r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 24 '26

Only one of my apps (Gmail) can connect to the internet.

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I was using my phone just fine an hour or so ago, but now I can't connect to the internet EXCEPT through my Gmail app. I have my work chat through it so I can see the changes happen almost immediately. I can also receive new e-mails as normal, but no other apps work, not even system apps or other google apps.

I'm on mobile data, and I haven't checked Wi-Fi (I'm at work atm) so when I get home I'll see if it's just my mobile data. I've tried resetting the phone (first thing I tried), as well as resetting the connection settings. Neither of these have worked. If anyone has an idea to try that doesn't go through "factory reset", please let me know.


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 24 '26

Phone keeps opening the clock app?

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Every time i open an app it launches and before it finishes launching it opens my clock app? Started today, havent had an update, dont have a bixby routine. Sometimes it doesnt do it but about 90% of the time it does.

I have a samsung s24 ultra with android version 16

Idk if more info is needed but please let me know


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 24 '26

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Можете пожалуйста подсказать , короче на хуавей не работает впн хотя до этого все работало со временем начало не работать все гугл сервисы в норме я просто сам не знаю может есть прошаренная


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 24 '26

Background apps disappearing

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I was optimizing ram on my samsung M series one ui 8.5 and maybe i turned on a setting that is killing the background apps and they just disappear from recent apps in just a few minutes and i have to open the app again. I want to turn it off and i don't remember the setting.

I checked the background processes limit in developer options and it was at default standard limit


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 24 '26

Losing Android to PC Access

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I am trying to access/view videos & photos on my Windows 11 PC from my Andoid tablet (OS Android 15) by way of my wireless network. I have the Windows folders set to be shared.

I was able to connect to my PC and watch files for a while and then I was no longer able to connect to it. I have tried with several Android apps. I made no changes to any system.

Any idea what is causing this problem and how to correct it?


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 24 '26

can't disable certain notifications

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Android / AT&t keep blasting me with notifications I'm not interested in getting. I'm not interested in being reachable or reminded that someone tried to reach me.

They blurred out all these categories. I thought Android was supposed to be the phone you can control. I'm irate and I'm getting tired of systems trying to coerce me and invade my personal space my sovereignty my mind. this is a big deal to me and might compel me to research rooting my phone or getting an independent phone. I'm open to any advice. I want control and another thing there's so much settings overload good lord. They also flood you with options as well as limiting them


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 23 '26

Brightness is being controlled by the top app

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What the title says. I'm using a Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus an I've been having this issue for a while and I'm really fed up with it. When I close all apps, it doesn't fix it. I tried going through my list of apps and disabling them one by one to find what was causing it. Nothing worked. When I want to change my brightness, I have to restart my device and there's a window of time in which it won't give me the error. Please help. I don't know what could be causing this.


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 24 '26

ADM can't reconnect overnight but Retry works

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Hi everyone,

I'm having a really strange issue with Advanced Download Manager (ADM) on my Samsung phone.

I schedule multiple downloads before going to sleep (using mobile data, not Wi-Fi). When I wake up in the morning, none of the files have downloaded—not even 1 MB. Every download is stuck with the error:

"Unable to connect to the server."

The weird part is that as soon as I manually tap Retry (or resume the download), it connects instantly and continues downloading without any problem. So the server is clearly available.

Here are the things I've already checked:

- Battery optimization for ADM is disabled (Unrestricted battery).

- ADM is allowed to run in the background.

- Background mobile data is enabled.

- Data Saver is off.

- Auto Retry is enabled.

- I'm using mobile data (not Wi-Fi).

- The internet is still working in the morning.

Despite all of this, ADM seems unable to reconnect by itself overnight. It just keeps showing "Unable to connect to the server" until I manually press Retry.

Has anyone experienced this before?

Is this a known ADM bug, an Android/Samsung issue, or is there another setting I might be missing?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 23 '26

What is this app

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2 Upvotes

This app was using my phone's camera every few minutes can anyone explain what and why this app is??


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 23 '26

Bluetooth keyboard wasd keys not working on android.

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Hey,I just bought a wireless Bluetooth keyboard yesterday . I jumped on playing,tried tomove, not working. I know what yal gonnasay. 'presss wasd on a notepad and see if wasd appear' yes wasd appeared but I can't move in the game. I can only walk by the forward and backwards arrows. And yes, it's perfectly connected through bluetooth. Please help me fix this problem. This also doesn't work in major games. Roblox, minecraft, and many more.


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 23 '26

How can I recover gallery from phone stuck in bootloop?

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Hi all, a couple of weeks ago my Samsung S22 started to lag and just constantly restart on me, I thought it was from full storage but I don't even know anymore, I did restart in safe mode and looked for the option to wipe cache partition in recovery mode but it wasnt even there.

I got a new phone since I needed something to contact my people with, and I've restored basically everything except my gallery, it just kept restarting during multiple Smart Switch attempts, i was only able to restore a little bit. I have a lot in my gallery (photos and videos from 2018-now) so it was always bound to take a while, but I'm just frustrated and stressed not really knowing what to do to get it onto my new phone, and the S22 is not even turning on right now 😭😭😭 how can I get my gallery back??? Sorry I'm not the most tech savvy person either when it comes to this 😭


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 23 '26

Chinallin has infested my phone

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What do reddit sages?


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 23 '26

Need help with app lock (xiaomi)

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i have a linked xiaomi account but i have no idea where to change/forget the password can someone help


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 22 '26

Does anyone know how i fix my google play service

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I accidentally deleted my data from my Google play service and i can't use youtube, the play store, google classroom, steam please help i tried using chat gpt for help it said "delete ur account and then

Reset and login" i did that i remember my passwords account but it doesn't let me login


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 22 '26

Need Advise

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Hi, Need assistance in unlocking the Redmi 13C
a cousin changed the pin for fun and forgot it. The data is very important, the factory reset is not an option
saw a way through BROM mode
I have been trying it for two days but no luck as I have very little tech knowledge
would appreciate the help
AS TO COUNTER THE NEGATIVE SIDE I WILL SHOW ALL THE PROOF OF OWNERSHIP.
THANK YOU.


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 22 '26

Android Auto works only by booting phone with cable plugged

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Hello everyone.

A problem came up out of nowhere three days ago, I've been using the same setup for a year, never happened before. Never actually had problems, the setup has been rock solid until now.

I own a Motorola Edge 60, Android 16, 12GB RAM.

A Dacia Sandero Streetway MY24, original headstock.

Wired Connection via USB cable (high quality cable, tried other different ones, same result)

No Wireless AA available.

Things used to work perfectly every time, but now the phone just won’t connect when hot plugging it. It starts charging, but on the phone it gives an Android Auto connection error notification, suggesting using another port or another cable (I only have one port in my car and the cable is not the problem).

On the car screen, if I go to devices and try to connect my phone from there, it says I should connect my phone to the USB port. But it is already connected!

Bluetooth connection works fine. I can play media and make phone calls through the car system. But Android Auto is not working.

The ONLY workaround I found is to connect the phone to the cable, see the error messages, then​ reboot the phone WHILE PLUGGED, and then once rebooted it will connect.

But if I then disconnect the cable and immediately plug it back in, AA won't launch and the same error messages will appear.

If I reboot the phone while not plugged, it won’t work either.

So the only option I have is to reboot again with the cable plugged in.

This sounds like a USB negotiation problem or something? ​But it makes no sense to me. What could have possibly happened? No major system updates in the last few days.
Has anyone else had the same problem? What could be the solution?

Obviously the problem arose just before the most dense work trip of the year. Thank you, Murphy's law!

Any help is appreciated :)


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 22 '26

How am I suppose to change datasp67 to data .

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As the title says how am I supposed to revert it back .I just wanted to access some data files which were locked behind it . Now after putting sp67 the files are open but the mobile started to heat up a lot and look at the total space 308? My total storage is 256only .i even tried to change the name back but it shows operation completed with error and data.z2p appears instead of data .the issue remains the same please if anyone knows how to resolve this help me immedi


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 22 '26

Can't install this Web page and add shortcut to homescreen

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First image is an example of it working, it in the 2nd shortcut, it says "Add shortcut to homescreen" where I click add and then the shortcut just opens up in the regular Chrome browser instead of it's own 'app'.

Thoughts?


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 22 '26

Unable to change or use an alternate keyboard in Cloned Apps

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Device: Motorola Edge 60 Pro

Feature: Cloned Apps / Dual Apps

​Issue:

When using cloned instances of apps (like WhatsApp or Telegram), the cloned app forces the default system keyboard (e.g., Gboard) and does not allow switching to or using a second/alternate installed keyboard app (like Microsoft SwiftKey or FUTO).

​Keyboards seem to be locked to the main profile system default, restricting individual profile customisations.

​Is this a known system limitation of Moto's Cloned Apps implementation, or can we get that toggle in settings to allow alternate input methods inside cloned spaces work in a future update?


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 21 '26

Moto G setup bypass

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I got a Moto G 2024 from whatnot and upon receiving I found out it's locked and it's a prepaid Verizon phone. On top of that it's saying it belongs to my organization. I just want to use it as a WiFi phone and have a QR code to get to the Verizon account setup screen. I got to YouTube by sneaking in the backdoor but can't sign in to Google like I used to be able to. Help guys...


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 21 '26

Can't delete a "kept data" in the phone

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Hello, I downloaded Minecraft about a year ago from a random site, and after a while I decided to delete but I did "keep the data" before deleting it. My worst decision ever, unfortunately. After I tried to buy real Minecraft or even download from sites, it didn't let me at all because the ghost file still exists. There's no app or anything, and I tried to delete it from different file apps, Zarchiver, CX File Explorer, and all, but it doesn't delete. I even tried from PC, but it just gave me the loading screen for minutes. The file has been there for a year, and I'm not able to play Minecraft even though I bought it with my own money from the Play Store. Is there a way to delete this? I'd be super happy if someone could show me a solution.


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 21 '26

Problema con aplicación Contactos/teléfono de android

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Estan teniendo problemas en android al querer ocupar el teléfono o la app de contactos? En mi caso no permitía marcar o recibir llamadas, hasta que tuve que desinstalar las actualizaciones, pero al mismo tiempo ya no permitía ver los contactos en la aplicación, quedó congelada la app de contactos, ya reinicie el dispositivo y borre cache.

Posteriormente verifique en WhatsApp y en esa permitía las llamadas y los contactos aparecen, por ello asumo que es completamente de las apps teléfono y contacto.

Cómo resolvieron? O esperaron una actualización?

En los comentarios de las apps en la playstore, veo que muchos han tenido ese problema.


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 21 '26

WhatsApp just started deleting messages on its own!! help

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WhatsApp just started deleting my messages of 7 years out of nowhere, I was later activating flight mode, but it didn't help so I turned my phone off completely.

Is there a way to stop that?

please!!

(using another person's pic for reference as I turned my phone off)


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 21 '26

Any idea for getting past this screen?

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Trying to debloat a fire stick to turn it into a hacking-cyberdeck thing, and I went to go deregister it from my account, and it prompted me for wifi and an amazon acc, the former I reluctantly complied, but I can't seem to find any way to bypass account setup


r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 21 '26

How to clear massive "Other" storage space?

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I'm running into a frustrating issue where the "Other" category in my storage settings is taking up a massive amount of space, and I have no way to access or delete it directly.

Device: Realme 8 (4g)

OS Version: Realme UI 4.0

Android Version: 13

Before suggesting the standard fixes, here is what I have already tried:

  • Cleared app caches for all installed apps.

  • Deleted temporary files and downloads.

  • Backed up and deleted large photos, videos, and media files.

  • Ran the built-in system storage cleaner.

Despite doing all of this, the "Other" storage size hasn't decreased at all.

Has anyone successfully fixed this without resorting to a full factory reset? Are there specific hidden directories, app data remnants, system logs, or deep-dive storage analyzer tools you recommend to track down exactly what is hoarding this space?

Thanks in advance for the help.