texts: How can there be two separate Android System under "Running services"?

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My Verizon LG V20 (Android 8.0) appears to be running two Android Systems at the same time, but, I'm pretty sure that isn't possible.

Am I wrong on this or am I seeing things?  Also, the timing between the two appears off by about 4 seconds. Just seems pretty odd to me.


texts: Missing voice input button on the standard keyboard - Lollipop

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Posting and answering this to help others experiencing the same issue as me. This was also asked here.

If only one keyboard is enabled, i.e. Google Keyboard - English (US), the keyboard shown whenever text input is needed sometimes does not have a microphone icon (or any option to select voice typing).

Some things that may not show:

Microphone icon (in older Android versions, this was beside the space bar on the on-screen keyboard)
Pressing and holding space bar does not trigger the input selection screen (that normally would have featured voice typing as an option).

Please refer to my own answer below
https://android.stackexchange.com/a/104896/198


texts: How to get Dialler Call Option "Viber, Skype" on Android 4.4.2 with Samsung Galaxy S5

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At the dialer screen I do not receive the option to call using regular number, Skype or Viber.

How can I fix this so that I'm prompted when I want to make a call?

Any suggestion would help me a lot.

Best wishes,
Martin


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I'm trying to learn how to add an additional homescreen.  According to docs I should be able to slide over to the right most screen, long press, and a 'ghost' homescreen with a big + sign would appear-- clicking that would add extra homescreens.

The problem is that the homescreen with the plus sign is not appearing when I long press on the right most (or even left most) existing homescreen.

Is there another way to get additional homescreens installed?  This phone was previously installed with Cyanogen & Fusion.


texts: Wifi auto rejoin issues on Nexus 5 / Android 4.4

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Here's a problem I've been experiencing with my new Nexus 5:

I leave my home wifi (which I was connected to). I then go to work where there is a wifi network I've previously joined. However, my Nexus 5 won't automatically rejoin the work wifi. If I go to the wifi menu and try to tell it to connect.... it does nothing. It sees the network and says it has a good strong signal, but it simply won't connect to it. If I turn airplane mode on and off (or restart the phone), it will join the work wifi.

Same thing happens in reverse (leave work wifi, won't auto rejoin home wifi). Or if I just walk out of range of the wifi network and walk back into range of it.

I did not have this issue on Android 4.2.2 with my Galaxy Nexus.

Is there a way to fix this? Or is it some sort of software bug in Android 4.4?


texts: "Error: Invalid Number." when sending an SMS

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I have the 2014 Moto X, running Lollipop. For some contacts, when I try to send them a message, I get an SMS saying "Error: Invalid Number."

I have noticed that this happens when I go to compose a message in the stock Messages app and then search for a contact. For example, if I start typing "Ka" in the search box,it will suggest all contacts with "Ka" in the name. Then I tap the one I want to send a message to, and for some reason, the number gets truncated. If the contact has the number +1 (123) 456-7890, then after I tap it, it shows up as +1 456-7890 and hence is unable to deliver the message since it is an invalid number.

This also only happens with some contacts, seemingly at random, since all my numbers are formatted the same way, so it can't be because of the format.

Has anyone else experienced this and what can be done to fix this?


texts: What apps does "Clear memory" actually clears?

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What apps does actually get closed when one goes for the option of "Clear Memory" in the Task Manager?

It obviously doesn't closes all the apps, as this screenshot shows:

As the screenshot clearly shows, the app to take screenshots  and the app to indicate the battery level never got closed.


texts: What's the easiest way to sync music to my phone?

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I'm now on CM13 (Android 6) and rsyncing in will not work due to permission errors (and the sudo command doesn't exist) So I ask you, are there any programs to sync my music across? I don't want to use services that require me to upload it and then download it again due to bandwidth and speed issues.

I have also tried adb-sync but it just errors out (as is expected with adb!).


texts: How to access internal memory of android device with a broken display and without root permission?

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My Samsung Galaxy Grand has a broken display. I need to access my media files( Photos and Videos ) from the internal memory of the device.

What I have tried -

Tried with Samsung KIES.
tried to connect via adb to the device but It's not on USB debugging.
Managed to put the device into recovery mode, but on adb shell mode. I'm not able to see any files under sdcard and sdcard1. Also my device is NOT rooted so I cannot use su command

What should I do now to copy the files off the internel memory?


texts: My Google Voice services keeps getting stuck on “restarting”

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The "UpdateService" for Google Voice constantly keeps getting stuck on "restarting" and therefore I miss out on receiving SMS messages from Google Voice. I've already been trimming down on some unnecessary services and it doesn't seem like it has helped a whole lot. Any other suggestions or thoughts about this problem?

I'm currently running CM6, but it happened before on stock too.


texts: How to update HTC One X (AT&T) without the SIM?

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I tried clicking 'software update'

http://1drv.ms/1fJ5B3h (short video showing steps I've done)

http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-x-att/news/

  Navigate to the Home screen then tap All apps > Settings > About > Software Information and locate the Software version. If your Software number is less than 5.18.502.1, you should proceed with the upgrade.

I tried updating via 'HTC sync'

This phone belongs to my employer and I was advised agains breaking the warranty. So the recommended / official way of updating software is preferred.

I tried inserting another (not AT&T) SIM and it tells me that it is locked. Is that a case that software update doesn't work without the SIM?


texts: Is it possible to use "unlock with fingerprint" feature, and be asked for (after boot) giving passphrase and fingerprint on encrypted Galaxy S6

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I would like to purchase a Samsung Galaxy S6. One of the main reasons for the choice of device is the (apparently) good fingerprint sensor. I would like to / have to encrypt my phone (my employer requires this but, honstly, I would do it anyway) and I am very tired of typing my PIN every single time I want to unlock my phone. Hence a fingerprint sensor is a must-have on my next phone. Here are my questions Google could not answer for me:

Is it possible to use the "unlock with fingerprint" feature with an encrypted phone, or is this authentication method considered too weak? Strangely there is no information about that.
I would like the phone to behave in the following way (like an iPhone 6): After booting the device I am asked for my (potentially complicated) passphrase. After that I am allowed to use my fingerprints to unlock. After some time (configurable, maybe some hours?) I would be asked for the passphrase again.

Benefit: Convenience through the fingerprint unlock, increased security because if somebody tried to force me to put my finger on the sensor (or had a rubber copy of my finger) it would still be no good on a freshly rebooted phone or after some hours.

Basically this means having two unlock schemes configured at the same time, fingerprints and passphrase/PIN. Former would be used for convenience, latter for security. Putting in the passpharse a few times per day would be perfectly acceptable to me.

Is this possible with a Samsung Galaxy S6 with stock ROM?


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Is it possible to unlock the bootloader without root access?  If so, is there another way to unlock the bootloader without using the command...

fastboot oem unlock

Now, for the background stuff that might be helpful to understand my question.  My particular device does not seem to support fastboot so I am wondering if there is a way to do it using

adb shell

This is the behavior when I try to use fastboot.

build@build-VirtualBox:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 2207:0010
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

build@build-VirtualBox:~$ adb devices
List of devices attached
OUGRYBWWCM  device

build@build-VirtualBox:~$ adb reboot bootloader   #<--- Tablet enters      bootloader mode

build@build-VirtualBox:~$ fastboot devices        #<--- Empty results, no fastboot commands will work

build@build-VirtualBox:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

# Bus 001 Device 009: ID 2207:0010 --> missing from lsusb command

The device is based on Rockchip's RK3066 processor.


texts: How do you install a KDZ that doesn't match an LG phone's model?

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LGUP checks the current phone to see what specific model it is. In my case it's an LG v20 F800L. I'd like to install the H990 kdz on it instead because I don't want a bunch of Korean language apps that I can't read and I can't uninstall. When I try to load a kdz file using LGUP I get an error that says roughly

  invalid kdz F800L->H990

Can LGUP be tricked about what model the phone is or the kdz file is? Otherwise, what other ways are there to install a stock kdz when it doesn't necessarily match the phone's specific model?

What I tried so far:

I ran grep on the kdz

grep -an "F800L" H990N20d_00_OPEN_HK_DS_OP_0920.kdz | less  #-a for binary n to show the line number. Piped to LESS because otherwise the output might do some funky stuff to your computer.

The search for the string "H990" showed 3 instances. Next I ran

sed -i 's+H990+F800L+g'

to change instances of H990 to F800L. The new file size was 3 bytes larger, which was expected because F800L is one character longer and there were three instances. When I tried loading the new file to the phone using LGUP it just gives an error Error: KDZ file is invalid. so there's some kind of checksum.

recommended tags:
KDZ
LGUP


texts: How the device (that is off) decide how to publish itself for USB: "MediaTek PreLoader USB VCOM port" or "MediaTek USB Port" device?

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How the mobile phone (that is off) informs the Windows PC (with installed drivers "MediaTek PreLoader USB VCOM port" and "MediaTek USB Port") how to identify itself: as device
- "MediaTek PreLoader USB VCOM port" or as
- "MediaTek USB Port"?

When I plug the phone to USB, Windows PC connect it sometime through "preloader USB", sometimes through "just USB" ports, sometimes both  in sequence  (I see it from WMI events). I don’t see any pattern related to "time after next attempt" or "volume buttons pressed".

P.S This is "the phone off" state when battery is inside. What are correct names for those states (battery "in" and "outside")? When battery is extracted - device is not recognized as USB device by PC.


texts: Why hasn't my Galaxy Nexus received the latest OTA update?

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I have a Galaxy Nexus and I live in Belgium (so my phone is not locked to a specific carrier). The Android version is still 4.0.4 and when I go the system update menu, it doesn't do anything, no OTA update. I thought the version 4.1 or even 4.1.1 was available. How can I update it 'officially'?

Of course, I already searched but I only found update packages that I'm not sure I can trust.


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I'm trying to debug a ROM problem, that cause Android animation boot run forever, occuring after the first reboot.
Trying to read the log with logcat ,executing from shell adb logcat -d before powering on the phone, but adb remains in < waiting for device > state
Before rebooting Android, I test adb logcat and it was working fine.
Anyone can help? How to read boot logs?


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I have an Android Wear 2.x smartwatch.

I use Google maps in English even though it's not my mother tongue, simply because I want to have all Google assistants functionalities enabled as well as Android on my phone(Android Oreo) in English.

However, when it comes to dictate to Google Assistant on the watch "native to  address" it just fails 100% of the time which I find rather frustrating. so, I'd rather type the address directly either on the phone or the watch. However, there seem to be no way neither to send Google maps address from phone to watch (unlikely other apps which have "send to watch"), nor to type the address on the watch directly (whereas many apps do have the keyboard input option)

My question is :

  Is there a way to use Google maps on the watch without voice?


texts: I have a galaxy s4 and I put a lock on it.  I don't know the pin code.  I tried using android device manager and it reset my lock code, but still says its the wrong password or pin.  I have reset it over 20 times.  It always says its the wrong password or pin.  I have switched it up to see if it matters.  The keyboard changes to fit my password or pin, so i know its updating and changing the password.  Is there any way at ALL to unlock it or fix android device manager with out factory resetting it?  Please.  I cant lose everything on my phone.


texts: I uninstalled/deleted a system privileged app (from /system/priv-app) by mistake. Where can I get the apk of it?

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My /system/priv-app/DocumentsUI is empty obviously. Putting any 3rd party DocumentsUI.apk in it results in bootloop. I have a custom rom (Aosp extended).
Flashing the /system again would fix the problem I think. Just want to make sure if this will make the condition worse or im going alright?


texts: How to convert .img to .tar to flash using Samsung odin tool?

texts: I have downloaded touch recovery from clockworkmod website. How do I flash downloaded .img file using Odin / Mobile Odin tool?


texts: Package verification failed in recovery mode

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I have one tablet and I'm installing a .zip file from stock recovery, but it gives the following errors:

Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Verification failed
Installation aborted.

What causes this type of errors?


texts: How to bypass the Goggle account password request on a Z353VL ZtE flip phone both touch screen and hard keys

texts: So I have this old ZTE and I can't find a way to bypass the frp I looked all over online and nothing for the touchscreen hard button model like this I just bypassed a galaxy s7 running oreo for a friend so I thought for sure this phone would have a bypass that you can do using the phone itself


texts: "No service" error persists after my attempts to reconnect

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Today my Galaxy A51 started registering the "no service" error. I had updated the software recently.
I tried googling my way out of the problem, doing a couple things to try and get my phone to recognise my network:

I restarted my phone multiple times. I also shut down my phone multiple times.

I did the classic airplane mode fix but that did not work.

I went to Settings > Mobile Networks > Network Operators > tried both Select Manually or Select Automatically.

This step did work! But after 2 minutes, my phone went back to "No Service" mode again. This is the issue!
I repeated no. 3 a couple of times.

I reinserted my SIM card.

I reset my network settings

I tried no. 3 again. No luck.

What should I do now?
Thanks


texts: Can someone tell me which was the previous version of Galaxy S firmware before the current/latest Value Pack (XXJV4)? I am considering to downgrade, but I am not sure about version/code of that. Thanks!


texts: Help for `fat finger` on Google Galaxy Nexus

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I often have trouble with the on-screen keyboard, e.g. pressing the wrong keys etc.

I looked around and found that ThickButton looks like a good solution; but sadly it is not compatible with my Galaxy Nexus.

What can I do to get rid of mistyping keys?


texts: How to activate 'Do not disturb' when connected to a specific Bluetooth device

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I want to benefit from Androids "Do not disturb"-feature while driving. My idea is to activate the "Do not disturb"-feature, when my phone connects to my cars bluetooth. If enabled no notifications would appear which is a huge advantage for me because this results in less distractions while driving.

"Do not disturb"-feature is already configured properly. If manually activated I do not get any distracting notifications. My question is how to automatically activate the feature when a bluetooth connection is established.

I'm using a Oneplus 6 with Android 10. My car does not support Android Auto.

Bonus points for solutions that don't require to install further apps. Unfortunately I think that is not possible right now.


texts: How to disable/remove ALL cell functionality

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I have a Kyocera Event (Virgin Mobile) running stock Android 4.0.4.

This is only used as a media player for about 90 minutes ONE DAY per week. I am looking for a good way to extend battery life as much as possible as it can only be charged one day a week as well.

Steps taken:

Disabled google account sync
Turned off all location services
Turned "Mobile Data" off

I know it's asking a lot, but I am really hoping to get the battery to last a week if possible.

Any suggestions for extending battery life?


texts:
I have a Huawei Ascend Y300 running on Jelly Bean and I can't get any diagnostic code to work on the dialer... The only thing that works is the code for displaying the IMEI: *#06#

Every time I enter a diagnostic code like *#*#4636#*#* or anything else, it merely continues to display the dialer. :-/

I've tried looking for the stock Jelly Bean dialer but I haven't had any luck. How do I fix this?


texts: How can I rename a removable SD card, or create a folder on it. Permission Denied

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I am not a programmer, I am a 'user'. I have bought a FonePad and added a 32GB SDHC card, naively thinking I could use it to store the maps I will need on a storage-hungry navigation software.

However, I find I cannot rename the device from Removable, I get the message 'Permission Denied'.  Same result when I try to create a subfolder. Same result if I try using a utility like SDCard Manager or Card Manager HD.

Coming from a Windows world, I am just completely lost.

Take SDCard Manager for example: when running it says that it has *Storage -- Modify or delete the contents of your SD card. I note that SD card is the 'built-in' device.


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I sometimes use light screen manipulating apps on my galaxy s4(such as twilight app,...) and when the apps are enable,in my vpn apps,ok button in vpn allow connction dialog does not work(cannot be tapped) but cancel button works az usual!
I want to know what is the behind?i think this is not a bug, it is something like a rule.


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I have successfully loaded TI-Android pre-built image on a BBB which was downloaded from here. Everything works well on the device. I have been trying to enable adb without much luck. Basic HW and SW is as follows

Hardware

Beaglebone black.
4DCAPE-43T.
5V power supply.
mini usb connection to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS host system.

Software

TI-Android JB pre-built image
(TI_Android_JB_4.2.2_DevKit_4.1.1_beagleboneblack.tar.gz).
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS host system.

On the BBB I have turned on USB debugging by

App Launcher" -> "Settings" -> "Developer options"

On the Host side

lsusb output is

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 10f1:1a52 Importek

/etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0451", MODE="0666"

I have executed the following two command

chmod a+r /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
sudo service udev restart

When I do an

adb devices

I don't see the BBB, but when I have HTC phone attached I do see a valid response.

What I am doing wrong?

Also I plug the mini-usb to the host machine. Is this correct? Or do I have connect to the serial debugging port.

Thanks


texts: How to make Android GMail app to show my picture next to my email messages?

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I have a user profile picture selected for my own Google profile. This picture is visible in my GMail settings and works fine with web versions of GMail:

This profile picture shows successfully next to all my email messages on GMail web site, i.e. when I open my GMail account through desktop web browser (Chrome).
This profile picture also shows successfully when I open mobile version of GMail web site using mobile Chrome on my Nexus 5.

However, when I use the stock Android GMail app to read my emails on Nexus 5, my profile picture refuses to show. Profile pictures of other people show successfully next to their message titles, but my messages are displayed with the "default" profile icon - a large "A" in a square. Meanwhile, GMail app correctly recognizes these messages as posted by me: it explicitly says "me" in place of sender's name.

So, is there some sort of trick to make GMail app behave consistently with GMail web site in that regard, i.e. make it display my profile picture next to me messages in GMail?


texts: How to move files(including apps) to an adopted sd card directly from PC?

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I don't really know how to make a title for this and it might be somewhat far and my english is not on point but please understand.

I have a 16gb SD card that is formatted as an adopted internal storage and an internal of 1gb (4gb originally, but OS occupies 3.4gb or something and built-in apps [which I can't move to the adopted. I don't know why]). My ways of getting data onto my phone is via the USB cable to PC/Laptop, but since the PC/laptop can't read the SD card, it only shows the 1gb internal. Let's say I want to move a larger file; 2gb, how can I make it possible? Any more ways to move files?

Anyways, Shareit (a file-sharing app, available on pc) is my last resort but I feel that via the USB cable is faster.

Device: Lenovo A7000-a
Android 6.0 (just updated. Reformated everything since apps cant be read because all my data(including app data/files/obb) was on the sd card and it needs to be an adopted to be capable of reading app files.)


texts: Where are custom kernels being flashed to in internal memory?

texts: I've unzipped zip files for custom kernels and noticed that the majority of the files that are being applied are in a /kernel folder. However that folder is unlisted when listing the root directories using both Root Explorer and ES File Explorer. Where is this /kernel folder?


texts: I've kind of a dumb question. I've recently purchased an app from play store. I've not installed it yet, but I notice that there is a remove option for it. My question if I remove it, do I have to purchase it again or is it only removed from my apps list?


texts: Make google searches and "Ok, google" open in broswer, not Google "App"

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Is it possible to change my settings so that the results to me asking a question through "Ok, google" or typing on the search bar in my home screen, open in my default browser instead of the Google "App"?

I dislike how the Google App isn't actually an app in the sense that I can't open it through the recent applications shortcut, and the broswer-like window isn't actually saved in memory anywhere for me to go back to if I switch out after a search. Additionally it doesn't allow me to filter search results by date, etc. like a normal Google search does.


texts: want to downgrade my operating system on galaxy s3 GT-19300

texts:
i have updated my galaxy s3 GT-19300 to android kitkat 4.4.2
now i want my earlier version back on my mobile
so what is the procedure for that


texts: Samsung Galaxy Ace - HID Bluetooth Keyboard Connection?

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I'm a newly arrived escapee from the iPhone Empire - I just got a Galaxy Ace and it seems better in all respects except one very important one for me... I used to use my iPhone to write / take notes etc, using an I-connex Bluetooth keyboard.   But it looks like my Ace won't allow this keyboard to connect - it says it doesn't connect to HID devices.

I've tried two different apps to try and fix this - BlueKeyboard JP (which only works with certain keyboards, not including mine) and Bluetooth Keyboard Easyconnect (which I think requires my phone to be rooted - at any rate, it doesn't work).

I'd be very grateful for any suggestions how I can fix this, as it really makes the phone seriously less good than what I had before, given how I use it!   Failing that I'd be very grateful if anyone could advise me if there is any version of Android that DOES allow HID devices to connect - and what phones run it.


texts: What does a status bar icon that looks like a SIM card with a little house inside it mean?

texts:
I have Samsung Galaxy J1 Mini on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. There is a status bar icon between the Wi-Fi and the signal icon that looks like a SIM card with a little house on it.

What does this icon?


texts: Can you auto reject phone numbers natively with a Droid phone?

texts: I have a Droid X and I'm trying to set up an auto reject list and it looks like I have to download a third party app to do it. Am I missing something?


texts: Is a 16gb class 4 micro sd card enough for hd gaming on Xperia Neo V GB?

texts: I want to expand my storage to 16gb primarily for HD gaming (which the Neo V does so well). I have been offered a great deal for a SanDisk 16GB card Class 4 and wanted to clarify if it is enough for HD gaming, classwise.  I am using Android 2.3.


texts: myTv+ app returns error code 101 when running on Android TV box

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I have installed an IP TV app, myTv+ (https://mytv-plus.com/mytvws/) on my Huawei smartphone and it worked fine.
I tried to install it on the Android TV box (MXQ Pro 4K), but it's simply not working, just getting error code 101. It appears when running the app. The install just goes smoothly, but the code appears on the splash screen.
I contacted the developer and he said this app is designed only for the smartphone.
Is there any way I can force the app to work with the Android TV box?


texts: Sony Xperia Z1 - problems with voice sound after update to Android 5.0.2

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After update Android to 5.0.2 there is a problem in my Sony Xperia Z1 compact. When I make or receive phone calls the caller does not hear me (or hears, but poorly, with noise).
After restart these problems disappears for some time, but later appears againg.
Are there any known workaround for such issues?


texts:
How do we check latest added apps in google play store? Currently we can only see New Free Releases but that are top new Free apps.

So How to Check latest added apps in google play store?


texts: Unable to add exchange email account on LG G3 with Android 4.4.2

texts: I keep getting the message "Login information incorrect. Try again". But the login info is most definitely correct. My work IT department confirmed the domain, port, and server address, and my username/pword were correct. Online search results showed this may be a known issue going back more than a year as described here: http://windowsitpro.com/blog/kitkat-causes-activesync-headaches-android-users, but none of the fixes described seem to apply to my phone. Does anyone have any suggestions?


texts: Galaxy S4 - Cannot turn email notifications OFF

texts: Probably after a software upgrade, my phone now vibrates and makes a sound whenever an email comes in.  This is annoying and keeps me up at night!  I have unchecked email notifications but it hasn't stopped.  Can anyone help?


texts: What is the difference, if any, between different Gapps providers such as opengapps, tk gapps, pa gapps etc?


texts: Toast "The contact doesn't exist" shows up everytime I attempt to assign an image to owner account from User settings

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I'm using CM 12.1 SNAPSHOT. Yesterday, I wiped the data and when the phone booted up I finished the setup of accounts like Google, CyanogenMod and everything synced successfully. But the Owner pic in status bar doesn't load and when I try to assign it from Settings → Users, I get the message "The contact doesn't exist."

Also I made that in Google+ settings

(Click image to enlarge)

So how to assign a picture to the owner account?


texts:
I am investigating why my OnePlus Two can sometimes be slow, and I have troubles understanding the CPU load average displayed by the stock CPU monitor (which can be seen here)
I constantly have numbers around 9, sometimes up to 15, and never below 6. I have 8 cores (4 are stopped if I trust what TinyCore is showing), so I don't understand why those numbers are so high. Moreover, the "load bar" is rather tiny (about 5% of the screen).
If I compare with the TinyCore or CPU stat apps, for instance when usage showed by CPU Core is around 20% in average while the stock CPU monitor is showing 8.21/8.22/8.61.
So what are those numbers showing ?
I have OxygenOS 3.6.1 and Android 6.0.1.


texts: How do you skip the PIN to go directly to the camera from the lock screen?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1.2 (standard, not rooted). I previously had an iPhone, and the feature I miss the most is the ability to go directly to the camera from the lock screen without having to type in my PIN. How do I do this on Android?

I know that there are at least two or three questions asking pretty much the same question. Unfortunately, I don't have the reputation to comment on those answers to explain why they don't help me:

Is it possible to use the camera without unlocking first?:
How to enable a PIN but allow quick access to camera?

For both of these posts, the accepted answers recommend WidgetLocker, but the persons who gave the answers had apparently never tried it themselves. I've tried at least five different free lock screen apps, but none of them solve my problem--they all still require a PIN to use the camera. I haven't tried WidgetLocker, but I'm not going to pay for an app that I'm not sure will work, especially when all the others I've tried don't work. Does anyone know for sure that WidgetLocker resolves this problem? I also bought and tried WidgetLocker, but it doesn't support PINs at all, and so it is not a solution to this problem.

How to use camera without unlocking phone? (Jelly Bean on S3):

This answer suggests using Samsung's built in motion. I tried this, and it still requires the PIN to access the camera. This answer doesn't resolve the issue. I'm certainly willing to pay for an app that solves this issue, but I don't need any other lock screen features--I just want rapid access to my camera. Also, I would prefer not to root my phone just for this, but if there is a solution via rooting, I would seriously consider it.

Can anyone please suggest an answer that really works?


texts: I have a tiny problem with my Android on HTC Wildfire. When I got incoming call and my screen is blocked, I have to move a ring to unblock and answer the phone; but if I move this ring fast enough and my phone doesn't capture my movement, I get a cancelled call and a sms-draft 'Sorry, I'm busy' etc. The problem is: is there any way to disable this option to have an sms-draft? I'd like to have not a possibility to slide to sms-draft with call cancel. My Android version is 2.3.5


texts: App exits on its own if certain permissions are denied. Any way to prevent?

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Some jerk apps, if certain permissions are denied to them, exits on its own. This forced the user to grant permission to use, which contradicts with appops' intention.

Is there a way to prevent such apps from accessing real data without letting them quit automatically?

I know XPrivacy is a good Xposed module, but it doesn't run on Android 7


texts: How to get my all data when my mobile screen was broken

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How to get my all data(Like contacts,messages,files,etc) when my mobile screen was broken.

I am used sony xperia z.And I loss my mobile display by some reason.

My phone still working,but can't see any thing on screen.

call was incoming.

But when I connect my phone with my pc via xperia component .then it's show message like .B'coze I was add Patten lock in my mobile.

Please help me

How can I get all my data.

I can't do any thing with my phone but my phone is still working


texts: Why my Android phone not correctly show a web page

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I can't show this page using my Android device. I have used many browser but none of them show the timetable. I guess that my phone is missing something but what?

I'm using Android 2.3.7.


texts: How to detect the name of my current launcher?

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My phone is Galaxy A5 2017

The Android updated automatically to version 8.0.0

My launcher app has some problems - I can't find the Skype icon and I really need it. I have to enter Google Play, to search "Skype" and then to push "Open" to start it - but that's really crap

I want to try another launcher (at this moment I'm running the default launcher app).

But in case the new launcher is even worse, I need to come back to the default launcher.

The problem is that I have no idea what's the name of my current launcher.

The Android OS should facilitate the users such essential information!


texts: One click Google Photos backup & sync turn on/off

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Google photos has this option nested within it settings → backup & sync.

I use Xposed Edge for various gesture based activities in which you can configure an apps activity as gesture. But I am unable to find this particular activity. Is there any other way (Using any xposed module or any other way) I can configure a toggle (QS Tile will be much better) which enables or disables Google Photos sync option?


texts: How can I have the old CRT effect run properly on Kitkat?

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I'm using a rooted MT6592 phone, running Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat). It's loaded with the Xposed Framework along with Gravitybox. In Gravitybox there's a setting to have a CRT effect when the screen is locked:

Gravitybox → Display tweaks → CRT screen off effect → CRT

I used this effect back in the days when I had a Gingerbread device. It used to be very smooth. The CRT effect I have right now is a bit disappointing though. It's not as smooth and there seems to be a small delay after locking the screen before the CRT off effect is activated. Moreover, there's a black screen before activating the CRT effect. So, what happens is:

I press the lock screen button
The screen goes black, waits a couple of ms
The CRT effect starts.

I recorded a video to clarify this behaviour.

It's very subtle but there's definitely a difference. For comparison, this is what it used to look like. You can see that the screen does not go black before activating the CRT effect; it's activated instantly.

I followed the steps written in this post, but that didn't help.


texts: Why is multitasking not behaving properly on my HTC One S?

texts: I have recently purchased the new HTC One S, and I am starting to get disappointed with Android and ICS. Multitasking only seems to exist for small apps like SMS, mail, and others. Every time I have a big game running - like Shadowgun, for example - and I press the home button or lock the screen, the game stops running. If I then go to the most recent apps and pick the game, it starts over from the beginning, it doesn't continue where I left it. I am used to a HTC HD2 with its old Windows Mobile, and I was always able to leave a game in its position and come back to it later, without any problems. Why isn't Android doing that for me? Is it a behavior only for ICS, or HTC, or is it the general behavior of any android mobile?


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When I download application from Market I obtain out of memory error.

In fact I have about 2Gb free storage on SD Card and it seems there is out of space of internal phone storage.

How to clear internal storage? E.g. remove some cache files or somewhat else?

How to obtain access to phone storage?
(When I connect my android device to PC without SD card I even have no choice to connect as a disc)

I moved all application which can be moved to Android device with App2SD.

It is really annoying - I have memory of SD Card but in fact I can not use it.

My device is HTC Desire, Android 2.3.3

Thanks a lot!


texts: Skype doesn't receive calls unless the app is open and in the foreground

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This is on a Moto E running Android 4.4.4.
Skype doesn't seem to receive calls or messages unless the app is open. If the app is not open, then no notification happens.


texts: How can I digitally merge two sides of stereo into mono sound?

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I'm deaf in one ear, which means I can't use earbuds as I can only hear one side. I've tried an adaptor that mixes both analogue signals electrically, but the sound quality is noticibly reduced.

What I'd really like for the software inside the phone to digitally mix both sides before it becomes an analogue signal. Is there a setting or a downloadable add-on to do this?

(I use the built-in music player and 'Google Listen' podcast player on a Samsung Galaxy S2.)


texts: How can I get Google Voice Actions to recognize monetary amounts?

texts: I'm using a Nexus 4 running Android 4.3. I would like to be able to have Google Voice Actions recognize monetary amounts properly when adding a reminder, for example. Currently the best output I have been able to get is "$123 45 cents", rather than "$123.45". I have tried phrases such as "one hundred twenty-three dollars and 45 cents", "one hundred twenty-three point four five", "one hundred twenty-three period four five" (which became "123. 45"), and more. Is there some speech format I need to be observing to make this work, and if not, is there a way that I can train or otherwise force Google Voice Actions into recognizing these monetary amounts?


texts:
Recently I received via email an .epub file (eBook). When I try to download it I get an error message that says "Aucune application ne peux afficher la pièce jointe" (no application can show the attached file).

There was a short time I don't read on my Android phone, so when I have the first error message I have uninstalled and reinstalled the Aldiko app.

But my phone still tells me with "Aucune application ne peux afficher la pièce jointe" (no application can show the attached file).

Has anyone had the same problem? Does anyone have a resolution?


texts: How can I share my current GPS location from google maps?

texts: I'm at a screen such as this and I'd like to share the exact GPS location of the blue marker (not just the approximate address). The only way I've found is to get directions to somewhere, share the link to clipboard, paste it somewhere, copy out the starting coordinates, paste them back into maps and then share that. Is there a better way?


texts: Is there a way to erase my personal data without losing my apps?

texts: I have an ADP1 running 2.2.1, and used it with my Google Account. I have to give it to a friend, and want to erase all my personal data viz. email, chat logs, photos in the gallery synced with picasa, and any other stuff that might be synced. But the problem is, I do not want to lose the apps. Is there a way to erase my data, without losing the apps?


texts: How can I set the clock app linked in notification center?

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In the notification center I can click the clock to open the clock app. How can I set the clock app which should be opened?

Currently MIUI11 default clock app is used but I want Google Clock which can run Spotify tracks.


texts: Where to find information about WiFi connectivity of the device?

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is there a way I can find information about my device's connectivity to WiFi network? I need information like: what network I'm connected too, what is the mac address of the router, how long have I been connected, when was the initial connection.
I tried looking in proc/net, but I didn't find any useful information there? Is there any other place I can look in?


texts: Prefer 5GHz over 2.4Ghz without disabling 2.4Ghz

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I have a DualBand WiFi router, and a DualBand WiFi repeater. Both use the same SSID, both have 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands enabled. But my Android devices mostly connect the 2.4GHz band – even if I stand next to the router or repeater, and thus the 5GHz signal is quite strong.

I want them to prefer the 5GHz band if available (and strong enough), but use the 2.4GHz otherwise.

using different SSIDs for each band is not an option
fixing the device to 5GHz is out of question, as then they'd never use 2.4GHz even it its the only one available. Furthermore, not all devices have that option (usually found in Settings › WiFi › (tap the 3-dot overflow menu) › Advanced if available).

Router as well as repeater have "band steering" enabled, so it doesn't look like there's something to force it from that end¹.

So is there anything that could be done on the Android devices? Most of them are rooted (and the one that's not is using 5GHz most of the time), Xposed is available as well if it helps. Modifying wpa_supplicant is acceptable though not the preferred way, as is using a 3rd party app².

So any suggestions?

¹ in case it's relevant: Fritz!Box 7390 and a Fritz repeater 1160
² which then preferably comes via F-Droid. Apps with Google dependencies (Firebase, Analytics, License check etc.) are not acceptable.


texts: Format SD card after playing with fdisk (No card reader)

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After playing with partitioning using FDISK (from busybox) i finished and now i want to format it back to whatever is usable under Android.

Using same FDISK via Android console i deleted all partitions, made a clean DOS partition table, made a new partition and changed its type to b (Win95 FAT32).

I got no microSD adapter to read the card from my linux PC and format it there.
What should i do to format it into a usable condition?


texts: Setting/app to route audio input to phone's mic while a wired headset is connected to it

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I'm a new Android phone user. I'm looking for a setting or an application that can route audio input to phone's microphone while a wired headset is connected to it, but keep the audio output to the headset. I have been searching for this in Setting but I think it is not available there. I have been also searching for the app that can do this, the search results recommend me an app named SoundAbout, but it doesn't do what I want, it's just routing audio output to phone's speaker while a wired headset is connected to it.

So is there any?


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Some time ago I have synced my Facebook contacts (using Facebook for Android app) with my contacts. I also have my Gmail account synchronized. Having all those contacts is too much.

I went to Account and synchronization and turned off Facebook synchronization. Also in Google account I unchecked the Synchronize contacts box (however I still synchronize Gmail, Picasa, Calender and Google Reader).

Now the contacts are not in my contact list, but when I want to send SMS, I still have to browse trough all Gmail, Facebook and local contacts. That's too many entries and it's hard to find the right number. How to get rid of Gmail and Facebook contacts completely?

Also, when I go to Dialer, all my Facebook friends, who shared their phone numbers, appear there. How to remove those entries also?

I'm using Android 2.3.5


texts: Why does Android sometimes eject the USB drive when connecting to power and how to stop it?

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I've got an external micro SD card that I am connecting via USB to my phone for dashcam recording.  However, I have noticed an annoying issue - if I start recording before I start the car, sometimes the recording winds up going to internal flash, which is not what I want.

Obviously I have to use a wireless charger since I have a storage connected to the USB.  The wireless charger is connected to the vehicle's USB power.  What I see happen is that after starting the car, it takes a few seconds until USB power turns on.  At that point, if I have the screen on and my notifications pulled down, I see the USB drive being ejected - the "do not remove" message shows briefly, and then the USB notification disappears.  Then after a couple second, the USB re-appears and gets re-mounted.  But due to the USB being ejected, the app I am using as the dashcam apparently detects that the drive is not available, and so starts recording to internal flash instead.

It's rather a hassle to have to start the car, then wait 15 seconds or so, then fiddle around with my phone to make sure the app still knows the correct location to record to.  This wastes at least a minute of idling. I would rather figure out why Android thinks it should eject the drive when power is applied, and fix that instead.  I have been able to reproduce the issue on my desk (wireless) charger as well, and it seems is always happens on the first power event after the USB drive is plugged in; subsequent power events have no effect.

Why is Android ejecting my USB flash drive (despite remounting a few seconds later) when I connect to power, and how can I make it stop doing this?


texts: Prevent dark mode from activating during battery saver

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I just updated my OG Pixel 1 to Android 10. I normally use light mode (not dark mode), but my phone just hit the threshold to turn on battery saver mode, and now it has forced my phone into dark mode. I can't toggle this in settings while battery saver is on, and I don't see any settings in battery saver to prevent this force theme change. I find it incomprehensible that this wouldn't be an option, given that there are plenty of phones (like the OG Pixel) that still use LCD screens, and thus whose screen colors don't affect the battery usage.

Are there any settings, hidden or otherwise, that prevent dark mode from activating during battery saver on Android 10?


texts: How to enable treble support in old devices?

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Today, I am back to challenge you all. As you would have guessed from the question title, this post is to know about enabling treble support on old phones. Of course, there are a lot of guides on the internet about this and I "will" explain how this post is different from them.
First, we have a post about this on this very site.
Link: Enabling Project Treble in non-Treble Android
Here, the question has not been properly answered so this is not helpful.
I found the next link from the above link.
Link: https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-4-project-treble/
This is specific to redmi note 4. So, provides no help to non MIUI users.
Now, we can definitely install a custom rom to enable treble but such roms are not available for all devices.
So, now, let me be specific with my device. I have a device running Android 5.1 with MediaTek MT6735 processor. Now, I have searched a lot in the internet about custom roms and have installed many roms and have "many times hard bricked my phone". With no options left with me and you not annoyed by reading so much, can you please give me a way I can enable treble support using a similar way found in the above XDA post? Or any other way, if you know? And please don't, just don't tell me to either buy a new phone or give up trying to enable treble support on my device.
Thanks for reading.


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As everyone knows Moto X Play does not have any LED notification.
It becomes very difficult without LED notification. You'd need to take your mobile to check of there's any missed call, message or even to check if the battery is full.
There are some apps available which needs root access to enable LED notification. But rooting will void warranty.
Are there any apps available which enables LED notification with out rooting.
Any other tip or trick or apps like ifttt (if that can help) is also welcome.


texts: How can I install an app from GitHub on Android without a PC or root?

texts: I would like to install this fork of Phonograph. How can I install it on Android without any PC or Rooting? Also, is there any way that I could compile the data into an APK file?


texts: How to change color of entities shown in Google map?

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The present colouring scheme of Google maps gives me a challenge to differentiate between the road and its surroundings.  The contrast between these two are simply not sufficient for me and my screen guard is making it worse.

The following is how it looks in my screen (ignoring the volume notification) and the road color is not that apparently different from its surroundings during day time.

I am looking for some way to customize the colors of the entities, like road, buildings, grounds etc so that it will be vivid in my screen. Few navigation apps usually provide a toggle between day and night mode. I will be even happy with that. It will be great if a theme can be applied to switch colors, if it is not too much at this stage!

Are there any hacks/ways to achieve this?
I am running  Google Maps (version 6.11.1) in LG P500 (a.k.a Optimus One) on CM10 Android 4.1.

All my search effort only results about changing colors through API, which I do not want.


texts:
I have a Lenovo Tab M8 tablet (FHD FB-8705F) that's rooted. There is a System Update available. When I download this update I get a pop up screen to install. When I click on this the phone restarts and i see the Android Bot. On this screen it says Error and after a few moments it restart. After the restart I get a message "Failed to install ota package"
Is there a way to install the package on a rooted device without having to revert to the stock boot.img?


texts: Is it possible to send and receive faxes over an Android phone?

texts: Can an Android phone make phone calls in order to send fax? I mean, is it technically possible  with Android? Without using 3rd party servers.


texts: How to restore deleted pictures from LG K8?

texts:
I accidentally deleted some pics of my daughters that was sent in a txt. I found some recovery apps to get them back but my phone has to be rooted.

How do I root my phone and what does it mean?


texts: Advice to recover a bootlooped One plus One

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Tldr: I now have a phone that works when it is plugged in but continuously reboots when it is not, shows the Oneplus logo and then reboots again. I am able to boot into TWRP or fastboot. I tried a wipe clean and flash Lineage 15.1 but still the same issue. Occasionally it gets a few seconds into the OS boot process, I start to see the lineage OS boot sequence and then it crashes again.

I had Lineage 15.1 on the phone, which I believe was flashed over 14.1 without a wipe (i dont remember). It was quite unstable, it used to crash and reboot couple times a day. And this particular time, it rebooted, then crashed again, and started the bootloop that it is in now. It was getting faster.. Initially it used to reboot to the lock screen, then crash in a second or 2. Then it used to come to the boot animation and then crash, and soon after just looping at the manufacturing logo. I did not flash or do any such tinkering recently. Yesterday, before I wiped, It was stable as long as it was plugged in to power, and then when I remove the power cable the boot loop would start. Now after I tried the wipe there is no such thing any more. It reboots whether it is connected or not. The only thing I did differently was use a cheap aliexpress cable that i bought recently and a old powerbank for a few minutes the day earlier, and given the behavior with it bootlooping on battery but not on AC, i was wondering if the battery pack or the cable fried my battery in some way.

Edit: Even after flashing a new rom I have the same behavior, works if it is plugged in, bootloop on battery.


texts: What is google's policy regarding the images of the apps?

texts:
I want to use the Images of the apps that are shared by the developers for displaying on the Google Play Store (The app/game screenshots).

Am I allowed to use them? Can they be reproduced?


texts: Completely broken (unviewing-untouchable) android screen - (known) patternlock - no google account

texts:
After my mobile screen fell I was asking if there was someway to draw my android lock pattern, I precise, pattern, NOT PIN, by using a keyboard, maybe typing corresponding numbers on the numpad...
Up to 80% and more of my android screen is completely black and full of cracks, with big regions of it completely unresponsive, which is far enough to cancel the pattern immission out while using the few responsive parts in touchscreen. I tried to blindly input the pattern with a usb mouse connected via OTG, but this is really really impractical, up to the point the mobile has started a very annoying song everytime I input an incorrect pattern and every few seconds the screen would dim cancelling out what am doing.
Google account was disconnected, as well as usb debugging mode which was deactivated.
I noticed keys like enter, spacebar, shift, and other buttons are operative on the screen when I use a keyboard, which would be perfect for my case. PS: Maybe there is a way to mirror the screen to a tv AND use the mouse at the same time? Or even some external mousePAD with a pen that I can use to PRECISELY draw the pattern and unlock the screen?
Thank you everybody,
Have a good day.


texts: How to share my mp3 collection with my family's android devices?

texts: I have a collection of CDs that I ripped to mp3 to listen on my android phone. My kids want to listen to some of them on their android phones as well. Is there a way to share my mp3 collection with them so they can also play them on their own android devices? Is there a way to create a family library of mp3s for sharing across all the family's android devices?


texts: Do I have to download the movie again, if I rented it and it expired?

texts: Once a movie I have rented from the AppStore has expired, and I wish to rent it again, do I have to download it again? Or can I just pay the additional charge and keep watching the file that's already on my device?


texts:
In perusing the settings on my EVO today, I noticed that there is an option under call settings named "Voice Privacy". The description beneath the checkbox merely states "Enable enhanced privacy mode":

The screenshot is from Deck's ICS pre-beta, but I'm fairly positive I saw this in CM7 as well because it seems very familiar. I've also seen this settings on my Verizon Galaxy Nexus running both ICS (stock and CM9) and Jelly Bean.

Both phones I've seen this on were CDMA devices - an HTC EVO on Sprint, and a Verizon Galaxy Nexus. What little information I've been able to dig up seems to suggest that it may be unique to CDMA, but I cannot say that for certain.

What does this setting do? Some theories I've found on forums have included reducing the earpiece volume (so others can't overhear your conversation, I suppose?) and adding extra encryption to the CDMA connection, but I haven't found anything definitive.


texts: No Network, my HTC desire not identifying network operator

texts: There is no network in my HTC desire, because airplane mode is switching turned on and off continuously. I have tried with factory reset, it is still in same state.


texts: CM10.1, GS II, Mount command for encrypted sdcard0

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Question: What is the syntax for the mount command within android to mount an encrypted file system?

Context:
I'm using CM10.1 (currently cm-10.1-20130604-NIGHTLY-I9100) on a Samsung Galaxy S2 (i9100) and have encrypted my internal sdcard.  On AndrOId 4.2 the internal sdcard (which is not a physical sdcard, rather a partition of the devices memory) is /storage/sdcard0, it has a link that points to /sdcard

After encrypting and rebooting the 3rd or 4th time sdcard0 doesn't mount.  Further reboots don't fix the problem.

/storage/sdcard1 (the physically removable sdcard) mounts fine.

When sdcard0 was mounted properly the output of the "mount" command included the following line which is now missing.

tmpfs on /storage/sdcard0 type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=050,gid=1028)

So,

What is the proper format of the mount command to remount this drive?
Any suggestions on how to fix or trouble shoot this problem?

Thanks

Ed

Edit: posting relevant section of logcat

Volume sdcard0 state changing -1 (Initializing) -> 0 (No-Media)
Volume sdcard0 state changing 0 (No-Media) -> 2 (Pending)
Volume sdcard0 state changing 2 (Pending) -> 1 (Idle-Unmounted)
got storage path: /storage/sdcard0 description: Internal storage primary: true removable: false emulated: false mtpReserve: 0 allowMassStorage: true maxFileSize: 0
addVolumeLocked() StorageVolume [mStorageId=0 mPath=/storage/sdcard0 mDescriptionId=17040710 mPrimary=true mRemovable=false mEmulated=false mMtpReserveSpace=0 mAllowMassStorage=true mMaxFileSize=0 mOwner=null]
volume state changed for /storage/sdcard0 (null -> unmounted)
got storage path: /storage/sdcard0 description: Internal storage primary: true removable: false emulated: false mtpReserve: 0 allowMassStorage: true maxFileSize: 0
addVolumeLocked() StorageVolume [mStorageId=0 mPath=/storage/sdcard0 mDescriptionId=17040710 mPrimary=true mRemovable=false mEmulated=false mMtpReserveSpace=0 mAllowMassStorage=true mMaxFileSize=0 mOwner=null]
volume state changed for /storage/sdcard0 (null -> unmounted)
/dev/block/vold/259:10 being considered for volume sdcard0
Volume sdcard0 state changing 1 (Idle-Unmounted) -> 3 (Checking)
Volume sdcard0 state changing 3 (Checking) -> 1 (Idle-Unmounted)
volume state changed for /storage/sdcard0 (unmounted -> checking)
sendStorageIntent Intent { act=android.intent.action.MEDIA_CHECKING dat=file:///storage/sdcard0 (has extras) } to UserHandle{-1}
volume state changed for /storage/sdcard0 (checking -> unmounted)
sendStorageIntent Intent { act=android.intent.action.MEDIA_UNMOUNTED dat=file:///storage/sdcard0 (has extras) } to UserHandle{-1}
volume state changed for /storage/sdcard0 (unmounted -> nofs)
sendStorageIntent Intent { act=android.intent.action.MEDIA_NOFS dat=file:///storage/sdcard0 (has extras) } to UserHandle{-1}
action: android.intent.action.MEDIA_UNMOUNTED path: /storage/sdcard0
Error opening directory '/storage/sdcard0/log/', skipping: Permission denied.
Permission Denial: broadcasting Intent { act=android.intent.action.MEDIA_MOUNTED dat=file:///storage/sdcard0 flg=0x10 } from berserker.android.apps.sshdroid (pid=5818, uid=10083) is not exported from uid 10017 due to receiver com.android.providers.downloads/.DownloadReceiver
action: android.intent.action.MEDIA_MOUNTED path: /storage/sdcard0
storage path "/storage/sdcard0" mounted readOnly=true
Error opening directory '/storage/sdcard0/log/', skipping: Permission denied.


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I purchased a few lapel microphones to test out for recording my talks at conferences using my android device. These mics are all mic-only devices, not headphone or head-set units.

The issue is that the microphone, when plugged in, will be detected by the OS as ear-phones/headset on some older devices like an S4, while on newer devices like the G4, it will be seen as 'Microphone'.

The issue is that in the app I'm using, the only microphone that gets picked up is the front mic (the mic on the phone) and never my plugged-in microphone. There is a setting in the app to choose which mic to use, I select Rear Mic, but it says it will only be used, "when detected".

This is my problem, it doesn't seem to be detecting anything. If I plug in headset (ear-buds with a mic), I can record from that mic no problem.

How do I configure the OS to recognize the lapel microphones so I can use them?

I have tried a few adapters that came with the mics, nothing worked. On the G4 the only difference I saw was that using an adapter would make it see a headset or microphone, but the result of not picking up audio from the mic was the same.

I've tried 6 different microphones and yes, they were all intended to be used on android/ios devices


texts: Get rid of "Restriction in effect" message on a Virgin Mobile HTC Desire 510

texts: I bought a HTC phone off Craigslist and it was fine, but after a day or two it popped up a "Restriction in effect" message. Now I can't do anything. I can't use Wi-Fi or anything. I tried factory reset but the message still comes up. Someone please help. It is a HTC Desire 510 with Virgin Mobile as carrier.


texts: my phone is not working. How can I get my contacts?

texts: My phone is not working. How can I get my contacts from it? I have tried everything to get them. Drying the phone in rice. But the phone still will not work. I need my contacts.


texts:
I was out on a hike today and took a few pictures. When taking a picture I saw the usual animation where I see snapshot of the picture just taken, and then it slides away from the screen to display the camera viewfinder again. After coming home I notice this in my google photos:

What causes this to happen?


texts: Download Region or State for offline Map

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Is it possible to download an entire state offline map for Google Maps via a 3rd party app?

I know that if you download the offline map through Google Maps it allows you to download an area roughly equivalent to a city. Currently I've been stitching the offline maps together but its a very long and tedious process.

I'm not concerned about size or bandwidth that it may use.


texts: Notifications are very delayed on android - but only sometimes (apparently FIXED)

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I searched for my problem but what I found either wasn't answered or was very old response and maybe things have changed since then...

I just got a Samsung Galaxy S8 and it's amazing, but maybe since yesterday notifications are a bit slow. I just answered and email that I got an hour ago from my computer while my phone still didn't show the notification. I got some test messages and again, they showed up but only after I opened up gmail app and refreshed it.

What might help find the answer - right now I'm spending most of the time on my computer when I have gmail website opened (for hangouts) and thunderbird for emails. However the days before I was mostly outside with my laptop either turned off of inactive.

Btw, I had a similar issue with the old phone (also android) but I just blamed it being 4 years old and acting up.

So what could be the possible issue? Some kind of setting on my phone? Possible network changes? (I changed cities in those days, maybe the network here sucks and phone tries to use it instead of wifi... I'm just looking for options here). Or is it just the fact that I have gmail / thunderbird opened?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Using Galaxy Note 2 and stylus to draw in Photochop CS6 on Computer

texts: Is there a specific and ultimate complete working application that I could use to draw with my stylus on the Galaxy Note 2 in Photoshop CS6 on my computer? IDK if that makes sense, but what I am trying to do is to use my Note 2 as a tablet to draw with instead of using the mouse on the computer. Please Help!!!


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In other words how to download a picture from my Picasa album to my sdcard? I can see in the gallery but not have it in my phone :( so I cannot see when I don't have wifi. I don't want full sync but I want to save a pic which I see in gallery easily.

Update:

I have a good picture in my picasa web album.
When I am at my home with wifi, I can see the picture, show it to others. When I go out of wifi connection, If I try to see the picture I wont be able to because the image which was cached will be deleted and no longer available. I will just be able to see the thumbnail. Alternatively If there is an option to save the image to sd card in the gallery image viewer, I will save that particular picture to my sd card when I have wifi and view it anytime anywhere. So now, If I want to download a particular image of mine from picasa, I need to go to internet->picasawebalbums, browse for the same photo I can see in gallery and then download it. Is there a simple way of doing this? May be with anyother app?

Else, If I can access the cache folder where gallery caches picasa photos, I can copy from there. But I'm not able to find that too.

My phone model: Samsung Galaxy S LCD I9003

Update:
I found this app useful and allow me to save my photos but I cant browse friend's albums yet.


texts: Problems with Adobe PDF reader on Android 2.2.1

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I'm using a tablet computer (Archos 101 internet tablet) running Android 2.2.1.

On this tablet, Adobe Reader is installed. Unfortunately, I have problems while reading PDF files: the rendering process is very slow and sometimes the text is not rendered at all. Instead, it is showing a blank white page or rough pixels. I have to scroll and zoom around to force a new rendering and if I'm lucky, the PDF is rendered then. This happens with big (MB) and small (KB) PDFs.

Is this a problem because of :

slow tablet hardware
crappy Adobe Reader software
pdf files?

Does anyone else have those problems? Would be a change to a different reader, for instance ezPDF Reader, help?


texts: How to find out stolen phone of android by using IMEI number?

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I have already tried by finding
findDeviceWebsite

Is there any way to find device by IMEI number?


texts: How can I enable USB debugging using ADB? My phone is recognized only in sideload mode

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I am trying to unlock a USB debugging disabled device from ADB.

The device is recognized by ADB only when it is connected through USB in recovery mode (when the device is turned on, it is not recognized as USB debugging is off). ./adb devices is returning the device serial and identifying that it is in sideload mode.

Any further command like ./adb shell is returning "error:closed".

What can I do in this sideload mode? Any way to enable USB debugging while the device is recognized to be in sideload status?

I have tried some commands to unlock a different USB debugging enabled device I have at home and the commands work on that device.

So for now my first roadblock is enabling USB debugging in this locked device or something to that effect. Please give me some advice in this regard.

Any other advice on unlocking the device without losing data would be very helpful too.

Thank you.

More details: I am trying to unlock an Android phone that has stopped taking the correct password after a auto-restart. I know the PIN, I have not changed it in a long while. The phone stopped accepting the PIN after the sudden auto-restart so I am just clueless what may work. Hard reset is not an option for this device without backing up the data so willing to try anything that may help.


texts: Cannot connect my Galaxy Ace to my Google account

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I have 'Market' and every time I attempt to log into it using my Google account it says that it 'Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server.'

Any idea what could be done to get it working?


texts: How to renew Google Play Music All Access from Android?

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I got the 30 days free trial for Google Play Music All Access, but I cancelled it. I'd like to renew it. How can I? I can't find a way. Here's an image:

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If my phone is lost or stolen, can I remotely and permanently brick my phone. This way, not only is my data secure, but the resale value of the phone plummets to zero.

Tangential question: can apps like Lookout or Prey be disabled by phone thieves?


texts: Samsung S2 not deleting sent emails on gmail

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I have a samsung s2 all other parts of the Gmail is syncing.  But in the sent items on my phone there are about 10 sent emails that are not on my online account (have deleted there) and when I try and delete from my phone they just keep reappearing and will not delete.

Help anyone want to clear them from my phone and not sure what is happening!


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One thing I badly need on android is support for opening Luks volumes. Is there a cryptsetup / cryptfs binary so, I can execute it from terminal on a rooted phone to mount luks volumes.

Please donot suggest apps for opening luks volumes , like Luks Manager. Im having rooted phone on android 5.0.2.

I wish the functionality is built into the kernel itself.


texts: Is there a way to get number of steps walked each day using google maps?

texts: I want to find out how many steps I walked each day (average per day over a period of week or month is preferable). Is there a way to find this data using the Google Maps app? If not, is there any other way to find it?


texts: How to have a custom table of contents in Google Play Books?

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I uploaded a big PDF book to my Google Play and I was wondering if there was a way to make my own table of contents for it ? Right now, the only item in the table is the beginning of the book...

Thanks !


texts: Oukitel C17 Pro constantly restarting, only working normally when connected to the PC

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I bought an Oukitel C17 Pro running Android 9.0 Pie and it suddenly started rebooting. I did a hard reset, and while I was configuring it, I gave all the Google approvals, but then "The Google application stopped" and then "Gboard stopped" error message appear, and so with all the applications; after a while, the device restarts several times.

When I connect the device with the cable to the PC, it started to work normally, but it returns to constant restart when I disconnect it; the battery is 100% charged.

What can I do?


texts: Doogee S60 - Can't hide/change battery icon

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I'm using a Doogee S60, on Android 7.0 Nougat, rooted, with Xposed and GravityBox installed.

I'm seeing this weird issue where my status bar has a non-standard battery icon, and I can't seem to either hide it or find out where it's coming from.

Turning off the battery icon in the GravityBox tweaks just moves the signal icon closer to the point where it starts to overlap with the battery icon. If I select a different battery icon, it just adds it overlapping.

In addition, if I open an app that makes the status bar background white, the battery icon colour doesn't change with the rest, making it mostly invisible.

I've looked in all the settings I can think of/find (including System Settings, System UI Tuner, GravityBox, and my launcher settings), and have no idea how to get rid of this. I just want the stock battery icon, or failing that, add a custom one. Either way, I want this battery icon gone.

Does anybody have any ideas about this?


texts: How to decrpyt & extract data from encrypted removable SD card from another device?

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My Xperia z5 died for an unknown reason and I had to send it for repair. I had an SD card inside for my pictures and kept it home. After a longer time, Sony sent me a new phone. Happy, I put back my Sd card to see that the files were existing but are encrypted, the new phone not having the same setting.

I don't really remember setting the encryption but now its too late.

Now my question, I have several pictures saved on my computer unencrypted who are also on the phone. Is it possible to extract the key by comparision or is android encrypting the whole drive making it impossible to find the key when you have the original file at disposal?


texts: How do I get full feature list of Wear OS?

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I'm developing a custom version of Android system for a 'Android smart glass' device. I'm trying  to customize a new version of Android ROM that suits this type of wearable device.
Needs features such as bluetooth/wifi direct connection, power saving mode, etc.
After researching the Android community, I find Wear OS suits most of my needs. However, I can't get a full feature set of Wear OS.
How do I get a in-depth analysis or something like full featureset of Wear OS?


texts: Using Android phones with two antennas to programmatically transmit wifi and bluetooth at the same time

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I'm trying to see if there are any phones that have separate wifi and bluetooth antennas. I know that certain phones such as the galaxy S5 have two antennas for use in MIMO (2x2MIMO), which helps them get better wifi performance. However, is it possible to use one internal antenna for bluetooth and another internal antenna for wifi? I'm wondering whether the manufacturer might have restricted it to one function only / maybe if I can get around this via root.

Also, sorry if this is the incorrect place to post this. Just let me know where I should move it and i will do so.

Thanks!


texts: File transfer between Android 6.0 and Windows 7

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I updated my Nexus 5 phone to Android 6.0. After this, I have file sync problem between Android 6.0 and Windows 7.

I transferred files from Windows to Android Internal storage\Download using USB MTP, then I can see and open the files in Android phone, but cannot see them in Internal storage\Download from Windows explorer. I deleted an old file from Android phone, but Windows still gets old list of Internal storage\Download.

Even worse, my old photos in the phone cannot be transferred to computer via USB. They do not show up in computers in either Mediafile Transfer mode or Photo transfer mode. Only new photos after update can be shown and transferred.


texts: Android 2.3: Expected behavior for setting time automatically with Wifi only

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I want to understand how Android 2.3 sets the time when the Date & Time settings are configured to "Automatic" but no SIM card is present.

I am setting up LG E400 Optimus L3 devices as WiFi-only devices, no Sim cards. Retrieving the time automatically would be highly desired, however it only works sometimes and most times nothing seems to happen and I fail to see any pattern.

From some web and Android source code research I've learned that Android only supports Network Time Protocol (NTP) from Android 4.0 on and before it was NITZ/GSM only - however, that does not explain why I can sometimes set the time automatically with no Sim card.


texts: Motorola Defy+: Black Screen and no BootLoader. How to discover what firmware version my device supports?

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I did a terrible mistake. After some tentatives of installing cyanogen, I replaced the kernel with wrong version.

I have a Motorola Defy+ (MB526) and I'm trying to use RSD Lite to reflash the firmware.

I'm trying with the Retail Version from here http://sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_jordanplus/list.php.

The cellphone does nothing, only black screen. When I insert the usb cable and open RSD Lite, they recognizes and all the process to send the flash is done, the cell phone is booted automatically but I can't turn it on. When flashing, the cellphone screen show the message that the SW is being updated. The process seems to be done right, but at the end I can't start the operational system.

After finishing the process successfully, I can't turn it on. It's like nothing got flashed. Even the recovery mode was erased.

I don't know if I need some kind of boot loader (like some linux does) or other sbf file. Anyone knows if do I need to flash more files?

Edited

According here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216982 It seems I downgraded the version, that's why I'm getting a black screen.

How do I know what is the version I need to use?
Can I try Chinese version? It seems that is the newer, but I'm afraid if I would face no English language option to set after installing it.


texts: I have lost my Panasonic Eluga A3 mobile - Can i do Enable lock and Erase then can i access my phone back?

texts: Hi i  have lost my Panasonic Eluga A3 mobile and i could see the last time when it was online was last morning 5:45 AM in chennai. The mobile has been switched off by the guy who has looted it. Now i know that the mobile has location ON but as the phone is OFF it is now showing anything on Android manager and i am not able to Ring it or Lock it. So the only option now i have is Erase Your device option. So if i do it now.. Then will i be able to again login to my Andriod device manager and track this mobile ? Is this the last option ?


texts: OTA update (Marshmallow) failing with "error" while installing it on a device running Android One

texts: I live in Australia and during my recent trip to India, I bought an Android One phone called the Lava Pixel v1. The phone is running Android 5.1 and since I have gotten back to Australia, the phone notifies me that I have an update that I need to install. It downloads the 770 mb update and when I try to install it, it shuts down and restarts the phone and then starts installing the update, I can see the Android mascot. After it(the install progress bar) gets to about 20% or so, I just get a message saying "Error" that is all. The Android mascot is lying down or so and from it's open belly there is an exclamation icon (!have a look at the attached image for what it looks like). At this stage there is no sim card on the phone. Additionally, some apps like Facebook fail to install. Facebook messenger can be installed. I am a developer and I have purchased this phone mostly for dev purposes and would like to get the latest update for my new Android phone, so would appreciate some help with this.


texts: What are my options to recover data from my water damaged phone?

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My phone(Wileyfox Spark+, rooted and on COS 13, TWRP recovery) fell into water, and i got it out a few seconds later. I immediately took out the battery, sd card, sim, and lid, and left them in the sun to dry for two days. The SD cars is still functioning perfectly, the battery seems to be completely dead though.

These are my observations:

With another battery from an Samsung S Advance, this is what happens when I try to turn on the phone:
Buzz, light gray screen for a few seconds, then the screen turns off and stays off

When connecting the phone to a PC:
Windows connect sound, a few secs, disconnect sound, screen turns gray, then black, then gray, connect sound, black screen, then the charge indicator turns red/yellow. Disconnect sound when removing the battery again.
Windows says it doesn't recognise the USB device.

I'm not sure what happens, the screen turns gray now and then, but with a wavy pattern flowing over it. I don't think it'll be able to display anything useful anymore. It doesn't seem to be stuck in a bootloop, but i can't see if i can get into recovery mode.

EDIT: The phone is working with the original battery now when keeping it plugged to power. Both windows and the phone make a sound acknowledging that they're connecting and disconnecting when I plug or unplug the usb cable. The phone also reacts when i'm pressing the power button by lighting and dimming the screen, still in gray. The device is showed as a phone/music plater in win explorer, but no folders or files show up upon opening it. I didn't have a lock code or pattern on the phone.

What are my options to retrieve data from the interal storage? Is there a possibility/programs to access and recover it?


texts: Removing non-Google contacts from Messaging

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 (running Gingerbread 2.3.3) and enabled syncing of contacts for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google. I've been finding it really annoying that when I go to write a message I start typing in a name and I get a bunch of e-mail addresses from Facebook, etc - people who are not in my main contact book and that I do not want to contact from 'Messaging' on my phone.

I have tried setting the option where only contacts with phone numbers are displayed but I think this only applies to the 'Contacts' application and not messaging. Any ideas?


texts: Are there any Android tablets that have the "negative colours" accessiblity feature like the Samsung Galaxy S III phone has?

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Are there any Android tablets that support the "negative colours" accessibility setting like the Samsung Galaxy S III phone does?

There are many people like myself whose vision is light sensitive and as such find it much more comfortable to read off screens that have a black background with light coloured text e.g. white text on a black background. Reading black text on a white background (the usual way round) gives me bad headaches.

The iPhone and iPad have long had an accessibility feature called "white on black" which basically negates all the colours globally - looking something like a photo negative. I was very glad when I saw that the Samsung Galaxy S III supports such a feature - they call it "negative colours" - basically making any app which has a light coloured background much more comfortable to view.

I'm after an Android tablet that can do this, not a phone. However, from what I've read, the Samsung Galaxy tablet doesn't seem to have this feature. I'm wondering if there are any other Android tablets that do.

The inverted colours setting I'm after is a global colour negation, so everything (all apps, home screen, built in OS screens etc.) need to have negative colours. I think on the iPhone, iPad and Samsung Galaxy S3, this is done at the video device driver level to achieve this globally throughout the OS and all Apps.

Are there any Android tablets that provide the "negative colours" accessibility feature?


texts: is there a way to set battery save automatically at night?

texts: I would like to enable the battery saving mode at certain time and disable it at another time every day, is this possible?


texts: How can I de-brand my phone? (install vanilla Android?)

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I bought a cheap handset (XTE San Francisco, 2.1) from the Orange provider.

I'm not a regular Orange customer so I had it unlocked so I could use my existing SIM.

Orange seem to pre-load their devices with a bunch of useless stuff. Which is now even more useless since I can't access any of them.

Is there anyway I can remove these? I would prefer not to "root" my device if possible.

What about installing the vanilla version of Android, such as the flavour which the SDK emulator has?


texts: How to enable oem unlocking and unlock bootloader on an HTC device?

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so recently i bought a phone from facebook market place and have been tricked with a demo phone.
Its a new phone not even a scratch but i demo keeps popping up every 30 seconds. I want to root it and i stall a fresh stack rom but cant unlock the bootloader.
I followed several tuts on youtube and xda but couldnt get it working.
Has anyone faced similar problems ?

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texts: How to revert Android kill-switched Nvidia Shield tablet?

texts: Apparently Nvidia decided to kill most of their shipped Shield tablets because of a battery defect. Considering my shield already died, does anyone have any idea on how exactly could this be reverted?


texts: What's the difference between calendar reminder types "alert" and "status bar notification"?

texts: In the calendar reminder settings, these are the two options: "alert" and "status bar notification." However, I'm a little confused between the exact difference between the two. Is alert simply the same thing as status bar notification except that it will play a ringtone if one has been selected? But if that's the case, why is there a ringtone option even when you have chosen "status bar notification?"


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The lower 1.5 to 2 cm of the screen of my OnePlus 3 failed:

(The white part in the middle is just censored information. The problem only exists in the bottom.)

When I power my phone completely off,the part in the bottom is black and slowly turns green (but not uniformly green). There also is a colorful (now mostly white) line originating from the right side of the screen between the failed part of the screen and the part that works normally.

When I turn the display off, the failed part stays on a bit longer than the rest. When I turn it on again, it's green from the beginning if it has only been off for a few seconds. If it has been off for longer, it starts from being black. Probably just the same as if I turn it off completely because I waited before powering it up again.

Touch works normally anywhere on the screen. The buttons below the screen (return, home, app list) work normally too.

Is this a loose connection? Should I buy and install a new screen? How do I solve this problem?

I posted this on the OnePlus forum already (https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/partial-display-failure.882605/) and will answer this question myself if a solution is found there.


texts: Process "irq/288-wcd9xxx" draining battery, how to stop it?

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I'm using a Fairphone 2 with Fairphone open OS, under Android 7, (build-number: fp2_sibon-userdebug 7.1.2 19.11.2 sibon-24df0be9), up to date. My battery loses systematically 50% to 90% overnight, and after having tried all sorts of things to stop it, my brother checked in a terminal (using Termux) with the top command which processes were using the CPU. A process named irq/288-wcd9xxx uses 15-20% of the CPU permanently, which could explain why my battery simply dies in 12 hours. Here's a screenshot of what I get.

As kill or kill -9 has absolutely no effect on it (it seems to work when running the command, but the process is still there afterwards), does anyone have any idea about what it is, and how to kill it, or stop it?

EDIT:

Thank you Irfan Latif for your detailed answer, my brother and me started having a look into this, and for the moment, not much improvement:

The command grep -rI $(readlink /proc/$(pgrep -f irq/288-wcd9xxx)/exe) /*/etc/init/ /init.*.rc indeed doesn't yield any output, and ppid is 2, so as you thought, it appears to be a kernel thread.
(We still had a look at the getprop | grep init.svc. list, and tried stopping audiod just to see, but it didn't change anything.)

As this phone is a Fairphone (modular phone), we can remove the suspect hardware and reboot to see if it changes anything (suggestion by this fairphone thread I posted too, actually already saying it's a "kernel process", hadn't understood the implications: It's hardware interrupts coming from the audio codec).
But removing hardware didn't appear to change anything either, maybe swapping will work (my brother has the same phone ‒with a different android version‒, we'll try next time we meet), but at this stage we doubt it.

Last, we will try soon your suggestions to control the CPU usage of the process, maybe it will be a temporary fix, but this now seems to my brother to need a full system re-installation, as from the moment we did the installation (the standard fairphone open OS install), the battery always appeared to be excessively draining.

P.S. Another process, irq/195-ngd_sli, seems to be eating up as well 5 to 7% permanently. We hadn't paid much attention to it, but it seems now just as abnormal; we'll dig this too.


texts: Mobile Legends takes total of 2.2 Gb in my internal storage, but I can't locate where the other 1.4 Gb is

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Mobile Legends takes total of 2.2 Gb in my internal storage

I want to know where that 2.2 Gb is located.

I went to /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.mobile.legends but only 600+ MB is in there

Went to /storage/emulated/0/Android/obb/com.mobile.legends - nothing there, just a mobile legends folder that is empty.

Where is the other 1.4 GB located?


texts: Where can I modify to make a custom rom allow debug any apk without android:debuggable="true" in AndroidManifest.xml?

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I am try to debug a android app which have integrity check. Then I can not decompile it and change AndroidManifest.xml. And this app do not work in emulator. Therefore, I try to flash a custom ROM which can debug any app without flag android:debuggable="true" in my real devices. I tried changing the ro.debuggable=1 in default.prop in boot.img then flash to my device. But It did not change anything. Please give me some suggestion. Thank you very much.
Edit: custom ROM I use is CarbonRom this is the link: https://basketbuild.com/devs/CarbonROM/.OLD/Nougat/sirius


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Yesterday my Xiaomi no longer starts when pressing the on-off button. Instead the notification light just flashes when pressing the on-off button.
I have tried charging the phone.  The phone is no longer charging.
Please can you advise of what the issue could be, and how to fix?


texts: Is there a way to record myself while I use an application other than the camera?

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I would like to record myself playing music. At first, I could easily open the Android Camera app and record. However, I need that the PDF document containing the sheet music be open on my smartphone so that I can see what notes to play.
If I open the Android Camera app, start recording and go to another app, the Camera will cancel the record.


texts: how do i deny a caller the option of leaving a voicemail?

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I don't want to completely block a #. I want to be able to answer, but, if I don't answer, I don't want that particular caller to be able to leave a voicemail.

can this be done? the only apps I find allow you to either send directly to vmail or it auto-answers and hangs up.


texts: Remove Galexy edge s7 system update notification

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I want to remove system update notification and never update it's system.
it's force stop is inactive. what can I do?

Many Thanks in Advance


texts: My Android device YU Yuphoria is currently bricked and stuck in a bootloop. What I tried to do to cause this was that I first rooted the phone and installed TWRP. Then I installed Android Nougat on it, which was a success for the first few days but later got corrupted somehow. Now I'm stuck in a bootloop. Whenever I try to flash its stock ROM, it gives an error message "E: failed to mount". Infact, whatever I try to do in the Cynogen recovery mode, it gives this same error message. Can someone help me out of this?


texts: Syncing iPhone contacts to Google so I can have them in my Galaxy Tab S

texts: I still currently have a iPhone and I want to sync my iPhone contacts to my tablet to through google. How do I do this?


texts: Which are the undeniable Google Play Services permissions?

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I just got a new phone (Wileyfox Swift) with Cyanogen 13.0 installed and I am playing a bit with the app permissions.

I am trying to understand which permissions can be denied to Google Play Services and which not.
After messing up a couple of times with my phone, I think it's a good idea to ask around if anyone has an idea about it... so at least I could avoid to factory reboot once more! :)


texts: Every time I plug in my phone via USB it automatically mounts the SD card (Xperia Arc version)

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I have almost this question:

Every time I plug in my phone via USB it automatically mounts the SD card

  I have a Motorla Droid running CM6 (essentially Android 2.2). I'm
  connecting to Windows 7 machines via USB. Every time I plug in my
  phone via USB it automatically mounts the SD card as external storage.

Except I have a Xperia Arc with version 2.3.4, and have neither Winamp or DoubleTwist installed (given as culprits in the other question).

This behaviour started when I updated to 2.3.4 (I don't know exactly what version I had before).

How can I stop it?

Edit:
I've no "Connect to PC" section in the settings, nor can I find this setting in other sections such as "Storage"


texts: How to get 2012 Chevy Equinox to recognize my Evo 3d?

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When I plug my Evo 3d into my 2012 Chevy Equinox (w/color touch radio), the Equinox does not recognize the phone. I'm using a micro USB cable to connect my phone to the vehicle. After plugging it in, the Evo 3d starts charging, but the Equinox does not show any available USB connection.
Iphone 4 is able to plugin and get recognized just fine.

How can I get the Equinox to recognize the Evo 3d so I can play audio from my phone through the Equinox stereo?


texts: Looking for a launcher similar to Launchy, Synapse or Kupfer (with type to find and launch app feature)

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When using a normal computer I like to use a launcher to quickly launch applications and perform other tasks. Examples of such launchers are Quicksilver, Launchy, Gnome-Do and Kupfer (which I currently prefer). The power of these launchers is that you can easily open them with a shortcut, type a few characters to find the application and press enter to launch it.
I'm looking for a similar app for Android (I'm using a Nexus 7 with 4.2). I already found a few solutions, but they all have small shortcomings, so I'm still looking for the perfect solution:

Quickdroid: This Open Source app can search apps, contacts, music and a few other things. It also provides a 'quick launch' by adding a permanent notification to open Quickdroid. However it still feels as not fast enough, as you have to open the notification drawer, search for the quickdroid notification and touch it.
FAST App Search: This is a much simpler app (also Open Source), which only searches apps (no contacts etc, so that's it's weak point). It can however be configured to launch when dragging the home button from the bottom up to the center of the screen, thereby replacing Google Now.
Google Now: When dragging the home button up, the Nexus 7 will by default launch Google Now. This actually searches for apps, music, contacts etc and applications can add 'catalogs' to it. So in fact this is pretty much what I'm looking for. The problem here is that (1) After opening Google Now you need to tap the search field before you can start typing, (2) because of the google search suggestions, the actual matching applications are hidden behind the onscreen keyboard and (3) to really search all the 'catalogs' you need to tap 'search tablet'.
Google from homescreen: I can also press the google search button on the homescreen of the Nexus 7. The result is similar to opening Google Now, except that the search field immediately gets the cursor-focus. This obviously adds another step because you have to make the homescreen visible, and doesn't solve the search suggestions.

Is it possible to configure the 'drag the home button up'-action, to launch the google search, with the search field focused and immediately in tablet-search modus? This certainly feels like the best solution as it is already part of Android and apps can extend it by adding content.
Or are there other similar apps that can be configured to launch by a single tap/drag and search for apps, contacts, music, etc?


texts: Is it possible to find the full SELinux ruleset for OEM's stock ROMs?

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I'm writing a root app following Chainfire's documentation, but I found I've to run some command in another SELinux context.

Using that context on my device (OnePlus One with CM12 nightly), I've no problem, but when I try to run it on another device (HTC One) the command fails. If I temporarily disable SELinux (setenforce 0), the command runs without problems.

The analysis I made revealed that some file on the HTC One has a different SELinux domain than the OnePlus One. I used ls -Z and id -Z to figure out where the problem was and I verified the output of supolicy --dumpav, too.

Is it possible to find the SELinux policies definitions of the flagship devices from all the major OEMs?

It could be sufficient a supolicy --dumpav output of each device.


texts: Put files from PC onto a Samsung Galaxy S7 via Wifi?

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I want to put files (images or pdfs) onto my phone as fast as possible using wifi (LAN over wifi). I don't care if it doesn't allow the files on the phone to be uploaded to the PC, I just want to put files onto the device from the PC.

PC is Windows 10 distro.
I don't want cables, over Wifi is wanted.
I don't want to use the Wifi as an internet connection, I want all data to be sent along the local network (fastest).
I don't want to pay if possible.

Is there anything I can do to solve this?


texts: What happens if I factory reset the phone after upgrading to Lollipop?

texts: I have updated the OS from Kitkat to Lollipop using system update. Now I want to factory reset. Does anyone know that after the factory reset Lollipop OS remains or it reverts to Kitkat?


texts: Technical questions about the Nook Color rooting process

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I've been considering getting a Nook Color with the intention of rooting it for use as an inexpensive general purpose Android tablet. Before I decide either way or dive into one I went and read a bunch of the development forums and guides, but I still have some questions/concerns about some of the specifics. For starters, I have a few questions about the rooting process:

Should I be concerned about the root process failing? I don't want to get a NC if I can't get root on it. Everything seems to indicate this isn't an issue (at least at this moment)
If something goes awry, is there any way to recover/restore to stock software? Most phones seem to have desktop upgrade utilities, but I haven't found one for the NC yet. At the least, can I get to HBoot/fastboot?
Does the rooting process just require a microSD card to complete, or does the custom ROM actually run from the card? I've seen some unclear info on this, but it appears that the former is generally the case but dual-booting (or booting directly from microSD) is an option as well. Is that correct?


texts: Migrate from Sony Ericsson W810i to Galaxy

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I just bought my new Galaxy S. My old mobile phone is Sony Ericsson W810i. I wonder if I can do something in order to migrate my SMS and contacts. For example I was thinking the following:

Connect w810 with my computer, copy the folders from memory stick and phone memory and paste them into Galaxy. Is this feasible?

Edit: Just noticed that I havent accepted an answer :)


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I am interested in buying the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc in a couple o f days, but I have a few questions.

I have heard that it runs Android 2.3, but with a Sony Ericsson shield around it.

I was wondering if there are good ROMS by professional developers that you can flash onto the device. Roms that are not bloated with all the Sony Ericson crap.

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The smartphone I own now is a HTC HD2, I can flash good custom roms on the device. I download my roms from XDA-Developers.


texts: How to get the stock music player to play WMA files?

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I'm using android 2.2 on a stock Nexus one (from the pre-developer phone stage). Should the music player be able to cope with WMAs? I'm sure I've seen references to it coping with them, but they are currently just dead weight on the SD card.

I actually quite like the stock player so installing a new player is the fallback option.