texts: Wiimote Working on Samsung Galaxy S II Without Root

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I've been reading everywhere that the Wiimote doesn't work with Samsung Galaxy S II because of the bluetooth stack on the device which is not able to pair with the Wiimote.

Many claim that it's possible to get it to work by installing a rom like MIUI which has the stock bluetooth drivers but I'm not up to rooting just yet.

Is it possible to get the gamepad to hook with the phone without having to root it and get a custom rom?


texts: Where can I download a specific version of an app?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Where can find older versions of Apps?

I require certain versions of apps like facebook, twitter and Temple Run in order to perform research. I have already looked at freewarelovers but that doesn't give me options of downloading specific versions.


texts: How can I join a Hangouts call with Hangouts Meet?

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(The links provided by the Hangouts program do not work in Hangouts Meet - it appears I cannot enter the final character in the link, in either case it says "No such meeting.".)

Alternatively the answer to a different question could solve my issue.


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I'm new to Android, but I just heard about rooting; and I'm already interested.  Anyway, I've been looking around, but I can't find a way to root my ZTE Score. :-(

So my question is simple: Does anyone know of the best way to root a Score?


texts: How to hide the wifi icon on the Status (Notification) bar

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I read this question How to hide status bar notification icons?

But i want to remove only the Wifi Icon in the Status bar of my Android Mobile.

How can i do this ?

Or Is there any app to do this ?

Note : I didn't root my device


texts: Default folder location for images when saved as 'wallpaper'

texts: What is the default folder location for images when saved as 'wallpaper' from an internet site using FROYO or Android 2.2?


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I have an unusual problem with my galaxy s4 battery.

Screenshot (click for larger variant)

Sometimes when the battery level is 85% it can shut off and when I turn it back on it can go straight to 0%. Also sometimes the battery level seems to be able to rise even when i am using it and its not being charged.

I ran a virus scan using AVG and found no viruses. Please help me find fix this problem.


texts: How do I automatically save pictures to my SD card? (Samsung galaxy s3 mini)

texts: I just got a new SD card and I want all of the pictures I save (from Tumblr, screenshots, etc...) to automatically save into their respective folders that I made on the SD card. Can I do this, or do I have to move them each time I save?


texts: What's the secret behind super durability of latest ADW Launcher EX?

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Update of ADW Launcher EX is back again after a long time. It brings lot of visual tweaks as well as performance boosts. After few days of experience, I have encountered one even more interesting thing: I am unable to kill it by increasing system load (which is a very good thing).

When foreground apps are launched, Android kills background apps based on minfree values. The apps having running services and notification get higher priority than normal background apps, but get lesser priority than foreground apps.

Latest version of ADW Launcher EX has a running service (but no higher priority running notification) which is same as old versions and other launcher apps. I have used Go Launcher EX, LauncherPro, old version of ADW Launcher EX etc. All get killed when heavy foreground apps are launched, but latest version of ADW Launcher EX isn't getting killed. Instead, foreground apps are being killed when system load is high.

Previously, hot reboot was also able to kill ADW Launcher EX, but now even that one fails.

What's the magic behind all these? I am just curious...


texts: Android 5.1 full phone encryption stuck 12+ hours in

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Similar thread to this one.
None of the answers were helpful.

It's an unrooted Android 5.1.
The device has been factory reset.
Once I begin the encryption process, screen is stuck with displaying bare android logo:

Seen pictures on the internet with some progress indication, which is missing in my case, so something must be up:

The phone does not overheat, so the encryption clearly hasn't begun.
I'm able to cancel the process by holding power button for 10s.
Once rebooted, the system is untouched, just as it was before the encryption attempt.
Retried the process with $ adb logcat active on USB.
Nothing suspicious in the logs, although I don't know what to look for too.

Meta: Will delete the link with logs and paste only relevant lines once there's a working solution.


texts: How can I disable voicemail notifications?

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I have a prepaid T-Mobile line that I use for development purposes only. I do not really use it for calls. However, some 800-number company has been calling me constantly (which I have already added to a "block" contact which directs all calls to voicemail via Contact app menu option). However, they leave voice mails which creates this notification on my phone:

Click the image for larger variance

But I cannot swipe away this notification. It is a constant and persistent notification.

Is there a way I can either:

Never show voicemail notifications (without having to call T-Mobile and disable my voicemail box)
Swipe to remove the notification or hide the notification (via an app or similar?)

I am rooted on a stock Nexus 5.

I would have just used Google Voice as my voice mail box but apparently T-Mobile prepaid lines cannot have call forwarding so I can not use that option.


texts: How do I unlink SuperSU from the Play Store?

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I installed SuperSU by flashing the zip file from recovery. The Play Store picks it up and shows new versions of the app. The problem is, the newer versions of SuperSU causes my phone to go into a boot loop. I have already disabled auto updates for SuperSU but I want to go the extra mile and completely unlink it from Play Store so it doesn't show up in the list of apps with updates available. That way, I won't accidentally update it.

Titanium Backup has the functionality to do this but for some reason SuperSU doesn't show up in the app list on TB.


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Is it possible to restore an old WA backup from my old phone (from a year ago)? I found that phone's files which I've saved to my PC, there's some backup ih Whatsapp/Database folder, that's what it looks like...
My question is, having in mind that I don't have that old phone with me, and I also have a new WA number/account on my new phone, so, that old account is completely gone, would it be possible to restore anything to my new phone having just those files?


texts: How to restore an image of android partition from my linux PC

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I created an image of my flash disk of my Nexus 4 as described in this question by doing

# adb pull /dev/block/mmcblk0 mmcblk0.img

The image is fully functional but I would like to push this image back to my phone and the inverse command is not working since stays there forever and no change is done.

# adb push mmcblk0.img /dev/block/mmcblk0

How can I push this image back to my phone?


texts: I am using a Samsung galaxy ace II X smartphone, and I want to move apps from my phones internal storage to the external SD card. There is no option to do this from the application manager in the device settings. I have heard about an app that will do this, but it says I need to update to android os 4.2 or higher to install it. I also don't think I have enough internal memory left to install any more apps. Is there a way to do this with my current version of android os? (4.0.4)


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I use to forward SMS to many contacts, most of those contacts have multiple numbers with one number as default.

Handcent
When I select a group to send a message, handcent asks me to choose number for each contact with multiple numbers.
GO SMS
It does the same as handcent
Pansi SMS
It picks the number randomly

Is there anyway it can pick default number automatically, or select the 'home' or 'mobile' number automatically?

Or is there any alternate application, as good as handcent, which can do that?


texts: How can I communicate with someone that only has a tablet?

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My wife and I recently ran into an unusal situation: She left her phone in my car, which I didn't know. I, of course, drove off with it. So we couldn't communicate by standard voice or text.

She did, however, still have our tablet with her. So I was wondering: what are the various ways that a person with a tablet can communicate with a person that has an Android phone (so never mind "borrow another phone" type answers)? I'd like as many different solutions as possible since, in this situaion, certain methods of commication (such as email) might be ignored as unexpected.


texts: Why on earth does YouTube change my lock screen wallpaper and how do I prevent that?

texts: When I'm watching YouTube videos on my phone, and then lock my phone, my wallpaper is replaced by the thumbnail of the video I was watching. Removing YouTube from the recent applications screen does not change that. I don't get why that would be useful, and it certainly looks ugly. Where can I disable that?


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I have a Nyx Ice Cream Sandwich tablet, running Android 4.0. I need to do a factory reset, but I'm still not able to do it. How do I do it?

I'm able to get the little android man with the red triangle and exclamation mark.

Thank You guys!


texts: Android sdcard appears empty to Windows?

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I have a Archos Cobalt tablet.

The external micro sdcard appears empty to the tablet and to the pc when the tablet is attached via USB, debugging on.
I have used app2sd to move apps to the sdcard. Without the card in they don't work so it must have moved them but it still appears as blank to the tablet and pc?

The contents of the tablets internal disk appear ok on both the tablet and in Windows so whats the difference?

I have also tried removing the card and plugging it in again.


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I am running Cyanogenmod 10.1 nightly (2013-02-19) on my Samsung Galaxy SII (I9100), and have about 190 songs on it that I listen to with the latest Songbird app.

The strange thing is Songbird thinks there are 380 songs (i.e. two times 190) and shows me a duplicate of each song I have on the phone. For each song, one copy plays fine, and the other copy doesn't play and doesn't show its cover art.

I tried clearing the Songbird data and cache but that didn't help. I also tried to install the JUST PLAYER music app and it showed the same problem!

Does anyone have thoughts as to where these duplicate phantom songs are coming from? Is there some data store or cache in the Android system that I could clear or reset to resolve this issue?

Thank you very much.


texts: I accidentlly wiped my device with Android Device Manager

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I accidentally deleted my phone through Android Device Manager as I thought it was stolen. I have found the phone.

Can I still use the phone, or is it no longer usable since it has been wiped from Android Device Manager?


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What I mostly want to do, is quickly alter settings, add alarms etc.

It is perhaps called something else?

This is from a Windows PC.
Language is not important, but I know Python and UNIX scripting.

How would this usually be done?


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I recently have received error 495 on my Nexus 6P running Nougat, causing none of my apps to update. I tried common solutions like clearing cache and signing in, but they didn't work. I eventually reset my device and restored the apps from a backup. The apps downloaded and installed fine, until the error came up again. In Google play, the downloading loading bar would show, but it wouldn't do anything else.

Also, I tried downloading an APK for Amazon app store (and a few other apks), yet there would be no downloading notification, and eventually, it would say unsuccessful.

I think the error has to do with download manager. Does anyone have tips on solving this problem?

UPDATE: it is an issue with downloads. I tried downloading a file from a generic download test site, and the same thing occurred with the APK downloads.


texts: How to root phone without losing WhatsApp account?

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I'm planning to root my Sony Xperia P, but there's a complication. Due to issues with my telco, I currently don't have a plan - my phone is practically just a Wi-Fi device right now, and in addition I lost my phone number. I'm afraid that when I root my phone and reinstall WhatsApp, WhatsApp will not be able to verify my device, leaving me no other option than to create a new account. This is not an ideal situation because I will lose the access to my chat groups and I won't be able to use WhatsApp until I sign a new contract with a telco.

Is there a way to prevent this scenario from happening?

My phone:

Sony Xperia P (LT22i)
Android version 4.1.2
Build number 6.2.A.1.100


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I am having Asus zenfone max pro M1,  now updated to android pie recently. Previousely the phone came with default  Oreo OS.
After checking the features of new OS , i have found out that the OS  has detected my phone no. and is also displaying it.  Before in  oreo OS it wasn't displayed or AFAIK it wasn't known to google.

My question is - isn't this is a privicy breach or google was already aware of it in oreo also , only  the no. was not  displayed?


texts: Associate android actions (at least turn sound on/off) with calendar

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Is there an app for associating events with time. For example:

If it is during event in specific callendars (say Meetings) the profile is turned to vibrate
Otherwise switch to normal profile

I looked on Tasker and it looks nice but possibly it is something free or cheaper.


texts: Linking social media data to SD card - how does Samsung do this without partitioning the SD card?

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I am using a Samsung Galaxy On7, Android 6.0.1. In the latest update (released April 2018), they have added a feature such that you can store your social media content on SD card, but link it to the internal storage. For example, Whatsapp still doesn't support reading the SD card. If you enable the "Move to SD card" option, the phone will move all Whatsapp data from internal storage to SD card, but these will still be accessible when you open Whatsapp.

I know about the Link2SD app, which creates a second partition on SD card and treats it like internal memory. But here there is no such partition created. How does Samsung make this link? Is there any app available that can do this same thing (the app may ask for superuser access, I have no problem with that).


texts: Onboard ethernet drivers for Android-x86?

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I have recently installed Android-x86 6.0 RC1 on a USB Flash drive, so I can test compatibility in various PCs and notebooks. One thing I noticed is that the Ethernet card is never detected (probably no driver) and the only option is to use the Wi-Fi card (for notebooks) or a Wi-Fi USB dongle (for PCs). This is not very convenient, at least for PCs. Is there any way to make the build-in Ethernet card work? I know there is a USB Ethernet adapter that works in Android, but this is pointless. If I have to use a USB adapter, I would use a USB Wi-Fi dongle. The point is to use the build-in Ethernet so I won't need to add anything extra to the PC. Is there any driver for the most common LAN cards such as Realtek RTL8111F and its variants found on many modern motherboards? How do I install it? Any app that can enable Ethernet?

Thank you in advance

UPDATE: No drivers needed, LAN works out of the box. I didn't realize it because I expected to see something relevant to Ethernet in Settings and was nothing there. When connecting the LAN cable it shows a <-> icon top right at the bar. As long as you see that you are online, that's it. Actually I am not sending this update from an old notebook that the WiFi is not detected by Android but the LAN works! Thank you all!


texts: What would cause a sudden spike in the battery charge level?

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Today I spotted something this on the battery chart :

graph of battery history showing a massive spike (click for larger variant)

What is the reason of such erection ? Hardware problem ? Or maybe a bug ? Should I report it or is it a common problem with battery charts ?

PS: It was spotted in Nexus 7 (2013)


texts: How do I disable camera autofocus on the Galaxy S5?

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I'm trying to take video with my camera on my Galaxy S5, but the shots are almost always out of focus, or the autofocus will kick in randomly and leave the shot blurred.

I have tried the stock camera app and Open Camera, both have this issue.

The phone is useless to me unless I can resolve this issue, every video has a problem with blurring.

Thanks


texts: Android: Force Music Application to Refresh List of Playlists

texts: How can I force the built-in Music App in Android to refresh my list of playlists. Even after I delete one from my SD card, the playlist will still appear in my list of playlists.


texts: How to Turn off App Suggestions From Launcher on Moto E4 Plus

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This is my first question on this community. I was wondering is there a way to disable App Suggestion(Recently used) from the Launcher on Moto E4 Plus Running on Android 7.1.1

Also I wanna disable the google now which appears on the home screen when we swipe from left.

I have disabled them until Marshmallow. But I don't see any option to disable these 2 on Nougat 7.1.1


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I'm trying to remove the anoying amazon malware on my moto G.  I tried following these instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4/development/moto-g-4th-gen-how-to-remove-amazon-t3416587 but without success.  both the RSDLight and non-RSDLight approaches fail.  I get a message saying that the image test failed.

I assume the problem is that i'm using an image for a moto 4g instead of a moto 4g play.  Where could I get an image to flash my phone with for a moto 4G play?


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I currently use an old wireless router to connect two wifi devices.  The two devices connect to the SSID of the router, then the router allows traffic between them.  No internet connection/uplink is present.

Can I do the same with an android phone instead of the router?

I can't enable mobile hotspot since I'm not paying my carrier for this feature.  Paying the carrier might work but I shouldn't have to if I'm not using internet.

Also, mobile hotspot might block traffic between two devices on the mobile hotspot LAN, since the typical use case is to allow devices to contact internet but not necessarily each other.

Anyone figured how to do this?

HTC One M7, T-mobile 5.0 firmware, no root.


texts: My phone has a blueish layer over everything, differing from app to app, also blue stripes. When I make a screenshot it doesn't show on the screenshot. It's a Motorola Moto G 1st gen


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I tried to flash Samsung Galaxy note 2 Gt-N7100 firmware N7100XXUFNL1_N7100ODDFNI1_N7100DDUFND1_HOME.tar.md 5 using odin version 1.85 ,3.07 , 3.09 , 3.12 .3 but i am getting Fail as odin status i found that i need to flash pit file so , i flashed pit PIT_N7100_16GB_20121102.pit along with it but still getting status as Fail .Then i tried flashing twrp too but still status is fail

Odin log

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/005> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/005> FAIL!
<ID:0/005>
<ID:0/005> Re-Partition operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/005> Added!!

I have TWRP recovery installed but i am unable to mount .
Internal storage , External sd card ,OTG are showing 0mb.When i boot into twrp a to3g window opens in to my laptop.
Please help me fix this.

Odin log With Repartition unticked

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> N7100XXUFNL1_N7100ODDFNI1_N7100DDUFND1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> sboot.bin
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> FAIL!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> N7100XXUFNL1_N7100ODDFNI1_N7100DDUFND1_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> sboot.bin
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> FAIL!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
<ID:0/004> Removed!!
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> sboot.bin
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> FAIL!
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)


texts: AndrOpen Office opens SD documents in read-only on Lenovo A7600-F

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I've got a fairly new Lenovo A7600-F, which has updated to Android 5 since I purchased it.  I'm also fairly new to Android, having gotten my first device (Galaxy S4) five months ago.  I wouldn't call myself a power user.

Because I write on my tablet, and on my home computer (Kubuntu 14.04.2 LTS, kept up to date), I searched for a method to directly edit the ODT files from LibreOffice on the tablet, and found AndrOpen Office.  Aside from font availability limitations, this has been working pretty well, except for one thing: when I connect the tablet to my computer, I can only access files on the SD card, and then only write to a single folder (LOST.DIR), and files stored there open in AndrOpen Office Writer as read-only, even after formatting the SD card in the tablet.  I've tried moving the AndrOpen Office app to SD storage, and that failed, but Android gave no indication (that I've seen) why.  Opening a document from internal storage and using "Save As" to put it on the SD card also fails; though I didn't note the exact error message, it said something about "nonexistent object" and "nonexistent file".

I'm able to install other apps directly to SD card when I've selected the SD card as primary write location via Settings.  I'm able to copy files to and from the SD card using the File Browser that came pre-installed on the tablet (I'm not sure if this is part of Android or something Lenovo installed; my phone is a Verizon device, and they modify the OS a good bit, making it uncertain to compare built-in apps between phone and tablet).  This makes me confident the SD card isn't mounted in read-only mode.

How can I save documents from AndrOpen Office directly to the SD card, or open documents from the SD card in editable form (i.e. to save back to the original file)?


texts: How can I conveniently save the urls of the opened webpages in https://www.google.com/bookmarks/?

texts:
I have opened a number of web pages in  Google Chrome browser in  my android phone. Is it possible to conveniently save the urls of the opened webpages in https://www.google.com/bookmarks/?

This is especially helpful on android phone, since google chrome browser there doesn't provide bookmarking all open webpages into the browser at once.

Thanks.


texts: How to control, monitor and limit bandwidth usage?

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During my last holiday, an overeager podcast app used my entire quota for downloading one podcast.

Now I am looking for sulutions that will help limit bandwidth usage.

Primarily I would like to monitor and limit usage by apps (getting warnings,throttling and blocking  apps).
Sometimes up/down can be treaded separately (like photo backups)
I probably have a lot of apps that I can't monitor individually, I think I should be notified about those using resources, and then be able to set limits.
Would like the possibility of several different "policies", with automatic or manual selection. (I often use a mobile hotspot, so basing it on wi-fi or mobile data is not sufficient).  Can be home operator, roaming status/location, Hotspot name.
Sometimes the problem is hotspot clients of my device.  Some granular control would be best.
Perhaps granular control of browses - possibility to control websites, tabs perhaps by limiting heavy downloads like flash and photos.
Limit bandwidth used by ads.

On my phone I have a Data usage listing under Settings|Connections, which is somewhat useful.


texts: HTC Thunderbolt: Why do I have serious text messaging and battery problems?

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I just bought a Verizon HTC Thunderbolt Android phone. My battery lasts just 3 or 4 hours... the phone has to basically be plugged all the time. Any suggestions on how to improve this situation?
Also, I have problems receiving text messages... i only receive the first few words of each message. Have you experienced similar problems?
Thanks


texts: Restrict background data not working on android 4.2.2

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Since updating my Samsung tablet to Android 4.2.2 I can no longer see the option to restrict background data when I select data usage > app > view app settings. For most apps now the view app settings is now greyed out and cannot be selected. For those apps where it can be selected the restrict background data option has disappeared.
As I am on a limited data plan with big penalties when I go over my allocation I really need to restrict background data. Why has this option been removed and how can I overcome this problem?


texts: What is this icon on the top right of some YouTube videos?

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It isn't on all videos but it appears on some. No clue what it is.

Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Vq-xHqUo8


texts: Browse only really free software on the market

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How can I browse Google Play so that only apps/games that have no ads and no internal purchases are seen?

Note I am not talking about dedicated third party free stores, but about the actual Google Play. (Although that's a nice extra to list some 3rd party stores, but maybe it should be asked separately).


texts: Unplugged my cable while upgrading via Odin

texts: My cable was unplugged while my Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 upgrading with Odin. Now, nothing appears on the screen, even when I plug the charger. How can I fix my device?


texts: How to find and remove malware from some chinese smartphones?

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I am planning to buy a chinese smartphone. However, I've read that some come with extensive spyware straight from the factory.

Will I be able to detect such malware (Android.Trojan.Uupay.D and the likes) using any (free) android antivirus ?
Is it really impossible to remove them (GData says so) ?


texts: nexus 4, can't hear ring tone after upgrade to android 5.0

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I have upgraded my Nexus 4 to Android 5.0 and now the phone bips on receiving a call but is not using the ring tone that i have chosen.
it is like it was stuck in silent mode but hen i cant find the place to take it out of this mode


texts: Can different calendar apps coexist without interfering with each other?

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I have multiple personal Google calendars (all under the same email address), and I have an Exchange calendar for work.

I'd like to use the Google Calendar app for my personal calendars and alerts, and then use the Business Calendar app for my work calendar.  I have widgets set up for each app, running okay.

Here's the rub: If I open Google Calendar, and disable display of my work calendar in there, it also disables it in the Business Calendar app. And vice versa.

So my question is: can you have multiple calendar apps on the same device without them interfering with each other?

Nexus 6p, running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow


texts: Can the Samsung Galaxy Note II stock camera app be transplanted to a custom firmware?

texts: I've had a Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II (SPH-L900) for 2½ years. I've always liked the stock Camera app that it came with, and I've missed having it around since I replaced the stock firmware with CyanogenMod. As it happens, due to technical difficulties it was necessary for me to reinstall the stock firmware recently, and there was my little friend again, "Camera" (v1.5). Is there any way to capture that camera app from the stock firmware and transplant it to CM 12.1 (or any other custom firmware)?


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Is there a way to list all Intents and all processes associated with them?

Specifics: Droid X, 2.2 stock ROM, rooted.

I'm perfectly fine with any approach, as long as it gets a guaranteed complete list:

A script or a series of commands in Terminal Emulator is fine. No limitation on supposed required technical proficiency (assume that the reader is a qualified long-term Unix power user). As noted, the phone is rooted.
An app is OK (ideally, it should be able to export the list, but even Autostarts-like GUI display is OK)

Caveat: if you recommend an app (e.g. Autostarts), I would request some assurance that it does, indeed, list all registered Intent receivers, not merely some sub-set - either as documentation/statement from the author or some other evidence (e.g. analysis of which APIs the code uses).
Worst case scenario, I'll take an API specifics


texts: How long does an erase message sent from Android Device Manager last; when can I turn it back on?

texts: I lost my phone recently and sent an erase message from Android Device Manager. I got my phone back and, because the battery was flat, it hadn't gone through. I had cancelled phone and had no WiFi, so I went into Google Settings and turned Android Device Manager off. Connected to internet without it being wiped. Is it safe to turn Android Device Manager back on without worrying that the original intent to wipe the phone will continue? How long do I have to wait to turn it back on?


texts: How to encrypt an SD card for android so that it can also be used on other devices?

texts:
When encrypting the SD card via Android's encryption it makes the SD card only usable on that device.

However if that device gets lost or broken or if one would like to access the SD card from another device such as another mobile phone (maybe even with another OS than android) or a computer the SD card isn't accessible.

This is why I'd like to encrypt my SD card with some other tool than the one built into Android.

Is there such an encryption tool for Android which allows you to de- and encrypt the SD card in a way that it can also be decrypted on other devices?

It would be best if the tool also automatically prompted the user to enter the SD card password right after Android has completed the entire boot-process. This question seems to be relevant: Cross-platform compatible encryption of SD-card for Android but it's not about specific tools/ways.
It should be capable of encrypting Android data on the SD card, convenient to use and install (FDroid or Playstore), secure, not put the card at risk of data-loss and not slow down the phone / read/write-speeds a lot.

Here I asked about a way to do this with Android's default SD card encryption mechanism without having to root the phone until a proper solution to this question exists.


texts: Email App for Exchange Server and alternatives

texts:
I would like to set-up my company email in the Email app on my android device (Exchange server). After completing the set-up, it asked me for security update in which it lists lots of warnings such as erasing all the data on phone, etc. I got scared from these as I am not sure whether the IT dept would have all those privileges on phone or not.

Alternatively, I tried to set up an alias with my Gmail account to send email from my Gmail and it looks like it was sent from my company email, but I don't have the SMTP server address (I tried my best to get it, it seems that the exchange server doesn't have one).

Any alternative to use my company email on my android without give all these permissions to take control of my phone without my knowledge?

My phone is Samsung S3 GT-I9300 with Android 4.3


texts: Stock android moving app to SD card force close applications

texts: i am using stock android on my Micromax Canvas A1 (Android one) with android 4.4.4, it works pretty well but issue occurs when i move my install application to SD card and clear its data as well catch (tried in either way) then every application which i moved has been crashing on launching and can't use it, if i move them back to phone memory then strangely it works like charm, Other issue i been facing is sometimes i try to make call then contact/people have been force closed? does any one provide me solution? or anyone having information why it happens?


texts:
I have a ZTE Citrine LTE II from TracFone. I'm running Android 5.1.1. I can't seem to update Android to the latest version. Clicking "Software Update" near the bottom doesn't work (images are too large)

Following some guides tells me to click on "About Phone" and then look for a software thingamajig at the top...

Is there any way to update a non-rootable TracFone?


texts: Size on disk vs size - data copied from Android

texts: I need some help. I recently switched the ROM on my Android phone and copied all the data before hand from my phone's internal storage to my local HDD on my laptop. Successfully changed the ROM but when I tried to copy the data back, I found that I can't because the size is 1.47PB when the size on disk is 17.5GB. I've tried to compress it and to defrag it but that lead to nowhere


texts: I have several gmail account each has its own rewards account. How can I use the accumulated rewards dollars for "in-game" purchases?


texts:
I have been using an app called Foodpanda that is able to show a button on top of other apps and, on the home screen.

It makes this little button which I have marked in the screenshots below with an arrow. Observations:

The app does not have any special permissions
The button appears only when a support chat is active on the app
The button takes me into that view and disappears when that view is active.
The button cannot be hidden if there is a chat active in the background.

  What is this feature/functionality called? Is there a way to disallow it?


texts: I tried Gingerbreak.apk also connecting via usb to my laptop, downloaded LG drivers, then LG Esteem Root file, but upon running the excute/Run file it says "Press Enter to begin Root"; then it says "Waiting on Device" but nothing happens after that. I turned on "USB Debugging" & "Allow Downloads from Unknown Sources" but neither method worked? Specifications: Android 2.3.4; Baseband: VM701ZV4_6170; Kernel 2.6.35.7+ lgandroid- build#2; Build# GRJ22 ; SW Version- VM701ZV4


texts: Is there a way to get the font on my phone onto my tablet?

texts:
I have a Galaxy S5, and it has a built in font called "UDRGothic". I think it's near perfect for mobile use, and so I want to also have it on my Galaxy Tab A 10.1 tablet.

It doesn't seem to be available by default on my tablet, so of course, I Googled it, but all that came up with was a link to some page that describes an associated APK file, but doesn't seem to have a download option. If I try a more nuanced Google search, I get tons of options for various Gothic fonts, but none are the font I'm looking for.

Is this font only for use with my phone, or can I maybe copy it from my phone to my tablet, or get it some other way?


texts: How can I tell the Android Market that I'm running an updated version of Android?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Why are some apps on the market incompatible with my device?

My phone (Orange San Francisco) came with Android 2.1 and has not been officially updated in the UK so I'm now running a nightly beta of Cyanogen 7 (Android 2.3.3) which works pretty well.

I'm trying to install an app from the Android Market that requires 2.2 (Froyo) and up but the Market insists that the app is incompatible with my phone and greys it out in the install dialog box.

Is it possible to either update the Market with my details (couldn't find this option in 'My Market Account' settings) or to spoof another phone/android version so that I can download apps?


texts: Something causes my phone to hang and reboot

texts:
This problem always happens after I restore my apps from Titanium Backup and move them to the SD card, regardless which ROM. However, I noticed that this problem has something to do with the SD card. Since the logcat is too long, I posted it here:

Logcat #1: http://pastebin.com/5qAEz3n7
Logcat #2: http://pastebin.com/Hd7uXPrc
Logcat #3: http://pastebin.com/Xc6evYsM
Logcat #4: http://pastebin.com/yQFuXdTu

P.S. all these logcats occured during the same session, after that, the phone started becoming slow, hanging, then rebooting.


texts: Multicast dns registers hostname based on IP address

texts:
I would like to use avahi/zeroconf to do ssh logins to devices which are connected to the local network by wifi. Since I do not have control over the wifi routers I cannot assign fixed IP-addresses to the devices. Therefor I set up a multicast dns server (on my android phone) which registers the device. Now I see the device using an avahi-browser on my ubuntu notebook. However the hostname is assigned based on the IP-address, which I cannot know in advance. avahi-discover displays:

Service Type: _udisks-ssh._tcp
Service Name: samsungtablet
Domain Name: local
Interface: wlan0 IPv4
Address: 10-0-0-101.local/10.0.0.101:22
TXT Data: empty

I would like to be able to do
ssh user@samsungtablet.local
or something like this in order to log in. It works now with
ssh user@10-0-0-101.local
but I cannot know this hostname in advance.

In contrast my Ubuntu notebook appears as

Service Type: _udisks-ssh._tcp
Service Name: einstein
Domain Name: local
Interface: wlan0 IPv4
Address: einstein.local/10.0.0.106:22
TXT Data: empty

Here ssh user@einstein.local will work.

Note that the hostname on the samsungtablet is set to samsungtablet using net.hostname. The multicast dns server I set up on the tablet contained in "servers ultimate" and the name there is set to samsungtablet as well.

Note that I am aware that SSHelper supports multicast dns as well, however I would prefere a solution where I can choose to keep my ssh-server.


texts: Is there a way to change the lockscreen message/owner's info using ADB?

texts: My Realme 7 Pro doesn't support lockscreen messages for some reason but I was wondering if I could change my lockscreen message because when I first got my phone I backed it up immediately (Google Backup I think...) and my old cringey quote was on the lockscreen (it was horrible) and I couldn't remove it. Does anyone know what ADB command I need to type to replace my old quote? If you know other ways to replace it without root I will gladly accept it.


texts:
Does our device  or geolocation services save all history about our locations? I mean all places where we were during  a week , month, year are saved?
where they are stored and how we can delete  all this data and make the phone  like "new one"?


texts: Termux says file does not exist but it does

texts: A while back I installed nano on Termux and it worked fine, but when I accidentally tried to copy a file into a nonexistant directory at nano's location, nano wouldn't run. I checked and the executable is still there with the object code and all. If I chmod -x nano and run nano, it says nano has wrong permissions but using chmod +x nano and running nano says there is no such file or directory. The same thing happened when I tried installing Haskrll stack. First I tried installing a non-ARM version accidentally, but when I found the correct ARM executable, it had the same issue as nano. I've looked around for solutions and some answers to other questions say the issue could be trying to run from sd card but it used to work so I don't think that's it and don't know of a way to check. Also, all other executables in nano and stack's directory (and all other directories) work just fine.


texts: bluetooth password for existing paired device

texts:
I have lost the password for my pajero 2015 free hand system that is already paired with my note edge device

Is there a way to know the password used to pair my note edge with the pajero?

Thank you
Regards


texts: How to add a language on a Galaxy S7 Edge without root?

texts: I have a Galaxy S7 and it is locked so I can't add new languages. Can someone tell me if this is possible without root?


texts: why can't I scroll Wikipedia pages horizontally?

texts:
I have found that Wikipedia pages with image content larger than my Droid X's screen size cannot be resized or scrolled horizontally, this means that these pictures are only partially visible.
obviously this is very frustrating.

I have already tried different browsers (Dolphin, Boat) and have also tried different User Agents (iPhone, iPad, and even Desktop) with no effect.

I should also note that I have the exact same problem when viewing Facebook photos in the Browser.

The only thing that sometimes works is rotating the aspect ratio to landscape, and then only if the horizontal size of the photo is less than ~850px. horizontal scrolling and zooming is still disabled.

Strangely - googling this problem returns no results! so maybe I'm the only one with this problem???

somehow, I doubt it tho.

does anyone have a solution? or even an explanation?


texts: SE BOOTLOADER v1.6 Problem (FAILED:phone is already unlocked)

texts:
I tried to unlock my bootloader with SE BOOTLOADER TOOL but get the message:

  (bootloader) Unlock phone requested FAILED (remote: Phone is already
  unlocked!) finished. total time: 0.002s

What should I do now to fix it?


texts:
I am using Moto-g30 running Android 11 (Pure-stock ROM with moto bloat). By default it's using three button navigation bar with the following layout
back; home; recent
I'm trying to swap the recent & back button for easy right handed accessibility. So far I've tried these possible solutions to change the order.

Look inside system settings to change the order. - No Success
Use adb command settings put secure sysui_nav_bar "space,recent;home;back,space" - No Success

Any other alternative to achieve this without root permissions ?


texts: adb shell input text with space not working

texts:
adb shell input text 'Hindustan%sTrading%sCompany'

Gives Company in Gboard

adb shell input text 'Hindustan%s'

Just gives a space

adb shell input text '%sHindustan' is working fine.

so word before %s is missing

Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.40
Version 28.0.2-5303910


texts: How can I make my android turn the screen on and unlock when I touch the screen?

texts: I want to mount an android tablet on the wall, and want it to turn the screen off when not in use, but turn back on whenever you tap the screen (similar to waking up a computer while jiggling the mouse). Is there any way to accomplish this?


texts: Exclamation mark on Wi-FI icon even with good network coverage

texts: I'm using Sony Xperia Z2, after updated to lollipop 5.1.1 my wifi is not working in spite of a good connection due to that exclamation mark. I read so many related posts and answers here, but i don't understand the technical term/way to solve this problem. I kindly request to explain me in a very simple step-by-step procedure. Thanks


texts: Moved music files now music player not detecting any of them (not like other music missing problems )

texts:
I have music files in my storage and i added 2 new songs by an app the app downloaded them but not in my music file in a new music file that is called downloads it has all music and apks and other extra stuff downloaded from chrome
The 2 songs were in a new playlist i wanted them in the same one so i moved them in the downloads folder but tjen they disappeared from play music i tried to move back but didn't work then i moved all music files to an another folder but they just been removed form play music and Samsung music
Please help me and walk me through the process


texts: LG G Pro E988 Youtube app crashes when I click a video

texts:
I bought a second hand LG G Pro E988 and the youtube app crashes each time I try opening a video.

When I open the app it asks me to connect my gmail account to youtube and then when I click a video it crashes.

Also Id like to know whether there are known replicas for this phone?

Sorry If I have the wrong tag here, but couldnt find a popular enough tag for this phone


texts: What happens when I tap an NFC tag which contains a URL?

texts:
I don't have an NFC 'phone to try it out. A colleague absolutely insists that if you tap an NFC tag which stores a URL then that URL is launched automatically by the operating system.

That doesn't sound right to me and the developer docs says

  Reading NDEF data from an NFC tag is handled with the tag dispatch
  system, which analyzes discovered NFC tags, appropriately categorizes
  the data, and starts an application that is interested in the
  categorized data. An application that wants to handle the scanned NFC
  tag can declare an intent filter and request to handle the data.

That sounds like what I expected (a BroadcastReceiver - or possibly a listener?). Can I tell him categorically that he is 100% wrong?

The reason being that he wants me to develop a small system for him and, while I see that I need a minimal Android app to listen for an NFC Tap event and then launch the browser, he insists that no app is needed and that any NFC enabled Android device, fresh from the factory, when tapping an NFC tag containing a URL will launch the browser to that URL.


texts: How can I launch a system app that doesn't appear in the app drawer?

texts:
Just for context, I have an unrooted OnePlus 6. There's a system app called "Zen Mode" (not in the play store) that gives you notifications when you use your phone for 2 hours. I tapped on the notification, it opened the app, and there was a button to disable the notification, and I disabled it. But now it's not going to give me notifications anymore, so I don't have a way to open the app, so I cannot change those settings?

I'm using NovaLauncher, and I've verified it is not just set to "hidden" in my launcher. It just won't appear in the launcher whatsoever.
I can still view the app details in settings, but there is no "launch" button or similar.
Looking on the app details page, it looks like this app doesn't support being opened by any links, so I can't take advantage of that by typing a URL into the web browser for example.

I found a similar question here: How can I run an installed system application that doesn't appear in the app list?
however the answers on that post suggest using an "am" command that isn't working for me (error is "adb: usage: unknown command am")
and the other answer suggests the app is disabled, but in my case it isn't disabled (and in fact, the "disable" button in the settings is grayed out, unclickable.)


texts: How does Android determine if it has an Internet connection?

texts:
My Nexus 10 (Android 4.4.2, unrooted) is not playing nice with my wireless network. Although it can connect and I don't have any problems browsing the web, for some reason Android thinks that it doesn't have an internet connection. As a result, the wifi icon in my Quick Settings is dimmed to orange, and, more importantly, apps seem to be unable to check for updates in the background (e.g. I have no problems opening Gmail and manually checking for mail, but Gmail won't give me notifications while running in the background until I'm on a different network).

This issue usually only happens on one particular wireless AP in my house, so I believe the problem lies with that AP rather than with Android itself. But I don't know how Android determines whether or not it has an internet connection, so I can't do much to try to solve the problem. I've heard that Android checks with Google services to test for internet connectivity, but given that I'm not having trouble using Google services otherwise, I don't know what the problem could be (well, the YouTube app seems to take an unusually long time to load video metadata, but that might not be related).

So, exactly what does Android do to determine whether it has internet or not? What might be causing that check to fail while not affecting anything else? Thanks!


texts: How can I backup playlists or extract path+filename information from them (generated with builtin MP3-player)?

texts:
I like to extract playlist information (i.e. path and filenames) I've created on Android's builtin MP3-player, to copy it with the MP3 files to a bigger SDHC card. Playlist information is lost when doing this:

Removing the SDHC memory card (after turning off the device), and re-insert it later, causes the MP3-player to forget all files in the playlists which I have created. This is especially annoying if you want to replace the SDHC card by a bigger one and want to backup all files including playlists from the old one

Hence I am looking for a way to backup the playlists or at least their content (i.e. path filename etc).

More information:

The phone has a playlist folder, containing the Playlists, when I use a USB cable to connect it to the PC, I can see them (*.pla files) but they have 0 bytes and cannot be copied. Also, if I connect the SDHC card via cardreader, the files aren't useful.

Samsung Kies also did not work for me, it does not seem to support the playlists created on the phone.

I found this interesting question, which explains that Android stores playlists in SqlLite databases, but unfortunately, on my Samsung phone I could not find the database file (although there is a folder Computer\GT-I8190\Phone\Android\data\com.google.android.music which should contain it, but no databases subdirectory and no database files).

N.B.: The smarthphone is able to read and import *.m3u playlists (via the player's "Music Square" menu - context menu "Library update"), but cannot modify them (if you add titles, they will only be available in the smartphone, the *.m3u file isn't changed).

To summarize my question (one of the options below would help me):

Do you know how I can backup the playlists on the phone and then extract the file/path info contained in them in Windows?  Phone Playlist -> Windows PC -> Extract Path/Filename to text file
Or do you know if there is a tool available (for Android, or for Windows reading it from the mobile phone) converting the playlists into a compatible text format (like .m3u playlists)?  Phone Playlist -> M3U file(Note: The other way round it is possible, as this forum post
explains). Here's an example of a M3U file, note that relative paths are allowed as well:

#EXTM3U
 #EXTINF:123, Sample artist - Sample title
 /storage/extSdCard/Sounds/Sample.mp3

Your help is much appreciated!


texts: How do i stop bookmarks from popping up in chrome on android when im typing in the search bar?

texts: Is it possible to hide bookmarks in chrome on Android? Or stop them from showing up in the search bar when typing?


texts: How do I retrieve timestamps from my Firefox download history?

texts:
I'm looking for a way to retrieve timestamps of my download history at the full precision that they are stored at, preferably to at least second precision.

Unfortunately though, without obtaining root permission over my phone, I don't have access to my own user data at /data/, so I'm trying to figure out a way to do this through Firefox using JavaScript.

Situation: I made the big mistake of moving pictures and videos from the internal storage of my phone to a microSD card using Android's stock tool to do so (‘Settings’ → ‘Storage’ → ‘Transfer data to SD card’). Unfortunately, this bumped the timestamps of all of the files, and also messed around with directories other than DCIM/ (images and videos were also moved from the Download/, image/, Pictures/, and video/ directories). In hindsight it seems silly that I used such a tool (I'd normally use Ghost Commander), but it appeared as a notification when running low on internal storage space and it just looked so easy. I've since been trying to piece back together the timestamps of the various images and videos.

I have restored the timestamps of photos and recorded videos in DCIM/100ANDRO/ based on timestamps in their embedded metadata (see this Unix & Linux Q/A), and I've figured out how to restore the timestamps of all of the images and videos in the image/, Pictures/, and video/ directories, but I'm still stuck with how to restore the images in Download/.

The embedded metadata of these files isn't going to help me to restore their timestamps, because I want to restore them back to when I obtained the file (i.e. downloaded it), so I need to get access to my Firefox data and obtain the download timestamps. Once I have the timestamps, I'll then be able to touch the files to approximately the correct timestamp that they had before Android lost them.

I'm using mobile Firefox 27.0 on Android 4.3.


texts: Can I add external devices to an Android device?

texts: Can we add external devices to an Android device? For example, can I add a CD player or a power antenna (to detect wireless from long distances) to my Android device? Des Android let us to create our own drivers for our devices?


texts: Access same instance of app from two devices while on the go

texts:
Me and my friend both need to access the same instance of an app at the same time.  We can not just both install the app, as we both need access to the exact same instance, account, etc. We may be at different locations, yet we still want to access the app. Both of us occasionally switch off our phones, and the other one of us may need access to the app while the other person has their phone off.

We both have Android phones. We also have a cheap third Android device that we do not use.

So:

Device 1: My device

Device 2: Friend's device

Device 3: Cheap device not currently in use.

What I am thinking about doing is installing the app on Device 3, and then leaving it at home, with the app always running, connected to WiFi and power. I guess we could then use some remote access software to access the app wherever we are.

My priorities are that accessing the app should be as simple as possible. I do not want to go login screens, authorisations, etc. every time I access it. Ideally, it should just be an icon on the home screen to click on, and preferably I should just get straight into the app. If that is not possible, then at least it should be as quick as possible with the minimum amount of steps required for access.

We do not require remote control, only remote viewing. However, remote control would also be nice.

We can use root, Xposed Framework, Magisk modules and whatever may be needed.


texts: How can I monitor my phone usage between two top up

texts: I have a prepaid mobile subscription and I want to know how much I phoned between two payments. There are plenty of applications that can track my phone usage in general, but I am missing the feature to specify which days I paid my bills. Is there any such thing?


texts:
So recently I've been developing an Mp3 Download app, which may have caused some problems. I've deleted my app, deleted all the content, deleted the 'Music' Apps Cache and Data, yet It still crashes whenever I click on "My Phone" (When selecting music). Or, when I click Folders, Playlist, etc.

Device Info:

HTC One X

Android Version: 4.1.1

HTC Sense Version: 4+

Software number: Android Revolution HD 20.1 by mike1986

HTC SDK API Level: 4.63

If there's anyone that could help me find a solution, I'd be very happy.

Thanks in advance!

Edit #1

Just did a cold-boot, and wiped the cache.
This had no effect.   :(

I will not do a Factory Reset, or format my whole phone there's too much that I can't lose. I've read the comments, and the links you've posted.. Unfortunately, none of those links helped me either.

Edit #2

Didn't bother trying to fix that, thought it'd just be the flu or something that a week could fix. Didn't care too much tho..

On the other hand, while developing my app, the phone got stuck and didn't do anything. I thought it was a bug in my app. After trying to run the app after some  'Fixes'  the Virtual Android device started to come up (since it didn't detect my phone). I tried to go to settings, to enable USB Debugging (since that's most likely to happen), and it didn't do anything. Phone froze. I shut it down and tried to power it up again. It went to  'HTC quietly brilliant' screen, and froze. I tried to reboot and it got stuck at the same screen.

I tried to power it off, and on one more time, when the Charging LED was no longer on, and the phone went 'Cold' so to speak.

I've tried multiple combinations of buttons, plugged in,not plugged in, with/without Simcard.. but no.

My HTC One X is dead. It's still plugged in,on the wall, but it's not charging, booting, nothing.

I am sad.

Have a nice evening!


texts: I'm using an Android 10 Samsung device that supports multitasking using pop-up windows. I'm trying to type on the main window with a YouTube window in the foreground. The keyboard keeps closing whenever I use the YouTube pop-up. Is there any way to keep it open?


texts: Are those log files in /storage/sdcard0/log necessary?

texts:
On my SGS2 (GT-I9100, Android 4.1.2), 1.2GB of log files piled up in the folder

/storage/sdcard0/log

. I have almost no space left on the internal SD card and a lot of the space is used by those log files, so I want to get rid of them once and for all.

To give you an idea what's there, here are two examples of file names stored there:

dmesg_cp_boot_201405280100_24.log
logcat_cp_boot_radio_20140219173_53.log

Is it normal that those logfiles get saved there? I can simply delete them, but then new ones are written there anyways. Can I prevent that?

UPDATE:

The logfiles seem to have started appearing about a year ago. The file with the oldest date in the file name is logcat_cp_boot_radio_201304060741_36.log.

Most of the files have names of the form logcat_cp_boot_radio_*.log, but some are also called dmesg_cp_boot_*.log or dmesg_cp_boot_done_*.log, the latter two being completely empty files (0 bytes length).


texts: Disabling "Show notifications" isn't always working

texts:
This scenario happens specifically on an unrooted/original SGS4 4.3 with the Glovebox app. See screenshots. I haven't encountered such a problem up until now.

Any idea why the notification is show even though it shouldn't?

Enabling and disabling the checkbox again does the trick and removes the notification - until the next time it is show.

Notification:

(Click image to enlarge)

App info:


texts: Enter fastboot commands from an Android phone

texts:
I want to do the following without a PC, just directly from an Android phone using a script / Android Terminal:

  Reboot into bootloader, and then enter a few fastboot commands

Is this possible?


texts: How can I stop my apps from updating automatically (Google Play Store settings do not work for all apps)?

texts:
I have set Auto-update apps to "Don't auto-update apps" in Google Play Store.
That works for the majority of apps (except the Play Store itself).

However, according to my security software (Avast), some apps, installed after I set this setting, still update in the background, for example the YI Home camera app. "Enable auto-update" is not overridden for this app on its own page in the Play Store.

Other apps have similar behavior. Is there a way I can stop this rudeness for all apps? Thank you.


texts: How to decrease touch sensivity (Accidental taps)

texts:
When I try to scroll a list of elements, the system interprets it as a "tap" many times (but not always).

It is very annoying. To clarify, for example it happens when I make a search inside an app. I want to view all the results but when I try to move down so I can see the lower items, I accidentally select one of the items of the list and then when I go back to the list, it is again on the begining. When there is a lot of results I waste a lot of time to reach the end.

I'm using ResurrectionRemix (based on CyanogenMod 13) on Oneplus 3. It tried to do a full wipe and install latest version and it continues happening. I looks the same problem occuts on TWRP.

I drop my phone 1-2 month ago and my screen got cracked, but I didnt notice this problem until several days ago. May it be related to this problem?


texts: When I plug my phone in the AC charger, it says "charging rapidly" and charges from 20% to 100 for less than 90mins. Is it possible to charge it normally? When I charge it over USB it takes up to 7 hours to fully charge which is too slow. Phone is Pixel XL.


texts: Wi-Fi of Galaxy S2 is not working after ICS update!

texts:
I updated my Galaxy S2 with the official OTA update to Android ICS 4.0.3

After the upgrade, my wireless worked for a couple of hours, but after a restart it doesn't work at all (for a week now).

I tried a couple of tricks (none of them working):
1) *#*#526#*#* combination
2) WiFi Direct activation
3) Static IP
4) Changing to 2.4 GHz

None of them are working!!!
Somebody has any other ideas?

BTW: I'm not getting an IP from my router. The router is working fine with other phones.


texts: Is my device unrecoverable without factory reset? - com.andoird.phone stopped

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Yesterday I took my Xiaomi Mi A2 from my pocket and saw a warning screen (text-only) telling me the device couldnt start and if the issue persisted I might need to do a factory reset and wipe all my data. I clicked try again.

After starting, my device displays an error message - "process com.android.phone stopped". When I try to unlock the phone it starts rebooting after a few seconds. When I slide down the top tool bar the device also starts to reboot.

I searched for a solution but didn't find a fix that works for me. Some of the suggestions relating to a simmilar issue (but the error message in those cases starts with "Unfortunately" and the devices seem to be somewhat servicable) suggest wiping cache, contacts or SIM tools but all of those are inaccessible to me because the device reboots all the time. Another solution for wiping the cache is using adb command line tool. But adb doesn't "see" devices without USB debugging enabled - which again I can't enable because I cannot access the settings menu (reboots). fastboot seems to be able to delete cache with fastboot erase cache but I'm prevented from doing this because of an error - FAILED (remote: 'Erase is not allowed in Lock State'). I'm not sure if this Lock State gets unlocked with fastboot oem unlock but from what I understand that would wipe my device anyway.

Finding all of this out took quite some time so at this point I don't know what else to do as I have very little knowledge about this area. Is there any way to at least attempt to clean the cache or will I have to go for the factory reset? I'm not entirely sure if I have all the Google Authenticator recovery codes so I'm hesitant to do so.

I've had an old iPhone 4 for some 4 years and I've never had to invest so much time into that so you can imagine why this frustrates me at this point.


texts: Problem in syncing contacts after factory reset

texts: I have reset my phone using factory reset option. Now I get "Sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be back shortly." error when trying to sync contacts. What is wrong with it? I also tried "Contacts Sync Fix" app without success.


texts: What happens if I clear data in my settings

texts: I would like to figure out what to clear data on and what not to clear data on because I dont want to lose anything important


texts: Apps & Galaxy 6's rate of battery life decline

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Is the Android Galaxy 6's rate of battery usage more steeply affected by each additional application added to the phone, compared with the amount that an additional app would increase the battery usage rate on other types of phones, like the iPhone or the Windows phone?
     I ask because I just upgraded to an Android Galaxy 6 after years with one of the oldest Windows phones, and despite the many inconveniences I happily bid farewell along with the Windows phone, the battery life on the Galaxy,  with no extraneous(by that I mean other than basic call, text, and voice-mail functions) apps other than yahoo email syncing, is TERRIBLE compared with that of the Windows phone with several more "extraneous": apps, even at that phones oldest.
   Hopefully some of you can speak empirically to this..?


texts: Can I change Gmail attachment download location on android phone?

texts: Basically on my Huawei Mate 20 I am using Gmail. When I get an e-mail with an attachment and download it, it always goes to the "Downloads" folder. But I want to be able to choose the location each time I download an attachment. Is it possible?


texts: Recording calls reliably using pre-installed hidden functionality

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While poking around the activities available for the pre-installed apps on an older non-rooted Samsung Galaxy Android 7.0 phone, I noticed one for recording phone calls.  It was located in package com.android.phone, and the activity is com.android.phone.RecordCallsAutomaticallyActivity.
I created a shortcut for the activity and launched it.  Sure enough, it brought up a screen with an option to enable automatically recording phone calls.  I turned on that option and made a call.  I didn't find any new files in storage/emulated/0.  I have a hunch it didn't record, but I don't know how to determine that for sure.
Without breaking this question up into a bunch of separate Android SE questions, I'll simply state my objective: I want to be able to reliably record phone calls.  Currently, I use an app to do that, but it has failed to record a few recent important calls, and that's a big problem.
So what I'm wondering is:

Did I look in the right place to see if the call was recorded?  If not, where do you advise looking?
Is there any chance of getting this hidden functionality to work (it is not present in the standard UI) without root?  If so, is there anything else you advise that I try doing?
Will rooting the device make any difference?


texts: How can I allow my partner to find my device?

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When I lose my device (or think I did) I would like my partner to be able to locate it. However, I cannot find any such setting in the "Find my Device" app.
Is there maybe an alternative application that allows this?


texts: Broken Glass on Samsung Galaxy S4 with slightly bent frame

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So a few days ago I stepped on my Galaxy S4 on a hard tile surface, mainly around the home button. The digitizer and the lcd screen work just fine and I am able to use my phone normally. The glass on the lower section is shattered and the frame just below the home button is bent in. Not the main frame thats about 10mm, but the small outer frame that surrounds the display. This part appears to be plastic when chipped but it isn't.

Is there a way to repair this during the glass only replacement?


texts: Is there an ICS ROM for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 that has camera support?

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I'm keen to upgrade my Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Android 4, ICS. My Tab is already rooted and running 3.2.

However, it seems most ICS ROMs, for some reason, don't support the camera, which is a deal breaker.

As time goes on, it seems that ROMs and the places they are available multiply and it gets harder and harder to keep track of what's the latest and where to get it.

So is there an ICS ROM for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 with camera support? If not, where should I be paying attention in order to be made aware of it?


texts: Upgrading a Samsung S GT-I9000 (to anything >2.1)

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I'm new to Android, but my sister recently got a second-hand Galaxy S GT-I9000. It runs on 2.1, which means that it does not have Google Play. Apparently 2.2 does, and the device seems to be able to support that firmware.

When I try Google, it comes up with lots of people suggesting rooted firwmare upgrades to Jellybean rather than anything official. I'd rather not get into that just yet if there's an official route.

I've tried Samsung Kies, but it says the device is not supported for firmware upgrades. I've also tried checking Settings > About > Software update, but 'Software update' is not there.

What is the proper way to upgrade from Android 2.1 to anything higher on a Galaxy S GT-I9000? How is it supposed to work?

EDIT: I found that it should be able to officially support Gingerbread at least. Even Wikipedia mentions that as the OS.


texts:
I would like to install the app DSPManager from Cyanogenmod on my Nexus 4 running ParanoidAndroid.

I grabbed the newest CM and extracted "/system/app/DSPManager.apk" and "/system/lib/soundfx/*" and copied the files onto my phone. I also changed permissions to "rw-r--r--", then I rebooted and could choose the new Equalizer in the Settings (in Sounds).

However changed Settings did just apply for the next song (not the currently playing) until I started DSPManager again...

What is the proper way to install DSPManager on a non-CM Rom, are there other rom-related things I need to change?

How can I get DSPManager to work on my Setup?

PS: I use the Apollo Music Player

PS2: I'm also open to source changes if necessary, but this might not belong on this site!


texts: Security patch no longer supported android phone

texts: I have a nextbit robin. Unfortunately they are no longer pushing out updates for them. Is there a way I can manually patch or am I better off installing a different ROM like cyanogenmod?


texts: how do I undo a forced stop for google play services.  I tried rebooting but it did not clear the forced stop.


texts:
Google Maps was set as the default maps app on my Samsung S8.

I went into settings-->apps-->Maps-->Clear Defaults, and now it says "None set as default".

However, in Calendar when I click on an address - it will launches Maps and doesn't ask me to choose a default. I also have Waze installed ... so why aren't I asked to choose a default again?


texts: On a non-rooted device, can adb access any files that an Android file manager cannot?

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An Android app I was relying on did not save its data.  I'm hoping that perhaps the data is located in a cache or temporary file.
The device is not rooted (and is running Android 7.0), and I've scoured all storage accessible without root using a couple different file managers.  Neither found anything of interest.
Using adb, is it possible to see more data on a non-rooted device than a file manager can inspect?
If not, is there another technique to accomplish this?

Update:
More specific details were requested, so they are presented here:
I was using the Mega Call Recorder Advanced Android app to record phone calls.  At the end of a critical call, I went to copy the recording to a backup device.  The call was not present in the list of recordings.  Of course, that doesn't mean the call wasn't recorded by the app; it just means the final recording did not make it into its output folder (which does happen sometimes with that app). It is possible that the recording is stored in a cache or temporary file somewhere on the device.


texts: I have purchased apps from play store. At xmas, When my daughter got her tablet, I signed into my account and she could download all of the purchased apps. Today we got a new tablet and I am trying to do the same thing but it says I have to buy the apps again. Is there a time limit or device  limit for purchased apps?


texts:
I got an old and bricked Meizu M3 Note in order to fix it. The device isn't mine so I don't know what caused the brick.

The device doesn't respond to anything - when clicking the power button or trying to boot into recovery nothing happens, just a black screen.

I tried following many tutorials on xda and other sites, using SP Flash Tool, but nothing worked:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/meizu-m3-note-l681h-bricked-please-help-t3700024
http://forum.flymeos.com/thread-36503-1-1.html
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/developer-verified-meizu-m3-note-hard-t3682743
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/guide-meizu-m3-m3s-unbrick-t3515231

I tried flashing the stock ROM but still nothing.. The device keep connecting and disconnecting every 3 seconds when connecting to PC using USB cable.

After clicking the Download button in SP Flash Tool and connecting the device, an error message appears:

STATUS_BROM_CMD_STARTCMD_FAIL (2005)

I'm pretty sure that the MTK drivers are OK coz I used them to unlock bootloader & flash TWRP on two other Meizu M2 Note devices and everything worked fine.

Windows 7
SP Flash Tool v5.1842


texts: How can I stop an ongoing sync process on my Desire?

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yesterday I decided to upload all my phone's photos using PICASA. I thought the task would have required one hour or so but instead it is still running and is extremely slow! I would like to stop it but it seems impossible, I have the 'notification' of the ongoing process and whatever thing I do (reboot phone, shut down, advanced task killer, android assistant) as soon as I start an internet connection the process appear. Please help me close it!
Thank you!


texts: In using a VNC to control a computer, is it possible to have the cursor go to where you touch?

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I don't have an Android device, but I'm thinking of getting a Nexus tablet, and using android-vnc-viewer to make the Nexus an input device to control the PC, and provide faster cursor movement/text editing. Both screens would be a mirror of each other.

From VNC videos that I see on YouTube, such as in this video, after optionally zooming in, you can touch the screen, and slide it to move the view. However, the cursor remains centered. The cursor seems to only move when you touch a button/control.

Once I'm happy with the view, can I lock it? Screen touches would then just move the cursor to where I touch. I already know of text manipulation commands once a cursor is within text such as words, sentences, or paragraphs; I'd rather not have to double tap to move the cursor and select, as I have some RSI (repetitive strain injuries)/Tendinosis.

Thanks for any information.


texts: No mobile signal after installing CyanogenMod

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S 2 (GT-I9100) and baseband version I9100XXMS3. As far as I understand from this page it's a UK modem, which is where I am. When using the latest stock Android I was still able to connect to UK and Swiss mobile networks. After installing CyanogenMod 10.1.3-i9100 (but not flashing the modem as far as I know) while in Switzerland I was able to connect to phone networks, but after coming back to the UK I can no longer get a mobile signal anywhere:

Go to Settings → Wireless & networks → More... → Mobile networks → Network operators.
After some time several network operators are listed. Click "Choose automatically".

At this point, the message "Automatic registration..." displays for about a minute and then it simply says "Can't connect to this network at the moment. Try again later." The mobile signal indicator at the top of the screen stays empty and does not display an "R" for roaming.

In the Android Testing Menu (*#*#4636#*#* → Phone information) "Set preferred network type" setting is set to "WCDMA preferred" (I have no "Network mode" setting on the "Mobile networks" page). I've tried turning radio off and on again.

I have a Toggle Mobile prepaid card with plenty of credit.


texts: Cleaner asks to delete some files. How do I know what these files are?

texts:
I have downloaded a cleaner app and it works great but it has asked to clean and delete unwanted files and also disable apps. I don't know exactly what all these are:

Cache
Junk
Residual Files
AD Junk
System Temp Files
Obsolete apks
Memory Junk
Big files

If I click on one of these its going to delete the whole category. What are all these?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S, Front facing camera is not an option

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First off, I'm very very new to this.
How do I activate my front facing camera in my Galaxy S? It's up to date on software according to the US Cellular store, I brought it in for an update not long ago

(I'm running hardware version I500.04, it's model number SCH-I500, firmware version 2.3.5, and kernel version 2.6.35.7, not sure what's necessary)

When the camera, skype, or YIM is open, there is no option to change camera display. I'm not sure what to do, because it appears to have a front facing camera installed.
Does anyone have advice? I've looked around, but haven't been able to find an answer that truly answers my question.

So...how do I activate this camera? It's a large part of why I bought the phone.


texts: Changing volume from Android GUI (Quick Settings) - without volume buttons?

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Is there a way to change volume - or rather to show the volume change screen - without using the volume buttons? I would have thought I could find on Quick Settings dropdown, but there seems to be nothing there related to volume; as example:

How to Customize Android’s Quick Settings Dropdown

Is it possible to have a shortcut to the volume sliders "applet" here?


texts: I would like to install an additional dictionary to my Android keyboard (AOSP), is there any way to do so which would not imply installing another keyboard?


texts:
Whenever I'm done with an application, I always exit using the back button. Somehow applications like Viber, WhatsApp, Facebook, Videos, Email, Google Maps, etc keep restarting on their own.

I have tried:

Using a task killer
Force stopping the apps in the settings menu
Killing them using watchdog

...but they still restart. Any idea how to solve this problem?


texts: How to read and edit all the /system files from TWRP without root?

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I want to edit my hosts file(/system/etc/hosts)to block ads. I thought to boot from the recovery and edit it from using the Advanced/Terminal utility. I realised that I was root(the mark was #). I ran cd /system then I ran the ls command but the only visible file was the bin directory.
I tried to run cd etc but it didn't work.
How can I access them without root my device?


texts: downgrade to custom previous android os version [gt-i9190]

texts:
I have just got a new galaxy s4 mini phone and it sounds a fake galaxy phone due to bad specfications :
internal storage :0.13 gb and ram is 453 mb only
os :4.4.2 kikat and kernel version :3.4.5(eng.whl.1406695459)
hardware:mt6572 and board mtk5689_wet_lca
I believe if I can flash it with older version of android it may work smoother is that right ? and if so how to do ?please help


texts: How can I take a photograph via voice control with Google Camera or CyangoenMod default camera?

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I know that I can use Google Search and say "OK Google, Take a picture" to open the chosen camera app.

How can I then take a photo? I tried the obvious "snapshot", "take picture" both with and without the prefix  "OK Google".


texts: unable to remove previously synced google account

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I did a factory reset on my ZTE Grand X view 2 phone and forgot to remove my account before resetting it. Then, it was asking me for previously synced google account in order to unlock the phone. I typed my Gmail but it is saying that my google account is not correct and wouldn't unlock the phone.

Then, I did some search online to bypass the google account and successfully achieved it by using the talkback and quick shortcut maker method. Now, that I have bypassed the google account the device is unlocked but I'm unable to use the google apps because it still asks me to enter the previously synced id. If I restart or power off the device, it locks the device again and asks for previously synced google account.

I have tried to factory reset the device from the settings and that also locks the device again.

Any suggestions on how can I remove the previously synced account after I have bypassed it and unlocked the device?


texts:
I've got a Samsung Galaxy Nexus running stock Android Jelly Bean 4.1.1. As you probably know, Jelly Bean has a new feature that allows you to "respond-by-SMS" to incoming phone calls. Unfortunately, this feature sends a text message from your "real" phone number instead of Google Voice. For those of us that use Google Voice full-time, and don't want to reveal our real phone numbers, and keep accurate messaging logs, this is undesirable behavior.

Question: Does anyone know if it's possible to get the respond-by-SMS feature to send from Google Voice instead of the built-in Messaging app?

The description of the feature in question is: "When you miss a call, a new notification lets you return the call or reply by SMS with a single touch."

http://www.android.com/about/jelly-bean/


texts: Send a SMS for every Android notification (goal: get notifications on Garmin Edge 1000)

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I am wondering if there is a way, or an app, to send a SMS for every notification the Android phone is getting.

My goal is to try to find a way to send all the Android notifications to my Garmin Edge 1000 device. That device does receive SMS and Phone notifications, but nothing else.

So I was wondering if some feature or app could do that for me. It could send an actual SMS, or it could create a SMS event without actually sending one (not sure if possible).

Any ideas?


texts: Android screen is dark, no USB debugging is enabled, how can I recover contacts?

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My phone screen is not showing anything, although the touch detector works perfectly. I hear the sound of the notifications and call and I can answer them but it shows nothing.

What are my options for recovering my log and contacts, I read that I need to root the phone since USB debugging is not enabled for me, is it possible to pull the database files from the phone's storage and extract the data from them, or are they encrypted ?

PS: (my phone is Samsung J2)


texts: Push Android Exchange Calendar to Google Web Calendar

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Let me start off by saying this question is essentially an updated version of Access synced Exchange calendar from desktop browser but not a duplication

I have a work phone with Exchange access over VPN, let's called it me@work.  This syncs to an Android phone running the VPN tool but uses my personal Google account me@home.  I don't want or need to carry the work phone around during non-business hours, but it's great to know "oh I have a meeting tomorrow morning" or when making personal plans to know what my schedule is like without having to say "Let me check my work phone later to make sure I'm available"

me@work uses the Google native calendar app on Android.  I don't currently sync my personal calendar to my work phone, but me@home is the main Google Account on that phone.  Is there anyway to publish/sync those appointments to https://calendar.google.com/calendar with an app on Android?  This would enable the events to show up on the webpage, and since they're syncing with my personal Google account they would likewise show up in my personal phone.

As bonus points, is there a way to have this be a one-way or isolated sync, so my work calendar doesn't show personal events?

My company's Exchange server is only available over VPN, so I can't just sync directly to my personal phone.


texts: How to access files via localhost in firefox browser

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I'm looking for a way to access my devices files in Firefox. The reason for this is I want to use an extension to read *.md file.
I know that I can use file:/// to access files, but the extension can't use this way. The only way is to use localhost. I have searched around but have only found talk about accessing the PC via localhost. I want to access the local android files.
Here is the link to the extension I want to use: Markdown Viewer


texts: No SIM Card detected, Emergency Call Only After Flashing Custom ROM AND Stock ROM [Sony Xperia AcroS]

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Yesterday i've decided to check some of the custom ROMs for my Sony Xperia Acro S.
With locked bootloader i installed a CWM Recovery and flashed a ROM.

The ROM Worked and the signal worked and i've made few calls to check if it is working or not.

i decided to check another ROM, it caused a bootloop.
so by using the Flashtool i flashed the stock ROM again and installed the recovery again and flashed the first Custom ROM again to check it out more.

Sadly, the mobile says "Emergency call only" and " No SIM detected ".
i tried the SIM card on another phone and it's working.

so, i flashed the STOCK ROM that i used to flash many times and it should be 100% working, but NO, The problem is still there.

when i check for the IMEI number by the  * # 06 #  it says "no newtork connection "

I Can't find a solution online, so please help me.

TL;DR

Things i have made before the problem:

Flashed a Custom ROM had a bootloop, Flashed the Stock ROM and then Flashed another Working Custom ROM.

Things i have made trying to FIX:

Flashed the 4.1 Stock ROM.
Flashed the Old Android 4.0 ROM and updated it via Sony's PC Companion.
Checked the IMEI Number = fail to find and it says "No Network Connection"


texts: How to really completely disable automated mail syncs?

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My Huawei P8 should only ever sync mails whenever I open the mail app and manually ask for it. This is for mental hygiene to keep my spare time free of any unwanted distractions.

So I've disabled any sync schedule in the account settings of the mail app:

I have to keep the "Sync email" switch on as otherwhise sync wouldn't work at all anymore.

I'd expect that there's no automatic sync at all anymore. But still it happens every 1 or 2 weeks that I get a notification on my home screen even though I did not touch the mail app:

That's quite annoying. How can I really disable automated sync and make it only check for new mails when I want it?

It shouldn't be related but I've "secured" the mail app with the built in "App lock" feature with a PIN.

Phone model: HUAWEI GRA-L09
Build number GRA-L09C432B520
EMUI version: 4.0.3
Android version: 6.0
Mail account: IMAP on custom server


texts: How is Android allowed to use the name "Oreo"?

texts: Oreo is a trademark. Did they approve this? Do they not have a choice? I guess this is potentially good press, but if the OS has big problems they're not going to be happy when the "Oreo" name is associated with the problems by the press.


texts: Using fsck to fix SD card returns invalid argument

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I'm having issues with my 64 GB micro-sd card that I can't find a solution to solve this problem.

I've reformatted from windows 7 using windows solution as well as the format software offered by the SD-card organization. I've also tried repairing and repartitioning through Aparted for Android. Nothing is working... The strange thing (to me at least) is that I can save things to the card itself.  The only thing is, when I go into the storage app in Android (by the way I'm on CM 12.1), Android only shows a gray bar and isn't able to identify what is on the card.  Also,  certain apps like teamviewer simply operate as if there is nothing in my SD-card slot.

When I followed the directions in this question, I got as far as the unmount step, at which point terminal tells me that it can't find the unmount I'm trying to point it to (/dev/block/vold/179:33).  What the directions don't mention in that link is what one can do if it can't find the device.  Can someone please give me a hand with this?  Thanks so much.

*In case anyone is wondering, I do have busybox installed.

*I also just noticed that when I go into storage, I don't even have an option to dismount the card...only erase.


texts: Laptop doesn't get IP address when tethered via WiFi

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I'm trying to get an internet connection from my laptop via my SGS2. The phone is rooted, and I've tried two different WiFi tethering apps. I don't have a tethering plan (they want to charge me more than my home broadband!) so that's why I'm not using the native tether.

When my laptop connects to the WiFi hotspot, it fails to get an IP address. I guess this is due to the phone not running a DHCP server. I've tried the following:

Setting the IP of the interface to 192.168.1.99 and 10.0.0.99 (in case of standard /24 and /8 ranges) with x.x.x.1 as the default gateway.
The same as above, except with the public 3G internet-facing IP as the default gateway.
Setting the IP of the interface to the phone's public 3G internet-facing IP.

I've been unable to send ICMP pings to any IP address. I've also tried setting various DNS servers (private IPs, 8.8.8.8, etc.) but can't resolve any host names. It's like the traffic just gets black-holed at the phone.

Any ideas? I'd be happy to go with a USB tether, but my plan doesn't cover that and I've yet to find an app that'll allow me to get round it.


texts: Problems with syncing emails on Galaxy SIII

texts: I recently did a software update to 4.3 and now my email account loads emails in as unread and I go in to mark them as read but within 5 minutes they change to unread and I get new noticiations.  Can someone please tell me how to fix this problem.


texts:
I bought a few days ago a Hauwei P30 lite, which comes with Android 9.
In my case, I often connect to the Internet via the mobile network. When I configure the smartphone as a Wi-Fi hotspot (tethering), the smartphone apps are not allowed any more to the Internet (while the external devices exploiting that same hotspot for Internet connection are). In other words, If I use the smartphone as a mobile 4G+ modem, then no Android app has Internet connection.
For example, after enabling the hotspot, my laptop connects flawlessly to the Internet through the smartphone hotspot, so I can open for example WhatsApp web, but I cannot use it because the WhatsApp app on the smartphone is not allowed to the Internet. I find that rather silly.
My old 3G smartphone with Android 4.2.1 provides a hotspot while at the same time allowing Internet navigation from the smartphone, so that the WhatsApp scenario described above works flawlessly.
The new smartphone with a 4G+ modem does not allow that. ????
For the record, I am settled in Italy.


texts: Yu Yureka Black is always booting into TWRP (Fastboot Not Working, No OS)

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I tried installing the Yureka Black's Nougat build on my stock yu. I referred to the following article. It worked the 1st time then I installed twrp to flash gapps. But the flashing would suddenly stop as the phone would crash and reboot every time, like over 20 tries. Then I made a slight modification to the "Recovery.img" file in the zip folder provided by Yu and put the twrp img file (this is where I feel the problem started). After this it kept booting into recovery every time. And when I reboot into to system from there it goes back to recovery and if I try booting into bootloader, you know to flash another recovery or atleast use the tool provided by Yu to flash the factory image, fastboot doesn't work, the device doesn't show up, it just shows the yu logo (which it does in fastboot mode too) but it no fastboot. I tried flashing other roms like the Firehound and LineageOS one from the forum.. but they give me "Error 7" saying thetarget device is garlic and I have a yu5040 (which is a garlic!) then I resorted to modifying the "update-script file" in the meta-inf folder and renamed "garlic" to "yu5040" and the roms installed but still boots into recovery.

I don't mind loosing any data on the phone, as it was just a few weeks old. And I don't have any backups.

Any help would be appreciated..

Thanks a ton in advance.


texts: Pixel 5 bootloop after flashing patched magisk boot image

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I was running Magisk on Android 11 on my Google Pixel 5.
I installed it using a patched boot image from 11.0.0 (RD1A.200810.021.A1, Oct 2020, EU carriers).
Today Android 11 prompted me with an update, I installed it without thinking about the consequences. After rebooting Magisk stopped functioning. So I rebooted to fastboot mode and flashed the same patched boot image as i did the first time. I flashed both boot_a and boot_b, I remembered i did that the last time.
After that the phone is stuck in a boot loop.
I also tried flashing the unpatched boot image from the original image, but same effect.
Maybe i had to patch the latest magisk version on a fresh boot image, but can't do that anymore without access to magisk on my phone. Was running the latest canary YAHFA version.
Don't know what to do anymore, really hoping there is a solution without loosing all my data.

In the end i fixed it with extracting the boot image from the correct factory  image. At first I didn't see that the latest image was at the end of the list here https://developers.google.com/android/images
Flashing the boot image gave me a 'no command' screen. But I was able to boot into safe mode. After that i could patch the boot image file with magisk, and patch it in fastboot. And then everything was working again!


texts: How to remove google synced data from my phone?

texts: I added my father's Google account in my android phone to help him in some work as his phone wasn't working. Now before I could stop the sync settings, it has synced some contacts in my phone with his data. Can I remove the data from my android phone which has been synced from his account?


texts: So, I uninstalled an app, but whenever I try to install that app again on Google Playstore it always ends with an "App not installed" error. The error happens only when the app finishes downloading to 100%. The app that I was trying to install was "World Conqueror 3". So far, I've deleted the cache of Google playstore and even tried uninstalling its updates then tried to download the app again, but it went to no avail. As far as I know, I've completely uninstalled the app before trying to install it again. Is there any fix for this?


texts: Fit more notification icons on status bar

texts: I have a xiaomi mi a3, recently updated to android 11. Before updating to android 11, on android 10, the limit of the notification icons that would show, at the left side of the status bar was 4 icons. Now, after updating to android 11, I can see max 2 icons followed by a dot if there are more than 2 notifications. Is there any way to "increase" the limit? I would like to have 4 instead of 2. Is there any way without rooting please? I don't want to root my phone. Maybe an ADB command would do that?


texts: Super slow file transfer via OTG and system lag Android 9

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So I'm using a new Lenovo TB-8505X with Android 9 and I've tried several file managers and still when I'm trying to transfer files to any of my USB sticks the speed is too slow, like one mb and even gets slower and the system starts to lag, when the transfer is complete the system resumes its normal work! At first it starts to transfer fast, like instantly 10-20% of the file and then it slows down!

On my old Lenovo Tab Essentials with Android 5 everything transfers fast and the system doesn't lag! Why is that and what can be done about it?

I've already tried to enable USB Debugging and all that, to no avail!

Do any of you guys have this problem, seems like a Pie's problem...

Is it even solvable?

Device works flawlessly except for this one problem!

P.S. Doesn't seem like a warranty problem or is it?


texts: Galaxy Nexus Official 4.0.4 update and root

texts: Since the official 4.0.4 that be downloaded from Google's servers seems to be an update (39mb) can I update my rooted Galaxy Nexus wuthout losing root?


texts: I have Asphalt 8 on my smart TV and I have a WiFi keyboard for the TV, but the WiFi keyboard does not work for the game. It works for all of the other apps, as far as I know, but does not work for this one app. As this is a car game and I play it heavily, please answer this question before the destruction of my TV remote, with which I am now playing.


texts: Three semicircles on top os screen Android pie?

texts: Everytime i open my menu on my asus zenfone max m2 stock android these three semicircles appear on the top at random does anyone has a clue what are these?


texts: How does one enforce a secure lockscreen on Android mail clients?

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Okay, the situation.  We have a Dovecot+Postfix based mail server with the SOGo groupware providing calendaring and contacts.

All three provide TLS-based services to the public Internet.  A few of us have been able to configure our devices to support accessing our emails and calendars from our phones.  Most of us are running some version of Android.  My phone is Android 4.1 (yes, ZTE live in the stone age, but that's another topic), others are v5.0 or above.  There are a few iOS devices also.

We would like to enforce (from the server end) that the user has a secure lockscreen so that if their phone goes AWOL, they don't give away the keys to the kingdom.

I've seen lots about how some Microsoft Exchange sites somehow enforce this, and lots of people asking how to defeat it.  Also lots on other services like Android Pay that enforce this.

I'm asking the opposite question, how does it enforce this from the server?  What do I need to tell Dovecot/Postfix in order for this to be requested by the client device when the user configures their device's mail client with our IMAP/SMTP server settings?

Note: A couple have suggested I install applications on the device.  I already know how to manually set up a secure lockscreen using a pin-code, password or pattern, however the user is then free to turn that back off again.  Clearly Microsoft Exchange is able to transmit something in that initial handshake between Android email client and server that tells the phone that it must use a secure lockscreen.  I wish to replicate that same hand-shake using the Dovecot/Postfix/SOGo mail stack.

If I have to install anything on the device, then that is the wrong solution.


texts: What does it mean the "WIFI" label on the market?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Wi-Fi icon next to apps in android market

I've noticed that a few items on "My applications" on the Android Market client have a gray "WIFI" label on them. What does that mean?


texts: Call forwarding from device 1 mobile network to device 2 data network

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My brother's new job is underground with no cell reception or 3G. He wants to leave his phone upstairs so it can receive calls and SMS, and somehow forward them to him downstairs to Android / PC / Mac (any of these would be fine) that are connected to the office Wi-Fi.

The upstairs phone may or may not be connected to the same Wi-Fi network; it may just have 3G.

Is there any combination of apps that can do this? And if the request is confusing please let me know.