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Green screen of android phone

If you're confident you can fix it and it doesn't cost you more than $30, go for it if you can find the parts. Since this phone was priced at under $100 in 2017, I would just get another phone.

You can probably get this same phone used in good condition for what it would cost you to fix it.
Ok. Thank you very much for the advice. I think I should opt for a new phone.

Is it possible to root my device

The warranty is a genuine concern. Other stuff it depends on whether these things are important to you (e.g. I personally wouldn't give a damn about Samsung Health or Samsung Pay, but for others these might be vital. Actually as a matter of principle I will never use a manufacturer-specific app because the purpose of those is to lock you in to that manufacturer).

I would always recommend anyone thinking about rooting to do their research first and ensure they understand what it involves, the pros and cons, as well as exactly how to do it and how to recover if it goes wrong, before they do anything. And I speak as someone who for many years would routinely root my devices, replace the ROM, even modify the system partition table or the bootloader, so not someone averse to fiddling.

But in this case I don't think it matters, because the option AFAIK isn't available.

Just updated samsung j6 software and everythig has become slowmo

Reverting may be tricky: I don't know this model but few manufacturers make this simple.

Have you considered backup and reset? A lot of quirks after a major update are due to data from the previous setup that aren't compatible with the new OS, so a clean start can fix such issues. I can't promise, but this is a well-known fix for issues and glitches after a major update.

Help Calender sync'ing

Hay @Hadron sorry for the late reply.

Both phones using the same calender, but I did fire up google calender to check the options in there. Although the samsung app does not allow exporting, google does via the web portal. But yet again, because there is no way to sync the calender stored on the phone you cannot download it.

I guess a third party app is the way to go. I have ported some over to my new phone and disabled the calender stored in the phone itself so I don't get the same issue later on. Although I need to figure out why it is adding the events to an imported calender rather than my default "named" calender. :oops:

Recover a directory

A year later is surely too late, but as this is Android there will be no "trash" and control z won't do what you think. I suspect your post is about a PC rather than an android device.

The correct answer for a removable memory card is to remove it, put it in a card reader, attach that to a computer, then use whatever file recovery software you like (there are completely free and well-known utilities like Recuva for Windows which will do this just fine).

A large file has appeared

Additional memory cards are irrelevant to the low space warning. That only refers to internal storage.

Can you post the full file name, without ellipses? And how large is this file, and where in your filesystem is it? It's not something I recognise, and is probably deletable, but if it possible to get more information I'd like to check that before making any recommendations.

Help How to post anonymous app reviews?

I just wanted to post an update, in case a search brings someone here thinking they've found a solution to the anonymity issue. Not exactly.

While I'd changed my name to "A Google user," I posted a review of a business on Google Maps. Yay!, I thought, this is great. But then, logged out of Google so I could see what others see, I clicked my name or picture--and it linked to everything I'd ever posted on Google-related sites. They all showed the fake name.

After changing back to my real name, I again checked my reviews--they all showed my real name, including the one I'd posted with the fake name. Ugh.

So if you're looking for a way to anonymously post one review--and I can see many reasons one might want to do that--and then change back to your real name, this isn't it. :(

PS I wonder what happened to/with @Tmadd59. :thinking: I was enjoying interacting with him, and having another old geezer around here, and then he's just...gone... :o

Unlocking/S-Off 2019?

I'm still using a Dinc4G because nobody makes phones this small and inexpensive anymore. I recently bought a second phone of the same model for backup purposes in case I lose my primary phone, and I'm trying to unlock it's bootloader.

I went through the process of unlocking/flashing/rooting years ago, but the methods I went through no longer seem to work. My ROM is 2.19.605.2, and apparently you can't downgrade the phone to 2.17.605.2 for the original unlock/CID method.

The custom package on rumrunner.us is supposed to be able to unlock and S-off the phone right out of the box, but every time I run it, I get an error that says, "FATAL: download updated package on rumrunner.us". I've tried this on both Windows 7 and Windows 10 (and have used the fastboot registry fix on Windows 10). I've tried various driver versions, Google drivers, disabling firewalls, and nothing seems to work.

I know my chances of getting any help with such an old phone are slim, but I'd be super grateful.

What are the notification icons that are circled in red for (what app)

Not really. If it's your phone you can just pull the notifications dow to see. I could attempt guesses at the general type of app in some cases, but not identify the specific app.

On the plus side, 99.9% of these queries we get are someone who has seen something vaguely heart-shaped on their SO's phone. So it was a pleasant change to get one of these that doesn't appear to be driven by insecurity or lack of trust in a relationship ;).

My friends bf phone I have a samsung so she figured I knew

Body Scanner - Cloth Remover Prank

Hi everyone, Recently i have published a Prank app. Named Body Scanner Prank. As this app is prank. But i am sure that you'll love it if you try it. All the assets, images etc belong to me. I have self created the app and upload it to Palystore. I hope you'll enjoy the small hard work.

If anyone want to check & download it free. Visit the Link:

Link = https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lothes.real_bodyscanner_with_xray_and_clothes

Your's suggestions are highly appreciated.

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Icon size of bottom navigation view in tablet version

I have a bottom navigation view:

<android.support.design.widget.BottomNavigationView
android:id="@+id/bottomNavView_Bar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
app:itemIconSize="@dimen/design_navigation"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="@color/colorBackground"
app:itemTextAppearanceInactive="@Style/BottomNav"
app:itemTextAppearanceActive="@Style/BottomNav.Active"
app:labelVisibilityMode="labeled"
app:menu="@menu/bottom_navigation" />

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So, i created a tablet variation of the layout of the menu:
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the text area over the icons, and i can't move the text further down.

I created a dimension file to tablet

46dp but doesn't works

Google certificate does not match private key in Play console

Hi everyone,

I was about to publish my first app on Play Store and everything ran smooth until I had to upload my Android Studio Bundle encrypted key (.pepk file).
The Play console displays the following error message :
"The private key does not match the certificate we have for this application". (english translation of a french message).
I do not know what to do. I downloaded and ran the pepk java tool but the result is the same.
What is the certificate the console is talking about ?
Is it possible to reset it and how ?
When I tried to upload a "regular" apk file, the console blocked and forced me to build my app as a Android App Bundle, thus requiring a .pepk file for the encrypted private key.

I have never changed my email for perhaps 20 years. I only bought a new laptop tow months ago.

Thank you so much for your help.

Jean-michel, Nemours, France

Uploading edited images

My old phone kept the copy in the same place. This phone foes too, it's only when uploading to Facebook, it recorders them.
Then it's a facebook problem, right? I don't do fb so I can't try it myself, but if you're only experiencing this with fb, it sounds like a fb issue to me.

As for apps, I use F-Stop Pro. When I edit a photo it saves its copy with ~(1) at the end of its name, and displays it right there with the original. So finding and renaming it is effortless.

Help one

Thank you.
I may not be able to be all that active, due to knowing so little about mobile phones that I don't even know what I don't know.
I shall simply embrace the designation and enjoy learning from those who do.
feel free to ask away here, AF is the best android forum on the net. and we more than welcome you here. so any questions you have we will do our best to help you.

Help note 8 screen shadows

If it is screen burn. you have two options basically.
1. Replace the screen, maybe $200-$300.
2. Live with it.
Or, 3) if it's still under warranty, get a replacement.

That's what I did with my Moto Z² Force. I don't know how old the Note 8 is, but if its manufacturer warranty has expired, perhaps the OP purchased an extended warranty and it's still good.

Wildfire s sync

Mmmm, there were for possible files (IIRC) to export but all were null value.

I really did *try* every possibility as I have come unstuck with the dumbness of all sorts of software in the past. My background is very dated now but it used to be in digging data out of databases using Perl / MySQL.

As I mentioned, using the old backup, I did a fair percentage of what I wanted to do, by way of moving the contacts and have done the last bit manually. It just wasn't worth spending the time to fight what I think is probably problematic software in an old and now, (justifiably, by HTC) unsupported phone ...

I really appreciate your help though. Chapeau!

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