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I recently bought a Advent Vega Android tablet and everything is working completely fine, however there is one slight problem with Wi-Fi.

Even though I have full Wi-Fi signal (it is as high as it can be), and it has been happily working for a while, after some time the Wi-Fi disconnects and when I go into the Wi-Fi settings it states that the network is out off range. If I turn off the Wi-Fi and re-enable it, it works fine.

I've tried a couple of different ROMs but they all have the same problem. Does anyone have any clues as to how this can be fixed?


texts: How do I make the Google Assistant notify me when I get email from a specific person using my S8?

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I have a Google Mini & the IFTTT app but I can't figure out how to make Google mini make a voice notification when email from a specific user arrives. Is there a way to do this?

I use Gmail & have an S8.


texts: Suspicious Permissions And A Safe Repository?

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I have found older version of Facebook For Android app here which was hosted on geekfiles.in

When i wanted to install 1.8.1 and checked permissions, the following arose my suspicions:

Services that cost you money:
Send SMS messages

Your messages:
edit SMS or MMS, read SMS or MMS, receive SMS

Your accounts:
act as an account authenticator, manage the accounts list

Phone calls:
read phone state and identity

Your accounts:
discover known accounts

Storage:
modify/delete SD card contents

Can unscrupulous people inject malware into APKs? If yes, what are trusted repositories for downgrading apps to older versions?

Is this repository trusted source?


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I've been developing in several Android devices since now but this one has me totally puzzled. ADB in Windows detects the device just fine, but I cannot make ADB recognize this device in Linux (Ubuntu 12.04).

$ adb devices
List of devices attached
????????????    device

Device is in USB debugging mode.
lsusb shows it as Bus 003 Device 005: ID 18d1:0003 Google Inc.
/etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules file has the following line: SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0666"
~/.android/adb_usb.ini has 0x18d1 in a line by itself

What I've attempted so far:

Restart ADB server - no luck
Start ADB server as root - no luck
Add this line SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="18d1", ATTR{idProduct}=="0003", MODE="0666", GROUP="adbusers" to 51-android.rules and add myself to adbusers group. Restart udev and ADB - no luck

Any hint welcome, thanks in advance!


texts: How can I get macrodroid to close an app when I disconnect from a bluetooth device (close waze when I disconnect from my vehicle )


texts: How to check emails (safely & securely)?

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I trust Linux more than Android. Likewise, I trust Firefox (with certain settings and certain security-related addons) more than Chrome (or Chromium). I'm new to the smartphone world and couldn't wait for a non-dev Ubuntu Touch release, so I  bought an (Samsung) Android phone. Which I have yet to turn on. So the following question is theoretical for now:

How to check emails in Android (safely & securely) ?

Via an app (which?), via a browser (which?), else ?

Further, I have more than one gmail account. In Linux, I use two separate browsers to check both accounts simultaneously (I'm aware of other solutions, but am happy with that one on my PC). How to do so in Android?


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is it possible for me to connect to http://localhost websites on my laptop from my phone without any internet connection?

Phone is Samsung Galaxy W. Laptop Acer with Windows 7.
The server I'm using on the laptop is XAMPP at the moment, but this can be changed if another program is easier.

Basically, I want to connect to my laptop server from the phone without router or internet connection.

I know the phone is supposed to have hotspot functionality, does this work without internet (just bought it so I don't know much about it yet)?


texts: how to send to special number in the new hangouts

texts: before the update I can send messages to number like "2200" no problem but since the update hangouts instantly adds +63 to the numbers and now I can send sms to it and it doesn't even let me compose a new sms for that number.. please help I love using hang outs as my default sms messenger so please help me..


texts: How can I get my contacts backs from my galaxy s3 when the LCD doesn't work and the screen is pitch black ?


texts: How do I block packet data for background programs?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Gio running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread.

How can I block packet data for background programs only? When I disable Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile networks -> Enable packet data the default browser and Opera Mini don't work.

(I'm trying to keep down my network billing charges!)


texts: How do I know when an app was used in Android?

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Is there any way to tell when an app was being used in an Android phone?

I am specifically interested in the camera and gallery functions. I believe my roommate went through my photos without asking, and I've tried to view the cache for the Gallery app but can't seem to figure out how to do it.

Is this even on the right track? He had it for a twenty minute interval, and I want to see if the Gallery was accessed during that period of time.


texts: Do Android Default apps (phone, browser,...) support NFC?

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Is there any default support on Android basic apps (phone, browser, contacts...) for NFC?

Because if I want to develop for NFC, the user will need to install my NFC app. But for simple tasks that use default apps like phone, is there any default support? For example if I want to make a NFC tag to call my phone number. Or would I need to create an app even for this?


texts: Can one make shortcuts (launchers) to Settings actions?

texts: I have a Samsung tablet with Kitkat and I'd like to be able to access some of the setting fast. For example I'd like to unmount the SD card or change the screen lock from "None" to "Password" using a shortcut or launcher on the desktop. Is this possible without 3rd party apps? Right now I have to dig through the settings to do these tasks.


texts: How to disable sensors on-demand to reduce power consumption?

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Nowadays, any Android device has a big sensor amount implemented. It is true that most of the sensors do not require a considerable amount of power for their operation. But the sum of the power consumption of the whole sensor set may be noticeable.

I already saw, some of the sensors are written/read through SPI interface by using linux SPI driver

So, is it possible to access the SPI driver at runtime to make sensors enter off/disabled/idle state to reduce power consumption? More specifically, I want to write/read SPI bytes through sysfs or command line

This should be achieveable in any rom, being rooted or with a custom kernel


texts: Is there any way to give phone rating according to its ram and processor data ? except benchmarks

texts: I am trying to cluster phones of similar specifications together ie phones that have near about same performance i have only data of processors and ram associated with each phone , is there any way i can calculate which phones will have near about same performance ?


texts: Logitech unifying receiver, Chrome plugin work on android?

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I lost my antenna for my Logitech keyboard and mouse. I decided to buy a Logitech Unifying Receiver. But I can't find any drivers for it for Android except the Chrome plugin.

I don't understand, is the driver running from Chrome (on android) or is it for Chrome OS only?

I have a Android 6.0 for my TV box.

To reiterate, can I install the driver in Android Chrome and pair my mouse and keyboard to my TV box that way?

Thanks in advance.


texts: How can I disable certain application's update? I'm using Brut Google Map v4.6.0.4686. Since there is a new version in the market, the update notification will appear from time to time. How do I disable it?


texts: I bought my brand new phone with the Android Version of Lollipop 5.1 out of the box, does that mean Lollipop 5.1 is the phone's stock ROM?


texts: Flashing Stock ROM for Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505

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Device: Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9505)
Android: CyanogenMod 10

I am having problems trying to flash stock ROM on Samsung Galaxy S4 (I9505).

I have tried a couple of the stock ROMs from sammobile, but the ones I tried have all failed using Odin and come up with an error message like write error fail.

Can anyone tell me if is there something I am missing for flashing these stock ROMs?

My baseband version is I9505XXUEMJ7.

I have tried:

GT-I9505 Galaxy S 4 LTE
PDA: I9505XXUBMF8
CSC: I9505O2UBMG1
MODEM: I9505XXUBMF8
GT-I9505 Galaxy S 4 LTE
PDA: I9505XXUEMK8
CSC: I9505BTUEMK5
MODEM: I9505XXUEMK8


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Opening a message on my phone/tablet and I want to create a filter for that message but I cannot see where to do it. The same thing can be found from the top right menu when using the web version of Gmail.

Any workaround for this?


texts: how to delete old account and credit card info by

texts: How do you delete some one else's account off your Android phones play store there is no credit card on it but it makes me have to go and find me and then I can see my info if not it goes to the lady I bought my phone from


texts: Why are files sent through Gmail renamed?

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Why is it if I download an image sent to me through Gmail the filename of the image was changed into downloadfile? Is there a way that the filename won't be changed after downloading it from Gmail?

Samsung Galaxy 5, if it matters.


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I get calls from a queue from my phone provider. The phone provider distinguishes these calls by adding a suffix.

12345678

becomes

1234567801

I would like to make a contact with a phone number which matches all numbers matching the suffixed numbers in order to have an at a glance recognition of queue calls, as opposed to direct calls.

Is there any way to achieve this? Can it be done with tasker?


texts: Is it possible to recover deleted text messages after a factory reset on LG Optimus One 2.2.1?

texts: I have never backed up anything off my phone. The text messages I need are from within the last month. The factory reset was done a week ago..


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You can turn on "Touch to Search" on Chrome for Android by going to Settings > Sync and Google Services > Touch to Search.
This should allow you to merely tap lightly a word in a webpage and the word is highlighted and a bottom pop-up defines the word and allows you to expand it as a new tab to find more information. On my phone (Redmi Note 9S with Android 10) it works very occasionally, but most of the time I have to hold my finger on a word for several seconds (no instant tapping) and a dialog pops up with choices like Copy, Share, Select All and Web Search. The  bottom pop-up with the definition does not show up. I tried every setting imaginable to no avail. Anyone with the same problem? Any ideas on what is happening?


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So I moved across the country (to Minnesota from Virginia) and now my location is always incorrect on my device, it shows my old home.  I thought the initial problem was with the wifi but my wife's account shows her location correctly.

I can temporarily fix the issue by setting my location settings on the device to 'device only' but the problem reappears when I revert the setting back.  I already tried clearing the Maps data.  This problem occurs on any device with my Google account.

Any ideas how I can fix this issue?

Edit: This apparently isn't limited to Android devices.  Google maps on the web does the same thing.  If I'm logged in as my account, it reads me as in VA, if I log in as my wife (or incognito), it reads the correct location in MN.


texts: Modify AOSP to run a specific shell command on boot in Android 6.0

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I am trying to modify AOSP to run a specific shell command on boot.

I tried to modify init.rc in system/core/rootdir/ to run a command on boot, but I could not make it work.

I know that I should use exec so I tried all these variations but none of them worked for me:

exec mkdir /data/local/tmp/test_directory
exec "mkdir /data/local/tmp/test_directory2"
exec -- mkdir /data/local/tmp/test_directory3
exec -- "mkdir /data/local/tmp/test_directory4"

I also tried all solutions on this page on Android 6.0 without any luck.

Anybody have an idea about what I am doing wrong?


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The problem:

My Droid Bionic boots to a black screen

How I got here:

Successfully rooted the phone with SuperUser and SafeStrap.
Used SafeStrap to install CM11 into Rom-Slot-1.
Used CM Updater on the phone to install the latest snapshot of CM13 (for targa).
Used SafeStrap to install CM13 on to stock rom
Voila!  Boots to black screen.

Solutions I've tried so far:

I still have access to fastboot, and my PC recognizes the phone when it's booted into fastboot.

Can't find any CyanogenMod images to fastboot with, so I started looking for Droid Bionic stock images to flash with fastboot.

I found some and downloaded them.  My research shows that RSD Lite is the way to go here, so I've installed RSD Lite v6.2.4.  Unfortunately, it does not recognize my phone when I boot it up into fastboot (but fastboot devices still sees my phone).

So I tried manually flashing back to stock using Moto Fastboot as described in this thread:

http://androidforums.com/threads/droid-bionic-fastboot-fxz-files.540725/

Most of those steps worked, but some of them (most notably flashing boot.img) gave me "pre-flash validation" errors.

I tried rebooting the phone anyway and was greeted with a picture of the green android, and blue loading bar.  Then the phone rebooted itself and made some sounds (it sounded like the sound effects accompanying the Droid splash screen), but it still shows me a black screen.

I can still boot to fastboot, and my PC still sees the phone when fastbooted.

Any ideas?  I'm up for anything at this point.

EDIT:

I have also tried running RSD Lite as Administrator to no avail.


texts: Can an Android phone sync its number with a tablet; so one device can start a call and the second can simultaneously join the call?

texts: With my Android smartphone's phone number, I need to be able to make and answer phone calls with my smartphone or Android tablet.  Once a device begins a call, the other device should be able to join the call simultaneously; so that the smartphone and tablet can talk on the same call using the same number.  The person(s) on the other end call should perceive the smartphone and tablet no different than a hardwired number with multiple handsets.


texts: How do I change the Google Play country?

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Can someone tell me how to change the country preference for Google Play? I have searched high and low but in most of the forums people ask you to go to Gmail settings -> edit profile and change the country there. But there is no place to change the country in settings! There is a something called place (which can be marked as current) but that has no impact on Google Play.

I don't want to circumvent country restrictions, I want to permanently change the country. So it's NOT a duplicate of How can I circumvent regional restrictions in Google's Play Store?.


texts: Bluetooth Remote Controll for Voice input on Nexus 5

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I am using my Nexus 5 for 1.5 months now. Previously I used an iPhone 5. On the iPhone there was Siri and - when connected via Bluetooth to my car stereo - I could push a button on my Steering Wheel and start voice interaction with siri.

When I push the same button in Android 4.4.2 on my Nexus 5, it says "initialisieren", I think the english locale would be "initializing" and nothing happens.

It would be great to get at least some starting of calls working like "call my mom" or "call john doe" better would be also a working tts/stt (reading/dictation) of sms. Best would be if I also could change playlists (Play List Salsa/Play List Rock) or starting of the navigation (Navigate to Home)

is there any way to get those things working?

Screenshot (click image for original size)


texts: What is this doorbell sound on notifications (ONYX Lineage14.1-20170420)

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When I receive a notification on my phone, it plays a long doorbell sound (regardless of which app causes the notification). Where does it come from and how do I disable it? I can't find it in Sound or Notification options.

I recorded the sound in a video from my other phone, here is a link to it:
https://youtu.be/O4brgMjAS3M

Furthermore, last time I wanted to authenticate with google 2 step verification, the sound kept playing until i rebooted my phone (latest gapps installed - mini 20170427)


texts: Android 6.0, backing up SD card before reformatting

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I use Vodafone Tab Prime 7 (Android 6.0.1; hardware remotely based on Alcatel One Touch) with 32GB Samsung SD card (almost 30 gb full). I was using in for a few months but now with all my apps installed (many of them moved to SD card), my android started to be rather slow and it often happens that it restarts on its own or gets stuck with apps that are on the SD card. I want to reformat my SD card (and in the same time clear some garbage) but I do not want to lose my apps (nor I do want to install them all over again, there is many of them). My plan is to move all the files on the SD to a computer, but because the SD card is formatted as an internal partition I am not able to do that.

What is the best way to back up all my data on SD card, and put them safely back after I reformat the SD card (which I suppose will fix half my problems, correct memory errors atp.)?

Can I simply copy them via Android-PC usb connection? (I am not sure if it will copy all the necessary data). And if I would somehow set the sd card as external, copy all the data to PC, would there be a way how I could put all those data back after reformatting the card?

I will probably figure it out somehow, but I would like to know more secure ways of doing it.


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Possible Duplicate:
  Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

I'm looking for a Mod or Rom for a HTC Desire S and a Motorola Xoom which provides the cleanest Android experience without modifications. Similar to that of the Nexus range of phones. Eventually, I'd like to put ICS on both of these devices.


texts: Bluetooth keyboard pairs but does not appear as an input device?

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I purchased a bluetooth keyboard to use with my lenovo ideatab a2107 which runs android 4.0.3. The specific keyboard is the:

Anker® Ultra Slim Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard for iPad Mini, iPad 4, New iPad 3, iPhone 5, Android 3.0 and above Tablet - Black

I am able to pair the keyboard with my tablet and the it has a keyboard icon next to it in the list of bluetooth devices. When this happens I am asked to type a 4 digit code and press enter on the keyboard. This works fine.

The Keyboard does not show up in tablet's keyboard & input devices list and I am unable to input text using the keyboard. How can I get the keyboard working properly with my tablet?

Thanks


texts: Forgot encryption password, too many wrong password attempts = wipe: Can I image my phone to "get more password tries" by restoring an image?

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Forgot my Android encryption password, only have 10 tries left before data wipe, how can I backup my phone to get 10 more tries if I don't manage to find the password within 10 tries?
For context:

ROM: Lineage 14 official build Custom recovery: TWRP Bootloader:
Unlocked The phone is not rooted. No SD card port.

*The phone is encrypted with a password (not a PIN)
*I don't remember the exact encryption password, so I can't get past the password prompt after booting. But I am sure I can find it if I keep trying. It might take me more than 10 tries to enter all variations though.
*I can't access or mount /data from TWRP (nor can I get past the password promt after booting) without the password.
*After entering the wrong password multiple times, the password prompt says I only have 10 tries left before the data gets wiped, and I must avoid this at all costs. (Since Android 6 or 7, there is a limited number of tries before the phone gets wiped)
My question is: How can I make a backup of the phone in it's current state, so that even if I don't manage to enter the right password after booting the phone 10 times, I can restore the phone in it's current state and still have 10 more tries (and eventually repeat this if I still don't manage to find the password after 20 tries)?
I have found some tutorials that show how to backup /dev/block/mmcblk0, but they require root (I can't install anything in my phone since it's encrypted...). And I am not even sure if it will work to restore the phone in it's "10 tries left".
I also don't have access to /data partition from TWRP without entering the password (it shows "0MB") so I can't backup the /data partition from TWRP.
Thanks


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How do I create a calendar event that repeats every other week?

I'm using the default calendar app on the Droid X and the Xoom and I can't make an every other week appointment.   I can do this on the website without trouble.

The only options are every week and I don't see where I can say every (2) weeks.


texts: How to enable USB OTG in Walton Primo F4?

texts: I have a Walton Primo F4, running Android 4.2.2. How can I enable USB OTG in my device?


texts: Is there a way to block USSD balance notifications on Android 4.3?

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I'm trying out a H20 Wireless SIM on my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3.  One annoying feature of this service is that they send a USSD balance notification at the end of every phone call, text message, and data usage.  Is there any way I can disable or block these messages?

I found the "Balance Update / USSD blocker" app in the Play store, but it specifically states it does not work on 4.2+ versions of Android.

I also contacted H20 customer service and they will not disable the messages on their end.


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I am unable to find the "echo" binary in the /bin path (supposedly the path for storage of essential binaries) on Galaxy S2 on which I am working on. And yes, the "echo" command is perfectly working when I tried it on adb shell. I have also tried looking into sbin, xbin and other such directories.
Does somebody know where else I can find it?


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This seems like a silly question, but how do you create a file in My Files? I've been searching for a while on Google and this site, but I cannot find out how!

When I pres the "menu" key, I can see an option to create a folder, but there's no option to create a file. So, how can I create a file, for example, "filename.html", from the My Files viewer?

I am using a Galaxy S4.


texts: Can I track my phone if the thief has reset it?

texts: My phone was stolen by thief. I called but they obviously had taken out the sim. They've logged out all my google accounts, Twitter, Facebook, Viber, and I think that they did a factory reset! Is there anyway I can track my phone? It was a Redmi Y2.


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I'm having a problem with my Samsung Galaxy S4 GT - I9500, it isn't rooted and has the official Lollipop ROM.

Whenever I open KNOX and select setup and press next, it closes and displays the error:  Failed to start KNOX mode, Try Again

Things I've tried so far:

Resetting App preferences.
Booting into Safe Mode and trying to run in Safe Mode.

Does anyone know what might be causing this?

Download Mode :

And Here's detail of my KNOX version :


texts: Android not responding, screen off and battery drop

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I have a Lenovo s890 that sometimes stop responding and back after about 1 minute. I have checked the screen and seem there is no problem with the screen. On the other hand when the cell phone stops working, then the battery indicator drops significantly that is really annoying. Do you have any solution for that?

Here you can a similar video that shows the problem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB_w4WvDiUY


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There is a good App "Termux" which can provide a powerful shell environment without gain root permission. However, the touch-screen keyboard doesn't include "Control" and "Alt" button. But some interactive program (for example, nano, emacs) require these button.

Is there any way to add this button on, or use some other way to replace this button?


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Say I am playing clash of clans or boom beach. A crash in the middle of an attack could be very fatal.

What happen is I was playing and then suddenly the screen go back to the home screen. No other apps are running. I can click the multi task button (or whatever button in bottom right) and the original apps shows up. However, it seems to be a crash because if I select it it reloads.

Does android have event logs I can check. What's going on? I got 4 GB memory. It's asus zenphone 2


texts: Fooling a tablet into thinking it's a phone so that Amazon Prime streaming will work

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This relates to question:

Using Amazon Instant Video from Amazon Prime on Non-Kindle device

However things have moved on since then. Amazon have now released a version of their Amazon app for use on non-Fire Android phones, and indeed streaming of Amazon Prime is now possible. However the Tablet Amazon app does not have this functionality, even though it is running the same Android OS version (as the scores of negative reviews on the app will testify!) There doesn't seem to be a way to install the Mobile Android app onto a Tablet. It appears that they only allow Amazon Prime to be used from their own Kindle Fire Tablet.

Is there any way I can fool my tablet (Nexus 7) into thinking it is a phone so that I can install the Phone version of the Amazon app and therefore enable Amazon prime streaming?


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So, I got myself s4 and rooted it. I've tested the root access with several different apps, and all of those work.

But now I tried Network Spoofer. The app seemed to download and install successfully, but now, when I try to actually do something, I get this:

Screenshot: chroot: can't execute 'spoof': Permission denied (click image for larger variant)

How do I fix this?


texts: How can I make files available to a restricted profile?

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For example I have an emulator and I want the restricted profile to have access to the ROM directory but it seems like the restricted profile has it's own directory structure separate from admin.

I foresee similar problems with any side loaded media like video, audio, eBooks, etc.


texts: Many installed apps crash after OTA update to Android 4.2

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I had run over the air update from Android 4.1 to 4.2 on my Samsung Grand GT-I9082. It seems to have completed fine (screen with robot and progress bar for a while, then some messages about "optimizing" and "running" applications, then boot).

After update the phone itself works fine, however a lot of third party apps now crash on launch with "Application [name] has been stopped" (loose translation since my phone interface is not in English). It is consistent and specific to the app - either it always crashes or it just works normally. The one slight exception is Chrome which opens and closes immediately, but doesn't give the message.

Clearing cache for the app doesn't fix it
Uninstalling app completely and re-installing does fix it (so far - for those few I did it for)

What else can I try?

At this point I guess reinstalling every crashing app would fix them, but that seems very boring and menial option, not to mention losing settings and data in those apps where it's relevant.


texts: Will installing twrp factory reset the device or not (odin method samsung)

texts: Now im in a custom rom with old twrp version now i want to go back to stock rom in my samsung galaxy on7 i downloaded frimware and odin and im about to flash it after flashing stock rom setting up my device by google.i want to install twrp later.will installing twrp erase data or not?


texts: How to backup contacts to Google from Samsung devices which don't export vcf file?

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The Contact apps that ships with Samsung devices does not seem to have a function to reliably backup all contacts on the phone and SIM storage to Google accounts.

Is there any third-party app that'd let me reliably do so? Bonus points if it'd let me sort which contact goes to which Google accounts registered on the device.

As a last resort, if there's no such app, I don't mind if I can get to backup to storage with which I can transfer the contacts to a different device.

PS I intentionally point to a specific model because I need to do so from two different Samsung devices and both their contact apps did not let me move all contacts to Google account. One of them does have .vcf export, but the other doesn't. I want a more universal solution if at all possible.

PPS The device that can do .vcf export has Google accounts correctly setup on both the new and old devices but all contacts has not been synced, hence the question.


texts: Can I open Chrome on Android from command line ?

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Is there command line alternative to Chrome Remote Debugging ?

Manually, I can open tabs from chrome://inspect/#devices . As well as I can open Chrome on desktop from CLI - e.g. chrome.exe --incognito --remote-debugging-port=9222.

But is there option to open tabs on Chrome on Android, which is connected to PC from CLI ? I need such option to semi-automate tests.
thanks !


texts: After rebooting motorola defy M525 no service network shows?

texts: After several attempts of pattern my motorola defy mb525 has been blocked and asking for my goggle account and password but then when finished entering my account and password it will restart automatically but the problems is still there.. So i tried to reboot my motorola defy mb525 but after rebooting, the service network is gone. No more signal in any GSM network...Please somebody help me about this problem. how can i fix it?


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Since I often need to read PDFs, I figured I should get an e-book reader from eg. Kobo or Pocketbook, but I was told it's not a good idea because e-book readers have a tough time rendering PDFs.

Alternatively, are there good tablets and hardware/software that can reduce the amount of power used by the screen and somehow make the the screen easier to read?

Thank you.


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I have an an android phone. The problem is that when I connect my phone, which is android Jelly Bean, to my Wi-Fi connection it works and the internet connection doesn't have any issues.

However, when I open my PC the phone loses the connection and no internet is established on the phone, while it works at the same time, very good on the PC and any other phone connected on the Wi-Fi. I hope you help me find the cause.

I tried to find the issue but I couldn't!
Thanks in Advance


texts: How to mark reminders as "Done" without going via Google Calendar?

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I set reminders using Google / Google Now / Google Assistant (or whatever it's called these days). These reminders also appear (automatically) on my Google Calendar. All good.

However, when I receive a notification of this reminder I only get the options to "edit" or "delete" (even when clicking through to the reminder in the Google App). I don't want to "delete" it, as I want to keep a note of reminders I've "done" and besides I have several "recurring" reminders" that cannot simply be deleted. And I certainly don't want to edit it. I want to simply "Mark as Done", but how?

The only way to "Mark as Done" that I can see is to view the reminder in Google Calendar, when I get the single option to "Mark as Done". But going via "Google Calendar" requires additional (unnecessary) steps. Consequently, reminders often only get "Marked as Done" some days later then I see the entry is still showing in my Google Calendar.

So, in there a better/quicker way to mark reminders as "done" - preferably from the "notification" - without having to go via Calendar?


texts: I've just upgraded to a Samsung S8, and the status bar at the top keeps disappearing! How do I get it to always be displayed when I'm on the home screen?


texts: Stop bluetooth answered or outgoing call from automatically unlocking screen

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When I get in the car I leave the phone in my pocket.  Then when the phone rings, I answer the call through the car's controls, but the problem is that this unlocks the screen.  This causes buttons on the screen get activated accidentally and does things like muting the phone, or turning off bluetooth, etc.

Does anybody know a way to stop the phone from unlocking the screen automatically b/c of bluetooth?

Nexus S 2.3.6 on 2012 Volkswagen bluetooth


texts: alt tab taken over and trying to get it back

texts:
I am running a Galaxy Tab A with Android 6.0.1, but it differs from my cell phone in one regard.

On my cell phone I can press-and-hold the "Home" button center bottom, and get a list of open applications, and can then select one.

On my Tab A, I get Google.

I want to get Google out of the Alt-tab feature WITHOUT removing Google itself from my tablet (as I have Gmail etc.).  How do I do this?


texts:
Is it possible to move almost the total app size of an app to external sd? example 90% of its data will move to external and the 10% will stay...

I've tried moving the Clean Master app, its total size is 71 MB but only 20 MB was able to move in the external... not even 50% of total size has been moved...


texts: How to automatically repeatedly dial a number and automatically press numbers each time?

texts:
I'm trying to get through to the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) and their lines are constantly busy. In order to get into the queue, one needs to call them, then press 1 twice. This would be fine, except typically you get a voice telling you that all lines are busy and to call back later. The migration agency then cuts the call. One such cycle takes roughly 30 seconds.

In order to get through, one simply needs to repeat this process repeatedly until there happens to be an available line and one is placed in queue. This can take anything from 5 to 20 minutes of manual calling and pressing depending on chance.

So one needs to call them, wait to be connected, then press 1 twice. Then, when all lines are busy, hang up (or wait for them to cut the call, which takes a few seconds longer), then repeat the process until a line is available and one is placed in queue. I would prefer to spend my time and attention doing something else.

How can I automate this process?


texts:
I've tried to plug my electric guitar into Toshiba Thrive tablet and record some music using the default Sound Recorder app.

I found that the tablet recorded sounds as if the guitar is not attached to the tablet, there was a lot of noise and the guitar sound was not clear.

When I plug my guitar to the sound card of the PC the sound produced is similar to what I hear when I plug the guitar to a real guitar amplifier; the sound is "clean". I expected the same when plugging into the tablet.

Is there a method to achieve the same clean sound on my Android tablet?


texts: How to end call via adb in android 2.2.1?

texts:
Im creating small call center like system based on pyadb.

I was developing for my phone which has custom SlimKat ROM - kitkat based.
To call i do :adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.CALL -d tel:xxxxxxxxx

To end the call i do input keyevent KEYCODE_ENDCALL
and it works like a charm on my phone.

But now my boss want's to use old htc wildfire (buzz) with android 2.2.1
On this phone adb input keyevent KEYCODE_ENDCALL gives me '[1] Killed ...`- error.
I tried to use keycode number instead of KEYCODE_ENDCALL, like this:

adb shell input keyevent 6-

this is not giving error but does not have any effect on the phone.

Same for KEYCODE_MUTE.
Curiously KEYCODE_CALL(7) is working as expected.

How can i make it work? Can i change adb commands in anyway? Or maybe installing CyanogenMod(7- I think is the newest for this phone) will help?
Or is this lost fight and i need a newer phone for this?


texts: Mount USB flashdrive on Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo

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I have a USB flash drive that has two connections, one USB and one micro USB. I have attached it to may phone but it won't mount. I have tried rooting and using other file browsers but nothing seems to help. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could get the flash drive to mount. I have tried StickMount but that doesn't seem to work.

The flash drive looks something like this:

Edit: I have tried it in 2 other phones but no luck. I then tried it in my tablet and it worked perfectly. Can anyone explain why it would work in a tablet but not a phone.


texts:
I am using Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II, and both I have noticed in specifications are "WiFi HT40: supported". My problem is, that when I have mobile data active and connect to Wi-Fi, and try to sync with Gmail or Exchange it does not work. Older devices (Galaxy S II, Galaxy S, Galaxy Ace) were working without problems.

Do you think this has something to do with WiFi HT40? Is there any way how to disable it? When I am on Wi-Fi with no mobile data, everything works fine, when I allow mobile data, sync does not work. I have contacted operator, cellphone maker, but still no solution ...


texts: How can I restart my Samsung S9 phone without the power button or any other physical button?

texts: How can I restart my Samsung S9 phone without the power button or any other physical button, and without rooting my phone? I only want to use the tactile screen.


texts: Viber doesn't acknowledge my Contacts on Android tablet

texts:
I changed Android tablets and used backup to Google acct. On my new device my Contacts show up, but when I installed Viber it doesn't use them and the list is empty.
I found advise how to sync Viber list to Contacts, but not the other way around.


texts: Is it possible to make a Picasa album to not appear in native Gallery application?

texts:
By default, it synchronizes every Picasa album you have in your Google account, even the marked as private ones.

I'd like to make some of them to not be imported on my phone.


texts: I've recently upgraded my Samsung Galaxy 5 from Android 2.1 to 2.2 and I can't find Android debugging mode in the settings. I need to root my phone.


texts: Poor battery after update to Android 4.0.3

texts:
I updated my non-rooted Samsung Galaxy S2 from 2.3.5 to 4.0.3.

Now, I recognize a significant decrease in battery lifetime.

Any idea what may cause it and how to get around it?


texts: Starting emulator for AVD 'Android_2.2' PANIC: Could not open: Android_2.2

texts:
How do I please to make the AVD correctly works ?

When I try to start a virtual device, I get the following message :

How do I to fix that, please?


texts: Getting rid of "Tethering Detected" popup on Android ICS 4.0?

texts:
I just got a Samsung Galaxy S3 that runs Android ICS 4.0.8. When I connect the Galaxy S3 to my Mac laptop and use PDAnet to tether, I often get this popup on the Galaxy S3 screen:

Tethering via PDAnet works great, but the popup can get annoying. I can close the popup, but it comes back a few seconds later.
How can I get rid of this popup permanently?


texts: Does the IP address over a mobile data connection (gprs, 3g/4g) change every time on new connection?

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Is the IP address of a data connection assigned every time whenever a fresh connection is established (e.g after a  disconnect-reconnect scenario, reboot etc) or its preserved.

I have done a bit of research on this topic but there are slightly different views. The first one is affirmative:

  Whether the IP address is reachable from the public Internet, however,
  depends on your ISP; most mobile ISPs operate a NAT that multiplexes
  several network-internal IP addresses through a single address visible
  to the public Internet. The externally visible IP address may change
  on the fly as you move around from cell tower to cell tower. Your external IP will, however, change when you reconnect to your network 1

On the other hand, some suggest that the same IP address is maintained even on reconnection after reboot but only changes when the lease expires

  Phones use DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) to obtain new IP
  addresses from the carrier when the lease on the address expires. You
  don't get a new IP address every time the phone reboots, only when you
  restart the phone and the lease on the IP address has expired. 2

I do understand the concept of DHCP and that new IP  addreses are assigned whenever the lease expires (some suggest usually after 24 hours or so) but my confusion is that if the lease is still valid and I do disconnect and reconnect mobile data, do I get assigned a new IP or the existing one is kept?

References

Does my phone have an IP address when I'm using the internet, but not connected to WiFi?
Does my 4G mobile phone have a fixed IP address or does it change whenever I move to a different location or whenever I restart the phone?


texts: How can I transfer apps from one profile to another on my tablet?

texts:
I have just bought a tablet to be used by the whole family.  I downloaded some apps and games, and then set up two more users. Neither have, nor want, a Google account. (In fact our son is too young for a Gmail account according to Google.)

I am completely new to Android, as I have a Windows Phone and Windows computers so please go easy on me.  I have a Wikipad with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.

The apps I downloaded all appear on my user/profile and there is very little on my son's or my husband's (not even all of the pre-loaded ones, it would appear).

Do I need to download them all again for each user/profile or is there a way of making them show up?  One of them (a Flight Simulator game exclusively for my son) was a paid-for app.


texts: My nandroid backups are around 2gb, I'm told it shouldn't be this big

texts:
my nandroid backups are over 2gb and someone told me they shouldn't be that big. What might the culprits be? It would be nice to keep the backups on my phone if they were smaller.

Not sure how relevant it is, but I'm on stock deodexed ROM and ElementalX kernel.

I'm pretty new to android so any help would be nice.

CWM 6.0.4.5 and using ROM Manager to backup.


texts: Receive whatsapp notification only between a certain time

texts: I want to receive all WhatsApp messages only between 11-12 p.m everyday.How to do this? Can tasker app help in this.Or a script which can be used. Also please note that only messages should be queued but video/audio calls should function all day.


texts: Google Now says it's not available in my country

texts:
On my Xiaomi M2A, Google Now complains that it's not available in my country.
I know for a fact that Google Now is available in the Netherlands, because it works fine on my Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet.

So apparently, Google Now thinks it's in some other country (possibly China, since that's where I ordered this phone). But the phone has been configured to use the Dutch settings everywhere I could find. (Silly enough, the message is actually in Dutch).

So where does Google Now get the idea that it's somewhere else? And (more importantly), how do I tell it that it is, in fact, in the Netherlands?


texts:
I rooted my Lineage OS 14.1 but none of my apps ask for root permissions.

I followed the instructions of this link and the root access option in my phone is "apps and adb". Do I miss something?

I have a Moto G4 Plus and I've already tested Sixaxis and ES File Manager, none of them ask for root permissions.


texts:
So, I wanted to install Lineage OS on my MI 9T Pro and I've made a mistake (I know why.)

I've use TWRP to access to recovery, I'll erase all folder (system/data/vendors/cache) and I'm trying to install lineage, but my OS folder was in a folder into my zip and an error was occured.

In the panic, I've rebooted the phone, and a message "The system was DESTROYED" appears on my screen, but I've access to Fastboot. I've trying some Fastboot erase (Data/system (no access)/Boot/cache) AND !

I've lock by mistake my phone with a Fastboot oem lock, but I succeeded to unlock it with Mi software.

I'm trying an Fastboot devices, all are okay I've a device connected, but, if I try an adb devices i don't have devices connected.

I have push a miui folder (~90mb) in boot, and now it restarted only in Fastboot mod, no other message, no other possibility. and I've tried a reboot in recovery, nothing, same in "android OS mod", only Fastboot reboot.

I've trying to flash with MiFlash a global rom but error 0xfffffff has occurred.

Today, I'm totally stuck and I don't know what to do, I don't have backup for a potential restoration.

Impossible to have access to debug mod to my Mi 9T Pro because I don't have access to OS and developer mod.

Apparently the battery is charging (always ON) with USB.

If u have some tricks for me, it's with pleasure!


texts: Google play login different GSM carriers

texts:
I moved to the USA from Kenya with my android handset, but am unable to log in to google play on my new network, T-mobile.

Can anyone help me fix this?


texts: I'm trying to root my old android phone (Samsung Galaxy pocket Duos GT-S5302 with Gingerbread). I reset the phone to factory settings and then installed TowelRoot v3. But when I tapped the "make it ra1n" button, the phone just blinks and nothing happens. Does this mean it worked?


texts: How do you download an apk file on sd card?

texts: I want to download an apk file to my sd card so I can take that sd card and put it in my nook to get google play? I honestly don't know what I'm doing and I have an older model of the nook color. I only have my phone so I don't even know if this is possible


texts: While I was out, someone attempted to guess my phone password. They couldn't guess it and now it displays the 'too many password attempts' screen, which needs to be unlocked with a google account. However, my google account is not working. I enter the username and password correctly, and have attempted to do so about 10 times. So why is it not unlocking? Do I need an internet connection to unlock it?


texts: Where are the location settings on zenfone 5?

texts:
I can't find the GPS settings on the ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), on Android 9.
I am specifically interested in the location mode, with 3 different values (high accuracy, battery saving, device only).
EDIT
Asus has rolled out Android 9 to ZenFone 5.
I don't have a Security & Location entry in the Settings menu.
Here is what my menu looks like:
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Once in Security & lock screen, I have this:
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I can't find where to choose the location mode. All I have is an ON/OFF switch.


texts: Why does it take so long for a program like Mapdroid to use the GPS to track you on a map

texts:
I was in London last week (which is outside my country, so I did not use roaming to connect to the internet to be able to use the maps application from Google). In stead , I used Mapdroid to find my way around the center there.

Mapdroid, for those who don't know this program, lets you download maps and than use them without data connection. The only thing you need to do is turn on the GPS.

This works great apart for the fact that it can take between 5 and 10 minutes for the program to mark you location. If it does, it can track you fine , and it keeps tracking you on the map.

But I am just wondering why it takes so long before Mapdroid knows where you are.

Is it a hardware thing (I have a Samsung Galaxy S phone running Froyo).


texts:
I have installed Lineage OS 14.1 on my Redmi 1S, and installed GApps(Aroma) from opengapps.org. I have increased /system partition size to install GApps package. New nightly with some fixes are available. If I continue to install nightly and GApps, Do I lose my apps and data?

previous observations:

1. Installed Nightlies many times using TWRP(I think it has been overwritten).

2. Installed Gapps(earlier used pico) several times.(I think it has been overwritten).

Above two steps doesn't ends up in error, and booted to system well(no data loss).

But, now steps are different:

i. place a file named part in one of the root folder.

ii. install partition increase zip

iii. wipe all

iv. install ROM

v. execute resize

vi. install Gapps.

I am confused that whether I loss, system app's and user app's data after installation if I skip wipe all.


texts: Is the Motorola Xoom tablet suitable for making notes on pdf?

texts:
I am considering buying a Motorola Xoom to get rid of piles of notes that I have from uni.

My questions are:

Does the Xoom have a digitizer pen (or can you buy a compatible one)?
Does Android have an app to make notes on pdf files?


texts: Are those dead pixels? "Dead Pixel Detect and Fix" apk did not work with them

texts:
I have a new LG L9 for about 2-3 days now (but it came to me without foil on the screen).

Today I've noticed that about 1-3 pixels near the middle of the screen are quite black. And they do not react to color changes like other pixels of the screens - whenever they should be black, red, white - they just stay the same color (they are easy to spot on white background and hard to detect on any other color).

When I change the viewing angle, they disappear gradually. So they react to angle a lot. When I have my phone in front of my eyes, I see them good. But when I look from the very low angle (screen is in the corner of my eyes, I look from far left/right side) - they are not visible on the screen.

Is that typical for dead pixels? Or they are not dead pixels at all?

Is it possible to fix them?

It's hard to make s photo of them, because my camera makes a bit too blured photos (so those pixels are not as visible as in real life) - those are the same, viewed from different angles:

I've downloaded and run the Dead Pixel Detect and Fix application, but it didn't fix them.

I use Android 4.


texts: How to read my email in a threaded view?

texts:
I am subscribed to quite a few newslists for which the flat view is subpar in terms of readability and clarity.

Hence I am looking for a way to read them in a tree view mode like the desktop application Thunderbird does.

I have tried the standard Google Mail reader and K9 Mail unsuccessfully.

How can I achieve this?


texts:
I really want to control my Android phone with a touchpad. But I don't have a bluetooth keyboard with touchpad. Is it possible to use one Android phone as a touchpad for another Android phone? If so, please explain how to do it.

(I want to see a mouse pointer on my main screen and control it by moving the fingers on the screen of the Android phone used as touchpad).


texts:
I can't read the logcat from my phone. As an Android Developer, this is terrible for me. The message that I'm getting is:

logcat read failure

Looking the sources, it seems like a generic error:

Code from the source (Github, logcat.cpp)

while (!g_maxCount || (g_printCount < g_maxCount)) {
    struct log_msg log_msg;
    log_device_t* d;
    int ret = android_logger_list_read(logger_list, &log_msg);

    if (ret == 0) {
        logcat_panic(false, "read: unexpected EOF!\n");
    }

    if (ret < 0) {
        if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
            break;
        }

        if (ret == -EIO) {
            logcat_panic(false, "read: unexpected EOF!\n");
        }
        if (ret == -EINVAL) {
            logcat_panic(false, "read: unexpected length.\n");
        }
        logcat_panic(false, "logcat read failure");
    }

My phone is rooted and has the bootloader unlocked. I'm using stock kernel. I've no clues. Any ideas, something to try?

Thanks in advance


texts:
when I connect it does not work the internet connection by LAN cable. Even though there´s a slot for it. How can I make it work? or this LAN slot is not for connecting with cable the internet through the modem rooter.

Tablet Model: wwe10 Android version: 2.2V1.5:#3566 Kernel version: 2.6.32.9 infotm-sqa@infotm-sqa-desktop #72 Build number: FRF85B


texts: So I'm not sure or what causes this but in my gallery, a lot or most of my images and videos turn this grey color and only some can be opened, it's as if they have become corrupt.  Does anyone know why this happens or does anyone else ever run into this issue too?  I have g3 us990 running marshmallow Oct os


texts: Power saver or shutdown - which conserves charge better?

texts:
If I want to leave my phone undisturbed for a few hours but want to conserve as much charge as possible, should I leave it shut down or in Android's power saver mode.

Also say I want to check the time every half an hour, would it be better to leave it in power saver, or shut down, and start the device every time I want to see the time (or make a short call at the most)?

P.S. I'm using Jellybean, but answers for other OSs can also be posted for reference.


texts: Is there a way to scan unusual barcodes?

texts:
I know there are plenty of apps that can read QR codes and standard barcodes.

Does anyone know of a way to scan unusual barcodes, such as ones found on mail trackers or flight tickets, etc? I imagine the encoding isn't encrypted, just obfuscated, so there's probably something out there already that can read the codes. But I haven't found anything on my own.


texts:
I'm having an issue with sending attachments from Gmail on android.
Whenever I send an attachment, it disappears from the message and is not delivered.
Visiting Gmail through web interface confirms the attachment is not there.
This happened to me using both my phone and tablet both running android 7.0


texts: What's the easiest way to switch multi-window apps?

texts:
I got the 7.0 Nougat upgrade yesterday, and loving the new Multi-Window support. However, I can't find a way to easily switch the positions of the two apps.

The quickest way I found to switch them was to do this:

Drag divider all the way up to close Multi-Window with the bottom app as the only app
Hold apps button to restart Multi-Window, putting the only app on top
Select latest app to put it on the bottom

Is there any hidden way to do this in a single step, like a long hold, triple tap, anything like that?


texts: Do Android devices contain a BIOS? If not, how does it boot up? What is the software that actually boots it up and can you replace it?


texts: How to flash TWRP over CWM recovery in Nexus 5?

texts:
In order to upgrade my encrypted CyanogenMod installation I need to use the TWRP recovery instead of the CWM.

I have already tried multiple ways to flash TWRP recovery including ROM Manager but it always gets back to CWM when I boot to recovery.

Any solutions?


texts: What Android distro can boot from USB stick in PC/Laptop?

texts:
I have an old HP Pavilion dv2000 laptop with a busted hard drive. I want to put a compatible Android distro onto a USB thumb, plug this in to the laptop and boot into it and use it for casual www browsing.

Firstly, is this possible and if so, is LiveAndroid my only option?


texts: Extract full system image from a Samsung Galaxy S5 with no screen

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 phone with a broken screen. I'm trying to get a full system image that I can then flash into a brand new Samsung Galaxy S5.

I know that it is possible to clone one phone's system and configuration into another phone (e.g. using the procedure described here). However, that process assumes a fully working source phone.

How could I extract a functioning, flashable system image from a phone with no screen?

FYI: the source phone has USB debugging enabled, so it is possible to access it through adb.


texts:
Why are apps or cache constantly bloating in space in my android 5.1.1 device?

Every time I update & use an app it bloats especially if it connects to internet.

I have to free cache every 4 months after which free space is around 1.5 GB & then after 4 months it decreases to around 400  MB.


texts: How can I securely install an older version of Chrome on a device that won't support newer versions?

texts:
I have an Android device that runs Android 4.0.2 and can't be updated any further.

When I tried to install Chrome from the Play Store, I was told:

  Your device isn't compatible with this version.

Indeed, Google says:

  Chrome is available on phones and tablets running Android 4.1+ (Jelly Bean). If you're on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Chrome version 42 and lower will work, but you won’t get any updates to Chrome.

Fine by me, I can run and older version of Chrome. But where can I download the APK? A Google search for Chrome 42 Android gives me a lot of domains that I don't trust. I generally try to avoid installing or running executables from sources I'm not familiar with.

From Googles quote above, they seem to recommend that people on 4.0 run older versions of Chrome. But do they provide the APK? Or does any other trustworthy source provide it?


texts: Toggle screen timeout from quick settings menu

texts: On my old phone (Android 5 Lollipop) I had a button on the quick settings drop-down menu that I could use to cycle through the various screen timeout options. Now, on my shiny new Android 9 Pie I have to go through 3 levels of settings menu (Settings -> screen -> advanced) to achieve the same thing. Is there a way to put a button on the quick settings menu like my old phone or maybe on the home screen to change my screen timeout?


texts:
According to specs the 2nd gen. Moto G has network support for: GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) UMTS/HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps (850, 1700 (AWS), 1900 MHz)

What's the actual maximum upload speed?


texts: Is there any way to use a touch screen monitor to CONTROL an Android tablet through USB?

texts: I have a Coby MID7065 Android tablet that I want to connect to a 4 wire capacitive touch screen monitor via USB. I want to be able to control my tablet via the touch screen monitor. I need to know if there is a way to do this, or if drivers that must be written for the Android OS to make this work or where I can get this information.


texts: How can I have a separate birthday calendar without shoving all those contacts onto GMail?

texts:
I have the HTC Sensation XL if that has any significance on the issue.

I'd like to have the birthdays of my contacts show up as appointments in my calendar automagically.

What I don't want is to put all those contacts on Gmail. I don't use gmail and I don't want Google to have them.

I would also prefer if they would not go into my default local calendar so I can toggle them on and off to reduce clutter. But this is optional.

Is there any way to do this?


texts: How to set a lossless quality wallpaper?

texts:
I'm trying to set a .png file I had prepared myself as the wallpaper, but the thing apparently (as in EVIDENTLY) gets converted to a .jpg.

It strikes me odd google.com has nothing on this issue, that's why I've come here.

Is there a way to set a .png wallpaper without it being converted to .jpg? A workaround app maybe?

This is a png screenshot, scaled x2. Note the artifacts by the edge of the shape.

EDIT: 6 JUNE 2015
Conclusions from my investigation (and answers below) so far:

Android stores the wallpaper file in a png
This means the fault lies within the piece of code doing the cropping and saving the new file
In my context (samsung a3 original firmware) I have yet to find a resolution which would bypass the cropping tool, allowing me to set the file as is

THERE ARE MEANS of achieving the effect though:

Muzei app is quite easy to set up, streaming whatever source you like to your wallpaper (including unconverted image files -- or a single file)
Surprisingly, Moonshine's wallpaper setter does its job the right way too, although it only handles the few graphics that are bundled with it (however lovely they are).


texts: network issue in cyanogenmod 13 in Redmi 1s

texts: I have installed cyanogen-mod 13 as custom Rom in my android phone. Now, I found a problem in network connectivity. While connecting data(3G), after sometimes, 3G data automatically shifting to 2G data. I have set APN settings based on service provider(automatically set).


texts: I decided to make a new gmail and replace it with my old gmail on my phone so i removed account and then what i put my new gmail id all my contacts are lost and in my call log i only see numbers no names. Can anyone please suggest how i can reverse this?


texts: My Android Firefox is using a lot of memory. What can be done about it?


texts: Gmail on android - notifications for multiple users using the same account?

texts:
I have a Gmail account which accessed by multiple people. Sometimes it happens that we receive an e-mail and one of us doesn't get notified.

I'm guessing this is happening because when the e-mail arrives, if one of us gets a notification before the others and reads it too soon, then Gmail marks it read and doesn't notify other devices.

The only workaround I can think of is setting up an e-mail forward for all of us and then just disabling the notifications from the shared account.

Is there a better solution to this?


texts: How to shred deleted files to prevent data recovery?

texts: Is there a good way for shredding my Android's free space to ensure data cannot be recovered? I want to permanently shred my deleted files in free space. I have heard of secure eraser and ishredder.


texts:
For some reason I need to change system locale temporarily.
Can I change system locale using some command? or script?
So that i can run it with tasker's built-in shell.


texts: I accidentally deleted all applications from my Android phone

texts:
My phone is Samsung S4 mini CLONE GT-i9190 (CHINA)

Accidentally I have deleted all the applications, what I did is that

I installed V root on my pc, and through this program  I rebooted my phone.
I installed MoboRobo on my pc, and accidentally marked all applications for delete.
I went outside and when I came back and saw mobile screen was black, it was lighting (I think there is no any application and mobile has nothing to show that's why it is just lighting)
I put out battery and put back and try to turn on and showing Android logo and can listen start up tune, after that the screen is lighting (the display is lighting)
My friend told me to install the ODIN 3 program  on your PC and download firmware for GT-i9190 and install in the phone, but my phone is not debugging.

I think my mobile is empty. If you know solution please tell me.


texts: How can I move apps en masse to my SD card?

texts: Apps keep getting installed on my internal storage when I would much rather they be on my much larger SD card that is formatted as internal memory. Is there a way to tell my phone to move a bunch of Apps at once?


texts: unable to mount storage while installing new ROM - Nexus 5

texts:
i have nexus 5 rooted, its version was 4.4 i tried to upgrade it to 6.0 so i download the ROM (image-hammerhead-mob30y) from developers.google.com and i copy the image to the phone by adb push command and when i try to install the image i get the error unable to mount storage. however i cant wipe internal storage or dalvik cache from the wipe section in TWRP. also every-time i try to get root access to the shell using 'su' command i get the error /sbin/sh: su: not found

so what can i do to install the image? if the issue with the image what did you recommenced?

thanks


texts: RTT/TDD/TTY keyboard not showing in dialer app, for those of us with disabilities

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There is an option to enable TTY in LineageOS 16, but it seems to do nothing. Phone -> menu -> Settings -> Accessibility -> TTY Mode -> TTY Full
Full documentation of functionality for users: https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/9042284?hl=en

This step never shows:

While the phone rings, the other person's screen displays an RTT indicator Real-time text.

Is this also supposed to enable TDD? Does the phone automatically detect TDD tones then fallback to TTY tones?

Edit:

Here is a page showing the desired functionality, but on iOS 10. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207033

It looks like iOS also  has more options which I think would be very useful  in LineageOS/Android, for example placing the call directly or automatically dialing into a relay.


texts: Is there a desktop / web app to manage Android contact linking?

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Contacts on my Android phone come from different sources (Google account, Facebook, Skype, Windows Live etc.) and I can link them manually using the People app or how it's called. The user interface is not too bad but still, if there was a desktop / web application for this I think I would prefer that. Is there any?

Things I've tried and that don't support this:

Google Contacts (only supports Google account contacts, not Skype, Facebook etc.)
Samsung Kies
Remote Web Desktop
Airdroid


texts: In MIUI (an Android ROM) there is an option in developer settings called MIUI optimization, what is the use of this option.When this option is enabled an app can't be installed via USB (i.e. from android studio). If this option is disabled, does the performance of phone decrease?


texts: Can I screenshot my HTC Legend without rooting it?

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I've been told rooting is the be all and end all, but at the moment, I want to see how far I can extend my device without rooting it.

One thing that would be good is screenshot functionality, but I can't seem to find an application on the marketplace that does this without a ** ROOTED PHONES ONLY ** disclaimer.

Is there any way to get screenshot functionality without a rooted phone? And what is the reason for this functionality being disabled by default. The iFail can get screenshotted with 2 button pushes, why not the Android?


texts: Can’t move photos to SD card (because of “insufficient storage”) or make camera automatically store them there

texts:
My wife has a Samsung Galaxy S9 with Android 10 on it. It has an SD card which has about 11 free GB, and the phone’s internal storage has only 400 free MB or so.
I have two questions concerning photos/videos and storage:

The phone’s camera is configured to store photos and videos in the SD card. However, we’ve found it arbitrarily stores them in the internal storage or in the SD card rather than respecting the setting. Why could this be happening?
When we tried to move a photo from the internal storage to the SD card (by going to Gallery, selecting the photo, tapping the three dots at the top-right corner and tapping “Move to folder”), it says there isn’t enough storage in the phone before even asking where the photo should be moved. This happens with all photos in the “Camera” folder in the internal storage, whether or not they’re uploaded to the cloud. It isn't a memory (RAM) issue (unless I'm mistaken as to how virtual memory works), because even if all of the phone's real memory were used up and the phone had to create virtual memory, the size of the required virtual memory would be equal to the size of the file(s) we're trying to move, and 400 MB is much greater than the size of one photo. (Not a duplicate of this question, which is about moving apps to an SD card.)

We’ve tried unmounting and remounting the SD card, but that doesn’t solve either of the problems.
Thank you.
Edit: Added a note on why I don't think memory has anything to do with problem 2.


texts: The application Text Messaging (process com.motorola.conversations) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again

texts:
Picked up the Photon 4G for my wife about a week ago, and she's been getting this notification periodically ever since. Sometimes, it won't show up for days... Other times, it'll show up whenever she opens up the messaging app, or sends a message, or receives one, or lets it idle for a bit, or looks at it funny...

So far as I can tell, messages are sent and received without any trouble... Apart from this annoying notification. I have no idea where to even begin troubleshooting this. Any ideas?


texts: Lock screen stuck in landscape mode on Galaxy Tab 10.1

texts:
I rooted and upgraded my Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Jelly Bean 4.1.2.

One mild annoyance is that the pattern lock screen is stuck in landscape mode. I can't find any option to rotate it to portrait mode.

How can I stop the pattern lock screen from being always in landscape?

If possible, can I force the pattern lock screen to always be in portrait mode?


texts: Can/How to Update Alldaymall a88s Android 4.4 to 5.0?

texts: Recently received donated tablets for our school. I need to update the Android software in order to use them. I have looked under settings, also in the Google Playstore & did a factory update. I need Android 5.0 to run the PaySimple app we use for our card reader. I have looked for manufacturer information but cannot find anything on them (manual, website, support). They are Alldaymall a88s tablets.


texts: Which versions of the OS can be configured to connect to a VPN?


texts: Can I use Google Cardboard with non-NFC phones?

texts:
I have recently got a hold of new phone which has 5 inch Full HD screen, so the first thing that I wanted to do is checking out the Google Cardboard VR.

But I recently learnt that my phone doesn't have NFC in it, and I heard Google Cardboard needs NFC to do some things.

So my question is, can I use Google Cardboard VR with my phone? If yes, then how can I?


texts: How does one restore data to phone from Google drive?

texts:
I backup my data from my Android phone to Google Drive. I then performed a full factory reset. I was given the option to exchange data with another phone, but not restore from Google Drive.

When I go to Google Drive from the app, I'm able to see the backup. I can view the files, but the only option I'm given is to delete them.

Is there something I'm missing? Why can't you restore incrementally from Google Drive? And how do I get my data back without having to do another factory restore? Finally, why wasn't I given that option when I perform the factory restore?


texts: I flashed 4.4 and now my Galaxy Nexus power button will not respond

texts: My Samsung Galaxy Nexus's power button is no longer responding. I flashed a ROM of 4.4 to it and now it no longer does anything. I made the mistake of taking the battery out and can no longer turn it back on. I've tried rebooting it through ADB, but it won't recognize the device because it is off. Has anyone run into this problem yet, or am I going to be stuck opening this thing up?


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After updating to 6.0.1 (MMB29K) from 6.0.0 (MRA58R) I have come to face a very odd and never seen before issue. My battery stats are wildly wrong. My stats show 4k% or higher and no battery stat monitor, such as the system battery monitor or GSAM for example can see anything correctly.

Here is an image of what the battery stat shows:

Here is the power manager:

Has anyone encountered this issue and if so what's causing this? I have not found anything so far that would explain it. Although I have not yet had a chance to fully comb the source code of the latest release, I don't suspect they would release it with such a glaring issue, so I am wondering how it has come to be.

Some FYI, Its a Nexus 6 device, fully rooted and not that its relevant but also fully encrypted. Anything else you wish to know, let me know. The apps and configurations have been the same on this device (+/- occasional test app that is usually removed within a day or so) since its stock 5.0 OS (which was unlocked and rooted immediately upon receipt).

UPDATE: 12/20/15

I want to begin with many thanks to @beeshyams to offering assistance and providing possibilities to consider. Although the problem was not entirely covered by our discussion, I did figure out what the issue was because of the decision we made to reflash the boot.img and that revealed the problem. Short version, reflashed the stock 6.0.1 boot.img and it resolved the issue. Long version, read below:

TL/DR/RL

The systemless method by which the boot is being done beginning with M (6.0) was to use the SuperSU zip update to root the system without actually modifying the system partition, making for a potentially cleaner or if you will less hacky way of getting root than in the past using the system exploit. Feel free to follow the process by @chainfire here: [WIP][2015.12.20] Android 6.0 Marshmallow [v2.64] but simply put it would use a modified boot.img and a special version of the SuperSU and achieve the root. However as the project gained momentum and new methodology was tested, it was decided in favor of abandoning the use of the modified boot.img and allowing the improved SuperSU binary to handle the internally required modifications. I had forgotten to change the batch file I use to automate the process to remove the patching of the modified boot on top of the stock boot and that's in simplified term what caused the issue. I reverted the boot to the stock and applied the SuperSu binary again to modify the stock properly and it fixed the issue. Thank you for everyone's attention and I hope that this will help others in some way.


texts: How to long-press in android 4.1.2 and 4.2.2 using ADB?

texts:
I discovered that the command below does not execute in android 4.1.2 and 4.2.2 but it executes from android 4.4+.

input touchscreen swipe x1 y1 x2 y2 [duration]

I am using my old android 4.1.2 and 4.2.2 in kiosk mode and I need my script to long-press on some areas but I can't get the above command to do the trick for me but it does work perfectly in my other android 4.4.2 and 4.4.4?
My question is, what files should I copy from my android 4.4.2 to my android 4.2.2 to get the above command to work in android 4.2.2 ?? Or is there any other means of doing it?
NOTE: I don't need sendevent method please, I only need input touchscreen swipe method. Thanks


texts: How to download and emulate the official android x86 image from Android Studio?

texts:
Android studio downloads x86 images from google and emulate them so I can test my apps. I tried downloading and unzipping the thing it downloads but it doesn't look like an image that can be run with virt-manager.

Which images are downloaded by Android Studio and how can I emulate them in Ubuntu?


texts: How can I determine the cause of random device reboots?

texts:
After being annoyed with my previous ROM, I thought I'd install ICS on my SGS2 (until CM9 comes out). But, sadly, it now reboots several times a day without any real reason. The device is just lying there on the table doing nothing and every now and then the screen turns on and I can watch it reboot.

So, how would I start to analyse this issue? Obviously I could try to flash different ROMs like a mad man until the issue resolves itself, but I would prefer a more sensible approach.


texts: Faster charge through higher amp charger?

texts:
I'm looking for a solution to charge my Android smarpthone as fast as possible when travelling, eg. when sleeping at a camp site where I don't want to have to sit there for two hours just to make sure the phone doesn't get stolen.

Most USB chargers are 1 amp, but I was wondering if I could use a higher amp charger, eg. 2-5 amps, so the phone would charge faster without getting fried?

Thank you.


texts:
I would like to send a notification to an android device pair with router in the same network , what is the best solution to make this true ?

The notification is just a text message , the requirement is if the device in the range covered by the Wifi range and paired . i want to send a notification as that in application notification


texts: Lock screen is always ON even if I switch it off by pressing the power button

texts:
I have been facing a problem with my Samsung Galaxy M30. FYI The power button working totally fine(I can reboot using it and shut the phone down, no problem with my power button). But as I put my phone to sleep, the screen does go off but the problem is that after 2 or 3 seconds the lock screen of the phone automatically turns ON(without touching it or shaking, I haven't enabled any gestures) and continuously glows all the time, it doesn't turn off. I tried to shut down my phone but it didn't help me. How to troubleshoot this? This problem drains my battery too fast, I don't know what happened to my phone. Can it be a virus or malware problem(I have also tried to scan my phone for any malware but it also couldn't help me)?
Please help me.


texts: Can I skip KitKat and flash Lollipop directly from Jelly Bean

texts: I have a Nexus device with Jelly Bean installed. Can I flash directly to a Lollipop image or should I update to KitKat and then flash Lollipop?


texts:
Well my situation doesn't seems good, my phone is kinda drunk, 32 GB of storage and having 500 mb only, in fact when I delete a 60mb file I free up 1.69 gb
BTW  it says 21.8 GB taken by apps
Answers?


texts: Local media players won't play audio on movies

texts:
I have a generic Android set top box. It works fine mostly, except it won't play audio for .avi, .mkv, mp4, etc. files. I can successfully hear audio on movies via NetFlix and YouTube, but if I download a movie, there's no audio.

I have tried multiple media players, including MX Player and VLC but neither works.

I haven't knowingly changed something to cause this. Any ideas what it could be?


texts: How to get the information about my USB bus, version on Android 9

texts:
On my Android 5 the app Device Info HW shows what version of USB I have and whatnot, on my Android 9 the info is blank, why?

Is there any other way to check it somehow?


texts: Changing the appearance of messages in the Messaging app on Droid RAZR Maxx?

texts:
I was just wondering if there was any (easy) way to change the appearance of the native messaging app on Droid RAZR Maxx - it doesn't need to be fancy, just resetting it to the default Android 2.3 style would be nice. Ideally, I'd like to keep the same app (so, in other words, without using GoSMS, Handcent, etc.).

If there isn't an easy way to do this, is it possible to do with a rooted Droid RAZR Maxx? If so, could anyone point me towards a tutorial? Thanks in advance!


texts:
I have a galaxy S7 (SM-G930F) with a broken screen. It can receive calls and texts and connect to wifi. I can access it via https://findmymobile.samsung.com/ to unlock it. That site also has options to back up data but they seem to hang without doing anything.

If I connect it to the computer via usb it is recognised but shows no files present to copy.
The phone has access to my wifi.

I have tried downloading several supposedly different programs for data recovery.
One thing that is really confusing me is that most of them seem to be variations of the exact same program dr. fone but with different product names. What is going on there?
For instance isky toolbox = dr. fone

Some of them don't support S7 (even despite being the same programs as each other). They threaten to risk bricking the phone if the wrong model is selected.

I do not have usb debugging enabled (at least I don't recall enabling it, though I possibly install some apps that might have such as a Linux terminal program I don't remember and can no longer check)

I'm am also trying up the contents of the SDcard. I'm not sure what's it and isn't on there. ie. in the Android directory. Windows refuses to transfer the files itself (if I select all of them it copies nothing). It also suggested it would take >1 day to backup a subset of the media files (~9Gb). so I need to use a different copy tool. I am currently trying AOMEI Backupper. This has not yet completed even counting the files to copy.

What are my options for recovering files such as photos or other data like app settings, game progress, whatsapp messages or whatever?
I'm not sure what's on the SD card versus the internal storage.
I have the option to use either Linux, PC or even iPad for this.

Replacing the screen or some other hardware repair is not an option.

I have since moved my sim card to a new phone (different model) but could move it back if that would make any difference.

airdroid looks like a good way to get around this kind of problem except that I have to have installed it before I broke my phone.
Some of the backup/recovery programs look like they work by pushing an app onto the phone somehow. Being able to push one of them or something like airdroid would be great.

Similar questions:

Access files or ADB on locked Galaxy S7 with broken screen
Enable ADB and/or change USB connection mode on Galaxy S7 w/ broken screen

They don't quite help me though.


texts: Is it safe to switch from dalvik to art runtime?

texts:
How can I tell if it would be safe?

I am running ViperOne 7.0.1 on an HTC One m7.


texts:
I am trying to transfer 5.4 GB file form an android internal memory (Sony Xperia Z2). But it seems that most applications have issues addressing the file beyond cca 1.5 GB. They just can't read the file after that point and end with an error. It applies to e.g. Zarchiver (failed compressing), Wifi File Server (stopped sending), etc.

However some apps can read those, e.g. the video player or some binary readers.

It seems that there might be a limit in standard API and the app needs to use different API for reading big files.

Is there some such limit of 1.5 GB? I have seen the 2 GB limit related to FAT32 + unsigned int, which seems not to be the case as I have files over 2 GB. It's just that most apps can't reach their content beyond those 1.5 GB.


texts: Transfer a folder with subfolders from PC to Smartphone Note 3 via WLAN

texts:
I'd like to transfer a folder with approx. 300 files (wma, mp3 etc.) in different subfolders to the Galaxy Note 3 External SD Card.

I've tried some possible solutions:
WiFi File Transfer Pro: does not transfer the subfolder-structure
AirDroid: is too expensive (approx. 20 Dollars per year)
Kies Air: does not work neither

Is there any (almost) free solution?

I tried and it was possible per hazard with this one:
"ES Datei Explorer" App --> Activate ES FTP-Server
Installation of FileZilla on PC and open this WLAN Server Nummer
It was possible to tansfer whole subfolder structure

If someone knows an even bether or easier way (because in the way describes with FileZilla you cannot directly transfer to the external SD Card, you have to move on the smartphone afterward) please let me know.


texts:
I had rclone mount my Google Drive on my Android 7 box with the Magisk module and Termux. But it has stopped working and now there's only an empty folder. This is the rclone log:

2020/06/03 07:33:54 mount helper error: CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "fusermount": library "libandroid-support.so" not found
2020/06/03 07:33:54 Fatal error: failed to mount FUSE fs: fusermount: signal: aborted.

I just want to mount rclone on my rooted HiMedia Q10 Pro Android TV box so that I can view my GDrive as a permanent folder on my file system.


texts: How do I hide my app in the app drawer without changing my launcher? I have a Samsung Galaxy S6. Thereis no option whatsoever in the settings to hide the apps. Thanks in advance.


texts: Why do you sometimes have to press the device rotation tile twice for it to function?

texts: I have a auto rotate quick tile  which was originally on stock Android on my Nexus 6p running Android 7.1.2 nougat. I realized that in some cases, after I press the autorotate tile to change from portrait mode to auto-rotate or vice-versa, it doesn't change and instead stays at what it was before (auto rotate or portrait) until I press the tile again. This occurrence seems to be random and at other times the tile works perfectly normally with each press. How do I make it so that this tile works with one press every time?


texts: I can't upgrade my HTC Desire 616 to KitKat 4.4.4 but my phone is absolutely capable of running this update! How can I update it?


texts: how can I usb tether between two android phones

texts:
I want to access the internet connection of my first android phone with my second android phone, via usb.

I am sensitive to wifi/network radiation emissions, so I want to connect the first phone via wifi or 3G network to the internet, and have internet access through a long usb cable, from my second phone, set on airplane mode.

I have a Galaxy S2 HD LTE SHV-120S Android version 4.0, rooted and stable
The second phone I have yet to purchase.
Are there apps to enable this? Drivers?


texts: Latency spikes regularly spaced on a OnePlus5 phone, reproducible on both ATT & TMobile

texts:
I'm seeing latency spikes consistently spaced. I'm using packetlosstest.com to check latency (also experiencing the issue with real-time apps). Normal latency is ~100ms, at regular intervals I experience latency spikes from 2-5x (200-500ms latency).
I have not noticed this problem before today, the most recent change is that I added a 2nd ATT SIM, so I now have two SIM cards (ATT & TMobile). I experience the same result on both networks. A restart of the phone made no difference.
Since I can reproduce the problem on two networks, the problem seems likely to originate on the phone. Is this familiar to anyone?
The results of the latency test are shown in the accompanying image.


texts: Not able to see who is calling in HTC Desire C when connected to computer

texts:
When HTC desire C is connected to the laptop, the screen gets locked and if a call comes, the phone is not showing the caller details. Also there is no option to unlock the phone when it is connected to the computer.

Only options I left with are

To answer the call unknowingly who is calling
To wait till it becomes a missed call.

Any ideas to see the who is calling when It is connected to the laptop.

I tried the Stay Awake while charging option and set it to On; but no use.


texts: Nexus 5X Nethunter has no linux-headers for 3.10.73-Re4son-3.5

texts:
So, i rooted my Nexus 5X oreo 8.1, installed nethunter, all good so far. I bought an tp-link TL-WN722N v3(EU) and now i'm trying to make it work. I downloaded the drivers from tp-link website but i can't install them because when i use command 'make' it's say:
/lib/modules/3.10.73-Re4son-3.5/build: No such file or directory.
If i install linux-headers with:
apt-get install linux-headers-$(umane -r)
It's say: E:Unable to locate package
How can i install the Linux-headers  for rtl8188eu drivers?
Sorry for my bad english.


texts: What's the use of .tmfs folder on SD card?

texts:
What is the use of .tmfs folder on SD card?

ps. there is only a file in it with Chinese filename ...


texts:
I'm running CyanogenMod 12 nightly on my G900T (klte). Everything works great except for the default encryption password, which causes my phone to boot loop.

I've formatted data and done factory resets, but /data is still encrypted and shows up as /dev/dm-0.

Is there a command that I can do to remove the encryption? I don't care about the data, I want it all gone. I just want to get back to having /data and the internal storage being stored in plaintext on disk to be able to boot into CyanogenMod.

How can I use adb shell to remove the encryption on these partitions?


texts: How do I swap (reassign) the capacitative hardware keys MENU and BACK on a Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo?

texts:
I am on Cyanogenmod 12.1 on a Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo.

I found various answers on how to reassign hardware keys on Android devices, but they were always specifically for other devices and did not explain the rationale behind them, so that I could apply them for my particular device, without a long series of time intensive trial and error with a lot of config file edits and rebooting inbetween.


texts:
I'm happy with link2sd functionality (just installed: everything looks awesome, lots of free space). I reboot and my Acer liquid metal is stuck in bootloop.
I take the sd out, boot again and everything is ok. I pop the sd in while the phone is one and I can't see my apps on sd :(
Something is wrong with link2sd mount script but how can I debug this?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 can't receive incoming calls

texts:
After updating to version 2.3.7 of Android the device can't receive calls.
Although it can call. The caller to my device is said to line was busy always, it happens from any kind of callers. Need to note, that incoming calls are saved to log, but without any notifications.

I played with Profiles, WIFI settings, but it didn't help.
baseband version: S5830XWKS2


texts: com.google.android.apps.gsa.binaries.velvet.app.velvet root application keeps stopping

texts:
I have a Samsung galaxy J7 running on android 7 I've been getting this error consistently, nothing in particular seems to trigger this error and i can't find any application with that name.
is there any way i can fix this without factory resetting ?


texts: How can I make a selected calendar notification behave like an alarm, that is, audible even on silent mode?

texts: I keep my phone on silent most of the time but would like audible reminders for critical calendar reminders. Short of silencing everything else manually, is there a way to acheive this?


texts: Samsung Galaxy y does not boot even after factory-reset

texts:
Suddenly my Samsung Galaxy Y start to stuck at Samsung screen (not the initial Galaxy Y screen) and keep on restarting after that point. The situation is verymuch similar to this.

I did a factory-reset from recovery mode when I have sdcard in it and found no luck
then I re did the factory-reset after removing sdcard and still no luck

What are other options I have to recover from this point?


texts: Apps not recognizing Bluetooth presence (especially the mic)

texts:
I have a good BT headset. It pairs without issue to my phone which has stock Android 7.0. Audio plays fine through the BT headset but for some reason the mic function is not properly recognized. I tested with Easy Voice Recorder. When I switch to record to with BT in that app, it says it can't recognize BT device. But it is clearly recording through BT (I left the phone in one room, and went to another room and whispered into my BT and it recorded it fine).
Any ideas what's going on here? I can live with this functionality in this app, but I use another app called TextNow (for VOIP calling) and it also doesn't recognize the BT and there's no workaround there.

Phone: Moto G5
Stock OS: Android 7.0
BT headset: LG HBS-A100 Active Plus

I've noticed this behavior on other phones as well. Could it be something to do with the headset? I don't really know where to start with troubleshooting.


texts: How to boot custom ROM on Android Emulator?

texts:
I'm trying to run OmniROM on Android Emulator but I'm facing some problems.
Really, I'm able to build the nightlies (homemade) without problems and run the standard Android "vanilla" that comes with SDK, but I just don't know how to boot OmniROM on Android Emulator.

I created an avd with Nexus 5 configurations, I copied all img files in out/target/product/hammerhead to ~/.android/avd/hammerhead.avd/ but when I run the emulator all I get is a black screen (monitor shows device offline).

I also tried to run make in ~/android/omni and then open emulator, same black screen and device offline.

Could someone point me the right direction?


texts: Is there a setting to blank the screen when the on/off switch is pressed for lockscreen?

texts:
I"m running Android 10, and I've not had this problem/issue with the lock screen on any previous iterations of the OS.

The problem

In the past, When the on/off switch is pressed, this enables lockscreen and the system goes into a wait state. The screen blanks and stops monitoring gestures or taps. It needs the on/off switch or the finger recognition scanner to come back on.

What I'm looking for

A setting that will switch the screen off until I hit the on/off switch, preferable not the finger scanner


texts: Galaxy S screen glowing in locked state as if some one tried to unlock it, even with out touching it

texts: My mobile is working fine till yesterday, but suddenly I observed that when I lock it and keep  it aside, I can see that the screen is glowing as if some one tried to unlock it. This is happening quite often. Can some one please explain me what is the problem and the solution for that pbm.


texts:
Is it possible to enable adb in bootloader mode? I've already managed to enable it at boot following this, but couldn't figure out yet how to enable it in bootloader mode (if it is even possible?).

Does anyone have any idea?


texts: Does InBrowser have a separate clipboard it copies to by default?

texts:
I'm old and trying to learn how use an LG smartphone. InBrowser is telling me I'm copying to a clipboard. How do I see what I am copying? Do I actually have a clipboard?

Sorry if this is a dumb question. Never asked a question online before. So, I don't know if anybody is even out there. Please remember that I'm probably an idiot. So, be gentle.


texts: Forced RTL Layout Option not showing up on my Huawei Phone

texts: When I searched the option, it shows up. When I click on it, it leads me to the top of Developer Options. But nowhere on the list do I see the Force RTL option. This is very frustrating and I can't seem to find anyone talking about it online. My old phone e was also a Huawei and the same problem happens. Both my parents have Huawei phones and neither of them have the option either. How can I get the Force RTL option out and apply it? Somebody please help! Thanks a lot!


texts: Device randomly restarts and has battery drain after .apk file installation

texts:
I'm developing an Android app, and at the moment I let to install as an .APK file from my webpage to my close friends.

On the device of one of them, the installation causes an error and the App doesn't got installed. But since that moment his device restarts without any sense and has a hight battery drain.

My App needs 2 permissions: "full network access" and "control vibration".
App worked well on devices whith API's from 16 to the last

The device specifications are:

Samsung galaxy III mini
version 4.1.2 (not rooted)

What can I do with the device?
Is my apk able to cause this issues?

(I really need help to solve this issue fast. Sorry for my English, please edit any misspelling, thanks)


texts: Asus max 5.5 adb won't recognize device after unlock bootloader

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Hey guys so I have encountered this problem multiple times. Followed this thread for unlocking bootloader and initiating root: http://www.symbianize.com/showthread.php?t=1411778

so far I went up to unlocking bootloader successfully without any hindrances but to my dismay after unlocking bootloader, adb won't recognize my device and can't proceed to flash TWRP. Tried rebooting to fastboot and typing in cmd adb reboot bootloader but did not proceed because as I said the device isn't recognized. Using windows 8 64-bit. Device is Asus zenfone 3 max variant 5.5 (zc553kl) updated to latest firmware nougat 7.1.1

I have usb and adb drivers installed, but the device doesn't even show up in the device manager, so adb reboot bootloader didn't find anything to reboot.

Any advice would be helpful. Thank you!


texts: How do I remove images from the Downloads folder that are visible from within certain apps, but not visible from any file manager?

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Background: I used to use the Share with another app button on Google Chrome to send images from Google Chrome App to my Text Messaging App. It would go to my text message but not be seen in the Downloads folder.

Now, if I have a file stored in the Downloads folder that I want to attach to either a Text Message (via Messaging App) or an Email (via Gmail App), when I go to upload that file from the File Explorer within one of those Apps, all of the images that I have ever "Shared" in the method described are listed there, and can be clicked and uploaded as though they are stored in the system. However, when I use a File Management App, they are not there.

I simply want to remove the images from the Downloads folder, or from appearing as though they are in the Downloads folder to certain Apps (i.e., Messages and Gmail). Also, I'd like an appreciation of what is going on, but I think that would be clear upon a solution being presented.

I am not interested in rooting my phone.

What Has Not Worked:

• Clearing cache of Google, Google Chrome, and Messages Apps

• Deleting the Downloads folder in its entirety.

• Downloading multiple File Explorers and Hidden Image/File Apps to Search for the Locations of the Files

• Granting storage permissions to Google Chrome Apps


texts: Why did my phone reboot after copying an so file to the system/lib folder?

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I ran the following command and the phone automatically rebooted after copying. Why? Was it because the so file was in use?

$ adb shell 'mount -o rw,remount /system && cp /sdcard/libfoo.so /system/lib'

My phone is rooted and enters as root when issued the adb shell command. My Android version is 5.1.

I also tried the following commands and the phone still restarted.

$ adb remount
remount succeeded
$ adb shell 'cp /sdcard/libfoo.so /system/lib'


texts: Alternative market app without country limitations

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I want to download Apps from the US for researching purposes. A co-worker of mine could do that by installing an alternative Market. He did not have a rooted phone and probably got that app from the original market.

The icon of this app was similiar to the original market's one but blue instead of green as far as I can remember.


texts:
The official Twitter app uses an external service for image upload instead of its own image service. I want a app which uses the official twitter image upload service. The reason is that I don't want to show my uploaded images the whole world.

Any suggestions?


texts: I recently bought a Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) -- after I opened it, I saw that charge level was %50+. While I was using it, it shut down; and I couldn't open it for a while. I plugged the charger and waited for a while, then it opened with again with %57 charge level. Now it is still charging but whenever I open Settings -> Battery part, it shows a graph and it says "18 seconds on battery" (I don't know why 18, I couldn't see an example on the web). Moreover, the applications it shows seems a bit weird. I see a "Phone" app where there is no visible phone app at the widgets and apps section, as I do not have 3G, or this is not a phone, it is natural. I don't know what is going on, may be someone can guess what is wrong with the battery part...


texts: Complete reset of SGS2 (factory reset not sufficient)

texts:
background here:
Recovering internal memory on SGS2 (CWM, not root, boot to recovery only)

The problem is that having recovered that data, and having done a factory reset (wiping /data, /cache), the phone still doesn't boot. It goes to the Galaxy S2 screen, and then turns off (not getting to SAMSUNG screen).

So I assume there must be a problem with /system.

Is there a log somewhere on the phone that I could access that might show me what the problem is? Otherwise should I try to flash other roms (or reflash the stock rom?) in the hope that this would resolve it?

Many thanks!