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hi r/AndroidQuestions i am new here and i want help from yall cus i want to turn my rooted s22 (snapdragon variant) with kernel su (custom kernel) and android 16 with un1ca custom rom and i want to turn it into full router with wifi, dhcp, port forwarding, etc..... with an app or website to control the devices and i have already usb to 11 in 1 ports like 1 ethernet 4 usbs 1 hdmi 1 vga 1 usb c pd charging 2 sd card slots please help me and i was sick of the basic ethernet tethering and basic mobile hotspot and i want full control over the devices that do connect especially when i do connect them thru ethernet i did try may things from yt, googling and visiting websites and nothing worked so far so please help me

Since i bought it, my phone (Pixel 10) had massive issues with running smooth and well having pretty open RAM

The problem is, that my Running services (i already disabled AICore) seem to not take up as much, about 2 GB Used. And the system monitor says, that my RAM is fine.

Meanwhile Device Info HW shows completely different numbers, between 9 and 10 GB in use. (screenshots taken right after each other).

I am not gaming on my phone, i use it for Tiktok, Youtube and some other Apps. I have eufy running in the background due to my robotvacuum.

Edit: if i close all my running apps, Device Info HW still shows 8500MBs of memory being used up.

Hello world!

If your priority is the camera, you could consider buying a DSLR or another good camera instead. And instead of spending a huge amount on an expensive phone, you could get a laptop and start learning coding, programming, video editing, or other useful skills.

If your priority is gaming, you could also get a good gaming laptop. You can play PC games and, depending on the setup, enjoy mobile games too. A laptop can also be useful for studying, programming, editing, and many other things.

Of course, I'm not saying expensive smartphones are completely useless. They can have excellent cameras, powerful processors, beautiful displays, better build quality, long software support, and many other features.

But if you're buying an expensive smartphone just to do normal everyday tasks—calling, messaging, watching YouTube, using social media, browsing the internet, etc.—then you probably don't need such an expensive device. A good low-cost or mid-range smartphone can handle those things perfectly well.

If you're running a business and need strong security, reliability, or specific features, then choosing something like a Samsung or iPhone can make sense. That's completely your choice.

But if you're an average user buying an expensive phone mainly to show it off to your friends, I personally don't think that's a good use of your money. Instead, you could invest in something useful—like a laptop, education, hobbies, sports equipment, or learning a new skill.

I understand that expensive smartphones are small, portable, powerful, and convenient. I'm not saying they're bad. I'm simply saying that if a mid-range phone already does everything you need, why spend so much more?

Conclusion

Would you personally choose to purchase an expensive smartphone, or would you rather spend that money on something else?

Important note: Please don't take this as hate toward any particular phone brand or its users. I'm just sharing my thoughts and trying to understand different opinions. Everyone has different priorities and different reasons for buying things. 😊

Yesterday audio stopped working on my phone for some apps. YouTube and WhatsApp are working fine. But Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook don't seem to be playing reels, voice notes and videos. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this.

Thanks in advance x

I have no idea what is going on or how to fix it, but my boomer step dad has a phone that currently throws at least 3 pop up ads at you for everything you open. It's like walking into the internet circa 1999 and it doesnt let up. HELP. I did not know a phone could even do this, how can I get it to stop?? I installed McCaffe thinking it might be a virus but it found nothing?? This phone is almost unusable.

Need help finding an Android phone (no iPhone) with decent recording quality while driving, no shaky or vibration, at any price range, any help would be appreciated!

Hallo, vor ein paar Tagen gab es schon mal einen ähnlichen Beitrag, aber jetzt habe ich mehr Infos.

Hier ist meine aktuelle Nutzung:

Gesamte Nutzungszeit: 12 Stunden 25 Minuten

Bildschirm an: 0 Minuten

Im Hintergrund: 12 Stunden 25 Minuten

CPU-Auslastung: 8 Stunden 1 Minute

Aktivierungen: 0

Standby-Sperre: 0 Minuten

Mobile Daten: 148 Pakete

WLAN: 48 Pakete

GPS: 0 Minuten

Bluetooth-Scan: 0

Also PayPal hat über 8 Stunden CPU-Zeit im Hintergrund verbraucht, obwohl ich die App nicht einmal geöffnet habe. Dadurch war mein Akku um 18:51 Uhr schon bei 11%. Ich habe die App schon dreimal neu installiert und die Hintergrundnutzung eingeschränkt. Vielleicht hat jemand eine Idee, da das bei mir jeden Tag passiert.

Product name: Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

Model name: SM-A556B/DS

When I go into settings - blocked numbers, the option to block them isn't there.

I’ve been using iPhones for well over 10 years. But in the last 6 months I’ve been seriously considering switching to Android. I haven’t used it daily since probably Lollipop. I’ve been looking at both the S26 Plus or Ultra and the Pixel 11 Pro. Currently using an iPhone 16 Pro Max.

I have a Pixel 8 and I'm considering doing a factory reset, but I'd really like to avoid spending hours setting everything up again and logging into every app.

What's the best way to do a factory reset while restoring as much as possible exactly as it is now?

I'm already using Google Backup/Google One and Google Password Manager, but I'm wondering:

Does the Google backup restore app data and settings properly?

Is there any way to preserve app sessions/logins, or will most apps require me to log in again?

Is there anything I should do before the factory reset to make the restore process easier?

Are there any Pixel-specific tricks or recommended methods?

Basically, I'd like to get the phone back to roughly the same state it is now, with the minimum amount of manual setup possible.

What's the best approach?

Thank you in advance!

Was curious if its possible to add custom sounds. Was mainly interested in knowing in case my boss tries calling me while I'm sleeping so I can get awake because I usually sleep through any phone calls.

I’d like to know because whenever I search for this or ask about it, I don't get an answer—or there’s simply no response at all. Is it possible to increase the RAM(Xiaomi)

Fingerprints are totally unique on each finger/thumb, anyone else able to do this ??

I've used custom roms exclusively for many years now. It used to be great but now I'm so tired of chasing things that break... On my previous phone running LineageOS with microg ​it was banking apps, now I switched to a pixel 8 with GrapheneOS and banking apps work but WhatsApp promptly broke itself so bad​ I can't even use it on my old phone because it cries about not being the official version (despite being the official version), and it's an absolute, non-negotiable necessity for me. I still love the benefits of custom roms​ but at this point I'm willing to consider making some sacrifices for a headache-free experience. What phone comes in second to de-googled ​custom roms in terms of bloat, tracking, and ui customization?

No idea what happened, my S21 was fine until it died now most apps wont output audio to any device, bluetooth or not but apps like youtube and YT music still output audio properly.

This only really effects discord, reddit, instagram and other apps that use video playback as that audio doesnt work either.

Ive tried every single solution on the internet at this current time which includes everything but factory resetting this phone and im just lost and irritated about it.

Edit: Found out why its doing this, unfortunately its unfixable at the moment due to it being caused by an google play services update

I had a 6 year old phone working fine but stuck on Android 9 due to bootloader locked and custom roms ?

Now that the flagship phone prices reaches till laptop (~2000 $ ) and macbook neo like budget laptops also priced in phone range 400$. It makes sense that once the brand leaves the support policy user get full ownership .

In laptop , a user running 2014 hardware will still be able to load Windows 11 or new Linux versions

I am an old school person..

I enjoy having music stored in my device.

I don't have any subscription or use any of the streaming services.

Can anyone recommend a good app or website?

I love to have the album artwork as well its a bonus. But not a deal breaker.

Hi,

I have two Android phones, both running Android 16 (Samsung zFold7 and a zflip 6, both running OneUI 8.5), one for work and the other is a personal device.

I'd like a way to know that there are pending notifications that need my attention in a way that doesn't rely on AOD or Samsung's half-baked repeat notifications settings. Something ala the old Blackberry LED notification.

AOD doesn't work for me as my fold is often face down at work, and I'm just worried about burning in pixels with the display. A smart watch could work as a separate visual queue, but i would need two as I'm not aware of any way to link notifications across two devices.