I accidently found one and accidently downloaded it, I might flash tomorrow, since I will be mostly at home..

Just a custom rom with switches, and everything.. Looking for a decent one, anyone know of any?

I am drowning in political texts. I've blocked numbers and used "stop" to unsubscribe. I've deleted. There are always more messages - and it's getting worse. Is there a good texting app that will block numbers not in my address book? I read about one putting them all in a separate folder. I could breeze through those and then delete all at once, perhaps. I'm willing to hear about any other suggestions. I'd hate to have to change my phone number, but I'm about ready to. Thanks for your help.

I woke up this AM to find the attached screen.
I don't think I did anything to cause this.
However, yesterday I got some message about new Android features.
I looked at the message and it was about some AI stuff. Four items in all.
I have no interest in any of them.

Is that what caused this problem?
If so, how do I remove them.
I have my phone (Sony Xperia C....2018 model) set to not automatically update.

I don't know if I posted in the right forum.

I have a Pixel 7 running Android 14 and I am suddenly getting a TON of Spam phone calls that are distracting me a lot. I have "See caller and SPAM ID" as turned on and I have Call Screen as Maximum Protection.

All of these calls are the same area code as my phone, which is about 1000 miles away from me. While call screening is catching them, it's also causing my phone to vibrate for each missed call, none of which I care about. I am reporting each one as Junk to Google, but it requires me to put some explanatory message in each time. I'm getting so many, it's too hard.

I have had this phone 2 years and only started to have this problem in the last week. What changed? Any help would be appreciated on making sure these SPAM calls, all from the same area code of my own phone (to which I don't usually receive calls), don't notify me. I'd also like to turn dow my call screening from maximum to medium, as I just almost missed a very important call, but I answered it since it looked like a local area code and I'm glad I did.

Did anyone else catch the big "Disclaimer" that flashed on the screen when the Tesla Cybercab event kicked off?

Summary and Purpose of Disclaimer:​

This disclaimer is aimed at informing investors, stakeholders, and potential buyers about the risks associated with the forward-looking statements made during the product announcement. These statements include expectations regarding Tesla's product development, manufacturing, ramping up production, pricing, market growth, and overall business strategy. The purpose is to clarify that the company’s projections are based on assumptions, which may not necessarily come true, and to protect Tesla from liability if actual outcomes differ from their forecasts.

Key Points:​

• Forward-Looking Statements: The disclaimer highlights that many of the claims in the presentation, including timelines, production capacities, demand growth, and profitability, are based on management’s assumptions about the future.
• Risks and Uncertainties: Tesla acknowledges that these projections involve uncertainties and risks, including factors such as:
  
  • Delays in manufacturing or launching products
  • Supply chain challenges, including the delivery of parts and battery components
  • Technological risks tied to electric vehicles, automation, and artificial intelligence
  • Government incentives and economic factors, especially those impacting electric vehicle markets
  • Product recalls or liability issues, if products don’t perform as expected
  • Competition and market pressures in the automotive, transportation, and energy sectors
• Tesla’s Obligations: The company is not required to update these forward-looking statements if circumstances change or if new information emerges.

Concerns for Interested Buyers:​

1. Product Delays: The disclaimer points to the potential for delays in launching or ramping up manufacturing of Tesla products. Customers should be cautious about relying on Tesla's announced timelines.
2. Supply Chain Risks: There are risks associated with delivering essential components (e.g., battery cells) on time, which could impact production and availability.
3. Performance and Recalls: The possibility of product recalls or underperformance is raised, indicating potential concerns for those expecting flawless technology from Tesla.
4. International and Regulatory Risks: As Tesla expands internationally, changes in government incentives or compliance requirements could affect pricing, availability, or Tesla's ability to deliver products globally.
5. Economic Conditions: Broader economic factors or currency fluctuations could influence Tesla’s costs or financial performance, possibly impacting pricing or availability of future products.

Conclusion:​

While Tesla’s vision is ambitious and forward-looking, this disclaimer serves as a reminder that numerous risks could impact the company's ability to deliver on its promises, particularly with new or upcoming products. Customers and investors should approach these announcements with caution, understanding that timelines and performance expectations are not guaranteed.

Cybercab Disclaimer (Full Text):​

Certain statements in this presentation, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the development, strategy, ramp, production and capacity, demand and market growth, cost, pricing and profitability, investment, deliveries, deployment, availability and other features and improvements and timing of existing and future Tesla products and services; statements regarding operating margin, operating profits, spending and liquidity; and statements regarding expansion, improvements and/or ramp and related timing at our factories are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions with respect to the future, are based on management’s current expectations, involve certain risks and uncertainties, and are not guarantees. Future results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. The following important factors, without limitation, could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: the risk of delays in launching and/or manufacturing our products, services, and features cost-effectively; our ability to build and/or grow our products and services, sales, delivery, installation, servicing and charging capabilities and effectively manage this growth; consumers’ demand for products and services based on artificial intelligence, robotics and automation, electric vehicles, and ride-hailing services generally and our vehicles and services specifically, as well as our ability to successfully and timely develop, introduce, and scale such products and services; the ability of suppliers to deliver components according to schedules, prices, quality and volumes acceptable to us, and our ability to manage such components effectively; any issues with lithium-ion cells or other components manufactured at our factories; our ability to ramp our factories in accordance with our plans; our ability to procure supply of battery cells, including through our own manufacturing; risks relating to international expansion; any failures by Tesla products to perform as expected or if product recalls occur; the risk of product liability claims; competition in the automotive, transportation, and energy product and services markets; our ability to maintain public credibility and confidence in our long-term business prospects; our ability to manage risks relating to our various product financing programs; the status of government and economic incentives for electric vehicles and energy products; our ability to attract, hire and retain key employees and qualified personnel; our ability to maintain the security of our information and production and product systems; our compliance with various regulations and laws applicable to our operations and products, which may evolve from time to time; risks relating to our indebtedness and financing strategies; and adverse foreign exchange movements. More information on potential factors that could affect our financial results is included from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including the risks identified under the section captioned “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on January 26, 2024 and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Tesla disclaims any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

You can see the Disclaimer at 52:45 in the live announcement video:

Elon Musk introduced the new vehicle as the "Cybercab" on stage, but the website specifically dubs them Robotaxi and Robobus. So what will they be officially named when they launch?

I'm thinking that trademarking the vehicle as "Robotaxi" and "Robobus" will be more difficult due to it being more of a generic product category, so he's likely to launch them as Cybercab and Cyberbus to fall in line with the Cybertruck naming convention. That being said, the jury is still out on the Cybertruck, so maybe the ambiguity is intentional so that Elon can walk back the name if it would seem to have a negative connotation.

Elon Musk just officially announced the Tesla Cybercab, claiming that it will launch before 2027, cost less than $30k, and allow owners to make money by offering their service to the public.

But will it really cost $30k? Doubtful: the presentation started with a disclaimer that statements made are future predictions and may be inaccurate.

This is the EXACT bait and switch that Elon used for the Cybertruck. Offer an outrageously compelling product for an unbelievable price, driving pre-orders that are used to fund development. As confirmed by Reuters, the Cybertruck price was a whopping 50% higher at launch than promised in the announcement.

Don't be surprised when that $30k promise jumps to $45k+

'I know I did fdr my moto way too much previously in the past, so I lost a few of my friends number that I do not talk with most of the time..
Was wondering if there was a way to get them back..?'

We've just launched the Tesla Cybercab Forum!

You'll see more dedicated forums for up-and-coming products in the near future.

Want to suggest a forum for a specific up-and-coming product? You can do that here!

Tesla is set to announce their self-driving taxi tonight at 10PM EST in a Twitter/X livestream dubbed "We, Robot!":


The Tesla Cybercab Forum is now open for discussion!

Anybody else planning to watch? What are your hopes? Would you buy a Tesla today with the promise that you could be among the first to rent it out as a robotaxi?

I had an overhead Mini-Split AC unit in a long and narrow section of my house that crapped out. The HVAC company quoted me $3k to replace it, which seems reasonable, but I'm not convinced I even need the mini-split. They installed a window unit for now, which seems to be working fine, and they agreed that buying a window unit that does AC & Heat would probably be the cheaper and easier solution.

So I started hunting Amazon for options and found this:

The room is narrow and only 300/400 square feet. There's a deep window that's perfectly positioned for a window unit to blow through the room. I think I only need a unit with about 8,000 BTU, but a limited number of units have heating capabilities.

Then I read the reviews: "Cannot be used as a primary heating unit. Will not work if outside temperature gets below 41 degrees."

That's a deal breaker! I lucked out finding it buried in the reviews. Is that typical of window AC units? Anyone have experience with these that can recommend a specific product?

I also worry that my electric bill will increase drastically and in hindsight wish I would have replaced the minisplit.

Hmm... what to do?

I presently have a Moto e6 phone. While trying to backup my contacts onto my desktop computer, I mistakenly downloaded a set of my contacts back into my phone and now I have two versions of all my contacts on my phone.

Is there a way to easily remove the copies so that I only have one version of each contact? (other than going through all the contacts manually and deleting them)

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Hi all,

I'm unable to charge my phone, which really sucks!!! However, I have bought 3 batteries for my phone so that I'm able to turn it on. 😢😢😢😢😢

Since I only have access to a small amount of power, what's the fastest way to get my photos etc off the phone?

This is my phone here: Huawei Ascend G510 - Full phone specifications

Should I use bluetooth or WiFi?

Thanks for any help!!!

As per title. Whatsapp has recently started popping up this notification - at least every day and sometimes several times a day - that says it can't complete a backup. I don't want it to do any backups and when I "Tap for more info" as far as I can see backups are turned off - see attached screenshots.

So can anyone suggest a way I can get rid of this irritating notification? All ideas will be very welcome.

It's a biggie, 1 tb. A while back I tried to remove it but it's stuck tight. I might have messed up by trying to open the "tray" with that weird paper clip thing because before that it at least showed. I have rebooted the Play twice and shaken it. What's next?

Hey everyone. I'm having a really frustrating issue with the files on my phone. I have have folders of photos in my gallery, but I go into my files and they're not there. Or the folder says it's empty, which is really weird. I'd like to move the photos to the cloud, but they're not there to move. Does anyone else have this problem? Or have any ideas as to why this is happening? Thanks.

Looks like Samsung users may be in for a long wait for Android 15...

Samsung’s Android 15 update is delayed until 2025​

Wich I know zero about but intrested in them,
be honest how to help this newbie into installing them ?

Iran, Houthies, Gaza, Israel, Hurricane Helen, Long Shoremen's strike.

Discuss.

Android 11. My phone is set to turn off the screen after 5 minutes. It is restored by pressing the power button. How can I set it so that tapping the screen restores it? I ask because I don't want to lose a phone call in mid-conversation by pressing the power key.

A few procedures that I personally find helpful after installing an update are wiping the phone's temporary Cache Partition and using Vivo's iManager.

Wiping the Cache Partition is considered best practice after a major firmware update and can solve a lot of issues, such as lagging and apps foreclosing. This does not affect your data or settings and is very simple and easy to perform.

These steps will show you how to clear your phone's temporary Cache Partition of any corrupt files and detritus that may cause issues for you.

1. Power off your Vivo Fold3. OPEN the phone and press and hold down the Power+Volume Up keys together until the "Vivo 5G FASTBOOT", screen appears, (Fig: 1), and select Recovery Mode by using the Volume Down key followed by the Power key to select.

(Fig: 1)


2. On the next screen, "Vivo 5G RECOVERY", (Fig: 2), select, "Clear data", by touching it on screen.

(Fig: 2)


3. On the, "Clear data", screen, (Fig:3), select, "Clear cache", and then, "OK",. This will NOT affect your settings or data.

(Fig:3)


4. When the cache partition has been cleared, (a matter of moments), you are taken to the cache cleared screen, (Fig: 4), where you should select, "Return" and you will be taken to the, "Clear cache", screen, (Fig: 3), where you select the back arrow at the top of the screen. This will return you to the Recovery screen, (Fig:2), above), where you should select, "Restart".

(Fig: 4)


5. Once your device has rebooted you can then use Vivo's iManager, (Fig: 5), in the App drawer to, "Optimise", your apps and carry out a number of other tasks.

(Fig: 5)

Hey everyone,

I'd like to screen mirror from one Samsung S20 FE 5G to another of the same model. They are both running Android 13 and One UI ver 5.1 & both recently updated. I've tried connecting them via the native app Smart Share wirelessly and even connected them via the USB C cable. Neither phone will even recognize the other as an available device. I have also tried the "second screen" route, whereby you access the settings menu for Smart Share then > about > & tap the smart share logo 10 times. This was supposed to access the developer options, but did not work on either of these phones. I'd like to be able to stream movies stored on the first phone to the remote mirror phone so that the kids can watch what I'm watching in the back seat on road trips & would come in handy in other situations as well. I find it hard to believe this is either impossible or difficult. Am I missing something or is this impossible to do?

Thanks for your input........j

p.s. - Just out of curiosity, I tried connecting two older Samsung phones via the native "screen mirror" function (Galaxy S3 & Note 4). They also failed to recognize each other as available devices to connect.

Vivo have just launched Android 15 for the Fold3 Global model on FuntouchOS.

It is a massive 2.30GB OTA update and brings with it a whole host of Android 15 features.

Version # = PD2337F_EX_A-15.1.8.16.W30