texts: Will trying to flash an unofficial update with stock recovery harm my device?

texts:
I have an Android tablet, the DigiLand DL718M, with a stock recovery that can do slightly more than expected. It isn't much, but I have high hopes that it will support flashing SuperSu using the recovery. My question is, if I try to flash it to test it out and it turns out that my stock recovery cannot install custom updates, will it damage my firmware or something like that, or just pop up an error message telling me I'm an idiot?

PS: I'm explicitly asking about the stock recovery for a good reason: This device's bootloader is not unlockable, so I cannot install a custom recovery.


texts:
My understanding is that a boot loader is like a BIOS in a PC, which will help a device to load the OS correctly.

When I unlock the bootloader in an Android device, does this modify the complete bootloader itself? In other words, will this install a completely different bootloader compatible with the device? Or is it just a slight modification in the existing bootloader?


texts: How to mount /system rewritable or read-only? (RW/RO)

texts: How can I mount the /system directory rewritable or read-only on my Android phone?


texts:
I've got a Samsung Galaxy 3 with Android 4.1.2. I changed my SIM card today and was worried I might lose contact so I've backed them up. I've always found the contacts very confusing and obviously I messed up the restore process and I now have hundreds of duplicates, single contacts appearing up to 20 times. To be precise - they are not exactly 20x the same, but say for a person 4 times the phone number as separate contacts, 12 times for two different email addresses, 4 times for Skype etc ...

I've tried to push them all to Gmail and delete/edit them online and then reimport, but it seems that step missed quite a few contacts that have only phone numbers.

I also have to admit that I totally don't understand how all the contacts are separated internally (on SIM, on SD, Google, Samsung; import to/from/merge/push/blabla ... why can't there be a single list of contacts).

I know I am not able to clean the contacts up on the phone - there's simply too many.

So question: what would be the best way out of this chaos?

Thanks heaps

EDIT: ok, kind of did it. Superbackup app, uploaded to Gmail, imported, merged and de-duped by Google, exported tp vcf, deleted old vcf files on phone, figured out where Android wanted the new vcf, reimported ... and looks halfway sane. But there must be an easier way, right?


texts: Is it possible to find out what apps created a given file/folder?

texts:
I want to keep track of the application that created the folder.
I use an Android phone.
And some apps automatically creates unnecessary folders in the root directory of my phone.
I want to know where they come from.(The photo below is an example.)
I can delete that folder but it will be recreated within few minutes.
Are there any apps or adb commands that can monitor whether a folder or file is being edited?
Or, is there a way to block the creation of a folder with the same name?

I have read all of the guides but may still be wrong. Please tell me if this is a duplicate question. I apologize if this is a bad question.
I want to catch the culprit!


texts: I have a pair of Samsung Earbuds which came with my S6 Edge. They have buttons which pause audio and increase or decrease the volume. The buttons only work when it is connected to an android device. Is it possible to reprogram them to move onto the next song or video rather than increase volume? And is this a hardware or software thing?


texts: I understand that android does not use a JRE and Google has build a platform only for android. But an android device is not really different from e.g a Raspberry PI. So why is it not possible to just install Oracles JVM on a rooted android device?


texts: After wipe Apps are still shown as installed on Android's Web Market. How can I install them?

texts: I accidentally formatted my phone. Now, when I login to my google account it doesn't install my new apps. When I login through internet, it shows in "My Library" that those apps are installed, but they are not. What should I do?


texts: List devices/computers that have been authorized for ADB USB Debugging

texts:
I want to know which devices I have already connected to my computer with my ADB or know which computers I have connected to my phone previously. Either way works for me.
adb devices -l does not show anything important, because it only displays currently attached.
I would prefer a way without root (on phone), but will accept any help.


texts: Nexus 7 2013 - Flash Recovery Image: Failed remote size too large?

texts:
I have a nexus 7 (2013 model) and its stuck on the Google logo. I went to the bootloader menu and unlocked the bootloader. Now I'm trying to install a recovery image, but:

After doing a 'fastboot flash recovery clockwork.img' I get the following error:

sending 'recovery' (11312 KB)...
OKAY [  0.361s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: size too large)
finished. total time: 0.365s

If there is another way to unbrick it that would be good too, but right now I just want to reflash the rom image to an updated stock rom.


texts: Are GPS coordinates determined via data transfer?

texts:
I'm running on Android 4.2 and I have an app that sends data (via 3G) to my server including my current GPS coordinates. Sometimes, however, my data gets sent but the GPS coordinates are left blank.

Is it possible for my Android device to be able to send / receive data, but not be able to triangulate my location?

I'm trying to figure out if this is a flaw in my app or if I am having GPS signal strength issues.


texts:
I'm using s5 duos and I'm on a custom rom for sometime now and I just noticed something wrong that the voice icon is partially hidden and I can't access it.
I have attached a screen shot.
Is there any way to acess the voice icon?

Screenshot (Click to enlarge image)


texts: How do I restore my app (K-9 Mail) settings from an adb backup?

texts:
I just installed Cyanogenmod on my Samsung Galaxy Note. Before doing so I created a backup with adb:

adb backup -all

For some of my apps I want to restore settings. Most importantly that would be K-9 Mail. Thus I unpacked the backup:

java -jar android-backup-extractor-20140630-bin/abe.jar unpack backup.ab backup.tar

Then I deleted most folders which I don't want to restore but I did not delete apps/apps/com.fsck.k9. Then I packed the file again using android back extractor and ran adb restore after I installed K-9 Mail. I was prompted for consent on my phone which I accepted and I was told that the restore was successful. However when I start K-9 Mail I am just greeted with the default welcome screen as if no configuration would be present. I also tried the same with WhatsApp and Viber but both showed the same behaviour.

Next I tried to just copy the k9 mail settings folder using USB connection using a file manager (dolphin). But still no success.

Then I tried to copy the settings using adb push apps/com.fsck.k9 /data/data/com.fsck.k9 (described by someone here) which failed with file or directory not found error. After further googling I tried again but ran adb root before and then that worked. However k9 still greets me with obviously no settings. Since the same source I googled for that idea stated something about a fix_permission script (where I have no idea where that comes from) I googled for fix_permission and found this app installed it and ran it. However still no change.

How is the restore done correctly?


texts: Does the NETWORK_PROVIDER permission require data?

texts:
If I have an app that checks my location using the NETWORK_PROVIDER permission, does that simple check use up any data? That is, will it use up any of my bandwidth on my paid data connection (3G, 4G, etc)?

With plans that have bandwidth limits, or plans that charge per MB used, I would like to know if an app with this particular permission (and no others) could use up some of my data allowance.


texts: How to charge the HTC One X with power-off / display-off

texts: I used to power off my phone at night while charging when I was using Desire S. Recently I bought HTC One X and can't charge with power off anymore. It keep turning on with the battery and bolt logo and display don't turn off. If I press the power button, the phone is boot again into Android. Now I have to turn on Airplain mode at night when charging. Am I the only one who encounter that problem because I doubt that is happening as I unlocked bootloader. I ain't sure as I unlocked the bootloader since the day I bought it. How can I charge with power off?


texts: wiped android OS accedentely in twrp in sm-j700h/ds

texts:
I was trying to do a factory reset from the twrp recovery, but wiped system partition mistakely.. my device has no system now. i can only access the twrp recovery and download mode. However, i tried to install many firmwares using odin but odin gave me a red Failed every single time. help me plz.
model j7(2015) or (sm-j700h/ds)
region Syria


texts: Strange sound from an unknown application

texts:
From yesterday my Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android 4.4.2) is playing strange music (midi) from time to time and very often. Sometimes it goes as it comes, with no obvious reason. It looks like an alarm. There is no notification. I checked everything a have remember can cause this. The only way to stop music intentionally is to open task manager and clear RAM.

I also have tried to stop services and running applications from Settings -> Application manager, but that didn't seem to make change.

Can I detect somehow which process started this music? Because I can use Android Eclipse, is there any log that can help me to trace origin. In logcat I can see that the music player is running.


texts: Get notifications from Inbox mobile app for reminders, but not emails?

texts:
This question applies to the Google Inbox mobile app.

I do not want notifications for random incoming emails as I'm trying to only check email twice a day.

I do want notifications for reminders, as I will usually set these for a specific time to remind myself of something.

Is there any way to do this? According to Inbox's settings, it looks like it's all or nothing.


texts: Can Android be used in IPv6-only networks? What level of IPv4 faking is necessary?

texts:
I'm using several Android devices that have Android 6.0.x and 6.0.1, and that I want to use in an IPv6 island ("private") network. The Android devices are either attached to a WiFi-to-Ethernet bridge, or some tablets even accept USB 2.0 Ethernet dongles using OTG cables. The IPv6 network has RAs signalling the IPv6 prefix to use, as well as DNS IPv6 server address, and optionally some more-specific IPv6 routes. There are neither DHCPv6 nor DHCPv4 servers available. Well, there are DHCPv6 servers in this network, but they only respond with delegated prefixes.

Unfortunately, I cannot reliably connect my Android devices to this network. For cross-checking, an ordinary Linux Raspbian-equipped Pi does immediately become connected and works correctly, using DNS and getting proper addresses.

Even when I set a static IPv4 address, my Android devices often don't correctly connect in that they don't use IPv6 DNS, albeit it is getting advertised (RFC 5006). I have to set fake IPv4 DNS server addresses to be able to set the static IPv4 parameters. But even then, the Android devices aren't properly working, either not correctly using DNS or even getting disconnected after some seconds.

What kind of IPv4 connectivity do Android devices expect?


texts: Com.google.android.gsf.login. I seen this in my history and am having trouble figuring out what it is. Can you please help me ?


texts: Backup to Google Drive include account(s) information?

texts:
I have been experimenting with restoring backups to a freshly factory-reset phone but I'm noticing that not a single account beyond the initial Google Account is being restored to freshly restored-from-backup phone.

This makes the whole concept of restoring quite limited.  Sure data is there but the user having to go re-create all of the needed accounts manually is a real pain.

Is there something I am not (as a user) understanding about the backup/restore facility?


texts: Stuck in Fastboot mode after flashing custom ROM on Xiaomi Mi3W

texts: I flashed MIUI fastboot ROM on Xiaomi Mi3W since I had problem booting it. It was a old ROM but now nothing happens except it is stuck on fastboot mode. It doesn't even charge the battery. I tried re-flashing it but does not work.


texts: Installing an app I created solely for myself

texts:
I was wondering whether I could install an app I create to cater to my personal needs solely for myself? Like a private app!
(I know there are other applications to do this, but I want to learn something in the process)


texts: How can I make the keypad appear during a phone call?

texts:
I recently noticed that, during a phone call, the dial "keypad" does not appear. This is particularly a problem when retrieving voicemail, because without the keypad, I can't give the command to play messages, delete, etc.

I am running Android 8.1.0 on a Nexus 6P device. The built-in Phone app is version 42.0.28425632.

I access voicemail using the built-in Phone app. When dialing phone calls, the keypad appears, and I can dial the target number with no problem. During the call, there is a screen with icons labelled: Mute, Keypad, Speaker, Add call, and Hold. The Keypad icon is highlighted with a grey circle, but there is no keypad visible. If I tap the Keypad icon, the highlighting disappears, and no keypad appears. If I tap the Keypad icon again, the highlighting reappears, and still no keypad appears.

How can I repair my settings or my phone app so that the dialing keypad appears during calls?


texts: Why / When do I have to log in to Google?

texts:
Installed MyDocs, I can select my Google-account and see listings of my documents, but to edit something I need to enter a password.

Why is this?  When does it happen?
(I am constantly logged in to GMail)

I use Android because all this Google stuff is supposed to be integrated!

Edit: How can i know if an app is really integrated, and won't require separate authentication.


texts: How to enable experimental reverse port forwarding in chrome?

texts:
Commonly you have a web server running on your local development
  machine, and you want to connect to that site from your device. If the
  mobile device and the development machine are on the same network,
  this is straightforward. But this may be difficult in some cases, like
  on a restricted corporate network.

This is what I ran into at work.I have been trying to get my web application that runs on my my localhost to be accessible on my mobile device.

Desktop OS: Mac OS X 10.6.8
Desktop Chrome: Version 30.0.1599.69
Mobile OS: Android 4.3 (Nexus4)
Mobile Chrome: Version 30.0.1599.82

I found an article about chrome experimental features that was explaining you how to enable reverse port forwarding in chrome. I have been following the article until it said to tick the checkbox for "Enable reverse port forwarding" in "developer tools > settings > experiments". I found the tick list but could not find that option. Does anyone know how I can enable this reverse port forwarding?


texts: Quick charge adapter on not supported devices

texts: The adapter which comes with my new phone has Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 label on it. The output reads: 5V-3A / 9V-2A / 12V-1.5A. Is it safe to use it with my old phones? For example, if I have a very dated phone which only takes 5V-0.5A, will the adapter outputs 12V and fries it? And what would happen if I use that adapter with devices supporting fast charging technologies from other companies: USB-PD from USB-IF, Pump Express from Mediatek, VOOC from Oppo, and SuperCharge from Huawei?


texts: How to enable picture in picture mode in Samsung Galaxy mobiles?

texts: I have enabled the picture in picture mode option in Youtube App settings though unable to utilize the Pic in pic option. Am I missing anything to enable?


texts:
I have a Sony Xperia U which worked fine. I did not change anything lately.

Today all apps crash on startup. Even Play Store, com.google.process.gapps and android.process.acore. The media gallery seems empty too. Whenever I start something, it crashes, except for opening system settings.

When I connect my phone with my computer the internal storage seems completly empty - so I can't backup anything.

Is there anything I can do to recover my phone and to keep my data like pictures, contacts, ...? *

I tried the save mode, but the erros occur there too.
I tried to boot in Recovery Mode, but all button combinations did not work. I also tried in USB debugging mode using ADB, but that did not work too.

* Since Play Store is not working I can't install any backup tools.


texts: How to fake device info for a specific app?

texts:
I need an app that can spoof device info. Like:

Choose amount of RAM: 20GB

Choose your CPU: ARM64 9000cores

Choose app to lie to: [android app]

And so on.
I know there is an Xposed module for that, but I want to temporarily fake info for only one app of my choosing, and not permanently for the whole device.

I also know of the GLTools app, that lets you do exactly that, but because it's a GPU tweaking app, it wants me to install a custom EGL driver first, which I don't need.

I would prefer a non-root alternative, if such exists, but root ones are equally as welcome.


texts: Is it possible to tether my Evo to a server to provide internet to my network?

texts: I currently have an unrooted Evo using PDAnet/easytether to tether my phone to my PC. I am wondering if it is possible to tether to a server to provide internet to my network. If it is possible, are there any configurations I need to know? Also, how might this effect the speed?


texts: Accessing a USB device in phone in absence of compatible drivers / modules

texts:
My android device has an MTK6797 Soc(Xiaomi Redmi note 4x mtk version), and the company never released the kernel source, now I want to connect a USB device through OTG and control it from a chrooted Linux environment inside android, the problem is that the precompiled kernel that ships with the android device doesn't include the driver for the USB device, the kernel also has CONFIG_MODULES disabled so I can't compile the driver as a module and load it to the kernel, so now my only option is to run a completely emulated Linux VM(kernel and userspace) inside android and connect the USB device to the VM and load the required module from there(just like you would do on a PC with something like Virtual Box).

The problem is that I can't find an arm emulator that runs on android, I found Limbo PC emulator which is based on Qemu but it emulates X86 and not arm, running an X86 VM inside Limbo PC is very slow so I instead I want to run Arm VM hopefully that would provide a bit of performance push compared to emulating X86.

I can't seem to find any thing that can emulate Arm inside android, Qemu is an open source project so It's hard to imagine that no one ever though of running Qemu arm emulator inside Android.

Regards


texts: My Windows laptop wants to repair my phone, but my phone is happy

texts:
When I initiate a USB mount of my phone, Windows 7 tells me the disk is going bad and wants to know if I want to rapair it (Motorola Droid 1; FRG22D if that matters). I am assuming this is a problem between the two disk systems talking to each other (like when you try to mount any EXT4 partition with Windows).

A) Is it really in need of repair? If so, should Windows be doing it? (Windows has no actual, practical problems with R/W of the drive and the phone is not reporting any issues or taking too long when remounting the SD card)

B) If Windows is just spitting up irrelevant error messages, how should I mount to disable the error message? Is this is just an annoyance anyone else has encountered?


texts: All data on SD card wiped after device reboot

texts:
Today I switched my phone on (Micromax Bharat 3) after a couple of days and saw, to my surprise, that all the data on my SD card (which is formatted as internal storage) had disappeared. Data for all my apps had gone, including a large collection of pictures. I took a couple of photos and screenshots, restarted my phone, and those disappeared too. This is not something which has happened before in the couple of months that I have owned this phone for.

When I go into storage settings, it shows me that my SD card is about 8GB full, but neither the phone's file explorer nor ES file explorer show me enough files to fill even 1 GB, which leads me to believe that my files are still hidden there somewhere.

DiskDigger was unable to recover any photos or any of the data; nothing showed up in the scan.

Keep in mind that my phone is not rooted, and has not been updated recently.

I noticed something strange when I first switched my phone this morning though. My SD card wasn't detected and I got a notification to insert if for proper functioning of apps (since it's formatted as internal storage and some apps are/were installed on it). When I restarted my phone the notification went away and the card was detected so I didn't pay much attention to it then.

Does anyone know what is going on and how I can get my photos back? My phone is running near stock Android Nougat. Since the SD card is formatted as internal storage, I can't recover any files from my PC.


texts: Soft-Bricked Samsung Galaxy S5 - "Set Warranty Bit: Kernel"

texts:
I recently did some stuff to my Samsung Galaxy S5 UK (SM-G900F) on Three and Marshmallow 6.0.1:
(In order)

Successfully install TWRP using Odin
Successfully root using Chainfire's Systemless Root
The message 'Set Warranty Bit: Kernel' starts appearing on the Samsung Android logo during boot, but it still works fine. (I think this means I voided my warranty.)
Successfuly install BusyBox using this app
Install XPosed Framework ArmV7 version, following a guide I can't find any more, but I got my file from the official XDA thread

Now when I rebooted my phone after installing XPosed, it gets stuck on the Samsung Android logo with the 'Set Warranty Bit: kernel' message. I can get to TWRP by (steps, not methods):

Removing and replacing the battery
Plugging in the charger
When the battery charging animation shows, pressing Home+Power+VolUp

What I would like to know is:

Should I restore it using Odin?
If so, with a Stock or Custom ROM?
If not, how is it recoverable?


texts: Hardware backed Credentials Storage on Galaxy Nexus

texts:
First, I hope I choose the right stackexchange for that question.

Android 4.3 introduces a "Hardware-backed" Credential Storage. If I go to Settings->Security under the "Credentials-Storage" Header there is a (non-clickable) option "Storage-Type" which is set to "only Software". How to set it to "Hardware-Backed"?

I already removed/reseted the credentials storage and tried it with different LockScreen-Options (Pin, Password, Pattern), but I can't get that option to change to "Hardware-Backed". Isn't the Galaxy Nexus capable of enabling it?


texts: Windows 10 and fastboot driver | Nexus 5X

texts:
I can not use fastboot on my pc with Windows 10 to flash something on my Nexus 5X.

I've installed Ubuntu and adb/fastbook works correctly.
With Ubuntu I've installed TWRP and SuperSU.

On Windows 10:
- Adb works.
- I've Android Studio with the latest platform-tools.
- I've tried with 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3.
- I've tried with this answer.
- I've already removed all usb-driver (as Nexus Root Toolkit suggest) and retry all.

What can I do?


texts: How to display the correct contact name when dialing?

texts:
I tap on Phone and start typing the first letter of the contact name on the keypad. For a contact named "Home" that would be 466 (H, O, M). The contact "Home" is suggested. I tap on it once, the phone number populates the screen, and then I tap the big green dial button. Simple! Or so I thought... Now the phone displays the funny picture I have of Adam sticking out his tongue, and it says "Dialing". It also later shows up in the Log as if I have called "Adam".

How on Earth is Adam the person I'm calling? I specifically chose to call a contact named "Home". It makes me think I have dialed a wrong number, so I usually hang up and re-dial, only to see Adam sticking out his tongue, again! I want it to display the correct contact name. The correct contact name is "Home". Obviously! What can I do about this (if anything)?

About device...

Model number
GT-I9506

Android version
4.2.2

Baseband version
I9506XXUAMHD

Kernel version
3.4.0-1677708
dpi@DELL217 #1
Fri Sep 13 20:52:59 KST 2013

Build number
JDQ39.I9506XXUAMI3

Update...

I spoke to a Samsung rep today and he told me to make a backup with Kies software and reset the phone. I have restored the contacts back to the phone from the backup file. The problem remains. However... I have made some new discoveries that might shed some light on the problem. Namely, this only affects contacts that were synced to the phone from a PIM software, which in my case is Microsoft Outlook 2010. It does not affect contacts created right in the phone.

Replicating the problem...

To replicate the problem, do the following.

Start Outlook 2010 and go to Contacts.
Click on Home and then New Contact. Give it the name "Home" and set
the "Home" phone number to something like 0011223344.
Click on "Save & Close". Note! Make sure you don't have a contact
with this name already, neither in the phone nor in Outlook.
Now repeat these steps to create a second contact in Outlook. Name
it "Adam Sandler" and set the "Home" number to 0011223344 (the same
as above) and the "Mobile" to 9988776655.
Now connect the phone to the computer.
Start Samsung Kies and go to Sync tab.
Check "Sync contacts with" and select Outlook from the list. You can
select either "All contacts" or "Selected Contacts folder" and then
select which contacts folder to sync with. Note! If you select the
second option you need to make sure you check the contacts folder
you saved the previously created contacts to in Outlook.
Click the Sync button when ready. When done, disconnect the phone.
Open the Phone app on the phone, dial in HOME, tap the contact name
that comes up and then tap the green dial button and watch what
happens. Expected behavior is that it should dial 0011223344 but
display "Adam Sandler" on the screen, instead of "Home".

This is probably a bug of some sort... Because if you delete these contacts on the phone, and in Outlook, and start all over again, this time creating the same two contacts inside the phone, then there is no issue with dialing. If you dial HOME it will actually say "Home" right on the display. Regardless of how many other contacts you got in your phone book that share the same phone number. Hurray! I'm not sure where to go from here though...


texts:
I have an old Wileyfox 2x with Android 8.1 on it.
When I try to open a 'WiFi QR code', instead of creating a new WiFi connection, the pseudo-URL is just opened in a browser window.
Is this even possible on Android 8, and if so, do I maybe need another scanner app? I'm using Firefox's built-in scanner now, but perhaps that only supports http links?
If it's not supported by Android natively, are there other ways of opening such a code? Could this be done by an app?


texts: Can I use my android phone as a bluetooth receiver?

texts:
I want to use my Bluetooth headset for PC, not an tiresome wired headset.

But my workplace doesn't allow to use wifi for PC, even Bluetooth dongle.
Also we use private IP and all connections are firewalled.
(so I cannot use service like soundwire)

Can I connect my PC and phone with an AUX cable, and let that stream to my BT headset? My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S8 on Android 9 (Pie).

I want to use microphone on BT headset, too.
(I already have a 4-pole input to 2 3-pole output cable)

I searched market a lot but couldn't find any apps like that.
Thanks!


texts: How to change external screen resolution?

texts: I have connected a tablet running Android 4.4 to an external monitor through an MHL to HDMI cable. However, the monitor does not have the same resolution and thus the resulting image is not very good. How can I instruct the system to send a different resolution to the external screen?


texts: How to fix "Google Play Services won't run unless you update it"?

texts:
My device is a Sony Xperia Z and it's running Android  5.0.2. It prompted me to update my Google Play Services, and when I followed the notification it delegated me to the Play Store to update it. However it would seem it is already updated.

My current version of Google Play Services is 7.8.93.

(Click image to enlarge)

The notification keeps coming back and I can't seem to find a solution. How do I get rid of this notification permanently?

Here's a look at the notification :

(Click image to enlarge)


texts:
I am trying to unlock the bootloader of my Samsung Galaxy J7 Sky Pro using this guide.
If I do
> adb start-server
> adb devices

I get my device as connected, however when I then reboot into the bootloader using
> adb reboot bootloader

Everything works as I would suspect I get the boot screen with the extra text:
ODIN MODE (HIGH SPEED)
PRODUCT NAME: SM-2727VL
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
FAP LOCK: OFF
WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)
RP SWREV: S1, T1, R1, A4, P1
RP SWREV K 2, S 2
SECURE DOWNLOAD : ENABLE
download mode !!

Which seems ok to me.
However when run adb devices again the device is gone.  Of course if I try to run any fastboot command from this state it just sits and waits for a device.
< waiting for any device >

Even if I try killing and restarting the sever it doesn't find the device.
The same occurs running both on a Linux machine and an OSX machine.
What's going wrong here?  How do I get fastboot/adb to find my device after a reboot?

I apologize if this is a duplicate, I have looked around and cannot find any question that seems to apply to my scenario and even tried the instructions of those that did not.  Even pointing me to the correct question of which this is a duplicate would be very helpful.


texts: Does the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Support ANT+ WSN technology

texts:
Is the Note 3 compatible with ANT+ WSN technology?

Do all variants of Note 3 come with this or just a select few?

Also, do all networks use Note 3 with ANT+ WSN sets?


texts: Desire stuck in Boot Loop After mod install

texts:
I installed an Audio Mod 'BeatsAudio' through clockworkmod recovery on my HTC Desire. After i rebooted it just keeps looping the boot logo over and over. I have tried removing the battery, sim and SD card, and also no luck there.

I've also tried wiping the data and cache partition but that doesn't help. I can get in the HBOOT menu but unrevoked doesn't seem to recognize my phone.  I have tried ropening a stock boot rom to see if that would install it but it tells me its not compatible with my 64Bit OS.

I have no idea what else to do.


texts: How does an Android app accesses any browser's history?

texts:
I recently came across FamiSafe, a child monitoring app, through one of my friends which gives a lot of information about the activities of the mobile phone. I was awestruck as it gives a detailed information about the location, browser history, etc.

That got me thinking:

how is it possible for an application to access what websites are visited through a browser?
How is it possible for this app to know that a person has searched or visited a website and record it and show the same in the application?
Does this app interact with the OS for website data?

Since it gives data irrespective of browsers I assume it has nothing to do with the browser used. Instead, it has to be something directly to be dealt with. Anyone has any idea how this works?

The device is OnePlus 5 running Android 7.


texts: How do I verify my second-hand phone is 'clean'

texts:
I have just bought a second-hand Android phone (Samsung) and would like to check that there's nothing nasty on there before I start using it in earnest. It's my first smartphone! I have some experience with Linux Mint, but not a lot.

I've compiled a list of the apps installed (not system apps) and I would like to understand the origin of each and, on a superficial level at least, the purpose of each. I'm finding it hard to find some of this info, e.g. what is 'OM Customize'. Is there a good encyclopedia of Android apps out there that I've missed so far? I could post the list here if anyone can help?

The phone was very cheap, and I'm wondering whether there's some security tool I should use to check it, and potentially whether I should look at rooting it. My main usage at the moment is actually just going to be as a GPS tool and note-taker, so not particularly interested in the 'normal' bells and whistles applications.


texts: How to synchronize Google Play after a ROM change

texts:
After flashing a new ROM I recovered some of my installed application from a backup (it was also an opportunity to clean up).
Unfortunately the view Google Play has is the one from the old ROM (all apps installed before the flash).

Is there a way to synchronize (one way) the view so that what is visible in "My Apps" on Google Play corresponds to what is actually currently installed in my phone?


texts: Why does unlocking bootloader require erasing userdata?

texts:
I unlocked the bootloader in my OnePlus 5 right after it was delivered, so there was nothing to erase. Then I flashed TWRP and SuperSU. It comes with DM-Verity (and /data force encrypted). I tried re-locking, but later I have to erase all data again before unlocking bootloader. So the questions are:

Why is it required to erase all data when unlocking bootloader? Even with device encryption on?
Can I avoid the erase?


texts: How would I reduce the number of clicks required to answer this LG phone handsfree in the car?

texts:
The specs:
I have the phone LG Optimus G pro in a (DIY) car mount, there is no docking.
The NFC Tag system is not operational (case changes).
Magnet docking is not an option because of compass (navigation sensor).
There is no at&t drive mode app running (does not help).

The Operation in the Car:
An offline navigation app is running. Music is playing 50% of the time.
The music properly cuts down when a call arrives (great).

The Event:
A phone call comes in, the phone popup covers the navigation screen, the call needs to be answered or rejected 1 click, or rejected with a SMS 2 clicks. The phone needs to be put into speakerphone mode 1 click. This method is not safe or simple for the drivers.

The Need:
The car is being driven, be that navigating a parking lot at 0 MPH or driving 70 the driver should be able to:
A) answer or reject the call easily
B) The speakerphone should already Be on

For the purpose of this question, Finding an app in the store does not help, unless you have tested it for months driving. I have done a lot of useless store research.

Method to use:
I need to know from experts who actually do this regularly How these methods stack up for the safest, most practical and least fallible for reducing the number of clicks?

Proximity, would proximity sensing be a reliable way of answering by putting a hand up to the general area of the proximity sensor without taking your eyes off the road? The possiblity to ignore (do nothing) and have the call eventually go to voicemail with zero interaction. Please explain why?
Voice, would talking to the phone in short phrases, knowing the bugs that can exist with speech methods , be a reliable and safe way to answer, would something with that complexity work every time?   Please explain why?
External power condition, Is it reliable to have a program use the condition of the external power plugged to set the speakerphone? (obviously this has a lot to do with the phone which is being stubborn).

It is a start:
The extended goal would be to also place calls while on the road, but one thing at a time.
No rooting
There will not be any rooting or ROM changes in the phone, these things are not an option at this time.


texts: presumably faulty battery level reading in Android 6.0 on an LG G4

texts:
I have been recently experiencing battery level drops, and to my understanding my observations may have not been documented in the same way earlier by other users. The phenomenon is similar to what was reported by another usere here, or here although with some differences.

There is apparently no single app that drains more energy and that is causing the battery drop.
The battery level tends to fall rapidly only when it's down to about 40% or below, but not any 'earlier'.
When the phone shuts down, it sort of carries the information that the battery level is null, and for this reason one cannot turn on the phone again. When re-charging, the battery level reportedly rises to about 2-3% and only at this point the phone can be turned on again. When the OS is fully loaded, the battery indication gets back to a good 50-70%. This seems to be a genuine reading since the phone can stay on for quite some time even after 'immediate' unplugging.

I wonder whether an option is a factory reset, though one does wonder whether there is a cause to this and if it can be addressed.

Android version is is 6.0, security patch level 2016-07-01, kernel 3.10.84.
The Phone is an LG G4. Not rooted, untouched.


texts: How do I find out why my phone is locking up?

texts:
My Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S series) locks up about once per day, where the screen is frozen and it doesn't respond to any type of input. There's no pattern concerning what app I'm running at the time.  How do I find out what is causing it?

I'm running a 2.3.4-based custom ROM (Apex specifically).


texts: Is there a Google-less "personal cloud" for contacts, calendar, tasks and images sync?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Suggestions for syncing data to someone besides Google? Funambol?

The idea is to cut Google's (or other 3rd-party) proprietary bits out of an Android installation, while retaining the benefits of "cloud" computing.  For most things there are open-source alternatives: SK for keyboard, K-9 Mail for e-mail, etc.  However, for the core "cloud" services like Contacts and Calendar, all replacements that I've seen simply redirect you to their own closed and proprietary cloud servers.

From a quick search around the web, the closest open-source alternative is Funambol's client/server solution.  I was wondering if anyone's had any luck setting up their own instance of a "personal cloud" of sorts using this or a similar package, and successfully using it to sync contacts data to an Android device.

Bonus points if there is a package for use with a Synology NAS drive :)


texts: In ICS, what differs between use on a phone, and use on a tablet?

texts:
Being that ICS is the merging of the phone and tablet versions of Android, what is different in ICS when it is used on a phone from when it is used on a tablet?

** Clarification:** This is referring to vanilla ICS


texts: Enableing unknown sources installation from 2nd user on android 6.0

texts: I have a regular, Un changed Samsung Tab A running the unchanged version of marshmallow OS  (6.0). I have enabled installation from unknown sources in the "owner" user of the device, but still can't enable it in the second user (guest). I would like to install a .apk file which I have already tested in the owner user. In settings the "allow installation from unknown sources" is greyed out so I can't change it. Is there any way that I can install the APP?


texts: How to send notifications to an Android device from a PC via USB?

texts: I have seen Pushbullet, but it works over the internet


texts: How can I decrease the font size of incoming messages on the Samsung Galaxy Note permanently?

texts:
After the regular update of my Samsung Galaxy Note to Android 4.1.2, the font size in the messaging section is quite oversized.

By using the volume keys I can indeed reduce the font, but this setting is not saved.

My device is not rooted.


texts: What is best and quickest way to fire up a Android 4.4 emulator or virtual box?

texts: I'm looking to test a few apk's, but was wondering is there a quick android emulator I can fire up easily. A virtual box would also be nice, but i don't think thats widely supported.


texts: Whatsapp delivered message a deleted message

texts: I deleted a Whatsapp message that I sent while my phone was offline and the clock sign was there , I did not see the single tick sign (meaning that the message supposedly did not leave my phone). Still the message was delivered to the recipient's phone after I got back online. Why is that? what can I do to stop this in the future? What can I  do to stop a message from going to a group? I can not block the group nor can I leave it.


texts: Link2SD: mounting /dev/block/vold/179:66 on /data/sdext2 failed: No such file or directory

texts:
I am using a rooted Xperia Z5 Compact E5823 with the latest stock Android 6.0 ROM.
I am trying to use a 2nd partition with Link2SD but so far I always get the same "No such file or directory"-error:

Mount script error
Mount script cannot be created.
mount: mounting /dev/block/vold/179:66 on /data/sdext2 failed: No such file or directory

To format my microSD card I've used GParted under Debian with ext2, 3, and 4, always as primary partition. I've also used TWRP recovery to format this 2nd partition. With this I have only tried ext3, which my Debian recognizes as ext2 and there seems to be no way to choose which type of partition (I suppose they have primary as default). With TWRP I could also try ext4 but preferred to 1st post here.
I do see a /data/sdext2 folder with help of a root file browser. This folder is empty.
The "file" /proc/partitions does show a 179  66  2000000  mmcblk1p2 entrance, which correspond to the second partition of my external SD card.
Link2SD has superuser permissions and its mount script /data/data/com.buak.Link2SD/init-link2sd.sh looks like this:

set +e
echo "$(date) mounting..." > $LOG
sleep 2
mount -t ext2 -o rw /dev/block/vold/179:66 /data/sdext2 1>>$LOG 2>>$LOG
mount -t ext2 -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /data/sdext2 1>>$LOG 2>>$LOG
mount >> $LOG
echo "$(date) mount finished" >> $LOG
chmod 773 /data/dalvik-cache


texts: How to disable the "Application permissions" dialog that pop up during each new app install?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy A5[18] running Android 4.4.4. Every time I install a new app this dialog comes up:

Is there any way to disable this feature?

I'm doing app development so I have to install my development app hundreds of times a day, making this dialog extremely annoying.


texts: Connect Android device as wifi adapter to a PC to create an ad-hoc network

texts:
Sometimes when being at a friends house there is no wifi but wired internet access.

In these cases it would be extremely useful if I could plug my phone in and create a wifi network just like when providing a wifi hotspot except that this time not the carriers data plan is used but the already available network access on the "host-PC".

Does anyone know if and how this is possible?


texts: How do I decide what car charger I need to buy?

texts:
I am with Nexus 5 and finding it difficult to decide on what car charger or car dock with charger I need to buy.

As there is no accessories from parent company (LG or Google) I not sure what charger I need to buy.

On the whole how one has to decide what third party car charger will suit android devices?


texts:
I need a GPS when I use ride my bike. :\
Holding my phone in my hand is not really a solution....
Can somebody help me to find a talking GPS Android app?

Thank you...


texts: Got connection problems: How to reset wifi stack without factory reset?

texts:
I installed CM 5.1.1 and restored a ton of apps with Titanium Backup.

Now my Wifi is bugged: When I enter a known Wifi network the phone connects to the wifi but can't make a real connection (has a '!').
There might be a problem with tethering or priorities:

$ netcfg
rmnet_usb0 UP                              10.175.104.107/29  0x00000041
wlan0    UP                               192.168.2.126/24  0x00001043

I have to turn off mobile data to get a network connection.

Now I want to learn how to reset the wifi stack to get rid of the problem without starting from scrach. Where is the culprit?

My setup is a Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE with Optimised CM12.1 by AnteresOne. Xposed and Xprivacy as well as AFWall+ are installed.


texts:
I am currently working on a Coolpad 8150, a Chinese phone running Android 2.3.7. It is connected to T-Mobile (in the United States) and can place calls successfully. However, it is stuck on 2G. I have been lead to believe the phone supports 3G, though I may be mistaken. How may I further pursue this issue?

When I scan for networks, I only see networks marked 2G, like T-Mobile (2G).

In status, it appears I am still marked as using the China Mobile network operator.


texts: How does Android determine which apps are "social networking" apps for data usage purposes?

texts:
My phone carrier (Bell Canada) says that in addition to my maximum data limit, I have "unlimited social network" usage.

I'm wondering which apps count as social networking apps? As an Android developer, I'm also interested in how I might designate one of my apps as a social networking app.

(Let me know if this would be better off on programmers.stackexchange or stackoverflow...)


texts:
I have "SSH Server" app installed. I'm able to connect and launch apps using am. I want to forward the apps through X11 forwarding to my linux computer. Is that possible?

There is a "X11 forwarding" configuration in "SSH Server" that I have enabled, although I have no idea what the effect is.

So far, when I connect to the phone I get:

$ ssh -X user@phone
user@phone's password:
X11 forwarding request failed on channel 0
u0_a107@phone:/ $

So it seems I have some extra issue with X11.

Anyone has tried this before?


texts: icade arcade "keyboard" not working with Android phone, working with Android tablet

texts:
I'm guessing this is some sort of bluetooth keyboard recognition and/or selection/activation issue in Android that I can't seem to figure out...
The icade arcade bluetooth device is in essence a keyboard device. I can pair it with a Nexus 10 tablet, and after I do, I can see various characters appear in a text app when I move the joystick around and press the buttons.
But my Android phone is being stubborn. It pairs ok, but the input refuses to get fed to the apps. I also have a bluetooth actual keyboard, and it works ok with that phone.
I've tried various bluetooth connect apps, and there I can see a list of paired devices and the option to "connect" to a device. It refuses to work.
What am I missing here?
Does anyone know of a bluetooth helper app of sorts that also give immediate feedback what it is picking up from the selected bluetooth device? Is there anything specific I could look for in logcat?
The phone is Android 4.4 and I can't upgrade it (Chinese phone with no firmware support). It's an ECOO S04 Aurora plus 3GB.
The Nexus I think runs lollipop.


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How do I backup and restore SMS Messages?

How can I make a backup of SMS messages to the SD card in Android 2.2?


texts: Some program is showing ads on my desktop... How can I catch it?

texts:
Some program keeps showing me ads on the main page every now and then. It's extremely annoying, and I'm unable to catch it. Is there a way I can detect it to remove it?

When the ad shows up, I try to hold the home button to see the app name, but it disappears. Sometimes the ad is a link, so it asks me for the browser to use. My device is rooted.


texts: Google “Play Music” app constantly running!

texts:
Why is Google Play Music constantly running on my galaxy s4? I don't use any music app.

NOTE this has been previously posted but the answer given does NOT work

Go to Settings→Apps→Manage Apps
Go to the All tab
Scroll the list until you find Google Play Music
Tap the entry
On the screen which opens on the tap, you'll find a button labeled
Disable -- push it.

THEN it asks you to press OK or Cancel, pressing OK, then it says "Do you want to replace this app with the factory version?
A little bit of a merry-go-round, the s4 for is so full of crap that you CAN'T remove its a real JOKE - samsung are fools for thinking anyone would use have the space wasting crap on an otherwise great phone


texts: Unable to flash latest factory images to a refurb Nexus 5

texts:
I purchased a Nexus 5 from Taobao for a bargain price of around $177. I assume it's some kind of refurb. I've tried flashing with the latest Android 5 Developer Preview as well as the latest stable release 5.1.1 (LMY48M). Both get stuck at sending 'system' when flashed with flash-all. I contacted the seller and was told to use Shuame software for Windows. Using that software I was able to flash a modified Android 4.4.4 ROM.

I don't want to be stuck with such an old, non-stock ROM but so far it's the only thing that works. Is it possible that I got some fake hardware that makes the newer releases incompatible? How should I go about testing if this Nexus 5 is real?

Update: Here's the specs from About phone:

System details (click to enlarge)


texts: Unlocking capability of a locked Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge phone only for medical purpose

texts:
I have just been given a very special type of a phone and I want to know what I can do with it. Let me explain my situation:
I just got a Medtronic pain pump installed via surgery and after I was given a Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge phone to control it. When they gave it to me, they just said it is to control the pump and nothing else could be done with it. Yeah I do not believe that.
I researched the phone and found that it is a Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge that runs Android 7.0. The phone looks like it is capable of everything a normal phone can do so I ordered it a case.
Medtronic has basically taken all the apps off the phone like internet browsing, Google Play Store, app to make phone calls, and a texting app. They then installed all of their apps like one to control the pain pump, a web browser the doctor can use in his office, and a user manual for the pump.
I connected it to my Wi-Fi already. What I want to know is, how do I put a web browser, the Google Play Store, and all the regular apps back on it?
I do not want to delete or mess up the pain pump controls but I want to try to use this phone like a regular phone and unlock its full potential.


texts: How to check what's wrong while my phone starts? How to get logs?

texts:
My phone does not start up. It shows splash screen, but it doesn't load a system. How can I check what's wrong?

EDIT: More info: the broken phone is Galaxy S+, it is currently rooted, I installed CM 11 on it. I don't know if it is my blame I think not because I haven't done anything special on this phone for some time (it has worked correctly about month with all those modifications installed). I haven't given access to root to any of installed apps. Reinstalling system works, system starts but when I restart my phone it doesn't work anymore (until I re-install it again).

Maybe is there some way to save logs on external sdcard?


texts: About disabling application in ics 4.0.4

texts: I don't know about this feature but does disabling application can help to reduce my devices RAM usage?


texts:
I am trying to investigate why our Phones are experiencing slow browsing to HTTPS sites.

It happens only the first time after the phone in question has been locked for a couple of minutes or more.
So when browsing to a https site after unlocking it, it takes over 1 minute.
Then, suddenly everything works until the next time we lock the phone screen and leave it for a while.

We are on my company wifi, and it is only happening there it seems.

I have tried everything when it comes to the router, and it is not an ISP fault.

Tried to use packetcapture app while connecting to a https site after unlocking phone, seems to be port 443 used by the https websites.

If I open for example BBC.COM (which seems to use a non secure port 80) it works fast and normal.

Any ideas?

BTW:
Traceroute and Pinging shows great results to the https sites, and download speeds are great as well.
Happens only on browsers (Both chrome and Stock samsung browsers).

Thx


texts: How can I transfer tab data from the Chrome App to another phone - including back and forward data?

texts:
So my nexus 6p is getting on in years, and I'd like to back up my chrome tabs onto another phone. I'm aware there's a sync function, but that:

Does not cover the back and forward data from each tab, and
Does not seem to go past a few dozen tabs - I have around 1000+ tabs
open.

Is there anything I can do to move or transfer the data, or should I just get to searching through each tab and copy-pasting them? Also, the phone isn't currently rooted from what I recall - I'm willing to try it but I've been told that may be counterproductive and likely wipe the data. Any help would be greatly appreciated!


texts: I am new to this Android stuff. I would like to know the easy way to install a custom ROM on my phone. I have already rooted my phone.


texts:
My phone is either infected or simply has an error in one of my apps and gives me the com.android.phone stopped error (plus the one like 44 01 21, don't remember exactly).

I took phone to the service, they didn't fix it. I deleted all memory card, did factory reset like 5 times, but some apps are on internal memory and they stay there. How to completely wipe it all out?

I made a back up of personal data, that's the only thing I want to keep. How to delete everything else correctly?


texts: "cannot write file in SD card" when taking a screenshot

texts:
I have an Optimus Black.

When I try to take a screenshot, it makes a noise. Then, it says cannot write file in SD card.

How do I fix that?


texts: Looking for help choosing the correct stock recovery.img file for my phone

texts:
I have a Moto G5 XT1676 with Android 7.0 stock firmware.

I rooted the phone with Magisk and installed TWRP but I never backed up my recovery.img partition. Now I want to flash a stock recovery partition so I can apply an ota update and in case I want to sell on the phone I want to be able to take twrp off and unroot. I don't want to flash an entire firmware.. Can someone help me in choosing the correct stock recovery.img for my phone?

Here are details of the firmware currently on my phone:

Baseband version: M8937_22.29.02.56.01R CEDRIC_EMEADSDS_CUST
Kernel Version: 3.18.31-perf-g4a0c859 Wed May 2 06:29:31 CDT 2018
Build Number: NPPS25.137-93-12
Blur Version: Blur_Version.25.321.18.cedric.retail.en.US RETGB

Here are the details of another stock firmware I downloaded.

SW Display Build ID: NPP25.137-93
SW Version: cedric-user 7.0 NPP25.137-93 12
release-keysM8937_22.29.02.56R
Build Date: Wed Nov 22 03:19:24 CST 2017
Blur Version: Blur_Version.25.281.12.cedric.retail.en.US

You see the two firmware are almost identical but I don't have enough experience to know if it would be safe to take the recovery.img out of the second one and use it in the first?

I tried booting into bootloader then..

# fastboot boot recovery.img

... to test the recovery .img file from another firmware but I got a picture of an Android lying down with red above him and his lid open and the words "No Command".
I think that # fastboot boot is disabled on Android OS these days.

Any help much appreciated !!

Flex


texts: "Low on space" warning with over 50% free

texts:
I recently started getting the following notification:

  Low on space: Phone storage space is getting low.

When I click on the notification, it takes me to the "All" applications screen listing how much space each application takes, and at the bottom it shows:

  Internal storage: 296MB used, 452MB free

Why is it complaining about low space when only 1/3 of the internal storage has been used?

Edit: This is on an HTC Incredible both before and after the upgrade from Froyo to Gingerbread.

Edit 2: Looks like it's not just me:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=20201&q=low%20memory&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=20014&q=low%20memory&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=02216e9b3aed01ad&hl=en

etc.

Edit 3: Called Verizon about the issue (expecting to get the standard "do a factory reset"), but instead got escalated to Tier 2. The Tier 2 person looked up the issue in their system and said it was a known bug and that HTC is requesting all people with the bug not do a factory reset but instead call their tech support at 866-449-8358. I called them and they told me a fix (via OTA update) has been released and will upgrade the Android version to 4.08.605.2 (I currently have 4.06.605.3). Last night my phone did try to do another OTA update, but after restarting it complained that it could not install it due to low memory. The HTC rep told me to remove applications from the phone until the low memory warning went away, then dial the following number to force the phone to check for system updates (it normally only does it once a week or so):

*#*#2432546#*#*

I did this and still haven't received notification of a system update, but hopefully within a week I'll get pushed the new version...

Edit 4: Called again (both HTC and Verizon) to see if there was any other way to force the update again, but they told me all I could do is try a factory reset. A lot of people are running into this, more references:

http://gadgetian.com/27505/htc-droid-incredible-vzw-gingerbread-update-4-08-605-2-dwonload/

http://androidforums.com/incredible-support-troubleshooting/183963-low-space-phone-application-storage-notification-12.html

http://community.htc.com/na/htc-forums/android/f/91/t/14260.aspx?PageIndex=5

http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-droid-incredible/134223-second-gb-update-patch-reboot-issue-error-log-message.html


texts:
Simply put, I get this notification at times

I want to stop that.

Please no stuff about "you should do the update". I'd have to unroot, do the update, reroot, restore all my data. It's just not worth it for minor updates.


texts:
I can't connect my Galaxy S3 mini in the internet even though it was already connected in the wifi.

Its my first time to use a samsung phone and Im havinng a hard time coping in it.


texts: I tried starting VPN, didn't set password, but later now screen is asking password. What to do?

texts:
I have Gionee P5L phone. I was not able to access a site, then thought on starting VPN of the phone; went to VPN, and then it asked to set any of the security: password, swipe, etc. I entered into password section, but didn't press any password, then pressed back button. Now, phone is asking password, but I didn't set any password before.

I didn't really type any password, as I remember. Same thing had happened before with my other Gionee P5W; but then I tapped on forgot password, it asked me security question and allowed me in. Here, with P5L, on tapping forgot password, it says me on me to have not set any security question and the only option as to factory reset.

What do I do to remove this password wall?


texts: Is there any way to use one Whatsapp account in multiple device or is there any tracking system in whatsapp?

texts: I want to use one Whatsapp account for multiple devices. Actually I have two kids and I want them and my wife to use same whatsapp account in order to keep a track of their chat. I am also ready to give them separate phone numbers/accounts but I should be able to use their accounts in my device along with my own account. Is there any way to use one Whatsapp account in multiple device or is there any tracking system in whatsapp to keep track (chat history) of other numbers in one device?


texts:
I absolutely 100% hate, hate, hate mobile-optimized design sites, particularly ones that disable zooming. Up until now, I've done pretty well spoofing a desktop user agent to get the full pages, but with the advent of responsive design, it seems like more and more sites are feeling comfortable using viewport meta-tags to set user-scalable to false, which means that I am in effect forced into using the horrible mobile sites.

From what I understand, viewport tags are ignored by desktop browsers - is there a browser on Android which does the same thing, preventing web sites from removing key functionality from my phone? Maybe a Dolphin add-on?

I think potentially a greasemonkey script excising the offending viewport tags would also work, but I'm not sure there's a stable version of greasemonkey for android yet, and it might be preferable if the browser itself were built to always allow zooming.


texts: Can I prevent Google from collecting data by using a custom ROM?

texts:
Choosing a smartphone based on the operating system on a smartphone comes down to two options: Android or iPhone.
Both collect personal data, track activities and track location.

But with Android there's the option of replacing Android with a custom ROM.
Will replacing stock Android on a phone with a custom ROM and removing all Google apps prevent Google from collecting any data?


texts: Yakjuxw to Yakju/Takju, will it corrupt or destroy my Galaxy Nexus yakjuxw?

texts: My galaxy nexus is of yakjuxw variant. Will it not destroy my phone if I change it to takju or yakju version? I'm just aware that doing so will delete user files/settings.


texts: SGS2 I9100G keeps disconnecting from WIFI after installing firmware XXLPQ

texts:
2 days ago I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100G from 2.3.6 to 4.0.3 using the firmware XXLPQ. Ever since, my WiFi keeps disconnecting every 10 seconds. I tried all the fixes from this question SGS2 running ICS 4.0.3 can't connect to home wifi but it didn't workout for me.

My phone is rooted and I'd do anything to get the Wifi to work again... Help


texts: Calendar and facebook events and birthdays

texts:
I'm using the native calendar in my Android 2.2. I'm also using Simple Calendar Widget but I don't think it has anything to do with my problem.

A few weeks ago everything was perfect. I had synced 3 calendars from the same gmail account and the calendar of my facebook account. So I could see the events in gmail's calendars, facebook's events and facebook's birthdays. Now, for some reason, facebook's birthdays dissapeared.

How can I do to get them back?

I read about exporting facebook calendar, but this way if after importing it in my calendar I add a friend in facebook, it's birthday wont appear, right?

Thanks!


texts: Can I add metadata to a jpeg in Android?

texts:
Does anyone know of a way to take jpegs imported from my camera onto my Android tablet then add the metadata properties that Windows calls Title, Tags (I assume, possibly wrong, that this is Keywords in EXIF terms) and possibly Subject so that they are there when I eventually transfer the photos to  Windows PC?

Any help appreciated.


texts: How to trace/track my stolen Samsung Galaxy Ace 2

texts:
Today was a bad day for me as I'm having a lot of problems. The latest and important event was I lost my phone. It was registered with my name and email and has information on it about me etc. The sim card is inside (if the robber didn't thrash it). The phone has gps but it's turned off. I hope I can find it.

If you have any question just ask me, maybe about the story how it began?
Is there any software/tools to track it, or find it manually maybe?


texts: Camera folder displayed as empty, but contains 20GB data

texts:
My Lenovo Moto G5 Plus' internal storage ran full, and now there appears to be a problem with the photos that are saved on its internal storage. The internal DCIM/Camera folder is displayed as empty when I

open the gallery app
open the folder with the Solid Explorer app
open the folder on my PC (file transfer mode as well as PTP mode).

BUT the app "DiskUsage" says that the folder has got a size of 20GB, and luckily I was able to do a backup of its contents using adb pull.

What can I do to make the content visible for the phone again? Using a scanning app like "SD Card scanner" did not help.


texts: If I install a ROM that doesn't exactly match my phone, will it work at all?

texts:
As you know, manufacturers of popular mobile phones often times will release a modified " clone " version of their mainstream models. Often these clone models will be re-released models that are designed to be a downgraded version of a high end phone, usually released for prepaid network. These dumbed down androids will have the exact same hardware as their big brothers, but will be lacking in some performance features such as a smaller lower resolution screen, or a weaker camera. But the are essentially their own kin. They'll have the same chipset, the same sensors and I/O devices, but will be cut down much like an entry level laptop. The problem with these phones is that the manufacturer rarely publishes software updates for them because they aren't very popular and most of the time it's impossible to find third party roms for them for the same reason. So, how likely is it to work if you download and install an OS made not for the prepaid, but for it's big brother?

Say you have a Motorola XT957C3
This phone is a prepaid, entry level version of the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX. is uses the Texas Instruments OMAP3040 chipset, just like its cousin, and it has the same Broadcomm WLAN chip, the same Wolfson Audio hub, the same accelerometer and gyro, even the same battery and power IC.
( note that these figures aren't factual, I'm just making an example )
The only differences are purely aesthetic. A smaller display, lack of a front camera, less internal memory etc. etc.

How likely is it that installing a ROM for the Droid RAZR will work on this off-model phone? What other than basic drivers does the OS need to work right? And what about the baseband software? Would it be the same as the one on its brother?


texts: Things to check after dropping a Nexus 7

texts:
I just dropped my Nexus 7 from about a height of 4 feet. It landed on a hard floor, but luckily there were no cracks. But, when I picked it up, it.....rebooted....?

I've read sites telling me that the hardware inside tends to break before the screen, so what should I check to see what, if anything, is broken?


texts: Nexus 4 verification failed error on Update Android 4.4 KitKat

texts:
I successfully downloaded Android 4.4 KitKat (see screen shot):

And after downloading do not appear "restart/install" button, appear "Verification failed" error  (see screen shot):

(click the images for larger variants)

If I click "Check now" button it begin redownload update Android 4.4 kitkat again.

Does anybody know where the problem is, and how it could be solved?


texts: What running applications and services are safe to turn off?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Knowing which applications to stop

I just got a used Nexus One and I see a lot of running services and applications.  I'm wondering what negative impact there would be if I just started switching them off?

For example, obviously, I don't want to mess with "Calendar," but what about "Calendar Storage?" If I install Handcent SMS, do I still need the Messaging-related services/applications?  Same for Media: if I install Winamp, do I still need those?


texts:
How can I stop Google dictionary offering me pictures when I type words?

If I type "happy"... I want the word not the image (☺).

It's so annoying. Thanks.


texts: Remove words from the SYSTEMS predictive dictionary

texts:
On my Wileyfox Swift, the pre-installed keyboard is called "AOSP keyboard". It allows to type and to "swipe". When set to German, and I "swipe" the word "mal" (you can compare that to the English "just"), which happens quite often, in 90% of the cases text prediction replaces it by "NSKK". At fist I was irritated, then annoyed. Finally I looked up the term, which up to then told me nothing, and found out it's an abbreviation for the "national socialists motor corps" (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps) – and now I even feel offended.

I tried and checked:

no such term in any of my "user dictionaries" (I had wondered if)
Editing the built-in autocorrect dictionary in AOSP keyboard suggests to unpack, edit and repack the APK – which for me (and most users) is no option
Where's the stock keyboard's predictive dictionary located? mostly speaks about the user dictionaries, also mentions the source for the stock dictionaries, and one user reports (in 4/2012, so not sure if it still applies) where he found the files on-device – but no way how to edit them
Delete words from the built-in dictionary? (2015) never got an answer
Most other questions here talk about specific keyboards like Swype
hints I found in several posts (like long-pressing the predicted word should bring up a possibility to delete it, or correcting it often enough should make the system deem it "more important") did not work out.

Is there any way to get rid of those stupid predictions? I'm fine with solutions requiring root, even if it comes to edit some SQLite database. Imagine every time you typed "just" it would turn into "KKK", it's a horror…

In case it matters: my Swift still runs on its original CyanogenOS 12.1 (Android 5.1), as I didn't wish to go MM with it (and specifically not Nougat, as it has no XPosed).


texts: how to disable automatic pop up of keyboard while exiting text

texts:
I have android 5.1 on my samsung mobile. I have Ms word app on it. When i tap anywhere in any opened word document, automatic android keyboard pops up. This is very annoying during reading the document. I have to press back button again and again in order to make it disappear. I have checked in the settings of android in order to disable this auto pop up feature but i could not find any.

Can anybody tell me how to disable this auto pop up of android keyboard?


texts: Google Play Store accounts for over 50% of battery use! Solutions?

texts:
Google Play Store alone accounts for 52% of my phone's battery use!

I would think Google Play Store would only run when downloading or updating apps, or when checking if apps need updated. Since last unplugging, I haven't manually run Google Play Store, nor have any apps been automatically updated.

Clicking through reveals that Google Play Store has been continuously requesting GPS. But I always have my GPS off in system settings.

I have all the sync settings off too. I don't want autosync.

So why is Google Play Store running uncommanded in the first place, and moreover, why is it using so much battery? How do I correct this?

Phone is LG G3 D855, Android version 4.4.2 KitKat. Rooted w/ xposed framework installed.

Things I tried:

I pressed the "stop" button in the above screenshot, which force-stopped the Google Play Store. But then many system services started shutting down and prompting me with "not responding" dialogs, until I eventually pulled the battery and restarted the phone.

I used SystemCleanup to disable several autoruns (such as receivers) for Google Play Store, so that it won't be constantly called on to run. I also killed the task using SystemCleanup (which did not kill the system).


texts: Disabling skype messaging sound on Nexus 7

texts:
It seems you can turn off all notifications and alerts, but I like getting text notifications.

The spammy sound that comes by default is most certainly annoying, and there doesn't seem to be any option to disable that without losing text notifications too.

Does anyone know how to disable just the Skype sound, whilst keeping the text notification?


texts: Is there a way to selectively sync photos?

texts:
I find the idea that all of my photos, no matter in which folder should automatically be synced to G+ a bit ridiculous.

Is there a way to only sync a certain folder/album? I'm mainly interested in syncing my camera roll.


texts: Remounting system on android emulator lasts about 10 seconds and reverses until reboot

texts:
Found something odd with the Android 6.0 on x86_64 emulator (and possibly others) system images... is it something I'm doing wrong?

When I remount /system and push stuff to it, it's giving me a chance to push stuff at first but then after about 10 seconds it remounts itself automatically read only and stops me remounting it read/write, and just gives me:

# mount -orw,remount /system
mount: Read-only file system

until a reboot.

What gives? Has anyone come up against this before and solved it?

It doesn't appear to be the wrong error and I'm out of disk space - it looks OK:

/system                  1.2G   783.7M   456.2M   4096

Cheers


texts: I'm hoping if there are any ways on how should I boot my phone. I've researched multiple ways on booting your phone thru adb but my computer fails to recognize it although I have Samsung Drivers Installed. USB Debugging mode is on since I'm using ADB to install my apps. My phone is Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Plus.


texts: Disable Data Connection for Certain Applications?

texts: So, sometimes when I'm at work, I have a problem wherein I want to use my phone's data connection to stream music, but I don't want to be bombarded with notifications from Google Voice/ GMail / Facebook / etc.  Is there a way to disable the data connection for those applications, so that the notifications don't pull me "out of the zone", while still leaving the phone's overall data connection intact so that I can stream music?


texts:
I partitioned my MicroSD card and created 1GB ext3 partition.

What is the next step so I can use it to make the performance of my android better? It seems to me that it is mounted into /sd-ext
What are all the options I can use ext for?

CM7 on HTC Desire


texts: Does MMS messages with pictures always use your data?

texts: I have the Pixel 3a running android 11. My Wi-Fi is always on. And my mobile data is always off. I have the app "My Data Manager" installed so I can see when my mobile data is being used. When I send an MMS text, no data is used. But when I send a MMS text with a pic, then I can see that my data is being used. The following app is using the data "org.codeaurora.ims". Is this normal? Because my phone plan is supposed to offer unlimited text messaging with pictures. But everytime I send an MMS text with a pic, it's eating away at my data plan. Thanks for your help.


texts: HTC explorer in boot loop after factory reset

texts: I have an htc explorer. It is not rooted. Some time ago I performed a factory reset through settings. But since then, the phone is stuck in a boot loop. I have tried going through recovery mode and performing a factory reset as suggested by most of the pages on the internet but no luck. So can anyone please help? I am damn tensed!


texts: Smart TV Stick (Android) connects to 3g dongle for Internet

texts:
I am trying to explore the options of connecting a 3g dongle to the car charger. And then connecting a Smart TV Android stick into the 3g dongle to get Internet. It will be great if I can get internet from the USB connection and not have to waste Wifi (how ever little) battery between the 2 devices.

Questions

Is it possible to get internet via USB on the android stick ?
Can it get power from the USB too ?
Will starting the car have bad effects on these devices ?


texts: Why am I still receiving old—and resolved—Amber alerts on my Android phone?

texts:
For the past 2 months, every few days to a week, I've been getting an Amber alert. Oddly, though, it's the same one every time.
The notification reads as follows

Messages 3/13/19
Emergency Alerts
AMBER Alert: Paradise- 86 Camo F-250 MI/DQQ5813.  Suspect is white male.  Check local media.

Yeah, I just got that today, May 3, 2019.
Besides being utterly confused at the formatting, and being too far away to do anything, The alert is just plain old.
I looked up the license plate and the missing child and the abducters were found March 14th.
A Google search trying to figure out why this alert is broken only rendered instructions on how to turn Amber alerts off. I don't want to do that. I do not want to disable Amber alerts, I just want my Amber alerts to be correct.
I am using a different SMS app than the default (Silence) , and maybe that has something to do with it? But I doubt it. However, when I go to click on the notification, it tries to open up my old app. I don't want it to do so because I hate dumping my messages back and forth between the two apps.
I am concerned that the old message is displaying whenever I get a new emergency message, and therefore I can’t see the new messages. What might be causing this and how might I be able to fix it?


texts: How can I view only one task list in Jorte?

texts: Suppose I'm at the store, and all I want to view is my "Stuff to Buy at the Store" list in Jorte. How can I view only that list instead of all the tasks on any list?


texts:
I have a Motorola Droid on Verizon, and a lot of times when I unlock it, my homescreen will be blank; no icons, no widgets. Nothing in my app tray, either. I have to wait for about a minute for everything to load before I can launch anything (unless the app I just used was one of the 6 most recent, in which case I can long-press Home with no problem).

I think the problem is a lack of memory; my phone is probably auto-killing the launcher constantly. When I use an option on a third-party launcher to avoid closing the launcher, I don't have this problem anymore, but I'll often be kicked out of the app in the foreground!

Now for my system details... I'm currently running Cyanogenmod 6.1, but it was doing this before I rooted (in fact, I mainly rooted because I thought it would fix the problem). I'm using ADW.Launcher as well, but again, it was doing this with the stock launcher. I'm also not using any task killer apps.

Has anybody else had this problem? I haven't talked to any other Android users who have mentioned this.


texts:
In my Lenovo A536 phone a malicious app that is alarm controller and calendar service is unknowingly installed and it is creating a problem.

I am not able to uninstall the app as it is automatically stored in in-built app.

So can Factory Reset remove it?


texts: Is there a way to separate downloaded videos and camera videos?

texts: So I recently got a Galaxy S4 and switched from Apple to Android. I like to download music videos to watch offline but when I moved the videos onto my phone, I found out that the music videos are stored in the same location as where the camera roll saves videos. On Apple you there was a built in app that could store videos while videos recorded by the camera could be stored on the camera roll. Is there a way to do this on Android? I used my micro SD card to move the videos to my phone by creating a new folder on the SD card named VIDEOS.


texts: Will Google+ Photos automatically migrate to the new Google Photos?

texts:
Today in their Keynote at Google I/O, Google announced their new Photos app that does most of what they did with my photos when they auto-uploaded to Google+, but with a few and some significant additions and differences.

My devices are currently uploading to the new Google Photos but my question is, since my pictures are/were already being auto-uploaded to Google+ Auto-Backup already, will those show up in Photos as well? Or am I starting out fresh?


texts: Working root method for myTouch 4G Slide?

texts:
Is there a working root for the myTouch 4G Slide?

I have Android 2.3.4.

I tried Revolutionary as advised by rootzwiki, which failed with the following message.

Your device: doubleshot, with HBOOT 1.45.0013 is not supported at this time

I tried SuperOneClick, which failed.

None of the other methods I saw on the How do I root my device page appeared to support my version of Android.  Is there perhaps some method where I could downgrade, or is there some other new method out there?

Edit: My bootloader is unlocked with the tool from HTC


texts: Lolipop on Nexus 5 - trouble with trusted devices

texts:
I have a Nexus 5 running Lollipop.  I purchased some NFC chips to use as trusted devices. Usually the first time I access one of the chips it works just fine but the next time I access it it acts like it doesn't even exist. If I turn Smart Lock off and back on again then the trusted device works just fine, (one time).

Any idea what is wrong?


texts: WiFi stuck on "Turning on..." after rooting Samsung Galaxy NotePro P900

texts:
After rooting my tablet the WiFi stopped working, it activating it just makes it go "turning on..." for a while and then shut down. Tried reflashing stock rom, tried doing a factory reset - Nothing worked.

WiFi worked fine before root so its probably not a hardware issue, unless the root process can physically break the WiFi?

I am certain I used the correct model to flash the root (Using P900 WiFi only)


texts:
My phone will randomly get the mm-qcamera-daemon wakelock. I know how to fix it, a simple reboot and all that, but it pops up when my phone is idle in my pocket. The phone starts to run hot and I can't restart it until it's nearly too late.

I haven't installed many apps that use the camera, and all of them are usually closed by the time I don't use my phone at school or anything. Possible culprits IMO are Lux and Flashlight.


texts: Can I Flash Nexus Factory Image to any Tablet?

texts:
There are several different versions of Android ROMs on the Internet.

I found that no one is better than Nexus Android which is from Google.

There is a webpage on Google hosting every version of Nexus Android.

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

Is it possible to flash Nexus images into other tablets like ASUS Transformer or Samsung Galaxy?


texts: How Android VNC server receiving key/mouse events from VNC clients

texts: How does the Android VNC Server receive key/mouse events from VNC clients? Can any one explain that to me? I am curious to understand.


texts: I've accidentally swiped off the Google Now calendar card on my Nexus 4 with Google Now launcher, and I missed the "undo" button. How to bring it back?


texts: How do I connect Zoom H1 Recorder to an Android smartphone?

texts:
In particular, I want to connect the recorder to a Samsung S6 device I can borrow. The idea is to shoot videos from the phone by taking the audio from the Zoom H1.

I have done this for DSLRs. Is there a way for phones?

Regards.


texts: I've exceeded my unlock attempts (10). Is there any way to unlock my phone?

texts:
Due to AT&T being a horrible company, I believe the customer "service" has led me through more than my allotted attempts at unlocking my phone. Because my phone was refurbished, the attempts may have already all have been used. I believe my phone is now "Hard Locked"

Anyhow, my contract is over but I'd love to keep using my galaxy s3 on a different network. Is there any way to reset the unlock counter so I can unlock my phone? I'm willing to pay for an unlock code or go through the process of rooting my phone if necessary.


texts: What is the best state to leave an Android device in?

texts:
I have a Moto E phone. I use it as a tablet to run apps, not as a phone, so I do not always need to leave it on.

Is it more likely that the device will last longer if I shut it off whenever I am not using it? Or is it better for the hardware of a phone to leave it constantly on, in sleep mode?

And is it better to leave it constantly charging, or to only charge it whenever the battery is below 100%?


texts: Galaxy S3 , Supersu reports no SU binary installed

texts:
The Problem: I've attempted rooting my Galaxy S3 (unlocked, I9300, recently upgraded to Android 4.3 , and 3.0.31 kernel) through heimdal on Ubuntu Linux by following this guide ( as well as following some of the comments, because I kept getting Android recovery instead of ClockworkMod Recovery ). However , Supersu still tells me I've no su binary there. Now, apparently I have another su binary ( /system/xbin/su ) but not in /system/bin.

I've poked around the forums and what not, but couldn't find anything satisfactory, plus many refer to Windows.

Help me out here, folks, how do I get this binary ? How do get root ?

What solved the problem: Basically, I've caved in, and used Odlin on Windows, with instructions from another source ( which I wish I'd saved ). One thing for sure, the guy on the original link i posted , does something wrong so it doesn't work. Also, the packages he lists for download are missing CF autoroot or CF root, but even if I've downloaded and added those, nothing happened.

Another things I've done is removed heimdall that the original website suggested, and downloaded heimdall from Ubuntu repositories. If you search with apt-cache search heimdall there is only like 3 packages, like 30MB, so just do sudo apt-get install heimdall*.

In conclusion ,  it's nice there's tons of articles on Android, but some may be misleading or simply click-bait.


texts: How to SSH into Android from a different network?

texts:
I'm running SSHDroid on my unrooted android device. When my SSH client on ubuntu or windows are on same wifi network as the Android, I'm able to connect to it via SSH.

But what I want to do is, connect to the device via SSH from a client like putty etc. from a computer which is not in the same network.

eg. If i'm on the same wifi network, I can connect via SSH using command

  $ ssh root@192.168.1.3 -p 2222

but when I connect via ssh using external IP, it says connection refused.

  $ ssh root@112.79.41.234 -p 2222

I also tried using PortForward to forward external port to the internal one. But it doesn't seem to work.
Can anyone tell me how to do it without rooting the device.?


texts: Rooting Samsung Grand Duos without Windows

texts:
I need to root my Samsung GT-I9082 (also known as Grand Duos) with Android 4.2.2 but I have no Windows computer (I have a Linux one).

Which are the preferred methods?

It seems z4root does nothing (seems just to crash).


texts: How to open maps using HERE WeGo or Waze instead of Google Maps?

texts:
I have installed Waze and HERE WeGo on my Moto G4 Plus (Android 6.0.1).

When I search for a street name in Chrome, I get a small map in the search results. When I click on the map, it opens the Google Maps application with the focus on the location that I had searched.

Is there a way to change this so that it will open Waze or HERE WeGo, instead of Google Maps?

I appreciate any help on this issue.


texts: GPS readings: why is altitude inaccurate by 50m, while longitude and latitude are more precise?

texts:
I'm using the GeoTracker application to record position and velocity as I exercise along a track. I live on relatively flat ground, only shift up and down no more than5 meters at the very maximum, but while latitude and longitude readings seem quite precise, the program, which uses GPS (and IMHO does not use the pressure sensors / barometer to determine altitude) reports the difference between maximum and minimum altitude along the track to be about 50m. This is quite inaccurate it seems. Why is this?

Thanks.


texts: Is it possible to connect a USB stick to Samsung Galaxy S2 Phone?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 phone. It comes with a micro USB port which can be used for charging or connecting to a PC.

I am just wondering if the micro USB port can also be used to connect a USB memory stick. Is there something like a USB stick with a micro SD connection?

Perhaps the easier option is to use the existing cable. Can a USB Stick be connected to the phone in the same way the phone is connected to a PC using the existing cable?


texts: How can I get Reverse USB Tethering to work on my KitKat device? I've already got it running on my Jellybean device

texts:
FWIW Reverse USB tethering works great on my Jellybean device, lets assume it has the serial number 0123456789ABCDEF, here are the commands I use to get it running:

adb -s 0123456789ABCDEF shell su -c 'service call connectivity 33 i32 1'
sleep 5
sudo ifconfig usb0 10.42.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
echo 1 | sudo tee /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE
adb -s 0123456789ABCDEF shell su -c "ifconfig rndis0 10.42.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0"
adb -s 0123456789ABCDEF shell su -c "route add default gw 10.42.0.1 dev rndis0"

I run these commands on my Linux machine which the phone is connected to, and on my jellybean device the browser will load a website using data over USB.

Now I have a KitKat device, and I have a similar script, i use

"service call connectivity 34 i32 1"

on the first line as kitkat needs a slightly different command, so but even after all my commands run with no error messages, when I load up the browser on the phone I simply get 'page not found'

Is there a was to fix this? I've tried pinging google from the phone and the pings work, so I'm assuming this is a software issue?

Has anyone successfully managed to do this on KitKat? Thanks

EDIT: I've done some more tests, and I think it's a DNS issue. Pinging IP addresses works fine, but pinging hostnames gives 'ping: unknown host' on the kitkat device. Pinging hostnames works perfecly on the Jellybean device, I have them both hooked up the same Linux machine right now so the only difference here is the android versions.

I have a feeling there are some extra steps or commands I need to add to my script here, as I cannot even ping the name of my router from the Kitkat device, while I can ping the IP address with no problem.


texts: Where did the galaxy live wallpaper go in ICS?

texts:
Since I've upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich on my Nexus S, the galaxy live wallpaper -  which was part of Android - is gone.

Can I get the exact same live wallpaper for ice cream sandwich? It looks something like this:


texts: Update external installed app from Play Store

texts:
Some days ago, I installed an app downloading it directly from the enterprise server. Today, an update was uploaded to the Play Store, but there, I can not see the update button to automatically update the app, I just can open it or uninstall it.

The app is signed with the same certificate and has a newer version code. It is programmed with ionic but I do not thing that matters.

I need a solution to install an app from outside Play Store, while keeping Play Store updating it.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Unwanted apps auto installing without me doing anything. How to stop them?

texts:
I have a micromax phone and its autoinstalling some apps. I dont know weather these apps are installed from play store or from the micromax "app center" (which I never used). This problem started about one week ago although I dont remember doing anything which may have started this problem ... Everyday the same apps get installed and I uninstall them as quickly as possible to prevent them from spreading Viruses in my phone. The apps include: Clean Master, UC News, Superb Cleaner etc etc. I suspect that these apps are getting installed by some inbuilt malware created by Micromax itself because Clean Master was installed when I brought the phone but at that time I had unistalled it.

I saw a previous question which showed how to make a certain folder unwriteable but in my case I dont even know which folder should I block.

Please help me and tell what steps should I take the next time I see these apps on my phone.

Further info: phone model: Micromax E481 Android version: 5.1 lollipop.


texts: How do Google and Samsung's "find my device" service can bypass Android's Secured Lock Screen ?

texts:
As I know, when the phone is locked that means it has been encrypted. So how do Google and Samsung's "find my device" service can bypass Android's Secured Lock Screen (https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/7-ways-bypass-androids-secured-lock-screen-0165540/
) ? Does it mean they have our decryption key ?


texts: How do I use my Google account when I have a FIDO U2F Key attached?

texts:
I have recently attached a FIDO U2F Key to my Google Account to make it more secure.
How can I now actually log into my Google Account on Android again?

Whenever I try to log in, it says wrong password, even though I know it is the right password. Does anyone know what is required to get it working again?


texts: No password input after locking the device from Android Device Manager

texts:
I have forgotten my unlock pattern and tried to lock my device with a password on Android Device Manager (ADM). It did lock and a message, "Your device is locked by Android Device Manager" appears, but there's no way of entering a password on that screen.

There's no password field, and just a back click and it's all gone. Pressing that lock icon doesn't work, it's not a button, neither sliding up or down, left or right is any good.

How to unlock it?


texts: Issues with new Pixel 3 connecting to car

texts:
So I've just switched back from IOS to Android and picked up a Pixel 3 XL with the 1-day sale. I tried setting up Android Auto though but I can't get it to work properly. I can connect and add my car (2017 Kia Niro), but after I try to select the Android Auto icon on the head unit it crashed and keeps flashing "Phone is not responding" and "Reading USB" over and over. On the phone, it still says connected to the car and shows the green notification bar suggesting Google Maps is in use.
I've tried using an older version of AA, but it gives an error unless I update. If I try to connect, not press the icon on the head unit and start playing Spotify, I get 1-2 seconds of audio through the car but then it crashes again. One time I got as far as launching and selecting the navigation tab until it crashed. I've briefly talked to Google support and they requested a bug report which I've sent. I also tried updating to the Q beta to see if that made any changes. I've used 5 different USB cables with no luck.

I didn't have any issues with Apple Carplay, and I also tried a very old Samsung phone (micro-USB) successfully so it shouldn't be the car causing the issue. Does anyone have any tips on what I should look at? I've done a factory reset, cleared all cars, toggled the AA setting on the head unit but nothing makes any difference. I'm pretty reliant on this functionality, so if it doesn't work I probably will be switching back to my iPhone. I hope this is fine being on superuser, apologies if it shouldn't.


texts: Samsung Galaxy tab S3 not receiving power from otg y-cable

texts:
Sorry to be a noob, but im not skilled enough to see if this question has already been answered.

Ive watched Youtube videos on how to connect an external HDD to my galaxy tab s3 using an otg y-cable.  The y-cable I bought from amazon for $6, it has a usb 3.0 female splitting to one micro usb male and one micro usb female.

The hard drive is recognized but no power is being supplied to my tablet via the y-cable.

i plug my samsung power cable into the micro usb female.  the HDD plugs into the 3.0 female and im using a micro usb to usb c adapter for the micro usb male end of the y-cable, as shown in videos.

can anyone provide advice or recommendations?

Thank you.


texts: import about 300 thousand numbers in android

texts:
i have generated a list of about 300 thousands of numbers with REGEX to a txt file, i know all of them are VALID (pattern i mean) and most of them (like 80%) are REAL numbers (from somebody)
and now i want to import them to a phone contacts in NOX (the android emulator) but the problem is IF i use Google Contacts, it has a limit of 25000 numbers,
so if anyone have an idea, It would be great.
thanks in advance.


texts:
I have a Galaxy S3 phone and a Galaxy Tab 4, both with the same issue. I'm using the Echo Lockscreen app (paid version) with a pattern unlock, which I'm happy with. I'm also using the built-in "Clock" on the phone and "Alarm" on the tab.

When the alarm rings and I shut it off, the phone/tab is unlocked - so it skips the unlock security. Using the stock Samsung lock screen, the lock works and I have to unlock the phone normally.

I'm not finding any settings either on the device or in the app - any ideas on how to fix this? I'd be willing to switch to a different alarm clock app, but I'd like to keep the lock screen unless there's something as good as this one.

I can switch Echo to use my system unlock method instead of its own, but the user experience is kind of crappy there - you have to unlock then also swipe away Echo.

If someone steals/finds my phone, I'd rather not have it unlock automatically for them if I don't remote-wipe it before 6am the next day.

EDIT I'll be getting a Galaxy S6 in a few days to replace the S3, but I'd guess it will have the same issue there as well - but I don't know for sure.


texts: Android app installation displays error message -insufficient storage- though still 10 GB free space

texts: I use an acer liquid z 4 and a 16 GB SD card as main storage. While trying to install a small cheat sheet for emacs, I got the error message "Error while downloading. There is insufficient space on the device". However under Settings SD card still has 10 GB of free space.


texts: Connect to emulator from another PC in LAN

texts:
I have two PCs. One runs Ubuntu and another runs Windows. Both have adb installed. I have an emulator on Ubuntu and I want to connect to it from Windows. I thought I could use adb forward but it doesn't work. On Ubuntu, I set up
adb forward tcp:8080 tcp:5555

adb tcpip 5555

Then, in Windows, I tried to connect:
adb connect user@ubuntu-ip-address:8080

But it cannot connect.
PS: I can connect through ssh from Windows to ubuntu and use adb normally.


texts: Moving applications from the Internal Storage to my SD Card

texts:
How can I move applications from my internal storage on my Android 4.4.4 to my SD Card? I am trying to move Facebook to my SD Card so that I can update it.

Here is an image of the problem:

I have tried:

Rebooting the phone.
Removing the SD Card.
Unmounting the SD Card.

I don't have access to a Computer and Laptop.


texts: Backlight flickering at low brightness levels

texts:
I noticed my phone's backlight would start to flicker/pulse intermittently when I switch my brightness level to something low (est. between 1% to 15% brightness). The flickering or pulsing is as if the power supplied to the light is fluctuating.

My phone is a HTC Desire, OS used to be stock (Froyo 2.2) when I experienced this, now it is on CM7.2 (GB 2.3.7), still has this problem. I have not tried any other ROMs on this phone, and not sure if it is a software or a hardware problem.

Is there any way to prevent this flickering, other than not setting the brightness to such levels?