texts: Battery Drain from Android OS and Android System

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I've got a Galaxy S5 and recently, Android OS and Android system just seem to be draining my battery.

Not done anything extraordinary regarding rooting or anything, it's all stock.

I can only manage 2 hours screen time - 2 hours 30 if I'm lucky.

Other than running a factory reset. Any ideas?


texts: How to enable USB mass storage feature on newer android phones

texts: As a Linux user , it sometimes gets to tedious to get MTP working.So I want back  the USB mass storage feature. The main reason is that my TV doesn't support MTP. I used to watch movies and videos from my old android device via USB mass storage on my TV but can't do that with MTP anymore. I am also ready to root my phone or install a custom rom.


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Is there anywhere I can find historical traces of the IccId? By that I mean, something to indicate the identity of the sim card at some point back in time.

Ideally, this would be as far back as possible. Any "recorded" instance of IccId would be of relevance - system logs, attributes in SMS or call log - anything, really.

I doubt the background is relevant, but if anyone is curious:

In the peculiar case of my carrier disagreeing with what my SIM card's IccId is (and as a consequence, I assume, which physical sim card I actually possess) I've experienced the following:

I read the IccId off of the physical card, let's call this number 123.
When I ask my carrier for the PUK code, the response is an IccId (let's call it 456) and a PUK. 456 is different from 123 (very different - it's not a typo or anything) and the PUK (naturally) doesn't work on my sim.
When I say that IccId 456 is not the number that appears on my sim, seemingly nobody is able to figure out why they're showing an IccId for me that isn't the sim that I physically possess.
I've spoken to 3rd level techs and they say that IccId 123 was produced a year ago, but registered to the network only a week ago (despite having been in my phone for well over a year)... but is not and has never been in "actual use".
They also say that they see activity from IccId 456 consistent with the activity I've relayed to them.

I've used my phone without significant issue (the only issue being that I was unable to get a form of mobile banking authorization based on a Sim Toolkit-equivalent, and I'm now guessing that this must be significantly related to the IccId disagreement) for the past year, so any notion that my sim card hasn't been in use, or registered prior to a week ago, is empirically untrue.

The phone is a Huawei Honor 8 (FRD-L09, bought in Europe if that matters). It is not rooted so I would prefer non-root approaches (though root approaches are still welcome).


texts: Unrooted Samsung Galaxy S5 running Lollipop 5.0 randomly reboots

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Since I installed Lollipop on my Galaxy S5, my phone is trying to reboot itself randomly approximately once a week. But it gets stuck on the boot-up logo screen then, only showing the word SAMSUNG there.

If I don't do anything about it, the display is lit up with the logo, until the battery is completely emptied (the battery-graph will show a gap for that time later, not telling me what could have happened). This is especially very annoying at night, since I use my phone as an alarm-clock ;)

Does anyone have suggestions about it? Anything to disable that may cause these spontaneous reboot-attempts?

The phone is not branded
I did not root it
I already tried to 'factory-reset' my device
Everything worked fine prior the Lollipop-Upgrade


texts: I'm trying to access the Bootloader on a Viewsonic VSD241, but the menu that comes up tells me to hit the "volume up" button to select Bootloader from the menu. There are no hard volume control options on this tablet, so I was wondering if anyone had an idea for what to do. Any help is greatly appreciated.


texts: Is it possible to boot Amazon Fire Phone with a vanilla build of Android Lollipop?

texts: I was wondering if it would be possible to run a vanilla Android Lollipop build on Amazon Fire phone. Google won't support it by default, but is there a patched version of the Lollipop ROM that could be used to run Android on it?


texts: Change Resolution of HDMI output (USB-C / Slimport)

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I have been working on this problem to avail

I want to change the screen resolution of my EXTERNAL monitor connected to my android phone. Phone is android 7.0 LG v20, and I am using a USB-C Hub with an HDMI cable to my ULtrawide 21:9 monitor. The problem is, the phone displays at it's native resolution; 16:9, giving black bars on the screen. I have done lots of research, and it apparently is possible to change the hdmi output resolution

However, I am wanting to change the resolution to a different one aspect ratio, (2560x1080P), not lower the resolution like in these questions:

Example A

Example B

And, when running the code dmesg and filtering with "hdmi" or "edid," the
hdmi_edid_add_sink_video_format: EDID: format: never comes up. I did try >cat /sys/devices/virtual/graphics/fb1/edid_modes which got me quite a few options/numbers, however I have no idea which is which and if they are supported. Anyone have a solution?

I do NOT want to change the entire resolution of the phone through ADB, I know you can change it with adb shell wm (resolution) but I have read of issues such as black screens and It is irreversible without ADB/ a terminal emulator, I wouldn't always want the phone in ultrawide mode.


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I've been getting this notification, well, basically ever since I moved to my Samsung Galaxy SIII Neo, which is my current phone. Up till a few days ago, I simply hit Clear and ignored this, wondering what it might mean. But now I've started getting the following too:

Note that the only certificate I ever installed was my Uni's wifi certificate, which should definitely NOT cause this, as with my older phone I had similar certificates for almost 2 years, changing 3 or 4 of them, NEVER SEEING ANYTHING like this. So what do those notifications mean and what should I do about them (if anything)?


texts: I just got an android and have it synced to my google account, the problem is that it is syncing my photo's to I don't know where on my google account, which is very bad because I take pictures of sensitive documents for my job. Every once in a while I get a notice that these synced photos are ready to share. I've looked in drive and don't see them, I've looked on plus and only see the ones I've said it's ok to share, but it's syncing them somewhere online which in the case of these particular articles is illegal no mater how "Secure" this may be.  So where the heck are these going?


texts: Internal memory not showing after Marshmallow update

texts: Upgraded my Yuphoria to Ressurection Remix Marshmallow rom. There was an option to use my memory card as internal storage. I clicked it and migrated data to it. After this, I'm not able to view my internal storage in file explorers. I can see how much GB is used under settings but not by ES explore. Anyone know why is this happening?


texts: Can I use my Android device as Wi-Fi Adapter for my PC (i.e. Tethering to PC through USB, but using Wi-Fi not Phone Network)?

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I want to use my Android phone to connect a desktop (windows 7) PC to the internet via Wi-Fi (ie, not muching though my Data plan). Is this possible with the various tethering options out there?

The reason I ask is, most suppot wi-fi the other way around, ie, the phone is the wi-fi hotspot, and the internet connection comes over the phone network. I want to connect to an existing wi-fi network, and share that with the PC.

Background - for various reasons our office LAN network is b0rked and very slow. The office WiFi network on the other hand is happy and fast. But my desktop PC is wired only. If I can use my phone as a wifi dongle/modem/adaptor, and connect to the office wifi, then I'll get a much faster connection.

Edit: I've got an HTC Desire HD, I haven't rooted it so far.


texts: How can I make an APK backup from an installed and configured XBMC?

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I sell boxes with XBMC pre installed and preconfigured however it takes a long time to manually configure it with each add-on and then setup to my liking it.

I was wondering if it were possible to generate an APK from an installed XBMC. I've tried Titanium Backup but as XBMC stores in different places it doesn't seem to work.

It can be done as I've seen other boxes with preconfigured XBMC having a customised XBMC installation and they appear to be using ZipSigner on the Android Box itself.


texts: Heimdall errors, "ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!"

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Using Heimdall v1.4 RC1 to flash Clockworkmod Recovery on a Samsung S4, I get the following,

$ sudo heimdall flash --RECOVERY ./recovery.img --no-reboot
Heimdall v1.4 RC1

Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/

This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.

If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/

Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Attempt failed. Detaching driver...
Claiming interface again...
Setting up interface...

Checking if protocol is initialised...
Protocol is not initialised.

Initialising protocol...
Protocol initialisation successful.

Beginning session...
Session begun.

In certain situations this device may take up to 2 minutes to respond.
Please be patient!

Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download successful.

Uploading RECOVERY
100%
ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!
ERROR: RECOVERY upload failed!

Ending session...
Releasing device interface...
Re-attaching kernel driver...

I've even tried two different builds of Clockworkmod,

-rw-rw-r-- 1 ecarroll ecarroll 6.8M Aug 11 23:23 clockworkmod_6.0.3.2_jfltespr.img
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ecarroll ecarroll 6.8M Aug 12 00:02 recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.2-jfltespr.img

$ md5sum *clock*
c95fac4d0e27fcb0c3355f209e62cd9c  clockworkmod_6.0.3.2_jfltespr.img
760cbf5a3b157ab23f49fcf40b46db2f  recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.2-jfltespr.img


texts: A cheap android phone killed my sd cards when I formatted them to internal, any way to get them back?

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I bought an Ulefone Paris 2015 Chinese phone, a few years ago, it came with a bloated/malware OS, I put in a Lexar SD card, formatted as internal, something didn't work right (I don't remember), I tried again with another Lexar but same card, also the same, I stopped doing that.
Since then the cards have been read only and I have thrown everything I can at them to format, except Linux command line, because I'm on Windows and Mac, but always gives errors and that it's read only (it's not plugged on my mac from a SD adapter so there is no lock switch, it's coming from a USB adapter that came with the card).
I rooted the phone and put on a normal android 6.0 and it doesn't format the phone anymore either, they were brand-new cards, but something messed them up from that phone in its original state.
Is there anything I can try before I throw them out? They mount fine and show android files, which pop back up when I delete, because read only, but that original garbage android formatted them in a messed up way, so that's the key, something with Android.


texts: Why would google-related service have no Internet, while others do?

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I'm fighting with a strange and annoying problem being forced to restart phone a few times each time I left home, even written here a question, effortless. However, I've started inspecting more.

The problem is with Game I'm playing a lot, Ingress. It is a start-up that launched at google. As marking sign of it being unable to connect is that Gmail can't synchronize itself. However, I've started to check. It seems that generally internet connection runs good. I can even run Facebook in browser. Another game I use runs also good, but has problem with refreshing maps.

It seems that I have some problem with internet connection to Google-related Services, which upon hanging, requires the phone to restart, even if otherwise everything is working. I can also start plain/mode, but the success ratio is about 1/3 lower than the full restart.

Is there anything that could cause such a strange behaviour, and is there a faster way than restart or plain mode? Both take a lot of time and are energy consuming.

I'm using Android 5, if that matters.


texts: Streaming Songs as Alarms on my Nexus One to Bluetooth Speakers

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I know there are several apps available that allow the user to utilize .mp3 files/songs as an alarm.  So when the alarm is triggered, the selected song/playlist starts to play.  I'm also aware that if one connects his/her android device to an external speaker via a 3.5mm audio jack, the audio will be sent to the speaker for output.  I'd like to do this using a set of bluetooth speakers.  How can I stream the audio from my NexusOne to my bluetooth speakers so the alarm song automatically plays through my speakers rather than through the output on my phone?

Will the bluetooth coupling between the devices remain paired throughout the night?  Is this functionality dependent on the app I'm using or on the type of bluetooth speakers (or both)?

Thanks in advance for any help!  Its truly appreciated! :)


texts: Deleted hosts file (can't connect to internet)

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i have a rooted device (Lenovo A3000-h) , and i had this issue of having my hosts file filled every now and then with additional lines (that sometimes blocked me from logging into my google play account) , and i used to manually edit the file and just erase these extra lines (keeping the 127.0.0.1 line intact)

so yea everything was fine till this morning , i tried to access my google play and i couldn't so i tried to edit the hosts file one more time (as usual) but i noticed that the file size became 2.5mb although it has always been less than 0.5mb (170kb-250kb). anyways when i tried to edit it , the file wouldnt open giving me the message (not enough memory)

long story short i deleted the file and i noticed i had a hosts.bak file so i copied it and tried to connect but its taking forever and it's not connecting to the internet anymore.

hint : i took a copy of the file from my friend's "Samsung galaxy mega" phone and still it wouldn't connect


texts: Samsung Galaxy S2 Wifi Hotspot Toggle Widget

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I have upgraded to ICS on an i9100, from GB.  Both of these provide wifi tethering by default.  Under GB many of the widgets available could toggle the wifi tethering on and off - a simple switch.

These toggle widgets do not work under ICS on this device - either they do not work and error, or they open the settings / Tethering and Portable Hotpot page rather than directly switching the status.

If I look at the shortcuts available in Settings, this is as deep as it goes - even with AnyCut or llama intents.  Does this mean it simply isn't possible to get a wifi tethering toggle any more, or is it possible there is an unadvertised intent that will trigger it?


texts: How to control battery usage by display in Xiaomi

texts: I am using a Xiaomi redmi 1s phone which is of battery capacity 2050mAh. Most of the time when I checked the battery status, the screen uses about 55% to 70% of battery. Its display is of 720p. How can this consumption reduced?


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I am using stock ICS 4.0.4 on my phone and it seems to be missing a utility which I have seen on other Android phones with ICS. It doesn't have the option for voice to text native app for messaging.

How can I activate it?

Note: I do not have an always active internet connection


texts: Regression plan upgrading OS from Froyo on GT-P1010

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i want to upgrade my galaxy tab (UK) from 2.2 to 2.3 (or higher) but have read it's risky and i could end up "bricking" it. (I've never upgraded an android OS before.)

If I do mess it up, is it always possible to restore or fix it myself? Or would I have to send it to Samsung for de-bricking in some or all cases? And are there any precautions I can take?

Thanks


texts: I have a Blutooth Keyboard connected with my Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro, and the Keyboard works, but I dont want the on screen keyboard

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro, and recently bought a blutooth keyboard for it. They keyboard works, but whenever i click on the area that i want to type something, the on screen keyboard shows up, and i cant use the blutooth one. How do i disable the screen keyboard and only use the blutooth one. Thanks!


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There's a result to "Switch to mobile data automatically", when you search for it on the Settings menu.
But the ACTUAL option is nowhere to be found...
Where exactly is it ?
Since there is no option to prompt before turning on the data, this becomes fundamental.
Android 8
Moto G6


texts: Whatsapp: iPhone to Android: 0 messages restored

texts: I backed up my iphone's whatsapp chat history and tried to restore it to my Samsung galaxy s6 when install whatsapp. I've tried this countless times and always got 0 messages restored (also making sure to uninstall the app every time I try again). I even rebooted the phone, but none of it helped. and yes, I redid the icloud backup that time.


texts: How to shutdown android via ssh command?

texts: Is there any toolbox or app that will support issuing shutdown command via ssh to a rooted android smartphone? Note that I'm not asking how to restart Android via command line (remotely) – but to really shut it down / turn it off.


texts: Can't seem to be able to change a whatsapp contact name

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I'm having trouble editing a whatsapp contacts' name. I feel like I've tried EVERYTHING you can possibly try by googling; deleting the contact, playing around with whatsapp permissions, etc.
Also: if I'm on the contact page in whatsapp, clicking the dropdown-menu "edit" or "view in addressbook" simply doesn't work, so I think this is some kind of sync problem. I have this contact saved in my contacts list with the desired name, whatsapp just doesn't want to use that name apparently. I can even see the whatsapp "voice call", etc. options from the contacts screen in my contacts app.
In my contacts app (Nexus 5X, btw), when I select "All Contacts", there's only one version of this specific contact, under the correct name, so I don't think there's a duplicate with the wrong name, unless whatsapp has somehow hidden this duplicate.
Any insight is very appreciated, this is extremely infuriating!
Thanks!!!

(How it seems to me: Whatsapp has some kind of hidden contact list somewhere that I can't view/edit, from which it keeps syncing the wrong contact name)


texts: Is there a way to "re-link" all contacts using some button or other procedure?

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My contacts come from 3 sources:

Google account
Facebook
Skype

Some of those contacts were automatically linked together so "Joe Smith" appears as one contact instead of three. However, some contacts were not linked automatically.

Is there a button or some other way to tell Android "go scan all contacts from all accounts now and try to re-link them"?


texts: How does NFC on Google Nexus S and Android 2.3 work?

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I'm curious on the Near field communication, NFC that the Google Nexus S has. From what I understand, this techonlogy can be used to read RFID-tags, or am I wrong about that?

What can I read with an NFC enabled Google Nexus S? Can I read all RFID-tags? can I read something else than RFID-tags?


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Today I got a message from my operator, my phone (Galaxy Note 2) open it in CP Message (I don't know if this is app, the title say 'CP Message'). I installed the file that my operator sent to me. After I close it, I can't find it anymore. Where is it? How can I found it again?

Thanks.


texts: How to update the pagination on MS Arrow Launcher

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I think in previous versions of the MS Arrow Launcher when I swipe up and down to see all my widgets there was no 'pagination'. In other words as I scrolled up and down the page, I could stop it at any point.

Now it appears I am paging up and down. The issue I have is some of my widgets expand over this pagination border. For example, I have a vertical weather app which is 1 grid box wide and 4 grid boxes high. Part of it is over 1 of my pagination and so is the other.

How can I disable this pagination?


texts: How do you link to applications in the Android market?

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When posting app links, I'm always using a link on Cyrket or AppBrain -- becuase I can't get a link to anything in the official Android Market.

But I have seen some links out there for use w/ Android itself ( ''market://'' protocol ):

market://details?id=de.schildbach.oeffi

(as seen @ Android Dev Studio)

Is it possible to web-link to apps in the Market so that a non-Android user can link to the appropriate Market page in a non-Android web browser?


texts: What is the Samsung account on Android Phones for and what does it sync?

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What is the purpose of the samsung account on my android phone? Does it make sense to use it and what does it sync to the cloud?

If I use a google account, isn't that basically enough? Do they interfere with each other?


texts: How can I return to locked boorloader, unrooted and original ROM state on Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE500KL?

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I need to return the phone for reparation. The handset is broken. The warranty is void in the current state of the mobile phone.

How do I return to its original state?


texts: I have a Nexus 5x that is proving quite troublesome (overheating/rebooting) and needs to be sent back to supplier/manufacturer. Before I send it I would like to removed saved logins and passwords. These are for the Gmail account linked to the phone and a number of professional websites - there are confidentiality issues. Can this be done or would I be best just changing the passwords from another system?


texts: I get an insufficient storage space error when trying to download an app and I have several gigabytes of free space

texts: I have my phone set to use my SD card as default storage. When I attempts to download the Facebook for Hulu app from the Google store it always gives me this error message. I checked both apps both take around 40 some odd megabytes. I have around 4 gigabytes of free space on my SD card. I have around two gigabytes of free space on my internal storage. Can you tell me what's wrong?


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Some one has changed my phone settings, so when I recieve an SMS from any number the message is read out loudly.

Can someone tell me how to disable this?

My driving mode is turned off too.


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Possible Duplicate:
  Using an OTG cable while charging

Recent versions of Android allow USB to operate in host mode.  But is it possible for them to be powered/charged via that same USB port while operating in host mode?


texts: USB and charging port is not working after rooting

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I have rooted my HTC Desire 620G with kingoroot. After rooting the phone is not getting charged while its switched on.

The phone can be charged by switched it off. Also the phone can not be connected with Laptop via USB, hence I am unable to unroot it again.

It seems like kingo has blocked the charging/USB port.battery is draining very fast. I have reset the phone but no luck. Can anyone help??


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My understanding is that phones have an internal RTC (real-time clock) which is regularly synchronized, using NITZ (default) and NTP when the phone is connected to internet.
Carriers can broadcast a special signal encoding UTC time information (Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second, Timezone and DST) with an accuracy in the order of minutes.
I read the 3GPP specification and found when time information can be transferred from the serving PLMN to the Mobile Station (MS) / User equipment (UE) :

Upon registering on the network.
When the MS geographically relocates to a different Local Time Zone.
When the network changes its Local Time Zone, e.g. between summer and winter time.
When the network changes its identity.
At any time during a signalling connection with mobile station.

Automatic date and time needs to be enabled in the phone settings to either use NITZ or NTP. Technically a SIM card is not required right? If so, this should work in airplane mode but I didn't manage to trigger a time update after having manually changed the time.
I think I don't understand how it works in practice.

When does this trigger ? How does the cell tower know 2) 3)?
If it periodically broadcasts time information to every phones in the area then what's the meaning of these 5 points?
What does 1) 4) and 5) mean in concrete terms?

Regarding NTP, it is a lot simpler. Android will synchronize with a NTP server if there hasn't been any NITZ update from the carrier ever since 24H. The default NTP server is time.android.com (Google server) but I guess manufacturers may change this to use their own. (source: config.xml)


texts: Why battery "sags" on my device and how to fix/workaround it?

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Sometimes my device shows "No SIM card" status and "0%" battery and soon powers off (even if I manage to quicky connect it to USB). After powering back on it works more or less as expected.

Why does this happen? How to fix the issue or how to force Android to continue if battery suddenly drops to 0% (as opposed of gradually become discharged)?


texts: Android doesn't feel as responsive as iOS?

texts: I have a Moto G 2 on Lollipop and it doesn't feel as fast as like say an iPhone 5C. I know that it should be the same,  as they have similar specs,  but why does Lollipop feel so slow compared to iOS? Everything just feels snappier on iPhone. I think part of it is that iOS opens apps immediately then loads,  but android loads the app,  then opens it. How do I make my phone feel more responsive? It is rooted.


texts: ODIN configuration file - elements' meanings

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I started this question in order to have more light shed on a tool that's used by almost all the Samsung device owners that perform operations such as flashing: ODIN.

Since there's already a good answer that covers the meaning behind the most commonly used checkboxes, I would like to make everyone think about the ODIN configuration file, namely Odin3.ini. This file resides in the same position as the ODIN main executable, and it's mandatory in order to run the program itself. Its content (v.3.10.7) can be observed below:

[Option]
Title=odin
FactoryResetTime=1
OptionEnable=1
SLP=0
AuthorityKey=pw
RtnForSprint=1

[APOption]
RePartition=0
AutoReboot=1
FResetTime=1
FlashLock=0
TFlash=0
NandErase=0

[CPOption]
PhoneEFSClear=0
PhoneBootUpdate=0k

[UIOption]
LED=0

[ButtonOption]
Bootloader=1
PDA=1
Phone=1
CSC=1
UMS/PATCH=0
USERDATA=0

[D300Jig]
;[0] not use / COM [1~2] usable
D300COM=0
;[0] not use / [1] use
MicroCable=0

[PortArrange]
;SAMSUNG Mobile Modem port (for Download mode)
DPort0=
DPort1=
DPort2=
DPort3=
DPort4=
DPort5=
DPort6=
DPort7=
;SAMSUNG Android USB Modem port (for Samsung Kies)
SPort0=
SPort1=
SPort2=
SPort3=
SPort4=
SPort5=
SPort6=
SPort7=

As of recently, I performed some tests on the abovementioned values. You can see my findings in the answer below, which is freely editable by anyone.

Now comes the question part: was anyone able to ascertain the usage of those settings I was unable to/didn't test? For instance:

Usefulness of FactoryResetTime - it doesn't reset the flash counter, before you say that;
FTP connection output after editing SLP;
Eventual output of DeviceInfo;
Usage of AuthorityKey;
Usage of RtnForSprint (only v3.10.7);
Usage of the T Flash checkbox;
What's supposed to be chosen as UMS/PATCH file - I've never seen one.

And yes, I'm aware that this is a bit of work, it's broad, and that it's not strictly related to Android. However, I found nothing on the XDA community, and I feel that we've yet to discover the real power of this ODIN tool. Any answer about this topic has the potential to help Samsung users out there to better understand this piece of software.


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I would like to get rid of one of my Google accounts since I don't use it anymore. Currently I have both my Google accounts (gmail, Google+..) on my phone (Galaxy S4, had to link/transfer data from my old phone to my new) and all pictures and information and such gets saved to the old account I don't want to use anymore.

But I still have some important emails on the old account as well as some contacts and such which I would like to keep. Can these be transferred to my other Google account which I wanna keep and have as my primary?

What do I have to do in order to get rid of this old account I don't longer need without losing the data (pictures,  some emails, contacts) which are currently under that primary gmail/G+ account which I don't want anymore?

Otherwise,  is there an option to say "lock/disable" that old account so nothing gets send or saved to it anymore?


texts: Disable android on-body detection suggestion

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Before the latest Android security update every time I have some form of Do Not Disturb on I get suggestions from Android to enable On-Body Detection. I click on the three dots and then it goes away - temporarily that is and it just keeps coming back.

Motorola Moto G4 - Noughat 7.0


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I am trying to install Android 4.0 on a tv box. I just need to know whether Android 4.0 will have the HDMI drivers.

Thanks


texts: Why can I enable a hotspot on Android 5 but not Android 9 with same sim card?

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I have two phones, an old Nexus 5 running Android 6 and my new-ish Pixel 2 running Android 9. I have only one sim card (Cricket). I can enable a hotspot on my Nexus but not my Pixel 2, which says "To enable, go to att.com/mywireless or dial 611".  Obviously, I didn't expect to lose hotspot services when I upgraded.

From these observations, I infer that Android 9 (but not 6) enables carriers to implement policies regarding mobile hotspots. Is that correct?  Is there a difference in behavior between Pixel 2 phones bought though a carrier and those bought directly from Google?

And, if Android does facilitate device limitations, does anyone have backstory about why Google enables policies that are counter to anti-net neutrality?

Excellent relevant background: How can phone companies detect tethering (incl. Wifi hotspot)


texts: Missing notification bar and navigation bar on an Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet

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I turned on my Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet the other day, and some (but not all) of the bottom navigation bar buttons had disappeared.  I rebooted, hoping that would clear up whatever caused it, but now all of my navigation bar buttons are gone.  My notification bar is gone too, and I am unable to swipe down to activate the notification shade.  There is empty black space where the notification and navigation bars are supposed to be.

If it matters, I have the Google Play Services and the Google Play Store side-loaded, through which I installed typical Google apps.

(I'm asking and answering this myself mostly so that if/when this problem recurs, I'll be able to remember/find how I fixed it.)


texts: Custom (or native Android 5) Notification Center on Android 5 device with ZenUI

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My ZenPad S 8.0 comes with Android 5.0 and ZenUI launcher on top of it. I can replace the launcher and desktop environment with something like Nova Launcher that feels more native, but when it comes to notification center (the dropdown thing with notification descriptions), I could not find any reasonable alternative that could replace the (imho, ugly) ZenUI notification panel with something custom or just revert back the default\native Android 5 one. The only thing I found is the Material Status Bar Lollipop app for Android 4.* that does the job (replace the dropdown notification area with custom - more native looking one), but does not work very smoothly on Android 5.

So I'd love to replace this:

with this:

Thank you.

udp I have found the slowball app that somewhat does what I want (not very smoothly, but still), but I'm still wondering if there're any other custom notification center apps for Android 5 or any way to use the stock one instead of ZenUI?


texts: Remove Bloat from Google Play Update list?

texts: Is there a way to remove uninstallable apps from showing up on the google play updates list?  I don't mean uninstall them, that is not possible without root as I understand.  Just hiding them from the update all list would be nice.


texts: Make the screen to appear again when the screen is off by just touching the screen. Instead of pressing the on/off button

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Our system at work is automated. Sometimes a machine stop and we get the fault popping up on a android device everyone is carrying.
It's a Cat B15 Mobile with Android 4.1.
We are carrying the phone with a holder around our arm.

If the screen is on all the time, the battery drains out pretty fast.
So I want to make the device to shut down the screen, and when I touch the screen it will start again.
Right now it's a little complicated to press the on and off button. Because the holder is blocking it.

Anyhow, if this was a possibility it would make everything a lot easier!
I checked the settings but didn't see anything about it.


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I'm trying to use my phone less. I've managed successfully to remove apps via adb. My question is if it's possible to have apps disable/remove via their package names over adb, and then reinstated on the device at certain times of the day.

So for say the hours 9am to 5pm Chrome app would be completely removed and not on the device, then after 5 it's there again.

I'm not wanting app timers or the app being disabled but app icon still visible. I'm after the full removal followed later in the day by it's full revival. Thanks :)


texts:
Nothing happens when I plug a USB stick to my Samsung A3 2015 (SM-A300FU) with an OTG cable (on-the-go).

How to enable OTG support on this device?

PS: I previously had a 5.0.2 original, unrooted. I now have a rooted 6.0.1 Marshmallow (Build number MMB29M.A300FUXXU1CRA3, Kernel version 3.10.49-12877970, Fri Jan 12 20:48:03 KST 2018).


texts: Clear the "Do not ask again" dialog in Gallery when changing Wallpapers

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As you might know, when you try to change the wallpaper on ICS (for your homescreen), the OS will ask if you want to set the same wallpaper to the lock screen, and the proper "do not ask again checkbox". By mistake, I pressed it, but I want it back now

Any way to achieve that?

BTW, I checked the "Clear Defaults" in the Gallery app - nothing. Using Android ICS 4.0.3


texts: How to uninstall/disable system apps on Fire HD 8?

texts: I want to uninstall or disable system apps on my Amazon Fire HD 8 2017. How can I do this? The FireOS version in "System Updates" menu is 5.6.2.0.


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I'm going to buy a Galaxy Tab and I'm hoping to find the answers here:

Can I plug in a USB flash memory or an external hard-disk to Galaxy Tab via any USB Converter?
Does Android 2.2 support VPN connections?
Are Android applications free?


texts: My friend have installed an app to watch the location of the children, BUT this app is useless if the kid can disable 4G internet and GPS. How to avoid disabling internet and GPS? Or is there some app to help on this matter?


texts: Detect foreground application when in immersive mode

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There are several  applications able to force the so called immersive ("full screen") mode. (Power Toggles being one of them)

My problem is that, in that configuration, Tasker and similar applications seem to be unable to detect which is the foreground running application: profiles based on that kind of state doesn't trigger until full screen mode is toggled off.

I'm looking for an alternate way to detect the foreground app (Tasker Plugin would be fine) which doesn't have that limitation.


texts:
I took apart my Rezound (screen broke and I had to fix  it) and I lost those little plastic pieces that transfers the light to the menu.

What are these piece called? How can I find new ones online?


texts: How can I get voice control like my Moto X 2nd Gen had?

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My last phone was a Moto X 2nd Generation. The Moto Voice app was great - I could say "Away Team to Voyager (my custom command phrase) - what's up?" and it would read me all current notifications without unlocking, just like if I were looking at the phone. I could also unlock the phone to do Google searches and other stuff by saying my PIN if no one else was around. But, other features were pretty limited because the assistant AI wasn't that great in 5.1.

Just bought a shiny new Moto X5 with Android 7.0, and while Google Assistant has improved, the new Moto Voice app is crap. There's no command phrase at all - granted that the customization was aesthetic, but having no interactive activation at all means you're limited to a dozen "show me" commands that A. are already covered by Google Assistant and B. only display the info on the screen - and if I were holding the phone and looking at it, I wouldn't need voice control!

I got this thing in large part to use as assistive technology, but it seems needlessly throttled in that department; as far as I can tell, the built in "OK Google" can't consistently unlock the phone, read notifications, or otherwise enable a truly hands-free experience.

Is there some way to get the "real" Moto Voice app back? (When I look at the entry in the App Store, it says "installed", even though the functionality is a mockery of what's shown in the video.) Failing that, is there some other way to read notifications out loud, and/or use a reasonable set of controls without touching the phone to unlock it? (Bonus points if there's also a way to bring back the "custom command phrase" functionality.)


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Silly straightforward question: are updates to Samsung devices firmware regional, meaning that  US may get an update earlier than South America or EU?

Also: who controls those updates? Do they depend on carrier when the device is tied to one?

Thanks a lot...really!


texts: How can I stop my sent emails from containing raw HTML?

texts: When I send an email from my official exchange server, the person who receives it, whether through web access or through Outlook, gets the email with HTML coding! It is very embarrassing and I have searched for the solution in vain. How can I stop this behavior?


texts: How can I bulk install apps with Play Store or App-Brain?

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I'm trying to restore a new device with apps from my old device, but neither Android Market nor AppBrain seems to automatically bulk install them? When I use the Execute method in AppBrain it seems to only send me to manual install of all apps, which probably would take a long time since I use a number of apps.

Is there some way to make AppBrain bulk install a list in a batch or is it possible to move the apps from my old device to the new one?


texts: How to export contacts from the command line in standard format?

texts: If a phone gets itself into a bad state and starts rebooting for no good reason, is there a way to export the contacts info so that after the phone is restored, the contacts can be reinstated? I don't think they were stored to the SIM.


texts: Wi Fi Sleep policy doesn't work on Galaxy Mini

texts: Set the WiFi Sleep policy as 'never' but when my new Galaxy Mini is in sleep mode wi-fi is turned off. I tried with a few apps like 'Keep WiFi' without success. Is anybody out there who actually got the same problem and solved it?


texts: 2-step Verification No Popup only hear the sound?

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The 2-step verification used to work. But today, when I sign in the account, my android device does not popup the verificaiton window at all. I only hear the notification sound, but no popup and no notification at all. This is just weird.

All special actions I did after its last working time are (1) create a second user account on android mobile (2) this is dual-sim cards mobile. I removed my primary sim card.

I am not sure if the above two actions are the cause or not. But I do hear a notification sound, but with no popup window at all.

So What is the problem? and How can I do the 2-step verification now?

Thanks a lot.


texts: Why does my wifi keep turning off and on?

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I'm using an LG G5 with an AT&T mobile plan.

My wifi keeps turning off and back on every 30 to 60 seconds. If I enable wifi in the settings, it just disables itself 30 to 60 seconds later... and then 30 to 60 seconds after that, it turns itself back on... and it just cycles like this.

I've googled this problem and can tell that several people have had this problem, but none of the relevant solutions seem to work.


texts: How to get Google Now to give me timely commute advice?

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The last few days I've travelled to work, there's been a huge amount of traffic, causing major delays and lengthening my 30 minute commute to at least 45 minutes. I have Google Now on my phone, and without fail, every day, it will tell me there's heavy traffic on my route to work - about five minutes before I arrive at work. I usually leave pretty early - about 7.15am - but it's the same time every day.

So is there a way to get Google Now to give me these notifications earlier - i.e. before I leave the house?


texts: Is there something like memcheck and fdisk for android?

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Basically I want to connect my android asus to my computer and then do fdisk and memcheck.

I suspected that the disk is not perfect and so is the memory. Sometimes it crashes with no reason.


texts: Is the HDMI output on the Xoom limited to cloning the display or can it be a secondary screen?

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Is the HDMI output on the Xoom (or indeed any of the newer tablet devices) capable of displaying different imagery to that being shown on the device's screen?  Is it limited to cloning?  Can the internal screen be blanked (e.g. if watching a movie on a bigger screen).

I've seen examples of iPad games that display a secondary screen on the device itself when outputting to a TV (e.g. racing games showing the map on the device which is doubling up as the wheel).


texts: How to resize the screen of the virtual android

texts: Is there any way of resizing the screen in correlation with the virtual device? I have been looking everywhere but none seems to have my problem or I may be missing something. Waited for the device to boot and it still has the same problem. When resizing the device the screens get much smaller following resizing.


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I have the Micromax Canvas A1 AQ4501 device. On various pages, as as this one, it's internal memory is listed as 4GB.

But, when I go to Settings -> Storage, under Internal Storage it says total space is 2.27 GB. The app Hardware Info also lists a similar amount: 2322 MB.

Where is the rest of my storage? :O

(Is it that the rest of the storage is taken up by OS etc, duh?)


texts: How do I delete a calendar/swipe lock-screen that appeared after Android 4.3 update?

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Recently, an Android 4.3 update appears to have created a strange and unwanted calendar/swipe lock-screen on my Galaxy S III which is pictured here.

The calendar provides an inaccurate date with a visible calendar event, and the X... ...zZ has to be swiped before I can get to my regular unlock pattern.  I am unable to get rid of this screen which pops up irregularly and is really annoying. Any ideas? Thanks.

(click image for a larger version)


texts: How to erase all data on android tablet?

texts: My cousin locked my tablet trying to figure out the passcode and locked me out! Im trying to erase all data. please help.


texts: How can I maintain stable/smooth performance permanently on a Nexus 7 2012 (wifi) [grouper/nakasi]?

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After a day to a few days, the n7's performance will degrade sharply to the point where a reboot is necessary for the device to function properly.

I've tried numerous ROMs, a few kernels, tweaking CPU governors (mainly just to performance) yet no matter what I try it will work great for a while but if I let it sit idle for a day or so load times for doing anything jump up to unacceptably slow levels.

By unacceptably slow I mean on the order of magnitude of 10 times longer than normal or more. UI elements and the UI itself are often unresponsive to very slow and even when it catches up to the first command (ie home button), the next command still takes just as long (ie loading an app).

This is a single user device and has very few apps and fewer running. There is always lots of free ram usually 50% or so.

Right now it's running lollipop (ART) but no difference.

Is there something I can do so I don't have to reboot every day?

How can I diagnose what component(s) specifically need the reboot to begin functioning normally again?


texts: How to control Android phone with laptop's mouse and keyboard without lag?

texts: I tried software called "MyPhoneExplorer" that has mirroring function and using it via Wifi gives mouse input lag. Maybe it's possible to achieve this without lag, like using regular Bluetooth mouse connected to phone. Maybe somehow connect PC with phone via Bluetooth?


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I'm using Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2. I found there's Mobile Plan in Network & Internet settings. But I'm not sure it is for eSIM.
When I tap on it, it says: "Network has no known provisioning website"
How to check if an Android device supports eSIM?


texts: Android default calling app don't suggest other calling apps even after reseting defaults

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Good day.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini (GT-I8190N) with its default Android 4.1.2 and default Phone application.

When I try to make a call with it, it never suggest other calling apps, so I will be able to chose.
I have tried to "Reset app preferances" from settings, I have even wiped my phone, but it didn't suggest me other apps to call.

Have anybody came across that problem? Are there any suggestions how to solve it?

Thanks in advance!


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I am using Carousel of Dropbox on my devices.
I would like to exclude some folders from the backup such as screenshot images or whatsapp ones.
I have found something around w.r.t. Google photos app but anything about Carousel.


texts: The application Market Feedback Agent has stopped unexpectedly

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The application Market Feedback Agent (process com.google.android.feedback) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.

I keep getting this error message when YouTube crashes. I click to report the problem, then this error occurs. I tried to manually visit https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.feedback to check for an update but nothing was found. Android version 2.3.4. Neither Verizon, Motorola, nor Google will update it.

How can I fix this problem?


texts: BusyBox `ln -s`: How do I create symlink to a directory on external SD-card?

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How do I create symlink to a directory on external SD-card? Do I have to edit /etc/passwd and add user or root to the sdcard_r group--since, I see that the /storage/ location is owned by sdcard_r? Do I have to change the partition type, ie filesystem of the external sd-card?

I've searched through the previously-asked questions, as well as google-search about the ln function in busybox; however, I'm not able to figure out why I keep getting an error creating link failed File already exists when I try to run ln -s /storage/sdcard1/original_dir/ /storage/sdcard0/DCIM/sym_dir .

I have root privileges and, as far as I can tell, /storage/& sdcard1 are not symlinks themselves. I appreciate any and all helpful comments.  Thanks.


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I have a Samsung device with ANT+ support and i would like to connect to ANT+ devices when in UPS(ultra power saving) mode.
However, in UPS mode with bluetooth enabled, the ANT+ is not working.
Whereas in normal mode ANT+ works when Bluetooth is enabled.
Note that: ANT+ uses the same range of frequencies than WIFI and Bluetooth 4
Some specific details:
ANT HAL service: 3.0.0
ANT Radio service: 4.16.00
ANT+ Plugins 3.6.40
(I can't tag it as 'ant+')


texts: What happens if I remove a file from /etc/permissions?

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So I rooted my phone recently and want to thoroughly clean up my phone. I specifically want to remove a file in /etc/permissions (or /system/etc/permissions) called android.hardware.location.gps.xml, which I assume is for location and GPS services.

What consequences (negative or otherwise) will there be if I remove this file from its original directory?

I should add, my phone is an Acer V370 (Liquid E2) with Android 4.2.2


texts: How to run Zoom meeting directly in the browser?

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I have a ZTE Avid Plus Z828 running Android 5.x. Using Chrome 85.0.x, I'm not seeing an option to run a Zoom meeting from the browser.  It only says to download the app, whereas I'm looking to just run from the browser.
How to run a Zoom meeting directly in the browser?


texts: how to open whatsapp with out scanning QR code

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i want to open whats app in browser . but i have to scan the QR code produced in the browser through camera.

is there any way to get my whats in browser.

problem is my camera is not working it is not even opening .so i cant scan it .
is there any way to open it?

which tells how QR code works.

how do i permit whats app in browser?


texts: Android apps not compatible between roms

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with CM10, I was testing SlimRom and notice that some applications that I bought on PlayStore showed the message "This app is not compatible with your device". It's the same device with different rom.

Any ideas about why this happen?

thanks!


texts: Why does Kies tell me that my Galaxy S has no updates?

texts: Why does Samsung Kies tell me that my Galaxy S GT-i9000 has no OS or firmware updates even though there are downloads available on the internet?


texts: How to turn off incoming text message notification vibration off in Android 10?

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I would like to turn off vibrations for incoming message on Google Pixel 1, default SMS app, and I can't find a way to do this.

I searched several places, mostly messages app settings and general phone notifications settings (which anyway redirects me to the first one). There is no general setting under notifications there and I can't see anything about vibrations.

It seems this app does not provide a way to control vibrations, and there is no system option to forbid them, but it seems hard to believe.


texts: MS Exchange with Default Email App is Randomly Draining Battery!

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I'm using my Exchange email account for work with the default Email app on my Nexus S running Jellybean... usually everything works just fine, but within a week or so it'll start consuming massive amounts of battery.

Flushing the data + cache and deleting / reinstalling the Exchange account usually fixes whatever went awry... until the next time the problem comes back.

I haven't tried uninstalling / reinstalling the Email app itself, as the OS cautions me not to do that with a default app.

Is there a way to fix this problem besides "Don't Use It"?


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Why so many mmcblk devices?

/dev/block/mmcblk0
/dev/block/mmcblk0boot0
/dev/block/mmcblk0boot1
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10
/dev/block/mmcblk0p11
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14
/dev/block/mmcblk0p15
/dev/block/mmcblk0p16
/dev/block/mmcblk0p17
/dev/block/mmcblk0p18
/dev/block/mmcblk0p19
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2
/dev/block/mmcblk0p20
/dev/block/mmcblk0p21
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3
/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9
/dev/block/mmcblk0rpmb

What is the normal amount of mmcblk devices? I'm having problems booting and I'm wondering if this kind of formatting is normal or not?

When I boot up under TWRP, and adb in. After I run mount -a, I get

/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 on /cache type ext4 (rw,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p21 on /data type ext4 (rw,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p20 on /system type ext4 (rw,seclabel,relatime)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 on /preload type ext4 (rw,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered)

That only explains four of them though.


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I read in this article that a non-encrypted tablet with only screen-lock on can have data read through USB.

Is this really true for example for a Nexus 7 tablet? I mean - if I lock the screen you can't get anywhere, even if you restart the device. Attempts to root it, or to hack it somehow when the bootloader is locked forces a data wipe and a factory reset. So is it really possible to get to the data in a screen-locked Nexus 7 which has no SD card?

The only way I can think about is that someone would somehow open the device and take the internal memory out and connected it somehow to a device which could read it. I presume that would be pretty expensive. If this really is the only way how to get to the data, it might be interesting to know, how much it may cost to do such a thing. If it is really costly, than it should be okay to just use screenlock.


texts: lately I have had an issue with the Wifi enabling itself so I ran adb logcat to trace the issue. Apparently ItsOnService has been enabling it and that service I discovered is a part of Sprint Zone. I have dug through the Sprint Zone options and can't seem to figure out how to disable this. Any advice?


texts: Nexus 5 (kitkat) does not boot into Bootloader mode - also cannot factory reset from ADM

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I have an old Nexus 5 which I'm trying to use again because I dropped my current phone.

This Nexus 5 was on 5.0 (the one with the swirling circles right?) and it boots up but I can't get into it.

I am logged into my google account on it because I can see a few months worth of notifications pop up and can read emails sent to me on the lockscreen, but I have a pattern lock on it and cannot remember at all what the shape was.

After googling around, people said that after 5 retries you get the 30 second cooldown and there should be a "Forgot password?" button next to "Emergency call" but that isn't the case. I've got my pattern wrong about 80 times and still the button doesn't show up.

I found other people having the same exact problem and said Android Device Manager was the way to go. ADM sees my phone, I can do the remote calling it feature but if I choose the "Lock and Erase" button it says "request sent[...]" but nothing happens on my PC screen or my phone screen. What is this button supposed to do?

Anyway, so after not being able to get in that way I thought I'd just factory reset it from the bootloader mode, only I cannot get into the bootloader mode. Some websites say to hold Vol-Down + Power others say Vol-Down + Vol-Up + Power but neither of these combinations work for me, it always just boots straight to the white "Google" logo and then the swirling circles.

The phone is unlocked (little unlocked lock symbol under the white "Google" logo on start-up but I don't know if that makes any difference at this point?

I've tried connecting it to my PC and doing "adb devices" and "fastboot devices" but because I am either powered off or just on the lock screen, neither of these find a device.

Is there anyway I can reset my pattern password? Or failing that, just factory reset the phone?

(I tried looking here and elsewhere for the same question but either the person fixes it with ADM or by going into bootloader mode, neither of which I can do.)

Thanks for your time


texts: whatsapp is not initializing and not connecting

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I restore my mobile. and try reinstall whatsapp, it is not initializing but i am getting notifications. In a pop up, it shows unable to connect.
Please help me.
Whatsapp is most important to me.

I have Clear my data
My internet connection is very fast


texts: Yesterday I lost my phone (s9+) in a coffee shop. After atleast 3 hours of not knowing I lost it. I immediately tried to find it via samsung find my phone unfortunately it has no sim card and was not connected to a wifi. so i just tried to lock it via samsung account. My question is is it still possible for the thief to reformat and all to use the phone. Thank you.


texts: How do I get from a Google AMP page to that actual webpage in Chrome?

texts: I don't want to disable AMP completely, but if I'm on an AMP page sometimes I want to get to the original webpage. There used to be a link to get there but that seems to be gone now. How do I get to the original web page?


texts: I am using a 2013 Moto X Developer Edition (XT1053) and am currently running stock Android, (with the exception of Motorola's software) and I am thinking of switching to CyanogenMod. However, after looking at the CyanogenMod download releases for the "ghost" model, I notice there are pretty much only nightlys. I have never used a nightly release before, and I do have a nandroid backup if anything goes wrong, but are the nightlys stable enough to use daily?


texts: Android 7.1.1 showing insuficient space even with plenty of space in SD card formatted as internal

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I have a ZTE Maven 3, it comes with 8GB of internal memory so i bought a 16GB microSD and formatted it as internal storage with the built-in android option to do so.

Problem is, when i try to install new apps the PlayStore refuses because i dont have enough space, but even if the internal storage is at full capacity, the SD card is 90% empty !

What is wrong with this?


texts: Why is the Android stock browser still alive?

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The Stock browser in Android has not been actively supported, and Google Chrome is actively developed and uses modern technologies unlike it's predecessor. Yet, the stock browser still has 22.77% of the market share on mobile devices, which is more than Chrome for Android.

With it's inferior support for modern web technologies and unfairly large market share, the Stock browser is quickly becoming the modern IE6. But for some reason it is still often included as a default browser on new devices.

Are there any advantages this browser has, from the user or business perspective, that might be the reason why it hasn't been phased out altogether in favour of Chrome through the automatic update process, or at least no longer selected as a default browser? Is there any reason for keeping the mammoth alive?


texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Grand with a 16gb micro-sd card. For some inexplicable reason, I am losing data on the sd card. Folder names are being changed to start with the character "μ." For example, my_music was changed to μy_music (this does not happen on the device's internal memory). There are more than 960 files with the name "μ" and it is replicating itself. Is it a problem with the Micro SD card or something else such as the phone itself? Is there any way I can fix this other than formatting?


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I have a rather small app that shows as 684 KB on internal memory. When I move it to the SD card, it has 500 KB left on the internal memory and 2 MB on USB memory.

Why do the moved 184 KB grow to be 2 MB on the SD card ?


texts: Single Purpose Educational Android Tablet

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This question is not very technical but I had to ask it somewhere, and this was a promising place to get answers. Please help.
I have to provide Educational-Tablets to High-School Students. We want to make sure that those tablets are not misused and only 2 application (developed by us) run on the tablet. I went through many MDM (Mobile Device Management) solutions but none seemed promising. Is there any way (Any Android Native Functionality) to ensure the "Single Purpose Use" of the Tablet?


texts: How to automatic alarm birthdays contacts

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I have listed mostly of my contacts with with the birthday dates and I con regularly view it in my google-calendar widget, but I have no idea on how to get a snooze on that day.

I use a fantastic Nexus4 (LG e 960) with android 4.4.2 (kitkat)


texts: What is the difference between the Tag Buddy and Face tag stock Gallery options, and where is the related info stored?

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I would like to know what the difference is between the Tag Buddy and Face tag stock Gallery options (as available on the Samsung Galaxy SIII stock Gallery application).

Also, why is one option activated via a sliding-button and the other one via a check mark as opposed to both looking the same. I guess the only difference is that with the sliding-button one can also click on the text on the left-hand-side of the entry to view more information (in this case some descriptive help information), whereas this behavior is not available when an entry text is followed by a plain checkmark.

I also don't understand, if the Tag Buddy features are all enabled (Weather, Location, Person, and Date), then why can't I view any of these by clicking on the Details menu entry when viewing a picture with the stock Gallery app? Where is the weather information stored, I've installed the EXIF Tag Editor (Photo) app, but none of these are showing up in the EXIF info, and if I include a photo note or a sound file to the picture, these aren't showing up there either? Where are these pieces of information stored, and how do I access them and make sure they are copied when the picture is copied to another storage location?

The following screenshot shows these two entries under the Tags heading.

When the Camera app takes a picture:

The date and time the picture was taken is stored in the picture's EXIF data.
The GPS coordinates will be stored in the picture's EXIF data (but not the place name) as long as the Location tag's camera setting is set to 'On'.

However, why is the Tag Buddy feature in the Gallery app instead of in the Camera app? After all, if I take a picture:

wouldn't I want the weather information to reflect the time the picture was taken, and not the time the picture was opened in Gallery?
wouldn't the location information have to be the one corresponding to the GPS coordinates at the time the picture was taken, and not at the time the picture was opened (after all the user of the camera may choose not to store EXIF GPS info in the picture)?

Finally, if Face Buddy is enabled and the list of people is stored somewhere, then how can I view such list of people as a list stored on the device?

Thanks for clarifying these issues.


texts: How to import large files to google drive from a public google drive shares without downloading?

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I need to import that file to google drive.

The problem is I can t download it right now, and the file will probably be deleted in few hours as marshmallow for galaxy tab S is out.


texts: Does rooting mean I will always run my device as root?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How exactly does “root” user access/account works? Do all applications run as root on my phone after rooting?

I understand the root user under Linux and the goal of rooting an Android device. Though, when people say "rooting", does it mean I will always use my device as root? Or just while I apply my changes?


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My phone is a Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, and I'm using CyanogenMod. There is an app called ROM Manager included in CyanogenMod, and I found an option 'Fix permission' there. I shouldn't have used this: I had no problems before but I have some now. During the fixing process I got a lot Force close dialogs, and after next reboot the phone had reset to the default CyanogenMod home screen configuration, default options for many programs, and default network parameter. I also got some more Force close dialogs.

I have a backup done a week ago, but I really installed a lot during the week, so I don't want to lose it all. I hope there's a way to recover current situation.

I tried this through adb shell:

chmod -R 755 /data/data
chmod -R 744 /system/app

but it didn't help.

I even tried this stupid idea:

chmod -R 777 /

but it made even worse: after reboot, my phone forgot even my Google account and offered to reconfigure it as if it was the first time I switch the phone after buying it.

Can somebody tell me which file/directory permissions could ROM Manager change and how should I restore them to make everything work? Currently I have a backup made immediately after I discovered the problem.

UPDATE: This fix_permissions.sh didn't work for me.


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It happens to me something very annoying ... I sent an pro SMS by mistake to the wrong customer ... I realized it instantly, so I removed my battery immediately and restarted my phone (Samsung galaxy S4 ) without the SIM card.

The SMS was still not send (with the spinning loader), then I got a message like "the sms has not been sent, it will be as soon as you have access to your network".

I manually deleted the message on the page of the conversation, but I think it must be in the outbox. How to be sure it will not be sent when I put my SIM card back? Is there an "outbox" as for mails where I could remove it definitively?

Thank you for your response
LD


texts: Set an app to be default without clearing old first

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I have unfortunately set Truecaller as the default app to view contacts.

I want the standard Google Contacts app to open contacts.

In particular, when I search for a contact on the phone using the search bar and then tap a contact, I want it to be opened in Google Contacts.

I have found plenty of advice about how to clear the launch by default setting for an app.

However, Truecaller does not think that it is the default for anything.

So, I would simply like to choose Google Contacts as the default without clearing the original app first.

In general I think that first having to find the old default app is a very clunky user interface. I'd like to choose the default app I want, not search for the old app. Especially when it is not clear at all which one that is.

EDIT
Ok, I found that it was Truedialer not Truecaller that had the defaults. But my original question is still valid: If I have difficulty finding the default app, is it possible to set a new default without clearing the old one?


texts: How can I change my pictures' and videos' date on my phone by their filenames?

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Yesterday, I moved a bunch of old pictures and videos to my phone, using a FTP server I installed on my phone. Everything went fine, but today I discovered that the date of all the copied photos and videos was set to yesterday. As a result, my photos and videos are now showing up in the wrong order in the Gallery app.

(Click image to enlarge)

Luckily, the date and time is still preserved in the filenames. Right now, I want to restore the photos' and videos' date using their filenames.

I'm interested in a way to do so. I don't really care whether it's by using an app or script or something else.

I'm aware of the fact that I can copy the files from my computer to the phone again using a different protocol, but that is not what I'm looking for.


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I have a Galaxy S5 that had Cyanogenmod + CWM for about a year. The other day it started randomly shutting down and getting stuck in the bootloader screen ("SELINUX ENFORCING" + Samsung logo). No matter what I did it kept getting stuck in the loop of rebooting and then going back into this mode.
I couldn't even get it to load Philz Touch in order to try and flash it.

In the end I did a factory reset but this didn't help. I tried to install TWRP via Odin and Odin says "PASS" but when I start the phone all I get is the same bootloader screen and no TWRP.

When I try to run fastboot all I get is a message saying "waiting for device" even though it does show up in Odin 3.

I am trying to install the latest version of Lineage but need to get TWRP installed first.

Currently the phone is in a crash loop on the Samsung logo screen with "RECOVERY BOOTING" "Set Warranty Bit: recovery" printed in the corner

Any tips?


texts: Unable to open secure HTTPS websites on the tablet Android

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My laptop and tablet are connected to the same access point. The LAN port of the WiFi point is connected to the router that uses DHCP protocol. I can access all the websites including secure ones without any problem using my laptop. With the tablet, I'm not able to access HTTPS websites, my Google account, and the Google Play market. Why does it work for the laptop, but not for the tablet? What can cause it, and how can I solve it?

My device is Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7-Inch)

I can access HTTPS websites using other networks so it means that there is a problem with my connection.


texts: Setup Exchange OWA / Activesync on Android or iPhone

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I'm wondering whether there's a way I can configure my phone sync my corporate emails and calendars?

Sometimes when I'm away for meetings all day, I am not informed of any last minute meeting changes, or I could have forgotten about certain meetings during the day. It can get quite challenging and embarrassing managing such situations especially during days when I'm very mobile. I'm sure my boss isn't too happy about it.

The challenge is, my company has disabled the activesync feature on our corporate Exchange server.

The only solution I have now is to access OWA via my phone periodically to check my email. However, I can't possibly do that all the time. I found out also that there are phone apps that could do this, but I would need to pay for them. And in time to come, my company is going to disable OWA altogether, and that would render my small investment in the app worthless.

This makes me wonder whether is it really so complicated to configure one's phone to perform something so simple?

Since I could configure my personal laptop to download my corporate emails, there must be a workaround to still sync my phone to the Exchange server. However, there's no feature for me to configure certain settings on my phone which I could on my Outlook. For instance, "Exchange Proxy Settings" and "Only connect to proxy servers that have this principal name in their certificate". Does anyone know if there a way to force your phone to allow the same Outlook configurations?

Otherwise, is it possible to perform activesync natively via OWA instead?

If all else fails, I guess I could only either throw in the towel and find some other non-geeky ways to resolve this problem.


texts: Change dictionary together with input language in Motorola Moto G

texts: I have a Motorola Moto G with English set as the default language, but I also selected Polish as an alternative input option. However, when I change the keyboard input to Polish, English dictionary is still used for input correction and hints. How can I fix this?


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My question has to do with options when using the USB connector for Photo transfer. I have a LG K10 phone running Android version 7.0.
After I select "Photo transfer" from the USB connector menu, I then select "Just Once" because I will at other time use it to charge my phone. What happens if I mistakenly hit "Always". How would I get back to using it to charge the phone?


texts: Success in sharing internet connection with desktop PC. How to access web server on port 80?

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I have a situation at home, the room where I have my desktop PC, router, printer, etc is being remodeled so I moved my PC to another room. Now the PC is far away from the router but it will be only for a couple of days. The PC do not have any WiFi adapter so I'm using my Android phone to share the Internet connection.

The problem is that I need to access the web server running in the desktop PC from others devices connected to the same router. I usually do it by using http://192.168.2.4 from the other devices. Obviously this does not work now.

Additional info that may be useful:

The PC running a web server has Linux Ubuntu 14.04 as OS.
This PC has adb installed. adb detects this phone.
This PC sees its own IP as 192.168.42.35, the url http://192.168.42.35 works but only from the same PC.
This PC, according to nmap, sees the Android phone as 192.168.42.129.
This PC can ping the others devices by the same IPs as before (192.168.2.x)
The others devices cannot reach this PC.
Router seems to have assigned 192.168.2.100 to the Android phone. The url http://192.168.2.100 does not connect to the web server. http://192.168.42.35 obviously does not work (from the other devices), but I tried anyway.

Update:

It seems I almost there. It's not perfect but, using an app called "Port Forwarder" seems possible. The only gotcha is that you cannot forward ports requiring root privileges (and my device isn't rooted anyway). So I will have to conform with 8080 to 80 mapping, but it's better than nothing.

I will share the steps needed to accomplish this If I success.


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Suddenly the built in radio application cannot be started anymore. I do not know if I changed something, but I couldn't find how to fix it.

What is the possible cause?

PS: I did a soft reset, and I cleared its data and cache.


texts: Enabling WIFI hotspot from a computer without usb debugging

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Is it possible to enable WIFI hotspot from a computer without usb debugging being enabled?

I got a phone with broken LCD and i'm unable to enable usb debugging.


texts: -1: Unknown error while unlocking redmi 3s+ bootloader

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So I tried to unlock bootloader of my Redmi 3s+ .It shows error " -1:Unknown error" but it also displays Unlock button .Downloaded the flash tool and rebooted the phone couple of times but nothing . Anyone please help me out Guys .
Can I click the unlock ? Wouldn't that ruin my phone ?

http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1796588&aid=2914199&from=album&page=1&mobile=2


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I am new to this community.
I bought a new S3 android phone. Well, I gotta configure couple of my email accounts.
1. personal - gmail, 2. official - exchange mail.

When I look for update, it says that device is encrypted and unable to update.

Do I need to decrypt to update every time?
Is there a way to convert my PIN screen-lock to pattern screen-lock without deleting my existing credentials?

Looking forward a simple solution, thanks!


texts: How to run an SFTP server on my CM9 RC2 Galaxy Nexus

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I want to run an SFTP server on my GSM Galaxy Nexus (Cyanogenmod 9 RC2). I plan to connect to the Galaxy Nexus from a Kubuntu 12.04 PC via USB cable (not wireless).

It is my understanding that Dropbear does not include SFTP at this time. What are my other options? If anyone knows how to do this, I would appreciate a tutorial or a link to a tutorial. Thanks.


texts: Install SSH Server or other terminal viewer for HTC X one

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I'm trying to set a SSH server in order to execute and download and upload files into my HTC One X. I tried Dropbear. and Dropbear 2 but they both failed.

Can I do it without rooting my htc?

Guy


texts: Facebook Messenger keeps on playing sound in notification

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I'm using facebook Messenger on a Samsung Galaxy S9. Since a few months now, Messenger keeps on playing a notification sound when receiving chat messages even when I change the sound to Silent.

Let's be precise :

When going in Messenger parameters and choosing a notification sound, there is no "silent" sound (and I'm pretty sure it existed before)
When going into "Manage notification" from the app which leads to the notification management of the OS, I can chose "silent" as a sound but after a while (1/2 hours or so, sometimes less), messenger changes it back automatically to its default sound.

That's driving me crazy. I want to keep notification as I used to : vibration, preview but no sound.

I tried to delete and reinstall the app, nothing has changed. I even left a message in the Play store.

Any idea ? Thanks


texts: Optimum video codec for low end Android phones?

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While I know Android phones play mp4 the best, I wanted to know what other specification in this container is the best for playback, (the bitrate, resolution, fps etc). Or perhaps some other codec/format that Android can (or is designed to) play smoothly and with an acceptable file size/quality ratio?

I searched the Android developer page and tried the H.264 setting on my converter etc, but the file fails to play natively on my handset and when I tried to open it using RockPlayer. It plays slowly and the video-audio gets out of sync progressively. I tried many external players. However, 3GP videos from my Nokia phones play smoothly (even natively). So I want to know what is ideal for my low end phone (video should be normal quality and size)?

My phone is a Huawei IDEOS U8150 running Froyo with a 320x240 resolution and a 528 Mhz ARMv6 processor.

Also if anyone has tips, what types of encoding is recommended, if I'd be using the software decoder mode in apps like RockPlayer, so I can achieve more file size compression yet achieve smooth playback?


texts: How to change Google+ notification sound on Android 8

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After the upgrade to 8.0, the Google+ app notifications sound change to the default notifications sound. I went through the settings to change the sound back the way it was but that setting is completely missing. The Ringtone option is not there anymore.

Is there a different way to change the notifications sound for this Google+ app?


texts: Sending SMS to Numbers with Five- or Six-Digit Short Codes Are Bounced

texts: The error message I receive is, "Error: this message was not successfully delivered." This happens whenever texting my bank, or other business services that use short codes like this (e.g., 50292, or 22000) for customer interaction. I can receive their messages but I cannot send back any replies to them. They always fail with the same stated error message. I happen to be using a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5 running on stock firmware. For SMS messaging I've preferred to use Google Voice (it's linked up to my Sprint number and handles my voice-mail too), but the error still happens on the stock SMS messaging app.


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I wondered how I could remove an empty homescreen on a Motorola Moto G with Android 4.4 (Kitkat)..
I tried to de-zoom, like I used to do with my older android phone (galaxy S3), but it doesn't work. ;(

Cheers


texts: How to keep running Android tablet with dead battery

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I‘m using Android Galaxy View tablet as photo-frame, integrated in the wall with AC adapter connected constantly 24/7. The problem is the battery inside tabled dies each year. And when the battery is broken the tablet switches off automatically, regardless of AC adaptor connected.
I tried to replace the battery last 4 years. Replaced 4 batteries already. But currently I cannot find any batteries for this device anymore. The tablet is not in production for many years already.
My question: is there way to avoid switching tablet off while it connected to AC with broken battery?
I‘m able to switch tablet on with power button. But it works this way - just several hours. Then it unexpectedly switching off. Looks like Android monitors the battery and shut downs the system if battery is 0%?. Can I disable this monitoring somehow?
Another question: can I change shutdown to reboot? The point is power button is hidden under glass frame covered the tablet. And it is not easy to press it when i need to switch the device on.


texts: Empty `IMG_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS` folders in `DCIM`: What are they there for?

texts: I have empty IMG_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS folders in my DCIM folder, each of them having a corresponding IMG_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.jpg photo (but there are some photos that don't have an associated folder). What are those there for and can I safely delete them?


texts: Wifi but no internet - Samsung Galaxy S3

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Octos and Android 7.1.2.  I have been able to connect to the internet in the past, but currently when it connects to the wifi it does not connect to the internet.

I have tried:

rebooting the router
turning wifi on/off on the phone
turning wifi on/off on the router (this works for the Samsung S3 using Android 4)
resetting network settings on the phone
using a manual IP address on the phone

I'm considering installing a new Octos firmware.

I have the same problem with a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.


texts: Can an application with the following permissions steal user data?

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I would like to use an application which is able to blacken my screen (AMOLED) so it consumes nearly no power (of course, while running an app, that cannot be run in the background). The application has other features, too, like proximity sensor driven blackening.

To make the app able to provide all the features, one has to enable it as an accessibility service (e.g. such services are able to lock usage of "Recents" button and so on). Accessibility services can monitor the users interactions and observe what (s)he types. This is a security risk (think of a keylogger).

Looking at the manifest file, the following permissions are required: RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED, VIBRATE, SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW, BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE, USE_FINGERPRINT, BILLING. My understanding is that given there is no network accessibility, this app (or at least this version) is unable to send user data to anywhere, so it cannot steal anything. Is this right?

Any other related comments are welcome.


texts: changed my 'message centre' number and now sms will not send.?

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S2 galaxy note.
I changed my 'message centre' number in 'message settings'
and now sms will not send.?

also, Searching for WHY MOST address book contacts do not show an icon for incoming sms…?
Vodafone shows up on the inbox.. but not many other contacts.?
help please


texts: How to perform a factory reset without access to owner profile?

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I recently bought the RCA Voyager 7" tablet from Walmart.

I opened the settings app and added a slide password to my device. When I was finished I clicked 'OK' and the settings app closed and a message popped up saying

  Settings has unexpectedly closed.

I was unable to open the application until I rebooted my tablet. Upon rebooting it asked me for a password and I performed the slide gesture I had set as my password. It said the pattern was incorrect.

(Btw the tablet is running android 4.4)

I tried it again with similar results. Then again. Then again. It finally asked me if I had forgot my password and I tapped yes. It asked me to input my account information (email and password) and I did.

Then a message popped up saying:

  The username or password you have input is incorrect. Please try again.

I decided to input my username in the email text field and it still replied with the above pop up.

I remembered reading online that if I turn the device off and hold the power button and the volume down button simultaneously it would bring up a screen that allows me to wipe my phone.

I know this works because I tried it on my Android 4.0 phone after I downloaded a malicious Ubuntu 'unity' launcher from the Play Store. However the device simply booted up without displaying the options I wanted. I tried inserting a pin into the reset slot but it also didn't work.

I have no access to my device and everything has failed so far. Please help me. To recap, how can I go about resetting the device? There has to be some way to do it.


texts: How to use SD card's full storage capacity?

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I just bought a new 32GB mini SD card to make more space for my video files and put them into my phone.

When I turn on my phone the system just mounts new SD card to /sdcard0,  then it begin to use it as system internal storage. Even when I try to change default write disk to internal storage, it shows as /sdcard1.

How do I use SD card in full space?

System: Android 5.0

Kernel ver. 3.10.54


texts: Maps not pointing in the right direction

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I have issues with google maps on my Nexus 5 running Android 5.0.1

The position dot (my location) has a spiky side indicating my orientation.
However it doesn't point the right way.

Let's say I am pointing north and I hold my phone un portrait mode, then the
orientation info will point east (to my right), which would be the right answer
if I was in landscape mode.
Now if, while still pointing north, I hold my phone in landscape mode, then the
orientation info will point west (to my right), which would be the right answer
if I was in portrait mode.

As any one ever had the same issue ? Is there a know fix ?


texts: Xposed unable to install after minor CM update

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I just updated Cyanogenmod from CM-11-20151122-NIGHTLY-i9300 to CM-11-20151130-NIGHTLY-i9300 on my Galaxy S3. After completion the usual Xposed reinstall was no longer possible:

Click on the image to enlarge

CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE: cannot locate symbol "_ZN7android14AndroidRuntime5startEPKcS2_"
referenced by "/data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/cache/app_process"...

The changelog does not state related changes. This error has never occurred to me. I only changed the recovery from Clockworkmod to TeamWin.

Any help is greatly appreciated.


texts: "Signature Verification Failed" when flashing stock ROM

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When booting into recovery mode and installing a ROM zip from my SDcard, it first says I need to mount my /sdcard (when it is mounted), and then it says "signature verification failed", despite my using a stock ROM zip.

Perhaps this has something to do with my obtaining the stock(?) ROM from a possibly untrustworthy third-party site? What is the official download site for Samsung Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919) phones?

thanks in advance for the help

(cf. my other question for more background information)


texts: How to run app with arguments using am start

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I want to run the NordVPN app by using am start automatically connects to vpn, on my home screen I have a working shortcut. The shortcut code is:

Intent;action=android.intent.action.MAIN;category=com.miui.home.launcher.DEEP_SHORTCUT;launchFlags=0x10200000;package=com.nordvpn.android;component=com.nordvpn.android/.MainActivity;S.shortcut_id=shortcut-germany-515;end

I am trying to the same via adb:

am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c com.miui.home.launcher.DEEP_SHORTCUT -n com.nordvpn.android/.MainActivity -e S.shortcut_id shortcut-germany-515

But that does not work, apps start but don't connect to vpn


texts: Battery was once swollen, but is now normal

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My tablet (specs below) has a swollen battery, but is now normal (back to its normal size).
It was swollen many years ago, so I just left it.  Now, I just found it and it is now unenlarged.
I don't find anything about it in the internet upon searching about it.  The device also doesn't have a removable battery.
I am worried that if I charge it, it will explode.
Is it safe to charge and use now?

Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 GT-P5210
Android: 4.4 Kitkat


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One of my biggest pet peeves with Android (due to heavy use of my Droid X for reading web pages) is the fact that it can kill ANY application it wishes when doing its automated memory management. Especially, the fact that it usually starts by killing the stock browser as opposed to other less useful apps.

More specifically, if I:

have multiple tabs open in Android's native browser (or even a single tab with some state in it, such as Google Reader)
and then switch to some memory hogging app(s), e.g. some heavy game from Glu or Google Maps/Navigation
Then, Android memory manager decides to kill my browser to free up memory (as opposed to, say, such critically important processes like Google Play or media player which I don't want)
Which, due to Froyo's stock browser not preserving its session state, loses all the open tabs I had, as well as in-tab state (e.g. which Google Reader article was open).

Is there a way to white-list an app (web browser) so Froyo 2.2 memory manager does NOT kill it?

System: Droid X with stock Froyo 2.2 ROM, rooted.


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When I would board planes on airlines like Delta and United during my time with an iPhone, I would load the boarding pass into the Passbook app (which became the Wallet app with iOS 9) and would not have to print out my boarding pass. Now I have an Android phone and a United flight tomorrow. How can I use a United boarding pass digitally on my Nexus 6P? Is there a Passbook-like app for Android or do most airlines support in-app digital boarding passes, so I can board the flight with just the United app and no printed pass maybe?

US domestic flight, if that matters. Android 6.0.1.


texts: Set Nook Simple Touch back to Stock Reading App

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I've a Nook Simple Touch, rooted, with ReLaunch and Aldiko. I'd like to return to the Stock Reading App (instead of Aldiko).

I can't find the stock reading app. I have 'Open with' available on the context menu but then the stock reading app isn't listed. 'File Associations' will also fail to find the stock app and the intent is being picked up by Aldiko.

How do I get back to opening PDFs and ePUBs in the B&N stock app?


texts: How to Port Forward Android Phone used as a router? (No mobile data, Wifi connection to device and usb tether to pc)

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Ok so i would like to ask how to port forward an android i currently use to access internet on my pc by using it as router (Note: Android has no cellular sim and hence it is not mobile data rather i am using wifi to get network access on phone and then using usb tethering to get network access on pc) . I have forwarded ports from source router (main router) but android is not allowing me to forward ports... My phone is rooted too... Is there something i can do to forward tcp/udp ports 28965 from my andoroid (working as a router) to my pc (server host)... I am making a game server...
Can i use ADB Shell to forward ports... Pls guide me i am a noob in this... Replies will be highly appreciated.


texts: 400MB free ram but cant delete WhatsApp chats

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I have a samsung galaxy J3 2016 (SM-J320FN)
I bought it brandnew like 6/7 months ago,

Ive got a tiny 8gb internal storage plus a 32gb sd-card,
Got all my applications and files and stuff moved to my sdcard.

But i still run out of internal storage almost twice a week.
I don't have mutch applications on it either,

I cant even delete some whatsapp groupchats,
It just keeps loading.

And then it wil freeze and not mutch later crash..
Sometimes he won't even send pictures over WhatsApp.
Or cant update my profile picture cuz then it will just freeze and crash again

I've tried to reinstall WhatsApp multiple times and it doesn't help,
And the weird thing is i have 400+mb free ram  atm

So i don't really know what to do anymore anyone suggestions?


texts: Is there an Android web browser which can upload files from a local file system?

texts: I am considering buying and Android tablet and want to know if this function is possible.


texts: Why can I no longer control my music apps with bluetooth peripheral devices (headphones, car controls, etc.)?

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I recently RMA'd my old 5X due to a fingerprint scanner failure.  With my new phone (still 5X), my bluetooth connected devices will not control my phone's music controls (Google Music and Slacker) like the older 5X did.  Is there an update or something that causes this to be opt-in functionality?  Did I accidentally turn it off?  I have no idea, it just used to work previously.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I have paired them, and they play music just fine - they just don't respond to skip/play/pause requests - though it does let my devices change volume.  The display in my car also does not show the current track

The devices that used to work and no longer do are my 2013 Range Rover Evoque, Pyle PWPBT60 bluetooth speaker, and Bluez 2 S headphones.


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I have 2 ZTE Blades (with 512 Mb RAM) and CM7 2.3.7 (Kang) from BurgerZ ROM installed on them.

One of them - my girl's - can connect to home and other (public i.e. McDonalds) wifi AP's even if it's signal is just one bar (it's about 6-7 meters from home router and there are two perpendicular walls on the way). But my can't do that even if 4 bars. (Also, if it can help, same situation with the gps fixes.)

I wondering why two same devices have such different behavior?

I heard that there are some patch or something to allow android to connect to wifi AP with weak signal but can't find this solution.
I know thac ICS have an option Avoid poor connections but I'm not on ICS and don't want to flash it on my Blade.

Please, if you have any information or solution about that, help me to fix my device.


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My girlfriend just bought a New Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGS3), everything is good however, when she tries to type something into a field box on the internet, it only types one letter at a time Eg:

Signing into hotmail, when typing in her email address you can only input one letter at a time, so as u press a letter it does not appear in the box but in predictive text, if you press on the completed word in predictive text it will only put the 1st letter in the box!!!

I also have a SGS3 but mine is fine, I can input my whole email address and each letter appears in the box after I press it on my phone. I have checked both out keyboard settings and they are identical. However, my keyboard has different keys on it when I go to type in the box, mine has the @ symbol and .com next to the space bar, hers does not.

Please help as this is frustrating us both!


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The goal is to use the CSipSimple on a TMO Galaxy S5.  I found the .apk files, however they are dated 2012:

https://code.google.com/archive/p/csipsimple/downloads

CSipSimple-0.04-01.apk installed but returns an error at boot up:

  Can't load native library CPU arch invalid for this build

Is there a simple fix to overcome the error message?
Is there a successor (fork?) to CSipSimple?
Is there a version of CSipSimple that is Marshmallow compatible?

Ideally there would a site that stores more recent .apk files.


texts: Save contacts to phone or Samsung Cloud?

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I am unsure which is the better option.

Phone because that's what it's made for.

Cloud because if I want to move phones, they come too.

Where should I compartmentalize my contacts?


texts: Access a word definition from within an app?

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Sometimes when I use an app on my Nexus tablet offline, I encounter words for which I would like to quickly check the definition. This is the solution I am currently using

select the word
copy to clipboard
switch to a dictionary app
paste the word and read the definition
switch back to my original app

I have to do this often, and this is quite inconvenient.
Is there a more direct way to access word definitions when offline?


texts: How can I stop my Nexus 5X getting stuck in the loading screen?

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My phone is stuck on the dots loading screen and won't load. It is rooted and it is a Nexus 5X. (No it is not the bootlooping issue). I cannot boot into recovery because the phone will not fully turn off as when I hold down the power button it just turns the screen off and back on and shows the device is corrupt screen, then goes onto the loading screens.

Do I have to wait for the battery to go down or is there another option. Thanks


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How do I get the WiFi toggle to show up in the notifications area on the Samsung Galaxy S4 - Verizon - 4.2.2 - Build VRUAME7?

When I click on the pencil icon to edit it takes me here which doesn't scroll or allow me to edit the notifications except move the order around:


texts: Get Windows PC Notifications/Updates on Android Mobile

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I need a way to get all the desktop taskbar updates/notifications on my Android device.

Example: Someone pings me on my Office Communicator on PC. I need to see that as a notification on my Android Device.

Not looking for screensharing apps such as Teamviewer where I need to connect and check the screen for updates.

What I'm looking for is the exact opposite of Desktop Notifications.

Is there any way to do this? Third-party apps are acceptable.


texts: Is there any userspace NFS client for stock android kernel(Galaxy Tab)?

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I have tried kernel-mode things but it is not going to work.

Actually i've reached my limit for seeing errors in one day:
mount: unknown filesystem type 'nfs'
mount.nfs: No such device
and many more bared in bash/browser history :)

I'm kind of scared from recompiling kernel.(I'm having daily problems with virtual-box, don't want to mess up with my Tab)

sorry for writing such a ** question.

specs:galaxy tab*2-Asia/Europe ROMs-using debian command line-Stock OS

request:add NFS/NAS  tags.(I can't)


texts: Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy support on Sony Xperia Z5 or Z5 Compact

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Could anyone please tell me if the Sony Xperia Z5 (or Z5 Compact) supports the Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy profiles? I can't find any specification where this information is available (on gsmarena.com the specification does not explicitly state LE as for other phones - e.g. Samsung Galaxy S6 or even Sony Xperia Z3 Compact). Maybe somebody already tested the device with a BLE device?!

Thank you in advance!
MDV


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I had installed CWM recovery and used it to restore previous rom once and now I installed TWRP recovery (and I hope it replaced CWM because I used Odin3 to install both of them). Now I need to create backup of my device before wiping; But there is no partition detected in TWRP to backup:

Here is what shown on my device when I goto backup page and the errors shown after trying to backup:

Screenshots (click images for larger variants)


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I tried to test ssh on termux  which prompt of the password

At temp my screen lock number but failed.

What's the password?


texts: Does the Play Store app verify the APKs?

texts: Many people (including me) are downloading/installing/updating applications in public networks where we cant be sure of a secure connection without MiTM attacks, does Google's Play Store transmit the APK files over HTTPS? And does it verify its checksums after the download before its installed?


texts: Can I access my Android's Micro SD card through Bluetooth?

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I just got my first Android about a week ago; so I'm hoping to learn a thing or two about it.
One thing I've been curious about is if there's a way to access my phone on my computer through Bluetooth. I was hoping I could reformat the Micro SD card that's in my phone (because I don't have an adapter..)

Can I even do that..? If so, can I go even deeper into my phone to do other neat things?

I have the ZTE Score running Android 2.3


texts: Remote control a computer without internet connection?

texts: Today I discovered one incredibly useful app that allows you to remote control your computer using your mobile phone. However, you need to be connected to the internet on both the phone and the computer and the problem is I only have a limited amount of data to use every month on my phone which would probably last me about a week if I were to use this app everyday. Is it possible to remote control a computer from far away without being connected to the Internet on the mobile phone? I really hope it is.


texts: Nexus 5 with an English interface and a Hebrew keyboard

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I can't figure out how to set a Hebrew keyboard while using an English interface in my Nexus 5. The only way I have found to switch to a Hebrew keyboard was changing the language of the interface to Hebrew.

Is it possible to have them both without a third party app?


texts: Will updating an app with a sideloaded apk delete app data?

texts: I have an application and I want to update it . I have downloaded latest version apk and I would like to know if i sideload the latest apk would I loose old application data .