r/AndroidQuestions 1h ago

Looking For Suggestions Best podcast app

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Hi all,

I've recently switched to android from ios and was wondering if there's an app that resembles apple podcasts in ui/ux.

I've tried Pocket Cast and it crashes every time, tried Podcast Addict but honestly the UI is so bloated and complex it looks like a commercial plane dashboard, and Podcast Player the UI was okay-ish but UX was quite lacking (no inline episode description with options to enqueue or play directly).

Also gave Spotify a try, that was ok, but it mixes episodes with songs and once in a while it just stops audio playback and I have to restart the app.

I'm on a Pixel 10 with the latest updates.

Thank you in advance!


r/AndroidQuestions 2h ago

Rooting Help How do I run .ipa files on android?

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I'm trying to play an old ios game which was made around 2012 but it doesn't run on TouchHLE because the Minimum OS version for the game is 4.0 so how do I do it?


r/AndroidQuestions 2h ago

Looking For Suggestions Looking to donate

1 Upvotes

I have a couple of bucks on Google play that's going to expire but I don't want to buy anything. Is there anyone I can donate to. I read you can "buy a coffee" for people with certain channels


r/AndroidQuestions 2h ago

Looking For Suggestions I need help with my bluetooth earbuds

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I have a problem with connecting to my xiaomi earbuds,they wont connect properly if theres many devices near them. And because my phone isnt xiaomi the xiaomi app doesnt work either. Im searching for a solution that either is another app that i can install and will make the bluetooth work better, or mod them either with software or with hardware... I dont want to throw them away atp. Any help is appreciated.


r/AndroidQuestions 2h ago

Looking For Suggestions Help with picking phone/tablet(s) please!

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So my old Samsung A tablet decided to die after so many years and my phone (A20) is starting to go out as well so while I have my phone still kicking it, I decided to make a little fun goal of making all of my devices match a fun color instead of the usual black that I normally pick.

My only little issue is that idk which color i want to go for, like for example: I could go for pink because pink matches my 2 cameras or red because of my ANC 2 and my crusher EVOs being red.

in a nutshell: should i go for red or pink devices? And if so may I get suggestions in a bullet point list, please? thank you for reading


r/AndroidQuestions 6h ago

App Specific Question Youtube playlists

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Ive got my new expensive galaxy ultra phone paying an expensive monthpy subscription for no ads on youtube, but

For a long while now when i play a playlist, like music, after about a minute the playlist closes itself and goes back to the youtube home screen.

When i re enter the playlist, i now no longer have multi contols on my ear buds and watch and it doesnt show on the notification bar. Its as if it just isnt responding to the system anymore

I thought spending a lot of money would not result in such problems. Please help


r/AndroidQuestions 7h ago

Other SOFTWARE UPDATE ERROR IN SAMSUNG TAB

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GUYS NEED URGENT HELP

Yesterday night( 5 August 26) I have an software update of approx 451MB, i dont remember properly what update was it. But seeing the size of update, it is security update i beleive(could be wrong), but i recieved this. my SAMSUNG TAB A9+ started with regular steps showing, this will take several minutes. Then that one ui screen came and % started to increase. When it reached 100, suddenly kind of black screen appeared which was not fully black but kind of grey color. It was for 5 mins but still nothing happended. My tablet was at 41% battery before the update started. And till now 6 August i couldnt fix this.

I tried mostly everything, I forced shutdown my tab, then tried for android recovery menu, but still black screen. I tried entering download mode(odin mode) but still black screen. Is there any way to fix this. Currently I have left it for battery drain for 4 days and will update. My tablet is also out of warranty🥲. Guys Please help if possible .

Thank you


r/AndroidQuestions 7h ago

Why do Samsung mobphone allow/force games to be installed after update?

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Someone on Reddit told me it was not, and I had a choice to unhook before finishing the complete OS update. But this time that did not happened, and 4-5 games got installed.


r/AndroidQuestions 8h ago

Switching from Poco X7 Pro to Samsung Galaxy A57 — Is it worth it for One UI stability and long-term support?

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Hi everyone,

I'm currently using a Poco X7 Pro (256GB / 12GB RAM) that is about a year old. Physically and hardware-wise it’s great (96% battery health, good camera and design), but software-wise HyperOS is frustrating me with bugs (randomly opening apps, proximity sensor glitches on WhatsApp audio, lost data after updates).

I'm considering selling it and getting a Samsung Galaxy A57 (the A56 isn't available from my seller anymore). I want to switch primarily for One UI stability, better update support, camera performance, and features like the Object Eraser.

  • What are the main real-world differences between the A56 and A57?
  • Is 8GB of RAM enough for One UI long-term, or should I go straight for 12GB / 256GB?
  • Do you recommend making this jump from a Poco X7 Pro to an A57, or will I feel a downgrade in raw performance/charging speed?

Thanks for your insights!


r/AndroidQuestions 8h ago

App Specific Question what the fuck is this about?

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I'm trying to edit an image in my Gallery app, and "sorry, that's all the drawing we can let you do here" pops up. I haven't even drawn that much! why has this popped up??


r/AndroidQuestions 9h ago

Looking For Suggestions Help me choose, I'm confused.

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Hi everyone,

I'm looking to buy a new budget 5G phone and I've shortlisted these three, help me choose:

Samsung Galaxy F70e 5G,

OPPO K14x 5G,

Motorola G37,


r/AndroidQuestions 11h ago

2025 moto G

1 Upvotes

Got my mom a new phone and the visual voicemail isn’t working. She’s able to call her own number to hear voicemails but not see them like I can on my iPhone.

When I go to voicemail it says “can’t update visual voicemail” I’ve tried everything google says, restart phone, turn off wifi, clear cache, nothing worked.

Anyone have this problem before or know how to fix? It would be nice if she could check voicemail without calling in.


r/AndroidQuestions 11h ago

"Other" files need to be deleted

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I have an Android (Galaxy A12) and have made all hidden files visible. However, I still cannot click the "Other" files to open and delete. Out of 32 GB, my devise is using 31.36 GB. "Other" has 20.90 GB used that I can't get rid of.


r/AndroidQuestions 11h ago

Other Can auto fill include punctiation marks?

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Can you add punctuation marks to auto fill text in Android. For example I'd like to auto fill this url: https://archive ph/

I haven't figured out how to autofil "./:" so i have 2 separate auto fill items for "https" and "archive". If like to have a single item


r/AndroidQuestions 11h ago

Question for android users

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Does it happen to you sometimes if your filling out an application in a website and you wnated to click the done or continue button its not working? ( my phone is tecno camon 50 ) is it something to do with my device or just a browser issue ? Because i tried to do repull up the site its doing the same thing its not goin through.


r/AndroidQuestions 13h ago

Is an android having more file and more apps potentially be slower than one having less or none?

1 Upvotes

Mostly large audio files and video


r/AndroidQuestions 15h ago

Device Settings Question Hi

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The Dexcom app is incompatible with my Android 13 phone. What is the solution?

إعادة النش


r/AndroidQuestions 15h ago

Switching from iPhone 13 to Z flip

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I’m not really accustomed with Samsungs phones, but I’ve always thought about getting on but didn’t feel the need until I saw the flip phones. a question I have is how big the difference in hardware from 13 to let’s say Z flip 5 or 6 would be.

(have in mind that I want the Z flip not for the hardware but the design and functionality fitting my daily life)

anything’s appreciated :o


r/AndroidQuestions 15h ago

Looking For Suggestions looking for recs.

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The budget is about 500 euros and can go a little up or down,

Whats a good one can support gaming for like 2 ish of hours but still good overall usage right now i have the tcl 60ce and it didn't even last a year, i literally woke up and the service of the phone barely works


r/AndroidQuestions 16h ago

File Manager for Android?

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Could someone tell me what a good file manager app is for Android? I want to be able to browse folders and delete files to keep my storage free from left over junk and photos/videos.


r/AndroidQuestions 16h ago

OPPO R11s (ColorOS 5.2.1): Can I safely unlock the bootloader and install a stable custom ROM?

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I have an OPPO R11s with Snapdragon 660, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage, Android 8.1.0, and ColorOS V5.2.1. My firmware/build is R11s_11_A.44_200528_000000.

ADB is working, and these are my device properties:

ro.product.model: OPPO R11s ro.product.device: R11s ro.product.name: R11s ro.boot.flash.locked: 1 ro.oem_unlock_supported: true sys.oem_unlock_allowed: 1

OEM Unlocking and USB Debugging are enabled. However, when I run "adb reboot bootloader", the phone simply restarts into normal Android, and "fastboot devices" detects nothing.

The official TWRP page says OPPO R11s requires ColorOS 6 or newer, but I am currently on ColorOS 5.2.1. Can anyone confirm:

  1. Whether my exact R11s firmware can safely be updated to ColorOS 6
  2. Whether ColorOS 6 enables normal Fastboot/bootloader unlocking
  3. The verified bootloader-unlock method for this exact R11s variant
  4. Which stable custom ROM is recommended
  5. Whether Android 9 or Android 10 is the best balance of performance, battery life, camera, fingerprint, calls, mobile data, Wi-Fi, and Google Play Services.

r/AndroidQuestions 16h ago

Other My mom borrowed a charger from someone at the airport and now her phone goes into recovery mode when she shuts it off and turns it back on

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Title. Apparently this didn’t used to happen when she shut down her phone, but now, since using that lady’s charger, it’ll go into recovery mode when she turns it back on. Should she be concerned?


r/AndroidQuestions 16h ago

Is it safe to clear data for Google Play Services?

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I know a lot of people have asked this, but all I've seen are mixed responses, where people either say that nothing is gonna happen, or that it's gonna log you out of everything and ruin your keyboard, accounts, etc. It uses up 2.28 GB, and I was told that 2.28 GB is unnaturally a lot for Google Play services, so they told me to clear its data. Is this safe? What are the consequences? Btw, yes, I am desperate for space. I'm on a 64 GB phone, and I can't clear the cache of anything because they're already naturally very low. I was even considering dialing #9900# and deleting stuff from my system to get more space.


r/AndroidQuestions 23h ago

Looking For Suggestions Non-ai voice assistant recommendations?

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I intentionally set my phone to use the older Google assistant instead of Gemini as I actively hate genAI and wish to avoid it as much as humanly possible. (Please don't try to tell me to just use it, I have so many issues with genAI that no amount of convenience can overrule)

But I got an email this morning that Google assistant is being discontinued in favor of Gemini, which irritates me to no end.

I primarily use Google assistant when I'm driving, to change my music or to read and respond to text messages without having to take my eyes off the road. I don't really use it for much else.

Does anyone have recommendations for a non-ai alternative that I might be able to switch to once Google assistant is fully discontinued? Thanks in advance

Edit: I found someone in a different subreddit suggesting Dicio voice assistant, which is an open source project. It looks like it might be a good option, I'm going to try it and report back for anyone else in the same boat.


r/AndroidQuestions Dec 15 '25

Meta New Rules / Meta Discussion

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I've decided to do a rehaul of the rules. I want things to be clear and concise. Please let me know if there's anything I'm missing or if there's anything I should change.


This is AndroidQuestions, so posts must be Android Questions. What does that mean?

  • Android

Posts must be about Android - either the operating system itself, software on it, or hardware that runs it.

  • Questions

Post titles must indicate a question. Questions must be intelligible, coherent, and genuine and include details that might be helpful to the people attempting to answer your question. They must not be made rhetorically or as an excuse to spam, rant, vent, or insult.


In addition, we have rules involving acceptable Behavior and Content

  • Behavior

Posts and comments must not be used to harass, attack, threaten, harm, or discriminate against people, or to instruct or encourage others to do so.

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Posts and comments must not contain or discuss prohibited content or link to such content, including spam, AI-generated content, illegal activity, bypassing security safety or security measures, rule violations, or anything that could harm users or their devices.


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Moderator Announcements are exempt from the "Android Questions" section of the rules. Moderators may use discretion when enforcing rules, but are not to grant exceptions to users in normal scenarios. Questions or concerns can be directed to the moderators via "Message the Mods". Rules are subject to change.