texts: Change the default backup time of WhatsApp messages

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The default backup time for WhatsApp is specific (in my case, it's 4:00 AM).

Although we can manually backup at any time, how do we change the default backup time?


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I try to change clock frequency to lower frequency (android), but although I get no error, it keeps using the other frequency.
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    root@w812a_kk:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq # ls
    affected_cpus
    cpuinfo_cur_freq
    cpuinfo_max_freq
    cpuinfo_min_freq
    cpuinfo_transition_latency
    related_cpus
    scaling_available_governors
    scaling_cur_freq
    scaling_driver
    scaling_governor
    scaling_max_freq
    scaling_min_freq
    scaling_setspeed
    stats

root@w812a_kk:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq # cat cpuinfo_min_freq
598000
root@w812a_kk:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq # cat cpuinfo_max_freq
1001000
root@w812a_kk:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq # echo "userspace" > scaling_governor
root@w812a_kk:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq # echo 598000 > scaling_setspeed

root@w812a_kk:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq # cat scaling_cur_freq
1001000

Any idea what's wrong?


texts: SSH server that can be configured to only allow connections over wifi hotspot interface

texts: I shelled out for SSHDroid Pro and am quite disappointed that it can't be configured to allow connections over the Wifi Hotspot interface without also allowing connections from the mobile data interface (i.e. the open Internet).  Is there another SSH server app that can do this and is otherwise relatively feature-complete?


texts: Not able to install google play services!

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I can't install google play services, either from play store or from a downloaded APK.

When I downloaded it from play store, the following error was displayed:

  incompatible with other apps using same user id

I can't login to my Google+ account.

I can't factory reset my phone as my progress in game clash of clans will be lost so other solutions are preferable.

I'm rooted.

Android version: 4.0.3

Model: xoloA500


texts: Gmail only reads my emails when I press the 'refresh' button - is this normal

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On my Samsung Galaxy S, gmail only loads new emails when I press the 'refresh' button.

Is this normal ? Or should I set some options somewhere ?

I thought gmail should push emails to the phone.


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I have HTC One X running Android 4.2.2 with HTC Sense 5. Lately I have been encountering some wierd issues. And the most irritating of them is that my phone keeps crashing randomly. By uninstalling/installing one app at a time I was able to figure out that Viber was one major cause of that issue. Some other causes that I have been able to figure out are updating apps on my phone while the phone is being charged (yes that sounds stupid but 50% of my crashes happen during that time), playing Candy Crush and receive some notification, and more.

I want to know is there a way I can read the crash logs without rooting the phone? And if I can, how can analyse and find the root cause (app) of problem?


texts: How do I enable birthday reminders or view birthdays as events in Calendar on Nexus 4

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Simple problem: I forget the birthdays of my friends. I have the dates saved in my contacts (CardDAV-Sync address book) and can view them with the People app. I have not found a way to set up an alert or reminder, though. Alternatively I'd like to see them as events in Calendar. I would hope there is some option in the stock Android 4.3 of my Nexus 4 to configure this, but if it is not possible, do you know of a simple reminder app that does not ask for full internet access?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Can I force move to sd card applications that don't want to be moved there?

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disclaimer: of course I can move apps which allow that, using "manage applications" menu.

There are apps, some stock ones and some downloaded, that for some reason don't have the "movable to sdcard" flag set. Is there a way to move them anyway without preventing them from working (as long as the sdcard is on, of course).

Yes there might be a good reason for them to be in the internal memory, I'd like to try moving them anyway if possible.

Phone is a Nexus One with stock android 2.3.6 unrooted — I guess I'd either have to root it or to install cyanogen or whatever?


texts: How can I mount or unmount the SD Card using ADB?

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The sdcard can be umounted by using the umount command.

unmount /mtn/sdcard/.android_secure

how can it be remounted again . I tried using the mount command

mount /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure


texts: Can I turn off autocomplete/autocorrect for Google Maps?

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When I want to type in a location to get directions, Google Maps brings up a list of suggestions under the textbox. That's fine, but then when there's only one suggestion left, Google Maps overrides what I was typing with that (invariably incorrect) suggestion. This makes it all but impossible to actually put what I want because even if I go back and edit, Google Maps will just clobber my text again. How do I make it stop? I don't see anything under Settings, either in the phone or the app.

I'm on a Samsung Galaxy S3. It would be ideal if I could keep the suggestions under the box without the automatic completion, but I'd settle for just turning it all off.


texts: How to fix a Bootloop Nexus 5X that is bootloader locked?

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I have a nexus 5x that is boot looping after the android 8 update. My bootloader is locked as I won't be able to install any custom image firmware. My concern is keeping my data in tact, and even if I was able to unlock my bootloader, I'd have to wipe my entire device which is something I dont want to do.

How can I fix my bootlooping Nexus 5x without losing my data?


texts: Video Player in Galaxy Note 10.1 keeps starting itself when connected to computer through USB

texts: The Video Player app that came with Galaxy Note 10.1 will start at the background when connected to a Windows computer through USB. And there's no option in that app to disable it. It always appear in Task Manager when connected. Is there any way to disable this auto-start?


texts: Play Store icons are no longer transparent

texts: The past few days I have noticed that the Play Store icons have a black background. I've even done a Factory Reset. I am facing the problem with every icon in the play store. Is there any way to get rid of it?


texts: Set recurring notification for sms message

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I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro Mini and would like to know if it is possible to be alerted to a new SMS message every few minutes until it is acknowledged.

Sometimes I am away from the phone and miss the initial alert.


texts: How to and from where install ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) on GT-P1000?

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Currently I am trying to upgrade my Android OS from 2.3.3 to Cyanogenmod 9 not with "Odin" but via the bootloader and SD-card. Now I had a problem with "Signature verification failed" described here which is highly likely due to the fact that I failed to install a custom bootloader. Now as it is mentioned everywhere as a pre-requisite, I want to install "ClockworkMod Recovery", but I cannot find it anywhere! More so in articles around the www from bloggers and journalists (who actually never tried what they wrote about) it is assumed that you already have installed CWM. It seems to be needed also for other ROM's for the EU Samsung Galaxy Tab 7"inch (GT-P1000), not only the one that I want to install.

The actual problem is:

When I try to install CWM with ROM Manager (5.0.0.6) it only shows the two models "Samsung Epic4G" and "Samsung GalaxyS i9000" in the list and not my model (Galaxy Tab EU) or any other model.

When I researched I only found outdated YouTube videos and XDA-developer threads that don't provide a link to a newer / the most current solution. Most of all, I had a hard time coming up with any Google search results that provide a current solution for my issue.

I am willing to try anything to get CWM up and running, as long as the process is outlined somewhere more or less understandable.

Finally: I am aware that I void the warranty I never had. I did win my Galaxy Tab, thus never paid for it and never got a receipt and now live in another country anyways.


texts: How do I force an abort on ongoing app updates happening on my Sony Xperia Aqua Android mobile? It is slowing down all other processes. My cell is setup to do updates when it finds a wifi connection, so I can turn wifi off, but I need it for the other things. Wish there was a way I could put the update downloads on hold and then resume after I'm done using the wifi.


texts: System and Play Store updates doesn't work on Android 4.4.2

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I'm using a cloudfone excite 401dx with Android 4.4.2.

System update says "battery too low to install system update, connect charger to continue", but my battery is full. When I use the factory reset, the system update keep saying of my issue (battery too low to install system updates, connect charger to continue).

Still my Play Store won't update because of that issue, and I can't download any of games on my Android.


texts: fastboot responds, except that it won't flash my recovery image

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I have installed Cyanogenmod (v13) on a Xiaomi Redmi 2 phone. So, it all worked, but then I tried a manual update.
I booted into recovery (TWRP), and flashed the new cyanogenmod ZIP file; then flashed the gapps ZIP file. But when I rebooted, I found two problems:

the device won't finish booting (gets stuck)
recovery mode is gone. If I try to boot into recovery, the Mi logo stays there forever

So, I could get into fastboot mode. Then I tried using the fastboot tool from a Linux PC.

The device responds properly:

# fastboot devices
78768331    fastboot

# fastboot getvar version
version: 0.5
finished. total time: 0.003s

# fastboot oem unlock
...
OKAY [  0.003s]
finished. total time: 0.003s

# fastboot erase recovery
erasing 'recovery'...
OKAY [  0.041s]
finished. total time: 0.041s

But, when I try to flash a recovery image, it gets stuck:

# fastboot flash recovery cm-13.0-20160705-NIGHTLY-wt88047-recovery.img
target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes
sending 'recovery' (11136 KB)...

I have tried this from two computers:

from a notebook, when I plug the device it is correctly recognized as a USB 2.0 device (syslog says it's a EHCI device), but no data is transferred. After some time, the kernel reports that "task fastboot blocked for more than 120 seconds" and prints a stacktrace to syslog.
from a desktop computer (also Linux), the device is only recognized as OHCI (USB 1.0), and no data is transferred. But in this case, unlike the notebook, when it tries to transfer, the keyboard stops functioning (OHCI, I suppose).

I also tried a Windows flashing program for Xiaomi devices, which I ran on Virtualbox, but it didn't recognize my phone.

What else can I try?


texts: Android Phone - Can I set a 3rd Party Dictionary as the Default Dictionary?

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New to the Android ecosystem.

My phone has a default dictionary: 'Collins English' which I downloaded and installed.

I also have installed a 3rd party dictionary which is superior in many ways (for example has spoken pronunciation, thesaurus, etc)

Is it possible for me to assign the 3rd party dictionary as the default dictionary.

It would be nice if I could also use the 3rd party dictionary in my kindle-App.  But I have a feeling that Kindle uses a proprietary dictionary.


texts: How to change default video player app inside Hangouts

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A video appeared inside a Hangouts chat stream and when I clicked it, it asked me which installed app I intend to use for playing that video.

I accidentally picked some casting app, but apparently (and surprisingly) the Use as default app was also checked, so whenever I click a video inside a Hangouts chat stream it tries to cast to a non-existing device and fails.

The system-wide video app is set to a normal video player app, but I can't find out how to set the default app for playing videos inside Hangouts.

Any idea how to reset it without uninstalling either app?


texts: (how) can I install android on an iphone 4?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Can I install Android on my non-Android device?

I know it is possible to install Android on an iPhone 3G.

How about the iPhone 4? Is it possible to run Android on it? If yes, how, and what are the risks?
If no, is that a "not yet" or a "can't happen, because of X"?


texts: Is there a keyboard featuring Undo/Redo?

texts: Undo/redo feature is generally provided by input box host app, but.. the way Android's input works, it can be provided universally for all input boxes. Is there a keyboard which has undo/redo feature?


texts: How can I view detailed information on a WiFi connection on an Android device?

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Background / Purpose
I'm setting up a wireless network in which a Raspberry Pi works as the router & access point (following Adafruit's Guide). After getting it all set up, I tested the network by connecting my Samsung S6 to the new wireless network (having disabled mobile data, of course), and successfully accessed the internet (and double-checked by watching the RasPi's syslog).

I'm having trouble connecting other devices to the network, and I think it may be due to settings or parameters I'm using but known nothing about (pairwise (TKIP?), proto (WPA2?), etc.).

I'm not asking about those settings & such, I know that's a question for a different forum -- rather, I want to know if it's possible to get detailed information from Android about the WiFi network it's connected to. Perhaps through the developer/debug mode, or using an external tool or application connected to or installed on the Android device?


texts: Unable to select "wipe data/factory reset" in recovery mode

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A coworker asked me if I could fix her Samsung Galaxy Note Tab 3, due to her daughter locking the device and not being able to unlock it. I'm an iOS guy but since I'm in the IT department I decided to give it a try, and I looked up how to reset this device to factory settings.

I am able to enter in recovery mode, and I have several options. The one I want, "wipe data/factory reset", is not able to be selected, since the highlighted option in the menu jumps from the  item before it to the item after it. In fact, if for example the option is the number 3, I press the volume down key oen time and the highlighted option changes from the 1st item to the 2nd, but if I press again it does nothing. If I press again, it jumps to the 4th item, not giving me the option.

I don't know if this is because of the device, because of Android, or it's just me being ignorant. If any of you could help me out it'll be wonderful.

Thanks a lot.


texts: I noticed a folder named "BUD" on the SD card of my Android 4 phone, containing 5 10-byte files with .med2.gz extensions. The .med2 files are empty. What is this clutter? This thread didn't help, nor did Google know what a .med2 file is.


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My Samsung Galaxy S3 automatically locks the screen after a given number of minutes. After this I have to insert a secret code to unlock. I can disable this feature, checking "Never lock screen". In this way screen will never lock (and this is ok) but as side effect it will never turn to black (this isn't ok, this will drain my battery).

I want that screen just to turn to black without locking, in this way as soon screen is touched phone is immediately active.

If I click the side power button phone will go in locked mode as usual (secret code is needed to unlock).

I've found some application that partially do this. In some case I have to click on the main button to reactivate phone, while I want that entire screen as sensible zone.

What can I do?


texts: what backup/sync app is recommended for android phones (without computer)?

texts: good software to automatically sync and backup your files without having to connect it to a computer via USB


texts: timestamp for when an app last used a permission?

texts: I'm interested in is seeing the time-stamp for when an app last used a permission. After looking around it seems that App Ops had this feature, but it is no longer available. Are there any apps out there with this feature? Would it be possible to create an app with this feature?


texts: How do I root a Zte Origin from Solavei?

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I got a Zte Origin (solavei service) from vx4gwireless

There's a customer in their affiliate program and she's added all these apps and needs to root her phone (and I need to as well). I do not see a Zte Origin in your list of Androids in the How do I root my Android device? section.

Can you please add this phone and instructions on how to root it?

Its the blue Zte Origin, Model number Zte V768 Android version 2.3.7

And I need to know how to delete apps and move them to SD card after rooting!

Thanking you and that I hope someone can help!


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I was using adb shell to have a peek at what's going on a Sony Xperia Z phone. I've noticed a few services (e.g. com.sonymobile.socialengine.plugins, com.google.android.youtube, etc.).

I'd like to know more about, like where would such a service live and what files it uses.

So far I've using find or other typical linux commands, but the phone isn't rooted so I'm a bit stuck.

Is there a way to do that ? If so, how ? If not, what are my options ?


texts: Verify that an APK has been built from given source code

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For the same app, I have:

an APK from an app store,
what is claimed to be the source code for the same version. With a pretty usual Gradle build script and structure.

I want to check whether the APK was really built from that source code or not.
How to check that?

Notes:

The APK is not obfuscated.
I have no reason to trust anyone's signature. I only trust the source code.
I already built the app for myself, but now I want to know whether the APK was OK or not.
Preferably with Linux command-line tools, but any tool is OK.


texts: How do I log out from Google Apps without logging out from Android Device Manager?

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Say my phone was stolen, and I need to log out from my Google Apps in that phone remotely. I can revoke the access in that phone through my web browser, however I would log out from Android Device Manager too and I won't be able to track it.

The only thing I guess it could work is to change Google's password, however I don't know if I will be logged out from Android Device Manager on that phone.


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Just got Oreo and I can only enter 1 phone number in contacts,
how can I get it to record mobile and office?


texts: Lost huge internal memory while debugging application on device

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I started developing Android apps recently. For debugging purpose I used my device. Debugs and all went good but lately I realised that 32MB of my internal memory is missing.

I have gone through all the applications, cleared caches but nothing helped.

Does anyone have any idea as to how should I get back the 32 MB's of Space on my Device.

Device: HTC Desire
Android Platform: 2.3.3


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My home Wi-Fi connection doesn't have Internet access, so I need to keep my 4g on while connected to the WI-FI. I tried "smart network switch" and it doesn't work, it is kicking the WI-FI off because it doesn't have Internet access. Also tried the "Download Booster" same thing. It kicks the WI-FI off.

Any way to have them both connected? My Wi-Fi as LAN and my 4g for Internet navigation.

Thanks


texts: Is there any way to transfer Whatsapp conversations from an Android 6 device to an iOS 9 device? I have already tried to use the software by iphone-to-pc unsuccessfully (could not read conversations from android device)


texts: How to get Google to appear when swipe left on home screen?

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I accidently turned off the setting that allows google to appear when you swipe left instead of cycling through the screens of apps. I unfortunately cannot now find that setting to turn it back on, even though I have done several searches on the settings app, and opened every setting, have not been able to find it again.

I have no idea what I did to make it turn on, it just came up and I wanted to see what it has done.

I have completed several google searches such as this one prior to my request. However I have not been able to find anything.

Where can I go to find this setting?

I have Android 7.1 on a Nokia 6.


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Here's a problem I've noticed on all Android, from old 2.2 to the new demo tablets at the store:

When in camera video mode, record a column or a pillar, and slightly rotate the device back and forth left/right. Notice that the column appears to be changing shape, wobbling.

I remember seeing in consumer-reports or similar magazine that most Android phones have worse video quality, I think only G2 had a very good rating.

I wonder if there is any known fix for this problem? Which models don't have this bug?


texts: Is it possible to get the list of contacts for a user's gmail conversation?

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I want to get a user's email contact in my app, I can get the users contact list by reading contacts and get the emails if there is any email associated with any contact number(but the problem is it is very rare that people save email along with phone number) , so I wanted to have the gmail contacts of a user with whom the user has contacted or mailed/replied, is it possible to do that or any relevant api/ tutorial.
Any resource or guidance is very much appreciated!


texts: trying to send a one-minute video clip receiving the above message.  I've sent this clip multi times before.  please advise I've downloaded another app reset the limits and still getting the same message on Chompsms


texts: Are there any log files you can examine do determine why an unrooted Android device is rebooting repeatedly?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Where are log files located on Android?

Yesterday evening I left wi-fi enabled overnight. This morning I found my Archos 101 rebooting over and over again (eating up the battery power very quickly).

I managed to shut it down, plugged in the power, rebooted and now it's running fine.

But of course I would like to know what caused this.

Are there any log files I can examine to determine the cause ?

My device is an unrooted Archos 101.

Last thing I installed was the Flash 10.2 player update and a quickpix update.

UPDATE:

Although I searched for it before posting my question, I obviously didn't find the following question: where are logfiles located, which is virtually the same (as pointed out by Matthew+. I stand corrected.
This question may be closed.


texts: Does Flashing Stock ROM in Odin Clear out the System Partition First?

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Does Flashing Stock Samsung ROM in Odin Clear out the System Partition First?

Options Used:
No repartition,
ROM put inside PDA slot

I'm wondering because I suspect there may have been some malware in the previous ROM that was flashed.  So I want to be sure all the Files that were in the System Partition Previously are deleted.


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I need to get the total cpu time of a process in android. I am trying to use adb shell top commands, but it gives only cpu usage in terms of percentage.

But I need the total cpu time of the process. I can get this info in my Ubuntu, but I could not find a way to get the TIME+ column in android.

Any suggestions?


texts: Can't get into Google Play Store after changing Gmail password

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After resetting my Gmail password, my Android phone (Galaxy S4) can't get into the Google Play Store. It keeps telling me "A change in your account requires that you sign in again."

I sign in with correct password (if it's the wrong password, I get an error). It then brings me to a screen where I can choose either my Gmail account or add a new account. I select the Gmail account, but it brings me right back to the screen that tells me a change in my account requires that I sign in again. Over and over!

This had been accompanied by a Google Play Services notification they would not go away telling me to update my password. I disabled notifications for that.


texts: How to prevent Google from asking for location permission when enabling GPS?

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I took this new phone which had a notification about an update. Thinking it is like Windows OS where I must have the newest updates for proper security practices- I agreed for the update.

Turns out it has become a Lollipop device now. It wouldn't be much of a problem except that the owner who has no Google account and want to stay away from them as much as possible, sharing as little info as possible- now gets a popup every time she turns on the GPS, asking her to share her location with Google ("use Google location services").  She keeps hitting 'Decline', but other than being annoying, the demand is obviously destined to be accidentally accepted one day.

I've spent the entire day looking for a solution and I'm fairly desperate. I am not allowed to install any 3rd party GPS app on the phone nor can I revert to the previous version if it involves me downloading some file from the internet (not from an official source) and trying to flash the device (I'm inexperienced and afraid to brick the device as well).

Can anyone help?

P.S.:

Funnily enough the popup has a "decline" button, an "accept" button, and a "don't ask me again" tick box- however when you choose the tick box- the "Decline"  button disappears (turns grey).
I just want to add that it goes without saying about a root being out of the question.


texts: Mute the autofocus for the camera on samsing galaxy S3 i9305 (4.4.4) for the video mode

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I have done the follwoing to silence the camera :

Renaming the files in system/media/audio/ui/
Adding this line to system/csc/others.xml <CscFeature_Camera_ShutterSoundMenu>true</CscFeature_Camera_ShutterSoundMenu> and setting to true <CscFeature_Camera_EnableCameraDuringCall>true</CscFeature_Camera_EnableCameraDuringCall>
Checking if <ShutterSound> was set to off in system/csc/customer.xml
Adding ro.camera.sound.forced=0 to /system/local.prop and /system/build.prop

Steps 1 and 2 were the only things that worked. I now have a silent camera for the photo mode (even the autofocus sound I gone!) BUT I still have the autofocus sound when I am on the video mode. The Shutter Sound option doesn't appear in the menu when I am on the video camera mode, but it does when I am on the photo mode.

Any idea how I can add the Shutter Sound menu entry to the Setting menu for the video mode of the stock camera app?

I am aware that disabling the camera sound is illegal in some part of the world.

Edit: using Tasker to switch to silent mode when the app is open is not an option.


texts: How can I edit a prior predictive search?

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When typing a URL into my Cyanogenmod phone's browser, as I type, it suggests URL(s) from prior browsing that match what I have typed, similarly, when on a Google web search page, if I begin to type in a search string, the phone offers prior searches that match what I have typed in thus far in a drop down list from which you can select.

This is a great feature, but sometimes, I want to take the prior history and modify it slightly or append to it.  This is especially common with a search where I want to add more words to my prior search.

Is there anyway to somehow select one of the suggestions without immediately invoking it and thus allowing me to edit it slightly before submission?


texts: restart Android phone when power button stopped working

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The power button on my Nextbit Robin has stopped working.  After some investigation, it would appear that the volume down button doesn't work, either, so, I'm 99% certain that it's a software issue (related to taking a screenshot?); however, in the unlikely 1% chance, I don't want to just shut it down (through battery drain?), as it might not turn back on again if the issue is hardware related instead (whereas if I leave it as-is, it might as well last for a while as long as it never gets into a shutdown state).

It's possible to wakeup the phone by connecting or disconnecting it to a charger, and by installing a number of apps for the task, but it would appear that there is no way to actually reboot the phone, nor bring the Power-Off/Reboot menu that the power button normally brings.

How do I reboot the device?


texts: Where is the factory reset button on Android 4.0.3?

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I would like to do a factory reset of my Android phone. All guides on the internet I read show a factory reset button under the Privacy tab in Settings. However I don't have this button.

Where is it hidden?

I have Android 4.0.3 on an HTC one phone.


texts: Are there any devices that are like an iPod Touch, but run Android?

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A lot of people like iPod Touches because they're almost identical to iPhones, but without cell service (and the monthly fees that go along with it), while still being able to connect to a wireless network. Are there any alternative devices that run Android?

Bonus points if it has at least 24 GB of storage.


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The phone is running AOSP Marshmallow, it is rooted and has Xposed installed. Mobile operator is Latvian Mobile Phone with working data plan. I can send and receive calls and texts and use WiFi.

So far I've tried:

Turning radio on and off - failed
Rebooting - failed
Rebooting in safe mode - failed
Going to lollipop stock image - failed
Going to jellybean stock image - failed
Flashing radios - failed
Checking APN at the service center - failed
Replacing the SIM card - failed
Doing all the stuff mentioned above with the new SIM card - failed


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I recently installed PdaNet+.  To use wifi tethering it asked my to accept a certificate and set a screen lock pattern. I have since uninstalled it and removed the FoxFi certificate, but I still can't disable the screen lock (which I don't really want).

Any suggestions?


texts: Record video in QHD then reduce to FHD is the same thing of record in FHD

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I have a Galaxy S7 Flat, and I use Google Photos Unlimited backup free (which means at max/reduce videos to Full HD).

So I was wondering if I record in Quad HD (4K) has the same quality of recording in Full HD since the beginning.


texts: Recover backed-up linked email account after factory reset

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I had previously linked a office 365 account to my gmail app. Due to reasons, this office account got blocked and I no longer have access to it, but I still could see all the emails that had been synced to my phone.

Today I decided to do a factory reset as I had some problems with the phone. I have checked the settings of this office account in the gmail app, and it stated that it was backed up. So I proceeded to do the factory reset. Now I have re-linked my phone to my gmail account, all apps have been reinstalled, but the office 365 account that was supposed to be backed up is no-where to be found.

Is there any way to recover the emails or sync this office account from the backups?


texts: Is there a way to move unmovable apps to the SD card in Android 6.0?

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I recently updated to Android 6.0 and made my new 64GB SD card as adoptable storage. Unfortunately, as per here:

  Apps can be placed on adopted storage media only when the developer has indicated support through the android:installLocation attribute.

This is problematic since I only have roughly 4GB of internal storage and some of these unmovable apps are quite large.

Without going into partitioning the SD card into 2 and using Link2SD/Apps2SD, is there a way to move these unmovable apps? My device is indeed rooted so that should hopefully help.

Edit: In reply to the user1871, and also I will add: I already put all those things on the SD card. Right now I have roughly 1 GB free in the internal storage. Also I do not want to uninstall anything. When I used DiskUsage to see what was using up a lot of the space, it was the data/app folder which contains a whole bunch of unmovable things such as base.apk, lib and oat folders.

These types of unmovable files is what concerns me since they will quickly add up and overtake my free 1 GB. I just want to find out a way I can move (or at least create symbolic links to those files after putting them into the SD card) without using Link2SD type apps. I'm leaving doing that as a last resort since formating an adopted SD Card will result in me having to factory reset my phone :(


texts: Music files not showing in stock player with Galaxy Y

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When I open the gallery in my Galaxy Y it shows no items. Also when I open my music player it shows no tracks.

I think it is a system error. If I try to play music using PowerAmp it shows all the tracks in library -- but the stock music player doesnt.

What could be wrong here, and how can I get it fixed?


texts: I have this 50 $ projector and I connect a Dongle to it with HDMI cable-- so I have actual screen of 320x240, but the screen is broadcast at 720p. This results in unreadable letters, even if I set font size to huge setting. Can I somehow change the resolution dongle works?


texts: Huawei ascend p7: no USB connection methods

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The following problem is occurring today, even though I had no problems doing the exact same thing yesterday: I have connected the phone to my USB port on my computer. The phone is charging, so there is an electric connection, however the notification saying "USB connection methods" isn't there. The computer gives no sign or reaction either. What to do now?

I have switched cables.
I took the SD card out today and I have put it back in.
I tried all my USB ports already.
The cable I used yesterday isn't working either.


texts:
There are a lot of questions about gpsd drains the battery on Samsung Galaxy noteIII. Most of them, including the official gpsd page, says that it is actually another application which uses gpsd and that is the problem not gpsd itself...

Now the question, how can I find which application uses gps daemon? I know the famous ones are maps, camera. However, I am looking for other applications.

As discussed here, Spare Parts+ should do such thing, but it doesn't work on galaxy (see its related comment with reputations). I also tried Gsam. All it shows is that/system/bin/gpsd is being in used!!

It is really annoying... How can I find who is using /system/bin/gpsd

????!!!!!


texts: Charge and USB flash drive through same port

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I have a Pixel 3.  I'm trying to use an external USB connected microSD card for recording long videos in a vehicle.  However, even with wireless charging I'm finding that the power supplied is insufficient to keep the battery from draining.  I would like to therefore provide wired power, at the same time that the USB drive is connected.  How can I do this?

My first throught was some kind of USB hub, but then I realized that the phone will be accessing the device in on the go mode, not normal slave move.
 Various bits of research suggest that it's not trivial or standard

But it does seem to be possible.  I don't want to do any wiring, I just want something off the self.  One answer to the above linked question  specifically says:

  To have your tablet to be charged and simultaneously be in host mode, a special arrangement is required. In USB charging specification it is called "accessory charger adapter". For some more details you can see this item. However, your tablet must support this "accessory" mode, which may not be the case.

I don't even know how to tell if my device supports this mode.  The words "accessory charger adapter" are rather overloaded and Google returns a lot of completely unrelated stuff.

  ADDITION: The devices are available at Amazon with keyword search [OTG and charge at the same time]

I also tried this search, but am still no closer to finding something that should work.


texts: How do I get HDR+ working on Cyanogenmod for Nexus 5?

texts: HDR+ does not work on Cyanogenmod for Nexus 5. The Google Camera app simply crashes when selecting HDR+. How do I get it working?


texts:
I have tried through the Google Play store and it does not seem possible from there, but does anyone know if it is possible to remove an application remotely?

In other words, if I do not have direct access to my phone, can I make use of some website, app or service to uninstall an app without being able to interact with the phone directly.


texts: Home Screen Takes a Long Time to Display After Removing Phone From Dock

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When I remove my Motorola Droid from my docking station, my home screen is blank for a long time. It sometimes takes over 10 seconds for my app icons to display, and even longer for widgets to display. Is there any way to eliminate this pause? Am I doing something wrong?

NOTE: I am using the LauncherPro app as a launcher/home screen app, but I get the same behavior with the default Android launcher app.


texts: Syncing entire SD card makes phone hot/unresponsive

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Samsung Galaxy S Relay
Android 4.4.4
Cyanogenmod 11

I've tried many different solutions to sync my phone's SD cards with a computer over Wi-Fi, leaving them to run overnight because there's so much data (~30 GB), but in the morning the phone is slow and unresponsive, warm to the touch, apps like Gentle Alarm don't work, etc.  It becomes so slow that when I try to use it, it eventually stops responding completely and reboots itself.  I've tried:

FolderSync
Syncthing
Samba on phone
FTP server on phone
SSHDroid on phone and SyncBack on computer
iDrive Backup

At first I assumed it was because the apps were flawed, so I tried different solutions, but since it happens with all of them, it seems it's a more fundamental OS problem, like accessing too many files at a time or sending too much data over the network causes the phone to become unstable?  Maybe a memory leak or it opens files and never closes them or something?  How can I diagnose this and make it workable?  When I look at CPU/memory usage, it seems normal?  (Though it reboots while I'm trying to check, so a CPU/memory usage logger would be better.)


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I find that the minimum in-call volume on my HTC Desire is still far to loud on some calls.

Since I got the phone, I have flashed several different custom ROMs, radio updates, etc, and have had the issue throughout.

Do you know of any way (setting, hack, app, whatever) to reduce the minimum volume?

My device is rooted and I am currently running one of the CyanogenMod 7 (Gingerbread) nightly builds.


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Phone: Nexus 4 with the latest android 5.1.1.
Accidentally I broke my screen and turned off my phone. After a month my screen was replaced and then I got stuck in the boot loop at the start.

I've made factory reset in both android recovery and TWRP recovery.

I've tried to install popular ROMs (Chroma) and google factory images: all from the latest LMY48M to the old ones. Installation was OK, but after install I have a boot loop (flying dots, or rotating circles, etc - I have been waiting for hours).
I made it to start the system - only with the oldest factory image: JDQ39 (4.2.2)

After android started and some configuration made (wifi, google account), after some time, phone tells me about system update 4.3. I agreed and got stuck in the boot loop again.

I know that there are tons of stuck in boot loop questions, but usually solution is to clean cache, factory reset, or reinstall. And I have boot loop stucking after factory reset and fresh install. Do you have any ideas how to fix this?

I think, I can live with 4.2.2, but maybe it's possible to get 5.1 working back?

P.S. All installations (adb sideload of ROMs or ./flash-all.sh for factory images) where finished successfully. The only error I got was unable to mount /usb-otg in TWRP while factory reset (anyway it said that reset was done). But I think it's not the reason, isn't it?

Update:
I've tried all factory builds from official source. They come with script that manually run fastboot to flash images:

fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-mako-makoz30f.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
sleep 5
fastboot flash radio radio-mako-m9615a-cefwmazm-2.0.1701.07.img
fastboot reboot-bootloader
sleep 5
fastboot -w update image-occam-lmy48m.zip

It always finished with success - no errors. But after restart - boot loop freezes.
Also, I've always made a factory reset before flashing factory images. I've tried both via original recovery.img and via TWRP (with Dalvik cache)

Update2:
Here is my adb logcat on start of working 4.2.2. I've managed to get it only after turning on USB debugging. My question is - will the USB debugging mode reset after wiping data? I want to try install 5.1.1 factory image again and to collect adb logcat data. But if USB debugging option is resetted, then I will have no result again.


texts: How to unlock device when I forgot my password?

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I've read Recovering from forgotten lock pattern which states that there is an option to disable the lock using my Google account information. However I did not noticed such an option when I entered my password five times wrong. (Although there was also a 20s or 30s delay to complicate brute force attacks.) I use Android 4.0.3 on a Asus Transformer Prime TF201.

Would factory reset work?


texts: Some apps ask us to use the idle resources in return for the services. Like Androdumper or Pro pack in mini militia. What exactly do they mean by this idle resources?


texts: Can I recover photos and contacts from lost/stolen phone days ago?

texts: Lost phone (LG Optimus) 2 days ago, anyway to recover photos and contacts?  Reported phone to sheriff's dept and Sprint.


texts: Huawei G300 not fast enough for Google Racer

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So on my Nexus 7 (currently clocked at 1300mb RAM) Google Racer works fine. However, when I use it on my Huawei Ascend G300 (only clocked at ~30mb less RAM) it says it is too slow.

This doesn't really make any sense? They have almost identical RAM?


texts: Executing ADB commands while running scrcpy

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I am using the program scrcpy in order for me to control my Android phone from my PC.
It all works just fine with showing the Android screen, but I want to open an app from within the scrcpy console box.

I have not seen anything on Github about a feature like this - just the ability to add or remove an app.
Am I overlooking something?


texts: How can I successfully run this script on a emulated terminal on Android?

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Background

I am trying to install Ubuntu onto my Acer Iconia A500 using VNC and this application called Complete Linux Installer. My tablet is rooted and I have found several sources saying they have achieved this on their tablet. It is Ubuntu 12.04, but since this is about doing this on the Android OS, it is off-topic on Ask Ubuntu.

Script

The script I am trying to run is as follows:

$ cd /sdcard/ubuntu $ su
# sh /data/data/com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid/files/bootscript.sh /sdcard/ubuntu/ubuntu.img

This is what it returns:

$ cd /sdcard/ubuntu $ su
# sh /data/data/com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid/files/bootscript.sh /sdcard/ubuntu/ubuntu.img
[: not found
dirname: not found
[[: not found
[: not found
[: not found
[: not found
[: not found
Checking loop device... [: not found
MISSING
Creating loop device... /data/data/com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid/files/bootscript.sh: /system/xbin/busybox: not found
[: not found
FAILED
Error: Unable to create loop device!

Question

How am I able to install this correctly? I have ubuntu.img and ubuntu.img.md5 in a folder named ubuntu in /mnt/sdcard which is the root of the system.

 What is the [: part of [: not found? Is it just the script text?


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Recently I noticed I have opera browser installed. I definitely did not install it because I was sleeping at that time. I checked installation time and revealed it was the day before yesterday

Checking installation source like this outputs android:

adb shell dumpsys package com.opera.browser | grep -e "installerPackageName"

so I don't know whether it was through Play Store or through APK.

Can I found out who have done this and how can I prevent future intrusions?

P.S. I have MIUI 11.0.3 Global device

UPDATE:

INSTALL_PACKAGES permission

apps

com.miui.msa.global
com.android.vending
com.miui.cloudbackup
com.google.android.packageinstaller
com.xiaomi.mipicks
com.android.managedprovisioning
com.facebook.system
com.miui.analytics
com.xiaomi.discover

users

android.uid.backup
android.uid.shell

services

com.lbe.security.miui/com.lbe.security.service.SecurityService

REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES permission

android
com.miui.msa.global
com.android.browser
com.miui.player
com.google.android.gm
com.google.android.apps.docs
com.android.chrome
com.xiaomi.midrop
com.miui.hybrid
com.miui.securityadd

users

android.uid.bluetooth


texts:
My Android tablet worked fine up until a couple of months ago.  Now I cannot use internet on it.  It is not possible to forget a WiFi network.  It will not allow me to add a new network (5GHz for example).  If I enter the password for the valid network it 'sees' it comes back with 'authentication problem'.  The password is correct.  All other devices in the house fine including iPads, iPhones, Windows computers.
Do I bin the Android crap?


texts: How to disable haptic feedback for (software) keyboard?

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On my Samsung Galaxy SIII, when the screen is unlocked, by default when the user presses
any of the hardware keys Menu (the key on the left) or Back (the key on the right) the
phone virates slightly and then if the user keeps holding such buttons then the phone
emits another slight vibration corresponding to the long press, and the same happens
when the user long-presses the Home hardware key (the key in the middle).

Since I didn't like this bahavior I went to Settings -> My device -> Power saving mode (turned it on) -> Turn off haptic feedback (made sure this checkbox was checked). This
disabled the slight vibration occurring when the above-mentioned hardware buttons are
pressed, but the phone still vibrates slightly when the buttons on the software keyboard
are pressed.

Is there a way to disable haptic feedback for the software keybaord as well?

Thanks.


texts: Unable to flash custom ROM using TWRP, successfully installing AOSP extended, rebooting the device. Upon reboot it boots to TWRP instead of ROM

texts:
Successfully installed the AOSP Extended image for 'nicklaus'. Whenever I reboot my device to boot my device, instead of booting to  the custom ROM my device automatically boot itself into TWRP recovery, as if like there is no ROM installed at all.

I'm trying to flash AOSP extended or any other custom ROM to my device ('nicklaus' Motorola E4 Plus). After wiping the internal storage (dalvik & cache) and then successfully install the custom ROM.

Actually I flashed .zip file, GApps, and then reboot the device, the device automatically boot itself into TWRP recovery mode. Previously, I fixed my file system problem and then tried multiple times to install compatible ROMs. However, nothing helped at all.

After uninstalling stock ROM. I actually flashed ViperOS,
Lineage, Remix OS and AOSP extended as well. But after fixing the file
system issue nothing helped me to flash any ROMs.


texts: Xbox Smartglass does not install for another user

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I installed Xbox Smartglass from Google Play for one user. Afterwards, I tried to install it for another user, but I got this error:

  you cannot install this app because another user has already installed
  an incompatible version on this device

The installed version is 1.0. How can I install for more than one user?


texts: Is it possible to require "initial unlock" for smart lock

texts:
Is it possible to enforce initial unlock while using smart lock?

For example, I'm using smart unlock with "Trusted places" and I would prefer it didn't automatically unlock when I get in range of my trusted place. Theoretically that means someone could steal my phone, follow me home and gain access to it when he gets in range.

Can I somehow enforce "initial unlock" even when I come in range of the trusted place. After that initial unlock, the device should remain unlocked until you leave the trusted area.


texts: How can I boot to a specific partition with ADB?

texts:
If I have ADB access to device, how can I specify the boot partition and reboot. I tried with setprop but this failed,
#> setprop ro.boot.slot_suffix _b
libc: Unable to set property "ro.boot.slot_suffix" to "_b": error code: 0xb
setprop: failed to set property 'ro.boot.slot_suffix' to '_b'


texts: Mounting remote folder from my linux machine to my android device?

texts: How can i mount folder from my linux machine as local folder to my android device using terminal emulator on my android device? I am using android 4.4.2 and my android device is rooted.


texts: I am having problems trying to get my hotspot to work

texts: I have an at&t Lg V20 with Cricket: Unlimited Plan and CANT get my hotspot to work, I've tried to change my APN like I did with my G4 but it does not work and I've tried foxfi and a few others like it and still NOTHING.. Can you help me , Please?????


texts: How to view who is connected to my Wi-Fi hotspot

texts:
I'm using stock android 9.0. I'd like to be able to get a list of the devices (IP and/or MAC) that are connected to my phone when it's used as a Wi-Fi AP.

Here are a few ways I tried but didn't work:

In the settings, there is an indicator of how many devices are connected (Network & internet / Hotspot & tethering / under Wi-Fi hotspot), but there is no list of them.
Fing only works when my phone is a client on a Wi-Fi network, not when it is an AP.
On Oreo, the  /proc/net/arp file used to contain the list, but as of Pie, it doesn't (it's empty, even when something is connected).

I'm looking for a solution that does not require root.


texts: I am a complete novice with these phones.  When I have a call I seem to cut people off with my cheek on the screen - how can I stop this?


texts: Have you got flash to play on your stock Froyo yet?

texts:
I have been playing flash videos using skyfire, but I would really like to play some games like chopper using flash.

How can I get flash enabled on Froyo? I have heard that Froyo supports adobe flash.


texts: How to disable data roaming notification? ('solved')

texts:
Is there a way to disable data roaming notifications?

I get them every few minutes when I'm working abroad. And it happens on every acceptable roaming setting (off/national), international roaming setting is no option.

Also, long press > App info (Phone app) > uncheck 'Show notifications' doesn't solve anything.

Android: 4.4.4 & 5.0
Phones: Sony Xperia Z1 compact and Z3 compact (but was also a problem on my previous phone on Android 4.1)

Screenshot with notification (click image for larger variant)

Edit: This issue has solved itself as there's no extra charge anymore roaming within the EU.


texts: I Have an LG P769. I am trying to root it and it is not working

texts:
Forewarning: I am not exactly an expert on this type of thing.

I have tried several things, but the problem seems to be that I cannot get into the bootloader via "adb reboot bootloader" or by pressing any of the physical buttons.

I have gone through most of the steps I can find on the internet, but all of them require that I first get into the bootloader. Here is what I am getting:

(ME): adb devices
List of devices attached
338A000600000001015D7E810201F01?        device
(ME): adb reboot bootloader
(PHONE): reboots, but not into bootloader
(ME): [any of the following:] "fastboot OEM device-id"; "fastboot reboot"; "fastboot devices", and so on
< waiting for any device >
[crashes, and I have to reopen the PowerShell]

As of right now, I think it might be an issue (or intended 'feature') that the phone has. If anybody can help me out with this, I would be very grateful. Thanks!

[I will be sure to update this with any details I remember or am asked for, and with updates.]


texts: How to make Skype always active, reliably receiving and notifying about calls in the background

texts:
There's a long-running issue with Skype for Android where, in recent versions (since 2014 I believe), it very often ignores incoming calls and doesn't notify about messages when it is running in the background. There are many long (and often angry) threads about this on Skype's forums, for example: No incoming call and chat notification on Android KitKat (12 pages), Skype never rings on Android phone (9 pages), skype not running in background anymore? (4 pages), and many others.

From these threads I've extracted some clues:

It used to be possible to fix this issue by downgrading to before version 4, but older versions now no longer connect, so this appears to be no longer an option.
There is some mystery about why this happens, but there are claims that it's something to do with Skype's status changing to some kind of "inactive" status when it goes into the background after a period of inactivity (some sources say 15 minutes, some 5 minutes, some immediately on the Skype app window not being open), which, recently (but not in the past) results in Skype centrally not connect calls or messages to this user when this status is present.
If this is the case, it happens even when the optional Skype notification tray status icon shows the status as being "active" - some comments suggest this icon doesn't update when Skype becomes inactive in the background
There's a separate issue where Skype doesn't notify on a phone if you're active on a computer, but plenty of people report this problem even when they've confirmed they're only logged in on Android.
There's a post from 2014 which suggests that background calls work if "Answer calls automatically" is ticked in Skype settings - but I don't like the idea of people calling me and instantly hearing the sound of the inside of my pocket (maybe I've misunderstood what answer calls automatically means?), and I imagine I still wouldn't know they've called unless I'm in a silent room
A few users mention that turning on "sync group chat in the background" in notifications fixes notifications for calls and messages too (example) but this didn't work for me
A minority of posters claim to not have this issue, suggesting there might be something to do with general Android settings that influences whether Skype becomes unreachable when it goes into the background.
There's mention of 3rd party apps that fix this problem by keeping Skype active, thus preventing the status change. However I couldn't find any such examples that wasn't followed by a comment later suggesting it no longer works (and I can't find any examples now I look for it).

I've discussed this with Skype customer support, who were unable to help beyond establishing that it's nothing to do with my Skype app settings (notifications are on) or being logged in on another device. My main hope, therefore, is for some kind of 3rd party solution like the apps referred to above for keeping Skype active, or some general Android setting.

Non-rooted, Android 5.1.1, Skype 6.8.0.590, Sony Z3 compact. I'd prefer not to root but this issue is very important to me and if that's the only option I'd accept an answer that involves rooting the phone.

I'd prefer not to install a custom mod, but I'd consider it if that can somehow reliably fix this problem and give me reliable notifications and incoming calls any time I'm online and someone calls or messages me by Skype.


texts: WhatsApp messages on my phone were not backed up to the latest date. My phone stopped working and new phone does not have all the messages

texts: The last backup on my older phone for WhatsApp was on 6th may. I was using that phone till 1st June. Today I got a new phone and as predicted, messages from 6th May have not come. Any way to retrieve those messages?


texts: I saw on one ROM (based on Cyanogen 10) it had wifi network name by the carrier name, and i want to make it work on stock CM.


texts:
I have a phone with 512MB of ram. The company has launched the Jelly Bean update for the phone. Currently my phone is running Android ICS 4.0.4 which has alot of lag and frameloss issues, So I am thinking to update to JB. However I am concerned about the memory usage of JB.
So my question is:

Whether JB uses more ram than ICS?


texts: How to update Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 from Lollipop to Nougat Android 7.0 version?

texts:
How to update the Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 from Android 5.0 Lollipop to Android 7.0 Nougat (without Root)? Currently not getting or not showing any updates either with Software Update or from Samsung Smart Switch/Samsung Kies in Galaxy S4 device.

Additionally, I do not see Android 7.0 Nougat version updates in SamMobile website with respective to the firmware.


texts: ADB Root Grant Root Permission to App or Package

texts:
I am having a little trouble with my Development Board it is Orange Pi 4B, running Android 8.1

Currently I have access to ADB root and also can modify the system folder or even place files inside the system folder but I want to grant Root Permission to my Application which the OS is not allowing. It also has SU placed in xbin folder but when I install SuperSu it says root undetected.

The commands that I try to gain root access to system were

adb root
adb disable-verity
adb reboot
adb root
adb remount

These all commands execute with success and I have access to modify the system folder but after trying everything I am still not able to grant SU access to my Application.

Even I tried to flash TWRP but the board is not entering Bootloader with the following command.

adb reboot bootloader


texts:
I have a Droid Turbo (called Moto Maxx here in Brazil) which started to show a strange behavior. With normal use, its battery decreases til 53% percent, and the phone power off suddenly.

When the phone is still with 54% of battery, the battery widgets indicates a 3.4V and looking at the battery statistics on the settings, the sum of the power consumption since the last full recharge is very close to the 3900mAh.

It looks the battery actually is doing ok, but the system isn´t calculating the battery charge correctly.

I´ve tried some tutorials where I have to leave the battery drain off completely, and so, do a full recharge, and a full discharge, but the problem persists. So, how could I effectively 'reset' this battery statistics?


texts: android 8.0 su not working in terminal on Nexus 5x, ROOTed. Is anyone else experiencing the same problem? ROOT-based apps work fine, but in terminal emulators when I try su I just get a stalling of the app.


texts: Tools for using connected phone via PC/Headset

texts:
My question is: Are there any tools to use a via USB connected android phone on windows/pc?

I'm using a analog headset and want to answer calls via the headset when my phone is connected.


texts: Use Skia graphics library for avd (android virtual device)

texts:
What I want to do is in the screenshot: Use the Skia graphics library for my avd, as they say it's smoother and more efficient.
I've tried a lot of things to get it to work, but without success. Does anyone know how to do this? How do I open this adb shell, how do I add it to my path (I got mac os 10.15.6 Catalina, so default terminal is zsh, you can see that I tried something on the screenshot but it didn't work. Do I have to install something related to Skia, or is that already integrated in my MacBook/Android Virtual Device?
Any help would be appreciated, btw I'm, a new Mac OS user.


texts: phone on bootloop with a problem in the cache

texts:
My phone somehow got stuck in a boot loop and I can't fix it. I don't know what to do. I cant get pass the start up animation no matter what I do.

I've tried the fast boot commands to flash  and keep getting the error (i dont really know alot about flashing and never done it before but the that what i found suggested in the web..)

FAILED < remote: flash write failure >
I've tried the flash-all.bat file, but the lock state goes back to LOCKED when it reboots the device and I get the error

not supported on lock device
I can unlock the device when I type fastboot oem unlock, but if the device is restarted it goes back to LOCKED.

I've tried recovery mode and I see the below statements:

E:failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /ache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /ache/recovery/log
E:failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /ache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /ache/recovery/last_log
E:failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /ache/recovery/last_install
E:Can't open /ache/recovery/last_install
E:failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)
I've tried wipe data/factory reset

--Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
E:failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)
Formatting /cache...
E:failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /ache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /ache/recovery/log
E:failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /ache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /ache/recovery/last_log
E:failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /ache/recovery/last_install
E:Can't open /ache/recovery/last_install
Data wipe complete
E:failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /ache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /ache/recovery/log
E:failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /ache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /ache/recovery/last_log
E:failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /ache/recovery/last_install
E:Can't open /ache/recovery/last_install
E:failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)


texts: OnePlus 6T Did "fastboot boot" just delete all my encrypted data?

texts:
Today after a successful(Booted, worked fine all day) OTA manual upgrade(downloaded latest zip and flashed) I decided to reinstall TWRP in order to reroot. However, after running first "fastboot flash recovery twrp.img" then "fastboot boot twrp.img", I am no longer prompted to enter my passcode(which I know) to decrypt the device, and the /system partition is empty in the TWRP file manager. The sdcard partition is filled with my encrypted files(assuming by their base64 names).
I dont think any of my actions in TWRP were significant, except possibly when I flashed the twrp.img to have the recovery be persistent. (When I launched TWRP for the first time, I wasn't prompted for my password to decrypt then either, so I assume the damage was already done)
I have tried "twrp decrypt [password]" in the twrp terminal but I get "Failed to decrypt data".
When I try boot into system, I either bootloop or TWRP launches instead.

A. Is there a way to reflash my system(e.g Can I just flash the same update.zip) and be back to normal
Or B. Can I retrieve and decrypt my data, given that I know my lockscreen passcode which is normally used to decrypt it.

Here is everything I wrote in my command prompt

Here is ls -la /


texts: I wiped everything from my phone with TWRP and my version is too old

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i have a few ROMs and some backups in my computer so I tried to flash them but I always get "Error executing updater binary in zip" which I heard means my version is too old.

EDIT: I tried to flash them with adb sideload which is the only way adb recognizes the device. I can't really boot on bootloader either

I got a linux, and a windows with SDK is there anything I can do to recover my phone?


texts: Android x86 on Hyper-V - The mouse point not following

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I installed Android x86 on Hyper-V. I understand there are many difficulties to do this, like the display issue.

But I have to use Hyper-V since my main test environment is hosted on Hyper-V. I need the Android emulator also run on Hyper-V.

I got only one thing not completely solved - The mouse pointer.

The mouse pointer in Android is just not following my real mouse pointer, it is useless in Hyper-V. I noticed it is related to a module, called hid_hyperv. It's considered the HID driver for Hyper-V.

In Hyper-V console mode, I rmmod the hid_hyperv module, and it works fine when I use console directly.

However, if I RDP to the Hyper-V host and use the Hyper-V console, the mouse will not be captured without the "hid" module. Error message:

  Mouse not captured in remote desktop session.

I think the cause is still related to the "hid" module, as once I insmod hid-hyperv, the error message won't show again, just that the mouse in Android still not follow my real mouse pointer.

I am frustrated to keep digging, any one has any suggestions or workarounds for this? I don't want to compile a hid_hyperv module for this to resolve it. But if there is some one already did this, I am glad to know. :)


texts: N4 lost data connection after Lollipop update - sign into network HOME

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I've been unable to use the data plan on my Nexus 4 on a Straight Talk plan after updating to Lollipop.

Data's not working, and I keep getting a notification that says "Sign into network HOME". When I tap on that notification it takes me to a blank screen saying "Sign-in to network". The only options I have is in the drop down menu in the top right:

Do not use this network
Use this network as is

When I choose the latter, my data turns on for a second and then stops working again almost immediately.

Any suggestions?


texts: Monitor data usage per connected (individual) wifi

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I'm looking for a way to monitor data usage by individuals (connected wifi)   from my Android WLAN hotspot.

After enabling hotspot, It shows me no. of users connected and provides a feature to block individuals. But I want to check or monitor how much data is being used by individuals. I'm also interested in watching/monitoring bandwidth (transfer speed)  being used by individuals (connected wifi).

Is there any way or app available which can do this job?


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I would like to get a few Android phones functioning as a SIP ATA so I can make and receive calls via SIP. I realize one could use Bluetooth to pair with something like Asterisk, but I had high hopes there might be a standalone application that would transform it into an ATA. Is there something out that that will allow me to do this?

Edit: Yep, searched Play Store nothing to be found unfortunately.


texts: Power button broken and can't switch on phone

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I have HTC One mini. Power button is broken and can not turn it on. Phone is not rooted and unfortunately usb debugging is not turned on. Any ideas what to do? Or at least how to enable usb debugging?

I tried ./adb reboot but it can not find device


texts: Could not enable mobile hotspot function on HTC One X

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I am using HTC One X and I was trying to enable mobile hotspot function, so I could enjoy internet from my PC adhoc wireless network but it says :

 There is a temporary network problem that prevents the
 enablement of the Mobile Hotspot function.
 Please retry later.


texts: How can I see the thermal data of my CPU?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 with Exynos 9 CPU and use the app CPU-Z. I can see all data, but if I want to see the thermal data, there it is: "no thermal data"

Why is this? Is it because I haven't rooted my phone or is there an other reason? How can I fix this?


texts: How can I configure Android to login to an ISA proxy server?

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I see that if I did a long touch over a Wifi network, I can specify some proxy settings. In my company we use a Isa Proxy server, and each user has to login through domain server.

Is there any way to configure that on our tablets? ( Android 4.1)


texts: Disable Gmail app swipe to delete for IMAP account

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The Gmail default action swipe to archive make sense for Google accounts.

Now, when I added a normal IMAP account, the swipe action is defaulted to delete, which is dangerous.

Are there any way to enable swipe for archive only, but not delete?


texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace and I am unable to view most videos on Snapchat that people send to me. I have tried to rectify the problem by downloading MX player and VLC player and updating to Snapchat beta. However I am still unable to view almost all Snapchat videos and was wondering how I fix this problem?


texts: trying factory reset for Samsung 7560M but can't get to recovery mode

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I have a Samsung 7560m phone:

kicking about which I can't unlock.
I've tried to unlock it as:

At the beginning switch off the cell phone by pressing the Power key.
Afterwards press and hold together: Volume Up + Home + Power button
for a while.
Release held keys when the Samsung Logo appears on the screen Then
select from Recovery Mode menu "wipe data / factory reset" using
Volume buttons to navigate and Power button to confirm.

This generally seems to just loop the screen to start to power up.  Sometimes I'll get the model number, at which point I release the keys -- yet it just continues to boot normally.
The above directions seem to be correct, but don't work.


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I have a big problem with recovering files from a SD Card.
I had a SD Card putted as internal memory on an Infinix android 6 Marshmallow, i've accidentally formatted the sd card when inserted on my PC to copy files, i've tested all the recovery program but no luck, i've found that when the sd card is used as internal it got encrypted.
So is there any way to recover files or to decrypt the sd card ?

Best Regards,


texts: Editing text - how to change the cursor position?

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I find it quite hard to edit spelling mistakes, using just the touchscreen. Currently I try to tap the screen exactly where I want the cursor to be, but this isn't very accurate.
The iPhone has a nice 'magnifying glass' feature which allows you to accurately move the cursor. Is there a similarly nice way to do this in Android?


texts: Taking the odd photo that is confidential and shouldn't be synced or posted anywhere

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I use Google Photos to backup all photos. For my camera app I use OpenCamera. On the occasion I take a picture of something confidential (for work or personal use). What is the easiest/best way to to take a picture and have it only stored locally on the phone (even better if password protected)?

I tried putting the phone in airplane mode but this doesn't work so well as I need to use the internet before I can delete the picture.

I tried turning off google photos temporarily but this is tedious and I think there's other apps that automatically get the picture, for example Facebook was asking me if I wanted to post the new picture and gave a preview.


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I did factory reset. So, I lost application from sdcard but that application files still exist in sdcard.

How do I recovery my application from sdcard. I do not have back up app data file.

My phone is version 4.0.4 and non-rooted device.


texts: Recorded video visible on device, but not other media players once uploaded

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When I record videos with the rear-facing camera on my Archos 43 Internet Tablet, I am able to watch those recordings on my device, but when I attempt to upload them to online video sharing sites like youtube or blip.tv, they aren't properly recognized or converted.  Likewise, when I transfer them to my computer, I can't play the video file correctly.  If I transfer the file back to my device, it plays just fine.

I know that the device produces *.mp4 video files.

How can I convert these (corrupted?) videos so that I can see them on my computer and upload them to video sharing sites?

Thanks.


texts: Force MarshMallow to keep a Wi-Fi without Internet access

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I'm associating a Nexus 5x running MarshMallow 6.0 to a Wi-Fi hotspot that has no Internet access. Android keeps dropping the connection every second and then won't even try to reconnect stating that there is no Internet access.

How can I force Android to keep this Wi-Fi connection even without Internet access?


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I have rooted my Huawei P8-Lite ALE-L21 with superuser.zip. After successful root I tried to change superuser app. So, I have installed KingoUser.apk and after that I have clicked on superSu app -> settings -> switch superuser app. It didn't work. So, I installed Link2SD app and converted KingoUser as a system app. Now, when I launching SuperSu or KingoUser, some warning message pops up and says that the su binary needs to be updated.

There is no way to flash my phone cause Huawei haven't released my build version as a stand-alone flash file.

How can I unroot my phone now ?


texts: How to stop system update on Galaxy S8 with Android 7.0?

texts: I have disabled auto updates through developer options, but the S8 is still pushing through the update. I have attempted to restart but the update continues. Is there any way to stop this while on wifi? It is a metered wifi connection, so I cannot have the update running, essentially making my phone unusable.


texts: Enable hotspot / tethering on Nexus 5X + 6P without a subscription plan? Root and no Root

texts: Is there a way to enable hotspot / tethering for the Nexus 5X and 6P even if you don't have a subscription plan for it? How do you do it via rooted phone and a non-rooted phone?


texts:
Is call barring is a native Android feature? I mean blocking of outgoing calls.

In some Android articles I see the screenshots where call barring is present in settings but in recent Android versions I don't see it.

In what Android release it appeared and since what it became deprecated (or not)?


texts: My Youtube app won appear anymore if I click home. What's wrong?

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Previously, when I click home on my s9, if my youtube app is playing a song for example, my phone would go to home but it would still display the app like this.

And when I click on it, it would maximize like this.

It's not PiP (I think), because I don't deliberately set the app like this, it just automatically does it when I click the home button. I could even browse chrome and open other apps and it would still be there on the lower right..

But now, suddenly, it's gone!
When I play something on the app and then click home, it just closes. The preview window doesn't appear anymore and nothing is playing.

I'm just wondering what I did wrong and how I could fix it. I don't like using PiP because it's not automatic and I like how it would automatically just preview itself before.


texts: I have an unlocked Motorola Moto X running 5.1. I want to add tennis emojis, like these. How do I do this?


texts: How to sync calendar events FROM my phone TO an exchange server?

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I own a LG P500 which runs Android 2.3. I was able to set up Exchange sync easily, and now I can read/write email from my exchange account and all events registered in Outlook's calendar also appear on my phone's calendar. However when I enter an event on my phone, it does not appear in Outlook as I would like it. Why, and how do I fix this?

Note that I both the calendar and exchange app on my phone are the default stock apps that came with the phone.


texts: Is it possible for my Sony Xperia Neo L to take other earphones besides SONY earphones

texts: My Sony earphones are damaged, I've got other earphones (non-SONY) but are not accepted by the phone. Is there a way to make them work ??


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I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, running Android 5, which is the latest version supported on the device.
Periodically, I get a popup informing me that one or another application has stopped.  It names a different application each time.  Sometimes this is the application I have actually been using, and the application often automatically restarts; other times, it seems to be something that must be running in the background, since it does not correspond to any visible window or application.  Aside from those sometimes visible restarts, there is no noticeable effect on the device's overall behavior or performance.  (Performance over all is pretty poor -- very slow -- which I vaguely attribute to both the internal memory and external SD card being very full, mostly of photos.) I would like to stop seeing these error popups.  Can anyone suggest steps to diagnose and fix this?


texts: Disable specific apps access to stock browser?

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With a productivity lock in place with an access code that is set by someone else, the phone user cannot directly open the "stock browser" unless Android asks:

  Sign into public wifi network

if I happen to connect to such a network that requires signing in. That is as intended, At the same time I am trying to disable the user access to the "stock browser" from any other app such as Slack.

To be clear: Slack has a button that disables opening links with the "stock browser", but that does not prevent the user access to the "stock browser" as the user can go to settings>advanced settings>flip that button that prevents access.

Therefore I have the following question:
How can one prevent certain apps from opening the "stock browser" in  LineageOS 14.1?

Currently my options consist of:

Modifying all apps to such an extend that that function is not possible to re-enable once it has been disabled.
Finding a setting that allows only specific apps to open the stock browser.
Finding an app that enforces such control settings.

Neither of the 3 approaches have yet led to successful blocking of "stock browser"-access.


texts: Whatsapp message previews are not showing in Status bar when new message is received

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I am using a Nexus 5 running the latest version of Kitkat.

Whenever I receive a new whatsapp message the status bar slightly floats up and and shows the whatsapp icon saying the message receieved from (sender's name). However after a few seconds it returns to the normal status bar with just the icon remaining, it does not show me a message preview of the content.

After I pull-down to the  notification center I can see the message preview just fine, I am having an issue with the toast notification of the status bar.

Is there a way to fix this?

Thanks in advance.


texts: How to mount the SD card in T-Mobile G2 from a Linux host (workstation)

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This question is similar to Mount disks from Samsung Galaxy S i9000 to Linux System over USB cable but I want to get it to work on my stock T-Mobile G2.  The G2 does not have any USB configuration in Settings>>About Phone.

On the same machine running Windows XP, when connecting the phone via USB, I can see it mounted and made available as disk E:.

I have gone into Settings>>Wireless & Network Settings>>Tethering & Portable Hotspot and enabled "USB tethering" while connected, and I got the "Turn On USB Storage" option.

The phone is charging while connected to Linux, so I know there is some handshake between the host and the device.


texts: Update Samsung Galaxy Note 2 to Android Lollipop

texts: Is it possible to update further Samsung Galaxy Note 2 from Android 4.4.2 KitKat to Android 5.0 Lollipop?


texts: Allow sending premium SMS on Samsung Galaxy J7

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On Samsung Galaxy J7, I accidentally set "never allow" in sending premium messages. Now I can't activate some services directly.

I searched and found that Samsung Galaxy S phones have a setting called "Premium SMS", but there isn't anything like that in J7, either on:

Settings - Applications - Application manager - Messages - Permissions, or
... Permissions - More - All permissions

How to change the setting for premium SMS on Samsung Galaxy J7?


texts: Have apps that "support Chromecast", want to send to TV using MiraCast

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Situation:

I have an app on my phone that says it supports "Chromecast" (mechanism not specified).
I have an TV (Sharp) that supports MiraCast (protocol).

Is there any way to provide the "Chromecast" API (whatever it's actually called) endpoint to a local app and use MiraCast to send to the TV?

I am not asking:

how to turn on screen mirroring [I can, but it works poorly]
how to obtain or use a Chromecast device [I know Google wants to sell them]
the difference between the two? [I have read around a bit]

I have read through a number of questions about MiraCast and Chromecast, but most seem to be "what's the difference?" and the few asking for "how to...?" seem to be "how do I re-enable screen-mirroring support in Android?" which isn't the issue, since there are multiple apps that use MiraCast protocol to connect to TVs and play video.

I need to know, specifically, whether there is a pre-existing app that can provide a "Chromecast"-like interface at the client side, and use the "MiraCast" protocol to connect to the TV.

If not, is it possible for me to write one, or is there something about the 'cast services that's restricted so it can't be provided by a non-Google-sourced app? Not asking how to write one, I'm hoping I don't need to try.

As per @MorrisonChang's comment, we actually have three devices we'd like to be able to use for this, all Huawei: an HONOR 20 Lite, a P Smart (not the 2019 update), and an older P9 Lite which has a dying battery but works fine plugged in. Android version is Pie on the HONOR; I believe the P Smart shipped with Oreo but has since had a Pie update available (not my device, so not sure if it has been updated or not).


texts: Is it possible to enable the Android default keyboard on an HTC EVO 4G?

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I am not much of a fan of the HTC EVO 4g's custom keyboard, but it appears that they have somehow removed or hidden access to the default Android keyboard input method.

Especially now that the default Android keyboard has been enhanced in 2.3 (Gingerbread), does anyone know of a method to enable the default keyboard instead of HTC's customized keyboard?  I haven't seen an application to do this, but I've noticed that some applications (Vlingo in particular) seem to somehow come up with what appears to be the Android default keyboard.


texts: Can the Moga Power Pro be used as a USB controller?

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So I just received my new Moga Power Pro controller, and I'm extremely disappointed with the latency I'm experiencing with it when playing emulators (both in emulators which can use the Moga "A" mode and ones that use the HID "B" mode) - there's a lag between d-pad presses and responses, the button don't always register presses, etc.  Maybe I'm just spoiled (having only previously used system-specific controllers), but I'm disappointed enough that I may return the controller.  Before I do that, though, I want to try and see if I can reduce the latency at all.  To that end, is it possible to use the pad as a generic USB controller (using the included USB to Micro USB) connector?  Or am I stuck using the Bluetooth connection (which I'm supposing is largely responsible for the latency?)

(I've tried the controller with both my HTC One M8 and my Nexus 10 tablet, both of which are running unrooted 4.4.2; I've tried turning off the Wifi and mobile data, without discernible improvement)


texts: Exchange no longer working after upgrading to Froyo

texts:
I have a HTC Desire that was on 2.1 and worked perfectly with my works exchange server.
But since upgrading to 2.2 I cannot get it to work at all. There are no errors it just synchs forever.

Any suggestions?


texts:
I can't find anywhere stated the LG K20 phone can be rooted safely.
Does anyone know if its possible? And what steps do you take? Thanks.


texts: G1 - Can I Update to Newer Versions of Android?

texts: I'm considering getting a G1 from T-Mobile (in the US), and am wondering, can I can update to new versions of Android as they come out, even ones targeted towards newer Android phones? For example, would I be able to update my G1 to Android 2.0 when it is available?


texts: Unable to download from an authenticated webserver

texts:
On my Galaxy S3 / ICS handset, and also I expect on my previous Galaxy S / Froyo I'm unable to save any links from my web server due to the fact that it requires a user authentication. I can browse the site happily in Chrome and the default browser, but when I go to save a link, whatever it is that does the downloading sends in an HTTP request with no user agent not authentication header set, so the download fails, with a 401 error being returned.

What gives, peeps?


texts: How to restore Line messages from titanium backup?

texts:
It seems that Line (a messaging app like WhatsApp) is one that I cannot easily restore app data (messages) through titanium backup.

There is a whole thread on XDA, highlighting one post that had 13 thanks:

1. Restore Line with Titanium Backup (app+data) (DON'T OPEN THE LINE APP YET!)

2. Log into a root shell and delete the previous settings:

sqlite3 /data/data/jp.naver.line.android/databases/naver_line
delete from setting;
.quit

It looks quite difficult and I am not even sure it's correct.

Can anyone confirm before I try?

Also what is a root shell? Is that some form of app?


texts: Which Virtual machine is used in Android 11?

texts: Every Android application runs in a virtual machine. We know that Dalvik virtual machine \was the one that is used by Android.  Next, they changed to ART (Android Runtime machine). Just correct me if I am wrong. Android 11 uses which virtual machine, Dalvik or ART?


texts: Format an SD card from TWRP recovery using shell

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I'm trying to format/partition an SD card (that was used as an encrypted storage on an android phone) because it only shows as 15 MB while it's supposed to be 2 GB.
I was intending to install a ROM from TWRP recovery but made a mistake and wiped everything including the SD card and selected "format" to remove encryption but forgot that the SD card had the zip to be installed...
I don't have access to a reliable USB cable which is probably why adb sideloading didn't work for me.
Here is what I tried from the TWRP terminal:
~ # df -h
Filesystem              Size      Used    Available   Used   Mounted on
tmpfs                   361.1M    16.0K   361.1M      0%     /dev
tmpfs                   361.1M    20.0K   361.1M      0%     /tmp
/dev/block/mmcblk0p19   2.2G      38.7M   2.1G        2%     /data
/dev/block/mmcblk0p19   2.2G      38.7M   2.1G        2%     /sdcard
/dev/block/mmcblk0p16   196.8M    4.4M    192.4M      2%     /cache
/dev/block/mmcblk1p1    16.0M     24.0K   15.9M       0%     /external_sd

(Why tmpfs and mkcblk0p19 listed twice with different mount points?)
I know that the block mmcblk1 is the sd card because it disappears when I physically remove it and reboot.
I tried the following:
~ # umount -f /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
...

~ # fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk1
Found valid GPT with protective MBR: using GPT

Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk1: 3862528 sectors, 1886M
Logical sector size: 512
Disk identifier (GUID): ...
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 3862494
Number   Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1    2048   34815   16.0M   0700   android_meta
2    34816   3862494    1868M   0700 android_expand

Command (m for help): d
Selected partition 1

Command (m for help): d
No partition is defined yet!

Command (m for help): n
Command action
    e    extended
    p primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-239, default 1):
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-239, default 239):
...
Command (m for help): w
...

But it didn't change anything.
And, I see the files /dev/block/mmcblk1, /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 and /dev/block/mmcblk1p2.
But mmcblk1p2 is not in fstab:
 ~ # cat /etc/fstab
 /dev/block/mmcblk0p17  /system       ext4  rw  0  0
 /dev/block/mmcblk0p19  /data         ext4  rw  0  0
 /dev/block/mmcblk0p16  /cache        ext4  rw  0  0
 /dev/block/mmcblk0p15  /efs          ext4  rw  0  0
 /dev/block/mmcblk1p1   /external_sd  vfat  rw  0  0

I don't have a card reader but I tried the sd card in another phone and plugged it to windows and it shows 16 MB there as well.
Question: How do I format the sd card from android terminal so that I can use it normally again?


texts: Does Android 8 has journaling enabled in its ext4 files sytem?

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Android 8 uses stackable file sytem called sdcardfs, which emulates FAT32 on ext4 on the data partition. Does sdcardfs recognize the ext4 file system and journaling?
In other words, files written using sdcardfs has journal history information created?

On Android 8 it's not clear how the journaling works e.g. can it be used to recover data? Is the new data written to empty fresh areas or first the deleted areas are used?


texts: Low storage and Play Store problems after factory reset

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After I did a factory reset (twice; once through settings, once through recovery mode by clearing eMMC), I got a "low storage space" error. I can't get rid out of it - tried clearing cache and uninstalling every pre-installed app I could.
It's a generic Android device from Amazon (China) for $40, so of course, it reports tons of free space.
The main problem is that I can't install any apps. Google Play doesn't update. From the old store, I can't install anything, error 504. Installation of .apk's fails too, for an unknown reason.
Something weird happens that I can't understand: after a while, when I try to open Google Play Store, it says "app isn't installed". More curiously, restarting fixes the issue!
TL;DR I want to be able to at least install apps. The main issue is low storage. Factory reset doesn't work.


texts: Why would I enable "Install Unknown Apps?"

texts:
I have a LG G7 Thin Q running Oreo. While poking around the settings, I came across "Install unknown apps."
Settings -> Apps & Notifications -> Special Access -> Install unknown apps

It is a list of programs that may install unknown apps. Only Messaging and Email are allowed to install unknown apps.

Why does Android have the option for apps to install unknown apps? It seems rather vulnerable to malware.


texts: How can I prevent hyphens causing text input to break in the Android Browser?

texts:
I have a Verizon Motorola Droid Pro (Android 2.3.3), and a persistent aggravation with the browser application.

Whenever typing in an input field and using a dash - that is adjacent to its preceding character, the next character I type is placed before the dash, and then the cursor placed before the dash. That is, assuming I'm trying to type android-browser:

I type android- At that moment, the cursor is correctly after the dash.
I type b The b is placed before the dash, and the cursor is now located after the b, before the dash. So if I kept typing I would end up with androidbrowser- with the cursor still before the dash.

This only happens in the Browser application, when I am inserting a dash that is adjacent to its preceding text. So if I were trying to type android - browser it would work fine. In order to get around this, I have to type android- and then manually move the cursor (although the end location is exactly where it already is at the end of the text!)

This happened before the Android system update a few months ago too, and I had hoped that the update would fix it... but, no dice!

I've considered that an alternate browser could be a solution, but I'd prefer to stick with the Android browser, I think.


texts: Cant move apps to my sd card. Please help me with this as i have 29 gb available and i cannot shift

texts: I have a tablet with less space. I have an sd card with 29 gb available but I can't move all apps to sd. I downloaded phone2sd but it said no movable objects. If root is the only way please tell me how to root myself. Thank u


texts:
I can't figure out how to add / remove device admins from my HTC Desire running Android 2.2

Where in the settings screen is this feature located ?

Any help would be highly appreciated.


texts: How to install Playstore on a device on which it is not already installed?

texts:
I bought a VivoY13 phone from Chinese Dealer.  But Google playstore is not pre-installed.

And when you try to install it shows errors.

Does anyone have solutions or faced  similar situation?


texts: Default player doesn't play *some* .ogg files

texts:
I have ripped a number of CD's with Rhythmbox on Ubuntu.

I've noticed not all files play.

Some .ogg files do play on my Android Galaxy S6
Some .ogg files do not play ...

I have no idea what can be the problem. I don't see any difference in the properties between the files that play and those that don't.

Could you help me troubleshoot this?

Edit: The plot thickens, I've converted some files to MP3 and ... they still don't play.


texts: How to lower battery consumption on a S6 edge

texts:
Im not sure on what site I should be asking this.
So my phone is an s6 edge and it consumes too much energy. Im curious of how we can reduce the phone consumption using some app or root option I can use.
Thanks for your answers !


texts: Is the wifi hotspot feature available on newer android phones?

texts:
I have a captivate glide running android 4.0.4 with at&t and it has a wifi hotspot feature that I can turn on to share my data connection via wifi.
I'm planning on getting a samsung galaxy s6 or s7 and was wondering if this feature is still available. I try to read all the documentation but it's all marketing hype and doesn't mention things like this that I can find.
Anybody use this feature? Is it still a thing? Are there any phones that support it?


texts: How to browse files on my PC from my Android phone via USB?

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Through USB, I can readily browse my Android's file hierarchy using my PC.
How can I browse files on my PC using my Android 4.4 device?
The "ES File Explorer" app doesn't appear to facilitate this.

Specifically what I'd like to do is use my Android (in conjunction with VLC for Android) to watch video files that are stored on my PC.

I can do this over my wifi network, but it just seems so darn silly to use wifi when the USB is plugged in.  Silly enough to warrant asking the question, anyway.

Just in case it matters, the desired files are actually on a network drive.
Phone > USB > PC₁ > Network Drive > PC₂

Thanks for any advice!


texts: No "/data/logs""directory. Is it hidden? Not on my version?

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I am having the "INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE" error when trying to do some app development. Googling around and looking here I see a lot of advice saying to empty the "/data/logs" folder.

Only I cant find that anywhere.
I have looked with the normal file manager (with rout permissions), as well as trying a few tools like SD Maid and Disk Usage. But no sign of it. Ditto with terminal and manually looking. The data folder just does not container a "logs" folder. And nor does data\data for that mater.

I am using CyanogenMod M10.0.0 Beta 1 on a HTC Legend. Android version 4.1.2

Is this folder not on my version? is it somewhere else?

The behavior seems to match. I was just constantly using usb debugging and sending my own app over from eclipse to test, my own app being tiny (well under 1MB). Then I started getting "INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE". So I assume something is building up/wasting space from the dozens of compiles and crashes I have had today.

Thanks for any help,

Thomas


texts: Unable to Connect My HTC Desire SV to My laptop: Unknown Device

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When I'm connecting my HTC DESIRE SV I'm getting a message

USB Device Not Recognized
One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it.

I'm following all the steps mentioned on HTC's main site. I have tried many times (Re-installed the HTC Sync, restarted my PC and Phone) but still same problem.
What can I do to connect?


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I recently tried installing an app that was around 1.8GB to my Nexus 7 (8GB). it's a device with unfortunately small internal storage, so I had about 2GB free before attempting the install. I come back later, the download has failed due to not enough storage space. no big surprise there. but now, my device only has 350MB free! strangely enough, the graph in storage settings appears as if it had that full 2GB or so free, but lists only 350MB.

how can I get my free storage space back from the failed download? my device is rooted, no root file browser or terminal, but I do have the Android SDK and tools.

another thing to note: my device is constantly complaining about its free space in the form of a notification. also, every app download from Google Play (even a tiny 2MB app) fails due to not enough storage space. for some reason, that always happens when my device goes under 500MB free. I don't understand it, but, it's 'normal'.


texts: Mi Mover "can't play this video" while transferring data

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I'm trying to use the Mi Mover app to transfer data between Xiaomi phones. The app version 3.0.2 and the sending phone is RedMi 3S. Though the transfer can be set up fine, when I actually start it, I get repeated pop-up messages saying "Can't play this video" - even though I'm not transferring any videos (nor images). The transfer begins, but stops at some low percentage of the
Why is this happening and how can I fix it?


texts: Android studio - connect to device - Sony E2003

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My old phone connected to Android studio but new phone doesn't. I've spent a couple of days searching forums and sites to try to help but whatever I try, studio just isn't recognising the device.

I've enabled debugging in developer options, but the device isn't being seen. I can transfer files from the device as normal, but when I click run (to run the app), there is no device available in 'Choose a running device'. Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thank you,


texts: Nexus I9250 - Got stuck with updating android 4.3 update

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Am not able to update my nexus i9250 to android 4.3. I have never rooted or tampered with the system earlier. Any system updates, i generally get a notification and then it starts getting updated. But now, under settings>about phone>system update, it states that "waiting to download - 139 mb" and is stuck there. There is no other icon for 'checking status updates' or 'download'.

Please let me know how to proceed in downloading the system update to 4.3?


texts: Will an alternative launcher stop Galaxy S4 additions from working?

texts: I want to customise my Galaxy S4 home screen and it seems Touchwiz will not allow me to change many options (like the quick launch icons etc). I was thinking of GO Launcher, but wish to know if the 'special' extras Samsung has included (such as eye scrolling, air gestures, smart stay etc) will still work or are they Touchwiz only?


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How do I create task lists other than My Task List?

Also, how many task lists can be created in Jorte?


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I received four used a6 tablets in a school closing sale.
I want to login but need to verify the account.

I tried rebooting, but still get blocked.

NOT a duplicate of this question. Google has updated so that fix no longer works.


texts: Issue with recording Google Hangouts calls

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I'm trying to record my Google Hangouts calls. The only app I found that claimed it can record non-dialer calls was Cube ACR. Problem is I'm getting a "Recording failed. Write to storage failure, unavailable audio source or unsupported audio format" error. How to fix this?

P.S. I'm using Samsung S6.

Thanks!


texts: Why does TI backup say there's still unnecessary cache?

texts: I noticed that the newer version of Titanium Backup says I still have unneeded Dalvik Cache to clean up, even after I reboot and wipe dalvik cache in Clockworkmod. Where are these extra cache files, and why aren't they in /data/dalvik-cache? Or, is this a bug in TI-backup?