All I can do is send sympathy. I had to give away a perfectly good Samsung tablet with Android 8 because my sound system (Roon) wasn't truly compatible and needed more RAM.

But I don't have any skill with rooting, etc.

Android tablets and phones are some of the worst examples of planned obsolescence I've seen.

I don't.. I'm sorry. I have not been to any vendors lately. Man I feel your pain. I once waited nearly a month for a phone that was backordered because of a screen change mid manufacture. HTC Droid Incredible. The waiting was unbearable!!! The wait was worth it when it finally arrived. I'm betting your wait will be worth it as well. I wish I was waiting for a S23. You are in for some serious fun.

And when you re-enable it it will probably re-update itself. System apps may not allow you to stop them from auto-updating.
If you really want to remove a system app completely it may be possible with a package uninstaller via ADB.

have you tried rebooting the phone? what articles did you find about the july updates that cause issues with phone calls?

ocnbrze said:

are you closing all of your running apps before you connect to android auto?

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Yes, I routinely close my running apps. In fact, I have an app that reminds me to kill background apps every day.

best way is to set default notification sound to silent and the SMS notification sound to some custom one

Start with Android Studio and the official website of Android development.
Android Mobile App Developer Tools – Android Developers

FMW said:

Anybody need an unlocked Moto Pure in good shape?

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I think you should keep it! Even if you really don't want a carrier, you might still be able to put Google Voice onto it and be able to make calls via wi-fi. Plus it's not just a phone, it's a handheld PC: You can run apps on it, play games, read e-books, browse the Internet, etc.

That said: If you're not keeping it, and if you don't want to sell it: I could take it off your hands. My dad could use a backup phone anyway. To be clear, I do not need it! It'd just be nice to have. If there's someone else who actulley needs it, you should give it to him instead of me.

Justin Raney said:

and will have a big blank empty space

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That's a good thing! It's good for computers (including smartphones) to have lots of free space. And all it cost you was a few dollars.

I agree with Pitcarver. I used the specific phone "forums" before I purchased a phone. I checked the "forums" of the phones I was interested in to see what issues they had before buying it. And after I had the phone, I used the "forum" as a first line of help. A Pixel 4 won't have the same problems as a Pixel 6 Pro. Putting them all together doesn't make sense. As far as keeping the antiquated phone's forums open is silly. Why not turn the forums to read only when the phones stop being updated &/or supported? Then, after an agreed amount of time, delete the old forums to save space. Or you could put all the "expired" phone's questions in one Expired Phones forum.

No, just being pragmatic - would you pass up a well qualified candidate for a lesser qualified one just to satisfy some prejudice (That's what any form of selection based on criteria other than those required for the post in question surely is).

I did find a couple of settings - IIRC, something to do with accessibility and or gestures. I turned them off, as they seemed to be the kind of thing that could accidentally trigger things. [I lost track of exactly what I tried because of whatever the forum recently went through that kept me out of my account for a while, and a short term overload of other projects] I had as much of the voice stuff off from the beginning [as far as I knew], no bixby. The only apps on this device are what it came with, except for the Samsung player, and a playlist manager that I have never had problems with. I don't use it online either. I'll see what happens the next few times I'm in the situation....

Clementine_3 said:

Really, 'cause really? Lightweight. 🤣

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Lightweight?

It could be a faulty wifi module, which is hardware. Take it to a shop or buy a new phone

I went with total by Verizon once I remembered I put a number lock years ago on my postpaid Verizon account it took a few hours but the A53 phone is fully activated and number is ported over to total by Verizon.

Different carriers, like most businesses, rely upon their own levels of credit checking to confirm payment capability. Some are more invasive, some not so much.
This being a thread over a decade old, does any actually know if Verizon is or isn't still requiring a social security number? A lot of societal changes have occurred since the OP posted their query in 2012 and online privacy has become a bigger issue since that time.

Nothing, I did noticed it was sometimes ACSII, but somehow my firefox will not see the coding right where it is though, seriously this is a real show stopper.. me thinks it is the two protangist in the past within.

Windroid said:

A simple blank black wallpaper makes it easier to read the phone screen. As for a screensaver: Simply shutting the screen off saves power.

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boring......zedge has some really cool live wallpapers as well.

Gawd I hate Grub, Lilo was so much easier to modify. What options are getting when Grub comes up? I know there a Grub Customizer for Linux, so I would start there. Hopefully that allows you to modify the correct Grub. Normally Grub is in your Master Boot Record partition, but I have no idea where VirtualBox puts it.

I hope that helps!

Or don't have a lock screen. Just set it to swipe to unlock. Mine is fingerprinted so if I do pass on they can just use my fingerprint to open the phone.

i will try option 2, i need a 4g connection for my work and the current hotspot phone i use has developed an intermittent connection issue so i thought i would try using my old samsung so a no to option 4 and 3, as it seems to be bonded together would be a nightmare !

I know I'm a little late. But my advice to you, and others trying to install Android onto a x64 system, is to just keep installing Android distributions onto your system until you find one that works properly. Not all distributions work propelry on all devices. Just remember to update Android, before you dismiss a distribution as "not working properly" on your device!

Avogadrovk said:

For years, the purpose and path of each platform has been easy enough to understand: Android's been mostly for smartphones, while Chrome OS has been intended for larger laptops, desktop computers, and the most optimal Android-app-supporting tablet experience.

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I suppose, but it hasn't always been that way. As I said: Chrome OS used to be it's own operating system, not Android for laptops.

That said: Non-Chromium Android on the tablet, laptop, and desktop isn't dead. The Kindle Fire tablet comes with a non-Chromium Android. The Android-x86 distribution, which is designed to be installed onto x86 systems (most desktops and laptops), is not Chromium-based.

Windroid said:

I've been wanting to learn more about Android in China. Can you tell me more, or point to a good article, or somthing?

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Well basically Google is banned and blocked in China(unless using a VPN), and no Android devices sold here have the Play Store or other Google apps. So Android device manufacturers partner with companies like Tencent, Alibaba, and Baidu to provide app stores and ecosystems on their devices. Samsung and Huawei runs their own app stores and ecosystems.