texts: Will factory resetting wipe/clear away pre-installed apps?

texts:
I linked my Gmail account to my tablet and I longer want it linked.

I have read that it is permanently linked, and I must factory reset the device to unlink the account - is this true?

Will factory resetting my device delete everything including pre-installed app, or will it be like new with my pre-installed apps intact?


texts: Start/join Google Hangout without Google+ account

texts: Is it possible to start and/or join a Google Hangout on Android without also having a Google+ account?


texts: ICS upgrade for Asus Transformer should be available OTA

texts:
I can read everywhere here in France that the OTA version of Ice Cream Sandwich is available for the Asus Transformer TF101. But when I check for a new firmware, it finds nothing. Is there a step I missed?

My Transformer is currently working with Android 3.2.1.


texts: Method to monitor home electricity supply interruptions

texts: I am looking for a way to find out, in a day at what timings electricity supply was interrupted. I guess if we keep our android device on charging all day we should be able to find power interruption by just knowing the current charging status of the device. So is there any app or method which can help ?


texts:
I have a Motorola Droid Turbo with Verizon as my carrier. Earlier this week (May 30th), my phone began to receive text messages intermittently. I now go hours without receiving any text messages and then all of a sudden tons of texts will come through that I had missed. Even when I receive the giant dump of texts at that time, not all of the texts will come. I've missed a bunch of texts this week that have never shown up. This is more apparent in group messages. Also, most of the time when I send a text message to someone it will tell me that it failed to send even if they actually received it.

Here are some of the things I've done to try and fix it:

Turn my phone on and off (many times, and for long periods of times)
Turn my WiFi on and off
Turn my bluetooth on and off
Backed up all of my texts on to Google Drive and then deleted them all off my phone
Switched from using Textra to using Google Messenger
Switched from using Google Messenger to using Verizon Messages
Switched from using Verizon Messages to using the stock messaging app

I've read a bunch of different forums, but nothing seems to be working. I don't think it's the carrier because no one else on my plan is having problems, and I will often get a notification on my phone saying "MMS Timeout - click to retry" and then I click and it doesn't do anything.

I don't really want to reset the phone, especially since it might not fix anything. Does anyone have any other suggestions?


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I am looking for a way to change the screen lock type from slide to password, and set the password via adb command line. I have a device with the setup I want, and one that has slide lock. I'm pretty sure this can be accomplished via sqlite3 "copy paste" of some fields, but not sure which fields, and how to do it. I'm open to pretty much all ideas except using adb shell input commands to accomplish this. Meaning - I can/know how to/am currently using commands input swipe input text input tap commands to change swipe unlock to password unlock.

edit1: clarified adb shell input, and yes, my phone is rooted.

edit2: relevant links:
How to change lock screen type
Pass encryption on android
According to the post in the first link, it should be easy to change the lockscreen type, the only problem is that I cannot find the lockscreen.password_type field in the database they refer to. Has it moved in 4.3? After reading through the article in the second link my idea became to use the salt number stored in the database to hash out a new password using the device specific salt, and override the existing (if any) password. I'm still trying to figure out how to do this.


texts: Phone intermittently not responding to screen touches

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I have a (non-rooted) Samsung Nexus S - Android 2.3.3 phone. It has recently started becoming completely unresponsive to my screen touches, despite many attempts, cleaning the screen etc. But if I put the phone to sleep by pressing the button on the right hand side, then press the button again to wake it up - I find it always immediately works perfectly again. It may then work perfectly for a minute or two until the same happens all over again. The problem can occur regardless of what apps I am using.

I have tried using task killer, just in case it was some side effect of one of my running apps, but it made no difference.

Any suggestions what I could try next? Or could it be an unfixable hardware problem?


texts:
Lately I've gotten a very strange behavior from my phone:

at a certain time (around 23h) the battery begins to drain,

it's very annoying because I used to keep the phone on during the night (and as a result woke up with a dead phone in the morning).

I use juice plotter to see what's going on and surely:
at around 11 the graph drops at a higher speed compared to the graph during daytime.

I didn't install new apps (that I know of), don't use wifi or mobile network.

I do keep my phone updated (I regularly update all my apps) so an update of a certain app can be the cause (question is: which app?))

If I look at the info of the os itself it doesn't show a certain app using more battery then usual.

How can I investigate this issue?

S.


texts: How to set the notification dots on a Moto G6?

texts:
I activated the notification dots on my Moto G6 following this process:
settings>apps & notifications>notifications>allow notification dots
But, the dots are not appearing. Did I do something wrong? How can I solve this?


texts:
This morning I noticed my phone has several light grey horizontal lines on the display, that don't go away when I change applications, or restart the phone. They don't rotate when I rotate the display - it reminds me of when we were warned about images "burning" into the display of PCs, hence screensavers.

Last night I went to bed with Winamp running while the phone was charging, and I have noticed it doesn't always seem to go to screensaver/black with Winamp. But the lines don't seem to correspond to anything in the Winamp UI, so...I have no idea.

What else should I try to get rid of these lines?


texts: Volume randomly lowers while connected to Bluetooth device

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I have a Bluetooth device for my car that connects to my AUX or FM to transmit sound from my phone to my car stereo. In the past couple months (and not before that), I've noticed that sometimes my volume will just randomly drop to 0 (or very close to it) while connected to this device and listening to music. This is usually while it's sitting in my phone mount, so I'm not touching anything.
Are there any known issues that could be the cause? Or is it possibly just the Bluetooth device failing?


texts: How to disable flash messages from telecom carrier?

texts:
I am having a Nokia 6.1 Plus running on Android 10.

I am facing this trouble while activating my bank on Google Pay. While the activation process, an SMS is sent. Then this flash message is shown regarding my SMS balance from the operator.

(Click to enlarge)

While this message is shown, the system gets out of context Google Pay. In return, Google Pay says this.

(Click to enlarge)

I am irritated by this, sending or receiving money is trouble.


texts: Create pdf document shortcuts on home screen

texts: I had downloaded a PDF file. How can I create a shortcut to the PDF document on my home screen. I use Anycut, but it doesn't do what I want.


texts: Note 7s stuck and not going into fastboot mode

texts: I tried to downgrade my miui. But flashing took long time and status displayed mismatch. I closed flash tool and gone into bootloop trouble phone is switchingoing on and off only work recovery. How is can install miui 11th version help me. Can I use Adb sideload in recovery option is it make any corruption. After many tutorial I ended up in doing so


texts: Cannot enter recovery mode on Galaxy s3 SCH-I535

texts: Have tried volume up, home and power button but it just continually vibrates until I release either the home or power button and starts up into safe mode.


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I am using Cyanogenmod with CWM and am currently doing a manual weekly Nandroid backup (plus daily scheduled TitaniumBackup runs). Needless to say, it is easy to skip or forget.

Is there a way to have the nandroid backups automated? I.e., I would like the phone to shutdown into recovery once a week, do a backup, and reboot.


texts: Can I make Android require Fingerprint + PIN to unlock the screen?

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I have a Galaxy S5 with a fingerprint reader. I'd like to be able to unlock my phone with a PIN or pattern unlock, but I also want to protect myself from shoulder-surfing.

Is there a way to require both a fingerprint and a PIN/pattern to unlock the phone? If the fingerprint fails to read correctly, then a much stronger password would be required to unlock.

This would let me scan my fingerprint and put in my PIN/pattern without worrying that someone might see my PIN and unlock my phone later. It also protects me more from governments that can require me to unlock my phone with my fingerprint, since a PIN would also be needed.

Is there an lockscreen app, XPosed module, or other method that can enable this two-factor-like authentication?

I have a rooted Galaxy S5 running Android 5.0.


texts: I'm getting an error in Anki that says I've got too many decks.  So, I want to merge a bunch of decks that are essentially the same.  But I can't find a way to do this.  I tried exporting the decks and naming them all the same name and then importing them, but they just come in as the original deck names.  So, I'm not finding any other info on how to do this.


texts: How do I tether my android phone mic to my windows computer

texts: I do not want to buy a standalone mic to be used on my Windows computer. Can I use the mic in my android phone as the mic for my Windows computer?


texts: Is there a way to record and playback a set of touches?

texts:
What I'm looking for is some sort of macro-recorder (though that term seems to be hijacked now my macro-photography apps).

I'd like to record a set of presses (specifically, beating a level in a game), and then have those repeated for me so I can accumulate in-game currency without wasting my time or a ton of money.

I imagine there would be other practical uses as well, but I'm not finding anything to do this in Google Play.

MacroDroid and Tasker both looked promising, but you can only assign predefined actions to predefined events - not a set of touches.


texts: Unfortunately process.com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly error whenever i disconnect a call

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Instead of call duration and other details, i get "Unfortunately process.com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly error" whenever i disconnect a call. I am not able to check the prepaid balance of my phone. No USSD code works properly. This is happening in my new LetV 1s phone.

I have cleared the cache mentioned in the sites as a resolution. I even did a factory reset. Still it is not working.
Kindly help me in this regard.

Thanks and Regards,
Veena


texts:
I have an encrypted complete .img of the userdata partition.
What tools or steps can I take, with the assistance of my phone, to decrypt this image?
It is my understanding that decrypting it without the phone is usually not possible. Given that I do have the phone however, what can I do?


texts: Automatic factory reset and app installation

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I have a Android tablet for which I want to do a factory reset, and then install some pre-defined applications.

This has to be carried out by someone who has no computer experience and no Android experience at all. All I get this person to do is connect the device to a computer by cable, and interact with a very simple interface with a couple of buttons.

All this has to be performed on a well known device and only for that model.

Is it possible to connect a device to a computer and with a couple clicks do all that?

If so, are there any suitable applications which do that already? Would it be necessary to create software for that?

Rooting is no problem.


texts:
I am not a Japanese speaker, but I know a few words, mostly Pokémon names... In fact, in many cases the Japanese name will pop up in my head before the English one.

But I want to be able to type アブソル instead of "Abusoru" because the Romaji makes it look silly.

However at present the only way I can do this on my phone is to find an online converter and copy the result from there. Hardly ideal. But I can't find Japanese input methods anywhere in the keyboard settings. Plenty of other writing systems like Greek, Arabic, and I think Chinese, but no Japanese. Am I simply overlooking an option, or is there something I need to do to get such support on my phone?


texts:
My phone (Galaxy S4 GT 19505) suddenly shut off a few days ago without me noticing it.
I tried to turn it on but it wouldn't respond to the power button. However inserting the battery in would trigger boot, but it would shut down immediately after the Samsung Galaxy screen. (I tried recovery mode too, it would shut down after on the Galaxy screen, there was a blue line on the top left indicating that it was going to recovery mode, but it shut down a second after the Galaxy screen displayed)

I found out later that it might be the cause of the power button being stuck.
However before this, I put the phone on charging despite it being off. When I took it off later and tried to reinsert the battery,it wouldn't respond at all. Now it doesn't display anything at all.

I'd like to know if something else might be the matter other than the power button, whether charging might've damaged something. Or if this is just the battery dying, I don't have a spare battery.

Thank You.


texts: Retrieve photos from half booting tablet

texts:
Last week I retrieved an Android Tablet (an Asus Transformer Pad tf300t).
Now it does not want to boot-up. To be honest, I don't really care about the tablet itself, but the photos on it.

I can boot in on fast boot I think, and see three icons: RCK, Android and Wipe data.

When you connect the USB cable to it, the computer will recognize the fast boot of the tablet. But you cannot do anything with it.

So how can I get the photos from the tablet :(

/Daan


texts: Why can't I move apps to external sdcard?

texts:
I'm using Redmi 5 Plus with global Oreo 8.1 ROM, rooted with Magisk. And I can't move my apps to external sdcard.

I tried with native method of Android. But the Redmi 5 Plus or MIUI doesn't seem to have the option to move the apps. So, I used Apps2SD app to do the work. It has the option to move with just native method. But it failed with new installs into ASEC containers no longer supported. I also tried other apps but the same error.


texts: Clock Work Mod Recovery isn't picking up External SD Card

texts:
I have Clockwork Mod Recovery installed on my phone and I'm trying to install a custom ROM on it. But when I go to 'install zip from external SD card' it gives the effect as if it's going into the SD card but nothing is displayed (none of the files, folders etc that's on the card).
And when I try and go back it doesn't want to either...

Some details:

Samsung Galaxy Note II (GT N7100)
Clockworkmod 6
Trying to install Paranoid Android 3.99

Thanks in advance for some advice!


texts: How to use Pie manual rotation on a phone with physical buttons?

texts:
Apparently, since Android Pie the screen can now be locked to landscape orientation (hurray! CyanogenMod (and WP8) has had this since like forever).

However, my device (Nokia 5) has physical buttons, so the method presented in the linked article does not work — and when disabling auto-rotate from the MultiCollider SuperDropdown, the screen reverts to portrait mode. How do i lock my phone into permanent horizontal orientation?


texts: Why Do I Have .APK Files in Every App Folder?

texts:
I have noticed .APK files in /Apps/[app name]/ directories and while I thought it supposed to be in /System/Apps/[app name]/ directory would it cause errors if I delete .APK files?

I am also wondering if Android no longer unpacks apps and reads straight from .APK files. According to screenshot below and comparing WeChat's .APK size with size shown in properties it seems like to be the case:


texts: I have the V-Moda Crossfade LP headphones, which have convenient volume buttons. They work great on my iPhone, but on my Nexus 7 they seem to have no effect. They even work on Windows XP, 7, and Mac. How can I make them work on Android too?


texts: Where is the code for the Bootloader stored in an Android phone?

texts: Where is the bootloader program on an Android phone stored ?


texts: iPhone-to-Android convert: how do I change the lock screen, set up 2-click speed dialing, etc.

texts:
I just left my iPhone 3G for a Samsung Galaxy S II Android phone. I am trying to recreate certain iPhone behaviors and am wondering if it's possible, and how.

Android 2.3's default lock screen is just a giant picture tile that you have to tap-swipe out of the way. I don't like it, as the tap-swipe distance required is ~3/4 of the screen. Are there any better alternatives?
On the iPhone, I could customize the bottom four "home row" icons. Is there a way to do this in Android? (I couldn't find one.)
On the iPhone, I could achieve a speed-dialing of sorts by choosing Favorite phone numbers, then dial them by tapping on "Favorites", then the person's entry. The closest I've found in Android, navigating through the Phone icon, requires a ridiculous five or six clicks. Is there a better way? I tried making a folder and then populating that folder with "Direct Dial" shortcuts for each person in my favorites list. But it seems very manual. I would prefer to have this folder be in my home row of icons as well.
On the iPhone, I could arrange the order of items in a folder. Is this possible on the Android?
On the iPhone, when someone sent me a text message, the message would appear in a dialog window on my screen. On the Android, I just get a icon indicating I have a new text message. Is there a way to configure Android to just display the text message contents immediately?
When I'm looking at someone's text message history, is there a way to call them directly? The iPhone had a button at the top for allowing this.

(Answer to #3: hit the left-menu button and then hit Call.)


texts: Open source / trusted rooting app for Android / Motorola Defy?

texts:
I found a lot of compiled rooting exploits for Android, but not a lot of source code.

So, how can I trust an exploit able to take SU rights on my mobile device? How can I be sure there is no root-kit/bot/spyware inside?

I'm maybe a little paranoid, but this is a very serious issue for me:

My PDA contain a lot of private/secret informations (personal and professional), so, is there a trusted/secure way to root an Android device? (A Motorola Defy in particular)

[EDIT]

I insist on this last point:

  is there a trusted/secure way to root an Android device? (A Motorola Defy in particular)

Does anybody know an open source or trusted rooting app for Android, and Motorola Defy in particular?


texts: How can I take a log snapshot of device information?

texts: If I experienced a problem with my phone — for example, if I cannot make calls, or cannot download or watch videos — I would like to take gather a log of device information including which cell site I was on, the current signal strength, GPS location, the device IP address, DNS server IP, memory usage and CPU usage, etc.


texts: How to sync all photos on Android with Amazon Prime Photos?

texts:
Here's some background information:

I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 Android phone.
I have an Amazon Prime account.
I have some photos stored in folders on my memory card.
I have some photos stored in my phone's memory.
I have some photos stored with the Picasa icon.
I can see all of these photo albums on the phone using the Android "Gallery" app
I installed the Amazon Cloud Drive App on the phone and set it to Autosave Photos.

The problem is that it only seems to upload the Photos stored in memory on the phone not the other locations i.e. memory card, picasa.

How can I get all of these photos (no matter how they are stored) copies to the Amazon Prime Photos cloud?


texts: lost my phone .bought new phone got same number.how do i get my contacts

texts:
I lost my phone LG34 today. I've purchased a new phone and had the data restored but I don't know how to retrieve my contacts.

I'm not too bright with computers so please explain in simple terms how I can restore my contacts.


texts: Can you use the Nexus 4 without a SIM card?

texts: I currently have an iPod Touch, I want to buy the Nexus 4, but don't want to get a plan (SIM Card) for a while. Will the device work like an iPod Touch/ Wifi capable, but no access to data away from Wifi/Call/Text.


texts: My messaging application sometimes closes itself while typing - How can I fix this?

texts: When typing an SMS message, the messaging application will automatically close and the typed text is deleted, causing me to have to retype the text. It seems to happen after two or three messages. I have clear data of Messaging software from Manage Applications->All->Messaging->Clear Data but the problem persists. Is there a way I can fix this?


texts: Changing input format for Android calendar

texts: I have a Nexus 4.  For the calendar, you have to scroll to enter a time, which is inconvenient for events starting at :30 (30 minutes past the hour).  On the same phone, for the alarm clock, you manually enter the time using a keypad-type display.  Is there anyway to use the keypad-type display rather than scrolling for the calendar function?


texts: Remove persistent notification of an app without disabling all of its notifications

texts:
The latest Pushbullet update (v17.0.4) for Android  has added a persistent notification to my notification drawer. The app indicates that I can remove the notification by enabling Pushbullet in the notification access settings. However, I can't seem to find these settings in my Samsung Galaxy S4 running Android 4.2.2 with Samsung's ROM.

Are there notification access settings in Android 4.2.2? If so, where did Samsung bury them in the settings?

If there are no such settings in Android 4.2.2, is there a way to remove persistent notifications without affecting Pushbullet's functionality (such as through an Xposed module)?

EDIT:
To clarify, I don't want to disable all notifications for this app, it would defeat the purpose of the app. I want to disable the persistent notification that now shows up. It is supposedly necessary in order to allow certain features, now that the accessibility service has been removed.


texts: Using sponge to act as a stylus pen for Android phone and tablet?

texts:
I am amazed that one can create a DIY stylus pen for Android phones and tablets using the sponge as shown in this video.

Is it true or it is simply just a fake video?


texts: my phone cannot play stereo over 3.5mm headphone jack

texts:
recently I tried to run android games on my laptop in Gameloop emulator (shooter games in general). after playing a couple of minutes in PUBG Mobile with the same headphone on, I noticed that the audio direction and footstep sound are far more clear and accurate than what it sounds on my mobile

I have a non-rooted Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro with the latest MIUI 12 on it.
and a headphone I purchased from a local store.

I saw this question on this site, and if I'm not wrong, it says that I cannot play more than 2 channel audio on a 3.5mm headphone jack! But since I was able to hear more accurately on my pc with the same 3.5mm audio jack(aux), I am thinking that the android was the problem.
Is there something I can change on my phone to make it output sounds like my pc, or even make it a little more accurate?
PS: another thing I want to mention is, my mobile doesn't even split left or right channel while playing surround videos on youtube. I cannot tell if the sound is completely from the left channel or right because both sides of the headphone play the same sound.
thanks for your suggestions.


texts: Some apps are gone and others crash after Samsung Galaxy S2 crash

texts:
I'm facing a problem with my Galaxy S2. I've been using it for 1 year but a week ago when I used the alarm clock to set an alarm, the phone suddenly hanged and restarted. After the restart it stopped working properly. At first all of my apps crashed even the TwLauncher. So I turned it off and then tried turning it on by removing the memory card and simcard. It didn't work out, so I used my Nokia for a week and left it with battery, simcard and external memory card removed. But this weekend I turned it on and it started working with less app crashes but some of my apps were gone like opera mobile. Also I had to re-enter my Google account because the phone was like factory reset. All data was there, the only thing gone was my Google account.

Now my problem is all my apps are crashing when I enter them and sometimes a text comes to the screen saying "Oooops !! I crashed but a report has been sent to my developer"
How can I fix this? Any ideas? I can provide screenshots if needed. Any help would be helpful.


texts: Does Swype Beta collects typed passwords?

texts:
Their FAQ doesn't mention this, but when I enable Swype on my Galaxy S2, I get a notification warning me that it can collect all info, including credit card numbers and passwords.

Does it collect such data?


texts:
I can not change language on my new android 4.1 tablet. On my phone I am able to change input language by long clicking on space bar button, however on tablet space bar does not have such functionality despite several languages are selected in android keyboard settings.

Tablet just picks first selected input language and thus if I want to change input language I need to uncheck all other languages that are before which I want to set. That seems to be some kind of a bug or I am missing something.


texts: Why do I have to download music to Android internal storage then copy to SD card to work?

texts:
Samsung 9+
128 GB SanDisk SD Card
Android version 8.0.0 (Samsung Experience version 9.0)
Service provider Verizon

The issue I'm having is with copying music files from my Windows 10 PC directly to the Android's SD card via USB cable. When I do this, the first song in an album is playable, but all the others only play for a second before skipping to the next.

The workaround I found is to copy the files from the PC to Android internal storage and then to move them to the SD card storage. Moving the files from internal to SD storage works equally whether I use an Android file manager or Windows explorer.

This is obviously a very cumbersome process when dealing with a thousand files. Ideally, I'd like to download files directly to the SD card. Does anyone know what is going on?

Thanks for your help.


texts:
I'm new to the Android camp (having used iOS for many years) and whilst there are many things I like about my Sony Z3, the performance isn't one of them. At its core my question is;

Is it possible to install the vanilla version of Android Lollipop on my Z3, and revert back if needed?

A bit of background.
Since getting the phone about a month ago, I have had the phone crash on me at least every couple of days, and whilst doing a variety of things. Sometimes when trying to open an app, and sometimes just trying to unlock the phone.

Additionally the overall performance seems sluggish for a 'flagship' phone compared to my iPhone 5S.

I don't have many additional apps outside of the pre-installed ones and they are all well known apps, I'd like to think.

I am hoping to remove the Sony version of Lollipop and replace it with a 'vanilla' version in the hope that the phone becomes a bit snappier due to not having to run all of the Sony stuff in the background.

Alternatively, is there anything that can be done to speed up an Android phone, like how you can turn off some services in Windows?

Thanks


texts: Auto Backup / Instant Upload of other folders

texts:
Is there a way, natively or through 3rd party app that I can define folders to watch on my phone that auto backsup photos to a particular album or to the autobackup section of my Google+ account.

I dont want to use other services such as dropbox etc, I want to know if theres an option to keep it all with Google.


texts:
I have been trying to achieve a DLNA / Media Share between my Nexus 5 and Xbox 360, so far I have been unable to achieve this and I decided to turn here to see if anyone could shed some light.

What I basically want to do is stream media from my Nexus 5 to my Xbox 360, now what makes this all quite confusing is I have a standalone router flashed with DD-WRT to handle connections upstairs, this includes the Xbox 360. The app I am using to try and achieve this is BubbleUPnP Pro.

The Xbox 360 has its own IP Address defined within the second router, I guess it is an Access Point as it simply connects to the main router wirelessly and then provides access through the ethernet ports.

My question is, is it possible for me to stream media from my Nexus 5 (which is connected to the Main Router) through the Access Point and to my Xbox 360? If so - will it require any action on the Main Router and what are the steps I need to take to achieve it?

Thank you -

(I have attached a image to document how everything is set up network-wise)


texts:
I have followed the steps listed below

  1) installed JDK
  2) Installed Android Studio
  3) Enabled USB Debugging
  4) Installed Google Driver For Device

Now when I open an elevated commmand prompt and navigate to where I have adb saved and run adb devices I see my device.  Perfect!

But when I take it to the next step and run

adb backup -apk -shared -all -f C:\users\owner\Documents\backup_09212016.ab

I get a message in my command prompt that states

  Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation

Here is the issue.  If I unlock my phone there is no prompt or notification to confirm and after about 3 - 4 seconds, the file is created with a file size of 0KB

What am I doing incorrectly with creating a back-up using adb?


texts: Is there a way to send and receive SMS when a cellular signal is not available, but WiFi is?  I'm often on-site at locations where the building has a strong WiFi (Internet) connection, but a simple cell signal is spotty at best.


texts:
So my HTC One M8 battery has been dying recently at around 30%. I'm pretty sure it's hardware, as it happens even after flashing a RUU multiple times.

Well anyway, I just searched for showtimes for a movie theater near me and it shut off with no warning, as now is normal. I plugged it in, turned it on and... Nothing from the Android OS is vibrating, as in the lower on screen buttons don't give haptic feedback like before, but all third party apps do, like my SwiftKey. I also noticed that I can't swipe down from notifications to get to my quick setting, it's like it was never designed to go any further. Another thing that changed is that Now On Tap is also disabled. Holding on the home key does nothing.

Is it possible the sudden shutdowns finally corrupted something? Should I restore the backup in thankfully made last night, or is there a way to fix any of this?


texts:
Mail app keeps freezing (Jelly Bean 4.1.2 on Samsung Galaxy S3).

Really annoying since I use it for work mail.


texts: Chrome JavaScript stops - reloading tab fixes it

texts:
On my Samsung Galaxy Note II, when I visit StackOverflow it occasionally doesn't highlight interesting questions (which is done after the page has loaded).

I believe this is a Chrome issue, where JavaScript stops working. Closing the tab and reloading the site fixes the problem.

Has anyone else experienced this problem on Chrome for Android, and is there a fix? I have had browser updates and it still happens, but is difficult to replicate.

Here is how it should normally look:


texts: How to verify an ADB backup file is complete and in a good state?

texts:
This is not a duplicate of How to verify a backup file from ADB backup. The poster there probably didn't know that an unrooted phone requires -nosystem (ref) and ended with a 0 byte file, where my backup file is almost 8GB.

Given that adb gives almost zero feedback on it's backup progress and success or failure. How can I be confident that the backup I've just completed is a good one? and that it contains what I think it does? and that it will (probably) work to restore or extract data from?

I have the one android device (Nexus 5), access to Win7 PCs, and ubuntu virtual machines if needed.


texts: How can I disable mobile data completely?

texts:
I have a pre-paid plan and don't want to use my mobile data except for two days in the year. However, since there's the quick option button mobile data, I fear I might press the wrong button when I'm dizzy.

So is it possible to deactivate mobile data completely, such that a press on the "mobile data" quick button won't activate it anymore? Or a little bit more drastic: how can I remove that feature from my phone?

If the solution is device specific, I'm looking for an answer for a Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100, running stock 4.1.2), but I would like a general solution.


texts: Open web links in the default browser instead of in-app

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System: Android 10

Some apps (eg. Investing.com) open weblinks to external sites in their own app instead of the default browser. This is unconvenient (I would like to browse more content with a real browser if I'm interested) and a security risk (I prefer Firefox Focus for unknown URLs).

How can you force to open the link in the default browser if the app doesn't offer a setting to do so?
I also couldn't managed to copy&paste the URL or get any option with a long press on the hyperlink.

Previous Q&As suggesting to disable Chrome Custom Tabs didn't work, they seem to be obsolete.


texts:
I have some questions regarding Gapps:

What is Gapps? Is it a custom ROM?
Do I have to install it on my Android 4.4 device?


texts: Handcent SMS - privacy box backup file read

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Is there a way to decrypt backup file of Handcent SMS privacy box? File is by default named like:

hcprivacy-loginName-D01M01Y01.z

I've lost my phone but have those backup files on my computer, although they are not in readable form. Inside, there is information I need to get. Please advise...


texts: I try to save a .mp3 attachment from an email in hotmail.com. it loops and drained my battery. It continues to loop even phone restarts. I forced it to stop via download manager. is it only my phone or is it some unfixed bugs in download manager?


texts: What is SIM Toolkit and how do I remove it?

texts:
I've had this app (SIM Toolkit) since forever and can't seem to find a way to remove it.

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texts: How to stop Viber telling me to update in the notification bar

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I am running Viber on Jelly Bean 4.2.2 and when there is an update, Google Play will notify me once.  But once a day until I update the app Viber itself puts an icon in my notification top bar.  How do I stop this?

I dont want to stop knowing about updates from play, nor do I want to buy or install other apps to take care of this issue.  There should be a solution within either jelly bean or viber itself.


texts: Explosion proneness of my Samsung Galaxy Note 7 device

texts:
It's all over the news currently about the Samsung smartphone devices being a fire hazard, exploding, and there being a pertinent recall of such devices which have already caused property damage and has also physically burned people in some cases.

As per Samsung Will Replace or Refund 1 Million Galaxy Note 7 Phones in the U.S. post. . .

  Samsung Electronics formally recalled 1 million Galaxy Note 7
  smartphones sold in the United States, replacing or refunding the
  flagship phones, whose susceptibility to catching fire.

  Earlier this month, Samsung said it would recall all Note 7
  smartphones equipped with batteries it found to be fire-prone.

  source

Questions

How do I check if my device is affected by this issue?
How do I check the eligibility of my device for the recall/defect?
What else do I need to know or consider?


texts: Installing Play Store on Chinese Samsung Note 3

texts:
I have a Chinese Note 3 running Android 4.3. It doesn't have the Play Store which defeats everything that made Samsung dominate the smartphone space. I can't download GMail; I am stuck with a browser that uses Baidu for search; there is no Facebook and Twitter. It could almost be just one big feature phone outside China.

I would like to ask how do I install the Play Store and get the other Google services on the device. I searched the internet and it always tells me to root the device.

Could anyone enlighten me on how does rooting the device be able to get the play store running again?

Could anyone provide the steps in installing it after you rooted the device?


texts: Is it possible to test a Note 4 NFC antenna

texts:
NFC has stopped working on my Note 4 (N910G).  As I understand it, the NFC antenna is embedded in the battery - it seems to be, I can see an antenna.

I am using an Anker replacement battery, but NFC has worked in the past with this battery.

Is there a way that I can check the antenna is working - that it is picking up a response?  Is there a way to get a raw readout of what the NFC chip is seeing?


texts: Failed to update HTC Desire S to latest firmware with Android 2.3.5

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My phone configuration is:

Model HTC Desire S
Android 2.3.3
HTC Sense 2.1
Build number 1.47.401.4

Today I've got notification that an update is available for my phone with:

HTC Sence 3.0
Android 2.3.5

I've downloaded the update and started it. My phone rebooted, then for several seconds I saw green icon showing that update is going. After that I've received the red exclamation mark icon. I've triggered the recover console and saw the following:

Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
Copying fotaBoot to /data/system for customize reload...
Verifying current system...
assert failed: apply_patch_check ("/system/app/EReader.apk", "5f3c2be955e09...", "c4071fc9ffc21...")
E:Error in /sdcard/download/OTA_Saga_S_HTC_Europe_2.10.401.8-1.47.401.4_release_225210fmxlt12djw1sr7y5.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.

As far as I understood from the log, the CRC failed for the EReader.apk. Does that mean that the updated downloaded incorrectly? Or maybe there are some issues with my phone?

Can someone, please, help me with this issue:

Should I forget about this update and wait for the next one?
Is it the bug in the system or in my phone?
Can I somehow (without rooting the device) overcome the problem and install the update?
Any other thoughts are welcome. Thank you.


texts: Having a look at the contents of the Phone Memory?

texts:
In my Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone, I am able to see the contents of my Memory Card but I am not able to see the contents (the files and folders) that are saved in the internal memory of my mobile.

Is it possible to have a look at it only after rooting the mobile phone? Is there any app for doing so?


texts: I am trying to install OSMAnd~ which is 43 MB, but I am sitting on a crappy connection that cuts out after 10-20 MB. Can I somehow ask F-droid to keep the partially downloaded file and continue download?


texts: I am very low-tech, but I have a very smart phone!  an android 2.2.1  I have recently discovered a wonderful application called tether, or tethering where you connect your phone & lap top or pc w/ a usb cord and from there the phone acts like a modem & wa-la! you get the internet! I just purchased the newest Android Tablet (3.0), an ASUS... okay My question is really this:  Can I tether my android phone to my Android tablet and get the same or different results? And if so, how? like with what type of cord would I connect these 2 devices, as there are no usb ports on the tablet. There are, however HDMI ports.


texts: Volume Rocker only controls Bluetooth In-call Volume; cannot control all other volumes

texts:
I am a bit baffled as to why the volume rocker is currently controlling "Bluetooth In-call Volume" I have not nor have  I ever paired a BT device with this phone. In fact I just always leave the BT signal off.

What else could be causing this and how do it change it so that my dedicated Volume button can control my music and not some Bluetooth thing that doesn't exist.

The phone is an LG Esteem, Android Ver 2.3.4


texts: How to suppress the welcome note and sign-in form on freshly installed chromium(for android) browser startup

texts:
I have created a script for modifying the chromium browser's behavior when it starts. If the browser is freshly installed and if anyone opens it for the first time, the user will get a welcome note and sign-in form, which I want to suppress.
According to my findings, the solution is to replace the /data/data/org.chromium.chrome/shared_prefs/org.chromium.chrome_preferences.xml file with a version that is generated after skipping the welcome note and sign-in form. The script changes the folder's permission successfully, replaces the file, and again changes back the folder's permission.
But when I open the browser after reboot or without rebooting, that file is overwritten again and I still get the welcome note and sign-in form in both cases. But if I manually replace that file through the Android device monitor and reboots the device, it works.
The browser I am using is Chromium v73.0.3674.0 for android.
And here is the script
#!/system/bin/sh
su -c "chmod 777 /data/data/org.chromium.chrome"
su -c "chmod 777 /data/data/org.chromium.chrome/shared_prefs"
su -c "rm -r /data/data/org.chromium.chrome/shared_prefs/*.*"
su -c "cp /mnt/internal_sd/MokiMDM/org.chromium.chrome_preferences.xml /data/data/org.chromium.chrome/shared_prefs/"
su -c "chmod 660 /data/data/org.chromium.chrome/shared_prefs/org.chromium.chrome_preferences.xml"
su -c "chown root:root /data/data/org.chromium.chrome/shared_prefs/org.chromium.chrome_preferences.xml"
su -c "chmod 771 /data/data/org.chromium.chrome/shared_prefs"
su -c "chown root:root /data/data/org.chromium.chrome/shared_prefs"
su -c "chmod 751 /data/data/org.chromium.chrome"
su -c "chown root:root /data/data/org.chromium.chrome"


texts: Dropbox Camera Upload for Camera FV-5 raw (DNG) photos

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On Nexus 5 & Android 5, Camera FV-5 can capture raw photos, stored in DNG format.

How can I upload the DNG files automatically to some kind of cloud storage?

For example, the "Camera Upload" feature in Dropbox seems to ignore DNG files.


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I get a overview and manage the default applications for file types?

How to change file associations in Android? I have video files opening in one player but I want another.

Please don't propose

Settings => Manage Applications => The app you want to remove as default => clear default.

since I don't know the name of the player application name which is currently associated with video files.

I need file-type-centric solution.


texts: Is there a way to "mute" an alert tone that's already in the process of playing?

texts:
I've got a Samsung Galaxy S5 and have it set to play a fairly loud 15 second alert if I get a text message in the middle of the night (I'm frequently on-call).  I usually wake up within the first 5 seconds and would like an easy way to stop the alert from finishing the rest of the playback.  Is this possible?

On other phones (for example Blackberry), pressing virtually any button would silence an alert in progress.  That doesn't seem to work for the Galaxy S5.


texts: What is protected apps in Huawei phones?

texts:
There is a setting in Huawei phones that allow you to add applications as protected.

What is that setting mean? Are there other vendors that have a similar feature?
I've noticed that some applications by default added to protected (such as Instagram for example). How is it done? Where I can find the full list of such applications? Is this means that Huawei as vendor trusts those packages?


texts: How to solve "The contact doesn't exist" problem on Android 5.0

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I have a new Nextbook tablet that shows message "The contact doesn't exist" after tapping the user icon (top right of pull down menu). I am trying to change accounts, but I cant get to the user menu. I can access settings to see that I have two Google accounts on the tablet, but I can not access them from the user button to switch accounts.

To be more specific about the behavior when I tap the user icon: The screen flashes, click sound is heard and small message bubble shows with "The contact doesn't exist". The menu does not change to show users and add button.


texts: I forgot my lock pattern, how do I reset it?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Recovering from forgotten lock pattern

I have a Toshiba Thrive Android Table and I forgot what I used as my pattern lock. How do I reset it? Someone please help!


texts: Is there a setting to allow folders to be uploaded from a PC/Mac to an Android phone via bluetooth?

texts:
Reason I ask is because I get an error message saying that the type is not acceptable/supported when I attempt to drag and drop a folder into the window on my Mac showing the contents of my Android SD card.

Using Astro Bluetooth on Sony Z1 Compact, latest Android. Mac OS Mavericks.

Looked around here on SE but couldn't find an answer that addresses this issue with folders.


texts: What's this persistent Camera-app notification in Android 6.0?

texts:
I've been using my Nexus 5X for about a week now, but this morning was the first time I noticed the following notification:

Backstory: I snapped a few photos this morning (w/ default camera app). Looking at their meta data, they were taken at the exact time it shows in the notification. These are not the first photos I've taken with this phone. I don't remember the notification popping up immediately, but I did put away my phone right after taking those photos. Based on the timestamp, I may have simply missed it. I didn't notice the notification until after arriving at the office (roughly 1h 15m later).

Tapping on the notification shows the familiar ripple effect, but nothing happens. It's also persistent: I cannot dismiss it by swiping it.

The notification appears to display some sort of progress, but whatever it was processing, it no longer is. It's about 10am now, and it's still 'stuck' at the same place. The ellipsis seems to suggest that there could be text below the progress bar, but not sure what it would display.

So, does anyone know what this notification's purpose is? And what exactly got stuck while being processed? As a bonus, I'd like to know how to 'continue' whatever got stuck. If continuing isn't an option, then a way to dismiss it without rebooting the phone will also do. I've already tried killing the Camera app, with no result.


texts: How to get "Non-Root" access on Emulators ?

texts:
I am running adb on emulators and by default, the emulators give root access.
When I execute 'adb shell', I get root access to the emulator(virtual device).

For some reason, I want to have non-root access to emulators. What shall I do ?

Any help would be appreciated.

*Configurations

Ubuntu 13.10, 32-bit.

Eclipse 4.2 with ADT bundle.

Genymotion Emulator(To be specific, I was using Android 4.3 here).


texts: How to set Spotify as default Music Player?

texts:
I want spotify to appear in the drop-down menu instead of the default music player. Is this possible?

(I stream all of my music, so I don't need the default music player).

(By "drop down menu", I mean the one you drag down from the top of the screen -- the place where you can see everything that's going on. Is there a name for that "place"?)


texts: How to import multiple images at once from camera to Samsung tablet

texts:
I'm trying to import multiple images (chosen ones) from a Canon camera to a Samsung Tablet 4. The problem is that the upload button is visible only at the beginning when camera is connected and each image can be imported one by one. When I select multiple images the import function dissappears. Tablet is running Android 5.0.2.
I would be grateful for your help.


texts: Can't reinstall correct version of google play services

texts:
I accidentally installed the wrong version of Google Play Services via an apk, and now it's crashing every 5 minutes and the Google apps don't work.
I tried installing the apk for the right Google Play Services, but it won't install (I think it's because of the signature problems).
The apk install screen just has an "x" saying "app not installed."
I can't uninstall or disable the old/wrong play services.

Any solutions?

Thanks.

Maybe helpful information:

Nexus 4, CM 12.1

The correct version is -436, right?


texts: My yu Yureka is bricked now I tried installing nougat with cm-14 but there is a error being displayed while installing cm 14 (comparing tz version)?

texts:
error 7 looks like the both the firmware's are not compatible(googled). now the only solution available online was to flash with twrp recovery which needed the phone to start which is not possible for me.
P.S  currently i have installed  CWM recovery
i  have attached a picture or the error.

so is there any other easier solution to this problem?
can you please also mention the steps?
thanks


texts: Android 6 notification drawer width landscape mode

texts:
I recently upgraded my Motorola Droid 4 from CM11 (Android 4.4) to CM13 (Android 6). Now when I pull down the notification drawer in landscape mode, the notifications don't fill the whole screen. There is a margin to the left and the right side of the notifications.
This margin seems to be a fixed ammount of pixels, as on higher DPI devices it is much smaller. Since my Droid 4 only has a rather low resolution, the margins take about one third of the screen width.
Is there any way to get it back to the way it was in CM11?

I have root and don't mind installing a new notification bar app (as long as it's not terribly slow, I am on a rather old device) or even recompiling parts of Android/CM.


texts:
My phone has very low memory (2 GB of ram) and thus any app that is running in background is automatically closed after a minute or so. It appears in the task manager but when I open it, the app doesn't resume but rather starts up again.
However, apps like zoom or WhatsApp calls are not subject to the same background limit.
My question is, can I force other apps to stay active as well?


texts: Looking for app that provides different screen timeout and lock timeout

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I set a Screen Lock Timeout?

I would like to extend the lock timeout for my phone so that it is about 10 to 20 minutes till a password/pattern/pin is needed.  However, I don't want the screen to stay on that long.  Is there an application that either allows different timeouts, or provides it's own timeout for the screen, so that I can set it to a time less than the native timeout?

I have Froyo (2.2) on a Samsung Captivate (or Galaxy S).


texts: LTE: Lost/Stolen Phone in another country, didn't receive text/data/voicemails after new SIM?

texts:
I had an unfortunate situation occur to me where my phone was pick pocketed out of my pocket while on Vacation out of the country. We decided to not cancel the phone line because doing so would disable the find my phone features on the phone. I would have to rely on wifi connection if cellular data was shut off. Anyway, I monitored the phone and my stolen phone number for a week and a half before I was like this phone will never be turned on (essentially radio silence since stolen). I had enough and then I just informed my carrier to blacklist the phone and give me a new SIM card. I was expecting that once I popped in the new SIM card into my old Smart phone I would start receiving all the missed calls and texts on my phone, but none came through. In fact I only received ones that appeared to happen today.

I was wondering what happened. I talked to my family and friends and they all said they were calling/messaging/etc my phone number since it was stolen in order to see if they would get a response. The phone was stolen in Mexico and I was using At&t's international roaming because it was free there. If anyone wanted to get in touch with me in Mexico, I know they were able to because I was communicating with them free of charge out of Mexico no problem with everything as if it was that I was in the states. In any case, is there an explanation what happened here?

Stolen phone:
Galaxy S7
At&T Mexican Free Roaming
Stolen in Mexico

~ 1.5 weeks elasped

New Phone:
Galaxy S5
Started up in USA with my same number
At&T USA service

Anyone have any ideas?


texts: If I root my phone, can my service providor tell if I am using my phone for USB tethering or as a WiFi hotspot?

texts:
Looking at the responses to this question, it seems that a mobile service provider can't automatically detect whether or not a phone user is tethering their phone or not. Though they can infer it by the type of activity a user does.

However, my service providor charges extra for both USB and WiFi tethering. They can provide accurate usage statistics and charge by the data packet, so they must have some deliberately set up way of monitoring this. I believe the most likely way of doing this is they likely have some kind of software built into my installation of Android that reports whether or not I'm tethering.

So, does that mean if I root my device, and then presumeably that software is gone, they won't be able to tell anymore?

I'm weighing the risks and rewards of rooting my phone, and whether or not I could bypass their nickel-and-diming by charging extra for tethering would be a deciding factor.


texts: How can I see the status of the latest CyanogenGen builds?

texts: I see that CM10 nightlies for galaxysmtd have not been built for a while.  Is the status of the latest builds available anywhere, so that I can see why they haven't been built?


texts: Why can't I access the files on my SD card?

texts:
I have a Motorola Droid Bionic which I recently updated to Android 4.1.2. Since the update, I can no longer access any of the files on the 32GB micro SD card I installed in the phone. I can view all the filenames and directories, but when I try to open any of the files, I am unable to.

Settings -> Storage tells me that the SD card is mounted at /storage/sdcard1

I had previously enabled "Memory card encryption" under Settings -> Security & Screen Lock -> Data encryption, and I believe this is likely the issue. I must have enabled this over a year ago, likely shortly around when I first got the phone.

I just noticed this issue a few days ago. I did the update last week. I am not sure if the update caused the issue, but it seems the likely cause because it's the only thing I have changed recently.

Trying to play music from the SD card (in three different players) displays the error "Could not play this track" for every song. Trying to view images on the card displays the message "Could not read file".

The phone is not rooted. I have a pin enabled which I need to enter when the phone boots and on the lock screen.

Why can't I access the files on my SD card, and what can I do to recover these files?


texts:
I have a Motorola Moto G Third Gen with me (the budget phone) with an 32 GB sd card (Micro SD HC-I) from ADATA. When I upload videos to YouTube or Facebook, my Storage & USB menu tells me that the SD card needs to be pulled out and put back in again for it to work. And it works, but that is beyond unacceptable. How can I bypass this issue?

Thank You very much in advance!


texts:
I tried rooting my device with towelroot only to find out it didn't work. I went to bed before doing this, and when I woke up my phone said no SIM card, please insert in the notification bar. I got rootchecker from the playstore and it said my device wasn't rooted. I tried removing the SIM card, and then re-inserting it, which didn't seem to work. I then tried to factory restore my phone. It still didn't seem to work, so then I googled the problem. I checked my "about device" and everything seems ok. I then went to status and it seemed alright, I had IMEI number is there, but my mobile network type is unknown so is my service state, mobile network state, phone number. I have no idea how to fix it, so I thought I would make a thread of my own before I go into AT&T and try to talk to them about it. I can't call, access my mobile data, or text. Basically just an iPod with wifi.

Model Number : SAMSUNG-SM-G870A
Android Version 4.4.2


texts: Upgraded from KK 4.4.2 to CM 12 Lollipop, can't restore app data (S4 Mini LTE)

texts:
After taking a full Nandroid backup of my previous os and apps using CWM recovery, clearing cache and performing a factory wipe, I went ahead and flashed Lollipop. This is the ROM I used: https://s.basketbuild.com/filedl/devs?dev=F4k&dl=F4k/cm12/serranoltexx/cm-12-20150111-UNOFFICIAL-serranoltexx.zip

Upon first boot of Lollipop, I wasn't presented with any 'transfer existing apps/data' screen, but rather was just sent to the launcher screen. While lollipop runs fine however, I can't seem to be able to restore app data through either the custom recovery (just says "please wait" forever and phone gets stuck in a boot loop afterwards) or using apps on the actual phone. It is rooted (through both going into settings -> developer -> enable root access & also a flashable zip that I used) and both Titanium Backup(hangs at 0% and 1%) as well as Nandroid Manager(says 'error' when attempting to restore apps) both fail to restore.

Nandroid manager gave this output at the end: /system/bin/pm[6]: app_process: Permission denied

Is there any other way I can restore the app data?


texts: How to restrict syncing to only calender and not contact

texts: I have contacts and calendar on my Mac but like to sync only the calendar to my android through google. Whenever I sync with google, both my local contacts and calendar are being synced. Because I have separate and different contacts on google, I like to only sync the calendar but not the contact. Is that possible and how?


texts: Wifi Hotspot/Tethering Unstable (Android 7, Xperia Z5 Compact)

texts:
I have a Sony Xperia Z5 Compact running Android 7.  The Wifi hotspot/tethering functionality has never been perfectly stable, but in recent weeks/months (I think since Android 7) it has become awful.  What happens is I unlock the photo, pull down the notification screen and tap the hotspot icon to turn it on.  The hotspot icon then shows in the top notification for about 2-3 seconds before vanishing again (I presume: crashing silently).  If I turn it on again sometimes it also vanishes within a few seconds, but it may then stay on for a while.  However, it stops relatively frequently (several times an hour).

It does not appear related to what devices are attached (it crashes before any other device has connected, after all) nor to the mobile data connection (which is usually working fine with good signal at the point it crashes).  My provider does allow tethering, and anyway it's the hotspot wifi functionality on the phone itself which is cutting out and dropping the wifi to the tethered laptop, not the onward connection.

Obviously I'd love to know the solution directly, but even if not: is there any way I can debug what's happening by viewing system logs or similar?  Phone is not rooted and I'd prefer not to root it.


texts: I currently use Outlook on the desktop and I am trying to integrate my outlook data with my android phone. Samsung S5. I don't sync with the cloud with office 365 as I have my own domain. The old days allowed for a USB sync between the desktop and the device. This would appear the best way to do it given my circumstances. There are a couple Microsoft apps but they do not sync all data with the Android system. They keep the data within the app, and not all data is available like contacts. Situations like this make we think about apple products again, which goes against my grain.


texts: How do I find out if dnsmasq is running?

texts: I have dnsmasq available on my Android (stock ROM 4.4.2 Note2) and would like to know how I can tell if it's running and what settings its currently using?


texts: How would you avoid potentially dangerous apps in the Play Store

texts:
edit: The goal of the question is to create a simple checklist for novice users.

It is not uncommon for news warning about malicious apps that have entered the Play Store to appear fairly regularly.

The common advice is to read reviews and check the app's ratings.
However, attackers also do fake reviews and comments.

Question 1: What sort of criteria have stood the test of time to avoid this sort of malware?

comments can't be trusted.
rating can't be trusted.

At the moment, time of existance, e.g. 2+ years, is the only one I think is feasible.
Can it be trusted too? And what else is important?

Yes or No criteria is preferable
False positives are better than missed malware

Question 2: Is there a curated list of trustworthy apps?

Currently, APK Mirror seems to be the best alternative since the apps there are curated by them. But they don't allow paid-apps.


texts: How to fix moon+ reader voice stuttering in Android 9?

texts:
With my Samsung s8+ and android 8 I could listen to ebooks with the voice reader without problems but since upgrading to Android 9 it stutters and produces strange noise and stops. How can I fix that?

I use Moon+ Reader Pro 4.5.7.

P.S.: The problem only occurs with the Google Voice, not the Samsung Voice.


texts: What is signified by the yellow triangle with a black exclamation mark on Samsung devices

texts:
My friend has a Samsung Galaxy S9.
Every now and then it refuses to charge because of moisture being detected in the port.
However; upon completely discharging this once; it showed a ⚠ mark when the charger was inserted. Eventually the device started charging normally. What does this symbol mean?


texts:
Lately my Google Pixel 2 will not connect to my Homewifi.
It tries to connect all the time. Looking into the Log I get an iptables error:

05-06 10:03:56.253 1120-1355/? D/RecurrenceRule: Resolving using anchor 2018-05-06T10:03:56.252+02:00[Europe/Berlin]
05-06 10:03:56.255 1120-1355/? D/RecurrenceRule: Cycle 15 from 2018-04-13T00:00+02:00[Europe/Berlin] to 2018-05-13T00:00+02:00[Europe/Berlin]
05-06 10:03:56.256 689-3393/? W/IptablesRestoreController: iptables-restore process 25082 terminated status=256
05-06 10:03:56.256 689-3393/? E/IptablesRestoreController: iptables error:
    ------- COMMAND -------
    *mangle
    -D wakeupctrl_mangle_INPUT -i wlan0 -j NFLOG --nflog-prefix iface:wlan0 --nflog-group 3 --nflog-threshold 8 -m mark --mark 0x80000000/0x80000000 -m limit --limit 10/s
    COMMIT

    -------  ERROR -------
    ip6tables-restore: line 2 failed
    ----------------------
05-06 10:03:56.256 1120-1355/? D/NetworkStats: Resolving plan for NetworkTemplate: matchRule=MOBILE_ALL, subscriberId=262073..., matchSubscriberIds=[262073...]
05-06 10:03:56.256 689-3393/? E/WakeupController: Status[code: -1, msg: "Failed to execute iptables cmd: *mangle
    -D wakeupctrl_mangle_INPUT -i wlan0 -j NFLOG --nflog-prefix iface:wlan0 --nflog-group 3 --nflog-threshold 8 -m mark --mark 0x80000000/0x80000000 -m limit --limit 10/s
    COMMIT
    , out: "]
05-06 10:03:56.256 1120-1376/? E/ConnectivityService: Exception modifying wakeup packet monitoring: android.os.ServiceSpecificException: Failed to execute iptables cmd: *mangle
    -D wakeupctrl_mangle_INPUT -i wlan0 -j NFLOG --nflog-prefix iface:wlan0 --nflog-group 3 --nflog-threshold 8 -m mark --mark 0x80000000/0x80000000 -m limit --limit 10/s
    COMMIT
    , out:  (code -1)


texts: How to receive email when missing or receiving call or sms?

texts:
I have a couple of phones with their own sim cards and provider (for many different reasons) and so, given I don't want to:

Hear different ringtones
Hear the same ringtones but multiplied
Monitor all of those different sim cards/phone
etc

I thought of knowing how to get/receive alerts through email when receiving or/and missing phone calls and (if possible) SMS...
Is there an application existing for this? or some sort of setup? I'm well aware of the reverse existing (eg: sending phone calls/SMS for email) but after searching for a while, I didn't find much if anything that would do the above.
Any advice/answer/feedback is welcome. I'm on the latest android (but I don't mind using the older version).


texts: Samsung keyboard won't respect my input language choice in web browsers

texts:
I just got a new Samsung S20 and am working on getting it configured properly. The system language is English because I like all my technical things in English, but the input language I want is Swedish since I live in Sweden and that gives me some extra Swedish characters that I often need.

So for Samsung keyboard I've only installed Swedish as input language, and that works as expected for most places although it's still forcing me to use English as the primary input language when I'm using a web browser like the built-in or Chrome.

How can I make Samsung Keyboard respect my input language choice even in web browsers?


texts: Mobile legends not compatible after unity fix

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I want to play mlbb on pc, but it gets black after logo phase. Because its unity game I patched unity fix. Others game like granny now works but mlbb vanishes if installed. Its in data/app. If I uninstall with pm and install, it says not  compatible.
Pm install says :
cant find matching adis,could not extract native resources.
I managed to get it run on primeos somehow. But can't do it anymore.


texts: Moving apps to folders within the app drawer using the stock launcher of Samsung Galaxy S4

texts:
So on my Galaxy S4 I can open the Apps Overflow Menu (4x4 square-ish dots) and press the menu button (left of the Home) and choose edit. From there I can long press icons and put them into a folder on a particular page.

What I can't do is drag apps from page to page and place them in folders on different pages.

I would really like to have all my Verizon/Samsung apps in their own folders.

I feel the answer will be a resounding "you can't", but how can I put icons from different pages of the apps overflow menu into folders on a different page in this menu list?


texts: Does clearing the cache only clear your cache on a multi-user device?

texts:
I share a spare phone with my other half. I have just come to install an app on it and been unable to, due to lack of space. Looking in Storage I can see 400MB of Cached data but when I attempt to clear it, nothing happens.

I presume that these 400MB are being taken up by cached data in her user account rather than mine, thus I cannot clear it.

Is there anything I can do to clear up this device without waiting for her to come home and do the tidy up herself?


texts: How to easily change keyboard input application?

texts:
I have installed a Morse code input method. I believe I have followed the instructions to enable it (it's enabled in settings).

However, I don't seem to be able to use it anywhere in any input field.
I have an Xperia Tipo cellphone with the Xperia Chinese keyboard which I use often, in addition to the inbuilt English keyboard.

Possibly, I'd also like to install a French keyboard and be able to easily switch between all these keyboards, but for the time being, I cannot even use the Morse keyboard although it's installed and enabled. How do I get started? Thanks.

Edit:

Ok, I found the setting "Default" keyboard, where I can choose between Xperia Chinese and Morse input and the other keyboards I previously installed. If I choose 'morse' then I can use it. The problem is now that I must chose between one or the other, and have to come back all the way to the settings to change keyboards. Is there any way to easily change between keyboard applications? I.e. whenever I need one specific keyboard application (Chinese, English, French or Morse) rapidly switch to the proper keyboard from within the application I am currently using (browser, messaging or whatever...) ?


texts: How do I get the Google Plus app to ignore videos I loaded onto my phone?

texts:
I recently loaded some videos from my PC to my phone (running Jelly Bean) and got the most recent Google Plus app. I was going to turn on 'Instant Upload' so that it backs up my photos quickly, but realized that it also wants to upload the videos I put on my phone.

Is there a way I can get it to not upload videos from my phone (or have it ignore things in a certain directory on my phone)?


texts: Stuck entering Recovery mode plus Power and Home Button not working

texts: My phone is Samsung Galaxy J Max Tab (SM-T285YD). My phone's power and home buttons are not working. Now somehow i entered into recovery mode. But while entering it got stuck. What should i do now. It is stuck in this stage.


texts: Upgrading one phone by copying the update file from an identical phone

texts:
I have two HTC One X - first one (which was bought in India) got upgraded OTA to JB 4.1 (official version pushed by HTC) last week. I might have to wait a few more weeks/months to get the same update on the second phone since it was bought in Europe.

Is there a way to update OS to 4.1 on the second phone by copying the update file from the first? Any changes need to be done before doing that?


texts:
I have created POI using KML to .obf format,imported it to the SD card storage,also seleted the option 'Any' from POIs settings, but Osmand is not displaying any POIs.
I also imported some city maps(.obf format),which i have downloaded manually, stored in the same folder,OsmAnd is showing the maps properly but POIs. It will be great if someone please help me to solve this issue.
Thanks in advance.


texts: How can I make new/separate folders in the gallery?

texts:
I recently had some issues with my LG Marquee and had to copy the SD Card's contents to my PC, then put those contents onto a new SD Card to salvage my media content(photos, videos, apps, etc.) When I inserted the new SD Card with my content on it, my phone took the content but it all (all 3,548 items) were placed into one single folder in my Gallery.

My question is: How can I separate/organize these items into new and separate folders in the Gallery?

Is there a specific way on my phone that I can do this, or do I need to download a photo organizing app? If so, what photo organizing apps are safe and secure?

Thank You!


texts: Recovering deleted files from unrooted Galaxy Nexus

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In my infinite buffoonery earlier today I deleted the entire camera pictures folder from my GSM Galaxy Nexus. I had last copied images from my phone in August and have lost all pictures since then :(

I've been looking around quite a bit to see if there's any way possible to recover those files.  The two options that I've come across so far - using an Undelete app available in the Play store or using dd to take a block-level dump, both require the phone to be rooted. However my GNex is not and the official rooting process requires unlocking the bootloader which wipes the device. There was a thread on xda-developers that documented an exploit that could be used to root the GNex without unlocking the bootloader, however that exploit has been patched by Google.

Do any of you have any bright ideas on what I can do?

What's the nature of device wipe like that happens while rooting? Is recovery still possible after that making rooting still an option?


texts: Does installing the clockworkmod recovery require rooting galaxy s2?

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Does installing the clockworkmod recovery require you to root galaxy s2 gt-i9100?

In the link here
it seems the rooting is not required. However I have read that rooting is required for installing the CWM

Can anybody help with this? I am complete noob!!!

I am trying to install Cyanogenmod on my galaxy s2

Model number: GT-I9100

Baseband version: I9100DDLPB

Kernel version: 3.0.15-1056084 dpi@DELL168 #3 SMP PREEMPT Wed Aug 22 22:55:24 KST 2012

Build number: IMM76D.XWLPW


texts: Convert + to 00 for international calling

texts:
I am currently overseas, using a foreign SIM card in my phone. Since I travel often, all of my contacts are stored in international format (e.g. +12125551212 or +4474567899). However, my foreign carrier does not allow international dialing via +countrycode (i.e. +1), only via 00countrycode (i.e. 001).

Additionally, I had thought I would be able to use Google Voice for my calls back to the U.S. and therefore have my Google Voice caller ID show on outbound calls, but Google Voice also dials the access number via +countrycode so the call fails as well.

Is there any way to set my phone to automatically dial 00 instead of the + without having to modify all of my contacts?

Edit: I just noticed there are several apps that do this. If anyone knows of a native solution, please reply.

Edit 2: I just tried a couple of these apps. While they do work, when I try to use them with Google Voice, they replace the + prefix for the destination number, not the Google Voice access number. I need a way to have Google Voice dial its access number with 001 instead of +1.


texts: Any way to install Drivers for USB On the go?

texts: How can I install a driver for Android for devices plugged through USB OTG? Is that possible?


texts: Ghost touch problem with my Lenovo A3300?

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It seems to be happening randomly. There are times where I can use it without any problems occurring and there are times where I can't even scroll properly due to that one spot of the screen getting spammed with random touches. It's honestly driving me nuts!

I know which place the ghost touches are happening as I've turned on the "Show Touches" option in the settings but how can I fix it? Does the screen need to be replaced or something?


texts:
As the title implies, Droid Explorer cannot detect my Samsung Galaxy Tab A.
I've enabled USB debugging and set up Droid Explorer with Android SDK Platform-Tools 28.0.1.
I can detect the device with adb devices which shows:

5200dfccec4a940d    device

I can send commands to it as well, running adb reboot will cause the device to reboot, but Droid Explorer still cannot detect it.


texts: I have updated my Samsung S4 to android 5.0.1. I have exchange client that eats all my battery. In office I use exchange via wifi and out office via mobile network. Previous Android version was working in both cases without problems. Lollipop in office wifi case fails to connects to exchange server and tries for many times. How to solve this problem?


texts: Remotely disable Factory Reset Protection (FRP) for a damaged phone

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I have a brand new Samsung J6, worked without problems for a few days and suddenly got stuck on the Samsung logo when powering on. Managed to enter the recovery menu and delete the cache partition, after which the phone started, but the touchscreen wasn't working. I tried restarting in Safe Mode, but the problem persisted. After that, I went back to the recovery menu and did a factory reset. Touchscreen still not responding to any input.

I contacted my carrier to send the phone for service, but they require the phone to be unlinked from a Google account (basically, Factory Reset Protection). As far as I know, FRP won't trigger if you perform the factory reset from the settings app on the phone, but that's not an option due to the non functional touchscreen.

I've been looking at what the Google console offers, but there doesn't seem to be a way to decouple the phone from the account, it's mostly to deal with lost or stolen devices. I tried the remote wipe feature on another phone, but that still triggers FRP.

Linked account is part of G Suite, though I don't think there's any special phone management system in use.

Is there a page where I can tell Google to stop associating that particular phone to my account?

I've found nothing of the sort in the following pages:

https://myaccount.google.com/device-activity
https://myaccount.google.com/find-your-phone
https://www.google.com/android/find


texts:
I am using a non-rooted Oneplus One (cm12, all patches). I have to admit that I really dont use the camera very often, but on a family trip yesterday i noticed, the pictures i took  were not saved, except for two of them... Since it is impossible to recreate the pictures from our trip I am searching for any other alternative to get them back.

I found a bunch of topics on oneplus' support forums like this: https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/stock-camera-app-not-saving-pictures.286705/

Basically saying its not a bug, its a feature. While I think those answers are disputable at least, my question would be if there is any hope to restore the pictures (or at least parts of the album) from the cameras cache - which is about 60MB as I post this question.

Rooting the phone to get access to those cache files would not be a Problem if needed. Thanks for advice.


texts: App To Scan Hyperlinks|Content On A Web Page?

texts:
The concept is same as scanning QR codes, but only hyperlinks and content. Is there such an app?

Sometimes i see long hyperlink on a web page that i would like to have copied to my smartphone.


texts: How to get boot.Img from Samsung tab a 10.5 sm-t595

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I have been trying and failing for days to root my tablet. As far as I can tell there is no TWRP available for this device and the only way that looks possible to root it is to use magisk adb method. The problem is I can't get the root. Img file to allow me to follow the instructions. Can anyone help?

Thanks

Paul


texts: What options exist when the vendor does not supply an ADB driver for an Android device?

texts:
I bought an Android phone and the vendor does not offer any drivers whatsoever. The Android SDK and the drivers that come with it don't seem to work with the device, but the device itself reports as Android 2.2.1.

Other users have reported that the drivers of the Nook Color worked for them, but I cannot confirm this, after trying.

What options do I have to connect to the device (and ultimately to root it)?

Is it truly just the .inf file that I need to manipulate in order to make the device ID known to Windows? After all there are tools to figure out those strings while the device is connected (although "unknown") ...

The model in question is a Simvalley SP-60 GPS.

Note:
The OS I need drivers for is either Windows 7 x64 or, if anyone has successfully done that, Windows XP 32bit (under VMware with the USB device connected to it).


texts: i have a samsung galaxy s6 edge dont have google password

texts: i have the galaxy S6 Edge don't  know google account password is there anything i can do to use the phone the phone says there was an unauthorized factory reset i purchased the phone second hand and can no longer find the person i purchased the phone from


texts: Is it possible to set an encryption password different than lock screen pin?

texts:
I set up phone encryption using a numeric password. android 4.4.4 on One plus one (Cyanogenmod 11S).

now on the lock screen I'm asked for the same numeric password (but instead of a text input field, an on-screen  numeric pad is shown).

I would like to understand :

is it possible to set a different PIN for lock screen than the one I set before encrypting the phone? (without changing the current encryption password)
is it possible to change encryption password without wiping phone memory?

Thanks in advance


texts: Kindle Fire query - snapchat and Google Play

texts: I would like to know how to get my snapchat working. Everytime I go to sign in to my snap chat it says "This app won't run without Google Play services, which are missing from your phone." so therefor I went onto the Kindle App Store to try get this but once I installed it, whenever I tried to launch the app it crashed.This means my snapchat still isn't working I would love to know if anyone knows a solution for this please?


texts: Can not install apks from File Manager or browser?

texts:
In the answer to this question I specifically discovered that I could not install the VLC nightlies. It had nothing to do with that answer, which was on a question about which version of VLC was right for that device. But that question was in fact inspired by this problem: I never previously had an APK I couldn't install by merely downloading, when I am in the Android Web Browser, and it downloads the APK, I can click on it in the notification applet at the top. When I do, it says

  Can not open file

When I open that file up with the LineageOS Files Manager, com.android.documentsui I get the same error. Now, I'm wanting to know what specifically is borked about just the VLC packages? Does anyone else get this problem? Why is that pm install ./appname.apk in the shell works, but the GUI doesn't?

I'm using LineageOS 14.1-20180616, based on Android 7.1.2.


texts:
How can I delete ALL alarms in the stock Clock app?

I see that you can delete them one-by-one, but I have 50+ (created regularly with voice commands), and I'd like to get rid of them in one action.


texts:
I encrypted my phone. That worked fine. Then I installed another version of Cyanogenmod. This cannot decrypt the data (which is OK: There is no important data on the phone). It tells me to perform a factory reset, but even after the factory reset the phone is stuck at the "Encryption unsuccessful".

The error I get is the same as on:
Samsung Galaxy encryption failed

How do I convince Cyanogenmod that all encrypted data is deleted?

I have tried:

Factory reset
Installing the version of Cyanogenmod that encrypted the phone


texts: Installing default font from "Font Installer" app only changes partially. How to apply it globally?

texts:
I rooted my LG G2 D802 and changed font using Font Installer ★ Root ★. Then I changed my mind and changed the font with the one which came already in the phone. But the font hasn't changed in the whole smartphone.

The rooted font exists in some apps like Play Store and the stock one in the rest of the smartphone!

What can I do?

(Click image to enlarge)


texts: How do I uninstall a system app with root?

texts: Have root. Tried "autorun manager" app which gives option to  display system apps & uninstall, but still said "uninstall not successful"


texts: How to display several RTSP streams at once?

texts:
I want to be able to show several RTSP live streams simultaneously. Like, the phone screen divided in, say, 4 parts and in each part a separate stream from a separate IP camera displayed.

How can I do that?


texts: How to recover a System partition that won't mount

texts:
A relative of mine brought me his Galaxy S4 Mini GT-I9190, which is stuck at boot. When I boot into recovery it gives the error Failed to mount /system (invalid argument).

How can I dig through the file-system of an android phone which doesn't boot, except in Recovery? The goal is not to flash it but to recover the data if possible.

I don't mind rooting or flashing, but I don't want to overwrite the system partition that may still have the valuable info on it. I've managed to install clockworkmod according to these instructions.

Is there a way to mount it, or expose the raw device to USB, or just back it up to SD, without overwriting it?

EDIT: Now I have Clockworkmod installed. Trying to use it to make a backup of /system. It fails to mount /system with the message:

mounting /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/b/system on /system failed: Invalid Argument
W:failed to mount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system (File exists)

EDIT 2: with ADB shell I looked into /system, found an empty folder called bin and removed it. Now mounting /system fails with a longer error:

Error mounting /system!
W:failed to mount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system (File exists)
I:Can't partition non mmcblk device: /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.3/mmc_host


texts: MMS messages go into a group conversation with sender and my own number instead of the regular SMS conversation

texts: Let's say I have a conversation with Alice. If Alice sends me an MMS, it appears outside of that conversation, as a group conversation with Alice and my own phone number as participants. Could this be caused by having Unknown for My phone number in SIM status?


texts:
http://es.tinypic.com/r/2vx3zwn/9

I have only 2 apps and I can not download anything, its a One Touch 8020A.

I have nothing in the internal space, onlynin the SD Card and I am not able to download anything.

Any ideas or solutions?
Thank you


texts: Samsung Galaxy Tab P-1000 no longer recognised by the computer

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab P-1000. I tried to add a language to it using some software, but it stopped working and now my computer can not recognize it. Signs of computer and mobile appear in the black screen only. What shall I do?


texts: Is there any way to do a Facebook video chat on Android devices?


texts:
I have recently faced a problem on Android regarding the flashlight.

When the flashlight is turned 'on', the flashlight icon in the status bar gets highlighted.

When I am turning 'on' the flashlight, it is staying on for sometime and it automatically gets switched off suddenly after some time, but the icon in the status bar still stays highlighted, which indicates that the flashlight is turned on. Same thing happens for the front flashlight.

Can anybody say what can be the reason for this automatic and  random turning off of the  flashlight ?

Additional information : There is no fixed time interval for the automatic switch off, it is occuring randomly.


texts: How to disable "Alarms only" mode that activates during each call?

texts:
On my Moto E4 / Android 7.1.1 the "Alarms Only" mode auto-activates itself during each call.

It happens during every call, no matter, if this is placed or received call.

As you can see on following images, all my "Do Not Disturb" settings are purely default and all my automatic rules are set to "Off". Thus I have no idea what can be causing such behavior.

Things that I tried so far:

I have two other Motos (G4 and E3). I have checked them. Turned out that all three has exactly the same configuration and only E4 works this way.
I have deleted all automatic rules (thinking that maybe "Off" is not enough, since this is Google), but that brought no help.

How can I disable this feature or change my phone's behavior?


texts: How to disable zip verification flag in stock recovery.img?

texts:
In stock recovery there is an option to install zip from the sdcard but it doesn't allow installing zips with unknown signature. Twrp can install any zip without concerning about the the zip signature. So my question is simple i.e.

  What changes are required to stock recovery for disabling the signature validations provided a rooted adb shell in stock recovery and unlocked bootloader?

Any hex-patch for it or modifying any flag of prop.default file?


texts: Android icon showing when turning Wi-Fi on

texts:
Sometimes when I turn Wi-Fi or internet data on, an icon appears at the notification bar of my android 6.0 device that looks like the android bot surrounded by 2 circling arrows like this (it is not exactly like this. The icon I am seeing is white and the arrows are thinner but the concept is very similar) and lasts for a few seconds. What does that mean? Is Android updating and if yes, what kind of updates is it getting?

*By the way, I have auto update and sync turned off. That's why I wonder what kind of updates these are.

My device is an LG G4


texts: Uploading files from desktop to remote FTP, using ES File Explorer to initiate and the related traffic?

texts: At home have an older Windows desktop with a TB of hard drive and I constantly send files to it over my home network from my Note 4 and have amassed quite the collection. This morning, I started to upload a lot of it to a remote FTP server using ES File Explorer on my Note 4. I can click on my Windows desktop then select a group of files, copy and paste them to the FTP server and I get a progress bar of the transfer from "smb://desktop/users/"  to "ftp://ftp.myserver.net/" and my question is if the data literally moves like that? The Windows machine is connected to the cable modem on an Ethernet wire and my Note 4 is on the crowded wireless network.


texts: SSH login disconnect with Operation not permitted [preauth]

texts:
I have SSH server running on an Android phone under GNURoot app with image file for wheezy. The sshd -d on the phone says:

Server listening on port 2233

and after I try to login the connection established and then I get:

chroot(/var/run/sshd)" Operation not permitted [preauth]
do_cleanup [preauth]
do_cleanup
Killing privsep child 18597

The ssh client on my computer says:

Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer

Anybody has any idea what went wrong?


texts: Boot into specific Hangout with one person

texts:
I would like my tablet to boot up into the Google Hangouts app, and open the conversation with a specific person.

I'm able to open the Hangouts app easily with this app (or one of the many like it), but I need to open the conversation and this leaves me at the list of people page.

Resources that haven't quite gotten me there:

Similar question on Reddit

Similar discussion for the Tasker app

YouTube tutorial

When I try to use AutoContacts and log the %achangouturi variable it doesn't work. Many people say they needed to enable contacts syncing in G+, but the menus have changed and it does not work. That's the most common issue. But it's not mine.

Using the Automate app I was able to finally log the URI for the contact, and therefore have a unique ID with which I can one day hopefully open a conversation.

The way I got it was by using "Pick Contact", setting the output variable to contactURI, and then using log to log {contactUri}.

However, I am not able to open the hangout chat yet.

Using Automate, I choose launch app and choose hangouts.

I've tried using:

ACTION: android.intent.action.VIEW
DATA: content://com.android.contacts/data/xxxx

as well as DATA: content://com.android.contacts/contacts.lookup/xxxx

MIME TYPE: vnd.android.cursor.item/vnd.googleplus.profile.comm

In the Reddit answer, I don't understand and can't find the options to set the flags he did in either Tasker or Automate:

FLAGS: FLAG_ACTIVITY_FORWARD_RESULT FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_WHEN_TASK_RESET FLAG_ACTIVITY_PREVIOUS_IS_TOP

I've also tried using and not using com.google.android.talk - com.google.android.apps.babel.phone.BabelProfileActionActivity in the activity field.


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NOTE: MY PHONE IS ROOTED.

A few days back my GOOGLE PLAY STORE started showing '"NO CONNECTION...RETRY" even when the phone was connected to WIFI. All other internet using apps worked normally but appstore didnt. SO my friend told me to uninstall the PLAY SERVICES and again insatll it through finding an .apk file of it on internet.I did uninstalled butb i cant find any file to reinstall the play services and my phone is. I tried everything best but couldnt get any solution. Should I go for A factory reset or there is some other solution as well.


texts:
So I lost my device today and it was a Samsung Galaxy Prime. I went onto Google's "Find my device" and there were only 2 options: "Start ringing" and "Enable Secure Erase."

I pressed the Secure Erase button, then I searched online for what that meant. It turns out that it will wipe all of my data away. I wanted to undo that option but it turns out I can't.

So will all of my data be erased and will I be able to get all of my data back?


texts: samsung tablet GT- P3113 have OTG USB support?

texts:
Does the samsung tablet model # GT-P3113 have OTG USB support already built in or do I need to get the cable?

Am thinking of getting a keyboard for my tablet.


texts: See what apps I have installed with the facebook SDK

texts: Is there a way to check on my rooted phone what apps use the Facebook (or just any) SDK?


texts: Ok so my girlfriend changed her google account after she bought a new phone but she still had the old Google account before she changed it on the new phone cuz that's what she set up on it when she bought it but now she can't remember the new one cuz we had to factory reset the phone.  So the question is can we back the phone up to the old Google account on it or not?   Or is there nothing at all we can do unles she remembers the password?


texts: How do I change the Wi-Fi hotspot channel?

texts:
Is it possibe to change the channel my phone broadcasts its Wi-Fi hotspot on?

Right now it's using the same channel as my neighbour (6). My router is reporting several unused slots.


texts: Can't Add Shortcuts to Home Screen, get Shunted to Folder

texts:
I recently started using folders to organize my apps, but I've noticed since then that I can not add any shortcuts to the homescreen. If I try to drop an item on the home screen, it instead gets put into a folder (apparently at random, no less). This happens even if I drop the icon on a completely empty screen with no folders.

If I drag the app out of the folder back to the home screen and drop it, it goes to a different folder instead.

Running Android 2.3.5


texts: Badge count without icon in the notification panel

texts:
I am using Apex Launcher Pro on top of Android 11. I wanted to enable the count of unread messages for my social media apps and e-mail using Apex Notifier.
Now, the badge count only shows up if I also enable notifications to be shown in the top Android notification panel. This seems a little redundant, so ideally I wanted to have the following set-up: when a new message arrives, the phone should make a sound, display the badge count icon on top of the app's icon, but not show app's special icon in the notification panel.
Is there a way to set it up like this?


texts: Using an Android emulator with termux, how do I expose the emulator to gps services so I can add gps data to apps like WigLE WiFi?

texts: I working on a problem of using an Android emulator on a  PC to use the NIC like as if the NIC's are attached to emulator itself to do packet injection and other things. I almost have that beat but the other problem I am having is getting the thing to virtualize a GPS device or using one on a phone. I'm sure of what Im supposed to do any help would be appreciated.


texts:
I want to root my shiny and new Nokia 8 64GB, running mostly pure Android 8.0.

This will later become part of the "how to root" series we have as a CW, following the wisdom of this meta.


texts:
At home I often connect my android to some speakers, to listen to internet-radio. It would like to be able to change the sound-level through a command on my laptop.

I can open an ssh shell to the phone, but I am stuck finding a command to change the volume on the android.

Is there a command to change the audio-volume on the android-shell? Or maybe there is a different approach without ssh that I missed completely?

I am running Android 4.1.

Edit

The accepted answer should work for rooted devices. I am still keen on getting an answer for an unrooted device.


texts: Why does the built-in Download Booster on Samsung not work with UC browser?

texts:
Download Booster is a built-in function on Samsung devices, and it works great when downloading a file more than 30MB from the Play Store. However, it does not work when downloading a file via the UC browser.
Why?


texts: Can't see icon names on my android home screen?

texts: So I got a new mobile and out of no where my mobile stopped showing me names of the icons on my home screen. pic:


texts: RPC:S-5:AEC-0 error on brand new tablets

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Possible Duplicate:
  Google play fails to install application with RPC:S-5:AEC-0

I recently bought 2 of these tablets, which had good reviews.

I bought them for my young daughters for Christmas. So, the tablets didn't have to be the best in the market. They need to be able to download games, but I am having problems with downloading from the Play Store.

The most frequent error is the RPC:S-5:AEC-0 error. All the fixes I have found for this are for problems following updates, and not for brand new devices. Nevertheless, I have tried clearing caches, re-installing GMail accounts, and restoring to factory settings but nothing is working.

The above link shows that the devices are on 4.0.3. But when I checked the tablets, they are on 4.0.4.

Any ideas?


texts: How to get my lost Xperia SL back even after factory reset?

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I'm new to this forum, I have lost my Xperia SL yesterday in a bus. I have registered police complaint with my IMEI number. I was trying to locate the phone using android device manager when someone uses my phone's internet. so far nothing is going correct.

When i log in to the google play with my email-id, my mobile phone model has been showing.

I have a doubt that, when the thief does a factory reset, and sign in using a new account in google play, will i able to still detect my phone with its registered model number?
will i able to track my mobile with any of the technology? (I have not installed any tracking apps in my mobile).
or i have to wait for the police to track it with my imei number?

Can anyone help me to clear my doubts?

I have not changed my password of my gmail, so that i may have the more possibilites of tracking my device.


texts: How do I create a working filter to block sites, etc with NoRoot Firewall?

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NRF seems fine for blocking applications' use of data, but not blocking sites or other communication with them on a case-by-case basis; it's an all-or-nothing proposition.
I've followed guides on how to do it, entered pre-filters and in-app filters, but in setting Firefox to use them, I get status bar notifications that Firefox wants to access the internet and an unending stream of Pending Access-es -- for sites that don't have filters set for them -- that are impossible to keep up with. It won't do so at all before timing out, unless I globally Allow or Deny.
I read on Lifehacker that NRF has issues on 4G, which my phone is, but I'm strictly on wi-fi, so should be a moot issue, yeah?
I've looked at the builder's site, norootfirewall.weebly.com, but it has no additional info or contact, and Firefox doesn't seem to have a filter add-on that actually works on mobile (I use BlockSite on desktop), so here I am. Help!?


texts: Connecting HDD to PC having copied files to HDD from phone triggers error check

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I have a brand new, formatted with exFAT 1TB external hard drive which I'm connecting to my phone via a USB hub. I can copy files to it no problem.

However when I connect to my Windows 7 PC it says that there is an error and tries running the Error Checking tool. It doesn't find any issue however.

My question is why does it think this and how can I avoid it?