texts: Lost owner privileges on Android 10 after flashing boot image

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it seems that my user on Android lost the "owner privileges": Any function or feature that is only available to the main user is disabled in the UI. Unfortunately, this includes user administration and all backup functionality. It seems that I became a secondary user, but I do have the data of the original main user.

Is there any way to get owner privileges back?

This happened after flashing different kernels of Android 10. I do have the correct stock kernel now.

Best Regards!


texts: Does the sensors work when smartphone is switched off and what can make sensors work incorrect?

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We want to track the movement and location of employees based on information from the accelerometer and gyroscope sensors (there are some control points, but their number is very small, mainly tracking is based on sensors).
I want to understand what can affect the operation of the sensors and do they work when the phone is switched off? In order to understand possible ways how employees can outsmart the system.


texts: What is inside the "other" category in the storage settings and how can I delete these large files eating my storage space?

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I know this question has been asked before, but I cannot find a clear answer.

I just recently flashed lineage is 14 on my Samsung galaxy S4. I used TWRP to wipe the internal storage with eh wipe internal storage option in the wipe menu.

So every now and then I go into settings and look at the storage tab, and I see how much storage apps and photos and so take up on the phone. And when I scroll down a see a category labled "other":

(click image for larger variant)

In this other category I see that around 700mb is taken up by this, and I don't know what is taking it up. I went to the explore option and there was nothing in there that could possibly take up 700mb.

So my question is what is in the other category, why does it keep growing, why do I need these files (if I do need them) and how can I delete them?


texts: Google Play App Icon is gone, and cannot be installed

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With a recent update to my Verizon Android Galaxy S4, the Google Play store icon has disappeared from my apps list.

I have done adb shell pm list packages and com.android.vending is there, but I get the following error when I try to start it with am start com.android.vending.

Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] pkg=com.android.vending }
Error: Activity not started, unable to resolve Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10000000 pkg=com.android.vending }

When I tried to re-install it from an apk I downloaded, I just get an error indicating that it is already present.

When I try to remove it, I just getFailure.

Is there some way to restore Google Play short of re-imaging the entire phone?


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I have a Kyocera Hydro. There is a directory on the phone kcjlogger. It sounds suspicious. Does anyone know what it is or how I can investigate to find out? I was unable to find any answers searching. Thanks

shell@android:/data/kcjlogger/tmp # ls -al
ls -al
-rw------- system   system          0 2015-04-15 22:38 kcjlog_from_tombstone_00


texts: I deleted an important application on my rooted phone

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After rooting my phone (HTC Bolt), I foolishly deleted some bloatware applications without backing them up. One of them was TouchPal, a preinstalled keyboard app. I didn't think this would be much of a problem because I already had it disabled in settings and was using a separate keyboard app for other purposes.

However, when I restart my phone, it always asks me to type my pin and "decrypt" the phone. I'm not sure why it does this (previous cell phone didn't), but apparently (this is only a theory) it uses this keyboard application, so I can't actually type my PIN in to decrypt my phone.

I could be completely wrong, and I might have accidentally deleted some other important file from my phone, but either way, I don't know how to fix my phone right now.

I did a bit of research and found out I was supposed to flash a ROM onto my device. However, I don't think I can even connect my device to my computer because normally I would have to enable USB debugging and file transfers.

Update: I booted up my phone in recovery mode (TWRP) and it was able to connect to my PC.


texts: How to use multiple whatsapp, paytm, hike and more accounts in an Android phone? Or any other android app which uses authenticated single user login apps.


texts: What percentage of screen power usage is healthy?

texts: Using GSam, the screen uses about 50% of power compared to apps. Is this normal/healthy?


texts: How to move Whatsapp chat history from iPhone 4 to Nexus 4?

texts: Just upgraded my iPhone 4 to Nexus 4, and could not find on Google a reasonable answer to this question. Is there any good app that does this? Or, what should be the process?


texts: Can't connect Samsung Note 3 to a Windows 7 VM in VirtualBox

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I'm trying to connect my Android to my Linux Laptop, I use VirtualBox and in it a Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit virtual machine. I've been able to connect in the past but it's not working anymore.

I have installed Virtualbox guest additions and the extension pack. I've made usb filters to the VM. Still when I plug the phone in, Windows doesn't recognize the device.

I've tried to uninstall the driver, disable/enable the device but nothing. I reinstalled all the "System Devices" and nothing.

I have Kies3 and "Drivers for Samsung mobile phones" installed.
The phone is: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Cyanogenmod 11 installed.

It worked before and I've flashed my phone many times with Odin in this VM.

What can be the fault here?


texts: How would one use the Android accelerometer to measure one's mass?

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Pretty much what the title states.

The Android CDD says of the Accelerometer

  MUST be able to deliver events at 50 Hz or greater
  MUST comply with the Android sensor coordinate system as detailed in the Android APIs  (see [ Resources, 41])
  MUST be capable of measuring from freefall up to twice gravity (2g) or more on any three-dimensional vector
  MUST have 8-bits of accuracy or more
  MUST have a standard deviation no greater than 0.05 m/s^2

So I find myself wondering - would it be possible to measure one's mass by taking a short hop with the device strapped to chest/waist? The raw accelerometer data would provide the duration and acceleration encountered on both upward/downward leg (pun unintended) of the hop.


texts: Stock voice recorder, camera(video recording) and alarm not working in LG L90 dual D410

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I have an LG L90 dual D410 running on Kitkat 4.2. Everything was working fine and I don't remember what caused these problems to occur. May be an update?

When I tried to record using the stock voice recorder, I get a message saying "Cannot start voice recording while other application is using audio", but record was success when tried using another app from the store.
The default camera's video recorder says "Unable to record video during call" but taking photo had no problem. And again video recording with another app was successful.
Stock alarm automatically goes to snooze mode without any sound but another alarm app works fine.

How do I solve these problems?


texts: How do I get calendar alerts to display before the event begins?

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I use Google Calendar a lot for work. On my PC I get alerts appearing 10 mins before an event starts, which is great.

However, on my Galaxy S7 running Android 7.0, the alerts I get appear anywhere between 15 mins to an hour after the event has started.

Of course I've checked time zones and daylight saving settings both on the phone and the Calendar app (and on the Google Account too), and all is good there.

Would anyone know what I could do to fix this?


texts: taking control over a phone with broken touchscreen

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I have an old sony xperia z with a broken touchscreen, the phone holds a lot of important data but with the broken touchscreen I cant get the data.

I've tried a lot of things but I do not have  usb debugging enabled and it is not rooted.


texts: Cant access photo/muxic files through phone application

texts: There was .nomedia file in my mobile. I removed the same but still I am not able to access my photos, music files through Gallery & music application. I am able to access the same through desktop using USB connection. Pls help...


texts: Can I use an Adafruit Trinket as a simple Android peripheral?

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I want to control the standby state of an LCD panel through an android media PC. I'm thinking of using a Trinket as a cheap android USB peripheral. Is this possible?

I'm new to Android and Adafruit but really keen to learn. Previously, I controlled my LCD panel through my Raspberry Pi GPIO interface, but I want to move to some hardware with a little more oomph!

The LCD Panel accepts a 3.3v signal to switch the screen on. Is the Trinket the right piece of hardware for this application?

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

Best Regards, Jabah


texts:
When I receive calls and alarms go off, the phone vibrates.
However it won't vibrate for any notifications.

Changing the vibrate setting from vibrate always or vibrate only when in silent mode has no
effect.

Does anyone know what can cause this and how to fix it?
Is there a separate hidden setting for notification vibrations?

For what it is worth I'm running a HTC Magic with a custom 2.3-Gingerbread ROM installed.
This definitely used to work. Not sure what I did to break it though.

Update: I've got it working again by playing with the settings.

Under Settings->Sound settings->Volume 'Use incoming call volume for notifications' was ticked.

When I un-ticked this setting the notification vibration began to work again. This seems really strange to me and if anyone could help me understand what is going on it would be much appreciated.

Update 2: Installed an app called AudioManager. It has separate vibrate checkboxes for alerts and ringer. Using this helped too. Not 100% but it seems to indicate separate settings that are not exposed through the regular settings interface.


texts: How do I sync my Facebook contacts with the contacts on my Samsung Galaxy Spica?


texts: How to calibrate accelerometer sensor on Google Nexus 6P?

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when building an application for Android, I've noticed that the rotation vector sensor gives readings that are off. The phone's rotation is reported a little bit tilted.

When investigating, I found that the accelerometer pointing along the x-axis is offset by approximately -0.02.

Here is a chart of the coordinate axis to help the issue:

Here is a picture of the measurements I took:

First, I assumed an device-specific hardware issue, but the issue is still present on a second replacement device.

Is this issue known? How could I calibrate the sensor to remove the offset?


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I've change the SIM in my Galaxy-Nexus-S. Under Settings -> About phone -> Status there still is the old phone number and I cannot manage to change it.

I've seen this answer which is outdated. The menu option Own numbers discribed in the answer is not there in ICS.

The navigation terms might be called differently, as I manually translated the names from German.


texts: Is GSM telephony feasible on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9?

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I'm looking to buy a small tablet to use as a "table phone" for use with a headset, and for video telephony. GSM telephony is a must - I don't want to rely entirely on Skype, or Internet connectivity in general. (Plus I'm eligible for a landline number on my mobile contract so people can call me from normal phones for free, which is great.)

I am hovering between the 7" P1000 Samsung Galaxy Tab and the more expensive, newer 8.9" one.

The 7" one officially supports GSM telephony. Various tests remarked that it's a bit too chunky for use as a normal mobile phone but for my use case on the desk, that doesn't matter. I really just want something I can carry around in a bag, and put on my desk to make calls with.

The 8.9" one supports GSM telephony, but doesn't come with it activated out of the box. You need third party Android products in order to use it.

This strikes me as odd, and makes me expect problems - why else would one build in the functionality, but not ship with it enabled? Telephony is the one thing I really, really need to just work - I can't afford to deal with dropping connections, bad voice quality, patches, and an overall "beta" experience.

Is telephony feasible on an 8.9" Samsung Galaxy Tab?


texts: Destination host unreachable while using WiFi on 2.2

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I upgraded my HTC EVO to 2.2 using a ROM I found online. (Sprint's OTA update wouldn't work)  All has been well, but I have been having troubles with my WiFi. I can connect to any AP, security or not, and I get an IP from DHCP no problem. However, I can't get online.  Using a ping tool to try to ping things on my LAN returns destination host unreachable.

The IP settings are correct. Seems my EVO's routing table is messed up. Thought's on how to narrow down the problem and/or fix it?


texts: I have a Samsun Galaxy Tab A - it was someone elses so I don’t have a passcode and am not able to get it from this person - I tried the hard reset which seemed to work perfectly but after the welcome it prompts me for the original users log in to verify my identity. A pop up message says “an unauthorized attempt has been made to reset your device to factory default settings. Connect to a wi-fi or mobile network to verify your identity.” I can’t get pass this screen. HELP


texts: Stock Android 10 device is offline for ADB commands on Linux, can't use USB Debugging

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Trying to use adb tool 1.0.29 on a PC running Linux Ubuntu 20.04 to debug my Motorola Moto G7 Plus running stock Android 10 (hence not rooted) connected via USB.
Previously it was working OK, I've granted USB Debugging permissions to my PC. But today adb devices shows it as an offline device, so I can't do anything.
Here's a list of actions I tried:

Revoke USB Debugging Authorization - it doesn't work, nothing happens, Android doesn't prompt for new permissions
Delete /data/misc/adb/adb_keys on the phone - Can't, no root, adb root and adb shell return error: device offline
Rebooting, disabling USB Debugging and Developer Options and disconnecting in any order didn't help
adb kill-server and adb start-server didn't do the trick as well

What else could you recommend?


texts: How to remove or bypass surelock kiosk without enabled adb or any passwords?

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I got into a coaching institute. They provided me with a tablet, which I had to pay for in full. The provided tab is good, but it is in surelock kiosk mode, and the updates are pushed by surelock mdm. They factory reset the tab before installing anything, so the remote adb is probably disabled. And if the tab was not set to usb charging, so I cannot change it in kiosk mode. Safe mode lock is also enabled. Is there a way to bypass or do something with surelock?
I have a lenovo tab m10 2nd gen.


texts: How can I tell if I have mini port or micro port on my Android tablet?

texts: I was given an Android tablet. I want to hook up a keyboard and a mouse. By looking at it, how can I tell if it has a micro port or a mini port?


texts: Installing Signal without using Google Play, Still requests update of Google Play

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I want to install Signal on my Android 4.4.2

I found countless of reports that it appearently works without it, I followed the documentation here https://k7r.eu/testing-signal-without-google-account/.

But still after the installation when I enter my phone number i get a prompt.

"Google Play-Dienste aktualisieren" "Signal wird nur ausgeführt wenn du die Google Play-Dienste aktualisierst."

Which roughly translates to

"update Google Play-Services" "Signal will only be run if you update the Google Play-services"

I tried installation with apks from both theire Website and Apk-Mirror.


texts: Is it possible to install a ROM on /recovery instead of /system?

texts: I am not going to do it, but I just wonder whether it is possible to install a ROM to /recovery and TWRP to /system, so one would normally boot into TWRP and only boot into Android when one performs the key combination for recovery mode. Is this possible somehow and would it have any negative side effects?


texts: What to do when you believe your phone was hacked? I want to start fresh without buying a new phone

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I think my rooted cyanongenmod phone was hacked. What can I do to start fresh again? I already did a factory reset but after 1 month the phone started acting weird again (battery time dropped significantly, home screen mysteriously changes, unexpected reboots of the phone and the other day I saw that my phone was rebooting and installing something that looked weird at 3 am).

My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250 if that matters.

Should I format SD card also?


texts: File system content different on device and on desktop

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I've got a Nexus 9 which I'm using to read PDF graphic novels.

My process for getting the files onto the device is to connect it to my PC via USB and drag the files into the Download folder on the device. From here I'm then able to manipulate the files as I see fit, such as importing them into Mantano Reader, a side effect of which is that the files get moved from Download into Mantano/books.

This is fine and good, with both Mantano and ES File Explorer on the device reporting that the files are in Mantano/books. But if explore the drive via USB on my PC, it shows that the files are still in Download. This isn't limited to a single PC either, as I've taken a look using Windows, OS X and Ubuntu.

The only thing I can imagine is that the location of the files has somehow cached, with the wrong location being reported via USB.

Does anyone have any idea why this might be?


texts: "Samsung keyboard keeps stopping" error message. After reboot no keyboard is accessible and I cannot unlock the device

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The device is a Samsung Note 5 recently updated from Sprint running the Swype keyboard.

The error message "Samsung keyboard keeps stopping" is appearing over and over after trying to send an emoji in a text message. The keyboard area is a black space.

I rebooted the device to attempt to clear the error.

After reboot it requires a typed password.

The following issues occur:

No keyboard appears when touching the password textbox.
No keyboard appears when touching the keyboard settings menu button.
The Power button does not power cycle the device.
The Reset button does work.
If you open the camera via the quick launch from the lock screen the "Samsung keyboard keeps stopping" message appears for each time you attempt a keyboard UI action.

The device appears bricked. Other advice online suggests factory reset. Is there a way to revert the device to a working keyboard without a factory reset?


texts: Compuer shows no sign of tablet connection (SGH-T779 Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 for T-Mobile)

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How can I get my computer to recognize I have attached my tablet?  I have tried every trick online with no luck.

Couple notes:

No indication at all from computer that a tablet is plugged in (No yellow exclamation marks in device manager, no sound upon plugging in)
I have tried multiple cables ( I believe this may be a hardware issue), multiple usb ports
I have tried all sorts of driver install methods as well as usb debugging modes
The only indication I get is a red x on the tablet over the battery when plugged in.  The tablet charges fine when plugged into the wall charger.
My other galaxy tab 10.1 original communicates with the computer fine ( I have since reformatted the tablet and computer and have tried multiple computers)

Currently using:
- Thinkpad T61 with aging battery
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (SGH-T779) T-mobile
- Windows 8 (Have tried with a fresh copy of Windows 7)
- Running Android 4.1.2

The only indication I have gotten from the pc that the tablet was plugged in was the mouse changing from an arrow to a thinking symbol for less than 1 second.  I feel as though I have tried everything and it is a broken port on the tablet.  It charges fine when the tablet is off.

Overall, I wish to root the tablet to put a custom rom on it.  I have tried rooting the tablet using various apk's w/out a PC but have had no luck (I will probably post another question about troubleshooting root process with no PC).

Thanks in advance


texts: I have tried all the options for my Samsung Galaxy but the problem is when I uncheck AVG anti-theft administrator, it doesn't. the option remains checked. consequently, I cannot proceed with uninstallation.


texts: Is it possible to do a TWRP restore from laptop - would adb restore do the same? Other ways to perform restore?

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This is a pretty annoying situation I've found myself in.

A section of my screen has become non-responsive, sort of across the top, where the top row of digits would be.

I read online that a possible fix would be performing a factory reset. which I did. Didn't solve the issue, so I think the digitizer might be damaged somewhat, which I'm going to look into getting repaired.

Anyway, I had previously done a backup of my data through TWRP but, wouldn't you know it, the section that is nonresponsive falls exactly where the Backup/Restore buttons are, so I can't restore my data now.

Are there alternative means for me to restore this data? I know there's a thing called adb restore, but I'm not sure if it's the same and wanted to make sure before toying with anything.

I know that TWRP has a Terminal under Advanced. Is it possible to do anything with that?

The bootloader on the phone is unlocked and was rooted, up until now, I guess.

EDIT:

OK. I figured out that you can use adb through TWRP recovery.

adb shell twrp restore

However when I do this through CMD it says no partitions selected.

Any idea?


texts:
I have an aosp(6 mashmallow) device with a hardware screen of 640×480, but the software screen has height 800
$ wm size
Physical size: 640x800
Override size: 640x480

Also
$ dumpsys display | grep mBaseDisplayInfo

mBaseDisplayInfo=DisplayInfo
{
    "Built-in Screen",
    uniqueId "local:0",
    app 640 x 800, real 640 x 800,
    largest app 640 x 800,
    smallest app 640 x 800,
    mode 1,
    defaultMode 1,
    modes [{id=1, width=640, height=800, fps=59.85}],
    rotation 0,
    density 240 (240.0 x 240.0) dpi,
    layerStack 0,
    appVsyncOff 0,
    presDeadline 17708438,
    type BUILT_IN,
    state ON,
    FLAG_SECURE,
    FLAG_SUPPORTS_PROTECTED_BUFFERS
}

Using wm size wxh does not work.
Is there a way to edit a system file(any partition) to manually set the "real" physical screen resolution info?
Also (may be related)
Screen orientation (in software) is always portrait, but in hardware is landscape, Editing build.prop ro.sf.hwrotation=0 changes noting


texts: How can I decrypt an encrypted SD card (HTC Evo 4G) on a different device?

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I encrypted both my phone and SD card upon purchasing my HTC Evo 4g LTE.  Recently the phone died (would get to the login screen and then reboot).

After a factory reset the SD card shows up as damaged.  I've tried mounting it in various ways, but neither the phone nor a computer will attempt to mount the drive - they just ask to format it.

Is there any hope of recovering the contents?


texts: Can Google Voice Search be configured to confirm name before calling?

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When making a call using Google Voice Search, I would like my phone to ask for name confirmation.  So, if I say, "call Gina...", I want it to ask me if I meant "call Tina" before dialing.  (suddenly, I feel like I'm in an old Sprint commercial...)

I would like it to confirm ONLY when using voice dialing and would strongly prefer audio prompt.


texts: How can I configure time zones on my Galaxy S?

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Yesterday I got a meeting email which I read on my SGS GT-I9000, which showed the time as:

  Wednesday, January 12, 2011 8:30 AM-9:00 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

But when I checked this on my PC in Outlook this was the time:

  Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:00 PM-7:30 PM (GMT+05:30) Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi

How can I get my device to use the same time zone as my PC?


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There was a great thread on the same subject.

Security options grayed out

I am in the same situation where I need to keep the certificates on the android phone.  And the ActiveSync certificates greyed out the pattern and facial recognition login  options on my HTC one M8.

I can't delete them or otherwise I would be able to use ActiveSync for that server.

So I went to use the Tasker and secure Settings suggestion in the other thread link I mentioned earlier.  However, I am  completely stuck trying to figure out how I can have Tasker or secure settings override the  six digit pin requirement and allow me to do facial recognition instead.

Here is  where  I am stuck

Tasker -> Tasks -> Add Task -> action category: plugin -> Secure Settings -> Configuration: Secure Setting's Wake Up ->...  And Here is where I am confused.   I don't see any security setting or related Tasker Task to add to the "IF".

I'm a bit of a newbie with Tasker and Secure Settings. I looked in the documentation for both apps and not seen the next that I should take.

If you could help me solve this I would be very grateful.


texts: Difference between ways of rooting device

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Possible Duplicate:
  Why can't the su binary simply be copied (techical response please)

What is the difference between flashing device with root ROM and simple pushing su utility to device using adb without flashing it?

If I don't need to launch applications which need a root functionality, but just need to relocate some files in android file system, using su, do I need to flash my device?


texts: Huawei P10: Bluetooth keeps on disabling and disconnecting in car, when charge cable is not connected

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I can connect my Huawei P10 phone via Bluetooth to the car without any problem. But every 2 to 10 minutes, it disconnects and disables Bluetooth on my phone and after about 1 minute automatically enables and connects again.

This only happens, if I am not charging the phone. So I think it has to do with battery optimization. But I cannot find any Bluetooth system app or any setting, where I could change something like this.

The same problem occurs in Ford, BMW and Mini.


texts: What is this ICON -circle with a plus sign in the middle?

texts:
This icon showed up a few days ago, but I have no clue what it is. I have done a Google image search and can't find it.

This is on my Samsung S7 in the notification bar.


texts: Wifi tethering blinks to ON/OFF mode while connecting the device to data

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Wifi tethering shows an error while activating data on my android device. What may be the cause? Please reply.
Thanks in advance.

I am using Xiaomi phone, First of all I will switch on the tethering function on phone, and connect it to laptop. After that, I will connect the phone with internet. Then it shows the wifi tethering icon,and after some seconds it will goes to hidden state(turns-off tethering), again shows and hides, until data is off.


texts: Make Android open a page at a specific time every morning

texts:
I want to login to a site for 50 consecutive days. For this, I will have to visit their homepage for 50 days.

Is there anything that can be used to do this?


texts: My friend does conversations with me on whatsapp and respond to each and every message I sent to him yet grey double ticks on my messages do not turn blue. Even in the information pane of message I cannot see the "Read time" of the message. However whenever I asked him to tell me what had I sent to him he replied correctly as if he were reading. How is he able to do that? Is there any trick or my mobile's fault? I have attached an screenshot also


texts: Allow usage of SID and LSID cookies in Android browser

texts:
I have a fresh Android 5.1 phone with two separate Google accounts already configured. I just started up the Android Browser and got a confirmation dialog about whether I want to allow Google to use SID and LSID cookies. The popup also referred some kind of Terms and Services document, but wasn't too specific about it. Didn't do anything about it, just went back to the home screen.

On second browser startup, the original confirm dialog was replaced by a popup showing an hourglass animation, and some status message about Google authentication being in progress.

On third browser startup, it just navigated to the factory default homepage.

Questions:

What exact permissions did the browser / Google request on the first startup? What are the pros/cons for accepting / rejecting access? (I don't really know what a SID/LSID cookies are for, so please be verbose.)
Is there a way to change my mind later on? Where should I look for this configuration option?
Why did the confirmation dialog not show up on the second and third browser startups?

(Note: someone asked question 1. on the AndroidCentral forum 4 years ago, no answers received as of yet...)


texts:
On every bootup I get the "Android is updating" (Optimizing apps) screen.
I've tried a few methods. I deleted all custom odex files in /data/app dictionary and deleted the dalvik cache but it's still there on every boot up. How can I get rid of it?


texts: Improve Android battery life by lowering CPU freq

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I would like to know if it could be possible to use adb (Android Debug Bridge) to tell the phone to lower its CPU max freq.

I'd like to use less battery if possible, and in my use case I don't mind if some tasks are a little slower.


texts:
I just updated to Jelly Bean on my GS3 and am mostly impressed.

I am having trouble with the screen timeout setting, however.  When I go into Display>Screen Timeout and select a time, say 30 seconds, I get a message that says "Screen will turned off when screen is locked.  Secured lock time is currently set to 5 seconds." My question is where? I cannot find this Secured Lock time setting in Display settings, Lock Screen settings or Security settings, which would seem to be the intuitive places to look for it. Further, even though I get this message, my screen now does not turn off at after 5 seconds, or ever as far as I can tell.  After walking away from the phone for 20 minutes, I returned to the screen  blazing in all its AMOLED glory.


texts: Setting default storage location in 4.0.4?

texts:
My sister got a tablet for Christmas which runs 4.0.4. The internal storage is measly, but she has a big enough SD card.

Going to Settings > Storage should give the option to set the 'Default storage location' to either internal storage or external SD card, but it doesn't. My phone (which runs the exact same firmware version) does have the option to do it.

What ways can I change the default storage location for Android 4.0.4? We're at our wits' end here.

Thanks in advance!


texts:
One can get a "cheap smartwatch" (most likely running Nucleos) for EUR 30 or less, a Pebble watch (usually running PebbleOS) for EUR 100 or less, or a watch running android-wear starting at a little more than EUR 100. Having decided to check with the first variant, I've seen its use from the point of view of an Android user is quite limited: it makes a lot of noise if it gets too far from the Android device (to prevent you from losing it), and it can show some (not all) notifications. Squinting at the latter, I notice it requires a huge companion app plus the Google services to work with an Android device1. I'm not at all sure about the Pebble, running an OS based on the FreeRTOS kernel.

  So my question, purely from the point-of-view of an Android user: What are the pros/cons and compatibility issues of those systems?

Please leave aside device specific things like water-proofness, Svarovski stones on the corners, or "valuable brandings": I'm not asking for a shopping advice on a specific model here. Also please keep out "personal preferences" (those which fall into the category of "primarily opinion-based") as core element (side-marks are of course OK), but rather stick to facts. What I'm looking for is general/canonical information about compatibility and basic features concerning their interplay/interaction with "my Android device" (you could phrase it "how they improve my Android user-experience").

(Using my Google-Fu on "Pebble versus Wear" etc. mostly brought up specific device comparisons only, like "LG G Watch versus Pebble round" – which is not what I'm after. I don't want a device comparison – I want some background on the underlying systems and their "co-operation" with Android)

PS: With a first answer being available, I'm also specifically interested to know which of the systems works without Google Services being installed – or whether there exist dependencies other than their "controlling app". Backing by "official/authoritative sources" would be very welcome in this context.

1: My devices are running without GApps, and the microG replacement does not yet support Wear


texts: How to post more than one Whatsapp message separated by a line in a group chat

texts: I have always seen people chatting in whatsapp groups and posting more than one message at different times separated by a horizontal line. This usually occurs when no one posts a message in between. I am using HTC Wildfire s a510e


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I have a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/stfrancisschoolbatalaofficial. It has been marked "for kids". I am unable to stream live from my mobile even though I have more than 1K subscribers and there have been no strikes against the channel. There are no problems streaming to the same channel from the PC or from a different app. The YouTube android mobile app shows

"Your channel does not meet our updated eligibility requirements for
mobile streaming..."

How do I fix this?


texts: S5 cm12.1 won't allow to transfer files to pc

texts:
This is very peculiar I have similar problems in the past but all were easy fixes. My s5 will charge when plugged into the computer but there is no other indication that the device is plugged. I've tried reinstalling drivers but still nothing. Looked into setting in developers options to take a look at the USB debugging but sadly it was greyed out and told me options weren't available in charging mode. Does anyone have any idea how to get it out I've tried everything I could want to flash back the stock ROM.

Edit: charger actually didn't support data transfers but it worked with the same charger before. Charger must be getting old


texts: why my htc status goes back to its rom defult settings after restart?

texts:
i have HTC status

i had unlock and root my phone
and also i created a 2nd ext3 partition which i linked it with Link2SD in order to improve internal memory.

then i installed a bunch of different apps

but then there sth odd had happened

once it goes off because battery didn't have enough charge , when i re start it again it come up with the basic settings just like it's the first time that the Rom is starts and all the customizations i made were gone
it runs a basic wizard that asks for basic settings and then when i check for those apps i had installed before they weren't there. also i check to see how much of the internal memory is occupied , i found it just 32M (or sth) just like there's no app installed on it

I'm wondering whether i could get back to all the customizations I've done on my phone or get all those apps back to my phone ?

it's very upsetting that every thing goes wrong this way... :-(

and i would be very thankful if you could clarify that what exactly goes on my phone
and how i can prevent this happen again.

the Rom which i had installed is custom build based on OTA update -> 1.57.415.3
Android version 2.3.5 - build (1.57.415.3)

Thanks for your help in advance!


texts: What does unlocking the bootloader have to do with rooting?

texts:
Every procedure I found to root my phone required to unlock the bootloader as a prerequisite. Well, I have an idea of what a bootloader is and it seems that there is something that prevents it from being changed, which is implied in the answer to this question. Also, the answer to this question says that it is not necessary.

The question remains: Why are rooting instructions asking to unlock the bootloader?

Aren't these separate things? Or do some rooting procedures also change the boot loader?


texts: Not seeing any notifications in notifications bar except srange icon

texts:
Recently I started seeing this strange icon in my notifications bar (see screenshot). At the same time, I stopped seeing any notification icons in the bar on top. I still get audibly notified, and they're there if I pull the notifications window down. But the notification bar remains as in the screenshot.

Any ideas what this might be?


texts: Avoiding facebook messenger sounds and icons while synchronizing messages

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I have an android Samsung S4 phone.

As far as I can remember Facebook Messenger app has always had this annoyance: when I connect my cellphone to the internet the app synchronizes and downloads all the past messages as a conversation history.

The problem is that every old message is downloaded and notifications are continuous since those messages are new for my cellphone. It's a continuous ringing sound since old messages are treated as new, the small chat icon is also constantly present on the screen per each contact I contacted before my cellphone's update.

I would like the app either to synchronize silently or not to synchronize at all since it seems to ignore the synchronize/don't synchronize button I have in the top bar.

I need to use facebook messenger to communicate with some friends who just use facebook but this problem is terribly annoying me.


texts: How are Googles OTA (over the air) updates delivered/notified?

texts:
I've got a Nexus 4 (but this question relates to all eligible devices) currently running Android 4.2. However Android 4.3 was announced a few days ago.

I've run Check for Updates
I've followed the tips to checkin †
I've done the trick to "Force Stop" the Google Service Framework app and then pressed "Clear Cache".

But none of this seems to be doing anything, and I'm still running an "Up to date" OS with 4.2.2.

Is this a carrier issue? Could it be because I'm not on one of the BIG THREE carriers in Canada (Rogers, Telus, Bell), but instead I'm on Virgin Mobile?

footnotes:

†: *#*#2432546#*#* or *#*#checkin#*#*


texts: Can you factory reset an Android device but not wipe away info on the SD card?

texts: I am looking into factory resetting my 2.2 Android tablet. Is there a way to do this without wiping the contents of the SD card?


texts: Shoutcast Stream not running in Android Browser - File Is Not Supported Error

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I have android phone and I am trying to run following public Shoutcast stream http://core.crystalone.net:9000/listen.pls  in my phone. However, it is not working and when I open it; it gives me error “File Is Not Supported”.

This is very strange since In Android 2. 2 and higher, I think shoutcast streaming is default and does not require any additional application to play them. I have searched through net and have following questions.

Is android by default play shoutcast stream in browser and does not require any additional app or anything? If anything required then can anyone please provide details?
Any settings required in my phone to play it by default since if it is required then I can do it? Like make sure that .pls files are played in default media player or something?
I have heard a lot about “Tunewiki” and “Streamfurious” so do I need it to install any app or winamp in my phone before I can play this shoutcast streams?
Any settings required in shoutcast stream creation in order to get it played in android, I have window based stream with version 1.9.5?

I am out of clue right now and any help will be greatly appreciated.  Also can anyone check this URL in their android and let me know if it runs and if yes, then it runs in browser or in some other way?

Update:

I just tried the listen.pls opened in new Motorola touch screen, Android 2.2. It open the default player but then no streaming is done or nothing is played. It is just opening but playing nothing.

Can anyone just confirm that Shoutcast stream will not work on any android phone browser till i install Winamp?

And suppose i install it and i open listen.pls in browser, will it automatically go in winamp to play or will I need to do any setting?


texts: Can I replace Huawei 40W supercharger with third party charger but still provide supercharging feature?

texts: Can I replace the Huawei 40W supercharger with a third-party charger but still provide a supercharging feature? I don't know what's those fancy things, but electronic isn't rocket science, but I tried to connect a general 45W charger (non-Huawei), my mate 20 pro only show "quick charging", anyone has an idea why?


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Since a short time ago, I cannot update / install apps.

E.g., if I try updating a given app, it is downloaded and shown as installing.

But as soon as the installation finishes, it shows again as available for updating, and I keep having in my phone the same "old" version.

What can be the cause, and solution for this? (I mean not to factory reset my phone...)

Could it be related to some setting in
Settings -> Apps -> Special Access -> Apps that can change system settings ?

Using Samsung J7 Prime, Android 8.1.0


texts:
I am using unlocked Samsung Galaxy S5 G900F model for 1 year.
It working fine. But for 3-4 months I cannot keep my phone on overnight.
It drains battery to 30%-40%. I have tried all possible solution like:

kept brightness to minimum
WiFi, mobile data, Bluetooth, GPS kept off
stopped unwanted services like FB, S finder, etc from App manager.

I mean all possible options.

It shows that Phone radio and network are draining my batter (as shown in attached images)
Also how can screen brightness drain battery when kept idle screen locked mode overnight? (as shown in attached images)
Please Help.
I have attached screenshots when I found 69% battery remaining in the morning (kept at 100% at night)

Note:

During day battery performs normally even with WiFi and data
Even when kept in ultra power saving mode overnight it drains around 20% battery

Screenshots - Battery Info(Click to enlarge images)


texts: Network connection lost when receiving or making a call using Samsung Galaxy S2

texts:
Recently noticing that while making or receiving a call, the net connection on the Galaxy S2 is lost. Once the call is over, the connection is restored automatically. OS is android 2.3.6 (gingerbread).

can anyone please help if it is a handset problem or any setting that needs to be updated.


texts: Can I wipe EVERY records/traces wo/ factory reset on android?

texts:
I' currently using LG V20 and an anciant Samsung YP-GP1.

I'm aware that IceCream Sandwitch doesn't have it's own built-in

encryption unlike modern devices, and want to keep

internal records/traces that stored inside the device's

memory deleted so my activity of the past would be remain secret even if

the device got lost/stolen without screen lock.

**To be specific, I want to delete records regarding external SDcard mount/unmount

activities, file copy/delete log if there's any.**

I know there's a Logcat, but is it really the only record that kept inside the device?


texts: is Android single task or multitasking and multithreading?

texts:
I am trying to understand why I cannot keep listening the audio of a YouTube video on my Galaxy S 2 while moving to another application for example reading a wikipedia article on the browser.

is there any architectural limitation which prevents this in Gingerbread (hopefully will be removed in ICS) or is only the way Google made the YouTube application?

Edit: tried out YouTube application in ICS 4.0.3 today and behaves the same as in Gingerbread :(((


texts:
I just updated my Moto G to Android Lollipop via official Motorola update. Now, my Moto G is not connecting to the my cellular Data Plan and not even identifying my home Wi-Fi. (Interestingly, the phone is connecting and identifying other Wi-Fi s)

Please suggest a solution.


texts: I'm not very good at SnapChat. Is there a way to view your own story? My friend helped me set a picture and now I can't find it.


texts: Android Wear on Samsung Galaxy Gear Live

texts: I want to get a Samsung Galaxy Gear Live,and want to use it on its own gsm network,is this possible? Also,does this watch support data through  wifi connection?


texts: I just received a call today, but my phone locked up during the call, and when I went to the missed call list, the number didn't show up.  Is there any way to somehow recover the number that was calling?


texts:
I have samsung pocket GTS-5300,  suddenly it's showing a message of not enough space. 4 gb memory card inserted in it. But it's not showing the card's space. no messages are coming nd everytime my phone is showing message of not enough space.
so tell me how this problem be sovled.


texts: Moved apps to SD. SD was full, Apps are vanished now, but phone storage stays clogged. What should I do?

texts:
Phone: GT-I9100
A: 4.1.2

I tried to move Apps from my phone to the SD card with root permissions enabled.

I missed the point that the SD card was running out of space during the process. A warning did not take place.

Afterwards the Apps seem to have been disappeared, but the Phone storage is still clogged with only 200 MB free. I thought that I could perhaps reinstall the broken apps to make them available again and move them again when the SD-Card is cleaned properly. But this seems unviable because the phone claims about missing space every time I try to fetch the app from the store.

If I enter the setup section for memory it takes eternal to sum up the memory consumption for the different categories (apps, pics/videos, audio, downloads and so on)

Questions:
Is it a valid assumption that due to the failed move to SD card the apps got rendered disfunctional but are still lingering on the phone memory? How can I verify that and what to do then?

What might prevent the phone to calculate the memory usage in finite time?


texts: How to transfer Triviador World app so as not to lose the progress from one device to another without rooting

texts:
I try to transfer Triviador World app so as not to lose the progress from Lenovo (K6 Note) to a Motorola device.
I tried this by using the app Helium. However I found that this up is not compatible with Motorola. So I need something else.
Would you like to share your knowledge in this regard.


texts: So today I unlocked bootloader on my HTC one X then flashed CWM recovery then attempted to install cyanogenmod. It said in the recovery that zip file installed successfully, but when I reboot it is stuck at the cyanogen logo boot screen. I did a full wipe before I installed the ROM. Now I cant use adb, device not detected, can't install another rom because I cant use the phone storage. All I can do now is go to the recovery or bootloader screens, the device is detected by my pc though. Did I just brick my phone? any leads to what I should do? I can lock/relock bootloader and flash the recovery


texts:
Sometimes people MMS images to me from their phone, and it shows up like this:

When I save the broken image, and transfer it to my computer, it displays properly on my computer. Is there a way to get these images to display properly on my phone? I'm running Android 4.0.4 with stock messaging app.


texts: How to install US/European ROM on Chinese Galaxy S7 Edge?

texts:
I have recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (SM-G9350) from China, and there are no Google apps, and I still find a lot of text in Chinese (yes I changed the language), and the apps still contain Chinese.

I've never dabbled in installing ROMs or even rooting my phones but I'm a very quick learner. Also, I don't mind if the ROM isn't official, I do plan on rooting the phone eventually.
Was there any way to install the US or European ROM on it?


texts: Share phone's internet over existinf wifi network

texts: i want to share my phone's 3g over my existing wifi network. NOT hotspot ( because phone's wifi signal is too weak). is this possible?


texts: adb restore across different devices, android versions

texts:
Once upon a time, I ran this on an Android 4.3.0 Nexus 7 2012 running ParanoidAndroid:

adb backup -all -nosystem -apk -shared \
  -f backup-all-nosystem-apk-shared-201309132331

Now I would love to restore at least one of those apps on my Android 4.3.1 Nexus 7 2013 running vanilla. (I haven't installed it.) I've preemptively ran:

adb backup -f backup-all-system-apk-noshared-20131027111818 -apk -noshared -all -system

and now I wonder: what could possibly go wrong if I restored the original backup? Would re-applying the backup I've just made on top of it get me to a... working system? Do I want to take additional safety measures?


texts:
After running into some issues with Cyanogenmod, I want to reload the default Android OS for my Moto G Peregrine. Here's what I've managed to synthesize from various forum posts on the Internet.

Get the OS file from here.
Flash the image using Clockworkmod using the same instructions as loading Cyanogenmod, that can be found here.

Is this the correct procedure?


texts:
I had some apps installed on my Sony Xperia Z external SD Card.

Now the SD card is damaged for some reason, and my mobile won't show those apps.
Instead of each app icon, I get a green Droid icon with a little red sd-card icon on its top left corner. Obviously meaning that those apps are missing and can not be loaded from SD Card.

Is there a way to get a list of those apps, so that I would re-install them from Play Store? Even groupId would be enough (e.g. com.example.foe) and I will do the search manually to figure out all those missing apps.

Thanks!


texts: HTC stuck at logo screen while entering recovery mode

texts:
I want to install Kitkat 4.4.2 Rom to my HTC  Sensation XL android phone.
I followed instructions and I installed CWM (ClockWorkMod) but I can not enter recovery choice. When I click on that there occure HTC logo and just that no other thing.

Following picture is where I am.When I click the recovery choice I need to go Clock work mode screen.

But unfortunately my phone stucks at logo screen.
What I want to see is following picture to make it clear for you;

Thanks in advance..


texts: OTG Support on latest Nexus flagships 5X, 6P

texts:
The recent flagships featuring USB Type-C connections have no mention of on-the-go USB flash accessory support. Does anybody know whether it's there, has anyone tried it?
What are the necessary cables for the same?


texts: Extract SMS messages from adb backup on the host?

texts:
I have made a backup using the following command:

adb backup -apk -shared -all

Does there exist any straightforward way of extracting the SMS messages from the backup file on the host system? By extracting I simply mean be able to view them on the host system, without involving the Android device at all. No adb restore, no Titanium backup or other Android specific solutions. I.e. are there any tools or one-liner methods available to extract this data in GNU/Linux in particular?


texts: Only some apps on my moto g5 have internet access

texts:
I have had a Motorola Moto G5 for around a month now and today, suddenly it seems that apps like Instagram are unable to connect to the internet.
I have restarted the phone, restarted the modem, reset the internet settings, forgot the wifi network, reconnected but nothing seems to work. When I turn on my 4G everything works fine. When I open chrome, I can access Google.
My Version of Android is 7.0 and it has the July 2018 Security patch level that was recently installed, could this be the problem?


texts: Picture not geotagged altough GPS tag option activated?

texts:
On my Huawei P8 Lite running the stock ALE-L21C432B194 Lollipop 5.0.1 firmware, pictures don't seem to be geotagged although I have the "GPS tag" option activated in the camera's Settings:

When opening a file in either PaintShop Pro or IrfanView, no geolocation info are available.

Any idea why?

Thank you.


texts: Is there any way to use icon packs on the stock launcher in the same way they can be used on third-party launchers? I have a Huawei P8; it is rooted so I'm guessing there is a way but my searches have come up empty so far.


texts: Lenovo M8 FHD - how to enter service mode on a 'wifi only' device?

texts:
Apparently theres this thing called 'service mode' or 'engineering mode' for most / some / all ? devices. Was news to me, can anyone tell me how to access this on the titled tablet without a dialer (wifi only).
Many thanks!
I tried app store - MTK engineering mode - says its made for previous versions of android - may not work, why nothing since, it was released late 2019 (or am I missing some big event!) Maybe Lenovo changed their service policies or this is to do with 'treble project'?


texts: My tab is working on a wifi and I don't have a simcard when I enter hangouts app it says no wifi no connection server


texts: Can you run 'normal' Java programs on Android?

texts: I know some 'normal' Java (computer Java), and I want to run such a program on my Android device. Is this possible? If yes, how?


texts:
Is there any Android app that allows me to see my phone calls (number, total time) split by each day?

Or do I have to dig it out manually from my call log (quite unhandy)?


texts:
Up until yesterday I was able to read imported .txt files with the resident File Manager. The files were imported over USB direct to the root directory of the internal SD card via copy-paste. Now it won't open the files, giving an error saying "open file failed".

I didn't knowingly change anything. There's no way to uninstall the file manager, no way to update it, it's embedded in the tablet which is really frustrating. I deleted and imported the files again and still get the same error. I called Asus tech support and they weren't able to help other than tell me to download another file manager. I downloaded Tetra Free but it comes back with a text box asking me "Open with" but no options are displayed.

I'd really like to use the resident File Manager. Any ideas out there what I can do?


texts: ADB does not recognize device (LG X Charge)

texts:
I am not able to get adb to recognize my device. Here is my setup:

USB debugging is enabled under Developer Options
Use USB Connection for File Transfer (Transfer Documents and media files to the connected device)
In device manager on Windows 10, under Portable Devices I see LG-M322. I have tried right-clicking on it -> update driver -> browse my computer for driver software -> C:\android-sdk\extras\google\usb_driver -> Next. It says the best drivers for your device are already installed. screenshot below

But when I run adb devices I don't see my device:

C:\Users\me>adb devices -l
List of devices attached

I have tried killing the server many times as well as unplug the device and connect it again. I am able to transfer files to the device using windows explorer.

My phone is running Android version 7.0. Build number NRD90U. Software Version M322V10n.

How can I fix this please? I have tried similar posts and tried all the things they mention (the bullet points above).


texts: Security error when trying to add an Exchange account

texts:
I use Zarafa as my private Exchange server and that account works fine with my phone.  When I add a second Exchange account for my company it does install at first and connects to the MS Exchange server, but when synchronizing the connection is refused due to a security error.

How can I fix this? Does it have to do with signature or certificate problems? (I have tried enabling "Accept all certificates")

My phone: Samsung Galaxy S2, Android 2.3.3


texts: 16GB vs 32GB Speed - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5

texts:
So I was going to buy the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 in the 16GB version. It is expandable up to an additional 128GB through MicroSD so I'm not too worried about space. My question though is will this tablet perform slower as it fills up with Apps and the Android OS?

I will save all pictures and videos in the SD card, but didn't know if the native apps and OS will bog down the small hard drive and cause lag... So in summation my question is:

Will the 16GB version of the tablet work slower than the 32GB due to space?


texts:
Is there an easier way to type apostrophes on the Droid X keyboard?

Two issues --

I press and hold the period key, which brings up the little pallet of punctuation.  But the apostrophe is inexplicably all the way over on the left.  Can I move this closer to the right, where my thumb is while clicking and holding the period key?  It's the most common character I use from this pallet.
Alternately, can I somehow get an apostrophe on the overhead menu that appears when you type a space?  This is the place where auto-correct goes, but when you type a space, it becomes a comma, exclamation point, question mark, etc.  How can I get an apostrophe in this list?


texts: Truecaller reads new SMS sometimes even without having SMS permission

texts:
I use Redmi 9 Prime. On that I use Truecaller app. I want to use Truecaller only for calls and strictly not for SMS. So I never give SMS read permission to Treucaller app.

But still sometimes Treucaller read new personal SMS. Till now did not see any service or OTP SMS in Truecaller. Dont know how come.
What can be the reason or source of getting this possible? How can I stop Truecaller strictly touching my SMS?


texts:
I'm looking for an app that can count my daytime minutes usage.  I only get 200 free airtime minutes between 7am to 7pm Mondays to Fridays until the 24th of each month.  (After 7pm my plan has unlimited minutes.)

Preferably, I want to be alerted by the app when I'm going over, i.e., by the 28th it alerts me if I've exceeded 26 minutes.


texts: How can I add a contact WITHOUT choosing an account to sync with?

texts:
First of all, know that this has NOTHING to do with stopping contacts from Gmail being added to my phone's contacts. I am trying to add a contact, but it keeps presenting me with a list of accounts to choose from to sync it with. I don't want to sync my contacts with any service. I just want to add them on my phone.

My phone is a Droid Maxx running Android 4.4.4. Do not assume that I am rooted.


texts: USB debugging - No device found after chrome update

texts:
After attempting to begin remote(usb) debugging I finally had my phone recognised via the chrome/inspect page. At which point I was told I must update to chrome 39.0 Beta to access debugging.

After doing so the phone is no longer recognised.
Xperia Z(C6603)- Android 4.4. - Chrome was on 38. Has been updated to 39.0.2171.62 (Official Build) beta-m

I'm new to all this so any help/suggestions would be amazing!

Thanks!

I have since uninstalled chrome to remove the beta and re downloaded with Version 39.0.2171.65 m and still no devices found.


texts: How to input punctuation via Google Assistant?

texts:
Lately I've become a fan of using Google Assistant to dictate text messages.  This works well for hands-free texting; however, I haven't been able to figure out if it's possible to insert punctuation or other non-literal characters.

If I say "Two things colon first let's do this and second let's do that", the content will be Two things colon first let's do this and second let's do that when I want it to be Two things: first let's do this and second let's do that.  Same with "period" - It always inserts the word period and not the character .

Is there a way to use punctuation or am I destined to only send punctuation-free text messages when using Google Assistant?


texts: Even though I have tons of memory I can't install apps because it shows insufficient memory in Google play..I tried all things such as uninstalling Google play store and typing *#9900# and clearing the data still it's not helping me...Please do something


texts: Cannot see SSIDs except for mobile hotspots, why?

texts:
I have no idea why, but I cannot see any of the SSIDs, except for mobile hotspots from phones or laptops. I am from Belgium and am in the USA now, if that matters. Someone told me, it's because I can only see 802.11n networks and they are probably broadcasting 802.11 b/g, not n. Am i really not able to connect? Or can I change my settings somewhere to find those networks. This is really inconvenient :/

Edit: Could it be related to the channel it is sending out? Are they sending over different channels in the USA and Europe?


texts: Reasons for full disk encryption differences between Nexus & Samsung

texts:
I have Nexus 7 and Samsung Note 4. I'm guessing that they are representative of Nexus and Samsung Android devices, respectively. Regarding full disk encryption,

Nexus full disk encryption is irreversible (unless of course you do a factory reset), but Samsung has an option for decryption.
After encryption, Nexus can be unlocked by any option (including a simple screen swipe without password), but Samsung requires either password or fingerprint. Is there that much use to encryption without password or fingerprint to unlock?

What are the reasons for these strange differences?


texts: How do I transfer music files to Nexus 4

texts: I plugged in Nexus 4 to my windows machine(XP Service Pack 2) and it didnt recognise or install any software automatically. I downloaded Google USB Driver from SDK Kit and installed it and now it shows up as recognised device in the Device Manager, but how do I copy files to Phones Storage ? There s no send to option as its not connected as a USB mass storage(which is not there in this device as well)


texts: Any text in desktop and menu is unreadable

texts:
My girlfriend owns an HTC Desire X running Android 4.1.1 with HTC Sense 4+.

The phone was working fine but suddenly yesterday any text in desktop and menu has become unreadable. Instead of letters (european character, spanish) text is now made of white squares. Something  like having an issue with fonts. You can see a picture below.

My troubleshooting was:

Asked her if she installed any update: she did not install any new app or software update.
Restarted the phone but the issue was still present after reset
As suggested in comments, verified that language is properly set

Today she installed 3 updates: Twitter, Chrome and Dropbox. Suddenly fonts in desktop and menu came back to normal and text is readable again.

Did any of you have similar issue? Any idea what could be the cause?


texts: Android Lollipop -- connect to Wifi and Cellular at the same time?

texts:
I've heard that Android 5.0 (Lollipop) supports the ability to connect to your Wifi and Cellular networks simultaneously, so I could connect to a private Wifi network (e.g. my GoPro camera) while remaining connected to the Internet via the cellular connection.

Is this accurate, if so where can I find more information on this feature?


texts:
After rooting my new G2 and tinkering with some XPosed modules I am now stuck in horrible bootloop limbo. My phone starts, shows the LG splash screen, plays the AT&T startup sound, and starts the boot animation. The boot animation slows down and freezes after a few seconds, and after a few minutes the sound plays again and the animation starts over ad infinitum. I didn't bother installing a custom recovery like an idiot, factory reset doesn't seem to do anything, I can't adb in when I'm in download mode, and I can't find a stock KDZ for a d800.

Please help me!


texts: Why an SD-card saved app uses phone memory

texts:
Lately I had issues with my phone's (Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-S5570) internal memory aw well as with the SMS memory. I deleted all unwanted messages, rooted my phone and used Link2SD to move some apps as well as link other ones on my SD card.

Yesterday I installed some apps from Samsung Apps and I am facing a rather weird situation. Note that before the installation I had ~20 MB free phone memory.

All those apps are installed on the SD card(at least that's what Link2SD says). The moment I finished the installation I got the error message that

  my phone's internal memory is nearly full

I used APPMGR III to see what is my free memory and I found out that I had only ~5 MB left! I was so surprised!

I decided to delete all the new apps only just to find out that after that I had only ~12MB free!

Why did that happened? I checked to see if any app cached but everything seems OK. I keep having the message about the internal memory as well as the SMS one.

How can I fix that? Where did my free memory go?


texts: Why does the phone shutdown and battery drains super fast on 20% or less capacity when taking pictures?

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When the phone is 20%ish or lower battery, after taking pictures the os shuts down.
I have observed this behavior on 5 different brands (lg, samsung, lenovo, xiaomi, oneplus), across different android os versions, across different camera apps, even on devices with the battery replaced with a new part.

The system takes a picture then shuts down. The battery drains almost visibly upon restart, going from 20 to 15 in a minute or two.

I've seen it on official roms, flashed roms, rooted phones etc. Hopefully somebody who's an expert in these things can hit this nail on the head.


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Oftentimes I write texts that require the usage of a combination between ', " and «. Yet I have to copy from anywhere « anytime I want to use it and that's not the nicest experience.
This is the variations the keyboard offers

So, the only keyboard key that looks closer to « is 《 which is not really the same. I did long press some of the existing keyboard keys but none revealed the «.


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I've read a bit here on Android Enthusiasts and I've been able to partition my sdcard.
A partition FAT32 and another one ext3, using the AmonRa Recovery for Acer Liquid Metal.
Everything looks fine and if I start titanium backup I see on overview screen:

  Internal: 193 mb (60.2 mb free).
  SD card: 6.87 GB (520 mb free).
  SD card (a2sd): 958 MB (958 MB free)

So it looks like I'm not using that partition, right?
I've tried moving application with app2sd pro and titanium backup to sd card but the ext3 partition does not get filled.

What's wrong?


texts:
In Sheets, I get a parse error.
What is my error?
Be kind. Totally new at this.
This version doesn't support getactivespreadsheet maybe?
I paste exactly this into a cell:
=sheetName()
function sheetName() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
return sheet.getName();
}


texts: How to configure DNS properly while two LANs are running?

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The device can't ping www.google.com but ping 8.8.8.8 is okay. My OS is Android 6.0.1, the kernel is 4.1.15

I've tried the resolv.conf and /etc/hosts. But these methods seem can not work on Android.

And I couldn't figure out what the exact problem is.

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr EE:DE:17:79:BB:42
          inet addr:192.168.1.10  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::ecde:17ff:fe79:bb42/64 Scope: Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:15 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:600 TX bytes:1166

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0E:C6:81:79:01
          inet addr:192.168.120.57  Bcast:192.168.121.255  Mask:255.255.254.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::20e:c6ff:fe81:7901/64 Scope: Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:41709 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:113 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:2738793 TX bytes:8354

I closed the netd service so that it is able to configure eth0 and eth1 respectively.

Here is my IP rule

0:      from all lookup local
9998:   from all to 192.168.120.0/23 lookup 4
9999:   from all to 192.168.1.0/24 lookup 3
10000:  from all fwmark 0xc0000/0xd0000 lookup legacy_system
13000:  from all fwmark 0x10063/0x1ffff lookup local_network
15000:  from all fwmark 0x0/0x10000 lookup legacy_system
16000:  from all fwmark 0x0/0x10000 lookup legacy_network
17000:  from all fwmark 0x0/0x10000 lookup local_network
23000:  from all fwmark 0x0/0xffff uidrange 0-0 lookup main
32000:  from all unreachable

Here is a result of ping IP, you can see the response is fine.

root# ping 192.168.120.1
PING 192.168.120.1 (192.168.120.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.120.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.08 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.120.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.986 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.120.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.00 ms

root# ping 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.718 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.420 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=0.403 ms

But ping google always returns unknown.

ping: unknown host www.google.com

I expect I could ping IP and URL in my case.

BTW, the DNS from eth0 192.168.1.245 and the DNS from eth1 is 8.8.8.8


texts: Is It Possible to Know the Location of the Caller?

texts: If I'm using an Android, is it possible to know the physical  location of the person who call me/ I call to?


texts: I want to be able to have two separate logins on my Galaxy A10 android phone, which require different passwords to access. Is this possible?


texts: Both Sims are not detected after update Lenovo A390 with the latest ROW firmware

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I have format my Lenovo A390 and update to latest ROW firmware version A390_ROW_S316_130730.
Everything work fine but sim cards not detected. At down of the lock screen shows Invalid IMEI. In the status bar sim also not showing.

Model number     :- Lenovo A390_Row
Android version  :- 4.0.4
Baseband version :- A390_MB_PCB_V1.0
Build number     :- A390_ROW_S316_130730

IMEI are Unknown

Wifi also work fine. What should I do now. Please help


texts: Is there a way to tell when the battery is actually at 100%

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I recently acquired an HTC Desire Z / G2, and installed Cyanogenmod 7 onto it. Something I've noticed though is that sometimes the battery drains very quickly, and sometimes it does not. Since I have a tendency to charge the battery very often, even when it has not discharged much, I get the feeling that the battery stats are not correct.

As I recall, before resetting battery stats, I should make sure the battery is at 100%. My question to that is, how can I tell if my battery is at 100%? Is it when the LED power indicator is constantly green? When Android reports as 100%?


texts: Wheel behaviour for HTC Desire (setting alarm)

texts:
A couple of days ago I was setting my alarm on my HTC Desire (rooted and flashed with InsertCoin) when I realised a really cool behaviour with the wheel whilst selecting the 'minutes'.

Basically, no matter how quickly I flicked it would stop at 00,15,30,45. ie. it would be scrolling fairly fast, but would jolt to a halt and stop at '15'

Now, I didn't really think about it that much, other than "wow this is cool, don't remember this before"

However, now I can't seem to reproduce the same behaviour - when I flick the wheel it just scrolls and eventually slows to a halt at any old number...

Just wondering, did I somehow do something special to trigger the "smart scroll"? Has anyone else seen similar behaviour with the scrolling wheel?


texts: Is touch accuracy based on a phone's hardware or the application?

texts:
Many apps on my phone, especially browsers, have awful touch accuracy. I wondering whether touch accuracy was based more on the design of the app, or the hardware of the phone. Some apps work better than others, but I also found that some phones had better touch accuracy for the same kinds of apps.

Does touch accuracy depend more on the phone's hardware than the design of an app?


texts: ADB Shell Input text unicode value gives permission error

texts:
I am running below command on Ubuntu with connected devices

adb shell input text "तणणररथ"

but it gives me permission denied error and start dumping state of the device

sh: resetreason: can't execute: Permission denied
========================================================
== dumpstate: 2018-11-28 03:20:03
========================================================

.......

Can you please help me on this?


texts: Can I put a QuickOffice File shortcut on my home screen?

texts:
I have a document in Google Drive that I am managing through QuickOffice, which is keeping a local copy of the file on my Galaxy S3. I would like to place a shortcut to this document on my home screen, but for the life of me, I can't find the local file. I'm assuming QuickOffice hides or encrypts it so that other apps can't mess with it, but that means I can't find it to make a shortcut.

It is important that this file remain in Google Drive, so I can't just create a local copy of the file and shortcut it through a file manager like ES File Explorer. If I could locate the local copy I would do this, but as I said, I can't find it.

So, my question has two parts:

Do you know where QuickOffice stores local copies of Google Drive files?

and/or

Is it possible to place a shortcut to a Google Drive file on my home screen?

QuickOffice 6.1.183 | Android 4.1.1 | Samsung S3 1747MVLDLK4


texts: How to change lock screen clock display on Samsung Galaxy A3?

texts:
On the lock screen of a Samsung Galaxy A3, the clock is displayed in two rows:

14
18

I'd like it to be displayed as God intended:

14:18

And I've spent an hour trying to get it this way, and nothing helps.

There's nothing in the Settings to customize the display of the clock.  There are apps that are clock widgets, but they can be enabled only for the "home" screen, once the device is unlocked, not for the Lock screen.

How can I change the display of the lock screen clock?

Android version 7.0, Samsung Experience version 8.1.


texts: what is error 909 in play store? I am unable to insall any application

texts: When I am downloading any application from play store, I am getting error 909. And I am unable to install any app. So please help me with this issue


texts: Enable USB Debugging Android Dead Screen

texts:
I obtained a Nexus 6 with a dead screen. I am trying to cast the screen to my computer. In order to do so, I believe I need to have USB Debugging enabled (which is presumably off).

I managed to boot into recovery mode

I tried to follow: How to enable USB Debugging in Android if forgotten pattern for screen-unlock?

but for some reason /data is empty.

I have mounted /system
and added appended various lines to build files (link needed)

I am using twrp-3.1.1-0-shamu.img recovery image. When I boot (via fastboot) this image I can use ADB.

I have an OTG cable, mouse and keyboard but I doubt they will be helpful since I cannot see the screen


texts: Samsung s7 only asks for fingerprint scan not giving option to enter password

texts:
My new Samsung S7 was restarted today with an android update from T-Mobile.
When it turned on, I unlocked it using a password. After few uses today, the fingerprint scan failed and each time I try again, the lock period increases and does not allow me unlock with password. I do have a password, but it does not give me an option to type it in.


texts: Replying to the original tweeter in a retweet in TweetCaster?

texts: If a friend retweets something nad I attempt to 'reply' to it tweetcaser only shows my friend who retweeted the item as a recipient in the @ thing, is it possible for me to be able to see the original tweet username @ as well so my reply goes to both?


texts: Using Android Phone as Wifi adapter for stereo system?

texts:
Would it be possible to use an old Android Phone as a wifi adapter for an old stereo system to stream music to it?
We have an old Stereo System at home (which doesent have wifi conncetion) and I would be a fun idea to use an Android Phone as a wifi Adapter to stream music to the stereo system over wifi...
This is just a fun idea and not that I really need wifi on my stereo system.
Thanks!


texts: Cannot receive files using Bluetooth on Karbonn Android One

texts:
I have Karbonn Android One. It is unable to receive files via Bluetooth from any Android device, but there is no problem with sending files to every device.

I could not understand what's the problem. How can I receive files using Bluetooth?


texts: I am using android via virtualbox in my windows 7 PC. My android x86 home screen always shows a "Charging 54%" message before I unlock it. It never increases or gets down. Why is it always "charging 54%" ?


texts:
I was running CynogenMod 10 successfully on my Galaxy S 9000 till I got an update message which I unfortunately applied. It seems it could not get access to my apps installed to sdcard. Unfortunately, I did not make any backup from the old installed OS. Afterwards, I wanted to install a stable ROM following a guide on Internet, that I have to download the CynoGenMod ROM 9.0 on sdcard and then went to Recovery mode and installed it after pressing "Wide data/facatory reset".

It took hours till the Galaxy turned off. When I turned it on again, the Galaxy could reboot but I was not satisfied with it, so I went to ROM Manager and clicked Update to stable ROM and chose CynogenMod 10 again to install. Once applied it,  the Galaxy tried to reboot, showed the CynogenMOD logo and then went to recovery mode. It shows:

  CWM-based Recovery v6...

  reboot system now  install zip from sdcard

  install zip from sideload

  wipe data/factory reset
   wipe cache..

  backup and restore

  mount and storege

  advanced

Whenever I press "Reboot system now" it tries to reboot, show the CynogenMod logo and goes to Recovery mode again and so on.

As I said, due to the fact I did not backup the old functioning installed OS I can not make use of the feature shown in the menu "Backup and restore".

Any suggestion how to download and install  CynogenMod in this case?


texts: Android apps not working with HTTP proxy

texts:
So I want to redirect my Android phone's HTTP traffic through a proxy running on my computer, in my case Burp Suite.

I tried doing so by changing the WiFi settings and also by using the Drony app. I also installed Burp's SSL certificate on my phone.

When I visit websites using Chrome, everything works fine both on HTTP and on HTTPS, and I can see all the requests on Burp. But when I use a different app - any app - I get a "cannot connect to the Internet" error message and I can't use the app.

Does anyone know how to fix this issue?

I should also mention that my phone is not rooted.


texts: Incoming call screen is not displaying on Moto G 2nd gen

texts: I have Moto G 2nd gen. I can't see incoming call display screen on phone. Before 1 day, the phone used to work properly. How to fix it?


texts:
I got a new 512Gb SD card for my Samsung Galaxy J7 Crown and started experiencing problems when attempting to load my music folder onto it.

Unmounting the card and inserting into a Win 10 computer, copies more than two directories deep would fail, so I broke the task up into transfer units that the computer could handle. ("Fail" in this case means "refuse to perform, without error message or indication of the source of the problem")
Up to a certain point, transferred files would appear and be accessible. However, when roughly 1/3 of the files were transferred, all files would be erased. The folders would remain, but they would all be empty. This was true regardless of whether the SD card was inserted in the Win10 machine or in the phone.

Inserting the card into the Win10 machine and running chkdisk indicated no problems.
Reformatting the card as exFAT using the Win10 machine led to the same problems described above.
Inserting the card into the Win10 machine and reformatting as NTFS solved both problems. However, Android will not recognize NTFS.
I am currently reformatting the card using the phone to see if that solves my problem. If not, my plan is to use my Linux box to format the card with FAT32 and live with the 4GB/file limit.
Obviously I'd prefer a different solution, either "exFAT that works", NTFS or ext4.
Has this problem with exFAT on high capacity cards been observed before? It's sure not a subtle matter of a slight performance difference: it clobbers all the files that it makes you jump through hoops to copy onto the device. I would appreciate any advice on how to make this card work: whether that's how to get Android to recognize a filesystem which does not exhibit these issues or how to fix the issue with exFAT.
Thanks


texts: Cannot root Mototola Moto 3G with Android 6.0.1

texts:
I am trying to root my Android device (the one in title) without success and I would really need it because of work reasons (in order to access app Caravel data and recover them in case the app does not start anymore).

I have followed many tutorial like the this and they all say the same thing. I have tried with many SuperSU BETA versions which I installed by flash from TWRP, as the tutorial say. The one which seems to work is 2.65; in fact, beta versions seem to block and freeze the device at boot. It just shows the logo and block. Instead, with 2.65 this does not happen. Then, superSU asks to be fully installed from play store but at the end I am not root. I checked with Root Browser and root checker and it seems that nothing worked.

What am I missing? Which is the correct procedure?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 wi-fi connection problems

texts: When I try to connect to wi-fi on my Samsung Galaxy S4 a message comes up, checking the quality of your internet connection and then network disabled because internet connection is slow.  This happens at home and when out and about when other devices connect straight away.  This has only been happening in the past 4 to 6 weeks.


texts: I used memory card as adoptable storage in Android Marshmallow.And all of a sudden its asking to format the card,but wherein i have my data stored..how do i recover it?thanx in advance


texts: Imported Hebrew vcf contacts come out gibberish

texts:
I just joined the Android community. I have been using a Nokia E72. I am a bilingual user (Hebrew/English). I have succeeded in importing my address book 838 contacts with the help of this blog http://myhtcdesire.com/tutorials/how-to-transfer-contacts-from-a-nokia-symbian-phone-to-htc-desire

My Android OS came with Hebrew/English pre-installed. The problem is that in the imported address book all of the Hebrew in contacts show as gibberish.

I tried switching back and forth the default language, but that made no difference.

Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Can you flash directly from another Android (no PC, no SD)?

texts:
I have an old Android TV box (the ZaapTV 509N) that is useless. It was advertised as a $300 subscription-free streaming service for Arabic channels from overseas, but every 3 years they would force a $300 hardware upgrade on you, and now that they've run out of new upgrades, you need a subscription to continue using the device with their service.

The device is running their custom Android ROM on it (4.2.2), and it is pretty locked down. You cannot add a Google account to use the marketplace to install useful apps like YouTube or Netflix. I've been looking at what other custom ROMs I could flash on it to regain control of my device, just installing YouTube and Netflix on it would make this device useful again. I've found 3 candidate ROMs for this, from similar streaming devices with very similar hardware.

I've flashed phones before (ported ROM from a different letter iteration of the same model or straight out CyanogenMod), and all these needed me to connect the Android device to a laptop. With the ZaapTV, the only USB ports are female, so I would need a male A to male A USB cable to connect to a laptop. The only male to male USB cables I have are micro at one end and regular size at the other.

So, I could connect an Android phone to the ZaapTV device. If I move the required ROM to my phone's storage, is it feasible to use my phone instead of a laptop to flash the ZaapTV? Is there an app or a flash utility that is available to do what ODIN and ADB are doing on the laptop?

I do have access to the recovery menu on the ZaapTV. I also have a Raspberry Pi (running Raspbian, a port of Debian). It has an OTG micro-USB. Could that work?


texts: Le eco le 2 Android 6.0 : How to share my computer internet on my android with USB?

texts:
Having troubles sharing my internet connection from my desktop computer to my LE ECO LE 2 compact phone. I went to Settings -> Network connections -> USB connection. From this post (a bit old, it's meant for KitKat and not Marshmallow), I expected to view an option like USB internet. But there is only an option called Software install that I checked. But what software is this option about and how to install it, I don't get it.

I tried to connect my phone to my Windows 10 computer after checking the option, nothing special comes, no software install. I can choose several options :

charging only
transfer files (MTP)
mass storage (MSC)
MIDI
Choosing MTP, I can move files from my computer to my phone. But unlike what is presented in this post, no additional network connection do appear on my computer. I tried to share my connection (because my computer have two Ethernet ports, I can activate it anyway), but that does not work. No internet on my phone.

Sorry if the menus or options from this post are not strictly the same in the english version, my phone is in another language. Anyway, What I describe should be clear enough (otherwise just say, I'll explain more deeply).

Can anyone help ? I guess it's something special to Sony phones, or maybe it did change from Android 4 to Android 6, but I'm a little confused...


texts: How to remotely turn mobile data on if phone is missing and device is turned on

texts:
I lost my phone, after 10 hrs phone is turned on. I am calling to my mobile number but not picking up the calls. Data is turned off. So is there any way to turn on data.
Mobile: Oneplus 7


texts: Sensitive option is missing on App Notifications

texts:
Nexus 5, Android 5.

According to this article on LifeHacker, I am supposed to see a "Sensitive" option like below, but I don't, for any app.

I have a lock screen pattern. All lock screen notifications appear with a title and then, in italics, Contents hidden.

How can I get the Sensitive option for my apps?


texts:
I've long used the stock Android email app to remotely access my work Exchange email account.

With the latest update of the Gmail app, the Gmail app has taken over this email account, and launching the stock Android email app results in forwarding to the Gmail app.

I'd like to resume using the stock Android email app for this email account.  How can I do that?

Thanks much.


texts:
I tried to root my Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini (GT-I8190) to pull the boot.img to flash a custom kernel.

However rooting doesn't seem to be that easy for the Galaxy S3 mini. I was recommended to flash a custom recovery (CWM) to be able to install a random ZIP update file, which is rooted. (I can't believe, it's that difficult, but it seems like...)

So I downloaded all the necessary files (CWM and Update.zip) and looked for a Flashing software. Quickly saw, that fastboot didn't work (Seriously Samsung?!). So I looked for other tutorials NOT including Odin, since I'm working on Arch Linux. I finally found Heimdall and built it.

So I thought I could now flash the recovery. In my PIT, the Partition no. 20 (Index 19) and with the name "Kernel2".

So I tried to flash it: heimdall --Kernel2 recovery.img and heimdall --19 recovery.img. Both reported success, on both methods, the device download screen showed, that the download was complete and the device rebooted.

Still stock recovery

I even tried to flash the Android kernel (Index: 20, Name: "Kernel") with my compiled boot.img, which didn't contain a ramdisk (I don't care, if the device is lost. It's a test device). And it booted. With stock Android.

What's even wierder, is that my device shows:

CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (5 counts)

CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM

SYSTEM STATUS: CUSTOM

So it did in fact receive the images, but didn't flash them somehow.

Thanks for reading that question and even more thanks for helping!


texts: How to get mail sitting in Outbox to be sent out?

texts:
I am using a Sony XPeria tablet with Android 4.1.2. I am using an ereader which can send email from within the app. If the tablet is not in Airplane mode, the emails go out fine. If the tablet is in airplane mode, the emails get queued in the outbox folder. When not in airplane mode, I open the stock email app and I see the emails int the outbox folder. However I see no option to send out the emails when I select the messages. When I resync, I get inbound messages but the outbound messages stay stuck in Outbox.

The only way I can send these emails is by selecting each message and forwarding it to myself (the recipient of these messages is myself). My mail server is outlook.com.

How do you force outgoing messages to be sent out?


texts:
I dropped my Motorola Charm (Android 2.1) and the proximity sensor doesn't work which is annoying, it makes the the touchscreen disabled when I dial anything (super annoying).

I would rather like to disable the proximity sensor, so it will never disable the touch screen.

Does anybody know how I can do so?

In case of absence of any ready made solutions, I am even willing to write my own app for that (there are programs that do that but for Android 2.2).


texts:
I've installed apps on the system partition on Android 4.1 and it's as easy as moving an APK to the /system/app/ folder and restart the device. The PackageManager (I assume) will recognize a change in the directory and will install the application.

Now I'm trying to do the same thing on Android 4.4 and it's not working. I'm seeing the APK on the /system/app/ directory but I don't see the app on the launcher. I also tried moving it to the /system/priv-app/ folder but the end result is the same.

Does anyone have a clue of how to do this?

By the way, the 4.1 device was a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7" Wifi and the 4.4 device is a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7". Both are rooted.


texts: Regular maintenance to keep the phone running quickly and smoothly

texts:
I've noticed that over time my phone has slowed down and feels laggy and less responsive in general.

In the same way you'd get your car serviced every year, what can you run to keep your phone running nicely?

I've got One Click Lag Fix installed and to give an example, the messaging app seemed very slow to load so I deleted all the threads in there but it's still slow regardless.


texts: How to change the User Agent string in Edge or Chrome

texts:
How can I change the User Agent string in either Edge or Chrome on Android?
I found old tutorials suggesting either going to about:debug or about:useragent but neither of these seem to work anymore.


texts: I had root and I just updated my phone to 4.4

texts: I updated my phone to 4.4 while it was rooted, and now in my setting its says its 4.4 and when I wanted to download pokemon go it said ''Your device isn't compatible with this version''


texts: Factory reset my RCA Viking Neptune 10 tablet

texts: Trying to factory reset my RCA Viking Neptune 10 tablet it has no volume button, no home button, only a power on button and detachable keyboard. Any suggestions are truly appreciated!


texts: Lollipop - Google Play Services is murdering my battery when roaming

texts:
I'm on vacation in America, and ever since I got here, my Samsung Galaxy S5 running stock Lollipop (no updates pending) has been burning through its battery at about 1% per minute (with the screen off). The phone gets crazy-hot to the touch (chassis, not battery) and the culprit is Google Play Services according to the Battery screen.
I've looked up some advice articles that recommend disabling GPS (I switched Locations off completely), uninstalling recent apps (done, and then some) and uninstalling updates to Play Services itself (which I can't do on my Samsung device, all the buttons are greyed out).
The phone was working okay when I left the UK. When I landed and switched flight mode off, the device was utterly unusable for 5 minutes straight. I ended up disabling background data sync to get some kind of stability. However, it still gets to the point that the keyboard lags some seconds behind my taps, and swipe is totally unusable.
I'm struggling to work out exactly what's causing this, because switching off features only seems to buy me a short reprieve. I've never seen battery life this bad back home, but equally, I've never seen a phone annihilate its battery like this while roaming. What else can I try?
(I should mention that my plan from the UK allows me to use my data allowance when roaming, so this is not costing me any money)

Edit: upon returning to the UK, my battery life appears to have returned to normal. Something about being out of the country was causing the CPU to go crazy.


texts: Why does HTC Incredible S on Android 4 not always switch the screen on?

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I have a HTC Incredible S shich was recently updated to Android 4 and Sense 3.6. After that, it began to not always switch the screen on after pressing the power button. In 20% of the cases, it just turns the backlight of both the screen and the buttons on, but doesn't "turn on" the image on the screen, so it stays black. Pressing power button 2 times (1 to switch off again and 1 to switch on) does help, but it's annoying.

What can be the reason? How do I troubleshoot it? My phone isn't rooted.


texts: I installed one particular app two months ago. When I opened it the first time, a popup opened with a suggestion to enable the screen lock pin. And I enabled the screen lock. From that time whenever I opened the app it always asks for the pin. I used the app for the last two months without any problem. But from the last few days, I can't open the same application because it is showing to enter the pin even after I entered the correct pin. I thought it was a bug of that particular application and I reported it to them. They told me that the application does not asks for pin to access it. I was told to check access and security credentials in my phone, to open the apps and remove the app from the list of the apps. But I can't find any setting to check it on my phone. Could anyone tell how to check the access and security credentials to open the apps and how to remove it ?


texts: Nougat: How to use Full Disk Encryption instead of File Based Encryption?

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Nougat comes with File Based Encryption (FBE) and Direct Boot.

I would like to return to Full Disk Encryption (FDE) instead (or in addition to FBE) and make sure the data partition is fully encrypted when the phone is turned off.

For security reasons, I actually want the phone to be a complete brick until I type-in the Full Disk Encryption password.

This should be possible since my Nexus 5x (upgrade from Marshmallow to Nougat) could do this.

I expect this to involve a factory reset and maybe even rooting, and I'm fine with that.

My reason is that File Based Encryption is inherently much less secure since it gives a choice to app developers what to encrypt and what not. Sooner or later people will store sensitive data unencrypted (for "user experience" reasons), because it's now possible.

I am aware of this question, but the author seemed confused whether his device is encrypted or not, and it doesn't answer how to use FDE instead of FBE.

So, how to use Full Disk Encryption instead of File Based Encryption?


texts: will my apps get deleted if I update my twblet

texts: Will my application  get deleted if I updated my tablet.if yes can I prevent it by moving them on my SD card?


texts: I have a website that serves raw .mp4 files; Google Chrome stopped asking which app to open the videos in when I click on a link to one of the videos. I've tried clearing the defaults for which app to open for links and I've verified that my video player declares an intent for *. How to I change Google Chrome back to allowing me to open a link directly to a video in another app?


texts: How can I detect Malware and/or viruses?

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I'm buying a used Droid phone (Verizon) that has been rooted.

Is there anyway to scan it for viruses (and more importantly) malware?
Or maybe even a firewall?

(I may be being overcautious).

Some preliminary research shows several malware apps. Well worth $1 or so.

I'd love any feedback on these.

Norton Mobile Security
Lookout Mobile Security
AVG / DroidSecurity Pro
Webroot Security
Trend Micro Mobile Security


texts: So Basically I put a recovery into my sony xperia z and i tried flashing an unofficial cyanogenmod 12. But afterwards the phone could not boot up to recovery due to the way i get into the recovery. Usually, the sony boot up sign would show up then i would press the volume up or volume down button to get to the recovery. But the phone can't even boot up now. What do i do?


texts: Lock computer USB connection with anther password

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I'm looking for a way to lock computer USB connection with second password, not with the regular lock screen password but with a different password. Thus, people who already know the password of my device will not be able to transfer files and connect it to the computer without the other password.
There is an app on the play store that called:
Smart AppLock (App Protector)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sp.protector.free
It has the so-called option "USB Connection Lock", but it isn't working... Is there a similar way to do it? I searched the internet but did not find anything close.. maybe some code to use with ADB?


texts: Google Calendar is installed, How do I open it?

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I have recently purchased a Spice MI 350 Handset which is loaded with Android 2.3.3, the phone also has some preinstalled apps.. When I go to application manager -> installed I see Google calendar there but I don't know from where I can open it.. I have tried almost all the options.

I have tried finding "Google Calendar" at android market place but there is no such app (or at least I couldn't find one)... I need a calendar which gets sync with my Google Calendar account..

Since the phone is not rooted I can neither open nor use nor re install it from the market (disappointing) ..How do I get Google Calendar working for me...