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Android user for several years, many versions, now on 13 with a Pixel 5....

I am currently using a Realme device which runs on Android 13, When i set my app icons to match wallpapers color a few of them are staying as they are as shown in the screenshot. Is there any way to customise these aswell with the help of any 3rd party apps? This just doesn’t look right.

I’ve tried dozens of wallpapers and I’ve tried the repainter app, but no matter what wallpaper I use and no matter what color I put in as the theme color, the colors that the system picks are always blue and are really ugly shade of pink....

Preferably FOSS and supporting the side swipe up gesture. I know of Sesame, but it’s been discontinued and doesn’t support the gesture. Firefox on the other hand does support the gesture, but only does online search.

Hi I am looking for an easy way to backup parts of my mobile like some apps and folders to my pc and restore it after changing rom or to another mobile. I am using nobara linux and android 13. Need some open source linux solutions that can be done in few clicks or commands. Assuming they would be using adb commands but can use...

I want to avoid Amazon. Are amazon and the phones manufacture the only option? I don’t want to have to create an account

I tried VLC but it doesn’t render in custom font

are there any pixel/stock like launchers currently in development? went from motorola to oneplus and missing stock launcher, nova launcher isn’t developed since 2021, lawnchair haven’t seen any release since 2018-2019, ruthless can’t be officialy installed because it’s ‘made for older devices’, hyperion is weird with...

I use the Google Messages app and I’m aiming for something like this:...

I have a Motorola edge plus that will not connect to mobile data. It will show several bars of service but the 4G icon is greyed out like it knows the service is there but will not access it I can make calls and send texts as long as they can be sent as an sms text. I use straight talk as a provider so my talks with customer...

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My device is Redmi Note 10 Pro running Crdroid 7.19 (Android 11). I have always had problems with Bluetooth randomly disconnecting, but this used to happen like once a couple weeks....

When I use signal on my phone it works ok. But, occasionally I need to use it on my PC. Basically every time I start it on pc, it requires updating and repairing with my phone....

Wishlist for Android 15, or future versions like Android 20.

I’ve got a couple of old phones that I’ve had for a few years, and while both of them are in great physical condition, both of them run very slowly. So slowly that it’s difficult to really use them for anything; even the home screens tend to be sluggish. My suspicion is that it’s some planned obsolescence thing where...

fuck the default file’s app for not being able to select folders

Is it possible? I don’t think any of the big companies have a one time buy in, and If they do I doubt it’s anywhere near 5 bucks....

Hi all,...

Long time ago I’d use a third party app for that, but I don’t really trust them enough for that now. The closest solution I found was to use the work profile with Shelter, would that be the way to go?...

Samsung S10 using Android 12....

I want my phone to take a photo every 5 seconds after I tap “shoot” once. on MIUI I did it doing very long tap (longer tap more photos it would take)....

Since yesterday, sharesheet is crashing for me on the first time it open. The crash may even result in crashing the app from which the share was invoked....

Here’s the corresponding source code for, e.g., one of the four tooltips given as an example...

Looking for a family chat/call solution for windows and android which does not require a phone number and is children friendly....

The article What’s it like using a microSD card on Android in 2023? describes two ways one can mount SD card in android....