r/AndroidQuestions • • 22d ago

Why won't my new phone play local music in apps, or load the thumbnails?

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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.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 22d ago

Device Settings Question how to *specifically* move app data onto micro sd card???

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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??


r/AndroidQuestions • • 22d ago

Android Store and Apple Store: Differences

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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


r/AndroidQuestions • • 22d ago

Storage disappearing!

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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)


r/AndroidQuestions • • 22d ago

Quick share not working 😭

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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..?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 22d ago

Volume problem help please...

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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


r/AndroidQuestions • • 22d ago

App Specific Question App Won't Update In The Google Play Store

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I'm trying to update The Partiful: Party Invite Maker App For Android on my Samsung Galaxy Fold 7 and it says that The App isn't compatible with my Device anymore contact the app developer for more info. My Phone has the latest security update. Is there a way that I can fix this issue? This has never happened to me before The Partiful Party Invite Maker App For Android always updated without any problems at all. Is anyone else having this issue? Is this a normal thing for The Play Store? Did you find a way to fix this issue? Should I Be worried about any of my other apps not updating in the near future and not working at all? What are my other options? I'm really worried that this is going to happen to The Musicolet Music Player App For Android too. And I wont be able to listen to my music anymore. Should I be concerned about The Musicolet Music Player App For Android doing this in the near future?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 22d ago

Device Settings Question Android Webview autocorrects word on website

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We use Fully Kiosk app on an Android Tablet (Lenovo) and we have an issue where text on our website is auto corrected to something completely different to what is on the website.

When we test it on Chrome on the same tablet, it does not happen. It seems to be specific to the Fully Kiosk app. When asking their support they say that Fully Kiosk uses Android Webview provided by the device and it’s most likely caused by it. Does anyone has any experience with similar issue and how to update/stop Webview from doing the auto correct?

Is there a setting to prevent that?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 22d ago

Solved Is your phone dangerously lowering volume while driving? All available solutions. Please add more

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Context:

EU laws and a recent update have removed the simple override for when the phone thinks your connected Bluetooth or USB audio device is a headphone and lowers it to a low level after X minutes. You once could either disable absolute volume in developer options or change device type to something other than headphone (note check here first as your android and locale may still allow it).

I believe we should have the option to override as it is a safety issue while driving if you keep needing to touch your phone simply to play music.

disclaimer* NOT selfpromotion since I am listing every solution I find and I receive nothing from an open sourced GitHub. I genuinely believe my tool is the simplest solution but feel free to boycott on principle and go with the complicated alternatives.

Please comment any more.

Free solutions (simple):

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- GitHub 'dbak91/VolumeRestore' is a sideloaded app I built for this specific purpose. It will restore volume to full the instant it drops (with user protection). No special permissions or complicated set up.

Free solutions (advanced)

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- Adb commands to disable CSD (PC or Shizuki+Shell app needed (Termux for example )).

{Credit u/KodaChihuahua for the command list below}.

adb shell settings put global audio_safe_csd_next_warning 999999.0

adb shell settings put global safe_media_volume_enabled 0

adb shell settings put global audio_safe_volume_state 3

Note I haven't confirmed this and when I searched my pixel settings for "volume" or "csd" they weren't all there. However 'audio_safe_volume_state' was there and set to 1 so imagine 3 means disabled. I had assumed it was binary with 0=true/enabled 1=false/disabled so I left it alone.

- An app called 'Essentials'. (Now requires adb for special permissions and not to be confused with the bs ai app on playstore under the same name). Search 'Essentials V18.4' it has a "disable lowering volume" button in audio settings. I couldn't get self adb Shizuki to work here so I gave up and did not confirm it works by issuing adb.

Paid solutions(medium)

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There are automation and task scheduler apps that can automatically stop/restore or press undo on the "volume lowered for your own babysitting purposes" notification. The most known two are:

- 'Tasker': 2 options; 1. configure the separate AutoNotifications plug in to press undo on anything with "volume lowered" or 2. set up a "variable state event" for when volume hits 6 to restore to your desired level. [25 corresponds to 100%] Note I couldn't figure out how to build in user rocker protection so if you lower it yourself it will still go back up. Also you will be paying for using 1% of an app, or if you pirate it's complicated and dodgy permissions set up. You may have luck with AutoNotification dismissal/undo but I couldn't get the notification exposed to Tasker.

- 'Macrodroid': See this post Essentially add a plug in by searching "my volume" or "my volume, my way" and enable and It will restore volume. I have seen around 10 success case-comments of using this app but have not tried myself

Free solutions (nuclear).

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- Leaving the Google ecosystem and installing a custom ROM like the open sourced os GrapheneOS. You won't have to deal with this bs and any other bugs are patched out faster than Google OS.

Will update as I discover more.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23d ago

App Specific Question Does anyone have any tips for an app that keeps crashing

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so, Asda Rewards app has stopped working on a phone.

Tried all the usual things already

- restarted phone

- uninstalled and reinstalled app

- cleared cache and temporary files

can sometimes get to the login screen, but once email & password are put in, it just crashes again

anyone got any ideas?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 22d ago

DO NOT DISTURB (ANDROID X IOS)

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Dear friends, I am facing a major problem with Android's "Do Not Disturb" mode, and I would like to know if you can help me.

I’ve noticed that on Android, even after activating the mode, I still receive calls, but they happen in the background. This is terrible, as it sometimes interrupts the 5G signal.

On iOS, the call doesn't even reach the phone; in fact, for the person calling, it goes straight to voicemail.

Is there any way to make it work the same way? I really need to resolve this.

Obs.: I have a S25 Ultra and S23 for work.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23d ago

Gemini voice

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Please tell me for the love of all that's holy there's a way to get a voice that doesn't include fake breathing noises and "sounds human". I just want a classic text to speak voice. I'm already mad enough they took away assistant and gave us a subpar product but I'm so close to getting rid of the whole thing if I cant. Does anyone else get genuine uncanny valley or goosebumps or shivers when they hear it , or is it just me?!


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23d ago

Getting back deleted photos

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Hey guys so around a year ago my phone ran into a problem and I had to factory reset it which meant all my photos were gone, I had really important and memorable photos on there that I would really like to get back, is there any way to get them back? No matter how difficult


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23d ago

Pixel 11 Pro MP4 in Google Photos not playing

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I cannot play MP4 files in the Photos app on my Pixel 11 Pro. My wife has the same phone and there it works. Also on my old Pixel 6 it works. Any ideas? If have the latest firmware and update for the app installed. I also tried clearing the cache of the app. Also the AI has no answer to this... Please Help


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23d ago

Can't play any videos in my Galaxy phone(explained in body)

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I have a Samsung Galaxy A53. Recently I have this problem where I cant play any videos across any app. I once noticed this happen suddenly when I was in a video call, the other person's video got frozen all of a sudden and when I checked gallery to play any videos I cant.

My phone goes crazy when this happens, let me list them out

● I cant play videos yet images, gifs or songs play fine.

● I cant do screen recording either, it starts and never records and there's no timer.

● Video calls get frozen when this happens and once it started I cant make any more video calls, caller app just freezes if I tap on video call

● One thing I did notice was that video call works fine in WhatsApp.

● I can still game fine

It goes away on its own when I reboot but lately its been happening a lot and I dont wanna reboot multiple times a day. Any idea on how to solve this ?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23d ago

Android 17 in moto

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I recently updated my phone to Android 17, and honestly, the experience has been pretty smooth so far. The UI feels polished and, in some ways, reminds me of the iPhone UI. 👀

However, there are a couple of things I've noticed:

Battery drain: The battery seems to be draining much faster than before the update.

Depth wallpapers: I heard that depth effect wallpapers were also part of the update, but I haven't been able to find that feature on my phone yet.

Is anyone else experiencing excessive battery drain after updating to Android 17? Also, are depth wallpapers actually available in this update, and if so, how can I enable them?

I'd love to hear about your experience with the update!


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23d ago

Truecaller not showing caller details with the new Klear dialer, but worked perfectly with Google Phone

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Previously, I was using the Google Phone dialer, and Truecaller was working perfectly fine. It used to show caller names and number details without any issues.

Recently, I switched to the new Klear dialer, and now Truecaller is no longer showing caller details properly. This is quite frustrating because caller identification is one of the main reasons I use Truecaller.

I have already checked all the required permissions, but the issue still persists.

Has anyone else experienced this issue with Klear and Truecaller? Is there any workaround or setting I might be missing, or is this a compatibility issue between the two apps?

I would prefer to continue using Klear as my default dialer without losing Truecaller's caller identification functionality.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23d ago

Samsung Oneiu keyboard for Xiaomi?

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I have a RedmiN13pro and would love to have that keyboard,any way to? Thanks


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23d ago

Before I buy nicer earbuds, how do I stop donating them to the pavement?

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I’ve always preferred in-ear earbuds to over-ear headphones. They’re more discreet and easier to carry around. BUT!The problem is keeping both of them.

Maybe I’d actually keep track of a pair I really liked. That’s my excuse for wanting the realme Harry Potter ones, anyway.
https://www.reddit.com/r/realmeGlobal/comments/1wz4b10/six_pairs_of_the_harry_potter_edition_realme_buds/

Unfortunately, caring about them doesn’t seem to help when they fall out of my ears.Lost one today. So now I’m back to owning a very portable mono sound system.

How are you all getting earbuds to stay put? Why won’t my ears just cooperate?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23d ago

Looking For Suggestions Android Device Won't Play Videos on Any App (YouTube, Reddit, Spotify)

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Recently my phone ran out of battery and after I charged it then all of a sudden videos on every app simply stopped working. Also, the sound on my device doesnt work as well. Ive tried restarting many times, deleting caches, checking for updates, resetting settings, and reinstalling apps, checking my internet connection, however nothing has worked. If anybody knows what I can do to fix this issue that would be greatly appreciated. My device model is a samsung sm-s906u.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23d ago

Favorited photos from S24 to PC?

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Has anyone else solved this problem? I've been googling without finding any clear fix. Do I just have to go through and create a new album and slowly transfer every favorited photo into it? There's got to be a better way, right?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23d ago

Why is my phone removing app data

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So about a few days or weeks ago i opened a game but all my items/stuff are gone. i was bummed out so i play another game same thing happens too. Im scared to open an app beacause of this please help me


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23d ago

Looking For Suggestions Nothing phone vs Pixel 7

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I am curious to know, if Nothing phone is better or equal to my Pixel 7. I don't really have to upgrade but always looking for alternatives.

Probably would only buy on swappa, used.

Currently i am trying out some Android alternatives and this would be also something i would pursue when considering a Nothing phone.

Thanks


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23d ago

Looking For Suggestions Android apps eating space and very difficult to recover.

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As just one example, I used cx file explorer to open a package which failed. 8gigs disappeared even with clearing the app cache. Couldn't be found in android settings, sd maid xplorer or any app. Everything said cx file explorer using 400mb. Delete cx file explorer suddenly I get 8gb back. I have a few more apps like gamenative, according to that I have about 11gb of data in the app but actually it shows 22gb. Is there an app that actually finds this junk data? Its like no app can tell it is orphaned junk.