I added this thread to the Spider5 channel.

Has anyone left comments in play?

Went to high contrast colors, and everything reverted to normal.

Someone recommend the Boya USB-C Adapter. Well the dont claim that the are a Stereo Mic Adapter but in my case it seem the are Stereo. I try and film a little and the Audio Lines seem to be stereo.
There is from Rode also an "adapter" but the cost 80€ or so...

jsmith50 said:

Thanks. I appreciate the recommendation. That app may be useful later.


I understand a hard reset would be the safest option, but I think I’ll choose not to do it unless I notice more strange activity. As mentioned multiple times, I don’t believe the abuser ever had physical access to my Google Pixel 4a.

I did contact the retailer and confirmed that they transitioned from the m.example.com mobile site to a www.example.com mobile site the same day I noticed the website behavior in Firefox was fixed. One explanation for the strange behavior was they had set up a permanent (HTTP 301) redirect from m.example.com to m.com that cached in Firefox on my device. However, this doesn’t explain why the website worked in Chrome. Can anyone think of another benign explanation?

I take it by “[my] own account” you mean my own Verizon account. If so, I have had my own Verizon account at various points because of my fear of him monitoring my activity or suspending my cell access. I will look into it again soon, I hope.

I did set up two-step verification with my Google account shortly before I posted this thread. Does anyone know what would happen if I lost my cell phone and/or cell phone number? Would Google be able to let me in with other credentials, such as my backup email address? If I remember correctly, Google won’t let someone into an account with two-factor verification via the backup email address alone.

Thanks again.

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Ok. This is an old post but i needed to explain something very obvious that others did not just in case you happen to read this several months later.

You keep talking about the various ways you could or couldnt have had your phone compromised but are ignoring so much. If he pays for the cell phone bill then he can have any access he wants to your text, calls, and location if not more. You need to pay for your own phone service. Doing so will be the easiest way to secure your phone from the simplest way abusers access phones.

You also kept saying that he never had physical access to the phone but then go on to say that he had the phone in his possession. If you live with him and sleep in the same home then he has physical access to your phone. If you can view each character of your password as youre typing it & then it disappears a second later as your type the rest of the password? People can easily watch that and get the password or secretly record you unlocking your phone (keep in mind it's likely a 4 digit code so its easier to do than you think.) If he can unlock the phone then he can install every single type of spyware app that exists and they could easily be able to remain after a reset. If you have biometrics such as finger print. He could use your finger when youre sleeping especially after a night of drinking or if youre a deep sleeper(abusers are mentally ill. The lengths they will go are not something that is easy for sane people to imagine.)
You basically keep allowing him access.
Its almost amazing how much research you probably put into figuring this all out yet its literally probably an issue because you live with the abuser. He pays your bills. And you want to keep the same email and likely use that email to install backups which would include any old malicious apps the bf installed. So many vulnerabilities....

puppykickr said:

Ever see the way Firefox keeps a record of everything you download?

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That's for the user's convenience - you can restart failed downloads, look up where you saved something if you can't find it, etc. It's your history on your browser for your reference - it has nothing to do with privacy, unless you have a habit of letting random strangers use your computer.

[Your second comment is non-specific and mistrusting with no actual facts. And this whole discussion is off-topic - let's please just put this thread to bed.]

In my google contacts, there used to be an option to managed linked contacts. I'm no longer seeing that. I have a contact that in "edit" mode, I see only one address, but when I view in the Contacts app (native on Samsung Note 10), there are two addresses. Not sure if this changed in a recent update. I really hope Google is not becoming what I hate about Apple.

I have a pixel 3a running android 12. My problem is with voice typing. I somehow get it working, but a few days later it stops. Now I can't get it back. Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks again for taking the time to reply.
Like you I avoid updates unless absolutely vital. I have been ignoring this one for several months, until I thought I could ignore it no longer.
I will try out your suggestions and see how far it gets me.
I really would like to continue using at least two of these apps so, as you say, I may eventually have to live with the inconvenience. Such is life.

puppykickr said:

If you already know what apps are causing the toasts, then find them in settings, apps, show all, show system, and then deny permission to overlay.

If you are not using these apps anyway, just disable them.

If you are using them, then you may be stuck with it.

This is but one reason why I avoid 'security updates' like The Plague.
Usually it is only forced updates to useless app I don't even want, and as an extra bonus they get permissions and 'features' that make me want them even less.

You may be able to downgrade these apps to their previous state, but all data for them will be erased.
Also, it is a bit involved and tedious.

I use Uptodown, https://en.uptodown.com/ (the app is needed) to find the app(s) and then try to install a version earlier than what is on the device.
You cant do that with a system app, but it CAN erase any updates to that app if you try to uninstall.
(Installing another version is not needed, just the deletion of the updates.)

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David Patrick said:

Thank you

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if you get it, let us know how you like it. boxwave is a pretty good brand. too bad the s-pen is not compatible with this tablet. it is by far the best stylus on the market.

Hadron said:

OK, try going into Settings > Apps and looking for this app there. That should give you the full name, but also is where you can control its permissions and uninstall it if you want. If it was installed from the Play Store you can also uninstall it by finding it in your library of apps there (select it and there will be an uninstall option).

If it's something the manufacturer added you won't be able to uninstall it, but you should be able to disable it and uninstall any updates to it.

I cannot find an app of this name in the play store, but whether that's because it didn't come from there or because the Play Store search is incredibly bad (which it is, despite search being Google's core business) I don't know.

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Thank you. I'll keep working on this.

also check your keyboard settings.

just found this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/does-flashing-stock-rom-via-odin-wipe-data.3315011/

i have been using chrome books for many years now. i have a pixelbook that i really love. i don't know what is required to get setup for live streaming though. i'm not a fan of intel's celeron chips. i have always looked to get intels i chips. mine was running the latest i7 chip.

and i'm not a fan of dell computers either.......but it is cheap on ebay.....so i say go for it.

How to check if power saving is disabled by software? In this menu.

My charging issues was a simple reboot. But have had other issues with cords or sources of power in the past.

You could have used universal drivers & or used a different USB port preferably a 2.0 port.

Glad we came a long way where devs don't need to hide their names in the code anymore

Thanks for the info.
It does sound like the most likely cause.

Thank you very much for your great attention and for helping me, my conscience is really relaxed

And no... you would see a drop down toggle switch for NFC. The specs are clear cut for Motorola models I would think.
GSMArena says no. Sorry.

Edit :.... and of course Google Pay would urge you to turn on NFC every time if like me you would normally leave it off.

I created a channel for your app. Thanks for sharing and best of luck.

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thanks for the updates!

Hi Hadron,

Silly me. Sorted. I was playing about with settings because of an issue of transferring mpegs, another thread.

Thanks for the quick response.

Ian

Thank you