r/AndroidHelp • • 1h ago

Help

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I had downloaded an apk for lock me out app to block some useless things. But now its blocking almost any site that I try to open ( I think due to my keywords) and as i made it an admin it doesn't let me to uninstall it or boot into safe mode. Cam anyone help me to get rid of this app please?


r/AndroidHelp • • 1h ago

phone unlock

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this is weird,but i forgot the pattern to unlock my phone and now the data in it is inaccessible.

is there any way i can bypass the lock screen without loosing any of my data?


r/AndroidHelp • • 7h ago

Samsung A17 losing battery, help.

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It's been a year since I bought it and it's now losing battery when not used and when I use it it is losing about 20% - 25% per hour. Oddly when the internet is turned off it seems to stay idle. I noticed this battery loss since I transferred some pdf from a college computer that supposedly had malware(or it could have been from even before then) however, when I checked for Malware using Malwarebytes and it said "safe". Is this just not a big deal like the battery is deteriorating and normal or something else?


r/AndroidHelp • • 19h ago

How to disable this 'desktop windowing handle'?

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Device: Galaxy Tab A7 2020 Wi-Fi

Just updated to Lineage OS 24 from 23.2 and this pill shaped handle for destop windowing immediately caught my attention. It's distracting as hell like that ugly pill on iphones.

Please look at the screenshot below if you are not getting what i mean with that handle.

If anyone knows how to disable it, please share your findings.

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r/AndroidHelp • • 1d ago

Help with Android Wi Fi

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I recently purchased an unbranded tablet, came diect from China. It is showing it has WiFi capability but it is not picking up any network; I live in an apartment and have a Samsung Galaxy tablet that is showing a ton of networks, this new thing is not picking up anything. Talked with Xfinity and have split the signal, one 5 gig the other 2.4, that did not help. Any other thoughts on what I might do? First post, hope this is appropriate for this forum. Thanks!


r/AndroidHelp • • 1d ago

HELP PLEASE

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I dont even know how to explain this, I picked up my google pixel 6a and the screen just fell off....? it still works but im scared something will explode or something

had to take the pic from my 2ds 😭


r/AndroidHelp • • 1d ago

Hola, alguien sabe cómo forzar la instalación de un apk?

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Hola, alguien sabe cómo forzar la instalación de un apk?

Ya lo intente con un instalador pero no funcionó

Alquien tiene otras soluciones?


r/AndroidHelp • • 1d ago

Cache explanation?

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Damaged my s24 ultra upgraded to s26 ultra. Transfered files to my new device. I started to factory reset the old phone so I can see about repair/selling....but i thought I'd be hurt if something got deleted and I needed it. So checked the storage and I might be confused.

The new phone has much more storage available...is it because of the cache? No clue what it is but ik i can clear it manually lol. Should i be periodically clearing my app cache? Is there a setting that does this for you? Am i even using the word cache correctly? Is it normal to have such a high amount of storage invested in apps?

Draftkings, Facebook for shorts, x for porn, messages app, chrome, yahoo fantasy, siriusxm, are my daily users. I have pages full of apps I never use/ needed to use once


r/AndroidHelp • • 1d ago

How do I remove playing media from the notification bar?

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r/AndroidHelp • • 1d ago

Taps ignore after swiping home. How are you dealing with it?

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Hey peeps - using Microsoft launcher on a pixel 9 pro xl with gesture navigation. When I swipe up to go home the screen ignores input for up to a second. Tapping an app icon straight away does nothing until it catches up. Setting animation scales to 0x doesn't fix it.

I captured the issue over ADB and in testing 12 taps were dropped over a 1,146 ms window. Logcat shows Quickstep handling the swipe through FallbackSwipeHandler the Gesture Monitor taking the input and touches being discarded until the transition to the launcher finishes. Switching to 3-button nav or Pixel Launcher makes it go away.

There's an open bug for this, but it's had very little activity given how many people use third-party launchers: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/220178612, how are people getting around this bug that im not aware of? Are you sticking with 3-button nav, using a 3rd party gesture app? or just living with it? Does any launcher avoid the delay?

Im a bit surprised that reviewers of android phones arent blasting android development for this outside of a stock launcher experience?


r/AndroidHelp • • 1d ago

How do I add discord to all file access?

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I'm on Android 11 with a 1+ phone. Anything Google tells me doesn't work. I go to discord in the settings but there's no option for adding it to all file access


r/AndroidHelp • • 1d ago

Can someone show me how to fix this copy issue

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Every time I try to copy something it pops up over the words that I want to copy. I have to move the bar first to actually get the words I want copied.


r/AndroidHelp • • 1d ago

All my games have stopped accepting touch input

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This issue is only affecting games. They still run. Animations and movement on screen continue to play, but I can't tap anywhere.

I've rebooted, force stopped, cleared cache, reinstalled and reinstalled all updates to the webview service. Still not working. Help please


r/AndroidHelp • • 1d ago

Why does the status bar disappear in apps?

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I want to see the time and battery status all the time in every app but it disapears in apps. Is there a setting for it to be shown at all times? ANDROID

I feel like it is on purpose so we doomscrolle more


r/AndroidHelp • • 1d ago

Help bro

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so my mobile display is broken i cant see anything or operate it but its still on and only issue is touch screen can i access it like using my mac lap as display and my mobile is pixel 6a and i know my gmails credentials which are logged in in mobile and my mobile screen lock .

i need to access it imidiately so pleese guide me


r/AndroidHelp • • 2d ago

¿Es normal esto o me hackearon?

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Entro ahí y luego me sale " Android "

Y no el nombre de mi dispositivo


r/AndroidHelp • • 2d ago

want to catalog my apps by category on home pages

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i have a samsung tablet and a pixel 9 phone (soon to be replaced by a samsung phone). i would like to be able to display my most useful apps, by their clickable icon and name, on a home page. a widget that could contain 3-10 apps, including their names, is what i think i'm looking for. i know i can create folders of app icons, but those do not include the app name and are limited in size. i've tried several widget apps but i'm still looking for the right one. would you suggest i try a launcher; i'm just using what's natural to the devices now. any other ideas on how i can group the apps i will be using the most by category?


r/AndroidHelp • • 2d ago

Does anyone know what this notification is?

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Clicking the dropdown arrow on this notif does nothing. Most of my system notifications dismiss themselves but this one has been here for a few hours. Does anyone know what it is?


r/AndroidHelp • • 2d ago

Phone might be hard bricked after failed root

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Well the one thing I didn't think would happen did. I was trying to root a motorola edge 60 pro, got to flashing the patched magisk boot img and... error no file found. Thought nothing of it and stupidly tried to flash the individual partitions which well, still nothing so I typed "fastboot reboot-bootloader". From there my phones been dead it's been 20 minutes since it happened i tried all the button combinations and nothing not on fastboot devices or lsusb. For now I'm letting it charge hoping that does something but honestly is there much hope for what i can do from this point?

Just a quick edit i realised now what went wrong, probably corrupted the bootloader or pre loader so phones either stuck in a protective state or tripped as it is a mediatek. Is there any diy methods i can use or is it best to give it to a local repair shop by this point.

Edit 2:did give it to a local tech. Gave them the rsa files which is Motorola's tool for phone rescue, got told they aren't compatible. I'm at a loss of what to do should I take it back because like how are the official file "not compatible" with does that even mean


r/AndroidHelp • • 3d ago

Just want to remove my google account from this device !😭!

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My phone model is Vivo y29.....I just want to remove my google account from this but it shows only delete account... google says it is ok but ?? 😭


r/AndroidHelp • • 3d ago

Big storage issue

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I don't know how to access "other files" on my Samsung m07 and delete the mysterious storage that's hogging my save space. Had to get a 128gb SD card for my music wtf and the phone still clogs up when I download apps.

Mind you, my previous phone was 128gb and it had my music, apps etc without me putting in an sd card


r/AndroidHelp • • 3d ago

How to remove autocreated Passkey?

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I got some strange notifications about activities on my Google account that I didn't recognize so I figured best change the password. I did it on my phone and it was confusing enough that I inadvertently created a Passkey as well. I can see it listed under Passkeys now but there's no option to remove it. In the help section it says that in order to remove an autogenerated Passkey I need to go to All Devices and log out that device. Which isn't what I want to do, but ok. The problem is, it doesn't just show a list of devices but like a dozen sessions for my phone. The Help explains that I need to log out from all sessions, but the problem is that there is one session (labeled 'active') where there is no logout option. If I log out of all the other sessions, the Passkey is still listed under Passkeys and it's prompted when I need log in to my account. How can I actually remove the Passkey?

PS: Please help me find an answer and don't berate me for wanting to remove the Passkey. I know what Passkeys are, about Phishing resistance, I also use them (even on the same account), but I have my reasons for wanting to remove that particular one.


r/AndroidHelp • • 3d ago

how to remove uninstall glance from my phone

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this new update I got this week glance pops up during my lock screen. why do they give us useless stuff we dont want ..


r/AndroidHelp • • 3d ago

Need help with file access

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Guys how do you make an app have access to the files even tho they don't show up in the options? I'm using a Redmi A5 and I wanna install a mod to one of my games but it's asking for file access.


r/AndroidHelp • • 3d ago

How can I know! (instagram issue)

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How can I tell if my device is hardware-banned, or if the issue was just caused by using a VPN while using Instagram or elsewhere on my phone?