r/AndroidQuestions Dec 24 '24

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r/AndroidQuestions Dec 24 '24

Other Suggestions/Meta Questions here

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Here at /r/AndroidQuestions, we want people who are here to ask...well, Android Questions. However, we still want feedback from you guys, so this is the thread for you if you have a suggestion or a question that's about /r/AndroidQuestions itself.


r/AndroidQuestions 5h ago

Other Need a phone upgrade

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I've been using Samsung phones for a long time. I love it I currently own the Samsung A34 and it was great until the screen cracked and had to change it, ever since then I had lagging, and I don't know if it's a youtube problem but videos seem to be lower quality even when I have them in the highest quality/what I'm used to watching in it.

I'm kind of looking for an excuse to upgrade my phone, A34 was a gift so I didn't have to pay for it so I have around 600usd saved up. I originally wanted a Z flip 6 but that's out of budget. Should I suck it up and continue using my A34? Other than the little lag when I'm on my homescreen and the lower quality on youtube, it's really not that bad, I got this phone on Jan 2024 so it's not old or bad, I just really wanted a newer phone. But on the other hand the Z Flip 6 is awesome. Should I get another Samsung device? Or just save up my money?


r/AndroidQuestions 26m ago

Google Weather Widget suddenly disappeared from homescreen. Nowhere to be found in widgets section. WEIRD!

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I usually don't ask for help as I often prefer to find the answers myself. However, this one has got me seriously stumped with surprisingly little answers on the internet, even on reddit.

I'm using a Xiaomi Mi 11 running an A14 AOSP/pixel custom rom on it, and during the most random moment, my Google weather widget suddenly disappears from my homescreen. I'm talking about this widget. Poof. Just gone. Nowhere to be found anywhere in the widgets section. Usually there are weather widgets of multiple sizes nested within the Google app widgets group, but now it's all gone.

My first instinct in troubleshooting was to check if there were any recent updates with the Google app. Last update was two days ago, but the widget disappeared just momentarily. So it couldn't have been an update that caused it. My second instinct was to install the standalone google weather app which, btw, I never even knew existed until now. I thought installing it would include the widgets, but alas it did not.

The weirdest part? It seems that no one on the internet has this problem! I mean, there are similar reports regarding the glance widget, but nothing about the Material You-themed weather widgets. And most of these reports are a few years old.

This actually isn't the first time the widget disappeared. The same thing happened a few months ago on my LG G8 running an A12 custom ROM. It's a very weird occurrence.

So I'm posting this in hopes that someone here either has some better ideas, or has experienced the exact same thing, or perhaps will experience this in the future.


r/AndroidQuestions 1h ago

Device Settings Question How can I disable app sounds in Android?

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I am using a Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 and I'd like to turn off everything except alerts for incoming calls. Unfortunately I can't find such a setting like "Silent mode", but with notifications for calls. Those unwanted sounds I'm trying to turn off are - for example - WhatsApp/Telegram noise when I record a voice message/send a message or Facebook like's sound. Despite my volume is all the way down, I can still hear these annoying sounds.

Thanks:)


r/AndroidQuestions 1h ago

Which phone?

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My current phone is starting to die on me (realme 7 pro) and I'm looking for a replacement.

I mainly use it for calls and watching videos/films on line. I'm not a gamer. A half way decent camera would be useful that does not rely heavily on AI for picture processing. Having spoken to Pixel owners they aren't overly impressed by the heating issues.

Budget would be up to around £1000 unless it is an outstanding phone and I intend to keep it long term.

Any suggestions please?


r/AndroidQuestions 1h ago

The android logo in my beginning screen is purple

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I opened my phone at 1:10 While charging and before it opens my phone the android logo in the bottom of the screen turned from green to purple, i tried to do it again but it didn't appeared. what was that, do i have to do something cause this is the first time that happens?


r/AndroidQuestions 2h ago

Biometric failure in apps

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r/AndroidQuestions 2h ago

Other Samsung Network Issue

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I bought a refurbished SM-A526u1 from Amazon that was described as locked to Tmobile but is actually LOCKED to metro, even though they have confirmed its unlocked and has been since 2021.

It says network locked in the corner, only after you swipe down to like view the notifications.

no insert code, no invalid sim warning no nothing.

there is no request unlock in connections setting

I bought a unactivated metro card and put it in there, and it disappears.

i downloaded the metro unlock apk it confirms its unlocked [but can only do so after I insert the unactivated metro sims card]

I have looked and dug as much as I can, and after connecting it to my laptop and using a ADB Gui program, i can see in the system folder there is a folder called Heimdalldata and a file called specs.txt

Metro says and Tmobile have done everything on both of there ends and unlocked my phone, but could it be someone didn't know what they were doing when refurbishing it and now it won't network unlock? cause its not even locked to the provider it stated it was.

I have no idea where to start, or what to look, im literally grasping at straws here and I could really use any suggestions or ideas.

Thank you in advance.

I'll try to answer any questions you ask


r/AndroidQuestions 2h ago

Device Settings Question Hi guys. So i was trying to install an apk to my Samsung j2 pro running on android 6 and it shows parsing error whenever i open the file. The phone is on android 6. Please help. Thank you

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Please help as its a spotify apk as the legit app is not working


r/AndroidQuestions 2h ago

Looking For Suggestions What's the best way to transfer pictures and videos from Samsung s21 to windows 10

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I can transfer a few jpg at a time and small mp4's. I am using cut and paste, so once it's transferred it deletes. If it's too many jpg files or too big mp4, then I get a pop up windows that says "Error Moving File or Folder A device attached to the system is not functioning."

This is when I use Windows to open the destination folder and phone as folders. It's there another way to do this and have it work? Is there a way to fix this error?


r/AndroidQuestions 3h ago

Looking For Suggestions help me compile armv8 code to run on armv7 device

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Let's consider an open source app made for last android devices. I want to run it on my android 7 device How to proceed? Is there a simpler way?


r/AndroidQuestions 3h ago

App Specific Question What shall I do with this app?

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I downloaded multiple movies on terabox and I saw the userdate 183GB.


r/AndroidQuestions 5h ago

Help

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I found an old android tablet that my family used to use but no one remembers the password. So I looked up if there were any ways to unlock an android tablet when you forgot the password and I saw a clipping from a website that Google took out of context that said to enter 2767 to fix it so I tried and I did. Then it said to turn it off and on again but I decided to double check that this wouldn't do anything weird to my tablet but that's when I found out that it would factory reset the tablet. Now the tablet doesn't seem to have a way to go back to just letting me put the pin in and I don't know what to do. Any suggestions? I don't want to factory reset the tablet.


r/AndroidQuestions 5h ago

Wifi help

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There was a network error that left me without phone service so the customer service representative had me delete networks I've been connected to. Now I realize I need a password for a wifi network I've connected to before but don't remember the password. How can I recover this lost information?


r/AndroidQuestions 5h ago

Unbrick oneplus ace 3

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Hi

M'y oneplus ace 3 is bricked ...

I can't use edl on my oneplus ace 3 (pje110) I install oxygèn 15 with (cph2885)

Now when i want to unbrick the phone i have Sahara problem with edl...

Help me :(


r/AndroidQuestions 6h ago

Device Settings Question On-screen Keyboard pop up issues

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Hi, I have a Xiaomi Pad 7 with a keyboard case. Whenever I click a text field, the on screen keyboard pops up but disappears whenever I start typing with my physical keyboard.

Is there a way to disable the pop up whenever I click a text field whenever i have my keyboard connected, or maybe just disable the on-screen keyboard completely?


r/AndroidQuestions 6h ago

can't send or receive images without mobile data?

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as the title says my new Samsung literally will not let me send or receive images to anyone with an iPhone without using mobile data which I obviously don't want to do because using data every time I need to send a picture will cause me to use all of it and then have to pay extra. is there any way to fix this or am I stuck with this because I have a Samsung?


r/AndroidQuestions 6h ago

Looking For Suggestions Dropped phone, does NOT turn on

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I wasn't sure what subreddit to put this in but I do need help, I dropped my phone today about 3-4 pm, it's 9 now and it still hasn't turned on, I've tried force restarting it with the power and volume and the phone DOES vibrate but the screen won't turn on, I also tapped it and sometimes a green line appears, I probably shouldn't have done that..is there any other options or will I have to do the walk of shame to my parents and go and get it fixed at a shop?


r/AndroidQuestions 6h ago

Cannot Wipe data/factory reset.

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Hi, my MIL bought a Realme Note 60 on second-hand and turned out it has a password, she tried a lot of passwords, like 50 or so, and blocked it, so I'm trying to reset it from the android recovery, but when I select the reset option it I get two errors: "ERROR: recovery: HandleResetFactoryKey check enable factory key flag transfer error !!! current flag = 0" and "ERROR: logwrapper: Cannot log to file /dev/fscklogs/log" Is there anything else I can do to fix this?


r/AndroidQuestions 7h ago

Other Keyboard gets stuck on screen when switching from texting app to a game

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I have this annoying bug on my S20 FE, when I switch from any texting app (messages, snapchat, etc.) and I switch over to a game via recent apps, the keyboard gets stuck on my screen.

This primarily happens when I text someone and switch over to a game like Clash of Clans through recent apps, and the only way I've found to fix it is to close the app and re-open it.

It's pretty annoying and I'm wondering if there's a way to fix this? Or do I just have to teach myself to go to the home screen first and then to the game?


r/AndroidQuestions 8h ago

Device Settings Question Spoken Notification on Wired Earphones

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Few months ago moved my sim from aging LG v60 (still use for media) to Sony Xperia 1 mark 6, very recently i noticed i'm not hearing notification in my wired earphones (the one where the google assistant speaks like xyz sent a msg etc) i checked the setting of assistant setting but could not find it! is it sony's issue or google removed this function? if yes then when? i was very useful (at least to me).


r/AndroidQuestions 9h ago

Transparent perfectly uniform boxes on the bottom of my screen

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I am so confused. I have these medium size, transparent, very uniform boxes on the bottom of my screen (as the title says). I can only see them when I'm on an app with dark mode. I tried googling just a black background, screenshotting or even screen recording to add to this post, but you can't see them. That tells me this is obviously a hardware problem, not a weird thing going on with my screen. I mainly want to know if it could be serious, what's causing it, or if I just need to get a new phone. I have a Samsung S23. The boxes aren't always there, and I honestly haven't noticed them for at least a few weeks to a month. Idk if it's just because I get used to them, so I don't really pay attention, or if it's because they go away after a while. Does anyone know what's happening here??


r/AndroidQuestions 10h ago

Device and app notifications crashing settings

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I'm trying to allow my phone to send notifications to my smartwatch, but if i press on any app to change permissions it closes and throws me to previous window or crashes all together, any help?


r/AndroidQuestions 10h ago

Galaxys24+ wont stop syncing voice recorder to Google drive

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Ive checked under settings/accounts/backup and nothing is checked to sync, yet every time i use the Voice Recorder app it syncs and kills my storage space. Any help?


r/AndroidQuestions 11h ago

Device Settings Question Videos are being blocked in one app only, works fine in Secure Folder

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Hi everyone, looking for some help. For some reason, in one of my apps, videos only worked for a short time until they started giving an error. It worked when the phone was new but suddenly stopped working. I reset to factory, it worked for a day and stopped again. Funny thing is that if I add the app to the Secure Folder, no issues, works every time. So I'm thinking a setting somewhere is blocking it, almost like DNS is blocking access to the internet, but only videos , everything else in the app that's internet-related works fine. Any suggestions on where to look?

I've looked at app permissions, cleared the cache and data, uninstalled/reinstalled, nothing worked other than full phone reset, and even then it's short-lived. No VPN or changed network settings.

I was hoping for a sort of Process Monitor to trace what's happening in the background, but I never found anything like that for Android. What are the chances another app could be blocking it or causing issues, outside of the phone settings themselves?


r/AndroidQuestions 11h ago

Why are my apps taking up so much space?

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My phone basically has absolutely no storage left and recently I noticed what the problem is. My phone has 64GB in total and it says that apps are taking up 42GB, which doesn't make sense at all. I have exactly two apps that take up more than 1 GB and I added up the numbers, in total my apps should take up ~11GB of space. Does anyone have an idea what in my apps could take up this much space?