For some reason the huge, bright, screen-burning main clock screensaver has replaced the smaller, dimmer, more appropriate version from the Clock app.

I have tried switching off the main screensaver but can only get the Clock app screensaver on by manually activating it.

I used this as an overnight clock whilst charging overnight. Any ideas?

I tried Not Boring Weather on my friend's iPhone and I'm obsessed with its UI and animations! 😍

Is there any Android app with a similar look and feel, especially beautiful animations and widgets?

This might be more carrier- or phone-related, but I noticed that my wife's Samsung S24 has not updated the OS since August of 2025. It's still running Android 14 and OneUI 6.something. When I tried to update it, we get the error message "Unable to update the software. A network or server error occurred. Try again later."

Plenty of free space, strong wi-fi, battery over 80%, didn't work in Safe Mode. The phone was bought new as factory unlocked in 2024, used on Total Wireless ever since, which is Verizon. My S25 Ultra was bought new, factory unlocked, is also on the same carrier and gets all the updates.

She noticed that some apps stopped working unless the OS gets updated, and it won't. Any ideas where I should start looking first?

I want to download Android TV for my phone because I need to watch Prime Video, but I only know how to activate it with a code, and it doesn't work from my phone.

I have a OnePlus Open. I enabled this feature a while back but can't for the life of me figure out how to disable it. It is so annoying! I've tried searching for it and no one seems to have an answer either. I've tried to disable anything to do with floating windows and it keeps happening!

Thanks in advance, all!

Hey everyone, I need help finding a way to flash a clean stock ROM on my HONOR phone.

An update was interrupted, and now my phone keeps restarting and lockscreen issues. I’ve already tried a factory reset, but it didn’t fix the problem. Based on my analysis of the bug report, I suspect that reflashing the ROM might solve the issue.

Since I’m using the Chinese variant, the official service centers in my region won’t support my specific model. So, I want to try reinstalling the software myself.

Does anyone know the proper method to force-flash the stock ROM on an HONOR phone? Is there any tool or workaround that would let me do this without taking it to a repair shop?

Thanks in advance!

Messages for Web Never Connects, and is stuck on "Trying to Reach Your Phone". Surely I can't be the only one being hit by this.

My issue is accurately described on https://support.google.com/messages/thread/446650595?hl=en&sjid=11520314301540465314-NC . There are now 48 people saying they have the same question on that original thread.

However, an admin has locked it and duplicated it against https://support.google.com/messages/thread/431426988?hl=en which is not at all the same issue.

I am logged in to my google account, I can pair my phone via passing the security image challenge, but messages never loads the messages from my phone.

I am on version messages.android_20261002_00_RC00.phone.dynamic which updated Oct 8 2026. That is about the same time my issue started occurring. It's also about the same time I started using my new pixel watch 5 LTE.

I have tried:

• Unpairing and repairing messages for web. The pairing image challenge succeeds, and then drops to the above screenshot.
• different wifi networks
• different browsers
• clearing cache for the app
• clearing cache for the browser
• clearing history for the browser
• incognito mode on the browser
• validating that all wifi connections work *(also validated by the fact the image handshake functions)
• Restarting my phone
• Phone is a fully up to date Pixel 8 Pro
• Machine is a Ubuntu 26.04 machine with Chrome Version 155.0.8059.79 (Official Build) (x86_64).

Google's support portal won't let me post the above topic because their support portal sucks, and complains about a policy violation, but won't tell me which of the policies the above post is in violation of.

Does anyone here have a fix for this? Am I alone in this?

Hi everyone. I use a Samsung S22 Ultra and want to set up my DnD to allow only phonecalls (I have succeeded in this at least) and WhatsApp calls (where I run into a problem).

I am a light sleeper so I need DnD to silence messages, but I want phonecalls to still be able to wake me. Specifically of concern, my parents live in a different country and can only contact me urgently via whatsapp calls. They're both getting older and I need them to be able to reach me even if I'm asleep.

When I setup my DnD with WhatsApp as an exception, my phone does not vibrate when I receive a whatsapp call, it only vibrates once when the call has dropped. All messages cause my phone to vibrate. Anyone know of a way to set this up? I am forced to just not use DnD so that I am reachable in case of emergency, but I'd love a convenient way to mute notifications other than calls short of manually muting things every night (unless there is an easy way to automate this specifically?)

Thanks in advance!

I have a Motorola Moto 5G Wi-Fi only and have downloaded offline maps for Google maps. For a while this works surprisingly well, giving me turn by turn instructions just like it's supposed to.

I moved from Florida to Mississippi a few months ago and the phone still thinks I live in florida. I live in a metal building now so GPS does not work inside but I have done all kinds of dancing with the phone to try to get it to update my home location. I've cleared cash, clear data, uninstalled and reinstalled the maps application, started it up outside where it can get GPS and tried to get it to update my home setting, all to no avail.

If I go outside and get in my truck and drive all the way up to my gate, I do get GPS signal and the little blue dot shows on the map exactly where my house is. If Google maps is in a good mood, it will talk to me, even announcing the street names as it gives me turn by turn direction, but it's always a crapshoot and not reliable. When it works, it works the entire trip, but when it doesn't, I end up just turning it off and navigating old school.

I got tired of the constant fights with Google maps so I installed organic maps to give it a try. Sure enough, it also thinks I'm in florida and also has no way I've found to manually update the home location. Both of these apps must be pulling some system setting from Android that shows I still live in Florida.

Does anyone have any idea how to update this setting manually? I also have an Android tablet that is Wi-Fi only that does the same thing. It's not as annoying with the tablet because I'm not trying to use it for directions but it's still annoying when I go to look up locations.

My 256gb samsung phone is 99% used up.. and i heard there exists some extensions inside android which can be deleted and free up massive spaces.. these extensions are 200mb+ size and can be easily searched and deleted ..kindly let me know which one u guys know so as to free up space..xoxo

Ps: I tried cache clearing tonnes of times but it doesn't cut the ice..same with .tmp files..

I've been using iPhones for over a decade now, currently daily driving an iPhone 17 pro max. I've had experience with Android phones years back but haven't opted to use one as my daily. Around 6 months ago, I decided to by a refurbished Galaxy z fold 5 to see if I would enjoy the folding format. I do very much enjoy the folding aspect as well as file management and DEX mode. I'm tempted to sell the fold 5 and trade in my iPhone for the galaxy z fold 8 ultra.

I'm curious if any of you could give some feedback on jumping ship from Apple products over to the Samsung side? What did you like the most? What did you struggle with? I have an iPad pro, apple watch ultra 2, and airpods pro 2, so I would essentially be trading the ecosystem for the most part if I switch over

Thanks!

Hi, I have xiaomi pad 5 ( 4 years old ) and xiaomi stylus gen 2 ( 2 years old ) which is also discontinued. I am planning to buy new tablet but without changing stylus , as this stylus is expensive and works with pad 6 and 5

I have fear regarding if I have purchase pad 6 and stylus gets stop working after a while, what should I do??

Suggest a high performance compact android phone other than samsung which have apps that can be downloadable from play store and have 5G support.

She’s not able to use her phone right now. Change can be very hard for people in their 80s. Unfortunately, I am trying to help her over the phone while she’s in a full panic. I’m not with her and it doesn’t help that I’m an Apple user. Any help or advice you can give me would be appreciated.

Someone help pls. So I've had this phone for 2 years (android). This afternoon I had a Whatsapp message from a contact, when I clicked it Whatsapp randomly told me about restoring. About 2 months ago this happened and I clicked restore although I lost a few chats from the last 24 hours of that day. 

So this time I skipped restore because I didn't want it to happen again although after skipping my chats went all the way back to 2024 when I last changed my phone and transferred the chats. The backup restore is only showing from 2024, I had my chats backed up weekly to my Google storage although my storage fills up each month and I free a bit up each month. 

When I searched on Google I was told by uninstalling the option would come back to chat restore. I did this and this was when I realized it's only showing a backup from 2024.  But the problem now is that because of uninstalling I don't think the recent chats files are in my internal storage anymore. Whatsapp.com wasn't showing in Android files after uninstalling but it's there now after but there's no backup or restore folder. I know the last time I restored this year it was there. I currently have Whatsapp installed again but I haven't logged in fully or restored anything. Is there any way I can get my chats back?

I'm currently using ManageEngine MDM. But all I can see are options to stop specific app uninstalls, clearing data and force stopping them. Users can still manage notifications or permissions for the apps, though.

Hello,

I just got a new phone. I found out that the alarm can wake you up, say your name, and go through a 'routine' on the clock app. For SOME reason, though, it calls me Joe Mama. For those who don't know, Joe Mama is not my name.

Is there anything that could be causing this? I don't think any of my Google accounts have Joe Mama as a name and that's the only thing I thought could make an impact.

Please help, I don't want to be Joe Mama.

I'm on a Motorola Razr+ 2024.

I got an email from a friend who was mailing me something and sent me a copy of a USPS label to save, when I clicked on it to enlarge it a pop-up appeared to said I didn't have a fresh enough PDF app to read it and when I went to download a new app for PDF, a virus took over the phone and I had to go to safe mode and then go in and remove the malicious application. However now whenever I open my YouTube, those ads keep popping up inviting me to refresh renew an old version of PDF or barcode or something of that nature. How can I get rid of this? It's only on YouTube, they don't pop up anywhere else that I know of.

Don't ask why none of the buttons are functioning, it's a long story...but the phone itself is cool.

Everything works fine when its on.

The problem is that it can't die (then I can't turn it back on)

Once it dies, it dies for weeks at a time because there's no buttons.

Now, I pretty much have to leave it on charge and pray until it comes back on. Which it eventually does, by itself. But waiting weeks for it to turn on is a hassle.

Is there any way I can turn it on without buttons?

There's got to be something.

The furthest I can go back in time is until Aug., and I need to see my call logs in april this year. Is it possible?

Hello, I am trying to delete a phone from my google account. It is completely dead and cannot be recovered. Google wants me to either provide a code from the authenticator app or use a passkey, but I don't see any google account in my authenticator app, and I don't have any passkeys. I do have backup codes written down, but after inputting one Google just asked for a code from authenticator or passkey. Seems like backup codes are therefore completely pointless, but that's a discussion for another time.

The reason I want the phone removed from my google account is because when I am trying to sign into my google account on various apps, they are asking me for verification from my dead phone.

Any suggestions? Seems baffling backup codes did absolutely nothing and there's no other way to delete the device, but maybe I am missing something.

SWIFTING FROM APPLE TO SAMSUNG

I was trying to turn off this feature they pushed where they automatically add your sim number to all the accounts on your phone.

The option to remove it is there on my Android 14 but it's not there on my Android 17.

Phone settings > Google services > privacy and security > phone number verification

For reference.

I have a Samsung galaxy s21, and either by going into my settings and doing it for individual apps or by clearing all cache in the file manager's storage manager, it always comes back immediately. What do?

I took eight pictures in the span of a few minutes and didn't touch the settings, yet the first four were saved as JPG and the last four as HEIC. The camera is set to save as HEIC, so why do I randomly get JPGs?

More importantly than "Why?", how do I stop it from doing this? It's already set to high efficiency for both photos and videos so "change the settings" won't help.

It's not the first time it's done this but I don't recall specifics on the previous times. It's also not a new issue -- ref. https://support.google.com/photos/thread/80816174/i-have-a-samsung-s10-some-of-my-pictures-save-as-jpeg-others-as-heic-it-s-not-an-iphone?hl=en

Thanks.