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What's the difference between 'armeabi' and 'armeabi-v7a'?

As far as I know, in source code directory of an Android Studio project, the sub-folder 'armeabi-v7a' of jniLibs is for 32-bit .so library files while 'armeabi-v8a' is for 64-bit ones.

But sometimes we will find the sub-folder named with 'armeabi' other than 'armeabi-v7a'. Is armeabi the same as armeabi-v7a?

Thank you all in advance.

Why is the Internet suddenly not working on my phone?

I have a Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and it's worked very well for the year and a half that I've had it. This evening, it won't access the internet any more. I'm baffled.

I've probably messed it up myself. I was fiddling with various settings to try to troubleshoot a problem earlier today and may have turned something off that needs to be on or vice versa but I'm at a loss to figure out what.

When I try to reach websites I've never visited with my browsers, I get told I'm "not online" or "this site cannot be reached". I get advice like "turn off flight mode" and "turn on WiFi". (I can see a few pages in the browser that I have visited recently but I believe those are all cached pages.)

When I check my settings, my WiFi is turned on and it has my network name. (The laptop I'm using to send this is on the same network, which is my home, and the laptop works completely normally.) Bluetooth is on. Flight Mode is Off. Do Not Disturb is Off.

What have I done to mess up my internet on my phone and what do I need to do to fix it?

Help Dock area display issue

In the screenshots, please note the appearance of the area under the dock, and the status bar, too.

New phone:
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Old phone:
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I like the old one better.

These are identical phones, Moto Z² Force Edition running 8.0.0.

Both are using ADW Launcher 1 EX--and their settings are identical.

I've looked through System Settings for anything even remotely related to display; everything's identical on both phones.

Any ideas on what else to check/adjust to get the look I want?

Final checks before factory reset?

My new phone arrived yesterday. I spent all day setting it up. Now I need to factory reset the old one before sending it back to Motorola. (They're identical: Moto Z² Force Edition, Oreo 8.0.0)

For the first time EVER, I used a setup/transfer utility to copy things over; I figured I'd just reset it and start fresh if I didn't like the results. But it was good! :) Almost all of my apps got transferred. One that didn't--and is currently missing from Play--I installed via an APK I'd created by backing it up.

My DCIM directory did not get transferred, so I did that manually; I'm sure I have all my photos and videos.

Please give me any last minute advice on things to check before wiping the old phone. I *think* I've gotten everything off of it that I wanted to keep, and I used backups to restore various apps' contents (e.g., WhatsApp, ColorNotes).

I went through its directories, looking for anything else...but just have a nagging feeling I'm overlooking something.

Accessories Aukey Touch Lamp

Here's another awesome product from Aukey. Once again, I'm not being paid for any reviews. I'm given a product and asked to give my honest review.

This touch lamp is GREAT for finding your Samsung Galaxy Note 8 at night, or for lighting up the room so that you can find your Note 8 charger (Now it's officially SGN8 related):)

The light is very light (19.8 Oz), but sturdy. It's netural decor will make it an enhancement to any room. The touch activator is located on top (reflective silver) so there is not small spot to locate for activation. It is powered by AC 100-240V 50/60 Hz. It consumes 6w and has 20 LED's. You can control the brightness by turning on the lamp by touch, then touching and holding it as the light decreases and increases once at the lowest setting. Once you find the desired setting, the touch activation remembers that setting until you change it again or unpluge it from its power souce.

The sensor is reflective, and that tends to gather fingerprints. A soft cloth and a few swipes later will take care of that. The cable is about 6' long and it is sturdy.

Overall, this will make a nice addition to the bedside or where ever else you put it when you need to locate your SGN8 with minimum lighting. I would definitely recommend this to all of my friends!

https://www.aukey.com/
https://www.aukey.com/products/touch-sensitive-table-lamp


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Note 8 to Note 9. Bump in Battery life?

Anybody here upgraded from a Note 8 to Note 9 and can comment on how much better the battery life is?

The note 8 battery life for me has been dissappointing. I just sent mine in for repair and it is coming back tomorrow looking prestine. I started thinking of selling it in its refurb condition on ebay for around maybe 350 and take a hit and get a Note 9 with the hopes of getting a better battery as a result.

Is this worth it? The improved camera and speakers is also a plus.
But my main concern is battery life. The Note 9s are going on Swappa for 500 bucks on average

Slow in operation

My device is slow to load and change websites, even though a speed check shows it should be almost as fast as my PC. Checking online, It was suggested that I look at something like the Google launcher instead of the standard Samsung one.

I downloaded it and clicked on the icon. A message came up indicating that the default launcher is Touchwhiz Home and that I should go to settings, tap clear defaults, then hit Home.

The problem with that is that the app page for the Touchwhiz has the clear defaults tab greyed out and there's a note saying no defaults selected. If I go back to the Google app, I get into the same routine. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

Ian

S10e vs OnePlus 7 Pro vs Pixel 3 XL

Hey!

So I need some opinions lol I currently use the Note 8 as my daily driver and I'm starting to have some issues with it (screen burn in, battery life etc.) so I'm thinking about upgrading. Being a tech guy is great because you know so much about phones, but, being a tech guy is bad because you know so much about phones lol So this leads me to my issues: I don't know what to get.

I love the S10e, it's small, blue, and reminds me of my old Lumia 635. Plus my Note has been an outstanding phone and I think since Samsung abandoned TouchWiz they are really fast and reliable phones. So I like Samsung products, and this makes me feel getting the S10e is a safe choice.

But I also like the Pixel 3 XL. I had the original Pixel XL, and while I didn't care for that phone too much (battery was atrocious, extremely buggy, and my screen stopped working one day while in my pocket) something about Google phones just attract me. I like their designs, the stock android, and the camera's. Plus I for one actually like the notch on the Pixel 3 XL, I think it makes the phone stand out.

Finally, there is the OnePlus 7 Pro and wow it's nice. The design, the colors, the pop-up camera, warp charge, it's all so nice. Plus I've wanted a One Plus phone since the 3T (I was still on Windows then hahaha)

My biggest concerns are these:
S10e: As much as I like the size, I'm concerned it would be too small. And I already have the Note 8 so I feel like I would be a getting the same experience, just on a smaller phone.
Pixel 3 XL: Google so far has not be known for making...shall I say... trustworthy phones. I'm worried about the display getting burn in, bugs, and some of those other weird issues it's had.
One Plus 7 Pro: The battery life seems to be lacking, the price really isn't as "budget" as it once was, and it's MASSIVE.

Let me know your guys opinions, thanks!

Need help with Rom

Hey android admirer here
I made stock Rom with super r's kitchen and deodexed it , disabled secure boot , and encryption
On boot.img
Kept all original files in Rom
( except odexx files of course)
Boot the Rom it boots gets to the set up wizard and says the com.android phone has stopped working
I am not connected to internet and have to start over set up and it brings me to the welcome page automatically
All while still giving the com.android phone has stop working error
Any ideas?

[APP][FREE] Check out my 1st game (Bullseye)

Hey everyone, I've been messing around with game dev for a little while and wanted to finally release something on the Google Play Store to get my foot in the door, it's a really simple archery game but hey it's a start, feel free to give constructive feedback, rate/review. (Game is 100% free and has no ads)

Here's the link to download : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cautiouscactus.bullseye

Cricket discussion

Not much Cricket discussion lately, have you all still been using Cricket wireless those that have, and has their been any new news to report. Post here and let's get some feedback and discussion again on a carrier that has not had much action as of late.

Can I use string resources to store Firebase Database keys?

Could I use the strings.xml resources to have it stored some Firebase Database keys so I can retrieve data directly into these keys instead of retrieving them on database?

Let me explain: my app focus on three main topics, within these topics i have different sub-topics (for example pages, articles, musics, and so on), so there are few topics, i was thinking if i could save the keys from these topics on my strings.xml so everytime i would need to get an item from a sub-topic, i would already have the topics key, but idk if this is a good implementation, is it?

Need help with Rom

Hey android admirer here
I made stock Rom with super r's kitchen and deodexed it , disabled secure boot , and encryption
On boot.img
Kept all original files in Rom
( except odexx files of course)
Boot the Rom it boots gets to the set up wizard and says the com.android phone has stopped working
I am not connected to internet and have to start over set up and it brings me to the welcome page automatically
All while still giving the com.android phone has stop working error
Any ideas?

Pinning apps - unpinning gets you stuck

I'm trying to use the "app pinning" method on my Samsung Galaxy Tab A (T280). This is for a tablet to be deployed as device controller, so it has to be locked down to a single app, but I don't want screen locking, so the user can at all times unlock the screen and access that one app. They have to be locked into the app.

With the app pinning I'm running into two issues.
1) I have to set up at least some security to prevent the user leaving the app. A screen pattern is good enough for this. But when I set this up for the app unpinning, it does the same for the screen unlock.
The screen unlock I know can be avoided by setting the development mode to not lock while on power supply; the tablet will be connected to a power supply at all times when deployed.

2) and this is a major one: when unpinning the app (pressing the back and recent buttons), the app is unpinned first, then the security pattern is asked. This is wrong (and outright a stupid way of doing things - can't believe Google did this). As it is the app gets unpinned (which is wrong, as the security pattern was not entered yet) and the user gets locked into having to enter the pattern, with no option to repin the app and get back to it (also wrong behaviour, of course).

The proper order is of course to first ask for the unlock pattern, when entered correctly unpin the app, or return to the still pinned app.

Any suggestions on making this pinning work in a useful manner?

Or do I really have to look for a "kiosk mode" app? If so - suggestions?

The main issue is that I (and a few other admins) will know the unlock code, but we will not be anywhere near the thing when it's used. The whole purpose is to lock it down, preventing the end user from accidentally getting into the main Android. I don't care much of them being able to find a workaround, if they do and things go wrong it's their own fault - it's their device, so high levels of security are not needed here.

Can this be done?

I would like to open a file on my android tablet and, by that action, open other, pre-programmed files on other networked (or Bluetoothed) android devices. I would like to use this capability to simultaneously open similar or related pdf files on 3 or more android devices. For example: Using it in a musical context, I would open the "Conductor" file on my device and that would open the "Trumpet" file in one android tablet, the "clarinet" file on another, the "flute" on another, etc.

I toyed with the idea of mirroring my "pointer device" (my finger) motion across all tablets. Making sure that all files are spatially arranged in the same order and physical location on the tablet. Unfortunately, that method seems rather archaic and prone to error.

Screen sharing (casting), which is used in educational settings comes close without the ability to deliver the correct files to the designated devices and multiboxing seems like a possible solution, but I don't know if it can be applied to multiple devices.

Thank you.

Thoughts anyone?

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