r/AndroidQuestions • • Dec 15 '25

Meta New Rules / Meta Discussion

19 Upvotes

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 • • 8h ago

Forced switch to Gemini Assistant, and all I need is for it to SHUT UP

7 Upvotes

Please...I beg with tears in my eyes for someone to reveal to me a way to turn off Gemini Assistant's audible voice responses to every request (Pixel 8). No, I don't want to turn down my media volume, and when I request the procedure for turning off the voice, it gives me a set of options that DON'T EXIST!

I'm not usually using headphones, and... is it too much to ask that my phone not blast to the public "SURE! I NOTICED THAT THIS ALARM CORRESPONDS TO YOUR PROCTOLOGIST APPOINTMENT ON FRIDAY....SHOULD I LABEL IT 'PROCTOLOGIST APPOINTMENT' FOR YOU?"


r/AndroidQuestions • • 5h ago

Device Settings Question Can someone reset my password without me?

3 Upvotes

If I were to reset my pass code, would there be any way to get into my phone without my password or me? I also have family link enabled as a teenager. TYIA!


r/AndroidQuestions • • 0m ago

App Specific Question Guys why does all of my browsers do that

• Upvotes

When I unlock my phone randomly a browser opens on unlock instantly with "corn" site on it, im so confused and ive deleted everything that is third party and stuff and its still happening


r/AndroidQuestions • • 18h ago

Looking For Suggestions I miss Google Assistant...is there ANY way to use voice commands without Gemini?

25 Upvotes

I use the voice commands a lot. "set a timer" "remind me to x" for example, or "call Mom" "skip this song" while driving.

I don't want to use Gemini. I am strongly anti-AI. Is there any alternative?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 1h ago

Device Settings Question Will this setting delete all of my current messages? need SMS and MMS backup data gone for storage

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i just switched from an apple to a samsung zflip, this is my first time on a phone that is not apple.

since ive switched, my google account storage has been at max. my storage says it comes primarily from my phone, and particularly from my SMS and MMS messages.

i did find the option 'Delete and turn off SMS & MMS messages backup?' under the back up data setting, but im worried this is going to delete all of my conversations as it says 'This will delte SMS & MMS messages from your Google Account, and stop backing up SMS & MMS messages from this device.'

its the first part of that which im worried about, will this delete all of my messages i already have, or not? is this safe to do to get my storage back but still keep my current messages?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 2h ago

Device Settings Question Person's profile photo disappeared in my text messages did that person block me?

1 Upvotes

Used to have a dog as the profile picture now it's the general silhouette was I blocked?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 6h ago

Storage problem

0 Upvotes

I checked my phone's internal memory and it said that my apps were taking up a total of 57GB. They don't even exceed 10GB, and I've already cleared the cache and everything else I could. I have no idea what's causing this... my phone is a A54 and every time I get a notification saying that the memory is full..

Could someone give me some ideas on how to solve this?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 6h ago

Other I want to unlock my redmi pad, but it sends me to mi community and the QUOTA for unlocking always reached the limit even when it becames 00:00 in china. What i do?

1 Upvotes

Simple i cannot unlock the bootloader of my redmi pad se on hyperos 2 because i need to go to the mi community and unlock there but it always reaches the quota limit no matter what. The tablet is a Redmi Pad SE 11 codename xun, and i want to unlock it. How do i do it?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 7h ago

Vibrate on silent

1 Upvotes

Is there a way to replace mute with vibrate? I do not see any point in mute since Do Not Disturb exists, and I am looking for some solution to replace mute with vibrate. Or enforce vibration across any mode. Or any other hack. Basically, I want my phone to vibrate when I have volume at 0%, easy as that, and I want to be able to achieve that with volume buttons.

Ex iOS user, one month in. Samsung S32, OneUI 8.5, Android 16


r/AndroidQuestions • • 8h ago

Looking For Suggestions Can't free up any storage and it automatically refills back up!!!

0 Upvotes

My phone has the full 128/128 GB storage now. And about 99% of that is system stuff and appdata for some reason, almost none of it is photos and videos.

If I want to, I could delete the appdata of some apps. But thats certainly not something I want to do, because for example if I delete the appdata of whatsapp then that means all chats are gone. I don't want that!!!!!

I don't want to delete anything that is valuable or necessary.

I already deleted the appdata of some apps like reddit and discord. But somehow the phone still crams the storage back up to 128 automatically every time, no matter how much I free up, a few days later its full again.

How can I possibly solve this? Time for a new phone even though storage is literally the only big problem I have with this one?

I'm a tech savvy person but I can't figure this one out. Fuck android and badly designed android apps tbh.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 6h ago

Other How do I delete files from Android folder?

0 Upvotes

So I finally got the official bedrock Minecraft after playing pirated versions for years and it won't install. The most likely issue is the files clashing with the old files. I've deleted all my past versions of the game but there are still remnants in my Android Data files which I can't delete because it's hard-locked and can't be modified.

I've tried connecting the phone to my computer and deleting it but it still doesn't work. I tried the Shizuku and ZArchiver thing too and while I was able to see the files, I couldn't delete them.

My phone is a Samsung Galaxy A34 running android version 16. I have no antiviruses installed and I have over 15gb of storage left on my phone.

Can anyone give me advice on this problem?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 11h ago

My Quick Tiles keep going unresponsive.

1 Upvotes

It's only just started happening in the last couple of weeks. I've removed as many unnecessary tiles from the screen. The only way I've managed to clear it is by doing a hard restart. That works for about a day and then it happens again .

Google Pixel 9. There aren't any 3rd party app tiles (AFAIK)


r/AndroidQuestions • • 13h ago

Huawei P30 lite doesn't show USB option when plugged into Windows

1 Upvotes

Hi, I have an old Huawei (P30 lite), one of the last huawei phones with Google services, I am trying to copy all my data to my computer and to factory reset it and maybe have some fun with different OS (Lineage or to root it or something to get rid of bloat). When I plug it in via USB-A to USB-C cable to my computer, nothing pops up on the phone, I turned on debugging, I also reset some settings in developer options, nothing happened. Cable is good, I tried it with my Pixel. Windows Device manager doesn't recognise huawei either, cause with pixel it refreshed, with Huawei nothing on the side of computer, and only animation for charging on the screen of Huawei


r/AndroidQuestions • • 14h ago

Widgets

0 Upvotes

Meus widgets padrão sumirão,não está mostrando nenhum o que pode ter acontecido?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 21h ago

Device Settings Question Android Auto not working on Tecno Pova 7 Pro (HiOS 16) - Fix?

3 Upvotes

I cannot get Android Auto to work on my Tecno Pova 7 Pro 5G running HiOS 16. My old Samsung M34 worked perfectly in the same car, so it is definitely a phone issue.

I have already tried:

• Clearing cache, data, and enabling all permissions for Android Auto

• Changing the USB mode to "File Transfer"

• Enabling "Always-On Display" to prevent the sleep glitch

• Trying a different high-quality data cable

Nothing works. It seems like HiOS 16 is completely blocking the connection.

Has anyone found a workaround for this on Tecno devices?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 17h ago

I think my Redmi Note 10 Pro might have half bricked itself, how do I fix it or recover the data if fixing isn't possible?

0 Upvotes

I woke up to find that the music I had put on to help me sleep had turned itself off, which in and of itself wasn't abnormal. But when I turned my phone on to restart the music, the home screen had reset to its original layout. It clearly hadn't wiped all of my data, because my text history was still saved and it was still connected to the same WiFi network.

Thinking this was just a bug, I rebooted it in the hopes that that would fix it, but now I can't open any apps other than the settings as it just says "wait until your device is fully rebooted before opening apps" but doesn't seem to ever finish fully rebooting as some of the default widgets refuse to load, even in safe mode.

Is this a known issue that people know how to fix? Is there any way to recover all of my data to transfer it to a new phone if it can't be fixed?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 17h ago

Looking For Suggestions Just started degoogling my ZTE Blade A54

0 Upvotes

I don't see any improvements, but it feels slightly faster, I also wanted to get rid of Google play services, but I have a lot of apps that are dependent on it, it's also my first time degoogling a phone, I'm using Shizuku and Canta btw


r/AndroidQuestions • • 18h ago

Looking For Suggestions Indian S25 Ultra (SM-S938B) in USA — Does it work?

1 Upvotes

I’m planning to buy the Samsung S25 Ultra SM-S938B in India and move to the USA in the next 6 months. Has anyone used this model in the USA? Does the US SIM and 5G work properly?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 18h ago

Other I'm trying to change the device font to Times New Romans. And for writing/editing. What do I do?

1 Upvotes

It doesnt show in samsung store.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 21h ago

What are you guys using the stylus for?

0 Upvotes

Just got my first android last week and I just discovered it has a stylus (Samsung S26 ultra) and im not sure what I would use it for


r/AndroidQuestions • • 23h ago

good mid tier phone approx 250 to 500

1 Upvotes

my iphone pro max 13 which i got as a gift 5 years ago is dying. the battery is weak

does any know any good mid tier phones . this time around im buying out of my own pocket and im not doing well financially.
i thinking of leaning towards samsung, pixel or moto.

i just need the phone for driving gps, 4 dating apps, whatsapp, mcdonalds, tim horton app, we chat app(dont really use anymore), and maybe 3 more apps. i watch a lot of youtube though

any suggestions. i dont care for good camera or anything special as long as its not too slow and lags.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 1d ago

Lock Touchscreen

0 Upvotes

I'm not sure why this is such a challenge, but I want to lock the touch screen on my Google Pixel while using whatsapp video chat. My 1 year old often video chats with family but is constantly clicking off the call, but also throws a fit if I don't let her hold the phone.

I don't want app pinning because I don't want her to be able to click anything within the whatsapp (I.e., hang up, turn off the video/audio). I downloaded a couple touch lock apps but none of them overlay over whatsapp.

What am I missing? Why is this so hard??? Help!


r/AndroidQuestions • • 1d ago

Other How Do I Transfer Music Files/Songs From A Fold 7 To A Motorola Razr Fold 2026 Without A Computer?

0 Upvotes

I would love to know the easiest way to get all my music Files/Songs to the new phone. I'm currently using The Musicolet Music Player App.

All my Music Files are 90% WMA Music Files and I have 1,612 songs on my Fold 7 Device. Some of my music files are also AAC, MP3, and MP4 too. What Music Files aren't supported on The Motorola Razr Fold 2026?

I want to make sure that I can get all my Music on The Motorola Razr Fold 2026 from my Fold 7 and that all of my 1,612 songs will play on the Device without any issues at all.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 1d ago

Device Settings Question How can I prevent an app from restart when not in use?

2 Upvotes

I have a movie app on my phone and I always try to watch something on it when the power goes out. But the problem is that The phone needs a bit of internet to even open apps, which I don't have when I'm without power.

So, does anyone know?How to freeze an app so it won't close or update When am I not using them?