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Like the asker of this SO question, I'm receiving crash reports that mention something called ProwlerAgent.  Whatever ProwlerAgent is, it appears to have insinuated itself into my app's classpath:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.myapp.BootReceiver in loader dalvik.system.PathClassLoader@/system/framework/com.google.android.maps.jar:/system/app/ProwlerAgent234.apk:/data/app/com.myapp-1.apk

I'm not asking how to fix the crash.  I'm sure it's a problem with my app's manifest.  I'm just curious if anyone knows what ProwlerAgent is, because it seems suspicious.


texts: Game requiring gamepad instead of tilt controls

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When i start a game it starts with gamepad controls as default, i can't play the game .
How to change settings in Mobile to change input from controller to default tilt.


texts: How do I install Linux on a bricked Samsung Galaxy 10.1 SM-P600 Tablet?

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Steps I took:

Downloaded Samsung drivers and installed
Downloaded Odin v1.85
Booted up tablet and pressed "Volume Down" button, ran Odin and began download
Turned off tablet when I shouldn't have...

When I boot it up, I get a message which reads, "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue.  Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."

Connected the tablet to laptop, started Kies but it does not connect

Ran it again in Odin mode and KNOX warranty is voided. Also doesn't connect.

Is there a reliable way to reinstall stock firmware?


texts: Revert navbar back to the right side of the screen under 270° rotation

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Since Android 8.0 (Oreo), when the device is rotated to 270° rotation, the navbar will go to the left side of the screen instead of staying to the right (as in 90° rotation):

As humanized as this sounds, it conflicts with some of my launcher/wallpaper mods, and also forces me to use the left hand under 270° rotation, so I don't see the change as beneficial and would like it reverted.

The answer could be decompiling and modifying SystemUI, or even modifying the Android source code and building (I have the know-how for that) - one just have to tell me where and how.

Any ideas?


texts: Huawei G700-U10 GPS keeps enabling itself after a while

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Is there a method to track which apps are turning on my GPS to access my location?
I just realized today that my GPS was turned on last night.
I turned it off as soon as I noticed, but then it turns back on immediately with the icon flashing in the notification area. The slide bar is also switched to "enabled" in my settings.

It happens like a ghost moving behind the scenes so it is pretty scary.

Is this a spy phone, app(s) problem or Huawei issue?

It was not like this during the immediate purchase which leads me to believe it just happen recently.


texts: Bootloader unlock failure "Command not allowed" of a Huawei Honor 6x

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I have followed all instructions to unlock my Huawei bootloader, until the last instruction in the command prompt.

Some maybe useful information:

My computer runs windows 10
My phone is a Huawei Honor 6x (title)
I am using a charging cable to connect my phone to my computer

What I did so far:

Registered a Huawei account, and got my access code
Turned on USB debugging
Connected my phone and computer with a charging cable
Ran adb and fastboot
Opened Windows Powershell (I couldn't find command in the adb folder) and typed the following commands:

adb reboot bootlader
fastboot oem unlock 2**************1

It produces an error message that says:

Also, my phone should say "unlocked", but it still says "locked".

Any ideas on why the command is not allowed?


texts: I have installed 2 user certificates to be used for wifi but when connecting the certificate is not showing up in the drop down . The CA certificate is showing though .


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Yesterday I was looking at a sight and a message on my screen popped up on the incognito page;
An embedded page at s3.amazonaws.com says: MESSAGE! Congratulations Comcast Cable user, you have been chosen for a chance to get a enw iPhone 6s, MacBook Pro or iPad. Click OK to continue.

I can't get out of this pop up!!!

Then, this popped up:
www.launcer-apps.xyz says:
Droid Turbo System Warning (2) Viruses Detected!

I ran the Verizon security check and it did not show any viruses.
If anyone knows how to remove these from the Android Turbo, please let me know.  Thank you


texts: Does Samsung Galaxy support MMS? I have got Galaxy 1.8 version mobile. MMS is not sending in it.


texts: Is it possible to install/update apps from Google Store via PC?

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A few months ago I was forced to uninstall some apps in order to update other ones. Recently I've lost the ability to receive email notifications via Gmail (searching works, however). All because of trash apps Google Play and Google Play Services, which are constantly growing. I plan to completely uninstall them, at least regaining the functionality my phone had 2 years before.

However, if I would have to do the update of some app, or I would like to install new one, is it still possible to do it via PC connection? How to download application to my PC in order to install it to my phone?

Note: I've already lost the ability to update or install new apps because of too little storage on internal memory card.


texts: Is it possible to extract the kernel and device tree from a rom?

texts: Is it possible to extract the kernel and device tree from an android 6.0 rom?


texts: How long are call logs stored and is this configurable?

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As far as I can tell, my OnePlus 3 has complete call logs for the past 6 months (last log 4-19-2018, today is 10-20-2018 which seems too much of a coincidence)

Logs are really useful but some calls I make only once a year so being able to keep (more) complete logs would be really useful.

Is this something that's configurable on Android? And, is there a way to sync this with my Google account so it's backed up even?


texts: What does "Restricted" (aka. "Do not") system icon on Lollipop mean?

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I'm using Nexus tablet on stock Lollipop. For the life of me, I can't find what the "restricted" sign in the top right corner means. I've checked the user manual as well but still not worked out what it means.

What is the meaning of that icon?


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I have encrypted my HTC One M7 and then entered a wrong password until destruction of data. How can I recover my HTC.

In other words, how do I reinstall Android 6.0 on it?

I tried "power button + volume lower" and then factory reset. It leads to TWRP.

PS: I am using Linux, and have no Windows machine available


texts: SD CARD- I just bought for my galaxy phone

texts: I just bought a SD card for my Samsung Galaxy S5 and its still showing storage space running out. The Sprint store said it takes a few days for it to go away?


texts: How to back up app data from system applications? (e.g. YouTube search history)

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In 2018, YouTube triggered their kill switch / time bomb for older versions of their Android application.

Their more recent versions of their app limits the search history to 50 items, which means that after updating, the entire unlimited search history of 1000+ items will be erased except for the last 50 searches. Trivia: Capital letters get set to small letters.

The device is a few years old already and the bootloader was not unlocked right after purchase. Remember: Always unlock bootloader after purchasing the device. Otherways: regret. That bootloader has been a headache to me repeatedly.

It is possible to back up some apps using ADB, but YouTube is a system app.

How can I back up the app data of Android system apps despite locked bootloader?

If there is a way to bypass the w*** (**pe) during bootloader unlock without losing data, that would be good.

My goal is to rescue the search history that got trapped in the older version of the YouTube app due to Google's time bomb that made the app inaccessible.

It is not that important, but if there is any possible way I could rescue that search history, that would be appreciated. Otherways, I would just move on, but I would like to give it a try.


texts: Will I be removed from groups on WhatsApp if I upgrade to a new phone?

texts: I was removed from all groups before, when I changed my number. Will the same happen if I change my phone? This time, I have the same number but a different phone.


texts: Want to reskin some apps and want to know from where I learn this method with working on some projects.


texts: where is the "Keep wi-fi on during sleep" settings in Samsung s9?

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My Samsung S9 phone wi-fi connection goes off when it goes to sleep mode (after a while whenever the screen turns off ).  I've found there where a setting option called "Keep wifi on during sleep" in the wi-fi settings advanced menu before the Android version 9, but I can't find such an option in my phone setting. It is very annoying nowadays during remote work from home.
any help would be appreciated.


texts: Sony xperia Z running Lollipop wont sync my contacts from google

texts: My sony xperia Z wont sync all my contacts from google. I've tried re-setting the filter. Syncing contacts worked perfectly before upgrade. Now I've lost lots of contacts on my phone and it wont correct when I sync to online google where I can see the contacts exist. What should I try?


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How long does it take for the Google Calendar app to refresh calendar events?
(It definitely doesn't seem to use push notifications, but I can't figure out the refresh interval.)


texts: Can the Samsung Galaxy Tab run Facebook games and applications?

texts: Can I open any Facebook games/applications on the Samsung galaxy tab? Games/applications like farm villi, Poker etc will work properly in the tab.


texts: Where does Facebook save videos saved from Messenger?

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Someone sent a video to me via Messenger. I click Save to Facebook. Where did it go? I cannot find where it saved it.
Where does Facebook store videos it saves from messenger?


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My problem is that I want to delete space for the widget which is shown in below screenshot. Any hints how can I remove it? I have got CyanogenNod 12.01 (Android 5.1.1).

the thing I want to delete (click image for larger variant)


texts: Whatsapp Bug - Voice is not send outside of local network

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I encountered a somehow strange problem, which leaves me in the dark. I have a Samsung S10 connected to my local WLAN. When i call my relatives - whether voice or video call - my voice and video is not send to the other person. However, when i call my other phone - also connected to the local WLAN - everything just works fine. I disconnected the phone, deleted the WLAN connection, reinstalled WhatsApp and restarted the phone, but nothing seems to work. Calling my relatives from another phone also works just as expected.
Does anybody know a solution or a something i could try?


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As in the title,

is there any chance someone with Android phone (5+) could access private app's data via USB storage?
In other words, **do apps encrypt data by default? **(e. g. Google Apps but also other ones)


texts: After searching and debuging like an idiot, I found out that my phone has the USB host installed but disabled. Is this the default on Android? If so, is there a security reason behind it – or what is the point here?


texts: Can't connect to Gmail on stock email app using WiFi (works on mobile data)

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This is on an Xperia X Compact with Android 7.0. I get the error message "Can't establish server connection"1 when I want to sync my email while connected to my home WiFi.

Other IMAP accounts sync without a problem
Using the stock email app for Gmail worked fine on Marshmallow
Using Gmail in the stock email app works when I'm on mobile data (!)
Using other email apps (e.g. Gmail, K-9, BlueMail) to connect to Gmail while on WiFi works as well
I have been able to add the Gmail account and initially synchronize my emails on the same WiFi network without any problems
There is no error message under Accounts -> Google -> Synchronize Gmail

Things I have tried:

Deactivate and reactivate mail app
Clear data of the mail app
Remove and re-add Google account
Complete factory reset via Xperia Companion
Disable two-factor auth
Add Gmail manually as an IMAP account in the mail app
Allowed less secure apps in Gmail settings
Check Gmail's IMAP settings on Desktop (it's enabled)

I haven't had the opportunity to test it on a different network than my home WiFi yet, but to me this looks more like a software problem since all other email clients, as well as the initial setup worked fine? There are of course a number of obvious workarounds (use Gmail / other email client), but I would prefer the stock email app to work as it fits my needs best.

1 All error messages and descriptions of settings have been translated from German. Please edit if you know the exact English translations so other people with the same problem can find this question more easily.


texts: Returning S3 to stock - What bad can happen?

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Its been a while ( 3 and a half years, in fact) Since I last returned a device to stock. Shamefully, I don't remember the process (I do remember that PC kies is the enemy, however.) I am currently Following a guide from our XDA lads here. Now, the method is clear, but where and how can I make this go really, really wrong? (So I don't go wrong)

Apologies for such a..... noobish question, especially from someone who considers themself a 'expert' at Samsung modding, but it has been so long. I barely rembered my sammobile login. Also, I guess this is Samsung UN-modding, soooooooo....... I win?


texts: Can android mobile device support the access to WiFi (No internet) and Mobile data which provides internet at the same time?

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Question: I would like to connect android mobile device to WiFi Router (No internet) and to use mobile data simultaneously. The use case is, one android application works on LAN created by WiFi router and other applications (e.g. gmail, youtube etc) work using mobile data. I would like to use all these applications together on a mobile device.
I tried this but I am able to connect to either WiFi or mobile data but not both at the same time. I have used different phones for e.g. Samsung, Redmi running on Android 9, 10, 11. I have got the same results.
Maybe, this question has already been asked many times in the past. I have found answers like the mobile device shall support "Multi path TCP" technology, the mobile device needs to be rooted, the mobile device needs to be in developer option etc.
I don't want to root my phone and I don't want to use developer options.
How to check which phones support this kind of operation? If it is not supported, what can be the limitation - it is a hardware or Android OS which does not support it? How to check all this?


texts: view .htm file on sdcard and search words in it

texts: When I click a .htm file in file manager, it opens the html viewer which has no search feature. How to open the file with the bundled browser? I could type the path (file:///mnt/sdcard/...), but it's too long.


texts: Now to go to albums I need to open camera, then click the last saved image, then click the photos icon, then click the albums icon. Can I just have the icon on my home scrern to go to albums instead? Also how about going to a specific album or even a specific photo (like a subway map or my family picture)?


texts: After Upgrading to lollipop, pattern lock issue, after unlock again screen locks , very annoyinig

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I have upgraded my Moto G2 phone set to Lollipop version, After I did this facing issue with screen pattern lock/unlocking.

After I unlock screen, it goes lock again and this continues until I frustrated and I leave my phone untouched for sometime. Then I try after some time should be ok.

Very annoying and making life complex when desperately need to use.

Please some one share if you have face similar issue and resolved. Thanks.

Cheers
Sankar


texts: Galaxy S2 Lite restarts when using 3G network

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I am using Samsung Galaxy S2 Lite running on Android 4.1.2. Using WiFi is fine, but if I use 3G, in some minutes the phone just restarts from nothing. It happens always near my house. In other places it can happens.

I think it is problem with my operator. I use the same chip in another phone (same model) and the same happens.

Is there any log (in /var/log or /var/messages) with some possible causes of this problem? Or maybe is it possible debug using the USB and some tool to identify why it is happens? Or maybe using DDMS?

Alternatively, how to fix it?

It is very strange, but I don't believe it is a problem of the device, but I can't prove that.


texts: need to track # of times a video is opened/viewed on a Samsung Galaxy tablet. How?

texts: I work for a company in Africa that works with smallholder farmers. One way that we try to improve our farmers' experiences is through showing them video of agricultural techniques and other subjects. The videos are all put on Samsung Galaxy Tab3 or 4 tablets and shown to the clients in the field. I need to know how many times the video is open and being shown to clients. The current video application we use does not track number of times viewed or open. Does anyone have a suggestions for an app or another way that I can track this? Thanks.


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I have noticed the new version of Android has notification dots.

The new multicolor dots I find frustrating.   I would prefer if I could set one color for all notification dots(like red for example).


texts: Why must my device be compatible with a certain ROM before I flash it to my device?

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This it the explanation telling me not to install a custom ROM without checking the device's compatibility. "Now, be careful as each custom ROM comes with a version that is suitable only with one device; you can’t install the same variant of firmware on all the Android devices as the same is not compatible."

But, I'm using a HP Slate 7, there isn't an official thread for this device on XDA Developers, and the furthest I can go is to root my tablet. Other than that, there are no custom ROMs specifically for this device.

My question is, why can't I install a custom ROM if I follow all the correct processes for flashing a custom ROM, even if my device is unsupported? Is it purely because of the bootloader? Or the kernel? I'm fairly new to Android, but I've been reading up on new terms, so can I have some guidance?


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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I make a 3G-324M video call?

Before people start telling me to use Skype or GTalk, let me make it clear: 3G Video Call is a native value-added-service for video calls based on minutes rather than data plan. It is provided by operators in many countries (except US). Even many Samsung phones do have the 3G Video call option in their "custom" ROM in my country. But I am on a Nexus S and there is currently no built-in way I can use my video "minutes".  Is there any way to do this?


texts: Setting appropriate permissions on SU binary

texts: I recently found a way to maintain root access on my android device using a dropbear SSH server that I modified to run at boot as root using init.d, a lil scripting magic & some config scripts I made. If you want you can check it out here. Anyways for an experiment I removed the su binary and Superuser.apk from the system. I've managed to get them copied back to the system but I don't know the appropriate permissions for the su binary. If I look in Super User app on another rooted phone and go to update it shows -rwsr -sr-x as the permissions on the binary. How can I set these same permission manually & what do they mean?


texts: Extract or view data usage for specific times

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In Android 4.0 there's data usage I can see how much for date to date was used. I want to see for specific date and only 1h from specific time.

How can I view this already used data usage? DON'T post new data usage counters witch will count only from installation. I need to view old data or extract.


texts: How to use adb to push a hosts file in a non rooted device

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I am trying to modify the hosts file in my android device without any rooting and after a quick search I came across this adb method to push hosts file to a non rooted device.

I followed all the instructions in the The non-root method section with developer mode enabled. But at the last command adb push F:\hosts /system/etc/ I am getting this error.

 adb: error: failed to copy 'F:\hosts' to '/system/etc/hosts': remote couldn't create file: Read-only file system

I tried adb reboot and  adb remount but its showing this info Not running as root. Try "adb root" first.. How can I push the hosts file with out any rooting?


texts: 'Engineer mode test tool' app - What do the codes do?

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I was curious and installed the Engineer mode test tool app. It listed 'codes' and for most of them it wasn't written what they do. I couldn't resist stupidity and entered a few of them.

After entering one of the codes (listed under Google Service Framework in the app) my phone rebooted and the Android icon was shown and it said "erasing". I had a mini heart attack because I thought I had reset my phone. A white screen showed up saying something like "Enter password to unlock device". It said I have 30 attempts so I tried entering every password that I could remember but nothing worked. The counter said that I used just one guess no matter how many passwords I entered.

In the end I had to factory reset my phone because I needed it, but my data was on the SD card; as it was adopted I lost all my data.

What have I done by entering that code?

What was that screen that I saw?


texts: How can I set a song as a ringtone using the newest version of the Music app?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How do I set a custom MP3 as a ringtone for other notifications?
  How to set MP3 ringtone in Android (Nexus S)

Pressing a track in the Music library no longer offers the option of using that track as a ringtone on the Nexus One after the latest update. How can I do this?


texts: Completely disable hardware and software buttons

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I want to completely disable the three on-screen buttons (Back, Home, Recents) and any other hardware button. I am aware that I cannot do this from the application since that would be a major security flaw. How would I do this to a device assuming that I have the device on hand? Gain root access and then how would this go?

Ps: What I am trying to do is to have the app run on my tablet on a kiosk and I do not want the users to pressing any buttons.


texts: unable to make android stick do 1920x1080

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I bought two 3188 quad core android sticks to play with. Each is hooked up to a big screen TV. Each TV also has a PC on a different HDMI port. I want to use the android sticks to replace the PCs. If windows is needed I plan to remote into the machine downstairs. The problem is getting an RDP client to work. There are many RDP clients. Each has something different wrong. I tried all of them. The best functioning for this use is the Microsoft RDP client. It comes closest to being on the actual computer and does as well as wibdows to windows RDP. But it will not do 1920x1080. It did have that but they removed it, and now it does not have custom resolution.

The problem is the android stick does not go beyond 1280x720. When experimenting I did get one RDP client to do extremely high resolution with little tiny print on the screen, beyond 1920x1080, but the software had other issues. That proves the android stick has the capability.

I installed software to change the resolution. If I reduce below 1280x720 the display shrinks to the upper left corner leaving black bars. If I go above 1280x720 the display expands off the right edge and bottom. 1280x720 represents a barrier for some reason. Changing the DPI causes text to be larger or smaller, not providing the desired effect. As I said, when playing with it, I was able to get higher resolution, but it was just that one program, and it does not apply to the launcher and other applications.

These android sticks are really cool. The audio and video functionality is amazing. When I watch TV shows there is excellent detail, again proving the capability of the device to do the resolution I want. There is little to no desktop focus for the device. It's a phone system expecting touch. I think this will improve over time and people will use them more as desktops or thin clients. It's tiny, powerful, low energy, low maintenance, low heat.

The android sticks are quad core 3188 with two gigs memory, 8 gigs storage, running android 4.4.2. If someone knows how to configure android to go past 1280x720 on the device please advise. Thanks


texts: Android x86 > error: SysRq: Emergency remount R/0

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I have a PC with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04, but would like to add more Android x86(lineageOS 14.1). The ISO file works perfectly in Live USB. After installing with USB (by selecting "Run LineageOS"), the android launches without problems. But after the restart (added lineageOS 14.1 via /etc/grub.d/40_custom), it does start with the following message:

Detecting Android-x86... found at /dev/sda7
[     3.697517] sysrq: SysRq: Emergency remount R/0

Then it reboots to the GRUB2 menu.

How do I fix this, and boot lineageOS 14.1?

My PC with an CPU Intel Celeron 2.6 GHz 1 core, 1GB ram, and I am trying to start lineageOS 14.1 on a 8GB partition (without SDcard).

My boot code is:

    recordfail=1
    if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,7)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 033e8fc7-4cfe-9454-bc59-df7329ca862d
linux /cm-x86-14.1-r2/kernel root=UUID=033e8fc7-4cfe-9454-bc59-df7329ca862d ro quiet splash
initrd /cm-x86-14.1-r2/initrd.img


texts: Honor 4x recovery menu and factory reset not work

texts: i need help with this strange problem, i want update my phone to android 6.0 but when i start local update phone reboot and freeze on Honor logo, when i try factory reset or reboot to stock recovery menu - its same, again only Honor logo. Bootloader work ok, its unlocked, phone rooted, but when i for example try flash twrp recovery - fastboot send me "Failed...command not allowed"...Cant access recovery menu by fastboot, any app in phone and by keys combination too..also vol up, vol down and power for update from sd card not work, trying to seek for solutions to more than 2 weeks, can anybody here help me please?Thx.


texts: Pasting an image on Word app failed, copying its link instead

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I am unable to copy an image from internet and paste it on Word documents. When I copy the image, the image's link is copied to clipboard and when I paste it on Word document the link is pasted.

Can anyone tell me why am I unable to copy image to clipboard and how can I do so?

I'm using Motorola Moto E on Android KitKat 4.4.4 if it matters.


texts: disabling data roaming on Nokia 6.1 (Android 10), service provider o2 (UK)

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I'm in Japan with my Nokia 6.1, running Android 10.  My service provider is o2 (in the UK).

I've done everything I can find to disable data while here:

Settings / Network & Internet / Mobile network / Mobile data: OFF
Settings / Network & Internet / Mobile network / Roaming: OFF
sent o2 a "NOTRAVEL" SMS on their 23336 number

I can no longer find my "Data roaming" option, but believe I have also turned it off.

Nevertheless, when my wi-fi fails, my phone has been switching to data over 4G, incurring hundreds of pounds of charges.  I have therefore selected "2G" for "Preferred network type". o2 are not helpful.

Is there a simpler way of killing data over the phone networks?  If it's "Data roaming", where should that option be?


texts: Saving links with Pocket on Android browsers?

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Should I have a bookmarklet of some sort that does that?  There doesn't appear to be a button to do that in Firefox mobile or for Google for Android which is strange since there's a Pocket App for Android, and that app doesn't appear to save bookmarks, so you're just kind of trapped with the links that you saved on your computer using pocket.

I also, don't see any browser extensions for it.


texts: Audio-only playback is supported in the form of 'play queue', but I don't see any way to queue videos (Newpipe version 0.20.8). I typically have around 100 videos on my "watch later" playlist, most of which short and I'd prefer picking a handful at once instead of one every 2-10 minutes.


texts: Can't open floating window - maybe MIUI speciality

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I have many phones, on every use 1sec note, last time Nokia 5.1 with android 9. Newly I get Xiaomi with MIUI 11.0.7 based probably on Android 9 too.
But after trying to open floating window, I'm only getting toast message: after pressing the home button, android delays showing the same window for 5 seconds... (if you touch outside the window to float it, this will not happen)
I have tried more floating notes apps but in every was result the same.
Is there workaround to make it working?
Thanks for advices


texts: Problem with Samsung Galaxy S2 Driver on Windows

texts:
I updated Kies today and my Samsung Galaxy S2 phone doesn't connect to my pc via Debug Mode any more.

Below is the screen shot

When I uninstall that and try to reconnect I get an error saying driver install failed.


texts: Preventing charging while USB debugging - One X

texts: I am often using my device to develop, so I'm a little bit worried that the constant charging might fry the battery. Is there anyway to use USB debugging while not charging the phone?


texts: Chrome Uses Background Data Despite Its Background Data Has Been DISALLOWED in Android Setups

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Android Chrome eats LOTS of background mobile data on my phone. This is despite the fact that in Android setups I DISALLOWED Chrome to use background data (i.e., Settings -> Connections -> Data usage -> Mobile data usage -> Chrome -> the toggle "Allow background data usage" is "off").

UPDATE: My mobile data usage comes from a single web site where I listen to audio books.  I keep only that single tab open in Chrome.  Normal data usage from that site is around 0.5 ... 1 MB foreground data per minute and zero background data.  However, on some random days (every 2-5 days) I find that Chrome used up LOTS of background data, at a rate around 10 ... 30 MB background data per minute.

Just happened another time today Sept 25, 2019, see the following two screenshots.  The time difference between them is 8 minutes.  In those 8 minutes, Chrome (with a single tab open), used 10 MB foreground data and 130 MB (!) of background data.  This, despite the fact that "Allow background data usage" toggle was "off".

See the attached image: a Sept. 18 2019 screenshot of data usage by Chrome. Note that between September 8th and 18th, Chrome used 1.8 GB background mobile data in addition to using 0.2 GB foreground mobile data. The toggle "Allow background data usage" has been "off" since before Sept. 8th.

My phone: Samsung S7 SM-G930T T-Mobile with latest T-Mobile stock Android 8.0 load.

Any help would be appreciated!


texts: Does Android hide some amount of RAM from the User?

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I bought a new tablet, but Android (2.3.1) shows that it has only 150MB free of 256MB, and it should have 512MB.

I checked the file /proc/meminfo, MemTotal information. It only shows 256MB.
Is there a possibility that the Android "hid" 256MB of RAM from the user?


texts: How to avoid "The file format is not supported." when sending problematic JPGs from WhatsApp upon selection from gallery?

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Device description:

Hardware: LenovoPad YOGA Table 2-1050L
Operating System: Android 5.0.1
Application: WhatsApp both 2.20.189 and 2.20.193.10 (newest from web, unavailable through google play)

Problematic, fine JPGs and exif:

problematic1.jpg
problematic2.jpg
fine1.jpg
fine2.jpg
directory with photos and '"exiftool(-k).exe" -a -u -g1 -w txt' output

Reproduction steps:

On WhatsApp chat screen - Add Attachment
On Attachment source selection - Gallery
In Gallery - select specific problematic JPG
Gallery redirects to "Add a caption" screen which redirects back to Gallery/Chat (depending on Gallery) after few seconds (<3 s).
Some galleries show "The file format is not supported." in a Toast UI Element after redirection.

Taken steps to mitigate:

reinstall android from 4.x.x to 5.0.1
reinstall WhatsApp, clear data & cache, restore backup
upgrade to newest WhatsApp version not yet made available through Google Play from offial site
sending from sharing options of different galleries fails after selecting recipient in WhatsApp on Step 4)

Observations:

sending as a Document (Step 2. - Document) works
sending from Samsung Galaxy S5, Android 6.0.1, WhatsApp 2.20.189 to mentioned device works
sending, resolution scaled down to >78% fails BUT to <=78% works WHILE taking a photo with much higher resolution and sending it works
sending, with minor change from built in gallery editor (which also scales down resolution), works
sending different JPG taken in a same day with the same camera with higher resolution works
sending photo taken by camera works
sending from external/internal storage fails

Example solution:

process affected JPGs in a batch processing software with minimal impact on quality (do not want to scale down to <=78%)
software fix

Please help. My next step would be attaching debugger or scaling down every photo >_<.


texts: If I'm connected to device A don't connect to device B

texts:
I often find myself in my car following my wife until our commutes separate.
When arriving at stop signs for instance, my audio regularly cuts out and transfers to the BT Audio in her vehicle.

I'd like to create a solution, in Tasker, which is when I'm connected to the BT in my vehicle, don't connect to the BT in hers.

I've created the profile and am struggling with the task to accomplish disconnect BT from her device, or just prevent further BT connections.  Can anyone help?

The profile is set up as:
State > Net > BT Connected
The address of my vehicle.

So now I need a task to disconnect from the BT in the other car.  But I can't figure it out.


texts: Is it a bad idea to let your phone keep charging all the time?

texts:
I read somewhere that long periods of charging can be bad for the battery and the best level to keep your battery at is around 50%. Is this true?

If it is then after how long will the battery show any signs of being affected?


texts: Apps won't open links in Chrome even when I set it as default action

texts:
Got updated to Jellybean (4.1.2) finally last weekend. Also installed the Chrome browser. Certain apps, like Call Control, open links in the default browser, but don't make the connection with Chrome even though I specifically clicked "Open with Chrome / Always" ... just nothing happens.

Had to clear defaults in Chrome and go back to using default browser to open links from apps.

Any reason for this? Any workarounds? I like the Chrome browser otherwise, but if it swallows link requests from other apps it's a non-starter for me.


texts: Should warnings about not charging your phone at airport/public usb ports be taken seriously?

texts:
There are many articles on the internet saying that charging at the usb ports available at the airport and public places can cause your phone to get hacked.

Is there any any truth behind this?

If it is dangerous then why? Are those usb ports connected to some computer? But even if they are, isn't a phone unavailable to computers to that which it is connected to and you need to provide authorization for data transfer to take place?


texts: Is there any application to ask question on stackexchange as well, instead of just monitoring a user timeline to get notifications?


texts: ClockWorkMod Recovery supports three backup formats. What's the difference between them? Which should I choose?

texts:
I'm using ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.4.5.

One of ClockworkMod Recovery's features is that it lets me back up the data stored on my phone's built-in flash memory.  The "Choose default backup format" menu lets me choose from among three options:

tar
dup (dedupe)
tar + gzip

What's the difference between each of the three options?

Which option should I choose?

(Note:  Elsewhere on this site, there's a related discussion.  It speaks more about the dedupe format, but not the other two formats.)


texts: How search for similar images in the phone?

texts:
I am looking for an equivalent functionality that is available on the desktop Google Search page: upload an image and search for similar ones.
Unfortunately once Google recognizes that I am on the phone, search with image gets disabled.
I also tried with DuckDuckGo.com but again I cannot find this option that is readily available once I am browsing on the desktop pc.
Can someone recommend a search engine that offers image search on the mobile?
Or alternatively simple way to fool DuckDuckGo or Google to let me search with image...


texts: I bought Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 in Hong Kong. The System has some pre-installed languages but I need to install an additional locale (Polish). I tried "More Locales 2" from the Market and it worked but not as I expected. Some text is fully translated, but others are not. Is there any way to localize it correctly? Polish locales are supported by Android 3.2 but I do not know how to install them manually.


texts: WhatsApp - unable to complete initialization

texts:
I'm using sony ericsson and Android 2.3. Even though I'm connected to the internet, I keep getting this error from WhatsApp.

  Sorry, WhatsApp was unable to complete initialization. Please check
  that you are connected to the Internet and try again.

How do I fix it?


texts: How can I avoid applications from sucking my battery and bypassing my lock-screen?

texts:
I have now confirmed my suspicious... I will give you the example that just happened and motivated me to open this topic:

I was at my computer, with my phone in my desk. Suddenly new Viber messages arrive. With that, the phone vibrates and turns the screen ON. Worse than that, when I look at it I see that my lock-screen as been bypassed by Viber, which is now showing up on the screen the chat window where I received new messages.

Moreover, I left the phone untouched for 5 minutes, the screen stayed ON all that time...! This is unacceptable! So with this I detected two problems:

The lock-screen goes off with notifications. If I had the phone in my pocket I would be accidentally calling Barack Obama by now.
The screen stays ON forever. Which is not a problem, in 100 years from now. But in the 21st century, having the smartphone screen ON for hours is a huge issue!

My Android is 4.4.2 and my phone is a GT-I9301I (Samsung).

How can I stop apps from doing this?

Thanks!


texts: How to open youtube links on my facebook messenger app, in the youtube app?

texts:
I am unable to play YouTube videos from the links I get on my Facebook Messenger app.

Here's what happens:

A friend of mine posts a video link to me (YouTube link) as a message on Facebook.
I receive it on my Android mobile in the Facebook messenger app.
I click on it and it shows a Dialogue-Box (you can call that a pop-up) which asks me to choose an app to open the video with.

Now earlier, there used to be the video player apps in my mobile along with the internet browsers installed on my mobile that used to come up there. So I would select an internet browser, and it in turn would re-direct me to the "YouTube" app itself.

However, now, I am only getting video-players in that Dialogue Box as an option to open the YouTube video, but of course, if I select them, they are not able to stream the video.

Has anyone found a way around this problem? It is really bothersome.


texts: My Mac doesn't recognize my Galaxy S2 through USB

texts:
My Snow Leopard Mac doesn't recognize my Samsung Galaxy S2 for file transfer over USB, and it's starting to drive me nuts.

I've tried the following:

Connect Storage to PC

Settings > Wireless and Networks > USB Utilities > Connect Storage to PC

I've tried this several times on my phone, following the procedure stating that I should only connect after the phone asks me to, but it does not work.

There is no "attach-button" in the pull down menu, like some claim there should be. Yet it seems that the phone notices that the USB-cable is connected. However OS X does not. No external storage pops up in Finder. I've also tried waiting for several minutes as I know this sometimes can take a while, but to no avail.

USB Debugging

Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging

When set to on, nothing happens. When set to off, nothing happens either. (It is automatically shut off when using Connect Storage to PC.)

Android File Transfer

I've also downloaded Android File Transfer, and while the phone finally recognized something by stating MTP-Connected in the pull-down menu, nothing happens in OS X, nor the Android File Transfer program itself. It just continues to demand that I attach the USB cable.

I've also tried it in conjunction with both USB Debugging on and off, to no avail. When it's on, the phone doesn't detect any MTP. When it's off, the phone detects MTP. Either way, it seems that OS X doesn't detect jack...

USB Prober

The USB Prober on my Mac does detect something when I connect the USB to my phone, but I do not understand the message after the timestamp, that is: [1] AppleUSBOHCI[0x56f9800]::SuspendUSBBus Processing WDH before suspending.

USB Cable

I've tried with two different brand new cables. Made no difference.

Please do not post answers suggesting the use of Kies, Bluetooth, Wireless, and the like. I want my phone to work over USB for a reason (speed and convenience).


texts: Enable/Disable automatic SD card installations in android phone

texts:
i don't know why, but in recent 3 day, my memory card goes crazy! and sometimes (3 times in a day) notify me : "damaged memory card, do you want to format it?"and when i format sd card, some applications corrupted and can't run, because it says : "this application not installed in your phone!"is there a way to disable or disallow android from installing or storing any data related to application installed on phone?phone Specs:

model : samsung GT-I9100G
Build number : Gingerbread.JPKK1
android version : 2.3.6


texts: I'm unable to connect my phone to VPN, it always say "unsuccessful". I deleted the profile and created it again but it didn't help. What is wrong with it?


texts: Has anyone been able to find and activate 9-key keyboard for swiftkey 3? The qwerty in portrait mode is killing me it's not possible always to type in landscape mode.


texts: How can I temporarily unroot my S6 on OS 5.0.2?

texts:
I downloaded a Play store app that has no audio and after research found out it's because it discovered my phone is rooted. I use Ping Pong to root which comes with SuperSU. I have read the other questions on this topic on here but they are outdated. So is there any way to stop an app from knowing I'm rooted by isolating it in some way?

Also I can't use Rootcloakplus as S6 is not compatible with Xposed.


texts: How can I find if I have a rogue background process killing cpu and battery?

texts:
On my Android phone (Sony Xperia Z3 Compact), I have a situation where it sometimes goes very sluggish, and the battery drains quickly.

This seems to happen after roughly once a day, and lasts until I restart the phone.

I haven't been able to get any useful info out of the battery info in settings, although the %s there sum to quite a bit less than 100%, so I'm concerned there is some dodgy system process killing my phone.

Is there any way I can get a list of all processes and current cpu usage? I've had a look in the play store but not found any apps that can do this.


texts: What will happen when I uninstall system apps? (I need to free up space)

texts:
I need install a game update (1.9GB), but I have have 800 MB or so of internal storage left and I can't run the game on my sd card. I went through my apps and found that the largest one that I don't need was the "package installer" app, which is 800 MB. To my small knowledge, I need that app to install Apk's, but I can do it with other app installers. I haven't experimented with Android system files before, so I have no idea what will happen if uninstall Package Installer.
Edit: This now answered, thanks to advice. I'm just too stupid to find the check mark on my phone.


texts:
I rooted my smartphone Huawei Honor Bee five days ago, after a successful root, I uninstalled some unnecessary system apps. then I unrooted it successfully.

Question: If I attempt to root the smartphone again & again, is there any problem arising?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Nexus 4 - Bootloop after screen replacement

texts:
I've replaced a screen on a Nexus 4, and now I can't turn it on, it goes into bootloop. I can enter recovery mode, and even tried to wipe cache partition but it didn't help. One more detail, I'm trying to turn it on without backcover, because I'm going to replace digitazer, don't sure can it affect in such way my phone or not. Before I replaced the screen, everything worked fine.

My big problem is that I haven't done backup before performing this maintenance and therefore I don't want to do the hard reset. Can I in some way to make a backup of my phone right now or cause it to work?

Thank you in advance.


texts: Phone dropped in water - Now screen won't turn off (Samsung Galaxy S2 (SII))?

texts:
I currently have a Samsung Galaxy SII (S2)(I9100) that got dropped in water. I took the phone apart (removed the screws on the back and properly took the back off) and left it to dry in a warm place overnight.

The phone works absolutely fine as you'd expect it to, but it now has this weird issue where the screen won't turn off at all, whenever I press the power button to turn the screen off, it comes straight back on again. If I let it go to sleep with it's own "timout" it just comes back on straight away also.

It has been factory reset and still does it. It has stock Android that came with the device, never rooted or had custom ROMS installed.

Here's a video of the problem actually happening:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4UViRT64Ss

I assume it has to be a hardware issue from the water damage, but has anyone experienced this? Is it likely I'd be able to change any of the parts inside to try and fix it?


texts: Does Android come with a built-in plain text editor?

texts:
I need to edit a simple plain text file. Is there a built-in text editor that comes with Android? I have Android 7, LG Stylo 3.

I just need to open a text file, and enter some words:
cat
dog
etc

I need to edit text, then share it via email or have it saved in Android file system so I can share it later.

Second question: if there is no such a thing, what is the simplest plain text editor app available for such task?


texts: Is there a workaround to add recently *used* apps to my recently *launched* apps?

texts:
If I long press home, I get a list of the last six apps I've used, but if I open a web browser from another app (eg. by following a link in Tweetdeck or email) the web browser never shows up in my recent app list. This seems to be expected behavior -- I'm wondering if there is any workaround to this.

It comes up in answers to other questions:

Why does Google Talk never appear on the "Recent Applications" list?

Why isn't gmail listed as a recent app when I long-press the Home button?


texts: How do I install apps to Internal/External SD instead of Phone Storage

texts:
I have a dual SIM mt6589 based Android 4.2.1 phone, and I have no idea where the apps are getting installed.

My phone has an Internal SD card(built in), An External SD card and something called Phone Storage(/data ??)

Anyway the apps are supposed to be saved to my External SD but they get saved to Phone Storage.

Screenshots (click images for larger variants)

Also the option move to External SD card is greyed out(It was available before!!).
My vold.fstab file

dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard0 emmc@fat /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.0/mmc_host
dev_mount sdcard2 /storage/sdcard1 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-msdc.1/mmc_host


texts:
I've reset my phone (Android 4.3) but because the touchscreen is not fully responding, I can't go through the initial tutorial and therefore using some apps  like airdroid to remotely control my phone via PC. How can I control my phone using no apps?
Kind regards


texts: Play Store crashes when menu or back button are tapped

texts:
Since the Play Store was updated to version 4.9.13 on my LG Optimus L5II (LG-E450f), it crashes every time the menu or back button are tapped.

Click image for larger version.

Everything else appears to work fine.

Clearing the cache, deleting app data and resetting to factory settings don't fix it. Uninstalling the updates of Play Store fixes it, but the after a couple of minutes it's automatically updated and the problem happens again.

My device isn't rooted. It's running Android version 4.1.2

What can I do to stop the Play Store crashing?


texts: How can I cancel an Android Device Manager Erase command?

texts:
Using Android Device Manager from my PC, several devices are listed, including one that no longer belongs to me. While attempting to remove this device from my list I inadvertently sent an 'Erase' command to the other devices. Fortunately, none of these devices had Android Device Manager enabled as a device manager, so the request was ignored. Phew! But I'm now a bit concerned that the request will be pending, and that at some time in the future an Android software upgrade will enable Device Manager and my data will disappear.

Can anyone tell me a way of cancelling the 'Erase' command, or whether the command will 'time-out' at some time?


texts: How to improve tethering while travelling in a train?

texts:
While traveling in trains, I like to surf the internet via the mobile browser or via laptop that is usb tethered with the android phone.

Many times I have realized that in rural areas with bad GSM network coverage, it is possible to get html pages on the phone whereas the laptop cannot get the page.

After switching to 2G-only the surfing on the phone is much better now but surfing on the laptop is still bad.

I also read why-usb-tethering-goes-off-after-a-while but I do not think that my problem is caused by the network operator because surfing on phone still works.

Any ideas why this happens?
Are there any settings on the laptop to improve the situation?

I am using android 2.2 samsung galaxy fit and a win7-64bit laptop using the e+-gsm/umts phonenetwork


texts: Adb does not list LG G3 phone after Lollipop update on OS X

texts:
I know a few questions have been asked about this, but I have not found a solution (particularly for OS X).

I updated my LG G3 to Lollipop and now adb devices does not list the device.

USB debugging is enabled on the device. The device seems to be stuck in MTP. Furthermore, the device requests to install PC Programs, but nothing happens when I allow it.

The device hasn't asked me to authorize my Mac for USB debugging, and I cannot find a way to get this prompt.


texts: Android Navigation Buttons Not Touchable On Top

texts: My navigation buttons are not touchable at the top of them, just above their icons. I recorded a video of this issue, but it's too large to upload here, so I put it on YouTube. (https://youtu.be/q43QheBsSnI) I have the Show Pointer Location setting on so if you maximize the video, you can see where I'm tapping at the bottom. Does anyone know how I can fix this issue? I've tried restarting, searching the internet for people experiencing similar issues, and digging through my phone's settings.


texts: How do I set a custom SMS tone for a single contact in Android Messages running on Samsung Galaxy Note 8?

texts:
How do I set a custom SMS tone for a single contact? in the answer at https://android.stackexchange.com/a/16653/13886 it is claimed that this option exists in the dot-dot-dot menu, but it does not for my phone.

Was the feature there at some point, but then they took it out?

The phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 running stock Android 8.0.0.

The Details button points to some central configuration that lacks adding a per-contact ring tone.

Is a specific app actually needed for this? Meaning, was this simply never built into Android? Or, is it there, but hidden by Samsung? Or  hopefully this is just user error, and I'm not finding the setting?


texts: Mac OS X fastboot is just waiting (HTC M8 T-Mobile)

texts:
I'm trying to run fastboot oem get_identifier_token on Mac OS X Yosemite but I get stuck on "< waiting for device >":

➜  platform-tools  ./adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
FA495WM04764    device

➜  platform-tools  sudo ./fastboot oem get_identifier_token
< waiting for device >

I have enabled USB debugging
I have tried both sudo and no sudo on fastboot
I have tried restarting, changing USB ports (although they are just two on my Mac Book Pro Mid-2012).
The SDK is the latest one, downloaded today from http://developer.android.com/ together with Android Studio
I also tried downloading just fastboot-mac from HTC dev site, same happens there.

Any ideas?


texts: Samsung S4 Mini (GT-I9195) TWRP recovery fails

texts:
I have a Samsung S4 Mini (GT-I9195) and successfully installed cm13 with the cm 13 recovery on it. Now I am stuck with the installation of GAPPS by means of TWRP.

I have tried to follow this tutorial to install twrp (3.0.1 or 2.8.7):

a) App Install Method: it tells me that something went wrong and it does not boot the recovery, indeed. What seems wired to me is that when I have to choose an image it shows me the device code serranolteusc and serranoveltexx for my S4 mini rather than serranoltexx, like on the website of cm 13. Is this normal?

(I even tried flashify instead of the twrp manager, but it did not function!)

b) Since I am on linux and have no windows, I cannot use the odin method. But I tried heimdall via heimdall flash --RECOVERY twrp.img --no-reboot to no avail.

c) I tried the dd Install Method via dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery, but it still does not boot into recovery mode. Is it possible that there is an issue with the path in of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery?

Is it possible that there is no twrp for serranoltexx available? Can someone help me, please, I want to install the Google Play Store!


texts: What does "Global EU" mean in the context of smartphone versions?

texts: While browsing smartphone offers, I encountered several offers like "Xiaomi Mi9 6/64GB Global EU". What does "Global EU" mean in this context?


texts:
This keeps coming up on my phone and I have done factory resets thrice already.
My phone is only 3 months old, please help me get rid of this and it seems to infect other phones as well.

I think it was this URL:

http://androidmax.mobi/service.customermarket.5206/hwo3ng/back.php?brd=HTC&mod=One%20M9&brw=Chrome%20Mobile&ts=tfx03&var1=68cd67c2-563d-4b02&var2=55b77b9d2a2c4a382546679e&var3=&cs=zno1&voluumdata=vid..00000003-fee6-4323-8000-000000000000__vpid..7b2dc800-430a-11e5-8cee-c3f8afba77aa__caid..d27753a5-480e-4bf9-8fef-29072ffa67a5__rt..R__lid..6056fb29-a6f1-4b3b-82ff-56f1f82adadc__oid1..e43f1ba3-2cda-4f7b-94f8-176b5506c3a3__oid2..10897965-279f-4048-b4e9-d5cec6dc0941__oid3..85de288c-6197-4636-bea1-0dc212cab827__var1..68cd67c2-563d-4b02__var2..55b77b9d2a2c4a382546679e__var8..55599084af7e637526681985__var9..3510__var10..nativeButton__rd..&imp_id=68cd67c2-563d-4b02&app_id=55b77b9d2a2c4a382546679e&idfa=&mac_address=&android_id=&mobile_id=&campaign_id=55599084af7e637526681985&bid=3510&creative_size=nativeButton


texts: How to upgrade android from 4.2.2 to 4.4 kitkat in XOLO Q1010?

texts:
I have bought XOLO Q1010 it has Android version 4.2.2.
Is it possible to upgrade to Android version 4.4 KitKat? if yes then how?

Thanks.


texts: How to disable Google news (clickbait) article notifications?

texts:
Every time I check my phone there is a list of 'news article' summaries in notifications. On the rare occasions I find any of it interesting it almost inevitably turns out to be a low quality fluff piece worthy of the description clickbait..  What is this 'service' and how can I opt out!
I am unaware of any third party news apps on my phone so presume it is some official google thing being pushed on me.


texts: How can I remove the "+" button on the new Material Design Google Calendar (or revert to an old version)?  The add appointment button is large and annoying; I prefer to double tap the calendar to add appointments.


texts: MMS (send & recieve) stopped working last month on Moto X

texts:
I'm trying to debug an issue with my wife's Moto X:
she sends/receives SMS (individual texts) just fine, but MMS (photos & group texts) fail to send or receive.

Details

Moto X (v1) running 4.4.4
Used to work, and stopped sometime in November
I've tried switching from Messaging to Messenger to see if it was related to the client app and it made no difference, so I assume the problem is

Any ideas for what to try next? Have you heard of this before? I Googled a bit but couldn't find something quite like this.

Thanks!


texts:
I have the APK of the last good version of ROM Toolbox Pro, which had the app manager, and so far I've had to disable auto update to prevent it from being replaced by the newer version.

This is an app I purchased back in the day when it didn't have its features truncated, so deleting it from my play store library isn't an option. I've tried the Magisk detach module, but that messed up play store and I had to reset my phone.

How does one manually delink  the app? The phone is obviously rooted, using Magisk systemless root.


texts: Can I manually set the range the Seek Thermal camera displays?  Currently the color mapping changes dynamically; I'd like this to be static.


texts:
I would like to maintain a central list of the battery status of my devices. For my Linux laptops, I will write a small shell script that reads the battery information from the kernel and uploads it to my webserver.

I have no idea how to do this for Android devices, though. Basically I would like them to open http://example.com/tracker.php?id=cell&battery=0.67 every 30 minutes or so.

Is there an app that can do that? Although I have never programmed on Android yet, I have experience with Java and Linux. Is it possible to program something like that with reasonable effort?


texts: ACME Android ROM Flash Fails to bootloop NEED HELP!

texts:
I was trying to install a Custom ROM on an ACME Tablet TB714 and it kind of went wrong.
The tablet is set on a boot-loop which occurs on the manufacturer logo.
The tablet has no volume buttons or reset button and I don't know how to enter recovery mode and is also rooted.
My goal was to upgrade it from android kitkat to lollipop.
I tried this using the TWRP apk.
Anyone know how I can fix this problem and achieve this goal?


texts: How to make a copy of files from internal memory using adb in recovery mode? (S4, usb debugging is turned off, stock recovery)

texts:
My S4 doesn't turn on and unfortunately I didn't back up my files :-(

I only have access to recovery and download mode.

Is it possible to backup the files from my S4 using adb in the recovery mode? Or some other method?

I've tried to do it, but when I type the command adb devices, function in a console doesn't output any connected device. If in the recovery mode I select apply update from adb when I type adb devices, the function returns:

  List of devices attached
  5f1e329c Sideload

But after entered the command adb pull / in a console function shows the message error: closed.

Sorry for my English.


texts: Unbricking LG G3 stuck in fastboot using Qualcomm unbrick method

texts:
I have an LG G3 which does not have recovery mode or download mode. The only available mode at the moment is the fastboot mode.

I installed the the fastboot tool using the "minimal fastboot and adb tool": http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790

And tried executing many fastboot commands as follows:

fastboot erase aboot
fastboot flash aboot aboot.img
fastboot erase boot
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot erase laf
fastboot flash laf laf.img
fastboot erase rpm
fastboot flash rpm rpm.img
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot erase modem
fastboot flash modem modem.img
fastboot erase misc
fastboot flash misc misc.img
fastboot erase sbl1
fastboot flash sbl1 sbl1.img
fastboot erase tz
fastboot flash tz tz.img
fastboot erase dbi
fastboot flash dbi dbi.img
fastboot reboot

However none of the commands executes successfully, I always receive:

  FAILED (remote: failed to erase partition)

What could be the reason for fastboot failing that way? Could it be that there is no partition on the phone at all? Or does the bootloader need to be unlocked for this to work in the first place? Maybe the driver is not correct, but on the other hand I see the commands showing up on the screen of the device -- so it receives them.


texts: Does using brightness dimmer (screen filter) really save battery?

texts:
We know that the lower the scree light/brightness, the lower the battery consumption.

There are some applications which provide ability (without root) to lower the brightness beyond the (default) limit.

So, I want to know does it really save battery? In other words, does it affect battery consumption comparatively to default minimum limit?

Btw, I'm also interested to know how does such application do this task if going beyond limit?

And is there any command-tool related to settings brightness level?


texts: Vital signs of unfamiliar software are present in safe mode: TopBuzz in Galaxy Note8

texts:
In Device Maintenance system app on Samsung Galaxy Note8, there is a TopBuzz cache shown when caches are being cleaned. Also in the safe mode.
It reappears as a cleanup item every few minutes together with System cache item and they show 82 MB to clean up.

Since nothing like that is installed, I originally thought this is a sign of a malware, but after rebooting to the safe mode, the behavior continues and both items are re-appearing every few minutes in 82 MB size.

Is TopBuzz normal part of Note8 built-in software or is it possible that it somehow got into the phone later? How can I determine what is happening here?

Additional details:

The phone is not rooted.
Android 8.0.0.
5 anti-virus scanners did not find any issue with TopBuzz.
I reviewed the entire app list in the safe mode and found nothing like that.
Despite the name on the above screenshot, I did not find a public or hidden cache called TopBuzz using SD Maid app. Any other caches shown by SD Maid contain only few kilobytes after cleanup, 82 MB is nowhere to be found. But TopBuzz + System cache still show that 82 MB size in Device Maintenance app.

Update: Samsung support replied me that "TopBuzz is not a part of their device".


texts: Nexus S Update 4.0.4 screen sensitivity issue?

texts:
I updated my Nexus S to Android 4.0.4, which is amazing for battery charge time, but I have a problem with touch sensitivity.  It's lagging and registering touches in place that I did not touch.

Anyone face this problem?

Any advice to avoid this problem?


texts: How to increase time of holding buttons to take screen shot on Samsung Note 8

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I have looked around online and not found an answer since the question seems too specific! My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

I find that even a quick accidental press of volume down and power button causes a screenshot (this seems to happen a lot more often than one would expect). Is there any way to increase the time one would need to hold the buttons down in order to take the screenshot?
Thanks!


texts: Does Viber app have a menu to close the app?

texts:
I would like to use Viber only if I need it. I want to turn it off if I do not use it, regardless if I can be reached or not.

I do not wish to have a program running and using energy all the time. However, I can't seem to find any close menu to kill the app. Does it even have a close menu / function?


texts: Android tablet, user profiles, change owner?

texts: How can I change which user profile is the "owner" profile?  Possible?  Running 4.4.2.


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I have a redmi 4x, lineage os 15 official.
I have the lowest in-call volume level as big as 20%. I can't make it lower and in a quiet room almost everyone can hear my phone conversation. I tried different apps, some of them worked: they could lower the volume to 0% but the effect was temporal. I'm looking for a constant solution. Can anybody suggest a method how to lower the in-call volume below that level?


texts: Does updating to 2.3 fix Galaxy S' lag issue?

texts: As title. The lag issue I am talking about is the notorious "RFS lag" as explained here, and is also refered to here and here


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My Google Nexus One has a broken power button. I'm using CyanogenMod-7.2.0-passion on it. I would like to configure trackball to turn on my device (after battery died or after changing the SIM or SD card).

Are there any ways to configure the trackball as the default power switch instead of power switch on top of the phone?


texts: Is it beneficial to turn off GPS (or turn location to battery saving) in Marshmallow?

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Usually, I turn off GPS sensor (or set it to battery saving mode) where I am familiar with, or in the room. However, I noticed that when I flashed a new ROM, say Cyanogenmod or OmniROM, I found that the GPS was automatically set to "Device Only" or "High Accuracy".

I wonder whether it's beneficial to turn off GPS or into battery saving mode (namely, via cellular or WiFi) for newer ROMs, say based on Marshmallow, especially from a view of battery life.

Cf.

No way to toggle GPS off in quick settings for Marshmallow?


texts: Uninstall official lollipop Samsung Galaxy s5

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Yesterday, I installed android Lollipop on my Samsung Galaxy s5. It was an offical update, since I dont like to flash my device, because it is a work mobile.

However, this offical lollipop release from Samsung keeps crashing. It crashes while the screen is off and I want the turn it on again. The indicator LED flashes and the device reboots. This doesn´t happen every time, but it does happen extremely often. So my phone is unworkable.

I cleaned the cache partition of the device but this did not help. So to remedy this problem, I want to uninstall lollipop and revert back to Kitkat. However, when I do a factory reset, it will only whipe my personal data, not the update.

What should I do?


texts: Where are android drivers located in the system?

texts:
Specifically, I'm looking for the drivers responsible for the tf101 and sl101 detachable and slideout keyboards in ICS.

But in general, where are the drivers located inside the Android OS itself?


texts:
My Galaxy ACE SD card fills up with .txt files in the GPS folder when the GPS is on. I often run out of space. This doesn't happen with my other Android phones.

How can I diagnose and fix this?


texts: Why won't my purchased YouTube videos play anymore on Android?

texts:
I have a Motorola Turbo 2 Android. My purchased YouTube videos will no longer play. I get the following error on the screenshot below. Can anyone give me directions on how to fix this problem?

Thanks for your help.


texts: Is there a way to connect a physical mouse, keyboard, and monitor to GS4 at the same time?

texts: I have seen some other questions but the answers are not helpful in my situation for various reasons. I am trying to recover contacts, pictures, etc. from someone's Galaxy S4 that they did not have backed up. The phone still powers on and has sound but the screen does not turn on and nothing can be pressed. I took the phone to AT&T but they said that they needed the screen to turn on in order to transfer. I've heard that the Samsung dock should work, but it seems that you still need the screen to work in order to use the dock. Can anyone give me ideas on how to retrieve the information from the device?


texts: How enable monetary parental control for Google Play ?

texts:
The last Google Play update removed the PIN option.

The new solution is email login.
My kids know, and should know, their email logins,
so that is not protecting me from Google Play purchases.

How to enable monetary parental control for Google Play ?

I'm only interested in monetary protection
(content protection is another topic).


texts:
I have rooted Nexus 5 device with Android 5.1.1.
Now system shows updates are available. But on restarting it shows error screen, virtually making it impossible to update.

Is it possible to update rooted android OS, and if yes how (without wiping out any data)?


texts: Where does Google Play Store put downloaded apps?

texts: I want to know where Google Play stores downloaded .apk files. I've heard that Google Play doesn't send you an .apk file and installation is completely online. Is it true?


texts: Mod for Jelly Bean Nav bar on Kit Kat Tablet?

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I have a Nexus 7 (2013), it is running kit kat, and I am really loving how everything I have set up in this ROM (Beanstalk 4.4.2). There is one thing I really miss and can't seem to find any information on, I would love to have the old Jelly Bean Navigation Bar/Soft Keys on the left combined with the status/notification bar on the bottom right again while in landscape.

I really don't understand why this feature was removed in Kit Kat. And have searched all over the place trying to find some type of relevant information on it. But its a hard thing to search for as there is no term that is associated with this UI layout. So far the only relevant info I have found is apparently Paranoid Android offered this feature in the settings of there Nexus 7 2012 ROM for Kit Kat.

I'd really like to stick with the ROM I have now if possible. Isn't there a mod or some xposed module or something that can offer this functionality?


texts:
What is the DNS entry for the Google Play store?

I ask because I could not get anything to update or install.  After trying everything, I could not get anything to work.  Then, I turned off wifi, and it updated on the 3g/4g connection.
I found a post about DNS entry.
After changing the DNS server, it now downloads.  So, what is the DNS name of the Play store?


texts:
I'm writing a anti-thief on a clean shell using termux. I turned on the backlight with the volume buttons and I want to send photos of "thief" to myself in correspondence in the social network VKontakte. I listen to pressing the power button when the screen is off and secretly take photo by front and back camera and screenshot. Next I want to send photos in VK using PHP. Since I need to listen to the clicks I use getevent command.

script -q -c 'getevent /dev/input/event5' /dev/null | while read code; do
while read line; do
    if [ $line -eq 0 ]; then
    carr=( $code )
    code1="${carr[0]}"
    code2="${carr[1]}"
    code3="${carr[2]}"
    if [ $code1 -eq 0001 ]; then
    if [ $code2 -eq 0074 ]; then
    if [ $code3 -eq 00000001 ]; then
    time=$(date +%d.%m.%Y_%H:%M:%S)
    /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/termux-camera-photo -c 1 /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/q/$time.front.jpg
    /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/termux-camera-photo -c 0 /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/q/$time.back.jpg
    screencap -p /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/q/$time.scr.jpg
    /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/tsu
    /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/php /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/vkup.php
    fi
    fi
    fi
    fi
done</sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/brightness
done

vkup.php

<?php echo "contact!"; ?>

To run it first I write

su

Then its script located in /system/bin

protect

Getting an error

CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE: library "libandroid-glob.so" not found page record for 0xb674008c was not found (block_size=64)

If I write sequentially in command line

tsu
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/php /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/vkup.php

Or

su
tsu
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/php /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/vkup.php

It works. But in the script does not work. I also noticed that when the command tsu changes

$ tsu
bash-4.4#

Probably in a script it is necessary to consider it? Or is the problem in something else? Many thanks!!!


texts: Lost access to Settings and recovery after flashing custom ROM

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i lost access and i need to restore factory to possibly return to clear the issue

I recently moved a rooted system on both Beanstalk custom and SlimSaber (both KitKat 4.4.2) to Omni ROM 4.4.3, but when I wiped and flashed I lost my recovery access (TWRP) and lost root. Then I somehow got in a bind and disabled my settings and developer options menus, and I can't re-root using USB because the connector is bad.

I think if factory reset I can at least get my menus accessible. Is there a terminal command to factory reset or a good .apk that will re-root my device? I tried framaroot and towelroot.


texts: Is it possible to install an newer version of android for an old android device?

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I've got a phone with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean installed on it, and it doesn't have a 'Software update' button. Is it possible at all to somehow install a newer version of Android on this device?

I also looked at a possibility to install CyanogenMod on this phone, but it doesn't have my phone in the list on http://get.cm. The model is the Lenovo A830, so it's not a conventional phone. Is it possible to install some kind of 'generic' version of Android on it?

Alternatively, can I install a mod that uses a more recent Android version?


texts: Samsung device isn't connecting via USB cable for file transferring

texts:
I am using a Samsung Galaxy J8 device . My phone doesn't have any SD card. I was able to browse files of phone from my PC(ubuntu os) , even I could debug my app from android studio.  But suddenly I am not able to do so. When I connect my phone via USB to my PC , it is only charging . What I did so far is following.

Enable developer option and usb debugging , changed default usb configuration to file transfer and image transfer and MIDI .
Restarted my phone.
Restarted my PC .
Change of USB cable and port .
At last factory reset .

After trying all above things , still I can't connect to phone via usb cable .

I think my pc , usb cable , usb port are working fine . Because when I connected another device , it shows me the following dialog .

I used to see the same dialog for my phone, but right now,as I mentioned, my phone doesn't show me such dialog.


texts: How do you do group messaging on a Samsung J2? I can send out a group message but when people reply, it comes in as individual texts, not in a group conversation. I cannot find the option to turn on group conversation.


texts: Nexus 6P remote control headphones not working

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I recently acquired a Nexus 6P, which runs Android Marshmallow. I'm trying to use it with my Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro Plus, which has a mic with a remote control (one button, wired, not Bluetooth, which I used to use for starting and pausing songs, and answering phone calls on my previous device). I figured it would work on my Nexus 6P as well. However, I've found something very peculiar. I have three scenario's:

Scenario 1

I simply plug in my headphones, click the button to start music. I do not even unlock my phone for this, nor do I start Google Play. This used to work on my previous device.

In this scenario, the button does not work. Nothing happens at all.

Scenario 2

I plug in my headphones
I unlock the device, start Google Play, and start a song (not using headphone remote).
I then push the remote button on my headphones to pause the song.

In this scenario, the button does not work. Nothing happens at all.

Scenario 3 (this is where it gets interesting)

I plug in my headphones
I unlock the device, start Google Play, and start a song (not using headphone remote).
I lock my phone, while I keep the music playing.
Then, while the music's still playing, I unplug my headphone from the device (when I do that, the music automatically stops playing).
Then, while I keep the device locked, I plug in my headphones again.
I then try the remote button.

When I do it like this, it works perfectly! I can pause and start the song, and when a call comes in, the music is faded out, my ringtone sounds, and I can answer and end the call with the remote button, without ever unlocking my phone. In other words, it works exactly as I expect it to work.

I have tested this over and over again, and every time I get the same results. The remote button only works in scenario 3. This erases my suspicion that it could be a hardware problem; after all, if it were a hardware problem, the remote wouldn't work in any scenario, right?

So my question is, does anyone have an explanation/solution for this? Because it's very cumbersome to have to go through all the steps I described in scenario 3.


texts: Chromium-based browsers can download without storage permission

texts:
I just installed Brave browser, and it looks like the browser can download files into the Downloads folder without being granted the Storage permission. I have not previously granted it, and it does not ask for the permission. Then I went to the Chrome browser, revoked all its permissions, including Storage permission, and tried to download something. Same thing here, Chrome can also download files without the Storage permission. I have not tested Edge or Firefox. May I clarify that the browsers download files into the default Downloads folder, not the Android/data folder.
So how is this possible? Is this somehow a security risk?
P.S. I'm using Android 10.


texts: In Resurrection Remix nugget rom i am not able to move some apps to adoptable storage . why ? Any solutions ?


texts: Virtualize Android device to use apps that don't fit in my phone's memory

texts: I ran out of memory in my Android phone. I'd like to virtualize a mobile device so that I can install a few apps straight on my PC. Can it be possibly configured so that the apps won't lose their features? If so, what should I do in order to proceed - install some sort of Android emulator? What about Google Play support?


texts:
I have a bluetooth headset I am using with a Galaxy S4, where a long press (longer than a quick press but less than 3 seconds) will trigger voice control.

When I first tried to do this action it asked me to choose a default between google, and car mode. I accidentally selected car mode and now I can't find any settings which will let me adjust that. I've gone through every single menu in both applications, and the system settings.

Is there some way for me to reset it, or change it by editing a config file?

Thanks!


texts: How do I switch to ART runtime on my Samsung Galaxy S4?

texts: I have Galaxy S4 and I'm trying to find the menu to switch to ART runtime, but I can't find it. The Android version is KitKat 4.4.2. Does Samsung disable this feature?


texts: Some APKs are autoupdated from Play Store while some are not

texts: A have option on my Play Store account - always auto update apps. Thus I see that some installed apps require update. Mainly Google apps are autoupdated in first term, but I see that even some of them are hung in the "need to be updated" list for some time. But still not Google apps reside in this list for much longer time. How much time will it take to update the apk on my device after a new version is published in the Play Store?


texts: Make the internal SD card storage act like normal Ext4 storage (with file system permission management)

texts:
Some people have apparently managed to get Ext4 formatted SD cards to work in their Android devices, allowing them to get file system permission management. I don't have an SD card in my phone, but I want to be able to manage the file permissions on the emulated SD card that all Android devices have.

The problem I see with the current implementation is the fact that apps which can access one file on your SD card (or emulated SD card) can access every single file on your SD card. There is no way to limit access to a single folder.

Now I'm wondering how I can change the emulated SD card in a way that I can specify which app can access which file.
Btw from what I've read, every app has it's own Linux user so in theory it should be as simple as setting permissions with chown/chmod.
But people say that Android has a special implementation for the emulated SD storage, which has been accomplished by using FUSE.

I am aware that apps may not work correctly when they don't have permissions to read or write form that storage. But that shouldn't really be a problem if you manage the permissions with chown/chmod.
I also know that I might lose the ability to use MTP to access that storage from a computer.

I'm using CyanogenMod 13 on a OnePlus One at the moment. Rooted and custom recovery etc. I will upgrade to Android 7 soon (CM14).
(also running microG instead of google play services.)


texts: How can I determine if my device supports MHL?

texts:
I'm an Android novice.  I want to determine if my Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2017) supports MHL.  Two obvious ways of doing this are:

Consult the manual.
Connect the tablet to an HDMI display using an MHL adapter, and try it!

But, I don't see any mention of MHL in the manual, and I don't have an MHL adapter.  Is there any way I can tell from within the Android OS if my device supports MHL?


texts: How configure stock mail with MobileIron?

texts:
MobileIron app doesn't show my samsung galaxy nexus stock mail app. But it does shows TouchDown for Smartphones . TouchDown experience is not up to the level of the stock app.

How can i configure MobileIron to work with my Stock mail app. My device is rooted and running CM11 Snapshot M4  on PA Gapps.


texts: Incoming calls Moto X ; press 1 to accept call

texts:
For some reason my Moto X is requiring me to press the number 1 in order to accept incoming calls. I thought this may be a Motorola assist glitch, but the problem was not fixed when I disabled the application.

Any ideas? Similar problems out there?


texts: How can I prevent my parents from tracking my Android phone or fake the location?

texts: How can I prevent my parents from tracking my device? I have a Samsung Galaxy. I have heard that I can turn off my data, GPS locator, or the phone itself but I would like to be able to keep my phone with me and on at all times and have normal functionality. Is there a way I can route the tracker to a specific location when I want so that I could just tell them I am at that location even when I'm not? I'm 17 and I'm getting sick of getting a phone call every time I leave a friend's house. I am willing to root my device and install any kernel or ROM; whatever it takes.


texts: How can I make chrome always display the address bar? It autohides when I scroll and then I need to scroll back to show it

texts:
How can I make Chrome on Android always display the address bar? It autohides when I scroll and then I need to scroll back to show it.

Please. I have googled it for quite some time already.


texts: Is it possible to save an encrypted data partition so that I can decrypt it later?

texts:
I have a rooted samsung galaxy s4 sph l720 with an encrypted data partition.
It's currently a soft brick.
I'm confident I could wipe the device and start over from scratch but then I'd lose everything in my internal data partition.

I have TWRP installed and the data partition reads as 0mb.
I know the password to access the data from the normal ROM startup but that's not an option in TWRP recovery.

I don't really care if I salvage the device. I have another device functioning as a phone right now.

I just can't believe there's no way to save this data.

Does anyone have any suggestions?


texts: Adding an extra mailaccount in Android (manual setup disabled)

texts:
I'm trying to add another mailaccount (IMAP / SMTP).

However I cannot set it up.

Applications
Email
Add account
Fill in emailaddress and password
I should be able to click on Manual setup now but it is grayed out (disabled).

I've also tried it without filling the emailaddress and password, but also without luck.

Android version 2.3.3

Any idea how to setup an extra mail account on my phone.


texts: How to connect Samsung GT-i8160 and Debian via WiFi-Direct?

texts:
The wpa_supplicant documentation contains information suggesting it is possible to set up a WiFi-Direct connection between a Linux box and another WiFi-Direct device. It seems it is necessary to use wpa_cli and issue a series of commands first of which is p2p_find.

However when I use wpa_cli this command does not seem available. I am using Debian Wheezy.


texts:
Main Problem: My phone is stuck on a bootloop, shows LG sign then turn off, keeps repeating all over.

Possible Cause to this Problem: System was updating but was taking too long (about 1 hour 20 minutes) so i restarted my phone, hence causing this bootloop.

Things iv'e tried:
Boot into recovery mode: Successful
Able to delete/wipe phone /cache: Successfull

**After i wiped/deleted phone to factory, i rebooted and still was on bootloop. I always wiped cache.

ADB Connection: Dont have much expir. in this but it has the option to use it: Unsuccessfull

By the way, my phone doesn't show up on my computer. Im basically stuck in a bootloop. Iv'e restored/deleted my device and rebooted but still was stuck in a bootloop. Did i cause this problem, if so can i manually download and install the update, i think thats what caused this loop.


texts: How do I disable an app from running at startup

texts:
I have a genymotion virtual device which has an app which runs at startup which make the device crash giving me no access to the device.

How do I disable the app from my computer. (I am using virtual device)?


texts: How can I make an actual heart symbol in a text on my htc inspire?

texts: I've recieved text message where the the heart wasn't <3 but an actual heart symbol and I have an HTC inspire, how do I send one like that?


texts:
Is there a way to change "hardcoded" default EXIF data when taking photos?

i.e I have Make 'LG Electronics', I want it to be 'Apple'

Model 'LG-D802', change it to 'iPhone X'

I know there are a lot of software that can change EXIF data after photo taken, what I'm looking for is a tweak that permanently changes selected EXIF tags at shooting time.


texts: I want to be able to turn on and off mobile data more easily. Is there any way to add a mobile data widget or to add it to quick setting panel?


texts: i am using Samsung galaxy pocket Android 4.0,but now struck on Samsung logo.i have done hard reset.but remains in same state.please help me out...


texts:
I'm sorry for the stupid question, but I accidentally tapped "always" to choose the app when I meant to tap "once" (in text messaging).  How do change it?

I tried to tap "Clear Defaults", as referenced in this question, but I can't.


texts: running app is shut down when screen powers on

texts:
I recently updated my Samsung S3 (T-Mobile) with the OTA update to Android 4.1.  Ever since the update, after the phone screen powers down (manually or on timer), turning the screen back on closes the running app.  I don't know if this is some new default behavior with Android 4.1, or if this is a T-Mobile customization ("feature"), or a bug (with Android or T-Mobile's customization).

I can find no information on this behavior, nor any setting addressing it.  What do your phones do?  I prefer having the app running when I power the screen back on.  I especially hate it when I lose the backstack of other apps that launched the current application.

Note: I did not wipe data after upgrade, and no task killers are installed on the device.

Thanks ahead,


texts: Android's screen is rotated by 90 degrees

texts:
So I saw this command:

adb shell wm size 1080x1920

and I wanted to try it, so I did but my screen is now flipped, and I can't even take a screen shot because it says "Prevented by security policy".
 I have tried already to run some screen rotating commands like this: adb shell settings put system user_rotation 3 , and similar commands but nothing works.

I have a Galaxy S5 not rooted and I don't want to factory reset it or root it. It boots fine (the Android and Samsung logos) but the home screen and apps are just rotated 90 degrees.


texts:
I've bought S4 yesterday.

Everything works great except recorded video or Youtube video starts to flicker/artifacts, green lines appears and eventually the video stops.

I've tried installing Nexus camera but that didn't work either.

Also when i play videos that are from my PC it works normally, no flicker or artifacts appears.

Tested for dead pixels but there is none:

Increased brightness to the max
Installed a free app called Dead Pixel Test by UJACHA from Google Play
Cycled through the colors and inspected the screen.

Here's the screenshots when playing youtube:

Dummy recording is here

Should i return the cell and demand a new one?


texts: Question regarding slowdowns and swiping

texts:
2 questions regarding my note 4.

My phone randomly slows down / freezes. Especially when calling up a keyboard and start typing, it freezes.. very annoying.

I have a feeling, the keyboard is getting killed by the OS and when I want to type something it takes up a few seconds to "boot up".

Also looking at monitoring apps, I see that Android services consistently is taking up CPU time. Cpu usage is almost always hovering at 30% without doing anything with occasional spikes. When I want to d something that happens to conincide with that spike, thats when the lag spikes come.

Is there a way to find out what app is causing this? "Android Services" doesnt really say much..

Another question is regarding swiping. This might be a nitpick, but I noticed on some apps in order to swipe, I have to do the swiping motion for a pretty long distance. On apps like inbox, it's enough to do a little flick. On others like MS Outlook, I have to keep my finger glued to the screen for almost a quarter of the width of the screen, otherwise it will bounce back.

I think what is happening is, the dev optimized the swiping motion to be on a smaller screen and didnt take into account larger devices. Is there something I can do about this?


texts: What do I do when I reset a device and it says I have to sign in with a Google account that was previously synced on this device it's Alcatel Pixi 4

texts:
Help
Please help me I bought this phone from a friend and I factory reset it and this is what shows up


texts:
I have installed a custom rom (Cynogenmod 10.2) on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250 GSM three months before, and everything was running good.

But starting 4 days ago, my phone reboots constantly after every boot up. I am unable to uninstall apps, not able to do factory reset, also not able to wipe data from TWRP recovery, not able to copy files to internal sd card.

I tried flashing stock ROM from google using wugfresh toolkit, using fastboot commands and odin tool. Also tried flashing through adb, given permissions through adb. But none of them seems to work.

I erase all partitions through fastboot and created partitions, but everytime I flash a ROM, it stops at writing system.img file, giving an protocol error:

writing 'system'...FAILED (status read failed (Protocol error))

I tried all the possibilities I know, including wiping /system from recovery before flashing. Please help as I am getting frustrated as my phone is not working and is almost dead.


texts: Remove all Google Contacts and keep all WhatsApp Contacts?

texts: I want to clean up deep and remove all contacts in my address book, but keep the contacts, that are linked to WhatsApp. So how to do that?


texts: App availability after deletion from Play Store

texts:
I wanted to ask what would happen to an app (for example, Flappy Bird) that gets deleted from the Play Store. However, I still have it on my mobile.
I am changing my phone and plan to sell the old one. If I delete the app from my old phone's storage, will I still be able to install it from the Play Store, and will it exist in My Apps and Games at my account in Play Store?


texts: Weather app that displays "feels like" temperature?

texts: I have a HTC Evo and while I like the stock weather app, it doesn't show the "feels like" temperature. I know the Weather Channel app has this but it was completely unusable with null errors for me (refer to the marketplace reviews for more on this), and the free Weatherbug app I also tried didn't have "feels like" temps. Does anybody know of any other apps that have this feature?


texts:
I used to eat in a restaurant which provides WIFI for its customers.
The owner asked me and I'm asking you :)

If we develop and provide an APP for the customer would that app to be able to automatically setup an WIFI connection (or change an existent one with new authentication data), so they can access the backend system in the local network as soon as they enter in the place (detected using BLE/ibeacon) ?


texts: Is there a way to trigger the menu in Play Books without a menu button?

texts: On my HTC One X there is no menu button.  Once I have selected a book and started reading all the menus disappear (for changing font size or scrolling through the book), the only way I can get them to re-appear is to switch out of the Play Books application and then switch back, the menu then appears for a few seconds.  Is there an easier way to trigger the menu to appear when I don't have a menu button?


texts: How to get root access in android ?. While  I am trying su or sudo in my samsung galaxy core phone ,I am getting /system/bin/sh :sudo :not found


texts: Is it possible to change how Froyo hyphenates phone numbers?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Is it somehow possible to change the format of a telephone number being displayed ?

In Brazil, phone numbers have two digits for the area code and eight for the phone number. Moreover, the carrier sends the caller ID with a leading zero, so that's how I store phone numbers. Example: 02155557777 for the Rio (21) number 5555-7777.

Before I updated from 2.1 to Froyo, numbers were presented with no hyphens. Now, the phone hyphenates them all. But it assumes a US standard, so it comes like 021-555-57777.

Moreover, when I'm dialing local (i.e. 8 digits), say, 5555-2222, it shows as 555-222-22.

Is there any way I can change that? Either positioning the hyphens correctly, or getting rid of the hyphens altogether?


texts: Default text-to-speech (TTS) engine in LineageOS 16.0?

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I have recently updated my OnePlus One to LineageOS 16.0 and noticed that there does not seem to be any TTS provider included anymore. In previous versions (LineageOS 15), there used to be Pico TTS as a default.

What happened here? Is there any way to get Pico TTS back?


texts: Transfer image after completely wiping Nexus device

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I've completely wiped my Google Nexus device. I still have Team Win Recovery Project. But, seems that the device isn't detecting USB.

Executing adb shell returns error: no devices found.

Executing adb devices doesn't return my device.

Tried it out on bith Windows 8 and OSX (El Capitan).


texts: How to stop a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) from booting into recovery?

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My Tablet is stuck in booting into a (not working) TWRP recovery. It shortly shows the Bootloader screen with "recovery booting ...", then the screen turns black and it reboots.

The LineageOS itself was booting fine. I tried all kinds of button combinitions to cancel recovery booting and get the system to boot, but it keeps booting into the broken recovery.

Is there any kind of hotkey to get the phone into a "boot to system" mode again?


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Nitrogen ROM 7.1 on a Nexus 6

I've been having an issue where I will hold the home button down to pull up search, tap on the search bar to bring up the keyboard, and within a few seconds the search bar clears itself and closes the keyboard.

Everyone in the Nitrogen XDA thread thought it was maybe a Substratum theme causing the issue though one user did report the same thing. I uninstalled the theme and the problem persisted. Basically I think I narrowed it down to having Adaway installed, which coincidentally the other user reporting the same issue had installed as well.

I went to the Adaway thread and so far only 1 reply saying it couldn't possibly be that. So I reflashed my ROM and gapps, and everything was working OK. I reinstalled Adaway and bam, the issue came back up.

I made a screen recording to show you the issue in action. The first instance I don't type anything, just wait, and it closes itself. The second time I starting typing and it happens again. So basically every time I open search I have to tap the search bar, wait for the keyboard to close, then tap the search bar again, then it works... until i need to search something else.

Here is the screen recording.

And here is a logcat of the crash.

12-03 10:01:36.449   824  1796 seems to be what it spits out when the keyboard actually closes.

Thanks in advance, this is driving me nuts.


texts: Is it possible to connect (android) phone to PC while it's powered off and browse files on phone? My xperia z doesn't boot, so I may need to flash i,t but I want to have backup from files on internal storage before flashing.


texts: Low disk space notification, but heaps of space free

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A few days ago I put two large files (about 300MB all up) on the phone storage. I got a low space notification.

I connected the phone via USB to a Windows XP machine and deleted the files, but I still had the notification.

I have emptied trash. I have also connected via linux and done a find -printf '%b %p' to find the biggest files and the two that I originally put on are definitely gone.

I deleted even more cached files and now windows explorer reports 720MB (about 60%) free.

I am still getting the low space notification even after a reboot of the phone. How can I get rid of the notification?

HTC Desire running Android 2.2 with Sense. Thanks for any help rendered!!