I'm in bed using my tablet. I turn its brightness right down. Next day, I go to the beach. I can't use my tablet, can't see a thing. I hopelessly/blindly try swiping down twice, or with two fingers, then stabbing where I think the brightness bar might be. I tried using my jacket to cover my head and tablet, didn't work. I could not use my tablet without going inside somewhere to be able to see just enough to turn the brightness up. Android itself should have something to deal with this problem. It doesn't it seems. But is there an app to fix it? Like, four taps on the screen or something (or some other simple not requiring any screen buttons method), to turn brightness up to full. Thanks.

I don't think I've ever seen a beta test go to a 6th beta, but here we are with the S23 Ultra One UI 6/Android 14 beta test and it's buttery smooth. Bugs seem to have been resolved and I'm confident that a final, stable release is just a couple of weeks away. A few nice touches with the UX, and I'm sure it will be a hit when it's released.

UPDATE: now on the 7th beta and it's even smoother, faster, better!

UPDATE: now there's an 8th beta rolling out!!!

UPDATE: this is getting crazy - 9th beta is smooth and fast! No real bug fixes, but mostly optimization. Rumor has it that Samsung is trying to get the stable release rollout done by the end of the month.

In Google Maps on my Android, I know when I click on a place on the map, it shows lat/long in the search bar. But how do I COPY the lat/long?

All the forums I have read seem to have old info. They say to click on the lat/long values to copy. But when I click on the lat/long (that is now in the search bar), it changes to the address. Some of the old info also says to swipe up to see more data but again, that area now shows the address, not the lat/long.

Here is what I think about it so far,
It comes with 1 replacement, life-time warranty of 2 more screen protectors.

Putting it on:
1. Fingerprint sensor perfectly working.
2. mounting frame was very easy to use.
3. touch is slightly harder around the edges, but turning increased sensitivity to touch solved that.

Enjoy choosing your next screen protector <3.

The Beatles / The Rolling Stones

I found an app called ReadEra. It seems to do a decent job of dealing with a variety of formats and isn't huge. Can I move my Nook ebooks there? Can I also get that one I shouldn't have got from googoo drive?

Hello,

As a simple way to handle robocalls, I'm looking for an application that, without ringing, would answer the call/text message with a voice/text message "I don't asnwer calls/messages from unknown/blocked numbers. If you wish, leave a voice message or send a text message.", and hang up.

As a safety measure, a notification would still be a good idea just in case.

I assume those apps already exist: Which one would you recommend, preferably (ad-)free?

Thank you.

I recently dumped googoo's crappy disservices and of course they keep sending "messages" in a vain attempt to get me to take them back. That ain't hapoening, but what can I do to get rid of their annoying garbage? Do I need a firewall or sonething else?

Got new g33 phones for my kids. I was setting them up and the phone just restarted and then it asked me to factory reset. Every time I try to setup phones it does this. What do I do?

i have a Redmi note 9s with android 12 on it i want to buy a Redmi Note 12 5g but I don't know if it has android 12 on it i need to know as i am trying to restore all of my data on my Redmi Note 9s to that phone if I get it that is. i'm trying to use google to restore everything on my old phone

Hello,

I'm looking for a new mobile phone. It must have 10,000+ mAh, be under 6.5 inches, and fall within the price range of 200-500 euros. It should not have any technical issues.My current phone is the Blackview 10000 Pro (it's over 3 years old, and I was happy with that mobile). So, if you have any suggestions for what would be the best one for that price?

Thank you in advance.

This cracked me up:

When using the app I can't see where my files are stored on pc but when i look at the disk C the partition's size is decreasing but I can't find the storage file when it's sent and for a clearer view i changed the save to location to another folder but can't find the stuff that's being sent.

Phone: Samsung A12
PC: HP 800G1 TWR
Windows: 10 Atlas OS

So, I am currently working on a WEAK 8gb ram office computer and it obviously cannot handle Android Studio (running my apps, and opening the emulator, functioning fast is all a struggle)

I'm in a search for a new desktop and I don't want to make a mistake so here are some specs I found and I'm curious is they are any good
Sorry it's not English but y'all can understand it

I'll be looking for more but these are the most common specs

I am just at the end of my app development cycle but unfortunately I can't sign the app bundle to upload it to the play store. When I attempt to use the "Generate signed APK" function it throws up this error message after I've put in the details of the keystore and moved on:
java.lang.AssertionError
at org.jetbrains.android.exportSignedPackage.ExportSignedPackageWizard.doOKAction(ExportSignedPackageWizard.java:155)
at com.intellij.ide.wizard.AbstractWizard.proceedToNextStep(AbstractWizard.java:237)
at com.intellij.ide.wizard.AbstractWizard$5.actionPerformed(AbstractWizard.java:199)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1972)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2313)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:405)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:262)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:279)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6656)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3385)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6421)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2266)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:5026)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2324)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4854)
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4948)
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4575)
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4516)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2310)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2804)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4854)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:790)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:739)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:731)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:399)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:86)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:97)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:763)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:761)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:399)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:86)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:760)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.defaultDispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:909)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchMouseEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:831)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue._dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:753)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.lambda$dispatchEvent$5(IdeEventQueue.java:437)
at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager.computePrioritized(CoreProgressManager.java:787)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.lambda$dispatchEvent$6(IdeEventQueue.java:436)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl.performActivity(TransactionGuardImpl.java:105)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.performActivity(IdeEventQueue.java:615)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.lambda$dispatchEvent$7(IdeEventQueue.java:434)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.runIntendedWriteActionOnCurrentThread(ApplicationImpl.java:838)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:480)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:207)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:128)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:121)
at java.desktop/java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$2.run(WaitDispatchSupport.java:191)
at java.desktop/java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$4.run(WaitDispatchSupport.java:236)
at java.desktop/java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$4.run(WaitDispatchSupport.java:234)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:318)
at java.desktop/java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport.enter(WaitDispatchSupport.java:234)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:1080)
at com.intellij.openapi.ui.impl.DialogWrapperPeerImpl$MyDialog.show(DialogWrapperPeerImpl.java:743)
at com.intellij.openapi.ui.impl.DialogWrapperPeerImpl.show(DialogWrapperPeerImpl.java:467)
at com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper.doShow(DialogWrapper.java:1676)
at com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper.show(DialogWrapper.java:1634)
at org.jetbrains.android.exportSignedPackage.ExportSignedPackageWizard.show(ExportSignedPackageWizard.java:168)
at org.jetbrains.android.actions.GenerateSignedApkAction.actionPerformed(GenerateSignedApkAction.java:62)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ex.ActionUtil.doPerformActionOrShowPopup(ActionUtil.java:327)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ex.ActionUtil.lambda$performActionDumbAwareWithCallbacks$4(ActionUtil.java:306)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ex.ActionUtil.performDumbAwareWithCallbacks(ActionUtil.java:350)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ex.ActionUtil.performActionDumbAwareWithCallbacks(ActionUtil.java:306)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionMenuItem.lambda$performAction$5(ActionMenuItem.java:296)
at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.FocusManagerImpl.runOnOwnContext(FocusManagerImpl.java:226)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionMenuItem.performAction(ActionMenuItem.java:289)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionMenuItem.lambda$new$0(ActionMenuItem.java:64)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1972)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionMenuItem.lambda$fireActionPerformed$4(ActionMenuItem.java:111)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl.performActivity(TransactionGuardImpl.java:105)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl.performUserActivity(TransactionGuardImpl.java:94)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionMenuItem.fireActionPerformed(ActionMenuItem.java:111)
at com.intellij.ui.plaf.beg.BegMenuItemUI.doClick(BegMenuItemUI.java:526)
at com.intellij.ui.plaf.beg.BegMenuItemUI$MyMouseInputHandler.mouseReleased(BegMenuItemUI.java:558)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6656)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3385)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6421)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2266)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:5026)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2324)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4854)
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4948)
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4575)
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4516)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2310)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2804)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4854)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:790)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:739)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:731)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:399)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:86)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:97)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:763)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:761)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:399)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:86)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:760)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.defaultDispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:909)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchMouseEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:831)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue._dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:753)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.lambda$dispatchEvent$5(IdeEventQueue.java:437)
at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager.computePrioritized(CoreProgressManager.java:787)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.lambda$dispatchEvent$6(IdeEventQueue.java:436)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl.performActivity(TransactionGuardImpl.java:113)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.performActivity(IdeEventQueue.java:615)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.lambda$dispatchEvent$7(IdeEventQueue.java:434)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.runIntendedWriteActionOnCurrentThread(ApplicationImpl.java:838)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:480)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:207)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:128)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:117)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:113)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:92)

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks for reading