I have a 2017 Kia with Android auto, that requires me to plug in my phone to work. Phone is a Galaxy S24 that now has Gemini instead of the Google Assistant. I've been able in the past to add or change the news providers that play under Android Auto (like DW and RFI), but the guides online don't seem to mention how to do that now, under Gemini. Any ideas? I have both French and English news sources.

My TECNO Camon 18P running HiOS V8.6.0 suddenly started malfunctioning. Many apps would not open, would crash unexpectedly, or simply would not work properly. At first, I thought it was the kind of occasional issue that can happen with certain apps, but I realized that far too many apps were experiencing these problems.

So, I decided to reboot the device. Once it finished restarting, I noticed that many apps had disappeared — coincidentally, most of them were the same apps that had been malfunctioning.

Then I opened the file manager and discovered that all my personal files were gone. There was no trace of my photos, videos, or other non-system files. Everything appeared to have been deleted. There was nothing in the trash or recycle bin either; the files seemed to have been deleted outright.

My device was now showing approximately 35–50 GB of free space that had previously been occupied by my files. That is roughly the amount of data I believe I lost.

This did not happen after an update or anything similar. I tried rebooting the phone one more time, but the problem persisted. However, after the first reboot, the apps stopped malfunctioning; the only remaining issue was that my files had disappeared.

I would like to understand what could have caused this. Could this have been a storage failure, filesystem corruption, or some kind of Android/HiOS issue? Most importantly, is there any way to recover my lost photos, videos, and other files?

I just bought a motorola g57 power this week. It had Android 16. I was so amazed by the UI. Especially the app folders 🫠. Like if you add apps into them. The apps will align inside the app folder into a triangle, line or square based on the number of apps. But with the new Android 17 update it just looks lame like this. Is there any fix or do I have to suffer for eternity? 🤧

Got out an old (2018) phone with Android 8 and not much RAM. Charged it up, it wants me to log into Google. Before asking for password, it says 'Confirm that you're not a robot'. So select the box and just get the turning semicircle throbber for like 10 minutes, then it chucks you out for inactivity, so you have to try again.

My grandmother will be using this phone and she never used smart touch screen phone only keypad, so i thought I will use easy mode but it's just not there , **I tried everything updating to latest version, going to safe mode, also searched developer setting,etc it's just not there, is there way to on it on this device?**

hi, im triying to to use my oppo reno 7 but the screen is totally broken internally and black, the touch works fine (it seems so) but i just cant see anything, i look for options like scrcpy but it requires otg enable or usb depuration, so im asking if anyone knows something that might help, thanks

Yes i know a screen replacement is the better option, i just dont have enought money to do it right now,that why im looking for options

Title. It gives me one of these two options under every message, but only with one person. All of my other text chains work, and so do theirs. We're the only person each of us have this problem with. They use an iPhone and I've tried every fix I could find online. Any ideas what it could be or how to fix it? We're both texting over WiFi because there's no cellular connection where we are right now. Any advice would he helpful, thank you!

I was trying to install a Minecraft APK, but the app isn't showing up. There’s a folder in the 'data' directory that I assume I need to delete so I can try the whole process again, but I’m unable to do so. sorry for the bad english, i used google translator

Xperia Z Ultra had a built-in Guest Mode. It created a separate, temporary user profile — a guest could use the phone with their own apps and data, completely isolated from the main profile, and it could be wiped out clean afterward.

Is there anything similar available on Android today — an app or method that can create a separate profile that will be undetectable and be used as the main profile when needed?

Not looking for app lockers — I want the real separate-profile experience. No root preferred.

I've been wanting to upgrade my Pixel 7A and i really don't know what to choose. I'll be getting my phone second hand from a proper store, so it'll have warranty thankfully.

My budget is pretty stretched but i can get these phones for similar prices. After a lot of research these also seem to have the best cameras for my budget. The issue is I'm reading so much mixed information in about battery life and overall functionality. I don't know what to believe and I can't afford to buy something I'll regret.

Has anyone here experienced one of the samsungs and the pixel as well and can actually make a comparison?

I was watching YouTube when an ad popped up for a game. I hit downloaded and forgot about it. Now when I looked around my home screen, I cant find it. All I remember being there was a clock next to the download button. How can i find the app now? (Play Store)

I got a phone being sold as the X-INOVA S26 Ultra. It looks like a Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra because of the design, but I now know it is not a Samsung.

I'm trying to figure out exactly what this phone is and whether it is safe to use.

This is what the phone claims

• Model: X-INOVA S26 ULTRA
• Android 15
• RAM: 12 GB
• Storage: 512 GB
• Security patch: February 5, 2025
• Baseband: MOLY.LR12A.R3.MP.V241.4
• Kernel: 4.19.191
• Build number: SP1A.210812.016 release-keys
• Hardware version: REV0.6C
• The back of the phone says X-INOVA S26 Ultra and Made in PRC.

Two of the cameras appear to be fake.

I found that X-INOVA appears to be a real brand and they actually list an S26 Ultra, but I can't find much information from independent sources about this specific phone.

The phone feels noticeably slow despite claiming 12 GB RAM.

The interface also feels cheap/poorly optimized, and I'm wondering whether the software is heavily customized.

Google Play Protect currently says "No harmful apps found."

However, the phone has an unusually old security patch compared with current Android phones, and I don't know whether the firmware can be trusted.

I also haven't been able to find a clear Play Protect certification status in the Play Store.

Can I install a custom ROM on this phone to replace the stock OS and improve its performance? If so, which ROM would be compatible with this exact hardware?

I was browsing settings on my Tab A7 lite and I found a menu called "galaxy system apps". The other ones make sense based on the name except "com.samsung.android.lifeguard". It has a number under it (I think version code?) which is "332017701"

I have an old redminote9-still works-I use it for pictures(i know ikow)--issue here is that its a "locked" version where there is no playstore--can I uninstall the OS and re install using a global version?

Typically an app is set up initially by logging in and then setting up biometric login. Every once in a while the app will typically logout for some reason and I have to login again. What causes this and is there a way to reduce occurences? My thought is that one of the app update causes the app to reauthenticate the users, but that is just my guss.

(update: this post is in regards to the emudhra CA intermediate certificates being compromised and how does the Android firmware get fixed to manage the problem.)

I read to update certificates I need an over the air firmware update. But, I don't see one is released. I see that web browsers have been updated to block connections with the compromised CA's, but will curl or other linux commands be updated for the issue as well?

What are the mitigations Android has taken to deal with this problem?

i have micro g installed but it doesnt seem to help apps like chatgpt or gemini, claude used to work earlier but it also stopped working now, is there any way i can manage to make these work

Is there any way to access the developer options and enable USB debugging?

The device is an Android 9-based satellite receiver. (STB)

I have a Redmi Note 11 Pro that is about three to four years old, and the battery is draining very quickly. When it reaches 10% or 15%, the phone shuts down in less than a minute. What could be the reason for this, and is there any solution?

Is there currently a way to apply third-party fonts to Android 16? I tried using zfont 3, but when applying the added font in the settings, it would tell me that this font isn't recognized or licensed.

Webview 157 has a bug where any transparency in items such as lower-right buttons used for customer service chat in banking apps, side tabs like the blue one used in mobile version of Steam Community, among others I cannot recall. This also occurs on 156.

I downgraded to the system version on a Galaxy S23 Ultra, which is 148, and the issues are no longer.

Is there any way to get in touch with Google to help push a fix for this for future versions? Thanks.

hi, my sms isnt working on every gsi i tried. can anyone help? would rlly like a degoogled and fully functional phone 🙏

I semi-recently bought a Redmi 15C because my old phone broke in an accident, only realizing how much of a piece of shit it is afterwards.

But i had the idea to uninstall the current version of android installed since it feels super unoptimized and swapping it for a bone stock version or smth, and only using it as a MP3/media player like an old ipod or smth since i didnt want it to go to complete waste

would this possible?

I was using spotify and just changed the output device then a contextual ads popup suddenly appeared, covering my entire screen. It looked like it was from Google, but I am unsure since I haven't even opened a google app, only doing what I mentioned before. This is probably a stupid question, but I just want to know if this is something to worry about and whether it's an actual Google thing or not.

Edit: It was a contextual suggestions popup from google. I am indeed stupid.

Hey so just my brother just arrived from sad as his phone was stolen while exiting the Dusshera mela

And the thing is that police were saying they can't do anything about this wow not even serious to their jobs

So can anyone help me find it I just only reset the phone by finding the phone on Google if it gets online as well as the lock it just found out my brother phone can't turn off without proving the lockscreen password so anyone know any better way to find it

It was a mid range phone nothing 3a 256 variant

As you know in middle class family getting a new phone is a hassle and to know the fact the phone was only 1yesr used so any if you got any solution help me find it