texts: No Signal Sign on Samsung S3 GT-I9300 Possibly After Deactivating Mobile Tracker

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 since 2012. I've never rooted it. The last app I've installed was a few months ago. I'm running Android 4.3.

Yesterday, for the first time ever, I've got "Uninstall harmful app. 'Mobile tracker' can damage your device." notification, exactly the same as in the following thread: Uninstall harmful app. 'Mobile tracker' can damage your device.' At first, I discarded it but when it happens again and since it was from google, I said 'OK'. Later that day, I don't know if it is due to this or not but my phone started to show no signal sign and not recognizing my SIM card. I re-enabled this mobile tracker from Application Manager but still I get the same no signal sign.

When I put another SIM to my phone it works, when I put my SIM to another phone it also works. It only doesn't work when I put my SIM to my phone. I cannot understand how this can be possible, but it is the case unfortunately. Any help would be very much appreciated as I do not want to reset my phone.


texts: Third Part Device: Get 4G on the "Uncarrier" via Root Permissions

texts:
I have a third part device. BLU STUDIO 5.5. I think my carrier (T-Mobile, a.k.a "The Uncarrier") said that this phone is originally an AT&T or Sprint phone, I don't remember. Point is, that it's a 4G capable phone. Not LTE, just 4G. I'm only getting Edge on my device right now. I have followed the APN Settings but no cigar, it was already set correctly.

My device is rooted. Is there any way to get 4G on it?


texts: How to disable autofocus and set focus to infinity?

texts:
I almost never take any close up pictures with my Galaxy Nexus (and when I do, it'd be more convenient to manually switch into some kind of macro mode).

How do I stop the auto-focus from trying all possible focus positions every time I take a picture?

Such behaviour makes me lose all the good moments that I want to capture in the first place (due to a focus delay of about 3 to 5 seconds), and often results with pictures being taken out-of-focus, especially at night or through a windscreen or something.  Is there a way to disable such bogus autofocus?


texts: Problem with signing into wifi network through android

texts: How to tackle this problem of signing into wifi network? When I connect to WiFi networks, it comes up with a notification to 'Sign into WiFi network.' Is it a permanent problem? If not please let me know what is the solution?


texts: My screen lock is set to "PIN", and I can't change it to "Swipe". Why not?

texts: I have tried to do the fix as suggested on here however my swipe option states it was disabled by administrator or something like that. Not sure how I even set a PIN in the first place. How do I change this?


texts:
I'm using Samsung Galaxy S4 with 4.4.2 Kitkat version. Currently my phone is showing that all the contacts (phone numbers) are in sync with my Gmail account, however when I check in Gmail Contacts, I could not find even a single contact synced.
I also checked whether the sync is enabled properly or not, but it is "checked and enabled".

Does anyone know of a solution for this?

Note: All other stuff like photos, calendars, are properly synced and reflected in my Gmail.


texts: How to decrypt a dumped android partition on a pc?

texts:
I chose to boot android on the from the sdcard in order to have more storage. So I dumped though dd the internal 32Gb storage to the 256Gb sdcard with the partition table included. By just changing the kernel command line and the ro.boot.bootdevice property, the device now boots from the sd card after loading the kernel from the internal storage.

I then put the sd card in a pc, fixed the partition table size to match the one of the sd and then set up the userdata partition (/data) to fill the remaining space.
Then I wiped the filesystem and performed a factory reset in order to hope it would create a 250Gb filesystem for /data. But while data was mounted from the sd card and that the mapped block device was 250Gb large, it was formated using 25Gb instead of 250GB (the original size on internal storage).

This means I have to grow the /data filesystem using an external computer. Now the question is, what’s the exact dmsetup command in order to create the block device for decrypting it for growing the ext4 filesystem using resize2fs?
Given also I forgot which is the file containing the decryption key.


texts: Recover Draft Emails from Deleted Account

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 phone and use the native, built-in email app for two corporate/ActiveSync accounts.  Recently something went wrong with the settings of one of the accounts, which caused my contacts to disappear.  Removing the account and adding it back fixed that issue.  Since the account syncs to the server (Outlook 365), I didn't think there would be any loss taking this approach.  I was wrong.  Evidently draft emails are not synced, and I lost several very important ones.  I am desperately trying to find a way to recover the contents of these draft emails that disappeared.
On the recommendation of a friend, I tried using a full-text search program (Astrogrep) to search the phone while connected to my computer, but the program wouldn't allow me to search the phone folders.  I also tried using the Wondershare Dr. Fone DataRecovery program to recover messages, but this just keeps getting stuck at 99% during the scanning process (stayed there at least 30 minutes before I backed out) and doesn't bring any results.
I've read in a few places that these emails might be stored in an SQLite database, but I'm not sure how to browse, search, or access this.
I'm grasping at straws at this point, hoping there is some way to find the old draft emails in a file or database of the phone.  I'm probably "moderate" when it comes to being tech savvy...so by now I'm looking for some good advice and step-by-step instructions from anyone who might know 1) if these drafts could still be in the phone and 2) how I can locate them to access the content.
Thanks to anyone who can help!


texts:
I bought a new phone. It runs JellyBean 4.1.1. It has got 2.5GB Phone storage and Internal Storage of 512 MB. Thats what I find when I go to Manage Apps section of the settings. I can move apps installed in Internal Storage to the Phone Storage. Thats the option I get when I open detail section of any app in Manage Apps.

My previous phone had no phone storage but just the internal storage. In it, when I open up Manage Apps section I use to get the option to "Move app to SD card". However now am not able to get option to move the app to SD card but just to the Phone Storage (from Internal Storage). How can I move apps to SD Card instead of to Phone Storage from Internal storage.

When I used ES file explorer I realized the phone storage is recognized as sdcard and my SD card is recognized as sdcard1.

Also there are some apps that look for the supporting files in their corresponding folder inside sdcard, i.e. at sdcard\appfolder. Now since they currently look at **sdcard0**\appfolder (i.e. phone storage), I have limitations of not putting bigger files which quickly fills up the phone storage. In my previous phone I created appfolder in my sdcard and pasted those supporting files in those folders and the corresponding apps automatically detected those files. This was convenient since I have 32 GB SDcard. However now I have to create appfolders in phone storage.

Also now many apps by default limits browsing files in phone storage detecting it as a sdcard. For example when I open any folder in dropbox and tap Upload Here it directly browse sdcard.

Please help.


texts:
I sync'd my PC-based Outlook contacts with my Sony Xperia XA, using MyPhoneExplorer.  It tells me 3526 contacts are sync'd, and in checking the phone with ContactsOptimizer, it reports the same number.  When I open the Contacts app, it does not show some of my contacts! I discovered this, because the first one I looked for was my own - not there!

However, when I called my phone from my house phone ... my contact entry came up!  Picture and everything! And when I clicked "View Contact Entry", it showed me the whole thing - perfectly! But I go back into the Contacts app ... not there!

This happens for a relatively small (but significant!) number of contacts that I could see so far - in other words, not just one ... at least 10 I counted.

I tried Settings->Apps->Media Storage->Clear Data and reboot ... clears the picture data, for sure, but not Contacts!

PLEASE somebody help me get sane again!  How can the contact be in the phone, but not show in Contacts?!  I can't find any specific way to rebuild the Contacts app's database - only to CLEAR DATA, which I don't want.

PLEASE ... help me get sane again:-)


texts:
What are these numbers in the Data Usage and Battery Usage screen in Jellybean?

I'm having a issue with apps turning up that use data in the background. I have no idea what the are or where they came from. I have factory reset my phone several times. The phone is a ZTE from straight talk. The link above shows what the apps look like only my numbers are 12437, 12984, 19154. Before I reset my phone there where a lot more of them. About 15. Is there anyway to get rid of them? Are they harmful to my phone? The phone is not rooted. And since the last reset u have uninstalled nothing. Can anyone help? Edit They also seem to be heating up and slowing down my phone due to the fact that so many are running in the back round

Edit the numbers continue to grow.
Edit in now have about 15 is there anything I can do can anyone help or am I just screwed?


texts:
Is there an app that will let me set a maximum volume on JUST Spotify? Spotify at 100% is a LOT louder than YouTube at 100%. I never want to listen to Spotify at 100%, but occasionally I do want to do so for a YouTube video.

I'm asking because a few times, I've accidentally pressed and held the volume up button when listening to Spotify--I think I may have already seriously damaged my hearing that way.


texts: Unable to boot Android in a multiboot PC configuration

texts:
I installed "android x86 4.0 rc1 asus_laptop iso" on /sda3 (NTFS partition created in Windows 7) of my Advent Verona recently. I already run Windows 7 and Linux Mint 11 so was dual booting with GRUB.

When I installed Android it took over the Mint bootloader and would not show Mint in its bootloader, but I was able to correct the problem, thereby getting the Mint loader back, through this site.

However, this caused Android to disappear from the bootloader. I tried to get it to appear so I could load it from there and was able to do so using this information.

I've been able to edit the file that makes you see all the OS on the laptop and I see all the three OSes now. I can load into Windows 7 and Linux Mint without problems but when I try to boot Android I get these errors on a black page:

[numbers] VFS: could not find a valid V7 on sda3
[numbers] kernel panic - not syncing: vfs: unable to mount root fs on unknown block (8.3)
[numbers] Pid. 1 comm: swapper not Tainted 3.0.8 android x86 asus_laptop

Then it reboots after a few seconds. What am I not doing right?


texts: Allowing SSH connection to Android Devices with Droidwall installed

texts: I've installed SSHDroid and Droidwall on my Android device. I know that SSHDroid won't work if Droidwall is enabled. Is there's anyway to list SSH connection in Droidwall whitelist? So, I can connect to my Android device via SSH.


texts: Not able to update the cm13 through the  recovery. whenever I try to update it gives the error message saying that can't mount the file or the file isn't found in the destination folder . Actually I have formated the SD card as internal storage and also I can access the SD card but can't flash anything in the recovery.


texts:
I scanned many handwritten sheets (written by using a pencil and scanned by using a PC software), and I'm wondering if there is a way to enhance the handwritten text quality: the text is grey and there is some colored figures.
My goal is to make the text darker.


texts: Restrict particular apps from syncing depending on current WiFi connection

texts:
Is there an app that will allow full sync functions to only occur when connected to particular white-listed WiFi and / or keep selected accounts from syncing when on other away / public / non white-listed WiFi routers?

Example being, when I am on my trusted WiFi connections to have full sync rights allowing Gmail and Facebook as well as other apps to function normally but when on a WiFi not white-listed only allow browsing or particular apps to access and sync?

I imagine this would be a firewall function however have yet to find one that distinguishes multiple WiFi connections from each other.
If an app like this does not exist what code would be a good start to review and develop such a function.


texts:
I know this question is answered all over the web however I don't understand why its called a custom ROM.

Isn't the android OS partition stored in read/write memory? but just classed as read only memory by android so you cannot modify it with regular user permissions.

If so, a custom rom isn't actually modifying read only memory, so why isn't this referred to as flashing a custom os?


texts:
This is actually starting to annoy me!

Every so often, I get the 'Storage space running out' notification. I go into my settings, and it says I have 60MB left.

The thing is, almost a month ago I erased the device because of the same thing - I have my 1.8GB available, and everything was fine and dandy, until now.

I haven't installed anything recently, however I suddenly only have 60MB left. I added up all the app sizes according to Android:

Chrome - 65.55MB
Can You Escape - 34.75MB
Facebook - 31.77MB (why does Facebook use so much?)
Gmail - 27.46MB
Skype - 24.04MB
Facebook Messenger - 19.74MB
Search - 18.98MB
Tapatalk - 17.50MB
Hangouts - 17.33MB
Maps - 13.49MB
Google Play Services - 13.49MB
Google Play Store - 10.91MB
Youtube - 10.80MB
System - 10.27MB
Google+ - 9.39MB
Shazam - 8.37MB
Titanium Backup - 8.30MB
Spotify - 6.93MB
Ingress - 6.70MB (I still have 3 invites if anyone is interested)
Media Storage - 4.50MB
3G Watchdog Pro - 4.05MB
Cerberus - 3.02MB
Secret Codes Revealer - 2.99MB
Email - 2.93MB
Contacts Storage - 2.62 MB
Super SU - 2.50MB
Screen Standby - 2.27MB
Settings - 2.20MB
Titanium Backup Key - 2.12MB
DeskSMS - 2.09MB
Exchange Services - 2.05MB
Browser - 2.05MB
Root Explorer - 2.03MB
TalkBack - 2.02MB
Beats Audio - 1.90MB
Google Services Framework- 1.86MB
Google Text-to-speech - 1.78MB
Gallery - 1.75MB
Spirit UL - 1.66MB
Contacts - 1.65MB
Spotify Community - 1.53MB
Sound Search for Google Play - 1.34MB
I then have ~80 apps < 1MB in size.

Add them all together, and I get 490.53MB - nowhere near the 1.9GB Android says I am using.

Why is Android reporting me using 1.9GB? What is using this memory? Why isn't it showing in the settings?

And above all, how can I fix it?

I am using a Samsung Galaxy SII with Android 4.2.2 Cyanogenmod 10.1

Output of df shell command:

Filesystem               Size     Used     Free   Blksize
/dev                   395.3M    48K   395.3M   4096
/storage               395.3M     0K   395.3M   4096
/mnt/secure            395.3M     0K   395.3M   4096
/mnt/asec              395.3M     0K   395.3M   4096
/mnt/obb               395.3M     0K   395.3M   4096
/mnt/fuse              395.3M     0K   395.3M   4096
/system                503.9M   340M   164M   4096
/cache                  98.4M    72M    26.4M   4096
/efs                    19.7M     8.3M    11.4M   4096
/data                    2G     1.9G    83.9M   4096
/preload               503.9M   204.3M   299.7M   4096
/mnt/asec/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackupPro-1     2M   100K     1.9M   4096
/storage/sdcard1         7.4G   126M     7.3G   4096
/storage/sdcard0        11.5G     4.6G     6.9G   4096
/mnt/secure/asec        11.5G     4.6G     6.9G   4096
/mnt/asec/com.thales.android.view-1     3M     1.1M     1.9M   4096
/mnt/asec/com.nianticproject.ingress-1    26M    24.4M     1.5M   4096
/mnt/asec/uk.co.nickfines.RealCalcPlus-1     2M   340K     1.7M   4096
/mnt/asec/com.mikersmicros.fm_unlock-2     3M  1004K     2M   4096
/mnt/asec/com.eclipsim.gpstoolbox.pro-1     2M    76K     1.9M   4096
/mnt/asec/com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2-1     2M   912K     1.1M   4096
/mnt/asec/com.farproc.wifi.analyzer-1     2M  1000K     1M   4096
/mnt/asec/com.shazam.encore.android-1    10M     7.8M     2.2M   4096
/mnt/asec/com.hutchison3g.planet3-2     5M     3.8M     1.2M   4096
/mnt/asec/com.google.android.apps.plus-1    20M    18.5M     1.5M   4096
/mnt/asec/eu.chainfire.supersu.pro-1     2M    64K     1.9M   4096
/mnt/asec/com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer-1     3M     1.4M     1.6M   4096


texts: How change USB connection form MTP to PTP?

texts:
I have a broken-screen Android phone (Lenovo Tab 2 A7 30-HC) ,
and I wanna monitor it's screen to my PC using "Vysor",an extension of Chrome, USB-debugging is On, but my problem is that "USB connection" is set on MTP , and it should be on PTP( for monitoring and install application through adb ).

my only option is, connect a mouse to my phone and then do it blindly:)
my question is, where can i change this option in settings ?

or can anyone suggest me a better solution for monitoring?


texts: View contents of private app-data folder

texts:
I have an app installed which is generating log files and puts them in /data/user/0/appname.appname
I can see them on a rooted device but not on a unrooted device.
The appname.appname folder isn't visible on any file manager I've used.
Is there anyway to view this folder contents without root?


texts: Error reflashing Nexus S to stock Jelly Bean

texts:
I've got a Nexus S (D720) running CM 10.1.3, and I'd like to flash it back over to Google's latest factory image (sojus-jro03r). When I try updating, I get the following:

sending 'bootloader' (1536 KB)...
OKAY [  0.195s]
writing 'bootloader'...
OKAY [  0.347s]
finished. total time: 0.542s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [  0.001s]
finished. total time: 0.001s
sending 'radio' (15232 KB)...
OKAY [  2.037s]
writing 'radio'...
OKAY [ 15.314s]
finished. total time: 17.350s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [  0.001s]
finished. total time: 0.001s
archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'recovery.sig'
archive does not contain 'system.sig'
--------------------------------------------
Bootloader Version...: D720SPRKE1
Baseband Version.....: D720SPRXXX
Serial Number........: 3730DA5FBAF300EC
--------------------------------------------
checking product...
OKAY [  0.001s]
checking version-bootloader...
OKAY [  0.001s]
checking version-baseband...
FAILED

Device version-baseband is 'D720SPRXXX'.
Update requires 'D720SPRKC9' or 'D720SPRKD8' or 'D720SPRKE5' or 'D720SPRKH1'.

finished. total time: 0.006s

Searching "D720SPRXXX" on Google gets exactly zero hits. How did my baseband version get like that, and how do I change it to make Google's update happy?

It's worth noting that the device still boots into CyanogenMod without issues, and can be reflashed with a new version of CyanogenMod; I just can't install Google's factory image.


texts: is it possible to activate usb debugging using adb command line?

texts: i have xiaomi phone and forget mi account. so i try to restore it using factory reset. i try to enabling USB debuging then. but it says "developer option is not avaiable for this user". adb is active. my question is "is it possibe to activate usb debugging using adb command, and how?" thanks


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I install an app given only its APK file?

I'm thinking abount getting a smartphone, mainly for tinkering with it. On iOS, in order to install your own code, you need to either root the device, or buy into Apple's developer program. What's the current state of things in the Android world? I see the SDK and developer documentation are readily available, but people talk about Kindle's Fire and Google's Nexus as closed systems.


texts: Is Backing up my Android Device to the Cloud using Skydrive or Dropbox Equally as Effective As using dedicated Back Up Apps?

texts:
Is it equally effective to backup my apps, photos, contacts, SMS texts etc on my Android Smartphone (which is non rooted) using MS Skydrive or Dropbox compared with using a dedicated Backup App from the Google Play Store eg My Back Up Pro ? Is it the case that, it is as effective but the process is far simpler and less time consuming to carry out if a dedicated application is used.
This applies to general backing up and backing up in order to migrate/transition as seemlessly as possible when upgrading to a new smartphone


texts: How do I take a full image backup of an Android device?

texts:
I am trying to do a full system image backup of a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4.
It is unrooted at present, and is running Android Kitkat 4.4.2 . I have no desire of rooting it as of now.

I have tried creating a full image backup of the device using the ADB (Android Debug Bridge) method (adb backup -apk -shared -all -f C:\backup.ab), which looks like it works, but when it completes, no backup files are created (Although the backup process is shown as having been completed).

Can anyone either offer advice on why the adb method doesn't work, or present an alternative solution to this? The end result should be a full backup image (including all apps and data) that I can use to restore the device back to its exact backup state.


texts: Will clearing image cache delete images from gallery?

texts:
I have an OPPO A3s where there is an option to clear image cache approx. 900 mb. size.

I want to know if clearing it will delete my pictures or not?


texts: How to make Magisk request permission/fingerprint every time for certain apps?

texts: I'm on Magisk v16 and I have a terminal app. I want it to require the user to use fingerprint every time this certain app requests root access. How do I do this?


texts: Prevent app from knowing about root access (sandbox)

texts:
I'm running CyanogenMod 12.1 on a Motorola Moto G3. When I tried setting up some app, it failed on me with the message that it won't run on rooted devices, even though I disabled root access.
Now I'm looking for a way to sandbox said app, to prevent it from knowing about the ROM.


texts: Control your smartphone using your laptop

texts: I have a sony xperia z and the screen recently smashed.  Touch screen capability has also gone.  As such I can't even unlock the phone.  Does anyone know of an app or a method for connecting it to my laptop and gaining full control of the phone through the laptop?  I need to unlock it and access an app that's installed.  I've been through the folders on it using the laptop but need access to the app itself to get the data I need.


texts: how mount system partition in recovery mode to recover vold.fstab file in / etc

texts:
I have a Chinese tablet Genesis GT 7320 Androd 4.1.2. It is rooted using kingo.
I changed the vold.fstab file on the / etc partition system to vold.fstab.bkp.
The table was locked and did not start anymore. Action or recovery mode by pressing the
power and volume buttons above. I have access installed on the macbook and access to the tablet
through the adb shell. After running commands with busybox. I'm a layman and I took
time to discover the adb and busybox commands. However, I can't
access a / etc partition system to rename the vold.fstab.bkp file to simply
vold.fstab. I saw on the internet that you need to mount a system partition. I tried several
commands I found on the internet, but I didn't get results. Below are some of the directories I have access with adb shell. Can someone help me?

busybox ls

cache                     init.rc                   sbin
charger                   mnt                       sys
data                      proc                      system
default.prop              res                       tmp
dev                       rk29-ipp.ko               ueventd.goldfish.rc
etc                       rk29-ipp.ko.3.0.36+       ueventd.rc
init                      rk30xxnand_ko.ko.3.0.36+  ueventd.rk30board.rc
init.bootmode.emmc.rc     rk30xxnand_ko.ko.3.0.8+
init.bootmode.unknown.rc  root

busybox ls /dev/block

loop0       loop5       mmcblk0p2   mtdblock10  mtdblock6
loop1       loop6       mmcblk0p3   mtdblock2   mtdblock7
loop2       loop7       mtd         mtdblock3   mtdblock8
loop3       mmcblk0     mtdblock0   mtdblock4   mtdblock9
loop4       mmcblk0p1   mtdblock1   mtdblock5   platform

busybox ls /sys/block

loop0       loop4       mmcblk0     mtdblock2   mtdblock6
loop1       loop5       mtdblock0   mtdblock3   mtdblock7
loop2       loop6       mtdblock1   mtdblock4   mtdblock8
loop3       loop7       mtdblock10  mtdblock5   mtdblock9


texts:
i tried to boot the andriod 86 on a partition on the E: drive ,
then i couldn't boot to my windows os anymore
i managed to get to the bios and putting my windows ssd to the top of the boot , it disapeard
now when i boot i eather get a black schreen, or android 86 uifg / boot manager

is there a way to fix to remove the boot manager

is there a way to boot from partition


texts: I got a new bluetooth headphones and I have a delay. is there a solution?

texts:
Today I got some new Bluetooth headphones (i900000 max - Airpods Pro replica) and I know what you'll say - "You got a replica of Airpods, what did you expect?", but hey, I read a review before I bought them and people said that there is no delay, but I have a little delay when watching videos.. I'm using an Android phone (Samsung Galaxy A8 2018) and the only codec that the headphones support is SBC. Is there something I can do to fix the delay?

Thanks.


texts: Is there no way to get scripts to run in Android?

texts:
Since Android is Linux at its base, I logically think it should be possible to run a script on Android, like a Python script or PHP script (with executable bit obviously).

If not conventionally, is there any way to do so?


texts: I have several Skype accounts. How can I change the account used by the Android Skype app? I don't see a way to log off/log on. Should I de-install & re-install from scratch?


texts: After Lollipop - when I add account there isn't an option to sync contacts/calenders - only email

texts:
Just installed Lollipop on my Xperia Z3, now when I add an email account there is no option to sync contacts, calenders or tasks - only email. I used to be able to see my work calender (Outlook active xchange) but now the option to see/sync the calender is just not there. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the account, but the only option is to sync the email. All my work contacts have gone too.

Google account calender is still there. When I go to each account, Google is the only one with the option to sync the calender.


texts: Ascend p6 stuck after flashing twrp recovery

texts:
I've rooted my Ascend P6 and installed a CWM recovery. I then wanted to flash a TWRP recovery. When I rebooted the phone was stuck on the boot logo. I tried to push boot and recovery Images extracted from the stock firmware but ADB says that remote partition don't exist. I think I've destroyed phone file system.

It is stuck at boot logo, and no boot/recovery partitions are recognised by adb.

How can fix my phone so that it boots and is usable again?


texts: zooming in and out using mouse scroll wheel

texts: I searched desperately for a way to do that but in vain. so far it looks like the only way for zooming using mouse in android is clicking twice the left button and dragging up or down, which is very awkward and frustrating and out of common sense. I tried to find a key mapper on Googleplay but I found nothing which handles mouse buttons. I also looked for an image viewer with any options for mouse input, and nothing I found.


texts: Some home screen www shortcuts not using Opera

texts:
This is a Google Nexus 7 2013 running OS 6.0.1 (latest for that device). Uses the Nova launcher.
I have Opera installed and set as default browser (I much prefer it to Chrome for various reasons).
If I am on some website and tap 'add to home screen', it does just that - adds a home screen icon that when tapped brings up Opera on that page.
Except with the BBC (www.bbc.co.uk). If I do this on the BBC site, the home screen icon will start up Chrome, not Opera.
This is incredibly irritating, but I cannot stop it. Somewhere the OS has decided BBC and Chrome go together.
The odd thing is, it didn't used to. Had to do a factory reset, and before that a BBC icon would start up Chrome.
Appreciate any suggestions as to how to change this behaviour.


texts: How do I move apps from my phone to tablet?

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. My daughter just got a Dragon Touch tablet for Christmas, but we don't have wifi. I want to move the games that I've downloaded on my phone for her onto her tablet. She's six years old and driving me crazy wanting some games on this tablet. I moved the apps from my phone's device storage to a mini sd card. However, when I put the sd card into the tablet it is not showing the apps. The tablet shows that the appropriate amount of space is used on the SD card, but I can't seem to figure out how to open the apps or transfer them from the sd card to the tablet. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? Or am I trying to do something that just is not possible? Clearly I don't know a whole lot about technology. Please help.


texts: I am trying to download the firmware for the RikoMagic MK802 IV, which can be found here. After it finishes downloading, I want to open it up and begin modifying it a bit for fun, but nothing I do seems to work. I've tried opening it with ext2/ext4 explorers and unpackers, I've tried mounting the disk image file in Ubuntu and Windows, I've tried using everything I could in Android Kitchen, and nothing seems to be able to get this open and editable. Any ideas what else I could try? Thanks everyone!


texts:
Why don't the Android secret codes work for any of my android devices, I have two s7 edge phones and two s9 phones with the straight talk wireless unlimited plan, the phones came from Verizon wireless and were transferred over, any reason why?
s9 just downloaded the latest firmware, It didn't work before or after.
 Testing Menu. *#*#4636#*#*

 Factory Restore. *#*#7780#*#*

 Camera Information. *#*#34971539#*#*

 Display Info about device. *#*#4636#*#*

 Backup all media files. *#*#273283*255*663282*#*#*

 Completely Wipe device, install stock firmware. *2767*3855#

 Wireless LAN Test. ...


texts: does a newer version of andriod has better RAM management?

texts:
i have a rather old device with only 1 GB of RAM and currently runs a very barebone android 4.4.4 which lacks a lot of features. I am thinking of installing a newer version of android in it... is it a good idea? or i would better stick to kitkat? im afraid installing a newer version of android would just slow my device down even more (it is already quite slow in its current state). im sorry for my bad english..

device: Polytron Zap 5 4G 450
processor: qualcomm snapdragon 410, quad core 1.2GHz
graphics: adreno 306
RAM : 1 GB


texts: I have several hundred photos that I want to transfer from my phone to computer. I don't want to manually click each one, is there a way that I can select a range of photos? Similar to how in Windows Explorer you can shift-click one item, then shift-click another item, and every item in between will be selected. I haven't worked out a way to do this. I'm using HTC One Mini, running Android 4.4.2.


texts:
Is it possible to have multiple instances of the same app (logged in to different accounts)?

Example: I want Instagram A logged in to Account A (personal), and Instagram B logged in to Account B (business). Both apps are on the same phone; I don't want to log-in and log-out just use use a different accounts.


texts: Possible to install unbranded android on HTC ONE?

texts:
I am so sick of stone old android version HTC installed on my smartphone. While the phone is still super after several years HTC do update the Software anymore. So I d like to remove the branded garbage and install a fresh secure android on my device. Can some one point me to good docs or tell whether this is possible?

How to find device model number or version on the phone?
Where or how to find the correct image for my phone and how to install it?


texts:
So I have been using google maps in airplane mode. I only connect to cafe´s around Barcelona and once I have searched the directions. I leave any wifi in range. Shouldnt that mean my google maps no longer works? However, on the app, when I walk down a street or make a turn, the little blue dot seems to update where I am, regardless of the presence of internet connectivity...

If I try retyping a search or starting a new route without wifi, it says that it cant connect to server, which is expected.

My question is basically, how does it know to update once I have established a route?


texts: Lost synced contacts in my HTC Desire HD

texts:
I have synced my contacts with my Google account in my HTC Desire HD. It showed that over 400 contacts synced successfully. But I was not using that Google account as activ. Than I have installed a custom rom to my HTC and added my Google account but my contacts are lost. Where should be those contacts? Where did it synced? Do you have any idea?

Update:

The rom I have installed is CyanogenMod and I have enabled sync and contacts to display is set to all. The problem is I can't see my contacts in gmail. Before I install new rom I have confirmed in contacts application of HTC that all my contacts synced with my Google account.


texts: Does Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus supports Miracast?

texts:
Since Android 4.2 there should be support vor Miracast. Also the Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus has Wifi Direct. But I can't find any option.

Does Samsung Galasy S2 Plus supports Miracast? If yes, where can I find the option in the menu?


texts: Unable to locate SDK when starting Droid Explorer

texts:
When I launch Droid Explorer, I get an error message that states Unable to locate the Android SDK tools, please reinstall the application.

I installed the Android SDK tools from the SDK Download Page.

Note: I am the lead developer of Droid Explorer. I am posting this question as I get a lot of bug reports for this issue. I am trying out using Android Enthusiasts as somewhat of a support Q&A for Droid Explorer. I will monitor any question tagged with droidexplorer.


texts: Using Alt Gr on external keyboard with Android 4.0.4

texts: I have Sony Xperia P with official android 4.0.4 on board. The Polish language uses some letters, that normally (on PC) are typed by Alt Gr+letter (eg. Alt Gr+a=ą). But using Alt Gr on external keyboard does not work as intended on android. How to make it working correctly?


texts: How can I stop my phone sending an SMS every time I insert a SIM card?

texts:
I have one Samsung tablet and one Samsung mobile phone. When I insert my Airtel SIM in tablet then it automatically sends one SMS to an unknown number, and when I insert the same SIM card into my mobile then it again sends one SMS to an unknown number. So every time an amount is deducted from my balance.

I don't know what is the problem and how to get out from this problem?

Is it a problem with the SIM card or with the mobile/tablet?


texts: PDF on a https server can not be downloaded with Chrome

texts:
I try to download a pdf on an https server (with an authenfication) but this is unsuccessful with Chrome or LG Browser.
This is ok with Firefox.
I found this answer/comment :
Unable to download from an authenticated webserver.

Is there a solution for a non-power user ?


texts: How can I make my phone stop displaying emoji?

texts:
At some point in the recent past, my phone (a Samsung Galaxy S4) started to display several large swaths of Unicode codepoints as emoji characters--including several that are used for other things, like U+2609, the astronomical symbol for the sun, which is now displayed as a little image of a sun.

How can I get rid of these? Everything I find on google is either about how to disable the emoji keyboard, or about how to enable emoji; what I want is a simple, device-wide system to get rid of emoji altogether and replace them with the symbols that the codepoints are meant to represent.

If there isn't any way to do this device-wide, is there at least a way to do it for the Dolphin browser?


texts: How to solve "Unfortunately, Launcher has stopped." Galaxy Note 4?

texts:
I'm receiving this error after enabling ultra power saving mode:

  "Unfortunately, Launcher has stopped."

Its dialog only has the option "OK". Restarting doesn't work. Clearing cache partition through recovery doesn't work.

I can access settings by pulling down from the top of the screen but the settings menu is not complete; It only has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, Mobile networks, Location, Sound and Display entries.

My device is not rooted. It seems that the device is still on ultra power saving mode, even after clearing cache.

I have the option to factory reset through recovery but I prefer not loosing my data, if it's possible. What can I do?


texts: A Google Play application installed and not installed in the same time

texts:
Few days ago I was asked to install Mailbox from Dropbox, Inc.. I went to Google Play and clicked on the Install button to request remote installation on my machine. Yesterday, I have realised, that this apps wasn't actually installed. So I went again using PC and saw, that it is installed:

Since I couldn't find it on my phone, I opened Google Play directly from the device and to my surprise, it turned out, that this application actually isn't installed:

Is it often to reach such miss-align between mobile and desktop version of Google Play? What can cause this strange situation?


texts: Make Android always ask where to save a file on every download

texts:
Is it possible (as an OS-level setting or somewhere in application properties)?

Maybe every time a user action leads to saving a file some system event is fired and it's possible to write an app for that purpose? Or maybe someone already did it ;)?

Any help'd be really useful as I'm really fed up with digging through sdcard/download looking for an md5-string-named file or looking for a folder super_editor/saves or even saves/super_editor that might be located anywhere.


texts:
Can you send texts from iMessage to someone who has Android and uses Handcent?
And if yes does the iPhone user need to have Handcent?


texts: Can I edit Swype's user dictionary to remove typos?

texts:
Swype has become populated with numerous words that don't exist due to typos.

As a result it frequently gets words wrong or pops up with its hidden word tip.

Is there a way of viewing all the user added words in its dictionary to selectively delete them?

I'm not sure if this is os/handset specific so I haven't tagged it as such, but I'm on Froyo on a Galaxy S.


texts: Phone listed in Device Manager isn't mine

texts: I have found two phones in my Device Manager that I don't recognise, in fact if I'm not mistaken they appear to be phones that are on American networks but I live in South Africa. They were last online a few months ago (May 2016) but nonetheless I'm concerned about the security of my account. I would also like to remove those devices from my manager. What should I do?


texts: Automate installation of Android devices

texts:
I am having a lots of Android devices which I need to prepare for use as follows:

Remove all unnecesary applications
Add single Google account
Install certain applications from App Store of given Google Account
Set background/themes

I would like to write scripts which I could execute to process these steps. Is that feasible?

Thanks.

EDIT 1:

Creating useraccounts as

adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/com.android.settings.accounts.ChooseAccountActivity

results in:

Starting: Intent { cmp=com.android.settings/.accounts.ChooseAccountActivity }
java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: starting Intent { flg=0x10000000 cmp=com.android.settings/.accounts.ChooseAccountActivity } from null (pid=7214, uid=2000) not exported from uid 1000
    at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1425)
    at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1379)
    at android.app.ActivityManagerProxy.startActivityAsUser(ActivityManagerNative.java:1976)
    at com.android.commands.am.Am.runStart(Am.java:494)
    at com.android.commands.am.Am.run(Am.java:109)
    at com.android.commands.am.Am.main(Am.java:82)
    at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
    at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:263)
    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

Similar problem is:

$ adb shell ls /data
opendir failed, Permission denied
$ adb root shell ls /data
adbd cannot run as root in production builds

So the permissions are preventing me from using the scripts. Can it be overcome?


texts:
Due to a flaw in the way that Android does decryption*, I setup my devices by skipping through all the first boot setup stuff provided by CyanogenMod and Android.

I then immediately go into the settings and encrypt the device. This makes it so that there's no accounts ever stored on the device in plain-text.

Is there a way, after I encrypt the device, to go through the one-time initialization again? Are there applications for which I can simply wipe the data which will trigger the next boot to run through first time setup again?


texts: View which apps have accessed location data recently

texts:
I've heard that Android 5.0 (Lollipop) provides a way that users can view which apps have recently accessed location data.  I'd like to list all apps that have collected my location information recently, so I can keep an eye on them.  How do you do that?  Where in the user interface is this available?  What screen is this information on?  Is this available on any version before Lollipop?

(Alas, I don't have a phone with Lollipop handy to test it myself, or I'd look for it myself.)


texts: how could I know if my phone's been hacked

texts:
Someone is telling me every single item of information that I sent via whatsapp

how could I know if it is my phone or only the whatsapp account has been hacked

I use Samsong Galaxy S4 Gt-I9500
android 5.0.1


texts: Dual SIM: is it possible to have two Android user accounts each using one SIM

texts:
I am planning to purchase a dual-SIM Android smartphone to use it with two user accounts, completely separated. To clarify: user account One would receive all calls, SMS etc. to SIM card 1 and user account Two would receive all calls, SMS etc. to SIM card 2. Each account should have full rights to make calls, install apps etc. within their account. I just want to switch the users, not manually switch the SIM card used after every account switch.

Is this possible with Android currently?


texts: External sd card is not recognized in my pc

texts: When my phone MOTOROLA G3(2015) is updated to Marshmallow, it's not showing files when connected to PC. While connecting, it shows options as charging only, PTP, MTP, MIDI. When I select MTP, it shows the external card, but not showing the contents, where as internal memory is detected and all files are shown.


texts: Is the lt03wifiue build the same as n1awifi?

texts: I have an SM-P600, when I download TWRP it shows lt03wifiue for the build name. When I download LineageOS it shows n1awifi for the build name. Are these two the same builds?


texts: How do I download app's APK file from Market to my desktop computer?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I download an APK file from the Play Store?

Is there any working tool I could use to download app's APK file from Market to my desktop computer?

I know there was a Chrome extension but it no longer works.


texts:
I need to change /system/etc/hosts file on my emulator, and no matter what I do, I get "read-only file system" error. Does anyone know how to do it?

I tried editing the file manually as su in adb shell, I tried pushing the file in device monitor (in Android studio), also tried adb remount to remount the file system as many online resources suggest.

Thanks!
Konstantin


texts: Other person's audio cuts out when I speak

texts:
When I'm using WhatsApp or Duo or any other VoIP calling app I've found so far, the phone (OnePlus 5T) seems to apply some automatic "echo cancellation" where it cuts out the other person's call if they're on speaker, every time I speak so I can't hear myself.

This persists even for a second or two after I stop speaking, and can make me miss some of what the other party is trying to say as they are effectively "muted".

I've tried turning off noise cancellation in the caller app without any change, and I can't find an option in WhatsApp or Duo. I've also only been able to test with the other person on an iPhone, so it may be on their end but if so is there a solution to disable it from their side?

I don't mind being able to hear myself - I use earphones. Is there a way to disable this "echo-cancellation" feature? I am rooted if necessary.


texts:
I want to know how to protect mobile data connection function in Android. I don't want somebody or me accidentally switching it on.

I need something like Smart AppLock but to protect basic phone functions that control mobile data internet communication.

Thanks.


texts:
Is it possible to replace internal memory of a android phone ?

How difficult it is?

Is internal memory part of System On Chip itself, so that it is next to impossible to remove them ?

Have anybody tried this out ?

My device is "Redmi Note" - but you can consider this as a generic question. If these is any device where replacing internal memory is  possible, I will switch to that device :)

Thanks


texts:
I have a Galaxy Note 2.

When I go to Google Now and use the soft key to access its menu to get to the settings, the menu just flashes. I can't get it to stay on the screen long enough to hit the settings button. I tried to uninstall and reinstall it, but it still does the same thing.


texts:
I just found from my mobile bill that SMS is being sent out to some 4 digit number (permium number) from my mobile. I could not find the message in my SMS app - "Messages".
I checked with the telecom company and confirmed that it's not some service I subscribed to.
I did see the same issue on an acquaintance phone which was by Huawei sending this SMS every week.
Mine phone is from LG and I have being using it for over 3 years and this is the first time. I don't remember installing any new app. Not sure what changed in the phone.
I am assuming that one of the apps on my phone is sending some kind of log. I don't remember any app asking for permission.
How can I find out what was the content of the message sent? Not sure which app is sending it.
What is this type of SMS that the apps are sending? Anyway to block it?
In the setting: app permission>SMS permissions: (apps with SMS permission)

Contacts
Google
Google Play services
Google Play Store
Messages (Google app that I am using)
Messaging (LG default SMS app)


texts:
I've got almost the same question as the one here however the accepted solution is not working for me.

Whenever I type the word dont the google keyboard automatically corrects it to Dont (capitalizes the D).
In the word suggestions it shows the correct auto correct don't to the right of the three suggestions above the keyboard. Additionally if i write dont at the start of a sentence the auto correct comes out as Don't which is correct. And finally lets say I type sont accidentally, the word does get auto corrected to don't, again correctly. So why the word dont auto corrects incorrectly I don't know.

As per the example question the accepted answer was to clear the data for the keyboard, which I have done, but it doesn't change this behaviour...This surely can't be default behaviour of the keyboard can it?

p.s. If it matters this is with the UK english keyboard on 4.4.2


texts: Recovering data from "Recently deleted" folder (SD card) in Huawei P20 after removal

texts:
I sent some files from my SD card to the "Recently deleted" folder and then removed the card.
May I be able to recover these files if I insert back the SD?
Thanks for your help!


texts: "Always allow WiFi roam scans " - is it of any help to end user?

texts:
Screenshot ( at bottom ) shows the option in Developer Options. It reads

Is it of any use for end users to activate it?

Description leads me to guess it might be useful when you are on the edge of WiFi coverage zone , switching to another WiFi may be faster

Edit: Googling threw up results confirming my guess on posts like this ( few more on similar lines). However, would request more explanation, since this is not encountered commonly as a suggestion to counter WiFi drops


texts: How can I make incremental nandroid backups?

texts:
I'm using PhilZ Touch 6.57.9 with ClockworkMod 6.0.5.1 on a MT6592 device. I'm creating backups every once in a while from my phone to my 16-GB SD card.

These SD cards tend to get full pretty fast, so I'm wondering if there's a way to create incremental backups. It would be nice if it's possible using PhilZ .


texts: Mount external USB drive as read-only, without root

texts:
If I wish to visit someone and bring with me my phone, chromecast or miracast, and an external USB drive, to show pictures and home videos, I want to do that without risking clobbering up my external drive every time I do this. This happened to me last time, and I'm scared to do this again, because it took me days to restore that 4TB drive.
So, mounting the external drive as read only would be a solution. No more "fat" repairs on a PC after using it on an Android.
Is it possible to run a terminal and issue a "remount ro" command of sorts? Or perhaps there is an app for this? I haven't found one that does this.
My phone is not rooted and the only known root hack for my ECOO E04 is "kingroot" which apparently puts in place some unorthodox bits which you can't remove, so I haven't gone there.
I would love to ditch vfat in favor of ext4 though...


texts: Is there a difference between disabling app notifications in-app vs. Android OS?

texts:
Is there any effective difference between disabling an app's notifications in the app itself vs. via Android's per-app notifications panel?

I've defaulted to first trying to disable any notifications in the apps themselves, attacking at the root, rather than relying on the Android OS per-app notifications permissions. My thought is that doing it this way stops the app from sending a notification at all -- and thus, less battery used -- vs. Android merely hiding some notifications from view.

The downside to this is the inconvenience in having to go into the app itself and wander around the settings, with notification settings not always the simplest to reach, and in some cases, the app doesn't have granularity of notifications to tweak or limit.

Is there any basis to this, or is there no effective difference to managing/disabling notifications via Android's per-app settings?


texts: How do I update Google play services when I can't open the play store

texts: I didnt update my Google play services and now I can't open any apps that needs play services


texts:
I have turned off WIFI in the settings, but it's still always running. Doesn't this graph indicate that WIFI is really on all the time? How can this be when it's definitely "off" in Settings?

I'm worried that this constant WIFI use drains my battery and I want to avoid this.

This is a Nexus 4 running Kitkat 4.4.4.

I have also installed the Llama automation app which can optionally turn on WIFI every x minutes, but I have made sure that option is definitely turned off. This behavior continues even when Llama is not running.
I don't think there's any other app on my phone that would have the capability to turn on WIFI on its own.

Is there some way I could find out whether one of the installed apps is responsible for this?


texts: Huawei ideos s7 slim Honeycomb update - is it possible somehow?

texts: I got this new tablet and I have to write an application which live streams video. I know that since 3.1 this is natively supported on Android. Since the s7 is a tablet I think that there should be some way to update its 2.2 to 3.1. Is there a way to do this? Little hint where to start looking? Cyanogen doesn't have anything for s7.


texts:
I have a Samsung S4 with last kitkat update. I would like to set it up so that I can access my University services. For that, when I use my laptop, I just set up a ssh tunnel like:

ssh -D 8081 -f -C -q -N work_machine.edu

I wonder if this can be done in android and how, or if there is any app for doing this. I had a look to some VPN apps but found anything useful.


texts: Enable USB-Debugging and delete display pattern on OnePlus One Android 6

texts:
I tried to get some data from my OPO that i screen crashed 3 years ago. I'm not able to unlock it, because i forgot the display pattern.
So the plan was to enable usb-debugging via adb in recovery and then to remove the pattern via adb command, but i guess it doesn't work with CM 13 Recovery.
I put my new SIM into the OPO to get internet connection so that it can sign in into my google account automatically but it didn't, even though it was linked to this account when i used this phone.
Is there any possibility to unlock it? Or maybe to connect it as media device to my computer to get the data?

Back in the days i used to have TWRP Custom Recovery, it was pretty easy to connect with a computer and use the phone as a usb device while in recovery mode.


texts:
I recently unpacked, modified, and repacked the boot.img file and flashed it onto my Google Nexus 5.  When I rebooted the device, I was stuck at the Google logo screen.  I can access the recovery mode, but "wipe data/factory reset" did not fix the issue (still stuck on the Google logo screen).

I also attempted to sideload the stock image found here:

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#hammerhead

Still no luck, as I was receiving "signature verification failure."  The device's bootloader is not unlocked. Anyone have ideas?  I am not concerned with losing personal data, I would be satisfied with just getting it back up and running.


texts: Prevent the uninstallation of Chrome's extensions on Kiwi Browser

texts:
So I am on Kiwi Browser which allows me to use Chrome's extensions on Android. This is great and all, but I want to prevent the extension from being installed. I am doing this because of self-control and not to waste my time on different websites.
Is it possible I can make the extension uninstallable?


texts: How can I change the view on my camera so that the image I'm looking at is fully displayed on the screen? At the moment there is grey padding at the bottom with the camera icon I press to take a photo.


texts: Rooted device, modified the hosts file and rebooted but still have access to blocked sites

texts:
I tried to block Facebook on Chrome by changing the hosts file but to no avail. What could possibly went wrong?

Modifying hosts file does not have any effect

I followed exactly what the op did and rebooted, but I could still have access to Facebook.


texts:
I'm trying to flash the Android M Developer Preview onto my Nexus 9 (volantis) following the steps from Google.

However, when executing the unlock command, I get an error that permission is denied:

$ fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) ability is 0
(bootloader) Permission denied for this command!
OKAY [  0.006s]
finished. total time: 0.006s

What have I done wrong?


texts: Android phone as hotspot and using wireless connection

texts:
Is it possible to make an Android phone a hotspot and make it use wireless connection?

Is there any programmatical control over DHCP?


texts: How do you manage bookmark folders on Firefox?

texts:
My Firefox bookmarks are synced to my phone, but I am unable to add, remove, and rename the bookmark folders.

How do I modify these folders (including moving bookmarks to/from folders) without using my PC?

Android version: 4.1.1

Firefox version: 26.0.1


texts: What is best way to clean up my contact lists that are synced between Android and Gmail?

texts:
Most all of my contacts in gmail have been duplicated (sync issue?) and I also have quite a few outdated contacts to delete. I just figured out how to 'reverse' sync from my phone to gmail which has made an even bigger mess.

I'd like to end up with a nice clean list that is synced 100% between my gmail and my phone, with no duplicates and only current contacts.

What is the best (fastest?) way to do this?  Thanks for any help!


texts: google talk android device sign is not shown by sony xperia ray while logged in google talk in it what can I do about it?

texts: When I log in to google talk in my sony xperia ray (android 4.04 ICS) and see by any other account how I am online it shows like I am online in a personal computer somewhere. It shows a circle green or red. No android sign is there. How can I fix that? I want people to know I have android mobile and I am logged in through my mobile not my personal computer so that it signifies I am travelling.


texts:
I'm running Android 6.0.1 on a Nexus 6P.

I've been having some trouble with the multitask button, specifically right after changing the device date/time. The multitask button does not work at all, and the home button is sluggish. If I reset to the current time then both begin to work immediately. This behavior does not depend on whether there are other apps open or not.

To reproduce:

Go to Date & Time in Settings.
Uncheck Automatic date & time.
Set date to 2 days before the current time, press "OK".
Attempt to use multitask button, which fails.
Check Automatic date & time.
Multitask button now works!

Anyone else have this problem, or solutions? I'd like to have the multitask button work immediately after changing the date.

Thanks!

EDIT: It worked! I was able to set the date to 2 days prior, and immediate use the multitask button. This only happened once, however, and I can't find a way to reproduce that.

EDIT2: Any ideas?

EDIT3: Multitasking after changing the date seems to work every time when the device is booted in safe mode. So I'm hypothesizing the issue arises from an app I have installed.


texts: Play Store Downloading of Updates Stuck part way through download

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 & I have 3 updates in the Play Store.  When I click on them they start to download but part way through between 40%-60% they will just stop downloading.  The phone looks like it is still trying to download but nothing is happening.  Started happening yesterday.

I have tried force stop, clear data and clear cache from the Google Play Store and Google's account manager.  Also, tried uninstalling Google Play Store.

I have also cleared the Cache from the Recovery start up (Up arrow, Home, Power button).

Nothing seems to work.

Phone works fine outside of unable to download from Play Store.

Checked system updates and ran Lookout for viruses and everything is fine.

Please help.

Thanks


texts: Just enabled 2-factor authentication for gmail, now on my Android phone I get "Sign-in error" to my google account

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Google's 2-step verification

As per today's Stackexchange Podcast I took Jeff's advice and enabled 2-factor authentication for my gmail account. However now when my android phone is complaining with a notification in the top bar saying:

  Sign in error for XXXX@gmail.com

I assume this is a failure in my phone trying to sync my account.

Of course I try to enter in my password (unchanged after enabling 2-factor auth) and it fails. Is there something I need to do to get 2-factor authentication to work correctly with my android device? I looked through the gmail app settings and didn't see anything obvious.


texts: why DAC isn't sufficient for Android that it needs MAC(selinux)

texts:
I learned that each app is assigned a separate UID so that a rogue app cannot access other apps data and system sensetive data and files.
What's problem with this that they have to use MAC(selinux)


texts: how to connect and disconnect from WiFi using ADB (not a root user)?

texts:
I found this project which allows me to connect to a WiFi through ADB commands not being a root user. I was wondering if anyone knows how to disconnect also from ADB and not being a root user.

UPDATE:

I've been recently trying:

C:\adb>adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.wifi.WifiSettings
adb server is out of date.  killing...
* daemon started successfully *
Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cmp=com.android.settings/.wifi.WifiSettings }
Warning: Activity not started, its current task has been brought to the front

and

C:\adb>adb -s serial_number shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.wifi.WifiSettings
Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cmp=com.android.settings/.wifi.WifiSettings }
Warning: Activity not started, its current task has been brought to the front

I also found doing this type of command:

adb shell input keyevent 20 & adb shell input keyevent 23

I can navigate and click. The problem seems to be that I always finish in a different state so the next time I input the command

adb -s serial_number shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.wifi.WifiSettings

I start in a different place and start clicking elsewhere. I've tried returning home, but that doesn't fix the issue. Is there any way to start always from the same point inside the WiFi settings?

Thanks!


texts:
So, I have 2 samsung galaxy S4s. Dont ask why. One is running CM13 and the other Stock. Since you cannot put a phone into both master and slave mode at the same time, I would like to connect my stock s4 to wifi and use my cm13 s4 as a hotspot that uses that connection. Bluetooth tethering doesn't seem to work, so how would I go about using my stock phones slave-mode wifi to create a hotspot on my other phone?

Both devices are rooted, and the reason for wanting this is I would like to not haul my laptop with me on trips.


texts: Is it possible to view files on an SD card encrypted with Gallery-vault on a computer?

texts: I assume the answer is no but just wanted to check. I had some files/ photos etc on the Gallery-vault app on my phone -they were saved to my SD card. My SD card has been lost/ possibly stolen and I just wanted to check if someone could access these files in any way?


texts: Should I charge phone overnight or let battery down to a minimum?

texts:
For many times I found myself in a situation, that my battery charge was about 25-30% when I was going to sleep. Since I was always told to not let battery down below 20% (correct me, if that's wrong) I was faced with two options in this situation:

plug phone to charger and let it charge for entire night,
leave it and let it down to about 10-15%, that is below wrong level for battery charge.

I was always wondering, what option is best for my battery's life and phone's overall performance.

Can someone provide information, which option is better in mentioned situation?


texts: Do battery saver apps really work? Is it possible to save battery programmatically?

texts:
There are numerous apps in the Google Play store claiming to double or triple the battery life. Is it just a myth? Or can they really?

If they really do save some power, why doesn't Android do it by default?


texts: Deleting contacts in bulk - Ice cream sandwich

texts:
I just got my Galaxy Nexus, and from logging into some service, I can't figure out which,
it automatically imported contacts which I don't want on the phone. Is there a way to delete contacts in bulk? I haven't found one yet.

Thanks


texts: How to allow installation of Non-Market apps (ICS)?

texts:
I'm attempting to install the exynos fix after downloading the .apk file.
When I open the file to run, the system tells me that I cannot install apps that did not originate from Google Play.
After some googling I found an article that shows a workaround, however when I go to:
Home → Settings → Applications

I see a list of applications and memory usage. It's the same window I see if I go to:
Home → Settings → Storage → Applications

Ergo, I am not finding where I can tick Unknown Sources.
How do I access the actual Application Settings shown below?


texts: Prevent Google from uploading pictures when connected to wifi?

texts:
I noticed that pictures I took with my Android smartphone while connected to my home ADSL/wifi router were silently uploaded to Google Photos.

How can I disable this "feature" ?

Thank you.


texts: Unable to make an outgoing call after calling to *31# in my moto g

texts:
Hi I have Moto g First Generation mobile bought in India,

When I tried to make my Caller ID hidden
from Here,

I called to *31# and after that I couldnt make a call to anyone.
Then I tried tried and miraculously I could make a call by adding a prefix of *31# to any number

Please Help me out on fixing this issue.


texts: How do I record a ~45 minute 1080p video with external mic?

texts:
I am currently using the camcorder function that comes with lgcamera because it allows me to use the microphone as the source of sound input. But I found that it stops when the recording size reaches 1.9GB (or 2.0GiB in the linux world, or about 16 minutes). I believe this is an arbitrary limit set by Android for apps? I googled and found some people reporting the same file size limit problem.
Is it possible to get around this file limitation problem (I have nexus 5)?
or is there a recording app that would break down the video into smaller sizes? The external mic is a requirement for me though.
If you know how to use external mic that with the native video recording app (1 hour recording limit), that would be even better. soundabout did not work for me.
Reference:
People complaining about the limit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1714021


texts: How to USB tether on a Samsung Galaxy Tab A?

texts:
I want to USB tether my Samsung Galaxy Tab A (10 in) to my laptop so that I can use it as a second monitor via SpaceDesk in locations with crappy Wi-Fi. So this question will be about USB tethering, but if you know of a way to reliably use my tablet as a second monitor that doesn't require USB tethering, I'd love to hear it!

The tablet doesn't have cellular connectivity, and perhaps for that reason, USB tethering doesn't appear under Settings / Connections (or anywhere else that I can see). I'm looking for any practical way to enable it. This can involve rooting or installing a modded OS, although of course if there's a more straightforward way, I'd prefer that route.


texts: My phone had a problem so the mobile repairing center did factory reset. Then I reinstalled whatsapp and tried to restore backup from Google Drive.  It took about 1:30 hours for 400 Mb and didn't show any indicator for what percentage it has completed.  So I just tapped home screen and then tapped whatsapp.  It showed me a new window of entering my username and took me to chat window. There I saw no previous chats were present, just 2 old groups and also no messages in them. I again Uninstall and reinstall whatsapp it didn't show me 420 Mb data size,  it asked me if I want to recover today's messages. Can you please tell me can I get my backup from Google Drive again?


texts: Can you use "OK Google" to set a timer with a label by voice?

texts:
Is it possible to set a timer with a label using "OK Google"?   I'd like to be able to say:

  OK Google: 20 minute timer for laundry

or

  OK Google: laundry timer 20 minutes

but I haven't found a way of phrasing it that actually works.   It just takes me to the Google search results.   I can only say "OK Google: timer 20 minutes."  How do I set the label on a timer using "OK Google"?


texts: Why does the Samsung Galaxy Tab2 7.0 have a built in phone app?  It does not have a phone.


texts: Unable to install ROM with adb sideload or other methods on LG G3 d855

texts:
I have an LG G3 (d855) phone on which I had Cyanogenmod 14 and which I wanted to upgrade to LineageOS.

I booted to recovery, wiped everything and tried using adb sideload to load the image, but it failed at 47% with cannot verify whole file signature and cannot load volume /misc errors.

I verified the md5sum of the image, tried the other images available and also an AOKP image, and the symptoms are always the same.

I don't seem to have access to another way of loading an image on the phone, I was not able to enter download mode (I only get either a black screen or a battery picture), and the recovery mode seems to accept adb connections so I cannot push an image on it (I get a adb: error: connect failed: device unauthorized. This adb server's $ADB_VENDOR_KEYS is not set error). And of course having wiped the system, I cannot do anything from here.

Edit : I've been able to start the phone in download mode by using a different USB cable. However, I cannot find a tool on Linux to upload an image to it. Some sites say that heimdall should support it but it seems they are misleading as heimdall itself only claims to support Samsung devices.


texts: How to enable Diagnostic(DIAG) Mode in ZTE Engage N8000

texts: How to put ZTE Cricket Engage N8000 in Diagnostic(DIAG) Mode. I want to use it in DFS CDMA Tool.


texts: Is there an Android calendar with limited security permissions?

texts:
I've just bought an entry-level Samsung Europa, running version 2.2. I'm technically-minded but new to this OS. I'd like to find a calendar that runs in limited security permissions, so that my calender isn't synced to anywhere over the internet. I am happy to take responsibility for my own backups.

I have signed up for a Google account to run the stock Calendar app (it mandates it), to access Google Maps and to access the market. I've set the Google account to "Sync is OFF" in General Sync Settings, and I've turned off Auto Sync. I've kept Background Data turned on, and turned off Google syncing in the Calendar options. I am hoping this combination of settings means that my calendar will not be copied off the device, though I'm not confident this is the case.

I wasn't aware until after purchasing that app-level security permissions could not be modified in Android - some light research just now suggests that one needs to root the device to get that feature. (I may well do that, but I want to get a working set-up first). Since the sandbox permissions for Calendar are do what you want, I've been looking at alternatives. Jorte Calendar requires wide permissions, and Smooth Calendar looks like it just relies on the standard Calendar app as storage, as I think does GO Calendar Widget.

I'm okay with limited data flowing to Google/Microsoft/BigCorp - such as map usage or market searches. But I'd plan to avoid using remote storage for private data: my contacts, texts, calendaring and so forth (there's something about Calendar refusing to start without a Google or FB account that is a touch irksome). I could use a local calendar on my old Sony K660 without wondering if it was being copied without consent - are there calendar apps that will do this? Or is rooting & resetting perms for Calendar my best option?

Addendum: in Privacy Settings, I've turned off Back Up My Data. Turning it on then off again reveals this dialogue box message: Are you sure you want to stop backing up your settings and application data and erase all copies on Google servers?. So that's a reassurance that file system data won't get synched by the stock OS - just Contacts and Calendar to go :-)

Post Addendum: I suggested in the comments that I might use the Corporate feature, in which one can add a Microsoft Exchange account. However this appears sadly to be subject to similar privacy objections that I apply to the Google account requirement. The user is asked for an email and password, and is confronted with this message:

  By activating this application you accept that part of your mobile phone data (comprising IMEI and model name) will be stored, processed and used by Samsung for the purpose of reporting activation of the application to the licensors of the application software itself. Such data held by Samsung will be dealt with strictly in accordance with Samsung's privacy policy. A copy of the policy is available upon request. Continue?

Admittedly this is a small privacy risk compared to the wholesale copying of a calendar or contacts, but it still emphasises the point that the corporate storage of ones data is essentially mandatory. (Added here for the benefit of search engines on this topic.)

That said, it may still be worth a go. For those of us without access to a real private Exchange server, one would need to find something to emulate one, so that the Google account can be removed. Once I've settled into using the phone, I will look into these alternatives - and this in particular. Also of interest is package support in some Linux distributions - not much for OS X yet, but I will keep on looking!


texts: Does swiping from recent app screen kill the foreground service?

texts: I have read certain posts and done by myself and i found that on my device android kitkat 4.4.4 when i swipe the app from recent screen the foreground service doesn't stop, So does this behavior present on every version of android os or in some version foreground services are killed ?


texts: My device is Atrix 2 with resolution of 960x540, but YouTube app only gives me options for 144p, 240p and 360p, which are not really "quality". How can I watch 720p videos on YouTube on my device?


texts: Cannot change to English UK from English US

texts:
I recently updated my HTC Desire S to ICS 4.04 and sense 4.6 via the upgrade available at HTCDEV.COM

Since then my default language is English US and cannot change it to English UK via the setting>Language and Keyboard

It also changed my contact number from 12345677 to 123-45-67 which i am quessing it has to do with the US locale?
Thanks


texts: What is the application PlayAutoInstalls

texts:
I just updated my device (Xiaomi Mi Lite 10) and found an app with a name that concerned me.
The app name is "PlayAutoInstalls", seems a system app that I never used or installed, but I can't find information about it.

I never install anything outside Play Store, but this is not a guarantee of safety (malware) and I have the feeling that this one is a malicious app.
Any information about it's functionality (name is concerning), and if it's safe to remove?


texts:
I just got a Arnova 10D G3 and it doesn't boot. All I get is the "Arnova" logo on a black screen. I bought it on a refurbished condition, it was a pretty good deal so I am ready to do any risky procedure to make it work since I don't have much to lose.

I downloaded the latest firmware from the official website but I am unable to use it because I can't access the recovery mode.

How can I make it boot?

UPDATE : I am now able to access the recovery mode (power + vol up) but the tablet keeps rebooting after loading this mode. I don't even have a menu.


texts:
In an application I am building I am using "Fused Location Provider". When the phone is in a WiFi network I am getting an accurate location value (within 14 meters). When the phone is in EDGE Network I am not getting the same accuracy (a value like 1895 meters).

What's the problem with EDGE and WiFi networks? Why I am getting the different values in different networks (Wifi, EDGE, GPS)?


texts:
My nexus 7 was showing "update available" but after thinking "You know if it's crap I don't want to deal with it now" (and reading later that there were some problems) I left it, 2 weeks later (a week ago) it came back, and I ignored it.

Now I want to start using Material Design, but the update has gone, have I missed my window? I doubt it but Google's update policy...

Anyway, can I "force" an update?


texts: Is it possible to recover apps removed from Google Play?

texts:
I recently discovered that on my new phone (the old one died suddenly because of eMMC failure) some apps are no longer on Google Play. They are not incompatible with device; they are not listed at all.
I have some old backups by Helium Backup, but I am 100% sure that newer versions were released.

Is it somehow possible to download these apps? Most of them I purchased, but I can't find them even in "Library". I contacted their respective developers, but got no answer at all...


texts:
I tried to delete ES File Explorer from my Lollipop 5.1.1. I have a system root and the explorer was a system app. In Link2SD app, it said frozen, so I thought it might be useless to keep it.Anyways I preferred the default system app and root explorer.

I tried to delete it and then all the system apps stopped working, and on rebooting my phone (SMJ 200G), I saw very few system apps, I could not install apks, and message app was also crashing. Also SuperSU was gone from launcher.All other installed apps were there. I factory resetted my phone with TWRP's default wipe; starting the phone now, I can not even log in. It asks me to select language, and then it says that Settings has stopped working.

What is the problem? What do I do? Whatever the solution is, please provide a guide too.


texts: "There is insufficient space on the device"--This is not duplicate

texts:
My mobile is Micromax Canvas HD Plus .It has 4 GB inbuilt memory and 16 GB external memory card.I have selected SD Card as default location to install apps but still when I try to install app from Play Store it shows above error.My SD Card is nearly empty.

I searched a lot .Uninstalling Play store updates,Clearing Cache nothing worked.


texts: How can I stop the camera from switching back to the launcher?

texts:
I am trying to use my camera to record some videos. I have it set up on the tripod and then go and set up whatever I'm shooting and after 2 minutes, the camera always exits and goes back to the launcher screen. So I have to restart the camera again, and then re-do whatever settings I had (like zoom in again). Is there a way to have the camera app just stay open without automatically closing? Thanks.

Edit: I'm using a Samsung Galaxy 7 with the latest OS. And I'm referring to the built-in camera app. (If there's a better alternative, I'd be glad to hear it. I've seen reviews of several but nothing that seemed compelling enough to try.)


texts:
I have a Samsung J3 something... Its thru virgen.

At least once a day my phone freezez then the screen turns black then comes back to normal. Then when I go to my gallery a "file" or "cache" is visible with what looks like a screenshot of my screen. I also have every sticker icon from facebook stickers downloaded into my gallery. I end up having to delete all these icons.

CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHATS GOING ON? Am I hacked? Is it a glitch? Any feed back will be appreciated.

Screenshots (click images to enlarge)


texts:
I tried to update my HTC One [m7] unlocked/international to the new Android Lollipop with the OTA update that got pushed yesterday. However, it keeps failing.
My HTC is rooted, and is currently running 6.12.161.9 (trying to update to 7.18.616.2). It is S-ON and has an hboot 1.57.
Now, the problem keeps appearing in the following way: (I have the correct stock recovery on the phone)
The phone starts the update process normaly. It goes to the recovery and the progress bar starts to move. However as soon as it reaches about 1/4 of its way (always the same), it stops the installation and returns to the recovery title screen (the red triangle and exclamation mark). When I then press volume up and power button to see the recovery menu, it gives me the following readout at the bottom on the console:
Code:

Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
L50QCT.01.102.008
Package expects build fingerprint of htc/vodafone_uk/m7:4.4.3/KTU84L/366813.9:user/release-keys
or htc/vodafone_uk/m7:5.0.2/LRX22G/476210.2:user/release-keys;
this device has htc/vodafone_uk/m7:4.4.3/KTU84L/366813.5:user/release-keys.
Installation aborted.
Write host_mode:0 done

It gives me this readout every time, and the only difference in expectation and device, is this:
The update expects 366813.9, the device has 366813.5. What does this difference mean? What is .9 and what is .5, and how can I fix this?

I would be very happy for any help possible. Thanks in advance!

Cheers

EDIT: Fixed, turns out I had the wrong recovery installed!


texts:
I own a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900), with Android 4.4.2 installed on it.
It was purchased through Partner (Israel) and I have recently moved to Germany for work.

Upon my arrival, I purchased a SIM card from a carrier called Lycamobile and I regularly top up my account per demand.

Problem - the device is stuck on roaming mode.

What I've done so far:

I toggled Data Roaming in the More Networks -->Mobile Networks menu; when enabled, the device is set on Roaming Mode automatically (see figure #1).

When Data Roaming is disabled, mobile data is disabled, too (see figure #2).

Taking the SIM card in and out several times hasn't helped much (I've see that it helped Verizon users in the US in some forums online).
I manually changed the carrier to my carrier (Lycamobile) instead of letting the device choose one automatically.

Now, the mobile data works as I'm obviously not roaming, but it doesn't work great and I also have to be on roaming mode enabled, which is simply wrong.

Is any one familiar with this behaviour? Thanks in advance for the helpers.


texts: Dual sim unlocked Galaxy S9 - is it able to run Verizon AND T-Mobile simultaneously?

texts:
The Galaxy S9+ supports dual sim cards.  If buying an unlocked one, can it have both Verizon and T-Mobile running on it at once?

Also, if so, how does it know which one to use for data like if using tethering?


texts: How to remotely access an Android device from any device connected to the internet with root access?

texts:
Out of curiosity, I always wondered is it possibly to access your android device remotely, your files, start any app, run any function you will want to the same way you can do as if you were with the device physically. If it is, then how?

I'm kinda thinking if I should have the following;

IMEI
ESN
MEID
Google Account

It should be more than enough to grant me full access to my device.

Considering the IMEI is can be used to identify the device, ESN (Electronic Serial Numbers) and MEID (Mobile Equipment Identifiers) can link an individual to a phone. And with the Google account used on the device.

Since a remote desktop software lets you access your computer and all its applications over the Internet using another device, essentially by streaming a feed of your desktop. This works from a tablet or phone, even over a cellular data network, I feel an android device should be able to do same.

I have checked to see possible question;

I want to remotely control my Android device from my PC without rooting it. Is this possible?
Remotely control an Android tablet from a Mac or Windows machine?
Accessing and Controlling an Android Device Remotely
Can I remotely control an Android device using TeamViewer?
is there way to remotely turn on your android phone?

but none has fully answered the question.

NOTE: This is with the assumption that the android device has access to the internet and throughout the remote access, the device will have access to the internet. There's no restriction to the usage of just TeamViewer.

Any good answer and comment is greatly accepted on if there's an app that can actually do that or what it takes to make such kinda app. Thanks in anticipation.


texts: How can I disable notifications in the pulldown but keep status bar icons, for a specific app?

texts: I have an app that gives me the current date in a non-Gregorian calendar. It has a permanent notification (I can't swipe it away to dismiss it) that I see in the pulldown notification area and an icon in the status bar. I only want to see the status bar icon. How can I do that?


texts: On Android 7, when using a TTS engine, would power use show for the engine itself or the app using it?

texts: For example, would power use be attributed to a navigation app or Pico?


texts: Streaming Android screen to YouTube, Twitch etc

texts:
I have Lenovo Yoga Book, which I would like to use for drawing - it has a drawing tablet with a stylus.
I would like to use it to draw on Slack meetings. However, screen sharing does not work on Android version of Slack. So I was thinking I could stream the screen to YouTube and send my colleagues a link.

I have tried Mobizen, but that gives me "Stream Error: 901".
I have tried Twitch app but that's only for viewing.

Does anyone have some working solution?
Android 7.1.1.


texts: Handeling android emulator via command line

texts:
I installed default android emualator in windows xp . Is there a way to launch android browser with a specific url open on it  with help of command line .

Basically I use emulator for testing my website . so if there exist a command for launching emulator from command line  (with browser and url open on it) then i ll create a script which ll take url as argument and launch the emulator for me .

We can do the same with mac (apple xcode emulator) hopefully there is a way for android too.

Thanks in advance


texts: .I am facing display burn in problem  in my device (realme 6).I have a warranty.  so I go to realme service centre to solve this problem. they want to flashing my phone and input new software(official realme 6 software) in  my device.if problem was not solved then they changed my display .flashing mobile  is it harmful.. like so down my phone &any other problems .please reply , .


texts: vCard sent to my Android shows up as text

texts:
A friend sent me a couple of contacts via vCard mms.  I received them as text messages, with for example the contact avatar rendered as plain text and some of the characters replaced with android emoticons.  I could dig the relevant info out of the text message, but I would like to simply import it as a contact to save doing that tedious process.  If I press and hold on the text, I get option to save the email or the phone but it is just scraping the text - not properly importing the vcard format.

Is there an easy way to import the contact?  (note: for something so simple as this, I would not really be interested in a paid app)

My friend was using iPhone 4.  I am on Galaxy Nexus.


texts: How to get shared files from Windows on Android through the Internet?

texts:
I have a Wi-Fi router in the home. My PC constantly connected to the router, and it's IPv4 is 192.168.0.100 (static). Also I always know a global IPv4 of the router (NAT is disabled). On the PC I have a shared folder through the SMB protocol.

I have an android device. I want to get access to the shared folder on my android device, when it is NOT connected to the my Wi-Fi (for example in the office or university). I also can connect to my VPN server from my Laptop (it is not a PC) in such places.

Now, what I decided to do? I decided to up the OpenVPN server on my PC, and connect to it from my android device through the Internet (Of course when I'm not at home) to emulate the connection to my Wi-Fi local network.

If the VPN server is setup to the TAP mode, I can get access to the folder on my Laptop, when I connected to the VPN. If TUN - no. But access to the folder on the Laptop isn't interesting me, I want to get access on my android device, but it doesn't support TAP mode. In TUN mode I can connect to the VPN, but cannot get access to the folder (on a Laptop and on Android). So the question is - how to activate the support of TAP mode on the android OR may be you know another solutions instead of using VPN?


texts: How to see all the apps I have downloaded from Google Play store?

texts: Is it possible to see all apps I've downloaded on the Google Play store?


texts: How to add multiple "Forwarding routes" to stock VPN client?

texts:
I am in need of adding two specific routes to the "Forwarding routes" section of the stock VPN client.  How can I accomplish that?

Lets say I need to add 1.0.0.0/24 & 255.0.0.0/24. I have tried adding them every way I can think of and I am unable to save as soon as I try to add the second route.
EG:

1.0.0.0/24
255.0.0.0/24
1.0.0.0/24 255.0.0.0/24
1.0.0.0/24,255.0.0.0/24
1.0.0.0/24:255.0.0.0/24
1.0.0.0/24;255.0.0.0/24
1.0.0.0/24255.0.0.0/24
1.0.0.0/24&255.0.0.0/24
1.0.0.0/24 & 255.0.0.0/24

None of these options worked.

I know that I can use 0.0.0.0/0 but I don't want ALL of my traffic to go via the VPN as the VPN doesn't provide internet connectivity & is just used to gain access to specific equipment.

If this is not possible with the stock app, is there any other solution?


texts: HTC One M8 resets some settings every time battery dies

texts:
Every time my HTC One M8's battery dies, which is roughly once every two weeks, when I charge it and turn it on, a large portion of random settings or configurations are reset to default on the device. This time it happened, it actually erased all of the contacts on my phone, and previously, it's logged me out of all my apps, reset my theme-ing options, and erased all of my music.

Why is that happening? Can I prevent it from happening in the future? Configuring my phone like it's a new device every time the battery dies is quite painful.

The device is on Stock Android 6, latest version available to me (No S-off or Root), and running Sense 7.


texts: Is there any guide or can somebody tell me how to root my s9+. Sorry for incompetence, I'm new to this)


texts:
I've read a lot of articles about this problem but I can't resolve it. I decided to install my developer application on phone using wifi. To do this I need to do some things with my phone. The first step is to unlock bootloader. I stack on step 8, fastboot oem get_identifier_token shows info < waiting to device >. adb sees my device but fastboot can't. An idea?

My phone is HTC Wildfire S and these are steps which I am following:

I restarted phone and entered into FASTBOOT USB mode
I tried to run fastboot oem get_identifier_token command but without success.

I use Windows 7 Professional and my phone is recognized as HT1CSTR05155.


texts: How do I find out how much an Android device output power is?

texts:
I have a SM-T510 in which I want to cast video to a Asus ZenScreen MB16AC using the Android DisplayLink Presenter app.

It's not working and I'm trying to figure out if the Galaxy is supplying enough power or if it's another issue.

I've plugged both devices into my laptop which has Ubuntu 18.04 installed and updated.

This command gives me the device id's when they are plugged in:

lsusb

I use this device id with these commands to get max power:

ZenScreen:

lsusb -v -d 17e9:4374

Power Result: MaxPower 500mA

Galaxy:

lsusb -v -d 04e8:6860

Power Result: MaxPower 64mA

The problem is I don't know if this is max input or max output or both. Or if this number is dependent upon some other influencing factor.

How do I get the max power out so I know if my ZenScreen can be powered by the Galaxy?


texts: Installation of R packages in Termux app

texts: I having trouble installing  'curl'  , a R package in Termux app. Without that, I can not install the much acclaimed tidyverse package in R. Whenever I tried to install 'curl', it spits out configuration error with  libcurl not found but I checked both curl and libcurl is installed from the terminal. I also tried the suggestion that came along the error message by setting directories in R CMD command but it did not work. Can anyone help?


texts: How to Check if a Bootloader Allows SD Card Booting?

texts:
Would like to make bootable mSD cards for my Android devices.

How do I Check if Android Bootloader Allows SD Card Booting?


texts: Unlocking Bootloader of HTC One X on Windows 8.1 / Linux Ubuntu

texts:
How to unlock the bootloader of HTC One X on Windows 8.1? Since I want to install MIUI Rom.

When I install the latest version of "HTC Sync Manager", It shows me that the Windows 8.1 is not competible with this software. Therefore, the command fastboot oem get_identifier_token does not work because of the incompatible HTC Driver.

I am wondering whether I can unlock my HTC One X on my Linux Ubuntu? If yes, how to do it? Do I need to install HTC Driver on Linux Ubuntu?

Thank you for your attention.


texts: Cyanogenmod - Filesystem for 64GB SD card, files larger than 4GB

texts:
Every time I find a thread on the Internet describing "how to get your 64GB SD card to work with Cyanogenmod", the answer is always the same: format it to FAT32.

FAT32 does not support files larger than 4GB. Does Cyanogenmod (10.1) support a decent file system that can take files larger than that?


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Do I really need to install a task manager?

I am using ASUS Transformer. I think it uses Ice Cream sandwich, from the UI. I tried many task killers but wonder if they actually work. When I kill tasks, I still see them when I click the "Window selector" 3rd button of the bottom left screen (the 2 boxes). They do appear to take a while to load, so I suppose the tasks were killed but the thumbnails are still there?


texts: What is the best way to ensure adb access if a screen breaks?

texts:
I just broke the screen on my OnePlus 6, which doesn't allow adb debugging until you change the USB Connection Type to 'MTP' (via the screen), and their repair service states they will wipe any device they are sent, no exceptions. I didn't unlock the bootloader, and so unlocking it to flash a different recovery will also wipe the device. It also removed adb over wifi, so it appears it is completely locked down.

On my next phone (Razer Phone 2), I want to ensure this never happens again. I am concerned that potential Android updates may also require screen interaction before it will allow adb over USB, or that adb over wifi may be removed.

What is the best way to ensure that I can maintain adb access without screen interaction in the case of a future breakage?

I plan on:

Unlocking the bootloader right away, so that worst case I could flash a custom recovery like twrp that would allow adb access
Enabling adb
Authorizing at least two computers
Setting the default USB mode to MTP (if possible)
Enabling adb over wifi, but ONLY if I can lock it down

Regarding adb over WiFi, I don't want this fully enabled on every network I join. Is there a way to whitelist only my home WiFi, or to only allow it from authorized computers?

I'm looking for ways to not lose access like this in the future - I have to order a replacement screen and repair it myself in order to try and retrieve the data. It's also important to me that I don't lose access via any system updates in the future, though this is difficult to ensure. Perhaps a nandroid backup of a system with everything ready that could be restored through the recovery?

In devices like the OnePlus 6, that have removed adb over WiFi and require touch input to adb over USB, what are the viable options?


texts: Why are portrait photos sometimes sideways?

texts:
When I take a portrait photo, it shows up correctly on the phone.  But when I transfer it to certain software, it shows up flipped sideways.  Why is this?  Is it the fault of the phone or the software that's reading the image?  Is there a way to fix a batch of these images so that all software shows them correctly?

The phone is an LG G3, but it's happened to me on multiple phones, and many people have reported this problem, e.g.:
https://androidforums.com/threads/vertical-photos-rotating-to-horizontal-orientation.588960/

The same thing happens if I use a different camera app, OpenCamera, instead of the stock Android app.


texts: Can I play movies on an Amazon Fire HD from an external USB hard drive?

texts:
I read the some Android devices are able to mount USB hard drives or pendrives connected directly to the miniUSB of the Android device:

http://www.greenbot.com/article/2155300/how-to-hook-up-a-usb-flash-drive-to-your-android-device.html

I would like to know if the Amazon Kindle Fire HD is able to do so.

Can I play movies on an Amazon Fire HD from files in an external USB hard drive?


texts:
I read here that you can email the Swype developers to ask for an invite for the private beta of Swype on the HTC Desire, and you may or may not get an invite. I'd like to try it out as it looks pretty neat.

Is the private beta still running?
Is there some official announcement that describes how to register for the private beta?
What email should I write to and what should I write to increase my chances of an invite?


texts: I recently purchased a Micromax A110 and I tried to use my old Sandisk micro SDHC card which is previously used on a Nokia 5233. The problem here is that the new Android phone is not detecting the micro SDHC card. Why won't it work?