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Data usage

svim
Something that might slim down your monthly data usage is to cut back the resolution quality of those online music and video streaming services:
https://www.howtogeek.com/201827/ho...vices-use-and-how-you-can-make-them-use-less/
Almost all the major video services -- Youtube, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, etc. -- include the ability to reduce bandwidth by manually opting for lower resolutions.
Youtube and Netflix, just as examples, rely upon really advanced on-the-fly compression technology so even their lessor quality video streams are quite good especially on a smartphone where audio and video quality is relative to the smaller scale anyway.
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Choosing between S20 and S20+

olbriar
Snakeyeskm said:
Too excited to do an un-boxing video. But the phone is absolutely awesome. Comparing it side-by-side to the galaxy S 10+ which I still have, you can see the differences in the screen, the rapid response to finger touch, practically everything is better.
Presently busy updating all my apps and will then play with it.
I just love the small form factor. It can fit into a shirt top pocket and practically disappears in my jeans pocket. I figure the weaknesses of the screen "so-called liquid glass" are more than mitigated by the fact that it is folded in my pocket and when not in use.
The fold is a nonevent. Can barely notice it.
I got the last one available at the local AT&T store and according to them backorders for this phone are at record levels.
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Man I get the excitement. You have GOT to show it off. We all want to see and hear about it.... every last detail. You can't brag it up too much to make me happy! Congrats.. big time!!!!
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Where are Google Product Forums?

NightAngel79
Rob said:
It seems that Google closed down their traditional Product Support forums last year in favor of a new system. Unfortunately the new system ditches many of the old topics (such as Android Phones) and they're redirecting old conversations to a dead page.

I found this when trying to visit a link I had bookmarked. I'm wondering how many other people are realizing this just now?

Chances are you can find everything you need here at Android Forums: we have a complete list of Android Phones here, you can try the search bar at the top of this page, and if still you can't find what you're looking for you can create a new post here.
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Their new system is on an all new platform, which broke a bunch of old talk and threads. Now it is google products specifically, so if you have pixel question great, any other phone and you need a different place (like here!)



To everyone else wondering, if you have gmail, wearos, photos, pixel, questions, they have volunteers there to help you. But that is a helpdesk type of solution, not a community forum like here. If that makes sense.
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Android tablet Huaweii s7- restoration internal storage uninstalled accidentally

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Dannydet said:
Were you using a Gmail account on the tablet?
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I didn't delete my data, only uninstalled internal storage memory by mistake. from then tablet can't read any memory card nor internal memory.Then tried to connect to the PC and did the debug and rebooting several times the tablet and then it worked for a while. But now this process seems not to work anymore.
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What's app

svim
Just my opinion but installing spyware like Spyzie on a 14 year old's phone going through what he's dealing with is going to end badly. Once he figures out they paid someone to crack into his phone and install/configure this app (as most teens are not ignorant about their own phones), he will no longer trust his family either. He needs their support in this matter, not secretive spying and covert monitoring.
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Listening to notifications from phone or messaging app

K
I am developing a custom launcher, and to display the badges on the app icons, I am using NotificationListenerService to know when a new notification arrives in the system for any app. It is working fine, but for the essential apps such as phone, messages, whatsapp etc, I am not able to capture any notification when somebody leaves a message or calls.

I wonder if these essential apps send notifications via a different channel other than NotificationListenerService, or is there some some key property I need to set in the listener so that I can listen to the event in these cases?

Any help will be appreciated.
- Khatauli
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Cannot send MMS to Out-Of-Country Providers

R
I've tried sending MMS using only the mobile data. I need to send pictures to my European colleagues quickly and setting up wifi may be either impractical or impossible at that moment. Uploading a picture and/or video and sending links somewhat defeats the purpose of MMS (although it does work) and also runs into (my) corporate privacy policies. It seems that leaning on T-Mobile may be the only solution left but I don't have the energy to spend another hour with their technicians. It may be less burdensome to get another phone and test it beforehand. Are there any other Android phones with less crapware pre-loaded? I would hate to switch to an iPhone....
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Apps I need help with my app

J
Rob said:
I think you'll probably want to leverage the Google Translate API:
https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs

Very cool that you're already successfully identifying text in your own app (if I read that correctly)! Do you have a live example you can show us?
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I mean, I want to make the selection of text “brush” and if it is indicated, then the block becomes different colors
second a third image is my app
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Help me decide: Realme 5i vs. ASUS Zenfone 5Q

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Hi guys, i'm planning to buy a phone and i'm on a budget.
Can you guys give me thoughts on the Realme 5i and ASUS Zenfone 5Q? Which one should I buy?

Frankly, the Zenfone is really appealing to me and the brand for me is more credible. At the same time, I'm hesitating because of the small battery capacity & "outdated" OS of the Zenfone. I'm not sure if there's a big difference though. I really need help so that I won't make a bad purchase. Any insight is appreciated.

Also, feel free to recommend other phones on the same price level. Thank you very much.
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Android Manifest APPCache deprecation?

We have an application that contains a webview that uses html5 appcache api with a manifest file on the server.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_manifest_in_HTML5

The use of cache manifest is obsolete, reports chrome on the desktop.

[Deprecation] Application Cache API manifest selection is deprecated and will be removed in M82, around April 2020. See https://www.chromestatus.com/features/6192449487634432 for more details.

We need to know how long the appcache will continue to work, in an android webview.
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebSettings#setAppCacheEnabled(boolean)

It is safe to continue using the cache manifest in an android app? and if it is not, how much time do we have to adapt our application?
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