Questions tagged [android]
Android is Google's mobile operating system.
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Can the M1 Macbook Air compile Android source code without problems?
Do I need a x86 system to build and compile Android source code? Will it work on M1 Macbook Air to build a Android rom?
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Airpods Pro "when last connected to this Mac" doesn't respect Android
The title pretty much says it all. I've got Airpods Pro that are paired to my work Macbook Pro and my Android phone (Oneplus 7T). I'd like them to connect to whatever device they were most recently ...
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How to fix "There was a problem confirming the ssl certificate"?
I am trying to use Kivy on a Mac 10.14.6 to create a Python Android application following the tutorial HERE. When I run the command to build the app
python3 -m buildozer -v android debug
I see the ...
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How to connect a mac and Android device via WiFi-direct?
I've got a M1 Pro 16" MBP and an Android 11 device between which I want a WiFi-direct connection.
The Android device supports WiFi-direct and can connect to another WiFi-direct-capable Android ...
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Does Music.app count plays and skips from other devices synced with the library?
I use a MacBook Pro and Music.app on it. I also use my Android with Apple Music downloaded, and have an active Apple Music subscription to sync the two devices. However, in the "Songs" tab ...
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Can you access the mp3 files of songs you've purchased on the iTunes Store?
I'd like to purchase several mp3s to download to my Android phone on the iTunes Store on my Mac (due to the fact that I don't want to buy entire CDs for a single track or use an online service for ...
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The phone of a new contact showed my name without having me as contact yet
I am using an iPhone 12 Mini, with the latest software updates. Met someone today and we exchanged the contacts, but something funny happened:
I gave him my phone to enter his name, phone and email
I ...
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Restore text messages from Google Messages to new iPhone (Android phone is bricked)
How can I restore my text messages backup from the Google Messages app into my new iPhone?
I know there's a move to iOS app, which is great if your old phone is functional. Problem is my Pixel 4 ...
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How does an iPhone decide on whether it should send a text to Messages or Android SMS?
I have an android phone and a Macbook for work, I set up Messages on my Mac with my email account so that I could join group chats with my family. Now when they try to text me individually it all ...
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Open files from my android device without copying to my mac using android file transfer
I'm a new mac user, and I have an android phone. I use my phone as a usb drive a lot of the time. I simply connect it to my windows pc and start copying files to and from it. Apparently this isn't ...
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Can't use iCloud 2FA without iPhone
So I recently switched from iPhone to Samsung and I have
some things on my iCloud account. Every time I want to
sign in in a new device, iCloud asks me to use the 2FA
thing. Because I now have an ...
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Syncing messages, calendar via iCloud between restored iPhone to one migrated using Move to iOS
For many years I used iPhone, but then tried to use Android. I'm now back on an iPhone. On the new iPhone I restored it with the last backup from my old iPhone. All is good.
I used "Move to iOS&...
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Wrong name shows up when my Android phone calls an iPhone
When I call/text an iPhone that does not have my number saved, it shows up as my mom's name. My mom has an iPhone, I have an Android phone. The only thing I can think of is because the phone bill is ...
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why can't i delete jdk11 in MacBook pro?
I have nothing related to jdk11 in /library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines but still i see java version is 11 when i run java -versions .
Steps i tried
restarting mac
testing in new terminal after closing ...
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Messages app on MacBook Pro stopped sending messages to Android phones
Both my iMac and MacBook pro no longer let me send messages from the messages app. It worked like a charm before and now I'm not allowed to. There's no "message forwarding" option anymore in ...
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Connect to Android Device via Bluetooth Serial Port
I have been using Bluetooth Serial Port (BSP) at /dev/tty.**** successfully in the past in order to communicate between macOS Big Sur (11.3.1, M1 processor) and Android (8.1).
However, when I want to ...
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Using two tablets as monitors with a mac
I want to use an Android tablet and an iPad as monitors with a Mac at the same time (greedy I know). Has anyone got this working?
Duet only seems to support one monitor. I don't know about Yam, but it'...
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Why chromium is installed on my Mac, after I installed Android studio?
I have chromium installed on my Mac, but I did not install not.
it's not on my applications folder.. Also, when I try to see where it's stored? I found it inside Android studio SDK.. there's more than ...
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Use Android Phone as HID keyboard for Mac mini
I am currently not at home and brought my Mac mini with me in the belief I could enable Remote Desktop access to control it over my MacBook because I don't have a keyboard or mouse with me.
I forgot ...
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If I switch a SIM card from an iPhone to an Android, then back to the same iPhone, will data be lost?
I want to take a SIM card out of an iPhone 7, stick it into a Samsung Galaxy A30 for a day in order to make calls from that A30, then switch the SIM card back to the iPhone. Do I need to back up the ...
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AirPods volume suddenly too low in Android mobile device
The volume of the Airpods (Gen. 2) will become suddenly too low on my Android mobile device (Aquaris U2 with Android version 8.1.0).
It usually works all fine, but it just happens (twice so far) that ...
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Android Fairphone 3+ appears in Photos but no photos
When I connect my phone (Fairphone 3+ with Android 10) to my Macbook (with Catalina) and choose "PTP" in the phone's USB settings, the phone appears as "FP3" in the Devices section ...
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Android Studio emulator not launching on macOS (Big Sur)
macOS Big Sur 11.1, Android Studio 4.1.2
Based on some similar issues I found online, I attempted to uninstall and reinstall Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator (HAXM installer)from Android Studio itself. ...
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How can I get my Mac to see and transfer files from my android phone?
When I hook up a USB cable from my Mac to my Samsung Galaxy phone I get a notice that says
"Can't access device storage" "Make sure your device is unlocked and that File transfer or MTP ...
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Why is my iPad unable to determine location with some hotspots?
If its connected through a connected chain looking hotspot, it can determine my location? What’s the reason? Also I’ve searched and found out that the connected chain looking hotspot is only created ...
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MacBook Pro can't see my android phone WiFi hotspot
My MacBook Pro pro can't see my Android phone wifi hotspot, when I got the phone new the MacBook was seeing the hotspot and I was connecting to it but after some months it stopped seeing the network. ...
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Viber sync from Mac to iPhone
I have been trying to find a way to import my Viber chat from a previous (Android) phone to my latest device (an iPhone), but with no luck at all. I have successfully imported the chat history from ...
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My Android no longer receives text messages from an iphone since signing in to imessages on my mac
I have a Mac, running Big Sur. I signed in to iMessages, and sent a message to my wife's iPhone.
Now, messages from her iPhone no longer go to my Android, and I can find no way to stop it from sending ...
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WhatsApp Chat Transfer from Google Drive to iPhone?
My wife just got a brand new iPhone. I am just wondering, how do I transfer WhatsApp chat history from Google Drive to iCloud or directly to the iPhone. I have backed up everything to Google Drive. ...
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How can I send “text messages” from iPhone to Android with an email (not cellular) as the address?
Is there any way that would allow me to send a text message from my iPhone to someone who has an android phone. The person who has the android phone and doesn’t have a phone number but has an email ...
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How can I make sure texts from friends with iPhones don't go to iMessage instead of my Android phone?
I have always used an Android phone, but text messages from certain friends get hijacked by iMessage. How do I prevent iPhones and MacOS Messages from sending me iMessages? I need all messages to be ...
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How do I make the Android emulator full screen on macOS?
I set up a custom Android emulator virtual device in Android Studio and everything seems to work perfectly, but I am not able to full screen the emulator window. I can resize the window just fine, but ...
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Screen capturing Android tablet via Mac
I'm working on a project that requires me to screen-capture game play from a game on a Pixel C tablet, but I have an iMac. I'm wondering if there's a way for me to plug the tablet into the iMac and ...
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How can I ensure that friends with iPhones send me SMS/text instead of iMessages? [duplicate]
I have an android phone and normally use the Google Messages app for sending and receiving SMS.
Yesterday, I used the macOS Messages.app app for the first time to send a friend a link. I guess they ...
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I cant get texts on my Android phone from messages on my Macbook
I cant get texts on my Android phone from messages on my Macbook, but only from a few people. Coincidentally its people I've had facetime conversations with. It seems that the Mac has said to itself &...
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What attachment do you need to plug the Apple EarPods that came with the iPhone 8 Plus into a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra (USB Type-C)?
I have the Apple EarPods not AIRpods. I'm trying to find the attachment that would allow me to plug those directly into my Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra which uses the Type C adapter.
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How can I transfer photos from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy phone with location information?
I'm trying to transfer photos from iphone to my new samsung galaxy note 20, but the smart switch does not work for me somehow (It asks me to retry after I input my iCloud password, but my friend's ...
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Weird files on my Desktop after installing programs
My "problem" is resolved, but I still want to know what this was, as I am new to Mac OS.
After Installing a few programs, I had weird files/folders with what looked like a hard drive icon ...
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SMS iPhone history chaos after migration from Android
I used the "Move to iOS" app to transfer data from my old Android phone to a iPhone SE. SMS were transferred but the history is totally chaotic: Older messages are displayed after newer one ...
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Android Studio for Mac download error
I want to download Android Studio for Mac.
I go to https://developer.android.com/studio#downloads and click android-studio-ide-193.6626763-mac.dmg which takes me to:
https://r1---sn-xmxuxa-ntqe.gvt1....
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Syncing photos Android -> Mac
I would like to accomplish the following, which, in today's technological ecosystem, seems like it should just happen anyway:
I take a photo on my Android phone
The phone uploads it somewhere ...
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USB Ethernet to WiFi Internet sharing does not work
I have a MacBook Pro Retina 2012 running Mojave. I was using USB ethernet on my Mac and sharing that as a WiFi to my android phone. All was stable.
Last week I had a partition error while I was ...
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Move from android after intially declining
I have a blank Iphone 6 I am moving to. Upon initially setting up the iphone, it asked me if I want to move over from Android. I initially declined, thinking I could access this feature later. But now ...
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Can I use any 5 volt 2 ampere (that is, 10 W) charging adapter to charge my iPad 2018? [duplicate]
My iPad's charging adapter has malfunctioned. The lightning to USB cable is fine. My place is likely to be under a Covid19 lock down for at least two more weeks, so I cannot get a replacement soon.
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ADB and Xcode are not detecting connected devices, after update to Catalina mac os
ADB and Xcode are not detecting connected devices, after update to Catalina mac os. Did any one of them faced the issue after upgrade.
Please let me know the solution to fix this.
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Group texting with Android users and iPhone not staying as group
I have an iPhone 8+ and one of my friend is sending group texts to me and some buddies.
I can see the group discussion, but when I reply, they all receive my text individually, not in the actual group ...
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Sony wf-1000xm3 audio quality is different between Mac and Android for the same song
Today I was listening to "Lil jon - Get low Bass Boosted HQ HD" on YouTube using my Sony wf-1000xm3 earbuds. First I was using my Mac (16-inch, 2019) to stream the song and then I used my mobile (...
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Removable drive not showing up in MacBook
I am using Phone One Plus 6T and connect it to my MacBook to transfer files.
Everytime I connected it to my MacBook, I selected the option "File transfer" and it all used to work fine with a USB ...
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Apple Airpods 2 with charging case [duplicate]
When I bought new Airpods 2nd gen, the firmware it came with was 1A673. The volume level on my android phone (OnePlus 6T) when connected was quite loud and everything was good.
But when I connected ...