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I'm fairly new to android development, but am I long time android user. Phones used to have a "hardware" menu button, which I have since seen is emulated in software, but only when I'm running an 'old' app on my phone ("three dots stacked on top of each other that appears to the right of all the other buttons)

Why is writing apps that make use of the button discouraged?

Is it not supported by most phones?

Is it a bad user experience? ('swipe down from top to access soft buttons', etc..)


texts: how to fix bricked ascend P6 with new firmware

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I have a Huawei P6 ascend that currently will not boot to android. The splash screen will come up and the huawei red rose stays pulsating forever - this is apparently after huawei forced an unwanted software upgrade (since I didn't initiate any upgrade).

When I hold vol +- and reboot I get to the 'bios' or rom update mode (whatever the real name of this mode might be).  So reading some forum entries I put a file 'update.app' from here on a sdcard (both zipped, and unzipped in a folder 'dload' as well as at the root of the sdcard.)

Upon booting into rom-update mode however I never seem to get a successful reflash.

The system says:

ro.build.version =4.42

ro.product.name=UEDGE

Current build version release is not 4.2, don't need move/

Warning:battery percent is less than 15

Huawei USB update fail....

cust copying files...

copy cust files successed!

ensure_path_remounted_rw Failed

and i get a dead robot

FAIL

LOW BAT

fooling with various options that I get to after a while (like wipe data etc) doesn't seem to help so far.  Any clues?

I am now also trying (again) the options

wipe data factory reset

wipe cache partition

after doing those and trying again to install /sdcard/dload I get

E: failed to seek in /tmp/sideload/package.zip (invalid argument)

E: signature verification failed

formatting /cache

installation aborted

cust copying files

copy cust file successed!


texts: Viewing data, specifically notes, from lost samsung galaxy s5

texts: I was just curious if it was possible to view notes from the built in app from a Galaxy S5 through another device, namely computer or galaxy S7. I don't have access to the device anymore, but I would like to have the notes that were on it. Thanks a bunch in advance!


texts: What is the offical name of the third on-screen button?

texts:
I am searching for the official name of the third (right) android on-screen button.

The left and middle button are clear:

Left: Back button
Middle: Home button
Right: ???

Android 1 - 4.4

Android 5.0 - ?

Please include a reference where the name of the third/right button is stated in your answer.


texts: How do I create a Favorite Contacts shortcut on Droid X?

texts: On the motorola Droid X there is a favorite contacts shortcut. I'd like to add this on another screen but I can't figure out how to create a new one. Any ideas?


texts: How to open android backup file (with .backup extension) on PC?

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I created user data backup (with .backup file extension) on Philips W732 (Android 4.0.3) through service menu.
I need to open it on PC and modify (I created this backup before hard reset due to blocking by gesture key guard).
How can I accomplish this?


texts: How to make things go through Media channel?

texts: So, with my Galaxy s3 (version 4.4.2), I have a Life Proof case. It distorts my sound, but only my calls. Anything going through the media channel is fine, so I can listen to music or tv shows with no problem. Is there a way I can make my calls use a different sound channel so they don't get distorted? If not, is there a reason why the media channel isn't distorted but the calls are?


texts: I rooted my phone. Now apps cannot connect to the internet but browsers work fine

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Y and rooted it a few days ago. After that I set up a few apps and granted them access to root permissions (via the Superuser app). I allowed root to all apps that requested it.

Now I cannot connect to the internet via any app except browser apps - Gmail cannot receive emails, and Google Play is not loading.

I tried a factory reset and unrooted the phone, but it is still not working.

How can I fix this issue?


texts: system ( com.Android google.com.gms ) share from gallery app suddenly stops working and crashes

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there is a prominent gallery app that I am using  -f-stop .
been using it for very long time and never had this issue .
gallery app itself seems to be working but when I select more than one picture and invoke system share so I can   share  those with other apps like WhatsApp... everything crashes.
it gives me an option to view the  app log  crash in an email attachment, that it prepared to send to Google for feedback unfortunately selfish as it may sound, I cannot send that attachment to my email   It just directly sends it without even keeping a sent copy in my Gmail. using some kind of a hack I pulled up all that log info and I am putting it in  pastebin_with_crash_log_info

The relevant error is:

Caused by: android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: Resource ID #0x7f08007a
at android.content.res.ResourcesImpl.getValueForDensity(ResourcesImpl.java:246)
at android.content.res.Resources.getDrawableForDensity(Resources.java:905)
at android.content.res.Resources.getDrawableForDensity(Resources.java:880)
at com.android.internal.app.ResolverActivity$TargetPresentationGetter.loadIconFromResource(ResolverActivity.java:669)

here are the more relevant details

crashing system share app concerned is

com.Android google.com.gms

Source file
ResourcesImpl.java
Source class
android.content.res.ResourcesImpl
Source method
getValueForDensity
Line number
246

os details

magisk rooted Android q project treble ROM


texts: App's not installing after download complete?

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I'm facing a problem while downloading apps.I have recently rooted my android which is Samsung galaxy tab 3 smt210r.But after a couple of days i am facing a problem that is when i download an app it does not install.it just disappears from the status bar after reaching 100%

I tried restarting my android,unistalling updates of google play,clearing cache of download manager,google play.but none of them seem to have solve the problem.

please help me as fast as you can.i can not even update any single app.


texts: How to create a VPN over Tor connection on android?

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I am trying to setup a VPN over TOR connection on my phone so that the connection looks like this: -

My device -> Tor -> VPN -> Internet

I use orbot , OpenVPN connect app and also orwall. I ran orbot and configured openVPN to use Tor proxy (localhost: 9050). But the vpn wont connect.

But when i looked up it says that this method works in windows which handles sockets in a peculiar way. In other OS, one has to deal with some 'infinite routing loop' problem. ( comunication between tor and  tor entry relay would fall back into the vpn) Eddie for linux and OS X solves this problem by talking to the Tor Control to detect and route correctly the guard IP addresses.

How do i bypass this infinite routing loop problem?
Is there any way to exclude orbot from using the VPN connection ? Or is 'VPN over Tor' impossible on Android?


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I want to run airmon-ng  but when I do it seems like the airmon-ng skript can't access other tools and it looks like this:
% sudo airmon-ng start wlan0
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/airmon-ng: 59: id: Permission denied
Unable to determine user id, permission errors may occur.
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/airmon-ng: 75: uname: Permission denied
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/airmon-ng: 171: ls: Permission denied

/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/airmon-ng: 1085: ls: Permission denied
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/airmon-ng: 1095: sed: Permission denied
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/airmon-ng: 1098: sort: Permission denied
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/airmon-ng: 982: grep: Permission denied
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/airmon-ng: 989: grep: Permission denied
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/airmon-ng: 1008: ps: Permission denied
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/airmon-ng: 1008: grep: Permission denied
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/airmon-ng: 1013: [: -gt: unexpected operator
/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/airmon-ng: 1024: [: -gt: unexpected operator

PHY Interface   Driver      Chipset

In the first place I thought it is about the permissons of airmon-ng itself and I tried to change its permissions resulting in no changes of its behavior.
To me it seems like it can't be due to id's permissions:
% ls -l id
lrwxrwxrwx 1 u0_a129 u0_a129 9 Jul  9 19:40 id -> coreutils

I already run termux-setup-storage and restarted. As this should not influence the issue it did not change anything as well.
Now I'm running out of clues and can't find similar issues. Got someone an idea?


texts: How to get ALPHA symbol using Google keyboard?

texts: I want to type Symbol of aplha but I couldn't figure out how to get it , however I can type ß(Beta). But not alpha.


texts: Should the Dalvik cache on Android phones be cleared periodically?

texts:
Recently, I rooted my phone (Samsung Galaxy On7, Android 6.0.1) using Magisk systemless root using TWRP. After the flashing was over, I also cleared the Dalvik cache, not knowing that this was not necessary. When I rebooted the phone, it took a long time to boot. It was showing, "Optimizing apps". I thought I had cracked the phone up and it was a boot loop. But later I found that everything was fine. In addition, clearing of the Dalvik cache actually freed up the internal memory by about 1GB.

I read on Stack Overflow that Dalvik cache is actually the optimized dex files that the dex compiler builds to ensure the smooth running of applications. Now, the last official update to this phone was back in April 2018. Is it possible that the phone retained the cache of all apps since then, including the ones I had uninstalled? It seems so, otherwise how could I recover about 1GB of memory simply by clearing the Dalvik cache?

If I am correct that clearing the Dalvik cache freed up space, does it make sense to clear the Dalvik cache periodically, say annually, so as to prevent misuse of the "precious" internal memory?


texts: Rooted device: "This device, OS, or software is not compatible with Pokémon GO"

texts:
Just when I was about to reach level 23, Pokemon Go stopped working with this message:

  This device, OS, or software is not compatible with Pokémon GO

I am using CyanogenMod 13.0-20160817-NIGHTLY-hammerhead (Android 6.0.1) on a Nexus 5, and can't live without root.

QUESTION: Is there a way to make it work again?

Screenshot (click image for larger variant)


texts: How to disable "Mini Call View" feature in Google's latest Phone app?

texts:
The latest version of Google's Phone (v 23) app has a feature called "Mini Call View" in which when you answer a call it won't open the phone dialer. Instead, there is a notification in the notification bar and if you expand the notification bar you will see an on-going call and a button to hang up and another button to start speaker phone.
I don't like this feature and I want to disable it. I want the full phone dialer to open up when answering  a call.
Does anyone know how to disable Mini Call View in Google's Phone app? Or at the very least does anyone know how to open the phone dial pad by default when answering a call?


texts: How to automatically lock the screen or something when the Wi-fi disconnects?

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I think this would be useful if you're entering data into a form, but you don't want to accidentally press "submit" when there's no Internet, causing you to have to re-enter everything.

Also, it would be nice for macros. Say you have a macro doing something on an app that requires Internet. When the Internet fails, the macro goes haywire by clicking on random stuff it's not supposed to click. It would be best to lock the screen in that case.

I have Android 4.4.2. I do not have cellular data on this phone.


texts: How do I remove stocks from the stock card settings in Google Now?

texts: I have added some stocks to the stock card settings that I want to remove, how do I do that? There is no obvious way, I tried long press & swiping but those gestures do nothing.


texts:
I have tried manually updating my galaxy s6 but it says I have the latest (6.0.1) but I know this isn't true! My friend has practically the same phone but with android 7. How do I update mine?

This is a screenshot of the manual update:


texts: Stock Nexus 5 stuck on Google word on boot

texts:
My nexus suddenly froze. I was on whatsapp when it happened. A few apps were being (auto) updated in the background and AVG was scanning each app as it finished downloading and updating. I usually don't pay attention to it.. and always, every time AVG scans the app, my keyboard goes down. It's a bit annoying, but nothing major.

Today, after the last app was scanned, (at least I think it was the last one) - instead of my keyboard disappearing, my phone just froze. It wouldn't respond to anything on touch screen and not even to volume/power buttons.

Googling a bit told me to hold both volume buttons, with the power button to do a force restart, as I was out of the option of just taking the battery out.

Now, the phone is stuck on the first start screen - the screen that says 'GOOGLE' and nothing. Usual fix to this seems to be factory reset - I did that. I've got everything I need backed up so don't care about losing data - but that just brings me back to the google screen.

The second screen on recovery mode - the one you get by going to recovery mode and holding power button + press release volume up... I see some errors at the bottom saying

E: failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)

and a bunch of similar errors.

This is a stock android with latest lollipop (or the latest that's been released to nexus 5) and I have not messed with the phone in any way... So I am understandably a bit disappointed it's got a problem, esp as the phone is less than a year old.

So, Is there a way to fix this please?

Edit: After chatting with google support team and walking through some troubleshooting steps, turned out to be a hardware problem with ROM and I was suggested to contact the seller.. I spoke to amazon and am having to return the phone for a full refund.


texts: What is the range of my wifi tethering network?

texts: My Samsung Galaxy Y (GT-S5360L) can run a wifi tethering network at 32 dBm, according to iwconfig. This is almost 2 watts. Is this reading accurate, (my battery is 1200mAh, 5v, or 6 watt hours, so it seems sort of fishy, but it does drain my battery really fast when I run it), and if it is, (assuming nothing blocking the signal) what is the range of the network in meters?


texts:
I have connected an Android cellphone to the PC through a MTP connection. it brings a folder under Portable Devices section in My Computer.

I want to get the location of this folder. how can I do that? I right-click and choose properties and it says the Location as: Computer/Mo A.Z

But I want to access it through C drive. is it possible?!


texts: Is the file gf_otp_info safe or it is a virus? The file is located in the file system. Should I remove it or is it fine?


texts: Does Google take any of my file data on Android?

texts:
I read about syncing photos with Google on Android somewhere, and got a little concerned.
It is probably just a special Google service you have to sign up for, but just in case, I want to relieve me of this concern.

Does Google send my photos(files in the gallery) to their servers?

I under no circumstance would like automatic syncing of picture and photo files.


texts: After activating the device encryption on my S2 running CM 10.2 nightly, my CDMA radio stopped working

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 (Sprint, codename d710), and I just installed the latest CM nightly (10.2). Everything worked until I encrypted the device. Now the radio doesn't work (network: UNKNOWN, no service, etc.). I looked at each of the mobile network settings and didn't find anything; I also tried about 10 different modem updates (packaged as .zip, installed through Clockwork Mod).

I verified that it happens immediately after an encrypt from a fresh install of CM nightly 10.1-2013-11-17.

Is there anything to do short of wiping and reinstalling? What's the source of the problem, and how can I prevent it from happening again?


texts: Is there a way to turn on Reading Mode on MIUI using terminal commands or adb?

texts:
Background

I have been using a Xiaomi device running MIUI8 and had the option of enabling Reading Mode (use of contrast colours to reduce blue light emision) on select Apps (which was great) but upon upgrading to MIUI9 this feature is now only available on system level i.e its either Reading mode is on/off thus you can't turn enable it automatically when you open a specific app and it doesn't automatically turn off after closing that app.

This is annoying because you have to manually enable and disable it. (Scheduling it is out of question because its its manual and you don't always use the specified app at the same time).

My idea

My proposed workaround is using a terminal command/adb together with tasker to enable Reading mode automatically when a specified app is opened, then have it turn off when done :). Right now I am not sure of the shell command to use, and which setting variable to target, perhaps somewhere in the settings database (I strongly feel the relevant file to modify in the file system is

data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db

Question

Is there a way to enable Reading mode using terminal command or similar. Any other workaround is appreciated ?


texts: Best way to bookmark items on Pinboard.in

texts: I recently changed over from using Delicious to http://Pinboard.in. What's the best way to bookmark a page to Pinboard from my Android phone?


texts: How can I quickly remove all of my data from my device and then get it back again?

texts:
Soon, I'll have to give my phone (a non-rooted LG Nexus 4) to another person for some time. As the phone contains very sensitive information, I do not want this person to be able to access any of it. Unfortunately, I don't have data encryption turned on, so I can't just turn the device off and be sure that the other person won't be able to decrypt it.

Basically, I want to wipe my phone right now and then restore it to exactly the state it was before the wipe.

Therefore, I was thinking of backing up my device completely, wiping it and then restoring the backup. How can I do this? Will adb backup -all -shared -apk be sufficient? I guess not, since I'm afraid there are some settings that adb won't detect. Is there a lower-level way, like making an image of all the phone's memory with fastboot/recovery or something?


texts: LineageOS : upgrade nightly to unofficial

texts:
I have a lineageos 14.1 nightly signed (downloaded from the official website) installed on my phone. I built a 14.1 from the sources following the official wiki (tagged unofficial build). Currently I have this message saying to wipe the /data :

  Can't install this package on top of incompatible data. Please try
  another package or run a factory reset

I don't understand why I should wipe my data, I thought that it was only when changing to a different ROM.

I want to know if there is a way to flash an unofficial without losing my data or why is that needed.


texts:
I am using a rooted Samsung S8+. But, Termux cannot gain root access. I tried su, sudo unsuccessfully.

When I  tried installing termux-sudo, I had the error cat: sudo: no such a file or directory.

(Tap to enlarge)


texts: Install All Apps on SD card On Micromax Unite 2

texts:
Recently i bought Micromax Unite 2, its a good phone but what problem I am facing is that it comes with internal storage of 4 GB and has external storage and I am using 8GB SD Card.

Under storage it shows free Internal storage of 0.90 GB (free 100 MB), External Storage of 7.47 GB (left 6GB free) and Internal SD card of 1.67 GB (left 1.67 GB free). By default it installs apps on Phone/Internal storage and its getting filled and I am left with only 100 MB and it gets hanged.

What is the difference between Internal SD Card and phone storage?
Can I install all apps on Internal Storage (which is 1.67 GB free)?


texts:
While installing the stock rom the steps include

Open TWRP
Clean Cache system data
Install stock rom

When I clean the system data the stock rom zip that I have kept in the sd card also gets deleted. How am I supposed to install the rom ?
I am using TWRP , on a moto G2(2014), an the stock rom is android nougat 7.1


texts: Just got my very first android today, being the S8 and am wondering how to remove any form of wallpaper from the AOD so its just black with the clock, but retain the wallpaper on the home screen.


texts: I want to unlock my Byju'S Samsung galaxy a7 tablet

texts:
I have tried so many things but doesn't work.

I press power button for few minutes but it's  only have 2 options power off and restart button.  Even I press power off icon for few minutes but nothing  appears.
I connected my tab to PC and when I open galaxy files it's empty.
I tried to go through with settings but it is also locked by sure lock.... scalefusion ... And mobilock...

Finally I delete surelock app but nothing happen.
I want to unlock my tab without deleting any data.


texts: Migrate Google+ photos to Google Photos and free up Data Quota

texts:
I see my old Photos that were uploaded to google+ in the new photos app.  I have it set for the new free high resolution, but I still see google+ photos taking up 7 gbs when I go to drive and check my quota.
Can I delete the photos from google+ or should I try something else first?
I would prefer not to lose my old photos. I would think they would be moved to the new free storage because they are all smaller than the 16MP limit for the high resolution now.


texts:
I just bought a desire HD. I did the factory reset. When I click on Market (old app or at least old icon), it opens a new window in the browser with the policy of google play. At the moment I click, I see the accept and decline buttons shortly but can't click on them, they then disappear.

Basically I can't use market. There is no google play app on the phone either...

Does anyone else have this issue? Does anyone know how to solve this?


texts: When do I need to enter my password once I encrypted my phone?

texts:
I intend to fully encrypt my phone do I need to enter the password at start-up or when unlocking the screen-lock?

If the latter is the case I can't enter my password each time I'd like to unlock my phone of course so is there a way to use a swiping-pattern as password (e.g. 3 times the false one requiring the full password) or sth alike?


texts: Android Nougat - Network Security Configuration for Charles Proxy

texts:
I recently update my device to Android Nougat and found that i'm not able to all content of the traffic on my charles proxy, and when I used marshmallow/Lollipop devices, I can still see what I want to see.

Based on this Android Security Config, We have the control of the certificates we want to trust for the application we own. ( we need to add this config file into manifest.)

How about other nougat applications (api>=24) ? How can I see other nougat applications' traffic content? is there a way to do so since we don't own the application, there is no way for us to trust certain self-signed cert.


texts:
I am having trouble importing an SSL CA certificate to authenticate my mail server.

My mail server is run by Dreamhost, which offers TLS on their IMAP/SMTP servers, but with a certificate signed only by them (not obtained through Verisign et al).  I have their root certificate file ndn.ca.crt and it works fine on my computer (I put it in /etc/ssl/certs with an appropriate symlink, and then firefox, pine, etc are able to verify Dreamhost's server).  Now I'd like to use it on my new Android phone (4.0.4).

I've tried importing the certificate: I copied ndn.ca.crt to USB storage and went to Settings > Security > Install from device storage.  I get a "Certificate name" dialog box with "ndn.ca" prefilled, saying "Package contains: One user certificate"; I touch "Ok" and see a popup "ndn.ca added".

However, when I touch "Trusted credentials", there is nothing listed under the "User" tab.  And when I try to select TLS or SSL as the security type in the Email app, I get the message "Setup could not finish: Cannot connect safely to server".  If I use "TLS (Accept all certificates)" it works, but of course this doesn't actually protect me against a man-in-the-middle.

Any ideas what could be wrong?  I've read the question How do you import CA certificates onto an Android phone? but it seems to be mainly concerned with getting the certificate in a recognized format, and doesn't help me.


texts: I've got LG Optimus One phone (model LG-P500h). How do I find out what wifi chipset my phone has? Is there a general mechanism that will work for all phones?


texts:
I have a used note 4 and want to make sure there is no spyware or malware on it. I know some can survive a factory reset. Somebody told me to flash a rom and recovery image but not how to do this. I searched and came across a video of a person using a program called odin to do this, however after he was finished all his apps were still there. If this completely cleans the phone why are his apps still there?

What would be the best way for me to actually wipe everything on the phone?


texts: Will the ''wipe data/factory reset'' in ClockworkMod also remove my backups I have done?

texts:
I currently have CyanogenMod 10.1 (Android 4.2.1) on my Galaxy SIII. I used ClockworkMod to flash the ROM.

Now, after using the ROM for a while, I want to try some other ROMs, so I made a backup of my current ROM (CyanogenMod 10.1) in ClockworkMod recovery and the backup was saved to: /mnt/shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backup.

Now, if I use the "wipe data/factory reset" option in ClockworkMod recovery, will that remove the backup I made?


texts:
Gmail App in my Android device shows correctly all the labels that I created using Gmail through web interface.

Can I create new labels in Gmail on Android device using Gmail App?

Also, ideally, once I create these new labels in Gmail App, I obviously should be seeing the same in Web Interface of Gmail too (Sync!!).

Any ideas?


texts:
Recently in the UK we've had an unexpected bout of nice weather which means wherever I leave my phone it tends to get quite warm. I know the operating range of my phone (Sony Ericsson Arc) however is there an easy way to find out how warm it is?

It's never left in the sun, always in the shade. If I need to root it I'm open to options - currently running stock 2.3.4 Android.


texts:
A month ago, i used Kingroot to root my Sony Xperia Z1 running lollipop . Today, my dad called me on the phone and i picked up. 5 minutes later, the phone will not boot up. I thought that the battery is dead and tried to charge the phone using the original wall plug.

The phone will not charge or boot up. It will show red blinking on my phone. I highly doubt that my phone has no battery at all because it is 40% when i last used it to call my dad.

Also i have tried to power on the phone by pressing the on and power down/up button but it does not work. I have tried to reset the phone by pressing the small red button at the micro sim slot but is also does not work.

I have also tried to use the Sony PC Companion but it does not detect my phone after i have download the installation for the update. I have also tried using Emma but it did not detect my phone at all.

Now what i know is that my warranty is void because i rooted my phone and they are going to charge me to fix it. And before i send it down to repair, i would like to know what else can i do to boot up my phone.

Thank You

Jun Run


texts: Wi-Fi cannot turn on! Accidentally deleted /etc/wifi folder

texts:
i was trying to enable ad hoc network connection on android and overwriting below folders

/etc/wifi

/etc/dhcpcd

and now my wifi could not turn on. The phone is ADINNO R8, a custom build phone.I could not find its ROM on the internet and most of software does not recognize it.

it runs on 4.2.1 Jelly bean.

tried:

USB internet

USB internet to upgrade firmware within OS(seems to use wifi driver as well which are corrupted, so there is no internet connection)

3rd party fixer

download WiFi fixer and not working

other version/wifi folders

downloaded some WiFi folders people upload on the internet and none of them are working.(maybe because this is a rare custom phone)

Recovery

tried recovery and wipe all data in setting, still no luck, wifi folder still corrupted.

i could think of three methods, both failed.

reflash its OS.(failed as could not find its ROM)
upgrade its OS.(failed as no internet access, WiFi not working)
Replace /etc/wifi found on internet (failed as no compatible version)

is there anyway i could fix it?


texts:
Assuming that I am not able to start up my phone due to a file that is missing on the file system. Would it be possible to get to my phone's root directory on my computer and to place the missing file?

Maybe by using fastboot?


texts: Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 is repeatingly asking about TouchWiz

texts:
Every time I press the home button Android asks me to choose between Standard and Simple. How can I can rid of this annoyance?

update 131130 16:26 CET

I installed another launcher and tried to clear and disable everything with TouchWiz and still it's repeadingly asking me the same question every time I press the home button.

Update 131201 10:47 CET

I read that rebooting the phone and/or uninstalling the google search update could resolve the problem and after rebooting the phone the question hasn't popped up for a while. I'm clicking around to verify that it won't appear and the solution at this time seems to be that rebooting the phone will do it and I might not have to uninstall the search update which was mentioned.


texts:
I have a lot of music files. Far more from what my SD card + internal memory could support even if they had no apps, pictures and whatnot stored into.

I have a 128Go USB stick where I store all my music so I can listen to it on any device. However, this does not work with my Android 6.0 phone.

I mean, I can plug the stick on the device with the cable, then click onto the "USB drive" notification to see the files and then play the file I want. Problem: I want to listen to music through a proper player, which goes onto the next song when one is finished and let me browse my music in an intuitive manner.

So far I was unable to find any player that would detect music on my USB stick. I think I understood now the problem comes from OTG itself - which is made for using a DAC more than a USB stick or to store files more than play them - but I wonder if there isn't some kind of trick or workaround to get, for example, my phone to detect my USB stick as an SD card, or to make it treat the stick as internal memory (which is possible with SD cards).

My phone is not rooted for now (haven't got the time to investigate much on this) by I do have a custom recovery (TWRP) if that can help. If rooting is necessary I'll dig more into it.

Thanks for your help !


texts: Store and retrieve wifi password without installing an app

texts:
So I do a lot of development for Android these days and a lot of it involves reformatting my phone repeatedly, and then that leads to me re-entering my wifi password each time. This, over the course of a lot of time, is adding up to quite a lot of time spent entering my wifi password.

So what I am looking for is a way to get past that without having to download an app. Is there a way to get internet to my device on boot, without entering my wifi credentials. I'll take any way that's much faster, if I can transmit my password via NFC, if I can share it from another device, if I can wire my internet through USB directly. I have not found a way to do any of these things without installing additional apps. Also, I need to consider security still, so getting rid of the wifi password is also not an option, sadly.


texts: How many clients can be connected to a WiFi Hotspot?

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I want to create an application which hosts a sever in my phone and many people can use it after connecting to my wifi hotspot.

Suppose I want to implement it in a classroom with 50+ students, is it feasible?

I want to know how many clients can be connected to the wifi hotspot. Are there any limitations?


texts:
I am trying to use my laptop's webcam in my android virtual device. however everytime I start the device I get error message as -

emulator: ERROR: cmd_camera_device_start_capturing: Unable to set video format: 0

My config.ini file for the device looks like -

hw.camera=yes
hw.camera.back=webcam0
hw.camera.front=webcam0

First line I added after reading upon some blog, however it doesn't work without first line also.

PS: Webcam flashes couple of times and them it gives this error. Although the android device loads up but camera app doesn't function mentioning "Can't connect to camera service".

Also... simulated camera works.

Any suggestions.

EDIT
Already done suggested changes as per https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30850162/android-emulator-not-using-webcam-in-android-studio still no success.


texts: Secure container for Android Tablet user

texts:
I've got an Android tablet that has multi-user support. Galaxy Tab 3 if I remember correctly.

Now, I'd like to store some of my files on it but so that apps and I could access it on my user, but not other users or their apps on that tablet. It must only be accessible if my user is unlocked on the tablet, if I lock the screen it should stop being accessible.


texts: I am using Micromax tablet for the last 4 years. As internal memory had become full, I removed many apps. Still same was the problem. I thought by factory res-setting the tablet, the problem would go away. Even after factory reset, it shows    internal memory is full even after factory reset . What should be done?


texts: Android 4.4.2 youtube/video stuck in pause

texts:
Got me a shiny new Hudl 2 (8.3" Wi-Fi tablet with Android 4.4.2).

It's nice. It does the gmail and the facebook, etc.

What it doesn't do is play video from youtube, or other sources such as the BBC. This is either using the Youtube android app or inside the android chrome browser.

The behaviour is as follows:

Video box is displayed but is paused and shows the 'play button' in the centre (the right facing triangle).
Clicking on the play button, a few frames will play, maybe less than half a second of sound.
Then it wall pause again. 'Play' button is displayed in the middle of the frame.

It's like as soon as you press play, it immediately pauses again. Constantly tapping the 'play' button gets a stop animation of the video.

I have tries the following to fix it:

Un-installing and reinstalling the Youtube application.
Clearing the Chrome browser cache (don't know why that was necessary but one website seemed to think it could fix it).
Lowering the quality of the video, even down to the lowest possible setting.

I've tried this on both my home wifi and one other. In both cases, my Samsung Galaxy S4 (also Android 4.4.2) has no problems playing the exact same videos.

So, any advice?


texts: Tasker: How can I delete a file after a month

texts: Is there a way to delete all files in a folder that are over a month old using Tasker?


texts: How can I transfer offline songs from Spotify into a dual app of spotify to access downloaded music

texts: I am from a country where Spotify is not supported so I have installed it using vpn. I am using the 7 day premium trial which allows one to download and access music files. Can I reinstall the app and transfer spotify cache from previous version to the cache of the new app and access the music files?


texts:
I am interested in a clock app that in addition to seconds also shows deciseconds.

I searched and could not find one yet. Is there any widget for Android that shows deciseconds (like this: 11:51:32.1)?


texts: IMO Notifications on Home Screen Won't Go Away

texts:
I have a Samsung Phone with Android Pie and with IMO messaging app installed.

Every now and then I see a big pop-up notification on lock screen with nothing else. I have to press on the home button then unlock my phone.

I disabled IMO notifications by going to Settings > Apps > IMO > Notifications and turning off the Show Notifications setting.

That did not work, so I disabled the whole lock screen notifications from Settings > Lock Screen > Notifications and I turned it off.

It did not work either.

What should I do? What am I missing?


texts: Play Store updating over Mobile Data when it is not supposed to

texts:
Today I got a bit of a nasty surprise with my mobile data and I am not sure how to correct it.

In my settings for the Play Store I have (and had for ages) download only on Wifi.

This month something has changed as my phone has gone over its data allowance and looking at the list of apps and usage the top bandwidth user is the Play Store on Mobile Data with 540Mb.

I do not understand why the Play Store is updating on Mobile data even though it is not supposed to?

Under the Wifi Usage tab the Play store is also the largest user of bandwidth, which I do expect as that is what is supposed to happen.

Any ideas why Play Store is running over Mobile Data?


texts: How to enforce Selinux (setprop ro.boot.selinux=enforcing)

texts:
I have a Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro (raphael, China Version) device.
I set the prop "ro.boot.selinux" to "permissive", by installing this Magisk Module.
Now I'd like to set it back to "enforcing", but didn't find a way to do so.

I tried using the Module to reset the prop and got this Error: "This root method has no boot script support!
!You will need to add init.d support!
!Addon.d not detected. Backup script not installed..."
It further says it installs files and reports a success, but selinux is still permissive.

After a couple hours on google now, I still don't know what init.d support really is and how I set it up. I hope you can help me.

I tried further:

setenforce 1 -> works till reboot

edit sys/fs/selinux/enforce to 1 -> back to 0 after reboot

setprop ro.boot.selinux=enforcing from terminal in twrp -> error: "unable to set property "ro.boot.selinux" to "enforcing" error code 0xb"

flash both, a recovery.img and boot.img with "androidboot.selinux=enforcing" via fastboot

flash stock miui 11

flash stock miui 10 and upgrade to miui 11

getenforce still results in permissive :/

Thanks a lot!

Edit: After reflashing LOS17 and Magisk and using the module again, I managed to set selinux back to enforcing. Now the popup camera comes up on every boot though, lol
This can be closed, thx


texts: Google location history shows me driving 700 miles when I only drive for 30 miles

texts:
I'm not exactly sure when it happened. Originally my location history was accurate. About a month ago my location history map looked close to being correct but the mileage was ridiculous!

For example, I drive about 30 miles one way to work. Most of the time lately the mileage shows me driving about 700 miles! It looks like it might be making multiple trips but I can't tell because I can't expand the history map.

I have a Nexus 4 with a straight talk SIM using AT&T.

Any ideas what could cause this strange behaviour -- or even better, how to fix it?


texts: I can't install any apps when I don't have a SD Card in my phone!

texts:
I've a problem on my SM-G350. I once set my install location to extrenal via ROM Toolbox Lite. I took out the SD card one day and the other day I tried to install an app and it said that I can't install it to my standard install location, which was fine. I connected it to adb and typed in pm set install-location 0 I got no error message (I got no message at all), and so I thought it worked, but it didn't. I also entered the command so that everything will be installed on the internal storage but that didn't help either.
What else could I do or what could be the cause of this problem?

Samsung Galaxy Core Plus (SM-G350)
Stock ROM (4.2)


texts: Bricked Moto G2 XT1068 with a Cynogenmod with low battery.Need some help :)

texts:
I have Moto G 2nd generation XT1068. I flashed my custom ROM and installed a CYNOGENMOD in my phone.It worked fine for 4 month and now its totally bricked.
I could enter fastboot mode but it shows low battery in fastboot mode, so i couldn't revert my phone back to normal. I m not much a techie, so hope for a solution in stepwise :)

Finally ,
 Bricked MOTO G2: cynogenmod installed : LOW BATTERY ==> SOLUTION please :)

Thanks.


texts: Is there an app to set a ring volume automatically based on location? What I need is an app to switch to vibrate when I'm at home and turn the volume up when I leave home (ringing phone wakes my sleeping baby and I often forget to silence the phone manually).


texts: How can I share my bug report with Android devs?

texts:
I just learned about the ability to capture a bug report at will. I don't see it properly documented on an official Android web site, so I'll describe it here:

  After reproducing the issue, navigate to developer settings, ensure ‘USB debugging’ is enabled, then enable ‘Bug report shortcut’. To take bug report, hold the power button and select the ‘Take bug report’ option.

And optionally:

  Screen capture of the issue:
  Press the volume down and power buttons simultaneously. The image will appear in your gallery. Attach the screenshot file to this issue.

And finally:

  Please upload the bug report and screenshot to google drive and share the folder to android-bugreport@google.com, then share the link [here in this issue on code.google.com/p.android/....].

Question 1: How do I get it shared to google drive?  I previously presumably configured all bug reports to be shared via the Gmail app, and I don't see how to override that setting now.

Second, I'm very surprised to see that we're being asked to share a Google Drive link publicly to the world.  Aren't there privacy-sensitive aspects to bug reports?

Update: Here is an example, from the open-source ChkBugReport desktop application, of the deep and wide range of information in a bugreport, which can include email addresses, the device serial number,  details on applications used and timings of user activity with them,detailed battery usage, the current software build ID, the network carriers uses,
 detailed hardware information, boot parameters, various detailed usage statistics, etc.


texts: is CPU virtualization needed to run Android Virtual Device?

texts:
My Dell Laptop has Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6400 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) CPU which has no virtualization support.

http://ark.intel.com/products/40479/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-T6400-2M-Cache-2_00-GHz-800-MHz-FSB

Above link says :

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡ no

My basic hello world Android application using eclipse not able to open AVD.
I can not see device window opening.

is that CPU visualization problem ?

Thanks in advance


texts:
I know this question is quite common, but nothing I've read so far really helped me. I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini, and had a similar problem with the stock ROM. For some other reasons, I've rooted it and put Cyanogenmod 7 on it. Everything works quite well, but the free space is just eating itself. All my applications are sent to SD card (except facebook, which runs exceptionally slow when on card). And still, I'm only left with 6MB of free internal space. I've cleaned up my SMS messages and browser caches, nothing really helps. I'm showing my storage analysis. The thing that bugs me are the /system and /data partitions. How come that /system has so much empty space, while /data has so little. Isn't it supposed to be a compact partition?

As for applications, I really don't have a lot, except regular GMail, Google Maps and such. Just Opera browser, iGo, Adobe Reader, Outlook and a few apps with less then 1MB.

P.S While taking the screenshot, the Storage Analyser is showing 18MB free, But the system is showing 9MB. Nevertheless, both are not enough for normal work.


texts: Recent history of Call logs! (Not actually call log)

texts:
Few days ago, I tried to recharge my phone's balance through recharge card but couldn't do it due to the network problem. Generally, here in Nepal, we recharge the pre-paid balance by dialing *411*xxx(13 digit pin)xxx#. Since, I couldn't do it that time, I placed that card somewhere in my room and lost it.
Now my question is, can I look for that dial history (log)? Such codes cannot be seen in normal call log. That must be stored somewhere right?


texts: How to get to notifications in settings?

texts:
The title sounds misleading... There exists a shortcut under the settings shortcut widget that points to notifications. In this I can see all the notifications that my phone had (even after clearing it in the pulldown notification tray).

I have 2 questions: a) where is it actually located in the settings (I have been looking for it for a while) b) how do I clear this...there seems to be no option (do I reboot?)

Here are the screenshots that may help clarify:


texts: Phone stops using 3G when Wifi hotspot nearby

texts: I have a HTC Desire with the latest legit firmware.  I have Wifi and 3G enabled, and it's usually fine; at home it connects to my (WPA2 protected) router, and when I go outside it switches to 3G.  But sometimes, as I pass other Wifi hotspots it stops using 3G so I lose data.  I've disabled the 'tell me about open wifi' option. I'm not sure if these Wifi hotspots are open or encrypted but really I'd like to only use Wifi routers I've entered the details of (such as my own).  Is this possible?


texts: How to migrate contacts2.db between android devices (SELinux enabled)?

texts:
I exported a contacts2.db from a samsung s6 and try to import it to a Samsung S2 tab. both phones operate on android 6 and are rooted. What I've achieved so far:

I managed to copy the file from the source device with:

adb shell "su -c cat /path/to/contacts2.db" > contacts2.db

I managed to restore the database by copying the file to the sdcard of the destination device and then via adb shell

su
cd /data/data/com.android.contacts/databases/
mv contacts2.db contacts2.db.bak
cp /sdcard/contacts2.db .
chown  u0_a4:u0_a4 contacts2.db
chmod 600 contacts2.db
cd ..
restorecon -Rv databases
kill $(ps | grep contacts | awk '{ print $2 }')

Then I start contacts again via gui, rebooted, but the contacts do not show up. It does not seem to be a file permission error, but a database problem? The devices run the same samsung stock firmware.

What did I miss here?


texts:
I'm developing a Tamil web app (using PhoneGap) where I use unicode to display the Tamil language. The problem is, it is working fine in Android Emulator and in web (Firefox), but the fonts are not displaying in a Galaxy S device. I'm sure that I have used the following in my HTML file

    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

    <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.2.0-alpha.1/jquery.mobile-1.2.0-alpha.1.min.css" />
    <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7.2.min.js"></script>
    <script src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.2.0-alpha.1/jquery.mobile-1.2.0-alpha.1.min.js"></script>

I really don't know what I'm missing.


texts: Why doesn't Note 2(N7100) recognize external hard drive but Honor 6 does?

texts:
I have two cell phones Note2 and Honor 6. Both are rooted, and run 4.4.2
Both have a battery of same capacity 3100mAh.
I can connect any of two external hard drives WD passport and WD Elements of 1 TB capacity (both are NTFS formatted and do not have provision for external powering on)  through OTG cable on  Honor 6 and transfer files
But when I connect to  Note2 through same OTG cable,  the  external hard drive LED flickers and can't view the  contents of either drive.

Changing OTG cables,  using multiple apps from play store to manage OTG  mounting did not change anything

I read on some forum that  note 2 battery capacity is not enough to power on the external hard drive for normal operations and is just enough to recognize the  drive,  hence the flickering. This was not substantiated by any technical explanation.  Besides,  Honor 6 also has the same battery capacity!!! So this explanation doesn't sound logical unless am missing something

Would welcome a technical explanation for this please

Edit: situation is the same if the external drive is formatted in FAT32

Thanks


texts: my samsung galaxy s2 wont charge what do i do?

texts: I'm having trouble with my Samsung galaxy s2 I need some help on how my phone can start charging again. Every time I got to charge my Samsung S2 it seems not to charge. I need some help on how to charge it.


texts: Controlling Android device from Android phone

texts:
Kind of related to this question.

I want to control my android tablet (galaxy A 9.7 SM-T550, Android 5.0.2) with my Nexus 5 (Android 5.1.1) . Both are rooted and I want to be able to control the whole screen of the tablet using WiFi (wifi hotspot from Nexus 5, to use in the car). I have tried Webkey, but the service wont start. Remote Tablet is able to cast the screen, but no input events is registered.

I haven't found any vnc server that is working for android over wifi, just USB. Any ideas on what to use? I don't care that the apps on both side requires permissions per session.


texts: What are the location based alarm applications available for Android?

texts:
I want to know what apps can sound an alarm depending on my location.

Obviously it would be better if the battery consumption is low.

I'd be happy if the application is free but wouldn't mind paying if it's working properly with not much battery consumption. Also please post (if you can) only applications that you've used.

UPDATE: Sorry guys, I should have been more clear. The alarm I am looking for is something where I can set an alarm when I am in the bus/train and make it sound the alarm and wake me up before my stop.


texts: Play Store won't download or update apps

texts:
I am using Samsung Galaxy Duos GT-I8262. Yesterday I encounter this strange problem. Whenever I download or update an app from Play Store, it only shows downloading bar and the app won't download in a century. Things which I have already done:

Clearing cache/data Play Store and Play Services
Deleting Google account
Enabled download manager
Rooted phone and edited hosts file by inserting # in the start of 2nd line
Reset the phone twice
Checked phone date and time

In short, I employed every possible solution but still no luck. Any other solutions?


texts: Does the built-in Google app data backup work?

texts:
This question is a long time coming I guess. I have been seeing claims in Android since the dark ages that our data is being backed-up to the cloud, and recently "Sync App Data" showed up as well in the account settings. However when I have to restore, all I get is the apps I had, and a very small restore.. perhaps wifi passwords and desktop wall paper from what I see. So my question is this..

Does the in built-in backup service work?

I see from code documentation, that the apps need to manage it manually. I guess then it is possible that some apps do not support this?
Is this backup service actually supposed to backup app data or only just system data?
Is installing helium or similar 3rd party services the only way to go?

Second minor question. Am I right in understanding that Helium and its adb backup bretheren rely on the opt in android service, and that Titanium backup and their ilk just copy all possible files of the app and thus do not require the opt in service?

p.s. Am sorry if there is a good post about these details, much of what I see is very cynical posts which plug one of the aforementioned 3rd party software.


texts: How to flash a kernel image without building Android from source

texts:
I got the following msm kernel branch for my Nexus 7(flo)

      msm/remotes/origin/android-msm-flo-3.4-jb-mr2

added some files and then built an image(zImage). I then downloaded a factory image of Nexus 7 for JB - 4.3 (JSS15R) [This said razor which I dunno why. I thought it was flo]

Anyway I took the factory image. Split the boot.img file into the ramdisk.gz and zImage. Then I got the zImage from the kernel I build and replaced it with the zImage from the factory image. The I combined the zImage and ramdsik.gz to create the boot.img and tried to flash it. But the device goes into a bootloop.

The zImage works when I build android 4.3-JB from source. But aosp seems to miss some packages I need.

I wanted to know what I'm doing wrong and why android goes into a bootloop when I combine it with the factory image


texts: Android market - Application downloading problem

texts:
I am accessing an Android market and trying to download Free applications, when i have tried to download any application by clicking on "Install" button.

When i click on "Download" button, it always shows the downloading application with the message : "Starting Download", i am seeing this message since last 2 hours, but application is not getting donwload to my phone.

Whats the problem ?


texts: What is the difference between .dex and .apk file?

texts: .dex and .apk file: What are they and how do they execute ?


texts:
My brand new Samsung A51 Telenor phone turns off after 1-2h in screen lock. We gave it to service, but they said there are no problems. But the phone still powers off when it is not used less and in it is in the lock screen. Does anybody have similar problem?
We also did factory reset, softer reset, cleared the cache, but no use.


texts:
I want to know if a lost smartphone which has been marked in all google related security activities(Erase Data,Lock etc),Can someone still recover something from the phone using hardware dismembering of any kind?

Some phones require correct pattern to startup the Android OS & the bootloader is in locked state so ADB or USB Debugging exploit won't be an issue?

Variety of security apps like Prey etc are present which provide features like SMS alerts on Sim change, Operate phone camera,wipe data etc.Could some hardware removal also disarm such apps?

P.S: Phone/device is also encrypted.


texts: Why does Google Voice need to be able to modify or delete the contents of my SD  card? It's part of the permissions and I don't want to download it until I understand it.


texts: What type of hardware support is required for getting the widevine L1 level?

texts:
It s said that widevine L1 level requires hardware support so that it s impossible even for manufacturer to provide it through a system update.
But what exactly has to be done by the hardware?


texts: How to remove MotoBLUR from Motorola Charm MB502 phone?

texts:
I have a T-Mobile branded Motorola Charm (MB502) phone that I bought for my wife.  It's a capable little device, but it's being slowed down to a crawl by MotoBLUR.  I'd like to know if there is a way to remove all BLUR software, preferably by overwriting the firmware with a de-blurred version.

It's been updated to the latest firmware and rooted via SuperOneClick.  Here are the relevant details from the phone's "About" screen:

  System Version: Blur_Version_2.3.9007.MB502.T-Mobile.en.US
  Model number: MB502
  Baseband version: EPU93_U_03.3B.02
  Build number: BASIL_U3_03.90.7

I know of at least one de-blurred version that can be flashed with RDSlite, from and-developers.com. Unfortunately this version "BASEM_U3_01.12.4" doesn't work on T-Mobile Charm and (almost) bricks it after flashing, requiring a re-flash to the base T-Mobile sbf. Also, on xda-developers thread a dev managed to build a working version of Clockwork Recovery for the Charm. However, there are no ROMs available for it yet.

So my question is this: For the lack of any 3rd-party ROMs, is there a way to safely remove all BLUR apps and references from Charm?


texts: How do I set up my wifi router for my Android device?

texts:
I have a wireless network set up with a Sweex LC000070 router, WEP encryption and while my HTC Hero can connect to the network, internet doesn't seem to work.

Is there any setting on the router I have to change in order for Android devices to connect?


texts:
My Motorola Electrify M keeps auto-silencing the ringer.  How do I disable auto-silece?  My phone is running Android version 4.1.2.

It seems to go on silent when I have meetings scheduled.  It wouldn't be so bad, except that it never re-activates the ringer, so I keep missing calls!  Any thoughts on how to disable the auto-ring silencer would be great.  If it makes a difference, I'm also using the calendar app aCalendar.


texts: How to use Tasker broadcasts in Macrodroid?

texts:
I have this app , forcedoze which enforces better doze
for extra battery saving. I want to enable / disable it on schedule for which I see broadcast for Tasker

com.suyashsrijan.forcedoze.ENABLE_FORCEDOZE

(Broadcast values required : None)

And a similar one with DISABLE

How do I use this in Macrodroid? Guess I need to use intents but am clueless on this, not having used it and it looks complicated - am not sure what to fill in multiple options ( if my guess is correct )


texts: Why Were My Timezone Definitions Updated?

texts:
I just got this update notification

  Update time zones
  New time zone definitions are available.  Time zones will be updated the next time your phone restarts.

Did any real time zones actually change or was this a bug fix?  What changed?

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texts: No decimal input on numeric field when using Google Sheets on phone

texts:
In Google Sheets, when I add a number (e.g. 1.01) using the text keyboard and hit Enter, this numeric keyboard pops up as a default because the field is numeric. However, I do not have a decimal option, so I switch back to text keyboard, and we start over on every cell... or I could switch back and forth just to get the decimal, which is also insane.

On a tablet, in the white (extra options) the last one is the decimal point, but on the phone, it isn't there. I'm using Samsung Galaxy S3 and there is no decimal point on numeric keyboard.

How to input a decimal point with numeric keyboard?

Screenshot (click to enlarge)


texts: If I flash my ROM or wipe my device after buying an app, will I have to buy it again?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How many times an Android Market's application can be installed?

If I buy an app and after a few days I decide to wipe out the data on my phone and install a new ROM, will I have to buy that app again or can I download it for free since I had already bought it earlier? Can someone please confirm?


texts: I have a SONY XPERIA Z5 Premium . The problem is the tiny LED notification light doesn't show red light. i have tried various led light management applications from the play store but still ain't working. What may be causing this? Running Android 6.0 Marshmallow


texts: How do I turn Google Play Books pages with Voice?

texts: I use Google Play Books a lot, especially for tech books and programming etc. Is there any way I can turn pages of an app, specifically Google Play Books, using my voice?


texts: ASUS Zenfone Max Z010d - Bootloop problem

texts:
So, suddenly my phone started showing, unfortunately, google play music has stopped and it did the same for almost every app..and restarted on its own...and after some research, I came to know that it went into a boot loop because it is continuously loading...and does not start after that.

Android version: 6.0.1

With zero knowledge of android and two days of google search, I tried the following things, however, nothing has solved the problem and my phone is still not working.

I tried:
1. ADB sideloading: I switched the phone to recovery mode, and selected apply update from ADB. I found the firmware file for my model from the official Asus site and executed the following command from my pc -
 adb sideload  UL-ASUS_Z010-WW-13.8.26.110-user.zip

However, it showed the following error:
sideload error

I was not able to find a solution to the error.

2.Secondly, I tried  flashing the boot image available in the extracted firmware file as follows:

Even after that...it kept on loading with the logo on the screen and never started properly.

Maybe everything that I have said and done is wrong, and I am sorry for asking such a silly question. Please help me, to get my phone working properly.


texts: Cannot Accept Google Android Market Terms and Conditions on Samsung Galaxy 7" tablet

texts: I have a GT-P1000 Samsung Galaxy 7" Tablet wifi plus 3G. When I try to download a game, it goes straight to Android Market Terms of Service or Google Play Terms of service. However, when I scroll down the list, I cannot find an accept or decline box. So, I cannot proceed. I have tried clearing the cache in Market in Applications to no avail.


texts: My Android (Version 6.0.1) hasn't been downloading some messages. Just keeps circling and doesn't download ~ problem with "MMS"?

texts: So. Problem with MMS. Problems with messages. Not receiving some messages. I believe phone is trying to "sync", but just keeps having a circle whirling. Eventually, will show an exclamation mark, and nothing came through. Cannot get anything on other apps such as Google, and cannot check my Tracfone account app either. My WI-FI shows 185 MB used in Messenger, for Oct 25 thru Nov. 22. Android OS was 1.74 MB Aug 30 thru Sept 27, but 2.99 MB Oct 25 - Nov 22.


texts: How to expands sd-card formatted as internal storage?

texts:
In Android 6 I formatted my 32GB sd card as internal storage.
What I now see with GParted on my desktop is this:

As you see there is still an unencrypted, readable FAT32 partition.
I assume it was created when formatting this sd card, because there I still had some large ZIPs (previously used for flashing) on my sd card.
I am a bit surprised to see that the data is still there - especially as the guide when formatting the sd card clearly states all data will be removed.
Possibly the files are also added afterwards as I used TWRP to copy some files to /external_sd even after I did this.

So I deleted the unnecessary ZIPs on my PC and now I obviously have unused space on my sd card. So: How can I expand my sd card?

It is also interesting what Nemo shows me:

The yellow parts are the used space (98,3 kB) and the blue on is empty (31,4 GB). It also claims the file system would be msdos...

Just FYI: Besides my ZIPs there are also empty folders called "Android" and "LOST.DIR".


texts: Are there codes to insert Android emoji?

texts: Just like how in HTML you would use &#36; to display a dollar character ($), do Android emoji have some sort of code that I could type in a text field (and if the app supports emoji it will display it), rather than browsing through the list of all emoji?


texts:
My Micromax A350 has problem of swapping data. I have data pack in SIM2 when I am using continuously data then it automatically swap to SIM1 and it will start browsing using SIM1 because of that problem many times my balance is deducted.
I am suffering with this problem since I have formate my phone.
Thank You


texts: Missing "Visibility" option on Lollipop Calendar

texts:
Did Google take away the Visibility option for a new calendar event in their Calendar app for Lollipop/5.0?  It was present in KitKat/4.4, but I don't seem to be able to find it anywhere.  The full set of options looks like this for a new calendar entry:

Incidentally, the calendar app is now correctly using my reminder options as set in the Calendar web app, something that never worked right for me in KitKat (I always had to manually add an email reminder to a new entry added in my phone).  So, that's fantastic, but this feels like one step forward, one step backward since I now have lost the ability to control the event entry's visibility from my phone (the "Default" visibility selection is what is chosen behind the scenes, which I verified in the web app after adding a new entry via Lollipop).


texts: How do I send an SMS to a contact that only has an e-mail address?

texts:
I can start a conversation in Google Messages to an e-mail address.  When I send the message, it appears to go through an SMS to e-mail gateway, and I (or whoever owns that e-mail address) can in fact reply to the e-mail and it gets routed back through the gateway and I receive an SMS.

This all works well and good, but the e-mail address is random letters and numbers and I want a nice description instead of that.  So I created a contact for the address.  However, now I can't send a message because Messages doesn't find the name when I search for it.  Oddly enough, if I happen to remember the entire e-mail address and type it in up to the "@" character, suddenly it "happens" to remember that there is a contact with that name and lets me select it.  However, this is pretty much useless when I have to remember a 12+ character string of random numbers and letters to get an auto-complete!

How do I get the contact to show up to send an SMS when it is only an e-mail address?  I have tried editing the contact and pasting the e-mail address as a phone number, but it strips out all the non-numeric characters this way.


texts: How do I turn off all vibrations while still in sound mode on android 10?

texts: I want my phone to ring when I get calls and to not give me any sound or vibration for any notification. How do I do that? I have a Samsung A51 if this is somehow relevant.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Y asking to install CDC ACM DATA?

texts: I have connected my Samsung Galaxy Y mobile with Windows XP (64 bit) operating system. It is asking me to install the CDC ACM Data. I have selected the 'install automatically' option, but it is saying that it can't install the software. Where can I find the software? I have searched a lot.


texts: How to setup a finger specific app launch?

texts:
On my ZTE Axon 7 I had four fingers configured to start specific apps when the corresponding finger was pressed. That was very practical to be able to start an app like Evernote directly. On that device that could be specified in the setting and that setting seems to be missing on Pixel 3.

Is there a way to do something similar on the Pixel 3 (with Android Pie)? (It's even okay if I have to write code.)


texts: Android M Auto Backup with multiple devices

texts:
https://developer.android.com/preview/backup/index.html

How does the new Android M Auto Backup feature work when you have multiple devices using the same Google Account (e.g. phone and tablet)? Does it keep separate per-device backups if you have the same app installed on multiple devices? If so, when the app is installed on a new device, how does it know which backup to restore?

The link above doesn't address this at all.


texts: What is this notification icon that looks like a raindrop?

texts:
My friend bought a Sony Xperia Z3, and started to install all the apps she liked. After installing dozens of apps, she realized that there is a notification icon looks like a raindrop. I was asked to get rid of it, but I couldn’t. I tried to stop all the running apps, but it remained on top. If she pulls down the notification bar, it shows nothing.

Any idea what this could be?status


texts: Use my Android phone as the camera and microphone for PowerPoint slide recording

texts:
For conference purpose, I have to record a PowerPoint presentation recording. (That is, I have to record a video of me explaining a PowerPoint presentation using the webcam and mic while playing the presentayion). The problem is that the inbuilt camera and microphone of my laptop are not that great. iS there any way to use my android phone as the source of the camera and mic input? I tried DroidCam and I could connect the camera to the laptop. But when I start recording, it is using the default inbuilt camera instead of my phone.
I'm using Samsung Galaxy S9 running on android 10.


texts: What is best practice for charging galaxy tablet? Will charging for long periods 24/ 7 damage it?

texts: Will leaving my galaxy pro tablet plugged in 24/ 7 cause any damage?


texts:
I am using a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and a Galaxy watch to record sleep with the S-Health app.

Is there a way to export the data? I notice I can easily export heart rate data, however the sleep section doesn't offer the option.

I found the following question from a few years ago:
Is it possible to export the S-Health data from a Samsung S6 into a usable data format?

However is there a way to get the sleep data without resorting to developer type solutions as above? Perhaps a 3rd party app the can connect to S-Health?


texts: Can I use 2 android phones as walkie talkie? (without internet!)

texts:
I want to use 2 (or more) android phones as walkie-talkie (i.e. they talk each other without needing internet/voice call).

Of course this should work with WiFi, because it doesn't make much sense a to have Bluetooth or USB connection for this application.


texts: Android phone bahving strangely after passing metal detector

texts:
Phone is Oneplus One running Cyanogenmod (usure about the version but it should be the latest released to OpOs)

It all started after a metal detector scan - the phone would work for 20-30 seconds fine and then the screen would freeze indefinitely. Upon restart you could see the same behaviour. Once I was back home I plugged it to my laptop to try to retrieve some of the data and noticed that while connected the phone was absolutely fine.

This led me to believe the issue is software related so I did a factory reset. Unfortunately, after that the issue remained so I decided to try to flash the ROM. Started by turning off my phone so I can go into the fastboot menu but now after turning it off it won't turn back on.

I'm certain that it isn't a battery issue but I'm running out of options. Neither power + vol up or power + vol down work at the moment and connecting it to the laptop does nothing.

Any suggestions what to do next?


texts: Samsung S3 Cannot Enter Recovery Mode, and Can't Boot Up Either

texts:
I'm trying to fix a Samsung S3 which has been stuck on the boot logo continously, and cannot boot up. The phone keeps displaying the logo (which says "Samsung" and the phone model) when the power button is pressed, and it will not shut off unless I remove the battery.

My first attempt at fixing this was to enter recovery mode (holding the power button, volume up, and home button at startup), but the diagonistic menu didn't show up. Repeated attempts of removing the SIM and SD cards first also resulted in failure... nothing happened when I held those keys down.

Strangely, download mode (holding the power button, volume down, and home button) worked. The screen lit up with a prompt to enable the mode. However, the phone isn't mine (I'm just helping someone fix it) and they don't want to reflash their firmware if possible. I have done rooting before and understand the process, but since it's not mine the risk is too great.

Will reflashing the firmware fix the problem? Is this a hardware or a software issue? What does it mean if I can't enter recovery mode?


texts: How to properly play 720p/1080p media with subtitles through MHL (HDMI out)?

texts:
I own a Galaxy Note and got a MHL cable for watching movies on my Sony Bravia.

I'm having some problems for playing it nicelly.

With hardware decoding:

Only the stock samsung "Video Player" is able to play at TV resolution with the subtitles. The problem is that it seems to have an annoying bug that makes the subtitles stuck. After someone ends talking, the last sub don't vanish/disappear, it keeps there on the screen until the next speech. It's discussed at an old xda thread but no one was able to provide solution at that time.

With Software decoding:

I can get the subs with a third party player (like MX Player), but it doesn't stream the video to the TV directly, like the stock video player does. What I get is a rescaled screen, like when not playing a video, just browsing Android, and as such, not only it's not playing 720p/1080p video, but also, I get black areas because the phone aspect ratio doesn't match the TV aspect ratio.

Is there a solution for this?

As can be seen in the mentioned thread, there was a "stuck subtitle" problem with another Samsung device. Is this a bug with all Samsung devices?

Is there an alternative player that can play videos with hardware decoding and also display subtitles? So it can take all my TV screen.

I've checked this thread too, but there was general misleaded advices...


texts: Does MTK Android devices get software updates ever? (LG)

texts: I know that mediatek doesn't share their source code (you can buy it), and what I was wondering is does any MTK device gets updates when newer Android version rolls out, and not just new versions, just does they get software updates? I asking about stock ROM-s made by phone manufacturer. Mostly interested about LG devices.


texts: Can't access internet through wirtual hotspot

texts:
I have rooted  phone with Android 4.0 and laptop with Windows 8.
I have made wirtual hotspot with:

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow name=** key=**
netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Than I shared my default connection to newly created, phone have found this network, but couldn't connect to it (claimed 'avoided poor internet connection').
After googling around I figured out that I should set static IP, and phone finally connected to network, but without working internet. I have absolutely no idea what to do next.

Here is output of ipconfig /all: (PC internet connection - Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2; hotspot connection - Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 12)
http://paste.ubuntu.com/5925983/

Android device configuration:

IP - 169.254.179.101
Gateway - 169.254.179.10
Network prefix length - 16
DNS 1 - 169.254.179.10
DNS 2 - 8.8.4.4

UPD: Wifi analyser on Android side shows

Server IP: 0.0.0.0


texts: Shortcut/Widget to set a reminder in Google Now

texts:
I use Google Now to set reminders quite often. At times when I'd rather not be talking at my phone to add a reminder, I wish I could have a button on my homescreen that would take me straight to the Add Reminder card.

I just found out about the "Set Reminder" option in Google Now's quick settings panel. It's much quicker than typing out "add reminder" in the search bar. But still, having a shortcut to that "add reminder card", or a widget which would add reminders from the homescreen would be pretty advantageous (I would probably prefer a shortcut).

I've tried using a few of the Google Search app's activities, but none seem to take my straight to the add reminder card.

Any ideas?


texts: hangouts - How to see the properties of my partner to a discusson?

texts:
It must be a simple question.

I'm chatting a while with the man. I have his contact in hangouts program (I have not his contact in my phone contacts).

I have added this chat by email. Now I want to see the email.
The email is the main identifier, and it must be there.
The question become principled.

It is so complicated, I can't figure it out.
How can I find the email of contact in hangouts?

Thank you, in advance.


texts: What is the location of the DCIM folder in the internal storage on a Xiaomi Redmi 4X?

texts: I would like to make adb pull but I'm not able to locate this folder. I suppose it's in the /data folder but it says Permission denied. Somewhere I read if I try the full path it might work. Thank you.


texts: Accessing messages from android device with broken screen

texts:
I have an AG Chrome android phone. The screen is broken, I called the company, they cant help me as they do not make spares for the phone. I have important messages on the phone I need. The phone still comes on but I just cant use it because its a touch screen which is now unresponsive. Can anyone please help?
I tried most if not all suggestions on these pages without success. Im on windows xp?  Please.


texts: How to set up Google Apps Gmail on an Android -phone?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Firm Gmail, i.e. Google Apps -email, with K9 -email program?

I have this kind of firm url, https://www.google.com/a/cpanel/firm.com. I want to have an IMAP -email account on Android. How can I do it?

I am using the app "My email" by which things do not work. If I use the native Gmail -app, things work out of the box. As for the "My email" -software (that gathers all emails, not just Gmails, under one mailbox), I selected

imap
Email: myName@firm.com

Incoming

Username: myName
Imap Server: imap.gmail.com
Port: 993
Security SSL

Outgoing

SMTP server: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 465
Security: SSL
Require sign-in: yes
Use the same settings as the incoming server: yes

Pressing Next fires "Username or password incorrect" with "s@gmail@firmA@g" while "Unable to open connection to server" with the latter. So how can set up the Google Apps Gmail on Android?


texts: Does modifying read cache on my SD card also affect the speed of reading my Ext3 partition?

texts:
I'm trying to make Link2SD work on my phone so I partitioned my 16gb SD to 4gb for the Ext3 partition and the rest for normal storage.

I'm noticing some slight lag on my usage of the phone and I read on this article that I can in fact, increase the read cache to speed up reading contents on the SD. My question is; does increasing the read cache also affect the speed of reading my Ext3 partition? Or does it only affect the "normal" storage?


texts: I  am using Samsung Galaxy ACE with Android 2.3. Since I have too many email contacts in google I do not want to sync everything to my phone and consume the precious phone memory. Also syncing so many contacts will make them slow, tough I would not even ever call them


texts: Disable automatic connection to weblogin networks

texts:
As far as I know, Android never had the option to disable automatic connection to specific Wifi networks, and always, stupidly, makes Wifi higher priority than 3G. Yet this kind of feature is crucial in urban areas with abundant open web login networks in cafés etc. Even Symbian on my old Nokia 5800 XpressMusic had the option to order networks manually, so that 3G could have higher priority than certain Wifi networks. iOS6, as a worse substitute of this ordering, also used to have the option to disable automatic connection to specific wifi networks. But that is gone since iOS7, so switching to Apple does not solve my problem. Has anyone figured out a hack, a third party app or so, to get this crucial feature on Android phones?

(I currently have Motorola RAZRi, and am extremely frustrated, since the one and only Jelly Bean upgrade 1.5 years ago made it unrootable and slow, and Motorola has provided no upgrades since then. I'm also frustrated by Android's region locking, not allowing me to install my bank's app while living abroad. Since iOS region locking -- while still evil like all DRM -- is softer, only based on the AppleID account, not the device itself, I'm considering switching to iPhone unless this Wifi issue can be solved more satisfactorily on Android.)

Internet searches turn up nothing, only other questions of the same fact, and answers saying "the asker is an idiot and this is standard behaviour on all mobile devices and how things should be". Maybe this attitude stems from different culture -- the US culture from where the tech companies offering substandard products come from -- where there are perhaps few weblogin networks? But in Europe the situation is different. It is frustrating to have internet stop working on the street, because instead of 3G, the phone has connected to a web login network radiating from the nearby café, e.g., the very common _TheCloud in the UK. At the same time, having wifi enabled is crucial, because even at my home in the centre of an important university town there is in practise no 3G -- not to even speak of LTE, for which I would not pay on this island that has worse signal quality than the third-world countries I've visited. In many cafés in particular there is no 3G reception, and a frequent need to use _TheCloud. The option of manually forgetting a network after each use is a purely unusable alternative, moving the task of remembering from the device to the user – yet IT should ease our lives, and have an option that needs to be set only once and forgot!


texts: Unlocking an HTC HD2 after installing android

texts:
I recently bought an HD2, which originally runs Win6.5.  But currently has a very modern version of Android installed.

Is it necessary to re-install the original OS in order to unlock the phone?


texts: Consequences of disabling com.android.SystemUI

texts:
I have not been able to find the consecuences of disabling the SystemUI app (com.android.systemui) on Android Lollipop. The tablet is rooted so to disable it I just have to send the command pm disable com.android.systemui on ADB.

So far no app has crashed or have I seen any issues. The soft buttons and the quick settings and notifications bar dissapeared. Does someone know if there are any other consequences?


texts: Is a PIN reducing the security of a fingerprint based encryption?

texts:
Many smartphones and programs are using fingerprint's to secure the phone or encrypt data. In many cases, those programs want a PIN as backup authentification method.

A PIN just got 10000 possible combinations, while a fingerprint got many more. So an encryption isn't safe if there is a backup pin, is it?

The same question for a phone lock-screen: If there's a 4-digit PIN, people could just bruteforce this pin instead of bruteforcing million of fingerprints, couldn't they?


texts:
I somehow bricked my oneplus one phone badly.

It only loads directly to the recovery. Pressing vol up + power button or rebooting it with adb reboot bootloader doesn't get me to the bootloader.
I think I erased the bootloader partition or deleted my bootloader.

Here comes the tricky part. I can't even sideload any file or access my internal sdcard because then i get the (with sideload e:footer is wrong, e: siganture verification failed or error opening /data/media).

Right now I can either flash the OnePlusRestoreTool(64GB) recovery or the colorOS recovery tool (both can't access the internal storage - button is not clickable).
I thought I just have to mount my sdcard new, but I can't enter a shell command and most badly, I can't enter bootloader.

Please help me guys! :)


texts: Dashboard/Home Screen icons take up to 10 seconds to load after pressing the Home button

texts:
I have an issue where the Home Screen (dashboard?) icons can take over 10 seconds to load when I press the home key. After this happens once, the icons will stay there if I open a program and then press the home key again. But, after some time has passed, I'll see this issue again.

Phone restart does not fix this issue. I don't have a lot of Services running and I keep things tidy with Advanced Task Killer.

This question looks similar, but that user's icons never load. Mine will always load, it just takes way too long.

Any thoughts are welcome.

Phone: Motorola Droid; Android 2.2.1; No Root/Mod
Apps: 1 Widget; 27 total icons
Modes: Normal; Desk Charger Mode (whatever that's called)

EDIT:

I uninstalled my Task Killer and a couple other apps that I don't use anymore. The problem isn't as severe, but still occurs. I will try removing the 1 widget I have and perhaps install an alternate launcher.


texts: Keyboard keeps crashing in Cyanogenmod 10.1.3

texts:
I am running Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 on my Samsung Galaxy SII (GT-I9100), and starting yesterday my keyboard continuously crashes with the following message:

  Unfortunately, Android keyboard (AOSP) has stopped.

This message pops up very 10 seconds or so even when I am not trying to type. I thought it might have something to do with my recent install of the DU Speed Booster app. But after uninstalling it I still get the same problem.

This is very serious, as my phone is rendered almost completely unusable since I can't enter any text, and message keeps popping up preventing me from even doing things that only require touch.

Any help would be appreciated!!


texts: What is the scope of Google Play Protect's scanning?

texts:
Even though I don't recommend relying on it (because it is not very effective), I know quite a few people who only use Google Play Protect.

Does Google Play Protect only scan apps installed via the Google Play Store or does it scan all installed apps?
Does it scan APK files on the device that are not installed?


texts:
I need like a browser to open ONLY a set of predefined URLs/Sites. I don't need remote management or anything like that,like Surefox but not commercial or cheaper for a few devices.

So, I want to block all sites except a few URLs


texts: Is it OK to swap batteries while phone is connected to wall charger?

texts: It takes a few minutes to shut down and restart the phone, it would sometimes be handy to be able to swap batteries without shutting down (i.e. swap in a fully charged battery before going out).     Will the phone operate without a battery while connected to a wall charger?   Is it safe to swap the battery without shutting down?


texts: Samsung (Galaxy S4) does not show Authorize USB debugging dialog box

texts:
I am trying to follow the instructions here, but my phone never displays the "Authorize USB Debugging" option.

On the PC side, adb devices shows that the PC see the device, but it is listed as "offline" and I cannot use adb shell to talk to it.

Moreoever, if I unplug the device, adb devices does not list it at all, so I assume that the adb server is able to see the phone and simply cannot talk to it.

How can I force the "Allow USB Debugging" to appear on the phone?

I have already tried restarting both devices and disabling and enabling USB debugging on the phone.


texts:
Lots of Android games have some "achievement" features that give you badges for completing some task in the game. This sounds like fun and I'd like to try it.

Apparently, those features are only available once you are signed in to Google Play Games. I don't mind that. I do mind, however, that trying to register to Google Play Games asks me to create a Google+ profile, which I definitely do not want (I don't want another social networking account, and I particularly don't want a potentially public social networking account associated with my personal gaming activities).

Is there are way to use Google Play Games features without a Google+ account?


texts: Can I make the "Text" icon on my Keyguard go to Google Voice?

texts:
Ice Cream Sandwich introduces a nifty new keyguard screen:

I love the ability to jump right to the camera and the phone from the Keyguard. However, I don't use Verizon for text messages, I use Google Voice.

can I make the "Text" icon on the Keyguard screen open Google Voice rather then the bilt-in Text message app?


texts: What does stop somebody from flashing a custom recovery and pulling all user data?

texts:
For example, I was able to install a Clockworkmod recovery on my Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 phone via Odin and back up all the data in a few clicks.

But if I could do it, what would stop somebody else who could gain access to my phone to do the same and perform a full backup on SD card? Isn't this supposed to be hard to do?

Is encryption the only way to protect private user data?


texts:
I've installed a malicious app that is posting ads over my notification bar, but can't find it. I know the java package name for it: com.letang.game103.en using the command: adb shell dumpsys notification.

As you see the name of the app is not obvious from the package name. I want to find which app it is, that uses this package name. I also want to report them to Android Market, after leaving a nice feedback for them there!

I've looked at different dumpsys commands:

adb shell dumpsys [something]

But so far wasn't able to get apps based on their package names.
Is there any way to do this?


texts: Will there be a performance issue if I put many files in a single ext4 directory?

texts:
I have a database of 250,000 tiny audio files that will grow to perhaps 500,000. I need to copy this to my Android phone's ext4-formatted internal storage.

I have discovered that some computers are unable to support such a large number of files in a single directory.

Will an Android 5.1 phone prevent me from moving 500,000 files to a single directory? If it permits this number of files, will it experience a slowdown in reading the files if they are all placed in one directory as opposed to distributing them numbered directories?


texts: Newly installed apps creates multiple app icons

texts:
My phone is Panasonic P66 Mega with android lollipop version.
When I install a new app from play store or connect to an app with an email, multiple app icons are being created on the screen, which disappears when the phone is restarted.
Since the phone only consists of a home screen (No app drawer) it's annoying to see many icons.

Please let me know how to get rid of this issue.


texts:
Since the last two versions of Chrome available in the Google Play Store, one from March 12 and the other from April 13, the update process sort-of removes Chrome from the phone:

Chrome icon is removed.

Chrome disappears from the the application menu.

Chrome is still shown in the Google Play Store under Installed Apps only has an Uninstall button (no Open).

In the Settings > Applications menu, the updated version of Chrome is listed but can only be uninstalled too.

This is happening on the same Moto G5 Android phone I have  been using for years and every Chrome update until March 2021 worked without issues. I tried a few times by uninstalling (which reverts to the stock version) Chrome and doing the update from various intermediate versions bu the last two suicide every time the update!
What is going on there? Does that mean the hardware is too old to support these Chrome releases? The Moto G5 is running on Android 7.0 with security patch May 2017 and no System Updates are offered.


texts: App to block or limit my network operator?

texts:
I'm having some trouble with my network operator. They have recently changed the underlying network they used by default to a different one and the service is very poor now. I have come to realize that they still support (and will keep on supporting, I've checked this) the old network, it's just that my phone won't use that one by default but the new one.

Anyone knows if there's an app to limit the network operator my phone uses, or to block the one that doesn't barely work?

This is for both calls and Internet.

Thanks


texts: How to disable keyboard icon when typing on the other side of the back button, Android Nougat

texts:
I'm running Android 7  Nougat.

When I type in gboard there is a small keyboard icon in the lower right corner below the keyboard. But it gets in the way when I type, bringing up the change keyboard dialog box just because my thumb touches it under the joint when I type. Is there a way of disabling it and bringing up the switch keyboard option in the notification drawer?

Is not, is this usability but be fixed in later versions of Android?


texts: Nexus 5X, running build number NMF26F, rooted.  "Show CPU Usage" is not an option available in Developer options.


texts: Can we pair two smart watches without a phone?

texts:
As far as I know, wear smartwatches are designed to be companion devices that stay connected to your smartphone. Without a phone around, though, they aren't entirely useless.They'll still function as watches, for one, giving you the time and the date.

But I am not sure if there are any changes to this in any of the latest updates. So I want to know if it is possible to pair two smart watches and send messages using messageapi without the help of a smartphone. A lame question but I am very curios to know.

Ideally, I want two watches to interact using messageapi to send messages. Is it possible to do without a smartphone?


texts: How do I check if my nexus 7 is from 2012 or 2013?

texts: I just received one as a gift and want to know if it is 2012 or 2013. How do I check?


texts: Not granting permission because it was previously installed without?

texts:
An app i installed fails at startup, in the logs i see this permission problem:

Not granting permission android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION to package com.nianticlabs.pokemongo because it was previously installed without

and

Ignoring duplicate uses-permissions/uses-permissions-sdk-m: android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE in package: com.nianticlabs.pokemongo at: Binary XML file line #35

My phone is a Fairphone2, it runs Android 7.1.2
Buildnumber 18.09.2
Kernel-version 3.4.0-perf-geaadfcc5a2djenkins@lxc-slave05 #1 dd:20180928

The app in question is Pokemon go.

I have wiped and factory reset my phone at least 3 times, had the battery out and everything.

Is there any way to fix the permission problem via ADB?


texts: Check which IPs or web-sites an app is communicating with?

texts: Usually they do it behind the scenes. So I'd love to know where apps are actually sending data and from whom they are actually getting responses.


texts: What is the difference between generic and branded flashtoolfirmwarefiles (.ftf)?

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I want to root my phone a Sony Xperia Z1 C6903 and followed this guide to downgrade it to Android 4.4.4 KitKat 14.4.A.0.108 Firmware first.

Because the link to the provided firmware is dead I searched for an equivalent one and found this directory.

Now there are few more .ftf's for 14.4.A.0.108 firmware so which one should I select?

What is the difference between generic and branded firmware?

What are the differences between the different generic .ftf's and the different branded .ftf's?


texts: Is it possible to bypass android USB debugging authorization and gain access to ADB shell?

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Is it still possible to bypass a rooted Android version 8 USB debugging authorization using ADB? I'm currently working on a mini forensic application project which works similar to Cellebrite. I have been searching around google and StackOverflow but can't really find an answer. I found a promising article on bypassing authorization in the emergency call without the need to enter the phone but it works only on Android version 4 as mentioned in this document.
Wondering if there is any solid lead on the bypassing USB authorization and enables the user to have access to adb shell.


texts: Can I safely disable google app on my android as I use chrome app?

texts: I want to disable google app as I use chrome app.  Is it safe?


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We are seeking a reliable method to get the .apk file for any arbitrary application that may currently exist on Google Play store. ("legit" reasons may be e.g. to later restore to application v8 even if only application v11 is available to public).

I am not aware of any utility that can do this, so one approach might be to capture all packets which cross your wireless network to your Android device, like when the user installs an app from Play store. So we want to see if it's possible to capture all .apk files downloaded to the Android device upon user install from Play.

which wireless capture utility should you use (e.g. pcap?), and should it be run from your Android or some other machine?
how do you reassemble a .apk file from a sequence of frames?
Is there any encryption of data that would prevent the capture of the .apk file?
Is there an easier way to get an .apk? Tried the emulator but it doesn't work for all apps. adb backup gives a compressed .ab file, but we want the .apk itself in extracted form, and not buried in some .ab compressed file.


texts: Is it possible for apps to interfere with multi-touch system wide?

texts: I'm having multi-touch issues with Swype. However, other users with same phone are reporting A-OK, so I'm wondering if PEBKAC or ID-10-T. However, I have tested bone stock after a factory reset and experienced the same behavior.


texts: A pop-up was on my screen and said I had a virus!

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I was searching up fun computer games to play when a message came up saying I have a virus and I should download this weird app and give it a lot of my personal information including phone number and email.

I'm scared this is a scam. What do I do??


texts: HTC Hero - How to delete all calendar entries?

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Currently i am developing a calendar based application from which i am inserting events into the native calendar of HTC HERO (Firmware version: Android 2.1 update 1).

At this point, calendar is full of events so i have tried lot to delete events, but by one by one event it takes long time to delete all events. I have also try to "Remove calendars" and then "Add calendars" shown as below:

This options are showing while clicking on "Press menu button -> More -> Calendars" while watching a calendar view.

One more try i have done, that is, i have also done "Clear data" in "Calendar storage" from "Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Calendar storage -> clear data". I think this is not deleting events actually as it is showing events inside the calendar same as earlier.

So, how do i delete all the entries from the Calendar?


texts: "Cannot add/update network before store is read!" when trying to save a WiFi network on Android 9

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I cannot connect to WiFi on Android 9.

This is the error log

D/WifiService( 1941): recentFailure: Association Rejection code: 0
D/WifiService( 1941): uid=1000 name=android.uid.system:1000
WifiConfigManager( 1941): Cannot add/update network before store is read!


texts:
I am looking for help before sending my phone to maintenance service.
All of sudden my phone stopped charging from a socket. The phone is charging (bolt showing, charging screen showing etc) but actually it won't charge at all. We tried different chargers (got originals from Samsung and HTC) and different wall sockets. Nothing helped. I was able to charge it from USB in a car and USB from laptop (of course instead of 2-3 hours to fully charge it took over 5 hours but it works.) Also charged it from powerbank.
I purchased new battery but still got the same problem so the glitch is not in battery or socket charger ... any ideas?