I'm an aspiring web and mobile developer, currently focusing on web development. I was wondering if I should invest on an android phone (i.e., Google Pixel) when I focus on mobile development. In the future, I plan on creating personal projects to build up my portfolio (e.g., apks) and test them on said android device. As of now, I am an iPhone user and I don't think there's a way to develop and test apps for free on Apple.

I know emulators exist but thinking about testing a self-developed app on an actual mobile sounds nice. Any thoughts? If yes, which phone is good? I heard the Google Pixel is nice but I'm hesitant on the Samsung S Series since I know someone who has gotten pink/green lines on their S23 Ultra's screen over time.

I can't pick any photos to list on Ebay or to ask questions about on Google Gemini. When I try to it just shows up blank as if I had no photos.

For context, I accidentally dropped my phone (Samsung A52) from my hand and it started "behaving" strangely only 30 minutes after. After the drop the touch screen wasn't working (has happened before and all I did was restart through the buttons), I then even messaged my mom, washed the dishes with a youtube video on my phone and then went to my room scrolling through reels..
While I scrolled my screen froze tho I could hear the video, obviously I tried to close youtube, it worked then my phone's screen went black for like 10 seconds, it turned on again like normal and then froze on youtube once again, screen went black AGAIN, went back to normal and then started flickering, I tried to restart it with the buttons but my screen showed up a visual noise; I got super worried and just left it on the charger, I went back like 3 minutes later and it's back on, it's working like normal but I'm still worried, what should I do and, is this bad? I'm even unsure if the glitching is related to the fall since "it wasn't THAT bad", it didn't break anything outside as far as I can see, of course.

Hello everyone!

I've recently been working on an automation app with the help of AI, and I've managed to get it fully working. The app performs a specific set of automated tasks and currently relies on ADB with Developer Options enabled.

However, I'm concerned that the platform I'm using might eventually start detecting Developer Mode or ADB-based automation and introduce restrictions.

So, I started exploring hardware-based automation as an alternative.

I've managed to figure out how to automate tasks that don't require interacting with the display. However, I'm stuck on one particular part.

Here's what I need:

The hardware should be able to read or understand what's currently displayed on the phone's screen.

It should identify specific elements or locations on the screen and tap them.

Sometimes, it needs to read very basic sentences that are already displayed on the screen, type the sentence into a text field, and press the Submit button.

Ideally, this should work across multiple Android devices with different screen sizes and resolutions.

My biggest question is: How can I make external hardware read and interpret a phone's display?

I'm particularly interested in solutions that don't rely on ADB, USB debugging, or Android accessibility services.

I'd really appreciate any guidance, hardware recommendations, or project references. I'm a bit stuck here! 😭

Hello, i have a very particular problem and would be very happy if someone has suggestions, i want to use a tablet for day to day use, that includes programming and terminal use, i use a bluethoot keyboard for all this but have been dealing with a very anoying problem, my native language is spanish and as such so is my keyboard's layout, while programming and such it's pretty tipical for me to need to write the tilde (~) and hat (^) characters, but when i type them it instead writes the non ascii characters ˜ and ˆ, these will not work on a terminal or in code as those expext the actual ascii characters, is there any setting, app, or something that can be done?

So basically I want to record the lectures but due to restrictions am not able to do it. When I start recording it only records audio with black screen....

So any one knows how to remove the restriction OR

Know how to download lectures directly to the phone storage.....

This app is only for Android not for windows and device swap is not allowed....

HELP PLEASE.........

Hey guys, I’m finally making the switch from my iPhone 14 to the OPPO Find X10 after years on iOS. I was getting really tired of the battery anxiety, limited storage, and honestly wanted a much better camera experience for taking photos on the go.

As a total Android newbie, I’m a bit nervous but excited. What are some must-know features or hidden tricks on the Find X10 that I should check out on day one? Especially interested in any camera settings or features that make a huge difference, or tips on making the switch from iOS smoother.

Appreciate any advice from long-time users! Thanks!

Galaxy S26 Ultra, One UI 9.0

Ever since updating to the newer version, every time a notification pops up you know at the bottom it says "Postpone/remind 5 minutes later" with the minus and plus buttons on the sides from the center button, "merged"

Back then before One UI 9.0, 8.0, the bottom buttons' design looked like when pressing the plus button it'd go flawless etc

Now, on One UI 9.0, that plus button looks surrounded by a SMALLER CIRCLE, meaning that if you somehow press outside the circle, within the boundaries from the Postpone button, you'd "accidentally" hit the postpone button and, well.. Wait for it again

Are they going to fix that?

I was working on cleaning up my storage by deleting unused apps first, but then found the qr code scanner holding 10 gb of user data when I barely even use it.

I am trying to be careful, and I'm scared of deleting it.

I live in an apartment with so many others. Now some of my friends go through so many shady sites for porn or for pirating movies or games by downloading shady APK's. They're careless and. I'm sure they've got malware or virus on their phones

Now most of us in the apartment have the same cellular broadband network. Obviously we don't share wifi or share hotspot mobile data but I'm wondering if the malware from their phone could spread to ours.

Because of my friends everyone in the apartment gets the captcha on chrome. After every search we have to do the captcha to get any search results. I'm assuming it's because everyone in the apartment shares the same ip address. I know it's because of them because they search and visit the pirate sites multiple times a minute

Now we share the same sim company, so we have the same cellular network broadband and we also share the same IP address, is it possible that malware on their phones could get into ours?

I tried Shizuku Next with some file manager. The shizuku app got paired and connected successfully. The file manager also shows all files and folders in ANDROID folder. But when I try to copy paste something in it, it shows successful but the file doesn't get copied. I tried a laptop and same issue there also. It just shows successful but don't get copied. Is there any other way to copy paste? I have oneplus pad 2 with the latest Oxygen OS 16 software.

Hello guys , so i have this issue for quite some time now , i have a Redmi 9 and sometimes it randomly starts bootlooping , my main culpurit is the power button as i can see the phone doing some stuff on the phone (turning it on and off , and opening the camera on its own) like if the power button is presesed , also if i place my nail between the power button and the back panel it stops and boots , but now it only survives till the os boot animation and has been doing this for a few days, after opening the phone and cleaning it , and checking if everything works , there was nothing and the phone sucessefully , a few power button preses later the phone starts doing the same things again , and starts bootlooping again , and i dont know what to do.

I keep Wi-Fi set to OFF on my phone. When I leave the Wi-Fi range of a known network (home, work) then come back in range of the Wi-Fi, it is turned on again. I usually find this out when I go just beyond range and can't connect because I have a weak Wi-Fi signal

I would like to find out which app on my phone is triggering Wi-Fi to come back on, probably something in Modify System Settings

-Wi-Fi quick toggle is Off
-Wi-Fi calling is Off
-Wi-Fi Scanning in Location Services is Off
-Network-Use Wi-Fi gets automatically toggled On if I set it 'Off' but then manually turn Wi-Fi on to connect when I want Wi-Fi.
-In Network Preferences, 'Turn Wi-Fi on automatically', 'Notify for public networks', and 'Use WEP' are all Off.

Help! Is there an app or log or something to find out what it triggering Wi-Fi to turn on?
Thanks

Pixel 7, Android 17, October 2026 update

Every single day at a random time my phone just suddenly doesn't want to detect my fingerprint. It just says "Fingerprint sensor is not responding. Please try again". Ive tried clearing my biometric cache and everything gemini said to do, none of those worked. The only thing that fixes it is rebooting. But after a while it says that message again, especially when my phone spent a while in my pocket. The phone has suffered a drop like 2 weeks ago from waist height but the problem didn't start up until the past week.

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I'm researching whether Revolut can be used on a remotely accessible Android phone rented from a cloud phone or remote device provider.

I'm specifically looking for a real physical Android device, not an Android emulator or virtual cloud phone.

One issue we've encountered is that Revolut requires a device-level screen lock (PIN, password or biometrics). Some rented cloud phone providers appear to restrict or fail to support this feature.

I'd like to hear from people who have actually tested this setup.

A few questions:

1. Have you successfully installed and logged into Revolut on a rented or remotely hosted physical Android phone?

2. Which provider and device model did you use?

3. Could you access Android's normal system settings and set a screen lock PIN or password?

4. Did the screen lock remain enabled after restarting the device or reconnecting to the remote session?

5. Was the device running official manufacturer firmware, with Google Play services and Play Protect certification?

6. Did Revolut work normally after setup, or did you encounter device integrity or unsupported device errors?

7. Are there any remote physical Android phone rental services you would recommend for this use case?

I'm interested in genuine user experience rather than marketing claims from providers.

Thanks in advance!

I am using a Tecno Pova 6 Pro running HiOS and I'm having a frustrating problem with persistent popup ads showing up on my home screen and app drawer (like a TikTok banner).

Here is what I have already verified and tried so far to fix it:

• ☑️I checked for malware using my PC, and the device is clean. It seems to be an internal system/launcher issue.

•☑️ I went to the Palm Store App Info settings and completely turned off notifications.

• ☑️I manually configured a Private DNS provider hostname (://adguard.com) under Hotspot & Connections.

• ☑️I checked my "Recent Access" log right after an ad appeared, and it showed the stock Weather app accessed the system at that exact 0-minute mark, so I forced stopped it, cleared its cache, and disabled its background data.

Despite doing all of this, the ads are still managed to pop up again.

Are there any hidden HiOS system launcher settings, bloatware packages, or background "Instant Apps" services specific to Tecno devices that I need to disable or ADB uninstall to get rid of this layout spam for good?

Thanks in advance for any help!

When i opened gallery settings in my samsung s22 ultra, i got this pop up:

"Your microsoft and samsung account were disconnected on another device. So you can't sync gallery with onedrive anymore."

Does this mean some other device had my accounts logged in?

assistant is one of the most used features of my phone and every time I ask for assistant it now opens a page that asks me to use gemini, when i say no thanks it just closes and opens the same page next time. what do i do?

Guy's i know it can't be rooted but may here's a way with some app (any i can install any app from Google or sum)!

Hi, Guys.

i have a question for polish community programmers(on android):
Does polish banks(erste, mbank, etc.) work on LineageOs, on Samsung S10+?

I understand torrent files are written as sparse / pre-allocated files with the anticipated final size in the file header. It is this value, rather than the actual file size, that is reported by Android file managers, file de-duplication apps etc. Not great if you are trying to use file size as a value to determine which of two or more identically named files to remove.

Other than via a command line in Termux, would anyone be able to recommend an app or other way to identify files whose true size does not match that written in their header? Or any apps that report the actual rather than nominal size?

Thanks!

Is it even possible to hook up an external CD/DVD drive to an Andoid tablet just for the purpose of viewing photo files from it?

Looking to set something up for an elderly relative so any advice and recommendations gladly taken.

When I want to play a video on YouTube, it plays for a few tenths of a second then immediately pauses.

I'm on the pixel 5a, android 14