This is a daft thread.

So any sci-fi fan has heard the term "light years away" etc etc and then off zooms the ship with its warp drive and appears at its destination moments later. Now I've always wondered just how far a "light year" is but never got round to it.

I finally did today and it blew my mind..

1 light year is a mere 5,878,625,373,200 miles away!!!

So with this in mind I thought "how far is Proxima Centauri", our nearest star. Turns out that is 4.22 light years away or 24,807,799,074,904 miles away..

These are crazy figures, especially when you think that our furthest probe in space is the Voyger 1 probe that is travelling at around 38,000 miles per hour (in 2014) it would take the probe 17,500 YEARS !! to reach 1 light year away from planet earth at it's current speed..

My goodness space is BIG, it's enough to give you an anxiety attack.

Hi,
First of sorry if this is not the right place for my question but I have searched in the forum and couldnt find any other place.
I have installed one of those android radios on my bmw.
I have rear seat monitors also.
My question is the only way I can send video to the rear seat monitors is with the pre instaled app on the radio wich name is only “ video”.
Is there any other apk that allows me to choose the output?!
The android version is 7.1.
Thanks for your help.

Hi, just got this Verizon phone galaxy note 4 N910V , new out of the box, bought on ebay. android 5.0.1 Got the phone to work but cannot get data to work. Tried to get help from service provider but we cannot see APN settings. When I go to more networks then mobile networks there are no APN choices. Software is missing?
Did some searching on the net, found similar questions form other people but no working answer.

Can I fix this or should I return the phone?

Hello everyone, I am a project manager for years and have always found that when starting a tech company the best thing to do is to launch a product to market and validate that market with the most simple prototype.

Most investors ask for a functioning product in order to take a second look at the business as an investment oportunity.

I don't have much programing experience as to tackle this on with code, so I have been suggested an alternative to creating an uber like trucking/logistics platform in Central America using Glide app, zappier, amd tookan with serverless.

My question is based on many of your experience, would I be able to build at least an mvp or functional prototype to get my business of the ground using these apps?

I bought my Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 in 2011. It has Android verion 4.04, and the kernal version is 3.1.10.
I haven't updated my Tablet for a few years, and the web browsers (IE, Google chrome & Firefox) are very slow; sometimes no response. If anyone can help me on that, I'll greatly appreciate.

In the last week or so I have found that my device continually tries to connect to wifi but fails and galls back to 4G.

I have restarted router and turned off 5GHz network even though devices were connecting fine previously with both 2.4 and 5GHz switched on.

The other thing is that it is not just my device. Others in the house are having the same problem with both apple and android devices.

Has anyone else seen this please?

Alright, so fairly new here, last time i tried programming/scriptin/coding whatever you want to call it, i was about 15 years old and fascinated with it, then my parents got involved and well im sure everyone here has heard the old they didnt understand it story, anyways i'm looking to get back into it with phone apps.

Anyways ive read some of the information thats stickied on here and i plan on reading the rest but really what im curious about when i go to launch the app depending on its resources etc... should i host it off my personal PC at first or should i go ahead and spring for a VPS.

for any devs currently whatever your app is on whether its gaming or informational etc... is there any common mistakes people make with their first phone app, like what programs they use/shouldn't use, information they read that may be wrong or outdated, i know a big mistake in games for awhile was they made everything client sided even in mmorpgs like gold etc... so i know a lot of stuff needs to be server sided with regular checks and maybe even anti-cheat programs/algorithms for other variables such as monitoring cool downs or player speed, theres even a few games on the app store ive found lately that have those old issues and the devs havent cranked out a bug fix or anything since 2/18/19 just an example.

anyways any and all assistance on this would be GREATLY appreciated.

also in your opinion what language should i work in and should i even use Android studio

Guys is there a way to make the built in calendar app show the current date? Mines always stuck on 30th. Thanks

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I recently implemented ads with adMob in my app. In doing so, in order to get everything working right, I ended up raising the compileSdbVersion to 28 and the min & target versions to 26, base OS Oreo 8.0. Prior to this implementation, I was having no problems running on 7.0

Of course, this means that 7.0 devices can't run the app.

But the downside is that, according to the distribution chart, that means my app only runs on ~40% of devices. That's 60% that I'm missing.

I have a lot of trouble working with all the different configurations in gradle - when I change things, I'm constantly getting build errors or "unable to link resource" errors, stuff like that.

Can anyone point me to a resource or offer some advice on how to (a) have ads and (b) be available to a majority of devices (looks like I need to hit 6.0 for that)? Or even just something to help me understand how to work with gradle better, so I can work around these issues?

My phone model is: LGL53BL. But always says invalid sim card. I can't register on my country career? I'm from Ethiopia. My country career is: Ethio Telecom.

Yup, that's what I'm trying to do. I looked at it with My Files but the only option was delete. Application Manager didn't give that choice either. It's not a huge app but more than 70 mb and I'd rather have it on sd. Is this a job for X-plore or maybe Tasker? I've got the S5, a mostly good phone that discharges fairly fast, gets too hot sometimes, and lets the battery fall out too often.

Hi,

I'm allergic to penicillin and sulfa drugs, and want a way to let people know if this if I'm picked up unconscious in an ambulance. Is there a way to do this via my phone, or would i have to get one of those bracelets?

Thanks in advance.

Who wants to play a GPS based territory conquest game, where you control real life areas on a grid based map of the real world. If you download, don't be shy of the game chat and be on the lookout for LoWKii

Is there any difference of the Note 10/10+ convert handwriting to text feature vs Note 8 convert handwriting to text feature? What improvements/differences? Thanks

Hi guys,
I am seeking usb drivers to connect my Samsung Tab A sm-t510 to my macbook. Please don't suggest the Samsung drivers they are for Windows only, and Kies/Smart Switch are just so much shite (constantly crashing). Are there any generic usb driver out there that would serve the purpose?
In anticipation
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I need to know where the best literature on rooting. I am familiar with computers and am tech savy just have never read much on it except shotty info i find on some web sites. also what is the best way to network unlock without having to pay for it. thanks to anyone who helps.

The original hudl2 stylus are no longer available. I have already bought 3 cheap ones from eBay...none work...I am wanting a FINE tipped one. Has anyone had any luck when buying one.If so could you please forward the name of it.....Thank you

VR checker is free and simple app that check compatibility of your device with vr technology.
VR is now widely used when watching videos, in various games and applications, as well as for controlling drone.
This application is very useful when you buy a new phone or tablet and are not aware of its compatibility with virtual reality.
Also this app is necessary if you want to buy vr headset, but don’t know if your device support virtual reality.
App have modern and simple design with dark mode support.

Not every smartphone can work in virtual reality mode.
It depends on many different characteristics such as the availability of the required sensors and the size of the screen.
The test will also show you which sensors are installed on your device.
The test fast checks for the presence of the necessary sensors for working in virtual reality such as: accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, compass.

In addition, for comfortable viewing, there must be a perfect high pixel density (PPI) and display resolution.
This application will measure these characteristics and tell you how compatible your device is for these parameters.

Features:

✔ Simple and fast check if your phone or tablet is VR compatible
✔ Easy check if accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer and compass sensors available
✔ Measure if screen size is optimal
✔ Quick testing by one tap
✔ Calculate the pixel density (PPI) and know if it is comfortable
✔ Find screen resolution
✔ Simple and modern design
✔ Dark mode supported
✔ Accurate measurement

Google Play link

Is anyone else here?

Is FB shadowing us?

I'm thinking we should start a league for members only......who's with me?
i want it casual , but competitive. i would like everyone to participate and not just draft and leave. i am hoping for a minimum of 12, but would like more teams maybe 16? the more the merrier. draft will have to be on the weekend.

anybody interested?

So I destroyed my stock rom, used xxmoons root guide. My phone is rooted and running, however I cannot system update, verification problem, nor update magisk without getting stuck in bootloop. Any gurus wanna take a crack at either problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I'm having one heck of a time trying to get selections screens to display properly in some apps. The screen only shows a slice of the window. I've tried adjusting resolution but it doesn't help. Has anyone run across this before?

An example app would be Kodi Configurator. All windows seem fine until you choose a build, at which point the attached screen is displayed. Quite frustrating.

I have a Huawei P30 Lite. When I send a video through Facebook Messenger it's not sending the whole video. For example, if the video is 1 minute it will send like 5 seconds. I never had an issue with sending videos until I got this phone. Any suggestions?