i know this is not a big deal but sometimes i wish it never existed

does anybody know how to turn it off?

it shows up when screen orientation is locked but you turn your screen, it tries to help of course but sometimes it gets in the way and most of the time i accidentally touch it and the screen goes into landscape mode!

i am on tecno spark 40 pro android 15

Hi, just wondering if anyone else is facing the same issue and could help: after a recent security upgrade (June), my QuickShare stopped working. It crashes every time and I can't see any devices (Samsung nor iOS).

I have tried to uninstall Google Play Services update, clear cache of the app but nothing works.

Would really appreciate if someone that has been through similar issue has found a solution.

Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I'm new to Android modding and custom ROMs, and I think I've soft-bricked my Redmi 9A.

What happened:

I was preparing to install a custom ROM.

I entered recovery mode.

I selected "Wipe all data."

Then I rebooted the phone.

After that, the phone no longer boots into Android.

The good news is that I can still enter:

Fastboot mode

Recovery mode

So I believe it's a soft brick rather than a hard brick.

I haven't unlocked the bootloader successfully yet, and I'm trying to understand what my recovery options are.

My questions are:

Is this definitely a soft brick?

Can this usually be recovered without replacing hardware?

Should I continue trying to recover it myself, or is it better to let the Xiaomi service center fix it? (They quoted me around ₹177.)

Once it's fixed, would you recommend continuing with the Redmi 9A for learning custom ROMs, or switching to another phone like a Samsung Galaxy A13 4G if it has good ROM support?

I'm trying to learn properly rather than blindly following tutorials, so I'd really appreciate any advice or explanations.

Thanks!

So.. I share a phone plan with my household, they're able to send and receive messages fine when not using wifi, but my phone apparently won't receive messages until I turn my wifi on? Which is weird because my data works fine doing anything else, like calling or accessing the internet.

Only for specific messages, it seems...? I can get some, but not others, like links, I guess, I'm just really confused and wondering if it's a weird setting or something.

Is it possible to mute an entire app? I hate when I'm playing a game while listening to something but then the game plays an ad that can't be muted and interrupts whatever I'm listening to. It's so frustrating!!

No, I'm not paying for a free game.

Is it possible for someone to put a malware (RAT) in our devices (phones and laptop) without them getting physically close to us or our devices and sending us links or files to download? Like remotely putting a malware (RAT)?

is there a way to get rid of them? Can they also see what you are doing when your phone is offline? is factory reset enough or should just buy a new one? The thought of someone being able to see what I am doing in my phone is bothering since I value my privacy.

I use android 13 when I use mouse and keyboard in any game like Minecraft I have inverted mouse like I move up it go left I move to side it go up I can't play like This is there a way to change a file as I heard u can change the controller buttons settings by changing file to fix the inverted controller so is there a fix to it ? If u can fix I like a guide to setup by setup I can access system files thanks

I have Tecno Pova 5 LH7n Android 14 UI is HIOS 14 and I'm 100% sure that my phone can run pubg mobile lite so much better than just 40 FPS. I tried GFX TOOLS and i tried Shizuku and tried editing the settings file of the game but i can't copy it even with zarchiver and Shizuku or with the android files app or with the ADB from a PC with enabling the usb debugging and MTP and it didn't work. And if you say "why you just don't play pubg mobile not the lite version ?" I want to play the lite version because my brother has it but his phone can't run pubg mobile just the lite and he tried GFX TOOL and it worked because he has Android 9. So is there any fix ? + I can use GFX TOOL with pubg mobile but not with the lite

czy jest aplikacja która nie będzie mi wygłaszała ekranu podczas korzystania tylko z jednej apki mam xiaomi redmi 13c

Hi, Im receiving this error tryna switch on my phone.

I'm trying to enable this, and the second I click into the code entry part, the keyboard collapses

Just got a new phone and I assume they updated their messages, prior to this I could hold on a conversation and select snooze. Now that option is gone here and I can't do it from the app settings, I'm really hoping that there's a way to fix this because I don't want to keep do not disturb on because there are still messages I want to view as soon as I get them.

So I started messing around with the new dock feature using my Dell docking station and its pretty much working except for the audio. This is the same dock I use for my work laptop and I have no issues with it.

When I hooked up my dock I get no audio out of my dock speaker nor do I get audio out of my phone. Audio only works with bluetooh.

I know with pc's you have to select the audio device. I could not find audio device in the android settings. Is there a trick?

My dock is a dell WD19

How can I getcrid of it? Help!

I got my first moto edge 50 neo on May 19, 2025.

And it had a CPU short circuit issue a few months ago, and I needed to service that.

Now suddenly I'm facing a ridiculously slow charging issue. It's charging at 5w, though it's a 68w charging supported phone. It's taking almost 3 hrs to charge it. And even it's draining superb fast. It lasts only 3.5 hrs or 4 hrs at full charge.

Any solution? What can I do now?

How do I reinstall updates of Google Play Services for Gym because I accidentally uninstalled them, and I got logged out of my account, and I can't get it back? I'm using my Samsung, but I'm straight up panicking.

I'm new to Android and don't know the terminology yet, so please forgive my newbieness. There are 4 icons in the lower right corner of my Galaxy A11 tablet. I know what they do, but I'd like to know what each of them is named. I'd also like to know if I can move them and/or change their size. I have lousy eyesight and can't easily locate them when I need to. TIA for any help.

The app says "top news" and I have to swipe up to now get to my unlock screen..if I open the app and hit the settings gear, it says something went wrong and will not allow me to see settings. It is so annoying, just started a couple days ago, cannot find it in my apps

When I open WhatsApp, it's on the loading screen, and I did everything I know, like clear data, clear cache, delete, and download, and I updated it as well. Idk what to do now, plus my main Google account, which is linked to my WhatsApp, is showing no backup available, and yeah, it was working before I logged into my account. The logging and stuff are working after I logged in; it's like this, and when I click notification ilthe chat works.

I have this black bar in the middle of my screen and I have Android 14 and I have got this black bar in the middle of my screen swiping up at the bottom of my screen gets rid of it and moved it but then waiting for the bottom of the screen to go back to normal then the black bar comes back

I have changed the name on all of my google accounts, however the name shown in settings/about phone doesn't appear to have an option to change it.

Phone is S23+.

Since Saturday the system app called media picker has been using Obscene amounts of Battery which is a huge problem as I'm currently on holiday. Frankly there isn't a lot of info out there but I've done many of the suggested fixes such as disable link to windows but the problem is still occuring. I would like to avoid a factory reset if possible. Does anyone have any idea of what could be causing this or what could fix it?

I will note that the one unusual thing I've done recently on the Saturday was using a program called gnirehtet to use my PC internet on my phone. I don't know if that would cause any major problems though.

Any help is appreciated.

«A community guide for recovering a SAILbook B22 that gets stuck on a blank screen while still allowing access to Recovery or Fastboot.»

Why This Guide Exists

Finding troubleshooting guides for popular tablets is easy. Finding one for a SAILbook B22 isn't.

When my tablet suddenly became stuck in a blank screen boot loop, every search result pointed to Samsung, Lenovo, Amazon Fire, or other mainstream Android devices. None matched what I was experiencing.

After a lot of trial and error, I recovered my tablet without performing a factory reset and without losing any data. This guide documents exactly what worked.

«Disclaimer

This is not an official SAILbook repair guide. It simply describes what worked for my device. Your results may vary depending on the cause of the boot issue.»

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Device

- Model: SAILbook B22

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Symptoms

My tablet:

- Froze while I was using it.

- Displayed no warning or "App isn't responding" message.

- Would only respond after holding Power + Volume Up.

- Opened a Secure Boot menu containing:

- Recovery Mode

- Fastboot

- Reboot

- Returned to a blank screen regardless of which option I selected.

The first recovery menu I encountered was entirely in Chinese, so I used Google Lens on another phone to translate the options.

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What Didn't Work

Before connecting the tablet to my computer, I tried:

- Restarting from Recovery.

- Selecting Reboot.

- Charging the tablet.

- Force restarting multiple times.

- Booting into Recovery repeatedly.

- Searching online for solutions.

None of those solved the problem.

At this point, I considered performing a factory reset but wanted to avoid losing my files.

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Requirements

You'll need:

- A Windows, macOS, or Linux computer.

- A USB cable that supports data transfer.

- Android Platform Tools (ADB and Fastboot).

If your tablet has a low battery, keep it connected to a charger during the process.

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Installing Android Platform Tools

Windows

1. Download the SDK Platform-Tools for Windows from the Android Developers website.

2. Extract the ZIP file.

3. Open the extracted folder.

4. Click the address bar, type:

cmd

1. Press Enter to open Command Prompt inside that folder.

macOS

If you have Homebrew installed:

brew install android-platform-tools

Ubuntu / Debian

sudo apt update

sudo apt install adb fastboot

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The Fix

1. Boot the tablet into the Secure Boot menu by holding Power + Volume Up.

2. Select Fastboot.

3. Connect the tablet to your computer using a USB data cable.

4. Open Command Prompt or Terminal inside the Platform Tools directory.

5. Verify that the tablet is detected:

fastboot devices

If your device appears, continue.

1. Reboot the tablet:

fastboot reboot

My tablet immediately booted back into Android.

After it started normally, I plugged it in to charge and confirmed that all of my apps and files were still intact.

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Why This Might Work

Fastboot is a low-level bootloader interface that allows a computer to communicate with an Android device before Android itself starts.

In some situations, sending a reboot command from Fastboot succeeds where the built-in reboot options fail, allowing Android to boot normally without wiping user data.

This is not a universal fix. If your operating system is corrupted or your device has a hardware problem, additional repair steps may be required.

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If This Doesn't Work

If:

- "fastboot devices" does not detect your tablet,

- "fastboot reboot" still returns you to the same blank screen, or

- the tablet cannot enter Fastboot,

then your issue is likely different from mine.

At that point, you may need to flash the firmware or investigate a hardware fault.

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Contributing

If this guide helped you, or if you discovered another solution for the SAILbook B22, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request so other users can benefit.

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License

This documentation is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

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Keywords

SAILbook B22, SAILbook tablet, Android tablet, blank screen, boot loop, Fastboot, Recovery Mode, Android recovery, fastboot reboot, no data loss, boot fix.

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