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    Android Questions: Which version of Android supports blocking everyone that's not in your contacts?

    Android Questions: Which version of Android supports blocking everyone that's not in your contacts?


    Which version of Android supports blocking everyone that's not in your contacts?

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 01:12 PM PDT

    Hi, everyone. From what I understand, Google removed the option for this some time ago. Which version should I have installed to regain this functionality? Even with call screening, spam is driving me nuts. Thank you.

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    Finer volume control instead of 15 steps.

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 11:29 AM PDT

    How? I use a Xiaomi phone, even with latest firmware, it's still 15 steps volume control.

    submitted by /u/mohdzarif
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    Can't delete app "AR for Samsung TV" from my phone.

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 03:54 PM PDT

    I downloaded it form the PlayStore just to check a Tv for my room. But now I don't know to use it because is in Russian, I tried to delete it but the system says it can't be deleted. Now I tried to delete form the Configuration it just "disappear" I can't find bin in the app search, the icon also disappear. And I tap the message of the system but it goes nowhere. I googled but didn't found nothing.

    My phone is a OnePlus 3T Android 9 OxygenOS 9.0.6

    What should I do?!

    [Serious]

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    Android Decryption/Boot fails after restore from TWRP backup while TWRP decrypts /data just fine

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 01:14 PM PDT

    I'm using a Xiaomi Mi 9 (cepheus) with TWRP version 3.5.2_9-0.

    I have an issue with android atm which to me seems super weird. I recently tried dirty flashing an update to my custom ROM, prior to which I made a backup in TWRP, including system image, vendor image, data and boot partitions. After the dirty flash failed, I restored that backup, but now my phone doesn't boot. It gets as far as the "phone is starting"... screen and then hangs there forever.

    Using adb logcat, I was able to determine why android fails to boot; it's failing at the decryption stage and then later loops trying to access stuff in /data that's still encrypted, throwing an exception and trying again. Here's that part of the logcat:

    06-25 21:03:43.257 602 602 D vold : fscrypt_unlock_user_key 0 serial=0 token_present=0 06-25 21:03:43.259 602 602 D vold : Skipping non-key . 06-25 21:03:43.259 602 602 D vold : Skipping non-key .. 06-25 21:03:43.259 602 602 D vold : Trying user CE key /data/misc/vold/user_keys/ce/0/current 06-25 21:03:43.253 0 0 I init : processing action (sys.boot_completed=1) from (/system/etc/init/hw/init.rc:978) 06-25 21:03:43.253 0 0 I init : starting service 'exec 25 (/bin/rm -rf /data/per_boot)'... 06-25 21:03:43.256 0 0 I init : SVC_EXEC service 'exec 25 (/bin/rm -rf /data/per_boot)' pid 3944 (uid 1000 gid 1000+0 context default) started; waiting... 06-25 21:03:43.264 577 577 I hwservicemanager: getTransport: Cannot find entry android.hardware.keymaster@3.0::IKeymasterDevice/default in either framework or device manifest. 06-25 21:03:43.264 602 602 I vold : List of Keymaster HALs found: 06-25 21:03:43.264 602 602 I vold : Keymaster HAL #1: Keymaster HAL: 4 from QTI SecurityLevel: TRUSTED_ENVIRONMENT HAL: android.hardware.keymaster@4.1::IKeymasterDevice/default 06-25 21:03:43.264 602 602 I vold : Using Keymaster HAL: 4 from QTI for encryption. Security level: TRUSTED_ENVIRONMENT, HAL: android.hardware.keymaster@4.1::IKeymasterDevice/default 06-25 21:03:43.264 602 602 E vold : Failed to read from /data/misc/vold/user_keys/ce/0/current/keymaster_key_blob: No such file or directory 06-25 21:03:43.264 602 602 E vold : Failed to find working ce key for user 0 06-25 21:03:43.264 602 602 E vold : Couldn't read key for 0

    What's really strange though is that TWRP has no problems decrypting the phone. The /data/misc/vold/user_keys/ce/0/current/keymaster_key_blob is indeed nowhere to be found in the filesystem as far as I can tell though... Which I don't get either why that wouldn't be included in the backup of the /data partition if it was previously There. Does anyone have any insight on what might have happened and under what circumstances this could possibly happen? It's not just that I'd like to recover the data on the device, there's almost no data on there that I can't recover somehow and nothing really essential, mostly it would just be a major pain to get everything set up again. But I'd previously assumed that doing a TWRP backup of the said partitions would allow me to basically completely recover the phone state after messing with the system, provided I don't format the /data partition (which I didn't). Now it looks like that might also be unreliable sometimes, which would be quite the pain because it would mean there's no way to completely backup the entire system should something go wrong.

    The ROM I'm using btw is crdroid, I tried updating from crDroidAndroid-11.0-20210414-cepheus-v7.5 to crDroidAndroid-11.0-20210509-cepheus-v7.6, both android version 11.

    submitted by /u/nanashi0x74
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    Screen stuck turned off when on a call

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 10:34 AM PDT

    Hello,

    Something weird happened with my phone. Everytime I call someone or someone calls me and I pick up, my screen just turns off and nothing I do can open the screen during the call. I can't even end the call or get back to my screen unless the call ends.

    I was wondering if anyone would know how to fix this.

    I'm on an Xperia XZ if that matters, I don't think it's the phone model itself though.

    submitted by /u/MrBlueberrry
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    Best solution to have an easily accessible, synchronized gallery, between my two Galaxy devices?

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 03:56 PM PDT

    Hey all,

    I've found myself swapping back and forth between my Note 20 Ultra and my Galaxy Z Fold 2 (there being aspects I really love about each of them).

    This has mostly pretty simple: swap SIM cards, relink my Signal account, and go. The only real way I notice, and the thing that makes me hesitant to swap back and forth, is that I know, in particular, my photos won't synchronize (it may be silly, but I really like having my go-to photos handy for group chats, etc.).

    I know there are several photo back-up solutions through Verizon, Google etc. But what I really want is a kind of synchronized gallery easily accessible no matter what phone I happen to be using at the time. And, if possible, accessible to the point where I can essentially swap phones, press the gallery button, and immediately see all of the photos I took on the other phone. I'm talking social media saves, group chat saves, downloads, captures, etc.

    Bonus points if it's a fairly cheap option (I know with the kind of storage this might require, that may not be possible).

    Does anyone have any insight into what service would best fit my needs here?

    Thanks very much for any help.

    submitted by /u/myxfriendjim
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    How to enable fast charge again?

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 03:24 PM PDT

    I recently flashed DerpFest 11 on my motorola moto g5s plus (sanders) and fast charge isn't working anymore. Not even normal charge, it says charging slowly and it takes forever...it seems like it got disabled in the custom Kernel. Is there a way to edit/rewrite/modify the custom Kernel by Derpfest? Thanks in advance and sorry for any spelling mistakes, I'm german

    submitted by /u/Moldybot9411
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    Voice notifications interrupting music

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 02:48 PM PDT

    With one pair of headphones I have (totally normal plug in headphones with no features) every time I move a little bit my phone will stop the music and tell me "it's 23:32 and blah blah blah". Whytf is this happening and how do I stop it. I cannot find this anywhere on the internet. I do not have TalkBack enabled in any way. Why the hell would I need this? Can someone tell me how to stop it cos it's turning me mad.

    submitted by /u/BOKUtoiuOnna
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    Is there a way for my phone to show my edge screen (the one with the flashlight, compass, etc.) as an app icon?

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 08:43 AM PDT

    Question about notifications volume

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 02:31 PM PDT

    Frequently I will be using Instagram or Twitter and a loud video will play much louder than other videos.

    I immediately turn the volume all the way down and forget about it and then an hour later I realize I have 4 text messages that I never heard because the volume was all the way down.

    1) Is there a way to normalize the volume so the load videos don't play so loud?

    2) Is there a way to make the notifications for a specific app have its own independent volume?

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    Notification sounds through headphones on Android 11?

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 02:26 PM PDT

    Is it possible to have notification sounds come through wired headphones on Android 11 instead of through the phone speaker? I just recently started using earphones more and I did not realize that the notification sounds were coming through the phone speakers instead of through my earphones, which was making me think I was insane.

    Currently, I set up Tasker to set the phone to vibrate mode when I plug in the earphones, so the notifications aren't playing through the phone speaker, but I would prefer to have the notification sounds come through the earphones, in addition to whatever I am listening to.

    submitted by /u/rsngfrce
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    Unfortunately android.process.media has stopped.

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 02:24 PM PDT

    I have an LG V410 Gpad (old I know) that keeps showing this error. I have tried everything I could find from a google search, including clearing data for multiple apps. Out of frustration I did a factory reset thinking that would solve it but the error is still here, along with a message "System UID's are inconsistent" whenever I start up the device. I am unable to launch most apps with out getting the "android.process.media" error and the tablet crashing back to the home screen.

    Is there any other solution to this or is my tablet dead?

    submitted by /u/Leprokracken
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    Android audio support

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 01:57 PM PDT

    https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media/media-formats

    At this link, it says that android has built in support for " Mono/Stereo (no multichannel). Sample rates up to 48 kHz (but up to 44.1 kHz is recommended on devices with 44.1 kHz output, as the 48 to 44.1 kHz downsampler does not include a low-pass filter). 16-bit recommended; no dither applied for 24-bit. ". Does this mean that any and every android device(above android 3.1/4.1) fully supports decoding 16bit/44.1khz or 48khz audio? Do specialized devices such as the Fiio M15 fully support multichannel and higher decoding rates?

    submitted by /u/Brilliant-Falcon3154
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    I have an Android 7.0, I do not have a "Security" in my settings.

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 01:18 PM PDT

    The "Search" feature within "Settings", does not work. It crashes Settings.

    I download something to fix it, however I think my phone is too outdated. After downloading the supposed fix, it broke my entire phone.

    I spent like 15 minutes fighting through errors struggling to fix the new problem I caused myself.

    Now, I've fixed it, finally... But I still can't use the Search feature to find Security.

    What am I trying to do? I want to enable downloading APKs from unknown sources outside of the google playstore. And you need to go to Security to do that.

    It says on multiple websites to go to "Lock and Security", it doesn't say Security, it says Lock Screen and there are no security things on it. I have a "Fingerprints and security", but it doesn't have anything relating to what I want to do.

    Another website said to go "Special Access" to enable it.

    I went there, and, well, the option simply isn't there.

    At this point, I have 0 ideas on what to do.

    submitted by /u/Zoofyooo
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    Galaxy A51 - "Okay Google" Only Provides Audio Answers; Does Not Display Results

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 01:15 PM PDT

    My friend showed me his phone just now (Galaxy A51; Android 11, OneUI 3.1) and his issue is with Okay Google... For the last couple days, it responds to him just fine, but if he asks for results ("Show me surfboards" for example) it only reads out a wikipedia listing for what a surfboard is, without displaying pictures or other links... On my phone (Note 20 Ultra) it will read the same answer but will open Google to display links and photos.

    What settings should I look for on his phone or Google app to figure this out?

    submitted by /u/rbarton812
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    Legacy Samsung Device Help

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:44 PM PDT

    Hello,

    I have a Samsung Galaxy S SCH-i500 Mesmerize

    (Not to be confused with the Facinsate, which is the Verizon model, unsure if they are the exact same)

    My device has been severely messed with and I do not believe it even has a boot loader installed anymore. The most that I am able to do is boot into ClockworkMod recovery, but am unable to install any ROMs or any additional recovery tools because for whatever reason it is unable to mount /system, /catch, /data, etc. I have also tried flashing different ROMs via Odin, but the phone doesn't boot them for some reason, still believe it's due to the boot loader being messed with.

    In order to fix those errors I found instructions to use Android Platform Tools to wipe those sectors, but was unable to get the Platform Tools to install successfully.

    I've searched around plenty, mostly through XDA Forums, and found stock ROMS, and even a full Nand backup that would bring my device back to its stock glory, but most of these downloads were uploaded to MegaUpload, which has been shutdown.

    I was wondering if anyone has any files or information that could help me get the device working again? (I know it's a 11 year old phone and I do not actually plan on using it or anything, but I am determined to get it working again 😂)

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    Xperia 1 III Carrier Compatibility

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:43 PM PDT

    Hello, I am a U.S. customer for Xfinity Mobile who is interested in getting a Sony Xperia 1 III. It is supposed to release in August/September in the U.S., however I have no idea if Xfinity Mobile supports it, and their customer support claims they "cannot check the compatibility of the phone without an IMEI number." So I can't find out if there is a possible carrier-barrier through a support agent. Xfinity Mobile uses the same waves/bands as Verizon, to my knowledge; the Verizon bands match with the new Xperia's available 4G and 5G network bands. So the phone should work.

    Does anybody have any experience with bringing over an unlocked phone to a carrier that has no official stated support for a device, but supports the carrier's bands on paper? Perhaps more specifically, for an Xperia phone on Verizon/Xfinity Mobile? If the phone's bands support the carrier's bands, is it as simple as taking the SIM card out of your old phone and plopping it in the new one? I feel the carrier may have to get involved in the backend in transferring a number over to a phone; in that case, the phone would have to have official support by Xfinity Mobile. It would not be so simple. I don't wanna be caught up in a situation where I spent $1400 on a phone just to hear that my carrier does not support it/it does not work. Thanks for reading and any input!

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    Set translate option in contextual popup to Google Translate?

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:42 PM PDT

    When I select text, there's a 'translate' option at the beginning of the popup contextual menu (before cut, copy, paste, etc.). This used to be for the Google Translate app but suddenly it has switched to translating with Search, and now I have go into the 'more options' menu to find the Translate app button, which is a real drag. Any idea how to set this back?

    Thanks!

    submitted by /u/sparklytoucan
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    Are there any app which just simple shows my phone's camera for screen recording?

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 06:27 AM PDT

    The casual one have black borders and buttons and i cant record my screen.

    submitted by /u/klikker1
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    Samsung note 10 plus with destroyed screen

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 12:21 PM PDT

    Hi!

    Is there any way I can access and erase/recover the content on the phone? The screen is completely smashed and blacked out, is there any way in?

    submitted by /u/Piecarrier
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    restore whatsapp data restore with folder

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 11:52 AM PDT

    Pixel 4a and Android 11 screen protector bug

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 11:48 AM PDT

    I was resisting the upgrade to Android 11 on my Pixel 4a, but it finally auto updated.

    Ever since, I have been having screen issues, which some googling says is a known issue with Android 11 and screen protectors. Is there a good solution to this yet?

    I removed my screen protector and that does fix it, but I'd prefer to be able to use one. I'm going to be so pissed if I scratch my screen due to Android 11 bugs.

    submitted by /u/taximes
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    Hide notification content

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 11:37 AM PDT

    Using a Pixel 4 with most recent LineageOS if it matters.

    I used to use an iPhone SE and upgraded recently.

    One thing I can't figure out how to change is not having the content notifications show outside of the app itself.

    I want the notifications to still give me sound/vibration alerts and have a dot over the app, or some sort of other non-invasive way to show me which app to check instead of spilling all the contents of my emails and text messages as soon as I check the notification drawer.

    My options for notifications are "Show all notification content", "Hide sensitive content", and "Don't show notifications at all".

    I'm looking for any setting or app that can hide notification content, or remove the notification drawer completely, FOSS preferred.

    submitted by /u/BrewerNShipley
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    Checking phone manually for viruses

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 11:28 AM PDT

    Hello everyone. I think my phone has a virus. I want to check my phone to see if it has a virus. The Problem is I want to do it manually as my anti-virus says there is no virus. I go to the files app and check that all categories, except pictures and videos, are empty. Cstegories are downloads, installation files, compressed, documents and starred. I also checked my apps and don't see anything suspicious.

    Does this mean I am good? Or am I missing something important to check?

    submitted by /u/Otherwise_Froyo7071
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    Issues with Streaming services

    Posted: 29 Jun 2021 11:01 AM PDT

    Recently I have been unable to use any of my streaming services on my Verizon Samsung Note 20, Netflix doesn't open, hulu will open then when a press a title it will buffer forever, and HBO max freezes upon opening a title. I don't know what could have caused this. Although I'm sure it's not my network after a few speed tests. I also assume it's not the device itself because it was working very well for the time I've had the device.

    Thanks

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