I've heard you could use your android device as webcam by just plugging in with the USB cable. Even though my Samsung is Android 14, I'm not able to use it as a webcam. Am I missing some update or some hidden setting?

After Real Racing 3 getting off the play store, I was searching for alternatives but can't find many.The ones i found weren't as engaging as the actual game. So I was thinking to download its APK file from internet, like upstore or any site like that but I was a little worried about if it's a malicious application that might steal my data. So I was starting to search that is there a way in which I can cut off the internet access from that app. Can you guys suggest me or help me out with this?

A couple days ago i started getting ads on my lock screen, in addition to the pop ups that came with the big update a few months ago which I would also like to turn off. I cant find anything about how to disable them and its driving me crazy lol. I cant find anything in lock screen settings about it but maybe its somewhere else?

Edit: i deleted some sketchy games I havent used in a while and messed around in settings and it got rid of everything!! Not totally sure what i did in settings but im very happy its all gone :)

Hello! My phone updated and now my custom drawn app icon designs have this white border on them. I dont know how to fix this, or if thats even possible. No update has ever done this before and im upset because I put a lot of my energy into designing and drawing a new look for my apps. I really love the theme of my phone, and I just want it to look how it used to. If anyone has advice, that'd be really great.

This is the most recent One UI 9.0 update.

I used X Icon Changer so that I could change my apps icons. My apps always had a transparent background , but now that has turned to a white background.

I recently started seeing this, only noticed after some of the downloads i left in the background stopped at 100%, started causing me issues.

How do i disable this ? And who thought this was a good idea ?

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I was looking at job listing through Google and decided to click on one of the offers. The offer then has a link/bubble that says "Apply on (website name)"

Since we were still on Google, i wasn't suspicious at all. In fact, I see many helpful links and posting for products or opportunities through basic, initial Google search

But as soon as i accessed the site, it showed me an ad from McAfee or something. It was a video, so I tapped the X or decline button, but then my phone showed me a glitch effect and vibrated a bunch. A bunch of short vibration strung together almost like a phone call or timer/alarm

Did the ad or site themselves glitch or was something injected into my device?

I downloaded MalwareBytes and did a scan and nothing turns up

Definitely the strangest thing I even had happen to me online

I have 2,177 Audio/Music Files on my Fold 7 and I'm thinking about transferring them all to The Google Drive Android App before I get my brand new phone. I've read several posts on Reddit that The Google Drive Android App isn't very reliable and that a lot of files get randomly corrupted/damaged or even deleted too. So that's why I'm really hesitant to do it. What has been everyone's experience with transferring all of their Files to The Google Drive Android App? If anyone has any other suggestions besides The Google Drive Android App I'm open to doing that as well.

My emojis have been replaced with ugly 3rd party ones from 2010 era and I can't stand their look. Can I get rid of them easily?

Here are some of them : https://imgur.com/EbbdqFC

*Xiaomi 17 Ultra, but it seems to be an Android issue

I have oneplus pad 3 and I want to play story games in my bed but taking my laptop to bed is uncomfortable that's why I bought a tablet but not every game is available on Android. So I wanted to mirror my laptop display to my tab then use the controller and play it in bed. And I dont want the video quality to be bad I hope it can be same

For context, I didn't charge my tablet for a night, and it has refused to turn back on, I have tried everything, so I want to get all data off of it even stuff from the apps folder, but I don't know how I can do it with out the battery being replaced, any advice?

basically where do I download odin and the needed firmware. Thanks.

I could be wrong, but it seems like this started after an update. I feel like I'm getting FAA'd 😅

(Sorry if this is the wrong flair)

Soo, i really love listening to music and whenever i join Discord Calls, the sound is absolutely horrible and yeah ik its because of the bandwidth BUT, can I somehow avoid using HFP?

Like, I wanna use the microphone built in my phone but still have the output of Spotify and Discord on my headphones via A2DP

(if it matters, i use an S24 and JBL tune beam 2 and they don't support LC3)

Hey everyone,

I'm using a Motorola Edge 50 Neo on Android 16 (September 1, 2026 security patch).

I noticed something really strange while disabling Moto Smart Feed.

Here's what happens:

- Disabling Smart Feed moves the app drawer search bar from the bottom to the top.

- The Games folder disappears.

- The entire app drawer layout changes.

- Re-enabling Smart Feed brings the original layout, bottom search bar and Games folder back.

I personally don't like Daily Drops and unwanted recommendations. I just want a clean app drawer without promotional content.

Why are Smart Feed and the core launcher experience so tightly connected? Why can't we disable the feed while keeping the original app drawer?

Has anyone else with a Motorola phone running Android 16 noticed this?

Motorola, please give users independent control over Smart Feed and launcher customization.

Device: Motorola Edge 50 Neo

Android: 16

Moto App Launcher: Version 16

Moto Smart Feed: 3.02.0203

What would be a good price in EU for the oppo find x 9 ultra? How long do you think it will be top tier hardware? Is there a high chance that phones of the next 2-3 years are going to let it look old?

I could get it for 1170€

And minus 485€ if I trade in my pixel 10 pro XL

Not sure if I should though.

so i installed odialer (oppo phone app) from apkmirror because it couldn't let me from the play store and when i open odialer it says to install it from google play store but it insnt there i wouldnt install it from apkmirror if it was there. sorry for bad english

I have never had an Android Tablet before I have a question:

Can you install an APK on them like Streamfllix

Also can you use Custom Launchers and Custom Wallpapers

Also which one would you recommend

can you use Micro SD cards to expand the storage space

Trying to download apks for apps that aren't on the play store but I can't install anything that isn't on the play store

Been on iPhone for years and I’m honestly getting curious about Android. More freedom, better customization, and no more iMessage peer pressure. But I’m also scared I’ll regret it after two weeks.

For those who actually made the switch: what did you miss the most and what made you never want to go back? And for the ones who switched back to iPhone, what was the dealbreaker?

s21 remove screen smoothing

Samsung Galaxy S21 — How can I completely remove screen smoothing and input delay?

How can I completely disable screen smoothing, motion smoothing, and touch input delay on the Samsung Galaxy S21?

I notice this especially in games: when aiming, the crosshair keeps moving or overshoots the target even after I stop moving my finger. It feels like the aim continues drifting for a moment instead of stopping immediately. I want instant, precise, and responsive touch input.

I want to make the screen as sharp and responsive as possible, without unnecessary software smoothing or input interpolation.

Has anyone experienced this issue and actually managed to fix it?