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Save Shifts Focus: From Power Gadgets to Gadget Repair, Company Rebrands Its Image
Save, a French company, has changed its focus from power gadgets to fixing phones and tablets. They offer a 25€ repair bonus.
#SaveRepairs, #PhoneRepair, #TabletRepair, #FranceTech, #RepairBonus
https://newsletter.tf/save-company-repairs-phones-tablets-france-bonus/
Save is now a repair company, not just selling power gadgets. They offer a 25€ bonus to fix your phone or tablet, making repairs cheaper.
#SaveRepairs, #PhoneRepair, #TabletRepair, #FranceTech, #RepairBonus
https://newsletter.tf/save-company-repairs-phones-tablets-france-bonus/
"Save" Echoes Across Markets: From French Electronics Repair to Linguistic Nuances
Save company in Paris offers a €25 bonus for phone repairs and sells refurbished devices. Learn about their services and why it matters for saving money.
#SaveParis, #PhoneRepair, #TechSavings, #RefurbishedTech, #EcoFriendly
https://newsletter.tf/save-company-paris-phone-repair-bonus/
The Save company in Paris is offering a €25 bonus for phone repairs. This is a good deal for people who want to fix their phones instead of buying new ones.
#SaveParis, #PhoneRepair, #TechSavings, #RefurbishedTech, #EcoFriendly
https://newsletter.tf/save-company-paris-phone-repair-bonus/
MEMORIAL DAY SALES OBSCURE 'SAVE' MEANINGS
Amazon's Memorial Day sale uses 'Save 50%' for discounts. But in Lyon, the 'Save' phone repair shop preserves devices, showing a different meaning of 'save'.
#MemorialDaySale, #TechSavings, #PhoneRepair, #Lyon, #WordMeaning
https://newsletter.tf/amazon-memorial-day-sale-vs-lyon-phone-save/
Amazon offers a 50% discount on dashcams. Meanwhile, a phone repair shop in Lyon named 'Save' fixes broken phones, showing 'save' means more than just money.
#MemorialDaySale, #TechSavings, #PhoneRepair, #Lyon, #WordMeaning
https://newsletter.tf/amazon-memorial-day-sale-vs-lyon-phone-save/
I have noticed many people opting for mall kiosk phone repairs lately. While the price is low, the trade offs are significant. You often lose water resistance and data privacy when handing over your passcode. It is better to find an established shop that uses quality parts. Find more details at https://gwizit.com/go/NRjrcXz to stay safe.
I got an old Nokia 8, runs android. A while ago it went quiet, as in dead in the form of nothing happens when you hold the buttons down, screen has not lit up since. It does draw charging current though, draws 5V 900-1000mA, the current will slowly drop. Been plugged in for days straight.
I took it to a repair shop and they tested with a new battery, but they gave up on it too.
ANYTHING I could still try? I'd like to see if there are any 2FA bound to it.
PhoneFIX: CelcomDigi offers smartphone repair subscription, from RM3/month #celcomdigi #celcomdigipostpaid #celcomdigiprepaid #digitallife #news #phonefix #phoneprotectionplan #phonerepair #phonerepairsubscription #smartphones #swapasia #tech #telco
https://soyacincau.com/2025/12/23/celcomdigi-phonefix-repair-subscription/
So my phone's usb c port died for real and now I'm on an involunatry phone detox. Luckily it's a fairphone so I can replace the port myself, BUT it will take a while until the spare part arrives.
I'm charging my old mp3 player as I write this. Is this a fun self-experiment? Idk! :blobpopcorn:
#digitaldetox #phoneaddiction #mp3player #retro #phonerepair #repair #fairphone
Stop throwing things away. Start repairing.
The Repair App connects you with local experts who fix phones, computers, bikes, fashion, and more. Free to use. Local by design.
#repair #righttorepair #fixit #repairmovement #repairculture #reducewaste #reuse #circulareconomy #sustainability #localbusiness #supportlocal #bikerepair #phonerepair #computerrepair #tailor #cobbler
Leading [German] phone repair and insurance firm collapses after paying crippling ransomware demand — Cutting 100+ employees to just eight wasn’t enough
Happy National Telephone Day!
Instead of continually chasing upgrades, what if we kept our smartphones for 5 years? How about 10?
That’s the mission we’re on with Back Market:
🛠️ Fix it.
♻️ Pass it on.
📵 Say no to planned obsolescence.
Because the most sustainable phone is the one you already own. Read more about our 10-year phone mission here: https://www.ifixit.com/News/109306/fix-it-then-pass-it-on-ifixit-joins-forces-with-back-market
Petit remplacement d'écran sur un Crosscall CORE X4 😁
C'est assez intéressant de voir que ce genre de model à une batterie qui est maintenue en place par des vis !
Did a little screen replacement on a Crosscall CORE X4 this morning ! What is interesting with these kind of phones is that the battery is held in place by 4 screws !
#phonerepair
💧 Save Your Water-Damaged Phone! 💧
Dropped your phone in water? Don’t let it sit and worsen! Bring it to MobilCare, where we specialize in saving water-damaged phones quickly and effectively. From minor splashes to full submersion, our team has the tools to restore your device.
Book an appointment at https://mobilcare.ca/schedule/
📍 MobilCare – Where Phones Get Fixed Right!
#phonerepair #mobilerepairshop #screenrepair #waterdamagerepair #batteryrepair #iphonerepair #waterrepair #MobilCare #edmonton
🛠️ Struggling with a Broken Device? We're Here to Help! 🛠️
At MobilCare, we specialize in repairing all kinds of devices—whether it's your smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop.
📍 MobilCare – Your Go-To Spot for Expert Device Repairs!
#phonerepair #mobilerepairshop #screenrepair #laptoprepair #batteryrepair #iphonerepair #samsungrepair #MobilCare #edmonton
Well, yesterday my #googlepixel4a just decided to say "Today is a good die to die", so after having it for nearly 4 years the screen broke in the worst way possible.
Screen is completly black and unresponsive however the rest of the device works fine and I know this because it still gives me a little "thung" when I try to fingerprint it which I know is it saying "Please enter pin code before using fingerprint authentication"
After spending a couple hours(rougly 5-6) on it attempting to access it via anything I could think off, I ran into a roadblock where to access it via anything I need USB debugging enabled(Okay not an issue), but even to plug in a keyboard using #otg I need to click okay on a prompt from what I could find as it didn't register any keypresses so I couldn't use scrcpy to mirror the screen because I can't verify my device for USB debugging.
And replacing the screen would be a 100
So it seems like my old pixel which has served me very well for a very long time has breathed it's last breath, which is very unfortunate as I was planning to replace it with an iPhone 15 anyway after #wwdc because ofcourse apple will almost definetley announce the iPhone 16 which means 15's would have dropped in price.
So guess we call that a forced migration of production infrastructure during an unexpected time period, luckily I was able to pick the new one up this morning after having the pixel die yesterday so I was able to get everything setup again.
I did however lose all my Whatsapp messages because I forgot to setup backups when I was redoing that... so as always remember #BACKUPS BACKUPS BACKUPS, and even if you have them test them to make sure they work. Didn't lose anything valuable as I don't store anything on my phone but this definetley shows to be prepared and make sure you do have backups. #backups #phonerepair #android #iphone
Fixed a Samsung Galaxy A03S that's been under a tractor. Surprisingly the phone itself only had the screen damaged, the rest was fine !
#phonerepair
My phone's screen has detached. It might be nothing serious, but it might be the result of the battery swelling 😣
Anyone has experience with that? I generally prefer to #repair but that might not be feasible as its a #xiaomi .
How is the #fairphone these days?
I completed a battery swap for my SO's phone earlier, and just verified that it's charging without any complaints, so I think she's good to go.
A good moment to suggest looking at the edge of your phone for hints of separation suggesting that the battery is growing. Often it doesn't sit flat on your desk anymore (see also laptops).
You can often get a couple of more years out of a phone or laptop with a battery swap. It's pretty easy to do if you're good with a screwdriver!
Those guitar picks that are too thick for my liking when playing guitar are very nice for this job.
Got the back off the phone after softening the glue and the battery is indeed a bulgy mofo.
I found what seem to be coffee in an iphone 7 during a #phonerepair 😐
Anyways it's all fixed now !😁
I MUST Fix My Dead Phone! I'll need some help…
#phonerepair, #brokenphone, #samsunggalaxyzfold3, #fold3, #samsungfold, #cellularphone, #android, #electronicsrepair, #phone, #cell, #waterdamage, #liquiddamage, #damagedphone, #fixcellphone, #fixphone, #theDANshow
New Episode: hpr3951 :: Cell Phone Screen Protectors
Hosted by operat0r on 2023-09-25 is flagged as Explicit and is released under a CC-BY-SA license.
Tags: #tech, #phonerepair, #cellphones, #ScreenProtectors.
About six years ago, a friend gave me a review sample Nexus 6P that I lost to the boot loop of death only a couple of months later, caused by a known CPU core overheat issue. I finally resurrected the damn thing. This is my story.
The biggest challenge - the one that's eluded me for six-odd years, in fact - was getting it to stop boot looping long enough to get into the OS and unlock developer mode.
Things that didn't work:
I also didn't realise at the time that the phone couldn't charge properly when looping or while in the bootloader - battery issues are another key failure point in this phone, the first Huawei-made Nexus, which honestly had some teething problems.
However, I did think that the battery might have lost condition in storage due to its distressed red led flashes.
So I connected it to a wildly overpowered USB-C charger - specifically, the Steam Deck's 45W charger - as this has helped with other flaky batteries - and left it connected for a couple of hours while I went and baked a cake.
It did help, but not quite for the reason I expected - it somehow squeezed 3% of charge into the battery and in the process also heated the phone.
Not expecting anything at all, I picked it up and tried powering it on... success! Android booted. It had clearly got hot enough while charging to freak out and trigger low-performance mode.
Connected to my PC via a USB-C cable, I kept it alive long enough to hammer on the the build number in the phone's settings to unlock the Developer Mode menus, and then unlock the bootloader, confirm that it wasn't OEM locked and turn on USB debugging.
From there, this tutorial is solid, and includes working links to a modified boot image that disables the two big cores that are the most frequent cause of boot loops in this model:
https://www.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p-bootloop-fix/
NB: don't flash TWRP unless you want to have to learn a whole new skillset. It's not required to just make the phone work, and is in fact counterproductive.
The phone is staying on Android version 7.2.1 for the forseeable, and it's honestly a significantly nicer OS than Android 13.
Anyway, Small Owlbear gets an excessively nice device for games/photography/family messaging (I had to trick the parental controls into letting me install Element there), and I get to finally remove Android from my own phone.
Further useful information and resources:
https://www.ifixit.com/News/36821/dark-magic-what-caused-googles-nexus-6p-death-loop-and-how-to-fix-it-with-a-hairdryer
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-unlock-root-flash-for-nexus-6p.3206928/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-fix-for-nexus-6p-bootloop-of-death-8-22-android-o-working.3640279/
Here's a long (and colorful) deep dive into the complaint:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A002AesVaFk
Also, the majority of the companies that supply phone repair shops (and are the target of Samsung's complaint) are trying to #GoFundMe a legal defense fund https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-fight-keep-aftermarket-oleds-in-the-us
#InfoTech #RightToRepair #SmartPhones #PhoneRepair #Samsung #AMOLED
It charged to 100% while the phone was turned off without issues.
It'll be good to no longer have to rock the cable back and forth and hold it tightly in place to get it to charge for a short while.
Won't let it charge unattended yet till I am certain the charging board connector actually stays in place though...
