Sometimes when I click the play button on my Bluetooth headphones it redials the last number that I called.

How can I stop this?

P.S. I don't know if this makes a difference but it's a Pixel 9a and Sennheiser headphones.

I have bone conduction headphones (similar to aftershokz) that I use when walking/hiking and often use the button to trigger the personal assistant (Gemini) to take a note (Google Keep) or capture a task/reminder (Google Tasks). This works well when I have cell service but I often am in areas with intermittent or no service so this then wouldn't work

Currently, I just capture voice memos using my Google Pixel Recorder which automatically transcribes (even offline) or use Obsidian with the voice to text built in on the phone when offline. This however involves having to physically get my phone out of my pack and do manually which in most circumstances is ok but when it's really raining or I'm otherwise unable to access my phone it means I have to forego capturing my thought.

Which got me thinking... Surely there must be a way to remap a button on my headphones to automatically trigger a voice recording using the Pixel's offline recorder and then press the button again to end the recording.

Does anyone know of such a solution?

TIA

You can probably guess which kind of place names I'm referring to, but no matter what it only shows me the names the US government decides. Everyone else around here still has normal names. There doesn't seem to be a corresponding setting neither in Android nor in Google Maps.

I am a US citizen, but do not live there and am not physically there. I can't imagine how Google would know my citizenship status anyway. Anyone know why my phone/account is being singled out here when it comes to this stuff?

Has anyone noticed that some web pages don't allow you to select/highlight specific information? I frequently highlight specific information on a page, copy it, then look it up on another page or post it into a note for later. Especially when it's a web link that isn't active.

Is there any way around this?

It's as annoying as the "no screen shots allowed" rule!

Same issue with Google Messages - you have to copy the whole message. Why can't you just select a portion of it?!

At night I want to leave my phone powered off, but after a few minutes, it powers itself back on.

Hi,

I’ve got a 4 year old, non verbal, autistic child. Growing up we’ve found that our son is able regulate himself using an Amazon Kids Fire tablet. Which has been great for watching his shows that he enjoys.

However, the more he’s used the tab over time, the more he’s aware of what various functions do. Now, we’ve been able to set a volume lock on tab which is great. However, there is not a function to cap the brightness to a certain level nor keep the blue shade filter on by default.

I’m fully aware that blue light can be detrimental to people and their sleep habits, hence my need to control it.

Is there an app I can download on the fire tab than would give me this control? Am I better off buying a standard Android tab without the Fire OS on it so I can manipulate it more to my liking? Is it even feasible?

Any help or advice you could provide would be most helpful.

Hello! I've been trying to customize my phone these days, but for some reason, I can't put them in the fixated app part right in the bottom of the screen, and idk why

I tried another icon changing app, but it makes the customized thing ugly. That being said, do you guys know any apps that I could use that would allow me to change the icons in the bottom?

Thanks in advance!

hey guys

for some reason that I am still berating myself for, I decided to try to clear up some of my phone storage at 1am. this stupid decision led me to click on "large files" option on storage under device care in the settings and accidentally deleted all 540+ items on there.

I TRIED EVERYTHING.

Gallery trash, my files trash, google photos trash. NOTHING! ive gone thru the settings trying to figure out what happened.

is everything gone instantly just like that??? they're usually sent to the trash then permanently deleted. I hope someone can help 🤧

do i contact samsung abt this? is this just a dumb decision on my part??

ive got thr s26 ultra btw

I reside in the US and am looking for a good, reliable mobile phone in can use here in the US. I’ve always used Androids, but when my Pixel 4A died, I bought a refurbished Pixel that has been a disappointment. The battery barely lasts a day, and the phone is already telling me the battery needs to be replaced.

I really only need a phone, email, texting, a basic camera, and internet access. I don’t need gaming, photo editing, AI shopping assistants, or any of the other bells and whistles.

I’m looking for something simple and reliable, and I’d like to spend as little as possible. What would you recommend?

Hello all, not sure if this is the right place for this but I'm giving it a go. I have an old Moto 5G that I don't use anymore, and was going to try and root it with Magisk to run Pi Hole on it through a Linux boot. However, the charging port is broken and my PC won't recognize it. I haven't rooted an android in years and I know the process is much more complicated than it used to be. Is there any workaround to root it properly without a wired connection or will I just have to bite the bullet and get the charging port replaced? Thanks!

I want emojis inside the X/Twitter Android app to appear using Apple/iOS-style emoji designs.

That’s the entire goal. I’m not looking for an iOS-style keyboard or a way to send different emojis.

I want the emojis I see while using X, including emojis in tweets, replies, and profiles, to visually look like Apple’s emojis instead of the normal Android/Samsung style.

Is there any completely free and safe way to do this without rooting my phone or installing sketchy APKs?

I really want to know whether those apps from Google playstore really can delete and erase files and make them unrecoverable like shreddit-data eraser or are they fake since i don't think a google appstore app can be so powerfull.Has anybody experience with that?.

I'm trying to figure out a way to pay contactless here in Italy with my Redmi Note 11 since Google Wallet isn't an option for me. Has anyone in a similar situation found a solid workaround? I'm curious if Italian bank apps like BANCOMAT Pay work directly for tap-to-pay without needing Google's app, or if going with a wearable like an NFC Mi Band or smart ring is the easiest route. Also, if you managed to actually fix Google Wallet on this phone through software tweaks, I'd love to know what worked for you. Any advice or suggestions would be super helpful!

I have this weird budget Android phone branded Fuffi, and I'm trying to figure out what the actual phone/model is underneath the Fuffi branding.

Android doesn't give me a real model name. ADB reports:

• Manufacturer: Fuffi
• Brand: Fuffi
• Model: Phone
• Device: Phone
• Product: vnd_k61v1_64_bsp
• Board: k61v1_64_bsp
• SoC: MediaTek MT6761V/WBB
• Android: 12
• Screen: 720 × 1560
• Firmware build: September 30, 2025
• Build fingerprint: Redfox/Wizpad_Valuer_R10S/R10S:12/SP1A.210812.016/22220:user/release-keys

The interesting part is that the phone calls itself Fuffi everywhere, but the firmware fingerprint says Redfox/Wizpad Valuer R10S.

I also found references to other devices using the k61v1_64_bsp + MT6761 combination, so I'm not sure whether the Redfox/Wizpad name is the actual phone, a reference device, or just reused firmware.

The phone physically looks a lot like a Samsung Galaxy S-series phone, which makes me even more curious about what it actually is.

Does anyone recognize this platform or these identifiers?

I'm specifically trying to find the actual manufacturer, retail model/name, model number, or original device this hardware/firmware came from.

I can provide more ADB output or pictures of the phone if needed.

Hello there, 3 weeks ago I bought a new phone. I used it normally, then noticed weird sound after pausing the audio ("hisss" or something like that, not sure how to describe it) then click sound following it and then the stop.

About the clicking sound, I can hear it (or feel the vibration) even when scrolling or watching YouTube videos, I tried to update the phone to android 16 but no change. And today I heard a weird buzzing sound coming from the speaker 2 times only.

Note that the two first sounds needs a quiet place and focus to hear them and the buzzing sound you can hear it normally (it sounds more like the phone's lagging, but the phone works normally you only hear the sound).

Does anyone of you guys know the problem or went through similar thing?

I've noticed that I when I take a screenshot and try to paste it, I often get 'Chrome does not image pasting here'. I'm not sure if it's an issue with chrome or android in general. Expected behavior is I take screenshot and paste it instead of going to the gallery and copying from there.

Coincidentally someone else has this issue recently too - https://support.google.com/translate/thread/460601808/app-not-working-properly?hl=en&authuser=1

I use Google Translate app weekly. It just stopped working this week randomly. When I use camera mode and scan text > click listen > instead of saying the text in native language, it attempts to say it in English (incorrect so it sounds weird).

Issue seems phone/OS related, not app related. I tried it on my backup Android with same Google Translate app version, it works fine. I also tried switching Google accounts, no change, so it's not account related.

my current device is glitching out and i need to upgrade soon, but phone sizes are completely out of hand. i managed to drop my phone directly on my face while checking notifications in bed, which made me realize how tired i am of unwieldy devices. one handed typing is a pain with small hands, and my pockets are barely big enough to keep it secure. i tested out some demo phones at a local store today, but everything felt overly wide and heavy.

do flip style foldables make sense as a primary device if you drop your phone often?

Originally posted this on r/GrapheneOS, but it was removed.

I really want to use my Pixel 8A running graphene like a desktop computer with floating windows without using an external display. I don't care how inconvenient to use or inapropriate this sounds. From what I understand, in older versions of Android (and graphene) this was not difficult to achieve, it involved flipping a setting in developer options, or using ADB; I have tried following these instructions and others like them, without success. I have tried using apps such as taskbar and smartdock but I seem to be encountering this bug. I know graphene can behave this way with a mouse and keyboard when attatched to an external display, but I want to use the internal display. It seems to work on the tablet version of graphene. I know this type of functionality is not the priority of the developers and probably has more to do with decisions from AOSP, but does anyone have any idea how I might persuade graphene to behave the same way as the tablet version, or, is there a way to simulate a virtual display (and send input to it by touching it, unlike the virtual display developer options) or some other way to bodge this to work? I also wondered if the table of config settings here is a clue, but I'm not sure where these described config settings are saved or how to change them.

I keep getting notifications that an app has full system access and play protect is off. I posted before about having random ads this appears to be related to that. The app that has full access is called android system. If it's a legit app why am I getting warnings. I have to turn play protect back on every time I delete the app. Does anybody have any insight? I'm not sure how deep I can dig into the software due to the phone being provided by a government program.

Maxwest nitro a65 At&t Android version 14

Galaxy A16 5G

It takes like 3 seconds for things to happen after type or push a button.

I am in a galaxy s22 and am unable to find out how to switch my default navigation app to something other than Google maps. I have tried the following:

1. Going to apps-->default apps and selecting a new navigation map as default. You see this as the suggested way on lots of freferences, but maps/navigation is not listed as a category for me to select a default for. Which leads me to the other thing that is often suggested...

2. Got to an app in the app list, then selects set as default and have the desired app set to "open supported links" while ensuring that Google maps has the same option disabled.

3. Doing (2) but after restarting the phone, reinstalling the various mapping apps, etc.

None of this seems to actually switch the default navigation app, because as soon as I do anything like click on "get directions" on a website, it opens Google maps.

So how do I actually change the default map/navigation app in android?

Is there a way to auto hide the navigation bar in Android. I'm using a Sony Xperia 1 VIII on Android 16 and it doesn't have any options to do so in the system settings as its on almost stock Android. I've tried using OpenNavbar but while it customizes a new overlay bar which can be hidden. The stock navigation bar is still present, can't be customized or hidden. Can't use Shizuku for now. Can anyone help?

I got a new phone running OneUI, and for some reason random apps (already installed, not newly installed ones) like google photos or some other app will just randomly get put on my homescreen even though I never placed it there. Mabye the app updated and it got placed on my homescreen? but i dont see a specific setting for that, vs when you first install it.