My 2014 Samsung S5 galaxy phone, purchased from Verizon, has worked as expected until the last couple of weeks, when its response to any "request" began to slow down greatly. The battery can be fully charged, 100%, and the phone will show only a blank white screen for as much as 2-3 minutes. This does not depend on location - different places indoors, different buildings, outside, etc, are all the same. A "wide area network" of WiFi is available to me, and when the phone is on the WAN (WiFi) it shows the same slow-down. Once I get the sign-in screen, it may take from one to fives minutes after I press the Home button to access the main screen. Once the Home screen is available, it may take even longer - 5 to 10 minutes - before I can access email, or Maps, or any other app on the phone.

My guess has been that the phone is somehow wearing out. But I know that some phone suppliers have slowed down older phones, to encourage customers to "upgrade" to newer models. Does anyone know of Verizon doing this?

Since there is no internal slot for extra storage, I was told that I could buy an adapter for the USB 3 slot I have done that. I have inserted a large SD card I can see the SD card through a file manager, but I cannot get any music app or picture app to recognize that external storage.

I want to offload my pictures and music to the external drive.

I can click on the individual music files, and individual picture files, and I can hear and see them without problem. But no manager seems to be able to use them. I cannot even find a place to ask the Android system to move the applications to the external drive.

Has anyone had this problem, and if so what is the solution?

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Hi everyone.I had xiaomi redmi go and it was ok for my needs but problem was that when it was charching sometimes it would start to behave like one second there is power next second there is no power than there is power etc.Like someone was thurning charger on and of.I gave it to my baby brother and bought samsung J3.Everything was ok until yesterday when same problem happend with this phone.It just goes on and off like someone is constantly taking it of charger and next second puting it back on.What could it be.I am sorry about my English it is not my first language.Thank you.

So this weird thing keeps popping up over and over at the bottom of my screen and is dimming the screen brightness when it appears. It's really annoying. My screen shot had to be smaller to upload, so i got a pic of the circle thing. Idk how to stop it.


-LG Stylo 4 user

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Hi i have this problem - cannot find the declaration of element 'manifest' in my androidmanifest.xml

Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:versionCode="0"
android:versionName="1.0"
android:compileSdkVersion="28"
android:compileSdkVersionCodename="9"
package="com.myapp.myapp"
platformBuildVersionCode="28"
platformBuildVersionName="9">

<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="16"
android:targetSdkVersion="28"
android:maxSdkVersion="28" />

<supports-screens
android:anyDensity="true"
android:smallScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="true"
android:largeScreens="true" />

<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />

<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />

<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />

<uses-permission
android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />

<uses-feature
android:glEsVersion="0x20000"
android:required="true" />

<permission
android:name="com.myapp.myapp.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"
androidrotectionLevel="0x2" />

<uses-permission
android:name="com.myapp.myapp.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />

<application
android:label="@ref/0x7f0c0020"
android:icon="@ref/0x7f070169"
android:name="android.support.multidex.MultiDexApplication"
android:debuggable="true"
android:allowBackup="true"
android:hardwareAccelerated="true">

<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="@ref/0x7f090005" />

<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.gms.games.APP_ID"
android:value="@ref/0x7f0c001f" />

<activity
android:theme="@ref/0x01030007"
android:label="@ref/0x7f0c0020"
android:name="com.mayourgames.bozolee.PTPlayer"
android:screenOrientation="0"
android:configChanges="0x80">

<intent-filter>

<action
android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

<category
android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>

<activity
android:name="com.heyzap.sdk.ads.HeyzapInterstitialActivity"
android:configChanges="0xca0" />

<activity
android:name="com.heyzap.sdk.ads.HeyzapVideoActivity"
android:configChanges="0xca0" />

<activity
android:name="com.heyzap.sdk.ads.MediationTestActivity" />

<activity
android:name="com.heyzap.sdk.ads.HeyzapProxyActivity" />

<receiver
android:name="com.heyzap.sdk.ads.PackageAddedReceiver">

<intent-filter>

<data
android:scheme="package" />

<action
android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>

<uses-library
android:name="org.apache.http.legacy"
android:required="false" />

<receiver
android:name="com.heyzap.mediation.handler.IntergrationsReciever"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false">

<intent-filter>

<action
android:name="com.gameofwhales.action.Response" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>

<receiver
android:name="com.fyber.inneractive.sdk.mraid.IAMraidKit"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false">

<intent-filter>

<action
android:name="com.fyber.inneractive.sdk.intent.action.REGISTER_KIT" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>

<receiver
android:name="com.fyber.inneractive.sdk.nativead.IANativeKit"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false">

<intent-filter>

<action
android:name="com.fyber.inneractive.sdk.intent.action.REGISTER_KIT" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>

<activity
android:name="com.fyber.inneractive.sdk.activities.InneractiveInternalBrowserActivity"
android:configChanges="0xda0" />

<activity
android:theme="@ref/0x01030007"
android:name="com.fyber.inneractive.sdk.activities.InneractiveFullscreenAdActivity"
android:configChanges="0xda0" />

<activity
android:theme="@ref/0x01030007"
android:name="com.fyber.inneractive.sdk.activities.InneractiveRichMediaVideoPlayerActivityCore"
android:configChanges="0xda0" />

<receiver
android:name="com.fyber.inneractive.sdk.video.IAVideoKit"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false">

<intent-filter>

<action
android:name="com.fyber.inneractive.sdk.intent.action.REGISTER_KIT" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>

<activity
android:theme="@ref/0x0103000f"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity"
android:exported="false"
android:configChanges="0xfb0" />

<receiver
android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.AnalyticsReceiver"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false" />

<service
android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.AnalyticsService"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false" />

<service
android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.AnalyticsJobService"
androidermission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false" />

<activity
android:theme="@ref/0x7f0d0127"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.appinvite.PreviewActivity"
android:exported="true">

<intent-filter>

<action
android:name="com.google.android.gms.appinvite.ACTION_PREVIEW" />

<category
android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>

<activity
android:theme="@ref/0x01030010"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.internal.SignInHubActivity"
android:exported="false"
android:excludeFromRecents="true" />

<service
android:name="com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.RevocationBoundService"
androidermission="com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.permission.REVOCATION_NOTIFICATION"
android:exported="true" />

<receiver
android:name="com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.media.MediaIntentReceiver" />

<service
android:name="com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.media.MediaNotificationService" />

<service
android:name="com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.ReconnectionService" />

<activity
android:theme="@ref/0x01030010"
android:name="com.google.firebase.auth.internal.FederatedSignInActivity"
androidermission="com.google.firebase.auth.api.gms.permission.LAUNCH_FEDERATED_SIGN_IN"
android:exported="true"
android:excludeFromRecents="true"
android:launchMode="3" />

<activity
android:theme="@ref/0x01030010"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.common.api.GoogleApiActivity"
android:exported="false" />

<service
android:name="com.google.firebase.messaging.FirebaseMessagingService"
android:exported="true">

<intent-filter
androidriority="-500">

<action
android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
</intent-filter>
</service>

<service
android:name="com.google.android.gms.tagmanager.TagManagerService"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false" />

<activity
android:name="com.google.android.gms.tagmanager.TagManagerPreviewActivity"
android:exported="true"
android:noHistory="true">

<intent-filter>

<data
android:scheme="tagmanager.c.com.mayourgames.bozolee" />

<action
android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

<category
android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />

<category
android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>

<receiver
android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementReceiver"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false" />

<receiver
android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementInstallReferrerReceiver"
androidermission="android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="true">

<intent-filter>

<action
android:name="com.android.vending.INSTALL_REFERRER" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>

<service
android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementService"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false" />

<service
android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementJobService"
androidermission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false" />

<receiver
android:name="com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdReceiver"
androidermission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND"
android:exported="true">

<intent-filter>

<action
android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />

<category
android:name="com.myapp.myapp" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>

<service
android:name="com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdService"
android:exported="true">

<intent-filter
androidriority="-500">

<action
android:name="com.google.firebase.INSTANCE_ID_EVENT" />
</intent-filter>
</service>

<provider
android:name="com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider"
android:exported="false"
android:authorities="com.myapp.myapp.firebaseinitprovider"
android:initOrder="100" />

<meta-data
android:name="android.support.VERSION"
android:value="26.1.0" />

<meta-data
android:name="android.arch.lifecycle.VERSION"
android:value="27.0.0-SNAPSHOT" />
</application>
</manifest>

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Pre-installed Android system app. GPS Daemon. What is it? Didnt notice it till my NetGuard firewall brought it to my attention. Cant find it or make any changes to it in the app settings on my device. Any insight? Anyone know what it is or what it does or how to configure it?

Hi I thought to buy an NEW s9 plus from Amazon because its like 173$ cheaper than the country where I live (czech republic) so I am asking if it's an good idea to buy an phone from Amazon (especially from the German one)

Just signed up for the app. How does it automatically know which device I am using the app on? All permissions are diasabled. Curious. Anyone here know about this particular privacy concern?

Hello there!

I am interested if it is possible to recover photos from my Huawei P9 Lite after a factory reset, if some new photos have already been taken after the factory reset?

The factory reset occurred unexpectedly yesterday evening due to the face that too many images have been stored on the phone, taking up so much memory that somehow an error occurred, which set off the factory reset. All of the images (around 3000) have been deleted and I am really interested how to recover them. However, what concerns me is the fact that around 20 new photos have been taken after the factory reset, therefore possibly overwriting the old ones.

I have already tried recovering the photos using some android data recovery application on my computer, which scanned my phone in order to find the deleted photos, but only the 20 new photos showed up. I didn't, however, scan the phone with root priviliges.

Now, what interests me is:
- Have the 20 newly taken photos overriden ALL of the previous 3000 photos, therefore making them unrecoverable?
- Would scanning with root access help?
- Your recommendations... How should I recover the lost images, if possible?

Thank you for the time taken to read this thread and I would really appreciate all of the provided information.

- Fish

Hi, my phone without battery, no signs of life and if connected to the PC, every second it disconnects and reconnects like OMAP4430, with the battery not showing signs of life, OMAP4430 does not appear.

I have an eBay unbranded, budget smart phone, Model T3 with 8 gigs of internal memory, running Android 6 with a USB driver app installed connected to a Windows 7 Ultimate PC with a data cable (tried two different cables). USB debugging is connected. My phone will connect to the PC with the SD card as the default write disk.

On the phone I can configure the card to operate as USB storage or as Media device. When USB connection is "Media device" a window will appear on my PC desktop saying "Autoplay" and "Device Options". I can select "Open device to view files using "Windows Explorer". I can access the card and view its contents. However, and here is the problem, When the phone's SD card is connected as USB Storage, "Computer" window appears on PC desktop with "Hard Disk Drives" and "Devices With Removable Storage", "Removable Disk (Z", --my phone-- (it doesn't matter what drive letter I assign it). When I click on "Removable Disk (Z" a window appears on my PC which says, "Insert Disk", " Please insert a disk in Removable Disk (Z". I cannot access the SD card labeled Disk (Z so I can't transfer files between the PC and the phone.

I go into "Administrative Tools", "Computer Management", "Storage", "Disk Management" and the SD card is listed as "Disk 2", "Removable (Z, "No Media" but I can't do anything with it.

Does somebody have any idea how I can fix this so I can access the SD card from my PC as "USB storage"?

Sorry about all the emoticons. Unintentional. The end parenthesis created them.

Can anybody tell me if there there is a 4 x 2 weather widget with clock like the one on the Samsung Galaxy S5 that I can put on a Galaxy s6

Hi,
I'd like to ask for help. Yesterday, my poor little Nubia N1 lite ( NX597J) was almost discharged, so i plugged it in charger. It was turned on btw. When i plugged it in, the screen showed colored lights for a moment like when old analog TV doesn't have a signal, can't think of better way to describe it. after that phone became unresponsive with everything except red notification light on top left.
When its plugged in charger, it shows bright red light, when its off the charger it shows dim red light. Can't turn on, doesn't vibrate or anything, literally nothing but the light works.
I tried the things with power button holding +- but no luck. Any idea?

I have a Galaxy S8 running Android 9.0 and using the Dolphin browser.

I have a Galaxy Tab S2 running Android 7.0 and using the Dolphin browser.

My wife has a Galaxy S8 running Android 8.0 and using the Dolphin browser.

All three are fully up to date with android and are running the latest version of Dolphin.

When using my Tab S2 or my wife's S8 I can load the same video from the BBC pages (for example) and it runs as expected.

When using my S8 I can load the same video from the BBC pages but it will not run. I get the error message "media player is not supported on your device".

Why is media player supported on two of these devices but not on my S8 and how can I get media player supported on my S8?

Hello friends,

I hear some lectures on the phone and want to record the conversations.

I searched for all the applications that are supposed to record but hardly hear the voice of the incoming line - but instead it is on a loudspeaker (which is very uncomfortable)

It seems as though they are just scheduling the recording of the usual tape recorder on the device. (Am I right ? )

Is there an app that can catch the sound coming into the device before it even goes out?

Or does anyone have an idea of how to record - I would be very grateful.

I enjoy the Galaxy S5 on MetroPCS which "rides on the T-Mobile network". The screen cracked, so went on eBay to purchase a new, factory sealed S5 identical model, G900T labelled SM-900T3 UD. Went to MetroPCS and they said this new phone must be unlocked! Referred to T-Mobile and they couldn't help. This sealed package was labelled "Family Mobile" from Walmart and uses t-mobile. T-mobile told me to contact FamilyMobile (FM). FM told me they would not unlock it unless and until a year of using their service, and that's over $320 over three times the cost of the new phone!! Feels like being a hostage. Stupid me - - - should have purchased an unlocked phone.

Haven't opened the phone so have no idea if it has that small simm card, but at MetroPCS they are only $10.

Called a local phone repair place and they said that they can unlock it for $70 and it will take a week to get some code from a "Samsung server". Huh?

Any of you Android geniuses know if and how a consumer can unlock the phone? Must I throw it away? Give it away for a small tax deduction?

HELP!!!

Anybody else HATE the Pixel 3 launcher? I would love it if I could revert back to the Pixel 1 launcher.

I'm tempted to try some 3rd party launchers but with the Pixel 3 only having 4GB of RAM I'm a bit hesitant to push it's boundaries.

I have a Galaxy S4 SPH-L720T which doesn't boot. I tried recovery with Odin, but I get "<ID:0/004> FAIL! (Auth)". The download log shows that the reactivation lock is on and most likely that is the reason authentication fails. Is there a way to turn the "reactivation lock" off somewhere on the hardware?

I saw an old thread related to copilot not starting on a Samsung. As was described copilot was functioning fine for several months. The when the start up key was engaged the page with copilot name on a black background opens for several seconds and then the tablet reverts back to the home page. The app appears in the background, but never opens. I hope someone has discovered the problem and can offer a solution.

Hi, I have the Huawei mate se. A more powerful version of a phone called the honor 7x. My phone will not download apps or update apps from Google play. It just says "downloading" but never actually downloads. I have strong wifi, this phone doesn't support 5GHZ wifi, but the 2.4 GHz wifi I usage is very strong. I have dual band wifi. Also, I read if your phone is low on storage then sometimes it takes longer to install things. My device has 64GB internal storage and I have 20% left. I cleared the cache of Google play and I still have this issue. Please help if you know how.

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I bought a samsung galaxy s9 but when i take selfie, it takes the photo as mirror image. for example when you look at the picture later, you see that my left hand is like my right hand, or a text in the photo seems reversed, , reads from right to left... how can i correct this situation?

My phone is an HTC Desire 626 (not listed). This morning I tried to take a picture but the lens was foggy. I later noticed the lens of the camera is broken. Can it be replaced? I dropped my phone on my basement floor and cracked the case cover several weeks ago and have tried unsuccessfully to find a new cover . If I cracked the camera lens at that time, it didn't show. I make pictures almost daily and until today, they were ok. Help!.