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Thanks guys. Not Elk, this is part of my family's attempt to reduce plastic. The handle is actually made from bamboo and is beautifully weighted. Still working on my technique tho..

I use the same Google Calendar on 2 identical phones (Motorola Turbo II) on Verizon. Suddenly today, my second phone no longer allows me to set up appointment with a choice of color code. The most noticeable difference I see on the new or edit appointment page is the absence of color code choice and another button with a Lock icon captioned "Calendar default." Appointments already on the calendar still allow editing of color code. I want to return the Calendar on that second phone to the original settings.

jesadawne985 said:

Yes I did and that made me feel a little better

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Okay, that's good, because I don't think there's anything to worry about.

however now I'm a little more concerned because your screenshot doesn't show anything like mine so why does mine have it and no one else's?

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Correction: no one who's popped in on this conversation.

There are a million reasons your options can be different from mine. If you look through any threads at random, where people have compared screenshots of various things, you'll find that they're almost never identical. The manufacturer, the specific device, the carrier, the Android version...lots of things can cause differences.

If you're still worried--and I don't think you should be--please post a few screenshots of these timestamps, and let us have a look at them.

Is there a known issue with the new update and not being able to send out texts?? I have been having this issue for days now, Sprint doesn't have a clue....

Ahhh, so you're using the file manager app to locate and then play your music files. If you can see those mp3 files some of the time but not always that's probably because you're looking at directories in the internal storage media, not your microSD card. You might find the 'My Files' app more useful if you go into its Settings menu and tweak the options accordingly (if using it primarily to find your mp3 library on your card).

CmdrBond said:

Did you get an iOttie mount? How is it doing?

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ocnbrze said:

yes and no......the iottie i order turned out to the nonwireless version. i need to send it back and get the right one.

however, the one that i have now actually does work. the issue that i have is that the phonegets quite hot while charging and i get a popup message saying that the charging is paused because the phone is too hot. i have to scoot the phone a bit so that the charging plates are not in contact and let the phone cool down. this does not happen a lot, but enough to annoy me.

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Just wanted to say I've completed a long weekend away, with a 2½ hour drive in each direction plus multiple drives in between - with the phone connected to my watch and using the buds so my wife wasn't annoyed by the satnav voice, it still gained battery charge through the tough Armor case.

Probably not as much as a layer model would though, not sure what the output is.

ZaViErHuzaifa said:

NOT WORKING....

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More details about your specific problem would be helpful, it might also help if you created your own posting that states as much relevant info that you can think of.

Ar core model conversion with "beta scene-form android"
1) android studio shut down when converted model i.e. model.sfb viewed through window.
2) android studio did not show any texture on converted model it show a pale creamy color model.
3) applying texture on model pragmatically but this cause the problem with "renderable",
i.e. lightning effect,
4) model is not projecting by default when screen launches even when the method called multiple times. i.e. complteablefuture object in not completed normally.
5) same method will be called on onClick model is projecting by multiple clicks.
6) model projection problem is not happening when "android.sfb" is used for projection

DonB said:

Good luck with the app

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Thank you!

Hadron said:

Stock android doesn't automatically update you in the first place. It will notify you of updates, but won't apply them unless you tell it to.

Some US carriers force updates. Whether Xiaomi do as well I don't know.

BTW just for clarity you have Xiaomi's stock ROM, but probably not "stock android" (i.e. AOSP). It will contain Xiaomi modifications, as essentially all phones have manufacturer mods of varying degrees. Just saying as the phrase "stock android" has a definite meaning and so using it to describe a manufacturer ROM can cause confusion.

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I have android one phone which means pure android without any skin added on top by manufacturer. It is not a carrier locked phones. Since phone doesn't give an option to disable updates, so i was wondering if i can stop some background apps that will not show me even the updates available message in future?
My phone does show me that an update is available however iot doesn't ask me when i would like to apply it. It just says update will be applied when i restart phone.

Change the background picture and water drip sound. The link is as below,

Learn from mistake and you will be good to go.

Do't shake your mobile phone during capturing video. One plus is having good picture and video quality.

spman said:

The silent mode through notification bar, I do understand that is for ringtone only, that is why I am asking how to AUTOMATIC lower the media volume.

To simplify, I want my phone to have no sound when incoming call/sms and no sound during starting of playing video/media unless I manually increase the media volume.

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Perhaps it could be done with something like Tasker? Which is intended to automate actions and things on an Android devices.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en_US

GameTheory said:

She's a software developer. Sometimes you do need to meet with the clients. A client often wants you to see their company in person and a face to face helps secure a contract. She's also just starting her company and probably just wants to learn the ropes first and gain some experience before going global.

She's doing it right in my books.

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Oh, damn it! You're making too much sense.

I've seen a video of a dude putting a case in his iPhone xs and it cracked his screen but bend is better then a cracked screen

Turn off auto brightness in AOD settings, then move the slider all the way to the right for the brightest.

So not too long ago I got my hands on the latest Xiaomi Smartband device, the Miband4. I've had all of them since the Miband2, and in this episode we'll make some comparisons between them and why or why not should you get this one.

What's New?

The first thing to notice is that the box isn't the same as the other Mibands, which while were more simple, they felt a little more premium in their build, although the design of this box is more pleasing this time around.

One thing that hasn't changed though is that it is a little painful to take the band out of the box.

This time around, the pill is previously inserted into the wristband, while you had to mount it separately on the models before.

The pill seems to be almost like the Miband3 pill except for some minor design choices, which I like. It seems like the Miband4 sensor has been upgraded since you can see more modules in the back. I also thought the Miband3 had the crystal overly exposed in comparison to the miband2. this one is some kind of middleground between those devices. A great thing about this new band is that it is compatible with previous wristbands, so if you had different colors or something, this one should fit in them. A nice touch there.

The charger is one of the big changes for the Miband4 since now it is like a pod charger, where you rest the pill on top of it in order to get it charging, while the previous models featured a slot dock, It has its ups and downs, for example the new one looks slightly flimsier in quality and bulkier, but it charges the pill really well, while the other ones I always had difficulty charging the pill with.

You get your standard user manual , and that's it.

Features

Moving on to the features, the Miband4 now features a full color and touch sensitive OLED screen, with many useful new tricks and features for the new and returning users. they are not much of a big deal, but in this price range, they sure are very welcome.

First up you have interchangeable faces for the watch. You can either choose the default faces directly through the watch's interface, or you can get into the Mifit app and download a ton of other custom watch faces.

For example, I would like to try on this one, so the only thing I have to do is to click and wait for it to sync with the watch.

You can even download more custom watch faces on the internet, and even make your own, so the possibilities are endless.

You can also control your music straight from the band now, you only have to get your favorite music app going, and then you can play and pause, skip, and adjust the volume without having to touch your cellphone at all.

It is not the best experience ever, but it gets the job done.

Last but not least, you get some new exercise features now, including "Swimming". It is now able to hold up until 50m below water, so you can take it to the pool with you have it track your exercise. If you need to pause, you only have to hold the home button for some seconds and you are able to continue, or cancel.

Is it Worth it?

Overall, I've had the Mi band4 and loved it. I feel the battery is even better on this device, and I would definitely recommend to any new or returning user to upgrade to the Miband4.

Leave a comment below and let me know what you think of it.

This very interesting article describes how Android, and a specific app, are in daily use by the military--starting with my favorite branch, the USAF--and law enforcement.

"Called Android Tactical Assault Kit, or ATAK, this piece of software has gone on to become the preferred app of American tactical teams across most branches and even in law enforcement."

One great point it makes is that it is possible for a government project to stick to its budget!

"ATAK is rare in that it’s a Department of Defense software program that has achieved wild success while mostly sticking to its original budget. While the use of commercial off-the-shelf hardware and software has seen a spotty record across the military, the ATAK program shows what can happen when it’s done right. The powerful yet flexible nature of the Android operating system paired with a responsive development team has produced a product that’s not only been very successful in the military, but licensed out into to civilian companies as well."

It's a quick read, and makes me happy to see 'my' OS used this way.

Georgep123 said:

Thank you

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no worries.....maybe it is time for an upgrade....lol

Whether the internal storage media is encrypted or not isn't relative to something like cellular-based tethering functionality -- the internal storage media is for retaining files and data on a semi-permanent basis; tethering is a function where an incoming cellular signal gets converted on-the-fly into an outgoing networking signal that passes through the USB bus. It's not a matter of that signal getting stored in any way in internal storage.
So the odds are encryption isn't a factor but something else that is relative to the tethering process. Proof of this is taking into consideration storage media encryption has been the default since Marshmallow so if it your presumption was actually true that would mean no phones since 2015 or so could not do tethering (and actually media encryption was introduced much earlier but wasn't the default for Android until Marshmallow).

What model is your old phone? Who is your carrier? There's also a matter where if your old phone has a microUSB port, your A3 has a USB Type-C port so check the cable you're using with your A3 isn't the source of the problem.

Mabontle said:

Forgot my recovery protection password

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well if you tripped FRP (factory reset Protection) then you will need to find a way to change the password. just go to google and then go through the forget password process. there is no way around frp unfortunately.

yeah but booting the phone on and off wheres out the chip......i'll pass. i just put my phone on its wireless charging cradle at night and go to sleep. i just wake up in the morning and the phone is fully charged.....never had any issues with battery on any of my phones doing it this way.

drcarl said:

I transferred everything from my Note 8 phone to my new Tab S5E (with the Smart Switch app)
The wallpaper from the phone (my own "aurora" image) came over to the Tab.
I want to find and save that aurora image so that I can play with other wallpapers, and be able to put the image back again if I want to.
I can't find the aurora image.

So, I'll ask, where are the wallpaper images stored? (and are they .JPGs?)
(Or, how can I download a copy of the existing wallpaper? and existing lock screen background image?)

Also, how do I set an image for the lock screen that's different from the main wallpaper?

Many thanks in advance,

Carl

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A gallery app shows all images on device and also tells you the location of the images on your device. (This doesn't include google photos app)

Long press on the image in your gallery app and click on details.