Actually, the UI of iphone is absolutely horrid and unintuitive.

Of course you are nit supposed to be able to sort through your messages when the phone is locked- why bother even locking it if you could?
So, just anyone that can get hands on the device at any time can just see all your messages?

This is an obvious security flaw, qnd completely stupid.

What is the difficulty in unlocking the device to sort messages?
The lockscreen notifications are there so that you know that there are or are not messages- and in that case can make the decision to unlock and sort or not.

It has to be done on a per app basis because someone might not want notifications at all from certain apps on the lockscreen.

The vast majority of Android users prefer the great amount of customization available- and don't desire to be roped in to whatever some corporation decides you should have OUT OF THE BOX .

I spent all of 60 seconds with an iphone, and was ready to throw it into a wall.

And then to charge so much money yet give so little in value, it should be a crime.

I tried your VPN app, but I have a problem, it doesn't connect in China.

Hey Boss, wake up!

We're about a week away from the first pre-orders arriving and being unboxed - we sure could use these forums now... thank you!

EDIT: Looks like the squeaky Chief gets the forum... THANK YOU!

EXTRA INFO

• Rating: 5.0
• Installs: 10,000+
• Download Size: 7.1M
• Version: 2.3.6

EXTRA INFO

• Rating: 4.8
• Installs: 1+
• Download Size: 13M
• Version: 1.0

infomamun said:

Thanks for your answer. But it is not PDF417. If you visit the link which you provided, you can see the PDF417 is actually the upper side code of my picture... But I want to know the name of bottom side code (marked by red rectangle in the picture). Do you have any idea?

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Apparently it's called "machine-readable"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine-readable_passport

What is GASH @IRONJUque?
Welcome to the Android Forums.

Heads up for those following, I have a Blade A3 Prime coming soon to me. Won't be posting here much, but follow the much-more-active XDA thread about the Blade A3 Prime for all dev activity.

LINK HERE

KimmyD said:

Joasonmerc,
What about g play 2021? I'm fixing to take a stab at root and I really don't wanna load stock unless it's my only way back lol.. Suggestions for that model appreciated✌

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This forum is for the G4 Play, which is a different older model entirely.

ROM development for the G Play 2021 appears to be stagnant, as in nothing at all from what I saw. You can still (maybe) unlock the bootloader, but without a functioning TWRP you won't really have an easy time flashing Magisk for root on stock Android.

I'd give further guidance, but the problem is newer phones use a new partition layout that I'm not yet familiar with, so I don't want to tell you something that will brick your device. I'm sure if you posted this question in a G Play 2021 forum then you'll get a more accurate, reliable answer.

Shape Race is free to play a game where the goal is to survive as long as possible against increasingly difficult obstacles. This app will cure your boredom!

Screenshot: https://imgur.com/ARdBnUR

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sivio.shaperace

App Info:

Current Version: 0.2
Requires Android: 4.4 and up
Content Rating: Rated for 3+

svim said:

You do realize that whatever issues you're having with SD cards is very anecdotal, don't you? If your situation was actually the norm, external memory cards wouldn't even be an option for us now. If all microSD cards failed at even a 10% rate, there would have been a industry wide recall.
A 50% failure rate is an indicator there's a localized issue that needs to be looked into.

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In my experience, recalls are only invested in on safety issues.

Anguish and loss of finances due to a failed SD card are neither.

So, no, no recalls for a horrible long term storage option.
Can I even justify the use of the term 'long term' here?

I mean really, is two weeks to three months considered long term?
That is when my SD card failures all surfaced.
Any that survived longer than that continue to do so.

About half of them.

Yup!
This is a common thing, because the apps on UpToDown are uploaded to UpToDown by many other people, and not always as quick as Google gets them up.

This can cause quite a delay at times, especially on apps with less popularity.

Also, there can be many versions of every app, and each individual device may be able to run multiple or only one version.
This can cause the difference in the app ID number that you see.

I would not worry about any of these things, as long as the apps continue to function.

One caviot to UpToDown regarding system apps is that on rare occasion I have gotten an update to Google app that is not compatible with other Google apps on the device.
It is simple enough to put the older version back on.

As I donot use Google Play Store anymore, I use UpToDown and two others as well- ApkPure and F-Droid. On the rare occasion that I need to, I also use ApkMirror.

These all may hold interest for you as well.

https://m.apkpure.com/
https://f-droid.org/
https://www.apkmirror.com/

Also, to help with time, I only check for updates once a week.

I do not allow any of these apps to constantly check for updates, automatically download, or notify me.

After I run through all the app stores, I then use a cleaner (the only honest one) from F-Droid to remove files that are downloaded onto my device from each store.

This saves space on my device.

Fırat said:

There is no playbooks.android.google folder but there is a ../android/data/com.google.android.apps.books folder which is empty.

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I meant as of that path. Sorry to mislead you on that, was ontop of my head.

Johncoool said:

I am sure that it is not a knock off but this is a poor country, So they manufacture phones for this region using old parts.

I am in the Middle East.

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Yeh, I'm sure it isn't knock-off, otherwise it wouldn't be on GSM Arena. Although it seems Samsung is now really localising their range of devices and markets. I'm actually in China, and we only see their flagship devices like Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series, plus a lot of fake Samsungs.

Johncoool said:

That is besides the point... I will find apps that can work on it.

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Good luck!
Wish I could help you more.

That's great. I wish I could do something that way. Right now it looks as if I'll be borrowing a phone forever...

Derek Dokoto said:

Kindle app didn't have defaults to clear. Amazon Play Store app did. Now invoking pdf file brings up pdf reader not kindle reader.

So hard to find where to reset default apps.
Fire OS 5.6.8.0

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Ah, yes, an Amazon Fire device will be different as well because it's an Amazon fork of Android and will differ in several respects from other people's Android.

A card formatted as internal will be encrypted with a key securely stored on the phone, I think in the /system partition. All data on the card will be encrypted so it's only readable by the phone it's installed on. A card formatted as internal storage will have a single encrypted EXT4 partition occupying the whole volume. Note that a Factory data reset will generate a new encryption key and the card will become unreadable as the key used to encrypt it no longer exists.

Unless you have a phone with very limited storage (<16GB) there's no benefit, and several downsides, to using a card as internal storage.

New version has been released

A few things have changed since the first release, including the title. On google play it is listed as: "Clue Mystery, murder detective board game" and it is now possible to be any of the characters and freely select your bot opponents from the mix.

INFO

'Clue Mystery' is a single player adaptation of the classic detective game Cluedo or Clue that tries to stay true to the mood and gameplay of the old board game.

Preview clip

Features

• the classic suspects, weapons and rooms
• single play against 2-5 bots
• a notepad that apart from the usual symbols also comes with a numbering system for advanced players
• opponents that make sophisticated choices and deductions based on AI
• addictive gameplay if you like logic puzzles

Current Stats

• Rating: 4.4
• Installs: 1000+
• Download Size: 20M
• Version: 1.2

I cant use chrome because "some" sites i use for testing shows ads. The pc version is without problematic ads ,odd huh? The best hands down browsers for mobile are brave and opera

Well my funds now and thru sept preventing me from buying a new tablet. Ill make the best of it for now. My next tablet wont be an asus. Cheers

Also heres screenshot. An app is somehow changing the "always" setting...i want it to stay "never" setting

Sorry i removed image,

JAROAM said:

I think that may be a bit beyond me bailiwick. May have to try and look that up 'cause I can't see how that's done. Could be good, though. On a related note, someone mentioned sending this thing into ubreakifix. Horrible name. Know anything about them? I really don't care what kind of chop suey I get this phone back as, I just want the damn info. May be a lost cause be I'm still fighting. For now.

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Do whatever you can.
At least you learned a lot about these devices that you didn't know before.

Hands on experience is the best teacher.

nightowl66 said:

I use my fingerprint to unlock the phone. All I have to do is touch the power button with the correct finger and it will unlock. Is there a setting where I have to hard press the power button before it will unlock?

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you can change the biometrics from finger to something else, but you can change the sensitivity unfortunately.

OCNBRZE, thank you for your assistance. I installed "aodnotify" it solved my indicator light issue. Light blinks till I clear it. Also many cool options with this app. Thanks again!