I recently picked up a 2nd gen Apple TV for $24 at the MegaReplay store. I hated the newer models enforcing updates and once out of support the apps just break and force you to buy a new one.

Meanwhile, that 2010 'vintage' Apple TV still works. Every app works. Netflix, iTunes purchases, movies, etc works. No updates. Apple was a different company back when Steve Jobs ran it. Tim is all about consumerism and disposability which I hate.

I personally HATE flat UI design. So part of why I bought that thing was to enjoy that glossy skeuomorphic UI it had. I expected a lot of things to not work since it's so old but I was outright amazed that every app works.

Lately every bit of tech I own and use is some variation of the 2009-14 era. I prefer that design and software. It helps that those were good years for me. Especially 2010. Seems tech was at its peak then. My phone runs Android 2.3

Thank you

Thanks for the info re: "nudges". I found it and turned it off. That should do it.

dvhttn said:

I used to use TB but, as has been said, it's seems to be no longer supported. I swapped to Swift Backup ... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.swiftapps.swiftbackup&gl=US ... and all is fine with the backup world once more .....

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nice.....gonna have to try this.

@groston i would still look into getting a custom recovery since you are rooted. having twrp installed is a very useful tool and every rooted phone user should have one. it should have been your next step after rooting the phone. having a nandroid backup is very important. a nandroid backup is a complete backup of your phone. if you mess up or something goes wrong, as long as you can get to your recovery(twrp) and have a nandroid backup, you can flash your recovery and it will like being back before anything happened. it is kind of like a save point in a game. if you mess up in your game, you can just go back to where you last saved the game.

so even if swift backup as suggested by @dvhttn , i would still get twrp setup and make a nandroid backup asap.

Okay so I have an update fam

Is there an easy way to control multiple android devices from the PC when connected via USB? I would need the devices to connect to 4g for their data but be controlled via PC USB for their control.

In this scenario we could simply remote control the PC itself via Chrome remote desktop and then our assistance could control the phones from that remote desktop. This way phones are directly connected and controlled via PC use.

Lmk tyty

Every day, I wonder how my 6 Pro will disappoint me today. I'm done with the Google line of phones. Sad as I've owned every Pixel since the first one. No excuses from Google, it's their SOC and software. I'm tired of switching Airplane mode on and off to get a cell or WiFi connection. It's a daily occurrence.

Hello everyone,

Check out my new game titled SmashRun. It is a casual game with interesting environments.

Any feedback is well appreciated.



Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbkyUPhkrOM5HqyfUnOYc1Q

Tiktok page
https://www.tiktok.com/@smashappgame

This is the game link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.DefaultCompany.BallRunning

Paddy Landau said:

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out.

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Not a problem Paddy.

ColdFireGames said:

Hey!

We recently tried experimenting with mixing different genres of mobile games together, and we came up with this!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coldfiregames.dungeon.manager.tycoon.idle.game

It's a mix of incremental games and RPGs in which you need to summon Heroes, level them up in order to conquer dangerous dungeons with powerful enemies!

Here are some features our game has to offer!:

- Collect unique Heroes with multiple Tiers!
- Make your Heroes stronger by equipping them with powerful gear!
- Conquer Dungeons and fight powerful Monsters!
- Daily and Weekly Challenges
- PvP Arena Mode

We would love to hear your feedback on our game as it is still in development and we want to add more content in the future.

Thanks!

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Could you first put up your game as the title in the thread, you will get more results that way..

CobaltAxiom said:

I mean to change the color of a 'drawable' asset.

In this case, a .png file.

I already know how to make the background image more or less transparent or how to blend it with a different color.

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Hmmm... like if you would go a simple short cut like, head over to the launcher, press on the gallery and it will open a png, not so sure myself.

Skunky business with skunky online sources = skunky stuff coming your way.

It's possible that the... whoever... who took your card information has no intention of charging your card. They likely don't know how much they could get out of you. What they probably do know, however, is how much your card information (CVV code and all) is worth on the black market. My guess is that's exactly where your card information went: to every crook willing to pay for it.

I strongly advise you call your bank, explain what you did, cancel the card immediately and learn your lesson.

I just downloaded the July update. It's only 19.77 mb so it installs quickly but still takes time to optimize your phone. I use Verizon and live in the suburbs of New York City.

shalish said:

Yes you are right, in these days phone storage should be huge as android systems are consuming more and more space.

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well.....they are. its just like with anything now days. the more room you want, the more expensive it will be. my z fold 3 which costs me $1700 has 256 gigs of internal storage with 12 gigs of ram. i never have to worry about space on my phone. it is only half full.....lol

The app will call RCS "Chat" - RCS is the technical name of the protocol. I think you have to explicitly enable it - at least it's been off by default on any phone I've set up or installed the app on.

YURI66 said:

I don't receive e-sim messages on my samsung, what could be the problem??

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Who is your carrier?
Your phone's e-SIM is a direct correlation with your cellular service account. Have you contacted your carrier about your problem?
Are you also having problems with services like phone calls or using mobile data, or is this just a text messaging problem?

Based on this project, is there a way to pass data between fragment using viewmodel and .observe()?
Exemple one fragment contains a buton which increment a value in viewmodel and the observer of the 2nd and 3rd fragment update their textview with this value?
I am stuck on the fact that the .observe do not react to the value change....

Sounds to me like you have your contacts syncing to multiple locations, i.e. Google, Outlook, local only.
If this is the case, you will need to delete the number from each contact provider. You can do that directly from the Samsung Contacts app by tapping the hamburger menu in the upper left and then selecting the dropdown at the top and changing the active account.

Guess we are done with this one, maxxed out at level 3200 :

YURI66 said:

I don't receive e-sim messages on my samsung, what could be the problem??

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I moved this post to it's own thread.
https://androidforums.com/threads/esim-question.1342316/

Hello all again, many thanks to all helping me with this problem. I looked at trying to move all my messages from husband's phone through smart switch, but worried I might do something to his phone, and the process was not clear, nor easy to my mind. So I still haven't worked out why I can see 2500 messages listed in Cloud backup, but can't access them. What is everyone's opinion re making this issue public - ie via facebook or something? I cannot understand why they say they will get help back to you but nothing happens and you end up on the live chat, or phone yet again with no result. Still need to look perhaps also at Messenger+ for saving messages better for the future.

Jeff in Denver said:

I have a Cat S31, and I was thinking about upgrading. I looked that the Samsung Xcover Pro and it is 6.3" tall. I decided against it. My next choice was the Cat S41, but it's a four-year-old phone.

All the other tough phones are too big, so I will keep my S31.

Is anyone else annoyed by the growing sizes of newer phones?

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I know this is an old thread, but you might consider just a smaller phone with an overly rugged case.

Uninstall Ccleaner. It's owned by Cheetah Mobile, known for quite shady practices. Also known for useless 'battery savers' on Android.

Doesn't work. Pinching just shows the wallpaper. Settings has no options to help despite the snide asshattery from another poster.

At some point if you're putting so much time and effort fighting with your phone to free up more storage space, for your own peace of mind it's time to buy a new replacement phone with more storage to begin with. This is not meant to be dismissive at all, but instead of getting frustrated every time you pick up your phone and something happens where you need to open up a few MBs of storage space here and there, invest in yourself and make your quality of life better by getting a phone that just works as is.

Arabic and French. I have a friend who does that.