Expand the quick access, tap on the pen icon, tap on Quick settings instant access, turn on.

You can try “full stop” instead, seems to work better.

Not sure about other countries, but if you’re in the US, you can get an Echo Dot from Amazon, link your phone number, then make and receive calls on it.

By long period of time, what are we talking, a week, a month, 6 months?

If I remember correctly it’s a carrier thing. First Google sends out the Android update to each manufacturer. Then they slap their skin on top of it and do their software tweaking. Then those updates are send to the carrier’s, and they’re the ones sending them OTA to the consumer.

With Apple, everything is “inhouse”.

If you wait another year, it’ll be cheaper lol

Hard? I’ve mine set to press and hold the power button for a second. Couldn’t be any easier!

Deco Frames would be the best option, but they’re pretty expensive. You can also try Etsy

You could try looking in online groups (Reddit, Facebook, Nextdoor etc.) of your city if anyone posted something about a lost phone.

Android message for family and friends in the US. WhatsApp for family and friends abroad.

Honestly Tizen OS is crap. I have a 2020 75" The Frame TV and have it hooked up to a FireTV Cube.

With that being said, I think you’d be better off getting a cheaper TCL or Hisense TV with Roku or Android TV built in. Those user interfaces are much more user friendly, especially for older folks.

In your contacts, select a contact, click on info, click on 3 dots in lower right corner, click on QR code.

There’s rumors that the Snapdragon 8gen3 will have onboard AI call translation, and other AI features. S24U will have a 5x optical zoom instead of 10x, but supposedly the in-between zoom are going to be better.

I would just wait for the S24U if price isn’t an issue for you.

I still have my S10+ as a backup backup phone, just recently did a factory reset on it. Still runs pretty smooth. Wouldn’t mind using it if my S23U and S21U fail.

Username doesn’t check out lol, just kidding. Yeah I would definitely upgrade soon.

Usually it’s said, once your phone stops receiving security updates, you should stay away from online banking or handling sensitive data.

If you only use your phone for calls, texts, YouTube etc. you can use it until it breaks.

I have both, and honestly they’re almost identical in performance. Pictures and videos do look a little better on the S23U, to me. But look and feel, I prefer the S21U.

If I were you, I’d wait for the S24U. The Snapdragon 8gen3 is supposed to have some nice features.

You can get a S21 Ultra on Amazon renewed for $375. I still use mine as a work phone when I upgraded to the S23 Ultra. In terms of looks and feel, I do prefer the rounded edges of the S21U. And performance wise, it keeps up with the S23U.

The only difference IMO is the camera is slightly better on the S23U than the S21U. But the S21U still takes amazing pictures and videos.

They have it on Amazon Germany, if that’s the one you’re talking about

At this point, I would just wait for the S24 Ultra. It’s like 4 months away.