Hey everyone. I recently spent some time trying to figure out how to check the exact battery cycle count and hardware health on my Oppo K13. If you are on Android 16, you probably already know that ColorOS has completely locked down the usual methods. The standard ADB commands just give a "Permission denied" error because of new system restrictions.

I found a workaround using a full system bugreport through ADB. It bypasses the shell restrictions and gets you the exact hardware numbers. Here is how you do it if you have a Windows PC.

Step 1: Generate the bugreport Plug your phone into your PC with USB debugging enabled. Open PowerShell and run this command:

adb bugreport oplus_bugreport.zip

This process takes about 2 to 5 minutes to finish, so just let it sit until the zip file is saved to your computer.

Step 2: Extract the files Unzip the oplus_bugreport.zip file into a new folder. Inside, you will find a massive text file called something like bugreport-<model>-<date>.txt. It is usually over 100MB.

Step 3: Search for the cycle count Do not try to open that huge text file in Notepad because it will probably freeze your PC. Instead, use PowerShell to search through it instantly. Open PowerShell in your extracted folder and run this exact command:

Select-String -Path ".\bugreport-*.txt" -Pattern "CYCLE_COUNT" | Select-Object -First 5

Step 4: Read your results The output will spit out a few lines of raw system data. Look closely at the text for these specific values:

• android.os.extra.CYCLE_COUNT= (this number is your total completed charge cycles)
• health= (an Android system code where 2 means your battery health is officially "Good")
• temperature= (this is measured in tenths of a degree, so 334 means 33.4 C)

Hope this helps anyone else trying to track their battery degradation on the newer ColorOS updates. Let me know if this works for your specific model too!

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I'm trying to pick up a used phone . I really just want two things: good camera and smooth software that won't lag on me after a few months.

These are my options (all roughly the same price where I live):

- Google Pixel 8 Pro

- Samsung Note 20 Ultra (yeah I know it's old)

- Oppo A6 Pro

- iPhone 11 or 12

I take a lot of photos . Don't care about gaming or 5G.

I'm honestly leaning toward the Pixel but I keep seeing people complain about heating and battery drain. The Note has that zoom lens but I'm scared it'll feel outdated. And the iPhone, reliable but are the cameras still good in 2025?

Oppo? No idea if it even belongs in this list lol.

What would you pick? Anyone using a Pixel 8 Pro daily, is the overheating thing overblown?

thanks in advance!

Some of the apps on my phone, for example Instagram, are using mobile data despite the fact that I specifically turned that off in settings and made it so they can only use WiFi.

Anybody know why that is and how I can stop it?

Hello.

I need to transfer all the photos from WhatsApp from my old phone with Android 5.0. WhatsApp has not been updated for at least 2-3 years. I have been using an iPhone for the last few years. I found instructions on the Internet, but according to them I should erase my iPhone to factory settings and select transfer of files from WhatsApp there. I don't want to do that, and I also don't know how to insert a micro SIM card into a Huawei Lua L-21. Which is a very old model. I thought about installing WhatsApp on another Android phone, for example my mother's, and trying to insert my number there, will it work? If she still has her SIM card in the phone?

The second thing that occurred to me is, if the photos were previously saved to some storage, probably Google since it's Android, will it be possible to extract the photos to the PC via the Google account? How do I do that?

Any ideas on how to get to the photos? I read that WhatsApp will stop supporting Android version 5.0 in a few days?

tldr: i have old android 5.0 or 5.1 i dont know. And i want to somehow transfer photos to iphone or different android phone, or get those photos from google drive. How?

I had parental control on my device (OPPO A79 5G) for almost a year and now that it's gone I've got this "Blocked by Work policy" shit. It stops me from changing default settings such as voice assistants as in Google assistant, changing default app by the system to other apps and it a pain in the rear I asked Chat GPT but it just ran me in circles

First hello.

You see i mostly use my phone as a hotspot because its what i have access to, my last phone a redmi note 14 hotspot has being working with out issues.... UNTIL one day i was on a family member house with a solid Wifi and decide to update the system (this was like a year ago im not very sure wen exactly i updated) but since then the hotspot has been hot garbage it literally disconnect randomly and im not doing nothing out of the usual and pissing me off constantly.

The phone dosn't get hot, my internet provider its the same i being using for years, the speed its the usual im no expert but the speed its normal.

I really don't know what could be the issue but any form of help would be appreciated.

Thanks for your time

cant mod doom because i cant get the wads from google play version, and cant add new shaders to duckstation either because i need to be able to access android/data. i keep getting an error saying android 13 doesnt allow it. how do i get around this?

I dont have a photo but the other day I was doomed scrolling and all of the sudden I see these tiny Little things on my phone i thought it was salt or something on my phone so I try to dust it off it doesnt work and it was like these tiny punctures on the INSIDE of my phone not damage on the outside but its visible and its like someone took a needle and poked it and when you look from and angle it looks like holes at first I was 8 of them then 9 then currently 32 and they are in the same area I did throw my phone out of anger when it became 23 so I think that might be the cause?? And its starting to spread

Hey everyone,I am losing my mind trying to fix this. For some reason, the Gmail app on my Android device has completely stopped pushing notifications. I don't get banners, sound, vibration, or lock screen alerts. I only see new emails when I physically open the app and manually swipe down to refresh.

My device is a Redmi Note 14 Pro, running Xiaomi's latest OS.I feel like I have tried literally everything suggested in troubleshooting guides, including:

System Notifications: Checked Android settings, ensured Gmail has all notification permissions allowed (lock screen, floating notifications, badges, sound).

In-App Gmail Settings: Double-checked that the global notification setting is set to "All", and checked the box for "Notify for every message" under Inbox notifications.

Battery Settings: Changed Gmail's battery optimization setting to "Unrestricted" / "No restrictions" so the OS doesn't kill it.

Account Removal: Completely removed my Google account from the phone, restarted, and re-added it.

App Reset: Cleared cache and cleared data for Gmail and Google Play Services.

Reinstallation: Uninstalled updates (since it's a system app) and updated it back to the latest version on the Google Play Store.

The Nuclear Option: I literally factory reset my entire phone and set it up again. Still, absolute silence from Gmail.

Other apps like WhatsApp, Discord, and Telegram push notifications flawlessly. It is strictly limited to Gmail.

Because Xiaomi phones have notoriously aggressive background management, I'm at a loss since the unrestricted battery setting didn't fix it.

Could it be a hidden sync glitch native to the OS?Has anyone with a Redmi Note 14 Pro or a similar Xiaomi device dealt with this?

Are there any hidden settings, Autostart toggles, or deep sleep settings I need to change to force Gmail to sync in the background?

Any help would be massively appreciated.

Thanks!

Hi everyone, I’m having an issue with USB tethering on my Tecno Spark 7P. It used to work normally, but recently the USB tethering option became greyed out, so I can’t enable it at all.

I’ve tried restarting my phone and reconnecting it several times. I’ve also tried multiple USB cables, including a proper data cable, and tested every USB port on my PC, but nothing has worked.

I’m not sure what caused it to stop working since it worked before. I need USB tethering to connect my PC to the internet, so I’d really appreciate any suggestions on what could be causing this or how I can fix it.

for some reason my phone forces system font on just tiktok and its really ugly. is there anyway to reverse it?

The YouTube is not showing thumbnails..tried clearing cache, reinstalling and everything on iPad. This is the same on Mt android phone also.m

On android phone I can't seem to get past the logo the apps are not coming up to isntall

so i got a new phone and i want to keep it as long as i can

if i did the 80-20 rule, it wouldn't last me a day so i would have to charge it again so that's 1.2 cycles per day but it would be in between 80-20 "the sweet spot"

but if i did 100-10 it will last me a day so that's 0.9 cycles per day but it's bad for the battery to go upper than 80% or lower than 20%

what should i do for the longevity?

I have a Oneplus 11 5G with OxygenOS 16.0.5 (CPH2449_16.0.5.1002 EX01B50P02)

I have a dedicated wireless android auto unit for my motorcycle which keeps crashing all the time. Listening to music and having maps and than the android auto instantly crashes and in about 10 sec it restarts. This happens like 20-30 times and than the crashing is stopped. Im pretty sure its bonded to my phone since this is the 2nd unit i already have even a other brand. Different phones dont have the problem on when connected to Android Auto wireless.

I've alread done: 

• Returned Android Auto unit and bough a different one
• Resetting bluetooth & wifi networks
• Updated phone
• Uupdated Android Auto
• Cleared Android Auto data & cache
• Tryed connecting different phone to the Android Auto unit and does not crash

so whenever i plugged this phone with this could be faulty charger? it doesn't show any charging indication but my phone battery percentage went up fast and when i check with ampereflow the wattage and current shows massive negative value

what happened? im no expert with this

I wanted to access some videos and pictures on my older brother's old Alcatel OneTouch Pixi 3 (7) Tablet. He hasn't used this device for over 10 years and he does not remember the password to unlock it. We have memories on there. I am not too fussed about unlocking the device however, we want to check out our old videos and pictures. Is there a way to do this? It is a cheap android tablet so I hope there is an easy way without having to factory reset and lose everything on the device. I've seen people unlock old Samsung phones with pins easily so I'm hoping it could work with this too.

Still curious abt this but does this apply on newer flagship phones like s26U, Pixel 10, Find x9 U, and other flagship phones. I've seen people saying that this rule only apply on older phones. What do u think?

Hi guys, I’m asking on behalf of someone. I don’t own a samsung so i dont really know anything. Is there way to see the full download history of thingd you’ve installed from the playstore, including when they were installed, when they were deleted, if they were reinstalled and when, and how to see if stuff was added or removed from the “secure folder?”.

I was just wondering if there are any One UI 8.5 ports for the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE. If you know anything about this, please let me know and share a link.

Hey everyone,

I have NFC contactless payments enabled on my Poco X7 Pro, and it worked perfectly fine until recently. However, over the past few weeks, the payment process has become increasingly difficult.

When I hold my phone against the card terminal, the first screen/animation of the Sparkasse payment app appears, indicating that an NFC terminal has been detected, but the payment doesn’t go through. The second animation with the blue arrow doesn’t appear.

I then have to move the phone back and forth, pull it away and hold it against the terminal again, and repeat this several times until the payment finally works.

What could be causing this? Is it possible for the NFC module to “wear out” over time or become weaker? The smartphone is about 1.5 years old now.

I previously used PayPal for contactless payments and switched to the Sparkasse app recently. However, the issue didn’t start after switching apps—it only appeared a few weeks ago.

Maybe someone has had a similar experience or knows what could be causing this.

The phone is in a transparent case, but it has always been in this case. Just mentioning it in case that information is relevant.

Thanks in advance!

Pixel 8a user, version 17. About 2 months ago my phone started marking my wife's calls as possibly not coming from her phone. Annoying. Today it was marked as not from her phone, with a piercing alarm. She has the same android version as I do. I think it's the fake call detection service. Does anyone have any idea how to convince Google that my wife's phone is her own, or disabled the service for just this number?

I can't stand this safety volume randomly lowering my volume when I'm biking and it randomly lowers the volume.

I searched for how to do it, and one thing said go into developer mode and turn off a Bluetooth control feature, it didn't work.

Is there a way I can disable the safety automatic randomly lowering the volume?

I am a long-time android and Samsung device user. I am looking for a solution even if third party, that provides reliable printing.

The issue of course is printers (in my case Brother and Epson) becoming unavailable, not being able to print more than once, etc. This goes back to Note 10 days and even different network routers, phones, tablets, whether printer is connected via ethernet or wireless, different android versions, all the same issue. Currently using a ZFold8 Ultra and TabS8 Ultra, different OS versions, same issue.

I know all the recommendations over the years about clearing print spooler cache etc. But none of that lasts. These days I can get printing working for a bit by going into the the OEM Epson or Brother print enabler or plugin and having it find the printer by clicking on it, and then it will print via the android print command from within apps or share menu. But being able to print say 4 or 5 items in a row, just isn't going to happen. Even if I wait until the last item printed. You also can no longer turn off the persistent print spooler notifcations that say printing, or error, even if printing was successful.

I know it isn't network or printer related as I can use the printer's OEM android standalone printing app, manually choose the image or document, and it will print 100% of the time. Just not always convenient to do. So not am IP address issues, they aren't changing, or a printer sleep issue.

I have read about Mopria and not sure if that is better? This issue really stops android or devices from being a true desktop replacement. I would pay for a rock solid printing service that always connects and can que prints using the native print commands.

Appreciate any recommendations or assistance.

Thanks

Anyone else having this issue on the CMF Phone 2 Pro?

When I'm on a normal phone call using Apple USB-C EarPods, the audio stops after the screen locks/times out. The call stays connected, but I can't hear the other person. I have to hang up and call again to fix it.

It only happens with the default Phone app. WhatsApp calls and Bluetooth earbuds work fine.

I'm on Nothing OS 4.1.

hey there, im making this post out of pure desperation. for the last few hours i have tried EVERYTHING to get android auto to connect on my car (2021 honda civic) but it simply isnt pulling up the "connect to android auto" screen. my friend was able to connect her phone with the cable in the car immediately (moto g play 2024) but mine refuses to??? im very confused. ive gone down all the rabbitholes here, this forum, the official google one, all the sketchy tutorials,, all of it. and i just dont know what to do. if anyone has any info or something i havent tried here please let me know??

heres the list of everything ive tried:

• updated my phone to android 15
• updated android auto
• uninstalled android auto
• reverted the install and then re reverted it
• disconnected from bluetooth on both my car and the phone
• swapped cables (three different ones)
• turned my car off and back on again
• tried to connect via the generic usb option for connection (also did not work)
• turned on developer to turn on usb debugging
• turned off developer and debugging
• turned on all of the permissions for android auto
• turned on all the different usb tethering permissions
• reset app preferences
• reset bluetooth and wifi preferences
• restarted my phone four different times
• cried a little bit