Hi all,

I just want to know the most secure way I can transfer data like my SMS messages, contacts and other personal data from my Huawei Android phone to my Windows 10 PC.

I want to be clear that I don't want the easiest way to transfer data, just the most secure way so that I can be certain that my personal phone data isn't transmitted to anyone else or any other device.

I've been trying all night to backup via MyBackUp Pro, but I'm constantly told there is an error: My Backup Pro - Apps on Google Play

I've sent Rerware an email about the problems with the App.

I'm currently reading this link: Lost Your USB Cable? Here Are Other Ways to Connect an Android to a PC

Thanks for any help!!!

My friend has been using No Root Firewall. One day weather came on by itself and there were ads with it. It turns out that the firewall wasn't even on but it hadn't been switched off and what good is it if that's going to happen? I would like to know before I get it.

Have you Ever Played Dark Avenger game before? A great game right? But unfortunately I don't know why the game is not available anymore. Does anyone knows why the game got terminated?

Recently my Google Chrome browser was showing a blurry webpage whenever I was searching for something on the web. I thought maybe I should clear the cache data of Chrome but after doing that webpages still show blurry screens. I have done anything I could but to no avail. Please can anyone help me with this?

I've got itvx on my Android TCL TV

ITVx doesn't have live streaming option.
Logged in with the same account, it's OK on a mobile.

What can I do?
I've searched Google and YouTube, no one else has this problem

I can watch loads of other things on catch-up - but live streaming missing ‍♂️

I've been looking at Unihertz, a smartphone manufacturer most famous for their Jelly phone. What do you folks know about this company, and what do you think of them? I'm considering getting one of their small smartphones to be my backup phone.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 running Android 8. I use Gmail as my primary email app. Recently, I suddenly started receiving multiple notification tones for each email message I receive. I've changed the tone for Gmail and the multiple tones continued. Going to Settings -> Accounts -> Accounts, I see my normal Gmail account for Google is listed as well accounts set up for the default Email app and the Samsung account (see photo). I don't remember linking my Gmail account to the default Email or Samsung account. Would the multiple notification tones I'm receiving be coming from one or both of these other apps that my Gmail account is tied to? I can remove those other two but I'm warned that all messages, contacts, etc. will be deleted. Would those be deleted from my real Gmail account? Wacky stuff, this.

Please how can I change sdk version on rooted phone without bricking your device?

I have tried many rooting apps to root Tecno F1 but none of them was able to root the phone. Please can anyone help me root Tecno F1 with or without PC?

I have downloaded YouTube videos using TubeMate app and after the downloading I realized that there was no sound when watching the video. I maxed my volume but still no sounds.
Please can anyone help me fix that? thanks.

So, this is the first time I'm rooting a phone, but I am stuck. I:

• Downloaded Odin
• Flashed TWRP, vbmeta, and Disable Dm-Verity ForceEncrypt.
• Did a data wipe on TWRP
• Installed Magisk

But, I couldn't boot into the system. I get the normal boot screen, with this message:

The phone is not running Samsung's official software. You may have problems with features or security. and you won't be able to install software updates.

Click to expand...

Now this is normal for a basic rooted phone, according to many sources. But, it stays on that screen until I force shut it down (Power + Volume up and down, then boot to TWRP and shut it down).

This phone is a Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G. It can still be put into download mode, this just happens when I try to boot the system up.
Any ideas? Please let me know!

Moto Z4 using Android 9. Rooted with stock ROM.

Using an app called Kore (kore - Android Apps on Google Play) which is a remote control for my Kodi system. One screen of the app shows the cast of a movie/TV show and you can press on the icon of a cast member and it used to open the corresponding page in the IMDB app. But somewhere along the line it switched to opening as a search in a browser.

I cleared out all the "Open by default" options in Settings>Apps for all my browsers, Kore and IMDB but when I'm given a choice of where to open the link, it only offers my the choice of browsers. Is there a way to get Android to offer IMDB as a choice in the "Open with..." dialog shown below?

I saw this icon in the notification bar in the screenshot i received. I already search for the image in google but i couldn't find anything. I hope someone might identify it. Thank you

ok so Black Friday is coming up next week. anybody going to be doing any shopping on that day? what about Cyber Monday?
what do you plan to buy?

some places like Best Buy are already offering Black friday prices now. i just bought a sony XR 65" A80l

they also had deal on a sony sopundbar as well.

what are you guys getting? anything? nothing? lol

Hello Android Enthusiasts!

Excited to join this dynamic Android forum and be part of a community that shares a passion for all things Android! I'm James, and my journey with Android has been a thrilling exploration of the latest devices, apps, and everything in between.

Currently rocking MI Note 8, but always on the lookout for the next tech adventure. Whether it's troubleshooting, discovering hidden gems in the Play Store, or customizing my device for that perfect setup, I'm all in.

I'm eager to connect with fellow Android lovers, share insights, and learn from your experiences. What's your go-to Android feature or app that you can't live without? Let's kick off some engaging discussions and make this forum a go-to hub for Android greatness!

Looking forward to getting to know all of you!

How to root Infinix 12 play (Infinix X6816C) ?

As the Thanksgiving approaches, I'm sure that everyone has made their plans for the holiday. We are gathering at my son's house which is only a ten minute drive. My son is smoking both a spiral cut ham and a turkey. His oldest daughter, son-in-law and their three children will be there bringing side dishes. My youngest daughter and her husband and two children will be doing the same. The wife and I will also contribute and I'm sure we'll all have a great time and eat too much.

What are your plans for the holiday? Does your family have an unusual dish that is always served on Thanksgiving? One of my son-law's parents always have lasagna for the holiday. My wife's parents always fixed oyster dressing to go with the turkey. A friend of mine always has German sausages and potato dumplings that he called kenadles (sp) for Thanksgiving.
My family always had turkey, mashed potatoes, candied sweet potatoes, dressing, turkey gravy, green bean casserole, and cranberry slices. I forgot, we always have noodles too.

I hope that you get to share the time with friends and family. If you travel, do travel safe.

Someone had physical access to my Samsung s22 for a good amount of time, and ever since then I haven’t been able to factory reset, random stuff would be on the clipboard, the phone would keep changing accessibility options. I’d also get really strange predictive words when using the keyboard. I know how y’all treat people who think they are being hacked, but I can’t think of anything else it could be. What do you all think?

Doing some perusing of other tech sites as I work on EBC and saw this "Editors Choice" image on Android Authority:


Am I being a nitpick or should that be Editor's Choice or Editors' Choice? Seems like the most ironic of typos lol

Android should make a phone with a better graphics card and with a screen that is slightly wider than normal phone. It should have a slightly bigger memory core. Mobile gaming is on the rise more than ever I just think it would be smart to roll something out ahead of the game. Also because In all personal opinion I absolutely want Android phones to always to better than apple products even though it's not that hard for them. Lmao

I have a Pixel 7 Pro phone running Android 13. I rooted the phone and when I run Root Checker it indicates 'Root access is properly installed..."

However, today (and a few times previously), a screen popped up telling me to reboot my phone so it could update itself. How the heck can I disable this nonsense???

That or something similar landed on my phone a week or so ago. It eluded my antimalware program and attempted to interpose itself between my QR download and the webpage it was suppose to show. Here is what I saw:



followed by



and finally



As you can see, it wants your complete credit card details.
Just wondering how it was removed.

With hopes this makes sense here, as it definitely does in my head (sure; when you go to share a picture from the gallery app or a file from the file app, for me Textra is my main texting app... That said I noticed that for a while now, instead of suggesting sending the file to the people I send files to the most, it either picks some random contact or a confirmation text I deleted long ago. (Like when you want to log into your bank account and it sends a security text, and you use it and delete it; yeah, it even suggest that as a contact!)

So is there away to add a default contact, or at least have it suggest the most recent \ often used contacts? Thank you in advance!

Hello. I have a Samsung Galaxy A51 5G UW. I transferred songs from my computer to my phone. When I try to play them, at first a promt came up that said I needed to log into Spotify, then, after I logged in, after I again tried to play the songs, it said that Spotify couldn't play the song, that I needed Spotify premium or something. These songs are on my phone, aren't they? How can I play them without connecting to Spotify or having a premium account? Sorry if I sound naive.

How do I stop Google Maps from showing the Media Playback Controls if the setting to turn it off is not where the help documents say it is?

According to this page, I can turn off the media controls in Maps by going to Settings -- Navigation Settings -- Show media play back controls. However, on my phone, from in Maps (and not in a trip), I touch my picture in top right -- Settings -- Navigation Settings -- (and there's no "Show media play back controls"). I can't find that setting anywhere else, either. Makes me wonder how the controls were turned on but, more important, how do I turn it off?

I'm using Android version 13 on a moto g stylus 5g.

Thanks