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docs: samsung: minor improvements

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··· 17 17 18 18 --- 19 19 20 - As of October 2025, all budget phones that have **Helio G99**, **Dimensity 6100+**, and **Dimensity 6300** have **serious connectivity and unfixable bootloop issues** after unlocking the bootloader and flashing a custom binary which "trips Knox". 20 + 🔶 As of October 2025, all budget phones that have **Helio G99**, **Dimensity 6100+**, and **Dimensity 6300** have **serious connectivity and unfixable bootloop issues** after unlocking the bootloader and flashing a custom binary which "trips Knox". 21 21 22 22 **Example Devices Affected:** 23 23 - **Helio G99:** Galaxy A15 4G, A16 4G, etc. ··· 34 34 35 35 </details> 36 36 37 - The only fix as of now is restarting the phone or using "third-party" Magisk modules to restart the `ril-daemon` before the modem crash occurs every 6 hours. This remains unfixable even after re-locking the bootloader. 37 + Once the modem crashes after 6 hours, **there's no way to get it up and running again**. We even tried cutting off power to the modem using a kernel-level hack, but it didn’t fix the issue either. 38 + 39 + The only solutions are restarting the phone or using "third-party" Magisk module to restart the `ril-daemon` before the modem crash occurs every 6 hours. 38 40 39 - - Once the modem crashes after 6 hours, **there's no way to get it up and running again**. We even tried cutting off power to the modem using a kernel-level hack, but it didn’t fix the issue either. 40 - - The only solutions are restarting the phone or using the Magisk module to restart the `ril-daemon` before the modem crash occurs every 6 hours. 41 + **This remains unfixable even after re-locking the bootloader!** 41 42 42 - In the Dimensity 6100+/6300 models, **you will completely lose 5G connectivity permanently**, and this is unfixable even after re-locking the bootloader. **The modem will crash when connecting to a 5G network**, leading to high battery drain and overheating. The only fix as of now is putting your device in 4G mode. 43 + 🔶 In the Dimensity 6100+/6300 models, **you will completely lose 5G connectivity permanently**, and this is unfixable even after re-locking the bootloader. **The modem will crash when connecting to a 5G network**, leading to high battery drain and overheating. The only fix as of now is putting your device in 4G mode. 43 44 44 45 <details> 45 46 <summary><b>Expand to view proofs</b></summary>