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Help Notifications still appear for uninstalled App

Try reinstalling that same app, and no, you don't need to even start it up. Just install the app, then go into your Settings >> Apps menu, find and open the entry for that app, tap on 'Force stop' if it is still running, and then find the Clear data button and tap on that. Using Clear data removes that app's configuration and settings files, along with its cache. With some apps, using just the Uninstall button removes most of the app but not necessarily its settings. Clear data 'should remove it all. You need to install the app just to access that 'Clear data' option.
And don't forge to just restart your Note 8 afterwards, just to be sure anything relative to that app lurking in RAM is wiped.
Great, that worked, thanks

How to Bypass Swap Space Limit ?

I am using Pixel Experience Rom on Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with 64 GB ROM and 4 GB RAM. I wanted to run heavy games like PUBG on HD Graphics with High Frame rate on this device.
As obvious the game was lagging with that setting. So I installed Roehsoft Ram expander to get additional 4 GB of Virtual RAM. When I chose the option to create a Swap File of 4 GB in Roehsoft RAM expander it said 'Kernel Swap Space Limit detected! Please reduce the Swapfile Size lower 1GB! and try
again! ' I thought flashing a custom kernel like Franco Kernel would solve this problem but it didn't changed anything .

Anyone have any idea to Bypass this Swap Space limit ?

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Creating instance of a custom layout programmatically

I am trying to use a custom layout that simulates physics using jbox2d in my app
The custom layout is extended from LinearLayout
The custom layout and sample code on how to use it in xml is given here: https://androidexample365.com/android-layout-that-simulates-physics-using-jbox2d/
The source code for this custom layout is given here: https://github.com/Jawnnypoo/PhysicsLayout

Creating a LinearLayout programmatically involves calling something like

myLinearLayout.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));

But even though this custom layout is extended from LinerLayout, it has declared it's version of LayoutParams as private (inside PhysicsLinerlayout.java), so I cannot call the setLayoutParams() function for this custom layout. How can I create an instance of this custom layout programmatically in this case?

Realme UI: Android 10 (Tips & Tricks)

Realme UI based on Android 10 has started rolling out for both the Realme 3Pro and Realme XT! Here is an overview of the features:


What's New: Realme UI Tips & Tricks
  • Dark Mode in Display Settings (set from sunset to sunrise!)
  • Crop Screenshots
    • Tap and hold 3 fingers on the sceren
  • Screen Recording with Internal Audio
    • Quick Settings > Long Press Screen Recording
  • Quick open one-handed mode
    • Settings > Convenience Tools > Navigation Buttons > Pull Down to Enter One-Handed Mode
  • Personal information protection in settings!
  • Swipe down for notifications instead of Global Search (finally)
    • Home Screen & Lock Screen Magazine
  • Double Tap Home Screen to Lock Screen
    • Settings > Home Screen & Lock Screen Magazine
  • Realme Share (Airdrop alternative)
  • Dual Mode Music Share
    • Connect bluetooth headphones AND wired headphones to phone
    • Enable "Dual Earphones" in settings
    • Take phone calls on one headphones while listening to music on the other!
  • Camera UI improvements
    • Jump between settings much more easily!
  • Focus Mode
    • Quick setting that blocks notifications
    • Set time duration or manually exit
  • Customize Icons on Realme UI
    • Default, Material Style, or Pebble style options
    • Enable "Custom" to change background size and icon size
  • Other changes include:
    • Process Manager
    • Screen Lighting Effects
    • Dynamic Wallpapers
    • Riding Mode for Bikers
    • Improved Sidebar
    • Animations for Fingerprint Unlock

stolen phone

Did you have any kind of lock screen (iris scan, fingerprint, passcode, etc.) set up? If so, it's very unlikely your phone was actually compromised in some way. If you didn't however, yeah you should reset the passwords to all your online services and do a Factory Reset on your phone.

A lock screen is generally pretty effective, there's a lot of scary, reactionary claims that smartphones can be readily hacked into but most of the general population, anyone who might have randomly picked up your phone, won't be able to get past it (unless you use something like a simple password like 1234 that's easily guessed). If you are being targeted by law enforcement or a government agency however, dump that phone now.

Where did you lose this phone and were did you find it?

Used cellphone

When you purchase a pre-owned phone from a source like Ebay it's always a matter of confirming the validity of the seller. This phone was obviously not checked out before they took your money.
No, it's not just that this won't be a 'simple' matter to clear up (if it was, there's no point in having any kind of parental controls to begin with). an important point is anytime you buy a pre-owned phone, you don't want to have anything tied the previous owner left on it. You want to have a phone that's clean the first time you start it up so you set it up the way you want, not how the previous owner had set it up. Also, you don't want anything like a spyware utility installed that the previous owner might have left behind.
Anyway, looking up the specs for this model, it's not very promising. Unless you have very minimal needs, it's usefulness as a daily usage phone will need be set by low expectations. It's a low-spec phone that will be running a dated, unsupported version of Android so as time goes on you will most likely have issues interacting with a lot of today's online services.
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_j1_mini_prime-8397.php
With only 1GB of RAM you will experiencing a lot of buffering and pauses as you use it, and with only 8GB of storage you will be constantly and frequently having to deal with 'out of memory' pop up messages.

But if you want to spend the effort on resurrecting this phone, you can go here to find a stock ROM for this phone:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/search/sm-j106/
Be sure to select the appropriate ROM that exactly matches your phone. Do not mix and match ROMs, they are not interchangeable. You need to determine which model of Galaxy Prime Mini you have (SM-J106B, F, H, or M) and download that ROM. When you select the ROM you need, the download page has instructions you need to follow to do the actual flashing process in the right column.

I'd still recommend you just return this phone and get one where you don't have to go through all this hassle to just get it workable again.

Custom roms for ZTE Speed?

Hi, I have successfully rooted my ZTE Speed using iRoot, and I would like to get a custom rom so that it can run Android 7.0 (my favorite version). It's kind of an unknown phone, so I've only been able to find stock roms. If anyone knows of a rom, please tell me! I don't really like Android 4.4.4!

Linux????

Your Samsung phones were all running an Android operating system, not Linux. If something like your Google account has been compromised, you need to address your online Google account. Change your password and set up 2-step verification:
https://myaccount.google.com/u/0/security?hl=en

It makes no difference how many phones you change to or if you switch to an iPhone, when someone else has access to your Google account you're simply giving them access to every phone you change to when you set up that phone with your compromised account. Regaining and securing your online account is the primary objective.

Open exr images in browser in android devices

An .exr file is hardly a typical image file type so it's not surprising to have a problem opening it on your device. Try installing this 'File Viewer for Android' app, exr files are in its list of supported file types:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sharpened.androidfileviewer&hl=en_US
If this is a matter where you want to manipulate/edit/alter an exr file, you might want to just convert it to a jpg, tiff, png, whatever. This online file conversion site states it supports exr files:
https://www.go2convert.com/

Help Outlook For Android stops Syncing

We use Outlook for Android on Samsung mobiles in an Exchange/MobileIron environment. More and more of our users are logging calls advising that outlook stops syncing and all emails disappear from their account on the mobile. Deleting the account and re-adding it fixes it but obviously this isn't ideal as it happens again and again intermittently. Looking for a more permanent fix. Any help appreciated.

How do I remove a theme?

If you downloaded the theme, and want rid of it, just uninstall it.

If you want to keep it, but just want it off to use the 'nightlight', then just force stop it.

Settings
Apps
(name of theme app you downloaded)
select it

A screen comes up with these options.

Perhaps in your app drawer the app will also appear, and maybe by selecting that icon a screen with on/off options or other choices may appear.

There might even be an option available with your quick settings, where an icon can control the on/off of the theme.

Without knowing the name of the app and where you got it, it is hard to guess what options you have available.

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