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  1. nickdalzell

    Samsung One UI/Android 13 'app has been closed because it has a bug' issue

    This seems to happen with certain older apps I still like to use, and only on Android 13/One UI 5.1 devices. It's not a crash, because then it'd say 'app has stopped/app keeps stopping' instead. In this case, it shows 'Angry Birds has been closed because it has a bug' which appears to be a...
  2. nickdalzell

    Can we please stop the useless notifications please

    I have asked multiple times to find some way to have me stop getting notifications like ''you have reached level 31'' but apparently nobody cares. i only want to get notified about replies, likes, mentioned in comments, etc. I swear it infuriates me to see the little notification bell light up...
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    BUG: "currently unable to send your message. It will be sent automatically when service is available"

    Still having this issue randomly. Even with a Z Flip 4. Eventually texting breaks, and all messages stuck 'pending' with the toast message being in the thread title showing. In each case, I have full bars of either 5G+ or LTE+, and data and calling works. I just lose SMS. I'm not alone, as...
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    Why do youtubers hide or censor out applying thermal paste

    "I'm gonna use the perfect amount of thermal paste" proceeds to edit part of video out or move camera --Tronicsfix "oops, gonna need to put thermal paste on that [moves camera where the user can't see the process]" --Adrian's Digital Basement. The term "the perfect amount of thermal paste"...
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    My bunnies have figured out Linux!

    No this ain't no joke. The last week they've done anything from switching to the virtual terminal TTY2, to typing tons of 'nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn's' into the console, and this morning they figured out how to switch from TTY2 to X and closed out my Amarok music player and changed AF to white...
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    Still rocking my OG Galaxy Watch 46mm

    After trying the Wear OS versions they felt a lot like downgrades. Oh they were fast, were OK on battery (not great) but there were things I didn't like. 1. They look like smartwatches, not like actual watches. I am far more into vintage looks and that shows with the outfits I wear, trying to...
  7. nickdalzell

    Android Auto signal strength bug still exists

    Pioneer head unit in my Ridgeline. Not cheap ($499 when bought a year ago) has this bug with any Android Auto compatible phone (including the Z Flip 4) that makes it think there is no signal (shows a signal bar symbol with slash through it, and sometimes alternates between that and LTE/5G) even...
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    I just found my perfect Linux distro, Q4OS + Trinity

    For a long time I've either lived with Windows 7 or badly attempted themes on Linux, neither of which felt 'right' especially today. Either I lived with unsupported and constantly breaking software requiring involved methods to keep it going or I lived with 'modern' garbage with a skin on top...
  9. nickdalzell

    Another free laptop

    As my parents are moving to a new home they discovered an older Dell Inspiron "5000 series" lying around. They gave it to me. Not in too bad of shape, and I'm currently wiping it as we speak, and know for sure the battery is doing the '1-3-5 error' code (charging cycles exceeded) but I don't...
  10. nickdalzell

    Samsung A14 5G random 'red alert sound'

    That's exactly what it is. A sound very similar to a Star Trek Red Alert from the original series. this phone randomly makes this 'whoop whoop' alert sound once, and nothing is on the screen. last time it was when it was charging, today it just did it in my pocket. Nothing is listed in recent...
  11. nickdalzell

    How to "Gingerbread-ify" a modern phone

    I know about launchers and icon packs, but there never seems to be a way to completely get the look right. For example, there's no way I know of to get the Lock screen from Gingerbread (Android 2.3) on a modern device, and there's no way to get the icons for Walmart, Dollar General, or YouTube...
  12. nickdalzell

    Can no longer turn off the 'app is displaying over other apps' notification

    Samsung Galaxy A03s with Android 13 (One UI 5.x) I'm using a third-party edge panel app (which has widgets not found in the Samsung one and allows me some more room for shortcuts once I've maxed out Samsung's edge panel) and it displays a handle of its own and works fine. But I can't seem to...
  13. nickdalzell

    Amazon Music screwed up downloads on Android 13/One UI 5

    Today, I wanted to download some songs to re-create the 'nature rock' playlist that I use for my Saturday hikes in the woods. I had just gotten a Samsung A03s to replace a dying Samsung Galaxy S5, and so far love the new phone (first for me) but it had one major issue that caught me off guard...
  14. nickdalzell

    Sub-forum descriptions are hilariously out of date

    Just in the TV/Video section it's both nostalgic as well as funny: "Android TV, along with the Nexus Player, will inevitably revolutionize television just as iTunes revolutionized music and Android revolutionized smartphones. Find all the Android TV news and info your heart desires from the...
  15. nickdalzell

    Anyone else getting scam calls from "AT&T Support" on their home phone?

    Yesterday afternoon, I got a call on my home phone (landline, rotary Western Electric) and thought it was an update from the roofer (insurance claim and i've been getting calls regarding it, so naturally I answered) but this was what it was: [heavy Indian accent] "Hello? this is [name] calling...
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    "Confirm: A read report will be sent" on MMSs from one contact

    This just started happening. My phone since October is a ZTE Cymbal flip phone that runs a very stripped down stock Android on it (no package installer, no APK support, no app store, no internet even, which makes it far more secure than GrapheneOS and also makes it update proof) and whenever my...
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    What makes an incoming call say 'suspected scam'?

    My mother's cell number (if not already saved in my contacts) shows up as 'suspected scam' if she calls any of my Android phones. If I have her number saved as a contact or synced with Google, this doesn't happen. Her number she's had for over a decade and on an iPhone. She's having issues with...
  18. nickdalzell

    I miss the days when PCs made sounds like these

    Maybe I'm old fashioned, but everytime I use a 'modern' PC or laptop the lack of sound is quite...unnerving. Here I am browsing AF with a Lenovo IdeaPad 3 that's a very nice laptop, but it has absolutely zero noise. no fans noise, and especially no disk noise. That one gets me the most. I really...
  19. nickdalzell

    Just had a scary Linux moment!

    I had left my gaming rig on for a month this Summer just in case I want to quickly play some games to de-stress after work (I also keep it offline to avoid updates, and don't play multiplayer PC games anyway). It's a CyberPower PC that I wiped Windows and put Linux (Ubuntu GamePack 20.04) onto...
  20. nickdalzell

    New way Android updates itself?

    I have mentioned a few times in passing, but my carrier finally forced me to update from my beloved HTC Thunderbolt and Samsung Galaxy SII sometime around July/August. They were working fine, but in late July phone calls stopped working on the SII entirely (dials and gives up) but both still...
  21. nickdalzell

    What the heck is an XAPK?

    If anyone knows me well enough, the first two things I do on a new Android phone (or good used old one) is remove the Play Store and disable the Download Manager (to keep Play Services from updating/forcing server side updates on other apps or allowing them to force updates on me/respawning the...
  22. nickdalzell

    Strange missing person SMS (NOT Emergency Alert)

    Both yesterday and today I got SMS messages that appeared to be worded like an AMBER Alert but weren't designated as such (no siren sound, no emergency alert notification, just a standard text ringtone and thread). comes from what appears to be a phone number and has text like: FML@POLICE...
  23. nickdalzell

    Tons of posts about 'what is this notification'

    I have noticed a ton of posts asking the same question: 'what does this notification mean? what is this icon? etc' There's been a way to find out for years--ever since Android became a thing in 2008. Swipe down from the top of the screen, and you should be able to read each...
  24. nickdalzell

    Who else rocks an old Android device and loves it?

    In my 'vintage' collection I have these active devices (all Cellular and working) 1. Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2012, 3G/HSPA/Wifi) 2. Samsung Galaxy SII (T-Mobile but unlocked, still on original software, as a backup) 3. Pantech Breakout (2011, Verizon, my 'home' phone, Android 2.3...
  25. nickdalzell

    I'm back after a long hiatus

    I am not sure if anyone on this forum still remembers me but I'm an older member returning after a long time absent. I have been known in the past to rant about things I struggled with in early Android days, coming from Apple once iOS 7 came out. I have had many phones/tablets of all types...
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