texts: How to unlock with face recognition for multiple users?

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We are using our tablet together with my wife. I have added another user profile to the Android tablet (Samsung Tab A7, Android 10). I have switched to her account and we added her face for the recognition.
Question: is there a way to directly unlock the device with either of our faces? Otherwise the experience is awful. I need to turn on the device, click on the profile icon on the top right, catch the correct user in 1 second (otherwise screen turns off), then do the face recognition.


texts: What is the best way to root a 2012 Nexus 7 running 5.1.1 Lollipop?

texts: I have had my N7 for about 5 or 6 months now, and I am considering rooting it. I would like to know the best one click rooting methods to use. I've heard of kingoroot, but I don't know if it roots 5.1.1 yet. Thank you


texts: How to insert a SIM card on a MyWigo City?

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First of all, excuse me if this is not the correct site to ask this question or if it seems too stupid, but I have been struggling with that for some hours and I couldn't solve it yet.

The point is that I want to insert a SIM card to a MyWigo City (http://www.mywigo.com/smartphones-mywigo/mywigo-city.html) but I don't know how to do it. It's a dual-SIM phone, but I can only see one slot for SIM cards. In the pictogram next to it, it says that I have to insert the SIM cards horizontally and one overlapping the other? It doesn't make any sense for me.

I tried all possible ways I could imagine and none of them worked.


texts:
What are the commands in ADB to enable USB debugging?
I have my android connected to my pc via a wifi hot spot. How do I enable usb debbuging through the adb ? What is the commands?


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Due to some reason my phone got stuck. I took out the battery and put it back and restarted my phone, but after that the time shown in my phone was in a back date. As a result I'm getting "I can't access play store". I even removed my account and now I try to login, but still can't access.

What can I do?


texts: How to keep screen turned off when plugging charger?

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I have an HTC Desire. When I plug charger into my phone with screen off, it always turns the screen back on. This is slightly annoying at night.
Is it possible to configure Android so that the screen stays off and charging is only indicated via charging LED?


texts: How to disable a specific screen animation on cm 10.1.2?

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On cm 10.0.0 I disabled the annoying "display off" "like old CRT" effect, but upgrading to 10.1.2 re-enabled it and I can't find anymore the display animation settings.

Can't find in the settings, couldn't find a new app, no idea where to search.

How can I do that?


texts: I had a few years of photos on my phone. they were backed up onto google+. Google had gone into them and put some together making a video. My phone was recently reset but that should not have anything to do with google+. But yet my photos are not there from  and on. Just recent ones. Where did they go and how did it happen? Can I get them back?


texts: "Camera Busy" dialog shows on Moto X 2013 when I launch camera app

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I have a problem my Moto x 2013 camera says it is busy every time I start the  Motorola camera app. Third party apps also have trouble using the camera. My phone is  on Android version 5.1 but it has been happening when my phone was on 4.4.4.

I have restarted my phone, rebooted it in safe mode, factory reset my Moto x and my camera still says  "Camera Busy". I also cleared my Moto x cache partition but it did not work.

Is there any way to fix this problem?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Package Install via Market sometimes fails and gives seemingly random error message

Every time i try to download a app from the android market place to my HTC desire it will download the app but wont install it, I've tried clearing the cache and data from the Market place and Download Manager. Nothing seems to be working does anyone know how to fix this problem?


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How to turn off automatic Google typing when I turned on automatically and I've tried everything else just turn it off to get my keyboard back

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texts: Can a locked phone's data be accessed when being repaired?

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I had an HTC One S device which suddenly turned off and refused to start. On giving to the service centre, it turns out the device needs replacement of an item 'PCBA-MAIN BOARD WITH SKU ID MS' which alone is costing me Rs 10000. I chose not to repair it with them. So i plan to visit a local phone repair shop and give it to them to repair it.

My query is, that the phone had some important private stuff (phone was locked though) before it went kaput. Now this local repair shop, can it in any way access this data while/after repairing the phone in anyway?
HTC service centre would not do that because they are bound by legal terms.
Please advise.


texts: Why do my photos on LG G6 seem overly compressed?

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I've just come back from a nice hiking trip where I took lots of photos that looked good on the LG G6 screen.

But looking at them closely, there is very little detail - they've been heavily smoothed.

Here are those rocks in the midground:

I have the image quality settings at 4:3 (13MP) and this particular image is 4.4MB (original here).

Is this normal? Is there anything I can do about it?

(I'm using Google Photos, but the screenshots and original image above come from exporting directly out of Gallery, to email.)


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I currently use a TCL A1 (A501DL) running Android Version 8.1.0.
I went to check my Wi-Fi data usage. I scrolled down and seen all these apps! There are 9 of them. I've never seen them before and when I click them there is no app information.
I checked all 44 apps I have, and it doesn't show any of these and it doesn't appear to be feeding off my battery data I already checked that. What's going on? Am I being hacked?? I don't use the cell data on this phone. I just use it for Wi-Fi. Somebody please help me! I'm kind of worried about my privacy now.


texts: Droid Bionic screen won't auto shut off when plugged in

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My phones screen will remain backlit and on while plugged in after getting a text or something that would pop up.

Even if nothing popped up, if I just unlock it while plugged in, it will never re-lock on its own.

This wasn't always the case but I didn't notice it for a while and am not sure what might be causing it. Maybe a background app?

Works normally when not plugged in.


texts: How to fix "Notification access is not available" on Android Go?

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I have a TECNO Spark 2 running on Android 8.1 Oreo (Go Edition). Every time I try to install apps that require notification access, it says that the feature is not available.

How to fix it?


texts: There is an option on Facebook messenger that lets you view shared photos  I can't save any of them to gallery. After I long press on photo it opens but there is no options.


texts: I deleted my system ui on my alcatel one touch fierce I need help

texts: I need help I accidentally unstalled my system ui on my alcatel one touch fierce and I need help on how I can get it back can I get it back?? I cant see my notification bar or my wallpaper and I can't screen shot someone please help me


texts: Android 5.1.1 black screen after using adb

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So, recently I decided to unlock bootloader in my Lenovo Vibe K5 with Android 5.1.1, I used laptop with Ubuntu 20.04. The computer was detecting phone normally nad I was able to use commands like:
-adb devices
-adb reboot bootloader
and else. But then when the fastboot oem unlock command failed I decided that i want to stop and i plugged my phone out, but then my screen went completely black, nor recovery, bootloader and os shows anything, i know that phone boots normally because its vibrating and the notification led works, same as notification sound, but there is absoultely nothing on screen. I tried putting out sd and sim card, battery (for a night period) but it did nothing. Now the phone is detected by fastboot but not by adb, also the ubuntu can't see files on lenovo, folder is empty.
I think that this might be caused by bad usb wire or something...


texts: Force Portrait Screen Rotation in MS Remote Desktop App

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I'm using Microsoft's Remote Desktop Client v8.0.11.25133 to connect to a Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Session Host (Terminal) Server.  I want to force the RDP session to display in Portrait mode only, regardless of the orientation of my Android phone.  My RDP session is established in Landscape mode and nothing I have done changes this.

What I've tried:

Disabling (and enabling) auto-rotation in Android Settings.  Despite this setting, the RDP session never displays in Portrait mode, even if I rotate the phone
Searched the Remote Desktop Client app for settings to control rotation
Searched the Internet for appropriate terms.  I found this post in which a commenter complains:

  The MS-ified version [of the RDP app] locks you into portrait mode.

So I am hopeful this is possible.

I am using a Cubot X6 phone running Android v4.2.2


texts: Is there any web browser that can display the desktop version of Gmail on an Android phone?


texts: Keyboard disappeared after updating HTC Desire X software to 4.1

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I updated my HTC Desire X software to 4.1 and restarted my phone. When my phone turned on again, I tried using the search bar but there was no keyboard. So I thought I'd search the internet using my phone to see why my keyboard hadn't come up before, but even when I clicked on the search bar on Chrome, the keyboard still didn't come up. I then went onto my text messages and tried typing there but still no keyboard. I tried looking through the phone's settings and didn't find anything there.

Has this ever happened to anyone else? If so, how did you get your keyboard back?


texts: How can I connect my phone without a HDMI port to a non-MHL TV?

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I have an older LG p990 that has a HDMI port, and with the right cable I am able to show movies on it on the TV.

My new phone is a Nexus 4, it has no HDMI port. Based on this question and answer, I know how to connect it to an MHL compatible TV. But how can I use a TV without MHL capability? Is there an adapter for that? How is it called, where can I buy one?


texts: How to give private numbers a recorded message

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Android lets me block private numbers, but some might be genuine callers trying to get through without realising they are calling from a private number.

How can I set Android (or an app) to give a recorded voice message to private numbers?

The recorded message file can be made using Google text to speech. It would be:

(Male voice) Sorry, the number you have called does not accept calls from private numbers. (Female Voice) Please redial without withholding your number.


texts: How does encrypting a bootloader prevent it from being unlocked

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As I'm waiting patiently (sigh) for the at&t note 4 root, I have been trying to understand the process of rooting.
This website does a good job of describing what a locked/unlocked bootloader is, but it doesn't explain why encrypting a bootloader makes it impossible to directly unlock it like an unencrypted one.  It mentions that some bootloaders are not "unlockable" but it doesn't go into detail.  So what about encrypting a bootloader makes it difficult to unlock, and what does encrypting it make it difficult to root (if it does)


texts: How can I have a different lock screen photo every time?

texts: is it possible to always have the same lock screen photo and wallpaper, I want a different photo every time I open my phone. I got an app that can change my wallpaper but is it possible to make it change (or a different app) the lock screen also? My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S 5.


texts: Red triangle with exclamation mark on boot, but reboots after second try. How to solve?

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I tried to flash stock recovery to my HTC One M7 phone (rooted, HAD TWRP recovery, s-on).

After my attempt, now phone restarts, and is stuck on the black screen with red triangle and exclamation mark in it. By pressing and holding power button, I restarted the phone. It restarted normally, and booted just fine.

Now when I restart, the whole thing repeats. First it is stuck on the triangle screen then I restart it again and it boots up normally.

The triangle indicates missing recovery right, so how does it start after second attempt?

How can I fix it?


texts: Decompile/Recompile Apk on Android device

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So I am running Phoenix OS and I have installed Termux.

Is there a way to decompile and then recompile an apk inside of android.
I see this required for Apps here and there but I don't have a physical computer.


texts: How to change IP pool for WiFi tethering on Nexus 5

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I would like to know how to change IP pool of Wi-Fi spot mode on on Nexus 5. Could you tell me about it?

I just want control this pool if it's possible.


texts: Why can't I access Google and other sites when tethering my phone?

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When I tether my phone, I can't access Google or Gmail (other sites, too [see below]!).

cmd: ping http://www.google.com; Ping request could not find host...

List of problem sites/applications:

    Sites:

http://www.google.com; http://www.google.co.jp; https://encrypted.google.com.
http://www.gmail.com.

http://search.yahoo.com, same issue.

Also, http://play.google.com.

Further, https://github.com.

Dang!  https://www.freelancer.com.

http://www.sugarsync.com.

http://www.dropbox.com.

Parts of http://www.titanpad.com (i.e., login); makes me curious as to whether or not it's a language-blocking issue....

    Apps:

ET Naver Line (a.k.a. LINE) jp.naver.android.npush

I experience this on various sites and apps; however the above are sites tested as working over emobile (separate modem)--the URLs should be correct.  I would change the question title, but I have a support request in with the developers to contact me via this site for a resolution.

Device info:

    Phones:

 - Softbank Fujitsu Arrows 301F; 4.1-Jelly Bean.
 - Softbank Aquos 104SH; 4.0-Icecream Sandwich.
 - Connected via USB, debugging mode enabled, in MTP mode.
 - Phone's DNS: Google DNS; OpenDNS.
    PC's:

 - PC OS: Windows 7 SP 1 (please request any hardware specs).
 - Connection methods tested: chrome latest, IE10 latest, cmd (ping), telnet.
 - PC's DNS: OpenDNS; Google DNS; no DNS.
    Non-specific:

 - Tethering software: easytether lite (no root).

Known error messages:

Via Chrome:

  This webpage is not available

  Reload  Less Google Chrome could not load the webpage because
  www.google.co.jp took too long to respond. The website may be down, or
  you may be experiencing issues with your Internet connection. Check
  your Internet connection. Check any cables and reboot any routers,
  modems, or other network devices you may be using. Allow Chrome to
  access the network in your firewall or antivirus settings. If it is
  already listed as a program allowed to access the network, try
  removing it from the list and adding it again. If you use a proxy
  server... Check your proxy settings or contact your network
  administrator to make sure the proxy server is working. If you don't
  believe you should be using a proxy server: Go to the Chrome menu >
  Settings > Show advanced settings... > Change proxy settings... > LAN
  Settings and deselect "Use a proxy server for your LAN". Error code:
  ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

Via IE 10:

Via CMD:

  Ping request could not find host http://www.google.com. Please check
  the name and try again.

Via Telnet:

Connecting To http://www.google.com...Could not open connection to the host, on port 23: Connect failed

Via LINE:

  Unable to login due to network issues.  Please check your connection
  and try again.

Question summary:

Why am I experiencing these issues (not being able to connect to the above-mentioned websites), and how can these issues be resolved?  Can you help me test what I think is causing the issues?

Proposed causes:

Perhaps the reason I cannot access these sites is because they are in use by the phone?  If that is the case, I am not sure how to
test it.  So far, when I "force-stop" and "disable" an app like
LINE, I still cannot connect.  So, I thought: it's possible that
the phone is reserving the app's networking info, somehow.  So, I went so far as to uninstall Line from my phone and reset the phone
and PC.  Still unable to use Line on the PC.  Furthermore; Skype
works simultaneously on PC and Phone.
Perhaps it's a PC or OS issue?  I still have yet to tether my phones to a different PC or OS.
Perhaps it's a DNS issue?  I still have yet to test this, but I believe I get a similar error with OpenDNS when trying to access localhost.
"Activate EasyTether or use it with UDP and secure sites BLOCKED?  This message appears at the top of Easy Tether's settings screen.  I'm very curious to know whether or not this is the cause.  It seems highly likely.


texts: Change Arabic digits to English while phone language is Arabic

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Every time I set Arabic language it comes with Arabic digits, and could make them English Format by MoreLocale 2 App, that needs grant with adb permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION.
Now I would do this without 3rd party apps, I didn't find anything similar in build.prop file, and I don't know how ?

  Arabic digits : (٠ - ١ - ٢ - ٣ -٤ - ٥ - ٦ - ٧ - ٨ - ٩)


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My current cellular plan does not include free SMS, so I'm trying to find an alternative way to send SMS for free from my Android phone. In particular, I'm trying to use the Magic service, which interacts via an SMS short code. I have attempted to use:

Google Hangouts/Voice - but I do not get a response from the Magic short code
TextPlus - but it does not recognize short codes as valid numbers
XFinity Voice - but it does not recognize short codes as valid numbers

Any ideas on how to get free SMS's to Magic?


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I have an Xperia XZ F8331 with Android 8.0.0, which has been working fine for months. Recently, however, whenever I record a video it works for a few seconds, then the picture will freeze for a short time but continue recording sound, then everything will restart, meaning the recorded video is way out of sync with the sound for the rest of the video.

It's basically made it unusable for recording videos.

Nothing has changed; it is recording to the flash card, but it is a high speed card and has always worked fine before.

What could the cause be?


texts: Why does my Nexus One power off with 15% power remaining?

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Once my Nexus One's remaining power drops to 15%, it automatically powers off. On turning it back on again, it reports that it's now on 0% power.

Do all Nexus Ones behave like this, or is it just mine?

Possibly relevant apps I have installed are:

BatteryTime Lite. This gives a percentage power in the notification bar. I thought it might be mis-reporting, but the value it reports always seems to match what the phone reports in Settings > About Phone > Battery Use
JuiceDefender. This turns the data connection on and off to try to preserve battery.

I can't see settings in either of these that would turn the phone off at 15% power.

I'm currently on Android 2.3.4, but I think this happened on earlier versions too.


texts: Simple To-Do widget that syncs between phones

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I have tried many widgets for a shopping/task list, but can't find one that fits my criteria. I would like it to:

Be SIMPLE - add and delete items right from the widget
Sync automatically between my wife's phone and mine
Not be date-based - I want to see ALL items until I complete them
Each item goes away when marked as complete

Any suggestions? Wunderlist is very close, but only shows "todays tasks".


texts: why does my mic not work with headphones plugged in I can hear they cannot hear me

texts: I plug regular headphones into jack it shows headphones on my bar can hear person talking they cannot hear me why does this happen how can I fix samsung galaxy note 2


texts: How to Screenshot Of the Screen on Samsung Galaxy S 2?

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Since i have updated my phone by Android version 4.0.3 i am not able to take a screen shot of my phone, before i used to do it by pressing Home and Power button simultaneously.

Now if i am pressing Home and Power button simultaneously it open up Task Manager.

Can someone explain me how to fix this issue.

Thanks in advance.
Regards
Sam


texts: How do I find a list of open applications / switch to open applications

texts: Where can I find a list of open applications ? Is it possible to switch to them using that ?


texts: How to tether WiFi-internetconnection with Nexus 7 on a PC without WLAN via USB?

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With my Phone it worked via the normal settings. I want to perform tethering of the local WLAN my Nexus7 receives via USB to my computer.
I found this so far, but it doesn't seem very useful to me. Anyone any idea?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1822788


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I'm in a workplace that only allows one headphone in. This makes some music pretty awful, only having one channel. I'd like to mix my audio into one channel, but this seems to be a bit more difficult than you would expect. I don't want to buy a paid app, and I'm playing music from my Google Music library, so alternate players aren't an option.

Is there any way to do this digitally? I don't want to have to buy an adapter and have it sticking out of my phone, risking my headphone jack, just to play mono.

I'm on a Droid X2 running CM9. I know some of the manufacturer ROMs had mono options, but it's not in stock Android or CM9.


texts: No Internet through Messenger/Whatsapp/Viber apps

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I have a Samsung note 5
I have Internet through a web browser but no Internet through Messenger, Whatsapp and Viber apps.
Do you have any advice why this happens and how to solve it?


texts:
I had the Pixel Experience ROM on Redmi Note 7 Pro which got an OTA update and after the update was installed it got stuck on the boot logo of the phone, the usual keys for recovery mode don't work. Reinstalling the recovery through fastboot flash and fastboot boot gives the same result. Sometimes it shows warning: Your phone is destroyed press power button to turn off.

How can I recover from this? This is the ROM that was installed through OTA.


texts: How to clear my autocorrect's word history on S4 mini?

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I let my younger cousins play on my S4 Mini from time to time, but now I have found that all their words they have used are the first to come up when I use my phone to text. It has gotten quite irrititating. Samsung seems to have very hard to find settings compared to my old sony Ericsson so I cannot find where to get rid of the word history typed onto my phone's keyboard.

Thank you.


texts: Restore nandroid backup on an other phone

texts: I have a nandroid backup of a huawey y600 and I have to restore it in an other huawei y600.Can I do that?If I do that the imei will change on the phone in wich I do the restore?


texts: access device thow adb with USB debug off

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I have an acer iconia tab 7 and the touch screen is dead.

It as no custom recovery, root or custom rom.

I was able to factory reset him throw the factory recovery but now im just stuck on the "select language" menu.

I know that by default stock roms bring usb debug off.

Im running debian 8.6. How can i turn it on so i can use adb?


texts: Fake homescreen loading every 60 seconds on an S3! How to stop it?

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It started two days ago when my S3 on 4.1 would make noises and then a fake "homescreen" (which has functioning shorcuts! <--- how is that possible?) would popup every 60 seconds and sometimes every 2 min. In the middle of using other apps it just pops on tbe screen. I haven't done any updates or anything but I  have been trying some free software off Google Play but I'm sure I have uninstalled all of those...so first the  popup homescreen which is not what my real homescreen looked like it was Accuweather related so checked "active applications" and tried to delete every weather related thing but I couldn't find anything Accuweather related...here is a photo of the popup screen which is not my real screen:.... can you see the photo? (the pic is above the post now lol)...so I tried playing with the wallpaper settings etc. nothing is working.  Is it a virus?  Any tips? And, when I press my home button the fake screen shows up and I can't click on my real homescreen.  I just keep having to press the grey x on the fake screen to get back to normal....but then it sometimes comes back up seconds later.

Edit: Gotten worse now...every single time I try to get to my homescreen it goes to the screen in the attached photo so I can't open new apps, make calls...

Edit 2.0: so somehow it looks related to the docking function?  I unchecked every setting related to docking, homescreens etc. but of course when I press settings from my real screen it only affects my real screen...when the fake screen pops up it has a settings option but I'm so lost why I have two screens.  I have also never ever used the dock feature on tbe phone ever.

OS: 4.1


texts: What does "discover known accounts" permission mean?

texts:
I am not sure what an app can do to me if it is able to discover my account, to what extent?

Thank you very much.


texts: Wifi passwords were not restored on a new device

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I got a new galaxy nexus phone running 4.2.2 and I noticed my WiFi passwords were not restored to this device.

I skipped the account login upon first start, but added it later on. Am I missing something? I'm pretty sure my passwords were automatically synced when I got a nexus 7 tablet last year.

Many thanks for helping with this.


texts:
I want to add a functionality option to choose in my android phone so that when the option is selected its display will never sleep when under charging condition.

What should I need to program my software without changing RAM?


texts: Photos and videos visible on phone., but impossible to import to a Mac

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I have a Moto G 2nd gen, with android 6 (marshmallow).

It appears that the phone contains some photos and videos which I can see through the Gallery, but I am unable to import to Photos.app on OSX.

The camera app is setup to store images on SD.

I have tried connecting the phone as a camera (PTP) and nothing shows up.
I have also tried connecting the phone as a media device (MTP) and use the android transfer app, but the pictures do not show up in DCIM/ under "internal storage", and the "sd card" file list doesn't contain a DCIM/ directory at all.

I have tried wiping the cache partition, ejecting and re-adding the sd card but nothing worked, I cannot find these files.
Where are they, and how do I get them out of the phone?


texts:
Is there a way or app that allows to program a schedule for automatic power on/off on the phone for android 4.x?

I know that in the settings there is a similar option, however it allows to define only ONE schedule for power on and ONE for power off, while I'd be looking for more flexibility.

Edit:

I'm using an HTC desire 310 with android 4.2, and my use case would be like turn the phone off at 11pm when going to sleep, and then having it automatically turn on at 6.50am, so the alarm set at 7am can regularly wake me up.


texts: Flash firmware for an old device and old android version

texts: I am trying to flash OS to Samsung Note3 device which is relatively old. I got the correct firmware but I can't find a software to flash with. Looking for something that can be installed on either Ubunto 18 or Mac Catalina and on the same time can be used to flash to older devices.


texts: Changing file permissions with root, will they remain if I unroot?

texts:
I currently use the run-as command through adb to be able to access the data folder of an app that I am developing directly on my phone using AIDE.

When connecting to the phone locally, using connectbot, I can find the run-as command in /system/bin/ but it has no executable permission. There are other programs/scripts in that folder that do have executable permissions and I can run them.

My question is this. If I root my phone, I can change the executable permissions of run-as. If I then remove the root, will these permissions remain?

I'm not totally averse to rooting my phone permanently but if I don't need to, I'd rather not.

This is on a Galaxy Nexus.

I'm aware if I leave run-as executable then I'm possibly allowing myself wide open for security risks. But I am willing to risk it, even just to see if its possible.


texts: I can connect to WiFi but all websites refuse to connect

texts:
I have a device running Android version 5.0.2 that connects to our WiFi network, but browsing to any website using Chrome displays a page with:

  The site can't be reached

and

  ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

This device used to connect without a problem

I also have a second device running Android version 4.2.2 that still connects to the same network without any problems.

How can I troubleshoot the first device?


texts: Enable USB OTG for a Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 SM-T230NU

texts: I want to be able to use a OTG cable on my Galaxy Tab 4 7.0. This tablet is not enabled for this feature. I am told it is missed the S3C Host file/apk, to do this. I can't seem to be able to get this done. Is it even possible, or should I just give up?


texts: How do I report a bug or actually an error in the calculator that comes with Android? The version of Android on my Tab4 is 4.4.2 and 4.1.2 on my Samsung phone. It is the modulus function -- '%'. For example on paper if you divide 24 by 7 you get a remainder of 3, which is the correct modulus. The Android calculator puts a 'x' after the '%' and in front of the number you are trying to mod by. You end up with a 1.68. The only way this could be correct is if the creators of the calculator had something else in mind for the modulus symbol, which probably shouldn't be done. Maybe use '%x' on the button would be more accurate.


texts: How does the Paypal 'Mobile Phone and PIN' login work?

texts:
The Paypal app has a two ways you can log in, 'Email and Password' and 'Mobile Phone and PIN'.

How does the second one work? I can't seem to set a PIN code myself and it doesn't use the one from my phone.


texts: How to read shell commands documentation in android

texts:
I have busybox installed in phone. Also, my device is rooted. I tried to use man command:

$ man ls

However, it returns no manual entry for 'ls'. I tried to navigate to /bin/busybox but there is no directory named /bin. What is it that I am doing wrong?


texts: Is there any way to make calls ring/vibrate only for specific contacts?

texts: My girlfriend has an Android phone but she hates actually talking on the phone, and hates being distracted by ringing or vibrating. Her mantra is that she'll check it when she checks it. This is quite annoying when I really need to get a hold of her as she often won't notice I was trying to call/text until later. She has the phone set on silent and turned off vibration. I am wondering if there's any way I can configure it so that either it rings, vibrates, or both -- but only if it's me calling? In other words, I'm asking if it's possible for only specific contacts to trigger a ring and/or vibration, while otherwise being silenced? I'm not sure if this is something that can be configured out-of-the-box as I have an iPhone and am unfamiliar with Android. But even if it involves installing a third-party app, that would be fine as long as it can achieve the same result. Is this possible on Android?


texts: How to lock touchscreen without turning it off?

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Pressing power button both turns off the screen (even if some application holding wakelock) and stops receiving input from it.

How to stop receiving input (and require password to get into normal mode again), but still show what is the foreground application displaying, like "view only" mode.

Example scenario:

I open compass application;
I use that "lock, but not hide" thing;
Now touching the screen just does nothing, but the application is still updating things on it;
I press power button (unlock);
It asks to slide for unlock and/or password;
Unlocked.


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I just "upgraded" my Pixel3a to 11. Now I can't share photos from my piktures (yes, that is how it's spelled) photo management app via Messages or Gmail. Tapping the share button presents only two options: 'Nearby share' and 'bluetooth'. In Android 10, I was greeted with many apps.
I was able to briefly get Messages and Gmail to show up in the list by going to those apps and attaching photos from there. Alas, those apps are no longer visible from piktures. The problem with attaching photos from those apps is that they show the newest photos first. While that is often the right answer, sometimes I want to share an older photo and it is very tedious to scroll and scroll in the hopes of finding it.
As a side note, I can no longer delete photos from piktures either.
Is there a setting somewhere that allows me to share from piktures?


texts: Backup an app's complete data when phone is stuck in bootloop

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My rooted Moto G is stuck in a bootloop. I want to backup a specific app.

usb-debugging is enabled. I have access to bootloader and twrp recovery. I have tried wiping cache and dalvik cache and even flashing the ROM again. Now I need to wipe the internal storage to make my phone work.

The device does not have an SD card slot. I need to backup an app before wiping all of my data. Other data like pictures, documents, etc., is already backed up by using otg cable and pen drive.

I tried using ADB to backup but I cannot confirm the backup on my phone as no such screen is shown in recovery mode. Can I just copy and then paste some files to restore the app?


texts: insufficient storage - df - sufficient conditions?

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I know there're lots of questions about insufficient storage, but no real answer so far ! In particular about /data/app, which has plenty of space in my case. So why can't I install any new app ?!
What are the precise conditions that make install fail ?
(I don't want tricks like clearing cache or /data/app, which are both fine in my case..., but I'm more interested by a dev answer about how the install process proceeds)

Thanks !

shell@wiko:/ $ df
Filesystem               Size     Used     Free   Blksize
/dev                   235.3M   128.0K   235.2M   4096
/sys/fs/cgroup         235.3M    12.0K   235.3M   4096
/mnt/secure            235.3M     0.0K   235.3M   4096
/mnt/asec              235.3M     0.0K   235.3M   4096
/mnt/obb               235.3M     0.0K   235.3M   4096
/system                787.4M   687.4M   100.0M   4096
/data                    2.5G     1.0G     1.5G   4096
/cache                 221.5M     4.1M   217.3M   4096
/protect_f               8.8M     4.1M     4.8M   4096
/protect_s               8.8M     4.0M     4.8M   4096
/storage/sdcard0         2.3G     1.0G     1.3G   4096

logcat gives:

I/PackageManager(  672): Apk copy done
I/PackageManager(  672): Checking for more work or unbind...
I/PackageManager(  672): Posting delayed MCS_UNBIND
V/PackageManager(  672): + starting restore round-trip 16
V/PackageManager(  672): No restore - queue post-install for 16
V/PackageManager(  672): Handling post-install for 16
V/Provider/Settings(  672): get setting for user 0 by user 0 so skipping cache
V/Provider/Settings(  672):  from settings cache , name = sys_free_storage_log_interval , value = null
V/Provider/Settings(  672): get setting for user 0 by user 0 so skipping cache
V/Provider/Settings(  672):  from settings cache , name = disk_free_change_reporting_threshold , value = null
D/dalvikvm(  672): GC_EXPLICIT freed 579K (8856), 21% free 15405K/19324K, paused 5ms+10ms, total 125ms
I/Finsky  (14148): [15066] com.google.android.finsky.packagemanager.impl.h.a(9): Package install status for fr.smoney.android.izly.REC is -4
W/Finsky  (14148): [1] com.google.android.finsky.installer.a.aa.a(37): Install failure of fr.smoney.android.izly.REC: -4, Exception: n/a


texts: Photos in the Camera folder in the Gallery were deleted automatically in my Android phone

texts:
I am wondering about how it is possible that all the pictures in the Camera folder in the Gallery were deleted without my knowledge where I am the only user of my Android phone. I don't remember exactly how many pictures were there in the camera folder that I have been capturing for almost six months. But they were there till the last night and only this morning I was shocked to have discovered the deletion.Although I know there are many software through which I can recover my photos,I want to know the possible causes behind.Is it due to the maximum size of photos that can be kept in the camera folder in the Gallery,surpassing which may trigger automatic deletion of the photos or just something else? If so,then how do I manage the size or number of photos? My phone is not rooted. Any advice is welcome!

The screenshots of my device memory is:

Screenshot - Storage (Click to enlarge)


texts: I have Samsung Galaxy J1 4G, Android 4.4.4 KitKat and Windows 7. Previously I have installed Intel App Preview, disabled and then enabled USB debugging and it works. Then, I uninstall and reinstall Intel App Preview and USB debugging is not working.


texts: Are there technical reasons why Android is not as smooth as iOS and can they be overcome?

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There are some discussions of this topic on the internet but I'm looking for something objective and technical like the Stack Exchange community is generally quite good at.

I've resisted the smartphone and tablet wave thus far but will probably buy my first Android device soon and start developing for the platform.

I much prefer Android's openness to Apple's walled garden. But the thing that bothers me most is that iOS is silky smooth and Android is not, even on pretty powerful devices with multiple CPU and graphics cores.

Is this something that's already overcome in newer Android or that is really on a problem on older/cheaper devices? Or is it inherent due to Android being fully multitasking and based on Unix?

Edit
(In response to the possibility that this question invites opinion based answers) :

This question is not intended to be opinion based but rather to gather information on real differences in software or hardware that are responsible for the large differences in test results of factors such as Touch screen responsiveness, and rendering speed of UI elements of the Android and iOS operating systems.

Expected answer:

Answer that pinpoints exact differences in software implementations and reasons for doing so that have lead to disparities in responsiveness
Differences in specific hardware (such as the touch screen) that can be a cause
All backed up with actual test results if possible
Any other relevant and well defined causes/reasons


texts: How to restore cherry mobile quartz messing up the build prop

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I just bought my Cherry Mobile Quartz last week, and it is rooted. I edited the build prop name and changed it to Cherry Mobile Flare. After that, I rebooted my phone, and now it's stuck on the android logo.

I tried to repair it in service center, but the stock rom is not available yet. I don't have any backup of the build prop, and the stock recovery didn't work.

How can I fix my phone?


texts:
How to prevent an OTA update from being installed?

I tried all tips to remove the OTA update notification for lollipop 5.1.1, none worked.

Still, that pops up and has a big install button near the home phisical button, that I am scared of misspressing being forced to install it even if I am in a hurry...

So, how to prevent it from working at all without rooting? Is it possible at all?

Model: samsung galaxy j7

Wont work screenshots (mixed as I can use only 2 links):


texts:
I'm working on an Android app which downloads new-updated resources from a remote server whose platform isn't specified yet.

The app compares the size of the pre-downloaded local file and the remote file from the server which is a terrible idea.

I just heard that the size of a file can be different depending on the platform the file lies on, to my surprise.

https://askubuntu.com/q/341143

So, question:

Is an identical file expected to be the same in size in all across the Android devices?


texts: Will resetting my unlocked phone to factory settings lock it again?

texts: I have an unlocked G1 that is freaking out on me in various ways. If I "restore factory settings" am I going to wind up locking it?


texts:
When I ask my phone to "take a note" or say "note to self" from Google Now or Google Maps, it asks me what the note is, and then it emails me the note at a specific email address that I designated a long time ago. This is a non-Google email address, by the way.

It works fine, but I now want to change the email address that the note is sent to. For the life of me, I can't remember where I set the destination email address years ago, and I can't find where to change it now.

Where is this setting found?

I do NOT have Google Keep installed, so I assume that this feature is associated with Gmail, but I'm not 100% sure.  Where do I go to see/change which which app is associated with "take a note" / "note to self"?


texts: I am trying to install Asphalt 8 game which is 1.35 GB in size. However my wife network is erratic due to which the downloading stops after sometime. Is there any way to resume the download from the same place as currently the Google play store starts afresh.


texts:
It happens on my Samsung Galaxy S4. Here is when the issue happens:

I go to applications and hold & draw an application to any folder. Before I do this, my screen looks like this (I can see the Messaging, Contacts, Phone and Apps icons):

However once I drag an app from applications screen to any folder, the bottom bar goes away. I am not sure how to get it back. Please note that the apps option is no longer available.

It gets resolved once I restart the phone. How else to resolve this? If not, at least how to get back my bottom aaps bar once it goes away?

My Android device info:

Model number: SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
Android Version: 4.4.4
Baseband Version: I337UCUFNJ4
I am running stock Samsung UI


texts:
I wanted to backup all the apps and the data of my phone, before I do some hazardous things on it.

I have run:

./adb backup -f /mydir/backup.file -apk -obb -shared -all -system

But the resulting file is ridiculously small (549 bytes), so I know it has not backuped everything.

What I am doing wrong ?


texts:
I've got a problem on an LG G4 with android 5.0 : Some apps can't be openned anymore. Facebook and and supercell games like 'clash of clans' for instance.

Facebook close each time I try to open it and supercell games are locked on a black screen. That's why I didn't think it was the same issue but both happenned at the same time twice ... it has to be something they have in common...

It happenned a first time and the only way I could unlock it was to factory reset the phone.
It worked then for a few days but here I am with the same problem again and I'm looking for a way to fix this without factory reset each time ...

I don't have any clue... maybe someone here can help ?

Edit :
I tried to uninstall facebook, reboot, reinstall.   still crash at startup :(


texts: I would like to know how to insert birthdays and wedding anniversary dates into contacts in my Android phone book.


texts: What is the main activity of Google Keep called?

texts: What is the launcher activity of Google Keep called?  I thought a short Google search would help, but apparently not.


texts: Receiving an EACCESS Permission denied error when copying files to ExtSDCard

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My ExtSDCard has begun to act funny over the past few days. I have downloaded and used a few file managers in the past, and my current favorite is ES File Manager. However, over the past few days, I have been unsuccessful in using it to copy anything to the ExtSDCard, always receiving a "Failed to copy" message. I tried the same with Ghost Commander, which is clearer in its failed operation message, yielding the "EACCES (Permission denied)" error message.

To try to correct the error myself, I moved everything I needed to retain to Internal Storage, and reformatted the card. It was virtually empty - barebones. Upon trying to move things back, it did not work again with either File Manager, however, the most simplistic file manager MyFiles did the operation without problems. So now my files are back on the ExtSDCard, but I'm concerned that my favorite file manager ES File Manager is now useless, as is Ghost Commander, too. MyFiles as a file management system really lacks sophistication.

I have uninstalled, and re-installed ES and Ghost Commander without recovering their former functionality. I have rebooted the tablet a number of times, thinking the disk was locked through some system lock that would reset. No luck. I have proved that Dropbox can export a file directly to a location the card, too, so writing is possible, just not with these tools.

I am not looking for alternative file manager suggestions. Anybody have any ideas what is causing well-distributed file managers to lose functionality like this? If it makes any difference, I'm not rooted. It's a Galaxy Tab, which just received an update OTA to 4.4.2 a couple weeks ago. The file managers retained their functionality until just a couple days ago; I don't think the upgrade has anything to do with it.


texts:
./adb shell pm list users
Users:
        UserInfo{0:*********:13} running
        UserInfo{999:XSpace:800010}

./adb shell dumpsys user
Users:
  UserInfo{0:*********:13} serialNo=0
    Created: <unknown>
    Last logged in: +39m10s436ms ago
  UserInfo{99:Airlock User:10000010} serialNo=1001
    Created: +386d6h17m29s394ms ago
    Last logged in: <unknown>
  UserInfo{999:XSpace:800010} serialNo=11
    Created: +540d9h24m8s349ms ago
    Last logged in: <unknown>

I would never set such a user name I've hidden behind the star symbols.

I couldn't find where it can be set in settings.

It's not a Wi-Fi AP SSID, not a bluetooth name, not a Lock Screen owner name.

How could that be? Even if someone took my phone, unlocked it with password, how they could do that? I'm puzzled.

Phone is Xiaomi Redmi 4 Pro with MIUI 9.


texts: re-partitioning android phone's internal memory

texts:
I have a Micromax Unite 2 Android phone.

The original internal memory was 8 GB, but now it shows me only 1.67 GB.

I used a third party app to see what happened.

It shows me unallocated space in 4 different partitions, each one is 700 MB. Other partitions are system, userdata, cache etc.

Currently my phone has Android 4.4.2 KitKat.

Is there any command to do that from terminal? How to allocate that space? Please help me.


texts: Remove a package (upday) from stock theme

texts:
I'm new to android so please forgive my maybe trivial questions.

So far I've been able to root my J3-2017 (TWRP+SuperSU+Nougat) and now I can access the internal file system using adb shell.

My purpose is to debloat my device. I've been able to manually delete Microsft apps (*) but I don't seem to find a way to remove UpDay which, apparently, is packaged inside the default theme.

The question is: does anybody know a way to remove such apps from a theme?

Thank you

(*) this is how I did remove Office:

adb shell

su

mount -o rw,remount /system

find / -iname '*Excel*'

.

.

.

rm /data/data/com.microsoft.office.Excel

...


texts: If I boot into safe mode will I have root access?

texts: If I am rooted and if I boot into safe mode, will I be having root access and how to test that I have root access.


texts: Why "format as internal storage" is not working when installing new apps?

texts:
I use my SD card with "format as internal storage".

When I plug my mobile on the PC I see a single huge storage with 10gb free.

But when trying to install a new app, is says that storage is full, and the "settings"->"storage" shows separated internal storage full and SD card with 10gb free.

Why it's not working? Is this a known issue?

I have a Moto G3 with Android 6.0.


texts: Restore local WhatsApp backup after factory reset

texts:
The phone is a Samsung J7 Prime. Lately, the memory was getting full and this ended up in causing Google Play Services to stop working and crashed Google Play Store which was not available anymore. Tried cleaning and increasing the available memory and following Google guides to get back to normal to no avail. Last resort was to factory reset. I made sure to use Samsung Smart Switch and Cloud Backup after doing a local WhatsApp backup since Google Drive wasn't accessible anymore. After the reset, the shock was that the local WhatsApp backup files were all gone. Tried using several recovery software but all failed to see the deleted backup files or any deleted file for that matter. I also read that file recovery needs rooting which is not something I'm keen on doing this as the phone is not mine. What are my options at this stage and is there any possibility to get back the deleted backup files? This happened yesterday late evening and the phone hasn't been used much since.
P.S. Samsung Cloud Storage sucks as it requires 2FA and to sign in requires an SMS which is not being received (that's another issue that I'm not addressing here) and I'm not even sure if the backup files were copied to this storage in the first place.


texts: Avoiding Cross-Contamination of Auto Suggest Dictionaries

texts:
I recently switched to the Galaxy S5 and am encountering what I can only think to describe as cross-contamination of my auto suggest dictionary. I use multiple languages every day, and so the first thing I did when I set up my new phone was to  install the German, Turkish, and Spanish keyboards (stock keyboards, not third-party apps).

As a result, now when I type in English on the English keyboard, I get auto suggestions based on the other languages installed.

For example:

  for -> för
  I (capital i) ->  İ
  Ask -> aşk

It is almost as if there is a single dictionary that now contains entries for all languages, regardless of which keyboard is selected.

So, is there any way to prevent this "cross-contamination"?


texts: I see directions for carrier based versions of the galaxy tablet, but none seem to mention the particular one that I have(a wifi only sm-t230nu). they also mention Knox, but I cannot tell if it is installed by default on this model. if I root/flash this type of tablet, will it trigger this Knox and render it serviceable or is that a feature specific to certain types of tablets?


texts: LM language model file from Swiftkey parsing

texts: Does any of you know how to read/parse the .lm file containing the dictionary of the Swiftkey app in Android?


texts: How to skip music tracks with screen off?

texts:
Is there a way to skip songs/music with hardware buttons and without having to turn on the phones screen?

A while ago, I had a phone with a custom ROM that allowed me to skip between songs by long pressing the volume buttons. Long press in VOL+ changed to the next track, and in VOL - to previous track. It was very useful, specially when I was driving, having my phone connected via a simple 3.5 plug to plug cable (to the aux. port), so i could just grab the phone, and press the keys without having to even look at it.

Now, with my new phone, and stock ROM (4.1.2) , I don't have that option, so are there some apps or hacks that i could use to allow such functionality?

I am already rooted, but there are (currently) no custom roms for my device (a motorola RAZR D3 XT919),

so what is my best option?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S2 takes a long time to get GPS signal

texts: My Samsung Galaxy S2 takes a long time to get a GPS signal (maybe around 5 minutes). Anyone know why and what can I do about it?


texts: Create a range of numbers with Android google spreadsheet

texts:
I am trying to create a simple range of numbers on Google spreadsheets in Android the same way you would do it on a computer: drag the corner spot down selecting 2 consecutive numbers.

So I would input 1 2

And then extend to 80 by dragging down to have: 1 2 3 4 ....

But it does not work on Android.

Any way to achieve this?


texts:
So there I was, happily reading reviews about Google's/Samsumg Nexus S building my judgement whether to buy it or not after my Nexus 1 got stolen. Happily enough there were very few posts on issues with the phone and most reviews would state quite triumph for Samsumg for it's gorgeous screen and for finally getting rid of it's dreaded GPS bummer.

Decision made and finally got my own brand new NS. In general terms, the phone is pretty smooth, very responsive - haven't seem an android phone this smooth in a while. I'm pretty happy with it. However, there are two issues which are bugging a lot: the WiFi and the GPS. Since I've read these reviews I mention in the beginning I'm not too sure whether they design flaws or just I got (un)lucky with this one.

My GPS is definitely crap. I have that "GPS test app" and even when it has like 7 satellites in sight it still wont manage to get a lock as quick (if any) as other phones I've been comparing it. E.g. And old HTC Magic sitting next to my NS got a lock in like, 5 seconds while mine took almost 20 - then lost it. Also, after acquiring the lock, it has an average of 20-30 meters error while the HTCs and Nokias are like pin-point 5m<.

As for the WiFi, I'm not sure if is just a display issue or if the reception is really bad, but being in the same room as the router, about 4 meters away, the phone shows two strength bars only. I figure that the reception could be just fine and the display could be just bad parametrized so I've got the "WiFi Analyser" app it says my signal is at -78dBm (which with a little googling apparently means pretty weak).

What do you guys say? Are those known issues? Are there Fixes? Should I send it back?

I just reaaaaly don't want to root it get custom Roms and try and try.. This thing is brand new, should work as it is.


texts: Firewall software not working as expected on Samsung Galaxy S5 [G900H]

texts:
I bought a Samsung Galaxy S5 [G900H] and I installed custom rom from here to get rid of most unwanted applications and having a pure and de-bloated android on my smartphone.

After installing this rom it's working perfect except that when I install (root)firewall applications like DroidWall they do not work as expected and if I create an allow rule for an application, application could not be connected even when I set it to be allowed to use wireless/mobile data. But if select allow rule for all rooted applictaions it works fine but its useless this way.

I also tried to use unroot firewall but it is giving this error message "The VPN is not supported by your device."

I also checked blacklist/white list mode and mode is set to whitelist only.

Does any expert know what problem should be and is it required for me to install other roms to cross over this problem?

Update:

Now I restored my android to its official stock version (I had created a full backup before installing a new custom rom) and tested both DroidWall and AFWall+ and the problem still persists. Seems this problem is a bug coming from Samsungs TouchWiz.


texts: How to Connect a MIDI Keyboard in Bluestacks android

texts:
Is there a way to recognise and use a USB MIDI keyboard (Akai mpk mini) with Bluestacks (Android VM for Windows)?
My Android devices recognise the MIDI keyboard correctly but Bluestacks does not.


texts: How to turn off the camera shutter sound on LG G2 mini?

texts:
Where is located the camera shutter sound file on LG G2 mini (Android 4.4.2)? Or how else to turn that annoying sound off?

None of the solutions recommended in similar questions here does work. The phone looks like requiring its own solution.

The accepted answer for How do I disable the 'click' sound on the camera app? recommends deleting /system/media/audio/ui/camera_click.ogg. I deleted the file, rebooted the phone several times, however the camera did not stop making the shutter noise. N.B.: My phone is rooted.

I want either to delete the file or replace it with an no-sound file, however the location given in the related question does not seem to work on LG G2 mini.

The solution with setting ro.camera.sound.forced=0 in build.prop does not work either.

Explanation to avoid some off-topic answers:

LG G2 mini native camera application has 4 predefined shutter sounds, with no "None" option.

I don't consider switching the phone on silent as a solution.
I am not asking why LG does not have the option (whether it is somewhere legal or not), but how to turn the sound off.
My phone is rooted so I can change system files. I just haven't found which files should be changed and how.
The problem might be deeper. As the description of the Camera Sounds Off! application says:

  Don't work on some devices by ...

  *LG (The LG's camera app has own not removable sound files!)

Actually, I don't believe in anything really "not removable" :), but removing them probably will require some trick which I have not found.


texts: removing privileged permissions from pre-installed apps

texts:
Many pre-installed apps get privileged permissions, which are defined in /etc/permissions/privapp-permissions-*.xml files. Given a rooted device, it would be possible to edit those files in order to remove those permissions (provided the ro.control_privapp_permissions buildprop is set to log – as otherwise, to my understanding, this action would lead to the device no longer booting, for "security reasons"; see developer documentation for details).

Not knowing the implications of such an act, I hesitate going to try-and-err (apart from the fact that my devices are running a custom ROM where I rarely have the need to do so). For privacy and security reasons, this might be useful, though – especially when seeing snippets like this:¹

  <privapp-permissions package="com.facebook.system">
    <permission name="android.permission.REAL_GET_TASKS"/>
    <permission name="android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES"/>
    <permission name="android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES"/>
    <permission name="android.permission.CHANGE_COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE"/>
  </privapp-permissions>

So I wonder if someone could enlighten me/us here on the implications of e.g. removing the two lines permitting FB to (un)install packages – or to re-enable apps the user might have disabled:²

Would removing the corresponding lines (or deleting the entire file) effectively make it impossible for the related app to obtain those permissions (accepting the risk of the app crashing if proper exception handlers are missing)?³
Are there any side-effects to be aware of (apart of mentioned app-crashes)? If so, would restoring the file to its original state be sufficient to fix them?
Would those changes be permanent – or if not, what might revert them (I'd expect e.g. a system update/OTA would replace the files)?
Are there any other things to be aware of in this context?

Note that I'm asking this from the perspective of a "power-user", not from a development point of view (I'm no Android developer anyway).

¹ on a device I had here for investigation
² the latter might be interesting to apply to the Play Store app, which seems able to re-enable itself as I experienced
³ some apps might ask the user to grant it again via "runtime permissions", esp. if they are distributed via Play as well?


texts: Problem with device storage, incompleted files take up space

texts:
I am using Lebovo S860. I have quite a big problem with my device storage. Sometimes I try to move a large file to the device (it has 16 GB built-in memory, no slot) and it fails, but the storage is now taken as if I have 80% of the file on my phone. But since the file is not full - problably temorary somewhere, I can not find and delete it, leaving me with no file and no storage.

Example - I have 3.2 GB free and I try to move a 1.8 GB file to my phone - works well until 90%. Then it says not enough storage and fails, which leaves me with 1.6 GB free memory and no files transferred.

Does anyone know why is this and how to find and delete the temporary files?


texts: Can't unlock screen after changing password

texts:
So one night i was using my Galaxy Tab A and realized that someone had taken my screen lock off, so every time I had opened my screen cover it would just automatically unlock my screen. So I decided to put a lock back on it and the password type that I was using previously was the "Direction swipes" lock and the combination I thought was just way too easy, and I really liked this type of screen lock. So I came up with an even harder combination and after awhile I had pressed the power button to lock the screen, and when I tried turning it back on I didn't even swipe up on the screen to unlock it and instantly realized I had already forgotten the new combination. So I've been using the guest user on my tablet.

So my question is, how do I get back into the main users screen without having to factory reset the whole device? Is there any chance of that?

Please help me somebody, anybody!!!


texts: Why is my internal memory almost full while the files add up to only a few gigabytes?

texts: My HTC One M8 internal memory is almost full (15.40 out of 16). The phone says it's mostly applications. But when I connect it to my computer, go to Internal Storage and add the sizes of all directories, the total is about 3 gigabytes.


texts: What caused the toast with "Call failed, try another method"?

texts:
I am having an issue with my Motorola G4 Plus smartphone which runs on Android 7.0 version. I am using JIO SIM card for calls and internet.

Two days ago, my phone showed me a toast message stating:

  Call failed, try another method.

I was not able to initiate or receive any calls. Meanwhile my internet was working fine.

I searched about the toast message on internet and found some tricks to tackle the problem. Some of the major tricks were as follows:

some suggested to clear the cache memory of the device.
some suggested to change the network settings and reboot the device.
some suggested to change the specific APN settings and than to restart the device.
some suggested to change the set recommended 4G LTE settings.

I tried all of the above tricks but no gain at last.

My main question is: which method was the toast message referring to?
 Or, by saying "try another method" which method do I have to concern about and how to eventually solve this problem?


texts: Samsung S3 neo battery life started to reduce rapidly from 2 days

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I am using a galaxy s3 neo phone from almost 8 months, from two days I was using my computer internet in my mobile through usb. Then yesterday night while sleeping the battery was 47 percentage , and morning when I got up and used my phone it got off because of low battery. I dint face this problem from past 8 months, but from two days the battery is reducing a lot even if I am using or not using. Please can anyone say what measures should I take to make my battery as normal???

Thank you in advance


texts: What causes NFC on Nexus 4 to stop working?

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Sorry for the vague question title, I am open to suggestions, but I am not sure how else to phrase this.

I recently got a new phone; the Nexus 4. When I got it, NFC tags were working fine. They would scan successfully about 90% of the time (as good as it gets with NFC it seems).

Now, all of a sudden, it is down to 0% success. About once every couple minutes it will make the faint low-pitched jingle it makes when it detects NFC but does not read successfully (successful read results in higher pitched jingle).

What happened?! I can't get it to read anything no matter what I do.

Tested with 2 tags here at work. I will try a couple more when I get home too.

I was trying to install a custom NFC apk today to allow NFC while the screen is locked, but even when I revert back to stock apk I get the same behavior. I didn't test NFC today before attempting to install the custom apk, so I don't know (or think) that is what has caused this.

Anyone have any ideas? Seems so bizarre that it would just suddenly stop successfully scanning NFC.

I flat out REFUSE to send it back to LG. They already had it once and I didn't get it back for 2 and a half weeks.

EDIT: I have also tried removing some of the apps I have installed in the last couple days (avast and tasker specifically). Could rooting the phone have something to do with it? Really stuck here.

EDIT #2: So I have restored from some old (nandroid) backups I had. Still no dice. Probably going to attempt a factory reset when I get home at this point (my original settings and apps are so far gone now anyway). But honestly, it looks like it is hardware at this point, which has me extremely irritated. This would be the second time sending my phone in, and the last time I sent it in, I had to fork out for a manufacturer defect. This time, I'll probably crack it open and attempt the repair myself.

Pro Tip: NEVER BUY FROM LG.


texts: Why can't I browse to my desktop using its .local hostname?

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I have a PC whose name is "mypc". It's accessible on the local network.
https://mypc.local correctly displays its website when browsed from Mac, iOS, and itself.
However, using my Pixel 3 with Android 11, browsing to https://mypc.local says “This site can’t be reached”. ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED.
Interestingly, if I remove the ".local" and try browsing just to https://mypc, the browser finds the host correctly. It says "Your connection is not private" and ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID (which just means my self-signed certificate isn't configured to expect "mypc" because it expects "mypc.local").
I've tried Brave Private, DuckDuckGo, and Chrome.
How can I fix my Android devices to correctly use the .local hostname?
P.S. I've seen the following questions, but those answers don't apply to my case since my network router is correctly mapping mypc.local to the specific IP of that PC. Additionally, even Android is aware of how to resolve "mypc" to the correct IP, so I'm curious how to get it to treat "mypc.local" the same way.

Accessing local computer using hostname
How to ping a local network host by hostname?

P.P.S. I also just tried from an old Nexus 7 with Android 5.1.1. The results are basically the same as with Android 11. https://mypc.local/ does not work and says DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN. https://mypc finds the host correctly but says NET:ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID.


texts: Downgrading 9.0.83 Google Play Services manually

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I got the following log error in my route tracking activity

  06-24 18:50:24.488 7128-7759/com.noureddine_ouertani.www.wocelli50
  E/DynamiteModule: Failed to load module descriptor class: Didn't find
  class
  "com.google.android.gms.dynamite.descriptors.com.google.android.gms.googlecertificates.ModuleDescriptor"
  on path: DexPathList[[zip file
  "/data/app/com.noureddine_ouertani.www.wocelli50-2/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/vendor/lib64,
  /system/lib64]]

After reading some posts and answers  about this log error I figured out that it's a known Google Play Services version  9.0.83 issue that causes bugs in some apps that use a GoogleApiClient like mine.

However I didn't test the solution yet. I wanted to downgrade Google Play Services on my Smartphone but Uninstall Updates was greyed out (see Screenshot).

Does anyone know how to do this manually?

I installed the Android Device Manager app but found no possibility to influence the stop/uninstall updates buttons of Google Play Services. Then I tried to apply this solution but the System App Remover app got no root permission on my Smartphone.

Any hints or help?


texts: Phone does not detect SIM after a few minutes

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I have a Moto G (Falcon). I have flashed some custom ROMs on it over the past few years, but there is one problem which always persists. When I restart the phone or turn off the airplane mode, the phone detects the SIM for a few minutes and everything works perfectly.

After some time, it shows the message
"invalid card" . I tried multiple SIMS in either of the slots, but the problem persists. The problem wasn't there with the stock ROM.

Did I mess up with something while flashing the ROMs? If not,  does anyone have an idea why is this happening ?


texts: Is Google Play Music the same as the stock Android Music App?

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Is Google Play Music (formerly Google Music) the same app as the stock Android Music app?

I have a Nexus S running Android 2.3.6. I live in a country, Italy, where the Google Play Music service is not yet available. Some time ago, due to an Android Market glitch, then Google Music appeared among the apps installed on my phone.

The Market kept nagging me to update to the latest versions, which always failed because the app is not installed and I can't install it from the Market in my country. Before uninstalling the Google Play Music app entry, I'd like to make sure it's not the same as the stock Music app, which I instead want to keep.


texts: What is the benefit to disable "Quick Boot" in Android Phone?

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Device : MMX A89 OS : ICS 4.0.4

What is the benefit to Disable "Quick Boot" in Android Smart Phones?

I am most concerned about MMX A89 first. And it would be great if could also know about general case. But first and foremost for MMX A89.


texts: what is the meaning of the output of the users list command

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I'm using the cmd user list command and this is the output I'm getting from the shell.

  UserInfo{0:Owner:13}

  UserInfo{23:shalevM:20}

what does the last variable means? the first one is clearly the user's id and the second is the user's name, but the last one is changing from time to time and I don't know what does it mean.


texts: GALAXY TAB 2 ANDROID 4.0.3. problem reinstalling BorrowBox Library app

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I bought the above in April 2017 mainly to use it as an ebook reader for public library services.
I installed Overdrive and BorrowBox, and both have worked fine till now.
However on a recent attempt to use BorrowBox, it 'jammed' on an opening screen. Closing down and restarting failed to shift this, and I uninstalled the app, thinking to reinstall it, and get it
working again.
Needless to say, there was no reistall option; and an attempt to reload it from Play Store failed with the 'incompatible' message. The only version available requires android 4.2. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bolindadigital.BorrowBoxLibrary&hl=en_GB
Bolinda of course does not support or provide earlier versions. The only source I can find on the web has
versions back to 2.9.14, but that requires android 4.1.
I found a reference and download link to V2.7.0, compatible with android 4.0, but the link no longer works.
How can I get back to a usable Borrowbox application, without having to replace an otherwise working tablet?
Have I deleted the code when I uninstalled ? I can find nothing searching the file directory which suggests it might still be there.
Can anyone provide a copy of BorrowBox v2.7.0 or earlier, or point me at a source ?
Hoping someone can point me in the right direction.


texts: Setting IncognitoModeAvailability policy for Google Chrome on an Android tablet?

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Google Chrome supports an “IncognitoModeAvailability” policy that I want to set on my Android (Jelly Bean) tablet.

I tried to set up the policies as described here: http://www.chromium.org/administrators/linux-quick-start. However, the built-in Android File Manager doesn’t allow me to create the required directories; I assume this is because I don’t have enough permissions.

So, my questions are, in ascending order...

Is there a way to get the required permissions for the built-in File Manager?
Can I launch an Android command-line shell somehow with the required permissions?
Is there any way to set this policy via Chrome itself, perhaps with some special command(s) entered in the address bar (the Omnibox)?
Alternatively, is there any way to get Chrome’s “Incognito” mode to respect the Google SafeSearch settings that I have locked?

Thanks for your time.


texts: How can I find my phone when it's on silent/vibrate mode?

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Sometimes when I can't find my phone, I call it from my wife's phone or my landline. (There's also online service which provides a free call to your phone, it's a handy way to find a missing phone).

Unfortunately, it doesn't work very well if the phone is set to vibrate, and not at all if it's set to silent. Can I configure my phone to ignore the vibrate or silent setting and always ring for a specific number?

My old phone was a Blackberry, and it had a couple of features that made it obvious how to do this: 1) it had very flexible distinctive ring features, 2) it had a feature called "ringer profiles" that allowed users to create additional conditions where special distinctive ring conditions applied. (I mostly used its distinctive ring features to set an annoying person to always silent). Do we have anything similar on Android?

Alternatively, is there another good way to configure the phone to reveal itself even if it's set to silence? (Play music when it receives the word "sing" by text, for example.) If not as a native feature, are there apps that do this?

Finally, I know that nothing will work if the phone is out of charge, turned off, or set to airplane mode. The only solution there is "Don't misplace the phone when it's set to airplane mode."


texts: Any way that I can securely wipe free internal storage on Android? I am not talking about secure deleting, but just wiping whatever is possible to recover.


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I don't know why, but the swipe, and none options have been greyed out.

How to enable them (without factory reset)?

Note: I have unchecked all device administrators (google find my phone, microsoft authenticator etc.), cleared all certificates and restarted my phone. The issue still persists. I don't use any VPN service either.


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I've noticed that apps (such as Google Contacts Sync) that have been disabled using the stock Android (KitKat) app manager still show up as running when using process observer tools.  This is true even after the device has been rebooted.

Why are disabled apps still running?  Is there an effective (and safe) way to actually disable them?

Solutions requiring root privileges are acceptable.

(Note that for the specific example above, you can tell Android not to sync your contacts, but it still runs the Google Contacts Sync process.  But let's not dwell on that example... it's just an example.)


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Environment:
running adb in command window on Windows XP PC
running adbKonnect on Nook Simple Touch (rooted; running Android 2.1)

When I type

adb shell ls \sys

I get a list of the folders there.

When I type

adb shell ls \sys\module

I get an error that there is no such file or directory, even though it is listed in the first step. What's going on?


texts: How can I delete a WhatsApp chat with a specific contact from my app


texts: Unknown icon on status bar in Motorola atrix 2

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I have found this icon on a Motorola Atrix 2, running Android 4.0.4 and I can't figure out what it is.

I checked the manual but there's no reference to it.

The icon is the first on the left: the white handset with the white squares below.


texts: I have been mucking around on my Android tablet (rk2928, Android 4.1.1) at a low level, removing and replacing ROM apps and such... aaaand now I'm getting a few applications saying "Unfortunately, <application> has stopped.", and I suspect that some apps are missing or at the wrong version. If this were happening on a desktop system then I could use strace or some other language-specific tool to see which part it's having trouble at, but I don't know how to do this on Android. What tools are available for tracing Android method or library calls on a device?


texts: Older messages in my WhatsApp are deleting automatically. I'm not deleting them. I thought maybe someone is using my WhatsApp account, so I deleted my account 3 times, but still the same thing is happening. Can anyone tell me what's happening with my WhatsApp, and how to fix it?


texts: Private DNS over HTTPS rather than over TLS

texts: The private DNS feature on Android Pie and above doesn't give you the option to select DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) rather than DNS-over-TLS (DoT). I often connect to a network that doesn't allow traffic on port 853 which is used by DoT. The only solution I found is an app from the Play Store (called Nebulo) that allows you to use DoH but works through a (fake) VPN. Is there a way I can use DoH without a VPN, and possibly without external apps?


texts: How does android dm-verity protection validate blocks with hash tree

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I am learning about android dm-verity protection and I try to understand how does the android dm-verity uses the hash tree for validation of "single block".

https://source.android.com/security/verifiedboot/dm-verity says:

  Instead, dm-verity verifies blocks individually and only when each one is accessed. When read into memory, the block is hashed in parallel. The hash is then verified up the tree. And since reading the block is such an expensive operation, the latency introduced by this block-level verification is comparatively nominal.

After the block is read and hashed, it is verified up the tree. But how can I verify root hash, when I have not read all the blocks?? I can verify just that part of the tree I have read, and that means I do not have to go up to root hash.

I do not understand why we use a hash tree. StackOverflow thread says that main reason for using hash trees is when the hash is computed for every block and than for the whole file again, i don't get why it is used here.

So how it is actually implemented?? My assumption is that when the block is loaded to memory android just checks the particular branch and rest of values are taken from the pre-computed hash tree. But than I don't see the reason for using the tree. I would just store block hash values and after reading the block and hashing compare just the hash.

Edit: Let's assume this implementation:

split the whole block device to the blocks of 4K size.
hash each particular block and concatenate hashes(create layer 0 of dm-verity)
store the hashes (layer 0) at the end of block device
Now, when I want to verify 4K block loaded to the memory, I find the block position and compare the hash of loaded block with the stored hash.

In the situation as this using a tree makes sense, because you only have Merkle root available, but in Android, we have the whole tree, so why just not use the layer 0 (implementation above) and throw away the rest.

And while writing, I think I came up with an answer. Android stores the whole hash tree at the end. But the tree is not signed, only the dm-verity table(metadata) that contains the root hash. So, In my implementation, I would have to sign the whole layer 0. And that is probably wasting resources, so it's better to use the tree.


texts: I'm trying to pair my Note 2 to my car and the car keeps searching and fails even though the info for the car Bluetooth shows up on the phone. Any suggestions?


texts: Notifications appearing even if they have been viewed

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I just switched to my first Android phone (been an iPhone user until now), running Lollipop 5.0 on a Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, and I am having a strange issue.

If I receive messages on Facebook Messenger or emails on Outlook.com and view them on my PC, while my phone is not connected to the internet, these emails and messages should be marked as "read".  When I next connect my phone to the internet (even if it is hours after I would have read these emails and Facebook messages), I get notifications of the emails on my phone, and a notification for each message in the Facebook Messenger conversation.  The phone keeps sending notifications for literally each email and each message which would have been received and seen on the PC.

Does anyone know what is causing this? I did not have this issue on my iPhone and it is really annoying me.


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I'm trying to develop an application that knows when I am home based on my phone being on my wifi network or not.  I'm running into a weird issue in that I can only ping the phone if I have recently (within the last minute or so) tried to access a web page on the machine I am pinging on.  I'm not even able to get an ARP reply unless I've tried to recently access the machine.

So, do Android phones have a very restrictive firewall by default?  Is there any way that I can change this?

I don't believe it to be a network issue, because I can ping the phone at any time from my router, it just doesn't respond to other clients on the network.


texts:
So while I was overseas in Vietnam I dropped my Nexus 6P and broken the screen.
The screen is completely black and completely unresponsive however when I use the fingerprint scanner it still vibrates.
Stupid me decided to restart the phone by holding down the off button, which I immediately regretted as of course, Now I must enter my PIN to be able to get into my phone.
SO basically, Im asking if its possible to recover any data from my Nexus 6P with a completely unresponsive screen, and requiring PIN on startup.
I Believe that debugging was enabled


texts: Shuffle YouTube playlist with Android and Chromecast

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I'm using a Chromecast, controlled by the YouTube app on a Nexus 7 running Android 4.4. I can select a playlist and it will add all of the videos to my TV Queue, but I can find no option to play in shuffle mode or to randomize the video order.

Am I missing something, or is there a reason that this feature does not exist?


texts: Is there a way to control which audio is sent to Bluetooth and which is sent to system speaker?

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Background info explaning why I want what I want

I'm almost totally deaf. I have a Bluetooth-enabled hearing aid that is paired with my Droid RAZR (ICS 4.0.4). When any audio is played on the phone (ringer, phone call, media, etc) it triggers my hearing aid. The switch-over is not instant and I miss a few seconds of audio (plus I get a really loud, annoying beep from my hearing aid informing me that it is making the switch from external audio to BT audio).

As a result, text messages and other short audio notifications (like navigation speech) trigger my hearing aid, the loud beep occurs, the external mic is turned off, the BT connection is enforced, and then... nothing. In the time it takes for all that to occur, I've missed whatever the audio input was.

TL;DR

I'd like to be able to tell my phone to direct text messaging, ringer, and other audio playback (navigation) to the system speaker and to continue to direct in-call and media playback to my paired, BT-enabled hearing aid. Is there a way to do this?


texts: I can't record calls on my Verizon Samsung Galaxy A51

texts: I just bought a Verizon Samsung Galaxy A51 and installed 5 different call recorders but none of them worked. What can I do? I really need to be able to record calls.


texts: Switching between my profile on Google+ and a page I manage

texts: I have a Google+ account. I manage a page there, too. But how to switch between them using an Android device that its version is 4.2.2?


texts: Find out which one of my installed app open spam links

texts:
I have a galaxy s7 edge. In the past few weeks I'm facing a problem, My device open some Telegram app channels and try to join me on these channels. I'm
android developer and based on my experience I know this happening because one app send spam links and try to advertise these channels. But the problem is I don't know how to detect this app.


texts: how do I make the radio start automatically when I plug in my headset?

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On my old phone, the radio would automatically turn on when I plugged in my headset. I can't seem to get it to do the same on my new phone?

I have a Sony Xperia go, running jelly bean.


texts: After an android update, my apps disappeared. The apps cannot be seen in the apps list, and they are seen as 'com.something.something' in the settings app manager. Some of the apps are not in the SD Card and even Android System Webview disappears after every restart. Sometimes, my phone randomly restarts and all my apps come back. Please help.


texts: Getting rid of certain configuration messages

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Just got my first smartphone and I've been trying to get rid of configuration messages that my provider sent me. The problem is that i got sent too many of those, I've installed the ones I needed but I don't know how to get rid of the extra ones. If anyone has any advice how to do that, it would be appreciated. I've been thinking of restoring the phone to factory settings?

It's a samsung S4.

Thanks


texts: How can I install keyboard for android 4.0.4 on android 5.1.1?

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My phone with android 4.0.4 is rooted and I got the SamsungIME apk and odex files, moved them to the phone with android 5.1.1, but when I try to install, it simply says "App not installed". I didn't expect it to be so simple...
I've searched everywhere, but I know both phones are too old and any forum or link I found was dead. But hey, I'm old school
I can see the apk's information but I guess it's in "machine language" because it just looks like letters and symbols. I wouldn't know what to do with it anyway
Here's some info if it's of any help:

The phone from which I want to get the keyboard is a Galaxy Pocket, android version 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, kernel version 3.0.15-1222370, keyboard version 1.0
The phone to where I want to move the keyboard is a Galaxy J1 Ace, android version 5.1.1 Lollipop, kernel version 3.10.65-12300964, keyboard version 4.0

If you need any more information, of course let me know, and thanks in avance, if you can figure it out I'll buy you an ice cream


texts: Does the Asus Transformer have any USB ports? I know that the available keyboard dock has 2 USB ports, but does the tablet itself have any?


texts: Why do I have Termux and Termux(failsafe)?

texts: Why do I have two Termux applications, and what's the difference? This happened recently, after updating Termux I believe. I've installed Termux from F-Droid, and it mentions (failsafe) in the application name there. Cannnot see that in the Play Store.


texts: How to convert a .odex file to a dex file

texts:
I am trying to decompile a system app. Unfortunately there is no classes.dex for this particular system app. There is only a *.odex. I know I have to deodex this so that I get a .dex file. I have looked at smali but evry time I run it I get the following error.
Baksmali tells me to use the following syntax:(I am running on windows hence I cant use the bash wrapper provided)

java -jar baksmali-1.3.3.jar -x name.odex

However it throws a top level exception:

UNEXPECTED TOP-LEVEL EXCEPTION:
org.jf.dexlib.Util.ExceptionWithContext: regCount does not match the number of a
rguments of the method


texts: I bought a Motorola Droid A855. I don't have a verizon plan, but i was going to use it on Wi-Fi only. I turned off the phone radio, I also turned the Airplane Mode on. After I turned the Wi-Fi on. It showed that I'm connected, but I can't go on the web or anything requiring Wi-Fi. I tried going into the market and it said I don't have a data connection, but I don't need one since I'm using Wi-Fi. So, if anyone has any tips pleae help.


texts:
I have a HTC One M9 Factory unlocked, never rooted, OEM Software, OEM ALL, last night I was using it and it froze.

-I've tried wiping the cache.
-I've tried factory reset.

But it keeps going in the loop. I've tried unlocking the bootloader but all the tutorials i've seen are telling me to enable it in developer options (wich I can't reach).

Any suggestions?


texts: Require password for each application to install

texts:
Since I will be lending my phone to someone else, I want my phone to ask my Google account password (or alternative authentication) each time an app is installed.

If I go to Google Play -> Three bars menu -> Settings -> Require authentication for purchases, the options are:

For all purchases through Google Play on this device.
Every 30 minutes.
Never.

The first option seems to be what I am looking for.
Nevertheless, I am not asked for any authentication for installing apps.

Can this be done? How?

Using a Samsung Galaxy J7, with Android 6.0.1.


texts: Samsung S duos - showing charging symbol but percentage not increasing

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I have samsung s duos. Suddently one day, when i was charging .. though the indicator shows charging, the battery level keep going down.
I restarted mobile... still same issue.

Then i tried with another charger, and there it was ok.
Note: The first charger is a smiley data charging cable connected to Laptop.
This charger i was using never, had this problem earlier. Is this OK ?


texts:
I just upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S4 and I'm noticing a distracting static sound both in headphones and through the built in speaker.  I notice it overlaid on the audio itself but it's very faint and it doesnt really bother me.  However, it becomes distracting because whenever there is a pause and silence, right before the audio starts up again there is a burst of static leading in.

This is not much of an issue for music but where it really makes a difference is when listening to audiobooks or podcasts because every time someone pauses and starts again the static is very noticeable.

Is this a common problem?  Is it fixable? Should I just return my phone to the store for a different one?  Thanks!


texts:
I am running Android One 9 on a Xiaomi Mi A3 and am trying to stop it from using IPv6 DNS servers, as they are essentially turning my RPI4 running Pi-Hole into a useless lump of silicon. How can I do this without having the phone ignore my instructions??

I have tried setting the WiFi connection to use a static IP and DNS info, as well as both the sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.wlan0.disable_ipv6=1 and the older echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/wlan0/disable_ipv6 commands but to no avail...the file retains the value 0 and my phone insists on using one IPv4 and one IPv6 DNS server no matter what I try!

Please help me end this madness! MTIA :-)


texts: I am using ssamsung galaxy core 2 . Since a last few days, i am getting this problem that i am unable to delete anything from my ggallery rather it be a video or an image . Whatever i delete it automatically comes back . I think this is somekind of virus . But my antivirus is unable to detect it . I used AVG,CM security and all other sorts of antivirus but none did help .please help. Reply as soon as possible.


texts: Can I install apps to adopted SD card from recovery?

texts:
WhatsApp is stubborn about not installing to SD card. I have an unlocked bootloader, but have not rooted or installed a custom recovery yet. I am trying to avoid rooting because of SafetyNet, and because I need it pretty much only for force-moving WhatsApp (etc.) to an adopted SD card.

Since my bootloader is unlocked, is it not possible to:

boot into custom recovery without flashing it
create a flashable .zip containing WhatsApp
instruct the installer to locate it in adopted storage, ignoring the app's installLocation setting

?

Why is it said that we need root for force moving apps, when the bootloader being unlocked should be enough? I don't have a problem with flashing a custom recovery, just ... why flash when one-time boot should be sufficient?

Likely I'm missing some limitations of fastboot and the recovery here.

Edit: Trying out @DanHalli's answer gave me an error

P:\Software\Management\SmartPhone\apks>adb install -s WhatsApp.apk
3644 KB/s (38480037 bytes in 10.311s)
        pkg: /sdcard/tmp/WhatsApp.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE]


texts: Is there any shortcut for closing a tab in Chrome?

texts:
I find it very annoying opening the tabs list and swiping over or hitting the little X for closing a tab (an action which I do a lot...)

Is there any shortcut for closing the front tab using some single gesture? If not, is there some way to create such a custom functionality using some add-on/hack?


texts: Has anybody found any loop holes to FRP BYpass for this ZTE model Android?  Plz do share!


texts: Tagged for Android not compatible with Mi320?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Why are some apps on the market incompatible with my device?

I use CSL Mi320 and I tried to download 'Tagged for Android'. The problem is that it stated that the app is incompatible with my phone. Why is that?


texts: My wife uses a Droid (first gen) running v2.2, and in the past month or so she can no longer download or update apps from the Market. We've tried rebooting the phone without any luck. The phone has internal storage available, so I don't believe that's an issue. Please help!


texts: Samsung Galaxy Tablet E, Model SM-T377W Unable to Factory Reset

texts:
I'm able to get to the menu Android Recovery when I select Wipe data/ factory reset but**** the yes or no option does not appear, and tablet reverts back to lock screen. Then I tried to clear cache (delete) and the yes no option was present so I cleared cache and again tried to factory reset/wipe data again Yes / No option failed to appear.  Bottom of screen says         No support Single SKU,        E: ensure_path_unmounted Failed tounmount/ easy (DeviceFailed to find) misc. Partitions,   and back to lock screen.
Any ideas or answers would be greatly appreciated- thanks, Tamara


texts: How to paste text between existing words?

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When writing on Android, such as YouTube comments, I sometimes need to change word orders or paste words. Cutting an existing word is easy: just long press the word and then select "Cut". But I have been having difficulties in pasting the test at the right position.

For example, let's say that I have copied "vicious" in the clipboard, and I want to paste it into an existing sentence "I saw a dog." between "a" and "dog". If I try to long-press the space between "a" and "dog", the word "dog" gets selected. I can then select "Paste", but then the current selection gets replaced by it, which is not what I want. I cannot find anyway to past a word without selecting anything.

I am using Gboard (Google Keyboard).


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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920711

I've seen the above thread but I have no idea how to install the kernel. I've got a Galaxy S running Froyo 2.2 "JPO".

Since removing the OCLF lagfix the phone has been really slow, so I need to find out what I need to do to get Tegrak working.

I have Odin 1.3 which I used to install Froyo, but that was following a detailed step by step list of instructions!

It says in the thread I need the latest stock firmware before trying to install Tegrak, but it doesn't state what that is or where to get it. It also doesn't really go into detail beyond saying "use Odin to install it".

Additionally, how do I go about making sure the apps I have bought from the market are saved so I don't have to buy them again?

I'm a web developer, so it's not as if the tech stuff is alien to me, but the Android specific stuff is!


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I am trying to assess feasibility of an internal initiative at my company.

Management would like to:

Distribute Nexus 7/10s which can have primarily calendar and contacts synced by a single Gmail account
Disable ability to send email from this account, although not from employee's account

This is an effort to keep calendar and contacts in sync.

Is the second requirement possible?


texts: how can i make my phone not show "Other contacts" from my gmail account?

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I have a google acount set up, and i had lots of contacts in my address book that got synchronized with the ones in my phone address book.

I've found out that i can organize my contacts into groups, and then make those groups "not sync" with my phone, but i have no way of un-selecting the group named "other contacts", basically thats the group where all unassigned or recent contacts go. That is very annoying.

How can i make my phone not fill up my phone agenda with my email contacts? Is there any other sollution other than deleting the contacts from my "other contacts" every day?


texts: Google play and play services for Sony Experia T3

texts: I lost my phone and lost all google apps as a result. Now I want to reinstall Google play and play services. Kindly assist


texts: I cannot Write or move any apps to my SD card

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I bought a 16GB SD card for my cheap android phone a few days ago and have been trying everything to get apps onto it with no success.
The phone is model is a ZTE Fit 4G running KitKat 4.4.4, and yes, I have already rooted the device to allow write access to SD card with kingroot. Any suggestions?


texts: is there a way to schedule a turn-on-wifi-sync-turn-off-wifi scheduled task for every day at 8am?

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I have no 3G.
I use my android phone mostly via wifi home network and read emails and podcasts later offline.

Is there a way to make a scheduled task which will turn on wifi, force sync (or wait for it) and turn off wifi after for example after 20 min?

Force sync is optional. I will just hope that during the 20 min it will occur somehow.
Is there an app which will do this or some smart hack?


texts: Set the background image of the main menu in Lollipop

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Since Lollipop it seems like the background of the menu you reach when pressing the "menu" bottom at the middle of the bottom of the phone is not the desktop background anymore but rather is just white. Can I somehow set it to be again the desktop background?
This is Android 5.0.2 on a Moto G (2nd gen)


texts: Using existing playlists on Google Play music

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I have a Nexus S, and I sync my music between iTunes and my phone using iSyncr, which basically just dumps the music files and playlist files into a folder within my phone's USB storage. I'm using iSyncr instead of Google Play to get music to my phone, because I want a true sync, which, in my understanding, Google Play's uploaded doesn't currently do with iTunes.

Until recently, Google Play music would read both the music files and playlists, but with the most recent update it no longer sees the playlists.

Anyone have any idea how I might go about fixing this ("fixing" meaning getting my synced playlists from iTunes to show up in Google Play music on my phone)?


texts: email dark background with android 4.1.2

texts: I have Galaxy S2 and upgraded it to 4.1.2. All microsoft exchange emails when opened has dark background. How mails background can be changed to white?


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I am trying to update my Nexus 7 (2013) WiFi to Android 5.0 with adb sideload. I get this error:

Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:footer is wrong
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.

I have the file (razor). It is a .tgz file, so I entered into the command prompt (I opened inside SDK platorm-tools) and ran adb sideload beaverlog.tgz and it gave me that error (beaverlog is what I named the file). The instructions also said to do it as a .zip file but I couldn't find a .zip file.