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    Subscribe button

    This differs from every other forum I use, where I can subscribe to any thread by clicking a button. It would appear I can only subscribe to a thread if I authored it, or replied to it. But what about when I find an existing discussion and want to monitor new replies?
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    Rooting program which isn't dodgy?

    Is there a way to root my phone without using some dodgy stuff like Kingoroot? That screwed up my last phone. I also need the rooting to leave everything already installed as it is and working. Is this possible?
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    Why can't apps be installed to the SD card?

    What's the reasoning behind preventing users installing to the SD card? On a Windows PC, if C: is full, I can install to D:. Since C: on a phone cannot be upgraded as it's soldered on, we need to install to D:.
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    Remove 4 hour limit on face unlock?

    I can't understand why there's a 4 hour limit on face unlock. I come back to my phone after not using it for 4 hours (yeah people sometimes stop using their phone for 4 hours), and I can't unlock it with my face. This is ridiculous. Any app or other tweak to bypass this stupidity?
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    Mouse for games - fails to work in some

    I plugged a USB corded mouse into an OTG adapter into my Android's USB. It works fine in the OS, in the game Merge Mansion, and in the shopping app AliExpress. But the two games within the AliExpress app, the mouse is ignored. Is there a way games can access the touchscreen input directly so...
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    An app to allow upside down portrait mode?

    I want to allow my phone to rotate the screen all 4 ways. Why should I have to know which end of my phone is which when I pick it up? It's not even consistent, we can have both landscapes, so why not both portraits?!
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    How to get full camera resolution?

    Send photo to PC, open in photo editor.
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    50MP camera, but app only creates 30MP photos

    I've got a Moto G31 2nd hand, just received it and set it up. It says on the back (and the specs I find online) it has a 50MP camera. Yet in the camera app, under settings, photos, rear photo resolution, I see "high resolution", "recommended: 7.5MP", "4.8MP". Weird they don't recommend the...
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    Drag the Windows 11 screen with the mouse, like you do on Android

    Ever since I've been playing Android games on an emulator on the PC (for the larger screen and better sound), I've got used to dragging items with the mouse, and scrolling the screen with the mouse (as in holding the left button and dragging). I now find myself trying to do this in Windows, say...
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    Why can't I delete my own question in here?

    Why can't I delete my own question in here? One I've just written - this one for example, which I put here just to try out something in the forum.
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    Really need a way to show running apps and sort out which ones run at startup, RAM full.

    People keep telling me Android can't run out of RAM. They're wrong. The OS can't perform magic. It must swap to disk, this is slow. On my old 2GB RAM phone, it runs out, it even takes longer to open the lock screen than it gives me to swipe the pattern, then times itself out! This insane...
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    Redesigned site

    What happened to this website? It's gone all plain white. I actually thought I'd gone to the wrong place and spent ages hunting down which forum I usually use!
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    Accessing a folder

    I have an app which claims to store data in the folder "/data/user/0/edu.berkeley.boinc/client" However Android 11 is being difficult and this path looks different everywhere I look, and I cannot get to the files in it. I tried: 1) USB cable to Windows 11 PC. I thought this showed the whole...
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    Ampere app - strange readings?

    Ampere (an app to show battery charge or discharge rate) doesn't seem to work properly for me. I'm using a Samsung A10. The charging socket is poor (rusty/dirty?), so I was checking the charging speed. With the phone idling and the screen on, with it plugged into the charger, the battery...
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    How to increase the time the lock screen stays on for

    I'm referring to the time between pressing the power button to switch on the screen, to the time the screen goes off again if I don't enter the PIN/pattern. It used to annoy me a little, if the phone was slow doing BOINC, it would time out before it had acknowledged my pattern. But now I've...
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    Move notifications to top of lock screen?

    I just missed an important call this morning. There were 4 missed calls from them, but because my Android 11 phone was locked, it decided notifications should no longer be at the top of the screen where I was looking and saw nothing, no let's put them in the middle! How absurd. I can't find...
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    How do I tell if my phone is connected to 3g or 4g?

    I want to know what network type my phone is **actually connected to right now**, not what it's capable of (which is all Google turns up when I ask the above question, stupid thing). It will do up to 4G(1) but I can find no way of finding out if it's on 3G or 4G. My old phone used to have 3G...
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    How to close an app completely?

    Many apps run in the background when closed. Boinc (continues processing science tasks), Ebay (to give me notifications), etc. Swiping up does not close the background part. How do I actually close them completely? Every webpage I found says swipe up! Well they're wrong! Android 11 if that...
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    Most recently used app list?

    I use a Windows computer, the start menu shows the most recent x apps. Very useful. Usually the app I want is right in front of me with one click. Is there an app doing a similar thing on Android?
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    Make Windows 11 PC auto accept bluetooth transfers?

    Since Windows 8, the ability to auto receive files over bluetooth has gone. Any way to fix this? Now before someone says "that would be insecure", I am not asking for it to just accept therm. But at the moment it doesn't even prompt me! My Android 11 phone, if a bluetooth file is sent to it...
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    How do I make Bluetooth 5 use WiFi like 3 did so I get the 24Mbps?

    How do I make Bluetooth 5 use WiFi like 3 did so I get the 24Mbps? Please don’t tell me you can’t get 24Mbps. The 24 in v3 came by using the Wifi. Here is a guy demonstrating it. How do I make 5 do this? P.S. no idea why this ended up in the lounge, I was never asked which forum to put it in.
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    How do I change the lock screen time?

    I am not referring to how long before the screen goes off after using the phone. When the screen is off, I press the button to unlock the screen. I now only get a few seconds to enter the pattern. I want it longer. I might be looking at what notifications there are, or I might be in the...
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    How to change colour tone (RGB) of display on Android 11?

    On my PCs, I can change the colour tone (by adjusting the relative values of R, G, and B on either the monitor, or using the graphics card software). How do I do this on Android 11? My new phone looks a bit yellowy compared to my (cheaper!) old phone. I want more blue and less of the others.
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    What current will my phone charge at?

    I can't believe this isn't findable on Google somewhere. The manual doesn't say! I have a Samsung Galaxy A10, and I'd like to know how much current it will charge with, so I know if it's worth getting a more powerful charger.
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    Where do I send complaints and suggestions on Android OS?

    I found this, they seem to develop Android: https://www.openhandsetalliance.com/ But I see no way of contacting them. I'm absolutely furious at their over the top security which is preventing 80% of Boinc [1] projects from working. How do I contact them and give them a clue stick? [1]...
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