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Help How safe are Uptodown and ApkPure?

puppykickr
tendoboy1984 said:
You sound very elitist. Lots of software, video games, and operating systems require updates to fix issues or add features. Do you avoid those things as well?
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Personally, I agree with his views.

There is nothing new.
Virtually everything that is considered 'new' has been done before.
Some 'kid' comes along and thinks he has made something better by making it out of plastic instead of steel, or overcomplicates something simple and thinks that is an improvement.

We have people working on vehicles that are completely lost if they cant connect a computer up to it to tell them what is wrong with it.
Then they have to watch Youtube videos to see how to replace/install something.
This is what passes as a modrrn day 'mechanic'.
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Bluetooth tethering internet speed

mikedt
elflamablanca said:
I have my Z Fold 4 sharing it's internet connection with my Pixel 6a via bluetooth tethering.

How can I see what type of connection/download speeds I am getting? Is it throttled? My Fold will be connected to 5G network but the Pixel loads websites, emails, etc pretty slow.

Also, does the connection come from my unlimited data or will it use data from my allotted amount for mobile Hotspot? I think I have pole 20GB or something for mobile Hotspot data.
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if you're tethering another device, that will be using the phone's mobile hotspot data.

For checking your connection speeds, Speedtest by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test is often recommended as been reliable. Tethering by Bluetooth can be slow, due to the data limitations of that mode. Try using WiFi tethering instead.
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Daily.Net: Playground & Brainstorming!

Rob
treb1797 said:
So who is actually responsible for updating the content on daily.net? Looks like it hasn't changed in weeks....
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Right now, Daily.net is mostly a placeholder. That being said, we don't have a writing team... so it'll be more of a homepage with resources than a traditional "breaking news" site.

The goal would be to:
  • Maintain an updated, structured list of permagreen content (ex: Best Android Phones) that rotates
  • Produce a limited amount of high quality editorial content
  • Highlight the best threads from the forum and encourage participation
If we pull the trigger on a change, I'd be shooting for a Black Friday launch and try to schedule some "new content" starting January 1st. I'd love to collect a list of people interested in writing guest articles on any topic in our list of primary categories.

I've been flip-flopping immensely - like many of you, I'm nervous about venturing away from AndroidForums.com - but my latest idea would be:
  • AndroidForums.com becomes Daily.net with the forum on the home
  • The.Daily.Net becomes the "News" focused wordpress site
I've also considered moving AF to BigScreens.com and focusing on Phones, Tablets, TVs, monitors, etc... instead of Android... but that alienates users in a different way (flip phones or other form factors) and gives us a new set of different challenges. I'm not against it, though, and might prefer it. Still plenty of time to decide.
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How do I format SD in FAT32?

kate
Oreosnax said:
DevCheck says "Filesystem sdfat". What is that?
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If it says "sdfat" that means it's either exFAT, FAT32, or FAT16.

It might be possible to use ADB to get more info or format to FAT32. Or use a computer - Windows defaults to FAT32 if it's 32GB or smaller and exFAT for 64GB or larger so you might need 3rd party partitioning software.
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firmware issue Samsung Galaxy S8 (SM-G950FD)

S
eiokea said:
Hi,

I have a serious issue with my Samsung Galaxy S8, 64 GB, dual sim. My phone has stock android, never rooted, never modified in any way. I run it in Australia but got it from overseas. After a system update (sometime in December) my phone rebooted (precisely on 29/12/2019), and after the reboot it got stuck at the android logo. Typical boot loop issue, so far so good.

Immediately after, I managed to boot into recovery mode with the intention to wipe the cache partition or do a factory reset, but neither functions worked. In fact, not a single function in recovery mode works. I can scroll up and down and select any option, but without actually executing the functions. And on top of that, after a few seconds the recovery mode freezes and I can't do anything but restart.

The only useful info in recovery mode is the following (on the top part of the screen):

"Android Recovery
Samsung/dreamltexx/dreamlte
/PPR1.180610.011/G950FXXU6DSK9" (please note that "G950FXXU6DSK9" is what it says there now, after flashing this particular firmware - see below. But the error messages were the same even before flashing).

and below, in the output part of the screen:
"fail to open recovery_cause(No such file or directory)#
Reboot recovery cause is [UNKNOWN]
Support SINGLE-SKU
File-Based OTA
Supported API: 3
E: unknown volume for path [/odm]
E: unknown volume for path [/vendor]
verity verification failed...
E: [libfs_mgr]is_dt_compatible(): firmware info was not valid : '/proc/device-tree
/firmware/android/compatible : no such file or directory"

When I attempt a factory reset (or any other function in the recovery menu), I get the following error message:
"wiping data...
formatting /data...
formatting /cache...
data wipe complete.
E: [libfs_mgr]is_dt_compatible(): firmware info was not valid : '/proc/device-tree
/firmware/android/compatible : no such file or directory"

Apparently the firmware "G950FXXU6DSK9" doesn't work. So I got myself Odin (Odin3_v3.13.1) to flash a working firmware but cannot, for the life of me, figure out the right firmware - mostly because I don't know the right PDA and CSC.

In any case, here is the Odin log:
G950FXXU6DSK9_G950FOXM6DSK9_SMA
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> Total Binary size: 5843 M
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/005> sboot.bin
<ID:0/005> param.bin
<ID:0/005> up_param.bin
<ID:0/005> cm.bin
<ID:0/005> boot.img
<ID:0/005> recovery.img
<ID:0/005> system.img
<ID:0/005> userdata.img
<ID:0/005> modem.bin
<ID:0/005> Transmission Complete..
<ID:0/005> Now Writing.. Please wait about 2 minutes
<ID:0/005> Receive Response from boot-loader
<ID:0/005> modem_debug.bin
<ID:0/005> Transmission Complete..
<ID:0/005> Now Writing.. Please wait about 2 minutes
<ID:0/005> Receive Response from boot-loader
<ID:0/005> cache.img
<ID:0/005> omr.img
<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/005> RES OK !!
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Remain Port .... 0
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

Here is what I know:
- Model of my phone, as seen on the back of the phone case (SM-G950FD)
- region of my phone, as seen in the download mode (XSG - United Arab Emirates).
- my IMEI, as seen on the back of the phone case
- my phone serial number, as seen on the back of the phone case
- Chipset: Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895, obtained via IMEI.info
- OS: Android 7.0 Nougat, Android 8.0 Oreo, obtained via IMEI.info
- I can enter the download mode
- I can enter the recovery mode, but not do anything

Here is what I don't know:
- my exact PDA
- my CSC
- and therefore, my exact firmware

Here is what I have tried, unsuccessfully:
- used the most current version of Kies; however my device is not supported.
- used the most current version of Frija (v1.4.2); however I got "error 102. unable to find firmware"
- downloaded and successfully flashed 3 different firmware versions, obtained from sammobile.com. these 3 versions are:
G950FXXS6DSL2_G950FOXM6DSK9_BTU
G950FXXU6DSK9_G950FOXM6DSK9_BRI
G950FXXU6DSK9_G950FOXM6DSK9_SMA
I have flashed AP, BL, CP, and CSC. I did not flash HOME_CSC. Then I tried also with HOME_CSC, but no difference.

however after successful flashing, the outcome in recovery mode was unchanged. I still couldn't use any of the recovery mode functions, and I still got the exact same error messages.

I also tried flashing G950FXXS5DSI1_G950FOXM5DSHC_XSG, which at least had the correct country code (XSG), but this one I couldn't flash using Odin, so I went back to a previous one (G950FXXU6DSK9)

Does anyone have any idea what my error messages mean, and how to overcome them? Can anyone tell me the exact firmware I have to use to get this to work again? Or is this not even a firmware issue?
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I just figured out the trick. You have to install just the AP BUT invoke the download mode by the recovery menu. Don´t enter the download mode using the keys, enter using the recovery menu and works!
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Can't get ImageCapture use case working for CameraX in Android Studio

hrcd
Hello. All I'm trying to do is have a simple preview and image capture working. However, I keep getting an error stating this...
"androidx.camera.core.ImageCaptureException: Not bound to a valid Camera"

I've been trying to get chatGPT to help figure it out but none of it's suggestions seem to fix the error. Anyone out there with some experience on this know what could be causing this? I'll post all the code for this activity below.

For reference, this is an Android Studio project using Kotlin.

Code: 
class DetectorActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
private var cameraExecutor: ExecutorService = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor()
private lateinit var cameraView: PreviewView
private val imageCapture = ImageCapture.Builder().build()

override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(R.layout.activity_detector)

cameraView = findViewById(R.id.CameraView)
val captureButton = findViewById<ImageView>(R.id.CameraButton)

startCamera()

captureButton.setOnClickListener {
val imageFile = File(externalMediaDirs.first(), "${System.currentTimeMillis()}.jpg")
val outputFileOptions = ImageCapture.OutputFileOptions.Builder(imageFile).build()

imageCapture.takePicture(outputFileOptions, cameraExecutor,
object : ImageCapture.OnImageSavedCallback {
override fun onImageSaved(outputFileResults: ImageCapture.OutputFileResults) {
// Image saved successfully
Log.d("DetectorActivity", "$imageFile saved!")
}

override fun onError(exception: ImageCaptureException) {
Log.e("DetectorActivity", "Image capture error: ${exception.message}", exception)
}
})
}
}

private fun startCamera() {
val cameraProviderFuture = ProcessCameraProvider.getInstance(this)

cameraProviderFuture.addListener({
val cameraProvider = cameraProviderFuture.get()

val preview = Preview.Builder()
.build()
.also {
it.setSurfaceProvider(cameraView.surfaceProvider)
}

val imageCapture = ImageCapture.Builder()
.setCaptureMode(ImageCapture.CAPTURE_MODE_MINIMIZE_LATENCY)
.build()

val cameraSelector = CameraSelector.DEFAULT_BACK_CAMERA

try {
cameraProvider.unbindAll()
cameraProvider.bindToLifecycle(this, cameraSelector, preview, imageCapture)
} catch (exc: Exception) {
// Handle exception
}
}, ContextCompat.getMainExecutor(this))
}

override fun onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy()
cameraExecutor.shutdown()
    }
}
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Simple reminder app like old nokia handphones?

yabal
Hi everyone I am happy to be here I am seeing the last post for 2012,
I came across this simple Nokia phone that does quite good with reminders
I set an activity or event and set the date and time and this reminder app uses the ringing tone of the phone so you will thing is someone calling you. And when it stops without you picking,it continues after ten minutes. So that you will see what you have set as a reminder
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