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Play Store scam?

Over the past five years or so I’ve downloaded a few programs from the Google Play Store to an Android table. None of those programs cost anything. This evening I wanted to purchase an audiobook player for $1.99.

I entered the information for a Visa prepaid debit card, the type frequently used as a general purpose gift card. Unlike a bank debit card, it has no name on the front, anyone can use it at most stores. In the past I’ve made a few online purchases with such cards using a Windows computer.

Seconds after as I finished entering the card information I got a notice, supposedly from Google, saying my Google account is suspended until I provide a government issued ID and either a bank statement or a utility bill. Nothing like such information has ever previously been required. The only requirements I remember from signing up for a Google account was an e-mail address and password, maybe my name plus birth date. I think the gmail account already existed when I first needed something from the Google Play Store.

It seems rather like a phishing scam but does anyone know about such nonsense with Google?

Spying app

Howdy all.

Need some help here.
I've a company phone that they've recently remotely installed an app that can be remotely activated any time and listen in on me.
I'm not here to discuss the legality of it etc I just need to know how to remove it.
Because all it says is "you do not have permission, contact your administrator " or similar.

I don't want to eff the device up but surely one of you savy bunch will have a way.

Regards.

Help [SOLVED] HTC ONE M8 STUCK IN BOOT-LOOP

Hello!

The issue:
Phone is stuck in reboot
Can't enter twrp recovery

This issue occured when I did the following:
I unlocked the bootloader then I flashed twrp. Then when I tried to enter twrp via the bootloader>recovery.
It gets stuck on "entering recovery..." then the phone reboots in a loop.

So i can't enter twrp and I can't enter the phone.
I can still enter bootloader tho.
I first tried the lastest twrp version when that didn't work, I tried a few others with no success.
from: (Download TWRP for m8)

Is there anyone that knows what the issue can be?
And where do I go from here to get back to stock or get twrp to work
Thanks.

fullvar:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.29.214500021.12G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 6.12.61.4
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: (removed from post)
(bootloader) imei: (removed from post)
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B10000
(bootloader) cidnum: ORANG001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 76df2b54
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

Currently Facing Some Issues With My SAP Server

Hello everyone,

I am currently experiencing some issues with my SAP server and I was hoping to get some insight from the community. Over the past few days, we have noticed that the server has been running slower than usual and there have been some intermittent connection issues.

We have tried to troubleshoot the problem internally, but have not been able to identify the root cause. I am hoping that someone in the community has experienced similar issues with their SAP server and can offer some suggestions or recommendations on how to resolve the issue.

Any insight or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help.

Help Bluetooth won't transmit my voice

Crazy story... Few days ago I was on a roller coaster. Noticed on way up to top that my phone was pinned between my leg and the padded safety restraint. After ride, I checked my phone and it was somehow in Odin/download mode. It remained locked up for a couple of hours, then it restarted and everything seemed fine. Phoned paired to my Ford Sync and the next call I received had an issue. I could hear the other person fine, but they could not hear me. Tried trouble shooting over the next few days. Unpaired and then re-paired, restarted phone, went through all settings on phone and vehicle, etc. My vehicle responds to voice commands and I am able to use talk to text. I tried my phone with another BT device and had the same issue, so I know the problem is with my phone and not my vehicle. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Galaxy A51, Android 13, One UI 5.1

Help unbrick my motorola android phone please

Hello, my Motorola e Android phone got hard bricked and it began suddenly with the first error message being constant boot looping and eventually going to an error message with an adroid on its back where it said partition was corrupt or damaged and the only choices were try again or factory reset. I kept trying again.

I tried to fix it and eventually ended up stuck on ap fastboot flash mode(secure) and it says oem locked.

I gave up trying to do it myself and want to factory reset but recovery mode won't work even if I press it, says that start up failed and goes back to fastboot mode. It's stuck.

Serial number is ZY22DLT4R and last letter is a V or W, can't tell.

I dont know to flash or custom rom. Tried a few but I only have windows 10 on my PC and it didn't install drivers properly and I need this phone fixed ASAP . I think I'm considered a newbie.

I also need to know if it's too far gone so I'm prepared to buy another crappy phone and lose all my data. I don't have days/weeks to learn tutorials about how to mod, etc.

I don't know if my bootloader is locked or unlocked.

Please help.

How Do I Enable Alarm Clock Sound?

Hi Folks:

I'm no longer able to set a sound for the alarm clock's notification. It vibrates.

Here are three screenshots of the phone's settings that describe the situation better than I can:

Clock version


1.jpg


You can see the button for the Alarm and timer alerts is grayed out
2.jpg



And here you can see a category has been deleted.

3.jpg


I never intentionally disabled my ability to hear the alarm.
How do I enable it?

Thanks
Larry

Help Android 13 - slow response?

On my new Pixel 7 Pro, which is rooted (just so that I can run AdAway and Nova Settings), the phone seems a bit slow to accept app input when I launch various apps. Two specific examples:
  1. When I launch Enjoy Sudoku, which comes right up, when I tap 'Another Difficult' right away nothing happens. If I tap is again, again nothing happens. When I tap it the third time, the game starts. Also, if once the program launched, I do nothing for a couple of seconds and then tap 'Another Difficult', the game starts.
  2. When I launch Shortyz, which comes right up, and try scrolling down to an unplayed crossword, nothing happens. The second swipe attempt works as does waiting a few seconds.
So, my question is simply this: Is there some setting I can adjust to make this time lag go away?

Unresponsive task switcher bar

Since I was upgraded to "Coolwalk", the task switcher bar is unresponsive to touch input most of the time, and I can only swap between apps using the voice assistant when it occurs.

This happens in wired or wireless modes. Car and all phone software is updated.

Everything was fine before the Coolwalk update.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Peugeot 2008 (2022), Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, Android 13

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