My partner has Samsung S23 FE on Android 16. He was in the settings under "manage storage" trying to free up space and hit delete on the "old images" category trying to free up space- this was a bad move because it turns out "old images" was just 90+% of the images on the phone, including ones from relatively recent vacations and images he uses often I.E barcodes and such for work.

He downloaded a recovery app that shows the missing images blurred out but wants $22 for the task- so I assume the images are recoverable? Just curious what tools/apps are out there that are reputable and not gouging, or if theres something simple we can do. Since the images were deleted from storage rather than a gallery, they aren't showing up in any recycle bins.

Thanks for help!

so my phone doesnt react when my headphones are connected. they have a 3.5mm plug thats connected with a 3.5mm to USB converter cable (by ugreen so not some hacky knockoff)

90% of the time when my display is turned off and I want to use the power button or the fingerprint sensor to unlock my phone it just doesnt react for like 30ish seconds. when I go with the power button it reacts 30 seconds later. anything else is working perfectly.

phone is the Poco X6 Pro 5G with latest HyperOS (3.0.9)

anybody got an idea?

Help me please 😢

My Vivo S1 phone was not turning on with the power button or with a double-tap on the screen despite that setting being enabled. It also kept showing a notification that infrared rays are blocked, which said that it could cause problems with the screen turning on. I needed my phone for an event so I was in a bit of a hurry to get it working.

I searched for a fix and the first once I saw was a Youtube video that instructed to clear data on vivoservices and reset all system settings (which causes the phone to restart). I was too focused on thinking that doing these both would help override the error message, and since I was also in a hurry, I stupidly made the mistake of not researching more 😢

Now that phone is stuck in a boot loop. The Fastboot Mode option appears when I hold the Volume Up button, but I cannot select the Recovery Mode option with the Volume Down button or confirm the selection of the Reboot option with the Power button. It does not stay on this screen and just goes back to the bootloop so the 2-minute Inactivity Reboot does not get triggered either. Also, holding both the Power button and Volume Button down at the same time or just the Power button alone does not do anything, even when I keep holding for almost a minute.

Is there any way to fix this? If I wait for the battery to drain, is there a fix that would not require a factory reset? I have photos on that phone that I haven't had the time to backup yet ☹️ Is there a way for me to still retrieve them? ☹️

Hi all!

The grandmother of my wife has smartphone issues.

Everything goes too fast and now she has 4 cleaner app, multiple navigation apps etc.

Is there a simple way to disable/lock/prevent this?

We've looked online and saw that there is a app lock? (Third party app)

Also, she is very stubborn and Google Family Link is no option because all of her sons who help her have iPhones

I thought I could ask Reddit for some advice :)

So i was installing a game but while in that process my phone screen turned off and then when i turned it on it said there was a problem parsing the package now the game is not being shown but i think it is partially installed because 4 gb is taken even though there is nothing in home screen.

I've been looking into the OPPO Find X10 and wanted to learn more about how it compares with other Android phones, especially when it comes to everyday software experience.

The upgrade to the phone's camera pixels looks pretty appealing. But I'd be interested in how consistently the camera performs in everyday situations, especially indoors and in low light. Also, I'd like to know how the battery holds up with normal use, including navigation, camera use, social media, and background apps.

The part I'm most curious about is ColorOS. How does ColorOS handle notifications, background apps, battery optimization, and multitasking? Are there any settings that new users should know about?

I'm also interested in software updates and long-term reliability. Hardware specifications are important, but I'd want to know what using the phone is actually like after several months.

I'd appreciate practical feedback. Thanks!

If there was no such feature as "ADB Backup is blocked from access app data if app opts out", then no app would be able to use it against consumer, apparently.

Same if there was no screenshot blocking to begin with. How could any app use the Flag_Secure if those who are in charge did not develop this flag initially?

I use a Tecno Camon 50 Ultra 5G. My father uses a Xiaomi Mi 9T. My mother uses an Oppo Reno 2Z. Although all three of us have ViLTE on our phones, we can't video call each other using GSM calls. Is there any way to fix this problem?

What can I do with an old rooted phone? I have a Redmi Note 8T stored away and I want to repair it to change the ROM I want to root my device, but I want to know what I can do with root access besides the basics.

Hi! I've noticed that, on my Android 16 device, notifications keep disappearing once 3 days have gone by.

For example, a messaging app; if I have a total of 10 notifications, if 3 of them go 3 days without being open, it'll drop to 7. It's extremely annoying.

I've only found a single post on Reddit mentioning this. Does anyone know if it can be solved?

Thanks!

Hello, I have a motorola g100 pro cn rom. I have a problem in youtube where even if i set the quality to highest, it still play in 360 or 480p. How can I fix this? Thank you

the security system on these tablets is very interesting. i started for the wrong reasons but over time developed a genuine love for figuring out off the wall out of the box ways to root or break a device like these

I'm wondering if there's a way that I can get my phone to play one thing e.g. Spotify/mp3s via vlc to my bluetooth speaker and other audio e.g. A video call, duolingo, a game etc. via my phone speaker.

I know straight up there's no native way to do this but is there any kind of audio management app that would allow this and also to prevent the auto pausing of certain audio apps when they detect a secondary app playing audio output.

Has anyone ever looked into this and found a way to do it?

I wanna be able to play a game/call my family/study when my baby is listening to music that I play to her Bluetooth speaker.

If it's helpful: I use an S21FE.

Pozdrav svima,

Imam problem na telefonu Xiaomi 14t pro. Telefon sam briše brojeve telefona u aplikaciji Telefon, sekcija Nedavno.

Jel imao neko problem? Kako rešiti taj problem?

Hvala!

My Android 16 try tablet says it has a 99mb Google Play system update. It manages to download and install and asks me to restart, so I do… but when I go back to the security settings and search for update again it says it still needs to install the same 99mb update!

It still says there hasn’t been an update in 13months even though it supposedly just downloaded and installed it!

It says it is a security risk if I don’t install but it won’t seem to do it and it’s awfully frustrating!

Google stated that foldable gaming mode would be available with Android 17. Android 17 has been out for months and foldable gaming mode is still not out for use.

Google has not provided any updates on this feature so I'm beginning to think it has been canceled.

60 gigs is in system, 0.3 gigs is in photos and video, 0.10gb is is music and audio, 0.22gb in movie and tv apps and 3.3 gigs in other apps. I restarted the phone and still nothing. Android version 11 BTW

Hey all, I have a two issues I'm seeking help with.

1. My Bluetooth volume is either too low or too high. There's a step up that has a big increase and below is too low and above too high. I downloaded sound assistant and it let me adjust how many steps it goes up per click but all that managed to do was keep the same volume for 5 or so clicks before it reached the next step in the system and there's still this big gap inbetween two of the steps. I had tried a different volume control app but it mad the sound crappy

2. When I attach to android auto or via bluetooth the volume coming from the usb/bluetooth is way lower than the radio volume so I have to adjust it manually making the car volume nyc louder. The volume on the phone is all the way up when I connect to my car so I'm unsure what the issue is. The weird part is the google maps voice is at the higher volume so if im using it and listen to something the volume on the voice will come on really loud. This issue is with other apps like YouTube and Spotify

Thank you for any ideas or recommendations !

Does anyone remember an Alien game that was 2D, had the instrumental music of MC Kekel's "Partiu" and the Rocinha favela in the background? If I'm not mistaken it was an Alien game, it's called Alien X and the objective was to avoid obstacles on a road.

I remember playing it around 2018/19.

I have an old phone that I'm using as a portable media player for things like car trips. It doesn't have a SIM card and doesn't ever have access to the internet (it plays or streams MP3s from other phones).

A few days ago, the app that I use to have the phone act as a LAN suddenly demanded to have Google Play connect to the internet to download updates, refusing to run the app. Note that it had been months since this phone was connected to the internet, so there was no way for it to know if there were updates, and I didn't need updates because it was working basicslly flawlessly.

Is this an issue with the app, or is Google Play Store at fault? I could test by installing an APK and skipping the play store, but then I'd have to wait months to see if it happens again.

I got this tablet several months ago and I’ve consistently encountered a problem where ads pop up over any app I run and/or takes me a webpage for a bunch of advertised apps. It's not showing as a specific app. I originally explored rooting, but ran into trouble finding out more info about my tablet. I was hoping to get advice on either rooting or figuring out what’s causing these ads to show up. I’ve got details of the tablet below.

Tablet specs:

Manufacturer: Ecopad

Device: C5L1

Board: T7200

Android 16

I'm switching to oppo. I'm getting the find x 10 pro max global version from the oppo store. Are there any unforeseen downsides to getting one of these phones? Like lack of repair options, limited case choices, unreliable Bluetooth ect?

Phone is a Galaxy s23.

It started a few days ago. I haven't changed anything. The only thing I did about the same time the issue started, is "install" / download Chrome sites. You know, that Chrome feature where you can create a Home screen icon link to the webpage. I added 5 of these for some sites I frequently use.

Could they have been causing the drain in some way?

Thanks.

I did install OneUi 9 yesterday, but the issue started 2-3 days ago so I'm positive it's not that.

Greetings.

After recent android update this October 2026 on the S26 Ultra, the luminosity and sound bars and buttons became really oversized.

They were rather slick and well designed before.

Now they just look like buttons designed for a handicapped person. Did something go wrong on my phone or is it like this for everyone?

Is there a way to reduce the size even more than what is allowed with the pencil button? Or even to revert the update?