texts: Run an application in an unrooted sandbox on a rooted phone?

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I have an application that refuses to start on a rooted phone.

I don't want to unroot my phone just for that application; is there any way to run an application inside an unrooted sandbox from a rooted phone (Nexus 5, Stock Android 5.1, rooted)?


texts: What Android app replicates the iPhone Siri (voice recognition) functionality?

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The new Siri app on the iPhone looks pretty intersting (at least from the videos).  Is there an application on Android that matches or improves on the same functionality?  Specifically, something that doesn't require the memorization of robotic voice commands?

I have tried Vlingo, but for many requests it just seems to perform a Google search which leaves you in a web browser without voice functionality.


texts: "Certificate not secure" error on Samsung Email app on Note 8

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (Android 9, One UI 1.0) and am using Samsung's Email app (which comes preloaded on Samsung phones) to access my work email.

Recently I went abroad and had to rely on various Wi-Fi connections (hotels, airports etc) for Internet connectivity. Suddenly, I have started getting an error when I launch the Email app, which says: "Certificate not secure for [my email address]. The certificate isn't from a trusted authority. If you continue with this certificate, your emails and account may be at risk." (Picture below)

The error keeps popping up if I click on "Cancel".

If I click on "View", all the important fields related to the Security Certificate are shown as totally blank, so it is difficult to know which certificate is causing the problem:

Since this happened, the email is not syncing now, i.e. I am now unable to send or receive new mails from the app.

I Googled a lot to resolve this problem and the two main solutions were (though I have no idea how well any of these would work):

Uninstall the Email app and re-install it. But I don't want to go down such a drastic route without getting to the bottom of the problem.
Find the offending certificate (Settings > Biometrics and Security > Other security settings > View security certificates) and delete that certificate. However, my problem is, the Email app is not showing the details of the offending certificate.

What is going on here and how do I resolve it? Have some "rogue" certificates been installed by those free Wi-Fi connections I used recently? If so, how harmful could those be and how do I get rid of it? Hopefully nothing serious!

And how do I get my Email app working normally again?


texts: Has Android 6 Update Caused PC Connection Issues for Galaxy Note 4?

texts: Since updating my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to version 6 of the Marshmallow operating system, it won't show up when I connect it to my PC.  Any recommendations? Is anyone else having a problem?  It may NOT be related to the Android update -- but I've never had this issue before.  Thanks for any help.


texts: How to check if a device can be made root-able

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There are many similar questions to what I am asking, but from my searches so far have not pointed this out:

  What keywords on the device advertisement or how can I tell prior to purchasing a device, if it can allow root access to applications?

For instance, is there a brand or a model, or even OS version, that comes with an "allows Switch User" application by default?

Is there a way for me to direct possible customers to "easily" check if a device can be made rootable...

Long story:

I built a device to help users without mobility to control an Android device. The users are usually illiterate, have no Internet access and have low resources.

My application requires root access, however, my users are very uninformed about technology, and thus I need some sort of pointer or something to help them purchase Android devices (currently, they send me an e-mail that they usually can only check/reply once every 3 weeks, then I check that product, and give yes/no replies to that device.... this scenario is not working out, and giving out lists with all possible/know devices is also troublesome, since most shops will sell an Android device, but will not be able to tell the client the model.

As an example, we had the D2212 Sony E3 model working (this was my local testing device)... but clients keep on asking if the "Sony one", "the black one", "the telephony dealership one", etc.


texts: Should Android kernel version date match the release date?

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In the process of checking the settings on my Sony Xperia XA I came across the Linux Kernel information. Version 3.18.35 was released in June 2016 but the date shown is from 2017:

3.18.35+
BuildUser@BuildHost #1
Fri Sep 15 05:31 CST 2017

Is it normal for the date shown here to be later than the release date? I assume it may represent the last automatic update. Also, what does the + sign mean next to the version number?.

I have no idea what BuildUser@BuildHost is but I am hoping someone can reassure me that it is normal for Sony phones :-)


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I gather that when it comes to rooting an Android device,

one needs a separate machine (e.g. a desktop computer) to carry out the rooting steps from;
the details of the procedure depend strongly on the specific hardware of the Android device.

I want to root a Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 tablet, and pretty much all the recipes I've found online for this particular hardware work only when the second machine (the one mentioned in (1) above) is running some version of Windows.

I have not been able to find instructions specific to rooting a Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 device from Ubuntu (or Debian, etc.).

Any suggestions?

(I know that some people have managed to root an Android device from a VBox running Windows, but I'd consider this the absolute last resort, since it adds a whole new layer of complexity to the problem.)


texts: how to fix ioctl permissions denied error?

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I searched in lots of websites/forums but did not find a solution for this problem, and this site is last chance, this is problem:
This problem have several other users too.
my phone is Galaxy S7 Edge , exynos, Oreo 8.0 (Stock ROM), rooted with magisk latest version.
root works well in other applications.
In pentesting applications like csploit, Network Spoofer, WifiKill and others  root works well(grants permission)  but when start using options of app(for example, arp spoofing, network sniffer, MITM, etc) drops same error:
[ERROR] Unable to retrieve local hardware address libnet ( ioctl: Permission denied )
what to do? Can this issue fixed? or exactly which permission is it?

Also one interesting thing, when I installed old version of WifiKill app it worked - killed wifi connection.


texts: What media formats are supported in Android?

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I am new to Android, and I'm learning. For example, most of my old music files were FLV and SWF files, which my phone and tablet won't play, and I can't seem to get extensions for Chrome to play them.

The file manager on my tablet seems to play MP4 files just fine, although I can't make a playlist like I could in VLC. I tried VLC for Android, and it doesn’t work for anything.

I haven't tried my WEBM files yet. I am just wondering, what are supported in Android 4+?


texts: What is a "Hall" sensor, and what is it used for?

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On Google's specs page for the new Nexus 5, the Nexus 5's built-in sensors are listed as:

  Sensors

  GPS
  Gyroscope
  Accelerometer
  Compass
  Proximity/Ambient Light
  Pressure
  Hall

(Click "View Full Tech Specs" to see that list)

Looking up Hall Sensor on Wikipedia, it seems to be some sort of magnetic sensor, but it's not the compass because that's listed separately, and none of the example uses on the page seem to make much sense for a smartphone application.

What is it, and what is it useful for?


texts: How to change the boot animation in Galaxy Tab 2 GT-P3100?

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I tried changing the boot animation in my Galaxy Tab 10.1  by this tutorial:

http://mobilecon.info/how-to-change-android-bootanimation.html

and it worked too but when I tried doing the same in Galaxy Tab 2 ICS it doesn't work the files are in different places..
Can anyone help me with a way to change the boot animation?


texts: Restore specific items using Titanium Backup without root?

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I regularly backup my entire phone using Titanium Backup.

For the next two weeks or so, im going to be using my friends phone. Id like to restore a few things from the backup (contacts, some app data etc.) without rooting it. Is there any way?


texts: Android phone animations have stop working

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As title suggests it is a very strange problem I am facing. My phone has stopped showing usual animations instead it just gives jerk effects, or freezes,

1) for example the traditional google play store animations when you click on any apps,

2) another example is of loading bars, which just freezes and doesn't perform its regular animation.

I have attached small video files to make this more clear with both aforementioned examples.

Another examples to support this are in my android applications which I develop, none of the progress bars or animations work. All loaders just freezes like mentioned in the videos, I use some reveal animation libraries and fancy loaders libraries as well and their animations also don't work.

I checked to see the settings whether I messed up any settings or not but could not find it. Can anyone help me make solution out of this.
My model is samsung S5 neo running Android 7.0.

Thank you in advance.


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

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I'm pretty sure the answer is "no" since printer manufacturers haven't yet started making drivers for Android (or iPhone).

I guess I'm just curious if anyone has heard anything about this and if/when it will become a reality.  (or perhaps if it already is, and I'm just oblivious to it?)


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I just bought a used Acer A500 16 GB tablet yesterday. Everything works great — except it doesn't recognize my 16 GB microSD card for storage, but says there is no external SD storage or it is emulated.

I don't know a lot about rooting and such; the guy just told me it was rooted and is running JellyBean 4.1, which works great.

Does anyone know how to get my SD card recognized again?


texts: Do you need root to flash a custom recovery?

texts: Does flashing a custom recovery requires rooting the device, or just unlocking the boot-loader is enough? On my Nexus 7, I was able to flash custom recovery (CWM) without rooting. Is the same applicable on other android devices too?


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[ I first asked this question on stackoverflow by mistake.  ]

I have this "old" Lenovo A2107 tablet which I rooted years ago (using a download from http://androidforums.com/threads/a2107-root-mods-and-rom-discussion.661261/, tho running its root.bat script by hand from my GNU/Linux machine) and that worked fine: I could "su" from the shell and then edit all the files I wanted.

Then I passed this tablet to my daughter for a couple years, and now I got it back.

/system/bin/su is still present, still the same date and size, still mode "rwsr-sr-x", still the same firmware (Android 4.0.3) so all looks fine, but when I try to run it from a shell, it just tells me "Permission denied".  And of course, other applications that require root bump into the same problem.

Any idea what might be going on? What I could try to do to track it down?

[ See also https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32353148 where I posted the solution I encountered.  ]


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I am looking for a list of android permissions and what can be done once a certain permission is granted.

Background: Many apps require permissions which at first sound very intimidating, like READ_PHONE_STATE.
Looking at http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html it states "Allows read only access to phone state." but this clarifies nearly nothing.

Do I need to dive into the code, presuming that part is available?

Cheers


texts: Nexus 4 speaker no longer playing any audio

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The speaker on my Nexus 4 suddenly stopped playing audio a few days ago. No sound at all, no music, ringtones, etc.

Is this software problem or hardware?

If I reinstall Android 4.3 again manually, will it unmute the speaker?


texts: How can I remove unwanted app icons from the screen?

texts: I'm new to using an android.  Apps I have never visited nor installed are showing up on my screen (Slots, Candy Crush, Expedia, Droid Games).  If I touch them, I go to their site.  I would like to remove them but can't figure out how?  Any ideas?


texts: Beside shut down the phone, are there ways to prevent battery usage for Call Standby?

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Beside shutting down the phone so that the battery will not be used for Call Standby or/and Phone Idle, are there other ways that can prevent the battery from being wasted? (Would the use of Airplane-Mode help.)

Please note that the phone is not rooted and reception was not poor.


texts: Is it possible to change camera settings of an app on android emulator?

texts: I am using Nox Android Emulator and i have a question about if i can change default camera settings of an app, i have uninstalled stock camera app by android terminal but this app still uses to default camera and don't ask for camera preferences.


texts: Flashing custom recovery using DD with locked bootloader?

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So, I understand that you can flash a custom recovery using DD. I have done this on my Nexus 6p, with an unlocked bootloader.

My carrier is Verizon, which loves to lock down bootloaders. I have another phone, an HTC One M7, which has been branded by Verizon. I have gained temporary root access using Kingroot. I am wondering if maybe I could flash a TWRP build to /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/recovery. I am afraid that this will brick it though.

Even if it flashed and booted successfully, would it even work to flash a custom ROM?

Thanks for any helpful answers


texts: I read that googlse drive only keeps the latest 7 days whats ap chat back up . And the older ones are over written.  Is this true


texts: How to change the language of the playstore on android phone (samsung galaxy S4) or at least of applications

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I have a samsung galaxy S4, as the title say, running with android, and i am french, therefore, the play store is in french, and the apps are also downloaded and installed in french, without any way in the settings in the play store or the application to change the language back to english, which i want, since the french translation on lots of applications is very poor (and also changes the font)
It's very annoying and i've found no way, anywhere, to fix that


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I have a subscription that makes Spotify not count towards my data cap.

Thing is, when I go in my data usage calculations on my phone, it still is counted.

Any way to remove an app from the data cap count on the phone?

PS: If I look into my account on the provider website, I have something like 200mb used.

PPS: Running a One Plus One, Android 6.0.1 with Cyanogen 13.0, I think I'm rooted, but not sure.

Also sorry, I don't know how to limit the size of my image.


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I want my senior managers to be able to open files on their phones, in either PDF or DOC.  The format is not really the problem.  But they are not too IT savvy.  They just want ot push a button on their phone to open an app and have a library of files there. They don't understand dropbox....

I have 2 apps on my own android phone, both religious, that contain a long list of prayers or books (e.g. the bible).  Every now and then each of these is updated automatically with new prayers or hymns or whatever.  A similar idea would be a list of recipes, which is updated automatically each time  a new recipe is available.

Is there a way that would enable my managers to open a library of files, which would update automatically with new files or newer verions of existing files whenever a new file was available? That way they don't have to 'dock' their phones, or ring up to have a file sent to them -- but the files would be automatically 'pushed' from a central site to a selected list of users.
Sounds simple to me. Is this possible somehow?


texts: How to know if a Galaxy Note is a real one?

texts: I'm in Thailand now and I've seen a Galaxy Note device that seems to be a real Galaxy Note phone, but it has an extremely low cost (about 100 USD). I'd like to confirm that the phone is real, how do I prove it? I had the chance to play with the operating system and it is like my Galaxy S, but with a larger screen. I cannot "open" or connect to laptop, but I can play with it.


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I can't work out why, but it seems the vibrate and haptic feedback functionality on my SGS2 stopped working recently. First time it failed it seemed to come back after a reboot, but it's since died for good. I've checked all the settings, and they all show as enabled. I've tried using *#0*# and *#0842# test codes to run the vibrate functionality, but they have no effect either. I'm running stock firmware (3.0.15-I9100XXLPQ) and am rooted.

I've ran dmesg | grep -i max8997 to find any references to the MAX8997 IC / driver for the motor, and discovered the following messages repeated many times:

<6> max-8997 5-0066: max8997_irq_thread: irq:359, irq_src:0x2
<6> max-8997-rtc max8998-rtc: max8998_rtc_alarm_irq:irq(437)
<6> max-8997 5-0066: max8997_irq_thread: irq:359, irq_src:0x0
<4> max-8997 5-0066: Unused interrupt source: 0x0
<6> max-8997-rtc max8998-rtc: max8998_rtc_set_alarm: 2013-04-23 00:04:40

I can't figure out whether these are just normal notices, or if they're symptoms of a wider failure. Other searches for generic motor and I2C driver failures didn't return anything interesting.

Is this potentially a software issue, or am I almost certainly looking at broken hardware?


texts: What do I have to do to get my file system to recognize foreign characters?

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I have some MP3 files that have Cyrillic in the mp3 data, as well as being named Сyrillic (the file names themselves as in "музыка.mp3". Is there some additional language package that can install to have my music player and file system render the Cyrillic data correctly?

I realize these are two separate features. I'm happy to get answers for both.

TIA


texts: Programming the Quick Access Text Message Button on Galaxy Folder 2

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I have this exact phone:
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SM-G1600-3-8-Inch-Unlocked-Smartphone/dp/B072MQBFY9
As you can see on the picture surrounding the D-pad there are four buttons: switch apps, home and back which are standard android buttons. But there is also a button with a picture of a message that you can customize. The issue is I don't know how to set that up. The manual doesn't help and I tried button map software that button doesn't show up there.
Any help or where to go for help would be appreciated.


texts: Touch screen not working after using the code" *#*#2663#*#*"

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I have Samsung Galaxy Mini and I dialled *#*#2663#*#* to see the version of the touch screeen.

I pressed the update button, upon which got a message on screen

  updating, do not switch or shut down something like that.

After a few minutes, it displayed version not found, perhaps. After that, touch screen is no longer working.


texts: I went into developer options and checked "USB debugging" however anytime I connect my phone to the computer it shows up as either a media device or a camera, I can switch between those two options just fine, but I can never get it to show up as installer. This is the Straight Talk edition of the phone and its running on the Verizon network.


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I have a LG 4x HD ( P880 ).

I have rooted it and tried to install a rom but the error : " invalid image signiature " turned up when trying to turn it on and it shuts down right after.

My idea was to reflush it, I plug in the power cord, take out the sim and the battery but when I open it up it doesn't go into the s/w upgrade mode. If I don't hold down any key it goes into a random-colored window and otherwise no matter what key I hold it turns blank black and nothing happens. I know it is supposed to go into the s/w mode by pressing vol - but that just sends it to the blank black screen.

I did reflush it before and it worked just fine, didn't had any problems getting into the S/W upgrade mode.

How can I gain access to it?


texts: Phone seems to have WiFi connection, but loses connection to internet

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It's a Cat B15Q, with Android 4.4.2, with most recent update as issued by Cat.
I think it started with the most recent update. Unfortunately, Cat's support site doesn't work (you can't submit questions), so maybe someone here knows.

The phone always has a decent connection to WiFi, according to the icon. But after a while (it can be an hour or just 5 minutes), it no longer connects to the internet. I observed this on three different WiFi networks. Disabling and enabling WiFi fixes the connection, for a while. I disabled all sleep and battery saving options, but to no avail. It's driving me mad!


texts: Home screen wallpaper blurs on Samsung Galaxy S20+

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On my Samsung Galaxy S20+, the wallpaper is blurred on my home screen but not on the lock screen.
I saw a similar post to this saying to change your lock and home screen wallpaper to different wallpapers, I have tried changing the wallpaper to something not blurry and it still does not work.
How to prevent blur home screen wallpaper?


texts: Display Actual Number Notification Dot Non Samsung Devices

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So on Samsung phones running Oreo active notifications aka notification dots(on other devices) actually displays a number of the active notifications.

Is there a way to get the number(& not just the dot) to display on non Samsung Android Oreo devices?


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Now that Android 4.4 aka KitKat is out, I couldn't find out whether Samsung Galaxy Nexus will get the upgrade or not.

Does anyone have any information on this?

I hope it will get it, this why I bought Nexus device in the first place.


texts: My phone was left in a friends car and I need the imei number


texts: Android x86 Stuck at A N D R O I D x86_64:/

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I downloaded Android x86 7.1 from Android x86 Project website. I have made a Virtual Machine for it in the VMware Player. It's stuck at

VMware settings are as follows:
 1 Core,
 2048 RAM,
 20GB IDE Virtual Drive.

PC Specs:
Intel Core i5-2400
4GB of DDR3 RAM
250GB HDD // if that helps :P


texts: Phone sometimes can't detect any WIFI networks

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I have a fully rooted Lenovo A328, and at random times, it would just totally not detect wifi. Even if I place the phone right in front of my wifi router, it still doesn't detect it. In the WLAN settings, it gets stuck at the 'Searching for WLAN networks'.

And I also can't seem to turn the WLAN setting off. Heck, the settings would sometimes suddenly freeze also. The only temporary fix I've found for this is restarting the phone, but then, the problem would usually return after a few minutes or so, prompting me to restart it again and again.

Is there a reason for why this is happening? And is there a permanent fix for this?


texts: Trading clipboard contents between phone and computer

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Is there a way to send information on my phone (for example, an SMS that I started to type, that got way too long, and that I decided I want on my computer to send as an email instead) through the clipboard? There are ways like sending myself emails, but they're not exactly great, on top of me finding absolutely no decent way of using email on my phone.

In an ideal world, on my phone, I would like to have a "right-click" (hold-the-tap) option, "Send to PC", and if Wi-Fi is enabled, I would just go to my PC, perhaps authorise the received clipboard (not sure that would be necessary or convenient), and then just Ctrl-V somewhere, and voilà, it pastes what came from my phone in my browser/Skype conversation/Word document/etc.

Also, I would very much like a similar option to go the other way. To send things typed from my computer to my Android device. In an ideal world, through a right-click option called "Send to Phone", or even a keyboard shortcut like ctrl-alt-shift-C. But this part, I'm not sure if it wouldn't belong on SuperUser more.

My PC uses Windows 8. My phone runs 2.3.6 Gingerbread.

My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Q (SGH-T589W).

For your information, this is almost the same phone as the Samsung Gravity Smart. Or literally the same phone. These dual names confuse me.

Samsung Kies does NOT work for me, so no use mentioning it (unless you can make it work unlike the Samsung support people I contacted, but this would belong in another question).


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On my moto G 2, in the notification area there appears to be a couple of notifications that whatever i do i can't figure out how to get rid of. One of them is an outdated voicemail reminder received weeks ago,  and it's there despite the fact that my inbox is clear.  The other is exceeded data limit. Is there any way to force the OS to clear these notifications? I have android 5.0.2

Screenshot (click to enlarge)


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I would like to manage cookies in the Android browser beyond just "Clear cookie data".

What I want to do, ideally, is have the ability to delete individual cookies from a list sorted by domain name, like Firefox on the desktop.

At least, I would like to be able to clear cookies per-domain, as I can manage storage & location access per-domain.

Is there a way I can do this?

EDIT

How about with a rooted phone?


texts: Cannot install any Custom ROMs on Xperia Ray ST18i: assert failed: getprop Status 7

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When I try to install any of the roms of that page: http://get.cm/?device=urushi I always get this error:

  Finding update package... Opening update package... Installing
  update... assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "ST18i"||
  getprop("ro.build.product") == "ST18i"||  getprop("ro.product.device")
  == "ST18a"|| getprop("ro.build.product") == "ST18a"||   getprop("ro.product.device") == "urushi" ||
  getprop("ro.build.product") == "urushi" E:Error in
  /sdcard/cm-9.1.0-urushi.zip
  (Status 7) Installation aborted.

This sounds to me, that the prop doesen't get the right string "ST18i" which is strange, cause that's exactly my model.

Do I have to downgrade or install something else first?

I also tried to install the old image Xperia Ray (ST18i)_4.0.2.A.0.42_CE.zip again, but there is just sais "installation aborted".

Are there different Rescue Menues? I read, someone tried reinstalled his rescue menu with Odin.

I installed my Recovery Mod with the app x-Parts from Google Play that app installs the CWM.


texts: How to factory reset LG optimus L3 E405 from pc

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I hav flashed a CWM recovery on my phone....
it shows this CWM recovery menu repeatedly,without booting into the system...
please tell me to factory reset it through pc as the factory reset option in the phone isnt wrking....


texts: How to prevent WhatsApp images and other local pictures folders appearing from Google+ Photos app?

texts: I've enabled auto backup for camera photos except local folders. Although local folders are not uploaded to the cloud, Photos app keeps showing these folders and making a mess. I'd like to have this app clean with only camera photos just like Dropbox's Carousel do.


texts:
Many developers speak of Android's sleep mode.

When exactly the device goes into sleep mode ?

What is st standby mode ?

How standby and sleep mode are different (or related)?

When the device goes to standby ?

What are the factors deciding whether standby or sleep mode ?

Is there any thing called deep sleep ? (or deep standby), If so, info on it please...

What services are shut down in sleep mode ?

What will happen to the shut services on device wakeup.

Consider I am downloading a file using ES Downloader, and gives the hide option.

Say it's a huge file like 100mb,
CASE 1 :
My device screen dims, then screen turns off, but not locked.
CASE 2 :
My device screen dims, then screen turns off, and it goes to locked state.


texts: Change Default Save To Directory For Content Downloaded From Apps

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I've been looking all over and could only find information on changing the directory for the camera or for changing from the internal storage to an external SD card.

What I am trying to figure out is how to consolidate my downloads, specifically all of my images, into one nice folder. For example, anything downloaded from Chrome is saved to the folder "Download" while everything I save from Reddit is Fun is saved to "Pictures." This drives me nuts when I am trying to send somebody one of these pictures and my Gallery is very cluttered. It would be great if there were an app and/or procedure that allowed me to specify which folder the content from each app should be downloaded into.

I am on a rooted SGH-T889, 3.0.36 Perseus Kernel, running stock 4.1.2.


texts: Screen black during phone call and it won't come back during call

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I have an Xperia XZs with Android 8. Lately I'm having problems while calling. When I start a call, the screen goes black immediately, and won't come back anymore during the call. The result is that when I'm in a menu where I need to chose a number, I can't, because the screen is black. I can't even hang up. Well, I can pull out the sim card, and that will end the call, but that means a restart.

I've installed a new dialer, and that seems to help a little, but the problem is still there.

Is there any way I can get my dialer back to normal? Is this a new bug? I updated recently.

Update and solution

I see this question is one year old. Back then it wasn't a big problem, lately it became so bad that I considered buying a new phone, even though this one is good enough for at least a year, maybe two. So I came to the conclusion that the sensor must be broken, and just when I wanted to contact a repair center, I realised that the screen protector may be the problem.

The screen protector has an opening for the proximity sensor. This opening collects dirt along the edges. I removed the dirt, the problem seems gone. It's maybe to early to be sure, but I've done some testing and all seems to work normally. It also explains why things got worse over the course of a year, as the dirt builds up.


texts: WhatsApp notification doesn't show individual messages

texts: WhatsApp notifications I receive only show a summary such as "3 messages from 2 chats" instead of individual notifications for each message.


texts: Recovery messed up after phone discharging with no os

texts: I was trying to install CM12 on my Xperia Z1. The zip didn't appear in the SD card in recovery. I accidentally erased the OS thinking that I needed to remove it, then the phone discharged and now its stuck on the Sony logo and I can't find a way to enter recovery mode again.


texts:
I am looking for a solution/technology which allows remote screencast display and control from desktop. My goal is to provided remote mobile device display through a browser. I found some existing solutions:

AndroidScreenCast: Based on ADB interface. this is just screenshots using a simple primitive provided by ADB. low display.
VNC client & server. works for both rooted android and jailbroken iphone. low display.
iDemo + ScreenSplitR: Better, jailbroken iphone only.
HDMI/TV output: No remote control.

I've heard about "direct-to-device" technology which is used by DeviceAnyWhere. Are there any other solutions?


texts: Can't find Wifi Direct option in settings

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I have Sony Live with Walkman mobile phone, Android version 4.0.4.
I can't find WiFi direct option in settings. There are only mobile networks, tethering/portable hotspot and two more useless options are there.


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I have a Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 tablet, on a custom ROM (Floko), including Magisk and root.
Today decided to update to Android 10.
I can't find a way to make multitasking feel good again.
The new app switchers put only 1 app per screen and give mile-long scroll distances to the others.
The old Oreo fallback has been removed from AOSP. [1]
(It stacked apps vertically, with their titles - you had access to 4/5 apps on the same screen.)
My rom has the option to use OmniSwitch recents, which put more apps on the same screen, but they disable the double-tap to previous app functionality. Also not the best recebts UI (though way ahead of the newer ones).
Semi-related: The pixel launcher puts some icons down in the recents based on I don't know what logic, but even those get obliterated when I switch launchers. And I want to switch launchers badly, because the pixel launcher doesn't let me manage home screens.
Any way to make app switching good again (rom or app)? I'd rather not downgrade, cuz the Pie rom had some other issues with my device (Which might end up worth it, given how frequently I end up app-switching and what a horrible experience it is now.)


texts: 4.4.2 android usb internet failure error 1061

texts: i am using my phone's usb internet option but this error shows up.please help


texts: Moto G5 Plus: Can you use a different USB cable (with the original charger) for charging?

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I know using a different adapter than the original one can cause problems later on, but is that the same for charging (USB) cables?

This guy here says it's fine


texts: VPN Connection - Android Not Working , working fine IPhone

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Our company users with IPhones are able establish a VPN connection.
Few of us have Androids me specifically has a (HTC) Android Version 5.0.1 but unable to get a VPN connection

I followed the directions and information provided by IT department but no success. Is there a log I can see on my phone to help troubleshoot why it is failing (it doesn't seem to be connecting to the ASA to view any information from there). In the directions it states "The connection should then connect and function. If it does not work, check the IPsec logs and the Status > System Logs, VPN, L2TP Raw log to see more specific errors. " I can't find this System Log??


texts: Nexus 7 (2013) OTG cable with flash drive doesn't work

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I just bought Nexus 7 (2013) and an OTG cable. I wanted to connect a flash drive to it. When I connected it, nothing happened.

I tried to find the folder with my flash drive contents in /etc - there was nothing about my flash drive. I searched in /storage/emulated/0 - there were contents of my internal SDcard. I downloaded some applications from Google Play (e.g. Nexus Media Importer, OTG disc manager). It worked, but only for reading.

Is there a way to write to my flash drive? Please notice that I DON'T want to ROOT. (And sorry for my poor English)


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I just uninstalled and reinstalled Hangouts to get the updated version.
(Even though the market showed the new version, it didn't have "Update" yet).

Now, I cannot log in to Hangouts... it keeps asking me to add a Google account.
I've tried rebooting the phone, but no joy.

Gmail and other google apps still work fine, it's just Hangouts.
I've tried adding my account, and it tells me that it already exists on the device (which is true).


texts: Weird Bluetooth Behavior, difficulty reconnecting to paired device - Galaxy S II

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I had been having this weird behavior with my BT - Headset, that it works fine if I pair manually, but when I try to reconnect to a previously connected device, it would connect, and then just fail, and I would need to unpair and repair manually every time.

I have verified that this same headset works as expected with other phones - ranging from iPhone - Blackberry - Nokia Symbian S60. The device itself is over a year old, and this is when my previous device failed. However the fact that other phones are able to handle it, negates the possibility of this being purely due to age.

I tried to get Samsung Customer support to take a look at this, but they refused to see the problem.

Until recently I had just resigned myself to pairing it every time I want to use it, however recently, I seem to have discovered a pattern. If I disable the "Phone" Setting from bluetooth settings, this problem occurs. However with both "Phone" and "Media" options enabled, it seems to work as good as new!!

I also came across Bluetooth Auto Connect which seems to be tackling a similar problem, but I don't think it is quite the same.

So basically my question is, is this a known/common issue with GSII? Is there a fix for it? My device is rooted if that helps.

If this is a purely software issue as I now suspect, will a new rom help?


texts: What buttons are required on android device?

texts:
Typically there are three buttons on the device a back button home button and an overview button.

Which of these buttons are required by the standard or de facto standard?


texts: Is it possible to pull data in ADB sideload mode

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My phone is locked, as explained here.

Since I can't find the password, I want to backup my data before a reset. I've just installed Android Studio and Samsung USB driver.

Boot my phone on "apply update from ADB" mode.
Open Windows CMD, run adb.exe devices
It list my device as sideload mode

How can I pull my data now??

Is there a way I can backup my data before a reset and without voiding the warranty??


texts: Wi-Fi hotspot traffic while connected to PIA VPN

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Background

Android 7.1.1 Nexus 6P uses VPN app from Private Internet Access.  The app has a "Per App Setting" that allows certain apps to bypass the VPN connection (some games like Pokemon Go don't operate if behind a VPN, you get an 'unable to authenticate' error until you disable VPN or turn off PG in the per app settings).

My son has my old Moto X phone (no SIM card) and needs to be tethered to my phone to have Wi-Fi when we're out and about. He does not have the PIA app installed on his phone.

PROBLEM

When he plays his Pokemon Go game, and we are tethered while my VPN app is operating, he cannot log in or authenticate with his game on his phone. I'll need to turn off my VPN completely before his app will allow him to log and play.

QUESTION

Is there an Android System Process that I can allow to bypass the VPN so that his tethered Wi-Fi connection isn't blocked?


texts: Recover mini paper widget contents after update (2.3.3 to 2.3.4)

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I've updated my Galaxy S2 from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4 only to find that the mini paper widget is now broken.  Plenty of places on the web explain how to clear the data to get it working again, but is there ANY way to get that data data?  It must be stored on the phone somewhere...

Or perhaps it can be rolled back to 2.3.3 (unlikely).


texts: Is accessing Google Play Music subscription files legal?

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From Where does Google Play Music v5 store music locally? I can see that if I am rooted, I can access the .mp3 files which I have downloaded to play offline from my Google Play Music subscription and move it to (say) my computer.

Now I know(?) that rooting is legal, but is retrieving music that I have downloaded to my Nexus 5 as part of my Play Music subscription also legal? I'm not planning on sharing the files, but only playing the music on my computer and home media player (which is not an Android TV).


texts: How to remove ads from an app and stop its update?

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There are various related links at Android Enthusiasts.
I am not so techie so that I can do programming in APKs.
Moreover, I don’t want to unlock bootloader or root my android phone.
Some APKs are not available in Pro or MOD form.
Can I remove ads from an APK?
Some APKs whose updates are available, prompt to update first before using the app.
That’s why if ads can be removed, how to stop its update?
Android Phone: Realme2Pro
OS: Android version 10 with realme UI V1.0 version
With Regards
TekQ


texts: Does Android support the Exchange ActiveSync policy "Encrypt storage card"?

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Without middleware, without Google Apps, does Android support the Exchange ActiveSync policy "encrypt storage card."?
According to Wikipedia, Android doesn't support the ActiveSync command to encrypt a storage card. I'd like a second opinion, with a reference.
PS: I've seen Samsung claim the ability to encrypt storage cards, but unless it's through ActiveSync, it's not what I'm looking for.


texts:
How to delete Skype history?

I saw two methods declared: (1) delete Skype application data and/or (2) reinstall Skype.

But both methods are compromised by an idea and saying, that Skype history is (maybe partially) stored on Skype server.

If so, then History will resurrect after both actions.

So, my question is: how to really delete history?

Also I need some explanations about the cases where history was resurrecting. For example, this can be because parallel client was holding history...


texts: I factory reset my SM-A300FU with TWRP and lost access to Play Store

texts: I factory reset my SM-A300FU with TWRP and I can't access Play Store as it says: "Checking info..." then it says:


texts: How can I get the Android Market installed on my Kindle Fire?

texts: There are a couple of apps I'd like to install that aren't available in Amazon's store. Is there a way I can get the normal Android Market app set up on this thing, so I can get apps (and updates for those apps...) without involving Amazon?


texts: How can I remove a contact from the "favorites" page of the phone app?

texts:
The Phone app has a "favorite" page (the title is a star) which contains the contacts you most frequently/recently(or whatever...) called:

I find the contacts that appear there quite irrelevant and even dangerous (e.g. I recently blocked a contact and it still shows up there because said contact continuously called me)

My question is: how do I remove a contact from said page? The menu does not contain any option to remove them, moreover the contacts are not starred in the contact app.


texts: How do I protect my phone from malicious apps once it is rooted?

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I rooted my phone.

Now if I use a Terminal Emulator such as Android Terminal Emulator, I noticed that I can can easily obtain root access without a password:

$ id
uid=10059(app_59) gid=10059(app_59) groups=1015(sdcard_rw),3003(inet)
$ su
# id
uid=0(root) guid=0(root) groups=0(root)

In the Unix server and desktop world, a superuser account with no password is considered dangerous because the superuser account has access to all resources on the machine.

Is this similarly dangerous on an Android phone? If so, how can I protect my phone from malicious apps which try to gain root? Can I manage which apps have access to the superuser account on this phone?


texts: How to install from unknown sources on AT&T?

texts: A friend of mine has an HTC Aria on AT&T.  On his application settings screen, he does not have the option to allow installation of apps from unknown sources.  Is there any way to change this option to allow him to install downloaded apps (*.apk files) without rooting the phone?


texts: Why does "Xperia Keyboard" use up mobile traffic?

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I checked Settings->Data Usage, and an app called "Xperia Keyboard" has used up 513 KB of mobile traffic.

Why would the keyboard app need to use 513 KB of mobile data? It's a keyboard app, why does it need an internet connection at all?


texts: Is it possible to access S Health data online through a Samsung or other account?  If I log in at account.samsung.com, I see an S Health section. However, it is not clickable. This made me suspect that I somehow need to enable syncing before the data becomes available online.  But I cannot find any such setting within the app.  I am logged in within the app.  I use a Samsung S7.


texts: Alternative of CyanogenMod-5 but Android 2.1 for HTC Dream G1

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

I am currently using Cyanogenmod-5 (Android 2.1) for my HTC Dream G1. But it runs quite slow and I dont want to go back to Android 1.x series.

I am looking for some other Android 2.1 OS (other than Cyanogenmod) which are faster and have low memory requirements or does it remain the same among all Android 2.1 distributions?

Another reason for change is that every 1 or 2 months, Cyanogenmod-5 starts behaving funny and I need to re-install my OS. For example, currently I am unable to read any texts (Messaging service - SMS) on my phone; application keeps on crashing. In the past similar issues were with Gmail and GTalk.

So, I want to switch to something other than Cyanogenmod but Android-2.1. Any suggestions?


texts: Get the actual app's data files location

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tl;dr One of my apps stores its data in some weird place that isn't covered by Google backup. And thus it was not restored after the latest system recovery. I've lost all my data for that single app. I want to know the location of those files, to back them up manually and avoid similar situations in the future. Can I check this on an unrooted phone?

My phone has badly crashed. I have recovered my data (on a new device) from Google backup. It turned out that I have recovered everything (system, settings, photos, messages, apps, and app data) for all but one application.
Happened for just this particular single app out of fifty in my case, so must be a developer's fault or wrong design decision to store data in some weird place.
Want to avoid this in the future and backup data for this particular app manually. But I need to know, where exactly this app is storing its data. Can I learn this on an unrooted phone? Do I have some tools for this? If yes, then how to proceed with this?


texts: In a bluetooth connection between Android phone and health device which one is the master device?

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The health device is Omron Bluetooth Blood Pressure Monitor. The bluetooth profile can be either Serial Port Profile (SPP) or Health Device Profile (HDP).

I'm writing an Android app to read information from the health information from the health device.


texts: How to regain control over a Samsung Galaxy S II with a Boot loop?

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My device is in a wicked boot loop and I cannot get any control over the phone.

If I take the battery out and put it back in, it just restarts again and again. I don't feel like I have any control over the buttons on the phone.

Any way to solve this?
I'm completely willing to restore factory settings, but I just don't know how I could do so because the phone does not shut off, it just continues to restart.


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I'm getting more and more blind calls on my cellphone from telemarketers.

Is there an application that can send all incoming blind calls to voicemail?

FWIW, I'm running Cyanogenmod on a Galaxy Nexus.

Thank you.


texts: How can I get to Settings if there is no physical settings button?

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I just got a Samsung S5 and it has a physical Back, Home and Task Manager button. No settings button ... some apps I use do not have a settings button (I guess it sees the physical buttons and assumes settings is one of them).
Is there any way to accessing app settings? Maybe a gesture I'm missing?


texts: ICS: any way to restore the "combined view" email notification I had on Gingerbread?

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My Nexus S was OTA-upgraded yesterday to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 from 2.3 (Gingerbread).  I use the stock mail app with two email accounts. On Gingerbread, if I got new emails in both accounts, I would get a single notification that pointed to my "combined inbox".  This was convenient.

On ICS, I get two notifications instead, doubling the time needed to read my new mail because I have to visit each mailbox separately. Annoying!

Yes, I realize that if I only have a few emails I can read them right from the notification bar, but I get 100+ emails per day so I usually get the "bulk" notifications.

Is there a way on the ICS email app to restore the gingerbread behavior to have a single notification pointing to my "combined view" inbox instead of two separate notifications?


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I have problem boot my phone micromax a114 canvas 2.2

it only show start logo and nothing else.
but I can boot it to recovery mod(not any cwm recovery but factory installed recovery)
device name is mt6582

so I decided to flash its stock ROM using sp flash tool.
with option selected as"download only".
after click on the download when I connect my phone a message appears "pmt changed for the ROM; it must be downloaded"

so, plz tell me what and how to do?

and one more thing I noticed, in computer's device manager when connected the device with USB the list keep refreshing again and again every 2 seconds and under 'ports' USB vcom port keep appearing and disappearing, can anybody tell me if that is normal.
I've already installed drivers for the phone and installed vcom drivers,
and I'm using windows 8 x64

plz help. any.


texts: How to create Android sepolicy based on the denial "execute_no_trans"?

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I am trying to execute my script /vendor/bin/init.inmod.sh using below method:

Script init.inmod.sh:

#!/shebang???

/vendor/bin/test_disp hdcp disable

In vendor specific .rc file:

on ???
    start inmod_sh

service inmod_sh /vendor/bin/init.inmod.sh
    class main
    user root
    group root system
    disabled
    oneshot

My file context:

(vendor|system/vendor)/bin/init\.inmod\.sh    u:object_r:init_inmod_sh_exec:s0

And my init_inmod_sh.te:

type init_inmod_sh, domain;
type init_inmod_sh_exec, exec_type, vendor_file_type, file_type;
init_daemon_domain(init_inmod_sh);

allow init_inmod_sh vendor_shell_exec:file rx_file_perms;
allow init_inmod_sh vendor_toolbox_exec:file rx_file_perms;
allow init_inmod_sh self:capability { sys_module sys_admin };

allow init_inmod_sh system_file:system module_load;
allow init_inmod_sh vendor_file:system module_load;
allow init_inmod_sh debugfs_pvr:dir r_dir_perms;

allow init_inmod_sh ampservice:unix_stream_socket { connectto };
allow init_inmod_sh ampservice:unix_dgram_socket { sendto };
allow init_inmod_sh ion_device:chr_file rw_file_perms;

allow init_inmod_sh init_inmod_sh_exec:file { execute_no_trans getattr execute read open };
permissive init_inmod_sh;

I am getting below error:

02-14 00:31:34.580 221 221 I init.inmod.sh: type=1400 audit(0.0:4): avc: denied { execute_no_trans } for path="/vendor/bin/test_disp" dev="dm-1" ino=274 scontext=u:r:init_inmod_sh:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:vendor_file:s0 tclass=file permissive=1

Why am I getting the execute_no_trans denial even after I set .sh file to permissive?


texts:
How to hard reset a Pipo S2 tablet?

I know there are 2 steps:

Get into the part where the tablet shows you the "dead" android icon.
Get into the real menu from which you can choose to do an HARD RESET and any more options.

After several hours I've managed to get into step 1 by pressing (VOL +) then (reset button) while holding (VOL +) for 5-10 sec more. I've tried a lot of combinations to get into step 2, but no success. I can't get into the menu to hard reset the tablet.


texts: How can I monitor and log the connections to my phone's wireless hotspot?

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I'm sure the phone will be logging all connections and connection attempts when it is used to set up a wireless hotspot - my question is how can I view these logs?

If the default setting is not to log connections - is there a way I can turn it on or an app I can download?


texts: Recent apps list repopulates on Samsung S7 (Nougat)

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I've got a question for the experts here. I've recently begun clearing my recently used apps list before bed. When I awake, I check it to find that a bunch of apps that have popped into the list - some apps that I haven't used recently at all (if ever?), let alone obviously not used during the night. This is happening even after clearing the apps and a reboot of the phone.

Any idea why this could be happening? Is this a feature? A bug? A hack?

ps - this happens during the day as well. After a period of inactivity in my pocket, there might be a few new random apps in the list. They range from config apps to messages to anything really. I have PIN lock enabled and lock-screen notifications disabled.


texts: CM12 Samsung Galaxy Note 3: Unable to encrypt

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I am using the latest nightly of Cyanogenmod 12 (not 12.1) on my Note 3. I wanted to encrypt my phone but whenever I start the encryption process the phone shows a wireframed android and restarts. After that my external sd-card is not mounted. Another restart fixes this. There is no progress bar.

Are there any logs I could check? Has anybody experienced the same problems?

Thanks for any help!
Alex


texts: Retrieve files protected by NQVault due to forgotten password

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I downloaded NQVault to my Samsung Galaxy S3 and I moved some videos to the vault. However, I couldn't get back the videos because I forgot my password. After trying many times to find out how to change the password, I became frustrated, so I deleted the app.

My question is, is there anyway for me to get my videos back from the app due to the fact it was deleted?


texts: Android's /data/system/packages.xml cert's key data

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In an android smartphone, there is a file (/data/system/packages.xml) that contains the information about all the apps which has been installed on the device.
I found out there is one entry in packages.xml which is related to the certificate details using the node <cert> which contains a key attribute.
Now key attribute contains the signature details of the apk which is a very large string consisting of hexadecimal digits. I want to know precisely how that key value is being generated.
This question has been asked previously here but the solution provided is incorrect as there is a mismatch between the actual value generated and what is being stored in the packages.xml.
I tried following one command mentioned here https://stackoverflow.com/a/58940306/13128456 but it is generating a different value.
So, may I know how this value can be generated using apksigner or with the help of the CERT.RSA
Thanks a lot for the help.


texts: Unknown popup message with a text input, "cancel" and "send" buttons, but without notification entry

texts:
Recently I received multiple popups that looks like this:

The popup has a high priority since I can't do any other thing when the popup is displayed.  It also doesn't appear in the notification.  When I click "Cancel", the popup disappears immediately.

I'm running Android Oreo 8.1 with the latest security patch.  The message looks like an advertisement sent from the operator.  I've tried to disable all emergency alert (from Wireless alerts menu in Google's SMS application setting), but the message still appears.

I would like to know what kind of popup is this (doesn't look like from an app) and what would have triggered it.


texts: Can the OnePlus 8 Pro see-through camera be re-enabled with LineageOS?

texts:
OnePlus got into some heat providing an infrared camera. They subsequently had to disable it,

Therefore, we are already working on an OTA that we’ll push out in the coming weeks to offer the Photochrom filter while limiting other functionality that may be of concern.

Can this be re-enabled with LineageOS? Has this feature been hardware-removed in new devices?


texts: Package Install via Market sometimes fails and gives seemingly random error message

texts:
Some times when I install an application, the installation will fail.

However, the errors it throws are not only incorrect, but seemingly... random.

An example is, it'll fail and throw 'Insufficient storage space.' Blatant lie, I have plenty of space on the phone.

Another example is 'Package file is invalid.'

When I go to redownload the app, it usually installs just fine. On rarer occasions, it'll throw another (can't remember if it's the same) error, but then it'll install just fine.

I'm using stock market, on a stock Droid 3.


texts: I've updated my home address in Google now and maps after I moved recently, but Google now keeps showing me cards for my old home address. Any suggestions on fixing this?


texts: How can I turn a stock HTC One into a Google Experience one?

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I'm considering buying an HTC One soon. Sadly, the Google Experience one isn't available in my country in the Play store. Either way, I would get the new phone from my carrier anyway.

So I'm wondering, can I turn my phone into a proper Google Experience version? If so, how?


texts: Using USB NFC reader as native from Android Emulator

texts: I'm testing an Android app that uses NFC. However, my actual testing phone does not have NFC capabilities built-in. What I do have is a USB NFC reader for Windows. Is there a way I can open my app on Android Emulator and link the emulated NFC to my USB NFC reader?


texts: How do I synchronize my FireFox Bookmarks from my PC to both my android devices?

texts: My web browser is Firefox 11 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I have a lot of well organized bookmarks that I would like to synchronize with both my Android Devices (Galaxy 10.1 tab & Galaxy S Phone).  I want to maintain my PC as the book mark server.  I wasn't sure where to ask this question "Ask Ubuntu" or here.


texts: Which files do I need to flash with fastboot to get a stock device state

texts:
I have downloaded the stock rom for my Mediatek(mt6580) device. Extracting the files leads me with a couple of *.img files and sp flashtool. I am currently on a Linux distro and have adb and fastboot packages installed, and am not able to use the sp flashtool. I was wondering which files do I need to flash to get a factory version of the phone.
fastboot getvar all shows these outputs
(bootloader)    max-download-size: 0x8000000
(bootloader)    partition-size:userdata: 32000000
(bootloader)    partition-type:userdata: ext4
(bootloader)    partition-size:cache: 10000000
(bootloader)    partition-type:cache: ext4
(bootloader)    partition-size:system: 5d000000
(bootloader)    partition-type:system: ext4
(bootloader)    partition-size:metadata: 2560000
(bootloader)    partition-type:metadata: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:nvdata: 2000000
(bootloader)    partition-type:nvdata: ext4
(bootloader)    partition-size:tee2: 500000
(bootloader)    partition-type:tee2: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:tee1: 500000
(bootloader)    partition-type:tee1: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:frp: 100000
(bootloader)    partition-type:frp: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:expdb: a00000
(bootloader)    partition-type:expdb: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:logo: 800000
(bootloader)    partition-type:logo: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:para: 80000
(bootloader)    partition-type:para: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:keystore: 800000
(bootloader)    partition-type:keystore: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:secro: 600000
(bootloader)    partition-type:secro: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:oemkeystore: 200000
(bootloader)    partition-type:oemkeystore: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:recovery: 1000000
(bootloader)    partition-type:recovery: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:boot: 1000000
(bootloader)    partition-type:boot: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:lk: 60000
(bootloader)    partition-type:lk: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:seccfg: 40000
(bootloader)    partition-type:seccfg: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:protect2: a00000
(bootloader)    partition-type:protect2: ext4
(bootloader)    partition-size:protect1: a00000
(bootloader)    partition-type:protect1: ext4
(bootloader)    partition-size:nvram: 500000
(bootloader)    partition-type:nvram: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:proinfo: 300000
(bootloader)    partition-type:proinfo: raw data
(bootloader)    partition-size:preloader: 40000
(bootloader)    partition-type:preloader: raw data
(bootloader)    off-mode-charge: 1
(bootloader)    warranty: no
(bootloader)    unlocked: yes
(bootloader)    secure: no
(bootloader)    kernel: lk
(bootloader)    product: RS615
(bootloader)    version: 0.5
all: Done!!
finished. total time: 0.012s`


texts: My Wife tried to do an in app purchase but instead of her gmail showing up her twin's did instead and needed her password as well how can it be switched so only her email and password can be used ?


texts: How goes The Guardian make (multi-) coloured notification icons?

texts:
The election notifications have a red and blue notification icon which remains coloured even in the notification bar (while other icons are monochrome to fit with custom themes).
I thought android no longer allows this? How did the devs go about it?


texts: Adjust volume with Android Terminal Emulator command?

texts:
My volume up/down buttons do not work, and it's also a European phone that cannot change the volume until you agree to the high volume message. The thing is that from options this message does not appear you have to use the physical buttons, agree and then the volume will go up. Im playing around and I was wondering if I can use a command on the Terminal emulator to adjust the volume up and down?

Phone is rooted, thanks.


texts:
I have some very basic knowledge regarding the working of intents. I am a user of Tasker. Even after a lot of searching, I could not find any intent using which I could send a WhatsApp message.
But, as we all know, the Google app using some method to send WhatsApp messages when we say * Send a WhatsApp message to XYZ*. How does the Google app do this?


texts: Which version of Lineage OS do I use for Samsung s4 SPRINT?

texts:
Previously I used jfltespr. But Lineage OS doesn't show any builds for that. Did one of the other builds replace that?

jfltexx
jfltevzw
ks01lte

jfltexx sounds appropriate but I can't find anything that confirms that it will work on S4 Sprint.


texts: I was using whatsapp on my iphone, then I deleted the application without deactivating the account or something, now if I put the SIM card on another mobile and install the Whatsapp application on it, the chat histories and photos shared before will appear on the other phone too ?


texts: How can I mount or open already dumped mmcblk0?

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I have dumped a mmcblk0 by adb command. Busybox already installed on my android.

adb shell su root busybox cat /dev/block/mmcblk0 > E:\1.bin

Now I can not mount this file on windows 10 with default mount option. How can I open it?


texts: How to mount NFS on Android with correct permissions?

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I am trying to mount an NFS share on my Android phone.

I have already compiled and installed all the needed kernel modules. The NFS share mounts flawlessly but I can only mount as the system user.
This wouldn't be an issue if I could set the correct ownership for the mounted file system.
The problem is that the share is always mounted as user=system and group=system, making it inaccessible to regular apps.

I would like to be able to specify the ownership of the mounted filesystem at mount time.

This is how I mount the NFS share

su -c "busybox mount -o nosuid,nolock,nodev,rw,nofail,noatime,intr,tcp,actimeo=1800,context=u:object_r:rootfs:s0,user -t nfs $REMOTE_URI $LOCAL_DIRECTORY"

where REMOTE_URI is the remote location and LOCAL_DIRECTORY is the local directory. The above command is inside a script.

This is the relevant line of the /etc/exports file on the NFS server (a raspberry pi 3)

/media/neo/BLACKBOX XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/0(rw,insecure,sync,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,anonuid=1000,anongid=1000)

System Specs:

LG V20 H990DS
System - V10i-TWN (6th-Nov-17) 7.0 Stock, Rooted & Xposed
Kernel - D.O.T.S. v1.4
NFS version 4

PS: The UID and GID on the server are 1000 and 1000 respectively. In Android those are reserved for the system user and group. All my other computers have UID and GID 1000 and the same username neo. It would be much easier to just modify how Android mount the share. I would like to map uid=neo(1000)->root(0) and guid=neo(1000)->sdcard_r(1028) where neo:neo is the user on the server and root:sdcard_r is the user on the phone.


texts: Xbox One S controller only vibrates and doesn't work when connected to Android using OTG

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I just bought an Xbox One S controller (with 3.5mm jack and Bluetooth support). Whenever it's connected to a power source, it vibrates for half a second. It plays perfectly on my Windows 10 PC and my friend's Xbox console, both wireless and wired.

However, when it connects to my Android phone with an OTG cable, it only vibrates like when it's connected to a regular power source. The Xbox logo does not light up. My other two Xbox One controller (no 3.5mm jack or BT) works well with my phone so it's likely not my phone's fault.

What could be the cause for this XB1S controller to not recognize my phone? Is there any way to make it?


texts: Although I have enough the available storage does not match it

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On a Samsung note 10.1 with 32G when I go to settings I can see 25GB available storage. Besides that, when I am trying to copy files from my ubuntu box to the tablet (connected through the USB) I am getting an insufficient storage message. Checking the properties of the mounted volume I only see 200MB free on it.

How can I fix it?


texts: How much free storage does Android need?

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How much free storage does Android KitKat need?

I've noticed that when storage (not RAM) gets down to somewhere between 200 and 300MB, Android starts to complain that it will not be able to function properly unless some storage space is freed up.  This seems a bit surprising as 200MB is a huge amount of space.

What is the actual amount of storage required to be free, and why is it so large?


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I've tried searching around on various forums but can't find this answered anywhere.

Is there a mechanism to automatically run an app on boot then switch back to the 'desktop'?

Specifically I'm using the Squeezeplayer app which, when run, starts a service which listens in the background for connections from a Logitech Squeezebox server on the local LAN. But you can then leave the app and the service runs in the background. I'd be keen to start the app then jump back to the home screen on boot so that the listening service runs in the background.


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Not sure when this started to happen, most likely after I upgraded to cyanogenmod 7.1. I was able to send/receive MMS before without any problem.

Now I can

receive MMS at any time
send MMS when connected to wi-fi

my settings

HTC Desire
Testra
cyanogenmod 7.1

Any suggestions how make sending MMS possible again?

UPDATE

I compared my MMS APN settings with below one and I had to change Authentication and I cannot find MMS Protocol in my settings thouh.

• Name: Telstra MMS
• APN: telstra.mms
• MMSC: http://mmsc.telstra.com:8002
• MMS proxy: 10.1.1.180
• MMS port: 80
• MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0
• MCC: 505
• MNC: 01
• Authentication: CHAP
• APN type: mms

I also tried all other sort of advices found on the Inet like wiping SMS/MMS settings, fixing permissions. Nothing helped.

I wonder if upgrading radio would help?

I also noticed that I have troubles to log into my sip account using CSipSimple after upgrading to 7.1.


texts: Unable to update Chrome, even after setting SD card as default installation path

texts: I have an Alcatel Fierce 2 phone with Kit Kat. Even though I have an 8 GB SD card, when I try to update Chrome I keep getting "not enough memory check storage". I have the box checked to use my SD card as default, but no luck. Any resolution?


texts: Mount external SD-card for the secondary user

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When I create a new user on my Asus MemMO Pad 10 (in addition to the existing primary user), the new user does not "see" the external SD card (I've tried a 64gb Micro-SDXC/exFAT and a 2gb Micro-SD/FAT32). When I switch to the primary user, "Preparing an external device" is displayed at the top of the screen and the SD card becomes "visible" as "external device".

I.e. external SD card is not automatically mounted to the secondary user, only for primary one.

Is this a feature of the Android system or ASUS tablets only? How can I make my Micro-SD card mount for the secondary user? (In case I need root access, I would consider installing it)

Device: ASUS MeMO Pad 10 (ME102A), Android 4.2.2, root access not installed.

Sorry for my English


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UPDATE 06/02/2015

i have a Galaxy Grand Duos and i constantly faced battery drain issues. after MANY ideas to what the problem could be, (even by samsung service), i decided to root the phone and flash custom ROM. Tried some, problem persisted.
Finally i installed CM 11.0 without any apps, not even GAPPS just to narrow down what is wrong..

After some time i can tell you that there is something like a (maybe hardware related) BUG that for no apparent reason KICKS OFF and starts draining the battery (30degree slope drop in battery application) CONSTANTLY. I mean no matter what i do, if the phone is sleeping or w/e, that is the LEAST background battery consumption. Of course if i also use the device, the battery drops more vertical in the graph for that period of time.

Then, at some point, for no reason that i can spot until now, [maybe turning on and off the airplane mode, WiFi, Screen Rotation, or somth else] the BUG stops! And from that point forward (until it starts again) the battery drop is totally HORIZONTAL when I'm not using the device, as it is supposed to be! Note that this normal behavior can last for even 2-3 days.

What will be useful : Find what triggers the bug. Find a way to stop it if has triggered.

(*edit 11/2/15- i think i've narrowed it down to how i can turn off this "bug" after it kicks in. The way to do it, might be turning on and off airplane mode and WiFi for some times. The way to see if this worked, is to leave the phone at standby for some time (1-2hr) and check the battery graph. If the graph has become HORIZONTAL for that period of time, then voila i have stopped the drain)

Note #1 : please help..!


texts: Very low to no volume after upgrade to 6.0 marshmellow

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I recently upgraded to 6.0 and since then I have had very quiet volume on calls and even when listening to music.

I have everything turned up to maximum but still very quiet like it is on low.

Has anyone experienced or heard anything like this or know of some ways on how to fix this and make the volume louder?

I am also running a Droid Turbo 2.


texts: Easiest way to root Xiaomi redmi 4x with TWRP

texts: I'm trying to root my Xiaomi redmi 4x (Android 7) using TWRP.  I have unlocked the phone,   turned on USB debugging and odm.  It's my first time ever trying and seem to get confused following the instructions I have found on YouTube and Google.  Many seem to have skipped steps or are not very clear.  Can someone please help me with a step by step guide to rooting my phone and the links to download the required apps. I would greatly appreciate it since I have four days trying to figure it out.  My head hurts from it at this point.


texts:
This is an old phone LG L90 with Android 5.0.2 Lollipop (it does not support any newer version).
ADB does not install any APK, like literally any, old or new, any app, downloaded from anywhere on the internet. E.g. Google Play will fail installing Google Drive latest version assuming they dropped support for Lollipop.
So e.g. you can download older versions from APKMirror (versions tthat support Android 5+ and I tried most of them).
E.g. you can still install many apps via Google Play successfully, but if you download that same APK file with same version and try to install it via ADB it fails?
Command used is adb install filename.apk
Error Invalid APK file

Debugging via USB is enabled
Play Protect disabled
Device is not rooted


texts: Possible Virus? Link at the bottom of some messages

texts:
My friend is getting this Chinese writing at the bottom of the odd sent text message, only on very few texts. It seems to be a link to a website something like 11.am. I have used AVG, Malwarebytes and Kaspersky, and they didn't find anything.

Has anyone got any ideas?

Thanks


texts: How to turn off all notifications of Android Facebook app?

texts:
There are many old/partial/... threads about this where I find none of them satisfactory and sufficient.
I want to turn all notifications off of my Android Facebook app.
It has not been possible before, so I did not have the app.
I will uninstall the app if there is no solution for the task.

I have browsed all Facebook settings but they do not have anything about turning all notifications off.

I would like to find also System specific block for Facebook App i.e. do not allow it it to show me any notifications.
It  would be great if you can do this without third party appplications.

Phone: Oneplus 2
OS: OxygenOS 3.1 (Android 6)


texts:
My phone (OnePlus 6) fell just this morning right onto its screen, but at first I thought it's going to be fine, since I am a paranoid and got a bumper case and a screen protector for said phone. At first glance everything except the screen protector was perfectly fine, but upon trying to unlock the phone, all it showed was a black screen.

Regardless, I tried to use it, by connecting it with my PC and using adb, which worked perfectly fine. Since I wanted to narrow down the possible causes of the non-working (but seemingly fine, since there are absolutely no cracks) screen I tried some things, like unlocking with the fingerprint reader, or using the cameras, which all worked perfectly well. Just out of curiosity though I tried using the touch screen, which for whatever reason also actually worked.

Now on to my actual question: Has anyone had any expierence with a similar behaviour, or could think of any possible reason that the screen doesn't work, but the touch input does?

Thanks in advance for any help I can get.


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I want to change my text message limit to a smaller size (default 200 msgs per conversation) so that it will be easy to scroll and read messages. But I don't want to lose previous messages. Can I start a new conversation thread with the same contact?

Also, is there a method that will allow me to backup my messages in a text or HTML file? Where are the messages stored (can I just copy to my laptop)? I have not rooted my phone yet. I use a SMS backup+ application which saves in Gmail as separate entries which is not desirable.


texts:
There are emulators which run on Kindles but I can't seem to find an emulator which runs on a computer and emulates a Kindle device. Closest I can find is for authors checking page formats.

I know Kindles run Android, but there are definitely differences in the OS. I'd like to emulate the full environment, everything from using Amazon Coins as a payment method to cross-app interaction and functionality.

Are there Kindle emulators, and if so why is Kindle not included alongside other Android versions in most emulators (like MEmu, etc)? If not, why not?

Note: I don't want this to be a "shopping" question. I don't care about the relative merits of different emulators, if any. A list of emulators would be useful, but I really want to know why emulating Kindle OS isn't a standard feature in existing emulators.


texts: How to SSH into my Android Phone's command prompt

texts:
I have a non-rooted Android phone with the Termux app installed. I can run ifconfig on the phone's terminal and see the IP address of wlan0, and I can ping the phone's IP from the terminal on my computer. Is it possible to SSH into it from a computer on the same network? If so, what would the username and password be?

I know the openssh package is installed on the phone:
apt list | grep openssh returns
openssh/stable,now 8.1p1-4 arm [installed].

I can also run the ssh command in the phone's terminal (Termux).

Are there any extra packages I would have to install via pkg or apt? Please let me know, anything helps.


texts: How to add camera brand or model in exif meta?

texts:
In my android mobile there is no  camera brand or model in exif meta  but rest of the exif tags are ok. how can i fix this?

Model :Xstreamer Aiki 5


texts: How can I make my photos automatically geo-tagged?

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Is there a way I can make photos taken by Camera be automatically  and reliably geo-tagged, so that the location is recognised when I upload them to Flickr?

I have 'GPS' enabled in the camera, but it seems that if the GPS is not enabled or not 'ready', it isn't recorded (when I check the photo's details in Gallery, the location is 'Unknown').

Alternatively, is there a way I can geo-tag a photo after I've taken it? (edit: made this a separate question)

If it's relevant, my phone is a Samsung Galaxy S.


texts: How to apply the latest security patches on Nokia 3.1?

texts:
I've a Nokia 3.1 with build number 00WW_2_680_SP02. When I run Check for updates, I have the message:

Your system is up to date
Android version: 8.1.0
Security patch level 1: 1 February 2019

But when I look at the official page Nokia Smartphone Security Maintenance Release Summary and that I select Nokia 3.1, I can see that there is two security patches (00WW_2_760 and 00WW_3_180_SP01) and one maintenance releases (00WW_3_180) that have not been applied.
My question is: How can I applied these missing security patches and this maintenance release.


texts: Vibrate function on my Samsung Galaxy S3 doesn't work though it is turned on. What is the cause?

texts:
I have had this phone for a few months and only now did I try to start using the vibrate function.  When I choose "Vibrate" from the drop-down bar it never vibrates when I receive texts though sometimes it works when I use the Facebook messenger app.  I went into settings and enabled everything that has the word "Vibrate" in it.  Also, my phone is on power-saving mode; does that have any impact?

The vibrate function is supposed to notify you of incoming notifications but by vibrate, yes?

Is it a hardware problem?

OS: 4.1.1
Model: SGH-l747M


texts:
Few days ago, I was taking a picture of a machine and the camera app showed a tooltip saying View details I tapped on it and a new screen appeared saying Product in the title and a list of numbers in it.

I have not managed to get that screen/tooltip again, but I am curious to know what it was, any idea? It is on a Honor 5C with Android 6.


texts: How to get adoptable storage back after factory reset?

texts:
Hi I've done a factory reset on phone, accidentally, don't ask how :D
So i had 50% of sd card adopted now after reset there is only 50% with media files adopted partition is gone, how to get it back?


texts: LineageOS Update Failed: Unable to mount /data

texts:
I recently installed MicroG for LineageOS on my OnePlus 5. After downloading the latest update using the updater in settings, I clicked install. The phone rebooted into TWRP and started to update itself but showed multiple error messages in red which said failed to mount /data. The phone booted back into Lineage and said that the update failed to install. In the updater, the same update I had tried to install still had an install button next to it, also indicating that the update had failed. I tried installing the update again and got the same result.

Why is the update not installing, and what can I do to get it to install?

*Update: I've tried installing the newer April 1st, 8th, and 15th updates, to no avail. I also tried updating TWRP and installing the update again, but it failed to install again, with the same error messages in TWRP. I am no longer getting notifications that the update failed to install, but it is still showing in settings as ready to install, meaning it isn't installed yet. I read online to try an older TWRP version, which didn't work either.


texts: I would like to sort my non-gmail emails in a different order (e.g. from oldest to newest, to read the emails in chronological order). How can I do it in KitKat? I was really easy on my old HTC Desire :(


texts: Avoiding status bar while using Papyrus app

texts:
I use Papyrus app to take notes. One big problem I encounter is that my hand occasionally touches the bottom right corner of the screen, prompting the device to open the menu there.

This hinders my writing process and spoils my handwriting. Is there a way to disable or hide the status bar?


texts: reverse tethering over USB on Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 with Android 4.4.2 (kitkat)

texts:
if got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (SM-T530) with Android v4.4.2 (kitkat).
The Tab is rooted over Odin.

I wants to use reverse tethering over usb-cable from a PC.

I tried now 2 days, but nothing works. The main Problem is, that the
setting for usb tethering didn't appear. Samsung kick out this function
for the tablets.

I also tried to install tethering Apps. But without the settings nothing did.

At the pc (linux, ifconfig) no usb network interface appear...

Does anybody got a solution? Other Android versions working with Galaxy Tab 4 and got the usb tethering feature?

Would be nice if anybody have an idea for my problem....


texts: No option to recover password in Lenovo Tab S8 (S8-50)

texts: So I locked myself out of my tab and I can only open it by entering the password (which I forgot). There is no forgot password option where you can enter your google account to get pass the lock screen. The phone has a google account. Is there any way to bring up that menu? I thought all android devices had the Forgot Password? option


texts:
I am attempting to install the Google Apps (gapps) 20130812 update for Android 4.2.2 on my Samsung Galaxy Fascinate which is running CyanogenMod 10.1-20130723-NIGHTLY-fascinatemtd utilizing ClockworkMod v4.0.1.0. I have pushed the gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip file to the device's SD-Card.

Once I have booted into ClockworkMod I select install zip from sdcard then chosse zip from sdcard then select gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip and confirm that I am sure I want to install. ClockworkMod then goes through the process of installing Google Apps for Android 4.2.2 and indicates that it succeeded in doing so.

When I reboot the Fascinate none of the gapps are listed. What am I missing? How do I install Google Apps 20130812 into CyanogenMod 10.1 (Android 4.2.2)?


texts:
Anyone came across a android application (preferably Gingerbread, 2.3) that allow you to set personalize Nice text as your wallpaper? (I know there are some not nice application around) I search for Android market but most of the application displays clock, temperature, weather, etc which I don't really want. I saw someone on the train having their own customized word on their phone which is kind of Co0l!

Much Thanks!


texts: How do I restrict uninstall of apps in the play store?

texts:
I have an android tablet. I also have a kid that doesn't understand enough to actually operate it properly, but more than enough to delete apps through the play store.

Restricting purchases from the play store is easy, but how do i password protect uninstalling apps from the play store?

I have seen a few apps to help me along, but they don't protect from the play store being launched from inside a game through a commercial for example.

How do i password protect either the entire play store, or the removal of apps?


texts: How can I access the data for the Android calendar app on my phone?

texts:
I have been using the Calendar app on my android phone, and I want to access the data for this app so that I can export it. I cannot find a "com.android.calendar" folder, nor can I find any file or directory with "calendar" anywhere in the name. Where would I find it?

Here's why I want the data: Although the android calendar app "syncs" with my Google calendar account (as in, events on my google calendar appear on my phone), any events that I added through the app on the mobile device do not get uploaded to my Google calendar. After a while, I realized that I should use the "Google Calendar" app instead of the default "Calendar" app that came with the phone. But I would like to export the events from the android calendar to my Google calendar. Is there an easy way to export the data from the Android calendar app to the Google calendar? It appears that at least one other person has had this problem.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 mini with android version 4.4.2.


texts: Moving/copying an Appliction from one Tab 4 to another Tab 4

texts: How do I copy/move an application installed on one Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 to another Samsung Galaxy Tab 4.  The application is no longer available on Google Play Store.


texts: Possible to monitor multiple Twitter accounts and Facebook pages with widget?

texts:
I manage social media for a living and have finally had enough with Apple and made the switch to Android. I love it so far but there are two things I haven't had time to figure out how to do, really need to do, and am hoping someone can help with. Specifically:

Is there any kind of widget that i can put on my home screen that will show the most recent mentions for 5 twitter accounts and
multiple Facebook pages?
Is there a way to get notifications for these same things when my phone is asleep? In other words, with an iPhone when the screen times out and goes dark, it will still pop up notifications for Twitter mentions or activity on my Facebook pages. They stay on the screen for a few seconds in case I'm watching, then the screen goes dark again. When I turn the phone on again the notification is still there until I unlock it.

I'm sorry if these seem like minor questions, but I really love my new phone and am really hoping that someone can help me figure out these two things that I really need.


texts: Phone call speakerphone/earpiece equalizer

texts:
Is there an application or tweak that will allow me to equalize Phone call audio coming out of the speaker/earpiece?

Similar to how AudioFX equalizes for media audio?


texts: How to run an executable on boot and keep it running?

texts:
I have an executable build from a ndk-build program. I want to run it on a rooted Android device. How much is the possibility that Android will kill my executable?

Using adb shell, I am able to execute my executable using following commands:

adb push executable /sdcard
adb shell
device:/ $ su
device:/ # cd /system
device:/system # mount -o rw,remount /system
device:/system # mv /sdcard/executable .
device:/system # ./executable

My requirement is to run this executable on device boot.

I have tried following:

Write ./executable in init.rc.

On reboot init.rc reset to its original contents. I figured out that Magisk done this.

Write commands in /system/etc/init/bootstat.rc

./executable
service custom /system/executable
on boot
 ./system/dhandler/diag_revealer

None of the above thing is working.


texts: Increase internal storage of android device

texts: I have 178MB on internal storage and I'm out of space, currently I have installed CM 10.1 and I want to know what choices do I have to get more space to install new applications, removing applications is not an option and deleting junk files either. I count with a 2gb sd card and I have heard that switching sd with phone internal storage is possible. What tool do you recommend?


texts: Can I delete Gmail account on Android safely without affecting my Gmail on computer?

texts: Can I delete my Gmail account from my phone without the Gmail and Google account (with contacts, photos, etc) being deleted from my computer?


texts: Phone response slow, responds 2 - 10 seconds after touching screen or not at all, random lock ups, and power downs

texts:
I have a non-rooted T-Mobile G2x by LG running Android 2.3.3. I have had it about two weeks and have noticed several problems.

Randomly shuts down. I go to use my phone and it doesn't come on, I press the power button and nothing happens, unless I long press which makes the phone boot. This has happened 3 or 4 times. The battery has a good state of charge, it's happened just sitting on my desk as well as when I wear it on my belt. It's also done this in the middle of a voice call.

Runs slow. I turn on the phone, the screen comes on, I swipe my unlock pattern, nothing happens for 2 - 10 seconds, then it shows me the pattern and unlocks the phone. It takes several attempts to unlock the phone because it doesn't always see the whole pattern. I swipe correctly the phone just doesn't pick it up.

The phone has locked up a couple of times, the screen is blank, playing with the power button does nothing. The only way I have been able to get the phone to come up is to remove and reinstall the battery.

The only thing I have noticed when it runs slow is I seem to be running out of ram. Less than 10%. If I kill the apps, it runs fast again, until the ram is gone which only takes 2 - 3 minutes before all of the apps using RAM have restarted.

Should I take the phone back to T-mobile and exchange it? If so any tips? I can just imagine the bureaucracy that I will have to deal with to get this accomplished.


texts:
I did a factory reset on my LG Optimus L70, and it showed a screen that said "Erasing..."

Shortly after, it showed the MetroPCS splash screen, and it's been stuck on this screen for over 2 hours. How long should a factory reset take?


texts: How to read Exchange e-mails on Android?

texts: Is there any Outlook for Android? If not, should I use an IMAP or POP3 client for Android instead? Which one do you recommend?


texts: Why does GBoard have inconsistent "space to use autocorrect"?

texts:
My GBoard is having so many issues with how it autocorrects next work suggestions.
Generally if I hit space bar it automatically inserts the suggested word from the suggested word row above the keyboard.
But then for seemingly no reason it does not do it for some words.
For instance: brain.
If I type "brakn" ... And hit space... Hit inserts "brain", which is what I want!
But if I type "braim"... And hit space... It does NOT insert "brain" even though it is the suggested word... It just keeps braim and underlines it to show it is spelled incorrectly.
It's driving me insane.
I have cleared my cache and installed / uninstalled.
Why doesn't space bar ALWAYS insert the recommended word, it only happens some of the time.


texts: Corrupted data - Can't restore Whatsapp chat history

texts:
When I try to recover my Whatsapp messages on my new phone after I have copied the Whatsapp folder from my old phone to the SDcard, it suddenly crashes after 10 seconds: "Whatsapp has stopped working"

I looked into the System Log to find some clues about this crash. It looks like it has something to do with SQLite and the msgstore.db (or msgstore.db.crypt) file, because there's msgstore.db file is corrupt error. Here are some lines from the System log:

 "E/DefaultDatabaseErrorHandler (3784): Corruption reported by sqlite
    on database: /data/data/com.whatsapp/databasesmsgstore.db"
 "E/AndroidRuntime (3784): java.lang.AssertionError: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabaseCorruptExcep tion: Database disk image is malformed (code 11), SQLiteConnection.java,-2"
 "E/SQLiteLog (3784): (14) cannot open file at line 30191 of [00bb9c9ce4]"
 "E/SQLiteDatabase (3784): Failed to open database '/data/data/com.whatsapp/databases/msgstore.db' "
 "E/SQLiteDatabaseException: unknown error (code 14): Could not open database"
 "I/sqlite_db_corrupt (3784): /data/data.com.whatsapp/databases/msgstore.db"

Can somebody help me to unravel this mistery?  I really want to copy my old messages to my new phone and continue using the app on my new phone.

How can I fix the corrupt msgstore file? Or see what part of the file is corrupt (the exact cause)

Some screenshots of the System Log file:


texts:
Hi I have a Galaxy S4 on Verizon. I,ve been getting ads popping up in front of various applications like messages, browser, email and a couple others.

What's the first thing I should look for to find the culprit?


texts: As I was using one of the apps on my phone. It suddenly turned off then kept turning off and on going through the same process. I tried taking the battery out for a while, but that never worked either it just kept proceeding to turn off and on. What should I do?


texts: Google Play Games fails to find "Public Google+ Profile"`

texts:
I created a "Public google+ profile" after the first time it asked me, but it just endlessly asks for this every time I try to launch Google Play Games, or any game that relies on it.

I deleted cache, deleted data, and running short on ideas here.

Is this something that's known?
Does my Google+ profile need to be more public?
Does anyone know the requirements on a Google account for Google Play Games to be able to find it?


texts: Getting rid of Samsung's Gallery app notifications? (or even the entire app)

texts:
I'm currently using a Galaxy S5 mini with Android 5.1.1 and one thing that I find particularly irritating is Samsung's Gallery app that keeps giving notifications. For some reason I can't seem to turn them off.

There appears to be no setting in the Gallery app itself to disable it. And I cannot disable or remove or uninstall the app itself.

If I go to Android settings, Sounds and Notifications, Application Notifications, for most apps in the list I can block the notifications. Strangely enough this is not the case with a few built-in apps like Gallery:

I also looked in the Application settings for Gallery, unfortunately the "Show notifications" checkbox and the "Disable" button are both disabled.

Is there any way to get rid of Gallery's notifications, or rather just get rid of the app entirely?


texts: Is Google Authenticator data saved in the google backup cloud?

texts: is the Google Authenticator saved with the google backup like wifi passwords, settings, gmail and some other google aps? If I will reflash my current system or make a clean install will it be backed up with all the codes form websites I have there? I do not want to loose it and it will be a lot of work to go to every site I have there, revoke 2step verification and then do it again with new system


texts: How to fix Phones language resetting to SIM language after reboot?

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I recently got a new phone, a Landvo XM100 Plus.

It sometimes reboots randomly which doesn't bother me much, but what's annoying is that it keeps setting the system language to german. I did not have these issues on my old phone (Samsung Galaxy S3), and I don't have the problem when there is no SIM Card inserted. However, I'm using the same SIM that I used in my old phone, so I'm really confused as to what is going on.

I tried googling the issue and I ended up at a few different boards with everyone basically scratching their heads.

Any ideas?

Could it be the custom ROM the manufacturer uses? I don't quite want to flash my phone with a different OS right now since I still got warranty.

Best regards!


texts: does SDK disk images of APIs for windows and mac differ?

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I have started developing on a windows machine, I use the ADT with Eclipse, my SDK is updated with all the possible Android APIs, ie, (1.6-4.4). The windows machine is pretty slow so lately I got a Mac (Mavericks), so I am confused between ADT for mac and windows.
Is the APIs updated with the SDK work with mac(can i copy and paste the version images to mac sdk from the windows sdk)? or should I update the SDK (APIs) for mac?
thank you for any suggestion!


texts: What's the input and output specifications of the Samsung Infuse wall charger?

texts: I want to know if it matches with the Samsung Strive charger so I don't damage the Infuse (I don't have the charger for the infuse at the moment).


texts: How to add new contacts to an outlook.com account in an Android device?

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My contacts are all stored in an outlook.com account and I would like to continue storing them there. To access and use these contacts (say to make a phone call), from my Google Pixel device, I have my outlook.com account added to the phone settings > accounts.

This works as it should. All my outlook accounts are accessible from my phone.

When I want to create and save a new contact, the options exist to create the contact from Google's Phone App and the Contacts App. When I click save, to save the contact, the contact doesn't get saved. No indication is given that the contact is not saved. Only when I check my list of contacts do I know the contact is not saved.

Is there any other way to save a contact to outlook.com from an android device?
Alternatively, does the above method I use to save contacts from Google's phone or contacts app work for any one else?

The current workaround I use is to visit the outlook.com website using a web browser, and then create and save new contacts. When Android periodically syncs the contacts, I get to see the new contacts on my phone. This workaround usually works better if the desktop version of outlook.com is used. The mobile version is not very friendly for saving new contacts to outlook.com.


texts: Strange chinese menu on Lenovo IdeaTab S6000

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Context

I just Skyped with my mother (far away) because her Android tablet (Lenovo IdeaTab S6000, running on Android 4.2) showed a strange menu with Chinese characters, almost like a bootloader. My short troubleshoot history looks like this:

When pressing the volume-keys, the displayed content changed, at one point the text contained "GPS", so I assumed it would be some kind of "hidden troubleshoot menu" for showing system information.
A restart was possible after pressing and holding the standby-button, after restarting everything seemed untouched.
Just to make sure, we changed her passwords.
She did not visit any suspicious websites, nor did she install any apps recently.

With my little knowledge, so far I do not feel able to rule out an attack or a trojan app, from what I can see she could have activated the strange menu by accident. Via internet research I only found one individual with the same problem, but no solution at all.

Question(s)

What can I do to determine the cause? Should I contact the provider/manufacturer? Is it safe to assume that her data & accounts are not compromised?

I know it is little information, so please bare with me, I just want to prevent damage.

Thanks for any advice.

TL;DR

Lenovo IdeaTab showed strange chinese/asian-symbols-menu, gone after reboot, do what now?


texts: On my Yoga tab (B8080-F) with Android 4.4.2 all of a sudden screen got dimmed except for the navigation menu, where it remains bright as set in the display settings. If I change brightness manually, the dimmed part of the screen also changes and if I restart, the brightness is normal but shortly after the startup screen gets dimmed again, so I am suspecting an app that can make use of screen overlay to cause this. I have uninstalled FB messenger (it uses overlay notifications) but no luck. Any idea how to figure out what app is cause this annoyance?


texts: How can I keep settings after flashing a ROM?

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I am considering flashing my SGS to a custom ROM.  I do not, however, relish the prospect of re-configuring everything.  Most apps on my phone and most definitions should have no dependencies on the ROM, so I would like to be able to back up all the settings, flash the ROM and then restore them.  This would include:

all installed apps
all app settings (launcher preferences, active widgets etc.)
ringtones, backgrounds etc.

Is there any way to do this?