Commented - android

[Rant] For me the last good version of the OnePlus 8T was Android 11

Why you may ask? Simple : Bloat, battery life and the UI (the last one is subjective)...

Open source ebook reader recommendations?

Currently I’m using Google Play books and there are few things I’m used to and can’t live without:...

Have any of you guys gone though the process of getting source code for a device in order to make custom roms?

I recently bought a Onn 4k TV box and am trying to get the GPL source code. Wish me luck as it may be a battle if I’m unlucky.

Samsung Unpacked January 2024 megathread

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Federation Issue Resolved!

If you’re wondering why it has been looking quiet here, we stumbled upon an issue that caused lemdro.id to stop federating out its community content....

About the popularity of 2 button navigation

Ever since its appearance in Android Pie, I always consider 2 button navigation is a bad attempt by Google trying to play catch-up with the fad generated by the iPhone X. However, due to a bug with A13 QPR2 it had to be temporarily removed and many were not happy about this. So, 2 button navigation users, may I ask why do you...

[SOLVED] Accidently damaged an MicroSD by pulling it before it had fully ejected

I accidentally removed a MicroSD card from an Android device running Android 12 while it was being ejected. This happened because it took longer than usual (less than a few seconds), and I pulled it out without looking at the notification. Now, when I insert the MicroSD card into any Android device, it tells me to format it to...

Awesome Android TV FOSS Apps. A curated list of FOSS apps for Android TV

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Highly recommended note taking apps

There are tons of Notes app available in the playstore and f-droid. I have use my fair share of them these are my best 5 recommendations. All of these are free to use and have to pay extra if you want specific features....

Should I flash my phone?

Title essentially. I used to flash way back in the day, my HTC thunderbolt older phones were flashed so many times. However now, it seems even more difficult....

Sony Xperia 5 v megathread/stream

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tel: adds to 835 in dialer

Any apps to remove tel: value in contacts, or adb shell commands....

I got android 14 and the share sheet still sucks

First of all the upgrade removed my pinned contacts and apps, so I had to start the game of whack a mole all over again. The default suggested apps and contacts were apps I never used and people I never contact....

[Rant] Cloud service is not a reason to have phones with only 128 GB

I am in the process of looking between repairing my phone or switching to a new one. And the no brainer evolution to the OnePlus 7 Pro I have is a Pixel phone. Pixel Phones are definitely not perfect, I know that the battery would fall faster than other phones but hey, that’s ok, google chip in it, possibility to go...

Where to get LineageOS Apps? (with Obtainium)

Be it on GrapheneOS, where the default apps look ugly as hell, or on other Android distros....

Is there any solution available for controlling the volume without pressing the physical volume buttons ?

So I just bought a OnePlus 12 recently, I was used to controlling volume using the onehand operations goodlock module in my Samsung galaxy S23. I basically never had to press the volume buttons to control the volume unless absolutely necessary....