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Finding User-Created Android Folders on PC via USB Connection

svim
Which app did you use to create those folders?
A media player app might create a folder that pertains only to its own content, while a file manager app will have a lot more access to other directories (.... but restricted from any access to system-level folders). But the file system directory tree -- folders within other folders -- doesn't change depending on how you view them, it's a fixed entity. So depending on the app you used to create those folders, it may or may not reveal their location. Use a file manager app to be sure, that's a part of their functionality and why they exist to begin with. Determine the location of those folders you created and then just use that exact same directory path when using your computer's file manager.
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Solutions to USB, Fingerprint problems with S9+

Palm2droid said:
I've had my phone for just over 2 years and its starting to fritz..

The fingerprint scanner's coating started to peel. I had to delete and re-scan my print to get it functional again, but in the end what I did is gently rub it with a cotton cloth [ handkerchief ] and removed the remaining coating. It now works reliably again. What a royal PIA this was until fixed.

I had a few random USB charging port "moisture detected" issues. I followed each of the suggestions below that I found around the intertubes, and I believe that the first time it corrected by accident, while the second time I found an actual solution. I believe this is being cause by looseness/damage to the male charge pin in the charging port causing a short that triggers the moisture sensor alert.

TRIED but did not work:
Blasting with air
Putting in AC vent
Different charging cables
Multiple restarts
Apps / Show System Apps / USB Settings / Storage / Clear cache
Apps / Show System Apps / Android system / Force stop
Removing 'recently installed or updated' Apps

Note: Would not charge even with phone powered off.
Had to get a wireless charger as phone went completely dead

WORKED:
Inserted probe under bottom edge of male connector w/in charging access port on phone and gently pried up ever so very slightly. Accepted charge immediately after doing this.

A better design for the charger port would be to have no free play up/down but instead a snug fit of the cable into the port.

I hope this helps others.
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Thanks.

Re the Male connector within the port, duh... where is that?

I have a 2018 Nokia 7 Plus just 13 months out of the box and I have recent problems with the port. I found its a known manufacturing issue with the Type C port on my model and 2 or 3 others, via Nokia forums and YT. I can send it away afaik but can't lose it for 7 - 10 days+ and heard of possible fixes.

Fitting an AC vent was tongue in cheek, right? :)
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Camera

puppykickr
This sounds like a device administrator may have been installed onto the phone.

There are various available apps that can accomplish this.

The idea here is that it blocks other apps from using the camera, especially without the user's knowlege.

This is done for security, as some cameras can be manipulated into being active without user knowlege.

Settings
Security
Device Administrators

Since I don't have your device, the above is just a general outline of how to find the device administrators.

Android only allows one app at a time to have use of the camera (the microphone is the same way), so any other app that has access to the camera could cause the same issue as if a device administrator had been installed, ie. that message that you saw will pop up.

So, if there is a device administrator installed, disable it to use the camera. If it is an app like mine, there should be a simple method to turn it off and on. Mine has a quick setting tile in the pull down menu.

If this is not your case, then you should look through your apps to see which ones have Camera Permissions and force stop each one, then try the camera again, until your camera works.

Here is a simple app that you can use to sort your apps out by the Camera Permission (or any other permission, for that matter).

https://addons-detector.en.uptodown.com/android
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Find word on page in ANY app

G
svim said:
Just to clarify, there's going to be big difference between actual text (searchable) and an image of text (not searchable).
For the former, depending on the app you're referring to it might require him to just copy-and-paste the text into a separate file, and then just use any text editor or word processor app to open that file and use the search function. Or if the app includes the functionality of saving to a text file that would be a lot simpler.
For the latter, when an image is involved (i.e. a jpg or tiff or whatever) it might be more involved. To get actual text, it would require printing out the image (in reasonably high resolution), and use an OCR utility to convert the printed image to text. And don't be surprised if the resulting text has errors, with text to text its all just digital copying but with image to text it's more similar to an analog to digital process, text to image to text.
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Thank you, I think we'll try copying and pasting into a searchable document.
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MMS duplicates from Google Voice

svim
Yeah, it's not necessary to link the two. I prefer to keep them both separated and almost always just rely upon my conventional phone service most of the time, with GV being just a backup for certain situations. But some people are just the opposite, or they like linking the two so they have those GV online features working with both numbers.
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Fill the Glass - Draw Lines (by applatoons)

I
Fill the Glass with Coffee to make it happy.

Enjoy the addictive game of filling the glass with coffee to make it happy.

Use your skills to get three stars in all the levels. As you complete each level you will see that it gets harder, so don't hesitate to use the Hint button.

Have Fun!

Price:Free

Play store link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nomigan.fillcoffee​

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Why is my phone using too much ram on idle?

svim
daniel canaria said:
hahaha because I want to be able to play games hehe anyway thanks for the answer hehe.
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Manually manipulating memory is just micromanaging something you shouldn't do, Android's inherent memory management is more advanced than any of us are. When you start up a gaming app it gets loaded into active memory and the memory management 'pushes' out idle processes. If the app requires more RAM than your phone can provide, that is a problem but one that's about using an app that's beyond the capabilities of the device itself, not how it handles memory. If you're into higher end games you need to invest more into buying a phone with a lot of RAM (and a fast processor -- CPU and GPU).
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Looking for an Android app that will allow me to use only the 3 apps I've explicitly whitelisted

puppykickr
Ok, I asked a friend in Germany.
This person has internet addiction issues, and so has used apps to help with the same sort of thing that you are asking for.

An app called

Stay Focused

is what was recommended.

This is an app that I have no personal experience with, but my friend swears by it, and is still using it.
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A link from samsung child p***

mikedt
cartmannak said:
The final results 30,000 total links 884 with "issues" 19,995 right to samsung. Links with scripts too. Id say its malicious. Why would samsung do such a thing
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Yeh, that's apparently some premium service that this Link Check offers to their users. As I don't have a Link Check account and nor do I use a Samsung device, I don't think I can help you much more.

Good luck!
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