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The 'I got my stimulus check!' (or not) thread

Thought it would be fun to track and discuss our [US] stimulus checks.

Post if you've received yours, or feel free to have a pity party if you're not getting one.

I understand some people received theirs a couple days ago, and more will receive them today.

If you already have your direct deposit info on file with the government (IRS, Social Security), yours should magically appear in your bank account. If you don't, you can find links in the coronavirus resource thread for setting it up now.

What plans do you have for yours?

New Game: Not Not - A Brain-Buster (Version 4.4.0)

WHAT'S NEW
- Fixed Facebook Share button
- Updated 64bits support
- 10 new languages supported : Turkish, Malay, Arabic, Thai, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
- Minor bug fixes

EXTRA INFO
  • Rating: 4.5
  • Installs: 5,000,000+
  • Download Size: 25M
  • Version: 4.4.0
DESCRIPTION
Ready to push the limits of your Brain?

Not Not puzzle game is the ultimate brain-busting challenge based on logic and orientation.

Follow the written instructions to swipe your character towards the correct direction (up, down, left or right) and victory. As you reach higher levels in the game, increasingly complex and varied instructions will require use of both your logic and dexterity for you to succeed.
And sorry (not really) for any mental inconvenience this may cause :)

Two game modes are available:
- in the classic mode, discover a new concept on each level!
- in the challenge mode, go as far as possible following more and more complex instructions

* NotNot last version includes a color blind accessibility mode.

Remote Delete App \ Non Rooted Backup...

Hey everyone two quick questions, all simple and direct like... First, is there a remote delete app that is reliable, in case your phone ever gets stolen or lost. (Bonus points if it frags the SD card!) And has anything come along that could backup a non rooted Android phone similar to Titanium? (Both system and apps... I've used Helium in the past, by the same dev's I believe, but it doesn't do the system.)

Thanks in advance!

Custom ROMs and encryption on the S20 Ultra.

Hey guys, I recently purchased a S20 Ultra and am finding it a great phone. However, I've come to realize they've removed the encryption on boot-up feature which I was really looking to use for privacy reasons. I went and asked on the live chat on the Samsung website, and they said it was removed and I would have to "use a third party app or rom" to be able to get back this feature.

I'm now looking into installing a custom ROM and haven't done for many years so I need a bit of help with this, is it just me being stupid, or is there no custom ROM's really released for the S20 Ultra yet? As I've not been able to find one whilst searching.

Also I was curious to if anyone knew a easier way or setting that I could activate that I might have not noticed to be able to activate boot up/start up encryption for the S20?

Thanks in advance
Cazzia

Help Android APKs

Hello everybody,

I need some help to understand some points,


1: How do I edit and run an apk file that is developed for and older version of android e.g. 4.xx.

2: Is it possible to make an old android apk file (which is only compatible with 4.xx) compatible with new android version like 8,9 or 10 etc.

Restoring deleted tabs in Google Chrome

Samsung Galaxy A3
Today, I unintentionally deleted 40 tabs I have had open in Google Chrome on my phone for a long time, some of them for up to three years. All these webpages were significant to me, and I'm desperate to retrieve them if this is at all possible. Here's how I made the blunder:

Settings > Application manager > Chrome > Manage Storage > Clear All Data

This has wiped out all tabs (and History) in Chrome on my phone, so I'd be very grateful for expert advice on retrieving them.

Kind thanks,
Simon McElrea
(Dunedin, New Zealand)

Help Non default TV-Laucher starts at boot

Hello,

I have now the TX6 Android TV Box with Android 9. I have installed Ugoos-Launcher and set it as default, but the original TVLaucher starts everytime at reboot.

Where can I disable TVLaucher startup at reboot elsewhere as default setting. That does not work here..
I cannot deinstall TVLauncher, the button is not present.

When I kill TVLauncher then UgoosLauncher pops up.

Thanks for help.

Help SM-J3110 Unable to enable OEM unlock

Hi guys I'm new here so forgive me for any formatting errors.
I have a SM-J3110 and over the past few days I have been unable to enable tohe OEM unlock option. Every time the enable option is done, the slider goes back to disabled, and killing app while dialog is open also did not help. Can someone help solve this problem? Attached is a recording of me trying to enable the option to no avail.

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Help Browsing Images on Pixel from PC

I am trying to move/delete/copy specific photos from my phone to my computer. I don't use any cloud, and don't want to if I can avoid it. I just want to plug in my phone, and use File Explorer in Win10 to view the gallery of pics I have so I can select specific ones. When I try that, I only get Icons, regardless of which "view" setting I choose in Explorer.

Seems to me, USB-C is a faster and reliable connection compared to sending files via BT from the phone. I included a screenshot of File Explorer for the sake of clarity. Is there a way I can review thumbs of the photos on the phone from within File Explorer and do this?

Any thoughts would be most welcomed.

Pixel Image Browsing in Explorer.JPG

Unidentified alarm sound without notification

I'm getting a sound and vibration starting at random with no notification appearing, so I can't stop it without restarting the phone. I close all open apps and it still continues. It has even started while I am on a call, which is so annoying. And it is only since I have moved to the S20.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to identify the app? I have no alarms set, no calendar event, nothing that I can identify. It has occurred a few times now.

The volume is controlled by the ringtone volume setting, but the sound is not a ringtone or notification sound or any sound setting.

Rooting My Tracfone Samsung A10e

Hey guys! Can I get some info on how to root my Samsung A10e Sm-s102dl. I've done so much research and everything points to unlocking the bootloader. But in order to do so I have to enable OEM Unlock. But that's where I get stuck, my phone does NOT have an OEM Unlock option. I've went into the Developer setting and looked everywhere, I've waited 7 or more days with Developer settings on still no OEM unlock. I've even went as far as using ADB and Fastboot but I get stuck their too. Can anyone please help me?

Doze?

I'm trying out a new email app however it appears as though it goes to sleep for hours at a time. I thought I had my settings correct to prevent this, but I may be missing something. What settings do I need to check to make sure the app doesn't go to sleep?

Galaxy S9 calendar events disappeared on future dates

Hello all,
I have 2 galaxy phones with two different phone number with AT&T and they are both having the same calendar issues. Just these couple days, I found out that 90% of all events that are scheduled on the calendar are disappeared on all of the future months. All of the past events were still there. Just the future ones that are missing. Those 90% event that are missing are the one with the REPEAT scheduled. The single events are still ok. The weird thing is that these missing events only disappeared on the phone. When I check on my Laptop of Desktop through the same google account, they are all still there. This is proven that all the scheduled events are store in the server are still there. It might have to do with the phone setting. If any one has any idea what is going on, please advice. Thanks in advance

Android Auto / Samsung Music Formatting?

Hi,
anyone know of an actual manual for Samsung Music in conjunction with Android Auto?
What I want to know is how to arrange the directory structure, what music file formats are supported
and what playlist type to use. I have both .wav and .flac files on my computer that I want to copy to my
phone. I have copied a flac directory and a few wav directories. The flac seems to get recognized when I use voice to ask for the artist, but the wav's do not. I'm wondering if Samsung Music or Android Auto doesn't recognize .cue files? It seems to recognize .m3u files.
Anyway, I had hoped to have this folder arrangement
ARTIST1
ALBUM1
ALBUM2
ARTIST2
ALBUM1
ARTIST3
ALBUM1
ALBUM2
ALBUM3

I was hoping to use voice command to have Samsung Music go to a specific album, but thus
far it only works with the one .flac file folder with .m3u playlist. Can playlists be created manually
in notepad or other ascii editor?

Replace a Favorite icon in VLC TV-mode

Hello,

I have a shared Samba (smb) directory where a sub-directory is linked as favorite.
The favorite icon is listed in the "Surf" group as last icon very far on the righten side.

How can I replace this icon to be listed as first in the Surf group or may be replaced to the top of the screen ?
I don't want to have my Mediathek icon as last not seeable on the first view.


Thanks , Andre

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