This tag refers to the Samsung Galaxy range of phones. Several models have fingerprint readers for example. Here is an abbreviated hardware spec for the Samsung Galaxy S5 - GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Gesture Sensor, Fingerprint Sensor, HR Sensor, Hall Sensor, Accelerometer, Geomagnetic Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Light Sensor, Barometer, Proximity Sensor, Samsung Gear Manager, Samsung Voice. The phone runs android but posts should refer to a hardware feature.
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Is DocumentFile API broken on encrypted removable SD card on Samsung Galaxy S7?
I have created a zero size file aaa.txt on the root folder of the UNENCRYPTED removable SD card. The file aaa.txt has correct size 0 bytes when I list all entries in the root folder with DocumentFile#listFiles().
If I encrypt removable SD card from…

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How to open Android camera in Food Mode programmatically?
I'm trying to make an app that triggers the native camera intent. I already have this line in my code
Intent takePictureIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
I am wondering if there are any extras I can add before starting this…

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Prevent PWA from restarting when it's accessed
I'm developing a PWA and came across this problem on a payment page. Basically:
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User fills payment form
Hits submit, is redirected to 3rd party payment page - Stripe (this opens a tab in Chrome on mobile, and can't be tweaked to open a…

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SecurityException Running on Android with S8 Phone
I get the following exception when running on the new Samsung Galaxy 8 phones. The exception doesn't give me any information about what's causing it (as far as I can tell). I don't have an S8 phone to try to pinpoint the line of offending code.
Does…

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Xamarin app failing due to EntityFrameworkCore Sqlite database file access denied on Samsung Galaxy devices
I’m developing an app using Xamarin currently targeting Android devices but using Forms packages to target iOS devices as well. I’m using EntityFrameworkCore and Sqlite database to manage the app data.
The problem I’ve being having is on Samsung…
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How do I get visual studio 2017 to see my phone, a Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)?
I am new to app development, though an experienced software developer.
I have developed a small app in Visual Studio community (free) 2017 with Xamarin,
and run it successfully in the emulator. I do not know how to deploy it to the phone.
I tried to…

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Samsung A5 stops application
We have developed a device and an application (native Android) for smart phone. The device communicates data via Bluetooth Low Energy into the phone where the application processes the data. Some users would like to use the system all the time over…

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How to remove virtual navigation keys, so they are not seen on my app?
One of the screens on my apps displays a fullscreen animation and the virtual navigation keys disturb the experience. If people use a phone with hardware (navigation) keys they will not see the virtual navigation keys, but if they use a phone with…

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How to make my Samsung Galaxy S7 with android 7 always discoverable on bluetooth scans?
i want to make my new samsung galaxy S7 (SM-G930F) always discoverable on bluetooth scans in my android app.
I tried this code:
discoverableIntent = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_DISCOVERABLE);
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MediaCodec SIGABRT when releasing output buffers on Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Good afternoon,
I have come a cropper when developing my Android application.
I am attempting to decode an H264 RTSP stream from a camera. I get as far as preparing to release the output buffers to render the output to the Surface with no…

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Android AltBeacon library stop find beacons every 1 second when app in background on galaxy s7
I'm using AltBeacon library inside service to find my beacon every 1 second when the app on foreground.
On Galaxy s7 when the app go's to background it stop find the beacon every second,
instead it return data every few seconds between 5 - 30…

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Selecting existing image from Android Gallery, Intent data NULL on Samsung S7
My Xamarin app allows the user to take a new, or select an existing image.
It works perfectly fine on almost all devices, but I'm getting error reports from Samsung Galaxy S7 users and it appears that the intent data is null after those users select…

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How do I transfer files from my Mac to Samsung Galaxy J7?
Got a Samsung Galaxy J7 and a Mac (10.12.3) but when I connect my Samsung to my Mac it just charges. I want to transfer an apk file to test (an Ionic2 app). I installed Android Studio and Android File Transfer but my mac still does not recognise the…

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Why my SAP application for Android is being deleted after installation
I was playing lately with my Samsung Gear 2 (not S2) smartwatch and I have created a new watch-face for it. I would like to show a weather information on it and I have found that for that task I need to use Samsung Accessory Protocol (SAP).
I…

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Take Photo with Camera Samsung galaxy s5 destroy activity
I am working on app which uses an ImageView to display a photo. But after a photo is taken, it is not being shown in the ImageView. Furthermore, the app gets force closed after taking the picture. I try this with my Nexus 5 (Marshmallow), Samsung…

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