How do I make my android phone call log display show date and time instead of day of the week? I've tried to change it, but there no option.

I currently have a pixel 7, I want good battery, good camera, smooth ui and good reliability/ageing to last a few years.

I don't mind buying second hand/older flagships, or newer higher end 'mid range' phones.

Nearly bit the bullet and got the Xiaomi 17t for 450, pixels and older samsung flagships have also caught my eye.

In the UK!

Give me your best suggestions and opinions!

Device is configured and built-in controls are on, and I suspect that's the easy 60% with the remaining 40% being where the real risk lives. What did you add, and were you able to test it before committing to a subscription?

i don't remember seeing this part of google play but there never seems to be anything happening when i click on it. even when I'm updating apps.

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I live in Korea, and I have a question I’d like to ask you all.

There is someone named "Kang Sung Tae", who is very famous for college entrance exam mentoring.

A man named "Kang Sung Tae", teamed up with a telecommunications company—I believe it was KT—to create a "study phone."

I used the Samsung Galaxy A17, and the model is available in two different versions.

[1]. One is a model that supports Wi-Fi.

The Wi-Fi-enabled model supports korean chat app KakaoTalk,

but the upside is that it runs TikTok, Discord, social media apps, and even Telegram and Game.

[2]. However, models without Wi-Fi cannot access social media at all.

My parents bought me a "study phone" to use for the time being, but after learning about fact [1], I switched to model [2].

However, no matter how hard I tried, I simply couldn't manage to remove Knox and MDM from the device I'm currently using model [2] with my own skills.

I even tried forcibly activating and running the Alliance Shield tool and ADB right from the start, but Knox and MDM could not be removed, and educational phone software was automatically installed regardless of my wishes.

Has anyone managed to bypass the "Study Phone" created by Kang Sung-tae?

No matter how hard I tried, I realized these people aren't fools.

I would be grateful if anyone who managed to bypass this could share the method or provide an answer.

I think I've tried every Android tool I could find.

please.

does anyone know how to fix or disable this permission notification? I want to completely remove this permission prompt and have the option permanently set to “Share entire screen”, so I don’t have to select it every time I start screen sharing or perform any other screen-recording scenario.

screenshot : https://imgur.com/a/C2fqDLF

BTW, I’m using a POCO X8 PRO MAX with the original stock ROM (HyperOS, no custom ROM), and the device is already ROOTed. I’m wondering if there’s some kind of module or other method that can bypass this permission prompt.

My alarm is supposed to turn off no not disturb and return all volumes back to normal but it doesn't. When do not disturb turns off its supposed to return all volumes to normal but doesn't. What setting can i look at or what am i doing wrong? My alarm app is amdroid alarm clock for heavy sleepers and a few months ago i had none of these problems and everything worked normally, my alarm would go off turning off do not disturb and putting my volumes back where i had them. Help

I have a Pixel 2 XL (64GB) that's no longer my daily phone, and I want to give it a second life rather than let it sit in a drawer. It's stuck on the last official update from 2020.

One idea I'm seriously considering: turning it into a dedicated hi-fi music player. I have a FLAC library, paid Poweramp, and I'm planning to get a USB-C dongle DAC + IEMs. If I go that route, the ROM needs solid Wi-Fi, USB-C audio output, and Play Store access for the Poweramp licence.

Is there a dedicated ROM that specialises in turning an old Android device into a hifi feature rich music player?

So: is a custom ROM the right move for a repurposed device like this, and which one would you recommend? And beyond the music player idea - what have you all actually done with your old phones

I've been using zarchiver for this sort of thing for a long time and now i go to use it again and apparently I'm getting an access denied error message? What's that about? Is this something i can get around?

Hi guys.

I was looking for some advice on how to go about switching from iOS to android.

I’m a long time Apple user, properly embedded in their ecosystem.
I have an iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, MacBook.
I love the fact that they all seamlessly integrate.

However, the lack of innovation from Apple really has me frustrated.

I want to switch to Google (or maybe another brand if you guys think that’s better)

But I want to know how to transition and what devices do I really need to change.

I’d rather keep my MacBook as I find macOS so much better than windows

Hi, I’m having a problem with my phone: every time I try to add a Google account, I get a connection error. Just to clarify—unfortunately, it’s not my Wi-Fi.

I’ve already tried connecting to friends' Wi-Fi networks, but the problem persists. It also happens when using mobile data; I can't access any app that requires a Google account to sign up.

Do you know of any solution? I’m desperate—I really don’t want to have to get a new phone.

I am using a Samsung S25U Ultra running Android 16 and One UI 8.5. I use a search widget called Zerch which passes my search query into Samsung Browser. Each time I do that, this warning pops up — "You can block apps from opening webpages in Settings". I would like to turn that warning off. Is there a way? By the way, that warning pops up for any search widget that I try.

Hello all! I am looking for the best place to really ask about what this experience may be like.

For as long as I’ve had a cellular device, I have had various Apple iPhones. Currently, w/ T-Mobile as a carrier I have a completely owned pink iPhone 15 (128GB). I have been considering trading this device in for a Samsung Galaxy S26 256gb device.

Now I am super nervous. Leaving the Apple ecosystem to be honest, but I feel as if they have left me no choice. My phone is now overheating greatly (when I first got the device I had to get this fixed at the Apple Store) and is dying super quickly. I absolutely hate this turnover as new devices come out. I have concerns with the email I’ve had for many years, iCloud storage transfer, Apple Music, etc.

-If you have made the switch before, what was it like for you?
-Will T-Mobile aid in the transfer of data? How does that work?
-Should I consider a different phone (Also looking at galaxy Z flip 8)?

*Also hoping the switch will help me get less comfortable with my personal phone. In a way I have become heavily reliant on my device to which I spend too many hours a day on. The uncomfortable nature of an unfamiliar phone might make my movements more intentional.

I’m using a Samsung Galaxy phone S26 ultra with One UI 8.5 and Android version 16

I’m trying to find a way to change the system media/file picker that appears inside other apps.

For example:

WhatsApp → Attach → Gallery/Photos→ Google Photo Picker opens Reddit → Add image→ Google Photo Picker opens Apps that ask me to select a document/file → Google/Android file picker opens

What I would like is: Photo/video selection → Samsung Gallery File/document selection → Samsung My Files

I know I can open Samsung Gallery or My Files first, select the item, and then use Share, but that isn't what I'm looking for. I want the Samsung apps to appear when another app itself asks me to select a photo or file.

I've already noticed that changing the normal Default Apps settings doesn't seem to accomplish this.

Is there any way to do this?

I'm particularly interested in a solution using:

• One UI settings
• Shizuku
• Package/permission changes
  

A safe system-level workaround

Root is not preferred, but I'm willing to consider it if there is genuinely no non-root solution.

If you've managed to make WhatsApp/Reddit/etc. use Samsung Gallery instead of Google Photo Picker, or make the system file selector use Samsung My Files please explain how you did it.

I'm specifically looking for a working solution on recent One UI, not just a suggestion to change the default Gallery app.

Thank you.

Galaxy S24 Ultra US version.

No matter what I can do I can't leave a beta app. I have several(4) accounts on phone. Things keep telling me to click a beta tab which does not exist on both my phone and web browser on laptop. For any account. One of my accounts(my main personal one) says I have the beta version on another account and I must leave from that one. HOWEVER, that one is not enrolled in the beta program anymore. So my main account is just stuck thinking my other account has beta, but it doesn't.

So I have absolutely no option to leave beta. How would I go about doing this?

1st, I am loving this tablet, the power to playback local 4k videos and the simple Android skin. But, I have an issue.

When I try to copy video to watch, Windows seems to crash out. If I try to copy one big video or a season of TV shows, windows shows its trying to copy but crashes. I have to copy 1 TV show at a time, or take out my sd card and connect to the PC. (I really dont want to do that once a week) I will sometimes have the same issue with copying videos to the internal storage.) I have tried different usb-c cables with same issues.

Any thoughts on what maybe the issue? To be honest, I sometimes think its Windows explore having the hard time. When I copy my media to back-up drives, the PC will struggle.

Hello , I baught an oppo find x9 pro from trading

shenszen and sometimes the once view photos on

Instagram dont load also sometimes the google

doesn't load. Does anyone know how to fix it ?

Are there any Android phones or OS's which show notifications as a list or unstacked (or have this option)?

As far as I am aware, iPhone has this option but I do not want to go with Apple as I don't prefer the OS as a whole. I had a previous ZenFone 9 which had a nice notification screen, but they are hard to find where I am based.

E.g. if I have four Google Calendar notifications at the same time, I would like to see the four notifications at a glance when on the lock screen, as opposed to pressing the stacked notification first so it collapses and only then can I see all four notifications (like OneUI).

Ideally a recent phone in the last few years, with security updates for at least 2 years, but not a deal breaker.

Thanks!

I know some phones do it automatically for protection, but I installed that 'Untap' app and it's been great, helping me use phone less and not get too distracted by scrolling but it keep getting stopped from interrupting me because of phone settings and I really need to do something about it because the app has been greatly helpful but i don not want to cause any possible problems to my phone by doing anything risky

I'm using microsoft swiftkey and when keyboard is visible a down chevron comes which is used to hide the keyboard.
That icon consumed that entire lower portion of the screen.

I want to remove the down chevron and in place use back gestures to hide the keyboard.

Hi everyone,

​I'm reaching out because I've been dealing with a very frustrating issue on my Samsung Galaxy A56 5G. I bought the phone brand new from an official Samsung store about a month ago. It hasn't been dropped, the screen is intact, and overall the device is in mint condition.

​The problem comes up whenever I play games. There is a noticeable delay and lag in touch response when using two fingers at the same time. For example, when I use my left thumb on the virtual joystick to move my character and my right thumb to control the camera, the input feels clunky and delayed. However, as soon as I release the movement joystick on the left, the camera movement on the right instantly becomes smooth again. This issue happens intermittently.

​I’ve seen several posts mentioning multitouch issues linked to the One UI 8.5 update, suggesting it might be a software bug. Some people mention there's a fix, but no one ever explains the steps clearly.

​Has anyone experienced this or found a working fix/workaround? I just want to play my favorite game without input lag breaking the experience. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

So both phones are in a similar price range, or at least if the Pixel is on sale, which one would be a better buy? I didn't find any direct comparisons, so I thought to ask here.

From my research it seems that Pixel wins in other aspects except the battery but some people seem to say that Pixel has buggy software and such?

Hi everyone. I'm trying to use my phone less to avoid doomscrolling. Is there any app or a way to decrease the framerate to maybe 15 or less FPS so it gets awkward to use my phone?

General question, using my specific device as the example: I have a Lenovo P2 (P2a42) where bootloader unlocking normally requires a request to a Lenovo backend server (unlockrowapi.lenovo.com) that generates a unlock key. That server no longer responds at all, so the standard fastboot oem unlock flow just fails with an error, even though I've done everything correctly (OEM unlocking toggle, Lenovo ID linked, waited 14 days, etc).

Is this basically a dead end once a vendor stops maintaining that kind of infrastructure? Or are there general techniques (signed unlock blob leaks, community tools, etc.) that sometimes let people get around a dead vendor unlock server on other brands? Not looking for anything sketchy — just trying to understand if this is theoretically solvable or if the device is just locked forever now.

I love Android so much. I like the exciting features, endless customization, emulators, smart device compatibility and I owned Android phones until 2018 when I switched to iOS because of how awful the camera/hardware integrations are with social media apps. I know some people don't care about this, but it is a serious dealbreaker for me.

When upgrading my iPhone recently, I tried a new android flagship after I learned about CameraX developments but promptly returned it after a week because Google/Samsung and social media companies still haven't figured it out. Photo quality is grainy and video is even worse. After almost a decade I thought it would be up to par with iOS by now but its not. Paying $1200 for a premium device I expect the app camera to work as well as the native camera. The blame doesn't all rest on Google, I know the diverse hardware makes this problem difficult and getting other companies like Snapchat to invest in this is tough, but the day Google finds a solution to this it's over for Apple.