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Questions tagged [samsung-galaxy]

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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Bluetooth (BLE) bluetoothLeAdvertiser.startAdvertising throws error code 2 (ADVERTISE_FAILED_TOO_MANY_ADVERTISERS)

I have a Samsung SM-G950F which supports BLE advertising but after a few advertisements, it starts throwing error code 2 (ADVERTISE_FAILED_TOO_MANY_ADVERTISERS) in which the android documentation says "Failed to start advertising because no…
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Samsung / Android 8.0 Oreo update causing app(s) to crash? (Xamarin.Forms app)

Has anyone else experienced a high number of app crashes with Samsung / Android 8.0 Oreo update? We've seen a huge spike in crashes specific to Samsung devices running Android 8.0 Oreo and after doing some Googling it seems to be a common problem…
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Strange graphics artefacts in Android app

I'm intermittently observing strange graphics artefacts in my app, as shown below. This is a screengrab from a Samsung Galaxy S3. I have only observed it on this particular phone. I have run the app on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 and an HTC One, and…
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Importing skins in Android Studio (Galaxy Note 4)

I downloaded a copy of Android Studio and also some of the skins for Galaxy devices (Note 3, Note 4, Note 5, Tab 10 7") and wanted to import the skins into the Virtual Device Configuration screens. I see the 'Import Hardware Profiles' buttons and…
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Newer Samsung devices can't display webpages in their built-in SMS app

When I open an URL (say https://www.google.com) in a SMS in Samsung's built-in Messages app, it's opened in the in-app browser, where a blank page is immediately displayed, and stays blank instead of displaying the website. Is this a known…
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Tizen.NET debug error Could not load file or assembly 'Samsung.Sap

I am creating a Tizen.NET wearable app using Tizen.NET 4.0 in Visual Studio 2019. During debugging, when attempting to use a function that uses Samsung SAP, the app crashes with 'Frame not in module' error in Visual Studio - which doesn't really…
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Android Studio in macOS does not recognize physical device after hitting 'run'

I have been testing my Android app in my Samsung Galaxy S8 for the past few weeks from Android Studio's ADB without any issues. After a while a switched to test the app in Android Studio's built-in emulators. Then I swiched back to test it in my…
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CameraManager gives only 2 camera ids, but a device has three physical cameras. Why?

I have Samsung Galaxy S9 and I see two rear physical cameras on the device. Still, cameraManager.cameraIdList gives only two camera ID-s, one for facing camera and one for rear. How to resolve the third camera? Is it even possible?
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Android: activity.getResources().getConfiguration().orientation returning wrong value on Samsung galaxy devices

For my Android app, the value returned for activity.getResources().getConfiguration().orientation is always 1 (ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT), even when the device is in landscape mode. This is happening specifically on Samsung galaxy devices. This is…
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SlidingMenu and Samsung open in pop-up view (The specified child already has a parent. Exception)

I have a problem with Samsung's 'Open in pop-up view' option. My app uses jfeinstein10/SlidingMenu lib (not updated in 4 years) and the problem described below affects only the activty that uses it. SlidingMenu messes with android's DecorView and…
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Crashing when trying to do __android_log_print getting backtrace on samsung s8+

I'm trying to get a the backtrace log when my c++ application got different signals. I've implement it the following solution: https://stackoverflow.com/a/35585744/1894850 But I've got the following problem: When I raise the signal (SIGSEGV) I can…
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Remote debugging the Samsung Internet App

I've recently managed to get a desktop development machine to recognise a connected Samsung Galaxy Tab for remote debugging. The html bug I'm trying to inspect and, hopefully, fix is a layout issue that occurs only in the pre-loaded Samsung…
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Samsung galaxy note 5 viewport size

I have some trouble replicating a website responsive issue using Samsung Note 5. The display is messed up when using the said device. I tried using chrome dev tool and adjust sizes for a chance to replicate it but no luck. I also search the internet…
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android fingerprint sensor API

for a project at work, I'm trying to get the status (working or defective) of a fingerprint sensor on android devices to see if it works properly. I'm using the "isHardwareDetected" function in this android 6.0 API (APK 23). Does anyone knows how…
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Push Notification with Big Image Not automatically expand on Samsung Galaxy 7 Edge (Android)

i want to know why Push Notification with Big Image on Samsung Galaxy 7 Edge is not Expanding automatically? We need to click then it Expands. We want to have Auto Expand behavior of Push Notifications. I want to know that is it something with…
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