texts: Will a nandroid backup save me from a bad upgrade?

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I have a Rezound on 4.03, and verizon has pushed an update to it today. I have delayed the install because there's little information about it. What little I have found claim it make the phone unstable.

I made a nandroid backup, with the default options. That means:
[Boot], [System], [data], and [cache] were selected.
[recovery], [sd-ext], and [.android_secure] were not selected.

My question is, if this OTA update does make my phone worse, will simply restoring the backup pretty much guarantee a seemless "undo"? Or is it possible the update could change something that I can't revert?


texts: WhatsApp does not proceed and stuck at "initialising"

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Whatsapp is/was down, see @wa_status for updates

Something has got my WhatsApp stuck at "Initializing" stage!

After some time it says "could not complete the initialization process. Check if Internet is connected!"

The phone is connected to the Internet and I also get messages from contacts who have messaged me but I cannot get past the initializing screen whatsoever.

Wrote to the WhatsApp team and their robot (I guess) replied saying try connecting to WiFi or reinstall or reboot and stuff.

I already tried everything!

Restarted,Formatted, Connected to WiFi, Edge, 3g... everything!

It actually started and I had to uninstall it because I suddenly got a message in the afternoon saying my backup file was corrupted.

And after that nothing is happening!!!!

What should I do now? The WhatsApp management is as it is lousy and useless. I had written to them earlier too once but they never reply!

What do I do?

I use a Micromax a52 Android 2.3.6 phone

EDIT

Whatsapp status has tweeted that there is some problem and the system is down and that they are working on it....

I had mailed them 4 times and also gave them some screenshots and also the link to this page and also tweeted to whatsapp about the problem...so it seems  the problem has been concidered and is being worked uppon! lets wait and see now


texts: What is the path where GoSMS stores the SMS messages

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How say the title I can't find where the sms are stored.
I see this similar question but the replies haven't helped me.

I have gosms and I want delete all messages, but if I do this option with gosms the app crashes because are a lot of messages (about 6000).

I found:

./data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/mmssms.db
./data/data/com.jb.gosms/databases/gommssms.db

But are too small files (a few kb) and with text reader I saw that they contained only some queries. Also when I deleted them if I open gosms I still see all messages. So what is the real path of sms?

Edit:
After a reboot gosms can't find sms anymore, so my problem is solved (
though probably the real sms are still stored somewhere)


texts: I have zero Internet capabilities at my home. I use my galaxy s6 as my only source of Internet. I would like to mirror my youtube, Facebook, article reading etc on my new insignia tv. Am I able to do this if I buy a miracast dongle for my TV without using any home wifi network?


texts: Android Wear says it needs to update Google Play Services but nothing happens

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I've installed Android Wear on my Lollipop device and when it launches it says it needs a new version of Google Play Services. But when I click on the Update Google Play Services button nothing happens.
I tried searching for Google Play Services on the play store but it doesn't appear in the search results (but it does appear in the results if I search on a laptop browser, but it doesn't if searching directly on the phone).
How can I update the damn thing to get Android Wear to work??


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i want to send data from my HTC Incredible S to my Arduino Uno. I want to do this by using the micr usb port.
But it seems like my smartphone is not supporting the usb host mode.
Will it still be possible to send data by usb? And if yes, how?


texts: Tasker/Security Settings 2G switch not working on OnePlus X CM13

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I'm stuck with my planned automatization with tasker and security settings. My idea is to automatically switch to 2G/GSM when I connect to a WLAN. When disconnecting I want to switch back to 3G/4G.

I'm on Sultans CM13 on my OPX (rooted). What i did so far: Installed tasker and security settings (SS) and configured a tasker profile with a task using the SS plugin (based on this XDA tutorial).

Under Actions --> Device Setting I picked global as table and set the value of preferred_network_mode1 to 1 (I also tested 0). I also configured the shell script described in the tutorial. But my phone is not switching to 2G when activating the WLAN although the profile is active. #edit: I just saw that there is also a parameter called preferred_network_mode followed by a 10 digit number, but it is not working either. No switch to 2G or from 2G to 3G.

Now I wanted to check if my phone/provider has another value perhaps, but when I'm executing:

sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
SELECT name, value FROM global;

as su I get the message that the table global is not existing. Does anyone has an idea how I can access this database or how to configure Tasker/Security Settings on my OnePlus X (with CM13) in Germany (T-Mobile)?


texts: Why my Galaxy Nexus display is unable to present solid colors?

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Whenever there is a non-black solid color block in any application I can see tiny "watermarks", a pattern, and I don't even need to get close to see that.

The effect is more visible in lighter colors. The dark spots have more than 2 pixels in each dimension and they appear to be blue-ish.

Is it because of the Pen-Tile LCD configuration? Is my device defective?


texts: I live in the UK I bought the new htc one m9+ from asia andy data doesnt work it says service is unavailable please if anyone has any ideas


texts: How to stop this type of service in Sony Xperia MT27i?

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I have an Android 4.0.4 device Sony Xperia MT27i.
When this device connects in Mac then it looks like this.

(click image to enlarge)

Some services are started and also it displays an unwanted screen.

I've searched all the settings and tried to stop this, but no success.
Please can any one help me?


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I'm in an annoying chicken-and-the-egg loop. Android Browser (the stock browser) is rejecting a bunch of sites certified by Comodo certificate authority. I'm on Comodo's site trying to download their AddTrust External CA Root, but I'm not getting the prompts to allow the download. The download never completes.

I want to try a sidestep the Android Browser problems by installing the CA root certificate in the certifcate store over a tether using ADB. Unfortunately, I can't find the ADB commands to do it:

$ adb --help 2>&1 | grep -i cert
$

How do I use ADB to install the damn certificate?

If I can't use ADB, then what tool does Android provide to install one?

The phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 5.0.1. It is stock and not rooted.

I'm familiar with Add & remove certificates from Google Help and How to install trusted CA certificate on Android device?. The Stack Overflow question is old, and it predates ICS where the store changed.


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So, I got this problem with my Android GT-N5100 (running Android 4.4.2). It keeps crashing apps suddenly and randomly. I flashed it with Samsung's official firmware and since then it keeps like that. I know that if I factory reset it, it's gonna be happening the same way.

I was thinking about flashing Cyanogenmod but my device is currently unsupported. That is.. There are only nightly builds available for it at this moment, and it takes too many hacks to do so, then I'm not risking it. I thought also that it could be a memory overflow problem... Maybe.. But every time I open the window manager it seems to have plenty of memory left. I use to kill apps to avoid that, but no matter what... You got it.

Would someone PLEASE link me to a stable firmware free of bugs like that or tell me what the hell is going on and how can I fix this problem??

I'm tired of it... Believe me.


texts: I am visually impaired and have a hard time reading small fonts. In Osmand I can read the fonts when I zoom and the screen still has to be re-drawn. How can I change the default font size for street names to, say, 150%?


texts: Android OS uses a lot of data in background, how to turn auto system update check off?

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I have a nexus 5 with Android 4.4. If i look at data usage, it shows that Android OS is using a couple of megabytes per day. I tried disabling sync and backup but it didn't help. What could be causing the background data usage? One thing that I could think of is automatic system update check, but there seems to be no way to turn it off.

What could be the cause of the data usage and can I fix it without rooting?


texts: Contacts in circles are invisible in Phone

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I have a Moto G ver1 running Android 4.4.4
After the last update I noticed that any contact that is also added to  G+ circles is NOT searchable on the phone. If I search by phone number the contacts appear. If I search by name they do not. This problem affects only contacts that are added in circles. Does anybody have a solution? Thanks!

[update]

I just noticed that the problem with those contacts is the contact's name (on my phone) being different than the name of the google+ profile. If I search the profile name the contacts display correctly.


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Are the system updates for Android Wear coming from Google or from the watches vendor?

I've tried to Google this information, but I found nothing on this topic.


texts: Show app above the lockscreen (i.e. Google Maps)

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i have a pattern lockscreen enabled. Now i have an app which plays audio files, but if you want to skip or pause the track, you have to unlock your phone.

So i want that my desired app is above the lockscreen and when i hit return or something else, than it shows me the lockscreen.
You can do this for example in Google Maps.

Is that possible?

Device: N4, Lollipop 5.1, Root, Tasker installed


texts: Cannot Update or Install Apps from PlayStore

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Currently I'm using HTC Flyer. I cannot update or install apps from appstore
and tried resetting the tablet. Still no use.

Device Info:
HTC-Flyer P510e
Android Version : 3.2.1

Any way to resolve this??


texts: Flash a smartphone with vanilla Android ROM

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Is it possible to flash a smartphone like the Samsung Galaxy SIII or an LG Optimus 4X with a vanilla Android ROM like the one that has been flashed on Galaxy Nexus or Motorola phones (I think)?

I am asking because manufacturers like Samsung, LG, HTC tend to make ROMs for their smartphones and tablets with preinstalled launchers like Touchwiz or HTC Sense. They explain their decision by saying that they want to make their devices to look unique against their rival devices. The problem is that Android updates for their phones and tablets get delayed and there are incidents in which some devices - which are more than capable of running the upcoming version of Android - fall way behind or never get updated at all.

So, what I am basically asking here is if there is a way to install vanilla Android, excluding CyanogenMod or any other modified vanilla ROMs, on an Android based smartphone?


texts: Multiple calendars on phone, one calendar on watch

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My son has an Samsung Active 2 watch with LTE/4G.
On my Samsung Galaxy S7 phone I have two calendars, one gmail calendar for my private/family events and another one for work, a Microsoft exchange account.
Is it possible to have only the google calendar synced with the Active 2 and not the work calendar? I have checked a bit the settings in my phone, including installed the Calendar Gear app on my phone, but I'm not sure that this would work. Currently the phone is connected to my iPhone XR, but this is just because that was the only way to install the eSIM in my country. I would like to connect the watch to my android phone S7 or my wife's S10 and then sync only the google calendar and not the work calendar.
Many thanks


texts: Alphabetize Apps Screen (not Home, maybe App Drawer?)

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I have an Archos 32 with the 2.2.1 (or Archos 2.1.18) version of Android installed. When I press the onscreen button to show all installed apps, I noticed that some downloaded apps are out of alphabetical order. There seems to be no option to alphabetize them. Does anyone know an app or other solution that can correct this?

Note: Is this called the app drawer?


texts: How to sync back Lyrics of music to iTunes?

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My setups:

I use iSyncr for PC to sync my Android devices with iTunes.
I use PlayerPro Music Player which hooks with iSyncr's system.

Ratings and Play Counts are synced with iTunes both ways, but that's not true for Lyrics of music. If I add Lyrics in iTunes (Right Click ~> Get Info ~> Lyrics (tab)), I can see it in PlayerPro on Android. But, when I download lyrics using PlayerPro (Long Tap ~> View Lyrics), I fail to find it in iTunes after sync.

I have searched filesystems of Android devices to find any file, database containing Lyrics, but it seems that PlayerPro saves it in ID3 tag of music files. So, I don't see where's the problem. I have got the feeling that iSyncr doesn't sync back for such things, but I am not sure.

How to sync Lyrics from Android to iTunes on PC?
I can use alternatives for lyrics sync & lyrics download as long as I can view lyrics in PlayerPro & other syncs work as before.

Update:
PlayerPro support has confirmed that lyrics is saved inside music file. In case something goes wrong, it is saved in .lyr file in the directory of music.


texts: Exploiting Janus (CVE-2017-13156) - what do these error messages mean?

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I am working on a school research project about the Janus vulnerability (CVE-2017-13156).

Janus is a vulnerability of the signature scheme v1 while installing APKs. I know this does not correspond directly to the Android version, but I would like to make a statement in the text of my project, that says something like "Janus is a vulnerability that affects Android versions ABC to XYZ". I was researching the vulnerable versions and I found a small inconsistency between the Guardsquare Janus writeup and the CVE record:

Guardsquare says that Android versions 5.0 and newer are vulnerable and that apps using signature scheme v2 on Android 7 and higher are safe.
The CVE records lists the vulnerable versions as following: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0 (notice that 5.0 is not on the list).

I decided to make an experiment with Android Studio Emulator to find out which of the vulnerable version lists is correct: I created a simple app that puts some text in the TextView in its Main Activity and I signed the APK with v1 scheme only (APK compiled for API level 19). I disassembled the APK using APKtool, then I changed the TextView text in the Smali files, compiled it back and prepended its DEX file to the original APK (standard way to exploit Janus).

I attempted to install this Janus-forged APK on various Android versions . The results are following:

Android 4.4: printed this message while attempting to install:

attacked.apk: 1 file pushed. 40.0 MB/s (3378792 bytes in 0.080s)
WARNING: linker: libdvm.so has text relocations. This is wasting memory and is a security risk. Please fix.
pkg: /data/local/tmp/attacked.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK]

Android 5.0-7.0: The installation was successful, the installed app was showing the text manually edited in the Smali files.
Android 8.0 and 8.1: Show the error message:

Performing Streamed Install
adb: failed to install attacked.apk:
Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION:
Failed to parse /data/app/vmdl173040809.tmp/base.apk: AndroidManifest.xml]

My questions here regard the error messages as I don't understand why they show up (I googled some possible reasons, but they didn't really fit my case).

My questions are:

Why are Android versions older than 5.0 safe if they use signature scheme v1 as well? Why does Android 4.4 say the APK is invalid, but Android 5.0 does not?
What does the error message of Android 8.0 and 8.1 mean? Is there a better APK check in Android 8 that reveals Janus even for APKs signed with signature scheme v1 only?

Thank you for your help!


texts: How to disable cellular when WiFi is present?

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I perform all my communication via the internet (Jabber, SIP), so I only need cellular as a backup.

Additionally, coverage at my home is near to nonexistent and as a result, battery drains in a few hours (as opposed to few days when GSM is disabled).

Is there an app for disabling cellular communication entirely (airplane mode) if a WiFi network is present, and enabling it otherwise?

I'm not interested in solutions which disable just the data connection: Android handles that already.
I'm OK with solutions which require rooting, rebuilding Android, etc.


texts: Accessing Gmail Password from Android Device Remotely

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I was using a Nokia 5 and I lost it over the weekend. I have the gmail app stored there that has sign ins to 3 of my emails
s*****@gmail.com,
r******@gmail.com &
r1*****@gmail.com

Unfortunately I have no access to the last mailing address because apparently I forgot the password. It was a fairly new account so when I try to recover the password, google cannot verify its my account. The account is linked to my local bitcoins account therefore I cannot log in and have access to my bitcoins.

I have the following question, if I get a new phone and restore android, will the gmail app appear with the accounts logged on? and if not, is there a way for me to find out the password? I am not sure if this is allowed but I will spare some few bitcoins to the person who can help out.( if not allowed, I will edit and remove this part)


texts: Contact details showing up for sources that have sync turned off

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I am new to Android, and I am trying to learn, (sometimes unlearn) and work around "issues". So please bear with me for my naïveté.

I have multiple accounts (multiple Google accounts, Skype, WhatsApp etc) configured on my phone. I want to sync contacts only from one Google account (let us say x.y@gmail.com). I have turned off Sync for all other accounts (let us say a.b@gmail.com and p.q@gmail.com) in the Accounts settings page.

I see that only contacts from x.y@gmail.com getting displayed by default, but if the same contact exists in another account as well, when I see the details from the other account also when I open it.

Say I have two accounts, x.y@gmail.com and a.b@gmail.com.
I have a contact named "Test Sync" in both these accounts. I don't use a.b@gmail.com for contacts any more but it has a older copy of Test Sync with a older number. x.y@gmail.com has the latest details and this is the account I intend to use for contacts.

x.y@gmail.com has 9876543210 which is the latest number
a.b@gmail.com has 12345678900 which is an older number.

Sync is off for contacts from a.b@gmail.com.

In the contacts app, in the "Contacts to Display" section, only x.y@gmail.com is selected (a.b@gmail.com is not selected)

When I see the list of contacts, Test Sync is listed, which is expected as this contact is present in x.y@gmail.com.
When I tap this contact to open it, I expect to see the number 12345678900 but I do not expect to see the number 9876543210.
But I see both:

I don't want my phone to use a.b@gmail.com at all, in any way, for contacts. This is what I would expect when I turn off contacts Sync for an account and when I leave it unselected in the "Contacts to Display". Is this possible without removing the account altogether or deleting all contacts from the account?

(I have a HTC one)


texts: Does Android natively support any type of streaming video similar to m3u8 on iPhone? Looking for a solution that handles HTTP Streaming or Progressive download with an option to deliver multiple quality of streams and change between the different quality levels while playback. Thanks.


texts: Backup and restore Android Settings and Application through ADB

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I would like to ask if it possible to backup and restore all Android Settings and applications through ADB.

I tried:

adb backup -all
adb: unable to connect for backup

It is not working, while all other commands are working.

Is it possible to use this bmgr ?


texts: Is it possible to access light sensor raw data logs from an Android device (in my case, an LG Optimus)? If so, how is this possible and what format would the log be in?


texts: ...my phone thinks I need to know what amenities the hotel has. I've managed to shut off most of the other annoying alerts my phone wanted to throw out, but this one I haven't found in the menus. Where do I go to tell my phone I don't need to know about every hotel?


texts: Exchange Calendar Sync can't edit turns reminders on

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I have synced my Galaxy S II with exchange 2010 server. It has imported all my calendar events as expected, however it has set a reminder on all of the events. For example, in Outlook I have public holidays in my calendar with no reminder, however on my phone these are imported with an Alarm "On Time". Since these are all day events, the alarm goes off at midnight.

Does anyone know a way way to fix this problem?


texts: How do I bypass the RSA authentication dialog box to enable controlling phone from adb?

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My phone is Samsung Galaxy S4 SHV-E330S with a broken screen (cannot see or touch anything)

For more context please see my old questions here and here.

I have already tried these:

Can I enable USB debugging using adb?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26213954/how-to-solve-adb-device-unauthorized-in-android-adb-host-device

Nothing seems to work. I have pushed the adbkey.pub file in .android folder in the PC to /data/misc/adb/adb_keys in the phone while in recovery. On rebooting to android it was still unauthorized. I am pretty sure that before the screen c\broke AI had developer mode and USB debugging enabled on this phone. regardless, I executed the commands shown here

adb shell mount /system
abd shell

echo "persist.service.adb.enable=1" >> default.prop
echo "persist.service.debuggable=1" >> default.prop
echo "persist.sys.usb.config=mtp,adb" >> default.prop
echo "persist.service.adb.enable=1" >> /system/build.prop
echo "persist.service.debuggable=1" >> /system/build.prop
echo "persist.sys.usb.config=mtp,adb" >> /system/build.prop

since I found out that the above lines of text were not in the original default.prop and /system/build.prop (even though I am pretty sure I had enabled USB debugging before the screen broke). Even after adding these lines, the phone is still unauthorized when I reboot to android. Since then I have recovered the original default.prop and /system/build.prop into the phone.

What else can I try now to bypass the RSA authentication dialog box? I have another rooted android phone (different model and OS version) which I have full access to through adb, but it does not even have an adb_keys folder inside /data/misc/adb/adb_keys, so I can't just copy over from that phone to this phone either.

What else can I do to bypass the RSA authentication dialog box on this phone?


texts: how to make my usb storage or sd card the default instal location

texts: My techno g9 device shows internal storage 0.99G Usb storage 12 G and Sd Card 27G. All installed apps go to the .99G which is full. So i cant dowload any new apps. Please how can i change the instal folder to the 12G usb storage or the 27G Sd card.


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My phone was out of my possession for two days. I would like to save an image of the entire phone and run it in an emulator to be able to debug/reverse it so I can check it out for malware or any other software that may have been introduced. How would I be able to save everything as is to be able to emulate the phone? Is this even possible?

I have a Droid X2 running Android 2.3.4, no root, no custom ROM. I'm factory default b/c of warranty (Verizon).


texts: How can I find saved WiFi passwords within non-rooted phone?

texts: I have Android phone which is non-rooted. How can I know the saved WiFi passwords in my phone?


texts: Disable app autoupdate in Samsung Galaxy S7

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 with Android 8.0.0 and I don't have much experience with it's user interface yet

I disabled app autoupdate feature by going to Google Play Store -> Settings and I can see that it is set to "Do not autoupdate" in the menu

When I did this about 16 preinstalled apps had already been auto updated and 6 were on the queue. After disabling the auto update, I updated 1 app manually and a few minutes later the next one on the queue got updated by itself.I ignored this because I thought perhaps the update command had already been issued and before I changed the Playstore Settings and may be it cannot be changed or something similar happened. However after 24 hours another app on the queue got updated again.

How do I permanently stop the phone from auto-updating any apps installed on it (but still retain the ability to manually update individual ones)? I especially don't want the pre-installed samsung apps (+ other bloatware) from getting updated because I never use them.

Also, it looks like a some of the preinstalled basic apps are connected to the internet (for example, in the clock app there was a World clock tab, which showed weather information on the side and turns out it was continuously getting information from the internet). Is there a list of such built in apps for this phone that are always connected to the internet, and is there a method of turning this option off, either as a group or individually?


texts: How can I make a route offline in Google Maps?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How to get maps for off-line usage?

Google maps recently added offline caching of maps. But I can only see a way to download a small area. If I'm going on a long road trip soon, is there any way I can tell it to download all the data for the navigational route between point A and point B?

I'm looking for it to be used for Google Navigation for driving between the two points with turn-by-turn directions.


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I am running adb port forwarding from computer to mobile with this command:

adb forward tcp:6401 tcp:50000

which is working completely fine (accessing 127.0.0.1) when I am accessing it through the same computer, but once I try to reach it through local WiFi (local IP 192.168.1.134) I am getting 'connection refused'. What am I doing wrong ?


texts: SuperSu not at all functional, can't uninstall

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I installed SuperSU from Google Play, and then from a zip file using ClockWorkMod and now it crashes every time I go to log or settings. I tried factory reset, not quite sure how I thought it would help, and it's still broken. I'd like to uninstall it if possible. Fixes are also welcome, tough.

Edit: I'm using LG Nexus 5 with Android 5.1.1, Cyanogenmod 12.1 and ElementalX N5 2.11 kernel.


texts: Update Android device, but not to latest version

texts: I have an Android device (Asus Nexus 7) running Android 4.4.4.  The latest version is 5.0.2.  But in order to investigate a bug report on my app, I want to update to 5.0.1.  When I select "System Updates" under Settings > About Device, I see an option to update to 5.0.2.  Is it possible for me to update to 5.0.1?  If so, how?


texts: how to download pictures from sd card to phone?

texts: I have a droid turbo and i bought a sd card reader to plug in an sd card from my game cameras into my phone so i can see these pictures without bringing my laptop to my cabin.  But i cant find anything on any file manager that can move these pictures to my phone from the sd card?


texts:
I'm looking at creating a desktop application to track a number of vehicles using Google Location History and the Google Maps API.

Looking at the accuracy of the feed during a trip to Liverpool - it seems that while the general journey outline is broadly speaking correct, the finer details of the journey are inaccurate. The position can be anywhere up to half a mile out.

The implication here is that GPS isn't used. From Google Support,

  How often Location Reporting updates your location data isn't fixed. Frequency is determined by factors like how much battery life your device has, if you’re moving, or how fast you’re moving. Location Reporting will only use cell ID or Wi-Fi location detection depending on your device."

Is there any way to make the device make use of GPS for this to improve accuracy? Alternatively, are there any more accurate alternatives Google provides?


texts: Loudspeaker on HTC One does not work while using Skype

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I have an HTC One and I have Skype installed on it. I tried calling another Skype user who has a Samsung Galaxy S3, and chatting to her on Skype works fine, but while on a call the HTC switches its loudspeaker off.  I have to put the phone to my ear to hear the other person, which makes video chat impossible.

I haven't tried un-installing and reinstalling Skype yet in case it causes more problems.  There are no settings within Skype while you're using it that allows you to switch loudspeaker on/off.  Only for video and microphone are these options available.

Does anyone know why is this happening?


texts: Problem trying to root Moto G LTE x1040 'E: failed to copy su binary to /system/bin (...) is read only'

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I've been trying all I can too root my phone but I have problems when installing the SU to the /system/bin (or xbin, don't really remember).

I used TWR in recovery mode to install the 'superuser' and it shows a blue 'Successful' message, then it asks to install the 'SuperUS' to gain root access, I obviously swipe yes and it just reboots but just when it does that it shows for a split of a second a message in red saying 'E: failed to copy su binary to /system/bin (...) is read only' (couldn't read all the message since it reboots immediately)

I tried searching about this problem but it seems the only way to change the internal memory to read/write is by having root... But I can't even root because I have this problem... Using the 'fix permissions' on TWR doesn't help either.

Any help? Do I have to wait for a specific exploit or something?

Here's some info about my phone

Moto G LTE x1040
System version 21.31.1.peregrine.retla.retla.en.01 entcl
Build: KXB21.14-L1.56-1
OS: KitKat 4.4.4
Unlocked Bootloader

I don't really want to install a custom ROM (they have root by default I think) since I just want root access since this is the first time I try to root so I fear that I could brick my device.


texts: How to skip Checking network when first setting up the device?

texts: Since Google is blocked in China and a few other countries, the Checking network screen will stuck forever. Is there a way to skip this step?


texts: there is a way to resize android_expand partition in the sd

texts: My S7edge whit LineageOS have a 64 Gb SD But sadly this one start to fail and time to time app restart or even crash i would like to chaining it to an other 64 SD but it happens whit dd if=my/SD of=/to/new/sd to get insufficient space left and the partition get corrupted it have to be just a few megs since from SD to SD the space can be lightly different right ? then I need something to resize the original SD android_expand partition to then copy it to the new SD I'm using linux but the way !


texts: Boot from an image in PC using Android device

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I've a Redmi 1S (Hongmi 1S) running MIUI v5 (Jellybean v4.3). I have a Bitdefender rescue disk ISO file. I want to boot this rescue disk using my Android phone, just like a bootable USB drive.

How can I boot from this file in PC using my Android device. What are the necessary requirements?
Will Android handle this as an ISO file, or will it simply store it as an unknown file type?

I had earlier asked this question on the MIUI forums, but by the next day itself it was stamped irrelevant and was closed/deleted.

As there is no specific date for an upgrade, my device may or may not update to Android 4.4 Kitkat or MIUI v6. So still, will it change with the update?


texts: How to recover Nexus 5 data from memory chip

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Edit 2:
My Nexus 5 doesn't boot up the OS or the Recovery, but it boots the Bootloader. The service people speculate that the power IC isn't able to supply enough power for the first two but it's enough for the bootloader. I have flashed a new 5.0 image using fastboot, and all fastboot operations report success. So I'm pretty convinced the internal memory is fine.

How do I recover my data? I don't know any fastboot method to do it.

Is there a way to connect the motherboard to an external power source so that adb works and I can read the data?

Is there a way to remove the memory chip and read it using a card reader or something?


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I'm developing an Android application on a tablet that must use both Ethernet (trough USB adapter) and internal LTE carrier (or WiFi) to access Google Map services.
When I connect the USB/Ethernet adapter the application becomes unable to authenticate on Google Map services and therefore map is not populated at all, when USB is unplugged the application works correctly and Google Map component correctly shows its content up to the maximum level of detail.
May this depend on a routing issue? How can I fix this?
BTW the Ethernet port on this device is used only to access other devices located on a private LAN whose network is known.
PS The device is a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 t719 running Android 7.0.
-- UPDATE --
I'm not certain of the missing authentication since USB port is busy and I cannot see app logcat dump in realtime but the behaviour is the same I can observe if Google Map authentication fails for some other reason (i.e. WiFi turned off while debugging, invalid Google Map API key etc).


texts: How do I stop apps from installing themselves to my SD-card?

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It seems that some apps default to saving to SD-card when they're first installed on Froyo rather than defaulting to internal memory, this is annoying because whenever I mount the SD Card as storage in Windows the icons for those apps disappear from my home screen, and I have to go into the apps list and find them to add them back onto the home screen. If I even notice they've gone.

I have a Galaxy S with over 1.4GB of internal memory free, so have absolutely no worries about apps taking up space on the internal storage, or running out of memory, so I'd like to use that space and save the SD storage for my files (ie pictures, movies and music).

Apps that had somehow moved themselves onto my SD Card when I checked just now were SliceIt and Open Signal Maps. In the past I remember that both Angry Birds and Angry Birds Seasons had done this too until I moved them back onto the phone (in fact I thought for a bit that Angry Birds Seasons had replaced Angry Birds as the original disappeared from the home screen around the same time that I installed Seasons, I then got suspicious a few days later when Seasons disappeared too and found them both on the SD).


texts: Removing the home screen number to have one more row of app shortcuts

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Is there any way to remove the home screen "numbers", i.e. (red rectangle):

and instead have one more row of app shortcuts?

I am using a Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900A with Android 4.4.2.


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Firstly the reason why I've opened this thread is because previously over a year ago I wrongly flashed a s2 and I became a little scared of flashing phones. I got a samsung note 3 whose current os is Android 4.3 and since it was already rooted when I bought it (Unlocked French Phone) I can't get OTA updates. so I wanna flash it so that I can get OTA updates.

the existing baseband version is: N9005XXUBMI5
What I have downloaded is N9005ZHUENJ1 to upgrade from older version
I'm scared, would this work if I use this N9005ZHUENJ1 to update it over odin?
do I have to repartition?
and finally how do I have to do it for double checking


texts: How do you extract an App's data from a full backup made through "adb backup"?

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I have been backing up my Nexus 7 with adb backup to back up all files into an encrypted backup.  I see that you can restore from a backup with adb restore, but that would wipe all my existing data on the device.

How exactly would I extract one App's data from this encrypted backup file?


texts: Is There A Mobile Hotspot App With A Firewall to Block Incoming Connections?

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I've been using the Android mobile hotspot to get an Internet connection while traveling. The stock hotspot is fine for my laptop which is firewalled, but there are a few devices (smart TV, game system, etc) which are not at all secure to put onto an open network.

I want to have a firewall on my mobile hotspot (for blocking all external traffic except return traffic). Is there an app for that? Preferably open source but even paid is fine. My Android isn't rooted, so I would prefer a solution that doesn't require rooting my phone (if possible).

Just in case you might think NAT provides adequate firewalling for security, read here. TLDR; NAT is not a security layer.

I've already tried searching for this here, but I only found a question from someone trying to filter IP addresses that was never answered. None of the hotspots I found in the Play store offered any port blocking features.

Edit:
I should mention that I have reason to believe my carrier's NAT does not block incoming connections. That reason being that running a web server on my phone using NodeJS in Termux will be accessible over the Internet.


texts: How to disable reverse portrait rotation?

texts: I have a rooted Xiaomi redmi note 7 with the latest stable Xiaomi.eu ROM (Android 10) I want to have back the standard Portrait and Landscape Rotation and remove the reversed portrait rotation from my phone entirely.


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo shows the logo, then screen turns black

texts: So basically today I was going home, started listening to some music and BAM the music stops. The phone "turns on" and shows the Samsung Galaxy S3 neo gt something and then the screen turns black. And that happens in an infinite loop. It also happens when charging and when I remove the battery and put it back in, it automatically boots up, shows the logo and turns black. What do I do?


texts: USB debugging switches off automatically

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I'm using a Huawei P20 Pro.

I'm trying to use adb according to this guide: https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb.

I have enabled developer options. I can enable USB debugging, but if I go back one screen and return, USB debugging is off again.

And ideas on how I can enable USB debugging?


texts: MyTouch upgraded to Froyo now requires reboot to use USB storage again

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After T-Mobile upgraded my "original MyTouch 3G" to Froyo, I have to reboot the phone to reconnect it to my computer after it's been connected once and disconnected.

I've tried using different USB ports on my computer, and everything else I can think of.  Is there a fix for this?

Thanks very much.


texts: Google Calendar sync back from Android phone?

texts: I deleted all events in Google Calendar thought I didn't need them anymore some day, but I regret it now, fortunately I have all of them in the Google Calendar app of my phone (Android Jellybean), my phone is not synced with my Google account at this time, the problem is how do I sync them back? I'm worried about losing the events in my phone too if I enable sync.


texts: Portrait and landscape modes use different background images, yet when orientation changes, the background is stretched, not changed as expected

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I am trying to create an app with different background images when in portrait vs landscape mode on a fullscreen activity, but, it always uses the background image from the portrait layout for both.

Does anybody know why this happens?


texts: Why does Navigation keep choosing a different route?

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I have a route which I have taken a couple of times using Google Maps navigation and every time I go it takes me one of 3 different ways, even though I start and finish with the same location every time.

In web Google Maps the directions returns 3 results which are 35mins, 40mins and 41mins with varying routes, one is using 3 motorways, another is motorway-town-motorway and the last is through the "backroads".

Is GNavigation making this decision intelligently (traffic reports, time of day etc) or randomly picking me a route of the 3 available? This is in the UK.


texts: Does the Pixel C Now Support HDMI-over-USB-C?

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When the Pixel C was released, we were told that it does not support HDMI-out over its USB-C port, but that it might be enabled later.

However, on Google's own store, they offer a USB-C to HDMI adapter, and the page indicates that you can "enjoy it" with the Pixel C.

So... does anyone know if the Pixel C got the update to support HDMI-out or not?


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So I just realised that having a Swipe unlock allows you to have widgets and access to the camera etc. But whenever I put a password, these features are gone.

Is there a way I can allow for a swipe feature along with widgets etc, but then ask for a password ??

For example: A password lock app that I can safely use instead of the phone's password lock, then use the phone's swipe to unlock feature and have the password app prompt before action continues ?


texts: How to download apk file of telegram app on android?

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Telegram allow to install app only on Google Play Store but I  want to download apk file and send to my friend because his Android device which does not have access to Google Play Store. Is it possible to download apk file of Telegram app on android without any apk website downloader only from right apps or right ways?

Thank in advance for all of you Stackexchange Community!


texts: How to Backup when Samsung G S3 not booting stuck at Samsung logo?

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How to Backup when Samsung Galaxy S3 not booting stuck at Samsung text logo?

I can boot in the "Android System Recovery" Mode using "Volume Up"+"Home"+"Power".
I don't have ADB USB Debug set up.

When using ADB it can get the serial number:

  adb devices -l

  List of devices attached

  881aa70c       recovery

When using ADB pull to get all SDCard (the built-in 16G memory) - It cannot see any file on /sdcard/

  adb pull /sdcard/ C:\U_adt

  pull: building file list...

  0 files pulled. 0 files skipped.

When using ADB to pull the /sys/block/ where is the mmcblk0 which is mounted at boot as /SDCard/ it says skipping special file

  adb pull /sys/block/ C:\U_adt

  pull: building file list...

  skipping special file 'ram0'

  skipping special file 'ram15'

  skipping special file 'loop0'

  skipping special file 'loop7'

  skipping special file 'mmcblk0'

  skipping special file 'mmcblk0boot1'

  skipping special file 'mmcblk0boot0'

  0 files pulled. 0 files skipped.

When using ADB backup it says to confirm on the screen, but the phone can not boot to normal where may be the confirmation, and in "Recovery" there is no confirmation message.

  adb backup -shared

  Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation.

I want to backup the DCIM/Camera and other personal data.

How can the backup of pictures on internal memory /sdcard/ can be done?

I read here How do I perform a full pre-rooting backup of an Android phone? that FACTORY RESET does not wipe the data from /sdcard/ internal memory.

But on my S3 in Android System Recovery the option is named "WIPE DATA/FACTORY RESET".

Will the option "WIPE DATA/FACTORY RESET" wipe /sdcard/ partition or not?


texts: Latin American Moto G2 locked in Europe?

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I bought an unlocked Moto G2 (2014) in Chile last year, model XT1063. It was new but on display in a store, no connection to any service providers, no contract, no sim lock.
I use CyanogenMod 13, it runs fine.
However, now I am trying to use it in Europe and it won't work with my German SIM card. It says "SIM card is Perso locked" and requires my "SIM network unlock pin".

My Chilean service provider confirmed that the phone is completely unlocked (so SIM unlocking via web services does not apply).
According to willmyphonework.net, the phone should work in Europe.

Any ideas what I could try to make it work?
Thanks!

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The network unlock PIN is NOT the normal PIN protection of the SIM card; I use the SIM card in another phone, it works perfectly well.

edit: desperately, I wipe the phone and installed current LineageOS 14.1, but to no avail. The "Perso locked" message now simply reads "SIM card is locked".


texts: Why does my phone peg the CPU every time I wake it up?

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This is driving me nuts. I have SeePU installed so that I can see a CPU graph on my Moto Droid. When I unlock the phone after being idle for a while, the CPU is pegged by android.process.acore and the phone is unusable for 15-45 seconds, which is an eternity when you are trying to answer the phone!

Tech details:

Moto Droid
OS 2.2 CyanogenMod v6 (also happens with 2.1 stock)
Launcher: LauncherPro (also happens with DXTop, and ADW Launcher)
No task killer

Apps:
http://www.appbrain.com/user/mark_porter/apps-on-the-phone

UPDATE: I un-installed most of my apps, and I seem to have licked the problem for now. I'm gonna try adding one app back a day until it gets stupid again. If I can find a particular app that causes this problem, I'll post it here


texts: How do I restore my Android tablet from Google servers?

texts: I sent my Android tablet for repair and it came back from the manufacturer with the data and applications missing.  How do I restore the tablet from the Settings -> Backup Google servers?


texts: Can I do Android/g1 tethering without root?


texts: Xposed framework arose a new problem. Help!

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I know that the title of this question made you confuse but the question is also strange. I don't think it had happened to anyone before. I've googled my problem but nothing found. Also, no forums here and on xda. The problem is silly but complicated.

I've recently installed xposed for only one reason. To get tinted status bar. Tried flat style colored bars but doesn't worked. Then I downloaded application called tinted status bar which was not available on Google play. After that, as required, rebooted my phone. It worked like a charm. But when I tried to open Google play, it tells me no connection. I double checked my WiFi and it was working. I thought that it can be fixed by clearing cache but nope. Then, I came on a point where I disabled tinted status bar, rebooted and uninstalled it. After that, Google play worked. I don't know what happened. But can you tell me that is there any way to use both the above listed app without any error?
Please reply soon.

Device:- Micromax a064
ROM: on stock but rooted
Android version:- v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Thanx for your attention and if any other details is required, comment it.


texts: How to prevent uninstalling applications

texts: How can I prevent uninstalling selected applications by mistake? can I add a user application to device administrator for example?


texts: **FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)** HTC One M7

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C:\xxx>fastboot flash recovery c:\recovery.img
sending 'recovery' (10336 KB)...
OKAY [  1.988s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) signature checking...
**FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail)**
finished. total time: 2.966s

HTC One M7 on the way back to stock
Bootloader is locked 1.54.0000
OS is 2.24.401.1

the message Output above is sample for everything I try to flash. Recovery ist stock. Message appears also when trying to install 2.24.401.1 via RUU.

Anyone have an idea?


texts: Sharing screen and keyboard between multiple Android devices over WiFi

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I have a nvidia shield pro tv connected to a screen, mouse and keyboard. My idea is to use it as a thin client for my other devices.
I also have an Android phone and tablet, where I do most of my reading, web browsing, chatting and such.
My question is; is it possible somehow to use the screen, keyboard and mouse of my shield with my phone and tablet without having to move cables around?
I'm not sure which one should be the client and server in this case? I think I would prefer the tablet and phone to hold the data and apps, and the shield only to be a thin front end.
Is this possible?


texts: Recover data off internal memory of a pin-locked phone?

texts: How to retrieve data off of internal memory for LG Optimus (android 2.3.4), not rooted, locked via PIN password, and no forgot password showing up on PIN entry screen?  I'm more particularly interested in contact data then anything else.


texts: AbsListView on Samsung Galaxy's logcat running Android 4.3 JellyBean

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I've been having an issue on my Galaxy S4 following the 4.3 update whereby it will occasionally reboot the phone then go into a reboot loop. If connected to a charge the loop will stop and the battery will be fine (e.g. at 80%).

Now one thing I've noticed in trying to diagnose this via logcat is that the following message:

13:37:54.600 AbsListView unregisterIRListener() is called

occurs about 26 times a second. Is this normal behavior? If not how can I find and eliminate the cause?


texts: Internal memory full even when all apps are linked

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I have an Acer liquid Metal rooted. I have already linked(with link2sd) almost all my apps, even some previously system apps, to my sd. The problem being that my memory is still full, the best I can get is 30 mb free and this, only for a while.

Is there any solution to that? Like bypassing what the phone thinks as being its internal memory?

Thanks


texts: WhatsApp delayed notifications - Force application to run with foreground priority

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Is it possible to force an application (e.g. WhatsApp) to run with foreground priority so Android shows notifications (e.g. new messages) of that app as fast as possible?
There are apps that use a persistent notifications to achieve this goal. Is there any way to do the same with apps of your choosing? Maybe through Tasker?

CM13 - GApps (pico) - Xposed - Root


texts: Why does ADB sideload always stop at 47%?

texts: When I sideload stuff (like Google Apps) or LineageOS through LineageOS Recovery, it always stops at 47% with the adb sideload command. Why is that?


texts: I would like to buy a new phone, and don't want to install my currently used apps one by one on it. Is there a way to automatically restore my apps on the new phone?


texts: Is there a real time wifi traffic analyzer for Android?

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I'm using SugarSync to sync files between my phone and my computer, but I'm not sure if things are actually working as they should.
It would be great to watch Android network traffic in real time.

Does anyone know of an app?


texts: Facebook message read on desktop, but still marked as unread on Android phone

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So the problem is, when I'm on my computer and I'm chatting on Facebook through safari, the messages show up as notifications on my phone. They do not go away, even though I am reading them and answering them through my computer. Do any of you know if there is a way to sort of 'sync' this up? Right now, if I chat with 5 people simultaneously on my computer, I have to get rid of five notifications and chat heads on my phone afterwards which is pretty annoying..

Kind regards, Jonas


texts: How to see which partitions are mounted?

texts: I want to see if every partition is mounted correctly on my devices; in particular I want to see if the /proc gets auto-mounted. How can I see this?


texts: Wrong id and gid running /system/bin/sdcard

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I am trying to use my ext4 sdcard properly in Stock rooted Android 4.4.4.
For this, I run

mount -rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /mnt/media_rw/sdcard1

and then

/system/bin/sdcard -u 1023 -g 1023 -w 1023 /mnt/media_rw/sdcard1 /storage/sdcard1

I also tried

/system/bin/sdcard /mnt/media_rw/sdcard1 /storage/sdcard1 1023 1023

The problem is that the ownership of the tree created in /storage/sdcard1 is then 0.1015 instead of 1023.1023 (??), so I have permission problems...

Any idea why the /system/bin/sdcard command is not obeying the ownership flags?

Thanks!


texts: ADB_SERVICES error on catlog errno = 5 I/O error

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I'm using catlog to find error for an issue. Although that issue did not reappear , I see a constant Error  ADB_SERVICES ERROR: fd = 13, n = -1, errno = 5 (I/O error).
Sorry quite new to all this , not sure what should be done or Is it something I need to ignore?
few logs just before that error.
InputReader AP_PROF: AppLaunch_dispatchPtr : Down
AP_PROF unable to open /proc/mtrpof/ status entry


texts: How to disable "Forgot Password" on the lockscreen

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I have entered a wrong password five times – now if I click on Forgot Password I can enter a Google account with password, then it will unlock the screen.

How can I disable or hide that Forgot Password option before screen lock to force me to factory reset?

Phone is not rooted, using Android 2.3.5.

Edit:
I have tried without Google account: after 5 try still the Forgot password, but than it is a Factory reset, so it is related to Google account.


texts: Is it possible to sniff HTTP packets of Wi-Fi through firmware?

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Regarding privacy matters, I wonder if it is possible, by a party, including myself and mobile telco provider firmware (on stock distributions), to sniff all the outgoing HTTP requests of a Wi-Fi network without the need of the device to be rooted? If such is possible, can you give me an example or two of how could they do it?

I know there are similar apps like Shark for Root, but they all require the devices to be rooted.


texts: After - Turn on USB storage.... External Card is not accessible

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When I turn on USB. Internal memory is accessible but having issues with external card.

Even after turn off. No app is working, installed on External memory.

Rebooting device will make everything normal again.

Please Help.


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I have just installed Google Camera on my Sony Z2 device and i would love to fully move to it from default xperia camera app but the only thing which stops me from this is a camera button which is binded to the default app.

I have stopped / disabled the default app in Apps settings and now, after holding that button, my device vibrates for half a second and nothing happens. I assume i need to somehow change it's binding or set Google Camera to the default app but i have no idea how to do that and i can't find anything about it on the internet. Any help much appreciated.


texts: Remove Facebook events but keep birthdays from calendar

texts: All these events I haven't responded to / don't want to attend are driving me crazy! I do like having my friend's birthdays in my calendar though. I would like to know if it is possible to remove Facebook events and only show birthdays either on my S Planner or my Google Calendar. I am on a Samsung Galaxy Note II.


texts: Is a PIN lock screen inherently more or less secure than an app lock program?

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The two ways I see to secure an Android phone is through a PIN lock screen or through an app lock program (Password is too inconvenient and pattern is insecure for various reasons).  The lock screen has the advantage of keeping someone from the phone altogether, but an app lock program can allow me to use basic functionality while locking the apps that I choose such as Email or Package Installer.

Is one option easier to hack/bypass than another?  Let's assume that the App Lock program has a helper app that prevents it from being killed (although how well such an app works is worthy of being discussed in an answer - point being it takes a little more work than simply going to task manager and killing it).

I am primarily concerned about data on the phone.

I know that ultimately I cannot rely on either method to secure the phone indefinitely, but to only secure it long enough for me take various actions such as remote wipe, change Google password, Exchange password, etc...

I'm running Gingerbread 2.3.6.  For what it's worth it is rooted and has ClockWordMod recovery.


texts: How to make Exchange client read signed 'application/ms-tnef' mail?

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Someone sends an email with (among others) the following headers

Content-Type: application/ms-tnef; name="winmail.dat"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
X-MS-Has-Attach: yes
X-MS-Exchange-Organization-SCL: -1
X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: <guid@server1.example.com>
X-MS-Exchange-Organization-AuthSource: server2.example.com
X-MS-Exchange-Organization-AuthAs: Internal
X-MS-Exchange-Organization-AuthMechanism: 04
X-Originating-IP: [1.2.3.4]

to my Microsoft Exchange account, and the mail is somehow signed (and not encrypted) by a certificate which is issued by a CA within our organization.

In Outlook on Windows, I can read this email just fine.

However, clicking the 'Decode message' button which my the standard Android email client shows me (on Android 4.1.2, through the Exchange connection) results in a message 'Cannot show encoded messages.  Certificate not installed.'  (Label and message actually show up in Dutch on my phone, I've guess-translated them back to English.)

I have a .p7b-file containing the CA's public key (and I can get it in X.509 DER encoded or Base-64 encoded format as well).

My question: How can I make the Android email client trust this CA certificate, so that it allows me to read these mails?

Update: I'm not asking for how to add a certificate with a private key (as can be used for authenticating to a wi-fi network), but a certificate with just a public key (which can be use to verify signatures).


texts: After android system update (Oxygen OS 9.0.3) Google can't reached via hotspot

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After the system update for Oxygen OS 9.0.3, my OnePlus 3 hotspot has weird problem.

If enable hotspot on my phone and use laptop to browse google.com,
the url is not loading.

If I use a VPN in my laptop and use the same hotspot, everything is fine (so it's not problem in browser/browser plugins).
If I directly use phone to reach google.com, no problem there too (so it's not ISP blocking).

So url filter is happening only in my phone when I use hotspot.

Could someone help me to narrow down the problem?


texts: How do you clear .thumbnails folder without hanging Windows Explorer?

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Is there a recommended way to clear out the thumbnail data that I have in DCIM/.thumbnails folder?

It occupies about 50 MB and I want to clear it out but when I press Ctrl+A in Windows Explorer it stops responding. There are maybe 10,000 files in there.

Is that enough to cause this problem where Explorer just hangs?

I read in another post here at AE that you're supposed to go to Settings, Applications, and then pick the Gallery app and tap Clear Cache button.

I tried this and it didn't help. Also it said in the dialog that the size occupied is like 170 KB or so. So I don't think that's it.

But this is on Android 2.2, just for the record, so maybe it doesn't work that way in this version.


texts: Possible security issues with having debug mode enabled?

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Are there any significant security concerns with having a phone with debug mode enabled 24/7? As I understand it the debug mode only really becomes active once the phone is connected via USB cable to a computer with the adb driver which would basically limit the security concerns to malicious programs being installed on a computer and waiting for a phone to connect?

Or are there any other security issues involved that enables apps on the phone themselves to do anything, Bluetooth or WiFi exploits or something similar?


texts: Xiaomi Mi A1 System Update installation problem

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I wanna update my mi A1 phone through System update. It download the file but I get "Installation Problem" Error.

Is there any way to solve the problem? Or any way to download the file and install it manually? I downloaded it 3 times and every time got the same error.

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texts: How do I automatically turn off my android tablet when battery is low

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I'm having problems with a android tablet that freezes when the battery runs low.
Is there an option in android or an app that could turn off the tablet when the battery is below a certain % of power left. Or that will turn the tablet off x minutes after last usage ?


texts: What is FxStreamingTexture and why does it fill up my logcat?

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My locgat is full of such lines:

  01-05 10:46:40.939: D/FxStreamingTexture(3948): BasicFuture_get return m_value = android.graphics.Bitmap@4074d6b8

How can I get rid of them?


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Using Ubuntu 15.10 I am not able to emulate an Android device using any x86 images.

The emulator starts but the screen stays black. Using an ARM image works.

From what I found it seems to  be related to some 32Bit libraries missing. But I was not able to locate the missing once.

The log looks like this:

/home/christian/Android/Sdk/tools/emulator -netdelay none -netspeed full -avd Nexus_5X_API_23
emulator: UpdateChecker: skipped version check


texts: Galaxy S3 turning on and off repeatedly even after factory reset

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I have a bricked samsung galaxy s3! It is shutting off and on again and I need to remove the battery to make it stop. I have tried the following...

-tapping out stuck power button

-options in recovery menu (reboot, wipe cache, wipe data and factory rest)

-I have wiped and installed fresh from Odin, which was difficult because my charge port is apparently not working great.

Once I reset with Odin my phone booted up nicely and walked me through setting up my phone. Once i got to the main screen my hopes and dreams were promptly crushed and the phone started shutting  down and restarting again..

Thoughts?


texts: How to optimize energy consumption during GPS tracking?

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Very often I use my phone and the app MyTracks or GPSTrackerLite to track my hiking/biking tours.

This really works great and I'm thrilledy by the lot of possibilities in combination with google maps, facebook etc.

However there is one problem: If I'm tracking the battery lasts only a few hours. This is enough for most hikes, but for daytrips, it isn't sufficient. Do you have any tips how to save energy? For example using plane mode? Would this decrease the energy consumption? Are there any other functions I could disable?

I'm using HTC Desire.


texts: Missing FM radio functionality in CyanogenMod on Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300)

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I installed CyanogenMod 13 on my i9300 and noticed there is no radio app any more.

How can I get the functionality back?


texts: No notifications with Facebook messenger after upgrading to 4.4

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I have a Galaxy S2 that is rooted and I recently upgraded to Kitkat 4.4.

After doing so, I've noticed that Facebook Messenger does not alert me when a new message comes in. It would before the upgrade, and I restored it from backup, so I assume it's the same program.

I have gone through the interface to ensure that notifications are set to be on. I have also looked in the app manager and made sure that notifications are enabled for this app.

I do seem to be getting notifications with Gmail when I get a new mail, but I'm not sure of other programs are affected.

How do I ensure that Facebook Messenger notifications are operating as they should?


texts: Pattern not working - Locked out of phone

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I have an Android 6 device.

Since this morning when I woke up, my pattern is no longer working and the wifi mobile hotspot was turned off during the night (it was on when I went to sleep).

After a few tries and waiting 30 secs, it lets me access the phone thru the backup pin, but if i try to change the pattern (settings -> security -> security lock) or to reset the settings, it asks for the pattern again, which of course no longer works.

Any ideas what to do about this situation? Would prefer not to lose all my apps / settings / data.


texts: Using Bluetooth headset for voice calling on Nexus 4 Stock

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I know that people over the net have reported that they were able to place a voice call using one of their Bluetooth headsets.

I have a Sony Ericcsson HBH-DS970 headset which pairs with my Nexus nicely and I am able to use it for audio with no issues, but while placing a call I have no option to use the headset instead of the default mic and earpiece of the phone.

Am I missing some of the settings that make this option is available for me?

The Bluetooth setting says that the headset is connected as "phone audio" as well as for "media audio".

I guess "phone audio" means voice calling through this headset (which isn't working for me) and media audio is the music audio (mp3 players and normal android sounds) that's working fine for me.

Then why am I seeing no option for placing voice call through the headset?


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I downloaded Shuttle(free version) to listen to music on my Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro.

I downloaded a lot of music albums(only mp3 files), but the last one created a problem.

When I downloaded this album, its main icon(so the image of the album) has took the place of every other album's icon in the app and I don't know the reason.

Is this a problem of the 'download' directory? Or is this a problem of Shuttle?


texts: Lowest Bluetooth audio volume is too loud

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I recently acquired a pair of Galaxy Buds to use with my Galaxy S10+. I am using them to listen to Spotify at work.  Everything is working fine except the lowest volume setting is a bit too loud. If I were to turn up the volume to 25% then it would be blasting.

I looked around in the system settings and the Galaxy Wear app settings but I don't see any option to adjust this.

Is there a way to decrease the overall Bluetooth audio volume so the lowest notch isn't so loud?


texts: What is the location of attachments that I download from the Gmail app?

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I can't find where the files are saved after I download them from an email message.
I'd be glad if you could direct me to the location.


texts: How to enable the Native Library in OsmAnd?

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In a 2012 thread about a case of OsmAnd being slow at rendering, one person advises this:

  verify that you use Native Library (which definitely speed up rendering process)

And the replies seems to imply it works:

  I selected the Native Library and deleted Ind.cache file. It has nearly doubled the rendering speed of my map.

I have the same problem of slow rendering, but I can't find the Native Library setting.

QUESTION: How to enable the Native Library in recent OsmAnd?

I am using OsmAnd~ 1.8.3 from F-Droid:


texts:
I lost password for my phone and now I cannot unlock. I think only option what I have is completely wipe device (data lost is not matter). I googled many manuals and videos and it looked very easy. Boot into recovery menu and click to wipe button but in my case there is no wipe option. I's really weird because the resources what I found was for the exactly same device (region differences?).
How to wipe this device? Do I need to have special cable? Which one?
Model: Lenovo K5 PRO (L38041)


texts: Can I upgrade my htc to a newer version os?

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Can someone please give me some advice on upgrading my htc to kitkat or help me find out what my device is comparable with to instal or can I instal anything I want which I don't think so bc the ram size has to do with what my phone can properly run??? Right?? Idk what I know about android I've learned trial and error and reading online. Some educatated advice would be greatly appreciated thanks

Android version 2.3.5
HTC sense version 3.0
ROM VERSION 3.12.405.1
Software number LeeDrOiD_HD_V5.1.1_GB
BUILD 3.12.405,1 CL199157 release keys


texts: What might cause Google People details to stop syncing?

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I'm having difficulty troubleshooting Google failing to sync "People details". All other categories (contacts, email, etc.) are syncing properly.

This is causing downstream issues in other apps. For example, I can't review businesses in Google Maps because it wants me to "Add your name to your Google account", which I've already tried to set and reset.

I am fairly certain this may be a permissions issue somewhere but I can't seem to track it down. Does anyone have any general advice on how to troubleshoot this issue? Thank you.

Device: OnePlus 3T
Android version: 8.0.0


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We are attempting to present our progressive web application inside android for our end users who are seniors and would like to have special requirements met that I am not sure which approach we should move forward with. Help from the community would be much appreciated!

We have developed a web application that we would like to run on top of in a sort of advanced kiosk mode on an android OS in a tablet device. Additionally we need to offer our users an interface to modify their wifi settings. These are our rough requirements and wonder if we can reach them using Android for Work or if the community has recommended solutions such as if a custom ROM is necessary:

boot into kiosk mode
initial boot screen is branded or customizable
remove the android header bar
expose via our interface connectivity settings like wifi, bluetooth, and cellular data
access to the device camera
access to power off function
access battery levels

My research into current EMM provider solutions on the market shows that these solutions can really do a lot with the Android OS with the Device Owner permission. We are testing one option now. I'm just not sure if this would be the right approach. Your help is appreciated.


texts: after switching to art phone stuck in bootloop

texts: i have a supersonic android tablet i switched to art when it restarted it stuck on the android lolgo but the silver light is still flashing on it NB. i left it there for about 2 half hours


texts: Can you limit data for a number of apps and leave others unlimited?

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I've got a monthly plan that gives me 100mb of data for use with any app except for WhatsApp, Facebook (messenger) and Twitter, which are unlimited and will not consume my data. Is there a way to limit the cumulative data usage for all the other apps while leaving the other four without a limit?
I've already restricted apps in the mobile data and installed no root firewall, but I'm looking for something more specific that will limit my data consumption when I've hit 100mb with everything else except the apps I mentioned before.
I have an Xperia Z3 running Android 5.1.1 unrooted


texts: Can I insert 128gb sd card in my vivo 1803?

texts: I have purchased a 128gb sd card but it's not supporting for Vivo 1803 phone.


texts: recovery mode works but cant select option galaxy i9000

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I am trying to update my rom and install carbon-rom. i have put the zip on the sdcard rebooted into recovery mode by pressing vol up +home +power.

I can enter recovery mode. when i do i see for options but can not select any of them. At the bottom of the screen in yellow writing it says "manual mode".

I have looked into it and thinking that the recovery is locked? Or am i just not pressing the right button to select the option?

I do not have odin or cwm installed, is this required? my phone is uk bought when first released and never updated.


texts: Sync Google contact photo to Android phone

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I created a contact a while back of a friend, just her name and mobile number. Today I added her Gmail address to the phonebook in her contact card.

When I go into Gmail Contacts I see her Google+ photo - How can I get my phone to sync that photo.

FYI - We are not friends on Google+


texts: Restrict app network access on Android Oreo

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Two days ago, I got android oreo 8.0 update for my xiaomi mi A1 phone which is a device based on Android One. But one of the features which I loved the most before Oreo was complete control of network access for specific apps. When I was using nougat, I could completely allow or block network access to certain apps in both mobile and wifi networks separately. But after oreo update, that option is gone. I can now only disable the background data usage but can't block the network access of an app completely. Even if i set the wifi network as metered one and disable background network access of an app, it still uses the network and keeps consuming my data.

It's kind of disappointing how the developers gave us super granular control over notifications but removed a very useful feature, at least for me, which was already there in nougat. For those who don't know about it, the option is available in data usage section, when you tap the three dots in upper right corner, two options come up. One is mobile network and other was app network access. Unfortunately, it's not there anymore in Oreo.

Although, I found a solution, a temporary one. I started using no root firewall app from play store and it did the work but it has limitation. It creates its own vpn to pass the network data for the specific app. As long as it's running, your choice of allowing or blocking network access for a certain app will be as per your choice. But what if i use a paid vpn service, which I do, the vpn created by no root firewall app will get disconnected as you can't run two vpn simultaneously in phone and your network access choice for apps won't work anymore. Well that's unfortunate, isn't it! If you haven't tried this yet, try it once.

I could do this without no root firewall app on nougat but I have to use this app on oreo

The built-in option for network access control was good but i don't know why they removed it. It's still there on xiaomi phones with MIUI but not on A1 as it's running on the android one. If any developer from Google is reading this then please restore that option back as it was in nougat. Also for MI A1 phone.

There are other issues also with Oreo on Mi A1. They say oreo has gotten more snappier and smoother but I think not more than it was in nougat. It's become more sluggish. I can't scroll through apps in a folder with smooth effect. I can almost see the lagging scroll, even the app drawer has a slight lag when it goes up or down. The battery backup has reduced than it was on nougat and most annoying, I can't remove the system notifications completely which keeps showing me apps running in the background. Well, I want it to run in background and I want their notifications but I don't need an extra notification badge telling me which are those apps, all I can do is snooze it but no more than 2 hours. The most annoying feature taking notifications space and good for nothing.

I think the lag and sluggish UI for A1 will be fixed later but the annoying notification and options for app network access really need some attention.

There are many more things but i hope it's already long enough. Sometimes, I regret updating to oreo. I don't need that picture in picture or super granular notification control which I could do it previously also on nougat. I could turn off notifications of an app completely. Whether I want or don't want, no need of giving options like marketing notifications, miscellaneous notifications, etc. I mean, most of the people don't even need such options. I just want that inbuilt app network access option in data usage section which would allow me to have complete control over network access of certain applications because sometimes I just want to go back to nougat but I think I can't do it without losing my data.

Thank you for reading.


texts: How can I zip a folder into a zip file in Android to send over the Internet?

texts: I have root, and I tried running the zip command from shell, but zip is not found. I think Android doesn't come with zip. How can I install zip on Android?


texts: Does the OnePlus 3 Oreo update remove the engineering tool backdoor?

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The OnePlus 3 and other other OnePlus models had a engineering tool left in it that could allow root access without having to unlock the bootloader and flash custom recovery. The OnePlus response said that this tool would be removed in an upcoming update.

Now, Android Oreo is rolling out to the OnePlus 3 and 3T. Does this update remove the tool?


texts: GMail attachment download does not complete

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I am using Jelly Bean on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. I have been trying to download an attachment from the GMail app. All I see is a progress bar which shows 0% progress and an icon added in the notification area. The download does not proceed beyond 0%. I restarted the tablet and the icon is back! But the download stays at 0% and does not progress.

Has anyone else faced this problem? How do I remove the icon from the notification area?


texts: "Save as draft" option missing from the default message app?

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I have a Samsung galaxy Y mobile phone, and I have just discovered that the option to save messages as draft is completely missing in the app named "Messaging" that I got pre-installed.

I am really shocked, as this is a very basic and common feature in the cheapest phones today.

My Question is: What kind of design/usage philosophy/idea/concept/thought is behind this?
Also, is their any good alternative to this pre-installed app which has the option to save drafts?


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i tried to root my moto g3 with king root and after some time it rebooted and got hanged on bootloader and said
AP fastboot flash mode(secure)
hab check failed for boot
failed to verify hab image boot
failed to validate boot image
ERROR:failed to pass validation ,backup to fastboot
Fastboot reason :fallthrough from charger boot mode


texts: Sometimes the screen is on when in lock mode

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I have a Samsung Pocket GT-S5310L and sometimes, when the lock mode is on the screen never turns off (until I turn it off manually). This started to happen after I made a factory reset

When charging is ok but when I leave the phone and I receive a notification the screen stays ON. Stopping notifications is not an option and I couldn't figure out what the problem is.

Any idea what could be happening? If I can't find a way to solve the problem, I think I will do another factory reset (which I didn't want to do but I am running out of ideas).


texts: Forcing landscape orientation when phone is upside down

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When lying on the bed with my head on the pillow, I basically can't use my (mi4) phone: if I hold it upright, it goes to regular portrait mode and it's not aligned with my eyes (my head is on the pillow). If held upside down, regular portrait too. If held horizontally (top & bottom of the phone facing the walls) it switches to landscape, still not aligned with my eyes. In fact, it is entirely incompatible with this body/head position.

How is that possible ? Using a phone in this position is incredibly common yet you just can't ! My Lumia 520 (Windows) understood that the phone upside down means the user is lying on his/her bed, head on pillow, thus switched to landscape, so I could watch YT videos and browse websites in landscape.

Anyway, is there an app or anything to, for example, force the phone to stay in landscape when phone is upside-down ?


texts: Identifying an unknown Android tablet through adb/shell without relying on build.prop

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I obtained a cheap unbranded tablet from a friend, without a box or anything and I need to figure out what kind of tablet it is, through software.

What I've established so far is that the tablet is an Alwinner A13, but unfortunately there are a lot of A13s and this one seems to require some non-standard touchscreen drivers.

There are a few more threads about identifying devices, but this case is slightly different, in that I can't trust anything Android tells me about the tablet.
The tablet is currently running the official Novo 7 Legend firmware, which "works" but unfortunately is not the right firmware for the device. I still have full access to the system over adb and with a mouse over OTG, however the device's build.prop is wrong.
Unfortunately build.prop is also what defines the tablet's type/name in the Android "About device" section and all Android log output I've found.

I've checked dmesg as well as the output of adb bugreport, neither gave me what I'm looking for.

tl;dr:
I do not have the original firmware nor do I have the box and the hardware is very generic, so my question is, is there any (software-wise) way of identifying the tablet, that does not rely on build.prop?

I have full (root) adb access and full access to Android.

Update: I have opened up the tablet and checked the board (and lost the power button in the process), on it was a more specific name, but still very generic. I did manage to get some rom working on it thanks to it (albeit with an inverted touchscreen), but I still haven't been able to identify it. I've given up on it for now (I got it for tinkering purposes anyway), if I get new suggestions here I'm still more than happy to try them out however.


texts: Image captured and then deleted from gallery. Can it be recovered and get into wrong hands?

texts: I have captured a photo with my samsung galaxy ace nxt phone, which has android os v4.4.2 kitkat. Then I have deleted it from my gallery. I haven't uploaded it anywhere, nor shared it anywhere else. What I want to know is - can the photo can be recovered? I don't want it to recover for myself, but don't want it to get into wrong hands if someone has full access to my phone.


texts: Can anyone recommend a good email client?

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I have found that the email client which came with my device (Droid X, stock motoblur email client) is lacking in several areas.  Some of my gripes are

Limited number of emails shown in the inbox and no way to change this - At any given time, no matter how many emails are in my Exchange inbox, I can only see the most recent 7.
No option for multiple signatures - with two different business email accounts and a personal email account, I want the option to have different signatures
Accessing exchange folders - Items are not shown in the folders viewed on the device even though there are items in these folders

I have tried k9mail in the past, but the last few updates seem to have broken it for my device (I reinstalled twice and I still get errors when sending email and new email is not showing up in a timely manner).  So are there any other options available?


texts: how to monitor mobile data usage but exclude wi-fi

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I'm aware there are a large number of data monitoring apps for android but as far as I can see, they all include wi-fi usage in the total.

Since my wi-fi usage is unmetered, I only want to monitor 3g mobile data usage. is there an app that can do this?


texts: Galaxy Ace 2 won't display images due to lack of memory?

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I have a Samsung Galaxcy Ace 2, and it doesn't display images due to lack of memory, as it says. When I open the gallery app, it says "There is not enough space (__ mb) in your device memory. Delete some files." Whenever I do so, it's still not enough. I have this problem a lot, and I delete most of my unnecessary files, and it remains unchanged, usually, and rarely actually displays my remaining images.

My device memory is 1 GB, and I have an 8 GB memory card, and most, if not all my things are on the memory card. Can anyone help me with this? I have no clue anymore, and alternative solutions just don't seem effective to me at all.


texts: How do I get MyBackup Pro to back up Chrome bookmarks and not the stock browser?

texts: On my S6 I thought my Chrome bookmarks were being backup to the cloud using MyBackup Pro only to find it just backs up stock browser bookmarks.  Other backup apps in the Play store back up so many things like SMS etc. but how do I backup just the Chrome bookmarks locally or in the cloud?  Google's own sucks.


texts: Is there a system level way of emptying the clipboard?

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I have a question about how clipboards are cleared in Android.
Now I know about the conventional methods of clearing the clipboard like rebooting the device, using third party apps, manufacturer modifications. Putting those aside, I would like to know of a way to clear the clipboard that is device/manufacturer agnostic and works with all android versions, assuming the device is non-rooted.

Thanks.


texts: How to sync folders via cloud in a Dropbox-like way

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Possible Duplicate:
  Complete Dropbox implementation for Android

How can I sync as much as possible of the folder-structure of my phone to the cloud, and from there to the desktop in a DropBox-like way?

Typical applications could be to move photos off the phone (Move it out on my desktop and have it reflected on the phone), and to put podcasts on the phone.

If I could put Dropbox to sync the root of the SD card or perhaps the whole file-system it would it principle do it ( Most of these kind of apps use a dedicated folder, which is not logically on the SD card).

I have seen one pay add-on to DropBox that seems to do this.
(I prefer free of course)

One issue is that i already use DropBox for other purposes, so it would be better to use the free quota of another provider.


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I have spent 2 days reading everything on the web concerning this issue and trying all the solutions suggested, with no success.

The problem:

When I try to connect to to WhatsApp Web, the QR will show on the screen, but the phone will not read it. It seems its not even trying to read it, because I don't see the process line I used to see running up and down the scanner (though I have re-installed WhatsApp, so maybe the new version simply does not have that line, I don't know).

Relevant Information:

I am using Chrome, and my phone is a Samsung Galaxy S7 with Android 8.0.0.
I have been using Whatsapp Web successfully for nearly a year with the same laptop, same browser, same phone. Once in every 2-3 months I get disconnecte/logged out from the web version, so I set it up again (the usual way, reading the QR code and everything) without any problem, so its not like I am holding it wrong or something like that. I got disconnected again 2 days ago and cant set it up since.

The problem started after I made some changes to my Chrome Browser (removed many extensions and add-ons. and added others).

Here's what I checked/tried so far:

My internet connection is fine and the speed is normal for both phone and laptop.
The QR code and phone camera are fine - I had no problem reading the QR code with 3rd party scanners (not the one within whatsapp).
I cleared cookies and browsing data on Chrome. I ran Chrome in Incognito mode.
I installed Edge and Tried with that browser - It didn't work.
I rebooted both laptop and phone.
I un-installed and re-installed whatsapp on my phone .
I've checked whether there are any updates to my phone software. There are none. It is up to date.
I ran Avast on my PC, and than installed Restoro and ran it too - with no impact.
I made the QR code larger to 175% as some suggested (though I didnt expect it to work because like I said, I've done it many times before without having to enlarge the QR).
My phone screen is not too small, I see the "OK, got it" button. Like I said, using the same phone I used before without any problems.
I thought maybe there is a conflict between the 3rd party QR scanner (which I downloaded recently) and the one within whatsapp, so I un-installed the 3rd party = didnt help.
I turned off wifi on the phone to use the cellular network. turned it on again. switched plane mode on and off again - did not work.
(Added) Cleared the cache of the camera app - no impact.

I do not wish to use an Android emulator on my laptop, which I understand is a workaround.
I really love Whatsapp web, hate to type on the phone. I am just about to give up.

Anyone? Anything? i will be forever in your debt :)
Thanks,
Galia.


texts: Why MP3 music files cannot be played on Note 3? ( It says, The music player does not support this type of audio file)

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Why MP3 music files cannot be played on Note 3 with the default audio player? (It says "The  music player does not support this type of audio file".)

This happens to some of my MP3 files when I try to play them on my Note 3. They were all fine when it was transferred to iPhone previously. They can also be played by my Windows  Player. I've tried deleting them from my Note 3 and transferring them back again which does not work.


texts: Why do we need a rooted phone to capture screenshots on older versions of Android?

texts: I realize in order to capture screenshots of my phone, all screenshot applications require I have a rooted phone. Why is this so? Why can't we have a simple screenshot application for Android, just like we have for Windows?


texts: Does Nexus 6 sold by AT&T differ from one sold on Google Play in any way?

texts: What are the differences between the Google Play Edition of the Nexus 6 and the AT&T version? Does it have any AT&T "bloatware"? Will its updates come from AT&T instead of Google? Is it locked to AT&T's network?


texts: I have a galaxy s6 and I love it I do, but,  all of the cases that I like are for the edge and I don't really like that many I see for my phone. I like the glittery cases and all of them say for a galaxy s6 edge.  Could I fit my old s6 into one of these cases?


texts: How does voxer build your list of contacts?

texts:
I use Voxer on my tablet as a Push-to-talk application. On my tablet I don't have list of my phone contacts. Also I didn't give Voxer the permission to browse my gmail contact list.

But something weird is happening, it lists some people I've not been in contact for ages, I don't have their phone number and I know nothing about them for ages. So, how is Voxer building my list of contacts?


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Is it possible to hide or autohide the top bar which is still present on the top of Android screen? My version of Android is 2.2.

The top bar is distracting for me while reading. I'm using Aldiko, ezPDF Reader, Infinity for reading. Most distracting is the wifi icon which is changing when something happens with the connection.

And the top bar is using space on a small display which can be better utilized (e.g. in Teamviewer)

Some video players can hide the top bar (default Video player) and some can't (Act1 Video player - which I like more but don't use because of the top bar).

Thank you.


texts: How to set up priority mode in Android 4.3?

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I have an Android 4.3 phone and don't expect any Lollipop updates soon. However, Lollipop's "Priority Mode" is a feature that would be tremendously in my daily life.

Specifically, I expect the following:

Phone rings only when receiving calls from specific callers, otherwise stays silent
SMS notification sound only when receiving texts from specific people
GMail notification sound only for mails from specific senders

To achieve this, I came up with the following "solution" so far:

Ringtone: I set the default ringtone to none, then set the actual ringtone for the specific contacts only.
SMS notification: Haven't found anything useful here...
GMail notification: In the GMail web app, I set up a filter that adds a label to messages from specific senders; then in the GMail Android app I set the notification sound for those labels. I turned off the notification sound for my inbox in general.

The upside of this solution is:

It works (more or less). It was rather easy to set up, because we're talking about just 3 "priority contacts". I didn't need to install any extra apps, which sometimes complicate things and maybe cost money.

The downside of this solution is:

I don't see any easy way switching between "priority" and "normal mode" -- I had to set both the default ringtone and GMail notification sound by hand. Also, SMS are not prioritized, but that's not so much of a pain, because I don't receive so many texts from "less important" people.

My question:

Generally, what would be considered "best practice" to set up priority mode (in this case for phone calls, SMS and GMail) before Android 5.x?

Is there any way to set custom notification sounds for SMS from specific contacts? Or is there any recommendable app which allows to do exactly that?

Or better yet: How could I easily switch between "priority" and "normal mode" without having to change settings in three different places -- is there any app which handles phone calls, SMS and GMail altogether?


texts: Renaming text files based on a keyword inside the files

texts:
I have many files inside a folder with .txt extension. Now they are named randomly by an app but I want to rename each text file to some words written in those files itself after words Name: but before word Age:.

Example

A file named 13765_46748.txt contains:

This is just a test file containing info of each persons.
Name: Pearson Bratts Age: 55 Profession:Technician

Now I want the above file to be renamed to Pearson Bratts.txt using Tasker or any other script app with working script.


texts: How to make Samsung Tab 2 10.1 screen always on?

texts:
In settings, they only give 15 secs to 30 mins options. But in my scenario, I need make it like an ads screen to present information forever, until the screen dead.

Is there any way to achieve that? Do I need unlock the bootloader?


texts: Up until about a week ago my emails were loading fine.  Now it seems like they stopped and only load a few at a time.  Supposed to refresh every 15 minutes but sometimes goes all day before any come in.


texts:
I have a Pixel XL. The camera stopped working recently. I can't take any pictures. I have tried resetting the cache, rebooting into safe mode, uninstalling new apps, nothing seems to be working. I was able to get this from a bug request:

  2018-03-02 18:00:49 system_app_crash (text, 990 bytes) Process:
  com.google.android.GoogleCamera PID: 25738 Flags: 0x30dbbcc5 Package:
  com.google.android.GoogleCamera v41362666 (5.1.018.177470874)
  Foreground: Yes Build: google/marlin/marlin:8.1.0/OPM1.171019.016/4503492:user/release-keys

  java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NullPointerException
      at iae.run(PG:2)
      at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:790)
      at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
      at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
      at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6494)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
      at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:438)
      at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:807) Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
      at iya.b(PG:39)
      at cqk.a(PG:7)
      at cts.a(PG:5)
      at csk.A(PG:577)
      at csk.f(PG:370)
      at bua.c(PG:515)
      at fro.a(PG:3)
      at frm.a(PG:15)
      at bua.D(PG:430)
      at buw.c(PG:18)
      at buw.b(PG:7)
      at bvu.run(PG:7)
      ... 7 more

Any ideas on what is going on?


texts: Problem while rooting :  All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)

texts:
I was trying to root my SM-G920F ,which is running Android 6.0.1, when i received the following message on Odin3.

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> CF-Auto-Root-zeroflte-zerofltexx-smg920f.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)

the phone was in download mode (Odin) and the developer option is On as it is the case with USB debugging, also the reactivation lock is off.

  Android version : 6.0.1
  Baseband version : G920FXXU4DPI9
  Kernel Version : 3.10.61-8821257 Sep 16 2016
  Build Number MMB29K.G920FXXU4DPIL
  KNOX Version : KNOX 2.6

ANY help will be appreciated.


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I'm running the latest Gmail app 4.3.1 on a Galaxy Note 2. There seems to be a bug when receiving email containing tiff attachment (fax documents in my case).
The tiff images are shown as preview within gmail app. When clicking on the preview it does not switch into some viewer, there's a endless progress indicator.

Is there a workaround or (even better) a solution for this?


texts: Unable to connect to wifi on Nvidia Shield Portable

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Recently picked up a used Nvidia Shield Portable to play around with. Digging it so far, but it refuses to connect to my Netgear Nighthawk MR60 Router and I'm not sure. Right now I have to tether off my phone just to use internet. I'm running stock android 5.1 with the latest updates
Best I can figure looking at the logcat logs from ADB is that it has something to do with this line.
W/wpa_supplicant(  583): wlan0: WPA: Failed to configure IGTK to the driver
I/wpa_supplicant(  583): wlan0: RSN: Failed to configure IGTK

I don't have my device rooted, so I don't know if I can disable PMF in the wpa_supplicant.conf. Any ideas?


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I use a bluetooth earpiece, and whenever I'm on a call, notification sounds play on top of the call audio. The person on the other end can't hear it, but it's very annoying as I usually can't hear them behind the sounds.

I've tried turning down audio completely, but that doesn't work. Any ideas?


texts: How to prevent 'process stopped with signal 11' in TWRP?

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I am trying to root my Cubot Rainbow (Android 7.0) following this tutorial. Everything works fine, I am able to flash partitions with the SP Flash Tool and the recovery is working properly.

The recovery version is TWRP 3.1.0 by Jemmini. However, whenever I try to flash any SuperSU (whatever version from whatever website, including the ones from the tutorial) I always get the same message: status 11... which just means 'try again'.

Does anybody know why this is happening?


texts: Share Android cell phone network connection over USB OTG to Wifi Android tablet

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How do I share my cell phone's network connection with a Wifi tablet? Specifically I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S6 and a Nexus 7.

I bought a USB OTG cable. Which end do I plug the USB into, and which end do I plug the micro USB into?

How do I share my cell phone connection with the Nexus 7? I didn't see a USB setting in either direction for sharing the connection.

Is rooting required?


texts: What can I do to manage my phone's internal storage?

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If you're not used to seeing the 'low on internal storage' notification, what is it that you're doing to keep your phone's internal memory from filling up so quickly?

The 'SD Card and Phone Storage' menu in the settings doesn't really tell me much other than how much is free. And, I don't really have that many applications installed. The top 5 storage hogging apps on my phone are Gmail (18.6 MB), Twitter (17.5 MB), Facebook (12.55 MB), Maps (9.63 MB), and Swype (6.06 MB).

So, are there apps out there (besides your normal file manager ones, like Astro) that will help monitor internal phone storage? Is there something I should be doing to keep my phone storage use to a minimum?


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How can i download videos on my android mobile from dnatube.com ? After signing in when Ic click on dowload video button it shows "We are sorry, currently we are not allowed to give any permission for download due to copyright issues."
Is there any apps or online site which can capture videos from this site, youtube downloading ideas are not working.
Thanks !