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A Few Random Questions

I've just got a few questions about the phone.

1) Always on display. Are people using this? If so, do they have it on at all times, or just to be activated by tapping the screen? Is it a severe battery drain if you have it on constantly?

Also, if I have it set to come on if I tap the screen, the clock appears in different locations on the screen. Eg. At the top or more more central. Is this normal? Or is there a way to make it appear in the same location?

I can only assume the above is to prevent screen burn which may occur from the clock appearing in the same location constantly?

2) Is there a way for the screen to wake when I receive a Whatsapp in the same way it does for the stock messaging app? I know you can enable the pop up feature, but this takes up a large part of the screen. I'd rather it just appear like the stock messaging app does - with a preview of the message etc.

3) Is there a way for edge lighting or the camera cut out to show an LED constantly for notifications until I acknowledge them? As there is obviously no LED like I was used to on my antique S6! The edge lighting or camera cut out seems to light up once, which is no use if you miss it the first time. You also have to sacrifice your normal notification pop ups if you enable the edge lighting feature. I currently have it disabled due to this and the fact it only works with some apps etc.

I've read about various third party apps, but am unsure whether to trust them or if they even work.

4) When adjusting notifications for various apps, you are given the option between "sound and sound and pop up". I have been unable to see the difference between these two options on apps such as the stock Twitter app. Could someone please enlighten me? It would obviously suggest that one is sound only and the other is a pop up of some kind, but I have tested both out on the stock messaging app and the Twitter app and there is no apparent difference.

Thanks in advance. I'm sure I will have more questions soon enough! Haha!

Memory full

My Hudl 2 internal memory is full, and I have tried to reduce this by clearing cache on apps. I do not have apps that use a lot of memory, so I cannot understand why the memory is full. I would like to download movies direct to the SD card. I have tried a couple of ways, but they don't work.

Help Stuck at boot loader, can't control anything.

One of my phone (Lenovo A6010) has had no physical volume control since like an year, because somehow the whole region was broken and literally ripped off, till now I used alternatives to control the volume like going into settings and stuff.

I never had any problem with restarting my device ever. But this morning when I decided to restart, it powered off and then when powered on took me into a screen which I believe is the bootloader which had "Download, Recovery, Fastboot & Power Off"

Followed by some text:
PCBA Test: Fail
Sensor Test: Fail
MMI Runin Test: Fail
MMI test: Fail

I believe that this is because of the broken volume keys and maybe for a reason the VolUp button is always toggled (in my device it's VolUp + Home button to launch the boot loader). So, tired of it I decided to factory reset by going into Recovery mode but it never loads, it just gets stuck at android logo screen forever. Same with the Fastboot mode option and Download mode doesn't even show anything just a blank screen.

Please help me get through this screen, or at least show me a way to extract documents from the internal storage, they are pretty important and stupidly not backed up.

Edit: I think its Factory Kit Test not bootloader
Edit2: So I just took the PCBA test which also gave an option to test the buttons, so as I mentioned before it maybe because of VolUp button toggled forever, it's not I just poked the volume button area to test it and it passed I can control the volume through the area without even the buttons. So it's not accidentally going into boot loader/Factory Kit Test.

Root Yureka 2 :NO OS installed .Do you want to reboot ? Clicked reboot.Mobile hangs

Hi,

I tried to install Lineage OS 15.1 custom ROM using TWRP recovery in my Yureka 2 YU5551. I wiped out the data before flashing. During flashing I faced Error 7 and unable to install custom ROM.Twrp asked this- NO OS installed. Do you want to reboot? I Clicked reboot and my mobile not even booted properly. Still hangs. I tried to open recovery mode using the power button and volume up and volume down button. I am unable to go to recovery mode. When I connect my mobile to my laptop its not recognizing as the phone is not restarting.
I really don't know whether my phone is soft bricked or hard bricked. My phone is rooted.

Can someone plz help me how to install an OS and start my phone. Thanks in advance.

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Thanks
Thinagharraj

Clearing the phones cache

For the less experienced users, when your phone starts acting funny, there are two basic things to try.
1. Shut your phone off, wait a few minutes and turn it back on. Sometimes that's all you need.
2. Next is to clear your phones cache. With the LG V40 ThinQ, there are two ways. I think each way does different things, and I'm not sure the second way works. Either way won't damage your phone.
Way 1 is with the settings.
1.Go Settings
2. General
3. Storage
4. Internal storage - Wait for menu options to finish calculating -
5. Tap Free up space
6. Tap Temporary files & raw files.
7. Select the following options: Cached data. Clip tray temporary files.
8.Tap Delete

An easier way is to shut off your phone, but I'm not positive this works. If someone else would try it a tell me what they get. I'll explain:
When phone is off, press the power and lower volume buttons at the same time and keep them pressed until you get the "System Recovery" menu. You'll know. Then select "Wipe Cache" and tap the power button. I'm getting a green icon (looks like the Android Man icon lying down with his door open and "error" underneath.
I'm not sure what that means. Probably it didn't work but I don't know why. Thanks in advance,

Open Beta 22 & 14 for Oneplus 6 & 6T

Still more updates for the OnePlus 6 & 6T on Open Beta

OnePlus have just started the Open Beta 22 & 14 OTA roll out for the OnePlus 6 & 6T to test new features and fixes that may or may not, come to future firmware updates. You will only receive this test firmware OTA if you are already on their Open Beta releases.

Changelog

System

  • Fixed issue with the camera while using quick reply in landscape
  • General bug fixes and improvements
  • Updated Android Security patch to 2019.07 (July 2019)
File Manager
  • Improved UI
  • Optimized bottom navigation
  • Improved app stability
OnePlus Switch
  • Supported more types of data migration
OnePlus Widget
  • Added clock widget on home screen
Android Security patch is now July 2019

Camera version is still 3.0.42

This is the 14th Open Beta release for the 6T in 191 days = 1 update, on average, every 14 days.

(N.B. Open Beta is NOT available for the T-Mobile (USA) carrier minority variant firmware)

Files in internal storage

Hi guys, i tried to create forum thread yesterday but its been deleted.. I was asking about a file Fsdump.1.dat and why it is keep appearing in my internal storage folder.. where was a 2 files that which i mentioned before and another txt file, but i can't remember the name, it was something about dump also.. I deleted them both but .dat file keeps appearing.. I tried to google it but can't find any info about it.. now i kept that file for 2 days and when i check that file info it says its been edited about 5am when i was asleep, and also yesterday that file was 180kb now 223kb. Maybe anyone have any ideas? Thanks

Problem Texting Pictures.

On the device every picture is texted as a link.

The default texting app is Mood. That texts pictures as a google links.

I lso tested the messages app and that sends pictures as samsung links.

What i want to do is turn off the links and have the pictures directly send to to others without being a link.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

Emails on Tablet

I wish to add my main email to theTablet, I get them on a pc and a laptop and all is backed up. If I add it to the tablet, is it possible to set up so it deletes emails more than say 3 months old, so it that storage is maximised on tablet but the emails remain on pc and laptop? Any advise would be appreciated.
Thanks, Rex

Recent problem being able to Wipe the Cache Partition

So, apparently since all the recent updates, when I tried to go to Safe Mode to Wipe the Cache Partition, it took me to Safe Mode, but did not show the usual blue screen. It showed the Home Screen and indicated Safe Mode in the lower left. The problem is, with this new Safe Mode screen, I do not know how to wipe the cache partition, then go to Reboot as I used to be able to do.

Has anyone noticed this, and the change I’ve outlined above? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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