Android

The Fairphone 4, as nominated by @[email protected]!

Previously: Submission Statement Edition

My phone is unable to access any other device in the network when connected to ProtonVPN via the free tier. My other computers are able to communicate with each other even when they have their own instances of ProtonVPN enabled with free tier. I've checked their settings in the Android app and apparently local connections are paywalled.

Apps installed from Obtainium cannot be archived. I really want the used app icon on my home screen so that I don't forget about them but with the app deleted to save space.

why is unzipping on android so slow compared to Windows? I've tried ZipXtract, MaterialFile... All took 10+minutes to unizip a zip file that only took 30 seconds to unzip on Windows.

Is there a way to prevent one app from automatically opening another app when tapping on links?

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/7710-changing-imei/8

How do I simply copy a google photo to Clipboard so I can do a simple paste into any app?

If a release includes multiple apk, how do I download and install all of them using Obtanium?

Hi everyone,

Shelter doesn't have release on github, Can I still install it through obtanium?

What is the Best camera app for grapheneOS on android?

Need Android Launcher Recommendation

Hey. I am turning to you for help. I have a redmi watch 5 active and I would like to connect it to the gadgetbridge app, but unfortunately I can't. The original app for this watch is mi fitness. Has anyone tried pairing it with the gadgetbridge app? If so, could he tell me how to do it, or is there any universal authorization code?

The phone I want is only available as GSM/Global and says it specifically won't work with Verizon. Is that information up to date? I thought CDMA was abandoned a while ago.

I'm looking for an easy to use, light weight app to connect to my local SMB share (via username and password).

Please see the cross-post as it is updated.

i use my device to play my audio which is almost always an audiobook or podcast with the occasional baseball game through the mlb app as well. most of the time i'm listening while i'm getting in the car and also most of the time it's not the last thing i was listening to when i got out of the car. what i want to do is pretty simple- keep playing the thing i was already listening to which is especially important to me because the official mlb app is NOT supported by android auto, so i can't control the audio on my headunit.

It’s not officially supported, but I can see a few “unofficial” community builds. I like the idea of getting a small phone as a media player. I have some experience with installing operating systems, but never a phone. How difficult is it? Is this a good idea?

pls see crosspost as it's updated

I'm using a Sharp Aquos Wish from 2022, because it's 5.8 inches tall. It just barely fits in my pocket, but honestly is a bit uncomfortable. I wish I had a phone about 5.5 inches tall. Ideally with the latest android OS, a good battery, and wireless charging.

The playstore is really poorly laid out. I dont know how to leave a review anymore. Every description has the same nonsense first instead of a description. Sometimes you can select the app developer to load their page with all their apps and sometimes you can't. When did it get so bad?

I'm currently using Fossify Gallery and I'm wondering if there's any open source gallery with facial recognition, or OCR, or something more like the corporate apps.

Hi, I'd like some recommendations for recording gameplay clips on my Ayn Odin 2 max.

As noted by the news release from CalyxOS and Mastodon thread from GrapheneOS, Google did not release the Pixel device-specific source code alongside their Android 16 AOSP release like they usually do. I think many of us, including myself, are hoping this will be published in the near future, but considering they moved AOSP development behind closed doors earlier this year, it's more likely Google has stopped publishing this section or their code altogether, making development of custom ROMs for Pixel devices significantly more difficult. Sad news for the Android ecosystem, and for open source in general.

Bonus if its less than 300 and has a replaceable battery. Preferably one that doesn't explode.

Hello,

Every month l download my income expense statement from my wallet app, which l read using my Google Drive PDF Viewer. However, this time no matter which PDF Viewer l use, the result is the same : the file is corrupted or in an unsuitable format.

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?

I am an Android 9 and my friend is on Android 10. some days ago Quick Share tile disappeared from his phone and yesterday evening it was gone from my phone too. I saw quick share in Google settings yesterday morning in my phone. I also checked the Google settings in his phone but it was not there. is Google removing quick share from our phones because it was not very reliable?

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.