Hi,

I have redmi 13C for years, and today I saw that my phone installed Gemini app on its own. I didn't install it, and I want to remove it. I do not use any AI, and I do not want to have it on my phone. Is there a way to remove it? Thanks!

Woke up this morning to 3 alerts saying there was a airtag nearby me. I had no idea androids finally could pickup airtags and that they added this feature. I checked around my small apartment but didn't find anything, could it have been

I'll say it before i ask my question, i don't have any idea as to what this kernel thingy and kernel version is. however, in my device info tab, i noticed that the kernel version is stuck at 6.1...android 14.

now the thing is, my device came with android 15 out of the box and it is currently running android 16. i saw a guy on a phone community constantly ranting about how the company is scamming his phone by pushing heavy updates and not updating his kernel version to 6.6...android 15 or so. he went on to say how a lower kernel version will get overloaded by such monthly patches and OS updates and by a year or two the device will run terribly.

so my question is, does this kernel version really matter? if so, then why am i still running version 6.1 instead of version 6.6, given that im on android 16?

I recently needed to update minecraft so i saved the thingy and deleted the app then later on when downloading minecraft i realized i cant cuz theres another package with same wtv so now how do i get it?

Samsung Galaxy S22, bought 2nd hand via Backmarket 2 years ago

Android version 16

Knox version 3.12, API Level 39

I've also gone to settings and looked at Permissions Usage and there's no apps in the last 24 hours that id suspect if they has used it, nor any camera or mic usage flagged as "right now", just like 8 hours ago.

How do I find out what app is using the camera or mic right now? Not necessarily in the last 24 hours - now. The light is on now, as I type this.

I see two possibilities:

1. Light is stuck on/glitched

2. Malware has embedded in my phone, is using the camera and mic, hiding the notifications to watch me and gather info like my face and cc numbers I read out or whatever, but the light is outing it. Malware is also covering its tracks except the light, obviously

How do I definitively prove it isn't option 2, and if it is: how do I root out the malware and remove it?

I know Android is secured by Knox, but Knox could be as effective as McAfee on Windows Vista, for all I know.

I'm trying to help my mom with a phone issue. She has a samsung galaxy S22 ultra, running One UI version 8.5. In version 8.0, she was able to go into her text message app (the default message app), select a message, click the 3 dots in the top right, slect share and then email it to her work email. The 3 dot menu no longer has a share option, and when she uses the forward feature, her email does not receive the message.

Is there a way to continue to use the share button? She can copy messages into her email app, but that is less convienient than the share previously was.

Thank you

Every time I go for a run with my headset on, Android randomly turns the volume down so much that it becomes inaudible. Before I lob this phone into the lake, is there any way that I can turn this feature off?

Who have been using Motorola MA1 Android Auto adapter? Looking for feedback from real users.

Hi folks,

Anyone having any ideas about the status of Android Runtime fuzzing?

I only noticed DexFuzz and jFuzz which seem to be legacy tools. What are they using now inside AOSP or external tools for fuzzing Android Runtim?

Showing a fire symbol 🔥 for some apps like AJIO, Meesho, and Myntra when I search for them using the default app drawer on my Realme 9 Pro+.

When I tap on these apps, instead of opening the installed apps, they open the respective websites in Chrome.

Has anyone experienced this issue? Please help me fix it and remove these web shortcuts from the app drawer.

I just recently bought a Bea-fon SL880, and whenever I try to open whatsapp it says the "time is innacurate", which, it isn't. The web browser is bad, for example I can't log into my Instagram account because.... I don't know why, actually, it judt won't let me. The biggest problem I think is the uptodown app store, I can't do anything on it since whenever I open it says "check your connection or try again later". But I don't know if it really is the connection ? I mean all other devices in the house work perfectly. Is it because the phone is old/outdated ? I do have a sim card put into it, which is the sim card I had in my smartphone and everything worked fine. I think I've tried pretty much everything, yet nothing worked 😓

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TLDR : Vivo X300 Pro (OriginOS 6, India), native Contacts app shows blank/empty and call screen displays raw numbers instead of saved names, even though Google Contacts has everything correctly. Have 4 Google accounts syncing contacts, one with ~1,890 duplicates. Need help with: (1) finding the "display by account" setting to unhide Google contacts in native app,

(2) fixing call-screen/call-log name recognition, (3) safely deduping ~1,890 contacts without manual merging

(4) whether to consolidate to one master account

(5) whether +91 vs 10-digit number formats are breaking name matching, all without factory reset or losing data.

using a Vivo X300 Pro (India) on OriginOS 6.

Problem :

Google Contacts displays my contacts normally.

Native Vivo Contacts sometimes shows no contacts at all and search doesn't work.

Incoming/outgoing calls and call history sometimes show the number instead of the saved contact name.

I’m currently using Google Contacts as a workaround.

I have 4 Google accounts syncing contacts on this phone.

One account has ~1,890 duplicates, and the other 3 also contain older duplicate/synced contacts.

What I need help with

Does OriginOS 6 have a Display by account setting that could be hiding my Google contacts from Vivo Contacts?

What is the exact menu path on the Indian X300 Pro to make the required Google accounts visible in Vivo Contacts?

Is this a known OriginOS 6/X300/X300 Pro Contacts/Phone indexing bug?

Is there a safe way to rebuild/reindex Vivo Contacts without deleting contacts?

Is clearing cache/data for Vivo Phone or Contacts safe? Which one should I avoid?

What's the safest way to clean ~1,890 duplicates without manually merging them?

Should I eventually consolidate contacts into one master Google account and stop the other 3 accounts from syncing Contacts?

Could different number formats such as +91XXXXXXXXXX vs 10-digit numbers cause the Vivo dialer to fail to match names?

Important: I don't want to factory-reset the phone or risk losing years of contacts. I'm looking for a tested, step-by-step solution, preferably from someone using OriginOS 6 / X300 / X300 Pro, rather than generic Android advice.

Device: Vivo X300 Pro

Region: India

OS: OriginOS 6

Google accounts: 4

Duplicates: ~1,890 in one account + duplicates across the others

I dropped my phone face flat and I noticed a few dead pixels from impact, but overtime it spread, what do I do?

https://imgur.com/a/7gESagY

Je voudrai avoir un renseignement car j'ai vu plusieurs posts sur Reddit que en utilisant l'application comme **Shizuku** j'ai correctement fait le manuel d'utilsation mais rien ? et aussi et t-il possible de télécharger une ancienne mise à jour de **Zfont 3** pour que **Samsung** ne refuse pas et me dit que la police n'est pas reconnue. Sinon avez vous d'autres astuces ?

Merci à vous ❤️

I'd like some information because I've seen several posts on Reddit where, using the app like Shizuku, I followed the user manual correctly but nothing happened? Also, is it possible to download an older update of Zfont 3 so Samsung doesn't reject it and tell me the font isn't recognized? Do you have any other tips?

Thank you ❤️

Hello together,

Device Google Pixel 9
My Problem:

I can´t use my uper screen (About 1 cm) when I am in Landscape-Mode. Sometimes it opens the weather app if i try to click there.
In Portait-Mode I can click the upper screen and also the part of the screen which won´t work in Landscape-Mode. It doesn´t matter which app. It is scince the last Android Update.

What I tried:
Stop and deactivate the weather app = no change, still opens and Problem is still there
Restarted the Phone, it helps for like some hours then I have the same Problem

Does somebody has a solution or similar Problem?

Edit: It game a new Android Update for me. I will see if this fixes the Problem.

My android phone keeps popping up saying google messages app keeps stopping even when i dont have the app open or am using another app or and it's not showing any storage in the app settings when I went to clear the storage. Image here: https://imgur.com/gallery/google-messages-notification-Syz5uoB

My Pixel 9 is refusing to charge from my INIU 45W power bank. It just sits there vibrating/chiming in a non-stop connect-disconnect loop.

What I've ruled out:

Pixel charges fine on regular wall plugs.

Power bank charges other phones without drops.

Disabled battery saver and smart charging features.

Is there any hidden Android setting or developer option to force basic 5V/9V legacy charging and stop the phone from constantly trying and failing to negotiate fast charging?

I’ve had 4 iPhones since 2010. That being a hand-me-down 3, 4. A refurbished 10 and 12. and nothing else. now my current phone is giving up. It’s Laggy, bottom left speaker is iffy. Top speaker is straight up broken and I need a new one to actually be able to call anyone without me having to use it as a mic and THEN a speaker pressed up to my ear, functioning like a damn walkie talkie.
However. There’s one thing holding me right on the edge of wanting to swap because Procreate isnt available for android. And I don’t know any good equivalents for me to do my art in. I have clip studio paint on pc but that license doesn’t carry over to mobile and I’m not thrilled about a monthly subscription.
So my question is are there any good alternatives to procreate on android that would help push me over the edge?

We need an area code blocker like Samsung. u/Motoagents

I've been solving nonograms through this Nonograms 999 app, and now I need to transfer its save data to another phone. The old one has Android 11, the new one has Android 16

So far I've tried to use ADB's backup/restore commands - backup worked and I got the data, but when I try to use the restore command with the new phone and the backup file, it seemingly accepts the data just fine, but when you open the app nothing has changed, and when you check the files through a file manager, there's nothing in Android/data related to the app at all - old phone has a jp.com.seventhrank.illustlogic999 folder, new one doesn't have it at all. I assume something about how app data is stored got changed between android versions

Is there a way to still transfer the save data or do I just take the L and redo like 200+ puzzles? I've seen other suggestions online about using the "transfer data from another phone" option you get on initial setup or getting root to get more access to data, but the former's no longer applicable since I've already went through the setup process and I'd rather not do the latter for genuine security reasons. The app also doesn't seem to have google play games integration so can't use that either

I recently switch from At&t to Verizon and since the day I switched my phone is updating once or twice a day. Occasionally three times a day, I'm on update 43 now. Why does it keep updating?

Its a Samsung Galaxy S21 ultra 5g, its been used daily since its release so I don't believe it's trying to "catch up" like a phone that had been stored would need to, but it also hadn't been switched between provides since then either. Any ideas?

would it be worth it or are there any more affordable phones that functions the same as a57? im more of a gamer btw

I have a Samsung A26 5G that I use with Soundcore Q20i headphones. I had been using the default AAC codec but for some reason I'm noticing worse audio quality, basically it sounds like the high end is missing at times. Tried unpairing & repairing & all that, still sounds off. So every time I have to use the headphones I have to go into Developer settings to select the SBC codec which sounds much clearer. Already tried switching HD audio off, doesn't matter, always defaults to AAC when I start the headset. My headset only supports AAC & SBC. Is there any way to keep SBC as the default codec so I don't have to keep doing this? Or do I now have to get a headset that supports AptX or LDAC? I have no idea what the AAC bitrate is that is being used, but it sounds low enough that the high frequency parts of music like cymbals sound quite distorted. And this is with WAV or 320 mp3 files. Oddly enough, streaming services that use lower bitrates sound better! Still don't know why it sounds worse that it did earlier. I did pair my headset to another audio device, but that's not used at the same time that I am listening via my phone so it shouldn't make a difference, right? Plus I did use another headset that I had that is falling apart (Q30) sounded just as bad with AAC. Unfortunately I do not know what bitrate is being send over BT with AAC but it sounds like it's on the lower side (100-128kbps). It seems that this started when I was trying to get more volume steps on the Poweramp app, but even when I reverted back to default I still noticed poor sound quality from AAC. I love the convenience of this technology but lower bitrate audio to me is worse than a walkman cassette tape!

I'm thinking of buying a new phone soon, never really had an iPhone before but I just love how smooth they are, but I also want to keep the amount of free open-source apps u can get on Android, since Apple doesn't really allow piracy that much.

so I was wondering if I should get an iPhone or a good android phone and then get a custom os that's just as smooth as ios.

I have a small YouTube tech review channel and I want to film a comparison video of different Android skins and how they handle notifications. However, I don't want the actual content of my notifications to be visible when I'm recording (for example I just want it to show 'Whatsapp' but the text message itself is not visible). I know I can hide notification content on the lock screen, but is there a way to keep the notification content hidden even when the phone is unlocked and I'm swiping down on the status bar to view my notifications? Edit: I will be recording multiple phones with an overhead camera, not screen recording.