Hello all,
Not sure if this is the right category to post this in,so here goes.
I bought a android phone (moto g5 plus) very recently and Have been looking for a app to lock apps and folders directorys with that allows unlocking with the fingerprint.
One preferably with no adds,and which doesn't drain battery.
Also, any way to block adds on crome? I'd rather not have 10 different browsers if I can help it.
p.s. very new to android so plz keep that in mind before talking about something that'd be obvious to a average android user.
Thanks!
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Hi,
It is good to be back on android, I was quite follower of it when I had hero, then came iPhone 4, now with one day of galaxy s 2--- I am admiring the handset & user interface as well( admiring both is quite rare in android world )
So back to question: Did any of you helpful people know what is this data encryption, when I used native samsung email client for my work email, it kinda asked me wheather I wanted to encrypt the internal memory, without looking much i just selected yes, but now when i wanted to find where these settings are, they are nowhere to be found, any ideas what this is about, i am kinda confused in here.
Can't find the promised encryption
I found that initramfs has quite a lot of code related to filesystem encryption of data usb and sdcard. I can't find where to enable it. Anyone knows anything about this? All product marketing PDFs talk about "Business Experience" that supposedly includes "H/W encryption".
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What are the problems/ issues of using an old version if the phone is only used for calls/ texting/ email (not GMail)? After rooting a device and removing Bloatware and Google what's the potential issues in using the device? I only use my phone for calling and texting and keeping notes, some photos, few emails. No banking/ shopping apps, no social media. I like having a very basic phone, so most of the upgrades in the UI would probably not be important to me. I plan to upgrade at some point but I need to have a phone with a 4" or smaller display and it's got to be around $50 used.
I have a couple of older Samsungs that are small, which I prefer. One is running 4.4.2, is rooted and is in the process of removing most Google apps ( I have installed the Brave browser but limited data use) and the other is even older running Gingerbread that I plan to re-purpose for a signal generator but might consider using as backup.
New to Android and still learning, so any advice is appreciated.
Thanks
PS. I was planning on moving to Lineage but I managed to buy a Samsung with an unlockable bootloader so just rooted it and started removing stuff I don't need. Seems to be OK for the most part.
kellyvotrenom said:
Hi
What are the problems/ issues of using an old version if the phone is only used for calls/ texting/ email (not GMail)? After rooting a device and removing Bloatware and Google what's the potential issues in using the device? I only use my phone for calling and texting and keeping notes, some photos, few emails. No banking/ shopping apps, no social media. I like having a very basic phone, so most of the upgrades in the UI would probably not be important to me. I plan to upgrade at some point but I need to have a phone with a 4" or smaller display and it's got to be around $50 used.
I have a couple of older Samsungs that are small, which I prefer. One is running 4.4.2, is rooted and is in the process of removing most Google apps ( I have installed the Brave browser but limited data use) and the other is even older running Gingerbread that I plan to re-purpose for a signal generator but might consider using as backup.
New to Android and still learning, so any advice is appreciated.
Thanks
PS. I was planning on moving to Lineage but I managed to buy a Samsung with an unlockable bootloader so just rooted it and started removing stuff I don't need. Seems to be OK for the most part.
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Hello,
there might be some downsides, one of them being that your device doesn't have the latest security patches implemented. Another one is that some apps might not work anymore as their minimum API version is higher than your current OS.
Beside this, there are no real downsides of running an older Android version. If you got your device setup according to your needs, then there is no real issue at all in case you don't store any sensitive information (bank account username/password for example, but this applies to all mobile devices in my opinion) on your device.
Hi all,
i need your help on this, please.
The husband of a friend of mine died recently - and now she wants to get the photos of him and their children from his phone.
But she doesn't know the lockscreen pattern and cannot access the phone to backup the photos.
Phone: Huawei P30
adb: not activated
root: not rooted
google account: is accessible
Backup to google cloud: not activated
Do you guys have any idea if there is any possible way to reset/remove the lockscreen pattern to be able to backup the photos?
Is there any possibility to root the device without wiping?
She would be probably willing to buy any kind of hardware/flasher-box, if the feature would be available.
I personally did a lot with hardwaretools like AdvanceTurboFlasher a few years ago, when windows lumia phones where up-to-date...
But i have no idea about android.
So i thought, maybe you know a software or hardware method...
Thanks for your help!
@lordmaxey
The door to any Android device - will say it's Android OS - is ADB. If this door isn't opened you can't get into Android OS and perform some basic actions.
I can read all huawei pin/password/pattern, but the price is high
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Hi all, I have two Samsung S8+ phones purchased at the same time and now I have to turn one in for an upgrade, while planning to keep the other. The issue is the one with all of the info/apps I want to keep has a giant scratch on it, while the other is in perfect shape.
Since they are identical phones, it doesn't seem like a stretch to take a direct snapshot image of the phone and copy it over, i.e. EVERYTHING is preserved, apps, their status, all settings, etc. But I don't know if there is such software that will do this. I'm enough of a script kiddie to be able to follow directions of creating an image/flash an image, if anyone can kindly point out such directions.
Fingers crossed. Thanks in advance!
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Hi all, I have two Samsung S8+ phones purchased at the same time and now I have to turn one in for an upgrade, while planning to keep the other. The issue is the one with all of the info/apps I want to keep has a giant scratch on it, while the other is in perfect shape.
Since they are identical phones, it doesn't seem like a stretch to take a direct snapshot image of the phone and copy it over, i.e. EVERYTHING is preserved, apps, their status, all settings, etc. But I don't know if there is such software that will do this. I'm enough of a script kiddie to be able to follow directions of creating an image/flash an image, if anyone can kindly point out such directions.
Fingers crossed. Thanks in advance!
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The software you need is already on both devices
The Samsung Smart Switch app works just fine.
My wife has upgraded her phone every year since the Note 2 and has never used anything else.
All text, call logs, ringtones, music, apps and settings are transferred without error.
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clsA said:
The software you need is already on both devices
The Samsung Smart Switch app works just fine.
My wife has upgraded her phone every year since the Note 2 and has never used anything else.
All text, call logs, ringtones, music, apps and settings are transferred without error.
Sent from my HD1907 using Tapatalk
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Unfortunately this is totally wrong. Smart Switch does not support backup/restore of application data:
https://www.samsung.com/za/support/...n-application-like-game-data-or-chatting-log/
ninjajim4 said:
Unfortunately this is totally wrong. Smart Switch does not support backup/restore of application data:
https://www.samsung.com/za/support/...n-application-like-game-data-or-chatting-log/
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Strange it has worked for us without an issue for almost 8 years
Exactly what app data are you worried about loosing ?
Facebook chat logs ?
Aren't all modern apps data saved to the cloud in one form or another ?
clsA said:
Strange it has worked for us without an issue for almost 8 years
Exactly what app data are you worried about loosing ?
Facebook chat logs ?
Aren't all modern apps data saved to the cloud in one form or another ?
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What is strange is that you feel that your requirements being met must neccessarily suffice for the rest of the world.
The ask is the ask. If you don't have the answer, there's no need to get me to accept what you perceive is an adequete solution.
ninjajim4 said:
Hi all, I have two Samsung S8+ phones purchased at the same time and now I have to turn one in for an upgrade, while planning to keep the other. The issue is the one with all of the info/apps I want to keep has a giant scratch on it, while the other is in perfect shape.
Since they are identical phones, it doesn't seem like a stretch to take a direct snapshot image of the phone and copy it over, i.e. EVERYTHING is preserved, apps, their status, all settings, etc. But I don't know if there is such software that will do this. I'm enough of a script kiddie to be able to follow directions of creating an image/flash an image, if anyone can kindly point out such directions.
Fingers crossed. Thanks in advance!
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You programmatically create a ( complete ) backup ( clone ) of phone #1 - only a small script is necessary to do this - on a high capacity external SD-card plugged into phone #1, then move that SD-card to phone #2, finally being on phone #2 ( what must be rooted if Android system is also backed up !!! ) programmatically restore the backup - again only a small script is necessary to achieve that.
The necessary scripts preferredly are Windows batch-files that make use of ADB.
have this kids tablet pbskd7200, it looks like it's from 2020.
We bought it used as a gift to one of my nephews, it was complete, pretty much open box quality, but it's running a full fat Android 10 instead of Android go edition.
Judging from the specs this tablet should be able to run Android 10. Every app, game, including settings all crash and default to home screen (I disabled all pbs apps via adb, also all useless bloatware)
I tried everything to fix this, my last hope is to find a older version of Android, but I can't find any guides or roms to flash. Or a light weight one
Would be great if someone can send me a link to a rom or guide to do this. Oem is unlocked from the developers settings.
please share screenshot of phone info