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What do you think about 3-party APK provider?

I think APK files is quite convenient for game downloader due to the fact that many games demand large amount of space. This issue could be resolved by using the modification of APK files.

But there are few controversial disagreements toward this, some people said that it's illegal besides it could increase the risk of malware injection and personal information invasion.

What's your point of view?
I'm not in favor of intellectual property violation. This is opened discussion for everyone

Google photos won't recognize device folder.

I made the mistake of deleting photos that were in Google photos and didn't realize at the time it deleted it off the device too. Luckily I found them in the cloud trash. I reinstated the pics and put them all in a random titled folder on my note 9 photo gallery device.When I go to Google photos the folder isn't there to choose to sync. I've tried moving the photos into folders that already are being synced and they didn't ever upload. If I were to save a new pic into one of the folders that are recognized they show up and sync but these 30 or so pics and videos I accidentally deleted and reinstated are not showing up. If I make another new folder for them and move them Google photos still doesn't recognize the folder. Any help?

Smartwatch Recommendation? Pebble 2 Replacement?

I think I went through this exercise about 8 months ago and am hoping maybe there's something new out there or something I overlooked.

I've worn Pebbles since they first came out and now my button broke of my Pebble 2. I know there's a lot of nice watches out there but they all seem to be missing one or more of these critical features:

1. Ability to change the font size. At 50, I wear 1.5X reading glasses, and so what's the point of wearing a smartwatch if the font is too small to read your notifications! I've always just been flabbergasted that good control over font size is something many manufacturers overlooked! (Age discrimination!) Even on the Pebble 2, the default built-in font size setting doesn't cut it. And my eyesight really isn't that bad. But the great thing with Pebble (unlike many other watches) you can still get access to a HUGE selection of 3rd Party Apps and I found one that lets me make the fonts even bigger. Not to mention making my own watch face from scratch is also nice.

2. Decent Battery Life. I could care less about a fancy color screen, it just sucks battery. I know right away if I get any watch with less than 4 days battery life I will be frustrated being used to close to a week of battery life with the Pebbles I've used the past 5 years. If I can get the font size adjustment and fit I want, I could 'survive' with a watch that goes 2-3 days and just put the charger on my night stand but it's going to take some getting used to to remember to charge all the time.

3. Not BULKY. I have average or slightly small wrists for a guy. The Pebble 2 is a perfect fit for me. I love that it is very light and not bulky. Barely can tell I'm wearing it.

I fear that really, considering those 3 criteria, still nothing out there fits the bill? And so maybe I need to find another Pebble 2 for sale somewhere.

EMUI updated even though Ive pressed later

So I just came into my room to see my phone updating. Autoupdates are off, and Ive pressed "Later" the couple of times EMUI harassed me to update. Is this normal? Im starting to get srsly tired of this spy network google, huawei and the rest of the ****s created. Can someone answer me why my phone is autoupdating with total disregard to its users preferance? Is it so that if you postpone an update enough the phone will simply do it anyway???

Rebooted now frozen?

I have a qlink wireless hot pepper poblano vle5 Android go edition. I accidentally rebooted and now it's stuck on the hot pepper screen. I took the battery out and left it out for about 5 minutes and tried turning it back on. HELP....it's still stuck on this screen, won't even let me turn off by the power button!

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Please Help

I have a problem with my J7. When I am receiving a call the screen stays black, I have to open the phone, do the pattern, then pull down the top notification bar to see who is calling then touch the phone button just to answer, frustrating. I have seen other posts in other forums that people are having problems but I need a step by step in laymen terms on how to fix this. Thanks for any help.

Help WebDav, can't write to SD card

My Samsung Galaxy S10e has an SD card. I turn on WebDav on my cell. Then on my PC I can see the files on my SD card but I can't write to the SD card. I can write to the SD card when use a USB cable to connect my cell & PC.

On my old S6, I could read/write to my cell using WebDav, but it did not have an SD card.

How can I write to my S10e using WebDav? Thanks.

P.S., if this is the wrong forum, please let me know how to find the correct one.

P.P.S., should have given the error message. On my PC, I ctrl-C (copy) a file, then on my PC in the dir for the SD card, I ctrl-P (paste). Error msg is: can't read from the source file or disk (& it lists my source file name). This is confusing since it's saying there's a problem with the source rather than the destination. But if I copy the same file in the same way & paste to a dir on my PC, then it works fine. So it seems there's no problem with the source.

Help How to set how many rings before call goes to voicemail?

Hi,

My wife's Motorola X4 has developed a problem: After one ring calls go to voicemail. She has not set anything differently herself and I can't find any settings for this on the phone. The phone runs Android 9 with stock Motorola ROM.

I thought this was set through the carrier, but we recently switched carriers from a T-Mobile MVNO to a Sprint one. I was hoping this problem would go away, but she still only gets one ring and voicemail picks up. Any idea what we can do to fix this? Or is it one of those issues that calls for a factory reset?

Help delete account

Your reply to my request you to delete my account states "you are free to change your mind within 3 day/s. Just return here and follow the instructions."

I've changed my mind - but I don't see any instructions for rescinding the request. How do I do that?
When I returned to the page - it's just the same screen I used to do the cancel request. Help please.

Help Android Messages app stopped making sounds when texts arrive

The stock google messages app (for texting) on my Moto G(7) Power just lost functionality. Up until now when a text message arrived a special ring tone I installed would play. The app got an update on 11/19 and now it makes no sound when a text arrives. As you can see in the attached screenshot the settings page where you can normally set a ring tone has no option for sound during notifications. It does say that two categories of settings were deleted. Clicking on the deleted categories or the info icon does nothing. Any ideas how to fix this?

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Android for teenagers with decent parental controls?

Hi. My kids are 11 and 14, and I need to get them a new phone for Christmas. They will be happy with something that runs basic games and has about 32 gig memory for storing their Spotify downloads. My wife has been looking at a Samsung J3 (2017) but there seem to be newer models available for about the same price. In the past I found it difficult to implement parental controls on Android devices. This is partly due to my son being over 13 I think and and I could not put restrictions on his Google account because of his age, I can't really remember. Do you guys have any recommendations for for similar phones that I could easily implement parental controls? Many thanks.

Help Broken OnePlus 3T Screen, Need to Access Files.

My OnePlus 3T screen broke, it has gone completely blank. I would appreciate help regarding access the data in my phone, as I can't access it due to USB Debugging being turned off. My phone is locked with pattern. I recently bought a new phone and replaced it, so I don't want to spend any extra amount replacing screen. Is there any way through any software backdoor or rooting that I can access my data? Pls help.

Need serious HELP - Data Recovery (i.e. texts, photos etc..) after accidental factory reset protocol

My toddler got a hold of my motorola xt1585 and factory wiped the darn thing while I was making dinner! The phone is 4 yrs old or so and I cant for LIFE of me recall what email / password I had used originally. I changed my pin on the lock screen maybe a week prior and cant remember what the heck that is now either. I had nothing backed up to google as far as I recall. So.... what are my chances of recovering data from the phone and / or simcard now?? It's been shut off since and I REALLY need my contacts and photos back. The photos are irreplaceable and some texts with photos in them I really need back! What do I do? I decided to just go get a newer phone and hang onto the droid 2 in case i can recover my stuff somehow. Ended up getting an iphone, and switched carriers so the phone in question isn't active anymore. Sim is still in it tho it's from verizon. I'm now with tmobile for the iPhone. Verizon was no freaking help either!! Help!!! Somebody?!?

Unreliability of Google Drive downloads (Android 8)

I periodically have problems trying to download files from Google Drive onto my Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom running Android 8. Most of the time I'm okay but then have a spell where the files just point blank won't download. I request download repeatedly with nothing happening and then upon restarting the phone it downloads the same file as many times as I attempted download. I do NOT have the setting switched on for only downloading via WiFi.

Email app question

Does anyone know of a quality email app that has the ability to assign different notification sounds to specific email authors? I now use Maildroid Pro but it hasn't been updated in over a year and it is no longer supported. I'm looking for a new app that's similar. It has to have the the ability to filter incoming mail and assign different notifications to specific email authors.
Thanks in advance,

Random unnamed updates

I have had this phone (tcl lx) for about a week , and continually am getting prompts to download software updates, there is never any description of the update, and I cannot ever locate what was actually updated. I also continually have 'suspicious activity' found on my Google account , even after changing passwords. I again at this moment am being promted to install yet again another unnamed 'software update' ... Am I tripping or is there something sketchy happening with my phone ?

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