I bought the “Chromecast like” device on EBay for AU$18.90 (~US$13). A genuine Google device costs about three times as much.

It was described as – “For Chromecast 2 Digital HDMI 1080 Media Video Streamer 2nd Generation AU” and
Package Includes:
1 x MiraScreen Wireless WiFi Display Receiver
1 x USB & WiFi 2in1 Cable
1 x User Manual

Item comes in loose open bag not sealed bag.


See the word “MiraScreen”? Contributor svim wrote that Google no longer supports Miracast so that could be the root of the problem.

Moral of the story- “Don’t buy cheap and nasty”?

UPDATE (just to close the loop): I sent it into Samsung for repair which cost $65. The service was quick and it now works fine. Their notes left me with the impression they replaced the main board.

I'm afraid that I've been very suspicious of the way he started to need a zimmer frame just as the trial approached. Reminds me of a famous City fraud trial in the UK where one of the defendents was "diagnosed" with dementia during the trial, then made medical history by recovering after being given a non-custodial sentence on compassionate grounds.

It could be that the stress of being caught has taken a toll on him, in which case he's getting a taste of what he's done to others and it's hard to feel much sympathy. But to be honest, given how convenient the timing of his illness is I'll reserve judgement on whether he's really as ill as he acts unless he actually dies.

MrJavi said:

You make a good point my friend. I agree, it not wise to reveal your personal information across the web.

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Good luck finding it burried in my notes online

Rob said:

Did you get this resolved? Curious what happened...

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After checking the app today or seems to be fine. Google nest was aware and is currently fixing it.

All good now in So Cal

Steven58 said:

I looked around and found this webpage. Doubtless you've already seen it, but it's worth a shot. I like to be helpful!

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Thanks. I haven't seen that list but I'll have a look. Most of these apps are aimed at people living from paycheck to paycheck.

There must be thousands of us out there who don't need to budget. We just need to monitor our accounts so we don't go overdrawn or leave money not gaining interest.

Just to notice, I have a friend that test my app with an Samsung Galaxy S10.
And he can access to the wide angle.

So the question is : manufacturer can prevent the acces to the wide angle?

I guess with Android 10, every manufacturer have the obligation to authorize developer to access all cameras of the device.

Thanks for your light

Ting just announced they have added the Verizon network to their service:
https://ting.com/blog/ting-mobile-service-on-every-network-but-att/

They originally started on Sprint, then added T-Mobile in 2015, and now with Verizon they have three options depending on your phone compatibility and coverage in your area. Their SIM card for Verizon is the V1 SIM.

If you want to see if your current smartphone will work with them you can check here.

Ting has been around for 8 years but might not be as well known as other carriers, we have a Ting FAQ page if you want to know more about them, and a referral thread as well.

Reserved

Yes, I am using GAwesome. I am a Game streamer and use Discord screen share to help my colleagues by sharing their screen

dushkin said:

If I had a smart tv I wouldn't care about android box...

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If you don't have a smart TV, probably the easiest way to cast to it from a mobile Android device, like a phone or tablet, is to get a Chromecast that plugs into the TV's HDMI.
https://store.google.com/product/chromecast_ultra
Or if you get an Android box, those can plug straight into the TV, and run your streaming and video players on that instead.

Took the phone in for service today and they replaced the bottom speaker. Everything is working well now. The tech said that this is the second pixel 4 they've had with a broken bottom speaker and also that the pixel 3a experienced this issue often. Thanks for all the help!

If the app isn't using data or Wi-Fi, then can't you just turn the device internet off, then clear the app's cache and use it?

- We made the PRO-options available. Now previously inaccessible settings can be opened!
- Added sounds of nature and nightingale singing;
- New scrolling system - click and drag;
- Added the ability to invert and completely disable 3D parallax;
- Optimized application size and increased perfomance;
- Added button "Settings" in the start menu;
- New scaling system;
- Added new backgrounds and animations;

No I've never had a Samsung Galaxy phone before

I have same problem. Did you solve this issue?

If the app is connected it may delete - I just can't promise because it's not obvious to me whether that will work if the phone is no longer associated to the phone number. I expect that when they say "all data are removed when you delete the account" they assume that the app is actually connected to the account still. But if the phone is turned off or is not connected to the internet then of course nothing you do is going to delete data off the phone.

As for what you call "file manager" backups, WhatsApp automatically makes a daily encrypted backup in the device's internal storage. That's not backing up "to the file manager": a file manager is just an app for browsing files on the phone, and does not have ownership of the files. And as the backups are encrypted only WhatsApp can open them, and it needs to be connected to the account, so you should not need to worry about them.

I don't understand why you think that the local backup is a privacy issue. It's on your device, not shared with WhatsApp or anyone else, and it's encrypted. It doesn't give them access to the data. There are many issues with the surveillance capitalist companies, and WhatsApp's owner (Facebook) is the creepiest of the lot, but in this particular case you are worrying needlessly.

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DmitriCyber @k_sec We have just confirmed this. Password is ztex1609523 in the backdoor

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They found that when it first came out now that I have read the article. A lil better. What's changed?

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I think in this case @artbytes may be getting video chat that doesn't count against data usage via the T-Mo app. In that case I would try to weigh how much I use that while not on WiFi (or when the grandkids are not on WiFi). Aside from that, yeah, I've been using unlocked phones on multiple carriers.

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Ahh, didn't know it was free via app. Wonder if VZW's used to be. Now it just integrates with Duo via phone app, but there used to be a VZW video call feature.

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The goal of each level is to move ship to the position marked as exit, so it can fly away without any collision.

More details: https://epicode.solutions/space-riddle
Download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epicode.gameslide

Main game features:
- 60 levels - from easy to hard, start with training and finish as space pilot!
- hints - if you cannot find solution for puzzle you can use hint that will guide you.
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- Free hint every day

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Sooner or later I'll find the time.

Personally I think I could do it. I use Google for calendar sync, but there are other providers. I sometimes use Google Maps, but I have other apps that substitute for that just fine (in fact I probably use Google less than Open Streetmap-based apps). And those are the two Google services I use most, and I reckon I can dispense with both (the calendar sync will be the harder, but there are other CalDav servers out there and I don't actually share calendars with people). I can't think of any other Google service I can't do without: F-Droid and APKMirror cover app requirements, I don't use Assistant, don't get media from Google, don't need Photos, and anyway most Google services can be accessed with a browser if you really need them. So my guess is that I could walk away from Google completely if I wanted, and a phone with no Google certainly seems doable to me.

Try restarting everything involved -- your phone, your TV, and your router. And before you say your other devices are working fine on your network, that's not the problem you need to address. The problem is something going on between your phone and your TV and networking is much more complicated than that (more so when WiFi is involved). Reboot everything involved so you can eliminate what might be a one-off glitch from an actual problem to look into.
Since you already confirmed all your devices are connected to the same local network, it does appear to be just a phone issue. You probably have the Google Home app on your phone, that's a recommended way to set up and interact/maintain a Chromecast and the app includes its own device casting/mirroring feature. Does the Home app now allow you to mirror your phone to your TV?

Also, approximately how far away is your TV from your router? Just on a chance you're on the fringes of adequate WiFi coverage, that could explain some quirky behavior like some apps working OK but some not when it involves a datastream like casting. Try installing this WiFi Analyzer (open source) app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vrem.wifianalyzer&hl=en_US
Use it to take some basic measurements of WiFi signal strength. Stand next to your TV/Chromecast and see what the coverage range and check the numbers (i.e. 52 dBm as an example) and compare that to when you're standing say 10 feet from your router (i.e. 41 dBm). What kind of numbers are you getting?

Is there any way to get a list of the opt-in testers in the closed track? I've used the opt-in url to add a user, but i cannot find anywhere that this user is listed. He's not in the Testers lists. Any way to manage this? I'm referring to the App Releases in the play store console.

Do i have to add them to a testers list before they can use the opt-in link? It's a bit confusing because my user (who is an administrator) can see the opt-in link and I can click the become a tester link from the opt-in. But another user, that is not a user in the console sees the App not Available screen

Well it is possible to just disable both of those, but I guess from what you say your motivation is to make it so you can't just re-enable them (though removing them from the system won't stop you reinstalling them, if you really have trouble with temptation).

OK, rooting the Pixel 2 genuinely shouldn't be hard. "Magisk" is the trickiest bit, but that's the new rooting method that allows you to avoid some of the drawbacks of older root methods, so probably worth following. There's a pretty detailed guide here. It's changed a bit since I last rooted, but by my reading you need to follow the steps of installing fastboot and adb on a computer and rooting using Magisk (which at one point requires you to use "fastboot flash", which for anything other than official firmware means the bootloader must be unlocked). It seems you can do this without installing TWRP, though you will need TWRP if you want to try custom ROMs or ROM backups (without a ROM backup, called a "nandroid", be careful about what system apps you remove since any error will leave you unable to boot). The "flashing factory images" section isn't needed if you are already up to date with system updates, but may be useful if anything goes wrong (such as removing the wrong app, as mentioned above).

Note that I expect that rooting will break installing of over the air updates (I'm sure that if you then delete system apps it will). You'll still be able to update using a computer by flashing stock images, but you'll probably lose root when you do that and have to repeat the magisk step.