texts: Double tap to zoom on Pixel 3a chrome browser?

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I've just switched phones from iPhone to a Pixel 3a and one of the things I'm missing right now is double double tap to zoom in Chrome. I haven't found anything suggesting the feature doesn't exist on Android. I've found a few questions asking how to disable it but I don't see those options myself so I can't just enable it.

When I double click a block of text instead of zooming to fit the screen it just selects the word I tapped. Instead I have to tweak the zoom level with pinch-to-zoom until it is sized properly.

Am I missing some setting to enable this? Is there another way to zoom to fit? Are there any alternatives to pinch-to-zoom?


texts: LTE Bands for European Galaxy S7 (SM-G935F) while in the US

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I have a European model of Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (SM-G935F), 32GB version.

It is a SIM free phone, not locked to any particular vendor. I am aware of region lock, but from my understanding it should be OK, since I have been making calls for a few months with it in Europe.

According to GSM Arena, these are the bands supported by this model:

  LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600),
  8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800),
  25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) -
  G935F

Currently I am using EE carrier in the UK, supporting bands 3 and 7.
AT&T in the states should support bands 2, 4, 5, 17.

My assumption is, because my phone supports these bands, I should have no trouble using LTE in the US?

Thank you for your help.


texts: Mails deleted in android gmail app are not deleted from server

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I have installed android on my HT device.. when I delete the mails from android gmail app, they are still available on server and i can see them using gmail web page..

can anyone give me solution?

happened again after flashing the ROM again and restored with titanium backup :(


texts: Why are there so many different Android kernels?

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Isn't Android a common kernel that is used across all devices? For example, CentOS will install on Dell, HP, and a variety of other hardware. Sure there are different modules, but it's still CentOS nonetheless.
What is the reason why CyanogenMod is always "broken"? I always hear in forums they are working on porting this driver or that driver. If they used the same kernel, wouldn't the drivers just work with it? I also see a million different types of kernels for different devices.


texts: Start bash script on boot not rooted Android 7.0 and Android 9.0 device

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I currently do it manually each time after my phone is restarted. I connect using adb and running this

adb shell sh /sdcard/AFolder/ascript.sh "a-dummy-argument" &

Then I just disconnect the cable and script continue working.

How I can achieve the same thing on non rooted Android 7.0 and Android 9.0 devices(I have 2 and I would like to do this on both)? I would like to avoid rooting. From what I was reading it can not be done without rooting. My question is, would it be possible to install TWRP, backup stock ROM, modify stock ROM so that it would have an additional file ascript.sh (or run it from sd card) which will be started at startup. Then flash this modified ROM, to avoid doing this manually. Is this possible?

Note: adb via tcp I believe is not an option as to make adb work via tcp on non rooted device after each reboot we need to connect the device to PC first to switch to tcpip, so we back to the task how to avoid after reboot connecting phone to PC.


texts: Change the speed of games in Android / SpeedHack for Android

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Is there a way to slow down / speed up the actual game speed? For Windows PC, there is the Cheat Engine SpeedHack that does it nicely. Is there anything (requiring root or not) to achieve similar effect on Android?

Check the Cheat Engine wiki (linked above) for the description in the functionality.


texts: What is "Cell signal with small house and 2 blinking bars" system icon?

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I'm using Samsung Galaxy S5. There is an icon which looks like a house with 2 waves in the notification bar, in between (and slightly above) the 4G and mobile signal strength icons.

Here's the screenshot

Click to enlarge

I only saw it once and never again. I was reading text messages.


texts: I can't install the Facebook app on Android 6 Marshmallow

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I have just upgraded my phone (2nd Gen. Moto G) to 6 Marshmallow and now I can't install the Facebook app.

With Android 5 I had the app installed on the SD card (along with a bunch of other apps), but as part of the upgrade it insisted that I format the SD card so it could be used for apps. I'm assuming that the way 6.0 addresses the memory card is different to how 5.x did.

Once formatted I (obviously) lost all the apps that were installed there. I managed to reinstall them all - except Facebook. It doesn't say it's incompatible with my device, it apparently downloads OK but the installation phase just fails silently. I've tried it a number of times (after clearing caches, rebooting the phone, removing Facebook from the list of apps that have ever been installed) and get the same result. It will even crash the Play Store app and/or phone during the process.

I've examined the SD card on the phone and computer and I noticed that there were some folders dated from before today so I'm wondering whether the format was actually a format (or are the dates from the date the OS was created?) and there were still some folders that included "facebook" in their name.

Is there anything I can do to get the app to install - short of reinstalling the whole OS again - or am I just going to have to abandon this one for now?


texts: Open Androidx86 system.img to edit init.sh

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I have been trying to open the system.img on my Androidx86 installation to add rmmod i2c-hid and modprobe i2c-hid to it because the touch on my Tablet doesn't seem to work in Android x86. I have already tried to open it with EXT4 Unpacker, but it says Unknown file format when I try to open the system.img.

I am on Windows 7 32 bit right now.

Any suggestions, guys?


texts: Blocks all calls not going through Google Voice?

texts: Not sure if this is the correct place to ask, but is there a way to prevent anyone from calling my Android phone directly, so they all incoming (and perhaps outgoing, but incoming is most important) calls must be filtered through Google Voice?


texts: I've got the YouTube Android app. Several videos endwith the youtuber asking to leave comments below. Where is this? All I see is an expand arrow, a like button, a dislike button, a share button, and a subscribe button. Thanks.


texts: How to root the LGLS676? Is the idea I have about how to go about it the most efficient method?

texts: I want to root my LGLS676, because I want to install the gnu coreutils on my android phone. The only way I can imagine doing this is making the phone think it's not a phone, because I can't use adb because all my laptops are running Debian 11 Gnu/Linux, and LG doesn't seem to provide Linux USB drivers. The only way I can think of to make my phone think it's not a phone is to take out its hard drive, RAM, and/or cpu and then write the gnu coreutils and su onto the phone's hard drive. Is this the right way to go about rooting the LGLS676 in my circumstances? If not, what should I do to root the phone? I don't know at the moment what version of android it's running, but I think it's Android Marshmallow. Going into recovery mode and trying to boot into the boot loader from there just boots into the normal login screen instead.


texts: Should I do a factory reset or just change accounts when I give my phone to my mom?

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What's the best way to swap Android phones? I have an older Android phone (Moto G; Marshmallow) that I want to give my mom to use. She currently has an older Android phone.

So far I've only upgraded to brand new Androids from old Androids or just done factory resets to wipe out all data before I trash Androids. So I'm used to that. But this time its a different goal.

Should I be:

Just doing a factory reset & then do an Android to Android transfer?
Merely change the account associated with this phone?
Some other way.

What's the recommended strategy? Any tips? Pitfalls?

PS. I've spent a day installing all the recommended updates to upgrade it all the way to Marshmallow. So if I can I don't want to lose that effort. Almost 700 MB of incremental upgrades.


texts: SIM contacts are shown in Messaging application, but not displayed in Contacts list

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I changed the option to only see my Google contacts (GMail) (and hide my SIM contacts).
This is working perfectly in the "Contacts" app, but when I try to send a text message, and I provide a keyword in the "To" field, all my SIM contacts appear as well.

Is there another possibility to hide the SIM contacts, except removing the numbers on the SIM card?

Thanks!
Jochen

ps: I'm using 4.1.2 (Jellybean)


texts: What is the easiest way to check whether an app uses in-app purchase? Is there a mark in the Play store or a permission to look for after I installed the app?


texts: How can I root my Prestigio MultiPad (PMP3670B)?

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I want to install ArchiLinux on my multipad. I have tried to root my Prestigio MultiPad (model: PMP3670B) using some rooting apps I had found on the Internet, but all of them have requested an adb driver, which I have problems installing on my XP because it won't autodetect the device. As mentioned in all the instructions I had set my device to USB Debugging Mode and to MTP Mode.

I downloaded SDK and, using a couple of instructions, including some on modifying android_winusb.inf and adb_usb.inf, several times tried to install it manually. The Device Manager displayed MultiPad as two devices (MTP and Android), that had an icon with a yellow question mark. The best I could achieve was making the Add Hardware Wizard detect the MTP (it still wont detect the Android).

Using The command prompt I opened platform tools folder and executed adb kill-server, adb start-server and adb device commands, but the "List of devices attached" was empty.

Also when I tried unchecking the USB Debugging Mode on the Multipad and my XP started displaying it as a Portable Media Player.

This is my first tabled, so I'm really inexperienced. I guess I'm making a mistake somewhere, but I can't figure out where.

Maybe someone has rooted this or similar Prestigio MultiPad on XP and could help me?


texts: Why does my Galaxy S keep corrupting and resetting?

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My Samsung Galaxy S was working well, but about a month ago it turned itself off, and upon restarting went through the initial setup again (language, keyboard, etc.). At the same time, lots of apps started to fail, and were force closed and relaunched by the OS (Swiftkey, Agenda Widget, and others). All my other data was intact.

Eventually, I reset the phone (losing all the texts and my Angry Birds progress :o) and reinstalled the apps and set up my sync accounts again.

The phone repeated this process three times in a week, so I requested a return, but then as I was waiting for a returns envelope, everything seemed to be fine. I decided to see if it was a glitch and all was well until this afternoon, when it turned off again (I checked and the battery was pretty full) and has started doing the application force closes again.

Running Froyo from the official Samsung update via Kies.

Any theories?

Thanks.


texts: Programs in background keep shutting down, Android 5.0.2 Lollipop, LG G2 mini, LG-D620r

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I have the LG G2 mini, model number LG-D620r, smart phone on which Android 5.0.2 Lollipop runs. Every since the phone updated to this version of Android, it keeps shutting down programs that are in the background.

For instance, if I have a navigation program running, and for a moment use another program, I cannot resume the navigation program. It just restarts which takes a lot longer.

What can I do to retain the programs running in the background instead of them being shut down all the time?


texts: Make me able to choose which images/videos received via WhatsApp to show in my Google Photos Gallery?

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I am having a problem that drives me crazy. Coming from iOS I had my Photo Gallery, and separated from that I had my WhatsApp App with its chats and images. When I wanted to save some of those images friends sent me, I tapped them and saved them to the Gallery. Now on my Galaxy Note 10 either ALL images received by ALL chats are also shown in my Google Photos App or none of them and within WhatsApp I am TOTALLY unable to safe choosen images manually to my Google Photos Gallery. They do not show up on the Gallery nor any Album.

This drives me crazy!!! Who would want all images one receives beeing shown in the gallery? And who would not be able to store some chosen images to the gallery? How comes Android completely rides aside an obvious desire of a common user?

Is there any solution to this?

Note: I am not talking about automatic download of media in WhatsApp. I am talking about selectively/manually showing/saving media to my Google Photos Gallery.


texts: When an app is uninstalled, is its SharedPreferences database cleared?

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When an app is uninstalled, is the data in its SharedPreferences database deleted?

If not, without a device being rooted, is there any way to clear that data?  (Or at least view it?)


texts: Does this permissions request make sense?

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I would like to use a vendor's application to enable remote access to a security DVR from an Android phone. The app requires permission for "read phone status and identity".
I'm not an Android developer, but that doesn't seem like an appropriate permission, since the application has nothing to do with the phone number or the phone operation. It would work equally well without any phone functionality.

I contacted the developers, and they say:
"The application makes that request to get though the firewall on the phone.
The program does not store or use that information.
If you manual set permissions in the firewall then the program will need the permission."

Does that make sense to anybody? Is there a "firewall" in Android that is somehow related to phone state and identity?

Before I call BS on this response, I wanted to check here with experts just in case there is some obscure relationship.


texts: Is there a way to enforce a minimum WiFi quality level before switching from mobile networks?

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My phone has access to various hotspot networks in the area I live in. When I walk down the street, now and again I pass by a hotspot and my phone will attempt to connect.

As often as not, the phone will connect, but for whatever reason, it will be a weak connection, and effectively my internet access stops. My phone abandons my cellular network connection in favour of the wifi, even though the wifi is bringing in little or no data.

Is there a way I can enforce a minimum standard of connectivity to a wifi network so that my phone won't leave my mobile connection in favour of hotspots that are useless?


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Basic Android Samsung Galaxy 4 on ATT
No special launchers
Not rooted.
Just a normal out of the box Samsung 4.
Somehow I have moved the 'app dock' to the middle of the screen.
Tried long pressing the 'apps' button to drag it back to the bottom, but you cannot long press the apps button.
Tried long pressing the other buttons and it looks like I'm able to drag them to the dock at the bottom, but when I release, they snap back to where they were to start.


texts: I have not added applications to my phone.  I have actually been deleting applications from my phone because it will tell me I have low disk storage space.  Sometimes it goes away, but will come back at another time when I still have not added any applications from the market.  I'm not sure how to keep it from telling me this...


texts: How can I stream my android phone screen to my laptop computer?

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I am mostly trying to solve a low resolution problem when watching Google Play movies as on my Windows 8.1 PC many of them are not available in HD quality. As Android phones have access to higher resolutions, but I have a better screen on my laptop, I was wondering how I could stream video content from my (unrooted) phone to my laptop screen.

I am aware of some DLNA solutions but as far as I know, they do not allow streaming of Google Play movies.


texts: How can I make navigation work again in Google Maps?

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Device: Samsung Galaxy S2

For quite some time, I've been using Google Maps and Navigation. It worked fine with several app updates, until this week. Google Maps updated, and now Navigation crashes as soon as it actually needs to navigate.

At one moment I really needed it, as I was having a business appointment. You can imagine how disappointed I became.

How do I fix this, aside from using a different navigation app?


texts: Google Hangouts gives "Can't sign in because we couldn't reach Google. Try again" error

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I have updated and replaced Google Talk with Hangouts on my tablet running Cyanogenmod 10.1. Now every time I open the Hangouts app it shows me the following error message:

  Can't sign in because we couldn't reach Google. Try again

How can I fix this?


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My screen locks after 30 seconds of inactivity, which is good most of the times expect specific situation.
Is there an easy way to change this countdown value often and on the fly, without going to Parameter -> Screen -> Countdown before screen sleep ?
I am thinking maybe adding an icon when swiping from the top of the screen (side by side with activate/deactivate wi-fi, 4G and bluetooth...)
I am on android 10, if that counts.


texts: Android-based remote software to log in to OSX desktop?

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I have an Android phone that I'd like to use to control an iMac running Snow Leopard.  Like everything else they do, it seems Apple has their own take on how a VNC server should work, so their "remote desktop" does not seem to play nice with e.g. AndroidVNC.

I've tried some other stuff like gPad and gMote, both of which have dedicated server-side software.  They work fine, but I can't run them at boot time, only at login -- so if I'm not logged in to start with, I have to pull out the mouse and keyboard to switch users / log in, which defeats the purpose.  If I can "daemonize" the server software for one of those packages, great, but I'd be surprised since they have a tray icon / UI to control them.  I've looked into launchd a little bit but I'm not sure I can take an arbitrary user-space / GUI-having binary and run it "headless", as a system account.

I don't strictly need the display-back -- this is more for a home theater kind of setup -- but I wouldn't mind.  I guess my questions are either a) can I run something on my phone that will use the built-in remoting service (from boot time!) or b) can I make one of the existing server applications (gPad, gMote, whatever) run at boot time?

ETA: Free is better, obviously, but feel free to mention for-pay stuff, I guess.  And like I said, this is mostly for home-theater stuff, so wifi/LAN-only solutions are not a problem.


texts: How do I get list of all application packages together with their activity label from adb shell?

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Sometimes I have a trouble matching application's package name in /data/data/ or /data/app/*.apk with the user-friendly activity label I see in GUI.

How do I list application packages together with their activities?

Expecting something like this:

$ adb shell list_apps
de.shandschuh.sparserss "Sparse rss"
org.vudroid "VuDroid"
jcpezzullo.statical "StatiCal"
tone.control "Tone Control"
...


texts: What is an "Emergency Call," and can I  set number for it?

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On the default lock screen, whether using pattern or pin, there is a button at the bottom which says "Emergency Call". But if I try to call my home number or anything it tells me "That is not an emergency call." What does it let through? Is it only 911?

Is there any way to tell it to allow a certain set of numbers from the emergency button, like to set a list of emergency numbers such as: 911, Home and Wife? This would seem like it would be very useful, so if someone finds you smooshed on the road, they know these certain people should be called.


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So I bought a phone from Aliexpress.  It's a J5 Mini phone with Android 4.2.2.  Problem is that it doesn't have Google Play services installed on it.  When I open settings and try to Add Account, nothing happens. I click on the Add Account and it flashes, but that's it.  It looks like I may have to do a clean install of Android on this phone.  Any thoughts how I can do this?

I've downloaded the Android Update.zip file, saved it on a micro SD card to try to side load it, but no luck.  I unzipped the Android update.zip file and tried to install individual apps but the errors I get state that "this installation doesn't support Google Play Services.  I'm assuming because Google Play Services aren't installed.


texts: Why the music player stop playing music when taking photo?

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May I know what is the reason why Android phone's music player will stop playing music when I switch to camera mode?

I find it logical if the music player stop playing music when taking a movie but stopping playing music when taking photo seems to be quite illogical since the photo taken will not save any sound.


texts: Unlocking bootloader for samsung A10 only

texts: Is there any possible way to unlock bootloader on samsung A10..I've tried fastboot I've tried everything..LXDE?..I'm dying here..


texts: Does any version of Android support ad-hoc connections?

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I just bought a Lenovo Ideapad A1 which runs Android 2.3. It seems that connecting the device to an ad-hoc network is not possible.

Does any other Android version support this?


texts: Sim card not detected after installing CM13 (unofficial) on xperia l

texts: i'm new to android. I recently bought a xperia l phone from my friend in which he had Cm11 installed i decided to upgrade to cm13 and it really messed up the phone.. the sim card was not detected and play store didn't work!!! so i came back to cm11 which then entered boot loop. So i decided to go with cm12.1. Now the pay services work like charm... BUTTTT sim not detected problem still persists!!! so can some one here gimme the link of the radio or modem files of xperia l c2104 or help me with any other solution for this problem... thanks in advance


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My Nexus 5x started bootloading but now it won't turn on at all. I noticed the battery was bulging so I replaced it with a new battery I bought on Amazon. I charged it all night, but it still won't turn on. I've tried different key combinations and holding them for various times, still nothing. I plugged it into my computer, nothing. I installed ADB, and it didn't list my device when I typed adb devices

(I have not been able to get it into fastboot mode. If I had been able to, this question would not exist)

Is there any way to salvage my phone? If so, please help!

EDIT: There has been no indication of anything happening since the changing of the battery. i.e. no lights, no indication of charging, nothing at all.


texts: Is ZTE Blade compatible with wifi direct?

texts: I've installed Android 4.1.2 on the ZTE Blade (Sapo A5) and i would like to know if ZTE Blade is compatible with wifi direct?? Does wifi direct have any hardware requirement?


texts: I'm looking for the Dropbox folder on my Phone and I can't find it with my file manager. If I only had access to the find command it would be easier.


texts: How to start the kiwi browser always incognito mode?

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I want to start the kiwi browser always in incognito mode.
How can i do it ?
I know there is a option to click on incognito mode, But I want it to start with incognito mode.


texts: Is Google Play Service a kind of "bypass" of my apps authorizations?

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The google-play-services tag info says that it's "A library used by Google apps and many third-party apps to provide location and social functionality".

Does this mean that if I refuse to provide the location to an app, the said app can still retrieve my location through Google Play Services?


texts: Remove "Acuttweather.com" widget on the top of the home page

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I have purchased LG K8 phone.Can you tell me how to remove the front screen's "Acuttweather.com" widget on the top of the home page?

Android ver: 6.0


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I'm trying to manually set date & time on my HTC/Galaxy Note 3 device. I am correctly able to set the date upto 30th July, but when I set date to 30th August 2016, the clock reverts back to current date & time.

Is there a maximum limit to set future date & time?


texts: How can I turn off all sounds and LEDs apart from my Alarm?

texts: How can I deactivate all sounds and LEDs, except the alarm? When I'm sleeping, I don't want to be disturbed by anything except the alarm.


texts: Is this phone compromised? Sending invisible SMS

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Is there a way to take control of an android phone and to send SMS from it without the owner noticing?

Let me explain :

My niece (12yo) have been accused of sending insulting text message to several of her classmate over the last week but she denies it and there is no record of these SMS on her phone.

In doubt, I've seized her phone last friday to sort this out and it happened again yesterday but this time the phone was out of reach from her so i'm 100% sure she didn't do it.

Please note that :

I called my operator who confirmed that a SMS was sent yesterday.
I asked the kid to send me a screenshot of the sms he received to make sure he wasn't just lying.

Anyone knows what's going on here?


texts: Captions on with every video even if I switch it of

texts: Ever since youtube last update captions with every video auto on, eventhough I switch it of in my settings. On a different noteI find the captions very irritating because the captions are realy bad not sync different of what the people say in the video and captions to slow. That is way I do not want any captions in my videos.


texts: Native phone app and Hangouts both answering calls

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I have a Samsung Galaxy 7 running Android 8.0.0 using Ting on the Sprint network. I use Google Voice and Google Hangouts. When I get an incoming call on the Google Voice number, both the native phone app and Hangouts both prompt me to answer and seem to be fighting with each other. How can I get the native phone app to stay out of this and just let Hangouts answer the call?
[I am fine with a setup where the native phone app never answers, even for calls to the native phone number of the phone, and I never use or give out that number. If I get a call on that number, I know it is SPAM.]


texts: Is it possible to use my SD card as ROM and my internal ROM as an additional RAM?

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I've read somewhere that I can do some certain things to partition my SD Card specially to allot some part or all of it to trick the phone into thinking it's the "internal" ROM. For the life of me, I can't seem to locate that article anymore. I'm looking forward to rooting my phone and this has been on one of my to-do list once I get around to rooting.

The next issue I want to bring up is that, once I've achieved the above procedures, I typically won't be using my phone's original internal ROM anymore and was thinking if it was possible to allot that unused internal ROM as additional RAM. So in essence, my phone's internals will only be used as RAM and the ROM will be the SD card's burden.

That way, I can hopefully maximize my phone's usability. Can anyone shed some light on this?


texts: My phone is 'samsumg s2 plus' i wana root my phone

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Am using samsumg s2 plus. I wanna root my phone. Suggests me best way.

Already tryed the www.unlockroot.com website.  But I failed.
Help me ..


texts: My headset is only considered plugged when I remove it

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I have a moto g 4 play and a headset. I can use other headsets with no issue on my phone, and my headset also works properly on other phones (or pc). The issue I'm having is:

When the headset is plugged in the jack, the phone doesn't acknowledge it. When I unplug it the android suddenly recognizes the phone being plugged and unplugged immediately. Some evidences that it is plugged when I remove it are: the volume changes and spotify songs are paused.

I believe it is a software bug, but I cannot assure it. Can anyone help me?


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I have an old Android Smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S Plus i9001).
It has a 1 core 1.4 GHz CPU and 512 MB RAM, OS is Cyanogenmod 4.4.4.

It runs smoothly and quite fast. The phone will only be used for phoning and a litte bit of photo. (Not quite smartphone useage but there are no classic phones anymore)

The kernel (CM11 kernel) comes with ZRAM activated. The description in Trickster Mod (Tuning tool) says about ZRAM: "reserves 10% of your device RAM as compressed swap space".
Free space after boot, without opening another program is about 150 Mb.

Question:
Should I leave ZRAM activated on a device with 512 MB RAM or not?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Nexus doesn't detect charger

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This happened yesterday night first. My phone's battery was very slow, so I decided to charge it. It didn't start charging after plugging in the charger. Frustrated, I kept trying with different USB cables and laptop USB ports and wall adapters. I tried with my wife's phone too, and it started charging.
Eventually, the phone died, and I plugged it in anyway. After that, it started showing the battery symbol and the charging animation (as it always does when charging when switched off), but the animation would stop and the display would go off, and the entire symbol and charging animation would repeat. This would keep repeating.
I gave up, stopped charging it and when to sleep.
When I woke up in the morning, I decided to give it another shot, and it just started working! I had to go to work, so it could only charge to around 50% before I left. I tried charging in the office with the USB port, but it very slow, almost not charging at all, just keeping up with the discharge!

I just got back home a little while ago, and it's the same story as last night. It is refusing to charge, and there is 10% battery left!

A few days ago, I left my phone in my pocket when I was on the treadmill in the gym, and it was getting tossed around in the pocket a lot.. I don't know if this has anything to do with it.

Will replacing my battery help? Is there anything else I can do? Software reset?

Edit: It just started charging now. It was just kept switched on and plugged into my laptop, with airplane mode enabled (as battery is low, and I live in a bad area with poor reception). I didn't even try to reinsert the charger. Looks like I am going to sleep a little more peacefully tonight, but I am still concerned as to why this happens, and would like to fix it.


texts: Downgrading Nexus 7 Android 4.4.2 to 4.2

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I want to downgrade my nexus 7 android 4.4.2 to 4.2. I am already rooted. How can i downgrade? I've got a nandroid backup. If I restore that will it be again running as android 4.4.2?

I need help. Thanks in advance.


texts: Alarm often does not ring if I don't "wake up" the phone

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The phone is a Samsung Galaxy J3 running Android 5.1.1. It is only a couple of months old. This phone has not been rooted.

When I set an alarm, very often the phone does not wake up and ring when the time comes up. However if I press the power button to open the unlocking screen the alarm starts going off, as if the phone was catching up to the current time.

I changed to using the application Timely, after seeing similar questions on the Internet about the built-in alarm app. I still have the exact same problem.

My phone is always on vibrate. I haven't made any tests as to whether that changes anything but I don't think it will, because sporadically the alarm does ring at the right time.


texts: How do I enable Umlauts on "Phone Keypad"-style keyboard?

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First of all, I know long pressing on a char like 'a' gives me choices e.g. 'aä..' so the special char (umlaut) 'ä' can be selected. But this works only for me for the "international"-style keyboard (aka QWERTZ keypad). When switching to "Phone Keypad"-style keyboard (aka multitap/T9 keypad or 4x3 keypad), I will have no umlauts, though correct localization (set to "German"). Do you have any tips to make it work? I also observed the same behavior for the "Compact"-style keyboard.

Phone:

HTC Desire S
has Android 2.3.3 stock firmware
No additional keyboard apps, as I recently bought the phone (5 days)
Not using Swype (I know that this has pretty nice umlauts handling due to the dictionary)


texts: Can't store contacts on my Android phone

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I was going through all of my installed applications on my phone a while ago, just to clear out what junk is in there I don't need. And like an idiot, I looked at my Contacts Storage (com.android.providers.contacts version 4.4.4-4c563b90c4) app and thought, "U know what, my contacts are already on my Contacts app, I don't need this." And so I cleared data and disabled the app.

I went to my Contacts app to see if everything was fine, and all my contacts were gone. Panicking, I went back to my Settings and enabled Contacts Storage back up again, and when I went back in to re-enter my contacts, an error message came up:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Must specify both or neither of ACCOUNT_NAME and ACCOUNT_TYPE; URI: content:// com.android.contacts/raw_contacts, calling user: com.simplemobiletools.contacts, calling package:com.simplemobiletools.contacts

I don't know if a certain piece of software required to save my contacts was deleted along with my contacts. Does that mean I can't store contacts for good? I don't have a Google account saved on my phone.

I'm using an Amazon Fire Phone running CyanogenMod 11-201508100UNOFFICIAL-kodiak on Android 4.4.4


texts: Each time when i turn on my WiFi, ads will popup and apps will get installed automatically. Some times WiFi switch's on automatically and junk apps gets downloaded.


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Im using cyanogen mod 13.. I'm over with my internal storage which was of 1gb.
How to increase the internal storage to install new apps? And for other functions   also all my files are going to internal rather than  external. "rooted"


texts: Vietcombank Smart OTP app says "Your device does not match security requirements. Please re-activate Smart OTP on other devices"

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I am trying to use the app Vietcombank Smart OTP on Android. This is the Smart OTP app of the Vietnamese leading bank Vietcombank. The app downloads fine, but everytime I start it up I get this error message:
ANDROID
Thiết bị của Quý khách không đảm bảo yêu cầu về bảo mật. Vui lòng kích hoạt lại Smart OTP trên thiết bị khác
Your device does not match security requirements. Please re-activate Smart OTP on other devices

This error message can be seen here:
https://smartotp.vietcombank.com.vn/shield/android.html?4
I have tried this with 3 different brand-new phones and I get the same error message.
Some descriptions for Vietnamese readers:
Không sử dụng được app Vietcombank Smart OTP. Mỗi lần mở app lên đều nhận được lỗi như ở trên.


texts: Blu G60, can't open links that leads to other applications

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Just boght this BLU G60, but whenever I wanna open a link from an application, for example, a link in Gmail, a link to another application in WhatsApp, or scan a QR-code that opens up in another application I just get the error: "Android system keeps stopping
i App info
x Close App".
Have already done one system reset, it worked fine for about a day and then this error came back again. I find this phone completely useless, paid over $200 for it and now I'm probably just gonna break it with a hammer out of frustration unless I'm able to get some useful help from you guys.


texts: Incorrect data shown in calendar and incorrect today

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Recently, my Google Agenda started show completely wrong data :

In planning view, "Today" (9th) is showing in front of yesterday (8th), "yesterday" in front of the 7th which is 2 days from today, and "Tomorrow" in front of today (9th) !
Every event is showing one day before, but the date shown under the title of the event is correct. I means that all events planned the tomorrow the 10th are displayed the 9th, which is still marked "tomorrow" but is today !  If I open the event, the date is correct. This is completely nonsense.
Everything displays correctly in month and week views. Today is april 9th.
Everything is OK on my other phone, and on the web version.

Here are some screenshots (taken on april 9th, 06:22 PM, UTC+1) :

What I already tried :

Remove Google account calendar sync, setting back, forcing calendar sync
Rebooting my phone
Uninstalling Google Agenda app, and reinstalling
Using another calendar apps (they all acted the same !)
Emptying cache
Emptying Dalvik cache

I only found one guy with the same problem :
Here

My device : Samsung Galaxy Nexus, with CyanogenMod 11 M2, Android 4.4.2

Any idea what I'm missing here ?


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My old phone Huawei G8 (RIO-L02) with Android 5.1 is only used to play music. No SIM card installed and it only has a WiFi connection. The phone frequently plays sound "I am here".

After factory resetting the phone, the sound comes back after a while (about one month). I also have already disabled the location service. The only app I installed is a music player, though I don't think it is related.

Any ideas about which apps play this sound?


texts: I cannot backup the data between PC and ES file in bluestacks, windows folder shows question mark , not sure what that is

texts: I can go to the sharefolder on my PC, but not in the ESfile of bluestacks


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I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace II X smartphone, and for various reasons, would like to root it. It is running android version 4.0.4. How exactly do I root it? Should I download the necessary files, or make them myself? (I have no idea how to make them). I would also like to somehow have a way to undo the rooting if necessary, and have a backup of everything on my phone now. I have heard that rooting could cause my phone to become a "brick" or be completely useless, should I be concerned about this?

Also, my computer is a mac, if that makes any difference whatsoever in the rooting process.


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FWIW: I'm running Android 6.0.1 on an LGLS450.  I'm a software engineer but as far as android is concerned, I wish to be a naive user.

I use the keypad to manually enter and call a phone number.  Then, still in the phone app, I save that number into my contacts list (adding a name, etc).  But the newly entered information never shows up in the
"Contacts" list on the phone app.  The only place I can find the new contact is via the text messaging  application when autofilling the To: field there.

There must be multiple places that the address book is stored and the phone is mis-set.  For the record - I could care less about my google account and I don't use gmail.  I want the information stored on my phone. But obviously that isn't working and the phone and text apps are looking in different places.  For that matter, the phone app seems to be writing one place and reading another.

How do I fix this?  I've not found anything in Settings.

Thanks in advance.

Craig


texts: Removing or bypassing FRP (Factory Reset Protection) on Marshmallow (6.0)

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I own an Alcatel VDF 300 which was factory reset but after reboot, the phone stuck at the setup screen, can't pass the Wi-Fi selection step, where it searches acount informations on the server. It sticks there even after hours of searching...

I searched in the Internet and found solutions for bypassing the FRP but none worked.
- The one using an OTG USB drive didn't work because it seems like it is disabled
- The one bringing the browser to connect to a site and install the Dev Settings so that I can reset the phone from the Settings (works on Samsung though) by exploiting the keyboard didn't worked neither simply because there is no way to do so.

So I'm here asking if is there a way to bypass FRP on Marshmallow,. does flashing a new rom removes the FRP?

PS: The phone is an MTK (MT6585 - I guess) and runs Android Marshmallow (6.0). I've consulted How to bypass “Verify your account” (Factory Reset Protection) already, but none of those methods work.

SOLVED!


texts: Asus Zenfone 5 phone not turning on after factory reset

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I received an error message on my phone

  Unfortunately, the process.android.process.acore has stopped.

So I have tried to factory reset it. Now it doesn't turn on at all. It just shows the Intel Inside logo. I am clueless about what to do. Any help?


texts: Crossy Road on Android (Fire Stick) Issue

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My nephew plays Crossy Road on his Amazon Fire Stick Android device.

He's earned almost every different character.  He hasn't had to pay for any... he's earned them all by playing... a lot.

Suddenly, the game stopped working for him yesterday.  The icon is still there, but when he clicks on it, it does nothing.

What I've done for him:

Restarted the Fire Stick.  Didn't help.
Offered to attempt psychotherapy.  Refused.

I was thinking about just uninstalling it and then reinstalling it, but I'm afraid that will lose all of the characters he's earned.

How do I get Crossy Road working on his Fire Stick again without him losing all the character he earned?


texts: Are there any issues with having multiple phone finding applications?

texts: I like to use Prey and have no complaints about it so far.  However, our carrier also offers Mobile Recovery, which does a lot of the same things (GPS locations, etc).  Is there any harm in having both of these apps loaded and running (other than it being somewhat redundant and eating up a little extra battery)?


texts: Can't choose Gmail notification sound on Redmi Note 5 (MIUI 10)

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I've searched for a week before asking here, so you're my last hope.
I can choose default notification sound and calendar sound (is under "Sound and Vibration" in system settings). But no way for Gmail, only enable or disable.
Here's Gmail settings:

Here's system settings:


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Can I get DLNA on my Droid 1 through some sort of hack, patch or accessory or do I just have to upgrade to a newer phone?

I'm sure this question must seem absurd to some people but I looked around and it's still not clear to me if DLNA is a software or hardware solution.


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I am very tired of all the Samsung bloatware imposed on me so I am trying to back up my data prior to rooting the phone and cleaning it up.

There are numerous claims on the internet that this is done using this adb command:

adb backup -apk -shared -all -system -f myBackupAndroid.ab

Some also suggested adding backslashes before spaces after the backup. That didn't affect my results, which is (basically) empty file:

This is pretty nasty trap set on anyone who doesn't double check the status of the backup, before doing something like factory reset.

Unless this is intended by android developpers, what did I do wrong? How to get actual backup of android data? I am using android 4.1.2 on Samsung GT-S7710 - which is Galaxy XCover 2 as I found by googling (they are too shy to mention product name in their OS release).


texts: How to sync Google Account every one hour?

texts: If I turn on sync of my Galaxy Nexus, it makes batter life short. But I need sync my Google Account. So is there a way I can sync automatically every one hour?


texts: Is it possible to search for gifs in messages? (Samsung Note 8)

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I am currently using a Samsung Galaxy Note 8, which in the default messaging app has a keyboard option to send a gif image. When selected gifs appear and there are categories at the bottom (Trending, Happy, Fun, etc. etc.) However, I find this to be very ineffective and restrictive to find the actual gifs I want.

I checked on an Android forum, where some of the responses seem to indicated there is a search function, but this seems to be applicable to the S9 and conflicting information if it still exists.

So now I turn here... Does a search function exist for the gif keyboard, and if so how do I access it?

 Message version: 4.4.11.4 -- Message Service version 4.4.10.4


texts: How to remove pre-installed apps like Peep and Friend Stream from my HTC phone?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor?

Is there an easy way to remove pre-installed apps on my HTC Droid Incredible?

Amazon MP3
Car Panel
City ID
Footprints
Friend Stream
Skype mobile
Stocks
Teeter
VZ Navigator

Are there risks involved in removing them, such as a voided warranty?

Thanks.


texts: Don't play phone ringtone if bluetooth headset is connected

texts: We recently got rid of our landline and were are now using a 1st gen Republic Wireless Moto E as our home phone. We also bought Vtech Connect to Cell phones so we'd have a more home phone like experience. As far as the Moto E is concerned, the cordless phone is just a bluetooth headset. We we get a call, the cordless phones ring, and the Moto E itself also rings. We really only need the cordless phones to ring, not the phone itself. My mom uses this Moto E as her cell phone when we are out of the house, so setting a silent ringtone on the Moto E isn't really practical. Is there a way make the Moto E itself not ring while it's connected to the bluetooth cordless phones?


texts: How can I easily find out what has changed in an app after an auto update notification?

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When I get a notification about an app update I often wonder what changed in this update. Is there a quick & easy way to find out? (No typing.)

Note: This is with auto-update enabled, when the update is already installed.


texts: If I rarely turn off my phone, are there any benefits to encryption still?

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If it becomes the case that my phone is stolen, I would like to make it as difficult as possible, if not impossible, for my data to be accessed without my permission.

I understand that Android has the ability to perform a full disk encryption on my phone. However, I also understand that the disk is decrypted on boot. Which means once the phone has successfully booted, the encryption is no longer applicable.

Personally, I tend to keep my phone booted at all times for convenience reasons. This seems to imply that my phone will therefore be decrypted at all times. Given this situation, are there still any benefits to encrypting my Phone? Additionally, would encryption help me at all in the case of theft? If not, are there any alternatives to protecting my data from theft?


texts: Android USB Debugging on Mac OS X 10.9.1

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I have installed Mavericks on my computer. Before I had Mavericks, I could plug my Android device into the USB port and it would show up in the Finder and the 'USB Debugging' display would show on the phone.

Now, when I plug in the phone, the computer acts as if the phone does not exist and the phone does not show the USB Debugging thing.

I have been developing Android Apps for two years and this issue is mind bending. I have all the necessary Developer Settings on my phone turned on. This has been tested on multiple Android devices with all different versions of Android. The problem is the computer, not Android.

Has anyone else run into this?


texts:
So I downloaded a new app, but it only works for US Timezones. I live in the UK, and I don't want to either keep my phone on US Timezones or switch it every time I want to use it. I have an Android, running Cyanogen 4.2.2.

Is there any way that the phone automatically switch timezone every time the app is launched, or trick the app into thinking my timezone is US when it's actually UK?


texts: Apps' (those moved into external SD card) icon vanishes from home screens after every reboot

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My Moto G (2014), running CM12.1, has only 8GB internal storage (5.5GB free to use). This is insufficient for normal use. Therefore, I shifted most of my apps to the external SD card (32GB, class 10, ext4).

But after every reboot all the icons of apps on the SD card vanishes from the screens (they are still available in the drawer).

I think the SD card is not ready when the screens come up and therefore I need to slow down the boot process.

I tried it unsuccessfully, with following little script (/data/local/userinit.sh):

#!/system/bin/sh
sleep 60


texts: Staging of several android devices made simple

texts: I have to stage several android dongles to comply to my company’s need. I need to setup the WiFi, google account, download 3/4 apps, configure them, change background picture... i’v been Trying to find a script/macro that would do that for me. Apps such as MacroDroid requires that I setup the dongles anyway. I wonder if there would be an option to copy this macro to the dongle using the sd card and let it do the job. Ideas? Thanks


texts: second language disappears after restart

texts: I have a q about my android phone. every time I turn off or restart my phone (Samsung Note 3) my second language for typing disappears and I have to download the second language from the list on keyboard again. do you have any solution for that?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Tab frozen on update via Kies and no longer working

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I connected my Samsung galaxy tab and was updating it using the Kies software. It then got onto a section about emergency recovery. I selected the device and then nothing really happened.

So I went back to Kies to try and use the tab and now it has frozen on a black screen showing the phone and PC connection with a yellow warning triangle in the middle!

Cant do hard re-set and isn't able to be recognized on computer!This is the first Android/Samsung I've ever had so step by step advice would be great!


texts: How to transfer between SD Card and External Hard drive using Samsung S8 and NO PC?

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I am on S8 Exynos (Custom ROM - Renovate ICE, LATEST). When I was using a S7 last time and had a USB OTG cable to daisy chain my SD card reader and USB hard drive, the connection dropped so frequently that it made it impossible to transfer all my contents (around 120GB per day of photos and videos) from the SD card to my external hard drive.

Is there a more reliable method using my S8? I also have the WD Wireless Pro, but it is giving me so many errors that I gave up on that device.

I would like to reiterate that this is for travelling purposes, where I have to transfer nearly 200GB daily, and I hope not to lug my laptop around with me, hence asking whether my S8 can act as the intermediary.


texts: Application unpublished from Google Play Store but user still can add their review

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I just came across such a strange thing from Google Play Store .

I unpublished my application from  Google play store 3 days ago. But i see users still adding their reviews. I cannot understand how Google is accepting their review even if my application is not on Google Play Store.
Its very strange to me about Google.

Can anyone unveil this secret of Google ! :)


texts: What are the possible locations that a game can store coins/gold count?

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I've a rooted phone along with FX File Explorer and Root add-on. I also have the following apps installed on the phone:

SB Game Hacker
Game Killer

When trying to modify the values of gold/coins in game, I've come across 3 use cases so far.

Case 1:

I open the game and note down the current value of coins I have.
Then I open the SB/GameKiller app and search for that value.
Then I go back into the game and decrease/increase the coins.
Back to the SB/GameKiller app and re-scan for the modified value.
I repeat the process until I'm down to about 5-10 results after which I modify the value in SB/GameKiller app to a value of my liking.
After this, when I go back into the game, the new value gets reflected
SUCCESS

Case 2:

Case 1 fails (where the final modified value doesn't get reflected in the game).
So I go to /data/data/<game package folder>/ folder.
I usually find a .json file which contains the value of coins/gold.
I change the value and save the .json file and go back into the game.
SUCCESS

Case 3:

Case 1 fails and I do not find any .json file
I try to look for a database folder/file inside the same /data/data/<game package folder>/ path but do not find one

In this case, where can a game be possibly storing this value and fetching it from? It can't be a server because I play the game without being connected to the internet. So my best assumption is that the value is stored locally.

Any suggestions?


texts: I get SMS notifications but the new text message is not shown

texts: My phone will notify me that I have a message, but when I go into the messaging app that message won't be there.  When I send a message off it also won't show me the message after it sent.  I restarted it and cleared the messaging data and that didn't work.  How can I fix this?


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I'm running Android 4.2.2 on a Galaxy Nexus with the February 13, 2013 update of Google Search installed. Google Now was working great until it suddenly ceased to appear today. Widgets now display "Get Google Now", and the Google Now screen itself only contains a search box, not even showing the Google Now-related items that were in the settings menu previously.

I rebooted the phone multiple times and upgraded all apps, but the problem has persisted for the last few hours. What gives, and is there a way to "reset" Google Now?


texts:
HI guys my phone is stuck on fastboot,
its showing the current image(boot/recovery) have been destroyed and can not boot
pressing volume + power put it into fastboot and it shows in adb "fastboot devices" i tried to install custom recovery with "fastboot boot recovery.img" and its not working picture attached and i tried to boot img but same error shows FAILD(remote: unknow command)


texts: I am using Asus zenfone 5 running 4.4 kitkat, i have moved many games with obb files to sd card but when i was trying to move nfs most wanted to sd card but i noticed that it doesn't have an obb file rather it has multiple game files in android data folder, when i moved it to sd card via settings the data wasn't moved it is still occupying 1.95 gb on my internal storage, please help me move the game, and yes, my phone is under warranty so i don't want to root it


texts: How to completely block popups / dialogs from WhatsApp without deleting the app?

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I have a Nexus 5 phone with Android 6.0.1 and I'm trying to use it for time-lapse videos ("Lapse it" app) which means it needs to be on for many hours undisturbed.
The problem is that WhatsApp creates a dialog regularly which interrupts the time lapse photo app that I'm using.
I have disabled all notifications for WhatsApp, but this dialog comes up anyway.
Deleting WhatsApp would of course solve the problem, but it not possible for other reasons (message history etc stored). Registering the app would also stop the dialog, but is also not an option since I'm using the same number on another phone.
I think it should be possible to disable all dialogs, but since I've tried that and this dialog still comes up, what else is there? Is there a stronger blocking option? Can it be done if I root the phone?
Attaching screenshots of the notification and of the settings.


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I have a non-rooted Onyx Boox C67ML Carta running stock Android 4.2.2.

I just installed Orientation Locker. I transferred it from my phone using Shareit, but on my phone it had come from the Play Store.

Once installed, when I tried to run it, the whole device totally froze. See below for a picture of what it looks like.

When this device had frozen on me before, I had always been able to force a reboot by holding down the power button. That does not work in the current situation.

I carefully used a knife to take off the back cover to try and find the battery. The battery does not seem to be removable without physically breaking the device.

I suppose I could wait for the battery to run out. It was quite low when the incident occurred. It may actually be out already, and the device off, since e-ink screens may continue to display the last picture they showed when something goes wrong, even without power.

What should I do?


texts: How to mount both App and Phone Storage over USB for HTC Evo?

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I can mount my HTC Evo as a USB drive on my Windows 7 machine.

When I mount the drive, I see a DCIM/100Media file, but no photos from my phone are in it.  (I'm wanting to transfer photos from my phone to my computer)

When I look at Settings -> Storage, it says,

App Storage, 4.41/6.07 GB
Phone Storage, 1.8 GB / 9.93 GB

Photos and Videos 1.65 GB

But when I look at the properties of my G: drive (how it's mounted on the machine) it appears that I have mounted the App Storage, because my Windows box says, the drive I have mounted has used 5.65 GB of 7.40 GB total.

So, I believe I have the wrong drive mounted?  Is it possible to mount both the "Phone Storage" and "App Storage" as USB?  If so, I haven't figured  it out.  gone through all USB and Storage setting screens I could find.....


texts: How Can I Root My GS4 Without Bricking It Again

texts:
So... I've rooted all of my devices in the past: tablets and phones and 2 months ago I tried rooting my Galaxy S4 and bricked it, even though I followed an XDA video on how to root.

I followed all of the steps exactly as instructed and still bricked my GS4.

So... Is there any way/video/method that can help me root my new GS4 without bricking it this time? Or should I just forget about it?

I have the T Mobile SGH-M919 I believe


texts: How to get back colored app headers in recent apps list on Samsung devices running on Android Oreo?

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Before, in recent apps list of my phone (Samsung Galaxy Note8), headers of apps were colored.  Now, they are all white.

I am not sure whether it was caused by the transition from Nougat (7.1) to Oreo (8.0) or by a change in some Android settings. They are white for several months.

I would like to return to colored ones for faster navigation using app colors. Is it possible?


texts: My phone seems like it is sending MMS messages, but they never actually arrive - what's going on?

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There are several MMS problem threads on here, but none seem to get at the issue I'm having. I can receive MMS messages just fine, however I cannot send them. What is bizarre is that, from all indications, the phone thinks they are being sent. I get no error message and it even attaches a timestamp to the message. How can I find out what's going wrong and correct it?

Potentially necessary details:

Phone: Samsung Galaxy SII
OS version: 4.0.4
Network: Credo (via Sprint)
MMS app: Default Android app; I did briefly switch to using Facebook Messenger but recently switched back


texts: How to prevent the use of the safe mode with Android?

texts:
My 13 years old son found how to start his smartphone in safe mode to disable parental control.

Is there a way to prevent this ? For example, "protect" the safe mode with a password ?

Thanks !


texts: How to set which landscape mode is default (reverse landscape vs landscape)

texts:
I have a few different apps that seem to have difficulties keeping landscape mode from going upside down when certain things happen, like playing ads. My phone is always rotated clockwise for landscape mode when I use landscape mode, but will often go upside down as if it expects the phone to be rotated counter-clockwise. I'm assuming rotated counter-clockwise is considered landscape mode, and clockwise is reverse landscape, so in that case I need reverse landscape to be the main/default/only landscape mode. But I don't want it locked to landscape all the time, it is locked to portrait mode normally. Using Galaxy S8+, not rooted.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions/advice, though preferably not something that requires changing a setting before and after every time I launch one of those troublesome apps.


texts: Is there some documentation how exactly does the Factory Reset Protection (FRP) works?

texts: Is there some detailed documentation how exactly does the Factory Reset Protection (FRP) on Android devices works?


texts: Disable Split-Screen/Multi-Window for apps

texts:
Forgive me if this is a duplicate post as I couldn't find a solution in post history.

My question is concerning Split-screen/multi-screen functionality in Android Nougat. Is there a way to disable app split screen functionality? My device is a rooted Motorolla Nexus 6 with Android 7.0. I was wondering if there was an adb command or a line I can add to the build.prop file to disable multi-window in the system.

If it is easier, is there a way to simply change what occurs when the recent app button is held?


texts: Page up and page down in web pages and elsewhere

texts:
I can't figure out a usable way of scrolling page by page. I'm using Android 4.1 (stock Android from Google). I have root access if needed. I want this especially in the default browser, but a solution that works in all applications would be better.

I've found three ways to scroll down by one page.

Set my finger down at the bottom of the page, drag it to the top in a vertical line, raise my finger. This is clumsy because it requires a long finger gesture.
A flicking motion in the up direction. This is clumsy because it requires flicking by the exact amount, otherwise the text scrolls by more or less than one page. I just can't manage that much precision.
A sufficiently forceful flicking motion, then set my finger down when the text has reached the point where I want it to be. This requires more finger strength than I would like and a lot of visual concentration; my finger-eye coordination is nowhere near enough to succeed with reasonably high probability.

Given how common the “page down” task is, there must be a better way that I'm missing. What is it?


texts:
I am trying to reset the phone, and when I reach the Android menu, I have a yellow alert at the bottom: can't access to /system/csr/PTR/system

Any ideas what should I do?

Thanks :)


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can I install Android on my non-Android device?

Is it possible to have Android 2.2 as well as say Windows 7 Mobile on my smartphone?
Any idea how that can be done?

Thank you.


texts: How to enable root on my Device without using a computer

texts:
I've been try my hardest these past couple months to figure out a way to root my Device without a computer(Got wet in April) and no success. The problem is , my Device is a BN Nook HD and Unknown Sources is blocked since software version 1.4.1 . So I can't use Kingroot etc. and It appears I can't do anything without a computer.

Any Help or Advice would be largely appreciated.


texts: WonderMedia 8650 ICS 4.0.3 - what is "3g_server"

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I'm trying to understand how a WM-8650 based Android tablet running ICS 4.0.3 manages its 3G connection using a USB modem.

I've used OpenWRT-based linux routers in the past, and these use usb_modeswitch to kick the modem out of "CD" mode into "modem" mode, and then pppd starts up and uses chat to set up the connection, though I've never quite got to the bottom of how the USB hotplug system kicks things off when the dongle is first plugged in.

With Android I can see similar things happening - usb_modeswitch kicks the dongle into the right mode, and a renamed pppd (called ppp3g) sets of the point-to-point protocol.  However, this is all done under the control of a process called "3g_server" which I've been unable to find any information on.

I'm trying to debug a problem where a dropped connection fails to come back up very quickly, so I'd like to understand how 3g_server works and what options I have for tuning that behaviour.  A configuration document would be handy, source code would be better.

I tried going to http://www.wondermedia.com.tw/en/support/ but, despite the "en" in the URL, the page is in Chinese.  Can anyone help?


texts: Prevent Google Music (but not other players!) from scanning local files

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I'm wondering if there exist other options rather than adding  the '.nomedia' file - this way I'm hiding the mp3s for all the players I have. But I want just Google Music not to see them, not other ones.

BTW, placing a dot in the beginning of the folder name hides the files in all the players as well.


texts: Replacing the gmail account on my Mi android phone

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My mother gave me her MI phone with android. It has her gmail account. I want to replace it with my gmail account. How can I do this?
I looked at Settings -> Accounts -> Google, but did not find there any way to replace the account.

Even better: is there a way to "format" the phone, so that I can start from a blank phone and directly enter my gmail account?


texts: Change battery percentage at which phone turns off

texts: I'm trying to completely discharge an LG G2 D800 with Android 4.1; however, the phone always shuts down at 2%, so it's impossible for me to go down until the absolute zero. How could I change this configuration?


texts: How do I remove the screen lock that I placed on my device from the online android device manager?

texts: I placed a password on my phone from the online android device manager. I was just testing it out, and now I can't remove it. I keep reading go to settings > security > screen lock but that is not an option on my phone. I can remove android device manager from my device administrators, and under the password section the only option is to make passwords visible. I have always had a password on my phone but I do not want this type of password on my phone. Please help!


texts: Transfer downloaded google play music from phone to computer?

texts: I downloaded some music from Google Play on to my phone. Right now I cannot get my (Ubuntu Linux) computer connected to wifi. So my question is if there is any way that I can use a USB/micro USB cable to get the music transferred to my computer?


texts: Can't change vibration strength on Lineage OS

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I just installed Lineage OS 14.1 on my Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus. However, the vibration strength for - for example - pressing the "Recent Apps" or "Back" button and typing was pretty much the maximum.

When I go to settings I can't find a setting for changing the the vibration strength, when I search, however, I can find a setting for vibration strength, but when I click on it, I go to "Other sounds" and don't find that found result there...

So how can I change the vibration strength on Lineage OS 14.1 on my Samsung Galaxy S5?


texts: How to enter recovery/download mode with broken home button and broken bootloader

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I was trying to install NightOwl cm12.1 Android 5.1.1 Beta 5 build for my Galaxy Note 1 N7000. I followed all the installation instruction on that ROM's thread. I flashed philz CWM 5.15.0. And now I'm stuck at step 4 after flashing the new kernel (6.48.4) to get updated CWM recovery. Now, my phone is unbootable stuck in the n7000 screen. If I wait just a little longer, the phone would just turned off. The installation guide says that I could still enter recovery mode by pressing "home" and "volume+" and "power" buttons. But unfortunately, my hardware home button is broken.

I read somewhere that we could still enter recovery/download mode via ADB. I've tried it with no luck. It can't find the device (since it won't turned on). Is there any other way for me to at least enter download mode to reflash it back to the original stock rom via odin?


texts: The Cast option is unable to detect my Windows PC

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I am trying to cast my android screen to Windows 10 Connect App, but its not working. I have a Lenovo K8 Note running android 7.1.1(not rooted and its near stock OS).

I have an another device with Lineage OS 14.1 (7.1.2) where the Display -> Cast option works properly. But its not working with the Lenovo K8.

I guess google removed the cast support in Nougat for Miracast so users would be forced to use their Chromecast device.

Is there a way to make the cast option to work with Lenovo K8.


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My phone has stuck in a bootloop when it rebooted after installing a font using HiFont. I have tried HiFont many times, it works well. It is for the first time it happened. The phone boots up and shows the whole animation but gets stuck on the last frame. Please suggest me a good solution.

Android version: 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
Mobile manufacturer: Micromax
Rooted
Model: Bolt A61

Hard reset and wipe cache partition are not working. Typing ls in adb shell inside the /system/font gives the following output


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My Android notices when I glance at it– the display wakes showing the lock screen with notifications, etc,  but doesn't fully unlock. I dislike this feature and would prefer my phone behave like a brick unless I press the power button (or fingerprint sensor). How can I disable this behavior? My model is a Pixel 3 running Android 11.
I searched online and in the settings but there doesn't appear to be a setting for this unless I am mistaken.


texts: How do I restore a tar Android backup directly to my phone?

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Android 11. I made a backup of my Internal Storage using this:
adb exec-out 'tar --create --exclude=data/media/0/TWRP \
data/media/0 2>/backup-errors.txt | \
gzip' | \
dd of=sdcardbackup-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz && \
adb shell cat /backup-errors.txt

But how do I restore that directly to my internal storage after formatting?


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I have a Nexus 6p that is unlocked and rooted. Last night it restarted unprompted (this has happened a few times since Nougat) and it no longer boots into the OS. I get the initial warning about the unlocked bootloader, the white Google logo with the unlock icon, and then it just keeps on rebooting. I powered it off last night and let it rest but that didn't help.

This morning I downloaded the 7.0.0 (NBD90X, Oct 2016) angler image. I tried flashing boot, cache, recovery, and system manually with fastboot and it was still in a boot loop after restarting. I ran flash-all.bat and that didn't help either. I'm not sure what to try next.

Update: I found the hidden menu in recovery mode (hold power+volume up in the recovery menu). Then was having difficulties getting ADB to recognize the phone when I noticed there was a different ADB version running in the background by Droid Explorer. I got that sorted out and uninstalled when I still couldn't get ADB to see the phone when some combination of uninstalling/reinstalling the USB drivers from google and trying different usb ports finally was able to list a device when running adb devices.

So after running wipe cache partition and running apply update from ADB with the latest OTA update (bootloop), and the latest Marshmallow update (Warning: Nofile_contextThis package is for "angler" devices; this is a "".), I'm still stuck.

Update #2: well since I haven't had any luck with anything so far, I tried doing a factory reset with hardware buttons in the recovery menu. Still boot loops. Are there any other options or should I ship it off to Huawei?

Final Update: since no other options worked I contacted Google Fi and they are sending me a replacement phone. Even though I am a few days beyond the warranty's expiration they are sending it free. (I also contacted Huawei and they comically sent me an email telling me to call their support's phone number.)


texts: Titanium restore vs. ADB restore. Which one is better after a system update?

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I backed up my phone (HTC ONE M7, Android 4.4.2) with ADB backup -all -apk (one with -nosystem and once without it). I also backed up by Titanium Free (option system + apps). I also copied the media, download, music etc files into my computer.

Then I wiped my phone, factory reset and updated android to 5.0.2.

What would be the best way to restore the apps and the data that I had backed up?
I am worried that by restoring the apps, some of them might be incompatible with the new android version, or the old system files might overwrite the current system files and cause problems, or the residues of the uninstalled apps from the old system are also restored and make my new installation slow.

what would you recommend for the restore procedure?


texts: Why can't use the external SD card with my voice recorder app?

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I'm the owner of an Honor 5x.

The external SD card inside the phone works fine with the photos/video application, and I can write/read from ES file manager but the apps for voice recording that I tried (Total Recall, Voice Recorder, RecForge) don't let me save the file on the external SD.

Can anyone help me and/or explain what's happening?


texts: When clearing my androids cache should I go into my settings and do it manually myself or can I rely on an app to to clear it properly?

texts: Google playstore offers many phone cleaning, cache cleaning apps but I noticed that after I installed one app in particular, I went back into my storage just to check out the levels and they were not cleared. Could this just be a faulty app or are they pretty much useless?


texts: Can't update the Walmart app on ONN tablet

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I have an ONN tablet that was sold by Walmart.  It comes with the Walmart app built in.  But whenever I try to run the Walmart app, it says I need to install an updated version.  But when I try to install the update,  it tells me that the new version is not suitable for my device.
As I understand it,  ONN is the house brand for Walmart.  So I would expect any updates to the Walmart app to be supported on any ONN tablet.
I've tried getting support from Walmart via their website,  but no luck.  Can anyone suggest a workaround?


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Today my phone tells me that its certificate will expire in February 2018

What will happen to my phone when this date occurs?

Do I need (a) to worry (b) to take pre-emptive action? ...


texts: Find out how many messages sent per chat

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I have seen that iPhone users of WhatsApp are able to see how many messages have been sent / received in one specific chat. This feature seems to be lacking on Android though. Am I missing it or is it simply not there?

Are there any alternatives to find out how many messages you and someone else have sent eachother?


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I have Moto G3 XT1541 on stock Lollipop 5.1.1 and sometime tabs won't load. I just get stuck on this

Usually, I just have to close the tab and reopen it and it will work but it's quite annoying


texts: does Cyanogenmod 7.2 Madteam release 16/6 on Vodafone 858 support USB host?

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I've a Huawei u8160 which is running Cyanogenmod 7.2.
I saw in the change log that it has better support for USB mouse and keyboard and it was written beside it COMMON.
Quoted from the Cyanogenmod github CHANGELOG.mkdn:

...
Common: Better support for mouse and usb keyboards - Emilio Lopez, Tanguy Pruvot
...

So I was wondering if it supports USB host so I can connect it with a USB mouse and keyboard ?


texts: Do phone manufacturers use AOSP as their base?

texts: Do phone manufacturers like Samsung use AOSP as their base and customize that, or does Google provide a special vanilla version of Android and they customize that?


texts: Is there a way to reset my Android Google sync data?

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I've been using Android since the days of Froyo (Android 2.2). My data would get synced normally using Android's Google sync feature.

I am not sure whether there has been of fundamental change in the way Google sync in Android since those days.  But I notice that my sync doesn't work properly.

Specifically:

Contact sync:  restores only half of my contacts whenever I change phones. If I manually export/import contacts then it deletes half of my list on the next sync.  It just refuses to update the existing contact list present on the cloud.

Application data doesn't get transferred. I've seen other people changing their phones and I've seen that Google sync essentially restores their installed apps and then restores the data contained within them. In my case it restores apps that I used to have on my Froyo phone. And it doesn't restore any app data.

Is there a way I could reset all the data on my cloud sync so that Google sync can start doing a fresh start?


texts: Clockwork Mod. To flash or not to flash?

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Running: Verizon HTC Eris (No service) with the recommended Cyanogenmod for the device + Amon RA recovery as prescribed by the gscript lite method of rooting found in the "Universal Eris root for dummies" guide (the one with step by step pictures)

When i got the CM7 rom up and running i was looking through the preinstalled apps and found the rom manager. inside was the option "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery". From what iv gathered online (CWM > AmonRA)... Is this so? Should i use this option? I fear that by breaking my current recovery in an attempt to upgrade i will brick my device... Should i do this?


texts: Is possible install Eclipse IDE in Honeycomb?

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Since Eclipse IDE can run in Linux and the new Honeycomb has a Linux Kernel, can Eclipse IDE run in Android Honeycomb ?

I know that isn't pretty much comfortable coding in a tablet, but I'd want to use for UML modeling.


texts: Link redirects to play store when I want it to open in app

texts: This happens to me a lot, but let's use today's example. I click a soundcloud link in facebook, it redirects me to play store to install soundcloud app. Fair enough. I install and go back to facebook to click the link again to open in app. AGAIN I get sent to soundcloud app in play store. Now it is obviously installed already so I click open, but when I do it seems like the link has been forgotten on the way, so I only get to the soundcloud home page. This happens to me with many links and many apps, opened from both Chrome and facebook. Any tips on how to fix this minor bug?


texts: Are users always asked to accept application permissions?

texts: Does the Android OS always ask a user to review an application's permissions if it is not downloaded from the Android marketplace directly? For instance, downloading an application from a non-Google Android marketplace or directly from a website or computer. I could not find any information about this If so, please provide a documented occurrence or source.


texts: How to root Moto G 1st Gen on Republic Wireless

texts: I would like to find out how to root moto g on republic wireless. I looked everywhere and no one explains or describes how to do it. I am wondering if there is any way to root it.


texts: Is the Encryption Key for Adoptable SD card included in manual backup done over MTP?

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I did a factory reset and then realized that I didn't decrypt my SD Card. I know that the data is probably lost, but I made a complete copy of the Internal Storage connecting the Samsung J5 mobile to a PC (drag and drop, i know this is not the good way). Now I can't find /data/misc/vold to locate the encryption key file like i read in other posts.
Is there a posibility to read this folders with a linux virtual machine installed in the PC and recover the encryption key file, or it has dissapear forever?

A use MTP for file transfer


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I am going to root HTC Desire (with Android 2.2).
How can I do best backup, and how can I get sure that I won't lost my whatsapp history and other files?


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I am trying to switch accounts in My Drive.

My understanding is that this can be done by tapping on the menu in the top LH corner of the screen, as you would do in the Gmail app etc

However on my phone (Samsung Duos) nothing happens - no menu at all.

I have tried completely uninstalling, then restarting and reinstalling. Same result. Also tried clearing the cache/settings in App manager. No luck there either.

Does anyone have any other ideas I could try? I use Drive heaps for my business and personal use (separate accounts) so it's driving me nuts not being able to switch between them!


texts: How does Android handle wifi root CAs? Should they be a security concern?

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My university requires me to install a custom root CA to connect to their wifi network. When I installed it on my phone, it let me specify "Wifi" or "VPN and apps". I chose wifi, and was able to connect successfully.

However, I'm concerned about the security of this certificate. I don't know who is responsible for it at my university, and whether it's a group of volunteer students who don't know what they're doing.

When I chose the "Wifi" option, does that mean the CA will only be used to authenticate with the wifi network and not for anything else? So if the private key gets leaked and someone tries to make a phishing site using HTTPs to target students, would Chrome/whatever browser I have installed accept an HTTPs certificate for a site signed by the CA I installed for wifi?

I'm on Android 7.1.1


texts: Reenable Google Play Services after disable

texts: I am developing an app that requires testing without google play services (I'm on a Samsung S3). I've turned google play services off in Application Manager and tested everything. Afterwards, I went back in and turned it back on, but I can't seem to get my app to recognize that google play services are re-enabled. What ways are there to check it Google Play Services is indeed enabled again on my phone?


texts: Android Phone Shell Command Silent Mode?

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What is the shell command to enable/toggle silent mode on an Android phone?

I ask because the Tasker app can run shell commands but only can enable vibration for my specific phone model.


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Phone: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra (SM-N985F/DS) -> phone 1
I connect a laptop and phone (phone 2 on  192.168.43.86, a Xiaomi) to the phone 1's  Android hotspot. On laptop and phone2, I can connect to the internet.
However, using termux, on the tethering phone1, I cannot ping the connected laptop or phone2. Both laptop and phone2 (termux) can ping each other.
This does not happen if phone2 is doing the tethering, using Termux, I can ping its connected devices.
The Samsung (phone 1) cannot also ping device IP connected via USB or bluetooth tethering, too.
Is Samsung limiting access to tethered device? This looks like a plainly laughable setting for me.
If yes, how to change this? (most preferably without root?)


texts: So I had a perfectly rooted Galaxy Y w/ Android 2.3.6, but then I can't remember why, but I changed in some system files and my device is no longer rooted. I've tried everything but nothing resets all system files. Is there any way I can reset everything, like all system file?


texts: How can I root my HTC Legend without erasing my data?

texts: I want to root my HTC Legend but I don't want to lose my data on it. I have seen the unrevoked method for rooting HTC devices but it does not have a version specifically for HTC Legend. Would the HTC Wildfire version work or do I need to look elsewhere?


texts: Samsung Kies: 'This version of the device can not be updated'. Never?

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I have and Samsung GT-i5500 (aka Galaxy-europe, aka galaxy-5, ...), running Android 2.1

Some months ago I've returned it for repair because of GPS issues.
Ever since, when I connect it to my computer and start Samsung Kies on my computer, the Firmware Information page says:

  This version can not be updated. Current firmware version: PDA:JK3 /
  PHONE:JK3 / CSC:JK3 (CPW)

Does this mean that when (if?) Samsung ever releases Android 2.2 for this model, I will still not be able to update it?
Before the 'repair' it never said that the version could not be updated. It was more along the lines of 'you have the most recent version' or 'no update available' instead of 'this version can not be updated'.


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I've noticed this issue on my Sprint Samsung Intercept running 2.2 Froyo (rooted, custom kernel, etc.) I swear I didn't have this issue on Android 2.1, but someone with a Motorola Droid running 2.1 did, as you can see here: http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?t=323590

My issue is I love the WinAmp music player. However, when I pause it and leave the app, it will randomly, unexpectedly begin music playback later (both when I am using the phone, and when it's sitting on the ground next to me.) When I navigate to the app, the controls show that it is paused, and clicking on it once will bring it to the normal state (shows as playing, and it is,) and a second time will pause it again (where it should have been to begin with.) This could be a real issue while I'm in class, etc. and I'm forced not to be able to use WinAmp, which I'd really like to be able to do.

With Cubed, the issue is similar. Instead of having it be random though, it plays when I go back to the app. This leads me to believe that it's playing onResume(), without first checking the state it should be in. I'm guessing WinAmp is staying open in the background somehow and doing the same thing.

My question is, is there any fix?


texts: How to install custom recovery on Micromax Canvas Nitro A310?

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I am unable to flash anything from recovery mode on my rooted (kinguser) android 4.4.2 (micromax canvas nitro A310). Red triangle with exclaimation mark & unable to do anything, even not able to perform "User Backup". Shows error - write error, short write.

Can somebody help to delete stock recovery & install custom. CWM recovery does not have updated custom recovery for model A310 (android 4.4.2).


texts: how to disable system apps without root?

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How to disable system apps without root?

My phone model is vivo x5 max+ and android 4.4.4

I have tried Debloater but it failed to connect (I am sure I've allowed USB debugging).


texts: How do I edit Minuum's custom dictionary?

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I've noticed that every time you tap on a "new" word, Minuum adds it to its custom dictionary verbatim, i.e. if it happened to have a capital letter, it will gets saved with the capital letter.

How can I edit its dictionary?

I'd like to both edit some words, such as these incorrectly capitalised, and add new ones, such as aa'bbbb that unless I add them manually won't be automatically saved.

Yes there is an "import android dictionary" feature, but while this may work for adding new ones, it will most definitely won't work for editing existing ones.


texts: How do I send all calls from a contact to voicemail in Android 7 (LG phone)?

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Searched here and on the internet and either the options have changed or my LG phone does not have the option. Seems like the old way to do it was to press the Overflow button while editing the contact, then select "all calls to voicemail".

Carrier is TMobile.


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The vibrate strength of my Galaxy Nexus is incredibly weak. When I have the phone in my pocket I simply don’t feel the vibrate for incoming calls at all, which defeats its purpose. I’ve missed more than one important phone call due to that.

Is there a way to increase the strength? I haven’t found anything relevant in the settings.


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Can you disable Telegram notifications somehow? I am seeing a huge battery consumption since last few weeks and after upgrading to Android 5.0.2. After one day of use battery app is reporting that Telegram has kept mobile radio on for 7 hours. Using 50% of the battery used.

I use telegram rarely. I would like to completely disable notifications, but I cant find any option for that. I have tried disabling notification service and everything.


texts: How does changing IP and mask by ifconfig work?

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I am sorry for this rudimentary question, but I cannot find a good answer.
Here is the effort to change IP and mask:

# ifconfig eth0
eth0: ip 192.168.0.133 mask 0.0.0.0 flags [up broadcast running multicast]
# ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.144 netmask 255.255.255.0
# ifconfig eth0
eth0: ip 192.168.0.144 mask 255.255.255.0 flags [up broadcast running multicast]

Everything appears to work based on the responses to the commands.  However, when I check the IP and mask on the Android device (Settings > WIRELESS & NETWORK > MORE... > Ethernet > Advanced Configuration), nothing changes.  After rebooting the device, "ifconfig eth0" returns the old values 192.168.0.133 and 0.0.0.0.

DHCP is disabled.

Could anyone shed some light on this?


texts: Getting a Galaxy Note 3 N9006 to work like a normal phone

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I'm an American living in Beijing. I had a Galaxy Note 1 for a bit, and loved it. I recently bought an unlocked Galaxy Note 3 N9006, which is a Chinese variant of the Note 3. Unfortunately, because of China's ongoing feud with Google, it doesn't have a Play Store, Gmail, or any of the other Google apps that made me love Android in the first place. The system is ostensibly in English, but there are lots of China-specific things about it: every app on the Samsung store is in Chinese, warnings and so forth also tend to be, and my only two options for searching are Baidu and Bing (both of which I hate).

What I want is for the phone to run like one that I would buy in America. I'm open to rooting it, or installing a different type of firmware, but I'm unfamiliar with what that stuff really means, or how to do it.

Is this possible? Or will I be stuck with a Chinese phone forever?


texts: I dropped my phone in water and now the screen isnt working - i cant remove the battery

texts: So my Phone is a "Alcatel" and i honestly didnt know what type it is. Yesterday night. I accidentally dropped in into my running bath water, being clumsy. i quickly grabbed it and attempted to dry it off. At first it was fine and The microphone and camera wasnt working so i thought it would be okay (Ive dropped my phone in water before). SO i set it down, About maybe 2 minutes later I went to check my phone that i had plugged into my charger to see the screen not working. I could see and turn it on but the screen itself isn't working. Then next thing i know my phone died, which scared me becouse it was at 25%. I turned it off and put it in a bowl of rice, ive only checked it once sense then. I dont know what to do, im scared i damaged my phone


texts: How can I reset WiFi without rebooting the phone?

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Sometimes WiFi networks are not picked up on my Moto G. Switching WiFi or flight mode on and off does not solve the problem, however a phone reboot does.

Does anybody know of a way I can reset the WiFi completely without rebooting the phone?

For example, with 3G issues I would go to the testing menu (*#*#4636#*#*) and switch the radio on and off, or switch flight mode on and off, which would typically cure the problem. Anything similar for WiFi? Thank you.


texts: How does one remove a single song from a downloaded album?

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I have purchased an album on the play store and downloaded the entire album to my Android device, through the Play Music app. I want all of the songs from that album on my device, except for one.

If I click on the breadcrumbs icon next to the song, I can delete the song from my library, which will also remove it from my device, but I don't want it removed from my library. See the first image.
I can click on the downloaded icon below the album name, but that removes the entire album from the device. Refer to the second image.

How can I remove this one song? I have either missed something or this is quite awful software.


texts: How to enable voice button on android version of GoldenDict?

texts: Android version of Goldendict has a 'say' button that should play the pronunciation of the current word. However it's disable for me. How should I enable it? I guess I should copy sound files to a specific folder. What is its path?


texts: What is the Android Answer to Air Video Server?

texts: I just switched to a Droid X and I love it. One of the things that keeps me from not needing my iPod touch is Air Video. Is there a similar system that can run on my network?


texts: Setting/finding Android 7 encryption password

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With some hassle I updated the 2016 firmware on my Lenovo P2 to Android 7 (I think my carrier decided that their own app was more important than security updates).

Now that I wanted to put the TWRP recovery onto the phone instead of the stock one, I find out that the phone is encrypted, which it wasn't before. I have not asked for it (it appears Google does this by default now for Android 7) and I have never entered a password explicitly for encryption.

However, TWRP asks for a password for decryption purposes, I believe.

I use fingerprint/PIN as screen lock. This answer and others suggest it should be the PIN, however while that works fine for a normal startup of the phone, that doesn't work in TWRP.

How would I find or set the right password to use (doubting there is a default password!)?


texts: How can i change the default log-off animation in my nexus4(PAC man ROM). I was able to change the boot animation in data folder but unable to find the logoff animation.


texts: I had let someone use my phone and they had bluetoothed some files to their own phone and im trying to find what they had sent so i know whether or not to worry about any private stuff being exposed.. my phone is an lg optimus f60 running 4.4.2


texts: How is my friend bypassing Applock application

texts: I'm using moto x 2nd gen, I recently installed applock to keep some apps private but one of my friend knows a way to bypass the password and even change it, he did the same even with pattern lock. He doesn't even reboot the phone, he does it in seconds. How is he doing it and in what other ways can I lock my apps?


texts: How to determine if an android application uses Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) and Secure Element (SE)?

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I have gone through questions One and Two. But still I have an additional question.
How do we find out that an android application uses Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) and Secure Element (SE). Particularly a hardware backed environment.
Thanks


texts: Importing photos finds all image files, not just camera pictures

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When trying to import photos from my Galaxy S2 in Windows, it tries to import all image files on the phone (including application data), not just those in DCIM.

The system is Android 4.0.3. The phone is set to connect as a camera (but Windows Explorer can still see the full directory structure on the phone and SD card.)


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I am using the latest version of WhatsApp . for some reason I still can't understand people cannot send me broadcast even though they are in my contact list  ( & I am also in their    )  . however I can successfully send broadcast to people.

why does this happen ?
 sometimes I thought I could be banned but then I should get some message & I haven't done anything that deserves that , like bulk messaging for spamming.
 what I did so far
--- re-register myself on my phone after trying other things like deleting data clearing cache etc.
--- used a clone app and registered   through that
still stuck


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My tablet is a SurfTab xiron 7.0 3G. It can take two sim-cards (dual sim-capable). I can receive voice calls over the bluetooth headphones. It does not seem to be able to alert by a ringer or flashing screen, when a phone call comes in and the bluetooth headphone is not turned on. Furthermore, I do not seem to be able to make outgoing calls. But I can send SMS'es from either of the two on-board SIM-cards.

I installed various apps - e.g. Talet talk. But none of these apps make use of the sim-cards on the tablet it-self.

Is there an app or any other fix out there, that could assist me in making voice-calls from the on-board SIM-cards? I am not interested in VOIP solutions (I use Skype extensively), as I must be able to make and receive calls, when in areas with no internet connection.


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE.  I've been trying to use it with a Samsung Gear S3 Classic.  The phone and watch can find each other, but whenever I attempt to push an app or a watchface from the phone to the watch, I get the message

  Unfortunately, Samsung account has stopped

I have seen this message for a little while now (whenever I restart the phone) but I have largely ignored it because the phone still operated correctly.  However, now it seems like it prevents the Samsung Gear app from installing items to the watch.

I have found some items that talk about updating the firmware.  I've downloaded Kies 3 (version 2.6.4.17113_1) and that refuses to do anything with my phone (which is running Android 4.4.4).   I've downloaded Smart Switch.  Which will actually connect to my phone and I've been able to back it up.  But it thinks the phone is running the latest firmware version.  In fact, my phone thinks that too when I check it directly on the phone.

I just would like to get Samsung Gear to install items on the watch, so it's pretty frustrating.  If anyone knows how to get Gear to work with this phone, I would truly appreciate any help.

I have read that this is related to an incomplete Samsung account.  I never had one.  I did create one online with the hope to add it to the phone.  However, attempts to add the Samsung account causes the same crash message,

Details:

Phone Model Number: GT-19305
Android Version: 4.4.4
Android Security Patch Level: 2016-01-01
Baseband Version: 19305XXUFPA1
Kernel Version: 3.0.31-6850576
Build Number: KTU84P.19305XXUFPA1
SE for Android Status: Enforcing SEPF_GT-19305_4.4.4_0050


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I am trying to connect to Google Talk on my Android tablet. The error message is saying 'the connection interrupted'. The tablet has connected to Wi-fi and I can browse the Internet. I am using version 4.0 OS.

What might be stopping it from connecting to Google Talk?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 plus and rooted it via Odin and put CWM on it, with which I installed the unofficial Cyanogenmod ROM and later P.A.C.
Unfortunately I had massive issues with the signal: Despite the fact that the sim gets unlocked when entering the right sim pin at start, there were always only emergency calls available. When trying to manually select the mobile service provider and selecting the available networks (Wireless & network->More->Mobile Networks->Mobile Service Provider), there is an error while searching, and when telling the phone to automatically select a network, it says registered in network, but there is still no connection.
Really odd is the fact that when activating the option '2g networks only', the phone is registered in the network of my mobile service provider, but quits after a few seconds.
I got the phone from my MSP, so it's branded. May that be the cause of my problem?
I also noticed that both the Cyanogenmod and the Pacman ROM use the same kernel: 3.0.31/skullface@Ubuntu_13.04#1. This one is from Cyanogenmod.
Any help is appreciated.

P.S.: Some terms I used may be incorrect because the language on my phone isn't english.

EDIT: I found out that the problem has something to do with a possible netlock on my device, because it askes, when there is the pin code validation disabled, for a code to unlock the sim network. At least that was what some forum threads were suggesting (in german, so I won't post them here).
Normally, this behaviour thus shouldn't occur, because I use the same sim card I used with the stock rom. May it be that my EFS directory is corrupt? (the one which contains the IMEI and stuff)

EDIT: I think one needs to flash the modem, which is possible for example with ODIN. Haven't tried it although.