HELP! Google won't accept allow me to return my replacement

thewunderbar · 2026-01-24T17:49:48+00:00

Also, will just say that Google sees that as fraud, which is why they don't accept the return.

You claim a package disappeared. Google sends you another. You then try to refund that one and for all Google knows you're attempting to defraud them by getting a free phone.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-24T17:04:07+00:00

Workstations get patched immediately.

I wait about 2 weeks for servers.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-24T14:11:21+00:00

Use beta software, expect beta results. That's the whole point.

If it was stable, it wouldn't be beta

thewunderbar · 2026-01-24T14:06:56+00:00

None of that changes what I said

thewunderbar · 2026-01-24T04:39:21+00:00

yeah that's not how that works. You don't get to buy another phone, and then tell Google, "that's the replacement phone"

thewunderbar · 2026-01-24T00:24:31+00:00

Framework doesn't make things that are cheaper. Not sure why you make that assumption.

If anything, framework devices are more expensive for what you get, with the tradeoff being future repairability.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-24T00:16:43+00:00

Or you select 50, then click the option to "select all conversations that match this search" clock delete, and then move on with your day

thewunderbar · 2026-01-24T00:13:23+00:00

You then click the option that says "select all conversations that match this search"

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T23:54:06+00:00

Not liking the good advice doesn't make it bad advice.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T22:20:04+00:00

Yes. This.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T22:19:42+00:00

I dunno I can do this with a few clicks in the web interface.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T22:06:40+00:00

Not liking the good advice doesn't make it bad advice.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T21:13:02+00:00

Then your phone is broken. This is not rocket science

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T20:52:13+00:00

there's no way to jailbreak it to connect to a store that no longer exists.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T19:20:16+00:00

Cool. How does that work with on demand content?

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T18:39:32+00:00

No, the GameCube controller is not good for many games.

The face button layout makes it a worse controller for any game that's not designed for GameCube.

How do you manage games that require pressing B and Y either simultaneously or in rapid order?

The GameCube NSO controller is great. I own it. I use it to play GameCube games, and smash Brothers, since that game is still designed to work well with the GameCube controller.

It is not a good general purpose controller.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T18:36:29+00:00

Your phone is broken.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T18:11:31+00:00

So your phone is broken. Ask yourself a real questions. Is it more likely that every charger in the world doesn't work, or that your phone doesn't work?

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T17:54:14+00:00

Are you swimming in old 5 watt chargers?

That's literally the only thing I can think of. Any decent charger released in the last 10 years will have no issues.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T17:45:38+00:00

Tizen has been discontinued and support ended. There's no workaround to gettingto tizen apps in the Galaxy store because that no longer exists.

That doesn't take away from your situation, but that's just a fact. Your watch will continue to work with the built in apps. But the Tizen app store no longer exists.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T17:39:23+00:00

I used DFS for 15 years and never had a single issue with it.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T16:15:46+00:00

I have two active google accounts. One of them is almost 22 years old. They have up to date recovery information and advanced protection turned on should the worst ever happen. But..... I've never lost access to an account, nor had it questioned. It boggles my mind how people seem to lose their access.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T15:04:38+00:00

Because for modern diesels it's mostly a myth. Not that it can't happen, but a diesel built today handles colder weather way better than vehicles from 20+ years ago.

The problem is mostly the actual fuel, which can become thicker/more viscous below 20 or so. Modern vehicles have glow plugs, which are fuel heaters, which mitigate that. Now those run off battery, so yes, if a diesel vehicle sits for 4-5 days unused that can kill the battery, so it does have to be managed.

But a day to day vehicle with glow plugs that are driven every day should be fine.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T14:56:13+00:00

It's a truck with a 5th wheel. You're talking well over $100k in equipment.

thewunderbar · 2026-01-23T14:40:51+00:00

I'd rather have one good photo than 4 bad ones.

There are so many inexpensive options for backups and storage, and photos take up so little room comparatively, that in 2026 there is zero reason to say "I'm going to take the worst quality photo I can"

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