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    App icon badges not showing

    What I have in Settings>General management>Reset is >Reset all settings >Reset network settings >Reset accessibility settings Which is the one you are referring to? Plus, it looks like I would be losing quite a few other settings with this Reset... is there any way to tell (approximately)...
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    [SOLVED] Cannot write WhatsApp message directly from address book

    This worked! Is there a way to mark this answer as a solution, as in other forums? Thanks!
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    App icon badges not showing

    I have a Samsung S10e (unlocked from Tmobile) with Android 12 (upgraded from 11). I have migrated to it from a J7 prime with Android 8, via SmartSwitch. The app icon badges (AIB) never showed in my S10e, while they did in my source J7 prime. How can I solve this...
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    [SOLVED] Cannot write WhatsApp message directly from address book

    I used to be able to see a contact in the address book (Contacts), and have an icon to jump straight to writing a message in WhatsApp. Also, whenever I added a phone number for a contact, if that phone number was ok for receiving WhatsApp messages, the icon showed up after a few seconds. So this...
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    Why would App X need permission Y?

    I mean to record sound/noise, focused on sleeptime. I found many of the available apps require: + Other * view network connections (1) * full network access (2) * change your audio settings (3) * prevent device from sleeping (4) * run at startup (5) Why...
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    Filtering Google Play apps by permissions

    I am generally concerned about privacy. Along these lines... Is there any tool, websibte, app, etc., that allows for filtering Google Play apps by either excluded or included permissions? The option of filtering different app versions is a plus, as permissions may change across versions. I...
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    SMS sender ID does not identify inbound SMS numbers with (9)

    I live in Argentina. Whenever I receive a phone call from +54 11 xxxx-xxxx and I have that number associated with Roger in my contacts, Roger is identified. But if I don't pick up for whatever reason, I get an SMS reporting the missed call. The number which originates the SMS is reported as +54...