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Moto G7 of Samsung A20?

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ski_rush said:
I'm having a tough time deciding between these 2 phones. I'm only looking to spend $250. I'm on verizon. I was set on the Moto G7, but then I started to find reviews where users said that phone has wifi connectivity problems - frequent disconnects from wifi and unable to detect wifi. This scared me away from the G7 a bit.

Please let me know your experience with either of these 2 phones and/or your recommendation and reason.


Thanks,
DJ
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How much do you care about haptic feedback?

Milo Willamson
Hadron said:
It's the very first thing I turn off (well, that and keypad tones, but they get turned-off at the same time).

Seriously, I have never found it in the least bit helpful: telling when I've pressed a virtual key has never been a problem, and there's no way in which it helps me hit the right one, so for me it's just an annoyance, nothing else.

Now I like a nice strong vibration motor for silent notifications (which I use a lot), and actually have the phone set to vibrate for notifications whether silent or not (as I can often feel it before I hear it when outdoors/in noisy conditions and the phone is buried deep in a pocket). But haptic feedback on screen interactions is something I genuinely dislike.
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Same here, I do not like the feed back either, I am an excellent virtual keyboarder typer, but preperitly a keyboard by my tablet or comp. I just do not like the feed back,
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Please help guys samsung GM-710f

ocnbrze
sucrathesw said:
I INSTALLED J710FN OREO ON IT i thought i have fn version like i watched on my software information but when i removed the battery it appears just f on it i flashed it from here https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga.../stock-stock-android-oreo-j710fn-ins-t3874814 using odin becuse i wanted to update my version everything went ok then when he started to boot he did not complete then no command appears now i can't get even to recovery mode he wasent rooted .
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is there a way you can post a screenshot of odin's output? odin can be very finicky. some thoughts without looking at the readout of odin: try a new cable, try a different version of odin, maybe try this on a different computer.

also i would get the firmware from sammobile.
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Help Unidentified app has SMS permission?

sheree1993
im an apple girl, this is my husbands phone. I found some stuff on his email last month that got me thinking and i decided to take a good look around in his phone. He swears hes been hacked. lol. so i put him on an iphone and started all new accounts for him. Verizon didnt seem to think he was hacked but stated we should change everything just to be sure. Is that a true possibility?
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Hang outs

svim
Tammy1962 said:
My husband has Google Voice number on his phone he states he doesn't know where it come from the states he doesn't have a Hangout app but I find history where he's been on there.../QUOTE]

A Google Voice phone number is its own, valid phone number, so he doesn't have to use just the Hangouts app to use it (and just as an aside last year Google announced it will be splitting up the Hangouts app as a focal point for several different services into their own separate ones). The Google Voice app and a number of text messaging apps will work with a GV number too. It's also tied directly to his online Google account so if you also have access to that, once he had applied for and received his GV number, it will be an integral service in his Google account, just like Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, etc.
Try going to:
https://voice.google.com
and log in using his credentials.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Voice
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Looking for a suggestion on a new device

knoober
MrJavi said:
This may or may not be of help but at least its an interesting read.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-2/help/upgraded-lineageos-15-1-to-16-bluetooth-t3911081
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ooh that one is juicy. give me a place to start digging. Ty. Here is a tidbit for you: (the link from the official lineage website directs to this, i dont think it is some shifty third party link) https://www.getdroidtips.com/lineage-os-17/#Lineage_OS_17_Supported_Devices
TLDR: Samsung S3 is on the list to get the newest Lineage. Just in case you still have one sitting in a junk drawer somewhere. :D
In the meantime I have put posted in the xda thread to see if the guy who built 14.1 can give me any clues as to what tweaks he has done to get his rom booting. Mine is ~5mb fatter than his so obviously somthing is different. Hopefully he doesnt get annoyed. I also found out that my phone is probably *not* the T version because TWRP says it is d2spr (L710) as opposed to d2resreshspr (L710T). Could be wrong still but its something.

MrJavi said:
Do yourself a big favor and check all partitions (boxs) in TWRP select external storage and press backup. Backing up data doesn't include user data. Tipach app available for download from Google PS patches TWRP to include user data when make a backing up. I highly recommend it.
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You know.... Ive wanted something that does that for so long..... its just beautiful to see that it exists. *weeps* :P

Well for now I think I am finally going to let this thread die a bit. I will be referencing it later for links , and if I end up making a post in the device forum this will be linked for a proper history of my adventures. Thank you again for your help :)
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Remove "Silent Notifications" from the Notification Bar

JAy3001
Well these are a little bit of an oddity as there is no settings page within the notification area on my phone and I've no idea how the phone decides which app it silences.

However there are 2 ways to find the settings for silent notifications. One, as suggested above long press on one of the apps in the silent area and you will get an option to switch it out of the silent area. The other way to access these settings is to go into the apps area of the settings page and selecting each and every app and telling it not to silence the app via Notifications, Notifications within the apps settings.

I can find no way to actually turn this feature off tho.
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Gsmart Guru G1 forgot pattern to unlock. (can't factory reset)

Kiwiis
ocnbrze said:
i don't think so, but i do not know enough about your phone. even though the phone turns on your way, the power button still needs to be pressed.

i just had a thought though.......you might want to look into using adb commands, but you will need a computer for that. here is the basic guide:ADB | Fastboot | Linux Commands. you can enter fastboot via adb.
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I thought about ADB, but I can't turn on USB debugging.
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Disable Streamed Installation in Android Studio

Hi,

I have a problem installing apps using Android Studio (3.5.3) whereby sometimes it simply hangs. To fix this, I have to perform an installation on the command line and disable streamed installation (i.e. force a push install):

adb install -r -t --no-streaming app-debug.apk

Is there a way to force the option "--no-streaming" in Android Studio? The only related option I can find is the "Install Flags" in the "Run/Debug Configuration", but the hint text for this says "Options to 'pm install' command", and this suggests that this is only used if non-streaming is used (i.e. push to temporary file on device, then use pm install on the device).

Any assistance would be appreciated.
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Suggestions on tests/test resources for new app

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I’m new to android development and my first app is nearing completion. Obviously I want to test it before I ship it.

I’m fairly confident in creating tests that look at the app itself, i.e. it’s functionality, compatibility on multiple screen sizes and OS levels etc. What I’m less sure about it is what could happen outside the app that could have an affect on it. I think my primary concern is ensuring the app continues to function correctly when different parts of the lifecycle are hit that might be out of the ordinary. The sorts of tests I’m thinking of are:
  • What happens when the user gets a call when using the app?
  • What happens when the user exits the app in one orientation, but re-enters in another, or in split screen mode?
  • What happens if the user kills the app from the app overview screen?
  • What happens when the user uninstall/re-installs the app?
  • What happens when the user restarts their phone with the app open?
Does anyone have any suggestions on resources for generic tests like this that I should make sure I test?
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