texts: Separate ringtone for calls from numbers not in the contact list?

texts: Good old Siemens phones had a feature that allowed you to set a single ringtone for all calls coming from your contacts, and a single ringtone for all calls coming from numbers not in your contact list. Can it be done with stock Android 2.2, a manufacturer-specific distribution, or with an app?


texts: How to Remove persistent "Samsung Account" notification? It keeps showing up regardless of settings

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I have been struggling to find out how to turn off (or otherwise hide) the notification that says:

Samsung account
Tap here to use your Samsung Account

I've read elsewhere online about ways to stop this, but they don't seem to be working.  I tapped the notification, held down and went to "Details" on the Notification.
According to that screen, I shouldn't be getting these notifications but still am.

How can I turn this off (without signing in to Samsung or creating an account)?
(Galaxy S8 Active, Android 8.0.0, Samsung Experience Version 9.0)
Edit: 9 November 2018 - Now the notification is showing and making a "text message" noise. I still can't figure out how to stop this!
Edit: 17 Dec. 2018 - Still getting the notification multiple times per hour sometimes, and it makes the text message noise. I've done everything I can find online and there's no solution still...
Edit: Nov 2020 - whelp my s8 galaxy bit the dust and I got an S10. It doesn't appear to have this issue, but unfortunately am no closer in learning how to stop the notification


texts: Show the original timestamp on received messages

texts: Is there any way I can change the message settings on my LG Nexus 4 to show the time a message was sent to my phone, rather than the time it was received?


texts: I have "liferea feed reader" on Linux for RSS feeds. Is there a way I could import all my added feeds there to Android? (NOTE: the extension of RSS exported file is "opml".)


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Does anyone know of a way (preferably a single app) that could scan and recreate a QR code?

Eg. I point my phone at the code, and then I could display that code on the screen, so it can be scanned again by some other device. This is different from simply taking a picture of the QR code since it takes me longer to get a nice photo of the code and even if I do, the quality is still quite bad and it takes too long to scan the code with the other device.


texts: well first of all, my phone is rooted. the phone notified me about an update I accidentally pressed update and now its in an endless loop where it will update then fail and update again. please help, I'm getting desperate


texts: I have some pictures in a directory on my phone. How can I make them appear inside the picture Gallery?


texts: I've found a serious privacy bug in system app of stock android 9.0 of Asus Zenfone Max pro m2. The problem is I am confused about where to file this bug? Should I go for Report bugs: Android or should I use ZenUI forums?


texts:
I bought a used Nokia 7 plus not long ago and it worked perfectly at first.
But recently I have been encountering multiple problems concerning the mobile network connection of my phone.  Those include:

I am unable to get a connection to the network in spots where I get a connection using another phone (so the problem is definitely unrelated to my network service provider)
If I do get a connection the mobile data doesn't work or is very weak
Sometimes the phone claims to have a 4g connection to the internet but I can't even to a simple google search

What's weird is that this problem is not consistent, so sometimes I do manage to connect to a network and even to the internet...
Is this a software related problem or is my network card faulty?
If the latter shouuld be the case, would replacing the network card fix my problem?
Any help regarding my problem would be highly appreciated.


texts: Droid Explorer - Input string was not in a correct format

texts:
When opening Droid Explorer, it gives an error message "Input string was not in a correct format."

How to fix it?


texts: How to hide the carrier name in status bar?

texts: I'm using MIUI rom and in the Philippines, the carrier name is pretty long. "Globe Telecom-P" and it takes up a lot of status bar space. Gah. Is there a way to hide this?


texts: Keep app from opening when clicking a link

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I forget what setting I've turned on, or when, but whenever I click a link to the New York Times website, it opens the New York Times app. I don't want it to do that. I could remove the NYT app, but I want to keep it. (I find it useful.)

Is there a way to change this behavior? Even better, get Android to ask me which I want when I click the link. Changing the default web browser is not desired.

This is in both Nougat and Oreo®.


texts: Why I can't record consecutive stories on Instagram anymore?

texts:
Once I could record videos and my Instagram app would split them into consecutive stories automatically, and it would allow me to create 10 stories per recording. In other words, I could record for 150 seconds without interruption.
Then it became 4 stories per continuous recording.
Now it only allows me to record 15 seconds, and then stops the camera.
What should I do to fix it?


texts: Why would a free app be in the top grossing section?

texts: I was just browsing through the play store and noticed that there are a few free apps in the top grossing section and that's a little puzzling. This might not be the best place to put up this question but I didn't know where else to go .


texts: Asus ZenPhone 5 Android Keyboard has no Hindi language input?

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I bought an Asus Zenphone 5 (nice piece of phone for a cheap price btw). However, there is no Hindi keyboard input. Strange, given Hindi and other related languages using the same script count for about 300 million users (about as much as Arabic).

Anyway, how can I fix this? Thanks.


texts: I have all Phone apps. But I do not have the Phone Icon Anywhere

texts:
I have all Phone Apps, but I do not see my Phone Icon Anywhere.
How Can I Put my "PHONE" Icon Short cut back on Tray?


texts:
I heard HTC is providing online services via HTCSense.com. I have HTC Desire phone. How do I login to this site. when I open it it asks for authentication :(

Update: The service is live now. I just checked. Currently only two phones are supported: Desire HD and Desire Z. Heck I need for Desire :(


texts:
Can you install custom kernels on DroidX running CyanogenMod?

Or does the locked bootloader prevent that?


texts: I installed a large app & it won't install but takes my storage! now I have full storage but haven't the app?

texts:
I'll be grateful if someone help me! I installed a large app (1.25 G a game) but it won't install because of my low storage it won't install said app not installing just like this; but take my storage! now I have full storage but haven't the app I already cleared the game app and restart my phone but didn't worked...
I use ES filemanager & always check my storages; before installing that app my storage 79% but now 92% I already searched my internal-storage for any tail of the game but it was nothing.
Btw I have to say I did something like this before and it fixed by itself I think after a little time Im not sure  already... ➡My own files pictures, videos ets CAN'T BE 92% its about 600mbs my interal-storage is shown 10.50G & except this I have 2.65Gb installed apps
I have sd card 64G too.
!!!???


texts: Tablet listed under adb devices, but not under lsusb while in recovery

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I am working with a Gemini devices GEM1000 tablet, I have performed all the steps to get adb working, and the device shows up under 'adb devices' so I go to the bootloader with 'adb reboot bootloader' and once in the bootloader, the device can no longer be descovered with 'adb devices' or 'fastboot devices'

checking 'lsusb' the tablet is not showing up as connected, although if I select "appply update with ADB" it then shows up as '2837487629 sideload' under 'adb devices' and then shows up in lsusb again

The recovery says 'Android System recovery <3e>' and 'Recovery system v4.2.41' in case that matters. Could it be possible I need to flash a different recovery? if so are there any generic recoveries?(since I doubt this generic tablet has any custom ones)

How do i get the device to show up in 'fastboot devices' once I enter recovery mode?


texts: Is MIUI just another version of CYanogen Mod?

texts:
On their wiki page:

The original MIUI ROMs were based on Android 2.2.x Froyo and CyanogenMod 6 sources, and was initially developed in the Chinese language by Chinese startup Xiaomi Tech.[6] Xiaomi added a number of apps to enhance the basic framework; those include Notes, Backup, Music, and Gallery.[7]

Updates are usually provided over-the-air every Friday.[8] MIUI is then translated and ported into unofficial versions in other languages by independent developers and groups of fansites. The list of supported devices may or may not be complete, and ROMs are very similar but not identical. The list of fansites can be found on MIUI's official English website.[9]

I was just having a discussion about MIUI with a friend. I believe MIUI is just another version of CyanogenMod. Is this correct as there are various conflicting pieces of information scattered on the internet.

NOTE: I am not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, please let me know and I will migrate this question.


texts: Howto setup SMTP server without incoming mailserver?

texts: I'm trying to setup my private mailserver as SMTP server in Android 4.4. Every app I tried so far, Built-in Google app, Built-in Mail app and even K-9 mail which was mentioned many times on this forum, all require me to setup an incoming mailserver first. I tried the trick to provide wrong authentication info, but that doesn't work because each of the apps verifies it before proceeding. I'm not interested in having incoming mail on my phone because I've other ways to read the mail. Is it possible to setup the SMTP server without setting up an incoming mailserver?


texts: Set youtube app upload default as unlisted?

texts: Is there a setting so that a video I upload to youtube with the Android app is unlisted by default? I can do this on the desktop version, but all I can find on the app is the ability to change the setting after I upload.


texts: Connect to local network with OpenVPN . Problem: Local IP address unset but adding route?

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The goal

I do want to connect to some services (e.g. file server, IP camera etc) in my home network from my mobile phone by using VPN. I use Tomato Version 1.28 (shibby) on my Netgear WNR3500L v2 Router and I set up an OpenVPN server following the instructions here.

The Problem

I then try to connect my OPO with Cyanogenmod 11.0 based on Android 4.4.4 by using the OpenVPN client. The handshake seems to work okay but then I receive the following error message on my phone in the OpenVPM app:

[...]
2014-09-25 21:09:07 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'needok 'ROUTE' ok'
2014-09-25 21:09:07 Local IP address unset but adding route?! This broken! Please contact author with log
2014-09-25 21:09:07 Open tun network interface:
2014-09-25 21:09:07 Refusing to open tun device without IP information
2014-09-25 21:09:07 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'needok 'OPENTUN' cancel'
2014-09-25 21:09:07 MANAGEMENT: Client disconnected
2014-09-25 21:09:07 ERROR: Cannot open TUN

The server log says:

Sep 25 21:28:29 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 TLS: new session incoming connection from [AF_INET]11.22.33.44:7066
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=AU, ST=ACity, L=ACity, O=Private, OU=changeme, CN=ACity.mooo.com, name=changeme, emailAddress=admin@example.org
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=AU, ST=ACity, L=ACity, O=Private, OU=changeme, CN=carl, name=carl, emailAddress=admin@example.org
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 Data Channel Encrypt: Cipher 'BF-CBC' initialized with 128 bit key
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 Data Channel Encrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 Data Channel Decrypt: Cipher 'BF-CBC' initialized with 128 bit key
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 Data Channel Decrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 TLS: move_session: dest=TM_ACTIVE src=TM_UNTRUSTED reinit_src=1
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 TLS: tls_multi_process: untrusted session promoted to semi-trusted
Sep 25 21:28:30 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 Control Channel: TLSv1, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, 1024 bit RSA
Sep 25 21:28:32 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REQUEST'
Sep 25 21:28:32 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 send_push_reply(): safe_cap=940
Sep 25 21:28:32 unknown daemon.notice openvpn[3842]: carl/11.22.33.44:7066 SENT CONTROL [carl]: 'PUSH_REPLY,dhcp-option DNS 192.168.0.1,route-gateway 192.168.0.1,redirect-gateway def1,route-gateway dhcp,ping 15,ping-restart 60' (status=1)

Question

What does this error message mean

Local IP address unset but adding route?!

What setting am i missing? Why can't I connect to my home network via VPN?


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I can backup with PC by "adb backup"command.
 But can I create backup file without using a PC somehow?
Android device standalone.


texts:
iam unable to format it not use it. i need an app that will help me recover my data please anyone can share light to this.
Thanks in anticipation


texts:
By mistake I deleted the .EXT folder (which contains a file "su") from the system/bin folder of my Android device.
Is it possible to use ADB to replace this folder?
I have a copy of the Bin folder and would like to Push this to my Android device with ADB push or ADB sideloader.


texts: HSP Profile not working on connecting via Android Settings Dialog

texts:
I am a newbie on bluetooth & facing a few basic problems. I am currently working on an android voice assistant application, trying to make it work with bluetooth headsets.

If I connect to bluetooth via settings dialog the voice is still captured from Phone's microphone(and not from headset) but when it's connected via HSP profile programatically, voice is captured from Headset.

Can anyone help me understand this behaviour?


texts: Will updating the kernel reset the phone memory?

texts: I updated my OnePlus One phone to the company-owned system, Oxygen OS. The battery now is miserable - it depletes within 5 hours. I am looking for a solution to fix that without wiping and reinstalling another OS. I read that installing a different kernel can solve such an issue. I flashed many ROMs on many devices previously, but never updated a kernel. What I will lose if I did it?  What is the best way to update the kernel?


texts: How does the Google Play signing certificate looks like

texts: Since some time it is possible to opt in for Application to be signed with Google maintained key. How does the certificate looks like? Is it a self signed one like before, or maybe it is issued from some Google one?


texts: Nexus 4: Stuck on boot animation for baseband version != 2.0.1700.48 and android version > 4.3

texts:
The symptoms I'm seeing seem to be common, with many suggested solutions, none of which I've found to solve my case.

I'm not sure to what extend it is related, but it happened after the screen was replaced. With the screen damaged and no touch input was registered, it was still booting and running CM11 fine. After replacing the screen, everything other than actually booting up the OS works. I can enter in ClockworkMod Recovery, access shell through adb, format the system (/system, /data, /boot, /sdcard, etc), flashing recovery, flashing the bootloader, flashing the radio, replacing the system with stock android.

I have tried erasing everything possible, flashing to Android Stock 4.4.4 (KTU84P), 4.4.2 (KOT49H) w/corresponding bootloader and baseband (radio) versions. I've also tried locking and unlocking the OEM, forcing a system wipe. With USB-cable connected to usb charger, computer, and not at all. The result is the same, stuck on boot animation.

This is a series of steps for what works... sort of. Its current state marked as [WORKS], meaning it boots up fine, and if not [FAILS] (if nothing else is specified, it ends up stuck on boot animation).

Through stock 4.2.2, and subsequent system upgrades.

[WORKS] Flashing to Android Stock 4.2.2 (JDQ39). Phone boots up fine, no issues.
[FAILS] System upgrade to 4.3 (JWR66Y) OK. Note that baseband (radio) version is now M9615A-CEFWMAZM-2.0.1700.84.
[WORKS] Overriding radio version to 2.0.1700.48, the one that came with 4.2.2 (JDQ39) stock image.
         It now boots into 4.3 without issues.
[FAILS] Error screen after booting to perform system upgrade to 4.4 (possibly due to wrong baseband version). Reboots OK into 4.3. No longer reports a possible system upgrade (checked 4 times, rebooted twice).

Similar as above, but through fastboot and stock 4.3:

[FAILS] Clean reset, flashing to Android Stock 4.3 (JWR66Y) w/corresp bootloader and baseband.
[WORKS] Flashing baseband to 2.0.1700.48

Through stock 4.4

[FAILS] Clean reset, flashing to Android Stock 4.4 (KRT16S)  w/corresp bootloader and baseband.
[FAILS] Flashing baseband to 2.0.1700.48

Through stock 4.4.3

[FAILS] Clean reset, flashing to Android Stock 4.4.3 (KTU84L)
[FAILS] Flashing baseband to 2.0.1700.48

Through stock 4.4.4

[FAILS] Clean reset, flashing to Android Stock 4.4.4 (KTU84P)
[FAILS] Flashing baseband to 2.0.1700.48 (from 4.2.2)

I don't know what else to try, or how to understand this further.
The output of /proc/last_kmsg isn't very informative to me, but I've uploaded one such here.

*edit:* Mostly groundless speculation, but it could maybe have something to do with drivers communicating with the battery and reading the battery level. Every time it has worked on 4.2.2 and 4.3 (with baseband from 4.2.2), it has (on the first boot up) reported battery level as 1%, even though it is much more charged than that. It continues to charge, and the percentage slowly increased to 5%, whereupon I rebooted it. After the reboot, it shows the battery level at 53%.


texts: Can I downgrade to an earlier version of Android after installing an OTA update?

texts: I installed the KitKat upgrade on my Nexus 7, but I am unhappy with it. Is it possible to roll back to an earlier version of Android (Jelly Bean)?


texts:
My SMS database has gotten very large (45k+ messages) and as such, backing up and restoring it with SMS Backup & Restore literally takes hours. Years ago, I used to just copy/restore the mmssms.db file whenever I changed ROMs.

I just tried it on my Nexus 6P on Marshmellow, but Textra/Messaging refuses to read the messages in the database file. I tried changing the permissions to 660 and the owner/group to radio/radio, but Google Play Services stops responding when I open Messaging. None of the messages appear.

Is there something I'm missing here?


texts:
Because numeric passwords are trivial to bruteforce, I decided to change my encryption password with a passphrase with the following commands:

su -c vdc cryptfs changepw newpass

To my horror, I discovered upon rebooting that Lollipop only offers a keypad to input decryption PINs, and I have no way at all to type in letters. I have tried using TWRP to unlock my /data partition, but I get this error message:

could not mount data and unable to find crypto footer

Then I tried using the command line from adb to mount it manually with

/system/bin/vdc cryptfs checkpw newpass

But I get another error:

CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE: cannot locate symbol "__FD_SET_chk" referenced by "/system/bin/vdc"...

I'm totally at loss here... Can anyone help me remount this partition?


texts: Ridiculous error on all google play store Using CM 10.1.3

texts:
I have a crazy problem. Whenever I update anything I get this error

  update for (insert Google app here) could not be downloaded due to an error (error while retrieving information from the server. [RPC:S-7:AEC-7 QNHM-TYSO-UNVHY])

It may also be worth telling you the very last 5 letters vary. It also happens to any new apps I attempt to install.


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Problem: I have an internal flash drive (/sdcard) with "stuff I don't like losing". Due to a bug in ClockworkMod Recovery, it got wiped the other day. I had been manually backing up my entire card to my local computer every so often, but it was a manual process.

I have a Box.com account. I have a Dropbox account. I have a Google Drive account. I want to automate uploading everything to one of those services (preferably Box, as I got in on the 50GB promo they did). I'm assuming this exists as a free or one-time purchase app, but all I can find are "back up services" that require a subscription.  I use Titanium Backup to back up my apps, I take full images of my phone via CWM every so often, but I can't pass all that data to the cloud (well, TiBu will upload to Box/Dropbox, but that's not everything).

Dropbox has a built-in image backup that will automatically upload any pictures I take to my account. Google+ can do the same to my G+ account. However, that's still only a portion of what exists on my internal storage.  I want something that will grab everything else. Ideas?


texts: How do I make my kid’s Android phone ring even if silenced when I call him?

texts: Sometimes my kids forget to put their phones on ring mode and then I can’t reach them. I’m looking for a solution that will unmute their Galaxy S7 when my or my wife call them.


texts:
I've faced with insufficient storage problem on my HTC One X (rooted, stock ROM 4.2.2, CWM recovery).
I've solve this problem before on a Samsung device by dialing *#9900# then press Delete dumpstate/logcat. However, I try that with HTC and it doesn't work. Anyone know how can I delete logcat or other method to fix this problem?

Updated : FYI, I have plenty of storage in  phone storage as well as in SDcard. I also try installing other app which seems to installed without problem. The app I'm having problem is Gallery Vault. Earlier, the app is installed and I uninstall it. Now I'm trying to reinstall it and I get insufficient storage error.

Thanks


texts: Discretionary Access Control (DAC) for sockets?

texts:
How to add DAC for sockets in config.fs?
https://source.android.com/devices/tech/config/filesystem
after making user and group of non-root, using the config.fs changes as mentioned in the page, with non-root user our application creating a problem with network I/O error so read we have config for sockets as well but no example is given in that page.
Anybody has an example of adding sockets in config.fs page.


texts: How can I merge WiFi passwords from a backup and from the current configuration?

texts:
I have an old backup of the WiFi passwords on my Nexus 7. I also have a new configuration which has some passwords that are newer and some that are older.

How can I merge the configuration in a controlled manner without having to entrust my WiFi passwords to some third-party app?


texts: Samsung galaxy tab2 P3100 "android.process.media" stopped issue?

texts: I have updated Samsung galaxy tab2 P3100 to jelly bean since then I am getting popup error as "unfortunately the process android.process.media has stopped". Is there any fix available for this?


texts: Is there a camera app which would let you access the gallery?

texts:
In this accepted answer user @Parth Mehrotra writes:

  You can't really change the things camera intent has to offer, and if
  you do find a device where the camera app would let you access the
  gallery I wouldn't depend on it.

I am a user of the BuitenBeter app. With this app Dutch civilians can easily report issues to their municipality by taking pictures. The app offers me only the possibility to upload pictures from the camera and not from the gallery. I spend several hours looking for an app which I would name Camera2Gallery, which would appear as a extra option in the screenshot below.

Does it exist? Can it be easily made? I think there is a real big need.


texts: I have a yahoo and a google (Gmail) account

texts:
I always have used the yahoo account but don't remember the gmail account password. If the two accounts are linked, will I delete both if i delete one of them? Where could I locate the place where I could change/create the gmail account? It might be useful to have 2 email addresses
Sincerest of thanks for any guidance you could offer...
Stan


texts: Can Java be exploited through Android app ads?

texts: It turns out that Java has a security flaw that is currently being exploited to put malware on people's computers. Is there any risk that advertisements in Android apps will have embedded, malicious Java code in them? If so, how can I make sure to update whatever runs the Java in those ads once Oracle releases a security patch?


texts: WhatsApp: deleting a member of a group and adding them back after data deletion

texts:
I was wondering. Suppose you are a member of a WhatsApp group. You may or may not have created that group. What happens if someone grabs your phone and maliciously deletes the messages or the group and you want the whole chat back?

If you are the group creator, can you simply request someone else that was part of the group to add you back by sending them a message to delete your name from the group and add you back?

Thanks.

P.S.: I only have one phone and one SIM card so I cannot try this out for myself as also I don't think my contacts would be bothered to go along and try this with me. Thank you for helping me figure this out. I hope that if someone answers this question it will be of help to others.

Thanks.


texts: Can the Aldiko reader show pdf files in it's catalog screen which are not present in the ebook folder?

texts:
I have the following situation :

I purchased an Android pdf book which was downloaded on my PC
I used Dropbox to transfer it onto my Android device (Archos 101)
When clicking the downloaded book in the Dropbox Android application , the Aldiko read was launched, ready for my to read my book.
However, this book was not present in the Aldiko book case view when I later on started Aldiko again

Hence my question: is it possible to let Aldiko list books which are not present in the eBook folder ?

I can't move the pdf into eBook, because Dropbox will download it happily again, when it doesn't find it.

I don't want to have duplicates ( the book is rather large , but even when it wasn't , I don't like the idea of having exact files in multiple locations ).


texts: Do any Android phones support 256GB of storage?

texts:
I'd like a phone, preferably Android, with 256 GB of storage.

To the best of my knowledge, no 256 GB microSD cards exist (despite a few scammy Amazon listings).  Therefore, the phone would either need to have (1) a fullsize SD slot or (2) dual microSD slots.  I don't know of any android phones that have a fullsize SD slot, although there are of course tablets that do.  And the only Android phone I know that promised dual microSD cards is the vaporware Saygus V2.

Do any solutions exist that don't involve solder or external devices?


texts: How to detect that an app is linked to Play Store or not?

texts:
Previously, Android Market didn't show Uninstall button for apps which aren't installed using it. So, this button was a nice identifier of linking status. Now, Play Store displays the button for every app.

Problem starts here: Titanium Backup started to show some of my purchased apps as unlinked from Play Store. It was unexpected.. Something had broke it. I could re-link apps using Titanium Backup, but I needed confirmation to avoid more problems. Well, I checked it using other apps like  App Manager of ROM Toolbox Pro. Interestingly, all such backup apps are displaying different linking status. So, I am screwed up.

I want to discover linking status without any help of third-party apps.


texts:
I downloaded the latest TowelRoot (v3) from the official website and I noticed a UI anomaly and wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this. Most screenshots of the "make it ra1n" screen (from other peoples' phones in tutorials) are complete, however on my tablet the last part of the "n" was cut off making it appear to be "make it ra1r". (Screenshot 1)

After switching to portrait I was a little more assured when I could see it was just cut off. (Screenshot 2)

I want to know if this was a known problem or a mistake by someone trying to reissue a counterfeit. I've looked at the whois domain registration and it appears to be under the control of the same owner since 2014. (Screenshot 3 and 4)


texts: What are some reasons for big difference in time usage and small difference in mAh?

texts:
I have found an android phone with really good specs like 1.5GHz Quad Core, 1GB RAM, 5", HD screen. My question though is on the battery

Battery Size: 2000mAh
Usage Time: 6 Hours
Battery Standby: 72 Hours

In comparison with let's say Samsung S4, it comes with a battery of 2600 mah,

Stand-by     (2G) / Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time    (2G) / Up to 17 h (3G)

Why is that big difference in the time of usage with just 600mah? I got the numbers for the S4 from Gsm Arena and the other one from the manufacturer.

Thank you for your time


texts: How to migrate app configs from S2 to S3

texts:
I am asking this question because one similar to mine has been asked but it was specific to HTC rooted phone. Mine involves Samsung Galaxy S2 and S3. Similar thread for HTC rooted phones

I have an external SD card, KeisAir on my PC and Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S3. Migrating contacts is easy, I need to migrate my app settings, sms messages, calendar entries ..etc.

As a note, I have disabled syncing to my Gmail account because I don't want my huge list of useless email contacts to sync to my phone. I have a samsung dive account and google (only Internet sync is enabled)

thanks for anyone who can help


texts: CWM - Can I make CWM mount a different External SD Card Partition - LG e400f

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As stated in the title I want to be able to mount my SD cards 3rd Partition, this is because that is were all my files are and I would like to be able to backup to this partition.

Phone: LG e400f

Rooted: Yes

Recovery: CWM

ROM: Stock

I am using Link2SD becuse my phone doesn't have much memory for apps and as such I had to partion my sd card, and for some reason my phone would only mount the last partion Not the First Partion so to combat this problem I partition my SD card the way shown below

SD Card Partion Layout:

1st: 7mb fat

2nd: 1.45GB Ext2

3rd: 13.45GB(around that) Fat (My main area were i want to backup my phone and were my music and photos go)

The Problem arises when I try to do a NANDroid Backup as CWM mounts the first partition and since it is so small it can not backup the phone.
I would like to be able to backup on the 3rd partition so

a) Is there a recovery that could do this

OR

b) If  Not how can I modifiy my recovery so I can


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Possible Duplicate:
  Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

I've just received an HTC Flyer which I intend on rooting and putting a custom ROM on.  Normally I would look at CyanogenMod, but it seems that there isn't a port for the Flyer, so I was wondering if there is any resource where I can see a list of ROMs available for a given device?


texts: How do I stream internal audio from Windows 7 to Android for free?

texts: The audio jack is busted so I want to stream the internal sound to my Android phone and use my headset on that phone instead. No, not just music files. I mean the whole internal sound coming from the laptop. That includes error sounds, clicking sounds (if any) the recycle bin being emptied, etc. Isn't there anything other than Airfoil that can do this?


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I use a Samsungs Galaxy Star Pro GT-S7262 with Jelly Bean 4.1.2. I have installed quite a few call recorder apps from Google Play and though they are recording all the calls, whenever I play back the recordings it sounds like everything has been recorded in fast forward mode (or is playing as such).
It is happening with all the call recorder apps I have installed. What could be the problem and how can I resolve it as everything sounds jumbled and indecipherable


texts: How to disable all notification sounds in Android 6?

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I want the simplest way to say that I should never hear audible notifications from apps.

I don't want to have to configure apps individually, and once I set all app notifications to mute, newly added apps should still be mute.

I am happy to install a new app to do this, if needed.


texts: Why is the first step always 73.73 kB while downloading from Google Play Store?

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My phone is a OnePlus 5T running Android 8.1. While downloading or updating apps from Google Play Store, the first step is always 73.73 kB.

I'm just curious. Is there any technical reason (e.g. file system) for that?


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

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This would be helpful at times... I usually just end up pressing home and selecting the gmail widget from there but I've gotten used to long-pressing home to get to recent apps.

Could it be due to the fact that I get to email using the widget? Does it work with the native email client or other email apps?

Thanks in advance...


texts:
I have a home appliance which I would like to control over TCP/IP - telnet - protocol. Do I need to design and program my own app for that or is there a shorter way to success? Some "universal remote control" with controls and buttons that I could bind to specific telnet commands to a pre-configured IP address?

I have some generic Android on the phone (it should work on my Android 9 and any number of versions that other household members have) and on the other side is an AV receiver with some proprietary software that understands commands sent over telnet (no SSH on that one). Since it's all on the home network, security is of a lesser concern.


texts: How do I import my contacts from broken Galaxy S7 to new S7?

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My Galaxy S7 got water under the cracked screen and now the screen is completely blank but the phone still works. My contacts are not backed up on Google or SD or SIM card.

All PC programs that can retrieve my contacts require me to turn on USB debugging, which I can't do because I can't see what's on the screen.

How do I move my contacts over to my replacement S7?


texts: Dual SIM device : How to configure data usage on per app basis (Rooted device)

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My Moto X Play (6.0.1, rooted, Xposed installed ) has dual SIM options, which I usually don't use. Recently, I had a need to use two SIMs, borrowed one with generous data allowance and second (personal ) SIM which was halfway to hitting the data cap.

My need was to configure data usage on a per app basis so that :

I don't exhaust data on my personal SIM while being able to use mobile number linked accounts like WhatsApp, Uber, banking accounts etc.
For all other apps , use the data from borrowed SIM

I couldn't find an app  to do this, as is evident from this similar question, which has no responses yet -Is there a way on a DUAL SIM Android phone to configure on a per-app basis, which app uses which sim card to access internet?

How do I configure SIM data usage on per app basis ?

(This is a self answered question to share one way of doing it. You are welcome to post alternate solutions )


texts: Odd problem with USB tethering: Error 324 (net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE) or Error 102 (net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED)

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I am accessing internet with my Laptop through 3G USB Tethering from my Nexus S with Android 4.0.4.

About half of the time, I lose connection and I am unable to access any website on my Laptop or use any application that connects to the internet (eg. ping), except for Gmail and Skype (which still work very well). And it goes back and forth frequently between the normal situation and the odd one.

If I try to access any other website on my laptop (like google.com), I get depending on the website:

"No data received
Unable to load the webpage because the server sent no data.
Error 324 (net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE): The server closed the connection without sending any data."

OR

"This webpage is not available
Error 102 (net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED): The server refused the connection"

Do you have an explanation for this bizarre behavior? Do you think an app is interfering with my connection?


texts: How can I save a file rather than open it?

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I want to change a URL somehow so that it prompts my HTC Sensation to save the file rather than open it.

Is this possible?


texts: Are VoLTE standards same across the world?

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I have a SIM-free Galaxy S9+ (SM-G965F/DS) model. And in my home country (India) VoLTE works fine on it. I'm moving to Japan soon and was thinking of getting a Japanese SIM (The name of the carrier is au) . But I have read many posts about peoples phone not working with au VoLTE service (voice+sms service not working).

Is it possible that different countries use different VoLTE standards and my phone might not support au VoLTE?


texts: no incoming messages shown on my mail box

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My phone shows no incoming messages on my mail box icon.

the mailbox icon on my home screen, doesn't show incoming messages ( in the red circle)
please help.


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My LG G2 (and I assume other LG phones) have a "Cliptray" which replaces the clipboard with one where you can access the history. I'd like to remove this function as 1Password cannot remove copied passwords after a set time.

Phone is rooted, if that helps.


texts: Transparent app drawer background on a rooted phone

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I tried to achieve this using Xposed FW's Gravity Box, Xblast tools but was unable to find this setting. Is there any app or mod that allows us to achieve a transparent/semi transparent app drawer background (the kind on the Google Experience Launcher). Please note that I want to achieve this without using another launcher or decompile trebuchet.apk.
I'm using Legacy Xperia CM 10.2.


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I want to route all the internet traffic of my phone through my VPN.

I configured OpenVPN on my htc Desire with Cyanogenmod 7.2.0.1-bravo through the integrated VPN settings dialog.

When I activate the Redirect-Gateway option, DNS resolution (e.g. google.com) doesn't work anymore. So not like others where the resolution of there local hostnames doesn't work (that wouldn't be a problem for me). The device hast still a connection to the internet (through the VPN) but it can't resolve domain names anymore.

The nameservers look correctly configured (adb shell):

# cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

I've also tested the OpenVPN Settings app but as soon as i add 'redirect-gateway' to the openvpn configuration file I get the same problem.

What could cause this problem?


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I just wanted to root my galaxy note 5 (sm-n920c (dual sim)). I used SpaceX-Kernel-v0.1_N920CD(official).tar.md5
 and SpaceX-Kernel-v0.1_N920T(official).tar.md5and Noble_Kernel_Auto-Root_N920T_v0.1_Rebuid3.tar.md5 but they didn't work an gave me an error about kernel is nor seandroid enforcing  with red line above the startup page.

So I searched again and found this tutorial http://galaxynote5root.com/galaxy-note-5-root/how-to-root-galaxy-note-5-on-android-7-0-nougat-w-magisk/2/

everything was ok but in last step I got this error:

Updater process ended with ERROR: 1
Error installing zip file'/sdcard/samsung-antiroot-removal-2.4.zip'

Also I have 6.4G free space on my phone!
What's the problem and how can I fix it?


texts: How can I sort / specify separate storage locations for my audio files?

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So, this question is a little off the wall, so I'll first explain what I'm looking to do.

I have a bunch of MP3s from a 'Learn to Speak Japanese' program, and I'd like to listen to them on my phone while I'm in my car. Ideally though, I'd like to keep them in a separate music player app so that they're not linked to my Google Music or scrobbled to Last.fm. If possible, I'd want to be able to set a custom directory for the app to look for music in, so that I could keep my music and language-learning MP3s organized into their own directories.

Is there a music player app that does this, or am I asking for something too ridiculous? Should I just suck it up and use the default music player?


texts: How to change the wake up Button on the Motorola Droid Pro to be any keyboard key?

texts: I really hate that the sleep/mute key button is the same that wakes up the phone; I would want to be able to wake it up by pressing any key on the phone. Any ideas?


texts: With My old phone as soon as I hit my favorites button, the phone would automatically dial the number that I set as a default.  With this phone, when I hit an entry on my favorites list, it brings me to a list of numbers and I have to choose a number.  HOw can I program  the phone to automatically dial a favorite number? I tried setting a number as a default and it doesn't work.


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I've been trying to root my HTC U12+, and I've been stuck trying to boot twrp onto my phone through adb commands.
.\fastboot boot twrp.img
Sending 'boot.img' (32424 KB)                      OKAY [  2.006s]
Booting

This is what I'm stuck on, my phone screen says "flash images success 1/1)" When I know it's more than one step.
I've got all the drivers, correct adb files, and correct twrp disc images. I rooted my brother's U11 using the same process, with the U11's files.


texts: Can't see "SD Card" option in Dropbox 2.4.5.10

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Version 2.4.5.10 of the Dropbox app adds the ability to export files to SD card.

I have a Galaxy Note 3, and have installed this new version but when I select a file, and choose "Export" and "Save to Device", this is the menu I see:

Click image for larger version

Is there an option I need to enable or something else I need to do so that the "Internal Storage" and "SD Card" options appear?


texts: How can I play music from my HTC Desire Android phone in my car?

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My car is a 2002 Toyota Camry and the stereo is old-fashioned like this:

http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=hao&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&biw=1440&bih=672&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=2002+toyota+camry+stereo&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

I did some research and found out that I could use FM transmitter from iRiver:

http://www.amazon.com/iriver-AFT-100-Mobile-Transmitter/dp/B00067LYFW

Is that the recommended way to play music from my Android without investing too much?

If yes, that also creates a new problem which is the Power Socket needs to be shared between iRiver and Android (which is power hungry). How do I solve that problem?

Thanks all.


texts: How do I make my wallpaper scroll on my Android?

texts: To be specific, I have one page on my homescreen. How can I have just the wallpaper scrolling in the background and the icons staying still?


texts: Problem viewing SD card contents while connected to PC

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I have a problem while connecting my Samsung Galaxy Y Duos to my computer using a USB cable. My mobile displays "NO memory card. YOU cannot view Your photos, music etc"

I do actually have the memory card in the mobile. What can I do about this?


texts: How do I search for .gif image on my S3?

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I want to find a particular .gif but I only have phone access.  Can Google images search for .gifs or just images?  I can't see an option to upload a.gif and try to find where it came from...is it possible?  I have a .gif and I want to find the source on my S3?

OS: 4.1


texts: Wondering if i can debloat some google apps from unrooted lg phone for my father?

texts: My father being older does not want to modify his phone, however he has a LG L70 and no sd card, and doesn't use some unnecessary Google apps, such as play, books, and whatever else. My question is can i boot it into fastboot and run a custom written shell script(i run linux ubuntu), which would run something like fastboot oem append-cmdline "androidboot.unlocked_kernel=true"? Which i found on amazon fire 5.1.1 thread on xda-developers forums, then fasboot continue, and in turn, at least on the fire, allows to access the adb shell as root without running su. Then from there run adb shell "pm uninstall {app_name}"?


texts: Rejoin the groups i had created on a previous Whatsapp account

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I have recently changed my phone number, and so I had to delete my older account on WhatsApp.
Can I rejoin the groups that I had created before deleting the account? Would they still be in existence?


texts: Is my Verizon tablet affected by spectre/meltdown?

texts: i have an old Verizon tablet (ellipses 7) and i was wondering if it's included in  the specter/meltdown CPU bugs that are going around and if there is anyway to update my software to protect it?


texts: Can I flash my carrier-locked phone to a firmware for a different region and/or carrier?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9050) which is locked to the EE network in the United Kingdom.

Its firmware PDA ends with "MDD" and the carrier code is "EVR".

There is a newer firmware available for region: Germany at this page whose PDA is I9505XXUAMDM.

Can I flash my device with this firmware and use it in the UK? Do I need to be rooted and/or unlocked to do this?


texts: Can you answer or reject a call with a voice comand?

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When the phone begins to ring, can you accept or reject the call with a voice command?

LG Nexus 5 running 6.01


texts: I have an app that will not open on my new Samsung Galaxy S6. It says the mock location setting must be turned off. I went to developer settings, but there is no check box next to mock locations to check or uncheck. It states "none" beside it. How do I turn it off? The app techs were not able to help.


texts: How to import an existing mmssms.db to an Android Virtual Device?

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I've downgraded from Cyanogenmod 13 (Android 6.0.1) to Android stock 5.1.1, and kept my previous mmssms.db file, but it is incompatible with older Android versions. I would like to import this database in an Android Virtual Device running Android 6.0, back it up using SMS Save & Restore, then restore the .xml file produced by that app on my device.

However, when I copy my old com.android.providers.telephony directory in the /data/data/ directory of the AVD, neither the Messenger app, nor SMS Backup & Restore see any message. The directory and its contents are owned by the radio user, belong to the radio group, and have chmod set to 771.

How can I check what is preventing the system from accessing my database?

Or how else can I retrieve my sms ?


texts: How to change wifi device name on Android 7?

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How can I change the device name of an unrooted Android 7.0-based Gigaset GS170 smartphone so it appears with a meaningful/readable name e.g. in a router's list of connected wifi devices?

Various resources (e.g. this or this) suggest I should find a line saying Device Name in the About Phone section of the phone settings. However, I can see no such line there (images before and after scrolling down):

As the device is set to German, here are the translations of the items in their order of appearance:

System Updates
Status (Phone number, signal, etc.)
Legal notes
Model type number
Android version
State of security updates
Baseband version
Kernel version
Build number
Adapt creation version

Is there somewhere else I could look for that option, or is it something only supported by specific devices?

There are a few questions about this on this site (e.g. this and this), but those were posted several years ago, when early versions of Android with some "childhood diseases" (read: lack of basic features) were still the state of the art.


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Using Droid Explorer, how to I access the guest microSD card?

In Windows Explorer, it comes up as a connected device, with a path of Computer\Acer Iconia Tab A100\SD Card\Documents

How do I get to that in Droid Explorer?

*(Windows 7 with Android 4.0.3 and Droid Explorer 0.9.0.4)


texts: Settings app: 'Unfortunately, Settings has stopped.'

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Cyanogenmod 11 11-20140225-SNAPSHOT-InstallerXNPQ09P-maguro Android 4.4.2 KitKat with CWM 6.0.4.7. It's a stable installer build.

For a while now I have been getting been getting a 'Unfortunately, Settings has stopped.' error, when trying to simply open Settings from the home screen or application drawer.

It also happens if I try to run the app (com.android.settings) in other ways such as opening a third-party keyboard's settings (which tries to open 'Language & input' within the Settings app).

I have tried the following things, to no avail:

Wipe Dalvik cache in CWM
'wipe cache partition' in CWM
Fix permissions using the 'ROM manager' app
Did 'Clear data' for the Settings app (by dragging it to 'App info' on home screen)
Installed AROMA Filemanager in CWM, and, not finding anything to delete in /data/data/com.android.settings/cache/, but deleting /data/data/com.android.settings/shared_prefs/CMStats.xml
Botting into safe mode, where Settings app STILL crashes.

I will note that the Settings app still sits in the multitasking list, but when you try to open it from there it still gives the same crash error.

I'd like to try and avoid a factory reset if possible, so are there any steps I could try further before an entire factory reset?

Could it be having selected ART mode that eventually mucked up Settings somehow? If so perhaps I could turn it off manually via Terminal/adb and then reset Dalvik again or something?

Whatever it is, what troubleshooting steps could be done in addition to the ones above?


texts: How to access GBoard clipboard manager without turning on 'Show suggestion strip'?

texts: Is there anyway to access clipboard manager in google keyboard without enabling suggestion strip? It seems I can't find a shortcut or way to access it. I'm using the latest version from Playstore


texts: How do I reset my "home" location in my Google maps/ system?

texts: I would like to reset my home location in my maps/nav system to a more accurate GPS position.  How do I do that?


texts:
Did anyone by any chance figure out how to make a hardware bluetooth trackpad work properly in landscape mode?

It seems that the system does not change the axis logic for trackpad coordinates when the android device is put in landscape. As a result, the trackpad cannot reach the far right side of the screen.

We have been struggling with this for a while, now, so any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thx,

Jan


texts: Problem while trying to sideload ROM to my nexus 4

texts: My nexus 4 was in boot-loop, so I tried to format and re-install android into my devices following instruction from a forum. I was able to reach the part trying to side-load ROM to my devices but unfortunately I failed. The file has been 100% sent over my device yet the installation was aborted. Anyone has any idea why it happens?? T.T


texts: How do I save images from google search on my Galaxy Ace (Android Version:2.2.1)

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When I want to search for an image and I get the image results, I do not see a download option when I select a particular image (although the URL is of a .jpg file)

Is there an app for that or some way to do it with the existing options?


texts: gapps install on CM11 failed- or did it?

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Verizon Droid Razr Maxx
cm-11-20141112-SNAPSHOT-M12-spyder.zip
gapps-kk-20140606-signed.zip

I got this error when I flashed the gapps zip:

Updating partition details...
E:Unable to mount '/osh'
Installing '/sdcard-ext/gapps/-kk-20140606-signed.zip'....
checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
**********************************************
          Google Apps for Android 4.4.3
**********************************************
Installing files...
Cleaning up and setting metadata...
set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed.
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard-ext/g....'
Error flashing zip '/sdcard-ext/gapps-kk-20140606-sign....
E:Unable to mount '/osh'

After wiping the dalvik cache and rebooting I got an "Android is upgrading" message and I saw google maps and other apps.

Haven't dug into this yet, but I guess it worked? Whats the deal with that error I got? What part of the install failed and caused it to report a status of failed?


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A friend just rooted (don't know if it is the correct word) my Galaxy 551 and some of the applications he deleted, Orkut, some games, etc, he also deleted the Message application.

I can't send or receive messages, the icon com menu has disappeared.

How can I get it back? Samsung Galaxy 551 with Android 2.2

Thanks in advance


texts: How should I stop media players from constantly auto-starting?

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I have a lot of problems whenever I install media players. Some times one will trigger another player, othertimes both players will be triggered if I plug in the aux output cable into my car. Othertimes pandora will keep starting and stopping very rapidly (a bug) when I plug in the aux cable.

Here is what I want:
No auto starting ever, at all. Is this achievable with a simple imperative setting?


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Nexus 7 tablet running Android, everything up to date a few months ago.

I was trying to cut down on those annoying auto-updates and all those extraneous apps I never use, and apparently did something stupid.  I disabled (may not be the exact name for the button) a few apps that I have no interest in, never use, and didn't think the OS needed.

Apparently I was wrong about the OS needing at least one of them.  I shut down the machine completely, and did a reboot.  After a few minutes, the OS comes up, and says it's "optimizing" app xx out of yy.  After it gets thru that, the tablet immediately reboots and starts this process all over again.  There seems to be no opportunity for user intervention anywhere there, other than shutting it off completely.  YY can be different on successive reboots.

Is there some way to recover and make the tablet usable again?  Did I irreversibly brick it?  Help!

Added

Was usb debugging enabled in the device? Or, do you have a custom recovery installed or bootloader unlocked? You would have to factory reset the phone if the answer is "no" for all of my questions

Yes, USB debugging was enabled on this tablet (it's not a phone) a long time ago.  However, if I remember right, a factory reset was performed since then.

I don't know what a "custom recovery" nor a "unlocked bootloader" is, so I'll assume I have neither of those.  Yes, I would love to factory reset the tablet.  It won't come up to the point where there are menus and I can do that though, hence the question here.


texts: What are the technical reasons that SMS is not backed up in a full ADB backup?

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When performing a backup with ADB, I use the command:

adb backup -apk -shared -all

Why doesn't SMS get backed up?

Every guide says to backup SMS separately. It seems like that would be the #1 thing that Google would backup in the cloud because everyone uses it and everyone wants a backup of it.

Any details of why this is the case and if it will ever be fixed would be appreciated.


texts:
I ordered a replacement digitizer after I cracked the old one. I installed the replacement, and it looks fine. But it has large horizontal bands across it that do not register touch, rendering the phone very difficult to use.

I was hoping someone has some experience in this area to share. Are there any tips or tricks that can resolve this problem, or is it likely I've gotten a defective digitizer?


texts:
How can I control the Android UI (especially back & home button) on Android 6 with a USB gamepad?

I have the Docooler R39 Android TV Box (running 6.0) and a cheap generic USB gamepad with the USB ID 0079:0006 ("Dragonrise Controller"). Unfortunately, any button (except for dpad and left joystick, which I can use to move selection focus in most apps and system UI) triggers a "select" action, so I still need a USB keyboard to have full control to get "back", "home" and "recent apps" working.

On other platforms, e.g. Kodi on Linux or LibreELEC on Raspberry Pi, I can map all buttons of the same controller. However, in Kodi for Android, only the dpad gets recognized by the app. Same issue in emulator apps like Mupen64plus for Android. On my Galaxy S5 running Android 7.1 I have the same problem with that controller.

I know Android introduced official Gamepad support in like 5.0, but it doesn't seem to support full UI navigation with my controller and instead intercept all gamepad actions.

Both my phone and the TV box are rooted, if that helps with changing the mapping.


texts: Blocking notification based on content or sticky-ness

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I have a messaging app (TextNow) that sometimes likes to put a sticky notification up (to notify me that I have used up my data and am being throttled), which I do not want and cannot be disabled in the apps settings.

Normally when an app abuses notifications like this I simply disable notifications for that app. However, in this case I would miss text messages if I did that. Therefor I was hoping for some way to either:

Block notifications based on their content.
For this specific app, only allow dismissable notifications.

I do have a rooted phone.

Example of the notification:

Note: I have posted an answer to this question, but I am still looking for better options.


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I need to increase the size of my Galaxy S 2's /system partition from 503.4MB to... Well, anything possible.

The (main) reason why I want to do this is because I want to install GApps 20140606, which is not compatible with devices with small (under 500MB) /system partitions.

The Galaxy S 2's internal storage is 16GB but I mostly use my SD card, so I don't really care how much of this will be taken to use in the /system partition.

I've found a lot of pages explaining different methods to achieve this, like this one from TechoTV, and this one from XDA, but all of them were phone-specific and never gave the information if it would be compatible with other models or not, or they would resize to a specific set size.

There's also this question from Android SE, but the answer weren't satisfactory enough for me, as the author limited himself to only say that it is possible, but not saying how.

To add a few more information, the phone is rooted and with CyanogenMod 11 (20140806-NIGHTLY), which is Android 4.4.4.

It would be interesting if the information provided works under Linux. I have access to Windows but rather not have to use it.

Aren't there any simple way of resizing the partitions, like GParted (but for Android)?


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I'm working with a development board based on Freescale i.MX6 ARM Cortex A9 processors. You can have more info about the board on this link. The Android version I'm using is the one provided by the manufacturer which is based on Android 4.4.2 if I'm not wrong.

This will have an automotive application, which will be the Head Unit of a kind of car. At this moment, the board takes about 15-20 seconds to boot. As you know, this is unacceptable for a car infotainment system. I've developed several Android apps but this is the first time I'm playing with the internal system, and I need some help to achieve this.

My question would be, how can I make the system to boot in at least 6-8 seconds? I've tried adding this line to build.prop:

ro.config.hw_quickpoweron=true

But it hasn't have any effect. I've seen few manufacturers have achieved to start the system in 4 seconds.


texts: I would like to buy a game (well several copies of it really) for some of my friends for Christmas. Is there any way to do this? Would I have to rely on the publisher, or is there some way to "gift" apps from the market?


texts: it wil only startup after a factory restart but after a second it says com.android.settings stopped. after that i cant reach any app because of the black background after a minute it turns itself into the HTC one logo screen. i tried several ROM updates they all didnt work it gave error 155.


texts: Samsung S3 Mini power save mode activity

texts:
I'd like to use power saving feature available in Samsung's TouchWiz in Llama but the only way to do this is to tell Llama particular activity/intent to run I guess.

As in this thread on XDA. I'm wondering if you know how to execute this action so I can control power saving from Llama.


texts: Folder seen as file when connected as MTP

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I have Redmi 1S phone running Andriod 4.3 (MIUI v56).  When connected to a PC (Windows 7 32Bit) in MTP mode, one of the folders named Backup (present in internal memory) is seen as a file and effectively inaccessible.

When connected through FTP, that folder is seen and accessible through an FTP client (can be downloaded as well to PC). Folder is accessible from within the File Manager app on phone as well.

I am clueless what is selectively causing this single folder being seen as a file when the device is connected in MTP mode! Any support to solve this would be great. Thanks.


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I have a T-Mobile G1 phone (Dev Phone) with android 1.0. To be able to install some apps, I needed to update it to 1.6. So I downloaded an update file and put it on its sdcard. But the update failed and now the problem is that I cannot boot the phone completely. First it asks for a SIM card.

Although, I don't have a T-Mobile SIM card now, I could pass that stage with an AT&T SIM card.

Now it wants me to login to my gmail account to boot up. But I cannot connect to Internet at the moment.

There is no option for wireless too. When I press menu button it just shows me the settings for APNs.

I believe in the newer versions of android, one can skip logging in to Google. But now I cannot even "adb shell" to copy other update files to the SD card.

Any helps would be appreciated.

Thanks,


texts: Music Player won't detect music on USB. Galaxy S7

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For some strange reason, my media player (I have tried MediaMonkey and Google Play Music) won't detect my music on my new USB. I can play music when I select the music file from the file explorer, but the music won't show up in either music player. I have checked to make sure there weren't any .nomedia files, and I selected the USB as the storage device in both MediaMonkey and Google Play Music. I refreshed and cleared caches, but none of these things help. And yes, the music files are supported by the players (I have both .mp3 and .flacs, niether show). Also, the files work fine on my PC, so I know they aren't corrupted or anything like that. I have also restarted my phone several times.
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S7
OS: Android 7.0


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I have an SSD with 2 partitions (volumes? ) on it. I can R/W to both of them from my WIN10 PC.
However, when I mount it on my Note10 , I can only see one of the partitions.
Is there a way that I can see both partitions when I open file manager?


texts: How are certs validated against default trust store?

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Through some reading, I have a fairly rough understanding about how https works with Android apps, especially how are certificate validations done. Some of the resources that I referred to for gaining this understanding would be :

Validating certs in Android

SSL in Android apps

Validating SSL - Android

As per my understanding, I could roughly say that apps can validate against :

The default Trust Store that Android provides - which has a list of all the CA certificates that are by default trusted by the OS and hence by the browser and the app itself. This is the same list of CAs that can also be seen in Settings -> Security -> Trusted credentials (in JB+) or system/etc/security/cacerts.bks (in Android < JB)

OR

Developers can choose to define their own custom keystores and make an SSLSocketFactory with them to trust their custom trust store.

My question revolves around the first case described above. In most of the places that I could read about it, I discovered it mentioned that for validating the certificates against the default Trust Store, the developer does not really need to do anything explicitly. Just hit the https end point and play on with the HttpsUrlConnection object returned.

  The certificate validation itself is internally (by default) taken care of by Android OS.

Now I would like to know how exactly is the above (highlighted) done ? What is the API/internal method/anything else that Android actually calls to do this certificate validation ? Where can I find this information ? One approach I can think of is to go through the Android source itself, but I have no clue which part of the code does it (and plus it would be a lot of efforts).

Please advice.


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I am trying to unlock myphone through pc as the screen is broken and does not work. For now only power and volume buttons work.

I tried looking around and found about ADK but whenever I tried to run adb shell it says "no device found". Although my device is connected to pc but it only shows the internal memory if its unlocked.

Secondly, I saw some suggestions to update the values of tables using sqlite3. I also tried to use sqlite3 to update and change values to enable usb debugging on cellphone and also tried to reset the gesture lock but was able to do so.
I also have usb on the cable but I found out that Nexus 4 does not support usb mouse/keyboard.

For now I need to enable USB debugging somehow so I can use the mouse or keyboard.

Basically what I am trying to do is to enable usb-debugging on cellphone and unlock it. If I am able to do that then I would be able to use usb mouse
Is there any way to unlock and enable usb debugging through pc?


texts: I have Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100, I had purchased new battery three days before and charged until it's full, after an hour I found my mobile switched off. I would like to know the how to rectify this issue.


texts: What apps in base Android can be replaced?

texts: I've seen that you can replace the default launcher app with something like LauncherPro, the onscreen keyboard with Swype or ShapeWriter, and I've heard of others. Does anyone have a list of all default apps in the base Android OS (version 2.2 preferred) that can be replaced?


texts: How to use OTG (ethernet) and power on Nexus 5X using Type C connector?

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I would like to both power and connect a Nexus 5X via Ethernet (using an USB to Ethernet adaptor).

Here's what I tried to far:

a Type C OTG to USB Female adaptor: Ethernet adaptor works on it's own
a Type C to microUSB adaptor + power OTG cable/hub: Power works, but OTG doesn't work

Is there a Type C OTG Cable that supports power/charing too, or a Type C powered USB Hub ?

Otherwise, is there a pinout for the Type C connector describing how to hack an OTG + power cable (similar to the microUSB pinouts on this page) ?


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Android phones powered by a constant 4v DC external supply (no battery) still show battery charge diminishing to low battery warning. Switching the mains off and then back on and restarting the phone restores the battery meter to 70% which then starts depleting again.

How does Android do this without sensing the actual "battery" voltage?

How does Android decide that this non-existent 4 volt battery is flat and needs recharging?


texts: I dropped my Samsung J5 2017 in water. I tried to turn it off straight away but it wont turn off. I cannot access the battery as it is built in. My touch screen does not work and nor do the power buttons or volume buttons. Is there anything I can do?


texts: ICS email app, SSL certificates crash bug

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Does anyone have a solution for the following situation:

Added Exchange account, tick "Accept all SSL certificates", upon saving the setting the app crashes.

Stock ICS, please see log here: https://plus.google.com/105301306662715512529/posts/exayyi7C7o8


texts: Running an over/under-clocking app without rooting

texts: Can it be done?  I'd like to be able to set clock limits based on a number of conditions, such as battery temperature, charging/not charging, and what radios are turned on.  I'm aware that there are apps for rooted phones that will allow me to do this, but I'm wondering if there are any that don't need my phone to be rooted.


texts: Kindle on Galaxy tab 7.7 suddenly has no Kindle Store

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Possible Duplicate:
  Why does the STORE button on Amazon Kindle go to the website instead of the in app store?

Usually when I click the Kindle Store button on my Kindle app I will be taken to a store inside the app. All of a sudden it doesn't work that way anymore. Now when I click the button the browser opens and I am forced to use amazon.com to shop for ebooks. What's going on?


texts: Disable smooth scrolling in Android Chrome 73

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Is there a way to disable smooth scrolling in Android Chrome 73.X? It seems like it's now enabled for all sites by default, and setting it to “Disabled” in chrome://flags does nothing.

Motivation: The smooth scrolling behavior makes Ctrl+F-ing through long pages pretty painful (a couple seconds of pointless animation between each result).


texts: Virtual track pad to control mouse pointer in android

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I have a nexus 4 phone, which has lost half of the screen's touch capability due to its digitizer capability. I would like to have "TouchMousePointer Windows app" like app in android and place it on the screen where touch works. And thus use the phone inspite of this "nexus 4 soft touch problem".

I see that mouse pointer is by default available in android. Apps are present to use mobile as remote mouse to PC. Fusing these two application should be possible.

Is there any app in market for this requirement. Is there any simple method to overcome this problem?

The "virtual trackball app" that is currently available is too primitive.


texts: How do I update the browser of the Sony ebook reader PRS-T1?

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I've an old PRS-T1 ebook reader that is still a very good reader. Occasionally I use the browser that is included, but this is very outdated (based on Android 2.2) and often gives errors about security certificates and other errors.
I've rooted this device so I think that it might be possible to manually update the browser for a smoother browsing experience.
Is there a way to update the system browser or install a similar browser (apk) that is e-ink screen friendly?


texts: How fast can CPU governors change their frequency?

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All CPU governors descriptions that I could find use subjective words such as slow and fast to explain how the frequency changes over certain conditions.

What are the typical values here, are we taking about over or under 1ms?

I'm curious about a) how fast can the hardware go from min to max and vice versa and b) what would be a reasonably conservative number such as in a on demand cool down?

Are there any typical values for say an open source ROM or any other, in such and such device, available anywhere? Or in the lack of it, is it feasible to measure my own device over adb/ndk/sdk tinkering?


texts: Can we change SD card after installing a custom rom?

texts: i have Samsung gt-19082 i recently rooted my phone and added cosmic cm 11, but i have a smaller SD card ? i want to know is it safe to change the SD card ? (as during installation we add all the ROM , g apps on the SD card . i am a newbie at this


texts: I have a Nexus 4, and everything is OK, but I have realised that the power button is not working as well as I want. Sometimes I have to press it twice or push harder, so my question is: could I set up my phone to unlock with a different button, for example with the volume buttons? Is there any solution in case that the power button becomes inoperable?


texts: In a group/mass text message from an iphone to other phones, who sees my reply to the group msg from my android?

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If an iphone user sends me a group/mass text message on my android and I text back and hit reply (not reply-all) not realizing that it is a group/mass text, who sees my reply? Just the original sender of the group msg(an iphone user) or everyone that was included in the group/mass text?
I use the stock text app on my android(Verizon Samsung Droid Charge) and there is no reply-all button in my text app. when I reply to text messages. I only received one text that was a reply to the original group/mass text, but received nothing else from anyone in the group. The iphone user that sent the original group/mass text says that she is the only one that probably received my reply. Not realizing that it was a group/mass text.
I REALLY want to know if anyone else besides the original sender saw my reply. When I received the text there was no indication(on my android) that it was a group/mass text.

Thanks so much!


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I have a Samsung Intercept running 2.2.1. I've been using USB debugging for several months, and recently (no recent changes to the phone) the connectivity just dies after a few seconds, not long enough to load new apks. The same goes for Mass Storage: it dies as soon as I try to transfer files to my computer.

I have a handful of other phones, and using the same setup and cable I'm able to connect via USB to them, so I know it isn't my computer or cable.

Before I try to replace my phone, as I need it for testing, does anyone know of a software reason for this to be happening, or is it pretty much assuredly the usb pins?


texts: TV IR remote codes discovery for Android

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I have an Android phone with an IR blaster and I can use it to control my Sony TV.

However I have an other device - TCL L24B2500 TV. I don't have a remote for it and want to use my phone instead. But I cannot, as TCL brand is not supported by the application and I couldn't find the codes in public databases.

So I need to guess the correct control codes to put into Android IR Remote apps. Are there any application to guess, or I am out of luck (no apps or search space is too large)?

I know that there are devices to capture the codes from remotes, but I don't have a working remote to start from.


texts: How to limit cache of internet browsers?

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I use the default browser as well Opera Mini.
I can't seem to find any setting to limit the cache to a certain amount (in MB for example).
They eat up disk space quickly.

Anyone knows if it's possible limit the cache disk usage of these browsers?
If not, can you recommend a browser that can do this?


texts: Connect to external device via bluetooth. Who's master/slave?

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Quick intro:

We have an external device (it's not android) that we usually connect to PCs via Serial Port->USB converter. But now we want to use also Android tablets to send commands to that external device so we are going to add a bluetooth module that can act as a bridge between the device's Serial Port and Android tablets.

Question

Should we buy a slave bluetooth module or a master one?
The external device is like a "server" that is always working, and the PC/tablet just connects and sends commands to it.

Master means "server" or "client"? It's a bit confusing cause the Android doc uses "server/client" terminology while hardware stores use "master/slave".


texts: How can I stream audio from another device via Bluetooth?

texts:
Related question: How can I stream music/audio from Android and PC to Android device via WiFi?

I would like to stream audio from a Bluetooth-enabled "dumb phone" to my Andoid phone. The Android phone is running Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.4). I have searched the Play store for such an app, but all I could find were applications that did the opposite (stream audio from the Android phone instead of to it).

Is this somehow possible?


texts: When someone calls me I can't see the call screen but I can feel the vibration and I hear my ringtone. But the screen is total black. I have to push the lock button to wake up the screen. How can I fix it?


texts: How to restore Google Accounts from a local backup in MIUI 10?

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Lately, I reset my Redmi Note 6 Pro and even backed up everything.

Now, my question is that if I restore the local backup file will my multiple G-Mail or Google accounts get restored too?


texts: Smart e Machine tablet stuck on "Boot into recovery..." screen

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So I finally got my first android tablet, some cheap brand "Smart e Machine". It has android 4.0 on it. They just barely have a website and no type of support pages or anything, and apparently the phone number listed is for the company that designed their web page.

But anyways,

It was working fine, but I decided to do a factory reset anyhow. Then it rebooted and got stuck on a "Boot Into Recovery..." screen. Let it sit for a long time, and still nothing. I can power it off and on again, but it does the same thing. If I try to boot into recovery manually by pressing the vol up and down and power buttons it asks me if I want to boot into recovery and to long press power to do so. I do that and it freezes on the same screen. Even if I do that but then don't long press power to confirm I want recovery mode, it still freezes on the same screen.

It does have a pinhole reset button, and pressing it seems to just reboot the machine. Tried holding it down for a while, and tried holding it along with the power button, but it doesn't do anything different.

It has a usb port, but it looks kind of round. A usb mini cord fits in just fine, but I get no response from my computer and the charge light doesn't come on either. I'm not sure if it can charge through usb, it came with a standard power adapter and no usb. I'm also not sure if it just isn't booting into a mode where it can connect to a computer yet.

I have not been able to get the back cover off to try and pull the battery, I need to get a new screwdriver so I'm going to try that tonight.

I cannot get into the recovery menu.

If anyone has any ideas or has encountered something like this before I would love any advice.

Thanks


texts: Factory Reset an Android 7 Nexus 5x Phone with No Root or Unlocked bootloader

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I just purchased a nexus 5x on ebay and there is a PIN on the phone and I need to factory reset this. I am able to get to the black screen mode on bootup using volume down and power button. Fastboot command detects it, but fastboot erase userdata fails as it throws and error saying: "device is locked".

How can I factory reset and Android 7 Nexus 5x Phone with a locked bootloader?


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I have huawei P8 lite and there is a very funny problem here for my wifi!!!!
I am connected to my home wifi through password and my wifi shortcut key shows that I'm connected but my wifi list shows no connection! I just put the screen shots so you can understand me better..!!

Take a good look. I am connected to Huawei wifi but my wifi list shows no connection!!!
So funny, isn't it?,


texts: How to stop WhatsApp from deleting media from gallery when the sender deletes that message?

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When someone sends me media (photo/video) on WhatsApp, I can download it, and it gets saved to my phone's internal storage, in a gallery album created by WhatsApp called "WhatsApp Images".
If the person who sent the media then deletes that message from the chat, the media file is then deleted from my phone's internal storage too, although I have already downloaded it. However, if I move the media file out of the "WhatsApp Images" gallery album before the message is deleted, then the media is not deleted from my phone.
Is there any way to prevent WhatsApp from deleting media from the "WhatsApp Images" album after I have downloaded them, if the sender deletes the message?


texts:
I have Android installed on a HyperV virtual machine, which defaults to a vertically aligned phone/screen.

The standard solution does not work, so how do I turn the screen of my device?


texts: I have noticed that when I receive a call from a private or unknown number, the notification does not appear on my call log list. How can I get a private or unknown number call I receive to appear on my calling log list?


texts:
My phone is somewhat older sony xperia v. still running on android v4.1 jelly bean.
recently it behaves abnormaly. whenever I put it in charge (wall adapter or usb plugged into a laptop) , it only sometimes very slow to respond while chargin and almost always slow to respond after i remove the charging cable. its usually working very much fine but in only these situations it acts abnormly.

i don't have many apps installed and i usualy force-stop them after i use them. and also phone works very much fine in normal situations. only after charging this happens.

why is this happening and what can i do to avoid this? please help


texts: Can still sync email after revoking app specific password on gmail

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I was rather shocked today to discover that my android phone was still syncing email after I had revoked it's app specific password on gmail.

Can anyone else confirm that this happens on their devices too?

Found another users post about it here but there is no reply from google.

Feeling very uneasy about the security of my stuff now :/

UPDATE:

Yeah, I was doing it wrong.  But I think Google could document the process a little better.


texts:
I recently bought one new Samsung Galaxy S 2. (Ice Cream Sandwich)

I am getting "media scanner running" message each time I try to open the camera.

How can I get rid of this issue? Do I need to replace the phone?


texts: Delete unused apk files from system memory

texts:
I own a Xperia M running on Jelly Bean 4.3. I have uninstalled unwanted apps like PicsArt, Cricbuzz, Xperia privilege and so many so on... a long time ago. Now I found the apk files of those apps here -
System memory/etc/customization/applications/
System memory/product/applications/
All the apps consume an amount of 250mb internal memory. I want to delete them all as I don't need them anyway. So is it safe to delete all the apk files?
Note: Device is not rooted so I don't have an option of moving applications to SD card. I want to free some memory so that I can download some more apps ;)


texts: My phone screen has been broken, I have root access and my usb debugmode is on. when i connect my phone to Moborobo, moborobo shows the screen shot on my phone, is there any way to touch my phone screen with pc ? something like real remote that give me this chance to use my mouse for accessing my phone ?


texts: How do I enable USB tethering on a JellyBean device?

texts:
Does JellyBean support USB tether?

Is there a way compile the JB source so USB tether is always enabled?
I would like to have the support through the OS and not depend on an App.


texts: Why is a Google account required when installing applications from the Market?

texts: I installed an application from the Android Market for the first time today however was informed that I need a Google Account. Why is that?


texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 (SC-04F). It has a stock ROM, not rooted, recently upgraded to Android 6.0.1.

After upgrading to Android Marshmallow, No application seems to be able to add, remove, or edit files on the external SD card. For example, Dropsync, can not download files to the SD card, n7player can not remove music files, QuickPic can't move or edit pictures. These are just examples... no app on my phone seems to be able to access the SD card.

Reading files is okay. n7player can play music, and Quickpic can view images, but no app can make changes to the SD card.

If I connect the phone by USB to either my Linux or Windows computer, I can add or remove files from the SD card just fine.

I tried reformatting the SD card, and that didn't change anything.

Whenever I try to take action on a file from within any app, I'm always given this screen:

I follow through by pressing "Got it", and then I am shown the following interface:

Unfortunately, though, nowhere in this interface can I find any option to change permissions on my SD card, or even act on it in any way at all.

In the top left, there is a three dot icon, and if I press it, it gives me the alternate options of either "Show SD Card" or "Hide SD Card". However selecting either option changes nothing.

How do I make my SD card available for use by the apps on my phone?


texts: I want to root my Xperia Z ultra . but not finding any safe method for it. I have heard of kingroot . is that safe ? please help me to find other safe ways to root my device.


texts:
my wife moved back to Android on a Galaxy S9+ from IOS and wanted her WhatsApp messages transferred. Its not straightforward, but followed an article that setout the process and managed it in the end but but had to do two key things that I'm struggling to reverse.

Disconnect WhatsApp from Google Drive. This is done in Google Drive
settings/Manage Apps.
Install an older version of WhatsApp. Apparently the latest version
of WhatsApp will not automatically pickup a local backup.

Consequences now are:-

That WhatsApp on her phone will no longer auto update. Trying to
update manually in Playstore says its already installed.
WhatsApp will only backup locally and won't back to Google Drive
I can't reconnect WhatsApp to Google Drive - its isn't in the list in Google Drive / Settings / Manage Apps.

The article I followed just said that WhatsApp can be reconnected to Google Drive later, but didn't say how.

Anyone any suggestions on how to resolve this please?


texts: LG Watch Style USB Debugging - computer not recognizing presence of watch

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I am trying to develop for my LG Watch Style and I am having trouble getting my computer to recognize its plugged in. I've tried reinstalling the Google USB drivers and resetting the watch.

It's almost like the charger that came with the watch is not capable of sending data.

Does anybody know any debugging secrets?


texts: How does WhatsApp restore chat database after a factory reset

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Consider the following scenario:

The chat database (msgstore.db.crypt12) is encrypted with a key.
The key is lost after performing a factory reset.
I put the db files back in their place (internal storage -> whatsapp
-> databases) and install Whatsapp.
After verification it prompts to restore messages and on confirmation
it restores them.

How does it restore the messages without key?


texts: Will running virtual machine on Android completely turn my Android into Windows phone

texts: I have heard about the BOCHS app which can run a virtual machine created by us on android. So we can run Windows OS on Android (please refer to this link). I want to know that if it's just a virtual machine opened by an app then we can click back button it will close the app and bring us back to the Android screen or it will turn our Android completely to Windows?


texts: How can I export Notes created in Outlook to Memo in Samsung Galaxy A3

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I'm new to Samsung Galaxy smartphones and just got a Galaxy A3. I already sync Contacts, Calendars and To Do from Outlook to my smartphone using Smart Switch app, however I haven't been able to find a way to export or sync my Outlook Notes to my Samsung Galaxy A3 smartphone.

Any idea how can I do this?


texts: Why are bootloaders in rewritable storage?

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I successfully flashed my device a few times, but I am still paranoid about hard bricks. I am sure I can use my Arduino to fix them, but this made me wonder why bootloaders are stored in rewritable storage. I am aware that there is a PBL and an SBL and all that, and the PBL is in ROM. In this context, "rewritable storage" means a storage medium that can be electronically rewritten (EEPROM, Flash, RAM, etc) and "ROM" means read only storage, not aftermarket Android distributions such as Lineage OS.

Summary:
Why would code that is required to even turn the phone on, not to mention booting Android, be stored in a location that can be rewritten.


texts:
Can anyone explain to me what is the purpose of the proximity sensor, on my phone. What if my phone's proximity sensor stops working or gets damaged. What problems will I face?

PS: I am just curious to know.


texts: How to tell the Play Store to list apps in different languages?

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Apparently the search in the Play Store only returns results of apps that belong in some way to the locale my phone is set to.

For example, there is an app from a German bus company with their schedule. If I type the exact name of the app into the search field it doesn't show this this app in the results because my phone is set to English.

The only way to find it is in the browser Google Play website when I am not logged into my Google account.

Is there a way to circumvent this and let Google Play present all the apps with this name?


texts: Disable permanently or uninstall the exchange services

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I'm fighting with the exchange services on my Samsung Galaxy S4. They can render the phone unusable, draining even 40-50% of battery during the day. I've deactivated the Exchange account mail synchronization, and I'm constatly killing the app when I notice it's running, but it keeps respawning which is extremally annoying. And if I don't notice, I can find myself out outside without battery power to do other things I need.

Is there a way to permanently disable the exchange services, or even completely remove it from the device?


texts: On my Samsung S5 how do i get my emails to stay in my in box until i delete them

texts: i set up my email on my samsung s5 and i get emails but they disappear after about 15 minutes and there not in my in box, junk, or trash bins. In my settings i have delete emails from server set at never. how do i get the emails to stay in my inbox until i delete them?


texts: TWRP stuck at splash screen - Nexus 6P Android N

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I am following this guide: [GUIDE] Unlock/Root/Flash for Nexus 6P

The bootloader is already unlocked. Now I'm trying to flash the TWRP recovery. (Section 2). As the device runs Android N, I first flashed the modified boot.img (like in the guide, also tried it with stock boot.img) and then I flashed the TWRP recovery like this:

username@my_pc:~/Android/Sdk/platform-tools$ ./fastboot flash boot '/home/username/Downloads/boot.img'
target reported max download size of 494927872 bytes
sending 'boot' (12272 KB)...
OKAY [  0.333s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [  0.185s]
finished. total time: 0.518s
username@my_pc:~/Android/Sdk/platform-tools$ ./fastboot flash recovery '/home/username/Downloads/twrp.img'
target reported max download size of 494927872 bytes
sending 'recovery' (16932 KB)...
OKAY [  0.453s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [  0.251s]
finished. total time: 0.704s

Then I rebooted to the bootloader again, and then booted to the recovery mode, like explained in the guide:

  Use the volume keys to scroll and power key to select the Reboot Bootloader option. Once the phone has booted back into the bootloader you can use the volume keys to scroll and the power key to boot into your newly flashed recovery. It's now safe to disconnect your usb cable.

However, it just hangs at the TWRP splash screen:

The phone still works and can successfully boot to Android N. I know the bootloader is unlocked because of the unlock symbol at boot logo, and I rooted it (same guide) on Android Marshmallow.

About phone (click for larger image):


texts: How can I make persistent changes in root directory (/)?

texts:
I have to edit my fstab in android 4.4 but the root is mounted in read only.
I've try to remount the root with
mount -o rw,remount /And I can edit the root files but when I reboot the device the changes disappear.
How can I make persistent changes in / without rebuild the kernel?


texts: Kids Mode has disappeared after S4 Lollipop upgrade

texts: After upgrading the OS on my S4, Kids Mode suddenly disappeared today. Other S5 Galaxy users in my home can find Kids Mode in their Widgets but I cannot locate it anywhere. I upgraded 2 days ago and Kids Mode was accessed for the first time (since the update) today. The app requested an update, which I performed, then worked for about 1 minute before closing suddenly and disappearing completely. Does anyone know of Kids Mode being removed from the S4 or how to reinstall?


texts: ADB dumpsys batterystats - How does one read it?

texts:
Why on earth does the adb shell dumpsys batterystats command not print regular timestamps? (Like usagestats does for example, or literally anything else on the planet.)

Instead, it gives you a "RESET TIME" within the file, and the lines after that show how much time has passed since that time. "RESET" times mostly appear just once at the beginning, sometimes however they appear multiple times within the log, sometimes even skipping hours, seemingly at random.

And as if that isn't bad enough.. Let me just show a real-life example:

adb shell dumpsys batterystats

Gives me (among other things of course) this:

                0 (9) RESET:TIME: 2020-01-29-01-37-39

Good. So the time starts at 2020-01-29-01-37-39. Alright. Only reset time in the output.

I just turned the screen on. Here is the entry in the log for that:

      +21h44m19s484ms (4) 057 +wake_lock=1000:"PhoneWindowManager.mPowerKeyWakeLock" +screen screenwake=1000:"android.policy:POWER"

Great. +21h44m19s. It is now (well, it was when this happened) 2020-01-30-00-16-00.

"RESET" time of 2020-01-29-01-37-39 + 21h44m19s = 2020-01-29-23-21-58.  ?????

Okay, down to my actual questions:

Why does dumpsys batterystats not use normal timestamps?
How does one read those timestamps? They seem beyond broken.
Is there a way to change it to "normal" timestamps?

(My goal is to track when exactly the screen (and optionally WiFi) was on and when it was off. If there is any other way to do that besides batterystats, please leave a comment.)


texts: How to send BTC from my coinbase account using shell script in android only

texts:
Please i am thinking of automating BTC send from my coinbase account to another coinbase user via email. I read coinbase API documentations and the only thing that is close to what I need is the script below:

#!/system/bin/sh
curl https://api.coinbase.com/v2/accounts/2ccf394c-193b-5b2a-9155-3b4732659yam/transactions/
  -X POST \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer abd90df5f27a7b170cd775abf89d632b350b7c1c9d53e08b340cd9832ce52c2c' \
  -d '{
    "type": "send",
    "to": "EMAIL_ADDRESS",
    "amount": "ALL_SATOSHI",
    "currency": "BTC",
    "idem": "9316dd16-0c05"
  }'

but it is not working at all when I wrote it in a script named "send.sh" it says "-X" not found, and some other stuffs. Please how can I get this working only in android, all I need is a script that once I execute it I will get the specified Satoshi amount in the coinbase account that has the associated email address specified as the receiver. And there is no API key and API secret specified in the script, I don't know if that is the problem.
Please can someone help me provide a solution please, I sincerely appreciate. Thanks!


texts: APK install getting: "none of your apps can open this file"

texts:
I'm trying to install an apk. It has worked before but now not at all. Trying to open it with different other apps. In "Files" selecting "Open With" gives me the error None of your apps can open this file.

How do I fix this?

Previously I could use Total Commander, but that gives an error about "Can't find /folder".

I had an app installed called Cozmo, which is for a little robot toy, and that somehow hijacked the "open apk" default, even though it did not have any defaults according to app info.

Uninstalling that app brought me to where I am now. It's pretty frustrating.

I would prefer not to do factory reset. It takes forever setting up 2fa apps and such.

I can install via adb, but it's just annoying.

Hope someone can help.

Cheers
/Jonas


texts:
Long story short, I need to log these things some apps: The starting time of the app, total running time and the end time of the app.

Edit: I would want to run this a whole week, to see how much time these apps are using
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texts: Find what is creating folders on SD card

texts: I got two useless folders on /sdcard/ (baidu and baiduMapSDK) and even though I delete them, they will generate automatically. How can I know which application or which process created these two folders?


texts:
I lock my screen rotation to portrait, and I have my navigation bar hidden to provide more screen real estate.

With the navigation bar hidden, I have come to experience the rotation icon appear in the bottom right corner just above the virtual keyboard enter/submit key. As it would typically be displayed in the navigation bar, it has its separate icon when it is hidden.

This is a problem because even when the icon is invisible, it blocks the touch to the vk key, albeit a tiny sliver of the edge still able to be pressed.

Is there a way that I can retain the hidden navigation bar and disable the rotation icon?

Additional information: My phone is stock, not rooted.

Edit

As of software update G965FXXU2CSB3/G965FOXM2CSB3/G965FXXU2CSB3, this is no longer an issue. However, I would still like to know how to disable the icon from appearing.


texts: How to "Add to Home screen" a shorcut with a dynamic URL?

texts:
I have a Google Form that I use for daily tracking and I would like to have a shortcut to this form on my home screen.

One field of this form is for the date and I would like to have it pre-filled with today's date. To do so, I can pass a query string to the URL, that will end up looking like:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/<formId>/viewform?entry.<fieldId>=YYYY-MM-DD

Since today's date is not the same as tomorrow's (yay!), this URL needs to be updated every day with a different YYYY-MM-DD.

I followed this post and has been able to create a bookmark with a dynamic URL using JavaScript, on Chrome Desktop: How to create a dynamic bookmark with today’s date in the URL, but I would also like to have it on my phone.

I came across this answer, where it shows how to use JavaScript to change the current page. However, when applied to my case, it will compute the date before creating the URL, so this URL is not dynamic.

Is there a "native" way to achieve this? My other option for the moment would be having a local HTML page that redirects to the form.


texts: Show the time an SMS was sent, not received

texts:
Scenario is as follows-

Switch flight mode on. Go into meeting/go to sleep.
Switch flight mode off. Receive a message.
Timestamp on the message is the time received.

With my old Nokia, under details it would show the time the message was actually sent. Is it possible to show this on Android?