Bug Page snapping at different places for no apparent reason

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Users are experiencing unexpected page "snapping" while using Chrome on a Samsung Galaxy On7 running Android Marshmallow, leading to lost drafts during replies. The issue may be linked to memory problems, as the phone frequently reboots, potentially due to high memory usage by Google Play Services. Suggestions include clearing cache and cookies, checking for malware, and managing storage by moving files to an external SD card. Some users express concerns about rooting the phone to remove bloatware, fearing it could lead to a bootloop. Overall, the discussion highlights a combination of browser issues and device memory management challenges.
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Just now, while I was trying to edit my reply to a message, the page snapped, showing up this:

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After that, this happened three times in different places, like once in the media gallery, then while replying to a conversation, and again in the forums.

Is anyone else faving this? Any idea why this is happening? I'm losing the draft each time this is happening.

I'm on Samsung Galaxy On7, Android Marshmallow, chrome browser. Is it a problem with my browser?
 

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jedishrfu said:
The question would be did you install an extension to Chrome that could be failing
It's chrome on mobile. So, extensions don't come into the scene.

Cleared cache and cookies.
 
Wrichik Basu said:
...the page snapped...
FYI, if [American] English isn't your native language, "snap" isn't a verb here, it's a slang noun expletive. The page (plugin) crashed.

When I read your title, I thought you were referring to how a page may scroll around seemingly randomly when loading; it may "snap" to different locations on the page as graphics load and re-size it.
 
This particular use of the word "snap" is built into Google Chrome though - "Aw snap" is the browser's standard error when it cannot display a page.
 
jedishrfu said:
reboot too.

My phone automatically reboots quite a lot of times. Seems it's due to memory problem.

russ_watters said:
FYI, if [American] English isn't your native language, "snap" isn't a verb here, it's a slang noun expletive. The page (plugin) crashed.

When I read your title, I thought you were referring to how a page may scroll around seemingly randomly when loading; it may "snap" to different locations on the page as graphics load and re-size it.

I was not at all aware of that useage. Actually in India, we don't use American English in books or journals. Anyways, thanks for the info.
 
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Also you could have malware on it and that is interfereing with the browser. I’m assuming it’s an android based phone.
 
jedishrfu said:
Also you could have malware on it and that is interfereing with the browser. I’m assuming it’s an android based phone.
Yes, Android. I've already mentioned that in the first post:
Wrichik Basu said:
I'm on Samsung Galaxy On7, Android Marshmallow
 
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Wrichik Basu said:
My phone automatically reboots quite a lot of times. Seems it's due to memory problem.

If the memory problem is bad enough to cause the phone to reboot, why do you think this isn't caused by the same problem?
 
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Vanadium 50 said:
If the memory problem is bad enough to cause the phone to reboot, why do you think this isn't caused by the same problem?
Maybe. I haven't got an idea. That's why I posted here. Actually the memory improved over the last few months, from 98% used to 95% used. The problem is, Google Play Services is eating up everything. Maybe it's a memory problem too.
 
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Get a large Micro sd card, install it, format it (if needed), then move apps over there and clean up "My Files" by moving images, mpeg, etc., to the sd card (Usually DCIM directory). Otherwise memory gets used up by ordinary files and executable images that are not necessary for the OS and primary apps like browsers to function.
 
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jim mcnamara said:
Get a large Micro sd card, install it, format it (if needed), then move apps over there and clean up "My Files" by moving images, mpeg, etc., to the sd card (Usually DCIM directory). Otherwise memory gets used up by ordinary files and executable images that are not necessary for the OS and primary apps like browsers to function.
I am against an adoptable memory (formatting the sd card as internal storage), because when my last phone just crashed forever (it was stuck in a bootloop for no reason), I could not recover the contents from the sd card.

I have an external sd card of 32GB size. In fact, my phone memory has nothing but apps (not even media files from WhatsApp). Google Play Services itself takes up 210MB. Other preinstalled apps like play music and Google app (which I have disabled) continue to take up significant amount of data. In fact, about 90% of the apps that I've installed have been moved to sd card.

I was thinking to root my phone and remove the bloatware. But that would be a risk, because I've read that sometimes the rooting process can fail and the phone can be stuck in a bootloop. I cannot afford a new phone at this moment. That's why I'm continuing like this.
 

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