Dear Forum Folks:

I am building an H.264 media player that can decode elementary streams. I have it working ok, but the decoder always buffers up quite a few frames before displaying the first image. This is an IB (no P frames) only elementary stream I am decoding. I have noticed that if there are I frames every 5 frames, the Android player will start to display on the 7th frame. If there are 10 frames between I frames, it will display on the 12th frame and if there is 24 frames between I frames, it will display on the 18th frame. Is there any way around this?

I have read a lot of stuff using Google and there are suggestions, but no real answer. Just seems to be a hanging issue. However the drone guys figured out how to get around this since their player has very low latency so there must be a way to get the Android player to not buffer up so many frames and display on the 1st available I frame. Can you advise how to do this?

Thanks,
Tim

Wipe your data and return this phone if possible. They sold you phone that's over three years old. If it was 'new' and in its original packaging, that means the phone has been left in a storage closet untouched that entire time. Smartphone batteries need to be stored with at least some charge so a phone that's been sitting around completely idle for three years will have a battery that's already lost a lot of its usage life.
Or if you opt to keep it, don't be surprised that the battery isn't able to hold a charge very well. It's already dated and used or not, smartphone batteries age. You can buy an external battery and even though it is inconvenient you'll have mobility again. Or if you're willing to tear down your S10e and have the necessary tools, the iFixit site has a nice, step-by-step guide on replacing the battery for your model:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+S10e+Battery+Replacement/121285
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Apply+Custom-cut+Battery+Adhesive/123541

Thank you both for your quick and concerned responses.

As I noted, I’ve been attempting to create some simple “one click” solution for my technologically challenged sister to automatically download all pictures from her phone to her laptop (particularly new ones not previously copied). What process that seems simple and second nature to and I (i.e., clicking here, and holding this key, and opening this program, and viewing photos, and selecting photos, and moving photos, and. . .) may be a bit too daunting for her.

I was hoping to have some simple routine with a desktop icon that when clicked would proceed with the backup. I was assuming if there was a way to map the phone with a drive letter where I could see all subfolders like a standard file structure, this would be quite easy.

If I understand this correctly, this may have been possible in the past using USB Mass Storage Device protocol. However, apparently for security purposes, USB MSC is no longer supported. Oh well, I tired. Maybe I’ll tackle this again in the future but for now I guess I will let it pass.

Again, thanks for your input – much appreciated,
Steve

melani78 said:

I was trying to install 3.5.1 but now that 3.5.2 is out I try that one. After trying all versions of 3.5.2 it finally accepted - https://get.videolan.org/vlc-android/3.5.2/VLC-Android-3.5.2-armeabi-v7a.apk as the only one - so is that -32bit or 64bit ??
working now , finally installed

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32bit

When you log into one of your user accounts (typing in that user name and password) at that gmx.com site, if you want to switch to a different one of your user accounts you just have to log out of the account you're logged into in order to switch users (at that point, typing in the other user name and its password).

startac4 said:

by "no cell" do you mean no Wi-Fi?

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no....cellular (3G,4G,5G......etc)

Anyone tried the NFL + app yet? Any issues if so.

rj sandy said:

I have several other Android phones not purchased from T-Mobile and they all have worked fine. Only difference is that the S22 has Android 12.

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But are those other Android phones US or international variants/models, i.e. imports? I'm thinking this "Add Call" or "Merge Call" functions is proprietary to T-Mobile and is US only, which international variant phones may not support.

It's something I've never seen from carriers either in UK, Ireland, or China. And the nearest thing I know is conference call..
https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/how-to-conference-call-on-android?r=US&IR=T

I've been with big Red since they first hit town. No complaints. Great coverage that I pay dearly for. Oh well. When my youngest two were in their teens we bought them cell phones and went with T-Mobile for the economy of their service. They had good service in town but on our trips they were hit and miss.

He just waived a receiver and now he's talking about a 2 week return for Dax........ Lord take the wheel please.

Is it on an area that has red in the wallpaper? Move to another area and see if it changes. It very well may be Material You doing it's thing.

That won't work, @ocnbrze but I appreciate the idea. That's great if I use the camera app: but I'm not. I'm using the TelePrompter app, which will automatically open the camera app once I press START. Problem is, if I then go to the front cover preview, the teleprompter is still on the main display!

My only solution has been to use the front panel camera and do everything from there. If I start everything on the front panel and then open the phone, everything naturally moves to the main panel. So I guess I'm stuck using the front panel camera for my videos.

Hi Phil
I have got the same problem as you had. Did you ever find a solution?
I've gone one worse actually as one of my old phones had a catastrophic demise and I'm trying to transfer the app to a newer phone but now run into the licence check issue. It's still working on the other old phone though. I need 2 because our 2 freezers are on different power supply circuits and when we go away on expeditions we need to cover both so we can message a friend to come in and reset the circuit breaker(s).

i think the old icon for soundcloud looks similar to it as well.

I've been using Grammar checkers for a very long time, and it's great that such tools exist

never come across this issue on my z fold 3. and i am constantly adding contacts to my phone for work. are you trying to add whatsapp contacts to either your phone's or google's contacts?

i did find this answer:
https://support.google.com/android/...e-read-only-contacts-to-proper-contacts?hl=en

Our college team ( The Aztecs ) got their butts kicked the first game they played in the new Stadium, and again in their 2nd game... it's strange because they been really good the last couple of years even though i think The Mountain West is one of the worst Divisions.

Yes, it's just a simple copy utility. Copy anywhere you like. It's free to try so see if it does what you need it to do.

I've never played math games yet, but they seem to be interesting and will help to improve skills. I started improving them some time ago, and have lessons with a tutor twice a week. I can already see that my skills improved, but so many things I still have to learn. When I need some help with homework I use https://plainmath.net/post-secondary/calculus-and-analysis/multivariable-calculus/multivariable-functions to find a solution. It's a site with different questions and answers, and also, sometimes I post there questions myself and get a solution. Today I'll have some free time and will try to play a math game.

ocnbrze said:

just curious as to why you would want to go back? is 13 that bad?

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In case you don't like the update or if it has glitches you don't like. I have a few glitches that irritate me. For one, my color scheme reverts back to one I don't like every time I restart my phone. I can live with it but someone else may not.

i don't think you can do that. crowdsource is a google app which is design for mobile devices. you can download your flikr photos tpo your device and share it that way. but i dont see a way to do this.

maybe ask on their facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Googlecrowdsourcecommunity/

Hi again,
You'll be happy to hear that I did as ocnbrze suggested, a factory reset; and it went flawlessly; and I have all of the functionality I had before, and more, since some of the applicatons had had their settings changed and now work better.
Thank you all for your help.
.... john

Jeffy187 said:

Sorry yes I already did all that and now using a totally new device, I'm just trying to work out:

1. - what could they have accessed with that?

2. How the hell did they do it?

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hmmm... ~ten minutes later still thinking~

Using Android 13 on Pixel 6, I go to Privacy | Permission manager | Microphone. Under the "Allowed all the time" list there is nothing listed. But Google Assistant does respond to "Hey Google" ALL THE TIME. Google must therefore be listening all the time, and they are not following their own security model by listing Google Assistant in this microphone permissions list.

What gives with that?

mikedt said:

This app apparently shows ODB2 data, such as revs. You'll need an OBD2 adapter though.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque

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That has nothing to do with Android Auto, unfortunately.