texts: Starting apps remotely via simple network protocols

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I'm working on a project where I have several Android devices with certain apps installed on them that need to be started remotely via WiFi (or possibly Bluetooth) in response to a physical event detected by various sensors.
Does anyone if there is an app that can start other apps upon receiving some kind of network command? The protocol involved needs to be fairly simple as the commands are sent by a microcontroller-based system with no OS, so I would need to implement anything from scratch. UDP or simple TCP (i.e. HTTP) is fine, but I want to avoid having to deal with things like SSH or VNC.
I've found an app called 'Remote App Launch' which uses HTTP and does exactly what I need, but the issue is that it has quite a delay (randomly varying from around 1 to 10 seconds) when starting an app (especially with the screen off).
I guess it would be possible to write a dedicated app for this, but I don't have any kind of experience with developing for mobile devices.


texts: Dead spot in android screen - can't press some keys

texts: There's a dead spot on the right of my android device(nexus4) , it interferes with pressing some keys. Is there a solution.


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I have a Nexus 6 with Lollipop 5.0. I am wondering how many contacts I have on my phone. Of course I could go through and count each one but is there a way to put the contact count at the bottom sort of like the iPhone contact count. How

How can I enable this?

Thanks.


texts: I have a problem for quite some time now. An app called xeroxservice which does not have any icon except that of apps like Google framework etc keeps downloading and installing itself without permission and notification. I can locate the apk in download folder. If I Uninstall it, it downloads another apk and install itself. It is surprising that  unknown source is unchecked and play store automatic update turned off. Virus scan doesn't detect anything and my device is not rooted. I Uninstalled all bloatwares and even stock browser with adb. Is there a way I can handle this it without factory reset? Thanks friends


texts: I want to back up my photos using the photos app, but I don't want some of them to show up when I open the app on my phone. Is this possible?


texts: Play Store is not giving me app permissions and asking if I accept anymore

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Recently I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 running Android Marshmallow. On my previous device, when I wanted to download an app in the Play Store, it would show all permissions for me to accept it. Now, all of a sudden, when I go to download an app, it just downloads without giving me the permissions or asking if I accept them.

I am not sure what happened, but I'm worried as some things, like Facebook for example, ask for way too many permissions that are not even necessary.

Why is the Play Store not giving me app permissions and asking if I accept anymore?


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Hey I am trying to get my Nexus 5 working again. I really need someone to help me troubleshoot this.

One day I noticed my phone was off after about half an hour from being fully charged. It wouldn't turn on again and my PC would not recognize the device so it wouldn't charge it. I charged it from an outlet but after this it was stuck in the bootloop. (Stuck on those colored circles.)

After looking around on the internet I ended up downloading Minimal ADB and Fastboot. At first 'fastboot devices' command would not work. I eventually figured out that I needed to get the Google USB driver, so I did all that. Now 'fastboot devices' returns something, so that's working.

I can also use command 'fastboot oem unlock' to unlock the device from the bootloader screen.

I have downloaded the latest hammerhead img or whatever, now extracted to C:\hammer. So I have the flash-all.bat file there, as well as flash-all.sh and flash-base.sh. Also, I have the bootloader and radio images renamed to bootloader.img and radio.img. I also have the boot.img, cache.img, recovery.img, system.img, userdata.img filse there.

The flash-all.bat script was not working. I kept getting failure, and the steps where the script reboots the phone didn't work because it would reboot as locked instead of unlocked.

So I decided to try a more manual method. I can't get past the second step, however. The command 'fastboot oem unlock' works, and I can unlock. The command 'fastboot flash bootloader C:\hammer\bootloader.img' returns an error. 'error: cannot load 'C:\hammer\bootloader.img'

That's it. What am I doing wrong?


texts: Some application require 'root access', what is it, what is the risks, and how can we make it available?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Are there any risks to rooting a device?

I download the screenshot to use on my Nexus One (N1) but it can not run and said it requires root access. What is it, how can I allow that and what risks/notes to take when letting them the "admin" access like that?


texts: Why does my tablet reset every time I reboot?

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I bought a tablet a few days ago.

I was playing around with a wireless mouse and a USB OTG cable and decided to restart the tablet for some reason (I don't remember why). After that, when the device booted I saw the setup wizard that started when the tablet was turned on for the first time.

The device now resets whenever I reboot, and I can't download & install apps from Play (error says that theres no memory), and I cannot enter recovery mode.

Device: Prestigio PMP3270B
Android: 4.0.3


texts: My phone storage is empty when connected to pc

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I need to back up all data and media on my phone but every time i connect it to pc everything is fine and my pc recongize the phone but not every time i need to plug and unplug phone several times to make pc recognize it .what ever when i open my phone storage it say folder is empty iam sure that using MTP not PTP my phone storage working on all computers except mine and all phones storages appear on my pc except my phone i have checked drivers and all working properaly .
any help ?


texts: android x86 - play AgeOfZ - app exits on launch

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I'm running android x86, in kvm (virtual machine manager) VM, installed from the iso. It loads great, and i have the playstore.

When i install a game "Age of Z" it exits everytime when i launch it ?

How can i debug this further, or is there things that i could try to resolve this.
I am not sure if it requires the screen to be portrait, as that is how the game normally runs on a mobile phone.


texts: How to uninstall revolutionary rooting tool from Android devices

texts: i have different android devices and all are rooted with the help of revolutionary tool, now i want to remove revolutionary tool from my device is there anyway so that remove all those tool which are installed on my devices ?


texts: Why do apps like WhatsApp, Facebook run background services in android even though their apps on iOS without backgroung services

texts: What is the reason for apps like WhatsApp running background services in andrioid even though in iOS they work smoothly without any background service


texts: Android Auto not working with Samsung Galaxy S10

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I've a Samsung Galaxy S10e smartphone with Android Pie as OS. When I connect it using an USB cable to my car (Audi A1) and start Android Auto from the car display, it doesn't work.

I can't say what the problem is because I don't see any error message.

What's wrong with it? I'm using Android Auto from Belgium (Europe).


texts: Galaxy Nexus: Safely Remove the device in Linux?

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I'm using Linux Mint 13 MATE (based from Ubuntu 12.04) as my main operating system. I have been using the adb shell and use push and pull in transferring to and from my Galaxy Nexus.

As I have read somewhere that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus USB port is sensitive and can easily get broken, I would like to ask if it is safe to just remove the USB cord when I don't need it? Or is there a command I need to type via terminal to have it safely remove or unmount my Galaxy Nexus?


texts: I badly need help. Last week I was able to convert my HTC One to GPE, and today I want to restore it to its factory ROM so I can restore the warranty as well. Now the problem I am facing is that when I tried to S-Off my device now its stuck to bootloader with TAMPERED, RELOCKED, and Security Warning messages on top of bootloader. How can I boot my device to CWM Recovery which I had previously installed?


texts: How to retrieve a system file of Android?

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I ve deleted the file "fw_bcm4329.bin" from the root of the SD card,
right now I cannot connect by my pc with the tethering of android.

Anyone knows how to retrieve this file?

I have a

Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830
with Android 2.2.1 Froyo

thank You

max


texts: Which Google apps can be deleted or disabled without harm to the system?

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There's that common Google bloat ware on my smartphone's stock Android 6.0.1. I was wondering, what google apps I could savely either delete or at least deactivate without harming the OS's stability?

Device: bq Aquaris X5 Plus

OS: Android 6.0.1

All I actually need is the play store and for this, the google account. I've no intention to ever use gmail, drive, hangeouts, play music/books/games, google+ e.t.c., nor do I want to sync any data with google.

Any help is much appreciated.


texts: Installing Applications in Isolated Environments

texts: Is it possible to install (multiple) instances of the same app in an isolated environment, whereby it can't detect other apps, or read/write files anywhere else?


texts: How to access an encrypted external SD card with all apps?

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I have encrypted both the device and the external SD card of a previously unencrypted Samsung phone running Android 6.0.1.

After encrypting the SD card, apparently some apps can not access the files on the SD card unencrypted.

Specifically, image viewers, media players, some stock document viewers and MTP transfer work, i.e. they can acces the files decrypted. Howevery, a text editor, K9 mail, the Signal messenger, Open Keychain and some cloud sync apps can only acces the encrypted file content. This means I can not send the original, unencrypted file via email or messenger, and I can not edit local text files.

Expected behaviour would be that Android transparently decrypts and encrypts local file contents when an applications wants to read and write these.

Is that a known problem? Maybe specific to Samsung?
Do apps have to implement some special logic or functions to gain acces the unencrypted file contents via Android, i.e. is that a bug that the respective developers can fix?
And is there a way I can provide the unencrypted file contents to any app?


texts: Motorola Motoroi South Korea o South Africa change over

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I have a Motorola Motoroi XT720 that I bought in South Korea. My service provider is SK Telecom. When I insert my South African sim card (Service provider Vodacom, and using the phone while in South Africa) in to the phone, the phone simply states that it does not accept foreign SIM cards.

I want to change my phone so that I am able to use it in South Africa. I am absolutely clueless when it comes to rooting unlocking, but obviously eager to learn.


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Device: Samsung Galaxy SGH-S730G
Android: 4.0.4

When my phone is on me, I don't want to use a PIN, password, or pattern on my lock screen. I just want to swipe to unlock quickly. However, if I leave my phone somewhere, I'd like to lock it with a PIN or password. Is there an app that will let me lock my phone with some kind of security, even though my normal settings just use swipe-to-unlock?


texts: Changing some system file values in Android failing

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I am trying to change some sys values but I don't seem to be having much success.

In my case I am trying to change values of files in the folder

"/sys/devices/platform/omap/musb-omap2430/musb-hdrc/usb1/1-0:1.0"

e.g. the file bInterfaceClass which currently has value 09

My tries: (In shell, as root)

chmod 777 bInterfaceClass
echo 07 >> bInterfaceClass

I didn't receive an error but when looking up the value

cat bInterfaceClass

It is still 09

Now looking up this file in Root Explorer, I can see that the last modification date of the file has changed, so my guess: something resets the value of such a sys file as soon as it changes.

Can anyone shine some more light on this issue?
How can I change the value?


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I want Indian Rupee Symbol (₹) font in my android, so I can type it in message or anywhere I would like to. But, I can't find it in my keyboard.

Can anybody please suggest me where can I get it?

I am using Samsung Galaxy Grand and Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2


texts: If I buy a new screen, can I fix this issue in my phone?

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I have a xiaomi mi 9t pro (I guess it's also named k20pro), it's that 2019 xiaomi phone with moving front camera, no notch. And for the last 2 months I got this pink-blurry-stain in the bottom-right side of my screen. It's slowly growing, already making it harder to use the phone. Also it has something like a "blind spot" for the touchscreen, a little above the keyboard (fortunatelly). I was wondering if I could fix all these issues by replacing this phone's screen.
The technicians in my city say they can do the job, but I'll have to buy the replacement by myself, and I'm a bit worried to buy the wrong screen. It's very easy to find, but I would like to be sure that I'm buying the right item. In example: This seller shows the correct names for the phone, he has amoled blue frame (my phone version/model). Is it all I need?
Thanks in advance =]


texts: How can I reset the default app for opening email attachments?

texts: Every time I try to open an attachment from emails from a specific person it goes to Stumble Upon.  I think I clicked Stumble Upon and "Always" once, and now I can't undo it.  How can I stop this?


texts: How can I set Froyo's screen timeout to "Never"?

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I have to keep my Skype running all night on my mobile. I am using a Motorola MB200 Mobile which I have today upgraded from Eclair to Froyo. Now the Screen timeout option has a maximum of 30 minutes and there is no "Never" option, causing my mobile to automatically disconnect my wifi after and Skype. Previously using screen timeout set to never solved this problem for me.

How can I fix this?


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On the LG Optimus L90, for some reason all my GMail contacts are synced to my messaging app.

If I type a name into the SMS contact bar, emails show up as well. I didn't want those so I went into the contact book and changed it to only display contacts that are on the phone. Even after changing that and making sure my Google account wasn't syncing contacts, they still show up in the SMS bar.

Any ideas on how to fix this so only phone book contacts show up?


texts: Headphones and earbuds not working properly on new HTC M10

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I used an HTC M7 since it was released, never an issue of this kind.

Get the M10, which is overall great. It updated a few days ago to new firmware. But the following issues stand out:

Bose SoundTrue headphones: Only work if I plug them in part way (all but the last 1 mm). If I plug them in all the way, I hear nothing.
Skullcandy earbuds: Often have to re insert jack 1 or 2 times to get the mic to work.

Great phone.... but how to solve?


texts: Bluetooth signal strength bug with my car's stereo

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i have problem with xiaomi mi a1 and bluetooth radio of ford fiesta car.

I connected an Android phone to a vehicle via bluetooth to make/receive calls.

Connecting the device via bluetooth was simple. Making calls, however, was a challenge. The vehicle reports that the Android phone is always without cell reception, and therefore will not place calls. Furthermore, the vehicle's head unit (aka receiver) shows a "no reception" indicator for the Android device's cell reception.

Placing calls from the Android device through the vehicle's audio system works as expected. This also shows that the Android device has ample cell reception to make calls.

with the bt hci log i see that:

when phone connects bt to radio, the phone sends this info:

+CIND: 0,0,1,3,0,4,0

legend +CIND:("call",(0,1)),("callsetup",(0-3)),("service",(0,1)),("signal",(0-5)),("roam",(0,1)),("battchg",(0-5)),("callheld",(0-2))

when the signal strength on the radio disappears and reset all (zero) the phone send this info:

+CIEV: 3,0 +CIEV: 4,0

3 = service, 0 = no service (previously was 1) 4 = signal, 0 = no signal (previously was 3)

but the phone in realty upgrade the signal strength from 3 to 4!!!!!


texts: Tasker profile that enables/disables wi-fi

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How can make it so wi-fi gets disabled automatically when screen gets locked, if possible after 1 minute or so? Then enabled automatically when screen gets unlocked.
My screen is set to lock after 30 seconds or so

also, is it possible to turn off wifi when there's no network in range? I think it takes a lot of battery searching for networks. Or maybe increase the search interval somehow


texts: What is this icon that showed up on my android?

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Any one has any idea what this notification icon means?

Thanks


texts: Android Game stuck on downloading resources on OnePlus 6 / OxygenOS 10.3.6

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Recently a game I have been following since day one got an update and my OnePlus seems to have a problem downloading the resources of the update.
Here is a screenshot of the game:

As an aspiring developer myself I would like to know what causes such an issue and what the possible fixes are?
I'm from Bulgaria, tried 2.4G WiFi, 5G WiFi, mobile data, reinstalling, phone has more than 100GB free storage.
Thanks in advance!


texts: How to foward a specific sender's emails to another Gmail account's inbox?

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I have several Gmail accounts and I keep missing important  emails from an old Gmail account as I only have time to check my new email address more frequently.

How do I go about fowarding emails from my older Gmail account with a specific word in them to my newer Gmail account?

Is that possible? I have the Gmail app + a S6 & S8 phone.

Note: I cannot update my email address on those important emails to my new Gmail account.


texts: Add an application to the Open With Menu

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I'm using a Samsung Note II running Jelly Bean 4.1.2.

I would like to add an application to the open with list. I have downloaded a photo editing app. While in the gallery, I would like to be able to select a picture and open it with this app but it's not in the list.

Thank you. :)


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So ... I got this puppy. And he's cute so I want to post pictures of him on the internet. I realize we could have a very long conversation about whether or not anyone wants to look at photos of my dang puppy, but I just want help uploading them.

I am pretty sure the problem is the photos -- but if I try to upload them via the Tumblr App, it fails silently (no post is made, no error logged). Text posts go up just fine. If I try to go through the browser, I get an error: error uploading photo that doesn't clarify much. If I email myself the photo and edit it in an editor I can post it but that's not a great workflow.

Has anyone else experienced this? Are there workarounds? I have an aging Samsung Galaxy S.

Note: I tried opening a few phone camera photos on my laptop (in ImageMagick) and I'm getting a weird error. It is basically the same for the three photos:

Corrupt JPEG data: 1136 extraneous bytes before marker 0xd9
Corrupt JPEG data: 1129 extraneous bytes before marker 0xd9
Corrupt JPEG data: 1128 extraneous bytes before marker 0xd9

Why would my phone take corrupt photos?


texts: Disable call back link on text message previews?

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Android 5.1.1 on a Samsung Note 4.  Text message notifications show the text message and then "CALL" and "REPLY" links.  Sometimes I accidentally hit the "CALL" button and find myself calling someone I did not want to call at that time.

How can I disable/remove the "CALL" link? (or if there is an alternative way to avoid the accidental calling)


texts: Audio playing only on right side on my Galaxy S3

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I'm using Cyanogenmod cm-10.1.0-RC1 on my Samsung Galaxy S3 (at&t US version)

With either a headset or bluetooth, I'm only getting audio from the right side. It doesn't matter which output device I use - all are only playing on the right side.

Is this a known issue with CM RC1 or is something else causing this problem?

The getprop("ro.bootloader") checks are all failing for the nightly builds, so updating after RC1 has been problematic. However, if RC1 is the culprit, I'll take extreme measures to update to a different CM version.

Thanks for any advice.


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Possible Duplicate:
  Can the Samsung Galaxy Tab be used as a wifi-hotspot?

Is their a way I can share the WiFi on my Galaxy Tab on my PC without having a landline internet access already available? My mom and I are really curious because it's hard to do computer projects when you can't save it to a folder that is personal when you have little siblings, please HELP! (:


texts: Is it possible to switch keyboard language layout on HTC Wildfire?

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I am thinking of buying an HTC Wildfire S. Since I will be buying it in Germany, it will have a German keyboard (e.g. Y and Z are interchanged).

Will there be a way for me to switch the keyboard to English and French and back to German with the click of a button as I do on my Windows PC (ALT-shift)?


texts: Could a 64-bit hardware device run a 32-bit Android version?

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This question comes from How can I tell if my installed Android version, not CPU, is a 64 bit or 32 bit one?

On desktop computers it is possible to install a 32-bit operating system on a 64-bit hardware device i.e. you can install Ubuntu Linux 32-bit on an AMD FX(tm)-9370 Eight-Core Processor (64-bit).

Does the same case happens for Android? Is there a 32-bit and a 64-bit version for the same 64-bit device?

Some example links (like ROM downloads in 32 and 64 bits for the same Android device) would be welcome.


texts: Why is the SD-card mounted to "/sdcard/external_sd" instead of "/sdcard" (or "/mnt/sdcard")?

texts: I recently upgraded my phone to an LG Motion 4G (Android 4 ICS). I see that the sdcard is mounted at /sdcard/external_sd. I also noticed that this appears to be the same with some other newer models. Apps expect the sdcard to be at /sdcard. I assume the manufacturers want to include a lot of internal storage, but why mount internal storage at /sdcard? Shouldn't this be against some form of Android specification standard?


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I have an Android phone (HTC Desire Z), I also have a Android tablet (Acer Iconia Tab A501).  I would like to link up my phone to my tablet so I can answer my phone on my tablet.

Is this possible with Bluetooth?
Is this possible with any apps?
Is this possible with Call-Fowarding to a VOIP?

Not sure if there is anything else to try.


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On my Samsung Galaxy S7, whenever the device goes to sleep, the Wifi goes to sleep as well.
Meaning:
* If I'm connected to a WiFi network and the device is idle for about 10 minutes (tested it), the device won't be connected to the WiFi network anymore (ping is unreachable)
* If entering a WiFi network area and device is idle, it won't connect to the network until I turn on the device manually.

There are exceptions:
* While charging
* When disabling deviceidle option via adb (adb shell dumpsys deviceidle disable), the problem is the option is reset after reboot

What I've checked so far ?
* Different Wifi networks
* All 'Keep WiFi on during sleep' options
* All 'Smart network switch' options
* Setting my router to specific channel and not auto
* Manually disabling almost all possible apps under 'doze' option
* An app to 'keep the device alive'

IMHO, as disabling 'deviceidle' actually fixes the issue (until next reboot), it's some kind of a bug in Android which tries to optimize the WiFi process, but, I hope someone proves me wrong.


texts: Is there a way to resize text in Firefox for Android similar to the Text Resizer addon in Dolphin?

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Does anyone know if there is a way to resize text in Firefox for Android similar to the Text Resizer addon in Dolphin?

Cheers,
Sean


texts: Can custom roms like aim rom or aex increase gaming performance over stock Android?

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Note: I have zero technical knowledge about Android or custom roms or root etc.
Am using Moto G5 plus (4bg) and I play games like PES 2019 and pubgm a lot.
Now my device runs these games with some lags but playable,but in order to get competitive edge I need to get more fps,that's why am considering ways to improve performance,even at the cost of short term heating and more power consumption.Any advice?


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I have an LG G3 phone with kitkat (4.4.2), about 2 years old. When using the twitter app, there are some emoji I can't see (those belonging to Unicode 9). My LG keyboard only supports, AFAIK, Unicode 7 emoji. I have also tried installing Gboard but the emoji set is exactly the same one.

Although I have managed to survive so far without typing the newer emoji, I seriously can't forfeit seeing them on Twitter app (or any other place). Don't mind which version will be displayed (google, iOS, twitter or whatever) as long as they will be displayed (bonus points for a solution that will also include updating my emoji keyboard).

I am NOT interested in upgrading my OS, rooting or installing any other version - I'm completely fine with what I've got, just want to see those new food emoticons.

Any Suggestions?


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Restoring the Data partition from TWRP fails due to a missing e4crypt policy:
  ==> extracting: //data/user/10/ (mode 40771, directory)
Cannot find key for 10
error looking up proper e4crypt policy for '//data/user/10/' - 1CE10
tar_extract_file(): failed to extract //data/user/10/ !!!

See also my comment on TWRP issue 964. According to the e4crypt man page, a policy is an encryption key identifier consisting of 16 hexadecimal characters.
Where is that policy stored? In EFS?


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Google's Street View app allows building all-round 360 panoramas, however even with the latest versions, the stiching and exposure quality are really surprisingly poor. Other similar apps have very poor ratings on the Play Store.
Unfortunately, none of the good streetview-like images I see for instance on GOogle Maps (example), give any indication what app has been used to make it.
Given the above, I feel this question is relevant, as it does not seem trivial to identify a way in which one can create such high-quality panoramas using an Android phone. Can anybody suggest how such a task can be achieved?


texts: How do I install cyanogenmod on a Galaxy Tab 3 (7.0)?

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For Christmas I got a Galaxy Tab 3 (7in, SM-T110) for the wee ones to play with. I want to secure it as much as possible so they cannot accidentally buy stuff or get tracked or whatever. So I thought I'd install Cyanogenmod.

However, the device is not officially supported. From what I understand, I can still install Cyanogenmod on the device, it's just a bit more complicated. Obviously, it is possible, because there's "tutorials" out there about how to do it by people who have successfully done so. Never having done any of this, though. I got lost pretty soon among instructions on rooting, using ODIN, CWM, TWRP, ROM managers, and whatnot. Sigh.

So what do I need to do in order to install Cyanogenmod? I suppose I need to root the device? Do I need a ROM manager? Or is it advisable? What do I need ODIN for? Do I need ODIN? What I need is 1) a thorough explanation what all of these buzzwords mean and what they are good for, and 2) a step-by-step for dummies for how to put them together.

Note: I have seen this answer (which assumes the device to be supported) and this answer (which assumes too much knowledge).


texts: What is the meaning of 1,000,000-5,000,000 installs in google play?

texts: I used to see a number in Google Play Store app on my tablet showing the number of installs for an app. However, when opening google play in PC browser, e.g. for the DI app (shown in figure) under "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION" section of the app page, it reads Installs: 1,000,000-5,000,000. What does this number show? If this is a range, how can it signify number of app installs?


texts: I'm in Ireland and recently got the Lollipop update for my Moto G. Ever since then although the emoji's appear and I send them the people receive the messages but with no emoji's attached is anyone having the same issue.


texts: How do I make multiple output connections in Automate?

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I'm using the Automate app to adjust my screen brightness when the phone is charged as well as alert me when the battery is full.

From the above screenshot, I want to connect the YES from When power source plugged in to the IN of When battery level >= 100. But when I try to do it, the line that connects When power source plugged in to the IN of Is screen brightness gets broken. I can only connect either Is screen brightness or When battery level >= 100.

How do I solve this?


texts: Is there a known issue with HTTPS and the Android browser?

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I have a Galaxy S2 running 2.3.3, all up to date and not rooted.  On several sites I find that logging in is impossible due to requests sent on HTTPS not returning a response.

I've not tested the issue exhaustively, but the most notable failures for me are my Natwest online banking and signing in to Stack Exchange sites with my Google ID.  In both these cases the response from the server never appears, in the case of Stack sites this happens when clicking the 'Log in with Google' button, I never even get a chance to enter credentials.

I've resorted to using Opera Mobile for now, and since this works fine it seems to be an issue localised to the android default browser.  Is there a way of fixing it, or should I just choose a different browser and set that as default instead?


texts: How do I configure ADB for the Huawei U8650 on Windows?

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I have an Huawei U8650 smartphone. And, as I understand, I need system device drivers for it to be able to develop and debug applications for it using Windows.

On Linux this is as simple as just typing an identifier number in a few places and I'm able to run and debug applications. However I can't seem to find the appropriate drivers to be able to do this on Windows.

Does anyone have any idea how to set it up on a Windows machine?


texts: Dalvik VM vs. ART (Android Runtime): Impact for end-users?

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With Nexus 5 (Android 4.4 KitKat), Google has shipped two runtimes to run apps.

What are the differences between Dalvik & ART for endusers? How can endusers be affected by this? Is there any specific reason I should choose new ART runtime?


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Many people tell about fastboot that it can be used to flash a image on one of the partitions.

Is the reverse also possible, that is take a binary snapshot and store it as a zip file containig the exact binary representation of the partition to be backuped?

the reason I ask this is
backup has two steps.

1) take and image/snapshot to backuplocation (backup)
2) and replacing image/snapshop from backuplocaito (restore)

to me it seems that fastboot is only doing one, while being able to write to the Androids internal flash (in binary "dd"-style) seems it should also be able to read from the flash.

This way nobody would need to organize and run another potentially not trustworthy rom to do the reading job.


texts: Android Market disappeared! How do I get it back?

texts: Since upgrading to FroYo, the Android Market app has disappeared from my wife's Droid X: it doesn't appear on the home screen or in the Applications list in settings. Is there any way to get it back?


texts: I got S3 GT-I9300 and it requires to restart the device to update the software and when accept that it says will reboot for a while , I leave it for two hours and its keep frozen on Samsung logo , I tried the hard restart with up volume + home button + power button and try the factory setting but it still give me the same result , when press the volume down + home + power , its asked me if I wish to continue and I said yes and its still downloading but it take a while now , what should I do to get my phone working back again .


texts: Are there (developer) tools to remove files from Android "Rom" cache, if the smartphone doesn't start properly?

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(I have also asked on stackoverflow, as I assume the use of developer tools is neccessary, but I would be very glad to get any working help on here also.

The Google Photo App filled up the 16 GByte "Rom" of my Motorola G5: Google memory overview showed around 6.5 GByte of "Google Photo" data, whereas real (not deleted) photos and videos were only 4 GByte and I had moved those 4Gbyte to the SD card. To be on the save side before hitting "delete" of the 6.5 GByte, I removed the SD card beforehand. But now, when trying to restart, Android is stuck in the booting/start sequence. (I still can enter the pin, then the normal boot/start screen appears, but that only disappears shortly each 5 to 10 seconds. Stuck there.)

Question: Could I access in any way the "Rom" of the smartphone, so I could remove all or part of the 6.5 GByte occupied by "Google Photo", using for example adb?

I have Android 8.1 on the G5 and Win 10 on my computer.


texts: CyanogenMod and soft buttons issue when in fullscreen

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I've recently been having a problem with my android phone. After rooting and installing cyanogenmod, I started applying a few themes.

Now, fullscreen or landscape APD appear to mess up the soft buttons. I can't press them properly either. Even after restoring to the system theme, the problem still persists. Here's a screenshot to show you:

Screenshot (click image for larger variant)


texts: I have rooted by Huawei Honor 3X using this procedure http://playfuldroid.com/how-to-root-huawei-honor-3x-tutorial/ , but it seems like my battery are draining slightly faster. Should I unroot my device, or could it be because of the live wall paper?


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I was an Android beginner, I know nothing of 'hacking' some Android stuff. I found several issues of this case but no one that I look pretty ideal for my case.

My Samsung Galaxy  Ace 2 has been inserted a new SD Card after a several time using no SD Card. That makes the system create sdcard in it's internal storage. Then my storage information (Setting -> Storage) become 3 parts, which: Device memory (internal), USB Storage (internal), and SD Card (extSdCard). This thing become very annoying since my internal wasn't so big.

And when I open my Gallery it pop some notice There is not enough space (0 MB) in your device memory. Delete some files. And always redirect me to the Files. On my Files there is 2 folders, which: extSdCard and sdcard0. On the setting of Files. I can't change the Set home directory that refers to /storage/sdcard0 to (my hope) /storage/extSdCard.

I done trying to moving all apps to internal storage with hoping that USB Storage not full, but it doesn't give any good solution just yet. I read several post and forum, also several solution using adb but I don't think those solution can manage all problem, since because of this case, I can't save any voice note or picture from social chatting apps, in some case, I can't receive any bluetooth transfer also.

So I want that USB Storage begone, and my sdcard0 was symlinked to the real external SD Card, or another step that make my system become like the old like Android system. Please help me. Thanks a lot before.

FYI: right now, my phone isn't rooted yet. But I can root it anytime, if it really needed.


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I am seeking ways to disable installing apps with APK, i.e. make the setting "Allow apps from unknown sources" password-protected or disable completely for user.
Is there a way? Maybe it's possible from adb shell?
I am running LinageOS 13 on Lenovo Vibe A Plus and can flash 14.1 if needed.


texts: Is there any way to block permissions on apps?

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I read about being able to revoke permissions on CyanogenMod, but it seems the devs took that ability out.

I found some app out on the market for 6$ or so, but it doesn't look like it would be worth its price. It is called Permissions Denied. Any other way to block some permissions for some apps?

Thanks.


texts: Locking bootloader after vendor build change

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So, I have a Mi 10 Lite with the MIUI 12 EEA, and it's not the stock ROM but the Vodafone build (QJIEUVF).
As there's the new Android 11 update coming, I'd like to have that and not wait for Vodafone to release its build, as that's notoriously slow.
I tried the official Updater app, to install the XM (non branded) build, but it says the network carrier is different. Seems like the only way is to unlock the bootloader. However, I read that means losing Netflix and Google Pay support?
Now, can I unlock the bootloader, flash the QJIEUXM with XiaoMiToolV2, and then relock the bootloader with Clean and Lock? Would that lead to a softbrick? Any other downside to doing that, such as losing OTA updates?
I tried to find info, but it's really hard to find any reliable information anywhere


texts: Can't get out of airplane mode: option is greyed out

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When I go to bed, I usually put my Samsung Galaxy Ace in airplane mode to use it as an alarm clock/music player, while saving battery. I can enter that mode successfully.

However, after I enter that mode, sometimes I can't leave that mode since the option (the second one in the list) is greyed out: I have to reboot. Any ideas?

I'm using Android 2.3.4 and my phone is rooted.


texts: Video freezes but audio plays on YouTube

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For the past two days YouTube on my OnePlus 6 has been glitching. Everytime I click on a video I can hear the audio but the video doesn't play (it doesn't go black, it just freezes with the audio playing in the background). Also, the new update allows me to swipe right to see the next video, something which isn't there on my brother's phone even though he has the updated version of YouTube (as per Play Store).

I deleted cache and storage in settings and also restarted my phone. The app works fine but again goes back to glitching after a while. The glitch starts with the home screen and slowly stops the operation of all the other features on YouTube.

Can someone help me with this? The problem seems to be only on my phone because the app works fine on my friend's OnePlus 6. I have checked the answers for this question and they didn't work for me.

Note: I am using the latest software and an updated YouTube.


texts: Chrome error **ERR_SPDY_TRANSPORT_SECURITY** only on mobile device

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I'm trying to brows one website in my SAMSUNG GRAND MAX mobile, using Chrome/ UC browser etc.
it shows below error

This webpage is not availale
ERR_SPDY_TRANSPORT_SECURITY

but same website is working fine on Desktop's Chrome browser.


texts: How to bring back Wishlist option for an app which is showing as installed in playstore but not actually installed on my device?

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I recently came across some apps in playstore and I want to install those apps. Since I don't have sufficient internal memory I can't install them. It says

  Error downloading app "xyz app". There is insufficient space on the
  device.

So I want to save those apps to my wishlist and install it later until I free up my phone's internal memory. But once I got the error message that I mentioned above the Wishlist icon in the Playstore app and Add to wishlist button in http://play.google.com are not visible for the apps that I tried to install.

Weird this is when I haven't installed the app, the web version of playstore is showing "Installed" and my mobile PlayStore app is Showing "Install" button. And the app is not listed in "My Apps" section.

Hint: I guess the problem will be solved once I turn the "Installed" button to "Install" button in the playstore website which in turn will bring back the "Add to wishlist" button. But how can I do that?


texts: Mounting a ext4 formatted sdcard on Android Marshmallow

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I trying to mount an ext4 sdcard on a Samsung Galaxy Tab a6 (sm-t580) running Android 6.0.1. It has the original ROM, but is rooted and has TWRP installed.

I've tried the following commands on adb:

mkdir /mnt/media_rw/0000-FFFF
mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /mnt/media_rw/0000-FFFF

This sucessfully mounts the volume and the volume can be viewed on the command line but is invisible to the gui. I follow with this command.

/system/bin/sdcard -u 1023 -g 1023 -U -1 /mnt/media_rw/0000-FFFF 0000-FFFF

But this spawns the following error:

E sdcard  : cannot mount sdcardfs filesystem in default (error 2)

When I run the last the sdcard command as an ordinary user I get

E sdcard  : Error setting RLIMIT_NOFILE, errno = 1
E sdcard  : installd fs upgrade not yet complete. Waiting...

The second line of which repeats indefinitely.

I also tried running vold but that just prints out Aborted on the standard output. Running the following command triggers a mount

/system/bin/vold --blkid_context=u:r:blkid:s0 --blkid_untrusted_context=u:r:blkid_untrusted:s0 --fsck_context=u:r:fsck:s0 --fsck_untrusted_context=u:r:fsck_untrusted:s0

but just results in the following on logcat

no match partition type(131) -> change table to kUnknown
disk:179,32 has unknown partition table; trying entire device
...
Failed to pclose /system/bin/blkid -c /dev/null -s TYPE -s UUID -s LABEL
/dev/block/vold/disk:179,32 : File exists
[WARNING] blkid failed to identify /dev/block/vold/disk:179,32
disk:179,32 failed to identify, giving up

Which is the same as when you insert the sdcard in to the device.

Any takers?


texts: Is there a relatively easy way to convert 3gp files to share as mpeg format from an Android device?


texts: How do I restore a contact I deleted on my Android phone, but not in GMail contacts?

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The contact in question had the wrong phone number in Viber, so I deleted it from Viber. I later found out that Viber had deleted it from my contacts, so I had lost all of the other correct information.

Logging in to GMail contacts on the desktop showed that the contact still existed. I proceeded to correct the faulty phone number and tried to sync my contacts from my phone, but this particular contact never shows up.

Is there any way around this?


texts: IP address on XBL Blacklist (Out going server response)

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I'm posting on behalf of someone :-

They have an HTC Desire, and they periodically get the following message when attempting to send out emails:

  Warning - Your outgoing server
  response: 550-Your IP address is on
  the XBL blacklist! Sending denied.

The phone provides an IP address, which indeed is blacklisted.

http://cbl.abuseat.org/lookup.cgi?ip=82.132.243.28

This IP resolves to "unknown" somewhere in Germany. We are situated in the UK, as is our email provider.

I have checked with our provider, and the IP of our mail server is not blacklisted (and does not match the one the phone says).

I should add, I am able to send email perfectly well on my iPhone, using (presumably) the same settings. Our computers are unaffected - it is just the HTC.

Does anyone have any advice, or experienced something similar?

I'm reluctant to de-list the IP as I imagine the problem will keep occurring.

Thanks for any insight.


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Possible Duplicate:
  How to change Android device's default search engine?

I bought a Samsung Galaxy S II, and when I typed into the default search bar, it sent me and my search to the most obvious seaching engine of the web: Yahoo!... well, almost the most obvious...

Anyway, I went to the browser setting and the only search engine available is Yahoo!. I really want it to be Google, is there any way to do that?


texts: Old phone to track my bike in case of theft

texts: I have an old galaxy s3, I was thinking of storing it in my bike seat or a lockbox on my bike in case it gets stolen so i can track down my bike. Is there any way of doing this without a sim card(phone works without one) or a sim card without data, just minutes? I live in Canada and the cheapest simcard with a dataplan i can find is 711 speakout for$10 a month. Im looking to spend less than that, anyone have any ideas?


texts: Galaxy GT-P1000, in recovery mode, which button is "Home Key"?

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In the Galaxy GT-P1000 Tab, when you're in "Recovery Mode", Volume Up & Down is used for scrolling. But which button is referred to as Ok or Home Key to select?

As far as I know, the Menu Key, Home Key, and Back Key are soft keys that only light up after a full Boot, while in Recovery Mode, these three keys do not come up (lights up).

Right now, after successfully flashing my GT-P1000 stock rom, the instructions says that I should go into recovery mode by pressing Volume-Up button together with Power button and enter the recovery mode and use the Volume up and Down to scroll to "wipe/factory reset" to complete my upgrade. I could not find the "Home Key" that I needed select that option after scrolling to "wipe/factory reset" and my Tab won't boot fully either.

I need these answers quickly to get my Tab working. At the moment, the Tab continues to loop back to rebooting around the Samsung Logo.


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How can I only partially disable read receipts on WhatsApp?
(ie. I should be able to see when others read my messages, but not have others know when I read theirs)

I have tried the script on https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/script-disable-whatsapp-read-receipts-t2933467, but there is no effect.
(Both parties can see when a message has been read)

The device in question has root access.


texts: My Samsung Galaxy SGH-T99 broke recently. I can see the backup of my data on Google Drive. I will not repair the device and want to restore my data. How can I do that? Please provide guidance.


texts: How to revert back from Marshmallow 6 to Lollipop 5 in Samsung Note 4?

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My Samsung Note 4 is updated to 6, but I don't like it and I want to go back to Lollipop. Is it possible to do it easily?

I heard that there are many problems with 6.


texts: Facebook app nagging about syncing. Can it be disabled?

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While only a minor issue, it is annoying. I've had a look at the settings for the facebook app, but even after disabling anything that did seem relevant to this message popping up, it still keeps showing. The app was not pre-installed on the phone, it was added by my own will, if that is any relevant information.

Is there any way to disable this, or is it a cruel "feature" added to the facebook app that can not be disabled?


texts: Quickest way to toggle between apps (Alt-Tab equivalent) *not* requiring 3rd-party apps?

texts:
There seem to be a handful of apps with this functionality in mind, but I'd prefer an inbuilt solution. (I'm on the S4 mini)

See also here.


texts: How to call my own phone with a loud ringing tone (in order to find it in my house) even if it is in silent mode?

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My phone (Samsung A3, Android 5) is nearly always in silent mode (for many reasons: work, or kids who should not be awakened by a ringing tone).

But sometimes I don't find my phone at home, and lose 10 minutes finding it!

A solution would be to call my phone from another phone (home phone)... but obviously this doesn't work since the phone is in silent mode!

Is there a way to make one specific number always ringing loud? (even if the phone is in silent mode)
Or is there an app such that my (lost-in-my-house) phone there could be called from another phone, or from a computer, with a loud ringing tone, even if the phone is in silent mode?


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I'm trying to restore a backup file onto a fire stick 2 using adb restore backup.ab, however the restore confirmation doesn't come up on the fire stick. The device is rooted and currently have twrp. Is there a way to force restore without a confirmation?

Thanks


texts: There is insufficient space on the device in lenovo A3000

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I have a lenovo 3000 tablet. the tablet has 16 gb of internal memory but only 11 gb can be used. I can only install applications as much as 1 gb and if i want to update the apps i face with this error "“Error while downloading . There is insufficient space on the device”
I've rooted tablet. How can I overcome this limitation and use that 11 gb for installing apps?


texts: Notification light on Galaxy S3 SGH-T999V with Cyanogenmod 10

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I'm trying to get custom notification lights working on applications I define on my GS3.
I went to Settings > System > Notification Light and added an app with the colour I want.  The light doesn't seem to turn on when I have a notification.  I tried the Test and locked my screen but that doesn't work either.
It seems like the light only seems to turn on when the phone is plugged in.


texts: Permanently delete apps using Titanium Backup (they keep re-installing!)

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Phone is rooted, running a custom ROM.
I am using Titanium Backup, it has been given root privileges.

I am trying to uninstall the following:

default Files (I prefer X-Plore, yet, many apps keep using Files, despite setting X-Plore as default app)
Calculator (I have disabled autoupdates, yet THIS app was updated automatically, without my permission. This will not be tolerated.)
All other Google apps (Since one can auto-update regardless of settings, then the others can, too. Everything gets nuked)
Via browser

Titanium Backup shows that the files have been removed (the app names are crossed out), yet the apps are NOT removed from the app drawer, and clicking on them starts them normally.

I switched off all internet access (data and wifi), uninstalled the apps, then restarted, with no success.

How do I PERMANENTLY remove these intrusive and privacy abusing apps?


texts: Saving backup to separate partiion - will wipe data/factory reset delete this partition?

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Rooted PIxel 2 XL.
Running Titanium for backups.
Considering saving (encrypted) back to separate partition.

If I am in recovery mode and do Data Wipe/Factory Reset, will this separate, "backup" partition also be wiped i.e. are all partitions wiped in a recovery mode wipe, or just some?

If the answer to the above question is, "all partitions are wiped", is there a way to modify which partitions get wiped?

Lastly - is there a custom busybox (or other app) script to do a a data wipe/factory reset quickly?

Thanks


texts: Any way to format external sd card as FAT?

texts:
I've been searching on Google to find a way to format an external sd card in FAT file format, but I didn't find anything. Every links were asking for FAT32 or EXT4.

I use AndroidM. Recovery is TWRP 3.0.2-0 (if my memory's good).

I don't have any computer, so that's why I'm trying to do it on my phone.

Thanks in advance.

Update: my device is rooted.


texts: How to get visual email and message notifications on lockscreen?

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I am very new to Android. I tried searching in this forum and google in general without finding an answer.

I would like to be able to see notifications on my unlock screen. For example, 3 unread gmail messages, 5 unread exchange messages, 1 new sms, 2 new voicemail. Is this possible?

If this is not possible can I at least do it on my home screen? I have widgets for all these there, but they don't seem to show a little number on the icon with unread.

I feel as though this is a no-brainer feature, but I just can' figure it out.


texts:
I have spent successive days 10-15 minutes at a time searching for how to make a bookmark in Repligo. A feature this basic and essential should be front-and-center in the interface.

Does anyone know how to do this?


texts:
I have a bluetooth keyboard connected and working with my Android phone, but with one annoyance:  the escape key does not appear to do anything.  This is particularly problematic for a vi user like me.

Is there a way to fix it so the escape key works, at least in the terminal application?  Is /system/usr/keylayout/qwerty.kl a potential approach or is this something harder?

Hardware specifics:

SMK-LINK Bluetooth compact keyboard, Model VP6630
Android Dev Phone 1 with Cyanogenmod 6.1


texts: I just bought a HTC desire626 not even a week ago . Seems like it updates all the time we'll now my internal memory is about full. Am I doing something wrong everything allowable to put on SD card but doesn't seem to work.


texts: Is it possible to use multiple accounts from one email address in K9 application?

texts: In the company I work for We would like to use one general email address, but different accounts. Is it possible to do that?


texts:
Can I add the superuser binary without a custom recovery?
Is there a way to force the binary install through terminal or  PC or app?


texts: Start Skype voice call from addressbook in ICS

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I have ICS and Skype 4.4. Some of the contacts in my Android addressbook have a "Chat" contact of type "Skype".
When I have Skype open, is there a way to start a voice call to this Skype contact directly from the addressbook, i.e. without switching to the Skype app?

EDIT: By voice call I mean a call via the Skype network, i.e. to the Skype contact, not a Skype call to the contact's phone number.


texts:
What can I do with DLNA on an android smartphone?

I understand it allows wireless streaming media, but beyond that I have trouble finding details.

Will DLNA enabled smartphones receive data from servers? Will I be able to hit "play" on my smartphone and listen to it on my DLNA enabled stereo?


texts: Stream audio from PC to Android 7 over USB without creating a local network

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My work computer's DAC is awful, and I lost my USB DAC, so I'd like to use my phone as a DAC if possible, to enjoy average music quality while working.

However, my phone has a very poor internet connection at work, so I'd like to do it over USB (tried connecting over Bluetooth but it couldn't install the necessary drivers).

I looked at possible ways, and they all seem impossible to achieve. Soundwire requires admin rights and I unfortunately don't have them.

My phone is not rooted anymore for some reason but I could root it again if necessary. PC is running Windows 7.

Thanks for your help :)


texts: Is it possible to extend/upgrade media decoders?

texts: As I am very happy with the internal player for music I would like to keep it. Unfortunately it does not support a certain codec: flac. Is it possible to upgrade the player so it can decode flac?, or do I have to switch to another player?


texts: Nothing happens when attempting any function of Droid Explorer, getting "Input string was not in a correct format" error instead

texts:
When attempting to use the restore existing backup or basically any function of Droid Explorer, nothing happens.
When I click on Droid Explorer from the menu created, this is what I get.

Input string was not in a correct format.

It doesn't appear to be working in any means.


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1|shell@maguro:/ # ls -l /system/xbin/
-rwxr-xr-x root     shell       59816 2013-07-11 02:12 dexdump
-rwsr-sr-x root     root        67008 2013-10-08 17:24 su
shell@maguro:/ # ls /data
opendir failed, Permission denied

The permissions on su are correct right? I get the hash prompt, but I can't list the files in /data (or do anything that requires superuser permissions). I don't have Superuser.apk installed, I don't want to install it because of that grant/deny access dialogue that pops up if you wipe the device. What does Superuser.apk do that I can't do when I unpack the *.img files?


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I own a Lenovo Tab 2 A7-20f.

When I try cat /proc/emmc:

partno:    start_sect   nr_sects  partition_name
emmc_p1: 00000400 00000002 "ebr1"
emmc_p2: 00004800 00005000 "protect_f"
emmc_p3: 00009800 00005000 "protect_s"
emmc_p4: 0001ec00 00003000 "sec_ro"
emmc_p5: 0002e800 00300000 "android"
emmc_p6: 0032e800 0003f000 "cache"
emmc_p7: 0036d800 00b18000 "usrdata"

And when I use cat /proc/partitions:

major minor  #blocks  name

   7        0       9570 loop0
 253        0     524288 zram0
 179        0    7613440 mmcblk0
 179        1          1 mmcblk0p1
 179        2      10240 mmcblk0p2
 179        3      10240 mmcblk0p3
 179        4       6144 mmcblk0p4
 179        5    1572864 mmcblk0p5
 179        6     129024 mmcblk0p6
 179        7    5816320 mmcblk0p7
 179       64       4096 mmcblk0boot1
 179       32       4096 mmcblk0boot0

I don't think this is the typical Android Partition Layout. Any Idea which one is the Recovery and the Boot partition?
Or how to find it out?

Update:
When I lookup /proc/dumchar_info I get

Part_Name  Size    StartAddr   Type    MapTo   Region
preloader    0x0000000000040000   0x0000000000000000   2   /dev/misc-sd     BOOT_1
mbr          0x0000000000080000   0x0000000000000000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
ebr1         0x0000000000080000   0x0000000000080000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0p1   USER
pro_info     0x0000000000300000   0x0000000000100000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
nvram        0x0000000000500000   0x0000000000400000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
protect_f    0x0000000000a00000   0x0000000000900000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0p2   USER
protect_s    0x0000000000a00000   0x0000000001300000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0p3   USER
seccfg       0x0000000000020000   0x0000000001d00000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
uboot        0x0000000000060000   0x0000000001d20000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
bootimg      0x0000000001000000   0x0000000001d80000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
recovery     0x0000000001000000   0x0000000002d80000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
sec_ro       0x0000000000600000   0x0000000003d80000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0p4   USER
misc         0x0000000000080000   0x0000000004380000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
logo         0x0000000000300000   0x0000000004400000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
expdb        0x0000000000a00000   0x0000000004700000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
tee1         0x0000000000500000   0x0000000005100000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
tee2         0x0000000000500000   0x0000000005600000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
kb           0x0000000000100000   0x0000000005b00000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
dkb          0x0000000000100000   0x0000000005c00000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
android      0x0000000060000000   0x0000000005d00000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0p5   USER
cache        0x0000000007e00000   0x0000000065d00000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0p6   USER
usrdata      0x0000000163000000   0x000000006db00000   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0p7   USER
bmtpool      0x0000000001500000   0x00000000ffff00a8   2   /dev/block/mmcblk0     USER
Part_Name:Partition name you should open;
Size:size of partition
StartAddr:Start Address of partition;
Type:Type of partition(MTD=1,EMMC=2)
MapTo:actual device you operate

Now how can I found out which one is the system partition and why are Boot and Recovery one partition?


texts: Partition SD card for use on a dual boot tablet

texts: I have a dual boot Windows 10/Android tablet device that has only 1 micro SDcard slot. I also have a 128GB microSD card that I would like to split into a 96GB partition 1 for windows and 32GB partition 2 for android. I have tried doing it using various of means through windows disk part or minitool partition but once I have successfully partitioned the sd card, when I mount it to the android OS, it automatically reformats the sd and mounts it as a 1-partition 128GB sd card... I'd like to know if what I want is possible and if so, how can I do it?


texts: Is it normal that most or all rooting apps get so many virus warnings?

texts:
For example, here are some results from VirusTotal:

TowelRoot
The variants of Framaroot (1, 2, 3)

Why is that? Can anyone point to a clean rooting app?


texts: Suddenly VOLTE not working on my moto g4 plus

texts:
I was using VOLTE services (from reliance jio in India) seamlessly since November 2016, but since June 2017 it suddenlt stopped working. I get an error "Unable to place call. Please try another method" while trying to make a call. I am able to access the internet and make/recieve calls from the Jio 4G Voice app.

UPDATES:

I have enabled "enhanced 4G LTE mode"
Did a factory reset
My jio connection is on and working. Also, I can place/receive calls from the Jio4GVioce app which means the service is working fine.


texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S+ with Cyanogenmod 10.1 (built 2013-04-15) (Kernel 3.0.73-rc1-PhenomKernel-V3) and music playback is stuttering when the phone is locked/standby most of the time.

Some days it's fine being locked and playing music, other days it can't play 5 seconds straight.

As soon as the phone is unlocked music plays fine, when locked again the stuttering continues.

I've tried solving this problem by trying around with different I/O schedulers (currently on ROW which was the ROM's default) and CPU clock rates (currently set to 192-1401 ondemand, tried elevating the minimum clock to up to 386 MHz) to no avail.

Since the phone is single core, my best guess is that the phone goes into the powersave governor when locked and some background processes are using all the processing power when syncing data or doing something similar. Is this a correct assumption?

If so, how do I give the music player a higher process priority (e.g. lower its nice value) or otherwise tell the system to prefer spending resources on music playback?


texts: Accidentally deleted Google Play Services, now no Google supported app works

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I accidentally deleted Google Play Services after rooting my phone . Now I'm not able to open any Google supported apps , can't open my Gmail. It says:

  Google play service which some of your applications rely on, is not supported by your device. Please contact your manufacturer for assistance.

I downloaded Google Play Services from XDA also but it's not working.

Can anybody tell me how can I can correct this problem? I'm using Lenovo A3000 tablet.


texts: How do I turn off location permanently on Android

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My Samsung note 8 is running Android 9.
GPS location is frequently turned on without my knowledge or permission. There appear to be multiple triggers for this including a change in Wifi network e.g. leaving the house using cellular data and coming back.
This is a nuisance and unwarranted location tracking of the phone. I want to be in control of when I decide to use location based services.
Is there a way of switching off location globally in the settings so I can control this behaviour?


texts: How do I exactly move apps to the SD Card? I have already rooted my phone, but I still don't know what to do next. I did some research, but I ended up getting stuff like "Settings > Apps > [App] > Move to SD Card" but that button is nowhere to be found...


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I'm using Samsung Dex on a Note 9 and would like to open Google Docs in Chrome (or any other browser) instead of the Google Docs app.

Otherwise I can't use certain plug-ins like reference managers.

I tried uninstalling docs, tried different browsers, tried to change the default action for Google docs links and tried to activate the desktop mode where possible but I still couldn't access the desktop mode of Google Docs that I would see on Windows. I'd be grateful for any help.


texts: Lock Screen Pattern Too Small After Android 4.3 Update on Samsung Galaxy S3

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A few days ago, my Samsung Galaxy S3 finally got the OTA update to Android 4.3 from Verizon.
Before the update, when I was running Android 4.1.2, the pattern on my lock screen looked like the 1st image below. Not only was the pattern larger, but it also had a visible "shadow", providing an easy way to see how big each circle is before you begin highlighting.
After the update to Android 4.3, the pattern on my lock screen now looks like the 2nd image below. The pattern has decreased in size by about 30%, and it is now harder to see where each circle is before you begin highlighting (as I have started to do in the image below).
So my question is two-fold:
1) Does there exist a way to make the lock screen pattern larger on Android 4.3 so that it looks more like it previously in Android 4.1.2 without the use of a third-party app? I don't intend on using the space provided for widgets above the pattern, so a solution that causes this functionality to be removed in the process is acceptable.
2) If no native solution exists, is there a third-party app that I can download that will allow me to substitute the default home lock screen pattern for one that is larger? I am aware that there are app-specific lock screens with large patterns, but I am referring to the home lock screen only.
Before Update (Android 4.1.2)

After Update (Android 4.3):


texts: How Can I Get Access to Photos Taken on My Droid II with "camera" program - from a Linux System?

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I used to use a program called "camera" to take pictures. I was able to see what had been taken, and save (or not) as I took them. And when I attached the phone to the USB port of my (linux) computer, I could find the pictures in the phone's memory card file system, which could be mounted.

The program "camera" appears to have auto-updated. I can still take pictures - but that seems to be all - I can't access them, either within the program or via the SD card. I didn't see anything relevant in the program's menu(s) - neither the one I get from the phone's menu button, nor the one I get, briefly on the right side of the screen, when I tap a small non-descript image on the upper left.

Perhaps I'm now supposed to access photos via some other app - on the phone at least? Any idea what it might be called? And how on earth am I supposed to get access to the underlying files?

The phone claims to be running Android 2.3.4


texts: Is the "read contacts" permission per account or per device?

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I have two accounts on my phone (Android 7.1.2)

If one app has "read contacts" permission can it read the contacts for all my accounts or only the account I install it or use it as?

Does it change the answer if the app also has "find accounts" or any other permission?

This question is motivated by the WhatsApp app, but it would apply to many others.


texts: I use Chrome's 'Add to homescreen' feature to add web app shortcuts to my homescreen. As a user, how do I change a shortcut's homescreen icon?


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This is a ZTE Warp Elite N9518. I was trying to root the phone with Kingo Root Windows version from my laptop. Kingo Root got to about 85% done then just froze. A few minutes later Kingo root jumped to 100% completed with a message saying "root failed". I then tried a different setup that I found at http://www.wikihow.com/Root-a-ZTE-Warp . that didn't work ether. The phone still works fine in the non-rooted state except for the fact that when I touch the screen or an app is running the screen randomly flashes pink. This flashing pink is new. What's going on? And when my room mates see it. I won't hear the end of it for a long time.

Steve


texts: What is the most stable kernel for my ALE-L21 (2015) alice and ROM?

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I'm pretty sure that this is already a weak legacy device but I want it to be useful and stable in performance to the max. Can you suggest the ultimate kernel for my 7.1.2 AOSP based custom ROM?

Note: I'm using a vanilla kernel.


texts: Is it possible to change file permissions on Android's internal storage?

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How can I change file permission of a file on Android without rooting? I actually want to prevent some files from deletion.

Note: I am asking of changing the file permissions of user-created files in internal shared storage.


texts: Black Dot (like Dead pixel) under Note 8's Screen

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I bought a note 8 about 10 days ago.
Today after 10 days, I have a black dot under the first layer of display  that is still visible when the screen is off.
This dot is like a "dead pixel" but is visible even with screen off.
And i think there's a little space between OLED and this dot

How can i resolve this problem?


texts: Anyone have an alternative dowload site for a fastboot binary?

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I'm working on rooting my android kernel and most sites list http://android-dls.com/files/linux/fastboot as the place to look for the fastboot binary. However, I've been getting a 404 (Page not Found) error when attempting to access this site.

Does anyone know of an alternate download location for fastboot?

I'm currently running Ubuntu Linux.


texts: Finding data created by a certain application?

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I'm looking for the data-store of a certain application so I can take backups of some files that are important to me. Connecting the phone to my computer and browsing the file-system I get revealed a surprisingly empty file-system.

Is the a generic way of locating data created by a certain application on the phone? Since Android tracks the storage use on a per-application basis, I assume there is a register somewhere, but I don't know where to look.


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I was trying to download a HQ TTS voice and I got the insufficient storage error. I then noticed that only about half my memory is reserved for apps only. I have 3.03GB left while only 288MB for apps? Why is there a difference? And how can I increase or change this limit so I could use more space for my applications?

Edit: when I ran DiskUsage I noticed there was such a thing as App Storage. Why is mine limited to 2 GB? I have 4GB internal and 4 GB SD card btw.


texts: Storage space running out and I have tried EVERYTHING

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I have a cheapo Wayteq xTab-700qci tablet. It just gave me the dreaded

  Storage space running out. Some system functions may not work.

message. I tried every solution that I could find but none of them works. These are the parameters:

Internal storage: 1 GB

Available: 68 MB
Apps: 863 MB

Google Play Services: 478 MB
Google App: 46 MB after deleting data but it automatically grows back to 69 MB
Adobe Acrobat, Google Drive, Firefox, FolderSync and iRealPro are the only other apps I have installed besides system apps. All of them take up under 40MB on internal storage because I've moved each to the internal 5.6 GB SD card where it was possible.

I've cleared data and cache for all apps.

The 'System functions may not work' part is true. App updates usually fail because of insufficient space and I'm now getting used to getting 'Google Play Services has stopped' and 'android.process.acore has stopped working' messages right after startup.

What should I do? Is rooting the only solution? Is Android such crap that only by hacking its bowels can I make it usable?


texts: Cannot access library e-resources on campus

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I own a Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet(Wi-fi only model) featuring Android 4.1.2. My problem is that I cannot access and use library e-resources on campus although I have my tablets MAC address registered at the computer center in our university and connect via the wireless network available in campus. I consulted the library staff but that did not resolve my issue as I already had VPN and proxy disabled (they told me to disable any proxy and/or VPN). From the same wireless network on campus I can access the e-resources on my laptop and its MAC address is registered in the same database. May this problem caused by lingering VPN and/or proxy settings since I had Tunnelbear installed for some time. I am looking forward to hearing your response and suggestions on this matter.

Edit: I think that it may also have something to do with DNS settings. Can these settings be changed for a particular network without modifying other settings such as IP, Gateway etc.?

Edit 2: The problem is exclusive to Google Chrome, I can browse using Firefox without major problems. Which setting in Chrome might have to do with this?

Thanks


texts: Screen does not ligh up on incoming call

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Xperia Z5 Dual with Android 7.1.1

Sometimes when the device is receiving a phone call (Messenger and Whatsapp work fine), the screen does not light up and I am unable to pick up the call.

Does anyone know what the problem might be?


texts: Microphone icon is missing from gboard, is present in other keyboards(Swype, samsung keyboard), doesn't have a toggle setting under gboard settings. I have tried uninstalling gboard, didn't fix. What do I need to do to enable this or troubleshoot the issue?


texts: Not recognising any of the items on sd card

texts: Good Day, my Sony Xperia "Go" froze earlier and so I held in the power button together with the volume up button which then rebooted the phone however once I got the phone on it is recognising the sd card but it doesn't pick up any of my photo's on the sd card, please help me


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How to take a screenshot with an Android phone?

How to print screen my application in android phone?


texts: Cyanogenmod not saving video + root missing

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After rooting and flashing my LG G3 D855 with Cyanogenmod 12.1 I was quite satisfied, however I noticed that when I shoot a video from the rear camera the video would not save. The capturing would proceed normally but when you click on stop recording and look for the video in the gallery, it wouldn't be there.

What do I do with this?


texts: My grandmother has a Motorola Droid Maxx 2 running Android 6.0.1 and she would like to disable chat heads entirely, for text messages and Messenger. A preliminary search through her notification settings, Google, and this site yielded no results. How can she do this?


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I'm trying to root my Android head unit which has a custom rom(Android 10.0) installed on it. Instructions are here:
cd c:/
adb connect (enter here your ip address number, for example 10.0.0.2)
adb root
adb connect (enter here your ip address number, for example 10.0.0.2)
adb remount
adb shell setenforce 0
adb push su /system/xbin/su
adb push su /system/bin/su
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/bin/su
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
adb shell /system/bin/su --install
adb shell /system/bin/su --daemon
adb push rooting.rc /system/etc/init/rooting.rc

I can connect my head unit through wireless adb and execute "adb root" command without any problem. But when I enter "adb remount" command adb does not return. It writes nothing. It looks like it stuck.
What can I try?


texts: How do I get push notifications of a specific user on Twitter?

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I heard someone mentioning you can be notified when a specific Tweeter start tweeting...but I haven't been able to find a tool that does this.  What is the way to do this without following them?

OS: 4.1
S3


texts: Is there a way to export all the data from the google calender app? For whatever reason, my google account has been suspended, and while I desperately try and sort this out I'm seeing what my phone can do for me. Because of this, I'm unable to to access the calendar online, but the apps cache still has quite a lot of events and data - if I could back this up some how that would be awesome!


texts: Nexus 5x came with preinstalled android 7.0.0

texts: I've recently bought Nexus 5x from amazon and it came with android 7.0.0, but official specification says that it comes with android 6. So question: does it mean something wrong with my device (used, refurbished etc)?


texts: Boot loop after updating HTC One M8 to Android 6.0 Marshmallow

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Couple of days back, I got the notification to download and install official Android 6.0 (build 6.12.401) in my HTC One M8 (not rooted, was running Android 5.0.2). As I downloaded and installed it, from that point it's gone to boot-loop state and showing only HTC logo.

Now I have tried to do Factory reset that ends in the same loop, recovery mode which does nothing and stays on that screen with exclamation sign, installed ADB on a friend's advice, but the mobile's debugging is not on.

Any advice or explanation of the issue and the fix?


texts: One of my account can't login to google play

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Now if I login to that account I got this screenshot

Obviously I press try again. It doesn't work.

A few hours ago I used that account to get some US apps.  However, I think I can logged in just fine afterward. Then suddenly I couldn't sign in to google play on that account.

I have no idea why.

It happens very recently. It's at roughly the same time google is asking me to create new ID.

Only happens on my xiaomi phone. I can play clash of clans with that account just fine at bluestack.

The other 2 accounts work fine on my xiaomi phone.

I tried deleting google play games app data. Removing and readding the account. Nothing works. The account works well on other phone or devices.

Other google apps works fine. drive, maps, youtube. All fine. Just google play game that somehow can't login to that account and only to that one specific game.


texts: HF Connector - Replace parts in a Nexus S

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I have a Nexus S device (model i9023).

My current earpiece is torn - the wires are cut, and the body could not be screwed out because the specific body's screw is stuck. However, I can gently replace it without breaking the body.

I see a "HF" connector connected to the left of what I see in the picture of the earpiece unit.

To be more specific, I took some pictures of it, since I can't get the data from
fixit.

Here's a picture of what dealers are selling in eBay. This picture is pretty descriptive.

All dealers provide a unit containing the earpieace speaker as seen upwards,
a proximity sensor as seen below and the connector to the motherboard, to the right.

This is what I saw in fixit:

as you can see upwards, there's another group of wires (orange) to the right of the proximity sensor, which doesn't exist in the seller's unit.

The pictures I took of my device shows exactly what I mean:

This "HF" wires down there doesn't exist in the units for sale

  Don't mind the fact that in my pictures there's no speaker, its
  because its been torn. that's the reason why I was wandering around thinking of buying a new EM-Tech EME1511AFRC replacement unit in the first place...

So does anyone know what's that HF and what am I losing if I buy a new unit without it?


texts: Moto G 1st gen getting "unfortunately google play services has stopped" message even in safe mode

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I hope you can help.
I have a Moto G 1st gen phone and for the last two days I have had the dreaded "Unfortunately google play services has stopped" message.
I cannot "force stop" the app as suggested elsewhere, since the only buttons still working are "disable" and "manage space".
The "force stop" and "uninstall updates" buttons are greyed out.
The "clear cache" button is not greyed out but doesn't do anything when pressed.
I have tried changing to "safe mode" and even then I still get the same "unfortunately...." message.  Apparently that means it isn't a problem with any of my many installed apps (?)
I cannot update the app manually as it doesn't exist on "play store".
I did have an incident yesterday where Norton closed down internet access for a time, having discovered "malware" in an app which I then had to delete to reinstate the internet connection and continue using the phone.  I can't remember if the play services message was appearing before that incident or not.
Please advise in straightforward terms what I can do next - is a factory reset my only option or could you suggest something else?  If you can suggest something else, please advise in simple terms what I need to do and where to find what I need, if you can.
The version of Google play services I have on my phone is
Version 9.4.52 and obviously it isn't running the latest operating system as there was never an upgrade available for my phone.
Thank you !


texts: Invoke /system/bin/sdcard manually via terminal

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I am trying to mount an EXT4 formatted SD card under Cyanogenmod 13.1 (Android 6.0.1).

So far, I have setup scripts to mount the card at /mnt/ext_sdcard during boot. My current understanding is that the "sdcard" service must then be invoked to create a FUSE mount pointing to the real mount point which will eventually lead the media scanner to the newly mounted disk.

Following some older older documentation and forum threads lead me to this command in terminal:

service sdcard /system/bin/sdcard /mnt/ext_sdcard /mnt/test 1023 1023
    class late_start

When I run the command (as root of course), it fails with an exit status of 1 and no output/error messages.

My question: Am I doing something wrong, or is this command deprecated in 6.0.1 (the documents/forum thread seemed to relate to KitKat)? What is the correct syntax/arguments for using this command?


texts: How is it possible that I run android apps with the right user rights

texts: I learned for every app I installed on my Android, a new user is created. And the data for this app is stored in /data/data/app folder with the only access permission to the user that is created for the app. Then how can I access the data when I run the app as me (another user) . I want to be able to replicate the same behavior when I install apps on my Linux machine.


texts: Importing the Telegram contacts into the phone book - Android

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I have a fairly serious problem. I lost all the numbers in the phone book, breaking the SIM card, but luckily I saw that most of them are stored on telegram. I tried with telegram desktop to export all contacts and the operation was successful. Now, how can I put them in the phone book? I hope there is a solution, even starting a new procedure from scratch.

Solution here does not work Sync Telegram Contact with Phone Contact


texts: Google Reader App that fetches the full article content

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I've been searching and hoping to find an app for Android that syncs up with Google Reader and has one key feature.  The feature I'm looking for is the ability to fetch the entire news article that you're reading.  Certain websites (CBC News in Canada for example) allow you to "read more", however this opens a new browser instance to view the rest of the article. I'm looking for the ability to have that content scraped inside the application for reading.

Reeder for iPad has this functionality. Does anyone know of an app for Android that does the same?


texts: Is it possible for the application to execute some code installation time?

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Just installed the application X. I never opened it.
Is it possible for X to make some actions (execute some code) installation time, even though I never opened it.

In Windows when you install the app many things may be done. But Android is another beast.


texts: Is is enough to do this as to hide data?

texts: I had an optimus vu(sold) and i wanted to encrypt data but found no such option on it. I directly resetted it then started filling it up then resetted (did this process 3 times). Is it enough to make my data before the first reset be hidden or so difficult to reach?


texts: User can't download my app after Google Market Update

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I have a user that is trying to download my app from a Samsung Vibrant running 2.2. But when she gets to the app page in the android market, there is no download button there for her to download! What's weird is once she resets her phone back to factory setting, she was able to download the app, but once the phone is automatically upgraded by Android, my app no longer is available for download again!

Have others encountered similar problem? I have been searching the web for similar issues, but am surprised to not be able to find it. Seems like a pretty major problem!

Some more background - my app does require 2.2 (which she has), permission wise, my app only require the following:

NETWORK COMMUNICATION - FULL INTERNET ACCESS
PHONE CALLS - READ PHONE STATE AND IDENTITY
Hardware controls - control vibrator
Network communication - view network state

Any help is appreciated!


texts: Samsung m30s after 3.0 update: My storage shows no files

texts:
A have Samsung m30s and after new 3.0 update I saw some problem's in my phone:
I can't see any data in My storage it doesn't show any data. If you can see in the screen shot it is not showing any files:


texts: What is QuadRooter? Are 900 million Android devices vulnerable?

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What actually is QuadRooter and how does it work on Android devices?

It is currently in the news that 900 millions Android devices are vulnerable:

  Serious security flaws that could give attackers complete access to a phone's data have been found in software used on tens of millions of Android devices.

  The bugs were uncovered by Checkpoint researchers looking at software running on chipsets made by US firm Qualcomm.

  Qualcomm processors are found in about 900 million Android phones, the company said.

The article also said that it is something at the chipset level.

Is this true?

And how does this work internally?


texts: Completely and entirely and absolutely disable multi-window on Android

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I have Galaxy Note 4, and this feature (multi-window) is really driving me crazy. I keep disabling it, and it keeps enabling itself after some time. I have Android Lollipop 5.1.1 and before 5.1.0, and both had the same problem.

How can I turn this feature off and never see it ever again?


texts: Looking for a Text Editor that doesn't truncate a file prematurely

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I'm trying to find a decent text editor.  I've tried the following apps (in order of preference): TxtPad Lite, Scribtor Notes, AmbleLink Notepad

All of them truncate the text file at 9025 bytes.  The file is fully there, I've verified it with cat from within Terminal Emulator.  Is it a limitation of whatever common text display widget they use or something?  It's really annoying...

EDIT: After trying AK Notepad I got to thinking that maybe it was something with the text files themselves (this is happening on multiple files).  Each paragraph of text was a single line and each file had Unix-style line endings (line feeds).  I first changed it so that each paragraph was formatted with LFs in all the right places; each text editor displayed exactly 1 more character than previous, in terms of the text (it was many more characters in terms of bytes, though, given all of the added LFs.  Next I tried converting from LF to CR/LF (DOS-style endings).  Now I got a dozen more characters of text (which was, again, many more bytes) but they all end at exactly the same spot.  I'm really at a loss to explain it.

EDIT: I found and tried Amoeba and it has no problem with the file; it displays the original file (and the other versions) with no problems.  But the interface is not that great (in particular, scrolling is exceptionally tedious).  Any ideas out there?


texts: WhatsApp on Android 11: getting rid of all notifications except for receiving messages?

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I have recently installed WhatsApp on a new phone with Android 11. For some reason, WhatsApp keeps bothering me with tons and tons of notifications. 'Backing up' or 'Checking new messages' or 'WhatsApp Web is active' and whatever.
I've never seen this behaviour before on my previous installment (which was on Android 8 or 9) but it's quite annoying.
I can of course disable WhatsApp notifications entirely. However I do want to receive notifications in case of actual messages. I just want to disable to other ones.
I've been looking in WhatsApp Settings > Notifications but I can't seem to find any way to do so.
Is this possible, and how?


texts: Root Android virtual device with Android 7.1.1

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I'm using the official Android SDK with the Android Emulator to create a virtual Android 7.1.1 (x86). I need to test a number of things, amongst others, some applications require root access to the device.

Now I know that I can adb root and I have a root shell, but that doesn't allow the apps I install to have root access.

I've researched this topic now for a while and have seen various approaches. Most answer haven been posted rather long ago.

I think it's quite odd that there's no option to toggle root - this is after all an SDK.

How do I root an Android virtual device, running Android 7.1.1, effectively allowing installed apps root access?

edit: I'd rather not resort to paid emulators like Genymotion if possible.

edit2: This is solely for personal use.

edit3: Genymotion appears to be a viable solution, as an alternative emulator. How come Android SDK/Emulator does not offers such a feature?

edit4: The answer by xavier_fakerat seems to work perfectly fine, however since Android Studio version 3.1 this doesn't seem to be a permanent rooting. Once the AVD is rebooted, root access is gone.


texts: How do I transfer iPhone contacts to an Android phone?

texts: I know someone who just got an Atrix 4G and previously had an iPhone 3GS. I was asked how he could move his contacts from the iPhone/iTunes onto the Android device. I have never owned an iPhone and have had limited interaction with them. Does anyone know the simplest method of getting iPhone contacts onto an Android device?


texts: Unlocking from kids mode back to factory settings

texts: My grandkids installed and lock kids mode on my galaxy tab4. I however don't know the password.  How can I unlock this back to factory setting??


texts:
I can only get new emails by manually doing a refresh.

I want instant access to emails, like in Blackberries.

I have both the Gmail and the Red Envelope emails with the same emails.

P.S. Is this a sync issue?


texts:
I have an HTC One V with Android 4.0 and HTC Sense 4. Unfortunately, the phone is quite slow. I suspect for the htc sense and other unnecessary application.
Can I install android 4.0 without htc sense?

Does anybody have a link to the ROM that I need to use? My phone is a HTC One V on the T-Mobile network (HU) and I got it in January.

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks!


texts: Can I record a Skype call (audio and voice) using a Samsung Galaxy S3?

texts:
I've tried using various call recording apps, and standard voice recording, but none do the job.

I need to record both sides of a Skype call made on my Android phone. Unfortunately time is short and I need to do this in a couple of hours, any advice appreciated.


texts: Will flashing a custom ROM on my Galaxy Nexus device wipe my data?

texts: I'm wondering if I flash a custom ROM onto my Samsung Galaxy Nexus device, will it erase all my data (musics, pictures, etc.) due to its memory singularity?


texts: Where does Android keep app permissions?

texts:
I have a rooted Android, and I want to disable (not read/write/execute) permissions to an app (for example, I don't want it accessing the camera or the phone).

Where does Android keep those permissions? Is it in a database somewhere?


texts: It's often difficult to locate the app I am looking for on my Android phone. Is there a way/app which behaves like Windows + R on a PC, with autocomplete, so that I can quickly launch the app I want to use, rather than endless swiping?


texts:
How do you enable USB Debugging on a bootloop-ed device?

Or, at least, how do you determine if a bootloop-ed device has the USB Debugging option turned on?


texts: My Pixel 2 doesn't give me a notification when I attach it to a PC

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I've had a new Pixel 2 XL for a few days now. Today when I plug it in to a PC the PC detects that it is present but doesn't show the list of files present on the device.

When I did this a few days ago, I had a similar experience, but a notification popped up on the phone asking me what mode I wanted to use. It was set to "recharge" by default, but when I changed it to "file sharing" (exact wording might not be right) the files appeared in the browser on my PC.

Today there is no notification. I have tried unplugging the device and plugging it back in several times. Did I do something to disable the notification? How can I re-enable the notification or better yet set it so that it always turns on file share mode when I plug it in?


texts: Is there a way to see which apps are using GCM?

texts: I'm interested to know how many of the apps I have installed are using GCM.  Is there a way to find out?


texts: how to fix framaroot :exploit work but installation of super su and su binary fail

texts:
4.2.2 cherry mobile cherry jelly and I'm trying to find some rooting access applications to root my
Phone, and then i found the framaroot, after that it works perfect I have super su installed in my device after that I try to factory reset my device, and then I installed the framaroot again when I press some selection like boromir and it says  :exploit work but installation of super su and su binary fail: plss help me guys I want to root my phone again :-( .


texts: How to read conversation while writing long message

texts:
When I'm replying to an sms, writing area can take whole screen space.

As I've written text which is long enough, previous messages from that person at the top dissapear.

How can I view them?

Up-to-date Android 2.3.6 on Samsung Galaxy Mini 2


texts: How to install vanilla Android OS on Kindle Fire?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I install vanilla Android on the Kindle Fire?

I have a Kindle Fire device and I want to install the vanilla Android OS on it.

Please help me how to flush out the original ROM and how to install new vanilla Android on it.


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On an older version contacts without images are a solid color. Now its a solid color with a blank face drawn on top of it. It's irritating. How can I disable it? I also would like to disable the face/color box next in the text message conversation.

I'm using version 4.3


texts: Google keyboard, no option to keep my word?

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I took a leap from my Samsung Galaxy S4 to a Motorola Droid Turbo II with Android 6 installed. I love everything about this new phone and OS, EXCEPT...

On my S4, whenever I typed a word in that autocorrect wanted to change, it would show whatever I typed (my word) at the top left of the autocorrect bar, then it would show one or two options to the right.

Well, this new phone doesn't do that and it is frustrating!

I do NOT want to turn autocorrect off.

I do NOT want to turn "automatically insert autocorrect word when pressing space" off.

I simply want to see my word on the left, so that I can click it and tell autocorrect that this is the word I want to keep.

Why did this change?! How can I get this back!? I guess I use a lot of funny words or something but this is driving me up a wall.

Please help!


texts: Devices disconnect from CWM when trying to sideload

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c:\Users\jim2\Downloads>adb devices
List of devices attached
F5AZFG27S553    device

c:\Users\jim2\Downloads>adb sideload UL-Z00A-WW-2.20.40.165-user.zip
loading: 'UL-Z00A-WW-2.20.40.165-user.zip'
error: device '(null)' not found

c:\Users\jim2\Downloads>adb devices
List of devices attached

I will try again and see if devices are there when I select sideload from cwm

I did it again.

Now the message is error: closed

**c:\Users\jim2\Downloads>adb devices
List of devices attached
F5AZFG27S553    device

c:\Users\jim2\Downloads>adb sideload UL-Z00A-WW-2.20.40.165-user.zip
loading: 'UL-Z00A-WW-2.20.40.165-user.zip'
error: closed

c:\Users\jim2\Downloads>adb devices
List of devices attached
F5AZFG27S553    device

c:\Users\jim2\Downloads>adb devices
List of devices attached
F5AZFG27S553    device

c:\Users\jim2\Downloads>adb sideload UL-Z00A-WW-2.20.40.165-user.zip
loading: 'UL-Z00A-WW-2.20.40.165-user.zip'
error: closed

c:\Users\jim2\Downloads>adb devices
List of devices attached
F5AZFG27S553    device

c:\Users\jim2\Downloads>adb sideload UL-Z00A-WW-2.20.40.165-user.zip
loading: 'UL-Z00A-WW-2.20.40.165-user.zip'
error: closed

c:\Users\jim2\Downloads>adb devices
List of devices attached
F5AZFG27S553    device


texts: HTC HD2 Can't start certain App from SD with CyanogenMod Gingerbread 2.3.3

texts: I've installed BOYPPC-SHIFTPDA DESIRE HD V7 & GINGER 2.3.3_V9 (NAND [DAF]Clean) on HTC HD2, everything is fine except I can't run some app (almost all app large than 1Mb) from SD (eg. Angry Birds from Market). I can run the app if it is installed on the phone memory, and I can install or move the app to SD, but when I click the icon, it shows "application…stopped unexpectedly". My friend running another mod with Ginger 2.3.2 don't have this problem. Is there anything I can do to make it work? Or this is the thing beyond my control?


texts: How to avoid changing the backdrop of my neighbor's chromecast?

texts: I'd like to set my Chromecast's backdrop up with some custom pictures, but any attempt to do this also changes the pictures on my neighbor's Chromecast. We don't have a problem here - we had a good laugh about it - but is there any way to change the backdrop of my Chromecast and not theirs? The two seem to be linked in the Android app.


texts: Is super su and twrp rom specific or phone specific or not specific at all?

texts: Whenever I follow a root guide, I see a link to super su and twrp files. Is this super su and twrp file the same file for all phones or is there a different super su for each phone? Also, if it exists for each phone, is it rom specific? Do I need a seperate super su file for cm 13 and stock rom on the same phone?


texts: How to prevent Google Hangouts from showing nagging "Upgrade Required" screen?

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I am using Google Hangouts old version v10 for SMS because its seems no other SMS app does support merging SMS threads by contact (I have tested all top SMS apps).

I have disabled playmaket auto-updates. I wonder is there a way to get rid of nagging "Upgrade Required" screen? Hangouts show it on the every launch. I have tried block this app from internet access - no luck.

It does require internet for initial login. After that even with LightingWall(xposed module) or Flight profile 'Upgrade now' persist forever.
May be some settings can be altered directly? Or apk may be hacked somehow?

I still can launch app indirect although; it is registered as SMS app so I can launch Hangouts SMS threads from say drupe.

UPDATE: Upgrading Hangouts to latest version and using XHangounts does not return proper merging of SMS.


texts: Google Earth showing only a black screen on Samsung GT-S7582L, how to solve?

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When I install Google Earth from Google Play, initially it works, you can see the 3D Earth centered in the screen. Then the first time tips appears, teaching you how to use the fingers to zoom, change angle, etc.

When you close the last tip, no more 3D Earth, only a black screen. The interface seems to work, you can see the pictures of places at the bottom of the screen, and you can go to in app settings.

Maybe my device isn't enough for Earth.