texts: How can I send a contact from one Android to another?

texts: While I can chose Share by a contact on my Droid's contact list, the Droid on the other end seems unable to open, or really do anything with, the resulting attachment if I receive it via Gmail or the normal mail client. Am I missing something? How do I import what I've shared?


texts: No or very poor cell signal in areas I know have good signal

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My phone worked fine till about the middle of yesterday. I live out in the country but usually I see 3 to 4 bars sitting at my desk in the basement. But now even if I walk up to the top of the hill (200 ft) on the property, from which I can see 3 cell towers, the signal comes and goes. For about 30 seconds there is full strength and then nothing, and I mean absolute zero signal, for a minute or 2. I had this problem last year as the phone was in warranty I just got a replacement. I figured the antenna wasn't connected correctly and it came loose. But to suddenly get this bad again, and I am sure I haven't dropped or jarred phone, I have to think something else is screwed up.
This morning I figure since I hadn't done any updates in a while I should do them. I used my WiFi connection to update and it worked for a couple minutes after I did the update, then the signal was gone again. This makes me think some setting is messed up but where and how to fix it is my problem.
As I drive around I get signal, but noticeably I have to be closer to a tower to get signal and then it gives me 4 to 5 bars otherwise nothing.
I have checked the "Mobile Network" settings; "Roaming" is on, "Preferred Network Type" is set to "Global", and "Enhanced 4G LTE Mode" is on. I have tried changing them all but no difference.
If it is relevant my phone is Motorola Moto E6
This is such an odd problem I am not even sure where to start digging for answers


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I have unlocked the bootloader and enabled USB debugging. I can launch TWRP over fastboot and use the interface.

To root the phone, I tried the following:

Push the TWRP zip onto the device adb push ~/Downloads/SuperSU-v2.82-201705271822.zip /tmp
In the TWRP interface do: Install -> Add Zip -> /tmp/SuperSU-v2.82-201705271822.zip > Swipe to continue
Process finishes and Phone reboots
Open Root Checker Basic

  "Sorry! Root access in not properly installed on this device. "

My goal is to be able to run su in adb shell.

What have I done wrong here?


texts: Why does unlocking the bootloader wipe phone?

texts: I understand that unlocking the bootloader will wipe my Android phone, but have been looking around for why.  Seems to be by design, but what is the reasoning for that design?  Is it some security concern, some obscure technical reason, or just for lulz?  I'm looking for something solid to chew on here, something more than because "that's how it is".


texts: Is it possible browsing the device filesystem with the current version of AS? I've read that in the menu View > Tool Windows > Device File Explorer there should be the suitable tool, but I cannot see anything.


texts: I can't start my phone unless I'm in safe mode. How to fix it?

texts:
So I have a problem. My phone is booting in download mode and I can't start it unless I use the volume up  + home + power. I tried to wipe my phone, but it didn't  work and I lost my data for nothing.

When I'm able to start it, it's in safe mode and I can't remove the safe mode because when I try to, It's booting in download  mode.

My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4 running on android 5.0.1.


texts:
I use galaxy s9, which runs on android of course, and sometimes the option at youtube which enables us to broadcast to tv just disappears. sometimes it comes back. why does this happen and how can i bring it back when it disappears?

Wifi is not the problem, yes both are connected to same wifi network and i made sure wifi is on and working

I am not sure how but the broadcast icon sometimes comes back, sometimes disappears. i tried installing apps from google play but couldnt figure them out. so when the button comes back I am able to do it .but then, a day or two later it disappears. then few days later it comes back and so on...

I also looked at all possible options on youtube when i was even logged in with my google account, nothing to bring that button back.

any suggestions?


texts: Why does my Samsung A8 have such poor contrast after updating to Android 9?

texts:
I have a Samsung A8 2018 SM-A530W, which was purchased from a major Canadian carrier. It recently updated itself to Android 9 through a Samsung application.

Since that update, many of my applications are very difficult to read. In the case of Calendar and Clock, the contrast ratio between the text and background makes text illegible. In the case of the settings screen, transparency to the wallpaper does the same. I'm sure this isn't intentional, but I'm wondering what I can do besides reset my phone.

White text on an almost-white background makes the calendar impossible to read.

Gray text over a gray background makes the clock difficult to read.

Black text over a transparent background to the default Galaxy wallpaper makes settings difficult to read.


texts: Is there a symbol to differentiate between dropped call and hanging up normally?

texts: I have a galaxy s10, long story short I've been dealing with a department that messed up my billing and I'm contesting it, they hung up like 4/5 times and also sent me to voicemail a few times. They're claiming that their system is having issues and that it's dropping calls. I'm wondering if a dropped called has a symbol to identify it? For example this picture here has a bunch of orange arrow going out that says that I called this number, if it was rejected, it would be a blue circle crossed through, if they called me the arrow would be going inwards etc. Does a symbol exists for when a call was dropped on either end? I tried looking this up but I couldn't find an answer about whether this symbol existed or not, just a lot of articles about how to fix dropped calls which isn't an issue I'm having since I can call anybody else just fine


texts: Android reverse tethering is not working?

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I have been trying to share windows pc internet to my android tablet( I Ball Slide, Jellybean) over usb, there is an option in "settings" to share internet, but I can't use internet in my device. When I open "Network and Sharing center", screenshot is given below
It shows two networks, firt one has access to the internet and the second one doesn't, also the second network is an unidentified network. From the Status of the unidentified network, you can see that there has been no data received, the device is sending no data, why it is so?
I haven't rooted my device for reverse tethering(and I do not know whether it is rooted or not), the option was there.
What should I do to make it work?
(win 7 ultimate 64bit)
UPDATE: Other users say that the option in the first image named USB Internet is for sharing android device's internet to pc, to clarify this, I am uploading these two images.  This is the first picture before connecting the usb cable

and this is the screen shot of the menu for USB tethering


texts: How to disable all notifications from the lock screen

texts:
Can anyone kindly tell me how to disable notifications from appearing on the lock screen? I have tried going to settings and then notifications but it just gives me a list of all apps, and I would like to disable them all.

Thanks.


texts: What are the limitations of syncing PC settings (Firefox) with my Android?

texts: Is it possible to sync the Firefox settings (including add-ons) on my PC with my Galaxy 10.1 tab?


texts: When I lose access to my Exchange server, is there a way to keep my contacts?

texts: Changing jobs and will soon no longer have access to my company's Exchange server.  Contacts are in Exchange and synched on my Droid (HTC EVO) using the default Exchange app.  I want to be sure I don't lose my contacts when I no longer have access to the Exchange server.  But if I transfer them to GMail contacts now, I'm concerned it will duplicate my contact records.  Any suggestions or tips?  Thanks in advance!


texts: Some apps (SD card ones?) not restored after factory reset of S5. What have I lost? Help!

texts:
After a factory reset of my Galaxy S5(same accounts and sim etc), some apps did not restore. I suspect it was the large ones I had moved to the SD card a while back for space reasons (I took my SD card out during the reset and restore process).

Looking in my files>SD card>android>data, there are plenty of apps that did get restored that have files on SD card, but it helped me pinpoint a few that didn't reappear. For example Excel. I then checked the app manager and there aren't there under SD card (though I might be confusing the inbuilt and external SD card).

On Play store>my apps & games, they obviously aren't under 'installed', nor even under 'Library', nor when i search for them individually do the paid versions show as already paid...

I synced my backups on google and Samsung accounts directly before the factory reset

My questions then are:
- Where can i find out what I've lost? ie a list of apps as of yesterday
- Is there any way of restoring apps moved to SD card?
- If not, I might as well wipe the pre-reset data folder on SD-card, right?
- What is likely to have happened?
- Before any future factory resets, should i move everything important back to phone before syncing and resetting

Thank you for your time and expertise!!!


texts: Can I use ext4 on my SD card in a non-rooted phone?

texts: I know that on a rooted phone, it's reasonably normal to create a small ext4 partition for App2SD to use, but I'm not asking about that case:  I have a non-rooted HTC Desire running Froyo, and I'd like to format the whole of my SD card as ext4 instead of FAT.  I'm aware that this will mean that Windows PCs won't be able to use the card, but all my PCs run Linux so they should be fine.  Will the phone be able to access and use the card in this case?


texts: How can I move files between folders in the Dropbox app?

texts:
I am using the Dropbox app on a Samsung tablet (Android 4.1.1) and I need to move files from the current folder into a new folder that I have created in the current folder.

I can create a new folder with the menu in the top right but I cannot see how to move files into the folder.  The pull-down menu associated with each file only contains options for Share Favorite Delete Rename Export.

NOTE: I have a terminal on my tablet and I am not opposed to using that but going to com.dropbox.android does not show the updated version of shared folders from Dropbox (but this is a whole other question I need to ask!)


texts: How to install app on external SD card on Galaxy Note 3?

texts: I have Galaxy Note 3 on Android 4.4 and it has a phone storage and internal storage. The apps are installed in these 2, but both are full. I bought a micro SD card but I can't install apps and games into the External Storage (external SD card). How can I do this?


texts: How to import old SIM contacts to Galaxy Nexus?

texts:
I would like to import the contacts from my old phone to GN. I read this guide here, but there is no "Menu" in the People app. I'm running 4.0.2.

Please, does anyone know how to proceed? Why there is no "Menu" if the manual says there should be?


texts: How to get F-Droid to detect updates of itself - how to remove "ignored updates"?

texts:
I'm using F-Droid and noticed that there are newer versions of the F-Droid app available that are not shown when F-Droid checks for updates.

I found that when looking at F-Droid's options > installed applications that F-Droid is listed there, but with a note "ignored updates" (maybe the wording is different, I'm using a translation).

On the App page, there is no "update" button, but just "start".

Is there a way to indicate that F-Droid also looks for updates of itself?

F-Droid came pre-installed with my Shift phone, so maybe, that's the reason why there is this setting.


texts: What do I type in PATH variable for ADB server to start from CMD?

texts:
I am following a Wiki on how to install and set up Android SDK and I am stuck at a step where I am supposed to test if the ADB server works by using the command adb start-server. Is this command correct?

The Wiki can be found here:
http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/Android_SDK

I have done what it says in step 5. But it doesn't seem to work. I get the standard message in CMD that the command is not an internal, external command or a program.

  Add the following to the end of the Variable value field:

  Windows XP: ;C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools\;C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\

  Windows Vista and later:
  Replace YOURUSERNAME in the following lines with your Windows username

  32-Bit: ;C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools\;C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\

  64-Bit: ;C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\tools\;C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\

  Click OK, OK, and OK to close the Advanced settings.

So what gives? The CMD prompt is at C:\Users\myusername when I run the command. Maybe I need to CD to the android-sdk folder first before running the command? But then what use is it to add the path in the PATH variable?...


texts:
There are a lot of Android apps out there that request all sorts of permissions. They want access to your files, your contacts, etc. Many of them don't run properly and/or crash without these permissions.

Is there a way of installing and running these apps without exposing information? Can I "containerize" apps, where it is still granted permissions but runs in a sandbox/container where my personal information isn't visible?

The usual way for me to do this on a computer is to run the app in a virtual machine, but VMs are not available on Android. Alternatives?


texts: Bauhn tablet Bluetooth keyboard not working

texts:
My Bauhn tablet runs ICS. It will pair with my Bluetooth keyboard but doesn't actually type anything. I've tested by connecting to my Samsung Galaxy S 3 phone, and the keyboard works fine. But it won't work on the Bauhn.

Am I missing something?


texts: Delete/modify Keyboard layout for physical keyboard

texts:
I recently purchased an external keyboard for my Oppo Find X2 Neo. It installed fine, and seemed to have a default keyboard layout of US English (as in Shift+2 prints @, not ")
I prefer UK English, so I selected the layout (previously nothing was selected). I've now realised that my pipe/backslash key (beside { and }) no longer registers at all.
This is not great, so I'd like to either go back to the way it was (default) or modify it to US English.
If I go to the Settings > Keyboard & Input method > Physical keyboard, I see that it's set to UK English. I click on it, and select "Set up keyboard layouts". The dialog closes, and nothing happens. I can't change it. I don't see anything else that would let me change it.
Underneath, in "Available keyboards", I have Gboard, and Google Voice Typing (there is no system default - Gboard can't be disabled as far as I'm aware). Even if I set Gboard's language to US English, it doesn't affect the output of the keyboard.
Unpairing/deleting the device and repairing it doesn't reset the keyboard layout chosen. Restarting the phone doesn't either.
I installed External Keyboard Helper, which does let me change it, but I need to change the input device to EKH every time I want to do that, which is a bit annoying.
How can I either delete the saved setting on Android, or clear it from the keyboard (is it stored on the keyboard itself?)
I don't want to be left with a dead key because of not understanding the side effects of a setting.
I'm running an unmodded Android 10, and the keyboard is a generic Universal Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard: https://www.amazon.fr/gp/aw/d/B07BNB6R7G
Thanks


texts: Delete constrained 2048px images and upload "high quality" < 16MP photos

texts:
I'm attempting to delete my constrained 2048px images off of google photos to make way for the new less than 16MP photos "high quality" version of the photos.

My concern is that by deleting the photos off of Google Photos, I will delete my original quality local versions (I have taken backups).

I have tried:

Turning off sync on  (local copies still removed when deleting from Photos)
Copying photos to new directory, and uploading (doesn't upload new copy, I suspect their dupe checking is via date/time)

Has anyone successfully removed their lower quality images, and re-uploaded the originals at the higher quality successfully?


texts: I just recently rooted my phone so I could install SL4A. I want to execute some commands via a Python script, specifically turn Google voice off for all calls, make the call and then turn it back on. I'm just guessing that I need access to whatever the binary is, but there doesn't seem to be a /bin/ folder, so where are my apps installed to? (p.s. Searching from my mobile browser doesn't work on SE so if this a duplicate, please link me and I'll go ahead and delete the question.)


texts: SwiftKey 3 randomly quits giving suggestions?

texts:
I just downloaded the new version of SwiftKey (3) on my HTC EVO running Cyanogenmod 7.1 (supersonic). I use GOSms for texting, and it gives me a popup whenever I receive a text, so I do not have to venture all the way to the messaging app. However, the word suggestions and autocorrect function (as are basically the point of using SwiftKey) do not function in the popup window, and only work after I go back to GOSms to reply there.

Occasionally and seemingly randomly, SwiftKey will not provide suggestions and autocorrect will not function. This usually requires exiting out of whatever is using the keyboard and re-entering that application.

Has anyone else experienced this or found a fix?


texts: Like the title says, is there an easy way to share my location in real-time with friends without letting Google know where I am?


texts: I'm rooting a kindle fire for a friend, I installed the driver through the SDK manager and ran KFU, but now that KFU has rebooted the kindle, it is stuck at the bootscreen. Any help?


texts:
I'm a new android user. Yesterday I was adding a bunch of contacts to my phone and I could see the ME contact listed on top in the Contacts app. I opened up the contacts app this morning and the ME contact was gone. Can someone tell me why it's missing and how can I add it back (other than recreating it in the form of a new contact named "AAAA")

Thanks in advance!


texts:
I have a Galaxy SIII Neo. I use Outlook.com as an email server, and every time I reload it, Internet complains about security issues. How do I tell Internet Outlook is safe and to stop annoying me with that message?
Edit:
First of all, it doesn't always happen, and I can't reproduce it now. It seems to be correlated with auto-reloading after a long time off the Internet app. It had an analogue on my older mobile, with two fundamental differences:

I have the impression it happened much less often;
The old version had a "Continue" button underneath, meaning I could just tap and ignore the problem, though it sometimes popped up again shortly afterwards.

Update:
I got it again. Here it is:

«You have attempted to reach col126.mail.live.com, but the server provided a certificate issued by an entity that is not trusted by your computer's operating system. This may mean that the server has generated its own security credentials, which Chromium cannot rely on for security information, or an attacker may be trying to intercept your communications.
You cannot proceed because the website operator has requested heightened security for this domain.»

What exactly has «my computer» to do with this since the computer doesn't complain at all (though it used to…)?
And Chromium? What is it? I knew about Chrome, but Chromium is new.

Here is the analogue I had on the older mobile, as gotten on my mother's:

My mother's mobile speaks Italian, so let me translate this:
«Security notice
Problems with this site's security certificate
This certificate was not emitted by a reliable organism»
(buttons "COntinue", "See certificate" and "Cancel"). The original English is probably closer to something like «issued by a trusted authority».


texts: Application in Market that Open click returns you back to the market

texts:
I had NetFlix installed on ASUS Eee Transformer and since I am not using it, I uninstalled it.

But now Android Market tells me there are updates, which I do not wish to do, and it acts as though it is still installed. Ok, I went to open it to see the app, and Open just takes me back to the Android Market page.

I see the same behavior on Mobo Video player. I installed it, it said to go get the codecs, so I did, then when I open it, I get sent back to the Android Market page.  Tried uninstalling, same basic behavior.

How do I clean these up?  They seem to be in some kind of installed/uninstalled limbo.

Running the latest update from ASUS, so Android 3.2.1 and latest firmware.


texts: Can you identify this 'N' app running in the status bar?

texts:
This 'N' thing in the status bar is new and I don't know which app it is. I've looked in the applications list but can't find anything unusual. I think it also changed the wallpaper without asking.

Does anyone recognize it?

Here it is close up:

And in the context of the screen:


texts:
How can I remove this notification without disabling Wi-Fi calling? This notification cannot be swiped away like most others, and I consider it to be a nuisance.

There was a "solution" to this problem, posted on Reddit, but it only works temporarily, the notification returns as soon as a phone call is made or you connect to Wi-Fi again. Another "solution," posted on YouTube, involves disabling notifications for the IPService app, but this does not work for newer versions of Android.

I am running android 6.0.1 and I'm on T-Mobile, but I would guess that this notification is here for all carriers and Android versions which support Wi-Fi calling.


texts: What is the difference between USB charging and AC charging?

texts:
I've recently got hold on an HTC One X  having moved from an HTC Desire.

I noticed that my One X charges very slowly when connected to the USB socket on my PC, whereas the Desire was comparatively fast. When charging the One X from the supplied AC adapter the charge is very fast. So, I purchased a new Mains Adapter to keep in the office.

However, when connecting the phone to this mains adapter the device still says Charging : USB under the battery status tab and it isn’t as fast as I thought it should be

So, is there some difference between the supplied AC adapter and this third-party one I have purchased? Presumably the power supplied s not as high or is there something more?


texts: How to avoid Titanium Backup's 50 backup limit?

texts:
In the Pro version I can extend backup history from 1 to 50, but it is not enough.
What should I do?


texts: Why does Android OS need custom ROMs for OS upgrades?

texts:
I have a discontinued LG L5 E455 Android phone that came with Android 4.1.2 OS.

I am forced to upgrade the OS because most of the apps I need to install are not compatible with this version of OS, according to Google Play.

I tried to upgrade the OS through the update option in the Android interface, it did some magic but the Android version is still the same.

I could not find any LineageOS ROM that was created for this phone.

Is it only possible to upgrade the Android OS by a custom ROM? If so, why?
Is it possible to install the official Google versions?
Why does it not work like in Linux distributions that can be installed on almost any PC?


texts:
I just realized there is new icon in my status bar on left of sound icon

I don't have clue what is that icon, thus I also can't search information about it.

Anyone has advise?


texts: Will LG Optimus Exceed update to Lollipop?

texts:
The LG Optimus Exceed ships with KitKat 4.4.2. Will that automatically update to Lollipop, or would I need to root the phone?

http://www.amazon.com/LG-Optimus-Exceed-Verizon-Prepaid/dp/B00K2XX4OY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1439610488&sr=8-3&keywords=prepaid+android


texts: Stock image dump for running Magisk necessary?

texts:
In the offitical installation instructions for Magisk it says: “However, you MUST have a stock boot image dump beforehand, and you also have to be able to flash the patched boot image, either through fastboot/download mode or ODIN”

What’s the rationale for having the stock boot image dump beforehand?

If the rationale is to have a backup when something goes wrong, then strictly having a stock boot image dump is not necessary for running Magisk.

Furthermore, it is unclear to me how to create that dump.

PS: My plan is to root the Xiaomi A2, to be able to directly interface with USB OTG devices from within Termux. The Xiaomi A2 is an Android One device.


texts: Getting rid of one of the second keyboard dropdown suggestion list

texts: I just got the google Pixel 4a 5g. See the screenshot: there are 2 suggestions lists: the horizontal one just above the keyboard (where it says "GIF") and this black dropdown. I find it pretty ugly and in the way of the other suggestion list, is there a way to deactivate that dropdown?


texts: I just installed eclipse along with the tools for developing android apps tonight; so I'm new to both of them. Anyway, my emulator takes about 5 or more minutes to load each time, and generally comes up with errors. And it is always really big, like as tall as my laptop screen, and about half as wide.. Any help?


texts:
Me and my friend's galaxy 5 has a weak Wi-Fi signal. Even in a few meters from access point, it has 2 lines of antenna.
Is there any solution for increasing signal?


texts: How to prevent VLC from closing when paused for around 5 hour

texts:
At the moment, I use the VLC application for my music on my cellphone. Recently, they pushed out an update that moved everyone away from the beta application to the normal one.

Since this update, I'm noticing the fact that the application shuts down after you pause the music for around 4-5 hours.

This behavior ready broke my workflow, where before I only had to plug in my audio cable, I now need to plugin my cable, unlock my phone, open VLC, manually add every audio file in my files, and then turn on shuffle, before I can enjoy my music 2 times a day.

How do I make VLC stay active during periods of inactivity?


texts:
I have PendoPad 7" tablet (PNDP5M7BLK) on Android 5.0.2. My wife reset it using factory reset, and the WiFi won't stay on so I can't connect to internet.

Any ideas?


texts:
I'm running Android Nougat. I would like to know whether there is a way to lock the device while watching a YouTube video or doing some other critical operation so that you don't accidentally kick yourself or of the application or page your viewing in the process.

Ideally a slider button with a lock would be ideal here.

What about newer versions of Android?

Thanks


texts: How to unlock samsung tab with the fingerprint scanner not working

texts:
I have a samsung tab 2 and suddenly the fingerprint scanner stopped working and I'm not able to unlock my device.

Now my device asking for backup password. Which as you all guess I do not remember. After several tries of wrong passwords I get a message telling me that I have 5 wrong attempts with the fingerprint scanner(!) and that I should wait for 30 seconds before my new attempt.

I also tried to unlock my device using Google Device Manager following this article  but one more time nothing happened. I tried to contact Samgung and their only suggestion is to hard reset my device. The problem is that I do not want to loose my data from the tablet.

Is there any possible way to make the fingerprint scanner to work?
Is there any other way to unlock my device?
If there is no way to unlock it can I at least save my data before I hard reset it?


texts: How to diagnose battery drain on Android device using logcat?

texts:
I have been facing a severe battery drain issue on my official Cyanogenmod custom ROM. After discussing it on community forums, it was suggested that I use logcat for troubleshooting the problem.

Problem:
Every time I disconnect my device after a complete charge, it drains battery  rapidly. It loses almost 50% in 15-20 mins. As mentioned above, I am planning to use logcat to try and capture the issue. I am planning to run adb logcat immediately after unplugging the phone from power.  However, I have used logcat in the past and found it very very difficult to extract specific data from the large output. I already went through the official logcat help page and Reading and Writing Logs to see if I could find something useful, but I could not find a solution for my problem.

Question:

Is there anyway to use filters or some other feature where I can limit the logcat output to the stats which are only related to battery usage?
Can something like adb shell dumpsys batterystats > batterystats.txt be of better use to me? If so, how do I use it to get what I want?

UPDATE:
BatteryStats for my drain can now be found here at Patebin. Also this is my Battery Historian Chart:


texts: Prestigio MultiPhone 5430 and nonexistant boot/recovery partitions

texts:
I've got the Prestigio MultiPhone 5430. It's built on Intel Medfield platform. The phone isn't popular as it was released about 6-7 months ago.

Because (as far as I know) nobody before me has tried to hack into it, I'm seriously interested in getting this model's recovery and bootloader partition to have any modding start-point. I've already searched for any clues in init.xxxx.rc, xxxx.fstab and in /proc partition, however that research yielded nothing.

What I already know is:

The DROIDBOOT is locked and doesn't accept any fastboot commands besides some basic info commands like version and one oem erase. I'm trying to guess possible commands.
I'm not sure about the partition layout, devices are identified like mmcblkX and mmcblkXpY where X is device number and Y is partition number.
The recovery seems like it's a really limited CWM recovery; allows only to install updates from ZIP and reboot, but does not allow backing up whole filesystem.
Another way to flash bootloader is to use Intel SoC Manufacturing Tool and Medfield board drivers I got from Intel support (they actually responded and even provided some useful usage info), but then, I would have to get a bulk-upgrade file, like .KDZ for LG.

The partition layout in FSTAB file is:

/reserved hidden /dev/block/mmcblk0_none none size_hint=164
/panic    raw    /dev/block/mmcblk0p1    none size_hint=8
/factory  ext4   /dev/block/mmcblk0p2    none size_hint=32
/config   ext4   /dev/block/mmcblk0p3    none size_hint=16  ro
[then nothing helpful: media - mmcblk0p5, cache - mmcblk0p6]
/logs     ext4   /dev/block/mmcblk0p7    none size_hint=16  ro
[and then nothing really interesting, down to mmcblk0p9, then sdcard begins]

It's interesting that mmcblk0_none doesn't exist in /dev/block, at least at runtime. Another interesting fact is that some parts of init.rc were copied straight from Acer Liquid C1, as far as I can deduce from comment left-overs.

Is it possible the system is hiding some partitions from me? If so, how can I reveal them? Can I get service documentation for this Prestigio model anywhere? Has anyone done any research on this before?

I'd really appreciate pointing me into the correct direction, because I'm in dead-end of this research for about a week already.

Oh, and I already tried asking Prestigio support. They didn't answer (such a surprise!).


texts: How to determine which application is blocking microphone usage?

texts:
Is there a way to determine which currently running application is using the microphone? I suspect the arrow launcher but would like to try and confirm this. I'm looking for a method which would provide logs / debug info to add to a bug report.

Android version 7.1. Rooted Nexus 5x.

I am not looking for another app to provide this functionality. I am a developer (though not Java) and would like to understand the processes involved in gaining access to and blocking the microphone.

here's the dump from dumpsys audio as requested by first answer:

 adb shell dumpsys audio

MediaFocusControl dump time: 12:43:52 pm

Audio Focus stack entries (last is top of stack):

 Notify on duck: true

Stream volumes (device: index)
- STREAM_VOICE_CALL:
   Muted: false
   Min: 1
   Max: 7
   Current: 1 (earpiece): 5, 40000000 (default): 5
   Devices: speaker
- STREAM_SYSTEM:
   Muted: false
   Min: 0
   Max: 7
   Current: 1 (earpiece): 5, 2 (speaker): 4, 40000000 (default): 5
   Devices: speaker
- STREAM_RING:
   Muted: false
   Min: 0
   Max: 7
   Current: 1 (earpiece): 5, 2 (speaker): 4, 40000000 (default): 5
   Devices: speaker
- STREAM_MUSIC:
   Muted: false
   Min: 0
   Max: 15
   Current: 4 (headset): 5, 8 (headphone): 5, 40000000 (default): 11
   Devices: speaker
- STREAM_ALARM:
   Muted: false
   Min: 0
   Max: 7
   Current: 40000000 (default): 6
   Devices: speaker
- STREAM_NOTIFICATION:
   Muted: false
   Min: 0
   Max: 7
   Current: 1 (earpiece): 5, 2 (speaker): 4, 40000000 (default): 5
   Devices: speaker
- STREAM_BLUETOOTH_SCO:
   Muted: false
   Min: 0
   Max: 15
   Current: 40000000 (default): 7
   Devices: speaker
- STREAM_SYSTEM_ENFORCED:
   Muted: false
   Min: 0
   Max: 7
   Current: 1 (earpiece): 5, 2 (speaker): 4, 40000000 (default): 5
   Devices: speaker
- STREAM_DTMF:
   Muted: false
   Min: 0
   Max: 15
   Current: 1 (earpiece): 11, 2 (speaker): 9, 40000000 (default): 11
   Devices: speaker
- STREAM_TTS:
   Muted: false
   Min: 0
   Max: 15
   Current: 4 (headset): 5, 8 (headphone): 5, 40000000 (default): 11
   Devices: speaker

- mute affected streams = 0x2e

Ringer mode:
- mode (internal) = NORMAL
- mode (external) = NORMAL
- ringer mode affected streams = 0x1a6 (STREAM_SYSTEM,STREAM_RING,STREAM_NOTIFICATION,STREAM_SYSTEM_ENFORCED,STREAM_DTMF)
- ringer mode muted streams = 0x0
- delegate = ZenModeHelper

Audio routes:
  mMainType=0x0
  mBluetoothName=null

Other state:
  mVolumeController=VolumeController(android.os.BinderProxy@2e64f54,mVisible=false)
  mSafeMediaVolumeState=SAFE_MEDIA_VOLUME_INACTIVE
  mSafeMediaVolumeIndex=50
  mPendingVolumeCommand=null
  mMusicActiveMs=1500001
  mMcc=234
  mCameraSoundForced=false
  mHasVibrator=true
  mControllerService={mUid=0,mComponent=null}
  mVolumePolicy=VolumePolicy[volumeDownToEnterSilent=true,volumeUpToExitSilent=true,doNotDisturbWhenSilent=true,vibrateToSilentDebounce=400]

I have also tried:

adb shell dumpsys activity broadcasts | grep -i microphone

This gives no output.


texts: What is this "shadow" called and what's the purpose?

texts:
When you slide Chrome browser (or FireFox) to extreme left, right or upwards, you see this shadow (for want of a better word) for a few seconds, as shown

What is it called and what's the purpose ? (Can't Google since I don't know what it is :)

It's on Moto X Play and it's not the jelly scrolling reported on some recent phones


texts: WhatsApp photos getting corrupted after transferring/copying them from original location to external SD card

texts:
My WhatsApp media (photos and videos) gets corrupted when I move and copy them from their default location to the external SD card. The photos and videos behave properly for some time before becoming greyed out and unrecoverable. Moreover, it is very puzzling to me that this does not happen with all of the transferred/copied WhatsApp media. While majority of the files get corrupted and unusable, some of the files are good. I have no idea why this is happening. Could anyone shed more light on this issue? I have a Galaxy Grand Prime +.
EDIT 1:
This answer looked useful but it claims a faulty SD card to be the cause. Moreover, my issues seem to be occurring only with WhatsApp media.
EDIT 2:
I took photos from my camera and put them in my SD card and even those photos got corrupted. So the problem is not confined to WhatsApp.


texts:
I want to unlock bootloader on Android 8.0 FBE encrypted with PIN
I don't wanna lose my data, therefore i made backup of userdata partition before
According to CCC the bootloader state is part of encryption. The video neither explain how bootloader state is involved in KDF KEK DEK chain nor this concerns FBE
After unlocking bootloader + factory reset + restoring userdata partition,
encryption probably won't work. does this concern twrp too, is there any method to overcome this?
I cannot test that as i don't want to unlock bootloader without backup at moment


texts: How to restore purchase from multiple google play store?

texts: I have multiple account logged in my google play store and I have different app purchased from different account. My all purchase from one account got restored(the one which who logged in first in my play store) and unable to restore the other app purchase . When I try to restore the purchase of app I get purchasing option from another account other than from the account purchased earlier.


texts:
When I connect my phone to my computer, no files are found on the device. It says this folder is empty. This is a new unlocked phone running Nougat 7.1.1 and this is the first time I've connected it to my PC. I've tried turning on USB-debugging but nothing changes. Is there a way to fix this?

    UPDATE:
    I fixed the problem by changing USB configuration to PTP (picture transfer protocol), then back to MTP (media transfer protocol. Thanks for all your help!


texts: Why is it that Android still can't be installed as regular OS?

texts:
Are there any technical or others reasons why Android is still a firmware and not an OS which can be just installed without a lot of hassle?

Why there is no universal image which could detect appropriate drivers (kernel modules), partition NAND in some standard way and configure boot loader to boot updated OS version?

What stops Google from making a real (less firmware-like) OS (an OS for small ARM, x86 etc. devices)?


texts: Where are the magnets on the samsung tablets

texts: So is there a magnet within in the samsung tablets for the smart covers to work like the iPads or is it just on the cover it's self


texts: G2/Froyo - Settings Quick Keys - How to set to "Wireless & Networks"

texts:
When I configure my G2's "Quick Keys", I cannot set it to anything in "Settings > Wireless & Networks", except the main "WiFi settings" panel.

Ideally I would want quick keys assigned to "Tethering & portable hotspot", that would allow me to turn on data-forwarding quickly.

For the time being, I also need easy access to "Mobile network Settings", because I need to turn "Use only 2G networks" on and off, because I happen to be one of the lucky people that hit the data throttle, and cannot make voice calls when it is busy during the day.


texts: How to change the font of only one application?

texts:
There's an app called JuiceSSH and it's running perfectly but whenever I change my phone's font it via themes app, JuiceSSH acts weirdly inside the terminal: weird spaces and letters show. My question is how to change the font of this app only to something default, I've tried using APK editor and it always says failed to compile, and I've no idea what should I do. Can anyone please help?

(Running Android 8.1, EMUI 8.2)


texts: Alert Dialog List View Shows White Text on White?

texts:
I updated my Motorola RAZR to ICS lately, and was using the Go Launcher Ex launcher, and when I tried to select a widget, it popped up a "Choose Widget" dialog that showed the icons, but the text was white on white background.  I can see them if I select them, but not otherwise.

At first I thought this was a problem with Go Launcher Ex, so I installed the Apex launcher instead, and it's choose widget dialog shows the same white on white text again (see below).

I've tried changing Go Launcher Ex and Apex themes, but still have the issue so I began wondering if it was an issue with the underlying color palettes.  I've seen a few posts about this being an issue with the "Light Theme", and they suggest choosing a different theme when you create the alert dialog.  However, I'm just a user, not a developer, so I'm wondering the following:

1) Is this just a bug in Go Launcher Ex and Apex Launchers respectively, and I should complain to both of them?

or

2) Is there something goofed up with the color palette of my phone's light theme and I can tweak it?

Thanks in advance...

Screenshot (click image to enlarge)


texts: Force close message for every single application on Easypad Junior

texts:
I have an Easypad Junior and have the following problem with it: When I start it and unlock it i get this error:

  The application <..., it does that for every single one> has stopped
  unexpectedly

The only thing I can do is to press Force close and then I enter a loop of pressing that. That leads nowhere. In safe mode, the same story.

Can you please help me?


texts:
I don't know if someone already rooted my Samsung Sm-t530.
Can somebody help me?

I just find some files like

Knox emulated
Emulated
Extsdcard
Sdcard
Mnt
Storage/emulated
Dev/emulated

And i cannot find Imei.


texts: triggering proximity sensor when receiving phone calls

texts: i find one thing annoying with my Android phone is that ,whenever i receive a call with the phone inside my pocket, i accidentally end up cutting(i mean ending) the call when trying to take the phone from my pocket .so i need to create an app to do this following: whenever i receive calls i need to activate the proximity sensor and turn off the screen to prevent ending of calls. is this possible practically?i found this feature in cyanogen mod phones but not with other standard android skinned phones


texts: How to get device name like whyred für Xiaomi Redmi Note 5?

texts:
For custom ROMs like LineageOS, the more specific device names are used. So e.g. the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 is called whyred or Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge goes hero2lte. Having some experience in Android and custom ROMs, I don't know how to find out device names based on the colloquially used device names (Redmi Note 5 ~> whyred).

Neither in specs on e.g. shop sites, nor in the device info. Lets look at the device info  of a Xiamo Redmi Note 5 Pro:

I only see M1803E7SG as model name here, but no match to the device name used for custom ROMs. Especially on Xiamo it's a big mess to get rich of different model or editions. Sometimes a single model is not equal across different regions.

Edit

For M1803E7SG I found this article which says:

  For reference, our review unit is the M1803E7SG. This is also known as
  the Redmi Note 5 AI Dual Camera. It is neither the Redmi 5 Plus, which
  is listed as the Redmi Note 5 on Xiaomi's Mi website, nor is it the
  Redmi Note 5 Pro either. All three devices are powered by a Qualcomm
  Snapdragon 636 SoC, but they feature different camera hardware and
  memory options among other differences.

So is this a flashable device for TWRP/LineageOS? I'm relly confused now and would like to see the device name for this smartphone.


texts:
Browsing my android device though USB shows very old files.
Someone else has had this issue.

I do not wish to reboot my PC or phone every time I want to get files from my phone. I also do not like the idea of having to ssh into my phone though usb.

Is there a simple way to transfer files though USB to PC from android?

I have a Moto G on 4.4.2 and my PC is running Windows 7.


texts: My phone's wifi keeps switching itself off

texts:
I've seen a few posts related to my query but none of the answers worked. I'll describe my issue in detail because honestly, I have no idea what to do anymore.

I have had the same problem before but it suddenly stopped and now it has returned. The wifi suddenly turns itself off and whenever I attempt to switch it back on, it just turns off again. I have restarted many times but it never works.

I am using a Samsung galaxy s7 edge and the latest Android version. I hope someone can help, thank you.


texts: How to run e2fsck on Android, can't get "adb shell" with unmounted partitions?

texts:
I can access the Huawei P9 on Win10 with adb, and shell into it, but that is with the phone booted into OS. I want to run a filesystem scan (e2fsck), but need un-mounted partitions for that.
I read a thread where someone was running e2fsck from recovery on his phone using adb shell.
If I boot the phone into recovery using adb, I get Reboot / Factory reset / Wipe Cache on menu, but phone is inaccessible on PC (adb or fastboot). Booting phone into bootloader via adb or directly on phone, also inaccessible via adb or fastboot. Shell seems only to be accessible when Android is booted.
Any ideas?


texts: Popup virus warning received from ninaxu.com

texts: Recently started receiving a popup overlay screen from ninaxu.com - Google logo appears behind the overlay screen. Says my Android has 13 virus most likely received from visiting porn sites, however, I have never sought out porn sites (not judging others from visiting those sites, but I wouldn't introduce my phone to such a risk).  Anyway, a 2-min count down appears saying the SIM card would be damaged if Googles' antivirus isn't installed.  I can't back out when this popup occurs and have to reboot my phone.  The first instance of this popup occurred when I clicked on a link from my email subscription to "Mutts."  I ran and regularly run, AVG and no virus were detected.  Anyone else encounter this problem?  Suggestions? Thanks.


texts: Determine which app owns an icon on my home screen

texts:
Related:

How can I determine what app put a spam shortcut on my home screen?

How can I remove unwanted app icons from the screen?

I read that one of the answers suggests installing TrustGo Ad Detector. However, I would like to know is it possible to determine which app created a launcher icon or shortcut by using the programming tools that come with the Android SDK such as adb?

Update:

I installed and ran a scan with TrustGo Ad Detector. It reported 0 apps which install shortcuts on my home screen.


texts: How to remove the SIM Toolkit from my phone? (Without root or flashing any ROM)

texts: This application is sending a lot of spam to my phone recently, two or three times a day. I deactivated broadcast messages, tried converting USSD pop-ups into notifications to avoid being interrupted (didn't work). Basically, everything I tried didn't work, so now I want to remove it from my phone. Is it possible to do it without root, with ADB or something? I'm not a power user but I have used ADB to give permissions to some apps before.


texts: Can I open a photo in a text message without using my data?

texts: I got a Motorola Razr-V phone and received a text with an attached photo. Is it possible to open using Wi-Fi,not my phone data?


texts:
My iPod recently broke so I started using Google Play Music on my phone. It works quite well and today I discovered the widget, so I added it to my home screen. It's very useful, the only thing is that the title is cut off slightly and the whole widget seems too low. You can still clearly make out what it says but it just doesn't look very nice. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Here is a screenshot to explain it better:

Screenshot (click for larger variant)


texts: galaxy s2 cellphone problem; possible virus

texts:
I read that it is used on the computer.

It has been coming up on my Android Galaxy 2 s. It is on at least 3 times at once and up to 7 or 8 at once. They are called kworker/0:1 through kworker/0:4 and/or kworker/u:1 through kworker/u:4

Occasionally, it comes up as using about 80 % of the CPU. My phone also regularly crashes as of recently. Could kworker be the problem?

The virus I have also is kind of trojan-based and has popups when I restart my phone sometimes. Also, when my phone is asleep, and i turn it back on, it says kworker is using 100% of my CPU data.


texts: I'm using a Samsung Vibrant (aka Samsung T959 Galaxy S) (Installed Jellybean). Sometimes when I keep mobile data off for a while, it doesn't turn on. I have to reboot it to make it work again.


texts: Is the Android desktop screen (on any version) a Dalvik executable?

texts:
I know that all Android apps, as far as I know, are compiled to Java bytecode, turned into dex code (for the Dalvik Virtual Machine), and then executed with respect to whatever ABI is compatible between the VM and its linking/exposure.

However, after booting Android, I always wondered if the desktop itself was also a Dalvik executable, or if it's not running on the virtual machine as all other apps do?

What do I mean by "desktop"? I mean the home screen:

Could anyone clarify this/does anyone know this? Not the widgets, backgrounds, etc., but the essence of the whole GUI/home screen/desktop. Is it an "app" that runs on Dalvik, like all others supposedly do, or is it a system process/separate process running outside of the virtual machine?


texts: Bring the numpad (and wake up the screen) back in the middle of talk

texts:
Let's suppose you're talking to someone and need to use keypad.

You take the phone, it turns on the screen, you press something, then you're continuing listening it via the loud speaker.

Then at one moment android dims the screen and then finally turns it off.

Now you're stuck - you cannot press the power (not sure how to call that button) because it would terminate the call. And the screen is not responsive since it turned off.

So how do you deal with it?


texts: Okay to install CWM Recovery on Galaxy Nexus 3 GT-i9250M?

texts:
This article is very explicit that installing CWM recovery is only for the GT-i9250 and that the:

  process here is not for other variants of Samsung Galaxy Nexus, like: GT-i515, GT-i516, GT-L700, i9250T, etc.

However this post says:

  There are no hardware differences, just tweaked software (specifically Radios)

Is there any real risk to installing CWM Recovery on the GT-i9250M?


texts: I want to clear data on whatsapp to recover my messages but i lost the number would whatsapp send a message to the umber?

texts: The sole reason for doing this is that I blocked and reported a contact and the contact blocked me too and I need the messages back but I don't have the old number I used to open the WhatsApp how do I get those messages back


texts: YouTube car media output not working on bluetooth

texts:
Since the latest update on my Samsung Galaxy S6 (Android 6.0.1) I'm not able to play any kind of sound from the YouTube app true my car bluetooth media output.

When I play something from my music player app it all works fine. Calling (making and receiving) also works fine.

Here are some things I noticed:

Music player app gives me output because I've noticed it send the music to my car by bluetooth
YouTube app doesn't give me output because I noticed it goes true streaming services (something YouTube it self has integrated when connection to an external device)
My connection to my car automatically dismisses when I play a YouTube video. And automatically reconnects when I want to play it with the music player app.


texts: How to pick the desired contact/contact image when dialing a number shared by two (or more) contacts

texts:
This is something that's bugged me about Android for a while and I can't figure out how to change it. Basically, it seems like when I add a contact entry to some app, in particular a launcher app that lets you set a button to direct dial a particular contact, if that contact shares the given phone number with another contact, then it just picks one, and in my case it always picks the WRONG one, lol!

An example: Right now I'm trying to set up my mom with her first smartphone, and I put Big Launcher on which will have buttons to call each of us, both cell and home. The problem is that me and my wife both have separate cell phone but share the same home number, of course. So, I add direct dials to both our cell phones and our appropriate images show up. However, when I add a direct dial to MY home phone number, for some reason my wife's image comes up. It is her home number as well, but I would think that especially since it is created via my contact record that it would use my image. The same exact thing is true between my sister and her husband's phones.

Is there any way to get around this? I tried tricking it to see if just formatting the number differently and putting a 1 in front of the area code on one of the contact records would fix it, but it doesn't. It just seems odd that this issue has not been resolved and that there isn't a simple way for apps to let you pick the image/avatar based on the contact record that's chosen...

The phone I'm dealing with right now is a Sprint LG G Flex with Android 4.4.2 Stock, but this is a problem I've noticed on every Android phone I've owned...


texts: How can I delete cookies for a specific site in chrome in android

texts:
I can see 'Settings' -> 'Privacy' -> 'CLEAR BROWSING DATA', but that will clear my browsing info for all sites. I can also see under 'Settings' -> 'Site settings', there is an option to select 'All sites' and then pick a specific site. However, the site that has a cookie that I want to delete is not in that list (perhaps that list is only sites that have more than just cookies set?).

I also tried navigating to chrome://settings/cookies (which works in the desktop browser), but this doesn't work in the mobile browser.


texts: Select which application to (NOT) update

texts:
I always knew how to disable the auto update for a specific app.
But since some time Google decided to forbid this useful functionality and force the users to update their app.
And I mainly do NOT use the Google Apps and don't want to update them (but I want to  update all my others non-Google apps).

How can I do it?

Before I could:

Go to Google Play
Select My apps
Select the desired app
Click the phone Menu button
Deselect the Auto-update tick box

Now is no more possible.
How could I achieve the same result?


texts: How can I make the stock browser continue running while the screen is off?

texts:
I am running a JavaScript compliance test in the Android stock browser which takes quite a long time. How can I prevent the browser from pausing when the screen goes off?

Meanwhile, I am using the "Stay Awake" debugging option, but I would rather avoid this because it may burn my screen.

I am looking for a solution that allows the screen to go off while preventing the device to go into sleep mode and thus allowing the browser to continue doing its computations.

Device: SGS3 running CM9


texts: How to suppress repeated alert/notification sounds

texts:
Is there a way to suppress repeated alert sounds within a certain period of time - i.e after an event triggers a sound, do not play any further sounds for any more of the same event type that arrives in the following 30/60/90 seconds.

e.g
I'm chatting to someone on Google Talk on my PC, every time they send a me message my phone chirps at me. I don't want to silence it completely (maybe they go afk for 5 mins and I'd like the sound to inform me of when they come back), I just don't want the repeated noises. The result being that during a conversation my phone only makes a sound once a minute, rather than going off every few seconds.

Google Talk is just one example, but a method of suppressing all repeated alert sounds would be ideal.

I'm using Jelly Bean on a Motorola RAZR i, but answers for any version of android would be welcome


texts: how to backup files from an encrypted SD card for upgrade

texts:
recently bought a new SD card and I want to transfer the files from my current one to the new card.
However, the files on the current card are encrypted and I have no way to copy them.
I need some way I can either force the phone to allow my desktop PC to recognize the encryption algorithm and decrypt the data on the fly so that Windows will read them correctly, or I need to decrypt the card.
I'm upgrading from a 2 gigabyte card to an 8gb one.
I would simply transfer the files to the phone's internal memory, but the card is too big. The phone only has 2gb internal storage and half of it is being used by the operating system.

I have a Samsung SCH- i110 Illusion on Verizon.
Android 2.36 gingerbread


texts: Do I need to "unroot" my Evo 3D to get the ICS update?

texts:
Android 4.0 just came out for my phone today (a Sprint-version HTC Evo 3D). I didn't get the update yet, but I guess Sprint is doing it in phases. Anyway, I'm wondering whether I need to unroot my phone before installing the update. I used HTC's method to root it.

Another thing I should mention is that I currently do not have the ability to install "Firmware updates" from the "System Updates" settings menu. There is a pending update now (not the ICS update), but when I try to install it, the phone restarts, then shows an error (what seems to be a green robot with a triangular warning sign above).

Does this mean I need to unroot before installing any firmware updates? If so, how can I unroot it, when it still has HTC's bootloader?

I am aware that there are ICS ROMs I can download and install, but these all have problems, and I'd rather stick with the update from HTC. What do you guys think I can do?


texts: Mark an email as read when read on Gmail app

texts:
Sometimes I read my emails on my lg g3 but every time I open my mac I have those emails as unread. In other words, it seems that the gmail app does not mark the emails as read on the Google's server ...

How can I solve this problem?

EDIT: Solved! I just deleted the app's data and it worked as someone mentioned here


texts: New Samsung Note 9 battery charger compatibility

texts:
I just bought a new Samsung Note 9 (Exynos 9810). Little did I know that the model I ordered was the EU version and not the US version, so the charger I received was unusable with any of my power sockets. I ordered an adapter online but thanks to my impatience, instead of waiting for the adapter - decided to just charge the new device for the first time with my old Asus Zenfone charger. The Note 9 charged pretty slowly, even though the Asus charger is a fast charger (5V, 2A or 9V, 2A similar to the Samsung's 5V, 2A or 9V, 1.67A). I charged it to 100%.

I've been experiencing pretty average battery life, which is weird since the Note 9 has a 4000mah battery. I have however been using the phone pretty heavily as I've been setting it up with my accounts.
Did using the non-OEM charger for the first charge-up of the device - mess up the battery performance in any way?

I've been beating myself up over this, so I decided to do a Geekbench battery test (Partial Discharge), which returned a score of 4653 with "Medium confidence", which is lower than the score posted online (approx. 5000) However, I don't know if the online scores are for Partial Discharge, and the comparison scores my phone displayed for example for the Galaxy S8 were also lower on my phone than the ones posted online...

Am I worried over nothing? Would charging the battery for the first time with a non OEM charger hurt the battery/ phone? Is the battery charged at the factory with the OEM charger before it is sent to market?


texts:
I am having some troubles with my android phone. It's a Nexus 5 running CyanogenMod 11.

I once installed Clean Master from the Google Play Store and decided (non long after) to uninstall it.

The problem I have is that CleanMaster seems to be still installed as I can sometimes see some popups claiming that "CM Game Booster" could free some RAM/space whatever or even that my android phone is too hot (which is wrong).

I used the app '/system/app mover' from F-DROID to see if something was installed but I couldn't find anything (from user and system apps) related to Clean Master.

The problem is I gave CleanMaster root access (for '15 minutes') when I installed it.

How can I uninstall CleanMaster ?

Thanks

UPDATE

The strangest thing is that CleanMaster was installed 3 months ago, uninstalled 1 week later and I only noticed those popups last week. As the popups doesn't disappear untill I quit it (or press clean.. which I don't do) I'm quite sure the problem was not here before last week and nothing was installed last week or the week before..


texts: Android Lollipop 5.0.1 apps cache saved in apps data Example:

texts:
In Android Lollipop 5.0.1: cache are stored within apps data. Example:
Facebook app had saved 400mb, not as a deletable cache but as app data. When I want to free up space I have to clear data and log in again and again... How to solve this issue?


texts: HTC Desire stuck on HTC Logo on start up!!! Only able to open recovery

texts:
I was trying to root my HTC Desire 820 device and followed all steps as recommended by the XDA Thread.

Now my issue is that it is stuck at HTC logo screen and not moving forward at all.

Below are the steps I followed to recover:

Tried recovery, Factory Reset, Wipe Dalvic Cache, wipe all. ----> No difference
Tried recovery, reflash recovery---> No difference
Volume Up + Down + Power Button ---> performs reset,..again stuck on logo
Tried battery full charge ---> no effect

Can anyone help please?


texts: Where does YouTube put videos on my device?

texts: I want to know where YouTube stores the videos when I go offline. I know it's on my device somewhere, but I can't figure out where.


texts:
My Nexus 7(android 6.0.1) constanly drops wi-fi connection(connects and disconnects immediately), presumably due to bad connection, while Nexus 5x lying next to it is staying connected just fine.
I got logs using adb and i think the cuprit is

04-30 11:15:38.013   594  7142 D NetworkMonitor/NetworkAgentInfo [WIFI () - 133]: Forcing reevaluation for UID 10022
04-30 11:15:38.018   594  7142 D NetworkMonitor/NetworkAgentInfo [WIFI () - 133]: Probably not a portal: exception java.net.UnknownHostException: Unable to resolve host "connectivitycheck.gstatic.com": No address associated with hostname
04-30 11:15:38.019   594   663 D ConnectivityService: NetworkAgentInfo [WIFI () - 133] validation failed
04-30 11:15:38.019   594   663 D ConnectivityService: notifyType CAP_CHANGED for NetworkAgentInfo [WIFI () - 133]
04-30 11:15:38.027   594   663 D ConnectivityService: sendStickyBroadcast: action=android.net.conn.INET_CONDITION_ACTION
04-30 11:15:38.079   594   663 D ConnectivityService: NetworkAgentInfo [WIFI () - 133] EVENT_NETWORK_INFO_CHANGED, going from CONNECTED to DISCONNECTED

I've checked from PC connectivitycheck.gstatic.com can be reached from my network, both dnslookup and ping work on it
There is no option in wi-fi setting to disable avoid bad wi-fi connection.
What can be done?
EDIT:
Rebooting router and rebooting device did not help. I've also checked the router logs and settings, the device is not blacklisted, and router logs look just fine consistant with the behaviour - device connected, some negotiations, device disconnected.


texts: My child got a tablet for christmas and a google play card. I set her up on the under 13 age google acct, but when i try to add her card it keeps popping up an error - orafi01


texts: Is this Doro Liberto forever stuck with Android 4.4.2?

texts:
My wife made the mistake of buying a Doro phone, under the impression it was 'easier to use'. Actually, it's made updating the OS close to impossible, which is why I'm seeking the help of the experts on here.
As some of you may know, Doro inserts some sort of software layer between the user and Android, which does the equivalent of shouting: "Did you want to phone your Grandson dear?" in order to assist the more senior user.
Unfortunately, Doro no longer supports this model, so if you go System Update/Update, it takes you into a section called Software Management. After several minutes of 'Checking for updates...', it reports a server error.
I've read multiple times the standard way to upgrade Android on a phone, but the Doro software prevents me from doing that. Doro themselves took five days before 'Technical Support' told me that it was an old phone and no longer supported. When I replied that this answer was neither technical nor of any support, I got a very rude reply!
Any ideas as to how I can get round the Doro nonsense and simply install the latest viable version of Android, please?
My wife is very keen to install the NHS Test & Trace app, which requires a more recent OS.


texts: Apps and OS will crash seemingly at random

texts:
I got this new phone (An LG K 20 Plus from MetroPCS, model# LGMP260, running 7.0) roughly a month ago. Roughly a week afterward, apps started crashing out of nowhere. Sometimes, it was triggered by actions. If I clicked the wrong thing, whatever app I was in might crash. If I scrolled too fast, the app might crash. If I tried to load something big, the app might crash. This mostly happened with Relay for Reddit, but mostly because I really only used that app. But more often than not, it would just be in the background at random. I would often get "Photos has crashed" messages, despite not even having opened Photos. It wasn't even the app I was running sometimes. During these weeks, some of the highlights of apps crashing have been:

Nova Launcher
Home
Call Management
System UI
Settings
LG Keyboard
Google Play Store
Google Play Services

Reboots don't even help much. Sometimes, it will just freeze on the MetroPCS screen during boot. Others, it will boot, but then show just a black screen until I hold down the power buton to turn it off. Others, it will boot, but then say "System UI has stopped," and I have to take out the battery to reboot it. And sometimes, it will just boot normally, sending me back into the normal crashes. Oh, and I can't even google anything because Chrome always throws an "Aw, Snap!" message whenever I go to any page whatsoever.

And now recently, Google Play Services have been giving me some trouble. It would often start randomly saying "Google Play Services has stopped" every few seconds until I reboot. And then, two days ago, the Play Store would start crashing when I went into it. Upon inspection, I found out that Play Services had decided to just uninstall itself. I found a mirror and reinstalled it from an APK, but it would either say that Play Store wasn't installed, or was updating. And then yesterday it went back to normal like nothing happened.

I even tried resetting the phone. Twice. It didn't work. In fact, it took me a while to set it back up because it would give me the "Google Play Services has stopped" message during the set-up sequence. And then, after a dozen reboots or so, it decided to grant me permission to re-enter.

There's no way this is a software problem, or a reset would have fixed it, right? Is this a hardware problem? Do I need a replacement phone? I apoloize for the wall of text, but there's a lot going on that I need to address. Thank you for your advice.


texts: Over cellular, get shell on USB-connected PC?

texts:
Suppose I have a PC (running Linux). That PC isn't on any network, and it's in some faraway place (but with cell service), and I need to support it.

Rather than send a support person, I'd like to FedEx a cell phone that could be plugged into USB, which would then allow me to get a console/shell on the PC from anywhere in the world.

How might I do this?


texts: I play Game of War Fire Age and wondering if I can get cheaper packs on it, I'm from the UK and it costs me £79.99 to buy a pack but my Brazilian friend only pays $60 for the same pack, is there anyway for me to be able to change my region to Brazil and get the same deal, but then the only problem is my billing address, let me know if there is a way.


texts: Is there any way to call the share menu in a termux script?

texts:
I made a bash script for termux and at the end of it i want to  call the share menu to send a file made by my script by whatsapp for example
I really don't have any idea about how to do this.
Any help is appreciated :)


texts: Can I install Android on my Samsung Omnia W8350 - windows 7 phone?

texts: I have a samsung omnia w 8350 with windows 7.5, I want to install Android OS on the phone, can anyone help?


texts: Why does taking a screen shot require root access?

texts:
I was thinking about this and I don't understand the reasoning behind it.  iPhone users have this capability out of the box, and yet Apple is far more protective of their devices.

Whether this turns into a philosophical discussion or a technical discussion (or maybe both) I'd still like to understand why this limitation exists in Android.


texts: Do most phones default to Automatic Date and Time being on?

texts:
I guess this is really a question about carriers in the US since I suspect they control these types of default settings.

Do most Android phones default to have "Automatic" Date & Time setting on?

Someone reported SSL certificate failures in an app and the root cause was the phone's clock was set to 2004. I'm trying to figure out if this is a common occurrence. If most phones are set to automatic date & time I won't worry too much. If phones don't automatically have synchronized clocks, I suspect these type of error would be more common.


texts: selecting a chime in Caynax Hourly Chime

texts: In Caynax Hourly Chime when I select chime option a dialog with a Search button appears. But while I have some sound file in my SD it do not show them. How can I choose chime file in this app?


texts: My phone won't receive or send messages from or to certain people. To some people it works and others it doesn't. What can I do to fix this?


texts: Internal storage management of files and folders

texts:
My Xiaomi phone stores some folders inside internal storage (cannot store app data to external) after installing some apps. And, when that app is uninstalled, these folders remain there. Also, I can see several files ( may be system files) with and without extension other than app folders. Cleaner application also not clearing folders and files.

Why these folders are not automatically get removed, during uninstall?
Whether files,that have no extension and with extension, creates slow down of device?


texts: Change permission on file in /sys folder

texts:
I am trying to turn off the backlight on the soft keys (home, menu, back and search).

My phone is a HTC Evo 3D running Ice Cream Sandwich.  Before, I had Gingerbread installed and I could use "Screen Filter" app to turn the lights off. After the upgrade, "Screen Filter" no longer works.

On one forum it says that if you edit the file max_brightness in folder

/sys/class/leds/button-backlight

from 255 to 0 and then switch the screen off and on again then the key lights stay off.

However, the file is read-only.

I want to make the file writable. Do I need to root my phone to do this?


texts: App data backup on android devices to google cloud

texts:
I have a question about the backup into google cloud on android devices. When you do a backup into google cloud also app data from apps which supports that feature will be uploaded too. But I think there are some conditions WHEN app data of a specific app will be uploaded. E. g. on my android device (Samsung Galaxy Note 9 on Android 8.1) there are some apps which won't upload app data and some apps which will upload data (even though they support it). It doesn't matter if the app data has changed, it won't upload to google cloud. So is there a way to start app data backup manually? Because app data backup has worked before. I can see this because of the "last updated" timestamp.

Thanks in advance


texts: Does using various app stores in parallel cause any issues?

texts:
I am using a Android phone with Lollipop and found that apps can be installed from various app stores like Google Play, Amazon App Store or F-Droid.
Are there any problems I can run into if apps are installed from different app stores?


texts:
What happens when you:

Swipe out an app from Recent section?
Stop an running app by going into Running section?
Force stop an app by going into Downloaded section?

Even if you remove an app from Recent section and stop it by going to Running section, you can see the Force Stop button is enabled for app in Downloaded section. Why is it so? What kind of processes are running for that app?


texts: Nexus 5X data recovery with bad recovery partition

texts:
I have a Nexus 5X, fully updated to 7.1.1, that I used today to take pictures at a site for my research.  The Photos app is set to backup when on WiFi.

Of course, however, the phone decided to randomly crash on the way home (let me tell you, navigating in a foreign country without GPS all of a sudden... not the most fun thing in the world) and subsequently will only go to the fastboot screen.

When I choose Recovery Mode, nothing happens (but the volume up/down keys no longer have any affect).  In effect, the device is frozen, still showing the fastboot screen, but not actually in fastboot mood since  on booting to the fastboot screen, my device is visible using the fastboot devices on my computer (I develop apps so the developer options have already been enabled).  However, after choosing Recovery Mode, the device is no longer visible under either fastboot devices or under adb devices.

Clearly, there is a problem with the recovery partition.

Is there any way I can dump the hard drive so I can later recover data (I have all the passwords / screen lock codes, if that's necessary to access the data)?  Or can I replace the recovery mode partition with a fresh copy?  Most guides seem to indicate that this would delete all of my user data.

Is there anything that can be done to salvage the data?  While any other day losing a single day's worth of pictures wouldn't be a huge loss, there is no way I can go back to take the pictures again for months, and then requires me having to explain to people of all levels of bureaucracy why I need to be given access again =/


texts:
I have a Google / Samsung Nexus 10 Android tablet, and a Windows 8.1 laptop (Dell Latitude E6430). I'd like to use my Android tablet as a drawing surface, to draw images on my Windows laptop. The ultimate goal is to be able to make narrated videos that consist of drawings, so I would be using my laptop to record the screen, while I'm drawing from the Android tablet.

I do not want to install anything new on my laptop (preferably)
I need to be able to view the drawing on my laptop while I am in the process of drawing (Remote Desktop isn't an option, for this reason)

What options are there for this scenario?


texts: Not recieving messages from only one WhatsApp contact

texts:
When I first met the love of my life, he insisted that we use WhatsApp to communicate. He lives in Brasil and uses WhatsApp on his Windows Phone. I'm in the United States and use WhatsApp for Android on my Motorola Photon Q.

Over the past few months, our ability to communicate through this app has deteriorated. He says he receives my messages, and that he replies to them, but apparently I don't see them. This is frustrating, to say the least, and puts a lot of unneeded stress on both of us. I've worried myself sick over it.

He says that I'm the only one this happens to, and that communication with his Brazilian contacts works just fine. One of my friends in the Philippines just got WhatsApp for Android and I can communicate with him perfectly.

I'm really clueless. I've scoured the Internet for answers, but I can't seem to find any. I can send messages, and in the rare time that I do receive the messages from my boyfriend, it is late at night. I never receive any during the day. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app countless times, and my WiFi connection at my house is perfect. But this seems to only be getting worse. He says he sends me several messages a day, but I only get some of the messages about every other day--usually every two days.

I'm not a tech by any means, but it seems like there might be something wrong with the different versions of WhatsApp. Android communicating with the Windows Phone. So if this is the case, then my question here is unneeded. I've contacted WhatsApp Inc. with my concerns and have yet to receive a reply.

This sucks, to say the least.

UPDATE: I have contacted one of my boyfriend's friends in Brasil. I can communicate with them perfectly. They said y boyfriend said there was an issue with his phone. But I'm not sure that's the case. I uninstalled WhatsApp and downloaded it through WhatsApp's website. I can now see when my boyfriend is online and when he types. But I do not receive the messages he sends.


texts: Installing android firmware from default recovery mode via sd card

texts:
I have an extra phone i.e samsung sgh i997 at home. A while back i installed clockwork recovery and installed cynogenmod rom on it. Then somehow out of stupidity or accident it went back into the recovery mode and everything on the phone was wiped. It even deleted clockwork recovery and i guess that even the factory firmware isn't there anymore.

Now everytime i turn on the phone, it automatically goes to the default recovery mode with 4 options

reboot system now
apply update from sd card
wipe data factory reset
wipe cache partition

I have tried switching it to download mode and connecting it with my laptop but the drivers are not recognized. I also tried installing kies, which i thought would help with the driver issue but it didn't. I guess there isn't any firmware inside that the driver would connect to.

Now the only way left to somehow copy something to the phone is via sd card. I tried copying several different android firmwares and mods to the sd card, but i think the default recovery mode doesn't use the external sd card but the phone's internal sd storage, which i why everybody is using clockwork recovery instead of default.

I am really tired searching for any solution to this issue, if anyone out there has done something similar or can somehow show me how to go into the shell i might be able to find my way. Thanks in advance.


texts: As soon as I got home after the Android M image was available, I (of course) flashed it to my Nexus 5, following all the usual procedure (e.g. wiping Dalvik and Cache). Now it's been stuck on the flying dot sequence for a long time (20-30 minutes). Has that happened to anyone else?


texts: resolve zeroconf-style "hostname.local" names

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  bash - How can I check if a computer exists on my network WITHOUT IP (i.e. by device name only)?

I would like to know whether it is possible to not simply search for my avahi-enabled computer, but also to ssh to it via my ssh-android-terminal.

I'm also referring to this question asked on Ubuntu forums

From my iPad it is possible to ssh to my Ubuntu machine, but what is missing on android-side to enable this for android? Do I have to install some kind of bonjour-service or similar?

The thing is:
I sure could install a full dns-service on my Ubuntu, but I wanted to know whether I could simply use avahi/zeroconf instead. As I said above: with an iPad it us possible to connect to my Ubuntu machine by simply entering in ssh-terminal as host/IP: MyHostName.local
So my question still is: why is this not possible with android?

Sure I could use a zeroconf-browser-app that resolves the .local-adress to the actual IP. But that would be an extra step to make which is not needed on iOS... the ssh-terminal app on iOS can resolve .local itself! So do I need a terminal app that can do same? Until now I tried almost all, there aren't so many...

I hope this explains my issue a bit better.
And I don't think my question has been answered somewhere else before, as far as I can tell.

I'm not sure on how to proceed... Should I append my question to another question? Or is it just my bad explanation? :/

Thanks in advance for your help!


texts: how to stop 3rd party video player from opening mp3 files

texts:
When I install MoboPlayer it becomes the default mp3 player for Gmail.  This is a problem because it can't actually play mp3 files associated with Gmail (it can't find the file location).

All the advice I see on the web is to go into manage applications and clear the defaults, but the App Info says MoboPlayer has "No defaults set" and Clear Defaults is grayed out.  I don't see any way to change the default file associations within MoboPlayer. I tried Default App Manager Lite and it also didn't see any defaults associated with MoboPlayer.

Questions:
a. Is there any way to stop MoboPlayer from opening mp3s.
b. Why is it gmail opening mp3s in MoboPlayer anyway since apparently it's not set to open anything by default?

I like MoboPlayer, but I don't have a huge problem ditching it.  I'm really more curious about b.  Why is gmail using it to open mp3 files when it's not the default???

I have a Nexus 4 with Android 4.2.1.


texts: Why are my Contacts icons on my phone with different colors?

texts:
Example:

Why is that? Does each color mean something? What is this?


texts: How to fix "Unable to mount storage" error while trying to root xperia phone?

texts:
In order to root a Sony Xperia XA phone (using an Ubuntu computer and USB connection) I follow the steps described here until step 12. First, I am not able to select Micro SDCard. But I am able to copy the zip file to the internal storage of the phone. But when I try to install it (step 13), the process soon stops because of an error displayed on the phone:

Unable to mount storage

How to fix this? What am I doing wrong?

Addendum: I managed to copy the zip file to an SD card and to start the installation from there. No error occurs, but no installation either; the phone is still not rooted...


texts: Delayed notifications on Huawei Mate 10 pro with Android Pie, EMUI 9.0

texts:
What I experience these last months is that notifications from various apps of mine  do not appear in time.

Either they appear very late or not at all (until I open the specific app).

My system is Huawei Mate 10 pro with Android Pie, EMUI 9.0.

What could be the reason for that?


texts: Reverse tethering isn't working completely

texts: I connected my phone to my pc's ethernet connection via (USB cable) reverse tethering AndroidTool on my PC and USB tunnel on my android. Now, the problem is, it is going well with UC browser but isn't working with hike, telegram, google play, mobogenie, etc.


texts: Why my apps are getting auto-updated despite "Don't auto-update apps" checked?

texts:
In Google Play Store, I have set "Auto-update apps" to "Don't auto-update apps". Still, I have apps automatically updated.

Why?

Still, I get notifications.


texts: Prevent music players from auto play on bluetooth connect

texts:
Whenever I connect my android device with a bluetooth device, it automatically starts spotify and starts playing.
As far as I know this also happens to other users/players (according to google)

How can I prevent this (without signing out of spotify)?

Android: 6.0.1
Spotify Version: 6.2.0.1015


texts: How to enable "double tap to wake up" in any android device?

texts:
I've heard about the feature "double tap to wake up". How to enable this option on my device
My device details:
Gionee P3 Lollipop Cyanogenmod 12.1
Kernel Version 3.4.67


texts: Why one or both Android smartphones turn screen on when I stack them?

texts:
Sometimes when I lay an Android smartphone atop of another one (both sleeping, screen off), one or both of the devices turn on screen (as if I pressed the power button).

Why does this happen? NFC is off on both devices.


texts: What’s the best way to migrate data from multiple user profiles on a Samsung tablet?

texts: I have a Samsung galaxy tab s4 with several user profiles.  I bought a new Samsung galaxy tab s6 lite that I would like to migrate to.  However, when I used smart switch, it only transfers the admin account without the additional user profiles.  Smart switch does not seem to support user profiles at all.  Third party apps like CloneIT don’t seem to connect. Is the normal method in this case manually copying everything by hand?   What is the best way to migrate multiple user profile data to a new Samsung tablet?


texts: How can I take and email a picture (to the same address every time) in as few clicks as possible?

texts: The best I can achieve so far is to use AutoShare (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dngames.autoshareg). I take the photo, share to autoshare, and it's done. It would be great to be able to snap the picture and have it automatically sent via email, avoiding the share step. Is there any way to do this?


texts: Does Android have a 2.1GB file size limit?

texts:
I have tried many voice recording type applications and the best I have found only allows me to do a recording upto a maximum file size of 2.1GB.  I can do many of these 2.1GB recordings as I have a fairly large SD card.

On one of the applications I have tried, the developer has specifically said that his/her app has no recording length limit

So my question, does Android have a built in 2.1GB limit per file?


texts:
I really messed up my HTC Desire today. I need to copy some files to the sdcard, but my Android phone won't let me mount the SD card with write access.

Here's what I've done in short:

(boot to recovery, phone rooted)

$ sudo -i
#./adb root
adbd is already running as root
./adb shell
~ # mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /sdcard/
~ # cd sdcard/
/sdcard # ls
ls: ./internal: I/O error
/sdcard # touch test.txt
touch: test.txt: Read-only file system
/sdcard #

/sdcard/internal is a folder I created and copied some files to before the sdcard ceased to be writteable.

From now on I can't do anything, my system is down, It won't boot, and I can't copy a ROM to the SD-Card.


texts: Why is GPS Status eating a third of my battery power?

texts:
I'm trying to have as little as possible running when I'm not using my phone.
In the system settings under battery you can see what has been using the most power.
I've been able to disable or uninstall most of those I don't use or need.

Why is GPS Status listed there for about 33%? I usually don't have GPS enabled.

Should I uninstall it? I got it after OsmAnd told me I should install it.


texts: Fixing GPS lock that takes too long without installing a custom ROM

texts:
My phone (Huawei Y300) takes a little under 10 minutes to get a GPS lock. This has been happening both in new locations as well as in and around my home (where it's on frequently).

What could be the problem that is causing this?

Are there any possible workarounds for this (and I don't mean custom ROMs)?


texts: How do I disable all emoticons on incoming/outgoing text messages?

texts:
I just received a couple of text messages from a friend.

The first message read
"Type in this expression exactly, or the script will not work."

The second message read "Equals symbol, emoticon, five, emoticon, closing parenthesis, emoticon"

I later found out that he actually sent "=x-(5:O)<3" ("Equals symbol, x, minus symbol, opening parenthesis, five, colon, capital o, closing parenthesis, less than symbol, three")

I have noticed that my outgoing texts have the same problem.

I have searched the internet for solutions, but there is conflicting information about whether or not the emoticons are sent over the internet as text or as images.  See

Some say that smileys are not ordinary characters and are converted into MMS before sending

and

Others think they are just sent as it is and phone translates them later

Furthermore, none of the proposed solutions on the internet have worked for me.

I have 2 questions:

How do I disable all emoticons on incoming text messages?

How do I disable all emoticons on outgoing text messages?


texts: What's the best way to switch from Stock Android OS to Cyanogenmod on Galaxy S3?

texts:
I would like to switch my Stock Android OS to Cyanogenmod with the least trouble possible on my Samsung Galaxy S3.

So basically I would like to keep:

My data (files, contacts, sms)
My apps
My apps data (progress of games)

Is this even possible?

What is the best approach to do this?


texts: How to get stock recovery image for Bauhn Amid 972xs?

texts:
I'm trying to port TWRP recovery for Bauhn Amid 972xs (Amlogic Meson6 g04 customer platform) just to get some more life out of the device. The device is running android 4.0.3, my problem is I cannot locate the recovery.img that I need for porting TWRP using kitchen. The device is rooted so I can read the contents of root. It is also using Android system recovery <3e>. Any help is appreciated!
CPU: Amlogic Meson6 g04 customer platform
Vendor: Amlogic
Family: Cortex-A9
ABI: armeabi-v7a
Revision: r3p0
Kernel: Linux version 3.0.8


texts: Can I reduce app space by deleting unwanted files?

texts:
Specifically, I'm an artist and use PicsArt photo studio a lot, which is a great app. The issue is that my phone is ALWAYS low on space (thanks a bunch, sprint bloatware!) So this app is awesome, but they add around 10 MB of extra crap like clipart, most of it stored on the SD card. I've googled this multiple times, but I've only come up with results like "how to delete apps" which are useless to answer my question.
I'm scared to go around deleting things casually, so I'd love to hear if any of you Android enthusiasts have tried the type of app customization I'm proposing.


texts: my google play uninstall by itself.. how can i install it again ?

texts: I have just reset my Samsung Galaxy Ace and now Google Play doesn't shown up. I've already restarted my phone but nothing happens, and I've downloaded a different Play Store but it doesn't seem to open.  Before I reset my phone I read that nothing will be un-installed from my application, but how does it come that Google Play doesn't shown up ?


texts: Access Android file system through ubuntu 14.04 over LAN

texts:
I have SOC which run android 4.4. I have connect this to my network using LAN.
Now I want to access android root file using my Ubuntu desktop. Something like ssh. How to do this?


texts: What are the implications of doing fastboot erase modemst1?

texts:
I installed a Cyanogenmod 12.1 snapshot on my Moto G 2014 when I got it, it previously has only had the stock ROM installed, no other custom ROMs. I soon discovered that the GPS wasn't working on Cyanogenmod, some searching quickly revealed that this is a known problem. Because I don't use GPS very often and because I haven't really needed it yet, it didn't really bother me too much and I was hoping it would get fixed in a future update. Today I discovered that there apparently is a fix for this issue, namely executing:

fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2

in bootloader mode. (Known issues with CM for the Moto G 2014) Apparently this erases 2 partitions, my question is, doesn't erasing these partitions have any implications? Wouldn't I remove the firmware of the modem? Don't I have to replace the contents of these partitions with some other image? The instructions in the XDA thread that the CM wiki page links to don't mention anything about the above. I am a bit reluctant to run these commands as my G 2014 has been working perfectly for months now and I've got everything set up, I'm not interested reflashing currently. I have already searched the web about this but I didn't find much, except for some guy with an Xiaomi device who did the same thing resulting in the phone saying the IMEI number was unknown.


texts:
I have Tasker speak texts to me if the phone is not in silent mode. (The task looks something like Say 'text from %SMSRN who said %SMSRB' if %SILENT ~ off, and it's run by a profile activated when a text is received.)

This works well except when I'm on a phone call and the text is read out while I'm in conversation!  Doesn't happen much but it's annoying. So what I want to do is have it read out texts when I'm not in silent mode AND when I'm not on a call.

I can set up a variable %INCALL to equal 1 when the phone is off the hook (and clear the variable when the phone is idle).

Therefore, I want texts read (if %SILENT ~ off AND %INCALL != 1).

I can't see any way to do an AND in Tasker logic. Is there an elegant way to handle this?


texts: How to get rid of performance suggestion on Samsung Devices

texts: How do I get rid of this really annoying performance suggestion that pops up probably 50 times a day?


texts: I have just bought a nokia 7 plus and I can't disable the multilingual typing. I tried going into settings for gboard under "text corrections" but the option to enable/disable multilingual typing isn't even there. How can I disable it? Please help!


texts: USB debugging option greyed out in Samsung Galaxy J5 runing Android 5.1.1

texts:
As per the rule with a new Android, I have tapped build number 7 times for enabling Developer option. However, USB debugging is shown as greyed out and I cannot start it. Samsung Galaxy J5 comes with latest Android 5.1.1. I have also updated the software to latest version.

Can anyone suggest me what to do?

Here is a screenshot:

(Click image to enlarge)


texts:
I have a cheap clone android (benss b3) that I managed to connect to win 7 by editing the .inf file in usb drivers. Now I want to load different ROMs via fastboot. However, when I boot to fastboot mode (?, power on with back + power button pressed), I get a new device in windows  device manager. I can't get the usb drivers working and no devices appear with fastboot.

How can I get the fastboot to detect my device?


texts:
It happened when Google Play was automatically updating apps. I guess, something went wrong and the phone suddenly restarted and was not able to turn on again. It always gets stuck on "Starting apps" screen and then restarts again (bootloop). I figured out, that if I can delete the app causing bootloop it should be just fine. However, I don't know how I could do it.
My phone is nexus 4 running Android Marshmallow. Also, I have a custom recovery (cwm 6.0.4.7). So, I tried to connect through adb to the phone in recovery mode and delete the app, however, I can't use any adb command, because "device unauthorized". I assume, as soon as I can get access through adb, I can delete the app.
After surfing many forums for the past several hours I couldn't able to find any solution which preserves data the phone has. Any ideas how I can delete/fix the app without loosing any data? (nexus 4 doesn't have SD card slot). Thanks.

P.S. wipe cache partition didn't help.


texts: Is there an app for Google Bookmarks (this is distinct from Chrome bookmarks)?


texts: Grant root access without using SuperSU like utility

texts: I wonder if it is possible to let every application work with elevated privileges without a utility (such as SuperSU or SuperUser) to manage such requests... :/


texts: App installing takes a long time in a Work Profile

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Having MIUI optimization enabled on a MIUI device (for me: Mi Max 2) makes it to take a long time (exactly 10 minutes) for each new app to be installed. Although I have not seen such behavior in the main profile/user, in a Work Profile (i.e. managed profile) with MIUI optimization enabled, each installing process takes exactly 10 minutes.

However after turning off the MIUI optimization (under Developer options), this behavior does not happen. Has anyone notified of this behavior? What is wrong with the MIUI optimization? Can I get rid of this optimization without getting into trouble in other parts of system?


texts: How to emulate swipe actions with keyboard for Android-x86?

texts: I want to play some RPG games on Android, but I own a mediocre phone which does not run them well. Running them inside Android-x86 on my PC sure runs them better, but there's just one problem: these apps don't support keyboard/mouse control. They have virtual navigation buttons on screen, which need be both tapped and swiped. I can do that with the mouse, but that's not useful. I need to bind specific tap and swipe actions with keyboard buttons, so that whenever I press that key, the corresponding tap/swipe actions will be emulated on corresponding part of the screen. Is there a solution for this? Or is it a far cry?


texts: I have a Moto G and I am not able to send messages, not able to find message centre. Where is the message centre?


texts: GPS Chip manufacturers and infos on Android tablets

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I'm working on some GPS tracking apps on Android tablets. We found out that depending on the type of phone / tablet we use, we can have results ranging from really accurate to really bad.

Those tests were conducted on the same track, with GPS only location - so I'm pretty sure the GPS chip quality is of great importance in those results differences.

Is there any way to access GPS chips manufacturers or infos depending on device models ? An app, command ... any means.


texts: Root permission doesnt appears for me to accept

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I rooted my Android (HTC Desire 2.2) permanently with z4root, and it was rooted successfully. Root checker confirmed that it has been rooted. I downloaded DATA2SD, when I opened it, superuser was installed and asked me to confirm/accept root permission for DATA2SD. It was working properly.

After a few days my phone was updated from 2.2 to 2.2.2 according to my system scheduled check for update online. After updating, I realized that DATA2SD wasn't working: it says "DATA2SD cannot work without root permission"; it never asked me to accept root permission anymore.

I then checked again with root checker and it said "No root" but when I try to root it says "Your phone is already rooted, do you want to root again?" root checker says its not rooted. SuperUser is still installed, but I don't see any root permission to accept.

Any help? What should I do? I want to unroot but can't unroot.


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I powered off my xperia z and powered on again. A progress bar with an alert icon has appeared on screen and didn't disappear until now(about 20 min). What's that?

If I need to flash the phone, can I somehow create a backup from files in internal memory?