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How do I disable the scrollbar in the original PDF viewer on Android?

I have an Android 10 Huawei P20. I have not installed any PDF reader apps. I want to disable the scrollbar on the side when I'm reading PDFs. It's way too easy to accidentally hit and end up hundreds ...
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Recovering data from "Recently deleted" folder (SD card) in Huawei P20 after removal

I sent some files from my SD card to the "Recently deleted" folder and then removed the card. May I be able to recover these files if I insert back the SD? Thanks for your help!
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Can I rotate my camera to landscape mode with broken gyroscope?

A lot of sensors on my machine are destroyed, including the gyroscope and accelerometer, because I am a terrible phone owner. As a result, the camera does not rotate and my steps aren't counted. ...
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How reliable are waterproof phones?

I want to have a waterproof phone that I can realiably wear when I am windsurfing. During a session it might get wet and might sink for a few centimeters for a couple of seconds from time to time. I ...
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Make my screen unlock pin longer than 31 digits

My question is pretty self-explaining. Currently I have a PIN number of maximum possible digits (31) that my Android 10 supports (phone is Huawei P20 Pro). Is there a way to make it longer than that? ...
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Google Speech recognition doesn't consistently enter the speech into app text field

I cannot figure out the whole pattern but much of the time these days if I use Google Speech to recognise some text to put into a text field eg Facebook's or Messenger's, it successfully recognises ...
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If using dual sim on Huawei P20 Pro would changing sims show in either Google Activity or Huawei Data Download

I have a Huawei P20 Pro with dual sim capability. If I used (signed into) the second sim with another Google account, would My Google Activity on the Google account of the first sim show the switch, ...
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Unable to sync chrome passwords on Huawei P20: "Android system sync disabled"

Recently, my passwords are no longer being synced to my phone, which is a Huawei P20. When I open Chrome - Settings, it says: "Android system sync disabled". When I click on this, it says: Sync isn'...
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How to update Huawei P20 to Android 9

I have recently bought a Huawei P20, but it cannot be updated to Android 9. However, my old P10 has already been updated to Android 9 many months ago. So how can the P20 be updated?
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Pixel USB C Earbuds choppy sound skipping music

On a HUAWEI P20 lite (Nova E3) I have tried the basics in sound and use audio though USB I was told on Reddit that they would work in the devices sub/ Also, when I try to answer a call, it hangs up. ...
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Huawei P20 lite not recognizing external keyboard

I got this keyboard from China that has holder for a phone, but has USB-micro cable. My phone (Huawei P20 lite) has USB-C, but that's not an issue, since I got usb-micro to usb-C converter. I tried to ...
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Phone Clone from Samsung S7 to Huawei P30 blocked?

I'm trying to upgrade a Samsung S7 to a Huawei P30 using the Phone Clone app on the P30. This works by setting up a WiFi hotspot on the new device and then connecting the old device to it. This ...
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Can't downgrade from EMUI 9.1 with dload

I used the dload method to upgrade my dual-SIM Huawei P20 Lite (ANE-LX3 C605) with bootloader locked from EMUI 8.1 to 9.1. It is actually the first time I ever do something to this phone, so I am not ...
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HUAWEI P20 LITE -ANE- LX2J. I can't get rid of this setup process

I was trying different shortcuts useng the default Launcher whilst switching back and forth, to greater easy access to some strings files. 'please keep in mind my phone has been set up properly for ...
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alt+tab on physical keyboard not working anymore

on my P20Pro Android 9.0.0.159, something happened with my Logitech K380 BT keyboard ; suddenly the alt-tab combination stopped working. I tried with another keyboard, same problem. The direct button ...
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Huawei P20 lite double grey circle in screen?

I had my phone (Huawei P20 lite) in ultra battery saving mode and manually set the light to lowest possible (went hiking for 2 days and tried to save as much battery as possible) and when I tried to ...
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Can you allow certain contacts to bypass the silent mode on Huawei P20 pro?

I like my phone on silent through the night but need to have a certain contact to be able to ring (elderly relative). Not a problem when I had an iPhone, but can't find a way on Huawei P20 Pro. Is ...
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How to disable "Verify HUAWEI ID" notification?

How to get rid of this reminder if I do not have any HUAWEI ID, and have not ever used HUAWEI cloud? Device: HUAWEI P20 EML-L29 8.1.0.164 EMUI: ⠀8.1.0 Kernel: 4.4.103+
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