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Screen on when charging on powered off phone

The issue My phone's screen is always on when I charge it while it is turned off. It displays this image: And the screen cannot be turned off. I believe it is not charging either, but I can boot it ...
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Turn on display for new notifications?

Is there a way to turn on the display for new notifications arriving? Use case: I enjoy having my display turned off but don't want to manually turn it on to check for new notifications on my lock ...
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Streaming Android screen to YouTube, Twitch etc

I have Lenovo Yoga Book, which I would like to use for drawing - it has a drawing tablet with a stylus. I would like to use it to draw on Slack meetings. However, screen sharing does not work on ...
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Scale entire display down a couple pixels due to replacement screen?

I'm not familiar with Android Stack Exchange so apologies in advance if I am asking this in the wrong place or word something wrong. Recently I replaced a damaged screen with a new one on my Samsung ...
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Presenting screen in Teams for Android: Screen goes blank when I move hand near camera

I have Microsoft Teams installed on my Samsung tablet. I often share my tablet screen in Teams meetings. When I move my hand near the tablet screen, the screen goes blank (temporarily). Why does this ...
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Android telephone with a screen that works inside the rain/water spray just as well as in dry region

Well I keep having to fight with all telephones I buy. often wishing back to the time when you could just call instead of having to type on a touch pad. Not because I don't like it, but because the ...
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Is it possible to get a statistic of the most used colors on a smartphone screen?

I would like to know for all rgb colors how much time a color is active on screen for all pixels and if it is possible to do it without the need to record the screen.
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OnePlus 5T - Inconsistent wake lock screen notifications on certain apps (delayed or never shown)

I should preface this by saying this is a long post that has a lot of screenshots. For months possibly a year, I’ve been having an issue with certain apps where notifications either do not appear at ...
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Samsung galaxy a7 2018 hangs after update android 10

Recently I updated my device from android 9(one UI 1)to android 10(one UI 2) After updating to android 10 it freezes again and again,not the whole phone freeze, only display hangs but background ...
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"Translate" Screen up using adb commands

The lower 30% of my samsung S10+ Screen is broken and constantly emits blinding white light, making it unusable at night and cutting down battery life drastically. I have tried to use adb commands to ...
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Galaxy A50 won't boot up or even try to

I was on my phone looking at twitter and then it just suddenly stopped working, i thought it was some app crash but my whole phone wasn't working, not even the power button. I force restarted my phone ...
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Is it possible to turn off the screen without stopping foreground activity?

Let's suppose I'm playing an idle game where things inside only happen when the game is running in foreground, or listening to music on YouTube, which also must be running in foreground to work. But ...
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Use a phone without a screen

I have a very peculiar situation/question. Below is my mom's phone, OPPO F5 to be precise. It had a broken screen a long time ago. I removed the broken screen, as it posed threat to my siblings, as it ...
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After screen overscan resize, some apps double the resize

The top section of my Samsung screen is completely non-responsive. So I followed the excellent guide here to change the overscan. I did adb shell wm overscan 0,245,0,0, followed by adb shell wm ...
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How to set minimum width under developer options only for specific apps?

My device is a Samsung Galaxy A40 running Android 10 (but it probably doesn't matter that much in this case) I want an app to think that my screen is the size of a tablet, because in that app it might ...
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How can I add a visual effect on where I click on the screen on Android?

How can I add a visual effect on where one clicks on the screen on Android? Similarly to what can be done in Windows: I don't see any Show Touches in Developer Options:
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How can I allow my friend to see my screen using a web browser without requiring installation of any app on their or my device?

I am specifically not looking for an App. The reason is that I want to just be able to send a link to a friend without them having to download an app. Also sharing part of the screen, for example a ...
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Blue line following my touch on the screen of Huawei devices

Sometimes strange 'worm' and 'dust cloud' starts to follow my finger when browsing with my Huawei Honor 7. When the finger is not touching the screen anymore, the line disappears. I can also draw ...
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Why my tablet shows black screen

i am facing a weird problem with a chinese tablet,my tablet seems to be working normally i can hear sounds and the backlights works but it shows nothing,i though it was flex cable problem so i ...
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Reduce Display Size / Increase Bezel

I've had my Note9 for a year and even though I thought I would love it, am now being driven mad by the display/writing surface wrapping around the edge of the phone. There must be a way to increase ...
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Android Orientation problem while recording the screen

I have i weird problem with my android RK3288 motherboard. I set the orientation of the screen to reverse portrait but if i want to record the screen or do remote control via scrcpy i got a screen ...
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Extend pc monitor on 2020 generation tablet, by cable

Do tablets released in 2020 have a technology that allows to use them directly (no sofware to install, only cable) as a PC secondary monitor? I want to buy a tablet to use it as secondary screen for ...
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Is there a way to check when my Android screen was on and off?

Is there a way to check when my Android screen was on and off? I am doing a medical control of when I go to sleep and when I wake up and the screen on/off is a great way of doing it.
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How to continue using an android system with a broken touchscreen?

I have many working android cellphones with broken touchscreen but with a working screen and I would like to use them as computing device and/or additional screen. Is there a way to do that?
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Huawei P30 Pro I can't set sleep mode to never

I just got my new Huawei P30 Pro and I am not able to set sleep mode to never. Maximum option available is 10 minutes. My battery mode is correct and it is set to "highest performance" so without any ...
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What are meanings of 3 dimensions of smart phone?

What are the three dimensions of a smartphone referring to? Forexample As shown highlighted in attached snapshot , size is also highlighted and dimensions are also highlighted
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Is it possible to crack the password.key or any other .key file from /data/system/?

I am a newbie... So this question came in my mind when I removed my screen lock using adb by deleting the .key file from the /data/system/ folder.... For removing we delete the .key file, but what if ...
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How important is "Gorilla glass" in a smartphone? [closed]

My phone's glass has cracked over time, and I'm planning to replace it. I've noticed that a lot of the models I'm considering to replace it with (and my current phone itself) don't feature "Gorilla ...
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android keep screen on while on call on Android 8.0.0

I guess I have a problem with the proximity sensor. The screen turns off when I start a call but it's impossible to turn it on again. The only option left is to hard restart the phone. I'm using ...
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If I install an aftermarket "Always on Display" app, will it cause excessive battery drain?

I am shopping for a new phone and it seems that my beloved notification LED has fallen out of favor, so I am willing to settle with Always on Display (AoD) as a second best. I have been reading some ...
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How to configure android for not turn on the screen at the time of charging connection/disconnetion?

I want to android device not turn on screen when I connect it to charge and when disconnect from charge. How and where it may configure?
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How to extend screen on a secondary monitor in Android-x86?

I'm looking for a way to get two separate (i.e. "Extended" or split) display outputs on my Android x86 setup. It appears that I need to modify the content of /grub/menu.lst file, but every ...
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Why does screen turn off when making calls on speakerphone?

This is not a proximity sensor issue. The proximity sensor works as expected during normal calls and speakerphone calls. This is not a screen timeout issue. The screen timeout is set to 10 minutes. It ...
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Is there a way to find the IMEI on a Pixel with a completely damaged screen?

A couple weeks ago my Pixel XL 2 (or Pixel XL, not sure) started to have black blotches all over the screen. They grow, enlarge and eventually engulf the entire screen. Now except for a sliver on the ...
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Methods to modify Ambient Display

I am trying to modify Ambient Display as the one in my ROM is missing on some features, such as Pick up and Hand Wave gestures. I have researched a bit and found that Ambient display feature(s) ...
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Dropped cell phone in water.display is working but touch is not responsive

I accidentally dropped my Sony Xperia XA2 in water. I quickly picked the phone switched it off and tried to dry by using hair dryer for few seconds. Then wiped it with a cloth. After which I ...
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Does my screen have burn in or is it something else?

My Samsung Galaxy S7 appears to have burn in, just like in this image: (Not my phone. Image from Android Authority) The difference is that no matter how hard I look, I can't see any icons or any ...
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Part of mobile screen not working

I have an Android mobile Meizu m5 which has a Flyme OS.Until recently the phone has been working just fine. However recently i noticed that the lower part of the screen has stopped working. I tried ...
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Minimal way to always have screen on on Android?

I'm preparing a bunch of tablets using a minimal android OS (https://slimroms.org/). And was wondering if there's a way to always have the display on (i.e. disable Sleep and Auto Screen lock) without ...
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Phone gets stuck after charging

My phone is somewhat older sony xperia v. still running on android v4.1 jelly bean. recently it behaves abnormaly. whenever I put it in charge (wall adapter or usb plugged into a laptop) , it only ...
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Broke my Nexus 4 screen, is there a plug & play keyboard so I can unlock it?

I broke the screen on my Nexus 4 and it has a passcode for the lock screen. Is there any way I can unlock it without fixing the screen, e.g. buying some sort plug & play keyboard for the micro-USB ...
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Can not select secure screen lock option on Samsung Galaxy s8+

I am trying to set my screen lock to pattern/pin/password but it reverts back to a non-secure option (swipe/none). I have tried: Clearing cache Clearing credentials Removing Nova-launcher I'm all ...
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How to disable android phone's display?

Hi im looking for method to disable my android phones display running on pie. I don't want to use tap to sleep, power button or simulate that option but I want to simply disable display completely and ...
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Smallest screen size without issues like scaling

In the Android Compatibility Definition Document it says the support for smallest screen size is 2.5 inches diagonal but which aspect ratio is this for and what would be the smallest size be for 16:9 ...
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Record audio with display off

I am having this issue with my Android phone: when I turn the display off, the audio becomes jagged. Here is an example of the issue: http://chymera.eu/debug/audiobug.wav This has only started ...
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Print Spooler is crashing in 480 dpi screen

Please understand this question before marking this as duplicate. In my phone, the Print Spooler app is working perfectly fine when the screen density is set to less than 400 dp. But, when I set the ...
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Solution for "ghost touches" - Procedure to disable a small portion of the screen from being sensitive to touch?

So I ordered a cheap Chinese phone (umidigi) as a secondary device and the unit I got, out of the box, was afflicted with a faulty display. Troubleshooting it I have diagnosed the problem precisely: ...
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Rotate status bar icons like in the navigation bar when in landscape mode

I want to do this to keep the status bar icons in the notch region when in landscape mode. I can see that showing time would be problematic but every other icon could just be rotated in place. I ...
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Screen offset when running some Android apps on PC (not Chromebook)

I installed Android onto my laptop so that I could play a game called Psych with my brother.When I launch it, the screen is shifted to the right and the mouse is limited to the area of portrait ...
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My Tab SM-T380 no longer accepts my PIN

Set a PIN to unlock my Tab before using. Worked fine for a long time. Today when I enter the PIN it loops back to the enter PIN screen over and over. Tried to reboot but the restart/power off screen ...
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