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tracfone issue

C
i got a tracfone a21 phone and after 90 days i unlocked it and then put a metro sim into it. but i keep the account active and tracfone still thinks the phone is active. as i keep getting new cards for it. i took the tracfone and transferred it to metro pcs with a new number and now i want to get an updated TracFone to put that metro sim in but i can't get past the verification code. i asked them to send the code to the wifes phone and my metro phone number and it fails. so how do it get past that issue? what i want to do is put the tracfone sim back into the a21 phone i got last year and then after 90 days put the metro sim into the a51. i want to get this phone for metro and then get rid of the a21 with a gazilion minutes on it as i'm not using it anymore.

so does anyone know how i can get this done? or if i pick a phone that i have to pay for will that phone get past the verification code? so is there a generic code?
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reti ad hoc

A
Ciao a tutti
Ho uno smartphone Realme 8 con Android 8 e avrei bisogno di collegarmi ad una rete ad hoc per ricezione di dati. Prima dell'ultimo aggiornamento accendevo il WiFi dello smartphone cercavo la rete e mi conettevo, quando lo smartphone si collegava alla rete mi usciva una finestra con scritto " rete senza internet , Connetti o annulla" scegli o connetti e iniziavo a ricevere dati. Ora, dopo l'aggiornamento, lo connetto alla rete e mi scrive la solita frase " rete senza internet" e invece di darmi le due opzioni "connetti o annulla" si sconnette in automatico e se è selezionato la spunta connetti alla rete in automatico, crea un loop di connessione e disconnessione.
Chiedo se qualcuno ha riscontrato lo stesso problema e come lo ha risolto.
Grazie anticipatamente
atramazz
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Layout Editor: Vertical/Horizontal Dashed/dotted lines

B
Hi,

A few years I created a simple app. I don't remember what version of Android Studio I used. The app has worked fine. A few days ago I installed Dolphin 2021.3.1 and successfully walked through some tutorials.

To make some changes to my simple app I opened it. The attachment shows 2 vertical and 1 horizontal dashed/dotted lines in the Layout Editor, that I annotated with yellow arrows,.

Deleting all constraints and dragging the lines away from the area made them disappear.

Question: what did I do to cause the dashed/dotted lines, to show up?.

Thanks,
Bill
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Help Wifi control

New Person Here
Hello, First my Samsung is an A03 Core but this looks closest. I am new to smartphones. I have no idea which apps to let control my wifi since I don't know what that means. I don't have any 10-year-olds, so I need to ask some help. There is a fairly large list of apps which have control of my wifi connection. Can someone just let me know which apps are safest/best to leave on and which ones are best to leave off in a way that I won't have to mess in there again? Thanks for any help. Have a good day. :)
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Help Unable to record video during temperature too high

S
Hello,

After taking videos for about 15mins or more, it shows this message "temperature too high to use camera. wait for phone to cool down before using camera." I missed some info that should be recorded due to this problem. Using Samsung Galaxy Note 8 default camera app to take video. Default camera app auto exit and I need to wait for it to cool down then I can use the default camera app again. I missed some info that should be recorded due to this problem.

How to solve the problem?

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(When temperature is too high I have tried using another app called Open Camera for a few seconds and it works but I am too afraid of damaging my phone so I did not use any camera and let the phone cool down for about 10mins minimum then try to use the default camera app again.)
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Can't run Gradle on Android Studio

SrLimon
Hello everyone!

I have a problem using Gradle on Android Studio. I'm doing my final degree project and I received an application made in Android Studio, I have instructions to run it in Java 8, using Android Gradle Plugin Version 3.3.0 and Gradle Version 4.10.1, apparently these are values that they don't want me to change.

The error message I get when building the project is: "Cause: com/android/tools/idea/gradle/run/OutputBuildAction has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 55.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0
".

From what I understand the project is being compiled using Java 11 and trying to run using Java 8. To fix this problem I have gone to Project Structure, Gradle Settings and selected Gradle JDK version 1.8. I have also tried building the program on Windows, Ubuntu, having only Java 8 or Java 11 installed on my computer, changing the JAVA_HOME environmental variable, but nothing works.

I apologize if my explanation was not very good, English is not my native language and I am new to Android Studio and Gradle. I will give you any information you think is convenient to solve the problem, thanks!
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Android Ver 9 & Google sign-in issue

O
When I try and visit a website on my Moto (g) play (XT1922-2) Android version 9, Google asks me, "Signed in to Google as" It then lists all my email accounts and more. Any email account I select to continue to the website has the same result, A Google page giving me the option of "Remove account". I just want to visit the website. Any help would be appreciated.
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Chasing origin of error A resource failed to call close

B
I've spend a day and an half now trying to chase the origin of a LeakedCloseableViolation in my app, developed to target API v32.

I have enabled strict mode with:
Code: 
StrictMode.setVmPolicy( new StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder()
  .detectLeakedClosableObjects()
  .penaltyListener( this.getMainExecutor(), ( Violation v ) -> {
   v.fillInStackTrace();
   v.printStackTrace();
  } )
  .build());
And in LogCat I get
Code: 
W/System.err: android.os.strictmode.LeakedClosableViolation: A resource was acquired at attached stack trace but never released. See java.io.Closeable for information on avoiding resource leaks. Callsite: close
W/System.err:     at com.wattthis.reflowmate.App.lambda$onCreate$0(App.java:30)
W/System.err:     at com.wattthis.reflowmate.App$$ExternalSyntheticLambda0.onVmViolation(Unknown Source:0)
W/System.err:     at android.os.StrictMode.lambda$onVmPolicyViolation$3(StrictMode.java:2462)
W/System.err:     at android.os.StrictMode$$ExternalSyntheticLambda3.run(Unknown Source:4)
W/System.err:     at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:942)
W/System.err:     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
W/System.err:     at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
W/System.err:     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
W/System.err:     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7898)
W/System.err:     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
W/System.err:     at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
W/System.err:     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936)
Stacktrace doesn't appear to have any cause listed. I tried added getCause() to Violation that is thrown, but it returns Null.

I audited my code, and don't see any streams or observers, that are not being properly closed.

The error is perfectly reproducible.
I just open the app, and leave it open on the main Activity for 30 seconds. I don't touch the phone at all.
After 30 seconds, when garbage collection comes around, this error appear.

Anyone have any idea on how I can get more information about what is causing this issue?
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Help Android lagging

Hello, 1 month ago I bought a new Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 pro smartphone from the official european website, and restored the backup from my old Motorola G8 Power smartphone. Not long after that I installed Avast antivirus for Android and it found malware in one of my apps, which I uninstalled. My phone was lagging and some applications were crashing(for example Google Maps, Google Chrome and Oodles books). When I was switching the pages of apps, navigating the menu, it was lagging. So I did a backup without the malicious app and did a factory reset and then restored my backup. Now Telegram is crashing and sometimes, when I switch pages, navigating through apps it's lagging again. What could be the reason for this?
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Help Is IN2017_11_C.41 Stable for rooting OnePlus 8?

D
Hi, I'm about to root my OnePlus 8 (hopefully today) but first I need to find out if creating a patched Boot file from the IN2017_11_C.41 update will be ok, I already have the Boot file patched using Magisk so I just need to know if this update will work or if I need to use another one cause I can't figure out if it's stable or incremental and I really don't want to brick my phone, please let me know as soon as possible, thanks!!
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Finding layouts difficult in android studio

J
Is it just me?
if you use less than 15 views, use Linear layout and keep the stack less than 6, I don't really have any problems, use more than 15 views with Constraint Layout and it can become a nightmare, changing id and moving views.
I have been trying to build a grid of buttons (45) (till app)
but i need the user to add them and edit the text, size for each button.
First I looked at grid view, you can change the element size(every tile has to be the same size) that's no good to me. Second I tried Constraint Layout but I need the user to make some tiles(buttons) gone, and the rest auto resize to take up any available space, can't see this working with a grid of views(sure it would great with 10 views with Barrier(as this would add 9 more Barrier.views with more id's to keep track of)
so I can't see this working with 45 buttons.
Linear Layout gives you all the control you would ever need with weights but its heavy on system resources(well that's the warning say)

Is Linear Layout my best option?
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TRavel App that allows you to get Visas as well as shop on Amazon!!

J
Miracle Travel a travel meta search site that finds and compares the best offers, especially on hotels and flights. We are free, which means that we never add any booking fees, and we never use cookies to inflate prices. We have connected with many travel booking companies, so you can search and compare travel accommodation prices to get we don’t sell. But here you can find all you can think of, in order to ease the process of organizing everything from packaging your bags, to making every trip a remarkable experience and a lovely memory. This travel booking service is provided for free without any charge. A fresh and honest approach for your travel booking partner.
We don’t sell flight tickets, hotel rooms or car hire deals – we show you the latest available prices and let you choose the offer you prefer. One click and you’re taken directly to your chosen site where the booking is completed.
Miracle Travel a new travel affiliate website and managed by an independent subsidiary of private company. We’re all passionate about our work, and we all take great pride in opening the world together with our fellow travelers.

Download App here: Miracle Travel - Apps on Google Play
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Help Video Brightness

sachertorte
I tried playing with some video setting properties. I noticed that my "Video Brightness" setting is kind of greyed out or dulled down and locked at the setting kf "Normal" and can't be changed like what is shown on this page:

https://www.sammobile.com/news/one-ui-4-tip-increase-video-brightness-samsung-galaxy-device/

Anybody have any ideas what is going on?

I bought an unlocked device. I heard in the past that unlocked phones might have or not have certain featues compared to carrier phones. I don't really know if that is the case and if it is what is going on in my phone.

Danny
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  • Poll Poll
Help Been hacked

E

Do you think ive been hacked?

  • Yes, by hacker

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Yes, Police

    Votes: 1 25.0%

  • No, this is normal

    Votes: 2 50.0%

  • Unsure need more evidence

    Votes: 1 25.0%
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Model: Optus X Pro 2 P652 Pro

Topic: Security Certificates

On my phone, I used to go to
settings>security>encrypted...>trusted network security certificates
Then if i disabled a certain certificate/s, (eg.Google) then all Google sites, apps, etc would instantly stop working & notifications pop up every 2 seconds
Recently i did this, disabled all 4 certificates and when i went to open all Google sites, apps, etc... They all still work for some reason.
To me, this clearly means that some one has installed other certificates to mimic or replace these original google certs and they are hidden somewhere either on my phone or on an external source somewhere.
I have tried removing all installed certificates, it does nothing.

I believe my phone has been compromised and was secretly rooted somehow, because all my settings mysteriously change themselves.
When I select certain settings one day, such as:
dev options>background Process limit>set to none..
then a minute later, ill return and its back to standard. Not just that.
Literally ALL settings change... whatever i change that may f+<k with what they're doing, will be changed back as soon as i fall asleep and wake up.

notification settings.... i try to keep them on, they change to off, so i receive no notifications wen i receive emails, updates, in-app msgs, i receive literally no notifications except calls and texts.
To try and counter this hacker, I installed and paid for a brave VPN, it was instantly disabled & unable to work (error would come up saying "your subscription is expired")
braves browser settings also change constantly,

Eg
'Block trackers & ads' changes from "aggressive" to "standard protection"
Incl many more

I really need help , im up against a giant.
is there someone that can help me to somehow confirm this?
The model of phone i have is listed above. I have a LIST of system apps i never installed {over 25-30} ss below.
Incl a program called SYSTEM UI that constantly runs. When i go to developer options>running services
and stop it, My whole phone goes black & reboots 4 some reason. Android webView, and many others. I will include photos. Can someone tell me if it is a hacker or if it is authorities,

If u need any info ask away ill try answer as best as i can



thanks
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Help Number of notifications on email and text not showing

L
All of a sudden, the notifications isn't showing the # of new emails or texts. I checked to make sure they are on. I checked the settings. Notifications is on , allow sound and vibration is on. All I want is to be able to see the number of new emails or texts next to their icon. This just started Friday or yesterday. What I mean, is when I get a new email, it would show a little number 1, or 2, or however many emails I have. Now it's not showing those #'s. Same with texts. Is there any issue that is causing that, and if so, how do I get them back?
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