definitely hardware damage. i damaged my note 4's screen by hitting the phone's sides while my phone was in a gym bag when it fell from my gym's locker after working out. it did not crack the screen, but the jolt definitely broke something on the inside. luckily i had insurance on the phone and was able to get a replacement with out having to dish out large sums of money.

i never keep my phone in a bag from that day forward. it is always with me.

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ocnbrze said:

yes. but you do not need to root to turn off auto updates

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Excellent. I'm about to start working on something similar and I was worried there was going to be problems.

Ok, so an epilogue to this.
I did figure out a way to disable lots more Google poop on this pathetic little device.

I do still get the warning that the device is out of date, bevging me to 'update' it, but now it is just a notification and there is no more countdown and forcing of updates.

No clue as to what app(s) are responsible, but I am glad to have it to this point.
I can now restart the device and not have a bunch of Poogle shoved down my throat.

My guess is that if I removed my Poogle account altogether that the issue would end altogether.
If and when I get all my contacts as device instead of Poogle, then I will do just that.
As it is now, all my contacts disappear if I remove the account.
I have tried to export them en mass and then import them after the account is gone, to no avail.

ocnbrze said:

do you have a lockscreen app? what do you mean that "it's there under settings"? what is there in settings? is this a text message?

we need more info on what you want to do. just remember the more info you can give us the better we can help.

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Display.-- Lock screen display.
Here's the screen shot

It is not the Samsung Health notification icon.

I moved your post into the lounge area so we can get more eyes on it.

Could you be a little more specific with both your problem and device? When you say you are having trouble verifying the tablet, are you trying to root it? Flash firmware? Update? Do you know what firmware is already installed? Do you have a model number for the tablet?

This would be helpful for everyone to understand what's going on.

Thanks and welcome to the forums.

Yeh, there are some recovery programs, and your phone or tablet may be need to be rooted

No one? Nothing? Bueller? Bueller...? Bueller...?

Ok, guess I'm on my own.

Try this...

Settings
Apps & notifications
Default apps
Assist & voice input
Voice input

Hi, I have created a time lapse camera app that collects images during daylight hours and uploads those images to an FTP server. I now need to add a method to prolong battery life by putting the cpu to sleep at night, wake it up in the morning, collect and image, then go back to sleep in-between image collections (15 - 20 mins). The code i have used so far is based on the processing IDE with some android based java as well where necessary.

I have tried using wake-locks which didn't seem to work and have had a look at the AlarmManager class which might be the way to go but my programming skills aren't great. The AlarmManager class had an example that (i think) could wake the cpu at a given time then use the setRepeating method to wake up the device every x minutes after that. Is this correct? However i need it to stop doing that at night and repeat the next day(s) which adds another layer of complexity.

Any advice on this and/or example code to get me started would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Ivanlc said:

Right.

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Yeah, I guess that's the way it is. I've just turned it off.

You'd think you'd be able to to select "driver friendly" apps though. Some of the apps shown in this mode aren't exactly non-distracting; eg. VLC which is primarily a video player...!

I don't use Google Assistant(Hey Google) myself of course. But someone was reporting the same issue here to Google.
https://support.google.com/assistan...no-longer-shows-me-results-on-my-screen?hl=en

It could be a problem at Google's end, that they need to fix.

mikedt said:

If it's a custom ROM that has the problem. What about the original manufacturer firmware the tablet came with, did that work?

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No

Well, it's getting worse and worse. It crashed even in safe mode the other day. New phone is on the way

Maybe leave your device in that 'temperature controlled room' and use a smartwatch to know when you have calls or messages?

I was always a fan of Motorola, until they were priced out of my reach.

I was overjoyed to find this thing for $40, and even unlocked it would have been only $150.

A stellar device for the cost.

PitCarver said:

Interesting/fun app. Good for what I've been looking for.
Yes/No option is great when the kids want something...

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And honest)

Thanks for all the helpful info!

Anyone know what this symbol is

That previous answer of mine was for the vibration. For the control buttons overlay not disappearing, go to Home in the Youtube app, click on your avatar, go to Settings, Accessibility, and turn off the Accessibility player option.

No, It's not in any case so that's not the problem. I am pretty sure that it is some kind of hardware problem. I have since looked up when I bought it and it seems like it is still within the warranty period so I am contacting the supplier y sure now that it is a hardware problem. to get either a repair or replacement.

Thanks to all for replying.

mikedt said:

I thought WhatsApp, but I didn't recognise the B.

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I was able to find it on a reverse image search. I guess Whatsapp is big enough that it made it possible.

I had to reenter all of my contacts. I could not get them to download or sync from my other devices.