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    Android Not Keeping Audio Enabled for Bluetooth Devices

    I tried it on a friend's pixel phone and same result, audio has to be manually enabled. So it's clearly the Bluetooth headphones themselves but still I was hoping there was a way to change that in Android to default to audio enabled every time. Guess not. The headphone does not have a dedicated...
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    Android Not Keeping Audio Enabled for Bluetooth Devices

    Hi So the only one I have not tried is your suggestion to clear the Bluetooth cache. But I cannot clear it it is grayed out the button to clear cache you cannot click it
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    Android Not Keeping Audio Enabled for Bluetooth Devices

    I have a pair of Bluetooth headphones. Every time I connect them and I start playing like a YouTube video or a song nothing comes out because the audio is not enabled in Android and I manually go into the Bluetooth settings and check this audio box. I've tried to unpairing and repairing it, but...
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    Anyone with a NON-Samsung Phone Able to Try this with their Camera?

    ** UPDATE: ANSWER FOUND. Android 11 purposely disabled the feature to access your existing images when a live camera capture request is activated via a link or app. ** Original question: Im trying to find out if this is specific to Samsung phones. I have an S22. When you click "Take Photo"...
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    How to get rid of this Volume Bar that can not be turned down?

    I have a Galaxy S8 on Android 9, and I have this volume bar that I've never seen before. It does not go down or off. It remains on. How to get rid of it?
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    Can You Use Secure Folder Without the Password Reset/Unlock Features?

    I want to use Secure Folder, but it requires a Samsung account to be added to the phone. Which then allows your secure folder pin to be reset, the whole phone to be remotely unlocked, reset the lockscreen, etc... That defeats the purpose of secure folder to me. I dont want any of that ability...
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    New Update Caused Endless Rebooting -Tried most Steps

    Galaxy s8 on Verizon, a standard update notice kept appearing past few days, finally installed it. The minute it finished, it is now in an endless restarting loop. The phone does unlock and show my homescreen. I can get into it, but I only get about 10 seconds to do stuff then it restarts...
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    Why can this Pop Up NOT be Disabled?

    It is not a wifi networks avaible pop up. I already have that turned off. This is saying "Sign into wi-fi network". And as you can see in the below video, you can not clear it, and I go to the settings of the pop up and it's already turned off, yet continues to show?? Watch video to understand...
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    How to Stop the Google Voice from Reading Search Results out Loud to me?

    When I open chrome, and hit the Mic button to do a search by voice, and say something "Price of Toyota Rav 4", a female voice reads the first google result out loud back to me. ...... "A Toyota Rav 4 is $19,300 msrp" "here are some results with pricing options, blah blah, etc..." How the heck...
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    How To Turn Off This Spelling Suggestion Thing? (It's NOT Auto Correct Or Predictive)

    When I use google voice to text, the words underline themselves, and if I touch near them, a drop down list of other possible words shows up. I want to turn this OFF. I have searched multiple tutorials, none worked or were related. Already had predictive text turned off, spell check. None of...
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    Stop Webpages from Opening Inside Google? I want the Full website?

    I have a galaxy s8. When I search something on Google/Chrome, I click a website result, and it opens it inside google, is still shows google.com at the top. I understand it helps with speed. I want to stop this. I already tried disabling the feature below, still happening: it still shows it...
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    Is there An App To Track Crashes?

    I have a Galaxy S8 running OREO. Keeps crashing and restarting. Want to narrow down what's doing it. Any apps to track this without rooting the phone? Im not a technical person.
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    Stolen Phone Returned, Now Shows Different Carrier?

    I had a Verizon Galaxy S8 stolen, the person was caught. It was returned, but it was wiped and now boots up as ATT, shows a bunch of ATT screens. Then says "No SIM card inserted". Does that mean he hacked the software, or bootloader? Did something with Odin? How complex was it to do? I...
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    Stolen Phone Tracking App that Self Installs from SD Card?

    I read there are stolen phone tracking apps that you can install on a Micro SD card, that self-installs if the phone is stolen and wiped/reset I can not find anything online, anyone familiar or know the name of one? Even if it is a premium app? I have a Galaxy S8. Thanks
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    Found My Back-Up, But Can't Restore it. Why? (See Screenshots)

    Got a new phone, I did not sign into my Google account during the set-up process. I am signed in now though. So I need to restore my previous apps. I found the back-up of my old phone on the Drive App, but there is no option to restore it, or select it. The only thing you can do is delete it...
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