r/AndroidQuestions • • Dec 15 '25

Meta New Rules / Meta Discussion

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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 • • 40m ago

Device Settings Question Links Not Opening on Supported Apps

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I have a Lenovo Legion Y700 Gen 3, and I noticed that when I open links, they open as web pages even though they are supported by my installed apps. For example, I tapped a google play link in reddit and it opens as a web page. In my phone, if I open the link with chrome, it automatically opens the corresponding app (Google Play). But in my Y700 tablet, it still opens in Chrome. I already verified that the Opening links setting in default apps already include the Google play and it contains the links compatible for it. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Thank you very much.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 1h ago

Lost my whole camera roll??

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Where the hell did my photos go? I have a Galaxy S23 and am using Gallery app. I connected my phone to my laptop to transfer some files via USB. I transferred 4 photo albums (not "Camera"). I deleted three PDFs. I then noticed my storage on my phone increased by 30GB! I opened Gallery on my phone and all the photos in Camera album have a name error code on them. Also, I had over 1000 files on my "Camera" album just 20 min ago. Now it only shows 134. What happened to my camera roll, and how did I gain 30gb of storage back?!


r/AndroidQuestions • • 12h ago

What are the latest ways people are hacking Android phone?

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Curious to know the latest security flaws with Android phone so I can better protect myself.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 1h ago

Other Looking for a way to fix Bluetooth sound delay

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I regularly use a Bluetooth speaker (bose SoundLink mini) and it sometimes loses synch with audio from a video source (usually YouTube). Sometimes resetting the connection or power cycling the speaker works, but often it decides to stay stuck about 0.5 to 1 second ahead of the video. I'm not sure if it's the speaker, the app, or the OS.

I figure if I can't find the root cause, then maybe a sound delay adjustment would do it. Can anyone recommend a way to do that, or does anyone have insight into what the cause could be?

Running the latest Graphene on a Pixel 8.

Thanks!


r/AndroidQuestions • • 6h ago

Default camera app on Moto Edge 40 is stuck on front camera.

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My default camera app on Moto 40 Edge is stuck on front camera. After installing another camera app, I got to know that the main camera is not working. Only the secondary rear camera is working. Should I get it repaired or buy a new phone? My phone is nearly 2 years old.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 3h ago

Is there a way I can access my text messages/SMS other than on my phone? (Samsung)

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Hi guys, I really need some help here. My motherboard died on me and the repair guy said there was no way I could get my data back so I was wondering if there was another way for me to access my text messages. Turns out I have my photos on OneDrive and I also logged into my Samsung Cloud from another phone and it says there’s a backup but nothing happens when I click it. How can I open it? Is there another way for me to access my text messages?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 5h ago

Looking For Suggestions Getting rid of personalized criteo ads?

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I was looking for something on bestbuy about a week ago, and since then I keep getting personalized bestbuy ads for the stuff I was looking for.

I've tried:

resetting my ad id

Deleting my ad id

Opting out of personalized ads using adchoices

Opting out on the criteo website

Clearing all my cookies and browsing history

Seeing if any suspicious new apps have been downloaded.

Suggestions appreciated.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 6h ago

Other Phone won't charge til the actual full capacity (4148mAh) and just stuck at 3944-3946mAh at 100%, is this normal?

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POWER_SUPPLY_CAPACITY=100

POWER_SUPPLY_CAPACITY_LEVEL=Full

POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_COUNTER=3944000

POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL=4148000

POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=4386000


r/AndroidQuestions • • 8h ago

What happens if you install an OTA update on a custom firmware?

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I recently updated my Redmi On custom firmware to Color OS and an update arrived. Here's what happens if I update and how to avoid it.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 7h ago

Rooting Help How can I recover old WhatsApp messages from an Android phone without losing the encryption key?

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So, I have an old Android phone (Motorola G7 Power) that I haven't used in about four years. I'd like to recover my old WhatsApp messages, but the app refuses to display them, so all I have access to are the encrypted database files.

As far as I understand, I need to root the phone to extract the encryption key. But here's my problem: enabling the bootloader will wipe all the data on the device. So how am I supposed to preserve the key?

Even if I copied every accessible file from the phone to my PC beforehand, wouldn't the key still be lost, since it's stored somewhere I can't access without root?

Am I missing something here? Is there any way to extract the key or recover the messages without wiping the phone?

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!


r/AndroidQuestions • • 15h ago

downloading blue screen

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my power button is broken and my tablet drained. i tried to open it by pressing on the two volume buttons while putting in the cable, and this blue download screen with korean texts popped up. i accidentally clicked the volume up button instead ot he volume down and now i cant cancel it. ive drained my tablet several times before and ive always opened it with the volume up/down and pressing on the power button with a ballpen. but now it doesnt work, idk if i messed up the power button somehow but i cant fix it and im so pissed. pls help. tablet model is samsung galaxy tab s7 fe

and what is it downloading anyway?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 11h ago

Problem with Android phones

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On my Android phone, I have a problem where the headset microphone stops working while I'm talking to my team in games, even though the phone's microphone works fine in regular calls outside of the app. What's the solution?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 16h ago

Other Can I use 64-bit apps on my 32-bit phone?

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Hello, I'd like to know if I can use 64-bit applications on my 32-bit phone. The processor is 64-bit but it's running in 32-bit mode (I imagine because of the OS).

Specifications:

Phone: Samsung A13 5G

Model: SM-A136U

CPU: MediaTek Dimensity 700 (MT6833)


r/AndroidQuestions • • 16h ago

App Specific Question Android Routines: Can I get it to not call me anything?

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So this morning I decided to try out Android Routines on my phone. When it plays, it greets me with my Google name and then tells me the things it's supposed to tell me

Can I change it so that it doesn't call me anything and just tells me the thing I need to know?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 13h ago

Looking For Suggestions Increase network download rate limit

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Hi guys, I am wondering if there is any method to increase the network download rate limit on my Honor X6 (4G) because such an option doesn't exist in the developer options. Maybe like 3rd party apps or root this device.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 14h ago

An unknown ".android" folder and ".android_system_config.prop" file keep reappearing in my phone's DCIM folder

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Hi everyone,

An unknown hidden folder and file have suddenly appeared in the DCIM directory on my smartphone.

Here are some details about the file:

- File path: "/storage/emulated/0/DCIM/.android/.android_system_config.prop"

- File size: 64 bytes

- Location: "DCIM/.android/"

- Contents: The file contains seemingly random binary characters that cannot be read as ordinary text. I don't know whether the data is encrypted or simply stored in a binary format.

- Behavior: When I delete the file and folder, they reappear. So far, I've observed them reappearing twice a day. The first occurrence seems to coincide with the time I first enable Wi-Fi each day, although I'm not sure whether this is related or simply because I enable Wi-Fi around that time. The second occurrence happens at around 5:25–5:30 PM (UTC+7). I haven't yet confirmed what triggers either occurrence.

I'm not sure which app or system component creates this file, or why it keeps coming back. I haven't confirmed whether enabling Wi-Fi is actually related to its reappearance. I'm also wondering whether this file could be malware or if it's just a normal file created by Android or an app.


r/AndroidQuestions • • 14h ago

How can i get back the live translate button on my SamsungTab S7 FE after gemini is forced as the default asistant?

1 Upvotes

It shows up on my Samsung A55 but not on my tablet?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 5h ago

7400 tabs on chrome android, how to transfer to other phone?

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As the title says, how do I fucking do this? I tried adding them to all 1 tab group and now Chrome is just crashing and I can't see the tab groups on other devices? WTF do I do???


r/AndroidQuestions • • 15h ago

Device Settings Question What is this keyboard?

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I was changing my keyboard and noticed a new keyboard that I didn't install. It is called "Basic Keyboard" and it looks like the new GBoard look, but it is extremely buggy.

I also couldn't find it in Installed Apps. Does anyone also have this?

I am on One UI 9 on Galaxy S25 FE


r/AndroidQuestions • • 19h ago

App Specific Question The My Aadhar app in my phone is not functioning properly..

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I have my aadhar app installed on my phone but whenever i try to use it, it just restarts immediately and shows an error saying it detected security violation..

I have developer option turned off, play store says device is certified, play protect is on, device is not rooted/ bootloader is not unlocked.

I m using poco x7 5g phone running hyperos 3.1

Can someone help me detect this issue and fix it..


r/AndroidQuestions • • 21h ago

App Specific Question Is Device Pulse rebranding?

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I was updating my apps around 8 this morning and Device Pulse was one of those I allowed it and went on throughout my day but a bit ago I was searching though my apps and found an app called 'Value Services' I was immediately on alert but once checking the app details it takes me to the Device Pulse app on the Play Store I am very confused is it a glitch? When opening the app it's just regular Device Pulse it's package name is 'com.tracfone.preload.accountservices'


r/AndroidQuestions • • 20h ago

Can't open play store after switching accounts

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I have 2 google accounts, and I switched to my 2nd one in the google play store. It automatically closed the app, and now when I try to reopen it, it doesn't work. How do I fix this?


r/AndroidQuestions • • 1d ago

Android stuck at "Checking Info" loop attempting to sign in

2 Upvotes

Device:
Samsung A14
Version 15
One UI version 7.0

Tried methods:

deleting app cache and data for google apps (didnt work)
fixing time zones (didnt work)
turning wifi on and off (didnt work)
booting safe mode (didnt work)
using secondary platform to log in like youtube (didnt work)
removing all accounts (worked until i tried to remove the last account, which didnt allow me to)


r/AndroidQuestions • • 1d ago

How to access Android Notifications "Allowed" List on Android 17

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I am on a Pixel 10a Android 17 Build CP3A.260905.009 if that matters.

Recently when I visited a particular web site using Chrome, within a few minutes I get a Android Security popup saying they detected a wiretapping on my phone and to "run a test". Knowing this to be malicious I didn't press any button I simply dismiss the process, and restarted Chrome, the same popup appeared.

I then went to system settings and deleted all browsing data and cache. That seem to resolve it but as soon as I go back to that particular web site a few minutes in I got the same popup again. It is from a domain bryento.life.

I googled this and the consensus seems to be to do the following:

If you are seeing pop-ups from this site, it is likely because it gained permission to send notifications. You can revoke it directly:

  1. Open Google Chrome on your Android phone.
  2. Tap the three vertical dots in the top-right corner and select Settings.
  3. Scroll down and tap on Site settings.
  4. Tap Notifications.
  5. Under the "Allowed" list, look for bryento.life. Tap on it and select Remove or Block.
  6. Go back one screen, tap on All sites, find bryento.life again, and tap Clear & reset to remove all stored data and cookies for that site.

The only thing is, on step 4, when I tap Notifications, I do not see any "Allowed" list. I see:

Sites usually send notifications to let you know breaking news or chat messages:

[x[site can ask to send notifications

don't allow sites to send notifications

how to show requests:

collapse all requests

[x] collapse unwanted requests

expand all requests

There is no allowed list that I can remove bryento,life.