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TROUBLE CLEARING MISCELLANEOUS DATA

Hi, I'm currently using a Samsung J1.

I recently cleared 1.5GB miscellaneous data in my phone by going to SETTINGS-STORAGE-INTERNAL MEMORY-MISSLCELLENEOUS DATA-WHATSAPP(1.2GB) and WHATSAPP BUSINESS(300MB), I selected both data from the list and deleted. Good news was that my phone got an extra 1.5GB space which had apparently been hidden in the two WhatsApp apps as listed on that drop menu.

However, three weeks later, my miscellaneous data is back to 1.06GB but when I use the same process to delete the unwanted data, this time the phone does not display the WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business apps as beneficiaries of the miscellaneous data.


So even if I click on the folder MISSLCELLENEOUS DATA, there's no option to delete.

What do I do yet my internal memory has ran out and I can't install new Apps or download new files?

Apollo 11 memories

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If you were alive then and have actual memories of watching the Apollo 11 broadcasts, please share. I already know I'm not the only old geezer around here who watched in awe.

On July 16, 1969, my mom woke us up early, around 6:00am. We gathered around the living room TV and waited, with excited anticipation, for the launch. And then, there it was, a picture-perfect liftoff at 6:32am.

Four days later, we gathered around the TV again, and waited with bated breath for the first ever footsteps on the moon. At 7:56pm it finally happened!

It's hard to believe that was 50 years ago. :o

Hikey960 - i2s read write Fail on Tinyplay

We are working with Audio codec interface with Hikey960 . We are facing some issue while we run i2s read and write operation. We are using tinyplay for testing i2s read and write operation .

Issue is that when we run the command tinyplay sine1hz.wav -d 1 on hikey960
It prints following details.

Playing sample: 2 ch, 48000 hz, 16 bit 1920000 bytes

But after 10 seconds we are getting error message as below,

Error playing sample and the application stops .

We run the ‘strace’ command over the same function . It has been noticed
at line 581: mmap failure.
at line 591: IOCTL Failure.

Is it related to any kernel version issue ? Any body have idea on this.
Is there any other method for testing i2s read and write operation from audio codec ?
Can any body help me to fix this issue .

Keeping Teamviewer active on phone

I have TeamViewer host on my Samsung Galaxy S10+ which I want to keep active so that I can remotely access that phone from another phone. However, the TeamViewer goes inactive after only a few minutes. If I touch the phone, I see that there is a yellow dot that changes to green within a few seconds. However, I want to be able to "wake up" the TeamViewer on the phone without being able to access it physcially.

How can I do this? Is it related to the auto-sleeping? I tried adjusting the settings already. Or is there some setting I can put on TeamViewer?

Thank you!

Can't get contacts un-blocked

Hi everyone. Any help appreciated... att has been no help.

A month or so ago I blocked two contacts. I am not using a third party app, just going into the contact and selecting the block option. One contact has an associated landline and a cell number (the cell they never use). The second contact is cellular only.

I have since unblocked them, but am still not able to receive calls/ texts. I recreated the contacts as att suggested, but it hasn't seemed to help.

I'm not sure what else to do, or even what else to check. I wonder if I deleted them from my phone entirely as a contact would that work, seeing as I blocked the entire contact and not a specific number or call? I just don't know. Any advice appreciated.

[BETA] Map app: Just A Map

Alpha release for feedback.

I got tired of map aps that cover half the screen with suggestions and other stuff so i made this, mostly for myself. I'm hoping others will also find it useful.

It's a fee fairly bare-bones map that shows current location, lets you search for an address, and gives you a blue line from A to B.

There is still some polish needed. Right now I'm looking for feedback on features that might be useful (while keeping it simple) and bugs or problems you might find.

Thanks in advance to everyone who helps!

Can't see email folders anymore

I use the Gmail app on my Pixel 2XL for email. I have both a Microsoft Exchange account and a Google Gmail account. Previously in the Gmail App, I could choose either inbox to view, or both together. Now I can only choose the Gmail Inbox, or All Inboxes. When I choose all inboxes, it does show emails from both accounts.

In Outlook I have several folders that I move emails into. I used to be able to see these folders in the Gmail app (click on triple bar icon), but recently they went away. If I search for an email that I know is in a folder, it will show up in the results. In the settings section I can set sync settings for these email folders, but they are not visible when I click on the triple bar icon. I tried removing and re-adding my Exchange email account, but this didn't help.

Whatsapp notifications not working (late or only when I open the app)

I keep getting notifications on my WhatsApp very late or some times not at all (until I decide to open the app). Also some times if the WhatsApp notifications decide to show up they dont make any sound. (restarting the device fixes it but still this is a problem).
I tried:
1. App -> special access -> turned off the battery optimization for WhatsApp

2. Excluded Whatsapp from the memory optimization RAM (in Device Care)

3. WhatsApp is allowed to run in foreground. (data saver is off)

4. Tampered with internal notification settings of the phone and in app settings inside WhatsApp .

Did I brick my LG v20 H910/H915?

Bought an LG v20 H910.
One of the methods to change from standard ROM involved altering the phone to an H91510e.
Although the expected results from those instructions did not happen on this phone, afterward the phone WAS working as an H915.
Tried again with a different method to add TWRP to the (now) H915 but I fear it bricked.

1) I can get [fastboot mode] (vol-, then plug USB in) to come up but I have no idea from here how to get to install TWRP (or even it it did get installed).
2) Trying to enter [download mode] just gives me a colorful garbled screen.
3) Just trying now to turn on the phone says OS corrupted.

In [download mode] LGUP does run but it cannot determine the phone's model, so it won't do anything.
In [fastboot mode] the screen just has tiny writing that says "1140 fastboot mode" started, and above that it that has some data about the phone:
product_name - msm8886 64GB
variant - msm8886 64GB
bootloaded version -
baseband version -
carrier_info - N/A
serial_number - [serial number here]
signing - production
secure_boot - disabled
lock_state - locked

PS - The msm# above (8886) *could be* 9996 or 8996, etc. The print is way tiny and characters too close together. Can't really tell

Can anyone help?

Help Error

Hello. I thing from a month ago my Huawei Y221-u12 stop working. I go to recovery menu to wipe data but I noticed that there isn't "No command" under android logo (wiping data completes but too fast than normal). Also when I go to system partiton check it says "system mount failed". When I try to boot device it just stuck at boot screen (huawei logo). Can I somehow handle it or have to go to the service?
Thanks in advance!

won't connect to bluetooth

has always connected to whatever I wanted it to with no prob until a few weeks ago, perhaps after last update. I have cleared catche data and bluetooth, I have tried to connect in safe mode, I have deleted Bluetooth devices in short I have done everything I can find to do and still wont connect, it finds my devices and pairs but will not connect to anything that it used to connect to. help! I miss my music!

Files Organization

Hi everyone,
Wanting to organize my files my way, I encounter the problem of auto-creating folders.
In Internal, I got Android and all his com.%name of an app%, CloudDrive, fonts, HWThemes, Wi-Fi direct,... folders.
In SD card, Android and LOST.DIR folders.
I know pretty much all they're used for but most of them are useless to me and the way I use my phone. They re-create themselves shorty after being deleted.
Here are my questions:
Do you know a way to prevent them to auto-create ?
Do you know a way to rename some of them without them losing their auto-utility (for example 'DCIM' into 'Camera' but still saving auto-savig pictures in that folder)?
Thank you very much.
Marcelin

Help I'm having problem upgrading my react native app to 64 bit

I'm having problem upgrading my app to 64 bit. I've already upgraded my previous React Native version to 0.59.3. Which is includes 64 bit but when I tried to run in my device, the app crashed.

The error i got is:
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: couldn't find DSO to load: libimagepipeline.so caused by: dlopen failed: "/data/data/...../lib-main/libimagepipeline.so" is 64-bit instead of 32-bit

So from the error, it means android doesn't know how to choose the correct bit? The only solution to prevent the crash, is to use the following configuration:

packagingOptions {
exclude "lib/arm64-v8a/libgnustl_shared.so"
exclude '/lib/mips64/**'
exclude '/lib/arm64-v8a/**'
exclude '/lib/x86_64/**'
}

Which of course will get warning message from google because there are no 64bit codes in my apk. So how can I solve this problem?

Smart Lock stops working

I have a question about the Smart Lock functionality on my new S10 Plus. I know how to set it, and I know how to add a location to it, but the functionality only seems to last for the day that I set it, and sometimes not even for that long.

That is, I open the Smart Lock link, add my home location and exit from it. The phone works, not locking my phone while I am home, usually for the day. The next day it no longer works and I have to add another Smart Lock link. The old one is still there, but adding a new one gives me a slightly different location, and then that one only lasts for one day, sometimes less.

Sometimes if I move to a different room in the house the lock stops working. Often moving 15 feet is enough for the functionality to stop working and it does not start again when I return to the original location.

Can anyone tell me what is going on?

Help Pixel3 Max volume too low ( WIRED headphones )

Hey there folks! Just signed up here after searching for about an hour and downloading a couple apps. They are not working to help improve the maximum volume of the Pixel 3 when using WIRES headphones. All of the apps seem to be used for improving the volume on wireless headphones. I have a pair of Grado SR325 which I just got back after about a year of being broken and now I can't get them to sing like they should when using the phone. I tried calling google and while super helpful the gent was not able to help me due to the fact that I believe it's a hardware issue, although it might be a software issue with a restrictor in place for max volume. Anyway, at this point I'm thinking there is no solution to this. If anyone has any tips or tricks I'd love to hear em.

TL;DR: 3rd party Wired headphones volume way too low on Pixel3XL. Please save me

Viewing Local SQL Server Database

Good afternoon peeps, I'm wondering if you can assist me.

I am currently residing in the beginners area of Android Development but because i'm not sure what question to ask to get the answer I need, I am hoping someone can shed some light or point me in the right direction at least.

I am going to be using a dedicated barcode scanner and this barcode scanner uses a datawedge to get information to any app within a set profile. That bit is ok, but the development of said app is something else.

Ideally I want the app to scan a barcode which will contain several fields of information, basically the following:

TimeStamp (date and time of barcode scan), JobRef (numbers), DueDate (Date), Urgent (yes or no), Department, (listpicker) and maybe a couple of others.

I want the app to send the details to an awaiting table on our on-premise SQL Server database which I have full access to (for development purposes and messing about).

I'm not sure how to go about this, is there a service that needs to run on the server so that it listens for updates? or can I force an additional record in a table on the database by having the app work with it directly?

Kindest regards

Craig

New Terminator movie, and other warmed over stuff

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49042774

A Top Gun sequel is in the works. I guess Tom Cruise can still pull that one off. Article also mentions a new Terminator movie, pitched as a sequel to the first two.
What do you reckon?
I'm not so sure about that. I mean Arnie is well past his sell by date, and I'm surprised Linda Hamilton has been tempted out of retirement for this one. Terminator franchise has got progressively worse, like the slaughter of Alien movies.
To me it's just another indication that Hollywood has run out of ideas. More warmed over movie franchises. Meh!

Hacked phoned

My phone is being hacked into and my phone called are being monitored. Yesterday i was on my way to the courthouse to do emergency custody for my son to file a 51a and magically at Walmart all my services including 911 was disabled.
During the night time I reviewed my monitoring history and my websites being accessed phone calls are being made I found my old phone had been registered on July 2nd and it was stolen when I arrived at a shelter on 6/28. I believe I know who it is physically cuz I can hear them sometimes in the background of the call like I sounds like my dad or something like laughing but I can't say for sure it's him although I do have an APN number of tmus as well as an identification access point that I found in my phone. Please help how do I fix this!

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