Rgarner said:

Since I put No Root Firewall on his phone for him, I wondered if it could be a little too restrictive. I shut it down and lo and behold, porn. I would rather err the other way and keep the thing from being invaded by a bunch of crap apps, mostly overweight games that are probably just spyware, but it's not mine...

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it sounds like he blocked it himself by mistake.

you can block certain IPs from connections, and it is global, meaning it blocks for the whole device not just one app.

i used to use it for sites that persistantly sent redirect after redirect.

it worked usually after a while, but the app grows larger with each one.

i now use the firewall included inside Invizible from F-droid.

puppykickr said:

I use WaveUp from F-droid.

it uses the proximity sensor to allow the screen to wake by waving my hand over the top of the screen and/or by taking the phone out of its case.

WaveUp | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Turn on the display by waving

f-droid.org

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if you have problems with it stopping, you can put a quick setting icon in your quick settings and that seems to keep it active.

Google it.

Try using Canta and Shizuku.
The apps work together to wirelessly 'uninstall for user' system apps with ADB.

You need Android 10 or above, and Wi-Fi.

And my guess is that, as usual, hackers and other digital turds across the netscape have zero issues doing and getting whatever they want online- this crap only aggrevates those that play by the rules.

if I watch a video on Facebook and then tap to go foward or behind by 10 seconds if it has this option it automatically plays by itself then I have to tap again to pause the video. I don't want this to happen if i tap on the video it plays automatically and then pauses again when I tap it again anyway to turn these features off

do you understand what I mean

I will in all humility admit that it took me to the end of this video to realize what the heck they were making...and I never realized how much processing was involved!!

yeah stil long way to recover.. i did get a birthday card for my sister..and two keto loaves of bread and dunkin donuts kerig cups.

Hi,
I have S24 and would like the lock screen to NOT turn off (stay dark) for notifications for texts, emails. My travels through the settings haven't helped. I need help from someone much more able than me. Please clue me in.

Thanks, Jake2H

Definitely interesting...and oddly curious.

vivo have begun rolling out the March 2026 security patch to their global models of the X Fold3 Pro. Along with the patch are a few other optimisations, as detailed in the screenshot, below.

I had trouble with my earbuds while mowing today. They disconnected from my phone two or three times while I was mowing my first lawn. It finally dawned on me that I had forgotten to turn off my truck. When I got near the truck my phone connected to my running truck which broke the connection to my buds. Obviously, I don't wear my hearing aids while mowing. I have to remember to turn the truck off because I can't hear if it's running without my aids.

I'm so old that I came up behind a couple of kids holding hands. They were walk in front of the lawn I was going to mow next so I waited on them to get past the property so I could park. I sat in the truck thinking those kids must be jipping school. Just before they were out of my way, he turned to her and handed off an infant to the woman. They were children with child... my bad.

HarryC said:

But I don't want to have to type it in. I want to ask it a question, which I do in a very quiet voice up to the microphone even in public and it reads that just fine. I don't then want it to start reading/squawking out the response in the loud intrusive way it does, making me have to poke at buttons to shut it up. I just can't find a simple option to stop it speaking at all.

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turn down the volume.

Our new go to snack is celery sticks filled with home made pimento cheese. It was one of those "that looks good" Costco buys that was a hit. We bought a large tub of Palmetto brand Home Style Pimento Cheese with Jalapeno. In no time, we emptied the tub and needed more. Not having a desire to make another Costco run so soon, we resulted in making our own. Sharp cheddar, whipped cream cheese, finely diced jalapenos, a bit of mayo and a bit of garlic salt. I'm not claiming that it's better than the Palmetto brand sold by Costco but it isn't bad, easy to make, and handy. It's great filling for a stick of celery or a spread on crackers.

olbriar said:

I just received the update. Any information of changes or patch we installed?

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Nothing, other than the Samsung changelist in post#7.

Since I rely on the S Pen, I need a stylus phone alternative to the Galaxy S Ultra series. Samsung gives us fewer and fewer reasons to upgrade each year while charging more and more. The Moto G Stylus (2025) is highly-rated and regarded: the 2026 version is expected in April or May. It has plenty of stylus features, a headphone jack, a microSD slot and 68W charging. The stylus isn't Bluetooth capable, but the S24 Ultra was the last Galaxy device with that feature so that's a non-issue.

on 2248 currently..i am at level 40.

"and not killing yourself, Earnest..." -The Chief

The Royals are a hard watch again this year. Two games at the Braves earned them two losses. They managed to have a two run lead going into the bottom of the 9th. In typical bad baseball style, they allowed two runs and then loaded the bases and allowed a slammer. I will follow the team. I have for so many decades. I will have to find a team to root for beyond the Royals. They have no plans to compete this year or I'm not seeing it. It's early but they define stink so far.

That's... definitely an interesting picture...