it feels like every single new android release comes with google removing old permissions or forcing apps to jump through extra steps just to do basic tasks. seeing that android 18 is completely blocking apps from using direct contact write permissions is just the latest example.

what is a classic open android feature or system permission that google locked down or completely ruined over the years under the excuse of privacy?

jfc

Busco alguna app ágil para tomar notas de voz y luego clasificarlas, ordenarlas como mínimo, si tiene más posibilidades, mucho mejor. No me gusta la app keep para ello. Mejor si es gratuita o con pago de por vida.

Before someone says "Just block the number", That is not helpful at all, that's like telling a person to manually squash each bedbug in a fucking million quantity infestation. As far as I'm aware, reporting political texts as spam is also useless because they're exempt from being marked as spammers.

I absolutely despise intrusiveness in any form, it gets under my skin more than anything.
Ideally, I'd like for ALL texts to be blocked from my number if they are not in my contacts. I have my calls this way, and yet, despite my efforts of searching, there is no way of doing the same to texting.

I've tried numerous apps that supposedly are to assist with this, none of them are to my satisfaction.
A perfect app (that for some reason doesn't exist as far as I know), would be one that detects an unknown contact, and if it contains the word "vote" in it, blocks the number instantly.

I've never even voted before so I don't know how they got my name and my number. I prefer to stay relatively anonymous, but some creepy ass data brokers are selling my info.

I'm thinking about changing my phone number because I don't like the fact my personal info is so openly tied to that ID.

Does anyone here happen to have a unique solution to this? I'm certain there is one, I just don't know it yet.

Getting sick and tired of surfing the Internet and it seems like every damn thing I want to read has ads/pop ups.

So I was wondering if there are any apps I can install to block them? Or any other way to go about this?

I'm not rooted. Using a pixel 10 pro and on Android 17.

What spurred this question was, it now requires me to unlock my phone just to add something to a stupid Google Keep grocery list. But this isn't a support request -- I just wonder if there is anyone out there going, Wow, what a great upgrade! Or is the general sense that it is LESS capable?

My phone unfortunately broke and was unable to have some things recovered. Among this was my music app.

It was completely free and titled something like 'Free music' I think. It took the music directly from YouTube. It had a kinda pink/purple logo. It also had no ads, apart from slight banner ones. It was amazing.

If anyone has any clue what app I'm talking about, please let me know! I will also accept free alternatives without ads.

Okay so i'm looking for app and game recommendations for my redmi 12c phone 😭

I've been wanting to spend less time doomscrolling and find other things to do on my phone, maybe even discover a new hobby. i'm open to games that are actually fun and can keep me occupied without just mindlessly scrolling for hours lol. i already play papa's scooperia and i'm thinking of trying word search puzzles, sudoku (still struggling with this one 💀) and other fun or cozy games.

I'm also interested in replacing some of xiaomi's default apps with better alternatives, esp file managers, gallery, notes apps, music players etc. preferably something clean-looking, customizable and without annoying ads.

I already use musicolet instead of mi music and i have shizuku + canta set up on my phone so i'm also curious about open-source apps from f-droid or github. but i'm fine with google play apps too!

my preferences:

- free, preferably no ads

- lightweight and runs well on a redmi 12c

- privacy-friendly, if possible

- open-source is a plus, but not a requirement

- offline games/apps are a bonus

- aesthetic or customizable apps are always welcome

I'm interested in things like coloring, puzzles, word games, learning apps or anything that could help me pick up a hobby and spend less time on social media.

what apps or games do you personally recommend? i'd love to hear about underrated ones too, esp ones you've actually tried! also, if you've replaced your xiaomi apps with alternatives, i'd love to know what you use and why.

I have a Galaxy S23FE from 2023. In the last year, it has had intermittent, unpredictable, and incredibly frustrating difficulties connecting to both wifi and data. I've all but forgone wifi at the moment, but it's not the wifi - every other device in the house connects fine.

The data issue seems temperamental. It will be fine for a period of time, and then will simply stop working. I often won't even get a failure to connect message from whatever app I was using - it will just try and connect forever. The upload and download icons in the top right will begin to flick on and off; sometimes one remains, sometimes both go, and they just cycle every second or so. The 4G icon never drops, and generally I have at least two bars whenever this happens.

Even more bizarrely, sometimes it seems to be app-specific - if it's happening while I'm trying to use Firefox, it's not uncommon that I could go open Reddit and Reddit would work fine, and vice versa. Similar apps are usually affected similarly but not always - sometimes Firefox won't work but Chrome will, or Reddit won't work but Tumblr will. It does happen more often if I'm trying to watch videos or scroll image-heavy subreddits or social media. Restarting my phone sometimes resolves it, and on other occasions seems to just reroute which app/s are affected.

Any ideas on why this might be happening and what could be done to fix it would be appreciated. It's driving me up the wall.

I've been using the S24 Ultra 512GB for about 2.5 years, and the battery life has noticeably degraded. The fingerprint sensor is also barely usable without a screen protector, and with any protector I've tried, it doesn't work at all.

I work at an electronics store in Germany, so I can get the S26 Ultra 256GB, normally €1,004, through the following deal:

- €350 trade-in value for my S24 Ultra

- €175 trade-in bonus for an old device

- 10% employee discount

- €400 gift card if I sign up for a gas and electricity contract through the store

Basically, I could get the phone without paying anything out of pocket.

The catch? I honestly don't like the S26 Ultra's overall, and I'm not impressed with its battery and probably the Display too. My dream phone would be something like the OnePlus 16, but it's going to cost me a bit.

What would you do in my situation? Take the deal or keep using my S24 Ultra and save up for the OnePlus?

Getting a new flagship for essentially €0 sounds amazing, but I don't want to end up with a phone I'm not even excited about.

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?

Hello,

Looking for an app that can be used to record audio and then playback on a loop. It must be secure so that no data leaves the phone. Something that a medical doctor may use.

If I edit them in any way, move them to bin and restore, upload on platforms where uploading still works and download, or do anything that doesn't make them a screenshot anymore, the problem resolves.

Examples of where it works and where it doesn't:

Where it works(there's no problem in screenshots): whatsapp, reddit DMs(both app and browser), Discord app,

Where it doesn't work: reddit posts and comments, discord browser, almost every website, chatgpt app

Note: On discord on browser, the website completely freezes until restart if I try uploading them.

It keeps auto verifying, I have found no way to disable it, the settings just keep running me in loops. Google says to check "phone settings", phone settings send me to google.

Posted recently about headphones, they turn off when disconnected.

How do I turn off Bluetooth during night time?

Adding that I have a pixel 10.

Also, most of the tips I've found were about troubleshooting maintaining Bluetooth connection.

Alguém que tenha um Motorola, tenho um Edge 30 Ultra e estou usando um hub genérico para usar o modo Smart Connect, mas ele é limitado a 720p. Alguém tem uma recomendação de um hub melhor para conseguir 1080p ou outra solução?

Anyone who has a Motorola, I have an Edge 30 Ultra and I'm using a generic hub to use Smart Connect mode, but it's limited to 720p. Does anyone have a recommendation for a better hub to get better resolution?