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[Moto G Stylus 5G] furballi:
Will test drive the alternate phone app. I also saw a bunch of alerts, but I was able to kill them by going into each app and disable the Google Play Services alert radio button. The GPS's main function is probably to update the app. All the apps are fully functional without GPS running in the background.

Google's is in the business of data mining. That's why I want tight control of all Google apps whenever possible.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
Updating is handled by Google Play Store.

Google Play Services offers a whole range of services that apps use, such as location, push notifications, etc.

If you are able to find apps that offer full functionality without depending on GPS, then you'll be fine disabling it.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] blackhawk:
Yeah, they are... sorry.

Gmaps runs fine without it. Less some of the junk features.

Driving a taxi sucks... people are trouble.

Drunks are the worst.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] furballi:
I use HERE drive. Download the map into your phone and turn ON location. Hopefully, I only need to use the SMS and Clock app. But I agree, a lot of useful stuffs are in the Google ecosystem. Chrome is significantly faster than Firefox per my setup. Edge was fast until it got bogged down with AI search. This is how they push you to upgrade the processor.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
I'm referring to taxi services as a customer though.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] blackhawk:
Than no need for Google play Services 99% of the time. It's a data mining parasite.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
I'm heavily dependent on the Google suite of apps because of their functionality and cross-platform support. So my main phone has most Google apps I use, although I may remove some of their permissions (I don't understand why the Google app and Google Play Store app needs to read my SMS, for example).

I tried disabling GPS on a device where I haven't logged into any account. It is on that device that I saw so many notifications from 3rd party apps, which showed how much dependent they are on GPS for full functionality.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
Uber and other apps seem to use it, most likely for location (just my guess).
[Moto G Stylus 5G] furballi:
Chick Fill A, for example, uses GPS to push out free items. It's a common practice with food apps. I only turn ON location when needed. It's always best to dig into each app and grant the absolute minimum of access to do the job. No need for CAMERA to access the internet unless you want to geotag the photo.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] furballi:
Legit apps will ask for location if needed. GPS is needed for data mining. Everyone gets a fraction of a penny to know what you are doing. Facebook is probably the worst offender.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
I do this on all my devices.

Geo-tagging doesn't need internet access though. This is where GPS comes into the picture. You can disable internet access to your camera and still geo-tag your pictures and videos by just granting location permission. The app will get correct location from GPS (if it has internet access).

This is a real menace, where both necessary and unnecessary services are bundled together and you really can't disable unwanted services individually.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] blackhawk:
uber; scabs and not safe. Keep sales, social media and banking apps off the phone... browser access only.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] furballi:
Absolutely. I use food apps for free food. financial transactions are done on a desktop. Also clear all data on browser when accessing important data. I run Sandboxie with the browser for an extra layer of security.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
I don't use social media. As with forums like this one, I'm using a browser.

Banking apps are on my iPhone. I don't use them on my Android because they refuse to work without access to my SMS. And I refuse to give them that permission as they have no business reading my messages.

As with taxi apps, I do use them as they are convenient. I restrict their battery use and they only have access to my location when they are in the foreground. Same holds true for shopping apps, food delivery apps, etc.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] blackhawk:
I'm using Brave, so far nothing has burned through it.

Using free NextDNS and Karma Firewall as well along with other strategies. This OS load will be 3yo in June, no malware so far.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
By the way, Karma Firewall appears to have been pulled out of Google Play Store. It is available on F-Droid and is being actively updated. The last version (50) on Google Play Store was probably updated in 2020 or 2021.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] blackhawk:
I keep installable copies of all my apps, no Playstore needed.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
Me too. Just letting you know that this app is being actively updated on F-Droid and is currently on version 57.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] blackhawk:
I'm using version 43🤣
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
I hope that the new version supports the newest Android versions too. I don't use it because it lacks certain features I look forward too, such as auto-block new apps. Also, I find Karma Firewall getting killed much easily than Netguard, making it quite pointless often. So sticking with Netguard which seems to handle the OS battery management better.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] blackhawk:
Nope, Android 10 and higher aren't fully supported, pretty sure.

Karma never gets killed on my N10+'s. wtf?
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
I was having this problem on my OnePlus 8T. It was pretty frequent, and I noticed that it would mostly happen when the phone is charging. The system apps probably wanted to connect to 'their servers' when the phone was charging, because it is often during charging that a lot of updates and background activities of system apps take place. Because the firewall was blocking them, the OS would kill the firewall. With Netguard, I don't see this happening and Netguard is somehow able to turn itself back ON, if killed. So it remains my choice of firewall as it also has some other very useful features that KF doesn't have.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] blackhawk:
Android isn't that smart. Karma probably isn't updated for use with anything past Android 9.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
What could explain the observation then? The app would get killed mostly during charging only.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] blackhawk:
I've never had that happen during charging. On reboots I put into airplane mode before powering down, just to be safe; occasionally it will not auto start... at least not fast.

It's a very good running app other than that quirk.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
There has to be some explanation as to why the app would get killed mostly during charging. It is something I noticed happen consistently.

Slow to turn ON after a reboot is another reason why I switched to Netguard which is really fast.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] blackhawk:
Try an older version. I'm also running on Android 9.

I reboot only once a week or so🤣 It uses very little battery.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
All my phones are on Android 13.

KF is very good, but too basic too. I prefer apps with useful features (without overdoing it) than very basic ones.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] blackhawk:
That's why I like it. Gets the job done.

I may migrate to Netquard but if I lose the firewall protection apps like Wearables go nuts fast.

On Android 10 and higher Karma is not a good plan. I don't think I tested the latest version on Android 10 but it will likely not have full functionality...
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
I would have stuck with it if it was not getting killed so often. On the same device, Netguard did not have this problem. But as you said, it could be because I was using an outdated version of KF that wasn't updated to support the newer Android versions.

1. Netguard auto-blocks new installations.

2. Netguard has a Lockdown feature, which is very useful. I had requested the developer to consider adding multiple profiles, but he turned down that request.

3. Netguard is very quick to start after boot.

4. Netguard seems to resist getting killed much better. In fact, I have so far not seen Netguard getting killed.

On the flip side, Netguard connects to the internet, but the developer says no data is being collected.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] blackhawk:
Karma doesn't send data, it's stand alone.

Rock simple, KISS.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
The developer has some explanation as to why Netguard needs internet access (I'm not convinced though because KF works fine without it):

See Q.65 in the FAQs.

On Samsung phones, you can try the tip in this link to block internet access to apps:

https://xdaforums.com/t/hidden-firewall-in-samsung-oneui.4577637/

Since most Chinese brands have a built-in firewall, it is easy to block internet access to any app of choice.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] blackhawk:
Yeah, I don't like that. Too many data miners out there. I prefer to use only "clean" apps whenever possible. My favorite apps never try or even can connect to the internet, no firewall needed😎

Most of the rest Karma spices and dices🤣

Unfortunately that blocking option isn't available on Samsung's running on Android 9, not sure about Android 10. In any case will the built in Samsung firewall block UID's in hidden system apps like UID 1000?

Some Samsung apps like Wearables updates might puke on you if you use that firewall to block them (smartass Samsung Android intelligence?) but it can blocked without repercussions with Karma.

The Karma Firewall setup on Android 9 works very well. With no malware in almost 3 years and still on the same OS load I'm hesitant to make any major setup changes. It's simply running too good to risk mucking it up.
[Moto G Stylus 5G] TheMystic:
No. This is a limitation of all built-in firewalls, irrespective of the OEM.

The only benefit of built-in firewalls is they are more efficient in blocking apps as opposed to using a 3rd party app for this purpose. But since they whitelist many of the system apps, one has to rely on 3rd party solutions for this purpose.
[XPERIA X1 General] mkent_barbados:
theUnwired posted yesterday about a new Google Maps with street view, and it is listed on the Google Mobile Maps site, but I can't get the thing downloaded. When I try to download on the phone (in Opera) Java opens for some reason and then hangs. Anyone have the CAB? And you can't download from your computer, have to get it directly to the phone. Thank in advance...

*edit* just thought of trying with PocketIE, will post back if it works...
[XPERIA X1 General] mkent_barbados:
Ok, it works with PocketIE, downloaded the CAB and installing now! Silly Opera...just go to m.google.com/maps and download...
[XPERIA X1 General] fards:
yep it works pretty well, still no UK coverage of street views,but I "took a walk" around paris last night ;P

There was a direct link to it on the dev&hacking forum I think.
[XPERIA X1 General] SamAsQ:
confirmed works great! :D but im disappointed to see that the iphone wins over again in functionality - streetview on ppc is limited to left and right 360 degrees whereas the new iphone app has ful spherical view with up and down aswell :( oh well its better than nothing
[XPERIA X1 General] nurps:
How do i get the PPC Version? I only get the jave version there..that the java version has Streetview is nothing new...but the Java version comes without GPS support.
[XPERIA X1 General] mkent_barbados:
You have to go there in PocketIE and NOT in Opera...as I said in the second post...
[XPERIA X1 General] Calvin H:
i agree..pity u have to click on options first.

but i like the fact u have it, and the new buttons :)
[XPERIA X1 General] nurps:
Ok thanks...i havent read that far. :)
[XPERIA X1 General] big pimp:
what are the benefits of this version of google maps compared to the pre-installed version already on the phone?
[XPERIA X1 General] yowsa:
anybody have problems with their phone freezing up after installing the newest version of Google Maps with Street View?

I tried the new Google Maps today while driving home with the GPS turned on and the phone froze 3 times on me, requiring a soft reboot before the phone could be usable again. I ended up uninstalling the new version and resinstalling the version which came with the phone.
[XPERIA X1 General] big pimp:
just before i d/l this, what are the benefits again?
[XPERIA X1 General] artesea:
Comes with Street View, and some more menu features.

You're not loosing anything, so it's worth it in my view.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Newspaper2333:
One day I was using my phone, install the app in the appstore, then my phone appered some glitch and stuck, then i push the power bottom to reboot. then my phone never display any thing, then i plug it to my computer, it shows I'm entered qualcomm emergency download, how can i do to exit it and boot my phone?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] dcarvil:
See this thread for the Pixel 3. The same problem applies to the 2XL. If this is your problem, there is no fix.

https://xdaforums.com/t/fix-pixel-3-qusb_bulk_cid-xxxx_sn-xxxxxxxx.4205331/
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Newspaper2333:
well, I think this might is the problem happend in my phone, it enter EDL mode and I don't know how to exit it, I see a way to solve in Coolapk forum is just put it away wait there's no any power in battery and it will just boot up... hope that will work.

thanks by the way.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] dcarvil:
There were a couple of posts in that thread reporting waiting a year before recharging allowed the phone to boot. The phone crashed again shortly thereafter, though, so if it does boot again get all your data from it immediately.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Newspaper2333:
thanks for reply, I will try it
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] evertroy:
I am trying to copy a large amout of music to the internal storage of my S22 Ultra with a USB-C to C 3.1 Gen 2 cable on Windows 11 (also tried another PC with 10). When I paste the files into the Music folder, the transfer starts like normal but then file explorer just closes and the computer makes a sound like the phone has been disconnected. I've managed to get it to work in the past by transfering much smaller amounts of files but I don't see why large volumes do this. Am I missing something? I takes so long to manually select these files I just want to do it all at once.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] TheMystic:
The problem is most likely with the USB port on your laptop. Otherwise, try using another cable.

If you have power saving enabled for your USB ports on your laptop, try disabling it and see if that helps.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Try in safe mode using Samsung's My files.

If that works try in normal mode.

Try toggling Developer options temporarily off.

Bad cable or port.

Incorrect Windows driver.

Check Windows Event Viewer for error messages.

On my N10+'s I transfer 240+gb a shot with no issues... however if the PC 'hiccups' it will drop the transfer. Occasionally I see that happen.

Don't run other programs or use during transfers and mind the power settings/states of both devices, adjust as needed for transfers.

My OTG flashsticks generally do better.

Always verify data size and file number after transfer and... readability.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] MichalPlays:
This isn't a device or laptop problem.

I had this many times on all my devices.

Check the file names.

For example my file transfer on any android phone crashes/stops with errors if the file name is something like

LitOldschoolHipHopMixtape .mp3 - Has space between name and file extension

or

LitMixtape '90s Style.mp3 - has ' in the name

or

⛥Dxrk ダーク - RAVE⛥.flac - emoji/text symbol

or

Ночной дрифт 藤原 car music collection.aiff - multi language name

Checking the file names would be the first step to do if you experience such issues.

If you are connected with PC/Laptop and Phone to same network, try with this app here

On Windows you go to file explorer (if on Windows 7 or earlier, use FileZilla), right click on This PC, add a network location, on the address bar type ftp:// and your ip address. For example ftp://127.0.0.1:8080
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] blackhawk:
Yeah... I never allow anything other than plain text in file or folder names.

If needed I edit them when they're downloaded.

The KISS principle applies here.

All media files especially downloads are always kept in their own separate folder if added to the database. That can provide an extra security layer that will stop some malicious scripts if they get into the main folder. One scripted jpeg will make a believer out of you🤣
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] Village_Idiot:
I've run into this issue too when copying my music collection (about 180GB). I think it is because of the amount of data you are copying. I ended up copying smaller chunks at a time. Usually around 10 to 15 GB of data at a time.
[Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra] evertroy:
I narrowed it down to specific files and changed the file names. Thanks @MichalPlays
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kcajam96:
Hello everyone!

I’m having an issue while using the remote ADB shell to partition my storage. It’s creating the partition for the external storage but not for the internal. I am doing an 80/20 split on a 1TB Samsung SSD connected via an OTG cable to my Fire TV Cube running on the latest software update. When checking the partition in the ADB shell using the “df -h” command, it shows the 800GB partition for the external but the additional 200GB for the internal is not there. Does anyone have any idea as to what is happening?

If any more information is required just let me know.

EDIT: I plugged the drive into my PC and it is showing the second 200GB partition. It’s just not showing on the Fire TV for some reason..
[Samsung Galaxy A12] mhmd__chehab:
I need rtl8812au driver for arm64 android 12 samsung galaxy a12 , frimware version: a125fxxu2cvI1. I want to make the wifi dongle archer t2u plus v1 work on my phone and i bought a usb type c - female usb to connect it to my phone. Please help
[Samsung Galaxy A12] arsfr:
I'm afraid it won't work. It's android, not a desktop operating system.
[Realme 8 Pro] superlativo:
I have a realme 8 Pro that I was going to update when I read at the end of February that various models of the brand had various problems with the update to realme UI 4. So I am still not updating for fear of running out of phone.

Since then I still haven't updated it and I'm still on Android 12, because I don't know if these problems have been solved.

Can you tell me if they are already resolved?

Thanks in advance.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] greatg:
I have had this topic posted in the other forums and unfortunately no one was able to solve my dilema. So, I'm hoping some of the SW experts in here may be able to help out. I have an original HTC TP. When connected to my PC (Vista 32 bit) active sync works and the TP is recognized. When I want to browse the contents of TP, using my PC I cannot see anything? The content window shows 0 files/items? I've checked my folder settings and they are set to view all hidden and sys files. Even when I go to "my computer" and click on the TP icon, the content window opens and there's nothing there? I've disabled antivirus and firewall and still nothing? This is driving me crazy...
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] DaveShaw:
* Thread Moved *

Does pressing F5 make them appear. I have this some times.

Re-installing Active Sync Fixes it (I have the MSI on my desktop ;))

EDIT:

You're using vista? Should you be using WMDC, not active sync?

Ta

Dave
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] greatg:
Dave,

Yes, you are correct WMDC for Vista. I will try F5...
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] greatg:
OK, tried F5 with no luck. Reinstalled WMDC and still no luck...
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] greatg:
Anybody have any ideas????

OK...fresh out of ideas....
[Redmi Note 10S] Surpalsingh:
im using ladb to remove the bloatware which I have done so in past, recently I had to factory reset my phone. And when I try to use

pm uninstall –k ––user 0 com.google.android.youtube

And

pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.youtube

I get the following errors when trying to uninstall it:

Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK: Missing existing base package]

And when I try to disable it i get this error

Exception occurred while executing 'disable':
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown package: --user
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.setEnabledSetting(PackageManagerService.java:21559)
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.setApplicationEnabledSetting(PackageManagerService.java:21423)
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.runSetEnabledSetting(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:2164)
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.onCommand(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:233)
at android.os.BasicShellCommandHandler.exec(BasicShellCommandHandler.java:98)
at android.os.ShellCommand.exec(ShellCommand.java:44)
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onShellCommand(PackageManagerService.java:22250)
at android.os.Binder.shellCommand(Binder.java:932)
at android.os.Binder.onTransact(Binder.java:816)
at android.content.pm.IPackageManager$Stub.onTransact(IPackageManager.java:4687)
at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onTransact(PackageManagerService.java:4450)
at android.os.Binder.execTransactInternal(Binder.java:1162)
at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:1126)

I know the base apk files are stored in system directory so they can be restored during factory reset, but my phone had to be reset, so I'm wondering did the factory reset killed the base apk files or something?
[Redmi Note 10S] Surpalsingh:
I see there's the base YouTube apk file in /product/app
[Redmi Note 10S] Surpalsingh:
It worked

Package com.google.android.youtube new state: disabled-user
[Red Magic 8 pro] fejerm:
Hello guys!

I have the EU model with 66W charger.

It was strange for me that my phone 1-> 100% charge was about 5-6 min slower than the time mentioned in the GSMArena test.

To see what is going on I got a cable which displays the actual performance the phone is being charged.

It was strange that at first the performance was fluctuating between 57-59W.

Then at about 60% the performance dropped to about 35W.

Then as the battery charge increased the charger performance continued to drop.

For the last 3-5% the charger only operated at about 20W.

Is this normal behavior for a charger? As the charge of the battery increases the charger lowers performance?

Sorry for the stupid question, I just thought that it always operates at 60-66W.

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[Red Magic 8 pro] blackhawk:
Probably normal. Fast charging always ramps down in steps as the charge level nears 100% to prevent Li damage.

Temperature and battery condition also influences charge rate.

6 minutes isn't much. Your battery may simply have a slightly higher capacity then the test one did😉
[Red Magic 8 pro] TheMystic:
It is your phone that starts to draw less power from the charger as it starts getting full. This is by design and is done to reduce heat and maximize battery life.
[Red Magic 8 pro] blackhawk:
Fast charging will not engage if the battery start temperature is too low or high for that charge cycle. Optimum charge start temperature is 82-90°F.

Starting below 72F or above 102F is not recommended. Keep battery temperature below 102F will charging, use cooling if needed. Failure to do so can cause Li plating which will permanently degrade the Li and possibly cause a failure.

NEVER attempt to charge a Li that's below 40F💥

Battery charging is a electrochemical reaction that requires heat to function properly... within certain temperature parameters.
[Red Magic 8 pro] V0latyle:
Spot on - lithium batteries cannot be charged at the max rate all the time. Once the battery reaches about 70%, the charging rate drops off as it's slowly brought to 100%.
[Android Themes] BungDho:
lI'm trying to make a simple overlay to change the sony music icon to walkman (name, icon launcher & notification).

Instalation :

just flash with magisk!

work on my device AOSP android12, I don't know if it work on android13, you tell me
[Android Themes] BungDho:
maybe you need to clear your launcher's storage after flashing it