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I am using lenovo A6000+ phone.

I have rooted it earlier with kingroot app, and recently there was system update, so I downloaded update and tried to install it but at the time of rebooting there were options for system recovery, first I choose to "install update from adb sideload" but that gave me an error. so I again restarted my phone and clean the cache, then again rebooted and chose adb sideload but there is nothing happening.

So I again rebooted and chose factory reset. But even after doing factory reset to my phone, it is still giving me options for system recovery.

How can I start my phone, can I install that update externally and start the phone and how?


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I have this weird problem with my Nexus 7:

When the WiFi network on the home router (AirTies) is set to WPA/WPA2 it is always stuck in the "login" phase and never actually connects to the network. The network icon shows that it continuously connects and disconnects.

Now if I switch the network to WPA2 only, the Nexus 7 connects fine. But then, a Mac on the same network keeps forgetting the network and I have to insert the key by hand every time it boots. Switching back to WPA/WPA2 simply reverses the problem.

I accept even suggestions to switch the ADSL/WiFi router, provided that you suggest one that you know works for both machines.


texts: Add Multiple-Contact Messages Widget To Home Screen

texts: Is there a way to add a messages widget to the home screen for a conversation with multiple contacts?


texts: Can you charge a Quick Charge 3.0 phone with a Quick Charge 2.0 mains adapter?

texts:
The Wileyfox Swift 2 is QC3.0 enabled, but the only trusted brand adapter I can get is QC2.0. What happens when you charge a QC3 device using a QC2 adapter?

I noticed several other questions on this StackExchange, but none of them seemed to answer this particular scenario.


texts: Can I change the gmail account associated with google play store?

texts: When I got my android phone I had a gmail account, gmail-1, but have now created another account, gmail-2. Is it possible to transfer my play store info (i.e. app download history) from gmail-1 to gmail-2 and set gmail-2 as my primary email?


texts: LG D620r stuck on bootloop after flashing TWRP

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I've recently tried to install Cyanogen Mod for my LG G2 Mini (D620r) - i downloaded all required software and double checked if that's for my phone model. I've rooted the phone, unlocked the bootloader and copied TWRP.img into sdcard and flashed that image using Rashr. Everything went good (i guess if something was not ok with bootloader the app would say something about that) so I booted into recovery mode (using the same app) but there was no TWRP recovery so i tried to flash that image once again. After about 3 tries of flashing and rebooting (all failures) i rebooted once more and got stuck in a boot loop - LG Logo shows up, for a milisecond i can se blue screen just like in TWRP recovery and then it goes black screen and again LG, TWRP, Blackscreen...
Computer can't see my phone, Power + Vol Down and factory reset doesn't work - Is there any way to fix my phone or have i just completely bricked it?


texts:
can I have shortcut to

airplane mode and/or
phone options (power off/airplane mode etc)

I do not like the  current way of holding power on/off button for some time


texts: HTC DESIRE 820, how would I go about rooting this phone?

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I have this HTC desire 820 and I would really like to ROOT this phone. The OS is getting a little long in the tooth and I would love to do something about this. I currently have an aversion towards windows and therefore I run Debian Linux 9.whatever. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks heaps.


texts: Is it possible to recover data from my Xperia X whose screen is shattered(completely black). It's running Android Oreo and USB debugging is OFF. Unfortunately screen replacement is not available in my region for Sony Mobiles anymore :(


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I have my Google Contacts on my PC. I have activated the sync feature in my Note 3 and synced my contacts with google. But when I open my Gmail app on my phone I can't even find the contacts link. I've searched everywhere for contacts and found nothing.
This is maddening!


texts: Is it possible to encrypt system partition with custom rom?

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I have galaxy s9 and i wanted to have lineageos rom.

So i unlocked bootloader and wiped stock firmware of galaxy s9.And then i installed lineageos 15.1 with twrp 3.2.3-0

Then i encrypted phone. I was thinking that by encryption device in adition to data patition, system partion also being encrypted. now i found that just data partition will encrypt and system partition will not encrypt.

so is there any way to protect system partition? in other words is there any way to encrypt system partition?

sorry  for poor english...

thanks

UPDATE :

sorry, It is possible that i am wrong or i don't understand what you mean but
I found from link below Boot verification occures when stock rom is installed and and bootloader is locked. but in my case bootloader is unlocked and therefore verifying not occures.

So i think there is no official way to check integrity of system partition and i should do another things like start a daemon in init.rc for verifying system partition or etc.

Is it true ?

And i should say i put an third-party app in system/app in twrp after mounting system partition and after restart it worked successfully.

Android boot flow


texts: How to Manage (and preferably clear) the `Frequently contacted` list in the Favourites tab

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, with Adroid Version 4.4.2

If you click on Phone and then go to Favourites (The 3rd Tab at the top), you will see 1 or 2 lists:

Favourites
Frequently contacted

I want to know what contributes to contacts being in the Frequently contacted? (SMS, Calls Durations, WhatsApp, Emails)

And secondly, how do I remove a contact from this list?


texts: How do I send my own IR signal the with IR blaster?

texts:
How do I send my own IR signal with the IR blaster?

I have a projector that came with an IR remote that doesn't have an app already. I want to program my galaxyS4 to control it. I have IR receivers that I can see the signal on via an arduino but I'm lost as to how to get to my phones own IR blaster.


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OTA update is defined as update to system's partition, but I read that OTA update is NOT a mere update from the last version.

So, what does it mean :

Does it contain all files in system.img (and other) partition ?

If so, isn't it quite the same as system.img (image of the system parition) ?

Regards,
Ranchu


texts: How do i find apps which weren't installed from Android Market

texts:
The Sky Go application will not work for me because it thinks my Samsung Galaxy Nexus is rooted even though I have never rooted it.

According to the Sky customer service agent I chatted to, this can be because of apps on the phone which weren't installed from the Android Market/Google Play.

I know that I have manually installed an apk or two in the past[1], but I am not sure which apps still on the phone (if any) were installed manually.

So, how can I tell which apps on phone were installed manually and which were installed from the Android Market/Google Play?

[1] Amusingly, the only app I can remember installing manually was the Sky Go app, when it wasn't available to download for Galaxy Nexus phones. It didn't work however, and I removed it.


texts: How to fix a ZTE Score after multiple adjustments

texts: I have recently downloaded Link2SD and made another partition to get more app space and it worked. Even recently, I made a 2nd partition to see if I could create more space, but then when I rebooted, all my apps were gone (Including the Google Play Store, that's on my SD Card). So I booted back into recovery mode and then I performed a backup and restore then tried to reboot. When I tried to reboot, it stayed on the ZTE logo. Then I booted back into recovery mode once more the wipe data, cache, and Dalvik. After I deleted them, It still stayed on the ZTE logo. How do I fix my phone?


texts: Phone number shown as unknown. Always says sender is invalid

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy S SHW-M1105 and it displays my phone number as unknown. Is there a way to change it? And one more when I try to reply a message it says the sender is invalid. Someone please help


texts: How to Sync Screenshots to Google Photos automatically?

texts:
I would like to sync my screenshots to Google Photos.

OS: OxygenOS 3.1
Phone: OnePlus 2


texts: How to add another language to a Samsung Galaxy Chat physical keyboard?

texts: Having got a Samsung Galaxy Chat (B5330) I'd like to use its physical keyboard to to enter not only english but also central european (czech) and cyrillic (russian) letters (I am ok with english-only key labels). So, any directions on where and how?


texts: WiFi never shuts off on Nexus 5 running Lollipop

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I have Nexus 5 on Android Lollipop. When I check the battery graph, it always shows my WiFi radio as ON, even when I am using 3G and have specifically turned it off. I have observed that it only shuts off in airplane mode.

Screenshot (Click to enlarge image)

How to correct this behavior?


texts: Can I open Whatsapp backup messages from Nokia C7 on Android phone?

texts: I have a backup files from older phone (Nokia C7) where Whatsapp is not supported anymore. These files are stored in data/wa: MsgStore.bak.1, MsgStore.bak.2, MsgStore.bak.3, and I have there very important message which I would like to open it again. So I was thinking if it's possible to install Whatsapp on Android phone, add those backup files in storage and recover it back to readable state.


texts: How to clean up related files from deleted apps?

texts: AppCleaner will delete related files from the Mac when an application is dragged to the trash. How does one clean up remains of uninstalled apps on Android?


texts: Huawei Ascend Y330 Mass Storage notification bar not showing

texts: I want to sync some pics from my phone onto my laptop but I can't since the drop down notification bar is not showing. This means I can't turn on the USB to connect to my laptop. I have hard reset my phone back to factory settings and it still won't show. I've been trying for 5 hours now and I can't work out how to get it to connect to my laptop.


texts: Fastboot recovery flash FAILED (Status read failed (Too many open files in system))

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I'm trying to flash a magisk-patched boot image onto a device with an unlocked bootloader (but without a custom recovery).
I've patched the boot image without issue, but when I go to flash, this happens:
fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img
Sending 'boot' (19648 KB)                          OKAY [  0.560s]
Writing 'boot'                                     FAILED (Status read failed (Too many open files in system))
fastboot: error: Command failed

Anyone have an idea what might be wrong?


texts: Can I see whatsapp messeges on my computer?

texts:
Is there any app that I can install both on my computer and phone (Galaxy s2 plus) that will give me notifications about messages on my computer?
It would be really nice if I could also see the messages, and even better if I could send replys directly from my computer.


texts: Work-around to get USB-C headset to work for calls (in Android smartphones)?

texts:
It is an interesting, albeit frustrating, phenomenon of late that manufacturers of soft- and hardware these days (including Huawei, Samsung and apparently also Google) release new products which do not function as advertized:

  I use my usb-c setup for mostly listening to hi-res music, it's
  annoying when I get a phone call and I have to disconnect my USB-c
  headphones to answer the call. Seriously Samsung needs to get there
  head out of the ass and fix this problem. How can every other flagship
  phone handle this including the OnePlus
  6.

and

  bump. So I did some bumming around. I don't think it's the equalizer
  that's the problem. I think the phone app is incapable of routing
  calls through
  USB-C.

and

  Google acknowledges Pixel 2 USB-C headphone adapter issue, says fix
  coming

and

  It’s 2018 and USB Type-C is still a
  mess

and

  How USB Type-C Has Failed Android Smartphone
  Users

Here's what I'm confronted with: Huawei P10 with up-to-date software as of 3 Sep 2018, build nr. VTR-L09 8.0.0.375(C432) and "Dialer" app/process (?) version nr. 8.1.0.301 and Huawei Active Noise Cancel(l)ing Earphones 3 (cm-Q3)  where sound works and calls through other apps like WhatsApp works but not through the standard telephone app. Any ideas on how to route standard phone calls through another (trustworthy...) app?

Other than finding a viable work-around all I can do is to hope that a fix will percolate through eventually through an update...


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As far as I understand it, it is a big system file that apparently controls a big part of the phone. I am interested because I wanted to do some themeing and so far I had edited SystemUI.apk, but if I ever ran into any problems (and being a beginner that was bound to happen) nothing seemed to happen other than the fact that I lost my notification bar.

Problem is, I have heard of some people who touched framework-res.apk and they wound up not being able to even boot their phone. I decided before carelessly poking around with something that could potentially soft brick my phone, I would like to learn a bit more about it.

So what exactly is framework-res.apk? What is it used for? What does it control? Where do we visually see its use? What could potentially happen to my phone should something go amiss with framework-res? Anything else I should know before poking my nose where it shouldn't be?


texts: I just bought a flashing box for Samsung mobiles and I am trying to use efs and msl imei repair options in Z3X pro box. I just want to know about them let's say how they works and how to write certificates using this.


texts:
I'm currently in possession of a Droid Razr M that may be "soft-bricked". It's bootscreen won't progress beyond the red Motorola logo. I can't turn it off unless I do it via soft rebooting, in which case it just reboots and gets stuck at the logo again. I've already done a hard (factory) reset, which I assume succeeded. The device never had its bootloader unlocked, nor was it rooted. It did receive all available OS updates available for it (it only went up to some version of KitKat). This is also not a developer edition.

At this point, what I want to know is: can the device have its bootloader unlocked or be rooted in any way? If not, is there anything I can do to restore this device to some kind of working order? I'm unsure as to where I would get appropriate stock images for the device (it had a Verizon-customized Android installed on it), so I was planning on flashing something like LineageOS. If there is nothing I can do for the device at this point, I'd like to know so I can avoid wasting time on it. Thanks for any assistance in advance.


texts:
My phone is Kyocera Hydro Icon, running Android 4.4

After using it for almost a year, recently charging its battery stops at 99%, indicated by the battery icon and the corresponding LED staying red instead of turning green.

Is it normal or there might be some problem?

Thanks.


texts: How can I add a system service to Android?

texts:
Me and another person are attempting to enable NFC on the Verizon Wear24. The watch itself has a PN548 NFC chip inside of it and was missing the kernel drivers as well as the NFC service.

We have found some older answers on SO.com about adding system services (which is what we need to do) but these were written in 2011-2013 (6 years ago as of writing this) and specific to Android 2. Most of the things these answers refer to don't exist on our ROM.

One issue is that we don't have any source to build from -- WearOS is closed source. We can only edit the existing ROM contents.


texts: How to export annotations from mobi/epub files?

texts:
So I use FBreader for mobi/epub ebooks and I highlight lots of text.

How can I export all the highlights I've made into another file (or share them all with the Internet)?


texts: How to change the font without root in HTC Explorer?

texts:
I would like to change font in HTC Explorer(2.3.5) without root.
I saw some tutorial on the internet but those are only Samsung galaxy series.

Is there anyway to do that?


texts:
I am having a strange issue with my Camera app.  When I open the application, I received the following message:

Activity Camera (in application Camera) is not responding

after about 5 seconds.  However, I am able to capture photos from Facebook using the Camera activity, and other photo apps like Camera 360 works properly as well.

I have Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I1900) from AT&T.

Edit

Thing I have tried:

Clear cache/data from Settings/Application/Manage Application/Camera
Remove SD card, which results in the error "Please insert an SD card
before using the camera."
Restoring the Camera Apps from Titaniumn Backup from 2 weeks ago, when the Camera app was working.


texts: Can't change lock screen to a non-password option

texts:
This is on a Galaxy Note 3.

On Kitkat, in order to access work email we had to install MobileIron, which is a horrible suite of supposedly secure apps. As part of the installation I had to define MobileIron as administrator, and also to encrypt the phone. At that point I used a PIN lock on the lock screen.
Recently the Lollipop update became available. To install Lollipop I first had to decrypt the phone. During decryption it asked me to define a high-security password (alphanumeric, not PIN).
After decryption it no longer let me change the lock screen back to PIN (all the other options are grayed out, saying that the option was disabled by administrator, encryption policy or credential storage).
I tried encrypting it again, it didn't help.
I decrypted it back.
I removed MobileIron from the administrator list, and then also uninstalled all of the apps in the suite.
I installed some more updates following the Lollipop upgrade.
I restarted the phone after each step.

Nothing seems to help, all options but the password are still grayed out. What can it be?


texts: I have an LG L70 and was downloading an app that was about 470 megabytes and then i got a notification saying that there wasn't enough space on the phone to download it so i clicked it and it looked like it wasn't installed. I checked the memory on the phone and the app wasn't there. Did the phone download the some of the app but not finish and still keep the app? Because it still took all the space but it isn't there. I want to delete it but don't know how.


texts: Is there a way to force authenticated apps to prompt for the password after every screen lock?

texts: I have a password manager set-up and it's really easy to login using it.  I would prefer if certain (or all) authenticated apps required re-entering of credentials after the device has been locked.  Is there a way to accomplish this (or some similar feature/behavior that can be enabled)?


texts:
I have an irritating friend of mine who has evil eye on my unlimited data plan. I have a few time asked him to do his own recharge but he tends not to. It's so irritating when he asks to tether.

Can I limit my download speed to 1 kbps? Or maybe 1/2?


texts:
3 weeks ago I lost my Samsung Galaxy Ace. I don't have any tracker applications or any "if lost" applications installed. I'm looking for some tracker that doesn't need a sim card, just a locator using gps locator, but I also don't have any IMEI number or even email.
So please help me, is there any way to find my lost Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830?


texts:
Does the 10.1 tablet have a special charger.
The one for the phone says adaptive fast charging with a electric symbol. It doesn't appear to work properly on the tablet. The tablet shows a symbol with a red x in it whilst the special one for the tablet is plain and shows the correct symbol while charging. The 2 different chargers are a puzzle unless you are aware and use only the dedicated one which is nearly identical to the others. Thanks Samsung for this hidden tidbit.


texts: How to access my SD card of Moto G 2nd from Win7

texts:
All, I am in trouble with accessing the files , photos etc in my SD card of Moto G 2nd. Is there any way to make it ? Thanks.

Updated

It is my mistake, I am sorry that I didn't put it clear. Please forgive me .
I mean I was trying access it from computer desktop. But so far didn't get it work around. Thanks.


texts:
My 4 year old son loves my ASUS Eee Transformer, and likes the games and stuff.  But he has a cold, and the screen is literally gross.

What are safe methods, and conversely what are unsafe methods of cleaning it?

Being a touch pad I am not sure if the surface is specially coated and say, Windex will destroy it.

I understand there might be device specific concerns as different manufacturers may use different screen cover materials that react differently.


texts: how do I set the max allowed volume on Android?

texts:
On iOS, it is possible to set the max volume limit so I don't get deaf. I know Android has the warning but I much prefer to set the limit.

I did checked the settings on the Xperia and nothing stands out.

Thank you.


texts: HTC One S won't boot after battery fully drained

texts:
Today the battery of my HTC One S got completely empty and when trying to reboot it's just stuck on the splash screen.

I am rooted and have Trickdroid 8.1 installed. This is an 4.0.4 ICS ROM.

I've already wiped cache+dalvik and reflashed the boot.img to no avail...

What could be wrong?


texts: Automatically power on Nexus 7 when plugged in

texts:
Is there any way to power on Nexus 7 2012 automatically when charging started? I want to use Nexus 7 as a car PC, so I need this feature for energy economy.

PS - my Nexus 7 is rooted and uses CM 10.1


texts: Issues with gmail not recognising Google Play services

texts:
I have a tablet that came with no Google (suite) applications however I  managed to install them manually and are working pretty fine. The only issue is with Gmail application which seems to have problem with Google play services.

Everytime I open the Gmail application it shows a rather awkward, uncommon error meassage that reads: Gmail relies on Google Play services, which is not supported by your device. Contact the manufacturer for assistance` and I can't sync new emails or send new mails.

In my opinion this is a false alert, since other Google applications, work well and seem to interact well with the Google play services.

Previously to solve this issue with reference to Gmail, I have ditched Google play services in support of microG which works well with Gmail (version 6.4120760496) (as in I can sync new inbox messages and send mails from within the app).

However microG still misses some important aspects which is why I tried to switch to using default Google Play services implementation.

Things I have tried to resolve the issue:

clearing cache/data for Gmail, Google Play services, Google service framework
factory rest
ROM flashing (initally works but after some period of use the error shows up again)
Updating to latest Google Play services
Wiping cache
Unistalling and reinstalling Gmail (initially works but error starts showing after some time)

Any way to fix this?


texts:
So recently rooted my phone, after a few days all google related apps have stopped working and I get the "no connection error". I have looked at so many different tutorials and what not and nothing seems to help.

Ive tried editing the hosts file with file explorers, etc but it fails to save any changes made and it fails to remount to rw.

Ive also tried using adb. Adb root gives me the error that root cannot run in production builds, thus the following basically fails. Using adb pull and trying to push it back does not work, gives me the error that /system is mounted as ro. adb remount, adb mount, doesnt work gives permission denied error.

Im really out of ideas here, its just frustrating to not be able to use playstore, especially receive emails.

Anyone got any ideas? Do I need to flash a custom rom? I read somewhere thats the only way to change permissions since you have to change the kernel build or something, not entirely sure.

Thanks anyways


texts: How to keep Apps, that are banned from the offical market, up to date?

texts: Sadly, a few fine Apps are banned from the official Market by Google (e.g. Transdroid): How can I keep those Apps up to date, without visiting the project sites regularly?


texts: Reverse tethering via Bluetooth: How to share PC internet connectivity with android phone via Bluetooth

texts:
OS: Windows 7 SP1 x64

Phone: Galaxy Ace 3 - android 4.2 (rooted)

I'm aware of normal tethering scenarios in which the user can share the Mobile Data connection with other phones/pcs via wifi-hotspot, bluetooth tethering or USB tethering and my phone is capable of all of them.

Let's assume my laptop is connected to the internet via lan and I want to share the internet with my phone via bluetooth(not wifi or usb). I think it's called reverse tethering.

Is there any way to accomplish this? (It seems Mac is capable of doing that: How to share your internet connection over Bluetooth)

by the way:

->this method is not working(using ICS): How to Share the Internet With Bluetooth

->BlueDUN app is for sharing mobile data/wifi connectivity of the phone with another phone/pc

->Toshiba Bluetooth Stack is not working

Update:
On the Linux front there's an application called 'blueman' that does this


texts: How do I take a screenshot on a Honeycomb tablet?

texts: Is there a built-in mechanism to take a screenshot on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1?  Or is there an app I can download to do so (without rooting the device)?


texts: How do I know when "adb backup" is finished?

texts:
I have a non-rooted Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and I wanted to try the "adb backup" feature. Possibly in preparation for rooting, but that's not really relevant to the question.
I want to back up everything.
I used this command on a Windows 7 command line:

adb backup -apk -shared -all -f c:\mybackup.ab

My phone prompted me for my password, which I entered, and clicked the button to begin the backup.

I let it run for several minutes, and the cmd window returned to C: prompt.
On the phone, it was still flipping through filenames.

At some point, it stopped flipping through filenames but the back up selection buttons were still greyed out.
C:\mybackup.ab existed, and was about 1GB in size, which is significantly smaller than I thought it should be, especially since I said to back up the apk files and the whole "shared" space (/mnt/sdcard).

What should I see (on the PC and on the phone) when the backup process completes?
How long should I wait, if I estimate I'm using about 10GB of the 32GB of space?

Edit: ... and/or is that the wrong set of command line arguments?


texts:
I was reading on some new Nougat features just now, and it mentioned a new feature, that lets you make emergency information (blood type, allergies, emergency contacts, etc) available on the lock screen.

Got me wondering though, will that information sync on your Google account? If you enter that info on one Nougat (and later, theoretically) device, will it also be entered on other Nougat devices on the same account? Or will you have to enter it on each new phone/device going forward?


texts: Galaxy S plus does not see files on external SD

texts:
I bought a 32Gb external SD for my S plus and can upload video files from the PC to the card. They show up on windows explorer as uploaded, but I cannot access them from the phone. The /mnt/sdcard folder shows the /external_sd folder as empty apart from a LOST.DIR folder.

Any ideas?


texts: Whatsapp shows me online when I'm not in the application

texts: What reasons are there that WhatsApp shows me online, although I am neither using the application nor the phone as such. I don't know enough about WhatsApp to explain this to a friend who thinks I am lying. Could connection problems lead to a false status?


texts: How can I get a random image on my lockscreen?

texts:
Could you recommend me a simple solution to set a random image for my lockscreen?

I have the stock Samsung launcher, stock ICS rom and I don't want to install any custom launcher. I'm just looking for an app to switch the image every few hours.


texts: How can I permanently change an app's location to the SD card

texts:
I have some applications on my Moto G2 that I want to store in the SD card.

But each time I update an app that is on the card, it migrates to the phone memory - every single time.

Is there a fix for this?


texts: How could I retrive full internal storage of an Android smartphone in order to restore data?

texts: In TWRP, I originally intended to only formating Data as F2FS but didn't know that from around Android 5, data is a subfolder under /sdcard and everything in /sdcard is gone. How could I retrive a full image of Android internal storage so that I could try to use some data recovery softwares recovering as much as possible?


texts:
I have a Sprint Galaxy S3 (v4.1.2?) that I've rooted with CWM. Last week the glass and display cracked, so now I can't access it directly.

I'm able to access it with adb so would like to use something like droid@screen or androidscreencast to access it.

The problem I'm having is with the screen display lock. It's set to press-then-tilt-forward to unlock the screen but I can't figure out how to send those events using adb to do it successfully.

Why doesn't droid@screen or androidscreencast do that directly anyway?

I've tried sending various keyevents including 82,83,1,3, among others, and none seem to have any effect. What is the proper keycode to send to disable the screen lock?

Thanks,
Alex


texts: Sir,how to change permission of this file "proc/$PID/map_files" in rooted android.here I want to modify "map_files" permission.i am tryed to change permission but it's showing modify failed.


texts: Auto block contact but unblock it after a couple days

texts:
Is there any way to automatically block a contact after a received call and unblock it again after a given time?

The problem I have is that my mother just can't leave me alone for more than a day. I tried to talk to her about this countless times but she just ignores me and keeps calling. So the idea is to block calls from her automatically after a received call for 2 days and then unblock it again.


texts: Is there a way to see call log with duration?

texts:
I need to log how long I spend on the phone. In lollipop this send impossible.

First, the dialer only shows the start time.

Second, if I make multiple calls to one number the logs become inaccessible, as they're grouped and entering the contact record only show's recent'.

Is there a way to see the actual logs?


texts: How to tame "Phone Idle" battery drain on unrooted device?

texts:
I use AccuBattery and Kaspersky Battery Life to measure energy consumption. Kaspersky Battery Life shows, that all the tasks use minimal energy. AccuBattery Pro shows, that phone uses 5-10 mAh.
This is a fairly new, 3000 mAh battery. Phone is a THL T9 Pro, Android 6.0 is installed on it.

UPDATE: I deleted all the mentioned applications and installed new one, GSam Battery Monitor to get detailed data:

There is data from the built-in usage chart too. I checked applications under Battery optimization, I found there only one, Google Play Services.


texts: How to close a port in my android device [i9515]?

texts:
When I used nmap to check the status of ports in my android device, I found out that port 514/tcp was open. I googled about the respective port and I found the following in the Wiki.

514 TCP     Remote Shell, used to execute non-interactive commands on a remote system (Remote Shell, rsh, remsh)

Is it safe to keep this port open?
If not, how can I close this port?

I ran the scan from a CentOS virtual machine in the same network.


texts: "Can't play this video" when trying to play downloaded DailyMotion video

texts:
From one of the answer in Copy synced videos in/from Dailymotion,

Go to the cache, and find the file that you want to play. There will be 2 files with the same name, one will be only a few kb, the other will be the video (should be a few MB).
Long press on the file until you get the menu. Then select "open as", then "video", then select a video player.

I did that process, but when I select "video", after buffering it shows a dialogue that says "Can't play this video".
Any solution to this problem?


texts: How can I know which file system is used for my internal storage?

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I want to know whether my internal storage is formatted as exFAT, FAT32, ext4, etc.

How can I tell?

I run rooted Android 5.0, if it matters.


texts: Device wants desperately to install a package (com.google.system.s) on its own

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I have in my hands a Mpie M8 device (Android 5), The previous owner said it wasn't working properly and I suspected it had a virus. I factory reset it and now the phone wants desperately to install com.google.system.s every 5 seconds even though I press cancel and even though I have WiFi off. I install it and it said that it is about locking. The phone started restarting all the time. I downloaded 360 Security and it said this is malware.

I tried to uninstall it and it said that this app is deep in my phone. I finally uninstall it (with a lots of sweat). And I have the same problem again, every 5 seconds. What is this file? What should I do?


texts: New pixel 2- turning on shows battery and then horizontal purple line

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I just bought a new Pixel 2. I opened the box, turned it on, and it showed a white battery with the charge symbol, and then that disappeared, and 2 small colinear horizontal purple lines briefly flash in the middle center of the screen, and then the screen turned black again.

Did I get a dead unit out of the box? Or do I need to charge it first? Or do something else?

Edit:
I had tried leaving it plugged in for 10 min and nothing continued to show up on the screen. When I tried turning it on, it was same result. I currently own a Pixel, and when it dies and you plug it in, it at least turns the screen and shows the battery charge icon. This one never did this.

I ended up exchanging it and the new phone booted up straight to the google screen. I think the old one was a defective unit, but cannot confirm 100% since I didn't try leaving it plugged in for more than the ten minutes.


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I am using Micromax A80 with Android A80 from last two years. (Android Ginger bread, RAM of just 256MB)

From last two weeks Google Play services application is taking too much memory and phone gives error message like insufficient memory  to work.

How to get rid of this problem ?

Is it safe to un-install Google Play Service App itself ?


texts: Capture motion videos of the smarthone saved directly in Google Drive

texts: I'm wondering if it's possible to save  the video of my smarphone (Android) video surveillance camera directly in Google Drive. So far I found only method which allows to synchronize a shared folder between the device and Google Drive. I'd like to avoid this because I don't have enough memory space.


texts: In android does my google account saves my custom words from the dictionary of the keyboard?

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In android does my google account saves my custom words from the dictionary of the keyboard ?

Additionally is there a way to import/export that custom dictionary?


texts: nexus 4 red light flashing ,unresponsive

texts: my nexus 4 , almost 1 month old, died all of a sudden ,only thing its doing nw is flashing a red light on charging. Cant switch it on or even cant reboot. As discussed in the this form i initially thought its complete battery drainage issue. so i kept the phone charging for almost 24hrs ....still no use... i bought it frm US thru my cousin and im staying outside  , so its not kind of easy for warranty claiming also .


texts: How to set the YouTube app to play 360p instead of 240p video?

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In the YouTube app there are only options to play 144p or 240p. Is there any way to make it play 360p?

When I access YouTube from Chrome it plays 360p videos; the quality of the same video was way better when played from the browser.


texts: Duplicate Text Messages, Verizon: DroidX2

texts: I have a DroidX2 on Verizon and I always get duplicate text messages and it's super annoying. Is there a simple way to fix this? Or is this a carrier issue?


texts: Why is my notification bar duplicated and offset on home screen?

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The defect can be seen at the top right corner of the home screen. There is also a black bar running down the right side of the home screen. When compared with the second picture from Google Chrome, the notification bar appears normal and there is no black bar.

(Click image to enlarge)

What exactly has gone wrong and how can it be fixed? Thanks in advance :-)


texts: Switch between search engines on Brave Browser

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I am using the Brave browser on Android and would like to know if there is a way to switch easily between search engines.
This feature exists for Firefox and Opera who provide small icons of different engines when typing in the search bar and you just have to click on the one you want to use. Here is an example with Firefox

For example, I am mostly using duckduckgo.com but sometimes would like to use Google. I already know I can add "!g" in DuckDuckGo, but I'm looking for something more straightforward.
Given Brave is based on Google Chrome, I guess that it explains why it is not implemented natively, but maybe an alternative exists in Chrome that would do the job on the Brave browser?


texts: How to change camera default save location?

texts:
When I was using the camera of my Sony Xperia S, the following message popped up.

So how do you change the default save location of your camera (as highlighted with red underline)?
Note: Yes, my memory was full and the message stopped showing up after deleting some files of course. I just want to know how to change the default for CAMERA.


texts: Even after flashing clockworkmod, when I go into the recovery menu after booting, it just gives me the stock recovery system. Help? I've also tried with twrp, no luck.


texts: Malware automatically installing unless I disable the play store

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So I have been working on my brother's Elite 6.0l+ Sky device. This poor thing has been struck by the xhelper virus which auto installs firedoor, firemyn and an app that likes to hide itself by appearing to be settings.

I have been chasing this malwares source for a couple of weeks and through a ton of trial and error I've discovered that disabling the playstore seems to keep the malware from being reinstalled. However, if I re-enable the playstore so I can grab a game or check for app updates, the malware is immediately re-installed on the device.

I have also discovered that the device itself is apparently known to come with pre-installed problems (SKY/x6069_trx_l601_sky/x6069_trx_l601_sky:6.0/MRA58K/1482897127:user/release-keys) but what I can't find any where is solutions!

While disabling the playstore does keep the malware off the device, it's not exactly a perfect solution and if it's at all possible I want to remove this malicious pest at the roots so the phone will actually be totally functional.

does anyone know how to deal with this? I'm tech savvy and completely comfortable in command prompt, and I'm not afraid to work with code if need be as long as I have instructions.

Thank you in advance for any and all help!


texts: Possible to play YouTube videos at 2x speed?

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So I use a Galaxy S5.

I'd like to play YouTube videos (or videos anywhere else) at 2x speed, but I can't find any options for that. Is it possible to find a way to do this on Android?


texts: Blue band on screen of Galaxy ACE Android

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I have a blue band across the middle of my Galaxy Ace 55830i Gingerbread.XXLD3 phone and cannot find out why.

I have tried to check if it is a video still playing or something streaming but I have been unsuccessful in sorting out what the problem is.


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Trying for the first time to root my device, using a Nexus 5 that I just got yesterday.

I'm naturally trying to back things up before doing anything that can wipe memory, but the size of the .ab files that backup programs (Nexus Root Toolkit, Holo Backup etc.) produce without root access are around the ~22MB area.

I've googled around and the consensus seems to be that it's far too small - BUT, I've only just got the device, and thrown a handful of apps (Twitter, 8SMS, etc.) onto it, no music or anything. Has this backup been performed correctly?

Also - when unlocking the bootloader and rooting the device, do I need to put the stock ROM back onto it, or does it remain there naturally?

Apologies if that last part was a bit oblivious but the places I've looked haven't been exactly clear, seeing as most of them go for custom ROMs.

Thank you in advance!


texts: How do I better organize my contacts on Galaxy Nexus?

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I remember when I was using my HTC Desire Bravo, it had this nice option to amalgamate duplicate contacts into a single profile contact. But in my Galaxy Nexus I am finding it cumbersome to do the same thing. Odd thing is these redundant contacts persist only on mobile - my Gmail doesn't have such data. I am thinking perhaps its the various other accounts I use along with Gmail such as Lync, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

my contacts spans around 4000.. I've tried Contacts+ and other apps but it didn't help. How Can I better organize the contacts and sync to my Gmail account?


texts: making android provide notification for email with specific header

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Currently my gmail in android notify me when there is new mail arrives. I wonder if the notification can limit to the messages with specific words in their title.

Thanks


texts: How to buy apps on Google Play while Google always reject my payments via Visa?

texts: Google always rejects my payments via Visa due to currency fluctuations and high bank fees. What should I do? Are there any alternatives or legal workarounds? FYI: Google Play cards is not available in my country.


texts:
My nexus4 2G RAM and 16G ROM, android 4.2.2. Got the root privileges afte bought it last year.

The situation puzzled me these days. Each time I tried to install app from google play or somewhere esle.  Out of space error came out and suggested me Free up some sapce and try again,  Cancel or Manage apps.

In fact 8.9Gb is available, Apps(app data & media content) occupies 733m. And this Out of space error doesn't come out when I updating apps.

I did some seach, uninstalled some apps, cleared app cache(one by one), even entered recovery mode and cleared dalvik cache, but it doesn't work.

Any help is greatly appreciated. thanks!


texts: How can one move the position of the application inside the launcher?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I arrange the applications on each page of my app drawer?

When I click on the launcher icon (shown on the bottom right corner of the LCD screen as illustrated by Picture A), it will display the list of applications which are installed (as shown in Picture B).

However, I notice that when one boots up the phone, some of the applications are shown and later when the SD card is fully mounted, the rest of the applications are then shown inside the launcher.

So, I was wondering if it is possible to move the location of the applications inside the launcher to another page (assume if there are pages for one to move the applications) or other location in the same page.

Please note that I am not referring to the applications shortcuts or creating applications shortcuts onto the screen of Picture A.

Picture A

Picture B


texts: How can I get the IMEI on Lollipop and upper with ADB?

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I'm trying to get the IMEI with this command "adb shell dumpsys iphonesubinfo" but is not working. Also I try this: adb shell service call iphonesubinfo 1 but neither

How can I resolve it?


texts: Boot loop after flashing Android 6.0 Marshmallow on my Nexus 5

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I had Android Lollipop installed on my Nexus 5 (Was Rooted, had TWRP and MultiROM installed) and wanted to simply start fresh with new clean install of Marshmallow.

So I followed the instructions (step 1 to 6): https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?hl=en

After running the flash-all script the device rebooted I see the Marshmallow boot animation but it has been running for 45 minutes. Is this normal?

Is there any suggestions beside reflashing because I've tried 3 times with the same results (45 minutes is the longest I've waited).

Many thanks for your time and help.


texts: How can I receive phone calls through Wi-Fi on an Android phone?

texts: How can I receive phone calls from a landlines/cellphone when I have Wi-Fi connectivity, but no cell phone service?


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My phone's SD card got stolen yesterday, and I'm trying to find a way to read the boot up logs. I had left it at work by accident, and I know that it had to have been stolen by one of our employees in the 8 hour window it was there. Now, I pretty much have my suspicion of who took it, but I need a definite point of evidence I can show my boss before I start asking to check our camera files (pointed outside of the breakroom, not actually one in it to certifiably catch anyone). So, seeing as my phone was on and charging the whole time I left it, that someone would have to take my battery out to take the SD card, and that the phone was already booted up when I came back and picked it up--I figure this is my way to tell exactly who it was by tracking back to that time in the room and seeing who exactly was there.

I can't control what this person does with my SD card or the info on it, but I don't care too much seeing as I have nothing to hide. I'm just really pissed because I had a lot of family pictures and pictures of my late dog on there, and I want to pin the person for stealing my crap, tell them to return my card or get me a new one, and get them out of here.

Also, this is unrelated to the boot files, but I connected my phone to my laptop and it shows some Android data folders were edited at a time when I wasn't with the phone yesterday (com.android.vending and com.google.android.youtube, which has a recently edited cache). I'm guessing this either has to do with an automatic update or someone using my phone...I can't see any files in the folder, only when they were last edited. If there's a way you can help me understand what's going on with this and to differentiate what happened, I would also appreciate it.

Thank you!


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I am using lenovo k3 note. I recently updated to android 6.0 marshmallow.  Whenever I turn on the phone secondary SIM data turns on automatically.

Help me to solve this issue friends???


texts:
Not sure if this is the right forum to ask this question.

My phone crashes every time I try to take a picture with 20-30% battery.

I have tried with Low and Mid quality picture (1-3 MB) but this didn't help.

Phone Details:

HTC Desire HD
Android Version: 2.3.5
HTC Sense version: 3.0
Software Number: 3.13.110.4
Kernal: 2.6.35.10
Browser Version: Webkit/533.1
SD Card: 8 GB (Available: 5GB)

Hope this info helps. Let me know if any one need any more details.


texts: why do some apps not appear when adding app to home screen?

texts: I have HTC Desire HD. I want to add an app (ColorNotes) to the home screen to quickly launch it. But when I try to add it, it is not in the Apps list. Is there a way to add it?


texts:
I have an LG G5, and my front facing camera LED (notification LED) is broken.
Camera apps I have tried now take a long time to initialize and I get 'serious camera error' when I try to use the front facing. Every so often it does work though; so I know the camera is fine.
Does anyone have any clever methods of disabling the LED/checking? I am rooted & have TWRP.
Android 7.1


texts: Geometry Dash custom songs download location

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I am currently using a Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 (Model Number - SM-G388F) running KitKat 4.4.4. I would like to have some of these songs on my computer and phone, and this means that I need to find the download location.

Places that I have looked:

/data/data = Empty (no folders inside the /data folder)
/sdcard/Android/data/ = No folder for the correct Geometry Dash games
Nowhere visible on the root of the internal SD card

I am having trouble trying to find the application data location for any of my applications

Where do the custom songs download with custom levels in Geometry Dash get stored on the phone?

If it's relevant, the version of Geometry Dash is 2.011.


texts: Galaxy S6 - Can't unlock phone after factory reset

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I just got a new Galaxy S9 to replace my 3-year-old Galaxy S6 and I will be giving it to my mother so I did a Factory Reset to my Galaxy S6. To my surprise, doing a factory reset didn't actually delete everything from the phone so I went into recovery mode and did a "Wipe data/factory reset" from there.

After restarting the phone and connecting to a WiFi network I'm asked to enter my Samsung Account, which I did, but I can't get past this screen! When I click on the "Sign In" button this is what happens:

The dialogs disappear and nothing happens. If I put a wrong password it tells me the password is wrong but when entering the correct one I can't get past this. I tried doing a factory reset again, unlocking the device from my Samsung account (which fails because it says remote access is not enabled or something like that) and even removing the device from my Samsung account. I also tried multiple methods that you can find online to bypass this but none of them work on Android 7 (Nougat).

I don't know what else to do, my device is just unusable now.


texts: I was zipping a file on the memory card, but the process of zipping hangs, then the whole Android phone hangs, and I had to remove the battery. Now the memory card is not visible, I tried it on any other phone and there is the same problem.


texts: recently, I downloaded Android 5.0 on my nexus 7. I hate it, and want to reset my tablet. If I do, will that take me back to the original factory setting (4.1), and if so, can I upgrade to 4.4 kit kat?


texts: What determines the LAN/SMB media file buffering speed for android devices

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Recently I started streaming media files through windows share and occasionally open them on my android devices(through solid file explorer LAN/SMB connection), I noticed for 1080p/2k videos, my LG G6 would open it rather instantly and I can browse videos without much buffering time. But for my Samsung galaxy tab it actually takes a few extra seconds to load the video and it has a noticeably longer buffering time if I jump around on the progress bar.

This got me curious, I wonder what caused the difference in buffering speed for my android devices. Is it the connection strength of the wifi signal, like my LG G6 would have a better wifi connection signal at home?

My router I'm using is NETGEAR Nighthawk X6S AC3000.


texts: Phone takes up to 20 secs between click on phone number and actual call, receive multiple times the same sms

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My phone is behaving oddly and I don't understand what is going on.

It started a few days ago. When I click on a phone number or a contact (that link to his phone number to call directly), the list of last called number is correctly updated, the click is effective, but the actual call begins about 20 seconds later ! If I click multiple time on the phone number, it will call this number multiple times, but after the laps of 20 seconds.

Moreover, I found another bug that started the same day. When someone sends me an sms, I receive it multiple times, like 10/15 times, throughout the day (not at once). It's like I receive a new sms every hours, but it's still the same.

I didn't installed any new app or didn't make any update of the OS just before.

I tried to reboot the phone but the problem is still here.

I'm wondering if it's a hardware issue that makes android buggy, or an update of an existing app that makes it behaving that way.

Here the list of installed apps :

9Gag
Barcode Scanner
GMail
Google+
Prey Anti Theft
Andmade share
Dropbox
Endomondo (pro)
Facebook
Google Authenticator
Google Drive
Google Play Kiosque
Google Play Musique
Hangouts
Headspace
Jewels Star
Maps
Google Chrome
Profile Flow
Google Search
Vocal search
Skype
Street view
Super Sudoku
Twitter
Youtube

It's an HTC One, and I didn't rooted it or installed a specific ROM, it's the OS from the purchase.

Thank you for your help !!


texts: All the built in notification tones are now gone after clearing the Media Storage app's data

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The Album app on my phone fails to detect some of the pictures I have after I moved them. I tried clearing the Album app's data but it didn't do anything. After looking around the internet, I found that one way to refresh media apps is to find the Media Storage system app on the Settings and then clear it's data. After I did that, I noticed my notifications on some messaging apps stopped having sound. When I tried to select a new notification tone for it, I found out that all the default ringtones and notification sounds are missing. Is there a way to get this resolved like maybe there's a directory where these tones are placed in the system, or am I SOL?

EDIT:
After digging around, I found my notifications, ringtones, and alarm sounds are still in /system/media/audio/ but for some reason the ringtone selection dialog doesn't detect them. They don't have a .nomedia on the folder so it can't be that. Is there a way to force them to be rediscovered?


texts: phone mounts as media device not usb storage

texts:
My Samsung Galaxy SII used to mount normally as a USB drive in Ubuntu until the 4.0.3 upgrade. Now the only two options are:

connect as Media Device (MTP)
connect as Camera (PTP)

neither of the above works properly with Ubuntu 12.04 so I could browse and manage files on the phone and the SD card.

Does Android 4.1 not support the device to be mounted as USB drive anymore?? I tried turning on USB Debugging in developer options but no difference...


texts: Using Multiple Devices With the Play Store

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I've been using a Droid (original model) for a while and recently I bought an Archos 7 Home Tablet at Office Depot (I think it was on clearance, but I don't remember why it was marked down).  I registered the Archos tablet online, then tried to download some apps so I could start using it.

The selection was small, so I went to the Play Store and logged in with my Google ID.  When I tried to download apps, it told me they would not work on my phone -- but I was using a tablet.

This tablet is not the easiest to type on (which shouldn't be a big issue for what I have planned for it), and that's making it frustrating trying to enter data for forms or to deal with anything.  At this point, my understanding is that Archos seems to have their own app store that I was using when I registered my tablet.

But now I want to use the Play Store I linked to above, but when I go there, it always tries to download to my phone, not to my tablet.

How do I tell the Play Store that I have multiple devices and tell it to download apps for the device I'm using?  I tried setting up another Google account, but it wants my email address and when I give it, then Google says it's used by another account.

How can I use the Play Store with both devices?


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I have a moto e2 xt1521 handset and I tried to update my OS.

In the process I wrongly typed flashboot flash boot recovery.img instead of flashboot flash recovery recovery.img and I was stuck in a bootloop.

To recover out of it I decided to flash firmware XT1521_SURNIA_RETASIA_DS_6.0_MPI24.65-39_cid7_subsidy-DEFAULT_CFC.xml.zip. I tried installing all the versions of firmware but I was never able to get an IMEI number on my phone.

It shows "IMEI 0". I'm using Slim-surnia-6.0.1.build.2.1-STABLE-20170329-2049. I'm not able to make call or use any cellular services. After a reboot I get an error "Temporary error occurred: 44 ".

EDIT

In fastboot fastboot getvar imei shows my imei number but not with *#06#. So, I don't think I have lost my imei number but the system is not able to read it somehow.

Any suggestions ?


texts: When will my device get the Android 6.0 update (Marshmallow)?

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Android "M" was officially announced on at the Google I/O conference on May 28, 2015 and revealed to be 6.0 Marshmallow on August 17, 2015.

You can review the high-level changes at the Android website and the announcement on the official Android blog.

Of course, not all devices will get this update right away and others won't get it at all. Each manufacturer and carrier often choose to add their custom modifications which tend to delay the official release.

When will each device get Android 6.0, either officially or unofficially, if ever?

See also:

When will my device get the Android 5.1 update (Lollipop)?
When will my device get the Android 7.0 update (Nougat)?


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Does data reset delete batterystats.bin?

Location of batterystats.bin file is /data/system/batterystats.bin.

Note: NVRAM also remains in data partition but data reset does not wipe IMEI.

Can I calibrate the battery without rooting the new custom ROM?


texts: Traffic analysis and inconsistent results on Nexus One

texts:
my question is aimed to those who have already performed some kind of network traffic analysis on Android.

My device is a rooted Nexus One.
I've developed a simple C program, using Pcap Libraries, which sniffs packets over its eth0.
Then I have a simple Python script, using Scapy, which sends to my device self-made packets (with raw payload of 1000 characters).

What I want to analize is the decay of my device ability to sniff traffic packets out of the packet rate increase. What I expect is that the lower is the packet rate, the more packets my device is able to capture.

What I get is something inconsistent:

Pck/s|Tot_sniffed
100           179
1090            0
2080          161
3070          968
4060          628
5050          562
6040          698
7030          546
8020          391
9010            0

I send 1000 packets with left column rates (packets per second).
That's very strange imho and I can't get what's happening.

I already have:

Checked RAM and CPU usage (they're both under control, CPU doesn't
exceed 23-24%)
Checked Wi-Fi connection (it doesn't turn off)
Killed / Suspended / Uninstalled every other application not needed from
Android system
Tried to change parameters and packet size but it's
always the same.

I'm trying to look for any known report about Nexus One unstable behavior. But I'm not really sure it depends on my device.

Have you any good idea about what's happening and how can it be possible? Thank you in advance!

EDIT: I've done more tests to reply to @Peanut. I've also changed my Wi-Fi network, placing notebook and Android device close to the router.

The usage is this:

Usage: python  Main.py < targetIP >  < port >  < numPackets >  < packetSize >  < initial speed >  < final speed >  < step >

Results.

I really can't figure out what's going on.


texts: My phone- HTC One V reboots when I insert my SDCARD

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I have a HTC One V that reboots whenever I have my 8GB SDCard (Sandisk) inserted. Currently it has 2.5GB data in it. Once i remove the sdcard, my phone works fine.

I have many apps and photos on my SDCARD. I am able to read the sd card contents on my windows PC. I formatted the SDCARD and copied the contents back, but the reboot problem persists.

What else can I try to get rid of those reboots?

I went through this forum and one way to overcome is to fool your phone stating part of your sd card as internal memory itself. Can it be done without rooting your phone?


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Someone asked me how to get out of "Coin mode" the other day. The user in question may have misunderstood a prompt or been confused as I was unable to reproduce the specific error. However there definitely were errors. I have never heard of it, and would like more information on it if it exists. Connecting with a wifi network seems to have resolve the issues, however if that was the issue, it should have corrected itself using the data connection via mobile without intervention. It is my guess that "coin mode" may have been an error given by an application rather than the OS?

It had stopped working as normal after several months of standard behavior. Supposedly an icon of the Android-guy came up and said device was in "coin mode" or something similar.

The device was a Samsung Nexus phone running 4.2.1 which must have been pushed onto it as the user would not have modified her own phone herself. The time became messed up, and the last system update was listed as in the year 1999. The tool-bar on the top was also messed up. The device had several other glitches, including the backgrounds not properly updating when in applications such as Google play.


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 smartphone with LineageOS and TWRP. Every week I make a backup with the following command:

adb backup -f twrp-20170322.ab --twrp boot data system

I may optionally use the --compress option, too.

Is there a way to extract the twrp-20170322.ab backup file with stardard GNU/Linux command line tools? I will also consider installing extra software if needed, but it must be free (as in freedom).

Links:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/extract-backup-adb-twrp-option-t3577903
https://github.com/TeamWin/Team-Win-Recovery-Project/issues/898


texts: WiFi stopped working (dhcpd times out) after enabling device encryption

texts:
WiFi has worked without issue before on this exact same hotspot, and it is currently working for other devices so I'm assuming the error is in the phone (edit: also tried another hotspot, wifi is definitely dead), but after enabling encryption on my device it gets stuck in a loop. It detects the actual network, but it goes like this:

Saved with X authentication... Authenticating... Obtaining IP address...  (Repeat)

I also tried deleting the network and adding it again without success, thinking it had something to do with the cached WPA key. Is there anything I can do to troubleshoot before I just wipe and reinstall? Is this some kind of known issue?

edit: "Solution" Re-locked and unlocked bootloader, flashed recovery via Galaxy Nexus Toolkit and pushed a new AOKP via ADB, installed it and everything is working fine now. No idea what caused it but I'm pretty sure the full device encryption screwed something up. However, since CWM doesn't even support full device encryption, it feels like a bug relating to it is kind of low priority since people shouldn't encrypt their devices with customs ROMs anyway and expect a smooth ride. Thanks.


texts: Installing Purchased App On New Device? [PlayStore ISSUE]

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I have purchased the app ACR (Another Call Recorder) 1 year ago. Now trying to install it again on my 'new device' (formatted phone). However when I press the view button from the 'Order history' page or search it in the Play Store it displays a dollar value and wants me to repurchase the application.

How am I able to install it without repurchasing, from what I have read up I should be able to just install the app, as it was previously purchased.

As a side note some other apps which have purchased just display the Install button and do not require me to repurchase.


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I have an S7 with Android 8 and Samsung Experience 9

Is there a way to be prompted for a filename when you take a screenshot?

Thanks


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Using GT-I9300, JB 4.1.2.

I can't seem to find details on how "Restricting background data" works (with Mobile Data enabled) exactly.

What is considered "background" data?
E.g., if I'm sending an MMS and the phone goes to sleep, will the MMS be sent? If I'm sending an MMS and press the Home button, will the MMS be sent?
Do I need to have the Messaging app open all the time for it to be sent? Is it okay, if I'm looking at the settings of the said app?

I've asked questions pertaining to MMS, but I'm also wondering about the general case.


texts: How can I free up more space on my Android (2.2 Froyo) phone?

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I have already moved all the applications that allow it to the SD card. So what I am really looking for here are some tips like clearing internet cache or something like that. (I have an HTC Desire.)

Edit: In my case the top space hogs are:

Google Reader - 19.1 MB
Swype - 10.7 MB
Maps - 9.2 MB
Contacts Storage 8.9 MB
SliceIt - 8.2 MB
doubleTwist - 6.4 MB
Facebook for HTC Sense - 5.9 MB
Handcent SMS - 5.0 MB
Adobe Reader - 4.7 MB
Gmail - 4.2 MB

and there are many more after that (TweetDeck, Bloomberg, Angry Birds, Shazam, ...).

Now I know that I have a lot of apps but that's what I want from my smart phone and I don't really want to have to uninstall anything. I've also got a 16GB SD card which is over 50% empty so if only more of the apps would allow themselves to be moved to the SD.

EDIT 2: I found this question - How can I deal with "Low on space" messages on my HTC Incredible?  which deals with the same issue and the accepted answer there is very good.


texts: can't install google usb driver 'cos it won't accept the driver

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I tried

https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb

I also tried

https://droidusb.com/download-lana-download/adb/

but that seems to be the same thing

and the google page tells me to go to device manager and "other devices",  I turned USB debugging on and that helped as then it showed under Other Devices.

It says MTP

So I went to settings..developer tools..usb configuration, and I switched it from MTP to PTP but it still sees MTP in device manager.

Is there some option I should be choosing that I haven't chosen yet?


texts: Moving apk to system/app. Operation failed

texts:
I have rooted my Nexus 5 and am trying to move an apk to the system/apps directory but keep getting "Operation Failed". I am trying to move from the /data/app directory to the /system/app directory to give access to system only settings.

I have changed /system and /system/app to permissions of 777 with "Root Browser".

What needs to be changed to allow for this?


texts: Using Samsung Galaxy (Tab E) as a writing tablet

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I'm looking for an app to use my Samsung tablet as a writing tablet.
Also is there any app for writing from tablet to PC that can sync with scrolling? that is, when you scroll on PC, it scrolls on your tablet as well.
Also  has anyone found a good  remote display app for android tablet to PC?  I tried spacedesk, but it disconnects a lot.


texts: help on asus fonepad 8 os system fastboot flash

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Help im having stuck on logo screen with no os and no serial number on boot. I've try recovery but fail. Trying faatboot  :/E Fe380cg zip is show unable to rename/write data target /dev/block/mmcb1k0p9: cross device link
                                        /dev/block/mmcblk0p9
FLASH FAILED!


texts: How long does it normally take to make cyanogenmod for a new phone?

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I know no one can predict the future, but statistically speaking how long has it taken in the past to create cyanogenmod rom? I'm most interested in the Galaxy S7 Edge. According to google, the S6 was released June 12, 2015 and this xda-developers thread said it was created 2015-12-13, so that's 6 months. Anyone have any more experience or think this reasoning is valid?

Is there any chance the S7 would never get CM or is it only a matter of time?


texts: I have a Galaxy POP running android 2.3 Ginger Bread. Recently the display of my phone got messed up. The lower part of the screen just turns white with a some black dots on it. The touch on that part works fine though! I think its the problem of the OS. Therefore i'm considering of re flashing it but have no clue on how to go about it! Please help


texts: HTC One model c525c, errors downloading from Play Store (491, 905, 915, and insufficient space)

texts:
Earlier this month I thought I had a virus so I factory reset my phone, which is rooted. I have been trying to reinstall my games, over 40 of them. Only have 6 of them now and my phone keeps telling me I have insufficient space, with all the apps and games that I can move to my 16 gig SD card, which only has less than one gig used on it.

I used to always get error 491 before factory reset. I have been getting 915 and most recently, 905. And the ones that do download to 100% lockup at 100% and won't open. Plus I can't even update. Please help me fix, especially the 915 latest error.


texts: Can I use tasker to turn LTE/4G mode on/off on my Droid Bionic?

texts: I'd like to turn LTE on while I'm at work and off at home; I have the appropriate profiles, but I can't find an appropriate action.   Is this something that could be done with an intent?


texts: How do I tell if my Samsung Galaxy uses XEU or BTU etc...?

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i'm wondering how to tell the difference between a Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 flashed with something like XEU or one with BTU. That is if it's already installed and if I don't know what type it is.

Any answers are appreciated. Thanks.


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This is my first time posting here and I am not sure how to best classify this question with tags, so please excuse me.
Here's the problem: I have backed up the data partition with TWRP and then wiped my Note 10.1 2014 before installing a fresh stock ROM. I did this because it went into a bootloop. When I tried to do a restore of the data partition through TWRP it sent the tablet back into a bootloop, so I had to redo the wipe and installation. I am only really trying to get one thing from the data partition, my S Note notes, so I thought I'd try to do this manually. I unzipped one of the TWRP backup archives (data.ext3.win001 or something like that) and found the folder com.samsung.android.snote in there with the .SPD files inside.
However, the .SPD files actually appear as folders on my Mac, not zip archives as they should be. Something must've gotten mixed up in the TWRP backup. They contain all the appropriate files, and they are of the appropriate size, so I thought I'd zip them on my computer, change the file extension and put them on the SD card and back into the phone to be imported into S Note. However, S Note says "Invalid file format" when I tried to open them.
Does anyone have an idea about how S Note files work, and how they can be correctly zipped, give that I have all the correct contents? I know it's a long shot, but any assistance would be welcome! Cheers!


texts: How to export emails from android stock email?

texts:
I need to get around 7000 emails off an Sony Xperia with Lollipop (5.1.1) that which has stock android email 8.0. Not worried about the format, just need to import them to a desktop client such as Thunderbird or Outlook.

The emails were from pop3 account.


texts: Is there a way to cancel a sending message?

texts: While the message is "sending", I discovered that I had sent to the wrong person. Isn't there anything you can do about this? I used to use Nokia. In those older phones (or systems) you simply press the "C" botton to the right and the sending message is aborted.


texts: Can a phone support lte band 41 but not support band 38?

texts:
The only difference in Google Pixel's versions for North America and for the rest of the world is their support for different lte bands and carrier aggregation.

E.g., in tech specs (https://madeby.google.com/phone/specs/) it is stated that the US version only supports B41 for TDD LTE, while RoW version supports B38/39/40/41

However, I found in Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_frequency_bands) that band 38 is actually a subset of band 41.

Does this mean that the US version of Pixel supports b38?
Will LTE work on US version of Pixel if the carrier provides only band 38?


texts: Android 6.0.1 Mobile Data Only Working in Notifications and Hotspot

texts:
This problem started randomly in the middle of the night while I was reading Wikipedia pages. New pages started to load only the HTML at first but proceeded to completely fail to load. (ERR_TIMED_OUT).
Yet, I still get discord and youtube notifications from after it started breaking. And when I try to connect a different device through hotspot, the internet connection in this other device works.
I’m suspecting it’s a software problem in the device, however I have tried doing an APN reset and a network reset but it still hasn’t worked. (Though, the network reset seemed to not have purged all the network-related data.)
I have also tried restarting and rebooting into safe mode, all of which did absolutely nothing. (AFAIK).
Finally, if a factory reset is absolutely needed, is there a way to backup data locally?
Edit: My phone’s carrier is Kogan (which iirc uses Vodafone).


texts: Is there any way to block people, who use GBWhatsApp, from messaging me on WhatsApp?

texts: Pretty much the title itself. I don't want to block them by simply using the block option in WhatsApp because they will know. I don't know if it's possible or not but if you have any idea on how to do so, please help me out.


texts: How to install extensions on Android's stock browser?

texts:
I have JellyTime (R30 - https://code.google.com/p/jellytime/) installed on my HTC Desire HD phone which is running a variance of Jelly Bean 4.1.2.

Is it possible to add some extensions/features to the default available Internet Browser in Jelly Bean? For ex. Ad Blocker, Flash Blocker, etc.?


texts: Two errors that refuse to be resolved, Google Play, Android 2.2.1

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I have an old phone (LG Optimus V) running Android 2.2.1. I recently took it out and would like to download some apps on it. It automatically updated Android Market to Google Play by itself, but for some reason, it wouldn't let me download anything at all.

I keep getting two errors:

Google Talk authentication failed
Error retrieving information from server. [RPC:S-7:AEC-0 4SL6-CLLI-5VT2I]

I have tried everything:

Clearing all data for Google Play and Google Services Framework
Uninstalling updates for Google Play
Restarting the phone
Resetting the phone to default factory settings
Creating a new Google account

I'm still getting the two errors above, and I can't download anything. Is there anything else I can try to resolve this problem?


texts: HTC One X switches to silent on its own?

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My HTC One X constantly is switching from vibrate to silent on its own. I put it on vibrate, put it down, and next time I look at my phone, it is on silent. This is extremely annoying because I am missing phone calls and texts because my phone is on silent, when I put it on vibrate.

Anybody else have this problem or know how to fix it?


texts: Galaxy S7 Android 8 Oreo; keyboard shortcuts/settings/dictionary backup possible...?

texts:
Is it possible to backup Samsung keyboard shortcuts, settings and any additions you make to the dictionary on the Samsung Galaxy S7 running Android 8 Oreo?

TIA,

Ivan.


texts: How can I create a Hangouts contact shortcut for video calling on the desktop for Samsung Galaxy Tab A ( Android 5.0.1) ? I searched it a lot of. But, I cannot find any solution ? Any ideas ?


texts: How can I add two new tablets to my Google Play Store account?

texts: I have my mobile added already, but I bought my kids a tablet each and I can't find a way to add them to the Google Play Store account so I can download games onto the tablets. Thanks.


texts: Which IMG file from ISO to patch with Magisk to use on Android-x86 9 Pie?

texts:
Setup:

Oracle VirtualBox VM with installed Android-x86 9 (Pie)

Rooted out of the box (with SuperSU, guessing from the root access popup, but there's no manager app)
.vmdk VM drive

android-x86_64-9.0-r1.iso

Files on it:

Which one of the .img files on this ISO should I use for Magisk Manager boot image patching installation?


texts: What does a check mark on a site thumbnail means? And how does one remove it?

texts:
I'm using Chrome canary and this check mark has appeared. I don't know why it appeared and what it means? Page is bookmarked but others from here are too but no mark; page isn't saved for offline reading. Any thoughts?
Also how do I remove it?!
(Click image to enlarge)


texts: Where there are attempts to enter a password for unlocking operator sim lock?

texts: My phone (Micromax Q415) attached to the SIM card operator megaphone. If I insert a SIM card of another operator, the phone will ask for the unlock key. I found an application that shows this screen and decompiling it. I want to modify this application so that it performs a brute force attack locally. Each entry attempt occurs with a fake delay, which I already lost. Now you need to know where are the attempts to enter the NCK password. I tried to backup the entire system, spent one try, performed a backup restore. But the attemts can not be restored! Where are these attempts? In the course of this application I saw that the number of attempts is taken from the telephony-common.jar. But I did not find where this request goes.


texts: Why is it that the Zoom app on tv box don't have a video icon?

texts:
I already installed USB camera app to my tv box and the camera is working. But when I try to call on messenger the camera icon in messenger is not working the recepient cannot see me but I can see him.
I try calling on zoom but there is no camera icon in the app. I can see the other participants but they cannot see me.


texts: uninstalled play services&google app - system unstable

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I uninstalled updates for Google App and Google PLay Services apps, and suddenly my phone started to turn off and back on again, non-stop.
I can't do anything because it is up for no more than 10 seconds and then it turns off
I don't know what is the cause of this, since I only uninstalled updates, not whole apps, I'm also not rooted.

I know there are similarly named threads already, but my problem is not with play store not opening, but the whole system not functioning properly

It's Xperia L if I'm not mistaken, and android is jellybean i think

I'd appreciate any help A LOT! :)

Cheers,
Olek


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Possible Duplicate:
  Kies: Firmware can not be upgraded?

Device: Galaxy SL (GT I9003)
I had fresh install from Samsung Service center for Android. They again installed Android 2.2. And now the Kies is saying,

  Your device does not support software upgrading via Kies. Current
  Firmware Version:  I9003DDKF1/I9003ODDKA6/I9003DDKA5/I9003DDKF1

I stay in India. google search suggests that 2.3.5 update is available. How to solve this issue?


texts: When an app is moved to an external microSD card, to where is it moved?

texts:
In Android KitKat on many devices, it is simple to move an app to an external microSD card.  It's as simple as Settings -> Apps -> [Select the app] -> Move to SD card.

For apps whose manifest allows them to be moved (something every good app should allow except when there is a valid reason to not), this works like a charm.

Doing this frees up the device's internal storage, allowing room for more apps.

But to where are the apps actually moved?

I thought the apps would be moved to the Android/data and Android/obb folders on the external SD card.  But upon examining those folders with several root file managers, the moved apps are not visible in those locations.

What's the story?  To where are those apps being moved?

I am voting to self-close this question, as I see another very similar question here: When app is moved to SD card, where is the app data stored on SD card?

I'm not going to delete it because Susan's answer is very useful and appreciated.


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I am using samsung S3 and installed Truecaller on this, now when i make a call from truecaller, the options shown in the popup are only the default dialer and Skype, not truecaller. I have cleared all defaults and tried it with multiple dialer apps, but everytime I see only these two options for dialing out. Any idea on how i can use truecaller for dialing out?
Thanks
Mayank


texts: Android Kitkat OS for Lenovo Vibe K5 (lollipop) Device?

texts: I have Lenovo vibe K5 device and its running on Lollipop 5.1, for some reasons i want to downgrade it into Kitkat, So is it safe to downgrade higher end device into lower version of android if yes, i need compatible Kitkat OS for this device?


texts: Google+ client that takes up less space?

texts:
Has anyone tried a Google+ client that takes up less space than the standard client from Google Inc.? My phone gets full very quickly and right now the Google+ client is one of the largest installed apps I've got. Any suggestions?

The most useful feature of the client compared to using the browser version is that I can do "Share" from any other app, usually Google Reader, directly to Google+ without having to copy+paste the URL I want to share.

EDIT: This is on an HTC ChaCha (Status) which has a pretty tight memory space.


texts: Which are android OS is for tablets and devices?

texts:
I am interested to know that which are android OS is for tablets and devices among below listed.

Cupcake:

Android 1.5

Donut:

Android 1.6

Eclair:

Android 2.0, also 2.0.1
Android 2.1

Froyo: (short for "frozen yogurt")

Android 2.2, also 2.2.x updates

Gingerbread:

Android 2.3, also 2.3.x updates

Honeycomb:

Android 3.0, also 3.0.x updates
Android 3.1
Android 3.2

Future Versions:

Ice Cream Sandwich:


texts:
I recently buy a samsung galaxy s dous 2.

when i connect my headset and press the button on headset, it play/pause music.
I there any way to change this action?

actually I need a voice recorder app that when I press the headset button it start recording and after hitting it again stop it.

is there any solution for this kind of issue?


texts:
In November 12th 2018 WhatsApp will be deleting old backups in Google Drive, and they will take no space in your Google drive.

I don't mind my backups taking space in Google Drive, but I do not want them deleted. Is there any way to preserve them?


texts: Add an email address as a shortcut in Android phone

texts:
I am using an LG G2 phone with the standard keyboard. I wanted to add a shortcut or entry to the personal dictionary so that I wouldn't have to type out my email address all the time.

However it is not possible to enter the "@" symbol in the shortcut or personal dictionary dialog. I have save the components of my address to the dictionary but it enters with spaces which defeat any time saving as I need to remove them.

Is there another technique to achieve this? It seems like I need to install a third party keyboard app, but this sounds extreme for such a commonplace issue.

Thanks


texts: How to re-install EAP 802.1x authentication methods?

texts:
Is there any way to reinstall the EAP authentication methods? or Am I doomed to do a factory reset?
I can't connect to my enterprise Wi-Fi because it only has "EAP-SIM" selected and there's no way to change it.

I've tried creating it manually but still it only shows "EAP-SIM", It's stuck in that method and grayed out always.

Additional Info:

Model number: F3213 (Sony XPeria XA Ultra)
Android Version: 7.0
Android Security patch level: May 5, 2017
Baseband version: MOLY.LR11.W1603.MD.TC9.SP.... (is this needed?)
Kernel Version: 3.18.35+
Build number: 36.1.A.0.182
Service Provider: Telcel (Mexico)

PS: Can someone create a "802.1x" or "EAP" or "Authentication method" tag? Or that's not much of interest in here?


texts:
I am using Redmi note 7 (android: 9 PKQ1) I have run virus scans on my phone, but I am still having this problem: I keep getting random phone calls on my phone, but strangely there's nothing showing on screen. Only ringtone goes off and that's all. Even when I restart device nothing shows up in history catalog.
I'am pretty sure this is some kind of virus and I would like to know if anyone has got same problem as me and some advice on how to fix it.
Any suggestion for virus scanner better than common ones?

Regards,
Highzivs


texts:
I was going to install an app to my device from Google Play on my desktop, when I noticed a "No carrier Samsung GT-N7000" in my device list:

(the Nexus 7 is mine)

Apparently this device is the original Galaxy Note[1]. I've never even seen one of these devices, and there shouldn't be one registered on my account. It doesn't show on Android Device Manager.

Is someone else on my Play Store account, downloading apps/media on my credit card? I use 2FA, so I'm worried about how that could have happened. Is there anything I can do to find out more about this device?


texts:
I am running Android 5.1.1 on my Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime 4g.

My institute WiFi network that I connect to requires a login everytime to use the internet. However, my phone first connects to the network and then disconnects, wwithout my permission, stating 'Sign-in is required'. I have to connect it again, on which ot leads me to the sign-in windoe, where I plug in my credentials.

If it ultimately has to lead me to the sign-in window, why does it disconnect in the first place? How can I solve this problem?


texts: I have an old Xcover 3 and want to access all files as there are 3 GB I cannot access

texts:
Is there a way I can access all or nearly all files including the operating system files?

I would like to see what is eating up space in it. I kept deleting files and without downloading anything or taking photos and more and more space was taken up until the phone was full again.

I ended up installing an SD card and removing a lot of apps I don't use much.
It only has 8GB internal memory, 4.53 GB of space shows up when connected to a PC which makes sense with the system memory being 3.13GB.

I have now deleted and removed as much as I can and it shows 1.38 GB free. When I first got it there was much more free space than that.

It is running 6.0.1 and shows:

system memory 3.44GB

used space 3.13GB

available space 1.38 GB

which adds up to 7.95 GB.

I would like to know what is in the 3.13 GB used space as all the files and folders I can see with a PC is 24 MB.

dialing *#9900# (Delete dumpstate/logcat) has no effect


texts: does it matter what version of Android I have before installing Clockwordmod?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S with recovery 3E.  I want to install Clockworkmod on my phone, but because of the version of recovery I have, I need to flash CWM via Odin.

When I download the CWM recovery image, does it matter what version of Android I have, whether it's Froyo or Gingerbread?


texts: What does "hand with small restricted icon" status icon represent?

texts:
Can anyone help me identify this icon that looks like "a hand with small restricted icon", and how can I remove it?

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texts: Perfect voice recognition, but Voice Commands don't work

texts:
I'm using a Dutch Nexus 5 with stock Android 4.4.4 KitKat but have the voice language set to English (US). I have the latest files for offline speech recognition for English (US). Google Now, "OK Google"-detection and audio history are enabled, and it all works like a charm. It instantly responds to "OK Google", and transcribes my (English) statements flawlessly.

However, Google Now always starts a search. Whatever I say, it is never recognized as a command. So, whether I say Say 'How are you' in Spanish, Set alarm for 8 PM or just Help, it just starts a Google search on the exact phrase I said. Obviously that's not very helpful. How can I fix this?

(There are only three commands that I've found that do work: call, dial and text.)


texts: Storage space running out when using adoptable storage

texts:
I'm using adoptable storage in Android 8.0.0. I have a persistent notification that says "Storage space running out. Some system functions may not work."

Settings > Storage shows this:

Attempting to move apps to the SD card from there results in a toast that says "Not enough storage space."

How can I make use of the whole 24.00 GB I get with the SD card?


texts: Share option: How to append into text file?

texts:
If I go to share in any app or from selected text (icon with three connected dots), I get some sharing options such as SMS, Bluetooth, WiFi direct, etc.

But I would also like to dump it directly into a chosen text file destination such as /(the default Android user directory path, different by each version)/Documents/Shared.txt

I need this for easily storing URLs into a file without needing to fumble and fiddle around with copying the URL bar and pasting it into a text editor, which costs a lot of time. The browser usually has a Share option.

Additionally, I would like it to be appended to the text file, not overwritten.
I am also fine if a new file is created each time, because some desktop PC commands can easily put 1000 tiny text files into 1 file, and Notepad++ and some Linux commands also support searching all files in a directory for text, even with regular expressions.


texts: User profile Freezes in Android Lollipop

texts:
I created a new user in my MotoG Android Lollipop and, sometimes while i'm in this new user, my actual aplication freezes by undetermined seconds, and sometimes minimizes the aplication. I only can acess the header menu when it occurs (and I change the user in this case, mainly), even the app list does not work for sometime.

Also it not occurs in the main user. There is a reason for this problem? And I can do something to fix it?


texts: No internet access to Google apps on Android 4.3

texts: So I installed 4.3 on my new Nexus 4 and I found out that I couldn't use the play store, gmail app and other Google apps. I tried clearing the cache but it was of no use. All other apps are working perfect and my internet connection seems okay too. Please help. Thanks!


texts: How do I unlock the bootloader on my Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro?

texts:
I own a "Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro" (model number SK17i) running Android 2.3.3 (Kernel 2.6.32.8-perf, build number 4.0.A.2.335). It's branded by Orange Austria. I'm looking for a way to root it, but all I could find doesn't help. I've read the xda-devel thread on rooting my phone and followed the xda-guide mentioned there. That doesn't work as planned.

The problem seems to be the branding. Fastboot won't recognize my device since I'm not able to unlock the boot loader. The phone just goes to normal charging mode, when I press [volume down] while connecting the USB cable (volume up will do nothing).

Hence my question: Is there a workaround to unlock the bootloader or an alternative way of rooting? I looked and found a method of unlocking the bootloader using the device's testpoint. According to one post there, the author succeded in unlocking his orange branded phone. For me the method described there results in a frozen s1tool and no effect on my Xperia.

Thanks for your help.

Edit:
Now it seems that nothing can be done if dial *#*#7378423#*#* -> "Service Info" -> "Configuration" -> "Bootloader unlock allowed:" says No.


texts: What does it mean if I can't find a kernel date?

texts: I want to root my ZTE Grand X Max and it asks if the kernel date is before or after a specific date but when I go and look is has no date by the kernel version (3.4.0). What does that mean? Or do I need to look somewhere else?


texts: Getting McAfee warnings despite not having McAfee?

texts: I own a Galaxy S10, and after the recent update I've started getting warnings from McAfee in my Chrome browser telling me sites I've been visiting for years are suspicious... except I don't have and have never had McAfee installed on my phone or browser. I've searched my apps and turned up empty-handed, and searching online hasn't helped either, so any idea what this is?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 direct call always calls the same number

texts: I am using a Samsung Galaxy S3 and the direct call feature always calls the same number no matter whose contact I am viewing. Is this a bug in the feature? (The number it calls to is one of my frequent callers.)


texts: How can I find out all sensor my smartphone has?

texts:
Is there a way to analyse, which characteristics my smartphone is capable of?

I found an app Z-Device Test, that claims to be able to analyse these characteristics:

  the GPS signal, camera, compass, accelerometer, microphone,
  speakers, WiFi signals, Bluetooth, GSM / UMTS, FM Radio, Display,
  Battery, CPU, Memory, Vibration, USB, Audio / Video , operating
  system, light sensor, proximity sensor, temperature sensor, flash
  sensor, NFC near field comunication, Barometer, the detection of Navstar

But that program abuses its system privilege to dump advertisements everywhere, so I don't want to test that one.

Is there a safe way to get the information?


texts: Wifi WPA Enterprise - In android 11 under 'Online Certificate Status', what is the difference between the various options?

texts:
Recently I noticed that my Note 10 would no longer associate with my wifi but all other phones would.  I have since resolved the issue by rerolling my certificates but cannot get the options 'Require status for all certificates' or 'Require status for untrusted certificates' to work.  'Request Status' does work as well as 'Don't validate'
'Require status for all certificates' fails with on the freeradius end with -
(36) eap: Expiring EAP session with state 0xb8be52eabb005f50
(36) eap: Finished EAP session with state 0xb8be52eabb005f50
(36) eap: Previous EAP request found for state 0xb8be52eabb005f50, released from the list
(36) eap: Peer sent packet with method EAP TLS (13)
(36) eap: Calling submodule eap_tls to process data
(36) eap_tls: Continuing EAP-TLS
(36) eap_tls: [eaptls verify] = ok
(36) eap_tls: Done initial handshake
(36) eap_tls: <<< recv TLS 1.1  [length 0002]
(36) eap_tls: ERROR: TLS Alert read:fatal:internal error
(36) eap_tls: TLS_accept: Need to read more data: error
(36) eap_tls: ERROR: Failed in __FUNCTION__ (SSL_read): error:14094438:SSL routines:ssl3_read_bytes:tlsv1 alert internal error
(36) eap_tls: TLS - In Handshake Phase
(36) eap_tls: TLS - Application data.
(36) eap_tls: ERROR: TLS failed during operation
(36) eap_tls: ERROR: [eaptls process] = fail
(36) eap: ERROR: Failed continuing EAP TLS (13) session.  EAP sub-module failed
(36) eap: Sending EAP Failure (code 4) ID 190 length 4

'Require status for untrusted' hangs with android eventually giving up with this on the freeradius end -
(5) eap_tls: [eaptls start] = request
(5) eap: Sending EAP Request (code 1) ID 243 length 6
(5) eap: EAP session adding &reply:State = 0xcff1ecc3cf02e118
(5)     [eap] = handled
(5)   } # authenticate = handled
(5) Using Post-Auth-Type Challenge
(5) Post-Auth-Type sub-section not found.  Ignoring.
(5) # Executing group from file /etc/raddb/sites-enabled/default
(5) Sent Access-Challenge Id 247 from 192.168.45.251:1812 to 192.168.45.37:33524 length 0
(5)   EAP-Message = 0x01f300060d20
(5)   Message-Authenticator = 0x00000000000000000000000000000000
(5)   State = 0xcff1ecc3cf02e118ed54fc1c4b664912
(5) Finished request
Waking up in 4.9 seconds.
(5) Cleaning up request packet ID 247 with timestamp +19
Ready to process requests

What do I need to implement or correct so these two options will work as well?


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The company I'm working for is using a Jabber server which is kind of old. It doesn't support SSL/TLS with SASL but only plain old SSL.

I tried a dozen of Jabber clients for Android but none of them supports this setup.

Are there any alternatives?


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texts: I've had an iPod Touch for a while and am used  to controlling the music player without having to take the device from my pocket. I've had a look around for headphones that will work with the Samsung Galaxy S's TRRS connector and for players that would work with those headphones but haven't seen any combination that looks like it would work. Is this achievable? I'm also happy to consider alternatives like Bluetooth if that would work.


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My friend have LG Stylus 2 quite laggy and need to wipe phone cache

We have already wipe cache from apps with following method

Drag down the notification bar and tap the Settings icon Settings icon.png at the top-right.
Tap General > Storage. (If using List view, scroll down to 'DEVICE' and tap Storage.
Wait for menu options to finish calculating.
Tap Cached data, then tap YES.
Wait for the cached data to clear; depending on size it will take several seconds to complete.
When the wipe is complete, the storage screen refreshes and cached data will not be listed. This means your our cached data has been successfully cleared.

and now we have tried the following method

Power off your device.
Wait a few seconds
Boot in recovery mode by pressing the Volume Down and Power Button at the same time for 2-3 seconds until the LG logo appears on the screen.
Release the buttons and press them again until the Recovery Screen appears

But the option is only factory data reset/wipe all data

How can I access the recovery mode for just wipe cache partition, like other phones like Samsung, Oppo, Asus, etc.?

Any help appreciated


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I've got Micromax Canvas 2 and have installed one application which is having some confidential data. Now I want to hide that application from menu.

Is there any way / application for that?


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texts: Pop-up ads in Subway Surfer annoy me a lot. Can I get rid of them by purchasing something like Double Coin feature? I am unable to find any information about it on their official website. If you have ever purchased something in it, please share your experience. Does it remove pop-up ads?


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I am using a Xperia Z3 with android 4.4.4. I can't find how much battery is consumed by the camera app.

I tried with the included Power Management-> battery usage option but can't find it there.


texts: enabling java for Lenovo ThinkPad tablet?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Are there any Android browsers that support loading a Java Applet in-browser?

I am new to the tablet world. I have a Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet and I am having trouble on some websites when using the browser that you access through the world icon on the home page. I get a message that says that I have a browser problem and that java support has been turned off. I can't find where to turn this on or download if I need. I am sure this is a simple user error on my part. can someone please help me? I am able to find directions on how to fix this on safari, internet explore etc, but again I am ignorant and not figuring out if I am actually using one of thesesince the icon doesn't match..Please take pity on this naive newbie and help me!
thanks
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