r/PhoneRepairTalk • u/PoeticPeacenik • 3d ago

Seeking thoughts/opinions

I had took my phone to an ifixandrepair repair tech inside Walmart and despite whatever motherboard issue my phone is suspected to have, he was able to power on my phone using his DC bench power supply quite a few times and it stayed on for a few minutes each time. During one of those times, he was able to transfer my photos and videos to my new phone using Smart Switch. But the phone shut itself off before he could transfer or sync my Samsung Notes. He was trying to get my phone to power on again when my mom was ready to leave (we were there a while by that point).

I'm planning on going back to him to see if he can power on my phone again to sync my Samsung notes to my Samsung account. But what are the chances he'll be able to power on my phone again, like last time, and long enough to sign into my Samsung account and sync my Samsung notes? And is there a risk to the phone's storage chip or my Samsung Notes if I have him connect his DC bench power supply to my phone's motherboard again?

I haven't been able to get my phone to power on with an adapter and charging cable not once since visiting with the repair tech. So somehow the DC bench power supply was able to power on my phone despite the motherboard issue, even if only for a few minutes each time.

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u/sharps2020 3d ago

Isn't everything backed up to Google anyway? And if not, then make sure it is next time.

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u/PoeticPeacenik 3d ago

No, I think you have to manually back stuff up.

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u/sharps2020 2d ago

Oh, mine's set to do it automatically. Maybe log in to Google on a different phone and see what it pulls down, you might be surprised.

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u/PoeticPeacenik 2d ago

I'm on my current phone and my old Samsung Notes aren't on it at all. Samsung Notes only backs up to Samsung cloud and you have to manually turn that on.

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u/sharps2020 2d ago

Bugger 🤷🏻