• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Recent content by mdawdy

  1. mdawdy

    Apps Worker thread will update an EditText in the UI thread

    In my app I need to call a worker thread which will retrieve technical information from the internet, update either an EditText or a global variable in the UI thread, and then return to the UI thread where the updated field will be used in further processing. I have a small experience with...
  2. mdawdy

    App Inventor Problem With Android Studio 4.1.1

    Android Studio 4.1.1: Trying to solve a problem I went to the Gradle menu right side, followed project-name | build | build. I do not now recall what was next but when I came out of it the Run menu had changed. The Select-Device option is grayed out, the Run-App choice is missing, other Run...
  3. mdawdy

    Help S4 mini Battery Problems Solved

    Looks like the battery problems are gone, at least for me and my SGH-i257M, Canadian, Rogers. I got a full 7 days from my last charge. I used to get 2 or 3 days. I use it as a simple phone with perhaps a few calls each day. Occasionally, but not every day, i use the internet to check weather...
  4. mdawdy

    Help Three Questions About Battery Doctor

    Phone is not rooted. So i press the spinney thing on the battery doctor widget and it says "3 apps closed prolonged power by 34 minutes", perhaps with different numbers. How can i determine which apps were closed? It appears that Android may be re-starting the same apps? So is power...
  5. mdawdy

    Help Phone Repaired, What Did They Do?

    My S4 mini SGH-i257M was malfunctioning so i sent it in for repair. The local Rogers store sent it to FutureTel in Markham [Toronto] Ontario Canada. This is what they did, according to the Completion Report that came back with the phone ... ;RF Calibration performed to enhance RX/TX...
  6. mdawdy

    WooHoo! KitKat soon for Rogers S4 mini SGHi257M

    OS Upgrades - Rogers Community
  7. mdawdy

    Help Odd Problem with SGHi257M

    The problem is that the phone will not ring for either incoming or outgoing calls. Someone phoning me gets no rings, it goes immediately to voice mail. When i try to call out the screen looks perfectly normal - all of the correct icons are showing up so it looks like it is ringing, but it is not...
  8. mdawdy

    Help download mode

    OK, fooling around with the S4 mini, got into download mode, screen says "Downloading... Do not turn off target!!". So what is it downloading? How long will it take? Mick
  9. mdawdy

    Help Battery Usage, Cell Standby, & Network mode ?

    I would like to understand whatever relationships exist among Battery Usage, Cell Standby, & Network Mode. I am seeing that Cell Standby accounts for 40% of my battery usage - with GPD, Wi-Fi, and mobile data all turned off. Under network mode i have 4 choices ... GSM/HPSA/LTE auto...
  10. mdawdy

    Root Links to Root'ing S4 Mini, and related

    If you want to investigate root'ing your Canadian S4 mini these links may be helpful ... How to Boot Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini into Safe Mode How to Boot Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini into Safe Mode - Galaxy S4 Mini Archive - Custom ROMs, Tips and Tricks Firmware files for the Canadian Galaxy S4 Mini...
  11. mdawdy

    Help S4 Mini, minimize the presence all those apps!

    I want to minimize the presence in my S4 Mini of all those apps that i currently do not want to use [and probably never will]. Under the App Manager menu, for each app, i see this set of options [Force stop, Uninstall updates, Disable, Show notifications] which looks perfect for my purpose [i...
See more
Top Bottom
Back