All of these "AI" systems that are in the news now, whether they generate speech of visual images or whatever, have been trained by web-scraping, and we can be pretty certain that this has been done without regard to consent or copyright (e.g. some of the image generators can be prompted to reproduce copyrighted images in some detail without detailed descriptions, even in some cases including the copyright holder's watermarks, which is something of a giveaway). Lawsuits have started to emerge, and probably there would be a lot more but for the secrecy about what's in the training samples.

In light of this I was wondering: the forum rules here do not allow linking or support for pirated material, and it's clear that many (I suspect all) of these systems have been based on some degree of data piracy or non-consensual appropriation. So strictly speaking, might linking to them or posting their output be a contravention of the forum rules?

I put a wink there because in the context of this forum I don't think this is a major issue. But in a broader context I'm less sanguine.

Samsung's 8th Android 13 update has started to roll out for the Fold4 international devices, F936B. bringing with it the May Security patch.

Build number = F936BXXS2CWD9

Build date = 25 April 2023

Android Security patch = 01 May 2023

Download size = 351.36 MB

Camera version = 13.1.00.32


It is a FOTA, (Firmware Over The Air), update and you can check... Settings > Software update... to see if it is available for you. Alternatively, you can connect to the Samsung PC suite, Smart Switch and check via that.


System information




See, also... Wipe Cache Partition, Repair apps & Galaxy App Booster

If I have a u.s samsung that doesn't allow
Bootloader unlocking
But I looked inside the build.prop
And it has the line of ro. Oem unlocking =1
The 1 means it's allowed right ? So
In theory if that is already set
All I need is to have the developer options show me the oem unlocking tick right
With that said could I just replace the sec settings.apk with another from another country and put in mine as long as it's android 13 and from samsung
Put it inside the firmware
Flash the firmware through odin
I shouldn't get an error because it's all stock and signed by samsung then I should be able to get it back in developer options
But I also think I read something that stated that developer options ( oem unlocking ) has to be enabled from the bools.xml file inside the decompiled framework-res.apk
Am I crazy or does this sound like it would work ???? Please help

I restored my call log with Samsung Smart Switch, restarted the phone. But there is nothing added to the call log! Im using the same default phone app as my old phone. And the app says 2,500 call logs were restored/added.

So my next idea is to open the call log file from the backup on my computer and restore with an app manually, its a EXML file, wont open in browsers or excel or notepadd ++, its a bunch of random characters.

1) How do I access the contents of the call log EXML file from Samsung Smart Switch?
2) Or, any idea why my call logs wont restore on my phone?

Not sure if the android update (Android 13) in my Samsung S20fe was the reason I can't access location when I do a search in the Duckduckgo as I never has this problem 1.5 months ago. When I do, the page just freezes up and I can't move the page to fix the issue. (see attached files) I've already uninstalled/reinstalled DDG and lost my bookmarks along the way... The app settings won't allow me to allow it all the time. 😒 Any suggestions? Much appreciated!

Pixel Fold announced:

Pixel Fold vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4: Battle of the foldables | Engadget

Google's Pixel Fold costs $1,799 and runs last year's Tensor G2 chip | Engadget

Google Pixel Fold hands-on: Finally, a real rival for Samsung’s foldables | Engadget

Hey there,

I can edit my photo if I want, but I can't find a way to get into the text. Specifically, I listed every Android phone I've owned and I need to add one. Please advise how to get into that, thanks!

Maybe I just don't know the secret handshake

How to fix google wifi orange light issue?

How to get wifi while camping?

Hi all!


I've asked this very same in other forums but I had not luck. I want to create a TextView, TextField or similar with an effect in title mentioned.
I am newbie programmer so this is being hard to me. I saw libraries such as CreditsRoll but are all so old and deprecated. I've tried "translating" codes with that effect made in C#, Kotlin, iOS or other languages but I couldn't neither (and of those, I only know C#). This effect is for an Android game that I made and trying to improve. It's a simple Simon Says inspired in Star Wars., the scoreboard now it's a simple from down-up scroll and I'd wish apply that effect. If you want to see the whole project or a part of it I'll share pleasantly. All help will be much appreciated.

HOW TO RETURN WOW EQUIPMENTS?

Hello,

just released my app QR & Barcode Scanner. Hope you will like it.

Google Play link: QR & Barcode Scanner - Apps on Google Play



This app allows you to scan and generate all common QR codes and barcode formats.

How do you find the Amazon Appstore? Can you get many downloads there? Where else is good for Android App downloads these days?

WHY IS INTERNET SAFETY IMPORTANT?

Hello, I just want to ask what should I do if my phone is in bootloop. I already tried entering it into recovery mode, but it didn't work. I tried pressing the volume down + power button, but it didn't work. I also tried pressing the volume up + power button, but it still didn't enter recovery mode. I also tried connecting it to the computer, and at first, every time I held down the volume down button, the computer recognized it, but it quickly disconnected and continued to bootloop. Has anyone encountered this before? Can someone please help me?

Hi,

After I press the 3 vertical bar in bottom left of Samsung phone (to switch apps), there is a close all button at the bottom and it is very easy to accidentally press it.

How do I disable/move/hide close all button?



Thanks

Verizon sent me a replacement S22 Ultra and I'm having an issue pairing it with my Galaxy watch. I attempted to pair it earlier today and it seemed to work fine being that the watch and the phone both showed the same code and I clicked ok on both and then the watch displayed a message that said "Check your phone to complete setup" and it just stays on that screen. I can't click out of it. The phone went to a screen that showed it was finishing the pairing and had progress dots that eventually showed the final dot was the only one left implying that it was almost done but it never finishes. I let it work like that for an hour and a half earlier today and it never finished. Has anyone ever run into this and what was the fix? I'm sitting in my car outside of a Verizon corporate store and they had no idea what the problem was and have directed me to go to Samsung for help.

Zep

Hi All,

I want to take screenshots of my Android smartphone screen(not only screenshot of my app but whole screen) locally in background (without a second smartphone, PC , Wifi or USB connection) in my application via Python, but unfortunately I could not find a proper way to do it. I tried following methods but none of them is the right way in my case:

Android Screen Buffer: I guess this is used for screenshot, but I could not achieve to install it. I get following error:
The conflict is caused by: ash 0.3, 0.2 and 0.1 depends on opencv-python==4.1.2.30
but this version does not support any arm base platform. So I cannot install it. Moreover it has also dependencies with ADB tool,
so it looks like wifi or serial connection required.

ADB(Android Debug Bridge Tool): It requires either USB Cable or Wifi connection. The problem is that I do not want that my app users
requires necessary the same Wifi connection(I know internet connection not required but they need to be somewhere around a modem) to be able to use my app.

LADB: This requires also USB Cable or Wifi connection

scrcpy: It has also ADB dependencies. I get no devices/emulators found if I do not start any server from a PC.

Note: I want to implement it necessarily via Python with the reason that the implementation is already done for Windows and MacOS via Cross Platform Python. But if it is impossible with Python is there any other way? if it is so, then which language and library would you recommend? I found some examples via Java but all of them were screen capturing the window within the application not whole smartphone screen.

Thanks a lot in advance.

Environment: Android 11
Prog Language: Python 3.7
Smartphone:Samsung Galaxy A8

I have unsubscribed from receiving monthly google timeline emails however I am still receiving them. Is there a setting in google maps I need to change? I need location history to remain on -just don’t need the monthly emails. Samsung S20. Thankyou

I'm not kidding. This really is a day for firsts. I can't use it to take a picture of it, but it's coming open at the lower left. I do want a phone I can open...some other way. I'm almost afraid to charge it. Other than that, it seems to be working normally.

Alright I've searched the whole internet for an answer and I couldn't find one, so I thought I'll post it here. I recently got a new phone (Galaxy S22 ultra) and it worked just fine until I dropped it. It somehow lost the connection to one of its camera sensors (wide angle), and my guess is that it's a hardware issue, I don't have the money nor the time or the need really to fix it, and I prefer just leaving it as is.

The problem is, that when a third party app tries to open the camera (WhatsApp, telegram etc....) It crashes, simple as that. I don't even get the ability to tell it to use a different sensor EVEN THO THE WIDE ANGLE ISN'T USED IN MOST PHOTOS???? This is becoming a real issue since I can't pay for public transport or things thru QR codes anymore since all the third party apps want access to all cameras.

Possible solution: disabling the lost sensor through software so that apps are forced to use the others, how could I do this? Do I need to root my phone?

Tldr: phone camera sensor lost touch, third party apps refuse to take pictures/open camera without it even tho they don't use it

My friend's phone messed up today. He was in a meeting when he got a call and he shut if off entirely. Later he tried to make a call but got stuck with some googoo crap about signing in with his email address or phone number. At least that's what it was showing when he brought it to me. Some alleged computer expert couldn't fix it. When I saw it I just typed in his email address though I hated to do it, and that apparently fixed it. I noticed, however, that instead of having an app drawer, his N200 brings up a keyboard and asks him to type the name of the app (!?). I have never seen such nonsense (of that particular type). Before somebody mentions Nova, allow me to mention that although I might very well choose that for myself, he has almost no idea of how to operate these things. Then again, if I did, I probably wouldn't keep asking all these crazy questions. Another thing: there is an app that he absolutely loves and which I could have sworn I downloaded for him, but it wasn't listed, even in settings. I did get the apk, but now it wants his password. Of course he has no notion of what it is and neither do I, which is why I asked for a reset. I keep checking email and it still isn't there, spam either. I've noticed that he does not seem to have a googoo account associated with the device (thank goodness) and that the googoo apps are correspondingly bare (mere m or even k rather than gb). Does this have something to do with it? I've been checking his email account on my phone, and the other stuff he regularly gets that way is there. I don't want to risk opening the floodgates over that single app.

Like on my old Samsung Galaxy three, it had an option for the home as well as lock screen, of where you can press anywhere and it will act like a riffle on the screen, and you get to play with it for the longest time, how can I get it back for my edge plus?

I know about launchers and icon packs, but there never seems to be a way to completely get the look right. For example, there's no way I know of to get the Lock screen from Gingerbread (Android 2.3) on a modern device, and there's no way to get the icons for Walmart, Dollar General, or YouTube Music apps (three which didn't exist then) to look correct, and replacing certain apps (Gallery, Music, Browser, Camera) with Gingerbread APKs results in a clash of whatever remains of the system apps and the replacements, which looks a lot worse.

What I'm asking is if there's some method that doesn't requrie root that can bring more of Android 2.3's UX back to a modern phone (in this case a Samsung A-series) because apparently everyone still does flat UI design more than a decade later, and just from seeing the UI of various phones on Mr. Mobile's "when phones were fun" series makes me wish to have the depth back in UI. I can't go back to old phones today due to VoLTE mandates.

I'd love to at least get the Android 2.3 AOSP launcher and lock screen, those two elude me as the launcher is on Play Store, installs, but I think Samsung blocks it by saying 'Android 2.3 Home keeps stopping' (I don't think it's crashing it's just not allowing it) and I don't know how to get the lock screen.

FYI Android 2.3 was my favorite Android version, and IMO the last that felt like 'true' Android.