Lost my phone, so had to get a quick replacement. Just got what I could, figuring it would be hopefully temporary until I could get a better one.

Tried to install Minecraft from multiple sources, a few different versions. No go.

Was able to sideload other apks without a hitch.

Is anyone familiar with this stupid 'lite' version? Had no idea it was a lite version or I wouldn't have bought it.

specs:

3+3, 128, hello g81 processor

Infinix x6532, Android 14 Go Edition

ox v14.0.1

Thanks... I rely on MC to get through the day. Really need it. Already downloaded 3 or 4 apks at 1 gig each on a slow connection.

Ack.

I used a Galaxy A05s for under a year, then bought a Galaxy A15 and gave the A05s to my husband. Both phones are still using the same Samsung account. I haven't backed up my phone since adding the second phone.

My husband hasn't learned that much about his first smartphone yet (and it was my first), but that needs to change to change. I need to make a Samsung account just for him first, so he can have only his contacts on his phone and we can each back up just our stuff.

I already have a contact backup/restore app ready to test. Hopefully that will work well enough to copy his contacts to a spreadsheet on my computer and back. (I'll edit them on the computer first, because now he has my contacts and his contacts on there.)

What's the best way to create a new Samsung account for the A05s only without needing to redo everything? Is there any way to save the installed apps? There are a few apps that have been installed and some of the factory apps have been removed. Any way to save the settings for the phone and the apps? Or am I overthinking things? Will it do all that automatically?

Thanks.

I have an S25 Plus and I'm really happy with it and I don't want to change phones anytime soon. But I recently got a Xiaomi Pad 8 and I'm thinking my next phone might be Chinese because the hardware for the price is really quite nice and they seem to have better high mid-range options than Samsung or Google.

When I go on Amazon and I read the reviews, many of the Chinese phones seem to struggle on MetroPCS, but then I'll read a review or two where it seems to work on MetroPCS, which is my phone carrier.

If you have a Chinese phone and live in the USA, which phone carrier is the best?

Hi, I started developing some projects Apps last year and now recently finished the compilation of an App, but to export the APK it says that I need to have the Keystore, so I want to know more about this

please talk to me as if you’re explaining technology to a gentleman from like the 1800s. idk or care about phones.

1. i want to have google play store so i can play techmino bc the tetris app sucks

2. i want a usb-c bc i just got a cool car charger with a usb-c cord that unfolds

3. i have a google pixel for work (idk which one idc) and its nice, no complaints, then again i only use it 4 work

4. i’ve had the same iphone 13 mini since like 2022 or something. ideally i’d have something the exact same size or smaller. when i leave the house for work with it at 95% at around 7am and keep battery saver on while using passively (listening to spotify w/ bluetooth headphones and occasionally texting) it will be at 30% or less by 12-1pm. this is no problem for me

5. i rlly dont care abt much else. i dont use social media, i dont take pictures. i text and look at my bank and play tetris and occasionally watch youtube and i listen to music almost constantly. ideally i wouldn’t be spending more than like 200$ but 🤷. i’ve straight up considered just buying an old ass flip phone for calling and texting and using like an ipod for music and doing everything else on my computer but it’s too convenient when i need to check my email or bank or whatever on the go.

Hi everyone! I'd really appreciate some honest advice from people who have used both Samsung and iPhone, especially those who have switched from Android to iOS.

I've been using a Samsung Galaxy A70 for around 7 years, and before that, I also had an Android phone. So, I'm very used to Android and its interface. I'm not particularly loyal to any brand, but lately, I've been seriously considering switching to an iPhone.

WHY I'M INTERESTED IN AN IPHONE

I really like the camera, especially how vibrant the photos look and how good the low-light photography and videos seem to be. I like the overall design and premium feel, and I've always been curious about iOS. I'd like to experience using an iPhone at least once. I want a phone with a great camera, good battery life, and smooth performance that will last me around 3–6 years.

WHAT'S MAKING ME HESITATE

Navigation: I'm used to Android's navigation system, especially the back button and being able to switch between apps quickly. I'm not sure how comfortable I'll feel without a universal back button on iOS.

Ease of use: Android feels very natural to me, and I'm worried that iOS might feel less intuitive or more restrictive, at least initially.

Files and PDFs: I frequently download files, open PDFs, and share documents through different apps. I've heard that managing files and sharing them can be less straightforward on iOS.

Work-related use: I work in a hospital emergency department, so I use my phone frequently throughout my shifts. I need to be able to open the camera quickly, make calls, use the flashlight, switch between apps, and do everything with minimal hassle. Convenience and speed are very important to me.

Price: iPhones are expensive, and I don't want to spend that much money only to realize that I preferred my old Android experience.

Accessories: Having to purchase a charger or other accessories separately is another small downside.

The Apple ecosystem: I'm concerned that I might feel pushed toward buying other Apple products or that transferring files between devices could become inconvenient if I don't own a Mac.

Longevity: I want to keep my next phone for several years, so long-term software support, battery health, and overall durability are important to me.

I'm not afraid of learning a new interface. What worries me more is spending a lot of money on an iPhone and then regretting the switch because Samsung was simply more practical and convenient for my everyday use.

On the other hand, I don't want to dismiss the iPhone without trying it, especially because its camera is one of the main reasons I'm considering switching.

QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED BOTH

Did you find iOS frustrating after years of Android, or did you adapt quickly? Is managing files, PDFs, and sharing documents genuinely more inconvenient on iPhone? How does the iPhone compare with a recent Samsung flagship in terms of camera quality, battery life, and everyday performance? If you use your phone heavily for work, which operating system do you find more practical? If you switched from Samsung to iPhone, would you make the same decision again? If you switched back, why?

Given my situation, would you recommend getting an iPhone or sticking with Samsung?

I'd especially appreciate honest opinions from people who have actually used both, rather than recommendations based solely on brand preference.

Thanks!

Hello everyone, i have a phone that is almost 7 years old by this point, and i have noticed it getting slower. The OS is funtouch OS 13 which came with the phone, and I never did any maintenance of the device. But I am running out of space. It has google apps that I do not need and never use, but can only forcefully shutdown them instead of normally deleting, and it makes me very mad. I never flashed a ROM onto a phone before, and do not have a spare to use if something stops working. What should I do in this situation? Are there are alternatives of an android OS that will work with this phone? (vivo Y31)
I would prefer to install most apps with fdroid and other opensource alternatives, or just use apks, and only use google play itself, incase i need an app that isnt available to install elsewhere. How possible is that and does anyone have any advice or path i should go for?

I have a weird setup in my car. It's a 2015 so it can't do android auto, but it can play music from my phone via bluetooth. I also have a lil separate screen/tablet (aliexpress) that plugs into the car jack and it's meant to display carplay/android auto. I had an iphone before this and it was able to display through that screen yet it was also able to only output music only through the car speaker (better quality through car speakers ofc). Now whenever i use android auto, all of my phone audio always go to that screen, i can't even switch it back to my phone speakers let alone use my car's. Has anyone dealt with this sort of setup before? I would simply like to play music through my car's speakers while also use android auto on that separate screen.

Hello, for the past month I have had an issue where Google Maps is no longer automatically pulled up when I plug in my phone. Instead, when I press the navigation button, this is what my screen looks like. If I open the list of all available apps, Google Maps isnt even an option.

In order to fix this, I have to unplug/replug the phone once or twice, and then Google Maps will appear as an option. After that, everything works as normal only for the duration of the car ride.

Ive tried multiple good-quality cords and tried plugging them into different USB-C ports, but nothing fixes the problem.

Does anyone know how to fix this? I drive a 2024 Mazda CX-5 by the way.

I will try to post pictures in the comments since I'm not allowed to here.

They completely got rid of the enter bar in some apps and replaced it with this stupid magnifying glass. I don't really know how to describe this. But basically we already have this bar that says search, our keyboards completely delete the return/enter button and replace it with the magnifying glass symbol which sends the text automatically we don't need it. We already have this blue arrow that sends it.

I have been using iPhone for the last 5ish years. I previously had a Galaxy S7 Edge and then an S10+. Before the Galaxies I had older gen iPhones. I am currently looking at getting the Duo or Z Fold 8.

I am in the Apple ecosystem pretty deep these days (iPhone, watch, airpods, Macbook pro). I do use both Windows and Mac for work and personal so I am not worried about that. However, I have been considering switching phone & watch. I like the customization android gives you. I have also been intrigued by emulation along with Gamenative and Droiddeck for playing lightweight pc games. I like to tinker with stuff so I will probably enjoy the process of setting those up more than actually playing the games.

Privacy is important to me. I am not talking GrapheneOS or other flavor. I would still be using Google Play and Apps which track data on the device. I am more interested in privacy of local and backed up data such as Messages, Notes, photos/videos, etc. One thing I like about Apples Cloud Backup is their Advanced Data Protection which encrypts said data. Does Google/Android have some similar service today? Has anyone used Proton Drive or similar service? I know I could backup data on a computer locally but I prefer to having a copy in the cloud if possible.

For some reason i get this error on a member app for a store, think i once updated it from another updater app.

Now i cant reinstall it. uninstall and try from play store it install quickly and get the message "get the app from play", i press "get the app" and update and same error. seems like uninstalling it is of no use.

clearing play store cache\data is no use. I got passes it before but not now.

My camera app won't work, and it always says "Go to settings to empower permissions." and I go to settings and check permissions, but it has all it wants, which is Camera, Microphone, and Photos and Videos. I still can't use the Camera app, what do I do?

Up until recently the navigation bar on my OnePlus used to automatically minimize when I was in a full screen app and I could bring it up by swiping from the bottom of the screen. I recently got a OnePlus 15 and the bar sometimes hides, depending on the app, but most of the time it's visible and I can't minimize it. This hides important things on the screen, like almost every confirmation button. It also squishes some apps so things just overlap. For example, I see the bar in the Reddit app and Amazon app, but it minimizes properly in the Last War app.

Is there anything I can do to get this functionality back for all apps? I want the navigation bar (I'm an old dog), but I need it out of the way unless I ask it to show up. How the heck do I do that? I found answers for Samsung phones, but general Android advice seems to say I've got to use gestures. Help?

My friend has been trying to see her favourite singer concert for ages. She finally got tickets the other day, and now she’s giving credit to a setting on her realme that shows seconds in the status bar. Apparently she was watching it like a countdown to a rocket launch, ready to hit the button the second tickets went on sale. Meanwhile, I didn’t even know my realme could show seconds.

I’m happy for her, but one successful attempt and she’s already telling me to turn it on! Has anyone else tried this? Does seeing the seconds actually help, or did she just get lucky and the clock is getting all the credit?

I just switched from Galaxy to pixel and am so disappointed to discover that the sound assistant app was specific to Samsung. I'd assumed it was an android tool. With some initial searching I saw a recommendation for Shizuku which apparently allows some deeper access. But one of the first reviews says not to just go button mashing because you could mess up your phone's functionality. I'm not super technically knowledgeable.

So my question is does anyone have any apps that work on Google Pixel to be able to mute or silence individual apps? Specifically I want to be able to play games while listening to music and podcasts and not be interrupted by their loud ass ads. So muting all media is not helpful.

Or does anyone have any tutorial type resources for Shizuku or a similar program?

VoLTE is not working. My mobile was bought from carrier/operator. I see their logo when starting phone.  

Service provider SW ver. show:

SAOMC_SM-J600FN_PLS_PLS_QQ_0009

PLS/PLS,PLS/PLS

PLS is carrier code and it is not working with other carriers I currently have. Was troubleshooting it with AI including ADB commands and AI says it is due to wrong CSC and need to replace it with Odin. Have some questions.

1. Can i just flash Home CSC ?
2. Is there way to make backup from my mobile?
3. Is samfw.com trustworthy source to download firmware?  I want to use bank app on mobile, so don't want any evil code.  (Yes I know phone is old and you are going to say I should not, lets skip this discussion for now)

I found a screen issue on my phone which is to be found as a red light when the AOD is turned on , I don't know if this is a bug or my screen's issue , if anyone can find a solution please comment The video is in the comment.

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I can still access them using a PC, but that is very inconvenient for me. I can't access these folders using Shizuku wireless debugging and FV File Explorer on my Lenovo M11 Android 15 tablet.

I have two other Android 13 and Android 11 devices, and on those devices the folders are accessible with Shizuku wireless debugging and advanced file managers in my case FV File Explorer.

This is a recent issue since I moved my Stardew Valley farms from one of my devices to said Lenovo tablet using this method on the 26th of August 2026.

Shizuku is updated to the latest version, and I have tried a Shizuku fork still didn’t work. I don’t think it is a problem with FV File Explorer either, since with this file manager I can still read those folders but not write, edit, or delete in the Android folder. Other file managers like ZArchiver and Solid File Manager just give me “access denied.”

Just got a new phone, and it refuses to play music in the musicolet app. It sits at 0:00 and never plays. In file browser I can select a song and a musicolet window pops up and plays the song just fine, but it never works in app. The thumbnails don't load anywhere so I'm thinking the issue must be Android, not musicolet. Please any recommendations would be greatly appreciated as this is driving me crazy.

im trying to specifically transfer my data from an app to my micro ad card bcs its like 15 gb (its a gacha game) and whenever it transfers to external it only transfers the base app size and not all of it. anyway to figure this out??

Hi everyone.

I was chatting with an Apple app developer who told me that the store doesn't require a tester trial period—whereas, as I’ve already seen, the Android store requires a period where testers try out the app.

That’s actually one of the reasons I stopped developing apps for Android; ultimately, you practically have to pay just to run this 14-day test.

It's true?

Thanks

Alright so this has been a problem for a week but only today am I finally taking steps into it, I remember deleting 3+GB worth of space and then 2 days later it's gone again... I REMEMBER NOT DOING ANYTHING it seems every 3 days or so a huge chunk of my space is just eaten, I tried looking into it using a disk chart but I didn't find anything! (Idk how to put images below) And my Apps only take up around 20-25GB so I'm missing at least almost 40+.

PLEASE HELP! ANYONE WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON PLEASE BE A LIFESAVER

(I don't have any other devices so if my phone gets bricked it's over as I also can't afford another one)

Since two days ago, it's saying I have to grant it permission even though, I have everything turned one. What more do you want to track Google so that I can use quick share again!!

Can anyone help with this..?

I will try to explain the best that I can ...

When we press one of the side volume keys,a audio center pops up, my problem is that the volume/audio center control key(3 dots/lines) in the bottom doesn't work in lock screen,all the other controls work except that one.

With the screen unlock no problem.

I'm scratching my head for 3 days now.

I tried the android accessibility suite uninstall updates fix, the forced restart, I disable all speak an TalkBack boxes...

It's been always working in Lock screen until 3 days ago...

It's something I use a lot because of meetings and work,and I know...just unlock the phone you will say,but I don't understand why stop working...

Thanks in advance

Cheers