texts: What is "Detach from Market"? What does it do?

texts: What is "Detach from Market" in Titanium Backup? What does it do?


texts: Is it possible to improve the following GUI in Samsung Galaxy S

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I was wondering, is it possible for me to perform modification for the following GUI in Samsung Galaxy S? What software I should use to do so? (I use a white rectangle to highlight them)

1) Possible for me to remove button 1,2,3 numbering.

2) I do not want a square icon. Is it possible to have icon background same as wallpaper background?


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I have a number of widgets that I really like, but my Droid takes an awful long time to draw the home screen, even using the Zeam launcher replacement.

Can I use folders on my home screen to hold widgets (and keep them handy) and will that improve my performance any?


texts: Is it possible to use a GIF as my wallpaper?

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So it has come to my attention that Live Wallpapers are not actually images but more of like, applications that are active in the background. This causes it to be a bit of a battery hog. So I was thinking, if I can just use a GIF instead (like how I did on older Nokia dumbphones), then that would at least decrease the battery usage while still having my wallpaper do some activity.

When trying to set a sample GIF as wallpaper, it is asking me to crop it which I guess, in turn, removes its animation. How do I make it so that a GIF of my choice is used as the wallpaper on my phone while still retaining its animation?


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My Moto Z2 Play includes a "feature" where call rings and alarm sounds start out nearly silent and increase to full volume over about five seconds. I have been unable to find any setting to change this behavior. Media audio (games, apps, etc.) is not affected.

In the stock clock app settings, I have "Gradually increase volume" set to "Never". I'm seems that there is an OS or hardware level setting or feature that is overriding the clock app setting.

I have found an app that purportedly solves this problem, but it requires an unsettling number of permissions to function. Is there no native way to disable this "feature"?

(I understand that this behavior provides utility for some people. For me, it merely ruins my ringtones and makes me more likely to miss calls.)


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I have used 2 applications, one for alarm and one for setting silent times (so I can not hear my phone during working hours and night time) but experience issues with them not sounding/working.

For years, with my HTC One, I had no problems. I have now upgraded to Huawei P8 and have noticed an issue. Neither 'work' (meaning, the alarm doesn't sound) over a period of time. This means, if I set an alarm for 5 minutes time, it works. It could quite possibly work next day, and even several days, but within some time, it stops.

I've some IT experience and did some testing and have realised that, when using my HTC(s) in the past, if I see what apps are running, I can close them (to free up RAM/resource). Even if I closed the alarm app or the silent application, it would still run in the background (I assume, maybe it automatically restarted) and work.

I assume the issue I have is likely to be down to the design of the different 'flavour' of the OS, despite both being Lollipop. Maybe the HTC would allow the 2 apps to restart them selves but the P8 could prevent this for security reasons (is there a set this type of control per app?). Maybe the HTC didn't "close" the app in the way I thought it did!?

The only thing I've done to this phone is changed the launcher (it's not rooted).

My question is, do I have to keep these type of applications running in the background, meaning when I close other running apps, I just need to be more vigilant with which I close? Or even better, is there a setting I can change so these things keep running even when I close them (as they did with my HTC(s)).


texts: How to turn off Wi-Fi 15min after it had been turned on?

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I seek help creating a Tasker profile/task to turn off the Wi-Fi 15min after it had been turned on.

Is this possible in Tasker?


texts: Question: OnePlus 7T pro shortcuts missing

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Recently I have find out that my phone is deleting all of my shortcuts on my home screen after Android updates... So for example every Chrome shortcut link icon on home screen or contact shortcut gets deleted / is missing after Android Update of my phone. Does any of you guys have an idea what could be going on? Thank you in advance.
Phone:
Device: OnePlus 7T Pro
Android: Android 11
Build nr: Oxygen OS 11.0.0.2.HD01BA
Model: HD1913


texts: What is the zygote process still doing in Android L?

texts: I am trying to figure out the specific differences in the Dalvik and ART runtimes.  I realize that ART no longer uses the Dalvik VM, however, one of the first things I noticed after installing the Android L preview was that the zygote process is still running.  If they truly got rid of the Dalvik VM, wouldn't that render the zygote process useless?  Furthermore, upon inspecting the source code released via AOSP, a large portion of Dalvik still remains.


texts: What do I do when the keyboard is frozen on my lock screen and I can't get in?

texts: I have an Android Galaxy J7 V and I don't use the key board to put in my password, I just have to swipe a certain way on the dots which I can't see to get into my phone.Since the keyboard is frozen I don't know what to do.


texts: How can I switch on my laptop's camera from my android device?

texts: I is there an app wherein I can switch on my laptop camera from my andorid phone, and view the camera output on my phone. I am running windows 7 on my laptop.


texts: How to restrict Chrome to load only a specific website?

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We want to allow accessing our web based ERP and nothing else.

I tried  Surefox - but it does not honour target="_blank" in my anchor tags (basically it works as a one window/tab only browser ). Our Web based ERP uses a lot of popup windows.

How do I lockdown Chrome on Android to open only one website in the URL bar?


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How can I connect my Android to itself?

On a PC you use localhost or 127.0.0.1

I have two apps that are supposed to live on different devices. One talks to the other after you put in its counterpart's IP address.

I want these two apps to coexist on one device. I thought it would be easy, since on a PC you just use localhost:port and everything just works through the loopback interface.

Well, this isn't working on Android. Is there an equivalent?

Googling just shows up web devs wanting to point Android to thier local PC dev environment which is not what I want.


texts: is it possible to delete a file from system folder without being root?

texts: I found this file: /system/recovery-from-boot.p and I've read this is preventing me from entering in the recovery mode, but as I'm not root, I can't find a way to delete it or rename it...any suggestion, please?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S4 crashing randomly with Xposed Framework installed

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I am on a rooted Galaxy S4. Software version 4.4.2. I have the xposed framework 2.6.1 installed. I am getting random crashes every few minutes-hours with it installed, with, or without modules. I dont get a popup error message. I just get the one vibration, followed by two short vibrations a few seconds later. I have tried asking elsewhere, I have tried different versions of the framework, I have uninstalled and reinstalled. Nothing has worked. I know it is xposed because as soon as I uninstall it I get no crashes.

The logcat messages says:

01-02 16:13:23.677 E/DatabaseUtils(894): java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: get/set setting for user asks to run as user -2 but is calling from user 0; this requires android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL
01-02 16:13:23.677 E/DatabaseUtils(894):    at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.handleIncomingUser(ActivityManagerService.java:14620)
01-02 16:13:23.677 E/DatabaseUtils(894):    at android.app.ActivityManager.handleIncomingUser(ActivityManager.java:2258)
01-02 16:13:23.677 E/DatabaseUtils(894):    at com.android.providers.settings.SettingsProvider.call(SettingsProvider.java:663)
01-02 16:13:23.677 E/DatabaseUtils(894):    at android.content.ContentProvider$Transport.call(ContentProvider.java:325)
01-02 16:13:23.677 E/DatabaseUtils(894):    at android.content.ContentProviderNative.onTransact(ContentProviderNative.java:275)
01-02 16:13:23.677 E/DatabaseUtils(894):    at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:404)
01-02 16:13:23.677 E/DatabaseUtils(894):    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.run(Native Method)


texts: Why do I keep getting interrupted by a Device Management - Software Update screen? How do I get rid of it?

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Occasionally and frequently at inconvenient times (in the middle of important Angry Birds games) I get a screen that says:

Device management
Software update
Congratulations!
New software update for
phone installed.
Phone is ready for use

OK

I click OK and it goes away, but it always comes back. Is my phone really being updated this often. I doubt it. It always reports the same version, Eclair. Even if it was, I don't want to be notified like that.

How can I stop this?


texts: How to remove double tap on padlock icon to make or receive phone calls on galaxy tab A

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Appeared after update, previously only needed to tap on red or green circle.
Update - T355YDOU1CRD2/T355YTEL1CRD2/T355YDOU1CQK1


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This always happens to me. Someone tells me to access some folder on Android (in this case /sdcard/Android/data/com.android.lmt/) and I can't find it. I'm using the "File Manager" app and asking it to show hidden files and folders but I still can't find the folder. This happens a lot.

Screenshot (click image for larger variant)


texts: Network unavailable error when screen is off or after exiting the browser whilst downloading files

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I am using  UC browser mini , Iam using jio internet . When my phone's screen turns off or I exit the browser UC browser mini, the downloading file says that network unavailable what is the reason? How can I fix that?

My phone is Samsung galaxy grand prime 4g


texts: if project treble aims to separate the platform and vendor partitions, why is the kernel source code needed when building system.img (platform)

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if project treble aims to separate the platform and vendor partitions so they can be updated separately, why is the kernel source code needed when building system.img (platform) for AOSP, isn't the kernel source code provided by the vendor side?
p.s is the kernel source code used to build the core system/framework files or is it only used in the boot.img/recovery.img?


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When I tried to hard restart my Galaxy tablet this is the message I got on the screen
OOIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SM-T550
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
WARRANTY VOID: 0X0
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
AP SWREV: S1, T1, H1, R1, A1, P1
SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE
There is an arrow pointing down that says
Downloading
Do Not turn off target


texts: Charging galaxy S4 wirelessly and wired at the same time

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I got a Qi wireless charger cover for my Samsung Galaxy S4 along with the charger pad and I was wondering... What happens if I try to charge my phone wirelessly while it's plugged on the cabe at the same time?

Is it safe? Does it work? Am I going to set my house on fire?  Perhaps even create a black hole?


texts: How can I delete these older contacts backups from Google?

texts: I can't seem to find out online anywhere that is specific to this issue.


texts: Is there a command in /system/bin to wipe cache?

texts: Is there a command in /system/bin to perform cache clearing?


texts: Issue on adding home screen shortcut on ZTE Overture 2 running Lollipop

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I have ZTE Overture 2 running Lollipop and I can't figure out how to do this at all. In my Android 4.0.x phone, I would simply go to the Apps button/icon, press and hold any app's icon, and drag it to any of the home screens. Now, when I do that in Android Lollipop, the icon stays in the home screen and there is a bar to the top with a trash can icon to the left and the word Uninstall to the right. I can't figure out how to cancel this act, so I am forced to restart my phone and I am left still not knowing how to add a shortcut to an app to the home screen.

I moved some programs to the SD card and now that I restarted my phone, they are no longer on the home screen and one folder in which I had some icons, is gone entirely.


texts: Google Calendar notifications not working

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I loved how I got SMS messages from Google Calendar.

Then they removed that, I installed the Mobile App, but I get no notifications. How can I get notifications from Google Calendar Mobile App? Is there a checklist of what do I need to check to have notifications?

I have:

Samsung Galaxy S3
Android 4.4.2.
Google Calendar app up to date


texts: control per app internet (non-rooted) while using actual VPN?

texts: I am trying all sorts of (non-root) security software that allows me to block internet for apps. so far every one needs some kind of fake VPN to gain access to traffic, I guess so no root is needed. I can't have this since I use an actual VPN which gets turned off if I use any of these security apps. is there no way to block internet for apps while using my VPN?


texts: How can you force an app to display it's portrait view while the device is physically in landscape orientation?

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Ok, please read what I am saying BEFORE you go telling me to download a myriad of screen orientation locking apps...

I have an app (Innomail) that uses 2 different displays one for portrait and one for landscape.  I do not like the landscape view.  What I want is when I turn my device to the landscape orientation physically is a way to force the app to rotate so it fills the landscape screen BUT I want the content and screen elements to display as they would if the device and app were in portrait mode.  Basically when in landscape mode Innomail gives you a split window with folder list on the left.  In Portrait on the other hand you ONLY see your email on screen and have to swipe from the left to see this folder list.  I DO NOT like this sidebar and do not want to see it in landscape.  I do want the app to rotate to fill the screen in landscape, but I want the portrait view of the app where I would have to swipe from the left to see this menu bar.

I have searched numerous different ways and looked at many many different pages, but the only solutions are to decompile, edit the manifest or code and then rebuild the app.  This is insane.  There should be a way to tell the OS I want you to rotate the screen, but I only want you to draw the screen using the portrait view.


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An SMS failed to be sent and when I checked out the details the last line said "Error code 331".

What does this error mean ?


texts: Are iOS apps faster than android apps since android apps are interpreted?

texts: Android apps are interpreted rather than compiled. Does this make them slower than iOS apps at runtime?


texts: How do I make myself device administrator?

texts: I can't disable, uninstall, or uncheck phone info as device administrator. Why?


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On my Moto Z Play on the stock 8.0 Oreo ROM (rooted, of course), I find that the lowest brightness setting is still a bit too bright for my liking. This is in contrast with my dad's Galaxy S8+ which goes so dark. One solution that I liked was GravityBox. Unfortunately, that requires Xposed and Xposed breaks Messenger at the moment, and I can't live with the Lite version of Messenger. Xposed also isn't actively developed nowadays so the issue won't be fixed anytime soon.

I'm looking for something that will achieve what GravityBox does, that is, lower the minimum brightness value for my ROM. I don't want any screen filter app that runs in the background all day, that just sucks. It isn't as effective as actually dimming the display, IMO.

Can you guys help me out here?


texts: Streaming Camera between two android phones without Internet

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Is it possible to stream live camera from one android phone to other without Internet using wifi-hotspot of one these phones?
I have tried IP webcam app. But the other mobile's browser can't connect to given ip address (with x.x.x.x refused to connect error) . Second phone is connected to wifi-hotspot created by the first one.

Are there any other app available that can stream camera with wifi-hotspot connectivity?


texts: Factory reset Huawei mate 20lite doesn´t work

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I have a Huawei mate 20 lite, ago a time a switch the screen for a generic screen, actually the new generic screen works fine I never get an error with the touch, the problem is that ago a time I forgot my pin code and I remember that I can use it by Factory reset and then put my google account and use my phone, then when I enter to factory reset the phone request to me touch yes and then my screen don´t works
I try use a OTG and Keyboard, but it fails, any suggestion was very helpul at this moment.


texts: Two phone numbers (one USA, one Qatari) same phone, calls and text over cell data. Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?

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I need your advice and ideas. I am moving to Qatar in a couple days for work and I am trying to figure out the best cellphone situation. Currently I have a Google Nexus 5 which is fabulous, on AT&T which is less than fabulous (but that is beside the point).

My goal is to have my Nexus 5 with a US phone number (doesn't need to be the same one I currently have) that my friends here can call and text me on, and a Qatari number that my coworkers can call and text me on.

Here is where I am at:

Ruled out AT&T completely because their international plans are absurd.
Getting a Vodafone or Oreedo sim and using it my Nexus 5 (this wouldn't have any way for US friends to cheaply call/text though, so I don't think it is the best option)
Going with a t-mobile sim (they have unlimited data and text in Qatar). I would need some way to have two numbers (one US, one Qatari) that could make calls and send texts over cell data. Google voice is one option but I think it only supports one number.

Anyways, any advice would be appreciated. I have thought about this a lot and done some research but I can't find a way to easily and cheaply do it.

Also, if this question could be better answered or belongs on a different stackexchange site, please let me know.

Thanks!


texts: Can I safely power on my Moto G2 LTE without the camera hw module?

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I have recently dropped my phone and the flashlight and camera suddenly stopped to work. I suppose this is an hw failure, so I have ordered a new module.
Meanwhile I noticed a huge battery drain (-25%) in the night (normally is 1-2%). I would like to remove the module before the package arrives.


texts: LineageOS source code for Lenovo K3 Note

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There are some useful articles (this one, or this one) about how to install LineageOS for Lenovo K3 Note and they have links to download LineageOS for that device. I followed these articles and succeed to install for my Lenovo K3 note. Then I noticed that I could add some features to OS by developing and fixing bugs. But, how can I find the source code of this ROM? I've searched from official site of LineageOS, but there is no version for Lenovo K3 Note.
PS, I am Android developer.


texts: GPT repair on EDL Mode deleted all partitions and bricked the phone

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How could I repair broken GPT on bricked Android?
GPT eMMC disk is not detected by the computer. In other words, the GPT disk is not detected normally because all its partitions have been deleted.

How to detect emmc-utils in EDL Mode? How do I fix GPT disk in EDL Mode?


texts: any pdf reader with annotation feature (open source)?

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I am looking for a pdf reader for android which can also  annotate, select, highlight text. Any open source option?

Like Foxit Reader?


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I am trying to SSH into my Macbook Pro (10.6.8) using my Android phone. It is a SGH-T989 running the latest stable Cyanogenmod 10 (4.1.2).

I have enabled remote login on my Mac and confirmed I can SSH into it using another Macbook Pro (running 10.7.5). However, when I type "ssh user@ip" on my Android terminal, I get the following message after about 4-5 minutes of waiting.

  logossh: connect to host xxx.xxx.x.xxx port 22: Connection timed out

Any ideas why it works from another Macbook Pro but not from my Android phone? I also tried using connectbot but I get the same problem.

I never tried using WiFi while on CM10, but I just finished flashing and rooting stock touchwiz 4.1.2 (I missed the camera app and had terrible battery life on CM10). It connects fine when the phone is connected to the same wifi as the macbook pro but when I turn wifi off and use data, connectbot says:

  Connection Lost failed to connect to 192.168.1.106 (port 22): connect failed: ENETUNREACH (Network is unreachable)


texts: Disable transition for tab window in Firefox Mobile?

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in the latest version of Firefox Mobile (Fenix, Nightly 201010; alternatively latest release), there is a transition animation when you open the list of tabs - they "scroll up" from the bottom of the screen. It is one of my main frustrations with the new mobile Firefox and has persisted since the migration from Fennec to Fenix.
Is it possible to disable said animation and have the list of tabs show as fast as possible? Disabling all transitions in the android developer settings system wide did not affect the behaviour at all.
Kind regards


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I have a bluetooth keyboard that I've set up in such a way that I can essentially use every function on my phone using just they keyboard, with home and menu and arrow keys and such. The only major thing I still can't do is look at my notifications! I have to reach up to pull the bar down, and I can't find a key binding to just pull the notification bar down. Does anyone know of one?

In other words, is there a command in the format:
key ###    NOTIFICATION_PULL          WAKE_DROPPED

or does someone know of another way I could accomplish this?


texts: How can I disable (only) the rear facing camera?

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I have a Droid Maxx running Android 4.4, but the rear facing camera has a problem. I tried replacing it once, and it worked for a few minutes, but went bad again. The front facing camera works fine.

Because all the apps tend to default to the rear facing camera, I end up not being able to use the camera at all. (The rear camera just freezes the app when it is activated.) It would be really nice to be able to use the front camera, since that one still works fine. (If I can find a way to activate it before the rear camera locks up the app.)

I found several apps on Google Play that will disable all the cameras, but I didn't see any that let you disable just the rear camera while keeping the front active. Is there an app or a setting that would allow me to do this?

The phone is using the stock Verizon bootloader and is not rooted. Thanks in advance for any tips in this regard!! I love the phone, I just miss the camera.


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I've a few month old Samsung Galaxy A51 (android 10) and it's camera needs couple of seconds (2-4) BEFORE taking any picture, which is just too long when I want to photo children.
My past phones were all from Samsung Galaxy A series and never had this issue.
Is there anything I can do to make taking photos faster?


texts: Suddenly no data connection with S3 4.3 Jelly Bean

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Tonight my SGS3 suddenly stopped having data. Nothing has changed with regards to the APN. It just stopped.

My girlfriend who's on the same carrier has no problems although she has a postpaid subscription and I am using a prepaid sim. (Carrier still handles the same APN though). Just to be sure I have tried looking up her APN settings for comparison but discovered that the carrier is hiding those on the iPhone.

Other things I have tried:

airplane mode on/off (many many times)
apn settings from carrier for pre 2005 phones (gprs)
reboot (many many times)
soft reset
factory reset

Nothing works... sms, calling everything is working but just no data connection.

Anyone has any ideas on what this could be and/or how to fix it?


texts: Accessing device with broken touch sensor and LCD using adb

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After a drop, my phone's (Galaxy J3 6v) screen (both LCD and touch sensor) are completely unresponsive. I believe I have USB debugging turned on, but cannot be sure.
I have a Linux machine with android-tools installed, and am comfortable with the command line.
I've been trying to connect with adb, but it gives me the error:

error: device unauthorized.
This adb server's $ADB_VENDOR_KEYS is not set
Try 'adb kill-server' if that seems wrong.
Otherwise check for a confirmation dialog on your device.

I have already killed and restarted the server, added udev rules, and added the phones vendor id to .android/adb_usb.ini, as well as called Samsung support (they had no clue what I was going on about)

Am I SOL, or is there a way to bypass the confirmation dialogue?


texts: Can emails be filtered by GMail (or something else) for an IMAP account into a folder?

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I have an IMAP email account that receives daily emails from a cron process on a regular basis. I currently use GMail to read this account from my Android device. Is there a way for the GMail application to automatically filter emails to place them in an IMAP folder so I do not receive notifications for this every time a cron email arrives in the inbox?

I have Thunderbird setup on my laptop to automatically move the emails from the cron job to a folder. I would like to do something similar to my Android mail client.

I am interested in solutions for Android 4.4, Android 5, and Android 7.


texts: I have a Galaxy s4, I changed my pin passcode and used ADMbut it stil won't work

texts: I recently changed my pin passcode on my phone, locked it, then tried the code and it unlocked it, so I relocked it. Ten minutes later I tried to unlock it ms it said the passcode was incorrect. I tried numerous times. I looked online, and I tried the android device manager. I locked it once, tried the passcode and it didn't work. I tried it on another android device ms still no success. I really need to find a wayp to get my phone unlocked, it has extremely important information on it. Is there any way to fix this without having to reset it to the factory settings?


texts: When using Google Payments for an in-app purchase, does the App admin see any information identifying or associated with your google account?

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For example,

Let's say I have 2 play store accounts signed in on android:

  alice@gmail.com

  bob@gmail.com

Event 1:
I sign into the app using alice@g, and then make a payment in the app using the Google Play Payment Method (GPPM) associated with alice@g's account, and which is then assigned order: GPA.111...

Event 2:
I then delete the app's data in settings and remove then reinstall it on the same device, but sign into it using bob@g. I then make a payment in the app using the GPPM associated with alice@g (since it is available and already on the phone), which is assigned order: GPA.222...

My question is (under the assumption that the app is not given the unique device id) for Event 2, is there anyway for the App-admin to associate bob@g's login with the alice@g login (for example, does the GPPM send the app admin an e-mail address such as alice@g or an id, such as gppm-id-alice, or gppm-randomId-associated-with-alice) or is each payment with GPPM fully anonymous?


texts: Bluetooth devices keep hijacking the other device's connection on Google Pixel 2

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On my Pixel 2 running Android 10, in the Bluetooth settings, there are several devices listed under Previously Connected Devices. My Bluetooth headphones are at the top of the list while my car's Bluetooth is at the bottom of the list.
I often listen to music on my headphones while walking to my car. When I start my car, my car's Bluetooth pairs with my phone and hijacks the audio so that it begins playing through my car's speakers.
Is there a way to establish connection priority with Bluetooth on Android so that if a higher priority device is already connected, then a lower priority device won't steal the connection?
Or is there a way to turn off auto-connect for some Bluetooth devices? After reading this, I assume that there is not: https://support.google.com/android/thread/41125271?hl=en
I'd like to keep my car as a paired device if possible so that if I ever do want to play music through my car speakers, I can manually re-connect to my car without having to pair first.


texts: Ultra STAMINA mode bug on Sony Xperia Z3?

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I had a long night yesterday, and at 5am my Xperia had like 10% of battery left, so I put it in Ultra STAMINA mode and fell asleep. This morning, the phone wouldn't turn on as the battery was completely dead. So I came home, charged the phone a little and turned it on.

Now, it's not in the safe mode, but it looks like that! The default launcher is operating, but I can't switch between none of the launchers neither. I can see only very few applications, and when I turn them on, they shut down immediately. When I reboot the phone, the first message is that Google Play Services has stopped working.

Now if I go to Setting -> Apps, I see everything there! Launchers, apps, games everything, also photos and contact are all there.

The Ultra STAMINA mode makes your phone use only the basic functions and I'm pretty sure it turns on the default launcher. Also connecting to computer does not work neither!


texts: Queue a Google Play app to download later on wifi to save mobile data?

texts: Is there a method to queue a new app for installation from Google Play, so that it downloads later when the phone connects to WiFi? The point being to save mobile data.


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I learnt from here the various keyboard commands for an emulator. I therefore thought one could afford to do away with/hide the on-screen keyboard that has the DPad buttons, the home, menu and back buttons; and have the emulator occupy less screen space. For emulators that are not snapshot-enabled, one can do this!

However for snapshot-enabled emulators, I find that whatever hardware config I set it's not happening. By me, the hardware configs that matter are:

Keyboard Support
Hardware back and home buttons

For each of the above you either don't add them to the config, or add them and set value 'yes' or add them and set value 'no'. So far none of the configs I tried so far worked. By my tries, at least, it is found that no matter what I do with regard to the Keyboard Support configuration or Hardware Back/home buttons (independently of each other) - yes, no or don't add - the keyboard remains there. I didn't find a hot-key to hide the keyboard either.

I thought therefore that it's better to post a question on this here, than try booting with umpteen different hardware configurations (it'll be a precious 2-3 minutes spent on each configuration trial!)

Thanks in advance,

P.S. I use Gingerbread.


texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S from Sprint that has Swype pre installed. The latest OS update included some changes to Swype that are making me completely insane. The biggest issue is that it auto-corrects words when I'm finger tapping accurately. So a message to my sister that meant to say "Pfft. Just come." got auto corrected to "Orgy. Just come." I'm totally exasperated!

I can't find Swype settings on my phone. I looked at http://www.swype.com/tips/swype-basics/ but the only thing I get when I longpress the Swype key is the option to toggle between input methods. I can't access any further settings.


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I was wondering if it were possible for websites to send messages through my whatsapp without my permission, even if I mistakely clicked on an advert?

I read about whatsapp's API but it does not say much about this?

Any wisdom on this?


texts: Nexus 7 and Samsung Ace S5830i does not connect properlly to Wifi

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I have three devices:

Tablet running on Android 4.0 (Nexus 7)
Smartphone running on 2.0 (Samsung Ace S5830i)
HP Compaq laptop

Wireless router does have WPA/WPA2 PSK security. And the Wifi works perfectly fine on the laptop.

Now both the tablet and the phone does connect to the Wifi but at times does not allow me to browse or do anything. i.e cannot download anything.

My tablet keeps getting disconnected and then it re-connects back automatically, this happens randomly and erratically. Same experience with the Android phone.

I called the telecoms engineer and he resetted the router etc., and said there has to be something wrong with my tablet!!! But I am sure there is not.

I have browsed through some posts which suggests me to change MAC settings and to change the encryption settings, but I have no idea what that is, nor where to find it.

Would love if this could be sorted as its really frustrating.

Meanwhile I understand Nexus 7 runs on 2.4Ghz Wifi band frequency, where as most of the modern routers comes with 5.0Ghz Wifi band frequency, but then, again my smartphone runs on the 5.0Ghz Wifi band frequency, and still doesn't function!!

So help guys!!


texts: Is ROM Manager compatible with the Galaxy Nexus?

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I looked a ROM manager called ROM Manager but it is listed as incompatible with my Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Does ROM Manager support the Galaxy Nexus? If not, what are the alternatives?


texts: Change System Language to one not listed?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, which isn't exactly the most high-end Android/Samsung Smartphone out there, I do not have a lot of features that other people have, and I was simply wondering if there is any way to change the system language to Japanese. When I go into Settings > Language and input > Language, I only have the options shown in this image:

Is there any way to change the language to Japanese or am I out of luck? Thank you in advance.


texts: How do I mirror my screen to the TV (cast screen) using Chromecast

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I own a Moto G running KitKat and a Chromecast, both are on the same network. The chromecast works for almost everything (Netflix, Youtube, etc) but I can't get the screen casting feature on my Android to work.

If the Chromecast is turned on, I can see a "Cast Screen" button on the android drawer, but upon clicking on it I get an error message that says "Casting Screen to Chromecast Name has failed"

I read a few articles some weeks ago saying that screen casting / mirroring was coming to Chromecast, so when I bought one and it downloaded a firmware update and the feature showed up on my android's screen, I assumed it had been released to the public.

How can I find out why it isn't working?


texts: Is there an easy way to to send a simple GET request from a lock screen widget?

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I've built a garage door opener that can be triggered by a GET request (with the appropriate password, of course), and right now it's controlled by a webpage with javascript. It's possible to use this page from my phone to open the door, but it's quite a hassle to get to my browser before I can use it. What I'm after is a home screen or lock screen widget that will send off the request with the touch of a button, or an easy way to create one. I've attempted to write android apps before, and found it all very cumbersome.

I have a Nexus 5, running the latest cm-11 nightly build.


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I assumed something was wrong because I waited about 20 minutes and the process hadn't completed, nor did it look like anything was active. Apparently, something was and now my Samsung Epic Touch 4G will not boot into either odin mode or cwm. The only thing I get is the blue power indicator, which will blink once after a couple seconds and then go steady again.

Have I bricked my phone or is there something I can do?  Thanks!


texts: Where did these share options come from?

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Recently some new share options started appearing on my phone (Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.2.2):

They include the first three you see here:

AIM
Baidu Space
Blinklist

I haven't installed any of these apps. I checked to see if they were installed without my knowledge (sometimes my girlfriend borrows my phone) and I don't find any the apps listed among those installed. And when I click on one of them, it doesn't launch an app but prompts me to pick a browser option in order to, I presume, take me to a web page.

So does anyone have any idea where these come from? Is this some kind of crapware that got installed on my phone? And more importantly, does any one know how I can get rid of them?*

*I used Andmade Share to customize my share menu, but I'd like to purge them from my phone all together.


texts: Is it possible to prevent the screen turning off when pressing the power button?

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I run an app on my handset which really needs the screen to remain on for it to function properly. The app already seems to attempt to keep the screen on as the screen timeout seems to be disabled when the app is running, but I can still turn the screen off by tapping the power button.

I do my best not to press the power button, but sometimes I do it by accident.

My question is, is there any way of stopping the power button from turning the screen off? Perhaps there is something the original app developer can do to disable this?

This is on an unrooted device. I'm on Android 4.1.1 , HTC Sense 4+ stock rom


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So I bought 64gb micro SD card which was formatted as exFAT. I can't use it with Android and I am actually very happy now that I have a good reason to get rid of this ms crap. In particular I do not want to use FAT32 or NTFS because neither of these have a wear leveling functionality.

Which filesystems with wear leveling does Android support?


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I lost root privileges on my LG AS855 when I updated it. I used SuperOneClick to root it. Now, it just hangs on step 7.

This is not a very popular phone and information on rooting it is extremely sparce on the internet. Any suggestions on how to go about getting root privileges back would be much appreciated.


texts: Is it possible to "unsend" email in Gmail?

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Is it possible to use Gmail's "unsend" ability in the Gmail Android app?

I can't find anything on it, in settings or searching.


texts: Partial Wakelock - Android System *backup* = NO deepsleep/doze mode

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I'm seeing following partial wake lock through BetterBatteryStats (inside of Partial Wakelocks) and it seems that, this wake lock keeps my phone awake at all time and prevents deep sleep / doze mode(

  *backup* (Andriod System)

I'm using Huawei Nexus 6P (stock, rooted (no mods)) with latest Android 6.0.1 (MHC19Q).

Please advise.

* UPDATE *

I created following:

Issue 207700 - android - Partial Wakelock - Android System backup = NO deepsleep/doze mode - Android Open Source Project - Issue Tracker - Google Project Hosting

workaround(s) (NOT fixes):

reboot - temporarily address issue (until phone is plugged & unplugged to/from charger).
Settings -> Backup & reset -> Back up my data -> Toggle On to Off - long(er) term solution, yet you're left without backup going forward...


texts: Modifying keylayout file / using external keyboard input to mimic accelerometer

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We can modify/create a keylayout file for any input device in android from /System/USR/Keylayout/device_layout_file.kl (http://source.android.com/tech/input/key-layout-files.html)

Can we modify the keylayout file to take /mimic accelerometer input ?


texts: How to prevent most syncing with Google in Android 7.0 Nougat on Samsung devices?

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In Android 7.0 Nougat on Samsung devices, you can go to Settings -> Clouds and accounts -> Accounts -> Google to see a list of all the Google sync options.

Currently,

Sync Calendar says "Tap to sync now" with "Last synced date" of when I factory wiped the device.
Sync Contacts is the same as Calendar.
Sync Google Fit data is the same as Calendar.
Sync Google Play Books says "Tap to sync now" and "Sync turned off".
Sync Google Play Movies & TV is the same as Play Books.
Sync Google Play Music says nothing under it.
Sync People details says "Tap to sync now" with "Last synced date" of today!
Sync Play Games Cloud Save is the same as Calendar.

There are no enable/disable toggle checkmarks next to any of the items.

In Settings -> Clouds and accounts -> Backup and restore -> Back up my data is turned off.

I want all syncing with Google to be turned completely off, and any synced data to be deleted.

The exceptions are for Books, Movies & TV, and Music, for which I would like to manually sync once in a while.

How can this be done?


texts: Hangouts Notification - SMS no longer supported

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I just got an Android tablet (Lenovo 4 8") after using an iPad for a couple of years or so.

I'm getting the "SMS is no longer supported" notification from Hangouts repeatedly and I can't seem to get rid of it.

I've tried opening Hangouts and trying to find a setting to let me get rid of this message, or to declare an alternate SMS app (I have one).  But the instructions I've been able to find must be for an older version of the interface, because there's no Options menu item and I can't find an option in Settings to help.

How to get rid of "SMS is no longer supported" notification

I use Hangouts all the time and I'd like to continue using it.  But the SMS message is really annoying.


texts: In Android, view previously opened web page when offline

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On a laptop, I can open some tabs in the browser, switch to another window, disconnect from the network, return to the browser window, and the tabs are still there.

On Android, when I return to the browser, the contents of the tabs is lost (well, usually -- sometimes it's still there). Is there a simple way to have the pages cached as it would be on PC?

Namely, on the phone I open a web page in Chrome, read half of it, close my phone (or let it turn off the screen after some seconds of inactivity) or use some another app (such as make a call), go out of home (no wifi), open my phone, return to the Chrome window, and I would expect to see the same page (and the same tabs), even if I am offline by that moment.

But the page is gone and says it won't be shown without connection.

I know I can use other apps to save the pages in a folder and open them from that folder.

However, can't it work just transparently without the need to explicitly save the pages and explicitly open them? Open a page, do something else, return to the browser window, and see the same page.

I am OK using any browser (Firfox? Opera?) that can do this.


texts: It is possible to forward all audio to the Android smartphone via wi-fi?

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Are there apps/methods that allow for the sound to be forwarded to the smartphone?

So if I would watch a YouTube video on the PC, I could also hear the sound via the smartphone.


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Is it possible to toggle the Unknown Source setting with Tasker? I couldn't find such a setting. I also tried the Secure Settings Plugin there is also no action for this.

What I want to achieve is to set this setting on when I start the Amazon AppStore and switch it off when I close it again.

Samsung Galaxy Note, Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean


texts: How to find a specific picture in Android's gallery app?

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I have some 1,500 photos on my smartphone taken over the course of more than a year.

In the Android default gallery app, the most recent pictures are shown on top, in a two-column layout.

How can I directly jump to the oldest pictures, or to any of the pictures in between, without having to swipe some 30 times?

Concrete issue: I am trying to select a photo, and the gallery app is launched in selection mode. Every once in a while (about once in 5 to 10 attempted swipes), when trying to swipe, I accidentally select a picture. I cannot undo that and return to the gallery app; instead I can only cancel the selection, re-open the gallery app, and start swiping from scratch.


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I use ConnectBot sometimes to connect to my ubuntu machine, and that works fine, however it just comes up with a standard shell, not my byobu screens that I get when I connect to it using another machine running ssh, such as my windows machine running PuTTy.

This is what I see when I connect using ConnectBot (yes, I use the dvorak keyboard layout):

phone ConnectBot screenshot (click for larger variant)

And this is what I see when I connect using PuTTy:

PuTTy screenshot (click for larger variant)

Is there any way that I can see my byobu screens from ConnectBot?


texts: How to fix "There is a problem parsing the package" when sideloading WhatsApp?

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I downloaded the apk from here with  WhatsApp version 2.17.106 (size 34601974 bytes).
There, it says: "Android OS 2.3.3 or above". I can extract the APK's contents without errors, so the file is not broken.

My old smartphone model is GT-S6102, a Samsung Galaxy Duos, running Android 2.3.6.

I have enabled "Install from unknown sources" and "USB debugging".  I have let Lookout scan it before installing.

When trying to install that APK using the file manager, I get this message:

  There is a problem parsing the package

I am also unable to install it from Google Play Store. From Google Play, it says "Package file is invalid".

Update: version 2.17.350 does not work again.


texts: Recovering Deleted SQLite Records on Disk

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I'm trying to access the raw screentime data that Android tracks - located in /data/data/com.google.android.apps.wellbeing/databases/app_usage on my OnePlus 7 Pro.

My problem is that the database only goes back a month's worth of records - presumably old records are deleted regularly to conserve space.

I considered doing a full disk dump and attempting some type of data recovery, but I'm unsure of exactly what to do - given that it isn't full files that are deleted, just SQLite records, I don't know if conventional data recovery tools would easily find anything.

I also tried running undark on a copy of the database to see if I could get anything out of it, but as I suspected nothing new was found.

Are there any known methods or tools for recovering the deleted SQL records (assuming they haven't been overwritten) from disk, preferably without doing a full-disk dump?

I can provide more information if necessary.


texts: Can I temporarily use device with physical QWERTY in touch only mode?

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I am looking for a new phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard (probably a "slide-down" construction). As I do not have possibility to test it, I would like to know, whether I can use the device as a standard touch phone without using the physical keyboard if needed.

How does Android behave when the physical keyboard is not activated (the slide-down phone is folded)? Do I have to manually activate the virtual one or is it automatic?

thanks


texts: Does ConnectBot supports SSH tunnel /authenticating with pubkey/?

texts:
Can I connect with ConnectBot to an SSH server to SSH tunnel that doesn't uses passwords, because it's only using "ssh pubkey login"?

Thanks.


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Is the software for the Galaxy Note keyboard (and its possibly its other unique features) available for other Android devices?

I am willing to pay and I also have a rooted phone, if that helps me get these features.

Specifically, as shown in this video, at about 22 seconds in, there is an option to write with a stylus which gets automatically recognised as words, etc.


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I set up rules in Outlook (which is synched to a Microsoft Exchange server) to automatically filter emails to specific folders, based on sender.

I have been able to sync the Android email client to my mail server, and the inbox contains all of the folders I had set up in Outlook.

My problem is that the Android email client offers no way to sync ALL email folders at once.  I have to sync each individually, which is not really feasible with over 20 folders.

Is there a better email client that will sync with Exchange AND allow synching of all folders under the inbox?

Thanks,
Seth


texts: CHarge port replaced-computer dont recognize

texts: Hi i recently took my samsung galaxy 2 to a place that sells phones and service and also repairs them.  Well i took it there because my charge port was not charging anymore so he said he could  replace it for 65 dollars, well now it will not even connect to the computer at all any computer doesnt not matter i have tried everything. since it doesnt respond to my computer or any computer i wont be able to root my phone will i?  And also is it even possible for the port he put on to not do data transfer only charge??


texts: Why does my phone keep forgetting the Default apps?

texts: Am running CM 7.2 on a Nexus One. Have tried resetting defaults with "Default App Manager," but eventually no matter what I do, my device forgets the Defaults for my Browser, images, music, SMS, etc... Is there a way to fix this permanently?


texts: Insufficient storage when attempting to download app

texts: I got my new lg g3 and when i try to download something it says that there is insufficient space on the device. I looked up some solutions and google play services doesn't let me uninstall updates. are there other solutions? Btw i have about 8 gb of storage left


texts: Locating a stolen phone with Android Device Manager

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On the weekend I had a brand new phone stolen from me. It was out of battery at the time. I'm assuming whoever stole the phone has removed the SIM card and probably re-flashed it as it was locked.

Does Android Device Manager still have ability to track it? Can anyone inform me how the tracking on it works? I have not yet had the phone locked via IMEI as im sure that would halt this method of location (they cant use it anyway).

The phone is an HTC One.

Much appreciated.


texts: Sony Xperia Z ear speaker is stop working during calls?

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In my Sony Xperia Z the ear speaker stops working during calls. When I press the top of the phone where the ear speaker is placed, it starts working but after sometime it stops working again.

Can someone tell me what's wrong with my phone?


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The OPUS audio codec is supported by android. According to opus-codec.org the recommended file extension is .opus Android does not seem to see .opus files. It only sees opus audio files in an .ogg container and only with .ogg extension. Is it foreseen that android can read .opus files as described in the opus documentation?
Thanks and regards


texts: Installed Kali Linux rolling through deploy on coolpad cool1. Debugging mode on. Rooted. Busbox checked. And terminal also fails to start. More info and config in the screenshots given below


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I know I have previously asked a similar question and I am asking again : why does my Galaxy S3 lag when doing routine tasks ?

When pressing HOME button , the screen is supposed to smoothly fade away. Instead, it fades away in a stammering manner. Sometimes, it just stays and then disappears in an instant without the gradual fading effect. This was in case of Mozilla, Chrome and some other apps.
The  drop down menu on the top of the screen also stammers when I open it. I do not drag my finger all the way to the bottom, I just click and flick and let the menu go down on its own.

Is it a hardware issue ?
I do clear my cache once in a while. No task killer. No root.

As a side note, I play Real Racing quite often and I DO notice an occasional lag when there are like 20 cars driven together. Apart from that, game works like a charm.


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Possible Duplicate:
  Suggestions for syncing data to someone besides Google? Funambol?
  Sync to my own server for contacts, sms and notes?

Has anyone been able to setup a home server as a replacement for Google Sync?

I've found a handful of people touching on the right idea, Funambol is one but requires giving your data to another provider. I'd like, to be responsible for my own data.


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As reported in the links below, there are malicious apps on Google Play.

Would android antivirus apps like Avast or AVG detect malicious apps that Google Play missed? Has it ever been document or have you experienced a situation where an anti-virus app detected a malware app?

PS Is there a database somewhere where all known malicious apps ever reported are documented so people can search to see if they have them on their phones?

Link 1
Link2


texts: I can't unlock bootloader on fly fron linux

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My OS is majaro linux.
My phone is fly nimbus 8.

I tried to unlock bootloader on it.
I followed the instruction.
First I go to the Dev mod then enable OEM unlock and USB debugging.
Second I typed:

  adb devices

output:

List of devices attached
56090913288827  device

Then I typed:

  adb reboot-bootloader

It became like this:

Then I checked again:

  fastboot devices

output:

56090913288827  fastboot

It seems all works out good!
But then I entered:

  sudo fastboot oem unlock

And then nothing. I mean absolutely nothing: it does not throw an error, not answers, not completes.
By the way, the phone does the same - absolutely nothing!
if I plug off the device it writes:

FAILED (Status read failed (No such device))
fastboot: error: Command failed

I tried it already ten more times but it doesn't want to work!

Does anyone know what the problem?
Did somebody have the experience in flash the fly(in particular nimbus 8)?
I'll de be waiting for an answer!
Thanks!


texts: Micromax nitro a311 fastboot connection error

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I'm trying to flash custom ROM for Micromax a311 when I enter fastboot devices it is stuck at < waiting for device >. I think this is driver problem, I tried with some drivers that I found on web, but nothing help me,

that phone is not having any OS right now, and it is showing command not found error in Chinese. I can't install OS from sdcard either!

please help me


texts: I am running Lineage OS Oreo and as an example the default browser opens all web browser windows as seperate processes/windows.  There is no option to change this that I could find, but it actually seems to run better like this with less slow downs.  I believe they are running in separate processes or threads.  Is there a way to get recent apps for only that process maybe?  I want to see the pictures and not just a list of the past windows.


texts: Why do different file managers show different internal storage free space

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I have two file manager apps on the phone

The system file manager
Downloaded file manager

But they both show different internal storage free space.
System file manager                      | 9.1GB

Downloaded file manager(Total Commander) | 8.4GB

I'm curious about which is correct and what the true free space is.

Android 9


texts: How do I access the files on my broken Huawei phone without HiSuite?

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I accidentally threw my phone onto the road today and now the screen is completely unusable - fully cracked all over, fully black, light still shines from the back light but there is nothing on screen at all. I want to save my music and photos, but when I connect my phone to my computer I have to use HiSuite to get to my files. As I can't go into my phone and give HiSuite the permission to go through my files, I'm stuck. Is there really no alternative way to get my files back on my Huawei device?

I've done some research and apparently you have to download HiSuite's drivers but not the program - unfortunately I'm not tech savvy enough to understand exactly what that entails. I'm sure there's a simple solution to my problem that I'm missing and I hope you can help me out!


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I bought a Romanian Android tablet, EvoTab3, with Android version 4.0.3 and kernel version 3.0.8+. I want to connect some devices such as a mouse and flash memory to this tablet that will be the host station, using an OTG cable (mini to USB A). I did the following steps:

USB debugging is ON
Download an app USB host controller that display the info: "S3C USB Host driver not found" " Root hub present, USB Host mode is active!"
I followed the steps from the post Android USB host and hidden devices.

I did not get any results, connected devices are not detected.
Please help me with this problem.


texts: failed to mount /modem (invalid argument)

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I have galaxy note 4 with stock rom (Samsung's official ROM) and about two weeks ago it started to crush and then reboot every few minuets. In addition, the phone was very slow.

I tried everithing I could do without root, even Factory data reset, but the phone countinued to act the same so I decided to root it and install a cutom ROM. I installed twrp, I rooted the phone, wiped the phone and intalled the ROM (unofficial LineageOS ROM). After the twrp installed the ROM, I started it for first time and the ROM didn't loaded, it just continue to show the ROM's loading screen until the battary over (about 8 hours). I tried to flash the ROM again and I suddently noticed that every action I made with twrp (formating and flashing the new ROM) printed me an error:

Failed to mount /modem (invalid argument).

The error also happend in cwm recovery. I need your help. I have no idea whats coruppted in my devices and why this error occurred.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 goes standby when idle, pauses apps

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Hello Android enthusiasts,

I have the following issue:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and I have not turned on any power saving setting, however I cannot figure out for the life of me how to prevent my phone from automatically going into stand by mode (screen powers down, apps pause, GPS stops working, etc) when I haven't interacted with the phone for roughly 15 seconds or so.

I would like only this to happen when I press the power button. This greatly interferes with any app I use when I'm on the move (Pokemon Go, for example) and I don't want to poke the screen every 5-10 seconds or so so the app doesn't just stop functioning normally.

Please advise me on how I can prevent this. Thank you for your time!


texts: Trigger Mousewheel in Android Chrome without mouse

texts: Is there any way to trigger the mousewheel javascript event without actually attaching a mouse? I'm asking as a user.


texts: I don't know how to remove the installed sticker in Viber list. Mine is quite long now.


texts: How to create nested folders on home screen in Lollipop?

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Example:

Assume that a folder F1 has ABC app icons (shortcuts) in it.
Another folder F2 has XYZ app icons in it.
The default launcher in COS12 doesn't allow inclusion of more than 16 icons in a single folder.
Neither it provides the option to include one folder (F2) into another one (F1) so that the included folder (F2) would show up as a normal icon in F1 amongst other ABC icons, but when touched, would show its XYZ icons, hence achieving the proper nesting.

How do I achieve this folder nesting in Lollipop?

I've found that Folder Organizer can do the job but it hasn't been ported to Lollipop's Material design. Result, your host folder looks in sync with rest of the UI (white background, smooth font) but the nested folder gives you a somewhat black background with not so smooth or crisp font. It also doesn't respect the current theme in place. Pretty much a weird combination in hand.

I believe Tasker's scenes can do this but I would like to have consistency between folders when it comes to their appearance.

I've a OnePlus One running rooted Cyanogen OS 12 with Xposed Framework installed.


texts: My android keeps telling me my lock password is wrong but it's correct

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After rebooting my  rooted, unencrypted, android phone, the lock screen keeps telling me my password is wrong. But I am very sure that the password is correct. Because I input this password once per day. I have adb debug enabled and I can connect this phone to computer, what can I do now? I don't want to reset my phone, that will lose my data. Thanks a lot.
PS: Another weird thing is even if it keeps telling me my password is wrong, after attempting this correct password many times (more than 30 times, I didn't count), there is no password failure attempts warning at all.


texts: I'm looking for an image editor that I can use to do a wide array of resizing tasks including canvas size (expand/contract the image canvas), image size (enlarge/shrink the entire image), and cropping. So far, all I can find are cropping tools in the apps I'm finding, but I want the others as well. Does anyone know of any apps that provide all three tools?


texts: Samsung Soft Keyboard Keeps Popping Up when Bluetooth Keyboard in Use on Galaxy Note 10.1 with Android 4.1.2

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Models: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, GT-N8013 (WiFi) and SCH-I925 (4G LTE)
Android version 4.1.2

I've been experiencing problems with the overly aggressive Samsung soft keyboard  popping up whenever I touch the screen to select an input field, even though I am using a Bluetooth keyboard, and only intend to use a Bluetooth keyboard with this device.

Constantly having to dismiss the soft keyboard is a major hindrance to filling out complex forms.
In an attempt to work around the problem, I tried installing the Null Keyboard app from Google Play.
This works for a while, however whenever the Bluetooth connection is lost and reestablished, the Samsung soft keyboard, even though not selected as the default, pops up the following message:

  Change input Method. To use Bluetooth keyboard, change input method to
  Samsung QWERTY

The Samsung soft keyboard then resets itself as default input method.

I have tried other workarounds, such as using the Perfect Keyboard app and decreasing its size to the bare minimum, but unfortunately the Samsung keyboard still watches like a hawk and pops up its insipid dialog and resets itself as the default every time a Bluetooth keyboard connection is established...and then proceeds to pop itself up at the first opportunity.  This is irresponsible behavior. The Samsung soft keyboard knows the Bluetooth keyboard is there, yet not only can't it just go away when the Bluetooth keyboard is active, it insists on resetting itself as the default input method regardless of which alternative keyboard you may have selected.

Yes, I know I could root it and disable the otherwise undisableable Samsung keyboard, but unfortunately I need to be able to deal with this solution on about two dozen units in field deployment, so I pretty much need to keep things safe and simple. I'm not trying to do anything crazy - just use a Bluetooth keyboard for one of the primary reasons for which they were created - to be able to type without taking up screen real estate with a soft keyboard.

Has anybody found a workaround for this yet?


texts: SD card full bricks Android 2.2: In fsckdelay end. Kill dosfsck, ret=-1

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I downloaded this 80 MB ZIP file containing 27000 files to my SD card and unzipped it using this code.
A no space left error occurred before all files could be extracted.

I couldn't remove the folder, neither with adb shell rm -f nor the Open Manager app nor by mounting the SD card and removing from Ubuntu/Nautilus:

$ adb shell rm -f /sdcard/OxygenGuide
rm failed for /sdcard/OxygenGuide, I/O error

Ubuntu/Nautilus:

There was an error deleting 08267130495190304.html.
Error removing file: Read-only file system

It looked like trying to remove this particular file makes the whole SD card read-only.
Unmounting/remounting made it read/write again, but the same error happened when I tried to delete again.

I decided to reboot, and now I just have a black screen with just the top bar, showing the "Checking SD card" icon and usual network/battery/date. adb logcat shows this:

I/ActivityThread(  323): Publishing provider downloads: com.android.providers.downloads.DownloadProvider
W/Vold    (   71): Filesystem modified - rechecking (pass 2)
I/Vold    (   71): Device /dev/block/vold/179:1, target /mnt/sdcard mounted @ /mnt/secure/staging
D/Vold    (   71): Volume sdcard state changing 3 (Checking) -> 4 (Mounted)
I/ActivityThread(  270): Publishing provider call_log: com.android.providers.contacts.CallLogProvider
W/logwrapper(   71): In fsckdelay end. Kill dosfsck, ret=-1

Android 2.2


texts: Which precise commands allow me to send a mail locally with Termux

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Which precise commands allows me to send a mail locally

I would be able to do it with mutt but how do I start a SMTP server?


texts: Download AT&T OTA update while out of country

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 that I want to install Android 5.1 on.  AT&T released this as an OTA last year (https://www.att.com/devicehowto/tutorial.html#!/stepbystep/id/stepbystep_KM1143907?make=Samsung&model=GalaxyS4I337), but I whenever I check for updates it says nothing is available.  The phone is currently running Android 4.4.

Could this be because I'm currently living abroad and accessing the internet via local Wi-Fi?  Is there another way to get the update?


texts: What does Smallest width in Developer settings mean?

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I was stumbling upon the "Smallest width" settings. It seems increasing this value will make everything show up smaller on the screen and vice versa.

What does it mean and what's its function?


texts: How to set default file opening application on Android 5?

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I have Aldiko Premium ebook reader application and it's a nice app for reading epub ebooks.

I can't set it to be the default application for reading epub ebooks stored as files on my micro SD card.

Every time I open a epub from File Commander, I am asked which app to choose to open the epub. I also have Moon Reader, so that's in the list as well as Google Book and an option to Install UB Reader.

When I go into settings for the Aldiko app, there is no button to Set Defaults.

So how can I not be prompted to choose the app each time I open and epub.

Android 5.0.2, Sony Compact Z1.


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I'm doing some android development and one of the specific devices I need to test on is the LG ally. The tech specs on their web site list the display resolution as 480 x 800, but I also need the density in order to emulate the screen properly (the difference between 160 and 240 dpi is huge).

Anyone know the screen density for the LG Ally?


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From Dec 2017, I am using my new Android device attached with my old Google id. The contacts got automatically synced. And, works without any issues. But, today I have noticed that, one of the contact's background(default color added automatically) color got changed automatically. I haven't edited contact.(Sometimes editing contact changes color).

For Example: Contact A: contact's background is black previously, now changed to Pink. Contact B: contact's background is green previously, now changed to Dark red.(N.B: Contact A and B have the most number of call logs in my phone)

Why's this happening like this? What's the logic behind it? If it is regular/normal, does this happen in any interval? I haven't noticed this on previous device.


texts: Recovering deleted files android 6.0.1 (internal storage)

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They were onenote's files, research notes. Had problems with sync and lost files.

How can I recover the files in the safest way? It happened today. I already stopped using the phone.

(asking for a friend)


texts: I had an earlier cool pad a few years ago and it wouldn't show up either.its a metro pcs.that has been factory reset stops at the Google pre owner login. I used the keyboard work around got into phone went on web and none of the you tubes FRP were exactly helpful. It let me rename startup apk  and of course it stops at the metro logo on boot now considered adb. Called metro they don't have any info on that imei #. I was only requesting old phone number because the sim I put in it was receiving calls (and with previous workaround could dial out). But no recognition from USB?


texts: Galaxy On5 not compatible with Adoptable Storage

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Samsung Galaxy On5 (MetroPCS)

  Android OS: 6.0.1 Marshmallow
  Status: Rooted
  Recovery: TWRP
  Framework: Xposed v85.1 (Wanam build)
  Model: SM-G550T1 (on5ltemtr)

I had installed Root Essentials a couple weeks back, and while fumbling through it, I came across "Adoptable Storage".

In a nutshell, that's when you format your External SD Card & combine it with your Internal Memory for more space

After hours upon hours of research, forum trolling, YouTube videos, contacting Samsung, etc..., I've found no working method to allow Adoptable Storage to work on my On5.

Samsung made all their newly released phone's running MM "incapable" of this feature, while all other company device's running MM have full access to it.

There's a loophole for Samsung phone's to obtain Adoptable Storage by way of ADB and Fastboot commands. I've tried that method and followed it step by step, down to the final period. FAILURE. Galaxy S7 & S7 Edges can obtain it by way of ADB/FB along with other Samsung device's, except the On5.

My question after a short-story rundown: is there a 100% working method for the On5 to obtain Adoptable Storage or should I stop searching & close this book?


texts: Permanently mute media (non-bluetooth) volume or control (with app?) media volume while connected to bluetooth

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Phone: Galaxy S8

Problem: I use Bluetooth headphones all the time, I adjust volume with them or on the phone, but once I disconnect the media volume on the phone is no longer muted (or at low volume) like it was before the adjustment while using Bluetooth. It appears as if Bluetooth volume changes the non-Bluetooth media volume (but strangely doesn't seem to be the same level as the previously-connected Bluetooth; some high level)

This is a problem because sometimes I either forget to enable Bluetooth, or Bluetooth disconnects while I walk away from the phone, and I'm in a place (like work) where it's generally quiet with people around.  Then suddenly and embarrassingly it blasts my music for all to hear.  This wouldn't be a problem if the phone media volume would just stay down/muted!

I would think the possible solutions are:
1) Create some 'permanent' mute of the phone media volume
2) Some app that allows me to control Bluetooth and phone media volume independently.
But I haven't found solutions to either.
Any ideas?

(I should note this has NOTHING to do with 'media sync' or having the blue tooth headset volume and media volume both control the same volume. I currently have this disabled.)


texts: Google Maps does not support "geo:" intents, any alternative that does?

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In Android Firefox (or HTML viewer), when you click on such a Geo URI link:

Wikimedia Headquarters

... you are asked what Map app to use.

Select Google Earth and it correctly zooms to the right place
Select Google Maps (or Maverick) and it only opens the app, not taking you to the right place :-(

My goal is to walk to the said place (so the map app should show both the said place, and my current location/direction using GPS/compass).

Unfortunately, Google Earth is not made for this kind of use. It does not "pin" the said place, so you can't be sure where it was exactly. Also, it does not show my own direction.

Any app that does it?

When opened from a Geo Intent, pins said place.
Also shows my own location and direction.
Bonus for offline maps.


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My userdata.img probably became partially corrupt because I created it with cat while the phone was running, instead of in recovery mode :-(. Due to this, when I flash it, the phone doesn't boot and logs several messages related to not finding things on /data over and over, since it couldn't mount /data.

I can put back an older userdata.img just fine and boot the phone, so my methodology works. I'd guess the new userdata.img isn't entirely rubbish as a hex editor shows data.

Attempts to explore (loop-mount) or unpack (unyaffs) on my laptop or on the Android phone itself have failed without much explanations, for the new image as well as for the (known-good) old image. Notably, running the unyaffs2 coming with the latest yaffs2utils tells me it wants to unpack 147 objects but nothing ever shows up.

How can I recover?


texts: ROM that allows Google Pay without root?

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Is there a custom ROM that works with Google pay as if it were stock?
I have a Pixel 2 and Google will stop publishing updates in December. I'd like a ROM  as close to stock as possible, including the ability to use Google Pay, banking apps, etc., so that I can continue to get updates.  I don't want to root and run Magisk or the like.
Does such a thing exist?


texts: How to jump to next chapter when playing back videos?

texts: I'm trying to play back .mp4 videos that have chapters embedded in them. They play fine on desktop players like VLC, and on my iPod, but I can't select/choose/jump to these chapter markers on Android.  What am I missing?


texts: How can I delete Hotmail emails when using the Gmail app on my phone

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I use the Gmail app to read emails on my Android phone. I defined two accounts, a Gmail account and a Hotmail account. The Gmail account works w/o a problem, for syncing, reading, writing and deleting emails.

However, when using the Hotmail account, reading and writing emails work fine, but whenever I delete an email (with any of the various standard methods), the email is removed from Inbox, only to re-appear next time the account syncs (of course, when doing this from the web interface, it works just fine).

I tried a few solutions, including changing the Outlook options and changing settings on my phone, but nothing seems to work.

How can I make my deleted Hotmail emails really disappear?


texts: I bought an android car head. I can search and pair my phone with it, but form the unit itself cant search for the devices and it always empty list. Is there a way to enable scanning from the unit it seems it was disabled by the admin?


texts: How do I make OpenVPN Connect honour the keepalive setting?

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I've got an OpenVPN server and a Android OpenVPN client (OpenVPN Connect). In the server config I've configured it to use a less often than standard keepalive ping. By default, it's a ping every 10 seconds, but I want to save battery by increasing this to 600. In the server.conf I've put a line keepalive 600 1800 to do this.

I'm expecting the server to push these settings to the client and that the client honours these settings. However, on the client I see disconnects already after 40 seconds after connecting due to inactivity!

Here's what I see in detail:

The OpenVPN pushes the ping 600 and ping-restart 1800 (as a result of the keepalive statement) perfectly fine to the client.

Disconnect reason is as quick as 40 seconds after connection on idling, reason: Session invalidated: KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT. That does not make sense to me.

Server version: 2.1.3 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (Debian version 2.1.3-2+squeeze1)
Client version: 1.1.12 build 45 (OpenVPN Connect from Google Play)
Android version: 4.2.2 (Paranoid Android 3.69)

How can I have an increased interval for keepalive pings and have the client not disconnect?

FYI - I've also posted this on OpenVPN support forums: topic.


texts: I saw the question about the qfota download update package is always loading but never is complete. I have turned my tablet off and back on. No help.  Called Verizon customer service and they had me do a factory reset. It is still trying to download but always on "0%"....... Help!!!


texts: Note 3 was accidentally locked, PIN number forgotten, tried using Google account to retrieve photos saved on phone, but Location is not enabled on the device and phone cannot be located. Only 2 attempts left before it does a factory reset and wipes out all my photos. Saving photos is my priority. Any suggestions for accessing device as described above? Thank you.


texts: Migrate (nearly) everything from Android 7.0 to Android 6.0 on Lenovo Moto

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tl;dr: I've migrated my system to other phone dozens of times in the past and everything always worked like a charm. But migration was always between Androids of the same same version.

Now, I've tried to do the same from Android 7.0 down to 6.0 and process failed -- only Google account was migrated. Is this due to system version differences? Is there any workaround?

I've been migrating my phones for years, using both options:

use Nearby app and Bluetooth to physically migrate data,
start clean, login to account and select a backup to be restored.

The second approach was used by me most of the times and worked always until now.

For every of such migrate, everything was migrated, including installed apps and their configuration, phone's and Google account's settings, files (media) etc. etc.

This time I wanted to migrate Lenovo Moto G (Android 7.1) down to Lenovo Moto E3 (Android 6.0) and this failed nearly completely, using both methods.

Nearly, because phone manage to migrate my Google account, i.e. I have access to my emails, etc.

But:

I don't have my manager, Nova (and all other self-installed apps), and must install it manually,
I have all the applications that were disabled on old phone and must disable them again,
I don't have my files so manual copy process between devices is needed,
All system settings are set to default not to "mine".

To summarize, entire phone looks, works and feels like it would be a factory-reset Android with just my account recreated. Since I had to provide my password (as I'd when not migrating anything and freshly-starting) then the good question could be, what was actually migrated?

I must admit that this is my first time, when I'm trying to migrate phone data and settings between two Androids with different version number. Both phones started with Android 6.0, Moto G was upgraded in the meantime to Android 7.1 while Moto E3 stayed without upgrade.

Is this some kind of bug (that I can try to workaround) or is it a normal behavior (that Android is unable to migrate anything except Google account between two system versions)?


texts: Communicating with micro USB to Ethernet

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I am trying to communicate with an ethernet enabled devices from my Android phone. My phone has Android 2.3.6 and the device I am trying to communicate with has a mini web server running on it. The device has a single RJ45 port for communication with the outside word. Is it possible for me to connect my Android phone using a  micro usb to Ethernet adapter and talk to the mini web server? If so, could you kindly show me how to go about this.

I have connected my Nexus One  and tried to enable USB tethering but it doesn't work. I was reading an article on ADB but it doesn't show how to establish connection and assign address to an adapter.


texts: How can I hide the Status/Notification Bar on Android 4.4?

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I'm trying to replicate Paranoid Android's "Expanded Desktop" with PIE controls (as much as possible) on my Nexus 5. Until PA is actually released, however, I've got to hack it together myself.

So far, I've successfully...

Hidden the Navbar (Lots of methods work. Editing build.prop still works. In this case, I'm just using a feature in Cataclysm ROM)
Enabled PIE Controls via LMT Launcher

The last thing I want to do is...

Hide (or disable) the Status/Notification Bar

Initial Googling has told me to install a launcher with the option to hide it. However, I rather like the new Search/Launcher hodgepodge thing.

Is anyone aware of a way to hide (or disable) the status bar?

Edit: 2013-12-04

Now that Xposed Framework works on Android 4.4, I'm using it with the GravityBox module, which has also been updated to support Android 4.4.

Unfortunately, using GravityBox Expanded Desktop to hide both the Navigation Bar and Status Bar disables the notification drawer - something I certainly don't want.

The PIE controls from LMT are more functional than those from GravityBox, so I'm using LMT PIE controls with GravityBox on expanded desktop until PA is released.


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Is my phone is bricked or not?The device is not turning on . I thought it was ran out of power. I connected it to my charger. But instead of charging, it shows a blinking  battery symbol contains a circle. When I turned off the charger, my phone started  flashing with the boot logo untill the end of its battery charge and it is not turning on. I'm not installed a custom rom or rooted it.Can anyone find a solution?
device:samsung galaxy note 3
model:SM-N900


texts: Security risks in case of activation of developer options

texts: Is there is any security risks if I enabled  developer options in android phone (by clicking 7 times on build number)? Are there any risks when this option is showed in menu but switched off by toggle button?


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Redphone is known for providing encryption for end-to-end calls. I am eager to know how it protects our privacy from telecom companies.

How does it secure our call and text and protect our privacy from even telecom companies?


texts: Is it possible to install the unofficial Froyo on a Samsung I5800XXJG3 android phone?

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I know the official Froyo has not been released, but I see here that you can Install it on samsung phones: http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-lite/251507-update-android-2-1-eclair-2-2-froyo-your-samsung-gt-i5800.html
But there it mentions

I5800XXJPF
I5800XXJPB

but does not mention
I5800XXJP3

so is it possible, if so, how?


texts: Can I charge my Samsung tablet without the plug in charger? Are there any other ways?

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tablet but my charger is a little broken. It only charges if I play around with it but that frustrates me. Is there any other way I can charge my tablet without wasting money? Can I plug it in an Apple computer or Dell?


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I was wondering if there is some way to:

Disable GIFs from loading, and/or
Disable GIFs from playing on an Android device.

The first would be mostly to conserve data, especially if I'm on Tumblr or a similar site where GIFs feature prominently. The second would be for accessibility (for example, a friend who is epileptic).

Maybe it could be done through editing the app, or through an Xposed module?

If it helps, I have a Galaxy S4 Verizon, rooted.


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When I start a conversation against a commercial/business phone, whatsapp crashes.
I can briefly see the profile picture of the contact, but it crashes beford I can start writing anything
I can see contact's information, like address and map location, but no chat.
Tried even wiping data


texts:
I have just installed Android Studio on Windows 10. I am having all sorts of issues. The first, of many, is that I cannot get the emulator to work. I have tried the following:

Clicked software instead of hardware.
Restarted computer.
Uninstalled and reinstalled the emulator.
Clicked on all updates.
Googled troubleshooting answers, nothing.

It always comes up with the same error: "The emulator process for AVD Pixel_2_API_30_2 was killed."
Any ideas?


texts: What occurs in the background when an application such as Skype is installed e.g. logs, synchronization, etc?

texts: When I install an application, what happens in the background, where is the application installed, where are its preferences stored, where is information such as usernames and passwords stored, etc?


texts: Once an app asks for root, why does it ask for other permissions?

texts:
I see apps that require both root as well as regular permissions.

What's the point, as root implies that it can do everything?


texts: How do I update my ROM to the CyanogenMOD M series releases using the internal updater?

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All versions of CyanogenMOD released it the last couple years have an internal over-the-air style ROM update mechanism found under Settings > About Phone > CyanogenMOD updates. Using the Update types setting you can select whether you want to see only stable updates or nightly builds.

However, these two release lines are not the only options one might want to install. Notably absent is the ability to select the M series of releases. Technically these are basically milestone tags in the nightly line, but using them is recommended over nightlies for some users.

The M series builds do show up in the updater under the nightly list when they are first built, however that list seems to only show the latest three available builds. How can I select the most recent M build for installation after three or more nightlies have been built after the M build is released?

For example, CM 11 M2 was released earlier this month, but I was traveling and now over a week has passed and the updater on my devices only show the nightlies from the past couple days. Please note that I know how to download the files for my device and flash them manually, but I would like to use the built in tool.


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Looking at my currently running apps screen, I see many applications by htc and android, probably running the UI, and sync and stuff like that. Is there a list or a site that explains what each app does, so I can decide whether I should close it?
Is there a way to automate some of this? Using Tasker maybe, and a timeout, to close apps that are not recently used by me?


texts: i tried to set custom ringtone via Es File Explorer But Still the default mobile ringtone  , it success when i set custom specific contact , the problem : i want to set custom ringtone for all contacts at one  time , android 4.2.2


texts: Android File Transfer shows folder ans then pops up the can't access device storage message

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android file transfer was working fine until today.
Usb debugging is on.
File transfer is selected on the usb connection.
I am able to see the folders and files but the message pops up and it is not letting me access them and it also works with another androis plugged in to the same mac, it just doesn,t work with my android.
I dont have samsung kies nor samsung smart.

What can i do?


texts: Different sounds play at different volumes in the same app

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This just started happening, and it's affecting multiple apps.  On my Axon 7, certain sounds in certain apps are consistently playing at a louder volume than other sounds in the same app.  If I turn up the volume enough to hear those other sounds, the loud ones are deafening.  And all this is happening at the lowest volume settings.

Example: a Spider Solitaire app makes a shuffling sound when it deal the initial hand.  That's very loud.  But each time you deal a new round within a hand, it makes a similar sound, and that plays normally.  It's as if there are multiple sound players, and the app doles out sounds to different ones.  And one of them is set louder than the others.  Does that make sense?  Is that how sound playing in apps works?

It seems like a reboot fixed this one time, but it came back, and rebooting doesn't help now.  I've tried wiping cache.  Don't want to factory reset unless I have too (does factory reset wipe data too?).


texts: How to reset the USB Mode selection after accidentally selecting 'Always' instead of 'Just Once'?

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I have an LG-H700. When I plug it in to a computer it typically would should a pop-up asking which type of USB connection mode I want to use. This pop-up would have two buttons "Always" and "Just Once" along with a list of modes including charging and MTP. But not including anything like "Always Ask".

I accidentally clicked on the always button once and now I can't figure out how to get it to reset back to asking every time the device is plugged in.

How do I clear the default USB mode setting so that it will ask each time the device is plugged in?'


texts: Updating Siyah Kernel to 1.9.1 on Galxy SIII i9300 ends in black screen after Siyah logo

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I currently run Siyah 1.8.9 Kernel with CM 10.1 nightly (20130218), and I've tried to flash Siyah 1.9.1 with both Odin (PC) and through CM recovery. Both ways end up with a black screen after the Siyah logo. I've wiped cache and dalvik as well and fixed permissions.

I'm not sure what the problem is. GM's website seems to support the CM 10.1 nightly I'm running. Am I missing something in stweaks setup? Something else?


texts: Does the T-Mobile G2 have 2 GB or 4 GB of storage/memory?

texts: I just received my new G2 from T-Mobile, and I checked the settings, and it has 2 GB internal storage. However the Google Phone site says it should have 4 GB internal storage. What is the deal?


texts: How to enable USB debugging in LineageOS 14 on Moto G2014?

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I want to build LineageOS 15 from source following the titan image build guide which requires the transfer of vendor specific files and thus an adb connection after enabling USB debugging.

I didn't find a LineageOS-specific guide on turning development tools including USB debugging on, so I went with my Android knowledge of tapping 6 times on the build number in the phone settings. This shows a screen with my home screen background and the LineageOS emblem. The emblem responds to taps anywhere on the screen by changing it's styling, but nothing else. I can go back and use the phone including repeating the journey to the emblem screen.

I get that these settings should be hidden for non-dev users and don't need to be reachable very intuitively, but that's covered by hiding the function behind the 6 taps on the version item. After that the proceedure to enable development features can be intuitive again.


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I own a rooted Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G running stock Android 4.1.2.

If you have Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" or better, then you have Toybox.  This is a package of command-line tools, handy for advanced users who sometimes use a terminal emulator.  Unfortunately, Android 4.1.2 does not include Toybox. Instead, it includes some other tools which aren't as nice to use.

Sometimes I use the terminal emulator written by Jack Palevich; other times I use adb shell from a laptop.

Would it make more sense to install Toybox to my system partition, or to my data partition?  Both partitions have far more than enough free space.
When a command is provided both by Android and by Toybox, I want the Toybox version to win.  On Linux, I might install Toybox to /home/unforgettableid/bin or /usr/local or /opt.  Could you please suggest a sensible place for me to install Toybox (and its large collection of symlinks) on my phone?

[Edit:  I wonder what the various BusyBox installers do.  Also, I wonder how Android sets the PATH environment variable.  As well, I also wonder whether or not there's a way for me to change that variable and to make my change persist across reboots.  Finally, I wonder whether or not putting the Toybox tools first in my PATH would be likely to break things in non-obvious ways.]

Possibly related:  "Android Folder Hierarchy".


texts: Will Xiami Mi Band work on Redmi 1 with Android 4.2

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The official line is that the Mi band requires Android 4.4 to work, but it has been tested on a Redmi 1S running 4.3.

So does anybody know whether it would also run on a Redmi 1 running 4.2? And if so, would there be any functionality losses?

I've checked here and the Xiaomi forums, but have been unable to find anything.


texts: Do devices that source power from the audio jack still work?

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Some of the early audio jack magnetic stripe readers had no battery.  (Think Square, although I don't know if theirs ever worked this way.)  They sourced all their power by rectifying the weak AC signal of a tone played out of the audio jack.

About a year ago, I either read somewhere or was told by a co-worker that unpowered MSRs will not work on a majority of newer (ICS+) devices.

Edit: Since it's apparently not obvious, every MSR that lacks a battery is going to have a certain minimum power requirement.  How much power you can source from the audio port is going to vary by device.  I would expect that Google has established a standard for the minimum amount of power you can source from an Android device's audio jack, much like there's a standard minimum amount of power you can source from USB.  I found the audio headset spec, but I don't see anything in there about minimum power.

I'm finding multiple sources that say the iPhone 5 can source about 30mW from its audio jack, or 15mW per channel.  According to at least one source, some Android devices can only source a small fraction of that.  So I'm trying to find out:

if and when the minimum standard was lowered (or if there isn't a standard, if and when manufacturers started producing devices that could not source adequate power)
whether this actually means that non-powered audio jack MSRs will not work on newer devices, or if that's just a rumor


texts: Is there any way to enable the ringer ONLY for a particular caller/group of callers?

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Is there any way or app that will take a phone that is normally on silent/vibrate, and enable the ringer for a selected group of callers?

My wife is notorious for leaving her phone on silent, and there have been several emergencies where I could not reach her because she couldn't hear/feel her phone ringing. I'd like to have a way so that when I or any other family members call her, her phone will ring, even though she has it on silent/vibrate.

I've read that the app "Locale" may work, but they offer no demo for their app, and I'd prefer not to spend 10$ if it doesn't work. Their dev hasn't responded to the email I've sent.

Any ideas or methods would be very much appreciated.


texts: I made a mistake... I incorrectly thought the "download manager" apk was a worthless Virgin Mobile stock one, so I deleted it. Well, I'm a bit wiser now, and I now know that the Google play store requires it. My question is this: is there a place where I can download the apk?


texts: How to collect the data from another app before it goes to the UI?

texts:
I'm using an android app, it receives backend updates and displays on the UI.

How could an automation app, a script, or any solution read the updates received and to make some decisions/start other services before it is sent to UI?

Android at wi-fi with the weather forecast app.
App or service collecting the data stream in the backend.
Uses the data collected in the backend to automate decisions.

thanks.


texts: How to know if phone has been connected via USB? (connection log on the phone?)

texts: I'm trying to find out if someone has connected the Android phone (Samsung Note 4) to the PC via USB. Is there a log somewhere on the device showing the timestamp of connection? Preferably without turning on the debug mode?


texts: ZTE Z820 Can't bypass Google Account after Factory Reset

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ZTE Z820 Phone purchased in U.S. during 3 month stay. I've factory reset to unluck and for use in Ireland, but now can't bypass the Google Account. Stuck in the loop for user name and password. I have the correct account and password details, but won't recognize the password. It is the correct password, I've confirmed it.
I've viewed and tried various methods online, but none are z820 specific.
Can anyone help. Please?


texts: Mapping Xbox 360 (wired) controller buttons on SuperGNES

texts: I'm trying to map A & B buttons in the SuperGNES emulator (on ACER A500 running Android 3.2) but it seems that A & B buttons are mapped as "back" action by default on Android. Is there any way to bypass or change this configuration so I can use those buttons?


texts: Use video for camera emulator in Android Studio for debugging camera / image recognition based App

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I need to debug some image recognition app and therefore need a specific camera input to see if the app is working.

Is there a way to use a custom recorded video, for example using the Android Virtual Device manager and it's emulated camera?


texts: How to backup Signal app on sd card instead of internal storage?

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I want to backup the signal app on my Android phone at the sd card for my new phone. In the app there is no option to choose the pathway, it is automatically saved in the internal storage. However, the app now has 4,7 GB and my storage is only 16 GB big and nearly full. With the storage needed for the system I'd basically had to remove everything else to make it work. So the backup always starts but stops at some point and no backup is created.
I tried

deleting other apps and media even though I calculated it would still not be enough space and it wasn't.
removing the /signal/backups folder manually several times before or while the backup was creating but the folder at the sd card still remained empty and was recreated in the internal storage
finding an option to move the entire app to the sd card as possible with other apps but this has to be in a forced way if possible
making the used space by signal smaller by deleting saved pictures by signal in the internal storage and by deleting chats but the space remained the same size ...
google. But what I found in the internet was not much and I did not understand what to do. Like using tasker or osmand somehow?

Do you know a creative or clever way of forcing Android and Signal to backup on the sd card?


texts: HDR option grayed out on Samsung A50 camera

texts: I can not turn on HDR. It is grayed out. I tried all modes front and rear camera and it is always Grayed out and I cant turn It on. I am using a Samsung Galaxy A50 that I recently bought and Samsung live chat support was not helpful. I am on the latest software.


texts: How to copy SMS messages from phone to PC if I can't install apps?

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I want to back up the SMS messages on my phone (an Alcatel One Touch Evolve 2), and I guess the simplest way to do that is to copy the SMS database to my PC.

According to this answer, the SMS database is found at:

/data/data/com.android.providers/telephony/databases/mmssms.db

However, this database seems to only be user-accessible if the phone is rooted, and I am currently unable to install any apps on this phone.  Every time I try to install an app from the Google Play store, I get a message saying that there is "Insufficient storage", even if I just uninstalled the same app and am trying to reinstall it.  This is probably a memory issue that requires a factory reset, which is why I'm trying to back up my SMS data before resetting the phone, but how can I get to the database if I can't put an app on the phone to root it?


texts: Is it possible to keep the touch sensor on while the screen is off?

texts: I know that the touch sensor of a phone's screen requires power to operate. So, my question is that, is there any way to keep the touch sensor on while the screen is off in Android OS?


texts: How to sync Google+ Instant Upload with Google Drive?

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I'm using Google+ Instant Upload to automatically sync all of the photos I take on my phone over a Wi-Fi connection. I also use Google Drive to backup my documents, music, pictures and videos folders.
Is there a way to sync Google+ Instant Upload with Google Drive?
Ideally the way it would work is I would take photos with my phone, they would sync to my Google Drive "pictures" folder and then Google Drive on my pc would sync them into my photos library. Is this possible? Will it be added in the future?