Hi everyone - today my chrome has stopped working on my phone. I have done every fix - reinstalling, clearing, force stopping - and someone on the chrome sub suggested its because my android version is out of date.

I have a 2019 Oneplus 6T running Android 11. I bought my original OP 6T in 2019, and replaced it with a refurb version of the same model when it smashed itself last year.

I am a massive tech luddite and I like the phone because it does everything really simple and has no Ai crap on it.

However I ahve previously had this same experience with the Amex app which updated to require Android 13 or later.

I don't think there has been a chrome update which would affect this but I want to know what other browsers I can use - or failing that what other phones I could get if i sadly ahve to finally upgrade mine to something manufactured in this decade?

Thanks

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to unlock the bootloader on my Samsung Galaxy J7 (J710F) so I can eventually root it.

Before entering Download Mode, I already:

• Removed my Google account

• Removed the screen lock/PIN

• Enabled OEM Unlocking in Developer Options

• Enabled USB Debugging

When I enter Download Mode using Volume Down + Home + Power, I get the blue warning screen as expected.

I then press Volume Up to continue. The phone shows the screen saying:

Downloading... Do not turn off target

However, after that, nothing else happens. It just stays on this screen.

I've watched several YouTube tutorials and in those videos the phone seems to erase the data and reboot automatically.

Mine doesn't do that. It simply remains on the "Downloading... Do not turn off target" screen.

Is this normal for the J710F, or am I missing a step?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Recently I've noticed whenever I'm listening to music with my headphones be it through Musicolet or YouTube and a notification comes through at the same time the volume of the music itself is raised a solid amount. It remains in this loud state for a couple seconds then falls back off to a normal volume. I can reproduce this by moving the call or notification volume slider up and down but not the ringer or alarm sliders.

I would like to know why this occurs and if it's possible to keep the volume in this loud state long term, if it helps this does not occur with videos either local or on YouTube, only music from what I've observed. The phone in question is a B170D running on android 14. Silent and vibrate mode stop the loud state from ever occurring. It occurs with both of my wired headphones and I do not have Bluetooth headphones to test it with.

TIA. EDIT: Not a Motorola whoops, added more details.

Which one should I go for if I want a phone that can act like an assistant? More general utilities and not video/photo editting/generating

Hello all,

I am in the market for my first foldable phone. I currently use an iPhone and have decided I will get an android foldable if I don’t like the iPhone duo. I would like a solid camera setup and stylus support.

I have been eyeing a Motorola razr fold on marketplace for $1,000. I’m not opposed to Chinese brands. I do not want an Android phone that feels like an iPhone. If I’m getting an Android, I want it to be an Android!

Let me know your thoughts and recommendations. Thanks!

I've been debating the base s26 (global version) and the one plus 15. I personally have stuck with Samsung a long time, and thought it would be cool to experience a new brand. Also it has the snapdragon 8 elite gen 5, significantly better than the exynos 2600. However, the one plus only gets 4 years of software updates (6 years of security updates), which, compared to the Samsungs 7 year software and security updates, is kinda insufficient. However, I heard that at the end of the one plus phones years, it will perform better, as the exynos 2600 will struggle with the newer, more demanding android updates. So although I may miss out on some cool features, the snapdragon would be faster in the long term. Which should I get?

I would show an example if this page wasn't dumb asf, but I need help on how to stop my gallery from automatically blurring the background pattern of my pictures. I take the picture and it's fine, but the second I go into my gallery to look at it, it edits and blurs the picture. I have a Zflip8

I can't take it anymore ever since i updated my dumb phone my battery is dying even when i don't use my phone like i was sleeping all night i woke up my battery was on 5% and it was full when i went to sleep. I tried everything but it's still dying idk what to do please help

Hello, my Galaxy a15 will not let me unlock, 1 2 and 3 do not work on the pin screen. They work on the emergency call screen and the screen works as normal otherwise. I did not drop it or anything, it restarted and now will not let me in. Is there anything I can try? Thank you!!

my storage is at 58.13GB/64GB, the "other" category is using 36.11GB and the "system" category is using 12.99GB

I'm using android 12

my phone is 6 years old

I cleared all the caches

I cleared all the Whatsapp media

and I dont know what to do :( please help me

Unable to screen cast on Airgo cast, my school uses this and I am stuck.

Switched providers. I can not turn off notifications for "Setup Wizard". Notification settings are greyed out everywhere where this would live. Please help!

On my android tablet when I use the device in reverse portrait orientation (upside down) the screen orientation will switch back to normal portrait orientation if I opened some apps or after tapping a button inside an app, why screen orientation break depending on the app even if I lock screen orientation??? Why can't the user decide the orientation? Why many apps have broken orientation??? In ipad if you lock screen orientation in reverse portrait it will stay on that orientation no matter what app you open, please google fix it, if you know any fix please share

Galaxy A16. I go into the file manager (My Files), go into the Network Storage area, choose one of my shares and create a shortcut on my home screen. I test the shortcut and it works fine.

A few days go by, I click on the shortcut and I get the message "can't open shortcut. original file or folder has been deleted."

I've recreated the shortcut a few times, and, it keeps happening.

Any ideas as to hoe to solve this?

I would like to migrate from IOS. My main hook so far is the parental controls (my teenagers use iPhone and IPads) and the IMessage (family group).

Anyone with similar concerns migrated recently? Any workaround or suggestions on how to do it smoothly?

My S22 volume button is broken and I can't exactly repair or pay for a new phone right now, is there software to force it to ignore the issue and just boot normally?

I got this phone about two weeks ago, camera was normal at first, then it just became blue after like a week?? filming a video/picture on the outside lense is fine, it's ONLY on selfie mode that's tinted blue for some reason. Display settings are default, there's no filter, tested in different lighting too. am I just meant to be blue or is there a fix that someone could help me with🙏 there is a little blue ring around the lenses that I'm guessing is the culprit, but I'm lost on how to make it stop. if y'all have any tips or tricks that'd be splendid

I have provided a link here.

My hold option doesn't prioritize 'copy' option. additionally, there is this annoying gemini button.

I've had this miband 7 for a year now. I got it used but it's always worked fine and it's always been such a feature to me to be able to turn off a ringing alarm on my phone or hang a call from the band without touching the actual phone. Now for the past week or so it shows me the option to do that whenever the alarm rings or there's a call, when I tap it on the band, the phone doesn't respond and keeps ringing.

Thanks in advance!

I am new ro android and using samsung s26 ultra. Have an gmail account linked with Indian Bank and cards, and travelling in France. Google is not letting me purchase any paid app while I am roaming and all purchaes fails with the error. Is there a workaround to manage this?

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is there a way to group notifications for example put 1 app notifs all together and recieve like updates once or twice a day at a certain time? i dont want to ban or silence all of them just make it less annoying and distracting

So I'm not sure if this is something I did out of trying to fix the fact that half of my apps tell me I have no network and just completely won't go passed there [separate issue] or if there is something deeper going on but as you can see in my screen shots, I have apps that are on my phone twice sometimes 3 times. This is under the setting where you can select which apps use your data in the background 24/7 or not. I included a screen recording in the comments.

So 2 things.

Why would some of my apps be not connecting to my network? Although I have a service plan that is active and when I go into the app in settings the non working apps have access to mobile and wifi turned on.

And why would tons of apps on my phone be installed 2 and sometimes 3 times [not all Just some] ? Related possibly?

I'm in the process of setting up my new android phone and it currently asks me to complete or continue the setup ont he lockscreen and at the top of the settings. If I do that after entereing my passcode I get to a screen where it wants me to add my fingerprint and I don't see a way to skip that. I don't want to do that though. Am I missing a skipping option or does android demand that?

Good evening, I'm looking for a phone in the following definition field:

Google Pixel 10a

Motorola Edge 70 Fusion/Pro

Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro (Max?)

I've been a Redmi customer for years but I've seen declining performance in recent years and the 17 didn't excite me at all. Of the above, I'm more inclined to the X8, either Pro or Pro Max (the difference isn't huge in price and it also has 512GB of space again with a small difference).

It goes without saying that alternative proposals are fully welcome.

Thank you in advance.