Have any of you used Bixby Routines and, if so, how is it and are there any other apps that you've found that does what BR does but better?

The first one is Hancom Office, a Korean office suite. That may have been pre-installed on some Samsung phones and tablets.

The second one is Samsung's own messaging app and services, that all Samsung phones have.

I you need to reflash the official formware make sure to do a little research beforehand. For instance, is your firmware is aboot 5 and you flash a lower firmware with an aboot. 4 you will have a fail in Odin and your stock recovery will probably show something like


Error sw rev check fail: [aboot] fused 5> binary 4
[1]eMMC write fail:ABOOT

XDA for your specific phone and carrier and search a bit. You can always go from a lower aboot to a higher aboot (update) but gener speaking not down grade. Good luck

I would block the number, too if I get these calls. I suggest you to report the number to some complaint boards like "whycall.me", so that more people will be aware of these scams. Thanks for sharing this information here, by the way.

I landed here searching on-line for ... this exact issue. Was driving me crazy.

That is the two tone beep but no notification showing and no sign of what caused it. It leaves me wishing there was an app that recorded every sound the phone made and what app made it so you could check the log.

Reading here prompted me, given it seemed to be happening a lot right now to watch it like an eagle for a while.

Turns out I was in luck, and found the cause too. Mine was different. It was the a lock screen notification sound. That is it made that beep when the phone locked after inactivity. Which explains why it was happening a lot. It beeps so I check it, nothing, then it locks and beeps, and I check it etc. Aaargh.

Received my phone back from the EE shop re low volume and the the attached letter....
" During our tests we uncovered an issue on your device and have now fixed this.
It is a slightly different fault to the one you initially described, but if two problems occur on a device they are often connected, so you should find your initial issue has also stopped"

Clear as mud. Why not tell us what the problem was ?

panicstation said:

I've had a P10 for almost two months now. My phone froze so I held the power button down to switch it off. It did that, but now it won't turn back on again! I have tried holding the power key and volume down key together, turning it back on, but nothing; it just shows the startup screen for about a minute then power off again. However, it has been making frequent vibrating noises every 3-8 minutes or so. I'm not sure what to do.

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First, remove the battery and after few minutes fix and try to on it.If it is not working reset the mobile.

Can you tell us more about the "P8": is this a Huawei P8, or a P8 Lite, or something else? Precise model number is safest. Knowing whether it was bought unlocked or sold through a service provider might also be important. (I'm not familiar with Huawei devices, but the exact model number is always a good idea and the other stuff is often relevant).

Rooting is not a generic process: although there are common general approaches (unlock bootloader, replace recovery module with a "custom" version, use the custom recovery to modify the ROM to give you root access) not all devices allow this and so the techniques and tools vary between devices. Software such as custom recovery modules must always be built specifically for the particular model. Some phones cannot be rooted.

When asking about legality it's always sensible to say which country you are in (e.g. in the UK it's illegal to modify a device's IMEI, in some other countries there may not be such laws). In general rooting is legal, and as long as you make sure you understand what you are doing before charging in it's also safe. But you should understand what it does, what it does not do, and what the side effects might be.

You say rooting "can remove all the software restrictions on an android device". That really depends on what software restrictions you were thinking of. All that rooting actually does is allow you to run user-installed apps with administrator privileges. That's it. So before doing it, ask what you want to do using this ability. (People often confuse things like the ability to replace the recovery or ROM with rooting, but that's actually a consequence of unlocking the bootloader).

Rooting has downsides: if you can run apps with admin privileges, any malware you unwittingly install can also use those privileges. This means that you have greater responsibility for your own security. This is also why sensitive apps such as banking and electronic payments will try to detect whether your phone is rooted and will not work if it is (because being rooted would make it easier for malware to obtain sensitive information from other apps). Some less important apps (some games and media apps) will also try to block rooted devices. Some rooting tools (e.g. Magisk) have tools to "hide" the rooted status. Whether the apps you care about can still work after rooting is something you should find out before proceeding. Modifying the ROM will probably prevent you installing future over the air updates, but that's probably not a problem with an older phone.

As you'll have gathered from this I have rooted phones in the past. But my current phone is not rooted, so I'm not wholly up-to-date in my knowledge, and I've never owned a Huawei (or any other device called P8) so can't offer very specific help with your device.

DonB said:

Good Luck with the app

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Thank you, DonB!!!

I'm not sure if the way I did it is correct, but it works.
So in the code below:
I added the line "while (fileUrl) {}

This force the "class GetVideoUrlMySql extends AsyncTask" to finish getting the result from the database before moving onto the next line of setting the video path to fileUrl.
If someone has a better (more correct way) of how to do this, I would appreciate feedback.

Hello guys,
I have a lenovo s5 (k520) device with 4GB of ram, 64GB of ROM, with snapdragon 625 octacore 2.0GHz. Powered by android 8.0.0
The phone was working fine but lately, whenever i turn on the internet, it lags seriously. When i restart the phone, it works normal for sometime. Please what should i do?

Well, that's more a reflection on Samsung if anything. I think it's a handy workaround feature that should be available to all Android models so anyone has the option to use it or not. A big problem is Google should make its documentation more obvious and much more accessible. Currently there's way too much misinformation and misguided opinions being touted as fact about adoptable storage.

ocnbrze said:

factory reset? take it in to verizon? not sure what else you can do.

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I was trying to avoid that. Verizon development dept did email today. I've responded but haven't heard back.

Ah I see... An app forum itself can be created on a per app basis now. Things changed a lot over time.

Solved issue with PlayStation Vue. It is an app problem related to some PS Vue restrictions about being out of home area for greater than 30 days. After trying several VPN apps, I was able to trick PS Vue into thinking we were back in home area and it started working. It would be nice if developers displayed some kind of warning/error message.

Phone also seems to be getting better battery life on Android 10.

Strangest problem in what app messenger on 19 September 2019 indian standard time please help me dear

You would need to use a different dialer app and contacts app, for that purpose.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ma...chers-for-senior-visually-impaired-users/?amp

Lucky030 said:

I deleted them from the gallery of the device Samsung galaxy a 20

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Okay, thanks. I have no experience with Samsungs, but don't they offer their own cloud storage? If so, are you sure your files weren't backed up there?

I know you said they weren't in the cloud, but let's just run down a few things you may not be thinking about. Besides Google Photos with its option to auto-upload, do you have any other accounts, such as Dropbox or Amazon, that may have saved them?

Have you checked your gallery app for a trashcan? Some apps offer options as to what happens when you 'delete' a file, such as putting it in a holding place for X days before actually deleting it. The trashcan may be obvious, like in the app, or it may be buried somewhere in the file system.

First check the app to see if there's a trashcan within it, and check it for files. If that fails, then move on to perusing your file system using a file manager. You're looking for anything Samsung-related, then if that fails check other directories. You're basically just looking for anything that may hold those deleted files.

Post back and let us know your results.

Pretty much totally useless.I wouldn't buy another LG anyway so it doesn't make much difference to me. I bought the one I have in 2015 and there has never been a software update. That is just one of my many gripes about the product. I'm saving up my pennies so it won't be long now.

If your Moto G5s goes flat there isn't enough charge to boot phone. The phone will boot then shut down & you cant charge it.

To fix
1 Plug in USB charger
2 Hold Vol- ( lower volume button) & power button for 10 seconds or so
3 Now you should boot into Command prompt recover mode. ( see pic of Android bot with his panel open & text beneath him,
4 Look at text. Look for line that states Battery ok (charging) if this is green then phone is charging.
5 Wait 30 minutes or so, you should by now have at-least 10% charge in phone. ( wont show until you start phone)
6 select with volume control buttons option on right near buttons for power & volume, the option Start.

Now phone should boot.

7 leave on charger until phone charged

Hi,

We created this forum to get unique views from you.
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Svim - Sure I will try to get a warranty replacement.
When I try to format on Android Phone - I am getting this error: command '13 volume partition disk:179,64 private failed with '400 13 command failed. 13 keeps changing to a different number.

kate said:

Does Gparted let you create a new partition table? That will wipe everything, but I don't know if it works with write protection on.

Or in Windows
1. Open a command prompt then type:
DISKPART
2. To find the disk number of the SD card type:
LIST DISK
3. Select your SD card, if it's disk #3 type:
SELECT DISK 3
4. To clear read only type:
ATTR DIS CLEAR READONLY

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Kate - I will try and reply.

That's ok. Hope it happens as I'd like some beta goodness too, along with UI 2.0. Do bear in mind your banking apps may stop working on beta software, for sure finger print login will be disabled until you are back on an official release.

Yep Yep, all correct.

$40 tablet for the kids running Oreo Runs Real Racing 3 beautifully. Qualcomm/Snapdragon, quad core, 2GB mem, 16GB built in and you can add 32GB SDCard.

Pulled the sim before installing the battery then went through it disabling all the crapware and installed an app locker.

Note: Deny permissions to "Wi-Fi Utility" over and over until you get the "remember this decision" options. It's a data collection app that uses wi-fi, cell, and Bluetooth to constantly attempt connecting to anything and everything in range then sends that data back to whoever.

Headphone detection depends only on electrical connections being made. So variations in the headphone jacks, or maybe damaged wires inside, would be my first suspicion, since the software won't be much more than triggering when resistance drops below some level.