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Android head unit stuck after enabling "simulate secondary display"

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

Help Quick drawer icons greyed out

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

Who has signal as good as VZW?

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!

Help USSD Codes not working abroad on KT (KT Telecom) Carrier S22 phone

YES i contacted them and they said that the problem is with the device
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)

Reusing part of a layout

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

S10 plus app looping

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

Help Phone factory reset itself after entering Safe Mode

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.

How to avoid HTTP REQUEST CAPTURE [HTTP CRANARY]

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.

Help with Flip 3 and hearing aids

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

Accessing app data files?

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.

Is this a sign of a dying cellphone or memory card?

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?

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.

Thunderbird on Android - BirdBox

All - We have launched a mobile version of Thunderbird through our UserLAnd platform named BirdBox! Our app will launch the desktop version of Thunderbird on any of your Android devices so you can have all of the functionality that you are used to. Definitely great on chromebook and tablet. Let us know your thoughts! Thanks and link below:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula.birdbox&hl=en_US&gl=US

moving a sim to a new phone

the wife has metro pcs and i got a free line thru her plan. the phone i now have on metro does not have enough storage and it makes me drop some of my apps. anyway, i got a metro nokia x100 phone that turned out to be screen locked and i could not get past that so i got another broken phone that let me put it on my google account and then i took out the motherboard and put it in the phone that was locked. so now i have a good phone that is on my google account but i need to get it activated on metro. so can i go to the metro website and go to the wifes account and where my number is change out the imei and have this nokia work? or will i have to go to the metro store or call metro? thanks

Help I can't answer my frigging phone!

Details: I use the default phone app on my Motorola One 5g Ace. Lately, I can't figure out how to answer an incoming call when I'm using another app. I used to be able to find the app and answer it, although never easily.

As info, I can't move ANY of the settings/phone/notification switches to active after opening the phone app under recently sent notifications, excepting for the Advanced/Allow Notification dot. AND one category is deleted, but I'm not told which one.

Also, I'm unable to delete the app so that I can download a refreshed version.

"Set a timer for x minutes" - "go and do it yourself"

I ask Google to set a timer. It works most of the time.

But... too many times I'll get a reply saying "you can do that yourself" - or something like that.

What the f***???
Why the heck am I bothering activating the Google assistant and speaking and asking for the timer to be set???
I think a few people in Google need firing!!!

I think when the phone is on the clock/alarm setting you get this.
Why why why would someone think its OK to tell the user to do it themselves!!?
How dumb.

Or am I the dumb one who has missed some profound wisdom of life?

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