texts: Lost pin, no Google account, can I factory reset?

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My friend's daughter can't remember her screen lock PIN.

I googled and found found how to get to the factory reset menu.

BUT, it also says that after factory reset, the phone will ask for a Google account, and she does not have one

Is there any way to totally factory reset without a Google account?

Related, for others with this problem, see this question. Personally, I am am afraid to try it, and it is not a Samsung device anyway, but that might help someone.


texts: Stock OnePlus 3 randomly rebooting multiple times per day

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It might have been since the update to Oreo or just coincidence but my phone started rebooting by itself. Also noticed when it reboots after doing the usual booting animation which takes much longer than usual it will ask for unlock pattern and do the boot animation again. I notice sometimes after reboot the phone feels weird, a bit sluggish and some apps don't work properly. For example anything that calls the camera will say it is not available. Other things like for example VoIP features in messaging app won't work. Another reboot would fix the issue or it would stay the same and require another reboot. This issue got worse and worse where it would require multiple reboots or take longer and longer for the reboot sometimes just switching off during the reboot.

Of course I tried wiling cache. Didn't help.
I wiped the phone and gave it to my mom and it seemed to fix it at first. It started appearing again eventually. So I see multiple possibilities.

Rogue app. But my mom has only a few apps, different from what I used.
OS update messed up? Phone is currently on latest OTA on Pie. Would a custom rom help?
Battery issue? This would be simple to fix but the phone rebooted regardless of charge state, once I saw it even doing so while hooked up. I didn't observe a drop in charge after reboot either.
Mainboard / Nand issue.


texts: How to save specific WhatsApp video when by default Media Visibility is off?

texts: I normally have the Media Visibility setting off so it doesn't store WhatsApp media on my phone but recently a friend sent some videos I want to transfer to computer/email. I cannot find these anywhere - I looked in the File Manager for all possible WhatsApp folders, both internal and SD card. I changed the Media Visibility to "on" but it's not a "new" video so it still doesn't save them. It's gotta be downloaded somewhere on my phone - is there any way to transfer them? The "Share" function only allows forwarding to other WhatsApp contacts and not email etc


texts: What do the different color contact avatars mean? My Samsung automatically generates avatars for new contacts. I'm wondering what the different colors mean. I can't figure out the pattern.


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I've got this app which shows network signal strength as a positive integer value btw 5 and 35. Another app uses negative integers like -99dbm.

Is there a way to convert the positive values (unit unknown) to dbm?


texts: How to take screenshots without using buttons?

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My android phone has weak buttons, so I don't use them frequently. I even change my volume from the settings!

But to take a screenshot, I need to press the volume down button and the power button. I have a Motorola Moto E4 Plus running Android 7.1.1.

Is there any other way to take screenshots? I don't want to root my phone.

NOTE: This question is not a duplicate as this is asking specifically without buttons and so helps those who can not use their physical buttons.


texts: Market App crashes on Samsung Galaxy Ace

texts: i have samsung galaxy ace, yesterday i rooted my phone and installed the link2sd application, everything was fine, today when i tried to install an application using market, the market just crashes while opening, i uninstall the app, and got the new apk from internet and install that, same happening with that, after i read a review on internet, that if the market app crashes, just clear the data from settings, i did the same, it was working fine, but when i clicked on Accept and Download button to install the app, the market again start crashing, do anyone have any idea why is this happening, is it because i rooted the phone and partitioned the SDCard and installed the Link2SD application yesterday, did anyone have faced this issue.


texts: How can I change the app for managing root access from SuperSU to Superuser?

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I used a rooting package on my Galaxy S4 which installed SuperSU. Howvever, I preferred to use SuperUser, so I removed SuperSU and installed SuperUser.

Now the apps that normally request root do not seem to do it anymore, and also cease to function correctly.

How can I make my newly installed SuperUser App into the default root manager?


texts: Are the apps safe? How can I make my Android more secure?

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Are the apps on the Android Market checked or audited?

If I search Google for "hardening Android", the best hit I can find is Google Android Hardening Checklist.

What's your opinion regarding this? Is there a way to make Android safer or more secure?


texts: Add pictures to contacts (fast for many)

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S4 I9505, Resurrection remix 5.6.5 Marshmallow 6.01

As the title is saying I want to add some pictures to contacts. I have nearly 550 contacts and for 400 I have local pictures, which I want to add.

(pictures are named as contacts)

I know the 2 ways (select contact and add photo/ select pictures, and set as contact photo), but for 400 pictures is taking too long..

Is there a faster way to do this? I was thinking for a drag and drop procedure...(on left column contacts, on right column pictures... ) if exists..

or through adb... or any other method which is faster than this

Thank you very much


texts: HTC Incredible says SMS storage is full, but it isn't

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My HTC Incredible refuses to let me view my SMS messages.  It will show the list of SMS senders, but when I click one to see their messages I get blocked by this popup:

  Unable to manage your messages because your storage is full.  Please
  delete content from other applications to make more space.

Of course I checked right away to see if I was using too much memory.  I went to Menu->Settings->SD & Phone Storage and saw I have plenty of space:

SD card - Available space: 5.72GB

Internal phone storage - Available space: 6.25GB

Phone memory - Available space: 571MB

I have more free memory than used memory so that can't be the problem.  I tried restarting my phone as well but no change in message.  I also Googled the problem and among all the "me too" responses found that other have this problem where SMS is blocked even though they have plenty of memory.

I couldn't get a clear resolution and I'm worried the answers are now out of date.  ZDNet published a couple of articles on the issue:

Have I solved my Droid Incredible storage problem?

Is your Droid Incredible low on disk space?

Both suggest this is HTC's fault and that there is no fix.  They say you can try clearing the cache on HTC's apps like Peep, Messages and Mail and also advise clearing the cache on your browsers.

I've tried these techniques, but they didn't work.

Does anyone know what causes this and what solutions exist?


texts: Devices without Firmware OTA. Why and how to check?

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Sellers often specify on their site if a device support Firmware OTA updates, or not.

Two questions:

If the OS is original android - why wouldn't it support Firmware OTA updates?
After I received a phone - how can I immediately check if it supports Firmware OTA updates, without waiting for the next update?

Thanks!

Examples for phones:

With OTA:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Xiaomi-Redmi-3S-Official-Global-Firmware-OTA-Upgrade-Octa-core-Mobile-Phone-Snapdragon-430-4100mAh/32697748798.html

Without:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Global-Version-Xiaomi-Mi-A1-MiA1-Mobile-Phone-4GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-Snapdragon-625-Octa-Core/32830253938.html

Scroll all the way down and look for this message:

Pls read me before you make order.

we will open the original box to check the phone and install Multi-language ROM
and Google play store.
Official rom will be prefered.
if custom translation may does not cover all the menus.
Not support OTA update.                    <--<---<------
We may update the ROM, so the OS version may different as the screenshots.

P.S.

In local stores I noticed it mostly about whether the device was bought from an official distributor, or from a parallel distributor.


texts: Some apps are not able to access internet when connected to Laptop's shared wifi on Ubuntu

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In my office my mobile used to be connected to the office wifi. There I didn't face any internet problem, all apps work fine.

But in my home my mobile is connected to my Laptop's shared wifi and Laptop is running on Kubuntu 15.10. In this case some apps like Play Store, youtube, telegram, whatsapp and all browsers, etc. work well, but some apps do not work, sometimes partially work or otherwise show the message 'No internet connection'.

What's wrong with connection from my laptop to my mobile, and why are some apps working and some are not? How can I solve this?


texts: How to import Facebook Birthdays to get merge with Android Contacts?

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Apparently importing Facebook contacts to Android contacts is straight forward procedure by just checking sync option in Accounts and Settings, but is it possible to have birthday info imported from Facebook and merged with Android contacts.

PS: I was able to import FB birthdays imported to Google Calendar but that didn't help as the birthdays will just remain in calendar and not in Contacts.


texts: How to perform double tap to zoom on android device with adb shell

texts: I want to perform a double tap on the screen or mouse with adb shell. Is this possible? I'm not interested in waking or turning off the screen, but to increase the zoom on a picture.


texts: How do you securely delete android 6 phone?

texts: Settings states that phone data is encrypted already, so do I just do a factory reset and that's it? Is this the same as a hard reset?


texts: Unable to modify file permissions.xml, get error Read-only file system

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I have a rooted Galaxy S5 SM-G900V, lineage_klte, ARMv7 Processor rev 1 (v71), Kernel: 3.4.113-lineageos #1 SMP, Oreo 8.1 that a friend asked me to modify.

I need to modify the platform.xml file to allow the system to write data to the external sd card. I need the ability to modify this file. The current permissions are:
rw-r--r-- 1 root root, however I am unable to save any modifications.

I am unable to modify the file permissions and would like to know how to do so. Note, I am looking how to change the file permissions and not how to or what syntax to use in the xml file, or if it will allow me to have the system recognize the external sd card for saving data. I am perplexed on why I am unable to modify this file.

> adb devices  <-- verify I have the device
> adb shell    <-- enter shell
> su           <-- super user
# ls -l
drwxr-xr-x  17 root   root      4096 2019-03-20 10:26     system
# cd system
#ls -l
drwxr-xr-x 20 root root     4096 2019-03-20 10:25 etc
# cd etc
 # ls -l
 > drwxr-xr-x  2 root root     560 2013-12-31 21:23 permissions
 # cd permissions
 # ls -l
 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  9116 2008-12-31 18:00 platform.xml
 # chmod 755 platform.xml
 >> chmod: chmod 'platform.xml' to 100755: Read-only file system

So, how do I change the file attributes for platform.xml allowing it to be modified? I thought that there was a hidden immutable attribute on the file but there is not(at least that I can determine).

Related question, is there any other website to post this question? Any help is most appreciated.


texts: SD formatted as internal storage got corrupted in a weird way on Android. Can I recover the data somehow?

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So, I am not quite sure what happened. I'm on Android 6.0 and using an SD formatted as internal storage. Today, when I took a photo I realised it didn't save, and upon further inspections all the photos, videos and other media appear to be completely gone from the card. Those were backed up, so it's not a huge issue - the bigger problem are my Whatsapp logs which also appear to be missing. Whatsapp does a daily backup to Google Drive, but in my case it appears it backed up after the card got corrupted - and all the media are missing. I really need those backups.
Curiously, the card didn't get completely corrupted. All the apps installed on the card still work. Not quite sure what happened.
I realise that the internally-formatted microSD is encrypted and it can only be used on the original device... but I have access to that device. Is there any way at all for me to perform data recovery on that card? One issue I have is that this particular phone (Blackberry Priv) apparently can't be rooted.
I have read in a few sources (eg. here) that re-formatting the card as portable from my phone would decrypt it and allow to do normal data recovery, but that seems somehow dubious.
I also found this post that suggests that I should use dd to clone my microSD and see if it works, or to use a microUSB to microSD adapter. I have also thought about imaging the entire phone via ADB but would that work without root?


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I want to have a push notification a certain date. Google calendar lets me create "reminders", but I do not even see those in the app "Calendar" or the app "Google Calendar", even if the latter shows me an option to show or hide reminders. It also seeme like reminders fail to deliver push notifications.

What a reminder seems to be is a calendar event that shows up in the web version of google calendar and after it has happened, it moves forward to the current day until it is dismissed. There is also an email sent to my gmail account that reminds me, but I have no plans syncing my emails to my phone.


texts: Android SDK: Using the emulator to browse local websites

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I'd love to be able to develop mobile websites on my windows 7 pc be able to see them instantly in mobile chrome/opera inside the android emulator.

I own an android phone, but uploading to my site and then browsing to it on my phone is just way too cumbersome.

I've downloaded the android sdk, but I have no idea how to start the emulator. I know nothing about java or android, and I can't make head nor tail of anything. Inside:

  adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130729/sdk/tools/

there are a bunch of executables that seem to suggest they launch the emulator, but they just launch the command line and nothing happens.

All I want to do is have a little graphic of an android phone floating on my screen, and be able to browse to my local websites inside its browser.

Is this possible?


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Suppose my android phone is locked by any locking method like password , pin, or pattern.
Suppose my mobile is not a rooted phone , neither have custom recovery installed.

Is there is any way to unlock it with the stock recovery or anything like that ?

Without WIPE USER DATA . I don't want the data to be removed.

Also suppose no Google accounts help is available.


texts: Apps background data consumption notification?

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Details: Samsung Galaxy On Max

Android: 7.0

Carrier Network: Airtel

Country: India

I am using my device normally and suddenly when i saw message icon, i dragged down notification panel and it looks very weird.
Screen got freezed after dragging notification.

I noticed two icons at the bottom one is of tunnelbear and second is unknown. I uninstalled tunnelbear immediately but problem still persists.

Reboot helps device to get normal but then i checked that message and it is that " You have used 90% data of daily limit."

I frequently use around 1GB a day but today i didn't use my device so checked for 'data usage' of today under settings but there is no option or info.

It is showing only for month usage.

What causes my device to react abnormally ?

How can i check for where data was consumed ?

How can i set notification if any app uses a chunk of background data ?

What is that '????' Next to tunnelbear ?

I know that's a lot of questions but this is very weird behaviour of the device.


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When I try to send a contact from one nexus 5 to another, Android Beam fails (everything is enabled). Other things such as a pic, a Play App link, etc. work just fine.

When I pull the log, I can see vCard fails to init.  I'm not using any special apps. Just plain stock Android running 4.4.2. Any ideas what's causing this issue?

01-20 14:18:56.187 W/ContactsProvider(16573): Failed to init VCardComposer

01-20 14:18:56.187 E/ContactNfcHandler(30975): IOException creating vcard

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Steve


texts:
I'm using the Strava app to record segments I ride.  It would be very helpful in trying to beat existing KOMs to be able to upload GPX file(s) to my phone and have audible feedback during each segment to tell me in real time how many seconds ahead or behind I am so I know when to put extra effort in or when I can take a breather.  The audible part is especially important because my phone is stowed in a pouch on my bike and the only interaction I have is via a bluetooth headset. It is also important that the feedback be continuous as some segments are relatively short (under two minutes) and so if I only got a notification every mile or minute or something that would be pretty worthless to me.

I have heard that such a thing exists on certain dedicated GPS devices (e.g. Garmin), but I'm trying to find an existing app for Android that does this.  So far I have tried Record Beater and Ghost Runner, both of which claim to have a feature like this, but have not had any luck.  (One of these programs refuses to import tracks that it didn't create, and the other I could not find any way to import a track at all!)


texts: Get Android 7 do not disturb features back?

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Do not disturb in Android 8 is now awful

No way to tell it to Do Not Disturb for an hour
No way to tell it to turn off DND after an alarm goes off (unless you specify a rule sets your phone to DND at a specific time every single night)

Any way to get the DND of Android 7 back? I used these features all the time. I have a Pixel XL


texts: How to permanenlty disable mobile data by renaming or editing files or directories on rooted-device?

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Yes, I read the answers to the question by the link Disable mobile data permanently but I'm interested in a solution related with directories and files on rooted-device and not in using an application or setting(s).

I also read the comments to the question Delete mobile data using Root but the deleting /system/etc/apns-conf.xml dosn't help and I don't have the /system/app/telephony as well as /system/CarrierConfig.apk and /system/SettingsProvider.apk, maybe because I use Android 4.0.4 (?).

I know that to disable Wi-Fi it's enough to obtain root permissions and rename the folder /wifi inside of the /etc to another e.g. /wif. Can we do something like that to permanenlty disable also mobile data for example by renaming some directories or files or edit some file(s)?


texts:
I just got my hands on an old ADVENT Vega tablet. All the download links in its official website are broken. I the file named USB System Driver. I can't find it anywhere else either. Every link I came across turns out to be broken.

Can anyone provide a healthy link to it?

The device seems to be forgotten. Any other files related to this device are welcome.

Thanks.


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I have formatted my mobile and have backed up my Whatsapp Messenger,  but unfortunately my pics and videos were not backed up in the process. I do not have old backup file of Whatsapp messenger in my mobile memory as I had it formatted.

I tried to restore from Whatsapp messenger backup from google drive but its restoring only few of the images

Kindly help me to recover all my lost video and images.


texts: data/app folder showing wrong folder names

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After messing around with the xposed framework and installing lots of modules, I got into a bootloop (classic !), but I knew the solution was to add a disabled file in data/app/de.rovb.android.xposed.installer/conf/ to disable xposed and uninstall the faulty modules.

The thing is, most of the time when I access this folder, I don't see the correct folder names, which are supposed to look like this : com.xyz.app.*. Instead, I see com.xyz.app.*-1 folders, containing a lib folder and the app's .apk file. I have to reboot into recovery a dozen times before I can access the actual folders.

I'm running CyanogenMod 12S (5.0.2) on a (rooted) OnePlus One.

I have no idea what's happening, and I couldn't find any info on that. Does anyone know why this is happening?

Thanks in advance !


texts: Running your own .sh script at vold.decrypt=trigger_shutdown_framework via init.rc (android 5.0)

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I want to workaround a vendor bug in an Android 5.0 phone (chinese, MTK, no proper source)

Problem is due to a bug in some binary, /data is not properly released on

vold.decrypt=trigger_shutdown_framework

and

vold.decrypt=trigger_reset_main

As a result, /data does not unmount (even if fuser -m and lsof report no process "holding" it)

A workaround is to use busybox to do a "busybox umount -l /data", encryption goes to proceed fine then, but you can't do it over ADB every time you want to DEcrypt your phone (remember, bug manifests for trigger_reset_main too!)

So, my idea was to change init.rc along the lines of

on property:vold.decrypt=trigger_reset_main
    start forcedata
    class_reset main

on property:vold.decrypt=trigger_load_persist_props
    load_persist_props

on property:vold.decrypt=trigger_post_fs_data
    trigger post-fs-data

on property:vold.decrypt=trigger_restart_min_framework
    class_start main

on property:vold.decrypt=trigger_restart_framework
    class_start main
    class_start late_start

on property:vold.decrypt=trigger_shutdown_framework
    start forcedata
    class_reset late_start
    class_reset main

And then declare a service

# CUSTOM FORCEDATA SERVICE
service forcedata /system/bin/sh /forcedata.sh
    disabled
    oneshot

And put an forcedata.sh file in ramdisk which basically contains the busybox umount -l /data thing

BTW, Lolipop, nastily, no longer allows you to push messages to logcat, so debugging this one is becoming extra-hard

Problem:
The script doesn't run at all.

I suspect it is due to Selinux shenanigans, but can't verify for sure (logcat does not appear to contain useful pointers)

Did anyone here have success with running .sh scripts via init.rc modification under Lolipop, and if so, how do you do that ?

P.S.:
Using Carliv to un/re pack the boot.img


texts: How to add a shortcut directly to the 'Alarms' and 'World Clock' tabs of the stock HTC Clock app?

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I have QCustomShortcut installed and I'd like to be able to create a shortcut directly to the 'Alarms' and 'World Clock' tabs of my HTC stock Clock app (com.htc.android.worldclock).

The app has an activity called com.htc.android.worldclock.AlarmClock but creating a shortcut to that doesn't work.

I have already tried the following apps but they just open the Clock app on the first tab instead of the third:

Alarm shortcut by Alexandr Ivanov
Alarms shortcut by Matthieu Guenebaud
Alarm Clock Launcher by Slipstream Apps

It should just be a case of defining the correct action, package and class in QCustomShortcut but I'm stumped.

Thanks.


texts: Application to switch among multiple running applications

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I have Samsung galaxy ace with android 2.2 mobile.

Is there any way or any application so i can run many applications simultaneously and i can switch among them?

Why do i need this.

When i surf facebook(or any other
application), and i click on a link.
I am suppose to wait until the page
gets opened then i read it pess back
button to reach on previous button.
If i press previous button in
between i'll lost page which was
being loaded.
If i read some sms, and i have to
search the meaning of a word in dictionary, i
would have to exit from sms box.


texts: How can I change the naming convention of the stock camera/gallery app?

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I just switched from a Droid1 to an HTC Evo 3d, and despite all the positives, one negative is sticking under my nail. On the Motorola Droid, the camera/gallery (I am not sure who is responsible for the naming of the image) had a naming convention that included a time/date stamp (i.e. 20110930122900). Unfortunately, the Evo does not use this naming convention (although all of the information is stored in the EXIF data). Having the time/date in the file name is very convenient when posting the images on my site (Squarespace editor doesn't simultaneously display EXIF) and captioning them.

Short of rooting the device, is there a way to change the naming convention on the Evo 3d to include this information?
Is there a camera app that is as fully featured as the Evo 3d stock app (although it's not amazing, I'm looking for it to have multiple filters and be compatible with the 2d/3d camera capture/display modes) that already has this naming convention or has one that can be configured?


texts: Changing font of Xperia SP stock Clock Widget

texts:
I rooted my Xperia SP and managed to change all fonts to Roboto Condensed.
Only issue I am having is with the clock widget. I am not sure which font is used by the stock clock widget.
I managed to change the time font of the clock widget to Roboto Condensed.
I changed Time font by replacing .SST-UltraLight.ttf with Roboto Condensed font.

But can't change the font of Date and Alarm information. It uses some other font.

Can anybody help me on this?

Screenshots of the lock-screen (click images for larger variants)


texts: Strange behavior on Nexus 4, Android 5.0.1 (issue with Google Play Services?) Apps don't autostart, Google apps don't work, phone freezes

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Update: Resetting only the Google Play Services app as has been suggested didn't work for me unfortunately, because (in addition to what I've written below) the "force stop" and "uninstall updates" buttons are greyed out.

I decided to do a factory reset, and so far I haven't had any more issues with Google Play Services, but I still don't know what exactly caused these problems (probably an update).

I have a Nexus 4 with Android 5.0.1 (no custom rom), and there have been several issues for a few hours now.

It probably started yesterday when a message popped up 2-3 times (over the course of a few hours) saying that "Google Play services has stopped working".

Now, after booting the phone and getting to the lockscreen, the apps which would usually autostart don't seem to start (messaging apps, gmail, battery widget app etc.) and it doesn't even connect to a cellular network. WLAN works straight away. Sometimes these apps will start (and it connects to the cellular network) more than half an hour after booting the phone.

I've also noticed that for several minutes after booting, the list of running apps contains only Settings, Media, Google Services (not Play services!) and Google Keyboard, and after some time, if Google Play services does show up, it is constantly shown as "restarting".

After using the phone for anything between a few minutes and maybe an hour, it will freeze and not respond to any touchscreen input, sometimes saying that the launcher is not responding. Prior to freezing, it will usually start lagging heavily. It will still respond to the power button though. (turn screen on/off, show "power off" dialog)

Additionally, Google's own apps won't work even when I try to start them manually (I have tried Play Store, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, News & Weather). They either go to a blank screen or don't open at all. The system seems more likely to freeze after trying to open these apps.

I can open the settings menu, but some of the options don't work:
- About Phone > System updates: It goes to a blank screen for about a second, and then back to the "About phone" menu.
- About phone > Status: works only when connected to a cellular network, otherwise I get a dialog saying that the process com.android.phone has stopped.
(these are the ones I found not to work)

What I've tried:

Disabling the Google Play services app and replacing it with the factory version.  Doesn't work because in order to do this, I would have to disable "Android Device manager" from being a device administrator, but its checkbox stays checked even after trying to disable it.  (Is it normal that "force stop" and "uninstall updates" are greyed out for Google Play services?)
Booting in safe mode. Works, but I get the same problems in safe mode.
Wiping the cache partition.  Works, but doesn't fix any of the issues.

What could have caused these issues? I haven't installed any new apps recently. Is there anything else I could try? If not, I guess I'll have to do a factory reset.


texts: What is "Fast bluetooth connection" on my Cyanogenmod?

texts:
Could anyone give an explanation of the option called "Fast Bluetooth Connections" on CyanogenMod7? I don't seem to notice anything after selecting that option though.

What does it possibly do?


texts: How to disconnect a Wifi connection instead of using "forget" connection

texts: Suppose I want to disconnect to Wifi connection 'A' so that I can connect to Wifi connection 'B', how do I go into doing it without using the "Forget" connection for Wifi connection 'A'?


texts: I want to buy game items on my deceased husbands Galaxy Tab 2 , I dont know his password. Is it possible?

texts: When my husband became ill I promised him I would keep his game going until he could, unfortunately he died. I am still playing his game on his Galaxy Tab 2 and wanted to buy him some game items. When I tried I was asked for his google password which I don't know. Is there anyway I can buy him game items using my PayPal account?


texts: Galaxy S3: I747UCUEMJB upgrade - baseband unknown

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Last night I updated my Galaxy S3 from Cyanogenmod 9 to CM 11. One of the steps was to upgrade the bootloader. Everything went fine, and I'm now on CM 11-2014-06-02-d2lte.

The problem: can't connect to mobile network.

Settings > About Phone:

Model number: SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
Baseband version: Unknown

How can I fix this?


texts: Does "Not Found" error always mean the app is unpublished or not active on Play Store?

texts:
I am having difficulty finding some apps in Play Store. A lot of times, when I come across a link on the older posts of this website and I load it, I get "Not Found" error on Google Play. I explicitly get:

  We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server.

I do double check with the app on AppBrain and usually, it shows that XYZ app unpublished on some ABC date in the past, so I end up believing that the app is really dead on Play Store. However, sometimes, a user, whose post I deleted because of dead link tells me that the app is live on Play Store.

I do a check using Opera browser's free VPN service (regions: Europe, Americas, and Asia), and also with a Chrome Extension for American/British VPN service. I again and again get the same dead link. I also ensure using Private Browsing to rule out browser caching.

Recently, a fellow moderator notified me that while I was not able to load the link, he could easily load the app Google Goggles on Play Store. AppBrain still shows the app is no more active on Google Play though.

Similarly, I came across the app MyAndroidTools which does not load in Google Play Store, also seems inactive on AppBrain, but had a fresh beta version, as seen on APKMirror.

How do I ensure that the app is inactive on Google Play for everyone? Alternatively, if it is active on Google Play, how do I load the app's page on Google Play?


texts: Show remote android emulator window in local

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Hi I've configured Android development environment in a remote dedicated server running Ubuntu 20.04 with the help of the tutorial https://proandroiddev.com/how-to-setup-android-sdk-without-android-studio-6d60d0f2812a.
Installed related tools by sdkmanager --install platform-tools emulator "build-tools;30.0.3" "platforms;android-30" "extras;android;m2repository" "extras;google;m2repository" "system-images;android-30;google_apis;x86_64" "system-images;android-30;google_apis_playstore;x86_64" "patcher;v4"
Created the avd by avdmanager --verbose create avd --force --name "generic_30" --package "system-images;android-30;google_apis;x86_64" --tag "google_apis" --abi "x86_64"
I had to install apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev to run the Android Emulator.
Ran the emulator with emulator -avd generic_30 -noaudio -no-window -no-boot-anim -gpu off -screen touch and it ran with desired output.
emulator: Android emulator version 30.5.5.0 (build_id 7285888) (CL:N/A)
emulator: ERROR: FeatureControlImpl.cpp:269: Feature control already exists in create() call
handleCpuAcceleration: feature check for hvf
emulator: feeding guest with passive gps data, in headless mode
emulator: WARNING: Your AVD has been configured with an in-guest renderer, but the system image does not support guest rendering.Falling back to 'swiftshader_indirect' mode.
cannot add library /home/arnab/.android/emulator/qemu/linux-x86_64/lib64/vulkan/libvulkan.so: failed
added library /home/arnab/.android/emulator/lib64/vulkan/libvulkan.so
cannot add library /home/arnab/.android/emulator/lib64/vulkan/libvulkan.so.1: full
emulator: INFO: GrpcServices.cpp:301: Started GRPC server at 127.0.0.1:8554, security: Local
Your emulator is out of date, please update by launching Android Studio:
 - Start Android Studio
 - Select menu "Tools > Android > SDK Manager"
 - Click "SDK Tools" tab
 - Check "Android Emulator" checkbox
 - Click "OK"

emulator: INFO: boot completed
emulator: INFO: boot time 24232 ms
emulator: Increasing screen off timeout, logcat buffer size to 2M.
emulator: Revoking microphone permissions for Google App.

From my Windows 10 machine created SSH tunnel with the command ssh -NL 5554:localhost:5554 -L 5555:localhost:5555 user@xx.xx.xx.xx and connected adb with adb connect 127.0.0.1:5555.
With the command I could see that the device is also connected.
Connected devices & emulators
Searching for devices...
┌───┬─────────────────────────┬──────────┬───────────────────┬────────┬───────────┬─────────────────┐
│ # │ Device Name             │ Platform │ Device Identifier │ Type   │ Status    │ Connection Type │
│ 1 │ sdk_gphone_x86_64_arm64 │ Android  │ 127.0.0.1:5555    │ Device │ Connected │ USB             │
└───┴─────────────────────────┴──────────┴───────────────────┴────────┴───────────┴─────────────────┘

Until this everything has worked as expected (or I think so).
Now my question is how to show the emulator window in my local Windows machine? It's possible I think. At-least this is how SauceLabs or other online mobile test suites may be working. Do you know any solutions as such for this?


texts: Telegram still knows my location after using a VPN

texts: I connected to a VPN and turned off location but telegram still show my country in registration form. How this is possible?


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I have the SuperSU installed (with su binary in /system/xbin), and another su binary compiled from SuperUser sources by myself.

I want to replace the existing su binary by my one via the command line.

But when I'm trying to do this, I'm getting an error:

# cp /sdcard/su /system/xbin/
cp: /system/xbin/su: Text file busy

Of course, the existing one is busy because it's in use now. Is there any way to replace it with command line only? I can't do it from recovery.


texts: Why the Slack app is not in the "Recent Apps" list?

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My phone: Samsung S7 Edge
OS: Android 7.0 Nougat

Almost all the apps can be shown in the recent apps list, which can be seen by pressing the left soft touch button, except the Slack app.


texts: New TF300 is not showing anything on the screen

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I purchased an ASUS TF300 from Amazon and it arrived today. The manual says to charge it for 8 hours for optimal battery life, so I plugged it in and let it charge for a bit. The power button is now displaying a green light after about two hours of charging (it's still plugged in), and when I press the button the tablet's backlight comes on. However, the screen is blank - nothing is being displayed.

I've tried forcing a reboot (holding the power button down for 8 seconds). The tablet makes a chiming noise and appears to reboot - based on the backlight turning off and then back on - but there is still nothing displayed on the screen.

Any suggestions? Is it possible it's DOA?


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my battery was getting flat so HTC Desire 2.1 decided to shut down. That's fine but the shutting down never finished.

Put it on charger. And when clicking Power Off nothing happens. The phone is slow to operate.

Is there anything else I can do except taking the battery off?


texts: My Motorola Ultra is running 4.4.4 and I've been holding off on upgrading to the next one since I don't want to lose any possibility of getting root. However, this morning when the notification popped up, I accidentally selected "Don't remind me, just update at this time", the time being noon tomorrow. When it tries to start the update, is there anyway I can stop it?


texts: Why I have problem downloading iso file in android?

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Background: Our company monitor the network data usage and give warning to employee with high internet data usage. What I want to do is download the big file in my android phone because I have a unlimited data usage plan for it.

I wanted to download some linux iso from the internet but I want to do it in my phone. I had downloaded some big files ( 200-300mb, exe files ) back in some weeks and they are successful. I just click the link inside Dolphin Browser HD and it automatically popped up a prompt-to-save.

Today I tried to download some linux iso files ( 600-700mb ) and they were not successful either by clicking the link directly or put the link into a downloader app. But I can download them from my PC without problem ( of course I didn't download it actually ).

Dolphin Browser HD's progress bar stopped at about 1/10 and keeping loading, finally said "Web Page not available".

And the downloader said cannot connect to the server.

Do you have any idea? Here is one of the file I need to download:

http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/17/Live/i686/Fedora-17-i686-Live-Desktop.iso


texts: How to remove an app from recent apps list?

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We have had the recent uninspired idea to let a SmartPhone upgrade itself to the "Pie" Version of the "Google" "Android" Operating System.

Now, although everything went smoothly, we have discovered to our utter amazement that we are no longer able to close a Mobile Software Application at once. We are able only to close all of the running Mobile Software Applications at once.

No matter how much we have been searching so far, there is no obvious individual "Close" Button for each Mobile Software Application in this Latest Version.

Does anybody know how to close them individually, in a gentle way? We are not referring to any Forced Closures by means of terminating them.


texts: How to clear the Android file chooser history?

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When using many different Android apps, a native file chooser is displayed to allow the user to select a file to process.
For example, in the well-regarded Privacy Browser web browser, visiting the VirusTotal website and then pressing the Choose file button on that site will invoke this file chooser GUI.
I noticed, on Samsung Android Nougat devices, many of the files listed in the Downloads folder were deleted over a year ago, but are still being presented as current options by the file chooser.
How can one clear the history of this native file chooser?
When clearing it, are there any undesirable side-effects?


texts: How to test my Device's capability to support WiGig?

texts: Well, how do I test if my Device supports WiGig? My device manufacturer claims that the device supports WiGig but, I don't have a WiGig network, or at least I am not aware of that! Is there an application in Playstore which can do it for me?


texts: During Android Encryption, I lost my device keyboard and OS ask me to enter password?

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I have Android phone with OS version 4.4, I start encrypt my phone and it started very well. After an hour and restringing several time the device prompt me to "Type password to decrypt storage".

Her is the problem begins, I suspect the system keyboard won't work because it was disabled in settings yesterday and set google keyboard for normal usage, and now I unable to enter password.

Can anybody tell me how can I enable my default keyboard or enter required password ?


texts: Stream Live Video from Android to RTMP Server

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I'm working on an Android RAT (Remote Administration Tool) project as a course project. I want to add live video stream feature to the RAT. I've searched for different ways and find out three different ways:

Captures video from service, then upload the video
Streams video from camera in a local web server inside Android application (such as https://github.com/darshanrn/SpyCam)
Ant Media which is exactly the suitable solution which encodes the video and transfer as a live stream (https://github.com/ant-media/LiveVideoBroadcaster)

But the problem is that Ant Broadcaster needs an activity to preview the camera, however as it is described HERE (https://github.com/sprimgupta/Secret-Video-Recorder) it is possible to record video from a service without previewing.

I wonder how to make video stream inside service using Ant Broadcaster?

Ant Media connects a service to an activity and then broadcast the video:
https://github.com/ant-media/LiveVideoBroadcaster/blob/master/liveVideoBroadcasterSDK/src/main/java/io/antmedia/android/broadcaster/LiveVideoBroadcaster.java


texts: How to undo "Enable autofill for [website]" in Firefox?

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My question is similar to [Undo "Disable autofill for [app]" one), but the solution doesn't work for me, so please bear with me.

I'm using Keepass2Android for autofill. It works great in most apps. It also worked in Firefox until one day I pressed Enable autofill for [website URL]. Now it doesn't work for this website. There's no autofill popup, so I can't undo this like I could in other apps. I've also done this in Firefox Preview and it stopped working altogether for all sites in that browser.

What I've tried:

Solution from this question - I don't have the 3 dots button
Reinstall Keepass2Android - no change
Reinstall Firefox - no change
Clear Firefox cache and data - no change

I'm using OnePlus 6T with latest OxygenOS (Android P-based).


texts: How to install android market app manually?

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I have device with android 2.1 and I want to install android market app manually. Can I do that?

I have download android_app.apk file into my device but while installing getting following error.
Package com.android.market_app requires unavailable shared library com.google.android.datamessaging; failing!
I tried to search datamessaging.jar file but I can not able to find.
Does I need to do something else.


texts: What does an Android-encrypted SD card do/look like on PC

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Long story short - my Galaxy Active S8 apparently got wet inside, and stopped working (although I think I can revive).  I've let the Samsung microSD card for almost 24 hours, and as it's simply a card I believe the data should be easily retrievable as I've had SD cards get wet before, but would work after drying.
However, when I put the microSD card in my PC, doesn't show up in the Windows Explorer like normal.  I don't see an additional drive pop up at all.
I can't remember if I encrypted my card or not.  So, I'm hoping I did, and that's why it's not appearing as mounted on my PC.  What would an encrypted SD Card do, or look like, when inserted in a computer?  Would it appear as a drive, but prevent any access - or would it simply not show up at all?


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I'm aware of two Android emulators such as BlueStacks (Windows and macOS) and Genymotion (macOS and Linux). They both use virtual images to run Android emulation and they work fine on my MacBook. However they won't work on VPS, as you can't use VM within already virtualized environment (such as VPS or Amazon EC2).

Is there any solution to run Android app with works 24h/7d on Amazon EC2 or on different VPS, either on Linux, macOS or using some special AMI used for Android?


texts: I really need to know what other apps my child is using because I see him using his phone on a camera, but I don't know what does he do. Is he playing a game, working on some apps, or browsing... so, how to work with screenshot in AirDroid app?


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There ia a suspicious ssid near my house, i want to block the ssid ,not to display on my WiFi Hotspot list,how to set a blacklist on my android phone?
My android version is 4.4.


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My phone (Huawei P8) is hanging. It is hanging when it's not "in use" (at least, not by me or anyone else).

When it hangs, I have to hold down the power button for 10 seconds. When it restarts it works fine. I can single press the power button to put it to standby and return from this state as expected.

I then leave the phone for an amount of time (10 minutes, 30 minutes... whatever it is) and when I return, it has hung.

It still shows the lock screen when I single press the power button.

How can I find out which app(s) or hardware is causing the issue?


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My girlfriend and I have been enjoying google chat and the feature that lets you know when the other person is on their phone indicated by a green circle vs a red circle when the phone is in sleep mode.
For some unexplained reason, my phone now indicats her status as being red all the time even when we are talking to  each other.
Shey says she has not changed any settings,
can anyone tell me how to fix this or what woudl cause this to happen?


texts: Is there any way to change the emoticons in the standard android sms app?

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The green robot smilies are incredibly irritating, IMO.

I'm open to suggestions of other SMS apps that have different emoticons as well, but the few I've looked at seem to just skin the standard SMS app, emoticons and all.


texts: Rear camera and flash tourch is not working!!on Nokia 3.1

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I am not able to use Rear Camera and Flash Light in My Nokia 3.1. Front Camera Works Well. When I open Camera App, by default it Opens with Front Camera. Rear Camera Option is Not Found. (Front Camera works Perfectly Fine)

Even when i opened WhatsApp and Take a pic, only front camera is shown. No Button to switch To Rear Camera. (Front Camera works Perfectly Fine)


texts:
I have flashed CWM onto my phone by using Odin as I'm trying to root, but when I boot into recovery mode, it just takes me to the stock recovery mode, and not the CWM version, so I can't install the ZIP. How do I get around this, or boot directly into CWM recovery mode?

I am running a Samsung Galaxy J3 2016 Edition running Android 5.1.1


texts: PDF Presentation (Beamer LaTeX / Adobe Acrobat Reader) on Android tablet

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I have just received my Nexus 10 - my first Android tablet!

I bought the tablet partly for giving presentations. My presentations are created by using the LaTeX package "beamer", which produces PDF files. Acrobat Reader (on PC) has a presentation mode that works perfectly well for all purposes, but I have trouble finding this functionality in the Android version.

There is a full-page display functionality in Adobe's app, but it has some animation for the page transitions. This means that "revealing" of new content (which is implemented by having successive slides that are identical except for the parts that are being revealed) will not work. This is one of the main functionalities that I want in my PDF presentations, and I seem to be unable to find any setting that would turn off the animation.

I have tried searching and the results I got were either about general PDF viewers or PowerPoint (etc) presentation apps. Rather than trying all the different PDF/presentation apps there are, I was hoping that someone might already be using their tablet in this manner, and would be able to help me out.

I have also tried ezPDF reader, but I did not find any presentation-style display at all. So my question is this:

Is there any way to do Beamer PDF presentation on Android tablets conveniently?

(3rd-party app is accepted, and ideally it should work with standard bluetooth presentation devices)


texts: How does one copy all the data AND apps from one Asus tablet to another?

texts: I have an Asus Transformer Prime TF-201, and am upgrading to an Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF-701. Before I sell my old table, I want to backup all my data and apps, and somehow transfer them to the new tablet. Is this possible without rooting the tablet? Both are currently synced with my Google account, and on both tablets, under Settings->Backup and Restore, both tablets are set to backup information to Google.


texts: Why does my SD data get messed up when i connect to PC with USB?

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Every time I connect my phone to my computer via USB (Huawei U8666E, Android 4.0.3) even after I've disconnected my phone, the following 2 things happen (that I can tell): My ringtone goes back to "Default" (i'm using a custom one which is saved on the SD memory) and my music playlist (the only one i have) goes empty. No music file is missing, they're just removed from the playlist, and they, too, are on my SD memory.

What can i do to fix or circumvent the issue?

Edit: The problem is not that it happens while the phone is hooked on the computer, but that it persists AFTER i disconnect it. In other words, after disconnecting the phone, i have to manually rebuild my playlists and change the ringtone again. Is there a way for me to transfer data between PC and phone without having to "reconfigure" the phone after the process? Or better yet a way to use the USB normally without the "reconfiguring" having to take place?


texts: Is there a way I can update my samsung galaxy note 4.0.2 to 4.2.2?

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Is there a way I can update it?
Because i can't download many apps


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

Is there a stable Honeycomb ROM for the Nook Color that can be installed on the phone's memory  and not exclusively run off an SD card?

I am currently running CM 7.1 and like the stability I get but might be willing to sacrifice it to try out HC.


texts: Hide "Successfully Updated" notifications from Google Play/Market

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I have a lot of apps on auto-update and I really don't care when most of them update. I almost always have 3 notifications saying some app has successfully updated.

Is there any way I can the notifications off? I'm on Android 2.3.5, Motorola Electrify. I think I have the latest version of Market since it updated to Google Play on its own. I don't see settings for this anywhere in Google Play or the device's settings. FWIW I'm not rooted.


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I wish to install TWRP, LineageOS and Magisk on a Redmi 4X I have to replace the stock ROM.
I installed ArrowOS on a Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus very recently and it went very smoothly.
However searching around online, unlocking Redmi phones seem to be a real pain.
While this link tells how to root it and install TWRP(the easy part) it doesn't talk about the part of unlocking the phone's bootloader in the first place.
This link leads nowhere.
This link is pretty irrelevant because I don't have a Windows PC. Any tips to do this with Arch Linux??
I couldn't really make sense of this rather long and intimidating thread though it seems to be the most promising one.
I couldn't make any sense of the other google results and they lead me nowhere.
I'm still quite a noob with Android and so would appreciate any help I get.


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With Google Now, more specifically, the "time to home" card, is there a way that you can add more locations than Work and Home?

I found it set home by itself, and then later I stumbled upon how to set up a "work" location which I called school at the time. Now I would like to have a school location, a work location, my home location, and maybe even others if it is possible. Can this be done manually, or is it only automatic once Google Now suspects that I keep going to the same location several times?


texts: I have a tablet with a cracked screen, but I can use it with usb mouse connected via OTG. One problem is that I cannot connect it in debug mode because whenever I connect my tablet to PC, the message "Allow USB debugging?" appears. So it's a problem: while tablet connected to PC message appears, but in order to accept it I need my mouse connected, but USB port is busy. I have no root, but I have recovery. So is there a way to deal with this message? I know that I can use bluetooth mouse, but I wont have it as soon as I want to debug my apps.


texts: how can I search for my contacts by only providing the words not start from the beginning?

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I am using Android mobile phone. In the Contacts, I find out that it can only search for contacts if I provide the words start from the beginning.

For example, if my friend is called "David". I could not find him if I only put "vid" in the search box.

May I ask how to improve the search algorithm for my mobile phone (I know it is doable for Google Contacts)? Thank you.


texts: Deleted chat - can it still have a back up on google drive

texts: If I delete my chats on WhatsApp as soon as it is over(Within an hour). Will google drive still have it backed up?


texts: How to know the data consumption of android device within a very small date range

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Background

I watch my data consumption religiously, since the telcom operators in Lebanon charge an arm and a leg for every MB spent. The bundles cost ok, but when you exceed the bundle they charge you like 6 cents a MB.

What happened last month is that I eventually exceeded my 20GB bundle at May 12, 8:12 AM, so I immediately turned off my data usage on my android, and tried to upgrade the bundle. It turns out that the operator system was down. I called them, they said keep your data turned off until the system is back up again.

So eventually the system got back and I upgraded my data bundle at May 13, 1:53PM.

Problem

Come monthly bill time, I got charged crazy cash. I called them and they claimed that I consumed 3.6GB worth of extra data! Now the above is my side of the story, I would like to prove it using the data manager of my android device

The data manager of my android device shows consumption per cycle (which is defined by me, i set it at the 16th of every month since my billing cycle with my telco operator ends at the 15th midnight).

Question

What I would like to do is basically zoom in the data usage report and basically see exactly how much was consumed between May 12, 8:12AM and May 13, 1:53PM. Is that possible using android settings natively or through a third party software? Please bear in mind that this must be done to historical data, not from future data as it's impossible to predict the future.

Tech Details

My phone is Nexus 6p running Android 7.1.2


texts: Text to speech erratic after android 4.3 update

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I use the app AnkiDroid on my HTC One to learn Italian. It has a text to speech option which, when enabled, reads the text on the flashcards aloud. However, after updating to Android 4.3, this function has become extremely erratic - only 1 of every 20/30 cards is read out (it worked perfectly before the update).

I have also recently bought a Google nexus 7, running Android 4.4.2, and it also has the same issue. Does anybody have any ideas about why this is happening and if possible how I could resolve this?


texts: How can I remove the previous owner's Google account in a pre-owned device?

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i bought a used phone that has the old owner's information stored in Google Play. How do I erase it?

when I download games from Google play if they have already downloaded them they are showing up as the old owners how do I erase this to where the phone recognizes my account not their's for Google play?


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As of a couple of days ago, I've been noticing a particular floating ad on my screen. It keeps popping up occasionally.
I've googled it and have removed the apps I've installed in the last couple of days as per the instructions, but it's still present.

Please find a screenshot below.

Any idea how to fix this?

Thanks in advance!


texts: How to delete this trash can icon Android 6.0

texts: I have an Elephone P9000 and it has this annoying icon at the bottom that makes the most recent app disappear almost. How can I go and delete it? I have root.


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I was recently going through my list of devices on the web Play Store to remove an old device.  While looking at the list, I saw that I had two entries for my Nexus 4: "LG Google Nexus 4" and "Nexus 4".  As I installed CyanogenMod shortly after getting the phone, I wasn't surprised to see the second entry.  I decided to delete the one called "LG Google Nexus 4" as it was registered when I first got the phone.

Yesterday, I went to install an app to my phone using the web Play Store, but I no longer have any devices listed there.  I tried reselecting the account to use in the Play Store app, and also wiped data for the app using TitaniumBackup and relogging into the Play Store app.  Neither approach caused my device to be added back to the web Play Store device list.  How can I readd my Nexus 4 to the devices attached to my account?


texts: Some apps change the sound profile when showing notifications

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Some apps such as WhatsApp and Gmail cause my sound profile to change from Vibrate to Normal automatically without asking me when I get a notification from them. This only happens when notification sounds are enabled in the app, but they really should be respecting the system settings instead of changing them! Also, they should not be enabling my ringer!

I want notification sounds to work if I changed the sound profile to Normal, and only vibration in the Vibrate profile.

Of those two apps, only WhatsApp has permission to change audio settings.

HTC Desire 816 dual sim, Android 6


texts: APN Settings: What Does Each Setting Do?

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An Access Point Name, APN, is a gateway between mobile networks and the public Internet.
I've done research, and there's not much online about what the individual settings are or do.
This is what I've managed to figure out so far, listed in the order they appear on an Android phone.
Settings in bold I do not have a good answer for. Please tell me the setting's "full name" and what it does. If you know of a site that lists these out and describes them please share it. Thank you!

Name: User given label that doesn't actually affect anything. It can be anything.
APN: Stands for Access Point Name I guess? Usually, this is a short single word and ALL CAPS for some reason. No idea what this does.
Proxy: Is this for using a regular proxy server or something mobile specific?
Port: Port for the proxy? 80 by default?
Username: Credentials to use the carrier.
Password: Credentials to use the carrier.
Server: Found out this is for a WAP Gateway Server - kind of like a proxy except that it also translates/decodes web pages.
MMSC: A URL to send MMS messages to? What does MMSC stand for?
MMS proxy: Why does there need to be a proxy? Why not just send it to the MMSC directly?
MMS port: Why is this here, won't it always be 80?
MCC: Mobile Country Code - I believe this specifies to the cell phone towers which network to default to. Why would they need to know this?
MNC: Mobile Network Code - tells the towers what carrier is being used?
Authentication type: Port to send the Username & Password over?
APN type: So instead of IP port numbers mobile networks use "port names" to specify the data type. So if you put "default,mms" then those communication protocols will be used. Correct me if I'm wrong, please.
APN protocol: Whether to use IPv4 or IPv6.
APN roaming protocol: Roaming is using another carrier company's service. This specifies what IP type to use when doing so.
APN enable/disable: For when multiple APN's are on the phone. Allows one to pick a certain configuration.
Bearer: What does this do?
MVNO type: Mobile Virtual Network Operator - a reseller carrier that uses one of the larger (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile) carriers. This option can be either None, SPN, IMSI, GID, or ICCID. Tells the major carrier what the reseller is I think.
MVNO value: The number given to the reseller?


texts: When I call, I dont want other party to record my voice.How can I do that?

texts: When I call, I don't want other party to record my voice. How can I do that?


texts: How do I get the Android Kindle/nook apps to recognize .MOBI/.EPUB files on my SD card?

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I prefer to manage my ebook files manually, so I'm having trouble getting the Android Kindle and nook apps to locate the .MOBI and .EPUB files that I put on my SD card.

Is there any sort of Browse feature in these apps for locating custom ebook files?

For the moment, I'm getting around this issue by using Calibre/FBReader, but I'd rather use plain drag & drop and the official Kindle/nook apps if possible.


texts: Why do I have to get permission to save to my own phone?

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I am the owner of a new Samsung Galaxy J7 (J700T). When I try to delete files with no data on them on my internal, external, or SD card, the phone tells me I am denied.

I want the files I've created. I would love to have this phone checked for spyware, but I am a Windows desktop guy and this Android flashing/rooting stuff has me stumped. Please send me in the right direction.

How do I get my permissions to stay in my favor? How does this happen, why I don't have the authority to do what?


texts: Restore SMS icon in default home lancher?

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My home screen used to look like this:

As you can see there's a GoSMS icon (3rd from left).

For some reason it went away after I reboot:

Anyone knows how can I restore it?

BTW i'm on Froyo 2.2


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Recently my phone shows "Android is starting Optimizing App 1 of 1" at every boot. I intercepted this and found it running dex2oat in this way

/system/bin/dex2oat --runtime-arg -classpath --runtime-arg /system/framework/XposedBridge.jar --instruction-set=arm64 --instruction-set-features=default --runtime-arg -Xnorelocate --boot-image=/system/framework/boot.art --dex-file=/data/data/com.google.android.gms/app_fb/f.apk --oat-fd=45 --oat-location=/data/data/com.google.android.gms/app_fb/f.dex --runtime-arg -Xms64m --runtime-arg -Xmx512m

I also managed to grab a copy of the APK. The original APK and DEX disappears after dex2oat is done. Its package ID is com.google.ccc.abuse.droidguard.droidguasso and it's only 6.5KB in size. There's not even a META-INF folder in the APK. Google shows no exact result about it.
I'm afraid whether it's a malware but I can't find out anything more. Can anyone help me?

I have the intercepted APK uploaded to Dropbox.

Edit: Got rid of it by creating a blank file at /data/data/com.google.android.gms/app_fb. But I still wonder about its malice (if so).


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I have an external SD card, and I want to keep it that way.
I have lots of files on it sorted how I prefer. But now all my apps that I've saved data from or use to open files can't access the external SD card.

I've gone to app permissions and made sure they have storage. I just want them to have full access to my SD card, because, well, it's my SD card.

TitaniumBackup won't backup to it's folder anymore, says no space even though there are gigs free. My camera app won't save to the external dir I've put my pictures in. My music app won't give me a list of the files in the directory where I've sorted my music. Is there any way to just force MM to just let those apps have full access to my SD card?
I can browse the SD card with ESExplorer.


texts: How to turn off offering to turn on Google Assistant?

texts: I know how to turn off google assistant. But many times when I make some move at the bottom of phone screen it show me the dialog to turn on Google Assistant. I do not want to turn in Google assistant. Never ever. I do not want to see that screen asking me if I want to turn on Google assistant on my phone. Is there a way how to stop that?


texts: while setting Google + account ... getting error: "couldn't find the server"

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While setting Google + account ... getting  error: "couldn't find the server". Please assist, non of the app is working in my mobile (App like: you tube; play store etc.).

Have already tried to delete my Google account and re- create it.


texts: Install GMS core Packages on brand-new Huawei

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Like some people here before me, I have problems installing GMS core packages on my brand-new Huawei that I bought some weeks ago in China. (EMUI 5.1, Android 7.0, Model number TRT-AL00A, Build Number TRT-AL00AC00B210)

I read through some of the posts here and in other forums, but whenever I tried to install the downloads, I got an error message. (I need to admit, I am not a very tech-savvy person..)

So I guess the main problem is that my Huawei version is simply too new - is that correct? :O Has anyone encountered similar problems or discovered a solution?

Thanks for your consideration!
All the best,
Tobias


texts: Galaxy s4 GTI9500 android version to update

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I'm having this phone for almost two years,
Currently running version 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, frankly don't have any known problems or bugs..
I think of upgrading to some of the Kitkat versions, as I know lollipop is still not stable.

My questions are:
1. Currently my phone give me the opportunity to update through FOTA to 4.3, which I've heard is a total catastrophe.
If I do this and than upgrade to 4.4 Kitkat do I collects some bugs on the way from 4.3?

Is it possible to upgrade via FOTA from 4.2.2 directly to 4.4?
Where can I find the new bugs\problems that I will probably have after upgrading from 4.2.2 to 4.4 KitKat, as I am more than fine with the current behavior of my current 4.2.2 version.
Same question as 3 but this time about new features that I will have.
Is it recommended to backup all phone content before firmware update?
What is the chance that my phone will turn into a brick after a firmware
update or will loose information?


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I'm on an unrooted Verizon Galaxy Note 4 running Android 4.4.4.

I have not accepted the Lollipop preparation updates, because Android 5.0 on Snapdragon processors is known to have poor performance when using Gear VR.

In the last week I've noticed that USB debugging is grayed-out, even when plugged into a Windows 7 computer. I have tried using different USB cables and different computers.

I need to be able to use EasyTether, which requires USB debugging.

I have tried rebooting to Safe Mode, but this didn't help. USB debugging is still disabled.

Is it because I have deferred the OTA updates? How can I restore USB debugging without accepting the OTA update?
I've been using Samsung KNOX for months now and it hasn't interfered with USB debugging. Has something changed with Samsung KNOX?


texts: Stop GMS Firebase Indexing from collecting all of the personal data

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When I was playing with settings on my Nokia 6.1 Plus running a stock ROM Android 10 with bootloader unlocked and rooted with Magisk v21+, I noticed that Firebase App Indexing that comes under Google Account Preferences was collecting all of my personal data. Of course, GMS was the culprit.
Here's the proof: This was the message that I received from the bank for the transaction that I made yesterday.

Every message that I sent and received had been collected in this given format. Also, many apps that use Firebase API sent these kinds of information.
I'm a guy who thinks about user privacy all-day, so I've used:

Nuked_Script Magisk script that is used to disable trackers and ad services.
AFWall+ for Firewall (root).
Bouncer - Temporary App Permissions.
AdAway for nullifying ads (root) - ads on Gmail, Twitter, Instagram still exist though
Bromite webview and browser (Webview Switcher module).

When I turned the developer options off, Firebase App Indexing options also turned off (I mean hidden). So, does it mean that it stopped collecting my data? I still doubt that.
How can I stop this from happening?
P.S: I'm used to using Google Apps. But I don't want to give them such personal data.


texts: What's the standard font called that comes on droid x running 2.3?

texts: What font ships with the droid x on 2.3? Is the same font used across all android devices running 2.3?


texts: New access permissions for Google Maps v9.1.1

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I recently got an notification for the latest Google Maps update 9.1.1. With this update, the app asks for 2 new access rights: Phone and Device ID and call information.

After checking the changelog, I cannot connect the need for those 2 permissions with the new features introduced.

  Changelog:

  Dynamic Routing Around Closures
  Quick Facts cards on Points of Interest with time and weather
  Bug fixes

After reading what an app can do with this permissions (read my call log, start phone calls, read the remote number of an active call), it doesn't feel right to simply give permission to use it without knowing what the actual benefit is.

I checked the Google Maps webpage and did a search on Google, but couldn't find any explanation for this new access permissions.

Can anyone tell me what this permissions are used for, or point me to a source where I can verify the use of these rights?


texts: Why is my internal memory smaller than it tells me on the settings?

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If I go to Storage settings, it says I have 2.36 GB of Internal Cellphone Memory; I've installed 359 MB of Apps (including the fabric ones), cleared cahcé already, and on Settings it says I'm using 1,32 GB of the 2,36 aviable.

I've installed DiskUsage to check on what's taking so much space, and it says my total Internal Memory is 1329 MiB, it's like I'm missing an ENTIRE gigabite of the data I should have, yet my siste's phone (same model, Alcatel M'Pop) doesn't have this issue. Why?

On a note, she has only installed Songify and Wassapp.


texts: Why Everything has exchanged places on my android Interface?

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Well, I don't know how but today suddenly my first (and new) android phone (Moto E) got "sick" and everything on both the sides of the interface switched places. It is like reflection about vertical axis.
I mean everything looks fine except that,...

operations for which I previously used my Right-Hand, Right-Thumb, etc., I now have to use my Left-Hand, Left-Thumb etc.
Things that were displayed Left aligned previously, are now being displayed Right-aligned. Text Alignment changed.
The swipe that worked rightward previously is now changed to Leftward. Swapped direction of swipe.
the signs that were previously on Top-Right (battery, time etc.), now have swapped their positions with signs on top-left (notifications and stuff).
Memory status that increased rightward, is increasing leftward.

And I am also seeing occasional glitches in the graphics here and there. One of such is that only half of the context menu appear within ES file browser, when mobile is held horizontally. It seems that it is because its shape is not getting updated while the interface turns 90 degrees.

Is it due to some virus? I recently allowed app form unknown resources to install adobe flash (that didn't work, btw). I also have changed my runtime from Dalvik to ART.

Please tell me how to fix this...Thnk you!

Edit: I changed from Dalvik to ART 4 days ago and till today morning, everything was fabulous. Today I updated chrome and installed pocketbook app. And out of nowhere doom struck my humble mobile. Also "Mirroring" is indeed there but only of the relative position of elements.


texts: Where can I find stock Android apps that are not normally in the Market?

texts: I downloaded a custom ROM for my Samsung Captivate phone that is a variant of 2.2.1.  Its version of the Camera allows me to use the power button to take pictures.  I decided I want the stock camera without this feature.  Is there a site from which the default camera.apk is available for 2.2.1, or for that matter, other apps?


texts: How to automatically delete photos after google plus upload?

texts: Once Google plus uploads the images, then it automatically delete the image files on the phone for more storage space. Is it possible? Can it be used with tasker or any other app?


texts: Trying to restore photos from a broken S4 (AT&T), how do I go about it?

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My friend broke her S4's screen, and wants to get back the photos from the internal memory. The phone does not have USB debugging turned on, so having it attached to the computer only charges it. The phone does show up in Kies and is asking for me to unlock it. I do have the pin code, but as the screen is dead, and I cannot put it in. ADB devices, and FastBoot devices do not show the phone at all. Fastboot Reboot-recovery does not do anything either.

How can I go about restoring these photos from the internal memory. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks!


texts: Please help me do data recovery from a phone stuck in bootloop

texts:
I bought a Huawei Honor 5C Pro phone 2 years back and so far it had been working well. Two nights back, the phone shut down because of empty battery and I slept without putting it on charge.
The next morning, I started to charge it but the red light started blinking continuously for some time. Then, the honor logo was repeatedly flashing on and off without it reaching the lock screen.After every two or three times of flashing honor logo, it flashes emui with reboot,factory reset and clear partition cache options but it doesn't stop for me to choose any option.
This bootloop happens continuously while it is charging and if I remove it from charging, it still bootloops and doesn't shutdown no matter what. It bootloops until all battery is drained and then shuts down.
Only one time did it open while charge was 10% but after that, it shut down and hasn't stopped bootlooping.
Unfortunately, the battery is not removable.
Also, the problem is, when I put it on charge, for some time a red light blinks and then without any input from user, the phone switches on, boots to Honor logo and after every 2-3 honor logo flashes, it flashes to emui (with reboot, factory reset and clear partition cache option) but the screen immediately blacks out before I can choose any option.
The morning it happened, after many tries, it did open once at 10% charge. But it again switched off and hasn't stopped bootlooping since.
I don't care if the phone doesn't work. I just need the data stored on the ROM. If the phone can work, that's great but the data is more important.
As long as the phone keeps charging, this boot loop keeps happening despite me trying to switch off the phone. When I remove it from charging, it still boot loops until battery is low.
Please help me get back control of the phone or atleast recover the data stored on the phone's ROM.


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Hello I have a Xiaomi redmi 3 Pro with MIUI 8 and I installed the app cerberus and I have made the app is not shown in the menu. The problem is this, I restarted the phone and want to access the app now, I put the code 23723787 for show the app in the menu and I also tried to send a command from the web and I have not received a response. It is as if the app had not started after restarting mobile.
Any suggestion?


texts:
If I format my SD card or replace with a new SD card, what will I lose?

What Personal data
What Application data
What downloads

In short I want to find what, where and how data is stored on SD.


texts: Is there a way to turn my phone to landscape mode in the lock screen?

texts: I have had a Motorola Moto e4 for almost 2 years with relatively no problems. A few days ago, my phone's touch screen stops working in certain frequently pressed places on the screen. This proves to be mildly annoying, but manageable as I would just flip the phone to landscape to get past this (especially when typing). Unfortunately, my phone has finally died and after I charged it, it now asks for my password so I can log in. The thing is, I can't press one of the onscreen keyboard keys to enter my password completely, and thus cannot unlock my phone. I cannot use my fingerprint because every time my phone reboots it asks for the password. I know if I can get my landscape mode I can enter in the correct password but all my attempts (notification bar, lock screen camera) have all failed. Any help? :)


texts: Limited internal storage, how to shift stuff to sd card

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Total Available Internal storage on my Sony Ericsson is ~412MB. This is really low but many apps apparently need to be installed there and others still need a footprint even after being shifted to SD card.

What's the best way around this if I want to install more apps?

It's a shocking bit of design to be honest, unless I'm derping and completely missing out on something easy.


texts: Why am I not able to select VLC player from inside the BubbleUPnP app?

texts:
I noticed after the updated of my Nexus 7 from Android 5 to 6.0.1, that my DLNA app BubbleUPnP (Version 2.5.5.1) stopped detecting video players. I am trying to view a video from my library with VLC Player Version 1.7.2., but I just cannot select it. Before with Android 5, the player could be selected, but I don't know for sure, if it changed because of updating android or the app. I also tried another player. Not selectable, either. From within other apps, e.g. Total Commander, I can select every intalled video player.

I have an other device, too, with Android 4.3. BubbleUPnP and VLC are the same versions and there it all works fine.

I already asked the bubblesoft support, but unfortunately they don't have an idea, either... They claim that they tried it on a Nexus 5 running the same Android and app versions, and everything works fine.

How can I fix it?


texts: What Android version promises changes with regards to fast security patches?

texts:
I've heard that an upcoming, or recent version of Android has separated the OS from the hardware specific parts, promising much faster security and minor updates for the user.

What version is this?  And are the changes so significant that a buyer should consider waiting until that version is available in phones?


texts: Get rid of google market localization limitation to install an app

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I'd like to test last HBO GO android application to see how they implemented chromecast, but I'm in Canada and my devices are registered to play store Canada so I'm not able to install it. I have been looking for the single .apk on the web but I'm not sure if I could trust those I found.
Does any body has an idea how I could get it or how to get rid of the localization limitations ?
Thanks


texts: How to install a custom keyboard in Android?

texts: I read this article which says that I can "can install any custom keyboard as the default keyboard on Android". How can I do that? Does it require rooting?


texts: How can I set the correct SELinux / SEAndroid policy for an App?

texts:
I am using the free SSHelper SSH server on my phone to get SSH access. However, the application is not behaving correctly under SELinux when set to Enforcing mode, but seem to be OK when using Permissive mode. This is not surprising as it was developed under CyanogenMod, making the author unaware of these issues for later SELinux Enforcing stock AOS's.

The problem occurs when the App is trying to allocate a /dev/pts/N pseudo-terminal, during SSH connection. This fails and the resulting shell is essentially useless for development. After having spent considerable time trying to track down this problem as documented HERE. Where I found the following "errors" in the /data/misc/audit/audit.log file:

audit(1401291488.480:203): avc:  denied  { setattr } for  pid=11441 comm="sshelper_sshd" name="0" dev="devpts" ino=3 scontext=u:r:untrusted_app:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:untrusted_app_devpts:s0 tclass=chr_file VE=SEPF_GT-I9195_4.2.2_0022_M
audit(1401291488.480:203): arch=40000028 syscall=15 per=840000 success=no exit=-13 a0=beffd438 a1=190 a2=27da a3=c0000000 items=1 ppid=8499 pid=11441 auid=4294967295 uid=10202 gid=10202 euid=10202 suid=10202 fsuid=10202 egid=10202 sgid=10202 fsgid=10202 tty=(none) ses=4294967295 comm="sshelper_sshd" exe="/data/data/com.arachnoid.sshelper/bin/sshelper_sshd" subj=u:r:untrusted_app:s0 key=(null)
audit(1401291488.480:203):  cwd="/"
audit(1401291488.480:203): item=0 name="/dev/pts/0" inode=3 dev=00:09 mode=020600 ouid=10202 ogid=10202 rdev=88:00 obj=u:object_r:untrusted_app_devpts:s0

However, since I have no previous experience in SELinux and its mysterious protection mechanisms, and could really use some help. I don't even know if this is the real issue, just guessing. Checking the permissions of the above file gives:

# ls -alZ /data/data/com.arachnoid.sshelper/bin/sshelper_sshd
-rwxr-xr-x u0_a202  u0_a202           u:object_r:app_data_file:s0 sshelper_sshd

But this context doesn't seem to correspond at all to what was shown in the log.

How can I fix these permissions to play well with SELinux when in Enforcing mode?

(Also, what tools and file are available in Android to fix this?)


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I've moved on from a previous job, and as part of the process I need to return my work provided phone.

I have factory reset the phone, as well as electing to erase the SD card. There was some sensitive data on the phone (pictures, documents etc) that I want to make sure are unavailable to whoever uses the phone next.

Can I be certain that this data cannot be recovered via an undelete application? Does the factory reset + erase sd write zeros to the drives or simply mark them as empty space?


texts: Android x86 not change resolution on Virtualbox and VMware Workstation

texts:
I installed android-x86_64-6.0-r3.iso and after launch I see:

I tried to change resolution as described here:

Android x86 Marshmallow not booting on Virtualbox and VMware Workstation
https://www.lifewire.com/fix-android-screen-resolution-virtualbox-2202050

Tried to set all resolutions from this menu:

Set UVESA_MODE=1024x768 etc.

But it's only affect on window size. I always see only a half screen in bad quality.


texts: 500 charge limit on wireless charger for Nexus 4 / 5 (QI)

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I recently bought a QI compatible charger for my Nexus 5. On the box it states, that the "wireless charges up to 500 times".

I don't understand why the charger is only able to charge my phone 500 times.
What happens to the charger so that it does not work anymore? Can someone explain that?

Thanks for you help.

It is exactly this device:
QI charger from ravpower

Edit 2: Looking at the website of the maker, it seems that they sell a mobile power bank as well. Perhaps they use the same packaging for the mobile power bank wireless charger and the wireless charger without battery.

Edit 3: I found the packaging on the internet.

Picture of the box


texts: How to restore from Titanium Backup with file on computer?

texts: I flashed new firmware and before doing so backed up apps and data with Titanium Backup. How do I restore? I have the folder on my PC which contains two .gz files and a properties file.


texts: CPU throttling during Web browsing for battery preservation - counterproductive?

texts:
The power saving feature in Android (I'm mainly familiar with Samsung phones so this might not apply to all brands) throttles the CPU in order to save battery. If the phone is being used for Web browsing, this results in slower page loading, which means that your screen is also consuming power for longer when in power saver. Does this mean in some cases the throttled CPU might actually result in higher battery consumption (specially taking into account that modern CPUs are pretty good at regulating their own power consumption)?

I'm sure the answer depends on a lot of variables so let's assume some specifics (although it would be great if one could make some extrapolations to more general scenarios):

Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 phone (Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, 720x1280 Super AMOLED screen)
Google Chrome browser
Screen brightness is the same for power saver and non power saver scenario


texts:
My problem is that the WhatsApp stores all the data in the phone memory, which is almost used up.

If I move the WhatsApp folder to sd card, then I'll not be able to access anything from the app.

Is there any way in which I can move the files to sd card but still keep it linked with the app?


texts: Windows sees broken Android phone, no directories

texts:
So a friend brought me their Samsung Galaxy S7 phone with a broken screen, the phone does boot and my Windows 7 machine recognizes the phone however there are no directories or files listed. Edited screenshot:

I've spent an excessive amount of time searching for anything relevant and there are no directories or files on another person's Windows 10 laptop.

How do I force the phone to reveal the files so I can cover them for my friend? Critical note: please only answer if you're willing to provide sufficient steps without skipping anything critical (as 90% of tutorials and videos have failed miserably at this).


texts: What is the Difference Between an Android Phone and Android Tablet?

texts:
This is probably a dumb question, but I have never had a phone or tablet before.

So what is the difference between a tablet and phone?

From what I can see the tablets do not come with the monthly data plans (so are cheaper).

But is there a sim card slot in a tablet if you want one?
Do all tablets have WiFi so I can link to my home broadband router. (I found out today that phones do - that shows you how green I am.)
Do they all come with a usb slot?
Can tablets and phones both do Google Play?

From what I can tell the APK files will work on phones and tablets (provided the apk can cope with the different screen resolutions).

Is there any difference?


texts:
Is there some way to have a simple volume control on Lollipop? It was bad enough when each media stream had it's own volume, but the addition of notification priorities has made the overhead with Android volume management impractical.

With this in mind, is there some utility, app, Tasker profile, etc that will make it so when I press the "volume down" key on my phone, all streams will get quieter, and when I press the "volume up" key on my phone, all streams will get louder?

I would like this to be completely context agnostic; if I try and decrease the volume while media is playing, I'd like it to also decrease the ringer volume, and visa-versa.


texts: Customizing lock screen notifications on 2.2

texts: Is there an app that makes it possible to have email, Facebook, etc. notifications displayed on the unlock screen, the way that voicemail and text message notifications are displayed?


texts:
Just upgraded to a new phone. So, I have my old one with a cracked screen lying around. Is there any way to run an SVN server on it for a few projects I am working on with a friend?

Its low power and small size makes it ideal for a task like this.


texts: How to resize the width of several frozen columns in Google Sheets app?

texts: I am using Google Sheets on Android and have several columns frozen on the left, but the app seems to have a fixed width for the frozen columns. Is it possible to change this width?


texts: How to list clients that have used your wifi hotspot on a Nexus 5

texts:
Is there a way to list clients currently using my mobile hotspot? Or even better does it log info on the clients that connect?

I have some totally unexplained bandwidth usage when I had it on and took a 5 hour nap, while the password wasn't that weak, I'd like to check to make sure no one besides me was using it.

Edit: Preferably without root. Although, I might root it if it means I can actually LOG the activity.


texts: Can I create folders and move sms's that I want to keep to these folders? For example, I would want to save all my sent sms's in a Sent folder.


texts: Payment deducted but app was not downloaded

texts:
I paid Rs.180/- for an App called "Pop Diary+Journal.  The amount was debited but the App was not downloaded.  It has not shown in Google play stores history.

The App developer said he could not help in this matter.

How to download the App or to get refund?


texts: How to attend my phone call from android phone in Mac?

texts:
I am using Asus Zenfone Max M1 Pro with Android 9.0
I wanted to attend my phone calls from mobile in Mac machine running 10.15.1 macOS Catalina,

I have tried, Airdroid, it doesn't support.

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks


texts: Factory resetting a locked chinese clone without a built-in recovery (Android 4.4)

texts:
Being the only knowledgeable person in reach, I was asked by this lady to reset this phone after the owner forgot its password. It's an unnamed model apparently powered by a Spreadtrum SoC and built to imitate the LG G4. Judging by the lockscreen blocked by a Google account password prompt, it seems to run on Android 4.x.

Power + Volume down lands on the screen on the left, which contains just generic test routines.

Power + Volume up gets you into what seems to be the fastboot mode. I'm planning on attempting to flash generic recoveries but I'm slightly wary of USB connecting it to my mission-critical notebook. Either way, I wouldn't know which recovery to flash or, if it comes to, which ROM to flash in it.

Ironically, this might as well be the most secure device I've touched.


texts:
My wife and I use Google Photos to share pictures between our devices. We like it because it has Auto Backup and automatically syncs pictures between our two phones.

To make this work, though, she has had to add my Google account to her phone, which comes with a host of annoyances. Even when we turn off sync for everything but Photos, many Google apps automatically switch her over to my account. The worst is Hangouts -- because I use Google Voice, she gets all of my text messages and voicemail, and I can't find a way to stop that.

Does anybody have some advice for either:

A way to sync photos using Google Photos, but without my wife getting all of my messages in Hangouts?
A non-Google app that will give us similar functionality for photos (automatic backup and syncing)?


texts: My nexus 7 does not start after updating the system. It is in a never ending loop. I would appreciate any help.


texts: Phone stuck on Google logo after trying to install Jelly Bean

texts:
I have a Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0.1

I tried to install Jelly Bean, and followed all instructions I found on a website (forgot which one). I installed cwh and twh first.
Then I installed Jelly Bean. After the installation I rebooted my phone and it got stuck on a cross with the four colors for more than one hour.
So I tried to remove all of this (Jelly Bean, twh).
But now it's stuck on Google logo.

I tried everything.
I don't know what to do to make my phone work. I flashed it but it's not working.

Can you help me? (A stressed student who cannot pay for the repairs)

Thank you , I really need an answer

By the way, I have a mac.


texts: I am looking for 4.4.x rom for my galaxy s2. I have installed beanstalk 4.4.2 rom, but what I don't like about it is that it is very "custom". I am looking for rom, similar to super nexus - absolutely stock google android experience. Can anyone recommend something? Thanks!


texts: Is it possible to write video directly to external device while recording

texts: I have a Nexus 5 that I'd like to use for some video recording. The meetings I'd like to record are likely to run long enough that they might cause my phone to run out of space mid-recording. I am wondering whether it is possible to connect my phone to my Macbook (or some other device) such that the file is written directly to my Macbook SSD while recording; in other words, to use the phone as a peripheral. Is this possible?


texts: Apps on SD Card taking up internal storage (

texts:
My phone has been claiming the impossible for a while (see screenshot). Namely, it claims that more internal memory is being used than is available, and hence it is rather difficult for me to download new apps.

I believe that some apps that are located on the SD card are falsely being seen by my phone as living on the phone's memory, and it's somehow adding those numbers to the total amount of storage taken up.

If I go into my podcast app, for example, it says it's taking up about a gigabyte of internal storage even though a) that's not possible, b) it's all on the memory card when I go look in the file manager, and c) DiskUsage app shows this memory as being on the memory card, too.

DiskUsage app shows my internal memory as being just less than full, which I can deal with because I can delete a few things; I don't want to have to delete my podcast app's data again, though (it takes forever to get it set up again) every time I want to download a new app.

I tried dialing code #99009# and get an "unrecognized code" error message. My phone's also not rooted and I'm not going there :-/ I'm not that into tech and I think I would just end up wrecking everything.

Any specific advice would be awesome!

Thanks so much!


texts: What's the fastest way to logout GMail weblogins via an Android phone

texts:
Sometimes I log into GMail on a computer and after leaving the computer I notice that I forgot to log-off.
In those cases I don't have direct access to a computer but I have my Android with me. What's the fastest way to log-out? (Not counting the time for the initial setup)


texts: Unable to connect with PC using USB connection after upgrading to Lollipop 5.0.2

texts: I am using Micromax Yu Yureka. I'm unable to connect with PC using USB connection after recently upgrading my device to Lollipop 5.0.2. But it was working in Kitkat perfectly.


texts: uninstalling a self built app, which was created in two copies accidentally

texts: I built an app through android studio but two copies were created and I could uninstall one copy but the other says that the app is not present in the list of installed apps, but the icon remains.. How to remove it?


texts: Huawei erecovery not working on Honor 7 lite(forgotten password lock)

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Can anyone help with this ?
I can´t really get into settings to change usb debugging. Also huawei erecovery asks about update(Download latest version and recovery) -- which results in error getting package info failed.

Not sure how to proceed in this, because bootloader is also locked.

Any ideas ?


texts: Access an Android purely via VNC enabling Tablet resolutions

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I can currently access my Android via VNC on my iPad.  Can I set the screen resolution of the Android to be the same as the native iPad resolution, giving me a pseudo Android tablet?

Even if there is an answer which corrupts the screen on the phone itself is fine, seeing it will be accessed via the tablet.


texts: How to find out what is causing vibration when sending and receiving texts?

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After updating my LG V20 phone to 8.0, everytime I get a text message my phone vibrates twice. My phone has also started vibrating when I send a text.
I am using the message app that came with the phone.

How do I fix this?


texts: How notifications work with multiple users?

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When there are multiple users in an Android device, how the notifications work?

The notifications are simultaneous for all users?
There are only notifications for the active user and notifications for other users are disabled until the other users log in?


texts: Can't chat with Google Assistant while recording screen

texts: I wanted to record some of my conversations with the Google Assistant, and I used the AZ screen recorder app to record. However when I start recording and open up Google Assistant, it gives me the "Can't reach Google at the moment" error, although my internet's working fine. Also tried with the Mobizen app and some other apps, same connectivity error. When I'm not recording the screen Assistant works as normal. Has anybody else experienced this and how should i fix it?


texts: Device stuck in a "bootloop". Resolved after re-inserting battery

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A Customer of mine has a Casio V-T500 Tablet on which he runs our app. For a few days it started to be stuck in a bootloop which could be broken by removing the battery, wait a few seconds, and then putting the battery back and starting the device. It's running Android 4.0.4 with an special Launcher by Casio.

Does someone ever have/had this kind of problem? How can this be resolved? Is this a hardware failure? After about 9 Months of "work"?


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I'm a newbie trying to learn about what alternative firmware I could use to upgrade my Nexus Galaxy from Android 4.2.1.

After connecting the phone to my Windows PC with a USB cable, I followed this video on YouTube to start the Nexus in Fastboot mode, clicked on the right button to proceed, and once Android was up and running, ran this from Windows...

[c:\Android-adb]fastboot.exe -l devices

... which returns nothing.

Any idea why, and what to do?

FWIW, the phone is also running an ADB server since it's used by the MyPhoneExplorer application to sync Outlook with Android.

Thank you.

Edit:

The computer already had the Samsung driver since I'm using MPE to sync Outlook with the Android phone.

Next, on a new computer, downloaded and installed Galaxy Nexus Toolkit 11.1.0, and rebooted as prompted by Windows7. With phone plugged in, Windows7 detected the phone allright.
Rebooted, left in Fastboot mode: fastboot-toolkit.exe says nothing, and Windows7 complains with "Device driver software was not successfully installed".
Couldn't uninstall GNToolkit, as it's not listed in Programs. Downloaded and unzipped Android SDK in c:\Android-adb\, edited PATH, rebooted, and with phone still plugged in and waiting in Fastboot mode, ran "fastboot.exe -l devices": Still nothing.

Edit:

On new computer, downloaded and installed Galaxy Nexus Toolkit 11.1.0, rebooted as prompted by Windows7
Without rebooting, plugged phone: Windows7 complained with "Device driver software was not successfully installed". Followed this howto to manually update driver.
Rebooted with phone still plugged: Phone detected OK.
Rebooted phone in Fastboot mode, and rebooted Windows7: "Device driver software was not successfully installed" followed by "Google Galaxy Nexus BootLoader Interface: Failed".
Device Manager shows faulty "Android Device > Google Galaxy Nexus BootLoader Interface", but telling Windows to look for driver in C:\GoogleNexusToolkit ends with "The best driver software for your device is already installed."

What could be the problem?

Thank  you.


texts: Can you see the time and/or date a website was visited on the Samsung Browser?