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    Android Questions: The vibration motor on my Xperia XZ1 seems to die in the cold.

    Android Questions: The vibration motor on my Xperia XZ1 seems to die in the cold.


    The vibration motor on my Xperia XZ1 seems to die in the cold.

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 04:30 AM PST

    Whenever I go outside, after a while, my phone doesn't give any haptics whatsoever. For notifications, keyboard, or anything else. Then when I come back inside to the warm, it slowly comes back, with only very weak vibrations at first, then back to normal strength after about an hour.

    This seems like a hardware issue? Does anyone know what could have caused this, and if it's fixable?

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    I got Scammed. I bought a 128gb sd card and turns out, it's just 32gb in disguise. are there any ways i can make it appear as a 32 gb sd card?

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 01:49 AM PST

    Will this battery work on my s10?

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 12:21 PM PST

    its advertized as a s10+ battery and I have a regular s10, are they compatible?

    Link

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    Denied access to "SD/Android/Data" folder

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 12:04 PM PST

    My phone just recently updated to 11, and now I have no access to the "storage/9C33-6BBD/Android/data/com.android.chrome/files/Download" folder. It shows as empty or restricted access. Chrome has been downloading files to this folder since I got the phone, and now I'm locked out of those files. In fact, Chrome is still saving to this folder when I select to save to the SD card. Is there anyway that I can gain access to this folder and stop Chrome from saving to this folder?

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    I have a Samsung phone & have disabled the autofill service in both language & privacy sections in settings. Then how is it that when I installed Signal (which only had contacts permission), read the OTP from my phone's messaging app?

    Posted: 10 Jan 2021 10:07 PM PST

    Google Photos trick

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 11:57 AM PST

    you probably heard that Google will stop the free unlimitied "High Quality" photo backup in the google photos app but the pixel phones won't be affected by that decision. So my question here is can I still get the free unlimited backup in Android Studio pc software by creating a virtual pixel device? thanks.

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    Use mobile data when connected to wifi without internet

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 11:53 AM PST

    My dash cam broadcasts a wifi network with no internet. I want to connect to it while still being able to use data for internet access.

    Apparently this was possible in Android 8 and 9, but I'm using Android 10. None of the solutions I've found have worked. I want to tear my hair out because it seems like it should be such a simple fix, but is disallowed by the software. Can anyone help me?

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    Problem with Google play account

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 11:25 AM PST

    I recently downloaded genshin impact I wanted to buy something. I put in two gift cards and I went into genshin and it says I that I don't have any payment methods. How do I fix that

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    Factory Reset!!??

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 11:08 AM PST

    Formatting /Data...

    Formatting /metadata...

    Wiping Titan M

    E:can't send spi message: Try again

    E:can't send spi message: Try again

    E:can't send spi message: Try again

    Data wipe complete

    any solution for this problem or is normal?

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    Don't have audio balance on my settings (Android 10 And Non rooted)

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 10:27 AM PST

    My headset suddenly decided to just pick up the background music only, And I don't really want to spend money on new ones since I only bought this a month ago, and I know that using audio balance can easily fix the problem, but when I checked my settings and search there weren't any audio balance, tried mono but it's doesn't work that well, so I was wondering if there was anyway to get audio balance through an app or something else. (phone is Oppo A5 2020)

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    Notifications without google services

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 10:22 AM PST

    Some apps require google services to send notifications, but I dont have them and I was wondering if there was a way to still receive notifications from those apps without google services (and also without mocroG). It's a bit sad that some apps have to rely on google for such things...

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    ROMs related

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 10:18 AM PST

    Can we flash ROMs to the devices that they are not built for like samsung to one plus or something like that

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    How do I make it so my VPN/adblocker called "Blokada" turns off automatically after i physically leave my home wifi?

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 09:53 AM PST

    The reason why its an issue is that when i leave Blokada on when I leave my home wifi/switch to data, the internet is VERY slow and sometimes doesnt even work. I would prefer to just go off data without Blokada on. I know that I can just turn off blokada whenever i leave my home wifi, but its really easy to forget to do that, and I was wondering if anybody knew of a way for my phone to automatically turn blokada off whenever i leave my house.

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    How to keep apps ON in the background.

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 05:56 AM PST

    I got a revvl 4 last week and so far I have noticed some apps that I mostly use doesn't give me notifications. So I looked around for fixes I have turned off battery optimization and turned off adaptive notifications, but the apps still doesn't give me notifications. Sometimes I get notifications from the app but only if I'm on the app is there a solution for this?

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    Unusable screen, USB debugging not enabled - is there any way to double check to see if my phone was successfully factory reset?

    Posted: 10 Jan 2021 08:04 PM PST

    I have a Pixel 2 with a smashed screen. The screen does not turn on at all. I borrowed someone else's phone of the same model to go through the bootloader to factory reset the phone. Google Find My Phone no longer finds the phone. However, I also already activated my number on my new phone, so I'm not sure if it's because I reset it successfully or not. Is there any way to find out if the phone has been successfully reset without being able to use the screen at all?

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    Will a tablet in Ambient Mode work as a smart display in the Google Home ecosystem?

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 05:04 AM PST

    More specifically, would the Lenovo M8 work just as a normal smart display would? I'd love to buy one, but I'd like to confirm that I can add it to my speaker group and can cast to it like a normal smart display first. If anyone has any insight, or better yet, owns this tablet and has firsthand experience, it would be appreciated. TIA!

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    How to trick an app into thinking the device is offline

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 04:39 AM PST

    Hello!

    I'm using an app that behaves differently when it is offline versus when there is internet connection.

    I prefer the functionality when it is offline.

    I'm trying to find a way to trick the app into thinking that there is no internet connection even when there is one.

    So far, I have tried to use a couple of firewalls and block the app from accessing the internet. However, the app seems to somehow detect the presence of these firewalls and does not behave as intended.

    My guess is that the firewalls do not work is because they utilize VPN technology. I also tried to use my regular VPN app, and the app misbehaves in the same manner when my VPN app is turned on (Even when not connected to any server).

    Any ideas on what can be a good solution? Preferably something that does not require root, but happy to explore all possible approaches.

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    Phone won't migrate files to SD card and apps won't use it for storage.

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 08:19 AM PST

    I recently put in a new 128GB microsdxc into my Moto E 2020, however when prompted to migrate files to SD card I hit the button but it doesn't start migrating files and apps.

    I also can't use it for storage with any apps like the camera or Netflix.

    The SD Card is also brand new.

    And my phone is still saying it's connected fine

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    Wrong picture thumbails when viewing them in whatsapp/instagram gallery and windows explorer

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 08:08 AM PST

    Hi!

    I was having an issue with downloaded dropbox pictures not showing (the right fix is to copy/paste into the same folder).

    One of the fixes I found suggested clearing the media data/cache

    I did that and It destroyed all my pictures... Unless I'm viewing the pictures through the file explorer or gallery they are all with the wrong thumbnails in instagram, whatsapp, and even on windows explorer.

    If I click on properties on windows it shows the wrong thumbnail in the thumbnail tab, but I can't delete it.

    Is there any fix other than taking screenshots from all the pictures and deleting the old pictures with wrong thumbnails?

    I'm using note 10+ one UI 2.5.

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    How to find/modify hostapd without a root?

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 07:19 AM PST

    Android 4.4 to Android 10....boomer help!

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 06:33 AM PST

    So I finally convinced my 68yo mom to upgrade her phone from Android 4.4 to a OnePlus 7t and it's totally frustrating her trying to set it up 😂. She wants the home screen to look as close to her old phone as possible. I live 3hr away so I can't go set it up for her. Is there an app that will mirror her phone to my computer and allow me to control it and set it up for her the way she wants? She's a visual learner so if she can watch me do it while we talk she'll be able to do it again later. But right now she just wants it done and over with. TIA.

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    Can't load Android system. Stuck on "data may be corrupt" screen. Please help

    Posted: 10 Jan 2021 02:02 PM PST

    I'm in a huge panic, I need help. Please.

    I dropped my phone a couple of weeks ago and have since replaced it with a new phone/transferred the SIM card. While I had my old phone (Google Pixel 2) plugged in, it must've auto-updated itself and now I keep getting this screen:

    https://i.imgur.com/NY0yHOr.jpg

    When I google the problem, I find a lot of links talking about a lot of stuff that I honestly don't understand. I'm fairly tech literate, in that I can troubleshoot and follow instructions that I find on google, but that's about it.

    I've tried selecting "try again", but am always led back to this screen.

    I have also tried this set of troubleshooting instructions that I found when googling the issue:

    "Steps to resolve:

    1. Let the phone boot to the failure screen
    2. Select "Try again" and then as soon as the screen goes blank, hold Power and Down to enter Fastboot. You have to do it at this step otherwise the phone knows there is a problem and returns you to the error.
    3. Select recovery from the Fastboot menu and press power briefly. Hopefully now the screen will load with the android and "no command" message.
    4. hold power and press up - Actual recovery should load
    5. Scroll down to 'Wipe cache partition' and press power
    6. Scroll to Yes and press power.
    7. Scroll to 'Power Off' and press power
    8. Turn phone back on - hopefully it boots now!"

    Unfortunately, after step 4, I just got the same "can't load android system" screen. Recovery never loaded, there was no "wipe cache partition" option.

    The options listed are:

    • reboot system now
    • reboot to bootloader
    • apply update from ADB
    • apply update from SD card
    • wipe data/factory reset
    • mount /system
    • view recovery logs
    • run graphics test
    • run locale test
    • power off

    So I would really really appreciate any help from you guys. There are very valuable pictures of my grandparents/pets and audio files that I would desperately like to recover. Next time I'll be more proactive and save everything somewhere else as well.

    submitted by /u/Wpg_violinist67
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    Lineage Phone (APK) Call Recording Issue

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 05:58 AM PST

    Hi all,

    I am using MIUI 12 stock ROM and i deleted all Google stock apps and installed privacy based apps. I installed Lineage Phone (from Apkmirror) and it is working good on calls, etc but i can not record the calls.

    When i tap record button i am getting "Failed to start recording" message. I did some research on the internet but no luck i could not find a proper guide or something like that.

    Could you please help me about this issue?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Emulating or Spoofing an SD Card

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 04:59 AM PST

    I made a post yesterday enquiring about how to potentially use Dropsync to synchronise folders which are usually inaccessible, such as the data folder, by rooting my phone as a workaround. I believe my only alternative to this is to sync application data that's instead stored on an SD Card.

    I use a Pixel 4a and henceforth do not have expandable storage. Is there a way, without rooting, to spoof an SD card in my internal storage with which I can move applications so they can then be accessible through standard file explorers? If not, do you believe that under similar circumstances I could emulate an SD card on my device and install the specific application that way?

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    Is it possible to force phone to treat every WiFi except my home WiFi as metered connection?

    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 04:17 AM PST

    I want my phone to treat every new WiFi as metered network by default.

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