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Help Trouble Accessing Old Tablet

The dead android and red triangle is recovery mode. On some devices you have to press some buttons or button combination from there to get the actual recovery menu (don't ask me why - it's not as if you are going to get into recovery mode by mistake). So try pressing power, volume keys or both together (or of course a web search for the trick to get the recovery menu in that model).

One positive about it being so old is that it won't have factory reset protection, so you won't need to remember the Google login credentials you used with it after a reset, it will just be like a never used before device. As svim says above, you may even be able to recover data deleted from it.

If you used to use ADB (USB debugging) with it and left that enabled you might be able to connect and back up data that way. You wouldn't with a modern tablet: you'd have to have authorised the particular computer you were using beforehands, but old ones were less secure. Of course you won't be able to enable it now if it's not done already, and there is some risk that the software will be so old that adb backup won't work, but if you have used adb with it before it might be worth a try.

Help Why would a group text message get sent to each person individually rather than as part of the group

Hi all. There is a group chat going between my mom, my sister, and me. My mom responded with a text, but somehow it went to me and my sister separately, i.e. it went to the text message thread of just my mom and me on my phone, and the thread for my sister and my mom on my sister's phone. My mom's phone shows that it went to the group chat though! Other texts seem to be going to the group chat normally so far.

Any reason something like this might happen?
Are you using the default messaging app?

Help Escape Room - Mystery Riddles

Welcome to a brand-new revealed mystery escape game from the ASMgamestudio of the
incredible 100 doors escape games are about to begin!. Dive into exciting mystery stories with
solving numeric logic puzzles, challenge your brain, and unravel mysteries!

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.asmgamestudio.escape.game.mystery.riddles

You will have to solve and escape different mystery doors with the help of your wit. By solving
the mini puzzle and exciting game play, This fun yet challenging brain puzzle game with simple
rules may help to strengthen logical thinking. If you are interested in solving logic problems, play
this engaging game and have hours of fun!

Unforgettable twists and turns with unlimited levels filled with various themes ranging from
fantasy, mystery, and detective thriller to fiction. Increase your brain IQ and challenge your brain
by solving these tricky logic puzzles..

Can you escape the 100 rooms are a great way to relax and train your mind.

Best escape games help to boost your brain power with more than 100 escape games and brain
teasing riddles which are suitable for both girls and family. It is an amazing collection of fun
riddles to keep you entertained all day.

Escape room games features:

★ Great to play with friends and family.
★ 100 brain teaser levels.
★ Invite your friends to play riddles.
★ Awesome and appealing user interface.
★ Unlimited fun and free to play.
★ Find hidden objects and explore locations.
★ Solve the classic riddling puzzles.
★ Daily gifts and rewards are available
Download a unique collection of free escape games and embark on an amazing escape room
journey, never seen before. You will experience the most thrilling mystery room games, so come
along!

PDF Extract return garbage

Hi James - I opened pdf in MS office that also returns garbage then I copy the text from original inpage file then use a site to convert into Unicode, paste in word and further save as pdf. This time I am able to read it but while reading it breaks one word into 1, 2 or 3 letters so still unreadable. Attached is the pic

It could be the problem is with this "Inpage". I don't know this software, but it could be it's having issues with Urdu and Arabic, i.e. non-Latin characters.

You could try using MS Office? As that can export documents to PDF, and definitely supports non-Latin characters, like Arabic, Chinese, Mongolian, etc.

[FREE GAME] Candies Nightmare

Nice game to kill some time. Good graphics and no permissions to play it. No ADs showed while playing the game (not enforced yet?).

You start in a dark room with limited, around the character, circular field of view. Walk around the house and check cabinets and items on the walls for hidden clues and candies.

PRO
Good graphics
Fast performance (on a Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S)
Touch responsive (you can walk or you can run and footsteps adapt (loud or quiet)
Easy to understand the game and easy to control the physics of it
Once the bear "gets you", there is no carnage nor gore images

CON
Bear is too fast and you can't escape nor hide once he spot you
Field of view (the circle around the character) is too narrow for my taste (you don't see the bear until it is right next to you)
I couldn't hear the bear's footsteps to give me a hint that it was close to me

SUGGESTIONS
Increasing the "field of view" of the character so you can spot the bear before is too late or add footsteps for the bear once he is close
Once you use your 3 lives, you are done and have to start from new . A "Continue" (even if it is watching a 10-30 sec. AD) would be nice.

Good luck and good game. Reminds me of the Granny game but in a dark environment and without the ugly Granny :)

My max finding was 2 candies.

Running a pre-made script with adb shell commands

3 yrs ago i wrote this code and i used to execute it easily on the android screen. Now I feel defeated since i cannot remember anything on how to run this SCRIPT using adb shell so that it creates a loop inside my Android Samsung's phone screen to make a certain loop. Can you please help this is the code

`#Enter your adb location
> cd /c/adb
array=( "Text" "test2" "test3" "test4" "test5"

)

for element in ${array[@]} do
echo
Add: $element ./adb shell input text $element sleep 2 ./adb shell input tap 112 402 sleep 2 ./adb shell input tap 388 546 sleep 2 done

echo "Finished"`

I tried so hard but in the end it didnt even matter

Help Recover memo notes

My friend wants to recover memo notes she deleted yesterday on her Android Marshmallow. There is no "archive" in the upper left corner, no cloud backup, etc.

Any ideas?

Thanks a lot!
If you have not backed it up in any other place, then you need to use Data Recovery software (you need to pay for it). But remember that it will only be possible if it has not been overwritten with the new files.

Help Promblem with connecting to IKEV2 vpn server from android devices

Hello
We are facing problem with connecting android devices to our VPN server.
Also iOS devices do not have any problems to connect.
Android devices trying to connect via StrongSwan official app from google play. And iOS from system settings.
VPN server based on StrongSwan+Charon
We tried to make a dump from vpn server and found the difference between successful and unsuccessful connections
- In success: server receives SPI key, and respond with Responder SPI key and connection successful
- In failure: server receives SPI key, but respond with empty Responder SPI key and connection failure with "INVALID_KE_PAYLOAD" error

Screenshot of success server response (connecting from iOS device):
https://i.stack.imgur.com/uXiq5.jpg

Screenshot of failure server response (connecting from Android device):
https://i.stack.imgur.com/6yUsz.jpg

Also dump files .pcap we also have for failure and success connections, if it will help to suggest solution
We do not know how to fix this, maybe you can help us with this problem, or say what we need to read?

New App Idea for Security

There are several applications available for Android and iOS devices that can factory reset a phone without requiring a confirmation, password, or passcode. These apps can typically be found in app stores or online and may have different features and capabilities depending on the device and operating system. However, you should be careful while using these apps as they can also erase all personal data, including contacts, messages, and apps, and it can't be undone.

S22 Ultra cannot send MMS/photos

Oh that's awesome to hear!!
We bought my wife the S22 Ultra and tried to get it ready 2 days before Christmas for her so she could take pictures that morning. But the MMS broke and we could not figure it out at all! We tried EVERYTHING that people here suggested: clearing cache, rebooting, delete messages, APN reset, network reset, all kinds of things....
When it worked for her, we thought... let's see what happens on the other phones.
EVERYONE got an upgrade for Christmas. So the S22 Ultra, S22+ and S22 all had the same problem. In fact, after the S22 Ultra was fixed. When we started the other phones, the Ultra could no longer send to the 22+, 22 and iphone!
My wife said "Must be the same issue".
I did the MMS Block on the other 3 phones.... and my wife could text them all again from the Ultra. And the other phones can text OUT.

We said we have GOT to put this on a forum so people try this. I can't imagine how many people get new S22x phones, and have this problem!!! Verizon would be smart to just say go re-set the blocking....
or automatically do it for customers or something. I mean, my wife was in TEARS with frustration not getting it to work.

Glad this fixed your issue!

Oh wow, this fixed the problem with my S22 Ultra, too! Verizon even went so far as to send me a WHOLE NEW PHONE when their tech support couldn't determine the issue a few weeks ago, like the phone itself was broken? But when the new device had the same exact inability to send and receive picture messages over text, I went digging once again and found your answer. Thank you SO MUCH for finding the solution and sharing it with everyone, this takes so much aggravation off my plate.

[FREE GAME] Build a Snowman - hardcore logical game

Hi, I just finished my hardcore logical game called Build a Snowman.
You can download it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.raiper34.buildasnowman

Build a Snowman is a hardcore logical game, where the main task is to merge 2 parts of the snowman's body.

It sounds like a very easy task, but it is not! You control both parts at the same time, and you need to use blocks to stop one snowman part and avoid fire. Fire is deadly for snowmen! There are also locked doors with keys and even portals in advanced levels. Still, sounds like an easy task? I understand, that yes, but do not wait and test your brain during Christmas evenings!

The game contains winter, green and Mexican worlds with 30 hardcore levels. Let's build a snowman and not get anger issues!
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