texts: Is it possible to restore the data of Microsoft authenticator from a TWRP backup?

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After installing the latest LineageOS update on my phone, unfortunately, my phone boot looped, so I made a backup using TWRP, and I did a clean install of the latest version of LineageOS, attempting to restore the backup TWRP had made, but only for my phone to be boot looped yet again. Unluckily for me, I had to "restore" my apps by simply downloading them (through the Google Play Store) and logging into them. Sadly though, one of my necessary apps/accounts requires two-factor authentication, which is a problem because my two-factor authentication app ("Microsoft Authenticator") had gotten wiped, and although it is backed up in TWRP, I don't know what I can do with it. Also to note, there are no other "additional" methods of logging in for this account of mine. Now I am stumped, as to what I could possibly do to be able to recover either #1 My keys + all of my Microsoft Authenticator app data or #2 Be able to find out what other accounts were linked to my Microsoft Authenticator app.
I am aware that I'm able to extract TWRP's files (each has some sort of "win" extension) by renaming their extension to ".tar" and opening them with a file archiver like 7zip/WinRAR. However, my question is, what would I have to do to be able to possibly restore my Microsoft authenticator app data to my phone, without having to restore the entire data partition of my TWRP backup (Because if I were to restore the entire data partition, my phone would boot loop again).
Sources I checked out:
Restore-apps-from-a-nandroid-backup-using-titanium-backup - Titanium Backup doesn't work well on the more up-to-date versions of Android (Particularly Android 11, since that's what I have right now), the same thing with Nandroid Manager (Nandroid Manager isn't maintained for the time being)
Twrp-manual-restore -- Seems old and unlikely to work on Android 11 (But it might)
Restore-app-data-without-restoring-the-whole-image -- Could be a plausible solution, but I don't know where I'd paste the data/data file (I don't even know what the data/datafile looks like) to, cause I don't have anything similar to "sd/ext.SD", and I don't know what'd be considered my "readable memory."
Restore-data-of-a-specific-app-from-a-twrp-backup -- Asked 8 days ago, a remarkably similar issue to me. However, I don't think I can replicate the steps since I found two com.azure.authenticator's, each in separate "win" files (One has the base.apk, another has some other files, an image of me combining them is shown)

TLDR:
How can I recover solely my Microsoft Authenticator data from my TWRP Backup?
Notes:

I use Microsoft Authenticator as my 2-factor-authentication app, and sadly, I did not enable cloud backup for it at the time of my factory reset
I did not export my codes/OTP from Microsoft Authenticator, as there is no option for that
My phone is rooted, and I have TWRP installed

Any help would be much appreciated, thank you!


texts: Nexus 5x stuck in download mode after flashing

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I flashed my nexus 5x following the instructions from the official android website https://developers.google.com/android/images . I installed fastboot on my Ubuntu 16.04 and started flashing. After executing the script flash-all.sh, it indicates that the phone was properly flashed in terminal, and even my phone shows commands that the firmware is getting installed. But after the end of the flash, my phone reboot and get stuck on a the message :
Firmware Update
Do not unplug the USB connection until the process is complete

with a progress bar stuck at 0%.
I've tried flashing with the firmwares : 6.0.0 (MDA89E), 7.0.0 (NRD90M), 7.1.1 (NMF26F, Dec 2016). And with every firmware I get stuck after the flashing ends.
Note
When I visited a link given by sancho.s , I noticed that I can't get into recovery mode, my phone get stuck into the same Firmware Update screen unstead.


texts: Google Play Games: how long do XP and achievements last?

texts: If a game that uses the Google Play Games service disappears, are the associated XP and achievements removed from the Google Play Games' player profiles?


texts: Why do Android phone manufacturers describe RAM in powers of 1,000 but not 1,024 (as PCs do)?

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For PC RAMs, when a manufacturer say they produce a 4GB memory bank, they are producing a memory bank with 4,294,967,296 bytes (4 GiB). The same applies to CPU cache, i.e. a CPU with 2MB L3 cache means 2,097,152 bytes (2 MiB) of L3 cache.

For hard drives, flash drives (USB drives, SSDs, eMMCs and UFSs) and optical discs (CDs, DVDs and BDs), manufacturers use powers of 103 for B, KB, MB and GB, so a 4GB USB drive has roughly 4,000,000,000 bytes.

According to my observation, Android phone manufaturers use the latter kind of units when advertising RAM. That does not sound reasonable to me because PCs' RAMs aren't advertised that way.

Edit: I am an experienced Android user. I have investigated the kernel and made sure that other components' sharing RAM does not affect my observation.


texts: Possible to access Chrome Incognito session data?

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First post in a fit of desperation on what is probably a lost cause. Would there be any way to recover or view Incognito tabs lost during an automatic app update in the past 24 hours by snooping around Chrome’s local data / session cache / etc.?

Assuming this sort of data isn’t completely nuked on leaving Incognito, I’ve read around some old posts to find something similar might be possible via ADB shell (which I’ve never used) using run-as, backup or push/pull commands, but don’t know if any details of the 80-or-so tabs I’m looking for would even be there in the first place, let alone possible to access, extract and read. Another route that came to mind is tracing web traffic from my phone’s IP via my router, but this seems even less feasible. Frustratingly, Google must know what I typed into its search engine, but whether this is possible to isolate for myself or even Google themselves is anyone’s guess. I’m happy to spend time obsessively trawling through obscure logs as long as it’s theoretically viable.

Running Oreo 8.0.0 on an unrooted LG V30+, Chrome is (now) version 69.0.3497.100.

Many thanks in advance, any kind of help or advice would be much appreciated.


texts: SSH (and SFTP) server on Android discoverable through avahi/bonjour

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I would like for my Android device (a Samsung Galaxy) to be discoverable through avahi/bonjour when it is connected to a WiFi network, and then to be able to access its filesystem via SSH (SFTP).

For me, that's a familiar and convenient way to access various devices in my local network: to discover their SSh service via avahi/bonjour (not to have to deal with IP addresses), and to ssh to them. I would use this way for my GNU/Linux systems (like Ubuntu).

Is there free (= libre -- because I appreciate the freedom of hacking) software for Android that would implement this, namely:

avahi/bonjour support for Android, so that the Android device would be reachable by name in the .local domain (instead of just by its IP address);
and an SSH server with support for publishing itself through Avahi/bonjour (mdnssd).


texts: Where the system updates get installed in HTC explorer?

texts: I am seeing a message on my taskbar System updates are available. When I am tapping to that message it is showing some 29 MB updates. I am running sort of internal memory, so every-time I am postponing the updates to later(I think it will consume 29 MB internal memory). Is this  true that on installing the updates will consume internal memory? I am using HTC explorer having gingerbread(2.3) version of Android.


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I accidentally broke my OnePlus 5 which contained the recovery codes for my Instagram and Facebook, both were using Authy as their two factor authenticator. Thing is I apparently don't remember my Authy backup password either, I've tried all my common passwords.
I logged into Authy on an old phone (Moto G5 Plus), I've tried all my common passwords, none of them seem to work.
There's no other way I can login to my Instagram. For Facebook they're asking for a government ID which I'm not comfortable providing. Authy is the only thing preventing me from accessing my Instagram and Facebook.
Is there any way I can brute force the password out of Authy on my phone? There's no desktop version or Firefox extension/add-on that I can use to login to unfortunately. Or is there any other method that I'm missing?
Any small help would be deeply appreciated. Thank you


texts: Examples of application, used Android Backup Services

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Do you know any Android applications (with open source, if it's possible), which use Android Backup Service (http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/backup.html)

I need examples, how Backup Service can be used in real applications.


texts: Why does "Preparing SD card" message appear on Optimus One P500 3-4 times a day?

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On my Optimus One P500 it shows.

Preparing SD card

The above message shows at least 3 to 4 times in a day.

During this Apps on SD cards are automatically closed.
Any files opened(Music/PDF) as not accesible.

Is this a issue with me or Optimus or android 2.2


texts: I'm using Android 4.4.2 on my Galaxy S4 and using keyboard layout Icecream Sandwich.  I want to program my phone that when I incorrectly type yo that it autocorrects "to".  I don't recall when it stopped doing this, but it is very frustrating to be saying yo all of the time because of fat fingers.


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How can I remove an app from wishlist? I clicked the add to wishlist button by mistake..
I'm looking for this but i can't find, is there a way?

I tried to unistall  the app, search in the app page and others places like the wishlist itself.


texts: Can I use my smartphone as a WiFi network adapter?

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I have this PC that doesn't support wiFi and I have to use usb tethering.
But I want to see if I can project my phone's WiFi onto the computer, so it can see all the available wireless networks, whilst its still connected to USB.

I don't know how much difference this would be considering, even if I projected my wiFi on to a computer, so it can see available networks (just like a usb wireless adapter, you see these days - except using a phone) but still very much connected to a USB. So I'm not sure what the difference between this and USB/WiFi tethering, but I'd imagine it would be faster.

Edit: I actually want to be able to connect to a wiFi and see other available connections, using my phone and USB. This is to compensate for the fact that my computer doesn't support wiFi and hardware require for it.

USB network adaptors are a very good example, of what I'm trying to want to do, except with a phone.


texts: apps(tasks) restarting even after killing them

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Possible Duplicate:
  Do I really need to install a task manager?
  apps automatically starting?
  How can I stop applications and services from running?

I have some apps running in background using cpu all the time and draining my batery. I want to stop them.

I have a latest task manager to kill the background tasks but BUT some of the tasks(apps) are restarting even after killing them, WHY ?

Is there any way to permanently kill a particular task ?


texts: Where can I find documentation for icons used in the notification bar?

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My WiFi icon on the notification bar is displaying an exclamation point and triangles (up/down arrows?). When I try to use Google to find what they mean, there's no clear place documenting notification icons.

I eventually found the exclamation point - can't connect to Google services - but the triangles just aren't searchable.

Where can I find documentation regarding what those sometimes-cryptic notification icons mean?


texts: Change how a phone identifies itself on the network

texts: I currently own a Nexus 5. My mobile carrier just now begun providing LTE, but my Nexus 5 apparently isn't in its "list of compatible devices". Is there a way for me to change how the network identifies my phone, and have it be identified as a Moto X for example?


texts: I've upgraded my Galaxy Note II to Android 4.3 and if I open the menu when writing an SMS there is no scheduled message option anymore. Where is it gone?


texts: Screen size off after porting ROM to my phone. How can I fix X and Y values of the screen?

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I am trying to port JB 4.1.2 to my phone using a kernel from another phone of the same spec as mine. I have 98% of things working but the screen is probably the most troublesome.

CPU MT6577
Android version 4.0.4 ICS
Phones Display is an LG 720x1280 but not sure exactly which one.

The Screen driver is contained in the kernel and I wondered if there is anyway to make adjustments to center the screen either during the boot process with added commands in the init.rc or via adb and even after boot as completed with any kind of apk.

I have tried adjusting the screen with am and wm commands via adb which work but it is all contained within the frame. If that makes sense.
What I think I need to do is adjust the x & y values to shift the entire frame. Please see the image and all will be clear lol.

Please bear in mind my level is Noob so if this requires kernel decompile and rebuild then its a none starter and there are no sources for my phone anyhow :(

full size image here


texts: How to find out which new permissions are required by an update?

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When updating an app that requires new permissions, those new permissions used to be labelled with a green NEW tag. No more. Now I can only see the full list of permissions required. I'm still prompted to confirm the change, but I can't save time by only looking at the new ones.

Without manually keeping track of the old permissions and other impractical ideas, is there a workaround? A way to see what changed before I install the update?


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I get 4.0.4 OTA with my Nexus S today. After downloaded the update package, i click "Reboot to install", but unfortunately the phone did't reboot successfully, so i boot it by myself.
I checked the android version in the settings, it's still 4.0.3, and the system update never
noticed me to update to 4.0.4 again. Does this means i can't get the 4.0.4 later? How can i try to install it again?

My phone was rooted before, Any help will be very appreciated.

Anyone got the same problem as me? it frustrated me.


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I need to get all files of a certain app (com.valvesoftware.android.steam.community), but adb backup only gives me a 1KB AES encrypted file. upon decrypting it there is nothing inside the tar archive

I tried: adb backup -f steam.ab  -noapk com.valvesoftware.android.steam.community

Upon entering my backup password (not the encryption password!) the steam.ab package is made. My problem is that there is just about 1KB of AES encrypted information in it.

However, it seems I can back up other apps just fine.

What is the cause of this?


texts:
Google Maps with Offline Maps sometimes gets stuck on "Finding best route"

I don't think it's a GPS issue 'cos my phone's GPS is normally fine and also, as soon as I connect to WiFi it gets past the "finding best route" screen.   Also I guess if it can't find a good GPS fix then I doubt it'd say "finding best route".  My experience with google maps has been that if it can't get a good fix it still gets to the navigation screen.

And it's definitely not an offline map issue.  I have quite a big offline map, not yet expired, and like 600MB covering an area that includes all of london and quite far behond, so (while my sense of direction isn't great), I don't think map coverage is the issue here.  Also if I choose a postcode that is definitely outside my offline map, like somewhere in Glasgow, then I get a different message "no results found in your offline areas".  The postcode is well within my offline map, and if it wasn't, that wouldn't cause the "finding best route"(and not moving beyond that message), error.


texts: SIM settings icon always on notification bar

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I bought an imported HTC Desire about 6 months ago and put my New Zealand Vodafone SIM in it. When I start up the phone, there's nothing in the noticication bar as you'd expect. Then, after a call is made or data connection initiates, an icon appears that looks like a SIM card with a cog next to it. I assume it's something to do with SIM settings. When I drag the notification bar down and click on it, nothing happens.

It's not a big deal, but I'd like to get rid of it if I can!

Don't know if it matters, but since I upgraded to Gingerbread, most of the icons in the notification bar are grey rather than white, but this one has remained white.

The phone is running the official HTC Desire Gingerbread upgrade - Android 2.3.3.

Update: Photos of the icon:


texts: How to add a symbolic link to bypass unavailable busybox applet

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I have BusyBox version v1.15.3 installed that came with the ROM gingerdx 31b. This busybox version cannot be updated/changed, because if it's being updated, the phone goes into a bootloop on the next reboot, it is said not to update the busybox in the ROM thread too.

The problem is, this busybox version doesn't include the applet pgrep. Whenever pgrep is typed in the shell & executed it gives out a pgrep: not found error. "pgrep" is needed by the "super charger" script to do some tasks.

So, I tried creating a symbolic link to a working pgrep from another busybox version. I stored the busybox file in the /data/ folder, made it chmod 777, then cd to that directory. Then execute the command;

  ln -sf "busybox pgrep" "./busybox pgrep"

but even when I execute pgrep, it still gives the same error. How do I make the pgrep command point to a working pgrep, via another busybox or a pgrep file?

Also, how do I make this link permanent, so that it stays that way after a reboot? Should I add this to the .bashrc or do this using a init.d script? Both my knowledge on android & linux commands are limited as well. Any help is much appreciated.

Thank you.


texts: Extracting the radio firmware image from an Android phone

texts: How do you pull radio images off an Android device? Is there any way to do this?


texts: Can we remap the keys when using an external keyboard?

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I'm using my physical keyboard on my tablet with Android. The Brazilian keyboard works fine for me, there are only two problems:

The right-shift is "/" instead of shift.
The "ˆ" is different and is not accepted by LaTeX. (In LaTeX, we use aˆb for exponetiation and this one doesn't work).

One possible fix is to be able to remap the keys, Is this possible? Is there some app that allows me to remap the keys?


texts: Nexus 7's MTP does not connect in mass storage mode anymore

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I've had a Nexus 7 for a year now and since the day I've got it, I could easily connect it to my PC and transfer file to/from it in MTP mode. But some weeks ago I tried installing Ubuntu on it and since I failed, I downloaded and reinstalled Android on it. But ever since, it is not recognized as a mass storage on my PC!

Does anyone know how I can fix this?


texts: I have a Xiaomi mi5 (MIUI 8) and I would like to remove the white background of these icon but I don't know if It is possibile


texts: Media playback continues LOUDLY when bluetooth headphones disconnect

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My media playback continues LOUDLY out of the phone speakers when my bluetooth headphones disconnect.

I have a OnePlus 5t.  On an older, version media playback (podcasts, spotify, and everything else) would automatically stop play back when the bt headphones disconnected and I could plug in 3.5mm headphones or switch to different bt headphones.  However, ever since updating to to Pie, when my bluetooth headphones run out of battery, the media continues playing out the main speakers.

I want playback to stop, so the sound doesn't blast around the office.  Does anyone know how I can set this up?

Thanks!


texts: How to undelete an audio file from Asus fonepad 7 tablet?

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A few days back I deleted one audio file accidentally. I created that file by recording using the application Asus sound recorder. That file had the extension of .3gpp or .wav.
I'm working on Android lolipop.
Also, I would prefer a solution that doesn't require rooting my android device.


texts: Entering CWM Recovery Mode or Charging Resets My Phone. What should I do?

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I have a Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114. I recently flashed a custom ROM and it was working pretty well.

Recently, I tried to install Xposed Framework, my phone was stuck in bootloop after the reboot process. I removed the battery and put it back, it was again back to normal.

So, I tried to enter CWM recovery, but instead my phone booted up and everything was factory reset.
Now, whenever I try to enter recovery mode, my phone gets factory reset. Even if I charge the battery and then reboot, same thing happens.

What should I do? How to enter CWM recovery or charge my phone without factory resetting/rebooting my phone?

I want to flash the Custom ROM or Stock ROM again but how to do it without getting into recovery mode.

Please help me.


texts: Ringtone set from a file reverts to default after reboot

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When I set a ringtone from a file ("More ringtones"), after reboot it reverts to the default ringtone on the pre-set list. How to fix this?

When I choose a ringtone from the pre-set list, it does stay (does not revert to the default one).

The file I select is in Phone storage/Ringtones.

I tried Zedge to set a downloaded ringtone, same effect: after reboot, it resets to the default one. As a workaround, maybe there is an app that would check the ringtone after reboot and set its own one if it has reverted to the default?

Android 5.1 kernel 3.10.65, model Polariod P5025A, not rooted.

The phone has other issues, such as after reboot some downloaded apps (not always, but Opera almost always) disappear from the desktop, so that I have to bring their icons to the desktop again. The downloaded apps are on SD card (probably that's why), but my old phone (Android 4.4 on Samsung, a great deal better than 5.1) did not have any of these problems.


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I noticed in Google Keyboard that a dedicated number row appears when entering into a password field, but not when entering into any other field.

Click image for larger version

I have done some research and found guides that claim to do this, but instead they show to create a custom input style with a PC keyboard layout. While this results in permanently adding the number row at the top, it also changes the rest of the keyboard, which I would like to avoid.

Click image for larger version

I would like this row to be there for any field, not just password fields, without changing the rest of the keyboard. Is this possible?


texts: Unable to install custom ROM, missing options in recovery menu

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In recovery, perform a full factory reset, wipe cache, dalvik cache
  and wipe data/factory reset. (source: https://www.naldotech.com/how-to-install-custom-roms-on-nexus-6p-with-custom-recovery/)

But in my Android Recovery I can only see following options:

Apply update from ADB (or SD card)
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Mount /system
View recovery logs
Run graphics test

No such thing as full factory reset, wipe cache, dalvik cache. There is also no "install" option.

My Recovery screen says:

Android Recovery,
google/angler/angler,
8.1.0/OPM6. ...(long version),
user/release-keys

Prior to that I have installed custom recovery (TWRP) from Play Store. Perhaps TWRP should be installed differently?


texts: Will an upgrade to Android 4.3 update Google Maps automatically (to the new unloved version)?

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My nexus 4 is notifying me about the availability of the new installation image for Android 4.3. I would like to install it, but I'm afraid this would automatically update Google Maps to the newest version. The comments about the removed features in Maps are so bad, that I want to stay with the old version for a while.

So, what happens to Google Maps when I upgrade to Android 4.3?


texts: How to block all trafic outside home network and VPN by patching Android code?

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I would like to patch LineageOS on my phone so it

opens Wireguard tunnel through the 4G network to the home network
routes all traffic from Android applications through a Wireguard tunnel or through the home network

I am really not sure which layer of Android should I patch. I was thinking about changing ip rule and ip route, but I am not sure if it is the best possible.

Can you imagine anything more faster than this?
Thanks.


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I recently updated my Note 8.0 Wifi from 4.1.2 to android 4.4.2, and shortly after that rooted it (But kept the stock 4.4.2, NO custom ROMs or anything...). Of course, as I knew, the battery consumption was probably going to be a bit higher that 4.1.2... and it was.

But one day i left my tablet to charge for a while (around an hour and a half) and hoped that it will charge from 25% to 100% for that time. But when woke the screen what I saw was not normal... the battery had charged only to 60%. I was worried, as I thought that it might be a battery problem, but then I turned off the device (my mom recommended me to do so) and it showed that big green battery indicator at 100%.

I was relieved, as I thought that it might be just a one time problem, and as I rebooted the device it showed 100% again. But my worries didn't end there, as this problem has now occurred at least 5-6 times.

Is it a battery problem, or a battery indication problem, and how should I fix it?


texts: My SGS2 got stolen and I want to reset it through a PC - how?

texts: My phone got stolen and I want to reset it through a PC how do I do that?


texts:
I have a nexus 7 1st gen, which has a cracked screen.
I am planning to repair and got a quote from a local store.
But, before handing over the device to them, I would like to clear my data on the device.
I heard that the data can be recovered even after a factory reset.

Is there an application or a way to remove the data completely, just like zero-fill, so that the data wiped / removed cannot be recovered?


texts: How to make Snapchat use less battery/network?

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I barely use Snapchat, less than 10 text snaps per day, only one or two 300KB pictures, and I almost never watch nor send videos. I never use the rightmost activity (branded content).

Despite this very limited usage, Snapchat consistently wastes a LOT of battery:

Network usage is also way over what it should be. Data usage alone is not high enough to explain the huge battery drain though.

Just staying on a conversation screen (zero activity) drains more power than the outlet can provide. You read this correctly: Even with the phone plugged into the wall, if Snapchat is open the battery level decreases and eventually the phone has to shut down, this happened to me yesterday with a Nexus 5.

Is there anything I can do to prevent Snapchat from using that much power?

Use a firewall to block useless branded content download?
Remove some permissions? (phone is rooted)

I only need conversation with friends, which means I don't mind losing branded content, sponsored stories, etc. I don't care much about my friend's profiles/stories either.

Note: That's despite having enabled Settings > Manage > Travel Mode already:


texts: Delete VIBER account from one number forever

texts: Can you help me how should I delete my VIBER account from number +38xxxxxxxxxx because I cannot use two VIBER accounts at same mobile with two SIM cards?


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Somehow Wi-Fi stopped connecting on my phone. It is not a hardware issue, as it does work when I perform a reset.

What files do I need to delete to get Wi-Fi back working? I don’t want to reset my phone.

If relevant, model is Sony Arc S, using CM9.


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I use a lot of free apps, and understand that ads are an essential part of making sure the maker gets paid. However, I am finding more and more ads that will automatically open the App Store or a web site in my browser, as I'm in the middle of doing something.

I can understand that it's likely not the app-makers choosing the ads, and that the ads are based on some special code the company gives them. I'm not against blocking all ads, but I do not wish to root my phone. All I want is to block apps from automatically reloading URLs, causing other applications to launch and take focus on my phone. Is this possible?


texts: Unlocked bootloader with OEM locked inside system in Oneplus3. HELP?

texts: I have a OnePlus3 device which was rooted(TWRP + magisk + stock rom). But as new rom was buggy, i install old stock rom + stock recovery without root. After installing by mistake i lock OEM from the developer menu. Now after a restart, I stuck in the bootloader. Now, bootloader can't be locked or can't install new recovery. I can access bootloader and recovery but can't get into System. I tried to sideload rom but it keeps loading.What to do now?


texts: What kind of information can an Android app from the Play Store with zero permissions enabled gather about me and my phone?

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Find an app in the Google Play store
Click on Install
App is installed without any permissions granted, except for the default settings (SDK >= 23)
Run the app without giving any extra runtime permissions

Now, what can the app know about me and my phone?

Severe exploits aside, can an invasive app use tricks to bypass limitations? Like web trackers adapted to use canvas fingerprinting and localstorage.

  In Android 6.0 Marshmallow, applications will not be granted any permission at installation time. Instead, application has to ask user for a permission one-by-one at runtime.


texts: How do I remove an account, which I already signed out of, from the "Choose an account" page and Android Chrome?

texts:
Someone signed-in their Google account on my phone and now I can't get it to disappear from the "Choose an account" list (the one with the "I" icon) on the Chrome browser whenever I access a Google service webpage:

I have tried the answers from WebApps.SE - How to remove accounts from “Choose an account” list in Google sign in? without success:

I already signed out of the account, deleted it from Settings > Cloud and Accounts > Accounts on the phone.

I also accessed accounts.google.com where, after clicking my icon on the top right, I get this modal where I can see my signed-in account along with their account with a little text next to it saying "Session expired":

If I tap on the "Manage accounts" button, I get redirected to a page listing both accounts, an option for incognito and another button "Manage accounts on this device".

At this point, if I tap on the account I want to remove, it takes me back to my account, and if I tap on the "Manage accounts" button, it takes me to my phone settings where, as I previously mentioned, only my account is listed since I signed out and removed the unwanted account:

I also cleared all Chrome app data from the phone's settings but still no luck.

So, apart from changing my phone, how can I get rid of the account?


texts: Remove GO Keyboard language notification icon

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I am using the latest version of GO Keyboard from the Play Store on a Nexus 5.

Whenever the keyboard is active, there is a notification icon on the right side that says the language selected, in my case 'En' over a green leaf icon.

Is there any way to remove this?


texts: How to pair Apple Wireless keyboard with Android 2.3.5 -phone and iPad?

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I use the Apple Wireless -keyboard. I want to be able to write with only one keyboard: control with it things such as iPad and my Android -phone. I tried BlueKeyboard JP here but I was unable to get it working. It was very easy to get the keyboard synced with iPad but haven't been able to get it working with any of my Android -devices. How can I pair many devices to one BT -keyboard? Is there some easy way to switch between them? Is there some easy way to control many devices with one BT -keyboard?

Perhaps related

Is it possible to be connected to two different bluetooth devices at the same time?


texts: Hi my Samsung J7 Prime just stuck on The integrity verification has failed. You need to reset your device to factory default settings. This will erase your data. i dont want to reset the phone because my data is important on the phone please help me what to do without losing the data ?? please please please


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Following this thread

http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/296366-facebook-log-sync-applications.html

I have disabled the SNS service

now Yahoo mail app does not notify for Facebook emails, it does notify about everything else. In status bar i got the emails but not from facebook and if i manually refresh email list i get the facebook email but no notification about it.

I tried to uninstall facebook and yahoo mail then re install them but SNS still missing from services > All

Now everytime i login to facebook i get this annoying (other type of message) Samsung galaxy would like to access your account if i add the sync it keeps asking me again each time i login. It was
"Log in to sync Facebook with your other applications" message before disabling the SNS

What can i do please help? Been hours i am trying with no avail.


texts: After Update Andoid 5.0.2 - tablet not syncing

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (Model SM-T530NU). It was updated to the new Android 5.0.2 and now nothing is syncing. Games, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. are not syncing. Does anyone know a solution to this problem?


texts: Android does not resolve local hostname. Computer does

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on my debian server I have an apache instance that I access only in local lan.
Suddenly I cannot connect to it anymore from my android 7.1 phone through hostname.
Connecting through local ip works from both computers and android phones.
Connecting through hostname only works from computers (windows) but not from android phones.
Where should I look at?

I don't want to edit the host file because I change often networks.

thank you


texts: How to dismiss an anoying "Queued" notification in android 4.4?

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Since this morning there is a new notification in my notification bar. The title is "Queue" and there is a progress bar under it that never stops moving. The only information that I see is this text in two lines under it: "Female for German (Germany)". I guess some Text to Speech software is trying to download something from internet. I can not pause or stop it (regardless of pause icon that appears on the left side of the notification).
Some facts:
I use nightly version of cyanogenmod 11 (20140901) and my phone is Nexus 5.

Could anyone help me to remove this notification?


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I managed to make my my preferences file in WhatsApp read only. obviously I am rooted and that is through magisk on  Android 10.    I set
"multicast_limit_global" WhatsApp preferences parameter to a non default value yet it does not work.
question is why so is it taking a parmanent override from the server ? or its mentioned in another file and that parameter takes into effect ignoring this one.
incidentally it worked immediately after I made the change but after a few hours it's stopped working and that has been the case even now and as I just checked my  set value is still in there
I set other parameters in the parameters file also to non-default and they do have effect but this one does not..... pretty strange eh ?

any idea how these parameters are influenced ?


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I have a chinese tablet with the allwinner a13 chip, that I want to flash a custom rom to. Rom Manager doesn't recognize the device, so I can't install clockworkmod recovery...

So how can I go about flashing a custom rom to this tablet?

same specs as seen here http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/51050-quantex-9-kb901/


texts: What are the signs your (stolen) phone has been wiped/hard reset?

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I had my 2-week-old HTC One stolen. Unfortunately, I was not aware of the Android Device Manager or the ability to turn on remote wipe functionality (nor I had any remote tracking/wiping apps installed). My phone had a lot of private stuff on it. I really dread this stuff being in someone else's hands.

Since the theft to restrict access to my private information, I logged out all other Google sessions, changed Google account password, switched 2-step verification to another device, revoked access permissions to apps on my stolen phone and the phone. However, the best case scenario for protecting my information would be to wipe the phone.

I would like to know the following:

Having changed Google account password and done all of the above, will I still be able to push apps to the phone through Google Play (e.g., Plan B or Android Lost)?
Having effectively stopped my phone from syncing with Google (change passwords etc), if it is switched on with data connection will it still show up on Android Device Manager?
Is there a way - taking into consideration all the stuff I have done to prevent the thief from logging into my apps/account - to find out if the phone has been wiped? e.g., Android Device Manager will stop showing it as registered?


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My new Galaxy Tab 2 can't connect to my PC via USB. When I plug it in my PC, it plays a tone. It means some new hardware has been connected. It appears in Kies as GT-P3113. But when I mouse-over it, it says connecting... But it has completed the connection only 3 times (more or less). The rest of the time, it doesn't work. It also doesn't show up in my computer as an external storage, so I can't add files that way either.

Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Can WiFi and Bluetooth be enabled through adb using Firesticks USB connection?

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Think I've bricked my first gen firestick. It's had a good run though, installed a bunch of different apps and one was a task optimizer.

It has disabled the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on the device and now it can't be remotely controlled at all. I have the stick plugged into laptop through USB and connected to adb but no idea if I can control it through that or input code to enable either the WiFi or Bluetooth.

Any help would be much appreciated.


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I enabled contacts sync because I will have to factory reset my phone.
After cleaning up the mess joining accounts made, I would like to check if my phone contacts are indeed saved on Google servers so as to proceed to the wiping of memory.

Is there anyway to do this? contacts.google.com only shows Gmail contacts.

Thank you.


texts: Droid Explorer file manager not showing files

texts: I am using Droid Explorer (WinXP 32bit) to access my 2013 Moto X - XT1053 (Anroid 4.4.4).  But the main file explorer doesn't seem to be working.  "/" is shown, but nothing else.  My device is bootloader unlocked and rooted.  Seems like adb commands are not getting through.  I have the SDK installed as well as the official Motorola usb drivers.


texts: How can I access my SanDisk sdcard from Linux Deploy

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How can I access my SanDisk sdcard
I would like to know how to see it contents and set it RW property, ejected it copy,delete and so on from the command line using JuiceSSH and vnc file manager going though  Linux Deploy on android 4.2.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS [running via Linux Deploy]
Last login: Tue Dec 15 16:16:47 2020 from localhost
$ su
root@localhost:/home/android# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0781:558a SanDisk Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
root@localhost:/home/android#

Thank You


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Possible Duplicate:
  unwanted folders showing up in gallery (bejeweled 2). can they be removed?

I had installed a few application and games, for example beautiful widgets, and several weather widgets etc just to experiment.

After that I have flashed my phone several times, installed different roms, and wiped cache and phone, and did not re-install the apps. But what I see is that the pictures still show up in my phones gallery. How can I remove them.

And how can I make sure files from apps do not show up in my phones gallery app.


texts: Once you use “Free up space” in Google Photos, how do you keep some photos for offline?

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Once you use “free up space” in Google Photos, how do you keep some photos for offline?

I selected some photos and tried to share them to Gmail, but it created a link to the photos in online form.


texts: Using Local (private) DNS server on Lollipop

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I have a website hosted on an IIS server on my network. The DNS for this website on only valid from within the network. The DNS cannot be resolved outside of this local network.

I am using Wi-fi to connect to the network, but I believe my phone is trying to use the google dns servers in order to resolve the website name when I try to access it from chrome in my Galaxy S5.

Are there any workarounds for directing android to use a seperate dns server ?


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So I have a 16GB SD card in my Samsung S5.  And I was copying some files over and the copying stopped, saying I don't have enough storage.  The phone says I still have 10GB left on the card.  I took the micro sd card out and put it in a USB card reader and placed in the PC.  The PC said I had 10GB but I couldn't copy any files to it from the PC to the card reader, saying there isn't enough storage.

What could be blocking me from using that 10GB on the card??

Info:
Samsung S5
Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
My Micro SD card: 16GB (looks exactly like the one of the left, but without the word "Toshiba".  There is no vendor name on mine.  But it was shipped with my S5)

Card Reader I used:


texts: Strange (unfamilar screen) on my Galaxy Tab?

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I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1.  It was powered off and charging when my nephew picked it up and turned in on.  When he handed it to me on the screen was a graphic of an open box, the android logo with the words downloading.

It has been in this state for 4 hours now and I cannot switch the device on or off.  Please help me understand what has happened and what I should do.


texts: How do I troubleshoot the updgrade process of  my ASUS Transformer to 3.2.1?

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I just got a new ASUS Eee Transformer TF101.  (Ironically on the day the Prime is officially released/announced.  Oh well).

It came with Android 3.1 per the Settings page.  I tried Settings: About tablet: System Update and am told there are no updates available.

I read that 3.2 is available on these devices.  (I know 4.0/ICS is still a future thing).

How do I get to 3.2 on this device?  No obvious downloads on Asustek web page.

I am on my WiFi at home, checking mail, downloading apps, etc.

So how do I troubleshoot why the Over The Air upgrade did not show an available update, when there has been one available since early 2011 (many moons ago).

I am logged in to my Google Account. (I have my Gmail, Google Voice, and Youtube accounts all connecting ok).

What else can I check or look at, to understand why the OTA upgrade is not being made available.


texts: I have a rooted Galaxy S6 on 5.1.1, the first and only version I rooted my device on. I want to update to Marshmallow and still have a rooted phone. What are the steps I need to do to make this happen?


texts: Can an android app cause my phone to reboot?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S (i500) running Android 2.3.5
Lately it has been rebooting randomly.
Sitting on my desk and it just reboots, sometimes when I'm on the phone, etc.

Does Android protect itself from installed apps?
I thought the security sandbox apps run in was supposed to prevent an app from causing the entire phone to reboot.

My phone provider wants to blame apps for the phone reboots. I just want to know if this is legitimate, or if the reboots should ultimately be attributed to an android or handset manufacturer problem.


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I do not want to export the bookmarks and I do not want to export the passwords. I only want to export whatever is shown in chrome://flags.

Specifically I want to export from an Android 4.4.4 device with Chrome 62.0.3202.84 and I want to import that to an Android 5.1.1 device with Chrome 62.0.3202.84.

Manually scrolling through and comparing the whole list is not an acceptable solution.

Even better would be a way to find out which flags differ from the default value, just like Firefox does in about:config.


texts: Send SMS through internet to another country

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I came to Europe from Canada for a month, but I want to keep in touch with relatives and friends back in Canada. Assuming I have WiFi access on my Android, how can I text them, and be able to receive texts back? Texting overseas would be too expensive for both me and them, so I must find a way to do it through WiFi, but they would receive and send actual texts.

I have a Nexus 5 with Android 4.4.4.


texts: Install Ginger Yoshi 1.4 on HTC Magic 32a, which radio do I need?

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My HTC Magic 32a is actually running CyanogenMod 6.1 and I'd like to switch to latest GingerYoshi 1.4 with GingerBread.

I have SPL 1.33.2010
radio 3.22.20.17

The reason I want to change is because with my sim card, cmmod seems to have problems while everything was fine when I was running Original 1.5+Sense (with radio 6.35).

Now the question, in this xda thread about installing GingerYoshi 1.4, they say:

  if you are on 32a new radio then download the ginger yoshi 32a new radio just flash 32a new radio

What do they mean by "new radio", can I just flash back to 1.5+Sense+6.35 with RUU and then directly flash GingerYoshi over new 6.35 radio (I believe the phone would work somewhat better with a newer radio, specially regarding problems with my sim)?

Thanks


texts: Main super user app not working on Redmi note 6 pro

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I rooted my n6p (after unlock of bootloader) using TWRP and flashed Magisk which installed Magisk manager. Many root checkers showed my phone was positively rooted.  After that I was using titanium backup as superuser  app, it was working fine and other apps also got super user access. But titanium b. has known issues with Magisk (https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/issues/672).
After titanium backup was denied superuser access a couple of times I tried to uninstall and install tb, but now it just keeps stopping whenever I open it.
I tried using all sorts of superuser apps, root explorers, bash scripts, ads remover etc but ALL of them are "denied superuser rights".
Also other super user apps including tb I install are not detected by Magisk.
Thanks, I'm new here so sorry if I left out any details.


texts: How to allow an app to take screenshots automatically?

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How can I allow an app to automatically take screenshot?

I'm not talking about apps disabling screenshots on them, I can take screenshot of the thing manually, but I'd like to automate it. I use the app Automate, which has a screenshot action, but when I run it, a dialog appears asking me if I want to allow the app to see everything what is on screen, and that happens every time. I basically want to autoapprove this dialog.

Is there a way to do that?

Thanks


texts: How to change the (permanent) MAC address on my android phone?

texts:
In the past months, I've got 2 Chinese Android cells (Froyo) based on MTK6515. They work fine but we started having lot of trouble attempting access to internet, and after a while I found out that both phones they have the same MAC address, which causes connection problems. So, I'm looking for a procedure that could change the devices' MAC addresses and solve our trouble.

I found a method which involves changing the file at /etc/wl/NVRAM.TXT, but after referencing a couple posts around the webs, it turns out my phones do not have this folder (and thus the other files inside). Any clue?

Please don't tell me a pray about that MAC addresses are burned into a chip, at least not in these devices, because I've already lost their IMEI's too (by hard reset), but I've recovered them and they're functional now.


texts: What can you use on Windows to try out Android apps you find online?

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What can you use to quickly try out apps you find online?

The tool should

Run on Windows
Give you root access so you can run apps that require root access
Have functionalities of a physical android device. In other words things like GPS and a Internet connection should be present and you should be able to install apps using APK files or through the official Google App Market.

These things would be nice to have but one can still work around them

The tool runs fast and lag free
It's lightweight and can run smoothly on some of the most low spec hardware by today's standards.


texts: How does the new "Brightness adjustment" setting work on CM11?

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Cyanogenmod 11 has a new settings for Automatic brightness.

Screenshot (click to enlarge)

I am curious how exactly "Brightness adjustment" and "Adjustment sensitivity" work.

I tried to find the answer on Google and CM Wiki without success.


texts: PC not detecting Samsung Galaxy Light SGH-T399

texts: I just bought a used Samsung Galaxy Light SGH-T399N. When i connect it to PC, it is not detecting my cell phone, even after installing the Samsung mobile devices driver the window shows usb icon in the notification area of taskbar but nothing appears in My Computer. I also tried kies 2, kies 3 and smart touch but neither of them are supporting my device. I tried it on both windows 7 and windows 8.1.


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I was reflashing CM10.2 on my GT-i9300.
(Also did a backup with CWM 6 but the data partition was not backuped, which I did not noticed..)
I booted the new Rom and installed Titanium Backup to recover my apps but my all kinds of services crashed...
So I decided to upgrade to CM11 (And forgot to wipe after flashing)

Now I got a bootloop...(which is not the problem because I think afer a full wipe i will be able to start my phone again normaly)

But first i want a full backup of my /data/ partition.
So I connected the phone via ADB and the backup went through. BUT the whatsapp folder and so my chat history, pictures etc. are just gone!
I did not find any record of it?!?

So, do any of you know why? oder
is it possible to recover it somehow?
are they some hidden mirror partitions?

best regards
Chris


texts: Is it possible to backup android app favorites

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I've a Samsung Galaxy Note 4. I would like to flash a new Firmware but I've installed many apps.

Is there any app which can help me to keep my apps favorites and settings so that I can recover all the settings et favorites after reinstall?


texts: When my Froyo phone is almost finished booting up, it makes a sound to notify me that I have new email.  How can turn this off?  Thanks.


texts: Can I move apps to internal USB storage?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S. I am getting a "Low on space - Internal phone storage is getting low" error.

When I go to Manage Applications it shows the internal memory as 1.9GB used, 6.0 MB Free.
When I click "On SD Card" it shows "USB Storage 681 MB Used, 13 GB Free".
There is no external SD card in the device.

When I select an app and click "Move to SD Card" it just returns the following error:

Failed to move application. Not enough memory.

Is there any way I can move the apps to the internal USB memory?

Update: I've reset the phone to factory settings so no longer get the error about space getting low and internal storage is almost empty.
I've installed a couple of apps and still get the same error when I try migrate them to USB storage.


texts: How to disable the google app in android 8.1.0?

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I have been looking for the option using the google app itself, but when selecting  the settings button inside,  it does nothing, only stays in the same screen without the options in the second and third panel.
So I dont know how to delete the bar on the main screen.

UPDATE
Besides the method that changes the launcher (that I havent tested yet), all the methods suggesting to disable google app or google search does not work because it does not uninstall or force the stop of the google app/google search inside the installed apps. So the idea its changed to how to disable google app in oreo 8.1.0.


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I have a Nexus 7 2013 Wifi running KitKat 4.4, unfortunately the glass cracked which has affected the digitiser meaning it no longer responds to touch. I have a micro USB male-USB female adapter with allows me plug in a wired keyboard and mouse via a USB hub. This allows me to use the tablet just fine, however when I plug in the receiver for my 2.4 GHZ wireless keyboard with trackpad I get no functionality.

The wireless keyboard works on my mac and pc without the need for drivers, and I would have thought this lack of need for drivers makes it a suitable candidate for working with the Nexus 7, has anyone had any success with wireless keyboards and or mice?

By wireless I mean 2.4 ghz wireless, not Bluetooth.


texts: adb permission denied to push files to subdirectry

texts:
Why would I get permission denied using adb to copy a directory to a subdirectory on my phone, when I could copy to its parent directory and both have the same permission?

I tried this from my PC to my Nexus 5 running 6.0.1 (Oct 5):

adb push Dir /sdcard/Dir/Subdir

It failed with

Permission denied

This has worked before, with no changes I'm aware of.

I launched adb shell and ran

ls -l

to get permissions for /sdcard (storage/emulated/0), /sdcard/Dir and /sdcard/Dir/Subdir:

drwxrwx--x root sdcard_rw

I then:

cd /sdcard/Dir/Subdir
mkdir XYZ

Got

mdkdir: XYZ: Permission Denied

Tried:

su
mkdir XYZ

Again, permission denied

I then tried another push

adb push XYZ /sdcard/Dir

This worked and copied all of the files.

Why would it work to /sdcard/Dir and not to /sdcard/Dir/Subdir, when both have the same permissions?  Why would permission be denied for root?


texts: Logged in, sending a message does NOT work, and calling DOES work after reinstall

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NOTHING has changed since I tried UN-installing and RE-installing Skype from scratch of the Android 5.0 Note 3.  Except NOW, the CONTACTS are only showing from one contact, which is really odd.  Seems NO contacts or ALL contacts should have shown up.  When I tired to log in with my account, using the same app, ALL my contacts showed up immediately.

All VOICE calls work flawlessly, TO or FROM.
Any MESSAGES fail, TO or FROM.
When trying to send a message from the phone, it never gets
past the circle and "sending" indicator.

Yesterday, I noticed that my wife's android Skype didn't send or receive the messages I sent or should have received.  Tried calling the phone using Skype, that did work.  Also tried sending and receiving a message to/from her phone, WHILE on the call.  Messages never worked at all.

Separately, I tried this while logged into BOTH a web based Skype UI, AND the Windows (desktop) installed Skype.  Messages from me or to me worked, as long as they didn't originate or should have been received on the phone.

The problem must not be her account, nor any settings, nor any interference from another logged in Skype session on any other device.  Although I haven't tried logging into her account on my phone, I doubt if there will be a problem.  The problem is obviously isolated to JUST her phone.  I DID try to log into MY account on her phone, but all my contacts and messages showed up, and sending and receiving worked flawlessly on her phone.

It appears that there must be TWO modules -- with separate logins...

Voice, which logs in and works.
Messages, which doesn't, since it is not logged in, but only failed to log in with HER account.


texts: How to 'root' (or gain root access to) a Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 with Android 2.1-update1?

texts: I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 with Android 2.1-update1 and I need a quick easy way to get root access so I can boot it through a custom ROM me and a friend have been working on (the custom ROM is like Gingerbread (Android 2.3), but with a different UI so that it's compatible with my phone)


texts: I was about to flash the phome with the command prompt, but an error came up saying that the device was locked. Does this mean is has to be rooted? If I root it and upgrade it will it be unrooted again because I don't want to loose my warranty.


texts: How do I uninstall the LINE app (third party app)?

texts:
At my sister's suggestion, I installed the LINE app in my Galaxy S3. After a while I decided I didn't like it, so I want to uninstall it. Weirdly, when I open Settings > Application manager, there is no option to remove application, only "Uninstall update", which restore an earlier version of the app. The same situation when I open Google Play, the "Uninstall" button only uninstall the updates and restore an earlier version. Same luck with trying an uninstaller . I also read that some application may prevent uninstallation by setting itself as Device Administrator, but I check my Device Administrators and LINE isn't listed.

I only observed this behaviour before for system apps or apps that got installed by my carrier, but LINE certainly isn't such app, I installed it myself. How could they have uninstall restriction, and how can I uninstall it?


texts: " Unfortunately, CloudAgent has stopped"

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When viewing images in the Gallery, the message "Unfortunately, CloudAgent has stopped". Then the screen goes black.  How can I fix this?

I have a Samsung Galaxy Pro 8.4 tablet, model SM-T320. The Android version is 4.4.2. This just started today.


texts: Chrome keyboard shortcuts, external Bluetooth keyboard, Samsung Galaxy Tab

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There are a lot of Google hits in which people report that the usual desktop Chrome keyboard shortcuts (e.g., ctrl+t for a new tab) work fine on Android Chrome with an external Bluetooth keyboard.

However, none of the shortcuts seem to work in my system. I am using the following setup:

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Android 4.0
Chrome web browser
Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard
Nothing strange configured or installed; I have recently reset the tablet

For example, these things work OK:

System-wide shortcuts (e.g. win+l for Calendar) work.
If I tap on the address bar in Chrome, I can use the keyboard to enter a URL.
I can also edit the address as usual when the address bar is active. Arrow keys work, ctrl+a works, ctrl+c / ctrl+v works, etc.

However, these things seem to do nothing:

Using any of the usual keyboard combinations in Chrome: ctrl+t, ctrl+n, ctrl+l, ctrl+w, etc.


texts: In Google Voice, do all SMS messages have to be transmitted via a data connection?

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If someone is using Google Voice, do they need a data connection (cellular or WiFi) to be on in order to send/receive any SMS messages?

This seems to be a big limitation, as keeping data on all the time can really drain the device's battery (and can get expensive with all of Android's background data).

Also, signal strength for a functional data connection generally has to be stronger than the minimal signal required to send/receive traditional SMS messages.  Inside buildings, it is commonly hard to get a data signal, but SMS messages can often still be transmitted/received.


texts: On the top of the group chat there is nearly a 3 page long list of who left group or joined or change in group subject..icon etc...Is there a way to delete these lines from the chat without deleting the entire chat? When selecting individual messages to delete you cannot select these lines


texts:
I've scoured the web for answers to this and have yet to find a solution. I have added a few words to the personal dictionary in Gboard settings and they aren't working. Trying to create shortcuts for things like my email address, but when I type the shortcut into Gboard, nothing happens.

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Gboard. I'm currently using a Samsung Galaxy S5 and it's on Android 6.0.1, all software is up-to-date. I emptied the Gboard cache. Nothing helps.

Has anyone else had this problem? If so, what did you do to fix it? Thanks. It's been driving me nuts. I am upgrading my phone this week to a Galaxy S8 and maybe that will do the trick.


texts: Casting to Chromecast without Google Play Service

texts:
I am a long time CyanogenMod user without any Google Play Services installed.
It seems like Android Chromecast apps all require Google Play Services. There are some tools (UnifiedNlp, NOGAPPS) replacing parts of Google API, but it does not seem like they are providing necessary API for casting to Chromecast.

Is there any chance to cast to a Chromecast (2015) without installing Google software?


texts: Find application size on Google Play Store

texts:
Google Play site on PC doesn't show application size. Additionally, after last update, Play Store application doesn't show application size either.

Is there a way to find application size without downloading/installing it?


texts: Google Chrome for Android: Chrome Web Store

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Does Chrome Mobile on ICS support extensions?

I have a Samsung Galaxy Y and Google Chrome for Android is incompatible with my Phone, so I am not able to test it. Can someone tell me as to whether Chrome Web Store and its apps are available in Google Chrome for Android too?


texts: Nexcom VTC 6200 installing Android 4.2 or higher

texts:
I've got a Nexcom VTC 6200-NI-DK box wich is a bit obsolete but nevertheless I'd like to install Android on it. As far as I understand its spec is far from being top notch:

CPU - Intel Atom D510 Dual Core 1.66GHz
GPU - N/A
RAM - 2Gb

I've tried different images of Android-x86 from Android 8.1 Oreo down to Android 4.2 JellyBean but I could only run them in VESA 800x600 mode or lower and their performance was inacceptable (I tried to switch off animation and optimize Android from inside, didn't work).

My question, is it possible at all to achieve good-enough performance of Android OS on this piece of hardware? Would it make sense to research into making a custom build, possibly with custom drivers or dropping some unnecessary parts of Android, e.g. media services? This box is going to be used very specifically, pretty much for calculations using some Android software, but interaction with UI should be smooth.


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My WhatsApp QR scanner is not working when needed for WhatsApp Web. It seems blurry, while my phone's camera is actually perfectly clear.
Secondly, I have restarted the phone none worked, same issue not working. Thirdly, I have switched off the phone & again start, nothing worked out. Fourthly, I have tried using my corporate number and the QR scanner started in a micro second in WhatsApp Web.
How to fix it?


texts: How is the Gmail password stored in Android - and where?

texts: I have looked around and found no information on how Android manages to store passwords on the device. Especially Gmail passwords. I'm looking to learn how Android encrypts and stores passwords ? What key does it use and where is this key stored, and what encryption algorithm it uses.


texts: can't see what I'm writing on a web form

texts:
Samsung I9001, android 2.3.6.

If there is a multiline web form, using landscape mode, I'm just seeing the empty part of the web form while I'm using the on screen keyboard.

Any solution?


texts: Can't install any apps that were previously saved on SD card

texts: Recently my SD card stopped working and all apps that were saved to the SD card were obviously gone however the problem is while the phone, LG G6, still works and I'm able to install apps through Google play store I can't install any of the apps that were previously saved on that SD card. I've tried all the troubleshooting options, except resetting my phone, I don't want to lose what's left on my phone. The SD card was removed as soon as it became a problem, with it in the phone wouldn't work at all. Any suggestions?


texts: Frustrating Android Autocorrects - OK, CE, SE

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My Android MotoX frustratingly auto corrects in the following ways...

some -> SE
come -> CE
ok -> OK

I've had a look through my Settings > Languate & input > Personal dictionary both English (United States and For all languages and have not found ANY entries for these.

I've tried creating an auto-correct entry so that 'ok' would be autocorrected to 'ok' (lowercase to lowercase) but that didn't work.

These terms are so generic that google searches are near useless.

Does anyone know how to fix this? I've heard that Clear Data in Google Keyboard's App info would do it, but I have my doubts and would rather not lose all the legitimate auto-corrects I've stored.


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I was wondering if there was any way I could activate Google voice search simply by saying OK Google while using any app on my phone.

I tried searching the XDA forums and couldn't find what I was looking for so I figured someone here might be able to help me out.

If not, thank you for reading this post.


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Up until very recently, I thought that USB C was symmetrical, that it could be plugged in either way and it always acted the same.

I now have two phones that both behave in the same manner. (HTC U11 life and Sansumg Galaxy S8) When using the factory charger and cord, connecting the plug in one orientation causes the phone to slow charge and flipping it over causes the phone to fast charge.

Was my assumption wrong to begin with or is something else the matter?


texts: How is Verizon suddenly tracking my hot-spot usage on Android and how do I disable this tracking?

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I am familiar with how iOS devices report hot spot use by treating it differently somehow.  My understand is that Android is not crippled like this, and there is rightly no difference in traffic between hot spot data and data from the phone itself.
So I was a bit shocked when I received a text from Verizon telling me I had used up almost all my paltry hot-spot "allowance" because this should not be possible that it discriminates traffic like that.  How is this possible?  I have used my hotspot a lot before and never received this message.
I have read something about an "APN"s but there is only one, "VZWINTERNET" which can only be "reset to default" with no option to delete or create a new one.


texts: Lollipop - multiple Google accounts, setting the default

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I have two Google accounts - one personal, one for work. I added the work account last, and it seems to show up as the default for the OS and apps I install. I'd like the personal account, which I added first, to be the default Google account for he device.

Can I change this without having to remove both accounts and add them again in the opposite order?

Edit: to clarify -- while each app will ask which account I want to use, that isn't what I'm asking about. I'm asking if we can change which account the device assumes is primary, and therefor which account it displays first. One would think the first Google account added to the device would be the default, but instead it seems to use the last instead.


texts: IM-A870L Radio Interface Layer broke down

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I am having this weird problem with my Vega Iron since a couple of days. Past 2 days the battery was down and phone shut off. I put it to charging and when I came back after couple of hours, the led indicated green and I pulled it out of charging and powered on. Since then, the phone is not working normal.

It does not show/connect to cell network, thus cannot call or sms
If I try to go to mobile network settings option, the phone hangs (white blank page then black blank page) and I can only manage to get away by using task manager (after pressing back and home keys few times, it shows me the recent tasks where I can close the settings page)
The phone hangs every now and then. For e.g. if I hit power once to close the display, then hit again to open, it takes couple of minutes before it can come back to life
I tried the phone secret info menu *#*#4636#*#* then "Phone information", but the same happens and it hangs.
I tried the secret UMTS menu (##7593#), and it opens with a message "ril socket is not available", if I click the network option (that sets automatic/wcdma/gsm/etc) then same message that ril socket is not available

I tried all this:

Phone restart
Batter removed and then put in again
Sim card and SD card removed
Airplane mode turned on (even on airplane mode, the phone hangs)
Factory reset

The phone battery drains very quick and gets hot as well. I guess phone trying to access RILD again and again.

Is there some way this can be fixed, or at least the RIL call events be shut down? Could the phone be set to work without radio?


texts: Is it possible to pull data using Android Debug Bridge on an N7 while soft bricked

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I've tried countless fixes for my N7 being softbricked (No idea how it was done). I've resorted to using Android Debug Bridge, however I cannot get access to the device (device not recognized from CMD using "adb pull").

The last time the device was used it wasn't set to USB debugging mode and now that it is always stuck on the nexus loading screen I can't change the options. Right now I'm stuck on what to do from here is there anyone out there with the time to help.

The only reason why I'm so eager to not just send back the device is because I have photos on the device I cannot afford to lose. Both Google and Asus, have stated they would not recover any of the files for me and that I have to do it myself if I want them.

Alternatively Could I Wipe/factory reset then use a photo recovery software on the nexus to get the images back. Just to state, my Nexus is stock nothing modified in anyway.

Any advice would help me greatly thanks

Anya~


texts: self-signed certificate install claims success, but android acts as if cert isn't there

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I am trying to install the self-signed certificate for my web server in Android 4.3. I have the .crt file in the root of the SD card (which is actually emulated as I have no SD card in the slot).

To install the certificate I go to Setting -> General -> Security -> Credential Storage -> Install from device storage.

I get a dialog box showing the name of the certificate (the filename  minus the .crt extension) which I can modify (but don't), a "used for" pull down with "VPN and apps" selected and text at the bottom of the dialog which informs "Package contains: one user certificate". Everything looks okay, so I click "Ok". The dialog goes away and a toast message pops up with "[name] installed".

However if I immediately go to "Trusted credentials and select "User" there is nothing there! The new cert is also not under "System" but I would not expect it there.  If I go to a browser after this and try going to my web site, I still get the warning that the site's certificate is not trusted. I have also tried rebooting, but it doesn't make a difference.

What am I doing wrong? The complete lack of error messages isn't helpful.  Is it possible my certificate is in the wrong format? I have tried using the .crt file in the server's ssl directory and I have tried converting it to DER format.

Update: I read somewhere that Android requires certificates to be in p12 format, so I converted the Apache2 certificate to p12 using the following command:

openssl pkcs12 -export -inkey server.key -in server.crt -out ~/server.p12

I then repeated the above steps, got the same success message, and then proceeded to still not see the certificate in the user credentials and I still get the untrusted certificate error from the mobile browser.


texts: What does "Answered remotely" mean in the call log?

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What does "Answered remotely" mean on incoming calls in the call log? See the screenshot below to see what I'm talking about.

I had never seen this before until recently. Ever since September 30, 2017, every incoming call from my girlfriend has had this label. Edit: Almost every incoming call from my girlfriend, and most incoming calls from another friend, both with iPhones on AT&T (I'm on Verizon). Calls before September 30 didn't have it, and calls from other people don't have it. I never see it on outgoing calls either (or missed calls, of course). Edit 2: The previous sentence isn't 100% true, but basically is (see the edit at the bottom).

Does anyone know what could cause this?

Some extra info:

She does forward her old phone number to this one, but 1) this is the number forwarded to, not from, 2) she has been forwarding long before I started seeing this, and 3) these are only incoming calls, so I'm the one doing the answering. So I can't imagine this is relevant. Edit: This can't be relevant, because the other friend doesn't forward at all.

Just to rule it out, I asked her if she might know why it's saying this, if she's somehow calling from her computer or another phone or something, but she said no, she always uses her actual cell phone (an iPhone on AT&T, by the way, and I'm on Verizon).

My thought is maybe it started with some sort of update. I didn't do a system update on that day, but maybe the phone app updated or something. But that still wouldn't explain what it means or why I only see this for her incoming calls.

I found this forum thread where someone is having the same problem, but none of the answers make sense with what's going on. It does make me wonder if it's a Verizon specific thing on Android, but it's definitely not specific to my phone (Moto Z Force Droid).

One last thing worth noting: when I was searching, some people reported seeing "remote call" during the actual phone call. That looks to be unrelated. I don't remember seeing anything like that during the call itself, and the people who have that say it happens on every phone call.

That forum thread was the only other thing I could find about it anywhere, so I can't figure out what's going on.

Edit:
I discovered another friend where it shows "Answered remotely" after he calls me. He also happens to have an iPhone on AT&T. I made corrections above to note this. I don't see this when I get calls from Verizon iPhones, but I'm not sure if it happens with non-iPhones on AT&T (I've had plenty of other calls that didn't do it, but I'm not sure of the carrier.) Incoming landline calls definitely don't cause it.

Also, I've started noticing occasional incoming calls from my girlfriend (the person in the screenshot) that aren't answered remotely. But the vast majority still are.

Edit 2:
I'm still trying to get to the bottom of this, without much luck, but I have some new information: I've seen a small handful of calls with my girlfriend (the person in the original screenshot) that have the answered remotely icon under the regular telephone icon. I'm wondering if it's some sort of bug, but I really don't know. I say that because I saw this double-icon on at least one incoming, outgoing, and even a missed call, and it isn't labeled "Answered remotely," just has the icon. Also, this is rare, unlike the regular "Answered remotely," which happens on almost every incoming call from these two people.

Here's screenshots with the double-icon thing (and also more of the regular "Answered remotely"):


texts: I have a Samsung Note 3. For the last 2 months, I can download APK files - for example, just downloaded the new Google Play Store here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/09/breaking-google-play-store-update-5-0-31-adds-even-more-material-design-highlights-and-moves-whats-new-to-the-top-apk-download/ and it's on the phone, but when I open it and go to install it, when I touch INSTALL - nothing happens. It's there, but it won't install. This happens with any APK. one caveat: in the past if I've rebooted into safe mode - which of course means with no downloaded apps running - then and only then can I install. Some 3rd party app might be blocking me from installing. That's all the info I got. Can you help?


texts: Where can I find the bootanimation.zip in the Evolution X Custom ROM?

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So, I wanted to replace the stock boot animation that comes with Evolution X since it is kind of boring, but the problem was that I couldn't find the /system/media/ directory in any root browser or even the file manager built within TWRP. I just need to know where I can find the bootanimation.zip file in Evolution X, and if there are any further steps required to change it other than just backing up the original boot animation and replacing it.

Specifics: I'm running the latest official build of Evolution X for zerofltexx (Samsung Galaxy S6) with MagiskRoot and a few Magisk Modules.


texts: Why do I have to authorise HTC Sense to access Facebook?

texts: Why do I have to authorise HTC Sense to access Facebook when I do not use Facebook on my phone and have no desire to do so?


texts: Do I need to (re-)partition my SD card for app2sd to work?

texts: I have a rooted HTC Hero, currently running VillainRom (Android 2.1). I want to install FroydVillain (Android 2.2), which supports app2sd, but I'm not sure whether I need to repartition my SD card before I install 2.2 and if yes, how, if I want app2sd to work. Any ideas?


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I have a Chromebook with an ARM processor.
I have installed Ubuntu on that Chromebook.

However, since there is no Skype-binary for ARM Linux, is it possible to use the version of Skype of the android APK, and run that on my ARM Linux ?

Is there some kind of Dalvik enviroment or converter for ARM Ubuntu ?
What would be the minimal emulation environment, if I wanted to emulate android ?


texts: Text to speech: Unable to switch to UK English

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My phone (Fairphone) does not have the 'English (UK)' locale, only the US one. I recently discovered how to download custom voices for Google text-to-speech ('Install voice data' from settings) and have downloaded a UK English voice to replace the default American voice, which I find incredibly irritating (sorry, Americans!).
Unfortunately, even though I have downloaded the voice data, I still seem unable to switch to the new voice, as 'English (UK)' is still not an option when visiting TTS's 'Language' menu. Am I missing something here? How do I make my phone speak to me in my native language? (My Android version is 4.2.2)


texts: Does Android auto-switch between SIMs for data on dual-SIM phones when one of the SIMs has poor reception?

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If you're using the internet on the phone, does Android auto-switch between SIMs on dual-SIM phones when one of the SIMs has poor reception?

https://honestmobile.co.uk/ seem to think some phones do and they advise turning it off so as not to interfere with their own app that selects from the providers they MVNO on top of.

It would be a handy alternative to Speedify VPN to bond separate mobiles, if the SIMs in those could be put in a dual SIM phone.

(By the way, I don't have an financial interest or otherwise in Honest Mobile, nor Speedify).

Thank you.


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On google store, do you actually have control over the purchases you make like access to the pc? For example you decide to buy a movie then can you transfer it to the pc? or if you decide to buy book could you hypothetically add the eBook to kindle?.

So over all the biggest question is "Do you have control over the file purchased and downloaded from google market?".


texts: How to translate question in the Quora app

texts: Some time ago I could see a button allowing me to translate questions in the Quora app as I would go through them. However I now cannot seem to find it. Where can I find such a button?


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so I have 2 remaining .cnt files in /data/data/com.facebook.katana/cache/image/v2.ols100.1/44 and /data/data/com.facebook.katana/cache/image/v2.ols100.1/45

The thing is that they can't be removed in any way. I am rooted and tried with TWRP's file manager, ES file explorer and adb shell. All I get is:

rm: com.facebook.katana/cache/image/v2.ols100.1/45/OiSR12MweCzGONMN1iX7RFU4zN4.cnt: I/O error
rm: com.facebook.katana/cache/image/v2.ols100.1/45: Directory not empty
rm: com.facebook.katana/cache/image/v2.ols100.1/44/5F38tB3DUq0HT5gzyfpNDbnOAwY.cnt: I/O error
rm: com.facebook.katana/cache/image/v2.ols100.1/44: Directory not empty
rm: com.facebook.katana/cache/image/v2.ols100.1: Directory not empty
rm: com.facebook.katana/cache/image: Directory not empty
rm: com.facebook.katana/cache: Directory not empty
rm: com.facebook.katana: Directory not empty


texts: How can I disable the low-battery sound in Cyanogenmod?

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I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S3 running Cyanogenmod 11 (20140804-SNAPSHOT-M9-i9300). When the battery hits ~15% or 5%, an alert appears with a warning sound. How can I disable this warning sound (without removing the popup alert)?

I've tried removing /system/media/audio/ui/LowBattery.ogg; this did not prevent an alert sound, but the sound did change, perhaps to a fallback. I also tried installing "Suppress Low Battery Sound" (aka "Disable Low Battery Beep" via the web browser), but this had no effect either. I tried installing Sound Manager, and turning the system sound down, but this also had no effect.


texts: I have Samsung galaxy j2 ( j200h/ds). Phone is supposed to connect to 3g but it never does. My current network is T-Mobile.


texts: How to delete an app without deleting app data?

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I'm on an Android and my device is a Huawei. I got this device a few months ago and I don't want to root my device because I don't trust myself.

Is there a way to delete an app without deleting app data?

If possible, I don't want to use ADB because I don't know any good apps and my computer is in a bad state and I just don't want to use it. Even if it's a hard or complicated way, I might do it. I do have other devices that might help.


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I only found a question where the cause of this problem was the exchange service.
But in my case the battery went down from 80 to 9% over night, with 55% consumed by Android OS.
What are the services that run under that name that could cause 3:30h of CPU time?


texts: Why has my mobile tethering suddenly stopped working?

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Using a Galaxy A10e. I was tethering it to my computer and it worked just great for a couple days. But after that, when I activate tethering it says that there's internet access but nothing will load. I tried on multiple computers and they all do the same thing now so it must be a problem with my phone. Mobile hotspot doesn't work anymore either.
I also factory reset my entire phone and the problem still persists.


texts: How do I paste my password on Google Signin?

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I change the password of my Google account on a frequent basis. My password is always a quite long alphanumeric string generated by a password manager. Typing it is really annoying, specially on a touch interface, so usually I copy and paste it. It works in-browser, but I can't use long pressing to copy and paste on the "Google Signin" screen.

Let me be more clear. When I change it from the desktop web interface, a few moments later my phone complains about an "Account action required".

Clicking the notification shows me a (native, browserless) screen that says:

  Couldn't sign in: you typed an incorrect password or your account has changed. Re-type your password. If you forgot your password and need to recover your account click here.

Then it shows me another non-browser screen where it expects me to type my password. On this screen, I can paste as usual, by long-pressing near the cursor and then waiting for a "paste" button to apper.

So far, so good. However, I have two-factor authentication turned on, and just typing my password isn't enough. I see a second screen that says:

  Couldn't sign in: To access your account, you must sign in on the web. Touch Next to start Browser signin.

Then it opens what seems to be a browser-within-a-window, with my email address already typed and waiting for my password. The problem is, I can't paste on this screen. Long pressing does not show the "paste" button.

And if I trick it into showing me the button, then I can't submitting the password: I have followed this answer on a related question (writing a single characther and then long pressing), but then pressing the submit button produces no result at all.


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Using XPrivacy, I noticed that the AOSP keyboard is loading once in a while.

The interesting thing is that I don't use the AOSP keyboard on that device.  It came preinstalled, but I use a different keyboard.

Is it safe to uninstall the AOSP keyboard, or will that cause problems?

Details for that device: Stock KitKat ROM (rooted)

Bonus points (but certainly not required) if you can explain why the AOSP keyboard is still getting called.  It's not set to autostart.


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When I first heard about screen pinning in Lollipop, I though it would be perfect for making low-cost kiosks that use dedicated apps.

Here is the scenario I imagined: The admin would configure the device, then pin the app to be used. The user would be locked into using only the pinned app, and would not be able to lock themselves out of the device.

Each of the individual system buttons (back, home, overview) are disabled. Perfect. Pressing the back button gives instructions on how to exit the pinned app (hold back+overview).

It works well until the user tries to exit the app. Holding the back+overview buttons effectively locks the device, with no way to return to the app.

Also, the user is still allowed to power off the device while an app is pinned. Why?!

In conclusion...

Is there an out-of-the-box way of making a screen pinned app that will be feasible to use as a kiosk app?

Or do I need to take a programmatic approach and use something like Device Owner?


texts: Which .iso to download to install Android on my home PC?

texts: I checked the Android-x86 downloads list. It contains .iso files for Laptops. I want to install Android on home PC.


texts: I want to delete a pop3 mail account, but I can't find the option to do that. All I can do is synchronize! I can find the option with my Google account, but I don't want to delete that. I use Android 4.4.2 on a Nexus 7.


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I am not referring to the App opening/closing animations (that can be modified in the launcher or the Developer Options changing the animation scale) but the actual scrolling of websites, webviews, and within applications.

I am noticing this on a few flagship devices, but it occurs far less on Nexus devices. I'm assuming the OEM skins or the 1080p screens on these devices (or both) are contributory factors.

I've tried changing goveneors and I/O schedulers to no avail. This is persistent lag across a range of browsers (Chrome, Samsung, HTC, Dolphin, Boat, Firefox) and across other apps such as Google Plus, the Play Store and Facebook.

Is there any way to improve this scroll lag, it is severely degrading the performance on several devices including S5, M8, Note 3 and others.

Edit: Devices are rooted so all suggestions welcome.


texts: Options for recovering user data off of unrooted Motorola Android in boot loop

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My phone started to boot loop*. It is a Motorola Droid Turbo (xt1254) running Android 6.0.1, and this is a snippet from the recovery screen:

Device is LOCKED. Status Code: 0
Software status: Official
Connect USB Data Cable

From the recovery mode, it gives these options:

Reboot system now
Reboot to bootloader
Apply update from ADB
Apply update from SD card
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Mount /System
View recovery logs
Power off

qe 0/0
Supported API: 3
Wiping the cache partition had no effect, the boot loop remained, however would any of the above options allow me to transfer data to a PC over usb with the ADB. Or are there any services that can read the flash memory?
I should note that I got this phone from the Verizon store and had never rooted it nor installed custom recovery software, however I may have enabled developer options at some point.
*The boot loop sequence is this:

Motorola Logo Bright

Vibrates

Motorola Logo Dim

Full-screen startup animation with sound

Black background with white box saying: Optimizing App 1 of 14

then over the next few seconds to: Optimizing App 14 of 14 (although I have way more than 14 apps)

Then white box says: Starting Apps

Then Motorola Logo Dim for a moment

Startup animation for a moment

Black screen

Repeats

To get out of it, I go into recovery mode and do power off. There were a few possible events that may have precipitated this, and there's no way of knowing which one, these are:

Phone has been (accidentally) dropped twice recently, although in protective casing. The actual phone performance wasn't effected, however there seemed have been an effect on battery performance (required more frequent charging and battery seemed to drain more rapidly when the phone was in use). Also, the second drop was hard enough that when I took the phone out of the protective casing, a small piece of the casing had come off, although there was no visible damage to the phone such as cracks or screen cracks or anything like that and the phone was completely functional as far as I could tell, afterwards. However, it was after the battery ran down after this second drop when the phone entered a boot-loop. Is it possible there was internal damage that prevented it from booting, such as a hardware check failing, or memory damage or something like that?

I don't update apps very often, however I just updated some apps (perhaps the cause for the app optimization card during boot) before this happened. I've seen in some posts that there can be problematic apps that interfere with system files and may cause this.

During the last use, I watched a video on an app, fell asleep and found through that app's history on another device that it had autoplayed through an approximate 4 hr playlist .. before running out of battery and to run into the boot-loop after I had partially charged it (afterwards before trying the cache wipe, I charged it to 100%). Perhaps this had overburdened the device in some way or filled up its memory- the app is supposed to stream, however maybe it downloaded - I've seen some posts that say that if the memory is completely full, it could cause this.

This is unrelated, but thought I would include it anyhow: when there was a mandatory Verizon/OS update (a while ago 24.91.5.quark_verizon.verizon.en.us), it was initially stuck on the Motorola logo after the update. Fortunately, holding the power key to reboot again it was able to boot.


texts: Tethering: I can search, but no search links work

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House move, ISP screwed again, so I'm trying to tether from my Android 4.2.2 phone. This is UK, using t-mobile pay-as-you-go sim, with a 2GB data package. They appear to be tethering-friendly (EE own T-Mobile)

I can check email (secure POP, port 995), but not send (secure SMTP, port 465).

I can do searches on google, yahoo, duckduck, but in all three cases trying to follow a search result just sits there forever. All three of those sites does the annoying redirect thing, instead of linking directly to the target site, so the browser URL is still their site when it is not working - it does not get as far as the target site. The sites I tried directly also do not seem to work, e.g. I could not connect to stackoverflow. (I'm on free wifi at a coffee shop, currently.)

Outgoing ssh (on a non-standard port) worked fine.

An rdesktop connection failed (port 3389, I believe).

This has all been from Linux. I tried both Firefox and Chrome.

I'm a bit stumped where the problem might be: on my machine, at the android phone, or with the network.

UPDATE: As the fact I can write this shows, tethering is now working for StackOverflow (and related sites like this one), and also rdesktop is working. And clicking on google search results. (But not outgoing SMTP, that still fails.) Weird. Could it be bad DNS settings, er, or something, being cached??

UPDATE #2: Three days since I posted this question, and tethering continues to just work. I had just one period of no connectivity, but I was in a better troubleshooting position then, as I had two devices connected, both of which were affected. So I rebooted the Android phone, and it then worked when I tried again.


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my rom freezes a few seconds after it booted up, the screen gets black, then it turns off and there is nothing i can do but reboot. before it freezes it says com.android.bluetooth stopped. perhaps it has something 2 do with it.

im on: crDroidAndroid-8.1-20180926-riva-v4.6.1

recovery: OrangeFox-R8.3-riva

i tried several roms, recoveries and the inferno kernel but same problem. no problem with stock rom.

i got some logs:

logcat (not the complete log): logcat

dmesg: kernel boot log

the new last_kmsg are empty but i have old ones. i can post them if u think they r important. and i have a tombstone log for bluetooth. buts its 2 big 2 post at pastebin ;D i can do it if its important.

sum1 has a hint for me?

cheers


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If I 'adb push' a file to /system/xbin, will it persistent? will it stay until I flash another image?

$ adb push myfile /system/xbin/myfile

Thank you.


texts: How to get rid of Google Play Store has stopped message

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I keep on getting this message: "Google Play Store has stopped." I have tried deleting the Google Play app and could not install it from the web. The next day it reappeared. I keep getting this message:

How do I get rid of it?

Thanks.


texts: Used code bought on internet to unlock Galaxy S3 from 3 UK to O2-UK. Will rooting the device harm it?

texts: My Galaxy S3 was locked to 3-UK when I got it.  So I used a code I bought on the internet to unlock it.  When buying the code the form asked which network I wanted to unlock the handset for.  I said O2-UK as that's the SIM I want to use.  No other SIM cards work on the handset except 3 and O2.  If I root my handset will O2-UK still work on it?  Thanks to anyone that can help.


texts: How do I keep others from pairing their compatible device with my Android phone via Bluetooth?

texts: I'm going to use the mysterious Bluetooth feature on my Samsung J7 to play music from my phone while I listen with wireless headphones paired to my device. Apparently, all anyone has to do is turn on Bluetooth and it will show a list of all the nearby devices you can connect to. How do I keep neighbors etc. from pairing with my phone while I'm listening to music via Bluetooth?


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I have a Galaxy S4, Eu version, not rooted updated a few days ago to Lollipop.

Today 2 strange things happened:
The phone was connected to charging cable but charge was interrupted when it was at about 80%, this morning I found it at 64% (checked on battery graph).

One app that I use daily, installed in main memory disappeared from home and from installed apps. If I search for it on play store it proposes to install it, not to open it.

I do not know if the 2 things are related. I did not uninstalled any app in the last few days and I am sure that yesterday the missing app was there perfectly working.

Do you think there is a chance to recover the data of the app? I tried to browse phone memory (connected to pc) but I cannot find anything. Maybe there is a better way?


texts: Syncing music without iTunes...or can you?

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I just switched from iPhone to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and realized that music syncing isn't going to be the same - but maybe it can be better.

I downloaded doubleTwist from the Play Store because it had gotten amazing reviews on the web and the reviews on the Play Store seemed to back up the love it was getting on the web.

I tried to connect via USB and then became aware of the "USB mass storage" setting being unavailable in Jelly Bean 4.1.1. I paid for doubleTwist AirSync and it stunk.

So now, if I just move folders of music over to my Note 2, it's all recognized by the standard player, but I'd really like to sync it all and not just add and delete folders.

Is there one good app that will sync my music, let me create play lists, show album art and details and won't force me to sync over Wi-Fi? When it comes down to it, is there a way to get functionality like iTunes, but for Android?


texts: What size of SD card can an HTC Desire accomodate?

texts: I have replaced my 2gb sd card with a 16gb one so i can store more music. Now I can't get the phone to play any music at all it says to make more space before opening app'. Any ideas?


texts: Is it possible to open new tabs/links next to current tab in Chrome?

texts:
In Chrome (or Chrome Canary), I'd like to be able to open new links/tabs next to the current tab I'm on. If this was on a PC, the equivalent would be tabs/links opened at the top of the tab tree/stack.

The best workaround I've found is selecting any piece of text on the current tab's page, then doing a "web search" from the popup context menu. This opens a tab next to the current tab, then I'll use this tab for what I was wanting to search. This doesn't work for opening links next to the current tab, however. And I'd prefer if this could be done without needing a workaround.


texts: How much internal memory after updating HTC Desire to official Gingerbread?

texts: I'm very tempted to upgrade my Desire to official 2.3.3, but I was wondering if I'd lose internal memory in doing this. I didn't find any info on the Internet, so I would like to ask that to someone that actually upgraded how much free internal memory there is after the process.


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How to limit how much space an app can take ?

Facebook, for example... Keeps caching useless stuff on the background

Dont care if it breaks functionality

Have xPosed if needed

Edit:

Somehow, android tells the apps when there's no space left

Maybe someone can clone this functionality to fool the app


texts:
I am attempting to telnet from my Ubuntu commandline to my Android phone and pad using the following syntax:

> telnet 192.168.0.4

Trying 192.168.0.4...

telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

But, I get that error message above when I try both devices.

Can anyone help with this?


texts: I recently purchased an HTC Desire 510 ever since I got it I have had issues with not having enough space. I had a 5gig SD card that I was using and it still seemingly wasn't enough space even though I had almost nothing installed on the phone and had almost no pictures or videos or anything else. So I went and picked up a 32gig SD card thinking this would solve my problem. I switched my storage settings to have my SD card as my primary storage source. I know my phone is reading the card because it shows up and it shows me how much space is left but when I went to install something my phone still told me "insufficient storage". I'm getting frustrated because I don't know what else to try and correct this problem. Help?


texts:
(I use CyanogenMod 9.)

Here's something that bugs me.

Say that someone sent me a few text messages or left a few missed calls on my phone. I see them as notifications, which is great because it draws my attention to them as something I need to take care of.

But, once I tap the notification to see the text messages or the people who called, the notification is cleared. Sometimes I just want to look at them but still leave them for myself to deal with later.

The way this is done in emails is to mark emails as unread; you can read an email, then mark it as unread so you'll know you still need to handle it. I'd love to have something similar for Android notifications, or any other good solution to this problem.