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I'm trying to install BusyBox on my rooted stock Droid DNA.

Every time I try the normal install, it fails saying that the program can't be installed in /system/bin. If I do the smart install, it crashes and restarts the phone.

Anything I can do to make it work?

Edit so I looked through the busybox applet manager and about 20-30% are installed/symlinked by the smart install before it crashed the phone. I don't know if this is going to make a difference.

Also, would I be better off not doing it this way and installing through clockwork mod or adb?


texts: Android asks to re-enter WiFi passwords. Is my phone compromised?

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I have a Galaxy S8 (SM-950F) with Android version 8.0.0. I have rooted the device with Magisk. I have a couple of Magisk modules, including Bixby remapper, F-Droid Privilaged Extension, liboemcrypto disabler, libsecure_storage companion, and Cloudflare DNS.

Recently I realized I have to re-enter my password for all WiFi networks even though the passwords are the same.

Is this simply a corrupted WiFi password file case (I have no Idea how the software on this phone manges passwords) or it could be that the phone is somehow compromised and some malware is forcing me to re-enter passwords in order to log them?

I appreciate your help in advance.


texts: How to turn WiFi off/on when in/out a car?

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My phone WiFi connects automatically to hotspots (of my cable provider) which is very convenient except when I'm driving (where connections are disrupted all the time). Is there an easy way to configure WiFi to be OFF while driving and then back ON when out of the car (e.g. depend on car Bluetooth connection)?

I tried the Automate app, and it seems to work fine, but it's tricky to configure and it triggers the battery usage system notification (Android 8) all the time.


texts: Why does a ifconfig command results in "Network is unreachable" on Android?

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First, the sole purpose of the following steps is reproducing a problem in a way as simple as possible.
An Android device has an Ethernet port, and is connected to a router (IP: 192.168.1.1) via an Ethernet cable. A device on the network has IP: 192.168.1.163
Initially, shell command "ifconfig eth0" produces the following:
eth0: ip 169.254.0.125 mask 0.0.0.0 flags [up broadcast running multicast]

Shell command "ping 192.168.1.163" generates the following:
64 bytes from 192.168.1.163: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=3.00 ms

After running shell command "ifconfig eth0 ip 192.168.1.166 netmask 255.255.255.0", shell command "ifconfig eth0" generates the following:
eth0: ip 192.168.1.166 mask 255.255.255.0 flags [up broadcast running multicast]

Shell command "ping 192.168.1.163" generates the following:
64 bytes from 192.168.1.163: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=2.18 ms

Everything is as expected so far.  The following step will start the problem. After using shell command "ifconfig eth0 ip 169.254.0.125 netmask 0.0.0.0" to restore the initial settings, "ifconfig eth0" generates the following:
eth0: ip 169.254.0.125 mask 0.0.0.0 flags [up broadcast running multicast]

Please note it looks exactly the same as the initial settings. However "poing 192.168.1.163" generates the following:
connect: Network is unreachable

if Android Settings is used to do the configuration as shown by the following screenshot, everything is back to normal and the ping command will generate normal responses.

In summary, if ifconfig is used to the change the Ethernet interface's IP and mask,using it again to restore the initial link-local IP will result in network connection problems. Could anyone shed some light on this and offer a tip on how to restore the initial settings by using shell commands?


texts: Can I run an Android emulator on a computer with an AMD processor?

texts: I was trying to create an Android emulator on my computer but the AVD Manager is telling me that my computer doesn't support a required feature for the "VT-x or SVM." My computer has a AMD A6-5350M processor with radeon graphics with 8GB of memory. I was wondering if there was any way to run an emulator with this configuration.


texts:
I lost the info symbol in whatsapp, but the info option is there in the upper three dots menu. I don't know what is the reason. How can I regain it?

My phone is samsung galaxy J7 nxt.

Below is a screenshot of where the option used to be:


texts: Does sending images on Google Hangouts count towards my Google account storage space?

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Does sending images on Google Hangouts (Android application) count towards my Google account storage space?

I don't see why it would, but right after sending some images via Google Hangouts I received an email regarding my Google account storage, so I wonder whether this is a coincidence:


texts: Can you run Linux command line apps on Android?

texts:
I'm brand new to Android; in fact I've never owned one.

But I'm traveling all this summer, and I'm very interested in doing some programming while I'm on the run.

QUESTION: Is it possible to run a full Ruby development environment with Emacs on Android?  How?

And does "rooting" give you anything close to a real Linux system?


texts: How to set default resolution in YouTube app?

texts: Such that every time I open a youtube video, it opens on that resolution, it is annoying when it changes automatically according to network, and for every video I have to change the resolution


texts:
Whatsapp allows to send a message to any number if I browse to https://wa.me/. That displays a web page that has a button that navigates to 'whatsapp://send?phone='.
I want to have a shortcut that asks for the number and then opens the whatsapp:// link (without going through the web page).
I tried to use 'HTTP Request Shortcut' (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.rmy.android.http_shortcuts), but it only accepts http links and then just shows the response. Tried to use some activity shortcuts, but I can't find one that has the whatsapp activity to open a chat with a prompt to a number.


texts: I'm using a Galaxy S5 Android with version 6.0.1. I like the app called "A Better Camera Unlocked" but it is baffling me because sometimes it saves photos to the internal storage of the phone and sometimes to the micro-SD card, which is where I want them ALL saved. Any idea how to get it to save ONLY to the SD card? TIA for any help.


texts:
I was looking for an outdated third party call backup app which does not update instantaneously at the deletion of logs via the default phone app. Would that be necessary or is there any other way I can save the said deleted history?
If yes, could anybody suggest such apps? Thanks!


texts: How prevent my phone from hiding the country code?

texts:
My Samsung s8+ called id only shows the local phone number without country code. (023455678 instead of +123455678)

How can I fix it?


texts:
I have a Nexus 5 phone that randomly switches to a static display. At that point I just need to power it off and back on again and it usually works. It will randomly go back to the static screen after some usage, but it's totally random, sometimes it goes hours without doing that.

Is there anything that maybe loosened up with time? The phone has been very well cared for, no falls or visible damage and has also been kept in a pocket.

What could be the problem? Is it likely to be a motherboard issue or something simpler?


texts: ADB connection problems on LG Optimus Zone 2 running KitKat

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I have purchased an LG Optimus Zone 2 to develop on and I have removed all of the drivers for the phone on my Windows 7 machine. I downloaded the OEM driver from LG and disconnected my network. After installing the OEM driver, I connected my device to my computer (and I have already enabled developer mode on my device and selected USB debugging), but when I run adb devices, it says that no devices are connected.

Clearly it is installed on my machine because in compmgmt.msc it says that it found the LG Android MTP, and on the device itself it asks me for internet connection/MTP/camera or just charging mode (I always select the MTP mode).

I for the life of me can't figure out why it won't connect (I'm trying to test an app locally on the machine). Could anyone help me with this issue?


texts: I cannot remember password on my tablet  Samsung Galaxy S4. It just keeps giving me options to enter, I've tried 30 times I should have never changed it in the middle of doing something.


texts: Is there a faster version of Skype for Android?

texts:
The latest version of Android is painfully slow - on my Sony Z3 it is nearly impossible to use. The previous version were also annoyingly slow and took up a lot of space.

Is there an alternative version of Skype that is more convenient to use?


texts: Help with flashing stock ROM on Nokia 3.1 (Mediatek MT6750)

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I got my Nokia 3.1 in a bit of a weird situation trying to flash the stock ROM. I feel like it's a lost cause, but since I can still boot in recovery mode, there may still be a solution, I will explain in case someone can help.
It started when I tried to update from Android 8.0 to 10.0 (none of the previous OTA updates had worked and would always reboot in Oreo 8.0). This time, it didn't work and got the phone stuck in a boot loop.
The phone is still under warranty, but because I bought it overseas and there's no Nokia care centre here is New Zealand, I had no option but trying to repair it myself.
A wipe/factory reset didn't help, but after changing the active slot from B to A (using fastboot), it booted again in Oreo 8.0. Only problem is that I could no longer start a fresh Oreo 8.0 install without updating first and since all updates failed, I was stuck.
I suspect slot B is damaged or corrupt, hence the impossibility to update. To check it, I switched back the active slot to B after a factory reset, and that was not a great idea, the phone wouldn't even boot and looked hard-bricked.
But I still managed to use SP tool to download firmware, so I did that with the original Nokia 3.1 stock ROM (ES2).
However, I could not flash all files, I'm not too sure why.
I had the error message:
ERROR: STATUS_SEC_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER
Verified boot is enabled
Please download signed image (sutinfo-verified.img) or disable verified boot
I didn't know how to do either of these, so I skipped the three problematic files: sutinfo.img, systeminfo_a.img, and cda_a.img (not sure what they do?).
It worked and un-bricked the phone, but it now boots to recovery mode only. What puzzles me is that I also no longer have access to fastboot, even when I reboot to bootloader (as if it skipped bootloader and went straight to recovery). I suspect it is because it still boots on slot B but I don't know how I can check that or change it back to slot A without fastboot access.
I tried using adb: adb shell getprop ro.boot_suffix but although it can see the device, it failed because it says device is unauthorized. I've tried all the fixes for this I found, to no avail.
So that's where I am, able to boot to recovery (but with adb unauthorized), able to flash firmware (except those files that must be signed), and unable to access fastboot.
I'm giving up hope that it's repairable, but I'd love to at least understand what happened, if someone has any idea...
Sorry for the long story...


texts: can't install or update apps while in mobile data plan but working in Wifi

texts: I have Nexus 6p phone. After the update to Android 7 my phone cannot install or update Apps from Google Play Store but it is working fine on WiFi. After Android 7.1.1 update the phone battery is draining very fast 100% = 2.5hr & heating Problem. I removed the updates for play store, changed permission too, but still nothing worked out for me.


texts: Remove internet access for pre-installed apps that you can't disable

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I don't like any of the bloat-ware that comes pre-installed with my phone. I don't understand why carriers think they're helping me by putting it on there and not letting me take it off. When they let you disable it, it is at least a step in the right direction. But certain apps can't be disabled. The worst part is that they use up data without being able to turn it off.

I want to disable internet access for pre-installed apps, is this possible?


texts: Why the play store prompts "no network connection" while I use reverse USB tethering?

texts: I used reverse USB tethering to share my laptop wired network connection, and my phone's browser works as normal, but the play store prompts "no network connection", why? How to enable it?


texts: He's dead, Jim! -- Phone is bricked, how screwed am I?

texts:
This morning started with a catch-up, as always. I clicked a YouTube video, and the phone crashed. Just instantly crashed to the HTC logo screen, like it was rebooting.

It crashed again. And again. And again and again and again...

Eventually, it gave up.

It is so crashed, that plugging in the charger doesn't even light up the "charging" indicator light. Plugging it in to my PC causes it to identify as "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM4)", which is about as far as "HTC 10" as you can get.

Considering I just last night achieved the highest level in a game I was playing, I'm somewhat more frustrated about this than normal.

What are my options, if any, for data recovery - bearing in mind it's encrypted (I enter my unlock pattern when I boot it normally)?


texts:
I want to access the alarm clock feature built into Jelly Bean in one click. In the past, I've always done this by tapping the analog clock that's on the home screen by default. I want to switch to a third-party clock widget now, and it doesn't leave me enough room to keep the analog clock on the screen. (Besides, having two clocks would look weird.)

The only other way to get to the alarm clock setup page, as far as I know, is to open the clock widget and then tap on the "next alarm" bar. That, of course, takes a minimum of two clicks. How can I do it in one?


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I have just factory reset my phone.
To get the location, there are 3 options:
High accuracy, Battery saving, GPS only.
For any app that would use/show my location, I get no location if using GPS only, even if I wait for several minutes with the phone in the backyard.
I do not recall checking this since a long time ago, but with my old phones (ca. 2010), which I think used pure GPS with no assistance, location worked wel..

Is this behaviour expected?

Can GPS location be underperforming for some reason?


texts:
I have purchased a new phone, Alcatel Pixi 4 (5") running on Marshmallow. It has enabled by default a setting called "Standby intelligent power saving" in the Battery settings, but I can't find (Google) an explanation of what this setting does.

What does the setting "Standby intelligent power saving" do?


texts: where are MyPhoneExplorer SyncJobs stored?

texts:
I like to know where exactly the FileSync jobs are stored in a MyPhoneExplorer phone profile? (in what file, and which location (profile folder or AppData folder))?
I like to emigrate to a new phone and I have a lot of customized FileSync folders configured, all the folders have the same path on my new phone and I want the same folders and options as in the old phone. How can I easily import them into a new profile I created for my new phone? Without creating them all over again (would spare me a lot of work).
I searched all the config files in my old phone profile folder and hoped they were stored in "FileSync.dat", I copied that file to the new profile and restarted MyPhoneExplorer, but it did not seem to work, still no SyncJobs in the SyncFiles menu...
Thanks a lot in advance.


texts: Is there a way to manually install Google Play store on a factory reset Xperia Play?

texts:
I factory reset my Sony Xperia Play because unfortunately it had become unusable. I factory reset it again and cleared the data after leaving the Market app to update itself didn't work. The Xperia Play is connected to wifi and I'm using an app password set via my Google account but the Market app crashes and a network error message pop-ups. Has anyone managed to get the Google Play store back after a factory reset?

Edit: Android version 2.3.4


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can deleting stock web browser cause problems?

Ok since I got chrome now, can I safely disable the stock browser in the apps menu? Are there other services/apps on the phone that require the use of the stock browser?


texts: How do I get SMS messages to be sorted in chronological order?

texts: I just got an HTC Desire HD, and it's sorting my SMS texts by what the sender has sent up at the top of the conversation page, and what I reply down below. It's almost like two conversations in chronological order, but it's not mixing them together. When it says I have a new text, it's actually the one I sent them and I have to scroll up to read the reply. How do I get the the SMS conversations to read in an answer-response chronological format?


texts: Can't connect an already booted device to adb

texts:
Every time I want to connect my phone to adb via USB I need to turn it off, plug the cable and turn it back on.

Is this the right way to go or am I missing something?

Documentation doesn't seem to explicitly state that.

Some details:

Samsung GT-B5510 Galaxy Y Pro (Android 2.3.6)
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.29
Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 (wheezy)


texts: What is the bare minimum that needs to be done to titanium backup to work? I am not big on flashing a custom rom at this time. Do I still need to install a TWRP? Or can I just unlock the bootloader and install supersu?


texts: How can I see how much internet bandwidth each process is using at the moment?

texts:
On Android, I have a nice Xposed module which shows me the current internet usage, but for the whole system, not per app:

On my desktop computer I have this expandable panel item which shows me exactly which apps are using the internet connection at any given moment. It also shows me exactly how much they're uploading and downloading per second right now, on a per app basis. The UI looks like this:

So I wonder if this is possible on Android as well. I'm asking for a per app metric of up/down usage right now, as in the above screenshot from my desktop computer.

Is there any way to get that?

To clarify even more, I'm asking for current speed, not past, accumulated usage.

Solutions that require root access and Xposed Framework are welcome.


texts: How to automatically use SIP/VOIP for international calls?

texts:
I have a cell phone plan that includes 9 hours of national calls, however, international calls are billed at extreme minute-rates. For this reason I use VOIP/SIP for international calls thorugh the built-in SIP option (dialer > menu > settings > call settings > accounts).

The built-in dialer have 3 options to choose betweeen, and none of them are what I am looking for - Use Internet calling:
1) for all calls when data network is available
2) only for internet calls
3) ask for each call

It would be so simple to have the dialer check the number called, and if it's an international number (i.e. it starts by +) then use VOIP, otherwise use standard cell calls.

Unless I am blind I don't suppose there are any way of doing this with the built-in dialer. I frankly don't understand why not, I would have thought this is a fairly common situation in this day and age.

Is there a way that could solve the problem?

I know I could have two dialers, but it annoys me that something as simple and obvious can't be done automatically.


texts: Cannot play .mp4 videos with the default video player

texts:
I downloaded some .mp4 videos on my PC and I want play them on my Samsung Galaxy Ace 2.

Despite the .mp4 videos can be played in my PC1 (with no problem), in my device (using the predefined video media player) the video cannot be played.

This screenshot shows the videos that my device cannot play them:

Only the video (pointed with the green arrow) - which is the default video that my device has can be played.

When I select any of the other videos, the device says: "Content not supported":

Each time I send the video (via cable from the PC to the device), it will show two options:

Do you wish convert (insert_video_name_here.mp4) before copy it to the device?

Yes, convert and copy (recommended).
No, just copy (File will copy, but it might be possible it cannot play in the device).

No matter which option I select, the video is not playable.

This is the information about the predefined app:

I was reading this answer and this one too about similar problems, but what I understand is due the resolution of the video, but I have no idea what can I do for play these videos in my device (despite those videos are .mp4 or .wmv files "the same as the predefined video - pointed with the green arrow in a previous screenshot").

I really don't want download another app and play the videos with them, hence I ask:

How can be played those videos wth the predefined app?

1 Windows 7 Professional 32 bits. Using Google Chrome "as video player" and the Windows Media Player.

PS: I also read about software which can convert videos for device-compatibility, but I'm not sure if those are free-malware applications.


texts: I seem to have deleted the weather app that came with my Galaxy S2 - is there an easy way to re-install it?


texts: Is there any working method to mount Ext4 partitions on 64 bit Android 5?

texts:
Is seems that, as for today, there are no working methods (apps or hacks) to make Ext4 partitions work (read/write) on my Android v5.1 64 bits.
My device is a Jiayu S3 with a Xtreme ROM (not stock, but still Jiayu official MOD) based on v5.1.0.

This is what has been tested until now:

[root] Ntfs Mounter (Application failure on boot)
[USB OTG Helper] (No card detected)
[Root]StickMount (No card detected)

Having no more data, I must assume that the problem could come from some incompatibility with the 64 bit version of the operating system.

Does anyone know of a method to make Ext4 partitioned SD cards be mount on 64 bit Android v5 devices?


texts: HP TouchPad: After reinstalling CM9, one app refuses to re-install at all, and I cannot move apps to the internal SD card

texts:
The app in question is Viral Floating Youtube Popup (a really awesome app, try it).
The notification bar says "Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card".
Here's my relevant ADB log output as it finishes downloading and attempts to re-install:

D/Finsky  ( 5512): [1] DownloadQueueImpl.onComplete: com.Mata.YTplayer: onComplete
D/Finsky  ( 5512): [1] DownloadQueueImpl.remove: Download com.Mata.YTplayer removed from DownloadQueue
I/installd(  164): free_cache(0) avail 1346953216
D/dalvikvm(  249): GC_EXPLICIT freed 861K, 57% free 6745K/15559K, paused 3ms+9ms
W/ActivityManager(  249): No content provider found for permission revoke: file:///data/data/com.android.providers.downloads/cache/downloadfile-3.apk
D/VoldCmdListener(  153): asec list
I/PackageHelper(10147): Size of container 8 MB
D/VoldCmdListener(  153): asec create smdl2tmp1 8 fat {} 10041
E/logwrapper(17534): executing /system/bin/newfs_msdos failed: No such file or directory
I/logwrapper(  153): /system/bin/newfs_msdos terminated by exit(255)
E/Vold    (  153): Format failed (unknown exit code 255)
E/Vold    (  153): ASEC FAT format failed (I/O error)
E/PackageHelper(10147): Failed to create secure container smdl2tmp1
E/DefContainer(10147): Failed to create container smdl2tmp1
W/ActivityManager(  249): No content provider found for permission revoke: file:///data/data/com.android.providers.downloads/cache/downloadfile-3.apk
D/dalvikvm(  249): GC_EXPLICIT freed 125K, 57% free 6739K/15559K, paused 3ms+8ms
D/Finsky  ( 5512): [265] 1.packageInstalled: Package install status for "null" is -18
D/Finsky  ( 5512): [1] InstallerTask.cancelCleanup: Cancel running installation of com.Mata.YTplayer


texts: What countries is Google Play Books available?

texts:
I wanted to install Google Play Books app from Play store. Unfortunately I got message, that

  This item cannot be installed in your device's country.

Can someone point me to list of countries, where this app is available?

As side note: if I travel to another country, can I install the app and then continue using it in my country?


texts:
My google photos app keeps crashing whenever I open it. Sometimes it crashes in the background. I tried some fixes like clearing data, reinstalling, deleting big video files, maintaining nearly 4GB space etc. None of these fixed. I also tried an old version of the app which previously was working fine, now that one is also crashing.

I have the latest app version. I am on stock rom of 6.0.1 android version. My device is Lenovo K6 Power.

Since it keeps my photos synced to google cloud, so I would like it fixed rather than any alternative.

My findings :

App crashes when media scan is started.
Every version of app is crashing.


texts: Alcatel One Touch S'Pop remap power button

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How can I remap the camera button to work as a power button?
I have a rooted Alcatel One Touch S'Pop.
I edited system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl by copy-pasting POWER WAKE string from the power button to the camera button, turned off the phone and reinserted the battery. Nothing happened. The camera button still activates camera. Now I restored the old file.
In system/usr/keylayout folder, I have these files:

ACCDET.kl
AVRCP.kl
Generic.kl
hid-keyboard.kl
mhl-keyboard.kl
mtk-kpd.kl
qwerty.kl
Vendor_05ac_Product_0239.kl
Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl
Vendor_045e_Product_028e.kl
Vendor_046d_Product_c216.kl
Vendor_046d_Product_c294.kl
Vendor_046d_Product_c299.kl
Vendor_046d_Product_c532.kl
Vendor_054c_Product_0268.kl

Which one should I edit?
Thank you for your help and time.


texts: Accidently renamed system/xbin to system/xbi

texts: So i accidently renamed xbin in /system to xbi. I can't get root anymore because su is stored there and it won't work in xbi. I get a 'Connection to ui timed out' every time i try do './su'. If it helps i'm on a Samsung S4 Mini or a GT-I9195T.


texts: Can someone please tell me what the icon on the left means

texts: After updating my Samsung Galaxy s8+ software the icon on the left appeared. Anyone know what it means?


texts:
Whenever I select anything I have Google on Chrome, I always get redirected to another spam like site or says my phone is infected. I have an antivirus software which doesn't pick up any virus infected on my phone.

Others suggest blocking JavaScript, which works but you cannot view any site or video after. Is there a way to prevent always being redirected?


texts: How to remove everything from an Android device?

texts:
I would like to remove all files from my android device INCLUDING system files. I have tried

  rm -r *

and other commands but when I switch the phone off the files reappear.


texts: How do I reinstate the little number circle onto the yellow text message envelope icon please?

texts: I want to reinstate the little Number Circle that (use to) appear on the yellow text message envelope as its completely disappeared from my Samsung G4, which is annoying!? I receive audible notifications when I receive a text but they are no longer 'tallied' up in a number circle, which I found very useful! How do I reinstate the little number circle onto the yellow text message envelope please?


texts: I have a HTC one v, rooted, stock ROM. The home, back and recent app keys are touch on the glass, but not on the actual screen. In some Roms, it gives you the option to change what it does, but not in the one I'm using. Does anyone know how to change it without too much coding?


texts: external usb keyboard not fully working on android tablet

texts:
I have two Android tablets. I connected an external keyboard via USB and the only key that is working is backspace, other keys don't work.

What can I do to  solve this problem?


texts:
I selected Sony Z1, HTC E9+ and Redmi Note2 for Cardboard App performance test.
Before this test, I supposed the Cardboard App could get the good performance on HTC E9+ (it has a high score on Performance Benchmark).
As below test result, HTC E9+ had the worst result of this test!!!!

Does anyone have suggestion for this test result?

What's the major factor for the Cardboard App Performance?

Test App Description:

Mojing:(Chinese VR App)
http://mj.mojing.cn/

VideoTheater:
This App is implemented by myself.

SimpleVideo Player(a Unity App):
Create a simple VR secne and play a video inside it

VerySimple VR App (a Unity App):
Same as "SimpleVideo Player" but remove the video player

Cardboard Example App@Unity:
Download from Cardboard Developer Web.

Cardboard Example App@Android:
Download from Cardboard Developer Web.

Thanks,
Tony


texts: Unable to open HAXM device: ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND

texts:
I am getting intel haxm error while running emulator. It was working 1 month back but stopped a while back. I tried a temporary solution to disable driver reinforcement which starts the emulator but it doesn't work in big app projects and whole app/emulator starts crashing. I have to disable driver reinforcement with each reboot to make it work. Not GOOD idea :/

Secondly, few guys said to enable vt in bios and I did that too but again same issue. Any suggestions?

Error and PC Info is listed below


texts: AFWall+ block entire internet in Oasisfeng Island (work mode)

texts:
I have a OnePlus 6 running Android / OxygenOS 10 and have AFWall+ installed. It works fine as long as I don't use the Island app inside the island (v.4.54) of OasisFeng.
I set finally a profile which allows ALL apps to access wi-fi and in / outgoing and forward traffic is allowed to tese whether there is any service / app needed for the 'work' user (the island).
Even then, in the 'mainland' everything works normally but on the island internet is fully blocked.
What is going wrong here ?


texts: What values to set in Static IP Settings of Wi-Fi when changing DNS?

texts:
I have nearly the same problem as Set Open DNS in Android 5.0.1
and the answer helped me.

Although I just want to change the DNS for blocking porn, what values for the following fields should I enter?

IP Address
Gateway
Network Prefix Length

I have HTC mobile with 5.1 Android version.


texts: Which process is responsible for capturing (mobile/WiFi) data usage?

texts:
The problem is that it is broken for me. I customized quite a bit, specifically installing a firewall that uses root and disabling broadcast receivers and services in many Huawei and Google apps that came preinstalled. I guess one of these must be responsible for capturing how much data flows over each interface and from which app it originates, since the feature broke.

Which process (on any Android phone, I can probably find the equivalent once I know where to look) is responsible for doing this?


texts: enabling usb debugging in recovery mode in rooted android

texts: My phone is rooted. After i installed some app my phone crashed and would keep givivng errors. i want to access my phone data like pics from my pc but usb debugging is off and i can only switch on in recovery mode. kindly tell me some solution to back-up my data before i factory reset. thanks


texts: Why Link2SD requires second partition on sdcard for linking?


texts: How do RAM and processor speed affect overall performance on Android?

texts:
Since Android can be installed on wide range of devices, I'm wondering how important RAM and the CPU speed are to the performance of a device.  There are always tradeoffs when something is increased and another one decreased!

Is more RAM or a faster processor better for general browsing and less mulititasking?  What if I'm interested in gaming or doing lots of things at once?  Will more RAM make up for a slower processor or vice-versa?


texts: No way to restore apps and data from Titanium Backup

texts:
Recently I switched from Lineage OS to Pixel Experience on my Xioami Mi 9t device. I made a backup of all my apps and data trough Titanium Backup and an update.zip file.

After flashing Pixel Experience and going through the setup I installed Titanium Backup on my phone and rebooted into TWRP to install the update.zip file. It flashed the zip file with no errors and automatically rebooted the phone into system.

However nothing happened and my apps and data were not restored. Then I wanted to restore them manually but trying to access my backup location on my external USB drive I found out I could not access my backup folder anymore, which was located at: /storage/extSdCard/Android/data/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup

It is extremely frustrating knowing I have done everything to backup my apps and data but not being able to restore them anyway. If anyone knows a solution to this problem tell me, I would really appreciate your support.


texts: How can I connect my Samsung Galaxy S to a television?

texts:
My Samsung Galaxy S has settings for TV-out, but I don't see anywhere to plug any cord from the phone to the TV.

How can I connect it to my TV?


texts:
I want to know how GPS works on android phone. Does it send any identification data to service providers/phone manufacturers/Map providers?

I recently read a new about IPhone tracking users - http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/21/apple-tracking-location-database/.

I am using Samsung android phone. How can be sure that nobody is tracking me even if I keep my GPS on for my running app tracking?

Thanks.


texts: Wifi hotspot giving "No internet, secured" on Huawei P10 with Android 8.0.0

texts:
This is driving me bonkers. I've been on a chat with Vodafone and they sent me APN settings, but that hasn't helped. I've tried the settings in this thread.
And that hasn't helped this time (it did a few months ago!!)

If I drop to a CMD prompt, on Windows 10 I can see that DNS is not working.

C:\Users\music>nslookup google.com
Server: UnKnown
Address: ::1

*** UnKnown can't find google.com: No response from server

which is really odd.

So, I tried to hit the IP address of one of my own web sites, which works.

It's definitely a DNS problem, and I guess the DHCP on the phone is not giving me any DNS server address to use, but how do I force it to do that? I've tried putting static details, and just using 8.8.8.8 and 4.4.4.4 as DNS, but it didn't help at all.


texts: I can't get my device supported by Google Play Services to get my Snapchat to work

texts:
I recently updated my phone, before updating Snapchat was working fine but now it logged me out and I can't log back in as it says " Google Play Services which most applications rely on, is not supported by your device. Please contact your manufacturer for assistance."

I have downloaded Google Play Services onto my phone but it says it need to be updated otherwise it will not work. When I go to Google Play Services it says "Authentication is required.You need to sign in to your Google Account", which under Settings → Accounts I am signed in. But I cant access the app.


texts: How to tune a frequency like 89.0 on Jusada ICS CM7 stock radio?

texts:
I am using Jusada Ice Cream Sunday ROM. I have problem with its stock radio app.

I can not tune to even numbers after decimal like 89.0 or 106.2. After the decimal it only let me tune to odd numbers.

How can I fix this? The above mentioned frequencies are popular radio stations in my region.


texts: Make calls from another Android phone over Internet

texts:
I have 2 Android phones. First phone is in country A. Of course it has an Internet connection over WiFi. Second phone is in another country B, as me.
So, I need to make phone calls while I'm in country B (over Internet) remotely using the phone and its sim-card, which is in counrty A.
What Android software do I need?


texts: Galaxy Note N7000B com.android.gsf.login fails

texts:
I am having Galaxy Note N7000B . I am having Samsung ICS 4.0.4 DCLR8 (Thai version) installed on my device.

Phone shows

  Unfortunately com.android.gsf.login has stopped

and phone hangs. Sometimes, after a start it hangs without any message but, keeps restarting all the services like network connections, background processes etc.

Any suggestions?


texts: Disable Touchwiz launcher on a rooted Samsung Device

texts:
I used Samsung Tabs 3 and 4 for a product and have been searching for ways to disable permanently the Launcher of Samsung's Touchwiz application (leave the rest as it is). I've found only two approaches which do not feet my needs. Both of them are: replace the launcher with another launcher one and rooting the device and replacing the stock ROM with a custom ROM.

This is what I'm currently doing but it's not enough because if my custom launcher (developed myself) crashes then the selection box will ask again to set the default launcher (mine or Touchwiz's). I want Touchwiz's to get of the equation (list of available launchers).

Replacing the ROM is not an option because I would have to test again my whole product. So this is not an option.

Is there a way to disable the Touchwiz's launcher component of the Touchwiz app? Maybe through ADB? If anyone knows I would love the help.

My devices are rooted and my custom launcher is a system app.


texts: Additional device "Nexus 7" in list of my devices

texts:
I went to list of my devices and I see always one non my device "Nexus 7".
It was strange, I immediately changed password and activated verifying with using mobile phone.

After that I login with my devices and Nexus 7 appeared again.

I made some investigations and I found that Nexus 7 appear only when I login on my tablet "Pipo M6". (Pipo M6 device also is in list of devices). Time (the last login) is a little different between Nexus 7 and Pipo M6.

It's a little strange, could you please explain me why I see this additional device.

It is possible that this situation related with SuperSU or other applications, which have root access ?


texts: Does restricting background data for an app turn off notifications too?

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Does restricting background data also stop my phone from receiving notifications from restricted apps?

For example: I go to Settings > Data usage > Cellular data usage > Facebook, then I turn off 'Background data'.

Will I still receive notifications from Facebook?

Note* I am on Android: 7.1.2 and Device: Pixel

Thank you,

Dan


texts: Why did /sdcard/ turn into /sdcard/0/ with 4.2?

texts:
I've never seen this before so I'm assuming that it happened when I upgraded to 4.2: I'm fairly certain that /sdcard/ used to take me straight to my sdcard, but now when I go to that path (in CWM recovery for example) I need to go to /sdcard/0, there's also /sdcard/legacy knocking about suddenly.

What are these folders and why have they appeared?


texts: Moto G won't go th Home Screen when unlocked

texts: When I unlock my Moto G, instead of going to the Home Screen, it goes to my Contacts page. I can't see where to change it so that it opens on my home screen. Any ideas?


texts: How to Install Xposed Installer apk in Redmi Y1

texts: I Cant able to install an Xposed Installer APK that I got from a dodgy spam site In My redmi y1 its current android version is android 7


texts:
Two ways to back up apps are adb (for example, adb -apk -noshared -all) and backup/restore (settings - backup % reset - Backup my data, also known as google backup).

What's the difference? Is one preferable to the other if you want to backup and restore all apps and settings?

Full Backup of non-rooted devices contains a lot of information on what you can backup with adb, but only links to info on google backup.

What info does Google backup? is linked, but seems out of date.  Claims I've read for google backup range from it does a good job of backing up settings, apps and related data to it does very little and is not reliable.


texts: Is there an official Android "Google" ROM?

texts:
So I have an old unlocked phone and I'd like to load up my own OS.  I've seen some mods out there.  CyanogenMod seems to be the most popular.  However, I was curious if I could just install a pure untouched version of the OS -- as distributed by Google. I seem to remember being able to download a clean compiled version of the Android OS.

Does Google distribute any binaries like this, and if not, is there someone out there that does?

Additionally, is this even worth trying?  These days is it necessary for Android to be packaged with special drivers and such for all of the different hardware out there?


texts:
I have an android tablet. I would like to sign in into the play store in order to get other apps, but I do not want to sign in gmail/contacts/calenders/g+ etc. This device will be shared among multiple people and I want to keep my information private.

The mere ability to turn of syncing with gmail is not enough - it can be trivially turned back on without a password. And in the time it takes to turn off gmail sync, a fair bit of email still gets synced to the device. I can't find a way to remove it, without also signing out of Google Play.

On iOS, the app store credentials are separate from iCloud credentials, so this isn't a problem.

Is there any way to sign into Google Play without also signing into Gmail?


texts: How to change the DATE format within Whatsapp messages in Android

texts: Problem: You see the date as DD/MM/YY or MM/DD/YY and you want it the other way around.


texts: How I can contribute to the open source work of localization of Android OS for specific language

texts: As Android is the open source, the translation of the localization for all languages should be the work on the same principle. How can I contribute to the translation of system messages and the user interface for some specific language?


texts:
I'm trying to import photos from my iPhone to my Nexus 10 device (Android 5.1.1) using USB-OTG. The iPhone connects as a MTP device and will initially connect as a empty device until I press "Trust this device" on the dialog that appears on the iPhone as soon as I connect it. After pressing that button the phone will give access the photos.

The problem here is that the Camera Importer tool on the Nexus 10 scans for images as soon as I connect the phone, and because the iPhone connects as a empty device  won't find anything. As I press the "Trust this device" button on the iPhone the Camera Importer tool doesn't rescan the device for the now accessable photos, and I can't find a way to force a rescan manually. The only way for it to rescan is to reboot the tablet or reconnect the phone, but that also resets the "Trust" cycle on the iPhone, therefore making it show a empty device again.

I checked with Apple and there is no way to turn off this device trust feature on the iPhone (at least not without jailbreaking)
Is there any way the Camera Importer tool can re-scan a MTP device while its connected? (Official documentation is a non-help on this one)
If not, is there another good photo importer tool with MTP support?


texts: How to get the installation date and time of application?

texts: I want to find the installation date and time of the applications in my mobile. Where is it stored? In Ubuntu it can be found from the /var/log/dpkg.log. What about Android? I am using Android 4.1.2.


texts: CyanogenMod error signing school Google account on the Oneplus One

texts:
Phone: OnePlus One
OS: Cyanogen OS 12.1.1-YOG7DAS2K1
Andorid Version: 5.1.1

I recently purchased the Oneplus One used. I love everything about the phone and OS,  however I cannot seem to sign into my school's Google account (a large portion of the reason I bought the phone at all).  I searched XDA and here for an answer to this question and could not find an answer. !

I tried to log in as explained here but there is no 'sign-in through browser' option. I'm truly at a loss as for what to do.

I've also now tried the unlock captcha link (suggestion found here) and the method of importing a specific certificate found here on StackExchange (I am looking for the link again).
Please note, I have already talked to my IT department and they say that the account has mobile access and that there shouldn't be any problems.

edit After the update to Cyanogen OS 13 everything is gravy.


texts: What special privileges "/system/xbin/su" does have w.r.t. root access?

texts:
This answer says:

  Because of the way directory/file permissions are configured on
  Android, you need to have the su binary on your /system partition
  in order for it to work. Putting elsewhere will not suffice, because
  it will not have the permissions it needs to actually allow processes
  to switch users.

What is the mechanism that causes binaries in /system to have special privileges?
Specifically, if I moved /system/xbin/su to /data/xbin/su (and changed anything relevant to point to /data/xbin/su instead of /system/xbin/su), what would be different?

My guess is that these privileges are enforced by SELinux.
I searched Android's sources, and found in platform/system/sepolicy/private/file_contexts:

/system(/.*)?       u:object_r:system_file:s0

and in platform/system/sepolicy/public/domain.te:

allow { appdomain coredomain } system_file:file { execute read open getattr map };

However, I also found in platform/system/sepolicy/private/file_contexts:

/system/xbin/su     u:object_r:su_exec:s0

and in platform/system/sepolicy/public/domain.te:

# Nobody should be able to execute su on user builds.
# On userdebug/eng builds, only dumpstate, shell, and
# su itself execute su.
neverallow { domain userdebug_or_eng(`-dumpstate -shell -su') } su_exec:file no_x_file_perms;

So I am confused.


texts: In Google Play, how do I copy the URL of an app I'm browsing so that I can paste it into a post or on a word document or notepad using my Android device? In a web browser it's easy to do this, but what about other apps that have corresponding URLs or other URIs?


texts: How can I get information what happend with my Galaxy S4

texts:
I bought new Galaxy S4 before two months and from the beginning I have started to experience some serious software issues. Every evening before I go to the bed I connect my phone to charge and in the morning it is frozen (dead, no response) with red light indicator and no response of buttons.

To start the device I have to hold for a long time the power button and only then the device boot.

I have sent it to the service and after two weeks they return it with new software and the problem stopped. Yesterday I made a flash with some xda ROM with serious review and this morning the issue has return.
I know that is my fault and changing the ROM will broke the warranty, but after no one else is experiencing that problem with this ROM I have started to search for an explanation.

The question is how can I record the moment when the phone freeze and view the log after that... Is there some kind of a text file where it holds some information about the processes? The tricky is to view that file after the phone is down and I switched it on...

Thank you!
Sorry for my bad English.. :)


texts: Google Now "not eligible" after switching from personal account to G Suite account

texts:
I switched an Android phone (Google Pixel) from using a personal Google Account to a G Suite account and everything seems to be working fine except Google Now which shows the following error when accessing it:

"This account is not eligible for the feed".

Switching back to a personal account makes it work again, but of course that's not an option.

I found a few references online to countries not being eligible but this is not applicable in this case as I am in the U.S.


texts: Can a hybrid install be converted to "internal"?

texts: I have a hybrid (root on SD) install of CM on my Nook HD+.  I've decided I'd rather have it installed on the internal flash rather than on the microSD card.  Can I convert this installation or do I need to just follow the install instructions again for a non-hybrid install and start over?


texts: How can I bypass the pattern lock screen of a Samsung Edge S7?

texts:
Summary
My cousin passed away last week and my aunt is asking me to unlock his Samsung Edge S7. He had the fingerprint scanner enabled but his phone hasn't been unlocked for more than 24 hours so it requires the pattern to be entered. I've tried several of the patterns and I've also tried both Samsung find my phone and Googles device manager. Neither of them allow me to unlock the device. They only allow me to lock the device.

Questions

How can I bypass the pattern code?
How can I figure out what pattern my cousin set his phone too?
Can I flash a custom recovery partition to have root access?
Can I root the phone without access to the phones internals?
Are there any other options?


texts:
Well, I suffer with that issue of merging contacts - name, phone, e-mail, birthday etc. info.

I backed up all my old phone contacts to Google Contacts (my old contacts were on a XLS file, so I converted it to CSV and imported it on http://mail.google.com/contacts ).
I already had a lot of Google Contacts, because of the bad default option to add everyone I sent an e-mail before...
I try to automerge contacts on Google Contacts, but it often merge wrong ones...
Merging manually on Google Contacts is so boring...
I tried some apps from Google Play to merge contacts, but they often merge wrong ones too...

Do you know a effective way to merge them automagically?


texts: Google Play Music - Error while retrieving information from server. When tapping Get Started. Screenshot:


texts: How can I get an infinite callhistory in CyanogenMod 10.0?

texts:
I would like to have all calls I ever called or called me in the history.

Is this possible?


texts: Wrong playlist order in Google Play Music app

texts:
I use the Google Play Music app to play locally stored music on my Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.3. I have created some playlists in standard extended m3u format on my computer and transferred them to my phone.

The problem is that the app plays some of the songs in the wrong order.  Most songs are shown and played in the right order, but about ten percent are in no particular order.

Shuffle is off (the symbol is black rather than orange).

The playlist is constructed properly and works without issue on winamp on my phone and numerous apps on my computer. The music files are all properly tagged and stored in /sdcard/Music/artist/album/song.  Playlists are stored in /sdcard/Music.

I don't use any of the cloud features of the player.

I've tried deleting all music and rescanning, as well as clearing the media storage data, but that does not help.

BTW, according to Is Google Play Music the same as the stock Android Music App?, the Google Play Music app is not the same as the stock Android music app, but I can't find the 4.3 stock Android music app. Is that post still true?

Any ideas for getting the app to play playlists in the correct order?

EDIT: I used a Playlist backup app to export the Google Play Music version of a playlist and compared it to the text of the m3u file present on the phone that GPM purported to read. This confirmed that GPM messed up the order of the tracks on the playlist.


texts:
Does anyone have an approach to automatic disabling the wifi hotspot? I was working at home last night, forgot to switch it off, and ended up downloading 3GB over my 4G connection. Thankfully, I have plenty of spare, but... could have been pricey.

I'm thinking I'll stick with USB for now, but I'm thinking either a timeout on the hotspot (and I don't mind the "annoyance" of having to refresh every half hour), or maybe something that switches it off when I'm at home and connected to my own wifi network (like, something that can say "hey, network xyz is here, so I'll disable hotspot").


texts:
I got this phone at the end of November and it started giving me problems with the mobile data a week or 2 before the update to Kit Kat. When my reception is at 3 bars or less, using apps that require online connectivity, sending or receiving mms, browsing the internet, etc it intermittently hangs and when I go to settings, the mobile data displays as disconnected. Restarting the phone kicks it back on, but it will do it again shortly after.

Calling and texting works fine though.

I've factory reset the phone multiple times, changed the preferred network to cdma/lte, and added an APN all with no luck. I've never rooted it or installed any roms but I have a feeling that if I do try that, it won't change anything.

Suggestions?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S4: After 5.0.1 update phone only charges when switched-off

texts:
While my phone was updating it was plugged in by the wall and charging. After the upgrade the battery was drained by the evening, and when I plugged it in to charge again, nothing happened.

I plugged it into my computer and still nothing.
I removed the battery and left it out for a few hours and thereafter, tried to charge again but still nothing.
I switched-off the phone, plugged it in and then I got a battery with a lightning bulb, and it vibrates every 40 seconds or so.
I left it overnight and it charged to 100%.

How can I fix this problem so that the phone charges while powered on, and gets recognized by my computer again?


texts: I have installed custom ROM, Official Lineage OS 14.1 on my Redmi 1S. I used to reboot device sometimes. And, I noticed that each time after reboot, battery percentage reduced by 2%. I also, tested on my Redmi 3S, running stock ROM, But, there, it won't drop battery. Does the device really use 2% of battery to reboot?


texts: Why is TRIM not supported on encrypted "/data" partition?

texts: I have a rooted Lenovo A369i. I use LagFix (fstrim) to TRIM partitions. Previously it was working well with /data but after I encrypted my phone it doesn't. I decrypted my phone by formatting. But now in the app it shows /data partition having kernel or hardware issues. It's not hardware because before encryption it was working well.


texts: After rooting- apps on SD card seemingly non-existant

texts:
I have rooted my phone 2 days ago using iRoot (well, actually, a couple of rooting softwares that failed on me before using iRoot). To be safe, I removed my sim card AND sd card before performing the process of rooting. It was a pretty straight forward process (as with many of the "one-click" rooting mechanisms readily available).
I was slightly concerned afterwards as to where all my apps had gone missing to. You see, most of my apps were installed to SD card anyway, and those that were not were copied there (e.g Du battery saver). I suffered pretty much the same problem as this guy- (can't find apps on sd card after root)

Rebooting and even factory resetting the phone on multiple times did nothing to "revive" the apps. The SD card size is the same as it was before the root, so the apps are definitely still there. The app data is still there also...so I am really confused as to why the apps are not showing up.

Because I needed to get on whatsapp for days, I decided to just re-install the app again and upon doing so it let me know that it was detecting some chat backups and restored the app almost fully to its original state before the root.

After searching around online I couldnt really find many other people in a similar predicament. It seems rather odd.

Could anyone provide some insight into this?

(My phone specs- spreadtrum with froyo...I suspect)

Edit- Forgot to say thanks in advanced.


texts: Is it possible to see whether you are within a ~10m radius of another phone without broadcasting location data?

texts:
I was looking at Bump_(application), and I found it interesting that they use location data along with other metrics to figure out whether two phones are next to each other.

Is it not possible to do a similar thing using bluetooth or a similar technology that doesn't send your location data to a remote server?
I'm assuming the two phones in question have the same app.


texts: Can the Nexus 7 send and receive GSM texts and calls?

texts:
The Nexus 7 3G is out and I'm wondering whether Android 4.2 tablets are still data-only devices.  Can I install a custom ROM or apk to this tablet so that I can send and receive GSM calls and text messages on it?  If not, why not?  What's missing?

Added: Nexus 7 3G has many hardware features of phones, but not all: It has gps, bluetooth, headphone jack, accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient light sensor, compass and nfc, but does not have a receiver (earpiece), haptic feedback (vibrate) or a rear camera. IF the 8"x5" tablet can be used as a phone, you won't look funny putting it against your ear because it has no earpiece.

Added: The question is about GSM calls and texting, not VOIP or SIP calls or tethering.


texts:
OK, the android studio really drive me crazy.

At first, AVD cannot launch and I have post my issue here to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33417842/avd-not-running and failed to create new virtual device https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33419733/throwable-failed-to-create-the-sd-card

After install Android SDK Tool from sdk manager and HAXM installer, it finally can lunch but https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33527421/emulator-cannot-start-up.

After I increase the emulator memory, my emulator works fine but I cannot use real device to run my project.

  Error: Power Surge On Hub Port: A USB device has exceeded the power
  limits of its hub port

I'm not sure whether the error exists is due to the emulator setting because it can run before  the emulator memory get increased. Anyone can help? It totally frustrating.


texts: Nexus 5X no "Charging rapidly" on original (stock) charger

texts:
After 7 months LG Nexus 5X now doesn't show "Charging rapidly" but only "Charging".

Ampere app shows 1700 - 2100 mA max. Overall charging time now 50% longer than initially was.

In accordance to screenshots of Ampere I see the following wattage:

4.07V * 0.89A = 3.62W

or

4.26V * 1.79A = 7.62W

Both measurements are far from 15W declared by Nexus 5X specs.

I have checked my original 5X charger with Nexus 6P phone - it displays "Charging rapidly" on 6P from my charger. This makes me to believe the issue with the phone or its battery or QC IC (Quick Charge integrated circuit).

Update:

My charger is OK with Nexus 6P -> "Charging rapidly"
Nexus 6P charger doesn't detected on my 5X at all -> no charge, nothing
Switching cables on 6P charger with 6P phone -> 5X cable OK on 6P "Charging rapidly"

Conclusion: Phone Nexus 5X itself is suspected: battery or charger chip or system.


texts: I want root on my samsung galaxy j5 without pc. I can't root with 1 click root the one click root are all bad for this phone. I don't have twrp.Is any way to get root access with that phone? I don't have pc now.


texts: Sync files to the cloud, but only upload differential changes?

texts:
I want to maintain a large file synced between my android device and a PC. I will be doing small changes to this file file all the time on the device, and I want these changes to be reflected on the PC. Ideally the file should not be uploaded in full everytime it changes (because it is so big), but only the differential changes (which are small). Is there a tool  / app that does this? Does Dropbox / Dropsync work like this?

Update: This says that Dropbox only uploads the differential part. But I do not know if the same applies to Dropsync.


texts: Avoid Google Hangout notifications on phone while chatting on laptop

texts:
Hangout notifications on my phone are fine when someone starts up a conversation with me. But once I start chatting to them on the computer, I still get a (loud) notification tone on my phone every time they say anything if I'm in another window.

Any way to avoid this?


texts: Force close messages; no access to phone

texts: Have only had my new Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830i one week and while playing "Flow Free" game downloaded from Play Store my phone suddenly switched off and from then on constant "Force Close" messages appeared. I have no access to my phone. How can I get my phone back?


texts:
I recently installed a new Custom Rom (Resurrection Remix) on my phone.

Since then, my Internal Storage has been acting weird. It's size and usage are shown as negative values as observed in the attached pictures.

Apps are installed in Internal and working fine, no problem there. But I'm not able to access the files or Download other stuff like pictures and music into my internal. I have to resort to external SD card for that.


texts: how to enable Android apps to browse user mount points in /mnt

texts:
I want to access and work on my remote documents (such as .docx, .xlsx, etc... and pdfs) from within my apps. For this, I have created a cifs mount point from a network sdcard (NTFS v3.1) to my android device in directory /mnt/routersd ; the problem is that some apps such as WPS Office or Adobe Reader don't offer directory list with access to root directories (Ofcourse, the device is rooted). My question is that how these apps can be enabled to explore root directory list such as /mnt/routersd in order for me to open my remote office documents and pdfs through those apps.

I want my mountpoint to be shown in WPS Office directory listing.

Or, to be shown in Adobe Reader directory explorer.

As you see, the pictures in the mountpoint is displayed by QuickPic.

Also, X-plore file explorer can explorer the mountpoint and do copy/delete operations in there.

So, how can I open my remote docs (/mnt/routersd) from within WPS Office and Adobe Reader apps?


texts: Is it possible to block all porn, chat sites, and adult content web pages on a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2? And is it possible to hide the fact that they are being blocked?


texts: Google map, not updating based on current location / position

texts:
Had used Google maps on Nokia E72 sometime back, and it used to autoupdate/refresh the map keeping the current location/position updated.

However, used Google maps on Android (latest version of Maps on this device, checked on Google-Play), but the the blue triangle kept on moving on the static map image, and then it went off-screen. It recentred and came back to screen, only once I hit "my location" again. This kind of defeats the purpose. Am I doing something wrong or using the app incorrectly ?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 says "Storage Space Running Out"...Help!

texts:
My Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, says: Storage Space Running Out; Some Functions May Not Work.
I purchased a 32 GB SDHC card to see if it would help.  I just opened up the SD card and inserted it. It did not Help. Was that wrong? Can somebody please tell me what i'm doing wrong?


texts: Touch screen no longer works after closing screen

texts:
I have a very strange problem:

I have an LG Optimus 2x which uses Cyanogen mod 7. I've had this installed for almost 1 year now, and haven't made any updates or installed any apps for months.

A few days ago, I connected the phone to my laptop to transfer some stuff, and I noticed that the touch screen wasn't responding. Neither did the Android buttons, which I suspect use the same touch sensor as the screen. Everything else seemed fine, physical buttons (power, volume) work ok, the phone is detected when connected to usb, notifs on screen and such work ok.

After multiple trial & errors, I've discovered that if I shut down my phone, and re-start it, when it gets to the screen where I must input my SIM Pin code, the touch screen is still not working, but if I wait like 1-2 minutes, it starts working. From here on end it works fine until I close (lock) the phone. At that point if I press the power button to unlock it, the lock screen is unoperable as the touch screen no longer responds. I can re-do this over and over.

My question is then: anyone has an idea what this can be and how to fix it? For example on my Asus tablet, there's a hard reset option (hold volume down and power while rebooting). I've used this to cure that Asus tablet of the fact that sound was no longer working all of a sudden. I haven't managed to find a similar option for Optimus LG 2x.

Also, is it safe to assume that the screen is not phisically broken, since a reboot and 2-3 minutes of waiting makes it so that it works just fine?

=== UPDATE

This really sucks. I've whiped everything and installed the latest cyanogen mod. Still the same issue. Simply put: the screen has to stay on for like 2-3 minutes before the touch starts to work. If the screen is closed (by closing or restarting the phone) touch will not work again until the screen is on for 2-3 minutes. Kind of a hair-puller.


texts: how to to restore apps without reinstalling them after ROM change

texts: I installed a custom rom on my Android phone which is havoc  GSI 3.1   I am not happy with certain features that don't work and I would like to go back to the original ROM what is preventing me from doing that is the fear of losing my app data and building the phone from scratch. all my app APK files as well as the data be it internal or external is on the second partition of my memory card ( app2sd )  . now if I change the ROM and go back to OEM I do not want to go through the hassle of restoring all app data. titanium backup used to be good at doing it but now it's crappy and it does not do its job especially if there is a change in the architecture between phones or version changes in the OS. besides it will just hang whenever it cannot restore the app and you have to start all over again in batch mode. my understanding is that there is no registry equivalent in Android what we find in windows. so is there a method where I can recreate the links and point em to existing APK files on my second partition.  the other option would be in Nandroid backup of my internal data and then restore it to OEM.  which of these approaches should work..


texts: Oppo A31 keep disconnect from wi-fi when in sleep mode

texts: My oppo a31 keep disconnecting from any wi-fi when it enter sleep mode. I tried to find settings to enable th wi-fi during sleep but found nothing.


texts: Google Play Store gives error "No Connection"

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I have an HTC Desire HD. I am having trouble connecting to the Google Play Store. Every time I try to connect it just come up with an error "NO CONNECTION". I really want to download some apps (in particular Words With Friends). I know I am connected to the Internet; I can access my mail and Facebook, etc.

I have uninstalled Play Store and re-installed it but no luck!

How can I fix this?


texts: Locked phone with Android Device Manager and can't remember the password

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I lost my phone and used Android Device Manager to lock it. However, it turns out my boyfriend was last logged into my Gmail, so his phone is the one that was locked and now I can't remember the password!

How can we unlock his phone?


texts: Android Encrypt with ADB install? TWRP CarbonROM

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I have the following problem: I have CarbonROM 8.0 and the default /data full encryption does not work. Now I want to set it up with the ADB {Android-Bridge}... à la: adb shell recovery --set_filesystem_encryption=on
does anyone know which commands I would have to enter? alternatively, I could use the terminal in TWRP 3.4.0.0. my device: Maple, Sony Xperia XZ Premium 8242
Thank you very much.


texts: Allow USB debug pop-up not showing while installing CyanogenMod on Galaxy S3 i9300

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I'm trying to install CyanogenMod on my Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300, international). Had no problems, until I had to switch to the pc installer.

I'm stuck on the screenshot underneath:

I have enabled USB debugging on my device (since the day I got it), did all the stuff asked up until now, but I can't continue here. It doesn't show any pop-up on the device, USB debugging is enabled.

Can anybody help me?

Much appreciated!


texts: Can anyone identify the S notification icon

texts: Someone please help me identify the S at the top left corner of my picture


texts: How does hibernating an app work technically?

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I was wondering how hibernating of an app works technically.

I know about freezing an app (shell pm disable com.mypackage.name),
but this also hides the app icon from launcher. I want to know how Greenify App works. It disables the app from running in background until I launch it again and then when I exit from that app, Greenify automatically hibernates it.

So my question is how does it do that?


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Recently I sent a whatsApp chat message to an android smartphone when it was shutdown.
Few seconds after the message was marked with only one flag (message sent but not delivered),
I've seen the online status appearing then after 10 second  disappearing.
Do you thing this is a WhatsApp bug or a compromised WhatsApp account?


texts: Routing instead of NAT/Masquerade for WiFi Tether clients

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When clients connect to Android Tethering they get IPs of the private Tethering networl. There is plenty of info available on how to NAT/Masquerade WiFi tethering clients (for example into a VPN), but I haven't managed to find how should I change or re-write IPTABLES and ROUTES in order to avoid natting/masquerading and just make ordinary routing from the tethered devices IP to the other networks (or a VPN).

Example:
Local Tether client 1 gets : 192.168.43.1/24
Local Tether client 2 gets : 192.168.43.2/24 ...
and at the VPN interface we have the 10.1.0.0/24 Network.Disabling NAT and adding the routes in an ordinary router is easy, but I need help to do it on my Android device.Thank you!


texts: Every microphone app for using with AUX has a loud noise in the background

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Every app that I download for android with the function of using android as an external microphone (For example, attaching the fone to pc using an AUX cable) produces an noise that is very loud, and I not even need to connect the phone, the app itself produces the noise. It's a weird, very loud noise. I've already disabled wifi and GSM to see if there was any interference, but it wasn't the case.

Is there any hack, app, or configuration to fix that? I can't find a solution anywhere.


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I have an album called "23 Jan 2012", seems like it was empty when google picasa moved their data to google plus photos, and the thing is - there is no "delete" in the menu if I select it on the phone.

And there is no such an album in the google+ photos.

Any ideas?


texts: Why does Better Battery Stats say my Galaxy S4 is awake 100% of the time?

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I think the screenshots speak for themselves. Can't pinpoint a reason from what I see. Anyone can help please? Thanks

Screenshots (click images for larger variants)


texts: Do device administrators have access to other user accounts?

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I have installed an Enterprise App Store application, provided by my employer. The app says that I need to make it a device administrator in order to use it, but I do not want to give it admin access to my phone.

My question is, if I create another user (work, for example) on my phone, install the app as the work user, and then make it a device administrator, will it be able to access the apps and data on my original user account?

My Phone: Nexus 6P (Android 6.0.1) stock


texts: Cannot upgrade Samsung gt-i5800 firmware from 2.1

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Hi I cannot upgrade Samsung gt-i5800 firmware from 2.1 using kies, it tells me that the phone requires 3000 mb (or 3gb) but it doesn't even have this as internal memory as far as i know!

Has anyone else had this problem?

Also the storage space is always getting full and won't save on my external sd card - will the update change that?

Any help would be great as I don't know what I'm doing and I'm sick of a phone that can only have 5 extra apps or so on top of the ones it comes with :(


texts: Show all running services on Samsung Galaxy S3

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How can one show all running services on Samsung Galaxy S3?

In system-menu Tinder service for example wasn't shown.


texts: How can I ignore an incoming bluetooth connection/pairing request? Major Android Flaw

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I accidentally tried to pair with a mystery bluetooth device from somewhere in the neighborhood awhile back, confusing it with a device I was trying to pair with. Now every time I turn on bluetooth in my house I get a pairing request from a mystery device. The neighbors don't know anything about bluetooth devices and I would feel weird going through their home looking for devices (plus that's really inappropriate). Can I get android to ignore this pairing request or is this a bug in android? If so, it seems like a serious flaw in the android OS itself. It's driving me nuts. I would pay money to stop this from happening. I use a Samsung Galaxy S5 with android 6.0. My next step is to reset my phone and see if that helps. I can't believe google left this big of a flaw in the android os that you can't block things when they spam you via bluetooth.

Just an update as of 8-23-2016. This looks to be a flaw in Android. I just wiped my phone completely and set it back up and the mystery device is still spamming my phone with connection requests and there is no way to stop it.


texts: Would Energz Gofit or Intex Fitrist work without smart phone?

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I am not sure if I am asking question at correct community, if yes please guide me. However, my concern is I am thinking to buy Energz Gofit or Intex Fitrist and I have Android phone with Andoid 4.0.4 so will it be compatible or even better if I can use it on my laptop's bluetooth to store data ?

Thanks


texts: How does Nokia automatic backup work on the new Android One devices?

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My girlfriend recently got a new Nokia 6.1 device with Android One. Her last device got damaged and data was lost so I'd like to make sure this one is optimally backed up.

I'm used to backing up my iPhone to my desktop via iTunes as well as into the cloud. Is there a similar official desktop software for Nokia devices? I could find Kies for Samsung devices but no Nokia equivalent.

The Nokia 6.1 User Guide has an entry that explains how to enable automatic backups in Settings - but no further information as to how it works. You can choose a Google account to associate the backup with but this seems optional rather than required.

Does this mean that the backup data is by default stored with Nokia and just somehow linked with her Google account? And if I set her Google account as the "Backup Account" then the data will only be stored in her Google Drive?

Finally, if you choose this automatic cloud backup option would the only recovery option be another Nokia Android One device? Or would it be possible for her to get a new phone that's for instance a Samsung and restore to that device?

Any advice would be much appreciated, I'm new to how things work with Android.


texts: How to use Smart Lock using Chrome browser?

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Based on the following text, it seems Chrome browser can log in to a compatible mobile app with Smart Lock. Could someone help me learn how to do it by giving an example (maybe...)? Does that mean Chrome browser can unlock my smartphone as well? Sorry, I am not tech savvy. Thank you in advance !
"For Chrome and apps -
Skip the password guessing game. Smart Lock remembers your passwords within your Chrome browser and select mobile apps."


texts: How do I delete an email address from Facebook App login page on Android?

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A mate recently used my mobile facebook app to log into his account. Now, I always get his email as the default when I go to log in to Facebook on Android App. Although not a big issue it is very frustrating.

I have deleted data and cache from App Settings. No go.

I have removed Accound from Account settings. No go.

I have set up another Gmail account for playstore and downloaded it through there. Still no change.

When I press sown on the email address whilst on log in page there is no option to remove address.

Please help as this is so frustrating.

Thanks


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My phone ( Xperia Z ) is restarting on its own every second its not coming up to the homescreen when its restarting it hangsup and restarts again i have no option of connecting it to my pc as well, as it doesnt get detected. i want to reinstall OS in it is there a way, can someone help me on this..??

It doesnt matter if i have to root my phone or pay and get a OS i want my phone to work ??


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I'm very newbie.

I have a tablet AOC Breeze MW0712, when I try upgrade the firmware in the official page I see that the chip is RK292X.

This rom can be installed in a chip RK292X ?

The steps are the same as when I upgrade the official firmware?

Thanks in advance


texts: How to Make Android phone Slave Display Raspberry Pi 3b?

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I would like to have an extra display always with me. The only thing which I have most often with me is my Phone with CM13.
Phone

Oneplus 3 and its USB Type C connection may be suitable for the task.
Software: make CM13 software understand that I want to use it as a slave for other microprocessor.

Client RP3b

There is HDMI signal from RP3b. I can use usbC-to-HDMI adapter but not sure if it is needed because the data rate is sufficient in USB-C itself.

Phone: Oneplus 3
System: Cyanogenmod 13 Stable
Phones failed: Samsung Galaxy S4 gt-i9506

Phone: Oneplus 3T
OS: Oreo 8.0


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Is it possible to start a regular app – with a GUI – in the background, without displaying its UI? Also, it needs to be launched from the shell terminal, not from java.

What I'm using currently:

am start -n com.nolanlawson.android.simpletalker/.MainActivity -e text "Sample text for TTS."


texts: Bluetooth dongle support for Ubislate 9ci tablet

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I purchased a new tablet Datawind Ubislate 9ci. It is a 9 inch no-bluetooth tablet.

Details:

Android 4.1.1
Rock chip RK2928
Linux kernel version 3.0.36+

I want to attach a Bluetooth dongle to this tablet. I have micro USB OTG cable and Bluetooth USB 2.0. Please suggest and guide me on how to do this, with download links to ROM, firmware, etc.

I found a software from Google Play and it is recognising the BT USB 2.0, but it is not connecting to the tablet  I have run the USB host diagnostics; everything is showing "yes".

The BT Dongle is recognised by USB host controller version 0.44 from Google Play Store. It is showing as below:

  under info: s3c usb host driver not found ! Root hub present, usb host
  mode is active

  under usb: 2-1 0179:0bda Realtek 802.11n NIC

  1-1 0001:0a12 Bluetooth v 2.0 Bluetooth v 2.0 dongle

As per your doubt, BT dongle is not recognised by "Android". This BT dongle, when plugged to Windows XP computer, it is recognised by computer.


texts: Sort  contacts by different field (not first \ last name)

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Merging the gmail contacts with the phones address list has many advantages, but also one nagging problem.

While the gmail contacts contain full names, and in English, I want the display name in the dialer to be in Hebrew and I often use nicknames or first names only. Is there some workaround?

The easiest method I can think of is to use another field, such as nickname, for the Hebrew name. But this requires a contact manager that lists contacts by nickname, and not just first \ last name.


texts: I have an Alcatel-4060A mobile and the internal storage is forever full. I only have two games and maybe 4 pics downloaded. Since I buy an 8 GB sd card. It only lets me download 4 apps on sd . Also says I'VE still got 7.28GB free on sd card. Won't let me download anymore apps. Please Help!


texts: A fully featured floating video player which can be minimized to an icon?

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I am looking for a video player which has floating support and can be minimized to a floating icon. Ideally it should also have the option to rotate the video.
Does anyone know of something that might be suitable?
 I should add that I am aware of the video player provided in the floating apps collection. However, this video player is rather basic. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lwi.android.flappsfull&hl=en)


texts: What to do if my Samsung Tablet keeps restarting

texts: My Samsung S5e Tablet keeps restarting almost every few minutes if I use it or not I have sent it in for repairs but when I got it back It still keeps restarting its just been over a year since I got it. I have tried draining the battery and charging it until it was at 100% and completely factory - resetting the device but it didn't work. What do I do now?


texts: I was going to install Linux Deploy , but then if I don't like it how can I remove the Linux installation?


texts: Mirroring PC screen to Android via USB-C

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A few months ago I found software for Windows which could mirror Android screen to PC via USB (not sure if it needed to be type-C or not) and also capture mouse clicks as touch inputs.
I also know there is some software that mirrors PC screen to Android with Wi-Fi and such, but firstly they are not free and don't function as I want it to, and secondly, most of them use wireless which I don't want.
Is it possible to mirror (part of) PC screen to Android with USB-C?


texts: Connecting Android Phone to computer without USB

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Is there a way to connect my Android phone to my computer in the way a USB connection works without actually using USB?
I mean that it at least registers as an external drive and hopefully I'm also able to install programs when developing via Eclipse.


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I've got an android phone running Android 6.0, with TWRP, Xposed, Busybox & SuperSU installed on it (Not systemlessly though). Before I changed anything on the device, I temporarily booted into TWRP and created a Nandroid backup of all the partitions.

My device has now received an OTA update to Nougat 7.0, so,

Would restoring the system partition in TWRP break anything?
  or would it just restore my device to stock Android (allowing the OTA update) with all my data intact?


texts: How to delete email account from Android 5.0.2

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I am not able to delete my outlook account from the android. It is Lenovo A6000.
I want to add my work email address instead of outlook.com

I have already added my work email address however I am not able to delete the outlook account.

I have tried pressing the bottom left key but it does not give the option to delete the account.


texts: Problems with Nexus 5 - everything stops working, even after fresh reinstall

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I had a problematic Nexus 5 - it constantly complains that [some app] has stopped (usually Google Play Services, but sometimes gapps or hangouts). It's usually Google Apps that crash.

I downgraded to Android 4.3, which helped a bit, but after a while started crashing randomly. After some thought I decided to try a fresh install. I installed stock Android 6, did a factory reset and cache wipe.

And it still complains all the time. The phone is goddamn unusable. What can I do???


texts: Unknown "keyhole gallery icon" sometimes appears on lock screen?

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Sometimes on my lock screen, an icon with what looks like a keyhole and some sort of gallery-related image appears for a few seconds and then disappears. It happens randomly when I turn on the screen on my phone. It shows among the other notification icons in the middle of the lock screen, and it always disappears by itself after a few seconds even if I don't unlock the phone.

The phone is a Samsung Galaxy S10.
I can't find any settings or apps that seem related or that have this icon, and I can't find the icon when Googling either.


texts: Haptic feedback settings in Android 4.1.1?

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Just got a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini with Android 4.1.1 factory installed. The phone is not locked to any carrier. My problem is that I can not for the life of me find the setting to turn on the haptic feedback, neither for the keyboard nor other touch events (such as the menu button, etc.). I've looked through the settings menus several times without finding anything.

The actual vibration hardware is working, because if I go to Settings -> Sound -> Device Vibration it vibrates.

The only other mention of this issue I've found was one unanswered thread on the Samsung Galaxy Forums.

This is the kind of thing that makes me wonder if Google (and others) are actually trying to make things worse with every update. My HTC Nexus One running Android 2.3.6 never had any oddities like this. Only problem with that old phone is it's limited internal memory.


texts: How do I customize sleep timeout button presets in quick settings panel?

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Here is an image to make clear what I'm talking about:

As you see, this button have 3 positions. I figured out what these are corresponding to Sleep after 15 sec, 30 sec and 1 min, respectively.

Problem is, I use my 4.2.2 tablet for reading pages of text (like e-books or manuals), and my optimal timeout for everyday reading is 2 min. So neither preset suits my needs and it renders this button rather useless.

Moreover, this button gives me hell when I accidentally touch it, because it resets to the one of preset timeouts and I have to visit Settings and restore my preference.

How I customize these preset timeouts?
Alternatively, I'd like to know a way to remove offending button.

Thanks!


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Just bought a Xiaomi Redmi 3s last week, and still struggling to connect the phone to the computer.
I did everything anyone told me:

USB debugging is on in my phone
Install Mi PC Suite on my computer
Windows Explorer does show that Redmi 3s is connected to PC but does not show any file or folders
Same in Device manager, it does show the device connected and working fine.
In Mi PC Suite, it always asks "Connect to device thru USB" and after some time, a message appears "You need to update your device to use Mi PC Suite. Update your device before connecting".
I updated the phone to the latest version MIUI 8.0.3.0. but the same still message shows.

Please suggest to me what to do.


texts: Formatted bootloader by mistake and phone won't turn on (device: MT6570)

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I have a Techno Spark 3 with a MT6570 chip and i used the SP Flash Tool to flash the ROM but i kept getting the error STATUS_PARTITION_NOT_FOUND, so i thought that if i format the bootloader it would help but instead i have a dead phone which cannot even come on when you press the power button.
I also wish to know if i am using the correct ROM because my phone seems to be a clone and it cannot accept any of the newer chips MT6971 0r MT6580 i have attached the phone's about section so that you could tell me which exact model it is.


texts: Why I can't scan QR code inside Whatsapp?

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I have Whatsapp latest version & have the Whatsapp Web Option
I put it to scan but it just doesn't scan it.
I Installed a QR Scanner app and it works perfectly.
I uninstalled the QR Scanner app to see if that was the issue and still doesn't work.
My phone is a Sony Xperia E1 Dual... anyone help me...


texts: Nexus 10. The device cannot start. Code 10.

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I had some problem with my Nexus 10. Died on me and then came back from the dead.
Since then it refuses to connect to my PC.
In the Device Manager I get "The device cannot start. Code 10."

I have uninstalled/reinstalled the USB and ADB drivers to no avail.

Even did a factory-reset to the tablet (was nothing real important on it).

I am totally stuck. I need to use it for development and it is totally useless to me like this.


texts: Is it possible to force an app to use cellular data instead of WiFi?

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Our local office provides free public WiFi for phones and tablets, but blocks access in ways that means that some applications (like WhatsApp) are unable to connect.
Is there any way to configure Android so that a certain app (in this case WhatsApp, but could be others) will always use cellular data even though it is connected to a WiFi access point?
Bonus points if it'll only do it for a specific access point, so we can configure it to use cellular data for the office, but at home it'll still go over WiFi.
Currently the only alternative is to either keep WiFi off (which is much slower and eats into data caps) or keep toggling WiFi on and off (which is really quite annoying).
(Free or paid solutions appreciated. Using Android 4.3. Would prefer solutions that don't require root, but if that is the only way, then so be it.)


texts: What's the easiest way to paste my current address or zip-code into a web field in my browser?

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Many web services have you dump your zip code (e.g. radio station locators) or address (for bus directions) into some fields on a form to give you information.  Obtaining this data seems tedious (go to Google maps...current location...remember the address...type it back in) or otherwise impossible (get current zip-code while on the highway).

Is there some easy way to copy an address or zip code string to paste it later?


texts: Unable to install bootloader on MotoDroid with froyo FRG83D

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I'm attempting to root my phone and have placed an update.zip in the root of my SDCard.  I get the message that the zip is not signed and the update fails.

I understand that VZN started added this checksum to make sure that only official OTA's can get installed.  Does anyone know howto get past this so that I can root my phone, so that I can install cyanogenMod, so that I can do wifi hotspot tethering?


texts: Photos app doesn't show any photos when Internet connectivity is limited

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It seems when access to Google's servers is blocked (by a firewall for example) Photos doesn't display my photos. The photos are locally available and can be browsed with a file explorer app. I don't want all my photos stored in the cloud nor do I like the idea that Google is checking something every time I open the Photos app. Is there a workaround to disable this behavior?

Edit: The bounty auto-selected an answer but the answer does not work. This is the main "Assistant" view:

This is the device folders view:


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So I bought an 'Swees' Android phone recently, with ~150mb Internal storage + 4gb External SD Card.

I downloaded Android SDK manager on my mac, installed necessary packages and ran the 'adb' file in Terminal.

I set Default Storage Locaction to '2', (i.e. External Storage).

This was a success.

I have moved all my installed apps to SD Card (which I couldn't do before).

However, it seems I still have ~95% of Internal Memory used up.

When I download an app from the Play store it installs directly into the SD Card, which is what I want.

But when I install some apps (big file sizes) it will return an error, "insufficient storage space available".

I have >3.5GB available on my SD card.

Does the file have to be downloaded before it's installed on the SD card. And does it keep the downloaded file in Internal Memory?

I have no idea why else this is happening.


texts: Why are calls auto-routing via sipDroid?

texts: When sipDroid is running, everytime I try to dial a phone, it tries using sipDroid to route it. How can I make my Android using plain old GSM Network for regular calls by default when sipDroid is running?


texts: How to free Internal Storage by moving data or using symlink / bind-mount with Adoptable Storage?

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Galaxy S5 running LineageOS 16 (Android 9).

I'm having issues with running out of storage space, even though I have 128GB external SD card, merged with the internal storage. Is there a way to create a symlink from the internal memory to the external SD card, even though they are technically merged and aren't identified as separate storage locations within Android as a result?

I've never made symlinks on Android so I'd appreciate some pointers or resources on that as well.


texts: How to prepare touchscreen-based Android device for [emergency] calling using only hardware buttons?

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If my touchscreen Android phone gets smashed I expect that it can happen that only touchscreen is broken (as it seems to be the most fragile part) while the device itself able to function somehow; and I maybe need to call somewhere using only hardware buttons (without screen at all).

Are there any programs to place and/or answer [emergency] calls by entering some pattern of hardware buttons without using screen as input or output? This can also be helpful when you are using the device in frost, in gloves, etc. so using touchscreen becomes problematic.

Having wet/cold/cracked_screen phone and not being able to call for help just because of touchscreen is not working can be unpleasant. With hardware buttons you can type the "sos code" sometimes even if both your and your phone's HP is low...

My device is SE Xperia X10, but I expect the thing to work one way or another with all devices with at least 1 hardware button.


texts: Is there anything that can show exactly what has awaken my phone?

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Recently I had some issues with my phones battery getting drained in 8-10 hours, even though the screen was active for less than 1 hour and wifi/bluetooth/gps was off.

My first thought was to check the battery usage statistics, but all I saw was the display, voice calls and cell standby, and after that a few apps that I commonly use (such as the browser).

Still suspecting an app hogging the CPU I used applications such as a task manager and watchdog to try to find the culprit, but no luck. I then looked around here and found a couple of answers referencing to the awake time. Looking at battery usage again I could see that indeed the awake time was around 75% of the total time since last charge, i.e. some app was preventing my phone from going to sleep. I uninstalled a couple of apps I don't use anymore and lowered settings for email checks etc, and now my awake time is down to normal levels.

My question is, is there any app/secret number/trick/whatever that can show exactly what has awaken my phone? In the battery usage statistics I can still see that sometimes the phone wakes up even though the screen is off, and that is normal, but if I ever get this problem again (and I'm sure I will), this would be a very valuable tool for trouble shooting.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 restarting continuously

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My Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has been continuously restarting during or at times right after the welcome screen. I have tried the following steps to sort out this issue:

Downloaded Samsung USB driver and installed it.
Downloaded Odin version 3.12.3.
Downloaded firmware for my Note 4 SM-910F from SamMobile.com .
Delete the cache.img.ext4 from the firmware .md5 file before flashing it with Odin. (Is this a good practice?)
Once the firmware is loaded in Odin I turn on my mobile phone and set it to download mode by pressing Home+Power+Volume Down button.
Once Flash is completed I restart my mobile by taking out the battery and then press the Power+Home+Volume Up button together to get to the recovery screen.
Once in the recovery screen I wipe the cache partition and data/factory reset as well. During the data/factory reset process a verify dmverity hash tree... comes up and then my mobile goes back into the endless restart cycle.

While in the Android recovery menu I have noticed that right at the end it's written: dm-verity verification failed.

From this point onward though I feel I have done everything by the book and my mobile is still restarting continuously. This is the first time I have dealt with such a problem and I am new to the whole process of flashing the firmware itself.


texts: News features from 2.2 to 2.3 version of Android

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Possible Duplicate:
  What's new in Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)?

Which new changes/features are present on the 2.3 from 2.2 version of Android?


texts: DNS error on laptop when tethered to non-rooted Android 5.1 device

texts: I am trying to hotspot my laptop from a non-rooted Android 5.1 phone (ZTE A110). On IPv4 and IPv6 I get Connection Status: Enabled - with high speed quality - but No Internet Access.  When I run Windows network diagnostics it says: The DNS server may be experiencing problems, contact your ISP.  However that is pointless as the phone itself is connecting fine to the internet.  What am I doing wrong please?  (Tethering Worked fine last week to the same laptop from the same ISP but a different phone running Android 4.4).


texts: How to flash CyanogenMod with external SD card?

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I messed up with the OS and now my phone can only boot to Clockworkmod and download mode.

How to flash the phone since Clockworkmod "install from zip" option can't read the external SD card?

My device is a Samsung Galaxy S.


texts: Can I use MIUI's auto SMS + MMS backup + restore thing on another custom ICS rom?

texts: MIUI's built in SMS + MMS backup works quite well. However, I want to try out new custom ROMs. Is it possible to add integration of that MIUI service onto another ICS rom?


texts: Incomplete file list when browsing file system of Nexus 5 in Windows 7 / 10

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I connected my Nexus 5 (Android 6.0) to my Windows PC via USB (tried both MTP and PTP mode) and noticed that the file list in Explorer was incomplete. I compared the file list in ES on my Android device to the file list that Windows Explorer shows and discovered that the majority of files and folders was missing in the Windows file list. I tried both Windows 7 and 10 - same effect.
Did anybody else have this issue?


texts: Turn off phone by holding the power button?

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I've been having a small case of my screen not turning on at times. It happens on a 1 out of 100 basis. Anyway, I can confirm that the phone did not shut down because I can take screenshots (via power button + volume down key) and hear the screenshot sound. However, the display remains turned off. What I found to be the fix is to remove the battery to force shutdown the phone and re-insert it and open again.

That would have been an OK solution but my phone has 2 layers of battery cover so it's kinda tedious to do when the random screen problem occurs (especially if I'm outside or on the road). What I want to happen is that if I hold down the power button for some time (5 seconds maybe?), it will power off the device thus, saving me the trouble of having to remove and re-insert the battery.

How do I make holding down the power button for some time turn off the phone?

Phone is Sony Xperia Active ST17i, running MiniCMSandwich Lite rom with RaGe kernel.


texts: Does deleting a photo from my android phone's gallery app also delete it from Google Photos(I have backup & sync turned on).If yes, how to prevent it

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I have a samsung (android) device and I use samsung gallery app. Question: Does deleting a photo from the gallery app also delete it from Google Photos in which I have my backup and sync turned on. And if yes, then how to prevent it. ie I want a photo to stay in Google Photos even after I delete it from Samsung Gallery app.
PS: If the solution is to turn off sync then how to Turn on just backup on Google Photos without turning on sync.


texts: Change functionality of Navigation bar in Android M

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I want to edit the functionality of my Navigation bar. I would like to change the "app switcher button" to "Switch to Last App" and long-press to be "app switcher button".

I know this is doable with Xposed Framework and modules, but I am running stock Marshmallow on my Nexus, so that's not an option.

I believe I can edit System UI to do this, but not sure how or where to go from there.


texts: Are my contacts encrypted on my Android?

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Are my contacts encrypted on my Android and where are they?

How can I access them? Any public APIs? (From PC)