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Performance issues like freezing can always be attributed to firmware problems but there were also cases wherein third-party apps caused the phone to lag and eventually freeze for a few minutes. In the case of the Samsung Galaxy S8, one of the most powerful smartphones in the market today, you can rest assured it’s not
We’ve already encountered issues with the Samsung Galaxy S8 where it won’t charge or refuses to turn on. We seldom get complaints about devices that have issues charging and powering up. These issues, however, are often connected and it could be that the phone can no longer turn on because its battery is all drained
Hello #GalaxyS8 owners! Today’s troubleshooting article will try to address four GalaxyS8 issues that were reported to us since last week. Currently, there’s not a great deal of S8 problems reaching us yet but we’ll continue to publish more similar topics in the coming days. We hope you’ll find this post helpful. If you are
Hello and welcome to today’s troubleshooting article. In this post, we address three app issues on the #GalaxyS8: Instagram app won’t install, Skype app keeps crashing during video calls, rear camera photos are blurry We hope that you’ll find our suggestions helpful in this post. Problem #1: Galaxy S8 won’t install Instagram app I saw
Many of us use our smartphones to read and send emails so being able to connect to the Internet is one of the necessary things that should work without a hitch. But there are times when connectivity is interrupted or things don’t work the way they should. So, in this post, I will guide you
We can seldom see high-end phones like the Samsung Galaxy S8 encounter performance related concerns because they often don’t run out or resources to cater the needs of all its apps and services. However, as you continue to use it for months, you will notice that little by little, it’s performance deteriorates especially if you’ve
When your Samsung Galaxy S8 becomes unusually hot when you’re using it normally, then it should be something you have to look into. More often, a phone heats up when charging but not to the point where it would be uncomfortable to hold. The most common cause of this problem is when your phone suffered
There’s a growing number of #GalaxyS8 users asking us to provide solutions to their charging issues and some of them mentioned about their device failing to charge after getting an overheating message. As of this time, we have no idea how pervasive this problem with the S8 device but just in case, we’ve prepared a
We often receive questions from Android users all the time what needs to be done if a screen gets damaged or cracked. In today’s #GalaxyS8 troubleshooting episode, we once again tackle this common question. Problem #1: How to fix Galaxy S8 cracked screen showing horizontal lines Hi there, just wanted to say I’m not sure
Google hid the Developer Options from users since Android 4.2 and while there are actually options you advanced users can use when it’s enabled, for average users, those options are a bunch of useless settings. Most of the time, users who enable Developer Options are going after the USB Debugging option, which is important if
Although no longer considered the most powerful Samsung Galaxy S device out there, #GalaxyS8 is still pretty much an amazingly powerful phone. But just like any other top-of-the-line phone models in the market today, some devices will eventually succumb to premature battery issues. Today’s troubleshooting will give two cases where this problem can occur. And
Hello and welcome to another troubleshooting article for the #GalaxyS8! We would like to devote this post to the issue regarding S8’s flickering screen problem that’s experienced by a lot of people around the world. As part of our entire troubleshooting package for an S8 user mentioned below, we also touch on how to prevent
We’ve been receiving quite a lot of complaints from our readers saying that their new Samsung Galaxy S8 have been stuck on the Verizon screen while their devices were booting up. While this basically concerns Verizon Galaxy S8 owners, such behavior seems a common to this device as we’ve also received complaints about units that
Some #GalaxyS8 owners have recently raised a curious issue about their device shutting down when receiving calls. Today’s troubleshooting article will address this issue. We also include a sample letter we received from one S8 user. Hopefully, our suggestions below will help. Problem: Galaxy S8 shuts down on its own during a phone call Hi
We have received some complaints from our readers about the issue with the Samsung Galaxy S8 that reportedly drops phone calls. More often than not, issues like this always have something to do with your provider’s network, unless your phone suffered from a physical or liquid damage and affected its capability to receive radio signal
Many Galaxy S8 users ask us for solutions to some calling issues so in this troubleshooting episode, we show you how to fix a particular case. Aside from calling issues, we also include other common and related #GalaxyS8 problems. We hope you’ll find this post helpful. If you are looking for solutions to your own
Many people expose their water resistant device to water and complain later. This post should be another reminder of what to do when a device like the #GalaxyS8 may stop charging due to moisture detected error, or after the phone has been wet. Just because an S8 is water resistant does not mean you want
Screens of Samsung Galaxy devices are generally durable and can take a beating even after years of usage. The same is true for the most recent #GalaxyS8. Unless the phone is physically impacted or exposed to water or elements, an S8’s screen should be one of the last components to go bad. This post shows
One of the built-in apps your Samsung Galaxy S8 must have is the Google Drive. It’s actually a client for Google’s cloud service and everyone who has a Google account automatically gets free 15GB of storage in the cloud. The S8 was made available last month so it’s really disappointing when it’s already showing some
Some of our readers who own the Samsung Galaxy S8 reported that their devices, new as they are, got stuck on the logo during boot up. While we’ve seen cases wherein this problem occurred due to hardware issues, most of the time it concerns the firmware. As long as the phone can power up its