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How do I fix a font size problem on Android Chrome?

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I hope this is the right place to ask this. I am creating a set of web pages (bare-bones static HTML) that will be read by arbitrary users, but mostly Android Chrome on phones. The basic problem is that under certain circumstances, the text of paragraphs becomes really tiny. There is no problem on Firefox or Opera (Windows), on Chrome on a PC, or anything on a Mac or Iphone. The simplest version of the problem is when a paragraph has fewer than 2 lines, for example:

<html><body><p>This is one very short paragraph</p><p>This is a second short paragraph</p></body></html>

I have tested this on two Android phones using Chrome and a Lenovo Tab tablet. If you add enough text to those paragraphs that it goes over 2 lines (given the 6pt or so type that it displays in), the point size becomes correct. I have experimented with various ways of explicitly setting the size, such as

<p style="font-size:120%;">

for each paragraph, also using pt and em, and this does not cure the problem, though with some settings it kicks the can down the road (sometimes it works at 117% size). The second circumstance is if there is any button in a paragraph, thus

<p>This is a small <button>button</button> in a paragraph. No matter how long the paragraph, the whole paragraph is in really small print</p>

Setting an explicit size for the button (and / or paragraph) has no effect. The pages are loaded with buttons (which play sound) I would like the problem to go away, I have no idea if this can be fixed but it seems pretty bizarre and surely I'm missing something obvious.
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Textra ONLY contacts

C
I use g mail contacts for my textra texting. Has worked beautifully in the past--only NOW--in one of my group contacts it list MANY that do not belong to the group specified. They are NOT listed in my g mail contacts in the specified group ...ONLY Textra. There doesn't seem to be a way to edit this in textra. Any ideas as to how to eliminate added names to my group in textra?
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Help Android 13 issue

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Hello - I received my Android 13 update last night and my text messages are not appearing on my lock screen when received. I can hear the alert / vibrate, but no notification.

I chatted with Samsung today and the had me reset all settings - no change.

I have a Galaxy S22+.

Is anyone else experiencing this? If so, can you assist?

Thanks
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Touch and hold / long press, and slight finger movement

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Not sure if this is Google Maps only, or a general Android thing, but I just wasted 2 hours of my life trying to get google maps to set a waypoint on the map for me to drive to to go for a walk. You have to touch and hold / long press the map to make a marker. This didn't' work. I've now found out the phone must be on a perfectly still surface, rest your wrist on that same perfectly still surface, then press and hold without moving your finger more than 2 billionths of a millimetre. Please please please somebody tell me this idiocy can be adjusted?
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Android head unit stuck after enabling "simulate secondary display"

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Got an Android head unit with no physical buttons (has 1 tiny reset hole only). I was playing around with developer settings and enabled Simulate Secondary Displays with 4K option. Unfortunately this lead to the simulated display overlay taking over the entire screen with no way to get rid of it as the touchscreen is not unresponsive over the overlay. As a note, USB debugging mode was not enabled on the headunit prior to this happening.

I've hooked up a USB keyboard and have managed to get to the app drawer but can't seem to find a way to scroll through and select the "settings" app. Pressing 'TAB' or the arrow keys don't seem to be able to cycle through the app drawer.

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If anyone could help with any of the 3 solutions, I would be grateful:

  1. How to navigate through app drawer to get to "settings" app on android via USB keyboard?
  2. How to bring up the android search bar with the keyboard only (that way I can search for "settings")
  3. How to boot up android headunit in safe mode (tried it on my mobile phone and was able to disable simulated display once in safe mode). However my headunit has no physical buttons.
Thanks
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Help Quick drawer icons greyed out

S
Hi,

I have recently bought a new phone (Samsung Galaxy S10). Woken up this morning and all the quick drawer icons are greyed out. Restarted a few times but no change. WiFi and mobile data seems ok though. I thought it was connected to whatsapp not working but that seems to be a larger whatsapp malfunction globally. I've changed themes, and tried looking for rogue apps but nothing.

Any ideas? Pic attached.

Thanks android community.
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Hello! I recently bought a second hand Samsung A30 online and I wanted to update the software. Unfortunately it was unable to update with a text "operating system has been modified or tempered with"

I checked the phone status and it shows CUSTOM and not OFFICIAL.
How do I get the phone back to it's Stock Rom? Help
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Who has signal as good as VZW?

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I switched from Sprint to VZW over a decade ago because I travel all of north America and need a reliable signal for business. I am wondering if 10 years later, AT&T or T-Mobile has coverage as good as Verizon all over the 50 states and Canada. Saw only one recent post on the topic and it said VZW and ATT are better than T-Mobile. Does anyone who travels a lot have a sense of who has coverage as good at VZW? I have Pixel phones. thanks!
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Help USSD Codes not working abroad on KT (KT Telecom) Carrier S22 phone

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jtrevor0470 said:
YES i contacted them and they said that the problem is with the device
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Same for me, the providers always say the problem is with the device.

A bit of research tells me that it could be because the phone you bought is registered with a certain provider and it doesn't support the frequency bands of the provider of the USIM you want to use.

In my case, the phone can call, send/receive messages, but USSDs don't work at all.

I have no idea until now how to solve this problem. Maybe next time, I should buy an unlocked phone (that is, I shouldn't buy a phone through a service provider)
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Reusing part of a layout

M
Sorry in advance if this is something that has been answer before. I am a C# dev that never deals with UI, trying to learn android for fun and has no idea how to word his question...

I have made a layout I am happy with, like the following;

Code: 
 <LinearLayout
        android:layout_column="1"
        android:layout_row="0"
        android:layout_width="300dp"
        android:layout_height="40dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="40dp"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

            <TextView
                android:text="Run For:"
                android:textSize="30dp"
                android:layout_width="0sp"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight=".5"
                android:textAlignment="center"/>

            <Button
                android:id="@+id/btn_down"
                android:layout_width="0sp"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight=".15"
                android:textAlignment="center"
                android:text="-" />

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/run_time"
                android:textSize="30dp"
                android:layout_width="0sp"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight=".2"
                android:textAlignment="center"
                android:inputType="number"
                android:text="0" />

            <Button
                android:id="@+id/btn_up"
                android:layout_width="0sp"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight=".15"
                android:textAlignment="center"
                android:text="+" />
    </LinearLayout>

and some handeling code;
Code: 
 AppCompatTextView runTime = FindViewById<AppCompatTextView>(Resource.Id.run_time);
            AppCompatButton up = FindViewById<AppCompatButton>(Resource.Id.btn_up);
            AppCompatButton down = FindViewById<AppCompatButton>(Resource.Id.btn_down);

            up.Click += delegate
            {
                Int16 time;

                if(Int16.TryParse(runTime.Text, out time))
                {
                    if (time < 10)
                    {
                        time++;
                        runTime.Text = time.ToString();
                    }
                }
            };

            down.Click += delegate
            {
                Int16 time;

                if (Int16.TryParse(runTime.Text, out time))
                {
                    if (time > 0)
                    {
                        time--;
                        runTime.Text = time.ToString();
                    }
                }
            };

Great, all works.

How do I now repeat that 64 more times? I have a GridLayout already, I just have no idea how to repeat the buttons layout and click events. I guess I could copy and paste it 63 more times, but I feel like that might not be the best way here…

Has anyone got a example or something for me to read about how to do this?
I am writing this in C# but an example in java would be fine.

Thanks
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S10 plus app looping

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Hello. I have a digital crypto currency wallet. It's not through play store but it's a link sent to everyone via email then we click the link then download the wallet. The problem is when I touch the icon on my phone the app just keeps looping, what I mean by that the little circle keeps going around with updating underneath it and that's all it does. It should immediately display the wallet with my personal details. Samsung informed me there is nothing wrong with the phone. The company said it's unique to me and they can't replicate the problem. I'm not sure anyone on this forum can help but I though I'd give it a go
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Help Phone factory reset itself after entering Safe Mode

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My phone is Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite, running Android 12 One UI 4.1.

I put the phone in my suitcase for a while then took it out. Suprisingly, the wallpaper changed to default and there was a Safe Mode text at lower left corner of the screen (may be something hit the volume & power button).

After I had unlocked the phone using password, it behaved like a factory reset was done (language choosing, privacy options, etc).

What confusing me is that all 3rd party apps such as Telegram, Reddit and games have disappeared not only on the screen but also in Settings>Apps (I noticed 15gb of data loss when checking the device storage). Media files, documents on the other hand, are still intact and located exactly where they supposed to be.

Whenever I try different ways to exit Safe Mode (restart system, press the Exit Safe Mode notification), the phone keep booting back to Safe Mode and a message is shown:

"Phone started in Safe mode. There's a problem that's preventing your phone from starting normally. You'll need to factory reset your phone to exit Safe mode. you can use Safe mode to back up your data to a computer or SD card before resetting your phone."

What problem am I facing with? Is the Safe Mode meant to erase all 3rd party apps? And are there any chance that I can get those apps back? Please help me figure this out. I have Google Authenticator app installed before, if I lose it, I will be really screwed up.
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How to avoid HTTP REQUEST CAPTURE [HTTP CRANARY]

John Oliv
Hi, I have question regarding my future app. Need expertise solution regarding how to avoid http capture, nowadays there are many people who is trying to leak our API.

I was just thinking about setting http request authorization in my backend (php).
Ex: BASIC TOKENXXXX

However, the question is. Is it safe to do? Does development app such as HTTP CRANARY will also capture our request authorization since it is part of http request.
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Help with Flip 3 and hearing aids

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I started wearing hearing aids in April of 2022. The Bluetooth feature made them perfect for me. However, in August something changed in the phone that caused the hearing aid battery life (rechargeable) to go from 18 hours to 12 with the left aid. The hearing aid company replaced the battery with no change. Then they replaced the hearing aids with no change. Does anyone know what changed and how to reverse it? I think I need to change how Bluetooth functions and what it transfers to the hearing aids. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Al
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Accessing app data files?

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I run a program called Boinc on Windows and Android. It stores files on Windows in c:\programdata\boinc. I assume in Android it will be in Android\data, but on the phone that appears empty, even with show hidden files. When I connect to a Windows PC with a USB cable, I can see folders underneath that for every app on the phone, but they're all empty, which I know is a lie. How do I see these files? I need to change the config file in this app.
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Is this a sign of a dying cellphone or memory card?

BloodBlade
hi everyone

i have a LG Stylo2 as a spare phone that i use just for surveillance recording purposes. i know some are questioning why i would use it for that. it works for me and has so for the past year. anyway i noticed recently that recordings have beenn stopping by themselves. i know cause the recording stops after about a day worth. i should note that i dont have any antivirus software on it. i can put bitdfender on it tho cause i have a free device slot left from my plan. its just i didnt think it would be needed since i dont have a phone service thats active cause its a spare like i said and i have a different phone that i use as my main. based on this info can anyone tell me if memory card needs replacing or my cellphone is dying? the phone seems to work fine besides that tho. could it be that someone has hacked into my phone since theres no antivirus app on it currently? heres the name of the memory card i have been using:

SanDisk 128GB MicroSD HC Ultra Uhs-1 Memory Card

hope to hear from someone who can help me figure this out. thanks in advance.
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Compatibility mode?

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I wanted to see if there was an Android equivalent to the Windows compatibility mode for older apps. There is:

https://developer.android.com/guide/app-compatibility/test-debug

But when I try to use it, it says "App compatibility changes can only be modified for debuggable apps."

Is there a way to make this run for a normal app? I have some apps that stopped working with recent Android versions.
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