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Help [Doubt] Android publishing app policies

svim
Keep in mind that pornography is a legal, valid job industry, it's just a matter where some people have personal, philosophical aversions to it. So if you're making an app and wish to avoid it from it even potentially being used by some pornography-related person or business from using it, you definitely don't want to have it publicly posted in any kind of open (well relatively), corporate repository like Google's Play Store. Start looking into religious or conservative markets where restricted access is a given.
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Help Android Box lost system files and needs rebuild

svim
Your Seguro Trongle X4 is a budget-class set-top box, I wouldn't put too much time nor money in trying to restore it back into working condition. Get a Firestick, Chromecast, or Roku, they're actively supported and developed, and will allow you to interact with various streaming services in a more up-to-date way.

As a side note, doing a Factory Reset would not remove the Kodi app, it was manufacture-installed, system-level app so it's a preinstalled part of the Android firmware that's running on your X4 -- i.e. the Kodi app was present before you did the Factory Reset and would have still be present after the Factory Reset if it was successful. A Factory Reset only wipes the user data partition clean, it doesn't do anything to the other system-level partitions, where the installed operating system resides. If you did use the Factory Reset option in Recovery Mode instead of the option in the Settings menu, did you also experiment with the other options? If so, that might explain why it's stuck in a boot loop. Also, in one of your posted screen captures it shows an ADB message, did you delete and or alter anything via ADB? But whatever, I'd still suggest you just focus on getting a newer, better set-top or streaming content device. Life is too short wasting time on some things. And if you are averse to Kodi (I find that puzzling considering its capabilities), don't buy something with it pre-installed
https://phreesite.com/best-kodi-boxes/
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Help needed with microphone

M
Well that was interesting. On restarting my Tab 6 , Telegram works perfectly. WhatsApp still has the same problem. I have been prodding around its settings and I see there is a facility for linking a WiFi only tablet or a PC to a WhatsApp account. This was not available when I first signed up to WhatsApp but more by luck than judgement I managed to link my previous tablet to my previous phone (which uses the same SIM card as I am using now.) Somehow I guess that link still exists even though it does not show up in a list of linked devices. I guess I can just scrap my WhatsApp account and start again with a fresh download. Many thanks for your help.
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Bluetooth scanning and connecting android studio

T
I fixed, while this functions were called in a Service I needed the ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION to scan... So my manifest is now:

Code: 
    <uses-permission-sdk-23 android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" tools:node="remove" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission-sdk-23 android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" tools:node="remove" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION" android:maxSdkVersion="30" />

    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.bluetooth_le" android:required="true"/>
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.bluetooth" android:required="true"/>

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH"/>

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />

rember that some of these permissions needs the user approvment, so you need the Run Time Permission.

table with needed permissions to scan:
18 to 22 (No runtime permissions needed)
23 to 28 One of below:
- android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
29 to 30 - android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION*
31 to current - android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
- android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION**

* Needed if scan is performed in background
** Only needed if you want to obtain user's location with BLE scanning (BLUETOOTH_SCAN is not using neverForLocation attribute in your App)
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Turning off backups for a single picture?

ocnbrze
there are not that many services that can backup photos, that it becomes hard to keep track of.....at least not for me. my only photo backup is from using Google Photos. sure there are services out there like microsoft's one drive or Google Drive or dropbox. but both drive and dropbox you would have to manually move photos there. it is not automatic. also you would need to have one drive installed and setup. so as long as you do not have that than you should be fine.

google photos are not shared with anything else so there is no stickyness as you decsribe. also you can turn off google photos from autobacking up. https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6193313?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform=Android
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Delete text history from contacts

M
Ghostship2277 said:
I can delete my text messages from messages all day. But under contacts it still shows history and that I recently messaged someone and shows a log of messages but they have been deleted. It will let me delete calls history here but not the record of text messages. How do I find where that data is being stored and delete it. It seems to be doing it on its own because it doesn't have much past 5 or 10 days. And is there a way to remove this history button from contacts entirely?
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Are you using the default Phone app?
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no hold option

M
Anne205 said:
Well, I have always had android...I got an iPhone.I had it 6 months and hated it. So, I did an early upgrade and got S22 ultra...loved it, but could not put a call on hold. There was no option.I called spectrum twice... called Samsung he remoted in... worked 1.5 hours. Then finally did factory reset. no good. Still no option for it. He told me to call spectrum, so I did and the guy told me they did away with the hold option. I said I need the hold option for when I am at work. He told me to go back to iPhone or turn sound down and put on mute.ughhh... so, i downloaded phone by google app and guess what, it has a hold button that works!
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That's good
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How can I make Google Chrome use Google.co.uk as default search?

puppykickr
Did you even understand my reply?
Or has inbreeding and a faoling education system taken hold so well that comprehension is beyond your ability?

The home page is set to open in a specific search engine with custom settings for that search engine.

The default search engine is whatever search engine you choose it to be.
It can be set to have individual custom settings, or most often would open with the default settings of said search engine.
This is what would be opened if you had a link that you tapped and the browser opened to that link.

You *****d *****d!
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Cannot read serial data using USB Host

saramarz
hi casjkent2
you could try is to make sure that you have the necessary permissions to access the device. You can do this by adding the following code before you start the transfer thread:

Code: 
UsbManager manager = (UsbManager) getSystemService(Context.USB_SERVICE);
PendingIntent mPermissionIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, new Intent(ACTION_USB_PERMISSION), 0);
manager.requestPermission(device, mPermissionIntent);

You will also need to register a broadcast receiver to handle the permission request response. You can do this by adding the following code to the onCreate method of your activity:

Code: 
IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(ACTION_USB_PERMISSION);
registerReceiver(usbReceiver, filter);

Make sure that you have added the necessary permissions to your app's manifest file:


Code: 
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USB_PERMISSION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USB_HOST" />
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App Inventor how to determine OS in android studio?

saramarz
To determine the operating system on which Android Studio is running, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open Android Studio.
  2. Click on "Help" in the top menu, then click on "About Android Studio".
  3. A window will open with information about the version of Android Studio you are using. The operating system will be listed under the "System" section.
Alternatively, you can check the system requirements for Android Studio and see if your operating system meets the requirements. Android Studio requires either Windows, macOS, or Linux to run.
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Most popular online challenges App for your friends and family

ocnbrze
SonnyMD said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.creteng
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A link is already included in the op. My point is that if you want to promote something, visuals are very important. If you don't have that, I don't care very how good the app is, I'm not inclined to check it out. If you go all out in advertising and promoting, I can be persuaded to check it out. But, a very brief explanation and a link to the app is not going to make me want to do anything.
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Starred vs VIP contacts

Hadron
Funny thing is that it's normal for DND to have an option to allow calls from favourites through (but it's an option, you can choose not to do it). So it sounds like the main difference is ringing when the phone is set to silent.

One of the good things about Android is that manufacturers can vary things, add their own features, etc. But it does mean that it's not easy to tell what is "android" and what is "manufacturer X".
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