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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: Sim card stuck without tray, how to take it out?

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:57:33 -0700

'''I am not used to phones with sim card trays so I very stupidly put the entire sim card in the slot without the tray.

Is there a way to take it out without disassembling, and if it not how much disassembling will be needed?'''

⟐ Commented 十一月 03, 2025 at 20:57 GMT-7

Samsung Galaxy Note II: Why won't my galaxy note 2 turn on?

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 15:24:01 -0700

I rooted my galaxy note 2 and downloaded an app and now all it does is say 4g lte Samsung galaxy note 2 over and over. It acts like it is going to turn on but then it goes back to 4g lte. I have took the battery out and tried to restart it, I have tried manually rebooting it and nothing works! Please help me fix my phone please!

⟐ Commented 十一月 16, 2018 at 15:24 GMT-7

Samsung Galaxy Note: Why are some of my pictures showing up as blank?

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:06:26 -0700

When I go to my gallery, some of my pictures show up as a black box with another small grey box inside it with a small lightning bolt symbol in the corner of the grey box and when I click on the picture, its a blank/black picture.

⟐ Commented 十二月 01, 2023 at 13:06 GMT-7

ZTE ZMax: I broke my front screen cheap way to fix

Mon, 27 Aug 2018 18:16:10 -0700

I shattered the front screen and flooded the led or lcd fluid in there as well im looking for a cheap way to fix it help me

⟐ Answered 八月 27, 2018 at 18:16 GMT-7

Alcatel One Touch Android Phone: My sim slot has been locked permanently

Sun, 18 May 2025 09:27:31 -0700

how do i solve that problem

my sim slot slot has been locked permanently

⟐ Commented 五月 18, 2025 at 9:27 GMT-7

ZTE Zmax Pro: ZTE Zmax Pro: black screen/glowing home button, won't even vibrate

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:48:53 -0700

I have a ZTE Zmax Pro. This is the second phone of this exact model that I've had in the last 4 months, and they both have had the EXACT same flaw. I returned the last one because I thought it was just some manufacturing issue with that particular phone... apparently not.

The phone has randomly decided that it will not unlock or turn on. There is no red light, there is no FTM screen, and there is no android system recovery screen. I can't find anyone with this exact problem anywhere, but it's happened to me twice with two different phones! The screen is completely black aside from the slowly pulsating home button. I've tried charging it regularly, charging it through a computer as suggested, I've tried every single button combination there is, and it won't even so much as vibrate.

I didn't drop it. I keep it far from any moisture. The buttons aren't stuck. The battery was at an 87% charge when the screen went black, and it didn't seem to actually shut down (it looked as though it just locked like normally), so I doubt it's just got a broken charge port like some comments are suggesting.

Please help. I can't afford a third phone. :(

⟐ Answered 八月 26, 2020 at 13:48 GMT-7

Samsung Galaxy S 4G: Why my android phone draining while charging?

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:00:34 -0700

I've had my Android for a while now. For the last few days my phone has been draining the battery while the charger were still plug.

⟐ Answered 十二月 25, 2024 at 7:00 GMT-7

ZTE Phone: What does FTM mean

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 05:06:25 -0700

FTM popped up on my screen. Can't turn the phone on or off. Help"!!

⟐ Commented 二月 21, 2024 at 5:06 GMT-7

Samsung Galaxy S III: Why is my screen Purple/Pink

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 10:12:58 -0700

I dropped my screen and it didn't turn on for an hour and then turned back on. After it turned on it had a purpleish pinkish screen with a black square on the top left of the screen! I can barely see because of the pink/purple screen. PLEASE HELP!!!!

⟐ Commented 十月 15, 2021 at 10:12 GMT-7

Infinix hot 10i: Touch Screen is automatically Working?

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 01:18:32 -0700

When I start using my phone after sometimes it's touch starts working itself and I press power button and then it works well for a few minutes.

⟐ Answered 三月 15, 2026 at 1:18 GMT-7

Huawei Ascend G630: G630-u10 dead boot(Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008)

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 01:02:14 -0700

hi.

i have G630-U10 and phone is dead

and show Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008

help me.

⟐ Answered 七月 09, 2020 at 1:02 GMT-7

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus: How to bypass a google account

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 18:10:03 -0700

I have a galaxy s6 edge plus that got stolen now, i found out who stole it and go it back but im locked out of my phone. I did the hard reset on it but, now i cant pass the google verification on it. I dont know no where that can bypass it for me??? i really dont want to get another phone. Please help??

⟐ Answer deleted 六月 06, 2021 at 18:10 GMT-7

Lenovo Phone: The phone mention me android is checking file system while restart

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:31:28 -0700

*cannot on the phone

always mention me "android is checking file system " and "abnormal shutdown , checking file system" while restart the phone and mention me again with the same word until the battery die.

Lenovo Phone A388t

⟐ Answered 七月 25, 2022 at 0:31 GMT-7

LG G2: WiFi and Bluetooth not turning on. What gives?

Tue, 26 May 2020 09:59:20 -0700

Well here is the gist, I haven't been able to turn on either the WiFi or the Bluetooth function on my G2. When I do try to turn them on, the icon shows its in the process of being turned on, but that's it. It returns to the off position in a minute.

This has been going on for about a week now, during which I've tried repeatedly to fix the problem (assuming it was a software issue) through LG PC Suite (by using the restore upgrade error option) and recently just doing a factory reset, but neither of the two worked.

My last option would be to send it to the repair shop (still under warranty, but it'll be time consuming, up to a month)

So I really hope someone can help me out here on a possible fix.

FYI: I've dropped the phone numerous times, no scratches whatsoever, and the screen is perfect. But could the drops have damaged just the WiFi and Bluetooth function?

Thanks a bunch

Update: I've just received my phone back from the shop (after a grueling 7 week wait...sigh) anyhow according to the guys at the store the problem is apparently due to a hardware issue instead of a software error after upgrading to kit kat (4.22).

Though he didn't actually specify what exactly was wrong, so not much of a help, sorry.

⟐ Commented 五月 26, 2020 at 9:59 GMT-7

Android Phone: My phone keeps installing apps by it self, what to do?

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:16:24 -0700

'''the phone on or off , the phone install apps by itself without premission ,i tried deleting all apps that might've caused it ,but it's still happening .

sometimes i go to sleep ,next morning there are about 9 apps installed specially :(360 security , halo luncher ,apus )

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Note :"i dont have playstore ,i uninstalled it ".

i hope can help me with it '''

Woo Quasar sp6020

⟐ Commented 一月 13, 2026 at 0:16 GMT-7

Lenovo S920: Why won't my phone power on?

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 04:02:03 -0700

hai..i have lenovo s920..but the problem is cannot turn on but red light lighting when i connect to pc.is there have solution that can guide me.or my phone cannot been repair anymore?

⟐ Answered 九月 17, 2018 at 4:02 GMT-7

ZTE ZMax: The ZTE turned off and wont turn back on

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 02:52:59 -0700

My phone just turned off when it was at about 18% battery life and even having it on 3 separate chargers it still will not turn on. How can this be fixed?

⟐ Answered 十一月 18, 2025 at 2:52 GMT-7

Alcatel Pixi: Need to uninstall Joy Launcher

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:44:12 -0700

Please can someone assist me with uninstalling Joy Launcher. This app was installed without permission. It is killing phone battery and eating data.

If I disable it always updates when phone is near to a wifi spot.

I cannot carry on with this phone

⟐ Commented 八月 15, 2025 at 14:44 GMT-7

Samsung Galaxy S II: Water damaged phone, turns on but screen is black

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:17:46 -0700

Just recently, I dropped my phone in water, panicked and took battery and such out and dried the pieces and placed them in rice. I took it out and found out that my phone can turn on, receive notifications and all, but my screen won't turn on and remains black. I went to Sprint store, told me that they do not look at water-damaged phones... What are my options? The phone minus the screen is working perfectly and i would hate to buy a new phone.

⟐ Commented 十二月 23, 2025 at 18:17 GMT-7

Xiaomi Phone: Mi 4 cracked screen replacement

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 04:03:32 -0700

hey guys,

I have an xiaomi mi4 and i have a big problem. my screen got cracked and the digitizer seems to be broken too. My touchscreen is unusable now. I would love a guide on how to replace it and maybe a link for a new screen. i hope you can help me out. I look forward to a reply

kind regards

⟐ Commented 十月 01, 2019 at 4:03 GMT-7