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I use Google Keep a lot and I have many... many notes. Some of these notes were written with the mobile version of Google Keep. However, something that really inhibits my experience with it is the fact that around every ten seconds, the app will just "freeze" and not react for three seconds. I can type all I want, but the text won't appear until it unfreezes and it will ignore backspaces for some reason. Also, sometimes when I edit an already existing note and I leave the app too early, it will just remove all the additional text I typed into the existing note, which I assume is also an effect of this constant freezing.

My only theory is that the folks at Google, for some reason, decided to have ALL notes load at the same time and that's what's slowing down the whole app. The microscopic scrollbar on the right side seems to be evidence of this. I don't know why they would do this instead of the lazy load approach the regular Google Keep website uses, but it really starts to p*ss me off. Is there a way to make this constant freezing stop?


texts: Mobile data is disabled, but some data is still transmitted

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First of all, I've read several similar questions here, but they are either not related, or require root access (Droidwall and stuff).

I received my Google Nexus 4 a week ago, and enjoying it so far. One thing is bothering me though.

I have access to Wi-Fi pretty much whenever I need it, so I'd like to disable any mobile data usage, at least until I figure out a nice data plan.
So the first thing that I did was unchecking Mobile Networks > Data Enabled and Data Usage > Mobile Data (I believe, these are the same thing). Now, the usage graph is empty. However, my carrier's report shows several records (6 in 2 days) of low mobile internet usage rounded to 100kb each. Cost-wise, it is equal to about 1 minute of talking.

I could probably live with that, but I have a trip to another city in a few days. If it happens while I'm in roaming (although Data Roaming is also unchecked), it will become much more expensive.

And so, the question is: how do I block mobile data for sure and let all the apps only use the Wi-Fi connection?

Non-rooted Google Nexus 4 running Android 4.2.2

Possibly relevant options:

Data enabled - off
Data roaming - off
Restrict background data - off - I use skype and imo.im, so it's nice to have them update in background
Auto-sync data - on
Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep - always


texts: removing the frequently contacted list after new update in April 2017

texts: After the new update, the frequently contacted list appears.  There is no favorite list any place that I can find.  How do you remove these frequently contacted people from list?


texts:
Right, so I've been an absolute idiot and I uninstalled mediatek-res.apk. I was probably very tired and I was stupid enough to forget to make a backup in recovery. The phone is a Chinese clone (Jiake JK3) and I can't find any stock firmware on the internet. It's now stuck in bootloop, so somehow I need to restore mediatek-res.apk. I can get adb access with root when I'm in recovery. I've tried pushing it to /system/framework with the correct permissions, but that hasn't worked. The log (when I boot up) says:

D/PackageManager( 1699): scan package: /system/framework/mediatek-res.apk , start at: 66650ms.

D/asset   ( 1699): AssetManager-->addDefaultAssets CIP path not exsit!

and

I/PackageManager( 1699): /system/framework/mediatek-res.apk changed; collecting certs

D/dalvikvm( 1699): GC_CONCURRENT freed 1976K (15855), 34% free 4069K/6124K, paused 1ms+2ms, total 19ms

and

E/PackageManager( 1699): Package com.mediatek has no signatures that match those in shared user android.uid.system; ignoring!

W/PackageManager( 1699): Signature mismatch for shared user : SharedUserSetting{41de1470 android.uid.system/1000}

I have no idea what any of this means but I'm a fairly capable user so if someone could let me know what it means that'd be great.


texts: How to prevent apps from entering immersive mode in portrait mode?

texts:
Some games in portrait mode will enter immersive mode automatically, and my navigation bar and notification bar will be hidded, and it is really annoying for me.
Is there a way to prevent that from happening? Root, Magisk and Xposed(Edxposed) is acceptable.


texts: Bluetooth file transfers from Sony Arc S always get interrupted

texts:
I am not able to transfer files completely over Bluetooth because the the transfers keep getting interrupted. My phone model is a Sony Arc S LT8i.

I tried to send a 700 kb image file to my Mac and it started to transfer but got interrupted when 90% of it was transferred. Similarly, I tried to send the same file to a Samsung Galaxy Ace phone and it sent 99% of the file when it got interrupted, at which point the receving phone (Ace) showed a message stating "Remote device disconnected". How can I fix this?


texts: Failed to load Android and TWRP recovery after flashing twrp recovery image

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The device is Lenovo Tab 2 A8-50LC
I flashed the device with a (apparently) TWRP recovery image.

./fastboot flash  recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 134217728 bytes
sending 'recovery' (10454 KB)...
OKAY [  0.904s]
writing 'recovery'...

OKAY [  0.306s]
finished. total time: 1.209s

After that:

./fastboot reboot
rebooting...

finished. total time: 0.052s

But the device can not load TWRP or Android and restarts consequently.
No power-off, volume-up or down or any combinations work here. Nothing works:

./adb reboot recovery
error: no devices found

./fastboot devices

./adb reboot bootloader
error: no devices found

The only way is to disconnect the battery from the board.
Any suggestions highly appreciated.


texts: Is there an app, or method, to read .desktop file with url links via a file manager

texts:
At the moment I can move the .desktop file to the android device and (using FX File Explorer) open as application, choose Firefox, allow Firefox to access files and then it works. But whilst giving a file manager access to my files is a necessity, I don't really want Firefox to have access to my files (which it presumably needs by this method in order to 'read' the .desktop file). I really want the file explorer app to 'read' the .desktop file (as it already has access rights) and then forward the url it found there to my browser.

This is exactly the way both my cloud storage apps (Dropbox and Nextcloud) work when they encounter .desktop files. They just open the url in a browser without needing the browser itself to access the file.

Is there a way to make this happen within a file explorer app?


texts: Debug Samsung Galaxy S3 Blank Screen Freezes

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my Samsung Galaxy S3 suffers from the Black/Blank screen freeze. The only remedy is to pull the battery to get the phone to respond again. I'm running Android 4.1.1 and I have done a factory reset. Now the symptoms are back. I would like to figure out a way to get the log of phone after I pull the battery so that I may be able identify which app is causing this issue. I have the Android SDK installed, but so far I can only get the current live log. How can I get a log history with time stamp?

Thanks,

Nick,


texts: Recovery Menu on Fake Note3 China version

texts:
My colleague owns Faked Galaxy Note 3 from China with all the gifts - bloatware from Chinese market etc.  There is no root on the phone (I tried to check it with supersu/rom manager/uninstall) and the only option to get the root - probably to understand this "recovery" menu on Chinese:

UPD
I've found that first line is related to factory:

I've found that first 3 options are related to test -

any idea will be highly appreciated.


texts: Just rooted and can't enable premium messaging

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When I attempt to enable it, it's stuck like in the picture.

I then receive the message: Free Msg: Unable to send message - Message Blocking is active. I've tried other messaging applications, but I can't get it to work. My phone is a Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S.


texts: I got a Samsung Galaxy 3 lite from a friend I don't have the Google accounts info and don't know the password to unlock

texts:
Samsung Galaxy 3 lite
Please I got it from a friend that moved away. I don't know the Google accounts info or the password or pattern to unlock it. What do I do??


texts: I need to setup a WiFi proxy on Android 9  but it seems they removed the feature , all tutorials I found refers to old versions of Android.


texts: Why is there so many identical Android folders?

texts: I was using the ES File Explorer app, when I noticed there's many different folders with all the same content. Like, there's a "legacy" folder, a "0" folder, and an "sdcard" folder, and it all goes to the same place where my DCIM is and such. I'm wondering if whatever I have takes up three times the space, or its all shortcuts to the same place. I'm confused with all this folder nonsense.


texts:
I recently bought a 64GB SD card. Soon discovered adoptable storage is disabled on Stylo2, so I can't change app storage from Internal storage to SD card.
I followed instructions on another forum of how to enable adoptable storage on my phone using ADB commands.
It worked.
But now, my "Storage & USB" Settings shows both Internal Storage and SD card, but File Manager only shows Internal Storage.
And instead of having 16GB internal and 64GB external, File Manger is only showing 10GB TOTAL!!!
It seems like it was partitioned incorrectly.
Is there any way I can fix this?
I'm including a pic of some screenshots of the problem, and the code I used. I really hope you can help!

Correction: I've been exhausted, so I thought maybe I missed something. I looked back over the code from the other forum and over the code I entered. I missed line 3, so I  went back and entered the code, but the problem remains. The code is as follows:

sm set-force-adoptable true

sm partition disk:179,64 private

sm set-force-adoptable false

sm list-volumes all

Would be nice to partition 8GB or so to adopted storage, the ramaining 56GB of the 64GB SD card to "portable"/external storage.

I will probably see e-mail replies before I see them here..
blakburner at gmail dot com


texts: Distinguishing between placed received and non-received calls

texts:
On my Android phone, under the list of all phone calls, there are several distinct icons to distinguish between:

outgoing calls (a green arrow pointing away from the phone)
missed calls (a red arrow bouncing off the phone)
received calls (a blue arrow pointing into the phone)

However, the user interface does not distinguish between placed calls which were answered on the other end and calls which were not answered on the other end.

Does anyone have a user interface which distinguishes between these two scenarios or does anyone know of an upgrade I may perform in the user interface (perhaps even by going as far as installing CyanogenMod) so as to account for this difference in the user interface?

I am running Android 2.3.4 (GingerBread) on an LG Optimus Net P690.


texts:
In the alarm settings, there is no "silent" ringtone. I only want the phone to vibrate in the morning.

Any hints?


texts: Managing /data/system/netpolicy.xml: what do these policies mean?

texts:
Seems like it wasn't clever of me to restore Data (policy/stats) with Titanium Backup. It has all that apps' unique UIDs from my previous system (actually, the same phone, but wiped and flashed) and now I'm starting to think that the same apps now have new UIDs, so the settings may be completely wrong, except the system ones, right? If I remove all the policies from the file, should I expect it to repopulate with defaults? Is this file controlled by that system app which allows to enable/disable cellular/wlan access?

What do all that policies mean? In case of manual setting. They're mostly 2048 and 3840, but there're 2816, 1792 and 768 too.

The reason why I've started to worry about it: Play Store is having some problems with the connection. To be exact, when I download starts it runs with Download Manager (uid: 10010, com.android.probiders.downloads) and the manager keeps saying «reconnecting», meanwhile other apps have no problems with the internet access. 10010 has 768 policy + it whitelisted (<whitelist>...</whitelist>), but at the same time I see that another app has 768 policy and it's some little game, I restricted it in internet access UI. However, it's not a total connection failure: it can download a couple of megs, then speed drops to a few kbs and only then it starts to say «reconnecting».

Maybe (just maybe) it has nothing to do with netpolicy.xml and it's something else causes the problem, but I don't know what else tbh.


texts: What is "com.samsung.android.dqagent_SA_SDK" user certificate? Is it safe?

texts:
My user certificates has the following: com.samsung.android.dqagent_SA_SDK.

It seems so strange, it looks like someone put it on there. Is that normal?


texts: Galaxy S3 randomly booted into safe mode. Strange behavior

texts:
I was using my phone (Galaxy S3 SGH-T999), not doing anything intensive, just web browsing on Chrome, then all of a sudden my phone restarts into Safe Mode.

I opened the app drawer and noticed most (possibly all, not sure) of my downloaded apps were gone.
My notifications bar was informing me that some apps were being re-downloaded.

Not sure of the reason, I just restarted the phone and it booted back up normally.

However strange things have been happening, like:

Apps re-downloading or updating.
Facebook app authorization failing
All my contacts were gone. I use SmoothSync for Cloud Contacts. Opening the app asked me to enter my password. My contacts came back.
My iCloud calendar was gone, again because SmoothSync logged out. Logging back in was no problem.

Nothing really bad has happened, but it just seems strange and random to me.

Why would Safe mode be activated out of nowhere?


texts:
I have spent a few hours trying to figure out why my USB mass storage function is not working with my laptop. Here's what I've done:

Installed Android 2.3.2 (Pete's GPA12)
Uninstalled, cleaned, and reinstalled drivers from Motorola.
Reinstalled Java JDK
Rebooted

After through all this, it still doesn't work.

Motorola Droid

Windows 7 x64


texts: How can I check storage I have used on Google photos

texts: I know google photos is giving unlimited storage (for 16MP photos and 1020p videos). I have uploaded around 5000 photos and videos, but I cannot find the storage I have used.


texts: How do you fix your tablet if Google Play Services is stopping

texts: How do you keep Google Play Services from stopping or get it to start back up? It has deleted all my apps and is now telling me every time I try to download that I don't have enough space. What do I do?


texts: Set a custom ringtone on Sony Z3 Xperia Compact

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I'm trying to set a custom ringtone on Sony Z3 Xperia Compact. I have copied the desired MP3 file into /storage/emulated/0/Notifications. However, on the ringtone list, I don't see the file and can't find any way to add it. There is no "Add" button in the ringtone list:

Click image for larger version

There is only a "musical notes" icon button in the upper-right corner. If I press it, the following strange screen appears containing some unknown list of music without my ringtone:

Click image for larger version

I have rebooted my phone and nothing changed. For some time after a reboot, I was unable to press the "musical notes" icon button since it was saying "Updating" or "Refreshing" in Russian. This was probably the media scanner running. So, I now know how to run the media scanner but still can't change my ringtone.

I have put the file into /storage/emulated/0/Ringtones. Also, I checked that it appeared in /sdcard/Ringtones and rebooted my phone, but nothing changed.

How can I set a custom ringtone on Sony Z3 Experia Compact?


texts: How to enable silent mode during calendar events?

texts: I'd like to disable all notification sounds whenever there is a current event in Calendar. How can I do this automatically?


texts: Which VPN do I use for a Cisco VPN concentrator?

texts:
I want to setup corporate sync on my DroidX and it appears to work until I try to get email.

My office uses Microsoft Exchange.

I think I need to set up VPN to do this? (not sure, I know I have to use vpn to make outlook work if I'm not on the network)

Which VPN selection should I use? We are using a really old Cisco VPN concentrator that I don't know much about, with a Microsoft shop for pretty much everything.


texts: How do I remove pictures and emails from my Nokia android phone. And how do I copy my address book to my new Samsung Galaxy S5 phone?


texts:
I can't find a way to get an option to save an image out of the Google app on my phone? I open the image and after going through enough many steps to call it awful UX, I get to these menu options which offers sharing but not saving:

Is it purposely designed to make saving images difficult or impossible?


texts: Backup MMS on Android without Google Play Services

texts: Is there a way to backup and restore MMS without Google Play Services? I'm running Graphene OS on a Pixel 3 (no root). Thanks in advance!


texts: When I receive a reply to an exchange email, the gmail notifications show my original message, not the reply

texts:
I'm having a really odd problem with my Nexus 5X.  I had the problem when I got it (marshmellow) and it still persists when upgraded to nougat.

When I send out an email on my desktop computer, and someone replies to it, i'll see the notification pop up on my phone.  However, the notification shows the text of my original email, not the text of the reply. I have to tap the notification to open the gmail app and see the actual reply.  This is very frustrating because i cannot "at a glance" see what the email is, and instead have to open it, marking it read, which will mess with my flow on the desktop client.

Has anyone else run into this problem?  Anybody have a solution?


texts: SD Storage - Apps move back to internal Storage after update

texts:
I have a query pertaining to the moving of Apps across the various storage drives in android. I recently purchased a VFD 700 , running on Android 6.0. This has 16 GB Internal storage, along with which I have added a 128 GB SD Card for additional storage.
I have formatted the SD card as Internal storage to facilitate movement of the applications from the main storage to the secondary storage which is my SD  card and this works fine sans issues.
However when the apps get updated, the apps move back to the internal storage , depleting  the storage and forcing me again have to move them to the SD card. This is how android works or is this a bug in the Android v6.0.
Please suggest any settings change or app which can manage this , i.e. retaining the Apps  in their installed location, without having to manually move them across every time an update is done.

Cheers,

Ashoka


texts: Google Keep stopped sending push notifications on Android

texts:
After about 2 or 3 months of using Google Keep I've noticed it does not notify me of due reminders any more (neither in Android nor in Chrome).  The only thing that I may think of that could have caused this -- I've disabled notifications "from this page" in Chrome.  But how could that have affected Android push?...

Does anyone know how to turn it back on?  On Android I mean.

UPD: I don't use any integrations (like Google Now) for these reminders -- plain Google Keep functionality.

UPD2: I double-checked.  Set up a reminder to fire in 5 minutes, than set down and watched what happens.  Turns out, it DOES play notification sound, and does show a reminder, in notifications bar, but only for a second, and then it disappears!


texts: Hard-bricked with dead bootloader Samsung Galaxy Pocket (GT-S5300)

texts:
You can see the original files that I used for the partioning from
this website, as well as the other links : https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=F968213B88AADBF5!127&authkey=!AH0DTuPbDvUS7s4

I live in Sri Lanka, and apparently it is not official in my country. The Samsung Service Center does not support my phone, as I bought it from another shop.

I followed all the instructions in the guide. Everything went fine,
and it said that it had finished partitioning 512 MB from my 2GB
Internal USB Storage (My 16GB SD card was inside the phone as well
during the time of partitioning, but it was not partitioned and works
fine when inserted it to my SD card reader/writer). it came back to
the screen that said Re-boot into recovery mode. I pressed the reboot
into recovery mode, and the screen went blank. After that, I could not
boot it normally, and also into recovery or download mode. My phone is
a Samsung Galaxy Pocket (GT-S5300). My phone was rooted with a file (I
do not have that file, and the Dropbox download link was lost), but my
phone worked perfectly after that with no bugs. It ran on Android
Gingerbread (2.3.6) and out of the 960mb of internal space, about
880mb was full.

Note : The old links are no longer there and are dead. The only place
to get the files is from the link mentioned above.

I would appreciate if anyone could help me.

Thanks and best regards,

Sanoo


texts:
What is the Riva_fm_cal file?

It is located in /data/app on many Android devices.

It is typically a very small file (under 25 bytes), and gets recreated if deleted.


texts: How to remove root backdoor on an Allwinner device?

texts:
I read on The Register that a root backdoor is triggered by writing rootmydevice to the special file /proc/sunxi_debug/sunxi_debug. That gives the current running process root privileges. If that file is present on your device or single-board computer, then you need to get rid of it. This is the code that checks for the magic write:

if(!strncmp("rootmydevice",(char*)buf,12)){
    cred = (struct cred *)__task_cred(current);
    cred->uid = 0;
    cred->gid = 0;
    cred->suid = 0;
    cred->euid = 0;
    cred->euid = 0;
    cred->egid = 0;
    cred->fsuid = 0;
    cred->fsgid = 0;
    printk("now you are root\n");
}

I have questions:

I have a Fusion5 tablet (which is rooted) manufactured by Allwinner with sun8I chipset using kernel 3.4.39. The file /proc/sunxi_debug/sunxi_debug is zero length. If the code is present, which file (if any) would it be in?
When using Terminal Emulator, I do rm /proc/.sunxi_debug/sunxi_debug, I get "Permission denied". sudo su gets "sudo: not found". How do I delete the /proc/sunxi_debug/sunxi_debug file?


texts: Email accounts suddenly disappear from Samsung stock client

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S, rooted with ClockworkMod a good while ago. Since about two months, my imap accounts spontaneously disappear from the Samsung stock email.

When launched, the email app asks me if I want to configure it with an account.

I have heard from other people experiencing this, but never discovered a solution.


texts: How to define a custom sound for Whatsapp?

texts:
When receiving mails or a whatsapp message, the same sound notification is played. I want to be able to tell those events apart and would like to define custom sounds. How can I achieve this?

I really would like to avoid a third party application, or if there are no other ways, I prefer a paid app over one with advertisement.


texts: ICS (Samsung Nexus) Calendar Default Event Duration

texts: Been trying to change the default duration while creating an event on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus stock calendar. It's defaulted to be 1 hour but I'd like to change to 30 minutes like I can on Google Calendar on Chrome. Thanks.


texts: On my LG-ally, I keep accidentally turning on silent mode.  What exactly am I doing to cause this, and is there any way to disabled whatever the action is?


texts:
Can anyone guide me or advise on how to disable the in-built vibration for holding down on the screen whilst copy/paste to the clipboard?

Have searched in Settings and cannot find it.


texts:
I was handed a phone from my friend who installed Firefox OS over Android, but now wants Android back. I know roughly how to flash ROMs, but am not sure how to go into download mode or equivalent in Firefox OS. Any help would be appreciated.

The model of the phone is a ZTE Kis. If I can supply any more information just ask!


texts: Explain "Don't Downgrade!" warnings when flashing stock firmware

texts:
I have a few devices I want to put back from custom roms to stock. On almost every stock rom source, however, there are dire warnings for some devices not to downgrade to stock versions from before your latest installed rooted rom version. For example, from Androidayos:

  UPDATE: DO NOT DOWNGRADE back to the old stock firmware version. Once your Galaxy Note 2 already runs on 4.4.2 based rooted ROM you should only revert back to 4.4.2 stock firmware, same as it goes if you are on 4.3 you may install and stay on 4.3 and then  upgrade to 4.4.2 KitKat but do not ever downgrade to 4.1.2 or 4.1.1 due to the current secured bootloader on every update.

I wish to really understand that warning. For example, if the bootloaders are secure, how is it so easy for people to flash custom roms for the first time, coming from those 'secure bootloader' stock firmware versions? What would actually happen and what problems would arise if one did downgrade just as is proscribed in the warning? If there's a "current secured bootloader on every update," why is it safe to flash the same version that one is currently running rooted, but downgrading is not? And so forth…

I'm doing this to several devices, but the best is example is a Samsung Note II currently running Cyanogenmod 12.1, which is 5.1.1 Lollipop. In that device's case, every stock firmware is an older Android version than Lollipop, since no brand pushed OTA updates beyond 4.4 KitKat. If I go back to stock 4.4.2 KitKat, I'm going 5.1 to 4.4—doing what they're warning against. How do warnings like that pertain to devices in this state, and what should I expect?


texts: Where is color information stored in android apps ?

texts: This might not be the correct place to post this, so please tell me if it isn't. As the title says, I'm trying to find the color palette for android apps while they're installed. I can't decompile the apps, but I can access the apk file. Is there a universal standard file or at least a string of text in a file that I can search for ?


texts: Can I use an external USB Adapter with Airmon on Android?

texts: I have an Android phone and it doesn't support monitor mode internally. I have an external Alfa AWUS036H and I ordered a cable for it to plug into my phone. My question is, what app should I use to put the external adaptor into monitor mode? I am rooted, but I refuse to install a ROM or a kernel. Thanks!


texts:
I'm trying to add shared a calendar shared with me through outlook, but I only get my calendar and not the one that a colleague has shared with me. How can I view their calendars in the native calendar app?

Nexus 5, KitKat


texts: Why is quiet mode not abiding by the scheduled times?

texts:
Ever since my phone upgraded itself to Android 4.4.2 a couple of weeks ago, it has trouble turning quiet mode on or off at the set times.

I have it set for quiet between 10 pm and 8 am, and the indicator by the "Schedule Settings" is blue indicating that the setting is on, and the moon icon with the timer remains in the top bar, but it either doesn't switch into quiet mode or if it does happen turn on at the scheduled time, it doesn't turn back off.

If I cycle the "Schedule Settings" switch, it does go into quiet mode for that night, but does not always do so the next evening.

Is this a bug that was introduced with the upgrade, or is one of my apps intercepting the quiet mode setting and overriding it?

I'm using an LG G2.


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Is there a way to easily record a phone conversation in-progress?

I've seen Android call recording apps, but they don't support call recording on Nexus S.

Anyone know of an app that will work on the Nexus S?
Thanks


texts: How Can You Change Which Microphone Is Used During Calls?

texts:
My LG G4 phone's main microphone is broken but it's secondary microphone is working. That is, during ordinary calls or voice recordings, the microphone doesn't pick up any sound (completely dead) but during speakerphone calls or video recordings that microphone works fine.

Is there any way to permanently redirect the primary microphone to the secondary one, so that for ALL calls, the secondary microphone is used to pick up sound?


texts: App drawer disappeared on One Plus One with Cyanogen OS

texts:
I accidentally removed my app drawer on the dock. I already tired different ways suggested on this site to get it back. But none of them worked. I am not sure if this is related to the OS version or the phone. Can someone help?
Thanks in advance.
AC


texts: Disable backlight and permanently show ambient display using root?

texts:
I own a Rooted Nexus 5x on the Pixel^2 8.0.0 ROM, and when I saw a real Pixel 2 on its charger at night I noticed that it didn't have "backlight" on (black was actually black) and it permanently showed the ambient display.

I don't see a settings option for this, can I turn it on using root?


texts: Properly update a rooted Nexus 5X with stock Android 7.0 to October Security update

texts:
When I bought my Nexus 5X, it had Android Marshmallow on it. I immediately rooted it and flashed TWRP using the Nexus Root Toolkit (NRT) and it went well.

Along came the Android 7.0 OTA and I only had to remove the saved fingerprints and PIN (to make TWRP see the phone as decrypted) I was able to go through the update successfully with that current setup. Of course I had to re-root my phone after that.

But the 46.7MB October Security Update won't install via OTA. I've tried:

re-rooting it with the latest TWRP (via NRT)
re-flashing the stock recovery (via NRT)

but the OTA still wouldn't get installed. I checked the recovery log and it showed this line:

installing lge.bullhead updater extensions
Source: google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NRD90R/3141966:user/release-keys
Target: google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NBD90W/3239497:user/release-keys
Verifying current system...
script aborted: E3001: Package expects build fingerprint of google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NRD90R/3141966:user/release-keys or google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NBD90W/3239497:user/release-keys; this device has google/bullhead/bullhead:6.0.1/MMB29Q/2480792:user/release-keys.
Source: google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NRD90R/3141966:user/release-keys
Target: google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NBD90W/3239497:user/release-keys
Verifying current system...
E3001: Package expects build fingerprint of google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NRD90R/3141966:user/release-keys or google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NBD90W/3239497:user/release-keys; this device has google/bullhead/bullhead:6.0.1/MMB29Q/2480792:user/release-keys.
E:unknown command [log]
Updater process ended with ERROR: 7
I:Legacy property environment disabled.
Error installing zip file '@/cache/recovery/block.map'
Done processing script file

But I checked the build.prop file and found this:

ro.build.desciption
google/bullhead/bullhead:7.0/NRD90R/3141966:user/release-keys

Where could that google/bullhead/bullhead:6.0.1/MMB29Q/2480792:user/release-keys have come from? How do I proceed with the OTA? I've yet to try FlashFire because it won't detect the downloaded OTA file and I've yet to download that 1.2GB factory OTA file.

Also why only now am I having problems with OTA? It should have happened during the Android 7.0 update, right? I would like it very much if I could do this without wiping my data. Please help. Thank you.


texts:
For some reason I couldn't find the native SIP client on this Phone. On my Note 2 N7100 it's under Settings-> Call Settings-> Accounts

Will someone please show me where it's hidden?

Note: LG G2 D802 international version


texts: Facebook Messenger - No ring tone for calls

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I got a Lenovo Essential tablet. I have a problem that when someone call me via Facebook Messenger, the table only vibrates, it doesn't call any sound at all. But the sound for Facebook messenger's notification like - incoming inbox message, miss calls, still works. Looks like only the ring tone for calls is not working.

what I have tried that doesn't work:

Clear data for Facebook messenger.
Re-install Facebook messenger.
In Facebook messenger -> Notifications & Sounds, I enabled everything.

I check this article

  Go to Settings-apps- messenger. In there will be an option
  that says notifications. For some reason it was set to low priority
  and silent. I changed it and it's been working perfectly

but I can't find any thing (I see "Show notifications" checkbox, but it has already been checked)

(sorry for the image's quality, I can't figure out how to take screenshot with this Lenovo Essential tablet)

So how can I enable ring tone for calls in Facebook Messenger?


texts: Why do some devices ship without the Market installed?

texts:
Someone explain to me why some tablet manufacturers use software hubs other than Market.
I bought a Coby Kyros ($160 @ KMart, Puerto Rico) and it brings AppsLib instead, and I immediately noticed that not all apps are there.
I already found steps to root the tablet and install Market, but the question still bugs me.


texts: USB tethered device constantly changing public IP address

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I recently switched from iPhone to Android (Galaxy S10e), and use the phone hotspot as my primary internet.
I connect the phone to a gli-net mini router (https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-ar750s/) through USB Tether, and from that (only have ethernet enabled on the mini router) to a netgear Nighthawk R7000 router which we use for wifi in the house.
The gli-net router has a firewall rule to keep the TTL at 64 (or was it 65??) so we can continue to get unthrottled speeds.
On the netgear router I have also disabled 2g wifi, and only use 5g.
The problem we have is that our IP address on connected devices changes with each web request. So if we go to https://www.whatsmyip.org, we have a new IP address at almost every refresh.
It seems like there are a few addresses the the laptops rotate between ..*.7/9/15.
The DHCP lease time on the routers is 12 hrs.
Do you have any ideas what I should look at next?
When we connect through a vpn on the laptop (protonVPN for example), our IP address doesn't change at every request.
It worked with the iPhone, so I'm wondering if something is going on in the android I'm not aware of? oh, also, the phone service I'm using only allows 1 hotspot connection, which Android respects. The iPhone ignored that. Do you think the issue could be caused by the phone service + android only allowing 1 device? I assumed that if I tethered to the gli-net that it would see that as my one device..


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Hello  my wife has the galaxy ace gt s5830 but for some reason it wont charge either off the original charger, or blackberry charger, neither off the usb in the laptop will it charge, if i take the battery out and my mate charges it in his, put it back in the phone, the phone will work fine, its not an old phone about 3mths, but draw a blank when i get intouch with the internet company i purchased from so cant return it.
Cheers Brian


texts: How do I hard reset/ factory reset my supersonic SC-74JB 7 inch tablet with no physical volume button on

texts:
No physical volume button
Forgot security password to get into my supersonic SC-74JB 7 inch tablet that you need after you turn on the tablet


texts: I am having a issue where my phone would sometimes "ghost text" a HTC customer support called it. I think its just heating up when it happens but i'm not sure of the issue. When I text it would randomly start hitting things I did not hit. I noticed when I blow on the screen it also does this. Any ideas or fixes would be greatly appreciated.


texts: There is a "Tasks" calendar that can be selected on the Google Calendar web interface, that displays all Gmail tasks deadlines. This calendar is not shown/synced in the Google Calendar app. Is there a adapter app that works for tasks like maybe the Birthday Adapter app works for events? I'm not looking for a separate tasks app unless it can also hook into Google Calendar to show my tasks there.


texts: How to stop "Couldn't sign in" notifications?

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I have my Nexus 9 (on 5.x) connected to my iCloud account for email. It works fine, I even get notifications for new email. It can connect to the server just fine.

However, I get notifications from Gmail around every 15-20 minutes saying "Couldn't sign in" with my iCloud email address.

I don't like my tablet and wrist vibrating that often with useless notifications. How can I turn these off (or, ideally, fix the problem) without turning off notifications for real email?


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Lenovo crashed randomly thrice this week. The screen each time just went black and the phone would not turn back on afterwards when power button was pressed and held; however, after a few hours it would turn on by itself. When the phone is in a such a "blackout" (sorry for a lack of a better word) and the power button is pressed and held the screen flashes for a short second but then  becomes black again. Before it crashes, the phone does not freeze or get stuck, i.e the phone is running fine before it just blacks out. The phone runs quite smoothly otherwise. RAM isn't the problem as well.

I don't know if this is related or not but the apps being used when the crash occurred were youtube and two gaming apps, including Cheating Tom.

What should I do? Should the phone be taken to an expert or can I do something to fix it myself?


texts:
Why can't my samsung galaxy R connect to my laptop Wi-Fi, but is able to connect to others? I'm using connectify program in my laptop and windows xp.
Thank you.


texts: How to remove data usage from droid 2 welcome screen?

texts: By mistake I checked data usage from android widgets, and now its in my droid 2 welcome screen. How can I remove it from the welcome screen?


texts: Send whatsapp message to all whatsapp conact and text message to rest of the contacts

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I want to send message to all my contacts, but I want to send Whatsapp message to those who use Whatsapp and a regular text message to others. How do I do it?
(I have 1140 contacts, out of which 662 also use whatsapp, manually doing it will take a lot of time.)


texts: Trusting the manufacturer like Google Play

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I just purchased a Toshiba Excite 10.  I was surprised when I attempted to update manufacturer-bundled software and found that I couldn't because it wasn't installing through Google Play.

Is there a way to make my tablet understand that an app downloaded or upgraded through my OEM is just as safe as something downloaded through Google?


texts: Today I saw an interesting post on Facebook (App). So I decided to share it through Whatsapp with my friends. But I can't find any Whatsapp share button on FB App. There is only Messenger share button. So how I can share it through Whatsapp.


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I want to ask if there's any way I can get rid of whatever's allowing my phone to be unlocked easily without any resetting or Google account?

My phone has been messed with and now it keeps getting unlocked no matter what I try, whether I put a lock-screen or change my Google password.

I don't think they would use spyware because it would cost money, but maybe they would but I think they did some configurations and/or exploited something in my phone for it to be unlocked easily.

Can anyone help me know what it is and tell me on how to get rid of it? Thanks

EDIT: My phone keeps getting unlocked because it's compromised which is why the lockscreen doesn't work as it should or it just keeps getting bypassed.


texts: Show plain lock-screen when multimedia cover creates text contrast issue android 5.0

texts: Occassionally I'll be listening to or reading media on my phone and the screen will lock.  When this happens, the lock-screen background is the media "cover".  For white or very light media covers, there is very little contrast between the lock screen numbers and the background, rendering the numbers virtually invisible.  In my last android version, I could swipe down from the clock to bring up a lock-screen with a plain black background.  This is not working with Lollipop.  Is there some trick I'm missing, short of forcing a restart on my phone?  (Samsung S4 16GB)


texts: Two Honor 9: One gets EMUI update, one does not, how to fix?

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We have two Honor 9 ordered at the same time. Both not rooted, one has developer mode enabled.

Recently I realized that the phone without developer mode received the EMUI update from 5.1 to 8.0 whereas the other one with dev options did not.
I tried to check for updates, forced downloading all packages, rebooting etc, no luck.

I don't know whether developer mode may affect the updates but AFAIK there is nothing else special on both phones.

Is there something else I could do (except resetting the phone) to receive the EMUI 8.0 update?


texts: Impossible to transfer mobile banking app data between factory resets

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I have two banking apps installed on my device:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.infinum.rba
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hr.asseco.android.zaba

It is impossible to transfer the app data on the same device between factory resets in a way where it is not needed to reactivate the apps using the activation process of the given banks. I've tried backing up the apps and their data using ES File Explorer PRO and App Cloner Premium. I've also attempted to copy the app data and the apps manually between system to no avail.

Since the device is the same, the IMEI is the same, the operating system is the same, i see no reason that the app data couldn't be reapplied after a factory reset, resulting in a fully functional mobile banking app - however I've found no way to do so, nor have i found which mechanism the apps use that prevents doing so.

Help me out here.


texts: Is it possible to enable 4G/LTE band 40 in Nexus 5 D820?

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I have a LG Nexus 5 D820 model purchased in USA. Now I am in Chennai, India on Airtel network. As I understand Indian LTE/4G bands are 3 and 40 and unlucky me my service provider Airtel seems to be in band 40. D820 does not support both band 3 and 40.

I have seen few XDA posts that explain how to enable band 3 in D820. I could not see any posts for the same for band 40 and few comments then and there say it is not possible.

Has any one tried enabling band 40 on their D820? Even more better has anyone tried using their Nexus 5 D820 in India on LTE/4G with Airtel?


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I tried running a busybox version of beep over SSH but recieved the following error message:

$ beep
beep: can't open console
$ ls -l /dev/console
crw-------    1 root     root        5,   1 Jun 22 23:32 /dev/console

If I were to invest the time in rooting my device would this work? I imagine that this may not be the only complication...


texts: Can I ensure an installed application only runs when I open it?

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That is, I want to ensure it consumes no system resources (data, RAM and CPU) unless I open it.

Intuitively, if I block all notifications from an app, this might happen. But then again, it might not.

Does it? If not, is there a way to achieve that?


texts: I have Android Lollipop 5.1 running on my Nexus 5 phone. Whenever I install or uninstall an application, the order of all the app icons is re-sorted in alphabetical order. Is there any way in which we can configure this ordering mechanism?


texts: recover whatsapp messages (database folder deleted)

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Problem

I accedently formatted my memory card which had the database folder of whatsapp which had the last backup of my messages .... Now how can I get all my messages back ?? is there an online backup of my messages ?? Is there a way to get the messages back or should I stop searching for solutions since there is no backup in the sd card nor phone ...


texts: Automatic switching to the strongest Wi-Fi Access Point

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Both at home and at work I there are multiple Wi-Fi access points nearby with the same SSID and security settings.

My Samsung GS2 used to switch to the strongest available access point quite quickly. Now that I have ICS 4.0.3 installed it seems that my phone is sticking to the previous access point too long. This causes my network speed to very often be too slow as I'm consistently connected to "the previous hallway".

What are the solutions available to fix this issue? Is there a system setting I've missed? Is there an app that can help?


texts: How to "safely" root a Motorola XT320 (running Android 2.3.6 / Gingerbread) without loosing data?

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Related to this question: How to extract calendar data from the stock calendar app of Android Gingerbread (2.3.6) without a Google account?

How can I "safely" root a Motorola XT320 phone running Android 2.3.6 / Gingerbread? It is my intent to do this without loosing any data. Through root privileges, I hope to gain access to certain data on the phone (a local calendar) which I want to backup.

I have to admit I am new to this field. As far as I can tell, the most recommended app for this purpose appears to be KINGO ROOT. Unfortunately, my phone is not on the compatibility list. If I understand the matter correctly, this rules out a relatively "safe", mostly non-invasive exploit-based root approach and only leaves flashing certain parts of the ROM as an option. The latter should only be done after a backup of all essential data has been made ...

Because this phone and its OS are rather old, I was wondering whether anybody around here has any (past) experience that could help me.


texts: Karbonn A52+ automatically turns off constantly

texts:
I'm using a Karbonn A52+ running Android 4.2.2. I have been facing a problem, many times, in fact, most of the times, when I'm using my phone, it automatically turns off (Not when the phone is not in use). Then when I try to switch it on immediately, it doesn't.. It switches on only if I try after a while. Sometimes it even requires the charging of the battery, even when it has a decent amount of charge remaining. Sometimes, even such a thing happens:
Phone has 90% battery, it switches off, I reboot, it has 1% of battery. I take the battery out and reinsert, it again has 89-90%. I found an article on the net saying if the phone's testing mode says the battery is healthy (which I did confirm in my phone), most probably it is a software problem.

I tried uninstalling recently installed apps, problem persisted
I removed the SD card, phone worked fine for 10-15 minutes, again switched off
Now when I run the phone WITH sd card, it goes off almost immediately after booting.
I even tried disabling quick boot (which I don't remember when did I turn it on), problem persisted..

I went on and performed a factory reset, phone worked fine for a day (or perhaps less) and the problem started repeating..

So I'm unable to make out whether it's a software or hardware problem..

Shall I go ahead and flash my stock ROM or buy a new battery?

P.S. I have once flashed my stock ROM due to a soft brick around a month or two back..


texts: I can't install apk file: App Not Installed

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I recently got a HTC One M9, and I wanted to replace it's gallery with my old phone's gallery because I loved one of the filters that it had. This led to me having to download a third party APK file, but when I tried to install it, it just gave me an error that said "App not installed." I first thought it's because it won't install because the current gallery is still on my phone, but after disabling the app, I still get the error message. Is there any way I can fix this?

The APK file is MIUI's Gallery app if that helps.


texts: How can I limit the number of fingerprint attempts before fallback to other login type?

texts:
I've got a Nexus 6P and would like to reduce the number of allowed failures before it blocks fingerprint as an allowed login mechanism - according to https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6285273 you need to use the alternative login mechanism "When your fingerprint isn't recognized after a few tries".

It could be nice to know how many "a few" is (and whether this is an adaptive number that for example may take into account how recently it was correctly unlocked), but the point is that it can go (as in my recent testing) at least to 4 failures and succeed on the 5th attempt. I would be entirely happy to force it to block fingerprint access after two failures, but I can't find this as a setting from a bit of quick poking around.


texts: How can I check if my phone supports GLONASS, WAAS and EGNOS?

texts:
I know my phone has a GPS receiver, and it is able to find my location using that.

But does it also use the GLONASS satellites?
And can it use WAAS or EGNOS, to improve the accuracy of the position?

It their any way to test if my phone is using these?


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On Samsung Galaxy A5 Whatsapp most of the chats are dissappearing by itself. My mother is using this phone and its backs-up to Google Drive on a daily basis. I checked and can confirm that the messages are indeed missing not archived.

This has happened a few times and except the last one I was able to recover the messages by reinstalling and then renaming the second to last back-up file in WhatsApp/Databasefolder to msgstore.db.crypt12. However, it seems that Google Drive back-ups have precedence over local back-ups and local back-ups are disregarded upon reinstall.

Is it possible somehow to recover these missing messages and have them displayed together with recent messages (judging by the size of the back-up the messages seem to be included)?
Are there apps or Windows programs capable of selecting a particular
back-up and loading it?
What can be done to prevent this from
happening again?


texts: How to turn off CPU cores on Samsung Galaxy A8?

texts:
I need to turn off CPU cores in order to make energy measurements of sets of cpu cores in isolation (meaning that I want to run an application on a set of cpu cores and turn off the cpu cores that are not in the set). I looked at the documentation on the android linux kernel source and it says the following:

  Q: How do i logically offline a CPU?
  A: Do the following.
      #echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/online
  Once the logical offline is successful, check
      #cat /proc/interrupts
  You should now not see the CPU that you removed. Also online file will report
  the state as 0 when a cpu if offline and 1 when its online.
      #To display the current cpu state.
      #cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/online

But when I write 0 to the online file, it still reports the CPU as being online even with superuser permissions and marking the file as writable (chmod +w).

I imagine that the kernel is enabling the cpu again after I disabled it. Also I did not try to turn off CPU 0 because in the same documentation it says that it's not removable in some architectures, this behavior is happening on other CPUs.

Do I need to rebuild the kernel in order to enable the cpu hotplug or is this an architecture specific problem? Maybe my cpu doesn't support hotplugs.

What I've tried by now

Writing to /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuN/online with a rooted device. (echo "0" > ./sys/device/...../online)
Changing the kernel to a custom one and trying the step above again. (Kernel installed was Quantum Kernel)
Using kernel adiutor to turn off the CPUs on the CPU tab (this turns off the CPU for a while then it turns back on again)
Using su on adb shell to change file permissions on sysfs (chmod 664 /sys/devices/...../online) and then trying to write to it.

Device Information
Model: Samsung Galaxy A8 (SM-A530F)
Android Version: Android Pie (9)
Kernel: Quantum Kernel V4
Kernel version: 4.4.111-Quantum_pie.V4.0-A530F
Processor: Samsung Exynos Octa 7885
Architecture: aarch64

EDIT: Forgot to mention that my device is rooted.


texts: Android boot.img installing BusyBox with Dropbear

texts:
I have installed TWRP on my device, extracted boot.img.
Initially I just wanted to build Dropbear for Android and make it run from boot.img.

I don't need any app to have root access.
What I would like is to have Dropbear running root and be able to SSH into it having root access.
I'm not experienced with BusyBox. I used a little bit of OpenWrt with BusyBox 1.28, but seriously don't know it much.
What I need is to have root SSH access to be able to configure some things. Be able to do some configuration with Ansible Playbooks for the phone would be nice addition.
I'd like to be able install certain program packages, the similar way I did in Openwrt I recently installed cURL package. I need to write some scripts which will be executed as jobs, something like cronjobs.
So the question is, do I need BusyBox for that or just build Dropbear?
It seems BusyBox would be very nice thing in my case.


texts: How do I recover chrome history when sync fails?

texts:
I apologize in advance because I am not very knowledgeable about programming, especially as it concerns android, but I'm not sure where else to turn because all the other forums are letting me down.

Phone model: Samsung Galaxy S5 Active (SAMSUNG-SM-G870A Build/MMB29M) Chrome version:59.0.3071.125 Android version: 6.0.1

I wrote a post in the google product forums for chrome regarding how to export my android's chrome browser's format in a readable format with clickable links/time accessed, etc.

Unfortunately, the advice I was given was essentially, "try sync again." I had tried this several times which did not result in the phone's history getting synced to my account. Because the email I was using was an institutional email, I tried signing into a different email, which instead led to my browser history becoming inaccessible or deleted. I am not sure which. Usually when I just sign out of the google account in chrome, the browser history is restored.

So my question is this: How do I restore the history for the chrome browser? Do I need to root the device to access the history file and roll it back to a previous time? I was told that there is the possibility that this wasn't a complete delete since that isn't the case with SQL databases.

I had found a few threads regarding the location of the history data and others asking how to restore lost tabs and history (e.g. how can i fetch chrome history in marshmellow android 6? How to export android Chrome browser history in a file? Retrieve history from Google Chrome on Android Export Chrome history in android) but they either only have a few, general replies, or none at all. Any help would be appreciated ASAP. Thank you for your time.


texts: 2X Parallels Client App - Too Many Shortcuts!

texts:
Without going into too much painstaking detail, I'm connecting to a 2X server setup remotely on my Android phone (LG Nexus 5X) using the official Parallels 2X client app from the Google Play store.

It works well enough, but every time I log in to my work servers... the app creates a shortcut on my home screen for every application link we have, of which there are a ton.  Pages worth.  If I don't remove them, the client just keeps piling copies of the shortcuts on top of shortcuts on top of shortcuts. It's a huge mess, and I have to manually delete each shortcut one by one every time I log in to clean up my home screen.

Is there any system-wide setting on the Android OS (v7.0) to not allow apps to create shortcuts (not just when they install, I know how to disable that, but in general)?  Or perhaps anyone with knowledge on the official Parallels 2X client app might know how to stop this?  Thanks!


texts: Is there way to make the virtual keyboard appear over any app?

texts: I've noticed that some apps need a keyboard to play and I was wondering if there was any way to make the virtual keyboard appear anywhere.


texts: Android lock screen password not being recognized

texts: I flashed the latest Cyanogenmod ROM for my device (Samsung Captivate) last night and after doing so I set a numeric lock screen password.  I then customized my phone and spent a goodly amount of time working on it and locked and unlocked it successfully multiple times.  This morning when I woke up and went to unlock it, my password did not work.  I have tried the password (and combinations thereof) over 100 times and it never unlocks.  I also never get the "Lost Password" button on the lock screen to use my Gmail account to unlock the device.  Does anyone know if there is a way to connect to the device using an ADB shell and reset the password? I am able to get to a shell and can run commands.  Any help is appreciated.


texts:
I would like to bind one directory to another in order to extend the storage capacity of the first directory.

In linux you can execute:

mount --bind /path/to/directory1 /path/to/directory2

However, the Android shell doesn't understand the "--bind" and "-B" params.  This could also be accomplished through fstab, but I'm unsure of the syntax.

I need to perform this operation because my Samsung Galaxy S (SGS) has /data/data symlinked to /datadata, the latter of which resides on a partition that can only be 115 MB, and is constantly full as a result. I'd like to extend the space by binding a directory from somewhere else with more room.

Thanks in advance, I've been looking around for two days for some ideas.


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I've just updated to Android 4.3, OTA.
Now when I try to start Google Play, it hangs.
Here is a part of log:

07-31 09:27:47.683: E/AndroidRuntime(20321):    at com.google.android.finsky.layout.play.PlayTabContainer.onPageScrolled(PlayTabContainer.java:120)
07-31 09:27:47.683: E/AndroidRuntime(20321):    at com.google.android.finsky.activities.TabbedBrowseFragment.onPageScrolled(TabbedBrowseFragment.java:462)
07-31 09:27:47.683: E/AndroidRuntime(20321):    at com.google.android.finsky.activities.TabbedBrowseFragment.rebindViews(TabbedBrowseFragment.java:345)
07-31 09:27:47.683: E/AndroidRuntime(20321):    at com.google.android.finsky.fragments.PageFragment.onDataChanged(PageFragment.java:256)
07-31 09:27:47.683: E/AndroidRuntime(20321):    at com.google.android.finsky.activities.TabbedBrowseFragment.onDataChanged(TabbedBrowseFragment.java:296)
07-31 09:27:47.683: E/AndroidRuntime(20321):    at com.google.android.finsky.api.model.DfeModel.notifyDataSetChanged(DfeModel.java:100)
07-31 09:27:47.683: E/AndroidRuntime(20321):    at com.google.android.finsky.api.model.PaginatedList.onResponse(PaginatedList.java:370)
07-31 09:27:47.683: E/AndroidRuntime(20321):    at com.google.android.finsky.api.DfeRequest.deliverResponse(DfeRequest.java:488)

I am totally locked! What can I do to enter Google Play?!


texts:
I use AdAway to modify my hosts file with quite a few aggressive sources. Unfortunately when my filters are active I can't see any channel or user pictures in the YouTube app. I can't figure out what hostname(s) I need to whitelist to fix this.

I've tried using the tcpdump log to add a bunch of Google/YouTube hostnames but this hasn't worked and I don't understand why. Any help would be appreciated.


texts: App to allow me to set which contacts dial out with Google Voice by default?

texts: I'd like to be able to set, at the contact level, which phone number is used to dial out.  For example, I'd like to be able to set it so calls to my boss use Google Voice by default where as calls to my family use my cell number.  Any suggestions?


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Pixel 2, Android 8.1.0

I have an .apk which has been signed by a developer on our team. The first time I install one of the builds, it installs fine. If I uninstall the app and try to reinstall it again from the .apk, this is what happens:

I have tried clearing the data/cache of the Package Installer app as has been suggested elsewhere on google, but it did not help.

Any tips/ideas?

I should note that I am not an android developer, and our android developer does not know what's causing this or how to fix it. He is also a remote dev, so I can't just have him come have a look. I am not able to physically connect my phone to my computer, as it is a USB-C phone and I don't have a USB-C => USB-A cable.

EDIT
As requested in the comments, I am uninstalling the app by long-tapping the appicon and dragging it to the top of the screen where it says "uninstall". I have also tried uninstalling it from the app settings to the same effect (Settings -> Apps & notifications ->  -> Uninstall)


texts: Can downgrading OS make Xperia Neo V, boot after a boot loop

texts:
My Neo V MT11i was upgraded to ICS a few days ago. Today when I turned on bluetooth, it started to reboot repeatedly.

I tried to hard reset using sets of button as posted in some blogs but still I can't access it.

Is there any solution? Does downgrading to Gingerbread solve the problem?


texts: How can I go back to ICS after JB OTA updates?

texts:
My phone is HTC One S VelliC2 and received the JB OTA updates.

However, I could not get used to it. So how can I return to ICS? Can I use the HTC Android 4.03 RUU file? Now the Hboot version has updates to 3.1 and it was 2.09 before the OTA updates. Does the Hboot version matters?

Thanks in advance.


texts: My Android phone keeps restarting in short cycles

texts:
I have Xiaomi Mi A2 and yesterday when I was using it, it started to restart continuously only loading the android one logo then crashing again. I've tried things like holding down power+voldown and power+volup to reach the safe boot, but the thing is that it restarts again before even loading it. I also though the power on button might be stuck so I've tried to click it through multiple times but does not seem so. I also tried removing SIMs. I did not install anything new in a long time. It discharged itself after multiple hours of repeated restarts.
Anyone has the same experience and would know what to do? Also is there a way to at least wipe the phone contents somehow before returning it to the shop?


texts: How do I move the voice input button to the numeric keyboard in KitKat?

texts:
In Android 4.4. KitKat, how do I move the voice input icon, i.e. the one with the microphone icon, from the alphabetic keyboard (next to the spacebar, at left) to the numeric keyboard?

At least up to Android 4.3 It used to be possible to do that via an option in the settings. I checked several times the settings of my Nexus 5 with KitKat, especially the Languages and input section, but I cann't find the option.

Is moving the button still possible? What input method and settings options are required?


texts: How to answer whatsapp audio calls with bluetooth headset?

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I'm trying to use a headset based on Bluetooth to answer whatsapp calls, but even when I can answer normal calls, it wont work on the headset.
Is there a option to enable it on android phones?


texts: Enable Google Photos Android backup from web

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I'm trying to enable Google Photos backup from web like accessing to my account in photos.google.com and switching somewhere the backup to ON but there's no such "switch".

Anyone know how can I turn on the backup on my Android device to Google Photos without access to the device, only from web? I think i can send an app from play.google.com to the device and that app enables me to turn on that "switch" remotely but I don't  know if it exist.

Any help will be appreciated.


texts: BlueStacks APK Install Error : INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK

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So i was trying to install an APK file on BlueStacks App Player and then this error came up :

[INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK]

Can someone help Me?


texts: How can I block an outgoing call to a specific number?

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I have a mentally ill relative who keeps calling a premium-rate telephone number. I want to block her ability to call this specific number because she is able to rack up a very high bill in a matter of hours.

1) Right now she has a feature phone (dumbphone) where as far as I found out it is not possible to block a specific outgoing number, nor do the phone carriers in my country offer the ability to block the calling of premium numbers (or the calling of one specific number).

2) My second option is to buy a cheap smartphone and somehow block this one premium number there. It would be best if I could block the number directly in the phone settings (parental controls or something similar?) and lock the setting with a password.
Second best option would be to install an app that can again block a specific outgoing number and lock the setting behind a password.

The relative would not be able to root the phone or do anything similarly technical to circumvent the limitation.

3) My third option is to take the phone away from her altogether, but she uses it to stay in contact with other people, so this is a bad solution (albeit one I must reach for in case the other ones fail).

What solution would you recommend to block a specific outgoing phone number? Does some version of Android have parental controls with a block of outgoing calls? Or is there a good app for it?

Thank you.


texts: Best software to enable speech-to-text on HTC Desire

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One of the notable features missing from the HTC desire that is found on the Nexus one is the speech to text.

I am using google voice search and am impressed therefore what is the best software (free or paid) to enable the dictation of emails and text messages.


texts: How do I download a ROM from a Samsung Galaxy S3?

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I have two identical Samsung Galaxy S3 (model GT-I9300), one running the stock rom and one running cyanogenmod. I want to download the rom from the one with the stock one and install it on the other one.

How do I download, with Odin or Heimdall, the rom from the stock S3?


texts: How much does Android use Wi-Fi for network discovery when not connected?

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When I have Wi-Fi turned on, but not connected to any network, how much does Android use the Wi-Fi function? I'm asking this because apparently Wi-Fi activity uses considerable* amounts of battery.

Is the device constantly scanning for Wi-Fi signals to find a network to connect to? Or does it only do it at some intervals to save battery, so that all significant battery use happens only when it's connected? Are there any settings related to this?

(I have Android 2.2.1 but I'm interested in information about other recent versions as well if there are significant differences.)

* - "considerable" should not be interpreted as a synonym of "large" or "too much". I'm not suggesting Wi-Fi drains my battery immediately, just that the energy consumption is worthy of considering.


texts: Is there a quicker way to change languages for speech-to-text?

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I really love using speech-to-text in my swiftkey keyboard, but I can't use different languages unless i go to Settings>speechtotext>language. This is quite boring and I hope there's a way to change language every time STT says "Speak now".

I don't want multilingual support like "Ciao, how are you?", i only want to choose STT language without going to Settings

Here's an example of what I want:


texts: ADB and Fastboot displays different devices

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I'm trying to unlock the bootloader of my device, Cherry Mobile Fuze, which is a port of Micromax A96.

As seen on the screenshot, is it normal that the ADB displays a device that is different from the device being displayed by fastboot?


texts: Moto X4 running Android 8.1.0. Attempts to connect the phone to any of my Windows 10 PC fail. The phone begins to charge but under Settings, USB says Not Connected. The phone does not appear in Device Manager on the PC. A Moto E4 running Android 7.x works without issue, allowing me to see files on each internal and SD.


texts: How to show Touches and Pointer Location on Screen without Developer Mode?

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I am trying to use my phone as controller and my 42 TV as display. Chromecast is casting the thing.

I have tried Show Touches and Show pointer location as described here in Developer options. However, I do not want to keep Developer options active all the time. Also, some of the features fail too often, causing epileptic continuous blinking in different colours.
I do not have any other option (etc Show GPU view updates) on in Developer Options.

Phone: Oneplus 2
OS: CyanogenMod 13


texts: What is accessibility feature in Android?

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I've seen a setting named Accessibility in my Android 5.0 and 4.2.1. I don't understand what it is and how can it be helpful to me? I would like to know what does it do?

I noticed that there are options like Greenify and Tasker present inside it. Why are they listed in such setting?

There is more about it that bugs me. I rarely use Tasker on my devices but it works well on 4.2.1. However, I noticed that on CM12 you cannot run a profile using Application context, unless you enable some kind of Tasker's accessibility service. I also found this question related but it is unanswered.

Why is it that Tasker needs this accessibility service in 5.0 but not in 4.2.1? More so, how do I run Tasker with app context in 5.0 without enabling the said service, just like on 4.2.1. I seem to see some lags, though not very drastic compared to this question.


texts: How can I enter download mode on LG Doubleplay?

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How can I enter download mode on LG Doubleplay (C729)?

None of the regular key combinations seem to work, not even 'adb reboot download' - it just reboots the phone.

I know that this is quite specific, but it would certainly help many LG Doubleplay users.

Thanks!


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I know this was probably asked several times, but here's the deal: A couple of months ago I was charging the phone (Alcatel Onetouch Star) at my friends house, when I got a warning that the phone was getting too hot. After that, every time I use anything that's at least a little resource hungry (Facebook, note apps, video player, browsers, and obviously Youtube and games) the area below the battery gets warm, and almost burns my hand in some cases.

The battery itself doesn't get warm. The area below it, where the capacitive buttons are does. I'm guessing that's where the CPU is, and its getting hot. It didn't get hot before that night, it'd get only slightly warm when using YT or larger games (even in summer), but lately it's getting too hot, even though its winter and ambient temp is much lower than it was in summer.

Any ideas whats causing this? Oh, and also the phone can't get a GPS lock anymore. Not even after 5-10 mins under 7-12 satellites. I'm holding off on rooting it until I get everything sorted out, as I still have the warranty.


texts: Remove out of range networks on Android 6

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Having issues removing 2 old out of range wifi networks on android 6 - Samsung Galaxy S5 - Corporate phone, therefore Looking for an UNROOTED option.

Stock settings wont offer the "forget" option

Resetting all network settings through "backup and reset" has no effect.

3rd party apps dont work

Creating a similar SSID on my router will only create a duplicate...
Using Saved networks → select the network to forget, I was able to delete all but 2 networks that actually have NO "forget" option, just showing security details and "cancel". Seems to be related to the Android 6 platform only allowing the original application that created the network the right to modify or delete networks. Source

Also see this reference for context, which doesn't help since it requires root:
How do I "forget" an out-of-range Wi-Fi network on a Galaxy S7?
Out of options at this point. Any ideas?


texts: Is it possible that your password remains as it was earlier after going to the service center for unlocking

texts: I have doubt that my phone has been unlocked by someone from its service center but when I saw my phone and I found the same lock which was earlier so I want to ask that is it possible that people at service center can recover the password after unlocking it?


texts: Is there any app which can tell which app is using internet?

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I have installed lots of apps on my phone. For the last couple of weeks i am facing one issue. Even when i am not using internet infact even when i am not using my phone at all, a window pops up and says you have just downloaded ??mb of data!!! and because of this my battery is draining very fast. I have to charge it twice a day. I don't even know which app is accessing net,

I suspected the pulse feed reader and google+ for this. Uninstalled pulse reader but still there is problem. If i could got to know which app is that then i will just uninstall that.

Phone: HTC Desire S
OS: Android 2.3.3


texts: How to bind-mount "data" and "obb" folders from external SD card in "/sdcard/Android"?

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Can someone help me mount my Android/data and Android/obb in my internal storage from my portable storage? I'm on a Pie ROM.
I found this: How to bind mount a folder inside /sdcard with correct permissions? but I don't know what should I do.

When I type:

ls -dZ /sdcard

I get

u:object_r:rootfs:s0 /sdcard


texts: Google's backup service: what is it for?

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I don't understand the goal of Google's backup for Android devices.

I always thought that the automated backup was used to make sure that if anything happens with my device, I won't lose my data. In other words, if the device is stolen or lost or simply stops working, I can purchase a new one (eventually identical to the old one), tell Google to restore everything from the old device, and lose only a few hours/days of data, depending on the frequency of the backups.

Recently, I purchased a tablet with Android Lollipop. Since it had a few hardware defects, I sent it back for an exchange, after checking that “Back up my data” was checked in “Backup & reset”. There was no important data on the device, but I spent an hour installing and configuring different apps, and would have preferred avoiding doing it again.

To my surprise, when I received a new tablet, there was no options to restore the backup, neither from the old tablet (same model, same version of Android Lollipop), nor from my Android phone (that was expected, especially since the Android version is different as well).

The questions of people being in similar situations seem to indicate that Google's backup doesn't cover this sort of cases. Similarly, a Google search seems to indicate that a third-party backup tool should be used for those situations.

So:

If the device is stolen or lost or stops working, one cannot restore the backups to another device.
If the user messes with the device so much that he should reset it, restoring the backup will mess the device once again.
If the user wants to restore the device to a previous state (say a week ago), there is no such thing in Google's backup/restore: only the latest state can be restored.

Therefore, what is it for? What could be the actual case where the Google's backup would be of any use?

Additionally, for those who are interested in doing nearly-full backups of their non-rooted device on a PC, the answer to “Full Backup of non-rooted devices” may be helpful.


texts: "Google Play Services which some of your applications rely on is not supported by your device"

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My mobile is Micromax Canvas Fun A63 (rooted using framaroot). After 1 month of rooting, one day it showed me this:

  Google Play Services which some of your applications rely on is not supported by your devices, please contact manufacturer for assistance.

Steps I have taken:

Format my mobile
Change my custom ROM to Cyanogen x invinity (from XDA website)
Installed Gapps version 20130812, but now it's showing me that I don't have the Play Services installed.
Tried to install it from Google Play Store but it never got installed
Manually tried to install with Lucky Patcher, but it says there are some files remain which have to be deleted.

How to fix this issue?


texts: Toast message with Chinese characters, is it a virus?

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I recently received some updates today from the Play Store. Every so often a pop notification, one of those bubble ones at the bottom of the screen with Chinese characters.

The most recent update I've noticed is the ES File Explorer. I wouldn't mind, but my device is rooted and so I am at risk. I have a screenshot of the notification.

My device is the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 and I have stock ROM installed.

What my question(s) are: Do I have a virus (it's not being picked up by Avast) and if I do, how do I remove it?


texts: Automatically download new Youtube videos

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I am looking for a way to automatically download new Youtube videos from all my subscriptions or from a certain user/channel to my Android phone for later offline viewing. Some sort of video podcast functionality.

I tried a lot of different methods which I read on the web, but none of them seem to work. I first looked in the official Youtube app. You can see your subscriptions there, but no possibility to automatically download new videos for offline viewing. Next step was using a podcast app (AntennaPod) and a url generated from Youtube api:

http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/base/users/simonscat/uploads?alt=rss&orderby=published

This did not work, it just downloaded a small summary and a link to the video. After trying this, I used the YTPodcaster website to generate a podcast link:

http://ytpodcaster.com/api/index.php/rss?youtubeid=simonscat&quality=22

Sadly, also this did not work. Latest episodes seemed to be downloading, but when I opened one it just returned "null".
I tried other podcast apps (BeyondPod, Podcast Addict, DoggCatcher) but none of them seem to be able to automatically download Youtube videos.

Does anybody know a solution for this?

(Using Android 4.4.2 on Xperia T)


texts: Is there a way to disable fingerprint reader on OnePlus 5T?

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I'm using a OnePlus 5T, which is running Android 8.1. Since the face-unlock works perfectly, I don't need the fingerprint reader much. In addition, I often touch the reader accidentally and the phone gets unlocked without my intention.

I only see the following settings related to fingerprint.

When I click a fingerprint, there are two options:

  Rename fingerprint
  Delete fingerprint

I couldn't find any option to disable the fingerprint reader. Actually I don't know what happens when all fingerprints are deleted, but I don't want to delete them.

Is it possible to disable the fingerprint reader without deleting fingerprints?

Edit: I use my fingerprint to sign in to some apps, thus I want to disable fingerprint-unlock only.


texts: Unlocking Samsung S10 to first page of home screen

texts: I am using a Samsung Galaxy S10. I am trying to find a way to go to my default home screen (the first page of home screens) every time I unlock my phone. I tried MacroDroid and AutomateIt.


texts: Viewing all applications in an alphabetical list in 4.4.2

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On Android 4.1.2 I was able to view all applications in an alphabetical list:

Is there any way to do so in Android 4.4.2? By default applications are in a grid:


texts: Should I resend message with one mark in WhatsApp Messenger?

texts: I tried to send a message and found that it has one mark. I can see the last seen message, which means that it was not yet seen. Should I try to send the message again?


texts: What's that little button with the squares called?

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On my Motorola, it has four squares and the top-left square is solid. I'm not sure if all Android phones have it. "Home", "back", and "search" all seem pretty straightforward. Does it have a specific name or is it just "menu"?

(can you tell I'm new to Android?)


texts: Can I access my Google Backup and or my HTC Backup on my PC?

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On my old HTC One X+ (android 4.2) I've enabled both the htc backup and google backup via android's backup and restore.

Now I see that HTC's backup has completed and googles too, but is it possible to actually look at those backups?
Extract data from them on PC, etc?

Google Dashboard shows no signs of backups. I have an account at HTC which also does not allow to browse backups or even know that there are backups.

How am I able to restore information when a desaster happens? My photos are synced in google photos, fine but what's with the rest? My documents, my local data etc? Is there a way even to know which apps were installed (besides the data used by this apps)?

If for instance my phone breaks and I decide to not to buy a HTC again, what's my HTC backup's worth? And google?


texts: How to transfer Firefox bookmarks (and saved logins, etc) from one phone to another **without** using Firefox's "sync", 3rd-party apps nor root?

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Title says it all, pretty much.

A quick Google search (surprizingly) did not return any pertinent results.

I guess it might boil down to copy-pasting some system folders/files from one Android installation (via USB-C, via a PC) to the other. But I prefer not to be the guinea pig here...

(PS: I'd rather not have to revert to Firefox's "sync"-feature for various reasons... anyway, it's obvious that "sync" would work, but that's not the question here...)

EDIT:

My phone(s) aren't rooted.
Neither a 3rd-party app, nor a cloud-based solution is what I'm interested in.

Related link(s):

seems like the transfer-via-USB-route would require a rooted phone :(

How can I access the folders where Firefox mobile stores its application data
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/949785


texts: How do I stop unwanted information from being listed on the lock screen?

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No - This is not about "sensitive information".

I just upgraded to Lollipop and my lock screen display was changed by the upgrade.

On the lock screen I now see notifications for

text messages; this is good
emails; this is good
application updates and system notifications; this is bad and needs to go away

I've looked in the Notifications settings and tested the "while locked" settings but this does not achieve what I want.

How do I stop unwanted information like "3 updates available" from appearing on the lock screen?


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I'd like to be able to turn the 3G connection on and off without navigating the "Settings -> Wireless and networks -> Mobile Networks" menus each time.

Is there a widget (or some other way) of turning 3G on and off from the home screen or the "Dashboard"?


texts: Not enough time for GPS lock for geo-tagging when taking a photo

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I turned on geo-tagging for photos, but the problem is that the GPS locking procedure seems to only start when I open the camera app - but it takes minutes for it to lock on a location and by that time the photo opportunity is gone.

Is there any way to enable GPS lock to be ready even before opening the camera app? For instance some phone settings to toggle it off and on, or some service I can get which continuously runs in the background and maintains a GPS lock?

And if there is, what will be the power implications of maintaining a GPS lock? Does it drain a lot from the battery, or is it relatively benign?

My device is Samsung Galaxy S 2, running Android 2.3.3.


texts: Can I customise (limit, reorder) Swype language choices?

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I regularly use three languages in swype. I can switch between them by long-pressing on Q, but they happen to be inconveniently spread across the list (one near the top, one in the middle, and one near the bottom).

Anyone know if I can (a) limit the list (e.g. by uninstalling specific swype language packs) or (b) reorder it? Or have another solution I haven't thought of?


texts: Is there a way to share my mobile screen with another Android phone like Netmeeting or Live Meeting?

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The requirement is similar to Netmeeting software where the screen of a desktop is shared and can be accessed for another system. Is is possible in a mobile device?

There should be no PC to Mobile connection.

Applicability: This can be used for verification of railway or air tickets where I can show my ticket shared with examiner's device instead of handing him the device.


texts: Can I store a CWM backup on the PC and copy it to the phone when needed?

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I was wondering if I could just simply copy the backup file and when needed copy back to the phone....because it takes up almost 3 G space. Weird that it is that big.

By the way....I cant even locate the backupfile. Where is the default folder for it?


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I am trying to install Lost Android and Wheres My Droid but I always get this error on both apps:

I have sufficient free space and have installed other apps so that's not an issue. I am using custom ROM MIUI 4.4.18.

I found this page having similar issue. They suggest manual apk install which works but updating the apk results to the same error on Google play.


texts: How can I bulk install apps from market links without confirmations?

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I'm searching an app (or whatever) in order to be able to re-install the apps I've currently installed, after performing a clean flash.

I found apps that can list the apps installed in a file with market links, but if I want to bulk install these apps, it's asked my manual operation for each.

How can I bypass this operation?

(For anyone wondering, I'm searching for something different from TitaniumBackup).

Thank you guys!
Cheers

edit: This solution seemed to fit my needs but the app "Fast Web Installer" is no longer available unluckly


texts: How to make my car realize my phone's system sounds aren't music?

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I recently got a new BlackBerry Priv, and it works pretty well so far, but when I plugged it into my car's USB port to recharge, I ran into an unpleasant surprise: the entertainment system (Ford Sync) scanned it for media and then switched away from the radio and started playing all of the phone's built-in system notification sound effects in an endless loop.  For some bizarre reason, it appears to think that they're music on my device!

Is there anything I can do on the phone to make the system sound effects stay private so the car doesn't think they're "media"?


texts: How can I remove the battery from my Samsung P1000?

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My P1000 tablet needs rebooting but will not respond to any input commands.
If I remove the battery I believe this will force the tablet to reboot.

How do I get to the battery?


texts: My tablet (Nexus 9) downloaded and installed the android nougat over the air about a month back. But not my phone (Nexus 6p). It just upgraded to another version of Android 6 yesterday. Is it expected or something wrong?


texts: Make my screen unlock pin longer than 31 digits

texts: My question is pretty self-explaining. Currently I have a PIN number of maximum possible digits (31) that my Android 10 supports (phone is Huawei P20 Pro). Is there a way to make it longer than that? Any third party software, by rooting the phone or something similar?


texts: how to turn on/off automatic date/time settings

texts: I would like to be able to turn the automatic date time settings on and off from tasker.  I don't see a way to do this directly but I can use tasker to issue a shell command.  I know I can just use the date command to change the date to some specific date but is there a way to turn the automatic setting off and on from a command line or tasker?


texts: How to force network operator selection once and for all?

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I'm using HTC Desire running stock Android 2.2 (with HTCs enhancements). There's a network operation selection in Settings / Wireless & netwokrs / Mobile networks / Network operators, which allows to "Search networks" (and thus select one operator manually) or "Seleect automatically" (which would probably connect to anything it will find).

There are 3 major cellular network operators in my region currently and they allow inter-operator roaming, but for a huge roaming fee. I want to avoid this huge fee by manually forcing selection of operator once and for all. It seems to work if I select my operator (say, "Operator A") in "Search networks" mode mentioned above, and it kind of works - until I travel underground and GSM module faces following situations sequentially:

Operators A, B, C are available (on surface) => using preferred "operator A" and everything's ok
We move in the subway, no GSM network is available at all => everything's ok, it shows that network is not available
We start to emerge on the surface, and "operator B" becomes available, while "operator A" (preferred one) does not. Device stops execution of whatever was running and pops up annoying menu to "choose" new connection opportunity - "operator B". One can dismiss this menu with "Return" button, it as situation slowly changes and more operators become available, this menu would pop up a few more times.

So, the question is - how do I force mobile operator selection once and for all, and disable that extremely annoying (interruping currently running activities) popup menu with recently found cellular connections?

UPDATE: I'm using GSM / GPRS / EDGE / 3G (HSDPA) networks and in fact question refers to both voice and data traffic, so restricting APN probably has nothing to do with it. Normally, concurrent operators in the same region don't allow to roam through each other, so this problem probably doesn't exist for most normal users.


texts: How can I do a "double strikethrough" with the alphabet on Android?

texts: How can I produce a "double strikethrough" with the alphabet, while typing on Android?!


texts: Why do everytime I move a picture to a certain album, it always appears on top of the photos on an app like Instagram or LINE?

texts: For example, I move a picture that I downloaded some times ago, from the "Download" album to "References" album, so it's not the latest photo I have. Then when I open Instagram to upload a picture, the picture I mentioned before is on the top of all photos, meanwhile usually the ones which are on the top should be the recent photos, right? My phone is Vivo V9. How should I fix that? Thank you.


texts:
Need your help before purchase of tablet Asus T300 with ICS 4.0 in USA.
Will I need to put some updates in order to use Hebrew web pages or use hebrew keybord ?


texts: Is it possible to keep track when my Android phone is startup and when it is shutdown?

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Where can I get the information about when and what time my Android phone is being shut down and also being start up. (shut down / start up - meaning that someone press the Power button to cause it to shut down / start up OR a program that cause it to start it or shut it.)

Information should look something similar like the following:

=========================================================
| Date          |  Time       |  Operation |   By       |
=========================================================
| 12 Dec 2012   |  11:59 PM   | Shutdown   |   User     |
| 13 Dec 2012   |  10:00 AM   | Startup    |   User     |
| 13 Dec 2012   |  10:59 AM   | Shutdown   |   Program  |
| 13 Dec 2012   |  02:16 PM   | Startup    |   User     |
=========================================================

If the shut down or start up is caused by a Program, it would be better to display the program name that cause it to shutdown.

Prefer method that does not require rooting and for Android version below 4.


texts: Phone doesn't power up while charging, cannot unbrick because of this

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I've got a LG Optimus L7 which is in a bricked state because of a failed ClockworkMod upgrade some months ago.

I am trying make it work again, but I cannot undergo the process of unbricking since the phone does not get past the LG logo when connected to power. This is true when its battery is removed and for when it's not.

The only way that it doesn't get stuck at the LG logo phase is when I hold the volume up key while connecting it to power, but that only boots to emergency mode, which is used for step 1 of the unbricking process. For step 2 of the KDZ LG phone update, it needs to boot in non-emergency mode.

Any ideas?


texts: My IP address is wrong. How can I change it

texts: I live in Iowa but my IP address is from another state. Why? I would like to change it to my area.


texts: My phone starting acting weird please help

texts: I have been having trouble with my phone lately. I looked into my apps and there is so many that I don't understand also I have two Facebook apps running at the same time and also to Messenger apps running at the same time I then clicked into them and it said 1 is 4 pictures and once for video. When I click on the messenger it's not my normal Messenger on my phone when I'm on Messenger account looks like it's taking a picture of me my Facebook from email says a normal Facebook and then there's Facebook too and then that URL or whatever says M Facebook at the top. Also my phone contact says Milo R with a weird e-mail address that I don't understand. I really need help with this I've gone to counseling over this and phones and I thought things were going well until this happened I don't understand why this is happening to me and it's got to stop. Any help would be much appreciated please please please and thank you


texts: What limitations does rooting and/or installing a ROM put on my phone?

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I have an Evo and I'm kind of frustrated at the space limitations on the internal memory, the crapware that came pre-installed (Blockbuster and Nascar, Really?) and some performance issues.  I was thinking that the right ROM might solve those problems.  It seems like I read somewhere a while back that rooting/ROMs cause some dealbreaker problems that I didn't want to have.  I can't find that article again, so I figured I'd ask you.

If I root my phone and install a custom ROM, can I:

Use the Android Market like normal?
Use the standard GMail, Google Maps, GTalk, and other social networking apps without a problem?
Use the Google Voice app fully integrated like I do on the stock ROM?

I know this will void the warranty.  Are there any other limitations I should be aware of?


texts:
I'm looking for a way to speed up GPS fixes on my Motorola Defy with Cyanogenmod 7. For example today, I started up GPS Status while biking, and it got its initial fix after six minutes. What could cause my GPS to take that long for fixes and how can I speed it up?

By the way, GPS Status is configured to refresh the AGPS data every day.


texts: How do I connect to PPPoE based broadband?

texts: I found same question in stackexchange, but it did not work out for me as mine is not an WiFi PPPoE issue. So I am posting this question here.I have installed Phoenix OS in my laptop. I don't connect to the internet with an WiFi router, but with a directly Ethernet port. Now how do I connect my android installation to this PPPoE broadband?


texts: Huawei P8 Lite 2015 soft-bricked and won't turn on or charge

texts:
I got a Huawei P8 Lite (ALE-L21) model that I received from someone. The issue was that it kept booting into this recovery mode phase that kept asking to flash software update again showing two errors.

At first, the phone would charge perfectly, and as soon as it could power on, it quickly jumped to the recovery mode. After a few days later, I decided to come back to the phone but unfortunately, it wasn't powering on. Every time I put it on the charger, it just shows red blinking light once, then nothing happens. Sometimes it would blink red and green on the LED light, but still nothing happened.

I have the full stock ROM of the phone on a memory card (SanDisk class 10) and it's been on the phone for some time but still no luck. I tried leaving the phone on PC all night but I didn't respond.

Can anyone tell me what I need to do to get this phone powered up?


texts: Can't download anything from Google play

texts: My internal storage has 400+ MB and the SD card has 9 GB left (I know SD card doesn't really matter). I deleted a lot of apps and I still get the message "Not enough space on your internal storage" when I try to download an app that is 7 MB.


texts: Nexus 5 stuck at Google screen after failed(?) rooting

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Our How to root Nexus 5 question has no answer, so I followed the most OK-looking Nexus 5 rooting tutorial on the rest of the web, all went well until the step that says:

  After booting into recovery mode, tap the ‘Install’ button and then select the SuperSU ZIP file you had transferred

The trap is that on that tutorial, what seems to be a link to the ZIP file is actually a link to a page containing the real link surrounded by advertisement. So when I pressed "Save Link As" I actually downloaded some HTML rather than the real ZIP.

Realizing that, I wanted to reboot to try again with the real ZIP so I pressed "Reboot", it proposed me to install SuperSU so I accepted, happy to get it done quickly. The phone seemed to install something, then started to reboot.

PROBLEM: The following animation has been looping for an hour already and no sign that it will ever end:

QUESTION: How to correctly finish the rooting?
I am afraid that shutting it down now will brick the phone or something.


texts: Why does my Moto X phone support mDNS but my Samsung Tablet does not?

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I have a device that is broadcasting mDNS, I am using this app to view it in the Bonjour Browser:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.he.networktools&hl=en

On my Samsung Tablet, it cannot find my device.
On my Moto X, the device comes up in the bonjour browser list.

Why does my device show up on the bonjour browser of my Moto X and not my Samsung Tablet? (and how do I fix it?????)

My Samsung tablet cannot detect mDNS packets. I tried the code here and it failed on my Tablet but worked fine on my MotoX. http://cafbit.com/entry/testing_multicast_support_on_android


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A day ago my HTC One X would not turn on. When I booted into developer mode it said at the top "**LOCKED**" and "Security Warning" (or something similar). It also said "cpu-bootmode: disabled". I was able to get it to boot with recovery mode but it would just freeze after a minute and I would have to restart the phone through the above process.

Now, the battery is dead because it froze with its screen on (draining all the battery). It won't boot into developer mode or safe mode. It also doesn't charge (atleast I think so because I don't see the LED indicator light up).

Any ideas on how to charge my phone, fix the issue or even what the issue is?

I did not root my phone but I did install Apex Launcher (about a month ago).

Thanks,


texts: How to remove Play-store notification "uninstall harmful app"? (kit-kat)

texts: About a year ago I rooted my Verizon tablet with King root - which is working fine. Then when Google Play Protect came out, it started giving me this static notification telling me to uninstall King root and it kept on popping up even though I unchecked the "scan apps installed from unknown sources box". It started to annoy me a lot so I just turned off the play store notifications.  My question is, is there a way to permanently disable this notification or to somehow "tell" play store that I want to keep the app even though it is potentially harmful?