I am an iOS beta tester for iPhone. The new 16.5 beta is pretty good. I can tell you about it if you want. And keep your shirts on. I also have a Pixel 7!

I'd deathly afraid of getting a crappy beta so I'll be waiting on later betas when they are introduced, to try them.

I have a Pixel 7 Pro which I rooted (so that I could run AdAway). I have turned off all of the settings that allow the phone to update the OS, apps, etc. I made a few small changes the other day (to reduce background data communications) and feel that the phone needs to be rebooted for these changes to come into full effect.

However, the phone is indicating:

System update – now
Android 13
Tap to learn more and install
Restart now

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My concern is that if I reboot the phone, I will have to re-root it (and possibly reset a ton of settings). So, can I reboot without the phone's updating itself? If the phone updates itself and I lose my root, what is the easiest way to recover root?

More importantly, what else can I turn off so this never happens again? If this means disabling Play Store, or something like that, I am okay with that since I have yet to see an app update that matters.

Hi, I am currently doing a dissertation for my computing degree. I was wondering if it was possible to develop an app that would listen for loud noises and/or frequencies to automatically trigger noise cancelation headphones. I.e. if someone with Autism struggled with certain noises, an app would listen out for the noise and trigger noise cancelling headphones if heard to cancel out the noise the person would have discomfort or sensory issues with.

Also, if it is possible how complex would the app be?

Hi,
I have a Galaxy A52 5G.... today i saw a file named as " .xxx_did " . i saw it when i was using whats app and when i was trying to share a document that was the first name appeared in the list.. couldn't find the file with the my file app, so i searched it using my Linux OS and the file was located in the internal storage.

can any one please tell me what is that file and is it safe to remove it?

file name an location : " Internal storage/.xxx_did "

Hello all. I may have missed the solution to this but here goes.
While using a wired headset if a call has ended I am unable to make a call until I manually clear the details from my phone screen of the previous call. If there a way to sort this out as it is 'annoying' It has happened with several devices over the last couple of years.

Thank you

anyone know what app the heart icon is? Thank you

I was going through my usage history on my phone and found something very odd: my phone sends text messages WITHOUT my participation!

Every day, it sends 5 texts at 1 minute intervals to the very same 4 digit number. It is NOT me that is sending those texts! I often go weeks without sending a single text and these are often being sent when I'm asleep. The phone is right beside me when I sleep and I'm sure no one else used it while I was asleep.

I'm puzzled by how a 4 digit phone number works. Shouldn't it have at least 10 digits here in North America to be connectable? (I'm in Ontario, Canada.)
The texts do NOT appear in my text history so I have no idea what is being sent. Is there any kind of reverse lookup that would tell me who owns this 4 digit number? If I knew who was receiving these texts, it might help me determine what's in them.

I suspect there is some kind of malware on the phone that is automatically sending texts every day for some unknown reason. Or maybe an app that I installed is misbehaving. I get all my apps from Google Playstore but I know that is no guarantee that the app is harmless.

The phone is a Pixel 3 running Android 12.

Is there a way to make any SD card that is inserted instantly be shown as a link/application on the home screen?

What is this xiaomi screen icon ?

My phone pairs successfully with the Tekna audio system of my 2015 Qashqai. All of the music, radio, podcast et al apps work.
Initiating and receiving phone calls as well as WhatsApp voice calls used to work without problems since I bought the car in 2015.
A couple of months ago I received a phone call and got no sound when I pressed the answer button, I didn't hear the caller, and he/she didn't hear me either.
Since then all phone calls connect but there isn't any sound received nor transmitted.
When I break the USB connection, the call is working, but than I need to hold the phone in my hands, and that's illegal (in Belgium) and far too dangerous when driving.
Note that receiving and initiating WhatsApp voice calls continues to work.
My phone is a Nokia X20 model TA-1341 and runs Android version 13, Build nr 00WW_3_470_SP01.
I use Google's Phone app, last update apr 5, 2023, version 103.0.522355693-publicbeta
I can't think of any setting that would cause this behavior.
In fact I wonder whether it is the phone or the car that is to blame...
Any suggestions would be wholeheartedly appreciated, I am desperate as I miss all incoming phone calls: I can pick up but don't hear the caller and neither do they hear me..

Hi,

I released a new watch face: R-Type Watch Face


As always, free to try, but if you like the design, you can unlock all the features as a premium user.

The free version has a lot of settings to customize your watch face: colors, date, format, etc...

The premium unlocks the custom data, complications, custom shortcuts, secondary timezone, and a lot more!

I hope that you will like it!

Most phones I had thus far always had camera Macro Mode setting.
I can hold camera close to object(say..back of router to take photo of wifi/password, etc..)
Usually hold camera very close and tap screen twice, then picture comes in focus and take photo, done.
Last phone (J2 Prime, year 2017)) did Macro, no problem.

Now I have Galaxy j1 mini prime (year 2016) which is almost exactly like J2 (thus I assumed item like camera would be the same.
Galaxy j1 mini prime do NOT have Macro mode option, Nothing happens tap screen twice, pictures still out of focus.

Per google search Galaxy j1 mini prime does have Macro mode option but not my Galaxy j1 mini prime phone.

Some say Galaxy j1 mini prime camera lense will not do Macro, but J2 camera is set for Macro,
This don;t make sense cause why would J1 and J2 camera lenses be different?

I tried several camera apps from Google Play store. NONE had Macro mode option.

So can anybody here shed some light about Macro mode for Galaxy j1 mini prime? Am I just stuck with NO Macro mode camera lense?

Help! Any advice what apps these notifications are for? Or why there are so many of the second one. I feel I know but not 100% sure.

Hi Friends,

Please let me clarify the below general question.
Ques: is it possible to highlights multiple dates in android native widget calendar view or in date picker control?

if possible, please let me give the code snippets.
Thank you.

by Rajarajan

How many cell phones you've had since your first one? Post 'em

(ADMIN: If this isn't the correct place to post, please do move it)
My first cell phone was in 1998.

{Previous Phones} Nokia 5110 (1998) - Motorola Razor - Sidekick - Samsung Blackjack II Red - Blackberry Curve 8310 - Blackberry Storm -Backflip - iPhone 4G - Sony Experia X10 - Samsung BlackJack II- Dell Streak 5 - Samsung Galaxy Note II, Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung Galaxy Note 5, Samsung Galaxy S9+, Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
{Current Phone} Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

The Samsung BlackJack II was the prettiest one of them all and my favorite, I still have it.


It's been a fun ride!

Can someone please share links to active Pixel forums?

Thanks

I am using this cable to connect to my LG tv:
I am not getting anything. I am laying a song on the phone but even after connecting it still continues playing like nothing is connected. Please help me to understand how to connect my phone to a tv.

Thanks

What effing idiot at Google decided that the default calendar app should add images to appointments based on words within the appointment? How moronic can they get, especially since no means of turning off this horrific 'feature' is provided?

When my phone, now a Pixel 7 Pro and previously a Pixel 3 XL, is near to my computer and I have computer music playing, every now-and-again, I heard static-like noise. I know that the phone is the source of the noise and I have to believe that it is caused by network communication. However, I believe that I have turned off most every snoopy-thing on the phone and it just sits there, so I am wondering what app is accessing the network.

As such, I would like to run an app that records which apps is accessing the network so that I can learn more about what’s going on with my phone. I did some searching for appropriate apps, such as here: Best 10 Network Monitoring Apps for Android 2023, but nothing really popped. What app would you suggest that I use?

I just missed an important call this morning. There were 4 missed calls from them, but because my Android 11 phone was locked, it decided notifications should no longer be at the top of the screen where I was looking and saw nothing, no let's put them in the middle! How absurd.

I can't find any way (except Twitter which I have my doubts will reach anyone) to contact "Android" if that's a company. Any other way to give feedback?

I googled how to move notifications to the top and only got one result, for Iphones. Any way to do this on Android?

AOSP12
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04-15 21:46:08.170 I/lowmemorykiller( 166): Using psi monitors for memory pressure detection
04-15 21:46:08.171 I/lowmemorykiller( 166): Process polling is supported
04-15 21:46:08.184 I/qemu-props( 170): connected to 'boot-properties' qemud service.
04-15 21:46:08.185 I/qemu-props( 170): receiving..
04-15 21:46:08.185 I/qemu-props( 170): received: ro.opengles.version=196608
04-15 21:46:08.185 I/qemu-props( 170): ignoring 'ro.opengles.version' property
04-15 21:46:08.185 I/qemu-props( 170): receiving..
04-15 21:46:08.185 I/qemu-props( 170): received: qemu.sf.fake_camera=both
04-15 21:46:08.187 I/qemu-props( 170): successfully set property 'vendor.qemu.sf.fake_camera' to 'both'
04-15 21:46:08.187 I/qemu-props( 170): receiving..
04-15 21:46:08.187 I/qemu-props( 170): received: dalvik.vm.heapsize=512m
04-15 21:46:08.187 I/qemu-props( 170): ignoring 'dalvik.vm.heapsize' property
04-15 21:46:08.187 I/qemu-props( 170): receiving..
04-15 21:46:08.187 I/qemu-props( 170): received: qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
04-15 21:46:08.187 I/qemu-props( 170): successfully set property 'qemu.hw.mainkeys' to '0'
04-15 21:46:08.187 I/qemu-props( 170): receiving..
04-15 21:46:08.187 I/qemu-props( 170): received: qemu.sf.lcd_density=560
04-15 21:46:08.187 I/qemu-props( 170): successfully set property 'qemu.sf.lcd_density' to '560'
04-15 21:46:08.187 I/qemu-props( 170): receiving..
04-15 21:46:08.187 I/qemu-props( 170): received: net.wifi_mac_prefix=5554
04-15 21:46:08.188 I/qemu-props( 170): successfully set property 'vendor.net.wifi_mac_prefix' to '5554'
04-15 21:46:08.188 I/qemu-props( 170): receiving..
04-15 21:46:08.188 I/qemu-props( 170): received: qemu.timezone=America/Los_Angeles
04-15 21:46:08.188 I/qemu-props( 170): successfully set property 'vendor.qemu.timezone' to 'America/Los_Angeles'
04-15 21:46:08.188 I/qemu-props( 170): receiving..


When I boot the emulator, I get the above log in aosp 12. I wanted to know where in the code this attribute(qemu.sf.fake_camera) was read from and sent from qemud service process to qemu-props process. I looked for it in the aosp code for a long time, but I couldn't find it. I would appreciate it very much if you have some knowledge of the simulator.

Hey guys, this is my first post. I've downloaded a couple games I really wanna try but due to my phone being on 32bit android 13 (one ui 5.1) none of the apks are installing. I'm using the Samsung Galaxy A13 128 gb, 4 gigs of ram and after researching I've confirmed it uses 64 bit hardware architecture. Thanks guys..

I use Verizon for my Pixel 6 Pro and live in the suburbs of NYC. I still haven't received the April update. Is anyone else in the same boat?

Are people besides me having billing issues with boost one. For the last 2 months I make a payment and it does not get processed before due date so my due date is changed. Payments were made prior to due date. But to tip it off I now have a data reset date and a payment due date that are different. So who looses me? I have been told system was hacked and nothing could be done. I dont understand how those dates can be different and it was there mistake. Is anyone else having these problems.? They tell me it will be corrected within 24 hours and it is not so I call on a weekly basis and am told they cannot change dates so they are the same date