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Need old messages

Hello. I recently got a new phone and upon doing the Smart Switch I opted only to transfer only the last 6 months of text messages over. Of course I'm no in desperate need of the remaining messages. I used the Google Messages app. Is there anyway I can retrieve these messages? They weren't deleted, just not carried over to my new phone.

Help BASIC A 12 tutorial for new user?

My spouse just got a OnePlus Nord N200 (free from T-Mobile) to replace an old LG G4. The gesture system and other changes have her frustrated. Need I say, she is not technical at all?

Can anyone recommend basic video tutorials for use of Android 12 or this phone in particular? I have looked at several on YouTube, but so far, they all talk mainly about changing wallpaper or how marvelous, fantastic, and revolutionary it is to change icon colors. None talk about actually using the system -- the gestures, for a big example.

Any help before she tries to flush the phone down the toilet?

Slow charging Samsung A02s

This thing has been plugged in overnight and it's still only 24%. I think that's even lower than it was last night. I keep getting these messages about how weak it is and that I should use the charger that came with it. This is exactly what I've been doing. Why do Samsungs have such a problem with their chargers? It seems almost any other phone will work with whatever charger.

Help TF201 EE Pad Update problem

I recently came across my old Transformer Prime TF201 EE pad.
However everything is now out of date on it (Haven't used it in about 7 years) and I cannot connect to most web sites.
I have a strong internet connection but I think my browser is out of date.
When I try to do a software update I get an internet connection error. When i try to get to asus.com I get website not available, playstore gives me a couldn't establish a secure connection error.
I am assuming this is because my browser is no longer supported, it is the one that came pre-installed on the unit when I first bought it back in 2012.
Does anyone know how I can get a more up to date browser installed without internet?
I have tried rooting the device but again I get this internet connection error when I run the unlock device tool. (Unknown error occurs, which may be a network connection issue)
I have trawled through youtube and tried everything I have found, but without the internet connection I seem to be stuck.

Rebooting

I have a Samsung Note 9 with a slightly cracked screen which is now rebooting. However, the rebooting is not random.

  • It does not reboot if I'm using the device
  • It does not reboot when charging
  • The rebooting is a loop repeating every 5 minutes or so
  • When I'm using the device, the battery drains normally
  • When left unattended in the reboot loop, the battery drains to 0 in about an hour
My short-term fix is to remap the Bixby button to start an app called "Digital Clock". If I remember to do this when putting my device down, my battery lasts all day.

FYI: I've researched this extensively. Its not security updates, auto reboot, etc...

Reinstalling apps on lost/recovered phone

Hi everyone

Long story cut short... my son lost his phone in June and I blocked the SIM and IMEI, and also factory erased it via Google Family Link (or something like that) thinking it would never be returned. Then someone handed it to the police and I now have it back in perfect condition. Replacement SIM is working fine and I can install new apps, but I can't launch or re-install existing apps.

Under Settings > All apps > it shows 100+ apps, including stuff like WhatsApp, Chrome etc.

Under Google Play > Username > Manage apps and device > Manage > I can see loads of Not Installed apps listed, eg WhatsApp, Chrome etc. But some of these show 'Not available for device' beneath them and some of them don't. But in Play, none of them show up as incompatible.

And no matter if I try Force Stop, or uninstalling them, I cannot re-install them. They show up in Play, so I click Install and they download but then refresh to show Install again. No app icon appears on the home screen.

Phone is a Motorola G9 Play.

Any ideas on how I can fix this because I'm keen to give this to my son up and running with all his games etc?

Thanks

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Bluetooth on the '16 SL has an Android issue.

Even when the phone is inside the home and the car is parked in the garage, my Bluetooth no longer connects to Android but works great with the iPhone, thus Bluetooth is definitely working well. Nissan claims that nothing can be done and that it is caused by a software update on my Android. Has anyone have this problem before and managed to fix it? I'm hopeful a solution exists.

App to Track Elapsed Time for Multiple Events

I do multi-day fermentations on various kinds of foods. Is there an Android app that would let me track each batch of beer/wine/food that I am fermenting over the course of multiple days?

As an example, say that I am testing three beer formulas, and I want to track the elased time for each of the three ferments. I would want this app to let me create three timers, name them, and then have them all continue without preventing me from creating a fourth timer later. Does that exist?

2 Months in, still some questions.

Hello all. Overall I am really happy with my GP6P, but still there are some lingering questions.

1: In the notification bar on the desktop, where tapping "Missed calls" would take me to the phone app where I could see the calls I missed, now it does nothing.

2: In the drop-down menu that contains the Internet, Bluetooth, Flashlight, Do not disturb, Alarm, Airplane mode, and other adjustable features, I find that it is WAY TOO EASY to accidentally touch the "Do not Disturb" or "Airplane" mode thus rendering my phone dead to incoming callers, or data. Is there a way to remove these from the drop down menu, or disable them altogether to avoid this?

3: Sometimes on different websites, using chrome, I get "flutter" where instead of being able to scroll down a page to new content, it just keeps "fluttering" the same section of the page over and over again. Anyone else experience this? ( This may be a chrome issue, but it never happened on any of my other phones)

4: Still can't make "Alarm Extreme" app my default clock and alarm app.

Any Ideas appreciated.
Thanks!

Help All my files suddenly deleted

Hello, does anyone have experience with nearly all your files being suddenly deleted? I woke up and went about my day, to check my phone and find my over 1000+ files in my download folder have all my deleted/is missing, barring about 11 files I've downloaded since the 11th of Jul. Naturally I'd like them back but I'm not sure where to even start. I haven't installed or downloaded anything since yesterday, and as far as backups go I only have one from yesterday morning which apparently doesn't help. Any help on where to start would be much appreciated.

Apps Need tip for a instruction app

Hello,
could me someone direct to the right way to start/make a app!

I would like to make a APP for android that would interactively help a technician step-by-step how to do for example firmware update.
There are 100 hundert different models and such an app could help beginners.

Example

steps:
1. get a firmware (when done go to step: 3)
2. go to www and download xy
3. connect to router (when done go to step: 5)
4. start terminal emulator and set xy
5. login in
6.....

tnx

USB File Transfer

Hello. So I'm looking for additional ideas. I'm trying to transfer a large number of photos from my phone to my computer via USB cable. When I connect the phone to the computer I can't get the phone to show up in file explorer. I have tried every idea I can find online. I've tried different USB cables and different computers; it is the same everywhere, every time. When I pull down the status bar on my phone there is no options for charging or file transfer. I searched through every setting function on the phone and can't find anything labeled charging or transfer. I've adjusted and tried different settings on my computer as well. I've updated drivers, restarted both computer and phone - all to no success. I'm running Windows 11 on the computer with a Moto G Stylus with Android Version 11. The only thing that has worked so far is linking my phone to my computer so I can operate the phone through the computer, but this would require transferring the almost 400 photos one at a time by hand and I'm not keen on doing that. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Help Pixel 6 pro hardly Professional NO MANUAL CONTROL FOR CAMERA

Recent purchase of a Pixel 6 pro has been very disappointing for me. As a life long photographer I feel cheated. The camera maybe ok for the point and shoot crowd but not what I would consider as "Pro". The jpgs are too processed and artificial looking and the RAW function is limited. Video is also very limited by the auto only functions. Panorama photo functions are useless. My old Samsung S9 does a better job on this.

Is there going to be an update or app to address these issues ?

CMake Outdated in Android Studio

When running the Gradle Sync command in Android Studio...
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I get an error message that the CMake is outdated.
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This happens even if I remove cmake from the command line. So it seems that cmake is embedded into Android Studio. So how do I update cmake if it is part of Android Studio somehow?

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