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I don't understand why many newer phones use the pattern lock by default as opposed to a more traditional pin. All I see is downsides:

I find it slightly more tricky to keep dragging throughout the whole motion as opposed to tapping the numbers, especially when using one hand.
I found myself far more tempted to use poor patterns (like L shape or M or 4...) than I ever did to pick a poor pin (like 1234 or my birth year)
The shape you drag out on the dots is much more easily visible to somebody standing next to you than tapping out a pin is, mostly because it draws the actual polygon on the screen as you do it and its relatively huge. It can be turned off but I've yet to see anybody do it.
When I look at the fingerprints on my phone screen, where I dragged the pattern is quite clearly distinguishable, probably because the gesture is way larger than any other touch motion I do on the screen.
I find it more difficult to remember longer patterns than equal length pin's. This probably depends on the person but I think the fact that I've been remembering various series of numbers for decades also plays a role.

So overall it just seems like a bad idea. Why are they so popular as of late? Some advantage that I'm missing?


texts: How to determine in which version an Android bug was fixed?

texts:
How does one determine when a specific Android bug was fixed?

Specifically, I'm interested in learning in which Android version bug 58779 was fixed.

Someone marked it obsolete, which either means it has been fixed or someone erroneously marked it that way.


texts:
What is the directory "debuglogger" (/storage/emulated/0/debuglogger) for and how to completely remove it? In a week it uses almost 5% of my phone's memory. I have to delete it manually to free space, but it creates itself again in seconds.
I have a Nokia 2.3 phone with Android 11, could anyone help me to stop this?


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i have a Huawei Harman/kardon M2-802L tablet. i want to make calls using sim card. there was no default calling app. i downloaded one, but the device showing :"your device is unable to make calls" when i try to open it.

anyone please advice. thanks in advance


texts: What does the "no command" screen mean? (Trying to execute hard reset Recovery)

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I'm trying to hard reset a Motorola XT1058 I inherited from my sister that's sending me to the No command screen.

When I press the all of the Power + VolUp + VolDown for a while and release which takes me to the AP Fastboot Flash Mode screen, which reads as follows :

AP Fastboot Flash Mode (S)
30.BE (sha-34b7ccb, 2015-04-22 12:57:17)
eMMC: 16GB Sandisk RV=06 PV=07 TY=17
DRAM: 2048MB Hynix S4 SDRAM DIE=4GB
Up Time: 3 minutes
Device is LOCKED. Status Code: 0
Battery OK
Connect USB Data Cable

Boot Mode Selection Menu
Vol Up Selects, Vol Down Scrolls
Normal Powerup
Recovery
Factory
Barcodes
BP Tools
------------------
Fastbook Reason: Key pressed

I then navigate to Recovery and that takes me to the No Command page. What exactly is this No Command page about? I wonder if it's related to the Device is LOCKED message that shows up in the Flash Mode screen? My sister does have a password enabled on the device. Maybe she has to first disable it?


texts: I just got a BLU Energy 2 phone and I love it. The only problem I have is that it's not reading the 64gb sd card that I just bought for it. I made sure the software was up to date, rebooted it multiple times with the sd card in it/without the sd card in it, connected it to my computer to see if there would be a file for it. I don't know what else I can do other than get a new sd card but I don't want to buy another new sd card and find out that's not the problem.


texts: Factory reset without accessing phone settings

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I have a Micromax A35 Android(2.3.5) phone which has been locked by repeated wrong attempts of the pattern lock.

Now the display screen asks me to enter my Google account username and password, but the WiFi and the mobile networks are disabled.

Is there a way to factory reset the phone without having access to the settings?


texts: Inspect Android Browser elements like Desktop Chrome Inspector

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I'm a web developer (don't know any native Android Development) and would like to inspect any web page in Android's browser without using an emulator.   Is there something available like how you can plug an iPhone into a Mac and use Safari to inspect the page just as if it were a webpage being loaded in the desktop Safari browser?

If this is not available, what is the next best thing?


texts:
I was trying to unlock my android phone by adb installed. I tried to followed these steps:

adb devices adb shell cd data/system su rm *.key

But when I typed and enter su, it's showing permission denied. My phone is also rooted, but I don't know why after entering su it's showing permission denied.

Can you please tell what extra steps I have to do so that I don't get permission denied?


texts:
I have zenfone 2. The guy that root my phone told me that I cannot run xmod coc there because zenfone 2 uses intell.

How do we know which devices xmod support?

Note: I tried and it didn't work.

I got that oops mod not working now

Also I already checked

http://m.xmodgames.com/faq/72.html

I am not sure if it's up to date. It says it doesn't support bluestack. Yet I've heard people playing coc with xmod with bluestack. It didn't work on my bluestack.

I am going to try xiaomi.


texts: How can I install Spotify on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9?

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Spotify's installation page forwards me to the Play Store, but the app is not available for my Galaxy Tab 8.9 in the store. Is there any another way install the app?

(It's a European Galaxy Tab with data service, but the app is not blocked based on region since I can install it on my phone without issues.)


texts: Where does Google Music store offline songs?

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I have a song I want to use for a ringtone, but the Google Music app doesn't let me set it.  I've checked on my sdcard/internal storage for a music/google/gmusic etc folder but can't find anything.

Where is the music file stored on my phone?


texts: Is there something in the Android architecture that prevents people from creating MP3 players that read embedded lyrics?

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When I play certain MP3 files (such as lessons from JapanesePod101.com) on my iPod Touch, lyrics or transcripts that are embedded in the MP3 files are displayed in the media player.

I find this to be an extremely useful feature, and I believe I'm not alone. Despite that, neither the stock Android media player nor any other media player I've downloaded from the Market seems to support this. I just have not been able to find any way to get feature on my Nexus One.

This feature is important enough to me that I'm considering learning Android development just so I can write a simple media player that displays embedded lyrics or notes. However, the fact that nobody else seems to have done this makes me wonder - is it even possible? Is there something in the Android architecture or APIs that make it difficult or impossible to read and display lyrics information from MP3 files?


texts: Run Windows Mobile 6 Classic Virtual Machine on Android

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I have a custom application that runs on Windows Mobile 6 Classic on a Psion Teklogix Workabout Pro G1/G2/G3. I am interested in running the same application without any alteration on an android device. Is there a way to run a virtual machine of Windows Mobile 6 Classic on an android device? Is there any other alternative to doing this without application alteration?
Thanks.
Mudassar Choudhry


texts: How to run Python interpreter embedded in apk and run script?

texts: I would like to know how I can go about running a Python interpreter that is embedded inside an Android Apk and making it run a .py script, or a pyc script. How can all this be configured from code?


texts: text editor that starts out in view mode?

texts: I would like a text editor that works like the Google Docs app, where you start out viewing a file and if you want to edit it you specifically have to click an "Edit" button.  The reason this would be useful is that the keyboard pops up automatically if you are editing text.  90% of the time, I simply want to view the text file and not make changes.  Or maybe I want to view the file and decide if I want to make changes after I see it.  Dismissing the keyboard or being prompted to save the file every time is annoying when I only wanted to view it.


texts: Is there a way to hide account in Gmail?

texts: I use two accounts for email, one for contacts. I see all 3 in Gmail app, but only want to see 2. Is there a way to only see my email accounts as choices?


texts: Family Link: how to set daily limits for one child regardless of which devices he/she uses?

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I can't find a way to set a daily limit to my daughter regardless of her devices. I want her to spend 2h max on screen no matter which device she uses on that day.

Yet she's getting 2h on her tablet and 2h on her smartphone.

Am I missing something? Does Family Link only allow to set device-specific limits?


texts: How to kill the screen recording "Start" dialog

texts:
After starting the Screen Recording app the "Start" dialog with the red circle is now always there. How can the app and that icon be closed?
This is Android9 on an Xiaomi Redmi 8A


texts: Enable/Disable application-specific settings (updates, upload) for a specific WiFi

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I would like to automate my android phone to do the following:

if connected_to_wifi(ssid=my_mobile_3g_router) then
    (1) disable automatic google play updates
    (2) turn off dropbox camera upload
    (3) enable VPN from no root firewall
else
    enable (1) (2), disable (3)

Can tasker or llama automate do it? I have tried automate but I haven't seen application specific settings. I could buy tasker if it could handle my case.

The reason should be clear: I travel a lot and being abroad I use 3g wifi mobile router to share Internet with my devices. Unfortunately, for my phone any wifi is seen as a resource without data limit which is not always true.

My question is a bit different but related to: Auto sync only when connected to a specific wifi network
In my question, I ask for application-specific settings. The related one is about system sync.


texts: How to Export Client Certificate from Firefox for Android on non-rooted device

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I had a website install a client certificate into my Firefox browser (v35.0.1) on my tablet and I want to export and backup the certificate. I've found out after the fact that Firefox on android doesn't actually provide any native mechanisms for managing the certificate store (and does not integrate with the Android native certificate store). Additionally, all Firefox add-ons I've found are out of date, preventing them from being installed.

I found an article here that suggests copying the cert9.db and key4.db files to PC and using a third-party application to extract the certificate and key, however this device is not rooted and the file browsers I've tried do not allow browsing the true root filesystem. As a workaround, I tried putting the path to the files in Firefox to download them to somewhere more accessible, however Firefox refuses to download them (though of note: it does see the files.

Is there any other way to access the certificate store in Firefox for Android or retrieve the cert/key db files from which I can extract the certificate?


texts: Attempted Nexus 6P bootloop fix, then factory reset, now won't boot at all

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My Nexus 6P started bootlooping and since it was out of warranty neither Google or Huawei could help me. I researched online and found the following solution: https://www.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p-bootloop-fix/

I followed the instructions and was able to get it all installed but when it came to reboot I got stuck on the Google logo for over an hour.

I then did a factory reset from recovery mode and now the device gets to the animated loading screen but always fails. It says "Can't load Android system. Your data may be corrupt..." Even after multiple clearing of the caches and data I can't load the phone.

I can no longer see the device under adb or fastboot and I am sure it is because USB Debugging is no longer set. I can't set this again because I can't get into the device. The Bootloader is still unlocked.

What options do I have?

EDIT: The recovery mode states "Supported API: 3"


texts: help I need to root my android due to "no memory space" but dont want to loose anything

texts: I want to root my andriod as it keeps saying my memory is low it wont let me download anything even tho there is memory there ?? Will rooting delete pictures apps music or contacts ?? If so is there a back up I could do on everything ?? Please neeed hellp


texts:
Is possible to replace the system font (Roboto) to San Fransisco font without rooting my Nokia 6.1+?
for example:
Roboto-Regular.ttf to SF-Regular.ttf
Roboto-Bold.ttf to SF-Bold.ttf
Roboto-Heavy.ttf to SF-Heavy.ttf
and so on...
I have done it successfully on rooted devices


texts: Shell with su cannot remount /sytstem. adb can.

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I am trying to mount the /system file partition in Android as rw. I have ro.insecure=0 in my default.prop. I have su installed and working correctly.
I can remount the file system using 'adb remount'
However, when I am in a shell prompt, I get a 'permission denied' error whenever I try to remount the partition.
Why would adb remount work but remounting as root user in a shell not work?

I am using

mount -o remount,rw /system

I have also tried

mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /system

but to no avail.

My default.prop has the following:

ro.secure=0
ro.debuggable=1
persist.sys.usb.config=adb
ro.adb.secure=0


texts: When I try to send a text message why does it go to drafts? And I still cant send the message even from drafts.


texts: Removing options features from Gboard suggestion bar

texts: Is there a way to remove the option items, including the arrow on the left, without removing the suggestion bar completely? I use the suggestions for words, but have no use for accessing things like themes and stickers. I've provided a photo of the offending items, since I'm not sure how to properly describe them. I'm using a Pixel 5.


texts: Does CyanogenMod Xperia Z3 Dual support LTE on any SIMs?

texts:
Wiki does not really say word about that: https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Z3dual_Info

Stock image does support it.

If it doesn't, then what is current progress in context of dual sim?


texts: Termux/node.js steam hourboost on android

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i'm newbie in scripting i'm trying to run node.js script with termux on android and i'm getting errors everytime i have no idea how to fix i know nothing about that so what code must i use?

http://imgur.com/DbYFtJS here is screenshot

https://imgur.com/LgdXobK he do it without problems


texts:
sorry if the question is a bit off-topic but any help would be much appreciated.

I have a Samsung S4 [I9505] and I was looking for a good protective case for it. initially I was going for a Slim TPU Gel case but it didn't feel like it would give much protection from bumps etc.

I was thinking of buying a leather case with a magnetic closure but after reading a bit online, people are saying the magnetic flap which closes the case can damage the AMOLED screen, also the magnet that sits on the screen side. So do you think it could be risky to use this case? Would it damage my phone or screen in any way?


texts: Why does Google Photos "Free up space" feature tell me I can free up only 12MB?

texts:
I'm using Google Photos to backup and sync my photos to the cloud. In the menu in the Android app there's an option called "Free up storage", which will supposedly

  Remove original photos & videos from your device that are already backed up.

Clicking it brings up a dialog that says

  Free up 12.46 MB

  Remove 6 items from device

  These items have been safely backed up to your Google account. You'll still be able to view them at any time.

This makes no sense at all, considering I have backed up 500+ photos using the app. They all appear at https://photos.google.com so I'm 100% sure they are backed up. Of those 500+ photos, only 31 are recent ones (less than 30 days old) and the rest are older, up to a year old.

Why does it say that it can only remove 6 photos and free up 12 MB? Is it because my phone has 3 GB free internal storage and 20 GB free SD Card storage already?

I am aware of the "Delete from device" option to delete individual photos, what I'm interested in here is how the "Free up storage" feature works, and why it won't actually free up all the backed up photos.


texts: How to unhide a contact address in Google Maps?

texts: I accidentally hid a contact on Google Maps, thereby removing his/her address on the map. How do I undo this action?


texts: Import my Personal Profile contact from a vCard

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Is there a way or an app to restore my own personal contact (the one available in Contacts selecting the Personal Profile command) from a VCard (*.vcf)?

All contacts can be exported to the SD card (so also the personal one), but importing back the personal vcard put it in standard contact and not in the personal one...


texts: What does it mean when the connectivity icons in the status bar go white/gray?

texts:
The connectivity icons (Data, Mobile Signal, Wifi) in the status bar on my Nexus S are normally green, but sometimes they go white. I can't seem to figure out what this means, as I still have a signal and can receive phonecalls/texts.

They are always all the same, e.g. either all white or all green. I'm on Android 2.3.4.


texts: Can't uninstall any programs in safe mode

texts:
Every time I try to open App manager(in Safe Mode) spams pop up, porn icons installs and so on. Simply, I  don't have time to reach the app manager. Help me please!
Smartphone: Getnord Cat


texts: How can I easily share links or text between my Android phone and my laptop?

texts: For example, if I have a URL for an image from my laptop's browser that I want to share with a WhatsApp contact, what is the easiest way of doing this? The only way I can think of is to copy the URL, paste it into an email to myself, open the email, copy the URL and then paste it into WhatsApp.


texts: How do I have IMAP delete Email inbox item when deleting on the server?

texts: If I have an email in my Android Email inbox and I delete it on the server inbox, it will not delete from my phone.  If I delete it on the phone, it will delete it on the server.  I originally set it up this way but can't remember how and now would like to change it.  I can't find the settings to do so.


texts: How to AutoRotate in LineageOS With ADB?

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I am using LOS 14.1 unofficial (by dl12345 user from XDA) in my N910C. AutoRotate doesn't work and i found a solution which is working partly. What does mean partly?

I added these to my build.prob with adb.

log.tag.launcher_force_rotate=VERBOSE
lockscreen.rot_override=true

And I've set permission of build.prop like this.

chmod 644 build.prop

Then rebooted to System.

I tested AutoRotate and it is working good even if i am in main (lock) screen. 2-3 days later i realized it is not working anymore mysterious. In the meanwhile i rebooted the device 1-2 times within 2-3 days. I started to look for a new fix and found this command.

ro.sf.hwrotation=360

I deleted first two (2) commands and added this command to the build.prop with adb and set the permission like that.

Rebooted to System and tested. It is working good and today i realized it is not working again.
I started to think what is the problem? It is working some and not working anymore.

I need your ideas and experiences.

P.S: I don't want to use an app always for this.

EDIT: I had edited and pushed build.prop 1 hour ago and had tested, it was working.

I can enable user_rotation to 0, 1, 2 and 3. It is working good but as you know rotating in every app even if in Settings or Phone (Calling). But Auto Rotation is not working.

EDIT2: I enabled Auto Rotation with this command, didn't work.

root@kali:~/Downloads/platform-tools# adb shell settings put system accelerometer_rotation 1

I enabled user_rotation with this command, it is working.

root@kali:~/Downloads/platform-tools# adb shell settings put system user_rotation 1

Results of rests:

Disabled Accelerometer, enabled user_rotation=working
Enabled Acceleremoter, configured user_rotation with 0=not working
Enabled Accelerometer, configured user_rotation with 1=not working

As a result when i enabled Auto Rotation, is not working

EDIT3: I installed this app and tested Accelerometer. I can rotate my phone 360 degree without enabling AutoRotate feature. I had thought my phone's accelerometer is broken, but not.


texts: How to make the smartphone work as a PC monitor?

texts: I am have a pc and recently my dell monitor stopped working so i had called up the customer careband they said that they will get it replaced within a week. So till that time i can't use the pc so is there any way to use my rooted android phone (running 4.3, jelly bean) as a temporary monitor as my pc is working perfect but i have no display. Note that i can't install any softwares on the pc as i don't have a display. I only have a phone, wifi network and usb option. Is there any way that i can achieve this without installing any software on the pc just using the phone and installing some app on the phone? I hope for a good response


texts: Smartphone not booting up even after firmware reset, but after sales service says “defect not found”

texts:
My Sony Xperia M5 is not booting up. The screen is off, no LEDs are lit, it doesn't react to any buttons. It already happened several times. I wasn't doing anything specific, just was using it normally, and then suddenly it would hang up. This last time it happened while it was charging.

After about 9 months of usage, it went into a boot loop, which I was able to resolve by switching it off/on (with a hidden power button). It took several attempts, though.
About 2 or 3 weeks later, it went into a boot loop again. This time switching it off didn't help, so I tried resetting the firmware using the official tool from Sony. It didn't help either, so I brought it to the after sales service. They updated the firmware, and it was enough to fix it. They wrote that "the defect was not found" in their report.
After 2 or 3 weeks, the phone stopped working at all: the screen is off, not responding to any buttons, including hidden power button and combos like power+volume up/down. Again, brought it to the service, with the same result: resetting firmware helped, but "the defect was not found". This time they did some "WRT test" (no one has any idea what it is exactly), which was fine too.
Now, again, after 2 or 3 weeks, same happened - not working at all.

Phone condition is fine and I used it properly:

It hasn't fallen once, didn't contact any water, was not affected by extreme temperatures, (electro-)magnetic fields, radiation, etc.
Viruses are pretty much excluded: it had an antivirus installed, I only used apps from Google Play, and only the ones I trusted. I don't use any Wi-Fi spots outside of my home and office.
The battery is fine.

Now, I just want my money back, but the only two documents I have on hand say that the device is perfectly fine, so the shop will refuse it. I want something to prove the defect is actually there. My questions are:

What kind of problem can it be? If it's a hardware problem, why would firmware reset fix it? If it's a software problem, why would it even occur? My only idea is that it's a memory failure, but there was no indication of that when I did the firmware reset (I assume it should do at least basic tests).
Is there a way to perform any conclusive tests by myself? I talked to managers in the service center, and they pretty much don't care. I have to chance to talk to engineers directly. I won't open the case or anything like that, and also now it's doesn't load at all, so the only options is to use some software on PC, with a USB cable. Is there any software for that?


texts: custom rom with only selected apps and no play store

texts:
I'd like to restrict my mobile usage to a few apps only (basically phone, contacts, camera, google photo, whatsapp) and disallow installation of new apps and especially remove all browsers from the phone.

Background: I'd like to use this android phone to "tune off" and be only available for the urgent things.

Now: is it possible to build a custom rom which only the selected apps? Or would it be easier to just root the phone and install the core apps such as play store and chrome?


texts: Android 2.2 (froyo) update available or not for myTouch Slide?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  When will my phone get Android 2.2 (FroYo)?

I haven't been able to keep up with the update calendars. But I did some google searches to find if the froyo update is available for T-Mobile's myTouch Slide. I heard the update was going to be live for most HTC devices around august but it's been awhile and I haven't gotten the update. Anyone know what I should do about this?
Is it available? If so, can I install it manually?


texts: Cannot remove folder from Internal Storage

texts:
I have a aroblem with my rooted Galaxy Nexus running Paranoid Android 4.3 (3.99). I have 2 folders in the main memory named /rom and /roms which I cannot remove nor with a file manager nor with a terminal. Can anybody help me?

Here is my console output:

root@maguro:/ # cd storage/sdcard0/

root@maguro:/storage/sdcard0 # ls -al
[[many more, I am hiding the rest]]
drwxrwxr-x root     sdcard_rw          2014-01-14 20:02 rom
drwxrwxr-x root     sdcard_rw          2013-10-12 11:45 roms

root@maguro:/storage/sdcard0 # rm -rf rom
rm failed for rom, Permission denied

255|root@maguro:/storage/sdcard0 # rm -rf roms
rm failed for roms, Permission denied

255|root@maguro:/storage/sdcard0 #


texts: What does used com.Samsung.android.incallui mean in recent activity?

texts:
In my child’s recent activity it says
used com.Samsung.android.incallui. What does that mean?
Thanks so much!


texts: For some reason the calendar in nexus 5 lg acts strange.. it keeps on taking me back to 1970.. and the date selector keeps on changing at a hysterical speed. any idea how to address this?


texts: I bought a Galaxy S5 (G900F- International Model) two years ago. It was locked by carrier. I can't use any network sim from my country. So I spend some money to unlock the carrier (Country Unlock - This is what we name it). It was&is on Android Kitkat. Now I planned to upgrade it to latest marshmallow from official update using Odin and it's files. I just want to know Will it lock the carrier again?


texts: I want to create a file association between my local HTML pages and Google Chrome, the reason being that I am beginning to develop HTML pages and I need to be able to access the URL address as I use this to pass parameters between HTML pages. I am hoping that when opening the HTML page in Chrome I will be able to do this, as it appears that 'HTML viewer' does not.


texts: Calls cut-off after 10 seconds (Samsung galaxy S3)

texts: I have samsug galaxy s3 (SHV-E 210S), when I receive a call or when I make a call, it cuts off after 10 sec and I have to make a call again. In brief the call stop its self. What can you do to solve that issue. The phone don't allow me to control the calls (incoming and outgoing).


texts: Sony Xperia Tablet Z cannot paste into webmail in (Firefox)

texts: Strange problem here... I have COPIED a URL link from the browser and can paste this into Notepad, but when I go to my Hotmail account using Firefox, I cannot get any option to PASTE to appear.  Long press does nothing, and there are no options I can find to 'paste' the clipboard item.  Very frustrating, and help much appreciated


texts: LOST.DIR on my SD card contains 98 years old files

texts:
I was cleaning up my SD card and find LOST.DIR i knew what it was for but i did not understand why the hell there are 98 YEARS old files
Does someone have got an explain?
I´m kinda scared


texts: How to protect a system app's data from factory reset?

texts:
Is it possible to protect a system app's data from factory reset?

For example: my phone is rooted. I choose to move the Tasker app as a system app. I want all the Profiles, Tasks, Scenes and settings to remain on my phone even after factory data reset. Is that possible? Is it possible to preserve the data of the app?


texts: Google Dialer crashes when Contacts are disabled

texts:
I disabled the Google "10003 Contacts" App in the Apps preferences, and although I have installed CardDav for my contacts that I use via my owncloud, the Dialer crashes when I click on a Contact in the call-history

How Can I Block the default Google Contacts app without loosing the functionality in the dialer?


texts: Is phone call quality different depending on the connectivity standard?

texts:
I've been trying to figure out how to achieve the best audio quality in phone calls, and part of it is finding out whether GSM, CDMA, LTE or other standards/technologies compress the audio the same way or differently depending on the phone's settings or hardware. I'm not asking about internet audio calls (like using Skype for example) but regular built-in phone calls.

Does the available network type determine the audio quality of phone calls? Can I improve the sound quality if I get a phone from a GSM or CDMA carrier? Does LTE or some other more modern standard improve audio quality significantly?


texts: How to prevent notification showing up when an event in my calendar is occurring?

texts:
When I have an event (mostly meeting) happening, I only touch my phone when I need to do something that serves that event like taking a photo or a note. If someone messages me in Facebook or email, I want to temporarily turn off those notifications until my job is done. I don't want to block the apps or turn off wifi because sometime I need open those apps to get the information I need. I am aware of a lot of blocking notification apps, but all of them are based on a fixed schedule, not automatically and flexibly turning notifications off based on my calendar.

So, in short:

Automatically turning notifications off when an event starts
Automatically turning notifications on when an event ends
Calendar is updated on a regular basis (I use Google Calendar)
Only direct call is allowed

My phone is S4 Mini, with CyanogenMod 4.


texts: i can't retrieve a wallpaper setting i looked in my gallery but it is not there

texts: I selected a picture from the gallery as my wallpaper but replaced it with another picture from my gallery, and i can't find my original picture.  How can i retrieve it?


texts:
I am using an SGS+ with 512 MB RAM (which leaves about 380M for the OS) running the CyanogenMod 10.1 Beta build 2013-04-15 (Android 4.2.2 on Linux 3.0.73-rc1-PhenomKernel-V3) and as soon as firefox has to load a page with a couple more gifs or large images the music player (Apollo) is being killed. I'd rather have the front app being killed than having to stop listening to music.

I tried the App RAM Manager Pro on setting Hard Multitasking without any success.

So, how do I protect the muisc player from being killed?


texts: LG Sport Watch - Call Audio To Bluetooth Headset Instead of Watch Speaker

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I have a LG Sport Smartwatch that I have been enjoying a lot. However, one very annoying thing is the way it handles calls. If I make a call from the watch the audio comes out of the watch speaker and I have to talk into the watch. I would instead prefer to use my Bluetooth headset (I have the kind that sits on your neck so they are basically always with me) to make phone calls from my watch.

I figure this way I can make the the audio from calls made from the my phone got to my watch and still be able to use the headset to talk and listen that way as well as make the call from the watch and have it work the same way.

I do not know if I am just not configuring it correctly or not or if this is just not possible.

My phone is a Note 8, if that matters at all.


texts: How can I save the maps downloaded from Offline Maps in Google Maps for reusing after a factory reset?

texts: How do I save the maps that were downloaded from Offline Maps so that when I factory reset my phone I can simply put the backed up Offline Maps that were downloaded for reusing?


texts: Is there a in-built setting to login to public hotspots?

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I have a SIM-lock free Galaxy W with Android 2.3.6 on it.

The other day in the public library I found out that I was not able to login anyhow to the public Wi-Fi.

It shows that the DHCP gives the phone an IP address and then labels it as connected, but on the PC a "further data needed" kind of notification would appear in order for me to put username and password in.

Now I found the "Free Wi-Fi hotspot" that deals exactly with this and am going to test it today, but it looks just like a frontend. Really there is not a way to access them using only built-in options on Android?

EDIT: Trying opening my browser after connecting doesn't automatically redirect me anywhere. That's why I avoided using the term "captive portal" as I cannot see any portal.


texts: Remote factory reset and changing Google password

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In case I ever lose my Nexus 4 phone, I've opened to the Google Settings app, then tapped "Android Device Manager" and from there, I've enabled both "Remotely locate this device" and "Allow remote factory reset."

Then I can use Android Device Manager online from anywhere to ring or reset the phone.

My question is: in the event my phone is stolen/lost, I'd probably change my Google password so the phone can't sync any more while I attempt to find it. If I change my Google password and then reset my phone after that, will the remote wipe still work since the Google password changed?

Note: I have 2-factor auth enabled, but keep in mind my phone and the apps in it are already authenticated.


texts: Is there an way to access a shared (networked) scanner on android?

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I recently purchased a networked multifunction machine, and I was excited about its ability to scan via handheld devices using Epson's iPrint. Since I'm keeping the device in a different room from my computer, scanning via my tablet seemed much more useful than running from room to room, making adjustments.

However, I found Epson's android scanning app to be a bit... simplistic. It only scans preset document sizes, at preset resolutions, and only to jpeg or pdf, no lossless formats like png or tiff. I searched for alternative apps, and only found manufacturer specific options. My searching was complicated due to all the "scanning" apps that use the phone's camera, and scanning tools for network security.

So, my question is, does anyone know of any way to access shared, networked scanners and use the more advanced features that you see on desktops?


texts: Is it possible to update CyanogenMod from within CyanogenMod?

texts: Is there a way to update CyanogenMod from within CyanogenMod without going though the whole flashing process? I'm looking a for one press update button.


texts: How do I disable Gmail app when consolidating into 3rd part Email client?

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I decided to go with Blue Mail (Type) as my Android Email client. My question is how do I (or maybe should I) disable the Gmail application when I am using a consolidated Email client? If Blue Mail is doing the work, I don't want Gmail also syncing mail ....or maybe I do...I am not sure how to proceed.

Many thanks to the community for advice


texts: How to check if an available update will take up more storage or less than the one currently installed version?

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How can I check if an available update of a given app that I already have installed will take up more or less storage space than the one currently installed from the information in the play.google.com page? Is there a URL I can use to check the size of my current version and the one of the available update? Can I mount the device and list the size of the installed apps and compare it to the advertised size in play.google.com?

For example, I updated Gmail in the last few months, and originally took up 2.07MB Application size, and the last two updates went from 3.08MB Application size to 3.26MB version 2.3.6 (20110305). How can I know this in advance?


texts: Task management software that will sync with GTasks and exchange?

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I am trying desparately to find an app solution to manage all of my disparate task lists. I work for two companies, both supply me with exchange credentials and a phone (one iphone, one blackberry). Both sites run through exchange. My personal device is a Samsung Galaxy S3.

For personal tasks I have been using Astrid, but I am unable to get my outlook tasks that way. I have heard people suggest using touchdown, but that would create yet another task manager that I'd have to tangle with. The solution I am looking for is something that would either:

Sync exchange at each site to google tasks, which astrid would then sync on to my personal device.
Allow astrid to directly pull down tasks from the exchange servers
Provide some other 3rd party task manager which would sync with google tasks, and both exchange servers.

I am using a mac, so sadly the outlook sync for google apps program won't work (it's windows only, and only compatible with the windows version of outlook).

Any recommendations on how to accomplish what I'm doing? Right now I am missing tasks because I have to juggle 3 different devices to get everything, and it's having a pretty big impact on my productivity.


texts: On Maps, Directions, how do I get a route's baseline duration

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How do I get Maps, Directions, to give me a route's baseline duration (as given by maps.google.com) as opposed to just the "In current traffic" duration?

maps.google.com gives me a duration (what I am calling baseline) plus "In current traffic" duration. Maps however gives me just one duration equal to the maps.google.com "In current traffic" duration. I want Maps to give me the baseline duration.


texts: his is a s4 mine is a s6 gmail logged in on his i want it off not connected to his google account

texts: I signed into my gmail on my boyfriends phone once quite a bit ago ,few months and all of a sudden yesterday was getting notifications on my phone asking if I was trying to sign in cause he kept getting notifications that action was required for his and my account, so I told him to leave till we could have both phones together to see what was happening and when we click on his email if you touch the drop down arrow it shows mine too we have tried everything to remove if from his google account so my email will not be accessible on his phone but when we click on mine and manage accounts its takes mine to the page where u can sync everything and if I click all the syncing boxes all my email come up on his phone how can I get my account off his phone please help ??? how do I take my gmail off his phone if it doesn't sync properly and give me the option to remove my account


texts: Recently I've ported my number from Idea to Vodafone, after doing this and reinstalling WhatsApp after a couple of months I've been removed from all the groups and am not receiving any messages. How do i get bach the messages of the past month?


texts: Are there a way to block all 3G traffic for specified apps?


texts: My Firmware do not have emmc, raw program and patch file

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I own a heavily Bricked Nokia X Rm-980. Currently, I am trying to bring it back to life.
It is detected as Qualcomm HS_USB QDLoader 9008 (Com3). After spending some time online, i got a possible solution, flashing it using QFIL. I downloaded the firmware (LINK), it didn't have 3 files needed to start the flash process which were raw program XML file, patch file, prog emmc file. I looked up Online for these file specifically, But found nothing.
Do anyone know what should I do


texts: how to disable gmail notification sound samsung a50s

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I have a Samsung A50s. It is making some sound each time an email arrives in inbox. I am not able to find out how to disable these sounds?
How can I do this?


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On my old phone* my gmail shortcut would list the number of unread messages I had in my inbox.
I can't figure out how to do this on my Razr. Is there a good app/widget I can use for this if there is nothing built in?

*An HTC Incredible.


texts: Sony Xperia L device memory is being eaten up

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My phone's /data storage is getting fuller all by itself even though I have not installed much apps. By doing some search on net have found that there are folders under Data folder such as tombstones, thumbnails etc. which are taking up the space but which are not accessible without rooting. I want to clear up this space without rooting the device.

My device is a Sony Xperia L running Android 4.1.3 Jelly Bean)


texts: adb backup on Marshmallow - is it different?

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Device and settings:

Moto X Play ( Stock 6.0.1), unrooted, USB debugging enabled in developer options and verified using adb devices.  Other USB/ Developer options, as in pic below
Enabled desktop backup password as recommended here adb backup command on non-rooted device creates an empty backup file?
Device not encrypted
No additional user accounts on device ( so the issue here for non-primary users is not pertinent)

Goal: I wanted to take adb backup on Mint Linux (17.3) of my apps (with data if possible) and internal SD using this Full Backup of non-rooted devices as reference

Problems:

When I key this in terminal

adb backup -apk -shared -all -nosystem -f moto.ab

I get the prompt "Now unlock your device and confirm the backup operation " in the terminal but nothing happens on the device- I do not see any panel to accept  or enter desk top pass word as in pic below (it's the same if I try -system instead of -nosystem)

The terminal reverts to prompt for next command in a few seconds ( A 0 Kb file is created on the laptop)

Question

Am I doing something wrong or Marshmallow require some extras to take a backup as desired?

Moto devices are said to be "pure Android" so I expect this problem to be prevalent on Nexus devices running latest OS

Edit: Things tried with varying sucesss

Nexus 5 Marshmellow ADB backup problems. Going by this post

  (....) it appears that adb backup isn’t recognizing the -apk, -nosystem, and -noshared switches. Any idea why? From the command line, if i remove those switch the backup runs

adb backup -all -f moto.ab

works in the sense that I get the option on panel to enter password back up (problem 1 above overcome) but the file size (105 Mb) shows all apps are not backed up (In comparison using ES File explorer, the size is 2 GB)

I had read somewhere on this site that Helium app is based on adb. Helium Wiki says

  Helium is NOT available to Motorola devices. This is because Motorola phones have a bug that break Android's backup mechanism. Until this is fixed by Motorola, Helium will not work on those Androids (....) Update: Helium is working on the Motorola Droid Turbo.

That obviously explains why it doesn't work on my device was the logical conclusion. This called for experimenting, so I downloaded Chrome extension of Helium and activated it (it needed a little workaround explained here
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I selected all apps under Helium and it backed up (less some apps shown as "non backable") with a size of 110 Mb (similar to above experiment)

So, apparently, my device Moto X play is not the problem !

Tried solution here  ADB backup creates 0-byte file; prompts for current backup password even though I never set one; “Failed to set password” for Desktop backup password recommending escaping spaces between arguments

adb backup -apk\ -shared\ -all\ -nosystem -f moto.ab and got a 0 Kb backup file


texts: Will plugging the Samsung fast charger into a outlet rated 10W/2.1AMP slow down the charge rate?

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The S6 comes with a fast wall charger, but how does it work exactly?

I want to plug it into a “one outlet Belkin” with surge protection, that is 2.1AMP for the ome USB port and 10W for the single AC outlet.

Now my question is will plugging the charger into the Belkin slow down the fast charge time?


texts: How do I disable "Link Preview" in Chrome?

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This feature magnifies links when it seems unsure of which you touched. This article talks about an "Enable Link Preview" setting as if you can turn it off.

Beyond its annoyance, as I have to click everything twice, this bubble seems to break several dropdowns, as the menus will not expand in the zoomed view because the zoomed view is just a glorified image.


texts: Import multiple vCard files to Galaxy S3 contacts

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How can I import contacts from hundreds of vCard files to my Galaxy S3 which is shipped with Ice Cream Sandwich ? I don't want to import it one by one.

I am using Windows 7 Ultimate.


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I have two Samsung Galaxy S3 phones running Android 4.3 (one for me and one for my wife)

I no longer use my phone regularly (I switched to another phone) but I still need it occasionally (for things that only run on Android)

My wife's phone has a broken screen (a big crack on the glass in the middle of the screen, the screen still shows the image and touch and everything else still works)

I want to swap everything between phones so that my wife has the intact phone (with everything she now has on the broken phone) and I use the broken phone.

So, what is the easiest way to swap the entire content of two phones?


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I'm using a rooted Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant) running stock FroYo from T-Mo.

I sync my calendar on the phone with my Google Calendar.  I have several different calendars on Google, shared with different groups of people, and all are set to sync with my phone.  Everything has been perfect since I got the phone 4+ months ago.

Two days ago, within 30 minutes of adding a calendar event where everything looked fine, when I went to add another event I noticed that most of my calendar events were missing.  I usually use Jorte, and have been doing so with no problems.  I checked the stock calendar app and it's displaying a different sub-set of events.

Looking at both calendar apps plus Google calendar on my PC I see:

some events appear on the PC and in both apps (very few)
most events are missing on one app or the other
for a given calendar, some events will appear on one app but not the other (even on the same day)
there are events appearing on the stock app that don't appear on either the PC or in Jorte (for a calendar I have read-only access to)

It seems to me that something has corrupted the phone's cache of data.  Could this be possible?  How would I fix it?  This is a huge PITA -- I depend on my calendar for everything.

Thanks for any help you can give!


texts: Exporting progress from Google Play Games to iOS Game Center

texts: I used Google Play Games to connect to Despicable Me: Minion Rush!. Is there any way to export my progress to the same game on iOS (which can be connected to iOS Game Center)?


texts: Missing notifications in lock screen after update to Lollipop

texts: After upgrading my Galaxy S5 to Android 5.0, notifications now are not showing in the top bar when the screen is locked. I understand that there is an option to show notifications in lock screen, from the sound and notification settings, but these still do not show in the top bar of the lock screen, but rather as annoying white boxes. Is there any way to bring this feature back or even an app that can do this? I don't understand why several useful features have been removed in the new update!


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At the moment I have a rooted Samsung GT-S5570. After I rooted it, I noticed that it started to be slower than it used to be.

I have had this phone for over two years. I update my computer's operating system once a year. I am thinking of doing something similar with my smartphone.

At the moment I am running Android 2.2.1. I think that an upgrade would not be ideal due to old hardware. What is the best option? To reinstall Android 2.2.1 or upgrade to a newer version?

In either case, how do I do it?


texts: How to put a big message on my home and lock screen?

texts: I want to put a big message on my home and lock screen. Something like "don't screw up your diet". You get the idea. How can I do that?


texts: Is it possible to add the NFC to the phone which does not have it?

texts: My phone is a Motorola Moto 2g LTE (xt1072). It is really good phone but there is a one problem, it does not have NFC. Is there any solution, to add NFC to the phone which does not have it – and would Android be able to use it then? If yes to both, could you provide some links to such existing "equipment" as proof that it's not only "a nice theory"?


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Possible Duplicate:
  Preventing mobile data use for select apps on non-rooted phone?

I'm going overseas tomorrow, with a travel SIM that supports mobile data - but it will be a precious resource. So I basically want to switch every app to "don't use mobile data unless I specifically tell you". Is there a list of steps I should go through?

I know I can simply "deactivate data network mode". But what I'm concerned about is that when I re-enable it, suddenly a lot of apps are going to want to update, or collect email, or refresh a Twitter feed or something.

It's a Samsung Galaxy Note with ICS.


texts: Does "Image Privacy" (EXIF remover) app still exist?

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Does the "Image Privacy" app exist in some form?  It was a very handy method of removing EXIF data from an image expressly for sharing the metadata-free image.  You select "Share" -> "Strip metadata" (the Image Privacy intent) and then the target app.

A screenshot:

image source


texts: Android: huge thumbdata4 file in DCIM folder

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I have recently noticed a huge (>3.5GB) file in the DCIM/.thumbnails folder. I have tried deleting it, but the next time I open the Camera app it rebuilds the file (and locks up the phone, sometimes displaying a "media scanning in progress" message, in the process.)

The total file size of all the (approximately 2,000) photos displayed in the Gallery is around 500MB. There are in addition around 35,000 images in folders which contain .nomedia files to instruct Android to ignore the media therein. The total file size of these is around 1.5GB. The Gallery app is correctly ignoring these images, but I wonder whether the Camera app is misbehaving and actually processing them.

I think this problem has emerged since the ICS upgrade ... either when the phone (Samsung Galaxy Note) was first updated from Gingerbread or at some later date.

Any ideas, please?


texts: Device encryption fails, gives no error and just restarts

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Got a redmi note 5 pro, some time ago and I have been fiddling with it. I tried to encrypt the device when it ran Resurrection Remix OS, for some reason, it appears to be working and then less than 30 seconds later, it just shows me the lockscreen again. It never seems to encrypt.

Is it a problem in the latest oreo build or is it a problem in the ROM?

What might be a viable solution?


texts: I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Music and the screen locks every time I make a call with the message "double tap to unlock". Can I change this?


texts: Are mics on Android phones with Android 4.3 always registering sounds? Religious question for Shabbat

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Hi I am Jewish and on Shabbat we are forbidden from creating even the tiniest electrical spark. I recently noticed that on my laptop the mic was always listening and I could see the little green bar register sounds when I spoke, so I turned it off during Shabbat.

I use my phone as a white noise machine with an app for that, so I am wondering if I have an HTC rezound and also a Samsung Note II, will the mic on those phones have the same thing where the mic will always be listening and registering sounds, or when I am not using a call or voice recognition feature will it be truly "Off"?


texts: Phone memory shows as nearly full in PC, but is not

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ATT version of Galaxy S3
running cm-10.1.2-d2att.zip

http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?type=stable&device=d2att

I seem to be having a storage issue. I'm guessing it was while I was changing to a new a ROM. I wiped the device and did a fresh install, but used titanium to restore settings.

the 12 gig internal reports having less than 1 gig free, but I can only find ~3 gig of information. (see pic)


texts: How to access hidden pictures on Galaxy S4 with broken screen?

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I have Samsung Galaxy S4 from T-Mobile, but I happen to break it. I still can turn it on and hear it, but the screen won't light up at all. Now, I have certain pictures. I put them in the stock hidden picture folder within the Gallery on the phone so no one will find them.

I tried plugging it into my Windows 8 computer to get everything off of it (music, videos, pictures, etc.). I couldn't get to the pictures in that hidden folder. Can someone help me how to access those images on PC?

Here is a video link to show you where I hide the pictures and everything:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aWzsLMwG10


texts: Gmail app not sending Email with attachments

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I have a lot of images I want to send from my phone to an email. I had in the past some error messages about emails being too big, so this time I sent in most emails 3 pics, which all queued in the outbox, and about 3 emails got through after a while. But now I have more than a day 20 emails in the outbox and it seems that nothing is happening. So my questions are:

Whats going wrong?
Is there anything I can do? (beside sending via BT to a computer, and email from there)

I have tried:

Leaving the phone with open Wi-Fi connection all night
Rebooting the phone (and leave another night with Wi-Fi)
Checked at google's documentation and found out that they're limit is 25 MB per mail

Random info that might be relevant:

All mails are going to the same person with the same subject, and no body - gmail could be blocking them because a misuse is suspected.
I can surf the web as usual through the browser. No connection problems.
Each image is about 3MB, so each mail has a total of 9 MB.
There is exactly one email that has 4 images in it - not the first in the list.
First email in the list has only 2 images (both smaller that 2.9 MB)
I get notified about new emails I get.


texts: What is needed to run ELF binaries compiled from android APKs? (understanding android internals)

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I'm trying to understand how Android works internally. Before ART, it used Dalvik to run java code. I guess it created a Dalkiv process in 'Linux' kernel which was simply a VM that ran the dex bytecode.

For ART, the dex bytecode is compiled into instructions in the processor's architecture (happens during the installation process). This compiled dex bytecode is stored into an ELF binary. So it's somethig that 'Linux' kernel can understand.

So suppose I wanted to run this ELF binary on Linux. Besides ashmem and binder kernel modules, what more would I need? Which libraries do this ELF binary require? Is this ELF binary simply launched as a linux process?

I tried reading anbox.io source code, but I couldn't understand how it launched an ELF binary from an APK. Maybe understanding what it's required to run it will make me understand anbox.io's source code better.

I also found https://android.googlesource.com/platform/art/+/refs/heads/master/runtime/ but I don't know where to begin. What is /runtime? Is it a program, a library? Is Android Runtime something that is linked together with the ELF binary generated from dex bytecode?


texts: How to disable in app notification counter in whatsapp?

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Even after muting the chats, WhatsApp still highlights and counts the number of unread messages in an already muted chat.

As you can see, there are unread in app notifications still there even the chats are muted.

I have a rooted device running Lineage OS 14.1 (Motorola's Moto G4 Plus).

Please don't mark this answer as duplicate, as the other thread's answers are not working for me.

ShutApp is not working for me (Android 7.1.1). Someone on ShutApp's website pointed that it doesn't work on Marshmallow too.

This is ShutApp's link:-

https://github.com/eladnava/shutapp-android#usage


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I've been googling the whole day for an answer and it has been frustrating to see how many people write with confidence incompetent solutions.
Many say to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 or /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 in a directory in the sd card, not realizing that data is still stored in the internal memory (if this last statement is wrong then the incompetent one is myself).
What I would like to achieve is to stop Android from writing the internal storage, prolonging that way its lifespan.
There are applications out there to move some app data or some cache to sd card, for some reason no application to move the whole lot.
Any change should also persist at boot/reboot.
I've tried to modify /fstab.smdk4x12 file replacing the partition for /data with an ext4 partition in sd card. After reboot /fstab.smdk4x12 was restored to its original settings.
Any help will be appreciated, thanks :-)


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Does leaving a lithium-ion battery uncharged for 3-6 months at a time hurt battery life?

I have seen plenty of questions and articles about the dangers of leaving your cellphone in the charger, but I can't find anything about leaving your devices uncharged.


texts: When I block somebody in Viber can he still see my online status? Or will he still receive "delivered" icon?


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I am going to start from the very beginning so I can explain myself. I am currently on a mission to be able to play Pokemon GO on my tablet and spoof my GPS without getting banned. Ill be running it on an account that I wouldn't care if it was banned so please do not just tell me to not do it. First of all I had manually installed an update to lollipop (5.1.1) when first receiving the tablet. This was still Samsung official OS. In order to obtain my goal I had to root it. So after trial and error I managed to get my device rooted using KingRoot. Couldn't understand a damn thing because it was in Chinese but it was still successful. This allowed me to install my GPS spoofer hider (supposed to hide GPS spoof from GO). Now it seemed promising until it told me I needed Xposed framework installed. Went to go install it however now I need a custom recovery manager to install that. I have checked with both ROM Manger and TWRP but I cant find my device. I assume its not supported by either. Is there any decent customer recoveries that will work for my device or have I hit a complete dead end? I dont know if you need this to answer any questions but my build number is the following: LMY47X.T337AUCU2BOH4
Any help would be MUCH appreciated. Going to post this in xda forums to see if I can get answer there. Thank you again!


texts: Why is the audio category of my files incomplete?

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I have recorded some .wav files with my Samsung S7. They are located in a folder of the recoding app.

Unfortunately the audio category of the my files (Samsung) file manager only lists some of them. Those recorded within the last 5 days are missing.

Why and how can I fix this?


texts: Recover bricked "Asus Transformer Pad TF300T"

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PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE I HAVE SCREWED MY TABLET UP!!!!

I have a device "Asus Transformer Pad TF300T" running on Cyanogenmod CM12.1 Snapshot build (Custom ROM).

For some reason my Google account was not working properly on my tablet, nor could I add an account to it.

When I did a factory reset on my tablet, after it restarted, a screen named "TeamWin" showed up on my tablet, it was stuck to that screen and would flash black and the same screen and it did this on a loop.

My question is do you know how do I recover from such problem, please let me know as I would like to fix and use my tablet again, thank you :)


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I have absolutely no clue what this process is. I've never seen it before, and I check the battery usage tab a lot. I'm worried it's a virus or something, although I do have CM Security installed, I download lots of APK files. My phone has been slower than ever all day today, so it is quite concerning.

screenshot of the process information (click image to enlarge)


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My phone has a cracked calibration ( the fore glass) with a good screen but yet it freezes while loading and then restarts. i never get to even see the homescreen before it restarts over again. Nw, I'm confused because i'm not sure if its going to work properly once i change the screen/calibration or its just another hardware problem from the board. Can someone please enlighten me on this?.. i want to know if the cracked calibration is liable to make the phone hang while booting.
 Thank you!


texts: Contacts not being displayed in contact list but appears when trying to save a contact

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I have Lenovo A6000+ smartphone. About 100 contacts have been removed when trying to backup contacts on SD card. But when I enter the phone no. of the removed contact, it reappears again in the contact list.

what is the reason for this and how may this be resolved?


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I upgraded Viber to 5.3 version last night. after that , I have vibrate on my phone when I receive new message on Viber.

There is "Vibrate when ringing" in notification setting that it doesn't select

before upgrading I didn't have this problem.

My phone is  Sony Xperia Z2 and Android 4.4.4

How can i turn off vibrate on Viber messages notification?

UPDATE:

Viber support :

Hello Mohammad,
Thank you for contacting Viber support.
We received numerous complaints about this problem and are currently investigating it.
We will contact you back if we need more information.
Thank you.

UPDATE 2
this problem solved in the new version


texts: Secret code not working on my phone when it is working on others?

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There is an app that allows you to enter a secret code in the format *#*#(code)#*#*, however it is not working on my phone (Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100) running CyanogenMod 10 (Android 4.1.1).

I have managed to confirm that it is working on other devices, so why isn't it working on mine? Logcat reveals nothing.


texts: application to restore/download all market applications after new rom is installed

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Possible Duplicate:
  How to recover apps from a factory reset?

the AndyX Rom has a wonderful feature that grabs all applications previously installed from the market once you do all wipes and new rom setup.

ONLINE AndyX ROM™ v6.0 - XXLPH - Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 | forum.xda-developers.com

unfortunately any other custom rom I used does not have this feature so I have to go to the market again and download all app one by one like skype, whatsapp and so on.

is there an app that would work on all the roms which I could use to grab all what I had installed before regardless in which rom I installed the apps? Thanks !


texts: Why does Sound Search Widget Keep Disappearing?

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Ever since I got the phone and continuing to this day, if I reboot the phone the Google Sound Search widget disappears from my home screen. I reinstall it from the widgets menu, and it's all good--until next time the phone restarts, and then it's deja vu, gone again!
Sometimes I don't notice until I need the widget. That's usually when I'm driving and hear a song I like on the radio. I can't safely reinstall a widget while driving so this is not good.
Is there any logical reason for this? Any way to prevent it?
I'm using a Nokia 7.2 running Android 10. I've had the phone about six months.
Currently the phone has build number 00WW_2_400_SP02 based on the "about device" info in the settings menu.
Other widgets I use do not have this behavior.


texts: I have a doubt that why TWRP Recovery tool is being developed for each smartphone specifically even it does an almost same thing in android phones?


texts: How do I connect Android devices to a WiFi AP and mobile data network simultaneously?

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When I turn WiFi on, my 3G connection shuts down, which is fine in most cases. However, I need to connect to a LAN at work that is not connected to the internet and I'd prefer not to lose my data connection when I connect to the work intranet.
How can I keep both connections active?
Ideally, I could limit this desired behavior to this one SSID because I want it to continue to operate with the default behavior for all other WiFi connections.  If that can't be done, prefer a solution that is easy to toggle on and off.
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Verizon Wireless) on CyanogenMod 9.


texts: Can I prevent Android from booting in Safe Mode altogether?

texts:
I have a Nexus 5 (hammerhead) running CyanogenMod 11.

The Volume Down rocker button is damaged in such a way that it's stuck on (apparently a common failure mode after 2+ years).

The only real problem with the device is that it always boots into safe mode, due to the stuck button.

Is there any way to disable the Volume Down activation of Safe Mode, so that I can boot my phone into normal, full Android mode?


texts:
So, I recently bricked my A7000. Found a rom somewhere online and flashed it with SPTools. Now it boots fine but I get the "INVALID IMEI" error.

I rooted it gain, got into engineer mode with MTK Engineering Mode and run the command AT +EGMR=1,7,"blabla" but it's still not working. I get AT command is sent: ERROR

Please help...


texts: WhatsApp service extended to lifetime and revoked immediately?

texts:
I just saw the following when I opened Whatsapp:

Within few minutes I get the following message:

Why is this happening?


texts: querying the android market place for GPL license?

texts: Is there a way to get the full list of GPL-licensed apps in the Android Market via a URL or any other method?


texts:
I have a S7 Edge Phone (G935FD) Single SIM, after googling the only CF Auto Root file was here CF AUTO ROOT LINK

Which shows for G935F however some said it works for FD as well. While rooting via ODIN I got the message that says "Recovery Is Not Seandroid Enforcing" and then it rebooted and stuck on the Samsung Boot Logo after the S7 Edge logo. Tried all known possible ways yet not booting any advises please?


texts: How can I create a settings shortcut for always on data?

texts:
I have always-on mobile data set to off most of the time to conserve battery, but I find the need to switch it on every once in a while - using Pandora, the odd large file to/from Dropbox, etc.

The question: Can I make an easy on/off icon (much like the WiFi or 4G widgets preloaded by HTC) so I don't have to go through the settings menu every time? App recs or how-tos appreciated.

I've got an Evo with 2.2.


texts: Fixing / Backing up phone that doesn't get recognized by pc and is stuck in a boot loop

texts:
I currently have a OnePlus One, which since this morning seems to have broken, it's permanently stuck in a boot loop where it shows the OPO logo, but stays there until the battery runs out.

I want to make a back-up and re-install the firmware, however my PC doesn't recognize it when running adb devices or fastboot devices. I'm sure I have the drivers installed on my PC (which the original download links are now all dead by the way), as I've connected my phone before.

Does anyone know how I could either:

Transfer my files to my PC
Get my PC to recognize my phone

I looked in the following locations for help:

https://blog.gluegarage.com/?p=244
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJnoiMTw5cY
https://www.howtogeek.com/125769/how-to-install-and-use-abd-the-android-debug-bridge-utility/
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/computer-doesnt-see-phone-while-in-fastboot-mode.279660/page-2
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/oneplus-one-how-to-unlock-bootloader-install-custom-recovery-and-root.64487/


texts: After watching a youtube video can I use the cache to download the video on my sd card? Something similar to it is in Windows where after watching a video, an application searches through the cache files to download the video. If yes, then how, or using which app (on Android)?


texts: Open firefox and start typing to the address bar immediately

texts: Is it possible to set up firefox such that whenever it opens, it is "focused" to the address bar? So that whenever I open firefox, the keyboard opens as well and I can immediately start writing to the address bar?


texts: can't open recovery menu after installing recovery clockworkmod 5.0.2.6 galaxy ace fix

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I have installed clockworkmod-5.0.2.6-galacyace-fix.zip on Samsung galaxy ace s5830.

When I had rebooted it and pressed Home+Power button, it is not showing me a recovery menu. When I press Home+VolumeUp+Power, it is showing me only logo of "Samsung" and on left hand side corner showing me "ramdump" arm mode 9.

I don't know now what to do? I want to update it. I have tried Jelly bean but it is only showing the Samsung logo after rebooting it. Others downloads like GingerBread and all are aborted while installing. My phone still can not be started.

What can I do?


texts: How do I re-install the system app "Google Talk"?

texts:
I accidentally uninstalled Google Talk using Root Uninstaller and now I can't download anything from the Market.

Can anyone help me? I don't have the .apk file for Google Talk.


texts: is there a way to recover partially received contact files from bluetooth

texts: I recently bought a new Galaxy s5 phone. when I tried to Bluetooth my contacts over, it only partially sent the file is there a way to open the partially send file?


texts: I brought a sandisk memory for my android but its still saying insufficient space on device. What do I do about putting the memory on the phone?


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  SD card partitioning? why? how?

I am trying to partition my sd card on my Samsung Galaxy Ace because I want to extend my memory using the app link2sd but I have some problems doing it.

I am following this procedure which I first tried on my HTC Desire with perfect results:

open gparted
search for the filesystem I am interested in
make a first fat32 partition of 3GB for the SD
make a second ext3 partition of 800MB to extend internal memory and use link2sd
apply

At this point I get an error, gparted is unable to do the first partition. If I try to change the orders/types of partition the error is always the same. Now I have a not allocated SD which is working to host data but I'd like it to work as an extension of my internal memory.

What I'm doing wrong? How can I solve it?

Thanks


texts: Boot screen hangs even after factory reset

texts:
My Droid Razr XT910 was constantly booting and after a forced reboot still hangs here. As a next step I wiped out the data via the boot menu, i.e. a factory reset. But the phone still hangs with the boot logo. My phone is stock, not rooted. I let it constantly load over night, until the battery finished. Two days ago I tried the factory reset, but it didn't result in showing the home screen. I did several factory resets just to check. Is there any way to let the phone boot again?

Thanks for your help.


texts: How to remove login popups when connected to a wifi network?

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At my school there is a wifi network that blocks most websites. You don't need to log in, you simply connect and start browsing. But periodically a login page pops up. The problem is, this login page is also blocked by the network. So, all I can do is go back out of that page, and it will reappear every now and then.

Is there any way to disable the login page?


texts: Once I am connected to a Wi-Fi network (regardless of my other connections to 3G and 4G) is there any way to guarantee that all my data goes through Wi-Fi?


texts: Android lock screen won't accept password from Android Device Manager

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I have Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo with android 4 TouchWiz (I'm not sure about the exact version).
I've locked my phone using Android device manager. It seems successful, the recovery message is displayed on lock screen, but it wont accept the password. I tried re-setting the password several times with ADM and it never accepts the password.

What I've tried:

-I can't reset password with my google login, as this is password, not pattern (I'm not offered with "Forgot password" button)

-Tried bypassing with ADB or CWM but USB Debug mode is off and bootloader is locked, so if I try anything, the data gets lost

-There's an app (Screen Lock Bypass Pro) that supposedly can help in situations like these but it's not compatible with my phone.

-I can't copy data by connecting the phone to my PC with USB because you have to first unlock the phone before you can access the files with PC

My top priority is getting data from my phone (pictures specifically), so factory reset is not an option.
Anyone have any suggestions?


texts: SDCard frequently unmounts itself with HTC One V

texts:
I am using HTC One V running ICS 4.0.3. The issue I often get is that my sd card is disconnected automatically for which I have to restart my device.
Secondly it takes a hell lot of time to load messages, why?


texts: How to stop a text received from splitting up?

texts: I just got my first Smart phone (Galaxy S II) and it splits up texts longer than 160 characters when I receive them. I often forward these long texts. Is there something I can do?


texts: Android KitKat Bug With Default Browser Actions

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I'm having a problem with my nexus 5 and I'm getting mad: I installed Dice player as usual, after a factory reset, but Dolphin browser doesn't ask me which app should it use to play videos (from mobile youtube or other sites).

How can I reset the default app? I tried to look into settings-app-reset to default but nothing. It won't ask me to use another app, it just opens stock browser player. I tried other browsers too but no luck. Tried resetting app preferences but nothing.

I updated to 4.4.2 thinking the issue was solved but again, same problem. I did a full wipe, tried stock ROM and then Purity ROM, different kernels but no luck.

Am I the only one having this issue? Could you try to reproduce it for me?

Steps:

install a browser (dolphin browser or chrome in my case)
install dice player (or MX Player if it gets updated)
open youtube (or any site with video files) from browser and open a video. see if it asks to play it with dice player or it just opens stock browser player


texts: Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device?

texts:
There are several reasons to be looking for a ROM:

Upgrading or downgrading your stock ROM
Looking for firmware from a different region/language
Flashing a custom ROM for different features, removing bloat, etc.

But where can one find ROMs in the first place?  What sites are likely to have the ROM I need?

This question is intended to be canonical; please add to the wiki answer instead of posting separate answers.

See also: How do I update Android on my device?


texts: Backing up Android device on Windows via wireless

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I need a way to back up my whole Android device on my PC, which is running Windows 7.

I don't have USB cable for my phone, but I have wireless router, so my best option is using Wireless connection.

I have encrypted my rooted Nexus S device, and now I am locked out of accessing SD card via recovery. The only way to decrypt my device is Factory data reset, which will erase all data on my phone.

Before doing that I need to backup all my SD Card content, Apps, App data content to my PC.
I need something much like Ultimate Backup Tool, but instead of recovering data through USB cable, using wireless instead.


texts: Will disabling LTE extend my battery life even if I'm not using it?

texts: I was just wondering, if disabling LTE will improve my battery life even if I'm never using it (there's no LTE in my country).


texts:
I upgraded from Galaxy Mega to Galaxy S6 Edge +.

There seems to be no undo button. In Galaxy Mega, when I use Chrome, I can undo close tabs. However, in S6E+, each tab opened in chrome is part of the list of running apps as seen when pressing the Recent button on the lower left.

How can I undo a close of of a tab in chrome?

Can I undo a close of an app?


texts: Unable to load some websites USB tethering

texts:
I am sharing internet from my Samsung galaxy S10+ to my HP Pavilion 15-n208tx laptop via USB tethering. On my phone, I am getting browsing speeds of upto 10 mbps but while tethering, I am unable to load many websites. I am using the USB type C cable provided with the phone for tethering.

Example of strange behavior:

Sites loading:

www.google.com

www.instagram.com

Sites not loading:

www.codeforces.com

www.amazon.in


texts: Unable to paste files on sd card on ubuntu

texts:
I am unable to paste files on SD card of my phone connected to Ubuntu pc in MTP mode.

When I try to paste files, it shows the following error.

There was an error creating the directory in mtp://[usb:001,004]/Card.


texts: Which custom or official kernel should I use on SGS2?

texts:
I'm using SGS2 with latest stock ICS ROM, but it has few bugs which I really hate, so I want to look at custom kernels which could help me in this.

The main headache for me at the moment is I can't turn off my SGS2, when I try to do this my phone reboots itself so I need to pull out the battery to Switch it off. I'm getting hardly 24 hour battery backup while I'm not using too many calls or internet on my device, if I charged it 100% at night and wake up in morning then it drains out 5-10% battery. I have disabled auto sync, network connection etc which could be cause to drain out battery fast. Why I'm looking for custom kernels are due to

1: I want to get good battery life.
2: I want a good and stable performance.
3: Don't want to lag while playing games like Temple Run

I have heard two custom kernels for SGS2 are Siyah and Speedmod. Now I'm not sure which one should I use to for my phone for getting a good performance and battery life.

Can I flash kernel using stock recovery of my SGS2? And is it safe?


texts:
I got only 160MB internal storage out of which 100MB is reserved by android operating system.

Which System files and folders are safe to delete?

For example:

de, fr, es and it files in /system/tts/lang_pico/  seems useless
/cust/hw/es folder seems uselss
As I have moved many of my application to SD Card, many folders in /mnt/asec seems useless

So which files/folders of Android system are safe to delete so that I can make more space for applications


texts: Why does my Nexus 5 keep forgetting all wifi passwords after a reboot?

texts:
A month ago I got a Nexus 5. It's running Android 4.4.2 (kernel:3.4.0-gadb2201). I noticed after using it for a while that it constantly keeps forgetting all saved wifi passwords after a restart. In the beginning I thought it might have something to do with my router, but the device also forgot the password of my university's wifi network, so that can't be the problem. Before obtaining this device, I had a Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.3 which never had this issue. That's why I have a feeling the issue is specific to Android 4.4.2.

Google was my first stop to try to find a solution, but it seems that I'm one of a few people facing this problem generally, and none has it with their Nexus 5. It's not a major issue because I can mitigate it by not restarting my device, but rather an annoying tiny inconvenience I'd like to have fixed.

Does anyone have an idea why this is happening? Is there a solution for it?


texts:
The T9 TV box with android 8.1.0 came with a TV box focus. It has issues with a USB mouse and keyboard. The device came rooted.

installed Null Keyboard to kill virtual keyboard
installed Simple Control to provide a nav bar
no long touch for mouse left click
cannot see notifications, even with Simple Control mapping
cannot see status bar, but can do without
installed Tincore, but cannot see configuration icon because no notifications view

If I can get this box to work I'll order several more to replace existent android boxes. Not having issues with many previous android boxes, I purchased all the boxes I need at one time, from the same vendor, so they would all be the same. Because of issues I sent them all back. The vendor asked me to please remove the bad review. I said I would do that if a free box would be sent for experimentation. After changing the review to say it works excellent as a TV box, which it does, I did receive a free box. So I want to make this work and buy the others I need. I use the boxes as Windows thin clients and TV streaming.


texts: Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 4.1.2 wifi disconnects when my screen goes off

texts: Whenever i turn my screen off for an extended period of time, my tablet disconnects from wifi. I remember there being a setting on my old phone to do this, which i didn't use, with reason. However i can find no such setting for this on my tablet. Ive downloaded a few apps to help with this "screen off wifi off" or something like that, but the apps only seem to break the wifi in all.


texts: Bluetooth input for video recording : Android 10, One Plus 7

texts:
I have seen this question Record video with external bluetooth mic (ie headset) posted 8 years back and app solutions do exist but not with Android 10,so it's not a duplicate of this question or other questions which suggest apps (they don't work for me)

I am helping my wife  record instructional videos on OnePlus 7, running stock Android 10 (not rooted).

I want to use Bluetooth audio input instead of the device mic, as it would provide better flexibility.

I don't find any settings to enable Bluetooth in camera or elsewhere and internet search hasn't helped.
Blogs recommend apps but surprisingly none seem to work reliably with Android 10. BTmono works sometimes and is not a reliable solution, and similar story with Camera fv5

Any suggestions, including apps, accessories are welcome except

Separately recording audio and sync with video, that's too much work
Involving signal processing hardware
Root
Laptop
Accessories like mic (I have asked for accessory advice on SE.Video Production
and hope to get better answers there)


texts: Install GMail 4.9 on 2013 Nexus 7 with Android 5 "Upgrade"

texts:
How can I install gmail 4.9 on my Android 5.0 tablet?

I just (ignorantly) upgraded to Android 5.0 on my 2013 Nexus 7. Unfortunately, doing so also upgraded my gmail to version 5.0, which I do NOT want (because the 5.0 layout gives me less information than the 4.9 layout, and there is no way to change it to the more compact and useful screen of 4.9).

I have downloaded to my tablet Gmail 4.9 (1271612) APK Download, but when I try to install it, I only get the message "App not installed". I have disabled gmail (evidently, there is no way to uninstall it), and I "Allow installation of apps from sources other than the Play Store".


texts: How can I enable USB tethering through ADB?

texts: I was going through this link. but I can't find a way to enable USB tethering through adb. Is there any other way I can do it?


texts: Do the new NFC options in 4.4 Kitkat allow one to have a combined digital wallet?

texts:
The new Android has Host-based Card Emulation built in which takes care of the secure element: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/nfc/hce.html

Wondering what it takes to load NFC enabled cards unto a Nexus5 (or another Android Kitkat phone). Can one read out the cards and load them in some general app to create a digital wallet with public transport, company access and credit cards (how awesome!)? Or do the card suppliers need to enable this themself in compatible apps?
Hoping for the first option of course, but seem unable to find the answer online and don't have the Nexus5 yet.

Thanks in advance! :)


texts: Screen lock settings won't change on Ice Cream Sandwich with MS Exchange Email

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0.2. I have a corporate email set up to Microsoft Exchange. My sys admin said we use the default mobile policies for Exchange, but he doesn't know the details.

My phone's Screen Lock setting is set to None and I cannot change it. If I select PIN, it asks me to enter and confirm a PIN, then returns to the Security settings page and shows my Screen lock is set to "None"

After reading http://boingboing.net/2012/03/13/the-scary-consequences-of-a-lo.html I thought it best to at least have a PIN, but right now I can't set one. Any suggestions?

--- update

I just did a test (with my sysadmin's help). We set up a Nexus One with Android 2.3 and the lock screen settings worked fine. Is there something in ICS?


texts:
Can you please help me with solving the following issue:

My phone is Samsung Galaxy S21

The problem isn't present in iPhone

When I try to repost stories from archive, the account logo is added to the story and overlap with the text (please see the attached screenshot, top left corner)

How is it possible to repost stories from archive without having the logo added?

Thank you


texts: The phone locks it self while it lays with the screen down

texts: It's a very weird issue, after i hold my phone with the screen down it suddenly  locks it self and the screen goes off without any reason. And no i did not pressed the power button while im holding it.


texts: How to specify where Samsung S5830's camera saves photos to

texts:
I have a Samsung S5830 phone which has Android on it.

When I look at:

Task Manager -> Summary

It appears that my, small, sim card is being filled up with data whilst, my larger, External SD card is relatively empty.

I'd prefer the camera to save images to my SD card. Not the sim.

But, I have no idea how to tell it to do so.

Any suggestions?


texts: How do I flash to a newer Android version when TWRP has trashed recovery image and boot?

texts:
Hi to all Android Enthusiasts!

I have done something stupid :D

Some website claimed that Cyanogenmod would not work unless twrp was installed. (ChristianTroy)

I had already rooted my device (Denver Tablet TAQ-80053 ARMv7 with Android 4.1.1) so I thought why not flash to TWRP with the file: "CWM-based-Recovery-v6.0.3.3-signed.zip"?
BAD idea :( I admit, this is a bit confusing since CWM and TWRP are not the same thing AFAIK. Could be another file .....

Now "Recovery Mode" is only the "TeamWin Logo" then BLACK SCREEN and nothingness ??

Everything else is working somewhat normal:
1) I can boot normally into the start screen of Android 4.1.1 and run applets etc.
2) I can connect to Windows 7 (x64) and get file access to everything.

But: Any flashing tool for windows (with ADB) cannot "see" my device, and I very much doubt it that the driver is the problem since I get full access to drives and files on the tablet (USB-connected to Windows 7 x64). Do you have any thoughts about that? To me it seems most logical that a working windows-driver would also work with ADB or am I wrong about that?

I also tried the ADB (Windows) installation with SDK etc. Everything installs fluently with no errors but when I do the "adb devices" command no devices are listed at all ?? The command "ADB Shell" returns an error.

Since I know about the settings needed on the tablet I have: set USB Debug Mode to ON and everytime I plug it in I select "Mass Storage Mode" to get file access from Windows; and it works fine.

As stated above, everything works except "boot into recovery mode" and ADB being able to "see" my device. Not even CWM Rom Manager can boot into recovery mode ??

I want to be able to flash a new OS but recovery mode seems to be the only way apart from the USB to Windows. I cannott accept the notion that the device is "almost bricked" just from installing the wrong recovery image and now I cannot go back .....
(backup got lost in the process).

I have discovered that I am not the only one with this problem but I cannot find any solution (that actually works) anywhere.

Last "development" is this: I UN-rooted my device trying to get back OTA. I think that made things worse :\

Q: Is there a way to "wipe and re-install" without ADB or Recovery Mode /Fastboot ??

/Pete

Update #1: I have tested ADB and FastBoot (Windows prompt) with two other devices, both Samsung Smartphones, and everything works like a charm. This tells us that it is definitely the tablet that's got a problem or two ;)

Upd #2: I found a log file in the cache folder on the tablet called "last_log" and one line got my attention: "TW_NO_REBOOT_BOOTLOADER := true" Isn't that a bit odd ??

Upd #3: Seems like internal sd is write protected. cwm boot manager and tw(e)rp manager cannot update files needed. bootanimation app works fine with root. that is so weird :-\


texts: How to know my nexus device is file encrypted?

texts:
From android n new feature called file encryption is supported.
How to identify if my device is file encrypted.

If i create any new file inside /data parition using touch . Will i will see that file when i do ls -l.

Will file name will be shown as secured name when doing ls -l after creation of file, if the device is file encrypted.


texts: I want to ask, how do I simulate other timezone (Like +13:00) on network? Like all apps that get time from network will get custom time.


texts: I want to test my app to my device. I have moto x but i am not able to connect moto x to my android studio.can any one help me with that?


texts:
I rooted my new nexus 7 the other day using the Nexus Root Toolkit.

Before rooting I was able to get about a full day out of a charge and still be at about 20-30% but now my battery seems to drain faster and even drain while I have the screen locked.

Can root affect battery life? Or could it be an application?


texts: adb reboot -p usually reboots instead of power-down which it is supposed to

texts:
When write:

adb reboot -p

I expect the unit to power-down indefinitely. Instead it just reboots automatically, same has having written:

adb reboot

only.

Why is that? What should I write?


texts: Android Apps can't access my SD Card storage BUT file managers can

texts:
Apps like Youtube, NetFlix, prime video do not have a "Store to SD Card" option. I have tried 3 different sd cards with my phone, formatted them but still, apps are unable to detect the sd card and do not have an option to download to external storage.
However, file managers and apps like vlc, album, and basically any media app can access and browse files stored in the sd card. How do I fix this?

I want youtube to store downloaded videos to sd card
same for NetFlix and prime video.
I also tried uninstalling the apps and reinstalling them on my phone. I haven't found a fix yet.

My phone is running Android 8


texts: Why doesn't "Keep offline" in Google Docs always let me access my document?

texts:
I have a Nexus 5 and I am having trouble understanding what the Keep offline option in Google Docs does.

For example, I have a Shopping List document.

Sometimes when I am at the supermarket, I have no mobile signal, but I still want to be able to view my shopping list (understanding that it may not be the latest version that I edited on my PC).  So I turned on the Keep offline option.

Most of the time when I try to access this document, and I have no mobile signal, I get an error that the document cannot be accessed (oddly enough, I can't reproduce the error now, which is why I can't be more specific regarding the error message).

Is there something else I need to be aware of when using this feature?  Or should turning this option on allow me to access the document in all situations?


texts: Galaxy Tab 3: How to get it to make use of the MicroSD card?

texts:
I'm kind of a noob when it comes to Android tablets. Anyway, I have a Galaxy Tab 3 with only 16GB built it, and of course I've hit the point where I'm running out of space. So I bought a 32GB MicroSD card, and assumed that would solve the problem. However, the tablet doesn't seem to want to make use of it, especially when it comes to moving over apps and data that are already on the device. And I'm totally lost as to how to make it move at least some of that stuff over, as well as when it comes to setting it to use the card as the main storage on anything new from this point forward.

Can anyone explain to me just what I need to do to make this silly thing start using the card? I've totally hit the limit of the built-in 16GB, and don't even have enough room left to save new photos, much less update apps or install new ones. No matter what I try to adjust in the settings, it just won't make the switch, and I'm totally lost at this point.

Thanks...


texts:
Related:

Is there a way to turn off translation in Google Play
Any way to stop ridiculous translations in Google PlayStore?

I have an exactly the same goal as the above questions, but my situation is a bit different from above.

I don't want to change my system language (Chinese)
Changing Language Settings for my Google account doesn't work. It does not affect the user interface of Play Store app on my phone.
Tried App Settings, but it doesn't work at all. Maybe Xposed for N is too new.

I'm using a OnePlus 5 with stock ROM (very similar to AOSP).


texts: Trying to install a stock rom on a samsung captivate

texts:
I recently basically bricked my phone by trying to mount the data part of the recovery file created by Nandroid (of the stock os) while CyanogenMod 10 was installed. The installation worked perfectly btw. I then downloaded the stock ROM to try to fix the phone and installed it using Odin.

After Odin says "success", I get the error on my phone after the AT&T logo. (along with other things , not errors)

Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
Successfully installed update...

__Copying media files...
E:failed to mount /dbdata (invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:can't mount /dbdata your storage not prepared yet, please use ui menu for format and reboot actions.
Media files copy failed

--wiping cahce
formatting /cache
cache wipe failed.
--Applying multi-CSC...
Installing multi-CSC
successfully applied multi_CSC

Please help -- I really want to get back into my OS. It would really help if I could get a link to download a complete file for Odin 1.85.

i am using I897UCKK4_I897UCKK4_I897UCKK4_HOME.tar.md5 ROM


texts: How to extract `magiskpolicy` from `magiskinit64`?

texts:
I have cloned the Magisk code at my Ubuntu machine. I have successfully run build.py and get the Magisk.zip file in Out directory. This zip contains arm, chromeos, common, META-INF and x86 folders.

As documented here. I should be able to get magiskpolicy using ./magiskinit64 -x magiskpolicy /system/ but this command is not working and neither giving any error. Similary ./magiskinit64 --help is also not working.

1|flashlm:/system/magisk # ls
META-INF Magisk.tar arm chromeos common x86
flashlm:/system/magisk # getprop ro.product.cpu.abi
arm64-v8a
flashlm:/system/magisk # ./arm/magiskinit64 --help
1|flashlm:/system/magisk # ./arm/magiskinit64 -x magisk /system/magisk
1|flashlm:/system/magisk # ls
META-INF Magisk.tar arm chromeos common x86
flashlm:/system/magisk # ./arm/magiskinit64 -x magiskpolicy /system/magisk
1|flashlm:/system/magisk # ls
META-INF Magisk.tar arm chromeos common x86
flashlm:/system/magisk # ./arm/magiskinit -x magiskpolicy /system/magisk
1|flashlm:/system/magisk # ls
META-INF Magisk.tar arm chromeos common x86
flashlm:/system/magisk # ./arm/magiskinit --help
1|flashlm:/system/magisk # ls
META-INF Magisk.tar arm chromeos common x86
flashlm:/system/magisk # ls -l -Z ./arm/*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root u:object_r:system_file:s0 533856 2019-11-26 17:42 ./arm/magiskboot
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root u:object_r:system_file:s0 617216 2019-11-26 17:42 ./arm/magiskinit
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root u:object_r:system_file:s0 596736 2019-11-26 17:42 ./arm/magiskinit64

Any suggestions about what I have missed?


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Im running Ubuntu 16.04

adb version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32

However, when I plug in my devices for testing via ADB I always get an unauthorized error.

adb devices

List of devices attached
LGD855a1098057  unauthorized

adb works flawlessly on Windows 7 x64 SP1with Koushik Douttas Universal ADB driver and my friends Macbook , this singles out the Ubuntu 16.04 as the problem.

Things I have tried:

I tried revoking previous USB authorizations.

Nothing happened.

Switching adb debugging on and off.

However, the CLI just keeps mocking me with the unauthorized error.

Switching ports.

Each port on my 16 port development rig has been tried.

Updating adb.

android-tools-adb is already the newest version (5.1.1r36+git20160322-0ubuntu3).
android-tools-fastboot is already the newest version (5.1.1r36+git20160322-0ubuntu3).


texts: Sorting the contact by VCard's categories

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My contacts are currently stored on a CardDav server (more specifically, an OwnCloud instance) and I am using DAVDroid to do the synchronization.
The problem I have is that I want to be the VCard categories to be used to sort and filter my contacts, a little like the groups of the default contact app, and the default Contacts apps does not seems to allow that. Also, moving my contacts to gmail storing to use the group feature instead is not really an option.

Regards


texts: How to stop android from creating files and folders on the SD card

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Is there a way to stop android from creating folders on the SD card such as "Android" and "Download".
I have Android KitKat version 4.4.2.


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EDIT: I found a solution, and I made an answer below! ;D

Hello everyone :) (fisrt, I apologize for my English, I'm french... :/)

Before doing a factory reset to upgrade my android version (Alcatel one touch idol 3 under Android 6.0.1 now, and 5.0.2 before the factory reset), I backed up all my apps with Helium.

Then, I managed to get evrything back. Except sms.

I don't know why, but when I try to restore them, I get the following message :

For those who want to know, I'm now rooted (so I don't use the desktop version, even if I tried and it doesn't work neither)

Thanks, I'm reaaaally desperate...