texts: My phone occasionally tells me: "Currently unable to continue download, please try again later". What was it trying to download?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, which I often use as a hotspot for my laptop when WiFi is out of reach. I have a good deal with my carrier so that I have unlimited and fast connection anywhere. Everyone's happy.

Recently, my connection has been beginning to slow down, only sometimes, so I did some testing, and I found that whenever the connection is slow, and I go into Flight Mode (a.k.a. forcibly disconnect the internet connection), I get an anonymous popup message (The smaller ones at the bottom, not the alert() style ones):

  Currently unable to continue download, please try again later.

Now, I didn't initiate any download, so I presume some application is doing it. I've uninstalled everything but the bare essentials, and it still happens.

Is there a way for me to know what my browser is downloading, what kinds of requests it's sending, how much and from where?


texts: To understand a malware better when it is running on a device, I would like to get a view of what is happening in the background. For instance if a malware is loading a page using LoadUrl, I want to see the value of the URL being loaded. I felt dynamic instrumentation tools or debuggers will be useful for this but I am having a hard time to get it to work. Any tips on what tools/techniques will help me achieve this  or should I research more on the said methods above? Kindly suggest.


texts: Where whats app stored thumbnails of media in android phone?

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Today I was observing WhatsApp app behavior.

By using camera I took a photo. That photo got stored in camera directory of my cell phone (obviously that is normal behavior). And after that I shared the same photo to one of my contacts using WhatsApp. After sharing, I deleted that photo from camera directory and checked my WhatsApp contact (to whom I shared the photo) it was still in the list of messages.

Then I found over the Google that WhatsApp also stores sent images in internal directory as well. Then I deleted the same photo from WhatsApp internal memory and checked WhatsApp contact (to whom I shared photo), I found that there was not real photo but blurry image of the same photo was there (that is called thumbnail).

I tried to find out from where it was getting that thumbnail? I searched my whole cell phone directory or even WhatsApp media directory as well but could not find the thumbnail. My question is what is the location in cell where WhatsApp stores the thumbnails? I am assuming that WhatsApp keeps thumbnail url and download on demand. Is that right? Any help?


texts: Nexus 5: How to automatically toggle Live Display in Cyanogenmod 12.1 nightly at a specific time?

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I have a Nexus 5 with the last CyanogenMod nightly (12.1 20150917). I have a bug with the live display. Since the auto mode doesn't switch automatically, I have installed Automate, an app that uses the Android API to do tasks.

To fix the bug, I would like to create a task to switch in the night mode at a specific time, but unfortunately, there isn't the Live Display in Automate. Is there a way to set the night mode through the terminal?


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I think I got virus and have no idea how to get rid of it.
Heyzap interstitial ads in every app

I think wiping phone will delete virus.

I have Nexus 4 with Android 4.3

Phone is not rooted but I am ready to root as I got virus without root.

PS I know about Factory Reset button

https://support.google.com/nexus/4/answer/2936226?hl=en
I am not sure if that is enough. I seen some ppl wipe phone from command line from PC. By uploading new firmware from PC. Is that different from Factory Reset button?
The reason is that I wish to delete virus that shows ads in Google Play, Desktop, etc


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Does anyone know how I can get under the hood and modify the db output for my bluetooth media levels? I've read numerous posts of people complaining about this problem but am unable to find a solution.  On previous phones, I was able to access the underlying system settings by inputting some lengthy combination of numbers.  I don't know if this sort of hardware access exists on the droid x. I'm not finding anything on-line as to how to do this.
All ideas welcome.


texts: Failure upgrading a rooted stock Nexus One to Android 2.2.1

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I have a root Nexus one, that at one point ran a custom ROM, but now has the stock Android 2.2 release. I just got an update to 2.2.1, and it fails with:

Build : RA-nexus-v1.5.3
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:No signature (188 files)
E:Verification failed
Installation aborted.

What is the problem? Why does it say 1.5.3 in the build?


texts: Is there a way to find out if a given app supports GCM (like APNS)?

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Is there a way to find out if a given app supports GCM (Google Cloud Messaging)?

(GCM is Google's version of APNS.)


texts: Can't connect to OpenVPN properly on Lollipop

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I'm having a problem similar to that described here: https://forums.openvpn.net/topic17851.html - namely I have a home OpenVPN server set-up that I can connect to with my Linux machines and with Android Kitkat, but when I tried to connect under Android Lollipop (with various Android OpenVPN apps), it doesn't work - I remain connected to my local network.  Most of the OpenVPN apps I try, including OpenVPN Connect (the official app) just report successful connection (but then don't show any up/down activity beyond an initial blip) - even though they aren't really connecting me properly to the VPN.  However, 'OpenVPN for Android' app additionally reports:

Route rejected by Android224.0.0.0/3 Bad LinkAddress params /224.0.0.0/3

Which is mentioned in the forum post linked above. I tried the solution suggested there (though, in fact my client-side .conf didn't have any "topology" entry - so I tried adding "topology net30"), but it didn't help.

Again, all of my other devices (Android Kitkat, Linux machines) can connect to the VPN without any difficulties or complaints.  Is this some sort of Lollipop-specific glitch and is there any way round it?


texts: Synchronize contacts of a Google Account with an Apple Account

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I have a lot of contacts on my Google Account and I want to have them on a Mac.

Is it possible to synchronize them with an apple already existing account? The apple account haven't the same mail of the Google Account.


texts: Android "managed device" recognized as mass storage device. adb doesn't see device. How do I do I determine drivers?

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I have an android "managed device" that seems to have been some company tablet. No discernible brand. When I boot, it gives a screen with only a settings app. The settings app is very slimmed down, without access to debugging tools.
Debugging should be allowed by default on this device, because from what I understand, apps were installed and uninstalled from a company kiosk. Therefor, debugging would have had to been enabled.
It is a mediatek device with VID_0E8D. It's got pretty nice hardware. I'd like to be able to at least install apps on it, if not root it and re-install android.
It seems to have locked boot loader.
How to I figure out which drivers I need on windows 7 to recognize it as an android device? android studio nor adb can see it, but I can access the file system. Not the .android system files, just a few redundant files and folders that show up.
Any help would be much appreciated.


texts: I don't have flashlight icon on notification page

texts: I just got lolipop on my note 4 bit it doesn't have the flashlight on the notifications quick page.  What's  up with that? is there a way I can get it?


texts: How do I keep a messaging app in the foreground so that my status is always online even though I'm not using the app?

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Let's say I'm using the messaging app and then switch over to another app, the messaging app will show that I'm not online, until I switch back to it bringing it to the foreground. I want my phone to always think that it is on the foreground so that I always show that I'm online. How can I achieve this?
Android 7 | Rooted


texts: Galaxy S2 on Android 4.0.4 won't vibrate

texts: How can I set my phone to just vibrate? No sound; just vibration. I just got the upgraded version of the S2, and my phone won't vibrate. I tried everything.


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How can I make RUU 4.0 update on HTC Desire S?
After downloading the zip file, I don't know which are the next steps in to the update process.

Please give me detailed instructions.

Thanks!


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I have been trying to  root my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (SM-T217S; Firmware version T217SVPUBNH4).

Since the September update I can't re-root my tablet, I have tried apps like Vroot(app), towelroot, and pretty much all the rooting apps available for Android.

I also tried programs like Kingo Root, one click root, vroot for PC, and many alike. I haven't tried flashing the TWRP or ClockworkMod Recovery. I tried a while back with TWRP but it failed.

How do I root my device?
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texts: How practical the number of cores in Android

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I've often wondered how practical the cores usage in Android smartphones. I'm looking from technical perspective. The articles that I've read so far claimed either more cores is good or more cores is a waste because many applications are not optimized for more that 1 core usage.

Regarding the latter one, is not CPU resource allocated by kernel? Is not the optimization the kernel's responsibility instead of the applications (process)?


texts: I'm using Huawei mate 8 with Android version 7.0 and I have a problem with adding Google account and other things. When I am trying to add my google account it immediately goes back to the last screen. I explain better: I'm going to setting and then press Accounts. Then I press on Add account and press on Google. Then the phone goes back to the screen after I click on Accounts. I don't  know if there is any connection, but I also have a problem with Google play app. When I clicking on it, it immediately closes itself without writing any message. This issue also happens on other local apps.


texts: Music Player that allows searching id3-tag field "comment"

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I am using the id3-tag "comment" field to assign tags that characterize the content of songs to mp3 of my music library. The contents of a comment field of an mp3 file could look like this:

upBeat happy fast bassHeavy

In this example I want to be able to search my library for 'upBeat' and have all songs listed that contain this string in their comment field.

I have a DJ-Software on my laptop that supports this. I want to be able to do the same thing on my Android device. I tried it with shuttle, Poweramp, doubleTwist and phonograph so far. To me it looks like none of them are capable of achieving this.

Are there any players that support this?

If not, is there a different (better?) way of finding all songs belonging to one tag? Moving the same file to a different device (e.g. desktop computer) should not require reassigning the tags.


texts: Asus Zenfone cycling in the starting of charging process

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I have an ASUS ZenFone Max Pro (X00T/X00TD)
It is/was discharged and powered off. When i plug it in for charging, it is cycling in start of chaging:

vibration
the icon of empty battery
The bootloader is unlocked... text
the icon of empty battery
empty screen
and then starts again from vibration

I tried to clean the phone's connector, even wiped and stracthed the connector a littlebit, and  changed cable, charging source. (One cable is in the 1A charger, another cable is connected to PC.)  It doesn't get better.
I tried to leave it in the cycling, i hoped it gets some power.
Does the phone charge always when connected to power, or it just start the charging process after it shows the charging animation (which i don't reach)?
I tried to step in Fastboot mode. It stays in this mode, no cycling.
Does the phone charge in fastboot mode?
I tried to step in Recovery mode.

vibration
powered by android
The bootloader is unlocked... text
powered by android
empty screen and turns off

In fastboot mode i tried to flash stock recovery, and also TWRP and RedWolf recovery. The flashing process works, but i still cannot get in recovery mode, to see something more, maybe about battery or i dont know.
Of course the phone does not turn on. The same as when i try to get in recovery mode.

vibration
powered by android
The bootloader is unlocked... text
powered by android
empty screen and turns off

I did not do anything special nowadays with the phone. Bootloader unlocking and rooting was years ago, nor i did upgrade, so nothing special. I just used the phone, it discharged, and i'm in this state.
What can i do?
Is it something with charging, or it has enough power after connected in fastboot mode, but the problem is something with the software?
One more thing: maybe i "pressed" the buttons randomly in my pocket.
Is it possible that in an unlucky situation i got into the recovery mode and pressed something away in recovery menu?
Please help.
edit #1:
Is it possible to turn off the charging screen, charging vibration, screen turning on from fastboot mode? Maybe flash something on or similar? Because then it won't use the slowly charging power.
edit #2:
So the sumary now:

My phone is fully charged.
It does not boot into normal.
It does not boot into recovery, nor by hardware keys, nor by command from fastboot. I tried to flash TWRP, RedWolf and the original recovery too.
Fastboot mode works normally.

Parameters:
D:\Mobil>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) CPU:SDM636
(bootloader) platform:sdm636
(bootloader) secret-key-opt:*censored*
(bootloader) build-type:user
(bootloader) unlocked:yes
(bootloader) off-mode-charge:1
(bootloader) charger-screen-enabled:1
(bootloader) battery-soc-ok:yes
(bootloader) battery-voltage:4286
(bootloader) version-baseband:       *this is empty, i didn't delete it*
(bootloader) version-bootloader:ZB601KL-0x01-20181019151150
(bootloader) variant:SDM EMMC
(bootloader) partition-type:cache:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:cache: 0x15E00000
(bootloader) partition-type:userdata:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:userdata: 0xCEB7FBE00
(bootloader) partition-type:system:ext4
(bootloader) partition-size:system: 0x100000000
(bootloader) secure:yes
(bootloader) serialno:*censored*
(bootloader) product:QC_Reference_Phone
(bootloader) max-download-size:536870912
(bootloader) kernel:uefi
all:
finished. total time: 0.031s

D:\Mobil>fastboot oem device-info
...
(bootloader) Verity mode: true
(bootloader) Device unlocked: true
(bootloader) Device critical unlocked: false
(bootloader) Charger screen enabled: true
(bootloader) Bootloader version: ZB601KL-0x01-20181019151150
OKAY [  0.016s]
finished. total time: 0.016s

But:
D:\Mobil>fastboot boot stock_recovery.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  1.859s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 1.859s

So booting failed. But i don't know why.


texts: Mounting cifs/samba volume as a directory in android

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I'm using a custom rom based on cyanogenmod 13, my device is rooted and I have Xposed installed.
I'm looking for a simple app to mount samba or cifs volume in a directory on my android devices, years ago I used Cifs Manager and Mount Manager but it seems they have been discontinue and now I can't find valid alternatives.
I tried the latest versions of Cifs Manager and Mount Manager I could find but they didn't work.

Thanks


texts: I want to disable internet but not the network

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How can I disable internet but keep the network access on Android tablet? I want to be disable internet access to all but selected apps, at the same time I want applications to have direct internal network access.

I used firewall in the past but firewall disables access to all networks. I want to be able to use my tablet in my home, at the same time I want to disable internet access on it.

Is it possible? What is the best way to do create this kind of limitation for the apps?

thanks


texts: My apps status suddenly become "not installed on the phone", even the google play store!

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I have been searching online for problem similar to my case but unfortunately didn't manage to find any solution to my case.
INFO
Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100T
droid version 4.03

STORY
I didn't do anything, never took out the SD card, or rooting or factory reset whatsoever all this time and my phone was working fine. But then today suddenly when I reached out for my phone to read one whatsapp message, some kind of error message shown up and need me to close it I think. I can't really remember what its saying, not just for whatsapp but along with several other apps.
Then I restarted my phone, and found in my home screen several shortcut icons missing, some are still there but with android logo. So I went to the main menu and noticed all the apps are there but it became gray colored with the same icon (Android with SD text on right corner).
When I pressed the app a message saying the app is not installed on the phone.
Another important thing is that I am unable to locate the google play store anywhere, even under the Setting->Apps->All. Actually, I can't find all the missing applications -- though in main menu I saw the gray colored play store icon (not google play but play store)
I don't think the SD card is the problem since my music and images are still there just fine, not to mention a few games apps still working fine even though they are also stored in SD.
edit:
Just now I tried to access google play store with internet browser on phone and tried to download the missing apps again but I can't, it gives the message your device already has this item. Even if I want to un-install the missing apps, I can't because I cannot locate them under Settings->Apps->All.
QUESTION
What do I need to do to fix this problem? I really have no idea since I am one that never really follows up with tech development of mobile phone, just take it and use it for granted.


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So i have installed Cyanogenmod 10.2 using Clockworkmod Recovery, which went fine.

However now I am unable to get rid of CWMR. I tried flashing TWRM, but CWMR persists.

Even worse, CWMR shows the data on /sdcard from my old ROM. it is not up to the actual sdcard contents. and whenever i try to enter any directory it still shows the same data again. it's like going into a loop.

the only exception is, that when i enter the directory called "0" it shows the actual data of the new cyanogenmod installation.

is it possible that cyanogen actually installed itself into /sdcard/0 and the old data is still present in /sdcard/

this would explain why i am having only little space on my sdcard free.


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I'm not good at english, but i'll trying

So, my problem is my phone with MT6737M chipset with 3.18.35 kernel version always bootloop when i run any task on TWRP (like installing zip or even backup) and can only be recovered using original system.img on sp flashtool, so i can't modify any systems on it. I trying to port some ROMs and convert it into system.img and flash it via sp flashtool but always bootloop (also convert original extracted Stock ROM to system.img to verify that converter works) but still bootloop (So, it can only be recovered by original system.img). how can i fix that?

edit : bootloop on my phone is just stuck on boot logo


texts: Finding which process writing to storage

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I suspect my phone being infected by malware. Every now and then, there's a folder named LSF_PUSH in internal storage, containing APK from app called SnackVideo and other random pictures from its screenshot. I never install this app, but this LSF_PUSH folder keeps created and filled everytime I delete one.
I want to know which process performing this directory creation. How do I find that out?
I've used McAfee and AVG. It doesn't even detect anything.


texts: How do you force Google Search App to keep Safe Search Filtering on

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My son just got a Nexus 4. I installed K9 Web Protection which does things like blocking other browsers, forces Safe Search to be on, but it also blocks Google Now by default. He really wants Google Now, but I do not want to allow Safe Search to be turned off.

At the moment, I see no way to keep Safe Search enabled on Google Now. Does anybody know how I can do this? Thanks.

Oh, this is on Nexus 4, Android 4.2.


texts: Why are Android apps getting rid of "Quit" functionality?

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Lately I have seen many apps getting rid of the "Quit" functionality. For e.g. older version of Firefox for Android have a Quit option in menu which now is removed. Same goes for Opera browser which had a Quit option in menu which was removed after it moved to Webkit from Presto.

Wouldn't quitting an app be better for Android as it would consume less memory and resources in turn would give better battery life?


texts: I forgot the email i used to register on my Samsung S6 edge+ mobile, it does not allow to use the phone without entering the registered email, Is there any way to find the email account.


texts:
Where does Dropbox for Android saves files when you click on "Download"?

I've read
How to search for files and folders?

But my /sdcard/dropbox is empty even if I've downloaded a file just now.


texts: How to fix bricked Samsung Galaxy S4 GT i9505

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My journey started when i decided to start playing around with things that i don't have experience with. I tried to enable usb debugging by flashing some file with Odin that was supposed to enable it but the phone started rebooting. Then i red how to fix it and i downloaded stock rom and i flashed it but this stuck me to the startup logo. I tried a software that was supposed to fix bricked phones FonePaw (Might be a scam programme but clearly did something because the phone tried to start with recovery mode). Then i tried to flash another rom because i thought that the first one might be bugged but the problem is still there. I also tried to flash TWRP but it didn't worked (Odin finished successfully but i couldnt use it). Now i'm at stage where the phone is stuck to startup logo. I can't go to recovery mode but download mode is still working. I have no experience with this so i'm wondering if it's even possible to fix the phone.
Thanks in advance!


texts: Remove or hide a ui element from android rendered xml layout

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Context
I have automated a production app (dont have control over it's source code) using appium but in an attempt to speed up this automation I would like to remove a dynamic animated element (with class android.view.Viewgroup) from UI which is slowing down the UI query response time. Preferably, a shell command using adb by specifying a UISelector query would be amazing!
Full disclosure: I dont fully understand the android UI model as well as I do say browser's DOM. And the ability to hide/remove an element on DOM in browsers is easy. However, android doesnt seem to support any straight forward API to remove a rendered UI element. I suspect this is because UI model is more closely linked to OS internals in android and any attempt to alter expected rendering behavior would trigger fatal errors.
In simple terms, I would like to replicate the browser's document.getElementById("ded").remove() behaviour for android's native view model.
Potential Solution
While not officially supported, I'm confident this can be achieved with View#setVisibility api using a rooted device and some form of code injection during runtime using frameworks like Xposed. I'm happy to check in at xda forum if discussing about it is not supported here.
I would greatly appreciate any insight into libraries/modules/apps that may already provide this functionality.
Thank you in advance!


texts: Can I use Google Play gift cards in my country?

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I recently found out that there are now Google Play gift cards. Something I've been looking forward to. The downer? It's not available for sale at my country (Philippines). So I want to know, if I get a friend from the US buy a card for me and send me the card code, will I be able to use it on my account that is based in the Philippines? I'm asking this because when I tried going to the redeem page, it said it's unavailable for my country and thus, didn't provide me with any way to enter a redeem code.

What I have in mind is I would TeamView my friend's PC on the US and log-in my account there then I will top-up my Google Play account that way. The question is, will it work? I mean, won't it detect that I was logging in from the Philippines just awhile ago? I wouldn't want to waste money with buying a gift card if it won't be usable anyway. My friend is an iOS user so I can't just sell it to him either.


texts: How do I check which apps are hibernated the most by Greenify (so that if I don't use them, I can freeze them)?

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I'm on a rooted LG G3 and running Android 5.0 - I have the paid versions of Greenify and Titanium Backup on my phone.

I just want to know if there's a way to check which apps are hibernated most often by Greenify so that, if I decide that there are often-hibernated apps that I don't really use that much, I can opt instead to freeze them using Titanium Backup.


texts: Google Services consumes an excess of data since I moved

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You know the part of android that checks your email, syncs your calendar and the such? Google Services has murdered my data cap, taking 605 MB of data in four days, two of which were spent with background data restricted and missed emails as a result.

Is there something wrong with my profile that Android sync keeps trying to fix but cannot? Is it something else? I noticed this started shortly after I moved from Wind in Italy to O2 in Germany.


texts: Save screenshots to Google Drive (Samsung S3)

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I can't figure out the easiest way to save screenshots automatically to Google Drive.

Is there a Google Drive folder and an app that makes screenshots and saves them into this folder? OR, a default folder for screenshots which be added to Google Drive?

I know I can upload the fotos to Google+, but I would like to avoid this manual step.

Thanks a lot!


texts: How do I temporary block someone from sending emails in the Gmail app?

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I know Gmail has a spam and phishing filter but some emails I mark as such in the past still make it through anyway. Anyway, how do you undo such a thing?  I'm receiving emails from an individual who I need to block temporarily as they refuse to stop but I need to check that account for other emails and so I end up reading the subject line.  Is there any way to temporarily block an address or hide it somehow? I do not want a permanent block.

OS: 4.1
Galaxy S3


texts: Square dot between two square brackets notification icon?

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The icon looks like a square dot in middle and two square brackets surrounding it.

I tried looking for the icon on Google but couldn't find it.

How can I removes it and what is it?
E.D.I.T.  The icon is like [[•]] the dot is square its on system side. It appears and goes automatically. Dont know how to add screenshot. I am new here.Device is Yu Yureka Plus Running Cyanogen 12.1 and lollipop 5.1.1
[Img]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1P4PszWSbUbeEJ4RW5NRVZFazg/view?usp=docslist_api[\img]


texts: Acidentally uninstalled Google app on Android phone

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I accidentally joined the beta program for the Google search app on android, in ordered to leave the program I had to uninstall the app and re-install it. When I did this, everything seemed to be working fine. But now when I open my Google assistant by holding the home button, it opens the Google app instead of the google assistant. So I  went to my device settings and tried to change my assistant app, it was set to Google as it was before and as it should be. I remember though that my phone (A Samsung Galaxy S5) came with the Google assistant pre-installed, so I looked for it on Google Play and found it uninstalled, so I installed it. Upon opening it told my device wasn't compatible and I need to be running a Google app that was 6.0 or higher, well, after checking I found I'm running 9.66 so I should be fine.
I don't know how a simple re-install would have broken my Google assistant so bad.
My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S5 running Android 6.0

I still haven't revised an answer to this question but I need it fixed, if I'm not clear enough or someone has a question PLEASE speak up.


texts: Should I disable mobile data while I'm connected to WiFi?

texts: If WiFi is activated, the phone expends energy trying to find WiFi connections, even if I'm not using the internet. Is the same true for mobile data? Does the phone expend any energy trying to keep a good data connection even while it's connected to the internet via WiFi? If so, I'll set Llama to disable mobile data while WiFi is connected. Will that make a difference to my battery life?


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I cracked the screen on my LG G3 running CM13. It's rooted but I can't get to a adb root shell because ADB root is not enabled by default. I want to clean up some stuff and VNC is my best bet. I installed VNC Droid Server but I can't click on Start to get it started. Instructions here require root over adb to start the vncserver manually.

Does anybody know how I can get a VNC server started on Android 6.0 without the ability to touch the screen?


texts: Someone suggested that APNdroid will cause your battery to drain because your phone is continually attempting to connect to the disabled APN. Makes sense, but I wonder if there's something I'm missing? Does APNdroid burn battery any faster than having a good APN and using data?


texts: How to move (ICSDroid) Calendars to the Phone section

texts:
This questions splits this question into smaller parts. Living without Google

So first of all I would like to find out, how I can move the 2 ICSDroid calendars to the Phone section. I think with doing this the read-only issue will be solved, too.

After adding 2 .ics files (click image to enlarge)

Feel free to post also alternatives to ICSDroid if there is something better. It does not have to be ICSDroid for the import.


texts: Can an Android device  play ALAC and WAV files?

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I have a music library in iTunes with all files being ALAC or WAV format. I currently play them on an old iPod that supports both files types.

I will be getting a new phone device (replacing Symbian) and am looking at either Android or an iPhone with the capability of also being a music player. I really prefer going to an Android device but need to confirm that I can play both types of files on the Android device and would also be able to sync with my iTunes library.

Can anyone confirm I can make this work?

I really prefer not to buy an iPhone which I know will work. From what I have read it looks like apps like Poweramp and doubletwist might do the job. I am a bit of an audiophile and want to keep the files in lossless. If I had it to do over again I would not have used iTunes but it is what it is now.


texts: TWRP: adb devices works in recovery but fails in sideload mode

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I want to install a custom rom (LineageOS with microG) on My Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1. I followed every steps detailed in the tutorial (enable debugging, unlock bootloader, run fastboot, flash TWRP, reboot in recovery,  backup then wipe the system with TWRP).

My problem is when I want to sideload the custom rom. So, adb devices works and detects my phone in recovery mode. However, as soon as I lauch the sideload mode in TWRP, adb devices is not able to detect my phone anymore and the command adb sideload xxxxxx.zip fails because it cannot see any device.

I'm running TWRP 3.2.3, my computer runs on GNU/Linux (Xubuntu 18.04), I have the latest version of the Android SDK.

It is the same question as here from 2015: Device disappears from ADB devices when entering sideload but there was no answer.

Thanks in advance


texts: Android says Damaged SD card at EVERY card

texts: I faced a problem with my 32 GB SD Card on Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime. Device says Damaged SD card. I changed it to a brand new (also 32 GB) SD card... And problem didn't gone. Each card read perfect via card reader, but not on my phone.. What can I do?


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How can I add a shortcut to a particular Google Drive document to my Android homescreen?

This is the Android analog to this question.  Using a URL doesn't work, since I don't want to open the browser and I want to directly access a Google Drive file I have made available offline.

Could QuickShortcutMaker be used?  Looking through it briefly, (see here) it doesn't look possible because the "intents" used by QuickShortcutMaker don't take arguments such as a filename.


texts: opening files in mounted directory from within apps

texts:
I have successfully mounted a local network location on to /sdcard/routersd ; I can successfully browse within this mounted directory and do copy/delete operations. My purpose of creating that is for me to be able to browse and open my PDFs, office docs, and media files from within my Android apps such as Adobe Reader, QuickPic, WPS Office and etc.

The problem is that those apps cannot see files and directories available in that mounted directory! Alternatively, when I try to open /sdcard/routersd/for-example.pdf from within a file manager, then selecting Adobe Reader, Google Doc, WPS Office, etc. as the openner, I receive errors like "This file could not be accessed. Check the location or the network and try again.", "File cannot be opened", and "File no longer exists : File may be renamed, moved, cleared, or deleted by other programs." What is this error for? How can this aim be achieved (opening network files from within apps that originally can browse only local files)?


texts: How to add custom language layout inside Gboard (Google Keyboard), created by me

texts:
The problem is that I want to use modified layout for Google Keyboard and use it inside Gboard app (because of its features).

I don't want to:

create separate own InputMethod
use another app (Hacker's Keyboard or SwiftKey)

Does anyone know how to edit Gboard .xml files maybe? Or do it officially through plugin or some code? PS. I can code.


texts: Is OTG support on a phone is a Hardware dependent feature

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I will be buying a Xolo Q800 -X-Edition Phone that has a MediaTEK MT6589 chipset.
Searching on all forum sites, i found that this phone does not support OTG.

So i want to ask that does OTG availability depends upon the hardware or the chipset on the phone ?

Or it can be enabled in any phone via rooting and some under the hood tweaking.

Thanks in advance


texts:
I want to know if my calls are being blocked by number xxx-xxxxxxxx and if so log the data.

Is there a reliable way to tell if my call is blocked by the call recipient?


texts: How to use volume keys for scrolling? (everywhere)

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I would like to use volume keys for scrolling (lists, homescreens, icons, documents -  anything which now does require you to swipe finger in order to scroll - just like my old java phone where you could scroll using screen gestures AND volume rocker as well);
would it be possible?

I have Samsung SGH T679 (android 2.3.5)

I have tried ButtonRemapper but it didn't help (it did not show volume keys as customizable buttons)


texts: How to watch videos in 144p, 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p on YouTube app?

texts:
While watching videos in browser it shows me options of 144p, 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p and so on. But on YouTube app for Android I only see option of HD/HQ (I assume its High Definition / High Quality).

How can I watch videos in 144p, 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p on YouTube app?


texts: How to flash Magisk-x.y.z.zip using fastboot without using TWRP?

texts: Is it mandatory to use twrp to flash Magisk. Can it be flashed using fastboot


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I'm using my Android 5.0 tablet as a drawing board, but it is hard to draw small details with finger. So, is there any common household material to mimic touch.

I already tried pencil, but it won't works.

[I do not want to buy a touch-stick or something]


texts: How to get updates for apps which use Google Play on my Kindle Fire?

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A number of apps on my Kindle Fire indicate that updated versions are available and prompt me to "tap here to update" or words to that effect. The trouble is this: so far all the apps with updates -- even those purchased directly through the Kindle Store -- will open up Google Play and ask me to download the update package. This, of course, is impossible for me to do since the Kindle Fire is unwelcome at Google Play.

Bringing up the app's info page in the Amazon App Store app just gives me the option of launching the already installed version, but there's no option to download the latest update.

So, how can I update these apps? Must I hunt down the APKs for each app individually? Shouldn't these apps be opening up Amazon's App Store rather than Google's? Is there a system setting I can change that makes them do so?

I can't seem to find any mention of this type of problem anywhere; Google just spits out results about installing apps rather than updating them.

My Fire was previously rooted but I haven't re-rooted it since the last time Amazon pushed out an update to the OS.


texts: How to get notified of new automatically archived emails in Gmail?

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I am a very organized person, and thus also in the case of my emails. I have taken the time to set various filters and labels to keep my emails organized, some of these filters automatically archive messages, i.e. labels are applied to emails, and they get archived (hence these messages skip the inbox).

These days I am receiving some emails that belong to a specific label, about topics in which I'm working currently, but since they are not reaching the inbox, my smartphone does not notify me when they arrive. However, when I expand the list of recent labels, I find that there are unread messages in the label in which I am interested.

When I open the folder (label), I find the new unread email message.

What do I have to configure in order to get notified of these automatically archived emails in Gmail?


texts: Root Issue : Rebooted when app is running

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I am new to this. I have flashed twrp.img in my phone. Then using twrp recovery , I have installed SuperSU.zip file.

I installed root checker and it shows "device has root permissions". But the problem is , When I am using apps like system app uninstaller (I tried many apps requires root permissions) , when I click uninstall button, the device is rebooted automatically.

Then I tried another app to change system font. When I click change font button ,again device is rebooted .

Simply said, No root required apps are working. Please guide me!!!

Model : swipe elite sense (marshmallow 6.0.1)


texts: Go Sms Pro: "Too many unsent multimedia messages" error

texts:
Every time I try to send a Multimedia message using Go Sms Pro, I get a
toast message saying: "Can't send message right now. There are too many unsent multimedia messages"

This doesn't happen when I send something through gomms (which is really only good for sending to other people with smartphones), and it doesn't happen when I use any other sms/mms client (like handcent or the default sms client). It only happens when trying to send an MMS message with Go SMS pro.

How can I get this to work? I would have thought that if this was a global bug issue, that it would have been fixed by now, so I am guessing that there is something I need to set/reset. What do I do to fix this?


texts:
Does Android allow for multitouch input?

I have a Samsung Galaxy Y phone with Android 2.3. On the Samsung Homescreen, when I rotate two fingers simultaneously in a clockwise direction, I get the option to add/remover spaces from the home screen.

Because of this, I assume it must be possible, but I have never come across any app for Android that makes use of it. Several iPhone apps make use of them. Why is it? What is the state of multitouch in Android?


texts: How to reopen Note 3 Samsung phone in case the password has been inserted wrongly and the phone is blocked

texts: the password of my note 3 phone has been inserted wrongly and the phone is already blocked and TalkBack has been turned on. is there any way to unblock it without losing information.


texts:
I am trying to root my phone through PhilZ Touch 5 but I am getting this error.

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Installing update...

Installation aborted.

press any key to continue.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini VE running Android 4.2.2, with PhilZ Touch 5.


texts: How to schedule power on & off on a tablet?

texts:
I have an Asus TF303CL with KitKat.
I'd like to use it as my alarm clock, but it seems that the alarm cannot sound if the tablet is turned off during the night.

On my previous android smartphone (a chinese phone with gingerbread) I could simply go to settings and set the time at which the phone would turn off and the time at which the phone would turn on in the morning, so my phone was completely turned off during the night (it was not in airplane mode, it was turned off), turned on 5 minutes before the alarm and the alarm could sound.

How can I achieve the same effect with this tablet?
I've already checked the settings but I cannot find any entry similar to what I had on the old phone.

I know it's possible, since I've been able to do that for 2 years with a basic chinese smartphone; surely this brand new tablet can do everything that old phone could do. Maybe rooting the device is required for such a functionality?


texts: Why are some apps hidden and how to unhide them

texts:
For example, on my Galaxy Tab 7.7 Plus (SC-01E) running Android ICS, the Phone app APK is installed but does not show up in my app drawer.

It will actually show up if it is called by a widget, but there is no launched icon for it anywhere. In the system settings it shows as running.

This tablet is not rooted but I did buy it off from Yahoo! auction.


texts: Windows 7 Laptop unable to recognize Samsung GT-S7562 and Micrommax A116 Android Device

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I have two Android phones: a Micromax A116 and a Samsung GT-S7562.

I am able to connect both of the devices on an XP Machine at the office. But at home I have a laptop running Windows 7. When I try to connect it, both of the phones are not getting detected.

I have installed Samsung Kies for GT-S7562 and I have also installed the Micromax A116 drivers on both XP and Windows 7.

I also tried uninstalling and reinstalling all the drivers. But no use.

I need help. Thanks in advance.


texts: Data over mobile network switching on behind my back - what could be doing it and how to stop?

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Alcatel OneTouch 983, Android 2.3.7

I normally have "Enable data access over mobile network" switched off so as not to drain my phone credit, only switching it on when I want to do something quick on the Internet and don't have wi-fi access where I am.

However, a few days ago, for no apparent reason at all, this setting began switching on at intervals without me doing anything.  Tried switching my phone off and on, tried killing most of my running services, has made no difference.  Generally, a few times a day I find that it has switched on.

Have installed AVG Antivirus Pro and it found nothing.

Any clue of what it could be that's doing it - and more importantly, how to get rid of whatever it is?  I hate to imagine how much of my phone credit it has drained!


texts: How does voLTE and Band 12 work for T-Mobile and can Cyanogen/AOSP allow us any control over this?

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How does voLTE Certification work? My understanding is that only phones on this approved list by T-mobile are supported on Band 12. Band 12 is the new Extended Range LTE band and T-Mobile is investing heavily in. My understanding is that voLTE Certification is something that T-Mobile does to ensure that a phone connected to Band 12 but out of range of other T-Mobile services to fall-back on (ex. 2G, GSM, and 3G HSPA+) can still dial 911.. If the phone lacked this ability, when they went to dial out on Band 12 they'd find they couldn't. Even if I'm wrong, VoLTE seems to have something to do with data and voice integration.

  VoLTE calls already go through faster (twice as fast as other calls), and while on VoLTE, customers can enjoy wicked-fast LTE data while they’re on a call. Customers on the old carriers’ CDMA networks still can’t do that. Today, 27 million T-Mobile customers on 40 models of VoLTE-enabled phones are making over 300 million calls a day— well over half of all calls on T-Mobile’s network.

The voLTE process is expensive for the OEM and almost sounds like a shake-down by T-mobile:

  Speaking off the record to one major smartphone vendor, we have learned that there are very real costs and complexities associated with obtaining that certification, and it must be done on a device-by-device basis.

And, one of the OnePlus developers said this

  In terms of technical specs, supporting VoLTE is actually not so hard, but there's still a long way to go for users can actually use it. Why? Because VoLTE is carrier-specific, we needs to meet the carrier's requirements firstly then our users will be able to actually use it.

As if to say, we're only waiting on testing and certification.. Further, because T-Mobile had to ask Motorola to remove Band 12, I take it that the OEM (client side) has to disable B12 and not the carrier (server side).

Does that mean Cyanogen or other AOSP's can re-enable B12? I would think so, but even small OEM's selling unlocked universal phones like OnePlus have commented that they're having problems with voLTE Certification, so I guess it's not entirely software?

I understand T-Mobile's concern, but I simply don't care. Give me LTE if Band 12 is available and if my phone can't connect, well at least I've got decent data and I can use Google Hangout Dialer.

What happens with a phone that has Band 12 but not voLTE?
Can a rooted phone running AOSP influence this, or give me control over it?


texts: How to set a distinctive tone for SMS or phone call from a particular user/ phone #?

texts:
I find that I'm getting "alert fatigue" and ignore most of them, even thought I've disabled all but SMS and maybe a couple of others.

If I am out doing something like riding my bike/skiing/etc.  I want to ignore all but ones from my wife or kids.

I'm on Motorola Razr-M w/ Android 4.1.2


texts: HTC One (m7ul) not found by ADB + formatted filesystem = bricked?

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So, I'm really hoping that I haven't bricked my phone and that someone can help me figure out how to fix this.

I can't remember exactly the steps I took to mess it up so spectacularly, but they included trying to flash to the M2 snapshot of CyanogenMod 11 from a ViperOne ROM, relocking the bootloader, attempting to restore to a stock RUU (and failing because I accidentally downloaded an unsigned version), reUNlocking the bootloader, and formatting via TWRP.

Fastboot appears to recognise that the phone is plugged in (it reads FASTBOOT USB on the bootloader screen), and Windows 8 sees the device in Device Manager. However, when I attempt to do anything with ADB it returns error: device not found, so I can't use rebootRUU or push files to the /sdcard/ directory, and I have no ROMs to flash.

The bootloader screen reads:

*** TAMPERED ***
*** RELOCKED ***
*** Security Warning ***
M7_UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH
HBOOT-1.54.0000
RADIO-4A.17.3250.14
OpenDSP-v31.120.274.0617
OS-2.24.841.1
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Jun 21 2013,23:03:15.0

FASTBOOT USB

It also appears that I am able to use FastBoot to lock and unlock the bootloader using the unlock bin file I created earlier today, yet fastboot devices returns nothing and fastboot reboot returns < waiting for devices >.

Is there anything I can do short of using a USB-OTG cable to sideload a custom ROM?

I would be inconceivably grateful for any help which gets me closer to getting my phone working again. Thanks in advance!

EDIT 1: So, after rebooting a couple of times, *** Security Warning *** is no longer there and fastboot devices now returns my serial number. However, adb devices still returns nothing. Any idea what's going on?


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My mom uses an ancient Samsung SGH-C140 dumb phone with a mini SIM that has 150 contacts capacity. However all her contacts are stored on the phone, and there are around 400 of them. After all these years I have finally managed to convince her to allow me to buy a new phone for her (that too only when the keypad of the old one has given way)!

Now the problem is that the new Android phone uses a micro SIM, and I'm at a complete loss as to how to go about transferring those 400-odd contacts to it.

The only option I could think of was to go get the mini SIM cut to micro SIM size, then repeatedly use the Copy All Contacts to SIM feature to transfer from the old phone to SIM (while using the outer mini SIM sized bracket), and then from the SIM (without the bracket) to the new phone. The problem with this method is that the Samsung phone doesn't allow me to select the contacts, and always copies the same set of 150 contacts to the SIM before complaining about lack of space. (Aargh, which idiot made this phone's software?!)

Since I simply can't afford the loss of any of the contacts, what do I do? Do I really have no other option than to sit and manually read and enter all those contacts again?

P.S. I thought briefly about checking on some sort of PC software for the ancient phone, but even if it exists and can run on Windows 7/8.1/10, I have no clue where I'd get the required phone-to-PC cable from at a reasonable price.

Edit: OK, so the UK site for the phone mentions Samsung PC Studio Image Editor and Samsung PC Studio Internet Access. I assume the latter is the one that might support contacts export, but aside from the cable issue, there's the additional problem of how I would even export those contacts using the software to a format that Android would understand. If the software supports export/import of contacts using some proprietary format only from/to the phone itself, then there's obviously no point using it.


texts: Can Truecaller Android get Caller ID on 2G connection?

texts: Just curious. Truecaller emphasizes that it requires 3G/Wifi connection in order to tell caller ID? Does this mean that if I'm in area where only 2G is available and no Wifi is available Truecaller cannot get a CallerID for me?


texts:
I've send someone a pretty long MMS (just text) but he wasn't able to receive. Is there a way to retransmit via EMail. E.g. copy the whole text and paste it into an email instead?

Thanks.


texts: I am trying to charge my Galaxy S4 in my laptop but no matter which USB port it is in it will not charge. It is completely dead now. I am abroad and the adapter doesn't charge it either. HELP!


texts: How can I reset the Play Store content filter pin?

texts:
I have forgotten my Google Play Content filter pin and would like to reset it so I can download some apps that are being blocked.

Does anyone know how I can reset the pin?


texts:
I have rooted my device HTC Evo Design 4G and I try to adb pull /data data and it says "0 files pull 0 file skipped"

I was able to pull /System/build.prop. How can I pull root folder.

Thank you
iua


texts: Battery LED keeps on if decrypted while charging

texts:
tl;dr If an encrypted phone is decrypted while charging, the battery LED will keeps on, even after disconnecting charging cable/change setting/soft reboot.

Device: Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE (GT-I9505) running CM13 snapshot 20160820

I have wiped the system+data+cache partitions of my S4 and flashed CM13 rom. Default setting is to have battery LED on while charging. I disabled this in Settings. No LED on during charging. That's what I want.

Then I set up device encryption (Settings -> Security -> Encrypt Phone). Afterwards, I disconnected the charger, reboot, and enter my password to decrypt the phone. Then I connected the charger again. Still no LED on. (Normal)

Then I reboot the device again. Before decrypting the phone I connected it to charger. The battery LED is now on with green colour.  I guess it's due to my settings being encrypted, and the default of "LED on while charging" is applied.

But when I decrypted my phone while charging, the LED keeps on even after the lock screen is shown, or when it is unlocked to launcher. I disconnected the charger, putting the device in non-charging status. The battery LED is still on with green light without charging.

I tried repeatedly (dis)connecting charger, turning LED on/off in Settings, and even soft reboot. The charging LED still shines on. The only way I managed to get the LED off is to shutdown/regular reboot the device.

Further experiment shows that this problem appears only when I press enter (after entering password) to decrypt my phone while charging. The phone is normal (LED off) if I enter my password while charging, disconnect the charger, and press enter to decrypt the phone.

Question: Is there any way to decrypt the phone while charging, and still keep the battery LED off?


texts: If an inappropriate review is removed by Google Play, is its associated rating also deleted?

texts:
Say a user leaves a hateful review on an app with a ★☆☆☆☆ rating. If the developer reports it as inappropriate, Google may remove it as explained here.

Does this only hide the review message, or is the rating also get deleted (so it doesn't weight on the app average rating)?


texts: Is it possible to automatically sync existing (and new) android contacts with office365?

texts:
Scenario: After meeting a new acquaintance, we exchange our contact details (phone number, email ..etc). These get saved using the default contact application on an android phone. Later, when logging into my office365 account via a desktop web-browser, the new contact is not present in the address book! Checking the phone shows that it has been saved on the device. The official Outlook app from Microsoft has been installed on the android phone and is capable of sending/receiving email.

Why did the contact not sync up? Is there anything that can be done to make the contact sync happen automatically?

Am open to the idea of switching to a different android email app to get things working, but would ideally prefer to keep using Outlook (or at least a non-Google contacts/calendar/email app!).

If it matters: I have administrative access over the phone as well as the office365 account in question.


texts: How to edit a text file in a zip or rar archive, without manual extract/compression?

texts:
I have a text file in a compressed file (rar/zip) On my desktop, I happen to be able to edit it, and then winrar or 7zip send a message saying the text file was changed and asking if I want him to update it.

The same thing seems impossible to do in android 8.1.0. I have tried Zarchiver, Zarchiver pro, RAR from rarlabs, several text editors, but in the end, the zip file is never updated with the changes I make in the text.

Does anyone knows a way? Or a way that allows me to set a password on a text file that is cross platform between Android and Windows?

Edit nº1

Installed the MI explorer and the archive plugin, and altough it's a powerful tool it's not working. When I try to save the text file it says "Not supported!" regardless of zip or rar file. I wonder if it's because the archive has a password. It also seems he can't open the zip file directly from dropbox app, providing the same "not supported!" error.
Any hint, or any other tool I could try? In the settings of Mi explorer doesn't seem anything could help.


texts: WhatsApp chat backup in Android backup on Google Drive

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I recently broke my Google Pixel 3a and now I got a new phone (Samsung Galaxy S9, running on the same Android version, Android 10). Now I would like to restore my WhatsApp chats from my old phone. I could not manage to retrieve the local chat backup from my Pixel phone and I did not store any WhatsApp backups on Google Drive. However, I have a phone backup called 'backup of Pixel 3a' in my Google Drive. I was able to restore that backup on my new phone. As it seems, that backup contains my local settings, call log and which apps I installed on my previous phone. Apparently, some app data is also included in this backup.
Now my question is: Is there any way to retrieve my WhatsApp chats from this phone backup on Google Drive?


texts: How can I get Google Maps on Android to show metric units?

texts: Google Maps always shows me distance values for direction results / navigation in miles, although it does show me a scale on the map itself in metric units. I rather prefer to get my direction distances in metres/kilometres. Is there any way to achieve this in Google Maps? I searched a bit for this and suggestions seem to be to change locale in Settings > Language and Keyboard. Mine is currently set to English UK.


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I had some apps which were very useful on my old Samsung S3 and wanted to transfer them to my new s3. I went to applications manager and clicked on move to sd card. Not all the apps.can do this? Also now the sd card is in my new s3 I don't know how to access or install the apps that are supposed to be on my sd card.
Any help or ideas with this?

Thank you


texts: Is this possible to connect my Android's GPS with my computer? I have a Samsung Galaxy Fit running Froyo.


texts: Check if an app is installed on the device

texts:
I'm trying to use the package name and determine the apk path of an app to check if my app is installed in the device.

pathCmd = './adb shell pm path ' + packageName

pathData = os.popen(pathCmd,"r")

for pathInfo in pathData:

    print pathInfo

    if not pathInfo:
        print "App not found on the device"

    else:
        print "App found on the device"

This doesn't give me the list of apps that are not installed. Any idea whats wrong with my script?


texts:
As far as I understand, odexed apps come in two: the "apk" and the "odex" files, both containing different information. And I understand that the odex file has crucial information that loads first and speeds up the booting process.
But I tried to deodex an odexed app with UltimateDeodexer, and it only asked me to upload the .odex file, giving me in return an .apk file. Seemed like it turned the .odex into .apk.
How does that work?? Is it missing all the information from the original .apk file? Is my resulting .apk file complete, or am I supposed to do something else afterwards?


texts: Download from internet to phone hard drive. Droid x rooted

texts: My droid x recently got damaged and the sd reader no longer works, is there some way to download from the internet to the phone's hard drive rather than the sd card?


texts: How to prevent an application from getting installed apps

texts:
I'm a android user not a developer and just want to know how can I prevent an app e.g. Facebook from getting installed apps list?
Or alternatively hide some apps from installed list in order to fool the Facebook app.


texts:
I try desesperately to push an app with adb  on the /system/app folder (to install the PlayStore on my low cost tablet).
So i tried to remount the /system partition with root rights :

mount -o remount,rw /system

But it give me everytimes the same response :

mount: Read-only filesystem

And i tried also with this command :

mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/actc /system

but it's the same thing...
And i don't understand really why, even with the root user, i can't modify this...

So if someone have an idea, it could be save one person in distress :p


texts: Battery percentage shown in lockscreen while charging is incorrect

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S-III (rooted & running 4.4.4) with a peculiar problem.

According to the Notification Bar toggles, the battery percentage is 82%. The same is shown in  Settings > Battery.

However, when I plug it in for charging, it shows "Charging, 49%".
After some time on the power, when the actual percentage was 99%, the lockscreen showed 69%. According to the custom Kernel, the battery percentage in the notification bar and settings is correct. Therefore, it must be something to do with the lockscreen widget.

Does anyone know how to fix this? Any help is appreciated.

Things I have tried:

Reboot
Factory Reset and Wipe Caches
Reverting to Stock ROM


texts: ''Unfortunately, Calendar Storage has stopped'' error on Sony Xperia M (C1905)

texts:
I get "Unfortunately, Calendar Storage has stopped" because of  which I cannot make calls or send Email from my phone. This affects my work too.

Is there a solution for this issue? I've already formatted my device because it was slow and lagging a lot.


texts: Sony Xperia Z1 compact w/ Android 5.1.1: how to change locale setting?

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A few days ago I realized that something / someone partially changed localization settings on my (non-rooted) Xperia Z1c. Default language and locale is German / Germany ("de"), and to the day numbers, times and mostly dates are in correct format - with one exception, the simple date format: if all was fine today would be "07.10.2015" (DD.MM.YYYY), but on my device it's showing as "10.07.2015" (MM.DD.YYYY); it's a bit like US locale but with dots instead of slashes as delimiters. And only for simple dates: other date formats are showing alright (07. Oktober 2015, 07. Okt.). As far as I can tell right now this applies to all apps (custom and system default) that are using this date format (e.g. WhatsApp, Evernote, WetterOnline as well as system pages like list of downloaded apps and many more).

I don't have a clue what or who made those changes (maybe unknowingly I did it myself?), nor do I really know when this happened; only thing I know is that the last system update (5.0.2 >> 5.1.1) was pushed from Sony sometime early September, and I think (but I'm far from sure) that before that everything was fine. On the other hand, I also own an Xperia Tablet Z as well running 5.1.1, but NOT having that problem.

I searched every page in system settings but there's no trace of an option to change locales. I can switch languages but that doesn't change locales.

Is there probably some very well hidden setting allowing me to switch locales back to standard? Will I really have to factory reset my device then reinstall everything, and would that even help? Would it probably help to root the device?


texts:
How it is possible to enable portable Wi-Fi hotspot from ADB shell or by editing some configuration files on Android Jelly Bean?
I need to do it interactive for automatic test server


texts: Why are Google Maps 9.5.1 running slow/freezing?

texts:
My Google Maps tend to freeze whenever I interact with them. Sometimes I can move around the map and it loads fine, but as soon as I do something else, like picking a location, like a restaurant or a bookmarked position, it freezes, which ends in either app completely crashing, or it unfreezing after ~15 seconds. Sometimes it even crashes the SystemUI. Even when I exit the app, the whole system runs slow and laggy until I remove it from recents.

I believe that the issue is not related to phone performance, as I've ran games like GTA III and Need For Speed Most Wanted on it smoothly (It's an Xperia T). I'm using CM12. I've tried deleting the data and cache, but that didn't help. The version of the Maps is 9.4.1.


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I noticed this with my Nexus 5, and was surprised to see it continue with my new Nexus 6P:

I have a 5th generation Apple Airport Extreme. When I am using my Android phone on wifi, images load really slowly or not at all on apps like Facebook and the Google Play store. When I switch to LTE, they load right away. This is weird, because my speed tests indicate 100mpbs performance over wifi, and most other apps don't have any issue.


texts: Android 4.4 (Kitkat) and volume problem on a Nexus 7

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I've got a Nexus 7 tablet and it has just got updated to Android 4.4 - Kitkat automatically (I just approved the installation). Having done that, the sound volume of my tablet is acting weird. Once I push higher or lower volume buttons (on the case) it shows up the volume indicator and the volume handler moves one step in the requested direction (to this point it is normal).

From this point on the volume acts weird. If I keep pressing the volume buttons the volume indicator on the screen won't move anymore but the sound volume will be changed. And worse than that, the volume can not be adjusted using the on screen handler (you can not adjust volume with on screen touches).

Has anyone faced any similar problem? And more importantly is there any cure for it?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Ace Internet showing network problem

texts: I have bought a Samsung Galaxy Ace few days back. And it's showing network / connection problem or error, or connection time out. Whenever I try to open a page it shows "Webpage not available". And just to check whether the Internet is working properly or not, I have activated the 'net pack, still it's loading, loading, and loading but not opening the site. Google home page is opening but after Google not even a single page is opening. Samsung applications are also not opening. It shows network error.  Google play store is having the same problem. Please help.


texts: Moto X 1st Gen - WiFi not working after upgrade to Android 5.1

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My Moto X upgraded to Android 5.1 recently and since that happened I cannot connect to WiFi.

When I try to connect to a saved network, it will briefly show "Connecting..." underneath the WiFi SSID, then it will revert back to "Saved".

I have tried the following and gotten the same result:

Turned off WiFi, then turned it back on.
Rebooted my phone.
Rebooted my router.
"Forgot" my home WiFi network then re-connected and entered the password
Changed WiFi frequency band on my phone
Tried connecting to a public WiFi network at a coffee shop.
Reading this thread: phone won't connect to wifi after upgrade to Android 5.1

Occasionally I will be "connected" to the WiFi, but I won't be able to get any data. When this happens, the WiFi symbol usually shows an exclamation mark over it. Most of the time though, I can't connect whatsoever.


texts: Phone isn't detected via USB but still charges

texts: My Galaxy GT-S5360 is not being detected via USB when I connect it to my PC. It still charges however. It used to work and there was a prompt to connect it to the computer but now it just charges directly. I have downloaded Samsung Kies but it still won't connect.


texts: In call Mute button sound. Can it be STOPPED?

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Is there a way to set the MUTE button (the one on the in-call phone menu) to NOT make a sound when pressed. For instance, when I'm in conference calls on my GalaxyS4, and want to mute my microphone, I press the mute button which makes a "drop" sound. Which I do frequently when I am not speaking. Soon after, a colleague of mine sent me an instant message and informed me that they could all hear the "drop" sound every time I pressed the darned thing..

Is there any way to make it not do that??


texts: I mistakingly cancelled my android software system update I can get it back again and what are the procedures

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I mistakingly cancelledy android system update
Please can any one teach me the procedure of updat my android system software ?

There is no select option from the main men

  about
  phone
  network
  batery etc.


texts: How can I import new SMS into my phone without wiping the current SMS?

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Situation:  Old phone broke, got a new phone.  Used new phone for a week and accumulated a fair amount of SMS (on a fresh new phone)

Decided to finally restore from previous phone backup that was a month old.  Restoring from backup wiped all the new SMS I have made.

Luckily I have made a backup of the New SMS before they were wiped by the old backup.

But now I want to import the new SMS (located in the new backup) into my phone without wiping the old SMS.

How can I do so?

I used MyBackup Pro to do the backup/restore.  It does not seem to have an option of "Merge" ...


texts: Is there a way to block permissions for other applications on Jelly Bean?

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I use LBE Privacy Guard with great pleasure to grant and withdraw permissions to access my contacts, the internet, etc. for each individual application installed in Ice-Cream Sandwich on my Galaxy Nexus. However, it is not compatible with Jelly Bean yet (causes rebooting cycle without fixing, and even then it can only block network access). Considering that the last update was in March of this year, this may take a while.

Is there another application that can do this and that is compatible with Jelly Bean? Applications like Droidwall and Permission Denied and others also don't seem to work on JB. This question asks a similar question, but that was a year ago, and I believe none of those application works on Jelly Bean.


texts: Can I recover files after factory reset if I root after resetting?

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Device: ASUS Zenfone 2 ZE551ml

OS: Android 5.0

Notes: Not rooted, USB debugging not enabled, no custom recovery

My phone's storage got too full after recording too many videos and I backed them up to Google Photos. I hadn't backed up or moved the files to any other location and my phone ran out of power in the process of backing up to Google and when I tried to boot it, it got stuck on bootloop (is that what it's called?) where the screen gets stuck on the ASUS logo with the loading circle. I've tried rebooting it, charging it for eight hours, clearing the cache partition, rebooting it again overnight and it still hasn't revived yet. Since my phone is not rooted, developers option and USB debugging is not activated, and I don't have any custom recovery services installed I can't use ADB or SDK and the like.

Since the full memory is most likely the main issue here and I can still access recovery mode, I'm not too worried about my phone getting hard bricked. All I really want to do is recover my data, mainly photos (the ones that might not have been successfully backed up in Google) and .txt files from my Inkpad Notepad app which I stupidly didn't sync/back up for 5 months. As I mentioned my phone is not rooted, USB debugging isn't enabled, and I don't have CWM or anything like that so I can't access my internal memory from recovery mode. I am also almost blind to technology and tinkering with electronic devices is too complicated for me and I doubt I would be able to execute it well, so I was thinking of doing a factory reset and immediately using a file recovery app to recover my data. From what I've gathered, it's possible to recover files from a factory reset as long as the cached (?) file remains don't get overwritten, and so it's best to not use the device after factory resetting it. If I'm mistaken, please correct me.

Now I have a few questions about this; please bear with me:

What application/program would be the best to recover .txt files?

Most file recovery apps can recover images, videos, audios and even documents but so far I haven't seen one that explicitly lists TXT in its list of files it can recover. I really want to recover my notes, so I want to be sure that I can prepare an app that can actually recover my files. I've tried DiskDigger before, but it was to recover an image so I don't know how well it would work for other file types. Also, I would appreciate it if the app were free, although it doesn't have to be so long as it works well.

Also, what android file recovery programs do you recommend in general? Which ones actually work well? Because I've seen a lot of mixed reviews regarding these apps, at least in Playstore.

Would this method work if I root my phone after factory resetting it?

Since my phone was not previously rooted, I have concerns if this method would work. Would rooting my phone after factory resetting affect my data remains?

If this method is possible, could you provide me with step-by-step instructions on how to do it so I don't mess up?
If this method is not possible/unreliable, would you have any suggestions on how I can actually recover my files?

Are my files actually recoverable? Are .txt files recoverable? Will I be able to recover my data and photos in relatively good quality?
I recognise I have been negligent in backing up my data and I plan on never doing it again within my capabilities. I desperately want my data back, so if anyone can help me with this, it will be much appreciated. If anything happens I will be sure to update. Thank you.

Edit: I have not done a factory reset yet, my phone is still just turned off for the time being.

Also, this got me thinking. Does unlocking bootloader and factory resetting delete the data in the same way? If so, could unlocking bootloader make my phone boot properly again, instead of factory resetting first and double-deleting my data. Would that work?


texts: Google Play Services Sync problem on Android 2.3.6

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I have a phone Samsung GT-S5302 it has stock ROM and root.

When it connects to internet it started to sync as always (sync icon appears), but the icon doesn't disappear even after 8 hours and I can't enter Google Play Store, Google+ account, Hangouts, I get an error "Google Talk authentication problem" and it reduces all phone performance.
Then I try to freeze Google Play Services with Link2SD problem disappear: sync works fine, error disappear, I can enter to Android Play Market, download and install app...
But in this case Google+, Hangouts of course don't work because they need Google Play Services to work fine.
What I've already tried:

I tried to erase cash, app data of the next processes: Play Market, Google Play Services, Google Services Framework and reboot device.

I tried to erase userdata and add only my google account again with no changes.

I tried to reinstall gapps for gingerbread using CWM unsuccessfully again.

I tried to switch off automatic date/time settings and after reboot turn on again - no luck.

I tried to delete Google Play Services and reinstall it with Play Market - the same problem.

So the question is:
Is there any way to solve the problem with Google+ or may be one know where do I need to look or what do I need to do further?


texts: Changing the ringing volume when pressing volume keys

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The volume buttons of the HTC Wildfire S only changes the media volume, rather than ringing volume, even though I'm on the home screen.

Is there any way of changing the ringing volume when I click the volume buttons?


texts: Is it possible to clone a Phone then flash image on other phones?

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Background

I deal with a lot of Galaxy S5s and spend a considerable amount of time duplicating the settings and installing the same applications on each.

Because of the repetitive nature, I'm sure there is a way of imaging a phone that I have set up then then flashing that image on others. This will save me a lot of time in the future.

Question

I have a number of questions regarding this, hopefully some one could push me in the right direction.

1. What is the best way of imaging the device?

2. What is the best way of flashing the image on a device?

3. Are there any implications on using a copied image on multiple phones?

Basically is there a standard way of doing what I require?

NB.1 When I say 'best' I mean, least complicated, fiddly and quickest.

NB.2 I'm not that bothered about changing bootloader and rooting, what ever is quicker and easiest is good for me.

NB.3 I would like to keep the firmware/ROM that originally came on the phone and not use a custom ROM.

Specifics of Phones

Phone : International Galaxy S5

Model Number: SM-G900F

Carrier: Vodaphone

Android version: 4.4.2

Build Number: KOT49H.G900FXXU1AN13


texts: US Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet in India - mobile data

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I bought Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet 32GB from US andI am now in India. I have a vodafone 2G SIM. How can I connect this to my Thinkpad?

And I have a M blaze data card. Can this be connected to the thinkpad ?


texts: How can removed Samsung watch on from notification area? This app still standby in my notification area and don't move!


texts: How to disable "security policy restricts use of html email"

texts: I use AirWatch Agent and created an ActiveSync account to connect to my company's exchange server. Now, when I read emails they show up as plain text with the message "security policy restricts use of html email". I've tried going over settings to find something related and found none.


texts: How to silence all but one application? (no calls, messages, notifications and similar interruptions)

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When listening to meditation instructions (previously downloaded as *.mp3 files) I would like to be able to silence all applications, (that is, all audible notifications, messages and calls). How?

PS: Native solution(s) which are not reliant on 3rd-party apps are prefered.


texts: 'Failed to access device' when trying to root Samsung Galaxy S 2.3.3 with Heimdall

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I want to install CyanogenMod on my Samsung Galaxy S. In order to do that it needs to be rooted first of course. For that I followed the the explanation on the CyanogenMod wiki to the letter.

However, when I execute heimdall flash --kernel zImage in the command prompt I get the following feedback:

D:\SGS\Heimdall>heimdall flash --kernel zImage
Heimdall v1.3.1, Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au

This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.

If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/

Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
ERROR: Failed to access device. libusb error: -12

I'm unable to find any information about this error :-(.

Type: Samsung Galaxy GT-I9000
Firmware: 2.3.3
Baseband: I9000XXJVO
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9000XWJVH-CL184813
OS: Windows Vista

Alternatively: where can I find a clear, non-confusing, guide on how to root a Samsung Galaxy S? There seem to be hundreds out there but so far I didn't find any that worked for me with working links and clear explanation.


texts: How to make WhatsApp store media on external SD card (instead of device storage)?

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I have a lot of media files circulating between all my contacts and groups in WhatsApp. And all the media (images, audio, video) takes a lot of space on the device storage (internal). I have not found a way to change default storage path from internal memory to external SD card. Is it somehow possible for a user of no great expertise in Android to adjust it so that all the media will be automatically sent to SD card (smth like: sdcard/WhatsApp/Media/ ).

I have tried to manually create the following folder on SD card:

sdcard/WhatsApp/Media/

But anyway the messenger does not see it and it creates new folders on the device storage (inspite of my removing the folder on device storage).


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I bought GG partly to wake up in the morning (Like with a Fitbit), but so far I have either woken others or I have not woken up.

IS there a good hybrid solutions, like some "Phoene only apps".

I would like an increasing "disturbance", like first only wibrating gear.  Later attamps should start with the same, but move to more effects, from both Gear and Phone.

Also important is that one of the devices go off if the other is out of battery (or in a mode where it doesn't do anything)


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Is there a way to connect Android phone with OS X Yosemite, just like (or similar) iOS does? Apple - OS X Yosemite - Mac + iOS Continuity.

I'm aware of AirDroid | Delight Your Multi-Screen Life, but I'm looking for other alternatives...


texts: How do I transfer my phone numbers to an Android phone?

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I just bought a new Android Phone (HTC Hero), but I need to import my Outlook contacts with all their phone numbers.

Any directions as to how to do this?


texts: Is it possible to play real media on an android tablet?

texts: I would like to play the real media videos at http://www.cs.princeton.edu/theory/index.php/Main/AdditiveCombinatoricsMinicourse . However neither vlc nor mxplayer seem to work. Is it possible?


texts: How can I control the frequency of synchronization with Google?

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My phone syncs with Google pretty often.  Each time it takes a few minutes and makes the whole phone work slowly.

Is there any way to make the synchronization less frequent?

Barring that, is there any way to make it pause when I actually want to use the phone?  Is there any way to lower the priority of the sync tasks?

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S with Froyo.


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A problem appeared in my Moto G after the update to 4.4.4. Hangout app stop work with SMS. Beside that I can't activate the factory SMS app.
I tried to install some alternative SMS apps and all of them crash when I try to send some message.

If I send a normal Hangout everything works flawlessly, but if I select the SMS functionality the app crashes.

I check the Logcat and this exception is raised:

07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): android.telephony.CallISmsApp$NeedRetryException: getService ISmsApp is null!
07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): at android.telephony.CallISmsApp.getISmsApp(CallISmsApp.java:63)
07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): at android.telephony.CallISmsApp.calculateLength(CallISmsApp.java:133)
07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): at android.telephony.SmsMessage.calculateLength(SmsMessage.java:302)
07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): at com.google.android.apps.babel.views.ComposeMessageView.a(SourceFile:82)
07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): at com.google.android.apps.babel.views.ag.run(SourceFile:190)
07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:733)
07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136)
07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5086)
07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:785)
07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:601)
07-14 14:09:29.970: E/CallISmsApp(11124): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

I never developed something using SMS but it seems the service is inactive. That means the problem is with my SMS functionality of the device, not the Hangout. And before 4.4.4 all was well!

How to resolve this issue?


texts: I just upgraded to Android 4.1 Jellybean (OTA carrier update to my Verizon Droid RAZR MAXX), and my Multipicture Live Wallpaper app is not loading any pictures. Previously, each screen would load pictures from a folder on my SD card. Now, it says "Picture is unavailable. Need to setup or reload". I checked, and the path is still the same in the settings, and the pictures are at those locations. Why did this stop working and how can I fix it?


texts: None of the google apps are working on Moto e2

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I have this moto e 2nd gen (not the 4g one)
It worked fine for 3-4 months..
Today morning i see strange "Unfortunately google play services has stopped" error..
Slowly I figured out that all google related apps stopped working..
 the playstore, gmail all show a blank screen when opened .... whatsapp was working fine but every time a popup with that "Unfortunately...." message comes.

Things that I've tried so far:
1. Reset all app preferences
2. Uninstalling updates of both playstore as well as play services and  cleared caches
3. Tried removing google account but it is not able to do it.. Its showing  this error like "Google sync is currently not availabe..." (I think this is due to the fact that sync itself is a google app)
4. Tried factory reset option but it does nothing even when i click on that  reset button (Strange :(  )
5. Tried factory reset using the recovery menu.. but its not loading only..  Like i enter the bootloader and when i click the recovery option, It  shows just an android in distressed icon... I even tried holding the  volUP + click power button thing on that screen but its not going into  the recovery screen

Its quite strange nothing is working for me

isRooted: false
isInWarranty: true


texts: bsnl is709c android tablet is not booting up

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My BSNL penta IS709C tablet got locked after too many unlock attempts. After that I tried to hard reset by pressing BACK + HOME + MENU buttons together with the power button but in vain. Tablet present condition:

1) USB debugging off, so no adb commands.  2) wifi is off. 3) No
    associated google account.

Please help me restore the tablet or suggest me how can I hard reset it.


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I'm sorry if this if off topic but I don't know a better place to put it, after it's a GPU used in Android device

My ROM maintainer has capped it at 430 mhz on the Moto z3 play. I distinctly remember it being 830 on stock, and I know the 506 clocked at 652 mhz and why would a better gpu have a much lower speed

So once and for all: what is the max clock speed of the Adreno 509?


texts: How to stop the LG phone launching preset applications when the phone is locked and inside your pocket?

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This design concerns more LG phones, in my case it's LG G2 Mini, but it was reported also on LG D605 Optimus L9 II and probably other LG phones with the same logic.

On the back of LG G2 Mini (Android 4.4.2), there are 2 buttons, which keep being pushed in my pocket.

Unfortunately, there are applications mapped (by manufacturer setting) to the up and down buttons (some drawing notes and camera) when the phone is locked. They keep being launched unwillingly in my pocket.

I've searched through all the settings but couldn't find how to get rid of this mapping and set the buttons' action to void in the phone-locked mode.

My phone is rooted so I can change the system settings but don't know where it is stored.

EDIT: In the official LG upgrade of Android (5.0.2) the problem is solved, see my answer.


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In Miui ROMs, there are four options for rebooting a phone from the power menu:

What does "Hot Boot" mean, technically speaking? Are there any circumstances where a hot boot could cause harm? Are there any reasons for choosing to hot boot at all?


texts: Is this Android phone Android 9.0 or Android 6.0?

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I purchased an XGody Mate 20, advertised as Android 9.0.

Indeed, if you switch it on Settings -> About Phone reports Android 9.0:

However, when I plug the device in, Android Studio reports it to be Android 6.0:

Also the DevCheck Android App also reports the device to be Android 6.0.

Is there any way to find out which is it really? I bought this under the understanding it was an Android 9.0 device.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 won't sync with google play

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I just got my new Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900, but I've already got problems:

First, everytime I sync my phone with google it always comes up with sync error, I don't know how to fix this. I've tried removing the account then putting it back on but it still doesn't work.

Second is that my phone doesn't even have the google play app. When I go onto the website and try download an app it says that I don't have any devices – which I think is due to the sync error.

How can I resolve this?


texts: Does Google Takeout contain Android Backup for my devices?

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In theory, Google Takeout lets you download all the data Google stores for you (or about you). Among these there should be the backup content of my Android devices.

Is it Android Backup included in the Takeout?
Should it be?
Is there a way to request that?


texts: How can I access Internal Storage + SD Card as a drive on Windows?

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On an unrooted Samsung phone, how can I access and modify the files on both /sdcard/ (internal storage) and the actual SD card, from my computer, as real folders and files (not PTP/MTP/etc which don't allow you to do anything)?   I don't care if it's over a physical cable or wireless, etc.

I need to be able to delete files, move them from one folder to another, including from internal storage to sd card and vice versa, view their properties, measure disk usage, compare files, etc.  All the things I can do from a normal folder on my hard drive.

I've tried FTP server, SFTP server, etc. and nothing has ever worked.

The best solution I have so far is to take the SD card out of the phone, plug it into a card reader, and plug it into my computer, then run Servers Ultimate on the phone to share the internal storage over FTP, and mount that on my computer using NetDrive2.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4.1.2 Unable to connect to mobile network

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I recently purchased the handset from the US and currently using it in Vodafone (India) . I upgraded the firmware to 4.1.2 it was working fine and then all of a sudden I am not able to connect to any mobile network.

My IMEI number / Baseband version all say unknown

Is there anybody facing the same problem? Any tips to troubleshoot this problem?

Thanks


texts: How safe is the android Lock Screen with password?

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If your tablet got stolen, how probable is it, that the thief will retrieve data from your device if you have only the lock-screen with a 4-character password as protection?

Is it easy for a hacker to get past that? Or can I lean back and be sure, that stored passwords in Firefox etc. cannot be retrieved?


texts: Skipping "Swipe screen to unlock" screen?

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I do not have any kind of password/pattern lock enabled in my rooted Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone.

When I wake my phone up, by pressing either the power button or the middle button, I see this screen:

What I wish is that I do not get this screen, I directly go to the home screen of my device when I press the power/middle button. How can it be done?

P.S: I have a rooted phone.


texts: Can I send a link from my phone to my desktop?

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I have "Chrome To Phone" that lets me click a button on my desktop browser to open the page on my mobile.  I'd like to be able to do the reverse -- sometimes, you take one look at a page and decide that it just isn't suitable for reading on a phone.

I know that I can look at the "tabs on other devices" in Chrome (from the desktop) and see the open page on my phone, but I don't always remember to do so.  I'd like a "push", rather than a "pull".


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I am developing a new iot project to monitor air quality in the environment. the device, ESP8266, needs a wi-fi connection, which we usually put fixed in the code that the microcontroller will run, which is not legal, because if I need to change the network for some reason, I will have to change the source code.
Other IOT devices have the same situation, and manufacturers like Google, are able to configure the wifi on the device via the android phone or iphone. Like?
Apparently the device creates an access point and the cell phone, through the google home app, connects to this network and makes the configuration. The most intriguing thing for me is that he doesn't use a password.
I can access an access point from my device, make a POST call to a service and set the SSID and password credentials, but I need to enter that password. The Google Home app doesn't need this, as long as I'm connected to the same network.
Ex: my home local network is 2.4_2906. I bought a new google home mini and I want to connect it to this wi-fi network in my house. My Android device is connected to the 5.0_2906 network on the same router as the 2.4_2906. When trying to connect google home on the 2.4_2906 network, google says I'm not connected to it and asks me to connect, so I logged in there and I try to configure google home to use it too, and I can do it without saying it google home the network password.
How can I implement this for my device?


texts: How can I have 'Next homescreen' and 'Previous homescreen' buttons in ADW EX on the dockbar like LauncherPro?

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I'm using ADW EX (purchased in the recent 10 billion, 10 day sale). How can I have buttons for next homescreen and previous homescreen on the bottom dockbar like in LauncherPro Plus?

Currently using ADW 1.3.3.56


texts: Open bookmark list in new tab using chrome 38

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I usually surf with multiple tabs open.

There is a new fancy version of Chrome-android, (38.0.2125.102 and later), and with it disappeared the possibility of seeing the bookmarks list when opening a new tab. Now it always defaults to a google search box, a google logo, and some icons displaying often-surfed-to web pages. If I wish to view my bookmarks I have to click the tab for bookmarks at the bottom of the screen. How can I make it quicker to open bookmarks again?

Solutions I've discarded

"Ok, so just open the bookmarks list directly then?"

I would, but the bookmarks list opens in the active tab, not in a new one. So that only works if I wish to replace the current page, which is seldom the case.

"It's just one more click, it can't be that bad?"

The number of clicks has increased by a factor of 1.33, that is not insignificant for an action that is taken very often. But worse, it breaks my flow when surfing.

"Switch to Firefox?"

I have. I don't like the font scaling in that browser. Still, it's my fallback for now.

"Undo the chrome upgrade, stay at version 37."

Insecure, and really hard to do after-the-fact. You can uninstall all updates, but then, depending on OS version, you go back all the way to 32. That is not good.

tl;dr:

How can I open one of my bookmarks in a new tab with as few clicks as possible using Android Chrome 38+?
Before 38 it was 3 clicks. Now it is 4. A minor issue one might think, but tell that to my muscle memory.


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I have a Galaxy SIII (Android 4.3) phone on the Vodafone network (UK). I was using WiFi when available and mobile data occasionally. It all worked fine. When on mobile data, I would see an icon on the top bar showing a little letter H with two arrows underneath.

But now the mobile data has sort-of stopped working. I say sort of because it appears that I can still turn mobile data on, and I still get the little H with two arrows, but none of my apps that use data appear to actually be able to communicate with the internet. I don't actually get any "no connection" messages, instead, I just get rotating wheels and other indicators that they're trying to get something that's not arriving.

If I switch back to wifi then everything starts working again.

Any ideas?

EDIT: I have not installed any custom ROM. The phone is not rooted.

EDIT: I just called vodafone, who suggested a variety of things that made no difference. Now they've said it may be a fault in my SIM card and are sending me a new one.

EDIT: New sim card arrived. No difference. More calls to vodafone, multiple suggestions... nothing has worked.

EDIT: Tried sim in Galaxy SII... all symptoms identical. Saw little H icon (sometimes flipping to "H+" or "3G"), but no mobile data getting through.

SOLVED! it suddenly started working again. I suspect it was a fault at vodafone's end and my last call to tech support induced someone there to correct the fault.


texts: Stream FLV/MKV Files From a Windows Phone(Lumia 520) in Android Phone(Nexus 4)

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I have a Nexus 4 (Lollipop) & a Lumia 520 (Windows 8.1)

Since, Nexus has limitations of Data size & Lumia supports a microsd, Most of my Videos/movies are stored in lumia 520's SD card.

Almost all of these happen to be in flv/mkv format which unfortunately is not supported by windows phone.
There are apps which claim to support mkv in lumia but have a lot of defects in decoding.
I tried mkv viewer,ccplayer, moli etc. but the experience is pretty disappointing.

So, I need a way to create a peer to peer network such that Lumia 520 acts as a media server & streams videos(no downloads.. all in memory as there is insufficient data space) to nexus 4(which can play these videos excellently).

There is an app in Windows store (Lumia Play To) which can cast screen to other devices.

Using BubbleUPNP on Nexus 4, I could get Nexus 4 to be seen in Lumia & works good.
However, this approach has two limitations :

1) You need a separate wifi router/network to which both devices can connect.

2) Lumia Play To cannot stream mkv/flv videos.

There is also an app (Easy Transfer) for windows which shows phone files via Browser.
This shows flv/mkv files but it does not stream videos.
Rather, it downloads the video & that is very slow. Also, a separate wifi network is needed.

So I need a Way/Apps wherein I can create a Wifi direct network between these two devices & watch videos in nexus 4 without fully downloading them.

(The last four words might be too much to ask but if at all it is possible, that would be good.)


texts: Is it possible to pre-download a YouTube video to view it later offline?

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I have the Galaxy S3, and I'd like to watch YouTube videos during my commutes. I like to watch long videos (around 1 hours), so I have no more than 1 video per commute.

However, youtube video takes a lot of bandwidth and I have a cap on data usage. Besides, connection outside during peak hours tend to be slow, which makes the video pause to download a lot of times.

Is it possible to pre-download a video at home (using my Wi-Fi, which is faster and has no data cap), and watch it on the way? I tried pausing it at home and let it download, but whenever the phone sleep (it sleeps often!), or the application switch from youtube to anything else, it seems all previous download will be lost.


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I have enabled oem unlock and usb debug from settings.
I am using vivo fastboot tool.
And after entering fastboot menu, I tried the code fastboot bbk unlock_vivo.
C:\Users\dell\Desktop\vivo_fastboot_for_windows>fastboot devices
MNFM7PSSGM75SKBY        fastboot

C:\Users\dell\Desktop\vivo_fastboot_for_windows>fastboot bbk unlock_vivo
...
FAILED (remote:  unclock fail.)
finished. total time: 0.004s

Please someone help me. I tried various solutions from the internet but could'nt find one..


texts: Differnce between abilities of System apps, Apps in phone memory and Apps in the SD card

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Possible Duplicate:
  What are the differences between a system app and user app?

What is the difference between abilities of System apps, Apps in phone memory and that in the memory card?

The only difference that I know about currently is that Widgets' of Apps in the memory card do not show up in the widgets' list and thus can't be used?

Are there any more differences? What are they and why?


texts: How can I export the list of open Chrome tabs?

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Chrome's sync feature isn't picking up all of the tabs open on my Android phone.

Are the tabs stored in a file somewhere that I can access?

My intention is to export the list of tabs so that I could run a factory reset on the device.

Running Android 4.3