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Android Central
Technology
Mishaal Rahman

Google should bring Samsung’s Maintenance Mode to Pixel phones

Maintenance Mode on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

It’ll happen to all of us eventually, no matter how careful you are. Maybe you drop your phone and its screen cracks, you accidentally spill a drink on it and it won’t charge anymore, or maybe you didn’t do anything to directly cause the hardware defect and you’re just unlucky. Whatever the case, you’ll need to get your phone fixed, which you can either do yourself or through a repair center.

Most people in this situation would take their phone to their nearest authorized repair center or mail it in if there isn’t a repair location nearby, but on top of temporarily losing access to their phone, they would also have to deal with the inconvenience of backing up their data and factory resetting their device before sending it off. That’s unless they’re comfortable with a total stranger having access to all their personal data, which describes absolutely nobody.

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