texts: I have lost my clock/weather widget,, for my Huawei Honor 5X.  Can someone help me get it back?  I am on Android 6.01.  The lack of an app drawer doesn't help either.


texts: What resolution would achieve a 1:1 pixel ratio while using "wallpaper motion effect" on a Quad HD screen?

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I like the "Wallpaper Motion Effect" that is available in Android Marshmallow, but I find that using it with a properly sized 1440x2560 image results in the image being zoomed-in somewhat, which means the image is no longer displayed at a 1:1 pixel-perfect ratio.

What resolution would I need to create an image at in order to have a 1:1 pixel ratio once the image has been zoomed-in by the use of this feature?


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My android phone is installed with spyware (spying app). This can be a breach for my business leaking out passwords.
How to clean wipe android OS and freshly install Android OS again cleanly.
My system is rooted.
Phone Model : Samsung A7 2018.


texts: Droid x on Liberty 3 v 2: How can I restore contacts with titanium backup after flashing?

texts:
I just rooted my droid X and installed liberty 3v2. Awesome experience so far.

Before I flashed, I backed up most of my apps + system data with titanium backup. What app / data do I need restore from titanium backup in order to get my contacts back?


texts: When a processor speed is given for a multi-core processor, is that the cumulative speed or the speed of the individual cores?

texts:
For example, if we're considering an quad-core processor, and if the speed given in the "specifications" is 1.8 GHz, does that meant that the combined speed of the entire set of 4 cores is 1.8 GHz, or that each of these four cores has a speed of 1.8GHz individually?

In other words, if the printed spec is "quad-core 1.8 GHz", does that mean that there are 4 cores of speed 1.8 GHz?


texts: How SElinux protects android from rooting

texts:
I know when rooting we execute a script and we use a thing that is already root and tell it to execute if it executes the script as root and then roots the phone so how does SElinux helps to protect against it

Example I exploited the kernel to execute the script as root it will executed in the kernel domain that is already root so it will the execute the script as root and give root privileges so how does SElinux protects against it?

Summary: Exploit is a any exploit in system to root
         Script script is a script that will be passed to exploited  area so                it can execute as root and root the system

So if i exploit it and pass the script how SElinux will protect against it?


texts: Where do these strange contacts come from?

texts:
I recently noticed that in my phone contact list (which is synchronized to the Gmail contacts) there are many contacts that I don't remember adding and that I don't even know.

Has anyone else experienced this? Do you know what could be causing it?


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My mom has an Android phone and I have it too. We both are thousands of miles away.

She is a new smartphone user, and it is hard for her to learn the skills to use it. She needs help to turn off music, for example. She called me but I could not help her with instructions.

Is there a way to remotely operate her phone from mine? I would like to help her with issues and try to make her independent as far as I can.

My dad recently passed away; she is alone so i suggested her YouTube, etc. I want to teach her how to use the apps.

Thanks


texts: Sony Xperia stuck in boot loop due to no free space

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My partner has a Sony Xperia Z3 compact that has been complaining of low space (~16 MB free) for weeks before now finally refusing to boot and it has become stuck in a boot loop. I have tried a number of key combinations to try and get it into recovery mode but none have worked and I have read that Sony Xperias do not have this enabled. The phone is not rooted.
Is there anything I can do to get either free up some space to try and get it to boot or to get the data off the device or should I consult a specialist data recovery company?
Many thanks


texts:
How do I keep a senior citizen from downloading and installing every game ad that pops up from games that are installed.  He has a few games he likes and ads pop up and he cannot be told about the X in the corner to keep from installing them.  His Memory is a factor.  I need a block of some sort. Everyday that he plays, he has five more new games installed.  I need ad free solitaire, majhong, pyramid solitaire and he likes bejeweled.  Anyone got any ideas?  And YES.. we have shown and told him not to.  It is forgotten.
Thank you,
Lynn (frustrated daughter)


texts: WIFI gets disconnected once the device sleeps

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How do I keep my wi-fi on in sleep mode

i have samsung galaxy ace, i have created an adhoc network on my laptop and connected through WI-FI on my samsung phone, now the problem is, if the device is kept ideal for 15-20 minutes, the WI-Fi gets disconnected and also does not gets connected, even if i restart wifi, i need to stop the adhoc network and start the network again to start the wifi on my samsung, can anyone tell me what could be causing this issue, is this the default behaviour of samsung mobile or something has went wrong on my device.


texts: Samsung S3Mini - Charge/Discharge problems

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I've got a strange problem on my S3Mini; two weeks ago has started to behave strangely, emitting the sound of charge/discharge while not connected to the AC adapter and setting the battery icon in the status with the "loghtining" as it was connected on charge.
I've cleaned up the mini usb connector, thinking that maybe it was dirty and it was making some strange contacts but it has not solved anithing.
Two days later it has started to not recognise when attached or disconnected to the charger; it recognize the status only if connected or disconnected while rebooting.

The battery is fine; charging up, even if the phone says it is on battery, and then rebooting show then the real value of the battery.

If I reboot with the charger attached the phone charge and then says for the rest of the day "100%, disconnect from the charger" even when I've detatched from the charger; if i reboot with the charger disconnected the percentage of the battery goes down fine and when I attach the charger it doesn't starts to increase and doesn't recognize that it has been set on charge.

I've tested the battery, cleaned up the contacts on the usb mini and on the motherboard everything is fine: my phone isn't rooted. I haven't tryed to restore fattory setting at this time cause I've got of ton of things to save before.
I don't think is an hw fault because at the reboot it would not recognize that the phone is on charge or not in this case.

Anyone of you have got any idea how to solve this?
If you need more informations just let me know,

Thanks.

UPDATE: the phone doesn't recognize when attached to a pc usb port ant the pc doesn't recognize the phone; I eat my words about my hypotesys for an hw fault......


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I have an application that needs root permissions to run.  No biggie, all of my personal devices are rooted, so I am very comfortable with the process. The problem is that this application is to be used on company owned devices issued to certain employees and I don't want them to be able to uninstall the application nor do I want them having root access to the device.

I was thinking that the following process would accomplish my goals:

Root the device
Install my app as a system app
Launch the application and grant su rights to it
Unroot the device

Since it would be a system app, and the device wouldn't be rooted, users would be prevented from removing the app.  What I am unsure of is whether or not that application would retain its root privileges once the device is unrooted?

Any feedback or insight would be greatly appreciated!


texts: How to disable traffic alert messages which come as flash sms from carrier?

texts: I get this alert message (screenshot from my phone) from my carrier after using the internet for sometime. The problem is that I get numerous messages (20+) like this when my phone is idle. I guess some apps are syncing in the background. The phone is unusable till I hit OK on all the alert boxes. Is there a way (or an app) to make sure that I do not see these messages.


texts: When I tap on a phone number, why doesn't my HTC automatically call it?

texts:
Please see the screenshots beneath. When my grandma tapped 'Mobile' beneath in screenshot #1, her HTC Desire 825 failed to, but ought've, instantly connected. Rather, a "No Internet calling account" message appeared.

But when she input that 647 number manually, her phone connects perfectly as in Screenshot #3.


texts: How to print a webpage from my Android phone?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Is there any way to print directly from the phone?

Assuming a modern (compatible) mobile printer, is it possible to print a webpage or a PDF document directly and natively from the phone?

I've heard of PrintShare, and saw this question, I'm asking if it can be done natively, without the use of another application.

If that's not possible, is there some sort of API I can use to achieve it? Assuming I write my own application.


texts:
I am new to this forum and would really want to please help me get this problem solved. I just bought a Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and tried connecting it to my internet at home (Belkin N1 router - 64-bit WEP encryption) but it does not connect at all. It catches the internet connection and says its in very good range, I put the key but it never connects. I have tried all the different things possible via this forum, googling for answers, etc but haven't found a solution yet.

Stuff that I have tried:

Tried accessing it via a static i/p technique.
I cannot change the WEP encryption to WPA-PSK because the internet
is set up by my landlord and I am not allowed to change it. I can
check the settings and it shows access to all b/g/n configurations.
I have another phone i.e. the new Sony Xperia S, even that is not
able to connect to my wifi.
I am able to connect both these phones very easily to other wifi's
having WPA-PSK connectivity but just not my home network.

Update:

I have been able to partially solve the problem but it is not the exact solution that I am looking for. Here's what I have tried:

I have tried the WPA-PSK approach (AES encryption) and it does somehow make it work on my Xperia S (it did not connect to it instantly). Basically, there is an option of WPS (Wifi-Protection Setup) in my Xperia S which allowed me to do a Push Button Configuration (PBC) i.e. holding the router button for 3 seconds to allow my phone to access it. It assigned me an i/p address and thus made it work but spoiled it for my other housemates, so I had to get the setting back to WEP.I know it is more secure to use WPA, but I cannot change it without asking my landlord. Anyways, the point is that somehow my other phone connects to the router not instantly but via some route as given above. My question again is: Is it really not possible to connect it via WEP?

Kindly help as I have been struggling a lot to find for a proper solution over the internet.


texts: sd card keeps getting unmounted when htc sensation is being charged

texts: i have an htc sensation and it keeps saying that the sd card has been removed when its still in the phone. it will also say that the sd card has unmounted when it is charging  What is going on?


texts: "SD card is damaged - You may have to reformat." How do I fix this problem?

texts:
I had this before, formatted it and now it's happened again.

I suspect it's the problem mentioned here but I don't understand how to apply the fix from that thread.

I thought I had to download the file, rename it to update.zip, stick it on the phone's internal SD card, go into recovery mode and run "apply sdcard:update.zip" but I get an error when I do that which says:

  E:signature verification failed / Installation aborted.

I'm not even sure if the fix is the right fix or the process is correct either, but if they are how do I get around this signature error?

It's a Galaxy S, running Froyo.


texts: Battery performance of Dual SIM phone running only one SIM

texts:
Does a dual-SIM Android phone running only one SIM yield almost the same battery life as a single-SIM phone?

Will both the radios be running all the time regardless of whether both the SIMs are present?


texts: Keeps restarting, stuck in Ultra Power Save Mode

texts:
I'm asking on behalf of a family member who has a Samsung Galaxy S5.  The phone is unrooted and has been updated but not to Android Marshmallow.  The OTA had not been released for Marshmallow for this phone by our carrier.

There were many previous issues months ago but permanently removing the SD card and a firmware update through Samsung Kies solved those.  The phone has had no significant issues for the last 5 months.

Recently, the phone was put on Ultra Power Save mode to save battery life.  Immediately it shut itself down and kept restarting into Ultra Power Save mode and has done this for 3 weeks.

When it starts there are a few seconds before it restarts again.  The screen is grey (no color) and most apps are disabled or not shown.  The settings menu has very limited functionality and there is no way to disable Ultra Power Save Mode.

Going into safe mode does not change anything (the phone just restarts again in a few seconds).  I've gone into Recovery Mode and cleared the cache but that did not do anything.  I have not done a factory reset as I would be losing a family member's numerous wedding pictures if I did that.

The phone has not had any physical damage.  It is out of warranty but locked to a 2 year contract.  The only solution to stop it from restarting is to remove the battery.

Is there any way to get it out of Ultra Power Save Mode?  Would a factory reset help at all? We really would prefer to do that as we would lose the many pictures.  I read about bootloaders but I don't understand that well enough (also note that I've permanently removed the SD card -- if I would need that in order to use this feature).  I read something about trying commands through Google Now but I can't do that unless I am doing it wrong.  I tried connecting the phone to a PC and starting Kies but Kies does not recognize the device (as the device is not on long enough).  The PC itself only recognizes the device for the few seconds that it is on.  I've tried charging it, removing the SIM card, and also leaving the phone off for days but nothing has worked.  I use Ultra Power Save Mode often on my own phone but had not used it on this phone before.

Thank you for helping.


texts: Backup data in Recovery mode on Android 3.2

texts:
My Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 plus(GT-P6200) is stuck in boot loop.I have tried to solve the boot loop problem but couldn't succeed.The only solution seems to me is to format my phone and I am unable because of important files.I am able to go to the recovery mode.It shows the following options:-
reboot system now
apply update from sdcard
apply update from cache
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
backup user data
restore user data
Is there any way I can back up data on an external sdcard or on my PC? My android phone is not rooted.


texts: Merging Backup files into one single img file

texts:
After making a backup the folder contains multiple files like:
backup.img
boot.img
kernel.img
recovery.img
system.img

Is there any way to combine or merge those files into one single .img file?. To use it as flash or firmware for the device.


texts:
I have a Nexus 4. Whenever I try to install any app, no matter how small, it says "Insufficient Storage Available".

I have aggressively deleted photos, uninstalled apps, cleared the app cache, and now I have 315 MB free (according to Settings > Storage).

But it still says "Insufficient Storage Available" when installing from the Play store. (For any app; I have tried with dozens.)

I cannot even install the apps that I removed two minutes before. (WTF?) I have restarted several times.

What can I do to fix this erroneous error?

(Note: I don't have any SD card.)


texts: Telegram messenger on android uses camera hiddenly

texts:
Everytime I open Telegram messenger and wait for a few seconds, then I check Stock AppOps in my android setting, I see that telegram has used camera same time,  While I never used camera.
my telegram version is official. Is this a security risk from telegram or this is a normal function only?


texts:
I have heard it is possible to simulate a GPS location with a developer option.
However people get banned from Pokémon go, if they fake their location.

Is this because an app knows, when it's a simulated location or did the people just fake it bad enough?


texts: What is the maximum size for an MMS message that any Android phone can handle? and is there a way to increase this size?


texts: Loss of internal memory after rooting HCL ME V1

texts:
I have HCL ME V1 tablet with android 4.0(Icecream Sandwich) OS. It has 4GB of internal SD memory and 1GB DDR3 RAM. When I connect the device to the PC in storage mode, it shows the 4GB SD memory; which is fine, I belief.

Since this device didn’t come with Google play store, I rooted it with “Android Commander” and installed Google play store and Google services. Then I reset the tablet to factory setting.
After resetting, when I connect it to pc it shows me total size of internal SD as 1.5GB out of which 900 MB approx is free.

My question is – Where did the additional 2.5GB internal storage space go ?

I have viewed the "Settings -> Storage" and found the storage distribution as below,

FLASH:
Total: 4 GB, Firmware 3.09 GB

DATA STORAGE:
Total: 0.91 GB, Apps 228 MB, Available 698 MB

It seems the internal SD still has, 4GB, out of which 3.09GB is eaten up by firmware. So How can it be corrected. Earlier it was much lesser.


texts: Does any version of Android support smb natively?

texts:
I use Android 2.x on my phone and will buy a Tegra 3 tablet in the (hopefully) near future.

I use files on my NAS with my phone. I can access those files with external tools (ES file explorer), but other applications cannot access these files.

I just wonder if Honeycomb or Ice Cream Sandwich have built-in support for smb?


texts: Fairphone Open stuck in “optimizing app” loop after OS update

texts:
After a routine system update from Fairphone Open 16.08.0 to Fairphone Open 16.10.0 (Fairphone's customized version of Lollipop 5.1, rooted edition), my Fairphone 2 did not reboot. After rebooting, it got stuck in a loop: the initial splash screen, then “optimizing app 1/106” through 106/106, then “LOADING” flashing for a while, then repeat. A hard reset (yank out the battery and back in) did not help.

How can I recover? There is TWRP on that phone, but it doesn't offer any option to restore the previous version that I can find.


texts: How to stop System update on Firefly intense 5

texts: My phone is Firefly Intense 5 and I received a notification of system update. I accidentally hit it so my phone starts updating. Now, it suddenly turns off because it's low bat.And up until now, it is still updating. The update starts last Wednesday, now it's Friday. Is there any way I can stop it?


texts: "Your phone is too slow" Message that have been shown after every few minutes

texts: An app has been shared from my friends phone. But when I try to open that app, I'm getting "Your phone is too slow" message. After uninstalled the app, I'm still facing the same problem.


texts: What's ADB and why is it used for? How do I install it on my device?

texts:
There are mentions about ADB on various questions and answers on this site. I'm not exactly sure what ADB is, what it does, how it works and where I can get it: there's little information on the tag wiki besides the link for ADB on the android developer site.

On the site itself, the language is a bit too technical, and there is no information on how to install it or get it working, only a list of commands. This may seem obvious for a developer but may not be for some users.

What is the purpose, usage and installation procedure for ADB?


texts: Android 10, sloppy status bar icons [Nokia 5.3]

texts:
I've just bought a Nokia 5.3 but the status bar icons look pretty sloppy (e.g. the roaming "R" is huge, the 4G one looks just like Android 2.3 and the WiFi doesn't show the small 4 or 5). Moreover, the signal icon for the second SIM card (the one roaming) is not even properly aligned to the other one.

During the very first boot, I noticed that the WiFi icon looked just fine. However, as soon as I set up the wifi the phone detected and installed the latest updates and after rebooting this issue appeared.
Any ideas on how to address this pretty annoying issue?
I've already tried with a factory reset, but it did not help.


texts:
I have somehow got my phone infected with an adware by the name 'Android Communication Sync' ('com.foreign.provider').

It isn't visible in the apps browser (doesn't have any icon) and causes ads to occassionally display out of nowhere.

I have tried to uninstall it multiple times, but everytime I find it installed on my phone after a few days (it appears in Settings -> Apps -> Downloaded).

My current solution is to disable (freeze) it, so that it atleast doesn't disturb with me ads.

How can I remove it and prevent it from getting installed again?

My phone is a rooted Micromax Unite 2 (Micromax A106) running Android 4.4.2. As far as I remember, I haven't installed any app outside of Google Play Store except Adaway.

Here is its apk I exported using Link2SD.


texts: If I have to accept new terms, where I can read them up?

texts:
My favorite example for this is whatsapp.
Somewhat around May 2014 I got notified that terms had been changed and that I have to accept them and update whatsapp.
Since this was just some days after facebook bought whatsapp I tried to read these terms I had to accept.
But there was no link in the message or any info about where to read them up.
So I used the links in the playstore refering to the terms of use, which linked to:
https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/
The funny thing is, even today (March 17th, 2016) the bottom line still states:

Date Last Modified:
This Privacy Notice was last modified July 7th, 2012

So in the playstore of whats app it isn't even linking to a changed version. but since 1 billion people accepted the change of terms, I'm curious am I the only one of 1billion users who would like to know what he has accepted?
Or am I the only one who is just to stupid to find the changed version everyone else accepted?

A little update on my request to the support.
After sending the mail about 1 week ago, I got now an answer in which I get explained that the issues I'm experiencing are caused by my device since it isn't supported and I should consider switching to an supported device.
So it looks like they are ignoring my request about it totally...
even for an automated answer its rude to let me wait a week. any ideas where else to take the request?
They actually answered me that "the issues I'm experiencing" are due to my not supported device.


texts:
I had LG G4 which i've backed-up and kept the .bak file on my computer . I sold the phone but I want to restore the notes from the QuickMemo+ app. Tried to find applications for my mac that would help with this but all of them require connecting a phone to restore the data. Any ideas how can I achieve this without using actual phone? (that is, using computer only).
Thanks


texts: What's the difference between "Zombie, Run! Zombie Finder" and "Zombies, Run!"?

texts:
There are two different augmented-reality zombie games which work on Android devices:

"Zombie, Run! Zombie Finder"
"Zombies, Run!"

It's confusing that they have such similar names.  Please tell me about the difference between them.


texts: How to continue setting up Moto E phone when setup is stuck in a loop?

texts: I have a 2nd generation Moto E phone running Lollipop. As a family member set a lock screen and forgot the password, I did a factory reset by selecting "Power" + "Down Arrow". Now, it is giving the initial Motorola setup screen. When I go through these settings, it keeps looping. It asks me to set the Privacy Settings. Then it asks me to enter my Google Account phone number and password. After entering this, it returns to asking me to enter the privacy settings. And then asks for the Google Account details again. It is in an endless loop. How can I setup the Moto E phone and get it out of this loop?


texts: Is there an easy way to update my HTC Evo 4g to ICS?

texts:
I just got a Sprint HTC Evo 4G, and discovered it is running Android v2.3.5 (Gingerbread). I  manually checked for updates, which downloaded the latest security patch for 2.3.5 Gingerbread, but did not update it to a newer major OS version.

I did some searching about updating it to a newer Android version, but most of the articles I found either have dead links or require climbing up a steep learning curve to root and then flash(?) the device.

Are there any methods for easily updating to (ideally) Ice Cream Sandwich, without needing to learn the software innards of my device?


texts: How to install Google Music on a non-US phone?

texts: I am trying to install Google Music on my phone from outside the US. After using Market Enabler Play Store correctly displays and even downloads the app, but then aborts with "this app cannot be installed in your country". It still doesn't work after rebooting my phone. Is there any way around this?


texts: Apps say "bad password" for good password

texts: I tried logging into Amazon for the first time on both my Android devices (S7 & Tab2) using the password that works on Windows and got a "bad password message". I even tried changing my password and, no joy. This happened last week. Suddenly, yesterday Yahoo mail started returning a bad password error, even though I can still sign in on Windows. Again even tried changing my password. The mail program was working fine until about noon yesterday. Has anyone else run into this? Nothing has been changed on either device, except using an Orange SIM in the phone for about a month, normally AT&T, mail worked during and after the change back to AT&T.


texts: Mount external sdcard after upgrade to Jelly Bean 4.2.2

texts: Yesterday I installed a custom rom on my Samsung Galaxy S2. Before I had ICS 4.0.3 installed. Now my external sdcard does not mount automatically on the phone. How can I get this working?


texts: adb start-server and listen on all interfaces

texts:
ADB in Android 4.3 SDK implemented -a option. What I want is:

adb -a start-server

so the background process is bound to all interfaces, but it does not work. I need to start it like this on Windows. I have managed to start the server in foreground mode with the following command:

adb -P 5037 -a fork-server server

(copied it from Linux)

Is there any proper way of achieving the same?


texts: Can't share in Google Keep via the app, only via the webpage

texts:
As you know, since late 2014 Google Keep allows sharing notes with others.

But I've noticed I can't share in Android (tried in Samsung Galaxy S4 mini GT-i9195i) with another Gmail account. There's a save confirmation with a "viewing shared note" message, but it doesn't actually share. As if I never shared in the first place. It also doesn't auto-fill when I start typing the other Gmail account.

As soon as I try it via Google Keep's webpage, it works flawlessly. It auto-fills the other other Gmail account and actually shares with it.

Any idea why?


texts: Is there a way to disable notification for whatsapp except from specific people?

texts: Someone told me there's a way to disable all notifications from whatsapp except for messages from specific people. How can I do this? (I own a Pixel 3)


texts: How to clear Android browser's localStorage?

texts:
I've got an HTC Evo Design 4G (Android 2.3.4), and I can't figure out how to clear localStorage in the browser. Clearing the cache, history, form data and everything else doesn't do it. Resetting the browser to default settings doesn't do it. The website (served from the local network) doesn't show up in Website settings either.

The only thing that does work is deleting ALL data from the phone by resetting it to factory defaults.

Is there an easier option, and how come this isn't done as part of clearing cache which should "clear locally cached content and databases"?


texts: randomly trying to call will not ring once, beep and hang up

texts:
I've been experiencing this problem quite randomly.  I've asked some friends around who have Android phones as well and this happens to them as well, so my first thought was that this is an issue with Android.

I try to call a number, and without ever hearing it 'ring' anytime, I get a Conditional Call Forwarding Active message and a small beep, and it hangs up.  I then re-try, and sometimes the call goes through, sometimes I get the same message.  Sometimes, on occasions I have to try 4 - 6 times to be able to make the call. On very rare occasions, everytime I try I keep getting the message, beep, and hangs up.  This is extremely frustrating.  Any idea how I can look into this?

My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note 2, stock Android (4.3 as per latest update).

Update 1

This has nothing to do with Call Forwarding apparently.  I've disabled it from the Call Settings, and now it still happens, without showing the Call Forwarding activated message.


texts: Is factory reset neccessary when updating cyanogenMod?

texts:
I have rooted my phone and have TWRP installed.

I am updating CyanogenMod 11 to 12.

Do I need to do a factory reset/ Clear data partition to proceed or can I do without it?


texts:
I was wondering if it is at all possible to get chat bubbles(similar to the ones used on facebook messenger) for whatsapp messenger on my nexus 5. Is there an app I can download, or a process that will allow me to get chat bubbles like this for whatsapp?

These are the chat bubbles I'm talking about (the little heads)


texts:
I have a third party app for a production system. This is now a legacy application that may not be modified.

There is a text field in this third party app.

I have barcodes that translates into valid inputs for this text field.

I would like to be running this third party app, but somehow be able to use an android device to zap a barcode, translate it into text, and stick it into that text field.

I imagine the following:

User opens third party app
User places focus on text field
User presses button to cause barcode to be scanned
Barcode is translated and placed in the text field that has the focus

Is this feasible with an android phone or tablet?

I am scared that we may have to ditch our legacy app and develop fresh.


texts: Is there a solution for poor Acer Iconia A500 playback of MP4 video?

texts:
When playing back MP4 video files my Acer Iconia A500 will drop frames and produce video artifacts. Does it just not support MP4, or is there a better MP4 player I can download?

Update: Turns out it was just an issue with 1080p video. 720p video plays back great.


texts: Google Now and pronouncing/recognising contact names

texts:
One of my contacts has an unusual name which Google Now has never been able to understand.

How can I get around this (apart from asking the person to change their name)?

I'm using "send sms to [person's name]".


texts: How does the Twitter app 'remember' user data even after clearing?

texts:
I'm trying to automate Twitter usage across multiple accounts, but handle login via restoring session cookies / user data.
Somehow, clearing cache/user data does nothing to log the current user out, and I've been trying to figure out all day where the persisting user data is stored.

As you would expect, pm clear com.twitter.android results in everything (except .../lib) in /data/data/com.twitter.android, and corresponding /data/user/0/com.twitter.android/  being wiped. I would have thought this would effectively reset the app back the its initial install state, but reopening the app just restores those directories to as they were before clearing and the account remains logged in... however I can't find any backed up data that its restoring from anywhere!

The following files are the only ones I could find with auth tokens that persist after clearing cache & data. But even clearing these does nothing.

/data/system/notification_log.db
/data/system_ce/0/accounts_ce.db

Anyone got any ideas? Working on Android Oreo 8.0 (26).

Many thanks.


texts: Removing second SIM signal sign from notification

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I have karbonn a9 plus smart phone. It is a dual sim phone, but I only use 1 SIM.

The second SIM signal icon with no network always shows in the notification area. I want to remove it from my notification area.

How do I do this? I have rooted my phone.


texts: How can I turn silent mode on (Lenovo yoga 2)

texts:
I just got Lenovo yoga 2 and can not find silent mode (power button offers just - power of, resrt and aeroplane mode). There must be silnt mode to turn every sound off...
Big thanks!


texts: Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 in bootloop (standard recovery not working!)

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Hi enthusiastic community! I would need your help and advice!

The device:

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 (SM-T819)
bought with Android 6 second hand --> last week updated to Android 7
NOT rooted, original firmware, official update (did not mess around with it at all ...)
I am using it without SD-card or SIM

The problem:

Stucks in boot loop first shows Galaxy Tab S2 logo and then S-A-M-S-U-N-G appears in big letters blinking) stays there forever and heat up a little on the back.

Steps already tried and did not work out:

press powerOn button 10s, 1 min, 2 min ... --> no reaction
press volUp + volDown + powerOn --> reboots put stuck later at the logo
press volUp + powerOn + home --> does not enter recovery mode
press volDown + powerOn + home, in this very order --> enters downloading mode and asks to downloading a custom OS (volUp) or cancel (volDown)
if I press cancel reboots and stuck at the logo again
if volUp then gets into Odin downloading mode and shows the following information:

ODIN MODE (HIGH SPEED)
PROCUCT NAME: SM-T819
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
FAP LOCKS: ON
WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T1, H1, R1, A2, P1
SECURE DOWNLOAD : ENABLE
download mode !!

[Arrow down]
Downloading ...
Do not turn off target

I guess it is waiting to download from USB.

tried this steps with and without charging cable connected to my
laptop --> does not make a difference!
Eventually it ran out of battery and shut down! Tried the same
steps after it's shutdown (power cable connected) but situation did not change!
I cannot mount the tablet on my Ubuntu Lenovo Thinkpad --> if I do
lsusb the tablet is not listed ...
after the battery ran out I tried this: when Samsung Galaxy S2 logo appears, release the Power key and immediately hold the volume down key --> it is rebooting and showing the battery symbol (0% charged) over and over again.

Questions:

What should I do else?
Should I flash firmware? --> I run the laptop with Ubuntu 17
Should I dismantle it and disconnect the battery (worked
on my Lenovo ...)?
Do I have to root it?

What do I want:

I want the tablet to work again, would prefer not to root it, do not care about data loss ...

Other observations:

I could not start it this morning after installing a new app (via
Google Play) yesterday evening.
Two days ago I could not charge the tablet with the adapter on a
power plug, I needed to charge it via the laptop.
It is alive and charges normally on the laptop (if I press shortly the powerOn button then the battery symbol appears)
Does NOT charge with the charger plugged into a power plug, only on the laptop.

Thanks a lot for your help and patience to read all that!

EDIT:

07/13/2017

I followed esQmo_'s solution in detail but I could not establish a connection between the computer and the tablet. In the end Samsung support fixed it and the tablet is running perfectly again. However, I think that the solution given by esQmo_ is still the right thing to do in this case, but please note that for some reason (maybe my lack of experience or knowledge) it did not work out for me. Thanks!


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I added another Google account on my phone and used dual app feature to use WhatsApp on my redmi 5A phone.
Now I have removed my Google Account and contacts are removed from my device, but somehow, all the contact's are still visible on my WhatsApp.
I made sure that Google account is not synced, my contacts are no where on phone, I have refreshed the contacts on my WhatsApp, but still I can see the contact on my whatsapp.
I checked this question but it did not help: WhatsApp still shows deleted contacts
Any idea why this happening and what can be done?


texts: root integrity check: System check FAIL!

texts:
In my attempts to troubleshoot a Notifications volume turning itself down problem on my HTC Desire 728, I selected in "system recovery" menu the option of root integrity check.

It ran quickly, displaying the following:

  Now check begins, please wait.....

  load source zip file fail

  System check FAIL!!

In the context of HTC, what does "root integrity check" actually means? Is it just an fsck? If so why does it need to "load source zip file"? What does this FAIL!! mean?


texts:
I am using Sony Xperia SP codename Huashan with Android 6.0.1 running cyanogenmod 13. When I flashed the custom ROM for CM13 it replaced the CWM recovery with its own CM13 recovery. How do I regain CWM recovery on my device. Will installing the CWM Recovery in fastboot mode break my CM13.

I followed the below link

http://techbeasts.com/install-cwm-6-recovery-on-xperia-sp-running-12-1-a-0-266-firmware-how-to-guide/

for installing CWM but the author says that it is only for stock ROM and now I am on custom ROM CM13. Will this procedure still work?


texts: I have an Asus T00J, "ZenFone 5" with android 4.4.2 and the manufacturer did not post updates. Can I force the update to a newer version of Android?


texts: 4.4 Update (Sprint Galaxy S3) disabled pattern lock, can i reenable?

texts:
This morning I applied the 4.4 update on my Galaxy S3 (Sprint). I noticed that I can no longer use a pattern lock. The message: "Turned off by administrator, encryption policy or credential storage" is shown for Pattern, Swipe, Face unlock, Face and voice, and None.

I thought that this might be related to my work email, which I get on my phone and is exchange, but i removed all device administrators and nothing changed.

How do I re-enable pattern lock?


texts: Disconcerting security message in tangerine bank app, should i be concerned?

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Using a One Plus Three,  not rooted.

I get this popup when i start up the Tangerine banking app:

They recently updated the app and it wasn't doing this before


texts: Changing default download manager in android 10

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I have an android phone running android 10 and i want to set ADM as default downloader to download files from chrome or any other browser is there a way to do the same , by android settings or adm settings
My device is rooted using Magisk


texts: Connecting to VPN forces having secure screen lock

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Transformer Prime, VPN and password protection

I noticed that creating a VPN connection in ICS forces me to use a secure screen lock. I want to have Slide method for my screen lock, but it's disabled when I've set up a VPN connection. Is there a way to use a slide lock with a VPN configured?

  Phone: Google Nexus S
  OS: Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4


texts: Autodownload apps that installed on another tablet?

texts:
Is there a solution without any extra app or software for the following:

I have here an old Acer A510 Tablet with my account, also a new Xperia Z2 Tablet - I would like to force the play store on the Z2 Tablet to download every app that I already installed on the old tablet. Is there a way without a backup app?


texts: How do I hide "Show Sample Cards" in Google Now?

texts: It's been months, I really don't need samples anymore.  Is there any way to completely hide the link?  I've checked all the settings and cannot find anything.


texts: Does Something wrong with the SD card in use refer to an issue with the android software or its an issue realted with the Sd card itself

texts:
I recently updated the OS from Jelly bean to Kitkat Android v4.4 and after this update I am not able to download any file from the browser. Every time I try it gives this pop up and the download fails.

I tried even using the Internal memory but still the issue persists.

Screenshot 1 - Something wrong with the SD card in use.Please check if your SD card is available for downloading

Later when I select the default path then it gives me the below popup.This pop's up  even when I am setting the internal/Primary storage as default
I doubt whether the Android v4.4 kitkat allows storage on the SD card for normal downloads

Screenshot 2 - Due to Android policy there are some restrictions in using secondary storage -

(Click to enlarge the screenshot images)


texts:
My father has done a reset to factory by accident.
We are trying to restore photos, videos and other if possible.
It seems that the recovery programs for android are not as good as the pc ones so I thought:
Is it possible to make a byte-by-byte copy/image of the smartphone and afterwards use pc programs to recover the files?
If you have any recommendation of such program to create the copy/image please share.
Thanks!


texts: Unable to update Galaxy S3 Android after flashing CWM

texts:
I just unboxed a Samsung Galaxy S3 and immediately, before first boot, rooted it installing CWM Recovery and SuperSU. I found it to be not the best idea, becuase I forgot to launch the Samsung update to 4.1.

In fact, stock upgrade does reboot the phone into recovery but then CWM says the signature is invalid, etc. I should have done all this in inverse order (first stock upgrade, then root).

The question is: how can I upgrade this Galaxy to stock JB?

Idea: restoring the original recovery... but how?


texts: How to launch this Xiaomi Font Settings activity?

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I am trying to lauch this activity. But, can't launch.

I've tried like this.

adb shell "am start -a com.android.settings -n com.android.settings/com.android.settings.Settings$FontSettingsActivity"

Anything else I need to try?


texts: How can I reset my developer options, or otherwise boot my Galaxy S2 on CM10.1 again?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and the ROM I'm using is CM10.1. I was messing with the Developer Options and I saw an option called "Simulate Secondary Display". I clicked that and selected 720 then it froze. I forced rebooted it and it stopped at the end of the boot animation and get stuck there.

Any ideas how to fix this, preferably without flashing a new ROM?


texts: Where did the google dictionary listen button go (on my Samsung Galaxy Phone)?

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I use a Samsung Galaxy E7 mobile phone with the latest Google Chrome web browser installed. My android operating system version also up to date. Since yesterday, I experienced that the 'listen' button (marked on the snap-shot) has gone from Google dictionary results. Here is a snapshot showing the missing icon which I captured from another mobile phone today.

Please suggest me a solution to get it back. It is really important to me as a student who learns English as the second language.


texts:
It is not easy to find good apps. Is it possible with some other app website to only search within apps (list apps) that have at least 500k downloads and at least 10k reviews?

Something like make the Play store a database of app names with columns for reviewcount and downloadcount and do SQL commands with where clauses?


texts: Mirror the Android Tablet Browser to Windows Browser

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Is there any way I could mirror the default browser on Android 4.0+ to a web browser/emulator on my Windows PC? When I developed apps on native Android, there was a way through the IDE.

Can I accomplish this with the web browser also?


texts: For example: There is a lot of apps about of theme switch in Play Store. If switch dark or light(any theme switcher app), the related app(whatsapp, instagram, etc.) theme switches dark or light. Actually, what i want ask is how another apps access to related apps. How is possible? I hope I had explain, sorry for bad english.


texts:
Hi there I have an ASUS MeMO Pad 8 ME181C I want to know is there a proximity sensor or a notification led on right hand side of the tablet.
If it's a notification led how does it work?
Thanks...


texts: Where can I get Android Market App for my Tablet?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I add the market to my device?

I do not have Android Market App installed on my Tablet. When I try download Google Maps App - it redirects me to link which look like that market://details?id=com.goodle.android.apps.maps and my browser fails on it. I guess I have to have Android Market App installed in order to install other apps. Right? Where can I get Android Market App ?


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So I rooted my phone successfully. Then after that, I installed Flashify to Flash CWM Based Recovery and shows "copying file to ....". After that it reboots to recovery and now it is just showing me the Oppo logo screen. I can't access the recovery even I press the key combination. Yes it shows ">>> Recovery Mode" but it is just stuck on the logo. Please anyone help !?

Here are some Info

Android 5.0.1
I have the stock ROM for my device

I also have a problem when I charge my phone, it automatically goes to recovery but still stuck at the logo screen


texts: Android ignores DHCP "Search domain" unless it's on a VPN

texts:
So I have a single subnet, flat LAN, multiple wired access points all in bridge mode.
I have ISC-DHCP server and Bind9 DNS server configured for dynamic DNS hosts etc.  The DNS provides a local zone of my public domain, *.lan.publicdomain.com but is not externally marked as a server for that domain.  Thus internal *.lan. hosts are on the LAN server and *.publicdomain.com hosts are on the external public DNS at 123reg.
I also have an OpenVPN port open on the public IP.  Externally vpn.publicdomain.com leads to my current IP.
It all works, I can be on the VPN on 4G or public wifi ... or be on my local wifi and access all my LAN hosts either way.  I can actually be on both my local Wifi and VPN at the same time.
The android issue is that while on the VPN going to say:
http://somehost:8080/
Will resolve correctly to somehost.lan.publicdomain.com and the site will open.
If however I disconnect from VPN and just connect to my bare Wifi, my phone will still access somehost, but it will not resolve it without specifying the FQDN.  It's like it will accept the search-domain from the VPN DHCP pool, but it will not accept it from the ISC-DHCP server locally.
Is this something to do with Android forcing DNS to avoid adblocks?  Only when on VPN they can't get away with doing that as it's insecure and corporate types would object loudly.
I should note that all normal LAN clients, like Windows10, Linux etc, all honor the search domain in DHCP.  Just not the android in LAN mode.
Phone is MotoG5 Plus, android: 8.1.0


texts: Recover contacts from Nexus 5 on terminal

texts:
I've connected a Nexus 5 with no display to a Ubuntu laptop, and after installing mtpfs I can browse through the internal memory using Nautilus.

In the terminal, I believe the mount point should be at /run/user/$$$/gvfs, but I can't access the gvfs folder. It looks like:

d????????? ? ?      ?        ?            ? gvfs

I've tried changing chmod permissions but that didn't work.

My goal is to backup all the contact information an other profile data. Where is the database stored and how can I gain access to it?


texts: Using wlan1 instead of wlan0 in Android Nexus 6

texts:
I am trying to use a WiFi dongle with Android Nexus 6 with custom ROM and kernel. I have installed drivers of USB WiFi dongle on Android phone that appears at wlan1 network interface in adb shell. Whereas, the default WiFi appears at wlan0. However, I am unable to access or even ping the devices available on wlan1.

I have connected the USB dongle to it's WiFi and assigned an IP address:

iw dev wlan1 connect -w WiFi-XC
ip addr add 172.16.0.120/16 broadcast 172.16.255.255 dev wlan1

The dmesg show that the association to the WiFi AP is successful:

[  242.667204] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready
[  245.599269] wlan1: authenticate with 70:b3:d5:95:94:6e
[  245.599934] wlan1: send auth to 70:b3:d5:95:94:6e (try 1/3)
[  245.603278] wlan1: authenticated
[  245.604767] wlan1: associate with 70:b3:d5:95:94:6e (try 1/3)
[  245.606292] wlan1: RX AssocResp from 70:b3:d5:95:94:6e (capab=0x421 status=0 aid=2)
[  245.609720] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan1: link becomes ready
[  245.616657] wlan1: associated

The routing table looks like:

10.10.0.0/16 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.10.10.108
172.16.0.0/16 dev wlan1  proto kernel  scope link  src 172.16.0.120

Whereas, the output of ifconfig looks like:

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 44:80:eb:30:e5:03
          inet addr:10.10.10.108  Bcast:10.10.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::4680:ebff:fe30:e503/64 Scope: Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:3670 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:4500 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:854154 TX bytes:1080264
wlan1     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 70:b3:d5:95:85:f1  Driver wifidongle
          inet addr:172.16.0.120  Bcast:172.16.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::72b3:d5ff:fe95:85f1/64 Scope: Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:487 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:29 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:30055 TX bytes:6051

When I try to ping the router at 172.16.0.10, or ping the device from router, the ping doesn't succeed. However, when I try to run nmap -sn 172.16.0.0/24 on the router to see the devices it can see, surprisingly it shows that it can see the device:

Starting Nmap 7.60 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2019-07-11 12:56 UTC
Nmap scan report for 172.16.0.120
Host is up (0.0017s latency).

I have a suspicion that both wlan0 and wlan1 cannot work at the same time. If this is the case, how can I take down wlan0. If this is not the case and both wlan0 and wlan1 can work at the same time, can someone suggest a solution?


texts: Does Nexus factory Images work on all android devices other than Nexus devices

texts: Hi I would like to know if the factory images for the Nexus found on this link Nexus images can also be flashed onto other devices other than the nexus devices only maybe other LG phones or SAMSUNG phones


texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy On5 that has been rooted, and I want to adopt my SD card as internal storage. I am attempting to adopt the SD card using ADB. The process for this is well documented, but every guide I have found assumes that the SD card is listed following the command sm list-disks adoptable. My SD card is listed after using the command sm list-disks, but not after using sm list-disks adoptable. The card has been freshly formatted, and contains no data. Is there any reason why my sd card might not be adoptable?


texts:
I tried searching on various forums and couldnt found any similar case reported. I received Android 9 update Mi Box 3 last week. Since then i am facing a major issue of remote getting disconnected after a few hours of mi box's sleep.
I replaced the batteries on remote just to be safe but still, after 3-4 hours of sleep the device dont respond on remote's power button or any other button for that matter press.
Second surprising issue is the TV dont register MIBOX as a HDMI CEC valid device while the Mi Box is asleep.
The above mentioned issues started after I updated Mi Box 3 to android 9 last week


texts:
I bought a new Motorola Defy today. The phone switches on then asks to be connected to a Google account, I try to type in my login details and it reboots.

The battery shows 100% but when in switch off it moves from 0-20 and then stays at 60%.

And the phone doesn't work when not connected to a charger. Is it a battery issue?


texts: Removed apps and users, Android OS uses too much data

texts:
I've noticed that Removed apps and Users uses too much data on the background. But dont know the reason.

In this photo I can see that Removed apps and users, and Android OS uses too much data. How to reduce this usage?

I know that Removed apps and users are use by my uninstall apps, disabled apps in the session. But if I use the uninstall apps then why this photo shows the the data used in foreground not in background .? Then how to reduce usage of Removed apps and users,  and Android OS


texts: Dropped phone into water and shut down automatically after the logo is displayed

texts: I dropped my phone(Asus Zenfone max pro m1) into water then I took the phone out from the water and turned off and cleaned the phone surface with a dry cloth. Then kept my phone in a pouch with uncooked rice for 4 days. Now I try to turn on it shows the logo and shutdowns automatically. Even I tried to enter into the recovery mode but got failed. But I can enter into the fastboot mode. When I try to charge, the charging indicator fluctuates. Can anyone tell me what is the issue?


texts: How can I change the user agent for the stock browser?

texts: I am constantly annoyed by websites that force me into the (often terrible) mobile version of the site and provide no way to switch to the full version.  I know Dolphin for example allows changing the user agent string of the browser to trick websites into delivering the full site, but I don't want to switch.  Is there a way to do this with the stock browser?  I'm open to hacks, and I have a Galaxy S Vibrant running 2.2 (Nero v5 with TouchWiz).


texts: How to navigate to top/bottom of page in mobile firefox

texts: Is there a way to quickly navigate to the top/bottom of the current page in mobile firefox (i.e. the equivalent of using the home/end keys in the desktop version)?


texts: How to know if Android Device Manager's erase phone worked on a stolen device?

texts:
Phone was stolen, and when I went to wipe it in the Android Device Manager the phone appears off line for more than 5 days.

Today when i checked, the phone was no longer listed in my device manager, does this mean it was wiped, how can i confirm this ?


texts: How can I find the messaging sounds that are used in Google's Messenger (sms) app?

texts: I am trying to find the "message sent" "blip" sound specifically


texts: Contacts recognized in one app, but not the other?

texts:
Since the update from yesterday, it seems that the contacts from my Sim card aren't recognized any more in the Phone and SMS app. I double checked the sim card's content with the SIM Card Manager app and they are all there.

So why doesn't the SMS and Phone app recognize them? When I choose 'Show contacts > Sim Card' it shows 0 contacts, which should be more, because as mentioned earlier they are still on the sim card.

I'm using a Medion P4013, which is using Android 4.0.4


texts: My son's got a Kurio 7 tablet. I've installed the Amazon App Store on it and noticed not all apps are compatible. Bad Piggies for example won't install. The Amazon App Store says its not compatible with his device. Why is that? Bad Piggies is supposed to support Android 2.2 and the Kurio 7 has Android 4. Other than that it doesn't say anything about the requirements. What other things can make an Android device incompatible with some apps?


texts: mount: Permission denied (when mounting /system directory on android device)

texts:
I have rooted Samsung Galaxy S4 (Int) using CynongenMod OS. I am trying to install and run an executable file which needs its configuration file to be copied to the /system directory.

Now, after copying my files from PC to the /sdcard folder, i am unable to copy the .conf file to /system/etc and I can't also copy .exe file to /system/bin.

I know that I have to mount the /system directory. I restarted my phone and boot into Recovery Mode and then mounted /system directory, but it did not work.

I also tried mounting it manually from the adb shell using the following command:

mount -o remount wr /system/

still it is not mounting and I can't perform the copy. It shows me in the terminal the following message:

mount: Permission denied

so please help me mounting the /system directory


texts: How to fix broken display on Samsung Galaxy Tab?

texts:
My Samsung Galaxy Tab felt on the street and the glass on the touch screen is broken. The display still works fine, but it is "danger to touch it", especially for kids.

When I visited repair shop, they asked for the price almost equal to the price of new device.

As it seems to work still fine, my hypothesis is that only the glass is broken, and actually display (electronic device) behind it is ok. And if I would be able to remove the broken glass and get new one (from some ordinary "window maker") and glue it on the display, everything should be ok.

Is that crazy idea or do I have a chance?


texts: Do regular Bluetooth keyboards work with Mororola Droid X running Android 2.3?

texts:
I remember reading couple of years ago that most (or even all) normal Bluetooth keyboards would not work with Mororola Droid X running Android 2.2. (surprisingly this didn't seem to be covered on Android SE)

Does anyone know whether the situation has improved since then by introducing Android 2.3 stock ROM, or better/more capable Bluetooth Keyboards? Or was the problem with Droid X hardware and thus unfixable?


texts:
On my Samsung Galaxy S8, my phone no longer responds when I say "OK Google"

The voice match settings don't work, I found device-specific settings and can attempt to set voice match up there, but when it does voice training and I say "OK Google" it does not proceed.

EDIT:
I didn't have S Voice installed. Bixby is a stock app and I don't think I enabled it on this (or any of my) phone(s). I worked before regardless. I'll double check anyway. I uninstalled Alexa and Cortana. Updated Google App and all permissions were enabled. I toggled the Microphone option off and back on. Google Assistant app said no permissions required. Still the same result unfortunately.


texts: Is there a way to obtain temporary root (until next boot) on a locked HTC device without S-OFF?

texts:
Let's say I want to run some app requiring root access on my HTC Droid DNA (2.06 stock firmware, 4.1 Android, NOT broken, meaning it's S-ON).

My (somewhat naive) understanding of S-ON/S-OFF is that it write-protects the ROM, and thus makes writing anything into it impossible (such as whatever changes are needed to install root that persists from boot to boot).

The question is, is there a way to obtain temporary root without breaking S-ON, such that it only persists till next boot? (with the understanding that any changes to filesystem made by the need-root application that would have been saved into protected parts of the filesystem would ALSO be lost after reboot).

P.S. Please note that the question is about technical detail about rooting - asking me to clarify which app I need to run to help me do the same task without rooting is entirely off-topic.


texts: How can I force my device to pull more watts from charger?

texts:
I have three devices, Nobis nb7022 s, droid mini, asus memo pad 7 (me170cx). I am using a charger that has a rated out put of 2000ma. The nobis draws 8 to 10 watts from the wall outlet. the droid mini and asus can only pull 3 watts from the same charger and cord. the asus is only a few weeks old while the droid and nobis are a about a year old.

What is the reason for the difference in power draw? the droid came with a 2 amp charger. Is there anything I can do to make the droid and asus draw more power and charge faster?

Additional information:

I believe the problem may be that the Droid Mini and Asus may think they are connected to a computer.


texts: Why are some meetings in a frame, and others with a plain background?

texts:
Some meetings in Google Agenda, coming from the same agenda, are in a colored frame, while others are with a solid background:

What is the reason for the difference? Is there a way to fix this to have unified colors?


texts: How can I get a longer Samsung USB data cable for Galaxy S4?

texts:
I have tried several alternate and extension USB cables and none of them provide a data connection. They were all new cables that worked just fine with standard external USB drives. Only the originally provided Samsung OEM white cable provides a data connection.

I have no interest in charging.

It would appear that there is something Samsung-specific in the physical design of this cable that allows the device to sense this and refuse to start a data connection.

Is there any way to obtain a longer cable with this same characteristic. Either an entirely separate cable or an extension cable. Obviously this is for the purpose of connecting my phone via a longer USB cable and being able to transfer files.

Please do not respond with any speculation. I am only interested in answers that propose solutions that specifically handle this Samsung-specific "feature".

I don't consider Amazon(or similar) shop listings that just happen to list the model name in the description as being even slightly trustworthy (based on experience buying a few!). Lots of sellers just spam the listing with every common model name.

My phone's specs are

model = GT-I9505
OS = 5.0.1

Also please note that I am not using a separate charger. The phone is always plugged into the same USB port of a Win10 desktop PC. It seems to charge fine but i honestly don't pay it much attention to exactly how fast it charges.

Thanks!

update

Based on clues provided by @beeshyams.
the S4 cables are modified to provide higher charge to maximize efficient charging. Lack of support for this feature in a cable may cause the S4 to refuse a data connection. note that the S4 still charges with the "inferior" cable it just charges more slowly.


texts:
Every now and then, after installing or updating an app from the Play Store, a popup with the following text appears:

  Enjoy your app! If you ever forget your password, we can help you restore access to your Google Play library and purchases. Tap "Continue" to tell us how to contact you.

I won't forget my password and I'm certainly not going to provide Google with information that might allow them to enable 2FA.

How do I disable this naggy popup?


texts: Set Android device default install location to external SD card

texts: I have Samsung GalaxyS2. Is there a way to set the default install location to SD card of all downloaded apps from play store.


texts: Are there ways wherein an app would think it's operating on a different phone?

texts:
That means the device ID, and IMEI and every information the app would be able to gather would be what I've pre-set.

It would, for all intents and purposes, be as if it's installed on a different phone and it wouldn't know anything about the phone where it's actually installed in.

Obviously this will require a phone to be rooted, which is the case already.


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I connect my samsung galaxy ace 2 into my Windows pc, and there are 2 directories shown. My SD card, and the internal storage, named Phone. Both of these seem to be empty. the SD card directory, named Card Says that there is 3.57 GB Free of 3.68 GB, yet opening it shows Nothing. Phone says there is 1GB of 1GB free, and there's nothing inside. I have come to realise that what i have emptied out is just data the apps collect and use, not the apps themselves. All aps remain on my phone and work fine. Yet it says it is completely empty.

Now, what my phone says is a completely different story. It thinks the total space is 1.2 GB and there is 1.1 GB free, with 71.16 MB being used for applications and the rest for Misc files. There are only slight differences in the SD card, with 3.69 GB Total and 3.58 GB Free.

So, My Phone and PC contradict each other in pretty much all aspects. I have windows setup to show hidden files. But it isn't. I want to see all the files on my phone, from my computer. How can I acheive this? Searching for this issue on google doesn't help much from what I have found.

EDIT: The samsung website specifies the phone as having "Built in memory 4GB (2GB user memory)". So why is it I only get half of what i'm supposed to have?


texts:
I don't know programming,but I know that we can change color of an app by going to res>>values>>color and editing it there with the app
"apk editor".
But this app is not working now.
when i click "build" it shows this error message:

invalid resource directory name: /data/user/0/com.gmail.heagoo.apkeditor/files/decoded/res navigation
invalid resource directory name: /data/user/0/com.gmail.heagoo.apkeditor/files/decoded/res font>

Notice that this error message shows up even if i don't make any changes. Even if I just open an apk and press build, this error message pops up.
So, is this a problem with the application?
What should i do?
How can i change color of an app?


texts: when does Android 4.5 comes and will my phone get update?

texts:
I got LG OPTIMUS G PRO (F240L)
and I wanna know , will it get OTA 4.5 updates?


texts: "OK, google" with screen off, device charging

texts:
Device: Moto G5 Plus

I just got the Moto G5 Plus 3 days ago.
I remember that during the set-up I marked the option to recognize "Ok, google" with a locked phone when the screen is on and when the screen is off but the phone is being charged.

It recognizes well when the screen is on but I can't make it activate when the screen in off with the phone charging!

I have looked everywhere for an option specifically for this (even though I specifically remember marking this option when I was setting the phone), but couldn't find it anywhere.

I gotta know if this is a bug or something to see if I should get the phone replaced.

Thank you


texts: Please help me in rooting my phone xperia t3. The ram is very less and there are so many unwanted apps. How to remove them?


texts: How to open FTP URLs on Chrome for Android?

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I can open the following link in Chrome on my PC, but my phone browser, which is also the latest version of Chrome, doesn't open it: ftp://tchdata.eili.ir (can only be accessed from Iran)
How can I open such links on my phone (Huawei P smart, if relevant)?


texts:
I find that Pandora often will pause the current song for no apparent reason. Any idea what I might check to see what the cause is?

(HTC Droid Incredible)


texts:
We bought a used smartphone (samsung galaxy ace), and was suprised that it had a version name:

cm7-democracy final edition 2012 (2.3.7 android)

We wanted to reset it in the "Backup / reset" menu in the Settings.. but it didn't allowed us to do it.. no plus menu came up when we pressed the "reset to factory defaults"

Question: how can I reset it to factory default? (with or without leaving the CM on the phone!) - we just only want to wipe the personal data from the phone, as it is a usual thing to do when we would only have a stock android on it.


texts: All-Encompassing Dark Theme for Colourblind people?

texts:
I'm totally new to android so I'm not sure if it works like this - but is there an add-on or something like that that I can get to make all app's "dark theme"?

I have a Oneplus 5 and I used the default dark theme but obviously things like Google Chrome and facebook are white backgrounds, which are very difficult for my colourblind-ness. Will I have to download add ons for every app I want in a dark theme? Or is there a sort of "all-encompassing" add-on I can get?


texts: Xiaomi Mi Band 2 cannot be paired with App Mi Fit in Android 8.1.0

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I wanted to pair the LG Q6 with the Mi Band 2.
I installed Mi Fit, created a google account and wanted to pair with the device. However, after a while, an error is displayed stating that it couldn't be paired and if I want to reset the device.
If I select yes, the 4-digit number will be displayed on Mi Band 2. A window with a box where I should enter the number will appear on my mobile phone. However, this window is partially covered by another error message that it cannot be reset and whether to cancel or resend. In any case, this window cannot be hidden, so it was not possible to write the number.
So I uninstalled and installed the application, but the only thing that has changed is that the reset fails and the number doesn't appear on the device at all.
Please help
Thank you
PS. Android itself can be paired with the device.
UPDATE
I searched for a solution and found a link to Fix-it for Mi Band 2. Although it has a low rating, I still tried. I followed the instructions and everything seemed fine, but it didn't help.
I would be grateful for a solution, but I personally gave it up.


texts: What happens to Crash Reports sent to Google?

texts:
Many Android applications have bugs. These include app crashing, screen flickers or failing to start altogether.

The app crashes present the well-known Unfortunately, **AppName** has stopped screen.

But sometimes actually pressing the left button and sending the report seems like a bit of a waste of time since I never get to know what happened to the report.

What does actually happen once this report is sent? Is it known what Google does with it? Does Google pass them on to the developers of the app that crashed? And do we how many crash reports Google receives per day?


texts: If I buy an unlocked sim-free HTC Desire HD can I still get Android updates OTA?

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I currently have a HTC Desire with T-Mobile.
If I buy an unlocked HTC Desire HD (Sim-free) and pop in my current T-Mobile SIM will I get OTA updates for the Desire HD or the standard Desire that I have with T-Mobile?

If I won't be able to get OTA updates, will I have a manual update option from HTC direct when they release updates?

I've never bought a Sim-Free phone before so not sure how this works.


texts: Why does vibrate keep turning off on my rooted Galaxy S7?

texts:
I frequently set my Galaxy S7 to vibrate mode, however it keeps turning vibrate mode back off.  I can't figure out what exactly is causing this.

I know at least one condition that triggers this consistently.  Whenever a call is ended or rejected for any reason, vibrate mode will turn off on its own.  To get around this, when I go to bed I put the phone in airplane mode to prevent any calls from coming in at all, but leave WiFi on so other things still have connectivity.  Unfortunately, I discovered that vibrate is still turning off even when in airplane mode.

This is becoming a major problem as I need to trust that my phone will remain quiet when I need it to.


texts: LG Nexus 5 is not detected despite having installed LG Universal Mobile Drivers

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I use Windows 8, and ADB seems to not be able to find my LG Nexus 5 (D821) despite having installed LG Universal Mobile Drivers (LGUnitedMobileDriver_S498MA22_WHQL_ML_Ver_2.2). adb reboot bootloader failed to find the device.

I have set the device in USB debugging mode. It does not seem that LG provides anymore anything else than the manuals on their new website.

Which USB driver should be installed to detect LG Nexus 5, and where can I download it?


texts: Unbricking HTC Desire HD - really need some help here!

texts:
Been given a Desire HD that seems to have had a bad Radio Flash

I have spent perhaps 50 hours on this problem as follows:

Screen is always black whatever I do (unless /sbin/recovery - see below)

Power on: 3 Vibrates and Orange light (flashing) and in Windows Devices shows: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM

Power on + Volume up: same as above

Power on + Volume Down: 5 vibrates and Green light and in Windows Devices shows: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM

Connect device power lead and don't turn on:

One Vibrate
Shows in Device Manager as Android USD Devices -> "My HTC" (installed OK)
Also shows an "HTC DIAG" device with question mark (can install this with software from the web)
F: drive comes up but cannot be accessed

can be seen in ADB devices as:
HTCxxxxxxxxxxxxx RECOVERY

fastboot devices

NO fastboot... (not seen whatever I do)

adb shell

At this stage I cannot adb shell into the device as the "sh" is missing, so I adb push /system/bin and/system/lib over to the Desire HD (from another Droid) and can then adb shell to a root ('#') prompt.

I seem to be in a ramdisk, with no changes saved across reboots (not persistent)  - but I do have write access to /dev/block/mmcblk0 partitions!!

NO SDcard mounted

The sd card is not mounted and seems not be recognized due to the faulty (radio?) flash.androidboot.cid is totally corrupt (crappy strange characters)

if the kernel boots why doesn't the screen come up???

Also:

dmesg

msmfb_probe() installing 480 x 800 panel
mdp_lcdc_probe: initialized (probably probing for the display???)

...some stuff....

err: Device config mismatch

is this where the screen fails?

also

#reboot

Issuing reboot from adb root shell # and the phone vibrates continuously and green led flashes!!

My only hope of recovery it seems is:

1) Reflash all mmcblk partitions with stock from adb (but I don't have the images).

2) Somehow rebuild the bootloader so I can get some life on a reboot/power on.

3) Flash a radio.img via adb (I don't have any fastboot access). And perhaps this will 'repair'the device.

4) Make PD98IMG.ZIP (or whatever) persistent in storage to allow me to access it on an /sbin/recovery reboot (somehow get it into /data which at the moment isn't persistent across reboots).

5)  "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0" somehow from adb (I don't have fastboot) so that an /sbin/recovery can retrieve the PD98IMG.ZIP from the sdcard and reinstall stock.

Any help appreciated. I really believe it can be done!


texts: Is there any relation between processor clock speed and heating effects?

texts:
I'm planning to buy a new android smartphone, and I've heard that while high processor clock speeds are good, they are also accompanied by high heating effects.

Is there a way I can obtain the heat (in watt possibly) and the clock speed (in GHz) of the processor?

(I'm quite new here, and I'm not really a very informed person when it comes to anything digital technology).


texts:
I am looking for an app that mutes media volume when you talk into your headsets microphone or when the call volume peaks above a certain value.
I want to be able to listen to music on my android phone but also use discord/whatsapp call/normal call to talk to my friend at the same time. The problem is that when either one of us talks the media volume does not get muted automatically.
We have tried several apps but none of them solves this problem. Zello theoretically does exactly what we want but it's just too laggy and the voice activation button (VOX) is pretty bad.
I have tried programming my own app but it's just too hard for me right now. Any tips and solutions are welcome.


texts: Has anyone ever made a plugin for the stock Android browser?

texts: Based on this StackOverflow question, there's a possibility to develop for the native/stock Android browser. But it doesn't seem developers are latching onto creating at least some plugins for it. So for my question, I want to know if there exists some stock browser plugins already?


texts: recovery partition does not seems to be exist

texts:
Hi all I have successfully root my innos a35 phone and now what I want is to
There's no file called /proc/mtd , So is that mean that my device is not based on the
mtd technology.

I have tried the fastboot but it seems not working.

My /proc/mounts is look like this bellow.

cat /proc/mounts
rootfs / rootfs ro,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
debugfs /mnt/debugfs debugfs rw,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/obb tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system ext4 ro,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 /data ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,barrier=1,nodelalloc,d
ata=ordered,noauto_da_alloc,noinit_inode_table 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 /cache ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordere
d 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:33 /mnt/sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,
uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0602,dmask=0602,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharse
t=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:33 /mnt/secure/asec vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,rela
time,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0602,dmask=0602,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,ioc
harset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure tmpfs ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:18 /mnt/emmc vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,ui
d=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0602,dmask=0602,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=
iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
#

So I understand that /dev/block/mmcblk0 is a one device and it should be refers to the
internal SD card. Is this assumption is right here?
So I navigate into /dev/block/ and executed 'ls' there.
I could find these files there.

mmcblk1p1
mmcblk1
mmcblk0p20
mmcblk0p19
mmcblk0p18
mmcblk0p17
mmcblk0p16
mmcblk0p15
mmcblk0p14
mmcblk0p13
mmcblk0p12
mmcblk0p11
mmcblk0p10
mmcblk0p9
mmcblk0p8
mmcblk0p7
mmcblk0p6
mmcblk0p5
mmcblk0p4
mmcblk0p3
mmcblk0p2
mmcblk0p1
platform
mmcblk0

What are those devices normally? So mmcblk0 does represent the whole partition table
there right?

I want to know how it was partitioned ahead, what address mapped to where and what
partition mapped to where.

So from them what is the recovery partition?
What is the booting procedure of this device? I mean device first sector of mcblk0 into it's memory and then it does starts executing there. Am I right?
Or the startup rom [I have no clue what's going on] does configured to directly read the
partition titles and load the recovery images? What is going on here?

If I dumped those partitions as hex files , is there any signature or something that
I could used to assume which is what?


texts: how to flash ROM in xolo opus3 with sd card?

texts:
My android phone has been affected by malware.From the suggestions of my last question I'm trying to flash ROM to my phone by following  this link. In recovery mode the options I get are

reboot
apply update from adb
apply update from sd card
apply update from cache
wipe data/factory reset

and few other options
After selecting apply update from sd card , it doesn't recognises the zip stored in sd card.
Another method I read is using Sp flash tool,but it is not availble for linux 32 bit.
How should I proceed?


texts: Transferring files applications via USB on Mac

texts:
I have Nexus 5 and I'm using the Android File Transfer as explained on Google's official support: Transfer files between your computer and Android device.

However, after either copying zip archives or creating new folders in the file transfer window with my Nexus 5 connected via USB, I do not see the changes reflected on the device.

What am I missing?


texts: How to change default dialer app in Asus Zenfone 5?

texts:
How can I change the default dialer app in Asus zenfone 5. I tried Settings → Apps → All, then selecting the phone app. There was a Clear defaults button which was greyed out.

Do I have to get root access to change it?

The purpose of it is to automate a conference call using uiautomator and adb shell. For this reason we are supposed to have a same UI for all devices so that we can automate it easily.

But right now, even when I call with Truedialer I get this default screen that I used earlier. The resourceid is com.asus.asusincallui:id/holdButton.

(Click image to enlarge)


texts: Move angry birds progress from one device to another (cross-platform)

texts:
I was playing angry birds on iPhone, now I am selling my iPhone 3GS on ebay because I got an android (galaxy nexus).

Is there any way to transfer progress in the game over to new phone?  I like the game but I don't think I could really be bothered playing all again up to where I was at..


texts: Reduce the icon size on an Android laptop running on Remix OS

texts:
I have recently dual booted Remix OS with Windows 10 on my Lenovo G580 and the problem is that the icons and the taskbar looks so big.

How to make them smaller?

Note- I am using UEFI mode


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Where can I find a comparison of Android devices?

Is there any list with devices and their params? I'd like to know if this device is ldpi/mdpi/hdpi and what screen it is small/normal/large/etc.

For now most important for me is to know how Galaxy Note is described by those params?


texts: Low internal memory, but high local and SD memory

texts:
I have a MID android tablet which has been giving me low storage messages during some downloads lately. But when I check, the local and SD have practically 3GB free. So, where is this data going, and how can i direct it to local or the SD?

I'm new with tablets; this is my first one.

the local and SD have 3 GB free combined(sd has 2 GB local has 1 GB), the system disk shows about half full (795 MB left) and I have no idea how to move my apps to the SD.


texts: How to disable "Verify HUAWEI ID" notification?

texts:
How to get rid of this reminder if I do not have any HUAWEI ID, and have not ever used HUAWEI cloud?

Device: HUAWEI P20 EML-L29 8.1.0.164
EMUI: ⠀8.1.0
Kernel: 4.4.103+


texts: List of domains used by Google Maps API Family (Firewall Config)

texts:
our corporate config firewall to allow Android Phone use
App to Map Location , our programmer use fused location provider API (GPS, Network etc) to Map , but the Phont is in the internal network,and deny access the internet , except for a few allowed sites (white list, *.google.com) and internal network,

we need the IP addresses/Domain List or range of IPs that Google uses for this domain. Is this information provided anywhere ?
we check on https://developers.google.com/, but can not found any thing we need. we search some forum , get some ip & domain but not sure its work,

◦mt0.google.com
◦mt0.googleapis.com
◦mt1.google.com
◦mt1.googleapis.com
◦khm0.google.com
◦khm0.googleapis.com
◦khm1.google.com
◦khm1.googleapis.com

please help and thank you.

by Lain
drupal2018@gmail.com


texts: I have a LGMS500 (never again), I have used Link2SD and Advanced SD Card manager and have moved as many apps as I can to SD card and this was not many. Any other app I try to move to SD card I receive the following "Could not obtain root access" "Allow or Grant to superuser". OK, newbe here when it comes to android, how do I obtain root access? While understanding this term as a former programmer, I have absolutely no glimmer on how to do this with Android.


texts:
According to the G-Droid app description on the F-Droid website, "the F-Droid client is not [actively maintained] any more".

I could not find evidence that this is true.

Is the Android F-Droid client still actively maintained?


texts:
I have an Asus ZenFone V V520KL that I want to flash. This model is Verizon exclusive and the bootloader cannot be unlocked through adb/fastboot, making the process a pain in the neck. Searching in forums like XDA and I found two possibilites for doing the flashing:

ASUS Flash Tool. The program does the flashing by connecting to some ASUS server and other stuff I don't understand, but the program is not working anymore (Maybe the servers are down, but I don't know).
Entering recovery mode and using the sideload command. The problem with this option is that I need a flashable zip that has to be recognized by the command.

Right now the only option I see is building a flashable zip myself, so my question is: Can you point to some tutorial, guide or any other resource for building a flashable zip from scratch? I only need to install 'image.img' and 'boot.img'.


texts:
I'd like to use an old small Android device as a GPS tracker to be installed on my bike.
My first though was simply to use Google location services.  I sign in with a Google account, and then I share location through Google Maps.  It turns out to be very battery friendly, as the location is not updated too frequently, and most of the times the phone is quite accurately located without the use of GPS.  But there's a drawback in this approach, because I need to install a SIM card with internet access, so I would have to pay my ISP.
So I thought of inserting a SIM who can only send/receive SMS (and calls), that would be costless unless when actually used (or anyway would be much more cheap).  Doing this I cannot use any of the Google services obviously.  My intention is to use it this way:  when I need to know where my bike is, I simply send an SMS to this device, and the device should reply with its location.  So, when it receives the message, it should turn on GPS, attempt to find the location, and send back the answer.  But what if the GPS signal is low?  It could locate itself using the network (WiFi, Bluetooth, cells).  But it can't determine by itself where the networks it sees are located, so it should send the raw network data, that can then be used to locate it on the receiver phone (e.g. through the Mozilla location services).  Is there a simple way to do this?

Summing it up.
The locator device installed on the bike has no internet access but can send and receive SMS messages. The device should be always in sleeping state except when it receives an SMS instruction from my phone.  When it receives it, it tries to locate itself and replies with the GPS location (if found) or with the raw network data it sees.


texts:
After I format the loop.img (formatted as ext4) I can mount it no problem.
But when I'm trying to remount loop.img from external sdcard to /data/data/com.termux/home/ubuntu20-fs/
always throw invalid argument , I already tried using busybox too.
mount -t ext4 -o loop /dev/block/loop3 /data/data/com.termux/files/home/ubuntu20-fs/
mount: '/dev/block/loop3'->'/data/data/com.termux/files/home/ubuntu20-fs/': Invalid argument

Does anyone know what happened?
image
dmesg | grep avc
Strace of busybox mount with "-t" argument
losetup:
NAME  SIZELIMIT  OFFSET  AUTOCLEAR  RO  BACK-FILE  DIO  LOG-SEC
...
/dev/block/loop3  0  0  0  0  /mnt/media_rw/6DE8-1BC6/loop.img  0  512

blkid | grep loop:
/dev/block/loop3: UUID="0746ba9e-fc09-4a32-8b5f-49aee9096cf7" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4"


texts: Screen offset when running some Android apps on PC (not Chromebook)

texts:
I installed Android onto my laptop so that I could play a game called Psych with my brother.When I launch it, the screen is shifted to the right and the mouse is limited to the area of portrait orientation (see image).

My theory is that the app is a portrait app, but when it is displayed on a horizontal screen (like a Chromebook), it will stretch out these edges so that it doesn't look bad and the user can just click the important things in the center (that is why the mouse is limited to the portrait area). But for some reason, when it launches on the computer, it will be forced to start displaying from where the portrait apps start from, causing it to shift over.Please inform me, if my theory is correct or if it doesn't work for another reason, what the reason is, and most importantly, tell me how to fix it. Please ask me if there is any other information I should provide.


texts:
I have a contact that is shown twice in the contacts list. The copies are not from different accounts (so they cannot be joined), they are not two different entries in the same account(so they cannot be merged in Google contacts online), it is exactly the same contact. If I edit one, the other gets also edited.

I have tried joining them on the phone, it says "contacts joined" but nothing happens. The two copies are still there.
I have tried deleting the contacts, but when I delete one of them then I cannot access the remaining copy in the list as tapping on it shows the message "the contact does not exist".
Another strange thing is that one of the copies does not belong to any account at all. When displaying one account contacts only (eg Google contacts, Whatsapp, etc.) it shows only one copy (the same for all accounts containing the contact, it is a joined contact).
Finally, it is worth mentioning that this happened after installing Whatsapp and this contact has two mobile numbers associated so it appears twice in contact list inside Whatsapp. I do not mind having the same person twice in Whatsapp, but I would like to have only one copy in my contacts list on the phone.

What can I do?

Edit: I have removed my Whatsapp account from Settings->Accounts and the duplicated contact has disappeared. As soon as Whatsapp synchronises again, it appears again.

I have also noticed that it is the only contact with two mobile numbers and each of them has its own Whatsapp account so that there are two different entries in the contact list inside Whatsapp. I have other contacts with two mobile numbers but only one of them is associated to a Whatsapp account and appears only once in both Whatsapp and Phone contact lists.

is it then a Whatsapp bug? is there someone else with the same problem?


texts: flash tool for Huawei HiSilicon hi6250 Kirin 650 (locked)

texts:
Unable to access my phone after a factory reset, because the Gboard doesn't work and I can't type my email and such, I've tried every possible solution I could find to no avail is there a flash tool for Huawei HiSilicon hi6250 Kirin 650 I could use?
some info :
fastboot mode says "Phone Unlocked"                                                 and
"FRP LOCK" and
fastboot boot twrp.img says FAILED (remote: Command not allowed) and
Device model is VNS-L31 (Huawei p9 Lite)
past post with some information
I can't access my phone after a factory reset, because the Gboard doesn't work!


texts: mount in /data/local/userinit.sh is not working

texts:
I want to map /sdcard/DCIM to /storage/sdcard1/DCIM
using CM 12.1 on a I9100

I wrote those few lines to /data/local/userinit.sh:

#!/system/bin/sh
log -p i -t userinit "userinit start";
mount -o bind /storage/sdcard1/DCIM /sdcard/DCIM;
log -p i -t userinit "userinit end";

If I execute it the script via adb shell the folder gets mapped perfectly.
But if I reboot the device the folder is not mapped.
In the log I cloud see the userinit start and the userinit end so userinit.sh is called during startup.

I also tried

su root mount -o bind /storage/sdcard1/DCIM /sdcard/DCIM;

Any suggestions?


texts: HTC Desire 816 CM12 Nightly SMS not working

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I just flashed and updated everything on my HTC Desire 816 and everything went just fine. But I followed this APN fix and it doesn't seem to have worked as it should, and I haven't found anything on the thread.
It says I have LTE, it says my network is Virgin Mobile and that I'm in service on the Status page but I can't send any texts and when I scroll the status bar down it says "No Service".

I've never had to mess with APN settings before so I don't know what to do about any of this. The only thing I can do is connect to the internet without WiFi.

Sorry if this is a bit rambling. Like I said I've never had to mess with any APN settings before so I don't know what info is needed.

Also I can't actually find any "APN" settings, only VPN. Is this the same thing?

Another update: I get "No SIM card" when I unlock the screen. But that seems to be the only place


texts: Where to find the official Cyanogenmod release notes?

texts: Where are the official release notes for Cyanogenmod, in particular the 9.1 release? I wasn't able to find them.


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I used Archive Manager on Linux Mint to open the APK of a game made with Unity. To my surprise, inside the archive, there is a folder under the path /assets/bin/Data/Managed/ that contains almost 10MB of DLL libraries.
The file command on Linux gives this output on the DLLs:
PE32 executable (DLL) (console) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

As far as my understanding goes, those should only be useful on Windows running machines.
Why would anyone load 10MB of useless data in a 50MB APK? Am I missing something here and DLL libraries can in fact be used by Android?


texts: Always Show Navigation Bar Nougat / Disable Immersive Mode

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On some apps, the navigation bar and status bar are automatically hidden, and you have to swipe up to see them. Is there a way to force the navigation bar to always be visible on Android Nougat, like on top of the app or next to it?

Edit: In other words, is there a way to disable the immersive mode on Android apps?


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Today my Lenovo A6000plus said there is an update to download, and I clicked it. It was a 9MB download. Download went fine, and to update it restarted to recovery. I think there is some error in the downloaded update. It is now stuck in recovery mode. I tried wiped cache, and factory resetted it through recovery, Still no change. It was rooted, but no CWM installed.  What should I do?
Urgently need help.
Thanks


texts: Is there a way to root a samsung galaxy stellar (4.1.2 jb)? I've searched all over google and have come up inconclusive.


texts: Why does bluetooth headset auto dial a number when I press the button

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After I have paired a bluetooth headset, if I press the call button on the headset it automatically calls one particular number? Why does this happen?
I would have thought it should bring up the dialer for me to select who to call.

I'm running a HTC Magic with 2.3 Gingerbread if that matters.


texts: Enable Hangouts SMS Notification on second user

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I'm using Android with a main user and a secondary user account.

How can I enable notifications when I receive a new SMS?

This notifications are apearing in the main user only.
For the secundary account only when I open Hangouts I can see the unread SMS messages.

I've been looking in the Hangouts settings and can't enable this option.

I'm using a Nexus 5 with Marshmallow 6.


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I have a Google Nexus 5 device. In the beginning, I was amazed at the GPS performance; most of the time I had a fix after at most 5 seconds. A few months ago I installed Cyanogenmod CM11, and as far as I can remember GPS still worked great after the flash (I registered for CM's "find my phone" service, and that worked well).

Now recently I have found that location in general doesn't work any more. I can't get a GPS fix even after waiting for a long time, and even WiFi and cell network based location don't work – I get a location, but it's off by about a kilometer, and that in a large city with plenty of WiFi hotspots and cell towers. It doesn't even recognize my home location any more, even though I have clear WiFi reception from my own router which previously was clearly associated with my street address.

I am not sure what could have triggered this problem. At some point I tried to share as little information with Google as possible (out of privacy concerns) so I configured "Location mode" to "Device only" and I also disabled and deleted location history. I guess it is possible that at some point while doing this, I accidentally "broke" location altogether, though I don't know how. In any case, after noticing that GPS doesn't work any more, I re-enabled "High accuracy" mode, but with no effect. It's also conceivable that a CM11 update caused this, but I believe that when I installed CM11 it was already at the current state M11. I never installed nightlies.

My questions are:

What could have broken both GPS- and WiFi/cell-based location? Is there a known issue with CM11 (M11) on hammerhead? I couldn't find anything. Is it possible that I inadvertently disabled some system service that needs to be running? Nothing under Apps / Disabled looks like its location-related.
What can I do to get location working again? Re-flash? Install a nightly? Hope that at some point CM11 M12 is released? Delete some system file? I'm open to any kind of idea.


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In an android phone, generally we use App Locker or other applications for securing applications.

Like App Locker, how to restrict media files (images and video)? I don’t want to hide them.

I would like to restrict media files with pattern/ password/ PIN lock.

And once a media file restricted, it must be restricted irrespective of any file explorer/ media player/ image viewer.

Please let me know some better apps or other ways for restricting media file access so that it can’t be accessed by any other ways.

Regards
GNS


texts: How to turn off Yahoo Mail notifications in 4.1.2.?

texts: I just upgraded my Android OS to 4.1.2. and the Yahoo Mail is pushing audible notifications again (I had disabled them in the previous version of OS).  When I go into the app, there is no settings in the menu.  How do I disable the notifications?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 doesn't power on after changing Motion Settings

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My wife want to use the side to side motion feature on her Samsung Galaxy Note 2 SCH-I605 (Verizon). I allowed the feature, but then her screen dimmed then went off. When I pushed the power button, nothing happens.

It had been getting hot near the motion sensor, so I replaced with a new one (before the shutdown happened) and everything was going fine. But it shutdown like I said earlier and won't come back on.

I can't enter any mode as it won't come on and it's unresponsive. I have purchased two OEM batteries, but it didn't help. I also used a new OEM charger but again, didn't fix. When I connect it to the computer or charger, nothing happened; no battery icon or LCD light.

The SKU is SCHI605ZWV if that helps. It's not rooted and has the official Android 4.4.2 update from Verizon.

My questions:

Do I need a motherboard replacement or any peripherals replacement?
Can a bad power button affect the charging process? (stop charging or stop showing the battery icon when charging)
Can a bad USB charging port stop it from turning on?
Can I have a list of possible things that would stop all functions from working and not turning on?


texts: Is rooting possible on an already encrypted device

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My device is already encrypted. It is not rooted.
Note 2 GT-N7100.

I made an attempt to root it earlier a few months back and it tripped the KNOX counter and void the warranty. But it didn't root the device. The SuperSu would crash and it won't allow to apply the update from the play store.

Now I am AGAIN trying to root it and install TWRP recovery, using ODIN 3.9. It just restarts and when I try to boot into the bootloader to check its the same Samsung recovery, no TWRP.

P.S: ODIN shows the "PASS" successfully and has all the indications that the TWRP has been installed.