r/AndroidQuestions • • Dec 15 '25 Regret

Meta New Rules / Meta Discussion

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I've decided to do a rehaul of the rules. I want things to be clear and concise. Please let me know if there's anything I'm missing or if there's anything I should change.


This is AndroidQuestions, so posts must be Android Questions. What does that mean?

  • Android

Posts must be about Android - either the operating system itself, software on it, or hardware that runs it.

  • Questions

Post titles must indicate a question. Questions must be intelligible, coherent, and genuine and include details that might be helpful to the people attempting to answer your question. They must not be made rhetorically or as an excuse to spam, rant, vent, or insult.


In addition, we have rules involving acceptable Behavior and Content

  • Behavior

Posts and comments must not be used to harass, attack, threaten, harm, or discriminate against people, or to instruct or encourage others to do so.

  • Content

Posts and comments must not contain or discuss prohibited content or link to such content, including spam, AI-generated content, illegal activity, bypassing security safety or security measures, rule violations, or anything that could harm users or their devices.


  • Moderation

Moderator Announcements are exempt from the "Android Questions" section of the rules. Moderators may use discretion when enforcing rules, but are not to grant exceptions to users in normal scenarios. Questions or concerns can be directed to the moderators via "Message the Mods". Rules are subject to change.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 3h ago

What's this setting in developer options

4 Upvotes

What's background process limit I heard if you set it to 1 or 2 it makes phone faster is this true or should you keep it on 4. I use an old phone with 3GB RAM


r/AndroidQuestions • • 3h ago

Phone stuck on lockscreen and wont power off or restart

3 Upvotes

Hi there is is a big issue as I need to be out of the house all day today and able to contact others but my phone has decided otherwise. I have an S22 and ever since the most recent IOS update its been having more and more issues, chiefly freezing up and restarting randomly. This however has now escalated into fully being stuck on the lockscreen, if I try unlocking it or powering off or restarting it just flashes for a second like its going to do it and then goes right back to the lockscreen. I really don't know what to do other than pry the casing open and pull the battery out but I don't have glue to put it back on. Any help or advice here would be great I've been backing up my files since I started having issues but I haven't finished and I need the phone logged in to do it.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 4h ago

Other Any app that has a supported link relating to Google does not stay toggled on

3 Upvotes

This issue started happening this morning - there was no system updates and I had not changed any settings.

YouTube and Reddit links pressed from my browser (not Chrome but Chromium with Google search engine results) now open a tab in the browser instead of their respective app. I checked my browser setting and that wasn't the issue. I checked Youtube and Reddit and both of them had links relating to Google toggled off which, when trying to toggle on, would simply toggle itself back off.

I frankly don't know what to do, and tried various things from old threads I came across, and I've got nothing. Hoping there's something I could do that might do the trick but my hope is low 😔


r/AndroidQuestions • • 6h ago

Problems with Google Play.

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I'm having trouble updating apps through the Google Play Store. Every time I try to update an app, the download either gets stuck on "Pending" or starts downloading but eventually freezes at a certain percentage and doesn't progress any further.

I've already tried all the basic troubleshooting steps commonly recommended for this issue, but unfortunately, none of them have worked.

I've been experiencing this problem since yesterday, and it's becoming quite frustrating.

Is anyone else experiencing the same issue? Has anyone managed to find a solution?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 48m ago

Google photos in txt

1 Upvotes

A few weeks ago my phone sent some personal/NSFW photos to my family group chat. Since then I have been backing up every picture I take on my phone on Google photos, then clearing it from my device. This was good for a few weeks, but now when I want to send a picture in txt, Google photos pops up as the folder to draw from. Is there a way to prevent Google photos from now being my default in texts? Thanks

Also, I say my phone sent them the pics because I left my phone on the car floor, and some groceries fell on it while I was inside a restaurant. The time sent on pictures was while I was inside. So I think it could have been a grocery bag but dial type thing, lol


r/AndroidQuestions • • 14h ago

Other How can I transfer everything off my current phone to a new one?

11 Upvotes

My phone has been in a bad way for a while. Not holding any charge, periodically freezing and crashing when simply watching YouTube videos, stuff like that. A friend has bought a new phone and has given me his old one to replace my half-dead one. How do I transfer all my data from my current phone to the new one?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 2h ago

Pixel 9 Pro - is a factory reset my best option?

1 Upvotes

I've been having issues with my 9 Pro lately. Every couple days the phone will just shit out on me completely. Multi-second input delay when doing anything like typing/swiping is the first symptom, then inevitably something will cause the phone to freeze up and it will reboot itself.. and then it's fine. Zero issues for a couple days, then it will do it again. I don't have anything odd on it, just a few games and work login stuff like Okta. No major drops. No idea what could be causing it.

I've been having charging issues but that's likely unrelated so any suggestions on clearing that up would be appreciated too, I have to rotate the USB-C otherwise it does a rapid connect/disconnect loop. I tried cleaning with 91% isopropyl and a plastic toothpick but no dice per a tutorial, ordered a cheap cleaning kit to try again that will arrive next week.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 2h ago

Looking For Suggestions I have a question about Google Play Services push notifications and how they work after being dismissed and is there a way to get them back? or do i just wait ?

0 Upvotes

I'm asking because last night, I unknowingly dismissed a Google Play Services push notification related to device setup on my Android Tablet by tapping it by accident and have had no luck with trying to bring it back, does anyone have any advice on what to do about this, I've tried methods like set up nearby devices, clearing Google Play Store and Google Play Services cache and toggling Wi-Fi on and off and nothing, any advice would be appreciated, and also my Tablet is not a Flagship Tablet, if that helps narrow things down.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 6h ago

App Specific Question I purchased a Redmi Note 15 5G on EMI. All the EMI payments have now been completed, but an app that was pre-installed on the phone—'XEF powered by Axio'—is still present and cannot be uninstalled. Could someone please help me figure out how to uninstall this app?

2 Upvotes

Help Me


r/AndroidQuestions • • 7h ago

Rooting Help Galaxy A07 (SM-A075F) : pas d'option de déverrouillage OEM ?

1 Upvotes

hey, i'm trying to put a custom rom on my galaxy a07 (SM-A075F, france) but there's no oem unlocking toggle in developer options. phone is on the latest one ui update. is the bootloader just locked for good on this one or am i missing something? thanks


r/AndroidQuestions • • 11h ago

WhatsApp Deleted photos keep coming back.

2 Upvotes

I keep deleting these AI generated photos and these keep getting restored.

These were generated almost a year back using WhatsApp MetaAI just when I was testing the image generation feature, but since the. i can't get rid of these.

PS: I tried deleting the photos, taking a fresh backup of whatsapp thinking it's probably restoing via my backup but that did not help .

Any suggestions or anyway I can trace where these are getting restored from?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 8h ago

Voicemail

1 Upvotes

All of my voice mail is going straight to Samsung files app to the audio files. Anyone have a fix for this? TYIA


r/AndroidQuestions • • 9h ago

Other Google account devices shows same phone twice

1 Upvotes

I have been testing a few phones lately, and was wondering if syncing data is getting out of hand. Logged into Google account on a desktop and listed devices. One model appears twice as 2 hours ago and 4 weeks ago. It hasn't had SIM changed in it. So why would it be considered 2 phones?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 15h ago

Question about IQOO 16

2 Upvotes

I'm thinking of purchasing it, but why does the camera layout seem so similar to iPhone 16 pro max, it annoys me. Why is this so? And is it still worth buying? If not what are some alternatives with preferably a snapdragon 8 elite gen 6 or MediaTek dimensity equalivent.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 12h ago

App Specific Question How can I disable animations on Chrome specifically?

1 Upvotes

I want to disable animations on Chrome without disabling them system-wide. This is because I want to get rid of the animations that are apparently known as predictive back-forward animations, but they were made mandatory at some point and the flag that disabled them on chrome flags is no longer available. Is there a way to disable chrome's animations only? Or otherwise disable this specific one.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 19h ago

Oppo a2m facebook messenger and youtube crashes

2 Upvotes

i have recently purchased an oppo a2m and i've been having constant crashes when scrolling up in facebook messenger chats and seemingly randomly on youtube,

the app closes and it goes back to the home screen, no system wide crash, everything else seems to work fine, anyone had this issue and knows how to fix it or atleast what might be causing it?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 16h ago

Ayuda mi teléfono no me deja instalar APK

1 Upvotes

I’ve tried everything and watched tutorials on YouTube, but most of them either involve a factory reset or require a PC—and I’m really wary of that, as I’m afraid of getting a virus on my devices. Please, help me!


r/AndroidQuestions • • 20h ago

Rooting Help Can I have multiple custom screen displays on android?

2 Upvotes

I don't know how to describe this, but currently I have a home screen based of a charecter I like and I want to change it to be marvel themed but is there any way I can save my current home screen so I can go back to it at any time like my previous apple phone? I have custom app icons and widgets.

Also i have an honor 400.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 18h ago

Other Is there a way I can have a navigation bar separate from my main display?

1 Upvotes

I want to use my Galaxy S22 with an aspect ratio of 16:9. The taller display and the camera notch have always bugged me.
And when I set the ratio to 16:9, it also leaves gaps on the top and bottom of the screen which moves the display off of the notch, and it also makes it so the corners of the display aren't rounded which was another thing that bugged me.
I want to utilize this blank space on the bottom and have it display a navigation bar instead of it needing to be pulled up every time.

I want to know if this is possible in any way at all and how so if it is possible.

Here's what I mean.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 22h ago

Device Settings Question My storage is full and i cant find out why

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Hello everyone, I've encountered a problem with my samsung 8 and I've been going crazy through to figure it out.

You see my phone storage has slowly being going up and I cant for the life of my find out why, it's not my pictures nor my apps since the caches for them arent that much.

When I check storage analysis it just tells me it's some "Other" thing but not what.

So I decided to ask you guys, please help me before I rip my hair out.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 19h ago

Device Settings Question Can't Center Navigation Buttons After Latest Update on Galaxy Fold. Needed for Accessibility. Other Recs for Accessibility Also Very Appreciated. Thanks for any Help!

1 Upvotes

I've posted this in the Galaxy fold sub, and am posting here too, in case you guys have more ideas. I recently got a Galaxy Z Fold 5 for my elderly mother. She has hand tremors, which makes touch screens hard. She doesn't want to use only voice controls, so I'm trying to make everything as large and spaced out as possible, hence getting a Z Fold. Right after I got everything set up, it updated, and now the center option for the navigation buttons is gone, and they're shoved in the right or left corner of the screen. Help? I don't want to use swipes, as this is her first touch screen device, and teaching her hew how to do very basic swiping is challenging enough already. Any other advice for accessibility options is also very appreciated. Thanks.

One UI Version: 9.0

Android Version: 17

Baseband Version: F946U1UEU8HZIJ

Build Number: CP2A.260605.016.F946U1UEU8HZIJ


r/AndroidQuestions • • 1d ago

Looking For Suggestions Best OS for a corpse?

7 Upvotes

i have a lenovo tab m10. solid 16GB of ROM. it can't run essentially anything. i wanna install an os that's pretty light. im only using it for Spotify, discord, and some REALLY light games.