texts: Large gaps between home screen icons, can it be reduced?

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The icons on the Samsung Galaxy S3 have large gaps between them, enough so that if they were moved closer together you could fit at least one more row and maybe one more column. Is there a way to change this?

This is what it looks like:


texts: I have just upgraded from Android 5.0 to 9.0 on my new phone and I can't find the Total Mobile data usage graph? I can only seem to get graphs for each individual app? Have they removed this feature? It was really useful!


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I just bought a new Galaxy S 4 over the weekend - I did some light googling on this topic, but no luck yet.

I want to know how to configure my Text Messaging Notifications.

Ideally, the phone would audibly say:

Message Received
(Optionally) Then it would read the subject line if there was one.


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I have a ZTE Blade L5 Plus with Android 5.1 that I was using for a while. Now I'm using a Samsung Galaxy phone. I want to remove the Google account from my old phone, so I can give it to a friend.

On the Samsung phone, I go to "Settings" then "Cloud and accounts" then "Accounts" then "Google" then I tap the Menu button (or vertical ellipsis⋮ - the three dots button) and I get two options: "Sync now" and "Remove account". So this is easy on Samsung.

But on ZTE, I go to "Settings" then on the third tab "Personal", I choose the third options "Accounts", then "Google" but here, if I tap the menu button, I only get the option "Sync now". In this screen I have the following three options:

Sign-in & security
Personal info & privacy
Account preferences

If I go to "Account preferences", I have the option "Delete your Google Account" but that's for completely deleting my account, not for removing it from the telephone.

This question already exists, but for a slightly different version of the OS: Android 5.0.1


texts: Usb Speaker with External Power supply? S ll

texts: I'm using a 2x3W yenkee usb speaker with my phone through an usb otg cable and it's working fine, but when I turn the volume up the speaker turns off.I assume it's because of the high power consumption, because if I plug it into my pc it works even when i turn it all the way up. I was wondering whether an external charger would solve the problem, that way I could plug the usb into the charger and the jack into my phone.I'm not sure though if it works. Do you think it's a viable solution?


texts: Can't get SP Flash Tool working with Blackview BV5500 to install TWRP Recovery

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I have installed Phone drivers (I have BV5500Plus & BV9500, same chipset MT67xx, same driver). For both phones, VCOM drivers are seen in Win10 if I connect turned OFF phone onto USB with Vol-DN pressed.
BV5500 bootloader is UNLOCKED via fastboot.
The method I use for connecting the phone is: (phone off): Vol-DN + onto usb.  Keep Vol-DN pressed until the phone enters Factory Mode menu. Release Vol button.
The instructions for downloading custom TWRP recovery to phone is to get SPFT setup for download BEFORE phone is connected to PC =

select DA file (in SPFT files)
select scatter file (from stock rom files)
select only 'recovery' partition to download & recovery.img file for TWRP
press Download button

The problem seems to be how SPFT needs phone to be connected when turned OFF (from what instructions I read).  VCOM driver for these phones is only visible in SPFT once driver is visible in Win10 (which is obvious to me).  However that doesn't fit with the instructions.
Before phone has an active VCOM connection, there is only COM1 visible (the printer). Therefore VCOM connection cannot even be selected in SPFT settings.
If I configure SPFT only when phones VCOM is visible in Win10 (so setting SPFT COM port to COM9 [shown in Device Manager but also only other option in SPFT] for example), this does not help.  Even when correct COM port chosen in SPFT, Download/connection still does not take place.  Zero activity shown.
I could try flashing the BV5500 from fastboot, but I tend to trust SPFT better, since its working with the scatter settings for partition locations. Also, SPFT seems to be the supported method of flashing stock rom if anything goes wrong, so I'm REALLY HOPING to get SPFT working.
What am I doing wrong here?  Should the progress indicator in SPFT show something immediately, or take some time to connect & transfer?  I'm not waiting long until I hit Stop button, & the program does recover/respond after maybe a minute/30 secs of pressing Stop.  Phone continues to work after these failed attempts.
There ARE SPFT logs.  I've looked at them, cannot understand them.  Maybe solution lies there?  Any help understanding the logs?  I can post some log contents here....


texts: Help to recover information from my HTC desire 612

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Hi I have a HTC desire 612 that it does not turn on. HTC 331ZLVW Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), Sense UI 5.5
I want to recover the content of my 'tasks' I use to have on my HTC. I think it was an app or a widget. I did put my memory card on a usb reader and I was able to see on a computer some content on my card. The content of the tasks it looks like an HTML coding content. How can I read that content as regular text? Can a good option be to buy another HTC of the same model and place my memory card there? And try to upload those tasks again? Or is there a way I can upload those 'tasks' from my memory card directly to my computer and convert them into text so I can read them again? –
How can i recover my information?


texts: Android Doze drops Wifi regardless of optimalization settings

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My LG G3 with Android 6.0 uses the built in Doze mode to save some battery.

At the first setup, I set applications to ignore Doze mode (like chat apps, Gmail, Viber etc.). I also set the "app" called Wifi to make my Wifi enabled while in Doze mode. They worked okay, I get my messages even if my phone is in Doze mode.

After 1 year of usage, when I unlock my phone, I can see that my phone is switching from mobile data to Wifi and my data package is being used up by the aforementioned disabled programs.

Why? And how can I make my phone to use Wifi permanently? What changed after 1 year?


texts: How does the Ubuntu Phone OS relate to the Android OS?

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I've read that the new announced Ubuntu Phone OS was heavily inspired by Android, while not using Java and the Dalvik VM for its apps.

However, it was also not clear whether it's a fork of the AOSP or a custom ROM (I doubt it) or just if it's conceptually inspired by Android or some part of it was forked from Android (i.e. kernel, etc.).

Would Android apps possibly be able to work on Ubuntu Phone OS?


texts: What is the difference between CMDA, GSM, P1000L. and P1000N?

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I'm looking to root (cyanogenmod) a Galaxy Tab I have lying around. Looking on the CMG site, I see that there are 4 different versions: GSM, CDMA, P1000L, and P1000N.

What are the differences between these? And how can I tell what version my tablet has?


texts: My songs I put on my Micro SD Card does not appear on Samsung Galaxy S5!

texts: Here's what happened. Recently i bought myself a 128 gb Micro SD card. I added all of my music, which takes up 30 gb of the SD Card. When I open up music player i don't see all of the songs i put, only about a handful of them. I only see like 2 GB of the music. Please Help!


texts: Does Chrome run in separate processes/sandboxes?

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On Windows/macOS Chrome runs in separate sandboxes to prevent the whole application from crashing mostly.

This does theoretically use more memory.

I have not been able to establish how this works on Android.  It seems to use one RAM slot from what I have gathered.

I was hopefully that it separated them into separate processes like on the PC so that Android can dispose of unused apps when aren't using them to save RAM usage.  It may just be my phone but it appears to get slower the more tabs I have open.


texts: How to enter a URL into a smartphone without doing a search?

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Scenario: I'm talking in-person with someone and during the course of conversation I think of a website whose URL I know from memory, and I want them to type the URL into their smartphone and access the website directly without performing a web search (just like you could do on a traditional computer web browser in the address bar).

To be clear: I don't want it to do "search as you type", I don't want it to create suggestions based on partial matches, and I don't want it to do any kind of search that delivers search results. I don't want the entered string to be sent to a search engine to do any processing of any kind. I just want it to open a connection to the indicated website (i.e., go directly to DNS lookup followed by HTTP or HTTPS connection to the entered URL). Also, in this scenario, I have no way to generate a QR code for them (I don't own a smartphone, and might not be carrying my computer with me).

Do smartphones have that facility (i.e., a field to enter a URL without passing it to a search engine, exactly like the old browsers used to do with the address bar)? If so, how do I instruct the Android user (and/or iOS user) to find the field where they can type in the URL and not have it be processed by a search engine?


texts: I have an Asus Zenfone 2 Laser (802.11 b/g/n). It gets very low speed & gets disconnected when somewhat far from the router in peak hours (when many other neighboring wifis are active). All the other android devices work perfectly all the time under my wifi (Xiaomi 4c - 802.11b/g/n - 802.3/3u) except this Asus smartphone. But it usually works better in off-peak hours. What could be done? Thanks. Update: For the last 2 days, its working wireless distance has become almost 2 feet probably!


texts: Notification light in silent mode on Lollipop

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With Android 4.4 on my Nexus 5, when I set the notification volume to 0, the notification LED would still pulse when receiving a notififaction. This is the setting I usually want.
Now, with 5.0, I cannot find a way to keep the phone completely silent but still receive notifications via the LED.

Did I overlook a setting, or did Google really mess up that badly?


texts: Auto-Accept Forwarded Call From Given Number

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Due to the pandemic I'm working at home, and have my office phone forwarded to my Android One Nokia 6.1. When I get a call forwarded from the office, I hear the "This is a forwarded call, press 1 to accept the call" message - it's kind of annoying having to bring up the keypad, press one etc.

Is there any way I can auto-accept forwarded calls from that specific number? Or failing that, turn off the 'Press 1' prompt?

Google suggests changing the "Call Screening" options - but I don't seem to have any of those, or at least not in the same place as the internet describes.


texts: LG G4 can't boot past LG logo after rooting

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I unlocked my LG G4 device using this guide and installed twrp-3.2.0.2-1-h815 recovery.

All worked just well, then I downloaded SuperSU by Chainfire, placed it into my device and installed the SuperSU zip file from the recovery mode.

Now the phone doesn't boot up fully but gets stuck at the LG logo.

I'm out of ideas and I looked for solution for hours and found nothing.


texts: How do I download videos from my phone (or card) to my PC? Once I connect the phone and PC only my photos are visible on the PC screen.  I can only see the videos on my phone screen.


texts: How to add desktop shortcut for URL, ignoring web app manifest?

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Goal:  Have a desktop shortcut that opens https://news.google.com/news/i#0 , ignoring the contained web app manifest that otherwise "overrides" the saved shortcut to http://news.google.com/news?sapa=1 and with "display": "standalone".

I had this working previously on an older Android phone before a replacement / upgrade.

Prior to the upgrade, I was able to long-press and open individual articles in new tabs - as well as copy link shortcuts to specific articles, as well as all of the other features and functionality that Chrome has to offer.  Here is just a partial selection of references of other users complaining about the same:

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/news/MdZ22eC1X1Y
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/news/bLlTM_OhTns

Using https://news.google.com/news/i#0 provides a temporary successful work-around.  However, I can't find a successful way to add a link for this to my home screen.  The "Add to Home screen" option within Chrome instead saves a link to http://news.google.com/news?sapa=1 - and in such a way that it opens as a web application instead of a web page within Chrome:

https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/android/installtohomescreen
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Manifest

On a desktop operating system, this would be a non-issue.  (Create shortcut, enter desired URL, done.)

Attempt 1: Provide my own Manifest

So I created my own manifest - editing https://news.google.com/news/ui/resources/json/manifest.json to change the start_url attribute to https://news.google.com/news/i#0, and the display attribute from standalone to browser.  I then created my own HTML page that simply contained the below - then self-hosted both on a local web server:

<html>
        <head>
                <Title>Google News</Title>
                <link rel="manifest" href="/news/manifest.json"/>
        </head>
        <body>
                Test
        </body>
</html>

However, this doesn't work:  Despite the shortcut being saved with the desired name and icon, it links back to my self-hosted HTML page, and not the indicated start_url.  Unfortunately, it appears that cross-domain URLs are not allowed per the manifest intent - as per https://github.com/w3c/manifest/issues/183 and https://github.com/w3c/manifest/issues/196 .

Attempt 1b: MITM website

Within the confines of my own local network, I figured I could try to man-in-the-middle (MITM) the website to temporarily provide a desired manfiest to use for addition to the home screen.  Unfortunately, the website uses HSTS here, which appropriately blocks the attempt.

Regardless - this is way too much work for what should be a simple effort.

Attempt 2: Widget Bookmark

Unfortunately, it looks like the 1x1 bookmark widget was removed in Chrome 48, as per https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/Ikn2YhvT98s .  The suggested work-around is to use the "Add to Home screen" feature within Chrome.  Goto 10 / see beginning.

Attempt 3: Use the default-provided "Internet" browser

Unfortunately, using "Add shortcut on Home screen" in the default-provided "Internet" browser produces the same result as Chrome.

Consideration 4: Use a custom app / widget

Could probably write and install a custom application or widget that could be added to the home screen to meet the goal.

Or don't re-invent the wheel, and use an existing one.  Some possibilities:

"More Shortcuts": https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.moreshortcuts&hl=en
"Shortcut Customizer": https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dezits.shortcut4file&hl=en

Conclusion

How can someone create a desktop shortcut to an arbitrary URL, ignoring a provided web app manifest?


texts: Impact of android version on phone performance

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I pondering whether I should upgrade my Android system, or stick to my current one. Is there any reference website that would list Android devices and see how different Android versions compare in terms of performances (which means some benchmark should be defined)?

I have seen some benchmark websites that compare different Android devices, but my goal is to compare different Android versions for a given device.


texts: Why did my phone lose the ringtone configuration?

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I've assigned a default ringtone and one other ringtone to my wife. She called me two days ago and the phone played the Galaxy SII ringtone. Next day, somebody else called me, and the same happened.

So, I assigned the ringtones again, but I was wondering if this happens often, does it happen to others, is there a reason it happened to me (did I do something wrong)...

Probably it's a bug. Last night, the OS updated itself, and the ringtones were not affected.


texts: Extracting data from a backup file (.sbu) made by Samsung kies

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I had made a back up file containing contacts, , calender, memo etc with the help of Samsung kies which was saved in .sbu format when I owned a Galaxy ace plus. But now I have a new phone galaxy grand quattro and have updated the kies software.
Now the kies software does not show any calender, memo etc which can be restored on my new device.
please help me out with this problem.


texts: Constant decrease in android's internal storage free space

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I am having a hard time with my phone. My device, which is a simple LG Magna has had a constant decrease in FREE space. That means that something is constantly taking up more and more place in my internal memory. Of course, I did try to clear cache, clear all the useless videos, useless apps, I removed the Facebook app because I know it uses a lot of space, but the used space in the internal memory keeps on increasing. My 8Gb internal memory is already used up by 7.97Gb. And I deleted so much already on my phone.. Okay! I thought about the possibility of having a virus in my android.

So, I did factory reset my SD card and Internal memory. This means, starting every from back to square one. I managed to not download anything from the internet, use only the useful apps from the store like Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, my usual music player which is BlackPlayer(Great app btw, try it, it's simply the best). Now, 2 weeks after the factory reset, I am surprised and also very annoyed to see that the device's internal memory is increasing again. Today, it is back to 7.97Gb.

I have only photos and merely some music on my phone.

Basically, I have absolutely NO free space on my phone and I can't never delete enough to free space.
Can someone please help me resolve this problem? I would be forever grateful!
Thanks in advance.


texts: Select file from Downloads to upload via web form

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I'm on a Samsung Galaxy S3 and want to upload a file from my Downloads folder to a website using a form on that web page.

But when I click the button to browse for a file to upload, I can only select files from my Music and Gallery folders, or the camera.

I tried putting the files in my Gallery or Music, but those apps only display music or image files.

So how can I browse to my Downloads folder and select a file from there to upload?

I can't quite believe I'm having such an idiotic problem.


texts: How to check update log for apps on the phone

texts: I am suspecting one of the app update causing a problem on my Galaxy S2 after I did a app update (about 15 apps) through Android Market. Is there a way to find out the app updating history (dates/app names/versions)?


texts: Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 not supporting addtional Language?

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I'm using Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 and tried to display a text in malayalam. I found out that it doesn't have the language pack pre-installed. So I tried downloading a malayalam keyboard which was a success. But the problem is that when I type in some text using the malayalam keyboard I'm not able to see the text on the screen.

OS- Android - 4.1.2

Is there a problem with my tablet or with the lenovo OS? and are there any alternative to solve this problem ?

Please help me guys.
Thanks.


texts: What is the initial TCP Receive Window size in Android?

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This may be pretty similar to the question here, however, I think it was either in the wrong place, or it wasn't clear enough, so it hasn't got to the right audience. Thus, I have re-formulated it here:
Intro:
The TCP Receive Window is the size of the buffer on the receiving end of a TCP connection. According to (RFC7323 - Section-1.1) the TCP standard has a 16-bit field to denote the size (2^16 = 65,536 Bytes max). However, this has been seen to limit performance in high latency networks (RFC7323). Thus, a field has been included in the TCP options/extensions called the "Window Scale" (RFC7323 - Section-2) in order to improve performance by increasing the Receive Window size by multiplying it by a scaling factor, thus Scaling Factor = 2 ^ Window Scaling Factor Value. So in essence the TCP Receive Window Size = TCP Receive Window Value * (2 ^ Window Scaling Factor Value) (Haven't fully understood how the scaling factor actually works, so this might not be entirely accurate).
Question:
The essence of this question is, according to RFC7323 - Section 2.1, it seems that the TCP stack implemented in different operating systems has a different default initial value. What is the default initial TCP Receive Window size in Android? Has it changed over the different versions?
References:
RFC 7323 - https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7323


texts: Update Xperia Mini Pro (SK17i) to Jelly Bean

texts: How can I update my Xperia Mini Pro (SK17i) to Jelly Bean (Android 4.2)? Please provide me the best step by step guide.


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While I was trying to flash my phone to newer version of custom mod, I bricked my phone (Samsung Galaxy S3 for Verizon, SCH-I535). To debrick the phone, I've followed below precedure:

Confirm USB cable is not faulty.
Confirm my MicroSD is not faulty.
Format MicroSD to FAT32, then image Verizon Stock firmware through Win32 Imager.
Enter into "Download" mode on the phone.
Confirm my Windows 7 system recognizes the phone. To do so, I confirmed the phone enters into "USB Debugging mode". Window7 recognizes the phone as "MSM8960".
Confirm adb works and recognizes the devices.

Then, I ran Odin3 (v3.09) to see if Odin recognizes the phone, but no luck here.

What are some reasons Odin isn't recognizing my phone? What are some other alternative way I can debrick the phone (other than flashing the ROM through Odin)?


texts: How do I use the US Android Market from Europe?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Circumvent the regional limitation in the market
  How can I buy apps from unsupported countries?

I am in Europe and I have an Android phone, but I cannot buy apps on the Android market? How can I overcome this limitation? I am thinking somehow registering with a US address. Is this possible?


texts: How to change Android's primary Google account

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During the "in-app purchase" I am unable to switch the Google account I would like to use for "in-app purchase".

Currently, in order to change the primary Google account on Android operating system, we have the following ways:

Perform factory reset on our devices.
Remove other Google accounts, leave only one Google account.

If we perform factory reset, we will lose all data that we have not backed up or unable to do backup. And, we have to re-install the applications that we need to use.

If we choose to remove other Google accounts from our systems and leave only one Google account, if there are applications installed from Google Play Store by using the Google account that we want to remove from our systems, then we will not be able to remove the account from the system unless we remove those applications. However, sometimes we may forgot which account we used to install an application from Google Play Store.

My question is that is there any other way to switch between the accounts?


texts: Is there any reason not lock the CPU frequency to the minimum while the screen is off?

texts: To save battery, I have created a "screen off" profile with SetCPU that locks the CPU frequency to the minimum while the screen is turned off. Could this have any negative side effects on apps that run in the background?


texts: I have recently replaced the stock samsung system on my note 2 with paranoidandroid, but I don't like the dialer.  I have tried a few alternatives and found some I like, but none of them replace the bit that actually makes the calls.  When I use, e.g. dialer one, I get a great interface that I like, but the moment I press the call or answer button it goes back to the original interface.  Is there any way to completely replace it?


texts: Install Google Chrome for old tablet / phone

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I have recently recovered my old tablet (Motorola Xoom Wifi). I am now on Android 4.1.2. The only important thing I am missing after recovery is Google Chrome.

I can see the application on the Google Play Store as Chrome Browser - Google, however the store indicates me "Your device isn't compatible with this version". I remember having some Google Chrome on the Xoom before recovery and I remember seeing the same message when I was offered to update Chrome recently (last few months). Is there some archive I could download older Chrome versions from?

What are my other options? Would rooting the tablet and installing Android 4.4.2 allow me to install the recent Chrome?

Is there some way to check what exactly does the new Chrome require my tablet does not have?

The only browser I have available now is the "Browser", and while it works, I would definitely prefer using Chrome.


texts: Other methods to unbrick LG X210 from other identical phone?

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Recently I accidentally formatted my preloader on my LG X210 smartphone, which is an MTK device (MT6580).
Because of this my phone doesn't react when I press the power button, and the screen remains black when plugging it in to charge etc. I guess that's what they call hard-bricking a phone. (and yes, I checked that my battery was still 80% full)

Because it's an MTK device it is still possible to flash the stock ROM by going into meta mode (first install the necessary drivers and then remove battery from phone, keep volume up pressed in and simultaneously insert USB cable connected to computer). I used the flash tool (SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1532_Win) to first format the rom:

Then I downloaded the stock ROM (MT6580__lge__LG-X210__m13g__5.1__ALPS.L1.MP6.V2.19_ARIMA6580.WE.L_P42), which looks like this when extracted:

So all I still had to do was:

Flash only the preloader
Then unplug the phone /plug back in again
Finally flash the rest (see picture:)

I searched online and this method seemed to work for a lot of users; i.e. they would then unplug their phone and the device would be able to power up etc.
However, in my case it still doesn't... I am very sure that this is the correct stock ROM that I used.

Does anyone know what else I could try to do?
Note that I have a second identical LG X210 phone which is still working fine (but it's not mine) - perhaps there is a way to dump the rom and restore it in my phone? (assuming the stock rom itself has a fault in its preloader)


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Galaxy S9: All day, most apps that I open will stop and immediately close. Apps running i the background repeatedly give the message "(app) keeps stopping".
I've removed the SD card, and started it in Safe Mode. I also wiped the cache partition and cleared the Chrome cache.
I'm using 57.1 GB out of 74, and memory shows 2.3 GB out of 4 used.


texts: Restarting after installing Cyanogenmod, it is just going around

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I installed cyanogenmod 10.1, following the steps of this link. After the restart, it only shows the logo going around. It did not change in the last 5 hours.

What can I do?


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When I'm on a phone call nothing is more important than the ability to hang up. If, for whatever reason, I suddenly find myself in an embarrassing situation or interrupted by something important, I must be able to terminate the call.

Currently the only option, that I know of, is a medium sized red button on the touch screen. I think this is deficient for a few reasons:

the touch screen doesn't always behave as you want (too sensitive, or not sensitive enough) - how often do you listen to chat radio shows and the callers are always "accidently" hitting the dial buttons in the middle of conversation
the GUI may be running slowly and be unresponsive

It there a way of mapping a generic button (such as a camera button on the HTC Desire) to perform the hang-up action? Perhaps someone could write such a service!


texts: Android MultiUser: show notification for all users

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I have an LG Nexus 5 with Android 6.0.1, the device is rooted and with XPosed installed (if this can be useful to the question).

I have 2 different Android users, one is personal and one is for work. I'm using 2 different accounts instead of Android for Work because I care of keeping the data of the 2 accounts divided at max as possible.

The only (the very only) problem is that I do not receive notifications from an user until I switch it back to it. Is there a configuration, an app, a root procedure, even an XPosed module which can bring the notifications from the 2 accounts togheter?


texts: How to Upgrade a Galaxy Tab A Model SM-T550 to the Latest Android

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I have very little experience with Android, or any other mobile device operating system.
I'm accustom to using Linux operating systems, where any time there is an update I can typically upgrade to the very latest version of the operating system without any roadblocks.
I have Galaxy Tab A (Model SM-T550) tablet, that I've barely used the entire time I've had it, and I'm wanting to give it to my Godson as a gift. Before giving it so him, I wanted to upgrade it to the latest Android OS, so that he wouldn't be limited by any missing features that this tablet's older Android version might have.
In the settings menu, I found a Software update feature and tried to update. This is what it said:
The latest updates have already been installed:
Current version: T550XXU1CQJ6/T550XAR1CQJ6/

When I go to "About Tablet", I see that this device has Android 7.1.1 installed and I read somewhere that Android version 10 was released in 2019.
Is this the type of support that I can expect from Samsung when buying one of their Android devices? If so, this will be the last dollar they'll get from me.
Is there any way to upgrade this Galaxy Tab A (Model SM-T550) to the latest Android, or at least a later version than 7.1.1?
I'm very technically savvy on laptops and PCs, if you could direct me to a thorough guide, where someone has accomplished this, I could probably pull it off, its just that I've never really tried to do anything like this with tablets or mobile phones.
Please advise me. Also, if this isn't doable, and I wanted to buy him a new tablet, which brand would be the best about always allowing upgrades to the latest Android? If there's a brand that does that, that will be the only brand I'll buy in the future.


texts: What do the different device/code names mean?

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Most devices seem to have multiple "names" depending on the context, e.g. marketing, updates or rooting. For example:

Huawei P8 lite (actually, not specific enough since there are at least two variants)
ALE-L21 (or ALE-L04)
hi6210sft (ro.product.name from build.prop)
BalongV8R1SFT (ro.product.board)

What are the definitions of all these "names"?


texts: What does it mean if a "device administrator" can "change the screen lock"?

texts: If a corporate policy requires a mobile device management app (like Microsoft Intune), what does it mean in Settings-> Security-> Device Administrators when "Change the screen lock" is listed?  Is that just changing the style of lock (passcode, fingerprint), or does that allow the administrator to disable the lock altogether (e.g. to unlock the phone to inspect the data or reset the passcode).


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A few days ago my Messenger app was crashing all the time - every time I tried to open it, it would say "Unfortunately, Messenger has stopped". In the end I uninstalled it, but now cannot reinstall it. It downloads and then claims to be installing for quite a long time, before my phone just turns itself off.

I have tried deleting apps to make space, and clearing the cache, but nothing I've yet tried has worked.

Also, I've just tried installing a random different app, and that worked fine.


texts: Google Play Music songs don't show up -- but only on one of the devices I own

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I got a few albums uploaded, all the songs (the full albums ) show up in my tablet ( Samsung S ), also they show up in the web player and in my old Samsung S3. But my S4 with lollipop just shows two or three songs of each album.

I already tried refresh, also I changed the storage,  I cleared the data, and the cache. But everytime I log and browse the albums just two or three songs shows up.

Edit.
Also I wiped out the whole system and even the dalvik cache.


texts: rooted device: how to run SSH server persistent even on reboot

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I (linux user but not an expert) just moved from iOS to android, my device is rooted (Samsung s9) and I want a ssh server running all the time on my android device (I prefer openssh over dropbear) since I have to rsync files. I also prefer linux style commands e.g., systemctl restart service or similar.

I noticed that one can use Termux but it is an emulator, it won't work upon reboot.
MagiskSSH seems to be interesting. Also noticed this thread where pre-built Native OpenSSH and BASH are shared. Also, I am not sure if they run upon reboot). Buildroot has also been suggested to compile the package on my own (but my knowledge is limited on this topic).

On the top of this, I have to install rsync and bash.

So, how do I run ssh server persistent (works on reboot)


texts: How to make sparse image file from original firmware?

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I accidently erased /system partition and now have my Gionee S10C phone bricked.
I downloaded original firmware, but I can see series of system image files.(This firmware is to be used by Qualcomm Flash Image Loader)
system_1.img, system_2.img, ..., system_53.img

When I'm trying to install the original firmware using QFIL by putting the phone in EDL mode, I get sahara fail error. (Same error in here and I tried most of the fixes I can find, but nothing works)
Now, is there any way to use the above 53 system images to restore my phone using fastboot flash command?
I'm sure only system partition is needed to be restored to get my phone working again, because I haven't modified any other partitions.


texts: Android 7.1.1 takes 4gb of space on Nexus 5x

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I have recently updated my Nexus 5x to Android 7.1.1 and noticed that now operating system takes 4gb of my internal storage. These 4gb are a bit critical to me as I have 16gb model.

I have found one post on AndroidCentral what relates to my issue, but it is not clear if the issue got solved or not.

I have two questions:

How can I restore the 4gb taken by the new system update?
Is it possible to restore this space without factory resetting the phone?


texts: How to select a Non OEM USB Type C charger or cable for my device?

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Internet is replete with reports of problems of Type C accessories. Also reported here, Can a faulty Micro-USB cable cause damage to your device?

How do I go about selecting right cable or charger , assuming I have a Pixel ?

Note: This is a self answered question drawing from the spadework in answering a different question and felt it may be useful to share, given Type C is gaining popularity.  Additional answers are of of course welcome ! Guidelines in answer are not restricted to Pixel .


texts: How to move Apps to the adoptable sd-card storage on LineageOS 17.1 (Samsung Galaxy S5 klte)?

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Hi since I updated to LineageOs 17.1 I am having storage problems, because the management of the adoptable storage does not work as expected.
The problem:
LineageOs migrates constantly data from the sd-card (used as internal storage) to the real internal storage. Somehow the play, and apps like WhatsApp distinct between the internal storage and the adoptable storage and ask me to free space. WhatsApp even stopps working. So I constantly remove apps, but even freeing several GB of data does not help because LineageOs moves more and more data to the internal storage.
What I did to cause the problem:

Installed LineageOs 17.1 and enabled adb debugging.
Deleted the old partition table of my sd-card
used adb shell to format the sd-card with: sm partition disk:179,64 private
put a lot of data to my phone
by accident clicked in the options of the internal storage on "migrate data", what is the opposite of what I want. The process terminated with an error because of running out of storage. So maybe it never stopped and some flag is still set somewhere, what causes my problem?

What I tried to solve the problem:

Rooted the phone with Magisk
Installed app2sd pro from Bicky Bonick and tried to move apps. This did not help because the app seems to be targeted to an environment with a portable and non-adoptable sd-card storage? Clicking on linking apps to the sdcard results in an at this stage not further specified error. I just think this is the wrong way to go?

The question:
How can I increase the 16GB internal space available (with LineageOs 17.1) for apps on my phone by using my external 64GB sd-card?
This question might be related to this one.


texts: Cannot connect to Nikon D5300 via WiFi from Android 7.1.2+

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I have a Nikon 5300 DSLR and an Android 7.1.2 device (LineageOS).

I want to use Nikon's official WirelessMobileUtility app to browse/transfer pictures and take pictures without touching the camera.

Problem: The connection never works, even after trying dozens of times. In the manual (and YouTube tutorials) the steps are so easy (enable WiFi on the camera, connect to that WiFi from the phone, start app) yet the app never manages to connect. Many recent Play Store reviews mention this problem.

How to make the connection succeed?

Important: This question is only for Android 7.1.2 and above


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I have an HTC Desire and a Mac (10.6, if that matters) and I sync them via Google Contacts.

Many of my contacts in Apple's Address Book.app have a birthday set, but it does not transfer to Google Contacts and thus not to my Android Contacts.

If I create a new contact on Google Mail/Contacts and set a birthday, it is immediately synced to my Android phone, complete with birthday, but in Address Book.app the birthday is missing.

How can I get my birthdays in sync?

If a proper sync is not possible, it would be nice to have at least a calendar that is synced, but I don't know how to add the calendar that Address Book.app can generate automatically to my Google account to sync.

I have seen icalbirthdays but I don't think it can help me. I would like to avoid kludges like creating a calender from Address Book in iCal, publishing that to a third server and subscribing in Google Calendar...)


texts: I have a Moto G3 and I have just rooted it. When I rebooted it, it is taking too much time for rebooting. It's nearly passed 45 minutes since I rebooted.


texts: Is there any app or any way to reject a call with a message sent via WhatsApp? Normally when we get a call there is an option to reject it with a pre-written SMS, but I was wondering if you can use WhatsApp to send these template messages.


texts: Does anyone have a real solution to the "Unfortunately ______ service has stopped?"

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I have had a Samsung Note 3 going on 2 years. I love it but this problem is driving me crazy. This has been a problem for at least the past year. I know others that have the problem as well and I have yet to find a real solution.

It usually comes in the form of "Unfortunately Google Play has stopped," but since the update to Lollipop/Android 5.0, it has been Kindle. I hardly ever use the Kindle app.

I have tried everything and searched numerous online forums, etc. Nothing works.
Including the "Clear your cache, settings, etc," and battery removal.
These solutions do not work.

Does anyone know if anything different I can try? It is getting really annoying. Happens on Samsung Galaxy Note Tablet as well. Both unrooted. I'm hoping there's something I'm overlooking.
Thanks.


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S (GT-i9000), running Android 2.3.4.
I cannot send a message that includes more than one page of SMS. The message sending fail if it includes more than 160 characters. I can send only one page of SMS. Guess it's a kind of an edited version. That version came with the brand new phone. The phone does not work with ''ginger bread'' or ''ice cream sandwich''.
What should be done to make it clear?


texts: How to share the file names of all the files in a folder in Android?

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It is being surprisingly hard to achieve. I've tried so far:

Download file manager apps from Google Play. Unfortunately, "share" shares the files, not the file names. None of them had a option like copy file names
Download backup apps. Unfortunately, none of them backup the file names of a folder.

Any idea to copy to the clipboard or share the file names of all the files of a folder?


texts: How to save files to external SD card on a non-rooted Android?

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I'm using the Terminal Emulator app on a non-rooted Android 5.0.2 phone.

When moving files from a folder of the external SD card to another with:

mv /storage/extSdCard/DCIM/Camera/* /storage/extSdCard/phone/

I get:

mv: rename /storage/extSdCard/DCIM/Camera/20170519_161315.jpg to
     /storage/extSdCard/phone/20170519_161315.jpg: Permission denied

Is there a solution for this (without rooting the phone)?

Note: ls -la in /storage/extSdCard gives:

drwxrwx--x root     sdcard_r          2016-08-10 02:18 Android
drwxrwx--- root     sdcard_r          2016-11-20 09:45 DCIM
...
drwxrwx--- root     sdcard_r          2017-05-19 15:46 phone


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Android 10
When open mobile data usage ,write that removed apps use data.
Why removed  apps use my mobile data,how stops this and how properly delete them forever?
Why they use data if they are uninstalled?


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name is Blenderpony

Since half a year now I am stuck with a problem.

My Phones (Samsung GS2) Mic level is ridiculous low. You barely hear anything.
Ofc Some would suggest that the mic might be broken or anything. But its not.

If I do a factory reset. The Mic works how its supposed to. Nice loud and clear. No annying background Noise, nothing.

But the moment I turn on wifi or mobile data. And all the updates from the google play store or samsung with it.. My mic just decides to knock the volume level down to 1% out of of possible 100

There isnt really a setting I can use to get it back up.

The Service menu isn't working because Samsung blocked it in the most recent OS updates.

There arent any apps because the Phone is not rooted.


texts: Android "Nearby" ( set up nearby device ) - "No devices Found"

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trying to migrate over from  1 mobile to other . Older is on 7.0 and newer is 9.x aka Pie.

Both devices have bluetooth and wi-fi turned on. In fact one sees the other on a bluetooth scan and they are paired.

Its just that the nearby service (?) of whatever its called that is used  for setting up a new device just doesn't do its job.
I initiated  simultaneously from both phone - the "find nearby devices" beacon...none of the phones "found " each other . I repeated the same separately- No avail.

Why is this happening and what does it take for this stuff to run correctly ?


texts: Physical keyboard shortcuts that use the "search" key?

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According to the physical keyboard configuration on my android phone, there are a number of keyboard shortcuts that involve the "search" key. E.g. "+⏎" for home. I've included a screenshot below showing the complete list. I am running LineageOS 16.0 (Android 9); the screenshot comes from the "Physical keyboard" configuration (System -> Languages & input -> Physical keyboard).
What key is Android expecting for the "" key?
I have a keyboard configured with a "Search" key. Using evtest on my Linux box, I can see the keyboard is sending the KEY_SEARCH keycode:
Event: time 1601635686.628475, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 217 (KEY_SEARCH), value 1

This comes from the "USB-HID Keyboard Consumer Control" device.
When connected to my phone, none of the shortcuts involving the search key appear to work. I am wondering if I just need to remap the search key to send something different?


texts: Connecting Micro USB keyboard to a Type C device

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I've recently purchased a micro USB smartphone keyboard (image below).
The problem is, I'm using OnePlus 5T which has a type C USB port. I've already tried micro to type C adapters, but those didn't work.
Is there any way to make this keyboard work with a type C device?


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I have an Android G510 running 2.3.4 but cannot access the GPS. In "Location & Security" there is no GPS item, just "Use wireless networks".

Can anyone help please

Is there any test I can do to check?


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I am running ICS on my tablet.

Whenever I copy new music files to my tablet, the files get mixed (playing parts of other music files for 5,6 seconds randomly in any file I copied). What should I do?


texts: Android Tablet - Download PDF and open it on browser

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Device - Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 / Android 4.0.3

I have tested Samgsung Galaxy Tab for document download such as PDF from web site with many browsers. Most of them just download it to somewhere in the device and I have to go to notification window(Right and bottom) and click it again to open it. Some browsers ask me to save and ask me again to open it.

Is there browser or a way that opens it when I download it? iPad works that way. iPad opens the file right away when I download a document.


texts: Charging my device from power bank with two-way USB-C cable?

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So I have Nexus 6p with USB-C port and a Xiaomi Pro 10000 power bank.

Charging my device with bundled USB A -> microUSB -> USB-C Cable works. But when I connect them with my two-way USB-C cable that was bundled with my phone my phone is charging the power bank. Is it possible to charge my phone instead?


texts: Prevent phone unlock by secondary google account

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What I have done:
I have added multiple google accounts to my device.
Also did set screen pattern lock and pin as fallback.
Tried to give wrong pattern and selected unlocking by google account, I could use any active google account and it will remove both pattern and pin.
How I want it to behave:
I am lookin for some way to restrict unlocking/pin reset to individual selected google account while retaining keep/drive/mail/contacts/calendar etc, synchronization, is that even possible?


texts: xiaomi redmi note 4: unable to acquire unlockinng bootloader permission

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Straight to the point.
I've created a MIUI account through my Redmi Note 4 and applied for permission to unlock bootloader through the official Xiaomi unlocking link.

The problem is that after i enter my phone number so that they send me the code in which I'd use to apply for the permission -which takes a lot of time to receive but i was patient and waited- it gives me a pop up message in Chinese in which it's roughly translated to: "You have reached the limit for this IP".

Please keep in mind that i haven't signed up with many accounts from the same PC. I've tried another email, phone number and a new MIUI account from a totally different PC and it STILL gave me the same pop up message.

I really want to root my device. Please help!


texts: Can I stream video from PC to an android device over USB?

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I'd like to be able to stream video to my android phone (Samsung Galaxy S rooted 2.2) from a PC running Windows XP (I'm at work!).

There's no wireless network here, VLC and similar marketplace apps seem to only offer this service over wifi/3G; can I over USB?


texts: Hide search google search bar on nexus 5

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Running slimkat modded rom 4.4.2
I would like to keep full functionality of google now, but just hide the srarch bar from view on the home screen (clean screen, with no "say 'ok google' " on top of the wallpaper)
Any help provided would be very much appreciated.


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I'm using Jelly Bean on my Samsung Galaxy Note. Plus I'm running Ultimate Rom v5.1 as mu ROM. The problem is minimum In-Call Volume is too high even though I have reduced it.

How can I reduce that in call volume than the minimum level?


texts: Internal storage, phone storage and SD card

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I am new to Android (v4.0.4) and trying to understand it.

By looking at the storage setting, I found the followings are listed:

Internal storage: total space  807MB
Phone storage: total space 1.98GB
SD card: total space 14.91GB ---- I put it in, a 16GB SD Card

Manufacturer says that it is a 1GB RAM + 4GB ROM phone.

I am thinking that the Internal Storage and Phone Storage come from that 4GB ROM. Am I right? If I am right, where does another 1GB ROM go?
It seems the Internal Storage is not available for me to install. It only list Phone Storage and SD Card as available locations. That Phone Storage seems not big enough for the life to install all apps on it. If I use SD Card as the location to install apps, the backup/recovery cannot include SD card. How you manage your phone's storages?


texts: No rotation lock icon in quick settings in Lollipop on Nexus 5

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I've seen in several reviews that Lollipop comes with a new rotation lock icon in quick settings:

ArsTechnica:

But my phone doesn't have it:

Click image for larger version

How can I get the rotation toggle to show up?


texts: View Installed Apps on particular Device on play.google.com

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Before the redesign of play.google.com (the website, not the Android app), there was a way of viewing what apps where installed on a device of yours and what apps where in your library but not installed on the specific device.

After the redesign I have not been able to find this option to view your apps library broken down as such.

Is it still possible to view your apps library as two lists, one list of apps installed on a particular device and another of apps not installer on that device?


texts: My Samsung S7 keeps getting popups saying that "Google Play Services has stopped" and restarting itself

texts: My Samsung S7 keeps getting popups saying that Google Play Services or Knox Enrollment keeps stopping while I'm setting up my phone. It was constantly restarting beforehand, so I factory reset it, but it's doing the same thing it was a few days ago when I bought the phone and set it up the first time. Did I just get a bad phone?


texts: Phone doesn't recognize xinput controller

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So i bought this controller that can switch between xinput and dinput and it came with a usb otg cable so i thought "Hey why don't i try to connect it to my phone" so i did. At first i was a bit disappointed cause it didn't work, but after a while i tried switching to dinput and it worked. My PC recognizes it as a xinput controller and the games work perfectly, so the controller isn't the problem.

Additional details:
Huawei P9 lite
Android 7.0

Pls halp thx


texts: Where does Android store fingerprint data?

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I am looking for the files that correspond to the recorded fingerprints on my Nexus 6P and a way to "reset" the fingerprint system. Something similar to how Android stores lock screen settings (pattern etc.) under /data/system/locksettings.db*, and you can remove the lock screen by deleting these files (if you have root access).

The reason I am asking is because after a TWRP restore on a new Nexus 6P, my fingerprint hardware is not working anymore. The error message is Fingerprint hardware not available. Also see this question: "Fingerprint hardware not available" after TWRP restore

All five previously recorded fingerprints show up on the settings UI, but I am not able to delete them by clicking "Delete".


texts: Boot loop: The user data partition cannot be used again, please select opertion as follows

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I have a Huawei Y330-U05 cell phone (with Android Jelly Bean). Today, I was browsing the web as usual, when the cell phone suddenly restarted by itself. When the phone was back on again, it displayed an image with the following text:

EmergencyData
The user data partition cannot be used again, please select opertion as follows.

Backup

Factory data reset

Reboot
                                                                       Yes

(See the image here.)
As I already have a backup, I selected Factory data reset, but this option won't reset the phone.
I have also tried a hard reset. I turned the phone on holding the power key and the volume up key at the same time, and then I selected wipe data/factory reset. After selecting Yes -- delete all user data, the phone displayed a message stating the operation had been successful. But when the phone restarts, nothing has actually been reset or erased from my phone.
I'm unable to use my phone because it keeps restarting over and over again and showing the EmergencyData screen.
So, I went here and downloaded the HUAWEI Y330 Firmware (a .zip file). After extracting the .zip file, I found a folder named dload. This folder contains a single file named UPDATE.APP.
I tried following the instructions in this video (in this video, the process finishes successfully). Basically, I copied the UPDATE.APP file to an SD card. Then, I restarted the phone and selected apply update from sdcard, but the file UPDATE.APP doesn't show up for me to select it. Maybe it's not working for me because the downloaded UPDATE.APP file is for Huawei Y330-U15 or because I'm doing something wrong. How should install the file successfully in order to restore my phone? Thanks in advance!


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I have forwarded machine port to emulator using following command

adb forward tcp:1234 tcp:8080

I wanted to see currently what all ports are forwarded to avoid any conflicts. How to do that ?


texts: ADB commands to get the adb version of mobile phone

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This might sound stupid, but after reading this post (which seem complete) I still dont see how to get the "abd version" of my android, the output I expect is something like this Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.31. I tried (based on this answer)adb shell and then adb version and I get /system/bin/sh: version: not found.

The reason I want to know it is to see if it is compatible with the adb version I have in my desk. Thanks!

UPDATE:
Although I could not see the adbd version of my android. At the end I did not matter as I could command my phone from my desk using the last release of adb here. So thanks all anyway for their contributions, cuz although I did not get exactly what I wanted it help me to reach the a solution to my problem.


texts: Google Play auto-update of other apps causes YouTube video to pause

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I have set my Google Play to automatically update apps when the phone charging and connected to WiFi. This is convenient to keep apps up-to-date.

The problem is, I may also want to watch new videos from my YouTube subscriptions right after I plugged the phone in to charge. But the auto-update kicks in and after each app update is installed, the video in YouTube suddenly pauses. I can tap Play to resume the video, but the video pauses again after the next update is installed.

It doesn't matter what apps are being updated. If there are 15 apps getting updated while I play a long video, the video will pause 15 times!

I should add that there is no update for YouTube app itself. The updates are for other apps and it doesn't matter which app is updated. Every single update causes a playing YouTube video to pause. YouTube doesn't quit and it's still on screen, just the video gets paused.

My device is OnePlus 2 running on latest stock Marshmallow. I'm not sure if this is device specific.

Is there any way to fix this?


texts: Chrome Remote Desktop doesn't run in 1080p

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I connect to my laptop via my Galaxy Tab S 8.4 tablet.  When I do I expect my tablet to have a nice sharp look to it, but I see blurring artifacts on screen - it seems that some sort of lower resolution is used despite my tablet being capable of 1600 x 2560.  I am able to control my laptop so I know the app works correctly, I just am disappointed with the visuals.

Is there someway to force Remote Desktop to use a crisp resolution?


texts: Android device does not display Google contacts in correct sort order

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I cannot get Google Contacts to display my contacts in alphabetical order sorted by surname, with surname shown first.
The problem has existed since about a fortnight after I bought the phone almost a year ago although the operating system and the Contacts app have obviously been updated since then.
I'm currently running Android 11.1 (Oppo ColorOS 11.1) with (Google) Contacts 3.41.1.361694705 . The settings show

Display -> Sort by -> Surname
Name format -> Surname first
Edit contacts -> Default account for new contacts -> Device

... but despite the settings, Contacts shows surname first (as wanted) but always sorts in first-name order! This is true whether I access Contacts directly, or though the Phone interface.
Curiously, if, from within Signal Messenger, I go to attach a contact card to a Signal message, then Contacts displays the contacts correctly (i.e., in alphabetical order by surname, with surname shown first). And just to be clear, this is not the Signal Messenger contact list I'm talking about here; this is the complete Google Contacts list.
What is the likely cause of the problem?
Is this a well-known bug?
Where is the sorting done? On the device, as one would hope, or by having Google do it?


texts: Text message on multiple Messaging applications on same device

texts: Presently, I am using stock Message app(Lineage 14.1, System app). Now, I have installed and made Google Messenger as default app(installed from Play Store). When a message is received, a message notification is displayed(Google Messenger). I opened Google messenger app and deleted that  message. But, while I opened stock message app, the deleted message still visible. Why is this so?


texts: Can I change the hardware button mapping with CM9 (Samsung Galaxy S2)?

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I have a GS II and recently flashed to CM9  - I wanted to know if there's any way to map the hardware buttons back to the TouchWiz shortcuts - specifically the long press menu button = search (I really used that and seriously miss it).

On that note - I also wanted to know if there are any TouchWiz ports of only the shortcuts (right swipe call / left swipe message etc.) for CM9 or any other slim/clean ICS ROM.


texts: how to measure the RSSI strength signal between peers using wifi direct?

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there is no feature to measure the RSSI between peers in Wifi-direct, so how to get RSSI between them.

actually i go under API for WIFI to see how they measure WIFI RSSI So i see that they send Command as parameter to native method, but i can't catch this command!!!

in this method wifi_send_command in wifi.c from this link.

as i know Android is under linux, the iwconfig is linux command to get the wireless information interface, if i used it can i get the Wifi direct information ? or it is just return the access points network information?

anyone have any idea about this ?


texts: How to make an incoming call silent while the phone is in general mode?

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Now I am using Lenovo K8 plus.

How to make incoming call sound to silent mode while mobile in "general" mode.

On Xiaomi Redmi mobiles, if a call coming with sound, I just flip the phone and it will go to silent mode. This feature is available on Lenovo smartphones?


texts: how to recover data from a broken mobile phone which has an inbuilt storage only

texts: My Lenovo Zuk z1 came under a bus and it broken into pieces. Is there any possible way from which I can recover some data from it as it contains some memorable moments of my nephew  adding that Zuk z1 does not have a external memory?


texts: How does AOSP on a dual sim smartphone handle data? Does it provide the option to choose the SIM when I do tethering or use the native hotspot?


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I like to use the built-in dictionary that suggests words when I use SMS or Hangouts.
It works okay but I'd like to edit some of the words it suggests.

Where can I edit the built-in dictionary? Is there a function for it?


texts: Are there USB settings in CyanogenMod 10? If so, where?

texts: When I shut off USB Debugging in the developer settings I get a USB Mass Storage prompt upon connecting the device to my computer.  However, for the life of me I can't find a place to shut off this prompt (i.e., turn it into a notification rather than have the window pop up) or change to MTP mode (I'm assuming I no longer get Kies mode — I have a Vibrant).  Does this exist?


texts: Why am I not receiving network signals on a Samsung S3 T-999?

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I just bought a Samsung S3 T-999. The problem is when I switch the cellphone on, it connects to my network but just for a second. The moment that second is gone, I lose signal completely.  So it's not like the IMEI is corrupted or something. Moreover, the phone is not asking for an unlock code at all, so I assume it is unlocked too.

What could possibly be the problem? How can I solve it?

This is the screenshot:


texts: Add users not showing in Jelly Bean 4.2 on TF300

texts: I have a Asus T300. After upgrading to 4.2 I added 3 users for my children. I need to add one more. At my owner account it is not showing add users any more. Does anyone know why?


texts: Tethering Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (GT-P3110) via Nokia E71

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I have a data plan on my Nokia E71 phone, and I would like to share it for my brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (GT-P3110) which has no 3G. Bluetooth would be fine as would creating a WiFi hotspot, however so far I haven't gotten any method to do the trick. Even wired by USB would be fine, if it just worked.

On the Nokia E71 I have JoikuSpot installed, but stock Android ICS does not work with the ad hoc network that it creates. I rooted the tab and tried installing different versions of wpa_supplicant that I could find, but none of them really worked on this tab.
I have paired the devices using Bluetooth, which appears to work fine – however, I don't know how exactly I could get connected to the internet. I believe there is something obvious that I've missed here. If I need some app (in either end), please tell me which app. (I guess it basically does not work because Nokia does no PAN while Android is ignorant of DUN, but I might be very wrong.)
I don't have any cables that I could use to connect the devices by USB or similar, but if a working solution exists, I would be happy to buy some. (I've already used many many hours for this.)

EDIT: I no longer have the Nokia phone, nor the Samsung Tab, so I cannot really test the suggestions posted here. As far as I am concerned, this question can be closed. (While I do understand that any answers might be helpful for other people, I still cannot test whether they work or not. Therefore, it also does not make a lot of sense to accept any answer, does it?)


texts: What does "H" mean in the signal indicator?

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I understand that the colour of the signal indicator tells me whether or not I've got a connection to Google servers or not, but what is the "H" that sometimes pops up?

Usually my indicator says "3G":

But, in addition to having an "H" now and again, sometimes it has no letters at all:

I assume this is telling something about what kind of data network I'm on, or not on, but what exactly is happening?


texts: Can I charge my android cell phone with another usb chager?

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I have an Android phone and a Tablet. Sometimes, when traveling, I just want to take one of the chargers. Is this ok?

Can I just use any usb based charger in any android phone or tablet or can there be differences leading to issues in battery life?

Although there are several questions about this here, I didn't see the situation where one uses a charger with a lower intensity to charge an equipment that is supplied with a charger with higher intensity.

Another thing that may happen (I ask) is if there are some flavors of Android refuse to charge when the wrong intensity is given?


texts: Getting "Downloading... Do not turn off target!" when trying to boot into recovery mode

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I just installed Cyanogenmod on my Samsung Galaxy S2. I want to
install Google Services app ZIP. For that I have to reboot the phone in recovery mode. But it is only showing

  Downloading... Do not turn off target!

What should be done?


texts: How do I drag apps from one home page to another?

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I upgraded from Galaxy Mega to Galaxy S6 Edge +.

In Mega, I can drag one app from one home page to another without going through the ones in between.

In S6E+, it seems that I have to go through each page. I use folders, but it's still a hassle.

Must I really go through each page? If no, how can I go drag to another page?


texts: Is the old app uninstalled when it is upgraded?

texts:
i want to know when an upgrade is available for an app
obviously a new apk is there. So is it that the old apk is uninstalled and new apk is installed ?


texts: Downgrade nVidia Shield to Android 4.4 KitKat

texts: I mistakenly installed 5.0 Lollipop on my nVidia Shield tablet, and I regret it. Is there a way to revert back to KitKat? I've tried finding a way, but no luck so far.


texts:
An update fixed my problem. It was - as I suspected - just a bug.

Recently I upgrade my Samsung s4, and now every time when I get a message via SMS, the text - and background - all white?:

(Click image to enlarge)

I tried messing with the settings, but still my messages won't show up?

How can I read my SMS messages again?

Phone Info

Samsung S4(GT-I9505)
Android version 5.0.1.


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List all directory in storage with adb :
adb shell ls -a   /storage
.
..
emulated
sdcard0
self

I want to list all directory located in  /storage/emulated:
adb shell ls -a   /storage/emulated
ls: /storage/emulated: Permission denied

Add sudo to list again:
sudo adb shell ls -a   /storage/emulated
ls: /storage/emulated: Permission denied

How can i get the permission then?


texts:
My phones touchscreen has been gradually failing for a few months, so before it dies completely I rooted it and installed Webkey so I can control it via a browser. Of course that requires the wifi to be on, so what I want to do is plug the phone into my computer and turn on the wifi on from the adb shell (which I've done, and it works fine).
The thing is, adb doesn't see my phone unless I manually set the connection mode to MTP, and I won't be able to do that when the touchscreen goes completely unresponsive.

So, how would I set my phone to automatically use MTP when I connect it via USB?

It's an Alcatel OneTouch 993, running Android 4.0.4.


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Is there an app that can control the volume of notifications for separate apps like SMS and Gmail? I searched around and found a number of old threads that says it's not possible.  There was an app called WhoIsIt that did what I was looking for but it seems to have been discontinued.

Otherwise I guess I'll have to make a custom ringtone that's louder than normal and use different ringtones for SMS and Gmail.

I'm on Android 2.3 btw.


texts: Read/Unread email option does not hold, reverts to Most Recent in Galaxy S3 4.1.1

texts: I like to sort my email by read/unread on my Galaxy S3.  I could set that option in the sort by before I upgraded to 4.1.1.  It worked great before the upgrade.  Now it just reverts back to the Most Recent (by date) option.  I have to set it to sort by read/unread everytime I read my mail now.  Any ideas how to set a sort option which will stick?


texts: How can I display my Android on my PC monitor?

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I have scoured the Internet and come here as my last hope.

I currently have the Galaxy S4, M919v. I own two 24 inch Samsung monitors.

Is there any method for me to display my Android screen onto one of my monitors?

I want to basically play my Android games, using my Android phone, but have them displayed on my monitors. My 24 inch monitor has the same resolution as my phone, so I figure the graphics should be great.

I am trying to find a WIFI/micro-usb cable solution to this problem without buying any types of additional connectors.


texts: How can I get a overview and manage the default applications for file types?

texts:
Most OSs show a nice summary about which application will be used to open a certain file type. Android does not seem to have such a function.

How can I track and manage the default applications?


texts: Phone interrupted during first charge, battery damage?

texts:
Got my new Sony Xperia Go and after draining its initial power, plugged it in to charge. Red light was on, but the battery icon did not show that it was busy charging.

So I unplugged it and reconnected. Now the green light is on and the phone shows 100% charged. This is impossible as it was only plugged in for a few seconds.

Did I just destroy my battery?? It's plugged in now with a green light showing. Is it charging?


texts: How to use Socks4 proxy on Android 10 without rooting your device?

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I have a Socks4 proxy and I need to configure it in my mobile so that all traffic of the apps goes through that proxy. How can I configure Socks4 proxy without rooting the mobile ?
I have seen 'ProxyDroid' on 'Google Play Store' but it needs the phone to be rooted. Tried Another app 'Drony' but not able to successfully make the connection. I might be doing something wrong.
Please suggest a solution


texts: Help to recover accidently deleted calendar data

texts:
OK so I have a lot of appointments in an outlook calendar (about 12 each day). It was synced to my Galaxy 3G. I wanted to delete all of them for one day, so deleted multiple appointments but I didn't get the option to specify whether I wanted to delete a single event or a recurring event - and as a default it deleted all recurring events (hence all of my future appointments .. lots!).
I decided to sync with my outlook calendar thinking that it would replace all of the deleted appointments, however it synced in the other direction and has wiped them all from my outlook calender as well as my phone calender.
Really could do with some advice how to 'undo' the delete on the phone or where else I may find the original data to recover it (I have looked at the outlook calendar and the data is not in the trash as it would be if I had deleted the data via outlook itself).


texts: Nexus 6 no longer turns on, now that I have flashed a Marshmallow ROM + bootloader

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I have a Google Nexus 6 (Telus/AT&T) and I had been successfully running the Lollipop version of Chroma for months now.
Yesterday I flashed Chroma Marshmallow ROM, and the recommended Google Apps, along with the MRA58K bootloader. Everything went well and I successfully booted into the ROM. After my apps were restored, I rebooted the phone and everything worked just fine.
This morning, I used Titanium Backup to restore my back up of Adblock. After it restored successfully, it prompted me to reboot. Then the phone shut down and I haven't been able to turn the phone on. I am not even able to get into recovery.
Not quite sure what has happened here. The phone rebooted successfully several times since the successful flash. I have had my Nexus 6 charging for quite a while now with the stock USB cable and adapter and still nothing.
When I plug my phone in to my Win10 PC via the USB cable, I get nothing (it would register before).
Is this a sign of flashing the incorrect bootloader? How can I tell what is actually wrong? Is my phone bricked?
I have checked the Chroma thread and even made an XDA post requesting assistance. But there have been no leads so far.
Edit to answer @unforgettableid questions;

When you charge your phone, does any LED light up?

No, no LED lights up. Mind you, no LEDs would light light up on a stock Nexus 6 anyhow.

When you hold down your phone's power button for ten or fifteen seconds, what happens? Does the phone vibrate (signalling that it's getting ready to boot up?) Does the screen's backlight turn on? What do you see, hear, and feel?

Absolutely nothing happens. No vibration, no back light. It is like the battery is dead, however it has been charging for well over an hour now using stock cable and adapter (plugged into AC)
[2015-11-10] Edit to answer additional @unforgettableid questions;

Please plug a battery (which is not full) into the phone.

Can the phone successfully charge the battery? Does any voltage travel between the phone and the battery?

Not sure how to plug in a battery to the phone. The battery in the Nexus6 cannot be removed.

Do you happen to own a clamp ammeter?

I do not.

Do you happen to have access to a thermal-imaging camera?

No.

Do you happen to have access to a JTAG box?

No.

Does your phone have JTAG pins? 8. How hard are they to access?

Not 100% sure, but it sounds like you shouldn't need to go that route with a Nexus 6.

Please boot up Linux. Enter lsusb. What do you see? Enter dmesg. What do you see?

lsusb output:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 1bcf:2883 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.
Bus 003 Device 006: ID 13d3:3362 IMC Networks Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 2001:3314 D-Link Corp.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

dmesg output:
pastebin

you may also start a dedicated thread

XDA thread
I also tried this approach but even after installing all of the drivers, I do not get a response when the Nexus is plugged into the PC, and thus can't rescue it.


texts: Unable to dismiss calender alerts on Droid RAZR after 4.0.4 update

texts: I updated my Droid RAZR to Android 4.0.4 last month. Ever since then I can't dismiss my calendar alerts. No matter what I do they just keep repeating every 5 minutes. I've tried using the dismiss button, the "X" to delete, and tried swiping the notification, but 5 minutes later I get a repeat notification. After about 30 minutes or so, they finally quit, but this is getting extremely annoying since I live by my calendar.


texts:
Apologies if this is an elementary question.

I have called up the voicemail service and I listen to the first message; I'm then invited to press a key to save, delete, and so forth, but the screen has gone blank and there is no key to press. How do I recover the keyboard so that I can select an option?

A second problem then presented itself; that not only is there no key to select an option, there is no key to end the call either. The only way I could do this was to take the battery out of the back.

This can't be what the designer intended, but there is no guidance given any of the manuals I have been able to find.

Can anyone give me a pointer to an idiot's guide?

Edit: It is a Samsung Galaxy (can't say what model number), and it has no protective devices attached to it.


texts: I am trying to operate an otg cabe with my Galaxy fame but am getting nowhere. When I run host diagnostic it doesnt recognise the phone Anyone help?


texts: Cant' uninstall app; it shows up on home screen but not app drawer or installed apps list

texts:
An app called APP Lock installed on my phone yesterday and I have no clue how it got there. I can't find the app under the Play Store installed apps, my app drawer, or any folder within the system that might be related to it. I've looked in different folders to find where it might be installed but can't find it at all. It doesn't show up under Device Administrators either, the only trace of the app existing is it's icon on my home screen.

When I open it it lists my installed apps and asks if I want to "protect my privacy" in broken English. I think it's malware so I want to get rid of it.

Is there any way to cleanly remove it or at least find where it's installed?


texts: Malicious Virus/Trojan on my phone, hard to remove

texts:
I have been recently concerned about a malicious software on my phone, basically - the trojan/virus acts silently in the background, it increases battery drain, gives regular (and system apps) overpowered permissions and installs 'icon' programs that are a link shortcut to a possibly malicious website which I would rather not like to open.

The built-in browser is like an infected zone in which I do not go because its filled with ads, fake 'virus' warnings for every site I open.

Some of the recent 'icons' that have been downloaded are named 'loopscoop' and a what seems to me - possibly named Japanese or Chinese game, can't really tell by the letters. Here are the images.

INFO: Factory resets did not work, nor did Malwarebytes or any other antivirus detect it. It's a VIVAX FLY 3 phone.


texts: How to force SELinux to permissive even when setenforce 0 is not working and kernel was 100% permissive when flashed?

texts: I don't know what to do, I'm using Samsung Note 3 (Exynos) - N900 with custom Resurrection Remix 5.8.5 ROM (Android 7.1.2) with it's own permissive kernel and rooted with Magisk. Yesterday it turned to enforcing status, then SPenCommand stopped working. And when I tried to setenforce 0 in terminal, it gave me error: invalid argument. I don't want to flash phone again, backup takes a lot of time, as well as restoring, because I have very old PC and I flashed it on friend's laptop who is now 50 miles away and won't come just because of this (my computer still uses USB 1.1 interface - I know it's garbage but its working for 15 years stable. Any suggestions how to do it on phone itself, would be helpful. Please help me somebody :)


texts: Text App that supports Keyboard shortcuts

texts:
I'm a writer and i've just gotten a keyboard for my asus transformer (3.2 Honeycomb). However the included polaris office doesn't do keyboard shortcuts like CRTL i (for italics). Anyone know of any text editing app that supports these?

It would be great if it suported docx files but any text editor would do.


texts: okay, what about the pictures on my SD card?

texts:
Will I be able to see my pictures on my home computer if they've been on an encrypted SD cell phone card? If that answer is no, that means I won't be able to use my SD card to make any prints of my pictures, correct?  If that's the case, how do I unencrypt my SD card? Or how do I change the setting for saving my pictures to my SD card? If I do this, how can I ever make prints of any of my pictures? I admit I take many family pics bc no one lives close by ~
it would be so nice to see some of them framed and around the house instead of only getting to look at them while sitting at the computer. Thanks again


texts: How To Edit TwLauncher lnk path/application/label

texts: How does one edit TwLauncher home-screen shortcuts (lnk) internal information (NOT JUST ICON) to change application/path/title-text?; Where is the homescreem layout/presentation/shortcut information hiding? Why isn't this information available from the HelpSystem? How can I edit my help system? What evil has hidden this information so effectively? How do I edit shortcuts on ADW .launcher? How do I go about finding/learning how to findout how to edit information on ANY given launcher?


texts: Removing multiple entries easily from the Google Play Store's "My apps & games" library

texts:
I have so many apps in my Google Play Store's library, and I want to delete all of them. However, individually deleting each one would be tedious.

Are there any easier/more convenient ways to remove multiple apps from there?


texts:
I've bought an HTC Desire HD yesterday with Android 2.2 Froyo and HTC Sense. So I migrated my calendar items manually and it seemed to pick up some connections from my Facebook and my Twitter, which was nice..

But:

From time to time the calendar app just becomes really really slow for some reason, the sync icon is running, and the items just won't open. When this happens I keep staring at a blank screen for about 20 seconds which is really annoying...

When I check out what he is syncing its always either Facebook, or the Google calendar.

I already tried to switch these things off, but it does not seem to help :( ...

It even goes to the point where the whole calendar app just crashes, or even takes HTC Sense with it..

How can I make the calendar fast?

Thanks in advance!


texts: Broken, unresponsive screen: how to recover data on this otherwise working phone?

texts:
today my Huawei Ascend P7 has met its sad end, falling 2 meters to its screen-death. The phone still rings, turns on and off, and the volume buttons still work, but the screen doesn't work at all. It will not let me transfer data without accepting the connection in the phone, so I can't just go in with Android File Transfer. I have found guides for Samsung phones and Motorola phones, but I can't find one that will work with my Chinese Hauwei phone.

I do have Google Play activated and it lets me remotely install apps, if that helps.

  Is there a generic method of recovering data from the phone with a broken screen?

Other notes: I my phone should have Android 4.4. It does not have an SD card, but I can find one if that would help. It does not have any special settings on, just standard Android.


texts: Hi I was wondering someone here had a solution to my problem. I have rooted my tablet, created a ext4 partition and installed link2sd. I did this because I kept running out of space. The problem I am having is that the app size is much larger in application manager then in link2sd. For example I had the walking dead game installed which shows as1.25 gigs in app manager however only about 35 mb in link2nd so when I create the link it only saves me 35mb. Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Phone Dead after Format all+ download sp flash tool

texts: Recently i have used SP flash tool for flashing Micromax Canvas a1. I flashed successfully. But i am unable to start the OS. So once again i done "format all+download". But now my phone completely dead . Please help any one how to write NVRAM files (including factory logo and imei no).. But still i am able to flash the mobile using SP flash tool. But mobile not getting ON.. Please help any one


texts: I am stuck at the Google Verification page

texts:
When I try to login in to google after hard resetting the device, it says ''unable to sign into device due to a recent password change. please try to sign in again 24 hours''.
I waited for 2 years without it working, i even changed my google password a couple of times.
Please help
my device is an Alcatel 1T 10


texts: Call custom emergency number from lockscreen

texts:
Ok, basically, what I want, is to provide Android phone to child, locked by passcode (or gesture), and allow the child to call parents (two numbers) from locked device.

My current available target device is SDK 22, Android 5.1, but I will not limit the answers to this target.

What is not correct answer:

something along the lines of setting ICE info, this won't allow to call, just to display ICE phone numbers
modifying the SIM card data, as this is not possible generally and not available in my case
solutions requiring ROOTing the device, as this is not possible in my case
solutions using CALL_PRIVILEGED, as this permission is protected and not achievable without ROOTing the device or having custom ROM
Solutions using Samsung or other proprietary emergency dialers, as the devices I target, do not use any such measure, and look like this

What I've tried to do is

Creating custom notification intent on the lockscreen, which would use ACTION_CALL intent and android.permission.CALL_PHONE permission

this is not working solution, as CALL_PHONE requires unlocking the device

Creating custom notification intent on the lockscreen, which would send out SMS to pre-defined numbers

this works, however it might be pricey, and I consider this the last resort option
this also does/might not resolve the emergency cases, child might got into, because the reaction time depends on parents having the phone volume up and calling back right-away


texts:
This week, the Google Play Store is behaving very strangely. It can download or update a single app but not both without being killed!

There was an update for Chrome this morning, so I went to Google Play Store and clicked on the Update button. It then downloads the app, reaching 100% pretty quickly and hangs there forever, OK well I let it do that for an hour or so (but tried overnight with previous updates). Then, if I Force Stop the Google Play Services and restart it, it automatically does the install in a few seconds. If I try again to update another app, it downloads to 100% and hangs.

This very strange. Up to last week everything was working fine and no new apps were installed but there was about 9 or 10 updated. Since then, I must download and update one at a time, killing the Google Play Store between each!

Versions involved:

Android 7.0 Kernel 3.18.31 Build NPP25.137-76
Phone is rooted, has been for over a month.
Google Play Store 8.1.30.S-all
Google Play Services 11.5.17 [UPDATED]
Google Play Services for Instant Apps 1.20-release-166886311 (WTH is this?, don't remember seeing it before)

How can I fix this and have Google Play Store working normally again?

Used to be able to install and update many apps without killing the Google Play Services.


texts: Android encryption and Native Library Storage Locations

texts:
I have written an app that uses a native shared library via the android NDK

When that app is installed on the phone where does the .so file get stored?

Also, is there only one or multiple copies of that .so file on the phone?

I am particularly interested to know whether the .so file is stored in a location that would be encrypted if I were to enable encryption on the phone.


texts: Avoid scrolling through the months 411 times

texts:
Several times I have seen the birth date picker be a calendar popup that it seems you can only scroll through. As I am 411 months old, it's obviously a rather tedious task to scroll to my birth date. Am I missing something? Is there some way to enter it instead?

I'm using a Samsung Note 8 with android 9 kernel version 4.4.153.


texts: How can I repeat each song in a playlist n times?

texts:
I have a playlist with 3 songs: a.mp3, b.mp3 and c.mp3. I want to have it play as follows. When I play the playlist, a.mp3 plays for 4 times. Then it goes to b.mp3 and plays it for 4 times. Lastly, it goes to c.mp3 and plays it for 4 times. When it finishes, it goes to start and play the cycle again.

Is there a way to do this, either by setting up the stock player appropriately, or by installing some third-party app which supports repeat counts?


texts: Chrome To Phone error "Device not registered for user"

texts:
I installed Chrome to Phone on my Droid 2 device and everytime I try to send a webpage to my phone, I get this error "Device not registered for user."

Does anyone have any ideas?

Additional Information

Google Chrome version: 11.0.696.77

Windows 7


texts: Lock password required after some time of not using it

texts:
Unlocking my phone every time gets a bit annoying, but I still want the phone to be locked for security purposes.

Is there a way for the phone to ask me for my passcode only if I haven't used the phone for longer than say 30 minutes?

This way if my phone is lost it will still have the password protection, and when I am using my phone in short spurts it won't force me to enter the password.

Nexus 6p
Android 7 Nougat


texts: Why does a contact show up in call log, but not in contact application?

texts:
I have a friend with a Sony Xperia Z3 compact experiencing a problem where a contact is accessible from the call log, but not from the contacts application.

Contact does not show up in contacts application.
In the call log, there is an option for view contact, but not for add contact. When viewing the contact, there is a manually added note.
Synchronization of Google Contacts is on.

How do I get the contact to show in the contacts application normally?


texts: How to remove android chrome notification requests?

texts:
Phone:
samsung s10

runs android

Sometimes when i visit "certain" websites, the site requests to send notifications to me through chrome. How do I remove these chrome site notification requests from random websites? I dont see any locations for removal.

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Similar to this question:

How to permanently remove a particular Chrome notification from Android mobile phone?

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texts: How do I export display to Android native X server?

texts: I downloaded Ubuntu precise with Complete Linux Installer which uses VNC by default. Then I found a native X server on Google Play and I'd like to try it. I read somewhere I must export display, but I don't know how to.


texts: I have Karbonn A1+, android system of my phone totally hanged. i want format my phone and reinstall operating system. please suggest me method. (Android Operating System : Android 2.3 Gingerbread)


texts: Viber- re-installed 4 times, doesn't receive messages

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I'll be soo grateful if someone can help me here:(
I installed APK Viber on my android and i cant get messages from any of my contacts. ever. They get my message and my status is online but i dont get any messages. I also downloaded desktop version but it doesn;t show messages either. I reinstalled 4 times. Sounds familiar?

Thanks in advance!


texts:
From time to time I get a window with spam on a Galaxy Tab 3.

If I press multitask key i get the name of the app is "Ads", but i don't have any app called "Ads".

My first question is why after pressing multitask key I cannot long press on the title of the thumbnail of the application to go to the application settings, and reveal its real name? (I can do that in a Nexus 6).

My second question is how to identify this application if I cannot fix previous question.


texts: What determines how long the task switcher stays up?

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Samsung Note II running OctOS M, but I have seen this phenomenon with multiple phones and versions of Android going back to 2.x

When you bring up the task switcher in Android, sometimes it stays up until you're done, somtimes it goes back to the home screen while you are swiping/closing apps.

What determines how long you stay in the task switcher?  What other apps or settings impact that functionality?


texts:
I downloaded Compass program for Android and tried to bring strong magnet close to it. The pointed remained stable, as if there was no magnet nearby.

Here is the video proof on YouTube.

I have checked other devices, including iPad Air 2 and they showed similar behavior. This is drastically differs from conventional compass behavior. Also, neither device show correct cardinal directions, except conventional compass.

Why doesn't Android compass react to magnet?

UPDATE

Note, that magnetic field value definitely increasing when magnet is approaching.

So, the actual question is how do they try to distinguish between Earth magnetic field and magnet's magnetic field?

Also, note, that direction shown by compass is INCORRECT relatively to conventional compass.


texts: Windows can't identify Samsung captivate glide

texts:
I've Samsung Captivate Glide (i927). When I try to connect the phone to the PC windows says USB Device unrecognized. I've installed the latest version of Samsung Kies, and also installed Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.14.0 from the official Samsung site. Still I cannot connect my phone to the PC.

I tried to install the Samsung mobile composite driver manually also. It installed successfully but gives an error that the device cannot start code 10. And again the phone is detected as "Unknown device".

I've also tried to change the PDA USB mode in phoneutils by *#7284#, still no luck.

Can anyone tell me how to solve this problem? I'm using Windows-7 Ultimate 32-bit Desktop computer.


texts: Disable SMS (Messaging) icon in for a Contact

texts: When you tap the contact icon for someone, it always offers to let you SMS a phone number. What if you do not want to ever SMS that number, is there a checkbox somewhere that lets you turn off that method of communication for a specific number in the Contacts database?


texts: Why does my galaxy s4 tell me in my messages content not supported

texts: While I am texting random contacts when they reply to my texts it'll tell me content not supported....why? Its very annoying


texts: How do I prevent my phone from restarting after a System Update?

texts:
Phone: Mobicel TRENDY_LITE
Android: 8.1.0

For about two days now, I have been receiving many Security and System Updates.

Every time an update is ready, my phone restarts without permission.

After each update, my phone seems slower than the last one.

What can I do? All the help is appreciated.


texts: Custom notification sound for particular Hangout keeps reverting

texts:
On my stock, unrooted Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.4.2, with Hangouts version 6.0.107278502 set as my default SMS app, I have the following settings (only giving you those I deem potentially relevant):

General Settings

Enable merged conversations: yes
SMS

SMS account: (my gmail)
Send SMS from: Carrier number
SMS sound: Flowers

Account Settings

Notifications

Hangouts messages & invites

Notifications: yes
Sound: Hangouts Message
Vibrate: yes

Google Voice SMS

Sound: Hangouts Message
Vibrate: yes

Additionally, I have set custom sounds under People & options for three conversations. One is for 40404, the short-code for texts from Twitter; which is set to:

Chat message sound: Chirps

This is so that I can ignore that particular notification if I'm even remotely busy, since Twitter messages are generally less important than a text from a friend.

Another is for another short-code, this one for deals from a local pizza place:

Chat message sound: Good news

The only other custom sound I have set is for my wife, so I can make sure I always read her messages, even I'm in an important meeting; her message could be even more important. For her, I chose the sound I found to be easiest to hear when the phone is in my pocket, yet not an annoying sound to hear often if I should receive many messages in a short timespan:

Chat message sound: Pure bell

While this conversation history does include some SMS (and possibly also MMS) messages, our standard practice is to use Hangouts messages between each other.

The problem is, every so often (on average, two or three times per week), my wife's notification sound spontaneously changes to Chirps, causing me to miss her messages because I think "that's just Twitter". If I open up the Hangout and go into People & options, the sound setting has been changed. I change it back, and it takes effect, but eventually it reverts back to Chirps again.

One time I actually "observed" the change as it happened: I was actively using the Hangouts app, and had exchanged messages with my wife within the last few minutes. As I was looking at my conversation list, the screen blanked, and then the splash screen appeared, along with a toast notification "Signed in as d***@gmail.com" - apparently Hangouts had crashed and restarted itself. When the next message arrived from my wife a few moments later, it played the Chirps sound.
The change coincided with Hangouts experiencing some kind of crash! On that one occasion, anyway.

My question is:
Why is this happening, why only for this one Hangout and not for any others, why does it always change to Chirps (i.e., why not the default sound of Flowers or Hangouts message), and, most importantly, how can I prevent it from continuing to happen?

I'll accept any answer that fulfills the last part of the question; the rest would be interesting information, but should be considered optional.


texts: Trying to move a photo album from my S6 phone to my HP computer. I asked computer for help and it told me to go to drop down bar on my phone and hit the USB icon. There isn't one there. I went to settings and could not find it there either. All I really want to do is move some photos from my phone to Shutterfly. Can anyone help me?


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I have a Lenovo K8 Note. Yesterday I put my phone on charging when it was on 2% and I slept. When I woke up my battery was 100% but my phone was off. I don't know what could have caused it. My phone is new and my charger works fine.
Moreover, is there any feature that turns the phone on when it is put to charging or if the phone turns 100. Something like that?


texts: Can't turn on developer mode on Galaxy Tab S5e

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Trying to turn developer mode on on this tablet of a client. I'm not familiar with it, I went here:

Settings -> About tablet -> Software Information -> Build Number

Tapping the build number does nothing. This is supposed to work on all Android devices too. No matter how many times I click on it nothing happens.

Any ideas?


texts: Does uninstalling updates to system apps wipe the data for it?

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Non-rooted users can't uninstall system apps but are able to uninstall updates to them such that they are reverted to the base version of the app that shipped with the system image.

When a user does this operation, does it clear the data for the app?

Context:
Newer versions of an app may write data incompatible with old versions of the app.


texts: Is it possible to run an app twice side by side on the MIUI?

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It is said that with MIUI, it is possible to run the same app twice as if they are on two different phones. (example: WeChat or Line running with a work account and one running with a personal account).

Is it possible to run the same app twice, and side by side on an Xiaomi Redmi 4X with MIUI 8?  Or is it only possible to show them one at a time?

If it is only possible to show one at a time, you can't really play some games such as Pokemon Go and do the Raid Battle at the same time using both accounts (since you have to switch screen to one at a time and therefore not play at the same time).

And if it is possible side by side, can it be vertically or horizontally split on the screen, but won't the 2 apps be really small and make it not practical to play at the same time?

Could some screenshot / YouTube video be posted if you are possible to make it happen?


texts: How to install apps to SD card with low internal storage - adoptable, app2sd, Xposed?

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I’ve spent hours today trying to install an app on my 9.0 phone.

App size: ~1.5gb

Internal storage: 13/16gb.

SD card (formatted to adoptable): 4/64gb

I’ve read answers here explaining why it won’t work, others mentioning symlink or terminal commands, and others talking about link2sd and root options.

Basically I have a lot of outdated and incomplete answers from here, with no real verified recent solutions.

I thought this would be a simple search but I’m trying to get a conclusive answer before spending another day fiddling with my phone.

Too bad I can’t use my Stack Overflow rep for a bounty. Thank you fine people for your time.

(If anyone knows a definitive rooted and unrooted solution then hopefully this answer can help someone else looking for a 2020 response.)


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I've updated my S3 Mini, and now i have a question mark on my lock screen, it's right below the time, and right to the date, and above the message "discharging x%"

What is this question mark?