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Well let's rephrase the question: "how can you tell that any software is safe?". There's nothing special about apk files in this respect.
I can think of a few ways:

• If you have the source code you can analyse it yourself (if you have the knowledge, which your average user does not). But most apps are closed source.
• If you have the md5 checksum for a known safe copy of that apk you can check whether the copy you have matches. But that will rarely be the case.
• You can use security software that will scan the app before install for known malware signatures (many security apps can do this). But it will only pick up known malware, and all of these things produce false positives at times.
• Or if you have the time you can install an app on a test device and check, over a period of time, whether any bad behaviour results. Obviously you should only test one app at a time on a particular test device. Not really practical.

This is why for most people the most practical solution is to only download from a trusted source. You can use an anti-malware app to scan first if you want a second reassurance, but as noted these things can never be perfect.

(I won't call them "anti-virus" because android malware isn't of the virus type, and I prefer to use technical terms accurately).

Hi, I recently purchased a P30 which I bought thinking it was dual sim. The phone has a dual sim slot but only one slot is for the Sim. The other being for a memory card. I wondered if there was a workaround/hack to convert the phone to dual. Any help appreciated. Cheers Dave

We have our missing link! Thanks alot everyone, especially mikedt! I do restart the phone quite often because I use Orbot and it tends to crash sometimes. I probably restarted it myself before going out of the room to cook and forgot by the time I came back. I also seldom pay attention to the notes about updating because I find it exhausting being asked all the time so I usually press Later before even a second has passed. Once again thx for all the help!

The bizarre thing I should have mentioned is that some K9s work fine whilst others display the error message (we have multiple devices being used in this way).

I've visited that linked support site before posting here... it's not really much good for trouble shooting... more a 'how to' resource.

Most carriers have set their own arbitrary limits with group texting to reduce the spamming problem. Apparently AT&T limits the number to 10.
https://forums.att.com/t5/Data-Mess...up-text-more-than-10-on-AT-amp-T/td-p/5410529
https://forums.att.com/t5/Samsung/Group-text-limits/td-p/5831781

Bummer it was stolen. Have you contacted your carrier and cancelled the account that phone was using? Notifying your carrier about your situation should also result in that phone's IMEI blacklisted, making things a lot harder for whomever stole it to get their own cellular service working on it.

salimmaknojia5 said:

Salim

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sorry not downloading whatever file you attached until i know what it is.

however.....hello to you and welcome to AF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's what I can come up with..
A few months ago I was doing Flex(Amazon delivery on my own car)..and I called the customer so she can come down to retrieve her package..when I called her some guy answered the phone..in the background there was like a hundred kids screaming and just being kids..that's what they do, right??..any way so the guy would in the mid time telling me some story and he would talk endlessly..but I thought the whole time he was talking to me..
So since I was in a hurry I hanged up and call again and the same story..but the weird thing is that I was convince he was talking to me..then I hanged up and call again..this time I was able to talk to the lady customer..she came down for her package and apologize she sent me to that "zoo"..it literally was a nightmare zoo for me..I listened to that guy's story for at least 10 minutes with no ending bla bla bla bla..
I though that was an ingenios app..

Now I can tell you, I've downloaded it..but I have not used it yet..I don't know if it's in the play store since I don't mess with it..

If you don't want to get into the rooting world(since is not for ever one)..here's the app I use for over a few years already..you might like I it

OK, so say you go the straight route and send your tablet to JPay to be unlocked. If all goes well, and you get back an unlocked tablet (and not a thumb drive & a sorry note from JPay). What do you have? An old tablet with old software. What can you do with it and how far can you update it?
I know my old 486 still runs, but it's a museum piece and has hit the end of it's upgrades long ago.
So is it even worth the effort as anything more than an intellectual exercise?

Hello guys few weeks ago i bought new HUAWEI P SMART 2019
The thing is that the battery seems to be drain really fast.Im not playung games on it and also i chcecked running processes.I sent it to service but they didnt find anything.
I compared my phone to another phones ( almost same as mine) but ia have really bigger battery consumption in aplications and the rtio between software and hardware battery usage is weird.Everyone have bigger hardware usage not the software. I dont know how its possible there are no viruses and im not using it so hardly.
Pls can u help me guys ??

It's pretty much stopped now I havent heard it since originally asking this question so thanks to all of you I just wish I found the cause as hilarious as this was

The question still remains as Luna mentioned, do have have a hotspot plan included with your carrier ?? If not that will most likely be your issue.

Hi,

I have just watched the Android Dev Conference videos and see there are some cool new features (Motion Layout, Compose etc) that I would like to take advantage of.

My question is, if I build an app with a version of Android Studio that is in Canary (or Beta) am I likely to face issues being able to publish it on the store? I fully understand that the features may not be 100% complete or stable at this point. What I really want to know is a submission likely to be rejected or subject to other blockers?

Thanks

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Also, I wanted to play the amazing demo videos I saw in the store but they are no longer there and I can't find them on line. Anyone know how to find them?

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Store models generally have special demo software installed on them that is not part of the device's normal software. So I expect that they simply are not on your device.

There are generally two modes of charging for phones- USB and AC.

Forget about the fact that DC current and a USB cable are used for both- I am just stating what they are called on your phone.

USB is very slow charging, and is what you get from the USB jack of a laptop or the like.

AC is the fast charge that you get from an adapter plugged into the wall.

If you are using the charger that it came with, and it is plugged into the wall, go to:

Settings
Battery

Here you should see a notation of what type of charge the phone is getting.

If you are using the wall charger, and the phone says 'USB Charging' (or similar) the first thing to do is to try a different cord with the same charger.

A damaged, cheap, or too long of cord can have enough current drop to cause the issue you describe.

Here is a screenshot of my Battery page, when I am using a 1.5A charger with a flat 10' long cord.

If I was using a bad cord, or if I was plugged into a computer's USB jack for charging, it would say 'USB' instead of 'AC'.

I recently used a combination file on my SM-S550TL (Tracfone) On5, and have been unable to get the stock firmware to work via Odin.

The combination file I used ended in S550TLUDUAQJ1, and for the life of me I haven't been able to find a firmware that works.

Has anybody else ran into this problem or have any suggestions as to what I should do?

svim said:

That certainly is a viable, different approach to take, just keep in mind it doesn't have to be a recently installed app but the problem could be due to an update applied to an existing app.

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Yes, absolutely. Since we're dealing with such an old Android version, this is very possible.

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Just found this info which should enable you to move your Apps. Make sure you read the complete link to understand the risks before you jump in.
https://miui.blog/redmi-note-5/enabling-adoptable-storage-miui-devices/

The Sim unlock for that device can be done, who's the carrier?

Hi! I have the same radio. Can you clarify what you did to connect the external mic.

From what I understand you just need to cut the original microphone and solder the new one?