At least you didn't get the false positive 'fraud alerts' when using Samsung Pay. That one also halted me for a time, ultimately forcing me to switch to a VISA. My Amex card worked just fine if I swiped the card itself, but despite it being supported by Samsung Pay (and Apple Pay), if I used those methods, it'd decline outright, and I'd get an email that declared a possible 'fraud charge' and I had to click 'try again' in the email, and then it'd work ONE time, and that was it. Took far longer than using cash. I might as well be writing a check in the checkout line for how long it took. I never knew what caused Amex to assume every Samsung/Apple Pay purchase was 'fraud' but it happened so often I went with Visa that works fine. Also today, our town is more open to NFC than it was in 2018-.

Here's a site you could try. Download and save the ringtone to your Ringtones folder.

I thought that I would share my results. It appears that my Samsung tablet running 4.4.2 does not synchronize with the Internet, and I cannot find any settings to make it do so. I have had it plugged in and connected 24/7 while running a clock app for about a week now. It continues to be about 20 seconds off. I intentionally set it off, so that I could see the results when/if it synchronized.

Atomic clocks just don't work for me. I must live too far away from the radio source. I suppose I'll start looking to see if there are any clocks that connect and sync to the Internet. I may check this thread again next weekend to see if anyone has any additional suggestions.

(nickdalzell: The desktop that I am typing this on is over 10 years old. I know what you're saying! Sometimes, I'll actually go to the kitchen while I wait for Firefox to open, but once it does, I'm good to go! And, since it's Windows 10, it gets security updates.)

Again, thanks a lot, everybody!

VERIZON, speak to GOOGLE
GOOGLE, speak to VERIZON

Good luck!!

Oh. I believe it.

Hi all! I was very interested in how much ChatGPT could make it easier to create a mobile application. This is a quiz app. I wanted the chat to help create content for the app. The neural network generated more than 8 thousand questions from different categories and translated them into different languages.

The game has the ability to play with multiple friends on the same phone. There is also an online mode.

There are sometimes small problems with questions. Sometimes they are repeated, sometimes they are incorrectly composed, etc. But the chat managed to handle a big chunk of the job. And the correction of questions can be provided to users. If the user sees an error in the question, they can submit a bug report in the question and write their own comment.

You can see for yourself what came out of all this in the end) Thank you!

Google Play

I'm excited to explore the new Mega Threads on the forum! It looks like a great way to keep track of all the discussions in one place.

Make sure you export all contacts. Some phones I've met would export different groups of contacts separately, e.g. phone-only contacts, Google contacts, etc. That's fine as long as the import replaces contacts, but if it doesn't and you heed to clear things to sort it out you want to be sure you have a vcard backup of absolutely everything before doing that (if it exports all contacts into a singe vcard file then your original file is your complete backup).

it doesn't work I tried with java by using getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS) but the file is stored in the /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/<package_name>/files/Download directory

no problem thank you for your help.

ocnbrze said:

any kickstand that has magnets to keep the stand from coming out will interfere with charging. i found this out on my z fold 4. i now use a case that has no kickstand and it charges perfectly.

Amazon.com

this is the one i use. but it is a 2 in 1.

i have not tried this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-Wireless-Charger-Compatible/dp/B08FBDWZWR?ref_=ast_sto_dp

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Mine does not use a magnet. I'll check those stands out.

Pale Moon because it still supports Windows 7. I can't stand the UI of Windows 10 or above, including the forced updates and constant changes. I would rather my computer be exactly as I left it when I go to use it. It also has a nice Aero theme that goes well with Windows 7.

The reason many people used to fill their desktop with icons was due to the start menu. Back in the Window 3.x days the entire desktop was known as the Program Manager and all your icons were in tiled groups all there within view. It was a fast way to organize and have "at a glance" access to every program on your machine.



When Windows 95 came out, all that changed. The "start menu" took the Program Manager and hid it behind a ton of nested menus. To get to, say, Microsoft Flight Simulator, you had to click Start, then hover over Programs, then Games, then Microsoft Games, then Microsoft Flight Simulator, then, untimately, clicking the icon titled Flight Simulator 5.0. If, for any reason, you missed the folder, or hovered just outside the menu, you had to start all over again. Everyone HATED the Start Menu so in a way to speed everything up and basically recreate the Program Manager, they often placed desktop shortcuts to all their apps, documents, and games. That's the origin of the cluttered Windows desktop.

Despite everyone having claimed 'OMG they took the start menu away in Windows 8!!!' the reality for many people was that they HATED the start menu's extra steps. So even in the era of Windows 10 and 11, the cluttered desktop still exists. I personally thought the Start Screen of Windows 8 was nice, as it brought back the Program Manager in a more modern sense. The parts I hated about 8 was the flat design, along with the weird gesture controls if you're using a laptop with touchpad, and the 'charms' bar that made shutting down the system a confusing ordeal. Many apps were trying to be proto-UWP and relied on gestures that you never got an introduction to. For example, to download and read a book on the Kindle app for Windows 8.1, you had to tap and drag down on the book icon. On Android or iOS, you just tapped the book and it downloaded and opened in one step. The 'touch and drag down to download and open a book' was NEVER shown on first run. A ton of Windows 8 apps did this and made using the OS a pain.

The quote should be 'seriously stop treating it like Windows 95!' Windows 7 is like 10 in that you can both pin to start and pin to taskbar. I have most of my oft-used app icons on a desktop gadget.

Here's my Dell Vostro's current setup, albeit with a lot of stuff running. The gadget is on the right side, with 'apps' listed. That's my 'pins'

The original Galaxy Watch (2018) is a bit old for an S22 Ultra (2022) and I bet pairing hung up trying to install one of the many plugins and it's flagging as 'not compatible because maximum Android version has been exceeded' in the background, failing and repeating ad-infinitem.

A similar issue also plagued my Galaxy S5, but in that case I was trying to use my Watch 4 with it, and it never finished because it was unable to install a required plugin because minimum android version was too low, aka Android 6.0 was not compatible with a plugin that required version 8.x or above. Only in that case, eventually it fails and says 'unable to pair try again later'.

With an APK file, including those that install in the background like the many plugins to pair a Galaxy Watch in Galaxy Wearable, there's a minimum and maximum Android version set by the developer.

If those methods didn't help it sounds like screen damage to me.

ocnbrze said:

what site did you get them from then? have you tried this app that supposedly will find the right gcam for your phone?

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The first image is the screenshot of the GCam app
Second image is Stock camera image
third one is Gcam image - download from Gcamapk.pro

ocnbrze said:

Check out ifixit.com. they should have videos, tools, and possibly a guide to help replace battery.

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That might be even easier for @Rgarner as the phone has apparently already started coming apart.

Hello. Thanks for the logs. 👍

It looks like you will have to use the integrated Auto-Debloat feature. Have you tried it yet? 🤔

To enable the experimental Auto-Debloat feature simply open the included options/config.ini file with your favorite text editor and write auto_debloat=1 and save file. Now write all your custom debloat paths into the options/auto_debloat.txt file (one path per line - don't make any errors) and save file and launch the program.
Be very careful though as auto-debloating the wrong thing will inevitably cause bootloop by itself!

If you've got any more questions just ask! Good luck! 👍

Bruce McH said:

I did a factory reset on my old Galaxy s7 to give to my wife who had an issue with her phone. I did the whole process as I should and now when it comes back up it wants me to log into my Google account. It accepts my gmail address and password but always quits with an error saying "something went wrong". I also get a pop up that disappears saying something about using an owner device etc. If I go to my Google account the S7 is there, greyed out and even says there was a log in but also says it's been logged out of. It's like its aware of the log in, tracks it but never lets me actually get logged in. I thought I could just remove from my account and then set up my wife but I can't get logged in on it to finish any set up and I can't remove it. The greyed out icon in Manage Devices has the 3 little dots but the only options are 1. Find Phone 2. Recognise Device ? And it says it's "Signed Out". Its a vicious circle. I power up the phone, go through logging into my Google account, it accepts my email and password but instead of logging me in it throws an error about something going wrong. I really need to either get logged in so I can get this set up for my wife or get this device unattached from my account but I don't seem to be able to do either. Or find some app to wipe the phone but none seem to work unless the phone is set up and I can't complete set up. Not having fun so far. Please advise.
Cheers,
Bruce

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Just to clarify, after doing that Factory Reset were trying to use the same Google account/password as the Google account that was used the first time the phone was setup with? If you are trying to enter your current Google account info and the phone is tied to a different Google account, that won't work out.
-- Don't get caught up on misconceptions -- i.e. a Hard Reset is a Factory Reset, it's just a vernacular matter about terminology; nor is a SIM card required to do a Factory Reset (a SIM card only pertains to a user account with a cellular service, it's not anything that a smartphone has to have present all the time). Focus on your actual problem and ignore the fluff.

-- The internal storage inside your S7 is divided into several different partitions. Most are dedicated solely to the operating system so you don't have easy access to any of them, nor their contents (the installed Android operating system). The largest partition is set aside as the user data partition, that's where all your personal files and apps you install get stored. The system partitions are protected and restricted by system-level permissions, the user data partition has open and loosely protected user-level permissions.
All of this are important aspects that will help you understand the fundamental differences that differentiate a Factory Reset from flashing the ROM.

-- When you do a Factory Reset, all that does is wipe the user data partition clean. Despite touts that this 'wipes the phone', a Factory Reset does nothing to any of those system-level partitions. The installed Android OS will be the same before a Factory Reset as after a Factory Reset.
A Factory Reset is a bit of a misnomer because it does have a name that can be interpreted in different ways.

-- In order to actually replace the installed Android OS on your phone with a 'clean' copy, that requires the installed firmware with a different firmware. Be prepared for a lot of interchangeable terminology, it's essentially the same as using a Restore disc/media to rewrite a Windows PC. To rewrite an Android OS is a process colloquially as 'flashing a ROM' Flashing is the rewriting process, a ROM equates to the firmware.

-- The first time you power up an Android smartphone it will prompt you to enter a Google account (and its password). This intrinsically ties the phone to that Google account. System services like Play Store access get linked to that Google account and that same account is used as a default for some other basic services. But you are still a free to use a different Google account for things like email, calendar, contacts, or even use other services like MS Outlook, or Yahoo Mail, or AOL Mail, or whatever. Anyway, a Factory Reset won't do anything to solve this particular matter, that first initial Google account relates to the installed operating system so this pertains to those system-level partitions.

-- When you need to restore your S7 back to its original state (it will prompt you to enter a Google account/password again when you power it up), you need to flash your phone with its appropriate ROM. This isn't a necessarily difficult process but it does require you to pay close attention to each step. It's not hard to do, just very involved. Go here to obtain the appropriate ROM (a.k.a. firmware)
It's vital that you choose to get the ROM that exactly matches your particular S7 model. There are several variants of your S7 so don't just use a ROM that's for a different S7. Use only the ROM that corresponds with your phone, and the carrier your phone is by design made for. Each different ROM contains only the required software, drivers, firmware that works with each phone's hardware configuration. Simply because a S7 phone looks similar to a different S7 phone on the outside, internally some of the actual hardware components soldered onto the logic board might be quite different. So again, be careful about which ROM you choose.
When you make choice, the resulting download page will also have a Flashing instructions link. Read through them, they are important. You'll need to install the Odin utility onto a Win PC to do the flashing process, and when you use it, follow those instructions closely. Don't experiment or skip anything, those instructions are a result of countless ROM flashing instances. Pay close attention to the message window in the Odin utility, if you don't actually see a Success message at the bottom, the flashing process failed at some point. Don't be surprised if you need to just start over a second time to do this, it's a multi-step endeavor that's dependent on a lot of variables.

Because of problems I'm having making calls on my LG K20 Plus, T-Mobile support is recommending a straight trade-in to a moto 5G (2022). What's the general feeling about that model? Or would I be better off with a different model (or brand)?

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Thank u

Hi,

I'm currently trying to develop an android application to manage eSIM profiles including functions to download, enable, disable, delete profile. However at the current stage, I'm unable to even hit the LPA code while attempting to download the profile from a hardcoded LPA string within the code.
My download profile code for reference:
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euiccManager.downloadSubscription(
downloadableSubscription,
true,
callbackIntent
)

//where downloadableSubscription:

private lateinit var downloadableSubscription: DownloadableSubscription //from.....import android.telephony.euicc.DownloadableSubscription
downloadableSubscription = DownloadableSubscription.forActivationCode("String_value_of_the_activation_code")
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I'm sure the function is being executed since I've defined 2 toast prints before and after the function and they are showing up fine on the device.

API:33
Phone: Google Pixel 4
APK is a signed release using self-signed certificate (this self signed certificate's hashvalue is also being configured on the metadata of the Profile I'm trying to download, so I'm wondering this shouldn't be a problem during the signature match check)
Also for some context I work in a company that deals in such subscription service management, and I'm testing the possibility of developing an inhouse app to work-around the profiles.

Hey, Have you a services-based mobile app for your business? I own a locksmith and looking to build an app for my business.

i agree. when the z fold 4 is folded, the narrowness allows for using the phone one handed very easily....even though i would love a bigger screen. i'll have to see what the pixel fold looks and feels like in the hands to fully comment on the phone.

There's likely to be a story behind your posting, please elaborate.
Given the default app repository is Google's Play Store service, and that the of number and scope of apps in the Play Store is quite massive compared to the much lessor Amazon Appstore service, there must be some reason(s) as to why you're making such a query.
Don't trust Google? That's a common justifiable topic these days. Using Amazon's Appstore is an alternative, but don't ignore that it is tied to another corporate interest, that for whatever reasons doesn't get the same amount of scorn for its also very extensive data mining on its users.
There are a number of dependable, well established, and verified sources to obtain app APKs if you're adept at side-loading them. APKMirror.com is one. F-Droid.org is a very popular repository that focuses on just Open Source apps.

Check you've got the latest version of the DDG app installed.