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Audio alerts

On previous ‘S’ models, I could set a different alert sound for email, sms, WhatsApp.
I have set sounds many times, but they all then default back to same tone.
Is there some unusual way to set the sounds on S9 or current OS.

Previously could just select sound from within each app.

Is it possibly linked to the ‘messages app’ handling things differently.

Help Google Assistant Deactivating

My Google Assistant stops activating when I say "OK Google" or "Hey Google".
I keep retraining it at least once a day. I've cleared cache and data several times and it keeps doing the same thing. It works for a out 12 hours then it stops recognizing "OK Google" or "Hey Google". This started happening about a week ago and it happens EVERY DAY!
I've had this phone for less than a year and Google Assistant had been working normally.
Latest Android update was on March 26. Update number is G986USQU1DUBB.
I'm on Verizon.
I would appreciate any suggestions, short of a factory reset.
Thank you.

Anyone know...

- To disable the vibration log in the lock screen vibration, and able to get the animation back on it?

- In developer options last update it gave us, a much needed more customization, whats up with that not being in the menu anymore, so we are stuck with the stock itself build within the moto app?

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That is all ontop of my head.

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Basic admin password?

Please don't ask why I did this. :)

I did a factory reset and then let the battery go down to the bottom.
Now I'm locked out by a low level password request. I know that it's not one that I ever set up.

It's got to be a hardware password because it's not getting even close to the Operating System.

If anyone knows of a back-door password that will get me in, please share. Thanks, Jim

Moto G5 Plus

Mysterious alert ding sound(s) when there is no new visible activity

I will sometimes get "ding" sound alerts to look at my LG K92 5G's screen and when I do there is nothing there when I take a look at the notification screen. Sometimes I get 2 dings within a second or two making it even more annoying.

This is not exclusive to this phone. I had this happening on my Stylo 6 as well.

Both are running Android 10.

If I hear a ding, I want it to be for a legitimate alert that just happened.

I suspect it to be application related but I am not sure.

Thanks.

Youtube on Autoplay. How can I make it play my subscription instead of random videos on Android?

So I go to sleep playing my favorite podcast. I try to make sure that I select podcasts that are several hours long because.....

the next video that plays will be outside of my subscription.

I go to sleep listening to philosophy for example and wake up hearing about mudslides or often weird topics that end up creeping into my dreams and ruining the calm philosophical podcasts that I'd much rather creep into my subconscious. :)

No, I don't want to listen to white noise either. :)

Any way to keep on to my subscribed channel for autoplay?

Thanks.

How do I increase the size of the top status icons?

I've had several smartphones so far, but the A51 5G UW is my first Samsung. One thing I do not like right away is the size of the status icons on the top of the screen(signal strength, battery percentage, etc.); they are very tiny. I have found out about the screen zoom setting, but I set it all the way up and it did not change the size of these icons; in fact, it seems to have done nothing. Does anyone know of a way to increase the size of these icons, or of a good app that will help?

Help My generic Smart TV won't install media players

Sorry cannot find the right forum since it does not deal with any known brand of TV. I'm in China and the TV is Chinese with no name to speak of. I managed to install some apps on it but can't seem to install a video player. I tried VLC and KM player. both seem to succeed in going through the process (accept this and that) and the bar shows it's installing but at the end it says, "Did not install". Does anyone have any indications as to why? or how to go around this problem? ( BTW I have no stick or other gadget on my TV nor intend to get one.)
P.S. One reason I want to install a Media player is to be able to control hues, contrast etc of my movies (not tv or streaming movies) since my TV seems to only have default auto settings which are just about useless.

is there a way to get a true do not disturb mode (other than airplane)?

This forum quickly solved my playlist problems and I'm hoping that the folks here might solve this problem.

The hardware/software: Note 20 Ultra/Android 11/Oneui 3.1

My question: is there any way to activate a mode that's more like the Galaxy S5's blocking mode? I.e. one that is more of a true do not disturb? My problem: even when DND is on, the ringer (albeit silent) still comes up (accept/decline) even when it's not an accepted exception (contacts). The S5's blocking mode didn't do that. There was nothing other than a notification of a missed call if the caller's not on the accepted list. If the caller's not on the allowed list, I don't want the phone app popping up.

I turned off pause while there's a phone call in poweramp, which solves the immediate problem, and I sabotaged the ringer by blocking pop-up notifications, but that makes it hard to answer the few wanted calls.

If I can solve both this and the intermittent phone mic muted while the dongle's in and making a call program, then most of my Note 20 Ultra problems will be solved.

Help How to root on 2.3.4 in order to backup data?

I want to back up all of the data in my apps. From searching, people say I need root to do this. However, I am on version 2.3.4 with Software number 4.08.605.19 710RD with s-on. According to the thread https://androidforums.com/threads/h...wngrade-and-achieve-s-off-with-htcdev.531353/
downgrading with the HTCdev method will wipe all the data. So this is not an option for me. Is there any other method available for rooting which DOES NOT wipe the data?

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