texts: Android 5.1 update, Motorola X (1st Gen) and "Skip" NFC tabs (Really: disable "swipe" step before unlock)

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I've just upgraded my gen 1 Moto X to 5.1. I've managed to get the NFC "Skip" tabs working again to unlock the phone, but the overall behavior is worse than with the prior release.

Before 5.1, when I'd power the phone on I'd be immediately prompted for a password. Now, I have to do a "swipe up" gesture in order to get the password prompt to appear. That seems trivial but it kind-of ruins the Skip convenience. Before, I could hit the power button and wave the phone over the Skip magnetic tab on my watchband, and the phone was ready. Now I have to add in that (pointless) swipe gesture.

Is there any new configuration option to disable that, so that the password unlock UI is ready to accept a password (or the trusted Skip device) as soon as the phone is powered on?

edit — I've noticed that, swipe or no swipe, the Skip device won't unlock the phone at all if it's been some unknown amount of time (I think) since the last time I unlocked the phone.

edit more — more reading suggests that this is simply the way Android 5.1 (and the "Smart Lock" trust agent from Google) works.  The NFC device, which formerly (thanks to some special Motorola software, maybe?) unlocked the phone directly, now is just treated as another "trusted device" by the trust agent and it works like any other such device — which is to say, not as well as the NFC device used to work. (It may be more secure, but it's certainly less convenient.)


texts: Assistant does not fully complete most requests; rather, it gets partway through and opens Chrome

texts: I've been trying to get the Google Assistant to function on my Galaxy S10e properly, but to no avail. As the title says above, when I ask Google a question, it will partway respond and then just open a Chrome tab... how do I fix this? I'm using Lawnchair 2 as my launcher, and I also have Qustodio filtering/protection running. Thank you!


texts: 16GB memory card, ive used 2GB and yet have 14GB of free space, how can i use that 14GB and why is it saying low of space on sd card???

texts: im using my 16gb memory card as to store all my apps on etc.. as my internal memory is too full so i chamged my sd card to default storage, but now as i have been using it it says storage space is getting low... but when i check it i therefore have 14gb left in total space i can use but it wont let me ... that's heaps of space I can use, I've tried moving apparently from sd to phone but internal is too full so I can't... I don't see how I need to do that anyway as I've only used up 2gb on sd and yet have 14gb I can use but why is it saying low on storage space on my sd? And how can I go by using the other 14gb ?


texts: Backup/dump kernel image (and full ROM) without root for Mediatek Devices

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I would like to pull the boot image of my device Pipo N7. I don't have root.
I found the following link:

Backup/dump kernel image without root or twrp/cwm`

But when I try to find /dev -name 'by-name' 2>/dev/null I can't get it to work it seems I need root.

Is there any other way to get the boot image pulled without root?

P.S. I would have commented on that link but I'm not allowed to since I don't have enough reputation.


texts: Using OTG cable, transfer file from cardreader to external harddisk, is it possible?

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I will be going on a holiday and I want to be able to back up my photos to my external harddrive.

Usually this means bringing a laptop with me.

However I have :

Galaxy Nexus, rooted and unlocked
OTG Cable
Powered USB hub
Standard, fullsize SD card reader

So I hooked up everything. Nexus-> OTG -> USB Hubs with power supply -> External Harddrive and SD card reader

Nothing happens.

I can connect a Logitech wireless mouse to it and I can use my phone via the mouse. So everything are connected, with power.

I read that I need to mount the external drive and the SD card reader. So I opened Astro but it doesn't seem to auto mount.

I searched and I found StickMount, an App which mount USB storage devices for you. I tried that however it will not mount my external drive nor my SD card reader.

Can anyone help please?

EDIT: I downloaded a Root Checker and found out that my device is not properly rooted, perhaps that is why StickMount could not mount my drives. Does anyone know how would I mount the drives without root access? Is it possible?


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How can I sync the Google keyboard's clipboard with Android's clipboard?

Google keyboard's clipboard:

Android's clipboard:

I use Samsung Galaxy S9 with Android S9.


texts: What is a "Top Developer" in Google Play?

texts: When I see "Top Developer" in Google Play, what does that mean exactly?


texts: Google Books errors on HTC Sensation on application launch

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Google Books Android crashes on loading, and whenever I have auto-sync enabled (which is hence very disruptive)

I always get the error twice:

  The application Books (process com.google.android.apps.books) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.

The actual stack trace shows the error to be:

  java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create application com.google.android.app.TabletBooksApplication: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Expected a directory for path: /data/data/com.google.android.apps.books/cache/logs/null_account at android.app.ActivityThread...

I didn't consciously choose to install this application, it just seems to be part of the android application set.  I'm assuming the null_account bit is the problem but have no idea how to go about correcting this.


texts: Is it possible to restore an ASUS Backup on an emulator?

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I had created a backup file using Asus Backup app Link Playstore from my Asus ZenFone (Android 5.1).

I have lost my Asus phone and I'd like to restore the backup into an emulator.

Does Genymotion have any ASUS VM?
Is there any Emulator that support Asus Backup App?
Are there ASUS Zenfone Emulators?
Can I, in any way use Android Studio to restore my Backup created using ASUS Backup App?
Asus Provide System file from there official site. Can I flash that(Custom Rom) into any Emulator?

Is there any way I can install Asus Backup app in Laptop and restore the Backup I have made?

Is there anything that I can try?


texts: How can I prevent Android from auto-installing all of my apps?

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I usually install different ROMs regularly...

When I set up my account on a fresh ROM, I don't want my phone to start loading all of the apps that I had installed with the same account on previous ROM. I want to choose what I want reinstalled on a new version.

Can I control this behaviour or is there a another way around this?


texts: Opt-out for Google Analytics on Android/Chrome mobile browser

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Google has an opt-out for Google Analytics

  To provide website visitors with the ability to prevent their data
  from being used by Google Analytics, we have developed the Google
  Analytics opt out browser add-on

Normally you would expect an opt-in for these kind of services, but an opt-out is something. Analytics is a program they run on my device without asking or without consent, taking CPU, battery and bandwidth and probably privacy.

But how do I opt-out on my mobile Android browser?


texts: Can't decrypt internal memory; no hard reset available

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I have an LG Access (LGL31L) (Tracphone) running 4.2.4 that I recently rooted using towelroot. The phone's memory is encrypted, and after getting somewhat over-zealous with the new root access I disabled something important and after rebooting my phone all I can do is get the screen that says "Enter PIN/Password to decrypt". But before I get to that screen the phone says "unfortunately, settings has stopped"...

I can still pull up the emergency dialer, the touch screen still works, but I can't get the phone to pull up it's keyboard to input the decryption PIN. It doesn't help that this phone is rare enough that I can't seem to find a custom recovery and it's even worse because there is no way to perform a hard data reset, only via the settings menu (which I can't get to...)

If anyone has any ideas I would be extremely grateful!!!


texts: Went to the sound profile of the apps, turned them all off or blocked them and still getting email notifications with a loud sound. IS there any way to turn them off, or what is the way to do this, without silencing the ringer? This happening through Gmail app.


texts: Why my ebook does not show words in my Kindle app?

texts: I have 2 android devices. One of them shows the words. The other one does not. It also works fine in my PC. Please help.


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I have my dropbox files in the /storage/emulated/0/cloudagent folder. Can I delete this directory from my phone? Will it affect my files in my dropbox?
Thank you!


texts: Hi I've put a 4gb SD card in my htc desire but when I try to go on my gallery it says theres no external storage device and I can't get my head around it, also when I go into storage on my settings it only shows internal storage and do sent seem to acknowledge theres an SD card there at all, finally I can't get onto my camera because it says the same thing, can someone help me please ?


texts: HTML Viewer seems not running the website's Javascripts

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I have an offline saved htm web page on sdcard to test Javascript. The default render on my phone seems to be HTML Viewer. But when I tried to open the page, the code didn't run. I know this because there's some html tag in the page I was added to detect this:

<script type="text/javascript"> /* my Javascripts */ </script>
<noscript> The current browser can't run Javascript. </noscript>

which displays on the page: "The current browser can't run Javascript."

So how can I enable Javascript in HTML Viewer? Both Opera and Browser are somehow can't found out the file when I typed in the address textbox:

file://localhost/sdcard/page.htm

The problem exist on almost any phone. But the later just works on some of my phone. Another not.


texts: Android backup file dont exracted with Android Backup Extractor

texts: with this tutorial i want extract my backup file but encountered with this error(error message is attached as image). What is the problem?


texts: Carbon ROM update fails: Failed to setup flash. Clean /cache and retry

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I try to update to the latest Carbon ROM. The check is successful, but the flash fails with "Failed to setup flash. Clean /cache and retry."

I already went to Settings > System > System Updates > Settings (right-top corner) > Clean update files [Delete existing update files to force downloading full update]

and tried the update again without success. Happens the first time for me, last update was just recently on 8. May without problems.

I also just tried going in Recovery Mode > Team Win Recovery Project > Wipe > Advanced Wipe > select Cache > Wipe. But the problem still remains after the reboot.


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My android device is 4.4.2 with MT6592.

I am not able to unlock its boot-loader.

After commands ….

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot oem unlock

Android device asks permission. I confirmed on android device by pressing Volume Up key.
There is no change on device screen and computer screen even after 30 min.

I checked its connectivity by a command.

adb devices

List of devices attached

x.x.x.x device

Apart from this I changed USB cable and USB port. However, there is no change.

If I go for commands …

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

No TWRP images is compatible.

Please guide me to fix it.

Regards

GNS


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I want my desktop to check state of the phone and warn me at appropriate time (calculated on my presence at the desktop, phone charge, time of day and other criteria).

Is there a way to get my phone charge state remotely? What software/services should I use?

As programmer, I'd prefer a solution that would allow to script criteria and logic myself. All I need are means to access charge state remotely say through Google API's or web-published information.

I'm asking this question here as I believe there should be a ton of monitoring Android applications publishing state by various means.


texts: Raise volume above recommended level? message

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Why do I see this message on my phone every few weeks?

  Raise volume above recommended level? Listening at high volume for long periods may damage your hearing.

When the message is displayed the volume decreases suddenly. Can I turn this off?


texts: Problem with accents in Xperia x10 Mini Pro using CyanogenMod

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When you press and release the button in the bottom-left corner, it normally comes up with smilies and accents. If you hold down on it and press "e" once, it will give you "é".

But with CyanogenMod's mod, it doesn't work. It just does the same as the blue button. Can anyone help?


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Some games ask for Contacts permission for logging in using Google Account.
Is it safe? Why some other games and applications don't ask for Contacts?
For example SoundCloud, it doesn't for, but Asphalt 8 do.

Will these apps and games modify my contacts list?


texts: Google Now places a notification in my tray for weather and commute times - can I make it do the same for reminders?

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I've noticed that Google does a great job of providing me with relevent information depending on where I am and the time of day. I can go to the Google Now page and I can see relevent reminders, information regarding upcoming bills/movies/etc (fetched from my Gmail), traffic and weather information, and much more.

However, I've noticed that only the traffic and weather cards appear in my notification tray - for everything else I have to manually go to the Google Now screen and check the cards that are available at the current time.

To me, this makes a lot of the Google Now features a little useless. As an example, I tell Google Now to "remind me to buy some milk when I arrive at the supermarket." It registers this reminder correctly, but when I arrive a the supermarket I don't actually get a notification of any kind. If I unlock my phone and go to the Google Now screen, I can see the reminder there. But this doesn't help me when I am at the super market.

To make it worse, the reminder only shows itself when I am at the location. So, if I don't check Google Now after leaving the supermarket, it won't appear on my Google Now page because - well - I am not at the supermarket. I won't even know that I forgot the milk, because there is nothing on my device to show me that I missed a reminder when I was at the supermarket.

Long story short - I would like to see the reminders (and other Google Now cards - like bill reminders) appear in my notification tray. Is this possible?

This is the notification I see:
http://imgur.com/uLUrjL0.png

But if I go to Google Now, we can see that there is other, more important things that it could be telling me about.
http://imgur.com/pjJqEPT.png

Edit:

Interestingly, if I 'snooze' the reminder for 10 minutes, in 10 minutes time I get an actual notification on my phone telling me to do the thing. Ofcourse this is not much of a solution, because it still means I have to manually look at Google Now to check for reminders.


texts: Am I still visible to old contacts I have deleted long ago, when they intall whatsapp if they still have my number in their contacts?

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I've had my mobile number 15+ years and have used it for work purposes as well as private over this time, even though its my personal number.

Could someone clarify - if anyone from the distant past who still had my number in their contacts then installed WhatsApp - would they now be able to see me in their WhatsApp contacts even though I deleted them as a contacts long before installing the App?


texts: How do I get the location to autofill when I begin to enter a place in Google Calendar on my Moto E4 Plus?


texts: My moto 4G play treats incoming messages as if they are group messages

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For some reason the messenger app that came installed with my Moto 4G Play is treating some messages as if they are group messages.  Even though these messages were sent from a friend to only me when I receive them on my phone they show as a group message, with myself, the friend, and 1 other phone numbers not contained in my address book all showing.  If I try to reply back it sends the message to all those in the group message, including resending the message to me.

I have noticed this effect occurs when different people message me.  When someone messages me it may come in as a standard message or the odd group message, with no apparent indication for why some are converted to group messages and other's aren't.  The very first text I got was a group message like this, before I installed any apps other then those preinstalled by Amazon.

Has anyone seen this behavior before or know how I can prevent it from happening?

I'm running Android Marshmallow 6.0.1


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I flash my A5 2017 with odin. when i started the phone it struck at twrp screen with swipe to which screen not working. I tried to re flash, but got fail massage on odin, I tried with stock file in download mode, bot got failed massage. Every time I start it , TWRP screen come with swipe button does not work.My computer does not recognize my phone. It only connect via odin in download mode. please tell me if there is any solution.
Thanks
Lakhbir


texts: Prevent Google Talk from being signed in all the time

texts: On my Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro, stock ICS, Google Talk remains signed in all the time. Is there a setting - within Google Talk, in Sync settings, or otherwise - which can prevent Google Talk from signing in? I just don't like being online on IM clients and I don't want to be signed in.


texts: Downloading and installing an application in the system/app on a un-rooted device

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Is it possible to install an application in the system/app directory on a un-rooted device? Right now I can do it on a rooted device, so I was wondering what I have to do to if the device is not rooted. It's a custom rom, so I can get a hold of the certificates that signed the rom.

Currently if I try on a un-rooted device, I get the permission denied (read_only file system). If anybody has an idea of how I can do this please help me. The reason why I need this done is so I can do app updates on the system applications that will be shipped with the rom and they wont be on the app store.


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Apparently on my latest HTC phone, the voice recorder default storage setting is set to "Phone Storage" as opposed to "SD Card".  I just switched the setting to "SD Card".  From my Win 7 PC, I can view the new *.amr files now saved to the SDCard in \My Documents\My Recordings.

I want to find and transfer previous 150 recordings stored on "Phone Storage" ultimately to my PC.  If I need to go to SDCard first, that's fine, but how?


texts: Nexus 5X won't turn on, even from Debug Menu

texts: My sister's Nexus 5X won't turn on.  It is charged.  When you try to power on, it makes it to the Google animation but freezes and goes back to black.  You can make it to the debug menu go through the options, but when you choose Start it does the same thing.  We've tried the Google Support suggestions, and nothing is working.


texts: How to transfer text message backup file to my Samsung Galaxy S III?

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I used "SMS Backup & Restore" to create an sms.xml file with all my text messages from my old phone. My new phone, Samsung Galaxy S III, can't mount as USB mass storage, so I can't figure out how to transfer the file. I've used gmtp to transfer media files to the phone before.

What's the best solution for my problem?


texts: Does anyone knows who is paying for the free (normally paid) Android programs on the Amazon store

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I am really curious who is paying for the free applications you get when installing and using the Amazon Android market program?

Is it Amazon (to promote their software/online store)?

Is it the application/game developer?

Does anyone know?


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This file sync app is active for 8 seconds, keeps awake for zero seconds, and yet uses 25-30% of power in a given day.
What could an app be doing to drain battery, without showing up as CPU use time?
To be clear, I'm not looking for solutions to this specfic problem (talking to the dev for that): I'm looking for info on what apps can do that isn't logged in battery usage. Something is clearly happening, but what?
(Phone is Poco F1, latest updates on everything)


texts: Connecting to internet using Wi-fi portable hotspot or bluetooth? which one is more battery saving?

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I have EDGE internet connection in my Samsung Europa I5500L (Froyo 2.2). I can connect to the Internet from my laptop using both bluetooth or making a wifi hotspot from the device using that EDGE connection.

{internet}-----[phone]-----{wifi/bluetooth}-----[laptop]

My question is which one will be more battery saving for both my laptop and mobile?

Thanks for your answer.


texts: I am using Samsung Galaxy S5 android 6.0.1, after marshmallow update i am facing screen blinking problem. when i unlock screen it started blinking. and when i open hayday Game, it stopped blinking. so anyone tell me what should be the issue for this problem?


texts: Microsoft Exchange Server no longer updates via WiFi after upgrading to Lollipop

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I had my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (as well as several other Samsung devices - such as two tablets) set up to sync with my Microsoft Exchange Server all without problems before upgrading to Android Lollipop. After upgrading to Lollipop, I am no longer able to sync (refresh) via wifi.

How to fix it?


texts: Are these files safe to delete on android?

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Whilst I was deleting files on my android to clear up some space; I came across two strange files. One was PubmetricinstalledList and the other was PubmetricmoreApps. The first file contained two separate files which were a .str file and a .tss file. The second file had many folders with all titled with three number ranging from 500 to 900 and inside of them were folders with more random numbers, and inside those folders were two files which were a .ibm file and an .jsn file.
Does anyone know what these files are, and if so are they safe to delete? Sorry for my bad explanation I am mostly curious on what these files are since I couldn't find anything online about them. Thanks!


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I'm running a Nexus S i9020A on CM9 ICS 4.0.3, with a Matrix 1.46. I've found this website which seems to contain a fastboot image. I was wondering if I use the fast boot image on my Nexus S. Would this keep or get rid of my Matrix Kernal (I would like to get rid of it), and it would unroot my phone right?

Basically, if I use this fastboot image on my Nexus S will my phone be exactly like it was, just on 4.0.4?


texts: I am using HTC Desire HD A9191. When I place or receive a call my phone speaker is automatically turning ON and navigation is popping on the screen

texts: I am using HTC Desire HD A9191. When I place or receive a call my phone speaker is automatically turning ON and for every 10-20 seconds navigation page is popping on the screen. Please help to fix this issue.I am facing problem from 3 weeks.


texts: How to Get More Stable Notifications in Xiaomi MI 2 Band when Pebble and Android 6?

texts:
Known situation: How to force reset the Band? when using Pebble smartwatch too
Complications: Phone MI app cannot connect to the band, I do not get any notifications about my emails, ...

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


texts: How do you eject the samsung device when the device is currently being used for testing using the Android-ADT

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I connected my Samsung Device(Android 4.1.2 ) for testing my app through the Android-ADT(Eclipse).

After closing the workspace when I tried to eject the device through
Eject I get a dialog box saying the phone is currently being used
please close any running software using the phone.

Thereby forcing me to unplug the device manually.
Any help appreciated.


texts: What happens when you kill the Samsung Kies Wifi Agent?

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My Macbook Pro was running hot, the fans running constantly. This is not usual behavior. When I looked at the running processes, I saw that the Kies Wifi Agent was gobbling up a lot of RAM. I tried killing the process, and the temperature dropped by sixty-eight degrees.

I assume the agent will start up again the next time I reboot. My question: Aside from not being able to use wifi from the Mac to the tablet, what will this do? Can I permanently kill the agent, or is there some way to set it to only run when I need it?

I'm running Mac OSX 10.6.8, and using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus wifi.


texts: Are there any downsides or risks to limiting background processes?

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I enabled developer options on my Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos and then changed "Limit background process" option from Standard limit to No background process.

After that my phone is working fine, with no hanging problems or no slowness as before.

But my doubt is, will this change affect any process, updates, applications or anything which might cause an error or failure?


texts: How to optimize my Rooted desire bravo for gaming?

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Presently using the Runnymede AIO V6.0.4.3 Special Edition [Stable]

Tried Cyanogenmode-7.2 Stable

But I am finding great lag in performance when playing games. Such as Angry Gran, Temple run, Temple run 2.  Is there anything I can do to improve the performance?


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I just got the Galaxy S6 and am new to Android.  Is there any way to have the phone open a different app/program, depending on how I swipe open the lock screen?

I.e. if I go up, right, up - open Music.  If I go left, down, left, open Chrome, etc.


texts: Keyboard emoji not available in some apps

texts:
Google updated their keyboard app yesterday, a few welcome tweaks, but something seems to have broken for me.

In some apps that are badly built, I've no longer got access to emojis. If I long press the enter key, I should be presented with 3 (teal circle) options here above the enter key - instead I see only two. Emojis are missing.

They're in the bottom left key section I hear you cry! Nope, these are just plain text smileys, full image emojis are nowhere to be seen in this case.

Most other apps I've used do indeed appear to work properly and have the full functionality present.

It's worth noting that the emojis in the app I'm seeing this did work before the update.

Is there anyway to fix this, like forcing the same layout for any app?

And no, I don't want to download another keyboard, I really like the Google stock keyboard, this is it's only flaw right now.


texts: Burn .IMG to another MicroSD Card without root

texts: Long story, I have a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B and the only device I own that can write a Raspbian image to MicroSD is my Android phone. I have copied the image from my laptop to my MicroSD, but I am puzzled as to how I can write the IMG to the MicroSD, as rooting will void my warranty. MicroSD is necessary since the Raspberry Pi will not boot from USB.


texts: Volume controls with Apple in-ear headphones

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I want to be able to use the volume controls on a pair of Apple in-ear headphones with my Google Nexus 6P (running Android 6.0). The play/pause function of the middle button works but not the volume +/- .
I understand that there is a difference in the wiring standards between iPhone and other devices for the volume buttons.

My questions is:

Is there any application or software fix for this?
If no software fix, is there any other solution?

Maybe the easiest solution would be to use a pair of headphones that have the correct wiring, but I did like these Apple headphones.
Thank you for any suggestions or answers on how to possibly solve this.


texts: Inside Facebook app, how to set YouTube links to be opened on YouTube app?

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How to set YouTube links to be opened on YouTube app on Android in Facebook app?

I saw some videos how to do it but they're too old.


texts: I am currently in a foreign country. Is there anyway which I can make calls using my home country Android device from here? I mean I connect to that phone through VoIP and Android device set up a call through GSM network.


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Use usb as network access for android device?
  How to set up reverse tethering over USB?

Is there any option to use the internet connection from my PC running Ubuntu (12.04) with my phone (Samsung Galaxy Ace Android 2.3.7 with root)?

I have tried many options to do it via wifi, but it still doesn't work (it is long story with my hardware and Galaxy Ace).


texts: Error 28 when sending SMS to short numbers

texts:
I am using Android 6.0 and when I try to send SMS (via Hangouts or Messenger) to a 4-digit number, I get a confirmation pop-up and then an error saying

  Can't send message with SIM_NAME, error 28

I've tried to clear cache. Messages to regular numbers can be sent without any problems.

Why, and how to fix it?


texts: How to block texts received from numbers that are longer than n digits?

texts:
In South Africa, we are plagued with SMS spam, and it's practically impossible to get rid of it.

All the numbers that the spammers use are usually 13 or 14 digits - much longer than the standard 10 digits.

(Click image to enlarge it)

The thinking behind this is that they cycle through literally millions of disposable numbers, so that if you block one of them, they'll still be able to spam you from all the others.

However, this thinking would then (hopefully) also be flawed. Surely there is a way to intercept an SMS, count the number of digits in the number and if it's longer than 12 (10 for the number, 2 for the country code), simply delete it, or even better add to blocked list.

Does anyone out there know of a way? I have Tasker, which I'm thinking is the way to go, but not sure where to start.


texts: Any way to download swf files on android?

texts: I want to download an swf file on my phone. I have the link of the swf, but nothing worked, chrome just ignores the link while other browsers(dolphin in this case) run the swf file and still no download option. I cannot play it in dolphin because it always crashes at a specific part. Any help will be appreciated.


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I have a Google Nexus 5, running 6.0.1.

I'm trying to figure out how to reconnect to the network I'm on through the Google Wi-Fi Assistant VPN.

Today is the first time I ever used it, because I got a notification for it. I went through the steps to turn it on and it worked great. I then got curious, wondering if I could get around the WebSense blocks (security crap) at work by using the Wi-Fi Assistant VPN.

To do this I had to turn the Wi-Fi Assistant VPN off for a moment. After I tested to see that using the VPN does indeed allow me to get around the security block, I can't seem to get it to use the VPN again.

I go into Settings -> Google -> Networking -> Enable Wi-Fi Assistant, but I never get the question in the notification area asking if I wanted to allow Wi-Fi assistant to connect through the VPN.

So now I'm connected to my network like normal, but it's missing the key icon and it does not say Connected, via Wi-Fi assistant.

Is there a way I can manually do this?

Update: The Google VPN was not working because the network is password protected, rather than an open network. I'm not sure what caused the VPN to connect when I initially enabled it. The answer below describes how to reconnect to an open network to start using the Google VPN.


texts: SD Card as a Network drive in Wi-Fi Network?

texts: Please help me to emulate my Phone's SD card as a network drive in my Wi-Fi network. I am able to mount it as a Media device which will only help us to play music with Windows Media Player. But I want my SD card as a network drive.


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I installed wine and ran "jar of beans.exe". It successfully loaded. I tried creating the SD Card, by clicking "settings", umpteen times. Still, it says "sd card not exist". Moreover there's a button "Start android default" or "Start android aneesh" depending on the name of the android virtual device. I've clicked it many a time, in vain.

Also, I tried executing it with a command in the terminal, It produces errors saying that the processes "adb.exe" and "emulator-x86.exe" weren't found! The interesting thing is that these executables are very much present in the jar of beans extract!

These are the errors to be precise:

    fixme:ole:CoResumeClassObjects stub
    fixme:win:LockWindowUpdate (0x1009c), partial stub!
    fixme:win:LockWindowUpdate ((nil)), partial stub!

    Z:\home\aneesh>taskkill /f /im adb.exe

    Z:\home\aneesh>taskkill /f /im cmd.exe

    Z:\home\aneesh>taskkill /f /im emulator-x86.exe
    Error: Could not find process "adb.exe".
    Process "cmd.exe" with PID 41 was forcibly terminated.
    Process "cmd.exe" with PID 43 was forcibly terminated.
    Process "cmd.exe" with PID 49 was forcibly terminated.
    Error: Could not find process "emulator-x86.exe".
    CMD Version 1.4

    Z:\home\aneesh>CMD Version 1.4

    Z:\home\aneesh>
    Z:\home\aneesh>taskkill /f /im cmd.exe

    Z:\home\aneesh>taskkill /f /im adb.exe

    Process "cmd.exe" with PID 53 was forcibly terminated.
    Process "cmd.exe" with PID 55 was forcibly terminated.
    Process "cmd.exe" with PID 57 was forcibly terminated.
    Process "cmd.exe" with PID 59 was forcibly terminated.
    Process "cmd.exe" with PID 61 was forcibly terminated.
    Error: Could not find process "adb.exe".
    Error: Could not find process "emulator-x86.exe".
    fixme:font:WineEngRemoveFontResourceEx (L"C:\\users\\aneesh\\Temp
    \\7D17DC9D.ttf", 0, (nil)): stub
    aneesh@nb14:~$
    Z:\home\aneesh>taskkill /f /im adb.exe

    Z:\home\aneesh>taskkill /f /im cmd.exe

    Z:\home\aneesh>taskkill /f /im emulator-x86.exe
    Error: Could not find process "adb.exe".
    Process "cmd.exe" with PID 71 was forcibly terminated.
    Process "cmd.exe" with PID 13 was forcibly terminated.
    Error: Could not find process "emulator-x86.exe".

Is there something more to be done?

UPDATE: I wrote to the author Manuel Trebbi about 5 hours ago. Hope I get a timely solution from this humongous and helpful fraternity of android enthusiasts.


texts: How to update a text file using both a desktop text editor and an android phone?

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I do most of my text edits on my desktop (using a text editor), but sometimes I'd like to edit them on my phone. I know that one alternative is creating a shortcut to my desktop text file, dragging it to the Dropbox folder, opening the Dropbox app on my phone, looking for the file, and editing it with an android editor (Jota, for example). This is a bit cumbersome.

I'm wondering if there is a better way to edit files using a text editor (so, no Google Docs) and keep editing on my phone.


texts: Moto g unable to receive SMS after android 4.4.4

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Recently I updated my motog from android 4.4.3 to 4.4.4 through OTA after that I can able to send SMS but unable to receive any SMS. Before updating everything worked fine.
I don't know what happened I changed my default SMS app to hangout but no success, even I uninstalled the hangout updates and reinstalled still no success.

When I send SMS from another mobile its not received.

Please help me to get out of this.


texts: How do you unlock the bootloader of the huawei y5ii because I would like to flash TWRP


texts: Using TASKER to automatically change launcher/theme when launcher/theme is changed by other program

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I am using a Huawei P9+ running on Android 7 (Nougat) and one of the annoying things with it is from time to time, the theme reverts back to the ugly Huawei Home theme, even though I use Nova Launcher by default.

Right now my strategy is I manually go to Apps -> Default App Settings -> Launcher to change it to Nova Launcher, however from time to time it would revert back again randomly.

I have Tasker installed and I am wondering if there is some way I can configure it so that whenever the launcher is changed to something other than Nova Launcher, it would be able to switch back to Nove Launcher automatically?

Forgot to mention I have Secure Settings (paid version) installed and my phone is rooted (using Super User, there is no proper SuperSu that works on this one yet).


texts: Dual Sim: Surfing while receiving an incoming call

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I am planning to buy a dual sim mobile phone. One sim for cheap surfing and one sim for for calling. But i am unsure about some techniques of the technology.

If am surfing with sim2. Can the sim1 card receive incoming calls? Or is the sim1 blocked, as long as i am surfing?

best regards
zesman


texts: How can I force a media rescan on Lollipop?

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I would like to force a rescan so that the MTP file listing is correct when I use Android File Transfer on my Mac.

I've tried a half dozen apps but none of them seem to work on Android 5.0.

I have rooted my device.


texts: I recently got an Android update and don't like it AT ALL. I have a Samsung Galaxy S4. Is there a way I can uninstall the update?


texts: What caches can be cleared, when wanting to keep settings?

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I do not know enough about the original purpose of the different caches. If I do a cleanup in a few months and clear many app cache items, is it safe for me to assume that most programs will not lose settings, if I clear the "cache" cache and leave the data cache alone?

Most programs means if a few lose settings, it is not a problem. There are many settings in many programs that took me quite some time to setup (and test).

By settings, I am referring to the applications own settings, not web settings, or settings that the application has access to. Take a game, for example. I do not care if the game is reset, levels are lost, or log-in is gone. But the settings for that game app must stay.  In a program, I do not care if it loses its thumbnails, and add-in parts, just that the settings for the program stay the same.

If this is all wrong, and programs are not normally supposed to use the data cache for settings, then tell me about it. I just assumed after losing some carefully selected settings that it is there in the data cache.


texts: My new Android device is full of spams. I get chrome notifications continuously from a website I did not even visit once. looks like a gossip site. Are there any methods to stop these annoying notifications?


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i really hope i can get solution to my dilemma..
quick details: my phone (lgms770) fell (had its protective case) and now i cannot swipe to unlock, answer phone calls, text..basically the touch screen does not respond. This has never happened before. The power button does work though. It has fallen many times but it always ended up responding well. I removed the case, the battery the sim card and left it for a couple minutes.Then I put everything back together (for several times now) and restarted the phone, but the screen is still not responding. Is there any way to fix this without having to get a new phone??


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I want to install Titanium Backup on a new phone and would like to carry over the settings from my old phone, which include current backup schedules. How can I go about this in order to avoid having to recreate them manually?

I've checked the current backups and it looks like TB does not do backups of itself. I also have "My Backup Pro" installed, but it doesn't list TB as a selectable item for backup.


texts: Create a folder on android A3 2016 6.0.1 marshmallow

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I want to create a folder on my samsung A3
When i search the web i find 2 things

Press the edit button on the right top of the screen and then drag amd drop an app on top of an other to create a folder.
Not working . When pressing the edit button the only thing i can do is remove the apps or add new apps .all the apps have a minus sign on them .

Press and hold on an app and then choose "create folder" choice that appears after holding the app.

Not working . When press and hold on the app nothing happens.
Any suggestions ?


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I have multiple emails that I usually sign-in with my android device, and I'm used to have email (A) at the top, email (B) the second, and finally email (C) at the end, but I don't know why when I finished signing-in into all of the emails email (A) were at the bottom :/

Is there's any way to organize them manually or as I want?

Note: I'm facing this problem in my nexus 10 running stock 5.0.1 & keep in mind that I also got this problem on my old Galaxy S3 before but I was running a custom ROM as I remember


texts: Linux command 'w' - how is this as command written in Android shell?

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I am searching for similiar commands in Android shell - as they are used in Linux like these commands - what can I type in Android terminal for :

  w

  who

  whoami

?

Thank you.


texts: A11 cannot hear caller unless I turn on speaker

texts: Galaxy A11, I cannot hear caller unless I turn on speaker. How can I correct this?


texts: How to put TWRP recovery on an S5? (heimdall fails with PIT transfer)

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This is an SM GT900F.

I tried to install TWRP per these instructions. However, when issuing
heimdall flash --RECOVERY recovery.img --no-reboot
I got this (some clutter removed):

Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...
Initialising protocol...
Protocol initialisation successful.
Beginning session...

Downloading device's PIT file...
ERROR: Failed to send request to end PIT file transfer!
ERROR: Failed to download PIT file!
Ending session...
ERROR: Failed to send end session packet!
Releasing device interface...

The phone was then stuck with a tiny blue dot on the left, which I suppose is the start of the blue progress bar mentioned here. It wouldn't react to anything anymore.

Fortunately, after removing the batteries, it boots just fine into the stock ROM. (Phew.) I have repeated this twice since, but this is consistent.

Does anyone have any idea how I should proceed?


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I recently bought a small tablet - a Samsung Galaxy Player. I've been using Google Voice to text all my friends for free. However, I would like to start being able to call my friends as well, and have them be able to call me.

I see on the Play Store that there is an app called GrooVe IP that allows me to do such a thing, but I would prefer not to pay $5 for this app. My goal, then, is to find a free alternative that works just as well.

I've checked out SipDroid - but I can't figure out how to use the dialer. I'm not entirely sure there is one. You see, there are billions of tutorials on the internet to help set up SipDroid on a "real" phone, but I only have a tablet with no calling capabilities, so I can't use the built in dialer because there isn't one. One thing I could do here is to find a third party dialer that works with SipDroid.

I have also looked at 3CX for Android, but I can't figure that out either. It assumes you have a VoIP Provider, which I don't, unless I can use the Google, which would be very nice.

So, in this case I have three questions:

Is there a free alternative to GrooVe IP that works just as well?
Is there a third party dialer that works with SipDroid?
How do you set up 3CX with Google Voice, if possible?

I only need one of these three questions answered, not all three.


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Can I get the location of my phone it does have WhatsApp on it,
I lost it about 20 hours ago and it was online(life) on WhatsApp 11 hours ago
I tried google-locator but it is out of reach because I switched off background data.


texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy player that has been giving me the message "Charging paused. Battery temperature too high or too low". I left it unplugged and powered down all night, and it still gave me the message as soon as I turned it on. The battery should be at room temperature. I've turned it off and on several times. I've tried removing the battery and putting it back. I have no idea what's wrong. It's been working fine for the past 9 months. Can anyone help?


texts: /data/logs/modemcrash is huge and growing

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I have a hitherto unmodified ZenFone 2.  Lately I've been constantly running low on space, and it's not my files -- it's that mysterious black hole: "system data".  As soon as I delete more apps & my own data, it starts filling up the available space.

I finally rooted my phone, and found the culprit:
/data/logs/modemcrash
It currently has about 260 .tar.gz files (plus another 78 files in the "mmgr2" subdirectory) from the last 4 weeks or so, taking up 7GB, so nearly 2GB a day.

I downloaded a 600kB archive, and it showed a 101MB file, suggesting a compression of nearly 200:1, but I extracted it and it stopped after 16MB with an error. Examination suggests that most of the data is from core dumps.

Sure I can delete them to temporarily recover the space, but... any ideas on how to prevent the problem from occurring?  I suppose I might be able to write-protect the directory, but it would be nice to ether solve the problem that's causing the crashes, or at least tell it to stop saving core dumps.

Some init*rc contents (none of the files have had datestamp changed from 1/1/1970 0:00 UTC):

/etc/init.rc:

    # Android default init.rc (system/core/rootdir/init.rc) should be untouched.
# *EXCEPTIONALLY*, definitions from Android default init.rc may be modified.
#
# Use this file for overrides prior to default init.rc definitions.
# Please keep this file to the bare minimum as default init.rc should be
# preferred to duplicates here.

### Import ###
# import Android default init.rc renamed init.aosp.rc
# init.aosp.rc actually gets parsed after all the content of this file.
import /init.aosp.rc

### Services ###
# Android init only keeps the first definition found for a service.
# Override a service from Android default init.rc by adding it here.

service media /system/bin/mediaserver
    class main
    user media
    group audio camera inet net_bt net_bt_admin net_bw_acct drmrpc mediadrm radio system
    ioprio rt 4

service keystore /system/bin/keystore /data/misc/keystore
    class main
    user keystore
    group keystore drmrpc system

service flash_recovery /system/bin/install-recovery.sh
    class main
    seclabel u:r:install_recovery:s0
    oneshot
root@Z00A_1:/etc #

/etc/init.asop.rc:
(doesn't exist)

/etc/init.debug.rc:

# Enable by default android java wakelock logging
on init
#    mkdir /logs
    symlink /data/logs /logs
    write /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict 2

on early-boot
    chown system log /logs
    chmod 0770 /logs

on post-fs-data
    mkdir /data/tombstones 0755 system system
    mkdir /data/system/    0755 system system
    mkdir /data/system/dropbox 0700 system system
    mkdir /logs/modemcrash 0775 system system
    mkdir /logs/aplogs 0775 system log

on charger
    # basic networking for "adb root"
    ifup lo
    hostname localhost
    domainname localdomain
    mount ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p7 /logs nosuid nodev barrier=1,data=ordered
    mkdir /logs/modemcrash 0775 system system
    mkdir /logs/aplogs 0775 system log

on ramconsole
    powerctl reboot

# crash and log services
#service crashlogd /system/bin/crashmonitor
#    class late_start
#    user system
#    group system log radio

# LogConfig service
service logconfig /system/bin/logconfig
    class main
    socket logconfig stream 0660 root system
    disabled
    oneshot
root@Z00A_1:/ #


texts: CWM: Almost any rom I try to install returns "(Status 0)" [HTC One GSM]

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CWM version: 6.0.4.3 touch

I tried to update my CM 10.2 to 11, but I always run into this error when installing a zip from SD card:

E:Error in /data/media/0/[filename].zip
(Status 0)
Installation aborted.

This happens for every rom I try to install, except a Kitkat AOSP rom I tried.

Even the 10.2 Rom I still had around on the card threw an error, but a different one.

I can't remember what exactly, but it looked like it couldn't match my phone's type (m7) to m7  or m7ul

I think my phone somehow forgot that it is an m7

Anyone got an idea how I can install roms again?


texts: Android recover data (adb device unauthorized)

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I am trying to recover data from my phone (Galaxy S3 mini) which screen is cracked. I want to do this using adb. But my device is unauthorized.

How can I solve this? I don't have acess to the device directly therefore I'm not able to turn on USB debugging.

 C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\sdk\platform-tools>adb devices
    List of devices attached
    007667324ccb229b        unauthorized


texts: Update from ADB option under recovery menu

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How does one typically use the "Update from ADB" option in the Recovery menu? Do I have to connect the phone via a usb cable to my laptop & provide the necessary update files?

Where on the laptop do I keep the update files & where will I download these files from?

In case my phone model helps it is a Moto G 1st edition XT1033.


texts: I get an application error 919 when updating Chrome. How to proceed?

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While updating Chrome, I repeatedly get the following error:

Unknown error code during application install: "919"

This is on a Wolfgang AT-AS43D4, running stock 4.1.2. I have about 100 MB free space in my app storage.

This happens both on WiFi and on 3G, so the top answer to this question is not applicable.


texts: Voice action "Set alarm..." doesn't work on HTC Desire

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I have been trying out Voice Actions on an HTC Desire. Actions like "Navigate to...", "Directions to..." and "Note to self..." work fine. When I try saying "Set alarm to 9 o'clock" though I get this error message:

"Set alarm..."
In order to use this feature, download the latest Clock from the Android Market.

I already have the HTC Clock application and as far as I am aware it is fully updated but I'm assuming that the HTC Clock doesn't support the voice actions. Where is the correct "Clock" application? Opening the Market and searching for "Clock" doesn't seem to show any promising results (though I have to admit that I haven't checked all 1062 hits). Has anyone got this working on an HTC Desire? What do I need to do?


texts: the android_expand partition in the sd on android can be resized?

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Can the  android_expand partition be resize?
I need change the SD because start  to fails but i have a lot of thing on the SD partition well i try dd if=/dev/mySD of=/dev/NewSD both are same capacity even same brand but  fails whit not enough space let  and the partition get corrupted then android do not read it, i have done that in a bigger SD in the past and works but right now i have not posses a bigger SD then 64 GB then i need shrink the partition, It is possible ? sorry i post something from android here but I'm using Linux and it is related to part and i have ask the same in android enthusiast but no one answer Thank you !


texts: How to SSH into Android which is a hotspot?

texts: I am using Wi-Fi hotspot on Android. Can I SSH into it from my laptop which is connected to hotspot? How would I do this?


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How to i install binaries on my non-rooted tablet i have the terminal application called Terminal IDE and i followed the instructions, i put my compiled binary in the folder local/bin/. I comiled a C program using the appliaction called C4droid and then I exported the binary to the /local/bin/ folder but when i tried to run the program it said permission denied.

what am i doing wrong? How do install binaries?

This is the program that I am trying to install http://sourceforge.net/projects/base64/


texts: How to get SD-card write access on Honor 6x with Android 7.0?

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My phone is a Huawei Honor 6x, using Android 7.0 (Nougat). EMUI version 5.04.

I want my music apps to have write access to my music folders on my external micro SD-card. I understand that this might only be possible if all my apps have access to all my folders on the card.

I would prefer to do this without rooting my phone, but if that is not possible, then please recommend alternate methods.

What I've already done:

Install Fx File Explorer on my phone, but this only creates write permissions for itself, not for other apps. That seems plausible of course, but that was not as I was told.

Questions:

How do I get write access to folders on my external micro SD-card, without rooting?
If it is not possible to get access without rooting, what is the best method to root for my type of phone and OS?
Can I root my  my type of phone and OS without or with unlocking the bootloader?
Is formatting the SD card as internal storage a better option? Or do I need to root my phone to do that anyway?


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For some magical reason, the browser button on the home screen of my Android phone (Xiaomi MI 9 SE, MIUI 10.2) has gone missing. I can't find it!
... how can I restore/recreate it?
Note I'm not talking about a specific browser (FF, Chromium etc) but the generic browser button.


texts: How to unlock bootloader, root and install TWRP on Redmi 3S+ (should work with Mi 3s Prime too)

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On Redmi 3S+ , how do I :

I) Unlock bootloader

II) Install TWRP and root

There are confusing instructions available on internet. This is a self answered question detailing the procedure


texts: All partitions wiped, USB Debugging was not enabled, ADB and fastboot can not see Nexus 5

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I got my shiny new Nexus 5 a couple of weeks ago and decided i wanted to root. I rooted using fastboot on my Ubuntu box.

I then installed MultiRom and from there I installed Ubuntu touch.
Everything was going fine and dandy until I changed the kernel to CM 11 and rebooted to apply the changes. It didn't boot so I opened up my TWRP recovery that multirom had installed and decided it was a good idea to erase all the partitions to try and fix this kernel issue. That didn't work so I plugged it into my computer and ran

fastboot reboot-bootloader
Waiting for device ...

It never rebooted.
I also can't do anything with either fastboot or adb when before it worked fine.
TWRP works fine and i can navigate around in that easily. MTP will never activate. I didn't have usb debugging enabled. My bootloader is unlocked.
Please Help


texts: Issues after rooting my Galaxy S2 by running fk23, the Jellybean ROM

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Recently rooted to fk23 and have the following problems:

Having problems with lock screen.
Will not let me modify/change anything.
Time is displayed in military
or 24 hrs format.
Unchecked clock in settings and nothing changes.
Can't change background picture.
There are no plus signs when on lock screen to change anything.

  Tried to change settings to secure with pattern, now I have two lock screens to go through.

  Anyone have any idea on how to solve these?


texts: Android 5.0.2 hide navigation bar on Lenovo Tab 2 A8-50

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I have issues when run shell commands that require root privilege on Lenovo Tab 2 A8-50 (rooted)

1- I'm trying to hide the navigation bar on using adb shell command

I have to restart the device to get the effect but I get a black screen after restarting so I have to enable systemui to make the device run normally again "pm enable com.android.systemui".

2- Also shell command for screen capture get the "device launching image only" not the device screen "su -c /system/bin/screencap -p /sdcard/img.png"
The same commands run properly on different devices. Is there any kind of protection on this device that prevent shell commands run normally? What do I have to do?


texts: Are there any ways to prevent 'com.htc.bg force close' issues?

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I have a HTC Legend, and on occasion, I get an error "Process com.htc.bg has stopped unexpectedly".

According to other forums, this could be caused by issues with internet connectivity relating to updating Facebook contacts.

I have removed the syncing of Facebook all together (only syncs when I force it to), but I am still getting these errors.

Has anyone else worked out what is causing these issues, and how to resolve it? The processing crashing is usually just a popup, the process restarts ok without any issue, but on occasion the entire thing locks up, restarts, or the home screen reloads (as if coming from a restart)


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Sometimes my phone ignores the Ok Google command. I've noticed that I need to say it in the exact same way, as I said it during the voice model retraining. Even a wrong distance between my mouth and my phone's microphone can cause it to ignore the OK Google command.
Is there a way to save many voice model profiles just like you do it with fingerprints? In android 6.1 you can save up to 5 models of your fingerprint, all of them are checked during the fingerprint authorisation.
If I could record more than 3 "Ok google" commands during the voice model retraining, I think it would work much better.


texts: How do I pause a song thats playing while my phone is locked (Samsung ace 2)

texts: I am looking for a way to pause a song without unlocking it. Take the iPhone for example; just by pressing the home button twice, it pauses the song. It's annoying having to unlock my phone every time that I need to pause a song.


texts: How to access Samsung Galaxy S2 storage while phone is off

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My Galaxy S2 recently froze while browsing facebook using Firefox (the loading animation kept playing though), then shut down after a minute. I haven't been able to turn it back on since then. I tried turning it on while charging, using someone else's battery (working with their phone), USB connection to computer, SIM in or out, just the power button and volume up/down + home + power buttons; but no luck. The hardware seems to be fine, as the phone starts heating up around the camere when I leave the battery in (which I interpret to mean that the processor is doing something, just not the right thing - maybe stuck in an endless loop).

The advisor on O2 chat has suggested to send it back for repair, which I am happy to do; except that I'd like to save the app settings, photos, contacts and calendar entries which weren't backed up.

So now I'm looking if there's any way to access the storage without the phone having to turn on. Is this possible hardware-wise? Does anyone know how?

The OS is the O2 (UK) Android 4.1.2 if it helps at all.


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I have two Android devices running Android 4.1.1 with the latest OTA update from the manufacturer. I do not have root or any other system-level customizations on either device, just a bunch of very standard apps.

Device 1: Google Nexus 7

Device 2: Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD

The only way I have found to send a file between these two devices, without the involvement of a third device (router, computer, SD card, ...) is using the Bluetooth file beaming protocol, which is incredibly slow and short-range. I wanted to use WiFi Direct to achieve much greater speed and distance for file transfers, but I can't get WiFi Direct to connect.

I followed all the instructions and read all the comments here but it just doesn't work.

On this screen, I can see the other Android device advertising WiFi Direct:

What I can't seem to do is to get them to connect to each other. I see the request go to the other device, and receive the request pop-up asking me to confirm the connection. I click Accept, and then after a few seconds, the UI on both devices "resets" to the first screen (the screenshot above) with no indication that a connection was successful.

Side-note: NFC doesn't work either and exhibits similar symptoms of the devices "just not being compatible". It's 2013 and I can hold two flagship Android devices right next to eachother and have no way to send files between them any faster than about 100 KB/s bluetooth beaming.


texts: Unable to change time in Android emulator: Alarm driver missing

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I am running Android 4.4 (using custom a custom rooted system image) in the android emulator (from the command line). When trying to set the time via Settings > Date & time ("Automatic date & time" and "Automatic time zone" are disabled) i can set the time (the dialog appears and works), but the system clock is not updated.

Logcat says:

D/        ( 1206): Setting time of day to sec=1515250620
W/        ( 1206): Unable to open alarm driver: No such file or directory

What could cause the alarm driver to be unavailable/missing and how can i fix this?

Update: I have verified that /dev/alarm is missing -- is there any way to add the missing driver without having to recompile android?

Thanks!


texts: Is it possible to backup data from a locked android phone?

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So i forgot the PIN number on my old phone which was not rooted, had no recovery software (Cwm, Xrec, etc.) installed on it, and has usb debugging and auto-mount disabled. We don't know the google account associated with the phone. Basically all I have is the phone and a usb cable. Is there a way to get the user data out of it? Adb won't recognise the device btw. I do apologise if it's a stupid question. The phone automatically connected to the wifi, and I'm on Linux, if that helps. But I managed to get into recovery but adb only recognises the device in sideload mode. The files inside the phone is extremely important to me because it contain photo of my family member that were passed away.
Phone: Vivo V7 Plus
I wanted to try brute-force the PIN with program but unfortunately the phone will cool down for 7000 second (3hours+)
Info
My phone model: Vivo 7 Plus
USB debugging: Not turned on


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Don't know how long ago the files disappeared or whether it has to do my the Oreo upgrade recently; or using the phone's "fix now" button to delete leftover files; but the audio files that were less than a minute long in length have disappeared from my S8.

I always used Solid File Explorer to search for the files when I wanted to listen to them but today when I searched for the files they are all gone!!!

Freaked out as the files cannot be downloaded again as they were deleted from sites long time ago.

So what caused my files to be deleted? I want to avoid this in the future.

S8 on Oreo


texts: My Android JellyBean Lenovo A600e stuck repeatedly reboots when on

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My phone misbehaved last evening and went on to show that my internal sd card is faulty. It gave me the option to format, which I did.

After that I realised that some apps are in my internal sd card. Now I believe that some of those apps getting removed due to formatting is the reason why the phone is crippled. Now I can't see which apps/components are missing, for, by the time I open any app, the phone reboots. However the reason can be anything, I am not sure. I even tried removing and re-inserting the sd card. Please help.

P.S.: I have now switched my phone off so that the battery doesn't get drained and I can debug the phone.


texts: Android x86 Marshmallow not booting on Virtualbox and VMware Workstation

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I've downloaded the latest Android x86 (android-x86-6.0_20160129.iso) from here and tried to install it to the HDD on a VM in VMware Workstation and in Virtualbox.

The installation seems to proceed properly (using EXT4, and EFI Grub) and i get a message that it has installed successfully. However when I reboot it passes GRUB, picks the correct Android installation, but it does not boot. I get the result seen in the screenshot below and then a blank screen with a blinking cursor.

I've seen somehow similar questions on Android-SE (here and here), but they use older versions of Android x86 and don't seem to have solutions that work for me.

The VMs in both VMware and Virtualbox have: HDD=4GB(IDE), RAM=2GB, 2 CPUs and they boot through EFI. I've tried nomodeset and xforcevesa in the Grub boot parameters but nothing seems to work.

The .iso does boot up though all the way to the GUI in Live mode (LiveCD).

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I have a feeling that the solution might be something linked to the graphics settings but i'm not exactly sure.


texts: I've had a nexus 5 for a while now, and one issue I've had is that after taking a bunch of photos, it will either freeze and need rebooting, or lightly soft brick wherein I need to plug it in in order to get it to turn on, no matter how much charge it had or has. No battery drain, but no key combination nor holding the power button for any amount of time turns it on, but it turns on fine when I plug it in for a moment. I have no clue when it started, and there is no specific number of photos, length between photos, or amount of time that the camera needs to be accessed that seems to cause it, but it only happens when I'm taking a photo or video, and after a couple or more have been taken. I've tried reflashing the entire phone, and it happens on both 4.4.x and 5.0.x. Is this a hardware issue or something else? Anyone with any ideas, no matter how far out, please tell them to me as I'm at my wits end right now. Thanks in advance for any info.


texts: Enable usb debugging mode from adb under clockworkmode "Broken digitizer"

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My friend brought me a Xtreamer Q mobile phone with broken screen, clockworkmode is working, but USB debugging mode is disabled, I found some posts about how to enable it from adb i tried them and none of them worked.
here :

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13326806/enable-usb-debugging-through-clockworkmod-with-adb
and from this tutorial i learnt how to edit build.prop file.

http://www.modaco.com/topic/328943-quick-guide-to-modifying-buildprop-with-adb/
the commands i have used are: adb pull, adb remount, adb push.
While i was under clockworkmode i mounted system and i pulled build.prop then i added this line to it persist.service.adb.enable=1, used remount then pushed the file after that reboot, but i couldn't find the device in adb when it have booted normaly.
Next i tried to set adb_enabled to 1 in /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db by following some steps from here

ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=774507
and it also didn't worked "The device was not listed".
Also i have tried this zip file from clockworkmode it didn't work too...

Install adb enabled setting from zip

My phone do not support USB org cable

my files after editing:

https://www.mediafire.com/?1q13igpc981vydu


texts: How do I send a google hangouts sms to my groups from my google contacts?

texts: I want to send SMS to a large group from my contacts & do not want to have to find each person & click on them. How can I just check one box to send to all 40 people in each group?


texts: Samsung galaxy tab 3 lite connection to pc problem

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I tried to install a custom ROM on my tab 3 lite, but it got disconnected half way through. it now says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies to continue".
So I downloaded kies and connected my tablet, but every time kies says "connecting..." there is a connection error and the tablet disconnects from the pc.
any help?


texts: What does it mean when a device stops showing up on Android Device Manager?

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On 2 November I forgot my (brand new) Wifi-only Nexus 7 on the plane. Despite realizing it <30 min after disembarking they didn't recover the device.

I have been regularly monitoring https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager in the hope that it would come online. The device showed up but was 'last seen on 2 November' (the day I lost it). However, when I tried again today to locate my device it no longer shows up in the list. I have checked https://play.google.com/settings and the device is still listed there with visibility 'Show in menus'.

Any idea what could cause the device to suddenly disappear for the device manager? Would that mean that it's re-registered? If so, any way to find out by whom?

Cheers,
Chris.


texts: Rooted Nexus 7 v2: Using Tor and Adblock Plus

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I'm having success using both Tor and Adblock Plus, although independently.  I'm trying to figure out how to get both to work on the device at the same time.

When successfully using Tor, I get ads yet adblock works when Tor is disabled.

Adblock Plus 1.2.1 build 318

Android build KTU84L

Orbot 13.0.7-BETA-1

My question is, have any of you been able to get the two to cooperate and if so, how?


texts: How to boot if the graphics chip is damaged and the screen is permanently blank?

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My ASUS Zenphone Selfie Pro 4 graphics chip burned and the screen is green at boot, becoming blank after a while.
Since I cannot see what is being 'shown' on the screen, how can I make the cellphone connect to wi-fi?
I guess the boot process is halted at the gesture request screen.


texts: Download email attachment bigger than 15 MB

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I got an email (MS Exchange 2010 / Native Mail App / LG G2 - 4.4.2 / connection->mobile-data[HSDPA]) with an PDF file with a size of ~18 MB.
When I click on it, it is trying to download it. After one second I got a message " was not downloaded".

When I am trying on an iPhone 5 (iOS 7.1) I can download and open the file.

Any work arounds or fixes for that issue?


texts: I just bought the Samsung S3 in China and Google Play is not installed - how can I get it, or at least get my Gmail?


texts: Unable to set tablet display mode to HDMI

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I'm new to android and trying to connect my tablet to LCD TV using a HDMI connector. The instructions in the manual are as below:

Set the TV mode to HDMI.
Connected the HDMI cable between tablet and TV's respective ports.
Set the tablet display mode under Display Settings to HDMI.

Steps 1 and 2 went good, but in Step 3 I'm unable to find any option in Settings and Display Settings as HDMI. However my default video player named Vortex player has an option to "Play on TV" where the display can be set to HDMI and the video plays fine on the TV.

This leaves me to think that both the TV and HDMI cable are working fine but I suspect that the tablet's firmware might be that of a different model perhaps which does not support HDMI (wild guess).

The tech support suggested to download and install the latest "software" (not sure if it's a firmware or not, even they were not..) to help fix the issue with steps by connecting it to PC through USB with a bunch of steps. But this software which shows prompts in chinese doesn't seem to help the cause either. Tech support also says I should be prompted to select display mode on tablet when connected to HDMI but it didn't happen either.

Details of my tab as below:

Name: Penta T-Pad IS703C (T-Pad IS703C With BSNL)
Manufacturer: Pantel
Android: 4.0.3
Kernel: 3.0.8
Build Number: fj_vortex-userdebug 4.0.3 IML74K
eng.zjd1.20120413.113558 test-keys

Request thoughts and suggestions on the same that could help me fix the situation.

P.S the above information remained unchanged even after the "software update", so I suspect that it might've done nothing at all.


texts: Reading battery level/voltage via USB port

texts: I'm interested in creating a device that needs to externally monitor the battery level or voltage of the phone via the USB port. I haven't had much experience with the inner workings of Android, but I do know that apps have access to the battery manager, but I'm wondering if, during charging, is it possible to obtain data (at least the voltage reading) about the battery via USB without having to install/create an app that reads and sends the data?


texts: Can somebody explain how multi-user is implemented in android 4.4

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Can somebody please help in giving information on how multi-user partition is achieved on android 4.4.

I was digging into 4.4 code specific to creating multiple users.

There is class called multiUser(added in 4.4 for multi-user) whose members talk with multiUserService to create user space.

I am not getting how exactly secure space is created at file system.

I have below basic question.
1. How FileSystem partition is achieved for multiple users
2. How UI part ( Launcher, different screen icons etc)  is developed and when user switch how it reload default users data.


texts: Where are LineageOS nightlies compiled & Who has commit rights to the codebase?

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A] Where are LineageOS nightlies compiled?

1) Are they compiled on maintainer's machines
2) On a project controlled build farm?
3) Pool of contributed (random) machines?

B] Who has commit rights to the codebase? Is that tightly controlled or is it easy for rouge commits or rouge maintainers to enter the project?

Note: I am trying to determine if I got SMS spam shortly after installing LOS.  I am trying to determine the security of the Lineage OS contribution and


texts: Can Galaxy S2 ICS be updated to enable spell-checker without rooting?

texts: I've read that Samsung disabled the ICS spell-checker by removing it from the settings application.  Can it be re-added/enabled without rooting the phone?


texts: How do I generate a PKCS12 CA certificate for use with Packet Capture?

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I was trying to use Packet Capture app to find out some URLs used by an app. Packet Capture allows you to capture SSL packets by installing a VPN Gateway with its own root CA certificate and then channeling app requests through that gateway. However, when I try to generate the certificate from within the app (on my Galaxy Note 8), I just get the error "Cannot create certificate". I don't know why this is as the app doesn't give any further explanation, but this means I can't use SSL capture in the app.
The app does have another way to just import an existing CA certificate, known as "Import PKCS#12 file". However I need to generate the PKCS#12 file myself to use this, and not sure how to do this.
What I did so far: I installed the app "Dory". Then I tried creating a public/private keypair, CSR and root CA certificate, all the time setting the passphrase and alias to "abc". But when I tried to import the p12 file to Packet Capture, it just said "java.lang.RuntimeException: Cannot load key. Password might be wrong." I must have done something wrong; what should I be doing next?


texts: copy text in froyo from web page including newlines?

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I have just bought a new HTC Desire HD running Android 2.2 (Froyo).

I am trying to copy text from a rather vast archive of notes which I had built up on my old phone, which was running Symbian. The notes were saved using the ActiveNotes application, which is not available on Android, only on Symbian. ActiveNotes saves the notes as HTML files, which I can easily view on Android using the HTML viewer or web browser, or any other html reader (such as Dolphin).

I have tried to use the built-in copy/paste functionality by touch-and-hold then "select all" and copy. This does not seem to work in HTML viewer, but does work in the browser or Dolphin. However, ActiveNotes stores the newlines in my notes using paragraph tags (HTML <p> tags) and these are not correctly copied by the built-in text copier. Because of this, all the text appears as one long string, without any line breaks, when I paste it into my Android notes application (or indeed any Android notes application such as Messaging). This is very annoying as many of my notes are in excess of 100 lines long.

A number of copy/paste apps seem to be available which use the "Share Page" option on the menu. I use this when accessing my page through a URL through Astro, so the URL looks something like "content://com.metago.astro.filesystem/mnt/sdcard/Activenotes/NoteNameHere.html?text/plain". The two copy/paste apps I tried were "Any Web Copy" and "Copy To Clipboard". The latter seems to always copy just the URL (rather than the page content) to the clipboard. The former copies the web page text to the clipboard for "http://" links but refuses to for these "content://" links. Even when the web page text is copied to the clipboard (e.g. from an internet page), it still seems to be devoid of any newlines for much of the page.

Since the source of these files is actually viewable (e.g. in the plain text editor) there MUST be a way to copy the content of the pages including newlines. I could do this conversion myself on PC manually for every single file, but this would take a very long time and I would much rather be able to convert files on-demand on my phone using the above method. However, I am at a bit of a loss as to how to preserve the newlines. I hope that someone more experienced might be able to help or recommend an application that could help.


texts: Phone is Stuck in Boot Loop With Recovery Not Accessible

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I have a Tecno P5 and wanted to flash ClockworkMod Recovery onto it. I used Recovery-Tools to do this with the file TECNO-P5_130916__recovery_140106-193223.img. The process completed and I was prompted to boot into recovery. The reboot did not complete.

I can get into the boot menu (Volume Up + Power), but when I select Recovery mode or Normal mode the phone gets into a boot loop. Fastboot mode works and I can connect from Windows 7. The result of fastboot devices is "mt6572v1_phone fastboot"

No other Fastboot commands are having any observable effect apart from fastboot flash recovery TECNO-P5_130916__recovery_140106-193223.img which results in the error "Security deny - Err:0x2017".

fastboot oem unlock just hangs at "..."

Is there a tool that can either unlock the bootloader or reset the phone to factory settings so it can boot normally?


texts: Can Android devices connect to both WiFi and mobile data networks at the same time?

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Can Android devices connect to both WiFi LAN (not necessarily connected to the Internet) and mobile data networks at the same time? Or when it connects to one, does it have to disconnect from the other?
The device is Kyocera Hydro Icon with Android 4.4.2 if it's relevant.


texts: Google play services doesn't get installed

texts: I just wanted to upload a video on YouTube but after updating the app to the latest version , it says that it needs Google Play Services to run. I tapped different places of the screen because it sometimes works with other apps, but this case is not the same. I tried hitting the back button and it just quit. I installed that Google app several times but it doesn't get installed. What should I do?


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I have been getting warnings of storage space running out on my Moto X Play running CM13.

So what I did was go into my storage settings and formatted my 64GB external SD card as internal storage.

I tried going into play store and downloading an app and still I get insufficient storage error and my phone is giving me storage is running out errors.


texts: Ran "adb reboot bootloader" now can't boot past logo (Azpen A746)

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So I bought a cheap Azpen A746HD tablet to tinker with (running Android 4.4.2, I believe). This is my first time messing with an Android tablet, and it seems I've probably bricked it, but from what I can tell I didn't do anything "dangerous." I'm hoping for some insight from more experienced folks and any possible suggestions on how to get it to boot again.

I did not yet root the tablet (I was in the preliminary steps of figuring out how to do that). From what I can tell, what bricked it was simply running adb reboot bootloader. The current state of the device is as follows:

The device won't boot past the initial Azpen logo screen. Doesn't appear to be looping. Just stuck.
Pushing the device's "reset" button with a paperclip doesn't help.
I can no longer boot to recovery mode (power + volume up) because it doesn't boot far enough to register the volume up button being pressed.
The device no longer shows up with adb devices and it isn't listed in lsusb from my Linux terminal (it was showing up previously after I added the vendor id to ~/.android/adb_usb.ini).
I've tried pressing the volume up/down button and power button in various combinations from the logo screen, with no result.

I don't have access to the battery, so I can't disconnect it. The device appears to be heat or glue sealed, so I can't disassemble it to access the battery (without making it unreturnable). Currently I am trying to fully drain the battery by leaving it powered on in its current state (stuck at logo screen).

Since I'm new to this, here are a few questions: Am I correct in understanding that this state a "hard-brick"? Why would adb reboot bootloader cause this? Is there anything more to try beyond the battery drain I'm currently doing? (I will just take back to the store and exchange if I can't get it booting again.)

FYI, the manufacturer's site is pretty much devoid of information, but what would you expect from a company that sells tablets for 30USD?


texts: Is there a standard place for the Owner Information on an Android phone?

texts: I found an lost Android phone - is there a standard place on Android phones for owner information so I can contact the person who lost it?


texts: How to clear Stock Browser cache when browser isn't installed?

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Edit: This question was made when I assumed that apps put their web cache into the stock browser's own cache. This is not the case. Apps usually put this data into their own app_webview folder. I'll keep this question up though since Izzy's answer is a good one.

I have a Sony Xperia E3 running Android 4.4.2, and after using AppInventor for some time the inbuilt browser (aka the stock Android browser) has taken up a large amount of storage space with the cache.

Since the stock browser technically isn't installed I can't access the menu to clear the cache.

Is there any way to clear the cache without factory resetting/rooting?


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I had been using Whatsapp on my old phone. I would like to transfer the messages to the new one. I had disabled uploading to google drive as I consider this too insecure. On the new phone I installed whatsapp but no messages were there.

I remember being able to do this in the past as Whatsapp integration with google drive is a relatively new feature, how did it used to work, did it download the saved messages from the whatsapp server? Since they're still on my old phone I hope they're retrievable. I'm considering using Titanium Backup to make a copy. Would this work?

When I try to open whatsapp on my old phone, it said the number cannot be verified (because I took the SIM card out and put it in my new phone) but I can still see in the background all the old messages.


texts: How to customize Facebook chat notification sound?

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Facebook app and the Facebook Messenger app often plays the same sound for new incoming chat message - this is the system notification sound.

That makes me confused facebook chat with other notification, especially the calendar reminder, new incoming email, etc. ...

How to customize it?


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Guided access is an excellent set of features for the iPhone that allows one to restrict or block inputs to the device.  How can I replicated this behavior with my Android phone?

The features the I am most interested in
(so that I can restrict access to my phone when my children are using it) are

ability to disable all hard buttons (power, volume up/down, back, home, the button that display open tasks, etc.), and
ability to disable all touch events.

Of course such an app must also provide a way to re-enable these inputs again using one of them (or said another way, to disable the restrictions).  For example, to disable guided access on the iPhone, one triples clicks the home button.


texts:
I am planning to buy a Nexus 4 from US and want to use it in India.
Should I expect any issues with this?
Is that phone compatible with all carriers in India?
Are there any power related problems?


texts: How do I detect if I have a Super AMOLED or LCD Screen on my Nexus S?

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Many sources are citing that the Nexus S is shipping with 2 different types of screen due to Super AMOLED shortages. As I am in the UK it is likely I will have the Super LCD, which I read somewhere is inferior compared to the Super AMOLED.

How can I tell which one I have? What are the main differences?

Update:
Found the answer here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022216

Looking in 'Baseband version' under 'About Phone' reveals that a baseband beginning wth I9020 is the Super AMOLED or I9023 for Super LCD.


texts: WiFi network is not saved when phone is rebooted

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I recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and have found that every time I reboot my phone, I have to re enter my home WiFi network password again. I checked my wpa_supplicant.conf file in /data/misc/wifi and found that when I connect to my WiFi network it is saved to the file but when I reboot, it disappears. The strange part is that other WiFi networks I have previously connected to remain in the file. This is what the the file has for my WiFi network after I connect:

network={
    ssid="My Wifi 5GHz"
    psk=7281996584ae07843694243231a22d0d
    key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
    priority=15
    frequency=5180
    autojoin=1
    usable_internet=0
    skip_internet_check=0
    verified_password=1
}

What's the issue and how do I fix it? Thanks.


texts: Making multiple files or a folder available offline in Google Drive

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Is there any way to make multiple files or a whole folder available offline in Google Drive at the same time? For the offline folder it would be nice if there was some way when a document is synced to it then the document would be downloaded automatically, is this possible?

I'm currently having to select each file individually and make it available offline which is tedious.

If there isn't the possibility of doing the above in the official Google Drive application are there any other clients available for Android that would allow this?


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In my Samsung with Android, when I open an MP3 file from the Dropbox folder, I hear the music, but when I go to another application, the music stops.

Is there a way to listen to the music in the background, while I do other things?


texts: Turn off notifications for old unread emails and only keep for new emails in gmail

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I'm using Gmail on Android 6.0 and almost every time gmail fetch new emails I have notification about old unread emails, each time I got new email the number get bigger (40 right now on my not gmail email that I've got spam sent).

I don't want to click on each email to maker it as read.

Is there a way to turn off notifications for old unread emails and only keep the ones that are for new emails.


texts: Kindle fire CM7 barebones: how can I get the home screen into portrait mode?

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I recently installed the latest (2/9/2012) build of cyanogen mod 7 for my kindle fire. I can't figure out how to get the home screen into a portrait orientation. It defaults to landscape and doesn't respond to the device rotating, although other applications do. I'd appreciate any help.

Unrelated: this rom is awesome!


texts: My android system and android os are consuming more part of my battery

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this problem has been troublimg me from the last few weeks I reported this problem at the Flipkart service center and they changed my battery and software.I even tried a factory reset but to no avail. i charged my phone in the afternoon . it lasted for aday and ahalf .while i was going to sleep the battery was about 58%..when i got up in the morning the battery was only 5%. I am completely tired.Please help me resolve this deadlock
Ashish Tiwari


texts: Is there a way to set a time frame for updating applications?

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I would like to know if there's a way to limit when the applications are updated by the system.

For example, I set the system to update applications only between 00:00 and 03:00. If an app has an update available at 15:00, the system won't download and update it, because of the time frame set.

This feature is similar to Microsoft's Windows Update. You can set when the system will look for updates in there.

The problem is that if my device isn't powerful enough, downloading and updating multiple applications at a time will degrade the device's performance significantly, so I would like it to update when I'm not using it.


texts: Can I use an android phone running Ice Cream Sandwich to test apps created in Gingerbread?

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We will develop applications for android 2.3.4 (gingerbread) and because the emulator of my laptop is very unusable and the android x86 is not supported in my laptop, i'm planning to invest an android device to test the applications that we are going to create.

Since android ICS is the recent version of android OS, i plan to buy a phone running it.

Would their be any compatibility issue i might encounter during my development? Or i could survive using that phone smoothly till the end?


texts: On the verge of 3G reception -- how to find the best position

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In my apartment, it seems like I'm on the verge of having 3G reception with my current carrier.  It's only if I place and leave my Galaxy Nexus on the window, and in a certain position and time of day, that it would finally switch from EDGE to 3G or HSPA.

Is there any way to help one find out the best position to place the phone around a window?  (This would be helpful if one only needs it for WiFi tethering, for example.)

The only thing I found helpful so far is running a speedtest, and then moving the phone whilst the speedtest is still being performed, but since the regular speedtest apps are time-constrained and have several distinct components of the test, this doesn't seem like the best approach around.  Maybe there's some way to see 3G signal strength in real time?


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I'm using PA3+ JB 4.1.2 on my HTC Vivid. Everything was working fine until Gmail app gets an update. After update, phone went into a bootloop. To recover, I went into TWRP and restored factory default, cleared cache and dalvik cache et cetra. Bootloop issue resolved but now when I'm trying to open Gallery/Camera app, it's giving me No external Storage Available error. In setting, when I try to mount internal SD card; nothing happens. I tried to mount card from TWRP but still, nothing is happening.

Should I flash ROM completely? Or is there any workaround to resolve this issue?

EDIT

I'm getting Unable to mount /emmc (Invalid Argument) error quite often in TWRP.


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Does anyone experience this problem?

The videos on posts are floating bellow from where they should be, covering the comments count:

There is an weird space left there, it happens for all posts with embedded videos.

If I scroll down further the video disappears and the comments show up:

I've tried to uninstall ( can't really because facebook comes preinstaled, can only deactivate), cleaning the app data and wipe the cache partition, but no success.


texts: Can't bluetooth tether between sprint galaxy s6 and nexus 7

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On my galaxy s6, I activate the Bluetooth server. I've confirmed that Bluetooth tethering works with my laptop.

On My Nexus 7, the s6 shows up in the paired devices list. I click on settings, and check "use for internet access".

"Connecting..." Flashes, and then goes away. Check box becomes unchecked.

How do I tether my Nexus 7 to my s6?

I'm open to a different app if it will work.

I've read that there are issues withe Bluetooth on the Nexus 7. Could this be the cause?

**edit: I'm using PDANET on my s6 **


texts: How to get back the information that the Matlab keyboard might have acquired(including passwords,etc)? Should I change them?

texts: When I switch into the Matlab keyboard it warns me that the entry methods might retain every information I type,including passwords,credit numbers,etc. I've already used the keyboard so I'd like to know which information has it retained, whether it's already shared it and erase it if posible.


texts: How can I prevent unwanted pre-installed apps from automatically running on Android?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I stop applications and services from running?

As I can't uninstall certain programs that come with a phone (My case HTC Desire (not rooted)) how can I prevent certain apps from launching or trying to sync? And hide them? Or "Auto-Kill" kill them

For example

youtube app
faceboook app
stocks (including the sync feature)
twitter (including the sync feature)


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I need a specific command line tool and I have made a C program in my Linux shell. I have compiled the program with an ARM cross-compiler. I have then moved the program into the Android file system and tried to run it.

The output is permission denied.

What do I have to do, in order to run my own compiled programs in Android file system?


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I've tried rooting my phone by using SuperOneClick and RootWithRestore.

And did not have much success either. So my question is how to do this?
(I checked that in /system/bin that I do not have the su binary in place!)


texts: people can't call my s3 after I have already unblocked them

texts: I enabled blocking mode & blocked 1 contact. After that the person can't still contact me eventhrough I have unblocked that contact already. How to fix this problem?


texts: How to restore a particular app's data from Google Drive backup?

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I have hard reset my android phone and I have restored it from a backup in Google drive which was taken 2 days ago. Some of the apps are installed.
There are however some system apps whose data is not restored.
I can see from the Backup that there was about 750KB of data for system app which can be restored. But it is not restored.
The app has no option to restore data from Google drive backup  also.
I have also tried Google Takeout (for Google Drive) bit it did not give me the Android backup data.
Question
How to restore a particular app's data from Google drive?
Also, is it possible to download the Google drive backup data on PC or to some storage and try to extract it?
Can I restore it on any emulator like Genymotion to get the data?


texts: Can I buy the Samsung official extended battery for the UK Galaxy Nexus?

texts: Samsung have released an extended battery for the US Galaxy Nexus.  I know the US and EU versions have a slightly different shape, so was wondering if this extended battery would fit my UK Galaxy Nexus?  Or if there's a version which would fit?


texts: How to see which countries the app is allowed?

texts:
I am trying to find where I can install Epokrates Plus app. In Finland, it is not allowed.
Having my devices, I see in all:

  This app is incompatible with all of your devices.

I tried to send email to the developers but I could not, since Email page just kept loading, and did not let me pass through. Either they are geoblocking or having server downtime.


texts: No confirm prompt when trying to use adb backup

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I'm trying to do an adb backup of my Galaxy S3 (i747m), but after receiving the "Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation" order from adb, I never receive the prompt on the device. It just sits there.

Locking and unlocking it does nothing, entering the command locked or unlocked changes nothing, setting the desktop backup password in development options does nothing, disabling the lockscreen does nothing.

Device is running the stock Samsung 4.1 ROM and is rooted.  Computer is windows 7.

How can I get this backup to go through?


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I want to unlock my Nexus 5. I cannot run any fastboot command however: the device is not detected. What I did:

Press VolumeDown+rightButton until arriving to this screen

Plug the phone
Run the following commands

though I appear to be in fastboot mode

# apt-get install fastboot
# fastboot oem unlock
< waiting for device >

Nothing is disaplaye after the last line.

PS: I am using Ubuntu 16.04


texts: Huawei P20 Pro charging in USB host mode

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I'm seeing several related questions here. However, most of them are ancient (as in 2012) and refer to micro USB and maybe the USB-C standards are different with regard to host mode charging.

I'm using my P20 Pro as a tactical flight computer with two connected devices.
The first one is a single row mini usb keyboard and the second a flight vario which sends position and elevation data to the software.

   P20Pro
     |
mini USB-Hub
  /     \
KBD     Vario

What I'm missing in this setup is how to power the phone.

I would need something like this:

   P20Pro
     |\
     | \Portable Power Bank
     |
mini USB-Hub
  /     \
KBD     Vario

This is just some background info. The question could also be How to charge the P20 Pro while a usb keyboard and mouse is connected?

Basically (at least according to Huawei's online chat support) the device supports charging in host mode since their MateDock 2 adapter also charges the phone.

However, the MateDock 2 would be an overkill since I don't need a HDMI/VGA port.
In addition I'm not sure what the MateDock is exactly and if it also redirects non standard USB devices.

Another solution would be wireless charging but the P20 doesn't support this technology.

So what is the the 2018 answer to charging in USB OTG host mode ?


texts: Two identical devices, only one offers system update

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I have two identical Nexus 7 (GSM) devices. Both running Android 4.4.4, KTU84P.

Now one of them shows that Lollipop 5.0.2 is available as OTA, but the other one says that no updates are available. How is that possible?


texts: "Hangouts (replaces Talk)" -- can I replace Hangouts with Talks if I don't like it?

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I'm disappointed that Google Hangouts is going away from XMPP.

If I download the "Hangouts (replaces Talk)" app on my Galaxy Nexus (Google Nexus 3), will I be able to go back to Google Talk, if needed?

Is there a way to keep Google Talk?  Or is there a way to communicate with people who use Google Hangouts through Google Talk or XMPP?


texts: Is doing a factory reset via System Settings the same as a factory reset via recovery?

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Is doing a factory reset via System Settings the same as a factory reset via Recovery?

Via System Settings in Samsung Galaxy S4:
System settings > Accounts  > Backup and reset > Personal data > Factory data reset

Via Recovery:
Vol Up +  Home + Power > ...
I'm not sure about the exact procedure; Recovery seems to have disappeared from my phone.

Will these clear the same set of data, or are there slight differences?


texts:
I'm considering buying a Kindle version of a workbook which requires a lot of blanks to be filled. I'm aware of "Note" feature in Kindle app for Android but texts that are entered this way do not show on book pages (in blanks) as they would in a paper version of the workbook  (there are only icons indicating notes) and this limits their usefulness.

Any ideas how to work around this and make Kindle workbooks as usable as the paperback ones?