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My app market (Google Play) has a problem. I can't install any apps on my phone (Lenovo, rooted) because of "There isn't enough space in the disk", but actually there is. After asking a friend, I moved apps to the SD card. After more tries, I understand that the apps are installed on the /data partition and when it is full, I can't install more apps.

When typing df I get:

# df
Filesystem               Size     Used     Free   Blksize
/dev                   482.1M   128.0K   481.9M   4096
/sys/fs/cgroup         482.1M    12.0K   482.0M   4096
/mnt/secure            482.1M     0.0K   482.1M   4096
/mnt/asec              482.1M     0.0K   482.1M   4096
/mnt/obb               482.1M     0.0K   482.1M   4096
/system                885.8M   679.5M   206.4M   4096
/data                  908.5M   825.9M    82.6M   4096
/cache                 123.0M     4.0M   119.0M   4096
/protect_f               8.8M     4.1M     4.8M   4096
/protect_s               8.8M     4.0M     4.8M   4096
/mnt/cd-rom              1.2M     1.2M     0.0K   2048

I know from another app that there is more free, not mounted space.

How can I resize this partition? If more output is needed so tell me what to type. Thanks.


texts: Can I view the sales reports/information from Android Market of my App somewhere?

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Is there a tool I can use to download the sales information for my android app. For the itunes store, apple provides a tool for the same here: http://www.apple.com/itunesnews/docs/AppStoreReportingInstructions.pdf

Are there similar tools for the android apps sales data? OR are there any external tools? I noticed that appmonger is an app that provides the same. Are there any other external tools/sites?


texts: Can I safely delete the "browser" icon if I use Chrome?

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I have a Samsung SM-G313H.

Can I delete the actual ''browser'' icon on my Samsung phone as when I tap on it there comes a whole screen of errors.  I can get onto the internet by using the chrome icon.
Many thanks.


texts: The installation of an application in the Google play store is stuck on pending. How can I know what is causing it?


texts:
Is it possible to activate Device Administrator via ADB command instead of tapping

"Setting -> Security -> Device Administrators --> Select App --> Activate"

on handheld?

If it's possible, how?


texts: How do you install samsung Kies to an alternative hard drive?

texts: I am trying to install Kies in order to get Ice cream sandwich for my galaxy note 1, my C drive is full and I would like to install on D drive which has plenty of space.


texts: Is there a VoIP / WifiCalling app that allows you to use your own number?

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Is there a VoIP/Wifi-Calling app that allows you to use your own phone number?  (that is, the cell phone number that is already assigned to your device by your carrier)?

I've been poking around online and it seems almost all force you to take on a separate phone number for the VoIP/Wifi-Calling app.  I've only seen one claim that Vonage allows it, but none other.  Ideally I'd like more than one to choose from.  Haven't tried Vonage as of this writing but going to try it right after posting this question.

I tried Vonage.  It does use my number for outgoing calls, but incoming calls still ring the phone app installed on my phone by Sprint.  I have a feeling that acejavelin is correct that my only option is call forwarding to another line (like google voice) which is inherently set up to work over IP.

Seems to me, ideally, if I could just actually replace the phone app that my phone came with, that would work, if I could find a phone app that can do that and that does everything I want.   By the way, the main reason I want this is to be able to use Wifi calling when I'm in a location with a weak signal but available Wifi.  Sprint offers Wifi calling but they have some bugs;  I've escalated to Sprint's Engineering team, but it does not appear they are going to fix their bugs anytime soon.


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I am a newbie to android development. I am trying to run emulator and I have got few errors on console of Android Studio version 1.2.2 IDE.
As per the instructions given on numerous android tutorials, I had created a profile:

Name      : Nexus6API22
Resolution: 1440 x 2560: 560 dpi
API       : 22
Target    : Google APIs
CPU/ABI   : x86
Size on Disk: 1 GB

when I tried to invoke the AVD. I got the following error messages-

HAX is working and emulator runs in fast virt mode
Cannot set up guest memory 'pc.ram': Invalid argument
Error accepting connection, aborting

When I run this another AVD Profile:

Name      : try2
Resolution: 720 x 1280: xhdpi
API       : 22
Target    : Google APIs
CPU/ABI   : x86
Size on Disk: 1 GB

It gave following errors/output

 ..tools\emulator.exe -netdelay none -netspeed full -avd Nexus6API22

emulator: WARNING: Requested RAM size of 1536MB is too large for your environment, and is reduced to 864MB.
    emulator: device fd:584
    HAX is working and emulator runs in fast virt mode
    Cannot set up guest memory 'pc.ram': Invalid argument
    Error accepting connection, aborting

However I have executed msinfo32.exe command at command prompt to verify the actual RAM status. I have got the following output.

Installed Physical Memory (RAM) : 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory           : 2.64 GB
Available Physical Memory (RAM) : 1.17 GB
Total Virutal Memory            : 5.27 GB
Available Virutal Memory (RAM)  : 2.21 GB
Page File Space                 :  2.64 GB
Page File                       : %\pagefile.sys

Does it meant, that, there is insufficient RAM availability in machine or something else to execute AVD?

What could be solution to this issue?


texts: Samsung tablet gt-p5100 Firmware Upgrade encountred an error

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Nothing will make this message Go away This is after the device turned off half way though flashing.

Things i Have done.

Flashed With Odin 3.09 with Stock Fimware Downloaded From [sammobile.com][2]

Tried to use kies but the device is not shown and i have reinstalled the Drivers and rebooted.

Note: every other Version of Odin Fails to flash to the device.

Even after a Flash the Device will still Go back to Recovery Mode.

Odin 3.12 with flash error.


texts: How can I search my Favourites in Chrome and stock on my S3?

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I have thousands of favourites in  my stock browser and chrome and every time I'm looking for a specific link I have to scroll through a lot. If I start typing in a word in the URL box in either browser that I'm sure is in the title of the link it never finds it!!  Any tools  out there to help? I tried several bookmark managers from Google Play it always crashes or the app is never able to load my thousands.  Or the app will duplicate links a lot and I
ended up with 11,000 faves once.  I'd like to be able to search all the favourites of every browser at one time.  Any help?

OS: 4.1
S3


texts: Is there a way without rooting to prevent galaxy nexus devices from prompting that there is an update available. We have several devices at work that we would like to keep on a particular android version for development reasons and it is somewhat of an annoyance being informed  repeatedly of the same update.


texts: Starting the android emaluator in ubuntu?

texts: I created an avd of galaxy nexus with Intel atom x86. Now when I start the device, it gives me some cards to swipe. At last there is a card saying "To dim screen, cover it with your palm."  How do I do that? I am not being able to get the android menu and everything. And if I use arm the device wouldn't start and becomes black.


texts:
When i display a black screen on my phone, it is still brighter than when i turn it to sleep, is that how AMOLEDs normally behave (trying to "shine" the black darkness)?
When viewing the totally black screen (sadly dark gray screen) in dark, i see real black lines and dots on my display, see the picture i painted in mspaint. Is that a damaged screen? They dont show on turned-off display.
I think some old tamagotchi did this too :)

I read AMOLED can shut down pixels when displaying black (and save energy), can they do it after all, when they display gray anyway? Or is it the dimming that saves battery?

My phone is (should hopefuly be) Samsung Galaxy S III LTE (GT-I9305) so it should have AMOLED.

EDIT Ad. 2.: I googled a bit and it seems a common problem for all AMOLED screens. But since it is so hardly noticeable it isnt nothing to worry about. One poster summarizes it nicely here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/260791-amoled-black-dots-dark.html#post2726685


texts: Google Calendar events created on the phone won't sync

texts:
In my 2.3.7 Android phone, when I use the Google Calendar application, I can see all the events that are listed in my Google account, as I would see them in the browser in my computer, but when I create a new event using the phone -- it shows as 'PC Sync', the new item won't sync up to the calendar as I see it in the browser. I have tried cleaning the cache and data for the 'Calendar' and 'Calendar Storage' application, and manually re-syncing the Google account from the phone, but it still won't show up. Any ideas?

EDIT: If the event is under 'PC Sync', where should they appear in Google Calendar?


texts: tablet won't permanently keep or remove apps

texts:
I have an 8" android tablet running Android 2.2 (froyo). It works fine, except anything installed will not be retained when you re-start the device. Plus, if I want to remove the one and only app I put on this thing it re-appears after I delete it and re-start the device.

Nothing gets saved and no app gets deleted that is already on there. The app in mention I put on is marble solitaire plus for anyone that wants to know.

I can still find use for the tablet if only I could fix this problem. I have even tried a factory reset and nothing. When I do I get "md5 file error 1. Any ideas would help!


texts: How can I automate the Hotspot login process?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can I automatically log in to open WiFi that requires web login/password?

Scenario: I go into a coffeeshop, I fire up my droid, and it says it's on the webs. But as soon as I start surfing it bounces me to the establishment's wifi signon page. I agree, click the button, and (I'm assuming) it sticks the droid's MAC address in a table and lets my traffic through. If I return to said coffeeshop within 24hrs, I'm usually still there.

Problem: My droid is WiFi only, I have no cell contract. So If I walk in and forget to fire up the browser, I won't get any texts or calls.

Solution: Does anyone know of an app that would automate this process? The droid itself will hit the wireless network as soon as it comes within range, provided I've used it before. But then it'd be nice if it tried to fetch a webpage, got redirected, and responded automatically.

Alternative: If there is no such app, would you guys be interested in a free one if I took the time to cook one up?


texts: Locked from tablet lenovo version above 5 no forgot button

texts: I cant remember my password and i am locked out on my lenovo tablet. What should i do without fa tory resseting? I need help i cant find also a forgot button and i have no idea what to do


texts:
everyone

I used the feature in Android Marshmallow, format SD card as internal, and I have 3 devices all the same feature available.

after a while I made a factory reset for the devices, and the SD card is not supported and can't be formatted in android device.

I tried using the diskpart in windows, and after "create partition primary" it shows "virtual disk service error the operation is not supported on a non-empty removable disk".

I tried using MiniTool Partition Wizard, but it shows bad disk and after re-inserting the SD card shown nothing was done.

disk management in windows with no use.

what I understood that the android feature make two partitions, 16MB partition and another one for the rest storage which only readable within the android device made it (encrypted some how).


texts: All my searches on this topic just return results about how to disable (built-in) apps on Android, which is the opposite of what I want. I want to know how it is that some apps do not allow disabling or force stopping, and I want to know how to make that the case for certain downloaded apps. For example, Norton App Lock is supposed to prevent certain apps from being run on the device, but what good is it if you can simply disable Norton App Lock and then open any apps you want? I notice that some apps prevent force-stopping, and some prevent disabling. I want both to be prevented. This is for Android 6 Marshmallow.


texts: Is it possible to disable HAXM feature for an AVD based on Intel x86 CPU?

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In Android Studio V3.5, I created some AVDs which are based on Intel x86 CPU.
But I failed to start any of them because any HAXM devices couldn't be found.

I have enabled VT-x in my BIOS setting. When I tried to install 'Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager V7.0.5', it reported "failed to configure driver unknown error. failed to open driver.".

My PC is Windows 7 64-bit. I couldn't find any solutions.

So, is it possible to disable HAXM feature for an AVD based on Intel x86 CPU?


texts: See all Reviews/AppRatings on PlayStore in a better Way?

texts:
Is there a better way to see all Reviews / Ratings with Comments on an Android App in the Play Store?

Right now i on a Android Device, i can scroll to infinity and in the Browser i only get some random 40 reviews. Sometimes (on the Android Play Store) it also resets my settings for the filter.

Update

For better understanding, i want to read all comments programmatic and store them in a database for further analytics.

So the best thing would be something like a WebAPI or a Website which provide an tabular overview of all comments/reviews.


texts: What GPU is the Touchmate MID TM-MID777 Tablet?

texts:
Can anyone tell me the specifications of a tablet called MID TM-MID777 Touchmate?

Is their chipset:

Adreno
Mali
Tegra or
PowerVR?


texts: Stop user from changing Chrome settings on Android

texts:
I'm trying to find a way to stop users from being able to change Chrome's settings on an Android device. The main focus in not letting people turn on saving passwords, as multiple people share the device. I know I can use parental control settings to lock the users to chrome, but I need to stop them from being able to save passwords.
Preferably a way to do this either through parental controls, a google account etc. I know MDM/EMM Solutions can fulfill this put I would prefer if this is not the way.
Thanks.


texts:
First, I pull app fodder, priv-app folder and framework folder from system folder in my phone using adb command:

adb pull /system/app app/

adb pull /system/priv-app/ priv-app/

adb pull /system/framework framework/

And then i create a folder name system to contains the three folders i pulled from my phone(app fodder, priv-app folder and framework folder). After that i used LBD 2.5 by JoelDroid to deodex it. After deodex successful i tried to push it back into my system folder. So i copy it into my SDcard and use root explorer to move it into system folder. But the problem is that, it always fail. I have granted root permission already but it still fail to move. So i try to use other app like ES Explorer. But it still fail. It show the message that there was not enough memory. So i delete priv-app folder in system and copy from my sd card back. But it still fail.

I got some questions here.

If i can push it back to my system folder, does it mean my phone deodex?
Does it mean i deodex my rom, if i can push it back?
How can i push it back? Please help.! I wanted to install xposed and also want to learn about it too. Thank everyone. :)


texts: how to bulk move Android apps to the SD card

texts:
Currently all my Android apps are on the phone's internal storage, which is quite low @ 8GB.

I've recently install a 32GB SD card into the phone.

I understand that I can go to Android Application Manager > Apps > click on app > click "Move" (to the SD card).

For the several apps I've tried to do this, the "Move" button was grayed out.

Only one app I've tried has had the "Move" button enabled.

Is there any way I can bulk move all Android apps to the SD card?

Android version = 4.4.3


texts: phone stuck in boot loop after flashing new (stock) rom

texts: I just flashed a new firmware and when the phone starts, it shows the android logo and restarts. It's stuck in a boot loop. How can I fix this?


texts: Display bound manipulation on an android device, to avoid faulty touchscreen area

texts:
I have a Oneplus 3T on which, the digitizer would not register a touch on the bottom 1cm of the display. I tried the adb shell wm overscan 0,0,0,100 command to set display margins, and it breaks a lot of apps (even after restart). The margin seems to scale differently to different apps. So, I used the adb shell wm size 1080x1820 (original resolution: 1080x1920) command to set the height 100px less. Unfortunately, it shrunk to the middle, and there are 50px padding on the bottom as well as the top. But, all the apps are working well. Is there a way to shift ("translate") the display upwards on y-axis 50px, so that all the extra padding is on the bottom? If not, are there any other ways to achieve the same intention (to shrink the display to the usable area)? I can't find any comprehensive list of all the adb commands anywhere...

PS: I've tried activating on-screen navigation to offset the display, but on Oxygen OS 5.0.3, it also disabled the hardware buttons.

Edit:
The instructions I followed were from these questions question 1 & question 2. But it didn't help.

Edit 2:
Current device display configuration:

Here are a few screenshots to show what went wrong with the adb shell wm overscan 0,0,0,100 method. There is an empty space at the bottom of each of these app windows and they are different for each of them as well.


texts: Can't mount SMB folders on rooted device

texts:
Android 4.3 on a rooted Samsung galaxy note. Astro file manager can work with my network (SMB) folders but the CIFS Manager app says "mount: no such device". (Mount Manager app doesn't seem to support passwords.)

Is this a problem with the kernel? How can I find out?


texts:
I am looking for a way to control my Windows 8 machine from my Android device.

I have seen there are some server/clients around, but I'm not sure if they fit my needs. To be clear: I am not looking to session into my RDP, I want to remote control some of my Windows  8 apps.


texts: Xperia M4 Aqua loop-crashes infinitely when trying to connect to my wifi network

texts:
This morning I woke up and dropped my xperia down to the floor. When I would connect to my wifi network, my xperia would loop-crash infinitely. My xperia runs on Marshmallow (6.0.1)

To fix this situation, I used Xperia PC Companion to repair and reset it. Yet, any time I would connect to my wifi, my xperia would loop-crash infinitely.

The situation became quite irrecoverable applicatively.


texts: Fix ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED due to a change in global proxy by mobile security framework through adb shell on non rooted phone

texts:
The problem in a non rooted Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphone:

ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED in Google Chrome
No internet access on cellphone wireless settings
No internet access on cellphone mobile data setting
only working Whatsapp or Google Duo


texts: Reinstall default apps on Galaxy S3 before updating to Jelly Bean

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I want to update my Galaxy S3 to Jelly Bean but after downloading the firmware using Kies, it starts updating, but then it stops with a "dead" Android with a red triangle icon.

I think it's because I have removed some default apps like ChatOn and Yahoo widgets.

Is there any way to get them back or to install the official Jelly Bean update without a factory reset? I don't want to reinstall my apps again and lose my settings each time I need to update the OS (I also don't want bloatware apps that are pre-installed).

EDIT:
I have ClockWorkMod recovery installed. I think that might be the problem. Is there any way I can flash the stock recovery only?.
My operator is vodafone from Portugal.

Any ideas?


texts:
My nexus player does not wake up when I turn on my tv. On the tv it says it does not have signal.

If I unplug and plug the HDMI cable it works! This is a very annoying issue.

Do you know how to fix it?

What might be the problem? My TV, my HDMI cable or the nexus player?


texts: how is using busybox possible without mounting /system first?

texts:
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system");

looking at updater-scripts (this was from a gapps zip) i noticed a mount command such as above. how can the script use busybox to mount before the system is mounted?

what if the persons phone never installed busybox in the first place?

also i looked in my /sbin folder and dont see a busybox binary. its in my /xbin directory.

obviously im missing something here. please help.


texts: OnePlus 3: Disable hotspot turning off automatically

texts: After updating OnePlus 3 to OxygenOS 4.0.1 the option to keep hotspot on even no devices are connected seems to be missing. I need to keep hotspot on all the time and only manually to shut it down. How to enable this feature?


texts: Google Mail missing in Cyanogenmod (gApps)?

texts:
I installed Cyanogenmod and noticed that Google Mail is missing. I can't install it form the Market either. Market, Talk and so on are there, just Google Mail is missing.

How can I install Google Mail?


texts: I still can 'delete for everyone' message on WhatsApp? Why?

texts:
I would like to ask..
Why can I still delete my message from whatsapp, even though the times already round in an hour?
If you guys know, please let me know too.. thanks


texts: How to use adb to back up more than 2GB?

texts:
I'm trying to back up my Nexus 7 before installing a new factory image. (There is an issue preventing OTA update from succeeding.)  But when I run

adb backup -f android-nosystem-backup.ab -apk -shared -all -nosystem

the backup gets stuck after writing 2147483647 bytes.  This number is 2^31 minus 1, and I recognize the problem as a lack of Large File Support somewhere.  I'm running the adb that ships with my current Debian Linux distro "Jessie."  The problem occurs whether I try to back up to a local file or to a remote NFS-mounted file server, so I suspect that something in the adb toolchain has been compiled without Large File Support.

The Nexus 7 reports total storage in use of 4.2GB, so I'm expecting a backup file on that order of size.  Is there some workaround I should be using?  Is there a way to split the backup into pieces?


texts: Is It Possible To Backup Settings And All Customized Stuff I Made On Android Cellphone?

texts: Which backup is that? Full backup that backs up whole system? Or is it only backup that backs up settings and customized stuff?


texts:
I just bought a used Huawei Mediadpad M1 and it still has a lock screen from the seller. Unfortunately he won't write back any more so I need to hard reset it. I found in the forums these steps:

Switch off the device.
Press power button + Volume up button until the device is switched on (followed by a small vibration).
As soon as the device is switched on, let go of the power switch but keep pressing the volume up button.
After a few seconds, a screen will appear showing a green android symbol with rotating gears. When this screen appears let go the volume up button and keep pressing volume down button.
Hold like this for a few seconds. till a big green 'OK' appears on the screen.

I did and I also tried a few other things but this is the only method where I at least access the recovery mode (almost). Instead ot the big green OK i just get the opposite, a bit red FAIL.

The error message sais something about an SD card. Do I need to insert one for a hard reset? I actually can't imagine that since all the guides out there say to remove any SIM or SD card before hard resetting the tablet.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!


texts: How has a WhatsApp contact removed our older conversations from my phone?

texts:
I’m baffled . All my previous conversations with one WhatsApp contact are no longer in our WhatsApp chat. They have all been wiped off preceding April 2019. I cannot retrieve from the archive either. I’m confident it is not something I have done, and this contact has erased them somehow on his ph7 WhatsApp. I’m really curious as to how this can be done?
Thanks for your help


texts:
I've tried to log in to my Google Account on my phone and tablet, I've tried on a friends HTC and mine are Samsung. On all the devices, I get "Your username and password don't match" and instructions to reset the password. I have tried countless times, reset the password about 5 times and double checked, even quadruple checked. Tried copying and pasting the password, etc. I have tried logging in on the browsewr, it works fine. I have tried enabling access for less secure apps/devices, still nothing. 2 factor wasn't on, I tried turning it on twice, still nothing. Restarting the phone, checking the date, etc. I have tried signing in with a different Google account on the phone and it works like a charm but mine doesn't. I have been searching for hours, checked numerous Stack Overflow posts, Android Forums, etc. There (should) only be 1 Google Account (well, there isn't any in the settings right now). I think this was working before I factory reset it, but not sure.

TL;DR: Correct password, enabled & disabled less secure apps, tried turning off 2 factor, other account works, tried on other devices. Still nothing.

WTL;DR Not working, tried everything.


texts: How to force YouTube videos to open in streaming media player instead of default YouTube app?

texts:
I am using HTC Explorer phone, running Android 2.3.5. I use Opera mini and Opera mobile to browse. Whenever I click any YouTube video in the browser to play, automatically the YouTube app opens and starts loading the video but I have a slow connection so I want videos to be played in streaming media player. For any other websites RTSP links it asks me for the app to use.

Earlier it used to ask me for YouTube videos also but now I don't know what settings I have changed. It does not ask now and opens YouTube app. How can I fix this?


texts:
I tried to Backup my tablet with both CWM and TWRP but didn't success to get it backed-up,

in CWM :
the tablet stuck in the step of "generating backup boot imgae"

in TWRP :
the tablet fails in backup and gives me the following messages in log:

Updating partition details...
E :Unable to mount '/emmc'
E :Unable to mount '/emmc'
E :Unable to mount Storage.
E :Unable to mount '/emmc'

and worth to mention that in TWRP it Reads the tablet Storage as 0MB either with Internal SD Card or with External SD Card , in addition to it doesn't allow me to choose either of them while configuring any settings in it.

Hint: I'm using Lenovo Idea Tab A3000-H


texts: Broken Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge won't be replaced

texts:
About a month ago I got a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge bought off from Swiss carrier Sunrise. It's a 32gb model, with European region lock. My brother didn't open it in Switzerland,  and he gave this to me as a gift when he arrived by airplane in Romania.

Anyway as soon as I boot the phone,  I do initial setup. When I connect to a Wi-Fi network it enters a boot loop. The only way to get it back to normal is to hard factory reset it. It happened multiple times,  on different Wi-Fi networks. First I did an software update with mobile data to 5.1.1 Lollipop,  it didn't fix the problem. Then using the smart switch app for PC I downloaded a new original firmware,  guided through live chat by a Samsung official helper,  still didn't fix the boot loop issues.

Then he takes the phone back to Switzerland,  where there was no problem when connected to a Wi-Fi network.  He sends it to warranty for repairs,  they find nothing wrong with it,  after 15 days he gets it back. Just as he was about to send it back to me to Romania,  he does a test and finds out that the phone entered a boot loop for the first time in Switzerland. He left the phone in a boot loop so the guys at the shop could see that the phone was definitely flawed and make sure it's going to be repaired or replaced. After another 15 days,  results came back as if the phone has no problem.

They can't make it enter a boot loop so they have nothing to repair or replace,  however I'm not sure what I can do. I might have just wasted 800$ and the phone is still broken

Any ideas?


texts: Had to reset my android tablet and my google play app appears on the home but when I tap it it says app not installed!!

texts: I can not  open google play store on tablet. app shows when tapped it says app not installed. I have tried going into settings and the app does not appear there to try to reinstaLL it. I have tried factory install also with no luck.


texts:
When Samsung Kies offers an update it doesn't tell you what version of android the update is.

All you get is seemingly meaningless codes like

PDA:JPI / Phone:JPP / CSC:JP4

or similar

What do these codes mean?

How can you convert these codes to android versions.

If they are arbitrary can this question serve as a list mapping codes to android versions.


texts: Recovering Cyanogenmod (no context found)

texts:
I was using my phone, battery was low and it suddenly shut down. I thought it's because of battery, and plugged in my charger. Now i'm trying to boot my phone but it's stucking at CYANOGENMOD boot screen:

Here I'm stuck (click for larger image)

Reboot my phone with CWM Recovery mod, and i'm getting no context found error.

I don't know what it's mean and how can i deal with this problem.

I'm using Samsung Galaxy S2 and CWM v6.0.3.3 . I'm not sure how can i find my Cyanogenmod version.

** UPDATE **
I've wait for a long time on boot screen and now "Android is updating" screen appeared. It's optimized my all apps and now and waiting on starting apps message for 8 hours. It stuck at starting apps screen.


texts: How do I reset the input language to English when I can't read the current language?

texts:
I have a Nexus 4 with the latest OS.

I accidentally set the input to Arabic.

Now I don't know how to reset to English.

I tried re-booting but it did not revert to English.

I would like to avoid a factory reset, if possible.


texts: What is the name for a non-owner user profile?

texts:
I have an Android tablet with two user profiles. One is designated the "owner". How do I refer to the other profile (for example, when posting questions here or logging tickets for an app)?

I'm looking for a short (and preferably official) term that Android experts would immediately recognize.

Suggested tag (based on answer): secondary-profile


texts: how to export bookmarks from Silk web browser without rooting?

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I would like to export my Silk browser bookmarks, ideally to an HTML file.  Amazon has apparently made it impossible to export bookmarks from its Silk web browser on Kindle Fire.

Searching on StackExchange, I note several old recommendations to download certain apps in order to export bookmarks from Chrome or Firefox, and recommendations to root the Kindle.  I would rather not root the Kindle as I am not particularly tech-savvy and my connection to Amazon via the Kindle is important to me right now.

I have enabled the Google Play Store.  Is my best bet to download some app from there, or is there another way I can export Silk bookmarks without possibly messing up my ability to access Amazon content?


texts: Why and how Sony IMX586 have its own AWB in Google Camera?

texts: Since IMX586 is not used in Pixel phones, why and how Sony IMX586 have its own AWB (auto white balance) in (modded) Google Camera?


texts: I use Symphony w71.Though it would connect with PC but after root I find no option to connect with PC.It charge but not connect with computer.My phone debug option is on also enabling Root permission.What should I do now??


texts: Google Now "Shazam this song" not working

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I'm trying to use this feature
https://support.shazam.com/hc/en-us/articles/205024298--Ok-Google-Shazam-this-song-

But when I try it just google searches "Shazam this song" like any other unrecognized phrase. I also tried "What's this song" and it said "Action not supported in your country"

I'm in Canada and have a Samsung Galaxy S5 with Android 6.0.1. I have Shazam installed, and reinstalling it didn't fix it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shazam.android&hl=en


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I own a Galaxy S4 I9505 device.

Earlier I was running the stock based Custom ROM (Imperium 16.1, Android 4.4.2) on my S4 and there was no problem at all. That ROM gave me supreme performance, stability and battery life.

And then official Lollipop (5.0.1) was released by Samsung. I flashed the latest stock based custom Lollipop ROM on my device and the problem started.

Now what happens is ... **after I flash a ROM everything is working fine. But then after some uncertain period all the sensors stop working on the device.

Sometimes the issue is resolved by a simple restart, at times I have to clear the Cache and sometimes I have to clear the Cache and Dalvik Cache**.

All the sensors start working and suddenly after some time, all the sensors stop working.

I have tried all stock based Custom Lollipop ROMs and even AOSP based Lollipop ROMs, but this problem is persistent with all the Lollipop ROMS.

I am not able to decipher if this is a Software or Hardware issue.

Can anyone help me on this? Has anyone faced this type of problem?

Thanks


texts: I cant find it in the drawer. I've been experiencing errors and I've found the solution. Problem is, my launcher is missing and I cant clear the data because I can't find it.


texts: su fails: "wget: bad address 'static.zhiqupk.com'" and unable to unlock bootloader

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A friend of mine bought a used Samsung Galaxy S6 or at least we thought so, but it looks that it might be a chinese phone. After wiping all data/cache, the phone still had a lot porn/advertisement apps, so we decided to burn original ROM. The only problem is that, we can't get to unlock bootloader.

When I try with adb oem unlock, it just hangs by ..., i.e.

$ sudo fastboot devices
mt6572v1_phone  fastboot
$ sudo fastboot oem lock
...

So I tried adb shell and try to get root access, to see if can do anything from inside:

$ sudo adb shell
shell@rtech72_we_72_kk:/ $ su
wget: bad address 'static.zhiqupk.com'
Unable to chmod /data/.n.b: No such file or directory
        pkg: /data/.n.b
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.runInstall(Pm.java:982)
        at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.run(Pm.java:120)
        at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.main(Pm.java:83)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:243)
        at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
Killed

So this looks for me like a custom ROM with full of spyware/adware/viruses. Any idea how to remove this stuff and get original firmware on it?


texts: How can I change my name on Google Play Games?

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I opened up Google Play Games and clicked my way through it and it has changed my name to 'HighLemon4719'. Previously it was 'crazymaster' with my icon for Google+.

Every time I start a game on my phone it comes up as the name 'HighLemon4719'. How can I change it as I not like this name?


texts: How to avoid showing many processes on DDMS?

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Background

As an Android developer, I use DDMS (link here about what it is), which shows all of the processes that I can debug (along with other stuff).

Today I've finally flashed a custom ROM that is based on AOSP.

The problem

Ever since I flashed the new ROM, I've noticed that instead of showing just a few processes (including mostly just the apps I'm making), it shows a lot more processes, including both system apps and user apps.

The question

Is there any way to avoid this from happening?

BTW, I tried putting a tag called "DDMS" and a tag called "AOSP" , and sadly I still can't do it even though my score is quite high on StackOverflow.


texts: Recover contacts and images from stolen phone

texts: My samsung note 3 was stolen yesterday, the phone is off. how can I get my pictures from the internal memory of the phone and contact numbers? I was registered with google account


texts: Missed calls log not showing in Lenovo A7000

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My mobile is Lenovo A7000 with Android lolipop
Recently I the missed call logs not showing, sometimes for one or the other number it shows, it might be stored contact or new but the log is not happening, I also cleared the logs and cleared cache memory of call logs, but not fixed.
I tried updating firmware too but no use.
Please suggest me, thanks.


texts: Error: insufficient permissions for device, how to add permissions?

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On trying to install an app on my Reliance CDMA Tablet, this is what happened.

aneesh@AcerAOD:~$ adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
????????????    no permissions

aneesh@AcerAOD:~$ adb devices
List of devices attached
????????????    no permissions

aneesh@AcerAOD:~$ adb install Dropbox/apks/videolan.apk
error: insufficient permissions for device
- waiting for device -

How do I set permissions? I browsed through Development and Security options in Settings application in my tablet. Could someone help me out? Possibly some command line helps! It is a little urgent.

My device runs Android 2.3.3.


texts: Can I use the internal storage in the Wildfire S to store music and photos?

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I have a Wildfire S for a couple of weeks while my actual phone is off for repair. I can't use the camera or anything like that because it just says "Insert SD Card". If I look at the storage I can see there is plenty available.

I don't want to buy an SD card just for this temporary phone - my Galaxy S2 has never had this problem.

Can I use the ample internal storage available or will I have to shell out?


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I can't pair my activity tracker (Mi band 2, xiaomi) with my tablet/app (Android 5.1 ).

According to BLE Scanner app: no nearby BLE devices, 'peripheral mode not supported in your device'

When I open the app (Mi fit) : discoverable is off

How do I fix it?

Note: I got the tablet for free and there's no name or brand, only "rockship 791"


texts: How do I check if Tasker is the application in focus using a Tasker profile?

texts: I want to execute a few tasks whenever I am active on Tasker (e.g. editing profiles, viewing settings, etc). However, the problem is I can't see it on the list of applications that's usable when creating a profile. Am I missing something?


texts: Carbon backup discovery issues with Nexus 7

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I have made a backup of my Nexus 7 before its bootloader was unlocked with Carbon and the companion Windows app; I then took the Carbon folder from internal storage to my computer disk.

An unlock, root, flash, etc., later, I placed the Carbon folder where it was:

 /storage/emulated/0/carbon

I installed an additional application and backed it up to confirm that Carbon stores new backups there:

Yet, no joy.

I've also copied the backup data to Google Drive. Carbon also fails to find the data there.

You might guess it'd be a permissions issue. As far as I can see, it's not.

This person (thread link) has had similar issues with a Nexus 7 but not a Nexus 4. They've emailed the developers one month ago and didn't report back. I emailed them too , but I'm not holding my breath honestly. and actually got a reply. I'm not posting the full text of the email, since that'd be a breach of privacy, but here's the meat of it.

  You manually moved the backup, which is an unsupported scenario in Carbon. This is why you cannot see the backups. There is no fix, or workaround for this.

What can I do about this?


texts: when i switched on phone it is not turning WI-fi or blue tooth on but mobile data is working.need help want to fix it.i done restore hard reset but no use. WI-FI based apps also not working.


texts: Unable to delete "FORGET WIFI NETWORK' on my Galaxy J7(2015) phone

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Recently I encountered this weird issue with my wifi network. I am using a galaxy j7(2015) built mobile phone. Since last week my phone is unable to connect to my wifi network. MY wifi speed is pretty good. My laptop and another android smartphone are working fine on the same wifi. I am using a Realtek router that was provided to me by my ISP.

When I tap long-press on forgetting connection/network on my device the wifi name doesn't go and it still exists. Did not work. The network name just would not get deleted.
I did a factory reset of my phone, still, the issue persists.
I reset my router, still, my phone would refuse to connect.
I tried Static I.P as well, did not help. My wifi password and security level are all good.
All I see at times is an authentication error message / I.P. unavailable message on phone.
I tried forgetting the network on my windows laptop and created a new one, still, the problem persists.
I did the secret service dialer method on android and its wifi page reads "SSID and IP unavailable".
I tried going out to see if out of range WIFI network works or not, but it won't delete the network name.

I need some guidance. I feel maybe my phone has some problem. My laptop and my dad's phone are working fine on my wifi. I am clueless about what went wrong so suddenly with my device. The last option is to contact my ISP.


texts: GS6 (Android 5.1.1) lost synchronizaton with Facebook contacts

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My Galaxy S6 had my Facebook contacts synchronized within the Contacts application since I acquired the phone in September 2015. I didn't exactly notice when it happened, but now this feature does not seem to work anymore. I have the latest update of the Facebook application.

When going in the Android settings under "Accounts", I can see the Facebook item but it is shown as "disabled". There does not seem to be any way to enable this synchronization. I think I remember there used to be some options on that screen to enable contacts synchronization.

Another detail is that all the contacts that came from Facebook are still listed in the Android Contacts application, however, the contact information is empty and it is shown as a contact stored locally on the device only.


texts: Factory reset for every Cyanogenmod Update?

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I plan to install Cyanogenmod on my new Android phone. For this first install, I've to do a factory reset - what's no problem on a factory new phone.
But do I have to perform this factory reset on every minor and major update of the mod in the next month and years - and loosing all my app settings, logins, game highscores etc. again and again?
Or does the Cyanogenmod update behave like a normal Android update (just a little bit downloading, rebooting and continue with all apps and settings as before)?


texts: Why lsusb gets "permission denied" error in Termux?

texts: When I run this command in Termux the output  gets permission denied. I don't have root access, perhaps Android system allows me to get the specific access in root.


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On my HTC DNA I recently changed from the integrated ActiveSync client to Touchdown.  My corporate IT policy required a PIN to access the device when using the Android client.  Now that I switched to Touchdown, that is set to require a PIN, so I have to enter 2 PINs to read my email.

I removed my account from the Android app, but it seems to have retained the security policies.  Is there a way I can reset the security policies now that the account isn't using the integrated e-mail client?
 - Dave


texts: Samsung Infuse is getting really hot when using a Samsung wall charger that came with Samsung Strive. Is this bad?

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The output specifications for the Samsung Strive charger match those of the Samsung Infuse charger, so I don't see why the phone is heating up so much.

Also, when charging the Samsung Infuse with this non-stock charger (although it is still made by samsung) while the phone is off, the charging never stops. The display never says (100%) even after a full night of charging. The animated dots keep on moving as if the phone is still charging.

Is all this bad or are we ok here? I wouldn't want to blow a fuse in the brand new Infuse!


texts: adb error type 3 Activity class {com.android.launcher3/com.android.launcher3.WallpaperCropActivity} does not exist

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I tried to change my wallpaper via adb. As I'm new to Android and don't know much about its activities, launcher etc. I don't know where my mistake is. I have found following adb command:

adb shell am start -d file:///sdcard/Download/test1.jpg -a android.service.wallpaper.CROP_AND_SET_WALLPAPER -f 0x1 com.android.launcher3/.WallpaperCropActivity

I'm getting the following error:

Error type 3
Error: Activity class {com.android.launcher3/com.android.launcher3.WallpaperCropActivity} does not exist.

I tried another command which shows a message on the device screen:

Picture couldn't load as wallpaper

adb command which shows the message:

adb shell am start -a android.service.wallpaper.CROP_AND_SET_WALLPAPER -c android.intent.category.DEFAULT -d file:///sdcard/Download/$bild -t 'image/' -e mimeType 'image/'

The devices OS is Android 8.1.
Does anyone know how to change the wallpaper (Home- and Lockscreen) of an Android device with adb?


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How to get saved WiFi password from my android 5.1.1  without rooting?

I checked the path /data/misc/wifi/ using adb pull from terminal, but it's empty


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Device : OnePlus 2

OS : OOS 3.5.6 on android 6.0.1

I tried to install nethunter many times, unlocked phone, rooted and install    modified super su for oneplus 2, flashed overlay-rom nethunter,    everything is ok except that the nethunter terminal is just crash and    shutdown with no error when i try to start it, i even tried to wipe    system clean and try over, but it still same, also installed    different terminals but chroot can't find it,

Installed using the guide :

git clone --depth 1   https://github.com/offensive-security/kali-nethunter
cd    kali-nethunter/nethunter-installer
./bootstrap.sh ( Type N for    Experimental Devices and Type N again when prompted to download full    Download History)
python build.py -d oneplus2 -m -nosu -fs full    then flashed the zip file created.!

after that flashed the kernel    from the main site "    https://build.nethunter.com/nightly/3.15.4-20170211-0304/"


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My wife and I bought some Android phones at about the same time. She bought a Motorola Moto G2, I bought a Moto E2. They run Android 6 (Marshmallow), System versions 24.41.34 and 24.51.39 respectively

If we go to apps, settings, accounts, Google we see different screens

My E2 has toggle switches that allow me to choose what data gets automatically synchronised from my phone to my online google account. Her G2 doesn't.

How can she turn off all the synchronisation for data she wants only on the phone and not online?


texts: Is the analog clock widget somehow tied into the unlock screen?

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I've encountered something bizarre on my phone which I think is just an innocent side effect, but I wanted to make sure that it wasn't indicative of something malicious.

From time to time, right after I unlock the phone, the LastPass prompt pops up and asks me if I want to input my master password in order for it to autofill the password for "Clock Widget."  I don't use the clock widget on the lock screen, though.

I don't ever provide it the password, but initially I was concerned that there might be a program masking itself as the clock widget.  Since the prompt is so closely correlated with the unlocking, I have to believe, though, that LastPass is offering to fill in my unlock code, even though it can't.

Is the clock widget somehow associated with the part of the OS that controls the unlocking of the device?  Is there any legitimate reason why it would ask for a password?

I have an LG G2 running 4.4.2 and I have scanned the device with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware as well as Kaspersky and I haven't found anything at all with either.

I wasn't able to grab a screenshot before the LastPass prompt disappeared, unfortunately.


texts: Restoring one application data from ClockModRecovery Backup

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I was using CyanogenMod 4.10.3. Due to slow-downs I decided to downgrade, but took a backup of all available apps using ClockModRecovery including WhatsApp.

In backup/ directory, I see some img files, not individual apps.

Since I changed my number and I would like to use my old number with WhatsApp, I would like to restore WhatsApp backup from this backup. Is it possible?


texts: Can a factory reset really fix proximity sensor problem?

texts: The screen on my Alcatel Idol 3 goes black when making or answering a call. This suggests that the proximity sensor may be bad. The Phone Tester app indicates that the proximity sensor reports "near" all the time. A customer support rep had be do a reset (edit: wipe system cache) on my phone (not factory reset). This did not resolve the problem. He then suggested doing a factory reset and get back with him to submit a warranty claim if that didn't work. What are the chances that a factory reset will resolve this problem?


texts: How to Enable OTG Compability On my Samsung SM-T231

texts: Yesterday I bought one OTG Cable just for my tablet but for some reason it isn't compatible or it doesn't Read my OTG cable..Any solutions??


texts: Hindi font not display in htc_salsa_C510e_android2.0.3?

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In My app display Hindi font.
so i use the DroidHindi.ttf font to display  the font.
and i run this app output in SonyXperia_MT27i like this!
[Sony_Xperia_MT27i_android_4.0.4 Image screen]

and same app run in htc_salsa_C510e_android2.0.3
Display this type output

Please any help me.
what is the problem i don't know.


texts: Lock screen force close.when slide the phone reboots it continually persists.:-\

texts: I installed a widget locker lock screen app for my android 4.1.I didn't liked it so I directly uninstalled. Now every time I try to slide on the lock the phone reboots. Again after boot when I touch the lock it reboots .what to do now. I think it is a sort of service problem .


texts: Scheduling with Google messages. What does the roll-out information mean?

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This news article describes the roll-out of Google's new scheduling feature for Google Messages. On my own phone, I briefly had the opportunity to use the feature before it inexplicably disappeared. The news article seems to suggest two things: first, that the brief opportunity to use the feature might have been part of a test prior to the general roll-out, and second, that "schedule send is rolling out as a server-side switch ..."
What exactly does that last part, about server-side switch actually mean. I understand the general principle of client-server relationships with things like using an email client on my PC connected to my ISP's email server, but what server is being talked about in connection with Google messages. Surely they're not talking about something that requires cooperation from every ISP!?


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How can I enable immersive/fullscreen mode in Termux?

I want to hide the bars at the top and bottom of the screen so that the entire screen displays the terminal.

In summary, I'm looking for either a configuration option for enabling fullscreen mode in Termux, without reconfiguring (or rooting) my device and without connecting an external device, or an explanation of what happened to the fullscreen option mentioned in some parts of the documentation, if it has been removed.


texts: Decryption unsuccessful after enabling a PIN lock when full disk encryption is already activated

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I have a Moto G3 with full disk-encryption enabled when I created a PIN lock and after that when my phone was restarted I got the decryption unsuccessful message and I couldn't boot it anymore.

I would like to recover my data.

I've obtained another identical phone and have been able to isolate the bug to cryptd configuration where it is not changed from default to PIN:

10-14 16:57:02.169  6084  6103 D CryptdConnector: SND -> {14 cryptfs getpwtype}
10-14 16:57:02.170  6084  7357 D CryptdConnector: RCV <- {213 14 default}

Since my device have the bootloader locked, do I have any chance to obtain a image of the device flash, or have a shell access during the boot process so that I can decrypt with the correct PIN configuration and not with the "default" password?

Thanks!


texts: HTC First - Not getting any Notifications for Phone, text or Voicemail. Only can see when Clicking on it

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One thing I liked about my old phone was if I got a missed call, text or Voicemail, it would putt a number, or in a more  older phone I owned, an Alert symbol, notification informing me that I have one of these.

My HTC first is good, My first smartphone. But it does not inform me of a missed call. I have on my start up page of my phone my main 5 Apps, Contacts. Phone, Messaging, voicemail. and of course the shortcut to all my apps and phone stuff. I have these up there specifically cause that's what I use most. But when I get a missed call for any of those, no notification informing me :/. I have to go in each 1 at a time to see if someone sent me one, 3 out of 5 times there is nothing.

I would greatly appreciate if someone can tell me exactly how I can get notification on my HTC first for my missed calls / text and messaging. Will greatly appreciate it!


texts: Restore/recover Supersonic Matrix SC-91JB Android tablet

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My friend brought me his granddaughter's tablet a couple weeks ago and it was stuck at the Android logo screen, just gray "android" text with white highlight moving across repeatedly.

I already had ADB from some stuff I was doing on another Android tablet some time ago. I was able to connect to the tablet using ADB. I searched around and found the adb shell wipe data command and that got the table working again. Gave tablet back to little girl and everyone happy.

He just brought me the tablet again, same problem, I tried the same solution. This time it did not work. After wiping data, the tablet still gets stuck at the Android logo.

This time I found echo -e 'boot-recovery\0' > /dev/block/nandf; sync, issued the command from within adb shell, rebooted, and got an Android on his back with a green triangle / exclamation point. I hit the Home button and got into the recovery menu, but the only thing I could do was to reboot. What makes this extra tricky is that this tablet has no volume button(s), only Power and Home.

After rebooting, I got the Android logo again. I can still get into adb, so there are signs of life, I just don't know how to proceed. Manufacturer support seems to be non-existent. Don't know how to find a proper factory image to restore the tablet. Don't want to just start hacking and brick it forever.

I don't really know anything about Android but I am a pretty good (i.e. old, haha) computer guy and have general familiarity with operating systems, UNIX/Linux/Posix commands, and hardware. I should be able to follow instructions if anybody out there can walk me through this.

Any suggestion is really appreciated.

P.S. Following is output from the wipe data. I do not recall if I received similar error messages a couple weeks ago when the wipe data fixed the tablet. I don't think the tablet has ever been rooted, etc.:

D:\Users\me\Downloads\Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31\stuff>adb shell wipe data
Wiping /data
rmdir() error on '/data/system/dropbox' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/system/throttle' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/system/shared_prefs' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/system' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/backup/pending/journal-133428497.tmp' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/backup/pending' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/backup/com.android.internal.backup.LocalTransport/@pm@' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/backup/com.android.internal.backup.LocalTransport/@pm@.new' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/backup/com.android.internal.backup.LocalTransport' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/backup/com.google.android.backup.BackupTransportService' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/backup/ancestral' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/backup' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/system.notfirstrun' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/anr/traces.txt' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/anr' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/cfs.version' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_00' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_01' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_02' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_03' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_04' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_05' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_06' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_07' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_08' 'Read-only file system'
unlink() error on '/data/tombstones/tombstone_09' 'Read-only file system'
rmdir() error on '/data/tombstones' 'Read-only file system'
Done wiping /data


texts: how to search a particular song using search button

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i am unable to search a perticular song by usng search button from the long list of songs after its been upgraded to android 2.3.5.  Before that i was able to find a song using search button.i am using htc desire s handset.

Please suggest if there is a solution to this.coz if i need to listen a perticular song ,i have to traverse through all the library and fing the song after 15 -20 minutes..


texts: Does buying thousands of apps (but not installing them) cause bloat in Android?

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A few years ago, Google added the ability for app developers to place their apps "on sale".  They included the ability for developers to temporarily offer their apps for free.

I started "buying" these free apps via Android's Google Play store, but not actually installing most of them.  Over the years, I have now "purchased" thousands of paid apps that were offered for free.

Ignoring space occupied by apps actually installed, will continuing this habit cause bloat or slowdowns within Android?

Is the history of all those purchases being stored locally in Android as well as on Google's servers?  Does it affect application memory (RAM) available on the Android device?


texts: What Android OS version is on the Kindle Fire HD?

texts: Which version of Android is running on the recently announced Kindle Fire HD, Amazon seems to fail to mention that detail in the specifications they list for Kindle Fire HD


texts: I can reverse tether now by using alias but it stops on adb shell command

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I made some aliases to quickly reverse tether.

alias t='r && sh && n'
alias n='netcfg rndis0 dhcp'
alias sh='ad shell'
alias r='ad kill-server && ad start-server'
alias ad='adb'

I want to enter t (which turns on reverse tethering) but the aliased command doesnt do anything past sh

How to automate this better?

(I guess its because its not in first shell anymore but android adb shell)

UPDATE: I edited the .bashrc as answered by Stephen Schrauger but the command enters me into adb shell and when i disconnect usb cable I get netcfg: command not found

  The aliases are now:

alias t='r && sz $n'
n='netcfg rndis0 dhcp'
alias sz='ad shell'
alias r='ad kill-server && ad start-server'
alias ad='adb'

What is wrong now?

UPDATE2 moved here:Help with this ADB REVERSE Tethering Script?


texts: how can i restore loosing system applications

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I remove some system androids apps(that i dont konw which app) from my phon whith system app safe remover. and now my phon cant open any docx file whith any program. how can do i found the lossing app?
my phon: samsung galexy not N7000 rooted
android: 4.1.2
rom: n7000JPLSB   (rooted)


texts: I can't move any apps or downloads to my SD card

texts: After having my phone, a zte, I put a 16 GB SD card in it and had the option of save to SD card. I have downloaded a bunch of apps and music and not realizing until now, that none of it has saved to my SD card. All of it is in the phone. And my phone shows that its reading the SD card and it has nothing stored on it. So I went and tried to move apps and such to the card only to find out that there isn't an option for any of my apps to move to the SD card. I don't know if I have explained very well, I can give more info if needed. But this is perplexing as I've never had this happened before, or I'm doing something wrong and not realising it.


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I have been searching for how to properly upgrade to new sdcard, and I did as this posts suggests. How to upgrade / swap SD card without losing data and installed apps?.

But when inserting the new sd card several apps (not all) are missing. I had about 80 apps installed, could that explain why I am having this problem, while no other seem to have it?

Could it be, that there are two partitions on the original sd card, one being used for apps when internal memory is full; and I have then only copied the part not in the 'simple' partition?

Using Gingerbread (2.3.3).


texts: What is an easy method to test whether UDP traffic is blocked?

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What is an easy method for an Android device to tell whether a data connection (either WiFi or mobile data alone) has UDP traffic blocked? Many corporate and public access points restrict UDP access, and I am looking for a way to detect this manually. I am interested in this because real-time VOIP applications, for example, should not be expected to work with the same performance on TCP as on UDP.

For the purposes of this question, I would assume that the data connection is either:

using hole-punching or
blocks all UDP traffic that is not DNS-related.

Also, please assume the Android device is not rooted.


texts: How to take a photo similar to an old photo?

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Is there any app to help take a photo similar to an older photo of the same building/view? like in the past winter or summer.

I am thinking of an app that shows the old photo on screen a little bit transparent, so I can adjust the position of camera and take an identical photo.

Searching didn't help. Thanks.


texts: How to make hangouts forget your accounts password ? I don't want my friends to use my account since they are likely to stir up trouble so ....


texts: How to create duplicate bookmarks in Android?

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I'm using the stock browser on my new Samsung S3 mini (Jellybean) and am having trouble with the browser. When I go to the bookmarks page it seems to have two sections, one called "My Device" and one for my Google account, which seems to contain my bookmarks from my desktop Chrome browser.

I have 100 or so bookmarks on my desktop browser since I have a mouse and a nice big screen to go along with it but on my phone I don't expect to be able to browse more than a few very often so I'd like to create a set of bookmarks to access from the phone quickly and easily. I don't want to navigate around the complex directory structure that I have for my desktop.

I'm running into a problem though. It seems that the browser won't let you duplicate any bookmarks. When you try to add them it just says "already in use" if the bookmark exists anywhere under "My Devices" or my Google account and no matter where I'm adding the bookmark.

Have you all run into this problem and how have you solved it? Should I resort to stupid tricks like adding a "#" after all the bookmarks for the mobile version simply to convince the browser that it's a different page when it's not really?


texts: How can I allow my friend to see my screen using a web browser without requiring installation of any app on their or my device?

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I am specifically not looking for an App. The reason is that I want to just be able to send a link to a friend without them having to download an app.

Also sharing part of the screen, for example a tab on a browser would be super useful!

If this is not possible please recite the source. I am curious mainly about the mainstream browsers(since they are usually already installed on most phones) - Chrome(and other Chromium browsers), Firefox, Safari(I know this is not Android), Samsung Internet. I would still also appreciate information on any other browser!

If you know anything about plans for the future of this feature if it does not exist I would also be interested in that!

Maybe there is there a website I can use to share my screen on Android or do phone browsers not support screen sharing? a really good example for this is Screen Meet which really goes half way, but still requires the user which shares to download an app but not the users who view the screen sharing unlike Facebook Messenger and Skype which force both users to download an app and even register. A good example for The PC is Kosmi.


texts: Disabling MTP/PTP/all USB stuff except charging

texts: Is there a way to disable all USB functionality except for charging? I don't really use MTP or PTP and would like to disable it if possible.


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For one time in my live, I accidentally set the option "Always" (tick the box) when Android ask me the question "which application must be used  to open this type of file?"
Android suggested some text application and " HTMLViewer".

I found out this was not a good idea at all!

I tried to change the default application but " HTMLViewer" does not appear in the applications list, even if system files are displayed.

" HTMLViewer" is not known on Google as it seems, and I am now suspecting it perhaps is some kind of malware.

I only installed apps from "Play Store"..

Does anyone know something about this, and maybe solution to stop this behaviour?

Here are my device's specs. As you can see... We can not update more ☺

The inoperant changes done with "Better Open with" :


texts: How to run my Play Games with its correct game progress after it runs another Play Games account of the same game app?

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I have this problem as a game user. I have contacted the game developer and they told me that's an issue of google instead of their game.
I have an old phone A with a Play Games account A that saved my game progress A. I have another old phone B with a Play Games account B that saved progress B.
I now have a new phone C that signed in both Google accounts A and B. When I opened the game, it loaded my game progress A, but actually, I wanted to load progress B.
Therefore I signed out my Play Games account A in the game settings inside my game, and signed in my account B. Restarted the game, but it still didn't load progress B.
So I cleared the cache and data for both Play Games, Play Store, and my game app. I uninstalled my game app. Then I switched to my account B in Play Games and installed the game app again. However, it still only ran progress A.
So I gave up to play progress B in my new phone C, and opened my game in my old phone B. Turns out my old phone B, even it only logins to Google Play account B, runs the game with progress A. None of my phone seems able to load progress B anymore now.
Does that mean my Google account A overwrite game progress A onto B? How is this even possible and how can I fix it? Ideally, I want to run progress B in my new phone C. Or, at least my old phone B runs my game progress B back again.


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I've tried:

updating my google wallet (UK credit card & billing/home address).
set default home address.
changed postal code on gmail.
force stop and cleared cache on Google Play app.
cleared the browser cache (both on the phone and on the PC).
Used a GPS spoofer + setting localisation to GPS only.

I live in the UK, but I bought my new phone back home (in the Faroe Islands).
This is my first Android device, so I'm new to the play.google environment.

The only thing I can think of that is causing it not to work, is the fact that I cannot purchase things in the Faroe Islands (in Google Play as well as play.google.com) Since all suggestions online say that I have to "buy" an app, then clear the cache, etc..

Soooooeh, any suggestions? :p
My device is not rooted and I'm running Marshmallow

Any help is much appreciated c:


texts: Media Player starts playing when I unplug headphones

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The stock media player on my phone has an annoying behaviour. Whenever I unplug the headphones, if the media player is paused or not running, it immediately starts running and playing my playlist. This is very annoying because everyone in the room is forced to listen to my songs until I manage to tap (twice) the Music Widget.

Has this been happening to anyone else? And what did you do to fix it?

Note: I'm not sure if it's Android's stock player or if it's Motorola's stock player, it's just called "Music".
Note 2: From the comments, it seems this is Android's stock music app.

Motorola-Milestone, firmware 2.1-update1.


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Nexus 6 (Android 5.1)

I downloaded a JPG file from androidwalls.net.

When I try to open the file via Download manager it doesn't let me open it as it says 'Can't Open File'.

Why does android not support this?

Thanks for the help


texts: How to install cyanogen on Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (Verizon)

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I think I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (Verizon)

On samsung website it's http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SM-T537VYKAVZW

I went through all the steps and did a:

adb sideload cm-10.1-20140216-NIGHTLY-p4vzw.zip

But I got red errors like:

"E:footer is wrong"

"E:failed to verify whole-file signature"

"E:signature verification failed"

Can someone point me in the right direction? Do I even have the right zip file?


texts: Is there a fully secure way to do speech-to-text?

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Is there a secure way to do speech-to-text that ideally uses end-to-end encryption and guarantees my privacy on an android phone? A solution that requires root access is acceptable, as is a solution that requires self-hosting a speech-to-text service (if so please specify).

It would be preferable if this speech-to-text solution was accessible by using the microphone icon on the android keyboard.

Thank you.


texts: How can I increase my Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 battery life?

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How can I increase my Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 (Android) battery life?

I am going to use my Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 (with WIFI and/or 3G) for marketing purposes:
It's going to play a movie non stop (without sound) and there are no other applications running except for the movie. I would like to use WIFI and/or 3G to update the movies that are going to run. But the tablet is going to be mobile and onroute where it's not possible to charge the Tablet.  Meaning I have around 6 and half hours of battery life before I get the first message that my tablet is running out of juice (we've tested that already, but only at one fixed location not in travelling mode (e.g. constantly looking for WIFI connections)). I would like to increase my battery life somehow... I have read some of the other posts here already. So I know that turning of WIFI or 3g would definitely help. But I need WIFI on to update those movies when we come near one of our Hotspots. I know brightness is another thing and that is automatically already set to half brightness.

Is there a way to create a Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 and Android back-up which has the perfect set-up and configuration for only running a movie (without sounds) and with WIFI on? Looking at a better CPU config and some sort of bare necessities configuration to be operational and saving the most of battery.


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I changed my device from Samsumg Galaxy S5 to S8+, and re-installed Clash of Clan, but failed to move the previous progress to the new device.
I can't log into my Google Play account.

When I click the red icon 'Google Play account log-in', nothing happens. Sometimes Google log-in window appears and asks me to choose appropriate Google account but nothing changes after that.

I tried several remedies.
Someone advises to delete Google Play Game app, but it does not work.
Someone advises to delete cache of Google Play Services. It doesn't work either.

What should I do?


texts: How does my android phone load lower quality versions of pictures on the web?

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Anyone else noticed this? Even when I use my tethered connection on a computer or on the phone its self, the phone loads lower quality versions of all jpegs (I think) you look at on the web.

I guess this is to save bandwidth? But how does it do it without getting the original picture first? Which would negate any benefit of course!


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On my Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 4.4.2, I get constantly a dialog saying "Gmail has stopped" (In french, actually : "Gmail s'est arrêté"). When I click OK, the message re-opens within less than a second.

I tried to restart my device, to no avail. I still get the message.

Anyone knows a solution?

Edit: just an update on how things started: I wanted to kill a bunch of tasks and ran Advanced Task Killer. I probably left Gmail selected and so killed it with the tasks I wanted to get rid of. And all hell broke lose...


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My Galaxy Note II used to statup in 5-6 seconds normally.
But yesterday when i switched on the device after charging it, it took almost 14-15 seconds for my home screen to show up.
I am pretty sure that i didnt install anything new. The device is not rooted.
Is there anyway i can check what might be making the startup slow?


texts: Battery capacity wear-down, and its relationship to charging practices

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As an Android user with many devices I'm usually not very concerned about battery, but Nexus 6P with Snapdragon 810 is somewhat notorious for its short battery life, so it makes me start to actually observe and care about it.

Even before that, I have a plug-in type USB voltage/current meter like this one below, that also measures the mAh that passed through:

With this I measure the full capacity (i.e. from the moment the device automatically powers off to it shows 100% and the meter shows no current drawn) of the battery, and compare the value to designed value from time to time.

Lately my Nexus 6P just went over its 1-year mark, and I did this measurement, which shows that the capacity shrank a considerable 400mAh from when I just got it. Before that I also checked my Nexus 4 which when retired was on its 2.5th year, and it shrank a whopping 600mAh, 28.6% of the design value.

Nexus 6P comes with USB-PD fast charging rated at 5V/3A, and it's not unheard of that fast charging will "wear down the battery life more quickly", but I've never seen any concrete proof (e.g. side-by-side comparison) that came with the claim.

This question also talks about whether the battery should be charged/discharged from a certain percentage, as a technique to increase battery lifespan. I often keep the device plugged for long, and charge the device below 15%, so I'm quite curious about the technique. The concept explained there, however, is mainly discharging cycle, which is not what I care much about, since I replace batteries after the device retires. What matters to me is the decrease in capacity, which directly affects day-to-day use in terms of battery life.

So my question boils down to these:

Does battery discharge cycle have any relationship with battery capacity?
What factors could affect battery capacity wear-down?


texts: How can I disable a stock app that has its Disable button greyed out?

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There is a pesky bloatware app (specificlly VUDU Version 1.0) that came preinstalled on my device.  Whenever I boot my device, it starts up an app process, so every time I boot I have to open up the App Switcher and swipe it away.

I went into the Settings app and tried to Force Stop and then Disable the app, but the Disable button is disabled ("greyed-out") itself.  Some other apps also don't allow me to disable them.  Is there any other way that I can enable the button or disable the app without rooting?  I am running 4.4.2.


texts: How to remove Google Account after factory reset

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I have been given a Huawei smartphone that needed a new screen, which I've just had replaced. I now want to sell the phone.

Am I forced to enter the Google account of the previous owner in order to complete the start up process after a factory reset?

Can I then delete the old Google account ready for the new owner?


texts: Many apps using sound crash after approx 15 minutes

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I have a 100% normal Samsung Galaxy A3 2015 (SM-A300FU) with Android 5.0.2. It is non rooted. I notice that every time I use an app using sound (this might be an effect, but not the cause):

WhatsApp phone call
Music Folder Player Full
a webradio app (that plays radio continuously)

the app crashes after ~ 15 minutes. It happens with no dialog box, it returns to desktop screen.

What could cause such a bug? How to solve this?


texts: My Samsung Note 8.0 GT-N5100 is stuck in a boot loop. I want to retrieve data ... is there any hope?

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I am about to press "wipe data/factory reset" on the recovery menu, but have found this place and you are my last best hope!

I hope to rescue data from S-note and other apps, plus loads of photos and videos (although these are mainly backed up on google+)

I am not an expert but can and will follow difficult instructions if you explain them slowly!

Thank you for your time.


texts: Galaxy Tab 10.1 wifi stuck in 'Obtaining IP Address' mode

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Using 'Virtual Router Plus' to set up a wifi hotspot on my desktop. I can manually connect with my tablet devices a first time, but after a couple hours it times out, disconnects.

I am unable to connect a 2nd time, my Galaxy Tab is stuck in 'Obtaining IP Address' mode. Is their a way to force an Android device to 'remember' and automatically reconnect to a previous hotspot?


texts: Do I need to downgrade my Xperia J to ICS before installing a custom ROM?

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I would like to install a Custom ROM in my Xperia J and its named AVD ROM. To install that ROM do I have to install the ICS first or no need?

Please help me. thank you.


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I installed the Google+ application, I then enabled "Auto Backup" , and checked "Back up local folders"
it says "uploading 173 of 600" and some of the photos in the gallery have a "cloud" icon on them (I assume this means they are uploaded to my account).

When I go to my Google+ account I can't see any photo there. I even tried searching for #AutoBackup and there are no photos. This is an hour or so after I was connected to Wi-Fi, of course.

What am I doing wrong?


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I've recently bought an android phone with only about 2GB memory. After this, I bought a 8GB memory card and it was inserted into the phone.

How to control which data is stored in the phone itself and which in the memory card?

Probably I need all data to be stored in the card in order for the small internal memory not to overflow. How to do it?


texts: Why does my phone have erroneous input when connected to a non-OEM power source?

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My phone (Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX) seems to have problems accepting touch input when connected to a non-OEM power source. When connected to my computer via USB, it accepts input fine, as it does when connected to an Xbox 360 through USB. When connected to the wall USB charger it shipped with, it also accepts input fine, but when connected to a third-party wall USB charger, the touch input goes crazy and starts selecting objects all over the screen where I'm not pressing. The charger did not do this with my previous Android phone.

Is this because there is some data connection it is looking for through USB so that it acts weirdly if not using an OEM charger or actually connected to a data-using device?


texts: Is there any way to search for a word on any app?

texts: I want to search for specific word a long twitter thread on the Twitter app. Is the only way to do that is on the browser?


texts: Using ADB shell, How I can disable hotspot / tethering on lollipop Nexus 5

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My screen got broken and I've been using my phone with a VNC Server installed on it, but this morning i'd the stupid idea of enable hotspot just to see if I can use my mobile data plan on my laptop, but when I did this, the wi-fi got disconnected from my router and now i only have access to my phone using adb shell.

I need to disable hotspot from ADB, already searched on google but didn't find anything, i also tried disable and enabling wi-fi, doesn't works.


texts: Using an Android phone to pass through a dial-up modem signal

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I have a Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) and an old laptop with a built-in dial up modem.

I would like to know if there is any way to connect the modem to my mobile and use it to pass through the modem signal (as if it was just connected to a normal wall socket). I assume there would have to be some sort of special cable, but I've done some googling and there only seems to be suggestions on how to turn the phone into a modem itself instead of just passing through a signal. Is there any way that this is possible?


texts: the operating system on your device has been modified in an unauthorized way?

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While trying to update my device I get:

"the operating system on your device has been modified in an unauthorized way"

I get this message. My device is also rooted. What should I do?

Galaxy Tab A (SM-P550)


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I have a marshmallow device, it has custom ROM, and is obviously rooted.

I am looking for a way to access the app data, cache of other apps. As I am rooted, I guess this is possible.

I tried searching and found that Titanium Backup can access databases and cache files.

I am only able to save databases but not all the cache files.

So, is there any app to get all the cache files saved?


texts: I want to use Asus Flashtool to restore stock firmware to my phone. The download page says I will need "RAW" firmware. What exactly is that? I have already downloaded the correct firmware file from Asus' own website. The site in question has a link to what it refers to as "RAW" firmware, but I would rather flash the firmware I've downloaded from an official source. Is there any difference? Is "RAW" firmware supposed to be something special?


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Is there any way I can install Chrome on my Lollipop x86 image. I tried installing it via ADB, but I get an INSTALL FAILED NO ABIS error. I was able to get ES File Explorer to load and I pushed chrome.apk to /sdcard. When I tried installing from ES, it gives me App Not Installed.
I also tried installing Amazon AppStore but got the same error so it is not related to Google APIs.

So is there any way I can get apps to work on my x86 Intel image?
ARM is really slow and choppy.


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I was asked to resolve a weird problem. Facebook was crashing on my mom's phone, so I wiped it and tried to install it again. Play store says me that my device is not compatible with this version of the app

The phone is a Huawei Y530-U00 and I have android 4.3

I tried what is being said in the Facebook support: https://www.facebook.com/help/instagram/231705083624002
but it didn't worked.

What can I do?


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I just received a new Google Nexus 6P, and the included power adapter is something I have never seen. It has diagonal pins, so I am unable to plug into any outlets (I am in the US). Is this some kind of international adapter? Or am I missing something obvious?

Thank you.


texts: What is the correct format/resolutoin for videos on an HTC Wildfire?

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i currently own a HTC Wildfire. I am well aware of its "lower" CPU speed than its HTC brothers, nevertheless, it is a great phone and I'm very happy with it.

I tried putting a mp4/m4p video (around 330mb) and the built-in video player crashed.

Can anyone guide me on the correct format/resolution I can use on this phone? Additionally, if I do have to convert an existing video, what software do I use?

I appreciate all inputs, thanks!


texts: Decrypt encryptes Android Phone (MIUI 4.2)

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I've encrypted my Phone because of my organization's policy. Unfortunately the device is a bit slower and moreover I am not able to update ROMs anymore. I do have root access and my device is running fine, but I'd like to undo the encryption of my Android-device. I've searched for several solutions on line, but it appears as if no one really has THE solution. Could anyone help me solving this issue?

Some extra information that I've used so far:

Ways to remove android device encryption
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1187741
Factory reset/data wipe (results in errors, because of encryption)
reflashed ROM, didn't work either: /data remained untouched
forum . xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25635462&postcount=54
0xfeedface . org/blog/lattera/2012-06-04/installing-cm9-encrypted-android-tablet

MY Phone is: Xioami Hongmi with MIUI 3.8.11 (Android 4.2)


texts: How do I make permanent changes to files in root (/) directory?

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Every time I edit a file in /, /sbin, or /system/bin it overwrites on restart (device is rooted and in r/w mode). I assume this is because Android mounts a temporary root? Or maybe it's just a problem on my device?

How do I make a permanent change to root files? Can I do this through adb? Do I need to edit the system image, and if so can anyone point me in the right direction on where to start on this?


texts: Can I "purchase" a free book from the Store without providing a credit card number?

texts: There are a few books on Google Play that are free. Can I obtain said books without providing a credit card number?


texts: Limit sync'ed address book entries to bluetooth car-kit

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Is there an app (because I don't see it as a feature) to limit the address book entries to a particular category when accessing via bluetooth?

My car will only take 1000 phone numbers, but my address book on the phone is about 1400.  My colleagues car will only take 500, and his list is 900 long.

If there was a way to limit the list it would allow it to sync quicker and not miss vital people...

Anyone seen anything like this? When I was using WindowsMobile I used a product from http://www.jetwaremobile.com/ to do this - is there an Android equivalent?

-Craig


texts: Nexus 5 battery drain - dropping from 50% to zero instantly Marshmallow 6.0.1

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I've been having some problems with the WiFi drain issue that some others have posted on here, but yesterday I had a new problem with my battery which may be related but may be entirely different.
My battery was around 50% when the phone suddenly switched off (first time this has ever happened). When I switched it back on, battery was at 1%. I tried to quickly finish what I was doing (Uber app) expecting the phone to turn off again, but it didn't. I looked at the battery and it had gone up to 5%. About 15 mins later it was up to 20% and climbing, as if it was on charge.
Today around the same time it happened again, but I wasn't using Uber.
I can't see how to post screenshots, sorry all new to this forum!


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When I connect my Prestigio PAP5400 DUO to my PC, ADB cant find it.

I think the driver is wrong but I can't find right one. I have tried installing many drivers.

PS: I have debugging mode activated. I'm using Windows 8.1.

PPS: Sorry for my English.


texts: I'm having trouble getting into safe mode trouble on galaxy ace

texts: I can't get into safe mode on my galaxy ace SM-S765C. I tried holding down power and menu buttons but it doesn't work.


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Do I have any option to use my Galaxy note 10.1 (2014 edition) as a secondary screen? I want it to use for photoshop, which runs on the pc, but i control it in the tablet. I know I can draw with the tab, and there are apps for drawing, and i've already used Sketchbook (Autodesk) but it has a lot of limits with the layers and brushes.
I have already tried applications like "Splashtop" via internet but it was very laggy and I also gave a chance to "Slide" (cause of the USB connection) but the installation didnt work.
I dont really trust apps which works via internet cause it might be very slow and laggy, and its a big deal in computer drawing, so i look for a solution which work via HDMI or USB cable.
Do anyone has an idea how can I make it work?


texts: How do I root my Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900V)

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Guess I might as well grab this one since it doesn't exist. I listed my specific carrier's model in the question because that's important, however the CW post for rooting states there should only be one question per model, so answers for other versions of the GS5 are appropriate answers for this question, they just won't be marked as answer from me.

I haven't been able to find solid information for rooting the Samsung Galaxy S5, has anyone had experience with rooting this model?


texts: Can't get Cyanogenmod onto internal root

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So: I was following instructions on this page to install the latest Cyanogen Mod on my S3
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S:_Full_Update_Guide

I've installed the Hardcore kernel and Clockwork Mod.  However the site then says to place the CyanogenMod update.zip file on the root of the internal memory.  However I can't seem to do this.  The phone now won't boot (it keeps looping round).  I can get into clockwork mod however.

Can anyone advise how I can get the zip file onto the root of the internal memory?  I don't really understand why the site suggests I do this after installing Clockwork Mod.  Surely it would be wiser to do this before hand?


texts: Best way to install Android app on 500 tablets?

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We have 500 tablets that need to go out with our Android app pre-installed. From our experience so far, the only way to install the apps is by creating a new Google account, logging into the play store, and installing the app. The problem with this method is that it's very time consuming, it's creating junk accounts that I'm sure Google doesn't want, and each new account requires a phone number to verify and you can only create a limited number of accounts on a single phone number.

The obvious alternative is to side load the app with the APK file manually, but the downside to this is that we want to be able to update the app later. My understanding is that if we side load the app we can't update the app automatically.

We are already using Ionic Pro which has live deploy which handles most small updates but it can't live deploy any updates that involve updates to the cordova/native plugins.

Since both of these methods have drawbacks, I'm hoping there's another way. I'm curious how educational institutions are able to preload apps on classroom tablets that update without an account logged into the Play Store.

To be clear, and to avoid duplication of other similar questions, what I'm really looking for is to use the Google Play Store for updates, not bypass it, but without having a unique Google account per tablet.


texts: What controls the Google Maps traffic widget updating "time to arrive"?

texts: I have the Google Maps traffic widget on my Galaxy Nexus.  The widget will show the traffic lights, but the times don't seem to update unless I log into maps by tapping the widget such that Maps loads.  Is there a way to "force" the travel time for Google Maps widgets to always display, from the current location?


texts: Would an android device pass the boot screen/enter recovery without build.prop?

texts: Is it possible to start up an android device without build.prop? Is it even possible to use stock recovery without build.prop?


texts: /data/system/packages.xml does not update after install/uninstall of apps. Is that expected?

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I am using a android board with a custom ROM based on Android 4.4.2. I was trying to override a /system/priv-app/ app by installing an updated version in normal partition.

While testing I realised that the override only stays till reboot.So I started digging into AOSP source which is when I came across the call to disableSystemPackageLPw which in turn calls writeLPr.

If writeLPr goes through I expect to see my package listed in the "/data/system/packages.xml" file. However that is not the case here and hence I suspect that to be the root cause.

It would be great to know view on expected usage of packages.xml from the community users to confirm the same.


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my asus zenphone max pro m1 is stuck at bootloader and cannot go to recovery mode.Only the fastboot mode is available.Is there any way to flsh from fastboot mode?
is there any solution to this problem?


texts: My Samsung Galaxy GT-S5830i wants to force stop everything

texts: The phone starts up normally and then when I enter my password but then I am immediately greeted by: 'Sorry! The application (process com.android.) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.' and a Force close button underneath for every service and application.


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I want to update my Samsung Galaxy S3 to latest android release. I think the official latest release is 4.4.

But I want to go beyond 4.4, but how ?


texts: WhatsApp does not vibrate when I get a message

texts: In Samsung Galaxy Note 2, WhatsApp does not vibrate either in sound mode or vibration mode when I get a message. How do I fix this?


texts: Insufficient Storage problem in Android x86 Live Version

texts: I made a bootable Android x86 Live USB drive to use android in my computer, I used live version (without installation) of Android x86, it runs fine. The problem is that I am unable to install new apps because of insufficient storage. I have 8 GB of USB drive but the total storage the OS shows is approximately 400 MB and available storage is approximately 80 MB. So now anyone tell me the possible solutions for this problem so that I can install new applications.


texts: Why is DoubleTwist launching and playing when I remove the headphones?

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I can't figure this out.

It appears that if I'm using Google Listen, and I remove the headphones from the jack, Listen automatically pauses (which I expect). But then DoubleTwist launches, chooses an MP3 at random, and starts playing (which I don't want).

Further, it seems that if I pause Listen before I pull the jack, it doesn't happen.

I say "seems" because I'm having trouble getting consistent results.

The long-and-short of it is that DoubleTwist is launching and playing a track when I remove the headphone jack for no apparent reason.

Has anyone else encountered this? How can I stop it?

(Unrooted Motorola Droid, Android 2.2)


texts: How to use Windows' internet on Android phone through USB cable

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I'm using Android 4.4.2 (on Micromax Unite 2 - A106). I've a Windows PC at home which has highspeed broadband internet connection. I don't have wireless router or access point. I just want to use PC's internet connection on my phone. I've tried multiple methods but none seems to work.

Method 1: Using native Android 4.4.2 option

In my phone when I connect my phone, in Settings > Wireless & networks > USB Internet (sharing Windows PC internet via USB cable) checkbox, which I checked then it asked me to choose my Windows version (which is Windows 8.1 but since it didn't show that option) I chose Windows 8.  It gives me further instructions as showing in the following picture:

Here is the problem, there is no sharing tab (see the following screen shot)

Method 2: As described in How to setup reverse tethering over usb

I learned on this site that it is called Reverse tethering. I read and followed the procedure mentioned in How to setup reverse tethering over usb

I followed all the steps described in that answer, until executing the command.

Install USB drivers from Android SDK [DONE]
Connect USB cable and activate USB Tethering (You should see on a new network interface.) [DONE]
Bridge the 2 network interfaces [DONE]
On your computer execute adb shell netcfg usb0 dhcp [PROBLEM]

When I execute adb shell netcfg usb0 dhcp it says: error: device not found. I tried the same thing with USB Debugging in Developer settings, ON & OFF. The error remains the same.

Method 3: Rooting the device and using an app

I read here and there that there is another method, in which we can directly use an app but it requires rooting the device. My phone is a new phone and warranty becomes void if I root it.

EDIT: I've tried the method suggested in answer, at the 4th step of method 2, I'm facing this problem:


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My device is a HTC desire 816 dual sim, and now the Android system is stuck on a form with Chinese language. Even after I performed a factory-reset it is still stuck with the same screen.

So what does it need to get back to normal factory setting?

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texts: Salvaging Google Authenticator data from water damaged LG G5

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I have an LG G5 that has water damage as well as a cracked screen. There is no guarantee that the water damage can be fixed. However, I have an app called Google Authenticator on that phone, and I need to transfer the app to my new phone that I will get.

I am thinking of getting a new LG G5, and I will use the same google account, would it then be possible to get my google authenticator app on the new phone aswell?

Is there anyway to get my google authenticator from 1 phone to the other?


texts: Pull Text Messages from a phone with broken screen

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I need the text messages from the stock texting app on my broken Galaxy Note8. The screen is damaged in a way where installing any app to transfer the data from the phone is impossible. I'm hoping the texts are stored somewhere I can access from my computer via USB.
I don't know where to look or if I need some specific program on my computer to reach the location they are stored in. Any help is appreciated.


texts: How do I keep my Android 4.0.3 phone awake when USB connected?

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On my old Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) phone there was an option to keep my phone awake when the USB cable was connected. But on my Samsung Galaxy S II, (4.0.3) I can not find it. Does the option still exist?

EDIT: If I go to settings > Developer options, then my options are:

USB debugging
Allow mock locations
Desktop backup password
strict mode enabled
pointer location
show touches
show screen updates
show CPU usage
Force GPU rendering
Window animation scale
Transition animation scale
don't keep activities
Background process limit
Show all ANR's

... and nothing else.

I just went to software update > check for updates, and was told "no update available".


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Is it possible to block URLs with Tasker?

I'd like to block different sites from 9-5 everyday.