texts: How to open an URL in Chrome Incognito Tab by launching the Incognito Activity?

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Is there any way to open a link in Google Chrome's Incognito Mode from the Terminal ?

I tried this but it didn't work:

am start -n com.android.chrome/com.google.android.apps.chrome.document.IncognitoDocumentActvity -d http://google.com


texts: Changing Screen resolution on Samsung Tablet S2 or S3

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I am preparing to buy my first tablet. It does happen I am shortsighted. In my PC I change the screen resolution to enlarge fonts. I have windows 7.
Is there a way to change screen resolution in Samsung Tablet S2  (Android 5) or Samsung Tablet S3 (Android 7).

Alternatively are there other ways (or apps) - to enlarge fonts ?


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I'm project manager consulting for a charity who have a set of LG Nexus phones that are sent into schools as part of a STEM project.  For safeguarding reasons when the phones are returned we need to clear off any photos, videos, audio recordings and any internet cache/history.  There are a couple of apps loaded onto the phones for the students to use that need to be retained.

I'm looking for a fast solution for cleaning the phones.  All the phones are connected to the same Gmail account.

I know nothing about coding for Android devices (or anything about Android devices in truth!) so please be kind with your responses.

Many thanks in advance.

Julia


texts: Export telegram and whatsapp contacts to vcf?

texts: I have lost most of my contacts on the phone account, but they still exist in my telegram account. How can i move them to phone or export them?


texts: How would you change the default Android boot animation?

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I am attempting to change my boot animation on a rooted Xoom with Android 3.2.

I've got the files in part0/ the desc.txt looks like

1408 880 24
p 0 0 part0

I made the images 512x256 since this is what the Honeycomb boot animation had.

After I copy the bootanimation.zip image to /system/media/ and reboot I get just a black screen. I've tried 777 and 644 permissions on this file.

Any ideas how to not get a black screen?


texts: I'm using a rooted Galaxy S5 with Lollipop. I want to update several apps over the Play store at once, but not all of them. Even if I have to use another app to do so, that's okay.


texts: Sound stops in mid-call (incoming sound only, outgoing sound is fine)

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I have a bizarre problem and I don't know whether it's my phone (Samsung Galaxy S4), my Bluetooth headset (Plantronics Voyager Legend), my carrier (T-mobile) or our corporate conference call system (AT&T).

In the middle of a conference call, the sound I hear on my end will just stop. The call is still active, however, and other people on the phone call can still hear me. This has happened four or five times now. It has never happened with any of the personal phone calls on the same setup.

When it happens, if I turn off my headset and go to use the phone itself, the problem still occurs. So it makes me think that it's not related to the headset.

No one else on the conference call seems to have this problem, so maybe it's my phone rather than the conference call system. Update 4/29/2016: Just confirmed it's not the conference call system, it happened on a long call (90 minutes) direct from another phone, without involving AT&T conference calling.

I don't know what to search for on the internet. Has anyone heard of something like this happening, either to Android or to Samsung phones?


texts:
In "normal" android you start up a Terminal emulator or do "adb shell" and then from there you can defining a function by:

function name
{
 #code
}
name #runs "name"

But by using adb shell over TWRP it says the command "function" cannot be found. the command "whereis function" and "which function" provides no outputs and leaves me baffled. Any idea how to define function in TWRP, preferably over adb shell


texts: How do I tether with an HTC Desire on Swisscom?

texts: How do I do tethering with an HTC Desire on the Swiss carrier Swisscom? When I plug the phone and pick share internet, my computer asks me for phone number, username and password; oh, and it says I plugged in a modem.


texts: Enable data and sms on CDMA network programmed number Galaxy S7 Edge

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My Galaxy S7 edge (G935P) sim card slot is broken. It doesn't recognize any sim card I put.
I managed to program my phone number into the phone using CDMA Network. I can make calls, but I can't send sms texts or enable data.
When I try to enable data I get a message "Insert sim card to access network service".
The same thing when I try to send a text "sending failed".
Is there any way to trick the phone to think there's a sim card when there isn't.


texts: Why newer android versions drain the battery faster?

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I've got an Android phone whose stock Android version is 2.1. I've tried several times to install some custom ROMs (mostly Cyanogenmod based) with Android 2.2 and 2.3.

The full charged battery lasts:

>3 days with the 2.1 stock version
1.5~2 days with android 2.2
~1 day with android 2.3

...And they say that android 4 drains the battery even faster!

I'm wondering why this happens:

Is the newer software using the hardware more intensively? What pieces of hardware? What pieces of software? And why?
In general, should I expect a custom ROM to drain battery faster than a stock one (same Android version)? The ROMs I installed were supposed to be more optimized than the stock one, and have less crappy services running, but meh!
If the phone was designed for a newer Android version (say 2.3) would I get a big battery boost by switching to a former version (2.1)?


texts: Can't use chmod to alter permissions on emulated phone

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So, I'm trying to make an app in android studio and I need to reference a particular file in the app, cascade.xml. I've pushed it onto the emulated phone no problem using adb (it's in the storage/sdcard folder). However, the app still can't access it and I think that's because the file permissions are -rwxrwx--- (which means no global access). These permissions are verified in ADM and using ls -l <filename>

I try to change the permissions of that cascade.xml file by going back into the shell (adb shell) using chmod 777 /storage/sdcard/cascade.xml, but it fails quietly and doesn't do anything. Tried doing other chmods, and nothing happens to it at all. If I do su and then chmod 777 /storage/sdcard/cascade.xml, same thing. Trying to do other chmods like chmod 700 and the like also do nothing (quiet fail).

Now, if I try to make a directory in the folder, I can do that using mkdir - mkdir /storage/sdcard/cascades works fine, and the file permissions of the folder are drwrwx---. However, if I try to use mkdir chmod to create the folder and end up with the same permissions - like mkdir chmod 770 /storage/sdcards/cascades2 - the shell says mkdir failed for chmod, Read-only file system. I can also make text files doing something like echo 'Hello World.' > /storage/sdcard/foo.txt (which creates it with permissions of -rwxrwx---), but if try to chmod it afterwards, nothing happens.  If I try to do `echo 'Hello World.' > storage/sdcard/foo2.txt chmod 777, it's the same permission but the file size is 24 instead of 14.

I've done every iteration of mount and remount I can think of, and I still can't get chmod to work properly. I've tried running su in front of everything, and nothing. I've tried starting with adb root, and it says I'm already in root. I can also push stuff the emulator using ADM and adb push. Unfortunately, all of my environment is on a Windows 7 device, so I can't just make a file with -rwxrwxrwx permissions and just transfer it across (unless there's a permission setting in Windows that will make it transfer over as a 777 permission that I don't know about).

Edit: Forgot to mention, the emulated phone is running API 19, target Google APIs (x86 System), running KitKat.


texts: Can I use the Samsung Galaxy S5's Finger Scanner as a finger-print scanner for laptop?

texts: Can I use my Samsung Galaxy S5's finger scanner as a finger-print scanner for my laptop? Because I want to register on a site that requires my fingerprint from home. My phone is rooted.


texts:
Been using Ubuntu over chroot on my Asus sl101 eee pad slider.

Works nice but I would like mouse integration like in virtual box etc.

Any VNC apps out there that will capture/integrate my mouse so that I can do right clicking etc.?


texts: Direct audio to bluetooth headset only if answered on headset buttons

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Is it possible to have the call audio redirected to the bluetooth headset only if the call is answered by using the buttons on the bluetooth headset.

That means that if I have lunch in the cafeteria located directly above my office the sound would not default to the headset at my desk, but in stead to the internal speaker of my phone - if answered by using the on screen button on the phone.

I know I can change the output by using the on screen buttons after answering the call - but were hoping to make an automatic selection based on the way the call is answered (button on headset / on screen button on the phone).

Third party apps or Tasker (or similar) script is an OK way to accomplish the task if needed.

Thanks in advance for all help given.

(Using an S7 Edge at the office - but are (firstly) looking for a generic answer.)


texts: Free / local voicemail / answering machine

texts:
My carrier having pretty high monthly prices for voicemail, I did not take the service. However, when I'm at school, unable to answer, and my busy doctor calls me, knowing I probably won't be able to join her for weeks with her busy schedule and only one phone line for the whole clinic, or when a hidden number (which could be anything from the hospital to telemarketing) calls me, I really wish I did have a voicemail box.

But I don't have one, and my carrier isn't getting any cheaper. Prices closely match other carriers, of course, like any "healthy" telecom market.

So I have been searching for an app that allows this, to no avail. I did find an app that automatically answers an SMS back to the caller if I miss their call, but 1. it didn't always work, 2. 95 % people calling me are doing so from non-mobile phones, 3. some people actually pay for incoming SMS, 4. it doesn't allow people to leave a message.

I saw something called Google Voice, which sounds amazing, with not only a free voicemail box, but even the ability to view them as text, and have them in your inbox, but when I go to https://www.google.com/voice, I'm taken to Google Mail.

And searching the Play Store for "Google Voice" doesn't yield any appropriate results. These things tell me, I guess, that the only "Google Voice" available to me, in Canada, is that thing that enables you to make calls from your PC browser's Gmail inbox.

So is there any way for me to have a voicemail without paying my carrier's high fees?

There should be some way to do this locally, at least, because the call is here, and the phone has an SD card to save it on, and the ability to answer it, listen to it and talk to it, as illustrated by the fact it's, uhm, a phone. And it can record sound, too. Unless they put some sort of lock in phones to prevent people from escaping carriers' abusive costs.

Or so I hope. So, is there something I can do? Did I misunderstand the whole Google Voice thing? Did I miss something obvious? Is there some way to do this?

My phone's specs should be:

Samsung Galaxy Q (SGH-T589W)
Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread
Processor: 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 (if indeed it's the same as the Gravity Smart, because information on the Galaxy Q is rare)
Internal storage: 152 MB, some of which I think is taken up by the OS or useless stock software, because I can't ever seem to free it
RAM: 279 MB
SD card: 2 GB

My carrier is called Videotron, if it's of some use.


texts: Cxxdroid can execute c++ binary in any internal storage directory, but Termux cannot

texts:
I was testing some c++ executable in my old smartphone (Android 8, no root). Here's the description of the problem:
I have both Termux and Cxxdroid installed in that phone. And in termux, I have clang installed.
Let's enter Termux.
cd /storage/emulated/0/c++    # current dir is now c++ which sits in the internal storage
ls    # this prints 'hello.cpp', a simple hello world program. let's compile it.
clang++ hello.cxx -o hello
ls    # this prints two files now, hello and hello.cxx. let's execute hello.
./hello    # prints: bash: ./hello: Permission denied. let's grant permission.
chmod +x hello
./hello    # prints: bash: ./hello: Permission denied

As you can see, there's no way I can execute hello in the c++ directory. I know that if I move hello in $HOME and run it, it would work right away. But that's not the case.
Now, let's enter Cxxdroid.
Enter 'Terminal' from left menu. Let's execute our hello binary.
cd /storage/emulated/0/c++
ls    # contains two files. hello.cxx and hello (which is the binary generated from Termux clang). let's run it.
./hello    # prints 'Hello World'

See? The same binary does not run in Termux but runs right away in Cxxdroid. Why? What technique is Cxxdroid using under the hood? Permission of the hello binary for both Termux and Cxxdroid is:
ls -l hello    # prints: -rw-rw---- 1 root everybody 115588 Apr 25 00:32 hello

Any help is appreciated.


texts: Attempted to encrypt my phone and now it's rejecting my password

texts: I attempted to encrypt my moto g4 while it was plugged into my laptop. Instead of showing the animation that it should play, it briefly showed the start of the animation and went to the main boot screen. After a few minutes it booted into the please enter your password screen. I entered my device pin and my google password, and it rejected both of them. Sometimes it tells you to turn the device off and on to start android, but it doesn't do anything. It said it would wipe after 8 more failed attempts, but now it's at negative 45. Is there any way to do a total factory reset?


texts: Any way to add a row to a table in Google Docs? I've tried to click everything, but I find no button to add a row;)


texts: android keep screen on while on call on Android 8.0.0

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I guess I have a problem with the proximity sensor. The screen turns off when I start a call but it's impossible to turn it on again. The only option left is to hard restart the phone.

I'm using right know the power button to ends call. Still, it's impossible to manage voice messages (delete or save them) or to interact with any other automated call.

I'm not able to find settings for incoming calls as other posts mention and apps such as Screen On do not seem to work.

Any idea of how to keep screen on while on call on Android 8.0.0? Maybe using a particular call app?

Best,
Rafael


texts: What should I do to use my hard drive on a Samsung Tablet?

texts: I have a 2 TB hard drive full of movies.  I am getting bored watching movies on the computer so I decided buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab.  My hard drive is NTFS and my friends told me that I have to convert NTFS to exFAT to able to see my files on the tablet.  My question is, if I convert my hard drive from NTFS to exFAT, will I be able to watch the files on the tablet?  If not, what should I do to be able to do so?


texts: Samsung S3 i9300 rooted with Heimdall.  Am I able to unroot with ODIN?

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I rooted my phone with the Samsung Galaxy S III: Full Update Guide

I stumbled when I tried to flash the CyanogenMod.  I do not get the install from zip file command while in the ClockworkMod recovery mode. So I can't seem to be able to find the zip file to install the CyanogenMod.

What I am trying to do now is to unroot my S3, but seeing that I rooted it using Heimdall rather than ODIN, is it still safe to unroot using ODIN?


texts: Android headset connectors/adapters for a wired headset, what do I need?

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I need to get a wired (not bluetooth) headset for my LG Aristo 2 Plus, but I don't know what I need to make it work.

I imagine there are only two components I need to worry about: (1) type of connector on headset and (2) type of connector on adapter. Adapter may not be necessary, but probably is for wired headsets.

I've wasted a lot of money on adapters to make a cheap wired Plantronics headset work on my old work iPhone, but none of them worked. Maybe Android-based devices are easier?

To be clear, I need a headset for talking on the phone, not a pair of headphones.

Any nudge in the right direction would be greatly appreciated! If there is a canonical answer out there somewhere, please point me to it.


texts: How often does Android refresh the battery statistics listed in the Settings?

texts: Does anyone know how often Android refreshes battery statistics? This screen is Settings > Battery. This may only apply to Android versions >4.0.


texts: How safe is it to upgrade apps using Aptoid?

texts:
I know that there are issues with using Aptoide to install apps on Android. There's a pretty good discussion about this in this other question. If only regarding legal issues, Aptoide is definitely a gray area as some apps are not legally distributed there, clearly bypassing fees setup on the Google Play Store or breaking licensing terms. Furthermore, there are concerns that malware can be injected in apps shipped on Aptoide, although they make efforts to scan apps for such problems.

I wonder, however, if upgrading apps has the same issues as installing fresh new apps. Say I have an old APK from an app I paid from on the Google Play Store, then lost access to my store credentials (lost the phone!) but I still have the APK of the application lying around. So I installed that old version of the app and want to upgrade, but without buying the app again.

I understand (but may be mistaken) that Android has some sort of TOFU security model for apps: if you have installed an app, there is a public key that signed the APK and Android will not allow updates to the app if that key changes. Therefore, if I update an app using Aptoide, that signature will be checked and I can actually be (cryptographically) sure that the app update actually comes from the original author and hasn't been tampered with by Aptoide or the repository manager.

Is that a fair assumption?


texts: Possible to transfer songs from iTunes (on Mac) to Android phone?

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I have a significant music collection on my computer, which I am still frequently adding to. While the songs I've downloaded in the last several years are all DRM free (either downloaded for free or on iTunes post-DRM), I have many songs from the iTunes-DRM era. I use an iPhone as my phone almost exclusively for this reason (to use DRM-laced songs). Recently I have become disillusioned with iPhones and am considering switching to one of the new Google Pixel phones. However, my biggest hangup is still being able to store all my music on my device.

Now that Apple Music is available for iPhone, I was thinking it might be possible to access all my music on an Android phone--but I can't figure out conclusively if this will work. I have checked this official Apple page:

  From your own collection

  To add music that you imported from CDs, or bought from the iTunes Store or other sources, use iTunes on a Mac or PC. Make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes.

  Open iTunes.
  Sign in to the iTunes Store with the same Apple ID that you use on your Android phone for Apple Music.
  Turn on iCloud Music Library and wait for iTunes to finish updating your library.

  Any music that you add to iTunes after you turn on iCloud Music Library will be available in Apple Music on your Android phone.

However, I would like to avoid having to upload all my music to the iCloud Music Library (don't want to have to deal with that when I really just want to offload music straight from my computer to my device using a USB cord).

Can I transfer songs from my computer (Mac) to an Android phone that has Apple Music (or maybe some other software?) using a wired connection, without having to upload everything to iCloud? If so, will this work even for iTunes-DRM-laced songs?

If iCloud is the only option, I will probably cave and do this, but only if it will work with all my songs (from iTunes-DRM, iTunes-non-DRM, non-iTunes), and if I don't have to pay to store my songs on iCloud (again, I don't need to be able to access them from anywhere, just my computer and a single Android phone).

Similar questions have been asked before, but are all out of date (3-6 years old).:

Android and iTunes
Can I play DRM music from iTunes on my Android?
How do I get this iTunes song on an Android device?


texts: Security implications of remote (Meterpreter) shell to device

texts:
An attacker who uses an exploit for e.g. CVE 2012-6636 can use a Metasploit exploit to open a Meterpreter shell in the context of the stock Android browser.

But what are the implications of such an attack?

As far as I understand the sandbox prevents the attack from accessing contacts, the microphone, the camera or other apps. He is limited to the data of the browser and the SD card.

Even if a device is rooted, there is no way to gain root privileges from within such a shell, or is there?

So the only way to escape from the sandbox would be to tamper the app's memory and make use of another exploit, that leads to privilege escalation, right? Therefore the impact of such an attack would be very limited.


texts: Is there a way to completely disable the dialer including emergency calls to make an old phone a "tablet"?

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I have a Galaxy Nexus (running 4.2.2 if it matters but I'd presume the rules would apply to most Android OS' in general, it isn't currently rooted but I can root it if necessary) that I've recently replaced with a newer phone.

Now I'd like to give my 5 year old my Gnex as a basic "game/kids app device" that he can mess around with since he was used to playing a few kid games before on it.  I still want WIFI access so airplane mode is out.

However, I'd like to be able to completely remove the PHONE functionality from the phone.  The phone has no service, but can still make Emergency calls and I'm concerned about him possibly doing so before I can explain to 911 that it was an accidental call.

So, is there a way to completely disable:

the phone dialer
the ability to place emergency calls
the contacts/address book

Bottom line:  If you think in Apple terms, I'd like an "iPhone" to become an "IPod Touch", but for my Android.


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The story started about a month and a half ago. At random times the internet speed went down drastically, changing between 0MB/s to 75MB/s (which is my maximum).

I have called countless times to my internet provider/supplier. They claimed they supply the maximum amount I paid for. In 3 weeks we replaced about 3 different routers and the issue did not disappear.

I have heard that video games, videos and some programs on the computer can cause those issues. In my house there are 5 computers, and this issue never occured until now. I ran virus scans on every PC, checked for torrent programs, but everything was completely fine with the computers.

In one of the calls with the internet provider, one of the workers told us about a special case where his phone did the same thing we described.

My family and I started investigating more into it and we found out the LG G5 my sister owns is affecting the internet as long as it's connected to our WiFi.

The internet "slow-down" happens at random times, but it always happend when the phone was in the house and connected to the WiFi. Each time it happened as soon as we disconnected it from the WiFi the internet speed jumped straight up to 75MB/s. I can verify that it is indeed the phone and not a PC or any other device that is connected to the internet.

We have tried "factory resetting" but the issue kept occuring.

I'll list the applications and phone information down below:

Hardware Info

Model Number: LG-H850

Software Info

Android Version: 6.0.1

Android Security Patch Level: 2016-04-01

Build Number: MMB29M

Software Version: V10d-ISR-XX

Applications

Best phone ringtones

ai.type Emoji Plugin

ai.type Electric Glass Theme

ai.type Keyboard Plus

ai.type Hebrew Dictionary

Instagram

Tiny Flashlight + LED

To-do list & Agenda by Any.do

The rest of the applications came with the phone.

Now... I am desperate, very very desperate. I have been digging the internet to try and find a connection between a mere phone to the internet. This issue didn't not occur at the moment we brought the phone into the house, which makes it even harder to find a solution.

My question is:
Is there any solution to fixing that internet slow-down other than throwing the phone out of the window?

Thank you in advance.


texts: The word "period" automatically inserts itself into sentences

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S6.  Suddenly when I am typing a message  email  facebook or even in messenger the word (period) inserts itself.
 I did not type the word period nor did I even say the word it's just there. Can somebody please help me get rid of it. It is even in this question I'm asking after the word itself I did not put or say the word period.


texts: What is this icon with a messaging icon enclosed by a SIM card's icon in status bar?

texts: Can anyone tell me what the chat icon on the status bar is and how I can access it. This showed itself after a recent security update. I'm not sure if it's a message that I have not opened yet. I have checked all my messages and found none. Also, received messages are usually on the left side of the status bar.


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Exporting WhatsApp chat doesn't work from Android (WhatsApp v2.21.1.16, Android 11).
When exporting a chat, it exports only partially (circa 20MB+/- 3MB). Exporting the same chat from an iPhone works fine.
Any ideas?
Can't wait to be rid of WhatsApp. Telegram all the way.


texts: How do I connect Nexus 5 on Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro for USB-debugging

texts:
When I connect my device to my Linux laptop (debian-Ubuntu) I don't get any output in

adb logcat

If I connect it to another laptop it works fine

in KDE I can open the Directory and copy files, so USB is working

it seems like

adb devices

finds the device:

List of devices attached
042some_numbers00   device

but it stays disconnected somehow


texts: What is the process for reformatting SD Card without breaking the current applications on my HTC Incredible?

texts:
Here's my scenario:

HTC Incredible, Rooted to MIUI, with an 8GB SD card.

I want to reformat my SD card because I have a ton of junk on it from before I rooted it, so I want to start with a clean install. Since some of the application data is on there, what's the proper process?

I've backed up the SD card by copying all of its contents to a folder on my computer, and I have Titanium backup on my phone for the apps, so I've done those things.

Is it ok to just format the SD card, and let the phone reinstall whatever it needs? Or what's the best way to do this?


texts: Meaning of: Delivered, Received, Tap to chat

texts:
Snapchat shows a kind of status under each contact's name in the chat list:

In the screenshot above it is "Tap to chat", but sometimes it is "Delivered" or "Received".

Question: What are all possible statuses, and what is the meaning of each?


texts: High battery use by apps under location services. But location mode is set to battery saving

texts:
Under Settings > location in my phone, the apps listed under recent location requests say High battery use. However the location mode is set to Battery Saving (Networks only). I thought high battery use was only when GPS was on.
Does any one know how to fix this? I have tried turning location off and then on again.

Location history is off

Phone: LG G3 (international)


texts: a process deleted some vital folders and files how do I track it down

texts:
admittedly I am rooted on a phone with unlocked bootloader & a Havoc custom  GSI rom  Android 10
I have hidden magisk root from all applications  - every application except the ones that need it
in spite of this and entire folder on my internal storage - download folder as well as documents folder - the document folder itself was deleted and the download folder was emptied completely

I have access to logcat and logcat does not reveal any information

I regularly run a malware check and it comes out ok.

the corresponding data on my external micro SD card is all right

just yesterday sent folders of my WhatsApp image    (  /sdcard/WhatsApp/media/WhatsApp Images/sent   ) directly got emptied without me doing anything. earlier I saw WhatsApp 's message that it is backing up my data kind of 40% of 6 GB
and it was taking forever to do that on a 10 MBPS high speed internet connection .  so I stopped the backup process  - but why would it want to delete everything in the sent folder ?
( btw my WhatsApp folder on /sdcard     is bind mounted to a special partition on my micro SD card which is ext4 ... now you know why I wanted custom rom and root   !  )
here are my questions
--- how do I trace back as to what process caused these deletions
--- in the future so as to avoid this or have better traceability what what should I I be installing or modifying or taking as preventive steps.


texts:
My Nexus 5's proximity sensor is broken and I verified the same using the Proximity Sensor Test.

As usual, the screen goes black during the calls and I use the power button to end the call. But the problem is during whatsapp or skype call, power button doesn't help and I need to search for a Bluetooth or ear phones to dial or receive a call.

Kindly help me to disable proximity sensor or any other work arounds

Edit: Unfortunately I am not interested in rooting. So I am looking for some kind of app.


texts:
Which hardware sensors are supported by Android? Are there any imaginable sensors that may be planned to be supported in the future?

For every sensor:

How is the sensor useful?
Which devices currently have it? (Only for new sensors)
What do notable apps use the sensor?

Here is a list of currently supported hardware sensors:

Environment Sensors

ambient humidity
illuminance
ambient pressure
ambient temperature
Device temperature

Motion sensors

accelerometer
gyroscope

Position sensors

geomagnetic field sensor
the proximity sensor

  The orientation sensor is software-based and derives its data from the
  accelerometer and the geomagnetic field sensor.


texts: How can I determine which block device corresponds to internal memory?

texts:
Premable: My MP707 phone gave me an "overheated battery" panic message earlier in the summer, adn told me to take out the battery immediately. (It had been sitting in the sun, and was probably just confused about the source of the heat, but I didn't think of this at the time, alas.) So I opened it up and took out the battery...without a shutdown first.

The next time I started it up, I got a warning about internal storage being damaged, and did I want to reformat it. Note: internal storage, not the SD card! I found that images and recordings I'd made were no longer accessible, and the voice recorder didn't want to function because it couldn't find a place to store the recordings.

Not long after, the phone started shutting down at random, and then wouldn't start up at all. I ordered a new battery, and went back to using my old phone.

A few days ago, I picked up the MP707 and it turned on just fine! (Still gave me the damaged memory warning) And as far as I can tell -- I'm a newbie in this phone stuff -- the internal storage seems to have gone missing.

The meat of the question: Following the advice here How can I recover a deleted file on android I managed to root the phone, install a terminal program, and start poking around. I'd like to do a raw copy of that internal memory, in hopes of recovering one or two things. But the first instruction is "Find out on which block device the file was on. Via mount". Well, mount tells me this:

(I can't figure out how to copy/paste from VNCLite...sorry).

Can anyone, looking at this, guess which mount point corresponds to internal memory, or tell me how I might determine this?


texts: How to root VIVO V3 and install custom ROM

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I want to root my vivo v3 mobile to use it better.

Also want to install recovery like CWM/TWRP.
After that custom ROM like cyanogenmod or any other because it's current UI sucks.

I tried with some apps but that are not effective.

Please give me all possible options.


texts: Note 3 keyboard saves URLs I type into incognito tab

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Just purchased a Note 3 recently.  I'm using the stock keyboard.  When I go into an incognito tab within Chrome and type in a URL, then later on in the day return to Chrome (regular tab). When I tap in the URL field the keyboard pops up with the last three URLs I typed in.  One of which being the one I used in incognito. Any idea of how to stop this from happening?

(If the answer is technical I'm an Apple guy so keep it plain English. Thanks.)


texts: Is there a way to overwrite defaul font for a specific app Android 5.0?

texts: An app I ran on Android system before Lollipop (LG G2 phone) where the system font worked inside the app, no longer affects the application (LG G3) in Lollipop. As far as I know, all settings are the same but the font will not affect the app any longer. Is there a way to set default font for inside of the app? I just don't understand because it was working before I upgraded by default to Lollipop but now, the plain boring font is set by default inside apps and seemingly unchangeable. I have not been able to find any information regarding this issue anywhere. Is there a savant out there to help walk me through this process to change it?


texts: Can't access Whatsapp since yesterday (8th Feb)

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I've got a Samsung Android 2.3.6,

The message says the version on my phone became obsolete on 24 Feb 24 2020, but we are still in 2018. It is asking me to download the latest version. when I try to do this, it says Whatsapp no longer supports my phone, I should switch  to a supported phone.


texts: What would presently be the best way (if any) to emulate older versions, like Android 2.0 Éclair, on a PC or mac?

texts: I'm not experienced in android development, so I was hoping for a straightforward way of just testing apks designed for 2.3 for example. I'm not sure if Genymotion offers virtual devices for versions below 4.4. I did find one called YouWave that looked interesting, but I am still curious as to what would be the best option. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts: I am using lenovo k3 note with updated version marshmelo 6.0. Sometimes it happens like random  touches appearing on my screen and screen jerks many times. I have restarted my phone many a time but it happens several time in a day. I don't know what I should do. I am using this it since 1 year.


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When I run the emulator on Windows the following error appears:

1:58 PM Emulator: C:\Users\KotlinPc\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\emulator\qemu\windows-x86\qemu-system-i386.exe: Could not load library WinHvPlatform.dll.

How can I solve this error?


texts: How do I delete a word from auto-correct?

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So I'm trying to remove this impropriate word. Not gonna show you the word because it's impropriate. I tried many tricks, I tried long pressing and it didn't do anything and I tried to clear the google keyboard's data but I have a different phone so it doesn't work. The device I'm using is
a Vivo phone, the model number's 1811. Do anyone know how to remove words from the auto-correct? This is all the information I got.
Update,
It turns out I don't have GBoard so I downloaded it. I've been using my default keyboard the whole time. Sorry about my mistake.


texts: Data usage by inbuilt Screen Recorder and Cast application on Redmi Phones

texts: I am wondering what data do screen recorder and cast application are using on Redmi Phones...please advise


texts: Samsung Galaxy S4 turns off internet at night

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On my friends S4 the internet connections (WiFi etc.) turn off automatically from 10pm and turns on again at 6am the following morning, so he gets no messages between those times.

Is there a way we can change it maybe?


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im trying to run ipython notbook on my android. Followed this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-7-2013/general/ipython-jupyter-notebook-android-t3037226
it worked fine but the kernel is dying all the time. Dont believe its ok. I did not root the device.
I am not even a newbie in android, so my question is:
Is this normal or someone has an idea what to do ?


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Recently bought a Vodafone Smart Mini 7 (VFD-300) running Android version 6.0. Even though I have changed my default write disk to sd card, every time I download an app from play store, it downloads it to internal storage. It is supposed to download to the sd card is it not? Is this a normal issue? its a big issue for me basically rendering my phone useless. I have considered rooting etc but would rather not. Am I missing something?

PS I have searched for the 'move to sdcard' option. it seems to have been removed.


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I have 2 accounts within Outlook 2007 - work email through Microsoft Exchange and a Gmail IMAP account. I have a rule set where email sent to the work account will also be copied to the Inbox of the IMAP account. On my phone (Galaxy S3) I have two Google/Gmail accounts set up - personal email (let's call it G-X) and the one that gets a copy of my work email (let's call it G-Y).

Up until a few days ago I had no problems with receiving emails and notifications on the phone for either Gmail account. Now now if an email is sent directly to G-Y, I am notified through the Gmail app on the phone that I have new mail, but if an email is sent to the work account, where it gets copied to the Gmail IMAP in Outlook, there is no notification, even though the message is displayed as unread/new both in Outlook and gmail.com.

Can anyone shed light on this? I want to be able to get notified when new work email comes to (gets copied to) the Gmail account set up for it.


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All is in the title: I want to always show the status bar, even in fullscreen mode (basically, I want a deactivation of the fullscreen mode). Ideally, I would like to display it in portrait mode when I am holding my phone in landscape mode.

The reason is because I have a notch and I do not like it visually, so I would like to use it as a permanent status bar.

I searched on the Internet, in the play store, but I found nothing so far.

For information, I am using the oneplus 6 with android 9.

I read this question: Always Show Navigation Bar Nougat / Disable Immersive Mode but it is about an older version of android.

EDIT: the latest Android version (10) made it worse. Now this isn't even possible to keep the bar black.


texts: When I go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Downloaded I see an application list. If I select some applications I see button "disable". What does this button mean?  What happens if I press it?


texts: How to prevent play store from detecting VPN?

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I live in China so in order for me access play store I must use a VPN. Play store however, has disabled me from accessing and downloading updates via VPN.

I can activate (after each time I upgrade the system) play store by not being in China or setting up a VPN on a router and then connect my phone to the router. Either way is a bit annoying.

Then when I need to download updates or a new app, I must first navigate to a specific page, tap update or install, and then switch off the VPN for play store to start downloading and then quickly switch on the VPN before the download fails. This is quite annoying too.

Is there a way via some root trick that I can just disable play store from knowing I am using a VPN?

I am on Android-10 and play store 18, some older devices don't have this problem, btw.


texts: How to make point to point VOIP call between two Android devices?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I make a point-to-point VoIP call over Wifi?

I am searching for a way to make a point to point VOIP call between two Android devices without having any intermediate server(SIP server) or an internet connection.

I just have an access point (or multiple access point connect via LAN) and I want to make VOIP calls over Wi-Fi only.

Is that possible? And if it's possible is there any tutorial that could help me in applying such solution?


texts: Is eMMC backup sufficient to restore NVRAM?

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Android flashing/backup guides often mention that NVRAM stores IMEI, WiFi MAC, etc., and that loosing it is real bad thing.

What bothers me is following:
NVRAM is, judging by name, RAM, so it sounds like it's not on eMMC. On the other hand, all the backup guides I found make me think that it's not true, at least not entirely.

So my questions are:

If I simply dd my phone's eMMC, will the resulting backup be sufficient to restore NVRAM?
Is it sufficient to just dd this backup back to eMMC?
(bonus) On average modern phone, is there any firmware/etc. that is not stored on eMMC and can be accidentally corrupted? (i.e. not counting e.g. eMMC's own firmware, which is hard to reach in general, even more so accidentally)


texts: How can I move in-app downloads (e.g. Coursera videos from Coursera app) onto my SD card without rooting the phone?

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I've just got my first Android phone and I bought a 64GB micro-SD card so I can download videos from apps like Lynda, Coursera and Khan Academy. I've moved my apps to my SD card but when I download the videos in the app itself, it appears they are being saved to the phone memory, not the SD card like I want them to. Is there any way around this?

Here's the fix:

I didn't see the option in the Lynda app for some reason but it's there.

For those who are wondering, open the Lynda app and go Home (top left) > Settings (bottom of menu) > Storage Location > Set to external.

Similarly, in Coursera, go into your home page, tap the profile silhouette on the top left > My downloads > Menu (top right, vertically aligned dots) > Storage Location > Select your SD card.


texts: How to share folders on your computer with only one specific android device?

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I have marked some folders as shared on the computer to be able to access them on my phone wirelessly using ES File Explorer. That works fine.

However, that makes those folders accessible to every user account on the PC which I don't want to happen. I don't know how to allow only my phone to be able to access the shared folders.

Is there a way?


texts: For pre-Android 4.3, if a tablet (or any device) has root, will all its user accounts have root access?

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This question is for Android 4.2 and below.

If a tablet (or any applicable Android device) has root, will all user accounts have root access? Will the SuperUser app also be installed for all users?

Also, would it be possible to disable root access for one of those users?

I no longer have a tablet, so I can't confirm this behavior myself.


texts: Recover Whats-app database files (.crypt12)

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Today I had to uninstall whats-app as my storage was 100% and all the apps were constantly crashing. I thought I would recover it later. However my file manager app ES file explorer offered me to delete app data which I accidentally okay-ed. Now I have only backup of Media files as of date and Google drive backup of a month back.

My phone is running Android Kitkat 4.4.4 and is not yet rooted.

Is there any way to restore msgstore****.crypt12 files from whatsapp databases?

I have all the whatsapp media but without messages it wont make much difference.

Please help.

P.S I have uninstalled whatsapp and have disabled sync so not new data could get overwritten to simplify recovery.


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I have the following question:

I have an App on my mobile phone and on my tablet, and I would like to synchronize the data. Unfortunately the App can not do it. I know, the App stores all the important data in the /data/data sqlite Database. So here is my idea:

Is it possible to symlink (or hardlink) (with adb terminal?) the sqlite Database into a directory, which I can access, and then I could use folderSync to sync that file, so I would have synced the appData. Is Something like this possible? This is the only possibility to sync it, without root.


texts: How can I configure Android to prevent the apparition of epilepsy-prone flashing displays?

texts: From time to time, some program or website has epilepsy-prone flashing displays (Example - do NOT click if you are prone to epilepsy). Is there any to configure Android to prevent such displays so that individuals with epilepsy can avoid epileptic seizures when using their phone?


texts: Choose default music player to play / pause music on hands-free button press

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I like the feature to use button on the hands-free (headset) to play / pause music. I have a bunch of music players installed on my phone: Apollo, Sony Walkman, Play Music, etc. When I use the hands-free button to play music, every time it plays music from any one of the players. Is there any way to set a default player to play music on the hands-free button press?

Say for example, I want only Sony Walkman to play music when I press button on the hands-free instead of launching any other player randomly.

Can this be done?

I have a Sony Xperia Neo V (code name: Haida) running CyanogenMod 9. Android version 4.0.4.


texts: How to change storage location in micromax Elanza A121?

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Recently I have purchased Micromax A121.
I have used 16GB External SD card.
I want to change the default storage Internal SD card to External SD Card.

I googled read some blogs. They are saying go to Settings->Storage->Change your default storage. But I saw in my mobile there no any options for set default storage.

Please help me.


texts: How can I add a visual effect on where I click on the screen on Android?

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How can I add a visual effect on where one clicks on the screen on Android?
Similarly to what can be done in Windows:

I don't see any Show Touches in Developer Options:


texts: How do I speed up Android on Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini?

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My first Android device is an Xperia X10 Mini. I've installed a custom ROM (miniCm7) and now my device is definitely 'cool'.

The only problem is that a lot of applications run in the background, slowing down the phone. Xperia x10 mini has a 600 MHz processor and only 256 MB RAM, so it can manage few applications altogether, despite they are applications I need (for example: WhatsApp, Facebook, Dropbox, and more).

How do I speed up and maintain it clean?


texts: wifi not recognized unless restarted in archos 32

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Many times when I'm near a wifi network, my archos 32 won't recognize it. It shows no networks in the wireless settings and doesn't show alerts for available networks even when this alert is on in the settings. It would only recognize the network if I disable wifi and then reenable it.

Did that happen to anyone else? Any workaround?


texts: How can I track cause of "Android System" and "Android OS" battery usage

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I've got a Samsung Galaxy SIII which quite suddenly, though it was in airplane mode the whole time, started to drain the battery in less than 6 hours.  Updates to several bits of Samsung bloatware were accepted roughly at this time.

The battery monitor built into settings shows 60% of the usage is either "Android System" or "Android OS".

So the question: How can I determine what application or process is behind  "Android System" or "Android OS" calls?  Is there a way to count process wakeups? Will this require root access?


texts: How to decrypt storage for Samsung S4, there a password that I never do before, so how can I find the password, because I never make a password for decrypt storage before.


texts: Can Nokia's new android phones run android apks just like in other androids via package installer? I heard there is no google play store, can I use a google play apk or flash gapps that brings one more question is their bootloader unlocked and rootable?


texts: Gboard: Is there anyway to switch language by swiping spacebar?

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I have two languages on Gboard and when I want to switch between them, I have to press the globe button. Is there anyway to switch language by swiping spacebar?
I've seen this feature on Samsung Keyboard and I was wondering if it's available on the new Gboard.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Ace wont connect to my home wifi

texts: I am trying to connect my new phone to my home wifi, it connects i put the password in, it says remembering connection... authenticating then comes up with disabled. I've tried using the app which said it'd solved the problem but it hadn't. what should i do?


texts: Avoiding "my cheek hung up on you" on an Optimus T?

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I upgraded my wife to an LG Optimus T from a G1, and she keeps accidentally hanging up on people with her cheek. She never had this problem with the G1.

I've asked her if she's locking the screen (by hitting the power button once) and she appears to be doing that but for some reason when she's on a call the screen appears to take input.

At first I thought this was a problem with her face (heh), so I had her try it on my Nexus One and she can call, hit the power button to turn the screen off and then talk normally.

Has anyone seen this kind of behavior before, and if it's just an annoyance is there maybe an application that can mitigate this?


texts: Issues transfering .apk files from PC to phone using the cable. Sony Xperia Neo

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I want to transfer some .apk files to my phone to install the applications on it.

I've tried many ways of downloading and installing applications on the smartphone but to no avail, so I think this method is the easiest one for now.

The problem is whenever I transfer them to a folder (browsing the phone memory like a USB) I cannot find them on the phone or there is no installation available.

Where should I paste those .apk files on my smartphone to be able to install them?

My phone is sony xperia neo l.

Is it the same for other smartphones?


texts: Android voice search doesn't recognize Exchange contacts

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So I'm sure this is primarily because the contacts aren't listed in one of the linked gmail accounts. It's killing me because my dad can't use voice commands to call his contacts like he did on his BlackBerry. The only solution I've found so far is to export the exchange contacts to one of the linked gmail accounts. But obviously this must be redone EVERY time he changes something in outlook.

So, is there some way to get voice commands to recognize the Exchange contacts? Or do I have to look for some sort of 3rd party solution that will sync the contacts between the two services?

Also, he doesn't like how the contacts are listed by the person instead of by the company. Any way to change that?


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I have an Android 4.1 phone. When I typically login into my gmail app, even if I am offline, I can see / read already downloaded emails. So, I have those two questions:

Where are those emails saved locally on my phone? Is there a way to access this folder within Android or through a PC?
Is there a way to backup all emails downloaded / stored on the phone, while still remaining offline?


texts: Only 2GB of Device Memory is shown on Samsung Galaxy S2

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I have Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100. As it has 16GB internal memory but it only shows that it has 1.97GB of device memory. I am not talking about the memory that is free after using some of the space. This is the max memory that it is showing.
I have tried resetting to factory settings and erasing everything. Also, I cleared cache and dump logs. Nothing have helped me yet.
When I connect it to my laptop, it shows that phone has 8.56GB used out of 11.4GB. But that is USB storage, isn't it?
Under settings > storage > device memory [Total space = 1.97 GB].
The problem arises when I install few of the applications and it starts showing that you are running out of storage.
I don't understand what it is showing only that much space.


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I have an LG Optimus One ( LGP500 ) running 2.2 and I rooted it using the z4root tool, version 1.0. From what I saw, back then it didn't have an unroot option. In the meantime, I did an update using the LG Mobile Tool, and I think it updated my system to 2.2.2 .

I noticed that the newer versions of z4root have an unroot option, so I upgraded my z4root from 1.0 to 1.3, to try to unroot the phone ... but I only see the Temporary root and Permanent root options. I tried pressing the Permanent root and it seemed to do something, after which it returned me to my Home. From this, I'm drawing the conclusion that rerooting did not work. I am assuming z4root needs to root, so that the unroot option is available.

Is there anyway I could unroot my phone now?


texts: Can I use android tablet as a handsfree or headset bluetooth device profile ? Status in 2018

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This question is a duplicate of this thread from 2011. I am asking because I suspect android may have been subject to an update or two since then.

My use case is

Old car with aux input

Tablet screwed into the dash

Tablet audio out into the car radio and wired microphone next to the rear view mirror into the tablet.

I want to get in my car and take a call, without taking my phone out of my pockets. I've been searching an hour, reading 25 page long forum threads, still no definitive answers and almost all threads are from 2012 or so.

With all the people screwing tablet into their car's dash, there just has to be a way to do this right ?


texts: WhatsApp chat restore from file msgstore.db.crypt12 on the internal storage

texts: I tried to setup WhatsApp for my friend’s phone number and restore “msgstore.db.crypt12” from phone’s internal storage and it worked. But the same step isn’t working for my phone number. In my phone number’s case, WhatsApp always looks for a backup in Google Drive to restore from, even if I’ve deleted the google account in the phone and the internet connection is switched off.


texts: How to convert my phone in silent mode into general mode automatically for specific mobile number

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If my mobile phone is in silent mode and  I want  my phone automatically converts silent mode to general mode  by getting call from specific number like only for my parents or my friends.
     Many time my phone is in silent mode.If their is emergency call then I want even in silent mode I  get an alert on my mobile phone.


texts: Dash charging on lower than rated voltage - possible?

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My OnePlus 3 dash charger is rated 200-240V. I will be travelling to a 100V country and wondering

(a) If my dash charger can be plugged into a 100V socket without damaging it or the phone and

(b) Whether it will deliver Dash charging speeds.


texts: Android Wear: Way to choose a watch face using voice commands?

texts: I love voice commands on Android Wear. Is there a way to choose a watch face using only voice commands?


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Can I somehow place a link to an URL to the homescreen without having to open it first?

I would like to place a threema:// URL to the launcher -- of course, my browser won't show it long enough for me to choose any "Create shortcut" option, since it instantly opens Threema.


texts: Google won't read web pages on my Android 8.1.0 phone

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When I bring up a web page on Google assistant & say
"Hey (or Ok) Google read it" nothing happens, & in Google Go, the play button triangle is greyed out.
These apps have permission to use the microphone and I have tried making seemingly helpful changes to all the obvious settings I could find.


texts: Cannot load the page when opening YouTube link in HTTPS on stock browser

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When I try to play YouTube video in Android stock browser, it is showing blank screen.

Log message:

 Blocked URL: [blocked] The page at 'https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ij_0p_6qTss' was loaded over HTTPS, but displayed insecure content from 'http://...`: this content should also be loaded over HTTPS.

If I try to play the same video with HTTP, it is playing fine. It seems like WebView is blocking redirection from HTTPS to HTTP.

can anyone clarify me how to bypass the error?


texts: Bootanimation command not recognized without root

texts: I am thoroughly confused. In a terminal, without root, when I run bootanimation, it says /system/bin/sh: bootanimation: not found. But when I am root, and run it, it works. Why is this? I attached a screenshot.


texts:
I've set several places where I can get a ffmpeg binary for Android, but I cannot seem to run it. I use the . command to run shell scripts, but not ffmpeg. Is there any way at all I can run ffmpeg without rooting my device? (chmod-ing it is not allowed.)
I've downloaded a binary before, and attempted to run it, but I was unable to do so because it was not marked as executable. I was not allowed to chmod it and received the following error: Unable to chmod file: operation not permitted.


texts: 6.5GB of internal storage is missing, how can I free it

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I have a HTC Desire 510,
Android version 4.4.3, HTC Sence version 6.0 Software number 1.51.401.7 HTC SDK API level 6.25

When I go to storage I see:

Apps 3.56GB
Music 110MB
Photos & videos 60.82MB
Other 3.88GB
Available 400MB

I want to make more internal memory available.
When Clicking on more space (or selecting apps from the settings menu)
I see:

7.59GB / 8.00GB
Apps 1,21 GB
Gallery 47.74MB
Miscellaneous:  107MB

About 6.5 GB of memory use is not listed!

Does any one have an idea what that can be and how I can free it?

Extra information added on 2018-01-21 by request of: Izzy

I understand that the system also uses some internal storage.
The frustrating part is that the "missing" memory used to be less.

It seem something beyond my control is eating away internal storage.  I've followed the instructions at https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux to install adb and get the following result:

Filesystem            Size   Used   Free   Blksize
/dev                   432M   152K   432M   4096
/sys/fs/cgroup         432M     0K   432M   4096
/sys/fs/cgroup/memory: Permission denied
/mnt/asec              432M     0K   432M   4096
/mnt/obb               432M     0K   432M   4096
/system               2479M  1611M   868M   4096
/data                 4091M  3646M   444M   4096
/cache                 309M   256K   309M   4096
/devlog                 15M     9M     6M   4096
/fataldevlog            15M     8M     7M   4096

I'm fine with a system needing 2GB for other stuff.
What amazes me is the 3.5GB for data when I only have a few small app's installed.
When I want to do an ls for /data I get permission denied.

I've used SD Maid Storage analyzer.
It tells me /storage/emulated/0 has 3.6GB used / 3.9 GB capacity.
Clicking on it gives me only 534MB used.
More than 3GB is gone!
I really want to have it back because I can hardly update any app let alone install new ones.

With regard to the .data directory:
There is one other directory in it with a dozen of files with sizes in KB's (not even in MB's)


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I am trying to sniff traffic from a smartphone on the local WiFi network (in a legal way).
For that purpose I use the command TCPDump on a computer connected to the same wireless network.

I can sniff packets from iPhones, from a Galaxy phone with Android 5, but not from a Galaxy with Android 4.4.2.

With this device I can only sniff ICMP traffic, which is what is used for ping request. Instead of that I have nothing.

How can this be possible ? What can I do to sniff packets as I do with iPhones ? Does not Android used broadcasted messages for establishing a communication with an access point ?

Thank you.


texts: Samsung Pay not working with an Indian Card on a Galaxy Note 8 purchased in Hong Kong

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Don't know where to ask so asking it here.
I have an Galaxy Note 8 which was purchased from Hong Kong long back.
I want to use Samsung Pay on it but no Indian Cards are working.
I am pretty sure this is because of purchase location, because my dad has S10+ bought in India and S Pay works flawlessly with Indian Cards.
So is there any by which i can use S Pay


texts: How to add a new button to the button bar in Total Commander for Android?

texts:
I got Total Commander on my Android phone.

I need to check the directory size for a folder and the solution is:

Add a new button to the button bar, and then..

I understand that but my question is how to add a new button to the button bar?


texts: Low space even though most apps are linked to SD card

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I have link2SD and 90% of the apps are on the SD card. Yet I still only have a few MB left of space. I tried refreshing my e-mail and got a message "can't download more e-mails, delete some first". I connect using IMAP. What can I do? Obviously I don't want to delete a whole bunch of e-mails but is there a way to have only the 50 most recent e-mails sync to the phone?

Are there other places space could be taken up? When I started running low I went to the app manager but the system mail app wasn't included there so it confused me as to what was taking up all the space (I'm still just guessing it's e-mail).


texts: How can I make sure I've quit a specific app?

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As far as I know, some apps quit by pressing the Back button while on the main screen of that app; and some quit by pressing the Menu button and selecting Quit. Should I always first check the Menu button? How can I make sure that I have quit a specific application? I don't want my battery drained by unquit apps running in the background without my knowledge.

By the way, I'm on HTC HD2 with Android 2.2.


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I have a Nook Touch and I've followed some rooting instructions and have installed apps from Android Market, but some things about it are still Nook-ish, such as the screensaver.

How can I "wipe" my Nook Touch and install a "vanilla" version on Android and thus not run into anything specific to Nook?

Reminder: this is regarding the Nook Simple Touch eInk device, not the Nook Color.


texts: How do I set Wi-Fi sleep policy to Never on Froyo 2.2 Droid X without Advanced Wi-Fi Settings menu?

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I've encountered the following instructions on a forum about battery drain

  Set Wi-Fi sleep to Never in the Settings > Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi Settings > Advanced >Wi-Fi Sleep Policy menu.

However, my Droid X (Stock rooted Froyo 2.2) doesn't have "Advanced" option in "Wi-Fi Settings" menu!

How do I set Wi-Fi Sleep Policy?


texts:
So there is this thing that has annoyed me since my Galaxy S8. The default vibration pattern for notifications (when on vibrate mode) seems to be two short vibrations.

This is driving me nuts as I always have my smartphone on vibrate but I want it to only vibrate once, one short "bing" kind of vibration.

I tried several apps which allow you to control the vibration pattern, but they all seem to work only if not in vibrate mode or for older types of OS (< 8). Mind you that this is pretty much only about WhatsApp, as I dont receive many messages via SMS or anything else. Changing the pattern in WhatsApp does nothing (it keeps vibrating literally exactly the same), external Apps do something sometimes (sometimes 3 vibrations, sometimes 1, most often still 2 and nothing is really reproducible). Finally, Android itself does not really give you any control over vibrations unless I miss something.

I even had a look at the sourcecode which (if I understand correctly) hardcodes the vibration pattern fallback for vibrate mode and does not allow any changes.

I know that it sounds really stupid but this is such a big grind for me, that I even consider switching the OS, as it drives me insane. So if anybody has any help it would be much appreciated.


texts: Swipe animation during back/forward navigation? Where is it?

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I've come to heavily rely on Safari's back/forward animation, which allows me to not only navigate quickly between visited pages, but also reveals the content of the previous/next page while on the current page without refreshing, thus greatly facilitating comparisons and plain-old reading. Once you experience this, there is really no going back -- it's like reading a book.

It is shocking to me Google have still (v4.3) not implemented this fantastic memory-aid and usability feature in Chrome. Since no other Android browser I tried (Dolphin, Opera, Firefox & Puffin) has such gestures by default, is it at all possible to have swipe navigation/animation on Android?


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I would like to know a tablet with following specifications support Android 4.3 (or 4.2 or 4.1)? It currently runs on 4.0.4.

Specifications Summary:

DISPLAY (800x444)
    Size: 800x444
    Refresh Rate: 59.69 Hz
    Density: 120 dpi (Low)

PROCESSOR (ARMv7)
    Processor: ARMv7 Processor rev 2 (v7l)
    Cores: 1
    Max Frequency: 1008 Mhz
    Instruction Sets: armeabi-v7a, armeabi
    SIMD Instructions: NEON

MEMORY (353 MB)
    System RAM: 353 MB
    JVM Max Memory: 48 MB
    Internal Storage: 617 MB
    External Storage: 3785 MB

OPENGL 1.X (Mali-400 MP)
OPENGL 2.0 (Mali-400 MP)
GRAPHIC MODES (RGBA 32bit)
GRAPHICS
    OpenGL 2.0

Full details of spec is available here : https://gist.github.com/abidrahmank/6913200


texts: What is CCleaner for Android referring to by "Hidden Cache"?

texts:
CCleaner for Android cleans regular cache and "hidden" cache.

What do they mean by "hidden" cache?


texts: Android not registering A and PTR records with DNS server

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I have been running ISC BIND and DHCP servers on my private lan for quite some time now. Recently, I configured the two servers to enable Dynamic DNS updates to my private zone. It seems to be working, as a couple of laptops and my old phone (Motorola Droid, rooted with an older version of CyanogenMod) did register their A and PTR records with my DNS server.

However, my current phone (Samsung Charge, rooted with Eclipse ROM v2.0) is NOT registering with my DNS server. I have noticed that in my lease cache (excerpted below), my Charge doesn't have any of the DDNS related entries that the other leases do. I'm thinking that the Charge, for whatever reason, isn't passing it's hostname to the DHCP server. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how to confirm this suspicion, much less correct the behavior if I'm right. Any help in resolving this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Excerpt of /var/state/dhcp/dhcpd.leases:

# This is the lease for the Samsung Charge. It did NOT register with DNS.
lease 192.168.1.127 {
  starts 6 2012/05/19 01:10:38;
  ends 6 2012/05/19 01:20:38;
  cltt 6 2012/05/19 01:10:38;
  binding state active;
  next binding state free;
  rewind binding state free;
  hardware ethernet 78:d6:f0:69:af:9f;
  uid "\001x\326\360i\257\237";
}

# This is the lease for my mother's laptop. It DID register with DNS.
lease 192.168.1.126 {
  starts 6 2012/05/19 01:10:45;
  ends 6 2012/05/19 01:20:45;
  cltt 6 2012/05/19 01:10:45;
  binding state active;
  next binding state free;
  rewind binding state free;
  hardware ethernet 90:4c:e5:47:cf:ee;
  set ddns-rev-name = "126.1.168.192.in-addr.arpa.";
  set ddns-txt = "0061e3886dfc34c99e5f945805f4197a39";
  set ddns-fwd-name = "hestia.[public name removed].dyndns.org";
  client-hostname "hestia";
}


texts: Other than portability, are there any other advantages (or disadvantages) to storing apps on external storage?

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Are there any particular advantages/disadvantages to storing apps on the external storage of an Android device? As I have a Nexus S,  I can't think of advantages for me as I can't remove the storage, also the internal storage is more than enough for my needs.

I noticed that on phone start up, when I had all my apps moved to USB storage it was quite sluggish to register all the apps on the menu/home screens.

I also read somewhere that having a wallpaper set from a photo that was stored on the external memory actually drained quite a bit of battery too with all the reads (although I think this may have been a bug).


texts: Update WebView system component on KitKat

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does anyone know a way to update the WebView system component on KitKat. I'm running 4.4.4, I think people get updates in Google Play in Android 5.0 and above but I would like to update it on KitKat and keep using this OS as it runs smoother for me, I'm sure there is a way to do this, can anyone help? The Webview on KitKat has some horrible bugs..

Thanks!


texts: I have an app that has updates that reduce the functionality of the app. Is it possible to hide the updates so that I can use the "update all" feature, or update all apps from the list without worrying about the app? I've backed it up with Titanium Backup so I'll be able to restore it but that's a bit of a hassle. Also, the constant "New updates available" notifications are a pain in the.... neck.


texts: Disabling Pattern Unlock when Power Button Pressed

texts: I've just downloaded and installed DashClock onto my Nexus 5. I really like the functionality - but I found its usefulness is diminished somewhat by the fact that the pattern unlock automatically appears. What I want is for all the information to be there when I press the power button and my phone is locked and have to swipe up for the unlock gesture - not the converse as it is by default - swipe the pattern unlock down to see the full widget. How do I go about doing this?


texts: Dual Sim Oppo Reno Z - not receiving notification of voice messages or calls on 2nd sim

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I use vodafone as my 2nd sim and Optus as my 1st. I'm not receiving any notification that I have a voice message on my 2nd sim. I also don't receive a notification that someone called on the 2nd sim.

Any ideas on how to correct this?

Thanks


texts: Unable to connect to VPN through OpenVPN app

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I have imported the .ovpn file, but when I try to connect I get the following error:

OpenVPN core error: option_error: cannot connect via TCP-based proxy
because no TCP server entries exist in profile.

I have not messed with my phone in anyway (root, etc). It is just as I bought it, if that helps.

Can anyone help with this?


texts: I keep my mobile data (2G/3G) always on, but when the screen turns off (standby), I want it to automatically get disabled. Turn the screen back on, and it should automatically enable itself. Is there a way to tell android to keep mobile data off while the device is in standby?


texts: Updated from lollipop to marshmallow causing problems

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I got an update this morning for my Galaxy A5 (2015), to update from. Lollipop 5.0.2 to marshmallow 6.0.1 and now I keep getting this pop-up every 5 seconds.

Screenshot (click to enlarge)

I can still receive text messages but I can't go into network settings for my SIM card. How do I fix this?
Any help is appreciated.


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I'm running ICS on HTC Desire. Long pressing the home button brings the list of recently opened apps. Is there a way I can launch this without using the home button?

Please note that I want to do what long-pressing home button does, i.e. bring the stock opened app list not any third party one.


texts: How to overclock Snapdragon 200 processor in Huawei Ascend Y530?

texts: Can Snapdragon 200 processor be overclocked? I have Huawei Ascend Y530, and I want to overclock this processor? How do I do it?


texts: Will my Android device change to Gingerbread when I factory reset it?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Will factory resetting my device remove the Android upgrade?

I have read over other people's questions and happened to stumble upon someone whose device had downgraded back to Gingerbread when they did a factory reset it. Will that happen to my tablet since I have an Android tablet and am looking to reset it also?


texts: Xperia M dual stuck at boot screen after unlocking bootloader!

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Help needed it's urgent. So I have unlocked bootloader successfully via fastboot.
Everything went fine until the end without any error. So I disconnected the device from PC and rebooted it and now it is stuck at boot animation forever. It's the only phone I have now. Any suggestions?


texts: Cannot connect to my WiFi: "Saved, secured with WPA /WPA2"

texts: I cannot connect to my WiFi at all. I have a Nexus 5 and it has been fine for a long time. All of a sudden, I just cannot connect to my WiFi. I try to connect, and it either says that I am out of range, or that my connection is secure. When I enter my passcode, it just doesn't connect, gives no error or anything. It just keeps saying secure connection. I am on KitKat, the latest version.


texts: Make my external SD card as my internal memory for apps

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I have a CUBOT P7 phone with very little internal memory, so I installed an 8GB external SD card.

However, my apps will not download directly to there, and I have no more space on my internal memory.

How do I modify my phone so that apps download directly to my SD card? with out having to root my phone


texts: Android for PC not streaming Videos in apps

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I  have installed Android for PC from android-x86.org . It is working fine, but videos are not being streamed. The youtube is working fine when opened in chrome but no app is streaming the videos.

Android native libraries are also downloaded using settings. I can build a custom android app also to troubleshoot the issue but not sure what to start from?

The OS is connected to VirtWiFi and LAN and even the youtube ads also work in youtube app but only audio, no video. Is there a different network route for chrome and for apps? Android version is Pie


texts: Downloading and installing the DEBIAN ARM packages and installing them on Termux?

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Ok, so I was looking for a terminal emulator for android and I found Termux. Then I discovered that it has "apt-get" as a package manager and I played around with it and installed a few packages. Then I had the idea! Debian also runs on a few ARM devices so I should be able to find the URL of the repo where the packages are collected. I searched the internet to  no avail. So now I have two questions:
- What's the URL to the Kali or Debian package repo containig ARM packages?
- How do I install the packages after downloading "package.deb"?


texts: Debugging bootloop: Get an information log without ADB? Can an emulator help?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Android boot-up messages for debugging?

Related to this post I created:  Does the Android emulator generate some sort of log file I can access if it crashes?

I have been searching and trying to figure out if there is any way at all to get some kind of debugging information or any kind of kernel messages from an Android phone if it gets stuck at a bootloop state?  That means the phone gets stuck at the "Google" splash-screen, then crashes, then goes to that, then crashes.

I know the phone has several stages of bootloading, but for me to even figure out why my system image/modified kernel is making the phone crash, I need to at least know where the phone is crashing?

Is there any kind of log the Android emulator maybe spits out that shows it going through the stages of booting:  i.e. stage 1 bootloader, main stage bootloader, kernel being loaded, initialization process, Zygote, Zygote initializing Dalvik VM, execution of system server, then boot completed (when the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETE flag/event is raised).

I've tried modifying init.rc to echo commands to a boot log (but it didn't work, though I don't know if the phone makes it to that stage, all I have is a useless splash screen), I've tried any of the ADB stuff but of course ADB doesn't work if the phone doesn't reach a stable state, the Linux dmesg command only works to show that the phone plugged in via USB, and the Android developers have chosen not to at least explain to me that only they hold those kinds of developer tools. Can anyone give me some guidance of what I can do to debug the boot process?  There has to be some kind of log you can access with the emulator at least.

In other words, how does anyone get any kind of log from their phone/emulator if gets stuck in a bootloop?

Further information, my kernel version I believe I have downloaded for my phone build is Linux kernel release 3.x (stock kernel pulled from the tuna folder and using the "omap" project), for Android Galaxy Nexus (maguro), with the platform being Android 4.0.3 ICS.


texts: I keep disabling the notification's tab. Is there a widget that would show up my notifications on a widget on my homescreen?


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I am trying to login to Android Eee pad transformer from my other linux box using SSH. This are the step i followed and failed. So asking here for the correct answer.

1) Go to Android market and download install Connectbot

Launching ConnectBot
Asks ssh or telnet or local
Press local
Asks username
Username applied dummy
Connected to local Android
type ip addr; in the terminal
shows ip address and i can ping 8.8.8.8

2) Now i want to access to this box from outside box

Go to Android market and install SSDroid and SuperUser
Launch SSDroid
SSDroid says root:off, sftp://root@ipOfthisAndroidBox:2222 ready
From another box i try to login using ssh root@ipOfthisAndroidBox:2222 fails

3) Launch SuperUser it tries to install something but fails

All i get to verify am i rooted, always it shows:

$ su
su: permission denied

Follow up: How do i login after installing SSHDroid?

[sun@example ~]$ ssh root@94.xx.xx.xx -p 2222
The authenticity of host '[94.xx.xx.xx]:2222 ([94.xx.xx.xx]:2222)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is 14:ae:33:xxxx.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added '[94.xx.xx.xx]:2222' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
SSHDroid
Use 'root' on rooted devices otherwise any username works
Default password is 'admin'
root@94.xx.xx.xx's password:
/data/data/berserker.android.apps.sshdroid/home $ uname -a
Linux localhost 2.6.36.3-00004-g069b8b5 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed May 11 22:14:22 CST 2011 armv7l GNU/Linux
/data/data/berserker.android.apps.sshdroid/home $ uptime
 09:20:16 up 2 min, load average: 0.26, 0.25, 0.11

/ $ ls
EeePad_bootup_first_page.rle  acct                          default.prop                  init.ventana.rc               sys
OSD_battery_100.rle           bin                           dev                           mnt                           system
OSD_battery_25.rle            cache                         etc                           proc                          ueventd.goldfish.rc
OSD_battery_50.rle            config                        init                          root                          ueventd.rc
OSD_battery_75.rle            d                             init.goldfish.rc              sbin                          ueventd.ventana.rc
Removable                     data                          init.rc                       sdcard                        vendor

 More informations: https://gist.github.com/1357588

How do i login to my Android box from other distro's? (I am using Fedora, CentOS, FreeBSD).


texts: How does Google Play work out if an app is compatible with my device?

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I have one "generic" Android tablet, and often when I come to install and app, Google Play says it's incompatible with my device. It happens even on popular apps such as Twitter, Instagram, Evernote, Foursquare and even Google Maps!

I know it works, because if I copy the APK from my Motorola phone onto this tablet and install it manually, it runs fine (at least Instagram and Twitter do).

I'm not trying to make Instagram work on my tablet. I'm trying to find a way to install the apps from the Play Store.

How and where does Google Play performs a compatibility check on my device? I suspect said check is failing somehow. I want to be able to install apps that will work on my device and stop Google Play preventing me.


texts: Allow "unknown sources" from Terminal without going to Settings App?

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I have a corrupted Settings app in CyanogenMod and have a possible idea to restore a backup of it (App and Data) in Titanium Backup. But it's currently set to not allow "unknown sources" so Titanium cannot actually restore the old Settings over the current (corrupted) one.

I have a Terminal app installed on the phone. Is there a command in Terminal to essentially 'tick' that "unknown sources" setting, since I can't open the Settings app itself? (It gives this.)


texts: I need to change the default browser in my Android device to Opera. Is there any way to do that?


texts:
I rooted my EE Samsung S6 (SM-G920F) (UK) (Marshmallow 6.0.1) yesterday evening using Odin (I followed the tutorial on Tom's Guide). I seemed to root fine. There was no bricking, boot looping or any other errors, and SuperSU installed as well.

It came to this morning when I decided to install Xposed (I don't want a custom ROM because Marshmallow is beautiful enough). I downloaded TWRP first from the Play Store, and installed the boot thingy from the app using 'Samsung Galaxy S6' as the device name, and 'twrp-3.0.2-1-zeroflte.img' as the recovery version. This installed fine, and if I booted in recovery, it went onto the TWRP interface.

I then downloaded the Xposed Framework .zip (from the XDA Forums) and the Xposed Installer (It had to be from a mirror because the link from the forums had been deleted). I DID NOT INSTALL OR UNZIP THE FILES!!!

I then flashed the .zip by booting into TWRP recovery. My device now does not turn on. It just stays on the breathing Samsung logo, with the blue notification LED on.

I can uninstall the framework by running the device in recovery again and flashing the uninstall .zip, which does fix the device.

So, how do I install Xposed Framework and Installer? Please provide links if needed.

Thanks :))


texts: I bought the Note 10.1 two months ago. But now my Note is stuck in a restarting loop for a second time. First, it happened last month. I already got that fixed by the service center. I asked the service center man whether I can fixed it by myself or not. He told me that you couldn't. Now, my Note 10.1 is constantly restarting again. I don't know what exactly the root cause of this issue is. I remembered that last activity was I only registered new account for Line and ChatOn app. The problem condition is when entering the boot screen, the note 10.1 just restarts again. So it never reaches the home screen. Any body know what is the root cause for this? How can I fix it by myself?


texts: How to “adb connect” to Samsung Galaxy Tab (P3100)?

texts:
I am trying to connect to my tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab P3100) through network.

 > adb connect 10.0.0.2
 unable to connect to 10.0.0.2:5555

 > adb connect 10.0.0.2:5555
 unable to connect to 10.0.0.2:5555:5555

 > adb connect 10.0.0.2:5038
 unable to connect to 10.0.0.2:5038:5038

Ping works successfully. I also checked "USB debugging" option in "Developers options" on tablet.

Connection throught USB ("adb usb") works fine.

Is there any suggestions?


texts: No notifications at all on older Facebook Messenger app

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For obvious reasons, I'm using an older version of facebook messenger app (ver 71)

But there are no notifications of arrived message, and important feature

If it's a bug or bad config, can be fixed ?
If not, is there a way to overcome this without third parties ?

Android M
Xperia Z3

Edit:
Tried upgrading to version 81, the last one I can tolerate the bloats, but no change

Tried messing with things like permissions, overlapping, notifications...
Nothing changes

EDIT:

It was a bug that went away after reflashing the system.
Unfortunately, I cannot tell what it is

It works now, even for very older (and better) version, like 40.0

The thread may stay open for config speculations

EDIT 2

The thing is back again. One day after a master reset it stopped working

I've tried updating to verson 90 (again, not higher, for obvious reasons, but another tolerable version), but no solution

Uninstalling/reinstalling doesn't help

Weird thing is: facebook app notifies it's own alerts, and also when a message arrives on the messenger app.
But android gets no toasts...


texts: I have a Nexus 7 2012 grouper in recovery mode (TWRP). I have wiped the /system /cache and /data partitions and believe it has wiped the /boot partition. When I go to file manager, it says the /boot folder is empty. I don't want to reboot the device because it may render it unusable. What should I do?


texts: Would it be possible to use a image/video file as an emulated camera?

texts: Hi I was wondering if it would be possible at all to 'trick' a real or emulated android device into thinking that an image or video file is the camera feed. So that you could open an app like Snapchat that takes content from the camera feed and press record and it would record whatever file you selected. I imagine this might be easier on an emulated android device however I am not sure.


texts: Downgrade to official LG GT540 2.1updated

texts: I've installed Android 2.3 (Cyanogen Mod) to my LG GT540 phone, but it's too unstable. I would like to downgrade back to 2.1update (it's the OS I have when I buy the phone), or any official newer version. Where can I get official LG version, and how to install it? Thanks in advanced.


texts: How can I remote support an Android tablet?

texts:
My mother is considering to get an Android tablet - probably a Nexus 7 or 10. Because I don't live near her, I might need to provide some remote assistance -- and you probably know that talking her through things on the phone is not very efficient, especially when I can't actually see what's on her screen.

I don't want to access the file system, read SMS messages, download photos, etc.
I just want to see what she sees so that I can talk her through whatever she needs help with.

Is there an Android equivalent of running a VNC server so that I can see the exact screen my mom is currently seeing? The "VNC server" apps I've seen in the Play Store are more like remote desktop apps and they all seem to require to launch an app from the device -- then you can see Android on your pc but not on the device which wouldn't help my mom.

Is it possible to do some kind of screen-sharing on Android, similar to a PC running VNC?

Could this work via a PC (Windows, Linux), or would I need another Android device, or perhaps even an identical Android tablet?


texts: Which music players support search by "Album Artist"?

texts:
All the music players I've tried have search by artist/album/genre but I really want search by "Album Artist".
Do any of the market players do this?


texts:
When I activate the Wi-Fi on my Android device, I can see some networks that I never saved, and that cannot be forgotten.

What are those, and how can I forget them?


texts:
I found/got referred to  this book : http://www.djangobook.com/

Which had a github page having files in the .rst(ReStructuredText) format.

What is a format that I can compile this to so that it can be read by some app on an android device and how?


texts: How to find nearest cell tower location?

texts: I need to find the nearest cell tower to my current location. I found my current location using GPS, but I need to get the location of the nearest tower to me.


texts: How would one simulate a charging experience on a real android device?

texts: I possess a Samsung Galaxy S8 with Samsung Global Goals installed. The app allows you to donate based on ads viewed during the time the device is charging. Would be possible to essentially 'fake' the charging experience to donate more on the go while also conserving energy? Morally questionable methods for the greater good are perfectly welcome ;)


texts: Get Facebook app to use full screen in Android 2.3?

texts: Is it possible to make the Facebook app in Android 2.3 use the full screen? I remember being able to do this on a different device with Android 1.6 but I can't find a way to do it with Android 2.3.


texts: Receiving animated image in WhatsApp, what is this?

texts:
Recently my friend send me this animated image on WhatsApp.

Link to the animated image

I was shocked to see an animated GIF in WhatsApp. When I shared to Facebook, it was shared just like a static image, and when I save it to my Mac via http://web.whatsapp.com, it was saved with extension of MP4.

When I shared a GIF from the web, it doesn't animate in WhatsApp. Also, when I shared a video, it also doesn't play like this image.

I am not able to figure it out what's unique with this.


texts:
Context: I've now spent more than 6 hours reading all articles / possible solutions I can find about the ".nomedia" file bug of Android 4+. See bug report here or also here or possible solution here. In short : for users with more than 10k media files on their microSD card (i have a 128 gb µSD!), the phone will be very hot at boot during 20 minutes / overheat / high cpu usage / fast battery drain ! Reason : Android 4+ doesn't care correctly about the ".nomedia" file like it did in Android 2.3, and the media scanner tries to browse all the files!

I'm looking for a workaround for this problem. Question :

Is it possible to remount a specific folder myfolder of my external SD card to /mypersonalfolder/ and hide it from /mnt/extSDcard/myfolder .

Or

Is it possible, after boot, to chmod a specific folder from external SD card so that the media scanner won't be allowed to browse it?

I have  a rooted Android 4.2.2


texts: Why did my WiFi, bluetooth and hotspot stop working all of a sudden?

texts:
I had this very awkward experience, today. My Samsung Galaxy A10s running Android 10 has ran into some serious trouble. I am shocked to find that my Wi-Fi is not turning on, my bluetooth is frozen and my hotspot is also not turning on. I do not realize, why this is happening. I am not a regular Wi-Fi user, I prefer Mobile networks, and it is extremely shocking to find that my device is not properly working.
My attempts to fix this

I tried clearing the cache memory, of all apps, individually one by one, freeing up almost 120+ MB from internal memory.

I tried booting into safe mode, and then tried to enable Wi-Fi / hotspot/bluetooth, but still my efforts were all in vain.

I updated it manually to get the latest patches. But, still it is not fixed.

I tried resetting the network settings to default, but, still, my problems still persist.

I do not know what else to do, to save my phone. All these features, that I lost are very very important to me. I humbly request to help me. Every help will greatly appreciated.


texts: Is it possible to buy the FAOTD (Free App Of The Day) from the Amazon App Store without downloading it?

texts:
Sometimes the Amazon App Store has a FAOTD (Free App Of The Day) that I'm interested in getting, but I don't want to download it quite yet.  I just want it in my list of bought apps.

Is there a fast way to get the FAOTD without downloading it?  Priority given to answers that use the Amazon App Store, but will consider all options.


texts: Samsung galaxy s7 submerged in water. How serious can I expect it to be?

texts:
I dropped my Samsung galaxy s7 in water. It was submerged for less than 10 seconds, I turned it off within 30-60 seconds after that. It was working properly when I pulled it out of the water and while I was wiping it's surface dry, and I also managed to shut it down cleanly. I've wiped the audio jack opening and the USB port with a thin piece of tissue paper and also dried out any openings with a hair dryer. On hindsight probably shouldn't have done that, but it's already done. I've pulled out the sim card, and at least the sim card slot looked completely dry inside. It's since been turned off and is completely covered by dry rice.
How much damage am I looking at? This is the first time I have had water problems with a phone with an unremovable battery, and it doesn't look like I can do much else with it at home. Should I take it to a repair shop anyway and have it opened and dried? I don't know how much it would cost, and since it is an old phone anyway I don't know if it'll be worth it if they ask too much. Since the phone seems to be pretty water resistant I am wondering if I can just brush this off.
How much damage can I expect? If the phone turns on, charges and works normally is it safe to continue using it as usual? I am okay with keeping it under rice for 24 hours or more if that's necessary. When is the earliest I can turn it on again?


texts:
Even when I set the backlight onto its dimmest, it is still very bright when using it in the dark. However, when you have low battery it appears even dimmer, so I know it is possible to get it to that level.

Is there anyway to set it to this reduced level?

If it makes any difference, I am using a Galaxy Ace (2.3.3).


texts: How can I do development on my Android device?

texts:
I have a pretty long commute to work and own an android phone. I figure it would be nice to do some simple programming on the way. I'm not picky on which language to code on. I usually have an internet connection on the train.

I've been looking through the android market but haven't found any apps that offer a "development environment" or an editor with a compiler. Is any development ON the Android possible? Does an app for this exist?


texts: Is it possible to set the default volume per application?

texts:
Some of the apps I use have very different output levels. One is only comfortable with volume set to the minimal and another is inaudible at that level, so I am constantly raising and lower volume between apps. Just like there is a separate ringer and media volume.
Is it possible to have some level set at a different level in every application? Some would have a default level until specified.


texts: Android 4.4 OTA system update hangs on Nexus 7 (2013)

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I got a Nexus 7 (2013) with Android 4.3. Some time ago the system reported that system update to 4.4 is available, but I did not install it because I use the device for developement and wanted to finish development cycle under 4.3. All this time notification bar was displaying an icon for the update. As far as I can remember the message was that the update is downloaded and ready to install.

Today I noticed that the icon disappeared. I opened system settings and then About tablet ->  System updates. On the screen there is the message:

Android 4.4.2
System Update
Downloading 253.2MB
Via Wi-Fi only until Dec 14

The problem is that the progress indicator is frozen at something about 10%.

The questions are:

Does someone know if the 4.4.2 is a cumulative update including initial 4.4 release, and if it's not - how can I "tell" the system to install 4.4 first?
How can I nudge the downloading and installation process? I already switched the device off and on, and this did not help. I'd prefer to make the update via Wi-Fi.


texts: Delete the app folder in system accidently

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I delete app folder in system folder which have preloaded .apk , now after i delete , every thing in my phone gone stopped working i turn off my phone and try to turn it on but stuck in boot load and wont come up
whats happened to my phone?
can i solve this problem and how?

i have xperia m dual


texts: How do I distinguish apps with in-app purchases from completely free apps on Google Play?

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As far as I can tell, Google does not provide a mechanism for searching for completely free apps in Google Play.  When using the FREE filter, you get both completely free apps and apps with in-app purchases, where some elements are unavailable without paying, so they are not completely free. In some categories, most of apps' content is available via in-app purchases only, so it's misleading to have such apps in the free list.

In the Google Play application, I am able to detect that an app isn't completely free If I open the details page and see "In-app purchases" on the left side.  It is inconvenient having to open every app page just to verify this, but at least it's a workaround.  Is there some way to include that criteria into the search function?

Additionally, when searching Android apps through a desktop browser (Chrome) instead of the Google Play app on the device, "in-app purchases" does not appear to be displayed, even in the details page of the app.

The question: How to detect or filter out apps that are not completely free, on Google Play?


texts: Flashing and re-flashing and HTC Hero with different versions of Andorid

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I want to try different versions of the Android OS on my HTC Hero (namely 2.2) but be able to revert back to the stock image.

What are the steps required to do this?
How can I extract the stock image from my handset?

I am on T-Mobile UK if that makes any difference.


texts: How to access the RecycleBin or trash folders and recover deleted files?

texts: Deleted a file, with the option to delete permanently unchecked. Tried to retrieve it then, only to find out that Android has no visible recycle bin...


texts: Is there a widget that allows for speed dialing?

texts: Is there a widget that would allow me to have, for instance, 9-10 names so I can call them quickly? Maybe 10 icons associated with 10 names/numbers?


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I am trying to root my HTC One S following the instructions on HTCDev

I generated an Unlock_code and everything works well until Step 13.
In Step 12, I typed

fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin

in cmd which returned the expected result of:

...\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin
sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB)...
OKAY [  0.148s]
writing 'unlocktoken'...
(bootloader) unlock token check successfully
OKAY [  0.016s]
finished. total time: 0.171s

According to HTCDev, I sould now see a disclaimer, but my smartphone remains in the Fastboot USB menue.

My smartphone should be connected to my pc since I can see it in cmd

\platform-tools>fastboot devices
SH23XW403779    fastboot

Any ideas? Thanks


texts: How can I root or make my partitions mounted rw?

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I can edit firmware, how can I make my firmware rooted?
I tried changing all ro in init.rc to rw, but after boot they are mounted in ro. I guess the problem is there. Also I can't remount in adb. It says no errors but doesn't do the job. So all one-click root apps can't root, because they can't remount. How can I root or make partitions rw?
Thanks


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I want to edit some files on my phone but I can not access the root folder on my phone.

I'm using a rooted Google Nexus 5 running Android 5.0.  I can read/write to my /, and /system by Android's ES file explorer but not Windows' software.

How can I mount the Android system file in Windows, so I can read/write to the same places from there? If that's not possible on Windows: I'm also use Ubuntu. So, Can I mount my phone under Ubuntu?


texts: Is there a way I can get a Windows 7 Phone  UI on my Android device?

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Is there an App/Widget/Custom Rom that gives you a Windows 7 Phone-like User Interface?

Of course I don't need the Microsoft-specific stuff such as XBox Live, etc.
But instead of app icons for phone/msg/settings/etc, you have the nice big ... windows... that you can slide around instead.

I hope its not too subjective. Basically I want the Windows 7 UI on my Android phone (even just in the home screen).