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*Question:
I need assistance mounting an Android phone's internal data using the Android ADB Shell while the unit is connected via USB and in recovery mode. How do I form a proper mount command? See below for more detailed information.

*FYI:
I have experience developing with the Android SDK using Java/XML. I have found little documentation for the Android ADB Shell for my purpose.

I have a Samsung GT-i9000 Android phone with a smashed screen. Screen is black, and unresponsive to touch. The phone does not have USB debugging enabled or USB auto mount enabled. I cannot simply plug the phone via USB to access the desired files (photos, and other internal data). I unfortunately cannot confirm the OS version. The phone has no SD Card, all the desired data is on the internal board. The phone is not rooted.

*What I've tried:
Doing some research I have booted the phone into recovery mode using the three button method (VolUP + Home + Power) and managed to access the device using the "adb devices" command on my Win 7 machine. It displays as "recovery". This is the only way I have been able to make the computer recognize the device via USB. I've tried Kies, and androidscreencast with no success.

I have been able to use the "pull" command to access all the Android system files from the phone. I presume this is because recovery mode only mounts the required system files for updates/repairs and doesn't bother with the internal data. Using the mount command I can see what I consider to be the paths to the files I am looking for:

$ mount
mount
rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
nodev /tmp tmpfs rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/stl6 /mnt/.lfs j4fs rw,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/stl9 /system rfs rw,relatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=
utf8 0 0
/dev/block/stl3 /efs rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,
iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/stl11 /cache rfs rw,relatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=
utf8 0 0

All my efforts to mount fail, usually with a usage suggestion:

$ mount rootfs / /mnt/ rw 0 0
mount rootfs / /mnt/ rw 0 0
Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory


texts: How to stop MMS text messages from sending

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I have sent a message to the wrong person and want to stop it from sending.

I quickly put the phone into airplane mode,as you do to stop normal text messages, however because this message was so large, it converted into an MMS message (which I'm guessing means it uses the Internet to send rather than a phone signal.

Putting the phone into airplane mode has stopped the message from sending, however the sending icon is still appearing next to the message, which I'm guessing means it'll send once I take the phone back out of airplane mode.

Is there a way to permanently stop the message from sending? I have also tried removing the battery and pressing force stop on the messages app in application manager


texts: Odd mark at the top of the screen of my new LG V30

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I just got a LG V30, and noticed an odd mark at the top of my screen:

I'm guessing this is some kind of factory defect. Does anyone know if indicates deeper flaws in the screen? Considering I mostly have a black theme, it's usually invisible. I just don't want this to lead to other problems down the road.

There doesn't appear to be any kind of responsiveness issues in the area when I touch it, so it's not problematic in that regard.


texts: Does xiaomi red mi note 3 support kill switch?

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Xiaomi uses android. I wonder what the operating system is. If it's based on lolypop, it should have kill switch right.

Is it?

I just want to make sure before buying xiaomi red mi note 3

This is what I found so far:

  Kill switch – Android 5.0 Lollipop introduces ‘Factory Reset
  Protection’ which is supposed to make stolen phones unusable. In this
  scenario, it would require a unique password (different than your
  4-digit pass-code) to unlock the phone. Your data would still be on
  the phone, but thieves wouldn’t be able to access it, or perform a
  factory reset.

Okay I am still not sure whether it's available on Android 5.0 or Android 5.1
Google just announced a new version of Android, Lollipop 5.1, which it says includes some “tasty additions” along with improved stability.

  One of the major new features, called Device Protection, fulfills a
  pledge Google made to the law enforcement group Secure Our Smartphones
  last year to add a kill switch to Android devices.

  Device Protection lets you remotely lock and delete all the data from
  a lost or stolen device, and even freeze the device completely.

  You can get the device back into working order, but a simple “factory
  reset” is not enough, so even crooks who steal your phone for the
  phone alone, and don’t care if it’s wiped, are out of luck.

  It’s the Android version of what’s known on the iPhone as Activation
  Lock or Find My iPhone.

This articles say that kill switch exist on Android 5.1 https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/03/11/android-lollipop-5-1-brings-promised-anti-theft-kill-switch/

Xiaomi OS, MIUI, is based on android lolipop (again not sure which one). Is lollipop all 5+ or just 5.1

So I figure that xiaomi must have had that kill switch.

How do I know?

I know a computer can't have a kill switch. I can always reformat the hard disk or replace the hard disk. Not sure about cellphone.


texts: how do i add a shortcut to homescreen in #materinova launcher?

texts: I downloaded the latest nova launcher named #materinova.15 , in its previous versions I could add a shortcut by holding a blank space in the home screen and chose shortcuts, but in the latest release I can't find any options for adding shortcuts, though I can put apps  on the home screen by going to app drawer and holding and dragging the app to the home screen, but I can't find the shortcuts. Please help, this is my favorite app so don't want to leave it for this little bad thing?


texts: Android Debug Bridge (adb) backup/restore

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I'm a bit confused with output bellow and was hoping someone can help me to decipher it for me)

backup/restore:
 backup [-f FILE] [-apk|-noapk] [-obb|-noobb] [-shared|-noshared] [-all] [-system|-nosystem] [PACKAGE...]
     write an archive of the device's data to FILE [default=backup.adb]
     package list optional if -all/-shared are supplied
     -apk/-noapk: do/don't back up .apk files (default -noapk)
     -obb/-noobb: do/don't back up .obb files (default -noobb)
     -shared|-noshared: do/don't back up shared storage (default -noshared)
     -all: back up all installed applications
     -system|-nosystem: include system apps in -all (default -system)
 restore FILE             restore device contents from FILE

My goal is very simple here; I'm about to perform factory reset and would like to take a backup of my phone, so I can restore my phone as it is now (before factory reset) (what is .obb files??)

Would following help me accomplish my goal or do I need something else like -all?

  adb backup -f 05102017 -shared -nosystem

Please advise.


texts: TWRP Not Flashing Correctly on Note 3 (SM-N9005)

texts: I'm trying to install the TWRP Recovery on my Note 3 SM-N9005 (which currently has stock ROM running Android 5.0) using Odin v3.13. I have downloaded the TWRP 3.2.3 (hlte) .tar from the official TWRP website and I have imported it on the AP section of Odin. Despite the fact that Odin says that everything went ok, when I'm going on the Recovery Menu, the stock recovery appears. I really don't know what I'm doing wrong, any advice would be helpful.


texts: How to use a ringtone downloaded from google play?

texts: I bought a ringtone in Google Play. I wanted to obviously make it the ringtone for my phone. It shows as being on my device but I can not add it as a ringtone. I need to know how I can make this a ringtone on my phone. another song I have says it was added to library but the ringtone doesn't say that. How do I add a song to my library?


texts: Permission to write to external SD card on HTC One M8 running Lollipop

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I updated my HTC One m8 to Lollipop and rooted it. I have programs that require the ability to write to external SD card like FileMount, but every time I launch FileMount it tells me that it can't write to SD card. The app itself has a feature to enable it automatically but it requires a reboot but still even after reboot the same problem occurs.

When I was on android 4.4.4 I tried installing sd fix but that thing didn't work.  I installed Xposed installer and installed HandleExternalStorage module and it worked great for me. But I can't use Xposed installer on Lollipop as the developer says it might not be possible for Xposed installer to be available for Lollipop. My device is 16 GB only and it's really not enough for me and I rely on FileMount for my storage issues.


texts: I use Ctrl+; to insert today's date since my Microsoft Excel times, but how do I do it in Google Sheets app on my Android phone, without a keyboard?


texts: How to get my phone to access WIFI channel 13?

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My phone can't see Wifi 2.4 Channel 13. Why? How can I fix it?

I have an android phone (Moto E4, Android 7.1.1, Not rooted) that was purchased in the US about 12 months ago. Just after purchase,I came to China for a few months, and it worked perfectly on the Wifi here in my home. I had a Chinese sim card. I don't know what channel my home Wifi was working on last year.

In September, I returned to the US and swapped out the sim card for a US carrier. It continued to work perfectly.

I have just now returned to China, and my phone no longer can see the wifi signal in my home. When I look on my PC, it shows that the Wifi is transmitting on channel 13. When I look in my android app "Wifi Analyzer" it shows a blank space for channel 13. (Also, I forgot my Chinese sim card in the US)

Is this a hardware or a software issue? How to fix this?


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Is there a way to have a Gmail account without a mobile number، To access the Play Store?
I remember there was no such problem in the past.
I am constantly traveling and I do not have a fixed number.
And I'm not interested in constantly creating a new Gmail account with a new phone number. And basically, why on earth you should do something else before doing something (Get a mobile number before an email)?
The funny thing is that you can not even use other email services to access the Play Store without a phone number!، Two verifications, really !?
Therefore, a large number of Android users download their applications from non-standard sites. Maybe hundreds of millions!.
When you enter the Google registration page, you enter everything first, then on the next page, Err, a flag and you have to enter a number in front of it. Why not make such a request on the first page?
You press the next button and you get an error message, yes، you can not have an email address without a mobile number. Why not in America when you can have it even in communist countries?
Besides, In many countries you do not even receive a verification code via mobile number.


texts: How to recover deleted photo album saved on internal memory - Note 3

texts: I have a Samsung Note 3 and I accidentally deleted an entire photo album from my phones gallery. I didn't enable my device to sync with Gmail. I didn't manually backup any of the data. The images were saved on my phone, not on the SD card. Is there any way for me to recover this deleted photo album? I Google'd and came across SDrescan but that won't work since the images were not initially saved on my SD card.


texts: Is there a way to back up a device so it can be executed in a virtual Machine (without rooting)?

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The question is thus: It is very plausible for an android user to want to back up his information... completely.

In this case, I'm wondering if it is possible to backup an android device in such a way that the OS which resided on it can be executed in a virtual machine.  (There may be limitations inherit to the virtual machine, those are not the focus of this question and would perhaps even be outside it's scope.)

However, there is a caveat: I wonder if it is possible to do this without rooting.  There are numerous other questions along this vein, but none seem to provide a system-wide satisfactory solution.

Answers requiring rooting would be acceptable for edification (plenty who may want to do this have likely rooted their device).

However, for the preferred aspect of the question... I wonder if this can be done without rooting.  A partial solution of this can be found here: with this question.  The accepted answer is intriguing.

However, one good reason too root an android device is to examine it for spyware at  a later time.  (For example: let's say I'm signed up for a security class, and my professor would be willing to help.  Later, and who wants to root a suspect system?) And at the very least, the solution to that question needs serious clarification.  Are the gaps in the backup mentioned by the original poster the only gap in functionality?

I realize that the last end of this question could be construed as mere clarification on the referenced one: if you look at the number of upvotes, I think you'll find this to be of very broad interest.


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I want to install Kali Linux or similar (I.e. backbox backtrack) on my android. I'm using a one plus one and I wana be able to penttest on the fly.
Any suggestions or info like what r the fallbacks from having this OS running on my device if there r any. Any advice like that would be really appreciated.
Thank you


texts: My android phone location history shows locations not visited

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My Android phone is enabled for home WiFi as well as cell tower connection. My location services have been enabled as well to use Google Maps for tracking Location history. Whenever I go to my balcony of my apartment I find lot of secured WiFi connections available in addition to my connected home WIFI. Others are secured and not connected.

The are lots of blue dots for various locations in location history closer to my home where I have not even visited but shows up in the location history.

Is it possible that wrong locations appear in my location history?


texts: How do I make "Groups" the default view for my contacts?

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I am using the default contacts app that came with my Android 4.04 device.  When I open the Contact app, there are 4 tabs. Phone, Groups, Contacts, and Favorites and by default it opens the Contacts.  Is there a way (a setting) to opening the  "Groups" view as default instead?

If not is there a another compatible Contact management application that can be recommended to give me more control over groups etc.  The primary purpose of this question is to answer about the settings, not to provide me with a long list iof Apps.

Thanks in advance


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I'm user of huawei G610.since last 3days I'm having an issue that whenever I power On my phone it shows a message that
 Unfortunately huawei home has stopped.I have already reset my phone.
So kindly tell me what can I do?


texts: Having trouble powering up my phone with another power source

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I am having a bit of trouble powering my phone I got a Lenovo A7000 plus which is the same as K3 Note version and this phone uses BL243 battery

Here is some information about the battery

Typical Capacity: 3000mAh/11.40Wh
Nominal Voltage: 3.8V
Limited Charge Voltage: 4.35V

and also I have a USB charger 5.0V 1.5A, I used the charger with another K3 Note phone I had, and I used it to power it up (using wires in place of the battery) it looked like it was all fine even after that when I connected the device to my pc it detected the device just fine also the k3 note's screen is damaged soo it won't show anything on it just boots up

so I wanna know is it possible to power my working A7000 plus with that charger using wires instead of the battery without destroying it


texts: How to unhide my review that had been hidden by app developer?

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I noticed that one app that is licensed under GPLv3, while the app developer had not been publishing code updates on github for several years already. I decided to write a review on Google Play and stress this issue in it:

Since the review was added, many users upvoted it and app developer was quite angry at me. So he clicked some option, that my review was inappropriate/spam, after which it was hidden and became not seen to other users. Only I can see and edit it now, but visibility does not change.

How can I dispute this? Can I appeal to Google Play support team?


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my little brother has played on my Galaxy S4. I don't know what he did. Now it looks strange.

Does anyone know how do i fix it.

Thanks in advance.


texts: How can I format a flash drive using terminal emulator?

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I have a Huawei u8160 running Cyanogenmod 7.2.

I've recently installed the usb host package and some time then I successfully activated the usb host mode.

after that I needed to format a flash drive using ONLY my phone.

my phone doesn't recognize thumb drives, but I mount them on /mnt/sdcard/data folder.

So I wanted to know if there's any command in the terminal emulator that can format a usb drive.

NOTE: I've already tried "mkfs" command it doesn't exist,I won't accept answers telling me to format it on my PC.


texts: How to circumvent the market compatibility check?

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Sometimes I would like to install some App on my Notion Ink Adam but the Android Market says that my device is not compatible with the App. ATM I simply google for the specific App and search some file hoster where I can download the apk, but this has several disadvantages (you never know if it is a hacked version, you don't receive updates, etc).

Therefore I would like to simply tell the market that I know about the incompatibility, but I want to simply install the App anyway. Does someone of you know a solution?


texts: GPS turns on every time WiFi network is changed

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Whenever i change WiFi network, GPS just keeps turning on. I turned off GPS and change system settings permissions for every app, but it still keeps happening. Recent location requests shows that no apps have used that permission. Turning off google's find my phone also doesn't help. What is going on?
Device: Samsung Galaxy s10


texts: how to remove the android device in gmail account

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one guy is connecting to my gmail account. if I remove the device from gmail account also he again connecting. I don't know how he is connecting again ,I changed my gmail password and 2 step verification is on .. but still he is using my account. kindly help me .

he is using Samsung galxy note 11


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Recently my android phone stopped sending calls to my car's bluetooth when I start the call.

My phone pairs well with my car, and if I receive a call, it is sent to the car correctly. However, when I use android auto, or use the dialing service of my car's dashboard, the call is always ported via the "earpiece", and I have to manually grab the phone and select bluetooth for it to work, which is very distracting when driving.


texts: Galaxy S loses wifi even though the symbol says it is connected, toggling flight mode fixes the problem

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There can't be anything wrong with the router because apple phones have no trouble connecting to the internet.

As I have said, the wifi symbol is active but there is no internet connection. Turning flight mode on and off again solves the issue for a little while.

I am using a galaxy s i9000 (newer phone broke, so I'll be using this for a while)

model number: GT-I9001
firmware version: 2.3.3
baseband version: I9001XXKE7
kernel version: 2.6.35.7-perf root@DELL103 #1
build number: GINGERBREAD.XXKE7

Nothing has triggered this problem as far as I know. I experienced this problem from the moment I started using the phone (about a week ago), which I freshly reverted to factory settings before using.


texts: android is upgrading, starting apps boot loop

texts: I have a allview urban tab 7 tablet and it's stuck at this "android is upgrading, starting apps" boot loop. I haven't done anything to it like rooting or installing untrusted 3rd party apps other than facebook, gmail, and some official apps from the market. What can i do? It's driving me crazy and i have no idea what's wrong with it. Can you please help me?


texts: How can I sync .vcf contact  photos between Android 2.2 and Gmail?

texts: I can save all of the contacts to one .vcf file, then use a PC to import it to a Gmail account but there are no photo in the Gmail contacts. I checked the .vcf file there is photo data in it. Is there any function or app can sync the photo from an Android phone to Gmail?


texts: I'd like to get a low power pc (arm or atom) running linux and control the music that it plays through an android app, effectively becoming androids version of Logitech's Squeezebox. I'd prefer not to install X Windows on the box. Has anyone heard of such an app?


texts: Android G2 touchscreen is left-right reversed

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The touch screen on my Android G2 is suddenly reversed. I touch an icon on one side of the screen and an icon on the opposite side is selected. I slide to pick up the phone and instead the sound is turned off.

I scoured the web for an answer but all I found was this question.

http://community.htc.com/na/htc-forums/android/f/99/p/8610/37534.aspx#37534

Anyone know how to fix this?


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The sharing function in all apps crash on my phone. No matter what app I use, as long as I click on the share button, the app crashes and restarts before showing the list of apps I can share with.

My phone is a Huawei Honor 9 and the OS version is 8.0. I am an Android developer so I tried to get the exception from Android Studio:

E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: ModernAsyncTask #1
Process: com.google.android.apps.photos, PID: 19271
java.lang.RuntimeException: An error occurred while executing doInBackground()
    at pu.done(PG:5)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.finishCompletion(FutureTask.java:383)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.setException(FutureTask.java:252)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:271)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1162)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:636)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:784)
 Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to read from field 'android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo android.content.pm.ComponentInfo.applicationInfo' on a null object reference
    at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1960)
    at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1900)
    at android.content.pm.IPackageManager$Stub$Proxy.queryIntentActivities(IPackageManager.java:3621)
    at android.app.ApplicationPackageManager.queryIntentActivitiesAsUser(ApplicationPackageManager.java:937)
    at android.app.ApplicationPackageManager.queryIntentActivities(ApplicationPackageManager.java:926)
    at aham.d(PG:7)
    at pi.d(PG:3)
    at pi.b(PG:19)
    at px.call(PG:5)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1162)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:636)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:784)

It seems that this NullPointerException

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to read from field 'android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo android.content.pm.ComponentInfo.applicationInfo' on a null object reference

is the cause to this problem.

I believe it's not the app's problem (in this case Google Photos) because it occurs in every app. So is it a system problem or is it caused by some other app I have installed? How can I find and uninstall that app if it's the latter case?


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This thread of mine is partly copied from XDA.

I can't get through following issues. Phone's firmware is full vanilla since the very beginning - only updated from Jelly Bean/ICS to 4.4.2 with OTA.
I want to install TWRP Recovery and then try some custom firmwares. I started with making a backup of IMEI/NVRAM by MTK Droid R&T just to be safe.
I can't, IMEI/NVRAM button is greyed out. Log:

 --->>> Connect to device <<<---
 --- ERROR  :  --- TotalBytesPerChunk Not Found. Set default Page/Spare=2048/64 !!!
 --- Unknown ROM structure, backup NOT possible!

I've looked for solutions. They suggest e.g. searching for MTK app from different source. It doesn't help.
Setting up a root is also a trouble. I tried to use the simpliest, well known method within the reach based on Batch script.
Log:

[*] Waiting for device...(Connect your LGOG via USB in Charge Only Mode)
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
[*] Device found.
Beginning Root Process
Now change from Charge Only to MTP
No need to disconnect USB
Press Enter after making the change.
Press any key to continue . . .
adbd cannot run as root in production builds
error: device not found

If uid=0(root), gid=0(root) is displayed
Press Enter to Continue

Device is properly connected to adb.

(...)\ZV9-ZVB-Universal-Root>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
LGE9751acf27d9  device

Command like adb reboot bootloader just restarts the phone. It starts as usually.

Then I tried reinstalling KitKat with OTA hoping that phone will let me do more then. While installation phone got into Download Mode, then it rebooted and - what is strange - there was no changes at all. No factory reset occurred.

At the moment I'm helplessly begging/crying for help. Thx for any help/suggestions.


texts: x88 Max+ Android Hide On Screen Keyboard

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This little box is so close to replacing my PC but it has a number of frustrating issues that I would like to fix (it's running Android 9.0).

The on screen keyboard won't go away. I have show virtual keyboard turned off in physical keyboard settings but it still appears.

The enter key enters the currently selected key on the physical keyboard instead of enter. I know how to fix this by rooting the device but I don't know how to root the device (and I'd rather not root the device if I can avoid it).

The cursor keys control the selected key on the on screen keyboard instead of the cursor position on the screen.

Selecting a suggested search term in Google Chrome with the mouse while typing in the URL/Search bar doesn't work (does nothing).

If I can fix the on screen keyboard issues this box will be good enough to replace my PC! Any help appreciated.


texts: Permission denied while trying to do MKDIR

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I am loading media files into the /sdcard folder on my Android device and playing them and everything seems to work fine. When I tried to do a MKDIR on this folder, it said that my permission is denied and this is a Read-Only folder. After researching a little bit, I realized that I will have to mount this folder. So I did the following:

adb shell
su
# mount -o rw,remount /sdcard/
Now, I close and open the command prompt because when I see root #, I can not do mkdir.
When I restart cmd prompt, I again see c:..\ so that I can again do adb shell mkdir
I again see the error that I have read only permission to this folder. I am not sure what is wrong.

Any ideas?


texts: How can I get a list of files in a directory as text?

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I have a folder containing a large number of MP3 files. I want to export a list of all the filenames of files in that folder, so I can then send it by email etc. This can be either copying to the clipboard or saving to a text file.

Couple of very crude suggestions come to mind:

I could try connecting via USB to my (Windows) computer and running "dir > listing.txt" at a command prompt
Install Terminal Emulator/IDE and run "ls > listing.txt"

However I tend to think there must be a better way to do this. Does anyone know of an app which has a feature to do this, for example?

NOTE: Most of the MP3 files do not have correct ID3s. So I'm really after the filenames as opposed to any way of exporting the media information.


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The calculation does not really add up. Previosly more storage was occupied by Spotify although the downloaded music is saved to the external SD card. How can I get Android to recognize the correct free space?

Motorola G 2015


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Edit: I got flashtool to work on pc. It seems the device and everything, but the program does not see downloaded firmwares, even if they were downloaded from the software itself.

What I'm trying to do is Downgrade my Xperia from Lollipop to Kitkat. I have looked this up, and this  requires me to use a tool called Flashtool and I don't know how to install the drivers for it, and I don't trust it because I think installing the drivers for my pc and I don't know how to install it in linux.

Because I basically can't install the drivers (im pretty sure I can't turn off driver authentication on my pc) and can't figure out how to install it on linux, I'm at a loss. I'm trying to use a .ftf file.

Does anyone have any pointers? Does this even have to be done with FlashTool? Could I use ADB? I would prefer installing Flashtool with Linux, if I have to use flashTool.


texts: CyanogenMod 12 - is there quick sound/vibrate switch

texts: In CM 11 there was a switch to mute my phone or put it on vibrate. I can't seem to find it in CM12. There are only profiles, which are not what I would like to have. Is this something missing from Android 5.0 Lollipop and thus not present in CM12, or did CM "broke" something? Or am I blind and couldn't find it, but it's there?


texts: Can I use Android Emulator to get the Free apps from Amazon's app store?

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It is said that we can test drive using Android apps even using an Web based android emulator for Amazon, but I don't see it on Amazon's Angry Birds webpage?

Can we download the Android SDK and use the emulator to use any free apps offered on the Amazon app store?


texts: Is there a working procedure to root US cellular LG K8 US375?

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I have tried almost every root process that I could find 4 LG K8 us375 running LG Android 6.0 I tried kingoroot, iroot, vroot, kingroot, One Click Root... and nothing is able to root my phone.

I'm not new to Android by any means but I'm new to the aspect of rooting.

There's only one thing I haven't tried; the root all LG phones on XDA.

I want to customize it and flash a different ROM so I can a use system UI tuner (because LG blocked or removed that feature) and to get the most out of my device.


texts: In the custom recovery TWRP, what does the option "zip file signature verification" do? How do I know if it should be checked when installing something?


texts: Turn off aeroplane mode to make a call on Moto g2

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I have installed Marshmallow on my Moto G2 using adb. It was a successful installation and everything was working good. Then I realized that none of my SIM was working.My SIM card shows operator name but it can't get network.

Whenever I try to make a call, It shows me error

  Turn off aeroplane mode to make a call

I have checked and found that Aeroplane mode is already off on my device, I tried

Turn on/off aeroplane mode
Reboot my device (Multiple times)
Do factory reset
Wipe Cache and Dalvik cache
Do hard reset
Restore old Kitkat version from backup
Re-installation of ROM (Multiple times)
Insert another SIM to my device (Did not work)
Insert my current SIM to other device (Worked)

But nothing seems to be working for my case.
I have read each and everything related to this on internet but was not able to find any solution.

EDIT

I have also tried below command

adb shell settings put global airplane_mode_on 0

to disable aeroplane mode from adb, and checked with below

adb shell settings get global airplane_mode_on

It returns 0 that means Aeroplane mode is off but issue is still there. I still see the error message and can't use my SIM.

EDIT 2

I run below commands with OKAY response.

fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

Used *#*#4636#*#* and changed network type to WCDMA preferred

Checked IMEI using *#06# and its valid.

EDIT 3

I found that there is no "Cellular Network" option available on my device. Could this be the issue for not reaching out network?

Below is output for getvar all

(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 4887
(bootloader) product: titan
(bootloader) secure: yes
(bootloader) hwrev: 0x8400
(bootloader) radio: 0x5
(bootloader) emmc: 16GB ID=15 REV=07 PRV=0B TYPE=57
(bootloader) ram: 1024MB Hynix S4 SDRAM DIE=4Gb
(bootloader) cpu: MSM8226 CS
(bootloader) serialno: ZX1DXXXXXX
(bootloader) cid: 0x0007
(bootloader) channelid: 0xc0
(bootloader) uid: 2B8DXXXXXX000000000000000000
(bootloader) unlocked: yes
(bootloader) securestate: unlocked
(bootloader) iswarrantyvoid: yes
(bootloader) mot_sst: 3
(bootloader) max-download-size: 536870912
(bootloader) reason: Reboot mode set to fastboot
(bootloader) imei: 3533210XXXXXXXX
(bootloader) meid:
(bootloader) date: 09-11-2014
(bootloader) sku: XT1068
(bootloader) battid: (null)
(bootloader) iccid:
(bootloader) cust_md5:
(bootloader) max-sparse-size: 268435456
(bootloader) current-time: "Tue Apr  4 23:50:50 UTC 2017"
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[0]: motorola/titan_retla_ds/titan_umts
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[1]: ds:6.0/MPB24.65-34-3/3:user/releas
(bootloader) ro.build.fingerprint[2]: e-keys
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[0]: Blur_Version.24.81.3.titan_retla_
(bootloader) ro.build.version.full[1]: ds.retla.en.01
(bootloader) ro.build.version.qcom[0]: AU_LINUX_ANDROID_LNX.LA.3.5.1_RB1
(bootloader) ro.build.version.qcom[1]: .04.04.02.048.045
(bootloader) version-baseband: MSM8626BP_1032.3116.99.00B DFLT_FSG
(bootloader) kernel.version[0]: Linux version 3.4.42-g0a0ded4 (hudsoncm@
(bootloader) kernel.version[1]: ilclbld86) (gcc version 4.8 (GCC) ) #1 S
(bootloader) kernel.version[2]: MP PREEMPT Mon Aug 22 14:30:22 CDT 2016
(bootloader) sdi.git: git=MBM-NG-V48.87-0-gdc5aeaf
(bootloader) sbl1.git: git=MBM-NG-V48.87-0-gbffe41a
(bootloader) rpm.git: git=MBM-NG-V48.87-0-gbe53f43
(bootloader) tz.git: git=MBM-NG-V48.87-0-g31cba28
(bootloader) aboot.git: git=MBM-NG-V48.87-0-g1b80345
(bootloader) partition-type: raw
(bootloader) partition-size:
(bootloader) qe: qe 1/1
(bootloader) productid: ZX1D62FVGF
(bootloader) sutinfo:
(bootloader) ro.carrier: retin
all: listed above
finished. total time: 0.340s

I am using XT1068_TITAN_RETLA_DS_6.0_MPB24.65-34-3_cid12_CFC.xml.zip dated 2017-02-05 19:29 from this source

I used EasyInstaller.bat to install on my mobile.

Is there any other thing I can try?


texts: i was recently updating my OS for my galaxy S2 yesterday. during the update process. i accidentally switched off the phone and when i restarted my phone, the sscreen showed "SAMSUNG GALAXY SII GT-I9100G". and the screen was just displaying that eversince. i tried to remove the battery and fix it back in but didnt show any other results. my guess is i think my OS got deleted during that process. how can i solve this problem?


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I tried to root my Galaxy Core 2 Duos using Kingo root, which installed SuperSU. Unfortunately rooting failed all of a sudden, but still SuperSU remains.

How can I remove SuperSU from my device?


texts: How to disable the "waterdrop sound" played when locking or unlocking the screen

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I am running Android KitKat 4.4.2 on a Samsung Galaxy SIII Neo. I have installed the Screen Lock Pro app which allows you to log off by clicking a home screen icon or tapping on a notification drawer entry.

Now I would like to know whether I can leave the sound volume on, but disable the sound that is emitted when the user logs out / logs in.

I presume this can be done by renaming a sound file somewhere using a similar trick as can be done with the camera app.

Thank you for your replies.

NOTE: This question I am asking is the same as this one for Windows 7 PCs, but relates to Android devices instead.


texts: benefits of disabling built-in apps on zte z777

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On a ZTE Z777 phone, would I gain USABLE app space and storage by disabling built-in
 apps that I don't use ?

Also, I have read on this site that some built-in apps may or may not cause misbehaving of other things.   How to know which apps are ok to disable ?


texts: I have partitioned my sd using mini-Partion tool.My sd partion shows unallocted and file system as logiclly and i know that for link2sd it should be primary.how to convert to primary file system.i dint find any option for that in mini-Partion.


texts: Google play services permision for user data

texts: I've faced some lack of feature in play store. Which is in playstore's Wishlist section. Suppose if I have 500 app/game on wish list then I have to scroll all the way to find particular app. There is no filter/search/sort option. So what I wanted to do is if I have a custom app which can sync my wish list with playstore like when I add a new app in wish list I can find it in my custom app too. In my custom app I will sort the list, filter it or I can add my additional feature. So my question is does google play service provide developers this permission to monitor play store's wishlist section?


texts: How to determine what applications are using what features on Android?

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With its multi-tasking, it's easy to launch lots of applications on Android. I understand that background applications use fairly minimal resources, but they often activate features (GPS WiFi etc.) that drain the battery.

How can you find out what applications are running and what resources they're using? and how can you stop them safely?


texts: How can I prevent my media library from disappearing when I unmount the SD card?

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I have a rooted stock HTC Rezound and frequently connect it to the computer as a USB mass storage device.   After each time I do this, once I'm disconnected and my SD card is mounted, my media library disappears and I have to rescan my card. This appears to be related to the mounting and unmounting of the card. This has never happened under the same circumstances with other phones. Having to rescan the card is not a big deal but I have several alarms set to use mp3s and I have to rest then every time and that is a pain.

Why is this happening and how can I fix it?


texts: No OK button in recovery mode on MyPhone Agua Rio Fun

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I bought a new smartphone, MyPhone Agua Rio Fun (a local brand in Philippines). It's actually a pretty good phone in my book, but the storage in this thing is terrible! I found a way to solve it, but it says I have to root my phone.

I used to have Samsung Galaxy Pocket and I had no trouble rooting it. However, on Rio Fun, the only solid keys are volume up/down and the power buttons. When I try to go to recovery mode, it doesn't let me select anything! It doesn't have a solid home button, only the soft Home, Menu and Back keys (which can't be used when in recovery mode!). The power button just shows the triangle Android (!) sign then the recovery menu again! (any other root methods don't work on it!)

How can I navigate in recovery mode with this phone, and how can I root this phone?


texts: Client-side encryption of messages across apps

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Is it possible to encrypt any message (part) across apps?

I'd want

client-side encryption
using pgp keys (asymmetric public/secret)
integrate into multiple apps (like WhatsApp, GoogleTalk, ...), independent of their support
integration via some kind of overlay box
apps would send pgp encrypted block, recipient would then read decrypted (after inserting pass-phrase)
pass-phrase to secret key could be remembered / empty (for seamless/more comfortable decrypting)

does anybody know of such an app?

Motivation:

I want to be able to encrypt messages, but don't want (to have) to convince messaging partners to switch to just another messaging app just for me. Instead we'd both install the encryption overlay and would have a trustworthy chat. With people not using encryption I still could communicate via the same app.


texts: Pixel 2 repeatedly playing a sound alert without explanation, what does it mean? (Sound included)

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My Pixel 2 has gone crazy in the last few days. Maybe related to the latest Android update that I got a few days ago, but I'm not sure.

I recognize the sound (I have heard it earlier) but it has never behaved like this before. When the screen is on, except in phone calls, it will (randomly?) play this sound over and over, sometimes 20 times in a minute, sometimes it will be quiet for a while. I haven't figured out any logic of when it plays or not, but it stops if the screen is turned off, and it stops during phone calls.

It also plays when using other apps, not just when showing the desktop.

I'm attaching a sound sample here, 28 second recording on the phone itself just lying still.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tQUkt1pUj9yFRGNs6jDoFxsVj7HYnpP8


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I have purchased a Redmi 1s mobile. It has miui v5. It seems that we can't update Google apps in miui.
So, how can we update Google apps in miui.
I've just seen that the updates are shown in apps like 9apps and mobogenie.
Is it safe to download the updates from these apps? Or
How can I make Google play to show these updates?


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I recently bought an Android smartphone, Samsung Galaxy Core (Model GT-I8262), checked for updates to the software(4.1.2). The package files were downloaded and when it was about to install, it displayed the precautions to take, before installing the update.

After installation, would it erase the contacts stored in my sim card or any other data on my smartphone?

  Phone info:

Manufacturer : Samsung

Model : GT-I8262

Android Version : 4.1.2


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I recently tried updating my Motorola Atrix 4g. It downloaded, and then it booted down to try to update. However, instead of updating, it ends up booting to a screen that just says

Failed to boot 2
Starting RSD mode

If I take out the battery, I boot up the phone for about 60 seconds before it starts shutting down again.

The phone is rooted, and it seems like it starts shutting down as soon as Android starts giving out root privileges.

Looking through different forums online, it seems as though the best solution to stop the phone from trying to update (without erasing all my data by resetting the phone to factory settings) is to clear the Dalvik cache.

The problem I am having is that so far, it seems that in order to clear the cache, I need root, but as soon as my phone has been on long enough to give out root, it restarts, and I can't do anything with it. To make the problem worse, I seem to be unable to boot into recovery...

Is there any way to clear the Dalvik Cache (really, really fast, and) without root (or recovery)?


texts: The contacts I save in my lava X1 grand gets automatically saved in another android Micromax canvas .. How to solve this problem?

texts: The contacts added or deleted in one device gets automatically added or deleted in the other .


texts: "Unable to open this file on your device" : How to download the file to Android?

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Using the Android app LINE, a friend sent me a file, and I would like to download it.
Upon tapping the file, the download takes a few minutes then displays:

I don't have access to a PC.
I can't find the file in my Android's folders Downloads nor Downloads/LINE nor data/jp.naver.line.android/temp/temp_download.
Question: How to get the file?

Maybe the file is saved somewhere in a temporary or internal folder?
Maybe I can use an app that would pretend to open the file, but in fact save it? I tried this trick with ToGoZip but it did not work, ToGoZip just said it could not open the file.
Any other trick is welcome! The file is a .key presentation, if that matters.


texts: How does having an unlocked bootloader make it easier to bruteforce the passcode on an encrypted system?

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I've been told that if my bootloader is unlocked then it is easy for someone to install a new boot image and just brute force my passcode.

What is it about having the bootloader locked that makes it difficult to bruteforce the passcode? Is the encryption key derivation unique for each operating system image? What prevents someone from just hooking up the encrypted partition to another bootloader and bruteforcing it through there. What exactly is happening when the bootloader is locked and how does this protect against bruteforce attacks?


texts: Android Chrome - enable auto-fill for the site

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Android 10, Chrome 86. I have keepass2android installed and it works like a charm. The question is:
if I accidently tapped 'do not use autofill for site XXX' in the dropdown on the login field, how to turn in back on for that site? Cannot find any settings for that neither in system nor in chrome.


texts: Improve mic sensitivity; phone partner can't hear me

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Whenever I use my phone to actually call someone, I often hear the complaint that I'm speaking too low, even when I'm using a loud enough voice. Is there a way to increase the sensitivity of the mic, or to boost the volume?

This problem is bad enough when using the phone without accessories, but if I use my iPhone 4 headset I have to nearly swallow the mic to be heard. My Bluetooth headset is as bad as the phone but better than the Apple headset.

I'm using a Nexus 4 and this has been the problem on every software release: Android 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.2.2, and CM 10.1.3. My searches haven't revealed any solution, but it seems to be a problem on many different brands and models, not specific to my current hardware or software.


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I have a Nexus 4 running 4.4 (Kitkat) and I use the Music Search widget while listening to the radio on my car.

I have discovered the name of that song or artist I wanted to know many times, but now I realize I can't seem to find my music "search history."

Can anyone point me in the right direction? Is this in the (Play) Music App or Settings? I've looked everywhere! Reading thru the Google Help led me no where...

UPDATE: I answered my own question and cleared up the issue, giving credit where due. BTW the picture above was from illustration purposes only, and apparently from a device that has the Sound Search widget history disabled. Sound Search History is not available is some countries.


texts: When I'm playing a game, sometimes Google Play Games gives a pop-up at the top of the screen notifying me of a an "achievement". How do I disable this? The settings have checkboxes for notifications for "multiplayer", "missions" and "requests" but not for "achievements".


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This seemed to just start happening recently but for some reason Google Maps can't get my location (just have a gray dot).  If I go into Settings -> Location and choose High accuracy or Device only then I will just get the gray dot.  If I change it to Battery saving I can get the blue dot but it's obviously not as accurate so I'd like it to use GPS.  At first I thought there was a problem with GPS with my phone so I downloaded a couple of GPS status apps and they were all able to get GPS signal immediately (even with poor conditions; e.g., indoors).  If I go to maps.google.com in my browser on my phone (either Chrome or Firefox) I get a blue dot.  I've also downloaded Waze and HERE Maps and they can get my location without problem.

In Google Maps app I can tap on the gray dot and I get a message saying it can't connect to Maps and I should try again in a few minutes.  There is also an option to report blue dot issues.  This has been happening for a couple weeks now and it's really frustrating as I use Google Maps all the time.

I was thinking that maybe there was some issue with Google Maps and Google Play services but I double checked and I have the latest versions of both (I'm on a stock non-rooted Nexus 5x).  Is it possible there is a bug in Google Maps that I seem to be the only one experiencing?  Any help narrowing this down would be greatly appreciated.


texts: How to Root a Droid RAZR HD running Android 4.4.2?

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I'm trying to root my Motorola Droid RAZR HD running Android 4.4.2, and I can't find any working instructions anywhere for how to root it. I've looked over the XDA Developer forums, but many results assume that the phone is already rooted.

I've made sure that all Motorola drivers are updated on my computer, as well as having developer mode unlocked on the phone.

I've tried following the XDA thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943851, and when I run the run.bat file, the console either gets stuck on "Waiting for device" or "daemon started successfully", after which nothing happens. I've left both results running for >30min, with no results.

Is there something I'm doing wrong here with this guide, or is there a better/simpler way to root the phone? Also, do I need to factory reset my phone prior to rooting for best results, or can rooting be performed on a used phone?

I have checked the rooting index, and the Droid RAZR HD isn't indexed.

EDIT: I have been informed by Tamoghna Chowdhury that the above link is for Android 4.0 ICS, not 4.4.2 KitKat.


texts: How to disable airplane mode switch when phone is locked

texts:
When I display the quick settings panel, there are shortcuts to enable some functions (wifi, data connection ...)

When my phone is locked (pin code), the location switch disappears, (for security reasons AFAIK).

But the airplane mode switch is ever displayed, so a thiefer could easily enable it, and disable location by the same.

Is there a way to disable the airplane mode switch when my phone is locked ?

Locked :

Unlocked :


texts: How did the WhatsApp support team knows I have a rooted phone?

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I emailed WhatsApp support team, via the built in Help feature.
It automatically generated a ticket which I emailed in.
Seems that they have "detected" that my phone is rooted, and they do not support that. How did they "detect" that my device is rooted? Is it from the Build? The Kernel? The Diagnostic Codes? Or the missing permissions? How will a "passable" debug email will look like? Will apps that "hide my root" fix this debug email to be passable?

Here is my email that was sent, (removing personal info):

--Support Info--
Debug info: <REMOVED PHONE NUMBER>
Description: 2.17.351
Version: 2.17.351
LC: US
LG: en
Context: settings/about
Carrier: T-Mobile
Manufacturer: OnePlus
Model: ONE A2005
OS: 7.1.2
Socket Conn: UP
Radio MCC-MNC: 310-260
SIM MCC-MNC: 310-260
Free Space Built-In: 34432339968 (32.07 GB)
Free Space Removable: 34432339968 (32.07 GB)
FAQ Results Returned: 10
FAQ Results Read: 0
Smb count: 0
Ent count: 0
CCode: <REMOVED PHONE NUMBER>
Target: release
Distribution: play
Product: OnePlus2
Device: OnePlus2
Build: OnePlus2-userdebug 7.1.2 NJH47F b4eb8634d4
Board: MSM8994
Kernel: 3.10.107-perf+ #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Sep 30 23:53:43 PDT 2017
Connection: M.O.B.I.L.E. (L.T.E.)
Device ISO8601: <REMOVED TIMESTAMP>
Phone Type: G.S.M.
Network Type: L.T.E.
Missing Permissions: android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, android.permission.CAMERA, android.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT, android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE, android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO, android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS, com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ, com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE, com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT, com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE, com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
Architecture: armv8l
Diagnostic Codes: <REMOVED CODE>
Network metered: 100:true
Network restricted: 100:false
Data roaming: false
Tel roaming: false
ref: <REMOVED NUMBERS>
Video transcode: supported
No log file to attach.

And here is their auto response:

  Thanks for your message.

  It appears that your device is rooted. We are sorry, but we don’t
  support rooted devices and don't answer tickets from rooted devices.
  We understand the reasons behind rooting a device, but please be aware
  that any new configuration that is a result of rooting may conflict
  with WhatsApp.

  To add to this, rooted devices don't allow the WhatsApp security model
  to function as intended and your messages will not be protected by
  end-to-end encryption.

  If you wish to receive further assistance, please remove root access
  from your device. Then, contact us again from inside the app (WhatsApp
  Settings > Help > Contact us).

  Responses to this email will not be read.


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I'm running LineageOS 14 (Android 7) and my SD card was formatted as adoptable storage. I want to revert it to portable storage, without loosing apps, so I need to move those apps back to internal storage beforehand.

However I don't know which apps are stored on the SD card just now, and checking them manually, one after the other, using the Settings menu, is quite slow and error-prone.

How do I get a list of apps that are stored the SD card?


texts: Disable WiFi-discovery notifications on the LG G6

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How does one turn off "WiFi Network Available" notifications on the LG G6? It's a mite spammy in cities.

I could turn off notifications for the app entirely, but that would hide "sign in" and "incorrect password" notifications.

This question is LG G6 specific because its interface does not admit the more general solution.


texts: How a boot loop prevents access to TWRP?

texts:
I found an old Samsung Note 4 of mine which I flashed a few years ago (Lineage OS if memory serves me right) and which I wanted to reuse for my son.

It is unfortunately stuck in a boot loop:

If booted normally, it goes though the "Samsung Galaxy Note 4" initial screen (black and white and then after some time there is a vibration and it reboots (in a loop)
If booted with HomePowerVolume-Up, a blue `RECOVERY BOOTING...." appears together with the Samsung Note 4 screen above, then it reboots (in a loop)
If booted with HomePowerVolume-Down it goes into Download Mode

I tried to flashed the latest TWRP  (3.2.3) via Odin - no changes

What is the reason of such a boot loop? Is there a bootloader missing? (I found a bootlader and flashed it, the flash was successful but the problem is still the same)

My main goal is to boot into TWRP in order to wipe and reinstall a new Lineage OS

Note: Following up on the comments and answer, I wanted to clarify a few things:

the Note worked fine with Lineage OS installed
it was then left aside
it was then (not sure here) probably wiped via TWRP (the only thing sure is that at most the wipe functionality of TWRP was used, to do a factory reset). This is new information obtained after the one who had the phone in hands told exactly what she has done.
and then the problems started

This is to make it clear that it used to have a functional TWRP and a functional Lineage OS, then a wipe in TWRP occured, and then it cannot boot to TWRP (or Lineage)


texts: Since Nougat, Power saver causes streaming to shut off.

texts:
I have an HTC One M9. It got an update to Nougat recently. Since the update, after about 2 minutes of the screen shutting off, streaming music stops playing. This happens regardless if i'm on WiFi or not. This happens with Pandora and iHeartRadio.

I figured out that shutting off power saver will keep the music playing. This has never been a problem in the past.

How can i keep the music playing and keep power saver on?


texts: Why can't I install apps when I have enough storage?

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In "Settings" > "SD card & phone storage settings" under "Internal Phone Storage" it lists "Available Space" as 13.78MB.  I'm trying to install an app that is 2.38MB.  Why do I get the "Insufficient storage available" error message?  I clearly have enough space.

If it's relevant, my phone is an LG Optimus V.


texts: Do I have a virus on my phone? A message from an Android app says so

texts:
I have just received a message from an Android app on my phone saying my phone has been infected with a virus and to click a link to fix the problem.

I'm not sure I trust this, is it possible to have a virus on Android?


texts:
I Have Q mobile A50 (Andriod Ver: 4.1.1) It Had Missed Its I.P Address And Due To It. its The Bluetooth  And Wifi Is Not Being Enabled . I.P Adress Is Also Not Showing Can Any One Help Me To Recover It .
Here A Picture of it.


texts: Apps not showing from other Google account in the Play Store

texts:
I had one main Google account on my phone, I installed all of my apps through the play store on that account. I am running HTCs version of Android 7.0

I recently changed to a new Google account (removed the old one and signed into the new one). I look on the play store to update my apps and it gets stuck on looking for updates. It also gets stuck on loading when I tap on installed apps.

How do I get app updates back?

EDIT: All android pre-installed apps are showing up now (chrome, Google, etc.) But apps installed on the other Google account are still not showing.


texts:
This is semi-related to a previous question and I have a new theory I want to test. I am looking for a camera app that will store it's images in PNG format (what screenshots are stored in) instead of the lossy jpeg.

Camera FV-5 is the only app I could find that mentions PNG support, but it does not support the FFC.


texts: I was searching about playing MIDI in the mobile, but I not found much information. So, Android has a MIDI synthesizer? Varies according to the model?


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How to monitor the amount of data traffic?

Is there a way I can monitor how much data all the individual apps use? All the traffic monitors I have found only show the total amount.


texts: What is the difference between deleting and clearing downloads?

texts: If I select on a download I am given the option to delete or clear the selection. What is the difference? If I select clear, do it mean I still have the option to delete? If so where from?


texts: Do I need to flash stock recovery same as my stock rom's version?

texts: I am using Android 4.1.2 with TWRP custom recovery, now I want to flash stock recovery, do I need to flash the recovery from 4.1.2 stock ROM or any version of stock recovery is ok ? Thanks


texts: phone whilstles or bell rings: sounds on Samsung Galaxy S3

texts:
I have two very basic questions about my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone. In its
default configuration:

Every now and then the phone whistles. (a) What does this mean?
(b) How do I change this or turn it off permanently?
A few months ago the operating system did an OTA (over-the-air) update.
Now every now and then, besides this whistling, I also hear a bicycle bell
ringing. (a) What does this mean and how does this differ from the whistling,
that is, how is the information conveyed by the whistling different by the
information conveyed by the bicycle bell ringing? (b) How do I change this
sound or turn it off altogether permanently?

Thanks.


texts: Where does Android get its DNS information when connected to Wi-Fi?

texts:
I'm hosting a server on my LAN with a port exposed publicly by the router. myserver.mydomain.com is pointing to the static IP of my router. So I can access the server from the the internet.
To make myserver.mydomain.com work when connected to my LAN I added an entry to the DNS server of my router, so it redirects to the private IP address of the server. This works fine for most devices connected to my LAN, except for my Android phone, where myserver.mydomain.com still resolves to the public IP of my router, even when connected to my Wi-Fi. So I suspect android always uses google DNS servers or something.
When I'm out and about connecting to some random Wi-Fi network this seems like highly desirable behavior, but when at home this creates the said issue.
I know I could configure my own DNS servers on my phone but I don’t want to configure that manually each time I connect to my LAN.
What would be the best approach here? Maybe I need to set up local access to my server differently?


texts: What do I use to update apps without an app store?

texts:
I'm looking for an automatic Android app updater. I'm manually installing apps that I want using a web browser, and I do not have an app store (Google Play, Mobogenie, Aptoide, etc.) installed. I want to keep them as up to date as possible without the hassle of having a full-blown store that offers non-app downloads and porn (even "light porn") right on my device.

If anyone knows a good app-updating app, please leave an answer. Even better, if anyone knows of a clean, unobtrusive app store I can use, show me where I can find that.

If details are required, I am running Android "Lollipop" 5.1.1 on a Samsung Galaxy S5.


texts: I've got an Android P690. When I go to compose text in a text message I would like to input it via the microphone by using Google's networked speech recognition engine. However when I hold down the search hardware button and speak, and finish speaking, Android opens up a web browser and performs a web search with the spoken text instead of inserting the text in the SMS text box. And when I press the back button the text I spoke is not in the text box either. So my question is, how do I use the microphone to compose an SMS's body?


texts:
How do I disable HTC Sense on my HTC Desire HD without having to root my phone?

I looked at a guide for the regular Desire and attempted to follow that but it didn't work (was missing the ability to force close HTC Sense).


texts: Check network availability using phone's modem (low level)

texts:
I am trying to find network availability using my phone's GSM modem. Last night I had almost done it using following procedure with adb shell connecting phone with Ubuntu laptop.

Terminal 1

./adb shell
su
cat /dev/smd0

Terminal 2

./adb shell
su
echo -e "AT+CIND?\r" > /dev/smd0

In Terminal 1 I had CIND 4 4 1 x x x output and I figured it's 3rd digit which is either 1 or 0 depending on network is available or not. Now today after factory resetting my phone, I can't reproduce this result.

What could be wrong? I have already tried ttySMD0, ttyGS0, ttyUSB0 etc.


texts: Retrieving videos/photos from Vault app on Galaxy S3

texts: Is it possible to retrieve photos/videos after uninstalling and reinstalling Vault app?  Please give me instructions how to retrieve.


texts: Sound profile automatically set to "do not disturb" on LG G3

texts:
For some reason, my phone resets the sound profile sometimes.

It chooses the DND sound profile.

Why?


texts:
While i understand that the patches needed to "support" Android operations aren't in the mainline kernel distribution, I don't understand why it isn't being ported to newer kernels.

Newer kernels come with a load of improvements in a lot of architecture-independent areas, as well as in a lot of architecture-dependent areas.

FWIK, I see almost all Android distros, starting with Google's, are sticking with kernel v3.4.
Yes, v3.4.112 is an LTS kernel, but so are v3.10, v3.12, v3.14, v3.18, v4.1 and v4.4! (source: kernel.org).

So, what is holding Android back to v3.4?


texts: Will I get OTA updates if I reflash official rom after modifying a Samsung device?

texts:
I have a S5 duos on custom rom, Now if I reflaah the official firmware from samfirmware and flash it and then select Check for updates will I be able to receive updates of will it show 'Your device have been modified'?

P.s knox counter is now on 0×1 (4)


texts: What is the standard operational battery temperature for the Note 9?

texts: Bought the phone a week ago & today it seems to be running slightly warm just surfing sites in Chrome. Downloaded a battery app and see that the battery temp is at 32 degrees Celsius constantly right now for the last 2 hrs. Is this normal?


texts: How can I get missing apps back after factory resetting my rooted x10 Mini?

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I rooted my Sony Ericsson xperia x10 mini and linked my apps to my sd card using link2sd, I then factory reset my phone from the android privacy settings.

superuser still exists on my phone

how do I get my linked apps to become visible and usable?
my Android Market has the (killing me) "starting download" forever (and I don't have GTalk, Google Talk that I was told I need to resolve this.) I've tried both wifi and SIM data connection

I've tried clearing market cache+data and nothing

I can't access my memory card because I can't download link2sd and I cant use the Market.

I want my phone to show my linked apps and for the market to work

If you need more info please don't hesitate to ask...


texts: Changing (Forcing) Screen Resolution on OUYA

texts:
OUYA doesn't provide any built-in (UI-based) way to change or force a resolution. This is a problem for some (like me) who have no HDMI devices, and use HDMI to DVI adapters, or simply have devices which do not correctly display the best resolution. (For clarity, OUYA defaults to 640x480 if it can't display a higher resolution).

To clarify, I'm using a 20-something inch "normal" monitor (no HDMI input), so I see very pixelated writing that's hard to read in the OUYA menu. Some games, like Final Fantasy, appear to display decently though.

This XDA Developers thread found two methods that works for some OUYA users. It's not clear if these actually change the resolution though.

Method 1:

cat modes displays all the possible display modes. (cat mode displays the current mode.)
echo 0 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/enable
echo (videomodefrommodesfile) > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/mode
echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/enable

Method 2: Run am display-size (resolution). For example, am display-size 1080x720 should change the (virtual?) display size to 1080x720 px. But other users in the same thread report that this causes other display issues, like shrinking the display.

Is there a consistent way to change the display resolution?


texts: Changing default video player in Google Chrome for Android

texts:
tl;dr

When you open any video, default HTML5 player is used.

What I want is to make Google Chrome to use custom video player whenever it wants to playback a video

Longer story
My real goal is to stream video content from Android to AppleTV via AirPlay. I found a nice app called streambels which is capable of doing that.

The only problem is when I am trying to watch video on Google Chrome, I can't stream it so if I could change the default video player would allow me to pass the video to broadcasting app. And life would be so great :)


texts: Google map (and VZ Navigator) rotates in wrong direction

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When I use Google Navigation or VZ Navigator on a Droid Incredible 2 it is supposed to align the map to the direction I am pointing the phone. But when I turn around the map rotates in the wrong direction. It seems to work fine in Compass applications but not in Google Maps or VZ Navigator and not with other augmented reality apps.

I went to VZ store and saw that other Incredible-2 phone has the same issue, but Thunderbolt and some Samsung phone do not.

How can I fix this?


texts:
My Nexus 4 runs Android 4.4 and is set to use the standard "Clock" daydream while charging. It has no screen lock. This works fine so far.

Expected:
I would expect the screen to wake up when I touch the daydreaming screen.

Problem:
Sometimes the screen turns off when I touch it, rather than waking up.

Symptoms:
There might be a time element because this seems to happen when I have not touched the phone for many minutes, but it seems to work OK if it had only been daydreaming a few minutes. AC or USB charging does not seem to make any difference.

→ Why does the screen turn off instead of waking up, and how can I "fix" that?


texts: Can't mount /system as read/write, even though I'm rooted

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My phone is rooted, and I tried to remount the system partition in a terminal emulator like so:

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount -o rw,remount /system

Both commands gave the output:

mount : read-only file system

Because of that I can't install Busybox, Xposed, etc. I'm using Android 4.4.2.


texts:
When I check my IP at whatismyip.com (for example) I cab see my IP is 109.253.X.X.
When I type netcfg at the phone's terminal I can see the line

  rmnet0    UP 10.229.X.X

And indeed when I try out apps like "Droid IP Camera" it listens on 10.229.X.X (rmnet0 interface).

Is it a NAT configuration 3G uses? if so, how can I make apps like "Droid IP Camera" (this app is only given as an example) work over 3G?

Thank you.


texts: minimuize ring volume at certain times of day

texts: I have an android phone, a kid, and some friends who call just after the kid goes to bed. My friends will call, at 7pm, my phone will ring, and the ring will wake up my kid. Is there an app that can minimize my ringer volume based on time of day? I want my phone to ring, but I don't want to have to remember to turn the volume down every day.


texts: How does OMS (Open Mobile System) relate to Android?

texts:
So I've just read about "OMS" and a bit of googling suggests it's a fork of Android prevalent in China:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/china-mobiles-ophone-platform-goes-2-0-supports-winmo-api-w/

But it's not quite clear if it is also open source, what the differences to a "standard" Android system are, how to distinguish it.

Has anyone ever seen it or better documentation? Does it have any desirable attributes?

(Again I'm mostly wondering, because if it is a fork, could it possilby be the variation required for Dual-SIM support, meaning normal Android wouldn't have that.)


texts:
After I changed my device and import the tasker's profiles from the old Samsung to the new one (Huawei), the "Wifi connected" state can't recognize the SSID any longer.

I can confirm it's related to the SSID, I've created a simple profile detecting WIFI state only, and if I don't put any name in "SSID" field, the profile get green when the wifi is connected, and the profile with SSID still gray.

And it's also strange that, some times, while a turn on the wifi, the profile turned green, and maybe one second or two, it turns to gray again.


texts:
I installed the wrong theme for ADW and now it crashes every time the home screen displays.

Since the home screen keeps crashing, I can't seem to reach the settings pannel to disable the stupid theme.

I've also tried "Safe Mode" but so far it doesn't help.


texts:
Ok, I have Oneplus Two, with the latest OxygenOS 3.0.2 (android 6.0.1), not rooted.
First sad thing is that there is no option in "Developer Options" to do "ADB over network", seems like developers removed it, which is really frustrating for me, because I have a lot of trouble connecting the phone to my Mac.

By lot of troubles I mean I cannot do it. I tried everything that google offered, hell I spend whole day trying to figure it out and nothing.
Literally nothing happens when I plug in the phone to Mac (phone is charging).

system.log dump: kernel[0]: 006676.874534 HS01@14100000: AppleUSB20XHCIPort::resetAndCreateDevice: failed to create device, disabling port

adb devices yields empty list of devices, android studio same.

I checked my adb_usb.ini, it cotains this id 0x2a70.
I can't even root my phone to use 3rd party adb over wifi to start developing.

Anyway I can get the usb connection to work with my Mac?


texts:
At first, my question was why I had to crop my wallpaper wider than it seemed to be, but I saw that that question was already asked and answered here: Setting wallpaper - wrong orientation

So now my question is, if wallpaper is cropped wide so that it can scroll when you switch between screens, how come mine doesn't move? I am using a picture I downloaded from the internet on my phone, and as far as I can tell it doesn't move at all no matter what I do.

If it matters, my phone is a Motorola Atrix HD.


texts: Does a broken screen on a Nexus One automatically mean the touch screen digitizer needs to be replaced?

texts:
After 5 years of faithful service, my Nexus One finally cracked (literally) today when it fell from my vehicle. The screen is severely cracked but remains intact in the frame and the display has no problem at all (other than the obstruction by the fractured glass itself). Even touch sensitivity seemed to be intact though I have to risk my fingers on the broken glass to use it.

From some googling, it seems like touch screen digitizer is the part that's recommended to be replaced in such cases. Will that have to be the case here too, or since the touch sensitivity is intact can it end up a cheaper replacement than that? The digitizer seems to be >$25 here in India and I'd prefer not to spend that on an old soon-to-be-replaced phone.


texts: Can't transfer file from Ubuntu to Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1

texts:
when connecting my Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1 (USB debugging off) to my PC running Ubuntu 10.10 the device seems to be mounted properly, but I can't transfer any file (I always get "Error creating directory: -1: Unspecified error").

I googled the issue, installed mtp-tools and mtpfs, tried several recommended methods, but I still can't use my tab as a mass storage device.

Anybody can help?


texts: How do I keep my headphone jack from disabling my bluetooth speakerphone in my car?

texts:
I just upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy S III running Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and I drive a 2009 Mazda 5 with integrated bluetooth speakerphone.

When I'm in my car, I connect the headphone jack to my car stereo Aux input so that I can play music from my phone through my car speakers.  I got a phone call today and I noticed that when I'm connected to the Aux jack, my phone wouldn't connect to the bluetooth speakerphone.  In fact, I couldn't hear the phone call at all, although the person on the other end could hear me.  When I pulled out the cable from my phone's headphone jack, the bluetooth connection to the speakerphone was restored.

I never had this problem with my Bionic.

How do I make my phone connect to the bluetooth speakerphone even when I have a cable in the headphone receptacle?

Note: my car hooks up to the bluetooth speakerphone only -- it doesn't have an option to play music through the car speakers via bluetooth.

UPDATE (JUL 19)

Having thought about the situation some more, here's what I think is happening:

When I make a phone call using my car's integrated bluetooth speakerphone, my car turns off the stereo input to my speakers and replaces it with the phone input.  At the same time, if I have a cable plugged into my headphone jack on my phone, my phone assumes that I want to hear the call through my "headphones" and not any attached bluetooth device, so my phone doesn't transmit the incoming phone audio to the bluetooth antenna -- it sends it to the audio cable plugged into the headphone jack.  Since my car stereo isn't accepting auxiliary input during a phone call, I hear nothing.

So, I really need a way to tell my phone that when I have a bluetooth speakerphone connected and "headphones" connected, I prefer to hear the call through the bluetooth connection (I don't think it's very likely that I'm going to be able to get Mazda to change their stereo firmware :-) ).

UPDATE (JUL 24)

I tried my wife's Razr (running ICS) and didn't have this problem, so it seems to be Samsung Galaxy SIII problem, not an ICS problem.
I've come up with a couple of work-arounds that I'll submit as a separate answer.


texts:
I have a ZTE Optik (also known as ZTE V55). I've rooted a ZTE Force from FreedomPop using only towelroot, and it has it's own problems but that's a different story.

I've tried a number of one-touch root apps and used Kingo root on the computer as well but nothing works. Everytime I use one, it says root failed. I've sent requests to each of their devs and I've got nothing back in 2 years. If it's any help the most I've ever gotten from one of the app was my tablet would restart when I tried using Kingroot.

I really hope somebody could help me, I'm not a noob at this at all but I wouldn't call myself a dev, I'm more than comfortable with downloading apps off the web straight to my tablet because I don't have a PC of my own yet, I just wanted to put that out there.

I have used the following one-touch root apps, all have failed:

Towelroot
Kingo root
Kingroot

(I have also tried using a terminal emulator to root but I just gave up after a while)


texts: Can I use my Android phone as a bluetooth microphone (for Skype)?

texts:
I do some international phone-calls. Gets annoyingly expensive. I didn't like a bigger Android mobile, so I got this small Motorola Fuzzout thingy.

Is there any way to link the Android phone as a Bluetooth microphone? I can run Skype on my Mac or Windows PC. However I'm not sure how to connect the devices that way.


texts: Graph of Android API distribution over time?

texts: Google of course provides their snapshot of the current API situation. I'm curious to know if there is somewhere published a line graph showing the distributions and their change over time.


texts:
This is my first question here. I hope developers will help me out.

I have XOLO A500 device on which Google Play services is not being installed because of "Using the same shared id" problem. To resolve the problem, I had rooted my phone and taken access of system through ADB. Following procedure I had made.

1) Rooted the phone and installed ADB to access the android system.
2) chmod 666 to packages.xml inside /data/system.
3) Pulled the packages.xml using command adb pull /data/system/packages.xml
4) Edited the packages.xml and removed the sharedUserId attribute for the particular app.
5) Pushed back packages.xml
6) Removed the dalvik cache.
7) Reboot.

All I am doing as su.

The problem here is after reboot, the packages.xml file is again restored as the original one. Please help me regarding this.

Edit 1: I am using ICS

Edit 2: Here is how I have done everything.

Started USB debugging.
Connected the phone and started ADB.
adb pull /data/system/packages.xml
Edited packages.xml and saved the file
adb shell
su
chmod 666 /data/system/packages.xml
exit
exit
adb push packages.xml /data/system
adb shell
su
chmod 664 /data/system/packages.xml
rm /data/dalvik-cache/*
exit
exit
adb reboot

Thanks and Regards


texts: Google Play Music offline files cannot be found

texts:
So I have a very odd problem.  When I mark my songs for offline use in Google Play Music, they download just fine and are available offline. However, when I go to the /sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.music/cache directory, there are no files in there.

Does anyone know how to find my files or fix what's wrong?

I'm very confused and have already tried factory restoring my phone. I am using a Samsung Galaxy S3 (Verizon) with the stock ROM which I've rooted.


texts:
I own a Samsung Galaxy Note 1 (not rooted) and its lock button doesn't wrok anymore. That means I couldn't boot my phone if it happened to be turned off.

But I need to restart it now because it's buggy.

Do you know a tool on PC that would allow me to call for a reboot via USB ? (The USB debugging option is activated).

If not, do you know a way to boot an Android phone without this Lock button ?

Thanks in advance.


texts: how to take a backup of my calender events in galaxy ace duos

texts:
is there any way to take a backup of my calender events in galaxy ace duos.
am searching for the third party software but couldn't find one.


texts: How to enable AWS band on Galaxy s4 SGH-I337M?

texts:
Phone stats:

Make:                  Samsung Galaxy s4
Model #:               SGH-I337M
Android Version:       5.0.1
Baseband Version:      I337MVLUGOH1
Kernel Verion:         3.4.0-4508315
                       DPI@SWHD7402 #1

Old Carrier:          Telus  (unlocked by carrier)
New carrier:          Wind mobile

Problem:

After researching web/youtube, I had bought the S4 on the premise that I could add the AWS band on to the phone with relative ease after watching a youtube video tutorial. (I'm not extremely technical but I'm a DIY guy and thought I could take on the challenge)

After purchasing the phone, I started following the steps in the video and quickly realized that the OS on the tutorial was older than my newly purchased phone with a updated OS. First video I found, told me to use a code *#7284# to enter into the modem settings (which no longer works for some reason). Then I found a video that asked me to enter *#0808# (this does work to get into the settings the tutorial asked me to change). The problem is, that after I change the settings from "MTP" to “RNDIS + DM + MODEM”, my phone will not connect to my computer and thus renders me unable to continue with the tutorial. (computer says "unable to identify USB connection")

I'm worried because I need to have my phone up and running before the end of this month because I have to return a shitty ACER phone I purchased temporarily from costco is running out of its 90 day return policy.

I know the phone is already 2 generations behind its predecessors but I'm hoping someone in this forum can help me out!

I've been following these steps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291589

Thank you in advance,

Matt


texts: Go to recovery mode on device without volume key

texts:
Is there a universal way to enter recovery mode on an Android device with only one turn on/off button?
I have a tablet (Navon Raptor 7) like this and I can't figure it out. An other problem is that although it can boot and get to the launcher, basically I can't start any application or get to the settings (it says 'xy application stopped' etc.) so I can't even activate debug mode and use adb to achieve this. That's why I want to do a hard reset from recovery...


texts: How do I reduce WeChat storage size on Android?

texts: Wechat takes up a huge amount of storage space on my phone (Moto G5 plus). Almost all of it is due to the Wechat cache (which has ballooned to 11gb) but neither the app nor my phone settings allow me to clear the Wechat cache. When I use File Manager to open the Tencent-Micromsg-xlog folders, I see that a lot of space is taken up by files like MM_20190420.xlog or MM_20190430.xlog. What are these? Can I delete them to free up space? Otherwise, how do I clear my wechat cache? Thanks!


texts: USB Connection Not Working After Recent AT&T Update on Galaxy S3

texts: I found I failed to transfer pics in galaxy to my computer using USB connection after my recent AT&T update. I chose settings->network->more network. And there is an option to tethering via USB and it did prompt with a connecting sound. However, my Samsung device displays as unrecognized device and there is no extra drive popping in my computer. Does any one may know the solution to this?


texts: How can I disabled/lock certain settings components

texts:
I'm trying to find a way to disable or lock certain settings components for Android Tablet. We need to protect the tablets from out students pressing un-allowed settings. Kindly assist

We need to hide:
- Apps
- Backups & Reset
- Accounts
- Accessibility
- Developer options

Screenshots attached to be more accurate, thank you in advanced?


texts: Suddenly getting "Gmail won't run without google play services, which are not supported by your device"

texts:
Samsung Galaxy J7 running Android 8.1.0. Totally vanilla, not rooted or anything like that.
A few days ago suddenly gmail and other google apps stopped working, showing messages like "Gmail won't run without google play services, which are not supported by your device". Have had the phone for years & been using all the usual google apps all the time and this has never happened before.
Looking in settings->apps, Google Play Services is in there, but the Google Play Store is not.
What I have tried:

Reset app preferences.
Went into google play services under settings->apps and tried to uninstall updates, but it said something like "failed to uninstall updates".
Attempted to remove my Google account from the device (thinking I'd add it again afterwards which might reset something) but it asks for my Google password and does not accept the password (which is definitely correct, I can see it and compare directly with the one that works on my computer).

I have not tried a factory reset because I am concerned that if google play services still don't work after the reset, I won't be able to install whatsapp and other apps that I rely on.
Any ideas?
thanks
EDIT: I followed advice in the comments and installed google play services from apkpure. Now, the phone doesn't work at all. I keep getting the message 'com.google.process.gapps keeps stopping' and it prevents me from doing anything at all on the phone.


texts: I have hard bricked my Nexus 7 tablet by fault while flashing. Now it's not turning on in any mode. Is there any chance to recover it?


texts:
My phone's contacts are synced with my Google and Facebook accounts. Whenever I add a contact through my phone it gets synced to my Google Account. Wonderful... Ok I usually send them a text message to let them know my number and then through my browser I'll add a picture and so forth, all that good stuff. Now under the 'Messages' application on my phone. (Where all my sms activity goes on) I can see this contact with their new picture and our conversation. However If I go to the 'Phonebook' application (the app that manages my phone's contacts) and I do a search for that name, nothing comes up. They are clearly already in my phone since through the Messages app I cannot add them again, but they are not find-able.

What am I doing erroneously??


texts: Can you set the colour for contacts in Android 5 Lollipop?

texts:
I just upgraded to Android 5.0 which made all my contacts' random colours even more prominent.

Is it possible to customize the colour for each contact? For example, if I don't like that Mister Brown got a green background, can I change that, haha?


texts: Trouble on the instalation of the Cyanogen?

texts:
I'm trying to install Cyanogen on my Xperia L. I've done all the steps until here.

My problem is on step 5, I don't know what I'm supposed to do. On the sideload method, it says to select install zip > install zip from sideload, but on my phone there is not such option.
In the push and install method it says to navigate to the phone's mounts and storage. But there is also no such option on the phone. What appears in my phone is the following:

Reboot system now
Apply update
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Reboot to bootloader
Power down
View recovery logs

Progress: I've uploaded the CM to my SD card. I've tried to run it using Apply update > from sdcard1. It runs for a while but it ends up in a screen that says:

Cyanogen
Recovery
Install failed
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
This package is for device: C2105, C2014, C2105, C2104, taoshan
this device is .
E: Failed to install /sideload/package.zip
Please take note of all the above lines for reports
Installation aborted.

The problem here is that my device is an Xperia L C2104 (according to the box). I'm starting to think that I should upload it to /sdcard/0/.


texts: Hoping for a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) for galaxy tab 4 10.1

texts:
I was hoping to tweak our tab like my s3 mini, but I can't find recoveries for it and came to the conclusion the device is still too new?

There certainly are tab 10.1 things mentioned but I'm assuming these are first generation tabs?


texts:
Can I find out how much battery takes running of certain application?
The goal is to minimize using applications that take a lot of battery and maximize battery persistence before having to recharge.


texts:
I am following this guide to root my Samsung Galaxy Core Prime SM-G360T1(MetroPCS) using TWRP.

What did I wrong:

I went into TWRP recovery
I pressed on "Reboot"
I pressed on "Power Off"
A pop up came up saying "Your device is not rooted, would you like to download SuperSu now?"
I pressed yes

Phone restarts and now is stuck on metropcs bootup screen and the interesting thing is its vibrating in a pattern... 2 vibrates then 1 after a second later and does that again in 3 seconds.

I did not put SusperSu into the internal memory so im pretty sure thats why its like "Wtf bro, where is SusperSu?"

So how do i get out of this? Help please!!!


texts: I'm a Nexus 4 user. I tried to download Injustice from Google Play Store last night and it got cancelled a couple of times due to poor speed of my connection. Is there a way to pause the download so that I could later complete the download?


texts: How to fix my micro SD card that became a read-only memory card?

texts:
Since the Android external memory card has turned to read only (also known as SD card write-protected) all of a sudden, I can no longer add, write, or delete things from it.
How to fix the SD card that mounted as read only?
Is there an application to solve this problem?


texts:
Is there a plugin or any other way to use swype but force it to auto-replace special characters like č with c,  ž with z etc. ?

As currently Swype is predicting words - for example: "Španija" and it would be great if it would be replaced with "Spanija" as it would then have 160 characters in SMS message instead of 70, like when using special characters.


texts: How to switch screen unlock from Pattern to Slide

texts:
On my Nexus 7 2013 Wi-Fi with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop I used the Slide setting for the lock screen. To experiment with a VPN, I switched to pattern lock.

After deleting the VPN entry I had created, I tried to switch back to Slide. However, the Slide and None options are grayed out and unusable under Settings -> Security -> Screen lock. Only the Pattern, PIN, and Password options are available.

How can I switch from Pattern to Slide?


texts:
I have a Reliance LYF mobile phone and want to enable the developer mode.

I looked for all options in the settings but haven't found anything to enable developer mode.

Is the developer mode option available on it?


texts: How to turn on the wi-fi hotspot using ADB?

texts: Do you have any idea how can we configure and turn on the wi-fi hotspot using the command line (ADB console)?


texts: Why can't the Droid 2 connect to 5 GHz WiFi networks?

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The Droid 2 can connect to 2.4 GHz wireless networks, such as 802.11b/g/n, but not 5.0 GHz networks such as 802.11a/n.  Why is this?  Is there any workaround to allow it to connect to both types of wireless-N WiFi networks?

Note, this is similar to a question that was recently deleted by its owner and I didn't get a chance to answer.  Hopefully this will be useful to others in the future.


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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I view and examine the Android log?

My android (2.1) phone (a HTC Wildfire, if that matters) sometimes reboots without an apparent reason. Not extremely frequently, but too much to simply ignore it.
I'd say once every couple of days.

It always happens when I'm not using the phone, I take it out of my pocket and am greeted by the SIM unlock screen, so it's hard to pinpoint the app or service that is causing it.

I browsed the filesystem a bit but couldn't immediately find anything like /var/log, so I wonder if anyone knows where logfiles are located, if they exist at all?

Or any other way to easily pinpoint the offending process on my phone?


texts: Audio on both bluetooth headset and onboard speakers simultaneously?

texts: I'm attempting to use a Bluetooth pair of headphones on my Nvidia Shield Tablet, but I'd also like the on-board speakers to remain on so I can stream that audio to my PC to broadcast on the internet. Any ideas on how I can get both the Bluetooth headphones and on-board speakers working at the same time?


texts: Can I access the Memo data without rooting?

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I basically need to do two things with my Memo notes, which I was unable to do with any simple means:

backup all of them to a file on my PC (to the hell with cloud backups, I wasn't able to get my own files out of there)
get access to the full creation date/times (the Memo app will only show date for older notes)

I tried but haven't found any easier way to accomplish this, so I concluded that the only way is to get the internal data files which the Memo app uses (and try to open it somehow).
Is it possible to somehow get that file(s) without rooting the phone?
I don't know how the permissions on non-rooted phone are set, but could another specialized app be able to fetch that file? I tried to use Total Commander app and to look up different directories mentioned e.g. here but I didn't find anything.
I want to avoid rooting if possible since I heard it's a big operation, laborous and risky.
I have Samsung S7 with Android 8.0.0.
EDIT: I was able to transfer (using Samsung Smart Switch on PC and phone) the file named memo.nmmm to my PC without rooting! But only transfer, not open! So now:

Is this file how it is stored on my phone, or if it was created by the Smart Switch app?
How do I open this memo.nmmm file? It doesn't look like any known file type, file(1) on Linux doesn't recognize it:


texts: How to access and modify previous commands (bash history) in Termux

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I use Termux on my Fairphone 2 and I want to speed up working with it. What slows me down is not having an up arrow key that I can use to access the last command in my bash history. I can do !! !7 and so on, but most of the time I don't want to actually repeat the commands, I just want to do something similar. I know some keyboard shortcuts to work with my bash history but they require a ctrl key, which none of my keyboards have. I use

AnySoftKeyboard
Hacker's Keyboard
AOSP Keyboard

None of them have up arrow or ctrl keys

At the moment, I select and copy text by touching, but this is still slow.

How can I access my previous commands more quickly?


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I'm using Samsung Galaxy S8+.
When a new notification appears on the lock screen,
it appears within 2~3 seconds which I think is too short.
Can I change the time it remains on the lock screen?


texts: App Updates - Are they dependent on Google Market?

texts: I noticed on another android phone there were "updates" such as new Youtube, Gmail, etc. I never received a notification for these on my device. Are these delivered via Google Market, or is there another app I can use to update these other than Google Market?


texts: Is there an internet free radio app that can connect to bluetooth speakers

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I have an old Samsung galaxy S1 that I would like to use an a radio transmitter and connect to my home entertainment system via bluetooth.

To run the built in app you are required to have head phones connected and you have the option to output the music through the phone speaker.

How can I move this from the phone speaker to the bluetooth option?

Are there any apps that can do this?

The main criteria for this is to be internet free. If the internet is required I can just use the laptop for the music through Spotify or some other app(which i don't want to do)


texts: Web browser - how to pass true native resolution to prevent sites from serving up mobile responsive design

texts: How can Chrome (or some other browser) be configured to tell websites its resolution is the native resolution of the phone and not a reduced resolution that's adjusted for being high DPI?  "Request desktop site" works for some sites, but not all, and ones that detect the resolution of the phone will show the mobile "responsive" layout.  For example, if I Google "what is my screen resolution" and visit the first site, it reports 360x640 even though my phone is 1440x2560.  I'm running Lollipop if that matters.


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I recently purchased a new phone that uses android 8.0, whilst viewing a video on Facebook the thumbnail is clear and then when the video starts the video becomes very pixelated. The issue only occurs when using Facebook mobile app, the Facebook website streaming is in full hd.

I have tried setting my default preferences to hd when available but doesn't make a difference. My WiFi speed is not an issue neither.

I am starting to think that this could be a app/android settings issue?

Thanks!


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Instead of using the real camera, I would like to simulate the camera input as a static image file. I want it to work with any app, as if it was a camera. This question had been answered Use image file as camera but it doesn't work with Android 10.

The real world use case is that I will need to scan a QR code / tag from WeChat in order to use WeChat official accounts, and WeChat made it mandatory to do it via the camera. You can test it on: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/ (You will need to register an account first obviously...)


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For some reason when receiving pictures from people with iPhones, they sometimes show up as a video.  The video is usually 20 seconds long with the first half blank (sometimes there is text depending on how the person sent the message) and the second half contains the picture (though it is really small).  Any idea what is going on here?  Googling didn't really turn up anything so I suspect this is only happening with the AT&T version of the Nexus One with MMS sent from AT&T iPhones or something.  This has happened since 2.1-update1 when I first got the phone and still happens now (running 2.3.4 stock Google OS, unrooted).

OK, I did find some other people with similar issues:

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=0e35a68a13fb466f&hl=en

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=1b552b9e6595a79d&hl=en

Does anyone know of a way to workaround this?  It's really quite annoying.  Even a bug number in Google's issue tracking system would at least give me some hope that this would get fixed.


texts: Can I use usb OTG for serial connection between nexus 7 and Arduino?

texts: I got myself an OTG cable for Nexus 7, which works just fine. Now, I am wondering if I can connect the Nexus 7 with my Arduino for serial communication between the two.


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I've recently been having problems with my samsung j3. At first I thought that my earbuds were broken because the music paused every time the plug moved but that isnt the problem.

Every time I move the ear plug-in the musc pauses and most of the time the phone plays the music out of the speaker instead of the earbud connection. What is the problem here? I constantly have to leave my phone still and move around the earbuds plug-in in order to get a good connection.


texts: How to restore contacts from Google account?

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I backed up my contacts to Google account using Gionee S-plus through       "Settings/Advanced settings/Backup & reset/System backup and restore/Backup to Storage"  .
Pls how will i restore my contacts using Gionee M2.