texts: Fresh install of OS+Firefox and now there's a persistent notification

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I just reformatted and reinstalled things on my phone to fix some issues.  I installed Firefox from apkmirror and now there's a mostly persistent notification that shows up when I go to certain sites (The Guardian and AJC were two that it popped up on).  There was a mention of a playback queue wen I was experimenting with closing the notification, so it seems video related.

I used Android 6's notification manager to block all popups, which is the nuclear option.  I can't think of a reason why I'd want a notification from Firefox, but I could not find a way within Firefox to disable the notification.

What is this new anti-feature called, and how are you supposed to disable it within Firefox?

OctOS M (Android 6), Firefox firefox_67.0-2015628937_minAPI16(armeabi-v7a)(nodpi)


texts: Can someone explain how the android GPS Navigation works?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How does the GPS work on Android phones?

I have a Galaxy Player 5.0 (A.K.A Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0) which as you're probably aware is not a phone, but an android-powered MP3 player.

The other day I decided to test out its GPS and it worked flawlessly. But that got me thinking about how that's possible.

It can't triangulate my position from cell towers because it doesn't connect to any. It can't triangulate my position from WiFi hotspots because it knows where i am even without hotspots around.

Does it actually connect to a satellite to get my location like normal GPS units?

Note: This questions is different from the one posted here: How GPS works in android phone because he was concerned with locational privacy whereas I'm actually concerned with functionality. The answers on his question did not answer my question.


texts: How to Put Mi Band 2 to Silent Mode Now with Android Phone?

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Situation: to put Xiaomi Mi Band 2 to Silent mode when configuration with two Internet Gadgets in connection to Android 6 phone as described here; Android's own silent mode does not work as expected with the internet gadgets

I experience much duplicate notifications when using Pebble and Mi Band 2 at the same time. I can put Pebble to silent mode easily but not Mi Band 2. DND is only time specific there in the Mi Fit's settings but not now.

I cannot use Gadgetbridge for the task because I already use it for Pebble and it only supports one device at the moment.

Phone: Samsung Galaxy S4
Phone OS: Cyanogenmod 13 (Temasek's unofficial Rom)
Activity band: Xiaomi MI Band 2
Smart watch: Pebble Classic 1
Pebble firmware: 3.12.2 (newest 9.8.2016)
Pebble hardware: V3R3


texts: How do I run apps without Google Play Services?

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"This app won't run unless you update Google Play services"

I know a lot of users managed to even uninstall Google services already, but I'm wondering how are they able to run the apps independently? I'm sure I'm missing something.
When I update Google Play services my phone becomes super slow and laggy.


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When using adb logcat to get debug messages from my phone, I get many of those lines:

04-23 18:16:51.085  1428  1951 W ConnectivityExtension: ConnectivityExt jar file not present
04-23 18:16:51.187  1428  1951 W ConnectivityExtension: ConnectivityExt jar file not present
04-23 18:16:51.658  1428  1951 W ConnectivityExtension: ConnectivityExt jar file not present

Where is this coming from?
What can I do to get rid of those message?

I'm running LineageOS 14.1-20180314-crackling (Android 7.1.2) on a Wileyfox Swift. I don't have any google apps (nor google play services) installed.


texts: What are the Bluetooth profiles supported by the Nexus 7 (KitKat)?

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I would think this is a simple question, but I am not finding the answer after searching.

What are the Bluetooth profiles supported by KitKat on the Nexus 7?


texts:
I was examining my battery usage and noticed this:

I don't know what this "-5" app is supposed to be. Could it be malicious or is it just a bug?
I own an OnePlus 6 with Android 10 (OxygenOS 10.3.5).


texts: How to bypass hourly limit of outgoing messages?

texts: How do one bypass hourly limit of 100 outgoing SMS on Android 6 without replacing completely current system provided by OEM?


texts: Apps suddently stopped sending notifications on my Nexus 7 (2013) running Lolypop 5.0.2

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I have noticed that some apps (not all but a select few like Quizbattle and Wordfeud) have stopped sending notifications.

I have checked under App Info that notifications indeed is enabled, and other apps like Email and workout app are sending notifications fine!

I think it started doing this around when 5.0.1 was installed, but not sure. It persists after having installed 5.0.2

Nexus 7 (2013) is not rooted and install was done after tablet suggested updating, and all installs went without issues.

What could be causing this weirdness?

thanx for any suggestions in advance


texts: RO Valkyrie on Genymotion virtual device always says it has stopped

texts: I use samsung galaxy s4 4.4.4 virtual device on Genymotion. Already have gapps and updated it. Clash of Clans works fine but RO Valykyrie always says it has stopped. Someone knows how to fix it. Thanks in advance.


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A week or two ago my battery life indicator for my Motorolla Atrix 4G has ceased to working properly.  The indicator indicates the battery drains ridiculous fast and it's inaccurate.  I'll fully charge it and after unplugging it for an hour or so, the indicator is down to 1%.  It remains at 1%, though, for up to a day.

Taking steps to avoid draining my battery is a separate discussion that doesn't have to do with this topic.  I specifically need to know what I should do about an inaccurate battery life indicator.  Is there a way to reset the indicator?  Should I contact Motorolla or is this a software issue?

Thanks in advance!

Edit: The first thing I tried was replacing the battery with a new one.  This did nothing to resolve the problem.


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I'm looking for phones with stock Android. I was able to find articles on the internet, but they mention mostly new phones, and I'm more interested in older (cheaper) versions.
I have Google Pixel (one) and from what I read, it's the one with "vanilla" Android. But there are some preinstalled apps on it - like Google Play Music, Google Play Movies, which I cannot uninstall (without rooting). I neither need nor use them and consider them bloatware.
Is it possible to find a phone from a manufacturer which does not have even such Google apps?  Or they just must be there?


texts: How do you load a local ROM with beebdroid?

texts: I downloaded beebdroid, the bbc micro emulator and its working great but i cant figure out how to load a rom other than the ones it lists as being online.


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In my galaxy for some reason my contacts storage grow to almost 6Gb (should be some sync problem.) I dont have SD . I deleted all the photos but still grow by itself and cannot open in the phone. How can I fixed?
Regards
Ricardo


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When installing a custom ROM onto a rooted Android device, they often recommend to upgrade the radio firmware.

What exactly is Android's radio firmware?


texts: How to remove recent apps bar from Android 10

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My phone (Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite) recently auto-updated to Android 10 and the default launcher now shows a "recent apps" bar at the top of the apps menu and at the top of the recent apps menu and it quite bothers me.

Perhaps I'm missing something obvious, but I can't find an option to disable it. Is there a way to do that? If there isn't a "standard" setting, odd tricks would be acceptable too, but I don't want to change the launcher (at least not until I won't find a valid FOSS alternative).
Edit
@beeshyams The reddit thread doesn't help me. I can reach Home app's settings but I don't have the Suggestions option.


texts: What apps and apps data is backed up? Some apps may use large amounts of storage, how does android decide what to backup?


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I use K-9 Mail for Android. Recently I tried to search for text in a (rather long) email, but could not find any possibility to do so. Long-pressing the menu button results in a search field, which returns a list of messages containing the search phrase.

I would like to search for text inside of one particular message. Any suggestions on how to do that with K-9 Mail?


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My Moto G XT1045 (Android 4.4.4) is stuck in airplane mode. I did not put it into airplane mode, but in the menu shown when holding the power button it shows that it is in airplane mode, and in the phone status page in Settings it says "Radio off". However, the airplane mode icon is not shown in the status bar. I have rebooted the phone and cleared the system cache multiple times, but it has not worked.

Edit:  From comments(deleted to clean up)

Removing SIM , reinserting did not help
In Safe Mode also problem continues
Factory reset did not help
Device not rooted


texts: How do I open a Photo attached to a text Message?

texts: I have just bought a Samsung Galaxy S and have been sent a Text message with a photo but cannot find out how to open the photo to view when I touch the message thread it just comes up with message details help please still trying to get used to the phone and cannot find in manual!!!!


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i wanted to delete the data using the service however i deleted the data from my own phone by mistake. complete data from device as well as SD card have been erased.

Please assist to restore same.

Thanks & Best regards,
-Anand


texts: Can I download a file in Chrome into Dropbox so that it gets uploaded to Dropbox?

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Is there a way to download a file in Chrome (on my Nexus 7) and then have it uploaded to a folder in Dropbox?  On a desktop PC, I'd just save it into the Dropbox folder and the app would upload it.

Either that, or given the URL to the file somehow get it into my Dropbox?


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how to solve screen not functioning properly
my phone is Tecno L8, and some parts of the screen are not responding to touch.
and its also popping up things not pressed.
how do i solve this error


texts: How do I temporarily edit a webpage in Chrome?

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I want to temporarily edit the webpage displayed in Chrome on my phone, something similar to Chrome desktop's Inspect element feature. I understand this is temporary, but I want to do some tests.

I don't see that option in the application itself, do I need an extension, another app, or is it impossible?


texts: Where can I find my Android applications?

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I want to know where do Android applications stay?

For example, if you install a program with package name xx.yyy ,  you will see xx.yyy-1.apk in /data/app and will see xx.yyy in /data/data and data@app@xx@yyy-1apk@classes.dex in /data/dalvik-cache.

I want to know other places that a program can stay.

At a glance, I want to remove a program manually, and I want to know places the application might occupy.

At the end I want to know the function of each file.  What's the duty of data@app@xx@yyy-1apk@classes.dex  in /data/dalvik-cache for example?


texts: Unknown status bar icon (Samsung Galaxy S6, Android 5.1.1)

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What does the following icon in my status bar indicate? And how do I remove it?

As far as I know I didn't turn any setting on that triggered it. I can't find the icon online. My first guess was that it was either VoLTE or VoIP or WiFi calling, but I do not have any of these as options on my phone.

EDIT 1:
The icon does not go away, unless I turn off WiFi. Below are screenshots of my full home screen and of the open notification panel.

EDIT 2:
The screenshot below is of my phone's "Call Settings". I have no 'Wi-Fi Calling' option. According to guides online, it should come after the 'Vibrate' option.

The screenshot below is the results when searching 'Wi-Fi' in settings. No call options come up.

EDIT 3:
It definitely is the Wi-Fi Calling icon (even though I do not have it as an option on my phone) -- I tested it now and I can phone my contacts when in flight mode.


texts: How to reset static IP address back to DHCP for ethernet

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I have setup a static ip address for eth0 with adb command ip addr add $ipAddress dev eth0 plus other commands to set the netmask, route and dns values.
My question is how to I go back to a non static IP address
I tried doing ifconfig eth0 dhcp but I get an error in adb saying

ifconfig: bad argument 'dhcp'

Right now the only way I can reset everything is if I reboot the device since the changes dont persist.
How can I reset them without a reboot?


texts: Can I initaite any task in tasker app if i receive  email from specific id with particular subject like we do in case of sms.


texts: How to install custom stable ICS rom on galaxy S2 (rar file)?

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So if you follow this link then apparently this is an unofficial stable release of ICS for the galaxy S2. Also it's been tested by the members of XDA and they also say it's legit.

So if I want to test this out, the link to the download is here, how do you install the rar file? You flash it with Odin right? I loaded some custom roms on my phone a while ago but I can't remember if you flash rar files with Odin or put it on your micro sd and run it from there..(Although I think that you do with zip files.)

Any advice would greatly be appreciated! Thanks!


texts: Linux Deploy on Android 5.0 (Nexus 5): "Configuration file not found!"

texts: I used Linux Deploy on Kitkat before and it worked. Now that I updated my Nexus 5 to Lollipop (Chainfire-rooted the device), I installed Linux Deploy again, but whenever I would like to create the disk image or virtually do anything else, I obtain Configuration file not found! or Updating configuration file... fail. I tried various settings, also enabled Wi-Fi while the application is running... no success. Has anyone been able to run Linux Deploy on Android 5.0 or know how I can get the configuration file?


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I'm pretty sure I remember someone showing me a tool they were using to generate QR codes for individual contacts on their Android.
How do I generate a QR code for a contact?


texts: Battery charging however phone not turning on, after being in a puddle

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A while ago I dropped my Samsung Galaxy S in a puddle, the phone came apart (the battery & back cover came off). I quickly wiped the parts and put them in my pocket (without turning it on), when I got home I opened it up, wiped the parts and left it in the window sill for it to dry.

About 3 days later I checked to see if everything was working but only the Samsung logo came up at the start, then it just froze. The next morning I tried turning it on to see if it worked and it wouldn't start, completely. When I try to charge it, it doesn't show a battery sign and it won't load up into recovery or download mode.

Since I had downloaded a custom ROM I'd hoped plugging a USB jig in would get it in download mode so I could redownload the original ROM – however it didn't do anything.

I know the battery is charging as I checked to see if the battery was working by connecting it to a led, it didn't start so I knew the battery was dead; I left the phone plugged in and after about 10 mins I checked to see if it would work so I connected an LED light and it worked.

The battery is definitely charging so the problem isn't the battery, could it be the screen? Or something wrong with the circuit? Whenever I touch my phone screen, it does seem to be moist and wet.

Any help appreciated, I'd like not to get a new phone so if there is any chance of recovering it please let me know.


texts: Nexus Player 5.10.31-leanback developer options

texts: I just purchased Nexus Player after doing a bunch of research on it capabilities. However the one i have appears to be stripped of the "developer options" that will allow me to side load the apps I want. When I click on "Build version" 7 times nothing happens. Is there a way to do this on the new software version?


texts: Recover whatsapp chat backups after reset without access to old number

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I made a factory reset of my phone, which had Whatsapp linked to a deprecated phone number.
Before the reset, I backed up the chats both on Google drive(*) and on the simcard (a crypt12 file).

I hoped I'd be able to recover the chats after signing in with my new phone number, but this isn't happening on its own.

Furthermore, I can no longer log in with the old phone number (as it is deprecated), and cannot do the number transfer.

Is there any way to force a recovery of previous whatsapp chats on a
phone with a new number?
If not, is there at least a way to access the text content of the
backup files (either on Gdrive, or on the sd card) from e.g. a
computer, or are all the chats definitely gone?

(*)a similar question was posted here, but is unanswered and only refers to restoring from gdrive, whereas my question also mentions a local backup, and the ability to access the chats even from a different platform as whatsapp.


texts: Disabling quick settings and notifications bar in Lollipop

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I need to disable the quick settings and notifications bar on an Android Lollipop rooted device. The only way I've been able to do it is disabling the SystemUI app using the following command pm disable com.android.systemui. Is there any other way to do it that doesn't require installing any apps like Xposed? Maybe modifying .prop files or editing settings on .db?

Anyone knows how does Xposed-Gravity do it?


texts: How can the microphone work for speakerphone calls but not regular calls?

texts: My Droid Turbo (Android v.4.4.4) has developed a problem. When I make calls nobody can hear me, but as soon as I hit the speakerphone button everything is fine. I'd take the phone back to Verizon for a replacement, but it's the same microphone in both situations, right? So how could it be a hardware problem? Is there maybe a volume setting somewhere I need to tweak?


texts: Keyboard in alphabetical sequence (ABC layout keyboard)

texts: I am considering buying a Samsung Galaxy phone. Is there an option (either basic phone function or a third party app) which provides a keyboard in alpha sequence, that is ABC layout instead of QWERTY?


texts: Does TWRP recovery support encrypted /data/ partition?

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I have a smartphone that is running Android 6.0 Marshmallow. I encrypted the device using the builtin mechanism. Unfortunately I forgot the password (intentionally). The only option to recover the phone is to Factory Reset the device, either from its recovery mode or using fastboot.

My smartphone has the TWRP recovery. When I wanted to Factory Reset the device using this mode, I simply couldn't do that because TWRP wasn't able to mount the /data/ partition:

So the question is simple: How to Factory Reset an encrypted device using the TWRP recovery? Is that even possible? Does TWRP recovery support this action?


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I've a Wintouch Q75s Tablet running on Android 4.0.4 ICS. I was using its Wi-Fi with no problems until yesterday, the Wi-Fi didn't want to turn on. I've noticed that my MAC address changed to Unavailable which I think indicates an error.

What can I do to use my Wi-Fi once again?

I contacted the vendor but they didn't respond. Is there any hope my Wi-Fi can run again?

Edit: It started happening when I removed the wpa_supplicant. Now the WiFi does not want to turn on. However, the portable hotspot starts successfully without any problems.

Edit: The problem was solved by flashing a new firmware from Wintouch's website, the firmware was Q75SJ30401.IMG (Barcode Q75SJ304xxxxx)

A list of available firmwares for Wintouch devices can be found here

Thanks for everyone who helped me :)


texts: Is it possible to have shell access to Trusted Certificates

texts:
I have an Android Application that launches Python via JNI. Inside of Python I have web requets that I make, some need to be secure. I can configure the APK to be able to access a User CA certificate, but the problem comes in when trying to make a web request from Python.
If I manually copy the PEM file into my app space and load that, I can make SSL calls in python without a problem, but trying to use the OS installed credentials is where I'm having problems. Is there any way in which I can load or use the certificates that have been installed? I would need to be able to use or access them from the shell.


texts: My newly updated Droid rings at max volume even when ringtone is muted

texts: I was forced to install a mandatory update (Droid version 9, Kernel version 3.18.91-16068741) for my Samsung Galaxy J7 around 2 weeks ago. Since then, there have been six (6) incidents where my phone rings EVEN IF MY RINGTONE IS SET TO MUTE. Is this a bug with the new update or did the change break a setting? As a last resort, how do I downgrade?


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I recently upgraded my HTC Incredible's Miui ROM version from 11.20 to 20.21 - I flashed the zip from CWM recovery, wiped cache, and wiped dalvik cache. When it booted up the first time everything was great...but after a restart I noticed the 3G icon/indicator in the status bar had changed from the white-themed, stylized 'Miui look' to the Android stock green look. This change seems to have taken place only in the status bar, not in the notification shade.

For example, here is status bar in its normal state now after the ROM update. It's showing the green stock Android 3G icon that I do not like:

But when I pull the shade down I see the 3G icon that I do like, the icon that was also showing in the status bar before the change (inverted in color, of course):

I tried reinstalling the ROM update (wiped both caches again) but it hasn't changed back. I also tried using Miui's theme engine to reskin the status bar to no avail. The visual discontinuity is small but annoying - how can I get the proper icon back to the status bar? I'd like to avoid a factory reset if possible.

Edit

I've determined that the icon I'm seeing is in fact the stock 3G icon, the one that would display in a Miui ROM without any themes. What I'm looking for is the icon to change when I apply a new theme in Miui, which it is not. Just like in my pictures, though, it is only the 3G icon in the status bar, not in the status bar when the shade is drawn.


texts: The USB connected notification is not showing. How do I change connection mode?

texts:
Normally, you can change USB connection mode by clicking the notification. I once changed that mode from the default, and since then I cannot see the notification. This means I also cannot switch back to default mode of operation.

What can I do?


texts: Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 USB Debugging Detection Issues

texts: My PC - well, specifically, Flashtool - doesn't detect that my X10 has USB Debugging turned on, even though it displays that it has been activated both in the Settings menu and the notification shade. I've tried the modded Flashtool from XDA-Dev, and the latest versions, but to no avail. Any suggestions? I believe the drivers are up to date, as I can turn storage mode on when plugging it in and transfer files just fine. Rooted, running stock. It was fine pre-root, but as soon as I rooted it the first time around, it hasn't been able to detect. Recovery can't be flashed due to the lack of debugging.


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Currently, I am facing a very weird problem with the default gallery app in my Android 7.0 OS. My device's model is Micromax Bharat 3 Q437. The crash is occurring randomly-- before a day it was working absolutely fine. I did no special task on my phone which can cause the problem. The package name of the app is com.android.gallery3d.

Here is the output of adb logcat *:E -e "gallery" command:

03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: Thread-3
03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime: Process: com.android.gallery3d, PID: 29467
03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'boolean java.lang.String.equals(java.lang.Object)' on a null object reference
03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime:    at com.mediatek.galleryfeature.gif.GifMember.isMatching(GifMember.java:30)
03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime:    at com.mediatek.galleryframework.base.MediaCenter.getMember(MediaCenter.java:109)
03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime:    at com.mediatek.galleryframework.base.MediaCenter.getItem(MediaCenter.java:27)
03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime:    at com.android.gallery3d.data.LocalImage.updateMediaData(LocalImage.java:592)
03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime:    at com.android.gallery3d.data.LocalImage.<init>(LocalImage.java:163)
03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime:    at com.android.gallery3d.data.LocalAlbum.loadOrUpdateItem(LocalAlbum.java:196)
03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime:    at com.android.gallery3d.data.LocalAlbum.getMediaItem(LocalAlbum.java:168)
03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime:    at com.android.gallery3d.data.LocalMergeAlbum$FetchCache.getItem(LocalMergeAlbum.java:285)
03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime:    at com.android.gallery3d.data.LocalMergeAlbum.getMediaItem(LocalMergeAlbum.java:168)
03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime:    at com.android.gallery3d.data.MediaSet.getCoverMediaItem(MediaSet.java:85)
03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime:    at com.android.gallery3d.data.LocalMergeAlbum.getCoverMediaItem(LocalMergeAlbum.java:334)
03-06 14:13:24.096 29467 29482 E AndroidRuntime:    at com.android.gallery3d.app.AlbumSetDataLoader$ReloadTask.run(AlbumSetDataLoader.java:449)

What can be the possible cause for this and how to get rid of this issue?


texts: How to set the Data Billing Cycle to one day in Nougat?

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My ISP provides me with 1GB data per day. So the data billing cycle in Nougat would actually make more sense to me if I could somehow make it show the amount of data I've used in a day and then have it reset for the next day.

I'm using Resurrection Remix ROM 5.8.5.

Is there a way to do this?


texts:
I need to know if I can uninstall the following apps without causing any adverse impact on the phone. I have already uninstalled FACEBOOK and TWITTER app.

I am with Verizon and I am planning to uninstall the following.
1) Launcher - I use Go Launcher, so don't see a point in having this.
2) Amazon MP3 - Never used this app. So don't see any point in having it.
3) Car Home - This is an annoyance that I don't need.

So have you uninstalled these apps from your Motorola Droid? Did it cause any issues?


texts: Why does this character ⚫ crash Whatsapp?

texts:
I received a WhatsApp forward that reads:

If you touch theblack point then your whatsapp will hang
<⚫>           ereh-hcuot-t

Surprisingly on touching the black dot, it crashes WhatsApp (The whole screen hangs and we have to wait till WhatsApp closes). Is there any reason for this crashing behaviour? (Attaching screen shots for reference)

This crashed on my Android (8.1) Phone. My friend who uses an iPhone claims that it doesn't crash on his phone. (I hope this is the right place to post the question)


texts: Android Auto fails to start on the car monitor

texts:
ALL,
I have a Samsung Galaxy Android Phone which runs "Android Version 10", "One UI Version 2.0". It is ATT phone.
I also have a Subaru Crosstrek.
The phone connected to the car thru the Bluetooth and it does react to phone call and text without any issues through the Android Auto.
All other applications works find.
However, when I tried to connect the phone with the USB wire, the Android Auto application is not available on the car dash board.
I tried to connect a different phone - works correctly.
I tried to put the SIM card from my phone to some other phone - works correctly.
I also tried to re-install Android Auto and re pair the phone with the car - still USB connection doesn't work.
I also consulted with Subaru. They exchanged the radio. It helped for a while and then it stooped working again.
When the phone does not connected through the USB, just Bluetooth - Android Auto does start on the phone and establishes connection to the car. Then everything works fine.
Basically, I am connecting the phone with the USB and the button o the dashboard does not become enabled.
Any idea how to fix it?


texts: Without Root, why can I pull a specific apk using adb, but not everything in /data/app. Android 4+?

texts:
Using: Droid Bionic 4.04 without Root.

I can use the adb to pull a specific apk file to my PC, for example,

     adb pull /data/app/com.google.android.gm-1.apk C:\my-hacks

which pull gmail's apk file. But when I try to copy the entire /data/app directory with

     adb pull /data/app C:\myhacks

the command line reads
pull: building file list...
0 files pulled. 0 files skipped.

I don't understand why I have permission to pull specific files from /data/ but not everything.


texts: How to use a bluetooth mouse on an Android Phone?

texts:
I have a RedMi Note 3 with CM13 installed. I bought a Phone bracket to watch videos on my bed. To interact with my Phone without the bother to lift my hand, I tried to use a bluetooth mouse.

My Phone can connect to the bluetooth mouse, but shows no pointer and no reaction.

I searched throw the Internet, but the results are all about how to use a phone as a virtual mouse to control a PC. I really don't know how to filter them out. Could you give me any guide on it? Thank you.


texts:
I've been confused about how this works for quote some time now-- when I click a link, say in a browser (Chrome for example) and get the "open with" dialog if you will, if I chose to save a default for a Google maps link, will that set the default to ALL Google maps links, that particular link, or am I missing something?

I'm often afraid to set defaults because I'm not clear on what it is I'm actually setting a default for-- is it the domain name?

I'd appreciate any tips, links to documentation, or app suggestions to make this clearer to me. Thanks!


texts:
When I create a contact on my Android phone, I can choose to store it to the SIM, the phone or to Google.  If I choose phone, is there an easy way that I can move or copy that contact to Google (so it shows up in GMail, for example) at some later time?

EDIT: I'm using the Samsung Vibrant, T-Mobile's variant of the Galaxy S, running Android 2.1.  The edit menu for contacts shows options for Edit, Delete, Link contact, Mark as default, Send namecard via and Copy to SIM.


texts:
I'm looking for a way to have Tasker read the currently playing song title and artist out loud or flash it on the screen. I have the output part down (using 'Say' and/or 'Flash') but I'm having trouble getting the song info. I typically use Pandora (so I'd accept if the task only worked on Pandora), but also using Spotify.

I have tried both %MTRACK and %NTITLE, (neither of which ever seem to be set), and Media Utilities. Doing this entirely with Tasker and Secure Setting would be preferable (I'd rather not download a whole bunch of other apps/plugins). Also, the device is not rooted, and I'd rather not have to root it just for this.

I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 running the stock Android Lollipop OS.


texts: I'm using TWRP 3.0.2 on my LG G3. At first it worked fine and I used it to install Cyanogenmod 14. But now I can't boot into TWRP anymore, it just hangs forever at the splash screen. Android still boots fine.


texts:
At the moment the Asus Memopad HD7 came out, i bought it.

I bought also a micro sd card and inserted it. But frequently the sd card will be unexpected removed.

Is there anyone who recognizes this? Is it a general problem with the Memopad?


texts: How much internal storage for Apps does Nexus S have?

texts:
I have a Nexus One now, and the internal storage is very limited. For the moment I have only 164 MB internal storage for apps (From DiskUsage).

Nexus One seem to have totally 512MB of internal storage. And Nexus S seem to have totally 16GB of internal storage. But Wikipedia wrotes: 16 GB iNAND (partitioned 1 GB internal storage,
15 GB USB storage

Does this mean that Nexus S only has less than 1GB of internal storage for Apps? I find my 164MB very limiting on Nexus One and I consider to buy a new phone because of this.


texts: Command line to remontly shutdown the display and power on

texts:
I'm using a digital signage CMS and app to control an Android tablet with root access. I can "reboot" it with this simple command, but I haven't found a command line to put the display to sleep(shut down / on).
I'm thinking it's possible also to set shutdown hours and start up?


texts: What are the benefits of "Restore Android ID from a backup" after a factory reset?

texts:
As far as I can tell Titanium Backup is the only application that has the ability to restore this ID but there's no explanation of what it is or why one would restore it.

Without restoring I'm able to access the Play Store and restore apps and settings without issue and all the apps work fine.

Why should the Android ID be restored?


texts:
what's the point of the trackball of the Nexus One and of the analogous devices in other similar phones? (e.g. HTC Desire's optical pointing device).

Is there any use case for which the touchscreen is not enough?


texts:
I got a system message that the keyboard had crashed. Then my keyboard won't restart. And now that my phone is locked, I can't unlock it to try any of the normal fixes, such has disabling and enabling the keyboard. Yes, I have restarted the phone, that's why it's locked now.

I need to save some of the contacts, so a simple factory reset won't work. ADB does seem to be enabled, but I don't know how export the contacts, or install a keyboard.

How can I either restore the keyboard, or export the contacts.


texts: Im resesting a Samsung Galaxy s10+ I got as far as the recovery mode screen but I dont know how to by pass the Google authenticator.


texts: How do I find out which App changes the Alarm Volume?

texts: For some reason my alarm volumne sometimes goes to zero. I don't know which app is causing the behavior. Is there an app that can tell me the answer? An app that tells me when my volumne changes and which app is causing volumne changes?


texts: Can quick charge be enabled with custom rom?

texts: Suppose I have a device (eg Redmi 4) which inherently has quick charge 3.0 support but the developer has disabled the feature to save the cost, then can I by installing the custom rom enable it?


texts:
My Android 2.3 system  my PMP3384 tablet somehow crashed so seriously that I cannot even do a factory hard reset, because I cannot get to settings, only the following message appears again and again:

"Prestigio Home (process com.prestigio.android.launcher) stopped unexpectedly."
Actually this comes first and then a lot of other things, like calendar I have to force closed.

When I finally get to my Home screen this repeats itself.

I cannot get to bootloader because I dont have got hardware volume buttons...

Edit1: Oh yeah, I used it as a mass storage device before this happened. And a few power cycles before also used app2sd.


texts: How to manually install ICS on Sony Ericsson Phones?

texts: Attempting update from 2.3.4 to 4.x and the pc companion software keeps telling me my phone is up to date! Anyone know if it's possible to do a manual install?


texts: Recover lost photo from Instagram stories

texts:
I took a photo to upload Instagram Stories but I have deleted it unintentionally without publishing or saving it when I was editing the photo in Instagram's built-in photo editor.

Is it possible to recover this photo?


texts: Transfer / Export or a specific notification ringtone

texts: My friend has a notification ringtone that I want on my phone but I can't find it on hers so I can send it to myself.  The ringtone came on her phone and is not on her SD card. Does anyone know how I can do this?  We both have the same LG android phone.  Or at least know where I can download it off the Internet.  It's simply called "POP" and goes something like "Ch'pow"   LOL.  Thanks


texts:
I know that charging the battery too fast can overheat the battery and shorten battery life. But is charging it slowly, e.g. from a USB 2.0 cable plugged to a laptop, also harmful for the battery? I know there is a 'USB charging mode' designed for this, but I am not so sure if it is bad for the battery.

I have Googled, but most links are forums where people offer their opinions and personal experiences, I want to know whether someone has actually tested this out?


texts: Is it possible to easy copy applications between phones (eg. two HTCs via bluetooth) and get them running fine? Or apps just need to be downloaded from AM each time because of some installation routine that comes right after downloading?


texts:
adb shell settings put secure sysui_nav_bar "\"key(82:file:///storage/emulated/0/zzz/menu.png),key(84:file:///storage/emulated/0/zzz/kb.png),back;home;recent;menu_ime;key(120:file:///storage/emulated/0/zzz/screenshot.png)\""
what the heck is wrong with this adb command!?
i get tons of errors! on my Mac Mini Server 2012 via Bootcamp via Windows 10 Pro
for a moto g stylus 2043-4! May 12th 2020. Android Debug Bridge
30.0.1 installed via powershell via chocolatey.org
82:file:///storage/emulated/0/zzz/menu.png : The term '82:file:///storage/emulated/0/zzz/menu.png' is not recognized
as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was
included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:52
+ ... sui_nav_bar "\"key(82:file:///storage/emulated/0/zzz/menu.png),key(84 ...
+                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (82:file:///stor.../0/zzz/menu.png:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

home : The term 'home' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check
the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:147
+ ... .png),key(84:file:///storage/emulated/0/zzz/kb.png),back;home;recent; ...
+                                                              ~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (home:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

recent : The term 'recent' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.
Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:152
+ ... ey(84:file:///storage/emulated/0/zzz/kb.png),back;home;recent;menu_im ...
+                                                            ~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (recent:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

menu_ime : The term 'menu_ime' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.
Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:159
+ ... e:///storage/emulated/0/zzz/kb.png),back;home;recent;menu_ime;key(120 ...
+                                                          ~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (menu_ime:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

120:file:///storage/emulated/0/zzz/screenshot.png : The term '120:file:///storage/emulated/0/zzz/screenshot.png' is
not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or
if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:172
+ ... nt;menu_ime;key(120:file:///storage/emulated/0/zzz/screenshot.png)\""
+                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (120:file:///sto.../screenshot.png:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException```


texts: On Android 4.2.2, how do I use ADT-Eclipse to browse the file system (with debugging enabled)?

texts: I have "Android debugging" enabled on this phone.  When I was running Android 4.0.4 and connected to my computer running ADT-Eclipse, I believe there was a tab under DDMS perspective for browsing the file system.  Assuming my memory serves me correct, is there some additional setting I need to enable for this to work again?


texts: What is the differences between the three USB drivers: MTP, Odin, ADB?

texts:
In Why can't Windows detect phones, even when the USB driver is installed?, @Robert says:

And that Odin works at the same time is because Odin uses different drivers. From the perspective of your computer you have 3 USB devices, one for MTP, one for adb and one for Odin.

One can confirm this by going to Device Manager → View → Devices by connection:

What are the differences between them? Are there any other kind of driver? And which one is the Samsung USB Driver for Windows?


texts:
My tablet is not rooted. I made a backup of it through console (in recovery mode):

boot my tablet in recovery mode
go down to menu "backup user data"

After that, in my sdcard, I have three files:

userdata_20160211_092627.backup
userdata_20160211_092627.backup1
userdata_20160211_092627.backup2)

Then I moved the sdcard to another tablet (which is the same model), and recovered this backup there through recovery mode (steps as above, just selecting "restore user data"), but after about 10 seconds I get this error:

"Checksum compare fail".

Does any body know how to fix this error or how to disable the checksum in the .backup file? (this works if i recovered on the same tablet that i have made a backup in)

Thanks


texts: Weird battery behavior with new battery - Moto x 2nd gen

texts:
I have a Moto X 2nd gen (2014) that I got about 2 years ago. The battery has been failing recently and was dying at around 20 to 30%. I ordered a new battery on ebay that claimed to be genuine (It's label looked identical to the battery that came out of the phone). After replacing the battery, it has been dying around 60 to 70%. I have followed the instructions outlined here to no avail. After dying around 70%, I leave the phone off and charge it. It starts at 0% and goes to around 30% where it lingers awhile (1 to 2 hours) before jumping to 100%. Any idea what is causing the issue? I don't believe it to be an old battery dressed as new because these 2nd gen Moto X batteries come out bent/curved and the new one was flat. Any further steps I can take before ordering a different one? Could a factory reset help?

Thank you.

Edit: Here's a screenshot after it's hung around 30% (at 34%) for awhile on the app Ampere. It has cell voltage and charging current. It seems like the voltage is to high for 34% and the charging current is too slow... link


texts: How can I manually add memory to the Android emulator?

texts: I'm planning to buy an Android phone, but I want to try the applications in the Android Market using Android Emulator. I have downloaded many applications and reached the maximum apps I can download because of low memory. My questions is how can I manually add memory to the emulator?


texts: SIM 1 Card Full notification on HTC Desire SV

texts:
On my HTC Desire SV, a notification says

  SIM card is full Delete some messages to make more space.

I've deleted all my messages and it still won't go away. I've clicked on it and it leads me to a page that says

  no messages on the SIM card:

under the title that says

  SMS messages on SIM card.

so, I guess my real question is how do I get rid of this? how do I access the SIM card to where I can delete photos and/or messages off of it?


texts: What user agent does Chrome Mobile Beta have?

texts:
I don't own any Android device and right now nobody is online that I could ask: What's the user agent of the new Chrome Mobile Beta?

Could someone visit this site http://whatsmyuseragent.com/ with Chrome Mobile and copy it in here? I'm trying to match all mobile browsers with PHP and the user agent string and Chrome Mobile is missing! :)

// I know the user agent will be a little different for every device, so the question title is not exact.


texts: AirPlay like app for the Video-out on Galaxy Nexus

texts:
I am trying to get the video out on the Galaxy Nexus to do something other than mirroring. In a perfect world I want to do something similiar to the iPhone's AirPlay, but instead of streaming the video to an AppleTV it just pushes the video to the video out accessed by the MHL cable. I would be alright with mirroring if I could lock the phone and it would still play video through the video-out, but to my knowledge that hasn't been accomplished pointing to this post and this post over at XDA Developers.

I know Android has the capabilities because of Motorola's webtop software but I'm wondering if there is a hardware issue involved too because if it's solely hardware there no reason why there couldn't be a viable solution to my problem.

Any ideas?


texts: Can't boot into TWRP recovery after flashing custom ROM?

texts:
I flashed the latest pixel experience Android Q build for Redmi note 7 pro using the TWRP recovery after unlocking the bootloader. The ROM seems to be working fine and the phone boots into it without any issues however when I try to boot into the TWRP recovery, it doesn't boot into it and instead I get a Redmi logo on the screen that doesn't go away. What should I do to boot my phone into recovery? I haven't rooted my device yet, just unlocked the bootloader.

Could it have something to do with the fact that I forgot to flash the TWRP image from the TWRP recovery?


texts:
I was going through my settings today and I clicked on privacy then checked my special access and noticed something I've never seen before. An app called watch GPU interceptor it had full access permissions with no description. I turned it off went back to the main menu a few minutes later I went back to special access and it was still there and set to on, full access. I searched everywhere I could on my phone went through apps permissions I couldn't find it as an app. I found GPU watch which was in developer options, I turned off developer options then went back to special access and had to turn off ""GPU watch Interceptor "" again. I cannot find that exact phrase in Google search. I'd like to know if this was something that I turned on in developer options or if it was some sort of Hack / malware.
I'm using a Samsung S10 Plus, with Android 10 on Verizon and home Wi-Fi
I have added a screen capture of what I saw

Thank you


texts: How can I change directory of AnkiDroid to external Storage

texts: After using anki for a while , my internal storage (16gigs)became full, and now I'm unable to add more cards, then I tried to change directory to external Storage but it did not work for me (I'm using Android 7.1.1 moto g4 play) and ot keeps popping up message saying 'the given path isn't valid' .if someone could help me out it would be great


texts: What is Onetimeinitializer.apk Android application?

texts:
Anyone know purpose or any document about Onetimeinitializer.apk? It is a built-in application.

I searched for a while but did not find any information about it.

Does anyone have documentation for it? Thanks.


texts: Maximum ring volume for one contact, vibrate for others (SMS)

texts:
I keep my phone on vibrate all the day because of my work. So I mostly get back on people when I have the time.

However, I must be informed immediately when some server goes down. For that I have ordered a service which sends me an SMS when it happens.

How would I have the phone ringing with a maximum volume for just one contact, while at the same time have everyone else on vibrate?


texts: Incognito mode for apps - reset all app settings after session ends

texts:
I would like to be able to open an app, any app, in incognito mode, so to speak. Once the session is over, I would like all of its data and settings to be deleted, so that it looks like I just installed the app. You could call this a private app mode, or an ephemeral mode for apps.
For example, I would like to be able to open the Trello app, use it as much as I want, and when I'm done, for all the data associated with the Trello app to be deleted. When I open the app again, I would like it to be as if I had just installed the Trello app from scratch.
Does anything like this exist for Android?


texts: My Internet data speed became slow after rooting, need help

texts:
I've rooted my device, and installed a custom ROM + kernel (after making a backup of the original ROM). My device specs:

Kernel: Merruk Technology 2.0
OS: Android GB 2.3
Model: Samsung GT-S5360

As the title states: My data transfer speed got pretty much down after that. Any idea what could be behind it, and how to get it fixed?


texts: Forcing an Android tablet to connect to a wifi from PC

texts:
A while ago, I had a tablet (Coby Kyros MID9742), that got shelved when the screen quit (half of the area of the touchscreen won't recognize touches, split among 2 sections).

I am trying to repurpose the tablet for use as a video player via HDMI cable to projector, with my old phone (Galaxy S, no problems) as a remote. I have that part worked out, using a 3rd party app.

But the main problem is getting the tablet to connect to WiFi to use the remote software. The screen is broken in such a way that the center strip (top to bottom in portrait mode) cannot recognize touches, and I cannot put in the WiFi password that I need to. The tablet does not know the password for the WiFi.

Is there some way that I can force the tablet to connect to an encrypted WiFi using my PC, via USB cable? The tablet is rooted, but I have not flashed a custom rom onto it.

Also, is there some way that I can force WiFi to turn on at startup, and automatically connect to specified network?

If there is any more information I need to add, please say so in the comments.


texts:
I have Cyangenmod 10.1.3 installed on my Xperia Z. When I tried to download Cyangenmod 10.2-20131101 nightly build in my phone's settings, no error but it silently failed after some time. I tried again but the problem persists.

Any idea what went wrong?

Am I supposed to download the zip file, copy it to my phone and boot into recovery mode to do a manual installation?


texts: Missing "Download offline speech recognition" Setting Option on Nexus 9 Lolipop

texts:
I have a problem, like the title say I don't have the option in my voice setting "Download offline speech recognition". I decided to post it here because I don't find anything in internet after many hours, and I need this functionality for my application.

My device is an HTC Nexus 9 running Lollipop 5.1.1

You can see the problem on this screenshot.

Screenshot of Missing option Download offline speech recognition in voice setting- (Click to enlarge image)


texts: Does Skype video work on a Samsung Galaxy 10.1?

texts:
Can Skype be used for video calling on a Samsung Galaxy 10.1?

I have been googling, but the results are not clear, for example, the official Skype Blog says that Skype 2.1 supports the Samsung Galaxy Tab, but it is not clear if this means that it works with both the 7" and 10.1" versions.

Update: as of early 2012, Skype does work on most Android tablets.


texts: Installation aborted when trying to adb sideload to Nexus 7 for upgrading to Lollipop

texts:
I have a Nexus 7 2012 device and I am attempting to upgrade to lollipop.  I can get the right image from:

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

However, when I try to upgrade from 4.4.2, I run the command:

adb sideload lollipop.zip

The file gets uploaded, but the device then says:

Verifing the update package:
E: Footer is wrong
E. Signature Verification Failed
Installation aborted.

I tried both images for the 2012 Wifi and Mobile versions, same result. I also tried to do a factory reset.

Are the images wrong, or am I just doing something wrong?


texts: Is there a way to combine SMS from different Android versions

texts:
I'm looking for a proper way which will allow to combine SMS from two different devices with different Android versions.
I took a look into this solution but it doesn't explain the step "4. Edit both XML files to merge them;" - how to do it?


texts: New Galaxy A10e Galaxy install gets 250mbps over WiFi then slows down to 30mbps after mainstream apps install (nothing special). Why?

texts: I factory reset my Galaxy A10e then immediately install Ookla's Speed Test app. Over Wifi I get 100 to 200mbps on repeated tests.  After installing basic mainstream apps like Spotify, Pandora, etc and updating Google's and the Samsung phone's preinstalled apps the Ookla Speed Tests give me a maximum speed of approx 30mpbs.  I have to factory reset my phone and not install apps to keep the higher speed.  What gives?


texts: Cannot connect to a data connection on Sprint HTC One M8

texts:
Firstly, I am running CyanogenMod 12.1 on my HTC One M8, but this is an issue I also experienced running stock Android (e.g. Lollipop).

The issue I am experiencing is that my device appears to be unable to reconnect or "get back" on the Sprint data network. For example, yesterday, I was in NYC (obviously somewhere that should and is covered), but I was unable to get a data connection anywhere in the city. I was only able to send SMS (not send/receive MMS) and make voice calls.

In the past, when I had this issue on Sprint, being the helpful individuals they are, they told me to restore my phone and reinstall Android. I did that, which helped for a while, but it wasn't long before I ran into the same issue on stock Android. After a while, the issue seemed to "resolve" itself magically. I never found out why or how.

More recently, I rooted my phone and installed CyanogenMod 12.1 on my M8, and I am running into the exact same issue I had before. Ideally, I don't want to have to restore my phone again, because not only do I not think this is the "fix-all", but it seemed like Sprint's lazy answer for not wanting to actually troubleshoot my device.

This is becoming increasingly apparent when I travel as I am unable to get GPS directions, send MMS messages, or do anything over data like normal when I'm off of a WiFi network. Despite having "bars" on my screen, CM will display a small "!" over my data icon, which I assume is an indicator that it is unable to connect to the mobile network in some way.

Is there anything I can do to better troubleshoot my mobile data connection?


texts:
I need a remote desktop solution, where it doesn't need an internet connection and I could see the desktop. So:

TeamViewer is not an option as it needs an Internet connection
Unified Remote is not an option as I cannot see my desktop
Same as Gmote

Any suggestions?


texts: I've seen this home screen on internet and I wanted to know what are the small bars and triangles next to the app's icons ?


texts: Android keyboard and remapping the CTRL key

texts:
I have an Samsung Galaxy 10.1 running Android version 4.1.2. I am using ssh to remotely connect to my main machine which runs Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Once I am connected I do all my work in emacs 24.3. I also have a bluetooth keyboard.

My question is about remapping the Caps Lock key to function as the Ctrl key. I do this with my main machine by changing a setting in the terminal options. I checked the options in juiceSSH and there appears to be no equivalent. Perhaps there is a general way to do this with Android or the Bluetooth Keyboard.

How can I remap the Caps Lock character to function as the Ctrl character?

If you need more information let me know.


texts:
Okay so I have a very interesting story to tell....

Here is what happens... I charge my phone at night, wake up in the morning, pull it off the charger, about 9-10pm it drops to about 15%, which isn't bad compared to another UN-named phone I use to use, but here is where things get interesting:

It will sit at 15% for 2-3 hours without losing a single percent, so I thought why not reboot my phone, and what happened shocked me... I expected it to suddenly be at 1-5% after reboot, but it wasn't, tonight it was at 33%... yes you read it right, it went from 15% to 33% after a reboot.

This isn't really a big issue, but I just wanted to know is this normal behavior, a software bug? or is my battery possessed by some weird battery demon?

Anyways has anyone ever experienced this or know of any way to possibly make the indicator more accurate?

Any suggestion would be helpful, oh and I have tried letting it run all the way down then charging it completely back up to 100% and this seems to have no effect...

It is Android 4.1.2


texts: How to update Google Play Services without having a Google account?

texts:
I have installed an app which apparently requires a newer version of Google Play Services. How can I upgrade these services to a newer version without having a Google account?

This is on Android 4.4.2.


texts: On flashing TWRP: Custom binary blocked by FRP Lock

texts:
Whenever I try to flash TWRP I get

  Custom binary blocked by FRP Lock.

I'm trying to flash with Heimdall.


texts:
I use LineageOS 14.1 on i9305 and have been pondering updating to 15.1 since it's decently mature now.

Recently I was looking into the Linux Kernel versions that Android uses.
Refer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history

The questions I have are:

1) My ROM on my S3 shows Kernel version 3.0.101-lineage-gb7ffe7f. So is this actually Linux Kernal v3? Now shouldn't Android N run on Kernel 4.4.1 or is an older kernel version just expected on older phones for compatibility.

Thanks for clarifying.


texts:
I bought a HTC Desire Z from UAE (United Arab Emirates) country. Surprisingly, there isn't the Android Market in the Applications list! I tried to install Market manually, but it crashes and terminates. Without Market I'm unable to install new applications or upgrade existing ones.

Do you have any idea? Thanks.


texts:
my partner has 2 google accounts. One is not widely used and has been applied to our daughters tablet. My partner has google rewards installed on her mobile and wanted to use the credit to buy DLC for one off my daughters apps. how can this done, as its 2 different accounts.

TIA


texts: What is the PadFone X using to output audio/ video to the tablet dock? Is it propriety firmware, MHL, or what? I'd like to hardwire to a monitor/TV. It would also be nice to be able to wire back to the dock when an OTG hub is connected to the phone. Would this require a hacked cable?


texts:
I want to: Send massive personlized text messages.
Example of what I want to do: Send the same template to George & Juan

Hey Juan, how are you doing?
Hey George, how are you doing?

without having to type the same text twice, if not more.

What I have found so far:

Group SMS: a far from finished and polished App.
Mass Text Personalizer: a relatively finished but not polished app. It is
very buggy indeed.

Why I need it: When mass messages are personalized, there is a bigger chance of people replying back.

I need you to: Give me other alternatives to these apps... if there are... better ones.

Thank you.


texts: I have a Windows 8 tablet (an Asus VivoTab) and I want to dual boot it with android but I am having a rough time figuring out how to flash the android iso to tablet. It has no cd, usb or microSD port. I also thought about booting from network but I don't see this feature in BIOS settings. I read a couple of tutorials about it but all of them tell to burn a usb stick (like this one). The only port my tablet has, is that small micro-B usb where I can't really plug any memory sticks. What am I supposed to do?


texts: I recently upgraded from an Android 4.4/KitKat Samsung S4 to an Android 5.0/Lollipop Asus Zenfone 2. On my Android 4.4 device, there was a menu button on the bottom left. On my new Zenfone there is no menu button on the bottom of the phone or anywhere else on the device. ON the Zenfone, the return button is now on the bottom left and the Previous selections are on the bottom right.  There is a menu function on the Operating system of my phone to the upper right with 3 dots, but that is on the OS of the phone..  My question is where do I find the menu function to use within an app.  Many apps use a menu to do certain tasks. Please advise - thank you.


texts: Change the way artists are displayed in Play Music?

texts: I just got a Nexus 5 running Kit Kat. The music app (Play Music) is beautiful, but not the most effiient in terms of browsing. Right now, in the "artists" view it displays a captioned picture of each artist. I'd like it to display a simple list of artist names. Is there a way to do this?


texts: WiFi ICON is gray on my kitkat ONLY at home and ONLY with a specific device

texts:
I have noticed that when I'm at home, the WiFi icon is always gray, so I cab still have access to the internet but notifications from apps like whatsapp, Facebook, etc doesn't, work. When I connect to another WiFi network like the one on my job, the icon turns to blue and notifications work as expected.

I think the problem may be on my internet at home, but how can I fix this?

UPDATE
There are some strange things i noticed: It's only this specific phone that does not receive push notifications. I tested with my brother's phone and with one of mi friend and they both receive push notifications... so the problem happens ONLY at home and ONLY with this specific device.


texts: How to know how much battery in terms of hours and minutes is left on my phone?

texts:
I want to know the remaining time of my cell phone battery. Android only gives me how much battery in terms of percentage has been consumed since the last charging.

However, what I want is to know how much more time I have before my phone goes off? How can I get that information?


texts: Android Samsung SM-G530BT - Black screen after root

texts: I've rooted my Samsung SM-G530BT running Odin3 v3.09. Everything went fine, I've checked and it was rooted as expected. But then I reboot my phone and know it loads the phone model logo but then it shows only a black screen. I've tried all methods to enter Recovery mode and nothing works. What do I have to do in order to restore my device? Is there any software that I can use in my PC to recover? Or even restore the intial settings? Thanks everyone


texts: Mobile network in Nokia 6.1 plus completely lost. I have tried many times to restore but wasn't successful. Any help?


texts: Does the phone consume less power when 3G disabled Vs 3G & WiFi Enabled?

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I found couple of questions about it but they are two year old.

So Is it better to disable (in the top panel) 3G when I have an active WiFi connection and disable WiFi (in the top panel) when I doesn't have active WiFi connection and enabled 3G Data connection?

By better I mean consumes less battery power


texts: Open html file in Firefox through google drive

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I am trying to set up a portable TiddlyWiki ecosystem where I can edit the wiki regardless of where I am/what device I am using.

I would prefer to use Google Drive over DropBox (or similar) because I mainly use GDrive these days and most of the other files related to my wiki is stored on GDrive already.

I must be able to use Firefox since it is able to directly save the wiki. Chrome (or similar) prompts the user to save as or download the file, overwriting the original. This makes it a serious hassle on Android because I do not have physical access to the file in GDrive. Downloading the html, editing it and re-uploading is an unacceptable workflow.

This works fine If I use DropBox. I am able to open with the file, select Firefox, do my thing, and save directly back to Dropbox.

In GDrive, when I open with the file, I do not get an option to use Firefox, only Chrome.

Apart from using Dropbox, is there a solution to my problem? Surely opening up an html file in the browser of your choice should be a doable thing?


texts: Why can't I adjust the brightness and the sleep time on my KitKat device?

texts: Whenever I go to settings and to display, the brightness and the sleep buttons are faded out and I can't click them. I tried rebooting my phone and a factory reset but nothing works. I don't know what to do as I can't adjust my phone brightness or the sleep time. I'm using an Alcatel Pixi 3 (4.5) and  it's running on KitKat 4.4.


texts: How to import my Contact from google contact to Coolpad Android Phone

texts: I'm living in China were Google Play is now not supported but I have a vpn so i can still access my accounts. I just lost my phone and I bought another android phone but it does not have Google on it. I can add my gmail and also Chrome and use them as long as I have my vpn on. I have opened my google contacts on my computer and would like to know how to import them to my phone.


texts: How to install Google Apps And Services on Lollipop AOSP ROM?

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I have a Lollipop AOSP ROM without any Google related service (Google Play is missing also).

To get Google Play working it seems(but I'm not sure) that I need to install:

Google Play apk
Google Services apk
Google Services Framework
Google Login Service

I have also read that I have to convert them into system apps. My device is rooted so it should not be too difficult to convert these apps into system apps, but I have no idea of where I could find the updated version of the needed files. I have only found some tutorial for old kindle devices with an older OS.

Could someone help me to find updated version of needed files for Lollipop 5.1?

Any other solution is welcome.


texts: Why does my phone keep telling me it has low storage?

texts:
My LG Android phone keeps telling me that it has low storage available. I have looked through the apps and have 5 text msgs on the phone.

It seems like I keep deleting and deleting and it keeps coming back!

Why do my actions not work and what can I do?


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Tried to root my phone with available softwares both for pc nd mobile. But still no luck.
But some softwares like Aptoid, AVG, Universal Androot says that i have root.
This is the log from Root Checker

  Overall Status: Root access is not properly installed on this device

  Feedback Mode: Install Root
  Issue: Unable to access root user account

  Feedback: Step 1) Verify whether superuser app granted root permission
  Step 2) Reinstall superuser app, ideally from the custom recovery (TWRP, etc.)

  Stage 1 - Superuser App: Installed
  Installed: SuperSU by Chainfire - version 2.46

  Stage 2 - Superuser Binary Files: Installed
  Standard Location
  Command: ls -l /system/xbin/su
  Result:  -rwsr-sr-x root root 87588 2015-07-06 20:09 su
  Version: null
  Analysis: Root access IS correctly configured for this file! Executing this file can grant root access! Setuid attribute is present and root user ownership is present.

  Standard Location
  Command: ls -l /system/bin/su
  Result:  lrwxr-xr-x root shell 2015-07-06 19:12 su -> ../xbin/su
  Version: null
  Analysis: File su is a symbolic link pointing to another file: ../xbin/su

  Alternative Location
  Command: ls -l /sbin/su
  Result:  /sbin/su: Permission denied
  Analysis: File system permissions restricted and denied access.

  Alternative Location
  Command: ls -l /system/xbin/sudo
  Result:  /system/xbin/sudo: No such file or directory
  Analysis: File /system/xbin/sudo does not exist.

  Stage 3 - Root User Account: Error
  Error: stderr: null, stdout: null, exit_value: 1

  Optional - ADB Shell User Status
  Non-Root Shell User
  Setting stored in /default.prop and configured as: ro.secure=1

  Additional - System Environment PATH Status
  System Environment PATH: /sbin /vendor/bin /system/sbin /system/bin /system/xbin

Someone please help me to root my phone. Googled a lot andand still couldn't find a solution.
Also tried installing Superuser App.
But no luck so far.


texts: How to check version of OR update the flashplayer on HTC Android phones?

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Is there a way to check the version of the installed flashplayer?
And how do you update the flashplayer? Is it automagically updated?


texts: Smart Lock on Huawei P8 lite - only bluetooth option?

texts: I've got Huawei P8 lite with Android 6.0. I'd like to use Smart Lock and Trusted Places to unlock my device, but in the settings I can see only bluetooth unlock option, nothing more. Why? Is possible to enable another unlock options?


texts: Rooting already unlock phone without losing data, possible?

texts: As far as I have understood it's the unlocking part that requires wiping, and the rooting part doesn't. So, if I am already unlocked, can I root without losing my data? I've got a (red) Nexus 5 16GB Unlocked running Android 5.1.


texts: How to Screen Record on Samsung Galaxy A30s

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My goal is to record my screen. Coming from a Huawei, I would have in the upper area icons an option with "Screen Record". I'm now using a Galaxy A30s with Android 10 and these are the only options available

and

So, no screen record.
If I go to Settings and search for "screen record",

If I search under apps,

How should I do it?

Edit
As pointed by Robert, I tried to enable the screen recorder via adb but didn't get the desired result.

Download Platform Tools and unzip the folder in location of your choice
Open Command Prompt in that location

Connect the phone with the computer allowing USB Debugging

Run
adb shell settings put global settings_screenrecord_long_press true

and this opens up the following in the phone

Click "Allow" and run the command again

and appears to be working.

Long press power button. This is what I see

So, still no option to record screen. I restarted the phone as well just in case but that wasn't enough either.


texts: "Show notifications" is greyed out for some apps. What's causing it and how do I change it?

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There are some apps for which "Show Notifications" is greyed out, thus effectively barring you from changing the notification policy of that app.

Why or when does it happen?
I've noticed this issue for system apps only? Does it mean that only system apps can have this option greyed out?
How do I change the notification policy for such apps?

(Click image to enlarge)

I have a rooted Android 4.2.1, 4.4.2 and 5.0.2. I'm aware of changing the notification policy in Android 4.2.1 and 4.4.2. You may move the focus to Lollipop, only for third point.


texts: Which part of Android directories contains so-called proprietary blobs?

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When building AOSP (Android Open Source Project) or LineageOS, there is a tool named breakfast. It downloads proprietary blobs and integrates them to the source tree.

I have read this article, does it mean all of the blobs are under  /system/vendor/ directory?

Do those binary files also exist in Android filesystem? And where are they?


texts: If I clear my gallery data, will I lose all of my albums? My gallery has been taking up a lot of data to the point that I have little data left. If I clear it, will all my albums be deleted?


texts: Prevent one particular autocorrect in Google Keyboard

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On Google Keyboard, if the app thinks you've mistyped a word it will autocorrect it.

Is there any way to prevent the autocorrect occurring in some particular circumstance? I don't want to totally disable autocorrection all the time and I don't want to add the word to my dictionary. If I let it autocorrect I can do two backspaces to undo it, but that's tedious; is there a way to prevent the autocorrect from occurring at all?


texts: How does Nougat encryption work technically?

texts:
I found the explanation for Android M, how does it work now in Android N?
Bonus question: is it right to say that the encryption in N is weaker than the one in M? Because the OS can now be started up without pin/pass, so maybe this could bring some advantages to an attacker?


texts: How can I delay the screen's password lock on my Stratosphere?

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I need my to have my screen be password locked, but I want it to kick in after only 5-10 minutes (i.e., if I lock my phone and unlock it a moment later, I don't want to have to put in my password again).

With my old Droid Pro it was very easy to set that up. On the Stratosphere it doesn't look like that option is available, so I keep having to put in my password every single time I go to unlock my phone. Am I missing something? Is there any way for me to do this?


texts:
I recently downloaded the OpenVPN app and I have it setup to connect to a server at my house and all of my HTTP(S) traffic is tunneled through the connection. I have confirmed this by going to ipchicken.com and it shows the correct public IP. Under the OpenVPN settings I have the "use system proxy" box checked. My question is does that pertain to the Facebook and Gmail apps as well? I would assume the apps are just using HTTPS to connect and then display them but wasn't 100% sure.

On a side note, for some reason every time I connect to my VPN on the cell network, it pushes me my correct 192.168.1.0/24 route that my server is handing out but it also pushes a 10.109.105.209/255.255.255.240 route. This is not defined anywhere in my setup and doesn't show up when I connect to my VPN through another WiFi network. It is solely linked to the cell network. Everything still works fine but was curious why it did this.

Thanks in advance,

Eric


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I'm trying to upgrade my Tivax MiTraveler tablet to run the latest version of Android. Unfortunately, the updater claims there are no updates available. Looking at this log file I obtained from backing up the device, it appears to be a generic hardware configuration:

ro.build.version.sdk=17
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=4.2.2
ro.build.user=inet_wupangpang
ro.build.host=supperFAE
ro.product.model=97D16W
ro.product.brand=softwinners
ro.product.name=wing_ibt
ro.product.device=wing-ibt
ro.product.board=wing
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.manufacturer=AWT
ro.product.locale.language=en
ro.product.locale.region=US
ro.board.platform=exDroid
ro.build.product=wing-ibt
ro.build.description=wing_ibt-eng 4.2.2 JDQ39 20130620 test-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=softwinners/wing_ibt/wing-ibt:4.2.2/JDQ39/20130620:eng/test-keys
ro.build.characteristics=tablet
ro.com.android.dateformat=MM-dd-yyyy
ro.build.display.id=A20_K9701_K9701L3B_1305282.20130620
persist.sys.timezone=Asia/Shanghai
ro.inet.LauncherTransparent=false
ro.product.firmware=1.3_20130614
net.bt.name=Android
net.change=net.bt.name

This appears to be a plain vanilla build configuration, but I am confused about how to go about updating the system. I couldn't find a specific firmware for my device, but I found several devices that use the exact same hardware and firmware.  Unfortunately, none of them support a higher version of Android.

I noticed the firmware has two layers: linux and Android.  The Android layer runs on top of Linux and appears to be a set of Java applications. Is it possible to replace just the Android components and reflash firmware?  If it Android uses a JVM, it should work, No? If it is compiled Java, it should work provided you use the same Allwinners target, No?


texts: Will installing Cyanogenmod speed up my Galaxy S?

texts:
I recently purchased a used Samsung Galaxy S Captivate. While it seems fine for my purposes, it would be nice if it were just a bit faster, in terms of loading different pages more quickly. From what I've seen, Cyanogenmod claims that it's faster than many stock roms, since it doesn't use the company's extra interface, which, in this case, would be TouchWiz. However, Cyanogenmod would also bring my operating system up to Android 4.4, and I'm not sure how much additional power that would take. I'm also open to using older versions of Cyanogenmod, if that's feasible.

Would it be better in terms of performance to keep my phone at the stock rom or to install Cyanogenmod?


texts: Best Practice for transferring images to an Android phone?

texts:
I switched from iOS to Android, and wish to transfer my pictures.

Where on the filesystem should I put the pictures? I first thought /DCIM/camera, but that's the directory for pictures shot with the phone.

/media and /Pictures seem to be appropriate, too.
I just want to set up everything in the best possibly way. I also want the pictures to be in different folders e.g. holidays, work, etc...

I have a Nexus 4 phone, if you need that to help me.


texts: Retrieve DCIM folder deleted from internal storage, no backup on Google and phone is unrooted

texts: I accidentally deleted files including photos from file manager. I tried multiple recovery apps like Dr. Fone, disk digger, etc. but nothing seems to work as my thumbnails, cache and everything from the recycle bin has been deleted. Google photos also doesn't have backup. Can anyone suggest how to retrieve data, especially the DCIM folder without rooting my phone?


texts: Why is my Android not restoring the app data from its Google Drive backup?

texts:
I'm testing a new version of our app that now supports Android Auto Backup (by targeting API over 23).

I've managed to get the system to back up the app's data by leaving it overnight (two nights), but when I uninstalled the app and installed it again, it didn't restore the data from the backup.

However, I can still see the backup for the app under Settings > System > Backup > App data > [appname] and that it was last backed up yesterday.

I first re-installed the app from an apk downloaded to the device. Would this not trigger the restore like installing from Google Play or over adb should?

I've tried uninstalling again and installing over adb, but it still doesn't restore the data.

Is there a way to force it to restore the data from the backup?


texts:
I used to connect with SSH to school server on iPad with iSSH, which can work as X11 server, and remotely work through SSH and X11 with iPad as a server.

I thought since it is easy with iPad, it will be easy with Android. But silly me! It is not, as I see.

In this SE question and on other places, people are telling "don't use X11, just use VNC!". However, I can't see how can I remotely start x11vnc on a machine where I am not a root on.

The situation is as follows: I am NOT a root on the server machine. There is linux running on the server machine. I do NOT have physical access to the server. I can connect to the server through SSH.

When I log in to the server and I try to run x11vnc like this:

x11vnc -forever -shared -rfbauth ~/.vnc/passwd -create

I got this scary looking error message after trying to connect with AndroidVNC application (the error is displayed on the server and the x11vnc immediately crashes). If I don't use the -create option, x11vnc shows this scary message and x11vnc crashes before even waiting for the client.

So. My question is quite easy. What should I do to connect to the linux machine and do something simmilar to what I did with iSSH and X forwarding?

edit: aha, it seems like in our school we use outdated X11vnc version, so that's why it breaks. Awesome. Well, I probably can't persuade the admin to actually update it, so I will need another way of remotely running graphic applications, if nothing like iSSH exists.


texts: Permanently remove stock from Google Feed

texts:
I'm using Google Feed (formerly known as the Google Now screen) and one of the cards I have is for stocks.

For some reason, some fund keeps getting added to the stocks card. ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (ticker: TQQQ) keeps appearing. I have neither added it, nor to my knowledge, ever searched for it. (At least, until just know, when I was looking for the full name.)

I've been in to the settings for the stocks card multiple times, each time to confirm that the stocks/funds I want are there (GOOG, FB, TWTR, DJIA, NASDAQ Composite) and TQQQ is not listed.

I have swiped away the listing on the stocks card I can't tell you how many times, and while it seems to stay away for the rest of the day, within a day or two it's back.

I don't want it. How can I make it go away forever?

Motorola Moto X (1st edition), Android 5.1.


texts: Is Cyanogenmod available for a Trio Stealth G2 10.1"?

texts:
I recently purchased a cheaper tablet and would like to put Cyanogenmod on it. I've done some Googling over the past couple of days, but have been unable to find any information for my specific tablet.

Is there a ROM for a similar device that I can try flashing? Or, better yet, has anyone been able to get Cyanogenmod working on a Trio Stealth G2 10.1"?

Thanks!


texts: How to restrict new apps using network data by default?

texts:
Is it possible without third-party apps, through system configs? All news apps have the right to use both cellular and WLAN networks and doesn't look secure to me. Doing it manually isn't fun.

Thanks.


texts:
I got an old s7. Looking through the settings it says:

Model Number: SM-G930FD
Build Number MMB29K.G930FXXU1BPIF
Baseband Verion:G930FXXU1DQE8

I am trying to find a compatible firmware to manually install, since when I told the phone to search for updates it does not find anything. The device has Android 6.0.1 with September 2016 security update which looks very insecure to use.

I am trying to find a compatible update, preferably based on android 8 and released during the last two months. However I am not sure about what to use.

Another strange thing is that when I try to find the existing firmware on the device I cannot find it when searching for SM-G930FD. However I do find this entry for SM-G930F with PDA G930FXXU1BPIF. Also if I enter download mode the phone shows:
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G930F
!!

I am not sure what to make of this. Is the phone a G930F or a G930FD? And what should match when I try to find an official firmware that should match this phone's hardware?


texts: Droid 4 no longer finding any GPS satellites

texts:
I have a Motorola Droid 4 with Verizon service. As of two days ago, it is apparently getting no GPS data from satellites. I thought it was a temporary glitch (cloudy sky, just turned the phone on, etc.) but none of my apps that use GPS are getting sufficiently accurate location data and it's clearly relying only on mobile network location.

A Google search for "GPS droid 4" hasn't been terribly helpful. Based on "How can I fix my Android's crappy GPS?" I checked that I've got GPS turned on (yes), am using AGPS (yes), having the mobile networks help with location as well (yes).

I downloaded GPS Status & Toolbox, and I get zero GPS reception even after leaving the phone sitting outside with a relatively clear sky for 30 minutes (far longer than it should ever take to get reasonable satellite fix with any GPS) -- no information at all for the lat/long. Resetting the AGPS and downloading new does not change anything.

I also tried GPS Test and can see zero satellites :\

Is this a problem that can be fixed (either by me or a professional) or am I looking for a new phone if I want to know where I am?


texts: Force refresh of a webpage on default browser?

texts:
I'm doing some website development, and I'm changing files (e.g. CSS) on a remote server. I am testing to see what it looks like on my 2.2 android phone (HTC Desire). I want to refresh the page to see the new changes as I make them. I can press the refresh button on the menu bar, but I'm not convinced it is always showing me the new page, since it might be cached.

Is there anyway to 'force refresh' the webpage on the web browser? Something like Shift+F5 on Firefox?


texts: can't remove persistent android widget (accuweather.com)

texts:
I am facing an annoying problem due to the widget called "accuweather.com". It pops up while I'm using applications on my phone (Samsung galaxy s2 with gingerbread 2.3.5). I can't uninstall it because the option isn't there, it is not a "downloaded" app but appears on the screen of all applications. When opening it there is an option to stop it (it runs as a service) but not to uninstall it, and shortly after stopping it, it would run again.

It is really like a malware and preventing me from using my phone propely. Please help, thanks.


texts:
I have a Galaxy S20, which is having a problem with wireless networks (for around a week, maybe a few days more). It will always connect to them fine, but after a certain (somewhat random) amount of time, it will lose network connectivity but still appear to be connected. Sometimes an exclamation mark appears on the icon, sometimes not.
In either case, disabling and then reenabling wifi will fix it, until it drops out again, usually a few minutes later but could be hours later.
I have tested both with my main wireless network (using UniFi APs) and also with an old dd-wrt AP I had lying around. It has the same problem on both although if anything seems to happen more on my main network with much better APs, as well as happening more when I'm actively using the phone rather than just watching a ping command. APs (for my main network, anyway) are running latest firmware, on the best channels (currently 6 and 1) but I have tested other channels. Network is performing fine, DHCP and DNS working properly, etc. DHCP lease time is 12 hours with a static mapping for the phone so I know it's not expiring and failing to renew.
In the logs for the UniFi APs, I get a lot of log entries like this, but search results for them are generally useless:
Dec 14 21:03:32 unifi-1.***** user U7PG2,fcecdaa379ba,v4.3.24.11355: : mcad[19924]: wireless_agg_stats.log_sta_anomalies(): bssid=fc:ec:**:**:**:** radio=wifi0 vap=ath0 sta=58:d5:**:**:**:** satisfaction_now=73 anomalies=tcp_latency
Dec 14 21:03:50 unifi-1.***** user U7PG2,fcecdaa379ba,v4.3.24.11355: : mcad[19924]: wireless_agg_stats.log_sta_anomalies(): bssid=fc:ec:**:**:**:** radio=wifi0 vap=ath0 sta=58:d5:**:**:**:** satisfaction_now=73 anomalies=tcp_latency

When I run a ping to an address on the local network, it works for a while, then stops receiving the replies. Meanwhile, if I ping the phone's IP from a computer, I see a corresponding sudden loss of all packets to the phone (Destination Host Unreachable). The same problem does not occur for any other wireless devices (phones, tablets, or laptops) and happens whether the phone is charging or on battery.
Any idea why this happens or on any fixes? I can do ADB if needed but not sure what to do for diagnostics as android's network tools are fairly limited.
Model: SM-G981U1
Android version: 10
Patch level: 1 Nov 2020
Kernel: 4.19.81-19654513 #2
Edit: Have kept fiddling with different wireless networks, still having the problem. I have also noticed that if I go into the wifi menu, that is enough to cause it to reconnect and start passing traffic again even if I don't disable/reenable it.


texts: I have an Android tablet that I rooted to attempt to install a different OS. After I failed and restored my tablet to a backup that I had made earlier (it's still rooted), I tried to update Android. It checked for updates, and promptly displayed a box that said "Your device has been modified. Software updates are not available." Is there any way that I can update my tablet while it's rooted?


texts: Android-adapted BusyBox binary for rooted phone

texts:
I would like to place a place BusyBox on my rooted Android phone, and I would like to have a version that has "sh" as an alias for "ash" so that I can replace the standard /system/bin/sh with a symlink to busybox. Also, I'd be nice to have it always read in /system/etc/profile.

Of course, I could just compile BusyBox myself, but I feel there should be a "default" BusyBox binary for Android that does all that. Is there?


texts: Does the Google Drive scanner cache local copies on Android?

texts:
I looked around and couldn't find the cached images or PDFs. But that doesn't prove they don't exist.

Our specific need is for our scan to go straight into Drive, with no stops along the way that can be tracked later.  We have a regulatory imperative to save to a secure site and not leave anything on our phones (or tablets).

Interestingly, fidelity isn't that important, just that the scan has been saved in Drive and not locally.


texts: How do I take screenshots on a Samsung Galaxy A3?

texts:
I've been trying to take screenshots on my Samsung Galaxy A3 by using both the "home + lock" key combination and the "volume down + lock" key combination, and neither have worked. I don't want to install a Screenshot app on my device.

Does anyone know how to take screenshots on it without downloading any type of Screen Capture, Screen Grab, or Screenshot app?


texts: Can SIP be restricted to certain Networks?

texts: The default android telephony app allows the configuration of SIP accounts. At home, I want to use my android phone as a softphone with my local router (an AVM fritzbox). However I frequently use other Wifi networks. As far as I understand, with a SIP account setup to accept incoming calls, the phone will now try to connect to my home router whatever network it is connected to, even using mobile internet services, using up bandwidth. I know that this can be restricted using dedicated SIP apps (like the one AVM provides itself). But it is it also possible to only search for the SIP server when connected to a given network using just the native telephony app?


texts:
A month or so ago, when I turned Mobile Data on the device did not connect to the Internet. I thought that it is a temporary issue with the carrier but it is still not working.

Details of the issue:

It doesn't display anything on the bar icon (on status bar) which shows the network connectivity.
I could connect to 4G using a workaround. When I disable 4G in connection settings, it successfully connects to 3G. (and shows H+ in the bar icon) When I turn on 4G again it successfully connects to 4G and shows 4G in the bar icon.
In System --> About Phone --> Status  --> Network it shows Mobile Network: Disconnected even though Mobile Data is on.

I tried pulling out and putting in the SIM card, switching SIM slots. I can't try the SIM card with an another phone, or an another SIM card with my phone as I don't have access for either for the time being.

Why is this happening? Is this an issue on carrier end or my phone? (it is still on warranty)

My device is Huawei P Smart+ running Android 8.1 (EMUI 8.2). Thank you!


texts: Can not flash LK2.08 for original firmwares on my spica

texts:
Can not flash LK2.08 for original firmwares. I try like this: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/root-samsung-galaxy-spica-i5700-with-leshaks-kernel/

i am using this kernel: http://forum.samdroid.net/f55/lk2-08-original-firmwares-root-new-superuser-wifi-tether-bb-12-07-2010-a-1193/

and i copy it to my localh computer hard disk not to phone SD card.

Whn i click start i get this:

> Download Start... <0> Create File...
> <1> StartThread Detected : 1 <2>
> StartThread Detected : 0 <3>
> StartThread Detected : 0 <4>
> StartThread Detected : 0 <5>
> StartThread Detected : 0 <6>
> StartThread Detected : 0 <7>
> StartThread Detected : 0 <8>
> StartThread Detected : 0 <1> setup
> connection...

but takes 20 minutes and nothing changed. Is this normal or what i am doing wrong?


texts: Why can't I delete a folder in /config/sdcardfs as root (Termux)?

texts:
I'm looking to delete a folder that is in /config/sdcardfs. My device is rooted and I'm trying as superuser. I still get the results operation not permitted.
What do I need to do to get the permission to do this.
I have tried to do sudo rm -rf name-of-folder with no success.
I have also tried to do it after running tsu (Termux's version of su). No success.
P.S.
I haven't had any issues deleting in other places even in places I need root permission (for example in the /data folder.


texts: Is there any way to disable or remove the [ T ] Tesco navigation button on a Hudl?

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Some years ago we bought a Tesco Hudl (the first one, not a Hudl 2).  It features a small Tesco button  on the navigation bar.  Its presence on the bar is not an issue but there is a problem where the device periodically starts registering presses to this button, opening and closing the Tesco website every few seconds.  The only way to stop this at present is to lock the screen using the power button, wait a few seconds, then resume normal use.  The manufacturers were clearly aware of screen issues, as one of the software updates that rolled out claimed to address this and did help.  The device is so old, it would make no economic sense to physically repair but disabling the button that registers the click would make the user experience much better.

Yesterday I looked around for ways to disable or remove this button.  It seems that some years ago people on MoDaCo created a custom firmware for the Hudl that did not have the button.  I tried to download the binary last night and the server seemed to through errors, so I assume it does not have the file any more.  Further to this the version of firmware this mod seems to apply to the more recent version installed on the Hudl.  The Hudl is running Android 4.2.2 and a later ROM version than the 20130923 specified for this alternative image.

A few people also suggesting using some software to remove or disable the soft button without loading a new ROM image.  I have managed to ''root'' the Hudl and install the Xposed framework but I have not been able to find a tool that would let me modify the [ T ] softbutton.  I have been able to change the style of the other Icons (which might be a welcome relief to my partner as she hates the Lollipop NavBar icons on her Nexus 4), but not alter the Tesco icon.

Please can someone provide some simple instructions of how to remove or disable this NavBar soft button?  As I have mentioned it is a rooted Hudl 1, running the latest over-the-air firmware.


texts: How some android phone supports 4k video capture and playback while some pc doesn't.?

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I just heard of the Snapdragon 805 specs and i was astonished to see that it supports 4K Video capture and playback, then came to know that some Sony Smartphones already supports 4K Video capture and playback and it has it the market already.

My PC, an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 with 6GB DDR3 RAM and an NVIDIA 9500GT 1GB DDR2  doesn't support 4K Video playback (captured in RED).

Does it mean that those Smartphones that does support 4K Video playback is actually faster and more efficient than my PC if not, how do they do that.?


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I tried multiple ways to root my Samsung Galaxy Young S6312, but it still remains unrooted.

I want to know if there are any ways to at least get the "Move to SD Card" option. My main motive for rooting my device is to move my apps to SD card.
I tried the following:

Kingo Android Root
Kingo Android Root for Windows
App2SD (doesn't show move to SD option)
Some free apps


texts: Delay on notifications from Facebook and Skype app on Lollipop

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I use a Google Nexus 5 with Android Lollipop, the latest version. I use both Facebook messenger, Skype, and Whatsapp as message services. All three of those often have a delay (up to 30 minutes sometimes!) in giving me a notification that I got a new message.

Is there any way to fix this? It is very annoying.


texts: One-handed operation: Use for all screens mode (tiny screen mode) doesn't work on Galaxy Note 3

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I have read all of the instructions I can find and watched several videos on how to turn on this feature and use it.

After enabling the feature in settings>controls>On-handed operation>Use for all screens, and trying the back and forth quick swipe on several apps...I still can't make this work.

Are there some competing settings or apps that disallow use of this feature?

Thanks for your help.


texts: Is there any way to disable the repeated animation in the notification bar, for app update downloads?

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I've just acquired an Android 9 phone.  It is part of the Android One scheme, so the software should be really stock Android.  I do not currently wish to install a custom ROM, or otherwise mod the OS at a root level.

I've turned it on, and obviously it started catching up with updates :-).

I don't like that it keeps showing an animated download icon at the top of the screen.  I don't want my attention repeatedly drawn to this, thanks.  (I don't know why anyone would?)

I have set "Remove animations" in the accessibility settings.  However, the animation still keeps appearing.

Is there a way to disable this animation?

Presumably I could go in "Manage Notifications" and disable Google Play Store, but...

I happened to notice that in "Manage Notifications", if I click on "Google Play Store" (instead of the toggle button next to it), I get a detailed list of notifications which I can disable individually.  Some of these look important.  I don't want to disable notifications that critical security updates have been released for Chrome, Play Services, and so on!

I can see seven "categories" of notifications.  Does one of these cover the animated download icon?  If so, what else will it disable?

High priority
Account alerts
App updates available
Updated apps
Security and maintenance
Connectivity
Device setup


texts: What system app stores the cellular network settings?

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Before installing a new ROM, I backed up all data from my system apps using Titanium.  I installed the new ROM, and also put in a new SIM card from a different network (so it was in on first boot-up of the new ROM).  Everything worked great on the new network, until I restored my backups.  The settings for the network (matching the current SIM) were overwritten by the settings for the old network (matching the previous SIM), and data completely stopped working.

My question is, what app stores the data network settings?  If I know then I can restore data for everthing except that app (or apps) and not need to start from scratch if I change SIMs again.  Additionally, is there any way I can trigger the phone to go "Oh look, the settings don't match this SIM, how 'bout we update the settings?"

I have a Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant running Froyo (Bionix v1.3 with TouchWiz).


texts: Why can I see '/' in a file manager when my device is not rooted?

texts: My device is not rooted: I have rooted it before, but I did a full factory reset using the Nexus Factory Images. Root Checker tells me it's not rooted, and SuperSU tells me that it cannot find SU Binaries. However, when using multiple file managers, they can all see the '/' folder, and all the folders and files beneath it. I thought that root was required to do this. Is this correct, or am I imagining things? How can my device can see these? When actually going into Cheetah Mobile's File Manager Settings and checking the 'Root Explorer' option that apparently allows me to see the '/' folder, it says is cannot gain root access. How come multiple file managers let me see this folder? Thanks in advance.