Recent content by Peter Steiner

As far as I can see the maximum path+filename length limit on Android (14) is 121 chars. I have at least problems copying it onto a connected Android tablet. Is there a way to increase the allowed path+filename length limit to a greater value (e.g. 256 chars)?

Yes, its is already in "Ringtones" folder too. But "Ringtones" folder is not among the folders accessible from Sound Picker. And no. No files other than *.mp3 are in "Ringtones" and "foobar" folder

As you know users can change the Ringtone (resp. Notification sound) (on Samsung Galaxy smartphones) in Setting---> Sound and vibration --->Ringtone---> Tap If I want use a new own Ringtone MP3 in a different folder then I tap on the "+" sign at the upper right corner and get a list of all (?)...

I am searching an App which shows the sum of file sizes of each folder INCLUDING recursively the file sizes of all sub folders. "Normal" File Mangers do not offer this feature (as far as I can see). Does someone have a recommendation for this?

Assume my Smartphone with the name" hello" is currently connected in local WLAN (wifi). Same as my Windows desktop computer. How can I setup a Wifi (=not by USB cable) connection to this smartphone via adb ONLY BY NAME ? Yes, I know the smartphone has an assigned IP like 192.168.x.y How can...

Yes, I need if for several Samsung Galaxy Tablets with Android 8 .... Android 14 No shortcuts to web pages but shortcuts to Apps (and widgets). On some devices no 3rd party launchers are installed on others Nova launcher

How can I backup all the current App shortcuts on my HomeScreens (and their icon positions)? ...and restore it later? On Android 13 or 14 If possible into a local file rather than into cloud. If absolutely necessary then into my account in Google cloud

As you know users can take a screenshot of the full current screen view and below by pressing ON/OFF and VOLUME DOWN button of smartphone. To include the bottom parts of the current display view users can tap on the DOWN ARROW icon in appearing toolbar This works at least on Samsung Galaxy...

As you know starting from Android 11 all Apps are requested to write their export data, config files, downloads into a folder inside /Storage/emulated/0/Android/ (and not somewhere else any more). Ok, now lets say I have a certain App installed. How can I find out into which sub(sub)folder...

I switched to a new (Samsung) smartphone with Android 12 and wanted to setup (new) default Apps for a couple of categories. When I go to Apps--->Choose default Apps then I find only some but not all "usual" categories. I miss e.g. - for email - for music - for videos The corresponding Apps...

I remember another smartphone (with Android 10) where users have to disable battery optimization for certain App when they run in background. Lets say for example a GPS tracker App: When I put such an App into background and view another Navigation App in foreground then Android activates...

In general I do NOT sync my Android 10 Smartphone to Google Drive. I disabled syncing completely. Yes, I setup a Google Account inside. But this is only to install Apps and App Updates. Now I want to transfer the current individual local settings of an App AAAAA to the same App on another...

Occasionally I receive a video in one chat and forward it to some other contacts. Since the video take much space I would like to remove it later. Therefore I have to delete it from the receive-chat PLUS all the x chats where I sent it. That very uncomfortable. Whatsapp should offer a way to...

On Android v7 there was a folder in root directory called "data". I created in the past some subfolders and copied some files there. When I connected from WinPC to the smartphone through USB cable I could see all these folders and files successfully in WinExplorer. So it must work somehow...

As far as I can see WhatsApp does not offer a backup of all chats to a local SmartPhone directory. I want to avoid using a cloud service. So when I want to backup all chats (including videos+pics) from first Smartphone 1 and restore it to second SmartPhone 2 is the following procedure...