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Is your calculator speaking the numbers pressed?

How do you get the calculator to stop speaking the numbers. I have search all thru my phone and can't get it to stop. Please help!??
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rbmittag said:
How do you get the calculator to stop speaking the numbers. I have search all thru my phone and can't get it to stop. Please help!??
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Settings > Device > Personalization > Accessibility > Vision > Talk Back > Settings > Talkback Settings > Never Speak Typed Keys
well you were deep in the settings weren't you
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soraxd said:
Settings > Device > Personalization > Accessibility > Vision > Talk Back > Settings > Talkback Settings > Never Speak Typed Keys
well you were deep in the settings weren't you
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Thanks for the suggestion, but...
I have the same issue. The path to the settings on mly phone does not exist as typed above. I do find:
Settings>Device>Accessibililty>Vision>Talkback.
Talkback is off, still having the issue.
I've looked through the other menus (only at main level), and do not find a Personalization option.

If you really want for the calculator to stop talking:
Settings - Device - Accessibility then under Services switch off Keeper Fastfill
I use Keeper a lot for auto login so switching this off is not an option for me.

Suntzupa said:
If you really want for the calculator to stop talking:
Settings - Device - Accessibility then under Services switch off Keeper Fastfill
I use Keeper a lot for auto login so switching this off is not an option for me.
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INteresting. Doesn't turn it off for me. I had Keeper disabled. So I re-enabled it, turned off Keeper Fast Fill, still get numbers announced.

Disable calculator and download the one in play store called calcu far nicer than stock.

Reinaldo33897 said:
Disable calculator and download the one in play store called calcu far nicer than stock.
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Actually I have already downloaded one. Calcu looks very nice. I was thinking it didn't have a memory , but, the pull down looks like it will serve for that.
For some reason I can't disable the stock calculator. But it's no big deal.

ewingr said:
Actually I have already downloaded one. Calcu looks very nice. I was thinking it didn't have a memory , but, the pull down looks like it will serve for that.
For some reason I can't disable the stock calculator. But it's no big deal.
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I use nova launcher which gives me the option to hide apps from drawer. Like I use ex dialer too so I hide the phone and contacts.

Do you have greenify installed by any chance? That was causing the issue for me and uninstalling fixed it.
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Also, two other calculator i recommend: mobicalc and myscript calculator.

Yes what mdemirha said. It was greenify making it speak. Greenify also turned off s voice talk back for my phone. Uninstalled and both went back to normal

ripper4209 said:
Yes what mdemirha said. It was greenify making it speak. Greenify also turned off s voice talk back for my phone. Uninstalled and both went back to normal
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Not worth it to me. Keep Greenify, and download a different calculator. (I personally don't use s-voice)

Mine's doing this too and I don't have Greenify installed. Went through accessibility settings and couldn't find anything that fixed it. I downloaded a new calculator, so it isn't a big deal. Still wondering if this is a bug, a setting, or a conflicting app.

Maybe if those that are experiencing this issue can post their a installed apps it may help?

I suspect that if accessibility is enabled for particular softwares like Keeper or LastPass the issue with the calculator pops up. I'm sure there are other apps that could cause it as well. Since I needed lastpass more than the stock calculator I installed calc+ and use that instead. I ran it through mw pen enabler to process its apk to support multi window mode.

muzzy996 said:
I suspect that if accessibility is enabled for particular softwares like Keeper or LastPass the issue with the calculator pops up. I'm sure there are other apps that could cause it as well. Since I needed lastpass more than the stock calculator I installed calc+ and use that instead. I ran it through mw pen enabler to process its apk to support multi window mode.
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Found what it was on mine. Pie Control.....
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for me, it was keeper. The thing about it was that I had "turned off" keeper so i couldn't access the settings. I had to turn it back on, go into the settings, change whatever it was that was causing the speech, then turn keeper back off. Then it was fine. So weird how you can turn off an app but the settings still apply.

This is NOT a bug.. per se.
These apps that are causing this to happen, are not even close to using Android as it was designed. They have found a back door to access certain functions in a way that used to require root. They use a work around, and that work around causes the speaking apps. They are definitely not using the accessibility services as they were designed to be used.
That said, those apps do extend the function of the device for a minimal negative impact. So as with all the things that make android great... its a personal decision on how to manage your device, and what you prioritize. Keep the functionality of these apps and work around the "bug" or uninstall the app and silence the calculator.
They will not fix the "bug" because it caused at the root level and the devs have no way to make changes there, and Google doesn't support these features using the accessibility services as a a backdoor way to automate the phone. Most likely they will close the loophole at some point.. the most definitely will not formalize it.

nyydynasty said:
for me, it was keeper. The thing about it was that I had "turned off" keeper so i couldn't access the settings. I had to turn it back on, go into the settings, change whatever it was that was causing the speech, then turn keeper back off. Then it was fine. So weird how you can turn off an app but the settings still apply.
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This speaking key number annoying me like a lil *****... Sorry for my language
Edit: Found it. Disable Fast Fill
Have to turn it back on because another app needs service on. Lil Bi..as

note 4 calculator speaking problem
rbmittag said:
How do you get the calculator to stop speaking the numbers. I have search all thru my phone and can't get it to stop. Please help!??
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There is a bug in the app keeper fassfill, turn it off in you settings , I found the calculator only speak when keeper fassfill is on

[Q] Besides recent apps, a quick way to switch between current and most recent?

While I study for the GRE, I do a lot of switching between OneNote and some other app ( eg dictionary ). Considering the slowness of loading recent apps, it gets a bit annoying considering the number of times I need to switch between the two. Hoping for a way to switch between the two most recent apps without actually going into recent apps.

Can either app work in multi view?

Onenote is for reading so would rather avoid having a split view
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andy_d0 said:
Onenote is for reading so would rather avoid having a split view
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You could try MW enabler (Search for it in the play store) It doesn't require root, and it would allow you to take one (or both) of the apps and shrink them down into a bubble, that you could easily open and close and hide. In your situation it might be an option.
There are some limitations due to it not needing root... the 2 biggest are that it has to uninstall and reinstall the app... you will lose whatever you have unless you have it backed up somewhere (wouldn't think its a big deal for a dictionary) and you need to turn OFF auto updating for those apps, because if they update from the play store you will lose the multi window/bubble feature until you re-activate it.

Yeah not sure if I like that option thanks for the info. If it irritates me enough the next few days I will likely reconsider
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boufa said:
You could try MW enabler (Search for it in the play store) It doesn't require root, and it would allow you to take one (or both) of the apps and shrink them down into a bubble, that you could easily open and close and hide. In your situation it might be an option.
There are some limitations due to it not needing root... the 2 biggest are that it has to uninstall and reinstall the app... you will lose whatever you have unless you have it backed up somewhere (wouldn't think its a big deal for a dictionary) and you need to turn OFF auto updating for those apps, because if they update from the play store you will lose the multi window/bubble feature until you re-activate it.
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Didn't know this was possible without root. Awesome! And it removes it from the list of installed apps for you so no fear of auto updates.
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andy_d0 said:
While I study for the GRE, I do a lot of switching between OneNote and some other app ( eg dictionary ). Considering the slowness of loading recent apps, it gets a bit annoying considering the number of times I need to switch between the two. Hoping for a way to switch between the two most recent apps without actually going into recent apps.
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Give switchr a try. l set it up in "Flow" mode and use a right side edge trigger. Seems to work well for switching between applications.

Umm just drag your finger down and in from the top right corner of the screen while in app. Then you can minimize it to a bubble or have multiple apps open at once on the screen.

right you can windowize the app... then all apps that are windowed can be iconized by pressing the home key.

I'll have to watch a video on YouTube to see what you're referring to. New to this whole multi window thing
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andy_d0 said:
I'll have to watch a video on YouTube to see what you're referring to. New to this whole multi window thing
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This was helpful:

Thank you! I'll watch on my way to work
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Limited Time Offer popup - which app do I disable?

I'm getting a bunch of popups offering a "limited time" app with a click to take you to the app store. Anyone know which app is generating this one so that I can hopefully disable it or turn the option off or something?
(missing my ad blocking features of the rooted Note 3!)

I've noticed that too. I thought it might be ES File Explorer. Are you using that app?

bushy73 said:
I've noticed that too. I thought it might be ES File Explorer. Are you using that app?
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I sure do. Checking that app now for any possible settings to change, thanks!
Edit - you might be right. Found this on a review: Intrusive Ads This *used* to be a great app. I've used it off and on for almost 5 years. Maybe 4? The ads were manageable. Now I get pop-up ads when I'm using completely different ads prompting me to install apps. When I hit the 'x' to close the ad, it still tries to open the Google Play store.
If I can't stop them, or upgrade to an Ad free version, I'm uninstalling. Which is a shame, I've also used this app for years. Anyone know a good ad-free replacement? (looks like they do have a paid ad free version)

I've recently been trying Solid Explorer (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.solidexplorer2&hl=en), which generally comes highly recommended. I haven't used it a lot yet, but I like it a lot so far, it has a clean ui, is quick and simple to use.
Default font sizes are a little large for my liking, but you can "zoom" out on file lists. I'd prefer if you could zoom even more, but there seem to be a lot of options that I haven't really tried yet, so you probably can.

polstein said:
I'm getting a bunch of popups offering a "limited time" app with a click to take you to the app store. Anyone know which app is generating this one so that I can hopefully disable it or turn the option off or something?
(missing my ad blocking features of the rooted Note 3!)
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I went into Settings > Applications > Apps that can appear on top and denied ES File explorer. Seems to work.

Pop up ads on my home screen

Hello, so recently I've been dealing with pop up ads on my phone. I factory reset the phone and they were gone, but now it's having ads again when I don't even have an app open. I've tried virus scanners and nothing detected. Is there a way to figure out what file is causing this?
Thank you!

I had that same issue last week. Are they popping up though chrome or firefox? It was a rogue app on my part but for you it looks like its something else. Since you already factory reset the phone, you might as well download the latest build and "flash-all". After that you should not have any problems as it completely wipes the device.

If you goto your battery settings does it show an app that may be causing ads?
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Did you try lookout or eset virus scanner?
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equlizer said:
I had that same issue last week. Are they popping up though chrome or firefox? It was a rogue app on my part but for you it looks like its something else. Since you already factory reset the phone, you might as well download the latest build and "flash-all". After that you should not have any problems as it completely wipes the device.
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So it pops up randomly not just using chrome. A few minutes ago I was in the middle of a Clash Royale Game and an add popped up. I recently downloaded a QR reader from the play store and I think that's when it started again.
I deleted the app, but it's been still going on. That's why I went to use the anti virus/malware apps, but they found nothing.
Is there anyway to fix or find what is doing it without factory resetting?

gjkrisa said:
If you goto your battery settings does it show an app that may be causing ads?
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Did you try lookout or eset virus scanner?
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No, nothing shows up on my battery setting.

check the root directory for any strange folders that should not belong there and delete those. I had some that were like 5489399fgjjll and crap. Those are a sure sign there is malware on your phone

equlizer said:
check the root directory for any strange folders that should not belong there and delete those. I had some that were like 5489399fgjjll and crap. Those are a sure sign there is malware on your phone
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Aww dang, alright. Thanks.
Is the root directory the android->data folder?

adriel161 said:
Aww dang, alright. Thanks.
Is the root directory the android->data folder?
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No it would be back one more step but I would look there also
But you are going to need root to view that part
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tX5wQ6tlUqev76j03
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Did you ever get an answer? My husband is having this same issue and we cannot figure out what is causing it? Thanks!
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adriel161 said:
Aww dang, alright. Thanks.
Is the root directory the android->data folder?
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gjkrisa said:
No it would be back one more step but I would look there also
But you are going to need root to view that part
Can anyone tell me where I can look for these? I haven’t found where to see these folders. Thanks!
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download kaspersky and do a scan , it should clean whatever is doing that.

adriel161 said:
Hello, so recently I've been dealing with pop up ads on my phone. I factory reset the phone and they were gone, but now it's having ads again when I don't even have an app open. I've tried virus scanners and nothing detected. Is there a way to figure out what file is causing this?
Thank you!
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Did you solve this?

having the same issue with my nexus 6p
anyone solved this problem?
UPDATE:
i may have found the culprit, it's the qrcode scanner app, i may need a few hour to verify this

Just did Kaspersky and nothing found. Another $3 wasted ...

@hketola: Kapersky isn't trustworthy IMO. Try Malwarebytes instead.

If you have Adaway installed, go into the settings and check for Adaware, it'll tell you what apps and what kind of ads they push

I just had the same problem and it seemed to be caused by the app store. So I read all your efforts and then took a look in my settings and here's what I did that resolved the issues: settings < apps & notifications < advanced < Special app access < display over other apps < google play services < switch to "not allowed"
Hope this works for you.

Dxrx said:
I just had the same problem and it seemed to be caused by the app store. So I read all your efforts and then took a look in my settings and here's what I did that resolved the issues: settings < apps & notifications < advanced < Special app access < display over other apps < google play services < switch to "not allowed"
Hope this works for you.
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I'll let you know as I've been having this issue for the last few days. Thank you!

I fixed a similar issue on a friends phone. When Ad appears, swipe up (assuming pill gesture on Android 9) and you get the recents screens. The current app (app showing ad) icon will be at top of the screen preview. Press and hold on the icon until a context menu appears and select App Info. Now you know which app is popping ads up.

Google Account Ad Personalization (Ad Settings)
The Patriot Act started all this bull****. No Privacy
It's that ****ing google ads that you can opt out of, but they force the others ads on you.
This is an invasion of privacy you pay all this money for your personal phone and they force content on you whether you like it or not.
I'm thinking about downgrading my phone and operating systems?

soaring eagle30 said:
Useless, politically-tinged rant.
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Trying to get past the 10 post filter aye? That's what it looks like based upon the fact you replied to a post that's been dead for six months plus.
Now I won't engage with your political rant because this isn't political. You own the hardware, but Google owns the software, especially the Google apps. The ads are Google's means of recouping development costs of Android.
Now, if you don't want ads but want to use Google apps, you install and run Blokada. It works on virtually everything, except YouTube. Or you use a version of Android that doesn't include Google apps.
If neither option appeals to you, try and find a dumbphone, because Apple is worse.

[APP] All in One Gestures

Really a great gestures app to mimic iOS gestures. I use the navigation gestures option because I could not deal with the navigation bar not matching my keyboard. The gestures work pretty well and I got used to them, but I did not like the Back option. Too many times trying to go back ended up with me opening recents or going home.
I really wanted a gesture to swipe the screen from left to right to go back and this app allows me to. Works great with a few customization options. It was removed from the playstore but the apk can still be sideloaded
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/ys-liang/all-in-one-gestures-2/all-in-one-gestures-2-5-9-release/

Thanks for sharing. IMHO The OnePlus gestures are the best I've tried on any phone. The more options there are, the better off we are.

Thanks for sharing, I love the Swype from the left to go back feature

Hey Guys, if you wan't, you can also try an app called 'Fooview', which is available in playstore (No need Root access) and its amazing, you can set the swipe option from right to left for back in this app as well. it also comes with a browser, file manager, and allow to take screen short of any specified portion on your screen. It will also help to convert the 'letters' in an image to edit/copy. The main advantage is it work with very less battery drain and comes with small in size. this is one of the best app I have ever used. and I'm using this for the last 2 Years. Just try it, it is amazing.

It's asking for some unusual permissions like location

devilrulz4ever said:
It's asking for some unusual permissions like location
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Never mind, Ignore it. It will work perfectly.

I found both of these apps to be scetchy and not any good.
I rather sugest the app called Fluid Navigation Gesture on play store.
It gives you the Miui10 Navigations that work great without any overlay or stuff like that.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fb.fluid&hl=no

ACB369 said:
Never mind, Ignore it. It will work perfectly.
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Never ignore such permissions, it may be a malicious app.

devilrulz4ever said:
Never ignore such permissions, it may be a malicious app.
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Yea, but this will work perfectly without giving the location permission. And this app is available in play-store, which is verified by the google, then will it be a malicious app ?

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Yea, but this will work perfectly without giving the location permission. And this app is available in play-store, which is verified by the google, then will it be a malicious app ?
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You'd be surprised but there are apps that are not checked more in-depth before being accepted on Play Store

ACB369 said:
Yea, but this will work perfectly without giving the location permission. And this app is available in play-store, which is verified by the google, then will it be a malicious app ?
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There are many apps which get through the checks. Check the news, you'll find many articles about google removing app from the play store every now and then.
Even a seemingly trustworthy app can do a lot of harm. Even if the app is a bit sketchy its better to stay away from it.

ACB369 said:
Hey Guys, if you wan't, you can also try an app called 'Fooview', which is available in playstore (No need Root access) and its amazing, you can set the swipe option from right to left for back in this app as well. it also comes with a browser, file manager, and allow to take screen short of any specified portion on your screen. It will also help to convert the 'letters' in an image to edit/copy. The main advantage is it work with very less battery drain and comes with small in size. this is one of the best app I have ever used. and I'm using this for the last 2 Years. Just try it, it is amazing.
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I agree. I've tried damn near all the gesture apps but I keep going back to fooview. It's like 20 apps in one with an abundance of gesture options.
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mokash34 said:
Thanks for sharing. IMHO The OnePlus gestures are the best I've tried on any phone. The more options there are, the better off we are.
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I find the navbar gestures severely lacking. Swipe from left or right edge up for back? On which planet? Ever tried this swipe on Chrome with a longish text loaded? All you get is a scroll back and not back. Or maybe I am misunderstanding the directions. How difficult is it to add a graphic to illustrate?