First off, I loathe at&t. Never use them. Verizon was far superior. Anyway, I'm now having an issue where if I send any web links they get blocked over SMS, especially to iPhone users. Very very annoying. Not to mention group SMS/MMS being garbage now. I am not sure if it has to do with me using an esim for at&t or what. They wanted to force me into a new phone and I said no because I'll be going with a pixel and graphene after this contract is up. Anyone else have these issues? Also their WiFi calling is garbage, not that I need it anyway.

If this can happen, is it possible that once mandatory developer verification comes into effect, all 3rd party apps will be uninstalled at first and require a re-install? Concerning this specific case, [NFCGate](https://github.com/nfcgate/nfcgate) is a tool on which [malware (family) titled NGate by ESET is based](https://www.eset.com/us/about/newsroom/research/eset-research-discovers-ngate-android-malware-which-relays-nfc-traffic-to-steal-victims-cash-from-atms-1/), thus likely causing a false positive. Oh, and no bypass is available anymore (aside from disabling play protect): 

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/48972893 > Please share any knowledge or experience that you have on packet inspection using smartphones. I would like to sniff at my switch, which is switching between my (two LANs)^[I put "two LANs" within parentheses to denote that the two LANs are *not* being switched between.] and my ISP. For this, I have mirrored all ports that are in use to a port that is currently not in use. Can I simply buy one of those USB-C to Ethernet dongles and use `tcpdump` in Termux? Will Android recognize the dongle as a sniffable network interface? The phone is rooted.

I had a time-related work issue tonight and am seeking a way to guarantee it never recurs. Thanks in advance for any ideas! I have MacroDroid but I'm not sure of how to go about setting this up (namely the DND-overriding)...

I'm looking for an Android app that strips EXIF from photos before I upload them somewhere. I really care mostly about removing geolocation. I searched on F-Droid, I didn't find much. Has anybody used [Scrambled Exif](https://f-droid.org/pl/packages/com.jarsilio.android.scrambledeggsif/) ?

The alternative app store Aptoide filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google in the USA over alleged monopolization. Aptoide, provider of an alternative Android app store, accuses Google of excluding competing app stores from the market by monopolizing app distribution and billing, thus violating US antitrust law.

Is there an explanation as to why exatcly update downloads are so slow from the game client in pretty much every game on Android i ever played that had such a thing. Screenshot is from magic arena but i also had this happen in fantasy war tactics and some other games ( cant really remember the games as they were more try and forget they ever existed type of thing ) By comparison the downloads from play store ale blazingly fast . Is that some Android limitation or was i just unlucky and those particular games had shitty servers. Also why are they not keeping the whole game in play store and doing this weird in game updates ( Probably it costs more but i would love confirmation ). 

I'm using GrapheneOS, the default Vanadium browser works great but it doesnt block ads. I want to install a 2nd browser just for youtube and my specific Google account for youtube. I also tried Newpipe and similar apps, but they cant use my Google's playlist and comments. I need them, that is why I think to use a 2nd browser. Is there a way to set Youtube links (youtube.com, m.youtube.com...etc) to be opened in a non default browser, say Brave or Firefox?

I have a new Phone Plan starting in a couple of days. I have the option to choose a Physical Sim or eSim, both are similarly easy to get going. What are some +/- of both, what should I use? Or does it even matter at all? One thing I think of but have no conclusion to yet is when my Phone gets stolen, is that a concern then?

I really liked this SSH client, but I can't find it on the play store and I can't find any recent news. Does anyone know why it was taken down? Edit: it's back up now, sorry for not checking. But it was down earlier this week when I was trying to install it. Would still like to know what happened, if it wasn't a random Google problem.

As of last month, the Pixel 4a is no longer getting software updates, and will be missing out on Android 14. It was a really great phone, mine still runs very well. It has a smooth, stock Android install, a headphone jack, and a perfectly positioned fingerprint scanner. My battery is still at 2/3 capacity compared to when I bought it 3 years ago. Really wanted to try a custom ROM like Lineage, but it seems that Google Apps are a must for me. So, what should I replace my 4a with? Currently leaning towards the Pixel 8 or 7a, especially with the rumor that Pixel 8 will have 7 years of software updates. Still, I will miss my headphone jack. But at least I'll have quick software updates and call screening. Edit: Pixel 4a did NOT receive the September 2023 security update, so it seems updates are definitely over. Edit: I specifically need Google Pay since my university uses it instead of physical ID cards. Unfortunately, it has spotty support on custom ROMs, Id rather just get a new phone.

I loved this podcast for Android news. RIP All About Android

> The Google Pixel 9 is the first Google phone in the US to support call recording, thanks to the new Call Notes feature.

Any recommendations for an sport/activity tracking app? FOSS would be super but I'm open to all suggestions! I've been walking more and wondering just how far I've been going and at what pace. Thanks in advance!

Hi! My friend is looking for an Android tablet that has an unlockable bootloader and also has a custom ROM. I've checked a lot and every one of them is problematic. Usual brands here are Samsung, Lenovo, Huawei, Honor, TCL, Xiaomi. Apparently Huawei and Honor is out of question since they don't allow unlocking bootloader. TCL is new so no ROMs. Xiaomi seems possible but unlocking a Xiaomi device recently became even more pain. Do you know a decent model from these brands? Preferably 10-12 inch screen.

I use private browsing a lot for the automatic site data clearing. Several browsers restrict taking screenshots in private windows, which is only an inconvenience to me. I hope more browsers will allow the user to decide if screenshots are allowed on their own device.

As you can see in the screenshot, inside the [Photo Picker](https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/shared/photopicker) in the Albums view only "Screenshots" is shown while in Photos view all the pictures are available in chronological order. By looking it up, I [found](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77280010/pickvisualmedia-contract-not-showing-all-albums) [people](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76912615/jetpack-photo-picker-missing-folder-in-album) [complaining](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76557577/pickvisualmediarequest-does-not-show-3rd-party-app-folders) [the](https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/9098-new-media-picker-doesnt-show-all-folders-and-updates-very-slowly) [same](https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/9369-photo-picker-issue) [issue](https://old.reddit.com/r/AndroidQuestions/comments/15hxt1n/this_app_can_only_access_the_photos_you_select/) and one suggesting adding them with Google Photos (which I don't have and I don't want to install). Just wanted to know if someone else here got the same issue or if there is a workaround/fix for this. (I'm on GrapheneOS) Thanks

Hi everyone, I have an old galaxy note 8 that I would like to flash and get a Linux based OS on it. I recently put lineage OS on my galaxy tab s6 and it's working great, but it looks like lineage doesn't support the note 8. I heard about cyanogenMod but it seems like thats discontinued. I just have some games I want to play from the Google play store, so my needs are basic, so just having a simple OS for games that the devs are keeping up to date would be great. Thanks!

What is a free and preferably open-source way to automatically move files from one folder to another on android? My case: Basically my Camera app doesn't allow for me to set where to store the captured photos, so I have to move them each time. How can I automate this? I want to make all files that appear in one folder, (/DCIM/Photography_Pro/) moved to (/DCIM/Camera/). Solved by suggested app in comments; Media Merger on fdroid!

So just now in my phone, the system UI, modem service, and other applications stopped working and after that my phone rebooted automatically. What happened there? It's running Android 12.

Hi there, im conducting research on a wast amount of different VPN applications, and doing so I would like to gather some statistics on how many applications there are based om my criteria. Is there any good way of doing this nowadays? I found one app called App Finder, which has a bit more freedom that the Play Store, but doesn't quite hit the mark. I want to be able to for example see, how many apps there are based on a certain term like, "VPN". Any pin pointers towards this are greatly appreciated :)

Has anyone ever seen this? I'm using the default Google calendar app and this is happening on my Pixel 5a and I just got a new Pixel 6a and it is still happening. I look at Month View on my calendar and there are no appointments on January 28th through Feb 3rd. Even if I click on those dates, there are no appointments. If I use the desktop website version of Google Calendar, I still have appointments on those dates. This happens the last week of most months but only if they have 31 days. Has anyone seen this? Can it be fixed? Thanks. Edit: Since you'll probably ask, I've already tried clearing the app data, re-syncing, re-starting, re-installing, and everything else I can think of. Sometimes clearing the data and re-syncing works but then the problem comes back either right away or a few days later.

I'm at a point in life I get a phone, set it up and live my life. Everytime I get updates for my Samsung phone my menu is wack and I gotta click through thousand new commands and options that I will never use in my life. Please just give me updates for my security and no more features.

> Gemini on Android is now a much better phone assistant. The latest update lets you access Gemini Extensions from the Android lockscreen.

> Google is preparing to roll out a new shortcut for launching Google Wallet, and it could arrive in this year's Android 16 update.

I was looking at this chart in AccuBattery and this dip looks rather strange. It does not look like normal battery wear. Did we get nerfed by the July update like the a-series with bad batteries? What's your graph look like, if you use AccuBattery or equivalent?

You cant. They just shut down the server and removed the unlocker app from their site. Maybe, just maybe, they will release a "rewritten version" in the coming months according to some guy on xda who asked them. This shit is the last asus product Im buying for a loong time if ever.

I imagine certain features like Google Maps' different busyness indicators might be missing because otherwise that would require telemetry?

Subsequent 15 sec videos trying to convince iPhone users by focusing on: * privacy & security (https://piped.video/watch?v=sFpuVW8SR_k), vaguely touts *proactive protection* without really specifying what it is in the video (they do show a Play Protect scan as an example), but pretty sure they're referring to this: https://www.android.com/safety/security/ * emoji reactions (https://piped.video/watch?v=P0bcpUqEfdM); * transferring photos (https://piped.video/watch?v=WLhREY3ynrE); * device compatibility (https://piped.video/watch?v=HE7AklvsG5o), basically shows an example of device pairing. IMO the examples are pretty basic and vague, not what would win over any iPhone user.

Greeting all, I've only ever been an android user, but I don't think I've ever heard anyone talk about this. My Galaxy S21 is starting to have performance issues and I'm curious if a clean install would breath new life into it? Does this help with android devices like a fresh install on a PC, or do android devices just get bogged down with updates? Would it be worth the trouble to back things up and do a factory reset? Thanks!

I've been getting toast messages telling me that webview renderer has crashed due to insufficient memory. I don't know the exact wording as it is in German and only visible for a few seconds. I don't know which app sends them but it is starting to get annoying. There are no noticeable issues apart from the messages themselves. Any ideas how to deal with these messages - or the problem they try to tell me about? Running android 12, messages appear on any app and on home screen.