texts:
Is there any way so that I can limit only one or two app to use my data in android 4.4.2.

PS:-  I know about blocking background data but I am curious about any other way.


texts:
Every time I have my phone turned off or in flight mode, after I turn it on again, the message sent to me while the phone was down appears to be received at the moment the phone finished booting up.

Is there any setting / work around that could display the time when the text message was sent / supposed to be received?


texts: How can I access iCloud.com from an android device when I don't have access to any Apple device?

texts:
I need to access iCloud mail from my Android phone.

Many apps are around for this, but they all require some app specific password generated by Apple. To generate such passwords, two factor authentication needs to be enabled on the Apple account. To enable that, one needs an actual physical Apple device logged into the iCloud account. I no longer have any Apple devices.

I also find that I can get into icloud.com using various desktop modes of Android browsers. However, when I try to click on an email to read it, iCloud seems to somehow realize that it's not mouse input. It doesn't respond to my touches. I've tried several different browsers.

I don't mind a clumsy experience, I just wanna access the email somehow. I don't use iCloud email any more, but I just need to access it now. And I don't have any real desktop computer, just my phone.

I've even tried this Debian nonroot app to run a full desktop version of Firefox, but somehow it won't boot on my Galaxy S5 running Marshmallow.


texts: Add languages to Anki the text-to-speech?

texts: On AnkiDroid, the only TTS language I can add is "English".  I'd like to have Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and French, as well.  How can I get these languages to load up?


texts: moto g4 plus booting back to twrp on installing supersu or magisk

texts: I have a moto g4 plus android 7.0 for which I have unlocked the bootloader and I have flashed twrp and ran root.bat. After installing supersu, I have wiped the cache and dalvik and tried rebooting the system but it takes the phone back to the twrp main page. I have tried to start through the bootloader menu too but the same thing happens there too. I have also tried echo systemless and magisk. how do I boot back into android 7 with root privileges?


texts: Can the Nexus 7 LTE connect to 3G networks?

texts:
Is it possible to connect to 3G networks with the Nexus 7 LTE? Is it possible with an unlocked device or only with limited networks or standards?

I've tried to Google it but no one seems to have ever mentioned it, except maybe a few people asking the exact same thing as I am now...

I've seen this question, but it seems to be highly outdated.


texts: Broke my Nexus 4 screen, is there a plug & play keyboard so I can unlock it?

texts:
I broke the screen on my Nexus 4 and it has a passcode for the lock screen.
Is there any way I can unlock it without fixing the screen, e.g. buying some sort plug & play keyboard for the micro-USB port?


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How do I project the screen of my android phone for a presentation?

How to capture video stream from Android phone screen and show it on laptop? I've got Android 2.2 device.

I need this to show how my application work on the conference in real time. Something like IPhone presentation on Mac World.


texts: How to import contacts from  Samsung Omnia II i8000?

texts:
How can I easily import my contacts from my old phone (Samsung Omnia II). I tried to copy them from my SIM card but I lost some of the contacts' numbers. (The contact name exists but the phone number does not.)

Please advise.


texts: How to use an ip webcam as a webcam on my android device

texts:
What I've found on internet is how to use an android phone's camera as an ip webcam on my computer.

But I was wondering if it possible to do the opposite thing : to use an external ip webcam as a virtual internal webcam on our android devices ?

Android would recognize the external ip-camera as internal so one could use its external ip webcam as a webcam on Whatsapp for example.

I'm thinking of an application that would let me enter the ip+port of my ipwebcam and then emulate it as the internal/virtual webcam like some app do on PC


texts: What are the possible reactions of clicking an ad inside an app?

texts:
From famous and "trusted" android apps to not so famous and "risky" apps:

What actions can be triggered by clicking on an advertisement inside
the application ?
Could just that click install a virus to your smartphone or tamper
with your smartphones settings, or maybe the standardization of the
ads by Google Play prevent this from happening ?
I have found a way to prevent URL redirection and that's by not
setting the default Browser app. Therefore, when clicking to an ad,
I get prompt to choose my preferred browser. If I press the back
button, nothing executes or am I wrong ?
Are there other actions apart from URL redirections or redirections
to the Google Play store ?
Does different Android Version behave differently as to clicking an
ad ? if so what's the reaction for every different Android Version ?

P.S:

I am not looking a way to block the advertisements. I want to know the possible actions that can be triggered by clicking an ad.
We also assume that the smartphone is NOT rooted.


texts:
Disclaimer: My knowledge of android as well as the inner workings of wifi connections are exceedingly limited. Additionally, I'm new to stackoverflow, so I might just be the worst customer you had...

I'm having issues with my android phone (Fairphone 2).
For some reason, I cannot connect to any new WiFi, i.e. ones I did not connect to before. The adb logcat shows the errors:

02-24 11:33:49.215  2221  3763 E WifiConfigStore: Failed to look-up a string: WPA_EAP
02-24 11:33:49.215  2221  3763 E WifiConfigStore: Failed to look-up a string: IEEE8021X
02-24 11:33:50.221 23048  7088 E WakeLock: GCM_HB_ALARM release without a matched acquire!
02-24 11:33:50.223 23048  7088 E WakeLock: GCM_CONN_ALARM release without a matched acquire!
02-24 11:33:50.857 25094 25094 E wpa_supplicant: nl80211: Failed to open /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/wlan0/drop_unicast_in_l2_multicast: No such file or directory
02-24 11:33:50.857 25094 25094 E wpa_supplicant: nl80211: Failed to set IPv4 unicast in multicast filter
02-24 11:33:50.858 25094 25094 E wpa_supplicant: nl80211: Failed to open /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/wlan0/drop_unicast_in_l2_multicast: No such file or directory
02-24 11:33:50.858 25094 25094 E wpa_supplicant: nl80211: Failed to set IPv4 unicast in multicast filter
02-24 11:33:50.860 25094 25094 E wpa_supplicant: nl80211: Failed to open /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/wlan0/drop_unicast_in_l2_multicast: No such file or directory
02-24 11:33:50.860 25094 25094 E wpa_supplicant: nl80211: Failed to set IPv4 unicast in multicast filter

So I was thinking: I'm missing a file. Googling
drop_unicast_in_l2_multicast I found this webpage, so I tried to push a file of that name to the /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/wlan0/ folder, but I cannot do that since my phone is not rooted.
Interestingly, I found out this morning that I can connect to the open (unencrypted) wifi at my university.
My Android version is 7.1.2

I have literally no idea what is going on, so any help would be much appreciated, especially since I reset all my network settings (before I knew the issue is related to new WiFi connections in general, not just the new one I got at home), so now ALL WiFi networks are new to my phone.

Thanks a bunch in advance

Edit: Added some more of the error log


texts: What does the "2 arrows inside a broken triangle" notification icon mean on Samsung devices?

texts:
Since yesterday, I am seeing the below icon on my Samsung Galaxy M30s that looks like 2 arrows inside a broken triangle.

I have gone through the official user manual and found nothing related to this.
What does this icon mean?


texts: my phone got stolen a month ago and I Don't know if I had usb debugging on or off(I had enabled developer options in the past and messed around with it a little bit that's why I'm not sure) but I remember,everytime I connected my phone to the computer I had to unlock the phone using my pin and select files or photos in the notification bar to access the files on the phone,otherwise you couldn't Mount phone as a storage device.i never had anything on the notification bar that said USB debugging is enabled when my phone was connected to the Computer. Did I have USB debugging on or off? and if I had USB debugging on could they simply remove the PIN and use the phone as is? I'm worried about my chrome data not about videos photos... Thanks alot


texts: Problem with resetting Simply Tabletz tablet, no reset or volume buttons

texts: I have a tablet that was marketed by simply tablets, I have had it for about a year and it has worked great, until two days ago, then all of a sudden I get the start screen that says simply tablets and that's it,  if a tablet has no reset button and no volume buttons, how can you do a hard reset?


texts:
I'm using device GT i 9082, Android 6 AOSP ROM. My phone has a problem. While answering/dialing call, putting phone near to ear the screen goes off - this works fine but when taking phone off the ear the screen doesn't come up.

I was wondering if I can stop that functionality of sensor only for call? or any other solution please.


texts: Bought a factory refurbished Nexus 4 today. It started with jellybean on the first boot, a few updates later it gets to 4.4.4. Now it tells me that my system is up to date. I have another Nexus 4 running Lollipop 5.0.1. I am on T-Mobile if that maters.


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

I want to install Android 4.0 in samsung galaxy R. However i have installed ClockWork in my phone by following this link. But i haven't find any ICS ROM for samsung galaxy R phone. I have also remarked that the reference i have found to install ICS is all for Samsung galaxy s2, and i have also downloaded the ROM named ALPHA7.zip of Sam. Galx. S2 . If i will install that rom in my sam. galaxy R phone then will it be cause the problem? If yes then please give me a good reference from which i can install ICS in my sam. galx. R phone and also downloadable link of ICS ROM for sam. galaxy R.

Thanks in advance.


texts: update.zip just for fixing file permissions, possible?

texts:
I soft bricked my colorfly g808 by following this guide (Japanese)

http://bl.oov.ch/2012/12/android-421-mvno-sim.html

I didnt do it using adb shell but using a terminal emulator in the phone itself, so I don't have ADB debug mode enabled.

the file in question is

/data/resource-cache/vendor@overlay@framework@framework-res.apk@idmap

I need to set its permissions to "644"

I have access to adb sideload by pressing the volume key while booting while connected by USB.

I tried several tutorials for making a custom updater-script but I always get the message "Installation aborted." when I try to install it. I tried signed and unsigned, by the way.

Is it possible at all to create an update.zip for just setting a permission on a file? do I need an "update-binary" also present? (I tried including one from here http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=92493&uk=252038779  which I thought was targeted for my device)

My android version is 4.2.2... I think..

What I see in the computer:

$ adb sideload update-signed.zip
loading: 'update-signed.zip'
sending: 'update-signed.zip'  100%

What I see in the device:

Now send the package you want to apply
to the device with "adb sideload <filename>"...
Installation aborted.

The "Installation aborted" appears right after I send the file. It looks like it doesn't even try to analyze it.
I tried simplifying the script using just

ui_print("Next time don't forget to enable debug mode before playing with fire!");
sleep(5);

(I'm taking care of leaving an empty line at the end also...)

The zip file I'm using:
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=79008422714753153826

Another trial:
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=00027545588116868142


texts: Changed device DPI now stuck in a bootloop

texts:
Device: OnePlus One
ROM: MultiROM with CM11s as internal, and CM12 nightly as secondary
Recovery: TWRP
Backup location: USB OTG
Backup method: Online Nandroid Backup application

So I have quite a dilemma on my hands. I wanted to try something, so I installed a root DPI changing app. I must have set it incorrectly because when I rebooted, everything was so large that I couldn't even unlock the device.
So I followed the application's advice, I copied the build.prop backup to /system. And I went into a boot loop. Then I tried copying the stock build.prop for my device to /system, but it didn't help any.
Everything else seems to work fine. I have TWRP installed, and I have a good backup, but it's on a USB drive, and the data partition is ~6.5GB, so it won't go back on my phone. So here are my options, as I see them:

Fix build.prop, of which I don't have the original file.

Problems:

I have no idea how to do that.

Restore from my TWRP backup.

Problems:

I have the backup on a USB drive.
TWRP doesn't seem to want to recognize that there is a backup on the USB OTG.
The data file is 6.94GB (over Android's 4GB file size limit), so I can't move it back.

Dirty re-flash the OS while keeping my data.

Problems:

I don't know how to do that.
I've heard that problems persist if that's done.

Wipe everything and start from scratch.

Problems:

Obviously, I don't want to do that.


texts: How to boot my Samsung Galaxy S4 mini when wall charger is plugged

texts:
I am Developing an Android Application, here i want my phone to start booting automatically when the phone is plugged into any power outlet without hitting any power button.I found many solutions and tried all but unfortunately nothing worked for me

I edited the file found in '/system/bin/playlpm' with the following custom script that will boot the phone:

Method #1

#!/system/bin/sh
/system/bin/reboot

Method #2

 #!/system/bin/sh/system/bin/reboot

Method #3

#!/system/bin/sh
su
/system/bin/reboot

but nothing worked for me. Please help me if somebody have any working solutions.


texts: Strange Issue(Auto Touch) with Touch on HTC Desire X. Has anyone experienced this?

texts:
I have got a HTC Desire X about 3 months ago. I've quite enjoyed the features it comes with. For the past week or so, I have been facing with this strange issue. The touch screen acts as if it is being touched even when I am not touching the screen.

First, I couldn't understand what was happening as calls were getting disconnected or answered automatically. Then, I turned the Show visual Feedback for touches from the developer options in settings. I could now clearly see the screen is detecting a touch on its own.

I Factory resetted the device from the settings and from Bootloader as well. It works fine for a couple of days without any issues. But, the issue comes back.

Please help me with this issues.

Thanks in advance.

TLDR: Touchscreen touches automatically. Factory reset resolves the issue, but only for some time(2 days at max, an hour at min).


texts: Resize /system partition of Galaxy S4 Mini

texts:
I have a Samsung S4 Mini GT-i9195 and recently I've updated it to CyanogenMod 13, it was stuck on Android 4.4.

The /system partition has 1.5GB and it was full with the stock ROM. After updating to CyanogenMod, I got only 600MB occupied and 900MB free. How can I resize the parition to, let's say 800MB, and add the remaining space to the /data partition?

I've found this answer for a very similar question, but I'm not sure if that procedure suits to my phone and I don't know how to create the PIT file. I'm already able to backup it from the phone and edit it with PIT Magic. But I don't know if I can do it with this tool or even how to do it...

Any suggestions?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 charging paused, battery temperature low

texts: I have a new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. I recently bought it online. It was working fine, but now the tablet is not charging and keeps giving the error 'battery temperature low'. I tried charging it by switching the tablet off, but then it gives a yellow error sign.


texts: Forcing a minimal font size on Android Chrome without any exceptions

texts:
Is it possible to truly, no ifs or buts, force a minimal font size on Android 9, Chrome 78?

Yes, it may break the layout, but that's another problem. I don't even get that far to get Chrome consistently apply text zoom and not to run in certain situations where it refuses to increase the font size.

An example website would be this one: with accessibility options you easily get the font size of the text outside of the beige boxes scaled, but the text inside of the beige boxes simply stays small.


texts: Does the LG Aristo work with gamepads, if so how can I connect it too the ípega?

texts: I have an LG Aristo and I recently got an ípega Bluetooth controller off the wish website, the phone isn't rooted an I don't know much on what to do so it's not working for any of my games I don't know what to do please help...


texts:
Some of my text messages get saved in my SIM card automatically and this does not show up in notifications and I miss out on reading them.

I only realize the messages have arrived when I get a notification saying my SIM message

inbox is full please delete messages.

Is there a way to make the phone memory the default storage for text messages?

I am using ICS 4.0.4 in Intext Ibuddy Connect


texts:
I'm connecting to this Google phone via adb, I need to change a character inside of a text file, and I would use vi, or maybe sed -i, or even pico if nothing else helps, but I don't find any well known CLI editor.

how do you Android Enthusiasts do this?  I mean, short of copying the file back and forth?

root@generic_x86:/ # vi
/system/bin/sh: vi: not found
127|root@generic_x86:/ # pico
/system/bin/sh: pico: not found
127|root@generic_x86:/ # nano
/system/bin/sh: nano: not found
127|root@generic_x86:/ # vim
/system/bin/sh: vim: not found
127|root@generic_x86:/ # sed
/system/bin/sh: sed: not found
127|root@generic_x86:/ # emacs
/system/bin/sh: emacs: not found
127|root@generic_x86:/ # apropos editor
/system/bin/sh: apropos: not found
127|root@generic_x86:/ #


texts: I need this information because,  if my data gets lost because of some reason I need to reinstall all my apps, but what about those which I've purchased.  Is it necessary to purchase those purchased apps again or else their is a way for backup.


texts: I can't connect my Samsung Galaxy SL GT-I9003 via USB. When I try to connect via usb mode the phone doesn't respond, it only charges. I tried restarting and restoring my device, but it still won't connect. I want to update my Android OS from Froyo to Ginger Bread.


texts: Is voice recognition on Android Wear performed on the device?

texts:
The recently announced smartwatches based on Android Wear extensively rely on voice recognition for user interaction.

Is the voice recognition performed on-device, on the paired smartphone, or in Google's cloud? Or is it a mix of those three, e.g. online with an offline fallback?


texts:
I have Honor 3C.

My phone records sounds, in sound recorder app or capturing video with camera.
But when I call someone (or someone calls me) mic doesn't work unless I enable speaker. When it's on speaker, the mic works!!!

What should I do?


texts: Why is SMS to contact group not using contact's default number? Sends to wrong number

texts:
Scenario: contact group ABC contains 3 contacts, A, B and C. I regularly text the group, and it works fine. One day, contact A gets a new phone and a new SIM. As is my habit, I retain A's old number for a while, just in case, and add the new number to A's contact record and mark it as the default number.

From this point, if I phone contact A, it uses the new number. Fine.

But now, whenever I text contact group ABC, it still sends to A's old number. Not fine.

I have searched for any information or fixes but drew a blank.

This is a Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 btw.


texts: Google maps location inaccurate by over 200 miles

texts: My phone keeps recording me as being over 200 miles south of where I am. I have looked up the location but it is not anywhere I have ever visited, Godalming near Epsom. When looking on my history it records me as being there more than once, however zooming in to that location it is actually just a track down a back Road. How can I prevent this?


texts: Gmail message = Noise proof, coming call - ringing sound

texts:
I'm looking for a app that you can make the coming gmail message to give non sound but only vibration but when it comes to incoming call, you can hear the ringing sound.

Is there a app for android to do it?

Thank you!


texts: Phone thinks it is charging when not plugged in

texts:
Quite often my phone lights up the charging symbol even if the phone isn't charging. It applies when it's of and on. The behaviour seems somewhat glitchy, it turns on and off.

Is this a well known error? Can I do something about it?


texts: Prevent or Mute "Device Location Shared" notification from showing

texts:
Starting yesterday (March 23 2015) whenever I access Android Device Manager page I get a notification prompt on my phone saying:

"Device location shared. Android Device Manager located this device"

I really don't want this to show up. In case someone steals my phone, I don't want them to know I know where they are located.

I don't want to know other alternative apps to do this (as I already have airdroid which I can use to do this) I just want to be able to mute this notification.

Does anybody knows how to mute this  notification


texts: How to really disable the screen when the phone is on my ear?

texts:
I have a Sony Xperia with Android 8.0.0 Oreo.

When I speak on the phone, I first turn off the screen with the side button, then put the phone on my ear.
When the phone is on my ear, the screen often turn on and my fingers or my cheek or whatever touch the screen and do not-so-funny things.

How can I force the screen to remain off, or the touch-screen off until I use the side button again to turn it on?

edit: no "double tap to wake" option on this phone


texts: VNC viewer shows only black screen, but sends events to droidVNC

texts:
I am using a VNC server on my Android device (droidVNC it is called.)  I have tried using multiple VNC viewers and each one has the same results:

the viewer window is a black screen (sometimes a blue screen.)
clicking on the viewer correctly sends the events to the phone (I can see the screen change, etc.) but it is just blind clicking and pretty unusable.

I think that since this is the same problem on multiple different viewers (TightVNC Viewr, RealVNC Viewer) that it is a problem with droidVNC server.

Do you think the problem is actually with the VNC Viewer?

Has anybody experienced something like this before, and are there any tips you can give to make the droidVNC server run faster/better?


texts: I use verizon.net as my main email address.  after reading emails on my Samsung S4 and deleting them several days later they reappear as new messages.  How can I stop this from happening?


texts: I tried to root lenovo A526 mobile using "Kingo" and "root genius". But they are unable to root this device.Thanks for helping hands.


texts: What to do with 'duplicate' apps? (ie. HTC version and 'vanilla' version)

texts:
I was going through my app list today when I saw:

Facebook
Facebook for HTC Sense

similarly, there are other "duplicate" apps like Peep & Twitter, Mail & Gmail, Calendar (red) & Calendar (blue).
At the moment, with an un-rooted phone I believe I can only remove the non-HTC versions. However if I root my phone, I should be able to remove the HTC versions if I want.
I was wondering though, what would happen if I remove the HTC versions of the apps? Will it mean HTC-integrated apps like friend stream will stop working?
Thanks in advance :)


texts: Sony Xperia Z corrupted photos in LOST.DIR folder inside microSD

texts:
I have a curious problem and I hope someone can help me

I was traveling and took about a hundred photos with my new Sony Xperia Z 6603 phone which were saved on my Sandisk 32GB microSD card

Some photos would not show, so I rebooted the phone (unaware that this may result in corruption). Yes, all the photos were corrupted and appeared under LOST.DIR in my SD card under titles 8216, 8217, 8219 and so on. They have no extension (original should have been jpg)

They still take up the normal space for a JPG photo and there's exactly a hundred. They are just simple files, no extension

I tried to change the extension to JPG, JPEG, PNG for photo formats, ZIP, RAR as I read they may be compressed. I also tried to repair them with JPG repair software. They do not open with any photo viewers, photo editing software either

They do not show up under Recuva, ZAR, Wondershare Dr.Fone, or any other recovery programs that scan the SD card FAT32 sectors. They just stay there in the LOST.DIR folder. They are not overwritten as I have removed the SD card

Can they really be gone and are only just ghost files? Or are they still my holiday photos that I so desperately need to recover? Is there anyone that experienced a similar problem and is there any way to recover? I wouldn't mind taking my microSD to a specialist should it come to that, as those photos are really important


texts: Getting DeadObjectException on uninstalling any app using adb

texts:
On a fairly old non-rooted Galaxy Tab A-tablet I wanted to uninstall all the Samsung and Microsoft apps and most of the Google packages to make it faster. Using adb shell pm uninstall -k user 0 I uninstalled 106 packages but after com.sec.android.app.music I suddenly can't uninstall packages anymore. Instead, I get a DeadObjectException and the tablet reboots:

$ adb shell pm uninstall -k user 0 flipboard.boxer.app

    android.os.DeadObjectException
            at android.os.BinderProxy.transactNative(Native Method)
            at android.os.BinderProxy.transact(Binder.java:628)
            at android.os.BinderProxy.shellCommand(Binder.java:675)
            at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.runShellCommand(Pm.java:299)
            at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.runUninstall(Pm.java:674)
            at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.run(Pm.java:170)
            at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.main(Pm.java:103)
            at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
            at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:315)

It looks to me like pm needs something that isn't there, so I might have uninstalled something that it needs. My question is, how do I find out what it was, and, assuming it wasn't the Samsung music app, why did it function correctly until after I installed that?

In an attempt to start over I have reset the tablet to factory settings and all the apps are there again, including the music app, but even now I get the same error when attempting to uninstall any of them.


texts:
I have Moto G4 Play (6.0.1) with chrome 62.0.3202.84(latest) installed. I tried to play videos from www.southpark.cc.com but the play button wouldn't appear.

A temporary solution was to open in incognito mode or to close chrome from drawer and opening it again.

I tried Firefox but Firefox used its own video player. This disabled captions and  plus the videos are in three part so only 1st part was being played.

The site seems to be working fine on my brother's android. Any solution will be appreciated. Maybe someway to make Firefox use the site's player or fixing chrome


texts: Can I update rooted sgh-i537 to marshmallow?

texts:
I use an AT&T Galaxy S4 Active (SGH-I537) as my current phone, but I just rom'd my husband's old Note 2 to 5.0.2 and am loving it (mostly because no Google play/Samsung crap/AT&T bloatware). My Active is 5.0.1 right now and I naturally cannot update due to root. I also intend to acquire a new phone by Christmastime (yay Christmas money!), and I have the Note if I brick/fubar this one.

I'm wanting to update to Marshmallow, but I'm getting overwhelmed by all the "tutorials" and stuff online. Most will remove my root, the rest seem to be for Lollipop. Nothing for Marshmallow.

Can anyone point me to a rom I can flash with, or another way to update and not lose root -- or at least, not have a huge pita to go through to re-root? (Would Kingo root work for it? I believe I used towelroot, but it's been almost two years now.)


texts: How to customize font size and color in Jelly Bean?

texts:
The combination of small font size, low contrast color schemes (gray on gray), and the erratic operation of the auto-intensity makes the screen difficult to read in many circumstances.

I like auto-dimming, but I think it follows the wrong curve and is often too dim for the ambient conditions. The only alternative is to disable the automatic function entirely, which still results in often having the wrong brightness.

Can anyone recommend the simplest approach to customizing the font sizes and colors for the JB user interface? I liked Gingerbread's UI, but would prefer stick with the JB OS if the UI could be made more like GB.

(Phone is Nexus S 9020, Jelly Bean 4.1.2)


texts: Emergency Alert Messages turn on but sound off is greyed out in Android V10

texts:
I have issues with my Samsung S20 Android version 10 which I am using in German but I am located currently in South Korea.
The Emergency Alarm is able to turn on/off, which means receiving/not receiving Emergency messages.
What I want to do is turn off the sound.
Nevertheless the do not disturb mode and all modifications for those alarms are greyed out. I can not modify them no matter alerts are turned on or off.
Any body has any clue why it is like this and best how to change the behaviour?

Especially I figured out other versions can modify the app notifications,  but for me Korean Alert Messages are not an App.
Thank you!


texts: How big of a speed difference will be noticed with a 100-200 MHz overclock?

texts:
I am going to overclock my 600 MHz to around 700-800+. Nothing too big of a jump, and don't need any help either. The question I'm concerned about is what kind of performance does this slight speed increase yield?

Will it make any big difference that can be noticed? Note that this is simply overclocking the CPU and changing nothing else with my configuration in idle.

I have heard some argue that raising clock speed alone doesn't really guarantee better performance, since microarchitecture and bus speeds are what determines ultimate performance.

For example, on Super N64 emulator I am getting like 7 frames per-second running Super Mario 64 on my current 600 MHz. Will the increase make any immediate difference? How can this be properly estimated by incremental clock speed, etc.? Will some apps run faster, will more background apps do their job better, will I execute/boot faster, etc.?

Basically, I want to know what to expect within the range of aforementioned clock speed increase.


texts:
I am currently using an HTC One.

Three weeks ago, I updated my phone to Android 4.3 and HTC Sense 5.5. Just three days ago, my HTC One can't find any Wi-Fi connections even if I am just sitting beside my Wi-Fi modem. I did a hardware recovery and reset my phone, but the problem is still there. Any help?


texts: Can I get rid of "Sound Search for Google Play"?

texts:
An app called "Sound Search for Google Play" is apparently eating all of my battery. Can I get rid of it? I tried clicking it, disabling it and "uninstalling update", but it still seems to eat away at my battery. Right now it shows me a disabled "Force stop" button and an "Enable" button.

Screenshot (click image for larger variant)

This is on the latest version of Paranoid Android for Oppo Find 5.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.7" home screen wallpaper

texts: My mum has just got the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.7" and was trying to set a photo as the home screen page. She did this but all it displayed was the middle section of the photo missing out the two grid sections to the left and right. Is there any way that you can set the full photo as the wallpaper?


texts: How to received only primary labeled emails

texts: My Nexus 5 battery drains very fast when I am using the Gmail app. Even after I turned synced off. Is there any way to get emails that belongs to primary category?


texts: Kindle Fire Utility Not Installing Google Apps

texts:
So I recently rooted my Kindle Fire using the Kindle Fire Utility, the root has seemingly installed correctly but when I go to install the google apps I get errors and when I double checked the apps are definitely not installed on the kindle
the error I'm getting is here
Error:
cannot find archive
su: permission denied
su: permission denied
su: permission denied
can't find 'apps\data\GoogleServicesFramework.apk' to install
can't find 'apps\data\com.gau.go.launcherex-1.apk' to install
can't find 'apps\data\com.facebook.katana-1.apk' to install
can't find 'apps\data\com.google.android.apps.googlevoice-1.apk' to install
can't find 'apps\data\com.google.android.apps.plus-1.apk' to install
can't find 'apps\data\SyncSettings.apk' to install
can't find 'apps\data\Calendar.apk' to install
cannot stat 'apps\system\vending.apk': No such file or directory
cannot stat 'apps\system\GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk': No such file or directory
cannot stat 'apps\system\GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk': No such file or directory
su: permission denied
su: permission denied
su: permission denied
rm failed for /data/local/vending.apk, No such file or directory
rm failed for /data/local/GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk, No such file or directory
rm failed for /data/local/GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk, No such file or directory
su: permission denied
su: permission denied
su: permission denied

I'm assuming this means that the su didt work or needs addition permission but I have SU set to "always allow"


texts: Where are game apps' storage files saved? I would like to delete them

texts:
I installed The Trail on my Moto E 4.
I uninstalled it. But, I thought I might try the game again. So, I reinstalled it. But, the game started up from where I left off the first time.
So, how do I get rid of the previous game data files?
It seemed like the second installation took a lot less time.

I am new to these larger games. I have tried a few of the smaller ones like Float Plane. (Are files for that game still on my phone, too?)

I do have a File Manager app.


texts:
I have 53 MB of free storage on my internal Storage. But, still, when I am trying to re-install whatsapp messenger, (which is merely of 17.53 MB) after uninstalling it initially, it shows Insufficient Storage Space.
Specifications:
Model Number : Micromax A58,
Android Version : 4.2.2

What should I do to solve this memory problem?


texts: Playing a video in MX Player Pro turns the phone's brightness to extremes. What is the cause?

texts:
Used MX Player Pro for years on my S6, S8 but on my new Note 9 every time I try to play a video the brightness of the whole phone screen goes to extreme brightness that I have to turn the phone fully away to close the app.

What is the cause & fix? Note 9 is a year old phone so I thought any issues would be fixed by now.


texts: How can i install all my apps in other phones at once

texts:
I am an app developers , I also work on phones, How can i install all my apps into my customers phones at once. Instead of installing each one by one.

is there a faster method through which I can install all 10 of my apps with one click?


texts: How can I prevent the earphones from muting the speaker?

texts:
The FM radio in my phone uses the earphone cable as the antenna. It plays the music just fine if I plug the jack in about 2/3 the way (and only hisses without it). But if I push the jack all the way in, the phone starts outputting all the audio to the earphones and mutes the speaker. The range between "antenna OK" and "Earphones active" is about 2-3mm, and the jack is sitting completely loose, so I can't even move the phone or either the jack goes loose or the phones activate and mute the speaker.

There are posts how to do it programatically: 1 2 - but I'm not too fond of writing my own app to do this. Is there an app to do this maybe?

The phone is Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, running Android 5.0.2 if that helps.

[actually, I don't really care if the earphones are still active; I just need the speaker to work]


texts: Android Device Manager Ringing Wrong Device

texts: I have both a Samsung S5 phone and a Samsung Galaxy tablet. When I log into Android Device Manager both these devices are listed however when I try to ring my phone it rings the tablet. If I ring the tablet, it also rings the tablet. The phone is about a month old and this is the first time I have played around with the Android Device Manager so I don't know if it ever worked properly or not. I also don't know if the location is tracking my phone or the tablet because they are both in my house. Any idea how to fix this?


texts: Different notification tone only for one contact

texts:
I want to have a different notification tone for one specific contact, but I can't figure it out.

I can change the tone only for All Contacts, but not for only for one contact.

Any ideas?


texts: Contact still visible in Whatsapp after deleting out of my contactlist from my phone

texts: I deleted a contact/number out of my contact list from my smart phone. But if I open WhatsApp I can still see that same contact/person that I deleted earlier. How is this possible?


texts: Is it possible to backup AND restore MMS messages? It seems all the apps I've found on the app store that backup SMS and/or MMS cannot actually restore MMS messages (and similar comments on answers to other questions). Is there a limitation to android which would prevent this?


texts: Setting a shortcut icon to switch to another home screen in Nova Launcher Prime

texts: In Nova Launcher Prime, is there any way to set a shortcut icon to switch to another home screen? When going to the left or right home screen, I would prefer to tap on some icon rather than having to swipe.


texts:
My phone is acting really weird today.

While browsing in Chrome, it'll suddenly minimize to the lower right corner of my phone. And, my keyboard continues to suddenly hide, about every minute or so.

Also, when playing a game that shows commercials when entering in it, has begun to show them suddenly while playing... at the same frequency as with the Chrome and keyboard problem.

Please help, I'm almost panicking, as it makes writing on my phone really annoying.


texts: My friends and family need to use my cellphone regulary, it doesnt bother me, because some of them cant have a cell but still need one just in case...the problem is that i dont want them to have access to my apps, notes, texts private infos etc... is there a way for them to use my cellphone (just for making calls) without having access to everything in my phone? Thank you


texts: App icon with heart inside of a square speech bubble!

texts: My father sent me a screenshot and on the notifications bar I saw an icon with a heart inside a square speech bubble (please see attached image). I've been looking for this specific icon online and from what app it belongs to, but I haven't found anything. I am not sure if it could be from either an diet and exercise app he's been using or something else, specially because my mom has been suspecting of his behavior lately. An insight of what a possible app could be would be nice.


texts: How to get raindrop.io to open youtube videos in youtube vanced instead of the official app?

texts: Is there a way to make apps open to specific apps we choose always?


texts: Set default mail application on Samsung Continuum?

texts:
I recently picked up the Samsung Continuum (love the phone!). The ticker is awesome except that it launches the default mail application when I click the mail icon. I don't mind the mail application but I much prefer the Gmail application.

I've noticed that it will launch whatever default application is set. The problem is I can't seem to change the default mail application. The Mail app is not listed in the Applications list, so I can't use it to "Clear Defaults". I've also tried the DefaultApp application and that doesn't list the application either.

Any ideas? Many thanks in advance!


texts: Boot loop after messing with the smallest width option in developer options. (Redmi 5 plus)

texts:
so I was bored and I decided to check some developer options to see what they can do...
I found this option called 'smallest width', at first I set it from 392 to 100 and it automatically set itself to two hundred something I believe. So I did the same thing but this time I set it to 1000 thinking that it would automatically set itself to the max value possible... But it didn't. Right after pressing 'Ok', my screen became soo small and a message pooped up saying "System is not responding", then my phone restarted to recovery. Unlike many people who were facing this problem on the internet, My phone's bootloader is unlocked, I have TWRP recovery installed, my phone is rooted and I had USB debugging on. I rebooted to bootloader and tried "adb devices" but my phone wasn't there. After that, I booted to TWRP and clicked Mount then checked all boxes (I couldn't check storage) and clicked Mount USB Storage. This time my phone showed up in the list. Check the image below.
I don't know if it's okay that it's saying recovery instead of device, but I ran "adb shell wm density reset", it didn't work and same with "adb shell wm size reset".
As you can see in the image below, there was no error but the phone still didn't want to boot. After that I tried to check my current screen size and density using "adb shell wm size" and "adb shell wm density", but there was no response.
I also checked the build.prop file in /system and found this line "persist.miui.density_v2=440", I changed it to 220, nothing happened.
https://i.stack.imgur.com/zalow.png
Now my question is, why is there no response when I run "adb shell wm size/density"? It doesn't work in the TWRP terminal as well. Is this command supposed to be in the /sbin directory? Because I couldn't find it there. How can I add it if it is not there? And lastly, if you can suggest any other way to fix my phone that would help me a lot. Thank you so much.


texts: How to convert Viber's voice message files to common audio file?

texts:
Viber's Voice message files are located in :

  "/sdcard/viber/media/.ptt/"

directory, and they don't have any extension format on them. so, I'm looking for a solution to convert them to a common audio file format.


texts: Unable to install Cyanogenmod in GT I9000

texts:
I have done something very wrong with my GT I9000 devices.
i rooted and install cyanogenmod and it works for 2 months, but after that it went into boot loop and while troubleshooting i make the device unusable.
I again rooted the device via ODIN and install sempaphore KK_3.4.3s and after that try to install cyanogenmod 11 kitkat pacakge via external SD cards but everytime getting error:

error: installation aborted.

From error logs:
I:cant partition non mmcblk device :/devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc2

Pls help me in providing slution via ODIN only as ADB is not getting connected.

Thanks


texts: Disable WhatsApp notifications in status bar and notification menu

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos. I want to stop displaying my WhatsApp message notifications in the status bar and the notification menu.

I found the answer for Galaxy S4 that suggests:

Go to Settings
Choose the More tab
Choose Application Manager
Choose WhatsApp
Turn off Show notifications

But in my device I am not able to find a More tab in the settings menu. Is there any other solution for this?


texts: Can't download due to no storage. I have enough storage

texts: I keep getting a error saying cannot download not enough space. But according to my phone I have 429MB and the file I want downloaded is only 40.08MB. I don't want to use my SD card because the file will be deleted later but, it's needed now. What should I do?


texts: Increase Wi-Fi Roaming Aggressiveness on Samsung Dart?

texts:
I have a T-Mobile Samsung Dart (which IIUC is a re-branded Samsung Galaxy Mini) and a Wi-Fi network in my apartment with two access points.  When I make Wi-Fi calls while walking from one end of my apartment to the other, the signal from the access point I was originally connected to (AP1) degrades to the point of being unusable.  By the time I get to this point the signal from the other access point (AP2) is strong but my phone doesn't roam to AP2.

Both access points are set up with the same SSID and security settings, so roaming should "just work".  It does work when the Wi-Fi connection is idle, although it usually takes a long time for the phone to figure out that the signal from AP1 is weak and start using AP2.  Using Wi-Fi calling seems to make Wi-Fi roaming even less aggressive, probably because the Wi-Fi NIC is busy sending data instead of scanning for hotspots to roam to.

How do I configure my phone to roam more aggressively between Wi-Fi hotspots on the same network (same SSID and security settings)?


texts: How to install Google Play services on an Android 7.0 emulator?

texts:
I have the stable version of Android N Preview SDK released last month. The emulators are working perfectly but there is no Gapps available for Android N and there is no way I have found to install Google Play Services in the Android N emulators.

Can someone please assist me with installing Google Play Services and/or Gapps on an Android N emulator?


texts: Remove contacts from Whattsapp chat list

texts: I've read all the comments on this topic but nothing said helps with the problem. I have deleted the contact in question from my contacts and refreshed the Whattsapp chat list several times but the contact doesn't disappear. There are no chats associated with this contact because I've deleted everything related to it.


texts:
I would like to send live video down the HDMI I cable of a android phone. The Phone is Android Samsung Galaxy Note 9. I hate Samsung Dex.
All I want is to have a very long HDMI cable and cable the Phone effectively as a webcam. We already have a HDMI input / USB3.0 on the computer.
HDMI can be cabled very long. This is for a funeral tomorrow. only 30 people can go to the church, there are about 200 people wanting to watch online. we have a webcam attached but it is way at the back and near useless. USB 3.0 cables are never very long. However I have a USB-C / HDMI cable for the phone and I also have a 15m HDMI cable we use sometimes for projectors. So the idea hit me
USE THE HDMI CABLE AND USE THE PHONES CAMERA

can I do it?
how do I do it?
I tried it in OBS yesterday but all it does is either force Samsung Dex on you, or choose "mirror" which is a "screen cast" which means (while the video works) it is full of all the play button start stop nonsense. It is also 90 degree the wrong way round
is there an app that simultaneously stops Samsung Dex from running? sometimes the HDMI gets bumped and the USB 3.0 flickers on off briefly and then the Samsung Dex rubbish takes over and that would destroy my recording I don't want to be having to run across a church in a funeral during a live stream


texts: Can't unlock phone (won't respond to touch)

texts:
I've had a non-rooted HTC One X+ for about 1.8 years that started to experience an odd issue about a week ago. I hit the power button to turn the screen on (the phone was already on), however the unlock screen (default swipe up to unlock on HTC Sense 4) wouldn't respond to touch. The LCD, power button and volume rocker worked just fine (the LCD changed the time, the power button shut the screen on and off and the volume rocker changed the volume). It was if the digitizer wasn't responding (to anything)

I hit Power + Volume Down to force a restart. When the phone turned off, it didn't turn back on. So, I left it for several minutes (hitting the power button and waiting). Eventually it came back on (~10 minutes). I thought it was just a system lock up so I ignored it.

Several hours later it happened again and it's been happening again every couple of hours (but sometimes sooner if I take it out of my pocket more often). Sometimes, when I do the hard reboot, it restarts without issue. But sometimes it stays blank. If it stays blank I've found that slightly twisting/pressure on the screen causes it to start again (but I think it might be placebo).

I did a full factory reset and everything seemed great for about 3 days but then it started to happen again.

I found this answer and have enabled "Show CPU" and "Show Touches" and will post results the next time it occurs.

Is this a known issue (digitizer or otherwise). Because the phone is out of warranty, is the digitizer easy to replace? Could it be an app interfering?


texts: When I delete an application from my Kindle Fire, it remains in the "cloud" in case I ever want to re-download them. Is there any way I can remove/disown these apps so they don't show up in the cloud?


texts: Does `pm uninstall` also automatically execute `force-stop` and `clear` on a non-rooted device?

texts:
This is for non-rooted stock ROM's.
To get rid of one single app, I've been executing the following commands:
(Step 1) disable-user
(2) force-stop
(3) clear
(4) uninstall
(5) clear
Steps (1) and (2) first — otherwise, if I just execute (3) before them, the app will (more often than not) launch itself again and start accumulating app data.
At this point, I've achieved to make an app useless. It is not running (force stopped), it has no data saved (cleared) and will not launch itself without me knowing (disabled).
If I wish to take it further and entirely get rid of it, I can execute (4) to uninstall it.
Step (5), might seem redundant, but I tested myself several times on two different categories of apps. The first one is system apps (i.e., the Settings UI has the option to disable it greyed out) and the other is typical carrier bloatware (you can uninstall it from the UI yourself without ADB)
If you run steps (1)‐(5) on a system app, you will get "success" on all five. If you run all five on the carrier app, you will get "success" only in steps (1)-(4). In step (5), you will get "app is not found" (or some similar message) instead.
So I said, maybe an "uninstalled" system app is still accumulating app data, if I can run clear as many times as I wish after it's uninstalled and still get "success". Is that the case?
As far as just disabling is concerned, I have verified steps (1)-(3) are necessary. But when it comes to uninstalling instead, are they redundant?
(i.e., does a simple uninstall also automatically execute force-stop and clear?)


texts: 4.3 Lockscreen: How to drag on a lockscreen notification to go to that app?

texts:
I have a Samsung Note II. It used to be Android 4.2, and on the lockscreen, if I got a notification of an SMS, I could drag on that notification itself to unlock the phone and go straight to the SMS app.

Then 4.3 got rolled out and my phone updated itself. Now the lockscreen is a fancy multi-page customisable thing. But it's lost access to the key feature of letting me unlock and go straight to the source of a notification with one swipe.

Before (4.2):

Drag on the SMS notification -> Phone unlocks and goes straight to the SMS app.
Drag on the missed call notification -> Phone unlocks and goes straight to the phone call history.

Now (4.3):

Drag left or right on the SMS notification -> Lockscreen tries to switch to another page
Drag downwards on the SMS notification -> Lockscreen expands the empty space around the SMS notification to be a bigger empty space (?!)
To go to the SMS app, I have to (1) drag in the small "unlock phone" space, then (2) drag down my notifications bar from whatever app I end up in, and finally (3) tap the SMS notification.
I can't find any action that will simultaneously unlock the phone and take me straight to the SMS, or unlock the phone and take me straight to the phone call history (the source app of the notifications that are being displayed).

I guess I could install a custom lockscreen app like Celltick Start linked from question 49935. But it'd be nice if the smooth, easy functionality in the 4.2 lockscreen could still be available in 4.3 without using a custom app. Is there any way to do this?


texts: How to limit hotspot's client of an Android?

texts:
I would like to make an Android device as hotspot. I will put it in my roof so it will receive vetther signal, and turn in its hotspot. I want to make that hotspot accessable by certain devices only by register their MAC adress at the hotspot device.

How can I do it? I don't see any option in the hotspot setting so I can do it.


texts: Nexus5 identified as Media Player (Device), instead of Storage Drive, Windows 7

texts:
I've had the Nexus 5 for a few months, and exchange files between my PC and the phone using the USB cable frequently. I also charge the phone using the USB connected to my PC. Usually, the window pops up asking what I want to do with the device, which I ignore if I'm charging, or select Explore if I'm file-transferring. About a week or so ago, I noticed that instead of options, there were NO options on the pop-up, and just a "Do Selected every time" or whatever. But no options below. Until last night, I haven't had the need to transfer files, so I ignored it.

So last night, I closed the popup and looked in My Computer, and the normal Nexus 5 was nonexistent as a Drive. There was a Safely remove Hardware icon, so I selected it and chose Open Devices and Printers. There was my Nexus 5, under Devices, identified as Media Player under Properties. My only other options on right-click are Eject, Create Shortcut, and Troubleshoot.

I can no longer access my files. I rebooted both, checked the settings on the phone, called T-Mobile, then Google, then Iolo, my antivirus and whatever-else-it-does doer, to no avail. The kicker is, I plugged it into a buddy's computer hours earlier to retrieve a file, and it connected as storage immediately. I tried on my wife's laptop, and it does the same. So something had to have changed inadvertently on my PC, and I'm sure it's something simple, but it's beyond me.


texts: phone doesn't boot after installing launcher

texts:
I just installed Turbo Launcher on my android device. When i activated it, my screen was black. I couldn't do anything. I thought rebooting could fix it, so i rebooted my phone.
But... my phone doesn't even start anymore! It's just staying on my loading screen. Nothing happens, it's just starting up forever.
This happened about an hour ago, and my phone is still starting up! I think it will never start again! I also can't turn my phone off anymore (because it's starting up)
So my question: what can i do about it? Is there a way to reset my phone or something?
Thanks a lot!


texts: Upon reading TikTok says it will stop accessing clipboard content on iOS devices, I wonder: How can I see which applications is reading the clipboard?


texts:
I have rooted my android and installed succesfully custom recovery twrp zip through flashify.
Then tried to install custom rom but my device is now damaged totally, its is now getting on/off on its own and device is not starting only screen with lenovo androis is seen for now.


texts: Multiple Android Market Accounts on a Single Device?

texts:
Is it possible to have multiple Android Market accounts on a Single phone?

If so, how do I do that?

(I have been able to add a second Gmail account, but I couldn't find any option to add a second Android Market account)


texts: Entering a backtick with the Swype keyboard

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S and use the Swype keyboard by default (OK, I'm addicted to it).  Using Swype, I can't find the backtick character, `, which limits my ability to answer questions or add comments on these SE sites.  It exists in the Android keyboard, but going to Settings > Locale and text midway through entering a post is a pain, especially if I want to switch back to Swype afterwards so I have to do it twice.

I think I've done an exhaustive search of all the characters available (long press, extra-long-press, symbol key, etc.).  Does the backtick exist in the Swype keyboard and I just haven't noticed it?  If not, is there a way that I can customize the Swype keyboard to include the backtick?


texts: Android 6.0 notification bar and quick setting drop down menu not working.

texts:
My phone was working fine, and i didn't run any updates prior to this issue.

The pull down menu is no longer working properly. I can pull it down, so that it shows the time and date, signal and battery. But the rest isn't working, i can't pull it down further to get to settings, not do i see any notifications. Instead it just showed ' No Notifications'  even if i actually receive messages or emails.

I tried recovered trough fastboost, but i'd rather not try a factory reset unless there are no other options.


texts:
I am transferring setup data from a Droid Turbo to a Nexus 5 for Project Fi.

I'm not getting complete transfer of data (text messages) and want to try using a transfer cable between phones rather than the wi-fi based transfer.

Is there a way to do that?


texts:
I'm trying to set up the following Tasker project: when a new app is installed on one of my devices, send a notification to all the other devices with the name of the app. Ideally, if I find a functioning API, the task will query the API for the app link on the Play Store using the name.

Anyway, my question is: is it possible to get the new installed app name with Tasker? Or at least the package name.


texts: android error 495 while downloading application , why is there no solution for it?

texts:
tried almost every solution but faced very frequently.
Android should deliver a fix for it and at least show more details on the failure.
almost could not download from weeks due to 495 error.


texts: Does adb backup/restore still work because it says it's deprecated?

texts:
I want to reset my phone but want to recover the system data before doing so. I tried to create a backup with adb and tried to restore it on a virtual device to see if it works. So I tried to restore it with adb on the virtual device and it would say that it fully restored it at the end. But nothing really changed. I wonder if adb backup/restore still works or if I did something wrong.
Thank you in advance


texts: How to take screenshot on GT-19100 with ICS 4.0.4?

texts:
My Samsung Galaxy GT-19100 phone is stopped taking snapshot after my up-gradation from ICS 4.0.3 to ICS 4.0.4.
Volume (-) key and power button pressing together is not taking snapshot now.

Is this version of ICS doesn't have screenshot facility or something else is the reason?


texts:
I install a Flashify on my Huawei Ascend P7 to make my .img files run and I can install a Custom ROM, because always when I try to install it from ADB it shows

FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)

All files what I want to boot from ADB, shows this line. I add to boot a twrp.img file to get TWRP and install ar CustomROM

When I turn on my phone, blinks red, 2 times green and then again the same. Also Power + Vol Up or Down, doesnt work, even I cant run a update from SD Card, and HiSuite doesn't show my phone as connected...
Similar problem is in this post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/ascend-p7/help/unfortunately-boot-failed-information-t2908514

There's full CMD lines from my try to run recovery and boot

The system cannot find message text for message number 0x2350 in the message file for Application.

Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
Not enough storage is available to process this command.

C:\...\ADB Flash Tools>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (12510 KB)...
OKAY [  0.480s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.481s

C:\...\ADB Flash Tools>fastboot boot BOOT.img
creating boot image...
creating boot image - 9660416 bytes
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  0.363s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.365s

Only thing I can get into fastboot.

Whats the problem? And how I can get back my phone to work?


texts: How to determine to what hosts Android apps are connecting (root)?

texts:
How does one determine to what hosts Android apps are connecting (or trying to connect)?

Want to know this information even if the host is being blocked by an entry in the hosts file.

Assume the device has root privileges.


texts:
Is it possible to install additional fonts on android for use when browsing websites?
My device is rooted ICS.


texts: How do I get Hangouts to work on a straight talk optiumus showtime?

texts:
Phone Model Number: LGL86C

PRL Version: 59377

Andriod version: 4.0.4

Kernel version: 3.0.8

Software version: L86CV10a

I have called straight talk wireless and they told me that my model phone does not have an APN setting. Does anyone know how to get around this so I can use hangouts as my main message sending app? I use it for everything and I cannot send MMS messages without configuring the APN settings.


texts: OneDrive error: Uploading is paused, Sign in to continue

texts: Why do I encounter an error, "Uploading is paused, Sign in to continue" after uploading a large file (~100MB) to onedrive?


texts:
It seems as the default keyboard is removed from several Android devices. I have two, a Sony Xperia (4.0.4) and a Samsung Galaxy SIII (4.0.4) and neither of them has the default Android keyboard (or I'm missing something).

Is there an official way of installing the default keyboard? (And why would hardware makers disable the default keyboard?)

This is related to my other question
Switch to another keyboard language using stock keyboard


texts:
I think this app is a part of HTC Sense. When i check weather, i get usual report:

But if i swipe down, i get "current" report:

From pictures you can see that reports differ by 2 degrees Celcius, however i once had not only difference in degrees but in day and night i.e usual report showed day while "current" report showed night (or vice versa..? can't recall).

Why there is a difference between both?


texts: Android tablet separate user account - app installed once or multiple times?

texts:
Today I bought a tablet Samsung Nexus 10, it came with latest Android 4.3 installed. Android 4.2 and higher supports multiple user accounts which is awsome.

My question is, if let's say I have Facebook application installed on two accounts, does it install it two times (taking 2x place necessary) or is it efficient and it installs it once and changes only login settings for seperate users.


texts:
I have a Droid X, and I've been having issues with my music lately.  I finally deleted the Albums, Music, and Playlists directories from my SD Card, and used SDRescan to get the media library to update.  That did the trick for the music, but now my stock ringtones have disappeared.  Were they on the SD card?

Why did they disappear, and how can I get them back?  My phone isn't rooted.


texts: TWRP: No OS flashed after flashing LOS 16.0 on Samsung S5

texts:
I want to install LOS 16.0 on my Samsung S5 SM-G901F. According to the LOS installation wiki, I did from an ArchLinux OS:

installation of TWRP 3.2.3-0 with heimdall
wipe -> format data
wipe -> advanced wipe (all partitions were wiped)
advanced ADB sideload: adb sideload lineage-16.0-20200106-nightly-kccat6-signed.zip (I tried the 3 last build)

I checked all the hashes and they are Ok.

I observed a progress-bar difference between the TWRP and the terminal: the TWRP announced a 100% progress, while the adb command stopped at 47%. However, after debugging it, I realized the installation script runs entirely.

Finally, when I wish to reboot on the system partition, I get the error message "No OS flashed are you sure you wish to reboot?".

Have you any idea to truly flash LOS?
Thank you!


texts:
First off I'm not very experienced with phones, but while trying to root my phone I need the kernel number.  I've looked where the instructions told me to look, in my about phone section. Under the kernel version it only says:

3.0.31-980103
se.infra@sep-129 #3
smp preempt fri mar 1 04 29 20 kst 2013

Second, I've downloaded the update to 4.1.2. (I think ice cream sandwich or jelly bean.)  My model number is sch-r760x.  I have an Alltel wireless.

I just want to root my phone.  I don't want to spend forever looking for this "kernel version".


texts: Are applications from "Unknown Sources" restricted by permissions?

texts:
I know that Google Play applications cannot do anything that is not spelled out in their AndroidManifest.xml and will be blocked from doing so. I want to know if non-Google Play applications are locked down with the same security measure.

Will Android tell me what permissions they require before installation and block functions that use permissions not noted in the manifest of non-Google Play apps? Because Google says:

  In the event that an application attempts to use a protected feature which has not been declared in the application's manifest, the permission failure will typically result in a security exception being thrown back to the application. Protected API permission checks are enforced at the lowest possible level to prevent circumvention. An example of the user messaging when an application is installed while requesting access to protected APIs is shown in Figure 2.

Does this apply to non-Google Play apps?


texts: My RCA Voyager Tablet is in a bootloop and I can't get into recovery mode

texts: Can anyone help me please, My RCA Voyager Tablet is in a bootloop and it keeps showing the logo screen. I was trying to install the trwp for my tablet but I think I accidentally put the worng trwp file into my RCA tablet. I tried to go into recovery mode but nothing happened and I tried flashing it but I couldn't find any firmware file for my model ( my model is rct6873W42) I also tried connecting my computer to my tablet and it's not detecting my RCA Voyager Tablet. I hope someone can please help? P.s I also think it's brick but I am not completely sure.


texts: How to run 64 bit apps on a 32 bit Android smartphone without root access?

texts:
I know it's difficult or rather almost impossible to change a 32 bit to 64 bit with or without root but is it possible to run 64 bit apps on a 32 bit Android smartphone without root access ?
I am using Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime.


texts: Reset my android device password using android device manager

texts:
I'm android Marshmallow user. and I want to resent my password using android device manager. I signed in my google account and went to google's android device manager and it's not showing any option to reset the password.

I went through some tutorial on google and they've shown this option with screenshot. But i'm enable to find it right now. can somebody pls help

thanks in advance


texts: How to get alerts about Speed Monitoring Cameras in GPS Maps Application?

texts:
I am using Here Maps (Here WeGO), but I do not get any warnings about speed monitoring cameras.
I would also like to pay for such a service.
The application well informs already if you drive too fast.

I know there are some GPS devices which can give such alerts.
I think TomTom, at least.

Testing xavier_fakerat's proposal

I see now interaction with CamerAlert but have not tested when driven.
It took some time for the program to relocate to Baltics from London. But

Start here maps. Start then CamerAlert second time. The app crashes. It alerts all the time about unupdated maps although I just updated them.

I will go with Sygic.

OS: Android Oreo 8.0
Phone: OnePlus 3T
Region: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Baltics
Maps: Here We Go Maps, rarely Google Maps (because no easy offline use)


texts: Is there any way to control my android phone remotely from another android?

texts:
I have an Android Galaxy S4 Mini (SGH-I257) that is not rooted and running stock software Android 4.4.2 and an Samsung Galaxy Admire (SGH-R830C) rooted running stock Android 4.1.2. Both devices are fully updated.

I am trying to use my S4 Mini to control my Admire, is this possible? I have tried using TeamViewer and but that does not seem to be working. I tried droid VNC which worked but the interface was very clunky and it seemed to be made for computers.

I basically want to open an app on my Mini and have my Admire appear, like remote desktop connection. I don't need sound, but I would like to be able to click the home button remotely and be able to swipe the lock screen to unlock.

VNC works, but it will not work outside my home network which defeats the purpose. Could I host this via my modem I have? I have an At&T Uverse Motorola NVG589 modem running software version 9.1.0h12d34.


texts: Why does my apps disappear randomly after a reboot?

texts:
Sometimes when I reboot my LG G3 (about every other time I do that) some apps show up in the main screen with the default Android icon and the app name underneath, but when I tap to open the app it says "Application not instaled". When I look for the app in the app list it does not show up there.

This problem usually happens to Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Translate, Google Photos or Google Maps. Less comonly also happens to other apps too, but the mentioned ones are responsible by the vast majority of the "app abduction" phenomena. It does not happen necessarily with all of them at same time, sometimes one or two, sometimes 6 or 7, being the mentioned ones the usual victims.

I saw some people who reported this problem in other LG devices when the apps are moved to the SD card, but I don't use any SD card on my phone.

I'm afraid that my SSD is dying. The problem with other people pointed to Android having difficulty to read the app from the external SD card. Since in my case the apps are installed in the SSD, so it may be failing intermittently. The phone sometimes freezes and reboots itself from time to time too.


texts: I flashed cyanogen mod 12 on my galaxy s3. Once I did that I flashed gapps but when I went to turn my phone on, every single app crashed and kept crashing literally over and over again. I couldn't do anything but press OK when they crashed because when I tried to, another one just popped up. Is there any way that I can just apk the Google play store or something.


texts: How to connect 3rd party tcp/ip device to Nexus7

texts:
I have a wired tcp/ip based device that I need to access from an android app running on a rooted nexus 7.

There is only one hard-requirement1. The tablet's primary internet connectivity must NOT be affected (3g and wifi).
and a couple of preferences...
 2. Preferably the device would be accessed wirelessly.
3. Preferably this would be accomplished without additional hardware physically attached to the tablet.

The options as I currently see them...

Bluetooth

obviously this would require some sort of ethernet to bluetooth gateway.  I would rather not pay more than the price of the table for an industrial device which has significantly more capability than what I would need. So does a consumer version of this even exist? If it does would the resulting bluetooth connection on the tablet interfere with the 3g/wifi internet connectivity or is that something I can workaround with special routing rules or just coding the app to use bluetooth rather than sockets?
Wifi

Is there a way to accomplish this while still meeting requirement #1?  Maybe attaching a USB dongle via the tablet OTG connection and running two simultaneous wifi connections with special routing rules?
Wired

USB RJ45 dongle via tablet OTG connection?  This is similar and possibly simpler than the wifi option yet has the same potential issues regarding having two network connections active concurrently.

Any thoughts, suggestions, creative solutions?


texts: What DNS servers are used when connected to wireless data?

texts:
What DNS servers are used when connected to wireless data (not wifi)?

Is there a way within Android KitKat to tell?


texts:
Nearly bricked my Samsung Epic Touch 4G. Managed to boot into Odin Mode with a USB jig. I'm back where I started now and need to re-evaluate what to do next.

The phone is rooted, won't see the SD Card or Internal anything. My only option is using Odin to get a custom ROM back on there. Can someone point me to a step by step? My last attempt at this led me to having to work with the USB jig to get another crack at it.

Thanks!


texts: How can I move apps to SD on my Samsung Galaxy Ace?

texts: I want to move some apps to my SD card, and from Googling around I found that it's possible to do this if the device is rooted.  How can I root my Samsung Galaxy Ace?


texts: Internet over mobile-data while connected to WLAN network

texts:
I have a WLAN network that is not connected to the internet. There is a DHCP server on that network and that assigns its clients an IP and subnet mask, but no default gateway.

When I connect to this network on an android device mobile data will automatically be disabled, so that the device will loose internet connectivity.

Most operating systems, when they are connected to multiple networks use the fastest connection that has a default gateway to connect to IP outside its respective subnet. However Android doesn't seem to get to that stage, because once it connects to a wi-fi network, it will disconnect the mobile-data - to save battery power, presumably. It doesn't care to check if there is gateway on the wi-fi network.

Is there a way to disable this "feature" of disconnecting mobile data when a wi-fi is connected?

Or better: is there a way to prevent disconnecting mobile data when the wi-fi has no default gateway?

Thank you in advance.


texts:
I have a Nexus 5 running Lollipop 5.0.1.
I use the built Clock app for an alarm every morning. This morning, the alarm went off, but did not display any UI or turn on the display. The volume buttons, which are set to dismiss the alarm did not work either. I had to unlock the phone, open the Clock app, and dismiss the alarm from there.

What might have caused this behavior and how can I correct it?


texts: WhatsApp video doesn't play and has a warning icon (Video format h264 not supported)

texts:
Using WhatsApp version 2.20.206.24 on a Huawei Y9 2019 with Android 9.
Received the following video (i tested both forwarding and sending the video directly - on both cases i faced the same problem)

If I click play, the video looks like is going to start but the time is stuck

Checking the media associated with that chat and it appears a thumbnail with a warning icon in it

I'm able to play other videos, so it makes me think that the problem isn't with the media player of this phone. Tried also restarting the phone, searched for WhatsApp updates and system updates and all were in place. Also, I tested playing the video with two other different Android phones (one Samsung and another Huawei) and the video played well.

Edit
When trying to play the video from the Gallery, I get the following error

Formato video h264 não suportado. (Portuguese for "Video format h264 not
supported").

Edit 2
I installed VLC for Android to see if the video would play using it. The timer this time finished playing as well as the audio but the image was stuck in the same moment


texts: Why (bind) mounts in /storage/emulated/0 are not visible in apps?

texts:
I mounted a directory into another directory with:

mount --bind "/storage/sdcard/dir1" "/storage/sdcard/dir2"

I do this at boot completion with Tasker. I can see the mounted files in adb shell and in Termux, even as non-root user.
But I can not see these files in apps like Total Commander or my Music Player.

I use Lineage 7.1.2.

In this thread, a solution is to switch off "mount namespaces" in SuperSU. Unfortunately, I have the LineageOS default SU app which does not seem to provide such option. Any suggestions?


texts:
I have 6.1 gb of cached data on my phone and I would like to clear it, but I'm not sure what is "cached data."  Would this reset the games I have on my phone?  Other things?

What does cached data include?


texts: Root "Nexus 5" Android 4.4 kitkat to install custom rom?

texts:
What is the best guide to root the "Nexus 5" 4.4 Kitkat version? There seem to be so many guides and I'm not sure which one is the easiest and quickest to follow.

Also when rooted, where can I get custom roms?

Also what if I wanted to flash it back to Stock 5.2 lollipop, where do I get that?


texts: I have just re-installed Samsung J5 firmware manually. After install now whenever I try to check software update it gives error saying that " Unable to update the software. A network or server error occurred. Try again later ". I have tried many times, but same message appear. Before installing firmware was working fine. It gave me update of Marshmallow, but now gives error. Is there any way to fix this ?


texts: Is it possible to isolate audio input/output devices?

texts:
Is it possible to make the 3.5mm audio jack port of an Android device into a purely audio INPUT device (something like a mic)? I would like to see if I can receive audio input via the jack and push out the said input to a bluetooth headset.

If this is not possible, why?

If it is, how would I go about implementing it?


texts: how can I tell if someone has read text message?

texts: Does delivery report mean that the person reads the message on android phone?


texts:
This question is related to previous one I asked here.

I have no hopes that I can get my phone up and working again. It is bricked. My whole effort is now about saving my data.

So my question is can I access as an external storage if I attach to my PC using a USB connection recover my data?


texts:
Situation is this: I took my phone out of my pocket and dropped it from about pocket height on a sort of tiled floor. The screen then became green and had lines. Then the screen just turned off. When I looked for physical damage, all I can see are tiny cracks at the top right of the screen. Everything else works fine (home button, back button, vibration, led, etc.) How would I fix this or do I need to go to a repair shop. Thanks in advance.

Also I have the T-mobile version. I don't know if that matters.


texts: How do I set up Google Voice as the provider for an unactivated phone?

texts:
I've got this Droid X, it's not activated, and I'd like to use Google Voice as the provider (this means it will be Wi-Fi only; that's OK.)

Problem is, Google Voice needs the phone to have a number before it will let me use it as the provider. I already have a Google voice number set up, but I can't figure out what to do next.

What I'm envisioning is:

The phone's dialer will make the calls through Google Voice (absolutely essential)
Voicemails will work (would be very nice)
I can text from the native texter (not critical at all)

What do I need to do?


texts: Is this android vulnerability bug #8219321 fixed?

texts:
In 2013, Bluebox Security announced that they had found a bug in Android that could be used to modify the contents of any application package (including ones distributed as part of the system software) without affecting the attached cryptographic signatures; details to be disclosed at Black Hat USA 2013. I don't want to explain in detail as this site explain it well: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2483525/security0/android-flaw-lets-attackers-modify-apps-without-breaking-signatures.html

However there was no news if it has been fixed. I find that there is really an app "Xmodgames" which is exactly doing the same thing.After granting it root permissions It modifies game files without breaking its signature.
You can't update that app automatically from play store once its signature get broken right? I assumed the same thing but even if xmodgames applies the mod on a game you can still update that game from play store. It means that it keeps the signature intact. Has it not really  been fixed till yet?


texts: Does Wifi P2P require *both* android devices to be 4.0+?

texts:
According to the android developer guide...

  "Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) allows Android 4.0 (API level 14) or later
  devices with the appropriate hardware to connect directly to each
  other via Wi-Fi without an intermediate access point"

Does this mean that both devices need to be 4.0+, or can one be a 4.0 device while the other is a (rooted) 2.x device?


texts: Android Studio 3 in Ubuntu 17.04 not see Nexus 7 in connected devices to run the App with

texts:
I'm using Android Studio 3.1.1 in Ubuntu 17.04 and a Nexus 7.

Android Studio not see the device in the list of the "connected devices" in the window to run the App:

The device is already activated as Debug USB with MTP USB type, and I already choose "Ok" for every prompt asking to allow the USB connection with the PC.

It is showed in the media connected to ubuntu, but clicking on it appear this error:

I already tried all guides founded on the Web but without success.

I already installed:

android-tools-*
adb
mtpfs
go-mtpfs

The Nexus 7 has Android 5.1.1

Note: I can use my Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo connected with Android Studio to run the App, without any problem.

How can I make it work with the Nexus 7?

Thanks a lot!


texts: What does the *#*#4636#*#* dialer code do?

texts:
Has anyone tried the *#*#4636#*#* or *#*#7780#*#* dialer codes on HTC phones? They're not working for me.

Secondly, what does it show, means what kind of information? Is it safe to run on brand new phone?


texts:
I have one table UBISLATE 7CI (DATAWIND IC: 12016A-7CI) and I need a step by step method or program to root the device. I was trying with some suggestion but I can't find a right method.

Anybody know the way?


texts: How to remove downloaded videos of TED app from device?

texts: I like official TED app which allows me to download videos for later offline viewing. I've downloaded many videos & watched all of them. Now, I want to remove them from my device to regain my storage space. But, I am unable to find option in app for this. I've looked in file system, but unable to find downloaded videos. Please, help.


texts: Browser desktop mode not really the same as PC desktop

texts:
Is there anyway to make android browser browse in true desktop mode, i.e. viewing the same layout as a desktop computer?

I know in Firefox, I can click on "request desktop site" in the menu, and some similar function in Chrome.   However, neither of these modes brings me the same experience as I have on a desktop computer.  For example, Gmail has a menu item "filter messages like this", which is missing in "request desktop site" mode, and Similarly for many other web sites.

Some web site provides "full site" button to do this.  But why can't I pretend myself as a desktop computer in the first place? How on earth does the server identify the browser an android browser, even in the "desktop mode"?

Note that this question may seem a duplicate as this question. But I do express the problem in a more general/broader perspective.

== Update ==

I understand the UI differences such as mouse Vs. touch screen.  What I mean is to emulate a desktop screen mode.  For example, a virtual screen size to mimic a desktop monitor (I can swipe the touch screen to move the view port, and can even enlarge/shrink the view port by two-finger gestures).  A touch emulates mouse left button click.  No mouse right button is acceptable, since most functions should be able to work by just left click.  (Remember Apple Mac desktop might even go with one-button mouse).

The problem is, what they think as "optimize for mobile" might not be what the user think/want, such as removal of some functions.

I don't need "mobile optimize".  Just the browser to mimic desktop one to the maximal extend, and I want to visit the web site in Desktop Mode, as if I connect it by a desktop computer.


texts: Camera app on HTC Sensation keeps crashing

texts:
I have an HTC Sensation, about two years old. It's running Gingerbread, rooted but not modded or custom-rommed. All of a sudden, the native camera app started crashing - i.e. it opens and immediately closes. I don't know if the hardware camera is damaged, or if it's just the app.

There have been no changes to my phone since it last worked - no new apps, no settings changes, nothing.

Any ideas? Are there any other camera apps out there that I could download to replace the native one?


texts:
Is there any known reason why my 5 day old S4 would be randomly restarting? It doesn't appear to be a heat problem, its usually around 33 degrees (celcius) and more often than not, its idle. I only know its restarted because I hear the startup tone in my pocket.

I'm not sure how to even begin to troubleshoot this.

Thanks,

Christian


texts:
For an education purpose I've got multiple android devices (over 10 and they all are identical) and have to make them make the same actions simultaneously (like running app, click controls and so on).

A typical scenario is

Open an edu application on all devices
Navigate to a specific theme
Interact with content (play video, scroll text a requested position)

Is there web services or any other solutions to achieve such thing?


texts: Add proxy exception for local subnet on Android 4.2 (4.* maybe ?)

texts:
I'm using  Vanilla Android 4.2.2 on my Nexus4, and I'm using a proxy to access the internet. I wanted to add a proxy exception for addresses on my local subnet 192.168.0.* , is there anyway to do this?

I've tried adding 192.168.0 and this doesn't work, It doesn't accept 192.168.0.*, 192.168.0.0/8 and 192.168.0.255 doesn't work either.

Has anyone attempted this before? Does anyone know how this can be done?


texts: HTC Amaze 4G (Videotron) - Is there a way to install Android 4.0?

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

I just got my new HTC Amaze 4G with Videotron and I only have Android 2.3 on it. Videotron says that they will release Android 4.0 soon.

Is there a way to install it before this? Like a Beta or something like that?


texts:
Can I copy the data of a game and transfer from my old tablet to my new tablet and if so, how do I do that? Both tablets are samsung tab4 10.1
( my old one doesn't have an sdcard )


texts: How to register new extensions as text files (.Rmd)

texts:
I have R markdown (.Rmd extension file, uses Markdown syntax) file on my Dropbox. Regardless of trying to open it directly from Dropbox application or exporting it to my Android device, I see information that I have no application to open this file.

There was question about many extensions:
How do I open a text file of any extension in Android?

but suggested answer does not work for me - I have DroidEdit, but my Android phone still claims that it is unable to open .Rmd file.
Obviously I can change an extension from .Rmd to .txt, but this is rather not efficient way of seeing files.

Is there any possibility to say Android 6, please treat .Rmd as text files / register new files extensions?

Please note that Dropbox app does not show me open file possibility as suggested in following thread:
How to open text files with DropBox on Android?

EDIT:
Sample R Markdown file content:

---
title: "Mateusz"
author: "Sample R markdown file"
output: pdf_document
---

```{r setup, include=FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(echo = TRUE)
```

## R Markdown

This is an R Markdown document. Markdown is a simple formatting syntax for authoring HTML, PDF, and MS Word documents. For more details on using R Markdown see <http://rmarkdown.rstudio.com>.

## Including Plots

You can also embed plots, for example:

```{r pressure, echo=FALSE}
# Here is R! code:
plot(pressure)
```

Note that the `echo = FALSE` parameter was added to the code chunk to prevent printing of the R code that generated the plot.


texts:
I get all these spam sms from everywhere...

I tried the phone's usual search feature. I search for a spam keyword in my messages, and then try to delete all those messages.

The problem here is that I don't have the option to select all those messages at once and delete them; instead I've to manually delete those messages.

Is there a better way to manage this problem?


texts: How come some apps can't be written to the SD card?

texts: A question that has bugged me is why app developers (especially Google) do not allow apps to be written to the SD card.  I understand there are a few that cannot; however, I think there are still quite a few apps that can run from SD, which would benefit those of us with small amounts of internal memory.


texts: Why is the connection between the Android emulator and a PC so slow?

texts:
Host OS: Windows 7 x86

Android emulator target: 2.3.3

When I execute 'adb pull' or 'adb push' with emulator - transfer speed is about 70KB/s.
When I do this with real device it's normal USB speed. Why is this?


texts:
I am thinking about getting an iPad 2 just so I can record music on Garageband, provided I find a way to input a USB mic. Anyways, I am admittedly a Google and Android fan and would much rather go that route and record music using an Android tablet where there would for sure be much more interoperability and maybe even a cloud sync service where I could collaborate with another musician 1,000 miles away in high quality, lossless form. Is there an app on Android or a web app that would support this kind of user experience on par with the user experience of Garageband?

I don't mind sticking with an iPad 2 for a year and then going back to Android when something more mature for Android comes out, but just thought I would ask here first.


texts: Inves Wibook 660lt stuck on boot after update

texts:
My boss recently went to spain and bought himself an e-reader running Android, the wibook 660lt. He did an OTA update of the OS, but now it's stuck at the screen with a triangle with an "!" in it, with the android logo right beside it. If I press the small reset button for a few seconds, the device reboots, showing the bootscreen, after that the update starts and fails again, going back to step 1.

I've tried recovery, but I can't do it. This device does not have volume buttons, only home and a power button. If anyone knows something, that would be great C:


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Monitor wifi usage?

Is there a way to have an alarm warn me every time I spent another 100MB and telling me the total I've spent on the last billing period to avoid going over my limit and into debt in Android?


texts: When I send a group message on my galaxy s3 software 4.3 other people in the group message receive the message as an individual message. How do I fix this so that all the people in message receive it as a group message.


texts: How to mount an Android sdcardfs formatted microSD card in Linux?

texts:
Suppose I take out the microSD card from my Cyanogenmod 13/Android 6 phone, put it in a card reader and want to access it within my Ubuntu desktop. The first partition (16M) mounts automatically, guess its FAT32 but as soon as I want to mount the second partition (64G) it tells me that the filesystem is unknown.

Now I learned that my microSD card is likely to be formatted with sdcardfs, so I wonder how to get access within Ubuntu?


texts: Mediaserver using excessive CPU time and battery

texts:
I've got a Nexus 4 on OS version 4.2.1 that suddenly started to drain it's battery very quickly. When looking in the battery usage I see "Mediaserver"eating 60% of the battery over time, with several minutes of CPU time logged and several hours of Keep Awake time. Typically the screen, phone idle or other services eat up the majority of battery life.

I tried closing all apps and charging it up, and sure enough overnight it still drained significant battery, again Mediaserver was the culprit as reported in the Battery usage chart; it had kept the device awake all night and drained 10% of my battery despite zero use. I haven't added a large number of files and I'm not playing music/etc so Mediaserver shouldn't be doing very much on the drive.

How can I stop Mediaserver from eating my battery life like this?


texts: I'm using Moto G3 unrooted nd using Sony earphones of MDR series. Suddenly the left side of my earphone started producing lesser sound than the right one.How to balance them???


texts: Unexpected battery discharge on Samsung Galaxy S2

texts: I charged my smartphone yesterday to full 100%. When I woke up today, I saw that battery was 40%. Android OS has used 90% of the battery. My Android version is 4.0.3. What is the cause of the problem?


texts: How does charging battery in normal, speed and trickle affect battery life?

texts:
Battery doctor uses different stages of charging:

speed; continuous and trickle (keep charging when the battery is full for some time)

does this really extend battery life?

and can an app change the way the device is being charged anyway?


texts: I was looking for an app that would let me create and edit icons on my Android device. It actually doesn't need to be able to open .ICO files or anything like that, but rather normal image files like jpeg, png, or gif. There are a lot of normal photo editors available, but none of them are well suited to creating icons. I would like to be able to place the individual pixels, like when using the draw tool in gimp or PS. Thanks.


texts: Fastest way to transfer small files to PC

texts:
I am looking for the fastest solution to transfer many small files really fast to my PC from my Android powered phone. For example I would like to transfer 100x5KB data in a second. Is there a way if I use SSD and I have min. 50MB/s internet with 10-40ms ping (I know ping is very important). Also, no cables can be used. So it must be wireless.

I already thought of

Network file sharing but I think it is not that fast (via WiFi)
Bluetooth (very very slow)
Pipe/Socket (don't really know how fast it is)

I will possibly need to transfer XML files and there will be about max. 5 meters between the PC and the mobile device.

Is there a fast way that can be handled with Java?

Thank you!


texts: I can't take screenshots on Galaxy S3 mini

texts: I've had the Galaxy S3 Mini for about two weeks and I can't take screenshots anymore. I hold down the home and power button but it just takes me to the task manager window. I also can't seem to be able to turn off or reset my phone.


texts: How to decrypt Cyanogenmod Updater zip files? (/sdcard/cmupdater)

texts:
I am using CyanogenMod 13 on my Oneplus 3, and I wonder how the cmupdater obfuscates/encrypts downloaded system update images.

To illustrate what I mean:

When I download "cm-13.0-20160908-NIGHTLY-oneplus3.zip" manually on my PC, it has the same SHA1 checksum as stated on the website. When I look at it with a HEX editor, it has the usual ZIP file header (starts with "PK").
I can flash this file without any problem manually in TWRP.

When I download the same update via Cyanogenmod's update tool, a file "cm-13.0-20160908-NIGHTLY-oneplus3.zip" will be created in "/sdcard/cmupdater/" (which seems to be equal to "/data/media/0/cmupdater/" and "/storage/emulated/0/cmupdater/"), but it has a different SHA1 checksum than stated on the website.
When I look at it with a HEX editor, it does NOT have the usual ZIP file header (does NOT start with "PK").
I cannot flash this with with TWRP (says "zip file corrupt"), but I CAN flash it when I select this file within the running Cyanogenmod session and select "update".

This is also valid for any other Cyanogenmod images, "cm-13.0-20160908-NIGHTLY-oneplus3.zip" is just an example.

How can I decrypt/unobfuscate the files in "/sdcard/cmupdater/", so that I get the original ZIP file? (Which can be flashed with TWRP)

Why I am asking this: I have a file "cm-13.0-20160731-NIGHTLY-oneplus3.zip" in "/sdcard/cmupdater/", which I would like to decrypt.

The original file is not available anymore at the CyanogenMod mirror, they don't store older releases (which is a very, very bad thing).
All current nightly/snapshot CyanogenMod builds don't work reliably on my Oneplus 3.


texts: How to debug when the USB is set to "CHARGING ONLY" mode

texts:
Device: Nokia 2.2
Carrier: Airtel
Android version: 10
Root status: Never rooted

I've set a PIN lock to my phone and forgot the password.. luckily I've turned on the USB debugging mode earlier but I didn't set the USB behaviour to PTP or MTP, It's still in the charging only mode. The phone's not allowing to change the USB behaviour to PTP unless I unlock my phone which I literally cannot do.
Is there anyway to change the USB behaviour to PTP, so that I can use ADB to recover call lists and app data from my phone?


texts: How do I merge contacts based on phone numbers?

texts:
I have been using 2 SIM cards in 2 separate phones and until recently I bought the Alcatel OT-918N Glory, a dual SIM Android phone.

Since I had 2 phones before, I am expecting to have duplicated contact numbers. I will be importing numbers from my 2 SIM cards and I need to know the best way to handle duplicate numbers in Android.

Is there a way to merge contact numbers based on the phone numbers?


texts: Where is Settings.apk on Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 (4.4.2)

texts: I can't find Settings.apk file in /system/app directory. I use the latest stock firmware. Where can I find this APK on this device?


texts: How can I forward SMS via Jabber (XMPP) to read them on a PC?

texts:
I want my received SMS to automagically be forwarded via Jabber (XMPP), so I can read them on my current PC.

I don't want to send SMS from my computer, though I would not mind the feature as an extra bonus.

How can I achieve this?


texts:
So,

Yesterday I lost my Samsung A6+. The guy/girl who picked must have already shut it down.

It is encrypted and it had a locking pattern each time I needed to use it.

If the guy does a factory reset(the one went turning on the phone), will he be able to do so, and use it as a brand new?
The documents I had in the SD Card are cloud safe, so no worries about losing it. However, do you know if the encryption also goes to the SD card level?

I really doubt that even going to the police to alert them I've lost it, would do anything useful in order to have a minor chance to retrieve it if it is one day reconnected to the network, so do you think I should do it either way?

Thanks all!


texts:
How to root the Motorola Droid Razr?
How do I root my Motorola Droid Razr?