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    Samsung Secure Folder alternative

    Hope this is easy. I'm currently using Secure Folder to store app. I suspect all know the apps aren't really secure. I can swipe up on my phone to see apps, type "simplisafe" or "MyQ' in the search bar, and access the app. Yes, the person holding my phone has to know I'm using Simplisafe...
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    S21 giving no audible notifications

    I've asked this question in various forms in a munber of fora. No one has been able to answer. Hope I have better luck here. Samsung S21 / watch3 For over a year I've been having a LOT of problems with recceiving no audible notifications for a number of apps. For now, let's use gmail. I'll...
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    Mystery notifications

    I've had mystery notifications (audible notification with no popup) for about two years. Installed Nice Catch and now now the cause of the notifications. How do I kill this notification. Android System; Power Key
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    Location sharing

    Hope this is the right place. I'm trying to create location sharing between 2 android phones ((mine and child) and an iphone (wife). All 3 should see the location of the other 2 and all 3 should send/receive location alerts. I'm failing miserably. I've tried location sharing in Life360...
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    Annoying notifications

    Samsung S8 Ver 9 Recently, my phone will take periods where I get audible notifications about every 3 minutes. I have the Notification History app on my phone, but it records almost none of these notifications. I'll get a notification every 3 minutes for 3-60 minutes, then a few for a...
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    Lost most audible notifications

    Samsung S8 - ver 9 In the last few days I've lost audible notification on a number of apps. Still get vibrations. Still get popups. Still get notifications on my S3 watch. Interestingly, to me, is the selectivity. No longer get notifications on Gmail, but get them in TypeApp. Don't get...
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    Location reminder app features

    Don't know if "Apps" is the p[lace for this, but . . . I want a location reminder app. I can find too many. My problem is there is one feature I want, but none seem to have it. Actually, not true. I found one, but it changes $2-3 month to get the one feature I want. The feature? I want...
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    Accessing a Windows Network Drive

    I've read here and Google, but can't find (understand?) the answer. I have a W8 PC and a Samsung S8. I want to access my network Drive (Netgear router) on my phone. I've found a fwe articles saying I must DL a file app to access my Network Drive. The ones recommended require I buy the app...
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    Location reminder app features

    I have no idea where to post this. Apologies if I'm out of line. Is there a location reminder app with a alarm delay? That is, sometimes I get an alarm when I reach a location, but I'm 10-15 minutes from the office I'm visiting. I'd like to set a location reminder and set a delay of 5,10,15...
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    Knox alerts on Samsung SM-G950U

    Hope this is the proper forum. I'm guessing this is a 'Knox' problem. My phone worked perfectly for months, but in the last month I get a Know notification 5-8 times a day - almost always associated with my Ring doorbell. Motion at the door triggers Knox (tap here to enter Knox) followed...
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    Folder Lock folders

    Emailed Folder Lock with two questions. They won't answer the second. Couldn't find the answer here. Their web page claims I can store apps in a Folder Lock folder. Can't find how to do it on their web site and I've received no response. Advice please. Do I create a folder within FL or can...
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    Starting apps in safe mode

    Don't know if this is an Alpha-specific problem or Samsung Galaxy in general. Trying to find out what apps are draining my battery. I can boot into Safe Mode but I can't start over half the apps. When I go to Apps and scroll through, quite a few appear greyed out and are "Not Installed"...
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    What app is draining my battery

    First, I THINK this is an app problem. And I've searched here and found MANY posts about battery drain, but none like the question I have. Samsung Alpha SM-G850A / version 5.0.2 For months, my phone has been draining battery quite fast - 20-25%/hr with the screen off. 50-60%/hr while in use (no...
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    Blocking by area code

    Hope this is the proper forum. Been unable to find the answer in Google. Is there an app that will block calls from entire area codes? Better yet, block all area codes but one. I've reached the place I get 3 spam calls for every legit call - and all spam calls are from out of area. Yeah...
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    Help google play store won't update apps

    When I try to update any app, I get error 110. I've tried to follow some instructional web site. Storage - 4g free. Google Play store - cleared caches, cleared data, Force stop Google Framework services - no such option remove/add google account - did that. What am I missing? Samsung Note II 4.1.2
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    Help A few problems. Related?

    Posted this in the Alpha forum Monday AM with no responses. I now hope my problem is not specific to Alpha. I don't know if my problem(s) is/are Alpha specific or android in general. I'm posting here and hoping for resolution. SM-G850-A In the last 2 months I've noticed a few changes to my...
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    A few phone problems. Related?

    I don't know if my problem(s) is/are Alpha specific or android in general. I'm posting here and hoping for resolution. SM-G850-A In the last 2 months I've noticed a few changes to my phone. On manual restart, I get 4 telephone ring tones instead of the standard Saumsung startup tone. When...
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    Help Removing apps

    Hope this is the proper forum. Samsung Alpha. 1) Somehow I have an app/widget on my phone's lock screen. Appeared 3 days ago for no reason. I've searched Settings, but can't find a setting to remove the app/widget. How do I do it? 2) A couple of years ago I installed an app that appears as...
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    Help In-call icon

    I don't know if this is an actual android question of if my problem is specific to DW contacts. Asked this in the DW contacts forum without a response so I'm guessing no one there could answer it. For years, when I was on a call, my screen displayed what I'll call the 'in-call' screen. Took up...
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    Help Not the typical email question

    I honestly don't know if this is an android question, an app question, or a gmail question, but after spending several hours over a couple of weeks, I'm more confused than when I started. I want to filter email to my android phone, deleting email I don't want. Using a gmail account. But here...
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    Help Running Rugby without a battery

    I have a Rugby I no longer use. I want to recycle my phone but want to erase the files first. My problem is the battery is dead. Any way to start/run a Rugby without a battery?
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    Help Won't vibrate

    Didn't find the answer here. I installed two profile managers (MyProfiles / Sound Managers) one at a time. Set up a profile in each to vibrate with no sound. Neither vibrate. No sound, nothing. Uninstalled both. Went to Settings>Sounds and Notifications> Vibrate Intensity, and set all to...
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    Help Toast question

    First, I'm not a programmer or developer. Bought a new phone and have a few tones I can't quite identify. Per "Notification History,' one of those tones is associated with a Toast message. I get no popup, just a tone. Notification History shows the message as 'Connected to WiFi Network...
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    Help Moving files to a new phone

    Just bought an Alpha to replace my Samsung Rugby. Figured I'd just move my SD card to my Alpha when I got home. Problem is, the Alpha doesn't accept external cards. I figured I'd back up the Sd on the Rugby to my PC and, from there, to the Alpha. This is where I ran in to a problem. I can...
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    agenda widget feature

    Hope this is the proper forum. I would like to find an agenda widget (hope that's the correct terminology) with one feature I find VERY handy. I want the widget to either allow leading spaces in the Event Title box or select a standard number of spaces between title and time. If this...
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