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Spy App??

I hate to break it to you but you can’t install a spy app remotely, especially on Android phones. However, there are some apps that you can install on an iPhone, without the phone. Apps like Xnspy require the iCloud credentials to monitor everything that goes on the phone. So by accessing iCloud, you can view messages, photos, contacts, etc. Since the data on an iPhone is backed up on the cloud, it is the only way you can spy on a phone, without physical access.

Help How do I turn off the microphone high-pass filter for more bass pick-up?

I've got an LG Phoenix 4 running Android 8.1 (AT&T prepaid, used as tablet only for now).

The mic seems to cut off bass around 100 Hz and I can't find a way (in main Android settings) to allow its full range.
I've also tried various recording apps looking for a setting but so far no luck.

In my old Nokia (Windows) phones there was an obvious setting to turn off the bass-cut feature, and I'd rather have maximum realism in recordings than cut out rumble.

Thanks for any tips if it's doable in Android.

GO SMS Pro Unable to Send MMS

If it was an APN problem you'd never be able to send photos of any size with any app. So if you can send photos at all it's not that.

My guess is that your carrier has a limit that's less than 1MB. Telling the app that the limit is larger than that won't change the carrier limit, and so larger images will fail to send. I'm not American and don't know what the limit is for Verizon.

Help Need Stock Oreo Image

Im also a newbie to gorums and understand exactly what you mean. I apologize if I missed something but what type of device is the stock image you are in search of?
I can make a suggestion and I am not suggesting root but XDA may have atock images or links to stock images that may be what you are looking for. For instance


https://forum.xda-developers.com/mo...m-official-fastboot-stock-oreo-image-t3786537

I dout that exactly what you need but perhaps you many find the one you want. Good luck

Google Play Store disappeared from Tab

I have a Galaxy Tab A 10.
I have never had a problem with it.
I don’t play games on it. I only use it to answer emails, work on my web site, and check Facebook.
I have only installed a few apps on it but they are just basic productivity apps.
Just recently my Google Play store has disappeared off from the Tab.
I don’t know why. I just uninstalled an app one day and went to reinstall it and notice that the Play Store was gone.
I went into my settings and verified that the play store was no longer on the Tab.

I tried logging into the Play Store on my PC’s browser and went to install and app.
I picked the app I wanted to install.
I picked my Tab SM-T580 from my devices drop down menu and clicked on install.
It gave me the message “will be installed on your device soon”.
I waited for a long time but it never got sent to my device.
I tried doing the same thing again and this time when I clicked on install I got a blank popup that only said “OK”.

I tried doing the same think with the browser on my Tab and I get the same results.

Has anyone else had this issue or know how I can resolve this and get the Play Store back on my Tab?

Help!!

User Steven 58 summed it up well. Monitor the apps you do use, and after some time decide which ones you use/like and keep those and clear out the ones you dont. If you are unsure if you should or should not delete something just ask here and/or do some digging online to find out if it is a necessary app.

Clearing data and cache regularly is a good part of general device maintenance. Once a week or once a month depending on frequency of use (more use = more often) is a generally good idea.

Also, im not sure if i would consider facebook to be an educational platform, but it is not my place to advise you on what platforms your children should/should not have access to. However I would say it is a good idea to monitor their use and frequency of use of any applications at such a young age.

ABSOLUTLY! The 'cyber world,' is a potentialy dangerous place and dangerous for all its potential danger! Some options/settings will have a first time setup explanation. You can get all the information reading through google about youre and youre familys devices. Theres some very skilled and informative folks here on Android Forums of course and google is where you can read up on youre/any device and learn what youre devices settings and apks are and do then you can better understand the purpose for the given settings so you can know how based on youre and youre familys particular needs and/or wants to get things setup properly. And more important how to bettet protect youreself and family. I know theres lots to learn just pace/brace yourself so you dont frustrate youre coming in to learning the complexitys involved in all this. YOU GOT THIS MANG! 👽

Firebase, messages, tokens, etc.

I suppose to clarify what the problem is:

I have a key that corresponds to the emulator. I actually can't remember and can't find the reference to how I got this value, but I put that value in the "to" field of the message I'm sending:
Code:
{
    "notification": {
        "title": "My Title",
        "body": "My message goes here"
    },
    "to": "<key>"
}

Now, suddenly, this key isn't working anymore, so it looks like something has changed. How do I make sure that this stays up to date so that my app can continue to send notifications to the same device?

///// FAIL....bluetooth

But, going into Android phone, turning bluetooth on, bring headphones very close, turn head phones on.
Blue light on phones blinks.
Then, try to play for example, a youtube vid on the phone....and the sound is still coming out of the phone, not the
headphones.
Naturally, the "solution" is always "You just need to buy another APP!"

Never heard or seen of that, not in any Bluetooth audio product.

Well, no, actually, I don't. What I need to do is get a sony walkman with WIRED headphones and take a sledghammer to the cell phone.

I'm not old. Your tech just Sucks Donkey Balls.

It could be the Bluetooth in your Alcatel phone is faulty.
But it does have a WIRED headphone jack in it, so you should still be able to use WIRED headphones with it.

Android - Copy and Pasting Photo's - Can it be done?

Welcome to Android Forums, Jibber!
I took some pictures with the Camera. I want to copy and paste them into some emails and some forums and some text messages.
That's generally a function of the apps you mentioned. For example, to add a photo on this forum, you use its 'Upload a file' link. In my email client, I add photos by using its 'attachments' function. Etc.
What am I doing wrong?
See above. :) However, to answer your question about copying/pasting photos, yes, it's definitely possible--I do it all the time. If you tell us what app you're using, that could shed some light on the problem. But keep in mind the above. Copying/pasting is generally done from one location to another; to get a photo into a different app usually involves that app's upload/import/attach feature.

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Disable notification for mobile network

FIXED: After an exhaustive search, I found nothing related to enabling/disabling mobile network notifications. I found it was actually an app notification: RTM (Remember the Milk), a task manager. It has a notification "Remember the Milk Alert Service" which triggered every time the service connected/disconnected from the network. So, any loss or regaining of the mobile network was emitting this notification.

To alter this notification:
  • Tap Settings/Apps/Notifications/Remember the Milk
  • Tap "Remember the Milk Alert Service" to disable it. Alternatively, you can leave it enabled and turn off the sound, leave a visual notification, etc.
For those who have read this far: The way I found this was going into the system sounds (Settings/Sounds/Notification sounds) and listening to each until I found the one that was playing -- "Charming Bell", in this instance -- and then going through each app's notifications looking for one that was using that sound. When I found one, I changed it to something else more obnoxious and noticeable, making it unique from other sounds so I could confirm which app might be doing this. Tedious and time consuming but, fortunately, I have solved the issue.

Help Samsung Secure Folder Perma-linked to Gmail?

So either Secure Folder is being a pain, or Google Play store is.

I linked my gmail account to my secure folder (hereby referred to as SF), but I then found that any app I downloaded from the Play Store (as opposed to using the Play Store app directly on my phone) was installed in the SF. My "regular cell" wasn't even an option to select to install the app there.

Because I didn't want this, and I was concerned about Removing The Account in SF deleting EVERYTHING on my cell, I instead uninstalled SF. But the problem is there. I've tried going into my Google account to make sure my device is there (my regular cell is, but the SF "device" is not.)

I acctached a second G-account, no go.

I tried reinstalling SF to see if maybe the g-account was still there and then trying to remove it, but it's (not surprisingly) not there. And I'm concerned about re-adding my G-account because I don't want the same thing to happen again.

Any ideas? And yes, I have tried turning my cell off and on again. :)

Someone help me with rooting

did you not see this post?
in the past (early android os) one click roots worked on a lot of devices. however since rooting usually means that it takes advantage of exploits or weaknesses in the os, most manufacturers and even carriers have made improvements and thus rooting gets harder as updates are made.

like i said in my earlier post, if there is no forum for your device then that means there is no developers working on your phone. not all phones are rootable and sometimes the root process is device specific. however i did find this thread, you might want to try it:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/samsung-galaxy-sol-cricket-kingroot-t3473119

basically oem unlock and then use kingo root. not sure how successful it will be, but good luck

edit: you will need odin running on your pc
that is the only bit of info i can find.

and it is not just about the os. for most phones it has to do with the manufacturer, your carrier, and the chipset.

Floating icon is not going. please fix.

There is this floating icon on my screen when I click it there is a play ,pause,front and back option.when I play it, it starts speaking the text on my screen. This icon is very irritating but I am unable to delete it. I have tried long pressing it, dragging it around the ends of the screen etc but it's not going. Please help.

Sounds like it might be something to do with the accessibility features of your phone or tablet, like Talk Back, which is intended for visually impaired. Check the Accessibility options in the Settings.

Premium messages on Galaxy S8

Well! I am amazed at the large number of replies, many thanks to you all.

I have phoned Three UK and they were very helpful.

There were five premium texts all approx at the same time on a Monday. The texts cost £4.50 and there were 5 Mondays in the month so the cost was high.

Three responded with a refund to my account, a temporary block on all calls/texts etc outside my allowances, gave me the contact number for the company and recommended that I test STOP to the number.

The company deals with computer games and reality TV shows etc which is an unlikely interest for me and my wife as were both on our 80's.

Once again thanks to you all.

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