FixGearTech Team
FixesSTORAGE / CLOUD / BACKUP
Fix USB Flash Drive Asking to Be Formatted
You plug in a USB flash drive and Windows pops up: “You need to format the disk in drive X:...
FixesCHARGING / USB-C / POWER
Fix Phone Gets Hot While Charging
A phone that gets warm while charging isn’t automatically “faulty”. Some heat is normal: you’re pushing energy into a battery...
FixesTV / OLED / HDMI / STREAMING
Fix HDMI ARC Not Detected After Power Cut
A power cut has a knack for breaking the one part of a TV setup that normally “just works”: HDMI...
FixesHOME CINEMA / AUDIO
Fix Soundbar Not Turning On With TV
You press the TV remote, the screen wakes up, and the soundbar sits there dead. No front display, no status...
FixesBLUETOOTH / WIRELESS AUDIO
Fix Bluetooth Device Connected but No Sound
Your Bluetooth headphones say “Connected”. The volume slider moves. The track timer advances. Yet the sound keeps coming from your...
FixesWINDOWS / macOS
Fix External Monitor Not Detected via USB-C
You plug a monitor into a laptop’s USB-C port, the monitor wakes up, maybe even charges the laptop, and then…...
FixesCHARGING / USB-C / POWER
Fix iPhone Stops Charging at 80%
You plug your iPhone in, it charges normally, then it just… parks itself at 80%. The lightning bolt stays on,...
FixesCHARGING / USB-C / POWER
Fix Laptop Battery Draining When Plugged In
You plug the laptop in, the charging icon appears, and yet the battery percentage slides down anyway. Sometimes it only...
Connectivity & NetworkFixes
Fix Ethernet Slower Than Wi-Fi on Windows 11
You plug in Ethernet because you want the boring, reliable option. Then Windows 11 reports a wired connection, yet downloads...
FixesSMARTPHONES / OS ISSUES
Fix Wi-Fi Calling Not Working on iPhone (UK Networks)
Wi‑Fi Calling on iPhone usually fails in a very specific way: you’ve got solid Wi‑Fi, apps load instantly, but calls...
