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    Android Questions: Is it possible to use a foreign phone in the US with good cell service?

    June 17, 2021

    Android Questions: Is it possible to use a foreign phone in the US with good cell service?

    Is it possible to use a foreign phone in the US with good cell service?

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 11:05 AM PDT

    Foreign flagships are so much cheaper than those in the US, and sometimes have really cool features. Many models are exclusive to certain countries.

    Is it possible to use them in the US, while having good service?

    Are there particular phones that work better than others in the US?

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    I have a samsung tab A which runs on android. it was issued to me by my old school and it has the school ui and restrictions. i want to use it for everyday purposes.

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 04:00 AM PDT

    factory reseting it isnt solving the problem. and from what i gather it seems to have some sort of "mdm" (idk what that means).

    i dont know how any of this stuff works so if i wasnt clear enough please ask more questions. dm's are open.

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    Can you not post pictures in this group ?

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 09:36 AM PDT

    Push Notifications/Sync Intervals

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 11:10 AM PDT

    I'm at my wits end and hope someone can help me sort this out. For certain apps, Facebook namely, notifications just aren't working. Badge notifications work intermittently and certain items like friend requests push through, but that's it. It's like it's not syncing in a timely fashion.

    I have every notification setting turned on. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app. I have cleared the cache. I did a factory reset. Shut off any and all battery optimization and closing of background app settings that I could find, background data is allowed. Can't find any sync settings. Nothing is working.

    I admin a group but also have a work life and can't just sit around with Facebook open all day to keep an eye on things. I rely on notifications to keep myself more productive and on my phone less.

    What else could I be doing to fix this? Is this related to being logged in on another device like a tablet or PC?

    I'm on a Galaxy S20+ with Android 11 and One UI 3.1. Default launcher. Everything is as "out of the box" as I could get it to be. It sounds silly that this primarily relates to the Facebook app but it's kinda crucial that I am able to monitor things without having to be on my phone 24/7 looking for notifications.

    Thank you!

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    Does a single `pm uninstall` via ADB also `clear` an uninstallable system app's data?

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 11:05 AM PDT

    I got a new phone and I'm compiling the string with all the commands I'll run via ADB to get rid of the bloatware. I wish to uninstall/disable the bloat but also clear any app data that's left behind.

    I think for carrier bloatware (the ones that actually let you uninstall them, not just disable), like with any user app downloaded from the Play Store, a single pm uninstall, not only deletes the app, but also its app data. (Please confirm this is correct)

    For the system app bloatware (the ones that won't let you uninstall them; only disable them), I'm planning to use disable-user, force-stop and clear. Should I, or a simple uninstall is executing all three commands in one?

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    Data roaming activates automatically although I have it off in settings.

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 08:27 AM PDT

    This might not be the right place to post this but anyways. If not, then mods can feel free to remove this post, but pls tell me where I should ask instead,

    So here is the thing. I am a Greek person and I use the Greek phone service called Cosmote. Me and my parents have a monthly account, which we did in the capital of Greece, Athens. Right now, I am, with my grandparents, in a Greek island in the Aegean Sea called Lesvos. My parents are back in Athens.

    Now the problem is, occasionally, my phone will just activate Data Roaming for no reason although 1. I am connected to WiFi and 2. I have it set to "never" in the settings. So what it does is, it disconnects from Cosmote, and connects to Turkcell, which I assume is the phone service used in Turkey. This is probably due to the fact that I am closer to Turkey than Athens, so it connects to Turkey instead.

    Although my WiFi works fine while roaming is on, my mobile data does not. And yes, roaming is on even though I am connected to the WiFi 2 centimeters next to me. Also, Cosmote sends me messages that I get charged 1,90E/minute of calling, 0,40E/message I send and 1,20E/MB of Internet data. And I do not know why.

    Now this happens occasionally and after a couple of reboots it goes back to normal, but I still need help. So if anyone knows how to fix it, please let me know bc I do not want to spend money for no reason, thank you!

    TL;DR: I use a phone service with my parents in Athens, capital of Greece. However, I am close to Turkey and sometimes my phone thinks I am in Turkey although I am in Greece. I am getting charged because I am "in another country" (I am not) Please help :)

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    Best OS for Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro?

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 07:31 AM PDT

    Hi

    I just bought a Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro which uses the MIUI 12 operating system.

    I usually don't trust pre-installed OS on phone because they contains a lot of useless things and my paranoid mind thinks the company who made the phone has implemented special apps to ensure a better tracking of my lifestyle. (Yeah i'm THAT important!)

    So I always reinstall a clean version of android to start fresh. But for this phone i wanted to give a try to the MIUI OS.

    MIUI interface is quite nice to use and have a few usefull features that are not in android 11 but it embeds a lot of useless apps that you can't uninstall and once again my paranoid mind is still triggered by this. So I was wondering if I would be better off using android 11.

    So first question, is it possible to install Android 11 on the Redmi Note 9 Pro?

    If so, do you recommend it?

    Will I miss some awesome feature in MIUI if i revert to android 11?

    Thanks all

    Edit: didn't see android 12 is in beta, so i'll stick with android 11

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    Abnormally large text in Google Messages app.

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 01:28 PM PDT

    Anyone else seeing this? Happening on Pixel 4 XL and Galaxy S20FE. The conversation list itself is regular sized text, but when going into any convo, the text is bigger, almost like Display settings Font size Large. Just started happening today.

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    USB C port outputs only 48khz audio

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 01:23 PM PDT

    Hey there. So I got myself a DAC which shows the sample rate of the played audio file. I tried several apps and smartphones and realized that each one only outputs at a sample rate of 48khz. If you have a 44.1khz file it also outputs 48. Same goes for 96khz.

    The only workaround I found was the music player "Neutron". It bypasses something in the system settings and outputs every track exactly as it should. But that way I can't hear to my tracks in the Qoboz app.

    On my pc it works fine.

    Is there any way to deactivate this android specific problem? I cant find anything in the developer settings.

    submitted by /u/GregTheChief
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    Will we be able to see the network activity of individual apps in Android 12?

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 12:07 PM PDT

    Google messages app doesn't send or receive MMS

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 11:57 AM PDT

    I have the Samsung Galaxy S20+. The Google messages doesn't download or send the MMS. It's permanently buffering when downloading and when sending eventually pop-ups message cannot be sent repot the error. This is specific to the Google messages app. The default Samsung messages works without issues once I change the default to it. Then when I change the default back to Google messages it will show all the pictures downloaded via Samsung messages but will fail to send/download new ones again.

    submitted by /u/max1c
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    How do you replicate iOS 15's new email tracking protections in Gmail on Android?

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 07:29 AM PDT

    I've already turned off auto-image-download, but there's more to iOS's implementation.

    submitted by /u/Zestyclose-Rope-733
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    Google Play system update stuck on January 1, 2021

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 10:21 AM PDT

    I am stuck with this update "Google Play system update January 1, 2021". Does anyone know what I should do?

    submitted by /u/KoocMit
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    Color

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 10:19 AM PDT

    So is there anyway to change the color of messeges in the google message app. Im on a lg wing if that helps. I know in previous message apps you could change colors. But my messages changed frim dark blue to a ugly ass light blue color.

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    getting Priority Mode functionality in Android 11?

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 09:54 AM PDT

    In Android 7, I used 3 notification modes (all notifications, calls/messages only (when working/focusing/outside), alarms only (when sleeping, in meetings)) via the "Priority Only" do-not-disturb setting. I switch between them multiple times per day. Is there a sane way to get the 3-mode Do Not Disturb in Android 11 (Pixel 4a)? Without going into DND settings and changing all the notifications every time.

    I am open to rooting/sideloading/custom launchers, but would prefer this to be low effort... Also frankly I'm open to just installing Android 7/8, I really see no benefit in 11 over the few weeks I used it, but that seems to be impossible for Pixel 4a.

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    Need help with VITAL data Recovery + Backup (Deadline)

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 09:34 AM PDT

    Hello people, I have a bit of a dilemma, so probably in need of genius, expertise and challenge-lovers, and possibly a miracle
    Details (very specific ones, sorry for the long read)
    So, I have a Samsung GT-S5300 (Pocket) (Android 2.3.6 - GINGERBREAD) that has been running low on space for a couple months, but it had been manageable
    I only use it to call, text, write down notes, and record voice records. No media or internet-related uses
    What has been happening for the past few months is that it gives the "low on space" warning which if I press on takes me to the running applications page where I clear-data some apps and then it's cool again, but as long as it's low on space, it prevents the phone from receiving SMS messages and just shows a notification that says Message Memory Full

    The 1st annoying thing is the apps just restart automatically within a minute (some more, some less) and start eating up space again and I have to go through the same process again, and it's extra annoying because they're apps I DO NOT USE ! Nor need ! Nor even want on my phone, but apparently they come with the system or whatever (ex: gmail - youtube - chaton - polaris viewer, yahoo news, and others) so I (kinda) came to terms with that

    Fast-forward to the day of downfall, yesterday, I was clearing cache as mentioned above trying to free some space for the messages I haven't been able to receive in 3 weeks btw, and accidentally did that for the Memos.. and now all of my 148 notes are gone...
    I'm posting here for the first time but have a feeling this is probably irrelevant but those notes were.. let's-try-to-keep-the-hope-alive Are, very important, crucial to many things work-related, social, and matters of well-being.
    So, I started looking up ways to try and recover them and arrived finally to a program with good reputation called "D.F" by "WS", and I grasped at that straw. I downloaded it and connected my phone (enabled usb debugging) and hit Start on the thing, but it didn't recognize.. so kept grasping and downloaded some drivers and they seem to be working.. But

    The only option I'm being given is USB Mass Storage, or to access USB Storage

    "My phone has 3 storage spaces : 1-SD card (external, I don't have one) 2- said USB Storage 3- the problematic System Storage (the one that gets weirdly filled up) "
    So, with the usb connection I can't access anything else that's important or vital, so I did more reading on how to change usb cable default connection and it's apparently sth that's activated from Developer Options which are brought up by tapping the build number 7 times

    Well, They don't

    I tapped that for about 150 times with multiple variations and no luck, it just doesn't work
    so I removes the cable only to find out that System Storage is now 0 ! And every single operation cannot function and the phone started to only give the option "Force Close" on a warning that causes a temporary freeze and a vibration, for about 20 programs, that auto-restart to find themselves unable to run then the device gives the option "Force Close" on a warning that causes a temporary freeze and a vibration...
    So now it's a loop, an inescapable one to me, I struggled my way though to the apps page and cleared the data for a few minimal processes which gives me 24 to 120 kb of space just for the phone to not enter into a frenzy that porn companies would fight over
    Now I'm entering a denial where I have to live with the face that them notes might be gone forever because I might have to do a factory reset to get the phone back but that reset will mean that all the text messages will be gone, and I kinda really need them, like to properly live. Everything is in them and in the notes, I never had a smart phone, and all of my life is there, I can't stress it enough and I won't because it's not the place, we're grown-ups and we don't shed tears over things like this (right?). Anyway also I'm in a 3rd world country where I checked with the top 70 (not kidding) experts and they're all just too inexperienced and uncreative -and totally too lazy-minded - to even think about this

    I'm willing to throw away the phone after this is over, I just need the texts and the notes first and then I don't care
    One more -ironic- point is that I was literally planning to move the notes later in the night, and this happens, thanks I guess
    also I'd moved some things a while ago to paper but the process was too impractical an only moved about 1%

    Relevant info before moving on :

    -The phone is not rooted.

    -I have no external applications whatsoever that could be deleted that I haven't removed years ago

    -I do Not connect the device to the internet (so no data downloaded, coupled with the fact that no new apps were added makes it weird why it started acting up a few months ago when it did)

    -No saved contacts on the phone so that one isn't a problem
    -This is my 1st time posting to Reddit

    Finally as I mentioned I'm Really not tech-savvy, like, At all. I'm just human and need my info and memories, so please don't judge, and if this post is in conflict with any rules I didn't get then let me know and it'll be edited, and please recommend if there's any other subreddits where people might be able to help
    So please don't put me or others trying to help down if You think it's impossible, be kind, encourage and direct somewhere where people of optimism live and get to be dreamy "where tech help exists too as well"

    tl;dr : Need to recover lost notes from an Android phone and back up SMS somewhere

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    Receiving blurry, pixelated photos and screenshots through text

    Posted: 16 Jun 2021 07:52 PM PDT

    I recently transferred from an Iphone to a Note 20. The Note20 is a carrier unlocked phone from AT&T and I currently have an unlimited data plan with Xfinity.

    Recently I have been having an issue with receiving photos through text from anybody on my contacts. Any time I receive a photo or other mms, it is super blurry, pixelated and illegible. I have tried various things to try and fix this issue to no avail. Below are some of the things I have tried to test this issue and the results.

    I have sent various photos of different file sizes to myself through text on both the pre-installed samsung messages app as well as using the Google messages app with RCS turned on. I have sent a photo with sizes 14kb, 128kb, and 365kb. I have sent these images both on and off wifi with at least 4 bars of 4G connectivity.

    For the Samsung messages app: (assume all images are either illegible or original image was unable to be identified)

    • The 14kb image was received as 12kb
    • The 128kb image was received as 30kb
    • The 365kb image was received as 29kb

    After some additional testing it seems that images sent that are larger than 30kb get received as 30kb and images smaller are received at their original file size or a couple kb smaller and also the quality is diminished and pixelated even for the smallest of images.

    For the Google Messages app with Wifi *ON*: (assume all images are either illegible or original image was unable to be identified)

    • The 14kb image was received as 12kb
    • The 128kb image was received as 27kb (This image took 18min to complete sending)
    • The 365kb image was received as 25kb

    For the Google Messages app with Wifi *OFF*:

    • The 14kb image was received as 13kb
    • The 128kb image was received as 28kb
    • The 365kb image was received as 366kb the very first time ONLY. Any subsequent images were received as ~28kb-30kb.

    This was something strange that happened. The very first image sent with wifi turned off (the 365kb image) was received as 366kb and also retained its original picture quality. This image had perfect clarity and was received as intended. Since the image was able to be received as intended on the largest image, this suggests that it is not a compression issue with the image being too large for the network, but rather something else causing it. However any image sent thereafter was again received completely pixelated and illegible following this pattern of approx. 30kb.

    Other methods used to try and fix this issue:

    1. Cleared cache for all apps through the software.
    2. Reset all network settings.
    3. Force reset of the phone
    4. Cleared cache for all apps through android recovery

    \All image tests were preformed again after each of these were completed with similar results.**

    Conclusion: As you can see I am pretty determined to try and get this resolved. After all of the troubleshooting I have done, I have not been able to fix this issue or replicate the singular time that the image was received without any defects. I do not know what is causing this issue or why I am unable to receive photos, videos, or other Multi-media messages without it being blurry and pixelated beyond recognition. This issue is very annoying as I frequently am sent images from friends, family, and co-workers, although now I am unable to see what they are. Since I do not use any form of social media I do not have any other way for images to be sent to me other than e-mail which has issues of its own with a major factor being the inconvenience.

    I hope someone can help me resolve this issue before I decide to return the phone. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

    Edit: I appreciate the suggestions and comments and would like to say that I am aware of the differences between imessage and android, as well as the limitations with mms. However I would like to reiterate that that this is an issue when images are sent TO me, but they appear perfectly fine on other phones (both iPhone and android) when they are sent FROM me. Additionally if the mms system were the cause then it would only affect images that are TOO LARGE to be sent without compression as opposed to all sizes. For ex: the size limits before compression takes place on AT&T is 1mb, Verizon is 1.2mb, and Xfinity 600mb, these are all about double the size of my largest test images. Also if the mms limit were the issue then it should affect the resolution of the images equally upon sending and receiving instead of only receiving them. Friends and family of mine are able to share images among each other with both android and iPhones without the resolution becoming destroyed in the process to the degree all of mine are.

    Again I don't have any social media except reddit so I don't have any other method for people such as my mom or grandma who dont have emails to send me images other than through text. No fb messages, snapchat, instagram, whatsapp, etc.

    Edit 2: I have now tested this on other 3rd party apps, Whatsapp, go sms, Verizon messages +, textra, and telegram. All of which had the exact same issues with blurry pixelated incoming photos of about 14kb-30kb in size. I am beyond frustrated

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    Ad-hoc support on Android 4.4.2 - How?

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 09:21 AM PDT

    Hello guys

    I have a problem

    I have Nokia 808 phone with old Symbian system. I have JoikuSpot app on it. It allows to create hotspot from mobile data on Symbian. And I am able to connect my Arch Linux and Windows 7 to hotspot created by this app.

    But my Lenovo IdeaTab A3000-H tablet doesn't detect this hotspot. I have read, that it is because of unsupport of ad-hoc, and JoikuSpot creates ad-hoc network.

    I have Custom Rom installed on this tablet - Android 4.4.2 by kupyxa4444_mod.

    So question - how to enable ad-hoc support on this tablet and ROM?

    Thank you for any replies

    Greetings

    WW

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    Samsung A51 missing vibration intensity controls

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 05:11 AM PDT

    I have the ability to change the intensity of the touch, but that's it I cannot change the notification or call intensity and it is starting to get very jarring I have turned it off now until I find a fix, does anyone know what to do

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    Google Verification Text question

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 08:43 AM PDT

    So I just got a text like you get when you login to a new device or after clearing cache, but I'm at work so haven't done that. nothing is showing up in my Google Account activity though? Can these be sent when a previous signed in device tries to sync, like my iPad at home?

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    What is the best way to have my android device reboot at 3 AM automatically?

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 02:43 AM PDT

    I have a rooted device running Arrow OS Android 10 on a Lenovo a6020a46. I want it to reboot at 3 AM.

    I'd prefer writing a script to installing some shady app. I however amen't familiar with mksh (only with fish and bash).

    I searched around online but there is quite a lot of conflicting advice, further most of the resources I found used some app or the other.

    Following this post, I'm thinking of adding

    ```

    !/system/bin/sh

    while true; do if [[ "$(date +"%H")" -eq "3" ]] ; then reboot fi done `` to/data/local/userinit.sh`.

    However I am uncomfortable running an infinite while loop.

    Further there is this which I could follow with the same content for the script.

    I also found this website where they used an app called script manager which is kinda decent but

    1. It is an app so bloat
    2. It requires some shady permissions
    3. It is not FOSS
    4. It apparently serves ads

    Doing all this, I really want community opinion on what I should do. My phone is 6 years old and has little computing power compared to today's beasts and I really want it to reboot at 3 AM everyday.

    submitted by /u/gnoo_linooksh69420
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    Help with Web Browser.

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 08:32 AM PDT

    With my old phone One Touch Fierce I was able to zoom into a website with a bunch of text that didn't fit the screen and it would automatically refit to fit the screen in a comfortable fashion so that all the text was boxed in.

    How do I do that on Chrome?

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    Custom rom suggestion

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 08:01 AM PDT

    I am looking for good lightweight custom rom which is quick and snapy (going to use as daily driver so dont want any major bigs) for samsung j7 2016 indian varient woth exonos soc 1.5gb ram and 16gb rom

    submitted by /u/kakashisen7
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    My tablet and my phone can be paired through bluetooth and I've been using it for bluetooth tethering so my phone can access the internet that my tablet was using. But lately, my phone can't connect to my tablet

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 07:53 AM PDT

    I've been using bluetooth tethering in order to use the internet that my tablet can use with my dad's phone. Usually i will just turn the bluetooth of the devices on, and turn on the wifi and bluetooth tethering of my tablet. Then in the phone, i will just click the tablet's name among the paired devices and it should connect.

    ​

    But recently, it doesn't work like that anymore. Even If I click on the name, it wont connect nor show that it connected. It also does not have that "for internet access" option. I can still share files between the two though.

    ​

    I tried to unpair and pair the devices multiple times but it doesn't work. I also tried those restart stuffs and the reset stuffs but nothing worked.

    ​

    The problem started when I shared a 135 mb apk file from the tab to the phone. And then i returned to bluetooth tethering and found out that the two devices should be paired again. After i paired the two, it wont start connecting.

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    How to allow sound notifications for specific contacts whilst phone is on vibration?

    Posted: 17 Jun 2021 07:53 AM PDT

    Hey! Basically with my job I get a ton of notifications throughout the day and I'd like to filter them. For most of them, I don't need the sound notification, just the vibration is fine. Therefore, I like keeping my phone always in vibration mode.

    However, I'd like to make it so that even if I'm on vibration mode for my phone, if my girlfriend texts/calls me, it rings as if I was on "sound mode" instead of vibration. I searched quite a bit and thought there would be an option for this for like favorites or something but I really did not see anything related to that...

    Am I the only one that thinks this would be a useful feature..? Or unless it's actually there and I'm blind?

    My phone is a Huawei P30 Pro!

    If anyone knows of a solution to this, please let me know!

    Thank you very much!

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