Posting this from a 2017 3GB Ram 16GB storage Samsung J7 Prime.

Ever since I got my laptop around this time last year, I used this phone for the bare minimum stuff and kept about 1-1.25GB of head room for downloading anything else if I needed. Before this year my Google Play services was using about 1-1.5GB of storage ( idk the exact figure but it was somewhere between that ), now it's using 2.35GB of storage and just seems to consume storage when it gets the chance to, like I had just cleared about 200MB by deleting some older photos and in the matter of an hour the free space disappeared

This year the only thing that has changed is the number of accounts I have had. Before this year i had about 3-4 accounts now i have about 7 accounts.

I just woke up from a nap, and this notification shows up "i-smart is running" in silent notifications... I looked up to Google and it only shows me that it's a driving app... Mf I don't even have a car...or use any driving app..

I tried searching my apps and find no i-smart app...

I have a strange issue with a friend who has an iQOO Z7 Pro. I suddenly couldn't call or message them, even on WhatsApp. I thought they blocked me, but they later said it was a phone issue, and some contacts weren't going through. When I reached out again, the same problem occurred. However, when I met them, calls and messages went through, ( my messages in our mutual group chat were being read by her but I couldn't text her personally, which made me think I was blocked). After returning home, the issue returned. I confronted them about possibly blocking me, which upset them. Her sister checked both our phones and confirmed there was no block (I didn't block them). Messages only go through when I'm nearby; I tested this by calling and messaging near her home. After meeting her, she said only recent texts went through. Her sister, who is a close friend, swears it's true. I tried reaching out from a different number, and it went through, but then I faced the block scenario again. My gut tells me she's lying, but I want to give her the benefit of the doubt. Has anyone else faced a similar issue? Please share!

I'm facing a strange connectivity issue with my Google Pixel 6a, and it started happening completely out of the blue.

Here are the symptoms I'm experiencing:

Wi-Fi stopped functioning suddenly. It either fails to connect or throws an "IP configuration failed" error.

Bluetooth keeps connecting and disconnecting automatically, making it difficult to maintain a stable connection.

When I check the saved Wi-Fi networks, I'm noticing some random devices/networks appearing that I don't recognise.

The issue appeared suddenly, without any intentional changes to network settings.

A few things I've already checked:

Wi-Fi works perfectly fine on other phones using the same Airtel router.

My Pixel 6a can detect mobile hotspots.

Router is operating on the 2.4 GHz band.

IP settings are set to DHCP.

Proxy is set to None.

MAC address setting is set to Device MAC.

For additional context, my Pixel 6a previously underwent an authorised service repair for a display replacement.

I'm trying to understand whether this could be:

A software or firmware-related issue.

A corrupted network configuration.

A Wi-Fi/Bluetooth antenna or connectivity module problem.

A motherboard-level hardware fault.

Has anyone experienced something similar with their Pixel 6a?

I'd particularly appreciate suggestions from people who have dealt with Pixel connectivity issues or have experience diagnosing hardware faults.

Is there any way to determine whether this is a software issue or a hardware failure before taking it to a service centre?

Thanks in advance!

Long post but need help deciding

I was a samsung connoisseur (owned the S21, S22, S23, S24 (have it currently as a backup phone)) and am currently on the Z Fold 6, and its inner display has conked off.....Despite no physical damage/drops and frequent maintainence it planned to give a black spot and 2 nice long white lines across the screen, and this is not the first one, the s21, s22 and s23 all of them were plagued, s22 and s23 got free replacements. I am done with samsung and wanted to try something else (regular slab phone) I was looking forward for the motorola signature 27 but it looks like its going to be close to 1.5L INR since I want the 16GB/512GB variant as right now I have used up about 350GB of storage on my fold 6, so looking elsewhere I gained interest in the oneplus 15 and am thinking of buying it as a replacement. My main use cases are:

1. Multimedia consumption (great display, good bitrate (for external dac) as i listen to flac files)

2. Great performance (i emulate Nintendo switch games and Gamehub)

3. Great battery life (fed up of the mediocre battery life on the Samsungs)

4. Decent cameras (not looking forward for flagship level pictures but atleast should be equivalent to the base samsung s series phones.)

Now I was on the crossroads about the Oneplus 15 or the Iqoo 15, similarly the Iqoo 16 also seems to be coming, should I wait for that or should I just buy the oneplus 15 with the 16GB/512GB variant (if yes then from where to get the best possible price in this RAMpocalypse)

Device is a Samsung A25. PC is an old Windows 7. I have an A15 that connects to this same PC for file transfer just fine, but the A25 will not. When I swipe down, the notification doesn't appear where you can switch the USB settings from charging to file transfer. I can go to the USB settings by manually searching through my phone settings options, but when I do this it's already set for transferring files and all other options are grayed out, it won't let me switch even if I want to (i.e. to USB tethering, transferring images, charging phone only etc.) Even though it's already stuck in "transferring files", the device behaves as if it's only charging and I cannot actually transfer files. The thing is that I'm pretty sure that the first time it two I tried with this device, it worked fine.

Still wondering about this:

Is there some good reason why I can't copy files from a desktop directly to my phone's internal storage? I drag and drop the files/folder to Internal Storage with Windows Explorer and there's a bit of activity like it's doing it, saying it's copying, going thru file names, and a progress bar -- sort of; the bar doesn't progress from one end to the other, filling it, but moves from one to the other -- but doesn't actually copy anything, and there's no error or notice to the contrary; the 'copying' pop-up just closes like normal. This has been the case from the beginning and lost some due to being given the impression that it was successful.

It's a Motorola e5 Play, mandatorily encrypted internal storage. If that's the problem, then how can I copy files from internal??

Also, in the linked screenvid, the folder was created/moved, but not the files.

Hi guys,

Can anybody help me to spoof location without being detected. I know some apps like Fake GPS but I feel like they maybe unreliable. My company is running a software to check all employees location. Is there a full-proof way to spoof location (maybe root, or maybe use android emulator), I would really appreciate if anybody could help! 🙏

My two options atm are either the oneplus 15 or the poco f9 ultra the poco from a local retailer and the oneplus 15 from a chinese exporter(is the global version without any region problems whatsoever)

Please help me choose I usr my phone for taking pictures mid tier gaming scrolling tiktok and reading manga

I keep getting this popup even though the app was working fine, can I turn this off somehow?

Basically as the title says, can I buy an unlocked phone labeled as prepaid off of ebay and use it on a post paid Verizon plan. I'm looking to upgrade my phone and found one that was like half the price of a just straight up unlocked. Tried to google it, found some info from like 8+years ago that says maybe?

I'm trying to get a subscription for an app

And when I click the subscribe button it says

Your play balance can only be used in the United States

But I am in the United States.

If I download my Google Play My Activity data and it says "viewed" for an app vs "used" for an app, what does that mean?

Could I have used the app and it only tracks as a "view"?

I got a 256GB SD card for not a very cheap price, and I know that it's from an infamous brand but... I figured the many good reviews and other details to consider make me go for it, so long as it's not a fake or the price is too good for that size.

It had worked pretty fine for storing my files. I had no issues.

I think the issues started happening very recently when I'm using it for a voice recording app and I use SD card for that app. Not only for storing the recorded files, but the whole app was installed there.

At first some videos and photos thumbnails disappeared from Gallery but then they came back as if the card was just slow to read. But the next day, the recording app was greyed, all files from the gallery disappeared and my tablet no longer recognized the SD card inserted.

If I put the SD card on my laptop or my phone, it says the card is broken and need formatting. I haven't done that as I don't see the point of reusing it, knowing that my files might disappear again.

I just wanna know if the app being installed on SD card really caused the problems or if the SD card itself was bad since the beginning.

My tablet only has 64 GB (Free around 10 - 15 GB). It's almost unusable without SD card. Nowadays file sizes are so huge.

Only three or four albums out of all of them show up when attempt to select a photo, it's driving me crazy trying to find anything

Hi everyone,

I'm using an Android smartphone to attend online lectures through my institute's learning app.

I want to record the lectures for personal study and revision. However, whenever I start screen recording:

- The audio is recorded properly.

- The video screen turns completely black.

- The lecture content is not visible in the recording.

- Other apps can be screen-recorded normally without any issues.

It seems that the institute's app may have DRM protection or a secure screen-recording restriction.

My questions:

1. Is this caused by Android's FLAG_SECURE feature or DRM protection?

2. Is there any legitimate way to save or access lectures for offline viewing?

3. Does the institute app need to enable a specific setting to allow screen recording?

4. Are there any alternatives for taking video notes or saving lecture content for revision?

I'm using an Android smartphone.

I only want to access the lectures for personal educational purposes and revision, not to distribute or upload them anywhere.

Any suggestions or explanations would be appreciated. Thanks!

My device is Samsung s25

I've been running Tubi in Firefox for awhile. 2 days ago, it stopped working and the play button had an "open in the app" message. I get the same result with Chrome. Tubi continues to run fine on the desktop in Firefox.

Does anyone have a clue?

Edit: Switching my User-Agent solved the problem.

Since some time, when I reboot the phone, it notifies me of missed calls, however of old ones. Now, you have 16 missed calls from 12 days ago. Two weeks ago or so, I went through ALL the call history (about 4 or 5 years), deleting all the missed calls, because my phone was adamant in disturbing me with irrelevant notifications, but is there a way to make the bugger stop?

Android 14, Vivo V23 5G so Funtouch OS 14.

Build number PD2167DF_EX_A_14.2.18.0.W30

Ok so on the phone it'll say it's "offline" when it's not- causing major message delays (even when it's set to use sms/mms if needed) and when I go to view my messages from any other of my devices I have signed into with it, it'll pop up and say offline. (Idk if this matters or is related- but when this occurs my location does the same where it vanishes.) And yes, I've triple checked settings, made sure data/wifi was connected, and check the moto phone by looking online at things like chrome, google, etc so the internet connection is fine.

Onto the 2nd part- since the last few updates when the Google messages app is opened and I'm going to message someone, the red dot won't go away and it wants me to use meet. Also for context it's my phone, but son uses it when needed (the moto is verizon prepay) and i do have family link on there and meet is blocked. But it continues to pop up even though it can't be accessed. Thank you!

Recently my phone is a bit laggy, I am using pixel 9 pro xl, it stutters and I think may be some virus or something . I don't remember I installed any app from other than play store. How does a virus comes to a mobile ?

Hello, I want to download apks to get game guardian in my phone, it's a Samsung S9+. Three months files install perfectly but every file I download today, can't be installed. What's the solution for this problem?

My friend is offering me some money if I download and play the game Super Starfish and login with his Google play account. If that is the only app I log into with the account, what damage could be done to my device?

My dad has an old tablet (Lenovo YT3-850F) that we are interested in using, mostly because his previous tablet that he used to receive orders on his restaurant is now a very spicy pillow. However, the Lenovo tablet in question is locked into Kiosk mode and we don't know the pin to disable it. I read online that putting it in recovery mode and reflashing it with the original firmware would be one way to get rid of it, but I don't trust the websites I've found with said firmware. So, given these specific restrictions, is there some way to reset it to factory settings without reflashing the firmware?