texts: "can't login on a rooted device" and banking apps not working on rooted devices with MagiskHide+SafetyNet on

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Samsung S9 Plus
Lineage OS 17.1 with /data encrypted
GApps pico
Magisk + Magisk Manager + MagiskHide with SafetyNet on => basicintegrity=OK + ctsProfile=OK + evalType=OK (blueish screen)

Several apps that are (mostly) related to finance (Revolut, XE, etc.) are refusing to start because my device is rooted.
Several forums that I've read through advise to do the above, i.e., Magisk + SafetyNet, which I have done. However, nothing of that works. I've even tried to "hide" /sbin/su by renaming it for a moment, but that didn't do the trick either.
I read something about GApps pico/picoG being the culprit, saying that micro/microG should be the bare minimum to effectively "hide" the "rooted" status, but I'm not sure about that, and reinstalling everything isn't something that I am particularly looking forward to, unless there is no other way.
I know that this is a cat-and-mouse game, but any other suggestions I should try?


texts: Individual Photo Backup : New Google Photos

texts: I've enabled Auto-backup in the new Google Photos app. And I have excluded some folders from being backed-up. But this seems to be all or nothing. I want some of the photos in those excluded folders to be backed up. Any way to do that?


texts: Alcatel One Touch pop C3: How to install TWRP?

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The problem I'm having is mainly because all the websites that I've searched are next to impossible to follow. Either links are dead, or something horribly went wrong while translating, so I'm asking here.

I got an Alcatel One Touch pop C3. Not the "one touch 3" version, the 'C' is significant. Up until recently, it was impossible to load a different ROM on it, but it seems Lineage OS has released a version for the One Touch pop C3, so I wanted to give it a try.

with adb I was able to check that the bootloader is unlocked, with fastboot I tried to upload the TWRP image (TWRP-3.1.0.0-PopC3.img), but it won't work.

I can boot into fastboot with:
adb reboot bootloader the device boots into a blank screen with => FASTBOOT mode...

I can list the device in question with fastboot devices

When I then do fastboot flashing unlock nothing happens, it just sits there.

Same thing happens when I do fastboot oem unlock.

When I tried to do fastboot flash recovery TWRP-3.1.0-0.PopC3.img, I get the following error: FAILED (remote: 'partition 'recovery' not support flash') (sic).

I was lead to believe, that the only way to successfully upload the file onto the phone, is via "SP Flash Tool" I have version v5.1824.00 installed which I believe is the latest one.

And that's where I'm pretty much stuck. I've installed the MT65xx USB VCOM drivers in a Windows VM, and that's pretty much it at this point.

I've also tried the Linux version of SP Flash Tool, but whenever I select the scatter loading file, and choose the TRWP image as recovery image, it just sits there and doesn't seem to do anything.

Do I need to boot into the fastboot bootloader, or something?

I can access the phone with adb and fastboot just fine, but I have no idea what that SP Flash Tool is doing, or if it is doing anything at all.


texts: Shortcut to a specific folder using the "My Files" file manager

texts: I have a non-rooted Samsung Galaxy A3 with Android 5. I have an app icon on the desktop for "My Files" app, but how is it possible to create a shortcut for SD card\books\ on the desktop?


texts: FASTBOOT commands don't work at all on my Samsung phone

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I did every things.
installing all USB driver.
my phone driver.
ADB driver.
enabling USB debugging.
every thing.
but still i have problem with fastboot commands. like if i type : fastboot devices. it tell me waiting for any device . every thing is work perfectly in adb commands like adb devices, but not fastboot. i also installed SDK and google drivers.

I wanna install a custom recovery (twrp) to back up my EFS folder and then root it and then install custom rom :) . but at the first level i got stuck and i cant install the custom recovery. i can do any command like adb reboot download but in downloading mode i cant use fastboot command as fastboot flash recovery. after typing this fastboot command the next line it tells me that "waiting for any device".


texts: How to add the flashlight toggle in the notification panel on my non-rooted SM-N900A

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I'm trying to add the flashlight toggle in the notification panel on my SM-N900A (Android 5.0).

And so far, I've found the Notification Toggle app
 that adds toggles to the notification bar.

But I want to add the flashlight to the notification panel.

How can I do that on my non-rooted SM-N900A ?


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I have a Motorola Droid Razr Maxx running Android 4.0.4. I'd like to prevent ICS from mounting USB storage every time I plug it into a USB host. I just want it to charge by default. I am very dissatisfied that they took away this option in the upgrade from Gingerbread to ICS.

I am willing to do stuff in the terminal that requires root privilege to prevent this from happening, but I would be happier if there is an app for it. I want my phone to Charge Only when I plug it into a USB host.


texts: How to send and reply to SMS shortcodes using Google Hangouts on Android 5.0.1?

texts: I am on a Nexus 4 running Android 5.0.1 and using Hangouts. I cannot figure out how to send an SMS to a shortcode and how to reply to it. I have tried adding a "+" to the shortcode, and it lets me send it. However, the response comes in a different thread and does not let me reply. Has anyone gotten short codes to work with Android 5.0.1 and Hangouts? If so, then how?


texts: Rooted Android device and more regular updates?

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My current Android phone Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9506, Android 5.0) has much outdated software and OS. I would like to get much faster update cycle. The current Android and Samsung support cannot provide it. Therefore, I am thinking about rooting my device and possibly this way speeding up the update cycle.

I have installed CyanogenMod in my unrooted device unsuccessfully a few times. I think the failure may be due to the unrooted device. I think you cannot get the full control of the device without the rooting and thus insufficient updates in your device.

Can a rooted Android device have more regular update cycle? However, I am not sure if rooting can make the update cycle worser because of possible loss of the main developers' support in the device and OS.


texts: How do I cancel a half completed email configuration?

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Phone is trapped trying to encrypt my device against my wishes.

On my Nexus S I was recently upgraded to 4.0.4 and decided to try adding my work email to my personal phone. This previously didn't work because Android didn't have the proper security settings. I previously did not have any other email accounts setup.

Did an manual setup for an Exchange server and it prompted me to give the email app additional permissions (enforce lock screen, full device encryption etc.) I accepted and configured the lock screen as requested. The full device encryption page popped up and it informed me that once encrypted I would not be able to decrypt the device without a factory reset. I was not interested in that, but there is no cancel button on the encryption warning page.

I quit to the home screen, but now the phone constantly reminds me to complete the account setup.

Is there a way to cancel the account setup? What are my options? I'd prefer not to have to do a factory reset.

Did Google really place the warning page in a time where it's already too late to do anything or have I missed some other way to cancel? Every time I open the email app it says that the email account requires I change my security settings. I can cancel and the app closes or accept and the encryption page appears.


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Does official Gmail app use a secure connection?

This post above discussing whatever Gmail using a secure connection, but is it relevant to a public WiFi connection? Or in public WiFi, is there a chance for hacker to steal your data even with the fact Gmail using a secure connection?


texts: i try to download games on my tablet and it keeps saying no space on device

texts: I try to download games and it always say insufficient space on device what should I do. Google play or play store


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I have Android 4.0 for Galaxy Note 10.1.

How  do you rename files to change the file extension?
For example, if you have a text file extension .xml how do you rename to .txt


texts: Recently I was looking through developer options on my Moto X and I was interested by the option to do runtime in either dalvik or ART. After doing some research I decided to change my runtime to ART. I was wondering if this was a good choice or if I should continue running my phone on Dalvik. Let me know what you think.


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A while back, I disabled the Google App (com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox).

IIRC, disabling the app caused some problems which I discovered over time.  Unfortunately, all my notes on the topic were lost.  I am no longer even sure of the version of Android on which I performed the testing.

There are at least two reasons to disable the app:

Lack of trust in Google.  Desire to have as few Google products in use as possible.
The Google App starts running on its own, using valuable memory, CPU resources, and storage space.

For users that have no use for the Google App, are there now any consequences or problems with disabling the app?

If there are issues, what about blocking everything it tries to access using XPrivacy (Xposed module)?


texts: Can an app manipulate the cellular radio chip?

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I have a few ideas for a couple local cell to cell apps, but want to use the radio signals to extend the range (the extra work is fine with me).
Just curious if it is possible to control the transmission and receiving of bits. If so, any good docs on it?


texts: How do I flash stock Android rom on my Nokia 2.1 - to which I've forotten both PIN code and Google credentials?

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So I recently inherited a  Nokia 2.1 from a relative who passed. I don't know the pin code, nor do I know the Google credentials 0needed.

When I enter recovery, Fastboot mode is not selectable and is in red text comparet to the other text. I did manage to get ADB to recognize the device in sideload mode, but when I try flashing the stock Android rom i downloaded it gives me the error message: "Signature verification failed (Error 21)".

So I can't enter Fastboot for some reason, so I can't use Fastboot to flash TWRP and after that flash my ROM, and  I can't use sideload to flash because of a sinature verification error.

What do I need to do to be able to flash TWRP/a stock ROM and get this phone running again?

Thanks


texts: How can I get a voice confirmation of an alarm?

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When using the voice search and speaking "set alarm for 10 am", the only audio I get back is "setting alarm...".

While the screen displays a helpful "This alarm is set for 3 hours from now", I'd like to get a similar audio feedback. Is this possible?


texts: How to open .conf files with File Expert?

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I have a rooted Android device running 4.0.3. I bought full version of File Expert in order to browse root file system.

I navigate to a .conf file and want to open it, but the app says There is no handler installed on your device for this file format. Would you like File Expert to find one for you?.
I select OK, but I get another error: Sorry, currently there is no handler for this format....

If I force this file to be openend as text file Open as text, and choose FE Text Editor, nothing happens.

Any chance to make this work or I'll have to buy another app for this?


texts: My 3 year old son is making his first steps with our Android tablet (Nexus 7). He hasn't mastered the correct usage of the volume slider so he pulls the volume to the max whenever he is using it. Is there any way to configure the maximum volume setting?


texts:
I want to root this device:

Archos 79 Platinum

Is it possible, and can someone link me to a guide please?
(I couldn't find a clear cut answer whether it is rootable or not)


texts: Creating 'fake' microphone and camera inputs on an Android mobile

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Disclaimer: I don't own an android mobile, but would definitely get one if the below were possible.

On my mac, I can use software like CamTwist and SoundSiphon to create 'fake' webcam and microphone inputs.

CamTwist lets me pipe custom content (such as images or video) to that webcamera input, and SoundSiphon makes it easy to have system audio interpreted as microphone input.

Q. Is it possible to achieve something similar to the above, but on any Android handheld?

E.g. I'd like to be able to use a native Android app (such as Skype or Periscope) and pipe custom video to it (rather than using the in-built camera), whilst simultaneously broadcasting a custom audio file (rather than the in-built microphone)

Thanks!


texts: How can I scan barcodes on webpages in Firefox for Android?

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Using Firefox for Android, I occasionally find web pages containing barcode images (or photos containing barcodes) that I would like to scan.

I could save the image, switch to a barcode app, open and scan the image there, and probably end up relaunching the browser to see the result, but I'd prefer to long hold the image and launch the scanning app directly (with no save step required).

Is there an open source extension (Android app, Firefox add-on, Firefox app) that can achieve this? I've tried looking on the Firefox add-ons and apps marketplaces with no luck.

Example images:

f-droid.org (rendered image, imperfect QR code)
cryptojunky.com (photo, imperfect QR code)
wikimedia.org (rendered Aztec code)


texts: I would like to know the maximum power a Nokia 5.1 Plus get to charge in watts and amperes .


texts:
What is the proper application for rooting my LG device? I would prefer not to tether device to my Windows pc, so a one click app that actually works would be ideal.
User Sashman


texts: Using Official Raspberry Pi Power Supply to charge phone?

texts: I have a Moto G 3rd Gen, and my phone charger broke. I have both the raspberry pi official 10W power supply and the raspberry pi official 13W power supply. Can I use either or both of them to charge my moto g 3rd gen?


texts: How granular can the app developer set the permissions to avoid turning the user away at the "Permissions to Photos, Media and Other files"?

texts: When a Notes app (like Google Keep, Wunderlist, Stickynotes) etc asks for permissions to "Photos, Media and Other Files" (PMOF) on your device, the user can get a bit uncertain. So essentially, can the app just ask for Files permission and not Photos,media? Are the permissions defined at such granular level post Android 6.0?


texts: Is there any way that can EXTEND (not mirror) my phone screen to another phone? Half-Half

texts: Just want a bigger display for my phone. I need to know how I can EXTEND my phone's screen to another phone, by using bluetooth or wifi or RF or web? Few apps (idisplay, AirScreen, AirDuet screen, etc) exist for only mirroring/sharing the screen - but not extend it. Its like using two monitors for your pc side-by-side & you select 'Extend display' between two monitors and hence the display bisects into two monitors. Same principle for phones.


texts: How to change clocks position in Android 6.0

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I have a quite simple problem: my screen is partially broken so I don't see clocks in it's default position, it looks like 13.XX and I don't see XX because screen is just black there.

So I want to change clocks position to be bottom-docked. I recall I did it in android 2.X several years ago, but I wasn't able to find this option in Android 6.0. It only allows me to change clock type, but doesn't have any options to change its position on the lock screen.

Is there any solutions for this?


texts: Lately my samsung galaxy Y has been switching off at random times, and does not switch on again. Well it switches on, and the samsung logo appears, but then it just switches off again. I have tried factory resetting, by pressing volume up, power, and home button. Whilst doing that, the menu for factory resetting appears, and whenever I want to select the reset now option, it switches off again. What can I do? Please help me!!! Thanks :)


texts: Sorting applications by their trimmed name

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Is there anyway to for the app list to be sorted by applications' trimmed names?

E.g. in the screenshot below, the application " Flashlight" appears first because it contains the space at the beginning. I would like to avoid that.

I use a Samsung GALAXY S3 with a rooted Android 4.1.2.


texts: How does antivirus find the files accessed by an application without root access?

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I haven't rooted my mobile phone, but an antivirus is running. Without rooting, how will the antivirus come to know about the files accessed by an application?

Normally, in Linux distributions, it can be found from
/proc/"p-id"/fd, but in Android root privileges are required to access that folder, although it is not the case in normal Linux distributions. So, without rooting, how does the antivirus come to know about the files accessed by an application? Is there any other way other than accessing /proc/"p-id"/fd?


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I own a dual-booting HTC-HD2 with MIUI on SD card.

I already knew, from tutorials, that in order to maximize battery life I should first-boot Android only with 100% of charge.

This is currently unclear to me. First, I run Windows Mobile 90% of time, and I use Android occasionally only for some programs that are not available in WM.

It happened that I needed to boot Android when on the street, with less than 100% battery. However, I recently noticed that my battery is descharging really fast, for example today from 7:30am to 10am it ran from 100% to 68%, and I really wonder if it could have lasted till 8pm (when I get back home).

Is it because Android should always be booted with 100% of battery, or because I run 24/7 Skype and Windows Live Messenger in HSDPA from Windows Mobile?

Thanks


texts: Lock Screen Dialer App Replaced with Microphone

texts:
I have a OnePlus 2, although I suspect this applies to any Android 5.x OS. When I upgraded to Android 6.0, the dialer icon on the lock screen was replaced with a microphone (some sort of Google search thing).

I checked all the settings, but I can't seem to find any way to customize or change this to replace it with the dialer. Is there a way to do it?


texts: Unable to restore apps in Titanium Backup after marshmallow

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I recently flashed my Note 4 (N910W8) to Marshmallow and rooted my device. I had taken backup of all my data using Titanium Backup while I was on Lollypop. Now after flashing my device with marshmallow, I am unable to restore my data as Titanium Backup is not able to detect / read the applications in the backup. It is only showing the older apps but not the latest ones. Could anyone help me out?

Thank you!


texts:
Since I updated the Youtube app on my Nexus 5 to v5.6.31 I can no longer preload videos from my 'Watch Later' list. I have checked the settings and I can't find the option to configure this either.

Has preloading been removed?


texts: Is there any good micro USB cable (not loose)?

texts:
I'm not sure if this could be considered as an Android question, but it's definetely related to Android, since this kind of cable became a standard for mobile devices recently.

The thing is, I have to work plugging and unplugging pretty often (I'm a developer), and I noticed most of the cables (or device/cable pairs) seem to be loose, some of them even lose the connectivity sometimes, and I've been looking for different kind of cables, and I really didn't find anything satisfying.

I feel there isn't much I can do, I just wanted to know if my cables are "bad", or most of micro usb connectors are just that way.

Edited to try to meet the requirements of the FAQ.


texts: Sync music folders between phone and tablet

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I want to use a DJ returnable app on both devices, send want a fast way (WiFi) to keep the music folders sync'd. I always buy from my phone so just need to transfer existing music and new downloads from the phone to the tablet, it doesn't need to sync automatically but I do need a way to do easy multiple/bulk file transfers.

What is a good way to do this? Wifi preferably but bluetooth if I have to.


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I have a website I want available when I don't have service.  It's purely static content.  I found the app HTTrack Website Copier which appeared to be what I wanted, although it hasn't been updated in years.
Despite some annoyances it produced a complete copy--but I can't make the copy work on the phone.  Copying the data over to my PC shows everything's actually there, I can browse it fine.  From what I'm reading about Android it seems my problem is due to enhancements to Android's security isolating apps from each other and thus not letting me point any browser at the downloaded data.
Is there some way to make this work or did I download a 2.3gb paperweight?


texts: Cannot connect to the real [website.com]

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I just bought a Galaxy Tab 4 and I'm trying to set it up for development.

Being behind a proxy that needs authentification, I installed drony to provide my credentials. I'm now able to surf most http websites and few secure https websites.

On the other hand, I can't get most https sites and all the google services (Play, Maps, Youtube) to work.

I tried to use the google.com website to connect to my google account, and I got a page with the following error message :  "Something is currently interfering with your secure connection to [site].
Try to reload this page in a few minutes or after switching to a new network. If you have recently connected to a new Wi-Fi network, finish logging in before reloading.

If you were to visit [site] right now, you might share private information with an attacker. To protect your privacy, Chrome will not load the page until it can establish a secure connection to the real [site]. "

Can somebody help?


texts: How to determine if my phone supports AndroidOne?

texts:
The HTC U11 Life got my attention when I saw androidone printed on its back. Now I got one, but this one doesn't have the androidone print on its back. Are there two versions of the phone, one to support androidone and another that doesn't?

Is there a setting I can check that would clearly tell me whether my phone supports androidone or not?

It came with Android 8.0.0 and it says there are no Software updates available...

Update: According to the HTC website there are indeed two versions of the phone: one such and another with a (T-Mobile) suffix. Upon booting the phone there is a T-Mobile screen, thus it looks like I’ve got the T-Mobile version. The question remains though: is this version of the phone not part of the android one program?


texts: Identifying an Android device by its hostname

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Every Android device in our network has the hostname android_[some-hex-number].domain.local. I do have one device which requested 10 IP addresses (different MACs, but always the same hostname). Is there a way to get IMEI or serial number from that hostname?
I found different information about the hostname:

http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/269827-identifying-androids-and-iphones-in-dhcp:

It appears that the name scheme is Android_<IMEI number>.

https://superuser.com/questions/408539/how-to-set-friendly-network-name-of-android-computer

it's the VID (Vendor ID Code)

but none of them seems to fit.
PS: MAC addresses are all from "InPro Comm". Maybe there's a way to narrow it down from this side?


texts: Is there a way to type German and French characters from the stock keyboard?

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I want to type French and German accents and stuff using some kind of add-on to the stock keyboard.  I don't want to switch between boards.  I see there are a lot of keyboards in the Play store but I need one that doesn't interfere with the stability of the stock one.

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.1.1


texts: Can you dump the contents of your phone (os + apps + data) and run that in an emulator/Android Studio?

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Is there a way to dump the contents of your phone (OS + apps + data) and run them on a PC in an emulator of some sort?

I feel like there are security implications to being able to do this but with physical access to a device my experience has been that for the most part security simply disappears. I'm not knowledgeable about how custom ROMs etc are made but feel like there might be tools to do what I'm speaking of.

Backstory: Basically, my phone's screen died and I am in the process of pulling contents off of the phone. I'm using AndroidScreencast to interact with the GUI. This is a slow process as the update of Android Screencast is a bit slow. I'm using adb shell to simply cat files to the sdcard.
This process made me wonder if there was an easier way.  Is there a way to use dd (or some other application) to pull the entire ROM and then emulate that such that I don't have to use the android screencast?

The device in question is running an unrooted version of Android 2.3? (I don't have the device in front of me now so I can't post that.)  I have been able to get root access using exploid and that is how I've been sending files to the sdcard for retrieval.

To reiterate in a slightly different way, can you backup your os+apps+data via a dump and then run them locally on a pc somehow?


texts: Is Snowden snowing us with his "Smurfs Suite" interview?

texts:
I hope this is not too off-topic. This morning when I read news it was full of articles quoting Snowden in his most recent interviews. Apparently the UK's GCHQ and the USA's NSA can
(1) turn your phone on and off at will
(2) turn your mic on and off at will, listening
(3) take pics at will, watching
etc. all by sending an encrypted text which we will never actually see.

Check me if I'm wrong, but this seems hopelessly conspiracy-theorish when I consider it from a technical perspective.

(1) When my phone is off, what signal exactly are they going to send to wake it up? When my phone is off my battery goes for months with a barely perceptible drain - is the idea that this barely perceptible drain is intentional and being used by the security agencies? Or that they have a special battery in each and every handset ever made which somehow (magically) has never been discovered in any of the thousands of tear-downs that have been done?!

(2) I have tried some of the apps that are out there to work with my phone remotely. Inevitably they work great on the phone that the developer used in his original testing and they work like crap on most other phones. Are we saying that the NSA/GCHQ has developers dedicated to this on every single platform available? And they do it in advance of every single release so it can be part of the ROM? And they do this regardless of what country the handset maker is in?!

(3) And isn't android open source after all? Doesn't that basically completely rule out the possibility of some huge gaping hole like this?! Surely some 13-year-old would have run across it and once it's discovered how can it not be publicized with internet 2.0 the way it is today?!

I've got friends who were already convinced they needed to take their battery out of their phone when having a conversation (like the NSA cares who won the latest football match?!) - this is just going to throw gas on that fire. I'd like some technical responses to this question...

(No need to just quote the articles or tell us how much Snowden knows - I'm interested in the technical side of things as to whether something like this is remotely feasible.)

To make the question more focused: Is it technically possible that someone could turn on your phone remotely when it was completely turned off (but with battery still in)? Is it possible that spyware could be of sufficient quality to be useful (listen/pic and then send somewhere, presumably) and still buried so deeply that nobody was aware of it? So the question is strictly limited to the technical viability - could it theoretically be done?


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I know you can create a Titanium Backup from a Nandroid Backup using the Titanium Backup PRO app.

But is there a possibility to create a Titanium Backup from a Nandroid without having a phone, i.e. using a pc (preferably Linux, Windows is ok too)?


texts: Cannot root Verizon Galaxy S5 with towelroot

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I have downloaded towelroot tr.apk for my Galaxy S5 from Verizon which I purchased recently.

I have heard of people having success with towelroot on their S5 devices bit for some reason I have been unsuccessful so far in rooting my device.

If I press the "makeitra1n" button I receive an error message saying my phone is not supported.

I did some research and found you could change the settings of the program

This article supplies instructions to change the modstrings : http://www.naldotech.com/how-to-fix-towelroot-phone-isnt-supported-problem/

But after trying all codes I still have no success, occasionally I get another message asking if my device is connected to the internet.

has anyone else shared this problem?


texts:
So I've been incredibly stupid and allowed my whatsapp account to get hacked and am now locked out (after the hacker set up 2 step verification). I'm awaiting a response from whatsapp.

My question is, if I had a google drive backup (which i did), can the hacker view all my old messages and photos? Or do they also need my google account login details?


texts: How to use my voice instead of default voice in Text-to-Speech android

texts:
I am Enthusiasts about this thing very much
I want to use my voice instead of default voice.
Any idea ? bcoz i dont have
Any specific library or method or class or anything that can be usefull are most welcome


texts:
I'm using MAC M.L & Eclipse 4.2.2 ADT
I've installed Eclipse on MAC OS X

I can't create Virtual Device (AVD)

Android SDK Manager error is Failed to run the Android SDK manager.Check the Android console view for details.
Getting error like Description    Resource    Path    Location    Type
Error executing aapt: Cannot run program "/Developer/adt-bundle-mac-x86_64-20130522/sdk/build-tools/android-4.2.2/aapt": error=13, Permission denied: error=13, Permission denied  adsa        line 1  Android ADT Problem

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

I've reffered Official Links
Android setting up ADT,
[Managing AVD's with AVD Manager][2]

See screenshot of Errors Click here


texts: Shortcut to switch profile on CyanogenMod

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On my Android, I was looking for configuring profiles and under Settings found that I can configure profiles and there are some pre-existing ones like Home, Work, Silent, etc, with further settings to customize each of them. I'm assuming that this is a feature of my CyanogenMod installation and not part of Android itself.

Now, my question is what is the easiest way to switch profiles (say switch from 'Home' to 'Work'). I tried to find an option in the notification bar widget buttons in the CyanogenMod settings but couldn't find. Is there something that I can do that is quicker than going to Settings > Profiles > Select profile, may be a widget or something that works with the above mentioned CyanogenMod profiles and preferably not a new application with new profiles.

PS: I can see an option to 'Toggle Sound' but that's for switching Sound/Vibrate/Silent modes, whereas I need to switch profile.


texts: How do I get my Samsung Galaxy S 2 to connect by USB "normally"?

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Note: This question has been edited significantly based on new information, however, I think it still meets the original intent.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S 2. When I plug it into my computer by USB, this application called "Samsung Kies" comes up. It is, as far as I can tell, a proprietary Samsung system for connecting by USB to the computer which requires software on the computer side.

Even if my computer could run their software, I wouldn't want it to. I don't want their proprietary app, I just want to mount the Galaxy as an external USB HD, like Android does with its standard interface.

I can get at the standard interface by doing the following:

  Settings -> Wireless and network -> USB Utlities

In that interface, under the heading "USB mass storage", there is a button that says "Connect storage to PC". If I click this button, a notification comes up saying I can now plug in the USB. If I plug in the USB cable at this point, then the usual Android interface comes up (green android with USB arm picture) and then I can press the connect button.

So I can do it, but I have to press the screen 5 times just to connect the USB!

With my previous phone, the HTC Magic, when I plugged in the USB, it automatically showed me the standard USB connect screen, and so with one touch I could connect.

I can't find any way of disabling or removing this unwanted Samsung Kies software, or making the standard Android USB connect the default.

Is this possible, and if so, how?


texts: Will Honeycomb get an update to add email search (Xoom)?

texts: I am an avid user of Android and resisted the urge to get an iPad in favor of a Xoom - staying loyal to Android.  I was very disappointed to learn that the email function (which I sync with a corporate exchange server) does not have a search function.  Hard to believe.  As a business traveler, getting thousands of emails, it is critical to be able to search my email.  Does anyone know if this will be addressed.  I do not want o have to use a third party app like touchdown.  Please advise.  Thank you!


texts: Lineage OS 16, Nandroid Backup Not Working

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I am currently running the April 29th build of LineageOS for MicroG 16.0 on my OnePlus 5 (cheeseburger). I tried to update the device using the built in Updater, but the device just rebooted into TWRP and showed the TWRP logo screen for some time. After that, I got this error message:

Checking for MODEM build time-stamp 2019-07-18 14:56:39
Error: This package requires firmware version 9.0.7 or newer.
Please upgrade firmware and retry!
Updater process ended with ERROR: 7
Error installing zip file '@/cache/recovery/block.map'
Done processing script file

After searching for a solution, I decided it would be best to just backup my data and reinstall Lineage.

After looking through my options, I decided a Nandroid backup through TWRP was my best option. So, I tried to take one. This was the result:

createTarFork() process ended with ERROR: 255
Backup Failed. Cleaning Backup Folder.

If I adb pull my recovery.log, this is where I get my errors:

E:tar_open error opening '/data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS/[serial_number]/2019-08-10--23-11-06_lineage_cheeseburger-userdebug_9_PQ2A190405/data.ext4.win000'
Error creating backup.
I:Error creating tar '/data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS/[serial_number]/2019-08-10--23-11-06_lineage_cheeseburger-userdebug_9_PQ2A190405/data.ext4.win000' for thread 0
Error creating backup.
I:ERROR tarList for thread ID 0
Error creating backup.
I:InfoManager saving '/data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS/[serial_number]/2019-08-10--23-11-06_lineage_cheeseburger-userdebug_9_PQ2A190405/data.info'
createTarFork() process ended with ERROR: 255

I read up about this type of error and found out that it means that those files have been corrupted and should be deleted. The strange thing is that the day before yesterday when I deleted the files in the /data/media/0/TWRP/BACKUPS/[serial_number]/ and then tried to perform the backup again, it regenerated files in the same directory, causing the same error. I also find it strange that the files that are causing the backup to fail seem to be backup files as well, although I've never performed a successful Nandroid backup on my device.

So, what can I do to fix this error and finally be able to backup and update my device?


texts: Terminal emulator permission denied on complex commands

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I'm porting a script that runs well on android 4.0.4 to android 4.4.2

Simplified it does this:

ls *.a | ./busybox xargs ./busybox rm -f

I'm using a busybox binary in mi app's folder.

The error I'm getting is:

  xargs: ./busybox: Permission denied

However, if I run ./busybox rm -f x.a it works.

I'm rooted and can execute simple commands as root, the problem is when a comand has a nested command inside.

same thing happens with rsync -e.

I've tested this on Samsung galaxy note 10.1 android 4.0.4 where it works fine, and Samsung galaxy note 10.1 2014 edittion android 4.4.2 where it fails.

I'm sensing this has something to do with the problem: Terminal emulator article about su and ping but it doesn't help on a solution.


texts: Samsung Galaxy S4 will not boot, turns off after 2 seconds

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My Samsung S4 does not fully boot. It turns off after two seconds after the Samsung screen and before the Cyanogen boot screen. How do I resolve this issue?

I can't boot into recovery -- it never gets that fair. I also can't reflash as the phone turns itself off shortly after it gets to the flash screen. The phone also randomly restarts. I've tried swapping the battery too.


texts: What do the buttons on the Android power control do?

texts: The first two buttons on the Android power control widget are Wifi and Bluetooth. What do the other 3 buttons do?


texts: How can I move dalvik cache to a custom location(permanently)?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can I change the dalvik cache location e.g. with a symbolic link?

I have Huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2.

I have activated sd-ext partition using Link2SD, so it's mounted on /data/sdext2, all the ways to move Dalvik cache to sd-ext requires ext partition to be mounted on /sd-ext .

Is there any way to move Dalvik cache to anywhere I want? Or at least to the specified location?


texts: How do I prevent a thief from reading my SD card?

texts: If my device is lost or stolen, how can I prevent others from reading the contents of the data on the SD card?


texts: Why Can I Not Access My Devices Localhost Over Data?

texts:
While experimenting with the Bit Web Server app I have noticed that when I attempt to access my device's localhost, the connection seems to be sent somewhere else.

Using the localhost button in the app sends me to http://localhost:8080, however this displays a blank page, whilst removing the port number takes me to a page that has the following written on it:  Bytemobile Dummy Web Server.

When accessing http://localhost:8080 with no connection (WiFi and Data are turned off) I simply get Unable to connect to the proxy server.
I can however connect to my device's localhost fine when connected to WiFi.

Why can I not connect to my device's localhost? Surely it should not need a connection for it to connect to itself. Why does it only work when WiFi is enabled and how do I change this behavior?


texts: Not enough space error when trying to install. but DRASTIC

texts:
Ok, there are dupplicates of this post. I've seen them, I've read them, and they didn't help. I could perfectly install apps until I tried to update SnapLock through their own app. Not enough space error. Ok. I deleted a couple of things, tried again. Nothing. More than 1 GB of free space on my internal storage and around 10 in my SD card. I uninstalled SnapLock and tried to reinsatall it through Google Play, it didn't work, I downloaded the .apk, it didn't work either. The worst is that the SnapLock apk file is like 10 MB the largst and I can download and install stuff 20MB large without any issues.
I don't really know if I have to contact the app developpers for this, but still.
Any help would be apreciated.
EDIT: I can't install n7player either. I actually had it installed and tried to reinstall it, wich is kind of frustrating.

My phone is a Xperia M2 D2303 btw.
Nico.


texts: Make Google Pay require unlocking for NFC payment?

texts:
I have installed Google Pay and NFC credit card payment is neat. However, I don't feel safe about it. What if someone snatches my phone, then pays with it before I notice, or after I notice but before I can call my bank to stop the credit card tied to the account?

As things go now, payment up to 30 Euro (I am in Ireland) work without unlocking the phone, just by waking it up with the power button.

Is it possible to set Google Pay to work with NFC only when the phone is unlocked? In this way, if the phone is snatchedm at least it will take the thueves some time to find my pattern...


texts: Can I force an app to download its data to the SD card?

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I recently downloaded Vrse for messing around with VR stuff. To function, the app needs to download 360 degree video "scenes". The files are relatively large; generally a few hundred MBs. I'm extremely low on space, and it won't let me keep more than one scene at a time. Is there anyway to force the app to store data on the SD card?

Alternatively, could I transfer the existing app data to the SD card, so that it could download the new data on internal memory? Will the app know where to find it if I do that?

EDIT: Device is a 2014 Moto G (XT1064) running whatever came stock  (I believe it's 5.1).

Thanks!

Evamvid


texts: How to change various settings of wireless connection in Android

texts:
Short story: I upgraded my phone to Kitkat and can't get to the Internet using wifi. After a few check I detected Android had wrong setting: my wifi router use AES, not TKIP (WPA2,802.11n mode)

I find it nowhere to change the setting, is there anywhere to set it? Google ain't my friend this time :(

Any ideas are appreciated :)


texts: How to allow auto-update of apps in Play Store only when plugged in?

texts:
I would like apps to be updated automatically when my phone is plugged in (charging) and on wifi.
I can easily allow auto-update only when wifi is on with the appropriate option in the Play Store settings, but not prevent auto-updates from occuring if the phone is running on battery.

This is causing an unecessary battery drain when I am using my phone on wifi at home. Given that auto-updating apps is more a daemon job than a time critical task, I cannot believe it is not a standard power saving strategy.

Do you know any apps or system workaround (including if the device is rooted) to achieve this?


texts: Options for setting up podcast syndication on an Android device

texts:
On an Android device, what options do I have for following podcasts via web syndication our other forms of syndication? How do I set up syndication of podcasts on an Android device, and, since the files are downloaded automatically to my device, what options do I have to control download versus streaming, and are old episodes of the podcasts automatically deleted? Otherwise, do I need to have much blank space on the device to user it? I side it depends on the length of the podcasts.

Thank you for your support.


texts: can i unlock my phone with voice command?

texts:
i have a samsung galaxy edge with android 7.0. i want to rule my phone with my voice without touching it even if its locked. i mean some basic functions, like unlocking phone. so whenever i say my secret word my phone will unlock, or if i say "how many notifications" it will say "no new notifications" for example (without unlocking phone). is this possible or is there an app for this?

thanks in advance!


texts: WiFi Backup Camera keep signal while also using Cellular Data for all other apps? Mirror screen android-to-android?

texts:
I use my Android for everything driving (Waze, music, etc) and between that and my OEM MMI screen, I've got enough screens in my face while driving.  I purchased a backup camera that connects via Wifi to my Android (Moto Z3, Android 9.0), but it only works if I turn off mobile data.  Once mobile data is turned on, the camera stops working.  I would like to leave the camera app receiving its signal all the time so that there's no lag time between switching to the app and seeing the feed, and so that I can record on it continuously as a rear dash-cam.
It seems that this question has been asked and I can find no answer for how to make it work.  I am flabbergasted that we don't have the capability for this and other functionality (like, using a company intranet over a local wifi connection while maintaining internet access?).  Anyway, if I cannot get the "use wifi for this app, cellular data for everything else" solution I want, I was considering using an older phone (Moto Z2 Android 8) as the dedicated wifi receiver for the camera.  I'd love to have that dedicated phone stashed in a glove box or under the seat, and somehow just mirror or feed its camera displat to my dash-mounted Z3.  Is there a way to do this with USB(C)<->USB(C) so that I don't have to give up the Bluetooth connection?  Obviously, I wouldn't be able to connect the phones to each other via Wifi because the one phone would already be using its Wifi to talk to the camera.
Any other suggestions for how to keep my backup cam rolling with quick access to the feed from my dash-mounted, cellular data using z3 would be greatly appreciated!  Thank you!


texts: I have AOSP for android 4.2 with Ethernet patch added to it. When I flash android image to my device and boot the device I have to go to settings turn on Ethernet to get started. If I do it the first time I don't have to turn on Ethernet again no matter how many times I restart the device. But my requirement is that Ethernet should be turned on the first time android boots up. I am trying to turn on Ethernet by default but I am unable to find a solution. Can anybody please explain how to enable Ethernet by default in AOSP?


texts: How do I get rid of uneccessary System Memory?

texts:
So, it is as the title says: my Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) is filled up. Not with apps, but with "System Memory". The device only has 8 GB of storage, and about ~48%+ of that (3.3 GB) is used by System Memory. Well, apps fill 4 GB, but that is why I have removed about 20% of the system apps (like Google, Hangouts, and many more).
What do I do? How do I get rid of extreme amounts of space used?


texts: Migrating to new rooted phone, how do you restore from your titanium backup from the saved cloud backups

texts: I just purchased a new phone and rooted it to android 7.1 and i'm coming from android 6. I backed up my apps via titanium backup to my dropbox cloud. How can I restore all these apps on my new device from those titanium backup files? Or is there a better way to restore a setup like this? I need these apps as they have specific settings and can't just be downloaded again.


texts: Can't install from market: INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT

texts:
I have an LG Optimus V with CyanogenMod 7.1.  I cannot install/upgrade anything from the Market.  I keep getting "Package File Invalid".  I think it may have something to do with s2e, though I only have apps and download cache moved to SD-ext.

I tried to install an app from the Market, and it gave me "Package File Invalid".  I then ran adb pull downloadfile.apk to get the downloaded apk.  Running adb install downloadfile.apk gave me:

Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT]

How can I fix this, so I can install apps?

EDIT: Could this be due to not having enough space for my new apps' dalvik cache?  I tried to use s2e to copy the dalvik cache to sd-ext, but it's not working.  It says "reboot required", and after I reboot, it still says that; I don't think it copied the files at all.


texts: How can I clear out unneeded files - like cache, tmp et al?

texts:
Are there any Bleachbit like software for Android?
Software that cleanes all the tmp, cache, unneded files..


texts: How do I get Facebook Live mobile app to use the wide angle camera?

texts:
Many phones today have more then one camera with many of those having wide angle lens. I'm specifically interested in LG v30+ but it can apply to most modern smartphones now.

How can I get Facebook mobile app to recognise the other rear cameras and use them?


texts: Turn off vibration notification for ALL apps at once

texts:
In my stock, unrooted Android 4.3 on a Nexus 4, if I uncheck the feature Vibrate when ringing under Sound Settings, it only turns off vibration for Calls. This does not turn off vibration notification for individual apps (Whatsapp,FB etc). Therefore what I am looking for is an option to turn off vibration system wide, which means the phone should not vibrate for anything, be it calls, text messages or app notifications.
It's like this feature on iOS...when Vibrate on Silent is Off, switching the phone to silent mode turns vibration off system wide.

Is there any app that enables me to toggle this setting?
If Tasker is a suggestion, please provide a detailed description as I am still on the learning curve.

Update 1
Currently (until Oreo) there's no way to do this without having root and installing the application marked as answer below. For Xposed users, there's a free alternative: VibrationTuner

Update 2
It should not come as a surprise, but MIUI has this. Tested on MIUI 9.5.


texts: NEVER listen to music on my Samsung Galaxy S2 phone, so it is annoying when my battery goes flat and I see that Google Play Music is somehow connected to the net. Like the other Google apps I don't use, I would like to, if not delete the app, at least stop it from running/updating whatever. I did see a similar question somewhere on the site but the recommended settings were not on my phone. Can anyone help please?


texts: Why do single apps override launcher setting to not show statusbar and how to avoid this?

texts: Using GO LAUNCHER EX I disabled statusbar, but when starting Firefox the statusbar shows up again, dolpin hd doesn't csuse this behavior. Is there any hack or app to generally not show the statusbar?


texts: How to securely/permanently delete sensitive information on a Galaxy S5?

texts: My S5's screen died about a week ago and as a result the phone will be getting swapped. It has some pretty sensitive information on it (such as numbers, credit card info, photos, etc.) that I want to get rid of:permanently. Lately I've been overwriting the internal memory using "dd if=/dev/urandom of=/sdcard/junkfile" in ADB and was wondering if this would be enough to make sure my data is gone for good. I've also wiped it about 5 times.


texts: How do I stop the home button from waking my Samsung Galaxy S5?

texts:
I've only had my Samsung Galaxy S5 for about a week now.  I've been mowing the lawn whilst listening to music.  Every so often, the music would stutter or skip to the next track.  When I took my phone out of my pocket, it was still locked, but awake.  And on the lock screen whilst playing music are controls to pause and skip tracks.  So I'm guessing that the home button is being pressed by my leg and the controls on the screen are being pressed.

Is there some way of making it so that the home button does not wake the device, or at least not when it's in my pocket?!


texts: Mobile network: browser is OK, apps doesn't connect internet

texts: When phone use WiFi connection, all apps can connect to internet. When it use mobile network connection, browser can connect, but apps cann't connect. Is there any settings? How can I diagnose? Phone is Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 with Android 2.1.


texts: In Line Runner, what does "Restoring transactions" mean?

texts: I was wondering, when I open the Line Runner app, I get this message saying 'restoring transactions'. What is that? This also occasionally happens when pressing the play button.


texts:
I currently own a Sony z1 and had not hqve any troubles with an otg storage device. But I coulndt make the same storage device this to work with my galaxy ace. ROOTED Version 2.3.6

I have so far scoured google for answers but have found no satisfactory info.

So id like to know if there is any kind of step/procedure the I can do to make it work?

Im a fan of keepong old stuff from trash unless they really stop working specially electronics. Pls help


texts: I'm trying to disable hotspot but I can't find hostapd on android 9

texts:
I'm trying to permanently disable hotspot on my phone. I saw this answer here
How do I disable the Mobile Hotspot feature?

I've connected my phone (ulefone armor 6e) to adb  but I can't find hostapd in system/bin/ does anyone know where it is in Android 9? ( I can find it easily in an android 7 phone)
   or another file to delete that will do job without damaging anything else?
I've not yet rooted my phone and I know I will have to try to do this to delete system files.  But i would like to at least find the file i need to delete first.

Or is there an easier way?:D


texts:
I have searched for this but till now I have not found any tasker that would be able to do this, so I decided to ask here.

Till now I have been using Trigger Pro as my favorite tasker but it lacks in advance usage, like run certain scripts over shell when triggered. I have been just able to run one script over Terminal app, by running a command when it launches that app, but through this I am just able to launch one script =/.

So any of you knows way to do this?


texts: How to make Android 2.3 to use voice recognition without the need of internet?

texts:
On my Samsung Galaxy Y Duos, GT-S6102B, you can press a button to talk something instead of writing it. It is a wonderful behavior, but it functions only when using a internet connection - well, I see it functioning only with Wi-Fi connection...

But I would like to use it offline... Any idea?


texts: How to automate command line when specific application is launched?

texts:
So basically I want to run a few line of code each time a specific application is launched and closed.

Is there application which could do that ? (Busybox ?)

I actually have to print it my self in a terminal emulator and it's a bit harsh :/


texts: how to transfer a file from within system partition on android to desktop

texts:
background

I'm developing an app that downloads files to the device.. some of these files are acting out and to trouble shoot I want to actually transfer these files to my (mac) desktop and go through them.

So this is what I did:

i rooted my device
i know exactly where my file is:

$adb shell
$su
cd /data/user/0/com.app.name.dev/files/34234/
ls

here i get the file name.. let's say it's called
file_name.txt

the problem is when i go to my desktop and do something like

adb -s $device_id pull /data/user/0/com.app.name.dev/files/34234/file_name.txt

i get the error message

remote object '/data/user/0/com.app.name.dev/files/34234/file_name.txt' does not exist

when i know it does!

I also tried using scp from within the android shell command.. but scp doesn't exist there
i tried running adb root and got

adbd cannot run as root in production builds

any help?


texts:
I would like to get my id profile or my profile URL from the official Google+ app, in order to copy it to clipboard.

id  : {21-digit-number}
url : https://plus.google.com/u/0/{21-digit-number}

I would be also interested if there was a way to get it, from any official Google application on Android, different from a browser of course.


texts:
e739
I had used the twrp recovery.img from e730 and it worked fine, flashed cm7, worked great.
Then i saw that someone had made twrp for e739. I was going to flash that as well as an unofficial cm10 rom. I wiped system, then i thought i should probs do the recovery first, so i did, rebooted into recovery, and now, along with 4 tiny screens and pink everything, I can't flash anything. It would seem the recovery doesn't work. How can I fix this?

EDIT: I am getting an error saying it can't open the zip file. The file is fine, i did MD5 check


texts:
How do I get an android media player without going to the google play store ?

I will transfer the media player to the smartphone using bluetooth.

step 1: I download the android media player to my notebook.

step 2: I transfer the android media player to my smartphone.

step 3: I install the android media player on my smartphone.


texts: "There was a problem communicating with Google server. Try again later."

texts:
I am unable to login to Google Play Store after I formatted my phone just because of slowness. The error is

  There was a problem communicating with Google server. Try again later.

Please help.


texts: Start an Android application via a shell script?

texts:
Is it possible to start an actual Android application from the command line in Android? For example, say I'd simply like to start/bring to the front my calendar. Is there a way that I can do this like:

startapp com.google.calendar


texts: google maps wrong navigation starting point

texts:
I have a problem with Google maps.

Starting navigation on the app shows a grey point as a starting point. And a blue dot as my location, which is not the starting point. Just random point nearby (for this case last place i was search) or my home location (which is on other country).

(click image for larger variant)

I tried to clean cache ,delete the app and resetup the account. No nothing helps.

Setup other account fixed the problem but its not my account so i can use it. (Meaning that its no device problem).

Did any one have something like this before ? or maybe any solution ?


texts: Can I control the permissions of pre-installed "system apps" in Android Marshmallow?

texts:
I am really excited for the permission control feature available in Android M. I am considering buying a phone that supports this OS just for that one feature.

However, I am concerned if I will be able to control permissions on the "stock apps" without rooting or flashing my device with a new ROM? Even a Nexus will come with stuff like Google Maps, I am sure. So will I be able to control what Google Maps has access to, for example? What about Samsung devices and the egregious bloatmalware they package with it?


texts: How can a camera takes 8MP pictures in a SoC with 5MP support only?

texts:
In general specifications of  Mediatek MT6572, it supports up to 5MP camera, but this product Yezz Andy A4M is supposed to support 8MP camera which is theorically not possible unless the camera is extraploated or (interpolated)

Is it possible for MT6572 to support an 8MP camera?
If the camera is extrapolated (interpolated), which part of Android is responsible for this?
Can someone know the real cameras sensor capacity ? and how?


texts: Creating a dedicated android device for my daughter, Custom Rom ideas?

texts:
New to this whole android game and needing some advice/help.

I want to set my old galaxy note 4 up for my younger daughter. I want to install a Custom Rom on it that will allow me to set up a handful of “default apps” (Talk, Text, Spotify, Kindle or Overdrive, clock, calculator, notes, and a couple of Games) but also remove the play store so no other apps can be downloaded and remove any browsers.

Is there a custom rom out there that can support this? Also... if play store is not on the phone how will updates work?

Thanks in advance!


texts:
I'm a teleworker and can work from anywhere in the world. I want to be able to send email messages from my phone without having them switch to plain text. My clients think I'm not working hard if I'm not glued to my computer and the plain text lets them know that I'm using a mobile device.

Thanks!


texts: Identifying an icon that looks like two persons standing in a line

texts:
I found this unknown icon in my status bar. What does it stands for?

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Device : Coolpad note 3 running Android Marshmallow


texts: Is it possible to upgrade an Orange Cool Tablet? (Android 2.3 Cortex A8)

texts:
Someone gave to me an Orange Cool Android 2.3 Tablet (it's a Brazilian brand, Model tb7800), complaining about slowness and hang ups.

I did some research with the aim of flashing a better ROM, however this model is not well-known and I'm kind of lost among all the different ROMs and architectures, so I would appreciate if someone could just point me in the right direction...

First of all: is there any better ROM compatible with this device? These are the details reported by CPU-Z:

Model: OR-TB7800 (rk29sdk)
Display: eng.koffu.20111209.175.607, 800x480
Android: 2.3.1,
Kernel architecture armv7l, version 2.6.32.27
CPU: ARM Cortex A8, 1 core, rev. r3p2, 408Mhz-1Ghz
GPU: Vendor= Vivante Corp, Renderer=GC800 core.
Total RAM: 271 MB Internal, Storage: 1GB

Second: if the answer is yes, I would appreciate some hints with regards to the recommended ROM and flash procedure (just some hints, I'll do my homework and continue from there, I promise!). On the contrary, if the answer to the above is no, is there anything that you would recommend me besides rooting the device to uninstall some bloatware (Facebook, etc.). The IPS display seems good and the tablet is as new, it would be a shame if I can't find some good use for it...

Thanks in advance for the help,


texts: Why does stat report no space on / (root) but space available on /system?

texts:
On my rooted Android 4.4.2 Samsung Galaxy S4 phone with armv7l chipset, if I start a shell, I can use the stat command, but some devices report strange.  In particular, the / device shows zero size, zero blocks, wheer as /system reports valid numbers:

root@jfltevzw:/ # stat /
stat /
  File: /
  Size: 0           Blocks: 0          IO Block: 4096   directory
Device: 1h/1d   Inode: 1           Links: 31
Access: (0755/drwxr-xr-x)  Uid: (    0/ UNKNOWN)   Gid: (    0/ UNKNOWN)
Access: 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000
Modify: 2015-04-25 00:48:54.000000000
Change: 2015-04-25 00:48:54.000000000

root@jfltevzw:/ # stat /system
stat /system
  File: /system
  Size: 4096        Blocks: 8          IO Block: 4096   directory
Device: b310h/45840d    Inode: 2           Links: 25
Access: (0755/drwxr-xr-x)  Uid: (    0/ UNKNOWN)   Gid: (    0/ UNKNOWN)
Access: 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000
Modify: 2015-01-10 01:52:27.000000000
Change: 2015-01-10 01:52:27.000000000

Looking at my mounts, I see these two entries:

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system ext4 rw,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered 0 0
rootfs / rootfs rw,relatime 0 0

Why does my root partition show via stat as having no space available and is there a way to reliably determine how much space is available from a shell command or via a C entry point such as statvfs() that is also reporting zero space available to my application.


texts: How to force my tablet to remember which video files it was playing and make it easy to resume playing these files next time device is powered up?

texts:
I am using Samsung Note 10.1 to watch lots of instructional videos; each course is composed of 10-40 video files, stored in folders, subfolders etc

I have tried bunch of video players; most of them can play videos ok, but once the device is rebooted I have to do the whole process again (start video player, point it to certain folder, scroll through the files I have seen already etc)

Here is my question - is it possible to force video player to start playing from the last position the player has been stopped at? (and later been able to jump to the next file from that folder etc)

As an alternative fix - would it be possible to switch my tablet into "deep-sleep" (hibernation?) mode so it could stay in such mode for a long long time without draining the battery and, once waken up, restore last work session)?


texts: How do I make a backtick with a bluetooth keyboard?

texts: My android bluetooth keyboard doesn't have a backtick, but it has function buttons.


texts: How to flash custom ROM together with modem and bootloader without odin or heimdal?

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I want to flash the "newest" SimplRom (v5F) on a Galaxy Note 4 and the instructions say I need to also flash the modem and bootloader firmware at the same time.

Now I have three files: BL_N910FXXU1COI3.tar.md5, CP_modemCOI3.tar.md5 and SimpLite_v5.zip but I'm not sure how to flash them.

Most instructions tell me to use Odin, some describe the procedure using Heimdall. Odin is not an option for me (no Windows) and Heimdall seems to change it's user interface every now and then, so the instructions don't apply.

To make it short: is there a way to just use TWRP  or dd (this worked for TWRP) to flash the files? I've found a lot of instructions but since there are so many different file types, recovery roms, devices, tools etc. out none of the instructions seem to apply for me..

Do I need a PIT file for the dd approach?


texts: How to downgrade an app if it has been updated via Play Store?

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I have an app installed on my phone, which I've installed from the Google Play Store.  If I update the app and don't like the upgraded version, is there a way to undo the update and downgrade back to the version of the app that I had previously installed?

I tried searching a bunch on this site, and I found lots of questions about downgrading the OS/ROM/firmware, but nothing about downgrading app versions or reverting an app update.


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I have 2 phones with 2 different WhatsApp numbers. Both WhatsApp have their Google Drive backup enabled. However, the backup from one phone isn't visible from the other phone, I get the error of "no backup found for this account".
Can two phones with different WhatsApp numbers use the same Google Drive backup?


texts: I have Samsung Galaxy Star (GT-S5282) with 4.1.2. I wanted to store my bank and credit card information in password protected Memo. How secured is password protected Memo? Is there a way to crack the password of secured Memo? Is it possible for someone to root the phone and get the file/database of memo and get the details stored in password protected memo?


texts: Android wifi hotspot shows up no matter where I am

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I'm having some odd behavior on my Galaxy S3. Suddenly, there's another Wi-Fi hotspot showing up, which shouldn't be weird, except it shows up literally everywhere I go.

I work in Austin, but live an hour east of the city. The same Wi-Fi SSID is showing up not only at both locations, but on the entirety of the drive between the two. It's not a network I've ever seen or connected to before, and it doesn't give me the option to forget the network.

It's not showing a signal strong enough to connect (0 bars), but it's always showing up as:

sabasissy - Secured (WPS available)

I can see my home network just fine, and my neighbors. I can walk out into the hills behind my house, that were destroyed by a wildfire 3 years ago, with literally nothing around me for a half-mile radius, and still, this network shows up.

I don't think it's a legit hotspot, as my laptop shows only my and my neighbor's Wi-Fi, with even stronger signals than the phone, but doesn't see this new hotspot at all.

Probably also not a Bells of St. John scenario, either. Could this be an indication of some sort of infection/rootkit on my phone? Where does Android store the list of available connections between scans, and is it possible that something's just written to that file and is keeping it from being deleted?

Any help is appreciated.

Update: Ran WiFi Analyzer all the way from home to work this morning, watching as it picked up access points along the way. The one in question never wavered, always showing up -90 dBm. Played with some of the options when I got to work, and noticed that the AP's MAC address is all zeroes.

Update 2: Restarted my phone, and it appears to have gone away for now.


texts:
I know that there is a TTS ability in MOON+ Reader Pro.
Can someone explain me exactly how I can TTS a ebook with MOON+ Reader Pro.
I don't see any option or speak button.

regards


texts: avoid Bluetooth DUN authorisation with paired devices

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I have two Android phones - one has 4.0.1 ICS and other has 4.1 jelly bean.
I have enabled Bluetooth tethering on ICS .
I have also paired both the devices via Bluetooth.
Now what I want is that when I connect jelly bean phone to ICS for network access(via DUN) ,the ICS phone should allow it without asking user's permission again and again when I try to connect.
(this is similar feature seen in Nokia phones ,auto connection)
how do I do this ?


texts:
I have an adroid tablet in my car, and the volume it's volume is in the range on 0-30,
It is very low since the last tablet (not an android tablet) had a range of 0-60.

How can i raise the maximum volume to 60? will I have to root the device?


texts: Laptop cannot detect Kindle Fire HD 8.9 in Device Manager

texts: I have an old 8.9" Kindle Fire HD (model 3HT7G) and it is stuck in a recovery boot loop. I have found a way to get it out of this loop, but I need to use my laptop. The problem is, when I plug in my device, it does not appear in Device Manager and there is no indication that the device has been detected by the computer. The only thing that happens is that the Kindle starts to boot up (as standard for when you plug it in). Is there any way I can fix it? Maybe drivers are the issue, but I installed the USB drivers and adb drivers and I have tried all the methods I have found online...


texts: Notifications don't show up until I wake the phone

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I have identical problem on two Nexus 5x phones.
In last few weeks I've noticed that I don't receive any notification(Gmail, calendar, sms...) when phone is in "sleep mode" but when I wake it up (with power button, shake etc) the notifications show up immediately.

1. I thought there is something wrong with the notifications settings

Settings->notifications->configuration:
Pulse notification light: "ON"
On the lock screen: "Show all notification content"

2. I checked every settings of every app

everything is set correctly

3. Battery saver - "OFF"

Settings->Battery->Battery saver

4. Doze (battery optimization for apps)

Settings->Battery->(drop down menu)->Battery optimization
Every app moved to "Not optimized"

(updated)

5. Data Saver - "OFF"

(updated)

6. Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep - "Always"

Settings->Wi-Fi->Gear icon->Keep Wi-Fi

and still...NOTHING :(

I have made a simple demonstration with Calendar event notification:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoCgA1rkq18

Technical info:

Phone: LG Nexus 5x
OS: Android 7.0 (Nougat)
App killers installed: NO
Rooted: NO
Custom ROM: NO
Connection: tried with every combination = Offline, WiFi, Mobile data, Wifi + data

Thx for help and sorry for my english :-)


texts: Email app: how can I change the sender address?

texts:
I'm using the Android Email app and IMAP/SMTP (not the Gmail app). How can I change the sender ("From") e-mail address? I know how to switch between accounts when sending mail, but I can't find a setting for the e-mail address of each account. Currently, when I send an e-mail, only my username appears in the "From" field (which makes it pretty hard to reply to my e-mails).

The version of the Email app is 4.1.


texts: Is it possible to turn off tap-to-click on and Asus Transformer Pad Infinity?

texts: I have an Asus Transformer Infinity and I'd like to turn off the tap-to-click feature on the keyboard dock's touchpad. Is this possible? I can't find a setting for it anywhere.


texts:
Every morning I get a notification about weather at my location. However, at some point it started showing one day in advance - or a day off. For example, the following screenshot was taken on Tuesday, but it tells me the weather for Wednesday. What has happened and how can I fix it?

My phone's OS is Android 6.0


texts: My ASUS Transformer tablets home screen is becoming filled with app icons, many being duplicates. Q: how do I get rid of the spare ones? How do I stop them getting there in the first place?


texts: Reverse tethering Android to Mac via Bluetooth

texts:
I'm trying to let my Android (4.1.1) phone use my Mac's (10.8.2) wifi connection via Bluetooth. This is what I've tried:

Paired devices successfully; PAN interface created on the Mac
Enabled Internet Sharing from Wifi to Bluetooth PAN
adb shell; pand -c XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

After running pand, I briefly see that Bluetooth connection established, but it quickly drops after a second. Running adb logcat, this is what I see:

I/pand    ( 4876): Bluetooth PAN daemon version 4.93
I/pand    ( 4876): Connecting to XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
D/BluetoothEventLoop(  300): Device property changed: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX property: Connected value: true
E/pand    ( 4876): Connect to XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX failed. Permission denied(13)
D/BluetoothEventLoop(  300): Device property changed: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX property: Connected value: false

How do I get this to work successfully?


texts: Trying to factory reset, but it's not listed at all as an option

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How to hard reset a Samsung Galaxy GT-i5800?

I'm using a GT-I5800L (firmware 2.1-update 1) and I'm trying to do a factory reset to see if I can get the Wi-Fi working again. I've done a factory reset on the phone in the past but it's no longer listed as an option.

When I go to Settings -> SD Card and Phone Storage, this is all that I see:

External SD card

Total Space

1.84GB

Available Space

1.47GB

Unmount SD card

Unmount SD card for safe removal

Format SD card

Format (erase) the SD card

Internal phone storage

Available space

80.7MB

At the bottom there used to be a factory reset option... Any ideas? I'm not overly computer smart either :/


texts: I know what they mean, but I'm a minimalist and in my defense, it takes up a lot more space than I've seen the other H/H+ icons. So how could I remove it? Majority of the time, I'm not on the web with my phone that much except my breaks at work, so I really don't worry about having this.


texts: Possible to transfer Google Play Balance from one Google account to another?

texts:
Actually I am using 2 Google accounts in my device and first is my permanent while second is only for special purposes.
I have mistakenly added my funds to second account instead of first one and now finding if there is anyway to transfer those bucks to my primary account so that i can make purchases. It is not convenient for me to make purchase from my secondary account.

Note - I have read that there is a way but that is as Google Gift Cards but that I can't purchase from Google play balance.


texts:
So this is the situation: three days ago I was looking for my galaxy s3 and couldn't find it. It's an extra phone, so don't use it much. So I asked device manager, and it reported it online several days ago, but gave me a location at my address. I sent a ring signal but nowhere was any sound to be heard. The app said "ringing" so it must have communicated with the phone. Since then it reported my phone unavailable and available intermittently.  I have called the phone and it rings silently before switching to the answering machine, so I conclude, that it's on and probably in a charger somewhere. It doesn't run several days without charge, I figure.

Checking all outlets in the house and outside, I can't find a charger plugged in.

I even checked my Google play to see if there might be installed some kind of gps faker. No there isn't.

Also...  six days ago my location history reported the phone to be travelling by train 120 miles away and being there for almost a day before suddenly returning back to my house.

I'm puzzled, to say the least. Are there any tools to help me? Or what might be going on?


texts: How to reorder, add or delete home screens in the native Droid Maxx launcher?

texts: When booting up the Droid Maxx and not using a custom launcher, there are five swipe screens by defualt. Is there a way to reorder, add or delete screens? Usual two finger pinching or twirling has no effect.


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What I basically need: I want to access recovery(or bootloader, I am not sure what its really called) to do a factory reset.

History of the problem: My little sister entered the pattern incorrectly too many times and now the phone is locked asking for gmail and password. Although I know it, but the phones wifi is disabled, so it says "wrong username or password" and hence I can not unlock it. I want to do a factory reset via the recovery but the phone is not going into it even though I press volume down + power(I also tried the volume up).
USB debugging is off, and the device is not rooted...
please help me, how can I get around this damn problem?


texts: How applications read /data directory on not rooted devices

texts: To access directories like /data in file managers the device should be rooted. My phone is not rooted but I see that anti virus applications can read and scan such directories. If reading these directories need root access to the device, how this applications can read them?


texts: How to insert a recovery and root in HTC Desire 820 Dual Sim?

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I want to insert a custom ROM in HTC Desire 820 dual sim. I have unlocked the bootloader and tried to insert a TWRP recovery. I have tried multiple recoveries namely:

HTC_A51_TWRP_Recovery_3.0.2-0_htcui
HTC_D820_TWRP-Recovery-2.8.7.0-en
HTC_TWRP_Recovery_All
recovery.iso
twrp-3.0.2-0-a32e
twrp-3.1.1-0-a5
twrp-3.2.2-0-a51cml_tuhl

While trying to flash these Unfortunately I Corrupted the OS. The first four of the above TWRP either won't get flashed due to
target reported max download size of 16777216 bytes
Invalid sparse file format at header magi
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 5736448 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
sending sparse 'recovery' (16382 KB)...
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 5736448 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
error: write_sparse_skip_chunk: don't care size 5736448 is not a multiple of the block size 4096
OKAY [  1.673s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: image error! (BootMagic check fail))
finished. total time: 1.689s

The other 2 flashed but when Executed the command fasboot boot twrp-3.0.2-0-a32e.img or the one with a5 the error is
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  1.356s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: dtb not found)
finished. total time: 1.356s

the last didn't give any error but doesn't work either( possibly because its a Desire 830 .img but its the only one not giving the error
the phone is (or was) android 6.0.1
A51_DTUL PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-3.19.0.0000
RADIO-01.01.010_U10305041_08.01.51015
OS-3.17.720.3
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Apr 11 2016,21:16:51.0

It doesn't have an OEM unlock and I'm pretty much new to recovery and root stuff. Please suggest me how can I root this device too, so I don't fall into further problems. Thanks in advance :)


texts: What triggers Always On Display's display of seconds?

texts:
I'm using a Samsung A320F/DS with AOD in "show always" mode. Android is 8.0.0, AOD has only a single page (without the player). Clock style is set up as

  22:59
TUE 3 JULY
  84%

But one day, when I extracted my phone from the pocket, I found it displaying time as 12:00:41, changing seconds every second. I didn't pay attention at first, and hid the phone back into the pocket. After some time, when I extracted it again to use, the seconds appeared to have gone.

But now I wonder: what triggered this display of seconds? How do I reproduce this? I've tried tapping everywhere, pressing sensor buttons at the bottom, holding them, pressing/holding menu button, volume buttons, but the phone didn't react.

EDIT: I've found that on the Lock Screen, I can get seconds by tapping the clock area. Then the screen dims a bit, and the clock begins to display seconds — until the screen turns off. I still wonder how I triggered this in the Always On Display.


texts: How does Over-the-air updates (OTA) work

texts:
I read the Wikipedia article but it's not totally clear on how Android updates are pushed to devices. This is what I understood but am not certain which is correct so please add details to approve or disapprove my statements.

Case A
Phone has some service that periodically checks manufacturers servers (with some sort of polling) then if there is a new update it informs the user with a notification.
User than clicks the notification and downloads and installs update from manufacturers server

Case B
OS updates are just like ordinary software updates, there is a Google Cloud Messaging or similar broadcast receiver active on the phone and manufacturers just send message using this which shows user a notification.
User than clicks the notification and downloads and installs update from manufacturers server

Case C
Phone is notified about the updates by the mobile network (over-the-air provisioning (OTAP) like MMS and WAP settings) and than it shows a notification of the update.
User than clicks the notification and downloads and installs update from his/hers mobile network provider

These all seem probable but consider these cases:
What would happen if phone is not registered on network for a long time and internet is disabled (think of a tablet without internet access for example)?
Why are phones with same version (international version) of firmware getting new updates at different times on different networks?

NOTE: I recently found out that CyanogenMod has OverTheAir updates in newer versions, how are they doing this, I doubt they have mobile network providers support?


texts: Google Play Services Has Stopped and now I Can't Access Play Store!

texts: So I have a Samsung Galaxy SGH-M91V9. I recently rooted my device. Then later that day, for some reason my phone couldn't access the play store making me not able to make in app purchases.  I tried clearing cache of services and store. I know some of you guys are going to say "What about services framework?" For some reason I don't have it and it won't let me download it from several different apk downloading sites. I tried uninstalling updates for both then getting the most recent that didn't work. Rebooting didn't work. Doing everything while no root didn't do anything. My YouTube and other Google apps work. Later that week I came across a suggestion to take away the account then add it again, it just in finely said checking while loading and never loaded. PLEASE HELP I JUST WANT TO USE MY GIFT CARD!


texts: Taking out of silence after x missing calls from specific person?

texts:
I'm using silent/vibrate mode most of the time, however, I do want to be notified by a ring if a specific user/s called me more than once
Is there any setting or app to help with this request?


texts:
I'm looking to use an old phone (like a Nexus 5 or Honor 5X) as a nighttime security camera with the Manything app, but this doesn't seem practical as I just can't get the flashlight working.

I plan to use Macrodroid/Tasker to turn the flashlight on automatically at night (as Manything doesn't natively support it), but the problem is that the flashlight turns off when opening the Manything camera view and can not be turned on while using the camera.

Is there a way to keep the flashlight on while using the camera in Manything? Or is there an Android skin which allows the flashlight to be turned on while the rear flashcamera is active?


texts: I want to have minimal google apps (market, gmail, sync) as user apps without any permission to the system. like prevent google to force-remove an app from my phone etc. I saw once google apps installer for MIUI roms that did it but it does not work anymore. also cant convert in Titanium. running on AOSP so no gapps by default. I would be really thankful for answer. so thank you in advance.


texts: Apps got weird names and icons -> virus?

texts:
So, for instance one of apps renamed itself to "Content on this profile might be inappropriate for those under a certain age" and displays that message (and "Stopped.") in a MessageBox when started. Its icon also changed (to a grey heart; another changed to a grey edit-pencil). It works again after reinstalling it though. And my VLC player app is now called "_".

Do you think my phone fell victim to a virus? I got the Kaspersky virus scanner installed and when doing a full scan it finds nothing. I guess it's probably just some bug.

Maybe someone else had the same problem?

Edit: it appears that moving apps from my phone to the SD card was causing the icon-problem. The icon of Firefox changed to some grey icon after doing so. It changed back to the proper icon after I restarted the device. Not sure if that was also causing the app-names problem and I think it's unlikely to have caused that soundcloud-app-problem.


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Does any version of Android support ad-hoc connections?

Which versions of Android do support Ad-Hoc (peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi? Or neither? Where to read about it? May be some table somewhere?

P.S. I mean without rooting.


texts: How to get WiFi working after changing ROM?

texts:
I have a LG G3 S (LG G3 Beat / D722) and recently I changed my ROM to Lineage OS 14.1. To achieve this, I followed this steps:

I rooted device with kingoroot
I installed twrp recovery
I downloaded lineage and flash it with twrp from an SDCard
All goes ok except for:

a) Although I can connect through cellular network, I can not connect through wifi. Strange thing is that the phone is able to detect surrounding wifi networks but when connecting it says "connecting" for a while and then just "saved". I can then click as many times as I want but it does not connect (no, the password is not wrong, I tried on several networks). I noticed that in wifi menu MAC Address and IP are not detected (MAC Address is displayed as 00:00:00:00 (bunch of zeros)  and IP address returns "unavailable")

b) When trying to connect to play store with cellular network it says "no response from servers". I think it might be related with MAC Address unavailability...
I thought it could be because I was trying nougat, which is still very fresh. However, I tried android 6.0 (with Resurrection Remix) and happened exactly the same.

Any thoughts, please?


texts: Marshmallow Heads-up Notifications Gone?

texts:
My Galaxy S6 edge recently updated to Android 6.0.1.

Before, when I would get a message from Whatsapp, it would show the message at the top of my screen (Lollipop called it Heads-up notification). Now, only the icon shows up at the top of the screen and I have to pull down the screen in order to see who its from.

It's really irritating! Please help me get that feature back or advise me how to return to Lollipop. Many thanks.


texts: My generic tablet (EZPad) has android v. 4.2.2; kernel 3.4.39+; build wing_k70-eng 4.2.2 JDQ 39.  The tablet has a HDMI port, but no apparent way of sending output.  Settings, Display shows no TVout toggle.  Any suggestions on using the HDMI port would be appreciated.


texts: This is Error message is for a Verizon email account on a Samsung S5 phone. This afternoon it started saying the password changed and wants me to put the new password in, but I did NOT change my password. So I have no clue. This isn't the first time this has happened. I don't remember what fixed it the other times. Is it a Verizon issue or my account or my phone. So frustrating to keep hearing the notification over and over.


texts: Why can my phone only play ringtones from my SD Card now?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S8 running Android 9 (at least currently - I don't know when that update took place, so I don't know if it is responsible for this issue). I have always had my ringtones (in mp3 format) in a folder on my internal storage, and my music (also mostly mp3) on my SD card. Sometime in the past year, an update caused my ringtones to stop working. They would not play at all, even when trying to preview them in the ringtone selector. Instead, the default ringtone would always play.
After some trial and error, I discovered that I could only get my ringtones to work if I put them on my external SD card.
Has anyone else seen this issue? Is there a way to fix it? It's very annoying, and messes up my file organization and management.


texts: Get logs for file transfer using any medium

texts:
Is there any app (using root permission also if possible) using which i can get logs for file transfer using MTP or Over Bluetooth.

I know about SysLog app but does it print MTP logs also.

Any help will be appreciated.


texts:
I've searched around, and so I can ensure that this is not a duplicate.

Smart Network Switch is off
Keep Wifi on during sleep
Wifi works excellent for other devices
Wifi disconnects randomly even while the screen is open and device is in use

I opened up the Developer options, and turned on "Wi-Fi verbose logging" and when it disconnected, I saw these messages:

NETWORK_SELECTION_PERMANENTLY_DISABLED
NETWORK_SELECTION_DISABLED_BY_WIFI_MANAGER=2

Also in another occasion these:

NETWORK_SELECTION_DISABLED_BY_ASSOCIATION_REJECTION=1
NETWORK_SELECTION_DISABLED_BY_WIFI_MANAGER=1

The issue seems to be since installing an application, but I've uninstalled all recent applications on my phone, and it hasn't gotten better.

Safemode seemed to fix it, so there must be some kind of application interference, but the Wifi Control History only lists applications that turned on the wifi.

My only solution so far has been to disable wifi and re-enable it, or open up the wifi network manager in android, and tap the wifi connection. (presumably to override the 'network selection disabled')

Some logcat details:

[ 08-14 13:44:35.460  1364: 2509 E/WifiStateMachine ]
Did not find remoteAddress {10.100.5.1} in /proc/net/arp

and

I WifiHs20Service: Message received 5014
E WifiHs20Service: received HS20_UTILITY_ACTION_TYPE_HS20_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED
D WifiStateMachine:  DisconnectedState !CMD_GET_CONFIGURED_NETWORKS uid=10225  rt=2982499/2982499 10225 0 num=40
D WifiStateMachine:  ConnectModeState !CMD_GET_CONFIGURED_NETWORKS uid=10225  rt=2982500/2982500 10225 0 num=40
D WifiStateMachine:  DisconnectedState !CMD_GET_CONFIGURED_NETWORKS uid=10225  rt=2982511/2982511 10225 0 num=40
D WifiStateMachine:  ConnectModeState !CMD_GET_CONFIGURED_NETWORKS uid=10225  rt=2982511/2982511 10225 0 num=40

When turnnig wifi back on, I sometimes see:

WifiStateMachine: There are no configured ssid

followed by many SSIDs of wifis I've already used. The SSID in range is not listed. Perhaps because the SSID in range is marked 'permanently disabled' (see above)

Additional Edit, more info:

I'm unable to reliably replicate this. It only disconnects when I'm assuming it'll work, and it doesn't seem to be crashing while I'm trying to use it.
I got a disconnect while doing a beyondpod (podcast app) update: https://pastebin.com/Edx7ADXZ Things to note:

I could not duplicate it with just the podcast app
If you search in the log for beyondpod, you'll see more information about where the disconnect happens. Sometime before: "08-23 12:53:46.600"

Update 3:

I wiped my phone, and it was fine for a while, but it came back. The same error codes: NETWORK_SELECTION_PERMANENTLY_DISABLED and NETWORK_SELECTION_DISABLED_BY_WIFI_MANAGER=2

I guess wiping it was not sufficient.

Is there anything I can run to constantly reset my wifi (when the hardware switch is on) to effectively cancel out whatever is turning it off?


texts:
I have to transfer 50 contacts from an old Nokia phone to a Motorola running Android 5.
I managed to Export an nbf backup from the Nokia and Export all contacts vcf files from that nbf file.
But now every time I try to import those vcf files from the default contacts App, Theres a notification "will import 1.vcf soon" and then "finished importing 1.vcf".
But the imprted contacts wont show up in the App.
Further more I can only import single contacts as when I select more than one it will say importing but never finish
Thank you for your help :)

Edit: Just tested the import on my note 4 with stock Samsung OS and it worked just fine


texts: Remove "Software Update" app from device

texts:
I have an android device, with which I am facing this spam ad notification issue since quite a few months.

See below screenshot for reference.

Initially I used ignore them and close them by swiping them out of the notification area. But when the frequency of their occurrence got really high, I decided to get rid of the culprit app.

So I googled and found that by pressing for few seconds on the notification we can see the App Info menu appear in the notification area as shown in the below screenshot.

I hoped, that I would be able to uninstall the problematic app, but it wasn't to be. Clicking on App Info led me to below shown app.

As you can see, there is no option to uninstall the app. I am not sure from where this app came and is it of any use. I just want to remove this app and eventually the ad notification, as sometimes there are some ads for adults only and with my kid playing games on my device its obviously not good.

Force Stop doesn't help, neither does clearing data and cache, as the app gets started again after some time. Once you Force Stop or clear data and cache, the app appears in the All Apps section instead of running.

But after few minutes or hours it start running again causing the troublesome ad notifications.

I tried searching for removal of this app but my efforts were in vain.


texts: Does Galaxy Tab 10.1 USB adapter allow an external web camera?

texts:
Does the Galaxy Tab 10.1 USB adapter allow you to plug in an external web camera?

The Samsung site does not appear to say either way (or to even list what you can use with the USB adapter.)

And if it does not, are there any tablets that do?


texts: I am seeing that Google play books consumes 1.4 GB. I use Play Books only to view my PDF books and at most use 50MB of content. But I don't understand how it can consume so much space... Even a graphic game takes only 800MB. So can anyone point me out to why this happens??


texts: "Check Your Connection And Try Again" repeated toasts

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For about a month and a half my Nexus 6P (running Android Marshmallow 6.0.1) has at random times shown a toast of "Check your connection and try again". This toast shows up no matter what app I am in, maybe two or three times a day, usually; so far today, however, my phone has given me this toast maybe 15 times.
When it shows up, I am usually actually connected to WiFi or Cellular (the issue has occurred on multiple wifi networks and multiple carriers), and loading a webpage immediately before/after it pops up invariably works. Here's what the toast looks like:

When it happens more The issue occurs more frequently (but not at all exclusively) when:

I'm downloading/updating an app from the Play Store
Uploading a photo from my device to Google Photos
I've just restarted my phone
I've just awakened my phone from sleep
My phone turns on after having been turned off with the Google App in the foreground (i.e. when the Google App is on the screen when the phone turns on)

Not actually a duplicate This question may appear to have been asked before, but those questions are about when the toast shows up in the Play Store app; I have nonetheless followed answers' instructions from those questions (instructions like clearing Play Store cache), but to no avail.
These toasts are annoying and I'd like to determine the source. Could it be an app? The Play Store? Google Photos? Or a system prompt?
What I've tried so far

Restarting phone
Switching WiFi networks, switching to Cellular
Clearing Play Store cache
Toggling Hotspot/Tethering on/off
Toggling Airplane Mode on/off

Phone Specs
Nexus 6P, Android 6.0.1, not rooted, has Project Fi as carrier (used to be on AT&T, issue occurred then too)
Edit: One other solution to a similar question mentions the Freedom app, but I don't have that installed.


texts: How do I set a system-wide default browser?

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I seem to have the opposite problem from this question: I'd like to set a single browser (probably the default one) to open every website. What happens at the moment is that every single link pops up a menu asking if I want to open it in the default browser, or in Firefox, or in Firefox Beta, or with Phone to Chrome. It makes browsing the web pretty frustrating...

Samsung Galaxy Note, Gingerbread.


texts: Problems after updating my Galaxy S3 to 4.1.1: Display randomly comes on for a few seconds

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I updated my Galaxy S3 (GT-i9300) to JellyBean 4.1.1, now the display randomly comes on for a few seconds, then goes off. When pushing the "unlock" button it now gets a disgusting thick red border around the edges of the display which flashes on and off, this also happens when one activates some of the apps (not sure if particular ones or just random).

When accessing some of the standard apps I now get these irritating "help" popups and clicking the "don't display this again" hasn't turned these off; they reappear with this box unchecked; there seem to be a couple of other things as well, but haven't established exactly what yet.

Rebooting several times didn't fix any of this; I haven't taken the battery out yet, and, the update manager just says the system is up to date, so a reload seems to be out of the question.

As one can expect this is fairly irritating on a fairly new high end cellphone.
Any ideas of what happened?  Any fixes for this?


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I turned on usb-debugging on my HTC One X just to see if I could identify it when using Android SDK. Now the usb-debugging mode always shows up when I connect the phone to my Windows and Linux computer.

I have Android 4.1.1 on it; it's not rooted. The settings in developer options is off for everything. Developer options itself is also set to off. Despite this, I always get a notification on my phone that it has connected in usb-debugging mode when I connect with usb-cable. When I check the developer options, they are mysteriously set to on again.

When I try to change the settings for the usb connection, I get the settings for Portable hotspot & tethering and not the settings to charge or use mass storage. Strange!

This behavior prevents me from using the mass storage option. On my Linux computer, I cannot see any files on the device.

Are there any global configurations/settings I can clear to fix this? What else should/could I do?


texts: Nexus 5: Safe to update to Lollipop if on rooted + TWRP Android 4.4.4?

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I have a Nexus 5. It has TWRP as the custom recovery and on official Android 4.4.4 KTU84P build.

I just received a notification that I'm able to update to Android 5.0 now via OTA. I'm aware that I'll have to re-root my device. But, is it safe to update it with its current state? I already did a Nandroid backup hours ago, BTW. What else needs to be done pre and post-update? Thanks.

UPDATE: I backed up all my files then did another Nandroid back up. I downloaded the update via OTA and was asked to restart my phone. But it went straight to TWRP, doing nothing.

So I restarted my system via TWRP. It's still on 4.4.4 and the Lollipop update does not show anymore. What happened there?


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Like others, the microphone on my HTC One M7 is patchy. I can hear people fine, but they say I'm echoey, far away, quiet. It seems to have become worse too. I believe it might be to do with the noise cancelling mic as mentioned here although I don't know why it would be deteriorating if that's the case.

I don't have root access or I could try this fix.

Apart from the root fix or the old toothbrush fix, is there anything else I can try?

Keen to keep my nice old HTC. Currently running 5.0.2.