So, I got robbed recently and now I’m back to square one with buying a phone. 🥲

I need a new phone, but I’m on a budget, so I really need your suggestions.

I genuinely don’t care about the camera or how pretty the phone looks. I just need good storage, a decent processor, and a phone that doesn’t start lagging after a few months. I usually have around 40–50 apps on my phone, so smooth performance is a priority.

I’m currently considering the Samsung A07 (128GB, 6GB RAM), but the Samsung A17 is also an option, although it’s more expensive. Is there a significant difference between the two? Is the A17 worth spending extra money on, or would the A07 be enough for my needs? And if you have any better suggestions in a similar budget, I’m open to those too.

Please help a girl make a sensible purchase this time. 😭😂

Would really appreciate your suggestions and personal experiences! 🙏

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Hey everyone,

I recently got a Google Pixel 10, but to be completely honest, I really dislike the stock system font and the default Android emojis.

Is there any way to customize or change the emoji style (e.g., to iOS/Twitter emojis) and system font on Pixel phones?

• Does it require root / Magisk / Shizuku, or is there a work-around / third-party app that works on Android 15/16?
• If root is required, what’s the safest/best method currently for Pixels?

Thanks in advance for any advice or recommendations!

Yo if my old android phone had malware or my google account was compromised in someway and I resetted the phone or changed the google password. Could I get malware onto my phone after that if I reinstall my old games/apps from the Play Store and log into my accounts on them? Essentially would I need to make new accounts for apps and games or could I just reinstall and log into and use my accounts like normal, after resetting phone? Also these games/apps usually are linked to the Google account so they don't have their own separate password that needs changing. Sorry if this is dumb question. Thx

Why does my pad shows only 1 recent app

Before like 9 months i was showing 3 apps but then become only 1

My device is honor magic pad 2

Idk if this is the appropriate sub, but I am out of options.

I tried to delete it through any file explorer directly, that did not work.

I tried to delete or rename it with ZArchiver and Shizuku together, that didn't work.

I tried to delete or rename it via adb shell commands with ShizukuTools, which only made my system panic and lock me out unless I reboot my phone.

I'm on Android 14, moto g14. I don't know what I can try anymore.

I even used a command to pull the exact version of the app, which apparently is 952110023 (1.21.100.23), but downloading other APKs of that version and trying to install them only results in my phone asking if I wanna update the app (why if it's the same version??) and refusing to overwrite the ghost app anyways.

I don't know why deleting/updating a VIDEO GAME must be this difficult. What do I do??

Gonna keep it short and simple, I live in Sweden, have a Galaxy s22 ultra, and would like to know what non google os's would work for me with the native swedish banking apps etc?

Why is this happening? How can I stop it?

Sometimes if I'm talking on Messenger or Discord and I'm inside the house using Wi-Fi and I walk outside and Wi-Fi disconnects, it takes a few seconds for mobile network to connect and I lose my phone call for a few seconds. And when I go back inside, it switches again and I lose the sound again.

Is there a way to set up that if I am on Discord call to always be on mobile data? This wifi switching is annoying.

I have a 2017 Kia with Android auto, that requires me to plug in my phone to work. Phone is a Galaxy S24 that now has Gemini instead of the Google Assistant. I've been able in the past to add or change the news providers that play under Android Auto (like DW and RFI), but the guides online don't seem to mention how to do that now, under Gemini. Any ideas? I have both French and English news sources.

My TECNO Camon 18P running HiOS V8.6.0 suddenly started malfunctioning. Many apps would not open, would crash unexpectedly, or simply would not work properly. At first, I thought it was the kind of occasional issue that can happen with certain apps, but I realized that far too many apps were experiencing these problems.

So, I decided to reboot the device. Once it finished restarting, I noticed that many apps had disappeared — coincidentally, most of them were the same apps that had been malfunctioning.

Then I opened the file manager and discovered that all my personal files were gone. There was no trace of my photos, videos, or other non-system files. Everything appeared to have been deleted. There was nothing in the trash or recycle bin either; the files seemed to have been deleted outright.

My device was now showing approximately 35–50 GB of free space that had previously been occupied by my files. That is roughly the amount of data I believe I lost.

This did not happen after an update or anything similar. I tried rebooting the phone one more time, but the problem persisted. However, after the first reboot, the apps stopped malfunctioning; the only remaining issue was that my files had disappeared.

I would like to understand what could have caused this. Could this have been a storage failure, filesystem corruption, or some kind of Android/HiOS issue? Most importantly, is there any way to recover my lost photos, videos, and other files?

I just bought a motorola g57 power this week. It had Android 16. I was so amazed by the UI. Especially the app folders 🫠. Like if you add apps into them. The apps will align inside the app folder into a triangle, line or square based on the number of apps. But with the new Android 17 update it just looks lame like this. Is there any fix or do I have to suffer for eternity? 🤧

Got out an old (2018) phone with Android 8 and not much RAM. Charged it up, it wants me to log into Google. Before asking for password, it says 'Confirm that you're not a robot'. So select the box and just get the turning semicircle throbber for like 10 minutes, then it chucks you out for inactivity, so you have to try again.

My grandmother will be using this phone and she never used smart touch screen phone only keypad, so i thought I will use easy mode but it's just not there , **I tried everything updating to latest version, going to safe mode, also searched developer setting,etc it's just not there, is there way to on it on this device?**

hi, im triying to to use my oppo reno 7 but the screen is totally broken internally and black, the touch works fine (it seems so) but i just cant see anything, i look for options like scrcpy but it requires otg enable or usb depuration, so im asking if anyone knows something that might help, thanks

Yes i know a screen replacement is the better option, i just dont have enought money to do it right now,that why im looking for options

Title. It gives me one of these two options under every message, but only with one person. All of my other text chains work, and so do theirs. We're the only person each of us have this problem with. They use an iPhone and I've tried every fix I could find online. Any ideas what it could be or how to fix it? We're both texting over WiFi because there's no cellular connection where we are right now. Any advice would he helpful, thank you!

I was trying to install a Minecraft APK, but the app isn't showing up. There’s a folder in the 'data' directory that I assume I need to delete so I can try the whole process again, but I’m unable to do so. sorry for the bad english, i used google translator

I've been wanting to upgrade my Pixel 7A and i really don't know what to choose. I'll be getting my phone second hand from a proper store, so it'll have warranty thankfully.

My budget is pretty stretched but i can get these phones for similar prices. After a lot of research these also seem to have the best cameras for my budget. The issue is I'm reading so much mixed information in about battery life and overall functionality. I don't know what to believe and I can't afford to buy something I'll regret.

Has anyone here experienced one of the samsungs and the pixel as well and can actually make a comparison?

Xperia Z Ultra had a built-in Guest Mode. It created a separate, temporary user profile — a guest could use the phone with their own apps and data, completely isolated from the main profile, and it could be wiped out clean afterward.

Is there anything similar available on Android today — an app or method that can create a separate profile that will be undetectable and be used as the main profile when needed?

Not looking for app lockers — I want the real separate-profile experience. No root preferred.

I was watching YouTube when an ad popped up for a game. I hit downloaded and forgot about it. Now when I looked around my home screen, I cant find it. All I remember being there was a clock next to the download button. How can i find the app now? (Play Store)

I was browsing settings on my Tab A7 lite and I found a menu called "galaxy system apps". The other ones make sense based on the name except "com.samsung.android.lifeguard". It has a number under it (I think version code?) which is "332017701"

Typically an app is set up initially by logging in and then setting up biometric login. Every once in a while the app will typically logout for some reason and I have to login again. What causes this and is there a way to reduce occurences? My thought is that one of the app update causes the app to reauthenticate the users, but that is just my guss.

(update: this post is in regards to the emudhra CA intermediate certificates being compromised and how does the Android firmware get fixed to manage the problem.)

I read to update certificates I need an over the air firmware update. But, I don't see one is released. I see that web browsers have been updated to block connections with the compromised CA's, but will curl or other linux commands be updated for the issue as well?

What are the mitigations Android has taken to deal with this problem?

i have micro g installed but it doesnt seem to help apps like chatgpt or gemini, claude used to work earlier but it also stopped working now, is there any way i can manage to make these work