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a mysterious issue!!!

hi there
i was working with my cellphone(galaxy j7 pro) yesterday and suddenly the screen got black!! i was freaked out and i pushed home/power buttons but nothing changed i thought my phone LCDhas been damaged but suddenly the light came back and everything get back to normal i was very happy at that time but the suddenly the screen got dark again!! you don't believe but it was a cycle ,a cycle with irregular and random timing!
at a time my phone screen got black and my buttons(home,recent,back,power) were lock but at another time every thing was normal and my phone worked properly! but sometimes i had button lock without a dark screen! i mean "sometimes"(the time was random) i could even type at my phone and the touch was ok but my recent key+home+back key(not power key) were locked!
i thought it was form software so i reset my phone to factory data but it didn't work:(
so i flashed my phone i mean i reinstalled the software completely but it didn't work either:oops:
i got shocked and depressed i thought at 1 percent it could be from my lcd so i changed my lcd and nothing happened and there was no difference
i need help what could it be? it's definitely from hardware?could it be for my button sensors?could it be because of wetness? i would be glad if someone gives me a clue for this thank you all guyz

help!!!! "USED COM.SAMSUNG.ANDROID.MESSAGING"

help someone,

my girlfriend and I were looking at her phone, (help trust again, etc.) I was calling her out because it said

"used com.samsung.android.messaging" at 959am but she says her phone was at her desk and she wasn't near it, she was adamant and upset I thought otherwise.

I understand this data can log just opening the android messenger text app. doesn't have to apply to actually sending / receiving texts. She swore that she hadn't even touched her phone and didn't understand what issue was.

now there was a phone call at 959am, that came across "used com.samsung.adroid.incallui" I know that means incoming call. but that should be totally different application "incallui" vs. "messaging" I thought. the timing was uncanny but just thought "messaging" was only text in phone app., can "messaging run data itself, update, etc. by phone? seems inaccurate. we also texted at 755 am, but it didn't pop up "messaging" in google activity until 806am... someone help please, it's not helping us trust one another again.

Cricket variant Moto G7 Power showing T-Mobile build number??

Title says most of it, I know there's malware on the phone and I've gone through soft and factory resets, turning off backup and auto restore -> factory reset again and even sent for an Insurance replacement and yet it remains.
Anyway I'm going to try and root it and install a custom ROM and have been doing a pretty good amount of research but one of the things I can't figure out is what firmware to download because my Android build version is giving me 'PCOS29.114-134-2' which is a T-Mobile(or apparently Android emulated through windows?) build version and I'm running Cricket.

It's said PCOS before I sent in for the warranty replacement phone, but I distinctly remember my build being PPO-something rather than PCO..

Getting kinda worried I may have been hacked or more worryingly sim swapped.. any advice would be great

Does the Music app ONLY play stored mp3s?

I'm new to Android and so far I like it. However, I just wonder where the Music app gets the songs from. I have uploaded 1,000+ songs to the SD card and they seem to be there in the Music app. But sometimes I notice that it will play a weird version of a song, like a live version or different mix, but one that I've never heard before. It occurred to me that it might be 'finding' this version on-line, rather than using locally stored files.

Essentially what I'd like it to do is ONLY to use locally stored mp3s, so that it's essentially an mp3 player and not a streaming device. I haven't been able to find any information about this.

Many thanks

Zwa

Help Smartphone as a remote control

As you know, we can use our smartphones as a remote control..Once I tried downloading an app to convert my smartphone to a remote control..But unfortunately, the app's compatibility list didn't show my TV brand and I give up the attempt. However, I need to try again as my remote control is not working properly? what is the best universal remote control app I can try? It app is not a good method, Is there another way to use my smartphone as a remote control?

Help P20 Lite - selfie camera privacy cover?

Hello, I'm looking for a reusable privacy cover for the selfie camera. I've been using blu-tack variants but they are hard to remove when I need to use it and tend to stick to and damage the inside of the phone cover flap. A lot of privacy covers are for laptops so probably too bulky for the tiny notch area. I want to keep the light sensor uncovered. I've tried simple dot stickers but they are a pain to remove.
£16 seems rather excessive privacy cover Amazon

P.s. Android Forums has no option for P20 Lte so had to improvise.

Apps Apps crash with “Certificate expiredCertificate expired”

My apps started to crash, when I try to run them on either Virtual Device or a phone with the following exception:

2019-10-31 10:37:35.765 11784-11784/ru.multicarta.TestStand E/ad: Certificate expiredCertificate expired at Sat Aug 24 22:42:55 GMT+03:00 2019 (compared to Thu Oct 31 10:37:35 GMT+03:00 2019)
2019-10-31 10:37:35.765 11784-11784/ru.multicarta.TestStand E/ef: Bundled certificate is not valid
com.android.org.conscrypt.OpenSSLX509CertificateFactory$ParsingException: inStream == null



I understand that something is wrong with the expiration of the certificate, that signs my app, but I can't do anything about it.

I couldn't find any information about this error in Google.

I tried to use a new keystore, I completely removed signingConfig from Gradle settings, I renamed the package, I removed debug.keystore file.

App toTrack Swim Laps?

I just get a ticwatch e2 because it is the only watch that wprks with the wheelchair smartdrive. I noticed it was water proof so I started looming for swim apps.

All I want to do is count laps. But no, every single app I look at and download requires so many hoops. Sign in to their service. Create overly complex plan to swim. No laps, just yards and meters.

This has left me very disappointed with Wear OS.

Again, all I want to do is count laps. Really. That's all I am asking. Why is this one small thing asking too much? Why are all these swim apps so overly complicated? Why do NONE OF THEM allow you to count laps?

Is there something out there that will count laps? Or should I just give up and make this a smartdrive only gadget?

Thomas

Galaxy S9 freezes when I connect charging cable

As the title suggests, my S9 started freezing when I connect a charging cable. I can't turn the phone off unless I press the volume down and power key at the same time to bring up the safe boot screen. I've tried the safe boot, but that doesn't help. I've tried shutting the phone down from this screen, letting it sit for a while, then power up, but it still freezes. I've tried a factory reset, but get the same results. Nothing I'm doing seems to be working.
Can anyone shed any light on this issue for me?

I built a premium android phone for my Gf's neice!

So this project took me months to finish and i wanted to wait before i said anything.

It took 3 months for all the parts and and equipment to do this.

To save money i used old parts to make it premium but cheap for my wallet at the sametime

So here is parts:

• Bought a Nexus 6P shell and display.

• a H1511 Pre-Configured Motherboard similar to the nexus 6p motherboard.


• 3GB DDR3. 900MHz RAM Chip.

• 64GB EMMC Storage Chip.

• Bluetooth/Wifi cable.

• 3450MAh Li-On Battery.

• 1440x2560 screen resolution LCD Display.

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 8 Core CPU Chip 3.0GHz

• GPU: Qualcomm Andreno 430 600MHz (prebuilt in cpu).


• 16MP Back Camera Module and 8MP Front camera module.

• 2x 5.1CH Speakers

• 1x samsung fingerprint scanner sensor chip.

There is more but too much to put on this list.

I had to re-engineer my GRE OS for it but got it working im optimizing the os as much as i can.

So far im not removing the nexus logo bevsuse i dont want people to herrass her and tell her its a fake version of it, witch it is, but its not a nexus hardware anyways so it wouldnt matter.

So far i tested all functions and they work great except.the fingerprint sensor needs to be tweaked.

The bootloader i chose is similar to the nexus 6p withc i had to reengineer the bootloader for it to work, but got it

All the chips were cured and heated properly to the board.

However should i even add a headphone jack module to the phone or should i cap the hole?

Help How can i recover encrypted photos

Hi,

I am using Note8, and Android 9 (pie) OS installed on it. I saved my pictures and videos on SD card and the contents were encrypted. Last week I had to factory reset my phone and now I am not able to open the pictures or videos anymore. I forgot to decrypt the SD card before factory reset the phone. Please help me. I owe you a lunch.

Thanks,
Chaannduu

Help Strange Textra notification

Hello,

My wife has a Samsung S7Edge and is having a problem with Textra. I have exhausted my knowledge on this.

Textra is set with a custom text-tone and works perfectly with every text EXCEPT mine. My texts go through, but there is no notification.

I have considered that perhaps my contact has a custom ringtone, but I've checked and it does not. Also, I'm not in the block list.

Any help would be appreciated.

Need recommendation for a 1 X 1 widget

Hello folks.
I was wondering if I might ask for a recommendation for where I might find download and install, a 1 X 1 widget that will live on my home screen and will do NOTHING except allow me to give it a title.

I want to put this widget on my home screen and then rename it to my phone's telephone number.

I have found some widget apps in the play store but they are a bit more than I need.

Any suggestions ?

Thanks

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