texts: Creating App and Swap partition for Android

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I have got Karbonn A5+. I dont know how much ROM, RAM it exactly have.

When I go to Settings > Applications > Manage Application it shows 191MB used, 11MB free.
But, when I open Advanced Task Killer, it shows 220MB free.
The same is shown when I go to System app, it shows: 220MB available. It also shows 48% used, 52% free.

So I conclude that both apps show RAM+ROM clubbed, while Settings > Applications > Manage Application show only that for ROM. Thus according to System app, if 52% is 220MB, my phone is having ~419MB ROM+RAM.

But it still have ~200MB ROM (out of which only ~10MB usually free) as shown in Settings > Applications > Manage Application. And phone has already started giving me "Low on space" warning and now I am not able to install any app. I have moved all possible apps to SD card using Apps2SD, but since am not yet rooted am not able to move some apps.

Anyways now am deciding to root, install CyanogenMod for JellyBean (am stuck at Gingerbread :( ). But before that am deciding to buy 32 GB class 10 (to get better loading speed for apps moved on SD) MicroSD, partition it to have App partition of 4GB and a SWAP partition too since I think 419MB ROM+RAM is still small.

I am trying to do it as explained here. It uses Link2SD and Swapper apps.

Will having SD card space dedicated for SWAP partition be a good decision?
Is partitioning this way a good idea at first place?
When I read reviews of Swapper many people give it good rating while some considerable number of people say it may brick your phone. What should I do? Am not at all experienced in rooting and MODing. But have read a lot of stuff to get me confident. My first obvious step will be to do NANDROID backup with CWM. But after using Swapper if I brick my phone (like as reviews say it just stuck at start screen), how can I restore from backup?
Also the tut asks to have FAT32 formatting for data partition and ext4 for App partition. Why is it so? What should be the ideal ones?
The screenshot of Link2SD asks for "File system of SD cards second partition". Why is second partition asked?


texts: Will a Motorola DEFY+ sync with my Outlook calendar and contacts?

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I'd like to buy a Motorola DEFY+ as it fits my needs almost perfectly. However, I read some test reviews which are claiming that the Outlook sync options are quite weak.

Does anyone know if this phone will synchronize with my local Outlook calendar and contacts? Are there any known problems which might occur during the synchronization?


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I've a galaxy and a Samsung tablet. I download many mp3s on the tablet and I'd like to be able to sync them with the phone and vice versa. Any app for this?

I am talking about lots of files, so Dropbox and Google drive are not what I have in mind. The I'd like something that works over wifi


texts: unable to connect to my nexus 10 with android 4.4 and cyanogenmod with a remote desktop manager

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Hello android users and developers.

I would like to give a developer temporary access to my tablet so he can help me solve a problem. On the tablet is running android 4.4 + cyanogen mod 11. I have installed the no-ip client for android and a tool called "airdroid" and I have also configured an ssh account.

I'm not able to connect to the tablet using the domain name (marietto2008.no-ip.org) that I have associated to the internal IP number (192.168.254.1). This is what happens when I try to ping the internal IP number and the domain name associated :

root@localhost:/home/marietto# ping 192.168.254.1

PING 192.168.254.1 (192.168.254.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.254.1: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=435 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.254.1: icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=559 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.254.1: icmp_req=3 ttl=64 time=582 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.254.1: icmp_req=4 ttl=64 time=403 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.254.1: icmp_req=5 ttl=64 time=18.6 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.254.1: icmp_req=6 ttl=64 time=141 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.254.1: icmp_req=7 ttl=64 time=470 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.254.1: icmp_req=8 ttl=64 time=10.8 ms

    [1]+  Stopped                 ping 192.168.254.1

root@localhost:/home/marietto# ping marietto2008.no-ip.org

PING marietto2008.no-ip.org (external IP number) 56(84) bytes of data.

it hangs !

I can connect to the tablet using this address that I have received when I have installed airdroid :

http://web.airdroid.com/ or http://192.168.254.1:8888

but I can't connect to it using this way :

http://marietto2008.no-ip.org:8888

also,I can connect remotely with the tablet using the ssh account at this address :

192.168.254.1:46143

but not using the domain name :

marietto2008.no-ip.org:46143

I've also configured the port triggers on the router configuration panel :


texts: On devices with encryption enabled, can any apps start before the PIN is entered?

texts: On devices with encryption enabled that require you to enter a PIN before the device finishes booting, can any apps (including built-in ones like chrome or gmail) start before the PIN is entered?


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When I try to turn On my LG L7, it shows

  Device temperature too high or low. Please move to another place to charge.

And it wont turn ON.
It started after I tried to measure voltage between the electrodes where the battery goes using a multimeter.
I think I messed up it by shorting positive and negative.
What can I do? Please help


texts: I have an Android device that supports both 2.4 and 5Ghz bands. Also my WiFi router is dual band. I know that 5GHz band supports higher speeds but the difference isn't significant for my connection speed (50 Mbps). Does connecting to the 5GHz drain more battery than 2.4 GHz?


texts: How may I use apps without installing it?

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Is there any way to copy and paste some files and directories and install an app without using package installer from one tab to other.
Android Version 6.0.1
Tablet Lenovo Tab x103f


texts: Why doesn't my Android P10 mic doesn't work for calls from home, but anywhere else?

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To provide some context:
I own a Huawei P10 (VTR-L09), EMUI-Version 9.1.0, Android Version 9. I have a contract with a subcontractor of O2. At home I have a landline + DSL contract with Telekom and I run a FritzBox 7490 router. I removed already all the Fritz App software from my phone just to ensure this isn't the source of the problem.

As in the title formulated my problem is that when I am at home, I may do (which is the more appropriate word for starting calls?) calls and receive them and I hear everything perfectly my connectivity is also perfect but nobody hears me.

My mic works when I leave my home, it works for any kind of records (even at home). Therefore I am completely out of ideas how to fix the problem...


texts: Does the operating system matter when syncing?

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I'm going to buy a mobile phone with android and I have use linux as operating system on my desktop computers and laptop, as android is based on linux I could hope the compatibility with linux should be okay.

I've been distant from the mobile phone industry for some time, but I've seen that some phones use their own software, does android use an platform-dependant application to communicate with the phone?


texts: location via WiFi, cell tower not working anymore

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I have a Nokia 8 Sirocco with Android 9 (kernel version 4.4.153-perf+ #1). Since a few weeks ago I noticed that the phone seems to be unable to get its non-GPS based location - e.g. via WiFi locations or cell tower triangulation.

The symptoms are:

Google Location history is less accurate.
My shared location only updates for the other persons whenever an app uses GPs (and there is a GPS signal).
I keep seeing an "Updating your shared location" notification.
Apps that rely on location services take longer to boot up or be responsive.
Apps that rely on location services do not work at all without an available GPS signal.
Location based Smart unlock is not working.
Location based reminders are not working.

I have checked the following settings under Security & Location » Privacy » Location:

Under Google Location Accuracy the Improve Location Accuracy is On.
Under App-level permissions all relevant apps have permission to access the device's location.
Under Scanning both Wi-Fi scanning and Bluetooth scanning are On.

Is there anything more I could do to get this working properly again?


texts: Youmail visual voicemail in a foreign country?

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Youmail is one of my favorite apps to get voicemail to download onto my phone. However, I am now in Israel for the year, but I would still like to be able to use it.

The way it seems to work right now, is it changes the forwarding number and the number to retrieve voicemails from. This makes it difficult to use in a foreign country because the country codes are required, and they vary based on phone service.

Is there a way to get youmail to work even in a foreign country?


texts: How to Install an application that requires android 5.0+ on android 4.4.4

texts: I have a phone running android 4.4 and the app requires android 5.0 or higher. I want to install this app on android 4.4. Do you have any way, help yourself. Thank you very much.


texts: i have a samsung galaxy 4 with a  smashed screen, i really need to get my contact numbers and calendar from it (currently using a friends old iphone but will be borrowing sisters old s4 soon. Phone charges and light flashes at top when turned on but unable to see anything due to the damage. Desperate for help please!!!


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I've been searching around for any official docs and some 3rd party sites but I can't find a way to rate an app via the Android TV itself, without installing a 3rd party browser app to browse Google Play Store.

When using the Google Play Store, selecting My Apps then selecting the app you want to rate, it only shows four buttons:

 Update
 Uninstall
 Full Description
 Flag as Inappropriate

I've also seen this Hidden Android TV Browser thing, maybe it'd be possible to just rate the app by using a internal browser then going to the Play Store site, but it doesn't seem to work (maybe it used to, but not anymore), it just shows:

  Restricted Access. No browser was found.

So I'm wondering if this is even possible? If no, is there any reason as to why they wouldn't allow users to rate an app via the Play Store when using an Android TV? Or is there any feature request for this (wasn't able to find one, maybe someone already did and I just wasn't able to find it)?

PS: I did try using a 3rd party browser app to rate an app by going to the Play Store site, but it's not a good experience for a user to go through all that (installing another app to go to Play Store, login again, then find the app to rate).


texts: Does rooting void s4 warranty if the thing that is wrong is not the fault of rooting?

texts: I have a galaxy s4 from AT&T with knox on it. And I just want to root (no custom roms) but if my phone breaks or something I don't want to void my warranty because it's rooted. So is my warranty voided automatically with root or is it voided only if the root is the cause of the problem.


texts: Why are my auto-complete suggestions so bad?

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When I'm typing into a text entry field, the auto-complete suggestions I get are much worse than they used to be (they have never worked well on this phone, but have worked great on previous Android phones).  For example, if I enter "Th", my suggestions are "Rh" and "Therock", rather than "The".  The only suggestions that seem valid are names out of my address book.

Any ideas?  I've turned on all the auto-complete settings, but the suggestions are still terrible.  I'm using a Nexus One running 2.3.4.


texts: Installing TWRP using Odin will erase data or not?

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My Samsung Note 3 Neo is stuck on Samsung screen. I need the backup of data, but I dont have any recovery other than the default recovery (having options: Apply update from ADB/External storage, Factory Reset, Wipe Cache Partition etc)

I am going to install TWRP custom recovery on it using Odin.

Will this installation using Odin erase my data?
Can Odin be helpful in some other way, to take backup of mobile?


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I know you can use Android free but is it possible to do the same with Google TV?

Let's say I want to build a box myself and use Google TV, do I need to negotiate with Google?


texts: There are two apps that can disable system apps (bloatware) from Samsung and LG devices. Those do not need root or any special permission. Can anyone explain how this works?


texts: Does camera clarity vary with to the app?

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I own an old HTC Wildfire A333. I recently switched it back to the HTC Sense ROM and I saw that the quality of pictures taken with the default HTC camera app seem better. Not slightly. Quite a considerable amount actually.

I know that picture clarity is related to the camera hardware. I switched back to CM9 again and when I turned the camera app on, I could see the clarity was bad (without taking pictures, just through the app interface. I did take pictures though and the quality was bad. The settings were all accounted for).

Even when I used another camera app the quality was pretty bad. Sadly, I couldn't flash the HTC camera on the CM mod to see if that's what makes the difference.

Does software affect the picture quality? If so, how?


texts: How can I diagnose this problem: Can't flash ROM to my Samsung Fascinate

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When I boot into recovery all the text moves so fast I can't read what's happening, then it just boots normally without the new ROM.  Is there any log I can review to find out what is happening?

Here's a little background on what I'm doing:

I started with a stock Samsung Fascinate fresh from a factory reset.  I rooted it using this method.  I installed ROM Manager from the Market then I installed Clockworkmod with this method.  Finally I tried to install jt1134's Super Clearn 0.9 (DJ05) from ROM Manager.  It downloads the ROM offers me the option to backup my current ROM (which I decline because it's already backed up) and the option to wipe cache and data which I choose then hit OK.  From here it boots into Recovery and then the text scrolls up the screen so fast I can't see whats happening, then it boots into the regular stock ROM which would suggest the ROM installation failed.  One other note, ClockworkMod recovery appears to work except when I manually boot into it and choose "reboot" it hangs on the clockworkmod icon.


texts: My bluetooth headphone is paired however sound is still from my phone?

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I paired my bluetooth to my phone. Then I pair it also to my computer.

I turned on my headphone. I wonder where it will pair too? To my computer or to my headphone?

In any case both my computer and my smartphone say that the bluetooth is paired.

Screenshot (click to enlarge)

So it's paired. However, no sound would show up on my headphone.

Usually I turned on my headphone and I will be listening to my smartphone sound right away. Now it isn't.

Can Bluetooth device connect to several devices at once? Is that where the confusion is?


texts: How do I disable receiving calls and messages?

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I use my HTC Evo 3D (currently Android 2.3, soon Android 4.0) to record cycling workouts (GPS + Endomondo). During workouts, I don't want to receive any calls / messages for the following reasons:

I don't want to be disturbed when relaxing
I want to conserve the battery
sometimes I listen to music and calls/messages interrupt the music, which I don't like, especially when the calls are business-related during my non-work time

How would I accomplish this? The flight mode doesn't allow GPS to be enabled, therefore this isn't a solution.


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My wife set password to her tablet and asks me to remove it. I opened settings -> security -> device encryption entering password but option none (i.e. no password) is disabled (with message turned off by administrator, policy...). As I understand if I am able to set password to none then password should disappears. But I cannot do it, so I suspecting that she is encrypted device somehow.

Is there way to ensure that device encrypted or not? If it is encrypted there is only one way, as I know, hard reset it to remove encryption. But if it is not encrypted, how to remove password?


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I was playing with some Xposed modules on Galaxy S4 Mini phone and then after applying some changes, it stopped booting and stuck on boot logo screen.

So, i tried to boot it up again in safe mode by holding Home menu during startup, as i did to solve earlier problems, but had no luck this time! Still stuck on logo. Then after a little bit of googling found another boot option that can be activated by pressing power button multiple times immediately after starting the phone until it vibrates by your keypress. Fortunately, it helped a lot and i could boot up the system and deactivate the problematic module and the problem got solved. :)

Before this, i knew only one way of starting Android in Safe mode, which was by holding Home button during boot until you see Safe Mode label on the edge of your screen and then all of your downloaded applications would be temporary deactivated. (Although, key combination may differ on other brands.)

But, when i booted up using this life-saving way by pressing power button multiple times,

All of my apps were loaded normally
There was no sign of Safe Mode label
And thankfully, Xposed framework seemed to be disabled
Although, i still got all other functionalities and even root access

What is this type of booting called? Is it some kind of Safe Mode? What Changes does it make to system/services/apps? Is it a feature of Xposed framework or is a part of Android itself?

I've done a lot of searching but found nothing technically well-documented about it.


texts: Bypass T-Mobile Hotspot Tethering Limit by using the phone's unlimited plan?

texts: I have the 10gb hotspot plan for tmobile but I also have unlimited data when I'm on my phone. Is there a way to bypass the hotspot limit by using the unlimited data from my phone instead? I have the nexus 6 on android version 6.


texts: Difference between su vs root SSH login for mounting?

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I have a bash script luks that I use in Android for mounting/umounting encrypted devices, that can be called in a terminal emulator with

 su -c "luks ..."

The script works ok for the first part, except at the mounting time, that in the script I do with:

 busybox mount /dev/mapper/${vol_arg} ${mount_path}

Despite the fact that I get exitcode 0 from this command, the device is not mounted. The command line

 su -c "mount /dev/mapper/${vol_arg} ${mount_path}"

does not work either in the terminal emulator yet it shows no error (df does not shows the device). When I try to execute it agan, I get mounting failed: device or resource busy. If I then try

 su -c "umount ${mount_path}"

I also get cant't umount...: device or resource busy. What's happening?

However, the REALLY strange point here is that, if I SSH to the tablet as root with the same terminal emulator, the command

 mount /dev/mapper/${vol_arg} ${mount_path}

mounts the device normally (??!!). In addition, if I execute the command

 'luks ...'

as SSHd root, it also works perfectly, even mounting the device.

Why does mounting is working if run as SSH root, and not through su -c?

Even more strange is the fact that the su -c thing works fine in Samsung Android 4.1.2, but not in Cyanogenmod 11 (4.4.2)...

Maybe the cyanogenmod people introduced some ugly bug?

Clues?

Thanks!!

L.


texts: View when a known Bluetooth device was last connected

texts:
I somehow managed to loose my LG G Watch, and it has now been about 2 weeks :/

Around the time that I lost it, I was doing some traveling, so I am trying to figure out where exactly me device might be.

To do that, I have though about using my device to figure out when the last connection happened, and then using Google's Location History to determine my approximate location.

How can I figure out when a bluetooth device was last connected, or when Android wear last sunc?

Any and all help is greatly  appreciated.


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I have problem in connecting android with a device. In froyo android 2.2 when I connect android with device it shows me pairing dialogue box and I successfully pair it. When i update my device from android 2.2 to  android 2.3 i.e. ginger bread pairing dialogue box is not showing. I am using Bluetooth chat example of android.

Your help will be really appreciated.


texts: Android (Yuphoria) stuck in bootloop without recovery and ROM & files cannot be written

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My Yuphoria 5010 got into bootloop after installing a custom ROM. My friend tried to fix it but deleted the recovery following a tutorial.

Now the device is stuck at the boot logo.

Is it possible to hard format the device to the default ROM anyhow?

Update: This is not a normal bootloop. The problem here is the ROM could not be rewritten. Any writing attempts are being failed. The device was infected with a malicious adware which couldn't be deleted and that's the reason I tried to format the device. Is there any way around if the writing modules fail?


texts: How do I use Droid Explorer to restore a back up either the enhanced or normal ab?


texts: Open links in standalone dedicated application

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Im not sure how to word the question exactly but I will try and describe what I mean.

If im on a website, email or any app and there is a link that can be opened in a certain app, For example, clicking a youtube link, instagram link, pintrest etc it "opens" that app. But when I hit the multitasking button to look back on the site/email/source of the link, I find that the app is actually "inside" the source. For example, even though its opened the youtube app, when you click on the multitasking button it actually shows up as chrome (im not talking about it loading the youtube website).

Can it be set so it physically opens that respective app rather than "virtualising it" inside the source app?

I know this may sound very confusing...if so let me know ill try again or maybe do a video of what I mean...


texts: Every time I reboot my phone new profiles are created and existing ones lose all settings. For example restart my phone 3 times I will have 3 profiles of each default one all with no settings. Anyone else have this problem and know how to fix it?


texts: Setting permissions for which networks an app can access

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New to this forum, not sure if this is a duplicate.

Is there a way to restrict which networks an app can use? For example, I don't want to use a location-based dating app (or similar , e.g. Snapchat) on my work/university/school network. I would prefer those apps to only access the internet from my home network (private) or cellular data (again private). This is to avoid legal issues, etc.

I've set network settings to "restrict background usage" and also restricted networks. But as far as I can tell, this only stops apps from accessing the internet in the background.

I'm using lollypop on a Samsung in case that makes a difference.

How should I go about restricting the particular networks (WiFi, cellular) that an app can access? Is there an app I need? Do I need to root?

Apologies again if this is a duplicate.


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On my Android 1.5 MID, there is a Google search bar in the main screen.

Does this have any value to me if I don't use the Internet?
How can I remove this from the main screen?


texts: Androidx86 7.1 Unidentified video number - HDMI from laptop to TV

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I'm trying to set up a nice little android 7.1 system to attach to my TV using a HDMI cable though I'm having a bit of trouble with the resolution.
I'm getting a black border around the screen - See the below image.

This is what the laptop screen looks like below.

I've plugged in another laptop that has windows installed and noted down the resolution which is 1280x768. I've also found the corresponding vga values both 16 and 32.
1280x768x16 = 888 and 1280x768x32 = 889

When I add either of these to the menu.lst file I get a message on boot stating that I'm using an undefined video number.

Like the below image:

I've typed scan to get the video modes available but there are no resolutions that match the aspect ratio of my screen. I've tested the ones listed but they still either don't take up the whole screen or match the aspect ratio.

The below image shows a list of codes that I have found.

The laptop I'm running this on is pretty old but with windows or any of the other Linux distros I've found I have no problem.

System Specs

Is there any way of getting around this? Or am I going about this the wrong way?

Many thanks!!! :)

Let me know if I need to provide more info!


texts: How to connect to wifi router without internet?

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I've just setup a wifi router to use with an audio device which is controllable by Android devices through LAN. This router is expected to not have an internet connection - its sole purpose for me is to route the local network and enable the controlling via my Android phone.

However, my phone (a Moto G5S, with Android 7.1.1 installed) simply refuses to connect to this router - even though I can perfectly connect to it from a laptop. I even removed my other routers from my phone, to prevent it from jumping to wifi connections that have internet, but it still doesn't connect to this "offline router".

Now, a bit of a plot twist: I did see a notification about the wifi connection not having access to the internet, but I simply swiped it off. I tried connecting with my wife's Android, and, instead of swiping off the notification on her phone, I clicked it and I saw that it offered the option to stay connected even without internet. However, I can't do this on my Android anymore, since I got rid of that notification. Yeah, I feel stupid, but, in my defense, I had no idea that ability would be only available there. I even tried "forgetting" the wifi connection and re-entering the password, but it just won't show me that notification anymore.

So, any ideas of how to fix this, guys? How can I force the connection to my internet-less router, or, alternatively, how can I force my Android to show my the notification about "wifi offline" again?

My Solution:
Somehow, after a series of deletions, restarts, and retries to connect, the notification popped up again. I have no idea why it happened this way, but at least now I can stay connected to that router, which is what I needed.


texts: Android Preloaded apps - Does Google Play take them into account to compute total number of installs?

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I would like to know whether or not preloaded apps are taken into account by Google Play to compute the total number of installs of an app.

I read many articles, among which this one, but I did not find yet a clear answer to this question.

Can someone provide an answer to this question? Hopefully a link to some official Google Play / Android Developer Documentation page.. ;-)

Thanks.

PS:
I sent a question to Google using contact form on Google Play Console, but did not receive an answer yet.
And, of course, I also read many documentation pages on Google Play Console portal.


texts: How can I have android reinstall my installed apps after I do a factory reset?

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I have a nexus one and I installed a bunch of apps on it.

After I do a 'factory reset', I go back to 'Android Market' and I see it is trying to download the apps I installed before. However, all of them are stuck in 'Downloading...' - they do not get installed.

I am on WiFi, so it is not an network issue.

Any idea how to re-install those apps?


texts:
My battery drains extremely quickly, it can deplete completely in just over 1 hour.  It can even drain faster than the charger can supply.

Here is the battery graph after less than 60 minutes of load (this was playing candy crush saga).

Is this normal behaviour or is there something wrong with my phone?

The numbers in the usage stats don't add up to 100% either, it just says Screen 13%, facebook 8%, candy crush 4%, android system 2%, and a few other little 1% apps.

1 year old Nexus 5 with android version 5.0, kernel 3.4.0-g88fbc66


texts: Change the notification sound in the new Inbox by Gmail

texts:
I looked for a way to change the default notification sound for new e-mails in Inbox but could not find the setting. In the Gmail app I could change the sound.

Does anyone know how to change it or if this is just using the default system sound?

I'm using a Nexus 4.


texts: S5 G901f 4G+ on Android 6 is slow to switch tower

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My recently purchased Samsung GS5 G901f 4G+ on Android 6 loses network for ~10s in many locations. I have used the "Open Signal" app to get an understanding of the problem. It seems to me like the S5 is not properly switching to a different tower when I walk around. It lets the reception get really low, the connection cuts, and after ~10s of having no network it will finally connect to another antenna. I know there is something wrong with the phone because with the same carrier+SIM card I never lose network in my area on my old S4.

So my question is, is this a software problem or could it be hardware?


texts: Handle private/company wiki from an Android phone

texts:
I'm currently using the Oddmuse wiki to document things, both personal and work related. What I'd like to do is to find an Android app along with a wiki engine which enables me to read and make changes to the wiki with my phone. Using only the browser is unintuitive and hard to use.

How can I do this? I'd rather use MediaWiki or DokuWiki, but I don't know of any apps which can both display and let me log in to edit the wiki.


texts: Where is located flashlight activity on cm12

texts: As you know, on cm12 does not exist Torch.apk. Flashlight run on toggle in quick settings. I am wondering, which one application contain flashlight activity? I was Googling, but can't find an answer.


texts: backing up system image before rooting: please help

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S III i9300. On Windows 7 there is something called a
recovery partition which contains a full compressed image of the operating system
from which Windows 7 can be installed. On Android, instead, there is a recovery,
which as I understand it is a partition with a full micro-operating system
from which can be used to decompress an operating system from an image on
the sdcard and make it the current operating system.

What I want to ask is. I want to root my device. For this, I can use Odin 3
and ChainFire. Once the device is rooted will I be able to go back and
unroot the device? In order to do so I would like to save the program
which reinstalls the android operating system from scratch. Where is
this program. I want to back it up in case needed, I don't want to
lose it or customize it.

I can see my image on sammobile.com, but the download is slow if you do not
pay for the download, and I was unable to download the image.

If I install ClockworkMod as my recovery, I need to root the device first before
installing ClockworkMod, so when ClockworkMod overwrites the recovery, the old
recovery will be gone and I will only be able to restore the rooted version of
the OS. Plus, I will not be able to reinstall the old recovery as once overwritten
by ClockworkMod this old/original recovery will be gone. Is this correct?
What if I want to back up the unrooted version of the OS?

Thanks.


texts: I have a Galaxy S7 and can launch an app from the widget, but cannot find the application icon to delete the app

texts: I have a Galaxy S7 and can launch an app from the widget, but cannot find the application icon to actually uninstall the app.  Any thoughts?


texts: How to force Adobe tracking link in SMS to open Google Play Store app and not the web browser

texts: I am sending a bitly in SMS that masks an Adobe tracking link to download an app. I want the link to open the Google Play app, not the web browser. Is there a way to force this? Given that I can't change the settings on everyone's phones, need to be able to do it from my side.


texts: Running a stock or custom ROM in a virtual machine on Android

texts: Can I run a virtual Android machine on my Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge? Or maybe can I run a custom ROM without flashing stock?


texts: Just upgraded my pixel to android 11 and now when I swipe left to go to the next screen with apps on the screen swipes but then it does a slight double bounce before finally settling is there a way to disable this?


texts: How can I check the commit message of AOSP

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There is a bug in Android 4.3 and it is said to have been fixed in Android 4.4.

How can I know how it is fixed?

https://issuetracker.google.com/u/1/issues/36985755

Update 2018/03/01:

I searched with the keyword "mCurMethod" in gerrit and seems to find the related changes to fix it.

It is the commit. https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/frameworks/base/+/68103

But IMHO, it is not merged into master because of merge conflicts.

How do we know how AOSP fixes it?

Git log in framework/base seems a lot of commit and is hard to locate the specific commit.


texts: Eclipse(and adb.exe from sdk) doesn't detect my beaglebone black as running android device

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I need some help for problem. I'm using Beaglebone Black and Android (JellyBean 4.2.2) with 3.8 kernel. BBB connected to window7 through USB which comes with BBB. When I boot the android on micro SD card, it works fine(I'm using 4DCAPE LCD screen) but I cannot find it as running android device. I turn on the USB debug mode.

Thanks.


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I've found varying amounts of information about this subject and I'm hoping that someone here can point me in the right direction.
I've never rooted a phone before and would like to know the correct procedure so I don't end up with a paperweight.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you


texts: Are Amazon "Parental Controls" redundant if I disable "In-App Purchasing"?

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In the Amazon Appstore settings, there is a preference to enable Parental Controls. When set, this causes all apps (that are installed via amazon appstore) to require the amazon password before being able to make an in-app purchase. You can also specify an optional PIN to use in lieu of the full amazon password. According to the details, this only affects in-app purchases, and it does not hide 'mature' apps or enable any filtering.

Another setting is In-App Purchasing. This preference is active by default, but it can be disabled to completely remove the possibility of in-app purchases.

By default, no password is needed for in-app purchases, and the in-app purchasing ability is active. For both of these permissions, you are required to enter your amazon password to change the permission.

My question is this: If I disable in-app purchasing completely, is there a need to also enable parental controls?

Since the preference itself cannot be altered without typing in the password, I feel like the Parental Control preference is redundant for my purposes.


texts: How does Google find devices for Android Device Manager?

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I've seen the news story a few weeks ago that Google has finally implemented a feature similar to Apple's Find My iPhone.

The weird thing is that Google says that somehow magically all old devices with old firmware can now be found, which were released months and years prior to the announcement of the feature.

How does that work?


texts: Power button no longer turns screen on/off - apps don't fix this properly, cannot turn off phone to root it, help!

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I dropped my phone into water the other day and the power button has stopped working. What is odd though is that I can force restart the phone by holding power+volume down, it's just the power button on its own that doesn't seem to work.

I have tried various apps to remap the function to the power button but they are insufficient in one way or another (usually that it just stops working after a couple minutes of inactivity).

I have seen methods to remap the power button to the volume button directly, but this requires root access. Of course, this is a problem because I need to power down the phone completely (which I could do with the Tasker app), but I'm not sure if I will be able to turn it back on again after that.

Is there then a way to force the phone to boot into Download mode with the Tasker app? I can see that I can reboot with the types "Normal", "Recovery", "Bootloader" and "Shutdown". Is the "Bootloader" type just another name for Download mode?

Forgot to mention to phone - it's a Samsung A6


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My Android phone connected to Facebook and grabbed all my friends. Now I want to edit their info and add a mobile number, but it does not let me do that; it only lets you change their ringtone and a few other little options.

I am also using GO Contacts from Go Launcher. It's a little annoying when I click "edit a Facebook contact" and it goes to the phone's default contact sheet.

If I click a person I input manually it will go to that person in the Go Contact app and give me extra options and all that good stuff.

Is this a problem with Go Contacts or something? Can anyone recommend something better? Needs to have a dark skin.


texts: Are there any "iptables like" firewall for Android?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Are there any good firewalls available?

How can i make my Android more secure with a firewall? Are there any legal/offical ways to do it?
Thank you!


texts: Sony Xperia Z locked screen, no internet connection, does not connect to computer

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I have a bit of an issue with my old Sony Xperia Z phone. A couple of months ago I lent it to a friend (now ex friend) who decided she would change the pattern lock. When she returned the phone she did tell me the pattern, but as I now have a new phone I had no need to use it so after a while I forgot what it was (so did she). As well as that she lost the sim tray so I am unable to put in a sim card. This means I have no internet connection so unable to use the 'Forgot your pattern?' option.

When I connect it to my computer it isn't even recognised.

I have looked at so many pages trying to help people with the same issue and finally gave up on the idea of restoring all my pictures etc.

However, I now want to sell it and even the Factory/Hard Reset does not work.

Can anyone help me with how to factory reset it please? I am going out of my mind about this. I do not understand how difficult it can be to reset your phone...

All your help will be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Katie


texts: How do Android Communicate with Storage or External Storage?

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I Wants to know that how the android os is communicating with the storage devices, as because I have two USB Devices from same vendor (ScanDisk) and of equal size (8 GB) and having same File System (FAT32).

Scenario is, I am trying to use those USB Devices using OTG Cable With my MOTO X Play. Lets say USB-A is working fine but not USB-B. Even i Tried to format them using Windows OS to NTFS / FAT32, but still the result is same.

In next attempt I made copy of default folder / directory that usually created by android system to external storage to both USB's, then the Scenario get reversed. with FAT32 / NTFS USB-B works fine but not USB-A.

Surprised? I'm too but I wants to find the reason. Both USB are working fine with other OS like Windows / Linux(Desktop version) as I checked already.


texts: Unlock OnePlus2 after reset and now in FRP

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I have reset my Android Phone (OnePlus2) after it froze. Now it wants me to log in to my previously used Google account.

I know the PIN Code and the Code to Unlock the Screen and the fingerprint is also set to me.
Is there a way to bypass this protection ?

IMHO this does not make any sense if there is no way. Any reasonable thief, who knows all this information can simply unlock the phone and disable OEM lock.

My only problem is that i forgot the Googlemail.


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When an app attempts an installation, but results in "app not installed", do orphaned files still exist, or does android remove all traces of that App. I am running JB 4.3 stock on the Nexus 4

In other words if it doesnt show up in the "manage apps", it shouldnt exist in /data/apps


texts:
I just go a new lg g3 today, and I noticed a pop-up saying to look at an app which lists all of the features. Now, I was in the app, but when I edited the app, the one time pop-up disappeared, and I want to open it up again.

I have tried searching in 'my apps' in play store, but it's not there. I manager to find it in 'application manager'

I want to reopen this app, and have been trying for a few hours now. Please help.

Thanks so much,

Ruchir


texts: "Internal processing. Please retry to later" What does that mean?

texts:
Yes, I know what I put was grammatically incorrect. That's exactly how it shows up on my screen.  When I hang up with someone from time to time, the green phone icon in the notification bar does not go away. If I do not immediately turn off my phone and turn it back on, I will be not be able to dial out or receive calls. If the green phone icon is in the notification bar after I hang up with someone, it will give me a message that says, "Internal processing. Please retry to later"

Has anyone heard of this before or know of any possible solutions? I have an LG G2X, which I absolutely regret buying, and before I try to get it replaced, I just wanted to see if there was any way I can fix this.

Thanks!
Kevin


texts: Why are calendar events spontaneously appearing in my phone, or Is My Phone Haunted?

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Today my phone beeped during class reminding me of an event I never added to my calendar. It said, 'Jason 2/24/16'. Later today I have another event which I never added, 'Jason 2/24/16 3:30p'. Tomorrow I have an event (also never added myself), 'Jason 2/25/16 10-11a'. A few weeks ago I encountered a similar phenomena, but there was also another name used for a few events, 'Lindsay'. I deleted these old events, but I can post screenshots of the recent ones if anyone needs 'proof'. I say this because I expect some skepticism due to the circumstances of this situation.

What I am looking for is an explanation. There are some things to consider:

My phone is always on my person and is protected by a password, so it's nigh impossible for someone to have added the calendar events directly with the phone.
My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4 (carrier Verizon), and the built-in calendar application (I believe its Samsung's own software) syncs with Google calendar. Checking my Google calendar shows none of these Jason or Lindsay events. So the events were not synced up, and they were added to the phone calendar somehow.
I don't use any apps that to my knowledge would affect the calendar, though I imagine there are some that have the ability to add to the calendar.
I have no friends or acquaintances named Jason or Lindsay.
After this happened the first time, I checked through the next ten weeks or so to make sure there were no more of these types of events. The last time I checked was probably a few days ago. So the events appeared recently.
Looking up Jason and Lindsay I found the Jenner Double-Murder case. I have no involvement in that case and knew nobody involved. For what it's worth, I live in California. The prospect of some connexion scares me.

I have three hypothetical explanations:

Some wayward app is adding events and is either doing this as an easter egg prank or just some bug or something like that.
Someone is somehow able to access my phone indirectly and is adding these calendar events. Who or why is unknown.
My phone is haunted or has a demon in it.


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 doesn't show SMS notification

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I need help with a problem in a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.3.

I can't receive SMS notification when a SMS is sent to my mobile phone.

Every time I have to open the application to check if there are unread messages.

Notification flag is active.

I deleted cache data and I restarted the phone pressing the button "Volume up + home + power" and I selected "wipe cache partition" in "Android system recovery", but the problem persists.


texts: SHARP Aquos 104sh, listen to YouTube with the backlight off?

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I'm on 4.0.3, trying to listen to music. YouTube is destroying my battery life. I always need to charge my phone at work. If I save the battery, I can work more efficiently, though. Any way to have the best of both worlds?

On iPhone, you can double tap home and press the play triangle, but that doesn't work on my smart phone. Any ideas?


texts: Why is "mdnsd" draining my battery and how to stop it?

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This process (mdnsd) had been draining my battery for a few weeks. I have not been able to find a solution after a lot of search.

I don't have any drone app, Facebook app or Firefox, although it's true the issue started more or less when I installed the Firefox app. But I have uninstalled it, rebooted my phone and the issue is still there which makes me think Firefox maybe didn't have anything to do with this.

Any ideas? I have an LG G2, Android 4.4.2


texts: why cant i connect my phone to pc via usb i was able to do it before

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I have a moto e 1st gen android phone and it used to get connected to my pc every time btw i hv win 7 32 bit but now nothing happens on connecting
There is no notification on phone but it still keeps charging and also there is no prompt on pc also there is nothing in the device manager
I tried different usb cables i got my usb point change on the phone i manually installed the drivers nothing wrks


texts: I keep reading about how much battery does WI-FI use, but when I look in settings > battery, WI-FI shows with < 5% usage when I barely use the phone. And when I use it, the screen takes most of the battery and WI-FI doesn't even appear in the list! Does this mean I can leave WI-FI on all the time? Because 1-5% is not that much


texts: Why android (64 bit), on my PC while booting, stucks on android root_x86_64 #: but android (32 bit) works fine?

texts: I'm trying to dual boot my windows 7 PC with Phoenix OS (64 bit, Android 7). I have Intel core 2 duo (64 bit) processor. Previously, I installed Phoenix OS 2.2.1 (32 bit, Android 7) which had some bugs so I decided to update it. But this update is getting stuck at "android root x86_64 #: ". I've also tried Remix OS, Prime OS and Bliss OS (all 64 bit versions) but all these are giving similar issue. I don't know why any android OS on 64 bit version is not working on my PC but windows 7 on 64 bit is?


texts: Change default folder for Chrome bookmarks

texts: Every time I add a bookmark in Chrome, it saves it to "Mobile bookmarks". I now have to press "Edit" and change the folder to "Bookmarks bar". I'm sure that Chrome previously saved to the last folder that was saved to. Is there a way to default to Bookmarks bar?


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Probably a dumb question...

I have a ddns that I got through no-ip.com. I have everything all set up in PuTty on my computer using the username.no-ip.org (and the port number in a different spot).

I downloaded Connectbot for Android, and it's asking me for username@hostname:port. I tried username@no-ip.org:1234 (left out real username and port for security reasons). I can't connect. How do I "convert" my ddns address to be in the format as required by Connectbot?

I know I'm missing something simple... a while ago I had this set up and working. But now I'm lost.


texts:
Recently my Galaxy S7 started to show last track's name when the phone is locked. Even if the music player is turned off. How do I turn it off?

Edit
Looks like track information comes from any app: music player, Spotify, YouTube, chrome. Whichever app plays music/video last - it leaves a name on my lock screen.


texts: Drive for Samsung Galaxy S5 doesn't show in any laptop

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Samsung Galaxy S5, Model - G900P doesn't shows it drive in laptops.

I tried this on 7-8 laptops with 7-8 USB cables (both full sized and small ones.) The ADB option gave following results but still there is no drive shown. After connection with the phone the phone's screen shows nothing but "No Photos Selected".

I also tried this with KIES but was no good .Here's a screenshot what KIES showed.

(The Phone was purchased from USA and later unlocked.) I have drivers too, all properly installed and my laptop shows other Samsung mobiles easily.

Edit Note: I recently ran the device (as emulator) through android studio(ie it detected the phone and installed through adb smoothly). Amazingly the app got installed and ran fine. I wonder how!


texts: A Lot of .so files (1268 files) are seen in default storage in my android phone

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I have Lenovo A390, rooted and installed a custom ROM. I have been using this ROM for 4 months but recently I am seeing these lib files. Refer the sample screenshot. It keep generating after using sometime.
Default storage or junk files saved in SD card Home directory - /mnt/sdcard
Please let me know if any other info needed and tell me how to get rid of these files permanently. Also phone started responding slow and I am maintaining 50% free space in both SD card and phone storage.

Custom ROM - http://www.needrom.com/download/a390-xperia-v5-0-honami-z2/


texts: Is it possible to recover data from SD card encrypted on Android 5.0 if you know your password but your phone isn't functional?

texts: Let's say I have encrypted both internal storage and microSD card with my phone running Android 5.0. Will it be possible to decrypt SD card with my PC or another phone if I know my password but my phone used to encrypt card is broken?


texts: Rooting Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100 (follow on Q'n)

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I'm a newbie to digging into Android this deep, so please bear with me. FYI I'm more familiar with PC's, with a smattering of the back office side of things from muddling along. So any response couched in familiar terms would be welcome.

I'm in the same situation as this: Rooting Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100, which I've read along with the associated comments. Specifically I have notes in a notebook app which I'm very keen to recover. I have no idea where these apps actually store information and whether or not it's embedded in some way.

I gather following the advice given may/will remove/replace all the apps along with the 'kernel'(aka Operating System??)?  Will this process lose the data?

Critically I don't know if the data I'm after is considered 'my/your data' in the context of the response given.

Thnx


texts: Chrome Browser does not render mobile site

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I use SAMSUNG GALAXY Y GT-S6312.

I was testing my site on google chrome for mobile view render. But it renders desktop site only

Tried clearing cache of browser. Stopped application. But no results.

Any Solutions.


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I'm trying to edit my /init.rc file on my rooted Galaxy Pro.  And have accessed my device using SSH (to QuickSSH server on the device) over wifi.  The / mount is shown as readonly, so I tried to remount with option rw, but I get

mount: permission denied

The phone is rooted.  Why would this not work?  I issued the 'su' command but that made no difference.  whoami still shows

whoami: unknown uid 1010062

I know linux, but not android.  Come someone tell me how to switch to root?


texts: How to prevent download from being stopped if network got disconnected?

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I use WiFi on home and on CyanogenMod 12.1 so I use chrome browser latest update on it. So when I am downloading file but for some reason I have to go outside , as the moment I disconnects from network download stops. Any solution to prevent this thing?
I tried That part download thing in download folder but its not working either.


texts: I have a galaxy note 4 from T-Mobile the phone is rooted. Now I need to switch carriers to At&t. I have the code to unlock the phone but I need to know (if I put the new at&t Sim-card in my phone will I brick my phone? Do I need to unroot phone?) The phone is running stock rom t-mobile right now.


texts: WhatsApp Chat Backup crashed. Any restoration guides?

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Yesterday night I had checked that my phone having a free space of less than 300 MB, but was totally fine. My WhatsApp Messenger is configured to back up everyday at 2:00 am (I am in the United Kingdom, GMT / UTC Time Zone +0:00 Hours). Today it so happened, when it tried to make a local backup of messages at 2 am (when I was asleep), it failed and looks like it even removed the current message store.

It informed that there was some error with the backup and if I would like to restore the chat history, and it can be done only once. I had to hopelessly say Yes, as the messages are really important and when I did, boom it restored the chats till February 8th, 2018 till 2:00 am GMT.

Current Situation: Whatever between February 8th, 2018 till 2:00 am GMT and February 9th, 2018 till 7:00 am GMT are missing and I am unable to find where the WhatsApp Database is stored.

My questions are:

Is it possible to get back my lost messages during the lost period of February 8th, 2018 till 2:00 am GMT to February 9th, 2018 till 7:00 am GMT?
Where does WhatsApp store its current msgstore.db.crypt12 file, as all I see in the Databases directory is backup?

My phone details:

Software: Android 6.0
Model: Lava X81
Free Space: 300 MB
WhatsApp

Version: 2.18.9
Backup Frequency: Everyday at 2:00 am GMT.
Online Backup: None

SD Card: None


texts:
"With the device powered down, hold Volume Down & Power. When the LG logo appears release the buttons and then press them again. Then, press the Power button three times!" (from cyanogenmod wiki) doesn't work for me. I can't seem to figure out how to get to TWRP to restore my phone (currently in a boot loop).

Doesn't connect to adb either because the boot loop stops at LG logo and reboots.


texts: What is the best method for rooting a Motorola Moto E Android running kitkat 4.4.4? I know nothing about unlocking bootloaders, so any help you could give me there would be great!


texts: Is there any way to add LTE/WCDMA/GSM (Auto) option in a rooted non LTE device (Note3 Neo)?

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So my phone is an Indian Note 3 Neo (SM-N750) which has an Exynos processor.
I need to activate the above requested option so as to trick a LTE only sim into believing that my device can support LTE so that it can at least provide me 3G speeds.

Just for clarification, MediaTek and Qualcomm based users can do this using engineer mode tools and services and I know about that. I just want to know is it possible on an Exynos device or not.

As recommended by Gokul NC I've tried dialing *#*#4636#*#* (and also tried the 4636 app), but with the former nothing happens, and with the latter only the screen flashes shortly and immediately returns to the main screen – so this feature (as outlined in this YT video) seems to be removed from my device.


texts:
is it possible in Android(>= 3.0) to launch/start an App (Activity) by a gesture on the homescreen. For example: if the user swipes from the bottom to the top on his homescreen, then App XY should be started.

Thank you


texts: How can I recover a deleted file on Android?

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I just deleted a file on my Nexus S that I really need back. (It was actually part of an app using a sqlite database that did a drop table when upgrading to a new version.)

Presumably I need to root the phone first (which I hear is easy on Nexus phones) but am I in a catch-22 here? Namely, does rooting the phone mean wiping/overwriting the partition where the data lives?

If not, what do you recommend for data recovery tools? Presumably the file was just unlinked and not actively overwritten (per usual when "deleting" a file) so technically the data must be there...


texts: Playing music over Bluetooth in Android car unit that only accepts Bluetooth phone call

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I have Android car unit on Peugeot 307 SW (2007). It has Bluetooth, but it's only for making calls. I want to play music on it, and I don't want to buy any adapters.

Google Maps can tell the directions over the car's Bluetooth as Bluetooth phone call, so it should be possible for other apps to do so.

Is there a way to play music over Bluetooth as Bluetooth phone call? Alternatively, are there music apps that can play music as Bluetooth phone call?


texts: Where does the built-in Bluetooth app stores its data?

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on my Galaxy S6 with Android Nougat I use the BLE for scanning and advertising. I have some problems with that, my question is does anyone know where the built-in Bluetooth app stores its data. It will be very helpful.

Edit:
I want to access the Bluetooth app files manually using adb shell so I need the location.


texts: Any success with external microphones for Android phones or tablets?

texts:
What's the best way to record a video with high quality audio?  Specifically, this is for a presentation where a microphone could be placed by the speaker.  I know that an app that records with the right codec is necessary, but what about the microphone?

I'd prefer to use a USB mic but, even though Android 3.1+ supports USB host mode, it doesn't appear that this is easy to accomplish.  What about a 3.5mm microphone - would that yield acceptable results, or would it be better to stick with the built-in microphone?  Are any of the video-recording apps capable of handling the microphone?


texts:
I am using Samsung Galaxy S II GT-I9105.
Lately I installed a game called Mini Warriors. At game play, my Mobile gets heated.
The weird thing is, when I touch the battery, it is normal. But the area surrounding my camera is hot. I know resource hungry apps like games heat up the mobile. So, is it normal?


texts: Reading images of QR codes displayed in the browser

texts:
I constantly come across websites that reference an Android application, and provide a QR code of the URL to download the application from the marketplace.  Those same sites very rarely provide the actual link to the application in any other form.

I am looking for way to read QR codes that are on the phone itself.  Ideally, I would like a method that utilizes the "share" functionality of the built in browser in such a way that I merely hold my finger down on an image of a QR code, select "share" from the resulting menu that comes up and select an app to send the image of the QR code to.

Are there any ways to do this or come close to the above functionality?


texts: Galaxy S9: How to backup everything? (Samsung Cloud or Google Backup)

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I have a new Galaxy S9 (first Android phone in my life) and the options on Settings to configure the backup is confusing.

I don't know what to choose, Samsung Cloud or Google Backup, both seems to backup the same thing, or not?.

I did a test, I used both (Samsung first, then Google) to do a backup and I restored the phone from these backups and I never got anything restore.

Samsung Cloud or Google Bakcup? what are the differences? Is very
important to me to backup the Apps I have installed, the "Settings"
configuration and the layout of my screen, ringtones, wallpaper, well, a backup of
everything. (as an Iphone does)
How and where to configure to do a daily backup automatically?
How and where to enable Find my phone?


texts: Android Tethering - Shell To Python Code (SL4A API)

texts:
I know I can convert how I call an activity from within a shell to python code. So given the correct code can someone help me in that conversion? I know I can use pyjinus so that should be another valid option. I can send keystrokes from shell and pyjinus. I'm root as well.

Shell

am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.TetherSettings

Python

Android.startActivity(String action, String uri[optional], String type[optional]: MIME type/subtype of the URI, JSONObject extras[optional]: a Map of extras to add to the Intent, Boolean wait[optional]: block until the user exits the started activity, String packagename[optional]: name of package. If used, requires classname to be useful, String classname[optional]: name of class. If used, requires packagename to be useful)

Here is a code to start SL4A that should serve as reference:

am start -a com.googlecode.android_scripting.action.LAUNCH_SERVER -n com.googlecode.android_scripting/.activity.ScriptingLayerServiceLauncher --ei com.googlecode.android_scripting.extra.USE_SERVICE_PORT 45001

I've tried with no luck:

Android.startActivity('android.intent.action.MAIN',None,None,None,'False','com.android.settings','com.android.settings/.TetherSettings')


texts: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 - If I apply the update and install TouchWiz, will it hurt me?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. I love it. I think Google's default honeycomb UI is fine, but Samsung wanted to improve upon it with their own UI called "TouchWiz". Following an annoying trend however, they released their device before their software was finished and promised to provide the new UI and software enhancements in a future update.

Well, that update is now available, and my tablet has been nagging me for more than a week to apply it. I keep hitting "postpone". If the update includes bug fixes or improved functionality, then I might be better off applying it. But I'm a bit worried about performance. It seems to me that alternative home screen managers, Windows explorer shells, browser toolbars, and other UI "enhancements" available on the various platforms tend to bog down the system, put their little hooks into everything, and just generally get in the way. I'm also worried that applying this patch might disable something in the vanilla functionality that I need. I haven't heard that that's the case, but it's not unusual for manufacturers to turn off functions that the vanilla Android OS has built in.

So, what I'd like to know is, will applying the software update for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 cause any issues that I'd want to know about? Will it hurt performance? Will it take up tons of system resources? Will it disable features I need? I'd love to see a post-TouchWiz review of the machine from a major tech publication, but I haven't found one yet.


texts: What about unknown or hidden folders in android after connecting with PC?

texts:
My iBall BraceX1 tablet runs on Android 4.4.2.

Whenever I connect my tablet with my PC, I see folders that I marked in following snap.

Please let me know about these folders.

Regards
FewL


texts: How can I get both sound and vibration at the same time on my Samsung S4?

texts:
Need some help. I must have pressed something on the settings on my Samsung S4 because when I receive a chat or SMS the phone doesn't vibrate unless I turn off the sound.

So right now I have to choose to eıther have vibration OR sound and I want both at the same time.


texts:
Question:

Why does it say that my phone isn't rooted properly? Also, can it get bricked?

Full story:

I got some malware, which my antivirus couldn't detect, so I installed an app called "Stubborn Trojan Killer" from the google play store. It told me that in order to stop the malware I had to root my phone and gave me instructions.

In the instructions it included two root programs, one is "KingRoot" and the second one is "KingoRoot". I tried the second one first, but it didn't work, so then I tried the first one and it did, but the other antivirus programs I installed kept labeling it as a virus, plus I read somewhere that the program itself is shady, so I decided to uninstall it.

So getting to the point, I read somewhere that rooting your device can get it "bricked" (would be great if someone can explain how you ACTUALLY brick your phone), so I got paranoid and downloaded an app called "Root Checker" It checked if I had root access, but it didn't give me a clear yes or no, it just said that it isn't installed properly and now I'm paranoid that it could get bricked or something.

How do I fix this? I'm really new to rooting and all of that so I would appreciate some help.

My phone's name is Allview Soul Style, and it runs Android 5.1.


texts: Apps don't see adoptable storage anymore

texts:
My adopted storage Micro SD card (Samsung EVO+ 64GB) doesn't get detected by any apps anymore, but it has worked with that same SD and exact phone (Moto G3) before.

I don't see how it would work either, since the /storage/emulated partition (yes, I highlighted the wrong line) shows that it is in fact only 11.8 GB. The only partitions that are close to 64GB are the /mnt/expand/* directories and those are not accessible.

Is there some sort of "hidden option" that I turned off by accident?


texts: Can't boot into custom recovery on Cyanogenmod 12.1

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After installing Cyanogenmod 12.1 on my LG G2 (d800) I'm unable to boot into custom recovery.

If I use Cyanogen to boot into recovery, my phone just turns off and I
can't turn it on for several minutes.
I tried to get TWRP by downloading their image and installing it
through the ADB command on their website (installing it through FreeGee results in an error). If I then boot into recovery,
I see a black screen with the text

[810] Fastboot mode started
[910] -- reset --
[920] -- portchange --
[1460] -- reset --
[1470] -- portchange --
[1800] fastboot: processing commands

and nothing happens.

Is there a way to resolve this without reinstalling Cyanogenmod and/or going back to stock firmware?


texts: How to install Cyanogen without losing data

texts:
I've been using ICS on my Samsung Galaxy S3 for a while now, but I can't update to Jelly Bean for multiple reasons.
I've decided to switch to Cyanogen Mod, is there any way I can move to Cyanogen without losing any application data?


texts: After upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich my Samsung Galaxy S2 camera cannot focus

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After upgrading to new Android version (Ice Cream Sandwich) my camera cannot focus. All the pictures made by my phone are blurry (not focused). I tried to reset camera settings to default, I tried clearing apps data (of my camera), I installed another camera application - nothing helped.

Interesting is, that the camera can focus on objects, that are relatively close (50 cm) but object that are further are blurry.

My front-camera works fine (the one on the display side)

Any ideas?

Thanks


texts: How to download and INSTALL apps in the memory card? (and not the phone memory)

texts:
How to download and INSTALL apps in the SD memory card? (and not the phone memory known as Device Storage)

Since when I download something on Aptoide it says that my memory is full. The fact is, my device storage memory is full but my SD memory card is empty.

I have an Android based Samsung Galaxy.


texts: Search and cancel notification with Tasker

texts:
I'm looking for a way to search for (by text) and cancel a notification that wasn't created by Tasker with it.

I know there's an option to cancel notifications which were created by Tasker but I want to cancel some notifications of WhatsApp.


texts: How to stop Skype from starting automatically?

texts:
I close the Skype app in my Android phone (samsung s3 mini)

If Skype is open on my pc and I receive a call it also starts automacically in my phone without my input!

How can I avoid such a strange behavior?
Thank you


texts: I installed uber app from play store. But when i try to update it then it cant update and it shows error.


texts: Looking for application that captures name-card and sync with google contact?

texts:
I'm looking for an Android application that captures picture of name-card and can help to sync with Google contact the contact information in that captured image.

If you know one, please share.

ps.

I'm using Nexus One phone.


texts: Stop Android connecting to external USB storage device

texts: I have a car adapter with 2 USB ports, 1 of the devices is a continuos recording camera (with an SD card in it) and the other device is my Android phone (Sony Xperia, Android 4.3). However, when I connect both devices to the adapter the continuos recording camera stops recording and shows 'external storage' on the screen, and there is no way to stop this behavior on this device. In my Android device I can see no messages, but can indeed see the other device's SD card. There are no popups in Android when I connect to it. Is there any way to stop Android from detecting this other device?


texts: I would like install Xposed framework. My device is running Android L (5.0.2). The Xposed framework is compatible with android 5?


texts: The image above shows the problem. I hear the voice, but no text shows up showing the response. This goes for any input: I hear the voice, but what the assistant says doesn't show up on the screen as text. It used to in earlier versions. Any ideas on how I can solve this?


texts: Can anyone identify the widgets or software used in this?

texts:
I see this image and i would like to configure my Android phone to look like this too :)
But I have trouble finding the software or widgets used.

Can someone help me to find/identify them?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39965241@N03/3707753843/


texts: Other than the external LED indicator, how can I be notified that my phone is done charging?

texts: I'm wondering if there is a setting that I am missing that allows an Android phone to produce an audio notification (or even vibrate) once charging is complete. As is stands, whenever charging is complete the external LED on most phones (such as the HTC Droid Incredible) changes from orange to green. The use-case is when the phone is charging across the room or in another location that's out of sight.


texts: Moving app sync from one google account to another

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Okay I am using a new Gmail account on my PlayStore to browse my tablet. Now the problem is that all the apps that I downloaded using my first account, so when I log into the using my second account I don't see the apps of my first account.

I have the question on whether we can move paid apps between accounts over here.

But all my apps are free, can I move them from one account to another ?

The list of the apps are as follows-:

ES File Explorer
Facebook
Firefox
Youtube
aTorrent
Gmail
Google
Google News and Weather
Google Talkback
Google Text to speech
Hangouts


texts: Call settings missing in settings after updating to Ice Cream Sandwich

texts: I updated my Google Nexus S to Android 4.0.3. Now the call settings seems to be missing and video calling is not working. When I hard boot the device it shows "LOCK STATE -LOCKED".


texts: Rooting again after installing LineageOS?

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After following the following steps:

rooting a motorola g3,
installing TWRP
wiping the phone (without micro-sd present) with TWRP
installing lineageOS
wiping the phone (without micro-sd present) with TWRP
Installing SlimOS
wiping the phone (without micro-sd present) with TWRP
Installing LineageOS
Installing Root checker basic
Finding it does not have proper root acces
Rebooting to fastboot>recovery>TWRP>Install
Installing http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3655401&d=1456122222 (as linked specifically for the Moto G 3 2015 generation here: https://motog5.net/unlock-bootloader-install-twrp-root-moto-g3/)*
Rebooting,
checking Root checker basic
Finding it does not have proper root access
Noticing this explanation: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=root+lineage&atb=v119-6&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=L8rwPV5ZhhA
enabling in debugging mode:
Root access for ADB and All apps
checking Root checker basic
Finding it does not have proper root access
Reboot in fastmode>TWRP>Install the supersu file
Reboot check in Root check basic whether root has been obtained, root has not been obtained.
Root access for ADB and All apps
checking Root checker basic
Finding it does not have proper root access
Reboot in fastmode>TWRP>Install the supersu file
It does not give a red error bar but it reads:

  Boot image patcher

  Finding boot image
  --- Boot image:/ /dev/block/mmcblk0p31
  Extracting ramdisk
  Decrompressing ramdisk
  Checking Patch status
  Creating Backup
  Patching sepolicy
  --- Failure, aborting

  Important notice

  If TWRP offers to install SuperSU do NOT Let it!

I thought perhaps the supersu file needs to be changed since now it is for a LineageOS in stead of for the MOTO G3 2015 edition stock android, so I tried the following 3 files as well:

From:
https://www.lineageosrom.com/2016/12/how-to-enable-root-in-lineage-os-using.html
TO:
https://www.lineageosrom.com/2017/01/download-supersuzp-and-su-removalzip.html
To:
https://download.lineageos.org/extras

https://mirrorbits.lineageos.org/su/addonsu-15.1-arm-signed.zip
https://mirrorbits.lineageos.org/su/addonsu-15.1-arm64-signed.zip
https://mirrorbits.lineageos.org/su/addonsu-15.1-x86-signed.zip

Only the 3d did not give a red error.

So as much of a trivial challenge it may appear to be, I was curious if anyone can point out which mistake I am making in trying to give the device root-access again. Other suggestions are welcome as well!

*Note, this was also the file that allowed me to root it the first time.


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I am out of ideas. The following MP3 does not play correctly on many Android-devices:
https://www.heimatmuseum-zinnowitz.de/app/download/12553824899/Kino%20Audiodatei%20Deutsch.mp3?t=1590484494

It contains a German female voice. But on several devices, it does only play over the headphones. If I use the normal speaker, I do only get some noise.

I tried many different things:

Used different devices (works fine on a Samsung-tablet (Android 8.1), but does only work over headphones on my Huawei P20 Pro (Android 9) and another older phone (Android 7)).
On Windows, it works just fine.
I converted the file a different format (OGG and WAV)
I changed the sampling-rate from 48.0 kHz to 44.1 kHz
I switched between constant and variable bitrate
I tried the default-player and a different app (MusicFolderPlayer)
I used different converters (Audacity and several online-converters)

The problem is always the same: I hear everything using headphones, I do only get noise with the speaker.
How can I get this to work?

Needless to say that all devices used for testing are working fine with other files.


texts:
I've recently bought an HCl ME Y2 tablet. However, it's not recognising my sim. Even after inserting the sim, it says, "Mobile network unavailable." I've tried changing the settings. But, in vain.
Is the tab faulty? Do I need to get it replaced? Or am I unaware of any setting in the tab?


texts: How to search for Android apps without ads?

texts:
Is it possible to limit searches within the Google Play Store to apps (gratis or paid) that do not contain ads?

If it's not possible within the Google Play store, is there another effective way to accomplish this?


texts: How to comprehensively back up user-significant data from Android device

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I'm interested in making a thorough backup of all my customizations to my android phone. Perhaps not so far as to "image" the phone, because the phone itself is locked to a carrier and I would like to be able to restore the backed up customizations to a phone that has different service and a different phone number (but maybe the method that folks propose would restrict restoration to devices of the same make and model, which would be fine with me - it seems hard to conceive of a method that would allow a backup of a motorola to be restored to a Samsung). In other words, I would like to have my apps, the data saved by my apps, my system configuration preferences, and the files I've manually littered around the filesystem such as in the "Alarm" and "Ringtone" directories. Again, I'd like to be as thorough and low-level as possible without getting into the realm of carrier locks, carrier bloat, or phone number and carrier service account.

Any ideas? I'm a knowledgeable technology user new to the world of Android. The device in question is an ATT Moto E, and in the upcoming future, I might try to restore it to a Sprint or FreedomPop or Republic Wireless Moto E, that latter two of which make modifications to firmware. Further, ATT is GSM while all three of the other mentioned networks are CDMA, so I definitely wouldn't want to backup the "baseband," if that is the correct term,  for my particular imagined use case, but maybe this is best framed as two questions that may be combinable into one to some degree. How would one go about doing this in my particular usecase, and how would one go about it in case it was the exact same (sub-)model? Maybe the answer is the same, which would be great.

Thanks


texts: How to disable "phone functionality" in Samsung S4

texts:
I have an old Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505), Android 5.0.1, Kernel 3.4.0-5978264, which I wish to use as a PDA without phone/cell functionality. The unit is not "rooted".
The problems it is causing is general irregular behaviour, unforeseen reboots, reboot loops/hangs.
The "phone/cell" part of this unit is causing problems, and I have removed the SIM card, I have preformed a "delete cache" and "wipe data/factory reset" on the device.
This allows me to boot the device, go to airplane mode, and and by enabling this disable all networks. At this point, I am able to only enable WiFi networking, and the device is stable to use.
However, I would like to disable all Phone/Cell related software so I don't have to enable airplane mode, and further stabilize the unit. Only WiFi is the only external network protocol which I like to use. (not GSM, not 3G/4G, not bluetooth)

So my question is: how do I disable all Phone/Cell functionality ?


texts: How do I change my email address on Play Store as the one I have is no longer in use

texts: The email address I have on Play Store is no longer verified and I wish to change to my current provider as I do not seem to be able to download apps


texts: How to follow a country during the olympics (Google now)

texts:
I really like the job Google has done on their Olympic coverage. However I cannot for the life of me figure out how to add a country to follow during the Olympics. I am currently following the US because I was initially asked if I would like to follow them but I would like to follow other countries as well.

Is there any way to add additional countries to be followed via google now during the Olympics?


texts: Phone detects other networks, IMEI checker says clean, still can't transfer SIM card, is carrier lock?

texts:
I called MetroPCS (my provider) and tried to transfer the number over to a used phone off eBay. They told me it was blacklisted, so I checked it and it came up as clean. I called T-Mobile and the told me it was on a installment/equipment lock. Apparently the old owner never fully paid off the phone, is this possible to resolve on the android side? If
I changed the IMEI number (yes, dangerous) to that of a phone of the same model, would that resolve the "lock"? It really sucks to have an expensive brick.


texts: How to enable debugging in ASUS Zenfone Selfie Pro 4 without seeing the screen (touch works BTW)?

texts:
[The similar questions are related to other devices and I don't intend to do factory reset.]

I cannot see what is being 'shown' on the screen, only interact through fastboot or randomly touching the screen.
The wifi is also working.

If I could enable debugging, I could use scrcpy to see and interact using mouse on a linux computer.

I suppose I can use fastboot to root/unlock/install apps. But I have no experience doing that. The only command I succeeded was this:

fastboot -s H7AZCY5468078HN oem device-info
...
(bootloader)    Device tampered: false
(bootloader)    Device unlocked: false
(bootloader)    Device critical unlocked: false
(bootloader)    Charger screen enabled: false
(bootloader)    Display panel:
(bootloader)    Sysconf ssn: H7AZCY5468078HN
(bootloader)    Sysconf adb enable: 0
(bootloader)    Sysconf reboot reason: 0
(bootloader)    Sysconf isn: N0CZ1738MB0033372
OKAY [  0.110s]
finished. total time: 0.110s

Also, touch-guessing until enabling debug seems impossible in practice.

ps.
My ASUS Zenfone Selfie Pro 4 graphics chip burned and the screen is completely blank after boot.


texts: Why is my captivate able to run flash on android 2.1?

texts:
I just noticed that my Captivate can play some flash videos, animations, and to an extent, flash games using the stock android browser running android 2.1. It is incredibly slow and takes forever to load, but it does work as far as i could tell (although incredibly slowly and it uses huge amounts of CPU before it finishes loading...almost like it is recompiling the flash application before running it).

My phone status still says that my phone is running 2.1 eclair and I thought that only 2.2 could run flash. Also I haven't downloaded the flash 10.1 application yet either.

What is going on?


texts:
So, I'm having problem downloading apps from Play Store because apparently, I have insufficient space on device. The app I want to download is of only 12.68 MB and my system storage has 113 MB, phone storage has 596 MB, and SD card has 1.46 GB available.
I tried cache cleaning, uninstalling unwanted apps, moving the movable apps to SD card but it still won't work.
The device I'm using Micromax Bolt A089 with a 4 GB SD card.
Please help. Thank you.


texts: How to mount a remote FTP share as local folder/directory?

texts:
I would like to mount a remote FTP share as local directory (or drive) on Cyanogenmod and be able to access it like it was a regular folder and browse files on it.

Ideally, an app would mount FTP as a folder and let me browse files in it outside of that app, but if it can be done without any app, it is also acceptable. The folder need to be browsable by any application afterwards.

Can anyone suggest a solution?

Thank you in advance


texts: Chrome - how to swipe to dismiss articles on home page

texts:
Chrome - swipe to dismiss articles on home page missing answered for previous versions of Chrome. This does not work on Chrome 84.0.4147.89
Internet search and experiments didn't help. Any ideas?


texts: How can I make my keyboard more responsive?

texts:
I've recently switched from my iPhone 3GS to this HTC Evo Design 4G (4.0.3) because I get free service on the latter phone, and my setup is coming together nicely for the most part, but I have one huge stumbling block: the keyboard.

I've used iOS for ~6 years and I figured the new keyboard would take some getting used to, but I just can't type quickly on any Android keyboard I've tried (stock, Google Keyboard, Perfect Keyboard, etc) because it physically won't let me. It's unable to handle inputs in quick succession. To test this, I tried typing 'a' and 'h' alternating very quickly on each device. On the iPhone the result is "ahahahahahahahahahahaha", but on my Evo it's "ahhhhhhhhhahhhhhh". Elsewhere, input on the device is fairly snappy.

Any suggestions? I've tried Googling the issue with no luck. I type quite a bit and it's driving me nuts that I have to slow down for it to recognize all my inputs!


texts: WiFi dies if phone tries to connect to it

texts:
The basic situation is this:

Phone tries to connect to my parents' WiFi, fails

The WiFi then drops shortly, no other devices can connect to it
A laptop connected via ethernet to the router can still access the internet

Only way to resolve WiFi issue is to restart the router.
Connecting to another WiFi (i.e. my dad's phone's hotspot) also fails, no connection can be made

I have tried the following things:

On my phone:

Factory reset (running the latest pre-Oreo OxygenOS, OnePlus 5)
Restore an old backup from a month ago, full NANDROID via TWRP.
Wipe everything, again.
The above, with various combinations of...

Locked or unlocked bootloader
Stock recovery or TWRP

Flashing the latest LineageOS nightly.

None of the above attempts changed anything. Even during the initial setup process, trying to connect to the WiFi fails (and kills the WiFi for everyone else)

On the router

Factory reset
Changing from DHCP to static IP (some forum posts suggest duplicate IP in this scenario)
Changing the address range of DHCP from .100 - .199 to .10 - .99 to ensure all devices get new IPs

Conclusion

I have googled all the things. I have tried everything I can think of. I have no idea what else to try.
On top of this, the mobile network at my parents' place is so bad my phone basically has no internet connectivity.
This has been going on for 3 days now.
I am sad.


texts: Using an OTG drive with Google Play Music?

texts:
I just bought an OTG drive thinking I could mount it and cache music on it on Google Play Music. I am using a 2014 Moto X, with 16GB internal storage.

It mounts just fine on the device, but Google Play Music doesn't "see" the USB drive--the option is grayed out in the settings under "Storage Location". I'm able to use the OTG drive through other apps.

Is there any way to get this to work? Would it be possible to create a symlink from the internal drive onto the external drive, and if so, where would I even create the symlink at?


texts: Does Gingerbread use extra battery power to make calls when the phone has poor signal?

texts:
Since I got this phone (Galaxy S, originally on Eclair, then Froyo) and switched network provider, I've had major problems with the signal at home, and call quality as a result.

Following the upgrade to Gingerbread, it seems to be behaving differently. I notice that I can have no bars of signal but then on attempting to make a call and connecting it shoots up to 3/4.

Checking the battery usage graph afterwards shows that voice calls (around 5 minutes worth) used 32% of the total battery usage, with display at 34% when it's usually at a much higher percentage.

Is this a feature of Gingerbread? And if that is the case, is there a way to turn it off? Sure, it's useful as it makes for clearer calls when the network is being a PITA, but it's also masking the problem the network is suffering from and as such may prevent me from being able to get out of the contract under the Ts & Cs of their provision of services. (I'd quite like to get out of my contract, so I could get a Galaxy S 2, with its extra power...)

The other side of it, is although it helps with calls, it doesn't help with receiving of text messages, so I'd really rather the network's flaws were fully exposed so I could switch to a provider with whom I could actually use my phone properly.


texts: Default Music Player randomly playing while headphones are plugged in

texts:
This is INCREDIBLY annoying. While listening to music, the headphone will somehow trigger an unplug event (the connection is loose and very bad apparently). The default player will start to play, and sometimes it will just keep playing and pausing rapidly. Sometimes, Pandora will also constantly play and pause music. This is so frustrating it makes me just want to smash my phone to pieces for the junk it is. What can be done? I have used this answer here, but it doesn't fix the problem while playing music.

The only way I can hope to currently listen to music on my phone is to make sure the connection from the headphone (any headphone) isn't disturbed. My phone basically doesn't play music well at all any more which means no more Pandora/internet radio.

What can/should I do? I am using a Droid X with the latest update 2.3.3. I believe this problem has been happening for a while. I bought the phone in October and it worked without this kind of problem for about 2-4 months.

Am I the only one with this bug?


texts: Canot enter TWRP recovery because of "fastboot erase userdata"

texts:
I want to flash a new ROM for my Android phone.

I clean data by fastboot erase userdata

but after that, I can not enter TWRP recovery because can not mount /data

I tried fastboot format userdata

then below errors occured:

Couldn't parse erase-block-size '0x'.
Couldn't parse logical-block-size '0x'.

So how to make the TWRP work again?

Or how to rebuild the data partition by fastboot?


texts: How can I remove/hide the Skype Status notification?

texts:
Skype, like many applications, uses a persistent notification to keep from getting killed by the process manager. Usually, I would just hide this notification by going to the app's "App Info" screen and unchecking the "Show notifications" box. However, I want to get message notifications. Just not the constant "Available" notification.

Here's a screenshot of the notification I'm talking about.

After some Googling, I've found people who suggest disabling the "Skype Status" notification in the app settings. However, that doesn't seem to be an option on my device.

I use Android 4.4 on a Nexus 5.

How can I remove/disable the Skype login/status persistent notification, without disabling other Skype notifications?


texts:
I have a problem running any PC emulator on my tablet. I've tried both Limbo and Bochs. When trying to run Limbo, I get the message:

  Unfortunately, Limbo x86 PC Emulator has stopped

Trying to run Bochs results in no action - it just doesn't start. In both cases the applications appears as black, static windows when swiching between running applications (ALT+Shift).

My specs:
Lenovo TAB 2 A7-10F (4core 1.3 GHz, 1GB RAM)
Android v.4.4.2

PS.
The same problems occur when running the emulators on my Samsung A7 (2017), Android 8.0.0.


texts: Google play paid apps not working on daughters tablet

texts:
My daughter received an ASUS Memo pad 7 for Christmas, I set myself up as the main 'owner' and added her as a user and set up her own separate gmail account so she can download apps, etc.

I downloaded several free apps for her on her user profile that have all worked fine, however the paid apps that were downloaded on her user profile using her google account will not open. As soon as I touch the icon the following message appears: 'unfortunately Temple Run: Oz has stopped' with the options: 'Report' or 'OK'. All apps whether paid or free work fine in my user profile on the device.

The only reason I can think of is that I used the same credit card that I use on my own Google account. Ive paid for two apps; Temple Run: Oz and Minecraft PE.

Can anyone help?


texts: How to remove No SIM found notification (Android 7.1.1 Nougat)

texts:
I bought a new phone with Android 7.1.1 Nougat unlocked from Verizon. Since I bought it unlocked, I get a notification that says

  No SIM found, Tap for more information.

It really irritates me because it takes up screen real-estate and I sometimes tap on it by accident. Is there any way to get rid of this notification? (Also the icon on the left side with a SIM card with a strike through it.) Thanks!


texts: Is there a way to get GPS to work without Google Location Service constantly enabled?

texts:
The GPS on my Samsung Galaxy S2 cannot find my current location whenever Google Location Service is disabled.  I have it disabled most of the time because my battery drains much faster when the service is enabled. I disable the option via System Settings -> Location Services -> Google location service.  In the figure below I'm referring to the top option.

Is there a way to do one of these things:

Somehow obtain my coordinates using GPS without Location Services enabled?
Intelligently switch on/off Google Location Service when I need it (i.e. like when I'm using my GPS)
Keep Google Location Service enabled, but somehow prevent it from draining battery.

In short, the problem I want to solve is to get my location coordinates without having Google Location Service drain my battery.

I'm running ICS 4.0.3 on AT&T's network.


texts: Mobile network sign disappears, replaced by "stop sign" icon

texts:
I am using Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 N8000 device. I have SIM card inserted for mobile data usage. First time, it is working as I captured status bar image as shown with mobile data sign :-

but after some time, mobile data sign disappears and "stop" sign appeared as shown in the picture :-

What does that stop sign mean?


texts: Why the battery attributes are missing in android phones?

texts:
on the android shell, when I executed following

>ls /sys/class/power_supply/battery

was expecting, current_now, power_now, charge_now or energy_now but I didn't find any *_now attribute other than voltage_now.

Could anyone help me to configure kernel in order to enable these (current_now, ..) attributes?


texts: Using windows drivers for an air quality USB device

texts:
I have a question that doesn't appear to have already been addressed - perhaps because it is impossible, but perhaps not. I recently received a USB-powered air quality monitoring device and, as an inquisitive grad student, think it would be far more useful to be able to monitor air quality from my smartphone instead. There isn't any good equivalent for this, afaik.  This has fairly significant implications if you want just rough data and don't want to bring expensive monitoring equipment - for example, I'm part of Engineers Without Borders, and roughly quantifying the amount of smoke and VOC inhalation our Ecuadorean partner community takes in at each meal (done over an open biomass fire, naturally) would be REALLY cool, and give us a better idea of the degree of health issues we can expect.

So there's a degree of helping the world, here, which is neat.

The problem is that even though USB -> microUSB converters are pretty cheap, just plugging everything together (monitor, converter, phone) doesn't work. That's too easy, of course.  Upon installation on a regular computer, the monitoring software gives the following message:

Installation
------------
This program is depending on the following files,
which are NOT distributed in this installation:

hh.exe         CHM help system (Windows XP)
hhctrl.ocx     CHM help system (Windows XP)
itircl.dll     CHM help system (Windows XP)
itss.dll       CHM help system (Windows XP)

SHLWAPI.DLL    Registry key operations, a component of
               IE and is also used by Windows Explorer.
               Shipped with Internet Explorer 4.0

setupapi.dll   Device enumeration
hid.dll        Device i/o

The files above should already be in your computer's
system directory. If they are not, try running
Windows Update.

I don't expect my HTC Incredible 2 to have these things, but I also only use FORTRAN and MATLAB for my research, so am not aware if it is possible to run equivalent programs to get this pipe-dream system up and running. Any suggestions would be very appreciated!

Thanks,
Melissa


texts: Generate whatsapp stickers from PC without any app

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I am newbie when it comes to whatsapp stickers, and I don't know about how stickers work.
But I am using a linux desktop where I have written a basic ruby script that could convert svg to webp, multithreaded. In a loop, it reads certain folders with svgs.
I have have 30 svgs in 4 folders, total 120 stickers. I want myself and people to add possibly a thousand more over time.
Currently I am used to copy the directory containing webp files to my android phone, use sticker.ly to manually select and generate stickers. That's too much work.
I want my script to have the sticker generator code in the loop, where it will generate stickers from svgs, I can take the packs to my phone and add them to whatsapp. That way I will be saving a lot of time.
Is it possible?


texts: Problems after restoring nandroid backup

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On my Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F, Android 4.4.2) I made a nandroid backup of "everything" (boot, cache, recovery, system, etc.) about six weeks ago (using PhilzTouch recovery). Yesterday I tried to restore it, and it seemed to work but when Android had booted up I started getting force closes all over the place.

I tried wiping cache and data, but it didn't make any difference. I had a look at the log for one app when it crashed, and it was due to

java.io.IOException: open failed: EACCES (Permission denied)

I have not changed anything on the SD card since I did the backup (sent the phone in to repair a dead pixel but they wouldn't do it on warranty, so I got the phone back the way it was).

One idea I had was that something was messed up with the file permissions, so I tried Fix permissions but that didn't help either.

I then thought I'd try to flash Lollipop using FlashFire. Everything went well, and I was really surprised to see that now all the apps were working flawlessly! So to get back to KitKat (which is what I want), I then tried flashing the KitKat ROM (BTW, these are all official samsung ROMs from SamMobile. Now it didn't even boot properly, it got stuck on "Android is upgrading - Starting apps...". Tried wiping data/cache again but nothing worked.

I have since tried repeating the but without flashing Lollipop (i.e. flashing the same ROM as the one in the nandroid backup, directly from the restored nandroid backup state), but it always gets stuck on the "Android is upgrading" screen.

So it seems that I CAN restore the KitKat nandroid backup, but it's unusable "as is" because of most the apps force closing. However, if I flash Lollipop "on top" of the backup, everything works.

Can someone explain this, and possibly provide a solution? I'd really like to have this phone exactly as it was when I did the nandroid backup.


texts: logged in from friends tablet but in device manager it shows current device is my cell phone

texts: I logged into my Google account from my friends tablet.went to my account info page. Looked at  my recent activities and it shows all devices I've logged in from. The top one says My Cell Phones name and says  its my Current Device. HOW can that be? I'm across town from my cell phone at the moment and I'm on a friends tablet for the first time ever! Does this mean these two devices are linked in some weird way? Spy app or?? I can even go to google play and click on My Apps and it shows the apps that are actually  installed on my cell phone!


texts: Android 8.1 Keyboard on Galaxy Tab A doesn't display word choices

texts: My old Samsung Galaxy Tab running Android 4.2 would always show 3 word suggestions above the keyboard as I was typing. I thought it was very helpful. But my new tablet(Galaxy Tab A 8") running 8.1 doesn't have that. Can I get that back?


texts: Why is custom recovery a prerequisite for flashing a custom ROM?

texts: I have read in many guides that before flashing, we need to have a custom recovery like CWM installed. I am not able to understand why is this a prerequisite for flashing a custom ROM. Can I flash a ROM without custom recovery?


texts: contacts app makes calls with a voip app instead of normal phone app

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I installed a voip app, Talkatone, and now Contacts always use Talkatone instead of making normal phone call. Any workaround? Sometimes I would like to place normal call, because Talkatone is not making call to some numbers. Android Go Edition.
Curiosly, Fongo app, another voip, allows one use Contacts within app, but does make call itself, not through Talkaton, like regular Phone app. Regretfully Fongo sms messages are not free.


texts: If you root your phone should you do OTA update?

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I am rooting my xiaomi phone.

I am using instruction here

http://en.miui.com/thread-190889-1-1.html

The truth is I actually prefer to wait till I have an update. Device enscryption for xiaomi doesn't work yet. Some said it will work for miui 7.1

Well, I go ahead and root it anyway.

WHat about if latter miui 7.1 is available?

Should I just do OTA?