texts:
I'm having the following issues:

'Market' not functioning ('A network error has occurred. Retry, or cancel...')
Gmail not functioning ('No connection')
Red triangle in top-left of screen = 'Sign-in-error (email address)'

I think these issues are related to the problems I am having with sync-ing Contacts / Calender / Memo with the PC. The process stalls at 25% completion.

The phone also seems to be slower to respond lately.

Any ideas?


texts: How to flash cyanogenmod to my HUAWEI P6 t00

texts: I have a Chinese phone, Huawei p6-t00. I don't like the stock rom on the phone that much and i want to switch to cyanogenmod. The problem is there is only a version of cyanogenmod for Huawei p6-u06 on the Internet. And when i tried to flash that to my phone, it gave me some kind of error like this rom only supports Huawei p6-u06. So i am wondering is there any way that i can flash cyanogenmod to my phone without damaging it? Thanks in advance.


texts: Why doesnt my Phone vibrate for messages

texts: Currently, when I put my phone into vibrate mode, it only vibrates for calls. It does nothing for texts or emails, however, so I don't know when I've received one. Does anyone know a way to enable vibrating when a text or an email is received? My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9003 superclear LCS.


texts: Why can I not access the cyanogenmod zip on my sd card?

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All right, I have fouled up my Galaxy S while trying to install Cyanogenmod after rooting with Odin.

I now have the clockworkMod Recovery 2.5.1.0 and I am trying to select the cyanogen Update .zip from my SD card. Neither option Apply sdcard:update.zip and install zip from sdcard work

Apply sdcard:update.zip simply yield this message:

  E: Can't open /mnt/sdcard/update.zip. No such file or directory. Installation aborted.
  Mind that I have already renamed the Cyanogen file to update.zip

install zip from sdcard does not show the sd directory. The Update.zip is nowhere to be found.

Steps taken so far:

I have already wiped all the caches (Dalvik and otherwise) and reset.
This guy's solution did not help either: Why is CyanogenMod zip not being found when I try to install it?
I wanted to copy the zip directly to the internal storage (according to this tutorial), but I don't have access to it anymore. When I connect the phone to my computer, it is does not pop up as an external drive.

Other possibly relevant information:

After the root, there was a boot loop, which I ignored.
Shoot me, but there is no backup
Edit: My firmware was XWJW5, Version 2.3.6

Question:

Is there any way I can still access the cyanogenmod file - or any other file - on my SD card?
Can my Galaxy S be saved somehow?
Among the myriad of options to root your device out there, which one could help me?


texts: Auto disconnect wifi when out of wifi zone?

texts: I want my mobile wifi to get disconnect when i am not connected after a specific time.  Ex- If i am out of my wifi network for 10min my wifi should get turn off.  Note I dont have root access.


texts: "There was a problem while playing. Touch to retry" when trying to play offline video

texts:
I encounter problems when I play videos downloaded from Youtube. I've downloaded 5 videos. Those videos are added to disk. The downloads were all completed successfully, but when I try to play them, it says

  There was a problem while playing. Touch to retry

May I know the reason and how to fix it?


texts: My phone will not download anything from my app store. Everytime I get on my browser I will get a notice that says I have multiple viruses...can I please get help with this issue...and if I have to download an app I can't..


texts: How to avoid entering Cloud credentials in many apps

texts:
I was about to set up my FolderSync with Dropbox, but noticed that I can't browse my cloud the way I can with the Dropbox and other could applications (Which generally doesn't sync but let you navigate your files).

Is there an app that will let me do both?
(Could be just opening the website)


texts: Using a android tablet embeded in my car

texts:
I want to replace mycar hifi with a tablet, I have worked out the mechanical issues with putting a 7" tablet behind the dashboard where my exisiting doubld din car ICE is, with it behind the trim i have no access to volume or power without removing it, is there a device I can get that can remote control the volume level and/or the power on/power off functionality.
The tablet will be connected to my amp for final audio output.

cheers for any suggestions (thinking of hacking a BTkeyboard to bits for button funcion unless you can recomned somit better)


texts: Pandaboard ES OMAP4460 USB Ports Technical Specifications Question

texts:
Technical specifications for Pandaboard ES OMAP4460 shows that it has 3 USB ports.

1x USB 2.0 High-Speed On-the-go port
2x USB 2.0 High-Speed host ports

My question is that what's the difference between an On-the-go port and a host port?
Does a host port allow the Pandaboard to act as a slave when connected to a PC via USB?
Does a OTG port allow the Pandaboard to act as a slave when connected to a PC via USB?


texts: Beginner question about Android ROM and boot process

texts:
I read tons of things about Android devices, but I did not manage to find an overview about the boot process.

My technical level is okay to fully (really) understand how a PC boots.

What I understand, but may be wrong:

a device contains a main flash memory. We can insert additional flash memory (aften as Micro SD card) but is not used during boot
the processor is often embeeded in a SoC (system on chip), with a ROM (or probably a flash too) acting as a BIOS. I wonder if this BIOS is really separated from the main flash
the main flash contains a Linux kernel, and another part contains the root filesystem. This can be modified by installing a new ROM (which is obviously a misleading name)
when the device is powered on, the processor executes the BIOS. Which in turn loads the kernel into memory, then execute it. Now this is a somewhat regular Linux system
during BIOS execution, we can use some buttons to access basic functions. One of them allow to reflash the main memory

If someone provides links to this kind of "basic" informations, I will be really greatfull.

So if all this is right, then a bricked device can just be reloaded with a working ROM? I can then fiddle as I want, at worst I only will have to reflash.

Is there another way to boot this kind of device? For example using a micro SD card loaded with a kernel an filesystem. I presume this is very device dependant, because the BIOS has to support it.

I see there are "soft" and "hard" brinking. What is the difference?


texts: How to disable bad RAM addresses and fix bad storage blocks?

texts:
The symptoms which device presents are:

Restarts randomly with a previous freeze of a few of seconds (this is becouse of /proc/sys/kernel/panic is set to 5).
Sometimes with a blue filled screen.
Even on boot or TWRP.
Can restart several times on boot at different times.
Can avoid the 'restart effect' for a while keeping RAM usage low.
Not using the device and stopping services that run in the background makes the device "reboot proof".
This error appears in the log of TRWP:
E:Invalid block device on /sdcard ext4 [][][]flags=display="Internal SD" ; symlink ', 'flags=display="Internal SD" ; symlink' , 27
When trying to change partition type or repair 'Internal storage' at TRWP it says Invalid partition selection (maybe becouse of 7?)

I have done this to try fixing it:

Using adb to fix badblocks (Found some).
Using different ROM's.
Wiping the whole device.
Set kernel.panic_on_oops to 0.

UPDATE: After analyzing a lot of crash reports, seg faults and memory corruptions I am pretty sure that the unusable ram is from address 0xb6000000 to
0xb6ffffff.

How to leave them out? It is a ARMv7 device.


texts: Nexus 7 won't boot up - could it be due to cell phone sitting on top of it?

texts:
I've had my Nexus 7 for about 4 months and it's been working well until about a couple days ago. It ran out of battery so I plugged in the charger. It began charging but something weird happened when it turned on. It started having static lines across the screen and it would work for about 3 min and then the static lines would appear. After that it would turn off.

I left it charging for about 6 hrs and now it won't boot up at all. Could this be due to a cell phone sitting on top of the Nexus 7 cover for a couple days? Could it be that the radio frequency from the cell phone messed up the Nexus 7? I'd appreciate some help getting this booting again.


texts: How to move app's data to PC? I cannot find it

texts:
My Android device is low on storage capacity and some services do not work correctly, i.e. camera. About device: (Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, SM-G800F, Android Version 6.0.1) .

Now, I want to find out, where the data is and remove it from the device to the computer. (I removed the external SD card, before taking the screenshots below).

I open the "My Files" Application, which looks like this:

However, the "Storage Map"  Application does not reveal, where the GB are stored, as it only has 1.47 GB:

When I copy the whole "Phone" folder with the USB cable to my computer, I even only get 0.99 GB.

I've given up, this has been going on for half a year now, but I cannot identify, where the data is. Does anyone have experience with this?

How can I get the space back? I read about rooting the device, but it sounds sketchy at best, as people have reported various issues: e.g. this post. I just want to be able to use the device. I was thinking copying everything to the computer, resetting the device and then copy it back would solve the problems, but this does not seem to be a viable solution. What should I do?


texts: Changing Google Play from French to English

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I circumvent regional restrictions in the Android Market?

I recently bought a lovely Nexus 7 for my wife. We live in France although we are English. The Google Play store is French, but we want to buy English books, and download English films. How to we do this?


texts: What does the report in "block and report" do?

texts:
In the August Marshmallow 6.0.1 update, there appears to be a new feature called "block and report", which is triggered for some new calls. In this case, it was actually spam. Blocking adds the number to the phone application block list. What does the report do?

I normally file call complaints with FTC Do Not Call Registry. Does report do this for me?


texts: Is there a way to change the on-screen position of the 'Return' button on my Archos 101?

texts:
I have bought an Archos 101 tablet.

It doesn't have hard buttons, but in stead, on screen buttons for 'Return', 'Home', 'Menu' and 'Help'.

If I hold the tablet in an horizontal position (landscape mode), the 4 four buttons are displayed at the right edge of the screen, with the 'Return' button at the bottom ( and the 3 other buttons on top of 'Return' in the order given above.

So I have to use my right hand to press the 'Return' button. Being right handed, this is a natural place for the 'Return' button to be situated (lower right corner of the screen)T - after all, it's the button you use the most.

However, when I hold the tablet in a vertical position (portrait mode), the 4 buttons are displayed at the bottom of the screen, in exact the same order : from left to right 'Return', 'Home', 'Menu' and 'Help'.

This now means that I have to use my LEFT hand to press the 'Return' button.

I would like to still use my right hand to press the 'Return' key.

Therefore my question: is it possible to change the order of the 4 on screen buttons on an Archos 101 tablet ?


texts: How to put a Call contact using Skype shortcut widget on the home screen?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Quick Dial Shortcut with skype

Is it possible to make a desktop shortcut to dial a number with skype?


texts: Using PIN instead of a password for encryption on Galaxy S5

texts:
I have a brand new Galaxy S5 with Kitkat (4.4.2) and am required to encrypt it for work. I greatly prefer to use the PIN lock screen instead of the password due to the annoyance of having to type in the password every time you want to check your phone.

My phone will ONLY allow me to choose "Password" for the lock screen type when I go to encrypt. However, my friend has the exact same phone as me, and is able to select both "Password" and "PIN" (whereas mine is grayed out and says 'Turned off by administrator, encryption policy, or credential storage').

I have restored the phone to its factory settings, and there are no 'Device Administrators' or user credentials installed.

What exactly has caused my phone to no longer accept the PIN? Was there some update to the security settings? Is there any way to restore the PIN functionality?

To be clear, I am not asking about separate passwords for encryption and unlock, I know that this is an Android issue that has not been addressed by Google, and I am not looking for Pattern, Swipe, or None, which don't work with encryption on any make or model.


texts: Can't make gallery photos lock screen wallpaper (Samsung S2)

texts:
I have a Samsung S2 and until recently changing the lock screen was fine, however suddenly (potentially after apps were synced), I am unable to change my lock screen using a gallery photo, using both the change lockscreen prompt through Gallery itself, from holding down the homescreen as well as through the Settings. I am only able to change it to one of the factory Wallpapers.

Changing the home screen is fine, and as far as I know my only third-party editing app is TwCrop, which I got to try and fix the problem (it didn't).


texts: How do I upgrade to a new version of Android?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How do I update the OS on my device?

So, I got an ePad AKA zenithink zt 180 (I know, I know it's cheap and I should have got a better piece of hardware, but i was too eager to get a tablet and this one was affordable)

It has 2.1 on it and I want to upgrade to 2.2 (for adobe flash).

The copy of Android looks like they just took the developer edition (i see a dev tools app pre-installed... not sure) and slapped it on there with no customization.

So, can you guys help me with step-by-step instructions on how to upgrade and where to find the latest copy?

I have a developer account already if that helps...

I would appreciate any help as I'm afraid of bricking it. There's no way to automatically update this thing either (that i can find) :-/


texts:
I read the Wi-Fi scanning overview, but I am not sure if an application has the ability to read the Wifi access points around me.

I don't give location permissions.
I turn location service OFF.

The application manifest:

  This app has access to:
  Storage
  modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
  read the contents of your USB storage
  microphone
  record audio
  Location
  precise location (GPS and network-based)
  Device history and apps
  Retrieve running apps
  SMS
  receive text messages (SMS)
  Phone
  directly call phone numbers
  read phone status and identity
  Identity
  find accounts on the device
  read your own contact card
  Call and device ID information
  read phone status and identity
  Private Wi-Fi
  view Wi-Fi connections
  Camera
  take pictures and videos
  Images / Media / Files
  modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
  read the contents of your USB storage
  Contacts
  the find accounts on the device
  read your contacts
  Other
  receive data from Internet
  read frame buffer
  change screen orientation
  change your audio settings
  view network connections
  prevent device from sleeping
  pair with Bluetooth devices
  install shortcuts
  uninstall shortcuts
  connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
  full network access
  control vibration
  run at startup
  read battery statistics
  access Bluetooth settings
  use accounts on the device

So it can:

view network connections
view Wi-Fi connections
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
full network access

Will it be able to read the WIFI SSIDs around?

I see Android 8 needs at least 1 of the permissions: CHANGE_WIFI_STATE So will this be good enough?
On Android 10 will it also need location permissions?

So I understand correct ?
In Android 8:

getScanResults() only by asking CHANGE_WIFI_STATE (which is not needed from user to approve ?)


texts: How to get out of broken home screen replacement?

texts:
I was writing my own home screen replacement, and while trying it out on my ZTE Blade I got into a bit of trouble.

I have hooked the HOME-button, and set my app as the default for it. Too late I realised there is no (easy) way out of such an app.

I have tried:
* holding down VOL DOWN to get into FTM-mode, but that just gives me screen that says "FTM" and nothing more
* Using adb, but it just says my device is offline. Debug mode is not enabled on the phone.

So, how can I:
1) get out of an app that has hooked HOME-button?
or
2) reset the phone with a button-combo or over USB (since I cant access the menus)

Installing new ROMs is something I rather not do.


texts: missing 3gb of internal storage on samsung galaxy grand 2

texts:
I have a samsung galaxy grand 2 which uses android version 4.4.2.
My phone says that i am running out of space and it keeps notifying me about it which is quite disturbing. In settings > storage tab, it says in somewhere there are 2.37 gb of misc file but i cannot find them.

I have nearly tried every cleaning apps in google play and i am sure that my problem is not just simple as removing junk files or cleaning caches. After that , i used DiskUsage app to analyze and things get more interesting. It says there is only 5.17 gb internal storage in my phone, including system data.

There are no more photo to delete or no more app to clear. I just wonder where is my nearly 3gb of internal storage or what is this 2.37 gb of misc file. How can i regain that 3gb ?
Can the reason of all this thing some sort of physical damage on my phone that i could never fix instead of software problems ?


texts: Is adb backup usable in case of soft-brick?

texts:
Let's assume I create a backup of my phone with this command:

adb backup -apk -shared -all

When I want to install Xposed framework it warns me that the phone maybe trap in re-booting or suffer from soft-brick so they advise the user to create a nondroid backup. my question is that is adb backup method helpful in such scenarios?


texts: How to hide roaming network icon from Status bar?

texts:
I'm using Lava Iris Atom 2 phone with Vodafone's SIM. I'm in home network. Problem is, I see the roaming icon in the Status bar.

I tried all the settings like select network or hide roam.  If I remove click from data roam, my internet wont work.

Please give  an accurate answer  on how to remove roam network icon from Status bar?


texts: What system should i back up ? system_image or system

texts:
I am trying to backup my system but i have two partitions, system_image and system.. from inspection i can see that system_image is bigger and the format is ext4, While system is smaller and the format is emmc ..

I may have the formats (emmc,ext4) in the wrong order.

What do i back up, system or  system_image  ?

I also have system modifications that I'd like to keep in the backup.

Device :
Android 5.1


texts: so my friend has a samsung edge 7. whenever she tries to record or listen to a voice note on whatsapp the voice note is full of notification sounds when while recording there was no such noise. i've checked, and the phone has the latest update. ive uninstalled whatsapp and reinstalled it, no dice.


texts: cannot delete file with strange character

texts: I am using JellyBean 4.1.2. There is a directory with a file that is with stange character. I use many app to delete it but did not success. And I use shell to look at it. When I issue ls command. it show lstat './as`a.5r' failed: No such file or directory. How can I delete this file


texts: Two of my contacts are internally being mixed up

texts:
Recently I've stumbled upon a very weird and cumbersome bug. Android mistakes one of my contacts for another. As far as I know it happens to exactly one pair of contacts on my phone (let's call them A and B). When trying to message A, it shows the proper message history, but the messages are sent to B >< This causes a lot of confusion for the recipients, and for me as well.

I've tried using a different messaging app (instead of the default one), but the end result is just the same.

Here's the bug captured on video:

https://vimeo.com/261324755

And in screenshot form:

I enter the name of contact A (starting with "Lucyna")

I select the proper suggestion and I can see the message history with A:

I tap the message field, and the moment it gains focus the name of the contact in the top bar changes to contact B!

Sending the message now causes it to go to the wrong person.

The two contacts aren't related in any way, and I have no idea why did those two in particular get mixed.

I'm on Android 7.1.2


texts:
I miss using the menu key that I used to have on older phones.

I'm able to remap the Bixby key to a Tasker program or any app activity or shortcut, I'm wondering what I would need to do to emulate the menu button if I need something other than Tasker or what I need to do with Tasker to get this to work.

I've tried holding the back button and the recents button which used to work on older Samsung phones

Any help would be appriciated


texts: SELinux context init_shell in boot.img permission denied with Android 5.0.2

texts:
I'am used to start a service in the android boot image with inherited context of the init.rc script (u:r:init:s0).
In Android 5.0.2 (Samsung), my service does not inherity the init context anymore, it has to be set explicitly.
The tool sesearch allowes to find the corresponding domain to the filetype. This is an output of a rootfs executable search:

allow init_shell rootfs: file { ioctl read execute open ... }

This means that the init_shell context is able to execute rootfs labled files.

-rwxr-xr-x  system  system  u:object_r:rootfs:s0  my_binary

But if I set the init_shell label of my service in the init.rc script (running as init) , I still got permission denied in the dmsg output.

service my_service /my_binary
    user root
    seclabel u:r:init_shell:s0
    oneshot

Does this error refers to the executing of the service, meaning the init_shell context does not have permission to execute a rootfs file or does it mean that init is not allowed to set the init_shell context?

I've already tried other contexts like "shell" > "shell_exec" with the same result.

If I do not set the context, I receive a warning about a missing selinux context, but the file will be executed, unfortunately without the needed permissions.

UPDATE:

Injecting the permissive statement to the init_shell context works. Is there no other way to use existing contexts to stay enforced? my_binary should run as deamon with init_shell context to hand over its context to other processes.


texts: Is there any way (as a user) to force all notifications to be expandable?

texts: Some notifications can't be read because they spill over the allotted space, but I can't expand them because the app developer never enabled that feature. Can I force all notifications on my phone to be expandable so I can read them?


texts: Which Android version first featured auto-upgrade?

texts:
Modern Android versions enable auto-upgrading installed apps.

Which Android (or play store / market app) version first featured this?


texts: What does "encrypt all outgoing email" really mean?

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Stardust with Android 4.3.  In the email app, under security options, there is an option that says "encrypt all outgoing email".  But my understanding of S/MIME is that in order to encrypt e-mail to someone, I have to have their public key.  So it seems like this option can't really do what it says it does.


texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Y (galaxy Young) GT-S5360 La Fleur edition with Android ver 2.3.6

Following method 1B given here, I first found an CWM update.zip file for my phone model from here

I also took a backup after booting into the recovery screen using this update.zip file

It created a clockworkmod\backup\2011-05-17.17.52.06 folder and this folder contains the following files:

.android_secure.vfat.tar   2 KB
cache.rfs.tar             60 KB
data.rfs.tar          166284 KB
nandroid.md5               1 KB
system.rfs.tar        216314 KB

Using the tutorial here, I managed to download android 7 nougat ROM, and it boots and works file (up to now, sometimes shows a crash message, not sure where it's from)

I tried going into recovery mode again (it turns out after after following all the steps of the tutorial above, when I press power+home+Volume up to go to the recovery screen, the built in recovery screen has already been replaced by the CWM one for good, but I think it's probably not important for now) and when I go to the restore option, the restore process completes almost immediately (so I suspect it is failing for some reason, but I can't see any relevant log message)

Then the screen goes back to the CWM recovery menu, and if I select restart system it boots back into the nougat 7 ROM

How do I restore my phone to my previous state (that is, back to gingerbread) using CWM recovery backup?


texts: Gmail mobile website messed up in default internet browser

texts:
For a few weeks now the Gmail mobile site is messed up in default internet browser. The scroll doesn't work properly and when you "touch" things it doesn't work "visually" although it quite works. For example, if I click the 4th inbox message, it looks like it clicked the 2nd message instead of the 4th. It's confusing to use. Another example is when I click the Search icon, it disappears when I try to type something.

I tried clearing cache, clear data from Manage applications, hard reboot several times, but it doesn't appear to get fixed. Anyone knows to fix it?


texts: Is speed improvement to be expected from rooting/modding a Samsung Galaxy Player 4.2 YP-GI1

texts:
I have an old Samsung Galaxy Player 4.2 YP-GI1 lying around and would like to use it either as a media player or a media center remote. However even after a factory reset the device or the UI reacts like a slug. There is some bloatware on it some of which can apparently not be deactivated.
Will rooting and throwing something like the Ethereal ROM on it (as listed here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1720457 ) considerably improve its performance?

I am asking because I tried SuperOneClick and it does not work. I guess it is not worth the time and effort if I can not expect better performance. What are your thoughts?


texts:
In my Nexus 4, I have the following screen lock options.

None
Slide
Face Unlock
Pattern
PIN
Password

How can I get options other than these for my lock screen? I prefer non-rooted ways to get this done.

(The option I prefer is what I have in my Jailbroken iPod Touch - AndroidLock XT that allows me to use an unlock pattern with the nine points to create the pattern, invisible. But I don't mind any other interesting options available for a screen lock on android)


texts: What are the main differences between Android and iPhone implementations of application multitasking?

texts:
What are the main differences between Android and iPhone implementations of multitasking at the application level?

(Let's not turn this into a subjective fanboy argument please?)


texts: How do i retrieve my contacts from google account using my computer

texts: Hie, my phone just stopped working, and now I need to retrieve my contacts asap, how do I go about retrieving contacts


texts: I have a redmi note 3 pro that has lost power after an overheat from a hot day in the car. I'd like to take part in reviving it back from the dead (if it's possible) because it was a great phone. I know how to open a phone and replace parts but don't know which parts to replace... I've bought a ribbon cable connecting the charging circuit with the motherboard, together with a new battery and a charging circuit. I've replaced them and it powered on, though it isn't charging. I'd like to know if there is something I missed in order to complete the "revival". If anyone has any suggestions for a better title and some more tags, they are welcome! Thanks in advance!


texts: If I can access bubble of Messenger like apps from home screen then does it not mean any other app can also access that app? Is Android safe then?

texts:
In Android phones, we can access Messenger and many more apps similar to it from home screen ( like bubble-heads, lyrics etc). With this we let one app in your phone access another app, (we can use messenger chatting from every app in an android phone).

So if the other app running uses this information taken from a app which is running through bubble-heads, won't that be dangerous?

Does android have any security measures to prevent this?


texts: Looking for an interface for numerous video files

texts:
I'm using VLC on LineageOS, to browse and play files (audio or video) in folders that can have hundreds of items.

The LineageOS native file manager doesn't let me play some files (notably, Opus), thus I open my files with the VLC file browser. But it has 2 caveats:

The view isn't very compact, so I see only a small part of file names.
When there are hundreds of video files in the folder, VLC starts generating thumbnails for these, with is a very, very long task, and once such a task has begun, VLC hangs when I try to open any file...

Therefore, I'm looking for the following solutions:

Tweaking VLC for a more compact files view, and even more importantly, disabling thumbnails generation.
Finding an alternate file manager that doesn't have the above issues, and let me open my files (mkv, mp4, webm, opus, m4a). As a bonus, I'd really enjoy a file filter so I can search for files with specific words in the name.

I guess the VLC configuration isn't doable (but it would be so great!), so I guess I'm looking for a new file manager that will fulfil my above needs. Thanks in advance!


texts: Samsung Touchwizz: disable alarm control with physical button

texts:
I'm the happy owner of a Samsung Galaxy S4 mini Duos, and that fantastic phone comes with touchwizz, probably one of the most horrible android version I ever see.
But I'm not here to insult Samsung, when you set an alarm and it rings if you have the misfortune to type one of those insulting word volume rocker button it just turn off your alarm without snoozing it.

My question is then, own can I disable forever that behaviour who is to me like one the most annoying ever on this phone and probably on any touchwizz rom ( the first being the profanity checking on Samsung keyboard that can't be avoided )
If it can in fact disable any physical button control on the alarm that would be fantastic.

And please do not try to tell me to install another alarm app that's not what I want.
Edit 1: If it means modifying system file with root access I'm interested though.


texts: TWRP 2.8.7.0 -> How secure does WIPE erase your personal data

texts:
I need to mail my Sony z3c smartphone to a repair shop.

It is rooted and I have a recent TWRP backup that I moved to my PC. I removed the sdCard and booted into recovery.

If I go to wipe -> factory reset is this sufficient enough to prevent a   nosy repair shop employee from reading out my sensitive data.

I could not find any information about how the wiping process erases your data. Does it just delete the partition table or does it write new data over every single bit.

Does anyone have some information on what commands will be executed when using TWRP to wipe the phone ?


texts: Reverse tethering without rooting or third-party software

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The option "USB Internet" can be found by default in the settings of some Androids, allowing to reverse tether.

How could one know that the option does exist and work before buying a device ?
Does it depend on the Android version only ? or the manufacturer ? both ?


texts:
In linux we can,

# echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

or,

# sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1

There is no sysctl command nor /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward file in Android. Is there an equivalent operation in Android?


texts: How is the internal storage of the Galaxy S III allocated?

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I've noticed that Verizon offers 2 versions of the Galaxy S3: 16 GB and 32 GB. I'm trying to determine if it would be worthwhile to get the larger storage.

Is the device storage an extension of the primary device memory, or is it treated as a separate memory area that can only be used for data storage (similar to an SD card) but not for running programs?


texts: How to repair-unbrick-solve my Galaxy Tab 3 10.1" after rooting

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I was trying to root my device, but I think something went wrong. I may have bricked my Galaxy Tab 3 10.1.

When I noticed that the device was in loop, I tried to root with the CF-Auto-Root file a few times with Odin3-v3.07

The tablet doesn't start up. The only way to turn it on is to plug the USB cable in, then it starts and doesn't pass through Loading Screen where it says 'Samsung Galaxy Tab 3' something like that.

And when I connect into my PC, it starts up but keeps itself in a loop.

By loop i mean -> Turn on, Show Galaxy Tab 3, restart and show again...and again...and again...

Now i think i could get him to charge his battery..i hope at least, cause when he was in a loop i think he didn't charge as well as it should...

I try to go Recovery mode, to try to wipe those sys folders that we know can help in this loop scenario, but it just won't start recover mode, i think it did just now, but battery was low so to avoid further problems, he just says battery low or voltage low...something like that...too fast to read...And then he just turn off...

I do have TWRP to recover, i did a sys bkp before, is on my ExtSdCard, but i took it off from the slot for now...When i first saw on web that if not enough free space is available it can get to startup loop, but as i choose my ExtSdCard to save my Sys BKP i don't think that is the problem...Should i put it back in?

Sorry

Can someone give some hint, anything really?

Oh and i downloaded the ZTO version of firmware already to try out later...if i can't get it to at least work for boot...if...just if...
But i saw here that some have been able to unbrick so i'll die trying :D
I hope not literally..haha

Firmware that I downloaded is
ZTO-P5200UBUAMF6-20130801180132.zip ~1.1Gb

There are a few different types of bricked devices: hard brick, soft brick or coma brick. Which one applies to my situation?

I live in Brazil, so English is not my native language, sorry for any mistakes I might have made.


texts: How to select all and copy content of .txt file

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I have a .txt file on my Android phone. How can I copy it's content to the clipboard, so that I can paste it elsewhere?

When I open the .txt file and long press, I only get "Paste". That is in "DB Text Editor". I also tried installing "Simple Notepad" and opening the file with that, but I still cannot "Select All" or "Copy".

My phone is running Android 4.4.2.


texts: I have an Huawei running the latest Android.  I accidentally deleted some Very important text messages and they haven't been backed up.  Is there anyway I can retrieve them?


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I just bought the XYZ X1 Android phone with GSM: 900/1800MHz, WCDMA 2100 MHz
Unfortunately in my country are 850/1900MHz frequences.

Is it possible to change the band on this phone?

I've tried to change the band from terminal:

$ adb shell
shell@android:/ $ am start -n com.android.settings/.BandMode

Starting: Intent { cmp=com.android.settings/.BandMode }

But only limited list was shown:

Automatic
EURO Band
JAPAN Band
AUS Band
AUS2 Band

But there is no my band here, any idea how can I get it? Maybe base-band upgrade? thank you.


texts: Is it possible to backup settings and apps for SGS with Samsung Kies?

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I want to backup my phone (Samsung Galaxy S) before having the carrier upgrade the Android version.  I don't want to root it because then the carrier won't upgrade it for me.

Is it possible to backup all the settings, SMSes, phone contacts (i.e. not those on google contacts), apps etc using Kies?


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I see this when I go to delete from the Photos app

  "Deleting will remove the photos and videos on your device and also
  any backups in your account"
  "Cancel"/"Delete everywhere"

is there a way to delete from my device without deleting the backup on my Google+ account
Nexus 4 Android 4.4.4


texts:
I am asking this question on this site as I have a problem with the YouTube app: So, I happen to be a teenager under 18 and have a Gmail id that I use with YouTube. Now everything was fine until something came upon me and I decided to upload videos on YouTube. So, I made a separate YouTube account but with the same Gmail id. So now I was browsing videos with my regular ID and saw that one video was age restricted and I could not view it. So, I switched my ID to my uploading channel(that actually used the same Gmail id) in the YouTube app and bam!I could see that video with just a warning about the content being inappropriate for some users.( I haven't tried it on the YouTube website yet)
So,  I have these questions:

Is this actually a bug in YouTube or is it supposed to be this way?
If it is a bug, has it already been reported but not fixed yet because google employees don't view this as an issue?
Should I report it(I  don't know how to)? As I think parents might be concerned about this.


texts: Bootloader/BIOS, flashing ROM and correlated risks. Why Android devices are more brickable than PCs?

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I have a solid experience of installing different OS (Linux, Windows,...) on PC. I would like to try just for fun to install Linux on a unbranded Android low cost tablet acquired in 2015. I spent some time browsing the web and as far as I understood there is a risk that during the flash procedure the device could be potentially damaged. So I read extensively on how to backup the ROM using TWRP and all related matters. I would like just to have some explanations on the below topic:

Scenario #1:
I have a PC, if I want to try another OS I can just format the hard disk and install it, in no way there is the risk of damaging the BIOS motherboard. Motherboard and hard-disk are separated, so no problems may arise.

Scenario #2:
I have a tablet, want to wipe out Android and install an upgraded version of Android or a Linux distro suitable for mobile devices.

Why in this scenario there is a risk to get an unusable device?
Is this because in this case motherboard and unit memory are bundled together? So wiping the memory will also erase the configuration settings of the motherboard?
Do we have here the equivalent of BIOS settings?


texts: Factory Reset, Google Photo's recovered old photos

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Recently purchased a Oneplus One second hand from eBay.
It was factory reset by previous owner, and it has since been factory reset by me a couple of times.

I have setup Google Photo's today and it's pulled in all my photo's like it should. However, it has also resurfaced all the previous owners photos and is currently backing them up to my Google Photos account!

When i look at the info on the images, it seems it's dragged them in from 'storage/emulated/0'

I wouldn't normally be bothered by something like this but these photo's contain enough information for some serious fraud/identity theft!
I have pictures of addresses, passports, credit cards, tax bills ....

How is this possible? Surely a factory reset should wipe all data?

For clarity, the phone is running stock Android 5, but is rooted (supersu) and running TWRP (both installed by previous owner).


texts: Nexus 7 won't boot after being powered down...unless plugged in

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I have powered down my new Nexus on a couple of occasions now, but it will not boot up subsequently UNLESS it is plugged into the charger. Is this by design? I've also had it go into this unresponsive state after being charged overnight; in that case, I turned the charger off and on again and it was OK.

Anyone had this happen to them? Do I have a faulty unit?


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I have an Epson Moverio BT-200 Wearable glasses with Android 4.0.4 and kernel "3.0.21-00003-OMAP-Android+". I rooted the glasses, tried every method without success until I found KingRoot, which succeed in rooting.

After that, the wifi toggle on Settings won't enable. Sometimes is gray (without enabling me to tap it), and sometimes is clickable but when i tap it to turn it on it gets off again and the screen remains saying "Turning on Wi-Fi" forever.

I did not do anything else after rooting. What can be the cause? I tried factory resetting the phone via Settings > Backup, and it did not solve the issue (I also still have root after factory resetting).

I have read that flashing the original ROM could fix it, the problem is that Epson does not offer the ROM image anywhere.

Thank you.


texts: How to fix missing wishlist icons in Google Play Store?

texts:
I have noticed that some of the time, the Add to Wishlist icon is missing from some apps within the Google Play Store.

Some apps show the icon, some don't.  Grabbing a different device shows the same issue: some apps show the icon, some don't.  But across devices, it's not the same apps.

What I've tried:

Clearing the cache for the Google Play Store
Clearing the data for the Google Play Store
Clearing the local search history in the Google Play Store
Completely emptying the wishlist in the Google Play Store
Reverting the Google Play Store to an old version, and allowing it to update itself

None of these techniques yielded any positive results.

What can be done to improve the Google Play Store to consistently allow the wishlist icon to appear for every app it displays?

(BTW, if you post a WFM comment, please also include your Google Play Store version number as well as the number of apps on which you verified the wishlist icon was visible.)


texts: HTC ONE x HDMI fixed at portrait during rotation

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I have a microUSB - HDMI adapter bought off of ebay, and an international Quad core HTC ONE X.

I tried connecting the adapter (power and signal cables were both attached) but the orientation is fixed to portrait. If I set the autorotation on the mobile to on, and rotate the landscape, the input on the HDTV is rotated as well but the picture stays within the portrait viewing area. So, I have huge black bars all around the picture.

i'm running CyanogenMod, on the latest nightly.


texts: Cannot hard reset Huawei P9 (Reset failed)

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Recently my Huawei P9 somehow got updated to EMUI 5.0, and everything was going well except the updater setting and camera app was gone and the flashlight would not turn on. I decided to backup my data and perform a factory reset. However, the reset failed and when I turned it on the only keyboard installed was Google Voice Typing and I coudn't use it because I'm Asian and it woudn't recognize what I said. I tried skipping all the steps but it seemed to be stuck at "checking info". After countless times of resetting it i found out I could connect to wifi when I reset it from eRecovery. After doing so, I installed a keyboard using the built in SD card. I tried to use ADB but it only managed to connect once and I made a typo and I cound't connect again. I tried rolling it back but I simply coudn't get past the factory reset stage. Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

Edit: I forgot to mention that I unlocked the bootloader and flashed TWRP onto my device(though I'm not sure if the failed reset removed it).


texts: What is the APK (and package) name of the Google App?

texts:
On my Android 4.1.2 I can see force stop, uninstall updates, clear data, clear cache and view permissions of my installed apps via Settings > Manage apps but I am unable to tell their APK and/or package name.

I am particularly interested in knowing the name of the Google App (that's the name appearing next to its icon in App info). Its latest version as downloaded from Google Play just now is 4.1.24.1672412.arm.

Is there a way to get its APK name and package name?


texts: Viewing an encrypted emacs org text file on android

texts:
I use a gpg encrypted .org text file to store sensitive data, passwords etc. in a dropbox folder

I use this all the time on my various laptops

Having just purchased an android smartphone, I am wondering whether there is an efficient way for me to view that file on the phone?

I have installed dropbox app no prob and that works fine.

The unencrypting and viewing of the .org.gpg file however has not been so straightforward.

I have managed to decrypt the file on the phone with APG app, but it leaves a tmp unencrypted file in an obscure place which I'm not too thrilled about - and I can't see any way of sensibly viewing a .org file in android. I have seen/played with .org mode app but it doesn't really work very well.

Maybe I need to think laterally - could there be another way of sharing my sensitive data across laptop/phone that is secure, but also easy to use?


texts: Compass north and south are reversed on my Samsung Galaxy 2

texts:
Since upgrading my phone to ICS, my compass is reversed, with the north end pointing south.

I have tried waving the phone in a figure 8 pattern and flipping it over on all axis.

What can I do to get my compass pointing the right way?


texts: How to install apps with adb shell and how to backup device settings and restore to an identical device?

texts:
I am searching for days and I am really confused on what should I do and I decided to look for help here.

I have a rooted by default Android device (box) and I have changed some of the device settings (Date & Time, security, accessibility, display, HDMI, MCU settings and developer Options).

Now I want to find a solution like an (APK or ADB shell or script) in order to copy or backup this settings and restore them to another identical device with the same firmware.

I have tried a lot of applications, but at almost every app that I have already tried, I have an issue with the touch options. (For example: I can't choose yes/no at some critical points)

Please, suggest me what to do. Every answer that can help me to find out a solution to this it could be useful!

Edit:

In order for you to understand my situation, I have already set up some devices with four apps and I have changed some of the settings of the device like I said before. I want to fully backup and restore  my device or write a script for this situation because I want to do the same set-up for 50+ devices, and for this I need some automation, but because the apps that I want to use want a different setup per device, until now I have decided to make the installation  with a usb.

So at this moment I want somehow to copy the settings from one  device to another identical device. I can tell you some apps that I have tried but cannot work properly because of the touch options (CLONEit, Titanium Backup, Helium, G Cloud, Backup Your Mobile, Rom Settings Backup), except from apks I have tried Android SDK with adb shell, but the app can't copy all my settings, so I reject adb shell option (I tried every possible command). I have tried TWRP but I can't choose some options because of the touch options (I have tried keyboard with touchpad and mouse but nothing, some options are unable to be chosen).

I have tried more apps than I've mentioned, but the only app that did exactly what I want with the settings is "Rom Settings Backup", because it copy every setting of my device. If anyone of you have already used Rom Settings Backup Pro, I want you to tell me how can I restore the settings from my first device to another?

About the script, I have my apps saved as apk files. I am telling that because, I believe that somehow with a script I can make my device to install my apps. Also, if I can change some of the settings with a script it would be great.

If anyone can guide me on what I have to do or what should I search for I would appreciate it because I am newbie at scripts.

I forgot to mention that I have got from an app an XML file with the device settings, but I don’t know what to do with it or how to restore that XML file on my device because the app that did the backup for me didn’t have an option for restore.


texts: Does "make offline" option in Google Maps works with applications that utilize Google Maps?

texts:
In newer Google Maps I can make area available offline.

Do other applications that rely on Google Maps (utilize Google Maps Android API) use offline maps?


texts: If get images or videos from different group in whatsapp its getting stored twice or thrice in gallery .I want it to be stored only once kindly help


texts:
I have a Motorla Droid running CM6 (essentially Android 2.2).  I'm connecting to Windows 7 machines via USB.  Every time I plug in my phone via USB it automatically mounts the SD card as external storage.

How can I stop this behavior?  I haven't really noticed when it started, sometime after I installed CM6?


texts:
Android 4.1 was jellybean. Also 4.2 and 4.3. And then, 4.4 emerged - as KitKat. After that, it bounced right up to 5.0 Lollipop!
How does this 'versioning' system work? What makes a 'new version with the same name' like 4.1 and 4.2, and what makes a 'new version with a new name' like KitKat?


texts: sluggish performance due to mmcqd CPU usage

texts:
I have an older Droid Incredible running Cyanogenmod 7.2.  Recently, I've noticed some sluggishness on the phone that doesn't seem limited to a single app.  The CPU Usage Plus app (which I think just runs top) often reports that the mmcqd\2 process is using up a lot of CPU (sometimes 50-60%).  Googling around, it seems that this process is somehow related to SD card access.

Is there any way for me to diagnose in more detail what exactly is causing this process to use so much CPU, e.g., by seeing what other process is accessing the SD card?  Could re-formatting the SD card help?  Or could CPU Usage Plus be leading me astray?  I have some apps installed on the SD card, and I could try moving them all back to the phone, but it would be nice to figure out a more detailed diagnosis before trying random solutions.


texts:
When I click on a link, Chrome opens and the link will be displayed in a new tab.

However all my previous tabs are still there. By clicking multiple links again and again a new tab is opened. Over the time Chrome is stacking dozens and dozens of tabs.

How can I stop this? I don't want to manually close each and every tab.

Even closing Chrome (swipe away Chrome in recents overview) does not delete the old tabs.

I have tried reinstalling Chrome and it still shows this behavior.


texts: What is this CyanogenMod 13 icon symbolising

texts:
Thanks in advance for those who will help.
:-)


texts: Why does fingerprint sensor not work when phone is charging?

texts:
I often face this issue. The fingeprint sensor does not work and sometimes the touch also misbehaves when phone is charging.

Why does this happen  and how to fix this?

I experienced this  issue with Mi Note 4, as well as Redmi 4A.


texts: Using Termux to Backups Android's Contact List

texts:
In Termux's website's main page, they write (among other stuff):

  "use rsync to store backups of your contact list on a remote server"

This makes me wonder:
Android's Contact List is stored in an SQLite DB, which is a file on the phone's internal storage.
rsync synchronizes files.

So If I understand the required implementation behind this idea,
then what they mean by the quoted sentence, is that you can simply synchronize the whole SQLite DB file, to a remote server.

The problem is:
What happens when the day comes, and you need to Restore your Contacts DB?

I assume that Android will not let you copy the SQLite DB file that you saved aside, over the current (new, and empty) Contact List's SQLite DB file,
So how will we do the restoration?

I hope someone understood their idea in this sentence..


texts: Remove Quick Settings from notification pulldown

texts: I've been trying to find a way to hide or disable the quick settings toggles in the notification pulldown. I'm using an LG Optimus Fuel running a rooted LG-stock Kitkat ROM (Xposed Framework is installed). Any suggestions?


texts: Finding and removing Android adware that opens Chrome tabs when unlocking the lockscreen

texts:
I'm battling an adware on multiple Android devices which none of the Malware removal tools I tried (Kaspersky, Avast, and Norton IIRC) can find.
Behaviour
While the phone is locked, new Chrome tabs (not the default browser, Chrome specifically) are launched periodically, pointing at (don't visit!) http://vpg.dorputolano.com. This redirects you to various ugly ad-sites for gambling, betting, new phones, and what have you. It doesn't act, while the phone is unlocked.
Importantly, this behaviour has jumped devices: I first had the issue on my OnePlus 3. I was changing phones anyway at the time and I thought with a fresh install on my new phone I'd be golden. I used the OnePlus transfer app to transfer my stuff to my new OnePlus Nord, which in hindsight might not have been the best of ideas. Now after ~3 weeks of using the new phone, it started again. No apps have been installed in this period, so it seems to have a dormant period before it starts acting up.
What I have tried

Most obviously, switch to a brand new phone
Finding rogue processes via adb shell and ps -A
Trying to change /etc/hosts to at least not visit the bad site, but this needs root access
Neither of my devices were/are rooted

Device info

OnePlus Nord, Model AC2003
Oxygen OS 10.5.10.AC01BA
Carrier Wingo (read: Swisscom), not known for malicious behaviour
(The old phone was a OnePlus 3, up to date with the last update they shipped)

I'm hoping for

Identification of the malicious app and how to remove it
Further tips on pinning it down myself, maybe more adb tricks?
If all else fails, workarounds to mitigate the behaviour


texts: Quiet hours "no vibration" not affecting SMS notifications

texts:
Running CM11 (Android 4.4).

When i turn Quiet Hours on, with the option "Disable vibrations" checked, my phone still vibrate on incoming SMS.

How can i achieve the following state, with Quiet Hours:

Low sound volume for everything
No vibration for anything

Thank you for help :)


texts: Use an Android tablet as a Wacom drawing tablet for a Mac?

texts:
How do I share Android tablet's screen while attending zoom meeting from Mac? I know there is a zoom plugin to share iPhone/iPad screen but is it possible to do the same with an Android tablet? (using the Android tab as a Wacom tab)?
I have: MacBook Air2020
Galaxy Tab A


texts: Best to block autostart apps, or let them run at boot time?

texts:
When Android was still a baby green robot, I would go through all user-installed apps (not system apps), and turn off autostart privileges on most of them.  This would make the Android device boot much faster and start with more available memory.

Then I started wondering: What if some of those apps are actually doing something important when the phone starts?  Perhaps they are cleaning up their temp files, compressing databases, sorting indexes, or performing other important maintenance or initialization tasks.

Without reading the source code for each app to see what it does at boot time, I decided it was better to leave them alone and let them run on bootup.

Now, as Android devices have gotten more storage and hold more apps, I've begun to rethink that logic.  I've seen Android devices with over 75 apps running at bootup.

What's the best practice now: Allow most user-installed apps to run at boot (if they are set to do so), or block most of them?

Stability of the operating system and apps is very important.


texts: Block apps from accessing the Internet on Android device

texts: In Android, is it possible to block apps from accessing the Internet? Many apps will often connect to remote servers in the background, including Google's own apps or system services. Over time this can eat away at a user's data limit set by a mobile carrier. Does Android allow an app to act as a firewall whereby the user can select which apps have access to the Internet? Or does the device have to be rooted to have that ability?


texts: Galaxy Note keeps duplicating my contacts

texts:
My Galaxy Note 2 keeps duplicating my contacts; how can I stop this?

I ended up with over 35,000 contacts and it keeps growing as my phone keeps duplicating them a few hundred times. I have no contacts on my SIM card.


texts: On an HTC Evo, is there any way to sync only 'my contacts' from gmail (not 'all contacts')?

texts: I've seen references to this posted elsewhere, but never a solution. I'd like to only sync the "my contacts" group of contacts from my gmail (really google apps, but should work the same) account, rather than "all contacts". I can not find an option to change this. Any suggestions?


texts:
I have a problem where the repacked system.img does not work.
My target device is: DOOGEE X5pro, which uses MT6735M chip.
I am using this custom ROM.
The original files from this custom ROM works fine with the device.
I wanted to change something in the system.img and the following is what I did.
$ simg2img system.img system.raw
$ mkdir tempsys
$ sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop system.raw tempsys
$ cd tempsys

Here I made one change. I didn't like the camera shutter sound so I simply deleted the 'camer_shutter.ogg' file in tempsys/media/audio/ui.
$ cd ..
$ tune2fs -l system.raw

here I check that "Block count : 390111", "Block size: 4096". I multiplied these two values and got "1,597,894,656".
$ sudo make_ext4 -a system -l 1597894656 -s sys3.img tempsys

BTW the permission of the sys3.img is as below:
$ ls -l
-rw-r--r--   1 chadrick chadrick 1327287648  2월 18 16:09 sys3.img

I'm not sure if the permission of the system.img file matters before flashing it to the phone.
I shall proceed just as it is.
After flashing it, it is stuck at the boot logo. I guess while the device succeeded upto loading the 'boot.img' but it failed to properly deal with 'system.img'.
Apparently, could someone point out some things that I may have missed?
BTW, I did the same repack operation WITHOUT modifying any contents in with system.raw file. The repacked system.img still didn't work.


texts: How to display javascript console on Chrome (or a different browser)?

texts:
I want to quickly try some Javascript code on Android phone.

I cannot find how to open console or something similar on either Chrome or default browser. about:debug doesn't do anything, and I don't want "remote debugging".

I can download another app if necessary (but I don't want to root my device).


texts: How to disable Verizon backup assistant?

texts:
My friend has an HTC Droid Incredible and his phone's battery is draining like nothing else. He says Verizon Backup Assistant seems to keep getting hung up while his battery is draining. During this time he also can't get Google to snyc.

From what I can tell Verizon Backup Assistant offers no useful features once your contacts are already in Google so I'm thinking just disable it. Does anyone know how to do this?


texts: Battery drains on my LG G3 despite everyone saying it has a great battery life

texts:
So I have my LG G3 for 5 days and the battery life is not what i expected. I am not a real havy user, when I am home WiFi is turned on when I'm using the internet, data is always turned off like bluetooth and NFC. Brightness is at 20-30% with autobrightness turned off.
Some people say that it needs time to get the battery life to be stable but I don't know how long I have to wait...
Can someone please explain to me what is happening. Should I change the battery or is this everything normal ?

P.S. My last phone was a Galaxy Mini S5570, maybe I am not used to this kind of battery ?


texts: Can 'Triangle Away' reset knox counter to 0×0?

texts: I have a galaxy s5 duos (SM-G900FD) and my knox counter olis triggered to 0×1 (4) (due to some rooting and blah blah..) is it possible to reset knox to 0×0 with triangle away of any other method?


texts: Notification icon that looks like "no entry" symbol

texts:
There is an icon in my notification bar that looks like a no entry symbol (far left):

Does anyone know what it is/means? I have been unable to find out.


texts: How to make a recovery persist through ROM installations?

texts:
It is very common for the recovery to be installed as part of the
ROM installation, but is it possible to prevent the recovery from
being changed during such a process?
If yes, are there any potential issues with doing so?


texts: What would cause the existence of a /sdcard/logfile.log?

texts: Since quite some time I've been getting a file /sdcard/logfile.log which gets really big quickly, last time I checked it was about 2MB. That file seems a general system log since I remember seeing references to several applications. How can I find out what is causing this?


texts:
I noticed the other day that my Android phone (Moto X first gen running lollipop) was reporting having an IPv6 address.

After a bit of investigation I discovered two things

It only shows when connected to WiFi, not cellular data.
The address it is showing is a loop back address starting fe80:

I am a bit bemused as to why this is. Why would it be enabling IPv6 and why would it be reporting it's address is a loop back address?


texts: How do I get play store on my Tecno m7 phone? It didn't come preinstalled.


texts: Why does my Android 10 phone needs to be called multiple times before rining?

texts:
My Nokia 7.2 Android 10 phone has the following strange problem that is 100% reproducible:

Sits there doing nothing for 10 or 20 minutes.
Receives a phone call but does not ring.
Receives another phone call soon without ringing.
Receives another phone call soon without ringing.
Receives another phone call and rings finally. It will continue to ring if a phone call is received soon.

Again, the above can be reproduced reliably.  Could anyone offer a tip on how to fix this?


texts: What is the folder called /storage/emulated/0/.photoShare/thumb/lcd

texts:
I have a folder named lcd or Icd (can't tell if it's a lowercase L or an uppercase letter i) which is inside the Hidden Folder called photoShare.
It contains over 300Mbs of images, all of which seem to be duplicates of images elsewhere in my Android Phone (Honor 9 lite).
There is a .thumbs folder beside it. It's 30 odd Mbs and is full of images too.
Oddly, despite many Google searches using every combo of words possible, I can find no mention anywhere of a folder called lcd/Icd, not one mention anywhere.
Question being,

Is it safe to delete the images inside /.photoShare/lcd/Icd?


texts: Serial Number Got Changed After Factory Reset

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After "Factory Resetting" my tablet I realized that the serial Number was changed (it is now a weird number 0123456789ABCDEF).

Edit March 17 2019

This is the number that shows when I do adb devices. As far as I know this is the serial number and not the Android ID.

End Edit

Why did this happen?
How do I go about returning it to its original SN?
How do I prevent it from happening again?

I have seen some options of changing the SN number but I'm reluctant to try them since the programs they use doesn't look like official (safe) programs.


texts: Samsung Galaxy s2 stuck on boot screen after an OTA upgrade

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I upgraded firmware on my Samsung Galaxy SII via OTA. My starting firmware was android 2.3.4 (gingerbread) and after two successful updates it was on android 2.3.6 . Now it prompted me for another upgrade (12.1 MB or so). I downloaded it (successfully), it installed successfully  but when the phone reboot, it got stuck on the booting screen which displays 'Samsung Galaxy SII' and the model no. I9100G . I tired:
1. Reboot
2. Hard Reset

But it still won't budge. When I connect my charger (phone turned off), the battery symbol shows up, and since it is going into recovery mode, I know all is not lost. So what is the problem? More importantly, how do I solve it? SOS.


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I want to enter developer more, How do you see Memory usage in Android O?, but am wondering if there are any dangers in doing so. Obviously I could change things and mess up, but will I open security holes to other apps by being in developer mode?  Or are there other issues I need to consider?

I am using a Sony XZ1 compact.

Thanks,

Fed


texts: SSHDroid allows access into a subdirectory by default. How do I access other directories?

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When I ssh into my phone via SSHDroid, it sets me at the following path by default.

/data/data/berserker.android.apps.sshdroid/home/

I can use cd to maneuver around but it causes problems when I try to use scp because files are obviously not stored in this directory. It there anyway to change this setting?


texts: Insufficient Storage Memory while installing apps

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 International Edition operating with CyanogenMod-SnapShot-M11 11-20141008 Build. Lately when I was trying to install some Apps like Google Now Launcher or Updating Facebook and Facebook Messenger install fails and tells me:

  Insufficient Storage Memory

while I have 5 GB free of memory.

I found an Alternative Solution of fixing this by calling *#9900# USSD code, but this is failing too by throwing this message:

  Invalid MMI Code

Now I can't try the tutorial because of this thing, and I am stuck with this also I can't install applications to my Phone (not all apps but some of them).

Has this happened to anyone, or has anybody solved this issue?


texts: Where does Adidas Micoach loads music files?

texts: I have a lot of music on my android phone that I want to listen when im running and using Adidas Micoach apk to trainning that I cant listen because Micoach doesn't list the music files on his player. I take a look and didn't find any option to load music from specific path on SD on micoach. Does someone knows where Adidas Micoach loads it's list of music?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 and I would like to browse the web over a bluetooth connection to my computer. I can connect to the computer but the browser doesn't have internet connectivity even though the computer does. Also, the Bluetooth standards indicate that this is supported.

Anyone ever have this issue?


texts: Odin 4.38 not detecting my GTS5570(froyo)

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I have a samsung galaxy mini(or pop) running 2.2 froyo. I want to flash custom roms in it. I tried using Odin but it doesnt detect my phone. Any idea what the problem might be? I have searched online but none of the methods work.
 I have kies installed.


texts: How would I automate repetitive tasks in Android?

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There are many tasks I do repetitively, like connect a Bluetooth headset or connect to a hotspot.  How do I typically "code" this?  How do I execute?
Is there a consistent library or package manager, or do I have to collect from everywhere?

Any community projects?
Anything that works consistently over several platforms?
Is there some framework to execute over several devices?
(In the Bluetooth example I might want to disconnect other devices at the same time)


texts: How can I rename an app on my phone, and what are the consequences?

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Both Facebook and Google have apps called 'Messenger'. So, of course, when I use Google Now to open it, a la

  "Okay Google, open App Messenger"

it seems like it's usually not the one I want.

1) How can I rename an app on my phone (so that I could call "open App FacebookMessenger", for instance, and disambiguate them)?

2) Would that break App Store updates or the connection between the Facebook app and it's Messenger app?

3) Is there another alternative I'm not thinking of? Like a Tasker-based voice solution or something? Google Now is the only problem I'm having with this namespace collision; a workaround for that would solve my problem.


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I am seeing many articles pointing to how to setup Android Voice-to-Text offline, but I am not seething the setting where they tell me to look (languages & Input).

Has the location changed, has it been removed? Does my phone just not have the capability?

Works online.

Android 8.1.0 - June 5, 2018
PRO_SELFIE - SKY_Pro-Selfie_V06_20180625


texts: Is there a video speed controller for android?

texts: I like to watch my videos fast. Now that Mozilla updated its mobile browser, which I was using LastPass and Video Speed Controller on, I can't find a way to control the speed of videos unless a given app gives you that possibility (and usually it's has limits like 2x and not as small of increments like .1x). The only other possibility is getting a video player that has speed control but then I need to download the content which I'd rather stream. Is there another browser that allows extensions and also last pass?


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I want to factory reset my phone, clearing out all the junk, but keep my albums with personal pictures. Activating google backup would be easiest, but it saves everything into the cloud, regardless if I want it or not.
What would be the best option to only back up certain albums? I can download them onto my PC, but I would prefer a cloud as it is more convenient.


texts: Repair SD card removed from phone without unmounting?

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I have a Xiaomi phone and I'm using a microSD card to store photos and other data. I wanted to copy photos to PC so, with the phone turned on I just removed the sd card from the phone.
Putting the card into PC doesn't work, it asks me to format it and putting it back on the phone it seems it's not recognized and when I click 'install SD' it just gives me an error.
I ran Easeus Data recovery and all data seems to kinda be there so it probably just needs to run like a 'chkdsk' for android SD cards :)
How can I repair this card so I can read the files normally on Windows and/or works again in Android without formatting and losing data?


texts: How to install a certificate on Android TV?

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I've installed certificates (especially the FiddlerRootCA) on several android devices already, since it has a security section in the menus.
On Android TV on the other hand, I was not able to find anything in the settings, altough I went through them? I would like to install the certificate here on my Android TV stick, on which I have adb root access to.
How can I install a certificate on my Android TV?


texts: diary note 2 wont charge or connect via computer

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Hi all note 2 wont suddenly turned off and will not accept charge any thoughts.., I have replaced the battery and tried hard and soft boots but no success, I have also disconnected the start switch inside and tried to supply power again, I know that it is getting charge through to battery but does not show led on phone to say so.
    I think the motherboard is fried any other ideas before I call it quits.

thanks in advance


texts: VPN client based web browser for Android to cross over all STUN/TURN/ICE/NAT issues and have a freedom of multimedia

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Its too hard to first build one apps and then its nightmare to make the network work. Is it not possible in Android Mobile/Tablet and all Chrome browsers default to have VPN Client embedded? So that we can do interconnection between:

OpenSWAN server in the cloud with IPSec host to host? Using mobile apps or javascript initialize it for example:

var ipsec = "
conn test
    type=tunnel
    authby=secret
    pfs=no
    # Lifetime: 1440 sec
    ike=aes128-md5;modp1024!
    # Lifetime: 3600 sec
    phase2alg=aes128-md5;modp1024
    aggrmode=no
    left=xxxx
    leftsubnet=10.109.0.0/24
    right=10.0.0.108
    rightsubnet=10.0.0.0/24
    #auto=start
"
android.vpn.tunnel(ipsec);

EDIT:

How to use the systems VPN from apps or web browsers to make with my VPN server interconnection by using javascript or java code triggering?

avoid using STUN/UPnP/TURN/ICE/NAT and simply jump to VPN IPSec host to host


texts: Stock Nexus 7 2013 stuck at "Google" when booting

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stock Nexus 7 2013 4G stuck at "Google" when booting.

I can go to bootloader using Power + Vol Down but failed when going to recovery. it goes to "Google" again instead of Android icon.

I also tried to unlock bootloader and flashing 5.1.0 (LMY47O) and 5.1.1 (LMY47V) but both still stuck at "Google" logo and cannot go into recovery mode.

Similar threads with no success:

Nexus 7 stucks at Google logo
https://youtu.be/BsDElKLoMV0


texts: Why does my Galaxy S now displays 'couldn't connect' when I press the microphone key

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I have been entering numbers using the microphone key on the keyboard fine yesterday.

All of a sudden, when I tried to enter numbers with the microphone key some time later, the message 'couldn't connect' is displayed when I press the microphone key.

Anyone any idea how to fix this ? Restarting the phone, does not seem to help.


texts: Is app size larger in older Android versions?

texts: I currently have Android 6.0 Marshmallow. If I install a newer Android version, will the app take less storage on my phone? In other words, does an app carry excess luggage to get it working on older phones?


texts: How can I upload photos from an external HD to Google+?

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I have 40K photos on my desktop that I'd like to archive/upload on Google+ Photos or flickr. The desktop uploaders don't make this easy, i.e. 999 photo limit to Picasa Album uploads or 200 photo limit in Flickr WebUploader.

Is there any way to "mount" the HD as an external/network drive to an Android device, "sym link" the camera roll, and let the mobile app do it's 'autobackup' thing?


texts: Using an external USB microphone via webRTC on an Android tablet

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I am trying to use an external USB microphone with a Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 tablet (running Android 10) for some audio recording using webRTC. The microphone connects fine and can be used by installed applications, such as the voice recorder. However, when trying to use the microphone as a webRTC source in Google Chrome (for example, https://webrtc.github.io/samples/src/content/devices/input-output but also many other audio recording websites such as cleanfeed.net, iris.fm, squadcast.fm, ...) the microphone is listed as an available source that I can select, but the audio is still using the built-in microphones.
I have tried with three different USB microphones (Marantz MPM-1000U, Neat Widget A, and Tonor Q9) and connecting with two different USB-A to USB-C adapters with the same result - available to use in native apps; listed as a webRTC source in Chrome or the Samsung Internet browser; but selecting the microphone does not actually change the webRTC input source.
Specific model and versions:

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (WiFi) - SM-T500
Android 10, build QP1A.190711.020.T500XXU2ATK3
Google Chrome version 88.0.4324.152
Developer option "USB debugging" enabled

Before purchasing, the setup was tested using a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 and a Blue Yeti USB microphone, which worked perfectly, but in this instance we cannot afford to by the same devices.
I'd be very grateful for any suggestions.


texts: How to disable symbols pop-up on long press on GBoard or make the key long-press delay really long?

texts: I am trying to disable the symbol pop-up on long-press on GBoard in Android. My device is rooted. The link here shows how to increase GBoard height above the highest level by changes the preferences file at /data/data/com.google.android.inputmethod.latin/shared_prefs/ . However, I could fine no such setting for disabling the symbol pop-up. Another way to do this would be to increase the long-press duration to 2-3s instead of the deafult max of 700ms. However, there is again no setting in the preferences file related to this. Any suggestions if this is doable by modifying the system files in a rooted device or by any other method?


texts: How can I print a conversation on Samsung S7?

texts: I need to print a conversation that contains over 200 messages, can it be done?


texts: [Is] there any way to enable adhoc mode in JellyBean. WPA_supplicant hack isn't working.


texts: My second app gives error 910 when trying to install

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I have 2 apps on google play both are webview app
first one is "Milana" with ID "com.milana.eg"
second one is "Milana Stuff" with ID "com.stuff.milana.eg"
both have different sign key but the problem that if installed one of them I won't be able to install the second and it will give 910 error code! if I uninstalled one of them I can install the other with no problem.
Can anyone help?


texts: On a Nexus S, how do I activate the front facing camera in a Fring video call?

texts: video calling in Fring is working but the video is only showing the rear-facing camera, how do activate the front-facing camera?


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Is there an option or app where I can set that my phone only vibrates for notificaciones if I haven't used my phone in the last 5 or 10 minutes, but if not just be silent.
I don't to miss my notifications but when I'm with the phone I don't want that it vibrates meaningless.
I'm running Nougat.


texts: Can I set up Wi-Fi and USB tethering on the Galaxy Nexus without rooting it?

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I am about to buy the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and I need to tether with the following connections

USB to my Windows PC
Wi-Fi with my Mac, iPad or iPhone (to download apps over 20MB)

I will be using Verizon Wireless's LTE 4G connection to my smartphone

I also don't want to root my phone, install a custom rom or pay Verizon $20/GB

I heard of PDANet and EasyTether and Tether.com but they only provide USB connectivity to the Mac or PC (I won't be able to use it with iPhone's or iPads)

Any help is greatly appreciated.

I am willing to pay for the software if it provides Wi-Fi and USB. (Bluetooth is optional but not needed)


texts: Switch cameras in rooted device (between front and back)

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My back camera has broken although the front camera is still working.

Certain applications, such as WhatsApp web, only let you use the back camera to read the QR code. Is there a way to switch cameras by editing a certain file in Root Explorer?


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I own a Samsung Galaxy Nexus and it just reboots every time after showing lots of crash messages.i tried to do a factory reset (volume button Combinations) using the boot mode, i was getting NO COMMAND. After lots of debugging i planned to re-flash the entire phone with the Factory image.Below mentioned are the details :

Product Name : TUNA

Variant :Maguro 16GB

HW version : 9

Boot-loader version : PRIMELA03

Base-band Version : I9250XXLH1

I tried searching for the binary and landed at yakju-jop40d-factory-279cdc5d where the build number matches but the problem is Boot loader is not matching.I am using the NEXUS ROOT TOOL kit for flashing the same .I tried to to see what version of the build is currently installed in the phone ,finally i got

Build Number : JOP40D.i9250XWMA2

Android 4.2.1

Please help me to fix this .


texts: How can I apply and use Vodafone Australia firmware/USIM on my Samsung Galaxy SIII SHV-210S?

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Over last 1.5 years, I've been using a Samsung Galaxy S2 on Australia's Vodafone network. I got a Samsung Galaxy S3 (SHV-210S - South Korea SKTelecom version) and want to format it with Vodafone Australia firmware and USIM. With Vodafone Australia USIM to SHV-210S, I can make a call, send/receive SMS/MMS, but some settings/configurations are not fully catered for Vodafone Australia.

Would Australia Vodafone S3 (GT-I9300) firmware be compatible to apply to a SHV-210S device?


texts: Help with rooting lollipop, Verizon branded phone

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I want to root my HTC One M7, but it is branded by Verizon. When I got to:

Settings>About>Software information, I have:

When I click More, I have:

I had root from the app Kingoroot (yes with the O), took Security update from Verizon, and lost root. Now Kingoroot always fails. Kingroot (without the o) works SOMETIMES, but then my phone reboots either when I try to do something root-related, or after about one minute. I have tried several other One tap and One click apps/programs, but the ydo not work. Here is a list of what I have tried:

Kingroot (PC & APK)
Kingoroot (APK, for some reason I get a 500 error when trying to get the PC version)
Framaroot (Says not vulnerable)
z4root (Just installs inapropriate apps)
iRoot
Weaksauce
Wondershare TunesGo
Towelroot

Rumrunner fails with either "Such dumb issues you have" or "F* it".
   1. Why is this happening

How do I fix it

I do not have $25 for Sunshine

I really want my phone rooted. I do not care if it is by one click, or by somehow getting a custom recovery and ROM. I would rather the recovery and rom, specifically TWRP and Cyanogenmod.

Thanks for any help. I will provide more specific information if requested.

PS. I forgot to add:
I have access to ADB, fastboot, and can even set up adb to use by localhost
   From computer:
    adb tcpip 5555

And from the phone itself (I use Material Terminal Emulator):
    adb connect localhost:5555


texts: How can I change the data usage cycle for Mobile data?

texts:
The mobile data cycle (Settings -> Data usage) looks quite arbitrary. Since I have changed my data plan, now the new cycle should start at the first day of the month instead of the 6th.

How can I change the begin of a data cycle? I cannot seem to find some edit button, though I vaguely remember seeing it at the Data usage cycle menu.

Affected versions: Android 4.0, 4.2.2, 4.3.1.


texts: After every reboot apps can't use the network

texts:
On a Xiaomi Mi 5. Android version 7.1.2 MIUI Global 8.5.

After every rebook I get the message "Can't use the Network" every time an app starts.

This is how it looks for Telegram:


texts: Outgoing call is not working after lollipop 5.0.1 update in Samsung Galaxy A5

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I have updated my mobile from kitkat to lollipop. After I updated Outgoing call is not working on 2nd Sim. On First Sim am using IDEA(sim card) and on Second Sim am using AIRCEL(sim card). So from Aircel outgoing calls are not going, but i can able to access messages and mobile networks from aircel.  Even I removed aircel and inserted another sim called AIRTEL on second sim slot, it is also not working. I tried with many sim but outgoing is not working from 2nd sim.

Out of box thing : If I remove IDEA(sim card) from first sim slot and inserted into second sim slot then outgoing call is working!!!.

Help me to overcome this problem.


texts:
I'm trying to just boot the TWRP image for my OnePlus 5t to then install a custom ROM. So I typed fastboot boot "C:\Users\Elias\Downloads\twrp-3.3.1-0-dumpling.img" and it seemed to work and I got the output:

Downloading 'boot.img'                             OKAY [  0.808s]
booting                                            OKAY [ 10.119s]
Finished. Total time: 10.992s

But the device just shows the text: "Fastboot Mode" and doesn't do anything.
I now read on this forum that they somehow removed it but it would still be possible with: fastboot -c "lge.kcal=0|0|0|x" boot customrecovery.img
 but this flag doesn't seem to exist.

The output is:

C:\platform-tools\fastboot.exe: unknown option -- c

My goal is just to install a custom ROM without actually flashing anything except the ROM. So if somebody knows a different way, it would be welcome as well.


texts: ezPDF reader: settings to correct jerky page scrolling?

texts: On the ezPDF Reader, is there a way to make the scrolling from one page to another smoother and less jerky? Some settings, perhaps? The jerky/jumping scrolling on ezPDF reader when one page scrolls to the next page breaks the flow of reading a little. Thanks for any insights.


texts: Are there specific cases in which a task-killer or "fast reboot" program is helpful?

texts:
I know there have been previous questions regarding task killers, but I wanted to ask about two specific cases.

I've heard a debate raging here and on several forums about Android's way of managing apps and the use of task killers, (examples hereenter link description here and here and here), in which one side says that Android manages tasks just fine but the other side insists that their phone does indeed slow down and a task killer helps.

So my questions are these.

1) Could task killers or "reboot apps" conceivably help for a program that has high CPU usage and simply needs to be restarted?  I'm not necessarily talking about malicious apps, but reputable apps that tend toward higher CPU usage the longer they run?  I'm assuming that if an app always has high CPU usage a task killer will not help as it will likely restart, and should just probably be uninstalled altogether.

2)  In the case of a launcher that slows down over time, would a task killer or reboot app be helpful, simply in restarting it (similar to case 2, but I'm not sure lag in a specific app is directly correlated with its CPU usage).  I know that when I used third-party launchers, I had more lag issues as opposed to using the basic AOSP launcher (Android's own default launcher, often replaced by phone vendors own version).

Any other specific cases?


texts: Can 2 SIM cards be activated on one phone?

texts: If I get a new T-Moble SIM and activate it on my Google Nexus 4, then put the old one back in, will the old one still work?


texts: Android application firewall - interactive prompt confirmation for connections

texts:
I'm thinking of developing application, or probably extending AFWall+ app

What I'm missing on Android is possibility to confirm each connection from each application, simply blocking the application on some networks is already solved, but I want to have very specific control over what URLs/IPs the application is talking to.

I've made proposal https://github.com/ukanth/afwall/issues/269
Which is generally the same functionality as provided on OS X from Little Snitch application firewall. Possibility to create time-domain-port rules per application (unix uid/guid)

I'm thinking about using some kind of mashup of IPTables and possibly intercepting sock_create syscall. It will be open-source and free, if anybody wants to jump on the bandwagon, you're welcome.

So the question is, is there anything like this already done? Even paid applications.
I haven't really found anything like that, so I'd just like to be sure, before jumping into development of such large thing :-)


texts: Is it possible to delete images from the wallpaper folder on android?

texts:
I downloaded a photo from facebook, and set it as the wallpaper on my phone, then decided I wanted to remove it again. The problem is, I have not yet been able to find a way to delete photos from the wallpaper and lock screen selection. I can understand that they might not want me deleting the stock ones, but it seems there is also no way to delete the ones I loaded.

I am on the Oneplus 3T, if that makes any difference. Also, I deleted the photo from the downloads folder, but it still remains there as an option for a wallpaper or lock screen.


texts: Make Google Play Books store ebooks to external storage

texts:
I have little internal storage of my Android device; How can I make Google Play Books store the ebooks to external storage?

I use Sony Xperia M (4.3 JB version).


texts: Hard brick phone exchange and deleting data

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 4. While it was charging (it was near full charge) it rebooted on its own and continued to charge. It then must have shut itself down because it was off. I could not turn it on when I checked again. I recently completed the OTA update to Android Marshmallow. That was about a week or two before this happened. I was reading why this could happen and something about a failure of the eMMC seemed to make sense.

I've tried to replace the battery with a new battery and tried a new charging cable. Neither of those worked. I read some posts that suggested removing the SIM card and the SD card and also holding different combinations of buttons but none of those work. Unfortunately the PC doesn't see the phone either (and I tried a Mac too). So I see no chance to revive the device myself, and thus have to send it in for service.

For a cost, I have an exchange pending through my mobile carrier. Should I be concerned that I can't turn on the phone to delete my data (pictures, messages, work related notes)?

I assume that I will be required to turn in my phone to my mobile carrier and they will replace the motherboard and send it out as a refurb but what if they find a simpler fix and the phone is operational without replacing the motherboard?   Then my data will be there.

I do have additional third party insurance so I could mail the phone for repair to the phone manufacturer (for a fee that the insurance would later cover) rather than continue with the exchange thorough the mobile carrier.  I'll still likely lose my data and there may be a long delay in getting the phone back.

I've just been told to never turn in a phone without wiping it and that is why I am hesitant.  I know some people who don't turn in phones at all (they keep them or destroy them) out of concern that information can be retrieved.  I've tried some local shops but when simple battery changes don't work most shops aren't interested in finding a fix for the problem.  While it may be extreme, with the phone in my possession, I am still hopeful that I can find a fix whereas if I exchange it I won't have that chance.  However exchanging is my cheapest and fastest option to have a working phone.

Any advice?


texts: How to root cyanogen OS? (On Wileyfox swift)

texts: I would like to know how to root Cyanogen OS on WileyFox Swift


texts: Is it possible to have a specific app make noise and vibrate even when the phone is on silent?

texts:
When I go to bed for the night I usually put my phone on silent without vibration, so that I don't get disturbed by constant notifications from meaningless things overnight.  However, I have an app that is used to alert me when I'm on-call at work, and I'd like that app to always have a notification sound and vibrate, even when the phone is on silent, so that it wakes me up if it goes off at night.

Is this possible with Android? I'm using a Galaxy S9 with Android 8.


texts: How to set network proxy for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.0 7?

texts: I've already found this guide. It's for the Galaxy 10.1 though and my unit doesn't have the Wi-Fi settings option. Or at least I can't find it.


texts: Does Family Link work on tablets that are sold with Andriod 6.0 then get software upgrades to 7.0?

texts:
Google Family Link requires Android 7.0 Nougat on most devices.

Does it work on tablets that are sold with Android 6.0 Marshmallow then get software upgrades to 7.0?

And if so, what is the sequence I need to follow to make this happen?

Edit: Family Link instructions require a clean device / factory reset before logging in the child. If I log in, then upgrade to 7.0, then factory reset, will I still be on 7.0 after the reset? Or is there some other way to make this happen?


texts: How to troubleshoot DNS not resolved issues?

texts: I can't open Hotstar/Disney+ on my Android phone/ Android TV. Upon investigation, I found out that the webpage hotstar.com is not opening in general on my phone/TV and is throwing an "err::NAME NOT RESOLVED" error. I can open hotstar.com on my laptop using the same network. Since this problem just started abruptly, I don't even know where to look for. Thanks for any suggestions you may provide.


texts: I know I can get to alarm setup through the Clock app, but I swear this used to be a separate app. How do you get directly to the Alarms app?


texts: How to track total time using for any app?

texts: To track time on Android, I use Time Meter, which supports Tasker. But in the configuration screen of Time Meter plugin in Tasker, I don't know how to put the foreground app name to it. Do you know how to do this?


texts:
I can have tcpdump binary installed, but my (android) OS is not rooted.
So if I try to run it on termux:
$tcpdump -ni any tcp and port 12345
tcpdump: wlan0: SIOCETHTOOL(ETHTOOL_GLINK) ioctl failed: Permission denied

The binary owner was root and was located in /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/tcpdump so I decided the root privilege won't be necessary after I mv it to my home directory. After which the owner is me, and the mod of the binary is:
-rwxrwxr-x 1 u0_a236 everybody 836K Feb  8 13:24 tcpdump

but even with the ownership, the same permission error.
So is there a way to bypass permission on not-rooted devices?
OS details:
$uname -a
Linux localhost 4.9.112-perf+ #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Nov 17 00:51:35 WIB 2020 aarch64 Android

device name: Redmi
device model: Redmi 7
MIUI version: MIUI Global 11.0.11 Stable
Android version: 9 PKQ1.181021.001

EDIT:
bypassing does not mean "exploiting". This is not security question. I may be used wrong term, but the intention here is to use tcpdump for diagnostic purposes (see comments). The whole story is that  the device is not rooted. The device that I bought, that I own. So even being the owner, I am not able to access the full filesystem (e.g. -> cd /data -> permission denied). So how can a owner (not "hacker"), use binary that requires root privileges? or list root directory? or anything where root privileges are required?


texts: How can I send a file wirelessly without bluetooth or a Wi-Fi network in ICS?

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I know that one of the new features is WiFi-direct for ICS (noted at the very bottom of the page in the link).  Is there a way to leverage this new feature to transmit files from one ICS device to another?

This would be useful because the WiFi speeds would be greater than bluetooth, and you wouldn't need to be connected to a WiFi network or create a hotspot.

The Samsung Galaxy S II apparently has this feature built in pre-ICS (go Samsung!). Is this same method available in ICS? Or is there an app for it?

EDIT:  Because the galaxy nexus is made by Samsung, and is the only device out with ICS right now, I'm not sure if this "WiFi Direct" sharing (per the link and Ryan's answer below) is built in to ICS vanilla (Samsung did have WiFi Direct sharing pre-ICS, after all).

As such, I've added a vanilla tag, so I'm asking, is in the vanilla source code to allow a way for users to share files using WiFi Direct?  If not, is there an app for it in the market?  I want to know how to do this on all ICS phones, not necessarily just the galaxy nexus.


texts: How to allow rotating upside down in portait mode

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I have HTC 10, Android 7.0. When I charge it, I have the display upside down in portrait mode. I.e. the button is further from me. The screen doesn't rotate by "gravity" so I see everything upside down.

Is there a way to make the phone screen rotate so that the notification bar would be at the actual bottom of the display?

Update: I've tried a Set Orientation app. That works for the above, but causes problems with apps, like, camera app can't layout correctly.


texts: How to post a link to an android market app?

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You can post a link to an android market application by useing a link that looks like:

  market://search?q=pname:package

While browsing the market, is it possible to find an app's package name? Or is there a convenient way to get or share a link to a market app?
Is there any way to post a link to a market app that normal (non-android) browsers can make use of?


texts: How can I prevent apps sending cleartext over open Wi-Fi without using a VPN service?

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Sending cleartext data over an open Wi-Fi network, or an encrypted network controlled by someone you don't trust, is very bad for security. This has been discussed here previously. The usual solution to this is to use a VPN, but that adds latency, and requires you to run it on your own server or buy a third-party VPN service - which is itself someone you have to trust.

Most reputable apps these days use HTTPS or other encrypted protocols to communicate with their servers, and most websites are available via HTTPS too. So in many cases it's safe to let these apps communicate over any network - there's no need for a VPN. But as an end user, I don't know if any given app is secure.

I'd like to block all apps from using cleartext while I'm connected to an untrusted network, but allow HTTPS and other encrypted protocols. I don't mind the block being port-based: I'm not worried about malicious apps "tricking" the filter by sending cleartext over an SSL port. I don't mind if the solution uses Android's "always-on VPN" feature to work, as long as it doesn't require a remote VPN server. I'd like to avoid the need to root the phone. I'd also like to be able to designate some networks as "trusted" and allow cleartext data over those networks.

Is there a way to achieve this?


texts: Package error "package file was not signed correctly"  when updating Google+

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Possible Duplicate:
  Updating GPlus Signature Error

In trying to update Google+ I receive: "package file was not signed correctly uninstall the previous copy of the app and try again".

The problem is I can't find Google+ app in the app manager.

What can I do to solve this problem?

Galaxy SII I9100
Android 4.04
Rom: Resurrection Remix 2.0


texts: Can't find shortcuts for downloaded apps

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I have a Galaxy Tab S. At first, I could download apps and the shortcut would appear on the screen.

Now this has stopped happening. The app is there as I can find it using S Finder, and I can use the app. There is just no shortcut. How to get the shortcut?


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Nexus 7 2012 (grouper).
Was running stock ROM (4.4.4), could connect via USB (e.g., as MTP for file transfer) and use adb).
Installed Lineage OS 15 (8/O). (Couldn't install any GApps at all because the system partition is too small.)
fastboot works as it should when booted into the bootloader.
abd works when it's booted into recover.
However, adb does not work when the tablet is started up and running LineageOS.
Nor does it appear as a disc drive.
In fact it doesn't even appear in Device Manager.
Windows doesn't make its noise when the device is plugged in (it does make its noise when connecting it in the bootloader and in recovery).
Developer options enabled:

Android debugging is on,
Root access is ADB only,
Select USB Configuration is MTP.

It has to be something to do with LineageOS.
Any ideas?


texts: Micro USB Flash Drive on Android Without OTG Cable

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I have bought a Samsung 128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Duo in hopes of being able to use the Micro-USB side with my Sony XPeria Z3+. When plugging it in, I got no response or message from the phone. I tried looking up the reason why on google, but all i get are these responses on how to use a usb drive with the phone by using an OTG cable.

Is there any way that I can get the micro-usb side working on my phone? It must have been put on the drive for a reason, right?