texts: Failed app installation, storage full, safe to delete files manually?

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I tried to install NetFlix, and during the installation my phone rebooted. After coming back up, the internal storage space was reported as low (and it is, only a few MB left) so I can't attempt a reinstall.

Netflix is not reported as an installed app, and I cannot uninstall it.

I did a bit poking around (with root access), and the failed netflix installation is still lurking there, in the directory:

/data/data/com.netflix.mediaclient

stealing 18.1M of my precious free space.

The question is: Can I delete these files safely?

My device is GT-S5570 running Android 2.2 with root access.
Please don't suggest uninstalling "some apps" to free space (in order to reinstall and uninstall Netflix). I have moved all but 6 of my apps to an external partition on my SD card using Link2SD, so the individual apps don't take up much space. I would have to remove a lot to release enough space.
If you wonder why my space has gone so low, it's because my silly device, has only 160 MB of internal space to begin with. I usually try to keep the free internal space at somewhere around 25MB.


texts: Is there a way to overlay an image permanently on top of the entire screen?

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Suppose I have an image (say a jpeg or whatever format is nice) with exactly the same width and height (in terms of pixels) as the screen of my android phone (I have a Galaxy S7 edge running android 8.0.0).

Is there a method that allows to permanently overlay this image (with prescribed opacity) on top of my phone's screen, ideally without requiring root access? If the opacity part is difficult, one could build it directly into the image using a format that supports transparency, like png.


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I'm using Nexus 5 on Android 4.4. Kitkat. I would like to edit /etc/hosts file and add redirect mappings in order to block few ads.

I need to know how to access/modify/replace /etc/hosts file.

I have already checked below similar Q/A:

How to change the 'hosts' file to redirect URLs? -> Link in the answer is broken
Guide to editing /etc/hosts -> Not found a way to edit hosts file.


texts: How to prevent brightness from going to full when the battery low popup appears?

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Whenever the "battery low" popup appears in my tablet, the brightness goes to full. This makes no sense because the brightness should be decreased to the minimum instead of going to the maximum, as battery is low. This is also annoying as I have to lower the brightness.

I've looked in the settings to disable this but found no such option.

So, How do I prevent brightness from going 100% when the battery low popup appears?

I am running Android Kitkat 4.4.2 and my tablet is not rooted.


texts: TWRP: Could not mount /data (even after format data / change file system)

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I'm trying to root a Vernee M5. I installed TWRP - which worked - and tried to use it to install Magisk - which didn't work (my guess is because of encryption?).

Now the phone always boots into recovery/TWRP and I want to install the factory ROM so I can try rooting it again.

However, using TWRP to install the ROM fails with the error:

[...]
Updating partition details...
Failed to mount '/data' (Invalid argument)
...done

Rebooting the device opens TWRP again.

I tried Wipe -> Format Data -> yes, which also fails:

[...]
Updating partition details...
Failed to mount '/data' (Invalid argument)
...done
Unable to mount storage

I also tried Wipe -> Advanced Wipe -> Data -> Repair or Change File System. Changing the file system fails with the above error message. Repair also results in an error:

/sbin/e2fsck -fp /dev/block/mmcblk0p48 process ended with ERROR: 8

Some additional info: TWRP is not asking for a password anymore when booting. Internal Storage is shown as 0mb on "install", but it does still contain a folder structure. The console also shows that full SELinux support is present & MTP is enabled.

How can I fix these errors and install the factory ROM?


texts: How to lower the minimum volume? (Nougat 7.1.2 through LineageOS 14.1)

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The minimum volume level available for alarm and ring settings is visually twice as much on the control in the settings as what is available for media and is just way too loud.

I am not looking to add more steps between the available volume levels; just to lower the minimum for alarm and ring.

Phone is rooted and has xposed as well, though I didn't find a relevant module. Strong preference for an open-source solution, as I won't be installing some random app with excessive permissions.


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I want to uninstall WhatsApp from my phone fully so there should not be any data left, as it was preinstalled its not removing fully. I have only 2 options, force stop or disable but they're not helping. I want to remove it with cache memory as while installing WhatsApp its showing error.

Also its showing low internal memory space

My device is Karbonn S2 Titanium  (1.2 GHz Quad Core Processor and 1GB RAM).


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I have installed Lordmodue* to under volt my android device by downloading the .zip, booting into recovery mode, browsing the sdcard and selecting the .zip file.

The install was successful and under my phone settings it says my kernel is the LordmodUE kernel.

How can I actually set the settings for this kernel though, how can I set my under voltage settings?

*HTC DesireHD running Cyanogenmod 7.2 and Clockwork recovery mod


texts: Android Studio says: "No device connected" yet I already tried many possible solutions

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Running Windows 7, and I have just downloaded the latest Android Studio version, and started a project. Now I'd like to test the application on my device but Android Studio says on the bottom left "No devices connected". I've tried a couple of things such as:

Updating my Samsung S6 edge drivers through device manager, which were updated now.
Have debugging mode turned on and USB debugging mode on.
Ran adb devices command to list devices but none show up.
Downloaded new universal ADB drivers.
Toggled between MTP and PTP modes.
Restarted computer/phone/Android Studio/ADB tens of times.
Deleted phones drivers from device manager and installed again.
Re-installed Android Studio.

I'm at a loss as of now. How do I fix this issue?


texts: How can I get Google Play store to work on my Samsung S3 mini with CyanogenMod OS?

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I got the CyanogenMod OS installed on my Samsung S3 mini a couple of months ago but since then my Google Play store stopped working, giving the error message: No Connection. Retry. OR Check your connection and try again. I have not been able to update any apps or been able to use any Google+ apps for that matter. Every time I tried opening any app that is related to Google Play, I received a message saying: Unfortunately, (app name) has stopped. I have googled various troubleshooting suggestions but no luck. These include:

Clearing the cache of Google Play store, -services and -services framework
Checking the date/time on my device
Deleting my Google account on my device and re-creating it
Deleting the Google Play app from my phone and re-downloading it from www.apkmirror.com

None of the above things worked so I did a factory reset and I tried downloading it again from the above site but still no luck.

One thing I have noticed (not sure whether this might be whats wrong), but if I go to Menu/Settings/My Devices on the Google Play store, then my device model is showing to be 'GT-I8190', but I have a S3 mini. I have tried various ways to either edit or delete and re-creating the device registered but also no luck. I read something about 'root access' but have not really explored the troubleshooting for it, I have no idea what it is but is this something I should look into?

Currently the Play store app is on my phone but I cant use it due to the error message and if I go via the web onto the Google Play website to try and download any app then it just says 'the app will be installed shortly' but nothing happens.

Does anyone know what else I can do? Should I just take the CyanogenMod OS off from my device and if so, how would I go about doing that?

Thank you!
Lindi


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In the newest versions of Android, you can click and hold a suggested predictive/autocorrected word, and drag it into a bin (title "remove") to prevent it from being suggested again.

I accidentally deleted the word "I", so now when I type "i" it doesn't automatically autocorrect to "I".

Two related questions:

I tried shaking my phone to undo the accidental word removal (like I would undo things on an iPhone), but it didn't do anything. Is there a way I could've undone my action immediately after it happened?
Now that it's a few days after the face, how to do I add "I" back to the suggested words without having to completely erase all the things my keyboard has learned about my typing habits?


texts: Can I use these chargers interchangably?

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I happen to own two android devices, a Huawei P30 Pro and a Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e. Both devices came with a charger, the specifications can be seen here

I'd like to charge both devices with one charger, is this safe to do and which one should I use? Does it make a difference?


texts: How can I save a word document (from Word Android app) to Google drive?

texts: There are options for OneDrive and Dropbox, but I can't save to my Google drive account, why?!


texts: OneDrive isn't uploading all my photos from my phone

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I've got an Office 365 (Microsoft 365) Family license. I've set up OneDrive on my Samsung Galaxy S10 phone. I've verified that it is set up by following the instructions here. I've got it set up to upload photos using either Wi-Fi or mobile. And I see photos I've taken with my phone, uploaded to OneDrive from as recently as a few days ago. So, it works.
But not all the time or for all my photos. I've scrolled through my photos on my phone's Gallery app. I see some photos from as recently as 4 days ago to several months ago, are not uploaded to OneDrive.
Why is that?


texts: I just bought a Nexus 4, and this is like my first Android phone. Can someone please help me to increase the call volume? It is really low on my phone. I tried to increase it but the maximum is too low for me.


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My HTC One M7 phone is S-OFF, has the latest firmware 7.19.401.2, and has nicely installed "ViperOne+9.0.0-fix", the Recovery is TWRP 2.8.6.0.
Everything works very well, except that the proximity sensor seems erratic, and when I have a call the ear seems to press different programs on the touch-screen.

I would like to return to complete HTC Stock ROM, so that I assure myself the proximity sensor works well enough (or does not).
Do I have to downgrade the firmware to be able to install the Stock ROM?
I have downloaded, but seem to be unable to install, from TWRP the Stock ROM:
PN07IMG_M7_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_HTC_Europe_7.19.401.2_Radio_4T.35.3218.16_10.33Q.1718.01L_release_421790_signed.zip

Or maybe the only way is via fastboot? With the commands:
1.) htc_fastboot oem rebootRUU
2.) htc_fastboot flash zip RUU.zip
3.) htc_fastboot reboot-bootloader

Can someone more experienced give an advice, please?


texts: galaxy s2 charging cable doesn't fit galaxy tab 3

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They both have micro usb ports but i thought I could use my current galaxy s2 cables with the tablet and they don't fit.  Are there different sizes and how can you tell when getting a cable?

Thanks


texts: Can I manually focus the camera on my Android phone?

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Is there any way to manually focus the camera on my Android phone?

I know that you can tap on where to focus, but that's just assisted auto focus. What I want is to be able to manually adjust the focus.


texts: Unable to change permissions for files on external storage

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To clear up some disk space I moved my mp3 collection from internal to external storage.  My device is rooted and I was su at the time.

The files can be seen (and played) from the File Manager, but none of my music players see them.

What looked interesting was the file permissions after moving.   Here's a file still on internal storage that wasn't moved.

root@kltetmo:/data/media/0/Download/mp3 # ll
-rw-rw-r--    1 1023     1023       6730901 Aug 25 16:03 fatamix_upd_start_20160824(2).mp3
root@kltetmo:/data/media/0/Download/mp3 #

And here are a couple files that were moved to external storage:

root@kltetmo:/storage/sdcard1/Music/Bat for Lashes/Fur and Gold # ll
-rwxrwx---    1 root     1028       5887321 Jul 16  2015 01 - Horse And I.mp3
-rwxrwx---    1 root     1028       5894753 Jul 16  2015 04 - What's A Girl To Do_.mp3

Moving them to external storage appears to have changed permissions.  Unfortunately, chmod is not affecting the actual file permissions:

root@kltetmo:/storage/sdcard1/Music/Bat for Lashes/Fur and Gold # ll
-rwxrwx---    1 root     1028       5887321 Jul 16  2015 01 - Horse And I.mp3
-rwxrwx---    1 root     1028       5894753 Jul 16  2015 04 - What's A Girl To Do_.mp3
root@kltetmo:/storage/sdcard1/Music/Bat for Lashes/Fur and Gold # chmod 664 01\ -\ Horse\ And\ I.mp3
root@kltetmo:/storage/sdcard1/Music/Bat for Lashes/Fur and Gold # ll
-rwxrwx---    1 root     1028       5887321 Jul 16  2015 01 - Horse And I.mp3
-rwxrwx---    1 root     1028       5894753 Jul 16  2015 04 - What's A Girl To Do_.mp3

I tried moving the file back to internal storage to change permissions there.  This worked until I moved the file back to external storage.. moving it definitely changed permissions to 770.

root@kltetmo:/data/media/0/Music # ll
-rwxrwx---    1 root     1028       5887321 Nov 14 18:18 batforlashes.mp3
root@kltetmo:/data/media/0/Music # chmod 644 batforlashes.mp3
root@kltetmo:/data/media/0/Music # ll
-rw-r--r--    1 root     1028       5887321 Nov 14 18:18 batforlashes.mp3
root@kltetmo:/data/media/0/Music # mv batforlashes.mp3 /storage/sd
sdcard0/ sdcard1/
forlashes.mp3 /storage/sdcard1/Music/Bat\ for\ Lashes/Fur\ and\ Gold/                                 <
root@kltetmo:/data/media/0/Music # ll
root@kltetmo:/data/media/0/Music # ll /storage/sdcard1/Music/Bat\ for\ Lashes/Fur\ and\ Gold/
-rwxrwx---    1 root     1028       5887321 Jul 16  2015 01 - Horse And I.mp3
-rwxrwx---    1 root     1028       5894753 Jul 16  2015 04 - What's A Girl To Do_.mp3
-rwxrwx---    1 root     1028       5887321 Nov 14 18:18 batforlashes.mp3
root@kltetmo:/data/media/0/Music #

What do I need to do to reset permissions so these files can be seen and played from my default music app?


texts: All communication apps show "Unfortunately, X has stopped."?

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My phone is having a weird problem, whenever I get communication from anywhere (e.g. e-mail and sms), I get greeted with "Unfortunately, X has stopped." with X representing the application that handles the communication. The weird thing is, after showing that pop up, I can still use the application without problem.

Let's say somebody texts me, that error will pop out but when I click on the notification, the SMS opens up without a problem. So far it hasn't affected anything (yet) but you can imagine the annoyance of seeing that pop up every time someone contacts you.

What should I do?


texts: Why does my mobile data work only on hotspot?

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I own a Samsung Galaxy A71 and I'm on Reliance Jio network.
When I had bought this phone and put a new Jio SIM on it, my mobile data worked fine, but the hotspot didn't. My laptop browser said 'DNS not found' or something along those lines. I solved it by updating APN settings.
Fast forward to eight months.
Right now it's the exact opposite. My mobile data works very rarely. I get maybe a bar of signal at best. On 4G network I get 20-30 Kbps. A WhatsApp message goes through after 10 min. But if I connect my laptop through the hotspot, suddenly the data works seamlessly without any problems. A YouTube video on the laptop at 720p can load without any buffers, the same cannot be said on the app in my phone.
Any idea why this would happen? Something to do with the APN? Or something with the network?
Also, the JIO tower is right next to my house. Why would I get only a bar of signal?


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I used app Screen Balance (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.quickdoc.screenbalance&hl=sl) and one other screen app on my Galaxy S7 Edge and later (weeks or months later) I got some pink line and always on pixels. Is possible that this happened because of this apps? I like this apps because they can make colors on Galaxy S7 Edge display better (more cold) than original. Now I have new display on my phone and I am wondering if it is ok that I use Screen Balance and another screen app.

Thank you.

Bye


texts: Why Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830i shows only a battery icon instead of booting?

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I've got a used Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830i smartphone - it had basically no issues, but when I attempted to turn on (it was charged almost all night), what appeared is only a battery icon with no boot.

It has already happened some times before, but in those cases, taking out battery and putting back always solved the case.

This time, it didn't. What's the possible reason and how can I fix it?

(if that matters, the mini-USB end of the cable I use for the charger also has some issues, with only making proper contact in some certain positions)


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I am working with not a well known Smart TV manufacturer, It uses Android 4.0. I want to customize its dashboard and splash animation played during the system loads. Working on my own launcher and dashboard alongside, but now when I have hit a roadblock when the testing phase has arrived. I cannot use a smart tv emulator for this purpose as the manufacturer is not either of Samsung, LG or Google.

I want to be able to test it on the Smart TV itself, but I cannot connect to the device through my laptop. Wi-Fi, LAN or usb cable connection, tried all, but I cannot access the system itself as an emulator on my AVD manager... Any ideas where to proceed from here?


texts: How can I change the volume increment from the volume buttons?

texts: On my Samsung Fascinate, the volume buttons change the volume by 3-4x the amount that I would like them to. Is it possible to adjust this amount?


texts: How to create start up scripts using the init.d folder?

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In this answer to a question I asked a while ago, he said it's possible to have a script executed every boot.

I created a file (without extension) that contains the following:

#!/system/bin/sh

busybox mount -o bind /emmc/Android/data/com.google.android.music/ /sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.music/

I made sure the target folder exists and saved the file to /system/etc/init.d, but in fact it looks like the script isn't executed.

P.S. the script file's properties are: -rwxr-xr-x.


texts: Is there a way to edit contacts birthdays on the phone?

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As far as I can tell the default contacts app on the phone does not have a field to enter or edit birthdays.

Is there a way to do this?

What about other contact apps?


texts: Application missing from Settings > Apps > Running

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After deploying an application in the Android emulator (I'm targeting Android 4.1.2 - API Level 16) and running it:

the application is not displayed in the Settings > Apps > Running list
the application is displayed when holding the home button for a long time
the application process is listed by the "ps" command (ran from ADB)

Is it a normal behavior ?


texts: Xiaomi Mi A1 How to change the screen lock code NOT the sim lock code

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The title says it all.

It seems there is no way to change the screen lock code for this phone.

I am not looking to change the sim lock.


texts: How to smart read PDF files in android on a mobile screen?

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I have a large PDF file in my phone that I want to read while in transit. I have the adobe app downloaded for this purpose but there is no smart read feature in it. I do not want to scroll the screen horizontally. Is there an app that I can use to do this?

[Edit]
I do not want the app to read it aloud for me. I just want to scroll vertically by myself with the contents of the file fitting the screen and the words still readable.


texts: How to figure out what fonts are supported on android?

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My mother tongue is called Manipuri and we have a script called Meetei/Meitei Mayek.

I am trying to create a input keyboard for the script. Up till Android 5, the OS doesn't seem to support the script. However, on Android M, when I visit a site with the script, it displays properly (at least on Chrome for Android). I thought perhaps the OS now supports the script.

I then tried to create a keyboard mapped to the unicode for the characters but it ended up displaying boxes.

How can I figure out whether the script is natively supported on the OS?

[Updated: Figured out the script is supported because I can see proper characters now. I had chosen the wrong emulator and that was the reason why I saw the boxes. However I think this must not be the optimal way to check support]


texts: Why does the messenger app don't open chat head?

texts: I am facing this problem in my device Redmi note 3. It says in notification bar that chat head is active but actually there is nothing on the screen.Please help.


texts: How to retrieve data from perfectly working phone without a touchscreen?

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I have a Motorola XT615, which fell into water a year ago. Everything works fine, except the touchscreen which is completely unresponsive. I've kept it because inside it has the log of dozens of last.fm scrobbles that I don't want to lose (and I'm a perfectionist when it comes to logging the music I've listened to). I asked the dev of the scrobbling app about how to get this, and he said I'd need to retrieve the "sql lite database".

Phone:

Is Froyo
Is rooted
Probably not in USB debug mode
Has physical volume buttons that I can use (could be remapped somehow?)
Is recognized by the computer, but not in USB mode (can't enable it without a touchscreen)

If there is no solution via software, and before I start trying to track down a digitizer for this really old, abandoned phone, is there any way I can pick up the insides of it, and put it in another phone, in order to get all of this info?


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The navigation bar at the bottom of my screen adapts with the app I'm using at any given time. This would be nice if it actually worked, but for some apps even while using dark theme the bar would turn into a bright white, which just looks distracting. I'd prefer to have it be all black at any given time, but I couldn't find any system settings for it. Is there a way to accomplish this using ADB or something?
I've got a Huawei Mate 20 X with EMUI 11.
Also here's an example screenshot of an otherwise dark app having a white navigation bar:


texts: What exactly can Outlook remote-wipe when using multiple accounts and how I can I prevent havoc via root?

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On my Huawei P20lite I can add multiple users or use the "Private Space" feature (which to my understanding boils down to just another user account as well). Now, from the screenshots in another SE question:

What gets me worried is the "Erase all data" permission. So assuming I'd set up a secondary account and my employers IT decides to trigger this remote wipe, will only that account's data be affected or would this concern the entire phone? What will happen to my SD card data?

My phone is rooted, is there any way I can ensure that this can only wipe Outlook data (if anything at all)?


texts: Share PC network with phone when connected with USB

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Possible Duplicate:
  How to set up reverse tethering over USB?

So, I know about tethering where I can share the mobile network with my PC.
I'm in the reverse situation - no mobile network and no wireless.

But my PC has a network connection. Can I share that with the android phone when the phone is conencted to the PC through the USB cable ?


texts: Asus TF700T Does not prompt for forgot password

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I've read through the many posts about being locked out of a tablet/phone, but haven't found one where the forgot password / forgot pattern option is missing.

I haven't used my Asus TF700T tablet for a couple of months and have forgotten the pattern unlock. After attempting a few times, I get the standard "you have incorrectly drawn your unlock pattern xx times". However, there are never any on-screen options for "forgot password" or "forgot pattern" or similar.

I've tried Google's device manager site: https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager however, I did not set up this tablet to be remotely locked (shame, because apparently I set up my phone to use the service).

I've also gone to the Asus device tracker site: http://devicetracker.asus.com/ and entered the serial number, but the site fails with a "command failed" response. (fwiw, I verified the serial number).

TLDR;
In summary, I have tried the pattern unlock 65+ times and still do not get a forgot password or similar prompt. And the tablet is associated with a Google account and the Google play store.

Short of performing a factory reset, is there a way to force the "forgot password" prompt to login to the tablet?


texts: How can I prevent my Wi-Fi connection from glitching?

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Occassionally my Wi-Fi goes into this weird state where the phone "thinks" I'm connected, but the connection simply doesn't work.  Apps still seem to think I have connectivity, though they can't actually connect to anything, and the status bar still shows that I'm connected to Wi-Fi.  Turning Wi-Fi off and back on resolves the issue, and this occurs on multiple networks.

It seems sort of like whatever service manages the Wi-Fi connection gets killed occasionally.  It usually happens when I've been playing a game (that doesn't access the Internet) for a while or if my phone's been sitting for a while; it never happens while I'm actively using the connection.  I have my Wi-Fi timeout set to "Never" and the normal timeout isn't the issue since my phone regularly lasts several hours without the Wi-Fi dying.  Sometimes it dies a couple times in a day, and recently I went a week or so without it happening.

How can I fix this or prevent the service from being killed (if that's indeed what's happening)?  Shouldn't that be a system process that never gets killed?  (Does Android ever kill system processes other than when they crash?)  Could it be related to TouchWiz?  I have an SGS Vibrant running 2.2 (Bionix NextGen v1, but this has occurred on multiple ROMs).


texts: I have Samsung Galaxy S2 running Android ICS. How can I install the Arabic language on my phone keyboard as it is not listed?


texts: I managed to extract jpg from Thumbdata5 .  But when I opened it's Hex then there were only zeroes and in last of it there was only one photo that could be extracted Why is so On the other hand thumbdata  size was 70MB  Please help me  Is there are more photos to be extract or not


texts:
The Wi-fi on my UMDIGI keeps switching off on its own.
i have checked the setting and seems normal.
all work colleagues have the same problem and the problem started at the same time !


texts:
My phone makes a noise when I get a text or email.

Can it also display a line of text saying what the text or email is from? I hate having to check all my apps to see which one wants my attention.

I also want to know why it wants my attention, as in, who just texted me? Who just emailed me? what did they say?


texts: Nexus 5 GApps crashing after installing wrong GApps

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I tried installing gapps for my phone with cyanogenmod but I installed one for Kitkat and not lollipop.

Now my phone acts all weird and nothing can be done on it, especially when it keeps saying Unfortunately Android Keyboard (AOSP) stopped working.

My computer also stopped recognizing my phone so I'm in deep trouble.

Any tips on what I should do?


texts: How do I share apps between users in Android 4.4 KitKat?

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My kids received the second-generation Nexus 7 tablet as a gift.  I'd like to be able to purchase apps from one account and share them between the various users on the tablet.

Some articles about the topic indicate adding a different user to the play store, but I see no such functionality in Android 4.4 KitKat.

Is there a way to share apps between users?


texts: I was fiddling with the lock your SIM card features and locked it, but the password I used now will not open it, and it is locked with no service, screen says screen is PUK locked and is asking for  an 8 digit password to change the PIN code, which the one I typed when trying to set it was only 4 digits. I think I must have clicked change password right before it locked me out. What do I do now?


texts: How to get Recovery without the Hardware key

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Apprently I am stuck in a known problem the Cyanogen Bootloop.
The solution involves going into recovery, which is not possible since my "volume down key" is physically damaged.

Do I have any options of escaping the vicious Bootloop? Or did I officially brick it?

The model is: HTC Desire HD (HTC Ace)


texts: How do you adjust notifications on the LG Nexus 4

texts: I use to see notifications for Facebook and Snapchat on my phone but now I don't.  Can you tell me how to get this back.


texts: Desire sv does not start after clear cache

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I cleared cache memory of my HTC Desire SV then tried to restart the phone. It does not start. I have also tried hard boot on this phone but result is same.

How can I get my phone to boot again?


texts: Can't boot my android after changing permissions

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I recently rooted my android (Nexus 4).
I wanted to make /system folder permissions 777, I needed that for another application. I got Root Explorer application, and changed permissions to 777. Then root folder disappeared and hanged up.
I tried to restart my phone, but now it doesn't even boot up. What should I do? ... Please, don't tell me I bricked my phone.. It was just permissions, nothing more... I have no idea how to recover now.

When I do adb shell, I also get mesaage:

/system/bin/sh: /system/etc/mkshrc[9]: getprop: can't execute: Permission denied

Also I can't go to root mode (adb root) in console, from $ to #.. so it means.. I even can't change permissions anymore?


texts: If I buy a tablet with Honeycomb 3.1, will I be able to upgrade it to 3.2? How about 4.0, 5.0, ...?

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I am in the market for a tablet. However I am not clear the degree to which the hardware will be linked to a specific android version. For example, if I get the Motorola Xoom or the Galaxy Tab 10.1, will I be able to upgrade it to honeycomb 3.2?

Will there be limitations on future upgrades, and if so, on what time scale?


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On my Nexus 7 running Android 4.2.2, I can open Chrome and type file:///sdcard/whatever.html and it opens just fine.

The problem comes when I want to bookmark this file. The bookmark gets created, but after tapping it, nothing happens. (Therefore, also adding it to home screen and tapping it does not work - it says that Application is not installed.)

However, after long-pressing the bookmark and opening it in new tab, the file loads and I can view it.

Does anybody know why it behaves like this and possibly how to make local bookmarks to open directly, without the need to open them in new tab?

Thanks


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I recently had to wipe my Nexus 4 in order to root it.

Prior to that when I received a call from my home telephone it would display my wife's contact from the caller ID.

Since rooting it now displays my own contact instead.

My contacts are synced from my Google account and I haven't changed anything on my Google account.

The only thing that has changed is the wipe and root.

How can I get it to display my wife's contact again?


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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I install an app given only its APK file?

I just made a 'Hello World' app using Eclipse. Now I'd like to know how I can actually put the app onto my phone.
Must all apps be downloaded through the marketplace, or can I simply transfer it to my phone?


texts: Where can I obtain an SQLite 3 command line binary for Android?

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When I read documentation such as examining SQLite 3 databases from a remote shell I get the impression an SQLite command-line binary should exist on my phone. Sadly I can't seem to find it on my phone (but I'm running a custom ROM).

I've read a few other posts that either allude to the existence of such a binary or mention how it is only available in the emulator, but there is nothing definitive.

Is such a binary available anywhere?

Other references:

Re: SQLite3
Using SQLite from Shell in Android
Why does the SQLite 3 command using the Android ADB shell return “permission denied”?
Android – How to poke around the sqlite3 databases


texts: Chinese-bought Samsung Galaxy S2 has a very limited language list

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Possible Duplicate:
  Can I install additional languages on Android?

I bought a Samsung Galaxy S2 in China and have used it in English but now I bought the new S3 and want to sell my S2.  Since I live in Norway I need to be able to change the language to Norwegian, but it only has some Asian languages (four of them) and English UK, English US.  Is it possible to add the languages that are missing?


texts: Can Google device manager turn location on automatically?

texts: For battery saving purpose is there any way to google device manager turn location on when we need it (Like when I search "Find my phone")???


texts:
So, these files were filling up my /data/logs directory, causing me to run out of storage space rapidly.

What are they, why are there so many and how can I stop them clogging my storage?

Screenshot (click image to enlarge)


texts: I am having a problem with my sd card installation. After inserting sd card in my phone, still its showing "insert sd card". Can anyone help me out with this problem?


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Yesterday some guy has changed my 3.5 mm jack in nexus 4. Old one was broken. After that I could not turned on my phone. I saw infinite boot. I had android 5 in that time.

Today I install android 4.2.2 (JDQ39) with help fastboot. Nexus 4 has booted now. But there is one problem. If I am updating nexus to android 4.4 or android 5, I see infinite boot again.

Also I tried to install CyanogenMod 13. The problem is same.

How to update my phone to android 5 or cm 13?


texts: Can we find out who has developed the app by looking on the signature?

texts: Is it possible that the published app is not signed by its developer andd if yes, How can we find out who is the app developer?


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Nexus 5, rooted running paranoid android.

So my wifi stopped working about 4 months ago, I did ever reset under the sun. Jumped between ROMs all to no avail. Seems hardware related. That's fine I have unlimited data. The problem is that even with no functioning wifi it's trying it's hardest to find a network. Just scanning over and over, never connecting. Problem is I can't turn it off. I click the switch and nothing happens, it just stays on draining my already meager battery.


texts: Removing special characters in the top right corner of letter keys on my keyboard

texts: I have an LG K40 and I am interested whether it is possible to remove the special characters which appear in the top right corner of letter keys on my LG keyboard. If this is possible, how can I remove them?


texts: Android does not detect a captive portal

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I have an access point hosting a login page (which doesn't have actual internet access) and I'm using dnsmasq to answer all DNS requests with the IP address of this page. If an Android device connects, I want it to know that it's connected to a captive portal and show the "Sign-in to wifi network" prompt but this doesn't happen (the device just silently connects to the AP), although Wireshark shows that the HTTP GET requests for /generate_204 are properly responded with HTTP/1.1 200 OK.

Any suggestions why this could be happening? Could there be something other than the response for /generate_204 that Android checks? I'm guessing that the detection fails if the device finds out that there's no internet access.


texts: Is it possible to disable Google Play updates?

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Is it possible to disable updates to Google Play and Google Play Services?
I have automatic updates switched off, but this 2 Google apps are upgrading itself without my permission, and I can only helplessly watch how the free space is decreasing to the amount, my Gmail synchronization is not working anymore (related to Does the gmail app stop syncing once the "Low on space" message appears?).
I know I should root my phone to move apps to SD completely, but I don't want to do that before the end of summer, to not risk not having mobile internet in case something goes wrong.
Edit:
Device is a HTC Desire A8181, aka HTC Bravo.


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I get "Internet may not be available" on my new Samsung J5 Prime around every 5 minutes.
This did not happen with other Android devices on the same Wi-Fi router.
What can be the problem?

Model SM-G570M
Android 7.0


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After replacing the digitizer, the back (and sometimes menu) button randomly presses itself. I feel the phone vibrate as if the button was actually pressed but it was not. Sometimes there are a number of presses in a quick succession.

I did a factory reset but problem remains. Everything seems to be connected OK, I even put some electric tape between the back & menu ribbon cables to prevent shorting.

Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this?


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I have a Bionic and recently upgraded from Gingerbread to ICS. I used to have my home Wi-Fi and my work Wi-Fi networks saved in my phone, and I had it set to not look for any other networks. I never got notified about Wi-Fi networks being in range, it just connected to those two when it could.

Now that I'm on ICS I keep getting notifications about Wi-Fi networks being in range and the only way I've found to resolve that issue it to turn the wifi off completely. Problem is, then I forget to turn the wifi back on when I am at home or work.

So my questions are:

Is there a setting to turn off the Wi-Fi notifications and I'm just looking right past it?
Is there a way to set up my phone to only connect to a couple of Wi-Fi networks and to ignore the other ones unless I go in and tell it to connect to them?


texts: Droid X2 constantly changing USB mode to PC mode

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So I'm trying to manually backup my SD card and transfer over files to flash the CM9 alpha4 to my phone, but it apparently decided to just start automatically switching to PC Mode. No matter how many times I try to switch to USB Mass Storage, it changes back to PC Mode before the drives can even mount.

The only thing I've done since I was last able to change modes was upgrade Titanium Backup to the Pro version and run a backup.


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Based on Android CDD document, a device must support an update mechanism to system software. It may be one of following kinds:

Over-the-air (OTA): by Settings > About Phone > System Updates to install new version when it is available.
"Tethered" update: update over USB from a host PC
"Offline" updates via a reboot and update from a file on removable storage

I could understand clearly the 1st and 3rd mechanism but I'm confused about the 2nd. As my searching, "tethering" is used to connect the Android mobile to a host PC through USB cable then the PC could use mobile as a modern to access internet.

So I don't understand why that "tethering" is seen as an update mechanism?

Anyone has experience about this kind please help me to clear about it.


texts: Bluetooth audio streaming issues with Droid X

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When I stream audio from my Droid X via bluetooth, the playback is very stuttered.  The audio skips approximately every 30 seconds to a minute.  Each skip lasts about 0.5 to 1 seconds.

This is the case for every app that I've tried so far (Pandora, Stitcher, Google Music).  Whether I'm listening to talk or music doesn't seem to make a difference, and in all cases, playback works flawlessly over the phone's speaker.

The bluetooth device I'm using is my car's Ford SYNC.  My wife's iPhone 4 streams brilliantly, so I don't think it's the car.

Does anyone know of any workarounds or fixes for this problem?


texts: Are there any browsers out there that don't drop my browsing session?

texts: I own a Samsung Galaxy S3 ( rooted, not custom-rommed, and running kernel 4.3 ), and often, I would be browsing an interesting site, or an article, and I would get back to work ( hehe ;). Hours later, to my chagrin, I would find that my browser dropped my browsing session, and I'd have no idea on how I landed on said article. Currently, I'm using worst-of-the-worst stock browser, Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Dolphin, and InBrowser, and the closest to do this is Opera. The problem that I have with Opera, is that when I'm browsing privately, the problem I just described happens within ten minutes of switching to another task.


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I have two phones. Both are Moto X4 running Android 9, with the same variant and security updates.

One shows the classic Google microphone icon in the search box. The other shows the Assistant icon.

All apps are up to date via the Play store. Both accounts have the Google Assistant enabled, and it displays when the home button is long pressed. The only difference I see is in the Google account to which each device is registered.

How can I get the Assistant icon on the top device?

Note I have also tried clearing data for the Google and Google Play Services apps, to no avail.


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I have a HTC One m7 international. It has root access. Android lollipop 5.0.2

The in call volume is too low despite being on max volume.

Which file in the root system should I modify to increase the max volume? What line of code corresponds to this setting?

Thanks vm


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I recently upgraded my phone to ICS and now when I try to access my email I get the error message:
"TLS required but not supported by server"
What can I do to fix this?


texts: Downloads start minutes after clicking the button

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Recently I've been getting an issue that when I start any download from an app such as the Play Store or Google drive, when I click the download button I get a indication that the download has begun but the actual download starts minutes after the button has been pressed. For example, if I try to download a file from Google Drive I get the snack bar stating "File will be downloaded, check notifications for details" but the actual download starts after a few minutes. The Play Store starts downloads after a few minutes in which the notification indicates that the download is complete, but when I go into the Play Store's Installed tab the app download is stuck at around 25%. I haven't faced a problem like that before. Chrome downloads are working fine.

Things I've tried,

1) Deleting cache and data of Play Store, Drive and Downloads app.

2) Uninstalled updates of the above apps.

3) Wiped Cache from Recovery.

4) Tried downloading from Safe Mode.

5) Did a factory reset.

Specs:

Model: OnePlus 3

Android Version: 8.0.0

OxygenOS Version: 5.0.8

Any help regarding this would be great!


texts: How can I root my Droid X with Ubuntu Linux?

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My sanity is at stake here. I need root but I don't have access to any fancy proprietary  OS.

I'd appreciate any help.


texts: How to enable multiuser or guest account on Asus ZenPad 10 Z300C with Android 6.0?

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On other android devices I've used, there was a multiuser feature or guest feature available to allow other people to use the device without altering each others settings or giving them access to each other's accounts.

Is this feature available on the Asus ZenPad 10 (Z300C) running Android 6.0? If so, where is it? It doesn't appear to be available under settings > accounts.


texts: How do I secure my Lenovo ThinkPad tablet against thieves when it doesn't have a Kensington lock?

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The manual for the Lenovo ThinkPad doesn't say that it has a Kensington-like lock device on it, so are there any other ways for me to secure it against thieves?

I'd like to secure my tablet against the knobs that you can secure Kensington locks around. I know that Kensington locks aren't completely secure, but they can at least deter the vast majority of thieves.


texts: My HTC ONE M8 bluetooth cant connect with other phones

texts: My htc m8 doesn't connect with other phones with android higher than 5.1 but with bluetooth speaker or a device with android 4.4 work.


texts: I want Android to remember my currently playing song and playlist

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I am currently using the stock Music Player for my phone.  Whenever I pause a song, leave the app, and go back to the app, it sometimes goes back to my "All" songs view, not remembering what I was currently playing.  It appears that this behavior depends on whether or not the App was closed.  For instance, if the app closes by my actions via the Task Manager, or it closes on its own based on memory/CPU management, it loses track of what it is doing.

Is there a setting, or another music app, that allows me to play songs and have that song and playlist remembered even if the app is closed?

I'm running FroYo (2.2) on a Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S series).


texts: Can android user become a super user in android?

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Is it possible to change the rights of normal user in android to super user?

My requirement is to run the super user code(I want to read a file data from system directory) in a device that has rooted shell but we can not install any super user manager(SuperSu, Magisk etc.) on that device.

I thought of a solution like following:

Install an apk in your device that has UI to call the required function on JNI side to start reading data from the file.
Find the user id of the installed application. I found it in data/system/packages.list file.
Make file owner is this new user id with su shell.
Call the required function in the application that further try to open file.

but this solution is not working. The file is not opened by code and return -8002. The errno is 13.

fd = open("/system/file.txt", O_RDWR | O_LARGEFILE | O_NONBLOCK);
    if (fd < 0) {
        return -8002;
    }

This is very important for us.
I shall be very thankful to all who will help me on this.


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Question HOW DO I FLASH THE STOCK ROM ON HOMTOM HT7 WHEN SP FLASH TOOL SAYS BROM ERROR : S_FT_ENABLE_DRAM_FAIL (0xFC0)

Info
OK I ultra hard bricked my Doogee HOMTOM HT7 (base model) 5.1 lollipop  1gb ram 8gb rom mtk6580a
I say ultra hard bricked because when I tried  OEM unlock in adb it bricked it to the point that 4 different  PCs wouldn't detect it at a with installed drivers I resently read a way to fix it to where a PC wood detect it so I did what the guide said witch was disassemble phone down to the  circuit board and sold a wire from one point to another and it did work so now PC detects it so does SP flash tool scatter file from ROM is accepted but when I try to flash ROM I get  error message stating BROM ERROR : S_FT_ENABLE_DRAM_FAIL (0xFC0) so what do I do

If you want more info ask I tried to give all that i thought was needed
Sorry for bad spelling and punctuation


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Help, my asus fonepad 7 (k012) won't update automatically, so I was forced to update it manually. Now I'm on UL-K012-WW-10.32.1.33.1-user when I go to asus website there is alot of update for my K012.. should I update it gradually(one update at a time starting from old to newer update) or I have just take latest update from asus website??

sorry for my english
thank you good sir(^_^)


texts: Why don't calls to emergency numbers show in the Phone app's call log?

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I recently had to make an emergency call.

I later noticed in my device's call logs in the Phone app that the emergency number I called doesn't show up in the call log. (In other words, no entry shows of the call; no trace in the call log that I called an emergency number.)

Why is this? Is this intentional and by design, or is it a bug?

(Using stock Android 8.1 with latest updates on Nexus 6P.)


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I recently got my hands on an old tablet (Utok/Allwinner 703Q) and I wanted to see if I can do anything with it.
I started by rooting it, and it went ok.
Then I tried installing TWRP, a TWRP version that claimed to work with Allwinner A23-based devices, using the official TWRP app.
After I rebooted the tablet, I can just see the boot logo for about 1 or 2 seconds, then the screen turns white for a second and then the tablet turns off.
The same thing happens if I try pressing Power + VolUp or Power + VolDown, or if I try pressing the small hidden button near the SD card with a paperclip.
I did make a backup of recovery.img and boot.img before attempting to flash TWRP.
Is there any way I can somehow restore those backed-up images to my tablet?
Thank you.


texts: Unable to access files in Samsung Galaxy Android 4.0

texts: I am connecting a Samsung Galaxy Note II(Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich) to Ubuntu 12.04 laptop through USB. I am able to see the directories like Music, files, Bluetooth, ShareViaWiFi etc. I also see a message at the top right corner which says "These files are on a digital audio player" but when I open these directories I am unable to see any file. I want to copy a media file located in ShareViaWiFi folder to my Ubuntu laptop. But I am unable to see the file when I open the folder in Ubuntu. I can see the file in the Samsung Galaxy, so I know it is there for sure.


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I've just got a new Motorola Atrix 4g and have experience random reboots of the phone, this generally happens when it is in my pocket or otherwise unattended.
Usually during the work day when browsing, playing games, listening to music or using the GPS it behaves itself.

Anyone got any ideas?


texts: How to unlink all the linked contacts in bulk?

texts:
I know how to unlink a single contact. But is there a way to unlink all the linked contacts in bulk, either programmatic or manual.
Thank you.


texts: Required to Reboot my Android Device Every Week?

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When I got my first Android phone (the rugged HTC Inspire), I was told that I should restart the device every week. The rational, which made sense at the time, was that it's a small computer and every computer needs a soft reset, right? Over time, my phone needed it from continual app crashes but it took forever to do so. Overall, it did help to restart

I've recently upgraded to the HTC One and, from what I can tell, I don't need to restart this thing every week. It's run for a couple weeks on end without problems (one app-hangup what wasn't fixed with a restart) and although my usage isn't intensive, it's getting heavier.

Is it a good idea to restart my Android device after a certain period of time or does it not do anything at all. I'm not so much worried about harming the device but just keeping all of my info current without needing to open up half-dozen apps every time.

EDIT: Sorry if this comes as a duplicate question. I tried looking around for other answers but my particular question related to normal/periodic rebooting not related to a slow-down of the OS or other apps. Most questions regarding rebooting of an Android device revolved around either a slow OS or apps hanging and not necessarily answering my question.


texts: Galaxy S2 Android 4.1.2 - calendar sync option disappeared

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I just upgraded my SGS2 to 4.1.2 and I have huge problems synchronizing my Google calendar.

First of all, my Google calendar app disappeared. Until here ok, I reinstalled it from Google Play. When I try to add my google calendar accounts, they are just not there.

I try in Settings→Accounts→Google and choose my Google account to see the sync options inside. The option "Sync Calendar" does not exist anymore.

Did anyone have this problem? How did you solve it?


texts: Firefox Quantum for Android - backup profile without root?

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On Firefox Quantum for Android (on a non-rooted phone), how do I back up my profile to another place? This would be easy if my phone was rooted (just go access the folder directly and copy it elsewhere), but it isn't rooted.

I've tried numerous different things, some of which have gotten very frustratingly close, but nothing has worked:

Using an app like Helium Backup that uses adb to backup app data. This works for some apps, but for Firefox it gives me a "Backup Disallowed" dialog box with the message "Firefox has disallowed backup of application data. Please leave a comment with the developer of Firefox and ask them to allow application data backup."
Using the browser to navigate to the profile directory and attempt to download items from there. I can clearly see my profile by going to file:///data/data/org.mozilla.firefox/files/mozilla/r3dact3d.default/, and theoretically individual files could be downloaded over enough time. But attempting to open anything just navigates to it. This 'works' for text files like .ini since I can manually copy+paste out the contents, but not for binary files (like the all-important browser.db) which always open a blank page.
Doing the above, but using USB debugging and opening up WebIDE on my laptop's Firefox to poke around. I can run arbitrary Javascript on the page that shows me my profile directory, but nothing here lets me download the files it's showing me. The closest I can get is if I modify the anchor tags to add a download attribute (so they'll download instead of navigating), but then all the links pop up an "Unable to download file" error message in the footer (versus "Download started..." which I would expect). I have no clue what this particular error message means, and Googling doesn't help.
Doing the above, but holding down on each link and choosing Open With an App (vs. Open Link in New Tab, etc.). If I can get a file explorer app to come up, it always gives me a similar error message "This item cannot be saved."
Attempting to tell Firefox (through about:config, perhaps) to save or move my profile to a different place that wouldn't require root to access. Apparently Firefox does not allow such a thing.
Trying to find some feature of Firefox Sync that backs up a profile on mobile. This feature doesn't seem to exist.
Finding an add-on that will copy the profile to another place. Before Firefox Quantum, there was an add-on named Copy Profile that did this exact thing. The add-on isn't compatible with Firefox Quantum anymore and I can't find any replacements.
Using adb to manually downgrade Firefox so Copy Profile will work again. At least one user has tried something similar already, and the result is that the app data between Firefox Quantum and Firefox non-Quantum is set up differently enough that the newly downgraded app immediately crashes on open.

I find it hard to believe that a task as important and straightforward as backing up my Firefox profile is impossible on unrooted Android. Has anyone else run into this problem or a similar one? Any solutions or suggestions?

Thanks!


texts: Reinstalling Android after mobile has been erased by DBAN?

texts: I was curious if a Android mobile is erased using DBAN, then can the Android be reinstalled on the mobile or it becomes useless ?


texts: How can I block unknown contacts from sending messages in Whatsapp?

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Are there means of blocking unknown contacts from sending messages? Unknown contact here refers the time when someone sends you messages  (contacts displayed are in the form of letters, and are in similar digits like mobile phone). Unfortunately you cannot reply or save the contacts.

Are there means of blocking this,  only allowing messages from people in your contacts only?


texts: HTC Desire crashed, deleted all SMS/MMS. Can I recover?

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Been a reader of SO/SE for a while as am getting into Android development. Just wanted to ask a quick question. Hope someone can help. :)

I have a HTC desire (2.2 with HTC sense, as per stock), never rooted and little used (basic apps installed, not used for any dev) I use as just a phone really. Hence I was very surprised when it crashed the other day and all my SMS/MMS were deleted (the stock HTC Messages app was empty)!

I know I should not have rebooted the device (as file recovery may be easier as it reduces chances of file space being overwritten), but was told to do so by T-Mobile advisor.

Upon reboot, found the stock HTC Messages app used for SMS/MMS was was now populated by SMS that was saved on the SIM. Hence I think, the Desire recreated the SMS/MMS content using the saved SIM messages as a start.

What I would like to know is can the older SMS/MMS be recovered? I assume they are stored in...
/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/smsmms.db
...and that this file (originally with 500+ messages) has been overwritten by a new smsmms.db (now containing ~5 messages), but as I am new to Android/Linux am not sure if this assumption is right e.g. the new smsmms.db file could be written to a different disk location (as is common on FAT32/NTFS file systems in Windows) and hence with the right know-how the original file can be recovered (I've recvered many files like this in Windows without issue).

Does anyone know how to recover SMS/MMS messages like that, or how to recover/undelete files from these devices in general (I don't mind if it is only a partial file and I have to rebuild/extract messages).


texts: Any way to stop youtube or videos in chrome from playing over bluetooth in car?

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Are there permission settings to block apps from playing over bluetooth? Every time I've been messing around on the internet or youtube and my android phone connects to the car, the last video I've watched appears on the head unit. I only want to allow play music to stream over bluetooth; nothing else...
The only way I've managed to get this to work is by using an automate flow, but I feel this should be built in functionality.
https://llamalab.com/automate/community/flows/6043


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I put in my current password and it says that I can't have password

My lock screen settings say I can't have password. It says an administrator denied it or something like that

.


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Today i've tried to root my phone so I ended up with my phone being stuck in this screen :

I tried to remove the battery and pressed the button down, home and power at the same time but nothing worked

Can I have some help here? Thank you

Edit: I have done a mistake, I used GT-I9300 instead of GT-I9305


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I like to drop into Pokémon Go while I'm out and about in the world. Trouble is that I'm usually listening to a podcast or some music, and as soon as I launch the app it takes over the audio, so that whatever I was listening to stops.

Of course, I have the settings for the app with music and sound effects off.

Is there a way to use the app while still listening to a podcast?


texts: GRUB for Android taking too long to install

texts: I have this Digital2 10 inch Windows 8.1 tablet and I want to install Android Lollipop as the main operating system. So I properly load the android installer image to a usb, boot the tablet from usb, and it loads and even runs live just fine. The problem is that when I select install grub bootloader, it seems to hang on the screen. The confirmation window stays there, but a black bar with a blinking MS-DOS like cursor for more than 10 minutes. Is the installation of grub in this manor supposed to take this long, or should I try some other images?


texts: Automatically toggle background data for a given app

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I have one app that "misbehaves" when on mobile data – ie. it takes quite big bites out of my battery. I don't want to cut it off from mobile data completely, though – as I need it from time to time and also want to get information on data incoming to it.

I know I could use Greenify and Tasker (see: Hibernate apps, but have them wake up periodically for a short time), but that approach is a bit heavy-handed: Each time when I bring the app to foreground, it populates the screen fresh as if I had just started it.

  What I'd very much like is something along the lines of using Tasker to periodically cut off background data just for this app (note the approach to Automatically restrict apps background data using Tasker is different, as it disables background data for all apps which is not what I want).

Are there any options I'm not aware of – like some "system call" (aka "shell exec") I could perform from Tasker?

In case it's relevant: root available, also Magisk, Xposed, and of course Tasker.


texts: Why does MIUI ROM have the FM radio on Samsung Galaxy S2 but other custom ROMs do not?

texts: I have loved the MIUI ROM because it is the only custom ROM that has FM radio enabled on Samsung Galaxy S2. Why does MIUI ROM have FM radio but other custom ROMs like CyanogenMod do not?


texts: Does Android's "Data Usage" also count uploads?

texts: As per my question above... does the data usage that came into existence in ICS count uploads as well as downloads?


texts: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact D5503 (Android 5.1.1) extremely laggy typing

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact D5503 with Android 5.1.1 os.
I got this cheap phone ~a year and a half ago.
Works well overall, but there's one problem that I had since I bought it, the typing is very slow; it's extremely laggy, I press a key, it displays the visual animated keypress for a couple of seconds until it identifies the next keypress. Then 1 more second for another keypress. This is ridiculous. In fact I still use my iPod 2G for notes and whatnot I bought in 2009 and typing works perfectly; no lag at all.
This doesn't always happen but I cannot identify the prime cause. It mostly happens when I'm typing in notes, and sometimes on the web browser. Other times web browser might work fine, messages work fine. I tried installing 'Gboard the Google Keyboard' app, in case it'd help but no. Same thing.
I didn't mind much at first because I very rarely use it, occasionally for notes. But lately I've been using it more (you don't have much to do in the army other than get a smartphone with internet and browse the web, or read, to pass the time) and I am seriously at the brink of tossing it 100 f*in metres away. I do want to get a "dumb phone" asap actually if this is not resolved.
If you have anything to suggest that would be great.


texts: Is it expected to have your contacts flooded with emails when synced to google account?

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I have only one google account which I use for email and syncing my phone contacts.
I do send a lot of mails.
I noticed that if I open my contacts every email address I've sent to appears as a contact on my phone. I feel flooded with contacts.
Is this expected? And how do I go about it?
I can unsync google but this will unsync gmail as well.


texts: Can I connect a pen drive to my Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini using USB OTG?

texts: I am using Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini. Can I connect my phone with a pen drive using an on-the-go (OTG) USB cable?


texts: How to recover or reset "current backup password"

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Yesterday there a bunch of app updates, I didn't pay much attention to which ones, there were perhaps 8 or 10. Since then my phone has shutoff and/or rebooted unexpectedly at least 8 times. 4 times it's gone through a full "optimizing apps" cycle, which take 30+ minutes. Two of those optimizing apps cycles resulted in a premature shutdown.

Today there was an Android System Update, 16.1mb, which I applied. Thankfully it seems things are more stable now, with only two shutdowns, but that's not enough of course.

I decided this is enough of a kick for me to finally do a full reset and root the device. I'm trying to do a Full Backup of non-rooted devices but am stuck. The phone asks for "current backup password" but I don't know what that is. I don't remember setting one, but I may have. I did do an adb backup about a year ago.

I tried the on-boot de-crypt password, but that's not it or at least nothing happens on the PC side after entering it and then tapping the "back up my data" button.

How do I reset the backup password?

Phone is Nexus 5, 16gb.


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My samsung j7 prime phone has received an update from July 2019. I would like to know the previous firmware version (February era) to install that previous version, or if there is any way to return to the previous update?

Note: both have the same version of android 8.1.0.


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my tablet will not let me connect to WiFi it is saying authentication problem. I know I am keying in the right password. When I try to log into a diferent network
it won"t let me log into my google account. Help please I don't now what to do?


texts: How to type a curly brace ("{") in CyanogenMod 13?

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By chance, I got hold of a Samsung Galaxy S III (S3) Mini, rooted it, and upgraded it to CyanogenMod 13 (Android 6.0.1). When trying to connect it to my WiFi network, I could not do so because my WiFi password contains a curly brace, and it seems I can't type that with the virtual keyboard.

I am quite sure there is a way to do that, so how to type a curly brace in CM 13's AOSP keyboard? Should I install another keyboard?


texts: ADB command to restore application data with Titanium backup?

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I made backup with Titanium backup. Is there a way to restore application data using adb commands? Couldn't find solution to this, recently started learning about android
I tried with this but no luck.

adb -s MYDEVICE shell am start -t "file:///sdcard/backup/org.mozilla.firefox.TiBkp"  -a android.intent.action.VIEW com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup

Error: Activity not started, unable to resolve Intent

I want to use adb to start Titanium backup and command it to restore that one app settings backup, possibly withount confirmation.
But if there is some other solution to restore one app settings using command line withount confirmation it will be useful.

Backup file "org.mozilla.firefox.TiBkp" is backup of settings for Mozilla made with TB. It has .TiBkp extension but I also have .gz backup also made with TB.
Backup file is in the sdcard, but if there is solution to restore it from C: it will be useful as well. Only I don't want to restore entire phone, nor .apk itself, only settings for one app.
Also I tried with
adb restore with different commands and options but it initiates full backup and ask me to confirm.


texts: Data Recovery - Is the internal sd-card part of /data (gs4)?

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On every other phone I have owned (with CWM recovery) when I did a factory reset, it left my (internal) SD card contents intact.  I wasn't thinking and did a factory reset and deleted everything.

As you all know reformatting a hard drive doesn't actually wipe the drive.  From the looks of things the internal sd card is part of /data.  So I took data's block device and did the following from ADB shell

I'm not looking up the exact paths but I believe I determined the block device to use by looking at "busybox df -h"s output

dd if=/dev/*--PATH-TO-mmblk-WHICH-DATA-IS-ON/ of=/cache/img1.img bs=1M count=1024
tar cvzf /cache/img1.tar.gz /cache/img1.img
*Copy img*.tar.gz to network share on my comp with ES file explorer
rm -f /cache/img*

dd if=/dev/*--PATH-TO-mmblk-WHICH-DATA-IS-ON/ of=/cache/img2.img bs=1M count=1024 offset=1024
tar cvzf /cache/img2.tar.gz /cache/img1.img
*Copy img*.tar.gz to network share on my comp with ES file explorer
rm -f /cache/img*

dd if=/dev/*--PATH-TO-mmblk-WHICH-DATA-IS-ON/ of=/cache/img3.img bs=1M count=1024 offset=2048
tar cvzf /cache/img3.tar.gz /cache/img1.img
*Copy img*.tar.gz to network share on my comp with ES file explorer
rm -f /cache/img*
,
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I did this with all 10 or so GB of /data/ (forget actual size, but it's a 16GB model).  I then opened these up in a hex editor and searched for known strings in my saved data (contents of messages from SMS backup & restore).  I was unable to find my data.  As far as texts are concerned I was able to find raw texts on my current device (not before I reset),

My question is, is the internal sd card on a different partiton than /data/?


texts: Salvaging a hard drive/memory from Samsung Galaxy S4

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Is there any relatively simple way to salvage a hard drive/memory from a Samsung Galaxy S4? A couple of months ago, it was subjected to some saltwater, meaning that most of the motherboard is fried. However, some parts of it still work (it gets hot and vibrates from time to time when connected to a computer/charger, and the salt deposits are only visible on some parts of the motherboard).

I have a new S4 with working parts, but from what I can see, the only parts that I can move from one phone to the other is the small board (don't know if this is the right word) which connects the USB input to the main board, and the battery.

I have of course tried to clean it with isopropanol, and I have tried using both the "new" USB connector and battery - to no avail, my computer doesn't detect anything at all when it's connected.

Any tips on other things I should try to do to make them connect, or how to salvage the hard drive?

I don't have a pic of my motherboard right now, but I'll take one later if it helps to see the damage.

PS: I hope this is the right board to ask this, I couldn't really see where else it belonged.


texts: What exactly happens to a multi-core CPU when a device goes into deep sleep? Do all cores go to sleep or do the cores keep running at the lowest frequency?


texts: why is my Samsung tablet listed as a modem?

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Exactly what the title says.
It happens when I boot to the bootloader, while my T295 is connected to my PC via USB cable.
How do I fix it?


texts: What is the "phone index" in the hidden menu for "phone info"?

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Device: OnePlus 7 Pro (GM1917), Oxygen OS 10.3.8.GM21AA, stock ROM
When I enter the hidden menu *#*#4636#*#* and select "Phone info", the first line under "Phone info" says "Select phone index" with a drop-down menu:

Phone 0
Phone 1

All of the info listed after "Select phone index" is the exact same no matter which index I choose: Phone 0 or Phone 1.
What is a phone index? Why are they identical?


texts: SMS converts to MMS and only sends when data mobile is on

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I have had a Galaxy S2 for 2 years. I just upgraded to the S4 3 weeks ago.

Until this morning, I was able to send SMS messages without data mobile being on via my Wi-Fi connection.  I have made no alterations to my phone other than trying out various suggestions on given on forum sites. I have tried 3-word messages as a test and even these are converted to MMS.

I have loaded both Handcent and Bigsms. They work, but why should I have to have these after 2 years and 3 weeks without a problem?


texts: Is there a way to lock an Android device using a keyboard?

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Somewhat imperfect comparison: in Windows, you can simply press Win+L to lock Windows.

Is there a similar keyboard shortcut in Android?


texts: What happens when a country changes its DST schedule? For example, Israel has just lengthened its Daylight Savings Time by a month. It seems like no firmware update was issued by Google for this. How does Android update its timezones and times?


texts: What is a safe CPU speed for the HTC Dream?

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I know that T-Mobile clocked it down to 384 to extend battery life on the G1, and I believe that the processor was designed for 528. With all that said, does anyone have experience with what a good, safe speed is?  I'm new to Android (less than 1 week), so all this is new to me.  Thanks!

Update: the processor is the MSM7201A.


texts: Android 4.4.2 external SD card mount paths and Titanium Backup

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I am about to wipe the stock ROM from my LG G3 and put in Resurrection Remix to get 5.1.1. My current stock ROM runs 4.4.2 of Android. In prep I downloaded the GApps and ROM zip files to "/storage/external_SD". I see them in there just fine.

I also told my Titanium Backup program to backup everything in the system for good measure. It seems to only backup to "/storage/emulated/legacy/TitaniumBackup". That is fine except I want to be completely sure this is going to the external SD card before I go wiping anything.

From what I have read it seems like "/storage/emulated/legacy" may be going to the external SD card. However that is a bit unclear.

Are there simply two partitions on the external SD card? Are both of those paths on the SD card? Is there an easy way to tell?


texts:
My Symphony Xplorer W85 running JellyBean v.4.2.2 suddenly began showing the following errors, making the phone unusable:

"unfortunately ikeyboard has stopped"
"unfortunately systeminfo has stopped"
"unfortunately adobe air has stopped"
"unfortunately measure has stopped"

I first tried factory resetting the phone, then rooted and uninstalled Adobe Air, systeminfo, and ikeyboard using Kingroot but the phone still displays the errors. What might be causing this and what can I do to fix it?


texts:
Is it possible to use the Android app Evernote to scan several images, then save them as a single PDF, and share the PDF by email, without requiring the recipient to have an Evernote account?

I managed to scan several images, and save them as a single PDF, but when I email it Evernote requires the recipient to have an Evernote account:

I don't have this issue when I use Evernote Scannable on iOS 9.


texts: Why can't I select some image files on some apps, while the Gallery app can?

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I have a Xiaomi device on Android 8.0 Oreo. I was editing some pictures in an application and sometimes the picture that I want to edit doesn't appear on the editing app, but there's in the gallery.
Why and how to fix this?


texts: How can I stream all audio from my Mac to my Android phone?

texts: I'm sick of switching my headphone jack from my Mac to phone and vice versa. Is there any way to stream all audio playing on my Mac to my Android phone, so I can hear any audio from either my Mac or my phone through the same pair of headphones, at the same time?


texts: My Galaxy S3 freezes and the screen goes black, what could be the problem?

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I had this several times, my Galaxy S3 freezes and then the screen goes black and I can't wake it up. the only way is to reboot it and pull out the battery.

What could be the reason for it?


texts: Error while buying apps in Google Play store in Android Jelly Bean

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Anyone on the Android Jelly Bean OS and not able to buy Apps/Books through wallet? I have just bought the Samsung GalaxyNote 800 and am facing this issue.

The error is (RPC:S-7:AEC-0).

What is the solution?


texts: Certain NFC tags cause NFC to stop working

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This is a very strange problem, so I'm sorry if I describe in in a confusing way.

For the past few days, I've been playing around with NFC on my Oneplus One phone. I installed a few apps (NXP TagInfo and Trigger, most notably), and they work fine. I wrote a simple app to scan and display the ID of a tag. This was all working fine with the NFC tags I have lying around (Tag inside a water bottle: NfcV. Other tags: NfcA (I think). They're unmarked, and this is all I know about them).

But suddenly a problem started: One tag, which is inside of a water bottle, scans fine. But the other two tags I have don't. When I try to scan them, they 'break' the NFC on the phone, and it becomes unable to scan the water bottle. I have to turn NFC off and on again to fix it, at which point it scans the water bottle just fine. This problem is very consistent.

I have a Nexus 4 which was able to scan all of the above tags and display the ID, but not read or write the actual data on the tag. My Oneplus is able to read and write data to the tag in the water bottle.

I don't understand what could possibly be causing this. As I previously mentioned, the tags worked just fine earlier. I haven't updated the phone or made any significant changes over the past few days.

Phone: Oneplus One, rooted, running CyanogenMod 11S (The stock software the phone shipped with)


texts: How can I control the brightness from the notification bar?

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My friend has the Galaxy S and is able to control the brightness by sliding his finger over the notification-bar. He said he didn't install anything to have it (but he has a custom ROM, so that doesn't have to mean anything).

I have the HTC Desire running with the Cyanogen MOD. I tried finding a widget or something else that will allow me to control the brightness from the notification bar, but came up with nothing.

Can it be done?


texts: Changing custom ROM to another one or to stock rom

texts: Can jump from any custom rim to any other by just having twrp recovery installed ? Or do I need to first come back to stock ROM and again install another custom ROM ?


texts: How to remove Bluetooth 2 - 3 second delay?

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I have noticed an ~3 second delay when using Bluetooth in my vehicle (rabbit hole) with a stock head unit and UConnect.  Apparently it's a common problem and the dealer(s) admits to it, and the problem is the specific model of the UConnect device, not just the head unit.  Newer units in other vehicles don't have this issue.  Ok, fine whatevs.

However, today I noticed the same phenomenon with my Bluetooth headphones (SX-991's like this).  I'm not sure if the problem came up when I downgraded to Android 5.1 to OctOS L, the volume boosting app I use, or some other app or setting.  These headphones used to work fine without lag.  However, I haven't used them much in the past few months, so I'm not sure when the problem arose.  I have used the headphones without issue after downgrading, but I don't recallt he last time I used them.

In doing a bit of research, it seems that Honda Civics and some Mazdas have had this problem as well, but that goes back to headunits and possibly UConnect.

What can I do to remove this ~3 seconds of lag for the headphones?  It makes watching a video with the headset unplayable.  Most other pages I find discussing this problem complain about fractions of a second, not several seconds, also usually in reference to Netflix and YouTube.  Interestingly, a lot of people say iOS devices do not have this problem.

This is a very similar question, albeit for Ubuntu and not Android, so I can't really make use of its answers.


texts:
can we down grade Android from 4.x to 2.x?? if I bought Android 4 device and need to downgrad it to Android 2.xx, can I do that ?

the devices are HTC with these modules:

•HTC devices especially the Incredible

•HTC Wildfire running CyanogenMod

•HTC Desire

•HTC Wildfire running CyanogenMod 6.1.0

but when I buy them they will have Android 4.X


texts: How to extract SMS from an HTC One ICS SMS backup file?

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I have an HTC One V and I backed up my SMS using the phone's messaging application (which is a part of the ICS stock ROM) to the SD card. The resulting backup is a file called SD_20121221_448193_0 and stored in the SD card in /sms_backup

After that, I updated to an unofficial Cyanogenmod 10 and I don't see any options in the messaging app that comes with CM10 to backup or restore SMS.

How do I restore my backed up messages? Alternatively, how do I extract them from that backup file or convert them into another format? (I tried opening the file using a text editor and it seems like a binary file, I also tried opening it using SQLite Browser but it says that it isn't a SQLite database. So, to be honest, I don't know the format of the file and it would be great if someone can at least tell me what format is this file supposed to be...)


texts: Lost weather "widget" after factory reset

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I was having some hardware trouble with my Pixel (not resolved, but that's another issue). I ended up doing a factory reset.

Now, however, my home screen time/weather information. Instead of the date, time and (when available) weather showing at the top of the first screen with an abbreviated search field (see image below)

The above is what it should look like. Now, that "widget" is gone, and the search field takes up the whole top line of the screen.

There are no updates for the Pixel Launcher for me in the Play Store (and, in fact, no buttons to go with it).

I've tried force-stopping the Pixel Launcher app.

If there's a setting for this I can't find it.

Any ideas?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy Core Prime 8GB, and I tried to install Navmii maps. But, when installing the UK & RROI maps, it has stalled at 91% and consequently failed twice.

I have tried to contact Navmii support, but no good.

Any suggestion?


texts: How to store Dropbox files locally on my mobile device?

texts:
We all know how Dropbox works on a regular workstation. It stores the files on the disk and whenever the file is modified (or created), the software synchronizes the entire folder with the last committed folder (updating the previous files and adding the newly created files).

However this is not the case with Dropbox application for mobile devices (at least for android). The official app gives us just the interface of the folder stored on the cloud (Dropbox server). To access the files, they have to be downloaded. Changes are detected, if made; and then the files are updated.

My problem is I have to access my Dropbox files too frequently but I don't have a decent internet connection all the time. I am barely using 20-25MB of my dropbox space. The files I need to access frequently are merely some txt files of 100-200kB. I want to access them without an internet connection but whenever I update them and afterwards whenever my device finds a decent internet connectivity the files should be updated on the server.

Is there a third party application for it? Or is there any existing Dropbox feature for it, I am not aware of?


texts:
I am very concerned with security of my Google account in case I lose the phone (as in: lose it, have it stolen/robbed, etc.). Right now it seems that whoever grabs my phone will also have full access to mail, calendar etc.

I would be perfectly happy to sync manually and/or have a password prompt every time I try to sync, but I don't see this option.

How can I protect my account? Is screen lock any good? How hard is it to bypass it?

The phone is HTC Desire should it matter.


texts: I want to search for old emails/senders/subjects etc. in my samsung galaxy s3 email app. There doesn't seem to be a search function. Any ideas how to do this, or alternative mail apps which you can recommend? Thanks


texts: Android 9 recent apps... How to make them reasonable?

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I upgraded my phone to Android 9/Pie and I can't stand the 'new improved' recent apps list which takes ages to scroll through.

My phone is Motorola G6.

What is the easiest and surefire way to get the old style (or some other style, e.g grid) back?

From what I've searched, it seems pretty complicated.

Either uninstalling the stock launcher using ADB - but I'm not sure if this makes a difference on my phone (people report it works on OnePlus, Pixels and Samsungs).

The other option I found is this https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-quickswitch-universal-quickstep-t3884797/ but I have no clue where to start with that, and it's clearly stated this method does not work with Nova Launcher which I'm using.

I'm not afraid to mod the phone safely but if it's gonna take me a week to learn what to do exactly, I'll rather just revert to Android 8.

Thanks.


texts: How do I configure Android without using the touch screen?

texts:
I have an old Android phone around whose display broke after a fall. The touch screen has stopped working but I am reluctant to accept the device merely as a paper weight.

I do have some use cases for the device, e.g. as a file server, if only I could configure the network settings and install certain apps.

My specific use case is not the question but:

How do I configure my Android device without using the touch screen?

I wonder if it is possible to configure the device via USB connection.


texts: ADM (Advanced Download Manager) is not grabbing links automatically

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In my previous Android phone, when I to copied any link, there was a popup window of ADM asking whether I wanted to download the specific file or not. It required that ADM should be running in the background.

But now, there's no such pop-up. I've to manually paste links. Although I've enabled the pop-up permission of the app in phone settings.

Is there some other android permission, or ADM setting that I'm missing?

EDIT : I've also checked for auto intercept links, I've enabled it. Still not working.


texts: Why does my phone stop sending me Chase Android notifications?

texts:
I set up my Chase app on my Galaxy S8+ to send me an Android notification whenever money leaves my account. This was working fine up until about 2 or 3 years ago, then it became buggy.
I recently formatted my phone to try to solve this problem so that I'd have a fresh start. The notifications were coming in just fine and I was thrilled! However, just today they've stopped coming in when I spend money and I'm not sure why. I don't remember making any major changes to my phone in the last few days either.
Does anyone have a list of things I could check to figure out why I'm not receiving them anymore? And is anyone else having this problem??


texts:
I need to avoid using a personal messaging application in my android phone during work time.
One way is to uninstall the app before work starts, and install again after the work time.
Or use some app blockers ?
Or... what else ?


texts: LG G3 Resolution messed up - how to stop processes on startup?

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I'm running CM 12.1 on an LG G3 (VS985) with TWRP recovery.

I used an app called UI Tuner to change my resolution, thinking that it would revert back to normal after 15 seconds.. well it didn't. It crashed? when I did it, and then it started back up? with the super low resolution.

Now I'm stuck with a screen that's like 200x300 and the DPI is wayy off, so I can't really use the screen.

I used TWRP to manually delete the app, but the problem persists. The reason it doesn't just reset my resolution upon startup is because I had it set to change my resolution to 1920x1080 for better performance on startup. Is there a way to stop it from running on startup? I have access to TWRP still, and I can sorta do very limited things within my phone, but it's so small that all I can do is open apps and see the very tops of them.

I tried looking for a way to manually stop apps from running on startup, but all I can find are guides on how to use apps that you install.. which doesn't help at all.
I really would like to keep my current apps and setup and everything. I almost resorted to just flashing a new ROM, but I really don't want to do that.
I tried using ADB, but it says that there's no device found. I'm pretty sure I had USB debugging on, so I don't know why it can't find my phone... although I can't really see it to tell if it's on or not.


texts: I can't download large apps like CSR racing, Asphalt 8, and Trial Xtreme due to error 905. I tried to uninstall  play store updates but as soon it reinstalls error 905 occurs.


texts: How do I copy ADW launcher settings from the free to the paid app version?

texts: I want to upgrade from the free version of ADW Launcher to ADW Launcher EX.  How can I do this without having to re-create all of my app settings and widgets?


texts: Where is default navigation app (Blue Arrow) in custom ROM?

texts: I recently installed the Hyperdrive Android custom ROM version RLS12 on my Samsung S4 and cannot locate the blue arrow icon for navigation.  I do have the Google Maps installed.  Is this something I failed to check off in my install options or is this just gone in RLS12 (I had it in an earlier Hyperdrive release from around October 2013) or is it just hidden and I need a pointer?


texts: Which camera gives more accurate image, the front or the back camera?

texts:
My phone is Kyocera Hydro Icon with Android 4.4.2.

I use its back and front cameras to take pictures of my head and face at distances around an arm's length. I found the front camera gives more pleasing pictures than the back one, for example,
the pictures taken by the back one often shows my eyes are proportionally smaller.

Also the front camera seems to produce completely dark pictures when the lighting isn't good, while the back camera can still produce clearer pictures.

Which camera gives more accurate or realistic pictures of my face and head at distances around an arm's length?


texts: Can deleted phone contacts visible in WhatsApp able to post chat messages?

texts: I have deleted a contact from my Android phone address book, but I still see the deleted contact in WhatsApp due to some old chats. Will the deleted contact be able to send me chat messages on WhatsApp?


texts: Google Books crashes on loading - workaround? (HTC Desire Z 2.3)

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Google Books Android crashes on loading.

Is there a workaround to stop this, while I wait for the developers to fix?

  The application Books (process com.google.android.apps.books) has
  stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.

This happens every time (trying again won't help).

Restart of the phone and uninstall re-install of the app doesn't help either.

Apparently, there is a known issue whereby it will crash if it has no books (wouldn't that be most people to begin with!?)

But their remedy instructions are vague - just open a free ebook - but from what? A browser? Will this interact with Google Books to solve the problem? I visited the book store and downloaded an ebook but this just went to the Downloads folder so not sure how this can help.

I also tried copying an ebook from the Download folder to data\com.google.android.apps.books\files and running the Google Books app but this doesn't work - i.e. the crash still happens.


texts: What difference does it make that I have two SD cards

texts:
I guess I don't really understand the Android storage structure; maybe someone can enlighten me or direct me to a place that does. I have a Galaxy S3, Android 4.0.5, with two 16GB SD cards. So:

Does the phone have internal storage other than the SD cards?
Under /mnt, I see both sdcard and extSdCard; there is also sdcard under /. I assume this is just a link. But this implies to me that the external sd card is somehow "less important" than the original SD card. Is that true?
I would like to use perhaps doubletwist, or some other application, to put my whole iTunes library, which is slightly larger than 16GB, on my phone. Will that application (or any application) insist on having 16gig on one card, or will it just figure it out and put the data wherever it needs to go?
The file structure on my sd cards seems pretty complicated, with lots of empty folders. What folders are really needed by the OS, and how can I figure out what is supposed to go in each?

I guess this comes down to two questions: 1) how can I figure out what the principles are behind the Android file system, and 2) do applications care that there are two cards, or do they/can they treat it as a single disk?

Thanks.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Ace Internet Connection Problems

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My mother owns a Samsung Galaxy Ace(GT-S5830) mobile phone and we have a wireless modem from Airties with model number Air5343 broadcasting its SSID. The wireless works fine with all devices except Linux Mint 16 which has hard time connnecting automatically. The mobile phone recognized the broadcasted SSID but is unable to connect to it. The network uses WPA2 encryption with a password of 10 characters of length. The phone used to connect to the modem but the modem has been replaced two times. How can I make the phone connected to the home network?

Thanks in advance


texts: Why is the SSH server not working on Android 4, are the ports being blocked?

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I am having difficulty ssh'ing into my new Android 4 (Samsung Nexus) phone.

I have installed various SSH Servers but in in all cases the ssh connection just hangs (i.e. I don't get as far as username/password).

As an example, using SSHDroid:

Verbose SSH log from my linux box :

joel@pepper ~ $ ssh  -p 2222 root@192.168.1.65 -vvv
OpenSSH_5.8p1 Debian-1ubuntu3, OpenSSL 0.9.8o 01 Jun 2010
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Applying options for *
debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to 192.168.1.65 [192.168.1.65] port 2222.

The output from nmap does not look right. A status of filtered on the port implies a firewall is blocking it:

joel@pepper ~ $ sudo nmap -sS  192.168.1.65

Starting Nmap 5.21 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2011-11-20 21:29 GMT
Nmap scan report for android-63731d6ebec9e01.lan (192.168.1.65)
Host is up (0.019s latency).
Not shown: 999 closed ports
PORT     STATE    SERVICE
2222/tcp filtered unknown
MAC Address: A0:0B:BA:B4:5F:59 (Unknown)


texts:
Now that mobiles are being used for payment systems, I'm more concerned about the security on my Android device.

I would rather not be the first to be vulnerable to some malicious code that happened to get slipped into the firmware update that the carrier is installing on my Android mobile.

I'm presuming they occasionally are sending fixes/patches over the air (OTA) without me having to give approval before they are installed -- perhaps I'm wrong on that though.

Are firmware updates secure and I'm just being paranoid?  Is there any way to block new firmware updates from getting installed right away when everyone else's is?


texts: How to disable Peek / Heads Up notifications globally in Android Oreo?

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There are multiple ways to disable Peek/Heads Up notifications in previous versions of Android (e.g. these or these), but it seems that the changes introduced by Oreo (Android 8.X) prevents them all. Is it possible to disable Heads Up notifications globally, for all apps, in Oreo?

I mean without disabling all normal notifications, or other features, but just this one. Ideally with no root required, but root solutions are also ok.


texts: Is there a way to rotate google map with single finger?

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I know that one can enlarge/shrink the map with single hand by double tapping the screen, holding the second tap and drag up or down. (This actually works for many other app. Not sure if it is built-in behavior of android of just a standard action to handle by developers) Is there a way to rotate the map with single hand?

(well, I got a normal hand, but I find it difficult to use 2 fingers when holding the phone)


texts: Customization beyond just the app drawer and home screen?

texts: I have a Motorola E4 running Nougat, and I was wondering if there was a way to customize the colors (and fonts if possible) used in the GUI menus? I have Nova launcher installed, and while it is nice to be able to tweak the app drawer and Home screen, it can't do much more than that AFAIK. Thanks.


texts: How may I submit a WiFi hotspot to Android's database for a better triangulation?

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As we know, in order to locate our position indoors, Android utilizes the nearby Wi-Fi Hotspots' location for triangulation. But how may I submit the Wi-Fi hotspots in my neighborhood to Google's/Android's database to benefit from better triangulation? I live in Turkey, and Google Street View Cars-which are claimed to collect these Hotspots in USA-don't exist here. For further info in triangulation take a look at similar threads here:

Why does google maps need WiFi?

How does Android get the coarse location?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Restart unresponsive phone without power button

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My huawei y9 prime became unresponsive and i cant connect it to my pc to reboot it with adb since i cannot press "use usb to transfer files" so adb doesnt see my device and as title says, power button is broken.
Can i force connect it using SN?
edit: forgot to say that phone was unlocked when it froze


texts: How to update rooted S3 to 4.3 using only OTA?

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I unrooted my phone to get OTA update but while updating in the boot screen, it stopped at around 25% with the red triangle and the Android bot then reboots automatically.

I have tried many times with no luck.

How should I go about this?


texts: All browsers are failing to open any web pages

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I have a Galaxy S5 with Android 5.1.1. My phone is rooted, and has been working fine since I updated about a month ago. Within the last few days, I have been having this issue, and I don't know what change might have brought it about.

My preferred browser is Firefox, but I also have the default browser and Chrome installed. Regardless of which of them I use, when I open them, they just give me a white screen. Eventually I just get the message that says I can make the app stop, or wait for a response.

All other internet connecting apps work fine. Twitter, Instagram, Facebook messenger... it is strictly only browsers that are not working.

What is strange to me is that it is more than one browser that is failing. If just Firefox, or just Chrome, was failing, then I would assume the apps themselves were broken. But it's all three browsers failing the exact same way.

This happens whether I'm on wifi or mobile service. I've tried restarting the phone, and I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the apps, as well as clearing cache and data.

Is there some system resource common to all of them? Is there some plausible explanation for why all browsers would fail? And, of course, if there's a solution that can get them all working again, that would be great.


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I'm trying to get a certain NFC tap-and-pay app to work. It's called Nexi-Pay and AFAIK is only available in Italy. Due to "security concerns" they deny access to the app to rooted Android users. I managed to get past the root check with Magisk Hide, but now the app says that I have to disable "Android USB Debugging" to use it. Now, I tried doing so and it worked, but since it is a feature I use very often, it would be a pain to switch it on and off every time I need to pay for something.

How can I make the app think ADB is disabled while it's actually not, a-la-MagiskHide?


texts: Downloading a .ics file from a url without opening the browser?

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Ok, this is a little complicated.

My uni allows my academic calendar to be downloaded as an ics file from a particular url that is specific to my calendar.

I have downloaded ICS Bot which transfers ics files into google calendar so I can view it on my HTC Sensation in a calendar.

If I download the .ics file and then the calendar's events change I will not have the up to date events. Therefore I need to regularly update the calendar myself by downloading the updated .ics file from the url.

I want an app/a single button that can download my .ics file without me having to open my browser, go to the page displaying my link and then clicking save as to get the new calendar.

Is there a way to do this???
Many many thanks.

EDIT I found some interesting discussions but I have no clue how to get a app from code:

http://www.helloandroid.com/tutorials/how-download-fileimage-url-your-device

http://androidforums.com/developer-101/166103-downloading-file-url-caching-android.html


texts: Recently my Galaxy Grand Prime has been acting weird. All of the apps, including settings, facebook, and youtube have been randmly crashing. I haven't done anything to it like rooting or factory resetting it. Any ideas on why?