Hello.

I have an old tablet (Kitkat?) that I thought I would try re-purposing as a clock. I found a clock app in the Play Store, and I like it, but I noticed it was off. I realized that the time on the tablet itself was off, so I adjusted it manually. After doing that, the clock app was accurate as well.

Now, the reason I wanted to try this is because I'd like to have a clock that sets automatically, and is always accurate. I tried a few atomic clocks, but they just weren't working out, and I'm getting a little paranoid that if I keep sending orders back to Amazon, I may get flagged!

So, the story is just to let you know what I'm up to. The question I have is: Does Android 4.4.2 clock sync with the Internet, or am I just wasting my time? I'm wondering if the reason that the time was off was because this is the first time I have powered up this old tablet in many months.

Thank you for any replies!

most of the apk files are crashing on my phone what is the reason behind this?

Hello All,
I recently had my phone break while in Portugal and needed a quick/cheap replacement.
I got the ZTE Blade A31 Plus. It's running Android 11 with Firmware Build#: GEN_EU_EEA_A31Plus_V1.7
I hit a dead end in every attempt to either check bootloader status, unlock(?), root, etc. None of the OneClick methods were effective. I haven't been able to try Magisk as I can't find the boot.img file. Also, I can't find TWRP or CWM recovery that I'm sure is compatible.
Basically, I'm lost at every turn. I'm guessing it's unlocked but checking via ADB fails.

I would REALLY appreciate some help to get moving with this. I'm anxious to get it rooted and hopefully improved performance. Even a push in the right direction would be helpful.

THANKS MUCH

I'm looking for suggestions of Android calendars that allow you to remove/add specific holidays. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Just wondering if anyone knows which app this notification logo is for. It is from a pixel locked screen. I think the one on the left is messenger and the one on the right is LinkedIn, but what is this one in the middle? I need to know, thank you.

It's seven years since I bought a Samsung Galaxy s7 smartphone for my wife. After reluctantly giving up her old Nokia, she grew to love it. However, after all this time, I'm wondering whether the Galaxy s7 ought to be let go of. It's not that it doesn't work satisfactorily for her — she is perfectly happy with it. The reason is that I am concerned about whether old phones are a fire hazard. I have looked on the Web and read about swollen batteries, but there is no reason to think that the battery of her phone is swollen. However, because of a lack of knowledge, I do have a concern that a phone battery may be a fire hazard simply because it is old. I have raised the question of us buying her a new phone in the past, but my wife tends to cling on to things she has used for a long time, and it would take an earthquake for her to say, Oh yes, we'll replace it! I would not want to mention my concern about it being a possible fire hazard unless I was certain of this and could give her a powerful reason for changing it. Also, being old, we are not well-off, so the cost of a new phone would be another reason for keeping it.

I'm sure that many people reading this will have the opinion that one ought to keep up with the latest as a matter of course, but, if we can manage with what we have, we are satisfied. Can anyone comment on this? Is it dangerous to hang on to a seemingly good-enough old phone?
With thanks for any helpful and informed comment,
S.

Does anyone know what this icon is for?

It's currently on 1% I have it off. Long story short I missed up my charging port by constantly yucking it out . It still could charging but the charging wouldn't go all the way it just would go halve way enough for it to charge but I couldn't hold the tablet or the charging would drop out. I had to use tape and do it in away it ould stay and charge. I stupidly took a scissors and out it into the charging port moved up and down and now the charger goes all the way in but doesn't charge. Can this be fixed ? All my info and stuff are on it. Also my phone heat up on the camera and does quickly on 80-90 percent and even if I have the charging in it still drops quick. Is it the battery or something else. Also the charging light on my tablet is blinking red on and off any clue what that means. Please reply, please.

Greetings - thanks for any help you can offer -- I downloaded a React Native template from instamobile.io but I cannot figure out how to load the files as a project in Android Studio -- Can anyone help me understand this? I'm so grateful for any help you can offer...

I can't figure out how to turn on data on my phone.

Hey there, My iPhone is overheating, i know it can be due to several reasons, but What I am facing is every time i use my chatting apps It get heat up, including running too many apps maybe the cause of overheating issues. To resolve the issue, try closing unnecessary apps, turning off unused features, updating the software, and keeping my iPhone out of direct sunlight.

Give me any genuine suggestion related to my problem i don't think any of the above tips has anything to do with overheating problem So please genuine answers only.

I recently picked up this Tab A8 on sale. Is there a way to get windows onto it rather than the samsung version of android? I was hoping to use it as a cheap laptop replacement.

I develop an open source app (OpenLiveStacker) the communicates with external USB camera - astronomy device.

It mostly written in C++ (as it does not run on Android only) with small Java/Android wrapper the manages it.
One of the things I need to do is to save collected images (tiff files) and meta-data + logs on each and every image.

Till now I created directory DCIM/OpenLiveStacker and some sub-directories for various data files: images, json, text, csv - all the data
I collect from the camera and it can be used later for processing offline with various tools.
I asked read/write permissions and it worked wee.

When I try to upgrade to latest targetSDK (33) - so I can publish it on Google play store it all stops working. I don't have permissions to write there. From what I understand requesting MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission is not going to work on Google play

I started reading about about Scoped Storage but from what I understand I still can't access it via Java File or C++ fstream/fopen but I need to use specific API and it is limited to specific media types. Do I understand correctly?

Is there any way to save generic files to storage visible and accessible easily to user and I can access with standard API?

The ‘default’ way to get a screen grab on the Pixel 7 is to set the gesture command such that double tapping on the phone grabs the screen image. However, I really don’t like this and keep the double tap turned off unless I need to grab an image.

The method on the older phone was better – just hold the power button and that was one of the options shown. My Pixel 7 is rooted – is there a way to enable this behavior on the new phone?

With my Pixel 7, the following ‘alert’ pops up when I am on hold. Is there any way to make this blatant stupidity go away for ever?

Are there any Offline Translator Apps for Android- that U do not need to be online while using ??
most of them Only have the silly text offline, but not the voice – need for talking in english- translated to chinese traditional speech voice !!!
Yes , I have googled this already- otherwise I would not ask here – the google translate app / & the microsoft translate app – Do not do VOICE translate in OFFLINe mode – are there any that do ??

who doesn't like pizza? i love pizza!!!!!

now i want to learn how to make my own pizza dough. i can cook, but i really do not like to mess around with flour. making pizza dough is much like baking which i am not very good at. cooking you can make something up without any precision. making dough of any kind is very calculated. the wrong measurements can screw up the dough.....so....this is my hold up.

but i like challenges so this thread is for anybody who likes pizza and wants tips and tricks on how to make your own pizza. this thread is where you can share recipes and techniques as well as how you cook the pizza.

so this brings me to equipment. i am currently eying this one:


as you can see it is not cheap. it sells for $1999.00 and the stand is another $300!!! but damn does it not look good?

any ways lets talk pizza!!!!!!!

Someone sent me this screenshot asking what these icons are and I am stumped regarding some of them.

I've reverse image searched them all to no avail.

Based on a previous I started thread here, I installed NoRoot Firewall on my phone. I did this in order to block Android 13 from getting updates and to do this, I blocked ConfigUpdater. Hopefully this works as expected.

However, two strange behaviors: I had not allowed either Google Play Store or Google Play services/Google Service Framework. Despite my having 'automatically update apps' disabled, these processes regularly try to make a connection. Interestingly, until I enabled these apps, Google Maps did not work.

One app I enabled is MyPhoneExplorer client. However, when I tried to connect to my phone today, the connection failed. I then turned off NoRoot Firewall and the phone connected right away. What else needs to be enabled to allow MyPhoneExplorer to work?

how do i transfer very short videos from note 8 to my laptop to then be sent in an email to one recipient?

is onedrive my only option

i woul like something very simple even if it is not the most currently used technology.

i don't really use the phone except as a back up way to get online if something happens to my laptop. I don't take photos or videos except in rare cases so i don't need anything complicated. this is a video to send to the local Dept of Environmental Protection to report a noise violation

thank you

Hello folks,

Quite some time agao I switched from an HTC Phone to an iPhone. There was nothing wrong with the HTC, I just fancied a change.

Anyway, I thought that I would charge the HTC to see if is still working OK but, I have run up against a problem inasmuch that I set a security pattern that I now, unsurprisingly, cannot remember.

Is there any way that I can get into the phone by doing a factory reset or similar? Having said that, I suppose that that course of action won't be possible because I can't get into it!

Does anyone have any thoughts on this please?

Many thanks.

When I am listening to music via Bluetooth earphones on my Android 7 phone and a call comes in, I'd like to stop the music, disconnect the Bluetooth and answer the call on the phone. Is there a way to stop Bluetooth without rejecting the incoming call?

Hello Folks:

TL;DR Is there a way to return my phone to factory settings? It has a removable battery, which I've removed today. What apps are safe, and unsafe, to remove? Why does Wi-Fi switch turn itself off a second after I turn it on?

My phone is a Samsung SM J260A, locked to AT&T. It might be the cheapest Android phone Samsung sells in America, $62. It's about three years old.

It's been complaining about running out of storage for a few months.

I've noticed it losing functionally in the last week and today it's refused to connect to my Wi-Fi. Tapping the Wi-Fi switch on causes it to slide to the right, briefly shine blue, then slide back to the left, turning itself off. The whole cycle takes about a second. I'm wondering if this could be related to its memory issue.

My sister's phone, same model, connects to my Wi-Fi just fine.

Two weeks ago I noticed it's clock alarm has gone silent. The snooze rings but not the initial alarm.

I'd like to show you some screen shots, something I could capture a yesterday, but now I'm seeing "Can't take screenshot due to security policy." pop up.

It tells me 15.8 GB of its 16 GB of internal storage is being used, with 227 MB available.

I've tried to direct anything that requires storage, like storing videos and images, to use my SD card, which has 1.9 Gigs of 236.3 available Gigs being used.

Storage analysis shows 191 KB for Audio and 15.76 GB for Other. Everything else reads 0 B.

The phone came with a ridiculous amount of bloatware, which I haven't bothered removing.

If an app looks like I don't need it, is it safe to remove? Since I can't connect, I won't be able to pull anything I need from Google Play.

I know it's only $62.00 to replace, but things are tight right now.


Thanks
Larry