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A photo contest would be fun.

I have MiX Explorer installed under Android 13 on a Pixel 6. How do I give it permission to read and write to a USB file system?

What are the best file managers currently available for Android?

I have a Pixel 6 and I find the security model for the Photos application to be confusing. When I take a screenshot this does NOT appear in the default image view when I start Photos. But if I select "Library" then there is a sub-option for Screenshots. Is that being saved into the cloud? How do I prevent images from going to the cloud by default, and is there a way to allow photos but not allow screenshots?

Billed as the Great American Eclipse, the USA is in for a real treat April 8th 2024. A total solar eclipse will pass through the states starting in Texas and ending as it's shadow crosses the New England states. It's path of totality will last around four minutes and will be a wow experience for anybody that is in that path.

For many years I planned to be in the path of the 2017 total eclipse. It was a bucket list item. I talked my buddies and my grown children to meet me in Nebraska to witness the eclipse. Little did I know just how rewarding and awe striking the experience would be. We all vowed to do the next total solar eclipse which will happen next year. The ideal spot to witness the eclipse is in Texas. As the shadow moves NE, the angle of the sun and moon cross the states in an ever increasing rate, making your time of the experience shorter the further NE you are. I tried last night to put a hold on a lodge on Tawakoni Lake last night that accommodates 12 guests with cool amenities and found the place was already booked for the 7th, 8th, and 9th. That's a Sunday through Tuesday booking. Obviously it is booked for the eclipse and I didn't plan ahead as soon as I should have. The point is, the eclipse is that cool of an experience and I'm not the only person that must be in that shadow.

Do yourself a great service and try to witness totality. It is just incredible. Here is a link to a moving map showing the path and times of the eclipse as well as the Annular eclipse happening October 14 2023.

* Since there is no sub-forum for Visible, I'm posting here as they are a Verizon MVNO
Verizon's Visible Does the Unthinkable by Lowering Plan Prices
My wife and I have been with Visible for a couple years, and no problems; unlimited everything, including wifi tethering! Customer Support is limited to online chat with an agent, but they are actually helpful. I ported my Google Voice number to them, and it went smoothly. The two times I needed help (related to a new phone), they were spot on. They even overnighted me a SIM card. I have heard reports of people with issues paying their monthly bill using the app, but I have automatic payment set up and it's never been an issue. Sign up at visible.com using my referral code, 3mPBpg, and receive $20.00 off your first month of service.

Here is a comparison of the Fold4 vs Fold5 cameras. The extra processing power seems to make a difference.

Unread messages are displayed with a number in several places in the phone, e.g. on the WhatsApp icon in the main window. E.g. 5 for five messages. Can the number be set to zero without the messages being displayed as read by the sender?

The Eagle has landed!

My pre-ordered black international Fold5, F946B, has been delivered here, in the sunny Cotswolds of the U.K. by DPD.

Let the fun begin!

(Can't fault Samsung and DPD for their prompt delivery at the date and time promised. Worth every penny of the £5 I slipped the chairman of Samsung )

I tried Chomp, it felt pretty good up until my girl did not get her text, I tried Textra but the photos will not load onto a message plethora.
VSM I am highly against, so is there a sms that can do all three?

- send and receive text in a heartbeat without a stop sign beaming up to each message?


- Also send images without the stop sign on it and said "This has been on your forward, would you let it flow?"

I want one that can become a custom notifications, and the colors of the bg, with each string of text being customizer,
Not looking for Go launchers either.

Hey guys

Hope someone can help me. I just got a new Navpro multimedia for my car, and it uses tlink5 to connect with android auto. I was able to use it properly cabled and wireless with other mobiles, but had no luck with my MI 11t. It keeps trying to connect on my mobile, and it stays like this. I already reset Android auto, reinstalled all updates, tried to remove and add Bluetooth connection several times with no luck. I'm on MIUI 14.
Sometimes it shows in my mobile that it's connected, but I still got nothing on the multimedia screen, only "connecting"...

I'm having the same problem with the wired connection =/

Do you have any idea what is happening, and what should I do?
Thanks so much for the help =)

What's something you've done recently to step out of your comfort zone, and what did you learn from it?

This is pretty neat: ChatGPT is now suggesting replies to keep the conversation going.



In many ways, this seems modeled after Google's "People Also Ask" sections in Google Search results.

In a way, it's passive onboarding- you're learning about ChatGPT's capabilities each time you read them (even when you don't click). Seems like a helpful addition, although some may feel it clutters the conversation. What do you think?

The last time I had an Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S5) the group texts were always strange. When I got a group text, anyone on an Android phone would be grouped together. If they were on an iPhone, their texts would show up in my phone separately. I could tell from their (iPhone user) conversation that they we included in the group text but my reply to them would also be separate on their end. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Is this still an issue? I’ve heard the Google Messages app will resolve issue. Is this true?

Thanks!

I’m considering buying a Samsung Galaxy S23. This may sound like a weird question but is it possible to set up the Factory Reset Protection so that the user is not able to change the settings and bypass FRP? It seems like FRP is mainly an anti theft feature not so much a parental control or accountability feature.

To give some clarity/background to my question…I tend to spend way too much time online when I should IE go to bed. I’ve been known to reset my iPhone to factory settings to bypass the screen time controls set up by a friend to help keep me focused. The S23 seems like a good option and I also miss my S5 I had a while back. Yes I am aware of flips phones, therapy…etc. I’m looking into those and other options as well.

Any info you have would be greatly appreciated.

When creating a contacts group, the 'add contact' list does not show all of the contacts that appear in my normal contacts list.

Any idea how I can access the missing contacts?

Please, I’ve never seen this before. It is an uppercase M with a dot on top on the right side. Thank you!

I see es file explorer was removed from Google play unclear why or if it will return

I download cx file explorer which seems like a good replacement

What's the best non buggy file explorer currently in people's options currently

Does Samsung have a built in one I see something in my phone I think pre installed called my files but it doesn't seem to show all folders like es file explorer or cx file explorer

Is there a way to screen mirror my phone and have it full screen? Doesn't matter if the phone needs to be rooted or not, I just want to know if it is possible.

I have a Z Fold 4 and it is not rooted. When I use the screen2auto app it only uses some of the display in my 2022 Kia Stinger with a 10.5" infotaiment screen.

I am running the non-updated version of Samsung Browser that comes with Android 11. Its dark mode tabs are black text on grey, and I find this uncomfortable to look at.
Where can I find a version with white text on black tabs in dark mode, and how do I install it (without rooting, if at all possible)

Secondly, one of my tabs is constantly on Google Images. It works as normal, for the most part. I click on an image from the main page and travel through the associated images, and this repeats onward through more sets of images. If I find one I like I use 'view image'. Sometimes this kicks me all the way back out to the base Images page.
How do I troubleshoot this?

Thanks,
Alex

Like everyone else I have been forced to upgrade Google Authenticator to the new version that Google has connected to cloud accounts. I do not want to put two factor information in the cloud. Is there any way to export the two-factor information on my phone to an SDcard or to a file on my local phone file system? I only find a function to "transfer accounts" which requires you to go through the cloud.

I want to confirm, this application is not secretly making copies to the cloud until I have explicitly enabled cloud backup?

Hi all. can someone post me detailed process for rooting redmi 7 android 10 miui 11 smart phone. Thanks in advance

For my windows ten, it disapears ages ago, and need to re install it, I wonder if I am protected against viruses?

Hi everyone,
Recently I replaced my A53 5g phone with the new one due to WhatsApp incoming call problem. The problem is as when the phone is connected to any internet (Wi-Fi or cellular network) and when the phone screen is locked and in dark/Sleep mode. If someone calls, the phone doesn't ring or vibrate. On the other hand it shows my phone status as "Calling" instead of "Ringing" to the caller. My each incoming call is missed. I tried each and every option, also SAMSUNG authorized experts checked the phone with Remote Access and they declared ALL OK and there is no problem inside the phone. This happens for the last few months. WhatsApp HELP CENTRE is not responding and is a waste of time. I am really very tired of this problem.
PLZ HELP ME ON THE ISSUE.

A while back, 20 May 2023 to be exact, I posted saying that Classic Words (a Scrabble game) was playing words that are not in the dictionary. I received several replies which basically said to use a Scrabble dictionary since the one I had used, Merriam Webster, does not show all playable words. Okay

However, when I played yesterday, the game (again) used a group of letters that did not seem like a word. This time, I looked it up in the Scrabble dictionary and guess what - not there. The game is cheating! How can I get the game to play fairly?