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USB-A or USB-C port for Android Auto?

Pretty nice if your new car has USB-C, most cars I've seen are still sporting the USB-A port. If C is available, by all meansuse it but make sure to get a good quality USB cable.
Anecdote: I had rented a car last year while traveling with one of my old standby USB-C | USB-A cables to provide for charging and possible Android Auto connectivity. It bothered me for several days that I couldn't get my S10+ to connect successfully to Android Auto, until I stopped in at a Micro Center and buy a new cable. After that it worked like a charm. So either USB-A or USB-C, get a good cable.

Apps Class imported but "Unresolved reference" when try run

Hi,

The BaseServiceTest class is on the module `common-testutils` and that module it's added in another module called `products` using:

`testImplementation(project(":common-testutils"))`

The module `products` has the class `CoreServiceTest` which extends the `BaseServiceTest` class. The class `BaseServiceTest` it imported into the class `CoreServiceTest` but when try run the I received `Unresolved reference: BaseServiceTest`. It's strange because the class it's imported but can't run it.

Can you help me? thanks

Help MMS issue: can't see multiple recipients in MMS group messages.

I have T Mobile with an Android LG K500 phone. I had been getting group texts for years and showing multiple recipients however in the last few months, my phone is only showing the sender. I have no idea if this is a group text or individual. This causes confusion b/c I don't know who will be getting my responses to the texts. It must have changed with one of the previous updates. So this is not just a Virgin problem.

wifi connections

we are an english only site. you can use google translate to translate your question and then just copy and paste in the translation.

here is the translation:
Hello
I can't connect to the wifi network of my new asus zenwifi xt8 router,
the connection via livebox works
the cat s 60 finds the network I enter the exact password it says "WIFI connection failure"
Thank you

i would reboot both the phone and your router and try again.

Mint data allowances increasing again

Welcome to Android Forums @Orange Orangutan :) To be clear, we are not affiliated with Mint, just users helping each other. I had the 3GB plan for my son for a few years and when he would occasionally run out I would simple buy an extra 1GB for $10 to get him through the end of the month. While not exactly what you are looking for, this would overall be less expensive than going to the 10GB plan. All that said, I've had to move all of the plans to unlimited. :(

Screen protector in U.S.?

Did anyone in the U.S. receive a phone with a screen protector already installed? Internationally, it appears that the phone shipped with a screen protector, but I don't have one on my Verizon-branded phone.
I didn't receive the screen protector with the phone so I bought a Gadgetshieldz film protector and its quality is good. Check it out,
https://www.gadgetshieldz.com/samsung-galaxy-s21-ultra-screen-protector.html

Moving Phone card data to SD card

How and what can I move from my phone's card to an SD card so I can get more space on my Phones card? The Phone card is nearly full and I have to clean out files regularly and don't have room for more apps. I have moved most data like videos and Pictures, but still not much room. I have a SkyPro J7 Samsung.

Well in most situations videos, audio files, and photos use up the most storage space, especially when you have a large accumulation of them. Since you mentioned moving some or all of your videos and photos from the internal storage to your microSD card and your phone's storage memory is still pretty much out of free space unless you have a really large music library built up and can move that over you don't have a lot of options as far as a long term solution. Might be easier to start looking into buying a new phone, a model with a substantially larger amount of internal storage (i.e. 64 to 128GB).
In the meantime, since you referred to needing more room for more apps, you should look through your Settings >> Apps menu and uninstall any apps you've installed that you know you no longer need or use. (... and don't just use the Uninstall button. Tap on the Clear data button first, then the Uninstall button. Clear data removes all of that apps config and settings files, along with clearing the app's cache.)
The Settings >> Storage menu initially shows just how much data is used and what's available but if you tap on the internal storage or microSD card storage options that will open a very rudimentary file/folder manager. That might indicate some files and things you either move to your card or delete. You didn't refer to what file manager you're using, are you using Samsung's My Files app or an installed third-party file manager app?
You might also want to install this 'DiskUsage' app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage&hl=en_US&gl=US
Its a utility that shows your phone's storage media in a graphically detailed way, some people find its pictorial interface to be more user friendly than the more utilitarian interface that more file manager apps use.

Unable to move or copy video files

The name conversion trick didn't work, but after I uninstalled the Airdroid app I got a message from them asking for details of the problem. To cut a long story short, once I looked a bit closer at the way the app worked, I found that I was able to transfer video files. Problem sorted. Feedback given to the Airdroid developer. Thanks all for your assistance.

Ian

GPS Tracker Sent Via Text Message

Yes you can track easily. Now a days many apps available in market for tracking and monitoring kids, employees ,The need and ability to track location by SMS have become widespread. If you are a parent, being able to track the location of children using their devices is an absolute necessity. Employers are also able to find and confirm if employees are in their designated areas of work.
For spouses, if you are simply concerned or suspect them of cheating, a text message location tracker might be the tool for you.

Battery charge level indicator (Pixel 4 XL).....?

Since you already have the Accubattery app installed you already have a utility that reveals a lot of otherwise hidden data about your battery and the overall discharging/charging process. It displays not just if your battery is healthy or not, it shows an estimated numeric percentage that varies as the the battery ages. Other tabs in its display show discharging and charging data, in milliamps, showing data on power usage that gets updated every few seconds so you can get a rough idea on what's tapping your battery in real time. You don't need to install or buy a tool, you already have an information rich utility installed.

Bird Watchers

So so many sparrows and finch to choose from! I love watching them and trying to ID them but they make it so hard sometimes!!
You are right on the Finch, I read an entire bird book back to back a while ago, and we do get a ton of imagrational ones duration of the winter just down here, we get a billion birds around in our own back yard, day in and day out.

Smartphone hotspot is connected & secured but no internet access on laptop ?

Here is a virtually zero cost option which worked for me in (somewhat) different circumstances.
"Forget" the connection to your hotspot. And then reconnect.

Hello Reed,

Yeah, I already tried that unfortunately. I briefly mentioned it in my original post.

I keep thinking something has changed with the hotspot service. Weird though, that all 3 devices (laptop, desktop and tablet) say they are connected to the internet (via smarphone hotspot) but they won't have any internet capabilities. Very strange.

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