called and they couldn't help me on an hour long call. Said they will call me back but never did

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jdor_Cricket
2 years ago
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ChristibcatExtra
asked in Other Android Phones

voice mail

When I get a voicemail , sometimes it will say the voicemail is from a friend but when I click on the VM to hear it , it will be from the doctors office, not the person it is showing that suposably left the message. It does this a lot so I'm not sure what's going on and it does this a lot. Can someone tell me how to fix this issue? My phone is a lg stylo 4.

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Julie_Cricket
2 years ago
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SargedlbPaparazzi
asked in Samsung Phones

samsung galaxy note 20

Just wondering why my note 20 is not compatible. I purchased from Samsung about 6 months ago. I put the imei in the search and says it won't work. Also have a note 10 that comes up the same. These are top notch phones and are 4g lte phones. Why is cricket doing this and are they going to make everyone purchase a cricket phone now?

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24 days ago
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norafrase84Paparazzi
asked in Samsung Phones

Free Buds Live with New S21 5G

Hello All, just a quick question has anyone in the UK had there free Galaxy Buds Live shipped yet for getting the new Galaxy S21 from certain retailers. I claimed mine 3 weeks ago had the claim email straight away saying I had been validated but have heard nothing since. I know it says allow 45 days but uts been 3 weeks surely they should of been sent by now?? Thanks In Advance

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2 years ago
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peigibark97Paparazzi
asked in Apple Phones

MagSafe charging or Lightning charging

What's the best way of charging between the two to make your battery last longer?I bought an iPhone 12 this January coming from a 7 and I was wondering if, aside from charging speed, there is an actual long term benefit in using one charging method instead of the other.I read about people saying magsafe should make it last longer because it operates at 15W instead of the lighting charging at 20W, but it may also decrease the battery life because wireless charging produces quite some heat which causes batteries to degrade faster.I don't really care about "fast charging" so I was considering buying a magsafe charger but only if it proves to be actually helpful.

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2 years ago
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ShawHalePaparazzi
asked in Samsung Phones

The S8 update to android pie?

I have a galaxy s8 g950u on version g950usuq4cre9 and I have been told that I should be able to update to android 9, but cannot seem to do so, is there a specific reason for the exclusion of this update to this phone?

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2 years ago
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GarrisonHalePaparazzi
asked in Other Android Phones

Your destination is not supported - texting error?

For the past 3 days, when I use Google Assistant to verbally create a text message, I get the error:"Cricket here. We are sorry but your text message failed. Your destination is not supported from your current location."  This happens while I am driving to or from work (and I have never had this problem in the past 18 months of driving to work). It happens at home. It happens when texting family members. I have a Samsung S9.  I am using Google's Messages. According to the Play Store, I have the most current version.Any idea what is going on?

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2 years ago
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oliverqueenExtra
asked in Other Android Phones

one bar of signal

I should have all bars bit i don’t just one 

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2 years ago
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lenoxbirt85Paparazzi
asked in Samsung Phones

Wallpaper Questions

Hi, Galaxy S20+After a lot of looking around, I'm not finding what i'm looking for with wallpaper, so I thought i'd ask.Ideally, I would like live wallpaper that mirrors the weather outside (rain, snow, storm, etc), and the light (dark at night, light during the day). I want this over some kind of landscape, or over a photo of my own, or something similar; but not over a cartoon or anything like that. TBF, I only tried the free versions, not the paid versions. So I'm asking if anyone knows a free app that does this.If that doesn't exist, my second option is to have a picture from my gallery, but I want it to scroll when I switch between home screens. I found no settings to allow this, and I only found one app that sort of does this, but it scrolls underneath the home screens when you drag your finger, which makes it look terrible.Anyone have any good suggestions for either of these? Ideally free? Thanks.

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2 years ago
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franklewi57Extra
asked in Apple Phones

Portless iPhone

I keep seeing rumors about the iPhone “13” doing away with the charging port and every journalist is raising the question of how to recover the phone in the event of a software failure. Has anyone asked about how Car Play will work? In my truck, currently the phone has to be tethered to use Car Play and I know of no option to use it wirelessly.

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2 years ago
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CosmicSunPaparazzi
asked in Apple Phones

Poor connection to internet after paying FULL PRICE!!!!

I pay for the over $60 a month plan for everything and unlimited data yet I can NEVER come t to internet unless I’m at home connected to my local internet provider. This is very upsetting and I would like to speak with someone who can remedy this issues immediately! Can you tell me exactly what I’m paying for each month at this high rate while I can’t even connect to internet on my phone that I have serviced with you Crickett????????  Not a happy customer 

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2 years ago

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