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My wife has a Nokia 6.1 running Android 9. She doesn't like it. What would be the advantage if she got an Samsung Galaxy S10+? Shouldn't they both have the same features not including the camera, assuming they both run Android 9? Do you answer a call the same way? Do you turn the speaker phone on the same way? Can the speaker phone be on all the time? Is my thinking wrong? She doesn't use any social media, does text and doesn't use much data. Please give us your ideas. Thank you in advance.
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I just got a moto one 5g Ace 2 weeks ago and I was surprised it came with Android 11 installed.. I really liking this phone...

Turtle Blast - 2D Shooter [FREE][GAME]

Big new update!
* Added a new power: Freeze
* Added a new enemy: Armored Parrot
* Updated the Ray Gun by making it pass through 3 enemies
* Updated the particle effects of the player death
* Updated how power-ups spawn
* Fixed bug where the player suddenly starts rotating
* Fixed bug with the sprite of the normal parrot enemy
* Removed black borders and made the game fullscreen
* Increased player speed
* Changed game icon

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Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Cinemato.TurtleBlast

Help reviving old phone

What phone? This may matter because messages like that are manufacturer/model dependent.

But more importantly, flashing with unauthorised firmware does not generally lock a phone so that you can't use it - in fact I have never heard of any phone that does that. So the first thing I'd do is ignore that message and see whether I can access the data anyway. If the problem is actually an app and not a system feature then trying Safe Mode, as Milo suggests, would deal with that, but personally I'd just try booting it normally first and see whether there genuinely is a problem.

If you are actually prevented from accessing your data then please describe what happens when you try to boot it up (I'd not worry about a message that only appears on a charging screen).

(I am incidentally assuming that you have not tried to modify the phone in the past, and that this message is spurious. If you have ever modified it then if you cannot access your data please tell us what you did).

Help with text settings

Hi guys.. can someone help me with wat im facing..
When ever im texting some one on snap chat.. typing more than 3 digits are sent as a call number.. dots are automatically taken as website link.. like if iam typing 100 and sending it.. it comes as call 100.. if iam sending 1000 it comes as call 1000.. if iam writing time as well till 9.59 it shows correctly.. 10.10 again it sends as call 10.10. Im tired of searching the internet. May be im not using correct terms... also its happening in snapchat only. Rest apps like whatsapp and all are fine. Pls help its irritating.
Thanx in advance

Recommendations for Pixel 4 XL case

I use Spigen rugged armor case on my Pixel 4XL. I've been using Spigen cases now for about four years more, less. They're thin and not bulky yet tough and protect my device when I occasionally drop it... Which has actually happened more with this phone than ever and never a ding! Excellent cases!! The best imo! I believe I paid $15 USD 6-7 mo months ago. Most definitely great cases!!

Transferring apps between devices

Yes, it sucks when a loved app is removed without a trace from an appstore.

Sometimes you can find it in another appstore altogether.

Other times, you need to figure out another way.

Because I set up so many decices, I have recently tried a new (to me) method that seems to work great.

Put all the apps onto an SD card in apk format.
When you get a new device, put that SD card in it and install all the apps.
Sometimes there is compatibility issues, but at least you have the name of the app to search for a working version for the new device.

Glad you found APK Extracter.
Not sure if it is the same one that I use.

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/axp.tool.apkextractor/

I just went through and selected what apps I wanted, then moved them to the card.

Another way is to upload the apks to cloud storage, and download them to the new device.

In fact, you can even send the apks directly to the new device if both are on the same Wi-Fi and both have NitroShare.

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.nitroshare.android/
Thanks for that tip had not thought to move the APK to the SD card and being my tablet won't let me install apps on my SD card I need to use the 256GB for something and perfect way to save loved apps. Yeah I had it on my old phone but when I got my new phone last November I went to install the app and could no longer find it in the store. Glad I found a way to transfer it over to my new phone and tablet.

It's a simple word game but I like it as no ads and you can play it offline which is great when flying and such just adds one more thing you can do on long boring flights besides sleep HA HA

AT&T sends me a phone

Have you tried rebooting the phone? The number in the menu should update, but it sometimes needs a kick.

Mind you, since no network in the UK has official plans to shut down their 3G service (or even 2G for the 3 networks that have that) Tron's particular problem doesn't arise here. I was impressed that they would send out a new phone when your old one was going to stop functioning though: I'm pretty sure the UK carriers would just send you a text saying that you had a few weeks to buy a new handset...

New App: Car Wash and Modify

Thanks for spending time and testing the app. Currently, there is no challange in app like time. It is like a game to realize a hobby. In future i want to add challenges like time or maybe more cars, more car parts, different mud colors, interior cleaning etc. I want to shape the app depending on the feedback i receive from users since i dont have time to implement all at once.

Is RPG worth the time?

I am just a beginner and never tried any RPG on PC, played 2 RPG games on my phone. But they didn't look exciting enough, so I thought maybe any reference will be better. And I don't have any preference, just wanted to dive in.
there so many great rpg on pc. can't really say that for mobile devices.

skyrim is my favorite of all time. i hear witcher 3 is really good as well. you can also go more sci-fi in the fallout series as well. start with fallout 2 or 3. and i can't forget to mention horizon zero dawn........its soooo gooooood. you get to fight robotic dinosaurs!!!!!!! enough said LOL.

if you like survival games, i would recommend subautica and subnautica below zero.

Samsung galaxy A22 shutdown on screen timeout

Hi All,

My new Samsung galaxy a22 shuts down whenever the screen times out. Any way I can stop this glitch?
are you sure it is powered off and not just asleep? if this is indeed happening, then i would first put the phone in safe mode to see if the issue still happens. safe mode prevents 3rd party apps from running. this will determine if this is an app issue or not.
https://www.hardreset.info/devices/samsung/samsung-galaxy-a22-5g/safe-mode/

your next option would be to do a factory reset. this will determine if this is a software issue or not. keep in mind this will delete data, so backup accordingly. and do this from within your phone' settings. you can do a hard reset, but that will trip frp(factory reset protection) and you will need to know your google acct info or it will not let you proceed any further.

and if it still continues then you might want to look at warranty replacement options.

Backup query needs explanation !!

The logic of the Google backup is that the apps can be re-downloaded so it's the data backup that's important. But I don't know why it doesn't back everything up (at least for me) - to be honest for many years I rooted all of my devices so it didn't matter to me whether it worked or not, and after one poor experience with it I never bothered with it again, and hence never learned whether there are any tweaks with it.

I've known others swear that it's great, but I suspect that it just worked for them and so they won't have ideas. But we can hope.

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