texts: (Nexus 5X, Marshmellow) Gmail app: how to see separate notifications for each new email?

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I have a Nexus 5x with Android Marshmellow. The Gmail notification I see on my locked screen groups all the messages together and shows "5 new messages". Can I see each new email as separate notification, (so, 5 notifications)so that I can know who sent the mail, the subject etc. instead of only knowing that there are 5 messages?

I recently moved from iOS and missing that feature. Thanks!


texts: How to reduce the minimum screen timeout?

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I was trying to programmatically set the screen timeout to 5 seconds, because the minimum value provided by my Android OS is 10 seconds, which is more than enough for me. But I was out of luck!
Is there any way to reduce the minimum screen timeout in Android by editing the build.prop file? If yes, then how?


texts: Z3 compact lollipop update close all apps icon missing

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When I now press to see apps running, I can no longer close all?
I have to swipe individually to remove. Z3 compact.
How can I close all apps? Thanks.


texts: How do I change my device locale (default currency symbol) on 3.x and higher?

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I want to change my device Locale because some of my apps use my default Locale to determine what currency symbol to use when formatting money values. In Android 2.x, I'd just go to the main Settings -> Language and Keyboard Settings -> Locale but I can't find anything like that in my settings for 3.x or 4.x.

Any help is appreciated.


texts: I'm Using G3 rom v8 by bountyman334 on LG e980. Message sending is taking a lot of time, delay in sending of about 5-10 minutes and sometimes fails. Tried to update Rom but nothing worked. need help.


texts: Can I use Play Store with no credit/debit card, or PayPal or code to redeem. I have no intent of paying anything, what I want is free, so I don't want to put cards online. Is there a way to do this?


texts: What happens after Unbricking a Oneplus 3

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There are many guide to unbrick the oneplus 3 and I followed the  [GUIDE] Mega Unbrick Guide for A Hard Bricked OnePlus 3 on xda by Naman Bhalla and after the step 9 this is my condition now
 i cannot access the recovery mode (but i can access the bootloader). when i try to access recovery mode a page appears that has its its first line as follows

start do md5 checksum.

then the below lines appear in red

cache : failed.
boot : failed.
boot_aging : failed.
system : failed.
md5 checksum failed.

when i try to upload oneplus stock rom through command window it says

archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'.
archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'.
error: update package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt.

And one more thing ,I think i reached this glorious stage during a supersu unroot.WILL his lead to any more complications?

Please help. Being like this feels like forever. I am living in India so the chance of someone else knowing anything about this are very slim.

Thanks for the help in advance.


texts: Is imessageonandroid.com really an iMessages app for Android or is it Scam?

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I saw on a website that they have an iMessages app that lets you text iPhone user for free just like it is for an iPhone user texting another iPhone user.

Do you use our own number, or do you have to have an apple id and use your email like the ipod touch?. Also please explain me how it works and what you have to do?


texts: Can I schedule a night restore/wipe? Or other management solution

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I (will shortly) have a small (5-10) android tablets for use in my school. I want them to automatically wipe clean at the end of each day (specifically, remove any user data, even more specifically, browsing history/downloads). I'd mostly likely have the devices locked down to just web browsing using surelock or similar.

How can I do this? Titanium backup doesn't seem to have a scheduled restore function.

Alternately, are there other management tools that would achieve a similar result?


texts: Durability issues of sd-cards in phones?

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I understand, that there are many factors why a sd-card may fail. But I had my last two sd-cards fail in a very short time (about three months). Now I wonder if it is the phones fault, or if I just by bad sd-cards.

I don't have any brand information about the failing sd-card, because I just looked at the capacity and the price (which might be an indication, that it is my fault). But I did not buy the card from a dubious store, so I was hoping they would have some level of acceptable quality.

Is there a quality measure that I can look out for, when shopping for sd-cards?

My phone info: Samsung Galaxy S I9000 with Gingerbread 2.3.3


texts: How do you set your Android smartphone not to switch to the web browser app each time you click on a link?

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I'm using Firefox in my android smartphone instead of Chrome (Chrome app is not installed), but I think that it applies the same anyways. In the past when I clicked on a link (from emails, or other apps, etc.), I got a message that said that a new tab was opened in Firefox but the system didn't switch automatically to the Firefox app. I continue clicking on links and then when I was done and I opened Firefox and all the tabs were opened for me. Recently Firefox for android was updated and after the update when I click on a link the system automatically switch to Firefox. How can I set back the system so it doesn't switch to the web browser app each time I click on a link?
Regards.


texts: How can I turn OFF encryption on a Honeycomb tablet?

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I used the "Encrypt tablet" option on the "Location & security" page of my settings to fully encrypt my up-to-date Asus Transformer. Honeycomb encryption seems a bit flaky so I want to un-encrypt my tablet again. How can I do this? (the option on the settings page still says "Encrypt tablet" and underneath it says "Encrypted", but tapping it does nothing, and I can't find any way to decrypt the tablet again)

Owen


texts: Determine app that keeps turning on bluetooth

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I recently got back from a holiday without internet, when I got back heaps of my apps updated and one of them now continuously turns my Bluetooth on. How can I determine which app it is?

I have a rooted Nexus 4 running 4.4.4


texts: Any reasonable answer for huge battery discharge when device is off?

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Nearly three years ago I have asked this question. It brought certain attention, but no answer. Of course there is no change in Nexus behavior and device discharges its battery up to 30-50 times faster when completely turned of than when it is turned on, but not used at all.

To my complete surprise, after these nearly three years I have notice the very same behavior in many more mobile devices, irrespective of device type, manufacturer or even operating system.

Recently I noticed this in:

Sony Xperia E,
Apple iPad Mini (first edition),
Microsoft Lumia 640 and 650.

Is there any consistent theory or answer, why it is happening? Why device drains battery at all, when it is (should be) completely turned off? And why the discharge rate is so enormously1 high?

I'm looking for an answer at least partially proven or grounded on some verifiable facts. Spy theories -- that it is due to fact that completely turned off device sends a lot of information to Google / Facebook / Apple / Microsoft / US Government -- are quite out of scope of this question.

1I'd say that even absurdly high, given the fact that device completely turned off can't stand more than 24 hours while turned on, but unused at all (lying on shelf) can last up to a week or at least a few days.


texts: Galaxy S3 Bug: No text appears when typing SMS message

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Summary: When starting to write an SMS text message using the stock Messaging app, no text appears.

Reproduction: It's intermittent. However IIRC it has only happened when replying.

Workarounds:

reboot phone (Always works)
press back repeatedly to exit message app. (Works half the time)
switch app and then back (works only sometimes)
keep typing rubbish until something appears (often works but typically only after a couple of hundred characters).

Are there any fixes for this?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge keeps freezing/restarting randomly

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This issue started yesterday. I was playing Hearthstone but all of a sudden, my phone froze for about 30 seconds and then restarted. I went on my phone again but this time it was frozen and I had to leave it overnight to discharge. Today I found a way to restart the phone if it is frozen by pressing Power + Volume Down but I still get freezes. Sometimes the phone just randomly restarts. Occasionally I get this thing with a flashing red light and I am unable to turn the phone on. I fix this by plugging in my phone to the charger but I don't want to keep doing that. I factory reset my phone but problem still persists.

P.S: My phone is hotter than usual.

Any ideas about what the problem can be and how to fix it?


texts: Set transfer encoding in stock email app

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I use Android's stock email client "com.android.email" version 8.1.0 on Samsung Galaxy J5 running LineageOS.

I noticed that the emails are sent using

Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64

I'd like to change this to something like

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Going through the email client's options, I couldn't find anything relevant. Is there still a way to change the transfer encoding for the email body?


texts:
How do we verify that a phone call is going through WiFi?
I am hoping that there is some special little icon like this one:

Cricket wireless is my provider and my phone is a Motorola moto g7 SUPRA.
My carrier does support WiFi calling. I spent an hour on the phone with them trying to answer the question the above question. The device also supports WiFi calling and reports that WiFi calling has been correctly activated
Our local cell towers went down today so I wanted to have another way to make phone calls that did not depend on an active cell tower. I set up WiFi calling on my phone and it confirmed that it was set up correctly and enabled. The WiFi also indicated that it was connected. It is a very strong connection because it is only ten feet way and direct line-of-sight.
After I did this I still experienced the same issues that I had because of the bad cell tower. This would seem to indicate that the phone calls were not going through WiFi.


texts: Unlocking boot loader **doesn't** wipe data. How is it a security threat?

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MiA1 is probably the only one of it's kind that doesn't wipe data when bootloader is unlocked (tested by me and widely known)

It is said to be a security threat. I am not clear how

Say my device is stolen and one wants to access data how does this feature make it easier given

I use 6 digit PIN and fingerprint. One has to get past that before adb can be activated and  used to transfer data to a PC.
The device is encrypted (Oreo 8.0.0)
Debugging turned off

(I am not  talking of risks of unlocked boot loader. I understand that)

This is not a hypothetical question but something I need to understand, this being my daily use device.

I don't have information that calls for three letter agencies to use sophisticated tools , so that angle can be ruled out while answering (though useful to know).

I am looking for realistic threat assessment


texts: Will phone of global market will have better coverage than others?

texts: I have LG V20 (H990DS), it's global market's phone. Also there are AT&T, Sprint, Verizon. And I noticed that all models have different frequency bands. Is that mean that my phone will work better around the world and others are fixed to certain regions? If yes, other phones can be unlocked by rooting or something like that to work the same as "Global" phone?


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Whenever I use a standard system Share dialog in any of my apps (Motorola One with Android One on-board), I see a huge empty panel in the middle of it:

The second line never changes and always shows "Direct share is not available". For as long as I've beem using this device (Motorola One; years) I have never seen anything else there.
What is direct share? Why it is always disabled / not available in my device? How can I enable it or even better -- get rid of it and hopefully hide that part of standard Share screen, which occupies the most space of it and is pretty much completely useless.


texts: Can I prevent the Android 2.2 browser from inserting "www" at the beginning of URLS?

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I'm loving my Android phone (Incredible) but I cannot stand when the browser automatically inserts "www" at the beginning of any URL I'm trying to type. I am a web developer and work a lot with sub domains (not to mention blind usage of "www" is bad practice) and it gets frustrating.

Any ideas?


texts:
I have a used Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini GT-I8190. When I shut down the phone the battery still drains. The longer I leave the battery in the shut down phone the more charge it looses. Typically the battery looses between 1% and 2% charge per hour when inside the shut down phone. After a few days without turning the fully charged phone on the battery is completely dead so that I cannot turn on the phone again without charging first.

I don't know the previous owner and cannot ask them if they had the same problem.

Things I tried so far:

Tried to spin the battery on a table to see if the battery is bloated. The battery did not spin at all. Its completely flat on both sides.
Removed the fully charged battery from the phone, let it sit outside for a few days, put it back in, turned on the phone to read the battery level: The battery was still full – so the battery shouldn't be the problem.
Bought a new battery from another vendor anyways and did the same tests as before.
Factory reset (multiple times)
Update to the latest available OS (Android 4.1.2) provided by the vendor.
Update to the latest available custom ROM (Lineage OS 14.1 / Android 7.1.2).
After the factory resets and after flashing I did not install or customize anything apart from the following things. Of course, they had no effect since the phone was turned off — I read about these things in some forums and tried them anyway.

Only on the vendor's OS: Stop the pre-installed Mail service (even though I didn't sign into anything).
Turn off everything (Wifi, GPS, ...)
Enable (extreme) power save mode

Neither did I insert a SIM card nor an SD card into the phone, so these two can also be ruled out as the culprit.

Question

Why does the battery drain when the phone is shut down?
Can I do anything about this?


texts: android oreo , /system, /data and /sdcard for media

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I am in need of a new mobile and the new kid on the block is Android 8.0 .  From what little I could garner it seems there are three partitions by default which happen in an android phone. I come from unix/linux background so would be using comparison from a linux layout

/system = / (or root) where all applications/binaries will be installed . ext4

/data = (probably /home but not sure as that is unclear.) ext4

/sdcard = something akin to /home/$username or better yet /media but (fuse fileystem FAT32 or something equivalent.

I know that in android 6.0 users could copy and paste media/music etc. from their system to the mobile phone and back. This feature was taken away in 7.0 series. Is this back ?

Also can somebody share if my comparison is correct or incorrect. I am not sure exactly as to what /data is used for.

I don't see the concept of swap, does it take from / . I do know that most phones do come with RAM 8GB
 and en onwards
.


texts: Why is the ART VM slower than the Dalvik VM, at sorting an array when the array size is 62000?

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Look at row 62 of this graph.

It is the time taken for a quick sort integer array, on a VM for android 4.4 (KitKat). How come that ART is faster except at an array size of 62000? In fact, it is significantly slower than Dalvik, as Dalvik takes 238 seconds, but ART takes 333 seconds. The result does not even fit the pattern of results, in rows 61 and 63. I could even say that its anomalous.
This is very strange. Why does this happen?


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor?

Can I uninstall default applications that come with the Android OS?

For eg:contacts,calendar,message.


texts: Where Firefox for Android is keeping add-on generated files?

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I want to find a folder, where Firefox for Android is keeping files generated by installed add-ons (list of saved tabs in OneTab, for example).
I've tried to do a full root file system search (e.g. onetab.html, store.json) and looked insede specific app folders (e.g. /data/data/org.mozilla.firefox). Found nothing but the .xpi extension files.

According to Help @ one-tab.com, tabs data is located in C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\Profile Folder\jetpack\extension@one-tab.com\simple-storage\store.json for a Windows desktop version. On Android, using rooted Amaze, I've found nothing similar.

Where should I search next? Are those files even visible for a root user?


texts: Android doesn't ask USB usage when connecting to Windows, works on Linux

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Just out of the blue, my phone suddenly stopped asking permission to access storage. It worked yesterday. When I connect the phone with the same cable to Linux PC it works but Windows keeps telling USB device not recognized and I don't get a popup in Android asking for USB permission. There is also nothing in the notifications on Android.
I tried to disable always ask but it still won't show up. How can I make my phone always answering as a mass storage?


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Galaxy S5 (unrooted)

My battery drain isn't dreadful yet, but it isn't getting better.

I can't narrow down what is causing it.  I have tried keeping my sync turned off, keeping google location reporting services off, even keeping my data off.  I can't narrow down at all what is causing this.

Anybody else have an idea or in a similar situation?


texts: Google Play Games doesn't restore highscores?

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Maybe this question is totally dumb, but I was always under the assumption that if I connect a game with my Google Play account (if that's offered), my highscores, progress in games, etc. will be saved and restored if I connect it on another device or re-flash the phone's ROM?

However, with many games (like HexaBlast, Lara Croft, Temple Run etc.), no game stats and levels seem to get saved, I'm starting from point zero.

If Google Play Games isn't good for that, what's the actual point of connecting a game to Google Play Games at all?


texts: Why does controlling CPU frequency require root access?

texts:
According to this answer one of the programs that requires root access is SetCPU that can lower the CPU frequency when the phone is not used thus prolong battery life.

I don't get one thing - why does that require root? What could be the harm in reducing the CPU frequency?


texts: My phone Oppo A5 2020 don't have fastboot mode. How to unoock bootloader. I have to root my phone. Can I root my phone without unlocking bootloader?

texts:
Oppo A5 2020
Model No is CPH1933
Android Version is 9.0 Pie
Colour Os 6
There is no fastboot hut I got recovery mode only.
I have to root my phone.
Can I root without unlocking bootloader?
             Or
Can I unlock bootloader without fastboot mode?


texts: Transfering mp3 file from a pc and play it on Android 4.1.1?

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I recently bought a smartphone with the intent of not having to bow to iPhone and its iTunes etc.  I am a PC only user and so I don't really want to change my religion from Win-to-IOS!

However, what I thought would be simple is proving to be difficult.  I am sure there will be many like me.  And that is why I am posting here.

My pc runs Win-XP.  The ALDI phone is Medion E4002 (MD 98388) and runs Android 4.1.1.

I want to copy some mp3 files that I have to the Android phone so I can listen.  Not too much ask, is it?

But I am unable to.  Tried the Help Line of ALDI.  The bottom line from support person is that under Windows it should work without any additional software.  Because in my case it does not work, the problem must be with my pc!

In Android under System Settings, I tried connection as a USB Storage.  Yes, two new "removable drives" are recognized, but properties shows as 0 bytes and all blue disk.

And if I try the connection as a Media Device (MTP) the phone is not recognized by the pc.

Any help?

Update from original psoter (july 25, 2013)

As was suggested by the Aldi / Medion Help Centre guy, I tried copying files from a Win 8 laptop. There too, the USB mode did not work, but MTP did. Thanks for the answers.


texts: How to configure build.prop file to disable 3G internet?

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I am using Android mobile with JellyBean 4.2.2. When on 3G, the device is heating – so I need to turn off 3G data. While that could be done by going to Settings and set mobile networks to "2G only" ("GSM only" on some devices), this does not apply here: we are providing mobile phones with our application. and user's should not switch on 3G. So we need to do that by other means, switching it off globally via the build.prop.

Below is the build.prop file contents, is there any settings to disable 3G internet?

#begin build properties
# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh
ro.build.id=JDQ39
ro.build.display.id=SM112_OTD_W_CORAL_V0.0.3_S0516
ro.build.version.incremental=eng.pengyinhua.1402318234
ro.custom.build.version=SM112_OTD_W_CORAL_V0.0.3_S0516
ro.internal.version=
ro.build.version.sdk=17
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=4.2.2
ro.build.date=2014年 06月 09日 星期一 20:52:21 CST
ro.build.date.utc=1402318341
ro.build.type=user
ro.build.user=pengyinhua
ro.build.host=buildsrv5-desktop
ro.build.tags=test-keys
ro.product.model=ISN707 CORAL
ro.product.brand=ISUN
ro.product.name=
ro.product.device=ISUN
ro.product.board=
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.manufacturer=ISUN
ro.product.locale.language=en
ro.product.locale.region=GB
ro.wifi.channels=
ro.board.platform=
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
ro.build.product=ISUN
# Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint
ro.build.description=sm112_otd_w_ba_r-user 4.2.2 JDQ39 eng.pengyinhua.1402318234 test-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=ISUN/sm112_otd_w_ba_r/sm112_otd_w_ba_r:4.2.2/JDQ39/1402318234:user/test-keys
ro.build.flavor=
ro.build.characteristics=default
# end build properties

# begin mediatek build properties
ro.mediatek.version.release=ALPS.JB3.MP.V1
ro.mediatek.platform=MT6572
ro.mediatek.chip_ver=S01
ro.mediatek.version.branch=ALPS.JB3.MP
ro.mediatek.version.sdk=1
# end mediatek build properties
#
# system.prop for generic sdk
#

rild.libpath=/system/lib/mtk-ril.so
rild.libargs=-d /dev/ttyC0

# MTK, Infinity, 20090720 {
wifi.interface=wlan0
# MTK, Infinity, 20090720 }

# MTK, mtk03034, 20101210 {
ro.mediatek.wlan.wsc=1
# MTK, mtk03034 20101210}
# MTK, mtk03034, 20110318 {
ro.mediatek.wlan.p2p=1
# MTK, mtk03034 20110318}

# MTK, mtk03034, 20101213 {
mediatek.wlan.ctia=0
# MTK, mtk03034 20101213}

#
wifi.tethering.interface=ap0
#

ro.opengles.version=131072

wifi.direct.interface=p2p0
dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=96m
dalvik.vm.heapsize=128m

# USB MTP WHQL
ro.sys.usb.mtp.whql.enable=0

# Power off opt in IPO
sys.ipo.pwrdncap=2

ro.sys.usb.storage.type=mtp,mass_storage

# USB BICR function
ro.sys.usb.bicr=yes

# USB Charge only function
ro.sys.usb.charging.only=yes

# audio
ro.camera.sound.forced=0
ro.audio.silent=0

ro.zygote.preload.enable=0

# temporary enables NAV bar (soft keys)
# qemu.hw.mainkeys=0

ro.kernel.zio=38,108,105,16
ro.operator.optr=CUST

persist.sys.timezone=Asia/Calcutta

#
# ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES
#
ro.setupwizard.mode=OPTIONAL
ro.com.google.gmsversion=4.0_r7
persist.gemini.sim_num=2
ro.gemini.smart_sim_switch=false
ril.specific.sm_cause=0
bgw.current3gband=0
ril.external.md=0
ro.sf.hwrotation=0
ril.current.share_modem=2
curlockscreen=1
ro.mediatek.gemini_support=true
persist.radio.fd.counter=15
persist.radio.fd.off.counter=5
persist.radio.fd.r8.counter=15
persist.radio.fd.off.r8.counter=5
persist.mtk.wcn.combo.chipid=-1
drm.service.enabled=true
fmradio.driver.enable=1
ril.first.md=1
ril.flightmode.poweroffMD=1
ril.telephony.mode=1
dalvik.vm.mtk-stack-trace-file=/data/anr/mtk_traces.txt
mediatek.wlan.chip=mediatek.wlan.module.postfix=_
ril.radiooff.poweroffMD=0
ro.config.notification_sound=Proxima.ogg
ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Classic.ogg
ro.config.ringtone=Backroad.ogg
net.bt.name=Android
dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt
mot.proximity.delay=0
ro.lge.proximity.delay=25
ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=0
ring.delay=0


texts: how to root your Android or at least understand how it works

texts:
I do not know exactly how rooting works or if it can even by done on my Android (Samsung GT-N8013) device. No rootkit appears to exist yet for Android 4.1.2,  so I am left with figuring out how to root my device via other means.

All I would like to do is do certain operations (on my own device!) e.g. read a file regardless of its permissions or run certain programs as root. So assuming we have

your own physical Android device
the permission model of Android/Linux
the tools available e.g. adb, Android NDK,

is it at all possible to make a process run as root on the current Linux version of Android 4.1.2?  If nobody has a direct answer to this, could you please offer any ideas on how to even begin attempting to do so, or resources that really show you how rooting works (not just a wikipedia link)?

(All I know of so far is rageagainstthecage and gingerbreak, which are unfortunately, exploits, and don't work on 4.2.1 anyway. )

Thanks for any help.


texts: ADB claims that app is not installed when uninstalling and that it is installed when installing

texts:
Gboard kept crashing when trying to open the settings, so I wanted to uninstall and reinstall it. Google Play Store kept giving me the error code 910, the advice for that was installing it with ADB.

The command

adb install -r /home/fabian/Downloads/com.google.android.inputmethod.latin_7.9.7.230658658-release-armeabi-v7a-26790713_minAPI21\(armeabi-v7a\)\(nodpi\)_apkmirror.com.apk

gives me the output

Failed to install /home/fabian/Downloads/com.google.android.inputmethod.latin_7.9.7.230658658-release-armeabi-v7a-26790713_minAPI21(armeabi-v7a)(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS: Attempt to re-install com.google.android.inputmethod.latin without first uninstalling package running as com.android.inputmethod.latin]

This is weird, since with the -r flag it should have no problem with an app that is already installed. Apart from that, it is not installed, I checked the app list, the /system/app directory, as well as /data/data. And when I run

adb uninstall com.google.android.inputmethod.latin

, the output is:

Exception occurred while dumping:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown package: com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
    at com.android.server.pm.Settings.isOrphaned(Settings.java:4134)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.isOrphaned(PackageManagerService.java:18419)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.deletePackage(PackageManagerService.java:15836)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageInstallerService.uninstall(PackageInstallerService.java:888)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.runUninstall(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:792)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.onCommand(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:118)
    at android.os.ShellCommand.exec(ShellCommand.java:94)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onShellCommand(PackageManagerService.java:18682)
    at android.os.Binder.shellCommand(Binder.java:468)
    at android.os.Binder.onTransact(Binder.java:367)
    at android.content.pm.IPackageManager$Stub.onTransact(IPackageManager.java:2387)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onTransact(PackageManagerService.java:3150)
    at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:565)

So what can I do to install GBoard again?

Fairphone 2, Android 7.1.2, "Fairphone Open", root enabled


texts: I connect to the corporate WiFi and sometimes my phone connects to the other AP with the same name (with poor signal). How can I prevent it on my Android? I have root.


texts: What precisely is CloudAgent process? Its files eats space like crazy

texts:
I have bunch of usual stuff going on in my phone (Samsung Grand, Android 4.1.2) like app auto-updates, Twitter, Dropbox, etc. Most of the time it's clear what the network-related settings for them are (wifi-only all the things) and they are clearly reflected in data stats.

The one exception is "CloudAgent" process, which:

does not really make it obvious what it belongs to (is this part of Android? Samsung custom stuff?)
eats space like crazy (its folder was well over 1GB out of 4GB system space)
eats network, even when not on wifi

While it doesn't really cause any serious issues, it is highly confusing - what it is, what it does and which settings control it?


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I recently flashed a stock system image to take an OTA update and have only booted to TWRP since. (I didn't flash it) I did root, though.
When I was browsing /system I found that reboot-from-recovery.p was renamed to reboot-from-recovery.bak
My question is was this done by SuperSU or TWRP? and could this be the only modification?

Thanks.


texts: Google Assistant News are being emailed to me in the wrong language - how to fix?

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I'm traveling and my Android phone's Google Assistant is now set to understand two languages, which is fine.

What's not fine: Google suddenly decided to email me all the info in the second language which is not English.

The emails are coming from the assistant-noreply@google.com address, so there's no way I can just reply and ask them...

I don't mind the emails, but I want them to be in English. Yet, they are coming exclusively in the second language. Drives me nuts. How do I fix this situation?


texts: Is there a free android app which can launch apps on a successful wifi connection?

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Is there a free android aplication which can launch other pre-selected apps when it detects a successful wifi connection?

Bonus, if it can kill the apps when the wifi connection is gone.

I know plug in launcher pro version claims that it has this feature (but it ain't free)

More background:

I'm using wifi powermanager to startup wifi whenever a power source is connected. Once wifi, is connected, I wish to start applications like airdroid, wifi fixer.


texts: AOSP 7.1.2 - Firefox (Fennec and IceCat) result with just a white screen

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I have installed a Custom ROM (AOSP 7.1.2) on a Samsung tablet. It is rooted, and also has gapps (pico).
Most everything works - except, when I installed both versions of Firefox for mobile - Fennec and IceCat (both via F-Droid), and the installation was successful (though neither of them asked for any permissions).
However, when I start either of them, they simply start as a white screen, and ... nothing happens (Fennec occasionally crashes after a few seconds of white screen, I have not seen IceCat crash so far, it just keeps at the white screen).
I captured a bit of logcat - first fennec is started, then icecat - it has been pasted here:
https://pastebin.com/ijGSr8X0
Would anyone have any idea as to why specifically these two Firefox apps start with nothing else but a white screen; and how to fix that?
(BTW, I use the same IceCat on an Android 4.x device; it works fine there.)


texts: Phantom notifications of Galaxy Note driving me nuts

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I just got a Samsung Galaxy Note a few weeks ago and really like the phone. The problem is that I get notifications for non-events or phantom events day and night: the phone makes the notification sound but there are no new messages, lost calls, or anything; the notification bar is empty and there's nothing showing on the screen.

I've changed the alert sound and the funny thing is that the one that keeps on buggin me is the default whistling sound that came preloaded with the phone.

Updated to ICS 4.0 and it is still happening. (I'm still running the Gingerbread stock build.)

Any ideas beyond resetting to factory settings?


texts: Manually upgrade Galaxy Nexus 4.0.4 (yakjuxw) to 4.1

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I have a Galaxy Nexus (maguro/yakjuxw) with Android version 4.0.4. I saw the new features in 4.1 so i want to update, but i don't think an OTA will be available anytime soon. So, I'm considering manually updating. AFAIK, I will need to switch to the yakju firmware that gets updates directly from Google.

That being said, I have some questions:

Is the firmware the same as the OS? I always thought firmware is something like BIOS, UEFI, coreboot etc. and OS like Windows, GNU/Linux etc. But i have a feeling the terms are used slightly differently in the Android world. This is because the updates guides I found usually show how to flash firmware.
Will such an upgrade require rooting the phone?
Will this void my warranty?
I know a Google search will yield many guides on how to do this, but I'd appreciate it if an experienced user could provide a link with the guide he/she considers to be the best (most complete, safe etc.)


texts: My files have not uploaded to Google Drive

texts:
I have done this before. I took some photos with my Motorola Moto E.
I went to the Gallery App.
I selected the images.
I clicked on the "upload icon" and selected the Google Drive icon.
The app gave the files/folder a name.
I clicked the SAVE selection on the bottom of the phone's screen.
I received a message that said the files were being uploaded.
I am in a library with WiFi that is working.
My phone is connected to that WiFi source.

I am also logged in to my Google account on a computer.
I checked my Google Drive App.
It is associated with my Google account online. It is the only account on my phone.

My files showed up like they always do when I upload something on my phone.
But, when I look at the computer, the files are not there.
Usually they appear on the computer in my Google Drive at this point.

I tried uploading individual files one at a time. This did not work either.
I tried refreshing the browser many times.
The computer is using Google Chrome.
I am not getting any error messages or notifications on my phone or the computer.
I tried disconnecting and reconnecting to the Wifi on my phone.

Why aren't my files appearing on the computer in Google Drive?
The sync/upload appears to work on my phone.
But, the files don't appear on the computer.
I want to download them to the computer so I can use an image editing program with them.


texts: Deleted all Google Calendar events by mistake (web). How to I push my local android calendar to the web?

texts:
I just deleted ALL my events from Google Calendar (website) by mistake!

My calendar events are still intact in my Nexus 7 because I have not synchronized after the mistaken deletion.

I would like to know how can I make sure that the events in my tablet will be pushed to the web on my next sync (I fear that syncing will delete my local events)

Please help!!!


texts: What is the best way to delete all contacts on the handset?

texts: I was trying to clean up the contacts on my Droid X and part of the process (after turning off sync) was to delete all contacts on the phone.  I didn't have many, so I manually deleted each on (read: tedious).  Is there a way to bulk delete contacts on a handset?


texts: Touchless Control 3.15.0.1 Cannot uninstall

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My Motorola Ultra with Android version 4.2.2 contains 3.15.0.1 Touchless Control. I have uninstalled the software both from Google Play and App Settings. However, the device still says "Update", instead of "install".

How can I successfully uninstall the Touchless Control?

Note: The reason why I would like to uninstall it would pertain to the reason for installing the most updated version.


texts: How to reinstall Google download manager on rooted MOTO G X1032?

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I'm on Android 5.0.2, rooted through Clockworkmod. I have Titanium Backup synced to my Dropbox and a Nandroid image.

I deleted the default download manager (stupidly on my Titanium Backup as well) to free up space, necessary despite having 100's of megs to spare - i think this will fix that.

I've done a factory reset, but no luck. All my apps are wiped, including Titanium Backup and Nandroid (which i don't know how to restore to anyway).

Download Manager isn't visible in this bundle of google APK's. Is it packaged with something else? Will i be able to run the APK when i do find it?

Edit: I've been advised to extract the download manager from a Custom ROM. How do i do this?


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So I am trying to connect my device to adb over wifi. I have been following this tutorial
http://codetheory.in/android-debug-bridge-adb-wireless-debugging-over-wi-fi/

I have been doing this

adb tcpip 5556
adb connect <ip address>:5556

what i get back is

cannot connect to <ip address>:5556:5556

if i do not include the port

adb connect <ip address>

then i get this

cannot connect to <ip address>:5555

Does anyone have any  ideas?


texts: Will it work if I set up a http/ssh/ftp server on my android phone using the cellular mobile network?

texts:
I can set up a ssh server on my android phone, by running SSH Server by Ice Code App on my Android 4.4.2 phone over my home WiFi network. So my laptop can access the my phone via ssh in the same WiFi network.

When there is no wifi, can I do the same to set up a ssh server on my android phone over my carrier's cellular mobile network? Is there some difference between the setup over a WiFI and setup over a cellular mobile network?

How about http and ftp servers?


texts: Is it possible to retrieve android data after multiple factory resets?

texts: Lets say I want to retrieve a file that is about one year old. I have been doing one or two factory resets to this day and kept using my phone. Now I want to get that file back, is it possible to get it?


texts: How do I transfer the calendar entries from Windows Mobile to Android?

texts: Is there an easier way to transfer my calendar entries that does not involve Outlook? I have a .CSV file with all the entries in my current Windows Mobile calendar, but I'd like to migrate this to my Galaxy S 2 too.


texts: How can I make my rooted Android 7 phone as secure as possible for financial transactions?

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The latest security update patches for my phone was in 2017. My phone is rooted. What steps can I take to make it as secure as possible to be able to safely use financial apps where I'd be transacting money?
These apps need Google services to work, so custom roms are not an option (or are they?).


texts: Automatically switch to a saved wireless access point with the strongest signal

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I have a wireless router (D-Link) in room A and a repeater (TP-Link WA750RE) in room B, both having the same SSID. Sometimes, when I go to room B and back into room A, my Nexus 5 (Android version 4.4.3) doesn't switch to the router although it has a stronger signal. It stays connected to the repeater instead.

The "Tplink" and "Dlink" are only aliases. Both actually have the same SSID.

When I switch the Wi-Fi off and on again, it connects to the router. which provides much better speed.

How can I force Android to always switch to the strongest signal? Is there a setting for it, or an app?


texts: Apps' update status in Market app not always reliable?

texts:
So this is kind of a two fold question but it all falls under the same umbrella of update status reliability and might even be caused by the same factor.

First, this morning I saw that my Logitech Revue remote App had an update, as indicated by the 'Update' label when viewing list of apps. However when I clicked it, the only options were 'Open' and 'Uninstall'

I attempted to clear Market's cache and force close it, but still the same thing. 4 Hours later. it worked normally (i.e., providing the update button).

What causes this and how can I fix it immediately, rather than just checking back every few hours to see if it was fixed.

Second part/example:
A couple weeks ago the same issue happened with the system app 'Youtube.' Under my main google app that I use on my phone and all my non-system apps are associated to,  I saw the update label, but again same issue as above. When I switched to my other account that I only use for email, I could update Youtube just fine.

There seems to be some sort of synchronization problem. The Youtube example lasted for days (with the daily update notifications) before I thought to switch accounts and try it on my secondary google account. The exact same thing happened with Google Maps.

I have a stock Droid 3 using stock Market.


texts: Is there a way to know when an audio was recorded

texts:
I recently received an audio on whatsapp and I am pretty much sure that its not altered.Is there a way to know when was that audio recorded in the senders phone.
Edit:It is a voice call conversation.


texts: Android 5: Bluetooth pairing dialog has no passkey form

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I use several Bluetooth devices with my phone. Today I tried to pair a new one and was shown this dialog:

Bluetooth pairing request

Device
NWP-F110

Type the pairing code then press Return or Enter

Cancel                                      Pair

No keyboard pops up. If I tap around inside the dialog, nothing happens. If I hit Cancel the pairing fails. If I hit Pair the device is registered in my Bluetooth system settings, but the app that works with it is unable to access it. According to the manufacturer, a passcode is necessary and apparently Android thinks so too, but I'm unable to enter it.

If I continue nonetheless and try to setup the device, the app searches endlessly. I'm never asked for the pairing code again until I manually forget the device in the system settings, yet no device is able to work with it.

Googling only shows me how to add the device as a trusted device, I'm unable to find any similar problems for Android 5 (although it might be because the OS is so new). Any tips?

I've confirmed that this is specific to my Nexus 5 running Android 5 - my Samsung S3 pairs with the device almost instantly and without trouble.


texts: Force inactivity lock on application that circumvents it

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I have a game that disables inactivity lock on my phone as long as it is foreground (there's enough ways to do that if you look around on development SE sites). This is generally a good thing, since it have somewhat long-ish matches that can be set to autopilot and having to manually tap to prevent autolocking would be annoying.

However it is NOT fine when I set lock period in phone settings to half a hour, start playing before sleep and WANT it to go into lock if I actually fall asleep while playing! I don't want phone to stay at max heat all night because GPU and charger fight each other over energy flow.  I have an unrooted Lenovo A1000.

Application does not have any setting to disable this behavior. Is there a way I can enforce my lock period settings on any application so any time I don't actively touch any controls on phone for specified time, it goes into a lock, no matter if foreground application wants that or not?


texts: Screen resolution on Nexus 4 and Nexus 7

texts:
If I understand this answer correctly, then the Nexus 7 (7" screen at 1280x800) should show more of a given webpage (or of anything else) than the Nexus 4 (4.7" screen at 1280x768). This means that a Nexus 7 will not simply look like an enlarged Nexus 4? It will appear to have a higher resolution, because of the "dp" value mentioned in that post?

I have a handset similar to the Nexus 4 and am considering a Nexus 7. However, if the Nexus 7 will appear as a larger version of my current handset (that is, what I see on screen at the moment will still appear on a full screen on the Nexus 7), then the purchase may not be worth it.


texts: What is the standard voltage and current levels for an android battery?

texts:
I am using Micromax Canvas Nitro A310; recently, I bought a new USB cable and it seems its not doing the job as required.

My phone is not getting charged as it was before. Either it takes too long or the battery indicator not change to even 1% after being plugged on for 2-3 hours.

I am using Ampere app to check current and voltages with different USB cables and found that the one which I bought recently is showing very low current observations (230-250mA).

Need to know what are the normal ratings.


texts: I have a problem with an app not loading content on WiFi. If I switch to mobile data it works normally. I disabled battery optimization for it, set the WiFi network to be treated as unmetered but with no success. It works whenever it wants. I didn't disable any important system services or apps (chrome, wellbeing, files go, google, lens, moto help, moto notifications). I have a Motorola One. My last phone, LG G6 had no trouble with it, I am using the same router/network. It's misbehaving on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.


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I am using a Xiaomi Mi5 and the default Contact app sync ALL contacts with Google which creates a huge redundant list of any person I ever emailed. There is no option to select which Group/Folder to sync.

I thought I would find a better Contacts app that sync only the 'My Contacts' folder from Google to my Phone to alleviate this issue but that's a very specific criteria and I'm not sure how to look it up.

Please help,
Thanks.


texts: Can I extract the Stock HTC firmware (Sense) from an M8 and flash it in another rooted M8?

texts:
I rooted my friend's HTC M8 upon his request and also put TWRP in it. He tried many ROMs, including AOSP, but couldn't live with the bugs. So, he asked me to revert his phone back to stock with Sense on it and the ability to install OTA updates (basically unroot the phone).

I searched a lot over the Internet on how to unroot an HTC M8 but nothing worked. So, I flashed SkyDragon ROM hoping it would be the closest to stock HTC, but it has its own bugs.

My sister also has an HTC M8, which has never been tampered with (no root) and currently runs Android 6.0.1. I've been thinking for some time if I could somehow extract the Stock HTC firmware from my sister's unrooted M8 and put it in my friend's rooted M8. If I could get this latest version of HTC firmware in my friend's phone (even as a flashable ROM), I don't need to worry about future OTA updates, since this is proably the last update for M8. I understand that first I would probably have to root my sister's phone for that, but that's okay if I can just make sure that she stays on pure HTC stock afterward (I would probably need help for this too).

Is there any way to do this? Or it would also be great if someone could post a working method to unroot the M8 and install OTA updates. That way would be much simpler.

I live in India and both the M8s are the international version.


texts: Android Market cannot be opened and cannot download any applications

texts:
When I first bought my GT-i5801, I could easily access the Android Market and there was no hassle in downloading any applications I want. But then one time it had a virus or something that doesn't allow the phone to open. Then I had it repaired to a Samsung registered repair shop. Then after it was repaired even a single application cannot be downloaded and that the android market can't even be opened.

So what happened? What can I do with this matter?


texts: Why do so many apps use location permissions on a near-constant basis?

texts:
I have an Android 5.1 device with App Permission Manager on, in order to stop apps from using permissions they don't need. Recently, I have noticed that many apps are trying to obtain my location when I don't need them to. For example, some apps attempt to get my location 3 times in a row on launching then, every 10 seconds while it is being used, or even every 7 seconds, even when the app has not been launched on my device - ever. Because I have blocked most apps from using my location, I now have a near-constant amount of toast notifications that read:

 (app name) has been denied to obtain your current location.

Why do they need my location so much? I would say it is for analytics reasons, but if that was the case, it should ask to get my location once per hour or once per day (not multiple times per minute).


texts: Is it normal for the Galaxy Nexus to have an Odin mode?

texts: I just received my apparently new Galaxy Nexus, and I noticed that it has an "Odin mode" bootloader, which is strange since Nexus devices use fastboot.  Should I be worried?  Did someone mess with my phone?


texts: How to check call logs of my Android phone on my computer via internet

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I looking for an app or something which can help to check my phone call logs on my computer, It should not involve USB cable, the app should work wirelessly..

is there any thing that is suitable for my requirement.?

Thank you


texts: Can't visit " https " sites with an Android device using Wi-Fi

texts:
I have a strange problem on one of my old phones. I have an old Android device running Android 2.3.4, and it works perfectly. But, I found that, it can't access to https sites with the basic browser installed on the phone when it is connected to my Wi-Fi network.

But, if I visit the same site, for example " https://www.google.com " , with an another browser, for example Opera mini, that have a VPN integrated, it works perfectly.

The strange thing is if I use another connection, for example another Wi-Fi network, it works, also with the basic browser.
This problem doesn't happen with other devices, the modem/router works perfectly with all the type of devices that I have on my house.
I already perform a factory reset on my device and also a factory reset of modem, but the problem is still here.
How can I solve this problem?

@Izzy When I try to reach " https://www.google.it " logcat shows these warnings:

W/System.err: java.io.IOException: www.google.it/2a00:1450:4009:811::2003:443 - Network is unreachable
W/System.err: at android.net.http.HttpsConnection.openConnection(HttpsConnection.java:335)
W/System.err: at android.net.http.Connection.openHttpConnection(Connection.java:389)
W/System.err: at android.net.http.Connection.processRequests(Connection.java:250)
W/System.err: at android.net.http.ConnectionThread.run(ConnectionThread.java:144)


texts: How to take screenshot, when app does not allow to do it?

texts: My education app does not app me to take screenshot when I play video on it. So can you please tell me , there is any to take out the screenshot.


texts: Changing App Installer to Flashable Installer?

texts:
Hello There Everyone!,

To clarify the title...

Is there a way to change, modify, convert, etc... an App Installer (.apk) to a Flashable Installer (.zip).

I'm not referring to just creating a zip to simply copy the apk file to its desired directory but, to either install the app as a new app and/or upgrade an existing one in the same/similar fashion as would an apk itself would be installed.

I tried to search around and the results aren't specific to what I'm asking and reflects the copying of the apk file rather than the installing of it.

I hope that I had explained this okay via text... :-)

Thank you very much for your time and understanding with this question!

~Ibuprophen


texts: How do I unroot my Evo (using unrevoked 3.21)

texts: O.k so I have an H.T.C Evo with Froyo 2.2, and I recently rooted it using unRevoked 3.21 but now i'm having some issues with my phone and would like to return it back to sprint. How do I remove the root and change the evo back to stock version so I can take my phone into sprint for a checkup. Can someone pleaaaaaaasssssssse help me? My phone is moving like a turtle.


texts:
My Galaxy S2 decided that he would connect to PC anymore.

The things that I tried:

with 3 cables.
on 4 computers.
cache partition clean.
restore to factory defaults.
clean the micro USB port with tooth brush.
restarts, shut downs and battery removes (about 20 times).
external SD card and SIM remove.

What more can I do?


texts: Which one is the 4G sim slot in Redmi 3s prime?

texts: I have acquired an Jio sim and I am using a Redmi 3s prime. But I don’t know which one is the primary 4G sim slot in the phone. Is it the nano one or the micro one? Or can i choose any one of them? Please help. Thanks


texts:
I put my Motorola XT912 (ICS) unlocked in my pocket and it started some kind of debug mode. There is bar on top which shows coordinates and every swipe is marked with a blue line.

I don't know how to turn it off, it's there even after reboot.


texts: Accidentally cancelled update to 2.3 this morning; how do I get it back?

texts: I woke up 2 hours ago and there was the message on my phone (HTC DROID Incredible) that a new update was available and that my phone would restart to download and install the update and of course I click the "Install" button, but the way I was holding my phone was odd and my palm accidentally hit the "Cancel" button as it was counting down to restart the phone and it only got down to 5. Now the update seems to have disappeared. When I go into Settings > About phone > System updates my phone says that my system is already up to date. I also tried doing that *#*#CHECKIN#*#* thing which did not do anything (it said I was checked in but the update didn't come back). I thought the update would have automatically popped back up after 30 minutes but it's been two hours and my phone seems to have no trace that the update was even sent to my phone.


texts: Is there a way (app, root code, etc) to set a different alarm sound for each alarm?


texts: Is there a good USB debugging toggle widget for Android?

texts:
Can you suggest me a widget for toggling usb debugging mode for Android? Or could you code it and upload to market, please?

(I need it because of HTC Desire and HD's init process consuming 100% cpu bug. When toggled, it resets to 0)


texts: Could not see "persist.service.adb.enable" value from default.prop of Android device?

texts:
I read some guide to get the persist.service.adb.enable value, and it said that it belongs to default.prop file on device. Its content should be:

#
# ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES
#
ro.secure=1
ro.debuggable=0
persist.service.adb.enable=0

But when i connect device to PC (Linux), try to pull out this file from device (both emulator and Samsung Galaxy Nexus), the content of default.prop file is only:

#
# ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES
#
ro.secure=1
ro.debuggable=0
persist.sys.usb.config=mass_storage

So I could not see persist.service.adb.enable. Could anyone tell me why, and how can i got it?


texts: Difference between force stop and kill process

texts:
I used to use greenify on my rooted Xperia U. The XDA page of Greenify states the difference between the task killer and greenify. Here is what the developer posted.

Unlike any "XXX Task Killer", your device never fall into the
cat-mouse-game of stealthy-running and aggressive killing, which
unnecessarily consumes much battery juice. Since all greenified apps
will be put into hibernation until the next time you launch them,
there is no need to "kill" them during the hibernation.

I know android dont need Task Killer App.
I recently used Greenify on a non rooted phone in which I use hibernate shortcut to greenify app. Whenever I launch the shortcut. It will open the running apps App Info page and the Force Stop button will be automatically pressed (like an automated pearl script)
I didnt see this in my rooted phone. All I will see is Greenify had granted root permission and so and so apps are hibernated.
This confused me. Is there any difference between force stop and task kill. What is the differnce between Greenify and Task kill.
The thing about Task killer are, they kill the apps and if you are launching again the app has to start from the scratch and the task killer runs in background consuming battery. Is force stopping is similar to it? and yes Greenify do run in backfround.


texts: Google Pixel C erratic USB data connection

texts: Any ideas why some days my computers "see" my Pixel C over USB, some days they don't?  Two different computers, two different cables, also an older USB cable with USB-C adapter.  All work well for charging.  But often I don't get the menu that lets me choose a data connection, the tablet isn't detected at all.  Thanks.


texts: Any chance to save merging data Google and Facebook contacts?

texts:
after factory reset of my Motorola Atrix (2.3.7 Android) I can easily restore SMS messages, E-mail, call-history and etc. My problem is that after the reste I have to merge manually contacts imported from Google accounts and the Facebook.

How can I save the mentioned information?


texts: Link2SD is showing "mount: operation not permitted"

texts:
I have rooted my Sony Xperia M2 Dual (D2302) using KingRoot and it currently has Sony stock firmware (android 5.1.1, build: 18.6.A.0.182) with locked bootloader. I have checked the root availability using Rootchecker app from play store. To link the apps to micro SD card Link2SD app has been installed from play store. A 16 GB class 10 micro SD card has been used to provide the second partition. The partitions I have tried (using Minitool) are-

8 GB FAT32 + 6.8 GB EXT2
8 GB FAT32 + 6.8 GB EXT4
8 GB FAT32 + 6.8 GB FAT32

In each and every case when Link2SD is launched, selecting ext2/ext4/fat32 shows "Mount script cannot be created. mount: Operation not permitted" error. I have rebooted the phone several times, checked root permission again and also tried to "su" from terminal and there were no error. In the Link2SD storage info the second partition is shown as "not mounted" partition. Why this error is being occurred? What should be the solution to this problem? Is it possible to solve the problem by running custom mount script?


texts: Which downloadable launchers are based on the ICS stock launcher?

texts: After upgrading to ICS, I'd like to use either the stock ICS launcher or an improved version based on it. What are my options?


texts: Using Android Device Manager to determine state of stolen device

texts:
My phone was stolen over a month ago, during which time I had already sent a lock request to the phone via ADM.

The device still appears on my list of 'recently used devices' although it is clear it has not been used since being stolen. I am still able to send lock requests though.

I am curious: If the thief had somehow hard-reset the phone back to factory settings, wouldn't it automatically be removed from my list of devices? Or will it simply remain listed here indefinitely until I choose to remove it myself?


texts: What happens with my messages and contacts after factory reset

texts:
Lately i'm having some problems with my HTC EVO 3D.
It freezes all of a sudden, sometimes the screen doesn't respond well to touch etc, and i have to do a hard reset.

Since i believe it is due to a lot of apps i've installed etc, i decided to reset everything, and do a factory reset.

I don't care about the data of my apps or the data on my SD card (video and pics).

One thing i would like to backup is SMS and contacts. So, i'm guessing all my messages and contacts would be deleted when i do a factory reset. But, can you recommend a way to backup my messages and contacts, so i can restore them after the factory reset.


texts: What is the file sharing protocol via Wifi Direct?

texts:
I'm developing Wifi Direct communication between Android and Linux System.
Actually I can make Wifi Direct connection, and succeeded FTP file sharing.

But I want make more simple file sharing system, like Android's Wifi Direct file sharing. FTP connection needs some configurations, but as you know, just few touches are enough to share files between Androids via wifi direct.

My question is :

Is Android has specific file transfer protocol via Wifi Direct?
what is the best way for file transfer between Linux and Android systems?

Thanks for read.


texts: Is there a way for a macro to just wait?

texts:
For example, now we can merge macros. Maybe we need a macro whose function is to just wait for say, 10 ms. Is that possible?
It doesn't seem to be possible. If we record macro do nothing and stop it says we're not doing anything.
https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032816491-How-can-I-use-macro-recorder-
The macro of justwait while obviously useless byitself, can be used as component for other macros.
Another similar idea is to merge only one macro. That makes one macro effectively an alias for another.
For example, say you have a complex macro that involves doing something for 1 second combined with other things, like walking or whatever. You may want to change that doing something for 1 second to doing something for say 10 seconds.
If doing something for 1 second is used in 20 macros you got to change 20 things. It's much easier to have an alias for the original macro. You need only to change the macro within the alias.
Currently it can't be done because a merge macro need at least 2 macros. If one of the macro is wait for say 1 ms, that'll do it. That can't be done either because we can't have a macro that just wait.
Is there really no way?
Or what about sending useless keys like x to bluestack. That'll do it. I am looking for a more elegant solution.


texts: Change weather widget location on lockscreen

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I set the location for the weather/time-date widget on my home screen to a fix location, instead of 'current location'.

(I have turned of mobile data and location services to improve battery life, so the weather data would be off most of the time)

Unfortunately the widget on the lock screen, which is the same as on the home screen, still tries to use the 'current location' and fails miserably, always showing 'Weather unavailable.

Most howtos I found online are for Galaxy phone which don't apply to my the one.


texts: Coolpad 8297l-100 E: failed to verify whole-file signature when updating through rom file?

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i am using Coolpad 8297l-100 E now it is getting very slow,not showing gallary i formatted it through settings but issues all remained for that i decided to root using original rome file but it gives error.

Please help me soon to resolve this issue


texts: How to determine which app is creating a notification

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I am running Android 2.2 on HTC Legend. I have a LOT of applications installed on it.

Today, after I changed my mobile operator, a notification appeared in the top bar. When I click on it, it says that my connection to Google is wrong and asks for the password.

However, since this is a dialog overlay, I have no mean to know if it is an application that I can trust (like a native one), or some sort of scam.

Any idea on how to identify from which app/service this message comes from?


texts: Android Droid 1 only partially recognizes SD

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My Motorola Droid began experiencing a weird quirk where when booted it recognizes the SD card, but only once. After that some applications complain that there is no SD card inserted and persist until rebooting again.

For example, I can take a picture, but any attempt to take another picture results in a warning that an SD card must be inserted.

Oddly, music and apps which were installed on the SD card work fine, and I can browse it with a file browser. What causes some apps to not recognize it and others to work just fine?

It's probably worth noting that I'm using a Liquid Smooth ROM with Launcher Pro; though I hadn't had any problems of that type until today.


texts: Add Miracast function to newer Android versions

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According to Wikipedia:

Miracast support was built into Android with version 4.2 ...
... Support was
dropped again with Android 6.0 Marshmallow in 2015, in favor of
Google's own Google Cast protocol.

Any answers associated with these older versions of Android do not apply.
Modern Android devices include a "cast" function, but it's Google proprietary and so cheap HDMI TV dongles might not support it, especially since it's probably a moving target, and Google wants you to buy their device.
There are apps that simply help you turn the casting function on and off, but all those do is save you from digging into the settings yourself (they don't add any casting functionality).
Is there a way to add Miracast function to a modern Android device?


texts: I have heard many applications from play store that install themes but didn't try them yet as i don't know its working .I want a new theme on My Samsung Galaxy trend Duos phone-GT-S7392 (Android 4.1.2).Do we have any themes that can be installed from Samsung ??


texts: my contacts have dissapeared and i can't recover them with google backup

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i bought a new Galaxy Core Prime about 2 weeks ago. After some time, some of my contacts dissapeared. I didn't delete them, neither switched any settings with contacts. Still i had 102 contact in my sim card and now i have only 48 and i didn't delete any of them. I tried Android Data Recovery, Google Backup but none of them worked.
Can anyone help me?


texts: Microphone "speaker mode" sensitivity with headphones plugged in?

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In my car I have the headphone socket of my Galaxy S2 plugged into my car's auxiliary socket so that I can listen to music/podcasts whilst driving.

This would also be useful for handsfree calls - except that when someone rings, I can hear their voice through the car speakers, but they can barely hear me. If I press the "speaker" button, then they can now hear me perfectly, but I can't hear them.

Is there any way to have the microphone sensitivity of "speaker mode", but with incoming audio still going through the headphone socket?

If not, does anyone know of any hands free alternatives without spending a fortune on a bluetooth hands free kit?


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How can I add more features on Android's settings. I saw some difference on my CM ROM's settings , how does the developer add new features or option on setting? Is it related with framework?

I want to add Newton interface like this screen shot.


texts: How to make Android TV boot to restricted profile

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I have an Android TV stick and want to allow my children to use it in restricted mode.
But when I setup a restricted profile it started to ask for pin at every boot, so

it requires my attention to enable it every time
children can easily remember pin when I enter and go to general profile

I expect it to boot and allow to use in restricted profile, or provide an option to choose between restricted profile and general profile.
A see a similar question in Android community, that is not yet answered.


texts: Persistent Problem: Internet may not be available

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I have a J7 (SM-J730F/DS) and noticed a while back that I can connect to WiFi but that on some networks I got the message "Internet may not be available" .... and it wasn't. This message started to appear more and more frequently and on a trip last week I could not connect to any airport, hotel or other WiFi network, with the exception of 1 network at the conference center. Upon return home, I now also get the message at home and at work. Using data roaming to get on the net is not a  problem.

I searched the web and found a number of potential fixes. I did the following:

Reboot (didn't solve it)
Forget network, then retry (didn't solve it)
Switch to static IP (didn't solve it)
Changed time/date and then back (didn't solve it)
Cleared Cache Partition (did't solve it)
Factory reset (didn't solve it)

I'm now out of ideas. Anyone any suggestions?

Thanks.


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Is there a way to completely block notifications on my Android device? I'm not asking for "silent mode" or "remove individual apps, one by one". What I'd like, ideally, is an app that disables temporarily (like Windows 8 does) for say, 1, 3 and 5 hours all notifications.

This includes sound, vibration, LED blinking, and the notification "banners" that appear on the notification area. Except obviously the permanent notifications, like Avast!, alarm clocks and TuneIn (just to name a few). And then, after the timer expires, show all notifications that have been blocked.

Even if root is required, is there any possible way to achieve this? When I'm studying, I really hate having pending notifications in my bar, so instead of dismissing it, I'm forced to check them. I think Honeycomb tablets with the merged bottom bar had the feature to turn off notifications (although not temporarily, it was as easy as flipping the switch on when you were done).

Edit: I'm running Android 4.2.2 AOSP (no root but I know how to root it) on a Nexus 7. Fully OEM.

Edit 2: There is definitely no notification toggle on my device.

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texts: What does the online status on Viber mean?

texts: Does it mean that the contact is msging/calling another viber contact, or just that the app is activated in the phone and running in the background? My contacts complain about me not replying to them even when I'm not using the app at all!


texts: Help Please! Lost my Samsung Galaxy S7 edge!

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I lost my Samsung Galaxy S7 edge in OLA Auto on March 23rd 2017 chennai (Driver detail is known and already inquired. He is pointing out the passengers who boarded next saying he is not aware of my mobile). I just put my mobile in power save mode by switching off mobile data and GPRS before getting down from auto. I was in the assumption that I placed the mobile in the bag while I had slipped it down in the auto seat.
Since there is no internet connection, I am unable to track my mobile using findphone or ADM.
The IMEI numbers are known. But helpless knowing how to track and get my treasure back. Please help.

One person attended my mobile saying that he is the customer who boarded the auto and when I asked for his mobile number and address to come to his home and collect and mobile, he cut the call. since then, i kept calling my number, he dint pick up and cutting the call randomly. by 10 pm night, the mobile got swtiched off and it is saying switched off till now. Please help. Thanks much.


texts: Can I really tell where the tower is that I'm connected to?

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I've been having some difficulty keeping a reliable connection at my house, so I installed the OpenSignal app to see what might be going on.  According to its map, I live in a "hole" between several different towers.

However, the pointer on its home screen doesn't seem to make any sense.  It's supposed to tell me where the tower is that I'm connected to, but it seems to rotate faster than necessary to account for me rotating the phone (unlike a compass needle), and it seems to be fascinated with my home stereo speakers when I bring it close to them.  (like a compass needle pointing to the speakers' magnet)

So is this a legitimate radio problem?  Or is somebody's software getting confused?

I've gotten a lot of feedback about OpenSignal being worthless, but it was only meant to be a diagnostic tool for the problem of getting a more reliable connection.  The reason to know where the towers are, and specifically the one I'm connected to, is to somewhat intelligently play with placement.  (I'm mostly using the data connection for a WiFi hotspot, so an awkward location isn't all that bad.)  If there's a better app or methodology, I'm all ears.


texts: How to achieve a basic setup of LineageOS with root and Google Assistant?

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It appears there are 4 things needed to get what I would consider a basic LineageOS install working so apps can run correctly with root.

LineageOS
SU addon
Google Apps/Google Play Store
Google Voice Assistant

Could someone outline how to set up the last one "Google Voice Assistant"?  I also noticed there is no complete guide that I could find on StackExchange for setting up the above on LineageOS.  So I guess something like a guide would probably could be helpful as a canonical question.


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I've one big problem on my phone. Almost every game crashes on start without any reason. Currently I have only one game which works - Farming simulator 18. Even my game exported from Unity3D isn't working. All apps are working well.

My phone:
Lenovo P70-a
Lineage OS 14.1 (Android 7.1.2)

Log filtered only for *:F (Fault errors):

Does anyone know what to do with this issue?


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I have a Galaxy S II GT-I9100 4.1.2 Rooted.

I have to restart my phone to be able to basically do anything involving writing to a file, such as taking a picture, browsing, copying anything through USB. I cant delete anything. Apps cant download and show pictures. But i can get messages, strange. This happens after some random time and a restart fixes it. Usually it takes like 10 mins or so. I thought it might be overheating but its fine. It has been like this since around 6 months and it was fine before and I changed nothing.


texts: android.process.acore stopped - CM10 on Galaxy S3

texts: I'm getting the error "android.process.acore has stopped" constantly, which makes my phone impossible to use. I have cm-10.2.0 on a galaxy S3. I have already tried factory reset and re-flashing the ROM several times. Any more ideas or is my phone now a brick?


texts: Yet another play store df-dferh-01 issue, Pixel 3a

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Pixel 3a here.

After a fresh install of the latest factory image, I was unable to download apps from play store.

Searching or browsing apps in the store are without any problem, but once I tapped Install button it shows  Error retrieving information from server [DF-DFERH-01] like other people.

I've tried to clean the cache/storage, uninstall update, re-login Google account, countless reboot between the methods above, but none worked.

One thing I've noticed is that those apps have been installed before, are able to be installed again, and those dont are not.

So I suspect it's a problem related to my account, or their server, any clue helps, thanks.


texts: What is Samsung galaxy tab 10.1 usable screen resolution?

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The screen is 1280 x 800 pixels but the system bar uses up some of the vertical height.
So what is the screen resolution minus the black system bar at the bottom?

This is needed to configure an RDP client to exact screen dimensions.


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I'll have my phone running perfectly fine; however, after I wipe cache and dalvik cache in ClockworkMod Recovery, my phone freaks out and stops working.  It'll either get stuck on the boot logo or get stuck on: "Android is updating: Starting applications".  In a past incident, the phone actually booted into the home screen, but my wallpaper changed to black and wouldn't let me change it.

I've checked in the /etc/init.d/ folder to see if there are any scripts wiping something, but the folder is empty.  It's like my phone's hardware or a script (unfound) corrupts the ROM.  Currently, I'm unable to get into my phone to grab a last_kmsg log to see if you guys can debug the problem.  When I leave my phone for awhile on the boot logo or attempting to boot into the home screen, the phone feels very hot and I end up turning it off after unsuccessful boots.

The procedure for flashing my phone is downloading the Nexus 4 factory image from Google's official repository and using fastboot to flash all the partitions: bootloader, boot, recovery, radio, system, and userdata.

The kernel can't be the cause since the problem occurs when I wipe cache and dalvik cache, plus franco.Kernel is the #1 kernel developer @xda and there would be multiple reports of people having the same issue.  I never used to have this problem up until about a few months ago and I've been running the same setup since I got the phone when it first came out.

Nexus 4: factory stock 4.2.2, rooted, ClockworkMod Recovery, and franco.Kernel r140


texts: how to stop motorola moto G5 from automatically rebooting?

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I have a Motorola Moto G5S (it is displayed exactly like this in the about/status config) running android  7.1.1 (stock ROM from my telecom)

Sometimes it reboots out of the blue, even when I am using an app. The device is not having any storage shortage, or overheating.

Is there a way to stop it from doing so?


texts: Flash stock ROM on Amlogic Android Smart TV Box

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I have a Amlogic S805 Quad Core TV Box - which went "south" on me during a ROM update. I tried to reset it, but then noticed the reset button had come away from the internals. I managed to get it to the flash screen via SD Card, but it says it - "cannot be mounted, as the folders do not exist".

How can I put the Android ROM onto the flash drive of this box - tried to connect via a USB lead - but my PC will not pick up the box at all.


texts: How to configure Push Notifications for CloudMagic with out Google Play Services enabled?

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I am using Nokia XL.

I used to use AquaMail in Nokia XL with push notifications.

But for CloudMagic, it asks google play services for push notifications.

What's the alternative to use push notifications in CloudMagic?

Thank you!


texts: problem with pasting an arabic text on a note

texts: I own a galaxy note3 and it types Arabic correctly but when I copy Arabic text and past it on a note the characters appear separated and randomized .. what can I do to cover this problem?


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I just bought a Galaxy Discover. I can't figure out how to root it.

All I could find was this xda-developers link; but, I get an error running mount, so the root doesn't complete successfully.

How can I root my Discover?


texts: I was wondering if there is a way to see each of the cached files for a specific app. I know I can see how much cache data is on an app but I want to see those files.


texts: How can you disable the Google "Did you just sign in?" notification

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Title sums it up. I use my Google account on many devices. Including virtual machines and other items that may get reset and have to be logged in again frequently. It is annoying having to constantly swipe away this notification on multiple devices (5+) around the house when I already use two step verification and extremely secure passwords plus I get the email notification.
How can I disable this notification from coming back again?


texts: Android on wifi - only local network, no internet

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My phone (HTC One X) can't get internet when connected to my office wifi network.

My office's wifi has no problem for me and my workers.

By default, my phone uses DHCP mode when connected to local network. However, it adamantly picks the same IP that conflicts with another server in the network. In DHCP mode, I get no internet.

I switch my phone to static IP (along with the correct gateway and DNS). Even with a good internal IP address (no conflict, I checked in the router), I still get no access to internet. I used Fing on Android to ping machines within the network successfully, but pinging any domain name at all would fail.

I even tried switch DNS on my phone to 8.8.8.8 and it won't work. Pinging any external IP would fail

I have no problem connecting to my home wifi (DHCP mode) that has the same router model.

I'm out of ideas. Anyone?


texts: twrp flash successful but stuck at "recovery is not seandroid enforcing"

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when i try to flash twrp  odin says "PASS", but when I attempted to reboot into recovery mode, my phone froze on the 'Samsung Galaxy Grand prime' screen with a message in small red text at the top saying "RECOVERY IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING".

i have flashed and used twrp recovery before and i re-installed stock ROM which replaced my twrp but now im having this issue.

please help me why it happens and how to fix?


texts: I've used Galaxy Note 10 for about 6 months and one of the major issues that I have experienced was related to my gmail notification. I’d go several hours without receiving any emails and just think to check the app and as soon as I open the app then I’d have like 20 emails just sitting there that I had never received a push notification. Do you know any easy fix for this?


texts: "Keep WiFi on during sleep" on Always not working

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I have set "Keep WiFi on during sleep" on "always", however it does not seem to work.
The connection keeps established with my router (I can see the wifi icon), however I need to unlock my phone and open WhatsApp before web.whatsapp notices my phone is connected again.
I'm not sure if this is a whatsapp or an android problem, I was hoping someone has the same issue and/or solution.


texts: Mobile data limiter keeps enabling itself

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I'm 'grandfathered' in on Verizon's old 'unlimited' data program so I'm trying to get the data limiter to be completely disabled (or removed if that's possible).

Going to system->data usage->and unticking 'set mobile data limit' works to disable the mobile limits for a few days but after a while it re-enables itself and I get the 'mobile data limit exceeded' notification. Setting the data limit to some ungodly amount (terabytes) doesn't seem to have any effect.

The phone is a Razr Maxx with stock ICS 4.0.4. Not rooted currently but if that would help in solving the issue I have no problem making it happen.

Any ideas?


texts: Is there a way to make a short cut icon that executes a sh file in android?

texts: I made a sh file for being executed in termux, i want to make an icon that opens termux and execute that sh file. Kind an apk icon, that when you mash it executes the program


texts: HTC Desire HD unlocked, cannot connect to 3G

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I recently bought an unlocked AT&T HTC Desire HD from an E-bay seller in India.
I'm using a Tata Docomo Sim on the device. Although having subscribed to 3G data, I am not able to use it. Can anyone help me with how I can configure and use 3G with my mobile?

I tried all the APN settings available online, of which none worked. I am able to just use the EDGE (2G) network, which is too slow. Hope someone helps me to connect 3G on HTC Desire HD for Tata DoCoMo India.

Regards,
Praveen


texts: Can't connect to Play Store. Which app keeps modifying my "hosts" file?

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So I am using a rooted Galaxy S6. I am familiar with the hosts file in the Android system and how it works. I modify the hosts file to block ads every once and a while.

Recently, I haven't been able to connect to the Play Store. When I looked this up, I find out the "hosts" file has been edited. I see this line: 127.244.77.91 android.clients.google.com.

According to the Internet, the solution is to simply put a hashtag to exclude that server or whatever. But even when I do that, the same entry is added below the one I excluded!

Which app keeps modifying the hosts file? Is it the Google Play Store? Is it Google Play Services? What about the Google Play Services Framework?

How can I prevent the hosts file from being edited without my permission?


texts: Problem syncing Gmail contacts on Android tablet

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I have a Teac tablet (classic101) with Android 4.0.

After signing in on Gmail and Drive and everything, my contacts won't show up anywhere. It doesn't show when I start writing an address in Gmail. It doesn't even show after I downloaded contacts+ (the contacts are empty).

When I go to sync it, it suggests syncing email, calender and drive. But, there is no contacts!

How do I sync my contacts so that they will appear on my Gmail on the tablet? I have over 2000 contacts on Gmail.

It works fine on my phone, just not on the tablet.


texts: Why & how disabled Google app(s) still keeps running something?

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So, for whatever reasons, I like disabling Google services which I do not use. Since Android does not allow me to fully uninstall Google apps, I try to reply on the "Disable".

However, what I am noticing is that the Google app still shows a Force Stop button (see screenshot below). This suggests that the app is still running something. This does not happen with other (non-Google) system apps which I have disabled.

So, why do the stock Google App(s) continue to run? What do they do in the background? What is the whol point of disabling if they can still run? And is there a way to fully disable the app and stop it from running?

I am using an unrooted OnePlus 5. I have tried on a OnePlus 3T and a Nokia 7 plus with the same result. I do not intend to root my device.


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I use a Motorola G5 Plus with Android 7.0 on it.

I'm on-call sometimes on nights and I want to be alerted in case there's a problem. I've forwarded important alerts to SMS text. I do NOT want to be alerted for everything that goes on on my phone but I do want to be alerted in case a text message comes in.

I've tried using Automate and Tasker but neither one is triggering on the text. Is there a better/easier way to ONLY be alerted when a text message comes in to an Android phone?


texts: I bought a KingSing K5 Android phone, and there doesn't seem to be an option for turning on USB connection to PC (to transfer files). I have the Google USB driver installed on the PC, but when I connect nothing happens. Is there a specific way to turn on USB connection in Android 4.2.2?


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For some strange reason, my Android 4.0 ICS tablet is no longer able to access the Internet.
First, via wifi, it could'n connect to two distinct networks.
Then later, I tried to connect it to home router via dhcp.  It could not.
As for wifi, the tablet gets an IP number.

I don't know how this happened, if it is a route problem or a dns problem or other.
Tried to install a terminal to check a route command, but it is not available (at least to me).
So I ask what can I do to solve this issue?  Restore original configuration?  Other?


texts: How can I prevent my screen from turning off while on a phone call?

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When I'm on a call my screen turns off after X seconds.  Half the time I can't get it to turn back on without pushing the on/off button, which I have set to terminate a phone call (because half the time I can't get the screen to turn back on).  Is there a way to just turn this "feature" off?

In case it matters:

Phone: Samsung Vibrant
OS: 2.2 / FROYO.UVKA6 / 2.6.32.9


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I have broken my Motorola Moto E 1 Screen I was wondering if I could plug my Phone into a Monitor and a mouse, so i could use the mouse to put in my passcode.

The bad thing is that my passowrd is a pattern and the screen is unresponsive, i need to backup my stuff and i can only do that when i have unlocked the device.

So if anyone could point me in a way that would make me be able to connect my phone to a screen i would be very happy.


texts: How to keep screen from turning on while unlocked?

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When I get a notification from messaging apps like Snapchat, and my device is unlocked but the screen is off, the phone will not buzz but the screen will just turn on. This will happen when I am at a trusted place or I am connected to a trusted bluetooth because I use the smart lock feature. I would prefer to keep using smart lock, but if Snapchat turns the screen on and starts using the camera without me knowing, I'll miss incoming messages and lose massive amounts of battery.

How can I keep using smart-lock AND prevent incoming messages from turning my screen on?

I am on Android 6.0 on a Moto X Pure Edition.


texts: I was wondering if someone could help me with setting up a tasker profile to block an incoming call from a particular number. I've seen tutorials on how to block unknown callers or callers not in my contacts list, but I'd like to be able to specify a small group of numbers that would be blocked. Preferably I'd like to be able to just hang up on these callers, but sending to voicemail would be ok. I don't want the phone to ring or notify me at all of the incoming call. Thanks!


texts:
I have an android device(tablet) and I want the screen that I see on my tablet to be able to see it on my TV. The TV has HDMI to which I connected but I only have the video playback or whatever. I need what I see on my tablet to be able to also see on the TV. I need this very fast. Any help is appreciated.

I understand it is possible but only for movies. Is there a way to see media other than movies?


texts:
My Nexus S (completely original) is stuck in a reboot loop. I don't know why. It just reboots, shuts down, and does the same again and again. I tried removing the battery, loading 100%, removing SIM etc.
I no longer care about the phone, but more about the pics of my two sons. The pics are on the iNAND flash memory (inside). I tried to connect to the PC, but its asking for Android 1.0 driver. Even with SDK 2.3 the Nexus isn't getting recognized.
Is there a way I can connect onto my Nexus and save my pics?

Thx for any help I can get.

A desperate dad.


texts: I just bought an SD card with 8GB of memory (My old one had 2GB) and it's still saying I can't download or update any apps, and that there is insufficient storage space. I have an LGMS659 and I am very frustrated. Please help?


texts:
I downloaded and installed swype on my HTC Droid incredible 2. I went to settings > keyboard > text settings and checked swype. Now when I use my keyboard I draw across the letters and nothing happens.

Am I missing a step?


texts: Razr Maxx HD, How to wipe data with broken screen

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My screen is totally destroyed, it's black and unresponsive. The phone turns on just fine, though. I just got my new phone and I have to send this one back now.

I want to wipe the phone before I send it back, but I'm not sure how. I don't care too much about sending back a rooted phone, it seems Asurion doesn't really care about that from what I've read, but I don't want my personal data on the phone when I send it in.

What are my options to wipe the phone without a screen? I've already read a lot of threads on other forums and here on the subject, but everyone seems to say to wipe through ADB shell. Well, I can see the phone in ADB, but I am unable to enter SU through ADB shell. I assume it's because the screen is locked, and I have no way to unlock it. Others have also said to wipe through fastboot in ADB, but I am seeing conflicting recommendations and I'm not sure how to proceed. I'm not that proficient with ABD, so I want to make sure I don't mess this up.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


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I have problems with my Google Play so I tried to solve them from this blog,

  You gonna need Android Terminal Simulator or equivalent terminal app. This will also require your Android rooted.
  Type su (root permission request will be showed, you need to approve it).
  Type cd /
  Type umount /cache
  Type mount -o rw,remount -t rootfs rootfs / (to set the folder access to rw – read write)
  Type rmdir /cache (delete cache folder)
  I personally using root explorer to do point 5-6
  Type mkdir /sdcard/cache
  Type ln -s /sdcard/cache /cache (to link cache folder to /sdcard/cache – which should have bigger partition size)

I have a problem with no. 6. I get an error that says 'read only file system'. The dir /cache is not read only.

How can I solve this problem and delete the folder? Or can I link the /cache folder without delete it?

edit
When I do step 5 so in step 6 it says device or resorce is busy. So according to comments in the blog post I rebooted my phone so maybe step 5 "canceled". How can I forcely do step 6  even if it busy?


texts: My android phone is showing up in my computer just as if it's a normal hard disk

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Most of my android phones have once been so. I can see the internal eMMC's partition layout in "Windows Disk Management", counting there's over 20 parts. Some partitions have letters in "My Computer". The phone also appears as /dev/sdb in Ubuntu and I can access /data, /system and other ext4 partitions as normal. fdisk and parted can correctly recognize them and even modify them. Everything just acts like a plain hard disk. adb and fastboot have no response on these phones. However I can't reproduce this situation nor can I kick it out for sure (One of them got kicked back to normal accidentally). Can anyone tell me what's this special mode?

Note: All these phones that have this issue are equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs (I don't own MTK phones), namely S200, S410, S800 and S810.

Edit
Successfully got that S800 phone (nubia Z5S NX503A) again in the state described above. My operation is to first get the phone in fastboot (bootloader) mode and then, while holding BOTH volume keys down, press and hold the power button for 10 sec. Now the phone is here.

root@ubuntu:/dev# parted sdd
GNU Parted 3.2
Using /dev/sdd
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) print
Model: Qualcomm MMC Storage (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdd: 31.3GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name      Flags
 1      67.1MB  134MB   67.1MB  fat16        modem     msftdata
 2      134MB   135MB   524kB                sbl1
 3      135MB   135MB   32.8kB               dbi
 4      201MB   201MB   32.8kB               DDR
 5      268MB   269MB   524kB                aboot
 6      269MB   269MB   512kB                rpm
 7      336MB   346MB   10.5MB               boot
 8      403MB   403MB   512kB                tz
 9      403MB   404MB   1049kB               pad       msftdata
10      404MB   406MB   1573kB               modemst1
11      406MB   407MB   1573kB               modemst2
12      407MB   408MB   1049kB               misc
13      408MB   419MB   10.5MB               splash
14      470MB   1758MB  1288MB  ext4         system    msftdata
15      1758MB  10.4GB  8616MB  ext2         userdata  msftdata
16      10.4GB  10.4GB  5243kB  ext4         persist   msftdata
17      10.4GB  10.9GB  524MB   ext4         cache     msftdata
18      10.9GB  11.1GB  157MB   ext4         customfs  msftdata
19      11.1GB  11.1GB  10.5MB               recovery
20      11.1GB  11.1GB  1573kB               fsg
21      11.1GB  11.1GB  1024B                fsc
22      11.1GB  11.1GB  8192B                ssd
23      11.1GB  31.3GB  20.1GB  fat32        grow      msftdata
(parted) quit


texts: Facebook calendar not displaying properly

texts: I have a Facebook calendar on my Google Calendar. While my other calendars display by name this one displays by its Calendar ID (a string of numbers and characters). Furthermore, the events do not appear. I know that my phone (HTC Legend) already had a Facebook calendar set up, but this calendar displayed birthdays as well and so I didn't want to use it. I have tried adding and removing the calendar on my phone, but nothing has changed. Does anyone have any suggestions on making the calendar display properly?


texts: triggering multiple cameras at the same time

texts: any way to control multiple android cams  at the same time?from a PC?or if they are all connected to the same wifi


texts:
I've been an android user for many years and so far I've been lucky enough not to need to have a phone repaired by a shop, so I'd never considered this problem until recently. I had to give my Galaxy S8 to a shop for repair. Since it's running Android 9.0 I thought I could use guest mode to keep my info private, but it turns out Samsung disables multiple accounts on the Galaxy. (WHY?!)

This is like handing the keys to the castle to a complete stranger. Having my phone with the lock screen unprotected is as good as having full access to my email accounts, my Google Drive repository, my social media accounts, and another dozen other apps with private data. Disabling them all and then reenabling them later would take almost as much time as just doing a factory reset and restore later.

Is there a reasonably simple way to give my phone to a repair person and have my data remain secure?


texts: From my tablet running Android 9 I would like to access a web site on my local server using its hostname (server). This works fine from my laptop computer running Debian 10. However, on my tablet I get the error message "This site can't be reached" when I enter the address http://server.local in a web browser. Any clues?


texts: How to access phone via USB cable (not SD Card)

texts:
I am using a HTC G2 running Android 2.3. I would like to access content on my phone (not on the SD Card). This includes phone contacts and any data in the phone memory. Also is there a way to access the contacts inside the SIM card via USB cable and the phone.

Thanks for any assistance.


texts:
I am running CM11(Nightly) on my Galaxy Tab P1000 and I cannot remove the camera app that came with it. I have tried the following command-:

adb shell rm -f /system/app/camera2.apk

But this has absolutely no effect. Please advise on how to remove the camera app because it is not working properly.


texts:
We have exported the Android Settings of a Device running Android 4.4.3
We want to use this settings.apk to make our own default build for my other android devices (same device, same Android Version).
We would like to get deploy customized preferences for all devices and we think that is possible to compile this app again with our new preferences included.

How can we deploy the same customized settings on a fleet of devices?

Device: Motorola TC70


texts: How apps write data into file-system on non-rooted device?

texts: User Apps and Data are stored in /data/app and /data/data respectively. But we can't (even) see that without root permission. So, I want to know If device is non-rooted then How user Apps are installed (Apks are copied) to /data/app and how user Apps writes data into /data/data? In other words : What allow/permit Apps to write data without root-access?


texts: Hidden (dot-files — ".*") files not presented by MTP

texts:
Files starting with the . character (hidden files under linux/unix/OSX conventions) are not being displayed when connected to a Galaxy Stratosphere II via either Android File Transfer or simple-mtpfs.  I've got more than ten such files in the root directory of my SD Card and none of them are being displayed.

This may be a related question: Not all files are visible over MTP

However, that question doesn't mention anything about dot-files, which seem to be my issue here.  Is this a known issue or a "feature" of the MTP protocol?


texts: How to send notifications based on location?

texts:
I  have multiple places I visit Home , Office , Church and 2nd office.

Every time I reach any of those,  I  need to call my parents. I am trying to have a notification sent as soon as I reach any of those locations


texts: Using Android phone as Bluetooth headset to PC

texts:
I'd like to use my HTC One S (running Android ISC) as a Bluetooth
"headset" for my computer, so I can use it to make VOIP calls.

For devices without that capability built in, are there computer/phone applications that make this possible? Wo Mic is a start, but only supports the voice input, not output.


texts: Does VLC for Android show the true bitrate of m4a files?

texts:
I downloaded an audio file in m4a format, which in all other apps (eg. BlackPlayer, Phonograph) shows a bitrate of 32 kbps. But VLC shows 1.4 mbps!! What is going on? Does VLC somehow decompress the M4A music and then shows the original bitrate?
As you can see in this screenshot, the file size is barely 992.4 kb, so how can it have a bitrate of 1.4 mbps?? (https://i.stack.imgur.com/fe02b.png)