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The latest letterNo. 48 · Oct 12, 2026The slow phone checklistFive checks that bring a slow phone back to life.— MyTextStory

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No. 48 · Oct 12, 2026

The slow phone checklist

Five checks that bring a slow phone back to life.

— MyTextStory

Past letters

Every Sunday · free

One e-mail a week, written on Saturday and sent before your coffee. No ads, no spam, just fixes.

Inside every letter

01One new fix, before it goes up here
02Three quick tips from the week
03The latest scam to watch out for
04A reader question, answered

12,400 readers · every Sunday · free

No. 48 · Oct 12, 2026

The slow phone checklist

Five checks that bring a slow phone back to life.

— MyTextStory

Past letters

Every Sunday · free

One e-mail a week, written on Saturday and sent before your coffee. No ads, no spam, just fixes.

Inside every letter

01One new fix, before it goes up here
02Three quick tips from the week
03The latest scam to watch out for
04A reader question, answered

12,400 readers · every Sunday · free

No. 48 · Oct 12, 2026

The slow phone checklist

Five checks that bring a slow phone back to life.

— MyTextStory

Past letters

The archive

Each letter, sealed the way it went out. Open one to read it, or search by title.

06 letters

No. 48 · Oct 12, 2026
The slow phone checklist
Five checks that bring a slow phone back to life.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory
No. 45 · Sep 21, 2026
The grey tick
Messages that never arrive, and the settings to blame.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory

No. 47 · Oct 05, 2026
Backup trouble
Why WhatsApp backups get stuck, and a reader's fix.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory
No. 44 · Sep 14, 2026
Scam season
The fake delivery texts going around right now.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory

No. 46 · Sep 28, 2026
Storage full
Freeing space without losing a single photo.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory
No. 43 · Sep 07, 2026
Battery blues
What really drains your battery overnight.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory

The archive

Each letter, sealed the way it went out. Open one to read it, or search by title.

06 letters

No. 48 · Oct 12, 2026
The slow phone checklist
Five checks that bring a slow phone back to life.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory
No. 46 · Sep 28, 2026
Storage full
Freeing space without losing a single photo.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory
No. 44 · Sep 14, 2026
Scam season
The fake delivery texts going around right now.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory

No. 47 · Oct 05, 2026
Backup trouble
Why WhatsApp backups get stuck, and a reader's fix.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory
No. 45 · Sep 21, 2026
The grey tick
Messages that never arrive, and the settings to blame.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory
No. 43 · Sep 07, 2026
Battery blues
What really drains your battery overnight.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory

The archive

Each letter, sealed the way it went out. Open one to read it, or search by title.

06 letters

No. 48 · Oct 12, 2026
The slow phone checklist
Five checks that bring a slow phone back to life.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory
No. 47 · Oct 05, 2026
Backup trouble
Why WhatsApp backups get stuck, and a reader's fix.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory
No. 46 · Sep 28, 2026
Storage full
Freeing space without losing a single photo.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory
No. 45 · Sep 21, 2026
The grey tick
Messages that never arrive, and the settings to blame.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory
No. 44 · Sep 14, 2026
Scam season
The fake delivery texts going around right now.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory
No. 43 · Sep 07, 2026
Battery blues
What really drains your battery overnight.
This week's letter started with a message from a reader whose phone took a full minute to open the camera. By the end of our reply it opened in a second, and every step we used is in here.
What follows is the long version: the five checks in order, the one setting most people miss, and what to do if none of it works. If you have read the guide, this is the friendly walk-through.
As always, write back with your tech problem. Every message is read, and one of them usually becomes next Sunday's fix.
— MyTextStory

Questions from readers

Every week a few of you write in with a problem. These are the questions pinned above our desk.

12,400 readers · 61 % open every Sunday

**Reader question**From the inbox · WhatsApp · Dublin

Question from Hannah Doyle, Answered in issue 47: My WhatsApp backup has been stuck at 0% for a week. Is there anything I can try before I lose my chats?

Questions from readers

Every week a few of you write in with a problem. These are the questions pinned above our desk.

12,400 readers · 61 % open every Sunday

Question from Hannah Doyle, Answered in issue 47: My WhatsApp backup has been stuck at 0% for a week. Is there anything I can try before I lose my chats?

Questions from readers

Every week a few of you write in with a problem. These are the questions pinned above our desk.

12,400 readers · 61 % open every Sunday

Question from Hannah Doyle, Answered in issue 47: My WhatsApp backup has been stuck at 0% for a week. Is there anything I can try before I lose my chats?

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