I've never seen a comprehensive list of apps and manufacturer-installed bloatware. The problem is that even if there were a generally agreed list of what actually is "bloatware" it would be hell to maintain the list: every manufacturer adds their own set of apps to a phone, this will change with major updates, may change with minor updates, and in addition carriers add their own crap. It isn't even necessarily the same for phones from the same manufacturer running the same version of Android. So keeping track of it and maintaining a list would be a major job.

But there's an important thing to know: not all system apps can even be disabled. The idea is that they are supposed to stop you disabling things that would have really serious consequences (e.g. crash the phone and leave you unable to log back in), though many manufacturers abuse this to stop you disabling their apps or even bloatware they've been paid to install (as Samsung did with some ordinary commercial third-party apps, in no way essential to Android, that they installed on my old tablet). But the point is not that manufacturers abuse this protection, but that it should not let you disable anything that would really break the system, which means that if you can disable it then it won't cause any permanent harm. Of course you may lose some functionality, but if you don't use that then it doesn't matter, and if you do you can re-enable it.

So basically, once you know what something does, and know it's not something you care about, then feel free to disable it. One caveat though: don't disable Google Play Services unless you are really sure, because there are a surprising number of things that depend on that and it's not just going to break Google apps but also a number of third party apps that use things it provides.

@Dave012345678910 can we get an update? i'm curious if a different browser worked or not.

I have done a clean install of Android Studio Giraffe. I previously had Dolphin. I am creating a new project trying just a basic Empty Project with the Java.

I get the error
Installed Build Tools revision 33.0.1 is corrupted. Remove and install again using the SDK Manager

I have tried the solution recommended by @vikrant-pandey (and others) on this link, but I do not have a dx.bat or dx.jar d8.bat or d8.jar anywhere in my Windows 10 folders:
C:\Users\Me\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\build-tools\33.0.1

Anyone know what I am doing wrong?
How do I uninstall and install 33.0.1 from the SDK manager?

Dannydet said:

Maybe include Pantone colors, CMYK and RGB values also, since these are industry standards....

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Thank you very much for your feedback,
RGB values are already available (You can choose in settings which values you are interested in, this avoids showing values you are not interested in and making the UI too busy), I will work on adding CMYK and Pantone

I saw The Killers of the Flower Moon, an interesting and chilling historical film about the fate of these Native Americans in the 1920s. The casting is impeccable, with Scorsese's favorite actors Robert De Niro and Leonardo Dicaprio , but the revelation of this film for me was the charismatic Lily Gladstone aka Molly.

There are apps that copy one phone to another, but that won't let you reset the phone then copy stuff back to the same phone because once you reset the phone there will be nothing left to copy back. Hence you need to back up to either cloud storage or another personal device.

Samsung have some PC software called "Smart Switch" which can back up the phone to a computer. There's an FAQ on it here. Note however that it can't back up everything (as it describes in the "what can I tranfer?" section), so I'd advise taking a second backup of important stuff (e.g. copy what you can to a computer over USB, or to your favourite cloud storage, in addition). I can't give any additional advice on this app because I've never used it myself.

In principle some stuff can be backed-up with a Google account (probably a Samsung account too), but I didn't find that reliable 10 years ago (when I was playing with custom ROMs and so resetting every few weeks) and while it may have changed I never got into the habit of trusting it. Maybe someone else can advise on that stuff.

Unforgiven said:

I moved this to the Apps and Games forum. Good luck!!

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Thanks a lot..

i need to change my welcome now. so here goes:

welcome to the EBC, the early bird club!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Soapm said:

It just keeps asking for the username password loop. I figured out the problem there, the tablet isn't listed as a device in the account she's using. Which brought us to another problem, google email addresses are disposable to her and she must have about 15 active on her phone right now. She can't even remember all the ones she's created and disposed of that might be on the tablet.

She won the tablet in a contest. It's been sitting, not being used for a while but now she wants to put games on it for her kids. I will try the hard reset.

Second thought, after reading the hard reset, that is how we've been resetting it. I was hoping we can flash on a new OS that would take it back to default but it sounding like a new tablet for the grand kids may make a good Christmas...

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by doing a hard reset, you tripped google's FRP. it is designed to prevent thieves from stealing phones (or when a phone is lost and then found by some stranger) and then hard reset so that they can sign in to their own account and use the phone., this prevents that. when frp is tripped you need the original account info in order to sign in and use the phone. even if you flashed a firmware update, you will still need the original account info.

here read this:

Yes, I agree it seems very likely that Google won't regard it as a priority. Looking on the bright side if the aid manufacturer decides to do something about it at least it's possible to update the firmware using the app. One can live in hope.

Cursed4Eva said:

Hope you find this video useful

Ash

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You've got almost 2 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS on Youtube now?!?!?!?

Holy smokes! Congrats... you're definitely not cursed foreva!

Come back and hang with us

Samsung have just released their stable One UI 6.0, Android 14, update, BWKA, for Fold5 UK/European users on the international model, F946B, along with the November security patch.


Build = F946BXXU1BWKA


Download = 451.69MB (this is the d/l size for existing Beta users)


Build date = 13 November 2023


Camera version = 14.0.00.46


Security patch = 01 November 2023



It is a FOTA, (Firmware Over The Air), update and you can check... Settings > Software update... to see if it is available for you. Alternatively, you can connect to the Samsung PC suite, Smart Switch and check via that.

Hadron said:

I've no idea what "ready to transfer media files" means, I'm afraid.

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You and me, both. I did click one entry and it restored a Samsung Note to the Notes app.

Hadron said:

Are you hoping to recover some of the apps you "moved", or have you just reinstalled them all and are planning to "move" them again? It's not completely clear from your post which is the case, and I've never heard of App Manager III so don't know for sure what it does.

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I have restored many apps from the Play Store and after many hours have an almost? completely functioning phone. Photos, apps, most notes, --things are looking good.
When I do open an app, I must log in like it was the first time, but that's not too bad.

Hadron said:

But unless your phone is rooted I have to assume it's just using the Android 2 style "move to SD" function, and as that only moves part of the installed app if that is what it's done you'll almost certainly have to just reinstall from scratch anyway

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not rooted. reinstalling apps,

Hadron said:

Stuff like documents, music, DCIM on the SD card can just be left there. If you want camera images stored on the SD card you may need to change the camera app settings to tell it to write there as it's not the default - unless some of your settings were saved to some cloud account ad hence restored when you logged in again.

Stuff in the "android" folder is specific to the particular apps (all that "com.whatever" stuff is the actual package names for various apps). Many of those folders will actually be empty anyway, for others, maybe just try reinstalling the app and see whether it finds them? I've not had a removable card since Android 5 so don't know for sure how this will behave - I have such folders in my internal storage instead. But if there is anything particularly important there (e.g. WhatsApp backup and media folders) maybe take a copy for security before doing anything.

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Will do. This has re-convinced me of the importance of backups. The first layer will be a SmartSwitch backup once I can run it.
Thanks for your input.

Hadron said:

I'll wait until an android-wide tracker is available. [...] If Google ever release something and integrate it with Find My Device then they'll have the biggest network of the lot.

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Seems Cihpo has you covered, they have trackers which work with Google's "Find My Device" for pre-order. I contracted Cihpo support to make sure I understood the page properly, and here's what they had to say:

Yes, every compatible phone (almost all recent Android phones) will be a part of Google's [Find My Device] network. You will be able to get an updated location whenever the Chipolo Point tracker will get in range of a such device.

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This link (my affiliate link), according to Chipolo, gives a 20% discount. Just make sure you order the Chipolo trackers for Google's network! They also make trackers for Apple's network, and their own network.

TheManWithTheGoldenGun said:

Is there any free tool for edl mode?

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only professional service technicians have programs that can access edl mode on your phone. what phone do you have? and why do you need to access it?

I've never heard of either of those apps. Are they things Moto pre-install?

Why is the update 1GB? Probably because it's a full OS update rather than just a security patch. But don't worry, it will replace your existing OS rather than taking up extra space, and anyway there is nothing you can do to change the size.

Finally parted ways with this phone back in February! I learned a lot with that phone and the Nexus 4. Good times.

ocnbrze said:

i know some people who have their dogs on a raw meat diet. not sure what cuts of meat they get, but it does sound more expensive.

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The concept of creating dog food with flavors like sirloin or filet mignon is primarily a marketing strategy aimed at appealing to pet owners rather than the dogs themselves. Dogs do not have the same nuanced taste preferences as humans, and their primary considerations are usually based on smell and texture.

While dogs do have taste buds and can distinguish between different flavors, their palates are not as complex as those of humans. They are more attracted to the smell of food rather than the specific flavors. The use of terms like sirloin or filet mignon in dog food branding is meant to suggest high quality or gourmet ingredients to pet owners who may be more likely to purchase such products.

Samsung have begun the roll-out of the stable Android 14, One UI 6.0 release. First to receive it are the international devices, G9**B.

It is a FOTA, (Firmware Over The Air), update and you can check... Settings > Software update... to see if it is available for you. Alternatively, you can connect to the Samsung PC suite, Smart Switch and check via that.

Software information

The turkey did not cook right on the time although after like oh...Two in the afternoon was fully baked.
I had a turkey and guach sammich for dinner, I could not eat the entire thing, after doing some sides..

ocnbrze said:

what? might help others.

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Very strange location: Settings -> Notifications -> General / Do not disturb -> General / Schedules ==>> Flip to Shh – set to off

Here is a unique word search game. Can you see it?
There are 100 levels total and a side story. It is maybe possible to rest your eyes with it

peterh337 said:

I did actually find the auto exposure options in the factory camera app, in the PRO mode.

Not sure they work correctly, or usefully. But better than nothing. Now I need to sort out why the PRO mode gets auto cancelled after a while.

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I was puzzled when you said that Pro mode didn't do AE, because it clearly does. Of course it mislabels the exposure compensation feature as "EV", which are the units you adjust exposure in but as such both the actual (auto) exposure and any compensation you apply are both in EV and so it's a poor choice of label (if they employed any photographers in their camera team they'd know there is a standard exposure compensation symbol).

ocnbrze said:

let us know if that helped or not.

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I will but not until next week.

AugieTN said:

Wife picked these up. They are from Canada.I first tried chicken flavored potato chips in France, and they were the best flavored potato chip I have ever tried. Why Lays hasn't brought this flavor to the states is beyond me. They are delicious.

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I'm still trying to figure out the chicken 'n waffles thing and you want me to give these a go?