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Why so many complaints with Note 20Ultra

I have a dated Samsung Note and am looking at the Note Ultra20 as the S pen is super useful. I use the pen a fair amount of time for drawing.

In reading the reviews ( Amazon , etc) there seem to be significat complaints on the most basic functionality of the unit. IE, its slow, glitchy ect. Anyone know if these problems persist? An update of the situation would be useful as I will postpone a buy till more clarity can be found.

btw, I am ok with the price, but need the thing to work and the camera is not a priority

Thanks

WW

Help How to get back in control of side volume buttons?

I have Xiaomi Mi 10 of which I am controlling my bluesound pulse soundbar. However when this app is open, I cannot alter the volume of my phone anymore. With previous version when I pushed one of the side sound buttons, it opened a window to select what sound I wanted to control, so I could select media volume on phone, or the volume of my bluesound soundbar. Now I am only getting the volume of the soundbar to adapt when pressing the side volume button. I have to hard close this app, in order to get control of the volume of my phone again...
Anyone any idea? Thanks!

Help How much power does Bluetooth use?

Hello,

I'm thinking of getting the following add-on by Ulanzi to use a smartphone as a camera:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000748910504.html

I've never used Bluetooth on my Android phone: How much power can I expect it to use if I let it on a whole day?

Do you think I'll need to pair the phone + add-on every time I turn on the screen to take a picture, or will pairing remain active?

Thank you.

Rockets In Space (by Two Sore Thumbs)

Rocket In Space is the ultimate space battle! Tap the screen to launch your rockets into the planet to destroy it. Watch out! Avoid hitting the rockets on the planet, otherwise, it's game over! Make sure to fire your rockets at the right time, target carefully and become a Rocket In Space Master! In this new addictive casual game action, focus and timing are a must. Each planet you destroy allows you to pass to the next level - Destroy as many planets as you can to unlock new rockets! Rockets In Space features: - Addictive and "easy to play, hard to master" gameplay. - Many different levels! Discover different planets and destroy them all! - Keep calm! Hold your nerves, be fast and never lose your focus. - Unlock new rockets to keep the challenge on! Past the sky, space is waiting for you to conquer it! Can you destroy all the planets? ---- Become a fan of Rockets In Space and help us to make it a top free mobile game for kids and adults on Google Play Store!


Price:Free

Download link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twosorethumbs.rocketsinspace

Help Work Profile Has Taken Over Lockscreen. Any way to unlock?

I have just enabled a work profile on my phone for my job. I didn't expect that the lock screen would use the work profile password. I don't know the password. My company's tech support has been no help. ADB is not enabled on the phone. And I made the stupid decision to restart the phone, so biometrics don't work. My personal google account can't seem to reach my phone anymore.

The phone is a Samsung S10e. Is there any way to to remove the work profile or unlock the phone using my personal passcode (which is a password)? I would would even take just recovering the photos on the phone and then factory resetting the phone. That's really the most important thing to me right now. I want all the photos in the original resolution, not the reduced resolution they are current backed up as.

Help might I have a bad tv mainboard or power supply board

hi i have a rca sld40a45rq 40 inch full hd tv it will only stay on for a few mins then shut off I cant open the menu as it will freeze and shut off (this tv does not have a warranty anymore and yes I'll never buy rca again)
but I can bypass some of this problem by connecting it to my pc via hdmi but still cannot open the menu could I have some bad components on the power supply board or bad components on the main board and if so where should i start?

Apps Make child views move with animation when a view in a vertical linear layout expands

I'm trying to replicate a recycler view visual effect in a linear layout, where views transition to their new position with animation if a view in the list has expanded. I have some predefined custom views (the view extends LinearLayout class, in XML I fill them with additional views, I just haven't figured out a way of doing it through a list, that would be more practical than the linear layout option), which I add in XML to a linear layout with vertical orientation. When a view inside the layout changes its size, views move to their new position instantly. Is there a way to animate this effect in linear layout?

Desired effect:
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Current Effect:
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Google Play Store reject my app because of background location

I have a problem with Google Play Store approval process. My application has been rejected multiple times. Bellow is the what I received from the Google Support:

https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lx89V.png

They say that selected feature should deliver clear value to the user and be important to the core functionality, or main purpose of the app. And that's exactly the case here: the app's core feature is the Nearby Page, which shows people geographically close to you. From there, you can see their profile and start chatting. So, it's absolutely required that background location sync every users location periodically, so I can see a valid list of people around me.

Here is a brief video showing how the Nearby functionality looks like:

Any idea what am I doing wrong?

How to prevent a process in Android 10

I have created an android app which is reading the notification and posting it into firebase, In it I have used NotificationListenerService, in Android 10 process is getting killed, it worked fine for 15 days but now it's getting killed. There are various changes in Android 10 to prevent the background processes, Please help me to run my app in background always

If you have any example for reference that would be really helpful

Many thanks in advance

[Free][App] Daily Astrology

A simple daily horoscope reading app - shows daily horoscopes for the 12 zodiac signs, it shows a short description, as well as soul mate, lucky number and, lucky color for the zodiac signs. The app can be displayed in colored Rainbow Mode, as well as Black and White Mode for the user, depending on which Rainbow is clicked on the top right.

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emoke.android.dailyastrology

Screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/8OkUmTY

App info:

Current Version: 1.0
Requires Android: 4.1 and up
Content Rating: PEGI 3

Random Sound Coming From My Phone

I own a Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime since 2017 and it worked just fine until a few days ago. I started hearing a sound that I didn't hear before. It kind of sounds like a sound of a mobile game(some coing sounds and a funk song with no singing and some clapping at the end) but I don't recall having a game on my phone with that kind of sound. I stopped all the background apps, checked if there were any pull-up notifications and checked if I accidentally put that as my message tone but none of them worked. I restarted my phone 2-3 times but that didn't help either. I reset my phone password but it happened after that as well. My phone got kind of slower since that thing as well but its an old phone so idk if that has anything to do with this. I recently got to Denmark to visit my family and it hadn't happened before I got to Denmark. Sould it have something to do with that?

Help How to stop txts from synching between phones

So I tend to switch between my Galaxy Note 9 and my BBKey2. Everytime I switch my sim card, all the texts I ever got on the "old" phone, will continuously come to the "new" phone and back and forth. It'll go on for days re-synching txts when it's in the hundreds if not thousands. How do I prevent this as it is a feature I do not need. I appreciate your help. Hopefuly it is something I can fix and not a provider issue.

Best,
Carlos

The Are-You-Kidding-Me "Frequently Bought Together" Thread

We have all been there...you're on Amazon, checking out a product, and there it is, the "frequently bought together" items. Often these actually are related, but sometimes...what the heck, Amazon!

So with that in mind I thought I'd start a thread where we could all enjoy the craziness that is the 'Zon algorithm.

I'll start with the next post, which is something I just stumbled across while looking for a charger for my wife's new work-supplied iPhone...(cough, cough).

Help Find My Device app on one phone finds device, same app on another phone says "Can't reach device"

As the title says, I have the exact same Find My Device app from Google on 2 different phones. I needed to find a third phone. On one of the first two phones, the app found the third phone. On the second phone, the app said "Can't reach device." Yes, it was connected to the internet.

How could the same app have different results?
Thanks,
Bill

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