I'm looking for some folks that really know their stuff. I've been having some odd issues going on for the last few months. Myself and a family member (that the odd happenings were going on with first actually) seem to be getting our data cut off at times when neither of us is near our data limits. Seems to happen most when we try to contact each other. The family's member's phone has shown strong signs of being cloned such as shutting down unexpectedly, phone gets hot suddenly, etc. I can be out for a good part of the day and be on data and when I come home and connect to my wifi automatically, I get flooded with notifications. Delayed texts (hours old) and emails. My Facebook has been showing my make and model on my logins but they were out of state and had different IP addresses. When I log them out, it also boots me off. I no longer am receiving codes to my phone for things such as 2 step authentication, as if they are going to another phone. I used to use Texta until I noticed where you go to uninstall updates it said "uninstall for all users" so that was a red flag. I should be the only user of the phone. I was interested a few months back in switching to Total Wireless and put my IMEI number on their site and chatted with a rep and they said all I needed was a new SIM card and it could be swapped over. Fast forward to after these suspicious logins and weirdness, I have since tried to change carriers and when they run my IMEI they now say I'm not compatible. I googled my cell number and it shows my carrier as SPRINT SPECTRUM LP which has nothing to do with TracFone or Straight Talk to my knowledge (correct me if I'm wrong) and when I research that it shows something to do with law enforcement? Is it possible someone has cloned my IMEI and they're getting all my data and notifications before I do? I know I have done nothing to worry about, it's more of an annoyance than anything. But I cannot afford to miss important notifications or calls/texts and I'd hate to get rid of this phone I haven't had even a year and spent a good bit on (to me anyway) and change my number which will be a hassle. Nor do I want to wipe my phone due to having a lot of important things on it since I've started tracking all of this strange stuff. I also would like to add that when I used Find My Device, with it right in my hand, it wasn't able to find it, and said remote location turned off, when my location was on. That's never happened before. This really is a small portion of my story, despite my novel. Sorry for that by the way....lol....

Anyone out there with some knowledge on cloning and anything to do with the topic of being traced? Thanks in advance.

I was fond of the badges of some previous versions, they were big enough for me to see and had numbers to show how many stuff to check on.

With 8.1.0 they said it is notification dots. Well, now I see no badge, no number... and no dot!

I have notifications and notification dots set to all apps, but all I get is the usual notification bar behavior to see when new things arrive.

Is there something wrong with Oreo 8.1.0, my settings, or is it my old Moto G4 Plus?

FYI I use Nova Launcher (free version).

hey guys,

so today i got something new kind of spam. it came in a form of a group text. it has a whole bunch of phone numbers within the group text. there is no message other then people saying "stop" like they think this is spam or advertisements. I'm not really sure how it got started. when i look through the group text phone numbers, i see about 20 or so numbers.

i don't think my phone got hacked, but maybe someone else? i'm thinking about doing a factory reset any ways just as a precaution.

the only way i can think of blocking this from happening again is to add all the numbers and then block them.....but that is 20 or so numbers!!!!!!!!

is their an easier way?

thoughts?

thanx guys

Here's stock ROM zips for the Verizon variant Orbic Wonder. One's a completely stock ROM and the other's pretty much just a normal stock ROM with some debloating here and there. Made using /system and /boot images pulled from my orbic, and repacked into a flashable ZIP with SuperR Kitchen. By having this we can flash back to, now we hopefully feel a lot safer trying out and experimenting with other ROMs/mods for this phone. Also you'll need an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery to flash this too.

WHAT WORKS:

• Everything except what's listed below

WHAT DOESN'T WORK/BUGS:

• Some people that tested it reported Google Play crashings and Package Installer not being able to work. Not sure if this will be the case for everyone, or how to fix it if it happens to you
• Since our only TWRP image for this phone is a dirty port from the E4 Plus as of writing this post, I had to remove the "ro.getprop" safety checks from the updater-script to get it to work and flash on the phone. This means that this can theoretically be flashed on any device, which would obviously break your phone if you flashed it on a non-Wonder. Be careful!

DOWNLOAD:

• Link to my Orbic Wonder repo as a whole, where this and other stuff is stored

THANKS TO:

• Team Orbic that I'm working with on Telegram to turn this phone into something special, specifically @noidodroid for getting those image pulls for us when we didn't have root at first
• XDA user SuperR for that bangin' kitchen he made, this let us turn system and boot images into a TWRP flashable zip

I wanted to separate this out from the "main thread" into its own sort of thing to diffuse discussion a little bit, and to allow people to jump directly to the topic they're interested in. Anyway here's our current TWRP image for this phone, dirty ported from the Moto E4 Plus Owens TWRP image because we don't have proper sources to make our own from scratch yet. If we ever manage to get that though I'll update this post!

WHAT WORKS:

• Everything except what's listed below

WHAT DOESN'T WORK/BUGS:

• /oem wont mount but who cares anyway
• /data won't mount by default because the phone is force-encrypted. To fix this you need to flash the disable-encryption-and-verity zip, format /data and do a factory reset, then retry. If you ever flash back to any sort of stock ROM you'll subsequently need to flash that disable-encryption zip again or else you'll be back at square 1
  
• The phone shows up as an E4 Plus because it's a dirty port from the E4 Plus TWRP image. There's no real easy way to fix this. So for now if we make any sort of flashable ZIP for this phone we'll have to manually take out the ro.getprop check on the phone to get it to flash because TWRP thinks it's an E4

DOWNLOAD:

• Direct link to the TWRP image itself
• Link to my Orbic Wonder repo as a whole, you'll find that plus other stuff in it too

THANKS TO:

• Team Orbic that I'm working with on Telegram, including Ghostoftime and @noidodroid
• TwrpBuilder for making the E4 Plus TWRP image we used to port, which can be found here

SCREENSHOTS:

I mean it's just a TWRP image so there's not much to show anyway, but here it is regardless:

About LineageOS:
LineageOS is a free and open source operating system for smartphones and tablets, based on the Android mobile platform. It is the successor to the custom ROM CyanogenMod from which it was forked in December 2016 when Cyanogen Inc. announced it was discontinuing development and shut down the infrastructure behind the project. Since Cyanogen Inc. retained the rights to the Cyanogen name, the project rebranded its fork as LineageOS.

LineageOS was officially launched on December 24, 2016, with the source code available on GitHub. Since that time, LineageOS development builds now cover more than 185 phone models with over 1.7 million active installs, having doubled its user base in the months February–March 2017

Attention! Your warranty is now void. I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.

Description:
LineageOS 16.0 with latest security patches and full support of OTA updates and newest 9.4.25 firmware version. Without any tweaks, custom kernels and other modifications.

Build information:
Android Version: 9.0
LineageOS Version: 16.0
Firmware version: 9.4.25
Security Patch: May (r39)
Updated: 17.05.2019
SELinux: permissive

Known issues:
Not found,
Write to me

Download:
ROM page with all mirrors

Sources:
Device Tree
Platform Manifest

I found another article about the LG V40. This one is about fixing common problems people are having. Personally, the only problem I've had is the fingerprint scanner getting inconsistent. Cleaning with a little cellophane tape fixed it in a few seconds. This article names 10 issues and says it will add more as they arise. It might be a decent article if you need it. Here is the link:https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gottabemobile.com/10-common-lg-v40-problems-how-to-fix-them/amp/

I happened to find a second article with the same topic. So if you have problems, you might want to start with one of these.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidauthority.com/lg-v40-thinq-problems-fixes-950355/amp/

However, I have not tried these fixes, so please be careful and backup first!
You be the judge.

I've finally figured out how to add photos. Now how do I post a link to something else, such as a website? I don't see an option for that.

Problem: Add custom ringtone -> no music files. I have transferred .mp3 songs from PC with an usb and I can see it but I can't select it as a ringtone, if I go to settings -> storage -> sounds there's no files but if I go through files -> sounds it's there. Also Google Play Music won't show any songs, I'm only seeing subscribe and learn more buttons. Tried all the simplest ways and nothing worked.

I'm on Verizon with an unlocked Note 8. Caller ID and Spam Protection turns off by itself. I noticed it because even calls from my contacts don't show up with caller id. Anyone else having this problem? Does anyone know of a fix? Thanks!

I inadvertently turned off "Articles for you" and I want to turn them back on, but I can't see where to do it.

I tried chrome://flags/#enable-ntp-remote-suggestions, but there is nothing on the homepage when I relaunch.

Your help would be greatly appreciated.

So lets talk MP3/music/media players that are portable. Of course the age of MP3 is all but dead, yet I still have a gen 1 ipod nano running strong.

This device is perfect for running as it is light weight and easy to control and has a display.

Here is this thing, we all know music playback has changed massively over the last 5 years with streaming and downloading for offline play the master of all. I use this all of the time with my phone for use at work and in the car.

But i now want this functionality is a portable form similar to my nano. Use your phone I hear you say, no. I like BIG phones and they are not practical to have strapped to your arm!

So is there any portable media players out there that allow apps like Amazon Music/Play Music for offline playback?

Grandkid watching videos, and youtube quit, I closed all pages, started him another game. It wouldn't load and now my touchscreen has quit. Ive tried pulling the battery and sim, but no luck. any ideas?

Is there anyone who builds android/Apple apps? I have an awesome app idea and no clue how to create one. Thank you! 🙂

Hi all,

Ball Evaders is a retro game which takes you back to the early console games. Relive the time of your childhood when you played games on your first console or in the arcade! Enjoy the retro feel but with updated graphics, to enjoy the game even more visually.

Your goal is to evade the falling balls. Watch out, because each ball may have different qualities. To help you in your quest, you can collect power ups for a shield or beam. The shield protects your space ship from any damage. The beam allows you to blast the balls away from your ship in different directions. However, the time you can use these tools is limited!

You can adjust the controls to your preference . Though best played with music, you have the option to turn the music off.

Remember, at all times, your main goal is to...evade those balls!!!



Download: Google Play Store
Let me know what you think

So two days ago, I've been suffering from a message saying that the custom binary was blocked by the FRP lock. So I decided to factory reset within the phone itself and that hasn't worked. I tried to flash the stock with Odin but it gets stuck at "getting PIT for mapping" and stops and says "complete write operation failed". My phone is being detected in download mode. I've tried two different PCs. One doesn't even recognise the device and one does. I've even tried different cables but no luck. I am unable to enable usb debugging mode and that probably is a huge concern. I just want my device in working order.
My Device:
SM-G930F
OS - Android Oreo 8.0
Any1 got any ideas?

I was sleeping and forgot to charge my phone so I ran out of battery. Then why I went to charge it, it went into Huawei ERecovery. I tried everything it suggested even resorting to factory reset but even then it still boots up to Huawei ERecovery.

Hello,
I would like to introduce you my game Shadow puzzle. The game is primarily aimed at children. You need to drag the picture of animal to the matching shadow above.
There is two difficulty levels. On easy level is there matching count of pictures and shadows.

Feel free to post any suggestions or improvements.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.company.ShadowPuzzle

Regards
Tom

Hello,

I bought a motorola moto e4 right before going abroad to Spain. My carrier, Virgin Mobile, said they couldn't unlock the phone because I hadn't had it long enough. That was fine, I brought it with me anyways and had been using it as a back up device to take photos, and use apps that my Spanish phone doesn't have room for. It was working fine for months, but then suddenly it stopped taking new photos, would't download anything new, and some apps like instagram wouldn't play videos. I saw on a different forum that a factory reset was recommended. So I started the process and reset went fine. However, now that I've rebooted it, the phone seems to be stuck on the "Configuring Service" page. I don't have a phone plan with Virgin Mobile anymore, nor am I in the States currently. Should my phone be configuring normally, or is there a way to connect it to the internet in my apartment so that I can get it setup?

Thank you!

I just purchased a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and for some reason the Carrier name does not appear on the top left of the screen like it did on my S7 edge.

The Note 9 is model SM-960U1 and it is running stock Android 9 ringtone free at: Download Free Ringtone
Samsung ringtone
Thanks

So... I rooted my phone recently and tried to install a new custom ROM to get more performance. After trying to install a ROM made for a moto E4 and not a moto E4 plus (which is my current device) I bricked my phone.

Because of this, I decided to follow this guide to recover the full stock form of my phone:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e4/how-to/moto-e4-guide-stock-firmware-restore-t3661684

I manage to complete the phase where I need to erase everything in step 3 and couldn't get to flash all the parts later.

I think that my biggest mistake was to reboot my phone after that because now I can't even get to the fastboot mode.

Does anyone know what should I do now?

I think I am having success so far integrating license checking in my app. I have mostly followed the recommended use of a ServerManagedPolicy. It is neat that when you download the LVL and integrate it into your app, you get a copy of the source that you can easily customize, and I have.

My customized ServerManagedPolicy maintains a new variable called mLastDefinitiveResponse, similar to the existing mLastResponse. The difference is that mLastDefinitiveResponse is set to either LICENSED or NOT_LICENSED when either of these responses are returned from the market server. It is unchanged when any other response is received. So when a license check is done in my application and my callback's "dontAllow" method is called, I can query mLastDefinitiveResponse (available through a public getter that I added to ServerManagedPolicy) to see what the last definitive response was. If that response was LICENSED I want to allow the user to continue to use my app regardless of any retry timeouts. My reason is that my app is a utility that might be used almost all the time in places and on devices were there is no network connection. (Don't ask. It's a niche app.) So my licensing policy is more liberal than the standard ServerManagedPolicy, and I am OK with that.

When I get a "dontAllow" callback and the last definitive response was NOT_LICENSED, I throw up an AlertDialog telling the user I am switching to the play store, and then I call mChecker.followLastLicensingURL() where mChecker is my LicenseChecker object. And it works. Since the app is still in development, the responses from the Google Play Store are static and set by me in the developer console. And that is working fine too. (There is a delay of up to several hours between when I change the static response and when that new response is returned by my licensing query.) But here is my question. When followLastLicensingURL() takes me to Google Play, it shows my app with buttons for "UNINSTALL" and "OPEN". I guess that is because that is what the Play Store shows when you go to an app that is already installed. But if I really were running a bootleg copy of my app, would the Play Store give me the option of purchasing the app at this point? I really don't know how to test that until I actually release a production version of my app.

There's really two things I'd like to know:

1. Which free app best records sound and then makes emailing it possible, even easy?
Because the default audio recording app on my phone doesn't seem to allow for emailing.
And starting from the email end and trying to attach the audio file doesn't work as the phone doesn't seem capable of finding these audio files.

So I've downloaded and run a couple of different recorder apps - free ones - and neither does the job properly so far. There's a hell of a lot more out there clamouring for attention. It'd be a whole lot quicker for me if someone here who knows of something available and working well right now were to just tell me about it.

2. Taking notes and attaching them, when required, to emails.
The best thing I've found so far is that 'wps' app but it is a bit cumbersome.
Tried other things but didn't find anything better yet. Found one, for instance, that doesn't even seem to keep files - it just seems to have one every growing file right there...

So if there's a better alternative available I'd love to know of it, too, if anyone can help.

Pictures will not send threw this app. I tried sending them to different contacts and still getting message failed. Textra MMS won't send. Is there something in the settings I should change? I am fairly new to the text messaging app. Anyon know how to solve this issue? please help!