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Call Blocker?

puppykickr
RASelkirk said:
This. I've never installed anything outside PS, but have heard of trouble doing so. Were I to install from a 3rd party, is this "warning" a one time deal on install or every time I use the app? I have "Lookout", will that throw a flag each time it runs? I get bugged pretty easily by BS like this and would rather avoid it (and avoid smashing said phone).

Russ
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It is a setting, called Allow Untrusted Sources or similar.

If you leave this setting on, then the warning is a one time thing.

If you turn the setting off, then yes, you will get the nag screen again.

And Google will also occasionally pester you to turn on their 'app scan security whatchamacallit' BS.

I always decline.
Google is the number two purveyor of malware.

I know damn well that it is just going to flag anything that I installed from anything not Google. Maybe not. I really don't care what Google thinks about my apps. I don't want their opinions, if I did I would ask them. Each nag message makes that even less likely, hahaha!

I don't trust Google any more than I could throw them.

UpToDown is the second largest appstore second only to Google- and UpToDown does not appear in a list of the top 5 providers of malware.

Google is number two, second only to a shady appstore that provides cracked and hacked apps.

UpToDown is based in Spain, I believe, just for some info.

I have used UpToDown extensively, and can help you if you have any issues or questions about it.

I know the UI is not what you are used to, and it takes time (it did for me, too!) to adjust.

Right now, we are jyst dealing with this one app, so let's see how it goes.

You did say that you have it on one device, correct?

You want to find the version number of the app.
If you have the version that you like, then that is the version number to look for.

If it was updated and you don't like the new version, then you want ghe previous version.

The numbers between apps on the app stores usually match, but can be different.
We just need somewhere to start.

Also, keep in mind that updating an app is easy, and you don't usually lose any of the app's data.
But if you want an earlier version, the the newer version must be uninstalled, and all that app's data will be gone.

This only affects that one app, and only if you are 'downgrading' instead of updating.

If I remember correctly, you just want to put this app onto a device that does not have it, correct?
If this is true, then no worries, it can just be installed without an issue.
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Voice to Text Sluggish

R
My phone uses the google text to speech engine. It is not related to the speech to text engine by the looks of it. I disabled this app and it made no difference to the voice to text performance. I also uninstalled it and same, no difference. Contrary to the comments on the play store that some other people think that it is related to voice to text, that does not appear to be the case. It's still a mistery to which app / engine drives the voice to text. As I noted, when I disable the automatic mode for google voice typing, then it defaults to the google voice engine for all apps. And it seems to work fine at interpreting and speed, otherwise it appears there is a different engine when this mode is enabled which is the default and is simpler. ??
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Accessories Unboxing ALL the Galaxy S20 Plus Accessories (ok, not all)

olbriar
Nice set of goodies you've got there. The Samsung inductive charger piques my interest. I've not seen it before. I have an older Samsung EP-N5100TBEGUS that is rated for fast charging but I have no idea how fast. The advertising speaks of compatible Sammy 8 and 9 devices. I don't really need to charge faster but I could step up my game and take my old charger to the cabin. Looking forward to your review on it as well as the car mount / charger. My current car mount is just that... at nice mount with zero charging.
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Question. Should I get a new phone or not?

Milo Willamson
MoodyBlues said:
My Moto Z² Force is only 10 months old [because it was a new replacement for a defective one]. I love mine, and have no intention of ditching it any time soon. But I'm not you!

I always buy my phones directly from Motorola, so they're already paid for and that isn't a consideration. If I had the 'free upgrade' option, but it was for a not-very-new model, I'm not sure what I'd do. :thinking: I guess it would depend on whether its specs were that much better than my current phone.

And if you do the 'free upgrade' thing through your carrier, does that lock you in to another 2-year contract with them? That's something to factor in. If you're happy with your carrier--its service, its coverage, its support, its cost, etc.--and want to stick with them, being locked in isn't a big problem.

You might try an old, tried-but-true method of deciding: write down the pros and cons of keeping/upgrading. Just make two columns on a piece of paper, one for pros the other for cons. When you're done, see which side is longer and go from there!
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thanks I will do that later on, and plenty of reaserch.
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[APP][5.0+][PROMO] AppVoice: voices incoming messages from any installed application

P
Hi All!
It is my new application,
I will be glad to receive any feedback!

The AppVoice application voices incoming messages from any installed applications, including messengers.
The user himself decides which rules of speaking to add.
The application can be useful for busy people who need to keep their hands free.
Yes, the application can voice notification messages from popular messengers like WhatsApp, Telegram.. etc, SMS or e-mail clients!

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bicubictwice.appvoice


[PROMO CODES]
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RJDH8VQM0NP8UE5RXKESS1M
NH3QWVNJXMU21FA2JEM1QV5
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NY45P6BEHFQ3SRV8RY1GDCX
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4K8NP7JY8TSG71E0XMB4CT4
03TPFM8E86CBEEA78YXGRUQ
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7M15WK14MUHQ9Y3KPHXLBB6
TR6YYAP8URT431UJTT1404L
0XV1UK2MEMUTJ963BK1MT4T
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Security problem

C
mikedt said:
Are you using the same password across more than one site, account, or service? If so, one of the others may have got hacked and your account details leaked.

I have hooked up to public Wi-Fi in the past with cheap pos phones.. were they able to breach my phone then once I hooked up to my personal Wi-Fi at home they were able to breach it?
Just trying to figure these things out! I wish I knew way more than I did!
✌♥️
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Custom binary recovery blocked by frp lock note 9

T
Can you please help my note 9 uk model says Custom binary recovery blocked by frp lock .


https://imgur.com/a/hHhaWZA


Help please

Now my laptop won’t recognize the usb and I can’t get out of this loop. Can you please help how to fix this. I have pressed the buttons wonts take me out from this screen. There’s no way for me to get Odin to recognize my phone. Any solutions I tried down and power don’t work etc
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How to add livedata to spinner

T
How can we use livedata in spinners? I have the following:

LiveData<List<Site>> sites = SiteDatabase.getInstance(this).siteDao().getAllSites();

Spinner spinner = findViewById(R.id.spinnerSites);
**What Goes Here!!*** adapter = new ArrayAdapter<Site>(this, android.R.layout.simple_dropdown_item_1line, sites);
adapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
spinner.setAdapter(adapter);


Not sure how to proceed..

Thanks!!
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How to open and read .pfx file?

I want to sign a String for my app using a .pfx A1 Certificate but Android Studio isn't reading the file. The iteration below* works on Netbeans just fine but in Android Studio returns false as it was not reading the .pfx file at all.

public String signApp(String input) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, InvalidKeyException, SignatureException, KeyStoreException, IOException, CertificateException, UnrecoverableEntryException {
String signedString = "";
InputStream certificado;
char[] password = null;
KeyStore keystore = null;
Enumeration<String> aliases;
String alias = "";
//Open the .pfx file
certificado = getClass().getResourceAsStream("imediata.pfx");

password = "1234".toCharArray();
keystore = KeyStore.getInstance("PKCS12");
keystore.load(certificado, password );
//Get the alias
KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry pkEntry = null;
PrivateKey pk = null;
try {
aliases = keystore.aliases();
while(aliases.hasMoreElements()) { //* problem: it's returning false as it not reading at
// all!!
alias = aliases.nextElement();
if (keystore.isKeyEntry(alias)) {
pkEntry = (KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry) keystore.getEntry(alias, new
KeyStore.PasswordProtection(password ));
pk = pkEntry.getPrivateKey();
}
}
} catch (KeyStoreException e) {
throw new RuntimeException("CATCH", e);
}

//Keystore

Key key = (PrivateKey) keystore.getKey(alias, password );
java.security.cert.Certificate cert = keystore.getCertificate(alias);
PublicKey publicKey = cert.getPublicKey();
KeyPair kPair = new KeyPair(publicKey, (PrivateKey) key);

byte[] buffer = chave.getBytes();
// Signature
Signature signatureProvider = Signature.getInstance("SHA1withRSA");
signatureProvider.initSign(kPair.getPrivate());
signatureProvider.initSign(pk);
signatureProvider.update(buffer, 0, buffer.length);
byte[] signature = signatureProvider.sign();
signedString = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(signature);
return signedString;
}
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Question related to the camera quality images on the Samsung Galaxy S20?

NightAngel79
Yannik Anglehart said:
Hi,
I always wanted to take a photo and have it printed on a huge canvas like for example. a 36" (3Ft) X 48" (4 Ft), although it was impossible due to low resolution! I had a Samsung Galaxy S8+ and it took beautiful pictures but the resolution was too low when it comes to enlarged the image!

Now, my question is, with this new Samsung Galaxy S20, will the resolution be high enough to take photo and printed on a huge canvas?
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So for the regular S20 (and the Plus) you have a 64mp shooter (not the main camera) which should be able to produce very large pics. You would need to play around a bit because I am not photo savvy enough to know *exactly* how big that goes, but a pic taken using that setting comes out to (let me check real quick on my S20 Plus), 6936 x 9248 pixels, 64.1mp and a 15mg pic size. This was all auto settings in a pic of my cat.

Hopefully that helps some!
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Motorola Moto G6 play - backing up to PC

ocnbrze
Scruffyone1 said:
Hi, I would like to backup my phone but not to google of the cloud. Is there a way I can back up to my pc and if so how.

Thanks.
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i looked and there does not seem to be a way to backup without using google. some manufacturer's have their own way to back up things, but i guess moto is not one of them. with my note 10+, samsung has smart switch that can update and backup and restore data......not sure what else you can do other then to use google.
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