Private mode or alternative? - Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers

Hi, purchased the Pixel XL after sending back my note 7,however I'm missing the secure/Private mode from the Note 7. Does the pixel have a similar feature? or what's the best alternative?

Just moved from a note 4, same issue.
My only suggestion is making a folder with a fullstop in front of it. Eg ' .hidden''. Android won't display media or find files from a folder named that way.

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[REQ] Note App - Sound / Type / Draw / Handwritten

*Edit...Darn just noticed this was in the HTC Desire forum* Can't find an option to move it**
I apologize in advance if this has already been addressed but I've searched and searched. Maybe I'm doing it wrong or maybe there just isn't an app like this for Android.
What I'm looking for is a note taking app with similar functions to the ipad app called soundnote (soundnote.com) or even audionote (luminantsoftware.com/iphone/audionote)
These apps allow you to record audio and sync it with typed or handwritten notes. When you select a typed or handrwitten note or drawing it jumps to that portion of the audio.
I'm an architect and this type of app is invaluable for meetings, and seminars.
I hate having an android phone (Evo) and tablet (Sammy Galaxy 10.1) yet having to borrow the office's ipad to do this .

(Things that need to be improved) Non Intutive app design and UI options in Note 10+

1. Was using the Galaxy Buds purchased with Note 10+ to listen to audible and realized that to skip back 10 seconds I have to triple tap the bud.
I thought that there must be a customization option in the Galaxy Wearable app using which I can reprogram single tap on left bud to skip back and single tap on right bud to skip forward for Audible app.
Again I searched and found that they do not allow any such app specific customization.
I mean the possibilty is there, they made the hardware and the software but still are limiting the user.
2. I recently transferred some files to Download folder on Note 10+ and then opened the My Files app.
Clicked on the Downloads option in the middle and couldn't find it. For a while I thought it was a bug only to realize later that the Downloads button shows files downloaded via the Internet directly onto the phone and does not point to the Folder names "Download".
So now to check the files I have to go into My Files and open the folder.
3. There is the option to Double tap to Wake up but no option for double tapping on empty area of Home screen or Notification bar to turn off phone.
4. The Secure Folder app allows user to create a clone of every app in a secured area.
And Dual Messenger allows user to clone messaging apps without needing to create and enter a passwors protected space.
However I wanted to make a clone of Youtube as I use two account but can't do that without using third party unstable solutions like Multi Parallel.
If I want to do it Samsung's way I need to enter the Secure Folder every single time.
I mean they have already created the solution and put it on the phone but by implementing their own rules they are making the feature less or non usable.
Please note I'm not saying the phone is bad or anything, far from it, it is probably one of the best phones out there and I totally like it for what it is.
It is just that I switched from a Zenfone 5z and even they had the features mentioned in points 2,3 and 4.
I was having higher expectations from Samsung switching back to them after being a long term Note 3 user.
I hope someone at Samsung R&D reads this and improves upon these things in future software updates.
1. third tap and hold?
2. app harmony problem
3. nova launcher
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Question Coming from Samsung questions...

It's been a while since I've used a non Samsung phone. I guess I've become spoiled with a lot of the native or semi-native downloadable features that it has. One thing I'm looking for is the navigation buttons at the bottom.
Is there a way to switch the back and the recents button?
Is there something similar to goodlock for the pixel?
Is there an equivalent to smart transfer? When i first set up the pixel i request all of my pictures to be transferred to it but a lot of photos did not transfer. For example a folder that i had with all my downloaded wall papers.
Is there a non browser way to access my Samsung cloud photos?
I guess this would be a good thread to ask these types of questions.
mmafighter077 said:
It's been a while since I've used a non Samsung phone. I guess I've become spoiled with a lot of the native or semi-native downloadable features that it has. One thing I'm looking for is the navigation buttons at the bottom.
Is there a way to switch the back and the recents button?
Is there something similar to goodlock for the pixel?
Is there an equivalent to smart transfer? When i first set up the pixel i request all of my pictures to be transferred to it but a lot of photos did not transfer. For example a folder that i had with all my downloaded wall papers.
Is there a non browser way to access my Samsung cloud photos?
I guess this would be a good thread to ask these types of questions.
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You can swap back-recents if you are rooted, for sure.

Question Clipboard stopped working after today's update (Verizon)

Hoping somebody can help me. I installed the update from Verizon this morning updating my version of Android and security software. Once my phone booted back up and I long press in any text area all I have is the option of paste now. If I hit the three dots next to it it has an option of autofill. I no longer have the option of clipboard which I used frequently.
I have searched all over and did a keyword search and settings and I do not see any option of bringing it back. Has anyone else experienced this? Is there any way for me to resolve this? I have tried multiple phone reboots and have tried text box long-pressing in multiple apps including Google search and if it's all the same for the context menu. Hoping someone could help. Thank you!
I'm on AT&T, but have an unlocked model. I have not experienced this. I wonder if switching keyboards (Google/Samsung) might jolt it back?
Worst case, back-up what you can and use Odin to do a clean install of 12.
I'm on Verizon using unlocked ZF3. Have the update and have been using the clipboard fine.
You think after the next update I may get fixed?
Same thing happened on my T-mobile phone after the update the other day, and I use the clipboard daily for pasting multiple things and also to delete sensitive copied things! I Googled it and there's a Reddit thread where it happened to tons of people with different phones after upgrading to Android 12, so it isn't just the Fold 3. Some people have it when using the Samsung Keyboard, but I don't use that (I use SwiftKey and have for many, many years), and some people still don't have it with that keyboard. SwiftKey does have its own clipboard, so I thought I'd have to change to using that, BUT someone left a better tip: use the Edge Panel Clipboard and you can see everything you clipped, drag one to where you want to paste it, hit Copy to use the long-press Paste in the text box, and long-press the copied item to delete or pin it to the clipboard. I tried it and it is a good solution, but hopefully they will fix the long-press to include the Clipboard option again so we can choose exactly where in the text to paste it!
having the same issue after upgrading s10+ from android 10 to 12, no more acces to the clipboard when using swiftkey (I have tried older versions al the way down to 6.3.6 ... no sollution)
a cheap trick from samsung to steal swiftkey users back ???
any sollution ?
and no, I am not interested in gboard or other alternatives, I really want to continue with swiftkey (which I have been using satisfyingly for many years ... EAT THAT samsung)
basile said:
having the same issue after upgrading s10+ from android 10 to 12, no more acces to the clipboard when using swiftkey (I have tried older versions al the way down to 6.3.6 ... no sollution)
a cheap trick from samsung to steal swiftkey users back ???
any sollution ?
and no, I am not interested in gboard or other alternatives, I really want to continue with swiftkey (which I have been using satisfyingly for many years ... EAT THAT samsung)
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SwiftKey has its own clipboard if you set it up (and can copy things from your Windows computer to your SwiftKey phone keyboard apparently), but I don't use it even though I've been using SwiftKey for many, many years. I like the clipboard Edge Panel solution, although occasionally it will say you can't paste it where you want to drag it to, so you have to tap the Copy button so you can regular paste it instead.
thx Butter
I noticed that solution shortly ago
that is indeed a temporary sollution, it works but it is a bit more cumbersome thab what we were used to ;-)

Question .jpg not viewable via laptop....

Gentlemen/ Ladies,
Sorry if it seems to be a stupid question, the .jeg pictures that I saved on my xiaomi 11 lite 5g ne edition are unviewable on my PC.
Those .jeg pictures are perfect fine viewable with the xiaomi phone; and my laptop can see all others .jeg and .jpeg pictures just fine, except those from xiaomi...
Xiaomi is running android 11, and my laptop is running windows 10 pro/ 64 bit, not sure it is anything to do it--compatability issue?
The DCIM folder and all other folders can be seen once connected with laptop, and those .jeg are transferrable, but not viewable.
I tried using different programs/ app(s) and they all stated something like...bluh bluh bluh... unsupported, size is too large, or corrupted,...
But, size are not too large as I checked, and they are not corrupted otherwise won't viewable when using xiaomi to see,...
There is 1 thing which I did not try, that is, to reset the photo app , as I am worried that would wipe out certain things that I don't know,...as I mentioned, others .jeg or .jpeg from laptop or another cell phone are all good,....so I am worried the "reset" will make it worse,...
I tried a few steps available on internet, such as setting the "photo" view as default, repair option via advanced menu / windows,...changed 1 picture name to aaa and aaa.jpg, all with no success,...a
Any suggestion is appreciated,
thank you
STDupont said:
Gentlemen/ Ladies,
Sorry if it seems to be a stupid question, the .jeg pictures that I saved on my xiaomi 11 lite 5g ne edition are unviewable on my PC.
Those .jeg pictures are perfect fine viewable with the xiaomi phone; and my laptop can see all others .jeg and .jpeg pictures just fine, except those from xiaomi...
Xiaomi is running android 11, and my laptop is running windows 10 pro/ 64 bit, not sure it is anything to do it--compatability issue?
The DCIM folder and all other folders can be seen once connected with laptop, and those .jeg are transferrable, but not viewable.
I tried using different programs/ app(s) and they all stated something like...bluh bluh bluh... unsupported, size is too large, or corrupted,...
But, size are not too large as I checked, and they are not corrupted otherwise won't viewable when using xiaomi to see,...
There is 1 thing which I did not try, that is, to reset the photo app , as I am worried that would wipe out certain things that I don't know,...as I mentioned, others .jeg or .jpeg from laptop or another cell phone are all good,....so I am worried the "reset" will make it worse,...
I tried a few steps available on internet, such as setting the "photo" view as default, repair option via advanced menu / windows,...changed 1 picture name to aaa and aaa.jpg, all with no success,...a
Any suggestion is appreciated,
thank you
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Five times in the post you wrote jEg file(s) - but the screenshot shows standard jPg extension?!
My Lisa, stock EEA 12.5, took few photos, standard jPg files, I can open them everywhere (and on the PCs)
zgfg said:
Five times in the post you wrote jEg file(s) - but the screenshot shows standard jPg extension?!
My Lisa, stock EEA 12.5, took few photos, standard jPg files, I can open them everywhere (and on the PCs)
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it's .jpg.....my typo,...
I'd strongly suspect this is MTP being super jank. Long term thing.
Copy the photos onto your laptops disk then see if they open.
Hello Scratchling,
Thank you for your reply.
I did copy the pictures/ images to my laptop, and as you can see, unable to be viewed, and this is the problem !
Interesting enough, the photos which I took using the cell phone camera,...they all are viewable NOT only via cell phone, but also via my laptops,...
Say I save a picture/image from facebook or other websites, those are the one can ONLY be viewed via cellphone, but not viewable after I transferred to laptop,....this is what I am trying to solve,....
Any other siggestions,....thank you,...
STDupont said:
Gentlemen/ Ladies,
Sorry if it seems to be a stupid question, the .jeg pictures that I saved on my xiaomi 11 lite 5g ne edition are unviewable on my PC.
Those .jeg pictures are perfect fine viewable with the xiaomi phone; and my laptop can see all others .jeg and .jpeg pictures just fine, except those from xiaomi...
Xiaomi is running android 11, and my laptop is running windows 10 pro/ 64 bit, not sure it is anything to do it--compatability issue?
The DCIM folder and all other folders can be seen once connected with laptop, and those .jeg are transferrable, but not viewable.
I tried using different programs/ app(s) and they all stated something like...bluh bluh bluh... unsupported, size is too large, or corrupted,...
But, size are not too large as I checked, and they are not corrupted otherwise won't viewable when using xiaomi to see,...
There is 1 thing which I did not try, that is, to reset the photo app , as I am worried that would wipe out certain things that I don't know,...as I mentioned, others .jeg or .jpeg from laptop or another cell phone are all good,....so I am worried the "reset" will make it worse,...
I tried a few steps available on internet, such as setting the "photo" view as default, repair option via advanced menu / windows,...changed 1 picture name to aaa and aaa.jpg, all with no success,...a
Any suggestion is appreciated,
thank you
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STDupont said:
Gentlemen/ Ladies,
Sorry if it seems to be a stupid question, the .jeg pictures that I saved on my xiaomi 11 lite 5g ne edition are unviewable on my PC.
Those .jeg pictures are perfect fine viewable with the xiaomi phone; and my laptop can see all others .jeg and .jpeg pictures just fine, except those from xiaomi...
Xiaomi is running android 11, and my laptop is running windows 10 pro/ 64 bit, not sure it is anything to do it--compatability issue?
The DCIM folder and all other folders can be seen once connected with laptop, and those .jeg are transferrable, but not viewable.
I tried using different programs/ app(s) and they all stated something like...bluh bluh bluh... unsupported, size is too large, or corrupted,...
But, size are not too large as I checked, and they are not corrupted otherwise won't viewable when using xiaomi to see,...
There is 1 thing which I did not try, that is, to reset the photo app , as I am worried that would wipe out certain things that I don't know,...as I mentioned, others .jeg or .jpeg from laptop or another cell phone are all good,....so I am worried the "reset" will make it worse,...
I tried a few steps available on internet, such as setting the "photo" view as default, repair option via advanced menu / windows,...changed 1 picture name to aaa and aaa.jpg, all with no success,...a
Any suggestion is appreciated,
thank you
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Any suggestions,.....Thank you in advance,...
I have the same issue with my Xiaomi 9T pro. It seems that the phone must strip out something from the jpg as it transfers.
The transfered jpg does open in in Adobe Lightroom, DXO Photolab 5 and Raw Therepee. So there is something that the Windows photo viewer is looking for that it can't find.
The Windows photo viewer says that there is not enough memory to open the file. I don't have an answer though.
I'm not sure this help you narrow down your problem or not but.
I tried Transferring .jpeg files save in my Xiaomi 11 Lite NE from Twitter, Reddit & download folder to my laptop and able to see those pictures just fine.
Bear in mind that I use Ubuntu and not windows and able to view those files in default picture viewer app also.
I'm not sure but it maybe windows or even Facebook saved photos. I have not tried FB saved photos as I'm not on that anymore.
I just noticed the OPs filenames. Are you accidentally getting the thumbs/temp images? Naming convention should be IMG_20220101_1234.jpg
@ludditefornow, @Ben 1 000 000 000, & @Scratching,...
Thank you all for your replies,....
@ludditefornow: .....Nice to know about those softwares / app(s) for photo editing, but honestly I don't want to spend that much of $ ....
@Ben 1 000 000 000: .....that's exactly what I tried to do, transferring the pictures to my laptop computer,...when I connected my phone with the laptop, it pops up 3 choices: charging battery, MTP / android Auto, and the PTP... I tried the later 2 & 3, ...yet it' made no difference.
@Scratching: I also noticed that regarding the file name, too....but either I copy & paste, or "move" those pictures to any folder in my laptop, it's the same thing,....and I tried to rename, (img- or img_ ) no use....
Yet I could just view all those pictures from the cellphone just fine, so for sure those are not corrupted,...I am just frustrated and not sure if it is a google's android thing they play that they want our pictures be saved in google's cloud or what?
I am frustrated by Windows 11 that they have those tiny little hardware parts requirement that "disqualified" many computers out there already,...
Don't know what to do? But I bet there must be a reason why it is this way,...is it XiaOmi, android 11,...or what other?
STDupont said:
@ludditefornow: .....Nice to know about those softwares / app(s) for photo editing, but honestly I don't want to spend that much of $ ....
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I didn't tell you about those apps so you can buy them. I noted that those apps still open the jpgs so it might help you narrow down with what is wrong with the Windows software and / or the jpg.
ludditefornow said:
I didn't tell you about those apps so you can buy them. I noted that those apps still open the jpgs so it might help you narrow down with what is wrong with the Windows software and / or the jpg.
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Hello ludditefornow,
Yeah I understand,...no worries...and no hard feeling,...understand you are trying to help,...for that I am grateful,...
These are not your photos, they are only thumbnails of your photos generated for quick view. Open your gallery, one of your photos, and see details. Please share us.
sceryavuz said:
These are not your photos, they are only thumbnails of your photos generated for quick view. Open your gallery, one of your photos, and see details. Please share us.
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Hello sceryavuz,
Thank you for your reply. Yes, you are precisely correct.
Also photos that I took by using the camera of the cellphone, those have no problem, it is these images/ pictures I saved from weibo and other websites, are the ones I can ONLY view via cellphone, but can't when connected to laptop.
Enclosed please find 3 images I uploaded, first two are displayed via my laptop, 3rd one is a display via the cellphone,...I guess these are what you are telling me to show you,...
Any suggestions,....thank you again,....
Weibo has many protection, and blocked in my country. I cant help sorry
sceryavuz said:
Weibo has many protection, and blocked in my country. I cant help sorry
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No need to say sorry,...thank you for your time,...appreciated !

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