texts: How to prevent two-factor code being exposed on lock screen in messages notification?

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On Lollipop, the text message notification on the lock screen includes some of the content of the text message. For two-factor code text messages, this will display the two factor code to anyone holding the phone even if they cannot unlock it. This seems like a security issue.

There seems to be a setting that more carefully hides the contents of notifications on the lock screen but that makes many of the other notifications useless it is hides data which I feel is useful and harmless to share.

I guess the options are:

Hide the content and put up with the inconvenience on other apps in the name of security.
Disable notifications from the messages app but then I have no way to know if there are new messages without manually checking.
Hide the content and petition other app makers to not respect that setting if the content isn't sensitive. Though I can easily think of examples that I might not consider sensitive but others might.

Are there other options available here? I'd love it if the messages app had a setting to control that behaviour. I'd be happy with the text message sender being displayed instead of the content.


texts: Dismiss messages on lock screen on cyanogen

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When your phone is locked and you receive an update which you don't want to unlock your phone for. Is there a setting to make it possible to dismiss it without unlocking the screen? Would even be better to only make certain apps dismissable without unlocking.

using android 6.0.1 cyanogenmod 13.1.2


texts: Can I use a Canadian Google Play gift card on an American account and vice versa?


texts: How to know which installed app can show before my native lock screen?

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My question stems from this question about an app showing a custom view (with ads) before the lock screen. As of now none of the answers there provides a technical way to filter out the concerned app on your own, without relying on app reviews or a list somewhere on web -  in short, a complete dependence on the experiences of others. In such cases even if the solution is one query away from web search engine I prefer to come up with a technique to hunt down the cause of the effect through means already available in Android.
Anyhow. Let's come to the point. How do I find out which installed apps are potentially capable of showing themselves before my lock screen?
With limited understanding I earlier speculated that an app would need the permission to draw over other apps to show before lock screen. However, my experiments with ES File Explorer v4.0.5.2 and with continuous monitoring of appsops service concludes that ES File Explorer didn't make use of SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW (I had appops deny that permission to the said app), yet, it displayed that famous quick charging screen. Swiping it away even dismissed my unsecured lock screen. That said, using dumpsys activity activities and dumpsys window windows I immediately found the activity com.dianxinos.lockscreen.LockScreenContainer responsible for that screen.
I'm aware of certain window manager flags supposed to be used in source code and  helps an app to show before lock screen and that's all is needed. No special permission or an attribute in manifest is needed so it becomes very difficult as well as inefficient to find potential apps until the effect comes into action, forget about symptoms.
True, that I can narrow down the hunt to apps which:

can receive data from internet (to show ads);
listens to ACTION_POWER_CONNECTED (not necessarily needed; may not be relevant in future);
listens to ACTION_USER_PRESENT (not necessarily needed);
requires SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW (may or may not be needed);
requires android.permission.WAKE_LOCK (not necessarily needed);
requires android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD (not necessarily needed).

Yet, none of them, used as a parameter alone or combined, satisfactorily solves the original problem I have.
I would like to stress that I'm looking to filter out apps potentially capable of displaying something before my lock screen. I'm not asking for what is this lock screen with ads and how do I remove it?
Note: if it matters: I'm using stock and rooted Android 5.0, 5.1.1 and 6.0.1 on Nexus 6.
Edit
To avoid confusion: By before the lock screen I mean anything that is shown to user before the default lock screen is displayed whenever you attempt to wake up the device. As Izzy noted in a comment, "it places itself in front of the lock screen" might be a better phrase, but I avoided it since it appears to me to be corresponding to an overlay.


texts: Whats the difference between cell phone and data radiation

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Is cell phone and data/WiFi/LTE radiation the same thing?  Or are they entirely different technologies?

Are any of them dangerous? I ask because i use my phone a lot at night in bed and i look at my phone really close to my face when I'm lying down. I don't call but use LTE and WiFi mostly and I'm worried that it might be dangerous.


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I'm a bit confused with Cyanogenmod's announcement stating that they are breaking up the Note 3 builds into their own version. Source

Is the hltevzw a build specifically for the Note 3 or all Verizon phones? I just want to be sure before flashing the wrong rom.

Has anyone else flashed the hltevzw to their Note 3?


texts: How do I block my external ip adress from connecting to a remote LAN?

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My cell is being broadcast on a LAN. I rooted my phone and am using afWall+. I tried
iptables -A OUTPUT -s 192.0.0.4 -j DROP
It didn't work.
Am I even on the right track?
My cellphone's external IP address is part of a LAN(wifi disabled).
I am on Metro PCS. I do not know who or what the LAN is. But whomever it is that setup this LAN has access to my phone.
I want to remove myself from the LAN. I thought I could do it with afWall+.


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Llama is a great tool, but I cannot figure out one (maybe) simple thing. I have a rule that sets the volume low at night (10pm - 6 am) and it works fine. Last night (9pm) I was at the cinema and selected the profile "silent". But at 10pm of course, llama set the profile to "low volume".

Is there a workaround a profile changes only when a certain profile is set (or not set)?

When the profile "silent" is set by another rule I set a llama-variable silence=1, and in the night-rule this variable is checked first. But when I set the profile manually, the variable-workaround doesn't work. I know I can lock profiles, but is there a more elegant way?


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I will be visiting the U.S. this month and I was thinking about buying the Nook Tablet from Barnes and Noble whilst over there as I am looking for a Tablet to primarily read books on but also browser the web and watch videos.

Two questions

Will the Tablet work in the UK when I get back? By "work" I mean will I be able to browse the web, watch videos on the device and read books that are already on the device?

Can you put your own books on there? I have a number of books already in mobi format, happy to convert them if necessary.

Thanks


texts: Enable asking to send crash report once answered with No

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One of my app users had a crash when starting the app. The first time when he was asked "Send Crash Report?", he answered No.

Now it's almost impossible to get to information about the bug, because after new crashes (now every time when he tries to start the app), he isn't asked again whether he want's to send a report.

Is there a way to somehow reset his "No" answer so he gets asked again?

He already tried:

delete cache of the app
force close the app
restart the phone
delete cache of Google Play app

Note: I don't have something like Crashlytics or ACRA in the app. Only plain default reports to Google Play, which worked quite well so far.

User's phone has Android 5.1 installed.


texts: How can I prevent installation of NEW applications on an Android 5.1 device, but keep auto-updates of existing applications?

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We will soon have to provide a phone to a person who is obviously not familiar with IT stuff at all, and not capable of learning anything about information security, etc. (and probably not capable of learning anything really) They must have ability to communicate with us and there will be no one near them to "repair" the device in case something gets really broken.
I thought that it will be a good idea to provide them with a couple of necessary applications on the device and then block installation of any other new apps (both from Google Play and from anywhere else). However, the standard auto-update process of Google Play should be working (at least because otherwise messaging/VoIP apps will soon become obsolete and stop working, and for security reasons, too)
So the question is — what are the possible solutions to prevent the user from installing non white-listed applications?
Also, we think that the person will not try too hard to circumvent the restrictions. So, maybe even a simple solution (just hide all unwanted icons, including Google Play, from the launcher / app list) will do, but this is risky, and I am not sure that is possible with all kinds of stock UI. So it's interesting to know if there are any better solutions.
Update
Solutions which do not rely on the fact that the user doesn't know (their only) PIN/password are preferable, because a working screen lock can be useful to reduce damage caused by device loss/stealing.


texts: Is there a way to update the Flash player for Google-TV on Logitech Revue?

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I've noticed any apps that use the Flash player via the browser to play video just fail with a flash error. For example, trying to play a video via Amazon Video On Demand (via the installed App, which just launches the browser on Amazon's web site) results in "The following plug-in has crashed: Shockwave Flash"

Some Flash ads for example work, while other Flash games crash too. I hope there is a way to update Flash and fix this.

HoneyComb 3.1.0
Adobe's Flash Version check shows I have Flash installed.

Flash Player Version: 10.2.163.145
OS: Linux 2.6.35.14-ge141a01 (32-bit)
Capabilities: GTV 10,2,163,145 (Including Audio, Video & Local Files)

Adobe's site says the latest version of Flash for Android is 11.1.111.8 (Android pre-ICS).


texts: Which service provides Facebook notifications and how to disable it to use mobile network

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I'm having a bit of a problem trying to disable services from using mobile data connection on my Galaxy Nexus with Jelly Bean.

I've disabled Facebook to use mobile data connection, but I'm still getting Facebook notifications1 which is very odd. I'd like to disable it on mobile network completely and only have it enabled while on wifi.

My main mobile data connection users are:

Google Services - is it possible to control individual ones because there are many within this one and I can't even see which ones because they're all truncated
Gmail - I want this one enabled on Wifi and mobile network
Facebook (?!?!?!) - should be disabled on mobile
Google Search - what do I lose if I disable this one as well? which app uses this one? I'm not using Google Now on mobile network anyway.
...

I don't want to resort to manually disabling/enabling Facebook app every time I go to work which would hopefully disable these notifications as well.

  1: Those notifications that display Facebook icon in notification area, not those that get delivered to my Gmail and I'd actually get email notifications about emails related to Facebook.


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I downloaded some comics from Line Webtoons and they were stored in android>data>com.naver.webtoons>files.
But when i copied the .jpg files they were unable to view also in photo viewer it said

  could not load image

I read that all files will expire after 30 days. Can anyone tell me how to bypass this so that i can view images in image viewer otherwise i will have to download them again.


texts: How to set a default keyboard language on the lock screen?

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I have multiple languages set up on my keyboard (and using Swype primarily).

Since my password consists of English letters, if my keyboard was last used in a different language, I have to first switch language on the lock screen before starting to type the password. This is very annoying and in aggregate quite time consuming.

Is there any way to get the keyboard to always default to English in the password entry field of the locked screen?


texts: Allow Apps Access to /data of Other Apps

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I recently moved from ES File Explorer to MiXplorer and discovered that I can't access the /data partition of other apps (/data/data/com.example.app/). I can only see /data/data/com.mixplorer.silver/ with MiXplorer, while ES File Explorer can see everything just fine. I can use Termux to work with files of course, but that's the entire point of having a file explorer. Is there anything I can do?

I'm running DerpFest 10-Official-RMX1921-20200407 (Android 10, April 5th 2020 patch) off of a Realme XT rooted with Magisk 20.4 in case it matters.

Thank you for your time.


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I have a 2012 Nexus 7 running 5.1.1 and I was wondering how you install TWRP after rooting? I rooted my device using v2.1.0 of the Nexus Root Toolkit with the "custom recovery" box checked and it said it would flash TWRP. My bootloader is unlocked.

I am new at rooting and maybe I don't know how to get to TWRP. You shut down the device, you hold Power+Volume Down for 5 seconds or so and you enter a screen that says start next to an Android guy.  I used the volume keys to scroll to Recovery and pressed Power for Enter. Everything after that was just how it was before the root. I want install CM 12.1 and I want to be sure I have TWRP flashed already so I don't to flash again.


texts: Flash boot.img without using fastboot USB

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So I've recently rooted my phone and tried a ROM or two. I find it really handy that you can use TWRP recovery to install another ROM from the SD card, you don't need to have it connected to a PC.

However, on my device (HTC One S) I need to flash a different boot.img file for every ROM as well, so I still need to hook my phone up to my PC to switch ROMs. If I don't do this, it just gets stuck on the loading screen. Then I must use the command

fastboot flash boot boot.img

from the folder where boot.img is located.

Is it possible to flash this boot image with TWRP or any other way without using fastboot over USB?


texts: Alternative contacts app, faster than Google's with 2000 contacts?

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Google's Contacts app is very slow to load when I want to quickly get a friend's phone number.

Is there a quicker/lighter contacts app?
I have found nothing fast enough in the Market.

My dream app:

Loads the list of ~2000 contacts in less than ~3 seconds.
No need for picture/details in the main list, just name.
Can import contacts list from vcard or similar.


texts: Cannot synchronize contacts on Huawei Honor 8

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I just acquired the new Huawei Honor 8 from China (international version), but I have a few issues with the contacts. When I synchronize the contacts from my Microsoft account, I only retrieve 16 contacts in my list (whereas I have 300+ contacts). I checked the parameters, they are not hidden, it just managed to synchronize only 16 contacts.

I decided to migrate my Microsoft account contacts to my Google account, so I can try to synchronize the Google contacts on my phone. Once I managed to do it on the Google website from my computer, I found a bad surprise in the contact app : there is no option to synchronize Google contacts. HiCloud, Outlook, Facebook messenger, Linkedin, Skype and WeChat are the only options here. Have I missed something ? Do I need an extra app to do this ?

I'm wondering if this issue could be related to the Chinese ROM shipped on my phone, would you recommend to install a new ROM ?

Edit : I have installed "Google sync contacts" by directly downloading the APK. Now i can see the Google account in the list of the synchronized accounts in the contact app. But, after having double checked that the synchronization is activated for this account and a reboot, still 0 contact from Google in the list.


texts: How to free storage besides clearing up cache memory

texts: I have a Samsung galaxy smart phone. Whenever I download apps such as,Ubber and Facebook it tells me that my storage is full. I have cleared up cache memory but still there is no difference. What can I do?


texts: "No language is installed in your default TTS Engine"? What should I do?

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I have just installed a pdf reader in my Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone which comes with android 2.3 Gingerbread. This pdf reader has a text to speech option, but I am not able to use it and getting the error message: "No Language installed in your Default TTS Engine".

What should I do? How do I fix this?


texts: Can PIN lock be disabled/enabled via Secure Settings with full device encryption?

texts: I use Tasker and Secure Settings to enable/disable PIN lock based upon connections to select WiFi and Bluetooth devices.  I've recently unlocked the bootloader and rooted my phone.  I would like to use full device encryption.  Will I still be able to toggle the PIN lock?


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I've got a Samsung Galaxy S6 and recently updated my software to Android 7.0. Ever since I updated my Samsung Galaxy S6, my NFC Tag reader apps stopped working. Is this a known issue? I've tried multiple cards, but my phone refuses to read tags anymore.

Any ideas what I can do about this?


texts: TWRP 2.8.7.0 asks for password on Marshmallow (Nexus 9), cannot mount anything

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After flashing TWRP and booting it (situation described in title), TWRP asks for password. When I bypass it, TWRP cannot mount anything. When I reboot to system, it is stuck at the startup animation forever. Only can boot when I reflash stock recovery. Actually I have to reflash system too, it cannot boot otherwise.

I also tried boot.img replacement by Chainfire, result is exactly the same.

Has anybody successfully rooted Android 6 at all? What was the procedure?

Update
Just installed apk for supersu 2.51 (beta) and it seems to work - at least adb now goes root (could not before). However twrp still asks for password and cannot mount anything.


texts: I am really afraid of this, but please help me. I was trying to insert the 3.5 mm jack into the slot, and it just stopped midway. All of a sudden. It didn't happen yesterday. I was afraid if something had gone into it. I tried to shake the phone in order to make it come out with no success. With a little harder push, I succeeded and it went inside and the earphone is working fine, and the phone's loudspeakers too. Is something that's wrong? I am afraid. Its my new Moto G4 Plus, and don't want to replace etc. Please help.


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Over the past few weeks, my Nexus 7 running 4.2 Jelly Bean has gotten incredibly slow at times. Sometimes I can count off a full five (or more) seconds for an app to open or even for something as simple as scrolling from one home screen to another. I've had the device for three or four months and it just recently started giving me problems. I hadn't installed anything new prior to noticing the problem and everything that I have installed came from the Play store, so it should all be safe. Rebooting the device does not seem to help.

What can I do to diagnose and hopefully fix this problem? This is my first Android device so I don't even really know where to start.


texts: Gallery isn't saving my pictures or videos

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I've been having this issue for about a year, but I can't find a solution, everywhere I look, there is no answer. I have quite an old phone, so I don't have many things that most people do. So, I'd like to ask why my gallery isn't saving my files, but my My Files is. I can't exchange them over from My Files to gallery so how do I swap them over?

So if anyone can answer how I get my images/videos to the gallery, it would be greatly appreciated.

By the way, I have an old Samsung Galaxy but not many people have that now. :(


texts: Can't Flash Google Factory Image - No Boot Partition

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I seem to have bricked my phone but thankfully the bootloader is unlocked so I'm sure there is a way to fix it. I am having a hell of a time though, I think I need to re-create the boot partition manually. Here is what I get when I try flash-all.bat

I can't find instructions how to re-create partitions, but I noticed this in fastboot --help, does anybody have experience creating partitons with fastboot? And/Or can somebody get the partition map from their device and/or share/extrapolate the commands needed.

  erase <partition>                        Erase a flash partition.
  format[:[<fs type>][:[<size>]] <partition>
                                           Format a flash partition. Can
                                           override the fs type and/or size
                                           the bootloader reports.

I get the same in both slot_a and slot_b and I have manually flashed bootloader.img & boot.img

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>flash-all.bat
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'bootloaderb' (36336 KB)...
OKAY [  0.156s]
writing 'bootloaderb'...
OKAY [  0.516s]
finished. total time: 0.672s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [  0.016s]
finished. total time: 0.016s
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'radiob' (60388 KB)...
OKAY [  0.261s]
writing 'radiob'...
OKAY [  0.837s]
finished. total time: 1.101s
rebooting into bootloader...
OKAY [  0.002s]
finished. total time: 0.003s
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'recovery.img'
archive does not contain 'system.sig'
archive does not contain 'vendor.sig'
wiping userdata...
Creating filesystem with parameters:
    Size: 120909180928
    Block size: 4096
    Blocks per group: 32768
    Inodes per group: 8192
    Inode size: 256
    Journal blocks: 32768
    Label:
    Blocks: 29518843
    Block groups: 901
    Reserved block group size: 1024
Created filesystem with 11/7380992 inodes and 511380/29518843 blocks
--------------------------------------------
Bootloader Version...: TMZ20k
Baseband Version.....: g8998-00253-1809191716
Serial Number........: 710KPMZ0311515
--------------------------------------------
checking product...
OKAY [  0.000s]
checking version-bootloader...
OKAY [  0.000s]
checking version-baseband...
OKAY [  0.000s]
sending 'bootb' (40960 KB)...
OKAY [  0.188s]
writing 'bootb'...
FAILED (remote: No such partition.)
finished. total time: 0.219s
Press any key to exit...


texts: How to filter IP address in a hotspot/tether

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For non rooted phone IP can be filtered/blocked by using a firewall like NoRoot firewall. Every apps in the pthone can be controlled this way. But when mobile data is shared with other devices (like tether to a PC, WiFi hotspot) they aren't under the control of the firewall. Applications, like software update, on the other devices are sucking the whole data which lead to exhaustion of mobile data.

So How to filter IP/domain from  connection on a phone that act as a WiFi/USB hotspot.
I have visited many hotspot manager apps but none of them seems to have a filter option. Does any hotspot manager support it? or any method? nonroot highly recommended.

**Update  **

PLAN to identify spam IPs
After creating the hotspot client devices are connected. Clients are requested wait for some time so that spam apps begin to update/download by connecting to their server. These IPs are noted and filtered by the hotspot manager.


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I've seen posts like this before but they don't mention things I'm used to seeing. I'm looking to see how to get the .apk file of a game to bring it over to my pc to edit.
The game in question is FNAF: Sister location, impossible on night 4 so just want to edit data so I'm on night 5.
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, and I have no idea how to root a device, pointers for apps would be cool, my main pc is running the home version of Windows 10.


texts: "There was a parsing error" installing AmazonFlex Apk. Android v5 installed

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Tried following many threads online telling me to move APK to my systems root folder, other folders etc etc.

Ofc I have "Unknown Sources" checked.

Downloaded the apk from official Amazon website (over 10 times). Followed their instructions to the letter.
Soft/Hard resets of phone aplenty!

Same result every time.
"PARSE ERROR There was a problem while parsing the package"

The only thing I haven't yet changed (except phone OS!) is I have used Chrome broswer to download the APK every time.

I really don't feel like installing a custom ROM on my phone. Its a stock Note 3 running 'latest' os (Android version 5.0).

If you need any info please let me know.

Anyone know a way around this, I really need it installed. Thanks


texts: Install Magisk in TWRP, with "Keep DM-Verity/AVB 2.0" option?

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I want to flash the Magisk ZIP while keeping dm-verity and AVB 2.0.

The Magisk ZIP detects my encrypted /data partition and keeps force encryption, but always disables dm-verity and AVB 2.0 when flashed with TWRP. This leads to the inconvenience that I have to restore the "stock boot image" (with TWRP) and flash it again in Magisk Manager.

It's better if dm-verity and AVB is preserved at the first flash in TWRP.


texts: How to recover data from a formatted device [rooted, flashed]

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I've accidentally formatted my phone, via. fastboot oem unlock.

I've already tried Wondershare, EaseUSMobile Saver.

Actually, I need my photos which has been shot by camera.

Till now I'm only able to fetch social photos.

PS - My phone is rooted & flashed.

Any suggestions?


texts:
I am planning to install Lineage OS 13 on my MiPad (1st gen) running MIUI7.

I was told that the first thing i need to do for this is install a custom recovery like TWRP & resize the partition as per this guide.

I have a few questions

1) Do I first need to root my MiPad before installing TWRP? If so, how do I do that?

2) I found that I could install TWRP from the play store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.twrp.twrpapp
(This is version 1.15)

How the guide says I should download TWRP_multirom-v2.8.4-mocha.zip Recovery. It doesn't mention where from but the version seems to 2.8.4

Why does the playstore contain such an old version? And where do I get TWRP_multirom-v2.8.4-mocha.zip from?

The guide also says
    Change the Mi Recovery to either CWM or TWRP Recovery (I used TWRP)

What does this mean & how do I do this?


texts: how to change the Mac address without rooting your phone

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I do have a Samsung Galaxy J5 2016, and I am trying to change its MAC address without rooting it.

I've done a lot of internet search, and I've come across many useful guides and advice, such as
https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-change-my-Android-non-rooted-Mac-address.

Anyway, Terminal Emulator doesn't allow the operation indicated in the guide (ip link set...etc etc.): it outputs permission denied.

More search gives as a result that you can't do this command without logging as superuser and, in turn, that you can't do that if you aren't on a rooted device.

So I'm starting feeling as I'm chasing my tail...

Can anybody please help?


texts: Is there a way to enable the headphone output for audio while using HDMI for video?

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I have a yarvik tab464euk tablet, which I'm mostly happy with in an it-was-cheap kind of way. However, there is a particular annoyance.

I have a monitor which has a rarely-used HDMI port (my PC connects via DVI). I don't have a HDMI TV, or any kind of TV at all. Sometimes, I'd like to use my tablet as a media player using the HDMI monitor.

I can connect the tablet to the monitor without any problem, but of course it's a monitor - like many monitors, it doesn't have speakers. That's fine - the tablet also has a headphone jack socket. I thought I'd do exactly what I do for my PC - connect the tablet to the speakers separately.

Unfortunately, this doesn't work. The headphone socket works fine, but not when the mini-HDMI cable is connected. As soon as I have a HDMI monitor connected, the headphone output is switched off - I checked with two sets of headphones as well as speakers to make sure this wasn't a dodgy cable issue.

Giving priority to HDMI seems very odd to me. First, monitors with HDMI but no speakers are quite common. Second, even if I was using a TV with speakers, the obvious reason for having headphones plugged in is because I want to use those for the sound, not the TV speakers.

So... Is this a general thing with Android tablets? Is there a setting I can change to control it? Or is there any other way to get the headphone audio output to work while a HDMI monitor is connected?

I've seen this question about splitters, but the price is out of proportion plus the convenience isn't there. Part of the point is to reduce hardware clutter, tangled cables etc. I already have a media player that works with separate HDMI and audio just fine, but it never gets used because it gets put away to avoid the clutter and tangle, then it's just not worth the hassle to set it up again later.

And it just seems so stupid anyway that the headphone socket is there and works, but it switches off when I most want to use it.


texts: how to remove google + auto back up pictures

texts: Is there a way I can remove the auto back up folder from my S4. Its taking up a lot of space for the backup folder of just pictures and I dont want it there.


texts: How to configure Bluemail to NOT group emails

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I am using the Bluemail email app and when an email is received on my android phone I get a notification on my phone showing who it is from and the subject.  But if I do not discard the notification, then when I get a second email then the notification says "2 new emails", so I can't see, from my lock screen, the email details for the 2nd and subsequent emails like I can for the first email until I discard the notification.
Are there any settings in Bluemail or Android O/S where I turn off the grouping of emails, so that I can see the details of each email, or if not are there any other email apps where this setting exists?
I have also tried -  Email by Edison, Email TypeApp, K-9 Mail and myMail and these are all no different.


texts:
I have with me a Sharp RoBoHoN (SR-01M-W), it is an android device only sold in Asia, and there are very limited information about it on the internet and it is very hard to find outside of Japan, so I have been trying to learn as much as I can about how it works.

I have already decompiled a few of the system apps and learned some interesting things about it, but some of the things I want to do next will require root (swapping out systems apps, installing Google play store, doing a NANDroid backup, etc).

So how can I gain a root shell?

I don't want to change anything on the device permanently / make sure anything I do is reversible, if root is gone after a restart/factory reset, that would be even better.
I don't have the factory image.
I am able to do a factory reset, but I don't know how to get into fastboot/recovery (It doesn't even have volume buttons).
I have tried the DirtyCow exploit, which is able to write to run-as but it couldn't set my uid
I know there are a few "one click root" apps out there, but they don't seems trust worthy and I want to do everything manually if possible to make sure I am not bricking it.
It runs Android 5.0.2


texts: What are com.sonyericsson.usbux and com.sonyericsson.capabilities?

texts: This list tells me that I should not remove them, but what do they do?


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Recently, Android ICS has been released in my country (Hungary) also for the Samsung Galaxy Note. That's cool, the phone updated itself to Android 4.0.3 and at first sight it was really cool and fast. But...
To be honest, the Wi-Fi disconnects and the battery gets empty in half of a day... These 2 make me really angry and I was thinking about rooting, which I have successfully done today, but it still didn't help at all on my problems. Okay, the UI might be a little faster...

So. I thought I might have to change the ROM to a custom one.

Now I have more questions about this:

I wish to modify my phone on a way I can easily turn it back to the factory state (no wonder, warranty). How to do this/is it possible?
Is it possible to "put up" more ROMs and when I'm turning on the phone just select the one I want to use (just like you'd install more OSs on a desktop computer)?
I would also want to know what are my options for a custom ROM for a Galaxy Note WITHOUT losing my S-Pen functionality, so which ROMs should I count in?
How to freakin' achieve these above questions if everything is ok? =D

Thanks in advance! =)

(Links and experiences are welcome also...)


texts: Arrow keys are shown by some weird characters everywhere

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In my Android device, arrow keys are shown by some weird characters everywhere. Example:

I have tried changing system fonts. Also, this is independent of the keyboard because I have changed the keyboard but the issue is not resolved.

Edit:: ij acts as  UP key, IJ acts as LEFT key, 'n acts as  RIGHT key and ' acts ad DOWN key.


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I've found out about the journaling features of EXT4.Will they prevent data loss if the usb cable gets unconnected?(the usb port doesn't hold cable well)

I've also seen a few benchmarks and EXT4 seems to be generally the fastest except in specific use case scenarios.

Will changing phone storage to EXT4 filesystem cause issues? (I want to do this with removable sdcard as well)

I have Android 4.4.2 FWIW


texts: Samsung Galaxy Y Hangs up when connected and tethered with USB

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I just purchased a new Samsung Galaxy Y and it works fine normally. But when I connect my mobile with USB the explorer works fine in "my computer", but my phone gets hung up such that nothing works on the phone. It behaves like it has no resources to work with, as though someone might have sucked all the RAM/Processor from the cell.

Please suggest what can be done in this case. I have tried clearing RAM before connecting to PC, but it did not help.


texts: Google Now reminders ... view/edit/create on desktop?

texts: Is there any way to access my Google Now reminders from the desktop via browser?


texts: What are the adb commands for Wipe>Swipe right to Factory Reset>yes in TWRP?

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Question
What are the adb commands to perform the following action sequence in TWRP:
First click Wipe, then Swipe to Factory Reset, enter yes?
TWRP documentation
The interface shows the wipe>Swipe to Factory Reset>yes however, the TWRP documentation does not seem to show/discuss this option.
Note
I am aware of the adb commands for the set of actions that select Wipe the Advanced Wipe and selecting
Dalvik ART Cache
System
Cache
Data
Internal Storage

however they seem to be a different set of actions than the Wipe>Swipe to Factory Reset>yes. Similarly, the set of Wipe>Format Data>yes actions is also different than the Wipe, then Swipe to Factory Reset, enter yes sequence.


texts: How to fix a compass that is turning in opposite direction?

texts: I am having an issue with my GS4 's compass. It turns in the opposite direction, i.e., if I turn right, it turns right with me when actually it should turn left w.r.t the screen. I tried calibrating it but the problem persists. Does anyone have any clue about what might be wrong ?


texts: How do I remove all social integration features with Google+/Google applications

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I bought a Nexus 4. It's my first Android device, and I'm really disappointed at how this thing is a complete intrusion of my privacy and online behavior. Just in upgrading the default applications that came with the device, it seems like Google can literally do whatever it wants with my personal information. Every single Google app seems to require every permission under the sun.

One of the things that really bothers me is Google looking at my Google+ stuff and pulling it in for other applications. When I'm browsing the Google Play store for an application, I don't like that I see friends comments on products I'm looking at. Conversely, I don't necessarily want my friends to see a review I write for an application or book or whatever the case may be. How can I disable this? If I try to disable the Google+ application from Settings, I'm warned that I may break a bunch of important stuff that depends on it. Google Play is an important application.

I feel like this is all so crazy. I don't want this level of integration because its impossible to manage. My previous device was an old iPhone and everything was cleanly sandboxed. Here, Google unifies everything. I search for a certain kind of product or TV show or whatever and I get a bunch of Play Store recommendations for the same thing. This is messed up.

Can I get rid of all the social stream integration crap Google has infested the Play app with? Can I get rid of all social integration altogether?


texts: How to associate a file extension with an app?

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I have a number of files with some extension and I have an app that can open the files - it is not the default format of this app, but it can import and display it.

At the moment when I attach USB stick with these files File Manager display error message "This file cannot be opened".

I need to open the app, choose "File -> Import" navigate through fairly complex directory structure and only than I can see the content.

How to create file association so I can immediately open the file from File Manager?


texts: I have tried rooting my asus anpad but failed to unlock it's dastoor drivers. is there any process to unlock it or any other method to root asus zenpad. How can any asus zenpad z370cg tablet be rooted?


texts: Remove thousands separator in Calculator app of Samsung Galaxy S2

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Is there any way to tweak a standard Calculator application in Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile phone not to display the thousands separator?

I mean to display 1000 instead of 1,000. Is somehow related to locale?


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I have Lenovo A6000 plus. Still running on 4.4.4
I tried update my OS via Lenovo update as I haven't done it a long time and Lollipop is there
Download seems fine, and it changed into recovery mode to update.
Then I get a error saying"your phone has not switched carrier and cannot upgrade" and the installation gets aborted.Some site says I need to install some ota file.Is there any easy way to solve this?


texts: I want to mark "My Places" from my Android tablet but can't find the option in Google Maps. Are there any alternative apps? If possible, how can I edit my earlier marked places and / or find their longitude and latitude?


texts: Is there a file manager or back-up that can get around android's inability to move a file?

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I need to move files to microSD external storage, sans PC, both as back-up and to free space, but need to keep creation and modification dates. (And will it allow restoring wi:th them intact?)
I have ES File Explorer now, but it can't, nor can it even write to external storage as advertised, so it needs to go, anyway. (2½ stars, tops.)
No root.


texts: Unable to Log into Samsung Account on Samsung S5 Neo

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Entered correct email and password. Next step.

Entered correct 2-step Verification code. On pressing next, refreshes page and asks for code again. Never actually logs in.

Restart Phone ... NO FIX

Reset Password ... NO FIX


texts: S4 Mini GT-i9192 Roll back from Lollipop 5.1 to Kitkat 4.4.2

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I've installed unofficial lollipop ver 5.1 cynogen on S4 mini GT-i9192 recently.its good but there are some bugs and flip cover doesnt shows clock,notifications.
so I want to rollback to original kitkat 4.4.2.

How can I do that?
 Pls help me out.

I just backup my data through kies 3 before install,that's it. No Nandroid backup

Thanks


texts: Detect screenshot being taken and disable specific app

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I'm running twilight and screenshots end up being red.

I would like a way to detect the screenshot event and disable twilight before the actual screen capture.

My device is not rooted. But I'm open to rooting.

Is this possible?


texts: Is it possible to run jar files in an android application?

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I am a begginer in android and I want to develop an application which show a list of jar files to user and user can choose one of them and run it. Is it possible to run a jar file in an android application? (not as a library)
if yes, how does it run? I mean, a jar file needs to run in JVM but an apk file runs in ART.


texts: Is it possible to replace stock 'Phone' app?

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First of all, I know one can replace the dialer app and there are many options available for it.
But is it possible to replace the stock phone app? Is there any calling app that uses the normal cellular network to make calls apart from the stock android app?

The reason why I am asking this is because I am having problems with talking on handset on my Nexus 5 since I update to Lollipop. And I figured that if I replace the phone app, this problem could be solved as my calls on Skype and Hangout are normal which proves that the microphone is fine and the problem lies in the software.


texts: what will happen to built in apps in galaxy note 1 n7000 after hard reset such as s pen?

texts: my gt n7000 is getting slow, sometimes it restarts by itself and some application close by itself. i presumed the low device memory was behind all f this.i want to ask if hard reset will solve my memory problem and what will happen to my built in apps such as S-pen? will they still working or i have to reinstall it again? please i need your suggestion. thanks.


texts: How to force Android>Mail Client to use custom SMTP Server?

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I setup the default android Mail client to fetch emails from my gmail account (pop.gmail.com) and in the outgoing SMTP , used my own custom mail server mail.mydomain.com

While I can download the gmail emails nicely, sending out emails still go through the gmail account (pop) :(  and thus is still using gmail smtp servers (and showing up as @GMAIL.com email account on my recipients inboxes)

even when sending emails, if i try to drop down and my email account, the smtp account i have setup is not showing.

I double checked my SMTP settings and it's accurate.

Is this a mail client bug?


texts:
How can I enlarge all texts in galaxy tab for an old man, specially in contacts and more specially numbers of contacts?

Thank you.

edit galaxy tab version 2.2


texts: Does CyanogenMod support the Google Play Store and Google Account integration?

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As it says. I am looking into CyanogenMod as a stopgap measure before I upgrade to an iPhone this year or the next. My current phone no longer gets updated and I cannot justify having year old bugs still active.

However, I have invested quite a bit of time in my current Android ecosystem and I both do not want to ditch that AND I want to be able to easily transfer my apps to the iPhone when I am setting the latter up, through the Apple transfer app. Are both an option when using CyanogenMod in this manner?


texts: What is the difference between these two persistent notifications?

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I use two apps which require a persistent notification: (1) the Pebble Smartwatch app, and (2) Tasker. When I pull down the notification bar (see screenshot), I see both notifications.  However, only the Tasker one shows an icon when the notification bar is hidden, and likewise only Tasker shows a slot on my lock screen.

What is the difference between how these apps are showing their persistent notification?  From my understanding, if an app wants to run continuously, it MUST put a persistent notification on the notification bar. But somehow the Pebble app is not requiring an icon or displaying on my lock screen.


texts: I have a friend on what's app I cannot only see his last seen status, I was able to see it & since a week now I cant see his last seen status. Although I can see when he is online. Message is send me are delivered as I see the double check mark, so don't think he has blocked me, but not sure why I cant view his last status, I can see my other friends status, but not his????


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i have flashed a new rom , nano gapps , a new firmware(which i think may be corrupt and have created problems),so now i see the oneplus logo for almost 500ms and then black screen appears though i can boot into fastboot mode but not into TWRP.
Main problem is I don`t have enabled oem unlock from developer option as i have just flashed a new ROM.So,i just need a method to toggle oem unlock further all things can be done by me.

company OnePlus
model OnePlus 2


texts: Arc Welder app: Launch App, Test, and Download Zip buttons missing

texts: My Arc Welder app has been broken for some time now I can't find any other questions on how to fix this so I thought I would ask myself. my arc welder is missing the "Launch App", "Download Zip", and "test" buttons. it has been broken for some time now. it has worked in the past but I don't know exactly when it stopped working. I don't believe that it became broken from an update to the app because I've seen other people that have it working and I haven't done anything to anything that I could think of related to the app except I have tried a lot of flags in "Chrome://flags" but because none of those have worked I have restored to default and its still broken.


texts: Unable to load stock firmware (US Cellular)

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My phone has gone into emergency recover and I've tried to recover it by flashing it with both "Odin" and the samsung "SimpleUpgradeTool" but it has failed everytime I've tried it.

I have the SCH-530 from US Cellular and am unsure on what to try next.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

The following is the ouput message from Odin ---

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Initialzation..
<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> cache.img
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)


texts: Set a call forwarding number based on a defined schedule

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We have a rotating on-call schedule. When an on-call person takes over, they forward the on-call phone number to their own cell-phone. This is a process which must be done manually each week, as the on-call changes over from one person to the next.

I've checked the most obvious potential app (IF by IFTTT) but it doesn't seem to support setting call forwarding.

Is there a way to set a call forwarding number based on a defined schedule?


texts: I don't know about the other models, but my LG Optimus L3 2 doesn't vibrate while touching the virtual keyboard. That's really bad, because it's annoying to hear a sound to make sure the key was pressed. Since I couldn't find any option to activate that, I tried another keyboard available in market and it worked, but I still don't have vibration while pressing the return key. Is there a way to activate vibration for all keys in the device?


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My Sony Xperia Neo V mobile cannot load the desktop screen, menus and all. The mobile gets started and shows the "SONY" and "XPERIA" splash screens. After that, again the phone gets restarted and displays the splash screens again.

Can anyone please tell me if there is any problem occuring in the OS or in the hardware? Before it happens I kept my phone in my pocket which is in slightly wet.

SPECS:

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11i)
Build number / version - Android 4.1.B.0.587
OS - ICS


texts: Applications forget setting in every boot

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I have an android tablet with ICS version. The model is not popular. The brand is something like a Greek bestbuy.com shop. But the hardware is enough good. Nvidia tegra 3, good resolution and ram.

My problem is that when I don't use the tablet I shut it down. But then I reopen it some apps don't remember my login credentials or other settings. These apps is facebook, Microsoft OneNote, Tasks for MS exchange, Skydrive or Skype.

What kind of problem is that? I mean is a application bug, android or model bug?


texts: Google Translate text-to-speech not working

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In Google Translate application, when I try to install text-to-speach, It gives me a box saying:

  Text-to-speach requires:
  SVOX voice data: {disabled button}Installed{/disabled button}
  Text-to-speach extended: {button}Click to install{/button}

On clicking, it goes to the market, where the search fails:

  There are no matches in the android market for the search:pname:com.google.tts

I use x10 mini, which had 1.6 earlier, so I thought like many other apps, this one requires higher versions. But now it's upgraded to 2.1 and still the same issue.

Has anyone else had this issue? Is this a bug in Translate? Is there a work-around?


texts: How to create a bootable USB for Linux Arch using non-rooted Android device?

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I want to be create a bootable USB (Arch Linux) from an Android phone, non-rooted.
Following this instruction: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_flash_installation_medium#Using_manual_formatting requires syslinux and mtools installation on Linux which allows these commands to be executed:
#extlinux --install /boot/syslinux or #syslinux --directory syslinux --install /dev/sda1.

Is there any way to run these commands from Android?
I am aware of Iso2usb and Etchdroid apps, but I want to make a bootable USb manually.


texts: Does android save a log of its own IP addresses?

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I have a Wifi network to which I connect at work. The IP address has always been DHCP, but today the DHCP server is down. If I can figure out what IP address I had, I can set it statically (after checking to make sure another device hasn't already taken it, via ping from my desktop).

Does Android have a log anywhere of the IP addresses it is leased? I have root and thus can look at any file on my phone.


texts: Play Store silently updates apps although auto-update is disabled

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On my Samsung Galaxy Note 4, I have XPrivacy installed.  This tool tells me about newly installed and updated apps.
In the Google Play store settings, I've set my "App download preference" to "Ask me every time".  I've also set the "Auto-update apps" preference to "Don't auto-update apps".
Still, once every couple of days, XPrivacy informs me about random apps being updated.  Sometimes it's the Google Play store itself being updated.  Other times, it's other apps.  Usually, a bunch of apps are updated at the same time; therefore, I doubt it's some self-updating feature of those apps.
So, in sum:  I've tried to set things up so that the Google Play store doesn't update apps without asking or even informing me.
Why is Android ignoring my preference?
Security reasons?
I feel betrayed.  :(


texts: Unable to connect phone to normal Wifi networks after using corporate WiFi

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I use my office network which is a Corporate WiFi set-up secured with 802.1x (and requires me to use my company credentials - Username and Password). But when I'm back home and try to connect my home WiFi router which is protected by WPA/WPA2 PSK security (which requires just a password), I can't get it connected automatically (even if I have the network remembered).

All I can do to fix it currently is;

Restart my home router several times.
Restart my phone for 2-3 times.
Forget all remembered WiFi networks on phone.

and only after above steps it can connect, otherwise I get Authentication Problem as error if I try to connect. I'm on Android 4.2.1 (almost stock android, just some custom icons by vendor) device running on MediaTek chipset (MTK6589T), Micromax Canvas Magnus A117 to be specific.

While this same problem is with my other friends as well who use our company network at office in their phones (which are varied from Samsung, Sony, and even Nexus).

What can I do to avoid this daily hassle when I return home and connect home WiFi?


texts: Moto G5 Plus Wi-Fi disconnects every now and then

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Moto G5 Plus (XT1686 - Boot-loader locked) running on Stock Android 8.1.0 with latest security patch(August 2018) disconnects from Wi-Fi network for no apparent reason. My device is right next to the Wi-Fi Router (Other devices have no issue with connection at the same location) , the Network strength is high. 10 seconds after getting disconnected from the network, it tries to connect back to the network and it works for another 2 minutes before getting disconnected from the network.

This issue occurs randomly (Could not blame/pinpoint certain installed Apps). I booted into Safe mode to check if it happens because of a particular App on my phone. But the issue occurred on Safe mode.Also, I don't think the problem is my Wi-Fi Router(D-Link DIR-600M) because the issue occurs with WiFi Routers at my workplace, Friend's home as well.

I tried every workaround mentioned in the forum here.

I have turned OFF Turn off WiFi Scanning
Forget Network, Add it back manually
Tunnel the network through VPN
I have factory reset several times hoping to fix the issue but to vain.
I have reset the Wi-Fi network, changed Router configuration from Auto Channel to a fixed Channel
I have changed the Router configuration - Security encryption method to WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK

I have no clue as to what is the issue here, I'll be grateful for any Fix / workarounds / Creative solutions. Let me know if you need any more information.


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I have a Blackberry DTEK 50 (android 6.0)

When I set the option to have a pin set at startup ( security option special to blackberry? ) then accessibility services will not run (as far as I understand it)

Has anybody else have this problem and is there a way around it ( outside disabling safe startup)


texts: Amon Ra recovery lets you selectively wipe  "boot".  Is that the bootloader?  If "boot" gets wiped, can your phone still boot?


texts: Bought a new Galaxy S5 New Edition 11 of January 2016,Evening February 05, put in silent mode to sleep,morning of Feb. 6 , phone dead

texts: Bought a new Galaxy S5 New Edition( G903M/DS ) 11 of January 2016,Evening February 05, put in silent mode to sleep,morning of Feb. 6 , phone dead, will not start for Beans, removed Battery several times, took to store Tech. no go, told to contact Samsung ? Any ideas ??


texts: Completing HTTP POST request when wireless network connects

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can I automatically log in to open WiFi that requires web login/password?

My school requires that students using the wireless sign in using an HTTP POST prompt each time they connect. It's a very simple username and password at a set IP address. I'm wondering  if there's some way to automatically login to this when my tablet connects to the network. If not, how hard would it be to code an app that accomplishes this.


texts: How do I exclude album art from the gallery?

texts:
The answer to this question is not valid, because embedding the album art inside the media files does not always work, as I outlined in this question.

So basically, I want the hundreds of album art images to stop showing up in my gallery. I can't use .nomedia because that would invalidate any music in the same directory. Are there any other options?


texts: Is using chargers of phone not meant for it harmful to the battery?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Is my phone liable to explode if I charge it with a charger that came with a different phone?
  Are Android chargers universal in terms of power (Voltage, amperage)?

As in, I know that all Droids have the micro USB charging connector. But what if I used a charger of HTC make, or for that matter of fact a charger of RIM (BlackBerry) make, to charge my Android phone (which is not of aforementioned brands) to charge my phone? Will this cause (short/long term) harm to my battery? If so, why and how?


texts: Where did all these photos and videos come from?

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My phone's memory is so full that it won't let me take or download pictures anymore. Also cannot download almost any app due to low memory. When I look at memory usage, most of it is used for photos and videos. I plugged my phone into my computer and imported all photos and videos. I then would delete a bunch of them off my phone because they were now saved somewhere else. When I looked at what had been imported to my computer I saw hundreds of photos I have never taken or viewed before. Most of them were of people I know but have never taken pictures of. Also there were several video advertisements for brands like Colgate, McDonalds, and Gucci. I cannot find these photos or videos on my phone, or else I would delete them, they are almost certainly the reason for my phones low memory. All I can figure is that they must have come from Facebook. How do I find and delete these photos/videos, and also how do I prevent them from being saved to my phone?

Any help with this is much appreciated!


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I have tried Framaroot, Universal Android Root, IRoot, Z4Root, TowelRoot  and obviously, kingroot. I also attempted to try chainfire's auto root but could not find a compatible file to flash for my device. Here's the link to chainfire's list of compatible devices Chainfire Auto Root

Here is the screenshot of my device software info


texts: Does Android have support for IPv6 tethering?

texts:
It appears like Apple has fully supported IPv6 tethering on iOS devices years ago, including proper, native IPv6 addresses on each tethered device.

What about Android?  It seems like Android 6.0.1 is still totally missing IPv6 on the tethering side.  Not only that, but tethering explicitly doesn't even work at all when you're on an IPv6-only network, unless your phone has IPv4 connectivity, too (which with DNS64 and NAT64, is often not the case -- T-Mobile US is especially well-known for not being keen on providing native IPv4 to IPv6-capable devices).

Has IPv6 tethering support been added since then? Are there any plans to add support in later versions?  It's 2017, there are basically no more IPv4 addresses, what's up with this disappearing tethering support?!


texts: My network on the android phone isn't working what is the problem now

texts: My phone since was reset because it kept showing unfortunately android has stopped every app I selected it said the app unfortunately has stopped now my issue is ever since then my phone's network doesn't work.  I can't connect with any network provider,  what is the problem?


texts: Using adb to backup data on an unbootable & non-rooted phone that does not have USB Debugging turned on

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I have a phone (Moto G) that won't boot & I had not turned the USB Debugging on when it used to boot correctly. The motivation is to use adb to get a full dump of the data on the phone before I try to resurrect it using fastboot commands that might be potentially data-destructive.

Is it still possible to somehow connect with adb from a PC + USB cable or it that option impossible now that I cannot access the menus that let me turn USB Debugging on?

Additional details of the problem I've posted on this related Android Stackexchange thread

Of course, if there's any way to backup a phone without using adb, that is welcome too. But I haven't seen anything like that yet.

Edit:

Phone isn't totally bricked. I get the initial splash screens of the Manufacturer's boot logo etc. & then it even does that initial vibrate. After that it goes blank (but backlight stays on) & just waits for ever.

If I connect it to a charger the LED blink & on-screen charging splash screen is also visible with the Charge %.

fastboot can connect to the phone but I haven't gotten adb to connect yet.


texts: (Android) Launch app activity shortcuts from the command line?

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I'd like to know how would it be possible to launch an action "shortcut" (like Greenify's auto-hibernation shortcut) through the command line in Android.

I'm trying to launch a StrongSwan VPN profile on boot, but first I need to know what command does eg. the launcher send to it while launching the profile from the home screen.

So far, what I've managed to observe is that when I launch SS with that shortcut, the logcat says:

START u0 {act=org.strongswan.android.action.START_PROFILE flg=0x10000000 cmp=org.strongswan.android/.ui.MainActivity bnds=[360,1759][540,1920] (has extras)} from uid 10077 on display 0

Any ideas on how to make it into command input? Thanks in advance!


texts: How to determine if the bootloader is locked

texts:
The end point is for me to root my S6 but I figured I cannot do that if I first do not find out whether the boot-loader is locked or not although I am convinced it is unlocked. I need reassurance as I am not in the position to buy a new phone.

During my research I came across adb and fastboot, tools used by developers for Androids and adb does work but fastboot I cannot seem to get to work.

I tried rebooting to bootloader but it just loads the phone OS up straight away. Tried booting to ODIN MODE, tried booting to download mode, etc.

How can I find out if the bootloader is locked? My current approach is using fastboot and running the fastboot oem device-info command.


texts: Alarm clocks aren't working on Android 6

texts:
I recently moved to Android 6 and promptly slept in the next day as my alarm clock (Alarm Xtreme) wasn't waking me up.

I search around a bit, disabled the energy setting stuff for that application and went to bed...only to not being waken up again.

I read some more and some people suggested a different alarm app ("Simple Alarm Clock" that apparently should work on Marshmallow). I set up my alarms and then went on to close the application as I always do (rectangle button, push the application window 'out') only to see the little alarm bell icon in the status bar disappear.

I went back to the Alarm Xtreme application, opened it and sure enough the alarm bell symbol appeared. Closed the app and the symbol immediately disappeared.

What is going on there and how do I fix it? Aren't alarms running in the background anymore? If yes why not?

I don't want to always remind me to open the alarm app before going to bed, mostly because I'd forget it half the time.

Oh also because that is mentioned a lot: My phone is always plugged in when I sleep.


texts: How do you force the default mail app to resync it's folder list with exchange?

texts: I've got a Kyocera Duraforce that appears to have it's folder list out of sync with our exchange server. A large number of folders were created and shortly afterwards deleted and the deleted folders weren't ever deleted off of the device, as a result looking at the all-folders list to find a specific folder is tedious at best. How can I force the phone to resync it's folder list with the exchange server? I'm using the default mail app.


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I have a "serious" e-mail address that I use for human (to write and receive email from people that I really know) and another one as a nickname that I use in forums, registrations and so on when I use the PC.

At the serius e-mail address I have no SPAM, while in the second there is a lot of SPAM.

My Nexus4 is registered with the seriuos email address because I use a lot the e-mail on mobile.

Now many apps ask my email address to send me info, what e-mail do I have to set in the android apps? The device suggest me to use the seriuos one but I think that this choice can generate a lot of SPAM.


texts:
I have the following problem: Somehow, this evening the touchscreen of my Sony Xperia Z broke. I have two thin cracks in the display and everything on the right side of the crack does not react.
I have backup phones but I wanted to get back at least my photos. My device is encrypted with a passphrase, but I cannot type. My idea was, to unlock it from adb, so I can backup my data.
I run SlimKat (SlimRom) with TeamWin Recovery.

When I enter recovery mode, I can see my phone:

$ adb devices
List of devices attached
CB5A1PN2WU  recovery

But no commands work:

$ adb shell
- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -

How can I get my data? Can I remotely control my keyboard? Sadly, everything is saved on the internal flash memory.


texts: Is there a web browser for the 1st generation Kindle Fire that uses TLS1.2 or higher?

texts:
Various websites are starting to fail to load in the built-in Silk web browser, and I've tracked the issue down to the fact that Silk uses only TLS 1.0.

TLS 1.0/1.1 is outdated and insecure to such an extent that major websites have begun refusing such connections outright.

I asked Amazon support if there were any solutions or workarounds, but since the 1st gen Fire is no longer supported there really isn't one. I looked at sideloading a different browser like Firefox, but the APK refuses to launch (I'm assuming my version of Android is too old.)

I'd rather not throw out a device that still works perfectly if I can reasonably avoid it.


texts: Is there a viable alternative to MTP for file transfer?

texts:
Since the latest versions (ICS+?) no longer have mass storage, is there any viable alternative to MTP?

The protocol seems inherently broken and the decision to regress to this format seems like a very 'iphone-esque' move (dumb things down, take away power from the users).

There seem to be numerous problems (eg) with files not showing and it seems to me that transferring a file should be simpler than requiring a system reboot - I am unreasonably demanding that way.

I'm aware of tools like Wi-Fi file transfer but often I find myself in areas without wifi, with just my laptop, phone and a usb cable. The other day, for example, I was one a plane, which is an environment decidedly non-conducive to using a wireless system.


texts: Can't uninstall virus plus phone keep rebooting

texts: I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S3, running the stock ROM. I downloaded "root manager" app, and since then 3 more apps appeared - "file assistant," "mp3 free downloader," and "sexy." I factory reset my phone many times but yet these apps are still there, and I can't uninstall them. Also my phone began rebooting since this happened (i.e. since these apps downloaded yesterday).  How do I get rid of these apps, and repair my phone?


texts: MTP mode instead of charging with plugged in wall charger

texts:
My Galaxy Tab P1000 was charging when it fell down.

I tried plugging it in again to continue charging but the battery icon now appears with a cross mark and instead the MTP mode initializes. How can I get the Galaxy Tab to charge normally again?


texts:
After I copy text in emulator I want to get this text in adb shell

I found a reference:

// API < 11
static final int TRANSACTION_getClipboardText 1
static final int TRANSACTION_hasClipboardText 3
static final int TRANSACTION_setClipboardText 2
// API >= 11
static final int TRANSACTION_setPrimaryClip = 1
static final int TRANSACTION_getPrimaryClip = 2
static final int TRANSACTION_getPrimaryClipDescription = 3
static final int TRANSACTION_hasPrimaryClip = 4
static final int TRANSACTION_addPrimaryClipChangedListener = 5
static final int TRANSACTION_removePrimaryClipChangedListener = 6
static final int TRANSACTION_hasClipboardText = 7

And I did service call clipboard 1

root@iX101T1:/ # service call clipboard 1
service call clipboard 1
Result: Parcel(
  0x00000000: fffffffc 00000069 00740041 00650074 '....i...A.t.t.e.'
  0x00000010: 0070006d 00200074 006f0074 00690020 'm.p.t. .t.o. .i.'
  0x00000020: 0076006e 006b006f 00200065 00690076 'n.v.o.k.e. .v.i.'
  0x00000030: 00740072 00610075 0020006c 0065006d 'r.t.u.a.l. .m.e.'
  0x00000040: 00680074 0064006f 00270020 006e0069 't.h.o.d. .'.i.n.'
  0x00000050: 00200074 006e0061 00720064 0069006f 't. .a.n.d.r.o.i.'
  0x00000060: 002e0064 006f0063 0074006e 006e0065 'd...c.o.n.t.e.n.'
  0x00000070: 002e0074 006c0043 00700069 00610044 't...C.l.i.p.D.a.'
  0x00000080: 00610074 0067002e 00740065 00740049 't.a...g.e.t.I.t.'
  0x00000090: 006d0065 006f0043 006e0075 00280074 'e.m.C.o.u.n.t.(.'
  0x000000a0: 00270029 006f0020 0020006e 00200061 ').'. .o.n. .a. .'
  0x000000b0: 0075006e 006c006c 006f0020 006a0062 'n.u.l.l. .o.b.j.'
  0x000000c0: 00630065 00200074 00650072 00650066 'e.c.t. .r.e.f.e.'
  0x000000d0: 00650072 0063006e 00000065          'r.e.n.c.e...    ')

I tried other indexes from 1-7 the clipboard not changed. I read this question from StackIverflow
but installing additional .apk is not a solution for me


texts: Applications Permissions Manager for Kit Kat 4.4.2

texts:
Before KitKat 4.4.2 there were a variety of Applications Permissions Manager. They worked but with the release if KitKat 4.4.2 they no longer work. This was a non root application so it ran on non rooted phones.

The ability to disable permissions on Applications is very useful as some need way to many permissions. Unfortunately the Google has no filter on searching for applications based on what they access. So Application Permissions Manager was an excellent security tool.


texts: Can I have different default phone numbers for different actions?

texts:
Take a contact which has several phone numbers... say Home, Mobile and Work. When I click the QuickContact action to text them, it asks me which number... so I select Mobile. Now, I'd like to set this as default... because I always text them on their mobile. Problem is, when I do this, it ALSO sets it as the default phone for ACTION==CALL, which I do NOT want, as I regularly call them on all three numbers.

Is there any way to set a default number for texting while NOT having a default for calling, so that it will still prompt me to pick a number when I click QuickContact.Call?


texts: What's the point of pseudo-big.LITTLE CPU in Nokia 7 plus?

texts:
As far as I understand:

CPUs can change their frequencies relatively quickly, which can be used for performance-power tradeoff based on load and priorities.
big.LITTLE goes further – you can switch between powerful and energy-efficient cores in order to save more energy than underclocking allows you. Those cores vary by architecture, otherwise it would not make much sense. Usually, there is a mix of powerful cores with out-of-order execution and energy-efficient cores with in-order execution.

However, according to GSMArena, Nokia 7 plus has the following CPU:

  4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260

That is, you have eight cores of the same type, but four of them can go up to 2.2 GHz, while other four of them can go up just to 1.8 GHz.

I believe we cannot use the same justification as for big.LITTLE. Instead of switching the cores, we could just scale the core's frequency.

Also, if the upper frequency is fixed (that is, if there are four physical cores that never go beyond 1.8 GHz), it implies uneven distribution of load and heat generation.


texts: Is there a simple way to undo an app update?

texts:
I'd like to revert to the previous version and stick with that permanently. Is that possible?

I have Beautiful Widgets installed, and had it set to auto-update. It just did, and the 'update' is totally unacceptable.

I've got several devices, all rooted and running different versions of Android. Some have auto-updated the APK to the new version, some have not (I just disabled auto-update on those that have not).


texts: Dual booting android x86 with LineagOS x86 on external hard drive

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I an installing on an internal notebook HDD that I use as an external dribe from the USB

The drive is a 500 GB HDD but has 50 GB, 50 GB, 50 GB partitions on it and the rest is unallocated at the moment

I have android x86 (android-x86_64-9.0-rc2.iso) installed on the first partition (sdb1) and I also installed EFI GRUB2 while installing android

I then installed LineagOS x86 (cm-x86_64-14.1-r2.iso) to the second partition (50 GB) and I also told it to installed EFI GRUB2 while installing LineagOS

The GRUB from LineageOS seems to have overwritten the GRUB from android-x86 and now I can't boot into android-x86 from the BIOS boot screen, even though it's files are all there in the first partition

Is there any way to edit the GRUB for LineagOS and add an entry to boot android-x86 from the first partition?

I also have in internal SATA HDD inside the notebook with Windows 10. I do not want the bootable installations on the external hard drive to affect this windows installation or the internal drive in any way, but it seems the EFI GRUB2 that got installed while installing android-x86 and LineageOS got installed on the internal HDD. This is still still acceptable because it doesn't seem to have affected the windows installation or it's booting procedure in any way, but I am not experienced with GRUB and whatever it is that I have to do, I want to make sure it will not affect the Windows 10 installtion on my internal hard drive.

To summarize:

sdb1: android-x86
sdb2: LineageOS, bootable using it's GRUB (this grub menu shows up when I select the entry for it in the BIOS boot menu)

How do I edit this GRUB menu to also point to the android-x86 installation? Is it possible to do this from Windows?


texts: How do I go back to my original settings after installing Hola Launcher?

texts: I just installed Hola Launcher on my HTC One m8 and it changed everything from my display to content settings. I would like to switch back to exactly how my phone settings were before installing Hola Launcher. I've been trying to find options but to no avail. I would also like to remove Hola Launcher.


texts: How can one run an app made for a more recent version of Android on an older Android Device?

texts:
How can one install an app made for Jellybean and use it on Gingerbread?

Let's take Google Keyboard for example. Google Keyboard is meant for use with Ice Cream Sandwich and up, but say I want it on my phone running rooted CyanogenMod 7.2. Is this possible?


texts:
I have an HTC Wildfire (the original, not the S version). It is supposed to have 512MB of memory. When I check my free space in the app manager I noticed I have around 185MB. Why is this?

I am using CyanogenMod which is around 80MB, if this wasn't accounted for there is still a lot of space missing. Why is my phone reporting so little?


texts: Is CyanogenMod easier to install in rooted device?

texts:
I have failed to install CyanogenMod a few times in my Samsung Galaxy 4 (GT-I9605, Android 5.0.1 lollipop) in unrooted device. I still want to get CyanogenMod in my device so I am thinking to root my device and start the installation process 3rd time.

Is CyanogenMod easier to install in rooted device than unrooted?


texts: Merging a Crypt7 and a Crypt8 whatsapp backup

texts:
I have been searching a lot in the past couple of weeks on how to merge two whatsapp backup. Last month I got a new phone, installed whatsapp along with my old backup. During installation, whatsapp said, "backup found" and an option to restore. I clicked on it, it was processing for a very long time and then said backup cannot be restored :(

I started using whatsapp on this new phone and observed that the present database type is Crypt8 and my old database was of Crypt7 type (may be that it why the messages were not restored). I have still kept my old backup. Can anyone please tell me how can I merge these two databases (old Crypt7 and new Crypt8) or is there any other file that I need to consider?

I also rooted my phone to get access to com.whatsapp folder. Found it in the root @ data/data/com.whatsapp

File structure on the root

+ com.whatsapp
  + cache
  + databases
    - axolotl.db
    - axolotl.db-shm
    - axolotl.db-wal
    - msgstore.db
    - msgstore.db-journal
    - wa.db
    - wa.db-shm
    - wa.db-wal
  + files
  + lib
  + shared_pref

File structure on SDCard (old backup )

+ WhatsApp
  + Databases
    - msgstore.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-17.1.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-18.1.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-19.1.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-20.1.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-21.1.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-22.1.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-23.1.db.crypt7
    - msgstore-2014-11-24.1.db.crypt7
  + Media
  + Profile Pictures

File structure on SDCard (present backup )

+ WhatsApp
  + .Shared
  + .trash
  + Databases
    - msgstore.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-9.1.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-10.1.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-11.1.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-12.1.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-13.1.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-14.1.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-15.1.db.crypt8
    - msgstore-2014-12-16.1.db.crypt8
  + Media
  + Profile Pictures

EDIT: Is it possible to uninstall whatsapp, reinstall and recover old backup (crypt7) first and when everything is working, import latest backup (crypt 8)? No replies so far - Is this even possible ?? Eagerly awaiting a response.


texts: SMS intercepted and edited before arriving?

texts:
I'm hoping someone here can help me with something.
The other day I received a text message from someone and the latter half of it was odd and didn't have anything to do with the conversation.

When I asked the person who sent it they said they never sent it... even though it was part of the original message bubble that i received from them. I even looked at their phone and the part in question was not there on their phone.

So i'm wondering: is it possible for someone to edit out/delete part of their sent sms? Or is there software out there where someone could possibly intercept a message, ad to it, and then pass it along so only the receiver has the "additional" parts?

I'm using a samsung galaxy ace 2 an they have a samsung 3. Sorry if this is vague or not specific enough technically... just confused and don't know much about this stuff.


texts: Can I set a custom caption image for the Video sent over WhatsApp?

texts:
Videos sent and received on WhatsApp has one of the random frame from video as caption image.
Any idea, how this image is chosen and is it possible to change it?

For example in my 01:06 min video, the caption image is from frame 00:39


texts: Get the original photos after using PhotoSphere?

texts:
Using the new PhotoSphere camera mode to take a 360°×180° panorama, you have a stiched together image. Is it possible to get access to the original photos that were used?

I really like the PhotoSphere UI and method of taking panoramas, it's very well done. However the panorama software isn't great (it is a phone after all), and I'd like to use something like Hugin to generate the panoramas myself. Is there anyway to get access to, or to save, the original images that went into creating the PhotoSphere?


texts: Open File - All apps associated with this action have been turned off, blocked, or are not installed

texts:
I can open my text editor (QuickEdit Pro) and then, within my text editor, navigate to any file I like and anything (.md or .sh or .pl) will open without trouble. But when I open the default 'My Files' app and navigate to some folder where I tap a .md file, I am faced with a plain white screen that contains nothing but the text in the title of this question. So far, .txt files stand out as being the only ones that can be directly opened in a text editor app.

I have installed 5 other random text editors and this white screen still pops up when I try to open a .md file directly.

What do I have to do to be able to tap a .md file and have it open in a text editor?

If my text editor is not configured to open anything besides .txt files, what would the developer have to do to fix this?

PS I'm running Android 6.0.1 on a Samsung Galaxy S5 Active.


texts: No charger connected but showing as phone is charging

texts: Moto G 2nd Gen phone is not working properly with android lollipop. Sometime the charger is not connected but it is showing the phone is charging. Even if I use headphone the music comes out from the loudspeaker.


texts: How do I open a text file of any extension in Android?

texts:
I have several types of file on my Google Drive and on my SD card (.C, .ASM, .H, .INC, .LOG) which are all just text files. But I just can't view them on my Android phone because it says that there are no programs assigned to that file type. Dropbox would do fine if I could just assign it to open these extensions. So, my questions are:

Is there a way to assign any extension I want to Dropbox?
Is there a text viewer that will let me do that?

I tried so many, but none seem to do it. Only this HEX editor https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tuba.tools seem to do it, but it won't allow me to view as a text file. Only in a split HEX/TEXT screen.


texts: Samsung galaxy S Duos 2 gt-s7582 codename error

texts:
Trying to install ressurection remix 7.1 ends in error because my samsung which should be named kyleprods is named kylepro(which is the codename for gt-s7580).

Also, there is no OS installed on it yet, it is erased.

Is there a way to change it? The system folder is empty so no build info.

Trying to install an OS for kylepro(gt-s7580) ends in unable to mount /system error.

To note, I have TWRP recovery.

Edit: It is 7582 because of the sticker under the battery + booting screen.


texts:
When I run:

$adb shell getprop | grep abi

I get:

[ro.product.cpu.abi2]: [armeabi]
[ro.product.cpu.abi]: [armeabi-v7a]
[ro.product.cpu.abilist32]: [armeabi-v7a,armeabi]
[ro.product.cpu.abilist64]: []
[ro.product.cpu.abilist]: [armeabi-v7a,armeabi]

However according to http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-S2-9.7-inch_id9385 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exynos I was expecting a ARMV8a architecture to be reported. For instance a Sony Z4 tablet reports as expected. What does for instance Nexus 6P report (I don't have that device).

Any idea why the Samsung device reports as it does?

The background to my question is that I'm planning to write an application with some C/Assembler code (using the NDK) and I would like to understand how many devices I can target if I go for the ARMv8 instruction set instead of ARMv7a.


texts: Too many active sessions - cannot install apps from Play Store anymore

texts:
PlayStore crashes each time I try to install/update an app since a few days. I have an unmodified Honor 7.
I found the resulting stacktrace:

... 30147-30147/? E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
                                                   Process: com.android.vending, PID: 30147
                                                   java.lang.IllegalStateException: Too many active sessions for UID 10029
                                                       at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1551)
                                                       at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1496)
                                                       at android.content.pm.IPackageInstaller$Stub$Proxy.createSession(IPackageInstaller.java:247)
                                                       at android.content.pm.PackageInstaller.createSession(PackageInstaller.java:297)
                                                       at com.google.android.finsky.installer.PackageInstallerImpl.innerCreateSession(PackageInstallerImpl.java:145)
                                                       at com.google.android.finsky.installer.PackageInstallerImpl.createSession(PackageInstallerImpl.java:94)
                                                       at com.google.android.finsky.receivers.InstallerImpl.requestInstall(InstallerImpl.java:410)
                                                       at com.google.android.finsky.billing.lightpurchase.LightPurchaseFlowActivity.acquire(LightPurchaseFlowActivity.java:648)
                                                       at com.google.android.finsky.billing.lightpurchase.LightPurchaseFlowActivity.access$800(LightPurchaseFlowActivity.java:22929)
                                                       at com.google.android.finsky.billing.lightpurchase.LightPurchaseFlowActivity$4.run(LightPurchaseFlowActivity.java:837)
                                                       at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
                                                       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
                                                       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
                                                       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5539)
                                                       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                                                       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
                                                       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:960)
                                                       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:755)

Tracing the UID with help of ADB to the package com.android.vending which is the PlayStore.

So far without success:
- clearing cache
- clearing data
- Deleting/Adding Google account


texts:
Some of my pics and videos have been hidden by NQVAULT. When my phone memory was full, I cleared cache files from system menu. After that my hidden files are missing from phone. Is there any way to get them back?

I tried different software in Windows 8.1 but nothing working. It's showing connection mode mtp/otp doesn't support. After that I rooted my Android. Then also nothing happening..

Samsung Galaxy dous7582


texts: How to setup Adroid Chrome to translate highlighted text via the pop-up Google search

texts: How to set up the little pop-up bar down below the screen, which generates a quick Google search whenever a word or phrase has been highlighted, to automatically translate what has been selected. That was my original setup but I guess I have messed up some settings and now it doesn't translate. How can I turn it back on?


texts: Google Calendar install error: Incompatible with other application(s) using the same shared user ID

texts:
I'm stacked with the following problem with my first Android device (Ruggear RG960 Apex, Android 4.1.2, rooted using Kingo Android ROOT) I bought about a week ago. The problem is when I'm trying to install Google Calendar from Play Market, I get the following error:

Error: Incompatible with other application(s) using the same shared user ID

The same is true for Google Play services, which are required for the most of Gapps.

I tried the following:

http://chinaphonearena.com/forum/Thread-Google-Play-Services-Error-Incompatible-with-other?pid=8598#pid8598 - and even deleted packages.xml completely, wiped dalvik, cache from recovery, etc. - still the same.
https://android.stackexchange.com/a/50520/47233 - I downloaded gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip and did all the steps, but got this error while trying to install from zip via recovery: Invalid OTA package. Missing scatter. Installation aborted.

At the same time Google says this problem is a common one, but still I cant find the solution for about a week so far. Perhaps this is because I have quite rare device, which is not so widely described. So, any guidance to the right direction will be highly appreciated.

In case anyone needs some more details about the device / performed actions - will gladly provide them as requested.


texts: Can anybody help me how to open locked Samsung Galaxy? I do not know, I had a fingerprint showing up and the alternative password. I had a keyboard showing numbers and alphabets. But now, it's totally different. it shows only numbers the problem is my password has alphabets?


texts: Flashing Stock Android ROM from another country

texts:
I purchased my SM-A520F from UAE. I am currently using the phone in India.

All Samsung Mobiles sold in UAE have VOLTE disabled by default, and hence my phone do not have it. However, majority of the 4G carriers in India use VOLTE and this causes problems that are not minor.

Rooting the phone will probably void warranty. I was told that I can flash stock firmware for this device released for India without having to root.

Will this void warranty?
I contacted customer support of Samsung UAE and they told me it would. But I dont believe them since sources on the internet say otherwise and I won't be rooting the phone.
If I were to go ahead with this, where can I get the official firmware? Is there any option to download this from Samsung website?
What is knox counter? Will I be able to do this without "tripping" knox?
Once I download and install stock firmware from a different country from a  website like Sammobile.com can I still receive OTA updates?
After flashing a firmware downloaded from a third party website, how safely can I use applications that use sensitive data like S Pay and mobile banking applications?

Thanks a ton in advance.


texts:
I have a bootleggers ROM (Android 9 pie) installed on a Motorola Moto E 2015 phone. Can I add a quick settings tile that would switch between 2G only and 2G/3G/4G network modes?

In Lineage and ResurrectionRemix ROMs there is an "LTE" tile, which can achieve this, I think. But Bootleggers rom doesn't have it. I solved this with Shortcutter app, but it opens a list of network modes every time, so I have to click twice instead of once. Ideally, the tile should switch between these two network modes and display the current mode.


texts: XPrivacy - explanation of restriction settings

texts:
Maybe it's me but I don't understand XPrivacy's per-permission-settings.
The legend sais

first check box: restrict category or function
second check box: restrict on demand
first check box is default value
■: stands for "partly restricted"
?: restrictions will be asked

But what does ✔ (checked) mean? Fully restricted? And what are the meanings of the combinations?

And what is the "default" case for?

Can you explain the following combinations:

[ ] [ ]  (no restrictions (the only one I truly understand :)))

[ ] [?]  (?? default: no restrictions but ask otherwise?)

[ ] [✔]  (?? default: no restrictions but full restrictions otherwise?)

[ ] [■]  (?? default: no restrictions but partly restricted otherwise?)

[■] [ ]  (?? default: partly restricted)

[■] [■]  (?? partly on demand, default is partly?)

[✔] [ ]  (?? default: fully restricted?)

[✔] [?]  (?? always restrict but ask otherwise??)

Which ones are missing?

Why isn't there a combination like [■] [?] or [✔] [✔]?

Please help me out..


texts: Samsung Galaxy S2 - sound notification does not always work

texts:
my samsung galaxy s2 (android 2.3.4, kernel 2.6.35.7, build gingerbread.xwki4) does not always beeps when I get google talk messages (I'am not using social hub, just native Talk app) also it does not display message on the top of the screen

I can't figure out when the notification works and when it doesn't work, is it that because I already answered to the person? but I would like to be still notified if I don't have gtalk opened

if a notification does not work for a certain contact it still works for new people starting conversation, however it is not clear for me when it should beep and when it is intentional that it does not beep

is there a way to configure notification to always beep when a certain application isn't opened?


texts:
for a stupid reason I used TWRP which is btw a stupid tool... long story short.. It messed up the data partition...

Currently I have a nexus 5 that can run whatever recovery I want, but doesn't have a /data partition...

How do I fix my phone so that I can install any ROM for complete reference here are some of the info

when ever I try factory reset (using CWM) I get the following error

--Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
E:Error mounting /data!
Formatting /cache...
Formatting /sd-ext...
E:unknown volume for path [/sd-ext]
Formatting /sdcaard/.android_secure...
E:Error mounting /sdcaard/.android_secure!
Data wipe complete

I've tried adb shell and then running the following

~# e2fsck /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata

e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
e2fsck: Superblock invalid, trying backup blocks...
e2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata

The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
filesystem.  If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
    e2fsck -b 8193 <device>


texts:
I apologize for my ignorance but I am not very tech savvy.
Basically  I do  a field job and I always have 2 phones in one of those bags you put around your waist.

I had 2 Samsung galaxy S2 in the past and after a while they started having trouble with receiving signal. I went to a "specialized" shop where they sell smartphones and the guy told me that the malfunctions is caused by keeping them together for prolonged periods of times.And went on with some speech about electromagnetism.

Now the two S2 were malfunctioning for real as I tried with different sim cards, factory resets and the problem persisted.

I then bought a S3 and yesterday I bought another one. I always need 2 phones..long story.

Now some other people basically confirmed that keeping them close to each other breaks them but none of them,in my opinion, seemed to know their shit.

so,

Can 2 smartphones malfunction if they are hold together in the pocket for long times everyday?


texts: Asus MemoPad ME302KL reboots when playing youtube videos

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I've bought recently a Asus MemoPad ME302KL. It is very nice and work well on skype videocalls and everything else excepto to see videos. When i'm going to see a youtube video or a facebook video, it reboots itself and after the reboot it plays the video very well.
Most of times that I'm going to see a video, I'm in a skype videocall but after the reboot it works, soo it's probably a software problem.


texts: Casting to TV with wifi network- no internet

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I have a wifi network but will be turning off the internet source.
This is because I use the phone for all internet needs, apart from casting.
Therefore how can I cast to the TV which has the chromecast dongle set up on my wireless network ~ no internet.


texts: How can install a Hindi font in Android 2.1?

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 and I want to install a Hindi font on it. How can I do this?


texts: I am using GFive Presdent Tango 7. Its showing notifications Like "Viber is denied to read sms" and "android.google.setting denied to read location".These notification appear on screen one by one .. and not disappear.


texts: How can an app know that my phone has been rooted?

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I changed my bank and it seems that the only possible way of accessing their online website is having installed an app called "tan2go dkb".

I've read that it is not possible to use it with a rooted phone. I won't change my phone just because the bank says so, so I tried to use an old motorola moto g 1st gen.

I erased everything, and flashed the stock rom, I also tried to flash a stock firmware. After flashing the new stock ROM I install some apps to tell if I'm still root and they say I'm not.

So, which kind of check are they doing in order to tell that my phone is rooted even after flashing a clean stock ROM?


texts: Asus zenfone selfie in boot loop. USB debugging off. Std recovery mode accessible. No data backup. Anyway to recover data?

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I've an Asus zenfone selfie with some version of android 6.0. A few days back my phone shutdown on low battery like it happens often. But ever since, its been going into a boot loop.

I've pretty much all of my important data (contacts, gallery, documents and downloads, gallery, WhatsApp data/history, chrome history) on internal storage. Unfortunately, I was not careful enough to do keep any data backup. I am desperately looking for solutions.

I've not been into rooting or hacking my phone till now. But this issue has had me searching desperately for solutions. This is where things stand as far as I can understand:

Most of the time, the booting process just stays in the ASUS logo screen and takes forever. Once in a while, "Android starting optimising 1 of 13 apps" or "1 of 9 apps" etc. appear and then another screen "Android starting apps" appear and then the phone restarts again.
Phone is NOT rooted. USB debugging is OFF.
I can enter into standard recovery mode. But "add devices" don't show up anything.
I tried wiping cache, that didn't help solve the problem. Haven't tried other options (such as factory reset/update from sd card) yet as I'm not sure if I can recover my data after that
The phone shows up as MTP device when connected to laptop, but there is no accessible drive that appears and therefore I cannot open internal storage.
Internet search brought up android data recovery apps like Dr. Fone, Easeus etc. Not sure if they work as I don't see them appearing in the mainstream/standard android/xda forums. I installed one of them, "Dr. Fone", but it could also not detect my phone/connect to it.
A rare and curious thing happening is that very very rarely, after hours of trying, the phone very unpredictably gets into safe mode (if I've managed to keep holding the volume key down through the long boot sequence past the "starting apps" stage, even then not always, only extremely rarely). Its highly unpredictable and happened only 3-4 times so far. But every time, I tried to connect to laptop or insert SD card or copy data to computer or SD card or google drive, the phone again restarted.

What are the options I have?

A. Since I have access to recovery mode, factory reset is something I can do. But from most accounts, it seems to erase all data. I've been reading about these android recovery apps which will help you retrieve deleted/erased files. But since I don't see any of the mainstream android forums or platforms talking about these, I'm not sure if this is reliable option.

B. From recovery mode, I can try "apply update from sd card". If I were to try this:
- Would I be able to retrieve my data after this? I couldn't get conclusive response on this on various forums.
- If this is a safe option to try, how do I get a valid image that I can apply? I found this link from Asus.in website: http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/ZenFone/ZD551KL/UL-Z00T-WW-21.40.0.2156-user.zip?_ga=2.18197885.576894828.1524419879-1959903817.1524419879 Is this a valid update image file I can use. How can I know?

C. I have been reading about CWM, TWRP etc. as custom recovery solutions with more options including data backup and restore. But I don't have these installed on my phone. I read that the phone has to be rooted to install them. Rooting the phone also seems to be an option with data loss. I'm not sure if these are options for me at this stage.

D. Not sure if there is a reliable way to reproduce safe mode. Even if that happens again, I'm not sure what I can do that will help recover data. Connecting to laptop, inserting SD card, trying to copy folders on google drive etc. have all led to instant reboot. Is there anything I can do to more predictably get into safe mode and is there anything I can do in safe mode to fix the problem?

E. Are there any other options I have?

Any help will be very valuable. Thanks.

Warmly
Shaheen