texts: Enabling ADB on Nexus 6 with dead screen

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So I acquired a Nexus 6 with a completely dead screen. (Dead as in I cannot see anything)

The phone powers on (and off) and is detected by my computer.

I want to be able to see the phone's display on my computer. I believe the process will be straight forward if I mange to get ADB enabled

The phone is presumably locked (I do know the unlock pattern) and USB debugging is disabled.
adb devices gives no output

When I boot into recovery mode, fastboot devices recognizes my device.

The phone is probably unrooted and has a locked bootloader. I do not need to preserve any data.

If I manage to get ADB working, I known of tools that will allow me to view my phone screen, which is my end goal.

I looked at Broken screen while debug mode was disabled. How can I re-enable adb? but when I tried booting CWM recovery rom, I got the message "FAILED (remote failure)" because the bootloader is locked?
Similar problem with Android toolkit.

Anyone know of a way to enable ADB through fastboot when USB debugging is not enabled

Thanks in advance

EDIT:
I followed this guide to not avail

$sudo fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.1.1-0-shamu.img
(bootloader) slot-count: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) has-slot:recovery: not found
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (11757 KB)...
OKAY [  0.535s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [  0.189s]
finished. total time: 0.724s
$ sudo fastboot reboot
(bootloader) slot-count: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
rebooting...


texts: Can not recognize Nexus 7 2013 version with USB

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I am using android version 6.0.1 kernel 3.4.0-gad29d11. I have tried a laptop with windows 8.1 and desktop with ubuntu 16.04. I have tried installing ADB software and google drivers, using different usb cables, putting the device into developer mode with usb debugging on and MTP active, a galaxy 3 phone also is not recognized on either computer. Linux does not show a new usb connection when N7 attached and windows does not show any unknown/android device in device manager. All other usb functions (e.g., OTG operations, charging, etc.) work with the N7.

What can I do?


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I'm installing PyCrypto because it is a dependency of another package. The installation always ends in an error in Termux (pip install pycrypto):

Command "/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/python -u -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp/pip-install-ip9yqged/pycrypto/setup.py';f=getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('\r\n', '\n');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, 'exec'))" install --record /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp/pip-record-_ac102nh/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile" failed with error code 1 in /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp/pip-install-ip9yqged/pycrypto/

The other Python packages have so far installed succesfully.


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I'm creating a guide for noobs on editing the SystemUI.apk on the US Galaxy S3. But, before I post the guide, I want to make sure I know my stuff! I'm looking to learn about ADB (and ADB shell) and its various commands. I've noticed that some users mount their system read-write like so:

mount -o remount,rw /system

But, others mount like so:

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

I have a little bit of knowledge behind this (-o signifies options, yaffs2 signifies the file system, /dev/block/mtdblock4 signifies mount point, and /system is the actual directory), but why do people have different commands? Is it unsafe to miss some of the arguments? Why do some people include the mount point? The file system? Some separate multiple options using commas, others use spaces: does that matter?

Instead of asking 50 questions like those, does anyone know where to find the documentation/reference/explanation of the mount command, and describing its options? If you are feeling extra great, any documentation/reference/explanation regarding ADB and busybox-for-android available? (Besides these: http://busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html and http://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html , which are a little lacking.)

Someone knows these things, but my Google-fu is took weak... :( I would sincerely appreciate your guidance, any at all! :)


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So, this happens to mostly every app, when they're in the background. Chrome tabs reload after reopening the app. Apps like Ingress look like they've just been started. Spotify even crashes, when it's in the background and I open Chrome.

So, before I reinstall the phone, what could be the issue? I've never installed any memory cleaning apps. I'm running stock 4.4.2 on a Moto G.

Chrome's crash log from ADB:

I/ActivityManager(  969): Start proc net.nurik.roman.dashclock for service net.nurik.roman.dashclock/com.google.android.apps.dashclock.DashClockService: pid=18611 uid=10126 gids={50126, 3003}
W/InputDispatcher(  969): channel '4303f310 com.android.chrome/com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main (server)' ~ Consumer closed input channel or an error occurred.  events=0x9
E/InputDispatcher(  969): channel '4303f310 com.android.chrome/com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main (server)' ~ Channel is unrecoverably broken and will be disposed!
I/ActivityManager(  969): Process com.android.chrome (pid 17867) has died.
I/WindowState(  969): WIN DEATH: Window{4303f310 u0 com.android.chrome/com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main}
W/InputDispatcher(  969): Attempted to unregister already unregistered input channel '4303f310 com.android.chrome/com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main (server)'
W/WindowManager(  969): Force-removing child win Window{42ea6618 u0 SurfaceView} from container Window{4303f310 u0 com.android.chrome/com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main}
E/JavaBinder(  969): !!! FAILED BINDER TRANSACTION !!!
W/WindowManager(  969): Failed looking up window
W/WindowManager(  969): java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Requested window android.os.BinderProxy@42ea6440 does not exist
W/WindowManager(  969):     at com.android.server.wm.WindowManagerService.windowForClientLocked(WindowManagerService.java:7968)
W/WindowManager(  969):     at com.android.server.wm.WindowManagerService.windowForClientLocked(WindowManagerService.java:7959)
W/WindowManager(  969):     at com.android.server.wm.WindowState$DeathRecipient.binderDied(WindowState.java:1047)
W/WindowManager(  969):     at android.os.BinderProxy.sendDeathNotice(Binder.java:493)
W/WindowManager(  969):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.run(Native Method)
I/WindowState(  969): WIN DEATH: null

Ingress' crash log

I/ActivityManager(  969): Process com.nianticproject.ingress (pid 17260) has died.
I/WindowState(  969): WIN DEATH: Window{430e7c68 u0 com.nianticproject.ingress/com.nianticproject.ingress.NemesisActivity}
W/WindowManager(  969): Force-removing child win Window{431d43f0 u0 SurfaceView} from container Window{430e7c68 u0 com.nianticproject.ingress/com.nianticproject.ingress.NemesisActivity}
W/WindowManager(  969): Failed looking up window
W/WindowManager(  969): java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Requested window android.os.BinderProxy@423cb8b0 does not exist
W/WindowManager(  969):     at com.android.server.wm.WindowManagerService.windowForClientLocked(WindowManagerService.java:7968)
W/WindowManager(  969):     at com.android.server.wm.WindowManagerService.windowForClientLocked(WindowManagerService.java:7959)
W/WindowManager(  969):     at com.android.server.wm.WindowState$DeathRecipient.binderDied(WindowState.java:1047)
W/WindowManager(  969):     at android.os.BinderProxy.sendDeathNotice(Binder.java:493)
W/WindowManager(  969):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.run(Native Method)
I/WindowState(  969): WIN DEATH: null


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I am trying to mount USB pen drive in my old Xperia phone running Android 4.1.2 When I connect OTG device to my phone I get an USB power consumption error.
After little search I found a command to make it work.
su
echo 1 > /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-1/bConfigurationValue

When I execute this command from Terminal Emulator it works perfectly and USB drive is detected by my phone.
To avoid typing this command I am trying to created a Shell script which will run this command automatically using SManager:

Shell script (left) and SManager Config (right; click images for larger variants)
When checked the log file i got only one line: script started
SManager executes it as:
# /system/bin/sh /storage/sdcard0/myusb.sh

I am not able to find out where I am going wrong. Need help!


texts: Is there a way to fine tune locale settings?

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I have had this question for quite a long time and I hope that it can actually be done.

I live in Greece, but I mainly use my Android (Lollipop 5.0.2) mobile phone in English (US). The reason is that this is my personal preference. I feel a lot more comfortable having a UI in English.

The problem I have is that when using applications that operate based on locale settings (distance, decimal points, etc) everything is according to the US locale and that's normal.

But I live in Greece and would like, for example, Foursquare to display km instead of miles by default. Even though that's something you can change in settings, the decimal point in the Calculator app cannot be changed (US locale uses . for the decimal point and , for the thousands, while in Greek locale it is the other way around).

So, is there a way (not necessarily a user-friendly one) to fine tune these settings to match the Greek locale, while still using EN_US as the display language?

This does not answer my question. I would also be interested in manually editing the US locale, if necessary and possible.


texts: Is there a way to change the color of the navigation bar? Or to make it transparent

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Some apps change the color of the navigation bar color to their color scheme (or even make it transparent). But most of the time it remains black. Is there a way to change its color for all screens or to make transparent?

It's okay if rooting or custom ROM is needed for this.


texts: A method of converting PDFs to flipbooks in a format readable on Android wholly offline?

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This question is related to one I asked on Software Recs.
Is there a method of converting a PDF to an e-flipbook in the form of a file that a user can download from a website, save on her Android tablet, and then click on to open so that she can flip through the document, two pages visible at a time, wholly offline?
No method involving the installation of one of the following programs seems to allow this, although several are able to do it for Windows or macOS, saving the flipbook in .exe or .app format.

1stFlip Flipbook Creator
Flip Book Maker for PDF
Flip PDF
PDF to Flipbook
Pub HTML5
FlippingBook Publisher
3D PageFlip
Flip Creator

(I have asked a question elsewhere for iOS.)


texts: Default ATI Path Change setting on Samsung Galaxy A20

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I've just purchased my Samsung Galaxy A20 and was configuring my settings, and I'm unsure what this specific setting does.
ATI Path Change (Both)
[0] Physical UART path
[1] AP path
[2] Both ATI, No RmPC

I accidentally hit my screen and it chose an option. Now I'm unsure what the default setting was.
I've tried to look it up but no luck to help guide me on the right or default setting was.
I've chosen "Both ATI, No RmPC", but which one was the default setting?


texts: AVD Manager runs but android.bat does not

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I can create virtual devices using AVD manager. I can run the emulator and create AVDs. But i cannot do the same using "android.bat".

I get the following error-

ERROR: No suitable Java found. In order to properly use the Android Developer
Tools, you need a suitable version of Java JDK installed on your system.
We recommend that you install the JDK version of JavaSE, available here:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads

You can find the complete Android SDK requirements here:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/requirements.html

I have tried every other suggestion that i have come across, including tweaks in the "find_java.bat" and "android.bat".I am perplexed by the fact that AVD manager works but the batch file does not.Could this be a bug? How do i fix this?Operating System: Windows 7 (64-bit)Android: API 10Java: 1.6.0_19 (both jdk and jre)


texts: JIO VoLTE is not working with Moto G5 plus

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I am trying from so many days to enable VoLTE on MOTO G5 PLUS but VoLTE is not working in any of the SIM slots. The current Android version is Nougat.

Can somebody help me how can I enable VoLTE option on my phone? It is really frustrating that I need to use some third party app to make a call on 4G network.


texts: sending a message from Gmail from a chosen account

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I have 3 Gmail accounts but whenever I reply my message is sent from my original account even if I change the from address and hit send immediately.

I have a HTC Sensation


texts: Transferring videos from Android to iOS Camera Roll

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Trying to find the easiest method of getting home videos (up to 3 minutes long) taken on my Nexus 5 (Android) phone and sending it over the internet to the family to save to their iOS (iPhone/iPad) camera roll. Needs to be quite idiot proof on the receiving end (for the family)

Ideally it will compress the video so it doesnt take up too much space as well.

I tried uploading from my Nexus to Dropbox then sending a dropbox link via email so they can open in their Mail app however it will not let you save the video to the camera only view it in Safari.


texts: Google Play "can't establish a reliable connection to the server"

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I have tried all methods to make Google Play work but it still says this:

Please help me.


texts: About accessing premium sms in Samsung j7pro

texts: On my J7 phone under Apps, Special Access, Use Premium text message service, it is not showing my messaging service, so I can't set it to Always Allow.so how to fix this problem


texts: How to prevent Wifi auto-connect without forgetting that connection

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In my workplace, we have both "real" and "test" wifi connection points.  All are password-protected, with passwords that are difficult to remember.  Normally I want to be connected to a real wifi, but from time to time, my work requires that I connect to a specific test wifi.  I would like to retain the connection information for these test wifi services, including the password, but not auto-connect to them.

With my tablet (running Windows), for each connection listed, there is a checkbox for "auto-connect".  I can uncheck that box and retain the information on how to connect, but connect only when I do so manually.

Is there anything equivalent on Android, or is my only choice to write down those passwords, and tell Android to forget the test connections after each time I use them?

Thank you for your attention.


texts:
I'm looking for adb command to wake up my galaxy s8.

When I had galaxy s7 I used successfully this command:

adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_WAKEUP

but in s8 this command just wake it up for a moment and then the screen is black again.

Can you help me find a way to wake up my phone and leave it awake?


texts: Is it possible to use 2 Bluetooth Unidirectional devices simultaneously?

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Is it possible to pair (and use) both a microphone-only and a speaker-only Bluetooth devices so that they can be used instead of the built-in mic/speaker in the phone?

If so, can you point to where I can find more information about how to accomplish that?


texts: Why does Afwall require that I apply or enable and disable everytime I switch between connections?

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If I change wifi connection or cellular data, I see the exclamation mark at the wifi signal and the pop up which says there is no internet, would you still like to have wifi connection enabled. It's the same whith cellular data...minus the exclamation mark and pop-up.
In order to get it to work, I have to tap "Apply" or disable and then enable the firewall on Afwall. Then it starts working normally.
I've tried allowing almost all apps in order to figure out which one is causing it but to no avail.
Anyone got any idea why this is happening? This started recently and it wasn't doing this before. It's enabled in Xposed.
Android 7 | rooted


texts: How can I identify apps that trigger events in MacroDroid

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MacroDroid can be triggered for a broad set of events. In particular it can detect and log when GPS location is enabled or disabled. This is useful but I would like to understand which app made the request.
I would like to find a way to identify the app that made the request associated with the event i.e. which app is requesting GPS location be turned on. Does MacroDroid have the capability to identify the app triggering the event? Alternatively if this is not possible could MacroDroid capture the app that were running at the time GPS location was enabled?
For completeness phone is a Galaxy Note 8 (SM-N950F) running Android 8.0.0


texts: Can I flash an RUU coming from Cyanogen on an HTC One M8?

texts: I have an HTC One M8 Dev edition running CM12. I also have TWRP and S-OFF with unlocked bootloader. I want to know if I can use the RUU for marshmallow for my phone and if there are any steps I have to do before running the utility


texts: Tecno Camon 15 Pro stuck in bootloop after trying to patch boot.img file

texts: My Tecno Camon 15 Pro is stuck in bootloop after I was trying to patch boot.img file. I patched it and it rebooted and since then it just getting rebooted again and again. It vibrates, shows Tecno logo for a few seconds and turns off. I cannot turn it off neither can I boot into recovery or fastboot. Its totally stuck and SP tools cannot detect it. It does not have any other issues and I know it was the boot.img patching which did this. So what should I do?


texts: How long does it usually take to erase cache?

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While in bootloader, I connected a USB cacble and ran this command to erase cache:

#> fastboot flash cache cache.img
target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes
erasing 'cache'...

PROBLEM: It has been running for 10 minutes already. The phone's screen still says erasing....
The cache.img is 14 MB, downloaded from Google.

Should I give up?
About how long does it usually take? A few seconds, a few minutes, a few hours?


texts: High frequency noise from headphones when connected to cellphone

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I am having a problem with my phone... when i connect headphones(any headphones) to the 3,5mm jack and play audio, there is a tiny high frequency noise in the background. However, this is only present when there is sound playing.. if i stop playing sound the high frequency noise stops after a few secconds... I am thinking that it must be the processor of the phone generating the noise, and the sound card is not filtering it out...

The cellphone is an LG Optimus 4X HD


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Phones in bed mean poor sleeping habits.

How would one go about turning the screen off, or fuzzing the screen (probably more practical, less subject to temporary tilt), if the device is tilted in certain ways?

For example,

Device is vertically upside down.
Device is locked in Portrait mode and horizontal.
Screen is facing the center of the Earth.

Answers using apps will be accepted, but, out of interest in the theory, I will also accept answers that outline an app to do such a thing. I know that newer Android versions have screen filters and tilt sensors.


texts: how do I bypass frp without sim card on boost mobile zte prestige?

texts: I need to bypass or find a way to make a zte prestige w/o sim card boost (mobile) into a wifi phone or a phone that can at the very least connect to wifi for internet. it will connect to wifi but it wont open anything so there's no way to get internet or get to a browser because of FRP Google Lock. Anyone know how I can use the internet at the very least and/or bypass the google frp or get internet browsing capabilities? Thank you, appreciate any help.


texts: HDMI connection between HD TV and Asus ME 302C

texts: Will a HDMI cable with Standard male connector on one end for a HD TV, and a  Micro HDMI connector on the other to connect to my Asus ME 302c tablet allow me to view photos and video from my tablet on my TV? or do I need some special cables or devices?


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In the Developer menu, I have enabled "Unlock OEM".

I run the following commands in adb, and get the following errors:

fastboot flashing unlock =

FAILED (remote: 'Not implemet.')

fastboot: error: Command failed

fastboot oem unlook =

FAILED (remote: 'unknown cmd.')

fastboot: error: Command failed

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img =
Sending 'recovery' (14100 KB) OKAY [ 0.599s]
Writing 'recovery' F**AILED (remote: 'Flashing Lock Flag is locked. Please unlock it first!')**
fastboot: error: Command failed

Please help.

Thanks,


texts: I can no longer write to /emulated/0 without root or system access

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I have a Sprint Galaxy Note 3. I've rooted with CF Auto Root, flashed TWRP, flashed Jellybomb, and then restored back to stock from a nandroid backup.

I'm not sure when it started, but it appears that I can't write to sdcard0 or Emulated/0 without root or system permissions.   For example, I can use Astro to create a new folder in extSdCard just fine, but it fails if I try to create a folder in sdcard0. It works from Total Commander or Root Explorer but I also get the "...has been granted superuser permissions" popup when it does work.

I can't download any files in Chrome (reports "No SD Card") or Dolphin (Download failed), and downloads from Ambiance also fail, I'm assuming because it's failing to write to the internal card, and Audible throws an error when it tries to create my data file in /storage/Emulated/0/Audible.

But setting the storage location for the camera to Device seems to work just fine, and I can take pictures and find them in /storage/Emulated/0/DCIM/Camera.

Below are the permissions I'm seeing in Root Explorer.  Does anything look obviously wrong?  Is sdcard0 supposed to be owned by Root while extSdCard is owned by System?  Or what else should I look for?


texts: How to Block Pre-Installed Auto App Installer Malware?

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I dont know which pre-installed app is auto installing new apps.
But I think its com.android.system.service (also on few other phones: http://en.miui.com/thread-459132-1-1.html)
Firewall is not supported for this old OS phone (I think its gingerbread)
Also No root available for my phone. I also tried all auto rooting apps for android and PC.
Because its old Android OS, there is no option to disable any pre-installed app.
I think antivirus is deleting only few harmful apps which are downloaded by pre-installed malware app.

The malware app is downloading apps to a hidden folder (.sysAndroid/Download) in sd card, I have no threat to my internal memory because its full.

How to make a folder on sd card unwriteable without root or with any trick?
like making a fake folder with same name to stop virus app from saving new apps in folder again(.sysAndroid or Download)

Or any other method?


texts: What happens with the installed apps when you switch Google Account on a phone?

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I am going to buy a new Android phone.

I would like to give my current one to my wife when I do this. She already owns an Android phone so she has her own Google account.

I am just wondering what happens if I switch Android account to my current phone. Will she be able to use the installed apps or only the ones she bought also?

Or does she lose the ability to upgrade the apps, but can she still use the ones already present?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S III red light flashing rapidly upon plug in

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The short version: I can't turn my Samsung Galaxy S III on, and when I plug it in, I get a rapid flashing red light, but no other response.

The long version: My Samsung Galaxy S III does not turn on. When I plug it in, the light on the top left flashes red. It does this rapidly, but it is not flickering, and stops after about a second or so. To give an indication as to how rapid it flashes, it goes about ten times in that second, and then just stops; that is, it flashes once every 100ms. Like I said, though, it is not flickering--the rate at which it flashes appears uniform.

Background information: This is following potential water damage. The device was put in a washing machine and I discovered it only after the cycle had completed. I removed the battery and the SIM card immediately and let it dry in front of a small fan for three days before attempting to plug it in. Due to concerns that the flashing red light might be the device's way of warning of a potential short-circuit, I have NOT left it plugged in for more than a few seconds at a time.

The question: What does this mean, exactly? Is this an obscure error code, and if so what does it mean? What approaches to salvaging this device apply in these circumstances, if any?


texts: I deleted the photo app that actually comes pre-installed on Android and have been just using gallery. Is there any way  to download the photo app?


texts:
I have a rooted OnePlus 5t, I'm trying to remove the Chrome app (same problem with Google Duo), using a system app remover, or through Total Commander delete it from its folder. As soon as I do that the app stops working, and after rebooting it always goes back to the folder: system \ product \ app \ Chrome \ Chrome.apk
If I'm typing in adb: pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.chrome and delete the Chrome.apk with Total Commander - the app is removed from my device even after reboot! but the installation apk still coming back after the reboot!!!!
When I'm installing the app from the Chrome.apk the apk path know is: \data\app\com.android.chorme-zqnclvqlfjlosvpkkista==\base.apk
I googled and found no answer


texts:
I have a Droid X running Gingerbread on Verizon and it is completely unable to send SMS messages. It receives them fine but every message I try to send is rejected. The details of the message reveal the following:

  Cause Code: Addr.Vcnt., 0

Rebooting the phone seems to fix the problem, but only for a day or so.

I also seem to have completely lost 3G connectivity on the phone as well when it is in this state.

*228 on the phone fails until I can reboot it, but once reprogrammed there seems to be no lasting positive effect.

Has anyone seen this before? Does anyone have a resolution?

EDIT: I've just discovered all outbound calls immediately fail as well with no details as to the failure.


texts: Update an app that is not in Google Play

texts:
I have an app which is currently in beta testing. With every new version I have to send it to the users, they have to download it, uninstall the previous version (sometimes), and then install the new one.

Is there a way to update an app without it being in Google Play?


texts: What is the right way to backup my whole phone?

texts:
I did a factory reset last night, and I'd like to try to mod my G1 but I want to make sure I have a good, complete recovery image. Preferably one that will restore things like my K9 mail settings, in addition to my installed applications. If I went ahead right now with the modding I wouldn't need these things but I need to just use my phone for a few days, for which I'd like to arrange my settings.

I think I need to use nandroid, so maybe my real question is: are there caveats to be alert to in a nandroid backup?


texts: Is it possible to kill your phone by installing wrong system software?

texts:
I asked a question yesterday about my Sony Xperia Z1. It look likes it is completely empty and I don't have the ability to flash anything on it.

But my question is:

Can you break your motherboard by rooting, flashing or whatever?

My custom ROM (PAC-man ROM) worked perfectly fine until I restored my TA partition.

My previous question:

Sony Xperia Z1 won't start up again!


texts: My wifi autoconnects even though i have turned off everything possible in the settings

texts:
I have a Samsung S6 running Android 6.0.1. There is a guest WiFi at work I signed into one time, and now can't get rid of:

I have tried to "forget" it.
I have turned off smart network switch.
I have turned off all wifi advanced options including "Passpoint" and "network notification" and have tried to turn WiFi off completely

I have done everything possible and it still autoconnects, even if I turn WiFi off within seconds it still tries to connect and drains my battery. When I get home it doesn't auto connect to my house WiFi but sometimes when I'm not even at work it will still try and connect to this guest wifi.

Is this a defect or am I missing something? Is there anything else I can try to get rid of it?


texts:
When I list network devices on my Android phone, I see vip0 in the list and this is bugging me.

I can't find any information relating to this mystery device.

Can anyone possibly tell me what this device is used for?


texts:
My Nexus 4 is not charging when plugged into wall but it charges when connected to PC USB. When plugged into wall nothing happens, the battery icon shows nothing.
This problem appears and disappears randomly. Few weeks ago I had this problem, then it disappeared and now it reappeared again.

I tried to enable and disable MTP and PTP but didn't solve it.
I tried to use the wall charger on other devices and it wors (sometimes work also on this device)
I tried to plug it in different places and it doesn't work.
I tried to move the cable to check if contacts are good and nothing happens.
I tried different USB cables and the behavior is the same.

What can I do?

EDIT: The issue is temporarily solved. Here's what happened:

The device was charging only from PC
I plugged it to PC and the charge was 11%
I came back after less than 10 minutes: the device was off and pretty hot
I turned it on and the charge was 1%. The icon said "charging" but it seemed to charge very slowly
I turned it off.
I unplugged it.
I replugged it to PC: it was charging.
I unplugged it and I plugged it to wall charger. It was charging.
Initially the battery monitor reported AC, however after some minutes believed that the phone was connected to USB mode.
The phone charged very slowly.

OTHER INFOS:
Today I was run out of battery and I plugged the cable.

The battery was 18% but in few minutes went down to 4% (I was gaming with a poker game but it went down too fast as it was short circuited)
The device has shut down automatically
The device was warm
After rebooting it I saw the battery charging but a red exclamation mark was blinking
The red led (which turn on when it's charging) was noisy.
The system was extremely slow also when I tried to check the battery manager.
It was not charging. Sometimes a "flash" was on the battery sign but the manager reported "not charging". Another battery manager reported 38mA and then 0 (as if battery was not working).
I cooled it down with a fan and it seem to start charging but very slowly (from 1% to 4% in 15 minutes)
I shut it down and after 10 minutes I turned on again and it was 12%. Then it seems to charge properly (from 12% to 14% in a couple of minutes and current was 34mA), but after some seconds current went down to 9mA and then to 0.

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Soon after this screenshot it seemed to start charging better, current was more than 200mA, but as soon as I took a screenshot it went down to few mA and then 0 again.

Another update:

Today I plugged the cable when battery was 29%. During the day I checked current usage, it was fine with an average of 200mA. When I plugged the cable (either via USB or from charger) the current usage went up to 1A, again with red exclamation mark, warming etc. I don't know what I should do now.

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NOTE: it's not a short circuit in the Nexus pins because if I plug the cable in it but I don't plug the other end, nothing happens.

UPDATE: I tried to plug the phone to other USB ports and it works with higher probability. Sometimes the problem appears also in the other USB ports, but less frequently. However the charging current is only 200mA, which doesn't seem correct, in my opinion. Sometimes the phone appears to be in discharge while plugged via USB. I download a CPU monitor to check if the dicharge was due to high CPU load and I verified that when I plug USB the CPU load increases near 100%, see image:

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From 19:26.03 to 19:28.49 the phone was plugged to the first USB port, then I plugged it to another port (CPU went down to zero) and the I plugged it again into the first port.

The process which consumes high CPU is system_server.


texts: How do I get rid of "the connected device is unable to access data" notification

texts:
When I connect my phone to my job computer the phone shows a "the connected device is unable to access data" dialog from time to time. I think this is just annoying - if I want to access files from my computer I would notice that when I try and if I don't I couldn't care less.

Is there a way to disable that popup from appearing? I'm using a Galaxy Note 9 (in case that make any difference).


texts: Is there any way to recover the messages that I accidentally deleted on my cellphone. I am not using Google backup or any other backup service and have never synced with any other device.


texts: Where's the auto-replace function of the keyboard

texts:
I've looked in the whole parameters of my Nexus 5 (Lollipop 5.1) and I can't find the way to customize the auto-replace function.

What I want to do is simple, I want some abbreviation like asap to be automatically changed for as soon as possible, or swag to be replaced by NEVER USE THIS WORD MORON


texts: Move non-movable apps to SD Card on rooted phone

texts:
I have some big apps like Spotify on my phone which has not much empty space left on my internal storage. So I considered moving not only movable apps to sd card but others as well. I know that Spotify for example comes with a widget that will be broken but I don't care. How can I move those apps to the SD Card? My phone (LG Optimus L9 II) is rooted and I don't mind creating some symlinks or something like that via adb.

After using google I also tried this command:

pm set-install-location 2

as root, but Spotify is still in my internal storage.


texts: How can I save / get to Walmart's e-receipts from their Walmart app? Where are the files stored?

texts:
The Walmart app has a section called Savings Catcher, which allows one to scan a barcode from their receipt or to submit some numbers from it, and for the app to find lower prices. Anyhow, an exact digital duplicate of one's receipt is then shown. This receipt can be accessed at anytime (as far as I can tell). One can also zoom in on the receipt to view it at what looks to be 100% zoom.

I really would like to be able to save these receipts in jpeg format. When one is looking at the receipt, there is no option for saving or sharing the receipt.

Now, I am hoping that maybe the receipt gets saved somewhere on the phone or sd card, and am assuming that if it is, it might have an odd file extension (based on previous experience with another picture app. The file would open in photo programs and also if one would change the extension to .jpg.)

I have used ES File Explorer to search for anything named Walmart, but nothing shows up. I have no idea where the files are saved?

Does anyone have any idea as to where the Walmart app's files are saved?

My Android version is 4.0.4


texts:
Since updating to Jelly Bean, my Nexus S had a problem with voice search starting up all the time (about every 30 secs).

Is there any way to disable it?


texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (international and unlocked). I recently downloaded the kernel source code from Samsung's website and have successfully compiled and now have a zImage file. My problem is what to do with it?

I have seen people saying to use fastboot boot zImage to test that the kernel works before more permanently flashing it with fastboot boot zImage zImage but fast boot wont recognise my phone. When i type fastboot devices i get nothing. fastboot reboot (i think that was it) sits there for ever waiting for the device.

I have also tried adb just to prove a point. This sees the device with adb devices (while the phone is in normal mode) but still didnt help.

I currently have the Clockwork recovery mod installed. Could this be causing issues? and if so how do i remove it?

Everything i have seen says to boo the device into fast boot mode. Is this Download/Odin mode on the S3?

Thank you

Adrian

EDIT:
Forgot to mention i have tried this on Ubuntu 12, OSX 10.8 ans Windows 7 with drivers installed


texts:
When i get an incoming call, the ringer rings but the incoming call UI do not show up, instead the following notification is shown in the notification area:

.

So in order to answer the call i have to open the Phone app select the 'Return to call in progress' option, see the Screenshot:

Fixed: Cleared the storage and cache of the Phone app. Now it is working fine.


texts: Send Shift+Enter to Facebook comment field?

texts:
What would be the easiest way to allow me to send Shift+Enter to Facebook comment field from my Nexus 10 running Android 4.2 JellyBean, to write multi-paragraph comments?

The built-in keyboard doesn't seem to be able to do this.


texts: Where does Inbox (by Gmail) store downloaded attachments?

texts:
I'm receiving email with attachments on Google Inbox. While online, I could open the attachments. Later I would be offline and would like to access those attachments.

So, anyone knows the path where those attachments were downloaded into?

(NB: I'm rooted)


texts: I noticed that when I install and uninstall applications slow down the phone and it is necessary to restart to restore normal function of the phone. Is it a case like a computer's, after installation should be restarted, and how Android resolves this case?!


texts: My note 3 will not mount on to my computer

texts:
I used to plug it in, and it would show up and I could download the pictures and movies and such. Today, it will not mount. It is charging from the computer, but I can not download any of the stuff I've done.

Running windows 7 on my computer.

I've turned it off and on again, it is not working.

I probably have added an app or two, I am not sure. It has been a while since I uploaded from this phone, but I plug it into the computer every night. Is it possible I accidentally hit a tick box and instructed it not to mount?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 keeps restarting, stuck on Samsung logo

texts:
Two days ago I got the official update of jelly bean 4.3 to my Samsung Galaxy S3. Last night phone was dropped from a small height. Today morning when I switched on the phone it worked fine. But in the evening, suddenly my phone restarted and goes to Samsung Logo Splash Screen (Samsung galaxy S3 GT-I9300T) and keeps rebooting. I removed the battery and insert it after a few second. After that the phone worked fine and again the same problem happened.

If I remove the battery to switch off the phone and if I insert the battery again, phone switch on by itself (without press power button) and keep restarting.

I try to open the Home + Volume Up+ Power On button option. But is not working. If I plug the phone to charge, gray battery shows and again restarting to charge. (I mean, phone won’t stay in a stage).

If i try Home + Voulme Down + Power On option, phone shows the download mode for 5 seconds and restarts again.

So can you please let me know it’s a software problem or hardware problem?
If it’s a software how to fix it ? ( I tried the emergency firmware recovery through kies, but kies couldn’t fine my phone).

My phone current status video below
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvq6bd93qjmdt6o/20131012_235047.mp4

Note : I downloaded the video from youtube, because I wanted to show the current situation. ( But my phone is critical than what is shown in the video)

Thank You.


texts: Organizing Files Between Files Saved in External SD Card and Files Saved in Internal Drive

texts: For example, let's say I want to take some settings for organizing the directory target. When I take photos, I want to automatically saved directly onto the removable SD card (external drive) while apps downloaded and installed are stored in internal drive. Is it possible?


texts:
I have a problem with my galaxy gio. It has a network lock (I think) and I've tried to unlock it. The problem is that I have the unlock code but the phone doesn't ask for it. It is there a menu or a key code to open that menu to enter the unlock code or any other solution ?

Thanks


texts: Is there alternative to the Shred utility for Android?

texts:
There is such utility for Linux systems called shred. It writes files with random values several times and then also can write it with zeroes (to hide overwriting) and delete them so that files couldn't be restored.
Is there something trustful like this for Android (preferably not proprietary, but libre software)?


texts: S7 Edge Messaging App Cannot Block a number that is not a contact

texts:
I can block a number that is a contact such as my mum. But I cannot block numbers by companies such as my network proviser Three. By block I mean stop receiving annoying text messages,

It is not Three I am trying to block just using them as an example. I cannot add three to contact to perform block options that does not work. What is even more infuriating is that I cannot find a number to block its just "Three" with no phone number to be discovered anywhere.

How can I block these annoying text messages that are not even in my phones contacts.

I am using the default messaging app on the samsung galaxy s7 edge, fully updated, no modifications made.

Long pressing does not work either.


texts: how to use android with broken touch and adb not enabled

texts:
Scenario
Phone is rooted with android 4.1 and stock recovery
Screen works but touch input does not because of broken digitzer
Usb debugging is enabled but computer is not authorised it asks for authorization and screen is locked by pin#  otg not supported
Is their a way to authorize adb access and use it


texts: Switching to TouchNooter home from Stock Home

texts:
So I have just rooted my Nook with TouchNooter.

When I press the home button it asked me which I want to set as the default GO Launcher or Home. I chose Home as the default.

Now, I can't figure out how to get back to the TouchNooter homescren. How can I do so?

Thanks


texts: What folder on android does show as a media device?

texts:
When I connect my phone to my car via USB it says connected as media device.  Then when I go to browse with my car nothing is in the folder.

I use Google play music and know the folder it caches my downloaded playlists.  I want to make a symbolic link to that folder from the folder my car is seeing.  Does anyone know what folder is mounted by default?  Or maybe a better way to play music in my car?

HTC One M8 Converted Google PLay Edition.  2014 Mini Countryman w/out MINI Connected.


texts: How do I download a keyboard on a phone without a keyboard at all

texts: I lost my keyboard after factory reset on my jiayu G4 android phone. I have done everything possible but to no avail.I have used Bluetooth and USB to install apk but it's not installing. I can't log in to my account to access play store. Please is there any other way to get a keyboard. Thanks


texts: I want my phone to receive and display a/v to usb-c port

texts: Viewing input from a camera monitor on my phone the monitor has a /v out port and my phone has a 2.0 type c input port


texts: Convert to system app by manually moving the APK to "system/app" folder in Lollipop

texts:
I was checking /system/app folder structure in Android L and realized that it has a new folder structure. It has introduced a new folder with APK name between app folder and the APK, e.g. /system/app/test/test.apk

If I want to install test.apk as a system app, how can I install it without installing it via "User app"? Can I just copy and paste test.apk from /sdcard to /system/app folder and give desired permission?


texts: I am using a Samsung Galaxy Grand 2. I'm unable to download the upgrade to Lollipop. While downloading via Wifi it says "Unable to Download...."


texts:
When I connect my phone to a new computer's adbd - whether via USB or wireless - it prompts me to confirm the computer's RSA fingerprint. This seems to imply that there is, in some form, cryptography involved in adb communication.

Exactly what does that crypto look like? Is adb traffic encrypted? If I wirelessly pull data via adb from my phone, will someone be able to sample that traffic? Or is it unencrypted, and merely signed?

I searched around, but didn't find any meaningful results (mostly just people talking about disk encryption).


texts: Default browser / update to support google cloud printing

texts:
Is the default browser on the android platform Chrome? And if so, does anyone have an idea how to update it or get it to work with the Google Cloud Printing?

In the settings area I am not able to see anything for the Cloud printing options.

If the default browser on a Android phone is not Google Chrome, What is the best way to get Google Chrome installed so I can use the Cloud Printing? And make it the default browser!


texts: Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD HDMI Portrait Mode

texts:
I have Razr Maxx HD with a broken screen and partially functioning digitizer. I am attempting some data recovery. I have an HDMI cable and monitor, and I have a USB OTG hub on order (for mouse control) but it has not arrived yet. I'd like to do this ASAP and not have to wait for the hub to arrive.

It is stock, no root. USB debugging is not enabled.

The HDMI out is working fine. The problem is, it seems to always display in landscape mode, and I can't enter my unlock pattern because that portion of the digitizer is unresponsive.

Can I make it display the unlock screen in portrait mode? I noticed when I press the power button to turn the display off then press it again to turn it back on, for a brief moment it displays portrait mode on the monitor but immediately rotates. So, obviously, the capability of rendering portrait mode over the HDMI output exists, I just don't know how to make it stay that way.


texts: How do I get the stock icon for MIUI apps?

texts: I want to change the icon of MX Player to the same as MiVideo, but where do I get the icon for MiVideo within MIUI os itself? I tried /data/system/customized_icons but IT isn't there.


texts:
I has happened 4 times now, I change some setting, delete the sheet open in the app from the PC, create a wrong function, and from then on, the Google Drive app crashes on start. I can not close the faulty document, so it keeps happening until I remove the application. You would think a restart of the phone should help, but it does not.

Is there a setting somewhere that lets me open the list instead of the most recent document?


texts: How to access /storage/emulated/10 (multi-users env) in adb shell on Android 9+ without root access?

texts:
I have two Android system users configured.

$ pm list users
Users:
    UserInfo{0:Owner:13} running
    UserInfo{10:security space:13} running
    UserInfo{999:XSpace:800010} running

When the mobile is running at Android 8.1, I can access the secondary user's space /storage/emulated/10 easily in adb shell.

But after I upgrade to Android 9, I can no longer do it:

$ ls /storage/emulated/10
ls: /storage/emulated/10: Permission denied

Any ideas how I can access my second user's space in adb shell?

Btw, my /sdcard/ always points to the first user's space /storage/emulated/0 at adb shell regardless what my current user is at mobile UI. The adb shell connection remains the same when I switch users at mobile UI too.

When I switch users at mobile UI level, my adb connection remains the same. And I do see the current user changes with the following command:

$ dumpsys activity | grep mCurrentUser
    mCurrentUser=0
$ dumpsys activity | grep mCurrentUser
    mCurrentUser=10


texts: Restore Google Authenticator accounts from ADB backup

texts:
About a month ago I accidently dropped my Nexus 4. Altough it dropped from only about half a meter- the screen broke and the multitouch stopped working too. I was lucky (and smart :P) enough to take a backup before it happend, so I can switch to a new device instead of fixing the N4 screen to recover the data on it. However, I enabled 2-factor auth on my GitHub account, and it was connected to the Google Authenticator app. When I enabled it, I was dumb and didn't download the recover keys- the only way to recover the account. It means that resotring the Google Auth app from the ADB backup is the only way to recover my account, but there's a little problem: I have no android device right now, and it may take some time until i'd buy a new one. So, the question is- is there any way to recover my account from ADB backup of the Google Auth app without an Android phone?

Thanks! :)


texts: "Vendor image does not match the system" message at boot

texts:
I flashed Pure Nexus on my Nexus 5X and I'm enjoying it. But every time I boot my phone I get the following message:

Is it possible to get rid of this message?


texts: I was trying to install a VPN on my phone and somehow I added a screen lock. I cannot turn it off now. When I go to lock screen, select screen lock, enter my pin and next it takes me to the screen select screen lock. I should be able to tap on 'None' to deactivate the screen lock, but its greyed out and I can't tap it. Any ideas, its driving me crazy. I'm using a Lg Optimus l5 (lg-e612).


texts:
In the Android OS version 4, what would I have to do to require a pass code to unlock the phone when I'm away from home, but when I'm at my home, I don't need pass-code restrictions.

Detecting proximity to my office could be done by detecting a WiFi or BlueTooth link to some hardware in the office, but GPS would be iffy since it doesn't work well inside. Also Google's location service would work, since it seems to know where my WiFi router is located very accurately.

I would also be interested to know whether this would be compatible with the full storage encryption on the Android.


texts: I bought an app (.99 cents) a few years ago. I try to use a keyword to find the app in my Google Play, but it is not easy. In the last couple years I downloaded/installed 200+ free and paid. If I go to that 200+ app list to find search one by one, it is very time consuming. If I search the keyword within Google play directly, Google Play will give me ALL apps with the keywords no matter I downloaded or not. How to search within the app that I bought in Google Play? Thaks


texts:
The phone's screen has an annoying yellow tint. Is there any app that can fix gamma correction ? Or shall I return the phone and get another one ? Anyone else has this ?

This picture is from XDA-Developers and explains my problem :


texts: Unable to add restricted profile on Xperia Z2 tablet

texts:
I would like to add a restricted profile. I'm on an Xperia Z2 tablet (so not on a phone, where you can't use restricted profiles) running Android 5.0.2 and I'm the "Owner".

When I go to Settings > Users there is no option Add user or profile, only Add user. When I tap Add user no Restricted profile option is shown:

Also when I tap OK no options regarding restricted profiles are offered.

According to this support article by Sony on multiple users, it should be possible on the Z2.

I tried adding a PIN screen lock for the Owner account. That did change the information in the alert shown when adding a new user, but that didn't show the restricted profile option.


texts: How can I explore my Android from my computer?

texts:
I'd like to explore the content of the internal memory. I have a rooted phone with a terminal emulator which allows me to navigate through it.
The problem is that it's quite hard to use (small screen, no physical keyboard) and I cannot transfer files from internal memory to my computer to examine it (maybe memory -> SD and then SD -> computer but not the easiest).
Is there a way to have an SSH daemon (I've ConnectBot but it's only a client) on the phone, control it with a USB cable (with USB debugging maybe), install a backdoor (maybe no), or something like this?


texts: Nexus 5 IMEI number gone after updating to Lollipop

texts:
My IMEI number has disappeared on my Nexus 5 and now I can neither call nor text.

Status of the phone says:

Network:
Unknown
Mobile network type
Unknown
Service State:
Out of service
Mobile network state:
Disconnected
My phone number:
Unknown
IMEI:
Unknown
IMEI SV:
Unknown

All of this happened after updating to Lollipop using bootloader.

I have tried several tutorial videos, such as:

"How to Unroot Nexus 5 on Mac! - Restore to Complete Stock",
"How to Upgrade, Downgrade, Restore ANY NEXUS Device on a Mac - Easiest Method"

Now is my Nexus downgraded to Android 4.4 and I can't text or call anyone.
When I try to open the Camera I get the message "Unfortunately camera has stopped". The same thing happens with Google Play Store.

When I try to take a screenshot I get the message "Couldn't save screenshot. Storage may be in use." It's like it can't connect to the storage.

Can I fix this? Is it possible to restore the IMEI without any backup?

If not, should I lock the bootloader and send it to my carrier (I live in Sweden)?

Note: I have the IMEI number written down.


texts: Why Google Apps have TikTok APIs and Libraries?

texts:
I'm new to Android app development, but a privacy Enthusiast who looks into the Activity's of Apps to see what kind of tracking does the specific apps use. And while doing so, I came across, TikTok's APIs and Libraries that are related to Account and all. And I've a very little amount of knowledge about that.
BELOW IMAGE: Receivers that Google App has. [App is Warden]

I've turned off those TikTok's things(I'm not sure whether they're libraries or APIs or any other and sorry for that).
I've searched the internet and got no results that are related to my query but related to usage of TikTok's APIs.
Editing's are welcome. Waiting for knowledge about these.:)


texts: I am using Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon mobile with Android version 4.2.2. I tried to connect my device to a PC via USB cable and through the cable the charging process is on but it doesn't show the notification and it is not working with media transfer. I installed all the drivers like Samsung Kies, adb driver, usb driver, but still I can't connect. I tried the process with developer options too, and nothing happened. Please help me. Do I need to download any APK files for the device?


texts: "Searching for GPS" in Google Maps after update

texts:
I have been using Google Maps on the same phone (LG G4, android 6.0) for about 2 years now. Now suddenly after a Google Maps update the phone has GPS issues.
It can find where I am and my direction (before I input any destination) but when navigation starts, every 5 seconds or so I get a "Searching for GPS" message and it can't find where I am.
Needless to say that this has made the app useless as I cannot navigate anywhere.

If I use other GPS navigation apps such as HereWeGo everything works perfectly so a GPS harware issue is not the case.

I also waited for a new update to come, hoping that it might fix the issue, but the issue persists. I have also deleted tha app's cache and also deleted and reinstalled the app. Still nothing..

What happened with that update, and how can I fix that??

UPDATE: The problem might me a hardware issue as it started doing it on Waze and HereWeGO.


texts: How can I import a list of words and shortcuts into my Android Personal Dictionary?

texts:
jc able

ab about

bv above

ac account

This is a sample of the words and shortcuts that I'm trying to add into my Personal Dictionary. I've tried exporting my current dictionary with shortcuts and the text file inside of the zip contains this:

# Gboard Dictionary version:1

q   ing

# From OS

jc  able
t   the

I'm able to import the above file, but as soon as I copy and paste my words into it I'm hit with an "Import failed" toast.

Here"s the full wordlist that I'm trying to copy and paste into the other file.

I've also tried the User Dictionary Manager app with no success as it doesn't seem to support shortcuts for words. It just assumes that the shortcut is part of the word.

Why isn't this working? What do I have to do too make it work?


texts: Can I connect to both a Wifi router and a Wifi Music receiver at the same time?

texts:
I want to be able to play music from my android phone out of my home sound system, wirelessly. Bluetooth doesn't have a long enough range, so I was going to use Wifi. I also want to be able to connect to the internet on my phone (Spotify etc), at the same time.

I was going to buy this:

Amazon link

But I first want to make sure that I can still connect to the internet (through WiFi router) if I am using this.

I do not want to route my phone.

Thanks.


texts:
I have some apps that are asking for unnecessary permissions. I would like to revoke these, but I've read that this is not possible without rooting.

Is there any way to do this without having to root?


texts: Bootanimation can't be changed anymore for unknown reason

texts:
I recently tried to add a custom boot animation to a Galaxy Note 3 by adding a custom bootanimation.zip to /system/media and then flashing a custom binary for the boot animation made by a user on XDA. That worked, the phone booted with my animation instead of the stock animation.

Though I noticed that it was rotated by 90°, so I replaced the bootanimation.zip with a fixed one, though after doing that the animation didn't change. Flashing the binary again didn't change anything either, neither did formatting the cache. I tried it with a totally different animation from XDA but that didn't work either so its not fault of the zip file.

The strange thing is I can flash the original .qmg animation from Samsung but then flashing the binary again just gives me my old rotated boot animation.

Now I wonder why is that happening? Does the system copy the animation to a different place and that's why replacing the original zip doesn't change anything?
It sounds like something Android specific, I somewhat doubt the binary is doing that.


texts: I am still trying figure out how to root the new Motorola Defy XT. It runs Gingerbread 2.3.5. Can someone help me with this? Last time (many years ago) I rooted a phone using Z4root however, as I read on the net now, Z4root does not support this version (of Gingerbread).


texts:
I have a Nexus 6 running Nougat. I've always had it connected to my car speakers via Bluetooth. Last night, I hit play on my music app, and although the car's display screen showed the song info and the progress timer, and I was able to navigate through my playlist (i.e. the car thought it was playing), the sound came from the phone.

I thought it was an issue with the car's connection, but then today I tried to connect my bluetooth earbuds, which have worked fine in the past. The phone's bluetooth settings showed that the earbuds were paired, and the buds gave me the little beep tone to indicate pairing, but again, when I hit play, the sound came blasting out the phone speaker, rather than through the earbuds.

I've tried unpairing and setting up from scratch, and that doesn't seem to make a difference. Any ideas?


texts: Does excellent 4G coverage imply excellent 3G coverage?

texts:
Is the primary benefit of 4G LTE speed, and not signal strength?

I want to sign up on T-Mobile with a Moto E, which is not an LTE enabled phone.  Of course 3G is passe, so 3G coverage isn't clearly indicated on the coverage map.  Do areas with 4G coverage always have 3G coverage, just slower?


texts: Restart charge from powerbank on rootet phone

texts:
A have rooted android 4.3 device and charge it from power bank. Charging stop after 100% and not continue after phone discharged until i unplug and plug again usb connector or push butoon on powerbank.

How to restart charge process programmicaly on rooted phone?

Powerbank: Xiaomi Mi Power Bank 2C
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S III GT-I9300
Android: 4.3


texts: Camera 'Failed to start" after button pressed on the left side

texts:
I started the camera on the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1. One of the buttons on the left side was pressed by a customer.

Now whenever I try starting the Camera I get a "Camera Failed to Start" message. How can I fix this?


texts: How do I root Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 without loading a custom ROM?

texts:
I am changing the question because my original question is a duplicate of "Does rooting require a custom ROM? ".  The answer is apparently "Yes, in fact you need root to load a Custom ROM"

So then the obvious question, since searching for rooting my phone keeps on taking me to instructions for installing a custom ROM, is "How do I just root my phone without installing a custom ROM".

FWIW this is for a Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500, which, surprisingly, is not listed on "How do I root my Android device?"


texts: Slide to unlock appears even when pattern lock is activated. How can I get straight to pattern lock mode after screen is turned on?

texts:
I thought the whole idea of pattern lock is to replace the 'slide to unlock' thing with something safe. Well I don't know if this is a bug or not but I have to 'slide to unlock' first before I can use my set pattern to unlock the phone (the epitome of redundancy). How do I get straight to pattern unlock after turning on the screen?.

By the way I own an Xperia Neo V running Sony's skin, Timescape UI


texts: Can installing a modem help with the GPS of Samsung Captivate?

texts:
Like most Samsung Captivate users, I find the GPS hardware in my phone to be unsatisfactory. I have the impression that the actual GPS signal is pretty much useless and the phone (Samsung Captivate) gets location via wifi signals only.

I heard that you can flash modems to improve the GPS. They are often posted on xda-developers without much information for newbies, like here. Since I've never done it before, I thought I would ask for some information. Can I just choose a modem and install it on top of the custom ROM that I'm using? Or do I have to get a ROM that has the correct modem inside?

This is the rom that I'm currently using which works fine for my device.


texts: My Gmail app that I have installed in my Android 2.3.5 phone has stopped receiving or sending new emails since the last couple of days. What can I do to fix this synchronization issue? Any suggestions?


texts: How To Keep LG Lancet POWERED OFF While Charging

texts: My brand new Verizon LG Lancet that just came in the mail will not stay powered off while on the charger. I want the phone to stay off while charging. How do I fix that?


texts: Install OpenGApps in Android Studio Emulator (Marshmallow)

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I wanted to install OpenGApps in an Android emulator (created in Android Studio). The emulator is running with Marshmallow. There is enough storage space available, so this is not the problem. I tried everything which I found on Google, but it just wont work.

While the emulator is booting up, and I keep spamming adb remount, first it shows remount succeeded, and just after the desktop shows up, it suddenly says remount of /system failed: Read-only file system and remount failed.

So it doesn't work either when I try to push an OpenGApp .apk using adb push. If I try after booting up, it says: adb: error: failed to copy 'Phonesky.apk' to '/system/priv-app/Phonesky.apk': Read-only file system (or whatever the .apk is).

I can't remount /system with rw either: When I make the following:

$ adb shell
> *some remount command*

Following shows up: mount: Read-only file system. I tried it with various commands (substitute one of them with *some remount command*, the output is always the same):

mount -o rw,remount /system
mount -o rw,remount /system /system
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/vba /system
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock0 /system
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock0 /system

I also tried to run su after adb shell, but it had no effect either. I also tried to remount rootfs to / first with rw. This worked without an issue, but the remount for /system gave the same error as without remounting rootfs.

Could anyone help me with this struggle?

Edit 1: I also tried it with various different emulator settings, it didn't change a thing either. So I guess this problem is not depending on the emulator itself...

Please note: A bounty was offered to resolve this question, but I don't have much time for this at the moment. I would be grateful if you would ping me on twitter if an answer worked for you, so I can eventually accept it after I have tried it by myself. But this would save me a lot of time. Thanks


texts:
I was recently helping someone try to figure out were the data usage was coming from since recently it has sky rocketed from under 8GB to well over 30GB. Anyway, they went to the data usage under setting (I believe the phone was a Galaxy S 3 or 4) the total data usage essentially agreed with the carriers usage but the apps below did not add up anywhere close to what was said. This was over the phone so maybe I missed something.

Anyway, is there anything that is not shown by the data usage that comes with the Galaxy S III (or any android devices)?

Is there a way to get that info, maybe with a different app?


texts:
I'm considering to buy an Android Tablet (e.g. Nexus 7). One of the things
I would like to do is, copy some content of my SD Cards (e.g. camera, gopro) to
a USB HDD.

Can I do this with an android tablet? What app(s) do I need (if any)?
Anything else?

Is somebody aware of any instructions or How Tos that describe this?

Many Thanks!


texts: Deny the installation of apps or add new accounts (kiosk mode)

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I have a tablet that I want to give to people to go on the internet, but I don't want them to mess with it (install/unistall apps, add new accounts, change relevant options, etc).

Is there a way to lock the device so that it can only be used to go on the internet?


texts:
I forgot my password and accidentally typed to many wrong passwords. I finally remembered it and manually changed it. But now it says that I need to reset the paasword via an email that I will get:

It's been a long while and I don't have any email, not even in the spam. Please help I really need to reset my device!


texts: Lost most data on SD card after moving it to another Android device

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I have videos and music on the SD card inside my Android Moto G5 phone. I wanted to watch some of those videos on my Android Lenovo A10-70F tablet. So, I turned off my phone, removed the SD card, and placed it into my tablet.

The tablet asked if I wanted to have the SD card only work on the tablet, or use it as portable storage. I selected the portable storage option, and the file browser immediately popped up. I was horrified to find that the SD card was reporting itself as only being 1% full, and the only data inside was in LOST.DIR and a single album in /music (which is the first album alphabetically in my collection).

Moving the SD card back to my phone hasn't changed anything. Have I really lost all my media?


texts:
Iam using a Motorola G 2nd revision and the google photo app.  I notice 2 days ago that my photos were not backup on Google+.  Inspecting the photo app on the phone it says "Backing up 1 of 119".  I had about 20 photos on the camera.  I have no idea what photos it's looking at.  At any rate I deleted all the photos, shut the phone down waited 5 min and then rebooted.  After 3 hours it still says "Backing up 1 of 119".  Before and after I can see that it is connected to my Wifi.

Any ideas.


texts:
I want to save logs contains to file:
adb -s xxxxxx logcat -b main > /paths/to/log/file.log

  /system/bin/sh: can't create /home/dpi/Desktop/Folder/main.log: No
  such file or directory


texts: Configure Play Store to download temporary files to SD Card

texts:
I find that every time I start to update an application using Google Play, my phone's internal memory starts to run out (i.e. the Play app downloads temporary files to internal memory). In a number of cases, the size of the update is quite large and I end up with less than 10% free space left which corrupts the installers and I end up with no update. :(

Is it possible to in any way instruct Google Play to use my SD card (which has over 10GB free space) as the temporary location instead of the space-constrained internal memory? As much as possible, I'd like to do this without having to root my device.


texts: Moto G 2nd Generation - Mobile Data is not working after the upgrade to 5.0.2

texts:
MOTO G 2nd gen, Mobile data not working (India) post Android Upgrade to 5.0.2 from 4.4.4...any clue..

could be linked to improper upgrade and is there a way to restore ??


texts: I need to move some data from my HTC one m8 to a Samsung Galaxy S8. The only problem is that the HTC's touch screen does not work so I cannot unlock it (it's locked with a PIN). I don't have a keyboard adapter for this phones port so I cannot plug a keyboard or mouse into it. I can plug it into my laptop so can I unlock it from there?


texts: Contact names not showing on dialer, but do show in Recents

texts: Have a Samsung J3 2017 (SM327).  About a week ago, noticed that incoming & outgoing calls going to/from someone in my Contacts only shows the number, not the Contact name, so I often have no idea who's calling me.  But when I hang up and look in the Recent call log, the Contact name shows up correctly there.   I have tried every permission, every setting possible.  Spent an hour with an ATT tech - nothing.  Did a factory restore - nothing.  Took it to a Samsumg authorized serviced center and had it completely reflashed.   Fixed the prob for 2 days, then reappeared.   Any info?


texts: Adding new members to whatsapp group while admin lost his whatsapp phone number

texts: I am part of a whatsapp group in which there is only one admin. Unfortunately the admin is not using the number he used for whatsapp. Now how can we add a new user? Or how can someone else become the admin.? And we don't know the invite link for the group also.


texts: Nextbit robin not responding to my touch, instead tapping random places

texts: I have a nextbit robin, but whenever I turn it on, things get selected. It's random where things are being selected for the most part, but it has been opening and selecting stuff in the bottom right corner quite a bit. I thought I saw something about "System UI not responding", but I'm not too sure. The top and bottom part are orange, otherwise nothing changed visually. Restarting the phone hasn't helped, and even in sleep mode it keeps doing stuff like turning on and off the flashlight. I did take it apart a few months ago to replace the battery, and the volume couldn't be redone. Not sure if that has anything to do with it, though


texts: Rampant Google Play Services and Location problems since Nougat 7.0 Update on LG Stylo 2

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I have an LG Stylo 2 running android on Virgin Mobile.

Since the Nougat OTA has been rolled out a week or two ago, I have had numerous and far-reaching problems with the device, and troubleshooting each of these problems individually has been unsuccessful.

The worst/most annoying are:

Constant "google play services has stopped" or even "google play services keeps stopping" messages.
Frequent messages "authentication is required" messages in the play store asking me to log into my google account, though I am logged in (this also happens in other apps, and it won't take me to a login screen)
Huge issues with location and GPS. Location is on, and when I try to toggle the mode to "high accuracy", it automatically toggles back to "GPS only".
Same with the Qualcomme IZat performance improvement service:

When I turn it on, it just turns back off. GPS occasionally works with google maps if I boot up the GPS status app, but will not work at all with location-based apps like "Pokemon Go".

I am also unable to use the LG backup service.

Things I have tried:

Rebooting phone/taking out the battery multiple times (this actually makes the "google play has stopped" messages more frequent after reboot for a while).
Clearing data and cache for google play services and google play store, as well as all cache on the phone, multiple times.
Uninstalling and reinstalling all of the apps with issues, including google play services and google play store.
Disconnecting and reconnecting my google account (this gave me numerous errors trying to reconnect the account

It took me many tries. and I was worried I would never be able to reconnect the account initially.

"Force Stop" Google Play Services and Google Play Store
Toggling Airplane mode and location on and off.
Checking for updates to Firmware/Phone etc. Daily!

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


texts: How do I use an older version of a website's cookies on Chrome on Android device?

texts:
I am using a kod karaoke system comprising of hardware equipment and software.
I connect my phone to my local wifi and open a browser e.g. Chrome on my Android and go to the webpage kod.sg which is in the local network.
When I save my song favourites, they are stored in the cookies.
Unfortunately if I change my phone I lose all my favourites.
How do I transfer the cookies from my old phone to my new phone ?


texts:
I have Android 7.1-rc2 emulator on VM-Ware virtual box ... kindly I need to increase the space of the internal storage
already I expand the space from VM-Ware disk settings but still no change on the emulator

I believe there's a missing configuration should be done on the terminal emulator but i'm not aware about it

kindly help
Regards;


texts: I have a galaxy j3 emerge and I can't use clipboard on it so I downloaded a clipboard app, "clipboard actions" app. If you swipe a clipboard post it deletes a clipboard entry and I accidently deleted one that I'm trying to retrieve. Is there any way to retrieve deleted app data?


texts: Does the Google Play app always updates automatically?

texts: I use Android 4.0.4 (Cyanogenmod) and I have the habit of disabling automatic updates for all my apps. I have noticed the Google Play app seems to update itself automatically -- when there are updates for any other app, I'm shown a notification mesage from the Google Play app, and I have to use it in order to update the app. But when there are updates for Google Play, it seems to autoupdate itself. Is it true? Is there a way to disable this?


texts: Browser sound does not mute and comes from the ears speaker during calls

texts:
I have Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro with Android 5.1.1 and MIUI 8.0.
When I have website with music opened and receive a call, I can hear the music from the ear speaker. It is wrong because I can't hear the other party properly.


texts: Pair Sony DualShock 4 v2 with Sony Android TV

texts:
I am trying to pair a Sony Dualshock 4 controller (CUH-ZCT2E) with my 2015 Sony Bravia Android TV (KDL-55W808C).

The TV has a DUALSHOCK™4 settings menu, through which one should supposedly be able to pair a Dualshock 4 controller with the TV. The on screen instructions says "press and hold the share and PS-buttons until a white light starts flashing on the controller". The white light starts flashing, but the TV is unable to locate the controller.

Then I found this page listing many Sony Android TVs from 2014 to 2016, including mine, as not supporting the new Dualshock 4 controller (CUH-ZCT2E). Only the older Dualshock 4 controller (CUH-ZCT1E) is supported.

Surely this must be a software limitation which Sony should be able to resolve through an OTA update?
Are there any known workarounds?
Would the sixaxis controller app help me to pair the controllers, and would I require root for that?
Any known hints of if/when Sony is going to add support for the new 2016 Dualshock 4 to their Android TV sets?

Edit 2016-12-08: Sony Nordic customer support didn't have information about if Sony will add support for Dualshock 4 v2.

Update 2016-12-10:
I just found out online that the rollout of Marshmallow to the 2015 (and the spring 2016) TV Sets has begun.

Update 2017-04-25:
The Marshmallow rollout which was halted and postponed by Sony is now officially available as USB download for Nordic customers (link in Swedish). After upgrading to Marshmallow I'm still not able to pair through the Dualshock™4 settings menu.


texts: How can I fix the "incompatible data" issue when flashing Cyanogenmod onto my Xperia Z3 Compact?

texts:
I have a Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and I am trying to install Cyanogenmod 12.1.

I followed the guide on the Cyanogenmod Wiki for my device.

The process went smoothly initially but it fails at 40-50% completion with the message: "Install failed. Can't install this package on top of incompatible data.....E:Failed to install /sideload/package.zip..."

I've tried:

Performing a factory reset
Flashing an older version of Cyanogenmod

But I receive the same message when I try to flash.

When I restart the phone, it hangs indefinitely on the Sony loading screen and doesn't boot.

How can I resolve this issue and successfully flash Cyanogenmod?

EDIT:

I installed TWRP 3.0.2.1 and it start to reboot the phone in loop, but I manage to install 3.0.2.0 version. I was trying this time to install from usb memory, but it faild to error 7:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx_77SKdWXozZ1NVUDIwOEFSZGM

I manage to get terminal open and I found out that I have linux version 3.4.0-cm-g28a6663


texts: Problems connecting to WhatsApp from desktop

texts:
I always have problems connecting to WhatsApp desktop/web (I usually use desktop, but it's the same concept) - it says it can't reach the phone.

Now, the thing is that it has problems connecting even when WhatsApp is open on my phone and I'm using it (not in the background, actually open).
The internet is working well both on the phone and computer, since I use it at the moment - but it still can't connect or will take significant time and multiple tries until succeeded.

Ideas? Something I can check?

Device details: LG G5, Android 7.0, stock, no root


texts: Does Resurrection Remix exist for Asus_Z00E_2?

texts:
It is not on their website, but I can't believe they have skipped making a ROM for this device.

It looks like none of the official releases support this device. I really don't know why though.


texts: Why some apps still need a manual update although having been configured to be automatic update?

texts:
Today I got Facebook app's update notification.

I thought I forgot to check the automatically update box but I didn't - it is already set for auto already.

So why the app still need our manual update?


texts: Password protected access to phone features

texts:
Is it possible to password protect access to certain phone features s.a. ability launch google-play (to install new apps), and certain apps ?

Is it possible to restrict ability of a phone to make phone-calls or send/receive SMS's to/from particular set of numbers, under password control ?

User experience would be that they are prompted to enter a password/secret-PIN to access these features. If user enters the correct password/PIN they get access to the specific application otherwise not.

Edited (Sept 19, 2012):
Looking for solution that does not require flashing custom ROMs. Thus MIUI, Aliyun, Cyanogen-Mod etc. are not feasible, as I require the solution to work on the ultra low-cost Android devices which use Mediatek chipsets.


texts:
What is the safest method to root a Samsung Galaxy S 2 i9100 G under a GNU/Linux system? (ArchLinux).

I am a programmer (without android programming experience, only desktop and web), it does not need to be "one click away", but the method has to be safe and you've tried it and it works.

I have adb installed and it works, if rooting the phone involves using it too.

Android version: 2.3.6
Baseband version: i9100gxxkl4
Build number: gingerbread.xxlb1


texts: using galaxy tab as a bluetooth device for mobile

texts:
i've been trying to find a way to allow all my notifications and phone calls from my phone ( galaxy s3 or galaxy s5) to go through a galaxy tablet, as i'm wanting to replace my car stereo ( honda civic 2007)  with the tablet and i'm wanting to be able to control my phone from the tablet and stream music from the phone. the closest thing i can think of that does this is the galaxy gear watch so can we put the capabilities of the gear in the tab.

below is a list of things i wish to have.

Hands free
music sync or transfer
control music
allow the use of my data from my phone ( i know i can tether but i just thought i would mention it
make calls
view contacts from phone
use maps

I really do think this is possible, so if anyone has any thoughts if this is possible then please help me out.


texts: How to prevent Wi-Fi from disconnecting during a WhatsApp call?

texts:
On the latest version of WhatsApp (2.16.133), the Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting during a voice call.

I suspect it's due to the screen going off (here's a similar problem on the iPhone), but it's just a wild guess.

Anyone knows a fix for this? I'm on Android 6.0.1.


texts: How does WhatsApp update the "last seen"?

texts:
Previously we were able to turn off mobile/Wi-Fi and turn on airplane mode, read the message, turn off airplane mode and turn mobile data / Wi-Fi on and that was the end of it. However, now it seems WhatsApp stores the information of the user opening the message even in offline mode to be sent later when it gets a connection.

My question is regarding last seen. What if I turn on airplane mode, read old messages that I have already opened. Close WhatsApp completely and turn airplane mode off. Will my last seen now be the time when I was reading old messages in airplane mode, or the last time I actually opened WhatsApp while connected to the internet. Can anyone confirm this?


texts:
I have Samsung Galaxy S3 which I formatted it then when I re-installed WhatsApp, it did not ask me to restore back my chat.
I don't have an SD-card installed in my phone.
What can I do to get back my chat?
Please help.Thanks


texts: Calibrating/Correctly draining an Extended Battery

texts:
I recently purchased an extended battery for my ailing Galaxy S4. It's supposedly rated at 4000 mAh over the previous 2600 mAh OEM battery.

First time I threw it in, I turned on the phone, chucked in the battery, and sat it on the charger for an hour or so.

It actually lasted a pretty long time. About 2 days and 5/6 hrs. SoT (not fantastic for 4000 mAh, but it's new so what the heck).

So, listening to the advice of others, I threw it on the charger until completely topped off while the phone was shut down. Again, I discharged it from 100%. However, this time, the battery drained much faster than usual. There weren't any particular apps draining the battery, it just drained faster.

Seeing as this was strange, I drained it to 0%, and charged it back up. Still, the same terrible battery drain. It may be I have to cycle it a couple more times.

Advice? How should I correctly calibrate an extended battery?


texts: How to Install OEM USB Drivers for my LYF phone?

texts:
I'm a newbie. Recently, I have installed Android Studio 2 on my PC. Run my first "hello world" project on Emulator. But the Emulator is taking too much time to load. So, I thought I would directly install Apk on my Lyf phone [Model no: LYF_LS4006]. So I checkout this site https://developer.android.com/studio/run/oem-usb.html#Win7.
I don't where to find its drivers. Please help me.


texts:
Will this hd2 rom work on the hd7 since they have almost the same hardware?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1930240


texts: cannot find uninstalled Android application at Google Play Store

texts:
I've installed and uninstalled the freedompop messaging application a few times.  The last time I installed it, it worked fine.  But I needed to start the application from fresh so I uninstalled it.  I also clicked "x" to remove it from uninstalled application list (It happened before and that time I did not remove it from the uninstalled list.  So when I could not find this application, I removed it from the uninstalled application list.  Then I could find this application to install).  But this time, after removing it from the uninstalled application list, I still could not find this application.  The only one available is "freedompop messaging tips".   But that was not the one I needed.

I also used browser to access Google Play Store directly and this application was not on MY ADROID APPS list.  So Google Play Store was synched with my device.  I even did "FORCED STOP", "CLEAR DATA" and "CLEAR CACHE" for Google Play Store before searching for this application.  But I still could not find it.

This application is offered by my mobile carrier so it would not be removed from Google Play Store.  Anyone knows how to resolve this problem?


texts:
Where can I get details about access point opened by my Nexus 4?

I need them to describe network in wpa_supplicant.conf on other device that will be using this network.

network={
    ssid="example"
    proto=RSN
    key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
    pairwise=CCMP TKIP
    group=CCMP TKIP
    eap=TLS
    identity="user@example.com"
    ca_cert="/etc/cert/ca.pem"
    client_cert="/etc/cert/user.pem"
    private_key="/etc/cert/user.prv"
    private_key_passwd="password"
    priority=1
}


texts: My Droid did a system update and erased everything

texts:
My Droid Incredible did a system update & went to factory reset. Everything is gone.
Can I go back and restore?


texts:
Did anyone meet an app to show the time in several timezones on the lock screen?

Android 2.3.4, Xperia Pro


texts: Performance of Android 2.2 vs. earlier versions

texts:
One reason that I haven't switched to Android in the past is that it has seemed sluggish when I've tried phones that run it.  I see that Google claims performance improvements of 4x to 5x over previous versions, but those numbers are based on benchmarks, not on real-world use.

Does anyone have any information about how Android 2.2 affects typical smartphone usage.  Not just making calls -- scrolling through a long contact list, reading emails, browsing the web, navigating photo albums, playing games?  Ideally, a side-by-side comparison of device X running 2.2 and an earlier version.


texts: Cannot turn on Wifi. MAC address unavailable

texts:
I have an Android 4.0.4 tablet, Navon Platinum Explorer.

When I try to turn on wifi, the toggle button goes "off" after a few seconds automatically.
It doesnt even show the list of available networks.

In Wifi-Advanced, there is MAC Address - Unavailable.

The Wifi worked before doing a factory reset.
I also tried turning the table off and on, but it did not help.

What can I do to make the wifi work again?
I do not want to root the tablet.


texts: Is it possible to change my wearable device voice recognition language?

texts:
Most of my message recipients don't know English, so I text them in Spanish.

Now I have a wearable device, but can't seem to find how to make it recognise Spanish when I dictate to it.

Is it available at all? How can I change it?

I tried setting the whole watch language to Spanish but it still only lets me dicate replies in English.


texts: How can I stop Samsung Galaxy Spica restarting itself in a loop?

texts:
I recently bought a used galaxy spica its in really good condition and etc..but when i launched it up there is something fishy going on...

It restarts in a loop...

As in, it boots up, i can use the phone for around minute or so, then it restarts...then again i can use it for a minute or so...and it restarts...i cant call or anything cause it restarts all the time.

It has been updates from the original 1.5 to 2.1 eclare, if you know a fix, please do tell.


texts: How does NFC Task Launcher toggle Power Saving and how can I get Tasker to do it?

texts:
So I've noticed that NFC Task Launcher can toggle the Power Saving mode for the Galaxy s3.

Obviously then, this is not a secure setting that requires root access (eg. turning GPS on / off).

So is it possible to automate this (the turning on and off of power saving mode) in Tasker (without rooting my phone)?  I've tried to use the Load App functionality but the most I can do is open up the Power Saving control panel.

I'm thinking the toggle is most likely an Intent that NFC Task launcher is calling but I don't know what the intent is as I can't seem to find any documentation about Samsung specific system functionality.

My objective is to create a tasker profile which toggles Power Saving mode when I turn the screen on and off, instead of using NFC to trigger this event.


texts: I can barely hear the touch sounds on my Galaxy Nexus ICS

texts:
I enabled "touch sounds" (click sound when pressing buttons) on my Galaxy Nexus ICS but they are so faint I can barely hear them. The same is true for the screen lock sound.

All other sounds are loud and clear. All volume settings are turned up to maximum. Pressing the hard volume buttons only adjusts the phone volume.

Strangely, in ICS there is no setting for "system volume" like there was in 2.3.3 (only media, ringtones/notifications and alarms). How do I adjust the system volume so I can hear touch sounds?

Thanks in advance...


texts: So many Wifi interfaces on PixelExperience

texts:
When I try to connect WiFi the system crash and don't connect. Then I type

ip link

to show iterfaces on termux and so many interfaces is shown. What was returned:

mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 2: bond0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,MASTER> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode
DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether ea:d9:e3:53:ba:e6 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 3: dummy0: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN
mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 5e:df:7b:07:38:6c brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 4: ip_vti0@NONE: <NOARP> mtu 1480 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT
group default qlen 1
    link/ipip 0.0.0.0 brd 0.0.0.0 5: ip6_vti0@NONE: <NOARP> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1
    link/tunnel6 :: brd :: 6: sit0@NONE: <NOARP> mtu 1480 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1
    link/sit 0.0.0.0 brd 0.0.0.0 7: ip6tnl0@NONE: <NOARP> mtu 1452 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1
    link/tunnel6 :: brd :: 8: rmnet_ipa0: <UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 2000 qdisc pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 9: rmnet_data0: <UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 2000 qdisc pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 10: rmnet_data1: <UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 11: rmnet_data2: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 12: rmnet_data3: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 13: rmnet_data4: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 14: rmnet_data5: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 15: rmnet_data6: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 16: rmnet_data7: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 17: r_rmnet_data0: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 18: r_rmnet_data1: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 19: r_rmnet_data2: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 20: r_rmnet_data3: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 21: r_rmnet_data4: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 22: r_rmnet_data5: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 23: r_rmnet_data6: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 24: r_rmnet_data7: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530] 25: r_rmnet_data8: <> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/[530]```

I'm using PixelExperience Plus on Mi A2
How can I turn on Wifi again


texts: Dialog option "Use by default for this action" or "Always" not displaying

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I just completed my Android application which scans NFC tags. When an NFC tag comes near the device, the device tries to show all the apps which can scan the NFC tag.

I want it to remember which app it should use scan the NFC tag. It displayed my app, but I do not want the system to always ask me which app to use.

In my two devices, it not does show any option like Use by default for this action or Always. Why is this so?


texts: How do I solve the "Unfortunately, System UI has stopped." on Gionee S6 Pro?

texts: I seem to be getting the error "Unfortunately, System UI has stopped." on my Gionee S6 Pro. I have tried wiping cache partition via recovery with no progress. The OS is Marshmallow and UI is Amigo. The touch screen is unresponsive, but I can press the close button after error pops up. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advanced!


texts: I recently bought a unlocked S10e g970u1 thinking I would be able to root. All info I have seen says this can't be done if has snapdragon, which mine is. I have AT&T now but as I understand it the carrier is not the issue in this case so changing the Sim card wouldn't make a difference. I'm no expert here and appreciate the help.


texts: Xperia M4 Aqua reboot-bootloader only shuts it down

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I'm trying to reboot my Xperia M4 Aqua into bootloader mode but all it does it turn it off and I get the battery charging image as if the phone is shut down and in charge.

I tried using the commands

adb reboot-bootloader

and

fastboot reboot-bootloader

and I also tried doing it manually by pressing volume up button while inserting the usb cable in... same results.

The command

adb devices

returns the device while

fastboot devices

doesn't

OS is Windows 10


texts: What does "svc power stayon wireless" do?

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Looking at the reference to svc on my phone there are options for svc power stayon [true|false|usb|ac|wireless]. I'm curious what usb, ac, and wireless do when you use them?

I tried svc power stayon wireless and it seemed the command succeeded, but I don't know what it did, or how to revert it.

I'm on an LG Tribute if that helps.


texts: How to check time of user account login/logoff

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, Android 5.0.2
I'd like to check my kids' user account login/logoff times on the device.
Are there any logs where i can see this and how to view them?


texts: I am trying to run Android OS in docker as a school project but all I found on the web is different methods of running emulator in docker based on ubuntu or other os. As I know android is open source linux based OS, so it should be possible to run it directly on docker without middle man.


texts: ADB is not detecting my phone (Micromax A35) in CENTOS

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ADB is not listing my Micromax a35, but it detects Samsung phones.

How can I install Micromax a35 drivers in CENTOS?


texts: Google Pinyin Input (IME) keeps asking for Google account permission

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Google Pinyin Input is an input method (IME) for Chinese.

It keeps asking me for Google account permission.

I deny it all the time, but it always comes back and asks again when I reboot (which is quite often). The IME works perfectly without that permission.

Question: How to deny the permission once for all?

I have a Nexus 5 with Android 7.1.2 / LineageOS 14.1-20170718.
It always pops up one request for each of the Google accounts I have configured in the Gmail app. I never use pinyin in Gmail.


texts: With Android, does a factory reset truly reset the device to the same as it was when it left the factory (unlike an iPhone)?

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When you reset an iPhone, my understanding is that the device does not truly get reset to how it was when it exited the factory.
What about with an Android device?  Does performing a factory reset on an Android device always reset the device to how it actually left the factory?
I decided to ask this question to help our community generate accurate answers to this other one.


texts: How do I root my 4G LG Motion? I have an app that needs root access, but I don't know how to root my phone. Also, I REALLY want this app so.... If you know please help.


texts: Is there a way I can disable part of my display that has a green line?

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I have a Pixel 3, and I picked up my phone after momentarily charging it on a wireless pad (for about 30 minutes) this morning, as I usually do, and now it has a green line near the right edge of the screen.

Seeing as it is a display issue, I will probably need to get it replaced.

In the meantime, though, logistics make this difficult, and I would much rather have a black streak on the side than a green one.

Is there any way I can get the phone to just disable a vertical line of pixels?

The touch aspect of the screen works fine, so I don't want to modify that.


texts:
SSHelper SSH server works very nice on my old Samsung S2. But it does not work on a newer device of my son.

I installed no firewall on the new device. Is there some restriction which does not allow running a server on the android device?

I can't reach the port 2222 and I can't get the device to answer ping requests.

For me SSHelper is the most simple way to transfer files between my linux desktop and the mobile phone.


texts:
Is there a way to install Froyo on the Motorola Milestone?

I understand that Motorola is planning a deployment of this release in Q1 2011 but I just wish I had it now!


texts: How can I find which apps/packages reference a given permission using command line?

texts:
Given some permission tld.developer.app.permission.PERMISSION how can I use adb/root shell to find all the installed packages that define/depend on it?

The permissions are defined in the manifest files and it is possible to transfer each apk over from /data/app, /system/app, /system/priv-app, etc., unpackage, and check, but is there a better way?