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The new Huawei P40 Pro / Huawei Mate Xs / Huawei P40 Lite 5G runs on Android 10 with EMUI 10, but doesn't support Google apps and services, including Google Play Store. Lots of Apps are available from the Huawei AppGallery, and can also often be transferred from your own phone using the Huawei Phone Clone app.

ironass · Jul 22, 2025

Samsung are also facing fierce competition in the Flip phone market with other manufacturers giving them a run for your money...

Milo Willamson · Jul 21, 2025

Sometimes we need to power down our cells, and no matter how good one device needs, it always needs a cool off for a minute or two.

Milo Willamson · Jul 17, 2025

ocnbrze said:
There's your problem...... you have a PS3. Didn't know they still work.......lol

I have fond it burry in my play store hahaaa.. Yeah they still work lol, do not complain if the uprising of the ancient machines will come running behind you man.

Milo Willamson · Jul 17, 2025

The quoted text —

“If you'd like, I can help look up ADB-based tweaks or provide instructions for advanced approaches that might offer more control. Want to venture into deeper waters?” —
is a response to a persistent issue discussed on the page: how to silence the Bluetooth pairing notification sound on a Samsung Galaxy device, even when standard settings don’t work.

Context Summary

The original poster (RJB) is frustrated because:

Their Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra plays a notification sound when a Bluetooth device attempts to pair — even in Do Not Disturb mode.
They’ve already tried muting Bluetooth system app notifications, adjusting notification categories, and setting sounds to “Silent.”
Despite these efforts, the sound still plays, suggesting it may be hardcoded at the system level.

What the Quoted Text Implies

The quoted offer to help with ADB-based tweaks or advanced approaches is a pivot from basic settings to deeper system-level modifications, such as:

Using Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to disable or modify hidden system behaviors
Possibly exploring root-level changes or custom ROMs, though these are riskier

The phrase “venture into deeper waters” is a metaphorical nudge, inviting the user to explore more technical, potentially complex solutions that go beyond what the UI allows.

⚠️ Why This Matters

Samsung’s One UI and Android 15 may lock down certain system sounds, especially those tied to security prompts like Bluetooth pairing. That’s why even muted categories still trigger sounds — they’re likely protected system events.

Would you like me to walk you through safe ADB commands that might help suppress these pairing sounds, or explore whether Samsung’s system UI allows any hidden toggles for this?

Milo Willamson · Jul 16, 2025

^ What I said, and still have a box set, just not ready to dive back into it.

Milo Willamson · Jul 16, 2025

hanenjim3 said:
Hey, for a few weeks Spotify played without any problems, but now the TV app stops again at 2 different advertisement, the Spotify Be Heard ad and the Mcdonalds ad. I cleared the cache, removed the app. Had to reconnect via mymobile phone app. Then again at the Be Heard ad it stops.

Any third party running in the background?

Milo Willamson · Jul 15, 2025

Steven58 said:
I want a cybertaxi for myself. I get in the car? Open my cellphone and click Go. Lean back and post on ̶A̶n̶d̶r̶o̶i̶d̶ ̶F̶o̶r̶u̶m̶s̶ Earlybird Club and I'm set for the ride.

I want my cell to transform into a giant uber car for me, with infinite gas that automatically recycles the air we breathe to gasoline.

Steven58 · Jul 15, 2025

I'm sorry I mentioned that. My fault. Totally. No politics here, please. It's on me, this one.

ozonetrooper · Jul 15, 2025

PitCarver said:
Eighty fi cents would be a very nice price today.

Ask ocnbrz what the price is for one in his shop ....

Fox Mulder · Jul 15, 2025

Macnerd

Last seen Jun 15, 2024

Doubt it.

Milo Willamson · Jul 15, 2025

Bump.
Any newbies on here that like Marvel or DC with a splash of everything?

olbriar · Jul 14, 2025

I thought it would be a useful tool. I bought the watch before I had my heart attack. My BP always ran on the high side and I thought monitoring it would be or could be useful.

Steven58 · Jul 14, 2025

Luck be a Lady Tonight.

mikedt · Jul 13, 2025

Might be possible, but you have to check if your particular Redmi device can be rooted, and if there's a suitable non-Chinese custom ROM available for it. BTW my sister has a Redmi phone, but it's a British version bought from Vodafone, which did actually work when she came to China last month.

Milo Willamson · Jul 11, 2025

olbriar said:
I use Samsung's keyboard and haven't noticed anything different. I'm sure it is gathering and sharing my text copies like always. 😢

Yeah been using my Samsung tablet, like forever via blue tooth but with the touch screen, I am not getting that.

Milo Willamson · Jul 8, 2025

I

I photograph the glasses earlier today, I love how much I can move it to the 3D prospective no matter what I tilt my images are on, gives it a more of a bejeweled look.

Milo Willamson · Jul 5, 2025

Well we basically watched Beach Boys at the local tv station of DC firework spectacular, my friends where up in DC of watching them.

Milo Willamson · Jul 4, 2025

See fire button to deactivate all web cookies and other junk, not too bad but you lose all extensions .

Milo Willamson · Jul 3, 2025

Picked up a new My Hero Academia novel.

Milo Willamson · Jul 3, 2025

olbriar said:
This is the power link I spoke of:

You will find it at the top of the quick settings pull down menu

Oh so that is what it is called.. Wow, thanks man.

Sunny Rio · Jul 3, 2025

And as we all know nothing sucks like an Electrolux!

Milo Willamson · Jul 1, 2025

PitCarver said:
Well, when your eyes get to be my age, a big clock is easier to see.
You can adjust all the visible aspects of the widget to fit your own preference.
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Yeah..

That is so true.
I cannot read anything wrapped around bottles anyway.

Milo Willamson · Jul 1, 2025

Well my mother does more dryer sheets then myself, I am a bit skeptical on them, I normally use a fiber cloth to clean out the extra lint off, my mother does it with her hand, I also wet my fiber cloth.

ironass · Jul 1, 2025

Better late than never.

vivo have begun rolling out the June 2025 security patch to their global, (FunTouch), models of the X Fold3 Pro. This update also has a number of bug fixes and optimizations for Android 15 as detailed in the screenshot.

This is the vivo X Fold3's 10th Android 15 update in 10 months.

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