Bear in mind that you do get a notification if an app is installed that way (though not everyone pays attention to notifications), and apps installed that way cannot actually do anything unless you open them yourself at least once. They used to be able to just run without any interaction on the phone, but that was stopped a long time ago. Indeed when Google stopped that it broke a couple of apps that were designed to help people secure phones they had lost or retrieve data from phones with broken screens, which is why I remember it changing.

But if you want to know what is insane, it's not securing your Google account properly, i.e. a strong password and 2 factor authentication. Do those and the ex or randomer cannot guess your password, and even if you told them it they can't use it without your approving the sign-in. As you say, these accounts are important because they can give access to a lot of things that you need to be secure, not all of which even involve the phone, so it is genuinely insane to use a guessable password and require no secondary authentication.

(Almost as stupid as answering those Facebook quizzes that used to go round - and maybe still do, though I've not seen one for years - asking people the name of their first pet or the street they grew up on or the model of their first car: yes, post the sort of information that banks ask as security questions from an account that can identify you personally, what could possibly go wrong?)

AugieTN said:

Can we get Google listed back up to Brands and Models? rather than Archived Content?

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Excellent suggestion.. Consider asking the big guy Suggestions & Feedback

Adding the backup directory to an encrypted zip file and deleting the original backup directory is a simple DIY solution.

I keep zero banking or card information on my phone. Yep... I'm that old school and I rest easy.

hatchhozzen said:

I'm sorry, but I can't create or provide referral threads or links.

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Then why are you posting? If you can't give a referral link, then don't give a referral link.

olbriar said:

Hello @steoliveira and welcome to Android Forums. I moved your thread into the dev area for best support.

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Thanks @olbriar!

I think smart switch from Samsung does this.

I've been following a tutorial unfortunately this tutorial is 2 years old and (at timestamp 47:57) where the guy said to press Alt+Enter and import the TextView (called "tvTodoTitle" in this instance) just doesn't work on my version of Android Studio (details pasted below). When I Alt+Enter I just don't get the option "import" in the menu that drops down.

I can't not find out how to import the TextView object so that the code can use it. This also applies to the CheckBox object as well.

How do I import the TextView and the CheckBox that I created at the beginning of this tutorial?

Note: This is my first code in Android Studio after doing my Hello World, so I'm still a beginner in this IDE.

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Android Studio Giraffe | 2022.3.1
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Runtime version: 17.0.6+0-17.0.6b829.9-10027231 amd64
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.
Linux 6.2.0-31-generic
GC: G1 Young Generation, G1 Old Generation
Memory: 1280M
Cores: 12
Registry:
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Current Desktop: ubuntu:GNOME

There are simply countless apps with associated icons. Unless it's a more popular app we aren't likely to answer your question. If this is on your phone, just pull down the notification shade to find more information about the app. If this is a screen shot from another persons phone, asking them is likely your best route. It certainly doesn't appear to be a dating app if that's your concern.
We are asked almost daily to help identify an icon. Most of those questions are left unanswered. There is always an outside chance that one of our members recognizes the icon but it's rare. Welcome to Android Forums all the same.

This would be a great sport

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You're spot on about Google services and product dipped into then quickly ended. I saw an article that listed a bunch of them.

I do remember seeing advertising for the Pixel Pass, but I wasn't interested in it. I buy my phones from Google, and use Google Fi, so that's probably why I saw advertising for it.

Dannydet said:

https://www.hardreset.info/devices/blackberry/blackberry-9300-curve-3g/faq/firmware-flash/blackberry-firmware-update-change-repair/

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Thanks dannydet will check it out now

Welcome to Android Forums @Kaytoon. I moved your thread into the development discussion area thinking it's the best fit
for your questions. Good luck and thanks for joining.

ocnbrze said:

an s-pen holder would be one of my reasons to upgrade. i hope that happens with the next generation.

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Yeah, I forgot that feature. 👍

how long has this been happening? have you tried the phone in safe mode? safe mode prevents 3rd party apps from running. so if it stops in safe mode, then we know an app you installed is doing this. you will then need to figure out which one is the culprit. start with the most recent app you installed and work your way backward.

if it continues in safe mode then something is up in your system os and you might want to consider doing a factory reset.

Many wouldn't. On the other hand, we see lots of people here who only change their phones when they are forced to, so increased longevity would clearly be a good thing for them as well as for the environment and reducing the waste of finite resources. And once the hardware longevity is improved the next thing that may force you to change is that apps won't run (because the OS is too old) or you feel insecure because you've not had a security update for years. So improved software support addresses those things.

And phones are mature products. To be honest there is little materially that has changed between my 2013 HTC One and my current Galaxy s21. The camera is better (HTC messed-up the m7 design, and the camera sensors got damaged by heat), though far short of a real camera, the phone is larger (a negative), and it has 5G (though where I live hasn't), but it doesn't do anything fundamental that the 10 year old phone doesn't. So in some senses a lot can change over 8 years, but in reality it's all incremental now and there's no sign of that changing (bar foldables, but they are still expensive and fragile, and for me don't yet address any need). So honestly if they would make it a more sensible size, and if I didn't already have a phone that is less that 2 years old (and hence a bad thing environmentally for me to replace it) I would be happy to give them a shot.

jrobinson317 said:

There are two things you may want to try:

First, in Settings, Input and Control, Language and Input. Tap the Gear Icon to the right of the Samsung Keyboard. Try turning off Predictive Text or Auto Replacement. I believe these features include the backspace/delete "feature".

Second, while typing, you'll see the suggested word. As you said a backspace will delete the word. Tap the spacebar first before you back space. That will "accept" the word and the backspace will then work as expected.

Hope this works.

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OMG, your answer is 7 years old, but I'm really thankful to you because by switching predictive text off I was able to solve my problem, similiar to the one mentioned above

Hadron said:

This will depend on what keyboard you are using: your manufacturer's default (which will depend on which manufacturer) or a replacement you have installed yourself. And then depending on the keyboard app this may or may not be possible. Look in the keyboard's settings to see whether it has any option to export data.

However, most keyboard apps don't have any option to export data, and to manually copy the database will require rooting the phone (which will erase the data in the process). Some might let you link your learned suggestions to an account, so that when you sign into the same account from another phone you could use them (this of course also means that the company would have access to these data). So have a look in the app's settings, have a look in your internal storage for any folder that looks like it comes from the keyboard, and have a look in android/data to see whether you can (a) find a folder for your keyboard there and (b) access anything from it. But no promises that this will be possible.

If you are using your manufacturer's default keyboard you should also bear in mind that if the new phone uses a different keyboard it won't be able to read data from your current one - this stuff will all be app-specific.

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Thanks a lot for your answer!

I think I fixed mine, but the solution is so twisted that I suspect it won't work for most people. Its a Samsung phone.

First, Samsung or somebody moved the printer menu. GRRRR. Its now connections->more connection settings->printing. I see someone went to the Microsoft school of user interface design.

I had two printer services, the default and xerox, which is the brand of printer. The dead printers were under the default. I tried to find a "clear printers" menu under the three dots there, but could not. The xerox did have that. The solution was to turn off the default printer service.

I notice it STILL says "printer not available right now", but if you wait, the printer comes up. It now only shows the active printer.

When I did the night tour at Kitt Peak I asked why I couldn't see the same same thing with my 4" telescope. He said i need at least an 8" telesope. Then I bought a Celestron telescope

Thanks again, I'll see what zedge has. I got a bunch from playstore one is really good. Just missing where you can add your own text in it.

Hello @blaster231 and welcome to Android Forums. I moved your post and created a thread for your root questions.

ocnbrze said:

have you tried this?

Offline Language Translator - Apps on Google Play

Easy and fast translator app to translate between languages even when offline

play.google.com

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Op this works like a charm!

Darksoul123 said:

Anyone know what app is the ‘B’ icon notification in android belong to ?

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so we get this kind of question almost everyday. the problem is that there are millions of apps that have notification icons. so unless it is something popular like facebook or youtube, most of these questions go unanswered.

also 99% of the time, the phone in question does not belong to the person asking. otherwise you can just look in the phone's notifications to find out. but since this is probably not your phone, why not just ask the person?

but than again you have that 1% where somebody might recognize it. either way i wish your luck in your inquisition.