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Apps and Launcher on Android Based Set Top Box

Hi everyone!

I recently moved to the Caribbean and had a set top box installed along with an antenna. The system runs on Android 7.0 but the provider has their own interface installed by default. The box supports wi-fi, bluetooth and a range of other features that are normally hidden in the default interface. The only part of stock Android interface that's visible is the settings menu.

I managed to install Chrome with a USB drive and it's working perfectly fine. The issues I'm having however are two-fold:

1) How can I launch apps once installed without a regular interface? Currently the only solution I have is to install the app every time and then open it from the option after installation.

2) Can I install a more user friendly launcher that launches by default while still having access to the original interface to actually watch TV?

Thanks in advance!

Colornote Sync Keeps deleting my restored notes

- I inadvertently deleted all my notes

- Easily restored them using my sdcard backup

- Problem is when I turn sync back on it deletes all my notes

- I believe it is looking to the cloud as the most current status, seeing it empty (since I deleted everything) and syncing all that emptiness to my phone, erasing my freshly restored notes.

- How can I get sync properly operational again ?

Thanx !

Storage not updating

It's only when I delete things. The storage doesn't update then eventually becomes too full unless I reset the phone. When reset, the storage will show the correct number but I'm not sure if constantly resetting my phone will lead to some other problem. Does anyone know how I might fix this or at least tell me if resetting all the time won't cause any problems later down the road?

DR Fone has put my Galaxy S7 into loop logo mode

Hi, I have allowed a debug mode on my Galaxy S7 in order to let Dr.Fone software to try to recover my whatsapp chats, because for some reason on my new Galaxy S9 phone it was impossible to get them restored from google drive as i had an error "Couldn't restore your messages. Please check your Internet connection".
So i connected my Galaxy S7 to pc and recovering via Dr.Fone instead of it rebooted my phone put int some wierd loop with the "Samsung" logo mode the only thing i can go from there its recovery mode. And Dr.fone didn't find or recovered anything, neither it has an option to unplug my phone. I guess you have to pay for it. It just so bad, cause i have a lot valuable info on my old phone.
What can I do in order to exit this loop logo mode?

Thanks.

Big furniture giveaway

I may be getting rid of some furniture. If you want it, let me know. I've got an easy chair with a matching ottoman and a couch, also a tv. I photographed most of it but not the couch yet. That should be soon.

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App Inventor My app crashes

Hi. My app crashes i put my apk file to my phone and install it but it crashes, i don't know why.

In my Android Studio there is one warning:
WARNING: The following project options are deprecated and have been removed:
android.useDeprecatedNdk
NdkCompile is no longer supported
Affected Modules: app

But i don't know how to fix it.
Or what causes that app to crash.

android {
compileSdkVersion 28
buildToolsVersion "28.0.3"

[F2P Game] Bitcoin Miner Farm : Clicker Game

We are a small enthusiastic team(3 person without gamedev experience). Games are our passion, we like to play and discuss them. We decided to try create our own project. As you can see, we have done first small mobile game Bitcoin Miner Farm. It was not easy, but we had a lot of fun during development. It is extremely new experience for us and we decided to continue improving our skills in development and working in this sphere as indie developers at ours free time)
We like it.

Description:
Bitcoin Miner Farm is a mobile clicker in which you join the ranks of Bitcoin miners. Improve the video cards, open new offices, hire employees for more profit) But who said that mining is simple, nooo. Take care of your video cards from pests and seasonal activities, do not let them stop and break, because bitcoins are above all!)

Android: https://bit.ly/2K1ew9A

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Apps Vertical and Horizontal Scrolling Grid.

Hello i need to design this:

GRID.jpg

In my screen i want to load 9 images and be able to:
1-scroll each column vertically UP and DOWN
2- Scroll horizontally the whole column LEFT AND RIGHT
3- Be able to scroll UP and DOWN new Column on screen

I don't want the solution just to know if it is Doable and which elements to use???

Or should i go straight to a Game engine instead of android studio?

NOTES:
Each block will have an image preloaded in app.
In the future each block could have editing options

Final idea is to be able to move any block in any direction keeping relative position of each element.
Is this possible with only android studio?

Please Help ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got this phone a the beginning of the 3rd last week of May 2019 but i have but having trouble

I flashed the phone with new firmware (b0727052016) using SP flash tools because the firmware it originally comes with is outdated so after flashing this firmware, everything looked like its was working fine but later when it got to the time to charge it, it couldn't charge at all because I started to charge it when its battery was 16% but it later dropped to 8% while it was charging, I was very surprised when I saw this so I left it to keep charging its thinks this was just something normal but it later dropped to 1% and it stayed like that for that whole night.

So the next day I read some forums and they said that may be the charger is the issue or the source of electricity so I got a Samsung Charger that supported fast charging and it the charge to 2% then back to 1% the 0% so i tried turning it on again and the screen just kept flashing so would someone please help me to sort this issue

Apps App development with DynamoDB

Hi everyone,

I have an inquiry (not a code issue) and I'm not sure if this is the right place to post it or not, but I'm seeking your help and support.

I'm developing an Android Application and I want it to be connected to a DynamoDB database on AWS, the tables on DynamoDB already exist and have a lot of data that I want them to be sent (or synchronized with the app) once the user opens the application on his phone. The current use case is that there's no user login, so basically the data are being sent from DynamoDB to the App but not vice versa. The current status is that I'm able to connect to the DynamoDB and retrieve the data (that's not a problem), but what should I do to guarantee the best performance? Should I always keep the user connected to the database on DynamoDb and keep retrieving data directly from it? Or should I make a local db (SQLite) within the app and store the data in it and only synchronize when needed? And is it actually secure to make the App always connected to the DynamoDB directly ? Or should I make something like interface between the App and DynamoDB? (I heard that from someone but I don't know how can it be done or where)

Apologies for the long post, and I would appreciate your help

Thanks,

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