texts:
I am unable to write to my sdcard using SSHelper:

u0_a264@MSM8974:/storage/sdcard1 $ df /storage/sdcard1
Filesystem               Size     Used     Free   Blksize
/storage/sdcard1       119.1G   625.3M   118.4G   32768

u0_a264@MSM8974:/storage/sdcard1 $ mkdir Test

mkdir failed for Test, Permission denied

In the "internal" sdcard there is no problem:

u0_a264@MSM8974:/data/data/com.arachnoid.sshelper/home $ mkdir Test
u0_a264@MSM8974:/data/data/com.arachnoid.sshelper/home $ rmdir Test

Android 5.1.1 App info Permissions shows:

modify or delete the content of your sdcard. read the contents of your SD card

What is missing to be able to scp files on my micro SD card using SSHelper ?


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I have 100 minutes of free talk every week, 25 free SMS every week and 2GB of Internet data usage in a month. Nothing alerts me when one of these thresholds has been exceeded.

Is there any way to keep track of my outgoing calls and messages, and then receive an alert when I'm going to exceed my limit? It would be preferable if the threshold would reset automatically every week and be configurable.


texts: Project Fi - What Magic Hardware Allows Carrier Switching?

texts:
Project Fi lists the Pixel, Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P as the only compatible phones with their auto network-switching system, and the FAQ and many reviews state that these phones have special radios:

  These devices are the first smartphones that support our network of
  networks. They work with the Project Fi SIM card, which supports
  multiple cellular networks, and have a state-of-the-art cellular radio
  tuned to work across network types.

However, in the iFixit teardowns they don't have any unique hardware. iFixit says that the Nexus devices use the Qualcomm WTR3925 LTE Transceiver, same as several other phones, while the Pixel uses WTR3925 as well as the Qualcomm WTR4905 LTE RF transceiver. All of these radios are used in several other phones, so why don't those devices support carrier aggregation?

I found this Qualcomm article from 2014 talking about carrier aggregation radios and they appear to be widespread:

https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2014/09/10/qualcomm-extends-benefits-lte-and-carrier-aggregation-entry-level

Can the hardware be enabled in software in other devices?


texts: Create Something Like NTFS Junctions in Android 2.2

texts:
I'm wondering if you can create junction points on an Android device (v2.2) just like you can on a Windows computer. Basically, I want to move stuff from the /data folder on the internal memory to my sdcard, since my internal memory is almost full (due to Orbot) and I have plenty of space on my sdcard. I've already moved all my apps to the card, but apparently the /data files are still stored on memory.

I'm using a cyanogen rooted PRS-T1 ereader (very little memory). Is there a way to create junction points (or similar) using an app or the command line so that I can move those /data files to the card without creating any issues?


texts:
I bought an Android phone (Philips w632) and I'm unhappy with the text editor used when I SMS because when I want to edit a letter in the middle of a word I need to keep tapping the letter until the cursor gets there. When I tap and hold on, a magnifying glass appears and this shows clearly where the cursor is and it appears as if I can change its position, but the moment I let go the whole word gets highlighted with two tabs on either side.

When I'm typing something in the browser however an orange tab appears under the cursor and I can move this which in turn moves the cursor to the correct position.

I did download Swype with the hopes of changing this situation but unfortunately it has the same issue.


texts: Can't send MMS messages (but can receive)

texts:
About a week ago I lost the ability to send MMS messages. I can still receive, and single-recipient SMS works fine. The phone is a Moto X, stock. I did recently install some new apps; could one of them be interfering with the messaging app?

EDIT: the message I get is invalid destination address or could not send message.


texts: Opening Google Search results for music in PowerAMP?

texts:
Is it possible to have Google Search open music files via PowerAmp instead of the default player? I have tried to see if there is a default music player, but it's not set. Music is listed under "searchable" items, there is no way to add, but I would love to be able to quickly search for music via the Google Search on the phone.

Or is it possible to have Android Music (default player) not auto-search all music but create an index of specific directories? By defaults it will also include all call recordings and whatsapp voice messages. It would be enough to only have the music on sdcard/Music indexed.


texts: Listing the achievements unlocked by a friend

texts: In Google Play Games, is it possible to view all the achievements unlocked by a friend?


texts:
I've recently installed the Kobo App for Android on a Galaxy Mega running Android 4.2.2.

The default margin width is way too big for my liking. Is there are way to change the margin setting?

I can see options to change font and colour settings. Are there any additional config files that give more control over this app's display style?


texts: Stuck on Asus boot logo after flash Lineage OS

texts:
I have flashed my Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL with lineage-14.1-20170406-Z010D.zip and Open Gapps x64  7.1 stock version.

After successful installation of both it gets stuck on asus boot logo


texts: Disable Add icon to home screen on HTC U11+ running Android 8

texts:
I couldn't figure out where the setting to stop adding icon to home screen when install any app. There is used to be a setting in Play Store under Play Store->Settings->Add icon to home screen.

I have no problem to disable that on my HTC M9+ (Android 5.0.2) and Mi 5S Plus(Android 7). All 3 phones are running the same version of Play Store, 8.4.19.V-all[0][FP]175058788

This article described the setting does not apply to HTC U11+ as it is running Sense as home screen management/launcher, so the Home setting is replaced by Sense Home settings, and there is no such configuration within the setting to disable adding icon to home screen.
How do you disable "add icon to home screen" on Android Oreo?

Anyone has any suggestions? Thanks in advance.


texts: Nexus 5 Project Abacus - Flash with another ROM?

texts:
I purchased a Nexus 5 phone on eBay and it seems to be a "Project Abacus" phone. This phone is used to monitor user data to improve future versions of android. But thing is, it won't update to Lollipop 5.0.

Does anyone know if I can reflash this with the original stock ROM from Android? Will Google disable it if I do this?


texts: Is it possible to force enable the battery saver mode in Android Lollipop?

texts:
It is possible to automatically enable battery saver mode in Android 5.0 when the battery hits 5 or 15%.

However sometimes it would be nice to enable this mode by hand. e.g. when the battery is still half full.

Is this possible?


texts: I deleted Android OS from my Karbonn device

texts:
I have a smart phone (Karbonn A50,Android version 2.3.6) which was rooted earlier.

While accessing my files on the memory card, I came to know that I can access the system files and apps:think OS. I've selected all the files and tapped to delete them and got a warning not to delete. On repeated trying, I was able to delete them to some extent and the device got stuck.

Then I removed battery and switched it on. Nothings works. The phone gets stuck on boot logo (karbon smart) and if try to switch it off it doesn't, until I remove the battery.

If connect to PC, it notifies that something has been detected but no device is seen in my computer. I can't access factory reset either.

Please help me.


texts: Experia z3 with new marshmallow android has no option of sending data from the internal storage to a memory stick via USB cable.  with previous android it was possible. Is there any way to send data to a memory stick?


texts: Switching profiles based on networks availability

texts:
While there are plenty of apps to switch profiles based on various triggers (time, position, ...), Llama being an excellent one for instance -- I did not manage to find any which would from time to time switch a network device on (Wifi, Bluetooth) and check whether a previously configured network is available, then connect if it is available. Should the network not be available, or not be available anymore, the device would be switched off. Until the next check.

This would be extremely useful for someone who is neither very much "time organized" (ie. I do not know what I will be doing a Tuesday at 10:00), nor "place organized" (I spend some time in the neighborhood of my WiFi access point, without the access point being close enough to be connected to, but close enough for cell/GPS based location to think I am in its direct vicinity).

Would someone know of such an application (or a combo - one for WiFi, one for Bluetooth)?

Thank you!


texts: Unlocking bootloader on Sony Ericsson NEO V

texts:
Has anybody managed to use Fastboot on Ubuntu to unlock the Sony Ericsson Neo V? I tried and got the blue led light (bootloader) while connecting the USB. But Fastboot still doesn't recognize the device. I did follow the instructions to check if it was unlockable and yes it is. Is there some compatibility issue between Ubuntu 11.04 and Fastboot??

p.s., I have managed to root the phone using the ADB script I found on xdaforums.


texts: USB OTG flash drive as internal storage?

texts:
I happen to have a USB and an OTG that I got from a friend and I'm now low on storage due to apps size increasing because of updates.... SD cards costs a fortune in my place so I don't plan on buying one....
But is it possible to use USB Flashdrive as internal storage so I can move my apps to it?


texts: Does QueueTube download complete videos or audio only?

texts:
There is a Queuetube app that enables listening to YouTube material while the application is minimized. YouTube app stops playing videos when minimized; this app plays sound only.

Does this mean it is downloading audio only or just playing audio from a downloaded video format?

This is important because I need to know how much memory my Xperia will download from YouTube.


texts: How to access a linux shell from my phone via bluetooth?

texts:
Basically I want to send shell commands from my phone to my PC (Ubuntu 11.10) via bluetooth. Why? Because I don't always have WLAN and WLAN on my phone sucks.

All possible solutions are welcome. I know that most solutions will require some kind of daemon running on the linux system. This is no problem.

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: I will not root my phone.


texts: XMBC select does not work with MK802III and Logitec wireless kb/mousepad - how to resolve?

texts:
Using Aptoid, I installed XMBC on the MK802III. As per Update 2 found here, it takes a while to load on the first run. The XMBC logo appears, and sometimes the menu shows up.

When the menu does appear, I can use the arrow keys on the Logitec wireless keyboard / mouse pad to move around, however I cannot select any of the menu options with any keys or any of the mouse buttons.

The right mouse button makes a "back" sound, but still nothing.


texts: I want to install Viber and WhatsApp on Android emulator. Kindly help me out.


texts: Clockwork Mod tether stopped working recently

texts:
I am using moto g4 and windows 10. The symptom is: when starting the windows app and clicking start button, the application starts normally: the log windows fills up and the button changes to "stop". After a few seconds, thou, the wording on the button changes back to "start", the log stops updating, and there is not connection

Anyone else experienced this? any quick fixes?


texts: Image a phone and browse on computer emulator?

texts:
I have a galaxy nexus (stock OS). During its use I have used WeChat and WhatsApp, and would like to save my chat and voice histories within these programs.

Does a way exist to image my current phone as it is, so I can load it onto some PC emulator and browse these apps on my PC? This would allow me to save everything as it is, but also start fresh on my phone with a format. I do not want to format my phone then load back on WeChat for instance, yet I still want to be able to browse my old WeChat chats and voice clips (using a PC).

Thanks


texts: How can I create a Google account without it being saved to my device?

texts:
I want to create a Google account on my computer, but I don't want it saved to my device. For example, when I come on the place to log into my Google account, I don't want it to have my email address there, ready. I want to just type it in. Can I create a Google account without it being saved to my device?
A million thanks in advance,
Shay


texts: Will factory-reset delete custom downloaded app's folders?

texts:
I need to know something. For example an app like Telegram that is a custom downloaded app uses two ways of keeping the data,

in the cache folder and since it is stored in /data

it will be removed

internal storage>Telegram>Telegram Images/audio/...

will this folders be deleted too?

btw I'm using an Android Tablet, I don't know if it makes any difference.


texts: Removing active notifications on Marshmallow

texts:
So I always try Googling first and didn't find anything with any term I used. I'll try to be as specific as possible.

I just got a new phone the other day a Moto G4 Plus with Android 6.0.1 the phone plan I have is a Talk & Text only with Rogers. It includes unlimited MMS as well but I require data on to use this. So I restricted background data and set the data limit to 0 Bytes per month, then enabled data. I can now send the pictures I like.

The issue is that there's now two permanent notifications on the phone that I don't want there. One says "Background data restricted. Touch to remove restriction." and the other "Cellular data limit reached. Data paused for rest of cycle." I want to remove the notifications without removing the restrictions.

If there's a setting I've missed or an app out there that can help with this or a way of doing it without an app, that would be great.


texts: How can I access my files on Galaxy J1 Ace? (restore "My Files" icon)

texts: At the moment, I can only access the files stored on my phone from the PC. I can access some music through players and pictures through gallery, but any other files that are there are hidden. Reading the manual, I realized this would normally be accessed through "My Files" - only... I don't have that icon anywhere. If it was there initially, I must have accidentally deleted it during the very first couple of minutes of having the phone and getting used to it. I hope such a thing is not irreversible? If I download something from the web, the download icon will show and then I am redirected to My Files, so they do exist, only the icon has gone and I don't know how to restore it or how else I can access the files without having to newly download something each time.


texts: Accidentally hit PIT during Odin update now phone is stuck

texts:
I was attempting to flash a handset using Odin, and accidentally clicked on the button marked PIT, and now the Odin is saying similar to this message - 'connecting phone ------ pc'.

Also, the handset cannot be rebooted nor put into downloading mode.

Please advise?


texts: what to do in 2016 with fine working HTC Desire hardware from 2010?

texts:
I use since 6 years a HTC Desire. I love that phone and it works great.

  The HTC Desire (codenamed Bravo)[4] is the first smartphone of the
  Desire series developed by HTC. It was announced on 16 February 2010
  and released in Europe and Australia in the second quarter of the same
  year. The HTC Desire was HTC's third flagship phone running
  Android,[5] 2.1 Eclair which can be upgraded to 2.2 Froyo or 2.3
  Gingerbread.[6] Internally it bears a strong resemblance to the Nexus
  One, but differs in some features.

I run Android 2.2. I tried the 2.3 upgrade, but it was terrible. I was forced to downgrade.

  system    Launched with Android 2.1 Eclair Upgradeable to Android 2.3
  Gingerbread1 (Though only 2.2 is supported by HTC)

WhatsApp announced that they will discontinue Android 2.2 support end of 2016: So, by the end of 2016, we will be ending support for WhatsApp Messenger on the following mobile platforms:

It's my top used App.

So now my question: what to do in 2016 with a fine working HTC Desire from 2010? I don't wish to buy a new phone, but I wish to use WhatsApp.

I don't wish to install experimental software. At the moment the phone runs 99.99% stable.


texts:
In my past phone (Android 6) I could long tap a message and sow "Copy" context menu.
Now in Android 7 I see only some strange icons on taping a message.

Could somebody advice how I can copy message text?


texts: Why many unrequested 6-digit SMS login codes sent to my Nougat Phone?

texts:
I have received the following SMS messages from Google within 24H hours where all but one message (first) is not requested by me.
You can note that only the codes sent 23:16 and 23:22 have distinguishing codes. All codes after 00:21 are the same as the first one, indicating that there can be an external process sending those codes, perhaps not even sent by Google or sent by a bug in Google SMS login system process.

123456 Google verification code Yesterday 23:16 (requested only by me)
654321 Google verification code Yesterday 23:22
123456 Google verification code today 00:22
123456 Google verification code today 00:52
123456 Google verification code today 01:22
123456 Google verification code today 13:22
123456 Google verification code today 16:54
123456 Google verification code [today+1] 01:22
123456 Google verification code [today+1] 13:22
[changed gmail password]
234567 Google verification code [today+1] 23:17
[disconnect my Phonenumber1 from email2, only email1 left there; originally, email1-2 primarily to Phonenumber1, but now, both my email1 for Phonenumber1 and email2 for Phonenumber2 without the interconnection]
[... monitoring situation now ...]

In relation to the matter, I could not use sufficiently hardened Gmail account (with Fido U2F keys) in my Android phone because of the reason described in the thread answer here.
Still, those SMS messages should not be sent at all because my security measure is Google prompt in 2-step verification.
So now, I am using a dummy Gmail account which is receiving those verification codes, but which has the same phonenumber connected to it as my main email address so this fact can be a vulnerability somehow.

You note that I keep getting those SMSs, now 3rd day in a row.
I really would like find measures to block them coming.

I have got 01:22 and 13:22 codes many times so indicating periodicity so a likely some software is creating these requests

Oneplus support chat opinion about the case

  Thanks for waiting, upon checking that link you sent me, I see that those 6 digit log in codes are Google related issues.
  - -
  Thanks for waiting, please follow this link contact them
   https://gsuite.google.com/support/ - - Try contacting them with this number +1 1800 813 0692

Other observations in the phone

Signal app is also sending me verification codes at the rate 1/day (at 1648, 2316, 0653 and 1648 in 3 days), although I uninstalled it. This fact suggests me a software issue. I cleaned the cache, but not sure if enough.
No such problem with WhatsApp.

Phone: Oneplus 3T
OS: Android 7.1.1 Nougat
Security: 2-step verification by Google prompt
Related Google product forum thread: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/gmail/mtIbMSGclu4;context-place=forum/gmail
Google product forum help ticket: sent today at about 17:00


texts:
I am having this issue with my Android phone: when I turn the display off, the audio becomes jagged. Here is an example of the issue:

http://chymera.eu/debug/audiobug.wav

This has only started happening recently, and checking in with a few other devices, it seems this is not a generic problem. This is all happening on a CAT S41 with Android 8.0.0


texts:
I have installed a talking clock app (named "Tell Me The Time") that say the current time every quarter hour. However I does not stay active and I have reopen it occasionally. At the same time, another similar app does not have this issue and remain active in the background. How to keep an app active (running) in the background (24/7)?

The issue is also more serious in using Torrent clients (they actually are useless in android).


texts:
I have a HTC One M7 since 2 years. I got a software update in December and i tried to update it and somehow after the update the phone showed me errors. So back then i did a recovery and the phone went back to the previous configuration. After this I avoided this update totally. But recently i totally ran out of battery and when i charged it, and started it, it upgraded automatically and now it is stuck in the HTC One white screen. Now if i want to recover it, it gives me the following errors -

  E:missing bitmap oem_unlock_bg (code-1)
  E:missing bitmap oem_unlock_bg_yes (code-1)
  E:missing bitmap oem_unlock_bg_no (code-1)
  E:missing bitmap icon_ruu (code-1)

  Write host_mode success

  handle_cota_install: Can't mount /sdcard, 1 times
  handle_cota_install: Can't mount /sdcard, 2 times
  handle_cota_install: Can't mount /sdcard, 3 times
  handle_cota_install: Can't mount /sdcard, 4 times
  handle_cota_install: Can't mount /sdcard, 5 times

I tried most of the solutions i could find. Did a cache wipe, even did a factory reset by pressing the power button and the Vol down button for some time. After the factory reset it gets stuck in -

  htc one m7 stuck in android is upgrading Starting Apps

How can i fix this? It has been 2 days and I am trying to get it up and running with no success. Any help is deeply appreciated.


texts: Forgotten parental controls password for Fire HD10

texts: We have forgotton the parental control password for our Amazon Fire HD10.  I entered the incorrect parental controls password more than 5 times but was never given any other options to try to reset.  So I went with the option to deregister the device from our Amazon account.  this was successful however the next step was to re sync the device but to do this I need wifi to be on and to turn on I'm still being asked for the parental control password.  I have also tried to reset to factory default settings on the device but that also seems to require the parental controls password. I don't know what to do next, any suggestions?


texts: How do I turn off text to email syncing for Galaxy S6?

texts: Somehow I've got text messages syncing to my email account.  I can't figure out how to stop a copy of all text messages going to my email.  I hope someone can help me with instructions.  Thanks!


texts: How can I configure Telegram to open links using Opera Browser instead of Chrome?

texts: My Android is v6, but answers for any other modern version are OK too.


texts: Application to batch-move all applications to SD card?

texts: I'm looking for an app that will allow me to move most (if not all) of my applications to the SD card really easily. The actual Android application manager takes too much work to go to each application and manually move it.


texts: Facebook messenger not displaying profile pictures

texts:
My Facebook messenger app is not displaying profile pictures of all my friends on Facebook. Under my Facebook app settings, sync all is on.

Does anyone know what seems to be the problem?


texts: Adding more than 3 fingerprints in Galaxy S5 by swiping different fingers when adding a new fingerprint

texts: On the Samsung Galaxy S5 one can bypass the 3 fingerprint limit by swiping different fingers when adding a new fingerprint. Can this cause any security issue?


texts: Does the Samsung Galaxy S7 Universal Unlocked Model (SM-G930UZKAXAA) Have FM Radio?

texts: Does anyone know if the SM-G930UZKAXAA model of the Galaxy S7 has FM radio or not? I've read one review saying that it doesn't, but the review was quite old and the S7 was supposed to have its FM radio capabilities unlocked via an OTA firmware update.


texts: Brand new Moto G6 won't send or receive SMS

texts:
My brand new out of the box Moto G6 won't send or receive SMS. I'm using the official SMS app which has SMS permissions (triple checked this) and is the default SMS app.

I tried everything: cleaning cache, reinstalling, updating, rebooting, turning off both SIM cards, rebooting the radio through phone commands, etc. Nothing worked.

How to fix this?


texts: How can see Google Now flights cards on my LG G2?

texts:
How can see flights cards on my LG G2? I have Google Search, Google Now Launcher and G+ as well. I was looking at this article on how to activate flight search,  but I don't see these settings on my G2.

Can anyone help?


texts:
I have just upgraded to ICS on my Galaxy s2 and have an Outlook Exchange account that I sync on the device. Prior to the ICS update, when I read emails on my computer it automatically updated the device as that same email being read. Now I have to manually mark all my phone emails as read even though I have read them on my computer.

Is there a setting I can change back to so I don't have to do this?


texts: Does Google Play Store change apks with time

texts:
I have a trivial app up at the Play Store. It calculates its own keyed checksum and displays the results.

The Play Store checksum is always different than that of the uploaded apk file. I understand Google is adding its own special sauce to the apk, presumably in the manifest.

The Play Store checksum has changed since the app was first available. Is Google Play changing the apk from time to time?


texts: I have downloaded Yalp Store successfully. It seems to be working, but I'm unable to log in into one of the software I downloaded. Do you know what this means... "Not allowed to start service intent [act=com.google.android.c2dm.intent.REGISTER pkg=com.google.android.gms(has extras)] without permission com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" I get this when I try to log in into a Point Of Sale software I downloaded through your Yalp Store. I'll appreciate your insight.


texts: Where are dialer's "All Contacts" coming from?

texts:
Stock Moto G running 4.4.2, initially set up using Motorola Migrate to transfer my data from an HTC Desire S.

I have Google, Skype, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts on my phone, and all the correct contact details from all those accounts are shown in the People app. Happy days.

The fun starts when I open the dialer, and select "All Contacts". Here I see all sorts of ancient contacts who did once exist on my previous phone(s), some of whom I may have called at some point but most of whom I never have. They don't exist in the People app, or in the Call History, or on my SIM card—indeed, if I tap one of them to look at their details, there's an "Add to My Contacts" button there.

Some of them are contacts that I used to have on my phone 1 or 2 phones ago and long since deleted, others appear to be old details for contacts that I have since updated or renamed.

Where have these ghosts come from, and how can I banish them?


texts: How do I remove applications that android automatically downloads, and stop it downloading apps that I don't want automatically?

texts:
I have an android phone, and every now and again, when I connect to WiFi, I notice it starts automatically downloading updates.

However, it also seems to download/ update a number of default apps, which I never use.

I now find myself running out of space, and don't want to delete the apps I do use (banking, traveling, etc), and don't want to delete photos, videos etc, until I am able to back them up to my computer...

I have tried removing a number of these apps (Flipboard, Google Play Books,  Music, etc, Google +), but they all still seem to be there. When I uninstall them/ set back to factory, they just seem to automatically update again when I next connect to WiFi.

I don't anticipate ever having a need for these apps, so how can I permanently remove them, and remove them from the automatic updates, to free up space for messages, photos, etc?


texts: Where is the CPU Monitor screen for the galaxy note edge?

texts:
Does the galaxy note edge have a built-in tool/screen for monitoring CPU usage?

If so, how is it accessed?


texts: Can't place WhatsApp calls as I'm told my phone number is no longer registered

texts:
For the past several days, I can't make WhatsApp calls. When I try, I get a message saying:

  Can't place call because this number is no longer registered on WhatsApp

So, I go to my account settings, and in "Two step Verification" it says:

  For added security, enable two-step verification, which will require a PIN when registering your phone number with WhatsApp again.

So I guess I need to re-register my phone. But how? If I try "change number", it won't accept the same number, it has to be a different one. Except I don't have a different number to use. And I definitely do not want to delete my account...

What do I do?

Relevant Details:
Phone: Xiaomi Redmi 3S
Android version: 6.0.1 (MIUI build 8.5.4.0)
WhatsApp version: 2.17.427


texts: How to access content of the google drive app backup?

texts:
I accidentally uninstalled an Android app (GPSLogger), and lost all the app data (GPS tracking files). Now I can see is an automatic backup in google drive, but the app does not recover it, when I re-install it.

Question: Is it possible to access the backup with some ohter tools and to extract the contained files manually ?


texts:
I have Samsung Galaxy A5, SM-A500H running Android 5.0.2, downloaded from here. I want to root it.

The only root available right now AFAIK, is CF-Auto-Root, as described here for example. But this root breaks everything. All the apps stop running when you reboot the phone and you have reinstalled the firmware, it doesn't work.

Is there another way to root my device?


texts:
This morning, when I woke up my phone was out of battery power. So when I checked the battery usage I see the message Display had been used 90%.

This kind of situation had never happened to me before. I was surprised as I always turn off my mobile screen by clicking the power button.

Why has this happened even though I turn off my screen?
How can I avoid that kind of situation from happening?

Android Version: 4.0.3

Mobile: HTC One X


texts: How do I lock phone phone with OK google?

texts: Unlocking a phone with okay google is useful. However, how can I lock it again using okay google. It's very handy being able to talk to my phone whilst working on the laptop but in the interests of battery power locking it again would help. Particularly if I'm using bluetooth and the phone is in my pocket. Time out is set to 15 seconds but a lot can happen in 15 seconds.


texts: What's the "Thumbs up" setting in Motorola Camera app

texts:
I have Motorola Moto Z Play phone. When switching to front-camera in Camera app, there is a setting that I haven't figured out it's purpose. It has three possible options:

Off
Manual (shows a slider which its value can be chosen from 1 to 7).
Auto

Here is a screenshot of this setting:

There is no reference to this setting in the official manual and I haven't found any resources that explains it. Does anybody know what's it for? There could be a similar front-camera setting for other phone brands too, but I haven't much experience about that.


texts:
How to install a clean version of Android (Marshmallow) on my ASUS ZenPad S 8.0.
I'm sick of all the bloatware.


texts: How can I change music track without getting my phone out of my pocket?

texts: I know there are apps that let you change tracks with the volume button. But that can be awkward (e.g. if the phone's in your pocket and you're jogging or something). I was wondering though, do you guys know of like a clip/ adapter thing that that you can use to change tracks on Android phones? I had something that could do that for my Discman back in the '90s, but I cannot find any mention of it on the internet today. You connect this adapter to the Discman, and then connect your headphones to the adapter.


texts: Asus Google Nexus 7 [2012] + Android 5.1 + Windows 10 - Recovery Mode debugging fails

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My configuration is in the title. I want to install custom ROM, but I can't access my device in Recovery Mode. I have ADB.

My tablet is usually visible by Windows:

Normal run - as "Android Composite ADB Interface". Android 5.0 is also aware that it's connected in debug mode, so everything works.
FastBoot menu, before I click "Recovery Mode" - "Android Bootloader Interface".
After I click "Recovery Mode" - device disappears. No device, not even "unknown device", in Windows' Device Manager. ADB shows nothing, obviously.

What I did:

Enabled USB debugging and enabled for my specific PC (I had to boot normally and press "OK" on device).
Disabled connecting as MTP and enabled as PTP (camera), as some good guys figured out here: How do I get my Nexus 7 to show up in the adb devices list?
Tried restarting ADB server, re-plugging USB, etc.

Any ideas what's wrong? I've fought for hours with this. My only idea is that something's wrong with Android's permissions, but USB Debugging is active and MTP/PTP modes are configured properly...


texts:
I have downloaded 3 apks:

5.39 MB
1.04 MB
4.32 MB

Now, the problem is when I tried to install the first 2 apks, I get an error message.

Out of space
The apk couldn't be installed. Free up space and then try again.

Upon installing the Third apk, it gets installed.
Now I go to Settings > Device Group > Application manager, to see how much space are still available on my device, and it's 422 MB.  My device still got more space yet, but why I can't install an apk just a 1 MB?

My device is running 4.4.4 KitKat

Please help!


texts: Replace carrier name with Wi-Fi SSID in notification drawer

texts: I've seen a couple of ROMs/devices which, when connected to a Wi-Fi network, show that network's name (SSID) in place of the carrier name in the notification pulldown. Is there a way to achieve that with an Xposed Framework module on CyanogenMod 11?


texts: Is there an open source or other equilvent to Android Sync Manager?

texts: I am looking any suggestions of an an open source package or web software that I can manage both my Android devices (Galaxy 10.1 tab/Galaxy S Smartphone.  My computer OS is Ubuntu.  I want to be able to back up my devices and manage my files on my PC. I have tried Airdroid with limited success.  I current have the ability to view and manage my devices as data store devices.


texts:
first of all sorry for my English. I'm from Bulgaria and second this is my first time ever to do this so please excuse me if i'm doing something wrong.

I have a Huawei G8 (Rio L01). I tried to install another ROM. I have done it so many times with 30+ different Samsung phone. So I downloaded "custom rom 6.0.1" for Huawei L01. My device is rooted so I installed the latest TWRP and got a problem: I got stuck in Recovery Mode.

I had this problem a couple of years ago. I Installed older TWRP and problem solved. So I made a Factory reset, wiped and all I should do, then installed the rom, restarted the phone and boot. I got it to the screen where u choose LANGUAGE (the first screen after boot) and the moment I choose language my phone went crazy: blue, green, yellow absolutely every color on the display and flashing o.O I turned off the phone and booted it up again and got to that language choose screen and didn't press anything and same thing. I tried 10+ times and same thing: display goes crazy.

I can't go to RECOVERY MODE – only can go to that "FASTBOOT AND RESCUE MODE" . Please help! I can upload pictures if needed.

P.S. it is the bigger version - 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, dual sim if important.


texts: What is com.coloros.pictorial on OPPO phones

texts: On android OPPO phones what is com.coloros.pictorial. It is apparently a package on the device but what is it. When google says com.coloros.pictorial has been used what is it referring to.


texts: The network connection on my Nexus 6 with Android Marshmallow (rooted) is messed up, and right now the only pattern I can see is that only pages with HTTPS are displaying. I can supply a bug report.


texts: HTC Sense keeps asking for Facebook permission

texts:
Every time I run the Facebook app on my HTC One, HTC Sense keeps asking for permission

Screenshot (click to enlarge)

Click Next and the screen disappears. Nothing seems to happen. Log out and log in again, then the same screen always appears. What is the solution for this problem? I mean, can Sense asked for permission only once?


texts: Flashing new rom, are old files deleted or hidden?

texts:
I'm not sure whether I'm doing something wrong or it's something normal.

I had CM9 on my Galaxy s3 and decided to try another rom (Paranoid). I didn't like the new one I installed and downloaded another (Carbon). But I am noticing that my internal storage is close to being full now. But when I browse the phone from my PC, I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary.

I copied Carbon zip onto the phone, but clockwork mod is not even seeing it, I am noticing a lot of files from the sd and I'm still seeing the Paranoid zip from clockwork mod, but I cannot see it from my PC.

Did I skip a step somewhere? What should I do?


texts:
Do you have any Idea to reinstall Playstore?
Do I need to Flash it?
Do I need to reset factory?
Do I need to download apk?
Can you help me?
Please?
Device:Cloudfone 700d tv
I don't know how to reinstall this
I install apk version result: Google play has stopped
I install modded playstore: not enough memory


texts: How to paste a password in a field of web browser?

texts:
This question may look ridiculous at first look, but this is more sad than funny. In some cases, standart web browser (or any of the alternatives I tried - firefox, opera, dolphin) simply doesn't offer an option to paste anything in some text fields. But typing long complex password manually is deal breaker (hard to use keyboard + need to constantly switch apps back and forth unless I have super human abilities to remember all text at once)
How can I paste something in such cases?

Android version is 2.3.4

P.S. I'm already using Hacker's Keyboard, maybe it can help if text pasting can be done with some key combo? (like in most desktop OSes)

P.P.S. I know how to copy and paste text in most situations when a bunch of buttons appear after double press inside text field. The question is about the case when this doesn't work.


texts: Why does my Nexus 6P's "Show CPU Usage" option only show com.android.systemui (and system apps)?

texts: It only ever shows com.android.systemui and other system apps. Here I'm loading a complex page:


texts: Can I uninstall apps in Lollipop without clearing data?

texts: I'm paranoid when uninstalling apps because I'm under the impression that uninstalling them directly without using the "Clear Data" function on the app's page first will result in leftover files somewhere in the phone's system. So to finally get an answer, I'm asking here, in Lollipop, when I uninstall apps directly, do I not need to do "Clear Data" first?


texts:
Accidentaly brick recovery mode on my cell (Star B943 MTK6589 quad core with Android 4.1.2), so I reinstall my recovery.img from backup (Android system recovery 3e) using mobileuncle tools. Worked fine. Cell is ok BUT recovery menu is now in chinese!
On recovery boot, for a second, cell displays FACTORY MODE on second line, then displays chinese.
How can I change to english?

cell is Star B943 Mt6589 quad with Android 4.1.2 with recovery 3e.
What append-
I tried to replace my recovery with CTRv2.2 (CarlivTouchRecovery from XDA forum) for MT6589 chips. Cell worked fine except for recovery mode. When I boot in recovery cell stuck on droid recovery logo. Need to remove battery to properly boot. So, I copied my (3e) recovery.img cell to root and ran Mobileuncle tools app available in Google store to reload recovery. Worked fine except now my recovery is in chinese! My intuition is that the recovery menu is language sensitive depending on some flag somewhere.
I used  MTK Droid Tools v2.5.3d to generate backup of cell, which I took the recovery image for Mobileuncle.
Cell language is french.


texts: Stop Chrome auto closing when no tabs are left

texts:
I noticed a new behavior in Chrome after updating my device to Android 9. When I close every tab in Chrome, the app closes automatically.

This used not to be the case before I updated, even if there's no tabs remaining, Chrome will keep running on the tab switch screen. (Which has a "+" button in lower center which allows creating a new tab)

I'm used to closing the tab I'm using before opening a new tab, so this affects my normal usage. Are there any settings to change or anything to do to get back that function, except rolling back the Chrome version?

I'm using Chrome 72.0.3626.105 on Android 9 (Pie) on the device Huawei P Smart+ (INE-LX1).


texts: Is it possible to run Android on a Raspberry Pi?

texts: With smartphones and the Raspberry Pi both being ARM devices, is it possible to run Android on a Raspberry Pi?


texts: Nexus One's 3.5mm headphone jack accepts standard 3.5mm plug?

texts:
As you know, the Nexus One comes with a 4-segment 3.5mm headphone jack, whereas the standard 3.5mm plug has 3 segments.

I visually compared a standard 3-segment 3.5mm plug with the 4-segment 3.5mm plug that comes with the original Nexus One headset and they seem identical in length.

My only concern is that plugging in a standard 3-segment into this 4-segment jack will damage the Nexus One.

Better safe than sorry... so instead of empirically plugging in the standard 3-segment plug in the the N1 just to see whether it causes a fatal short or not, I prefer to ask those who are already knowledgeable with this: Is it safe to use a standard 3-segment with the N1 headphone jack?


texts: Permit use hardware (camera,microphone,etc) to application for some time, not forever

texts:
In Android 6 and latter, when application asks for permission (for example camera access) user can

allow,
or dismiss,
or check 'do not ask any more' and dismiss.

I would like to have one more option:

allow for some time (5sec,1min,5min,3days)


texts: LogCat shows exception in SyncProcessorQueue every 5 seconds

texts:
I just started noticing this in my Logcat, it seems like every 5 seconds I get this exception caught. Does anyone have any idea what app or part of the OS it could be? I can't imagine whatever this is constantly running and throwing exceptions can be good for my battery, this occurs whether the screen is on or off.

Phone is moto Atrix, android 2.3

I wonder what is com.google.apps.dots?

04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): Caught unexpected error
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593): java.lang.NullPointerException
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.provider.BlobStore.addToPossibleStores(BlobStore.java:98)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.provider.BlobStore.getPossibleStores(BlobStore.java:108)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.CleanUpSync$OldAttachmentAndBlobCleanUp.syncSelf(CleanUpSync.java:138)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.syncSelfInternal(BaseSyncNode.java:121)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.sync(BaseSyncNode.java:104)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.syncNextChild(BaseSyncNode.java:196)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.sync(BaseSyncNode.java:107)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.syncNextChild(BaseSyncNode.java:196)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.sync(BaseSyncNode.java:107)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.syncNextChild(BaseSyncNode.java:196)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.sync(BaseSyncNode.java:107)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.syncNextChild(BaseSyncNode.java:196)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.BaseSyncNode.sync(BaseSyncNode.java:107)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.SyncNodeProcessor.syncNextNode(SyncNodeProcessor.java:34)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.SyncProcessorQueue.process(SyncProcessorQueue.java:134)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.SyncProcessorQueue.process(SyncProcessorQueue.java:114)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.SyncProcessorQueue.access$200(SyncProcessorQueue.java:31)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at com.google.apps.dots.android.app.sync.SyncProcessorQueue$Processor.run(SyncProcessorQueue.java:236)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:444)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:306)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1088)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:581)
04-19 17:51:47.455: E/SyncProcessorQueue(27593):    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1019)


texts:
Occasionally (maybe twice a month) my Milestone just reboots (goes black and then to the Android startup screen (but not all the way to the Motorola screen)).
I presume that such behaviour could be caused a poorly written app. I have uninstalled a few but to no avail. Is there any sort of log that I could pull which would shed some light on this or even a dump file?
Could this restarting issue be caused by something else?

I am currently running Android 2.1 (no OTA update available for me, yet) on a Milestone and have had this problem since I bought it in December (when it was 2.0).


texts: I have a Galaxy S and I love using my navigation app. The problem is she isn't loud enough. I think I have the speaker turned all the way up. Is there way to make it louder? It's a straight talk if that matters.


texts: Is it possible to link the Shazam Encore app to the online My Shazam account?

texts:
It seems like I'm missing something.  My phone has about 20 songs on it and when I logged into My Shazam today I expected them to show up.  Instead I find the following.

The Shazam 'My Account' settings ask for the phone number of the device; which is entered.  No where on the site can I find verifications that tags shouldn't be synced.

Is it just me or is tagged song syncing not available?


texts:
I seem to have lost the auto focus capability on my Nexus. The phone is stock, only one update done (so it's XWKL2). I don't use the camera much, but I think I had auto focus when I first started using the phone. Now I have to manually focus by tapping the screen.

I'd rather not clutter my phone with 3rd party apps for camera since I don't use it much, but I'd like to have AF for my random quick snaps.

Any tips?


texts: How to unroot and remove a custom kernal on android

texts:
I have had my Samsung s5 mini (G800F) for some time now and am looking to sell it. I rooted the phone and used a custom kernal that allowed OTG support for the phone.

How do I remove the root and the kernal to the absolute original state?

(very simple instructions would be helpful - I'm a noob with android :D)


texts: Process List of Charging Powered Off Device

texts:
Is there any way to access or log the process list when the phone is off, but plugged into my computer charging? I'd like to see what system processes are running when the phone is connected to a power source but is not yet turned on.

My device is rooted, but more importantly my bootloader is unlocked.


texts: I was shown that with the messaging app (texting), I can drag my finger along the letters so it writes! How do I do that? I've been looking at my phone forever & I really wanna know.


texts: Can tablets advertised with Android 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 be updated?

texts: I'm looking to buy an Android tablet, but most give specific versions of Android and of course I want the latest version. It seems odd to me why it matters. Can't I just update the OS to the latest once I get the tablet? The fact that companies always advertise the Android OS version makes me think it can't be updated. Is this the case?


texts:
I had a swipe pattern lock set on my LG G3 phone. It felt down and the glass broke, so I cant use the touch screen any more.

Is there any way to connect my phone to a kind of a screen emulator, so that I can enter the pattern on a emulator and unlock my phone?


texts:
My best guess as of now is "partition and mount point layout". But it feels like there's more to it, since the bootloader can identify the HBOOT by name.

I've been flashing custom ROMs for quite a while now, but I still haven't quite grasped what HBOOT really is or means.


texts: Un-combining notifications on HTC M9/Lollipop?

texts:
On my HTC One M9 with Android Lollipop, notifications are combined by category. For example, if I have 3 emails and 5 text messages, the notification list will show two items - "3 new emails" and "5 new messages" (or however it's worded). This is great on the lock screen, but it's causing problems for my smartwatch, which will say I only have 2 notifications instead of 7. The smartwatch only lets me read full emails and texts through their notifications, and sometimes it will fail to load the bodies of emails when they have been combined into one notification. The notification settings on the smartwatch are not customizable so I can't adjust anything there.

Is there any way to stop Lollipop (or Sense, whichever is responsible) from combining notifications? I'd rather receive a separate notification for each text and email if that will make them easier to read on my watch.


texts: Which A2SD should I use with AOKP VJ 4.2.2 Jelly Bean v2.1 on HTC Desire

texts:
I have a rooted HTC Desire with the AOKP VJ 4.2.2 Jelly Bean v2.1 ROM from here:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1863780

I have successfully installed the ROM but am confused as to what solution to use for Apps2SD/A2SD.  I'm a real beginner on that stuff!

I have tried 40ad2sdx-a2 installed as in recovery from a zip file, and also installed through adb push, but the phone won't boot.  Have formatted the SD card with 2 primary partitions (FAT32 14gb and then EXT4 2gb).

Basically, I just want a Jelly Bean ROM with plenty of space for apps..!  Can anyone give me a recommendation of an A2SD method that works and step-by-step instructions how to install?


texts: Looking for Android 7 stock ROM Moto G5S plus XT1804

texts:
I want to flash the official stock ROM that came with my Moto G5S plus phone XT1804 i.e. India build. I searched but so far could only find the Android 8 ROM.
Why am I looking for this? I updated my phone to Android 8.1 December 2018 update. After that VoLTE stopped working. I can access the internet, send SMSes but can't make or receive calls. The VoLTE provisioned option in Phone Information is greyed out. I think that if I downgrade to nougat I may be able to get back my VoLTE. I have flashed other roms, including custom roms, too but no luck so far.


texts: Can Android 4.1 Jelly Bean open MS-office and PDF files?

texts: I want to buy a HCL tablet that have Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. I want to know if it can open MS-office and PDF files.


texts: Moving App to SD Card in Android 10 (LineageOS 17.1)

texts:
My phone (a Samsung A3 2016) used to allow me to move some apps to the SD card under its stock ROM (Android 7).

Last year I updated to Android 9 using LineageOS 16.0 and more recently to Android 10 with LineageOS 17.1.

However, ever since I made the switch I've lost the ability to move apps to the SD card. I go into Settings>Apps and notifications>App Info, choose an app that I know can be transferred, and the option is no longer there. I was hoping that the upgrade to Android 10 would fix this but it hasn't.

Does Android 10 no longer support this feature? Is it just the custom ROM I've used? Or is there a way to re-enable this feature. I would really like to get it working again as my phone only has 16GB of internal storage.


texts:
I need to have the time/clock on for about 30 mins. Just the time I can see in dark. The screen doesn't turn off.

Is there any application or way I can have the time on for xx minutes in case I need it?

HTC Desire on Android 2.1


texts:
I have Galaxy Sii s9100 with CM 10.2 (android 4.3)

I am encountering the bug that fill the folder /data/log and display the notfication "Storage space running out"

I can see that the problem is coming from the log folder using DiskUsage (1741Mo)

The problem is I can't succeed to empty this folder, I tried :

DiskUsage (it says that I can't delete log files)
ES Explorer (the folder looks empty)
Dial *#9900# (got an error IHM not valid)

Any other ideas ? Or any ideas why I can't use these methods ?


texts: How to move Android folder to SD Card in LG P760 to install big games?

texts:
I want to install Wolfs Among Us on LG P760 which  requires 2.5GB of space. I don't have that much space to even download the game, but I do have 3GB of free space on SD card.

Game installs itself only in Android folder ( Android\obb ) which is located in internal memory card. Back on my old phone, HTC Desire S, Android folder was default set on SD Card so I had no problem installing heavy games as long as I had memory on SD card. But my LG P760 has Android folder in Internal storage, so I can't install the game.

If you folks find me a way to set Android folder on SD card, or just install game in SD card, I will be really thankful to you! Here are few things I've tried :

About Link2SD, I haven't really tried it. I think it just moves folder after game is installed. I don't have enough storage on internal memory to even download the game, so I can't use that option. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it only moves folders, not changes default install directory.
Unsuccessfully tried the steps mentioned here. I get stuck every time I try to search for my device using the command 'adb devices', and my phone doesn't show up even after I have enabled USB debugging.
Rooting - I didn't do it yet, but if process requires rooting, I'll do it. I have never done that before, so I would thank you if you could show me which rooting program to install.


texts: How can I install Android built from source on a bare device?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can I install Android on my non-Android device?

I did look at this
Can I install Android on my non-Android device?

But my question is a little bit different.

I am trying to install Android on Sony Ericsson Satio (Symbian S60).

Can it be done? If yes, then the question is how?

Are there guides/installers/tools available?

Thanks,
Aseem Chiplonkar


texts:
I've tried to extract the images of 2 different APKs, from the drawable folder.

One of them contains PGT files, and the other one contains mostly TEX files and one ACT file.

Couldn't open neither.

Is there any other way to extract an APK's images other than just opening it using WinRAR?

Or maybe there's a way to open those PGT and TEX files? (Couldn't find any.)


texts:
There are daily nightly updates on CyanogenMod, and I have some waiting.

Can I just omit the older ones and update straight to the newest one?


texts: Can't launch Android Auto, keeps asking to enable drawing over other apps

texts:
Within the past couple of weeks or so, I've started having an issue with Android Auto not launching when I connect to my car's Bluetooth.  Whenever I try launching Auto, it shows a dialog instructing me to enable drawing over other apps.  I hit the continue button, it takes me the setting, and it's already enabled.  Returning to Auto, it's still asking for this permission.  If I hit the "No Thanks" button, the app just exits, meaning I can't even use it in a diminished capacity.

I've tried a number of things already, from disabling the setting and re-enabling it, to uninstalling and reinstalling Android Auto.  None of it has worked.  I don't remember getting a system update in this period of time, but it's entirely possible (even likely) that Android Auto received an update that somehow broke it.

What do I need to do in order to get Android Auto working again?


texts: Why does one type of tethering obstruct MTP while another doesn't?

texts:
When I use the native USB tethering function of my phone, it makes MTP stop working. I can't use both MTP and tether both at the same time.

However, when I USB tether via ClockworkMod Tether, I can still use MTP even while tethering.

What is the technical reason for this difference? If it's technically possible to tether and use MTP at the same time, why is that not typically enabled in the native functionality of the phone?

I use OS X, so by MTP I mean Android File Transfer. But I think this works the same way on Windows and Linux too.


texts: How to dial A, B, C, and D in a phone call?

texts:
Just out of curiosity, how do I dial A, B, C, or D in a phone call using an Android cell phone? When I open the phone app, I only see the keys in the first 3 columns, i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, *, 0, and #.

I know that A, B, C, and D aren't used as much as the other 12 keys, but since they're defined, there should be a way I can use them, right?


texts: Different types of downloads on Cyanogen OS Website

texts:
** This question is for Cyanogen OS and not Cyanogen Mod.

On the Cyanogen OS download page, for my device (YU Yuphoria), I see 3 different downloads for my device, i.e.

cm-12.1-YOG4PAS47N-lettuce-signed-fastboot-5d674b9b61.zip

cm-12.1-YOG4PAS47N-lettuce-signed-806afa8c62.zip

cm-12.1-YOG4PAS47N-lettuce-boot-debuggable-c915697c50.img

It is clear that the first one is the firmware which is to be flashed over fastboot, but I'm skeptical about the second & the third one..

What do the 2nd & the 3rd link provide?


texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, which I use with a Verizon wireless router.  Somewhere nearby there is also an "xfinitywifi" wireless access point which appears in the tablet's wireless setup page.

I've noticed that when I walk out of range of my own access point, my tablet attempts to automatically connect to this open hotspot.  Unfortunately, the "open" "xfinitywifi" hotspot actually requires some kind of Web login and the tablet stalls while attempting to connect to it.  When I walk back in range of my own router, the tablet often continues trying to connect to the xfinitywifi router and I have to re-select my own manually.

Is there any way to configure the WiFi settings so this does not occur?


texts: Removed an Xposed module but still causing conflict

texts: I installed Disable Location Consent and have been having GPS issues where I cannot actually use High Accuracy mode so I removed this module but the problem still remains. Are there remnants of the modules modifications somewhere? How can I find them? I've already tried wiping Dalvik, Data, and Cache.


texts: Joining a public WiFi made the owner able to send me a Facebook friend request. How?

texts:
I walked by a bar with free, unsecured WiFi. My device auto-joined it, and a minute later I had a friend request on Facebook from that very bar.

How did they get my Facebook identity just from joining their WiFi? It feels a bit intrusive for them to do that, and honestly it makes me a bit paranoid about how much information about me is made available to the owner of the bar so easily.


texts: Malware adding code to ga.js opens up random ads/websites?

texts:
A friend of mine just handed me his tablet saying that everytime he open a webpage the browser redirects to several advertisement page (or, it "adds" advertisements on the page).

This happens both on Chrome and the stock browser.

I used USB debugging to look at the browser request and I think I found the culprit. When the browser loads http://www.google-analytics.com/ga.js the actual code is different. See this screenshot (the green line is where ga.js should
terminate):

(and the added code goes on...)

I initially thought that some malware changed the hosts file and assigned a different IP to the google-analytics website, but this is not the case since when I visit the above link directly I see the correct JS code.

How can I track which app is doing this?


texts: How to make marshmallow obey `ro.secure=0`

texts:
I'm using a Nexus 5X with release 6.0.0 (MDB08M).  I unlocked the bootloader with fastboot oem unlock, then created a boot image with a /default.prop file containing ro.secure=0.  This appears to work, in that when I boot my device, I get:

shell@bullhead:/ $ getprop ro.secure
0

Unfortunately, though adb root seems to succeed and reports:

restarting adbd as root

It does not get me a root shell.  ps confirms adbd is still running as the shell user.  My question is how to make adbd obey ro.secure, or whether there is some other easy way to get root by modifying /default.prop or changing the kernel command-line arguments.  I know there are third-party tools such as SuperSU, but I'm hoping to get a root shell without loading any third-party software on my phone.

To reproduce what I did, you can grab boot.img out of the Nexus factory image (unzipping image-bullhead-mdb08m.zip).  Unpack the boot image using split_bootimg_pl.  Unpack and repack boot.img-ramdisk.gz (I packed it using find . | bsdcpio -R 0:0 -H newc -o |gzip -9 > ../newramfs.gz).  Create a new-boot.img using mkbootimg as follows:

mkbootimg -o new-boot.img --pagesize 4096 --base 0 --kernel_offset 0x8000 --ramdisk_offset 0x2000000 --tags_offset 0x1e00000 --kernel boot.img-kernel --ramdisk boot.img-ramdisk.gz --cmdline "console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 androidboot.hardware=bullhead boot_cpus=0-5 lpm_levels.sleep_disabled=1 msm_poweroff.download_mode=0"

And finally of course flash new-boot.img with fastboot flash boot new-boot.img.


texts: Is there a way to disable the right-to-left-stroke-to-delete-gesture in Google handwriting input?

texts: I couldn’t find any option in settings to disable the right-to-left-stroke-to-delete-gesture in Google (Japanese) handwriting input. Is there a way to do that?


texts:
I recently deleted all of my pictures by mistake from my samsung galaxy s4.
I went into my files and documents and deleted not realising it would delete all my pics!

Is there a way for me to recover them?

My phone is not rooted. I have not taken any pictures since but have received pictures through whatsapp?


texts: How do I move screens in the app drawer?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5.  I have a bunch of apps installed.  From the home screen, I can tap on the Apps icon.  This takes me to the App Drawer.  In the App Drawer, I have 2 screens full of icons of apps.  I have a 3rd screen full of folders with icons of apps in them.  I would like to move the 3rd screen so that it becomes the first screen.  How do I do this?

If I were on the Home Screen, I can long press to allow editing the screens.  Here I can long press on a screen and move it to the left or right of other screens and reposition them.

This doesn't work in the App Drawer.  I can't seem to do this in the App Drawer.  I tap on the menu and tap on Edit.  I am not able to reposition the screens.


texts:
I want to build an android image in my Nexus 5, but the adb devices cannot detect the device. I think I have a USB access problem in my laptop. When I plug the device, it is not connected.
Here are some outputs of the various commands that were suggested when I googled it:

lsusb -t:

/:  Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 5000M
/:  Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/9p, 480M

/:  Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/2p, 480M

|__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/8p, 480M

sudo fdisk -l

Attention : identifiant de table de partitions GPT (GUID) détecté sur « /dev/sda » ! L'utilitaire fdisk ne prend pas GPT en charge. Utilisez GNU Parted.

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 têtes, 63 secteurs/piste, 121601 cylindres, total 1953525168 secteurs
Unités = secteurs de 1 * 512 = 512 octets
Taille de secteur (logique / physique) : 512 octets / 4096 octets
taille d'E/S (minimale / optimale) : 4096 octets / 4096 octets
Identifiant de disque : 0x8c377765

Périphérique Amorçage  Début         Fin      Blocs    Id.        Système
/dev/sda1               1  1953525167   976762583+  ee  GPT
La partition 1 ne commence pas sur une frontière de cylindre physique.

dmesg | tail ⇒ plug the usb ⇒ dmesg | tail -n 20: here is the difference between the 2 previous commands:

[ 2919.365968] [UFW BLOCK] IN=wlan0 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:c4:2c:03:2f:2d:54:08:00 SRC=141.223.83.156 DST=224.0.0.1 LEN=44 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=63097 PROTO=UDP SPT=64283 DPT=8612 LEN=24
[ 2939.662014] [UFW BLOCK] IN=wlan0 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:c4:2c:03:2f:2d:54:08:00 SRC=141.223.83.156 DST=224.0.0.1 LEN=44 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=9057 PROTO=UDP SPT=54364 DPT=8612 LEN=24
[ 2954.005896] [UFW BLOCK] IN=wlan0 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:c4:2c:03:2f:2d:54:08:00 SRC=141.223.83.156 DST=224.0.0.1 LEN=44 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=65052 PROTO=UDP SPT=61778 DPT=8612 LEN=24
[ 2975.324471] [UFW BLOCK] IN=wlan0 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:c4:2c:03:2f:2d:54:08:00 SRC=141.223.83.156 DST=224.0.0.1 LEN=44 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=21456 PROTO=UDP SPT=59758 DPT=8612 LEN=24
[ 2996.844609] [UFW BLOCK] IN=wlan0 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:01:c4:2c:03:2f:2d:54:08:00 SRC=141.223.83.156 DST=224.0.0.1 LEN=44 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=58470 PROTO=UDP SPT=55238 DPT=8612 LEN=24

4.usb-devices

    T:  Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=480 MxCh= 2
    D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
    P:  Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0002 Rev=03.13
    S:  Manufacturer=Linux 3.13.0-55-generic ehci_hcd
    S:  Product=EHCI Host Controller
    S:  SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.0
    C:  #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=0mA
    I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub

    T:  Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#=  2 Spd=480 MxCh= 8
    D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
    P:  Vendor=8087 ProdID=8000 Rev=00.04
    C:  #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=0mA
    I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub

    T:  Bus=02 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=480 MxCh= 9
    D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
    P:  Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0002 Rev=03.13
    S:  Manufacturer=Linux 3.13.0-55-generic xhci_hcd
    S:  Product=xHCI Host Controller
    S:  SerialNumber=0000:00:14.0
    C:  #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=0mA
    I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub

    T:  Bus=03 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#=  1 Spd=5000 MxCh= 4
    D:  Ver= 3.00 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=03 MxPS= 9 #Cfgs=  1
    P:  Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0003 Rev=03.13
    S:  Manufacturer=Linux 3.13.0-55-generic xhci_hcd
    S:  Product=xHCI Host Controller
    S:  SerialNumber=0000:00:14.0
    C:  #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=0mA
    I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub  ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub

Thank your for your help :)


texts: So I found an old Whatsapp backup from my now broken Windows phone and I'd like to view the messages to see why I backed them up in the first place

texts:
There are folders dated like this 2017-09-20-0000.

And within these folders are three files each calls, messages and settings.

They are also labelled "Data Base File"

Now I don't have the slightest idea how to view these messages. Can I put them in my android phone? Do I need to decrypt them somehow?

Any help appreciated.


texts: How to force-close when error message keeps popping

texts:
I'm new to Android development.

I wrote a funny app which endlessly pops messages saying "Unfortunately, YOUR_FREAKING_APP has stopped." on launch.

To force-close it, I held down the Home button but the Recent Apps doesn't show while the message box is active. Another message box shows after I touch 'OK' roughly in 500ms.

Workarounds I've found so far:

Close the message box and hold down the Home button as quickly as possible. → rarely works.

Connect the device to PC and open Notifications, then touch 'Connected as a media de...' to switch to 'USB computer connection'.
After switching, the mesage box doesn't show up any more.
Touch 'OK' and adios. → this works but what if away from PC?

Restart

Are there any other methods to force close?


texts:
My phone is rooted and has USB debugging enabled because I do some development on it.  In a moment of pre-caffeinated mental weakness, I plugged it into a cheap Chinese power bank. The phone promptly stopped responding to touch input until I hard-rebooted. This reminded me that malicious chargers are apparently a thing.
My google-fu hasn't shown any in the wild, I have no other symptoms, and Malwarebytes is giving me the all-clear... so I'm not particularly worried.
Generally speaking though, how would you go about detecting a malicious charger?


texts: How to manually restore Call Log from adb backup on OnePlus One? (SMS already restored)

texts:
I ran adb backup with all the backup flags on my OnePlus One (which I had gradually upgraded from 44S to 05Q). Then I wiped it, reimaged it with a fresh image of 05Q, and tried to restore my SMS and call logs.

I managed to restore the SMS history by copying back the  /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases folder to my new phone and setting the permissions appropriately. But for the life of me I can't figure out how to restore my call logs -- I can't figure out which folder to restore from and I can't figure out where to restore it to. It seems to me that the two might be different because I originally upgraded the phone from a slightly older version of Cyanogenmod whereas the fresh copy is completely new, but either way I can't figure out how to do this. I have a nagging feeling that the call log might not have even been backed up, but that would be strange because the SMS log was...

Any ideas?


texts: I use my Samsung a10e for tethering to my Chromebook. Recently, after a recent update, I noticed that it keeps disconnecting a lot

texts:
A little bit of more information.
My phone is a Samsung a10e. My Chromebook runs Chrome OS, obviously.
Recently, I had a phone update a few days ago. Now, I've noticed that my phone keeps disconnecting at random intervals during the day. It has gotten very annoying, and I've tried a lot of things.
A shortlist:

Completely shut down the phone and powered it back on
Restarted the phone
Reset network settings
I tried looking into Chrome Connectivity Diagnostics, but unfortunately, my Chromebook is managed by school admins and they have rigorous blocking measures. I can't really do many things, so if you suggest something, I'll look into it, but I probably won't be able to do it.

So yeah, the school admins control a lot of things and have disabled features that I can't access. Hopefully, this can be solved on my phone, though.
EDIT: Sometimes when I turn off my phone it disconnects. When I place it down sometimes it disconnects. When I turn it upwards it disconnects. It's been driving me crazy.


texts: I have iBall Andi 3.5 KKe winner, Android 4.2.2. It records every call and there is a logo "REC" on calling screen, showing recording time. There is no option of turning call recording off. In apps there is nothing like "auto call recording". I have rooted my phone. How to remove/uninstall auto call recording?


texts: How can I "right click" with a USB mouse on Android 3.1?

texts:
I've got a Logitech USB mouse and keyboard plugged into my Xoom, which is running Tiamat 1.4.4 kernel on top of Android 3.1. Both are recognized and provide input correctly, but I noticed that the right mouse button is treated just as a left mouse button click. I had hoped that this would instead act like a long press since that's something of an analogue to the right click concept, but I can't find a way to do so. This is particularly annoying because I'm trying out Splashtop and it makes a lot of things really awkward or downright impossible.

Is there any setting (or other method) to make the right click button actually perform a "right click" type of action, such as a long press?


texts: Pixel USB C Earbuds choppy sound skipping music

texts:
On a HUAWEI P20 lite (Nova E3)
I have tried the basics in sound and use audio though USB
I was told on Reddit that they would work in the devices sub/

Also, when I try to answer a call, it hangs up.

I have searched but it comes up with completely irrelevant topics.
Thankyou


texts: Disabling the power button on an Android phone?

texts:
I'm COMPLETELY new to Stack Exchange (I created my account about ten minutes ago) so I apologize if this is the wrong [folder? group? forum?] to ask this. I'm also posting the same question in the Android community. Thanks for ANY suggestions, including any better places to post this.
Back story: My father has moderately advanced Alzheimer's. He has a cellphone (smartphone) which was primarily intended to give my mother a way to touch base with him on the rare occasions she has to go somewhere and he can't come with her (i.e. doctor's appointments, etc). Back when he was still driving (against my objections) I also installed an app that tracks the phone after he got lost a few times or went out without telling anyone where he was going.
The problem is that he obsessively turns the phone off (completely powered down). No matter how many times we tell him/put sticky notes on the phone/write "NO" in Sharpie on the side/put tape over it/etc. He carries it around with him all the time, but will never leave it on.
I know that for a full answer I'd need to have the make/model of the phone, which I'm working on getting and will update this post as soon as I do. But for now:
Is it ever possible to disable the power button or prevent it from actually turning off the phone? Alternatively, is there an app or anything that would allow us to turn it on remotely, or any (affordable) phone that has a more complicated power-down system or an option to disable it? As a last resort, would anyone like to rush out to put a patent on a no-power-down phone and I'll be happy to be your beta tester? I'm kind of surprised this isn't something already on the market, as many Alzheimer's caregivers who report similar problems, but I've googled for hours and haven't been able to find one.
Or if anyone can share something they did accidentally that broke their power button, I'll be happy to try to replicate it...
I've called several cell phone repair/service shops and gotten answers ranging from "No, it's impossible on any phone" to "Sure, all you have to do is set a password, then he can't turn off the phone without the password" (which I tested out on my phone and it didn't make a difference, but will also test on his the next time I see them). I can't tell which ones just don't want to be bothered/want to get me in in hopes of an upsell/feel like it'd be a CS issue later on/etc.
Thanks in advance.


texts: How to see the contents of boot partition

texts:
Does anybody know how to mount the boot partition?On my nexus 7, I booted to recovery and tried to mount the boot partition using the following-

mount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/boot /boot

But this failed.
I tried to do read-only mount and mount using vfat, but with no success.


texts: How prevent Pixel 2 from sleeping while dictating?

texts: I just dictated a long email message, but several times during the dictation, my Pixel 2 went into sleep mode, so I had to unlock it to continue dictating. Is there a setting I have to modify to keep it from doing this?


texts: How to show screen touches on Android 2.3

texts:
I have to show my Android 2.3 phone on a projector and I like audience to see what control I touch. There is a developer setting in Android 4 to show touches.
How can I do it in Android 2.3? Is there an app for it?


texts: Will sdcard0 be encrypted on HTC One XL?

texts:
If I want to connect to our company Exchange server I am forced to encrypt my android (cm11).

Q1) My question is whether ever /sdcard0 will be encrypted too.

Note that HTC One XL got only internal storeage, no external SD card is present.

That is the location where I got pictures taken, installers for cm etc.

Q2) if /sdcard0 is encrypted too will I be able to access the files on sdcard0 via Mass Storage?
Q3) from the research I did, I would be able to update cm using "using a tmpfs mount for /sdcard and 'adb push update.zip /sdcard' just seconds flashing". Is that correct?
Q4) if I update cm will the data on /sdcard0 be still accessible?
Q5) I read that the only way to decrypt android phone is factory reset. That's something I do always before installing new version of cm. But this does not touch any data on /sdcard0. If /sdcard0 is encrypted what is the way for me to decrypt my phone?


texts: Which WiFi-Direct commands can be used in Android?

texts:
I am interested to know what commands can be used in Android to control WiFi direct from the terminal/command line. I took a look into p2p WIFI direct but I didn't catch these commands!!

I can find commands used with Linux from this link. Can the same be used with Android? If so, how can I access them on a rooted device?


texts: Screen turns black during call after adding SD card

texts:
I have a Colours X120Q (Shine II) running Android 4.2.1.

Phone calls worked fine before I added a SD card in the device, after which the screen started turning black (shutting off) during calls. This behaviour continued even after I removed the SD card. There are no apparent setting for proximity sensors nor are there any options in the call setting of the phone application.

What can I do other than restoring factory settings?


texts: Keyboard symbols popping up when using a blue tooth keyboard

texts: I just wondered how to turn these off.  They are really annoying and come up all the time when I am using my blue tooth mouse.  I can't type the next word until I pick a vowel with a symbol which is absolutely incorrect.  How can I turn this blue tooth keyboard feature off completely?


texts: How can I fix this time-zone problem with calendar events that started after installing Android 2.3?

texts:
I'm using a Nexus One on T-Mobile in the US. A couple months ago my OS was updated to Android 2.3. Since then I've had a weird problem with my calendar events.

I can view calendar events just fine, and the calendar syncs with my Google Account bi-directionally without issue.

When I create a calendar event, the "time zone" option defaults to my current time zone, "GMT -4, Eastern Standard Time", just like it did on Android 2.2. However, when I touch the time zone option to select a time zone, there are two time zone entries that match mine. One is "GMT -4, Eastern Standard Time", the other is "GMT -4, Eastern Time".

The problem happens when I edit an event. Frequently, when I edit a calendar entry, the event jumps 4 hours ahead unless I manually edit it back down. For example, if I create a calendar event and set the starting time to 1:00pm, when I edit the event I've created the edit screen will show a starting time of 5:00pm. It still shows the correct time zone, but it adds the 4 hour GMT difference into the event's starting time. If I save the event without adjusting it back down, the next time I edit it it will say 9:00pm. This happens regardless of whether the event was originally created on the phone, or if it was created on my desktop PC by visiting http://www.google.com/calendar. It doesn't seem to matter which of the two "US Eastern Time" options I select when creating an event on the phone. This problem did not exist before I installed Android 2.3. It doesn't happen with every single event, but I haven't been able to figure out what the common element is between the unaffected events. It does seem that events that are freshly-created are less prone to this problem (possibly the problem starts after the data's been synced a few times?)

If I create a calendar event on my phone, and then edit it on my desktop PC using http://www.google.com/calendar, the PC edit screen behaves normally, and the changes sync back to my phone without issue. Only when editing events on the phone do I experience this problem.

It's very annoying that I have to dial my events back 4 hours every time I make a change to them. I've experimented with different settings but I haven't been able to figure out how to make this go away. Does anybody know how I can fix this?


texts: Internal and External SD card paths on Optimus 2X

texts:
When running the stock Optimus 2X ROM my "internal" SDCARD was mounted at /mnt/sdcard and my external SDCARD was mounted at /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD

I have now installed CM7.2 and the "internal" card is now mounted at /mnt/emmc and the external SD card is mounted at /mnt/sdcard

As a result, my restored apps (via Titanium) are looking at /mnt/sdcard for files that are at /mnt/emmc

My questions:

1) why do the two ROMs treat the cards so differently?
2) the stock LG way seems "better" as the "internal" card was actually being used by apps, now it's tucked away at /mnt/emmc how will it be used?
3) what's the ideal way to resolve my "apps looking in the wrong place" problem?
a) just copy the files from /mnt/emmc to /mnt/sdcard?
b) something else


texts: Automatically cycle between web tabs on Android?

texts:
I have an information board in an office which I wish to display live web data from an external source as well as data from an internal source.

I was using Revolver Tabs for Chrome but this is not supported for Android.

Is there any other way I can achieve that?


texts: I'm thinking about replacing an iPhone with Android device, but before I do that I'd like to know which versions of Android support multiple Exchange accounts? Are all main features (Mail/Calendar/Contacts) supported when several accounts are set up?


texts: Sony Xperia S - suddenly can't connect to PC anymore (it was working before)

texts:
I see there are various threads for Galaxy S3 having this problem, but my phone is Sony Xperia S.

My phone used to connect to PCs fine, but today when I tried connecting to my laptop it wouldn't recognize it. This happens on Windows and on Ubuntu, with the original USB cable, and  with a generic one. The same cables and computers used to work fine with my phone.

Also, the phone does not give any notification that a PC has been connected, i.e. the phone itself doesn't recognize that a PC has been connected. It starts charging, though.

I tried rebooting Android, I also tried enabling USB debugging, but none of it helped.


texts: How can I remove the SIM lock from my Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T-Mobile?

texts:
I got an Galaxy S Blaze 4G as a gift from USA. The phone is locked and did not accept any SIM card in my country (just for T-mobile). Instead it ask for a unlock code.

Ts there any software way to unlock the phone (maybe with help of root)?


texts: Why cant TWRP boot into recovery mode anymore?

texts: I installed cyanogenmode using TWRP and used my MOTO G 2013 without any issues. Used it all afternoon without major problems (let me add that it is a nightly version) After a few hours I decided to create a backup file and then reboot the phone. Now it is stuck at the logo screen and it wont even let me use the recovery mode. What can be the issue?


texts: Why aren't these UI "hacks" more often exploited?

texts:
What I'm talking about:

Facebook publishes a standalone app called Messenger on the Play Store. It's a chat app, for interactions with other Facebook users. It implements something called "chat heads" which are these round bubbles that sit on top of everything else in the Android UI (except the status bar) that allow for opening an Always On Top chat UI.

Facebook also publish their namesake app, which implemented intrusive notifications for itself, that appear at the top of the screen and contain their relevant content.
They render on top of the system status bar preventing access to it when the app isn't active

These are benign examples but they intrude on userland and feel malicious in the way they manifest themselves -- appearing without warning.
Facebook gave its apps hidden ways to disable these things.
What surprises me is that there are not more apps that exploit these UI security "holes".
If I were in the business of infecting people's phones, I would take advantage of this and make the most infuriatingly annoying malware because it's as if one program is given control of the entire interface  with no escape.
Imagine the things a malicious bit of code could do if it literally prevented the user from doing anything about it. They can't use the interface, so they can't kill the app, they can't turn off the phone and on many phones you can't remove the battery, etc.
Is there an obvious reason why this sort of thing isn't more exploited? I can't find much about it.


texts: Problem with wi-fi after updating Nexus S to Android 4

texts:
My Nexus S phone doesn't detect any wi-fi networks after the update to Ice Cream Sandwich.

Any suggestions?


texts: Cut power to a phone without a removable battery?

texts:
Well just as the title says, if you have a phone without a removable battery (HTC One X) and it freezes while modding it, how do you cut the power if you can't pop out the battery?

I could see non removable batteries being a huge issue to phone modders like me.


texts:
My samsung galaxy s4 screen and touch no longer work and I am trying to move my photos to my mac. The screen is locked and the mac is not authorized to connect the phone. I've tried to use a mouse to control the phone, it didn't work. I do not have a samsung account so I cannot unlock the screen that way. I know the problem could probably be solved by rooting but because I need my warranty this is not an option. I have onedrive(skydrive) installed, maybe it is possible to remotely activate photo backups?

My question:
How can I get my photos off the device? or how can I unlock the screen so I can get the photos off the device?


texts: Does google voice require a data plan to place calls?

texts:
I own a Nexus S and will be travelling to US on a business trip. I will have a T-Mobile prepaid connection and intend to use Google Voice to make and receive calls.

Since I am currently outside the US, I cannot determine whether GV android app requires a cellular data plan to make calls.


texts:
I came from here. But I can't even copy /data.
With sudo cp -r /data/* /mnt/sdcard2/data_cp i get No such device or address and No such file or directoryerrors. And "ES File Exlporer" just Fails to copy it.

What elese can I try? I have a rooted and encrypted Lenovo A7000 and I run the commands in Material Terminal (with sudo installer)


texts:
I have the Blackview BV8000 Pro.

Today, suddenly the pin stopped working and I can not access my phone anymore.

When restarting the Phone (without a sim card), it asks for the pin twice.
The first time, it tells me it has to know the pin to boot the device;
I enter the pin and the device boots. -> pin is correct.

Then when it gets to the normal login screen, it asks again for the pin - this time it tells me the pin is wrong.

(When a simcard is in my phone, it asks first for the pin - than boots, than asks for the sim pin, confirms that, and then asks again for the pin on the logon screen- which doesnt work anymore.

What can I do to connect to my data?

The PIN is obviously the right one, since my phone can still boot with that one. And friends who know my pin can confirm that its the correct one.
(None of my friends could access my pin in the last few hours).

What can I do? (Besides hard reset it)


texts: Need Help Making 7" Monitor Display Android Screen

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I got a 7 inch ultra thin TFT LCD Color Monitor that has HDMI, AV, VGA, and is DC12 volt - USB 5 Volt by TOGUARD D701.
I want to use it in my car with a android device (phone or tablet) to display things like GPS or music.
So far I can not get any android device (only phones so far) to display. I have also tried an old iPhone 5s and an iPod that is 5 years old with HDMI adapters for both apple and android products.
I can't seem to get anything to display onto the dumb monitor. (Dumb meaning no OS to it besides the device trying to connect).
What do I need or am I doing wrong? I need to set this monitor up so my father can plug his phone in and have a GPS he can see. The monitor is brand new and can connect to an Xbox one. So why won't an any android phone display when connected. The phones support MHL HDMI. Do I need a different type of supported HDMI connection?


texts: contacts are not showing when I don't add a phone number

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Contacts aren't showing when I don't add a phone number.

I add tap the phone icon, I tap the person icon with the plus, I enter a name and email address.  I tap "done". It says "contact saved".   Then I hit back and look at the list and it's not there when it should be. I restart the phone and it's still not there.


texts: Preventing Android 7.0 Nougat from downloading updates over cellular data

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I got a notification this morning on my Nexus 6p informing me that the Android 7.0 Nougat update was ready to download and install on my phone.  The troubling thing about this was the following text:

  Future security updates may be downloaded and installed automatically, possibly using cellular data.

I don't want any updates to download and install over cellular, ever.  I am very frugal on my data usage, and normally have cellular data turned off - I turn it on only when I specifically need it.  The wording of the above text is just enough to make me wonder exactly to what lengths Android 7 is going to go to try to download security updates, and what control I am going to have over it, to the point that I'm not going to just allow it to perform this update without knowing more.  However, so far at least documentation on this seems to be hard to come by.

Is it possible to disable security updates over cellular?  I usually have a WiFi connection so it's not like I'm going for days with old software.  If not, will there be some kind of warning so if I am on cellular at the time I can prevent it from downloading until I get to WiFi?

Will Android 7.0 Nougat turn on mobile data even when I have it off just so it can download updates, or is turning off cellular data sufficient to prevent it from doing so?


texts: What does this reoccuring allert mean "NEW MMS message to download: size is 1KB, expires on ___, _:__PM."

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I get this all the time from contacts who insist they never sent me anything. Any clue?

I have a suspicion that somehow it is an error relating to others using imessage trying to contact me? or not?


texts: Recover From Bad Flash, Recovery Gone, ODIN no go Galaxy S6 Verizon

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I have a GS6 on 5.0.2. I wanted to get rid of my root and go back to stock firmware while upgrading to 5.1.1. So I flashed official 5.1.1 using odin but it failed. Recovery mode no longer works.

Odin seems to always fail. I can go back to download mode or be instructed to restore via Verizon's software assistant. Verizon's software is not supported on Windows 10 and won't detect my device on Windows 8.1. Smart switch is not recognized.  Here is what odin has to say. It fails at the system.img

Verizon G920V

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Binary Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1100)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Initialzation..
<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/004> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/004> sboot.bin
<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/004> cm.bin
<ID:0/004> boot.img
<ID:0/004> recovery.img
<ID:0/004> system.img
<ID:0/004>
<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

I have tried multiple firmwares. If I could find a pit file to flash I would.

Anyway, I went to Verizon and they are sending me a replacement in two days. In download mode it still says that the firmware is official. However it also says samsung custom. (Assuming the root) I don't know if Verizon will backcharge me for this. Is there any way to get rid of the custom status? When I put it in the box to return it I'll leave it on the System Software Update Failed screen.


texts: How to make my alarm as stable as a server?

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I have HTC Desire with original Android 2.2 (kernel 2.6.32.15-gf5a401c) with HTC Sence. I have not installed any task killers.

Now I have a stock alarm clock application.

Yesterday evening I set my alarm for 6:30am, but got up at 10 being 2h+ late for my work.
When I took my phone, I noticed 3 things

it was showing a message like "Adobe Flash Player cannot be installed without internet connection";
second thing I noted is "Low on space" notification --- common problem for HTC Desire;
my alarm was silently asking me if I want to snooze or dismiss it.

I want

to have an alarm clock on my phone as stable as my bicycle, i.e. which

works as expected;
does not turn off automatically after 1, 5, 10 or 100500 minutes;
does not stop working in case of update or any other event (except airplane mode);

to have Android update like Debian Squeeze, i.e. not to update automatically (at least if it causes problems), but gently suggest to install only security critical updates and to give any other suggestions only by special request;
some logging for my alarm to "debug" problems with waking up.

In the list above I mention not only the alarm, but the whole system (Android update), because I think that tuning off the system can help to stabilize my alarm. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Question

What can be done to make my system and, importantly, my alarm, very stable?
What is the most stable alarm clock app?
Is there any way to make it even more stable (for instance, turn off updates to stick with a stable version)?

What is done

I have found the following relevant threads:

"Is there an alarm clock event log?" has no satisfactory answer;
"Which Alarm clock app do you use to wake up in the morning?" suggests Smart Alarm Clock and Gentle Alarm, a similar thread suggests Alarm Clock Xtreme (ad-supported or paid ($2)); I do not have any information on stability of these;
the following threads about alarm clock incidents: [1], [2];
"disable update notification" - done.

Future

Probably at some point I will reinstall Android with a question of solving low internal memory problem in mind. So if there are some solutions for a different version of Android (say 2.3) or advice for installation to make my system and alarm stable I would like to know them.

Update
As roxan pointed out, probably alarm rings just for a few minutes. If it is so, I would like to turn off this feature or set this time to something big (2 hours or more).


texts: Can't access tethered server from Android browser. (Time out  or "URL blocked")

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Synopsis: Trying to access local web development server connected by WiFi to Android tether. Everything seems to be connected and operating correctly, but phone's web browser times out when accessing local server.

Context: I've got an Android device running android-wifi-tether. It works as advertised. I connect to it from my Ubuntu 12.04 laptop running Apache 2.2.22. The laptop is manually configured to IP 192.168.2.100 in the hosts file. It can ping itself and access it's own web server through that address.

The WiFi tether hotspot gives the laptop the same 192.168.2.100 address(Laptop was configured to match the hotspot address as a troubleshooting step, and could be wrong.) Using ping I can ping the laptop from the phone using the 192.168.2.100 address. Using portscan the phone shows port 80 open on the 192.168.2.100 address.

So, everything looks like it's in place, but any attempt to browse to http://192.168.2.100 fails after a few moments with a 504(Gateway time out)

Any help would certainly be help.

Update:
I've install SSH and migrated to Nginx on the server. Portscan now shows ports 22 and 80 open. Using ConnectBot I can login and get my own shell on the server machine by IP address. This should indicate that the network is functioning properly.

I've also install the Dolphin browser on the phone to help verify that it's not an issue with the browser. Still I am curious if the browser is actually looking for the address first within the hotspot's IP space, or if it's looking to the internet, where that address will always time out.

I am very new to the Android scene. I would really appreciate some feedback as to how to get my phone browsing a tethered server. The workflow I'm looking for makes connection to a local server critical.

Thanks again.

Solution As I assumed, due to HTTP Proxy settings the web request was bypassing local addresses. I found that if I changed the tether network to 10.* IP range my provider responded with "access to this url has been blocked." That made it evident that something was blocking some requests, and more than likely also leaving the others to die out in the unroutable nether-net. Used HTTP Proxy Settings to clear out HTTP Proxy address.


texts: I have sdcard formated as adopted storage. I have also root and made a copy of encryption key which is in /data/misc/vold dir. I'm using it to access files on sdcard on PC with Linux. I'm planning to format /data partition and set up everything from beginning. Question is if I place same sdcard, with same content (formated previously as adopted storage) in phone and key file in /data/misc/vold from TWRP can I be able to access files on fresh system?


texts: Will deleted apps be restored when I reset factory data?

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I need to reset my phone to get it back to what it was like when I first bought it. If I reset it to factory settings, will the apps I've deleted be restored as well?
If not how do I find and restore those apps?