texts: How can I recover corrupt files from my SD Card on my PC?

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My LG Marquee started boot looping four days ago and because of this, I have not been able to get into my files (photos, videos, apps, etc.) and back them up. I have not backed up any of my files, unfortunately. A user on here gave me the idea to salvage my media content via copying my SD Card's contents to my PC, then copying these files to a new card and placing the new card in my phone - thus recovering my important files.

My phone is not rooted.

I bought a better SD Card and an SD Card reader and just tried copying my content to my PC. All photos and videos are showing up as Invalid Image :(

My Questions:

Does this "Invalid Image" prompt mean that the files are corrupt...forever?
Could this be caused by the software I am viewing the files in, and if I view them in a different software, will they show up fine?
Is there any way (via a photo recovery software) that I can recover these corrupt files? If so, what software(s) do you personally recommend?

Thank you for any and all questions answered.

I really appreciate it, I am at my wit's end with this problem and I had thousands of photos that were extremely important to me - losing them would honestly be devestating.

Update: I ejected the reader and inserted it again, and instead of being able to at least view the "Invalid" images, now my computer is prompting me to format what it is calling the Removable Disk (E:)

Should I go ahead and format my card on my PC? I'm so lost :(


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I'm looking for an Android email client (preferably free) for my Galaxy S4 that has the feature of filtering incoming email by size, that is: some kind of rule of the type: if email is more than [insert number] Kb, don't download from server, etc.

An alternative would be to filter incoming mail with attachments, as all I really want is to not download big emails.

I have tried some popular apps including the default Samsung app, CloudMagic, Mailbox and all seem to lack this apparently basic funcionality.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Online Nandroid Backup and later restore of an encrypted Android L 5.1 device

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I am using an Android One phone with rooted Android 5.1 and the Online Nandroid Backup application to do live (o)nandroid backups. I am also using the built-in encryption, which encrypts the /data partition, but as the backup is performed on a live running system, the resulting data.img is unencrypted as I've verified with Nandroid Manager being able to extract data without asking for a password. Apparently it is not doing a block-level copy of the /data.

As the backed-up system in the system.img expects encrypted /data and the restored /data is now unencrypted, my question is if the resulting backup can be restored and booted without any problems, using fastboot for example? Will Android hang while booting if the /data partition is decrypted and the system is not factory reset? What is the correct way to perform a live backup of an encrypted Android 5.1 system?


texts: How to check if a model can make phone calls?

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So I'm looking to buy a new android tablet, but I can not for the life of me find out for any given tablet whether or not it can make and receive phone calls like a regular android phone would.
Am I correct that just because something has a possibility for a SIM card, it can't automatically make phone calls too?


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I have rooted my phone with KingRoot app, and suddenly "Ok Google" stopped working.

After a bit of searching I've found out that some accessibility services could been blocking it. And the only one on was KingRoot one.
It is not a very useful service, so I turned it off, but in the next moment it has turned on again.

So my problem is, does anyone knows how to permanently end this service?, if not my question can be understood as, anyone knows how to have ok google working with the service?

I don't want to uninstall KingRoot, because I'm still working on the port to SuperSU, and it's not easy.


texts: Is it possible to shutdown or restart a Logitech Revue without pulling the power cord?

texts: My Revue (Android 3.1) was acting balky, so I wanted to restart it.  I spent several minutes looking through menus, but didn't find an option to shut down or restart the OS.   I ended up pulling the power cord, but it seemed a bit harsh.


texts: How do I type umlauts and other special characters with Swype?

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I can change the swype-interpreting language, but the keyboard doesn't show me any special symbols.

HTC Incredible with Swype 2.4.44.10912.t100 (have not updated to Dec beta, yet).

I just want to swipe "Blue Öyster Cult" -- is that so wrong?


texts: Mobile data connection is lost "by its self", need to re-enable it manually everytime I unlock the phone

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This happens constantly:

Go to Data Usage->"Mobile Data" to "On".
Lock phone for about 30 min.
Unlock phone and try to use an application that requires data connection.
The application says no connection (not application specific, happens with Waze, Play Store, Evernote, Remember The Milk...).
Go to Data Usage->"Mobile Data" is "Off", turn to "On".
...[cycle repeats]

My setup:

Galaxy S2
Resurrection Remix 3.8 ROM
JuiceDefender Ultimate

If I check JuiceDefender before step 5 above, it says "Data Off (User)", i.e. JuiceDefender thinks that I switched Mobile Data off. So it's not JuiceDefender's fault.

Something else is switching Mobile Data off (and I can't find any setting to leave it on). What could it be and how do I stop it?


texts: How to setup the Whatsapp status in Bluestack on a Windows 10 notebook?

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I have installed a BlueStack on my Windows 10 Notebook. I wanted to setup the status of my Whatsapp account. However, I couldn't find any option to navigate through, and add a video file.

I could setup the status of my Whatsapp account with taking a new photo by my camera, but I want to add an already-downloaded video file to my status.

Thanks a in advance.


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The term flashing in Android communities seems to be interchangeable with "Install"

  Because Google's apps are not open source, custom ROMs can't bundle Google's apps -- like Gmail, Hangouts, or the Play Store -- with their ROMs. That means you'll need to download and flash them separately.

From How To Flash A ROM To Your Android Phone

So if this is the case where does the term flashing come from?


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So I rooted my fire using Burrito Root.

The SuperUser app was available once that was complete. I got a version of Google Services Framework from http://code.google.com/p/androidmarketu/downloads/list

When I try to install the Google Services Framework, it tries to install it but then it says "Not Installed".

I have the Allow Other Applications set to ON.

I don't wish to change the stock ROM.
All I need is the Google Talk application to work on the Kindle Fire.


texts: Android keyboard and play store not working

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Android Keyboard and Google Play Store app are not working on my Jelly Bean device. There is a message popping up repeatedly telling me that android keyboard has stopped.

What can I do to get out of that loop, and have a usable device again?


texts: How to calibrate magnetic sensors using Cyanogenmod?

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I am using a Samsung Galaxy S4 mini with Cyanogenmod (11) and want to calibrate the compass / magnetic sensors.

With the stock rom this was possible by "dialing" *#0*#. This is however not implemented in Cyanogenmod.

How can I calibrate?


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I used Kingoroot to root my Micromax Canvas A116 yesterday. And Kingoroot installed its own superuser app as a rooting procedure.

The problem is kingoroot's superuser is paid and displays ads and auto install apps if you don't buy it. I tried downloading Supersu but it gives an error "SU binaries occupied". How can I change superuser permissions from Kingoroot to Supersu?

Thanks.


texts: How can applications be installed on SIM and how do I view and disable them?

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I've got a new sim card. After it found the network, soon I've got an sms (supposedly from my operator) saying:

  Dear client! We are installing applications on your sim card for free. Please enable automatic sms sending if necessary.

After about 30 minutes, I've got another sms saying:

  Highway fees, mobile lottery, parking, infoSMS/MMS. Use the 'operator-name-here' menu on your phone if it supports it.

To be clear, I want to opt out. Need none of these and don't like the idea that any applications are auto-installing, not even 'for free'. But I don't even understand what's going on.

Can applications even be installed on the sim card?
What kind of applications, what's the technical name for them?
How do they work basically in technical terms?

I see no <operator-name-here> menu in all applications nor in settings.
What standard should my phone support to have this menu?

The sms said that please enable automatic sms . Since I want to opt-out, I've searched all my settings to disable it, but in vain.
What is automatic sms sending?
How can I disable automatic sms on Android in general, and in 2.1 eclair, specifically?
How do I list and view what applications are installed on my SIM?


texts: Kiosk, Rom + Launcher, need a little guidance

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I am currently developing a software for use in the Home health industry, which handles Verifying an aid is actually administering care (EVV). This works with GPS and the read of a fixed NFC chip. i have the application itself developed using Phonegap and Nodejs and it works well, but id like to kiosk this application on a 4g enabled device.

Now i know to kiosk, i need a launcher not a custom ROM to do this, which isn't an issue, but i do not want the aides to be able to access the drawer or settings menus, or really any function of the phone other than the application itself. This is problematic if NFC or GPS is not on at boot. do i need to customize the ROM for these 2 functions to be permanently forced to remain on? or is there a way i can do this in the launcher app itself?

Thanks in advance


texts: When receiving a call, how do you mute the phone?

texts: This might seem like a stupid question, but I couldn't find the answer on this SE so here goes. When I receive a call and my phone starts to ring, how do I mute the phone without answering or dismissing the call? Is this done differently depending on the Android OS version?


texts: Can i install android wear on any smartwatch?

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I just got this smartwatch that is a copy of samsung wear and my question is if i can just format it and install normal android wear.

problem is i dont have any documentation on it and i can barely find any information about the model online.


texts: Need help with choosing the Rom for ZebPad 7t100

texts: Without my knowledge my father bought a ZebPad 7t100 which is a Chinese sorta tablet imported re-branded and sold in India. The tablet one day stopped from booting and the repair man put some generic rom onto it. But now the problem is the Wifi is not working, so i am thinking about flashing my own Rom. But it seems that i need to know the chip set which i am unable to find.  so can some one provide me some insight. I am very much looking forward to flash cyanogen mod onto it.


texts: Will I lose all user data when leaving Beta programme if running a stable build?

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I'm enrolled in the beta programme but currently running a stable build. The beta programme page states (when leaving the programme);

  Soon afterwards, your device will be sent an OTA update that will wipe all user data and install the latest stable, public version of Android

I would like to leave the beta programme but don't want to lose my user data. As I'm running a stable build, will my data be safe? I would hope that as I'm running the latest stable build I will simply not receive any future beta releases.


texts: How to change the 'hosts' file to redirect URLs?

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For windows machine we got the hosts file to edit to redirect url's to other domains. Is there a file like that on android?

I'm looking to redirect a very long url to a shorter one using the hosts file, is this possible? This can also be used to redirect a list of known spam domains to nothing so the worst flash/gif adds are removed.

I'm running Android 2.1 on a rooted samsung galaxy S


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Some Android users often complain about some system service constantly executing, so just want to get rid of it at any cost to avoid battery drain. In my scenario it's DreamManagerService which is unimportant right now.

Since this is a system service (service list | grep -i dream) i can't find it in the process list (ps -x | grep -i dream), and interestingly also not seeing it in init.rc or similar. So my question is more about: how to stop a system service? (specifically on android)

EDIT: android version is 5.0.2 for the current question. It has been reported by other users that in android 6 apparently this service is visible and can be handled much better.

As a short introduction (bonus FYI), the so-called DreamManagerService namely DayDreams or simply screensaver, makes sense for OLED screens which turn off black pixels, but some LCD IPS phones also allow this functionality (unreasonably).

Obviously I have already checked that the configuration is okay (disable screensaver), but the service is still running and somehow preventing the CPU from sleeping, thus eating up the battery. This fact can be diagnosed by using Wakelock Detector app or similar one.


texts: Mount Script cannot be created in Bolt A58

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I have a bolt a58. I want increase internal memory by parttion. I followed exactly the same steps what you've in the turorial "How To Increase Internal Memory on any Micromax". After selecting FAT32/FAT16 format in Link2SD it gives error: "Mount Script Error. Mount script cannot be created. mount:No such file or directory". Its an 8GB card. I'll explain all I did before this--

Took backup of SD card and deleted all files (did not format)
I used "MiniTool Partion Wizard" to patition memory, the card being in a card reader
I reserved 1GB of Memory in FAT32(as primary)
Then copied back all files
Opened Link2SD and selected FAT32/FAT16....
and this gave the above error....

Please help me....

Thank you all...


texts: Google Now is not able to call one of my Google contacts

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Google Now can call all of my contacts... except for one: James P*****. See the following screenshot:

Screenshot: Call James (click image for larger variant)

What? Who the hell is James A. Kellam? An attorney, apparently, but I don't know him.

Let's try a similar name, also in my contacts: Jimmy P***** (same last name, different contact):

Screenshot: Call Jimmy (click image for larger variant)

As you can see, that works as expected. I find this strange because they are both Google contacts. They both show up on http://contacts.google.com and they are both marked as Google contacts on my phone.

Why can't I call James through Google Now, but I can call Jimmy?

I am running CyanogenMod 10.0.0-d2vzw on a Samsung Galaxy S III.


texts: Will android phone work without MicroSd card

texts: Can nexus one phone or any similar android phone work, when its microSD is pulled out from it, and if only internal memory remained.


texts: How to do I change all my default save directory to one folder?

texts: Is there an app or settings (asus zenfone zoom) to change all my default save directory to one folder. This folder will be the "inbox" of my phone.


texts: Galaxy s2 bluetooth stopped working suddenly

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I have samsung galaxy s2. The bluetooth of the phone has stopped detecting any bluetooth devices around. It was working fine till last night. The phone got switched off during night due to low battery. When i charged it in morning and tried to connect the bluetooth. It turns on and when i do scan devices, it says no bluetooth devices found although there are bluetooth devices present.

Please help
Thanks


texts: Where is the start button in Alcatel Idol 2 (6037)

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I've just bought Android Smartphone Alcatel Idol 2 ( 6037 ) but I don't have the button that display all the apps.

I've tried and tried, and I've seen some screenshots in the web with this button, but I can't get it working! Any idea?


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The problem of my phone is, mobile network and also Wi-Fi connection are sometimes blocking. it happens randomly. On the screen, it shows everything is regular and there are connections, however, if I try to connect to network/Wi-Fi, it fails. The only solution is to restart the phone. Do you know what is the problem? I guess old rom....

My phone is Samsung Galaxy s II lite (AKA Samsung I9070 Galaxy S Advance).

Model number: GT-I9070

Baseband version: I9070BULK1

Android ver: 2.3.6

Kernel: 2.6.35.7-1211698

Build number: GINGERBREAD.BULK1


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I want to create a script that would close an app, then restart it twice each 24 hours and then automatically click on a few buttons to configure the app to the way it was previously.

Background: I use a tablet to monitor the live video from my security cameras with an app. The problem is that once or twice a day, the live video feeds lock up and do not update. Restarting the app fixes this.

Is there a way to do this?  Please note that I don't know anything about scripting or coding. I was hoping that there might be a simple app that would allow me to create a series of instructions that would activate x times per day -- or to know where to find someone who could create this for me.


texts: My grandson has put a pattern lock on his tablet & has forgotten it. When I try to turn it off or sign in I keep being asked for the pattern I’m just locked out


texts: WhatsApp won't install via playstore or as an APK... [insufficient space]

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My partner just received a new android phone.  It looks nice, but Whatsapp won't install.  It gives an "insufficient memory" error.  I've tried to clear the cache, install it from an APK, all with the same result.

The internal memory reports that there is 1.5GB free.

I've already reset this phone several times. It is running android version 4.4.2 and the software is up-to-date according to the manufacturer.

Any other suggestions or tips on how to get it working?

Many applications install without a problem, there just seems to be a problem with YouTube updating and Whatsapp installing.


texts: Why is the transformer Jelly Bean update being staggered geographically?

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The Transformer TF300's jelly bean update is now available OTA in North America but not in Australia for up to two weeks.

What would be the reason that they would not make it available all at once? Is there some technical reason it can't be done? Like if I was in the US but I bought the tablet in Australia, would it let me update?

So is there any way for me to bypass this restriction and somehow hook into the North American update site (via a proxy or something) in order to get it now?


texts: Decrypt Android 10 File Based Encryption (FBE) data

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Device: Xiaomi Mi 9

ROM: [[ROM][10.0][Xiaomi Mi 9][UNOFFICIAL]Pixel Experience AOSP[2020/04/11], ROM for the Xiaomi Mi 9

Hi,
I tried to upgrade my ROM from an older to a newer version with a clean install whilst keeping the Internal storage of my Mi9.
The Device has been encrypted with FBE protected with a pattern.
While performing the upgrade TWRP did sucessfully decrypt the data.
Now after performing the update the phone was only able to boot into TWRP (3.3.1-62) and wasn't able to decrypt /data/media/0
I also tried do decrypt via adb shell with
twrp decrypt 563258
following the TWRP commandline guide

[123]  [⭘↓←]
[456]  [⭘↦↑]
[789]  [⭘⭳⭘]

but this also failed.

Only way to make the phone boot again was to format data partition in TWRP.
Unfortunately I did not save my backups on a different device, so to say all my backups and data is on the encrypted drive, which I can't access anymore.
Before wiping I saved an image of /dev/block/sda31 which is the data partition I'd like to recover.
I am also able to access the keys or data at following locations:

/data/misc/vold/keystore/
/data/misc/vold/user_keys/ce
/data/misc/vold/user_keys/de
/data/unencrypted/key
/data/system_de/0/spblob

So my question now is how to regain access to my data.
So far I tried several approaches, none of these lead to success.
My hope is that there is a possibility to mount the image, using the available encryption keys. But that's at this point beyond my technical skills, so maybe here is someone with another idea how to do this.


texts: How to cure "the screen saver syndrome"?

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When I close the flip cover or the screen saver goes on (screen goes black) some applications often either stop working, work irregularly or not at all. These include

ES File Explorer (ftp/cloud)
Canon Camera Window
Video recording (I think it was stock app Camera)

Of course I could experiment with turning off the screen saver and leaving the cover open. But I would prefer a more thorough solution. Once I wasn't able to rig up the phone for a video shoot, due to this problem.

For some reason it is also very irregular. When connection is good ES File Explorer has no problem with or without screen saver on. But with a slightly slower connection, FTP and cloud copy breaks after every 3-4 files about. But with cover open also slower connection works ok. I've already checked the "WiFi policy", and it's set to "Always on" – so that's not the factor here.

Galaxy Note 3, Android 5.0


texts: How can I get rid of text I have put on my lockscreen?

texts: I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 version 1 and i put some text on the lockscreen and have sync updated my device and I can't undo this text. Is there a solution without resetting it?


texts: Infamous Nexus 5x bootloop: why does heating or battery drainage allow it to boot?

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I have been tinkering with my good old bootlooped Nexus 5x (how I wish there was an affordable Pixel these days!) and after naively thinking it had recovered spontaneously (it seems to have booted because drained battery?) I gave up on it. Then I saw it come to life again as it was bootlooping on top of a hot laptop. I now boot it at will by placing it on my espresso machine's cup warmer!

Why does this happen? What component needs to heat up in order
for the system to work? Before the bootloop, why did it work at
'normal' operating temperatures? What changed after the bootloop?
Why would a drained battery also do the trick?


texts: How do I prevent my phone from waking up when I slide out the keyboard?

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I have a Motorola Droid 4 which has a slide-out keyboard.  The problem is, the sliding action takes very little force, and if the phone is in my pocket, just simply walking can cause the slider to open just a tiny bit.

This is a Very Bad Thing for two reasons.  First, the battery drains far faster than it should because the screen is frequently turning on.  Second, my leg often activates the Emergency Dialer on the lock screen and starts pressing buttons.  I'm worried I'm going to pocket-dial 911 some day.

So is there a way to disable waking up when the keyboard opens?


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I'm trying to determine the different PIN types of the batteries used in Android, specifically to those batteries that use flex cable.
For example;

The image above is a sample of batteries for Xiaomi phones, I'm not sure which models used it but they do have a different PIN type, I assumed that these pin types are universal and are not limited to the Xiaomi brand only.


texts: How to force Firefox Nightly to install an addon?

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Firefox Nightly refuses to install addons unless Mozilla "recommends" them. That's an artificial restriction.[1] How to bypass it?
[1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-compatibility-firefox-preview#w_extension-compatibility-for-firefox-preview


texts: Google now won't read the contents of lists

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Google now won't read the contents of the lists add in the following two screenshots.

Click image for larger version

This is completely unusable from the point of view of blind users, who may want to compose a text, e.g. am impersonal or asynchronous one add opposed to a phone call, and know the list contents which are currently not read out.

Is there a fix for now? Do newer Google devices fix this issue?

Thanks.


texts: Android Whatsapp - How many stickers you can add as favourite on your mobile?

texts: What is the limit of the number of stickers that can be stored as favourites in the mobile version of Whatsapp?


texts: What is this system icon (looks like upside down Signal strength)?

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Does anyone know what the left-most status icon is here? The one that looks like an upside down signal status.
It only shows up randomly from time to time, and I've tried toggling on/off different settings (such as night light) to try to make it go away, but nothing has been successful.
Rebooting my phone gets rid of it, until the next time it randomly shows up in a few days or weeks.
Moto G Power running Android 10, with all current updates.


texts: Android phone constantly loses Wi-Fi connection

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My Android phone loses the Wi-Fi connection when I'm at home in the very short time after it is connected, usually around the first 30 seconds.
Sometimes it works fine, but not often.
When it isn't working, the Wi-Fi icon remains present.
But I can't for instance browse to the IP of router 192.168.0.1.

The same phone is working properly with my work Wi-Fi. Other devices don't have problem with the home WiFi.

I'm a little lost and don't know how I can find the reason an fix it.


texts: OS Features missing after upgrade to Android 5.1

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I just updated my Nexus 5 from Android 5.0 LPX13D to 5.1 LMY47I. Some components of the OS now seem to be missing. When I scroll with two fingers from the top of the screen I only get the notifications pane, not the quick settings pane, and I don't seem to get notifications at all. My phone vibrates but nothing shows up in the notifications pane.

Since LPX13D was a developer preview, I didn't have an OTA update available, so I downloaded the factory image of LMY47I from Google's website and flashed it via adb and fastboot. I followed the instructions on the nexus image page, although I already had an unlocked bootloader, so I didn't have to do that step, and I also changed the last line of the flash-all script from

    fastboot -w update image-hammerhead-lmy47i.zip

to

    fastboot update image-hammerhead-lmy47i.zip

Which, according to a blog I found, tells fastboot not to perform a factory reset when it updates the OS from the image. However, I'm thinking this must caused LMY47I to not be installed correctly.

I've wiped the cache partition and re-flashed the OS from the image on google's website, which doesn't seem to have fixed the issue. Any ideas as to what I can do short of a full factory reset?


texts: How to mount userdata_b in stot_a in A/B partition device?

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I have a Tissot (mi a1) with TWRP dual booted by separating vendor_a, vendor_b, userdata_a, userdata_b. It is dual booted by cosmicdan's twrp with Resurrection remix ( slot_a) official and Dotos official ( slot_b). I want to mount userdata_b in resurrection remix or vice verse.
I have already tried these steps by no result.

create a folder named 'data2' in " /data/local/tmp/data2" .
open terminal.
run su.
Enter "mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p52 /data/local/tmp/data2" (as 52 is my userdata_b partition).
no error showing but nothing mounted.

Is there any way to mount this?


texts: How can I flash CyanogenMod, or another mod, on an AT&T locked Note 2?

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My Note II has a lot of useless AT&T apps, and I would also like some features that require root and are available on CyanogenMod.

Is there an easy way to flash CyanogenMod on a locked Note 2?

I wouldn't mind things like worse battery life and Bluetooth not working. The pen working would be nice, but it's not essential as well. I couldn't care less about NFC and other shenanigans like the proximity gesture commands.


texts: Is it possible to hack android phone by contacting the target over Gmail or Skype, if the target does not downloads suspicious files sent over?

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In other words, how safe is having Gmail or Skype conversations with complete strangers on android? Suppose the target is wise enough to not open any suspicious files sent to him. How else could his phone be hacked?

I have heard that it is possible to know the ip address of the sender on Skype. But a cyber criminal knowing your ip address is the same as a burglar knowing your address. The information is necessary but not immediately sufficient.

Also, which, between Skype and Gmail is safer for the user in these cases? I guess Gmail is safer, but don't know why and by what amount. Also, how exactly does the danger increas for users using old version of the android- like 5.1 or 4.4.2, let's say? I guess the older the version, more the risks.

Sorry for sounding paranoid, but one is afraid of things one does not understands, they say. Thanks for helping...


texts: How install python interpreter on an android device

texts: I cant download the  http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/ because in my country is block this URL. Where can I install the python app for android


texts: Is there a way to control/use Google Play Protect together with microG (open source Google Play service alternative)?

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I'm facing a tricky scenario, sometime back I decided to discontinue using Google Play Services in favour of an open source alternative - microG due to constant problems and crashing of several Google applications on my device.

As Google launched Google Play Protect1 feature (on all Android devices running Google Play Services 11 or later), this seems to be missing or at least I'm not sure how to use it (i.e enable or disable it) with microG.

With a device running Google Play Services, one can easily control it by navigating to: Settings ➡ Google ➡ Security ➡ Google Play Protect

I wish to be able to control this feature on microG so I can control/disable constant false positive notifications about my installed applications being harmful, and also to have my applications regularly scanned.

Is there way to control "Play Protect" on a device running microG, or at least to integrate via another means, perhaps an Xposed module?

1

  Google Play Protect is a feature that is, essentially, an evolution of
  the company’s “Verify Apps” service that was rolled out to Android
  many years ago. The feature, which will be enabled by default on all
  Android devices, is meant to be a real-time malware scanner that will
  scan every installed or about-to-be installed app and inform users in
  case there’s something amiss.


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I downloaded tons of offline translation packages for Google Translate some time ago. Then at some point I must have done something, maybe an update, or a setting change (perhaps that Primary Language thing that kept popping up every time I opened Translate?), and suddenly my packages have all vanished! Moreover, when I go under the top-left corner dropdown menu and choose "Offline translation", I end up here:

after getting a message Can't get offline packages list (or that pops up after those two blue texts appear, that varies from time to time), and none of those is a link. How do I get my offline translation back?


texts: Can't add shortcuts to home page on galaxy s4

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Yesterday I upgraded my Galaxy s4 from KitKat to lollipop and since then I can't have shortcuts on my home page. By that I mean every time I create one at first everything is good but then a little time passes and it magically disappears and I have to make a new one but then it disappears too... how can I create shortcuts without them going away?

Thank you!


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Yesterday I was looking for a CWM rom to flash and I found this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2682782 . I had flashed this from my TWRP recovery that I got from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2634375 . While I was flashing the rom, the progress bar never moved but after about a minute or so it said that flashing the rom was successful. After I tapped Reboot System the screen just went black and wouldn't turn on. I wiped dalvik-cache, cache, and data prior to doing this. My bootloader is locked and flashtool does not work because of this. Any way I can unbrick my phone? My device is a LT28at.

Edit:
After leaving it on the charger, I got a red light and after a few seconds, it turns green for the same amount of time then goes back to red. And if it matters, I have disconnected the built-in battery and plugged it in and it gave me a red blinking led.


texts: Alfar 780 tablet not updated from ICS 4.0.3 to ICS 4.0.4

texts:
My Alfar 780 tablet wasn't updated to ICS 4.0.4.

I downloaded 4.0.4.zip, and turned off the tablet. Then, I clicked the power + volume up/down buttons. It opened but did not show the menu to update.


texts: Is there a way to make the battery level easier to see on some Android phones such as Xiaomi?

texts:
I looked at the battery level on Samsung A32 and it was easy to look at, but on Xiaomi it looks like this:

Is there a way to make it easier to look at?  Right now I have to go to Settings -> Battery to get a better idea.  We might be able to change the theme to make it easier to look at, but it'd be a overkill to change the theme for the whole phone just for the battery level.
For example, down below the status line, it says
4:41                             Clear 21°C
Friday May 28

in big fonts.  Is it possible to add the battery level display there?


texts: How to change volume balance for headphones?

texts: I am using a Moto Z2 Play, unrooted. One ear is louder than the other and i have discovered thaf it isnt the earbuds. How can I change the volume balance on my earbuds?


texts: Does freezing apps in Titanium Backup Pro require a phone reboot to take effect?

texts:
When freezing apps using Titanium Backup Pro, do I have to reboot for the freeze to take effect? (e.g. not be started anymore, even if applicaple Intent is fired off?)

Does it depend on whether the app is a system one or not?

If it matters, environment is Droid X (Stock 2.2 Froyo, rooted), latest Market version of TBPro.

I tried checking on TB Wiki and found zero reference to rebooting or not as far as freezing functionality.

Here's a specific example: consider the following sequence:

"GPS location changed" intent fires off.
A mapping application "MyGMaps" which is registered for this intent is started to handle it
I kill that application's process(es) - all of them - via Advanced Task Killer
I freeze "MyGMaps" via Titanium Backup Pro
At this point, "MyGMaps" process is NOT running
"GPS location changed" intent fires off again
What happens here? Will "MyGMaps" be started again due to the intent in #6, despite the fact that it's "Frozen"?

My understanding is that, once I reboot the phone after freezing, the app will no longer start at all. But what happens in step #7, right after the freeze but without a reboot?


texts: Hey i just wanna ask about.. What to do if i typed in cmd where i have my fastboot.exe ,,fastboot devices'' And it didnt type anything.. No (waiting for device) no error... Just nothing.. thx for help. (im using xperia m) and i did install adb turn on usb debugging turn off my mobile, then hold volume up button and connected the usb.. The light on my mobile i blue like it has to be but it just not typing anything... Again thx for help.


texts:
I have Nexus 7. I'll be traveling to Bangkok in a couple of weeks, and would like to change the Google Maps app to display street names in Thai just in case I get lost and need local help, and also for the benefit of the taxi drivers, who may not be familiar with my destinations

Is there a means of switching back and forth the language used on Google Map App?


texts: Does 4G consume more battery than 3G if I don't use it for data?

texts:
Each generation of G consumes more battery  [( 4G compared to 3G or 2G) or ( 3G compared to 2G) ] than the previous one when used for data, since more complex algorithms are required to process higher data speeds

My question is if I don't use mobile data at all ( instead use Wi-Fi), but leave the mobile on 4G, will the battery consumption be the same or more as compared to 3G ( and on similar lines 3G Vs 2G), given identical usage and signal strength?

(I haven't found anything that talks of this, but I suspect power consumption would be higher)


texts: How to know if a broken screen phone has been factory reset?

texts:
I have an old Samsung phone with a broken screen and pass code but before I try to unlock my phone I want to know if there is any possible way to know if it has been factory reset because if it has then I won't need to open it.
I would also like to add that I have a different phone that has been factory reset so is there anyway to know if it has a backup?


texts: I've tried every combo I've seen for bypassing the S5 Galaxy (SMG900VZKV) Samsung's activation screen.  Phone is Verizon branded.  Anyway around this screen with 4 corners or volume button presses?  Or any other combo?  I've tried them all


texts: How to root Micromax A089 Bolt without PC?

texts: I have a Micromax A089 Bolt running Android Jelly Bean. I want to root it, but I do not have any PC. So how can I root it easily without PC?


texts: Samsung galaxy s9+: how to order screen unlock options

texts:
In my screen unlock options, I have iris scanner, face recognition, fingerprint scanner, pattern and password/security pin. I have all of the options set up. However, 95% of the time when I try to unlock it either ask for security pin or pattern. Maybe only 5% of the time it asks for iris scanner/face recognition. However it never asks for fingerprint scanner to unlock the phone.

I want to order these options so that whenever I try to unlock the phone it first ask for

Fingerprint scanner,
If no 1 fails, it ask for iris/face recognition scanner
If above fails it ask for pattern
Lastly if above all fails, it ask for password/security pin

Is there any way to order these options to unlock samsung s9+ phone?


texts:
I installed cm 7.2 stable (android 2.3.) frome here. Then i followed this guide to prepare my sd card for link2sd. Then i installed link2sd on my phone and created mount script for the ext2 partition. It generated fine and i rebooted the phone but still the ext2 partition was not mounted and it never gets mounted.
Root access is available to link2sd.
No error appears while mounting or creating script.
But when i try to create link for an app it says "/data/sdext2 not found".
How can i get my 2nd partition mounted. I have tried ext2,ext3,ext4 already.


texts: Android Phone taking up more space than it should

texts:
I have a relatively new HTC ONE M8 running Android 5.0.1 (according to the settings page).

The phone is supposed to have 10.5 GB space according to Windows, but at the moment only 945 MB is free (again, according to Windows). However, when I select all of my files within and check properties it shows that they all take up only 5 GB of space, meaning another 4-5ish has disappeared. Any ideas how to fix this, as I'm trying to free up space for more music and pictures?

Screenshots from DiskInfo and DiskUsage:


texts: Which music-ID app uses less data? Soundhound or Shazam?

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I've found Shazam and Soundhound to be pretty much identical in terms of accuracy when identifying music, however I tried monitoring each app's usage with 3G Watchdog but couldn't get a clear winner between the two, so the question remains:

Which app uses less data?

I looked at the answers for this question: [ How can I choose between Shazam and SoundHound? ], which compares the two, but no information .was provided on data usage.


texts: How to get the screen overlay to deactivate on an lgg stylo

texts: I would like to deactivate this overlay over the apps so i can better use my phone apps. Please give detailed instructions on how to disable


texts: Apps are automatically closing/restarting and phone is running slow

texts:
I am running Nexus 5 with Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop), stock (via OTA Google push). I like it for the most part, except for the fact that I have noticed a repeating problem. After awhile of using the phone (over the course of a couple weeks with no reboots) my phone begins to get noticeably slower. Apps switch much more slowly between each other. Eventually, it gets so bad that, I'll do something like browse from one app, to Chrome, and when I press the back button (to return to the app I just left), the entire app reloads as though it had been shut down behind the scenes. Eventually, foreground apps start closing themselves which, from my understanding, should never happen based on the prioritization of which apps get what memory.

I did take a look at my memory use, and, when the problem is occurring, I have almost 600MB free. (1GB dedicated to system, and 200MB dedicated to various apps.) It doesn't appear that a lack of memory is the problem.

I took a look at my running apps, and I noticed something very interesting. A bunch of the apps listed show as "Restarting..." in their status. They constantly stay like that. That strikes me as very suspicious. Here is a screenshot of what I'm seeing.

That strikes me as a bit odd, but a Google search didn't turn up anything.

Does anybody have any thoughts, suggestions, etc? Have I run into a bug in Android? This seems to be a pretty "base" thing. I'm not familiar enough with the OS to know for sure, though.


texts: Will flashing a custom ROM brick my Huawei while the bootloader is locked?

texts: I have a huawei device(Huawei G Play mini). Since huawei stopped providing BL unlock codes, i never got to unlocking it. I flashed TWRP through flashify and it worked fine with a locked BL and later flashed SuperSU images through TWRP without any problem. Now i want to flash a custom rom and was wondering if it could brick the device?


texts:
Does anybody knows a possibility to add a log entry into the logcat main log?
I need to inject an log line with custom text into this log on arbitrary devices.
The main problem is that I can't just install an own app that does inject the log entries.
I need to create the log entry directly on adb.


texts: Android 6 sdcard as internal storage after reinstall

texts: If you use your sdcard as internal storage on Android 6, is there any way to store backups on the sdcard so you can access them after reinstalling?


texts: How t o get Google Now fetch info from Calendar?

texts:
Google recently announced "Now, just ask Google for your flights, reservations, package delivery info, and more
We can instantly fetch this stuff for you if it’s in your Gmail, Google Calendar, Google+, or Google Drive"
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/myanswers/

However, so far as I can tell, it only looks for this information in gmail, not the calendar, at least for me.

Is there some way to get Google Now to "fetch this stuff" from Google Calendar, or is Google's announcement misleading?


texts: On Android can I write scripts (similar to Win .bat files) to combine several command line commands?

texts:
On Windows, I can run two commands using a .bat file.
How can I achieve the same thing on Android

For example:

update my podcasts by calling pcastclient /updateALL
force sync of my pictures sugarsync /forceupdate


texts: How can I keep screen on ONLY while music is playing?

texts: I drive typically 300+miles a day and my phone works both as my GPS and my media player through my work trucks AUX port. I drive to a lot of the same places so after awhile the GPS isn't kept on top and just stays running in the background to warn me if there's a faster route than usual due to accidents or traffic. Thus I'd rather let Google Maps run in the background and have Pandora on screen to make it easy to up and down vote songs without anything more than a quick glance, I drive a large truck so the whole picking up my phone, turning the screen on, entering my pin, etc is not a valid solution to me. Yet if Google Maps isn't on screen the screen will eventually dim and turn off. Does anyone know of an app or workaround that would keep the screen on while Pandora is running? Maybe something with extra features such as only if Pandora is running and the phone is charging. I'm aware of the "Keep screen on while charging" option but thanks to me having a crappy Samsung (Samsung Galaxy S5, Android 6.0.1) this means when my phone is finished charging at night the screen turns on and stays on waking me up. My only request is please only give valid answers, no "Sorry not possible.", "Don't mess with your phone while driving.", "Just deal with the screen turning on at night.", etc.


texts: How do I extract hidden app data from unrooted Samsung S5 Mini?

texts:
I tried this command:

adb backup -apk -obb -shared -all -system

It seems to start but then it stops at about 4 GB (from about 9.5 GB occupied storage - from 11.6 GB initially available). The display of phone shows "shared storage" and there's no further progress since more than one hour. So I don't know how do I get this backup done.

The worst example of app which hides data from me, even though it's my smartphone is built-in Internet Browser. Over time I got 2.9 GB of saved pages which I can't access without root. Now I have no way to access my data and smartphone is nearly useless without sufficient storage.

How do I extract this hidden data? From all apps or at least from this Internet Browser? Thank you very much for your answers!


texts: Is it possible to get finer volume control (steps) on a rooted Lenovo M8 tab (HTC Sense UI)?

texts:
There's  a popular mod to get finer volume control on a device by adding the property ro.config.media_vol_steps to /system/etc/prop.default (android 10) and assigning your prefered steps value, ie '= 30' but on my device this results in multiple volume ranges divisible by 15.
Apparently this affects the HTC UI sense as well.
For example if I assign the value 37 to the above property (I do get 37 steps) but when I test by playing something on spotify and increase volume using the buttons I get:
step 0 =  mute
step 15 = max volume
step 16 = mute
step 30 = max volume
step 31 = mute
step 37 = volume 6
Anything below 15 works as expected.
The same happens if you've rooted with Magisk and do it via prop editor or any other editor.
I've been trying to find a solution for this for months with no success hence up the creek with no paddle.
I have coding abilities but for me X86 assembly is easier than than understanding the various tool chains / libraries / compilers required to debug an Android device.
I would like to at least know where in the architecture I should be focusing on.

Is it vendor or system related?

A persistent  setting?

Is the setting pre compiled so would need custom ROM ie a library file change (.so)
I beleive it must be solvable just hoped I could get at least a hypothetical view of the problem from someone more familiar with the source of Android!

You can get fine volume control from the GUI (swipe down) how can this be mapped to Volume up / Volume down?
PS: I should mention I don't have TWRP as it's  not available for this device.
I can now add that installing EdXposed framework along with GravityBox (version Q) also results in the same problem! The modded code above is not found in the prop.default file even tho I have the same problematic functionality, same with magisk modules.
Seems Xposed / gravityBox / magisk are the most powerful tools available to developers for stock software. Im sure there are experts out there that could build a custom software with a simple volume control patch for this device so guess we'll just have to wait. Thanks


texts: I deactivated Android System Webview. What can go wrong?

texts:
I'm a day 1 Firefox user. I recently faced lots of changes in Google's apps like News or Google (Now) that forced me to use Chrome from within the app, against my will.

I read that I could deactivate Chrome to have taps on Google's apps open links in my Firefox as they used to. So I did and it worked. But sometimes there's that video that Firefox can't read but Chrome can so the solution was only half good.

Today I learned about Android System WebView. It's the component that allows Chrome to run in other apps, amongst other things I think. I decided to deactivate this one instead and everything seems as I want again.

But what are the consequences of this action in the long term? Are there side effects I should fear?


texts: How can I enable USB Debugging on an LG G2 (vs980) with a broken screen?

texts:
I have an LG G2 (vs980 - Verizon). The digitizer and screen is broken - I can view it, but not submit input.

The device has fastboot and TWRP capabilities, and I can get to ADB from TWRP.

The device previously had USB debugging enabled and was associated with my PC's public key.

It seems the only thing preventing me from accessing the device via ADB while booted normally is LG's 'USB connection type' setting, which defaults to 'as a media device' or 'as an installer'. This phone requires me to choose 'as an internet connection' / 'ethernet' once I hook up the USB cable from the notification panel for ADB debugging to work. As the screen is broken, I cannot do this.

How to I write this setting to the system from recovery mode? Perhaps a build.prop tweak or a sqlite3 edit? (I have sqlite3 on the device; I just enabled my wifi with it).

$ adb shell getprop | grep persist.sys.usb.config
[persist.sys.usb.config]: [mtp,adb]

Since I can access ADB from recovery and my rom has a /system/etc/init.d, i can run commands after the system boots from here.

My current plan is to switch ADB to connect over wifi and proceed from there.


texts: Install multiple apps from Play Store with single click

texts:
The requirement goes like this.

Requirement 1:

Install parent app from Play Store with 2 or 3 feature buttons.
Once clicked, it should download and install corresponding apps from Play Store. (Catch here: it should not go to Play Store and ask to install)

Or requirement 2:

Install parent app from Play Store with single clickable button.
Once clicked, it should cumulatively install 2 or 3 apps from Play Store.

Is it possible?


texts: Is extreme battery saving possible on Android?

texts:
What is the most extreme battery saver method out there? I don't need anything (location, data, nothing) except phone calls when my screen is off. I know of greenify but even that's not good enough

I basically want to turn my android phone into a Nokia 3310 as soon as the screen turns off?

This is not just a question about app suggestion. I'm wondering if it's even possible on android. Google play services would probably not allow this sort of thing.

PS: I have a OnePlus 3 running Nougat.


texts: Cannot connect Samsung Galaxy S2 to computer in storage mode via USB

texts:
I am trying to install an application (developed using Eclipse) onto the computer (I am using Windows XP). When I try to connect the USB cable with the phone, it starts to charge or starts the MTP application, but it does not go into mass storage mode. Here is what I have tried so far:

Turned on USB Debugging and then plugged in the USB cable.
Result: Phone goes into charging mode.
With USB Debugging switched off, USB Utilities -> Connect to Mass Storage button pressed and the USB cable plugged in.
Result: Plugging in the USB cable results in MTP application starting. Switching that off by pressing the home key and then pressing that Connect to Mass Storage button again results in the message: USB is connected. Remove the cable
Tried the *#7284 routine described in thread on this forum. That did not work either. My default settings were USB -> PDA (just the way that thread said it should be).
Checked if the Google USB drivers are all installed. Yes, they are. Other drives also mount from the same USB slot without any problems.
Switched off and then back on the phone.
Used different cables (one from Samsung and the other from Nokia) to see if there could be anything wrong with the cable. The same situation as above. And the Nokia cable is brand new.

After having done all of this and spent a grand total of five hours, I am at my wits' end trying to figure out how I can get the phone to mount as a USB storage device. I have mounted it successfully before.

UPDATE:
I plugged my phone in to a Linux machine and a Windows machine using both cables today. It worked for the both of them!!! So now I know that USB storage mode on my phone works. The problem has to be with my laptop, or to be more specific, with the USB drive on my laptop. My questions now are:

How do I know what USB drive make is present on my computer.
I would like to re-install the USB drivers on my laptop, all the while hoping that it does not screw up my machine.


texts: "Could not do normal boot invalid kernel length"

texts:
My G935F shows “Could not do normal boot invalid kernel length” when attempting to boot into TWRP or turn on the device normally. The only thing I can access is ODIN. This happened after attempting to update TWRP and LineageOS. From looking online, I believe I can get a kernel and select the AP option in ODIN and flash a kernel as long as it is in .tar format. I was previously using PRIME kernel https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-...1-4-0-t3678159 so I looked in the latest download from there but there are no .tar files, only a bootimg.tar.xz and a ramdisks.tar.xz. I tried extracting bootimg.tar.xz to a bootimg.tar and flashing that, but ODIN says it failed:

<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1210)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/003> g930eur-aosp-Image-r12p0
<ID:0/003> Unassigned file
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

I also tried flashing the zip from https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/#odin but ODIN gave me:

<ID:0/003> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> CF-Auto-Root-hero2lte-hero2ltexx-smg935f.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis.. <ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

I don't know what I'm doing and I'm afraid to mess up my phone beyond repair with ODIN. Can someone please help me? XDA forums has no answer and I don't know who else to ask.


texts: Why does my Samsung Galaxy S3 with 4.3 run so slow?

texts:
I live in South Africa and we recently received the 4.3 update for the Galaxy S3. When I  perform general functions on the phone (open apps, browse web, run multiple apps), everything goes very slow. As an example, if I push the home button, the apps on my home screen are gone and then return again after a while.

Why would this update do this to my phone? How can I increase the performance of my device which now runs on 4.3?


texts:
My Samsung Galaxy 2.3.5 is showing the tool bar message 'USB storage broken' .

I'm unable to enter the gallery, photos or videos. I have no SD Card in the phone, all all the storage I have is internal phone storage. The phone is not connecting to the computer, how can I get the photos back?

I've already switched it on and off, took out battery and connected it to my laptop but these haven't worked.


texts: What is the easiest way to get host file adblocking AND security updates?

texts:
For a long time I've been using LineageOS to get root access and long-term updates. However my requirements are rather limited: I pretty much only use root access for system-level adblocking, and I want long-term security updates for my phones.

I am wondering whether I can get this without installing an alternate ROM? Do any manufacturers offer this in their stock ROMs? Or can you suggest any other solutions?


texts:
I want to try to upgrade my Huawei Y560-U02 Android 4.4.2 to anything newer but it should at least be Android Lollipop.

I opened another thread in regards for this phone in order to get the firewall working on it but since that did not work I want to try to upgrade it properly.

I did not know the steps on how to do it properly and ended up causing some damage.
There is a lot of information and steps on the internet and that is what lead to having some issues now.
I have already backed up all the data that I need and ready to proceed.

So the Phone is Huawei Y56-U02 2015 Android 4.4.2 Kitkat. The phone is locked.

Because I did not know that phones need to be unlocked first it caused damage to my boot recovery mode. I can't access it anymore as it would just get stuck in that. Otherwise the phone is booting normally.

What I will need is to find a way to unlock it which I understand can be done if I unlock bootloader.

Please provide me with the best tips and steps to get this done.

I did try to use the built in Huawei updater but that just installed a different version of the same Rom.

Locked phone I mean locked ROM.


texts: Can Google use location information based on Photos landmarks with Location set to off?

texts:
I recently updated Google Photos in my Nexus 5 (with Android 5) and I was surprised to see that Photo Assistant has created location-based stories with titles like "A Sunday Morning in X Mountain" (with Google maps attached!) while I had GPS, WiFi and Location setting set to OFF during and arround the time those stories were recorded.

I have made a little research and found here that:

  Scroll down below the faces in that same search screen, and you'll
  find a list of locations in which your photos have been taken. What's
  particularly remarkable about this is that it works even if you don't
  have location reporting activated, as is the case for me.

  How? Google says its technology is able to recognize known
  geographical landmarks from photos and then use logic (and the laws of
  physics) to infer your location in other nearby photos. If you took a
  snapshot of the Eiffel Tower on February 9th at 2 p.m., for instance,
  Google can safely assume you were still in Paris in that selfie you
  took in front of a bakery 45 minutes later. The accuracy and level of
  detail may surprise you.

Is that true? Is there any Google doc about this feature?
If yes how can I disable features like this? I am not interested in any case having my location data, whichever those are, processed by Google.


texts: How to enable lock screen widgets in HTC One M8?

texts:
Update: turns out I was simply being blind, because I'm running Android lollipop... I do have a default widget though, which I don't seem to be able to change or remove.

(Click image to enlarge)

I have recently bought a new phone, a HTC One M8, and I am trying to customize everything. One thing I am used to is lock screen widgets, but I can't seem to enable those. The option simply isn't present in the settings menu.

(Click image to enlarge)

Does anyone know how to fix this?


texts: Create link to custom URI-scheme on home-screen (eg. zoomus://zoom.us/...) to start app

texts:
Is there a way to create an app-icon-link to a non HTTP-url and place it on the home screen?
I'm trying to add an icon to auto-join a zoom-meeting.
https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/guides/client-url-schemes
The idea are to pass parameters like meeting id and password to the app Zoom, that uses the URI: zoomus://
Eg. zoomus://zoom.us/join?confno=123456789&pwd=xxxx
I have done similar on iOS / iPadOS using the Shortcut app.
UPDATE: Maybe it can be done with Google Action Blocks (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.accessibility.maui.actionblocks)
Or this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.UrlShortcut
Thanks for advice!


texts: Does GCM always work over cellular data, as APNS?

texts:
APNS always works over cellular data, even if you are connected to WiFi (because WiFi uses extra power, and thus iOS devices turn it off during sleep, without affecting APNS).

Is GCM (Google Cloud Messaging) capable of doing the same thing?


texts:
My Nexus 10 boots forever. I did (according to the cm-wiki):

Root it
Flash Clockworkmod-Recovery with fastboot
Flash CM11 with sideload
Flash Boot.img with fastboot

Now my Nexus 10 is stuck at the boot animation.

Any ideas?

I tried to wipe dalvik cache in advanced Menu in cwm. When I afterwards choose "show log" I get the following error:

mount: mounting /dev/block/platform/dw_mmc.0/by-name/userdata on /data failed: Invalid arguemnt
W:failed to mount /dev/block/platform/dw_mmc.0/by-name/userdata (File exists)

May theres ist the problem?

I flashed stock rom, and this works like a charm. Then I tried to install cm again and twrp. But, twrp tells me, that /data can't be mounted. I tried in twrp (Advanced, Terminal Command):

# mount /data
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p9 on /data failed: Invalid argument


texts:
How do I disable volume control by apps? Apps like skype, webex, etc.
Basically I want that volume can only be adjustable by physical buttons and may be from system settings, but not from/by apps.


texts: How to know where is the boot.img partition

texts:
I would like to modify my init.rc  file for get  init.d support  trough the the boot.img file. As I know is the touchy action I've got several procedure but anyone referenced with I can note on my device.

1|root@nexbox_a95x:/ # cat /proc/partitions
major minor  #blocks  name

 253        0     512000 zram0
 179        0    7634944 mmcblk0
 179        1       4096 mmcblk0p1
 179        2      65536 mmcblk0p2
 179        3     524288 mmcblk0p3
 179        4       8192 mmcblk0p4
 179        5      32768 mmcblk0p5
 179        6      32768 mmcblk0p6
 179        7       8192 mmcblk0p7
 179        8       8192 mmcblk0p8
 179        9      32768 mmcblk0p9
 179       10      32768 mmcblk0p10
 179       11     524288 mmcblk0p11
 179       12      32768 mmcblk0p12
 179       13    1048576 mmcblk0p13
 179       14    5148672 mmcblk0p14
 179       96        512 mmcblk0rpmb
 179       64       4096 mmcblk0boot1
 179       32       4096 mmcblk0boot0
root@nexbox_a95x:/ # cat /proc/mtd
dev:    size   erasesize  name
root@nexbox_a95x:/ # ls -l /dev/block/platform/d0074000.emmc/by-num/
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-01-01 01:00 p1 -> /dev/block/bootloader
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-01-01 01:00 p10 -> /dev/block/misc
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-01-01 01:00 p11 -> /dev/block/instaboot
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-01-01 01:00 p12 -> /dev/block/boot
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-01-01 01:00 p13 -> /dev/block/system
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-01-01 01:00 p14 -> /dev/block/data
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-01-01 01:00 p2 -> /dev/block/reserved
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-01-01 01:00 p3 -> /dev/block/cache
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-01-01 01:00 p4 -> /dev/block/env
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-01-01 01:00 p5 -> /dev/block/logo
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-01-01 01:00 p6 -> /dev/block/recovery
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-01-01 01:00 p7 -> /dev/block/rsv
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-01-01 01:00 p8 -> /dev/block/tee
lrwxrwxrwx root     root              2015-01-01 01:00 p9 -> /dev/block/crypt

Someone could tell me where is the boot.img partition is this shell result?

Thanks for any help.


texts: How to disable OTA update of some specific apps?

texts:
My android device is 4.4.2 with no root access.

I would like to disable OTA updates of some specific apps like facebook and other apps.

Can it be possible?

Please let me know, how to do this?

Regards

InTech


texts:
Because of wifi connection issue, I have disabled completely IPV6 on my phone.

What bad could possibly happen ? Could some functionality/app be broken ?


texts: How to open simple html file in Orweb browser?

texts:
I have installed Orweb(Android equiv of tor browser), Orweb doesn't appear to allow bookmarks only a homepage, no problem I'll just create a simple html page containing a list of links and set this as the homepage....

Via ES Explorer I tried setting the html file to open in Orweb using 'open as' but Orweb is not listed in the app list.

I tried opening the file in Orweb by pasting a direct link to the file in the address bar, but Orweb then insists on searching the web for the link string.

I tried setting Orweb as the default browser using 'default app manager' which seems to be accepted, but when I try to open the html file it still asks which app to use and again Orweb is not in the list of apps.

Ideas?


texts: I've done some messing around with root and I want to just restore my galaxy s4 to how it was when I first got it. I've done "factory resets" but all it does is wipe data. I need to restore my system to get everything back in order. It's not that I want to get back to jellybean or anything, although that would be fine, I just want to ACTUALLY factory reset and not just wipe data. I need to do this to upgrade to lollipop and I don't want to flash software. Thanks so much


texts:
Where can I find the official APKs to download them, in order to install them later on my phone without using my Samsung phone data?

Regards.


texts: No access to the Gallery nor to the camera

texts: I've got a Galaxy Nexus and recently I cannot access my gallery or camera. When I tap both on the Gallery icon or on the camera icon I got this message "No archives available", then the app shuts down. The only way to overcome as far as now is to completely reboot the phone. Phone is not rooted.


texts: File deleting problems after Android v4.4.2 upgrade?

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Phone:  Samsung Galaxy S3
Carrier:  AT&T (US)
Upgrade Path:  v4.2 to v4.4.2

Is anyone else noticing SD card file deleting issues after the upgrade to Android v4.4.2?

I use CoolReader to view files stored to  my SD card and continually delete them and add new ones.  After the updgrade, CoolReader and Astro File Manager are unable to delete files.  In fact, with Astro, the system popup appears with "Deleting..." and stays up until I cancel it.

Only connecting to a PC with USB and opening the folders there has allowed me to delete files.

Any suggestions on settings or anything else to correct this?

Thanks!
Bill


texts: my phone will not turn on all the way, shuts off and turns on repetitively

texts: My phone was not syncing to Google, I read somewhere to delete a file called 'etc' in my system files. I restarted my phone and found it to never turn on. It will vibrate show Samsung and then shut off. My phone is doing it all on its own and I'm not even pressing anything. I can't even factory reset because my phone will shut off before it can get to the screen. I have a rooted Galaxy-S-3 Samsung. Please help??


texts: Nexus 7 with AOSP, what is missing from stock?

texts:
I would like to install AOSP version of Android OS on the Nexus 7. However, I am wondering what would I miss by doing so.

I know that by compiling the AOSP android-4.2.2_r1, I should get Android 4.2.2 that is pretty close to what is coming as the stock firmware images.

I know that I can get drivers for all the hardware Google. There even seem to be DRM drivers!

I know that I can transfer all the proprietary Google application packages from the stock firmware over to the AOSP firmware.

But, if I have done all this, am I still somehow short compared to the stock firmware that Google provides on the Nexus 7? I guess I do not get OTA updates to the firmware, but that is not a problem. I guess I should get normal updates to the proprietary Google application packages from Google Play. Are there some applications on Google Play that will not install on my phone if I am using AOSP? Is there something else that I have not thought of?


texts: Is it possible to run old apps on newer versions of Android? If so, how?

texts: I'd like to run an older app that is no longer compatible with my current OS. However, I don't want to set my device back to an older OS. Is there any way to make old apps work with a newer OS, or is an older OS my only option?


texts: Emulate touch scrolling by rotating device - tilt to scroll

texts: Does anyone know of an app that emulates a swipe touch or slow scrolling action  by simply rotating the device? presumably by using the accelerometer sensor. This could be used for example in a pdf reader app, to precisely control the speed of an automatic scrolling page by slightly tilting the device. Any suggestions for how to acheive this?


texts: How to disable wallpaper blur effect on Samsung Galaxy Tab A8.0

texts:
I went to change my homescreen wallpaper on my Samsung Galaxy Tab A8.0(sm-t290) and every wallpaper comes out as blurry.
In the gallery they work all well and fine, but as a wallpaper? nope.
Lock screen looks good.
But the homescreen? well, the astronomy wallpapers I like..look like something my cat yarked up.
How do I fix this?


texts: Workaround needed: Buying an application for someone else in the Android Market

texts:
Reading around I can see that Android Market doesn't yet support Gift tokens or similar, and while Amazon's Android market does, its only available in the USA. So the question is, what sort of workarounds are there for this?

For example, could I log in to android market from the recipients phone with my google credentials, buy and then download the application, then logout again? Would the application still work? Can I pay with my credit card with the other persons Google wallet? Is this consistent with the usage policy of the Android market? What other options might I have?


texts: Trusted places not present under Smart lock in Nexus 5 (Android 5.0 lollipop)

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I have just updated to Lollipop on my Nexus 5 and can't see "Trusted Places". I use "Trusted Device" which works pretty well, but I would like to use "Trusted Places" at work. However, it is not there.

I have looked for the Google Play Services and find the version is still 6.1.88.

Can anyone help me?


texts: The installation steps of android package

texts:
I just want to know the full steps.
Does Android just copy the application package to another location?
when to run the application, the android unzip app package every times?


texts: How to stop Recycle Bin from deleting files by default in My Files?

texts: I've installed Omega Droid, which comes with Recycle Bin as a system app - I cannot uninstall it. Normally it doesn't bother me, but when I browse my files in the My Files system app and click a file that has no application registered it gets "handled" by the Recycle Bin app, which kindly deletes it for me without any confirmation! Of course, I can go into the app and restore the file, but this is really annoying. How do stop Recycle Bin from handling any type of file? I don't want to ever use it at all. I would uninstall it if I could.


texts: my device shows briefly under adb devices then disappears

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I got a (rooted) nexus 5 (with twrp custom recovery), and I develop on it using android studio 2.0. Recently when I type in adb devices, it shows my device for a couple of seconds then it vanishes! ie

$ adb devices
List of devices attached
03a3d66d0a4e64bd    device

$ adb devices
List of devices attached
03a3d66d0a4e64bd    device

$ adb devices
List of devices attached

$ adb devices
List of devices attached

i tried everything:

changing usb port
adb kill-server then adb start-server
restarting phone
installing android 6.0.1 update..

any ideas?

this is my adb version:

$adb version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32
Revision 09a0d98bebce-android


texts: Found a film or strip stuck inside the back cover of Lenovo K3 Note

texts:
I have a a phone Lenovo K3 Note. I noticed something paper like stuck on the back cover of the phone. It is like a film, found on clothes of some stores so that no one can steal them. But what its use on my phone, I couldn't understand. These are the images of the sticker:

Stuck on the cover

Upper side

Was stuck like this

Do anyone know why it is put there, I am little suspicious about it.


texts: I downloaded Titanium Backup to my Android Samsung GS3, but I got a message saying I must root my phone for the software to work. How do I root my phone?


texts: Is there any way, how to make dualboot on android device?

texts:
I would like to have dualboot on my phone, because of making custom ROM. Is possible to have stable system on default memory and my custom ROM in development on my SD card? And if yes, how to make it please?

Many thanks :)


texts: How can I set a new app as my default launcher on a Galaxy Ace?

texts: I downloaded a launcher app on my Samsung Galaxy Ace (iPhone Locker; actually its a locker app but it pretends to be a launcher). Now when I press the Home button, the list of launcher apps pops up. This list contains iPhone locker, and when I select that it is set, but the next time I click on Home the launcher list pops up again. I checked in my application settings and iPhone Locker's Clear Default button is grayed out, so it looks like it has not yet been made the default app. How can I make this my default launcher?


texts:
QUESTION:

I just won DUFUS prize of the century!  First I sold my Galaxy Tab 3 Lite on Ebay.  Second - I mailed it out to buyer - Great!  Third - I awoke the next morning to remember (only AFTER I mailed it) that I'd forgotten to erase it first!  The problem is NOT sensitive information.  The problem is (still using my Google Password) the buyer might not be able to get into, and use the tablet.


texts: Who is showing up on the direct share contact list

texts:
hello I have a quick question
Is it possible a contact that you haven't used in a few months to show up in the direct share quick contacts? Or the contacts that show up tehrr are always Recently used or most Frequently used contacts?
Thanks


texts: Which app in Play Store shall I use for app2sd and how shall I use it?

texts:
I am learning info from https://android.stackexchange.com/tags/insufficient-memory/info, which says too options for moving apps from internal storage to removable SD card.
My Android 4.4.2 is not rooted, so I guess my Android system itself isn't able to move app to SD card.
According to https://android.stackexchange.com/tags/app2sd/info, which app in Play Store shall I use for my Android 4.4.2? Is Link2SD a good one for mine? I was wondering how to use it? I selected some apps (by starring them), but I don't know what to do next.

Thanks.


texts: Secure Galaxy Star GT-S5282 using simcard change alert

texts: How can I secure my Samsung Galaxy Star GT-S5282 using the simcard change alert option. In other words, when a simcard is inserted in my phone a notification SMS is sent to other phones.


texts: Any help on a HTC Desire GPS problem after Android 2.2 Froyo update?

texts:
I have an HTC Desire with T-Mobile Germany branding. Last Sunday I finally got the long-awaited Android 2.2 update from my operator. The update ran successfully. However, since then it doesn't get the GPS location! The blue dot won't lock on Google Maps. Another GPS-App, "Gps Status" cannot get the coordinates, even after almost half an hour. Restart or reinserting the SD-Card doesn't help. I wonder if anyone here experienced something similar after the update.

Cheers


texts: Default Ringtone automatically resetting to "Silent"

texts:
I use a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (with Android 4.4.2), which was working fine.

Recently, the device started resetting the default ringtone to "Silent", no matter whatever ringtone is set to. Because of this, when somebody calls, we cannot hear the ring (but can see the incoming call details on the screen).

I have reset the ringtone of most of my contacts to something other than default. But this is an issue when somebody who is not in my contact list calls.

Any idea why this is happening ? Any help will be greatly appreciated.


texts: Should Dalvik Cache be wiped in the case of switching Lollipop ROMs

texts:
I know what dalvik and ART is.

But my question is, when switching custom ROMs (All anything above 5.0), is it necessary to wipe the dalvik cache? Wiping the Cache is necessary but wiping dalvik (which doesnt exist in Lollipop) should be necessary or not. What impact will it cause if we wipe dalvik (something not present).

In lollipop, What does the dalvik cache contain(is it an empty folder?)


texts: Is it safe and stable to use titanium backup and restore at two different android versions?

texts:
I want to upgrade an android phone from 2.2 to 2.3.

If I backup apps with titanium backup, will they be restored at 2.3, or will they be conflict because of different android version between backup and restore?

If it doesn't work with titanium backup, then is any other safer way?


texts: Can't get file to copy from /sys/ on rooted Android

texts:
I'm currently rooted  on a Samsung S3 i9300 running a custom rom on Kitkat 4.4.2

I use es file explorer to perform root tasks on directories and files, I wanted to permanently turn off the led lights on my phone's hardware softkeys as I don't use them anymore.

I read somewhere on xda developers that changing the numeric string 255 in the max_brightness file to 0
in /sys/class/leds/mmc1:: and
/sys/class/leds/mmc2::  should do the trick.

I have "root explorer" on in Es file explorer and have the right permissions to copy the file over to my SD card but I kept getting a task failed error in the app.

I then decided to go hardcore by using the terminal emulator app from the play store using the Linux command line syntax.

I was able to copy the file over to my SD card but something strange happened, the original file according to es file explorer was 4kb in size while the file copied to the SD card was 2 bytes in size..

I'm really puzzled, is there a better way to copy files from the root directories?

PS: The "mmc1::" and "mmc2::" folder icon has an arrow shortcut icon next to it and I've always been able to copy other files from root directories using es file explorer until this particular file.


texts: Problems with starting the emulator in Windows

texts: I started a project of developing a rather simple app, and it was working with the emulator, although it was taking time to start the first time. But now, for some reason, I cannot have the emulator starting properly anymore. The window opens up, with the title 5554:AVD_for_Nexus_5..... but the display remains blank forever. Nothing ever happens. The only change I was trying to do was to enable navigation keys such a back, home, etc.


texts: How can I get the QuickContactBadge to show an action for sending Instant Messages?

texts:
I'm wondering if there are any instant messaging apps which link to contact data fields and use intents to add a Send Instant Message action to the QuickContactBadge shown in many places when clicking on a contact.

I remember the Samsung-added (or was it AT&T-added, I don't remember) IM app that came OEM on my Galaxy S Captivate way back did this.

Are there any IM apps in the market that will allow me to click on a contact, pop-open the QuickContactBadge and then send an IM right from there?


texts: Galaxy Tab - How to keep alerts visible until the screen is unlocked?

texts:
I've noticed that when I get an alert (an incoming email, or a notification from an app (cough Words with Friends cough) and the screen is locked, I'll hear the alert sound but, when I wake up the tablet, I won't see the alert.

Is there any way of having the tablet leave those alerts on the screen until I wake it up?

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 wifi-only, running Honeycomb 3.2.


texts: are the apps being uninstalled during OS update?

texts:
I haven't updated my Nexus 5X OS version for a long time already, due to the fact that I'm really afraid that something might go wrong with the state of some of my apps.

For example, my WhatsApp history goes back to 2011. The folder size is ~5GB and holds more than 29,000 files. A few times before the app produced a warning shich stated that its state is corrupted for some reason ("something went wrong") and that a restore is needed -- each time it took hours, and almost never succeeded immediately (I had to re-install and change some backup file names).

So, my question is basically -- what are the steps of the Android OS update installation process? Does all the apps being uninstalled, then the new version of the OS is being installed, and then the apps are being installed again? Or is there some "intermediate state" for the apps, which can provide an option for the apps not to be uninstalled in the first place?


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My problem is theoretical at this moment. I am investigating if it is possible or not, before spending hours on it.

I have a rooted phone.
I want to add an entry to the IPTABLES on startup.
If the phone is factory reset, I still want the entry to be added to IPTABLES.

My thought so far are:

Altering the boot image and making the init.rc permanent, but I think that is to scary and risky.
Create an app (apk) that is installed in /system/app that runs the ITPABLES command.

What are my chances of succeeding with number 2?

To run IPTABLES the apk needs root, the phone is rooted, but does the app have root access just because it is in /system/app?
Normal apps trigger SuperSU to grant the app root, but I want it to do the IPTABLES thing without any popups. All unattended.


texts: How can I enter Fastboot or Recovery mode on the eSTAR X35?

texts: My eSTAR X35 is stuck in a bootloop and I can't reach fastboot mode.  How can I get there or into Recovery mode?


texts: Does LineageOS disable the Android Easter Eggs?

texts:
I'm currently running LinageOS 14.1 (Android 7.1), I found a task in Magisk named  com.android.egg. It's described as being "Android Easter Egg". Researching it, I found out how to trigger it here,

  Android N "Nougat" easter egg You can get to the Nougat easter egg in
  much the same as as Oreo, but the actual game is much more involved.
  Activate the easter as normal by going into your Settings > About
  Phone > Android version. Repeatedly tap on the Android Version tab
  until the "N" appears on screen.

  Swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal your quick settings
  toggles and hit "edit". You should now see a cat face icon with the
  label, "???? Android Easter egg". Drag and drop this icon to to the
  main quick settings options and place it where you want it. Now, the
  fun can begin.

  Hit your home button and then drag down the quick settings shade from
  the top of the screen again. This time you should see an "empty plate"
  option. Tap it and you'll see an overlay with four food choices: Bits,
  Fish, Chicken and Treat. Select one, then continue using your phone as
  normal, and wait.

  Eventually, you'll get a notification telling you that a cat has
  snagged one of the treats. But it doesn't always work, which is kind
  of the point of the game. You have to keep trying, using different
  treats to bait a cat.

  When it does work, you'll get a notification saying "a cat is here"
  with the number of the cat listed underneath. Tapping on the
  notification reveals a new screen with a cat icon which you tap once
  to rename, or long-press to reveal sharing options. You can save a
  full resolution version of the cat's picture to your device, or share
  it to all your social media accounts like every other crazy cat owner.

However, that doesn't work for me. It seems as if on LineageOS the edit option for the drop-down is done by clicking on the pencil at the top. There is no Edit text anywhere on the menu. I would still expect that button to work for the purposes of the easter egg?

Does LineageOS disable these Android Easter Eggs? Is it possible to trigger this Easter Egg in LineageOS?


texts: How to install Android apps without having Google Play?

texts:
If you have Google Play application installed is very easy to find and install an application. But some devices seem not to have Google Play application installed. Maybe you can use Google Play in browser to search for those applications.

Is there a way you can find and download the .apk files if you know the application name without rooting and installing Google Play application?


texts: 3G connectivity lost; reboot required to restore it

texts:
Similar to this question, but slightly different/worse:
Restart data connection when stalled?

Every so often – usually every day – I'll lose data connectivity (the icon in the status bar goes grey). Sometimes I can restore it simply by toggling the data connection on and off, but more often this doesn't work and nothing short of a reboot will actually restore it.

I can live with having to enable/disable it every now and then, but having to reboot my phone is a real inconvenience (especially as it's encrypted and requires a password to boot).

Is this a hardware, software, or network issue, and is there anything I can do to fix it? I'm running stock 4.1.2 on a Nexus S.


texts:
After searching on Google and XDA for an answer (which I didn't find), I decided to pose this as a question here.

So, I guess that the majority of us know about the so-called big difference between Android Marshmallow and its predecessors: the Doze feature. We do know that it manages wakelocks and the such in a clever way, apparently granting longer autonomy to a device. I had the occasion to test it on my device, and at least for me, it is true.

Now, due to some issues (including general unsatisfying changes implemented in Marshmallow, as well as random reboots), I decided to fall back to Lollipop. Still, even if I find it to be more reliable than Marshmallow (probably because of the fair long time destined to its development), I noticed the difference in my device's battery autonomy: despite it being in standby for the same amount of time, the battery discharges faster than it did when I used Marshmallow.

So, here's my question: is it possible, with a powersave governor in a Lollipop Android, to achieve the same, if not least, battery consumption that one could notice with Doze in a Marshmallow Android?

I prefer not to take advantage of Play Store apps, since mine is a question whose solution has not to be found with any auxiliary third-party software, and please support your answer with actual facts or appropriate research.


texts: Can I increase the volume of the end-of-call beep?

texts:
According to this article, Google softened the end-of-call beep to an almost inaudible level following customer feedback. I happened to like the beep because it made it easy to know if a call had been dropped when the signal was rubbish. Is there a way to bring it back? (I know it’s still there, but, as I said, it’s almost inaudible, even when the call volume is set to max. I’d like to raise the beep volume.)

Thanks for any help.


texts:
In there a way to get the effect of (zoom out/pinch put)/in with external mouse and or/keyboard?
For games like angry birds or using google earth.


texts: Are there USB to LAN adapter that are compatible with Android 4.0?

texts:
I'm looking for a USB-to-LAN adapter that is compatible with my Chinese Android 4.0 tablet.
I've 2 dongles - like this - but none of them works.
How can i choose a usb to lan adapter for my Android tablet?
I've to look at Linux Kernel version to search a suitable adapter?

Edit: The model of my tablet is Voyo Q101


texts: Is it possible to set up an emulator with these specific requirements?

texts:
At work we've been given an opportunity to work with some hardware running a (semi) custom Android build. The long and short of it is the app we make needs to fit certain criteria.

Uses TEGRA2, Android 4.0.3 Level 15, and supporting 1366 x 768 res with 90px system bar.

Can I make an emulator to simulate all these? The API level is obviously easy to set up, and the custom resolution, however, I can't see any options to do with tegra2.

As a note they do have a SDK available for this, which may include an emulator, but we don't have a copy yet so I'm looking for a quick temporary workaround until we get a copy.


texts: Can not install CM 13.0 / 12.1 on galaxy s2 because of missing file_contexts

texts:
I am currently trying to install Cyanogenmod 13.0 via CWM on an Galaxy S2 i9100. The phone is successfully rooted and by holding Power, Home and Up I can successfully boot into the system recovery-screen. There I choose to apply update from ADB, hit adb sideload cm-13.0-20161218-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip and wait. Then I receive:

Verifying update package...
Installing update...
Warning: No file_contextsThis package is for device: galaxys2, i9100,GT-I9100,GT-I9100M,GT-I9100P,GT-I9100T,SC-O2C; this device is .
E: Error in /tmp/update.zip (Status 7)

The device is clearly an S2 i9100 (without g), and this is also displayed when I load settings -> device information.

Some sites like e.g. http://www.droidviews.com/fix-status-7-error-while-installing-ota-update-or-roms/ tell to change /META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script (and to remove the check for the correct smartphone) and then try it again. Unfortunately, with this change verification errors occur.
So I tried http://fokke.org/site/content/howto-create-android-updatezip-package (unzip everything, recreate META-INF/MANIFEST.MF, CERT.SF and CERT:RSA by runing java -classpath testsign.jar testsign update.zip update-signed.zip and then re-zip the folder), but still the verification error occurs.
Also changing in ro.product.device in /system/build.prop from GT-I9100 to i9100 did not change anything (according to http://apcmag.com/how-to-fake-an-android-device.htm/ and the assertion in the first line of /META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script, GT-I900 was correct in the first place, it rather seems like the property could not be loaded by the update script).

The same happens with different CM-versions, regardless whether they are stable or not, so I suppose the check is executed in every version. I did not find any workaround for this - is there maybe a way to set ro.product.device on my phone, skip the assertion by some argument or just get the right verification information?


texts:
While in Discord on Android 5.0, Hacker Keyboard puts an emoji button instead of enter, putting enter to be accessed only by going to the special buttons(numbers and the sorts). I have to note that the keyboard is used in portrait mode with "4-row Gingerbread layout" for which I need an answer, 5 rows has the enter in its place.

My question is, is there a way to disable the emoji button and put the enter where it belongs without going to the special characters? Going through the settings I could not notice any option that would help me do so.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Let Android believe it is connected to internet

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How to set up reverse tethering over USB?

Is there a way to do this?

I'm trying to reverse tether my Android phone. I'd like it to use my PC connection. Many guides on the net say that I should root my phone, but I don't want to do that.

What I would like to happen:

connect Android to the Internet via wireless
attach to PC via USB, in "tethering usb mode"
PC is already connected to the Internet in another way (cable)
when I disconnect the wireless connection on the Android phone, then the Android phone uses the connection of my PC

With no internet connection on my phone I can't connect successfully to the PC.
So, I'd like to know if there is a way to let the Android device believe it is connected to the Internet.

I'm using Ubuntu 11.04


texts: How does Firefox Mobile decide which text to scale up?

texts:
Consider this screenshot of regular desktop version of the site Stackoverflow on Firefox Mobile:

As can be seen, some text is larger than other. This odd text scaling only seem to appear in Firefox Mobile. On desktop, or in other Mobile browsers (that I've checked) the site appears normal.

I tried to inspect various CSS and tagnames but couldn't arrive at a conclusion myself. <p> and <span> tags seem to be larger than others. I also don't think it could be any other CSS property as it would work on other browsers as well.

It seems to be Firefox Mobile that's doing all this, but how does it decide which text to scale up?


texts:
I have Samsung Galaxy A50 which is my professional smartphone, I use it for work and it is funded by my company. It has some professional software installed in Knox like encrypted e-mail etc.

I am observing problem with Google Play services app/service. I have message coming from time to time saying (translated):

Device Health Services
Enable Google Play Services
Device Health Services app won't work if you do not enable Google Play Services

I've tried to turn off this message by disabling notifications from three apps:

Google Play Service
Device Health Services
FAMOC

This didn't helped. Still I get the same message between few minutes to few hours.

When I click this message I get possibility to enable or stop Google Play Services but the enable button does not work - it does nothing or sometimes is disabled. From this screen it is obvious that the app is stopped. However when going to Settings menu and below I get info that the app is enabled and working.

Stopping the app also does nearly nothing. Clearing data and/or cache does not help. Downgrade of this app is not possible. Deactivation also is not possible.

The app version is 19.2.75 (100400-269183835). It is the newest as I have other phone and the version on it is the same.

The app does not make any problems, there are no errors.

How can I get rid off this message coming from time to time?


texts: Where can I setup a persistent directory on my Android phone with a symlink-compatible filesystem?

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I want to setup a directory on an Android phone which provides a similar experience to a traditional Linux command line.

Normally I would work from my home directory but HOME in this case resolves /sdcard and is mounted as sdcardfs which is an emulated filesystem that does not support traditional features such as symbolic links:

  Now /sdcard is not a real but emulated storage which represents a
  FAT/vFAT/FAT32 filesystem (for backward compatibility and permission
  management) which doesn't support symlinks (and other things including
  *NIX permissions and ioctls like FS_IOC_FIEMAP). So the Option 1 and 3 of yours won't work whether you create symlink directly on emulated
  storage or try to emulate the symlink already created on ext4.

Source: https://android.stackexchange.com/a/203989

If I can't use /sdcard as a traditional filesystem then where else can I go for safe and persistent storage where I can use *NIX features that I am used to such as symbolic links, hard links, ioctls, ACLs, etc.?

Please note that I am not looking for alternatives for these features such as using mount as a replacement for links. The issue I have is that I don't know what is considered safe and persistent for storage on this device.

As an example of the problem I am facing, I tried creating a directory in /mnt, which provided the necessary features, but this directory was not persistent after the device was rebooted.

My phone is rooted and I am using aftermarket firmware.


texts: In Android Google Sheets, "enter key" (->|) won't move to cell below. How to fix?

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I don't know when or how I changed the behavior of the "enter key" (->|) in Google Sheets for Android. It used to enter the text I was typing (if any) into the current cell and then move to the cell below the current cell. This is what I want.
But for no apparent reason, "enter" now adds a line feed to the end of the text being typed and does NOT go to the next cell below.
Wrap Text is NOT selected and never has been.
How do I make touching the "enter" key move to the cell below the current cell and NOT merely add a line feed to the text being typed into the current cell?
*** EDITED ***
FWIW, I just noticed that touching "enter" twice puts a line feed at the end of the text being entered and THEN moves to the cell below the current cell, a bit surprising--why not add a second line feed? After all, if we're allowed to enter entire paragraphs into a cell, why not a generally-accepted properly-formatted  second paragraph (blank line between the two)?
Surely the vast majority of users would prefer to have "enter" move to the next cell below the current line (or simply staying in the current cell) than adding a linefeed for possible (but rare) additional lines. I don't get it.
Why is there not an option to specify "enter" key behavior, as in Excel? (Or is there one and that's what I can't find?)


texts:
So  I have a rooted S3 Mini VE (i8200) with stock custom rom (samsung apps and gapps but with custom theme). I just installed it recently. I could add my google account successfully. I was playing with greenify cut-off (com.marvel.ppgadget WakeupThing), the ap just CTD. Np, i restarted it and de-greenified ppgadget. Later on, i just saw that Google App asked me to add a google account. So I went to Settings > Account and noticed that there were no google account option.

I tried disable xposed, set Greenify to non-root, removing xposed, wiping cache and dalvik cache, reflashing rom. Didn't changed anything. BTW all gaaps are installed.


texts: Why aren't my photos appearing in Google Photos?

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I've enabled the "Google Drive" setting in Photos, so I get a "Google Photos" folder in the root of my Google Drive. In this folder I can see all my current Google Photos that it imported from Google Plus.

I've copied 30GB of photos into this folder. It's finished syncing. I made sure they all had correct file dates, and exif dates.

None of them show up in Google Photos on Android or in the browser. What am I doing wrong?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S4: what application is responsible for "Time to home" notices?

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On my Samsung Galaxy S4, I constantly get notifications "Time to home XXX minutes". They are not only useless for me, but also apparently some app is accessing my location, internet, and is draining my battery.

I couldn't find out what is responsible for that. What app is showing that messages, and how to turn it off?


texts: Android browser redirecting malware sites

texts: I was redirected to appsliu, onclickads and some other sites which were reffered as malware when I was surfing the internet using android browserd on my Xperia Z1. I tried clearing data along with cache in flight mode and also formatting my phone. This happened on my brother's phone chrome too. Any suggestion to clear out this problem? I heard that it is something related to super cookies and how can I remove it from my phone? Your replies are highly appreciated. ☺


texts: Does Angry Birds and other games have Leaderboard on Android devices?

texts: I went to a Best Buy store and tried Android tablets but didn't see any Leaderboard for Angry Birds Space edition -- is it because it is not logged in as a game user or does Android have a standardized Leaderboard similar to iOS's GameCenter yet?