texts: Should Vibration Feeback work on the softscreen on HTC Desire HD phone

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I think this used to work on my phone and then stopped. Vibration feedback is enabled but only works for the four off screen buttons - Home , Menu, Back, & Search not for any icons on the home or other screens.

So how can I get it to work normally again?


texts: How to turn off "Shake to wake camera" on Nexus 5?

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Ages ago, while running Lollipop, I found a setting to allow activation of the camera whilst locked. All you have to do is shake the phone. I'll give that a try, I thought. After all, I can always cancel it if I don't like it. However, the thing is way too sensitive and has been driving me mad taking photos of pocket lint and my feet mostly

I can't find the setting to turn it off, despite a great deal of menu exploring and even checking the 'similar questions' panel currently to my right as I type. Upgrading to Marshmallow hasn't got rid of it.

I've got a sneaky suspicion it's a function of a 3rd-party app since there's nothing obvious in the Android settings screen or in the app settings.

Has anyone else come across this or actually figured how to disable it?


texts: How to drag in the web browser without moving the page?

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With the stock browser when using a web page has a feature that requires dragging, how do you drag without moving the page?

For example, cropping an image on the Gravatar site requires dragging the boundaries, but whenever I try to, I end up moving the page... but not dragging.

UPDATE: I did notice on a third-party page with Google Maps embedded that the map did drag correctly.  However, the above example still holds.


texts: Cyanogenmod 12: How to display calendar events on lock screen?

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Seems fairly basic, and this has been working well with CM11, but however,
with CM12 I have not managed to configure the lock screen to show the next couple of events, without having to unlock.

I have

A Samsung Galaxy S II (Yeah, still my preferred device)
Cyanogenmod cm-12.1-20151116
The pico OpenGapps package
a PIN to unlock

I really loved the highly customizable lock screen of CM11 and it seems to be gone... Do I really need to install a lock screen app, like chronus (Is it no more packaged by default?)

Note: my question regards a different OS version than this one.


texts: Where are these 14 GB images that are occupying my Android storage?

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I have been running out of storage on my android phone, the one plus 5T. I have Google photos backing up to the web and have deleted the local images post backup.
Google photos and even gallery are barely taking up a gigabyte.
But there under storage it does show 14 GB of images but I cannot seem to identify where these are or which app they belong to. I looked up all the usual culprits in the app list  but none of them shows  a claim to 14 GB of memory.
Any thoughts how I can find these images and reclaim the space?


texts: stop WhatsApp duplicating images sent with the camera

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At least on my device (Galaxy S6) whenever I send a picture or video on WhatsApp using the camera, the following happens:

A low quality version is stored under WhatsApp/Media/WhatsApp Images/Sent
A higher resolution version is stored in WhatsApp/Media/WhatsApp Images

The same happens with videos under WhatsApp/Media/WhatsApp Video.
In some cases as well, sending pictures from another media source puts them all in "/WhatsApp Images" rather than on the Sent folder.

Every now and then I like to move all the media to my pc/back it up online, sort it on folders etc, which becomes a real pain due to this fact. I.e I want to keep the higher res. versions, then I must first identify them from the "received" folder (for things I send.. why not put them in /Sent??) then delete the low res. versions.

With already a few years on the market and its value you'd expect an app of this magnitude to have a significant team of developers behind, then it's almost unbelievable that such a mess is created by this app.

Am I missing something here, some issue with my device/settings, or does the app just suck at this?


texts: Can I use my adoptable storage chip after a factory reset

texts: I need to do a factory reset of my android marshmallow phone, but I use adoptable storage. Will I be able to use the adoptable storage chip with the apps installed after I do a factory reset?


texts: What is the easiest way to send push notifications from my GNU/Linux machine?

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Not sure if this is the right network to ask this, but I want to have a simple way of sending a push notification to my android phone from a simple command on my linux box. Both devices are on the same network.
I considered something like sending an email but there must be a more straightforward way to do this.
Any and all input is welcome, thank you


texts:
A few days go, I got a phone call and shortly after hanging the phone up, it suddenly turned off. After 1-2 attempts to turn it on, it finally worked, but put me in System Recovery with a dead android in the background, a red triangle coming from it and now, no matter what I do, I can't get out of it. I've tried wiping data/factory reset, but nothing seems to be working. After rebooting, it goes right back into system recovery mode.

Android system recovery
Volume up/down to move highlight power button to select

reboot system now
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache

MANUAL MODE
--Appling Multi-CSC...
Applied the CSC-code: unknown
Successfully applied multi-CSC.


texts: How to install an APK on an Android Tablet PC?

texts: I had one normal Android apk. It is working fine on my Android mobile. Now I want to install the same .apk on an Android tablet PC; is it possible? If possible, how can I install it?


texts: Get an actual detailed data and specs about current established Wifi link and agreed CAPABs with AP/Sation?

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I thought getting this info would be as easy as running old good iw with root but to my surprise it turns out even here Android manages to screw you and your expectations yet again. I've asked around in less tech-savvy communities but got no answer so you are my last resort, SE.
I'm looking to get detailed info about currently established connection. If it isnt obvious when I say detailed info I mean it, I don't care about basic primitive stuff like TX/RX, assumed speed, signal strength and network SSID name, I want to know current established and agreed upon IEEE capabilities between my phone interface and AP/Station. I want to know interval data, used pre-amble, etc. On my Androind 9 based phone iw dev wlan0 link or iw dev wlan0 station dump only returns basic info I can see in the UI already.
Is there some way I can get more exhaustive (but good human-readable) info about currently established wireless connection and its capabilities/specs?
(I do have root and terminal access)


texts: How can I turn off any kind of fanciness/animations on Samsung A7, with Android 8.0.0?

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I am a more or less a nostalgic type of user and what I really would like is to turn of any kind fanciness as much as possible on an/any kind of mobile phone what I have so far.

But the problem is: How can I do this?

With fanciness or fancy stuff I really mean something like moving something smoothly (or continues), or an open/close animation, or moving some unnecessary stuff on screen etc. etc.

Like in this video e.g. at the beginning. I would really like to change the slide instant when I swipe left/right.

Or e.g. here the first gif on the page. It can (for my flavor) slide horizontally/vertically but to open the split e.g. instant (without wait to long).

Here are two more examples what I mean:

In Windows XP minimizing/maximizing of a window was instant, see here e.g. and on Mac OS the min/max-ing of a window looks like here.

If you ask yourself 'why' then I can only say that I really mean this seriously. No, seriously, I really would like to have things happen more or less instant and not when the animation is done or what ever.

Update #1

If this can be applied only to my phone (Samsung A7, with Android 8.0.0) it would be fine too.

Update #2

I have already unlocked the developer options in the settings and also disabled the animations (see here). But is it possible to disable these kind of animations in other apps too?


texts: Screen Overlay Detected, Permission problem

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I keep getting this dialog that says "Screen Overlay detected" that basically tells me to turn of the screen overlay in order to proceed with the change in the permission settings of the apps. I have gone to settings and turned off all of the screen overlays but I keep getting this problem.

I would really love it if anyone could help me by telling me what to do so I can be able to make changes in the permission of my apps! Please Help!

Thank you.


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My primary mic seems to be broken. Google Now voice search records no audio and while in call the other side can not hear me talk. Booting to safe mode does not help either.

However when I switch to speakerphone, all is working well. As far as I've read the Nexus 5 uses another mic in speaker phone mode (noise cancellation).

Is it somehow possible to always use the speakerphone mic? Since it is the only one working for me.


texts: My phone keeps slowing down and burning battery. How can I debug performance and cpu consumption? (DHD 2.2)

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I know there are already a lot of threads about suggestions on how to improve performance  and, strongly related, save battery life on your android. I also have tried most of the tools to diagnose problems (eg. WatchDog).

Problem is, my brand new HTC Desire HD will often be snappy and responsive, sometime get a few slow downs, and not-so-rarely start being completely unresponsive, as bad as my previous iPhone 3G which I gave away for exactly that reason.
Also, battery would last less than 24hours even with extremely little use of the display (a huge battery drainer indeed), with background-data and auto-sync on, without GPS and with half of the time WiFi connection and for the rest WiFi off.

WatchDog is usually not seeing anything weird. No process seems taking a huge hit on the CPU even when the phone is acting slowly; just today I got a first warning - HTC Sense Background 99.9%.

So I would like to go a bit deeper in my debug. I /could/ uninstall all applications I installed, but I'd rather understand what is really causing the problem.

So this is the real question: how can I better debug what's going on inside my Android?

Does anybody have some tutorial/tools/suggestions?

I guess going with adb from my PC might provide more information, any hint/feedback?

Some additional information after feedback from DarthNoodles...
NB. I'm not putting it here to 'debug' my own phone on this forum, just to provide comparison information!

standard Battery Consumption info

If i've been using the phone, i get 'Display' to take most of the battery usage - ~60% on average (is that too much?).

If not, it's 'Android OS' which takes on average about 60%, and 'Android System' usually about 10-15%

There usually is no installed application appearing there

hidden debug

hey that's great! I might not have yet learned about everything but i'll try to write down what I see...

Since it has a graphical, not numerical display I'll rate '100' the first, longest bar and make an estimation of the other ones.

CPU usage

(for all time of timing a get a similar distribution)

'init'  has a HUGE blue+red bar; Android System comes 2nd with a tiny 1px blue bar

Partial wake usage

Total Time

'HTC Sense' 100 blue bar
'Android System' 30 blue bar
less for the rest

Since last unplugged

'Android System' 100 blue bar
'HTC Sense' 30 blue bar
'Mail' 5 blue bar
...
'UID 10013' 'partial Wakelock' ~2 blue bar!

Other Usage

Total all time

Running      35.8%
Screen on    11.1%
Phone on      0.8%
Wifi On      41.6%
Wifi Running 41.6%
BlueTooth On  6.6%

Since last unplugged

Running      37.5%
Screen on     3.8%
Phone on      1.8%
Wifi On      45.8%
Wifi Running 45.8%

I am under the impression that it's HTC Sense or some other android process that is taking my resources... but I don't really understand why yet...

WatchDog

Getting some warnings for 'com.htc.bgp' taking too much cpu (~55%)

Thanks!


texts: android device manager not showing my device

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My phone was stolen a month ago. I tried to search it with Android Device Manager also but nothing came up.

After few days I searched it again it was not showing my device. What does that mean?

I was using One Plus One.


texts: Bulk add words to the user dictionary in Android 7.1.1 without root

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I'm aware that since Android 6, Google doesn't allow apps to access the user dictionary anymore.

I have a user dictionary of about 500 words, which would be an incredible pain in the back to insert manually, so I'm looking for a viable method.

Previously I had a rooted Android 6, where I copied, modified and replaced the SQLite database on the phone. See this answer.

My current phone is not rooted, so I have no access to said database via adb or on the phone directly.

Is there no way to bulk add or copy/paste the user dictionary of the phone without rooting it?


texts: What does 'extract exception, please check files' mean?

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I've been trying to open a .zip file on my Android device, and whenever I try it tells me the same thing over and over again:

  Extract exception, please check files

What does this mean?

I went through all my files, and then when I try to extract the .zip file again, it gives me an empty folder and says that same message.

Can someone please help? What am I doing wrong?


texts: Not able to send media file via WhatsApp

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I recently downloaded the CyanogenMod on my Galaxy S2 but I'm not able to send any music files via WhatsApp does anyone have a solution to this problem ??

The error message is "your music player does not support this option try with Android music player"


texts: arnova 10d G3 cant get past restore screen android

texts: I have a tablet by Arnova  and its not getting past the system recovery page after putting it into that mode by pressing vol+ and power button i see the green android sign for a bit and then goes to a dark screen and that's it .....any ideas please? its a 10d G3 by the way.


texts: How can I prevent an application (Chrome) from opening another application (Google Play Store)?

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So today Facebook Messenger declared a war against users of the mobile website. Of course we have been plagued for months with small header messages as well as overlays hiding all content and encouraging us to install Facebook Messenger.

But as from today, wherever I click in the messaging interface of Facebook's mobile website (and that includes the Message icon in the toolbar, clicking any conversation, clicking the Load more button, ...), each time it will open the Google Play Store application and send me to Facebook Messenger's application.

So I wonder if there is a way to prevent an application (in this case, Chrome) to open other applications (in this case, Google Play Store) via deep linking.
I don't believe that this is a bug that would be fixed any time soon so I am looking for a way to overcome this.

Installing any Facebook application is not an option for me.
I have searched for similar questions: answers suggested to clear Chrome's and/or Google Play Store's data, which I have tried but it did not solve the problem.


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I subscribed to Google Fi for transferring my American phone number to this service.

I have Google Pixel 3a XL, which has esim.

To activate Google Fi service I need to install Google Fi App.

This service is available only in USA.

I have American address and American phone, but right now I'm in Canada.

So when I try ti install it, I get error:

  This item isn't available in your country

Okay, I installed TunnelBear VPN, but is having the same error.

Should I try different VPN or change some setting on my phone?

UPDATE: Following this article, I installed VPN Unlimited on my other phone (Windows phone) and connected my Pixel to this phone by hotspot.

I cleared cash on both phones and set location off.

Now browser show me weather for Los Angeles. But Google Play still gives me the same error.

Btw, I have US Profile in Google Play.

Still should to try Fake GPS, but may I should drive to USA to activate Fi.


texts: Google Authenticator and Switching or Resetting your Phone

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My phone isn't working so well, so I'd like to factory reset it. However, I use Google Authenticator for a number of different websites. How can I resume using it after I rest my phone?

Can I wipe my phone even if I use it for 2-step verification? Discusses editing 2-factor settings for Google, but I don't want to change the settings for all my different accounts on different sites.

How To Geek has a post on using Titanium backup, but is there a simpler way?


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There are quite a few apps that lets a user delete the media or data partitions so it won't be recoverable - by re-writing "junk" data over and over again on the free storage space.

Still, is there any way (app, ROM, tool, etc.) that does the same process for the system partitions? (assuming that root or custom ROM/recovery image is required for such process)


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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I tell my droid x to ignore a public wifi network?

Like, the SSIDs xfinitywifi and timewarnercable are everywhere near me, and unencrypted, but require a login/password which I don't have.  Is there a way to prevent them from showing up in the list, triggering notifications, etc.?


texts: Is there a way to give someone else permission to locate my phone for safety reasons?

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My father wants to be able to locate my Android phone (a Galaxy S4, fully updated with Lollipop) in a similar way as how he can locate the iPhones he and my mother use, for safety reasons in case something happens and he needs to know where I am.

I do agree with this, but I would rather not share any of my passwords with him. This means that the apps that I currently use, like Lookout, my Google account or my Samsung account are not really options, unless these apps have some kind of family sharing function. I would also very much prefer a free option. I found some options, but they're either paying or would require account sharing.

I would prefer a method where I can load an app on my android phone that I connect to using my Apple ID, after which my father can use the built-in Apple ID family options to track my phone, but if that's not an option, I'm very much open to any other suggestions.


texts: Backup Android to PC over P2P WiFi connection

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I want to automatically backup my Android (at least the media files) to my PC over a WiFi connection when both the Android & PC is connected to the same WiFi home network. It should probably be possible to transfer the files directly P2P without needing to store them on some unknown server somewhere. Preferably, I want it to happen fully automatically when it connects to my home WiFi & I have my PC running, so I don't even have to think about doing backups anymore.

I have been searching for the solution, but the closest solution I have found so far is some apps that create a local FTP Server on the phone, where I potentially can manually pull the media files out of the phone from my PC, but I haven't managed to establish a working connection with any of the apps so far.

Is it possible to backup Android to PC over P2P WiFi connection automatically?

Edit_1:

Android 8.0.0 (not rooted)

Windows 7


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I've a rooted phone (Samsung Grand Prime, without CM, just the STOCK Rom), and what I want to know if it's possible with Android 5.0 phone or newer to block calls without ringing. By default, the Call Rejection List just wait 1 ring before reject the call... All blocking applications has to wait 1 ring too before blocking the call, which is logical. But the main drawback of this is that people could suppose if they're blocked.

I've tried two applications : RBC & Call Master that do this stuff (they need root permissions) but each shutdown the mobile network and don't seem to work well witht Lolipop or newer.

I've read somewhere that since Gingerbread, Google don't allow applications to get the MODIFY_PHONE_STATE, so just only apps that need root could do it.


texts: Can I use the CyanogenMod installer on Samsung Galaxy S3 (EE)?

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(Note: EE is a british phone service provider.)

I was wondering if I could use the CyanogenMod installer on my Samsung Galaxy S3? It's in the supported devices list.


texts: How can I access my photos/videos from my HTC Sensation XL default on 'charge only' and with unresponsive touch screen?

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My HTC was dropped in water and now has unresponsive touch screen. The screen is not the problem, as I've replaced it and it still have the same problem. I can't send it off for repairs because it will be factory resetted. This phone has 2 years worth of important photos and videos, hence I really need to access the phone. I don't mind about the phone, it just have a lot of sentimental value. So can anyone help me with this?

The phone is recognised when connected to computer
Android 4
Can see the screen, but not responsive to touch
Default on 'charge only' upon connecting to computer


texts:
My Windows 7 doesn't recognize my android phone. HTC Wildfire S

Are there any updates of drivers that I need?

If I use VMWare it works properly here's what it showed in VMWare.

But here's what happens in device manager on my windows 7 on the same computer

Please help!! I've installed HTC Sync and tried connecting, my phone and the PC fails to connect. Help!!!


texts: I am not able to receive 3G network (the area has excellent 3g coverage) on my HTC desire 500. I have activated 3g on my carrier. It receives only EDGE 'E' Symbol but when I select WCDMA only the symbol changes to G for few seconds and entire network is lost, I tried with two different carriers. Should I need to add more details like my carrier name , APN settings for this question ?


texts: Grant access to the phone to additional users

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I have a rooted Nexus 5 with multi users enabled (with gravity kk).
This is great except when I receive calls or SMS... only the account marked as "owner" receives it.
The most frustrating is that when I'm logged in with an additional user, I do receive the call (it rings) but I cannot catch it...
And SMS are just only received on the "owner" account.

I didn't find any way to change that behaviour.
Basically, I want that any user can receive the calls and receives the SMS.
How can I change that?


texts: I can get Internet Connection, However I cannot download APK File (Kitkat and Lollipop)

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I have problem related on internet connection in Android x-86 version 5.1 (Lollipop) and version 4.4 (Kitkat). I run that android emulators on VM-ware.

I use android-x86-4.4-r5.iso for Kitkat and android-x86-5.1-rc.iso for Lollipop.

I have internet connectivity and I can use web browser for both android emulators, but I cannot download the APK files.

The status of the APK files at Download Folder always show Queued status and I waited for so long but there was no any APK file at that folder (Download folder), or there is no any response.

Please help me out.
Thanks in advance.


texts: Still stuck in download after uninstalling the app and hard reboot

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My Android phone (4.4.2) is stuck in downloading an app. I uninstalled the app and removed the battery and rebooted and when it restarts, it's still trying to download the app!

How can I cancel the sticky download?


texts: Boot loop, random crashes, flashing won't help [Galaxy S4 VE GT-I9515]

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I'm in dire straits. I have been using an unofficial LineageOS port for almost 2 years. I was going to give the phone away to my buddy as a Christmas gift, he only has an S3 mini with a shattered glass. Literally minutes after I paid for my new (used) phone, my S4 screen went completely pink at the same moment I received a message. The vibration from the message notification turned into a loop while the pink screen stayed on. I used to get the pink screen every now and then, but usually only for a fraction of a second. After that I only had to lock and unlock the screen to continue operation. Several other users have reported this minor bug.

After removing the battery, the phone would go into a boot loop. I re-started several times and it did boot up again once after several minutes of a black screen, but before I could do anything, like save my current day's data, it went pink again. The worst part is I couldn't even enter recovery for whatever reason, it would just re-boot but never go beyond the Samsung splash screen. Download mode did work in the beginning so I used the chance to flash several other TWRP ROMs, and did manage to boot to recovery once, again only seconds before the screen went pink again.

After these experiences, it behaved like the battery would be drained rapidly. The amount of time that the splash screen would show up decreased from the full time to only a fraction of a second. Likewise when I plugged in the charger, it would only flash the charging logo before going off again. After several re-tries, it wouldn't even vibrate anymore when connecting the charger.

I thought my S4 had died on me, and that I had watched it fade away slowly and painfully, until after several hours of charging, it turned on all of a sudden, but only for the Samsung splash screen. After that it seemed completely dead again. Pretty random behavior, but at least a little sign of life.

I already tried my older battery, which let me power it on for a while, before eventually reproducing the same behavior until it also wouldn't turn on again. Luckily, I have now gotten a third battery (all three original Samsung), and with that it would immediately power on again, and go into a boot loop after the Samsung splash screen. However this time I could enter recovery on the first try, so I tried:

Wipe Cache/Dalvik
Flash latest LOS from first post
Wipe System/Cache/Dalvik
Flash latest LOS from first post

In that order. The first options resulted in the same boot loop as before, while the last options finally showed the LOS boot screen for a couple of seconds, until the screen turned pink again. I had to remove the battery to start over.

So I finally gave up on LOS and tried flashing Stock with Odin, as long as it would let me enter download mode. All went normal, but now after the Samsung splash screen it simply stays black. Tried again, now the screen only stays black a couple of seconds until it reboots. How can that be after a Stock ROM flash?

So I let the battery fully charge. For the first time since the start of the problems, the LED would turn on, first red then green. I pressed the power button and lo and behold, the Samsung boot animation (after the splash screen) showed up. I was hopeful for several minutes (normal after Stock flash) until it went back to boot loop.

I couldn't even factory reset because the stock recovery Android icon would only show up for a couple of seconds before the boot loop resumed. So I flashed latest TWRP again, and started flashing LOS when the after several seconds the screen turned pink again. Tried flashing stock with Odin once more, phone shut off midway through. I have just completed my third stock flash, and it went straight to boot loop. However this time it would let me enter stock recovery and I did a complete factory reset + wiped the cache partition. Still stuck at boot loop.

I'm at my wit's end.

Edit: Tried it with a stock ROM from a different carrier, same result.


texts: A small app with a surreal name appeared on my phone. What is it?

texts:
There's this on my phone. You know what it is it is?

This is the first time I've seen it.


texts: I formatted /sdcard and my phone won't boot

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Star Duos GT-S5282. I installed ClockworkMod Recovery 5 and I was messing with it. I went to "mounts and storage" then chose format /sdcard and then rebooted the system.

It is stuck on the logo and restarting and isn't loading. How can I fix it?


texts: How can I get videos to play on my Pandigital Multimedia Novel?

texts: YouTube or any other videos won't play. I get music just fine but I can't seem to get videos. I have the Pandigital Multimedia Novel. What can be wrong?


texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S+ with Cyanogenmod 10.1 (built 2013-04-15) (Kernel 3.0.73-rc1-PhenomKernel-V3).

I have turned off Google voice input in the keyboard settings because I never use it and rather have the , key there than voice input.

Anyways, it keeps turning itself back on (I believe when the keyboard is killed for memory) and I have to go to the settings again to turn it off.

How can I tell it to stay turned off? Can I possibly uninstall it?


texts: For some reason, Gmail on my Nexus S is not pulling new messages anymore. I added a second Gmail account; could it possibly be the reason?


texts:
Followed the steps mentioned in
http://www.droidape.com/install-twrp-and-root-moto-g-2014-2nd-generation/

installed twrp successfully. But as  I try to get into the recovery the screen shows the android guy lying on its back(no command). Please help


texts:
My phone recently has begun to become very slow. At certain times of the day, the phone will completely stop working and will have to be turned off by holding the power button. Sometimes, the lock screen will also cause problems.

Any help will be very much appreciated.


texts: Access chats from old deactivated phone number

texts: My sim card with my old number has been deactivated. A new user uses my old number. Does the user  have access to my old chats if he or she chooses Yes to back up old chats or storage?


texts: how to disable system calls in android.I am trying to disable all system calls in rooted android device,i am found some code for build.prop "bootstrap.system_call= false" but its not working,this is for external use only thanks


texts: I am using LG P500 Optimus one, recently upgraded to Gingerbread.  Sometimes when i read any messages and delete the same, Messaging service crashes with a Force Close error, how to rectify this problem.


texts: I turned off some apps that were necessary, now things dont' work

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I have a Samsung Galaxy 3, around a year old.  Recently it started spontaneously rebooting all the time (like every ten minutes).  I looked on line for possible explanations, and found sites telling me to delete unnecessary apps that could cause it.

So I looked at what apps I'm running, found lots of things that I didn't know what they are, and turned some of them off.  And now - no surprise - things don't work right.  Symptoms:

When I try to send messages, it (messages) sometimes (not always) immediately shuts down and I can't send them.  Sometimes (not always) I can't read them (beyond the first line that shows in the message list).
I no longer have phone call logs - old logs are gone, new ones not created.
I keep getting messages saying Touch Wiz Home is not working.  What is Touch Wiz Home?  It is on my list of "all apps" but not in the Running list, nor in the Turned Off list.  Same for TouchWiz easy home.  What is the difference between them?
Almost ever time I get a call, it rings maybe once and then I get a message saying I missed the call.  (This may have been happening before as well - I don't get many calls, so I'm not sure.)

I assume I turned off things that I shouldn't have, but I don't know which things.  I don't know how to take screen shots on the phone and post them here, but here's a list of things that are turned off:

BadgeProvider

Best face

Blurb Checkout

Bubbles

CapabilityManagerService

ChatON

com.android.providers.partnerboo...

DirectConnectManager

DirectShareManager

Drive  (google drive)

Dropbox

Dual Clock (digital)

Favorite Contacts

Flipboard

Google Backup Transport

Google Calendar Sync

Google Contacts Sync

Google Play Games

Google Text-to-speech Engine

Group Play

InteractiveKeyguardTutorial

LogsProvider  (that sounded likely, I just turned it back on)

Market Feedback Agent

MobilePrintSvc_CUPS

MobilePrintSvc_CUPS_Backend

Multimedia UI Service Layer

S Memo

Samsung Link

Samsung Print Service Plugin

Samsung Push Service

Software Update

Story Album Widget

TalkBack

Trim

Weather (that's accuweather, which I thought I'd uninstalled - though it shows 0
bytes, so maybe it's just an icon?)

Can anyone tell me what else I should turn back on to solve these problems?  it looks like logs might work again now that I turned it on.  I now have the logs predating when I started turning things off, though not those from the past week.  Progress, maybe?

Thank you!

catteau

p.s.  In the interim I put in a different battery, and I don't think I'm having the spontaneous reboot problem any more.


texts: Merging duplicate contact entries from multiple sources

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I have multiple copies of the same contacts on my phone, from the Google account associated, and phone contacts etc.

Eg., for a single contact I might have:

2 copies on the phone
1 copy on my Google account (synced)
another copy in some other location

This happened on my HTC Wildfire a year ago and now I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S2.

Is there a way I can merge all related contacts and delete the other extra copies? It'd be helpful if I could do this from my PC.


texts: How do I mount an external disk drive formatted in ext4 via USB Host?

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I plugged a 2.5 inch 1Tb drive into a Nexus 10 and I cannot see it anywhere really. Something pops up in ES File Explorer, but I cannot access the drive.

Do I have to root my device, or is there some other way?  Would formatting it to a different filesystem help in any way (to access it for r/w)?


texts: I am using Lava Iris x8 mobile. I am going to flash lineage(6.0.1) custom rom .Which gapps package should I download...?


texts: Why does flashing my Tab3, 7.0, 8GB, WiFi (sm-t210) fail with Odin?

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I tried several versions of Odin and also several ROM's, yet successfully flashing still seem to fail.

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> Total Binary size: 1397 M
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/005> PBL.bin
<ID:0/005> FAIL!
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1

Please observe that with the newest version of Odin in the log above 'Get PIT for mapping' and 'PBL.bin' failed.

<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> T210XXBNI1_T210PHNBNI1_T210XXBNI1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/005> PBL.bin
<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/005> FAIL!
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Please observe with an older version of Odin that in the log above 'Get PIT for mapping' and 'NAND write' failed.

The stock ROM I seem to need for this device 'SM-T210, Tab3, 7.0, 8GB WiFi, has these specs: KOT49H, T210XXBOB1, PHN, build date Feb 3 2015, Android version 4.4.2
Kernel version: 3.4.5-4081557
I'm not sure if it's KitKat or Jelly Bean as both seem to have similar versions of Android.
So what's going wrong here?


texts: How to flash ftf without volume down button?

texts: I have an Xperia ion and need to flash a ftf but I can't enter flashmode because my volume down button is not working, I can enter fastboot normally. Can I flash the ftf trought fastboot (maybe extracting the ftf and flashing file by file)? Can I reboot to flashmode trought fastboot? What else can I do?


texts: google voice number and google hangouts and being overseas

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when I lived in the US, I had a AT&T cell plus a google voice number.
Now I moved to Istanbul & stopped the AT&T line.

My android & my iPhone ( which I had activated while in the US ) still continue to work in Istanbul with that old google voice. Which means, I can place calls to US and receive calls from US ( just like I was in the States ) using that old google voice number.

Now my question is the following:

I'm going to be getting the new note 7 by purchasing it here in Istanbul. Will I be able to use the hangouts apps & my existing google voice number on the new phone?

OR WILL IT TELL ME SOMETHING LIKE, I need an active US number, and that they will send me a verification code to that US number? If so, I'm out of luck.

The bottom line is I'd like to get a new phone in Istanbul and continue to use the google voice & hangout apps as I'm doing now. Is it possible?


texts: Charging Behaviour Changed After Using Car Charger

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On a recent road trip, I used a car charger to re-charge the battery on my Nexus 5 phone. Ever since, I have noticed a significant increase in the time required to charge the battery, even when using my normal charging cable. Whereas before I could completely recharge the battery in 2-3 hours, now it is taking more like 6-8 hours. My first thought was that the car charger damaged the battery in some way, but that does not seem to be the case. I have not seen any change in the battery life, just this annoying increase in charge time.

What I'm wondering now is, could the phone be 'stuck' in the slower charging mode used when charging from usb (like a car charger)? If so is there a setting somewhere I can change to get it back to normal? Is there another possible explanation for the sudden change in charge time?


texts: Why don't I get Google Talk notifications on my Android from people using iPhones?

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I'm using the stock Google Talk app. I don't seem to have a problem getting Google Talk notifications from people on a PC.

However, I don't get any notifications at all from people using iPhones (or, at least certain apps).  I can still see their messages in my Google Talk app if I open it manually.  I just don't get any notifications when a message arrives.

Why would the other party's device affect my ability to get notifications?  Is there any way to fix this, or is there a third party Android app that handles notifications better than the stock one?

My device is a Verizon Galaxy S3 (SCH-I535) running CyanogenMod 10.1-d2vzw (Android 4.2.1).


texts: What might cause my Sony Tablet S to run very slowly

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My Sony Tablet S has developed a gross speed problem. For the last several months it has run exceedingly slowly most of the time.  Apps take 10's of seconds to start, taps to bring up menus take similar times, and more often than not I get a "Application is not responding" snag message to which I have to answer "Wait' to get the menu to drop down.  I sometimes get spontaneous reboots when opening an app.

I used a Task Manager called Free Advanced Task Manager which shows the CPU usage.It varies from 15% to 117%.  When It was indicating 117% there was no individual task with any appreciable CPU usage.

The tablet is not rooted, Android v 4.0.3 5a.  Some apps on SD card, card (32g) is about half filled.  Device memory has around 1G spare.  RAM usage is usually about 300/750 Mb.

My question is: what are the likely causes for this and how do I track down the offender?


texts: Override PlayStore Application Android Minimal version requirement?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I tell the Android Market that I'm running an updated version of Android?

In fact, I installed an higher Android version on my phone (4.0 on a ZTE Blade which normally supports 2.1).

But when I'm connecting to the market with my phone, I'm still limited to that 2.1 version and I can't even see higher version's applications while my phone now supports those...

Is there a way of overriding that version limitation or at least push it to 4.0 ??

Note ::

I already have the google apps installed.
I installed the moded ROM from that location :: http://www.modaco.com/topic/351670-ics-cm9-404-coldfusionx-for-the-zte-blade-rom-updated-2806/

EDIT ::

The limitation I'm facing seems linked to something else than my android firmware.
Indeed I can download that app : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anddoes.launcher&feature=search_result (while it requires 4.0 firmware).

But I can't download this one : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=AtomicTurtleStudio.DripLite&feature=search_result (while it requires 2.2 firmware).


texts: are there any lag fixes for Samsung Galaxy S that don't require rooting the phone?

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It seems like the Samsung Galaxy S is notorious for its occasional lag.  Various lag fixes are out, but most of them require me to root my phone.

I am reluctant to void the warranty on my phone, so I would like to avoid rooting it if possible.

Are there any lag fixes out there that don't require me to root the phone?


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I unmount my SD card a lot, and I find it annoying to have to navigate through the settings app each time to safely unmount the SD card. I would like some way or some shortcut that can do this as quickly and as simply as possible.

I'm running Android 4.4.4 and I am rooted and using Xposed Framework.


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I'm looking for a way that tracks network usage by type. I'd like something that at the end of the day says "8h 20min on 3G, 3h under WiFi network".

I've searched a lot but didn't find anything (there are tons of apps that tracks megabytes exchanged, but this is not my interest).

Is there a technical problem behind (i.e. lack of system APIs)?


texts: Ignore all those "free" wifi access points

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This has probably been asked before but I was unable to find anything relevant with searches.

My problem is, I can be using my phone with my almost unlimited 4G data, quite happily, but if I pass too close to a place offering "free" wifi, or if a bus with "free" wifi on board passes me, all of a sudden I get redirected to  a "You must sign in.." page.

I don't want  to sign in, I don't WANT to use their "free" wifi. I want to continue using my 4G data, without having to go through the rigamarole of disabling wifi every time I leave the house. I want it to IGNORE those "free" wifi things.

Can this be achieved in any meaningful way?


texts: unknown error when i try to verify my google account

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I have a Samsung 7 and I factory reset it for a family member to use now i have it back and they reset it for m now i cant pass the verification page?

I sign in with password and it comes up with unknown error and takes me back to sign in my gmail emailed me that a Samsung tried signing in and I confirm its me but still no access

Help Please


texts: "Google Now" and Moto Assist not providing Voice feedback when in Hands-free mode

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I'm not sure if this is caused by Google Now or Moto Voice.
This is a Moto X (1st Gen).

I am using Moto Voice.
I have Moto set to Speak to me at Home and when driving.

When I am driving (or at home) it still does not provide voice output (" text from blah blah"  or prompts in response to my speech (Text Bob, "What message do you want to send".). It no longer provides those voice prompts, Just a beep.


texts: Upload multiple files on android using wildcard and command line

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I designed my Android application so that it can load CSS files dynamically. I am not working on the design and I copy CSS files on my device every time I make a change.

Doing this in explorer is tedious. I would like a command line script that would copy all *.css files and upload them to /storage/extSdCard/. I tried this, using adb push:

D:\ ... \resources>adb push *.css /storage/extSdCard/
  cannot stat '*.css': No such file or directory

Even copying one file doesn't work:

D:\ ... \resources>adb push black_style.css /storage/extSdCard/black_style.css
  failed to copy 'black_style.css' to '/storage/extSdCard/black_style.css': Permission denied

In explorer, I simply navigate in Computer\GT-S7710\Card and paste the files. Why doesn't my command line work and how to fix it?


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I happened to notice this app(?) had access to virtually everything on my Galaxy S3.
Seemed a little strange so I googled it trying to find out exactly what it was for.
I never did find what I was looking for but I did find several pages of complaints about its effect on battery life.
I would guess it has to do with the download-manager but that's just a WAG.

Can someone tell me what it's for?

Roy


texts: I have two cell phones, one is for work the other is personal. I had them stacked on top of one another on my desk. All of a sudden my work phone went completely dead from about 75% full, and my Android went from 85% to 32%. What gives?


texts: Galaxy S3 is stuck at Samsung logo splash screen and won’t charge

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A little bit of help would be highly appreciated.

A few days ago, my Samsung Galaxy S3 started freezing randomly. I had to remove the battery in order to restart it. Yesterday the problem got worse: whenever I try to turn the phone on, it freezes in the first splash screen (the “Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-I9300” screen). When I push the power button for a few seconds in order to turn it off, it goes off but then turns on by itself immediately after and freezes again in the first screen. I have to remove the battery in order to turn it off.

When I try to charge the phone with the mains charger or with the USB cable connected to my PC, a gray battery icon with a static circle inside appears and the screen doesn’t change. After several minutes, the phone gets warm, but there’s no evidence that the battery is charging (the icon of the gray battery with a static circle inside is still there).

I took my wife’s S3 battery (50% charged), put into my S3, pushed the power button and the phone froze at the same point (“Galaxy SIII” screen). I’ve also tested my battery on my wife’s S3: it charged normally and her phone worked flawlessly. I guess this means it’s not a battery issue.

I’ve already tried to clear the cache partition or even factory reset my phone (removed the battery for a few seconds, put it back, then pushed Volume Up + Home + Power for a while), but it didn’t work either (the Android System Recovery screen never appeared).

The phone is rooted, but I’ve never installed any custom ROM.

I’ve read many android forums and tried a few workarounds, but nothing seemed to work.

Any thoughts or suggestions?


texts: Kindly help,how do i read or retrieve watsup backup files stored in database folder. Everytime when im opening a file it says 'no application can support this action"


texts: I can't see new files throught windows explorer

texts: i can't see my new(!) files on android throught windows explorer while i can do it by ES explorer or adb shell. Is there any way to fix it?


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I've done a lot of reading into rooting of Android devices. I really want to know exactly what is going on at each step before I commit to the process.

I'm a little confused as to where the superuser.apk and su files come from. It doesn't look like they are official Google files, but rather files created by a (random) individual. That said, how safe are these files?

From research, I have a general understanding of their purpose. I was wondering if anyone knew what these files were (executables? scripts?), what they contained and how they generally work.

Thanks!


texts: How to avoid to have my carrier resend information to my G2X after losing sms over 4g after instaling a rom

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Ever since I got that great/not so great phone I have been attempting to get a good version of gingerbread running on it since the stock version of froyo LG has on it is too unstable for me.

Every time I install a rom I it 90% functional but there is always something missing such as 4g, gps or network problems.

I had finally found a rom I liked but I discovered I could not send sms/mms over 4g anymore. It would say cannot send message with a red exclamation mark in a triangle). It still worked over wifi. So I did like I always do and restored back to froyo.

But this time the problem stuck!! I tried everything and finally had to call customer support. They resent some data to my phone and that fixed my problem. The tech support guy hinted strongly that my problem was because I installed a rom and said they could resend the data but nor "too often hint hint".

I installed at least 10 different roms before I had this problem. It appeared on rom: Hybrid - P999 Gingerbread 2.3.4 colorized from LG P990 UI - LG CAMERA - Rooted.

In the XDA thread there are a couple of guys who had the same complaint as me. The rom creator was quite upset we where accusing his rom but I had never heard of this problem in any other custom rom thread on XDA.

My question is! Can any rom do this and if so how can I avoid that? I am now afraid of installing roms and I like to do it so much!

My phone is a LG P999 branded as a Optimus 2X here in Canada. Carrier is videotron.


texts: Can I know location of a phone if it doesn't have AGPS?

texts:
There is assisted GPS, which as I got it figures out your location only by distance from antennas.
But some phones doesn't have even AGPS in their specifications.
Can I see my location on maps (Google map) using such a phone?


texts: what is the most comfortable way to ssh and vim/latex/c++ on android?

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I'm debating if i should get droid x. i'd like to use it for work, meaning latex and code in c++. I use vim.

i know this is possible with connectbot. but possible doesn't mean i can substitute a laptop in a coffee shop. are there people that use bluetooth keyboard with android device and are happy like this one (http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2010/08/20/travel-with-no-baggage/)? I don't mind the small screen.

just curious about your experience. and i think some keyboards have esc key, which is good for vim.

Update

My current set-up:

note 3 running juiceSSH and vnc (i couldn't get nx to work), perixx 805L, ms wedge mouse, and quikpod tripod to hold the note 3 at the eye level.


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I'm on Android 4.0.4. When I open my launcher, I see two tabs — Apps and Widgets. I'd like to add a third tab for Games. Is this possible?

Since I have quite a few games, I'd like to keep them separate and a new tab would be great. If there's an app that'd be awesome.

Any other suggestions are welcome


texts: How to check my phone hardware specs on Android terminal emulator

texts: I was wondering if there is a command to check the hardware specs of my phone. I just installed the Android terminal emulator. I've tried the 'lshw' but it does not work. Thanks in advance.


texts: Is it possible to control and transmit electromagnetic radiation of allowed frequency with Android device?

texts:
I understand the following things about smartphones

A smartphone has various hardware that functions wirelessly by transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves.
Things like Wifi, Bluetooth, and phone calling all work by transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves.
The frequencies that this hardware can emit are fixed. It cannot work in all frequencies. It can work in only part of the frequency spectrum.

Let us take the following example.
I want to use a smartphone to emit an electromagnetic wave of a particular frequency, say X Hz.
If this particular frequency is supported by the hardware, is it possible to control/emit this signal of this particular frequency, like using any apps?


texts: copy folder structure from internal memory to sd-card

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I use the amazon downloader to buy mp3s with my android device. My problem now is that I cannot change the download folder but want the files to be moved to my sdcard. I already found a cron tool to run scripts from time to time. All I need now is a shell script to move all folders (including subfolders and files) from

internalmemory\amazonmp3

to

sdcard\Music

to be honest my knowledge is just good enough to do a "mv" but not good enough to go through all subfolders. I also am not sure about the directory structure of android devices. (pathes to sdcard and so on)


texts: Can't access storage and sd card of Moto G4 when connected with USB to computer and in MTP mode

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I have a Motorola Moto G4, marshmallow 6.0.1. When I connect it to my computer via a USB cable, it charges, and the computer detects the device, but I cannot see the contents of it, namely of the sd card inside. I also changed the USB mode to File transfer (MTP).

I have contacted Motorola already and I tried everything they told me to do (USB debugging option, etc.), but to no avail. They said that there might be a problem with the computer, but I've used this computer already for this operation (but on other phones) before.

I have confirmed that it works on other computers, so I am also pushed to believe that it is the computer's fault. I also installed every driver from Motorola's website.

I deleted the cache already and performed every suggestion in a similar thread, still not working.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.


texts: WhatsApp Settings in Samsung S3 - Where do I find it?

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I use WhatsApp on my Samsung S3. I have some questions:

I can't find any settings option. I reinstalled the app and still cannot find the settings option anywhere. Am I missing something?
Is there any setting for showing notifications on the icon (new messages received, etc.)?


texts: How to automatically connect to a wiFi network and turn off 4g LTE

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I'd like my Samsumg Galaxy S4 verizon phone to be able to connect to my preferred wifi networks (office and home) automatically, while at the same time turn off the 4G LTE data plan.

As of right now, I have it set up such that it'd connect auto to wifi, but when I am connected to wifi I still see the 4g LTE active.  I could deactivate the 4G LTE and activate it later, but I am looking for a way to do this automatically, no user involved.

Any ideas?


texts: Alternative way of setting the debug mode

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I'm having a problem with my android phone: whichever phone application (contacts, settings, messaging...) I try to run, I get the dialog "The process stopped unexpectedly" and I have to force it to close.

So I want to install a ROM. Problem: I have the debug mode off and there is no way of accessing the phone settings.

Is there any alternative way to set the debug mode on? A market application for example? If it is of any help I have a LG GT540 with Android 2.1.

Thanks.


texts: How to make Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 play AC3?

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I have a film in the .AVI format, with an SRT subtitle file, and an AC3 audio track.

I used the S/W decoder function.

The film can be played with/without the subtitles, and the AC3 file itself can be played. I have tried MX player (not PRO) with the ARMv7 codec and VPlayer with the ARMv7 codec. I have the same problem on my Nook Color. If I stop the film and try to select audio, I have the only item which means embedded audio track.


texts: After rooting my verizon Galaxy S3, I have no data or cellular connection?

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So, when I first rooted my phone, everything worked fine. I had used CM 10.1 (Or at least some version of Cyanogenmod). Being curious, I wanted to try other ROMs. I then installed MUIU v5. Didn't like so I went back to a backup I had created previously, and updated to the latest version of Cyanogenmod. When I go to Settings->About Phone->Status, I see these settings:

Network: Verizon Wireless
Signal Strength: -97 dBm 1 asu
Mobile network type: CDMA - 1xRTT:7
Service State: In service
Roaming: Roaming
Mobile network state: Disconnected
My phone number: ***-***-****   --Giberish which ISN'T my phone number
MIN, MEID, IMEI, ICCID all give me long numbers.
IP Address: Unavailable

This is when Airplane Mode is off. My little signal icon in the top status bar has an R which I'm guessing is for Roaming.

I have no idea why it's doing this seeing that it worked fine before on Cyanogenmod. What can I do to get my signal and data connection back? What would have caused something like this?


texts: Is there a way by which I can uninstall a specific update to an app?

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I have an app, Uber, that is taking up huge space on my phone. It cannot be moved to sd card.

Recently, they've launched an update of size 21MB. I'm afraid of the fact that, every time there is a new update, the size of the app increases. I know that I can uninstall all updates of an app from settings, but is it possible to uninstall a specific update of an app? I'm asking because if I find the update useless, I'll uninstall that specific update only.

It is preferable that the process does not require rooting. I'm working on Samsung Galaxy On7, Android 6.0.1-Marshmallow.


texts: Why are all of my app's user/owner ID changing on reboot?

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Very good with android and coding and such. But one thing I have an issue with that I cannot seem to isolate is:
When I root my S10 5G: (Process as follows: Flash TWRP/VBMeta, Install Magisk with TWRP, everything is good)
I then install Riru v21.3 (updating does not fix this)
The actual problem, when I reboot, I see the "Android is starting" prompt, as if my data has been wiped. However, when I open the device and check, all my apps are still there, as well as their data.
The problem is the app ID changes. If I "ls -l" into an app's /data/data directory, the owner and group id's are for example u0_a24 for "Chrome". But when I run "ps -A | grep chrom" the app is running with owner/id u0_a84. Basically, the app does not have access to it's own data directory.
I have no idea how/what is changing this but I really need to fix it. So any help is seriously appreciated.
UPDATE: I forgot to mention, it doesn't do this on every reboot, it just does it randomly. I really wish I new a way to trigger it but I do not.

Secondly, when I try to install an app AFTER it messes up, the device soft reboots (immediately shows the boot animation) and then the whole devices basically freezes up.


texts: Mi Max 2 Xiaomi apps as default immutable setting

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I'm using a Xiaomi Mi Max 2 phone.
At the last time I was able to open links with a browser of my choice. But now, the "browser" only is imposed. Additionally, there is a lot of Xiaomi tools and apps that appeared, as App Vault, shortcuts and calendar from Xiaomi that take the control of my phone.
How can I get there out?


texts:
Samsung promotes NFC via its TecTiles, which is a very interesting concept but i cant find lots of information about it, especially the need for an app.

Do you know if a user that just want  to "read" the tag needs an app (probably this one) on his side to be able to execute the action?

Does someone have experiences/feedback with this product?


texts: How to turn off SMS Bubble on Karbonn Titanium Octane Plus running KitKat 4.4.2?

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I've bought a new Phone which has KitKat 4.4.2 (Karbonn Titanium Octane Plus) with kernel version 3.4.67.

It has a very annoying feature of SMS Bubble that pops up when there is any message and the most annoying feature is that it doesn't gets away till you read the message.

How to turn off this feature?


texts: insufficient storage even with marshmallow sd card formatted for internal space and plenty of space

texts: When I try to install an app from the Play Store I am getting the "insufficient storage" message but I have 20 GB free on my SD card that is formatted for internal storage. I am using a Moto G 2nd generation. Why can't I install new apps?


texts: Questions about safety and reversibility of SD card partitioning.

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In connection with my previous problem, I want to dedicate part of my memory card to the condition of the internal memory using the application Link2SD. I know that I should create a second partition "for the apps". So I have questions about the process of partitioning (to be sure that I won't break something, or I won't do something that I won't be able to reverse):

1. To make the partitioning should I deallocate (remove) the main partition (G or another letter, NTFS logical), then create the first partition (G, Primary, FAT32), then create a second partition (Primary, ext2)?

2. Can I reverse the above process? By simply remove the two partitions and return to one big partition (G, NTFS logical)?

3. In the Android's filesystem, files from memory cards are available at the path /storage/extSdcard/. Will after partitioning the path will be still available or changed?

4. I have a strange path /storage/sdcard0/. For what it is responsible? Will the partitioning can change this folder?


texts: How do I get the maximum video compatibility on my Android device?

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I use miniDLNA to stream videos from my Ubuntu computer to my Galaxy tablet running Android 4.4 and BubbleUPNP.

Some video files don't play at all. Some play the video, but no sound. It doesn't seem to be just a matter of file format. Sometimes, for example, some .MKV files will play fine, and others wont. Some .AVI files work, and others don't.

All the video files play on my computer without any problem, so I assume it's just a matter of some codecs not being available on my Android device. Or something to do with compatibility.

Is there a way I can make my Android device able to play a wider variety of formats, if not all video formats?


texts:
I've been using Android for a few months now, and I'm mostly happy with it. I just can't find the "Like" button for comments.

Can someone help?


texts: Outlook Android word suggestion not working in LG keyboard

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I have an LG G3 phone with Android 6.0. It works okay, and I like the built-in LG Keyboard as it uses word suggestion (meaning that when I type I lkie my dosg it corrects every word, so I get I like my dogs in my native language - it is not English).

Recently, I've downloaded Outlook Android and tried to write an email to my co-worker.

Imagine my surprise when I wrote the following: Dera Freind, This is teh new Andorid Outluk... and no word were suggested in my LG keyboard.

There are no keyboard related settings in Outlook settings (as a matter of fact, those 3 settings don't relate anything other than the account).

When I type in the subject field, it works normally, but in the letter body, no suggestions appear.

So, can you tell my why Outlook suppresses the LG keyboard settings?

Can I enable word suggestion without installing any custom keyboard?


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When I reopened Firefox after a few hours, it normally opens the last website I've viewed but it  displayed  for a second a strange message popup similar to
"there is a more recent version of the page on the server, do you want to reload?", (maybe it's not 100% the exact phrase because of my translation and that I may have not read 100% correctly the popup).
I opened  Firefox about 4 hours before, then left Firefox in standby on the phone. Then I reopened the site without refreshing, when I saw notification above.
I have no malware on the smartphone, and it was just a normal website about cars.
What does the notification mean?


texts: How Do I Get Rid of Apps from Play Store Update List?

texts:
For the past few months, I have had the following items in my Play Store update list:

I do not have these apps installed on my device. I do not want these apps installed on my device. Yet I do not see a way to get rid of them from this update list.

How can I get rid of these apps from my update list?


texts: Can I use LINE without giving out my phone number?

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LINE is an app like Skype+Facebook.

Is there a way to prevent LINE from reading my phone number and using it for any purpose? (search/identification/...)


texts: Do all Samsung devices sold in India after 2014 have e-fuse built-in? When was Samsung e-fuse Knox introduced?

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I have Samsung J7 Prime bought in 2017 and Samsung J2 bought in 2016. How can I know if it has e-fuse Knox security built-in? I searched a lot but did not find any answers specifically for the Indian market.
Do all Samsung devices from 2015 have Samsung Knox Security e-fuse hardware built-in?


texts: How does Google TTS decide which voice to use? If a book is written in two or more languages, can TTS choose the language-voice pair (perhaps based on the information stored in a dictionsry app or e-book)?


texts: Enable software menu without virtual keys

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I have a broken touch screen at the bottom of my Jiayu G45 (Android 4.2.2) phone. Thus the capacitive buttons are not available any more. I've found a program (Soft Buttons) which enables software menu in apps but as a side effect it occupies a part of the screen at the bottom and renders virtual buttons there (back, home etc.). Those buttons don't work for me and I don't want to dedicate a part of screen for them. So I wonder whether it is possible to enable the software menu without virtual buttons?

I have root access.

Soft Buttons does almost what I need. When "enable virtual keys" option is selected it sets two properties in /system/build.props

# added by Soft Buttons
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
ro.show.navigationbar=yes

and asks to reboot. What I expected that setting

qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
ro.show.navigationbar=no

will do exactly what I need. But it looks like the second prop value is just ignored in case first one is set to 0, as navigation bar is still shown.

Here is a screenshot (just an example, not a screenshot from my phone)

(Click the image to enlarge).


texts: Is it possible for a device to consume more power than it is wall-charging?

texts:
I have a 2012 Nexus 7 running KitKat. I have a hunch that it is not charging properly. Specifically, if the system is on and the device is plugged into the USB wall-charger, the battery indicator says "Charging" but there is a slow decrease in charge over time. I have few apps actually running, some checks over Wi-Fi every 5 mins or so (email, feeds), and the device is unused most of the time. It charges to full if switched off and left plugged in.

I obviously need to investigate this more closely, check screen and app power consumption, etc, but before I go on a wild goose chase... is it actually possible for a device to consume more power than it receives via wall-charging?


texts: 'Set Warranty Bit: Recovery' Samsung doesn't boot

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I have a Samsung Galaxy J5 and it isn't booting since I patched an app with Lucky Patcher (first time I tried it). I have had the root for some time, with no problems, but now I boot it and it goes black after showing the logo and 'Set Warranty Bit: recovery' for a second.

I have a backup with Titanium Backup in my PC, and would like to know if I should flash a custom ROM I found for my device or flash a stock version (custom ROM works for everyone and comes with instructions, but I don't trust so much the stock version). Also, the custom ROM has a lot of steps, but there is no cyanogenmod version for the J5.

Thanks in advance! (also, is there any other solution?)


texts: How can I send WhatsApp's image captions to email with images?

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I am using Whatsapp 'Email Conversation' option that allow me to share pictures through email, but it doesn't send the caption of images.

Is there any solution so that I can send both Image + its caption to email address?

and where are caption stored in whatsapp data?
(I have root access)


texts: With the phone and Bluetooth paired in my SUV there's a scratchy tapping noise every time I make or receive a call. Any idea how to get rid of this tapping noise? The phone is right up front with me in the open (not in my pocket) so I don't think its a distance issue.  I've had other older model Android phones pair without this noise.


texts: I lost my phone and changed my Google password. Is there any way to wipe the data on my phone now?

texts: I lost my LG P500 a few hours ago and the first thing that came to my mind was to change my Google account password. Now I cannot install AndroidLost or another such application remotely and I really need to wipe the phone clear because there is sensitive data on it. I know I should have thought about this before changing my password. Since Google doesn't allow you to keep an old password again, I am in a huge fix. Does anyone have a solution for this?


texts: Can Asus Nexus 7 WiFi support a Huawei E3276 4G usb dongle SIM holder to achieve telephone functionality?

texts: I could connect (with an usb adapter) a Huawei usb dongle that I normally use with my laptop computer and contains a SIM card for mobile internet and phone functions like SMS and phonecalls, but it doesn't seem that android (4.4.4) with my Asus Nexus 7 WiFi edition recognizes the device. Can it be done, or should I investigate other ways to enable mobile internet and telephony for my Asus Nexus 7?


texts: Why does Wi-Fi fail to connect to certain public networks?

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It won't connect to certain free official public networks in shopping malls, caffees or hospitals for example where it supposed to even with signal strength bars being 3-4. That's right gentlemen, almost full signal strength and it just stalls stating it is aquiring IP address but after a few minutes disconnects. I have this network connectivity log if it can help, otherwise guide me to the right direction and I will supply you with required logs.

03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): got scan complete
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): wpa_supplicant_get_scan_results:return scan results2
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): AP:ssid[AndroidAP],rssi[-83],BSSID=b4:07:f9:4c:b8:c1
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): AP:ssid[bneizion],rssi[-59],BSSID=1c:af:f7:7d:f6:d9
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): AP:ssid[],rssi[-67],BSSID=00:15:70:d1:60:ac
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): AP:ssid[],rssi[-73],BSSID=00:15:70:5f:f8:b4
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): AP:ssid[orange-TSZQ],rssi[-86],BSSID=00:21:04:db:fe:42
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): AP:ssid[zerbrachot],rssi[-73],BSSID=00:16:e3:f0:9f:39
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): Received 1400 bytes of scan results (6 BSSes)
03-19 13:12:22.351 I/wpa_supplicant( 8091): wpa_driver_wext_get_scan_results---
03-19 13:12:22.381 D/GpsLocationProvider( 1344): GetGpsInterface+
03-19 13:12:22.381 D/GpsLocationProvider( 1344): GetGpsInterface-
03-19 13:12:22.381 D/lib_locapi( 1344): loc_eng_inject_location, accuracy = 209.0
03-19 13:12:22.411 D/AutoSetting( 4710): service - mLocationListener: onLocationChanged() location = Location[mProvider=network,mTime=1332155542386,mInfo=244.94112160000003333295.25668425,mAccuracy=209.0
03-19 13:12:22.441 D/AutoSetting( 4710): service - handleMessage() incoming message, what:1
03-19 13:12:22.441 D/AutoSetting( 4710): service - mLocationListener: onLocationChanged() location = Location[mProvider=network,mTime=1332155542386,mInfo=244.94112160000003333295.25668425,mAccuracy=209.0
03-19 13:12:22.441 D/AutoSetting( 4710): Util - isSetupWizardCompleted(): true
03-19 13:12:22.441 D/AutoSetting( 4710): Util - wifi connected
03-19 13:12:22.441 D/AutoSetting( 4710): service - processLocationBundle() distance to current is less than 1000.0m, bypass update
03-19 13:12:22.441 D/AutoSetting( 4710): service - handleMessage() within range


texts: How to continue using an android system with a broken touchscreen?

texts: I have many working android cellphones with broken touchscreen but with a working screen and I would like to use them as computing device and/or additional screen. Is there a way to do that?


texts: How can I lock device on a particular network frequency using android kernel sources?

texts:
Motivation
My goal is to select or lock LTE frequency bands on mobile devices with Qualcomm chipset. On some devices like Samsung Galaxy S5, we can access hidden menu: *#2263# to select the radio bands, but this secret code is not available for other devices from other vendors, so a more generic way to do this task is needed. Using Qualcomm proprietary tool (QXDM) is another choice but it requires connecting your device to a PC. I want an in-device solution.

I am referring diag_qcdm for achieving the goal but this source is out of date and not working. I have a rooted device whose kernel sources are available.

Is there anyone who has experience in capturing the communication between the Qualcomm chipset and the ril daemon that are responsible for network selection.

I want to lock a device on a particular

RAT
Band
PCI
EARFCN

for testing their strength in the field.

Please suggest the ways to do it..


texts: Blocking Websites/Apps on Samsung s6 [G920VVRS4CQA3]

texts:
After researching all day how to root my specific build number of the Samsung Galaxy s6, a G920VVRS4CQA3, it seems it cannot be done (safely, at least) due to the locked bootloader that comes with the Verizon and AT&T models. I looked into all kinds of different methods but to no avail. (I wanted to root the phone in order to edit the host file and block webpages.)

So, I wanted to ask - what is the best alternative to blocking SPECIFIC apps and SPECIFIC webpages on the android device? I need an app or method that doesn't scream "this app/webpage is blocked due to parental control." I'd like something more discrete that would just lead to a message claiming "server not found" or something of the sort. I am not looking to block ads or filter out an entire category of the internet, I just need a way to block specific websites and apps on the playstore that cannot be easily tampered with. Something with a passcode.

Alternatively, if you have been able to root the G920VVRS4CQA3, I'd greatly appreciate knowing how to went about doing it.

Thanks


texts: How to disable status string "On Android with IM+" when using IM+ for skype? I do not want to show that I am away from PC.


texts: What does the "@" symbol in the Running Applications/Services mean?

texts:
What does the "@" symbol in front of the time given in the right column of Running Applications/Services mean?

See screenshot below.

Phone: Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505)
OS: 4.2.2

Screenshot (click image for larger variant)


texts: "PC Sync" is disabled again in calendar after locked screen

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I sync my contacts and events over my pc with thunderbird on it.
My phone: HTC One S, Android 4.0.3 with HTC Sense 4.0 and using GO Launcher EX 2.87.

Problem is that after enabled the calender checkbox to show me "PC-Sync"-data in calendar-app it does always disable this again after screen was locked.

Any suggestions what is wrong here?


texts: How to access bootloader and what functions are available?

texts:
How can I access the bootloader on a Android 2.2 (or on other version)?

Is the bootloader vendor or model specific?

What are the options offered to the user when accessing the bootloader?

(I know that the bootloader without interaction "boots" the android, please do not specify that)


texts: Music and Ringtones no longer found - Nexus 5 with Lollipop

texts:
I have a stock Nexus 5 with 5.1.1

Since last Friday, Google Play Music can no longer access music put in the Music folder AND my custom ringtones which are in Ringtones folder can no longer be found.

I've rebooted countless times.
I've tried to Clear Cache and memory for Google Play Music
I've tried to Clear cache for Storage
I tried to use Android File Transfer to download the songs again but it won't even start
I've used a File Manager app to confirm the files are in there
I've used Poweramp and it is able to play the music
If using File Manager, I tap on a song, Google Play Music can actually play it.

My next step would be to reset my phone but I really don't want to go there.


texts: Jorte sync NationalHolidayCalendar with Google Calendar

texts: Is there any way to sync the NationalHolidayCalendar which the Jorte has with Google Calendar?The NationalHolidayCalendar of Jorte has been set up to show Greek Holidays.The google calendar shows greek national holidays ,but it only shows a few of them,while jorte shows most of them.So,I was wondering if there is anyway to sync the Jorte's NationalHolidayCalendar with Google Calendar.


texts: Is there a way to get a picture out of a Nandroid backup?

texts: I had a picture on my device and did a Nandroid backup and then flashed the device without transferring the picture. Can I get just the picture out? I try exploring the backup but it's just a bunch of files I don't recognize.


texts: I forgot my password on the Android Kitkat 4.4 tablet how do I unlock the device? There is no volume button, only power and home button.


texts:
My home WiFi network is not detected at all on my Nexus 4 (lollipop). I've got no problem connecting with my laptop.

What could be the reason?


texts: Browser downloading as .php file extension

texts:
This morning I tried to download a number of mp3's from a lecture series (freely and legally available online) but when I searched for them from my media player app I discovered they were all titled "direct_download(x).php" instead of the normal "file name_number.mp3" and required manually editing the file extension back to .mp3 to function properly. It is specific to the site and the stock browser - switching to chrome or downloading .mp3's from a different (again, free and legal) site works normally.

Is this due to a change in the website? In the browser? Is there some way to fix this?

Technical info:
Asus ZenFone 2 4gb ram, 64gb memory (stock, unlocked and unrooted)
Android 5.0
Using default ASUS browser (because chrome doesn't allow you to set your download folder on MicroSD)


texts: Cyanogenmod LG G3 crashes and does not boot

texts:
I have recently rooted my LG G3 D855 and installed the latest stable Cyanogenmod release (Android 5.1.1 Cyanogenmod 12.1-20151117-SNAPSHOT-YOG7DAO1K8-d855).

Every few days it happens that the system crashes. So far it has only happened when I was not using my device (e.g. phone in my pocket). When I press the power button to turn on the screen nothing happens, even after several attempts and waiting between attempts. I believe that the phone is actually off during this phase as no phone calls go through.

Trying to press the power button for longer, hoping that the device will boot, proves to be unsuccessful as well. Trying the recovery buttons combination is inconclusive as well. When these issues occurred the battery was always almost full.

Luckily enough on this phone it's possible to remove the battery, and this is only thing that works. Once it boots up everything seems to be working fine. But obviously this is a really annoying issue and it's making my phone be unreliable.

Everything was working fine prior to installing the custom cyanogenmod ROM.

Is there anyway to find out what's causing the issue? And of course, are there any fixes for this?


texts: Does Android continue to run after phone is switched off?

texts:
I was wondering about this: it seems that when you set an alarm, even if you switch off your smartphone, on reaching that time the alarm manages to ring.

Is the Android framework still running and hence the Alarm Service is able to detect change in time, or other reason?


texts:
I'm searching the Internet and xda-developers, but they all have tutorials to flash ROM on the device itself; I'm afraid that would brick my device, especially that it would destroy the original ROM.

Is there a way to flash the ROM on an SD-card?

My deivce is Samsung Galaxy Note 2, and I'm looking for Cyanogenmod (maybe CyanogenMod 14.1 ROM, as in here)


texts: How to find the application responsible for a Share menu item?

texts:
I have a duplicate "Copy" item in the "Share" menu when sharing a link from Firefox:

The legitimate one is "Копировать", bottom left. The one that puzzles me is "Copy", second from the left in the top row.
How do I find which application is responsible for the "Copy" so I can remove it?
I have tried to share using the (fake?) "Copy" item. I get a toast notification saying "Не удалось отправить в это приложение" (Cannot send to this application) and the URL isn't copied.
Translations:

Недавно использованные - recently used
Все действия - all actions

This is Samsung Galaxy S8, Android 9, One UI 1.0.


texts: Photos app - can't I copy some photos to a new album?

texts: I have a Nexus 5. I am in the Photos app, looking at the camera roll. I want to move/copy some photos to a new album,  so I enter bulk-selection mode.  When I select certain photos, the 'Copy to album' link disappears. Why does this copy icon disappear for some photos?


texts: How can I change the file size of photos uploaded to Google Photos?

texts: i have uploaded my photos in google photos with upload size Original. Now 4.4GB only left out of 15GB. I have deleted photos in my phone after uploading to google photos. Now i changed my google photos settings, i have selected Upload size High Quality. But still it is showing 4.4GB left. I want to keep all my photos in google photos as well as i want to get more free space which is occupied by the photos with Original size.


texts: Macrodroid -- stop loop when screen touched

texts:
Macrodroid question.

I have the following macro, which needs to loop:

UI Interaction
Wait 1 second
UI Interaction
Wait 2 seconds
Macro Run [This Macro]

How can I break the loop between Step 4 and Step 5 (Macro Run), if the screen is tapped, during that 2-second delay?

I have considered creating a second macro, that will terminate the first macro, upon trigger of screen tap, but screen tap is not a UI Interaction option as a trigger for the second macro.


texts:
My Xiaomi Redmi 5 Whyred started shutting down randomly - rarely enough to make is hard to reproduce. So far happened once during a day and every 2nd night.

I am using a Havoc-OS 2.9 (Based on Android 9) and had no problems with the system until last week, made no major changes to the system, dont even think I installed anything new.
So far I have tried freeing up some space, because I was tight on that, made sure phone is charged and no night-only-features are on.
Shaking phone to see if battery is not connecting somewhere gave no results - also phone turns off when on a flat surface and not moved, so I do not think that is the issue.
Installed accubattery to see battery health but it did not provide estimate yet.
Below I have attached a screenshot of battery usage, as you can see it is not a case of sudden battery drain.

If someone provide me with some clues about what to look for I would be greatful.


texts: Update text files on Android and sync to Dropbox

texts:
I'm transitioning to plain text files as the basis for my GTD system, which is awesome when I'm at my laptop (Vim editing all the way).

However, I haven't yet figured out a good way to take quick notes on my Android tablet, which is a Xoom running Honeycomb (not yet rooted, although I'm open to the idea).

Ideally what I like is a script or widget that would pop up a textbox that I could type a note into. The note would then be saved and synced to Dropbox automatically.

The idea is for this capture process to be as seamless as possible. I would like to avoid having to remember to manually sync files in the Dropbox app, or launch an app and fuss with naming a file, browsing to the correct directory, etc. The apps I've tried so far are much too fiddly for my tastes.

Any suggestions for how I could accomplish this? I'm a developer, I could definitely tackle a more code-oriented solution if that's the only way.


texts: Enabling logcat in a ROM that has it disabled

texts:
I'm running Liquid Smooth 3.2 on my Motorola Droid 1.  This ROM comes with logcat disabled (/dev/log/main doesn't exist).  I tried starting the logcat service myself by adding the following to /etc/init.local.rc:

#start logcat service
service logcat /system/bin/logcat -f /dev/log/main
   oneshot

However, this didn't seem to work as /dev/log/main still doesn't exist on boot.  I'm getting...

$ logcat
logcat
Unable to open log device '/dev/log/main': No such file or directory

Does anyone know how to re-enable logcat in a ROM that has it disabled?


texts: Sense 4: How to add items to pull down menu?

texts:
I just received a HTC One S with Sense 4 installed. I've seen on other Android devices that the pull down menu contains different settings, such as a Wifi button.

Is there a way to add these buttons to the Sense 4 pulldown menu?


texts: Unable to boot my Nexus 5 into recovery mode

texts:
I was having Marshmallow stock ROM rooted with TWRP installed. The way I had installed TWRP recoery made the monthly security updates uninstallable.

After learning the mistake, I decided to download the MOB30D build and flashed as I said in my answer.

After installing the phone was working normally. I tried to install TWRP through ADB command line and there was no error messages.  When I rebooted the phone in recovery mode I find a red triangle.  After some fiddling with power and volume buttons I saw the following recovery screen and used it for rebooting only:

I tried to flash the latest TWRP version, downloading again thinking the download might be corrupted. I then tried several old version of TWRP and same result.  I tried flashing stock recovery, doing all these again with erasing the recovery partition first - all results in red triangle.

I then tried Nexus RootKit flashing stock and TWRP image (downloading again); still no use.  I tried Nexus Rootkit's "Boot into temp recovery image" which did not work well but suddenly worked.  I flashed latest TWRP image through the temp TWRP and it too says all okay, but no joy:

Question:
I am not sure what else I can do to install TWRP. I want TWRP basically to root and for emergency purposes.  What I can do further to install TWRP and if not at least root without a recovery partition.

Update
I tried CWM recovery as well and same result. I tried to lock the bootloader and unlock again there by resetting everything. Still no use.


texts: Why can't I connect my bluetooth speaker to my android tablet?

texts: I have an android tablet without bluetooth enabled ability. I also have an Ematic 8 in 1 bluetooth enabled speaker. I've tried several times to connect the speaker to the tablet using the audio 3.5 to 3.5 cable, but to no avail. It will not play the music. The music starts and plays, but no sound comes out. Can my device play through the speaker? And are all portable speakers bluetooth enabled? Thank you for any help you can give and I will await your response.


texts:
I noticed that my new OnePlus 7 Pro has Netflix preinstalled. This is awkward being the phone is so much more than prior models, and OnePlus has always prided itself on not shipping bloatware. Is it possible to remove Netflix from the app-list and as an installed application without rooting the phone? I have the option to Force Stop and Disable, but neither of them give me the ability to uninstall,

I see Netflix and OnePlus announced a partnership in 2019. Does that mean we're locked into having Netflix stuff installed on OxygenOS?


texts: What is the 'Chat' function on my Smart Prime 6

texts:
I just got my new phone (Vodafone Smart Prime 6) and have a function called 'Chat' when in Message settings.

The messages sent on this chat function are shown in green (compared to the blue ones when sending a standard SMS). They also show when somebody is typing and when the message was read.

First I thought those are Google Hangouts, but I could not find them under the Hangout webpage on hangouts.google.com, which leads me to the conclusion that those are not hangout chats.

Could you tell me which service this is, and more important -> is there any chance to back up those messages (either via textfile export or as a file that can be imported to a new -same model- phone).

I am running Android 5.0.2. You can see a screen shot of that settings menu on the link underneath.

Kind regards,
Mike

View image on imgur.com


texts: Storage and Deleting Apps. How. What is Syncing and is it necessary?

texts: I have a Sony Xperia and i can't delete apps or move then to my sd card cz I keep getting warnings about my internal storage. Some apps on my phone are not even using memory but they are still listed in apps. Driving me crazy. How do i delete empty and unwanted apps and how do i store apps and other daya to my sd card. Iv lost all my photos and videos from factory resetting and not backing up my data. Also id it necessary to sync everything. What does syncing do. PLEASE HELP. Gill in Dublin Ireland


texts: Sync Telegram Contact with Phone Contact

texts: I have Nexus 5x with android 7 and recently my telegram contacts are not sync with my phone contacts, and my sync option for telegram is on. what should I do to aync my telegram contacts with my phone contacts


texts:
I just today updated my unlocked, rooted HTC One M7 as usual, by

flashing the stock recovery
rebooting and downloading / installing the system update

The update went over without any problems, but after the update completed, it did not complete the boot process any more. It's stuck at the boot-logo of htc, after displaying the carriers logo. Forcing it to shut down and go in to the bootloader works fine, aswell as opening the recovery (both the stock one, and the custom one [TWRP]). However, no matter how many times I try to reboot, no success.

Normally in this situation, I would obviously just restore a previously made Nandroid backup, but since I am asking this question, well, you guessed it.. I felt too comfortable with the process and skipped the step of creating one.

I am really, really hoping that there is a way to fix this issue without having to lose my data.

Some additional information;

CID: VODAP110
OS before update: 7.18.161.2 (Dito for stock recovery)
OS after update: 7.18.161.21
Unlocked and S-OFF
H-BOOT: 1.61.0000
RADIO: 4T.35.3218.16

(It is an m7_ul variant, so nothing un-standard there)

EDIT: Due to the necessity of me being able to use my phone I gave up and chose the easy way out -> recovery, through a nandroid backup a few months back. However, if someone still finds an answer to this, I am very happy to accept it, for future viewers.


texts: My Daughter forgot her pin to unlock her screen on her tablet. help?

texts: I have an Asod 7 inch tablet. My daughter put in a password to lock the screen and can't remember what it is. How do I reset it so she can unlock and use her tablet?


texts: Does Android disk encryption use device-specific keys (such as IMEI or model) to encrypt the disk?

texts:
This question is about how disk encryption for Android 6.0 works.
In short: Does Android 6.0 disk encryption use any device-specific keys (such as IMEI or model) to encrypt the disk?
In detail:
I'm trying to recover data from a Nexus 5 phone with a damaged motherboard (due to short circuit).
It was running Android 6.0 with a disk that was encrypted using a user PIN (Device was shipped with an unencrypted Android 4.4).
To recover the data, I'm thinking to buy an SMD rework station to do a chip-off of the memory chip to a new Nexus 5 device, and then turn on the phone, enter the PIN, and get access to my files.
I'm trying to understand, since the disk was encrypted - would this work?
Would a new device with an old eMMC memory chip boot?
If disk encryption on Android only uses the user-entered PIN to encrypt the user-created data, I think this would work. If it uses device-specific values (such as IMEI or model) either in concatenation to the user-entered PIN or as a salt, soldering the old memory to a new device won't work.
According to Full-Disk Encryption in the android open-source documentation, it looks like in Android 5.0 to 9.0 only the user-created data is encrypted, but not the OS itself. The Storing the encrypted key section says

Hardware backing is implemented by using Trusted Execution Environment’s (TEE) signing capability. Previously, we encrypted the master key with a key generated by applying scrypt to the user's password and the stored salt. In order to make the key resilient against off-box attacks, we extend this algorithm by signing the resultant key with a stored TEE key.

Does this mean the encryption uses a hardware-specific key? An expert's help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.


texts: Is there any shortcut to turn on flashlight in Android?

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I have tried the most popular applications but no default shortcuts.
For instance pressing the button long time could be one. I am using Samsung Galaxy 4 and Android 5.0.1.

Is there any shortcut for a better flashlight in Android?


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I'm a big music lover and on my previous phone which was a Galaxy Y with Gingerbread I listen to a lot of stuff, and I've never had a problem.

I bought a new phone, a rebranded Innos D9 which has ICS installed. I tried using my favorite music player on it, UberMusic, but I found out the music stutters for a few seconds every few seconds. I tried other players, and so far only TTPod reduces it so that I'm not bothered by it. I was even told that PowerAmp doesn't have this problem, so I tried it. At first I thought everything's okay, then the thing screeched. Also, the stuttering is more likely to happen when the screen is off and you turn it on while the audio is playing.

I've done some research and found this thread on Google Code. It seems that this problem is on ICS. Now my question is, what can be done to fix this permanently? Is there an app or music player out there that totally doesn't have stuttering for ICS or should I root my phone and do something?

Important Update:

I forgot to mention that the stuttering doesn't appear when I'm listening to the FM radio or when I'm watching videos. Does this mean this could be an OS related problem? Like a setting in the mp3 buffer or something?


texts: How can I record audio running through my S3 speaker on Jellybean?

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On my computer I use Replay Media Catcher to capture audio or video clips I want to save offline from the web. Now on my Samsung Galaxy  S3 running 4.1.1 I want to record audio from websites. All I see on Play is "voice recoders" but I want a simple way to record audio coming from online to my phone as an .mp3 file etc. Any way?

What I want is to be able to record ANY audio running through my speaker not just from online.  Like, if I'm an audiobook on my audiobook app I want to record the sound coming from that.


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I recently purchased an Android phone that i sent to my mom. But my little brother put some gesture password and forgot it! My mother dont know the gesture, kid is unable to recall and starts weeping whenever asked about it. As far as i remember USB Debugging was never enabled. Below are the options i have given a try to.

Now when connected to my laptop, i am unable to detect the phone as it is in locked state (Detected but not accessible).
Tried the wipe data/factory reset option through Android system recovery <3e> menu and once rebooted, it again asks for the gesture key.
In Recovery mode, it shows apply update from ADB but unable to find TWRP recovery zip file for my device (S-Color K60)!
In Recovery mode, it shows apply update from sdcard, i tried sideloading Pattern-Password-disable.zip from xda, but it said Installing System Updates, then it said Error and later showed Installation aborted.
Tried calling from other number and click back button multiple times to get back to the same lock screen!
Tried going to Emergency call dial pad and click numbers randomly with no luck.
When connected to my laptop and run adb devices command, it shows List of devices attached but the list is Blank, however when i got to apply update from ADB on phone and try to list the devices connected, it gives a sideload menu on phone with a serial number followed by sideload on my cmd screen.

So after too much internet search i could succeed in unlocking the phone yet. Are there any other ways to unlock my phone?
Device Details:
S-Color K60 (Something i got at a cheap price tag, link below for reference only)
https://www.wins4.com/s-color?product_id=15718&page=2


texts: Play Store gone from my Cyanogenmod 7 Galaxy Ace. How can I get it back?

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Recently, the play store went missing from my apps list. I have tried reinstalling it from the apk file but the apk installation tells me I am out of space. I have deleted all my apps and have 80mb of internal space and it still gives the same error .I have tried older versions and I get the same error. I then went into system/apps and data/apps and data/data and there is nothing left over from the playstore. I have also tried to reinstall all of gapps from recovery but that didn't work either.

I am really stuck and wondering what I can do. I wanted to use clean master to get rid of all the obselete data files but that has the same installation issue. Any help would be appreciated.


texts: how can i backup wifi profiles without root?

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this option isn't available in my default backup app ( huawei backup )
android 5.1

that's what Available in the default  backup app

note: the managers category doesn't contain any wifi info