texts: Upgraded to Marshmallow, now I can't merge my conversations in Hangouts

texts:
I have a 2014 VZW Moto X that I recently unlocked the bootloader on. So I upgraded to CM 13. Previously, when I was on Lolipop I used Hangouts as my default texting app. The majority of people I was talking to from within Hangouts was over SMS, but a a few Google Chat conversations were in there too. I was always able to send and SMS from my phone number to any other phone number.

Now, on Marshmallow, it seems I need to switch over to my "SMS" profile in order to see my texts and to send texts via my carrier number, and to see my Google Chats conversations I have to switch over to my gmail account. The account switching it all from within Hangouts, at the top of the sidebar. Also, to access the Hangouts dialer I need to be switched over to my gmail account. This was never the case before. I think back on Lolipop I was always signed in as my gmail account, so I had access to the dialer, google chats, but also my carrier SMS messages.

I have "Merged Conversations" enabled, and Hangouts is my default texting application. Is there some way I can get back to how I was using Hangouts before? With all my SMS and Google Chat messages in one list?

Thanks!


texts: How to delete contacts from read only accounts

texts:
I am using android, and the I have used my google contacts to sync to this, when trying to delete an account, it shows "You can not delete contacts from read only accounts, but you can hide them",
When I search the net, I have seen answers like 'clear the contacts and dialer app and again sync'
and doing so every time I lost the call history.

So now if I want to delete a contact in my phone, I first go to google contact and delete from there and again sync.

So if we want to delete an contact from contacts in google do we need to delete this from google contacts and again sync?
How can I delete a contact in google contact from android phone?
and if we hide the contact in phone, where can I see hidden contacts?

thanks,


texts: Link2SD does not select second partition

texts:
So I partitioned my 32gb micro sdhc card with USB cable, both partitions FAT32, the bigger one set as active, and when I start Link2sd it doesn't ask me to select the file system of the second partition in order to create a script there and use it as install location, even though it shows up in the storages in Link2sd menus...
How can I make it recognize the second partition, do I have to format the sd card with card reader, because I don't have one right now


texts: Facebook Messenger crashing after update, persists after force stop and clearing data

texts:
I updated Facebook Messenger to the latest version (44.0.0.2.51) via the Google Play Store and now I keep getting the following message on my screen:

  Unfortunately, Messenger has stopped.

I get that message, even though I did a Force Stop and cleared data via the App Info settings. I then reached out to Facebook Android Beta and their answer for any issue is same:

  Try reinstalling the app and if you still experience the issue, report
  it within the app. -Kevin

I'm not sure how reinstalling the app would solve coding issues, but just to be fair, I went ahead and reinstalled it anyways. Needless to say that did NOT solve anything and I cannot report the issue within the app as it keeps crashing and I can't even launch it.

Is there anything else I can do besides uninstall it?


texts: Samsung S3 dropping calls and people not hearing me on made or received calls. Happened after latest upgrade.


texts: Dualboot with Boot Manager on Galaxy Nexus

texts:
I own a Samsung Galaxy Nexus (GSM/maguro), running AOKP with ROM Manager and ClockworkMod Touch Recovery installed. I want to try MIUI using Init2Winit's Boot Manager application and with the same data and settings as my AOKP install. Since the Galaxy Nexus only has a single internal memory partition, I'm afraid Boot Manager will not work properly because, as the documentation said, it is based on loading another ROM from external memory.

Now I can install MIUI to the 2nd slot in Boot Manager and have the option to wipe System, Data and Cache, but what will be wiped? Is it possible to use Boot Manager on the Galaxy Nexus?


texts: How can I set up additional email folders on my Galaxy S3?

texts:
On my Samsung Galaxy S3 I can see the standard folders: inbox, drafts, outbox, sent, recycle.
How do I set up additional folders?


texts: What actually happens when you swipe an app out of the recent apps list?

texts:
The recent apps list in Ice Cream Sandwich added the ability to swipe apps out of the list, thereby dismissing them permanently (and as far as I know this is a vanilla function, not a CM/custom ROM one). The documentation and platform highlights don't appear to cover the under-the-hood workings of this functionality, but I'm curious to know what the system is actually doing.

Further adding to my curiosity, I decided to do a quick test: I started up Music on a CM9 install, then backed out of it. I then checked the recent apps list and saw it was indeed there (and in the proper state, based on the thumbnail). I then went into Settings->Applications and force stopped the Music app, but it was still listed in the recent list, leading me to believe it's not connected to processes lingering in the background.

Realizing now that Music may have been a poor choice, I also tested with the USA Today app. This exhibited basically the same behavior, and it seemed like it was forced to "relaunch" after the force stop (which makes sense) though the thumbnail in the recent apps list didn't reflect this (cached, I'm guessing?).

So, what actually happens at the OS level when you swipe an app out of the recent list? Does it simply clear the app's data out of RAM and garbage collect it, destroying its saved state?


texts: Using a desktop machine to bridge over USB from an Android phone to the LAN (OSI 2/3 *not* port mapping)

texts:
This is related to other questions about making an IP connection over USB from Android to Windows (SSH, ADB forward, etc), but it goes further, and I can't find any "howtos" or other information about it.

What I want is to fully bridge my phone to the LAN, meaning OSI level 2/broadcast traffic not just level 3+4/IP traffic, across USB not using Wifi. It's probably not that hard (if you know how).

The LAN is an ordinary straightforward home lab LAN (Windows 8.1 clients, test box used for lab work running pfSense (FreeBSD) with a couple of spare NICs that can be bridged as a virtual managed switch, and a 16 port switch linking them all). The phone is rooted (Samsung Galaxy S7, Sony ZX, or similar) running LineageOS 14.1 (Android 7.1).

I've figured there are two possible approaches, but I don't know how to do either:

Tunnel Ethernet over USB to a Windows/FreeBSD box (using ADB?), then use some magic at the Windows/Linux end, so the USB link is 'seen' as Ethernet and virtual-bridged to the LAN connection. (Windows and *nix should both be able to do that "out of the box").
Buy a reputable USB-to-RJ45 dongle/adapter which has an Android driver available, so Android just sees a USB network device;

I'd prefer only to use "standard" OS functions and "well known" software (SSHD? ADB?) and a bare USB cable, because most phones couldn't power a USB adapter at all or for long time periods and because it's one less adapter to buy and one less compatibility issue. What I don't want is "buy specialised App X off Google Play" :)

On the USB-to-LAN side, both pfSense and Windows can probably bridge the incoming USB to the LAN "out of the box". pfSense handles bridging in its GUI once the USB port is made to appear as an Ethernet connection, and I'd hope that Windows 8.1/10's built-in network sharing can do similar. But I don't really know, it's my guess. I'd prefer to use a Windows machine to bridge to the LAN, because it gives me easier access.

So I have a sense what a solution should look like, but I don't know how to do any of these, or what config will be needed at the Android or Windows/FreeBSD ends.  Most hits about Android to LAN over USB only discusses a two device connection usually via TCP (not ICMP/ARP/STP/other broadcast protocols), only Android to a desktop PC (not LAN), often only forwarding of a single specific port, and often with well-defined client/server roles for the two endpoints.

It does looks like I should use ADB in some way for the actual IP-over-USB tunnelling bit, but I can't find anything that takes it from there to a complete solution and network bridge for all types of traffic.

Summing up, I want my phone to appear and act like it's directly connected to the wired LAN via its USB connection, without using Wifi and ideally only using standard OS capabilities and "well known apps" and a Windows PC (or at worst, only apps which provide an easy GUI to make CLI functionality easier). I'd like not to have to buy a hardware USB-to-RJ45 adapter for the phone, but if I have to get one then it's got to have a mainstream NIC/driver likely to work with future Android and "known reliable".

Is there a simple way to do it that just uses a USB cable and not a USB-Ethernet dongle?


texts: Where is the default alarm clock melody stored on Android 4.1?

texts: I've bought a new Android smartphone (a T-Mobile branded Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005, Android 5.0) and I don't really like it's default alarm clock ringtone. By countraries I like the default alarm clock ringtone of my old phone (Samsung Galaxy Ch@t B5330, Android 4.1) pretty much. I'd like to copy the old one to the new phone. But where can I find it?


texts: how to transfer files on pen drive in phone to laptop?

texts:
I need to transfer data to the laptop but none of the USB ports work. As my pen drive is dual compatible, it can be connected to mobile. To transfer data from mobile to laptop I generally use airdroid app but this app is not showing data of external pen drive. Can anyone help in accessing the pen drive files(connected to mobile) from laptop?

Thank you


texts: Is it possible to force a link to actually become a hyperlink in SMS?

texts: Is there a way to easily send a link to someone that uses a non-standard domain extension .me. When I send it, my phone and their phone doesn't auto-linkify it because it doesn't use a common extension. Whenever I've sent links with .com before they automatically become links, but using my .me domain it appears it gets ignored, even when it has the full http:// in front of it. Is it possible to identify that part of a message as a hyperlink/URL when sending the message, so it gets shown as a link to the person on the receiving end?


texts:
I have a stock+root 6.0.1 Nexus 6 device and the editor I was using bugged out and wiped my build.props file. I haven't rebooted yet, so the phone is still fine able to do things. There is no backup of the file.

What are my options here? Is there an easy way to fix this?


texts:
I have a galaxy ace s5830, and a website that heavily uses jquery and ajax calls. The problem is my mobile does not support ajax.

Is there something that can be done with the mobile (probably install something such as a browser or a plugin) or if not then how to I change my website to run on my mobile


texts: Continue using app after developer refunds purchase?

texts:
I'm an app developer and wondering about refunding purchases.

I use Google's standard License Check library. If a user requests a refund and I refund the entire purchase price, does that prevent them from passing the license check? Or do they get to keep using the app after I refund the money?


texts: Why do I sometimes get requests for root access from unusual applications?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 running a rooted stock firmware, Occasionally I get a popup from my superuser application saying that an application that I did not specifically install or launch has requested root access. I always deny these requests, obviously, but I'm not sure why they happen in the first place.

The most recent was from "Google Backup Transport", which, being a preinstalled application, seems like it shouldn't be asking me for root. At least one other person appears to be having the same issue, but I can't seem to find much information about it. I don't remember the previous application names, as it only seems to happen every several weeks or so, but it is not the same application every time.

Could this be indicative of a malware infection? If not, why is it happening?

EDIT: It just happened again - this time it was SyncMLSvc requesting root access - it seems to be a Samsung service.


texts:
Is there an app which can record
audio (to mp3) from the FM radio (NOT internet-radio).

I want to record some shows while listening to the radio and store them in my SD memory card but I can't seem to find any suitable application.

My phone is a Huawei U8150 and I'm using Android 2.1.


texts: What is the front camera resolution for recording video on a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge?

texts: Most resources I've found seem to say 1080p, but I found a Youtube demo that goes up to 1440p. Which is right?


texts: Android 8 Oreo - No more "pause feedback" for Talkback in accessibility?

texts:
I am developing apps for Android and now have started to use Android 8 (Oreo) on my Pixel 2-phone.

While working on the accessibility of an app I've noticed that a certain entry in the "Global Context Menu" is missing when you use the gesture to open the menu (Swipe down -> then right while Talkback is enabled).

Namely the entry "pause feedback" is gone, which ... well ... paused the Talkback-reader, so you could click normally around in your app. The entry is still mentioned here by Google.

This makes it somewhat harder to work on accessibility for an app, since you need either to click around a lot more or constantly enable / disable the Talkback-reader.

Is there another way to pause the Talkback-reader temporarily or to get the "pause feedback" entry back?


texts: Enabling USB Debugging on locked (FRP) android phone

texts:
I have a Samsung J5 Prime (SM-G570F/DS) that has been factory reset and now asking for Google account.

I've read this can be bypassed if ADB is enable. So I would like to know a way to do so.

As I have access on Recovery menu and Download Mode, should I flash something that can enable USB Debugging?

Your help will be appreciated.


texts:
I am trying to figure out why some devices like mine (Pixel 4a, Android 11 ) don't have a TWRP. It seems to be a fairly popular device, so I am presuming lack of developer support isn't a reason.
Some pointers I could find :

Lack of space on the RAM disk? Thread TWRP on the P4a?

Thanks to alecxs who pointed out Test build for Android 10, which again speculates on reasons (surprisingly, no one confirmed it fully works on Android 10).

Kernel support needed? This kernel claims to support TWRP

So, I am just trying to understand from a user point of view what the limitations are ( I do miss nandroid backup, at times).
Reasons, anyone?


texts: How do I enable SEANDROID ENFORCING over adb inside TWRP?

texts:
When I boot into TWRP Recovery, it says,

RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING

but when I run sestatus, it tells me

SELinux status:                 enabled
SELinuxfs mount:                /sys/fs/selinux
Current mode:                   permissive
Mode from config file:          permissive
Policy version:                 26
Policy from config file:        sepolicy

How do I set the SEANDROID ENFORCING?


texts: Successfully activated USB host mode using terminal emulator; now mass storage won't work

texts:
I have a Huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2 .

I've recently been digging into USB host mode and I finally activated it. However when I connect my phone to the PC it doesn't give me a notification about "USB connected". It only charges the phone (that means it's connected).

How I activate USB host mode :

su
insmod /system/lib/modules/ehci-hcd.ko

or by using Module Loader App.

How I tried to deactivate USB host mode (which failed):

su
rmmod ehci_hcd

and when I list the mods using lsmod it returns that ehci_hcd mod isn't there

My question here is how can I deactivate the mode in a way that USB Mass Storage would work?

NOTE: I saw USB Mass Storage Not Working question and it doesn't work.


texts: Is there any Android browser which lets you control page refresh?

texts:
I like to read the news when I take the subway. The problem is that there is no internet connection on the subway, and thus my strategy is to preload in different Chrome tabs all the articles that I'd like to read, and then cross my fingers that when I access the tab in Chrome, it won't try to stupidly refresh the page and then give me a "no connection found" page instead of just keeping the pre-loaded page (this is what I call very dumb; it seems to me that a properly designed software would not just kill the content of a page when trying to refresh and there is no connection). Sometimes it does not try to refresh the page, sometimes it does -- I have not succeeded to figure out the pattern. Note that I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 mini with 1.5 GB RAM and so I don't think it is a RAM issue (it also does that even if I just rebooted the phone and have only 2-3 tabs open in Chrome).

In any case, is there any tweak, plug-in, whatever, I can do in Chrome to be able to prevent it to refresh pages when I don't want to? If not, is there any other Android browser that implements this feature (a "do not refresh any page" button or something like that would do)?

Thanks!


texts:
I have an unrooted HTC One M7, from Verizon. I used to be able to root it with KingoRoot, but now that does not work. I have tried many things to do this:

KingRoot
KingoRoot
TowelRoot
WeakSauce
The PC Version for KingoRoot
iRoot (PC and app)
And several other programs

None of those worked. I am running 5.0.2
I can not unlock my bootloader with HTCDev.com because my phone is branded by Verizon.

Also, Rumrunner does not work. I get either: (F**k it) or (Such dumb issues you have...). I would also like to know what is causing this.

My end goal is to be root with Cyanogenmod and TWRP Touch.

Thanks in advance

EDIT:

I think it would be good if I provide some more information:

The HTC Sense version is 6.0

The Software number is 6.22.605.6

The HTC SDK API level is 6.55

The PRI Version is 4.79_002

The PRL version is 15480

The ERI Version is 5

The Kernel version is:

3.4.10-gdcab6f5
and@AABM #1
SMP PREEMPT

The Baseband Version is 1.13.41.1209

The Build number is 6.22.605.6 CL495599 release-keys

And the Software status is Official

I think some of these aren't relevant, but I just put everything to be sure.


texts:
When I try to use dd to flash images I see some issues when the seek value exceeds 2GB.(i.e. bs * seek >= 2GB).

dd bs=512 count=8 if=sample.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0 seek=4194304
dd: /dev/block/mmcblk0: Invalid argument

When I try with a value (2GB-1), the dd command succeeds. Can anyone point out why exactly the 2GB limit for the seek value exists? Is it related to filesystem (FAT limit?)? Is there any easy workaround to get dd work past the seek limit?

dd bs=512 count=8 if=sample.img  of=/dev/block/mmcblk0 seek=4194303                         <
8+0 records in
8+0 records out
4096 bytes transferred in 0.001 secs (4096000 bytes/sec)

Apparently, the issue is seen only for seek values in the range (2GB-4GB). The dd succeeds beyond 4GB - very strange.


texts: I am trying to find a way to go to my default homescreen (the first page of homescreens) everytime i unlock my phone I am using a samsung galaxy s10 I tried macrodroid with screen unlocked -->screen homescreen but it just throws me to my last used homescreen page


texts: Determing SIM/network/carrier lock status in software

texts:
Is there a way to determine if a Galaxy S3 (i747, running 4.1 JB, stock ROM, but with root) is currently carrier locked in software (i.e. without needing to obtain and insert a different network's SIM).

Apparently there used to be a USSD code to do this (*#SIMLOCK#), but that appears to no longer work.


texts: Nexus 5X: How can I use custom ringtones /alarms without installing additional apps?

texts:
I have a Nexus 5X with Android 6.0.1 and latest security patches (June 2016). I try to use my own soundfiles for alarms and ringtones. I tried a lot of suggestions, but I can't get it to work. When I want to select my sounds, only the default sounds appear in the list.

First I tried to add them to the folders (/Alarms and /Ringtones) with the built-in file explorer. I could copy the files, but only the alarms were selectable, not the files in /Ringtones. So at that time alarms were fine, ringtones were not.

Here someone suggested that it could make a difference if the files are copied from a PC via USB cable. So I tried that, but it did not make a difference.

Someone suggested that the files might only be selectable after a reboot. So I rebooted and now it is worse than before: I cannot select my own alarms and ringtones. For both settings, only the default sounds appear.

I don't want to try the recommended "ES File Explorer" or the "Zedge ringtone & wallpaper" app. This problem must be solvable without any additional software. Does anyone have an idea how to find out why this is not working?

By the way: I tried sound files in different formats (mp3, flac, ogg). All files can be played on the phone. They worked perfectly as ringtones and alarms on my previous phone. The filenames do not contain any special characters.


texts: How can I override the Device Administrator security policy so that I can disable the lock screen?

texts:
On Android 2.2 Froyo, I added my Corporate Exchange Email account to the phone, however, the security policy set by the "Device Administrator" requires that I enter a 4-digit PIN at the lock screen and a maximum 10 seconds idle.

How can I hack my Android, through root access or otherwise, such that I do not need to follow this security policy. I am very annoyed at having to enter the PIN every time I want to use the phone, because I open/close it so often through out the day?


texts: "login with google" via mobile browser - how to use secondary account?

texts:
I recently tried to use the Dolphin browser login to my Trello.com account, which I had created by signing up through a Google Apps account. Since I had not set up a Trello-specific account yet, I had to try to login using Google--which automatically used the primary Google Account on my device, successfully logging me in to a different Trello account of mine. I wanted to log in to Trello using a different, secondary Google account on my device, but was not given the choice.

I'm sure the problem happens with different web sites and different mobile web browsers. Is there a solution to this? Is there some specific mobile browser, for example, that when asked to provide Google credentials will allow me to select from the available Google accounts on the device?


texts: How to root and flash a android Galaxy Ace s5830t?

texts:
i am trying to root my device which has android 2.3 in it. The reason is something has gone wrong and wifi and bluethooth are not functioning. every time i try connect,  it says error and automatically gets disabled. so i decided to, root the device and install a fresh ROM.  i am able to root it but when trying to install the ROM it doesnt allow me. it prioritizes TELSTRA.

Any help on this is highly appreciated from android geeks.

EDIT1

i was able to flash it and now there is a problem that phone is not starting up. its stucked in well come screen for more than half and hour now. but i saw in the screen instead of galaxy ace S5830T it shows S5830 which is a change. anyways to recover this kind of a situation ?


texts: Wifi connection with username and password

texts: My phone is HTC desire 826, I'm living in a flat, with my friends. We have a WiFi connection. When we establish connection, one of us should sign in with a given username and password, in a pop-up page. This thing never happens in my phone. So I can't connect WiFi when I'm alone. Hope you could help me.


texts:
If I add my work Exchange email account to my Android 4.4 tablet, it sets the device-administrator "erase all data" permission. Does that apply to all users on the device, or just to that one user?

I.e. can I prevent a remote wipe from wiping my personal data by setting up a separate Android user account on my device for work stuff, or will it still wipe the entire device?

Whatever the answer, does the same apply to other device administrator policies?


texts: Can I use the adb shell to know that the phone support OTG or not?

texts: Can I use adb shell command to detect the phone support OTG to transmission the files with an USB Flash Drive with OTG function?


texts: USB on the go cable with power for HTC one X?

texts: Is there a USB on the go cable that will allow me to connect both an external hard drive and a power cable to charge my device at the same time? I have not seen such a device but I would like to know if anyone has seen such a product?


texts: Keep Localhost Server app in background until I turn it off

texts:
I'm using a Localhost server Android App. Which I use to develop WordPress and writing articles.
But, the problem is it destroys after some times. Because, I've keep this app on background.
When I develop another websites it stays for maximum 5/6m but only best 20s for WordPress.
I'm using Low Ram Config but it isn't working for me.
You see the screenshot here
Device Log

Symphony Marshmallow 6.0
No Root ( Unable to root)


texts: Is it possible to use/control the camera from (or at least initially from) a web page? I'd like to come in as a web page (not an app) but then be able to take a picture or pictures and package them into some web service calls.


texts: Ok this is so frustrating... The Problem im having is i set a new password on my note 5, the password will work to get me into the phone but i want to change it to fingerprint but when i go into setting and Screen Lock Type is asks for current password so i put my password in it says incorrect... I have put in like 15 times making sure i haven't messed it up! Like why would it work to get me into the phone but not to get it to change lock types im so frustrated! I have restarted the phone and nothing! any help would be appreciated!


texts:
I was using the default Android browser and I noticed a drive-by download.

The file is sexplay-r8.apk MD5 (sexplay-r8.apk) = 61ec2c6dab14c53ca323ee0dbcad112e

It looks very much like a malware to me:

What should I do now ? How can I find what triggered the download of this file ?

I'm interested in triggering the download again, but I can't find a way to consult the history of the browser. Android isn't very forensics friendly.


texts: Can' find WhatsApp in Private Media folder as well as in Gallery

texts:
There are some images in my WhatsApp chat but I can't see them in Files-> Internal Storage -> WhatsApp -> Media
Also the Private folder in Media is empty.
I can't locate these images in Gallery too!!!
Where are these images stored?


texts: Media Player stuck on 00:00 (randomly) when opened

texts:
My usual listening habits are to listen to podcasts with Doggcatcher sometimes followed by listening to some music (currently using PlayerPro) (on my Samsung Galaxy S4) while driving. Periodically, when I close Doggcatcher and open PlayerPro, and I select a track to play, the track looks like it is going to start to play.

However, although the timer starts at 00:00, and the Play button changes to the Pause button, there is no sound. Often the timer will tick over to 00:01 after a few seconds but it gets not further.

Similarly, if I switch to the Google Play Music app, the timer happily ticks away, but no sound comes out. Switching again to, say, N7, we are back to the same PlayerPro behaviour.

It appears not to depend on the media player, though I usually use PlayerPro. It usually happens after using DoggCatcher, but then again, it is the only app I use for podcasts.

The only solution I have so far, is to restart the device - a bit inconvenient, particularly when driving.

Has anyone else experienced something similar? Any idea what is cause these media players to 'pause'? Any tips on investigating this issue?


texts: adb>shell returns "error: closed" - how to "open" adb shell access through adb sideload

texts:
my device got broken but i am still able to connect usb in the stock recovery mode.

if i try to start a shell via adb while the device is in recovery mode, i fail. my terminal echos the line: "error: "Closed".

i think, because this device isnt rooted/cfw, the official firmware blocks the shell access in recovery. but there must be a way to connect.

what could i do to open a shell on this device?

just reinstalling another OS through sideload isnt a option, the only way to access data is through adb

-there is a option in the recovery: "update via adb/sideload". when i choose this mode i can execute via adb a sideload update. the device recognizes the file and executes it.
- if try this with the same setup but another rooted device, i success.


texts: How to get "Say Ok!Google" text on google search widget

texts: I have a samsung galaxy A5 running android 4.4.4. I've seen many kitkat devices having the text "say ok google" on the google search widget in the home screen. How can I get that? It gives the look of a flagship and is awesome.


texts: How to prevent file corruption in SD card during unmount?

texts:
I have a custom device running Android 8.1. I am mimicking a partition of the internal flash storage to be used as a removable storage.

At boot vold mounts the storage and creates the mount points.
From an android app, I am able to use storage manager APIs to access the storage and perform operations such as mount, unmount, etc.

Problem is, occasionally, I am getting file corruptions on the SD card when unmounting. I am saying 'on unmounting' because I see the files corrupted when the same partition is enumerated to computer as USB mass storage after unmounting.

I do make sure the files written to the card are 'flushed' and later a 'sync' is done on the shell as an extra precaution before unmounting the volume using the android storage manager APIs

Storage is available in android app at /storage/D80A-0F16.

/dev/block/vold/public:179,27 on /mnt/media_rw/D80A-0F16 type vfat (rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,uid=1023,gid=1023,fmask=0007,dmask=0007,allow_utime=0020,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
/mnt/media_rw/D80A-0F16 on /mnt/runtime/default/D80A-0F16 type sdcardfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,fsuid=1023,fsgid=1023,gid=1015,mask=6)
/mnt/media_rw/D80A-0F16 on /storage/D80A-0F16 type sdcardfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,fsuid=1023,fsgid=1023,gid=1015,mask=6)
/mnt/media_rw/D80A-0F16 on /mnt/runtime/read/D80A-0F16 type sdcardfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,fsuid=1023,fsgid=1023,gid=9997,mask=18)
/mnt/media_rw/D80A-0F16 on /mnt/runtime/write/D80A-0F16 type sdcardfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,fsuid=1023,fsgid=1023,gid=9997,mask=18)

Can anyone think of a scenario I might be missing here which causes the file corruption?

Edit:

Another observation I have is, if I restart the device the filesystem seem to not get corrupt, which makes me think that for some reason the files  are not getting synced to disk correctly when unmounted?

What can I do to make sure the files are getting synced to disk when unmounted?


texts: How do you backup your stock recovery from an unrooted Android device?

texts:
TL;DR

Okay, so for the past month I have been researching how to do this, either on Windows or Linux..

I have yet to find a direct answer, or anything which is relevant.

I am a lot more comfortable doing this on Linux than I am on Windows, as I am a lot more familiar with Linux than Windows.

I'm relatively new to this whole thing(as well as Stack Exchange).

Question

If there is a relatively universal way of backing up your stock recovery from an unrooted Android device (on Snapdragon and MTK chipsets) that would probably be preferred, unless that is something that is dependent.


texts: How can i change text vibration on my Galaxy S3?

texts:
I want to change sms vibrations on my Galaxy S3 but I can only change it for incoming calls.
Can someone tell how to change notification vibrations for sms on my Samsung Galaxy S3?

Thank you in advance.

PS : I am using Hangouts.

Edit : If possible, I don't want to install an app to solve my problem.


texts: Can i connect my androidphone to the LAN from outside to reach the TV-box?

texts:
I have a TV-box from a cableproveider, wich comes with an app to watch TV directly on the phone, but only if the android-phone is connected through wi-fi on the same LAN as the TV-box.
I am hoping there is a way to make my phone "beleive" it is connected to that exact LAN when i am logged on to another network. Even if it is in another country. Is that possible, and if so, how? My router is a ASUS RT-AC66U.


texts:
Nexus 5 showing black screen

1.Can access fastboot mode

2.Cannot access recovery mode from fastboot : shows google logo and black screen (no inverted android)

3.When selecting Start from fastboot : only google logo appears and then black screen (not even the marshmallow boot animation)

Things Tried :

1.Phone was able to ring from android device manager. Tried erase from there. No response

2.Tried flashing the stock rom still no response.

What might be the issue ? Is the internal memory corrupted ?

UPDATE

The phone boots up able to hear screen shot sound but still black screen

UPDATE 2

The phone had hardware issue, the flex cable was damaged. Replaced the flex cable and phone is working again.


texts: Is there any way to edit ODT documents on Android?

texts:
I need to edit my OpenOffice documents.

Is there any version of LibreOffice for Android?

Or

Is there any ODT texteditor app for Android?


texts: Export data from Facebook to Google accounts

texts:
My Android phone is linked with both my Google and Facebook accounts. Many of my friends' email addresses are available only in Facebook account details. Is there any way (perhaps an app) to copy the account information (like email address) to the contact details in Google?

I am aware that exporting is not allowed from Facebook now, but there is a possibility of having some applications in Google Play Store which can copy details of merged contacts.


texts: Can I trust apps downloaded from Aptoide?

texts: I just downloaded an app from there that is suppose to allow Screen Off Writing. After installing, it was anything but that. How much checking does Aptoide do on apps? Can I trust apps I get from there?


texts: Pin-Locked Samsung with no debugging mode enabled (need data recovery)

texts:
I do have two phones (both samsungs - first A40 (SM-A405FN to be precise) and the second - Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F)).

Both of those phones are PIN-locked by a PIN number I do not know. (The first one has 4-digit pin, the second one had 5-digit pin).

On both of those phones there is no debugging mode enabled. Both are not linked to samsung account (tho I know their google accounts credentials and I can log in to those if that matters).
And on both of those phones there is a data (photos mostly, but also some sentimental talks via SMS/WhatsApp).

I could skip recovering data from A40 (even tho recovering data from it would be neat), but I really need data from Galaxy S7.

I wondered if there is a way to access this data - once again, without debugging mode? Or is there any way I can enable debbuging mode (if it's enabled, I can easily do the remaining part).

I read about ADB and tried few things, but adb devices shows empty (unless in recovery mode I point "ADB Update", but even then I don't know how to proceed).


texts: Poor performance with portable wifi hot spot. Is this normal?

texts:
I'm using an HTC Desire HD to create a portable wifi hotspot on a 2G connection (yes, I know, but its all I got sometimes) so I can use my laptop for simple internet based tasks.  My 2G connection on the phone seems to max out at about 40kbps (unrelated, but is this normal?).  However, the connection is pretty much unusable by my laptop which seems to gain a maximum of about 300 bytes/sec download speed (strangely though, it gets almost 4kbps upload).

So,
1) Any idea what's wrong?
2) If the phone's 2g connection is capable of 40kpbs, is it reasonable to expect a portable wifi hotspot client to be able to use all of this capacity?

Thanks!


texts: LG G3 Restart and Shut down automatically

texts:
I have LG G3 (D855) and running stock firmware, Someday back my phone start showing invalid sim then i tried same sim with different phone and its working. Now i know there is some fault in phone, i was keep trying then after few minutes my phone restart with awkward loud beat and then shut down/restart to boot. To boot i need to take out battery but it still restart or shut down automatically.

I flashed my phone to stock KDZ successfully but still i am facing same issue. My screen sometimes stuck to LG logo or LG logo disappears and shut down (Need to take out battery to start my phone again), Boot sometimes to home screen then turn off. I flashed to D85530e_00_0927.kdz , which is stock i was using before any issue in my phone.

Please help me to fix my phone


texts: Several months ago, I changed my base font using Font Installer. Now I can't remember the name of the font I changed to. Is there a simple way to find out?


texts: Can't make or receive voice calls anymore

texts:
I have a Moto G 2013 (XT1033) with latest Lollipop.

Suddenly I'm unable to make any voice calls. I open the dialer, input the number, press dial and... nothing happens.

Either I'm thrown back to the dialer or I get a "call ended" message instantly after pressing dial.

I also can't receive voice calls, either: they go straight to voicemail. SMS are OK, then I know it's not the SIM card problem.

By adb shell and dmesg I saw those error messages which make it look like the internal memory is corrupted.

What to do?


texts: What this com.qualcomm.qcrilmsgtunnel does. I stopped it service and process nothing really happened. I restarted the phone and it is back running. Anybody know what this app does. My phone is Nexus 5, 4.4.3.


texts:
I have access to the IPv6 internet through Charter Communication's 6rd implementation. A number of CDNs fail to work correctly over IPv6, which causes a number of sites, including facebook, to have significant issues (pictures don't load, pages don't load, etc.)

On my desktop, I can disable IPv6, and these issues go away. Is it possible to do that on a stock android phone / tablet? (not rooted)

Edit: From the comments, I've learned that the actual issue is a MTU issue. So I'd be equally interested in a method to set a lower MTU on android as well.


texts: Apps are not allowed by Google to read SMS messages, but why can they read OTP SMS directly?

texts:
Termux:API app has a command termux-sms-list to list SMS messages on the Termux terminal. However, the wiki says that it is not supported anymore because of Google.

  Usage of this API is no longer allowed by Google and we had to disable it to prevent delisting of Termux:API application from the Google Play.

But still, banking apps that use OTP authentication using SMS can still auto-read the incoming SMS and enter the password without user interaction.

So what makes them different API-wise?


texts: How do i fix optimus zone/dynamic storage?

texts: The problem is, there is no "move to sd" option when you try to switch over an app. This is a problem because the internal storage is 1 GB and phone storage is about 200MB. This is not enough to install more than a few apps depending on what they are. In the app manager, there is a button for "move to phone" or "move to internal storage." But there is no move to sd. Plus the phone won't read apps off of the sd card anyways. Last, there is no option for choosing default storage area and even if there was there is still the above mentioned problem that the phone would not read the sd card apps.


texts: How to make a key act as acute and apostrophe? dead keys problem

texts:
Hi dear android/linux enthusiast, first question on stackoverflow, until now I've got a lot of help just reading stackexchange.* in passive mode, thanks for all that!

I want to make a keycharmap/keylayout for my bluetooth keyboard in my android phone. I want it to behave like a dvorack-us-international keyboard. So I made all the web-research needed but I'm still missing one thing. In my PC the apostrophe key behaves as an acute key, if I press it once and then press a vowel, it writes the vowel with the acute (my native language is Spanish so I've become dependent on this "feature"), so I want this behavior in android.

In my PC:

APOSTROPHE A = á
APOSTROPHE O = ó
APOSTROPHE Shift+A = Á
APOSTROPHE APOSTROPHE = ´ (lonely acute)
APOSTROPHE SPACE = '
Shift+APOSTROPHE A = ä
Shift+APOSTROPHE Shift+A = Ä
Shift+APOSTROPHE Shift+APOSTROPHE = ¨ (umlaut)
Shift+APOSTROPHE SPACE = "

So I made a keycharmap that has this:

key APOSTROPHE {
    label:                              '\''
    base:                               '\u0301'
    shift:                              '\u0308'
}

(As sepecified in https://source.android.com/devices/tech/input/key-character-map-files.html#behaviors)

But what I've got was this behavior:

APOSTROPHE APOSTROPHE = ´ (lonely acute)
APOSTROPHE SPACE = ´ (lonely acute)
Shift+APOSTROPHE Shift+APOSTROPHE = ¨ (umlaut)
Shift+APOSTROPHE SPACE = ¨ (umlaut)

As you can see I'm missing the quote and double quote and I'd really like to have them.

So, I tried something different:

key APOSTROPHE {
    label:                              '\''
    base:                               '\u030D'
    shift:                              '\u030E'
}

(Looking at android sources http://omapzoom.org/?p=platform/frameworks/base.git;a=blob;f=core/java/android/view/KeyCharacterMap.java;h=55dd6bb64fe65ba29c5f71ed9257ed9dbe7a3790;hb=HEAD and at unicode "combining character" in wikipedia)

But didn't got what I wanted either. I saw that the character '\u030E' was comment-out on the source code ok, but I had to try. So the question is:

How do I get the behavior I want in android? Can't be done without modifying android sources? do I have to use key modifiers (ALT or CTRL) and stick with that?

(I'm using cyanogenmod 11-20140708 based on kitkat 4.4.4 on a LG nexus 4 (mako))

thanks!


texts:
I would like to access the data from my Android phone stuck in boot. Is it possible to connect using ADB or anything any this stage?

Details:
I have a Huawei Mate 20 Pro purchased April 2019. I believe something is wrong with the charging mechanism. There has been a charging issue for several weeks now - it charged very slowly. When the phone is unplugged, it shows the red logo indicating that the battery is empty. When the phone is plugged in, it goes to the HUAWEI boot screen and gets stuck.

I took it to the Huawei repair center. In order to conduct ANY repair, they must first delete the data to comply with German law. I have not heard of such a law... but anyway... is there any hope in recovering the data before I send it off for repair?


texts: Malware App Installed, Then uninstalled immediately- Next action steps

texts:
I recently accidentally installed an app from Google Play onto my android phone (Version 2.3.6) which was clearly a fake... It had the same name and icon as the app I wanted, and I hit the install button.

While it was installing, I noticed it was not the real app, and as soon as it completed, I uninstalled the app without opening it.

1 - What actions should I take to assure I have no infection?

2 - Does the fact that I did not run the app mean that it did not have the ability to infect the phone in any way?

3 - Just by installing it, could it have sent my MEID to a bad guy?

Thanks in advance for your help!
SteveG


texts: Where does the system saves wallpapers in (official) Kit Kat?

texts: I want to copy my current system-selected background from the system directory in a Nexus 7.


texts: Wifi status 'Connected, no internet'. Can access all internet resources I've tested

texts:
Related question

I've put a new router into the office to run our 'guest' wireless network. It's a FRITZ!box 3490.

Android devices connected via both 2.4 and 5G are showing as 'connected, no internet' except that they are all able to access the internet.

What mechanism / method does android use to determine 'internet access'

Everything I've tested (ICMP/HTTP(S)/DNS/Outlook [SMTP]/Sharepoint/YouTube/Plex/Spotify/Various Google Services) all work as expected so it isn't really a problem but I've had a steady stream of people come over and tell me that they can't get on the network (even though they can if they'd just try it).

From the above linked question it is mentioned that the android device calls home to google to confirm 'internet access'. This must be being blocked but I can't see what traffic is blocked / not routing to cause this behaviour.

Sadly the new routers firewall interface leaves much to be desired so it's not clear whats being restricted, even after I've set everything to 'Unrestricted' in the router firewall interface.

Is there a list of google systems/services/addresses that need to be available to get this working?

EDIT.
From the linked question a hidden comment suggests that the android devices are attempting to connect to https://google.com/generate_204

Whilst connected to a network that is ok i get the following from a cURL against that page:

> curl http://google.com/generate_204
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Content-Length: 0
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:21:24 GMT

Whilst connected to the network with the problem

> curl http://google.com/generate_204

There is no output on the second curl. This must be the root of the issue, now to work out where/why my router is blocking this.


texts: Where to modify the pseudonym used to rate Android apps?

texts:
I am currently rating android applications that I downloaded with the username firstname.lastname where firstname and lastname are mine.

However, I would like to put a pseudonym on it because my real name reveals to everybody the device I am using, which should be private. Currently, my rating looks like this one:

firstname.lastname on May 22, 2012 (Samsung Galaxy S2 with version 1.0)

I looked into my public profile of Google+, but I cannot find something which looks like firstname.lastname.
I looked on the Google Play website, but I did not find related preferences.

Where can I change this name? Is it in the device itself or what?


texts: QR scanner that doesn't want to access my contact list

texts:
(I am new to Android and to this site, so please bear with me if my question is extremely stupid and if I got the tags all wrong. Feel free to improve, though.)

I want an app to scan the occasional QR code which usually should contain an URL.

The other day I meant to download an app for that and searched the market for one that does not want access to all my contacts, my granny's underpants, and whatever else it could get its grubby hands on — to no avail.

How is it that they all want to dig into my pants contacts? Am I missing something or is that really just data mining on the app writers' part?


texts: I gave my mother who is in a home my Galaxy Samsung S3 to keep in touch with the family.  She's in her 80s.  When using Whatsapp there's a slide up button to answer  the call.  I wonder if it could be changed for a telephone symbol instead.  There is a red phone symbol to end the call but not a green phone symbol to answer, only the slider.  Greatly appreciate anyone's help.


texts: Can i upgrade my gingerbread android (v 2.3.6) to icecream sandwish android (v 4.0)


texts: Modern Combat Sandstorm Texture problem on Acer Liquid Metal

texts:
The game works perfectly except many graphical glitches with textures (mainly those in the background).
any hints?

I have Acer Liquid Metal, official Froyo


texts:
Often, a text item is too long to fit the screen, and it gets truncated with three dots (like this: …). How can I access the hidden part of the text?

(I tried turning the phone to rotate the display, but it seems to not be a feature of this phone.)

(Sorry for the newbie post. I searched Google and this forum but failed to find anything relevant.)


texts: Recently deleted my AVD and did not get back the 8 GB it took up?

texts:
I haven't used Android Studio in a few months so I went ahead and deleted my AVD and system image from the tools menu inside Android Studio. The image deleted fine, however I notice that while the AVD was gone, I did not get back the ~8 GB it took up. I also see that my pagefile.sys has grown to roughly the same size.
Is this due to the AVD using this as virtual memory and not reallocating it back to my hard drive after deletion? I can manually go into settings and change my pagefile.sys size but I want to make sure that this was a result of the AVD initial install before I mess around with my partitions. I vaguely remember Android Studio asking about RAM allocation for optimal AVD performance during the initial install.


texts: Can APK Editor be used to increase the location/GPS Fix Interval?

texts: I want increase location fix updates for Google Maps location history (currently 10-15secs) and other location calls on my android Marshmallow device. Can this be achieved by something like APK Editor?


texts: Mirror/push Android notifications to iOS device

texts:
I have found an interesting app named Klone. Basically it mirrors the notifications from Android to iOS, but it is no more supported and the iOS app instantly crashes.

I know that there is a bunch of services allowing the transfer from Android or iOS to Windows or Mac, but I was unsuccessful in finding a working alternative to Klone.

Is there any alternative way to achieve this feature?


texts: Is my S6 camera broken? (Two more days to return)

texts:
So the rear camera is 16MP with 8x zoom.  Everybody has said the camera is awesome except that my S3 photos look better. Here is an 8x zoom photo from the rear camera from my S6: Photo of cupboard from few feet feet away with Auto everything in a regular lighted room with 8x zoom in 16MP

How is this impressive? It's grainy.  Is it broken?


texts: receiving calls/text if mobile data is off

texts: when I travel where only my phone network is available, I want to turn my data to off so I don't get any updates. If i do that can I still receive calls and texts from others?


texts: When installing custom ROMs most recommend clearing the Dalvik cache.  What exactly is Dalvik cache?


texts: How To Remove "Insert Metropcs Sim Card. Emergency Calls Only" Msg On An Lg?

texts:
This is the message I am looking to get rid of:

I learned that you can get rid of this message on other Androids by going to the app that it generated from and clicking "disable notifications". However, I have no idea where to find the app that causes this message and I also can't long-press the message to see where it comes from. So any other answers to solve this problem? Or do any of you guys know what app cause these sorts of messages to pop up on your homescreen?


texts: Update to Marshmallow cyanogenmod, swipe down shows no options and no settings

texts:
I'm hoping someone has encountered this issue before.

We're updating a device to latest cyanogenmod Marshmallow, but now swiping down shows no options. Rotate, location, wifi, none of them are present, it's an empty narrow dark green band of a few pixels instead of the normal window with 9 or more icons. Also, there is no settings gear icon. We've rebooted the device several times, pulled the battery and SIM card, searched through the normal Settings path for an option that hints at enabling swipe down, but no such luck.

Will resort to wiping the device and starting over but we're hoping someone in the community has encountered this or might have tips. Your input is highly valued.

Kind regards


texts: suddenly can't change language in keyboard

texts: I used to use 3 languages in my keyboard English Chinese and Filipino, using it by just sliding the spacebar; however recently this feature disappeared. I can't change language anymore even tho 3 languages in settings. please help


texts: Bootloop and random restart issues in android (Gionee A1 plus)

texts:
My Gionee A1 plus started acting strange a month ago. It would often restart whenever I received any SMS notification and then boot up just fine. I tried using an earphone and keeping the phone in silent mode, as reducing the notification sound levels didn't help. This fixed the problem for a few weeks until 2 days ago while using my camera, it suddenly decided to restart but got stuck in a bootloop(the boot logo kept popping up and disappearing again and again). I managed to turn it off by plugging it to a charger where it went to charging mode.
After a bit of research, I entered the stock "Android recovery mode" and cleared the /cache partition but that did not fix the issue. I panicked as I did not have a twrp or any other recovery tool installed. I didn't even have USB debugging enabled. However, after a bit more strolling I found that fastboot could detect my device(after rebooting to bootloader) and then ran the command fastboot continue and my phone booted up alright. But now my phone can't use the "Ultrafast charge mode" which makes the charging process 5 times longer and the battery drains really quick. What's more the phone restarting by itself has become often(I can't even use my camera) and its always the bootloop. I have to use fastboot to boot in again.
I created a backup of my data and then did a factory reset on the device to no use.
Do I need to flash a stock ROM to my device or am I missing something? I am inexperienced in this domain so please guide me on how to fix this issue. I have attached snaps of my Recovery and Factory modes.

TLDR; phone ends up in bootloop after suddenly restarting while in use, battery drains faster, no ultrafast charging, clearing cache and factory reset doesn't help.


texts: Whenever I connect my Samsung Galaxy S6 to the wifi at home, everything else connected to the internet begins to have connectivity issues

texts:
This isn't exclusive to one wifi network either, it's happened at three different locations using three different sources of wifi.

If I connect my phone to the wifi, the computer and other phones and laptops connected to the same wifi will run slowly; videos buffering for indeterminate amounts of time or not at all, web pages failing to connect, ping issues while someone is playing games on the computer and also issues with packet loss (so I'm told).

I never had an issue with this while using these same wifi connections in question, until I updated my phone a couple of months ago. I couldn't definitively say the version of Android software that I updated from because I'm not really savvy with this kind of thing and I can't remember. But the version I'm running now is 7.0.


texts:
How can I save Google Maps tiles so I can use them in Maverick offline?
I tried Mobile Atlas Creator, but it seems it does not have Google Map as a map source.


texts: How to force the installation of a programme?

texts: How can I force the installation of a programme, specifically "Simple Sidebar-1.2" in place of "Simple Sidebar-1.3", in android 4.3, on a Samsung Galaxy GT-I9300. When I try to install it now it has a long read-in and then just stops saying that it is not installed.


texts: Galaxy S I9000 is showing a flickering screen after a troublesome boot

texts: My galaxy is not rooted, but I tried installing original android package to this phone using odin. I have tried reseting, clearing cache, formating memory etc. Nothing works.


texts: I lost my phone but need to find it's IMEI. What places can I look?

texts:
I had a Nexus S but lost it or it was stolen.
I need to find it's IMEI.
I don't have the box or documentation either.

I've checked exif data from photos taken with the phone.

What other potential sources are there for it's IMEI?


texts: Bluetooth mouse suddenly stopped connecting to Android tablet

texts:
I have a Lenovo Yoga Tab 3. I also have a bluetooth mouse, Microsoft 3600. Some time ago (~ 3-4 weeks) I could successfully use my mouse with my tablet. But now, after I do the pairing nothing happens, the pairing seems successful but the mouse doesn't work. The mouse still seems to work normally with OTHER devices because I can use it on my android smartphone and 2 laptops (work and home).

I have tried removing all bluetooth devices, by all I mean two devices: my bluetooth keyboard and the non-working mouse, and I also tried a factory reset.

I also did what is described in this article, but it didn't help.

I started connecting all the bluetooth devices I have, they all work correctly, except the mouse. I also noticed that on the tablet it doesn't say connected near the mouse:


texts:
On my windows 7 laptop, when I connect to my work VPN, my IP stays the same as it was before connecting to the VPN.

However, on my android phone, when I connect to my university's VPN, my IP is different than the one provided by my carrier (I'm using a 3g connection by the way) .

Is there any way I can connect to my university's VPN and keep my carrier's IP address?

If more info is needed, let me know and I'll do my best to provide as much detail as possible.


texts: What are the radio band present in the hidden phone menu?

texts: Not locked to it or anything (plenty of efs backups) just wondering what differences there are between say, the US band and the Cellular 800 band.


texts: Airdroid modifies timestamps of copied files

texts:
MTP does not work in Ubuntu so I am using Airdroid to copy photos off my phone (Galaxy Nexus) to my computer (Ubuntu 12.04).  My problem is that the files downloaded via Airdroid all have modification date of when I transferred them.  I want the files to keep the timestamps they have on the phone (which is the date and time I took the photo).

How can I do this?


texts: Is rooting 4.2.2 really this complicated?

texts:
On 4.2 (or was it 4.1?) it was really just a few keypresses in the Nexus 4 Toolkit, or downloading a simple app. With the current version 4.2.2 however, rooting has become a huge task, apparently.

I've been trying to root my Nexus 4 (running 4.2.2) but the Nexus 4 Toolkit says it's offline. From my searches it turns out that 4.2.2 has extra "security" that makes this harder than it used to be. I'm not a developer but there's something about telling my phone that the PC that wants to root it is trusted.

I found this 14-step guide in which I am asked to install a developer toolkit, install Eclipse, and a few other things. My impression is that this is like shooting sparrows with cannonballs.

Is it really this difficult, or am I totally missing the goal here?


texts: So I bought a Nokia 8 to replace a Huawei P8 lite. A 64GB SanDisk SD card was used as internal storage on the P8 (Android 6 M). I put the SD card into the new phone, pressed format SD card and then just found out that the picture sync to Google Drive was not activated ... the phone is not rooted so key recovery doesn't seem to be an option. When I put the SD card in the P8 it only comes up as mobile storage. Is there anything I can do to rescue the data?


texts:
I have an Xperia Mini which I want to make a web server, to host a website on it so me and other people can visit the website (it won't be something like 1000 visitors per minute). So, if this is possible, can you please:

Point me at what to read about this, so I can set it myself
Tell me if the phone can run only on a charger, without a battery (because I expect it won't live long if the battery is constantly charging)


texts:
Every time I turn off my phone and remove the battery the clock on it gets reset and it causes problem for some apps I was wondering if there is some other way to sort out the problem
like is it possible somehow with a script to rewrite the default time/date
or like to set the time/date before any app loads up


texts: Daydreaming -- does it decrease screen life?

texts: Does enabling daydreaming (display a clock while charging, i.e. never turn the screen completely off while charing) affect the life of the screen in any significant way?


texts: Can Xposed Framework be run successfully alongside a custom rom?

texts: I would like to know if Xposed Framework can successfully run alongside a custom rom that possesses many features or whether it has to be a stock ROM. I wasn't able to find a consensus on whether or not it was possible, so I attempted to try flashing Xposed on a Nexus 6 while running Benzo Rom (a feature rich AOSP ROM), but I was unsuccessful since I got stuck on the Google boot logo.


texts: Physical placement of specific sensors in Google Nexus 7 (2012)

texts: I am working on a project that requires me to know where specific sensors are physically located inside the device. I can estimate the location of NFC and light sensor (of course) but what about other sensors like magnetometer, g-sensor? If any of you know about the placement of specific sensors (doesn't have to be very precise) that would help me.


texts: Why won't a fine-tip stylus work on my phones/tablet?

texts:
I've been using my tablet/phone for sketching with my finger for a long time.  Over the last year or so, I've been trying to find a fine-tipped stylus to make drawing easier, as fingers are unwieldy and imprecise.  I've purchased a few but none of them work with my Nexus 7, SGS2, LG G2, iPad, iPhone, etc.  The styluses with the fat, rounded, mesh-like pencil eraser sized tips work, but they have the same problem as my finger: they are too fat to see exactly where the tip is touching the screen.  Many styluses come with both ends, and I am left using the fat end every time.

I've searched up and down for a reason but I've not been able to find any sort of explanation really at all.  Can someone break down why the fat, pinky-like stylus tips work but the skinny, pen-like tips don't on (what appears to be) most touchscreens?   Am I simply out of luck, or is there a screen/stylus combination that will work for me?


texts: Cannot charge battery via usb cable to pc after upgrade firmware and android version to 4.1.2 (Galaxy S2)

texts: I cannot charge battery via USB cable to PC after upgrading firmware and android version to 4.1.2 (Galaxy S2 mobile). Anybody please explain to or advise me, how I can I get my PC charge my mobile's battery via USB cable.


texts: How to block some SMS, but only allow phone calls?

texts: Hi I have a Samsung Galaxy 2S. How do I block SMS texts of my choice and only allow the phone calls? How do I block certain numbers from texting and not all of them, in other words, but allow the ones I'm blocking from sending me texts to call me instead if they so choose?


texts: Recommended way to restore transparency about permissions after Google Play store changed rules

texts:
It's been quite a time when Google decided to not any more let the customer decide whether or not to let apps access the internet.
(see http://www.xda-developers.com/android/play-store-permissions-change-opens-door-to-rogue-apps/)

I wonder if today people have found a convenient way to regain transparency about which apps might send all data they gather to home.

Do I have to review all permissions of all apps? Is there a way to do this automatically? How can I protect myself against this betrayal?


texts: Can't make or receive calls or texts, or connect to the Internet

texts:
My Samsung Galaxy S2 wont allow me to make or receive phone calls, messages, or texts. My provider is Vodafone; my Android version is 4.0.4.

I have tried my SIM in other phones and it works fine. It is just in this one that it doesn't work.

I have preformed a factory data reset and still have the same problem.

How do I fix this?


texts: Avoid porn/nude recommendation in feed of android you tube app?

texts: How can i avoid video containing porn/nude content from appearing up in feed/recommendation of my youtube app?


texts: Is there a way to hide pictures from being shown in Gallery

texts:
How can I hide a jpeg image in Android Gallery?
or is there a way to hide a folder of pictures for Gallery only?


texts: Is Qualcomm safe to be on phone or is it a security threat?

texts: I have alot of stuff downloaded on my phone like com.qualcomm.qti.simsettings all starting with Qualcomm. Should these be on my phone ?? What little I did read it said security threat. Should I delete all these ??


texts: Is there an empty/clean version of Android for tablets?

texts:
All I want is a tablet that only runs one application (developed by me) on startup.
Is there a "clean" version of Android that I can use for this? By clean or empty I mean an OS without all the unwanted features.

Basically, my app needs to connect to the Internet, access the camera within my app, and send and receive data from sensors and other external devices.


texts: How can I find the group id (gid) for the sdcard_r group on android?

texts:
The question says it all. All folders on my sdcard has owner set as 0(root) and group set as sdcard_r - means all apps that have permissions to access the sdcard.

However, since I have root, I want to change the group of this folder using chgrp, so that only a selected app can access this. I know how to do this too, so no probs until now.

However, I don't want this to be a one-way setting, I want to be able to revert back to sdcard_r in case something goes wrong. Now I don't know the actual gid of this group sdcard_r and chgrp only works with gids, not names. So, how can I find the gid of this group, sdcard_r?


texts:
I have zero cache and 75MB and yet I'm unable to download an 8MB app. I've already deleted all my important apps to make space for it and yet that annoying message keeps showing up.
PLEASE HELP.
Im using an Xperia e3.


texts: I don't have a working ROM on my Sprint HTC One. I made an error when flashing; I'm on hboot 1.55 and Android v4.3, S-On

texts:
I've been struggling with this for over a day now.

I unlocked and rooted my phone just fine (HTC One on Sprint, 4.3) - but when I flashed a ROM, I flashed Maximus HD, which was apparently an International version and not a Sprint one. I think that messed some things up. After trying a few different ROMs on top of that, nothing works.

Each ROM I flash will "install" correctly, but when it boots to the lock screen, upon unlocking it gives me the HTC splash screen.

I'm convinced that my accidental upgrade to hboot 1.55 is rendering it impossible for me to flash any working ROMs - be it stock or otherwise. I can enter Recovery mode, adb sideload, and flash ROMs, but none of them work.

I've tried Superwipe and then Bad Boyz, but it's the same thing. After installation, it sticks at the HTC splash screen.

So, my options are limited. I think I need to find a way to revert my hboot to 1.44 from 1.55 - that way at least the stock RUU is compatible. However, I can't find any way to do this; since I'm S-On, and I can't access any ROM to mess with settings, I have no idea how to do this, or how to flash a workable ROM in order to switch to S-Off.

Anyone have any ideas. I'm seriously distraught. I just bought this phone, and I love it. I'm so sad that I decided to try this rooting/unlocking/ROM flashing business because it's disrupted my sanity.

Any thoughts or ideas will help immensely. I will give more information if needed. Thanks!


texts: What is the recommended way to synchronize music on an Android phone?

texts:
I have a server which is on all the time, on a network share I store my music collection. I would like to synchronize this with my phone. If I add new album on my server it should pop up on my phone and vice-versa

What software would I need to support the following requirements to synchronize music to my phone?

Should run on Android 2.3
Should run on Windows 7
Can synchronize over wifi
Should work in the United Kingdom
Two-way sychronization from pc - phone and phone - pc


texts: Persistent "Google sign-in" error, even with correct password

texts:
I believe this started after I installed the Google+ app, but there is a constant notification that looks like a warning sign, and it displays this:

Entering the correct password does not dispell it (it's the same password every other Google app uses, and only one is complaining). Also, every Google app still works, each one acts as if I'm still signed in. So where is this coming from, and how can I get rid of it?

Update: I have tried both clearing the data for the Google+ app (which helped for about a half hour) and actually resetting my password and using the new one. Neither worked.


texts: Even with WiFi turned off it is still the biggest battery drainer (S5 Mini)

texts:
I have a Samsung S5 Mini and today I noticed that even when WiFi is off, it is still the biggest battery drainer (oscillates between 20-23%). I also noticed that yesterday the battery drain was much higher than it usually is.

I have disabled everything that makes use of WiFi, tried rebooting the phone, but It remains the same.

Do you have any idea what the problem might be, and how can I disable WiFi effectively?


texts:
I have a Samsung SM G930V, Android v 7.0

My phone is set to lock with the fingerprint scanner, but when a call comes in the phone automatically unlocks and when I pull it out of my pocket half the time I inadvertently hang up because I touch the hang up button as I am pulling it out of my pocket.

How do I make it stay locked even when a call comes in?
Meaning I want it to wait till I unlock before letting me answer or hang up.

Of course, if I am in the car with bluetooth I still want the answer button in the car to work without having to unlock it manually.


texts: Why do some of my apps show "Update" and some show "Update (manual)"?

texts:
When I go into the Market app and into my downloads list I can see that 5 of my apps have an available update.

Three of the apps say "Update" in orange, and two of them say "Update (manual)" in dark red. If I click through to the app I just get the normal "Update" button for both the "manual" and otherwise ones.

I assume this is something new with the Froyo version of the Market, but can't work out what the difference is?


texts:
How to allow a call recorder app access to call logs?
Since Android 9 (pie) Google Play has forbidden apps that are not the primary telephony app to access the call logs. The other problem seem to be that the phone recording call quality especially of the party on the other end has seemed to be severely degraded since the prior Android version.
For context, read Google Play Store Changes SMS and Call Log Policy.
Related post: Access the call-log to complement what has been banned by policy


texts: Can't connect bluetooth -- invalid pin or passkey (Android 6.0)

texts:
When I go to connect an Android 6.0 phone to either of the instant pot or car, I receive an error message that the device can't connect, because it has an invalid pin or passkey.  How do I work around this fairly glaring bug?  Is there a file I can edit?

Back when my phone ran a slightly older version of Cyanogenmod, it worked on both of these devices.  So, it's not the phone itself.  Also, I have a second Android 6.0 phone that I've tried to connect to the instant pot, and it has the same issue.  Thus, I am fairly certain it is a bug with the operating system -- just need to find a work-around for the bug.


texts: I have an Intel development board with an Atom processor running Android 6.0.1 and kernel version 3.14.64-x86_64. I can adb into the board and gain superuser privileges by typing su (su binary in /system/xbin), but any application requiring root permission does not run. RootChecker says that the device is not rooted. How can I run apps requiring root permission? do I have to root it some other way?


texts: How come my adb can't simulate a touchscreen tap?

texts:
I've read I can simulate a tap on my touchscreen by using adb but it doesn't work:

C:\>adb shell input touchscreen tap 1 1
Error: Unknown command: touchscreen
usage: input [text|keyevent]
       input text <string>
       input keyevent <event_code>

How come I can't send a tap to my device? I have the latest version of the SDK tools and the SDK platform tools. Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32. Thanks


texts: How to fix "unfortunately , the process com.android.systemui has stopped" error?

texts:
Recently, I flash cm-11-20140504-SNAPSHOT-M6-maguro.zip to my Galaxy Nexus GSM. And I flash PA gapps. And after that, I used Titanium backup to restore  all my applications. However, I met this unfortunately , the process com.android.systemui has stopped error sometimes. How can I fix it without doing a factory reset.

PS. If I enter the recovery and clear cache, it will be OK. However it is too annoying to do it each time. Is there other way to fix it. Or is it a bug in this version?

Refer:

Unfortunately, System UI has stopped
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/help/process-com-android-systemui-stopped-t1110673


texts: Transfer *.contact from PC to Samsung Galaxy S 2

texts: How can I transfer my contacts from my PC (win7) .contact (iPhone 4) to Samsung Galaxy S2? I no longer have the iPhone 4.


texts: How do I save an address in Google Navigate?

texts:
I see that there is a Star system but I really can't seem to figure out how to star a map in the application, or outside of it for that matter, it's driving me insane.

How to I save an address in Google Navigate, from my Android device?

Finally figured out how to do it in Chrome but I keep forgetting how. Not intuitive at all.

In Google Chrome type in an address. Once the search results pop up click the blue link on the side bar. The little popup box will show up in the map blocking the view of the map. There is a star in there. Click it. (Red Circle in picture will help.)

But still don't know how to do the same thing on the Android app?


texts: Merging whatsapp database of two different accounts

texts:
So, I have two WhatsApp accounts A and B. A has chat history only till December '19 while B's chat history start from January '20. I want to have one account with mobile number that of A, groups of B and chat history combined. For that I plan to

Somehow introduce A's chat history to account B by modifying Whatsapp databases.
Then doing a change number of B to A. (This step will delete old A account)

I want help with the first step.

PS: I have looked online on how to merge Whatsapp databases but they all address merging databases of same account here I have to different accounts and also all articles on it are really old.


texts:
I've tried many methods (ZergRush, I get [-] Hellions with BLUE flames!).
SuperOneClick uses ZergRush which doesn't work.

I'm running Android 2.3.6.
Baseband Version is: N850B01 (first update after launch)
Anything else I'd be happy to tell.

I've tried flashing a ZTE Warp CW mod to it using some batch files, but it pauses at the "Waiting for device" when it's in recovery mode.

It has a way to "apply update from SD card" but it needs a signed .zip and the ZTE Warp's ROMs don't work because its signatures fail (I think that's why)..

If anyone out there could help me, I'd be more than happy to receive the help.

Even if that means you experiment with the phone somewhat.
(As long as it works at the end of the day.)


texts: unable to mount /data, /system and /cache on Android phone (Asus Zenfone 5 (501cg , t00f)

texts:
I have Asus Zenfone 5 (t00F) model. It was working fine and suddenly it's UI has stop working.

I tried restart couple of times but didn't work for me.
I do already have the root and TWRP (2.8.7) installed into it,so I have done the factory reset from recovery mode.

And then after I am getting the error as:

can't mount /cache,
can't mount /system,
can't mount /data partition

I am trying to go to Stock ROM but in sideload mode also I am getting the same error.

I have also tried reformatting all three partitions but it is not working for any filesystem.(FAT,EXT2,EXT3,EXT4,F2FS)
More digging into 'adb shell':

# cat /proc/partitions
major minor  #blocks  name
 179        0    7618560 mmcblk0
 179        1     131072 mmcblk0p1
 179        2       8192 mmcblk0p2
 179        3      32768 mmcblk0p3
 179        4       8192 mmcblk0p4
 179        5      32768 mmcblk0p5
 179        6     524288 mmcblk0p6
 179        7     196608 mmcblk0p7
 179        8      32768 mmcblk0p8
 179        9    1331200 mmcblk0p9
 259        0    5312492 mmcblk0p10
 179       40       4096 mmcblk0rpmb
 179       30       8192 mmcblk0gp0
 179       20       4096 mmcblk0boot1
 179       10       4096 mmcblk0boot0
 179       50   15662080 mmcblk1
 179       51   15655311 mmcblk1p1
# cat /proc/mounts
rootfs / rootfs ro,relatime 0 0cat /proc/mounts
rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,seclabel,nosuid,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,seclabel,relatime 0 0
selinuxfs /sys/fs/selinux selinuxfs rw,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs rw,seclabel,relatime 0 0
pstore /sys/fs/pstore pstore rw,relatime 0 0
adb /dev/usb-ffs/adb functionfs rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /external_sd vfat rw,relatime,fmask=0000,dmask=0000,allow_utime=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro 0 0

# recovery.fstab
rootfs / rootfs ro,relatime 0 0 recovery.fstab
/sbin/sh: rootfs: not found

# cat /etc/recovery.fstab
cat /etc/recovery.fstab
/boot           emmc        /dev/block/by-name/boot
/recovery       emmc        /dev/block/by-name/recovery
/fastboot       emmc        /dev/block/by-name/fastboot
/cache          ext4            /dev/block/mmcblk0p6
/system         ext4            /dev/block/mmcblk0p9
/data           ext4            /dev/block/mmcblk0p10                   flags=encryptable=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3/userdata_footer
/factory        ext4            /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
/config         ext4            /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
/external_sd     vfat           /dev/block/mmcblk1p1                    flags=display="MicroSD";storage;wipeingui;removable
/usb_otg       vfat     /dev/block/sda1  /dev/block/sda       flags=display="USB-OTG";storage;wipeingui;removable

If somebody have any idea please help me.

Thanking you...


texts: I'm trying to create a folder shortcut inside another folder. I tried Es file explorer but it shows option to add shortcut to the homescreen only.. Does anyone know how to create a folder shortcut inside another folder in android.? .. thank u in advance.


texts:
I have a ZTE Maven phone, and I want to root it.

There doesn't seem to be any applications that can successfully do that.

How to root ZTE Maven? Just in case it's relevant, the model number is Z812.


texts: What is the voltage range for GALAXY Tab 2 10.1

texts: I bought GALAXY Tab 2 10.1 from USA and going to use in Asia where I have 220V power. I am not sure if I can connect the power adapter that comes with the tab. There are no power specification mentioned there on the adapter or on the user manual.


texts: Why can't I use my Fitbit for Smart Lock?

texts:
I just updated my Nexus 5 to Lollipop, and the feature I'm most anticipating is Smart Lock — the ability to keep my phone unlocked when it's near me but still have strong protection if lost or stolen.

I figured that since I have a Fitbit One in my pocket pretty much whenever I have my pants on, I'd use that as the "key". It syncs by Bluetooth, so I figured I'd be all set.

However, when I go into Smart Lock in the settings and attempt to add a Trusted Device, it doesn't show up in the list. Why not?


texts: Only one account showing on Google+ Android app

texts:
I have two GMail accounts active on my Android 2.2. Let's call them Acc1 and Acc2.

Acc1 is the default account I set when I got my Android. I didn't know then, that I can't change the default address. My Acc2 is the main Google account I use everywhere.

When I launch the Google+ app, it only shows the default account but my 2nd account has Google+ activated. All other apps show me both my Acc1 & Acc2 accounts to select. I don't understand why Google+ app doesn't see my other account.

Is there a way set Google+ app to see my Acc2 account or a way to change the default android account without losing all my local data?

I hope I've been clear, thank you!


texts: I'm stuck at TWRP recovery menu,whenever I turn on my device.

texts:
I had a perfectly good root on my Samsung Tab (SM-T111).
However I downloaded and installed "quick reboot" from play store.  I selected boot to recovery (in the app).
Now whenever I try to turn on my device I'm stuck in the Twrp recovery menu.  What to do?


texts: Phone only charges when plugged into AC adapter or computer

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 x. It only charges when plugged in to the AC adapter and my laptop, and doesn't charge using battery packs or in the car. I use the same cord for everything. Why is this?


texts: Gmail Notification stopped working on Nexus 4

texts:
I have to press the refresh option in Gmail just to get new messages.

I have checked the application and the notification setting is on. I stopped it and then again started it but still it is not working. Is anyone else facing such issue? Android version is 4.2.1

In my accounts it is showing that "Sync is OFF". Has this something to do with this? I always see this option like this and have to go inside it to change Gmail, Currents, Photos, etc. to sync.


texts: Why synchronization doesn't work whereas I have 265 MB of free space

texts:
Snchronization doesn't work whereas I have 265 MB of free space:

Why?

I use Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1.2.


texts: If I install a leaked ROM on my device will I be able to receive OTA updates?

texts: Specifically, I'm interested in flashing a leaked build of Ice Cream Sandwich on my Nexus S 4G. I'd like to get in on the action early, but this is something I'd like to know.


texts: Disconnect a Google/Android account from a phone number

texts: I recently lost my phone for a few days and tried to sign into my Gmail account to let acquaintences know. Gmail wouldn't allow me to sign in, as it was an unfamiliar location, and the only ways I could confirm my account involved my phone and my phone number. How can I disconnect my Gmail account from my phone number to make sure this doesn't happen again?


texts: HTC One M8 encrypted it's self, decyption failed, data corrupt, reset doesn't work

texts:
I have a HTC One M8 not rooted. Yesterday, when I was checking voicemail, the phone was going really slow and rebooted after a minute or so.  Worked fine after that until tonight.  The phone was on my desk in front of me (doing nothing on it for a couple hours) and I saw it reboot again and seemed to be taking longer than usual to boot.  Then I got the message:

Your phone is encrypted. To decrypt your phone, enter your screen lock password. 30 attempts remain before device data is deleted.

There was a button for emergency call and the keyboard popped up for me to enter my password and hit the decrypt button.  I entered the password and got:

Decryption unsuccessful.  The password you entered is correct, but unfortunately your data is corrupt.  To resume using your phone, you need to perform a factory reset.  When you setup your phone after the reset, you'll have an opportunity to restore any data that was backed up to your Google account.

There was a reset phone button.  I didn't have much on my phone that I didn't have elsewhere, so I hit the reset button.  After the reboot, it went back to the "Your phone is encrypted" message and data still corrupt.  I googled how to reset the phone.  I shut down the phone, held the down volume button and power button to get to the menu with fastboot, recovery, factory reset, simlock, check smartsd, image crc, and show barcode.  Image crc and show barcode worked but did nothing to fix the phone of course.  Simlock got SD init OK, Open MCCMNC file fail, Open CID file fail, Open IMEI file fail, Open atsdob file fail, Open SF file fail, Open mane file fail, Check keycard fail, process done, reboot device? All the others just ended up with me back at the Your phone is enctryped message again.

I did not encrypt the phone, so I don't know why I got this message unless it's just an error from apparently having corrupt data.  Any idea on what to try?  I obviously lost anything that's on the phone that I don't have elsewhere, but I'd be fine with the reset back to not been used yet state.

The phone has plenty of power.  It was around 70% when this happened.  It's fully charged now.

::edit::

After doing some more searches, I went to htc's website to get the rom to flash it back to factory settings manually, but both in the hold volume down plus power button boot and letting it boot normally until it got to the decryption failed, it didn't work.  I tried 5 different usb cables on two different computers.  None would keep the phone connected long enough to do much of anything.  I had installed the htc manager so it had drivers, but the phone only showed up in device manager.  It did not show up in file explorer.  In regular boot, it could just not find the phone to try and update it.  Off the fastboot usb screen, it got far enough to show I was already on the current version but let me pick to install anyway.  However, the first thing it did was try and reboot, which only went back to the phone encrypted message and went no further.

I'm thinking it's a lost cause, and I'll have to get a new one.


texts:
My daughter loves to share videos on YouTube with her friends. As a result she's blown through her monthly 2GB data allotment on multiple occasions.

While I've educated her on the difference between 3G and Wi-Fi, and she's a smart kid, it would simply be easier if I could limit her YouTube app to only allow streaming while on Wi-Fi.

I looked in the app settings but unless it's in some weird location there is no such setting. How can I prevent YouTube streaming to be only allowed on Wi-Fi?

(If it matters: Droid Incredible 2, Gingerbread)


texts: How can I execute command in the terminal as root?

texts: How can I get root permissions in a terminal?


texts: Recovering from bootloop/can't boot in Android-x86 OS

texts:
I asked this question on Super User, but with no luck and no answers, and was advised to post here, to get help from Android specialists.

I installed several Android-x86 OS, to play with them, and to test which one is the best for my needs, Bliss OS, Prime OS, Phoenix OS...

I'd like to know what is the safer way to play with the build.prop for instance.
If I break something, and goes in bootloop, it's tiring to reinstall everytime.

I already had a bootloop because of the build.prop editing, and one because I tried to install Xposed. I had to reinstall, as I don't know how to repair my system.

There is no recovery software or recovery mode existing right now for the x86-based distros. Not even an APK to test the build.prop conformity, backup it, or letting the ability to restore it, (surprisingly).

I used Android emulator before, like Memu, and it has the very clever feature to let me save my virtual machine session each time, make copies and export them.

So, my question is how to find a way to recover my system.

Could I try to repair a bootloop from a live CD with another system for instance?
How to repair bootloop from editing wrongly system files (build.prop)? Could I do a script or something to automatize the backup of important system files, like it's the case on other system (Windows recovery, Linux backup solutions...).

Or, at least, if nobody though about that, I'd like to be able to save my configuration, so, if I reinstall, I could at least find my configuration again.

I know how to backup apk, I do that with Titanium and other tools, but what about the configuration


texts:
I recently tried to install cwm recovery on my qmobile a2 (mtk) phone, according to the method stated in xda forum for my device.

I don't know what I did wrong, but now when I restart my mobile to recovery mode, the logo appears and is just stuck on that.  Cwm menu is not showing.  I didn't make a backup of the stock recovery.

I tried to install cwm 5, cwm 6, and others with many methods like spflash tool, rom manager, mtk, mobile uncle tools, etc. but still no luck.

Many users have installed cwm in the same mobile that I have why I am stuck.

Is there a manual way that I can delete the system recovery and put my cwm recovery to that directory in which it is located?  or please give me a suggestion.


texts: Cannot receive calls but can make calls on my tablet HCL ME Y2

texts:
I recently bought a HCL ME Y2 tablet with Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) installed.

It has a SIM slot and when I use the Phone dialer (the blue phone icon app), I can make calls over GSM but when someone tries to call this number, the phone vibrates for less than a second while I hear a single ring at the calling phone and immediately after I get the message that the phone is busy.

I cant even sent SMS / receive SMS on the tablet.

I Couldn't find any solution to this, any input?


texts: Pie 9.0 Low Battery Notification Not Working (Moto G7)

texts:
New Moto G7 running Android Pie 9.0

Everything else works fine. The issue I'm having is with the Low Battery Warning sounds and notifications. Simply put, I want the most annoying low battery indicator in the world and it's just not doing that. All I get is the little red battery in the corner. And that's if I'm not watching videos or playing games. Otherwise, it just silently lets me use up the battery and then shuts down. I've already tried:

Exhaustively scouring the internet for any answers
Turning up the volume
Plugging and unplugging the charger
Enabling charging sounds
Checking all the boxes and radio buttons in App info/System UI
Turning the phone off and on again
Restarting the phone
Clearing the cache
Looking everywhere for more answers
Posting my issue on the Motorola Community website
Factory resetting the phone (a last resort that did not work)


texts: Can I forward my text messages from my Android phone to a Chromebook?

texts: I am coming from an iPhone and a mac book, and I am used to the idea of being able to send and receive all my texts, calls, and face times from my laptop. After making this huge switch, I am confused how anyone can consider this better. Can someone tell me if this is possible? I am not against any sort of under the table methods of making this happen. I have a Galaxy S3 and a Samsung Chromebook 2, so if Google can't do it, I'm thinking Samsung should be able to.


texts:
So I'm trying to flash adb my android (mostly following this guide), and I'm getting stuck at the unlock device step.  I can successfully unlock, but once I reboot my device it reverts to being locked.  Apparently I'm unable to continue to the next step without having my device rebooted after it's unlocked.

(I have tried using the volume keys to reboot bootloader, and terminal to reboot it.  Neither work.)

I'm using a mac, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and my initial problem was that my phone was (and still is) stuck in a reboot cycle.  I'm pretty sure this was caused by trying to copy too many files to my android via USB cable (not the sd card, I don't have one).

EDIT:  So this is exactly what I've been doing.

Open terminal
cd to platform-tools, where I have an up to date adb, fastboot, and a zip file as well as the uncompiled version of image-yakju-jdq39 (Factory Image "yakju" for Galaxy Nexus "maguro" (GSM/HSPA+)).
Volume up+Volume down+ power on (I get a screen with Fastboot mode in red at the bottom, and a picture of an android being operated on.  I don't think it matters if I change the "start" thing with the volume buttons, but I'll keep it there.).
Plug the USB cable in.
./fastboot devices, I get my phones serial number on terminal
./fastboot oem unlock.
Terminal gives me this:
...
OKAY [ 10.016s]
finished. total time: 10.016s
While on my phone I get the unlock confirmation screen, which I follow through with, and now my phone says it's unlocked (and in blue at the bottom:  Fastboot status - OKAY).
./fastboot reboot starts my phone, but it's clearly still stuck in a bootloop.  So I forcefully turn it off, and go back to the fastboot mode, where it's back at the locked status.  Is that supposed to happen?

I went ahead with trying to flash my phone anyhow, and it's still stuck in bootloop after this:

usernames-MacBook-Air:~ username$ cd Desktop/adt/sdk/platform-tools
usernames-MacBook-Air:platform-tools username$ ./fastboot devices
014E38590B016008    fastboot
usernames-MacBook-Air:platform-tools username$ ./fastboot oem unlock
...
OKAY [  9.316s]
finished. total time: 9.316s
usernames-MacBook-Air:platform-tools username$ ./fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-maguro-primelc03.img
sending 'bootloader' (2308 KB)...
OKAY [  0.296s]
writing 'bootloader'...
OKAY [  7.966s]
finished. total time: 8.262s
usernames-MacBook-Air:platform-tools username$ ./fastboot flash radio radio-maguro-i9250xxlj1.img
sending 'radio' (12288 KB)...
OKAY [  1.547s]
writing 'radio'...
OKAY [  4.364s]
finished. total time: 5.910s
usernames-MacBook-Air:platform-tools username$ ./fastboot flash boot boot.img
sending 'boot' (4400 KB)...
OKAY [  0.558s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [  2.547s]
finished. total time: 3.106s
usernames-MacBook-Air:platform-tools username$ ./fastboot flash system system.img
erasing 'system'...
OKAY [  0.006s]
sending 'system' (425579 KB)...
OKAY [ 53.344s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [1502.494s]
finished. total time: 1555.844s
usernames-MacBook-Air:platform-tools username$ ./fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
erasing 'userdata'...
OKAY [  0.031s]
sending 'userdata' (137559 KB)...
OKAY [ 17.258s]
writing 'userdata'...
OKAY [244.587s]
finished. total time: 261.877s
usernames-MacBook-Air:platform-tools username$ ./fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
sending 'recovery' (4900 KB)...
OKAY [  0.620s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [  4.519s]
finished. total time: 5.140s
usernames-MacBook-Air:platform-tools username$


texts: On android 6.0.1 there's no more DAILY data usage limit setting

texts:
I've got a daily plan. 1GB each day.
I wanted to set daily data usage for my phone and i remember there was a daily option on android 4 but now there's no option to change.. only monthly. This is so silly.

Also, third party apps now are not able to block data when the counter reaches a certain amount. This means that if i have a daily plan i cannot stop the connection if it reaches a certain amount.

I am missing something here? Hope so.


texts: How to register/invite a communication partner in Signal on LineageOS?

texts:
I used Signal once on CyanogenMod and it didn't make me think during the registration. Now that I want to recreate a secure communication with my previous communication partner on LineageOS (OS reinstallation) I face the following problem after installing Signal from the Google PlayStore:

I can send SMS invitations and receive them. They contain an obfuscated HTTPS link which is opened in the default browser which redirects to https://play.google.com/... from https://signal.org/... and offers to "Open in Play Store App" which redirects to https://play.app.goo.gl/... (a phishing scam? And if not why would anyone choose such a URL?). The problem is that the websites offers to install the app although it already is installed (maybe the web app doesn't have access permissions to that information and always offers to install which would make me think even more).
https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/219377827 doesn't mention the reception of SMS and doesn't like any information how to proceed with it.
Not matter which unnecessary inacceptable confusion the first two points cause: there's no way to confirm the invitation because everything ends in the request to install an already installed application. Since I was hoping for better support of using the invitation when using Signal as the system-wide SMS application, I cannot deinstall it because I'd loose all my SMS or at least those exchanged after making Signal the system-wide SMS application. This comes very close to malware behaviour (not all criteria is fulfilled, though)...

How to get started using Signal as secure messenger instead of SMS application and how to undo the setup as system-wide SMS application with as few data loss as possible?

I'm using LineageOS 14.1.


texts: Can a micro-SD card contain some encrypted and some unencrypted files?

texts:
I recently upgraded from Samsung GS5 to GS7 edge.  I was encrypting the SD card in the old phone.  I believe that it was decrpyted when I removed it, because it was on and running, and I unmounted it from the settings menu.

However, several times I have restarted the GS7, entered my decryption pin, and then gotten a message that it cannot decrypt the storage because it was encrypted on another device.  Strange, but then I have been able to open folders and files (photos) stored on the card, right away, and without taking any further action or seeing any further message about decryption.

Is it possible that there could be a partitioned space on the SD card that is still encrypted, hiding files from me?  Or is this just a weird bug?  I would like to know before I return or sell the old phone, in case I still need to do anything with it.


texts: How to enable power to micro usb port to use otg devices on android?

texts: Android does not provide enough power to usb otg devices.


texts:
Is "GetApk Market" application trustful or malicious? Will it affect one's smartphone or tablet?

I have checked via VirusTotal & it mostly detected as Android.Riskware.Downloader:

Can anyone please help me out by confirming that, is it malicious for the tablet or not? Should I install it on the tablet?