texts: Where is my Outlook attachment downloaded?

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I use the Outlook app on my Android phone and I received an attachment in one of my emails. I downloaded it and it automatically opened with another app so I can read it.

Now I want to retrieve it and make a copy, on my phone. Which folder in my phone should I search to find that attached file? I searched the Download and Attachments folders, without success.


texts: Where is the internal memory for Samsung Galaxy S2 and how do I remove it?

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I've removed the motherboard like this: http://gyazo.com/9995b3ba45b8053c2732eee6f62f90da

I no longer care about the phone itself. The only thing I particularly care about now is getting into the internal memory since it has alot of sentimental files that really can't be replaced. A picture pointing out the things i need to take out would be nice as well as some additional info

Thanks!


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I have a Galaxy Ace S5830. I tried using many different Jelly Bean and KitKat ROMs, and with each one (clean installs, without additional apps) my battery behaves weird. When the screen is turned on, even on the lowest brightness, it drains the battery very, very fast. I think with the screen turned on I can't get more than hour of battery life.

But when the screen is off, I can, for example, listen to the music for hours and hours and battery behaves normal.

And what is also interesting, whenever I go to Battery Stats, it shows Screen as 99% user, and sometimes it shows WiFi as 1%.

EDIT: Important addition: When my battery gets drained and I put it to the charger, it gets fully charged for few minutes! I tried wiping battery stats before and after every ROM installation, tried using Battery Calibration app, but nothing helps!

So what should I do to get my battery to behave normally?


texts: VPN not working on Android when on Wifi Network

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I have a Synology NAS server that has a L2TP/IPSec PSK VPN Server running. I used to connect to it with my Android phone (Version 7) (and previously with my iPhone) just fine. Whether I was on 4G or on a Wifi, it always connected without problems.

I have recently replaced my Android phone with a new one (Huawei P30 Pro) that runs on Android 9. The strange thing here is, that I can connect to the VPN when I am on a 4G network, but when I try to connect to the VPN when I am on a Wifi connection, it does not work and comes back with an unsuccessful message.

I am pretty confident that it is not the Wifi network, as I can still connect to the VPN with my old phone side-by-side, but the new one is not working.

Is there any way to troubleshoot the VPN connection to figure out where the problem is? Is there any log files I can check on the phone? Or do you have any hints why that could be?

Thanks for any hints.


texts: How to migrate 4.1 primary user's app data to new 4.2 secondary user?

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My wife has been playing games (Angry Birds Star Wars if that makes a difference) on my Nexus 7 which I have just updated from 4.1 to 4.2. Android 4.2 lets you have multiple users on a single device, so I would like to create a new user account on this device which has all of her game saves.

Without root, is it possible to migrate specific applications data to a new user account on the same device?


texts: How can I transfer the numbers from my old Android phone onto my new iPhone if I lost the old Android phone?

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I lost my old android phone. Decided to try out an iphone just to get literate. I'm wondering what the process is for transferring my contacts from my old android phone (which i don't have access to) to my new iphone.
I'm using Verizon as a provider, so might be able to leverage their cloud, though I am not sure if that's an option. I'm wondering if anyone else has done this before, and / or knows of a standard way to go about it.


texts: How to launch recent apps menu in Android 8.1(AospExtended)?

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I have installed AospExtended's official build for my device last night, since then I'm unable to launch the recent apps menu. Through deep investigation, I found that there exist settings to customize it but it won't launch.

Has the method to launch "Recent Apps" menu been changed in Oreo?
This is the link to my rom: https://downloads.aospextended.com/tomato

Also, I have installed minimal Open Gapps through aroma since my system partition wasn't necessarily big.


texts: How to restore app data backups like logging in to a new device?

texts: Basically, I have lost 60% of all my events in google calendar on both desktop and on android. I know there is a backup of the android app data from yesterday which should hopefully contain the events, how can I restore this backup from google drive?


texts: Switched Language from English to Spanish but there are still english menus

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I purchased a phone for my Uncle and he doesn't speak English but the default language for the phone was English.

I set the Language & Input to Espanol, the Keyboard and Dictionary to Espanol and Google Now's search language to Espanol and 95% of the phone is now in Spanish.

The 5% left is is driving me nut though and I can't figure out how to reset it.  I thought maybe it was the Cache for Settings so I cleared the Setting App Cache, rebooted and no luck.  I tried to Delete Data for Settings App and that didn't work either.

Here are some images with examples of the mix of Spanish and English:

Its driving me a little nuts.  Any ideas?

Samsung S6 Edge Stock with Android 7.0.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Android Browser Privacy Settings: "Clear cookies" and "clear cache"

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I have a couple of questions about privacy and Android phones, though it probably relates to the windows phone as well and welcome the thoughts of any developers.

Do the 'clear cookies' and or 'clear cache' functions actually remove hidden tracking cookies that use either Flash based cookies or the client side storage area inside the web browser?

If not, how do you delete them without resetting the entire phone?


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Can I flash a stock rom through cwm? I have a rooted Galaxy Mega, with cwm installed and want to upgrade to the new kit kat samsung firmware.

Thanks.


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I am a mathematics graduate student looking for ways to improve my note taking. I have been experimenting with recording lectures with my Galaxy S5 (using Coji, which is a great app), but I am now on the market for something a bit more specific.

I want to be able to start the recording at the beginning of lecture, and take pictures of the board throughout class without stopping the recording. Some of the mathematics being taught is pretty hairy, and it takes some time staring at pictures of the board and at your notebook to get it. I would also like to be able to split the hour and a half long recorded file into smaller segments afterwards, say segments going over this or that proof. An app that puts this all into individual sessions (like Coji) would be a plus as well.

Does anyone have any familiarity with an app that has this functionality? I haven't had much luck finding something that hits all the key points.


texts: How to enter CWM recovery on an encrypted Galaxy S3?

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I'm trying to enter CWM recovery so that I can back up my ROM.

While rooting my S3 I could enter CWM using the instructions I was following at the time (which I no longer have around).

Since then I've used the built-in encryption feature to encrypt the device.

Now when I try to press simultaneously the volume-up, home, and power buttons - the device only turns off, and doesn't start booting again until I release all buttons and press the power button.

What are the exact instructions for entering CWM recovery on an S3, and do these differ for an encrypted device?


texts: How do I force reset on Samsung Galaxy Tab A SM-T510 tablet w/o home button if password was forgotten?

texts: I cannot turn it off because it asks for the password.  I can not restart it without password.  I cannot do anything without the password.  The combinations I have found on the internet have not worked either.  Not sure what else to do.  There is no home button, or menu button available in this funky on mode.  Can't get to settings.  A google account had not yet been linked to the tablet as it had just been purchased, had not finished the set up when I was interrupted by my kid who it was bought for.  So when I was interrupted I had not yet written down the password to be put in my lockbox.


texts: How to unlock a Motorola Photon 4G for other carriers?

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I won a Motorola Photon 4G. They are tied to Sprint, which is CDMA, but it is a world phone, which means it supports GSM and uses a SIM card. I was reading that there may be an unlock code to allow it to work with other carriers.

How can I unlock my Motorola Photon 4G for other carriers, specifically AT&T?


texts: KitKat update has made Google Play and Gmail inaccessable

texts: The update to KitKat on my phone was done automatically, and since then I have been unable to access google play, or sign into gmail. I've gotten no notifications or e-mails since Nov. 23rd. I'm told I can't sign into Gmail, but when I'm prompted to try, I can't even get to the screen.


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When I connect to DSL Wi-Fi it automatically disconnects and "sign into Wi-Fi network required" option appears, clicking on which opens Google only.

I tried many times to fix this problem, but I did not succeed. Can you please help me?


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Every day at midnight the display on my tablet (Asus Transforer TF101 ICS) turns on for a few seconds.  Ordinarily, this wouldn't be a big deal, but I am using the Screebl application, which keeps the tablet awake when it's vertical.  Thus, the device turns on in my bag and then never goes to sleep, draining the battery.

Is there a way to find out what application (or system component) is waking the device up at midnight, and how does one stop this behavior?


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In many internet blogs I read that wav audio files are not supported by Android OS. I have also tried to play .wav audio files with the default music player software in Android, but it couldn't be played.

But, recently when I peeped into the media folder in Android's system partition, (/system/media/alarms), I found many .wav files there.

Now I am confused. Does Android supports wav files ?


texts: Is there a way to move the caret in a text box without using the hard keyboard and without a bunch of single touches?

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Often when I'm editing in a text box, I'm trying to insert text and specific location or delete text from a specific location.  It usually takes me a few touches to get it right, but sometimes I just say screw it, delete the word and and retype.

Since I'm usually off by just one character, is there a way to move the caret to left or right by 1 character?  Maybe a gesture of some sort?

I'm a little unsure if this falls under keyboard software functions(If it does then I'll take a closer look @ the alternative keyboard questions).

My device is a Droid which does have a hard keyboard, but I want to be prepared for the day I decide to get phone that doesn't have one.


texts: USB tethering not working after installing CyanogenMod 7.2 on Samsung Galaxy Ace (GT-5830)

texts: I recently installed CyanogenMod on my Galaxy Ace and now its USB tether option is not working. The phone is detected by my PC only when I check the USB debugging mode. I can tether with external applications like Easy Tether but earlier USB tethering was built in for my phone when I had the Samsung stock firmware. What could be the possible problem?


texts: How do I change phone number in Viber from SIM1 to SIM2, when I only have data on SIM2?

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How do I change Viber phone number in a dual-SIM phone from SIM1 to SIM2, when my current Viber account's phone number corresponds to SIM1, but I only have data on SIM2? (e.g. when I have moved to a new network)

(The Viber doc does not say how to)


texts: HTC One SMS Backup File with no Extension Restore issue

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I backed up my SMS an year ago via HTC One phone's messaging application. The backup file that was created on SD card had no extension and its name is "SMS_nai_SD_20160625_701301_0".

I was never able to restore that backup but I now need one of the messages in backup and have already lost the phone. If I open the file in notepad, it starts with "HTCMSGBACKUP_V1" and rest of that are special characters. There is another thread related to same issue that suggests either restore the messages or use emulator. I was wondering is there any other way to handle that if we know the starting characters of the file.

Thank you.


texts: An old unconnected htc one x+ recently stolen

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The phone wasn't connected to my network,  I was just using it for music. But, if connected through wifi, I was able to go online. My phone company is aware of the theft and red flagged it.
 Can these theives still break into my accts and find info on me?  Can they assume my identity and request password resets to get into my accounts?


texts: Fast Roaming Protocols (802.11k, 802.11r, 802.11v)

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Does Android support the 802.11 specifications that allow fast roaming, i.e. prevent dropouts as you move between access points? If so, on what hardware and in what version?
802.11k assists the device in its search for nearby APs that are available as roaming targets by creating an optimised list of channels. When the signal strength of the current AP weakens, device will scan for target APs from this list.
802.11r authenticates more quickly through Fast Basic Service Set Transition (FT).
802.11v allows the network’s control layer to influence client roaming behaviour by providing it the load information of nearby access points. Device takes this "BSS transition management" information into account when deciding among the possible roam targets.
Apple's iOS does, as documented here and here. Windows 10 does if the WiFi adapter supports it as documented here and here (suspect latter is currently out of date with respect to PSK & open networks).
Some Samsung models do, as documented here.
But I can't find anything on stock Android (Google Pixel).


texts: Where is usually located the Python Interpreter on Android devices?

texts: I have installed qpython. Just don't know what exactly is an interpreter neither where should i look for it on Android devices. Thanks


texts: Why am I unable to view pictures sent to me by MMS from an iPhone?

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If I receive a picture message from a friend with an iPhone, the MMS message appears with a "Slideshow" attachment.  When I try to open the Slideshow, I get a message saying, "Unsupported media type".

Can anyone help?  Why can't I view these messages?

Edit: I'm running the T-mod ROM with Froyo (2.2b)


texts: Which option to choose in Redwolf TWRP Recovery for OTA update support?

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I recently flashed the redwolf twrp recovery on my Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (Snapdragon variant; code name - mido) which runs on MIUI10 (beta) based on Android 7.0 Nougat.

Now the reason behind the flashing is the fact that it supports the incremental OTA update.

But I have a problem in understanding which option I should choose to support the OTA updates. In fact, the redwolf twrp recovery I flashed is the latest build and there is no mention on the internet which option I should tick. Here is the image of the page:

Can anyone guide me?


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I'm in the process of developing an Android app and using my Nexus 4 as the test device. One of the functions of the app is to create a folder on the phone for storing data. If I browse the phone using ES File Explorer I can see the folder/files, but when connected to a Windows 7 (64bit) PC I cannot see the newly created folder. The missing folder is called "Cruise Speed".

Desktop screenshot:

Mobile screenshot:


texts: My company support Android on their Exchange server, but they have policies (lockout, and password policies) that get applied to my phone. Are these permanent, or can they be removed later if I stop using the service?


texts: ANdroid phone downloading app(s) when connecting to internet

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I have a android phone. It was working fine. But then it started downloading file which name's something like "com.xxx.xxx.xxx" the exact name I dont remember so I use letter x. After the file gets downloaded, gaming apps start downloading and start running.

I reinstall android, but the problem still persists. Any help will be highly appreciated. Android version is 5.1


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I have found that with my Pixel 4XL (or maybe it's Android 10) disabling Contacts syncing NO LONGER WORKS! With my older Pixel 2 it did work, and I would manually trigger a Contacts or Calendar sync when I wanted to. I have checked and double-checked all the settings (see below)... but it still syncs without me triggering a sync.

The settings I make are as follows ... Via Settings -> Accounts
At the bottom of the main accounts page, there is a toggle named "Automatically sync data" with the text "Let apps sync data automatically". If this "Automatically sync data" toggle is ON and you then select your GMail account, and press the "Account sync" button, you are able to edit the(Google) apps you don't want to auto-sync (i.e. turn sync OFF). I do this (I switch all Google apps to off), and return to my GMail account page. I then see "Sync OFF for all items" in grey text under the "Account Sync" button (my upper case for OFF above).
I then go back up to a higher level .. that is back to the main accounts page. The toggle "Automatically sync data" is still ON of course, and the grey text under it says "Let apps sync data automatically".
I don't want this to happen, so I now set this "Automatically sync data" toggle to OFF.
Here's the problem: after making this last change (i.e. "Automatically sync data" toggle to OFF), when I select my GMail account again, I now see "Sync ON for all items" in grey text under the "Account sync" button(my upper case for ON above)!!  This is completely contradictory! How can it be that after first disabling auto-sync on all the Google apps and then switching off "Automatically sync data" Google signals "Sync on for all items" ?!?

And here's the bigger problem: the above message is correct. Because if I leave the settings as above the Contacts does indeed continue periodically auto-syncing. (I know this because if I delete my contacts in the Google Contacts app in the cloud after a short period all the contacts on my phone disappear too!).

I have tried removing my Google account and adding it again, but without success.
It seems to me that this is either (a) a bug in the "Automatically sync data" implementation .. OR .. (b) a deliberate implementation of Google to fool people that their data is NOT being synced. I have also tried all sorts of variations and checked Google account settings in the cloud too (not much there!), all to no avail.
It seems I cannot now disable auto-syncing of Contacts ...
If somebody thinks I'm missing something help would be appreciated?


texts: creating new folder hangs current window on pc?

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As all of you might know the galaxy note 2 (n7100) doesn't provide the usb mass storage option when connecting to pc.

It connects to the pc as a media storage or camera storage option. Upon clicking on it, I am able to access my card and internal memory.

But when I try to create new folder in the card or internal memory, the current working window freezes.

Also reading writing everything works just fine. And I can create the new folder on windows desktop and then copy to card or internal memory it works just fine. But not able to create folder directly in the card or internal memory, as every time working window hangs and I need to re connect the phone to pc.


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The other day, my friend told me that completely stock Android could run as a ROM on any device you care to mention. Since basically everyone else has told me otherwise, I decided to verify his claim and stumbled accross this Android Enthusiasts StackExchange thread.

I accepted the answer that was marked as correct, but it got me thinking. If stock android cannot be run on any device, how do custom ROMs like CyanogenMod or anything else support so many phones? Thanks.


texts: Google Play Movies with restricted accounts

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I've created a Restricted account for my daughter to use my Pixel C. I've enabled Google Play Movies. However,  when I open the app none of my purchases are visible. This seems contrary to how it is supposed to work, and I can't see how this app would work with Restricted profiles at all. Any advice appreciated.

My end desire is that I can let her watch movies, but lock the rest down.


texts: How can i authorize my PC to my phone that doesn't work properly?

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So yesterday I accidentally changed my phone's (Samsung Galaxy Note 4 SM-N910C) dpi from 640 to 140 using Nomone Resolution changer  that uses root and that screwed up my whole phone because now it completely skips my lock screen background and straight to my home background but all it shows me is the background itself and a tiny error that says "System UI has stopped" and its literally the only thing there. I tried resetting my dpi using adb commands but the problem is that my laptop isn't authorized to my phone, I mean usb debugging is on (i think) but I don't think that will help because I have no access whatsoever inside of my phone and I don't have CWM recovery flashed so I have no clue what to do :'((

I saw this post that says i should try installing a custom launcher to fix the problem but like I said its no use trying to do anything because my laptop isn't authorized:(

I seriously have no clue what to do and I really don't want to reset my phone because I have a lot of important files and pictures there, any suggestions? Thanks.

Update: So i managed to flash TWRP recovery but now i don't know what to do because I don't have a back up and i dont know the file that managed to change my dpi but at least i managed to progress somehow. What do i do next?


texts: I have installed Emacs 1.0.1 from Google Play on Android 5.0.2 on Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. When I try to run it all I'm seeing is a notification "Terminal session is running" but I don't have any terminal window open.


texts: What does data partition in nandroid backup contain?

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I've been trying to find information on what's included in the data partition when doing a nandroid backup.

I couldn't quite figure if it includes:

Media files (images, videos, music)
User apps + Configs
System Apps + Configs
Whatever else...

Reason being, I wondered if I could just backup system and boot:

The media files are synced using rsync.
The system apps are updated anyway when flashing new ROM.
The user apps are backed up using titanium or whatever.

This could save some space of my backups,
since I don't have much to spare -
having no external sd slot and only 16gb of storage...


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I read on another question that the Motorola Defy is a good choice if you want a water resistant phone. I assumed I wouldn't get the phone wet so water resistance was not a factor I considered when I was deciding which phone to buy. As it happened I ended up buying an HTC Desire.

However I do occasionally find it convenient to operate the phone in light rain, or with wet hands. So far no problems apart from a slightly unresponsive touchscreen sometimes, but I'm wondering how much of a risk am I taking here?

Could operating the buttons while they are slightly wet cause permanent damage to the phone? If so, how likely is it to happen in practice?

Mostly I'm interested in the HTC Desire, but if you have had a similar phone that was damaged by a small amount water then that would be interesting too.


texts: Workaround for aux socket partial damage

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So basically, I must have damaged the jack socket of my Redmi Note 3 (OS: Android 6.0.1 MMB29M) - now with any kind of headset (I've tried many!) I can only hear some audio channels, while the rest is almost completely cut out (plays at extremely low volume - it can be barely heard). For example, I can typically only hear instrumentals, and not voice, while listening to music - irrespective of the audio player I'm using.
Plus, my phone does not really detect headphones when I plug them in, so I had to resort to the LesserAudioSwitch app that, if I understood it correctly, forces the phone to use the "headphones" audio out even if it detects no plugged device.
To try and understand what the problem is, I downloaded the app Stereo Test for speakers & headphones and run a test. What I get is that I can hear perfectly clear sound when I test the L channel, and the same when I test the R channel, BUT I only hear extremely low and distant sound when I test them Both.
This makes me think (but I could well be wrong) that these three choices correspond physically to three separately wired channels in the jack, and that one of them is not working properly. I would like to know if this is true, and if there would be any way to redirect audio from one channel to another in order to be able to properly listen to music - even at the price of sacrificing stereo sound.
Bonuses:
1 - Actually my Bose PC speakers are recognized correctly by my phone and with them none of the described issues takes place; they just work perfectly. I cannot understand why (???).
2 - I DON'T have any option for balancing or switching between mono/stereo mode on my phone, not in the accessibility settings nor anywhere else (if there's something, it is incredibly well hidden...).
Thanks in advance for any help!
EDIT: A possible practical solution, at least for music, that in my case worked is to leave the phone as it is and pre-process (via Audacity, for instance) all music to be put in it splitting stereo tracks in two mono tracks and balancing them such that one is "full L" and the other "full R". This way I can hear sound from both speakers without issues apart from the fact of having sacrificed stereo sound. It's not a cost-efficient solution, I would say, but it does the job.


texts: MTP Driver fails to install for CM 10.1 on Samsung Galaxy Note II

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The nightly builds of CyanogenMod 10.1 for the Samsung Galaxy Note II was just released.

I have been using CM on my devices since the G1 (ADP1) days so I decided to give it a try.

I have only had 2 issues so far. (Bluetooth is wonky but I don't use it very often)

Lack of support for ExFAT. This was easily worked around by converting my SDCard to FAT32. While I wish there was support for ExFAT, I doubt there ever will be since it is a propitary format that was licensed to Samsung.
Unable to successfully install the MTP drivers (Windows 7). I have tried rebooting, uninstalling the "existing" drivers and rebooting. Nothing seems to allow the driver to successfully install.

It goes through the entire process of installing the driver. It even downloads it from Microsoft Update after I uninstall the existing driver. But it will not successfully install.


texts: Google playstore showing "similar app available here" in green bar

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Many apps like Facebook, Linkedin have two versions. One small and one full version. When you go to playstore and navigate to any of these apps you see "similar app available here" written below app logo and name in green background.

On what basis does google playstore (android app, web version doesn't show such thing) show this?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.katana

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.lite

Why it does not show whatsapp and whatsapp business in similar fession?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp.w4b


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This is the my first time asking in this SE site.
I have a Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro running MIUI custom from Xiaomi.eu.
The problem is that in every app (third party apps) that uses Wifi, the SSID is not shown.
It may look like nothing but I have problems with many DashCam apps that don't even connect.
I know I must open an issue to the site where I got the ROM, but I don't know if its directly related to the ROM modification or is a permission that needs to be fixed. I tried to wipe completely my phone but nothing. Even after several updates, same problem. This started when I got Android P.


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Recently, I've been learning about rooting/flashing android devices and I often come across web-pages mentioning "ODIN".

From my common sense, I've come to realise that it is some sort of Windows GUI software that helps you in flashing/tweaking android devices.

However, my concern is that wherever it is talked about, it is only provided as a downloadable binary blob .exe file hosted on third party file hosting services. Which raises concerns over trustworthiness of that downloadable file.

So my questions are - What is ODIN? What is the canonical website? Is it open source? If yes then, what is the canonical URL for repository?


texts: How can I check the OS version of an Android device?

texts: I just bought an Xperia x10. How can I check what version of Android it has?


texts: How to use Chrome in Google search bar on top?

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I don't like the Google search bar on top because of the blue bar on top and I can't change the search time range. How can I make the search bar just use normal Chrome Google search?

I use a OnePlus X with Android 5.1.1 Oxygen 2.2.1-X.


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I wonder if I could get whatsapp msgz on 5 OR 5+ VERSION programmatically. I've searched could not find any reference who have tested and said it is working code with root or with out root.

Regards
Michael


texts: I am wondering if the One Plus 5T will work on US Cellular. I have searched all over and all I can find is that it should. I was wondering if any has ever had any luck with this and actually done it. Thanks.


texts: Keep sound from video playing in background

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I have some serious trouble with VLC player on my device, so I have started using KMPlayer.

The only thing I miss from VLC is the ability to continue listening to the sound from videos even while switching to other apps or locking the screen.

Is there any good way to do this, either by modifying the system to make KMPlayer or any player do it, or by using another app?

Samsung I9305, rooted stock 4.4.4, Xposed Framework.


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I am not able to get the intent running for this out loud app. App description says

Launch these activities to change the on/off state of Out Loud:
com.hillman.out_loud.activity.OnActivity

To change the on/off state through a broadcast intent, send a broadcast with these details:

Action: com.hillman.out_loud.ON_OFF
Data: out_loud://on_off?state=[state]

whether I use activity or broadcast.
What am I doing wrong?


texts: How can I unroot OG Droid Gingerbread to latest stock firmware

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I want to unroot my Motorola Droid from CyanogenMod 7 RC (Gingerbread 2.3.3) to the latest version of stock Froyo.

I've been told there's some complications that can happen because of the new file system used (ext4 instead of yaffs).

Are there any instructions on the internet on how to do this? Reading all these unroot instructions are confusing. So many different ways and some don't seem to work.


texts: How does the device knows an app is installed before?

texts: Some apps gives premium support for some limited time. If I uninstalled and installed it next time I couldn't get the same features. How does the application keeps a record of the device? And is it possible to prevent it?


texts: S7 slow practically unusable at app layer

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I know this seems a common complaint but I've been through the forums and can't find any solution to this very specific problem. Symptoms: Since returning from abroad 2 months ago, my S7 is barely receiving data from the mobile network at the app layer. e.g. I just tried to load google news and it took about 20 seconds. Next two attempts timed out.

Weird thing is if I enable the hotspot and connect a tablet or laptop, it loads the same page instantly. Therefore antannae is obv. fine, data transfer test from the laptop to the hotspot are as follows:

However I can't even run that test directly on the phone.
On wifi it behaves much better with no noticeable slowness of data transfer.

What I have tried:

Uninstalling all games, unnecessary apps my kids had on etc.
Clearing the cache
Using a cache cleaning app
factory reset
hard reset
wiping the APN settings and re-pulling
every permutation of the network's APN settings

none of the above has any effect. I've pretty much taken to bringing my 7" tablet around nowadays and hotspotting instead of using the phone directly.

Can anyone please put me out of my misery - am just on the verge of chucking the thing altogether now..


texts: Why I am getting a strange DNS server in my dhcp client android phone?

texts:
Sorry for bad english.
I have a DHCP server router with IP 192.168.0.254
Everything goes well, but my phone and my tablet gets a very strange DNS 1 server: 80980492081

Here is a screenshot:

This is very strange and is getting me mad. I don't know where that strange DNS 1 server comes from. My DHCP server settings are right.

My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S5

Does anybody know what is happening?

Thank you.


texts: Android Devices: use external storage as a default storage

texts: If you're running out of memory which happens a lot on low-end android devices like Samsung galaxy Y, Samsung galaxy Y-DUOS etc. and want more free space for your apps, then this post is for you..


texts: Do "unlocked" phones come pre-unlocked or just the ability to be unlocked?

texts: When you buy an unlocked (carrier-free) device, do the phones usually come unlocked already, or just with the ability to be unlocked easily? e.g. would the fastboot unlocked status be locked when it arrived? I believe this is referring to the bootloader lock and not the sim/carrier lock if those are different.


texts:
In GoSMS, an incoming SMS is usually shown within a popup containing buttons like DELETE / TO DO / OPEN.

What functionality does TO DO provide?


texts:
I have xiaomi smartphone which uses miui rom interface. I'm developing a windows program which manages the smartphone, I want to get the Miui version info which is displayed in settings->about phone, but there it is not in build.prop, so I can't use adb shell getprop.
How can I access that exact string which is displayed under miui version by windows? Thank you


texts: Do i need the internet to root my android device?

texts: Have been trying to root without the intent and it seems it's not working, I have tried every thing, using different applications still the same thing so that's why I'm asking..


texts: How can I play an Adobe Flash video on my Google TV?

texts: I cannot open a Jib Jab video on my Google TV that someone sent me. It says that I have to have the latest version on Adobe Flash.  I thought it came with the latest Google Chrome browser, that's what I have, but it won't play.  Can someone tell me how to fix this?  I have Sony Google TV NSZ-GS7.


texts: My Internal storage is being apparently not internal, and cannot move apps to sd

texts:
I am running CM10.1.3 and have some form of error:

When I go to install an app, and it is too big, it comes up with the storage error – but it says "external storage", even though I have NEVER used an sd card, so apparently, my internal storage is external, even though it says it's internal on the stock ROM

So, I thought "Well, I needed an sd card anyway" and brought a 2GB on to tie me through until I get a 32GB through. However, upon insertion, it mounts, allows me to use it as a normal sd, but I CANNOT move apps to it using Link2SD: It does just not pop-up on the apps screen, and Link2SD seems to not actually do anything (I don't even get the option to move it).

Can you tell me why my internal storage is not internal, and why I cannot move apps to the external SD, and how to fix both?

My current setup

On my (external) SD card, I have a really small partition (about 30mb) and main one (1.9gb) set up, both are using FAT32. Looks like the 30m partition is pretty useless, so I probably need to re-format the card?

Progress

INTERNAL STORAGE- Honestly,  I don't know where to start.

SD CARD-I have try configuring Link2sd again, to no avail. I also changed the format of the sd to several well used ones.  They either had no effect or came up as "damaged, making the system reset it to FAT32


texts:
I am trying to upload a .Rar file to mediafire version 2.70 from my Acer liquid z120d dualsim. I use the share with mediafire feature and it gives the popup that the file is placed in the "Upload" folder. But it's not, infact the upload folder isn't displayed within the apps folder browser.

Where is it then? Is it even uploaded? and most of all: how do I find my file?


texts: Where can I find the default /system/lib for Lollipop

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I have a rooted Alcatel 5017 A and I wanna check the libraries on the system (I think I got hacked) can anyone show me the default content of system/lib for this phone? Thank you all!

Also, I would like to decompile some system process in order to check if their code had been changed, if anyone knows how to reverse engineer the com.google... processes I would love that


texts: Recover files from android that wont turn on

texts:
I have an og Pixel XL, a couple years ago it died on me and went into a boot loop where it shows the white screen with a Google logo and then it shuts off and turns black, and it repeats. It will continue to try to turn itself on forever, fail, turn off and try turning itself on again until the battery dies.

The only thing that works to stop the cycle is holding volume down to open the bootloader screen, from here I have the following options:

Recovery Mode      >>> Choosing this gets back into the boot loop I described
Restart Bootloader >>> It restarts the bootloader...
Power off          >>> Choosing this also gets back into the boot loop I described
Barcodes           >>> Shows me the barcodes of the phones info
Start              >>> Choosing this also gets back into the boot loop I described

I already bought a new phone to replace this one so I don't care so much about getting it working again, I assume this is some sort of hard ware failure. What I would like to know is if there's anything i can do to get files off of it? I have a lot of old photos and songs I'm hoping to copy off its storage.

Thanks in advance


texts: Using mouse to simulate touch on Android

texts:
I installed Android-x86 on my netbook. However, I noticed when I play some games, the mouse doesn't work. (I can only control Android with a mouse and keyboard). I can move the cursor, but clicking doesn't work.
Later, I have done some research and found that the mouse's pointer does not have the size, while touch has. That's why I cannot use the mouse in some games.
Is there any way to use a mouse as a touch? Or any app to simulate touch?


texts: Easy Flashlight/Torch Toggle easily using tasker

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I want to turn on the torch on the device by pressing the power button 3 times(or something convenient) and display a notification saying "Flashlight ON" and turn it off by simply swiping out(clearing) the notification.

I have achieved this by creating 2 macros in Macrodroid.

But I wanted to do the same exact thing with Tasker because obviously tasker can do a lot of things whereas macrodroid is limited to only a set of things and its not worth using both of them at the same time.


texts: Can Google's Voice Actions be started by voice?

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I love Google's Voice Actions! It lets me listen to a song of my choice by simply saying "Listen to <song name>".

Problem is... I can't find any way to start Voice Actions itself by voice. I must touch the screen in order to start it.

So, my question is two-fold:

Is there a way to start Voice Actions by voice? (or without having
to touch the screen)
If there isn't, what kind of a solution or workaround can you suggest
for a blind person?

For example, some phones have only one tactile button (other than the power button, of course) -- the trackball. Is it possible to set that trackball to start Voice Actions when pressed long enough?


texts: Is there an "Inspect Element" option on any browser on Android?

texts:
I often find myself missing the option of "Inspect element" in Android version of the popular web browsers. Do you happen to know any alternatives or workarounds that you could implement to have access this option?

There is of course the line below but that returns all of the page source and not the interesting parts.

view-source:webpage


texts: Google Play Music keeps putting non-music audio files into my music library

texts: So now all of my audiobooks and ring tones are in there with my songs and there's no way to seperate them even though I keep my music, audiobook and ringtones in separately files on my SD card.


texts: Can't I change the sound volume with the screen locked?

texts:
When I'm listening to my podcasts, with the screen locked and turned off, isn't there a way to enable change the sound volume (with the physical volume buttons)?

--update

I'm on a Motorola Razr D3.


texts:
I understand that apps exist to change one's global emoji font,
and therefore send and display emojis universally in a specified emoji font.

Does any software exist
which checks the font in which an emoji was sent in an SMS and
which then displays the emoji in that specific font,
without changing the set of emojis the user uses by default?

(I use the standard Android set of emojis,
and I am all for varying sets of emojis;  however,
I suffer from constant miscommunications when receiving IMs
from someone with, say, an iPhone.)

I'm preferably seeking a solution which does not require that
I know the sender's model of phone,
I use a specific messaging app,
the sender also install the solution on the sender's phone.

(Even so, I'd like to hear all options, if any exist.)


texts: How to add/delete languages from android phone?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How do I add a new language?

I want to deleted some installed languages from android phone and also add some languages to android phone. How this can be done?

(android 2.3.6)


texts: Can the version of bluetooth on a phone be changed?

texts: My phone has bluetooth 4.0.   A smart device I purchased requires BT 4.1 in order for the phone to provide BT call and message notifications.  This seems like a software change.  Can I somehow update the bluetooth on my phone?


texts: How do I set up a VPN from Android 2.3 to my home Ubuntu desktop?

texts:
I want to configure a VPN from my Nexus S (2.3.4) to my home Ubuntu desktop.

Has anyone tried this yet?

I would deeply appreciate tips on which VPN server to use (e.g., is openVPN support native on Android Gingerbread?) and pitfalls to avoid.


texts: Is the external micro SD card path the same for all devices?

texts:
I am using a Samsung Tab 2.

There is a path: /mnt/external_sdcard/myfile. Here, I can save, read, or write my file to the external micro SD card.

I'm just wondering if this path is the same for all devices, or if it may be different.


texts:
I have Micromax Canvas Doodle A111 phone with Android v4.1.2.
My phone has 512 MB RAM by default.
So whenever I try installing some new apps my phone becomes really slow so I decided to increase RAM by rooting.

However when I used swapper app to increase RAM, it shows kernel support required.

I don't know how to enable swapping feature for my device.

Please give me some advice.


texts: Add manually installed android apps to Google Play account

texts:
I regularly install a number of frequently used applications on new android devices.
Since I do this often, I download and the latest versions of these apps and sideload the APKs onto the devices in order to save internet bandwith among other reasons.

The problem I encounter with this is that new applications I install via sideloading do not appear in the user's application list in Google Play even though the apps are free.

How can I get these new apps added to the user's application list?


texts: Which CP & CSC code choose to install stock rom Galaxy S3 i9300

texts:
I am installing stock rom because of get warranty back (now i am running Archidroid).

I don't know which firmware I should choose. My actual region code is XEF (stock recovery is saying that it's XEF. Archidroid is saying I9300ARCHIDROIDARCHIDROID but I live in Czech Republic so It should be XEZ. Than, I don't know which CP number i should choose.. My actual is I9300XXUGNA8 which is Uzbekistan or Kazakhstan (wtf? :D).

What will happen when I flash stock firmware with XEZ (csc) and I9300XXUGND5 (CP)? Thank you for your help. I am noob. I was googling and I found just what is AP, CP and CSC. But not what happen when I change it.

I have international version of Galaxy S3 (GT-i9300)

Thank you in advance


texts:
Is it possible to retrieve a logcat from before a system crash after the phone recovers?  I.e. my phone is running normally, then it crashes and reboots, and I want to view the logs when it recovers to try to determine what caused the crash.  I can't find any way to view logcat in anything other than realtime, except to have a terminal emulator running and execute logcat -f logcat.txt V, then just leave it running forever.  That could build up a massive file that eats up all my storage.

I can't believe there's no way to view a crash report, I just can't figure out how.


texts: Galaxy S2 - Accessing Internal phone memory in Recovery Mode

texts:
How can i access to Internal Storage in Recovery mode using Android Debug Bridge (ADB.exe) ?

C:\Users\MohammadReza\Desktop\platform-tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
4F58000600000001        recovery

C:\Users\MohammadReza\Desktop\platform-tools>adb remount
remount failed: Operation not permitted

C:\Users\MohammadReza\Desktop\platform-tools>adb shell
$ mount /system
mount /system
Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory


texts: How does the "Cast screen" display feature work?

texts: I have a Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.4.4. Under Settings->Display & lights, there is an option called "Cast screen", which can be toggled on and off. What devices and/or software are compatible with this feature? Is this for Chromecast, or something else? Is the screen picture/video sent via WiFi, Bluetooth, or USB?


texts: GT-S6810L Driver for Samsung Galaxy Ace II needs to be installed each time device is plugged in my PC

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace II that for a unknown reason, each time that I plug my smartphone via USB cable to my PC, most of the times, my device is not recognized.

When is not recognized, I have to follow this steps:

Open device manager
Select portatil devices.
Select the driver that has the warning sign > Update driver

And between 20 segs - 1 minute later, I receive this message (in Spanish):

Basically it says that the driver for my device was installed:

The problem that I have is kind of similiar to these questions.

My PC is a Windows 7 Professional - 32 bits.

I bought My Samsung Galaxy Ace II more than a year ago and it wasn't rooted or any similar changes to its system.

After check the Register as says in this source, I can't find the upperFilter entry. I really don't know what else can be done.

I already installed Samsung Kies as suggested in his comment #1, but my device isn't compatible with Kies.

Windows Update sometimes finds and installs Device MTP USB missing driver, but when is not found, I can't plug my device in my PC.

What could be the cause of this behavior?


texts: I saw a couple places online saying you can hit the power button (on the side) and the home button (on the front, at the bottom) together on the S5, similar to the way you take a screenshot on an iPhone.  However, it doesn't seem to be working with the S6.  Can anyone explain the process for getting a screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy S6?


texts:
I checked a lot of forums, like a lot, but no one had my exact problem. I have an ASUS Tablet with Android 4.2.2 and the battery icon in the notification bar has a question mark in it. At least when it turns on cause ocasionally it crashes on boot and reboots itself before even reaching the lockscreen.
Anyways, when I'm lucky and it turns on, it eventually crashes and reboots after a few minutes. If it is on and I try to get to the battery settings, it crashes and reboots.
I didn't manage to get to the battery to check the contact, like most forums say, but I don't think it's the case as it's getting juice from it to turn on...

I tried reseting it by the way.


texts: It the any map app which is using google maps APIs but work perfectly without GPS?

texts:
As I have searched - everybody asking about OFFLINE maps, but I am asking about maps which can use just simple google maps, but does not ask any permissions to GPS.

Currently original goolge maps are without GPS location permission, but they are not working until I turn ON the GPS. Maybe there is any option to force google maps working without asking any location data.

Usually, I know my exact location (when I am walking) or I can determine it very fast - just go to the road cross and you know your position +/- 50 meters. Then I just want to find the shortest way to location I choose.
I don't need any offline map - it won't save battery. But turning the GPS off - does.

Edited:
Turn on the battery saving is not an option - the vibration will be turned off. I don't use sound for calls (I even don't know what is the current ringtone). But you gave the nice idea - just turn ON the GPS, launch maps (without any permission) and after that turn off GPS.


texts: Is there a way to always open Google Drive shortcuts from the same account?

texts:
I have 3 accounts attached to my Galaxy S6. I have a Google Drive shortcut to a spreadsheet on my home screen, but every time I click it, a popup asks me which account I want to view it from. The sheet is only shared with one of my accounts.

Is there any way to set a default account to a document? My goal is to reach the sheet in 1 click, and the shortcut currently requires 2, which is the same as if I opened it directly through the Drive app. This defeats the purpose of having a shortcut at all.

Alternatively: If I sync the file to my phone for offline storage, is there a way to create a shortcut widget there directly?


texts:
My Android device (A Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930F, version 6.0.1) has different wi-fi networks saved. I would like to recover some of the password it has stored.
Browsing through the web I searched possible solutions but none of it has worked for me.

Stored password in wpa_supplicant.conf are encrypted, and even if I change the build properties "ro.securestorage.support" to false, old password remain encrypted or get deleted, and I would like to recover those.
I know that wi-fi password usually get backed-up on google drive, but I have no idea how to recover them from the backup online.
I heard about an Xposed module "Wifi password" which supposedly should show the wifi password instead of the normal dots, but I have a TouchWiz device and if I install the Xposed Framework i'm afraid it would wipe my data, included my wifi password.

I understand that encryption is meant to keep safe your password, but as far as I know, every time I try to connect to a wifi network it uses the real password, so they have to be stored somewhere or decrypted on the go.

Can anyone help me?

EDIT: As I said, if I change ro.securestorage.support property on build.prop file, my stored password either get deleted or they remain hashed.

If i delete .system.wpa_supplicant

  all saved WiFi hotspots will be lost for the first time.

Also as said in the comments, the password isn't encrypted so there's no "way" to decrypt it, but it's hashed and there should be a way to recover it


texts: Disable voice notifications on SGS2/Android 2.3?

texts:
I don't know what I've modified recently, but my Samsung Galaxy SII (running stock Android 2.3) keeps notifying me vocally whenever I get an incoming call or an SMS.

Is there a way to disable this feature?


texts:
I have a HTC One X , Android 4.2.2, everything worked as a charm, but suddenly my WIFI/Bluetooth functionality stopped working. I cant see any WIFI network and cant turn WIFI on/off.

It just shows me the message: 'Error' on the Settings > Wifi dashboard. also I cant enable bluetooth.

At Settings > Info > Hardware info it states:

Wifi: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Wifi MAC Adres: Unavailable.
Bluetooth: 4.0
Bluetooth adres: Unavailable.

I tried a wifi diagnostic app (Wifi fixer) it states: WIFI_STATE_UNKNOWN

I tried the following:

give it a static IP-adres, but I can't reach the advanced settings tab. (Settings > Wifi > Advanced)
Soft and Factory Reset.

Because it cant tell me the MAC adres of the wificard/Bluetooth is unavailable. I am afraid that the radio unit is broken.

Do you have some suggestions for a fix or how to trace the cause of this problem?


texts: How to make stock browser stop asking which browser I want to use?

texts:
I know almost this exact question title was asked, but the original asker stated that he had not set any browser as a default. I, on the other hand, ALWAYS select the stock web browser as the default.

Nonetheless, every time I open the browser and every time I click a link I am asked to select a default web browser. I had dolphin and opera mini installed, but deleted dolphin in hopes that would help the issue since Opera was not always showing as an option.

However, now Opera shows up every time as an alternate and the problem persists as it always has. I do not know of any catalyst that could have caused this behaviour. I updated to Gingerbread (using T-Mobile G2) some time ago (like July 2011) and this problem has only been around for maybe a month or so.

Any help with this?

As I said, I already select that the stock browser be the default. If I check the settings, Opera mini is not set for any defaults. This is seriously irritating.


texts:
I cannot find information on the front camera settings on the LG G4.

In particular, I would like to know what the icon on the leftmost side does (hand holding phone and arrow). See screenshot below for reference.

Any help understanding this icon would be greatly appreciated in addition to the functions of the other icons. A diagram would be most helpful. For some reason one for the front camera settings was not included in the user guides that I came across when I searched online.

Screenshot (click to enlarge)


texts: Moto M: Phone in "Red State". Does not boot. Cannot enter fastboot or recovery

texts:
I tried to install a custom ROM on my Moto M, and failed in the attempt.
I uploaded TWRP, and misguidedly executed adb flashing lock afterwards. Now my phone says: https://imgur.com/a/r2VA0

Red State.
Your device has failed verification and may not work properly.
Your device will boot in 5 seconds.

But it does not boot. The screen simply goes black, and reboots to the same screen.

I can enter the "meta mode", but I don't know what use that is, because neither in the normal mode nor in the meta mode the phone recognized by adb or fastboot.
Linux still recognizes the phone a some sort of USB device, though:

usb 3-3: new high-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
usb 3-3: new full-speed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
usb 3-3: New USB device found, idVendor=0e8d, idProduct=2000
usb 3-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
usb 3-3: Product: MT65xx Preloader
usb 3-3: Manufacturer: MediaTek
cdc_acm 3-3:1.1: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_acm
cdc_acm: USB Abstract Control Model driver for USB modems and ISDN adapters
usb 3-3: USB disconnect, device number 3

Pressing volume down + power button does nothing.
The phone simply remains off.
If I keep pressing the power button a long time the phone vibrates, but still does not boot.

I have no I idea what I can do. Did I brick my Moto M?

I don't really care anymore about custom ROMs or stock ROMs, I simply want my phone to work again at all. :(

Please tell me if you have any ideas or suggestions!


texts: How do I open a used notification in Android?

texts:
Does it have someway to "re-use" the push notifications? I know that exists a way to create a shortcut to only view the used and past notifications. I want something that gives me the oportunity to use again some notification that was gone.

Example:

I have some Instagram Notification:

Fulano liked your photo.(When I touch in this notification, Instagram opens directly in that pho)

So that notification disapear.

I want to see again this notification and I can touch again and see the photo from instagram.

Someone know some application about it?


texts: Cannot take screenshots of Android L emulator

texts: No matter which method I use, I cannot take screenshots of the Android L emulator. I tried through Android Studio, using the Android Device Monitor app, and through adb with this method (first answer) which produces a 0 byte file. I can take screenshots fine with all my other emulators. However, this emulator is a bit different than my others. For the first time, I am using the X86 system image and I enabled "Use host GPU". Is there some new way of taking screenshots I don't know about?


texts: How do I close all, or many at once, Chrome tabs on Android on a phone?

texts:
I'm on Google Pixel 2, Android 11, Chrome 87.0.4280.101.
I have 494 open tabs, as I explain in my answer here on how to count them. I need to selectively close about 450 of them, or just close all of them then re-open about 20 to 50 of them.
How do I mass-close many or all of them at once?
The last time I mass-closed hundreds of tabs manually I sat there for like 30 minutes swiping until they were all closed. I don't want to do that again. That was ridiculous. (Compared to full computers, phones are garbage. :))
This tablet-specific answer doesn't seem to apply to phones, or to apply anymore to the latest versions, so it does not contain an answer that works for me: How do I close all tabs in Chrome for Android?.
Here's what I see in my Chrome menu when I click on the 3 dots in the top-right corner:

This is in French. Translation:

New Tab
New Incognito tab
Favorites
Recent tabs
History
Downloads
Translate
Share
Search on the page
Add to welcome screen
Version for computer
Settings
Help and Feedback


texts:
I've tried disabling geolocalization, yet the data portion of the apps is by far the largest storage hog in my phone (140Mb as I type). I uninstalled the facebook messenger app because it was also taking a lot of storage, any idea why facebook need so much data stored locally in our phones?

Any idea how to put a limit to it? (what else could I disable?)


texts: Reducing power consumption and background processes on Cyanogenmod 12?

texts:
Since I upgraded OnePlus One to Cyanogenmod 12 from 11s, it only brought troubles.

I had to increase maximum current to be able to boot the phone and there are constant background processes that I can't seem to be able to turn off.

Does anyone know what could be running on Cyanogenmod 12 even if I turned off pretty much every new feature? I want to check if I can fix this before reverting back to Cyanogenmod 11s.

Two screenshots below were taken few seconds apart. Whatever is casing current to rise in screenshot 2 repeats every minute or two for several seconds. Phone is left at idle mode with Screen_Bright_Wake_Lock enabled.


texts: Phone won't boot after Cyanogenmod 10.2 update

texts:
I just updated my HTC One X from Cyanogenmod 10.1.13 to 10.2 RC1, which seemed to go smoothly.

It completed the "Checking apps" stage, and when it rebooted, it got stuck on the boot screen (the spinning concentric circles) for about 15 minutes, at which point I held the power button to turn off the phone, but it just restarted and it's stuck in the same place.

What are my options? The problem I have at the moment is I can't turn on or off the phone (just restart) and I also can't get adb to work when I connect it to my PC.

(oh, and no...I didn't backup before updating - because that would have been a smart thing to do)

Thanks for any help.


texts:
I have a Sony Xperia M4 Acqua. I was wondering if there is a way to get rid of facebook ads in my smartphone, something not seen in my desktop pc due to my using of adblock software. Is there something similar for smartphones?

The device is not rooted and the Android version is 5.0. I see those ads as a separate post on my profile. I'm mostly concerned with these ads inside the Facebook app, as I usually don't surf the web with my mobile.


texts: WhatsApp chats disappeared after Android Operating System Update

texts:
I am having a Moto E XT-1022 (1st generation) 2014 model. In order to update its OS from 4.4.4 to 5.1, I had to make 500MB space available so I deleted all WhatsApp database backup files without copying them elsewhere as I knew from my own experience that WhatsApp had nothing to do with Android OS upgradation process since I had already upgraded the same android from OS 4.4 to 4.4.4 and my old Samsung even before that without losing any of my WhatsApp messages but unfortunately, this time all my chats are gone after OS update.

As I thought, WhatsApp tried to take the backup automatically on 3 AM like any other day, but it's not working either. Now I'm left with a possibly corrupt file msgstore.db.cypt8 (size: 103.62 MB). I read somewhere in here that there is a possibility of mending the corrupt backup and regenerating it afresh if the key can be extracted somehow. So is there any ray of hope for me?

PS: Mine is a non-rooted device.


texts: What might cause Notifications about Instant Messages to appear late and batched up on a Huawei P8 running Android 6?

texts:
I noticed a strange behavior on my newly-acquired Huawei P8 phone: Notifications about Instant Messages from WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Threema seem to arrive late and in a "batched up" manner. This can take one of two forms:

The phone will all of a sudden start to beep and vibrate like crazy, displaying multiple Notifications about new Instant Messages, however, those Messages aren't actually new, they may be anything between several minutes and several hours old, and may come from multiple sources (e.g. a mix of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Threema Messages). E.g. at 11:44 my phone vibrated, and showed me two WhatsApp Messages from two different conversations from 11:33 and 10:02.
There will be no Notifications on the phone, and no indicator on the icon, but when I open, say, WhatsApp or Threema, shortly after it has finished loading (less than half a second, usually), several messages will appear at once, both within the app and as Notifications.

It appears as though either the client apps (WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Threema) or the Google Cloud Messaging service or both are stopped and/or blocked. This behavior appears both with mobile connections and WiFi, both when on battery power and when fully charged and connected to mains power.
There are various advanced power and data saving options which I am not familiar with from my earlier phones (might be new in Android 6 or Huawei-specific enhancements) which could cause this, but I thought I have everything set up correctly:

Settings → Airplane mode: OFF
Settings → Wi-Fi: ON
Settings → Wi-Fi → Advanced Settings → Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Always
Settings → Data traffic management → Networked apps: both Mobile data and Wi-Fi checked (√) for all System Services, as well as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Threema
Settings → Data traffic management → Networked apps → Advanced network management: both Mobile data and Wi-Fi checked (√) for all System Services, as well as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Threema
Settings → More … → Mobile network → Mobile data: ON
Settings → More … → Mobile network → Enable always-on mobile data: ON
Settings → Notification panel & status bar → Notification center: Status bar, banners, lock screen enabled for all of WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Threema
Settings → Do not disturb: OFF
Settings → Accounts → Menu → Auto-sync data: ON
Settings → Apps → Advanced → App permissions: I did not change anything here and always accepted the default permissions when installing
Settings → Apps → Advanced → Ignore battery optimizations: Allowed for all of WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Threema
Settings → Advanced settings → Battery manager → Protected apps: ON for all of WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Threema
Settings → Advanced settings → Battery manager → Settings → Close excessively power-intensive apps: OFF
Settings → Advanced settings → Battery manager → Settings → Keep Wi-Fi on when sleeping: Always
Settings → Advanced settings → Battery manager → Settings → Keep mobile data on when sleeping: ON

EDIT: A few minutes ago, I received an OTA update (GRA-L09C432B382) with the following description (bold emphasis mine):

This update optimizes the background operation of Google Duo and WhatsApp for an improved experience.
[Optimizations]

Optimized the background operation of Google Duo, enabling you to make more stable video calls.
Optimized the background operation of WhatsApp, enabling you to receive new message notifications when your screen is off.
Optimized the NFC feature by enabling it by default when your device is switched on.
Provided Wi-Fi coverage in Greenland.
Expanded the roaming coverage.
Optimized the display of UI text elements.

[Update notes]

If you experience any issues during the update, please call the Huawei customer service hotline or visit an authorized Huawei service center for assistance.
This update will not erase your personal data, but we recommend that you back up any important data before updating.

If it turns out that this update fixes the issue, I am going to add a self-answer and accept it.


texts: Is there a way to disable quick charge on Xiaomi mi5?

texts:
Often it happened that I do not need to charge quickly my device so I would like to know if is it possible to turn on/off this option from any settings on the device.
I use only original cable


texts: Nexus 7 debug mode connected/disconnected and vice versa

texts:
During development on an app, i plug in the nexus 7 in my ubuntu and mac. The USB Debugging icon on the notifications always connected/disconnected and vice versa.  How do i keep this from happening and displays always in debugging mode?

i attempt to fix it by these steps:

restarted adb
rebooted device
revoke usb debugging authorization

tried all of these but nothing happens.


texts: When files are created in Android 4.2 and above, are files ever stored in one location?

texts:
/sdcard -> /storage/sdcard0
/storage/sdcard0 -> /storage/emulated/legacy
/storage/emulated/legacy -> /storage/emulated/0

It is known that symlinks in the above example are locations on the Android file system that reference other storage locations on a device. However, when a user creates a file, in any of the locations above, all of the locations will contain the same file, but where is the original file? Does the file remain in the location in which it was created and is referenced by all the other symlinks? I would like to know if any of the above locations store the original file or if there no original file, what is the technical process that Android handles that file?


texts:
I have recently bought a battery replacement, and not happy with the performance I have been monitoring its levels.
I have obtained this graph, and one thing that surprises me is that the voltage doesn't always decrease, it is bumpy.

Is this a normal behaviour?
Thank you.


texts: What happened to the pop-up alternatives in Google Android Keyboard?

texts:
Up until recently, the stock Google Android Keyboard app had an excellent alternatives pop-up.  Long-press a word with an ellipses underneath it and you get a box with many variations.  I used it typically to obtain a plural, past tense, or other variant without having to tediously type almost the entire word before word completion finally offers the choice.

In some recent update, however, those variations have disappeared and been replaced with vaguely related spellings, as shown in the attached screen shot (note the differences between the old one and the newer one).

I find this change almost useless for speed typing and now it takes a lot more effort to enter words.  There is no setting to fix this that I can find.

Does anyone know why they changed this behavior, and is there any way to revert back to it other than to go back to some older version of Android or the keyboard app?

This is the old way:

This is the new way:


texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 4. At some point in the last 6 months or so, voice typing just stopped working for longer than a couple of seconds of dictation.  It doesn't matter if I talk very fast with no pauses at all. It just stops abruptly. I have to keep hitting the microphone button repeatedly to get it to complete.

Where do I begin to start debugging this?


texts:
I get several emails everyday from my security camera system. Such mail contains links to video clips (aprox 20 sec each) form cameras in MP4 format. I use native Gmail client for Android.
After clicking on such link the clip is open in browser but nothing is playback. Only controls are display and shows clip time "zero". I try both native and  Chrome as a browser
The same clip is properly playback when I use Chrome on desktop (Linux) platform.
For test purposes I downloaded MP4 clip from RedTube ;-) which is properly playback on my Android device. But when I try to playback it in the same way as clips from security camera, the result is the same (only controls are displayed in browser).
What I have to do to reach proper playback MP4 files in my Android unit?

I use Galaxy S4 mini, Android ver 4.4.2


texts: At what level of the android architecture can I find a devices audio configuration files?

texts: I would like to change the granulation of volume steps on an android 10 device. The limited mods on xda don't work on my device (lenovo m8 fhd) What level in the android architecture should I focus on when searching for a configuration file and what file types typically exist for this purpose?


texts: What is the difference between versions like 20H or 20A for LG G3?

texts:
LG G3 phones are named differently like: F400 is Korean, D855 is international, D850 is for USA AT&T, D851 is for USA T-Mobile etc.

However, ROMs for G3 are named like this: [LG][G3][D855][20V]

What does the [20x] part stand for?


texts: Is it possible to export my Google Listen Status?

texts:
I am playing with the idea of switching from a rooted stock Froyo ROM on my Droid to a Cyanogen ROM, and one of the things that is holding me back is the Google Listen status.

I want to be able to preserve the contents of my queue, and, if possible, the last stopped point on any episodes in the queue.  It would also be great if I didn't have to re-download all of the episodes in my queue (I prefer to download them in advance, when I am on wifi, rather than stream them).  If I have to re-download, that isn't a big deal, but it would be nice if I could skip this.

Is this possible?  This seems to be the only thing that does not live in the cloud (at least that affects me).


texts: Turn your android device to a wireless set?

texts:
I would like to know whether there is any app to share audio from an android device to a pc as well as to other android devices connected to the same WLAN network. So that people can communicate to others like using a wireless set without using any mobile network. I know there will be a limit for the range of this setup, but it's not a problem.
Also, I never mind installing any software for this purpose in the pc.


texts: How to check how much battery the data network is using?

texts:
How do I check how much battery the data network is using? When I enter Settings->About phone->Battery usage I get the following:

Voice calls
Android OS
Display
Android System
Dialer
Cell standby
Phone idle

Which one is hiding the data-connection part? Is there a way to figure out how much the data connectivity was?

I barely use Wi-Fi, but I'll be also happy to know where that is (if its separate from the connection through the cellular company). Using Android 2.3.5 on Galaxy S 2

I tried searching google, but it just gave me stuff about how to make the battery last longer, nothing about how to check that.


texts: how to transfer app data from any android to any android without using google's servers?

texts:
I want to transfer all apps from one android phone to another android phone, and I want to keep all app data (i.e. keep access to the account), not install them from scratch, but without using Google's service.
From Android 8.0 to Android 10, possibly without root.
What options are available?
thanks


texts: Performance gain from upgrading higher class SD card

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Is the class rating of my MicroSD card relevant?

If you've upgraded the SD card on your phone to a higher class, have you measured or noticed any significant performance difference?  What kinds of apps seemed most affected?


texts: Restore SMS Messages with Titanium Restores then Deletes!

texts:
I understand I /should have/ used a different app for backing up my messages.

I did not.  I used Titanium, and made full backup of apps and data.

I was apparently also using Android Messenger and not Google Hangouts to store my SMS.  This service was apparently deprecated in August.

I go to Titanium to restore my messages, and for a moment, it looks good!  I see all my messages.  Then they rapidly delete themselves before my very eyes!

I try again, I reload app+data, or data only, and the same thing happens---I see all my messages, then I watch it delete them one by one very quickly.

What is happening in this process, and how can I prevent it?  Where are they going?

About adb backups, not TitaniumBackups, but is this relevant (could I get my SMS back if I have an old ADB lying around?)?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/3nrork/adb_backup_and_restore_not_all_its_cracked_up_to/


texts: I only use the map application while driving and therefore would like only for this application to be used while driving.  Can I define a whitelist instead of manually going through on my apps and essentially creating a blacklist of which apps can be used.  This gets particularly annoying when I install new applications also.  Can this be done with root maybe?  I have Nexus 5 rooted running Lineage OS 7.1.  Found this couldn't get the 1st app to work and the 2nd app wasn't truly a whitelist.


texts:
On my LG Aristo, I uninstall an app by dragging it to the uninstall interface at the top.

But then when I go on Google Play I find that the app isn't uninstalled, only disabled. What gives?

I'm not talking about system apps at all. I download an app from the play store and uninstall it.


texts: Overwritten Recovery Partition on Moto G Falcon

texts:
My 2013 Moto G (falcon) was running Lineage fine, but I decided to 'fix it'!

OK - I wanted to try another build, but in flashing I've overwritten TWRP on the recovery partition, so I can't do anything now. I've got ADB installed on my Linux laptop.

I'd be grateful for any ideas, please.

Jim


texts: How to record audio on a smartphone from a mixer

texts:
I understand this may be the wrong forum, but I don't know where else to ask.

I have an LG V30, USB C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, and an aux cord(male to male). What I am trying to do is record audio on my phone, from a digital mixer at my church. This is all the hardware I have for now, but I could by more if I need to. My goal is to record audio from the mixer to my phone. I am wondering if I can connect one end of the aux cord into the mixer headphone jack for output, and the other end either into the headphone jack on my phone, or the charging port using the adapter. I think I will use the default audio recording app on the V30. Is this gonna work? If not, what apps/hardware do I have to purchase to make this work, and how would I have to hook it up.

Please note that I am do not record audio, and I would need a very clear explanation


texts: Epic Games Verifier Cannot be Uninstalled

texts:
I have a problem with a hidden app named "Epic Games Verifier".  I cannot uninstall the app because it's not an app on the home page, and when I click the app in the app list under Settings > Apps, it navigates back to the previous screen (never lets me see the details).  When I enable developer mode and click the entry for Epic Games Verifier, it navigates back and doesn't show me the details.  I also cannot even access the Device Administrators section as well.
I have never seen this before and don't see anything online.  Is the only option to remove it to reset the phone?  I never seen anything like this...
Thanks.


texts: How do I prevent Android from going to sleep?

texts: I never want my Android tablet to go to sleep, can I prevent sleep mode?


texts: how to replace gmail with the new inbox by gmail

texts:
I've got an invite to the new inbox by gmail service. I downloaded the app, but I can't seem to make it the default mailing app on the phone. (when I receive new emails, I get system notifications from the gmail app and not from the inbox app).
I tried to list the inbox app as the default mailing app using "Default App Manager" from the play store, but I guess that deals more with handling "mailto" commands and such, not with system notifications.
how do I get Inbox to show notifications instead of gmail?
I kinda randomly got 2-3 notifications from inbox while trying to make it work, but I have no idea why it happened.

thanks in advance!


texts: Is there a way to check when my Android screen was on and off? I am doing a medical control of when I go to sleep and when I wake up and the screen on/off is a great way of doing it.


texts: copy my exchange server settings password

texts:
The password field under "exchange server settings" is blocked out. I want to add my business email to another phone. Is there any way to reveal the password?

Thanks.


texts: How to use different audio device for different apps?

texts:
I want to play the sound of one app through integrated phone speaker and the sound of another app through bluetooth earspeakers.
Is it possible to set different audio output devices for different apps?


texts: Safestrap app won't run after installing recovery -- "Unfortunately, Safestrap has stopped"

texts:
I can install Safestrap 3.72 (Safestrap-JFLTE-3.72-kk-B01.apk) and then install and use the custom recovery without a hitch. However, once the custom recovery has been installed and the phone is rebooted, the Safestrap GUI app no longer runs (I want to run it in order to uninstall the custom recovery, and the manual instructions for uninstalling from a shell prompt that I found here didn't work). Every time I try to start it, I get the error message

  Unforunately, Safestrap has stopped

I've tried reinstalling the APK, both with and without uninstalling the app first. It always installs successfully, and SuperSU requests root permissions the first time I run it after reinstalling, but it always crashes immediately. I've also tried uninstalling and reinstalling BusyBox.

This also happens if I start from scratch, by re-flashing the stock NC5 ROM and doing a factory wipe/reset from the stock recovery (yes, I've also tried wiping from the Safestrap recovery). Starting from the out-of-the-box config, I follow this process:

Root the phone using Towelroot
Install BusyBox
Launch the BusyBox app and click INSTALL to install the tools
Install Terminal Emulator
Launch Terminal Emulator and invoke su and then setenforce 0
Install the Safestrap APK.

At this point, the Safestrap app runs just fine, and I can install the custom recovery. However, after that, Safestrap won't run anymore (crashing immediately with the error message above).

Phone info:

Model: SCH-I545
OS Version: KitKat 4.4.2
Build: NC5 (same issue if I upgrade to NG6)


texts: Accessing Port 8888 in Android Web Browser

texts: I'm developing a mobile site which runs on port 8888. I want to see how it looks on my Android phone. How can I use my phone's web browser to view pages on port 8888?


texts:
Recently, I was wondering if rooting needs to be a binary choice - root or no root. Can I have a phone that is unrooted, but for specific tasks, I temporarily root it, or temporarily get some privilege escalation for a specific app, and then back to unrooted either on reboot or some other way?
I was intrigued to see that there has been some discussion on such things in this stack exchange site:

temp root vs permanent root, where it was stated that "AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4 currently has temp root", but it seems a very old post
this answer about 4 leading root methods hints about "exploit based temp root methods", but it also says they are still in development or outdated

Any temp root method that somebody could point me to, that can be tried? It doesn't have to work on the latest android version, although if it does, even better.


texts: USB-C hub connection with OTG enabled smartphone

texts: I want to buy a USB-C hub with USB-A ports. Is it possible to connect it with a phone like Nokia 5.1 Plus which has OTG. If it doesn't work with Nokia 5.1 Plus does it work with other phones?


texts: ADB failed to detect Nexus 5 running Android Marshmallow

texts:
File transfer is working properly.
Latest drivers are installed.
Settings -> Developer options (Enabled)
Android Debugging (Enabled)

(ADB Detects my phone when it is in Recovery mode)

So probably there is something wrong in the system.

I'm using Pure Nexus ROM + Nethunter

I'm not sure what the problem is.


texts: I have a Samsung GT-I9100 and its permanently telling me I don't have enough storage space., yet there are 11GB on the USB storage available. How do I use the USB storage?


texts: How can I figure out which App has created certain folders/files?

texts:
I searched a lot but couldn't find any direct answer.
There must be a way to figure out from which App a certain folder or file within /storage/emulated/0/ was created.


texts: Move the pointer and control it with the head

texts:
My name is Stéphane. I am disabled (quadriplegic).
I have a Mac Os 10.15.7 computer where I can move my mouse pointer with my head with this system and with my webcam.
Is there a way with Android to use the webcam to move the cursor?
Thank you.


texts: How to hide the top page navigation on tablet home screen?

texts:
I am a new user of Galaxy Tab and I noticed in comparison with some other home tab screen-shots in another forum, that my tab is the only who has the top page navigation squares shown.

I have only one page like the image below and my question is how can I hide that square too? I am running ICS.


texts: Connector allowing charger and usb computer connection as same time?

texts:
PoE lead me to idea of having some kind connector, allowing supplying my connected tabled with power from it's charger (5V 2A) and in same time being connected to computer (for backup or whatever purpose).

Do you know such hardware solution?

To make it bold: I want to connect charger for power (2A) and have data connection in same time! (imagine a kind of "Y" saped thing :) )


texts: Install custom Android version on a foreign phone

texts:
I'm sorry if this has already been answered or is obvious, I'm not experienced with Android. I recently got a new Android phone from ZTE, but it turns out that it was made for the local market (China) and as such most apps are in Chinese, and Google Play Store and Services are not installed (I tried manually installing from the .apk several times and the app either did not install or did not launch). I'm wondering, can I just wipe the phone and just install another Android version on it, one that would let me install GP Store?

If it matters, my phone is the ZTE Axon 7.


texts: Can I manually rotate my phone while auto-rotation is disabled?

texts: Android has a nifty feature to disable auto-rotation... Is there some sort of gesture or key combination to rotate your screen? (Say I am in a browser and want to rotate). The idea is to be on auto-rotate = off (mostly desired) and manually change the orientation when needed without exiting the application (preferably).


texts: my stored contacts that have the country code prepended doNOT get matched to existing calling contacts

texts:
due to travelling frequently I tend to store every contact in my phones (current and the ones I had in the past) along with the country code in which it resides. so I can still call them when I'm away.

The problem is that with my latest android phone a Samsung GT-S6310 with android OS 4.1.2 when someone calls me from the same country I'm in right now, the number that shows up on my screen does not have the country code prepended. As a result, the number is not matched to one of my existing contacts and I see just a 10digit number calling instead X calling.

Now this is not the 1st android phone I have owned and I know this was not a problem with the old one. Is there any way to avert that?


texts: How could I sync ONLY my calendar with Gmail (optionally when a WiFi connection is available)?

texts:
On my old Nokia C5, there was a quite smart setting to sync the phone calendar with my Gmail calendar when a WiFi connection was available, every say 30 minutes (using MailForExchange).

I'd expected that a tightly-Google-coupled system like Android would do that task even better, but it doesn't (or I wasn't able to figure out how).

First of all, automatic synchronizing is disabled because I don't want to sync contacts, images, mails, whatever. Only my calendar!

I know that I could sync the calendar when I go to Settings → Accounts and Synchronisation → tip on my Google account → scroll to the calendar entry → sync now.

But that's that deep hidden in menus that it is not really fun.

Is there a way to have a shortcut on the home screen that I could use to directly start synchronizing only my calendar with one tip?

If automatic synchronisation with WiFi could be set up (once again: only my calendar), that would be an extra bonus.

My main aim is to sync only the calendar, nothing else.


texts: How to recover files form hide it pro app?

texts: I had photos and videos hidden using Hide it pro app and I changed the memory location to External SD card. Three days back my SD card stopped working on my mobile but its working in pc. I recovered the videos from the program data folder. But the photos are just files now and not in the photo format. Its not opening. Is there any solution for this?


texts: nexus 5, can't see new texts for one person

texts:
Yesterday, I was texting this friend with whom I am romantically involved when all of a sudden, I couldn't see the texts between us anymore.
That is to say that I type the text and send it and she receives it but it never shows up on my screen, at all. On my side, it's like I never sent it. As stated, however, she receives it and can send some back, which I, again, don't receive even though it shows the text as delivered on her side.


texts: How to export/convert WhatsApp chat to PDF/Excel/HTML?

texts:
How do I convert/export WhatsApp chat (by chat person/group) to PDF/Excel/ HTML so that I can open it in a computer? I've tried several methods:

Manual way using screenshot and stitching it using Android app. To be honest, I really don't want using this method. It's the most cumbersome way.
The preferred way, using an app called Backup Text for Whats. This app is the one that has the most feature that I know about. It can filter to backup WhatsApp chat based on person/group chat, and can even convert all your chat to the desired format. It can convert to HTML (which can then be converted to PDF including the images downloaded), Excel (and download images separately), or even text. It's most versatile app that I know about when it comes to backing up whatsapp messages. You needed to install Tri-Crypt first to use it. My Android is 4.2, but now with the current WhatsApp version, it is not functioning. I don't know why.

Does anyone know any other method? Has anybody tried Backup Text for Whats app and why is it not functioning anymore?

Note: whatever the method, it should maintain how it is displayed in WhatsApp, if possible.


texts: Space deleted but not reclaimed for re-use

texts:
I'm using Nexus 5. In the following image, you can see that I have  total space of 12.55GB.  Apps in the dark green bar on the left taking up more than 1/3 of that with 4.93GB.  The light gray "Available" which is nearly the same size is listed as 498MB -- that's much less.

If this were actually 498MB, that would be a tiny sliver, not nearly 1/3 of the storage space.

I've deleted a ton of pictures and apps from my device, basically bare-bones and otherwise not usable even to run the next OTA update. But no matter what I delete the space is never reclaimed on the device:

(Click image to enlarge)

Why is this happening and how can I fix it?

My current theories:

I had an earlier rooted Android but lost the root in the first OTA.  I was able to use SuperSU and whatnot then, so I know I was actually rooted.
On that update, I chose something listed as "Preserve root mode (experimental)" which did not work.  Since that root loss, when I go into my recovery which I believe was Clockworkmod at the time, I don't seem to have a recovery either -- it says "no command".

So maybe the space I cannot recover is controlled by the root user and I can't delete it as a normal user?

Is it possible to restore my ability to use my disk space without wiping my data?


texts:
I am new to the forum and to Android as I am migrating from iOS. I am trying to find an alternative to Apples' Airplay to wireless speakers in multiroom.
I do not have an internet connection at home and I am connecting the speakers via hotspot (the main hone - Samsung) and controlling them via an old phone with the dedicated app (AudioPro). With an Airplay as the main phone, I could use Airplay to stream directly to the speakers - or group - in the hotspotted network. I believe the speakers supports also DLNA.
I am wondering if there is a way to achieve communication between the main phone (provider of the hot spot) and the linked Wi-Fi speakers. I would like to stream apps eg Mixlcoud, Soundcloud, etc directly to the speakers.
If possible I am not looking for:

Bluetooth solution: beside that to me Wi-Fi connections work better    in AudioPro, but I do not  want to have to reconnect the phone to a    different device every time I change room or speaker system;
Options having their own player: e.g. BubbleUPnP can stream local files to the speakers but to my knowledge it only features few online music streaming services: I guess my request is similar to this one: Stream any audio to DLNA/UPNP speakers
Options requiring rooting: e.g. AirMusic seems to offer the function on rooted devices and I am not comfortable with the idea. Is rooting the only option to achieve such communication?

Spotify is able to see and stream to the speakers fro the main phone.
Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Michele


texts:
Am using micromax unite 2 a106 device
Am used the app 'folder mount' for move files to sd card for the apps whatsapp,uc dowloads,picsart,and other apps.
After some days my phone having many hang problemz.
I just uninstalled foldermount and did a hard reset to my phone. But before uninstalling folder mount i forgot to unmount all folders.
Now i am facing many problemz with that.
The folder mount partitions stil in my phone.
If i create a folder "whatsapp" to my sd card and internal storrage. The folders mounting automatically. And afte 1 or 2 minutes phone will hang up. I formatted sd card but it is not a solution. Am tried another sd card. But the result is same.
How i remove these folder partition????
Helpe guysssss.
Thankss in adwance!!!!


texts: Cyanogenmod 10.2 crashes when trying to access storage settings

texts:
I have just installed CyanogenMod 10.2-20130727-Unofficial-i9300 and I am facing a problem with connecting to USB on Windows. Windows won't install drivers when I connect to USB (MTP USB device driver) and Android shows an error that says:

  Unfortunately the process android.process.media has stopped.

Also when going to Settings > Storage it crashes the Settings menu. Can you please help me fix this issue?


texts:
I just bought my new huawei model H30-U10
I have synchronized my gmail account and whenever I try to download any app, the download bar keeps loading forever and doesn't even throw any error
I am not using SD card because its internal memory is 8gb already
My time and date are ok
I am not using sim card, could this be issue?
The google playstore version is 4.6.17 and I am sure its not the latest one and I cant even update playstore through playstore> settings> build version> update


texts: Is it possible to print from an Android device (Samsung Galaxy Tab 3) via mini-USB to USB adapter?

texts: I know you can hook up your printer to the wireless router and connect and print from the Android device via HP ePrint software. But is there a way to simply connect a device directly to the printer via USB and start printing? If not, what is missing? Linux drivers? A general printing interface? (I don't know how any of this works, so I'm taking wild guesses.) Printer is an HP LaserJet 2840, by the way.


texts: How to restore a not working Note 2 to factory

texts: I have at hands a Note 2 that was rooted and Is now stuck to the Samsung logo. Backup is not available. Assuming something is wrong just at the software level, would be possible to bring it back to factory conditions? If this can be attempted, could you point me to some reliable sources?


texts: how do i reset my htc desire 510 when factory/hard reset buttons wont work and i dont have my password?

texts: I have tried holding volume down and power multiple times, i can't access the boot menu.  I tried accessing it every way possible with no success. I cant get into the phone to reset because I don't remember the password. How can i reset the phone or get into it somehow?


texts: Does Google Audit all apps that enter the market place?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Are the apps safe? How can I make my Android more secure?

There are several 'requires root' apps in the market and one of the most famous ones have more than 5 Million downloads as of date. We all know that an app that uses root privileges has the ability to do anything that it wants to.
Google Play is supposed to be a trusted source. Does this mean that these Apps are audited before it is put on the Play store ? Or, is it possible that some of these rooted apps does something malicious in the background ? I've never uploaded an app to the play store and hence I do not know the process.


texts: TWRP accepting `adb` connections but no `fastboot` connections

texts:
I can connect to TWRP (3.2.3-0) with adb but fastboot devices does not list any and fastboot continue (while my phone is booted into TWRP) only prints:

$ fastboot continue
< waiting for any device >

I can rule out a driver problem since I have used fastboot successfully with the same combination of phone, cable and PC.


texts:
Does the Galaxy Nexus have NFC on Verizon? I remember reading about the phone being delayed because competing carriers wanted to avoid Google Wallet and that some carriers had even disabled the NFC chip to avoid that.

But I don't know about the outcome of that situation.

Do all US versions of the Galaxy Nexus have NFC enabled?


texts: Android Studio doesn't detect my LG G Stylo

texts:
Thanks to help from this group, I was able to turn on USB debugging on my LG G Stylo phone. Now When I plug it in, Windows 8 detects it. Thing pops up asking me to choose what happens when the phone is plugged in, but it does not appear in the choose device dialog. It is empty, the device is not there.

I checked the device manager, and under portable devices it has it listed with the driver working OK, saying it came from Microsoft.


texts: Bluestacks ask Google Play Service eventhough it was installed

texts: I'm trying to play Clash of Clans on my Windows 8 PC with Bluestacks app player. Installation was successful and after launching the game and click on Sign-in to Google+, it said Google Play Service is required. I checked the settings->app and it was already installed. I tried to remove and reinstall but still doesn't work. I can't also sign-in to Google account in setting->accounts. Please give me some advice. Thanks.


texts: Why do I keep texting myself voice mail transcripts?

texts:
I am having an issue trying to assess why I am texting transcripts to myself of the voice mails people leave me.

The Problem: I have an HTC EVO 3D on Sprint, and whenever someone leaves a message I get a notification in my gmail inbox of the transcript via Google Voice (ding #1). Shortly thereafter, I then get a notification (ding #2), and then 2-3 text messages (dings #4-5) on the HTC Sense texting app widget, from myself via my carrier's phone number (that is, the non-Google number). As you can imagine, it is incredibly irritating.

Background: Looking into the Voicemail settings on the phone, and the Visual Voicemail settings, I don't have anything enabled to cause this behavior (I am not signed up for the latter service, and the trial hasn't even been configured). Google Voice isn't to blame for these text messages; they are set up to only push to gmail. The texting app itself is of no use in terms of finding out where it is getting these notifications from; it says it's from my carrier's number, but nothing else.

Please let me know any suggestions you have to:
 - diagnose the source of the 2-3 text messages; they are the truly aggravating "feature" of this problem. I am not sure if this is caused at the carrier, hardware, or software level.
 - turn off the notification (sound) for the 2-3 text messages, or to disable the texts from myself entirely. As you might expect, I still want to receive notifications for other text messages, so muting the app wholesale is not an option. I am okay with ditching the HTC app, so if there is one (hopefully with a workspace display) that can selectively mute users (e.g. myself) that might be an option