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Help Gmail not pushing notifications / asleep?

I've tried scouring the site for a related thread but most that seem relevant are from 2016. I have a S10 running Android 11. I have had this issue for a long time now, (I THINK) dating back to my previous S8 model. So it may not specifically be hardware related.
I run multiple Gmail based accounts on my phone. 2 personal and one work related (1 personal is rarely used). The problem first appeared with the work account. It is a gmail email w/ a @"XYZ".com name. Now I've started noticing the same issue w/ my personal account.
It appears as if my gmail app is going to sleep after a certain amount of time. Occassionaly I will open my app and within a few to 5-10 secs I will have no new messages. If I refresh the screen by pulling down or sometimes on it's own, the inbox will refresh and new messages will appear. These messages could be anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours old.
I have verified that Gmail is set to "never sleep" and I recently turned my performance mode up but have seen this happen since doing so. The most significant aspect is that it appears to only happen if I haven't checked it in a while. I have witnessed this happen on both mobile data and home wifi. I do have spotty reception at work but this has occurred outside of work as much if not more often.
This seems to have been a common issue at one time if not still current but I can't seem to determine if there's ever been a resolution determined.

Last, I'm considering a 3rd party email app if I have to but would really rather not go that route (really from a learning curve convienence only). If I did use something like Spark, would it not just pull from the Gmail app or would it connect to the servers directly and bypass gmail app?

Samsung Galaxy A6 SM-A600FN Bootloop stuck on samsung logo

I have a Samsung Galaxy A6 or was working very slow for some time and if I reset the hard one or people came on hang, Samsung is coming in front of it by writing and it is not moving, I have flash file from this website https://www.mobileguru4.com/samsung-sm-a600f-flash-file/ Download and install it is not working, please tell me in my help how this problem will be solved.

Cannot transfer files to flash memory Android head unit

I have a Seicanne h6 in two of my cars and they work great. Recently I tried to transfer video and audio files from usb thumb drive to the internal flash memory. The preloaded file viewer app doesn’t allow for file transfer, copy or paste only viewing. After some research I downloaded two file transfer apps from the play store. One app (exFAT / NTFS) doesn’t seem to see the usb thumb drive the other can’t successfully transfer.
Should I keep trying file management apps? Seems like there is a file loader app on android head units other than the play store but that hasn’t been successful either. Am I missing something here? Why does the android head unit maker want to make it hard to transfer files onto the flash memory.
I’m a mechanic and have little experience with coding so any advice please describe steps in detail. Thank you

New App: Add Background Music to Video: Audio Video Mixer (Version Varies with device)

There are many tutorial videos on YouTube on how to add background music to a video. In fact, this is very easy to do if you have at least a basic knowledge. In the past, I have often made similar videos for the holidays. First you need to find the free royalty sound effects that you want to install on the video according to the instructions. As a rule, background music creates a special atmosphere that helps to get into the meaning of the video. Unfortunately, some applications provide a basic list of audio tracks for editing, which limits the user's ability.

How to dismiss calendar notifications with a touch, not a swipe?

The trouble is that many manufacturers install their own calendar apps, and they are almost all called "Calendar". So I never make assumptions about what calendar app someone is using unless I at least know what device they have.

I did just enable notifications in the Google calendar app on my phone (I leave them off as I have other calendar apps that suit me better) and created a test event, but it did not produce the type of reminder you describe for me. This may however depend on the device, android version or other settings (e.g. I have a Pixel 2 running Android 11 with always on display disabled). But the Google app, in common with most Google apps, is very limited in what options it provides and I couldn't spot anything in its settings myself that looked relevant to this.
Thanks so much for your efforts Sir.

No new LG smartphones

Hi everyone, new to the forum. My name is Randy, but I didn't see a way to have my name displayed.

LG will support their phones as per law in the US, which means, "There were plenty of concerns about long-term support after LG announced it would be exiting the smartphone business, it later clarified that many of its premium devices will receive three years of updates. The V60 is included in that list, meaning it should be eligible for Android 13 as its final upgrade.Apr 24, 2021, Android Authority".
- The release date of the V60 was April 20th, 2020, so it'll have security updates and OS updates until 4/2023.
- Personally I'd still buy a V60, that's about as much support as I expect from manufacturers, though lately I heard Samsung is upping their security updates to 4 years on their Galaxy phones. That's pretty sweet, but 3 years of full support is not bad at all.
https://www.computerworld.com/artic...a full four,its Galaxy-branded Android phones.

I LOVED my V20 and now my V40 because of the extraordinary recording quality. I'd put it on a little tripod while jamming with friends and the music sounded like you were there.

Was recently looking for a replacement for my V40, and after making a spreadsheet that had critical features, this is what I came up with:
Must haves:
- Large screen, preferably 6.4" and above
- Wireless charging
- Outstanding battery life
- SD card slot (if only 64GB, if 128GB then it's optional)

Wanna haves:
- Headphone jack
- Release Date less than 1.5 years
- Stereo speakers
- IP of 68

The V40 has nearly all these criteria, the V60 does have all these. The closest I found that was affordable to me (I'm looking for total costs including tax under $500), was the Samsung Galaxy S10+. It's a little older though, release date of 2/2019. However I also found new V60s for that price as well: about $425 plus tax.

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On a different topic, I was hoping someone would weigh in on a Thread I started on the V20 forum.
https://androidforums.com/threads/a...ate-from-android-7-to-8.1335741/#post-8033352
I suspect that it being an older phone there won't be much traffic, and it'd be the same issue with a V40.

Basically I bought an AT&T V20 that I used on a T-Mobile network, and I can't access the upgrades to Android 8 'cause I'm not an AT&T customer. Probably best to follow the above link and respond in that thread. Thanks!

Upgrade Android on Galaxy S3 and S7

As for your S3, changing your ROM will not make any difference to your 3G data speeds. Changing the radio firmware might, but unlikely to make much difference, and you are probably using the most recent radio that Samsung provided - unlike ROMs nobody builds their own radio firmware(*), so you can't do anything there except use what Samsung provide. If the bottleneck is other overheads from the Samsung ROM then a slimmer custom ROM might help, but the 3G reception itself is what it is.

(*) The amount of proprietary information you'd need to build your own radio firmware makes it essentially impossible for anyone other than the manufacturer to do this, and a civilian wouldn't have the kit to test it anyway. And if someone did build custom radio firmware for a phone its certification would be invalid and so it would almost certainly be illegal to use it (operating an unlicensed transmitter in any of the cellular radio bands is illegal in the UK).

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