Android

Google Messages has redesigned the UI for taking and sending pictures that permanently merges a live camera viewfinder with your gallery...

What ways are there to automate installation of a list of apps?

"adb install" can be used to install apks without rooting the phone.

fdroidcl can automate downloading apks from F-Droid.

Is there anything similar that can install a list of Play store apps / package names?

Is there any options for better bluetooth management than stock android (I'm on 14 currently, on a Motorola)? Android does a reasonable attempt at autoconnecting, showing me the last couple of devices and so on - but there's not a lot customisation or control.

I would like to be able to toggle easily whether devices autoconnect, I'd like to me able to have a list of 5 or 6 devices that I regularly connect to, rather than just the last three I've used. I'd like to be able to set priority for which device gets the audio out. Stuff like that!

Many androids ago there were apps that improved bluetooth management, but now they don't seem to exist. Or, at least all the ones I found in the app store seemed scammy af.

Any suggestions? Do I need to root? Or finally learn Tasker?

A small change to Google Contacts for Android makes explicit the current backup and sync status, while tweaking the account menu.

The Amazon Appstore will no longer be available on Android as of August 20, 2025.

One of the biggest complaints leveled at Android Automotive has been a distinct lack of apps for the in-car OS....

I'm a web developer, mostly with Python and have close to zero Java or Kotlin experience, but I want to build a bunch of tools for my phone where I can Share a URL (for example) to an app that simply takes that URL string and sends an HTTP POST request to a pre-arranged URL with some pre-arranged headers or POST data.

So basically I'm looking for an app that:

• Lets you define a series of endpoints
• Accepts share intents from other apps to then bring up a selector asking "Which endpoint do you want to send this to?", sends it, and exits.

It seems a little nuts that I should have to develop a separate app for each endpoint, when the app experience isn't really something I'm interested in. Can someone here point me to an app that already does something like this? I'd prefer a FOSS option if possible, but at this point I don't even know what to search for.

Example use-cases:

• Send a YouTube URL to a service that downloads said video and stores it on a share on my VPN
• Send a text snippet to a service that stores that snippet as a Markdown file for use as ideas for future blog posts
• Send an article URL to a service that strips the ads and images out and saves a Markdown file for future reading.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25857397

Google today announced that “document upload is now available to all Gemini users” using the web, Android, and iOS apps...

A friend of mine deleted the Mi account associated with his phone, and then tried to reset it. The phone is now blocked with the Mi account...

Any ideas on how to unlock the phone?

Because, we have here something called "Swiss Qr Bill" (standardized e-bill with Qr code) and some shops send you the bill via email. Would be nice, if i could just tap the qr-image and open with app.

Google’s “Earthquake Alerts System” on Android sent out a false alarm last night in Brazil, leading to the system being...

Does anyone happen to know the reset network connections script or command that runs when I hit the network reset button? Or how I can achieve a similar result?

Android devices are finally getting a dedicated Apple TV app, complete with MLS Season Pass. It’s available for devices running Android 10 and later.

YouTube has gotten around to fixing some visual bugs with the in-app miniplayer on Android. The redesign was introduced back in October.

Google appears to be preparing support for "time zone change" notifications on Android which may end up coming with Android 16.

On Friday evening, the Google Play Store started showing Android users repeat app updates that they've already installed...

See build number below. I just thought it's weird when many people I know have received it... does it depend on usage patterns or certain flags?

In June, the GSMA responsible for RCS finalized the latest standard with the ability to delete a sent message, and Google Messages...

It seems kind of insane how hard it's been to find a good TTS app. I have TTS Util and that's worked sporadically but if I get it to start it will stop in the middle of reading. I can't even seem to find a basic app to let me paste in text and have it read.

Any recommendations? I'm mostly trying to have web articles read aloud and I don't care about robotic voices that much.

Google is rolling out Android System SafetyCore, and it'll power the upcoming Sensitive Content Warnings feature in Messages.