Think I posted this in the wrong forum page earlier. I posted it in questions, I wasn't sure because there is more to it than just apps. So sorry for the dupe.
Hello, first thread on here. Didn't see anything that covered this, so sorry if its a duplicate. So 2 issues now and both of them are a little concerning. First Got a verizon samsung s20 fe just over a week ago. Before the system update #2 was installed or even poped up on my screen yelling at me I did the usual removal of bloat ware. While scrolling through the app list found about 15 apps give or take that were very unusual. some there were multiple of the same thing (name circular, 0byte file size on internal, no permissions requested and nothing under the all permissions tab, etc. I'll put a screen shot of the list of all of them) and I have yet to be able to find anything on this anywhere and now that I have sys. Update 2 installed I've noticed even more and other odd things in my app list. Such as when I disabled some useless apps I would never and have never used ever or anything close, it revealed (added them to the app list) other apps that were not there before. after system update 2 smart lock settings would open up a blank white page on chrome, now it has completely disappeared from all settings catagories. And literally while i am typing this and went to the app list to get screen shots, even more apps have appeared and some have even changed their permissions and restored some of their permissions, backround data,, backround battery use etc.
So essentially my phone has decided its going to do whatever the [email protected]$# it wants since the update after I've already gone once and went over permission and everything else for everything. To account for stupid $#!* that comes with a system update.
Any info on any of this and advice would greatly be appreciated.
P.s. the grey apps in the app drawer screen shot are the only things I've installed and I only added wish, pocket morties, insta, and snap over the past couple of days. And they haven't added anything besides their respective apps to the drawer. Most duplicate 0b apps were there prior, after system update 2even more appeared along with other strange thing starting to happen, or they revealed after bloatware and useless apps were removed or disabled.
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Also. For a new phone that bloat ware/other useless things etc. Have been removed as much as possible without root, I still have 443 apps if I click show system apps.
Just a bump to show im still here waiting for some sort of reply. But really what happened to xda? You use to get answers for basically anything within 5 days max or atleast a comment or 2 asking for more info or w.e but now all you get is views?!?!?!?!
Dude, nobody owes you a reply! What do you want from people?! If people want to reply to you, they will! If they don't, tough luck! Maybe people don't feel like trying to sort through your wall of incomprehensible rants?
Yes, there are a ton of apps on your phone! That's how Samsung does things. Nothing you can do about it.
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Yesterday as I was leaving work I noticed a new icon on my default (home) desktop called Android. I didn't put it there and have no idea how it got there. When you tap it, it opens a window with like 8 android system icons, txt, settings, ect. Its kinda handy I suppose but not really needed, but I'm really curious where the heck it came from. Anyone else see this on their device?
Sounds like a folder rather than a shortcut? Never seen it before and it's not one of the default folders either.
Yeah I think you're correct. All those functions I usually do from the (LP) dock, and its like the phone decided I use those enough that I need a dedicated folder!!?? Nothing else has changed, the first place I looked was "About Phone", everything is as it was before. Weird!
Edit: also I have LP set to not have text labels for any icons, but this one does say "Android", jesus phone indeed, ha!
Edit: Oh, and the graphic is a generic gray cellphone.
Screenshot??
Sure when I get home and have access to my computer/SDK
SDK? Looking at the spec list you don't need it?
You are aware you can use screenshot apps with root, right?
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SDK? Looking at the spec list you don't need it?
You are aware you can use screenshot apps with root, right?
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Yeah took a quick look at the Market and nothing really jumped out at me, and didn't have a lot of time to monkey around with my phone.
Anyhow,
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Not sure about the Android shortcut/icon, but the second screen looks similar to the popup that shows when you hold the home button. (recent activities list)
Looks like one of the default Folder Organizer items, do you have that installed? If so, you probably added the widget while it was in your pocket or something. I'd be less worried about your phone and start wondering if your leg is becoming self aware!
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Looks like one of the default Folder Organizer items, do you have that installed? If so, you probably added the widget while it was in your pocket or something. I'd be less worried about your phone and start wondering if your leg is becoming self aware!
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Bingo!! Its a widget selection for a program I have called App Organizer, having said that, it takes four (specific) keypresses to get it to a place where I never put icons. I always leave my default home screen devoid of any clutter, (except time), for viewing cool wallpapers.
So I guess I'm back to, did this program just decide, without any interaction from me to put an icon on my desktop? Certainly not earth shaking, but a little bit irritating having some guy behind a monitor deciding how I should use my device.
In the scheme of things theres probably a lot more than less of this going on behind the scenes than I can see, lol.
Thanks for the replies/help clearing this up!
fubaya said:
I'd be less worried about your phone wondering if your leg is becoming self aware!
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Other leg haha, since about 12 years old
Have any of you guys used this NetFront Life launcher. I just downloaded it and it is pretty cool. You just have to figure out how to move the apps off the ring and place them. I got it figured out. If you need help.
The exact name from the market is NetFront Life Screen
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Have any of you guys used this NetFront Life launcher. I just downloaded it and it is pretty cool. You just have to figure out how to move the apps off the ring and place them. I got it figured out. If you need help.
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No launcher shows in the market. Please post a link to see what the launcher is. Or take screen shots.
Sorry I am considered new and i can't post links in the forum. I will get the exact name. I am in the middle of a flash right now.
Ok the OP is edited with the name
NetFront Life Screen.
Google it for pictures.
I actually did see this a while back, but I constantly kept getting "app not found" errors. I even found it on app brain and using the QR code still didn't work. Found other apps by net life and looked at the developer page for more apps, and it didn't show up there either. I just searched again though and indeed, there it is. So if you can't find it, it's likely because of your market fingerprint.
I'm currently running Cognition 3.04 with the Market 2.3.2 (recently updated woo) and I can install it.
I downloaded this launcher and gave it a test run. All I can say is that it is not ready to be used daily as my default launcher. It's a cool concept, but can lag at times, and is a bit annoying when trying to cycle through apps in a hurry.
Its definitely an interesting concept but needs more options to customize it. For example, the space for the widget is a pre-set size....and you can't change the icons. Noticed it used around 45mb too
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Its definitely an interesting concept but needs more options to customize it. For example, the space for the widget is a pre-set size....and you can't change the icons. Noticed it used around 45mb too
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you can definitely change the icons:
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just grab the top half or so and scroll to the left page and there's a cube for apps. the only time I see this thing really lag is when going from the right page to the left page.
Just now tried. really looks good. But donno how to go to menu
I used to have this launcher, but I got rid of it because it became slow and it forced closed all the time.
Def a cool launcher, but I can't see myself using this as my default launcher. Maybe after some updates this thing will really take off
its a nice concepts but eats a lot of memory...lags a lot....
I like the UI but need more update for lag issue.
Hello, first thread on here. Didn't see anything that covered this, so sorry if its a duplicate. So 2 issues now and both of them are a little concerning. First Got a verizon samsung s20 fe just over a week ago. Before the system update #2 was installed or even poped up on my screen yelling at me I did the usual removal of bloat ware. While scrolling through the app list found about 15 apps give or take that were very unusual. some there were multiple of the same thing (name circular, 0byte file size on internal, no permissions requested and nothing under the all permissions tab, etc. I'll put a screen shot of the list of all of them) and I have yet to be able to find anything on this anywhere and now that I have sys. Update 2 installed I've noticed even more and other odd things in my app list. Such as when I disabled some useless apps I would never and have never used ever or anything close, it revealed (added them to the app list) other apps that were not there before. after system update 2 smart lock settings would open up a blank white page on chrome, now it has completely disappeared from all settings catagories. And literally while i am typing this and went to the app list to get screen shots, even more apps have appeared and some have even changed their permissions and restored some of their permissions, backround data,, backround battery use etc.
So essentially my phone has decided its going to do whatever the [email protected]$# it wants since the update after I've already gone once and went over permission and everything else for everything. To account for stupid $#!* that comes with a system update.
Any info on any of this and advice would greatly be appreciated.
P.s. the grey apps in the app drawer screen shot are the only things I've installed and I only added wish, pocket morties, insta, and snap over the past couple of days. And they haven't added anything besides their respective apps to the drawer. Most duplicate 0b apps were there prior, after system update 2even more appeared along with other strange thing starting to happen, or they revealed after bloatware and useless apps were removed or disabled.
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Oh and also. For a new phone with 3 or 4 apps that I installed after removing all sorts of bloat etc. I still have 443 app in the app list after I click show system apps.
Duplicate thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/suspicious-apps-0-byte-size-and-more.4200839/
Closing this one.
I've just taken delivery of a Note 9, and I can't find anyway of configuring the phone so that once the "screen saver" screen has gone dark, one can be aware of a delivered message (if you didn't hear it) without constantly keep "liveing" the phone up with the power button to check.
All my previous Samsung and HTC phones had a little discrete flashing light, which made one aware of any awaiting incoming messages, without having to physicaly constantly check the phone every few minutes, "just in case'!
I hopeing that there is a way to incorporate a feature like this, or it goes straight in the bin?!
You can rule out in battery savings or go the app and set up what you need.my message just pup up.you can even set it as a hidden message ,just a notification
Dokrak99 said:
You can rule out in battery savings or go the app and set up what you need.my message just pup up.you can even set it as a hidden message ,just a notification
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Thanks for taking the time to reply, but I forgot to say that you're dealing with an idiot here!!
I've gone all through the settings menu and turned off anything that relates to saving power, in any shape or form, but still no joy.
As for creating an application to reconfigure the phone, I'll afraid that that is way beyond me, unless you can actually list me a "stage by stage" set of instructions to preform it?
I am quite willing to give you/someone a small fee to do this on my behalf, as it will save me throwing it away. Ta
Gus500 said:
Thanks for taking the time to reply, but I forgot to say that you're dealing with an idiot here!!
I've gone all through the settings menu and turned off anything that relates to saving power, in any shape or form, but still no joy.
As for creating an application to reconfigure the phone, I'll afraid that that is way beyond me, unless you can actually list me a "stage by stage" set of instructions to preform it?
I am quite willing to give you/someone a small fee to do this on my behalf, as it will save me throwing it away. Ta
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Did someone just send me something, if so, could it be sent again, as I went to open it, and it dropped out of sight, never to be found again!
This is I think all steps to get the message on the front screen.Message on locked display light up screen.
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If you want something more like a Christmas three.Like led on display search for AOE in play store.Needs a lot off rights du to android 10.But you get something like this.
Hi all,
New member of XDA here. I've got a Pixel 7 running Android 13 on the December Patch (TQ1A.221205.011) without Android System Intelligence (mentioning just in case) and the QR Code in the quick settings panel is greyed out.
I'm able to scan codes from the camera app but I want to do it from the quick settings since it's quicker for me. I've already the following:
Tried re-installing Android System Intelligence asssuming that was the cause but that didn't change anything,
Removed the Shortcut and added it again,
Rebooted my Phone,
Searched for updates for Google Lens or Camera, there was none, and
Disabled camera access and re-enabled it.
But none of these sorted the issue out. Does anyone know what the cause could be and how to fix it?
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Hi all,
New member of XDA here. I've got a Pixel 7 running Android 13 on the December Patch (TQ1A.221205.011) without Android System Intelligence (mentioning just in case) and the QR Code in the quick settings panel is greyed out.
I'm able to scan codes from the camera app but I want to do it from the quick settings since it's quicker for me. I've already the following:
Tried re-installing Android System Intelligence asssuming that was the cause but that didn't change anything,
Removed the Shortcut and added it again,
Rebooted my Phone,
Searched for updates for Google Lens or Camera, there was none, and
Disabled camera access and re-enabled it.
But none of these sorted the issue out. Does anyone know what the cause could be and how to fix it?
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I can not duplicate the issue but, I see it has been reported by others on different Pixel(s).
No one who had the issue seems to have found (or posted) a fix.
One example..
Pixel Phone Help (Community) - Link
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Not sure if it will help but, I would try..
1. Remove QR from the quick launch.
2. Then clear cache and data for both camera and lens.
3. Reboot just to be safe, and then add QR back to the quick launch.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Seems kinda Cheesy but, you could try booting into SafeMode as was suggested in the above Help thread.
Pixel Phone Help (Help Center) - Link
Cheers.
PS.
If you get it working...
Please make a post explaining how you did it.
ipdev said:
I can not duplicate the issue but, I see it has been reported by others on different Pixel(s).
No one who had the issue seems to have found (or posted) a fix.
One example..
Pixel Phone Help (Community) - Link
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Not sure if it will help but, I would try..
1. Remove QR from the quick launch.
2. Then clear cache and data for both camera and lens.
3. Reboot just to be safe, and then add QR back to the quick launch.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Seems kinda Cheesy but, you could try booting into SafeMode as was suggested in the above Help thread.
Pixel Phone Help (Help Center) - Link
Cheers.
PS.
If you get it working.
Please make a post explaining how you did it.
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Thanks for the help, though it hasn't solved the problem sadly.