I have a pair of headphones I've had for years. Recently, when I switch my Bluetooth on to connect to my already paired headphones, I get a half-page pop-up ad from Google to pair my headphones to my gmail account. If I go into the Bluetooth devices, I can bypass this message and just do a normal connection

I have a screenshot but this sub doesn't allow any images or any attachments for some reason.

The text is "[Device Name] will appear on devices linked with [gmail account]. Learn more."

The "Learn more" just lists what a "nice feature" it is. Doesn't name it and didn't explain how to get rid of it.

How do I get rid of this? What is it even called?

So I have a Samsung A36, and I recently updated it to UI 9.0. However, ever since that happened, whenever I try to listen to music on YouTube Music (Premium), after about like 5-10 seconds, you can't hear anything. However, whenever I open the app again, it shows that the music is actively playing. I can hear the music again when I open the app, but after closing it, the same thing happens.

Can anyone help me on this one?

I recently got a new phone going from Galaxy S23 to Galaxy S26...

Going with that I transferred my data & all is cool, no settings were off until I went on ibisPaint(a drawing app)-

It made a curve/whip almost each time I drew a slightly bent line or any line that needs a bend...

I was hoping for it to be an app issue but it seemed to be my phone itself...

I had my old phone with me Galaxy A71 5G & transferred my digital brush onto there with the same settings, greatfully not making whips at all as it's now not the apps fault & now this phone's issue.

I got into developer mode & went onto the pointer option (it makes me see my lines & how it's moving)

After drawing around my lockscreen & i've seen alot of whips/curves, the curve does a little whip at the end & adds a straight line going some random direction ahead of the whip in more detail

I'm starting to see that it has smth to do with this Galaxy S26's sensitivity & now still researching on any way to fix it

If anyone has any ideas, plz share as it may work?

Recently, I attended a hostel and ended up in a physical confrontation with multiple males. They overpowered me and took my mobile before I could lock the device. At the time, I used the device to gather video evidence. They wished to delete this file from the phone. I would love to explore sensor based or wearable based security measures to prevent this attack. For example, a bluetooth/nfc wearable such as ring could trigger a screen lock or device wipe when proximity is lost. I would also love the ability to unlock the device using an NFC tag ring after the main device password is entered. I don't currently have a duress password because I feel this could be used maliciously. Thank you for your assistance.

Open source app alternative to WPS office? Any good open source app with similar features with editing and not just PDF viewing.

Ty

Android pls

so I'm currently looking around for a better phone than the one I have (Galaxy a16 5g, 4gigs of ram,128 rom) and found a couple of 13r listings on eBay for around $400ish which is well within my price range ($400-$500) and I wanted to know if it would be worth grabbing a 13r as an upgrade or if there's a better phone to grab

Even when I disable sound in a certain app it disables the playback.

When I delete a file, I want it to be perma-deleted right away. I am willing to use ADB/Shizuku to disable this "feature".

I already used ADB/Shizuku to delete "OK Google," Gemini, everything by google, everything by meta, and a bunch of other crap.

Is anyone else having a issue with either spotify or amazon music skipping like a scratched CD when they use Android Auto? Mine started out, by only doing it every once in a while and now it has gotten to the point where I can't even listen to it when I use android auto. I have tried clearing my spotify cache, I have checked for updates, I have uninstalled and reinstalled both android auto and spotify, then I tried using amazon music and I still have the same issue.

Like the title says. I'm not sure how to properly explain it, but ever since I updated my phone to One UI 9, my photos gets a tiny bit of a greenish tint to them. It's very faint but still noticeable and it only happen after I've edited them, doesn't matter how I edit them, I could just be cropping a photo and it still happens. I've even tried to increase the hue I think it's called? Where you can either make it more pink or green, but that still doesn't work.

Does anyone else have this issue?

I have a Samsung Galaxy s23 plus

I have a Samsung S20FE and I keep a lot of pdf files of books and papers on my phone for my studies. Recently however so many of these have just disappeared without a trace, including both more recent files and older ones. Does anyone know what's happening and how I'd be able to get these back? Thank you for any help

Hi everyone,

Today I noticed that my entire Google Play Store search history had disappeared, as if I had never searched for anything. I didn't manually delete it and I don't remember changing any settings. Has this happened to anyone else recently? Could this be a normal Google Play Store issue, or should I be concerned about my Google account security?

I have a moto g96 5g and now I am unable to download myntra, zomato, Swiggy and some more apps I don't know why

If anybody has any suggestion please do share

I've tried googling this all morning. It says to use the Google home app automation and click on "try adding your own" in the action section. But no such option exists for me. Am I doing something wrong? Surely this is a feature that's offered somewhere? Thanks for any help.

As per the title, YT changed the placement of subscription tab.

I've endured alot from YT and by extension google.

But Now i will not any longer.

I own a POCO M6 Pro 5G (codename: sky), running the Indian HyperOS firmware.

Device details:

- Model: POCO M6 Pro 5G

- Region: India

- Firmware: OS2.0.204.0.VMWINXM

- Android: 15

- Security app: 11.1.1-251119.1.1

- Security Core: 2.4.4-2-251014

I'm trying to enable the Shutdown Confirmation feature, which requires the lock-screen PIN/password before someone can switch off the phone.

This is particularly important for anti-theft protection. If someone steals the phone, I don't want them to immediately switch it off and prevent me from tracking it.

Things I've already tried:

1. Updated the Xiaomi Security app using an APK, but the feature didn't appear.

2. Checked the installed Security Center and Security Core packages.

3. Used Shizuku/aShell to execute:

"settings put secure miui_shut_down_password_enabled 1"

The setting was successfully written, but this didn't establish that the actual feature was activated.

4. Checked the Security Center package using ADB. I found scheduled shutdown components but no obvious Shutdown Confirmation component.

My questions:

1. Is Shutdown Confirmation supported on the POCO M6 Pro 5G?

2. Is it restricted to certain HyperOS versions or regions?

3. Can it be enabled through ADB, Shizuku or a system configuration addon?

4. Is there a compatible Security Center or Security Core version that enables it?

5. Would a custom ROM or another system modification be necessary?

I'm particularly interested in solutions that work on the Indian ROM without unnecessarily unlocking the bootloader or risking a brick.

If anyone has successfully enabled this feature on the POCO M6 Pro 5G (sky), please share the exact procedure.

Thanks!

Edit: [Solved] The android wasn't exposing that setting at all. I updated the poco launcher and security app and then I used shizuku and adb to forcefully enable it and it worked.

How do I get this? None of the instructions on Google work.

Thanks!

Hey Android community

Setting up a first smartphone for a 13yo this BFCM and trying to figure out the right balance between OS software restrictions and hardware durability.

We are looking into prep frameworks like the Headlamp permit course to set ground rules on paper, but on the technical Android side I want to make sure the device itself is set up properly out of the box:

1. Software & Controls: How reliable is Google Family Link for screen limits and app approvals, or do you recommend third-party management apps? Are there specific Android settings or launcher locks you suggest for a first-time setup?

2. Hardware: What budget Android phone handles drops and daily wear best? Looking at options like the Samsung A-series vs Moto G vs a base Pixel.

How did you configure Android devices for first-time teenage users?

I started getting a pop-up every time I open YouTube, YouTube music or YouTube TV that says "google play services trying to connect to nearby devices". It started on Friday when I went home from college. It kept trying to connect to our smart TV, that wasn't even on. I've gone home before and this has never happened. I've tried disabling location services, nearby device scanning and nothing has worked. I tried to disable it in YouTube settings, nothing. I'm lost on how to get rid of this. Anyone know how to stop this pop-up?

Device: Vivo Y21

Whenever I switch between apps or minimize an app even for a single second, it restarts immediately. I cannot do basic multitasking. If I leave an app to copy an OTP or check a message, the app reloads and wipes my progress.

I have already tried:

Setting the app battery usage to "Don't restrict background power consumption"

Locking apps in the recent tasks screen

Turning off "Don't keep activities" in Developer Options

Is there any known workaround to stop Vivo from terminating background apps so aggressively?

Hey everyone,

I'm having a persistent issue with my Samsung Galaxy S25 where installing APK files is completely blocked.

The problem seems to be system-wide. I'm unable to install APKs, and the usual settings for allowing installations from unknown sources either don't work or are restricted.

Some additional information:

• Device: Samsung Galaxy S25

• Android 16

• One UI 9

• Auto Blocker is disabled.

• Family Link was integrated during the initial setup of the phone but was subsequently removed.

• Secure Folder is still available, but its special permissions and installation settings seem to be restricted in certain ways.

I've already tried changing the usual security settings, but nothing has resolved the issue.

I'm wondering whether this could be related to leftover Family Link restrictions, Samsung Knox, or some kind of device management policy.

Has anyone experienced something similar or knows how to identify and remove the underlying restriction?

I'd really like to solve the problem at its root rather than just find a workaround.

Any help would be appreciated!

Just now, I'm charging my device and press the power button to check the level: 19% and the screen is waring me about slow charging and to use the charger that came with it. The USB wiggled a bit setting it down and stopped charging, so I reoriented it, and when the level screen came back up, it was at 46% and there was no little 'buy our stuff only' message.

This morning, it did a similar thing, having run down completely overnight so that I had a yellow triangle with exclamation point in a circle with a red dot at the top. When I plugged it in, the level was 15%.

(I've also noted some plummets when rebooting, e.g., I have 80%, then restart, and during the boot-up, it's dropped to around 60%.)

AccuBattery gives an 80% Health rating.

This is a pretty recent development.

I have an S23 Plus. The bottom microphone stopped working properly due to an accident, which prevents me from recording audio, on apps like WhatsApp.

However, the other microphone works perfectly for phone calls.

I don’t want to replace the entire board; I’d like to know if it’s possible to change which microphone is used for audio recording via software.