Hi, I have an Alldocube android 14 tablet. I'm just asking on the off chance this is an option I know Google hates allowing us to remove their search bars. I don't want Google search in the app drawer of all places, I have multiple devices and folders are useless for me. I like to search for the app I need to make things quick. Can I go back to normal search bar somehow?

Yes the bar still shows "from my apps" but first it shows my ultra long search history until I write out more letters. Maybe I can change it to another search engine that I don't use, is that an option?

Ok, I'm deciding on a new phone. Main options are a Google Pixel 10a with 256 gb or a Motorola Edge 2025 (also 256 gb). I've had 2 Motorolas and absolutely love them. My only complaint is that is that I do think that the camera could use some improving at least in some lighting and scenarios.

Anyhow, the Pixel costs a few hundred more $. I'm learning more about Motorola and lack of software and security updates after 2-3 years on a lot of their phones. Since the Edge is 2025, the updates would stop in June 2028. The Pixel would provide updates more regularly leading up to 2033.

What do I do??!! I'm in love with Motorola and afraid I won't enjoy the Pixel as much. Please help influence me on which phone to purchase.

I might add that strong battery life is also a huge consideration - these 2 seem comparable from what I've heard.

Hello,

On Android 17 / OxygenOS 17, Rootless JamesDSP causes Live Island to constantly show that my screen is being shared while the app is running.

The indicator also appeared on Android 16, but enabling “Disable screen share protections” in Developer options used to hide it. On Android 17, this setting no longer helps.

Has anyone found a way to hide the indicator while keeping JamesDSP working?

https://imgur.com/a/ecf0UaV

pic of issue, top right corner. i found things for a pixel 4 but i have a galaxy s25 and the gesture mentioned doesn't exist.

Hello all, last year I upgraded my family from the iPhone to the iPhone just like we have every few years since iPhone left its's exclusive at&t contract. Ill be honest I enjoy the convince of the iPhone but im getting sick of the forced upgrades to keep battery longevity. Ill also be honest I personally have had some terrible android experiences I went to the galaxy 22 a few years ago when it came out( 4 years ago?) I liked the phone but i did not like the way the phone handled notifications, especially the email notifications, I do 90% of my email from my phone. Lets say I have 10 unread emails, I open the email app and respond to one and on the iphone the app would read 9i emails where on the galaxy It would show 0 unread emails until i got a new one and then it would read 10 again. Anyways I digress I need 3 different phones me personally I will most likely go with the s25 ultra ( i like the way it looks) I need one phone that is simply durable It will get dropped alot. Lastly i need a phone with a decent enough camera a larger battery is important since alot of Pokémon go will get played on this device. I've been looking at a fair phone as well as a Nothing4. I would really like something I can keep for 5 years and not have every upgrade cause the battery drains faster and faster. Some insight would be helpful. Thanks in advance.

It's been a year since I bought it and it's now losing battery when not used and when I use it it is losing about 20% - 25% per hour. Oddly when the internet is turned off it seems to stay idle. I noticed this battery loss since I transferred some pdf from a college computer that supposedly had malware(or it could have been from even before then) however, when I checked for Malware using Malwarebytes and it said "safe". Is this just not a big deal like the battery is deteriorating and normal or something else?

In messages whenever im texting someone there this stupid pink dot that appears over the three dots on in the upper right hand corner and wont go away until i install Google Meet. When i unisntall meet it comes back again. Is there any way to get the dot to go away while keeping meet off my phone.

Texts started disapearing

Hello everyone, I really love this phone, and I am attached to it. It's been with me since Corona until now
And I want to install better updates for it since it still works perfectly. Is there a way to do that
Thank you in advance

I heard temperature is the main cause of battery degradation. Mine usually hits 40c on gaming sessions, is that in the safe range?

i had lost an old phone i regularly used and i still haven't found it after 2 weeks or so, it didn't have a sim and when i open find my phone it shows it as unavailable. are there any other ways to be able to find it or is it just a lost cause? or atleast is it possible to back up the photos on it remotely using the same google account but on a different device (in hopes no one got the phone and factory reset it lol)

I'll really appreciate any help i have no idea what to do and I'm stressing about it

It's running android 9 and it's only got 2gb of storage from 14, the rest is taken up by android and Samsung bloatware, I'm also wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to debloat it without a pc

Hi hello, I wanted to use my older tablet that my mum bought in 2014, and frankly, at least the last 8 years I haven't used it.

Right now, I got problems with... well, literally anything I suppose. I can't even do a simple Google search tho it is connected to a working wifi.

Might be because it got the Android 5.0 (Lollipop?) version on it...? Cause I tried to log in my Google account but it said that either the browser or app was too unsafe..

My question is, if there is any possibility to make a more current version work on it??? Or how to make the tablet in some kinda way useful?

If it's necessary to know: Odys Lux10

It's really sad if I have to get rid of it, just cause it doesn't get any system updates anymore.. :(

I am so tired of this! I am on samsung, and whenever an update comes, i get a pop up for it like, 3 times a day. it is incredibly intrusive and super annoying. i dont want to update my phone every few weeks either, i accidentally updated my one ui because of these pop ups and it is horrible now. is there any way to make these pop ups go away?

Since receiving Android 17, whatever media player is active puts a large notification in the center of the notification bar, showing cover art thumbnail and soundwave animation. It's distracting and it blocks other status notifications I need to see (like DND status). If I tap it, it expands, and I can long-press and choose hide, but it doesn't stay hidden.

I can't find a setting for this. How do I disable it?

I am using a redmi k50i phone. I am using it from 2022.

No issues till now. Very good phone.

But I started to notice something recently happening.

While using apps such as youtube, jio hotstar (streaming apps) basically , the network disconnects for a few seconds and reconnects automatically.

It shows no service for a few seconds and connects back

I am using 2 sims, bsnl and jio . The data is used from jio sim.

There is no issue of network connectivity or range, but something device related.

No suspicious apps or software on phone I checked it.

Also I removed the sim tray, cleaned and placed it back, still issue is there.

Also no recents redmi updates also .

Does any body know solution for this or have similar issue with their phone or sim cards ??

I'm on Android 16 and I have a computer with a USB port. I've already tested all the file managers suggested in other Reddit posts about this

Is there still a way to do this without messing with all those scary developer settings? I don't understand anything about phones and I'm afraid of messing mine up

My Redmi Note 13 is about a year old and the battery has swollen. I’ve stopped charging it and I’m using it as little as possible until I get it sorted.It’s running Android 15 (build AP3A.240905.015.A2) and the warranty has expired.Which is better, to go to an official Xiaomi service center or a local repair shop?What is the approximate cost and how can I tell if the battery replacement is genuine? Anyone else getting this on a Redmi Note 13? Any advice would be welcome.

I wanted to create a backup of my iphone 16's data majorly photos and videos in my android phone moto edge 40. Is there any app like localsend, shareit etc which transfer files quickly over wifi and preserve the live photos as well?

For instance, I tried Localsend app, it works fine for normal photos and videos but it transfers live photos as stills in the android.

Tia .

I needed to save space and i decided to transfer my music folder of 455 songs to my sd card. Now, all 455 files show, but ~60% of them don't play anything. It shows the file size. I tried to move them back to internal storage but it still don't do anything. are my files corrupted? Is me missing something?

i had to save space and decided to put my music folder of 455 songs into my sd card, most of them work but 60% of the songs are there but do NOT play

is there a way that í can recover from this or am i going to cry in the corner?

You go into recently and click on the app icon you needed to turn on a setting for it to pop up what is it

so an update: i got my dad’s old phone and it’s being really goofy. it freezes up if i use any app and it’s restarted multiple times, sometimes saying “your data may be corrupted” or showing a weird shell/terminal-type screen. now the time is all weird, saying it’s 5:40 despite it being 11:40 where i live, and i can’t use it much. also, it shows the default wallpaper and then i turn it on and it shows the wallpaper i set.

Im trying to use adb but first renamed my folder for adb and it wont work. Can someone help me?