texts: Amazon Kindle app and Personal Documents on Android emulator

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How can I make the Kindle app in an emulator work just like on a physical device?

Background: I tend to buy ebooks directly from publishers and then send them to Amazon Cloud Drive to be converted into what Amazon calls "Personal Documents." Doing this allows me to synchronize annotations and bookmarks between my phone and tablet, just like with ebooks purchased from Amazon.

However, I'd like to get those annotations and bookmarks on my computer screen -- it's more convenient for me to type code while the ebook is up on the same screen, rather than having to keep shifting between computer and tablet. As others have noticed, the Kindle Cloud Reader and PC/Mac-based readers don't support Personal Documents fully (I believe the Cloud Reader doesn't support them at all; the native apps, last I knew, allowed you to sideload documents but don't synchronize them, but it's been a while since I tried); so I thought that since I have some Android virtual machines (using Genymotion) I might as well install the Android Kindle app there.

I was able to do that, and when I go to Amazon's Manage My Content and Devices page I can see the new device, but I can't seem to find a way to assign that device an Amazon email like my other, physical, devices. I also never see the Personal Documents in its list of books the way I do on my phone and tablet.

It used to be the case (around October 2014) that when I ran the Kindle app in the emulator, it displayed a progress spinner and "Checking for new items & syncing…" for an indefinite amount of time (I remember leaving it spinning for over an hour); now that doesn't happen, but still my Personal Documents didn't show up. In addition, if I reboot the virtual machine, the app asks me for my login information as if I had never run it on the device before.

So my main question is: how can I make the Kindle app in an emulator work just like on a physical device? Secondarily, I'm wondering whether the Kindle app somehow detect it's running in an emulator, and refuses to allow full access for that reason -- and if so, how; or is this some sort of subtle bug in the interaction between emulation and app?

I originally asked this on Ebooks beta StackExchange.


texts: Can USB Debugging and Developer Options be used to spy on me?

texts: Can developer options and Bug Reports be used to spy on a person's phone use? For example by a spouse or parent?


texts: Lineage OS 14.1 ROM can't connect to camera

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I have recently flashed Lineage OS 14.1 (fortuna3g unofficial build, Android Nougat 7.1.2) onto my Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Duos (G530H/DS). Everything in working order, except the rear camera. Each time when I try to access camera from other apps(Whatsapp, Banking etc.) OR opening the stock camera app, it gives me "Can't connect to camera" message.

I have tried with 3rd party apps (open camera), some online tutorial fixes (cmfix camera fix for cyanogenmod), restarting camera app, restarting phone, reflashing LOS 14.1 etc.

I went back to stock to verify that camera works fine. There is no hardware issue.

Anybody had similar problem? Were you able to fix it?


texts: How do I get OTA from I got last update np. Had no idea my s5active even had custom rom yesterday update failed "kernel" in red locked me out.

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Ok  so I got a cool salesman who initially said my phone was bricked & tried 2 sell me a new phone. I explained I'm as broke as possible & was really upset about my phone not working!! Also I went from super happy (bcuz I thought I was getting marshmallow) to terrified bcuz my phone locked me out! He then got it working again but said DO NOT ACCEPT THE UPDATE. Or it will keep happening! This has me extremely upset being that I did not know or want custom rom on my phone. ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS GONNA BLOCK MARSHMALLOW! Plus what good is it if I never even knew it was there until yesterday! I've had the phone 4 a year at least!! If ANY1 can help me be able 2  get my update plz help! Ive been manually checking EVERY DAY, and constantly doing "android check ins" 2 try 2 speed up the process. I really just want my update!
Thank you
-Joe


texts: Is it possible to first automatically open an application and then automatically click on a few buttons within that app ? Is creating such a profile possible?


texts: GT-I9082 - Unable to enter download mode through ADB

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I have a really old Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos from 5 years back.

I want to boot into download mode using ADB. I am using the following command

adb -s <deviceid> reboot download

What this does is just reboot my phone and does not take me to recovery. I can boot into recovery though using

adb reboot recovery

I have tried the commands

adb reboot bootloader

also has no effect other than booting my phone.

I can enter into recovery the manual way using volume down + power + home button, but why can't I enter it using ADB ?

What am I doing wrong ?

My phone is running Jellybean Samsung Stock ROM and does not have the fastboot/bootloader mode.


texts: Dual sim phone - work / private how does it work?

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I have a work and a private phone which can be a bit annoying at times carrying them both around. I like to keep them both separate so i can turn the work one off when on holiday etc to avoid the temptation of checking e-mails, returning missed calls etc.  If i had both these sims in a dual sim phone, if i go away on holiday or just want to turn the work one off for instance, can this be done so i don't receive calls / e-mails from the work one but maintain the private one without having to physically remove the sim.

A dual sim phone may be what i am after, but if i can't do this it will be a non starter.


texts: Can't access photo stored in SD Card from computer

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I have Android 4.4.2, and when i plug my phone in my pc, and try to access to my picture (i changed the settings to make it save the picture to my SD Card) from the folder: Galaxy\Card\DCIM, i dont see a thing, although when i go (in my phone) to "My files", and select "images", i can see all the images, and when i see the details, the path of the picture is /storage/extSdCard/DCIM/Camera/2015....jpg, but i cant even see the "Camera" folder in the pc.

UPDATE:
Even if browse to the /storage/extSdCard/DCIM/ folder with the file manager app it's empty!


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I have received an .odt file and I wanted to know if it is possible to open it on my S3?  I need to be able to copy, paste, edit and view comments.

OS: 4.1.1
Galaxy S3


texts: How to properly format a MicroSD Card for FroYo?

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The MicroSD card that came with my phone shows up as simply 'FAT' in Windows XP. This 2GB card works well in my HTC Wildfire running FroYo.
I bought a new 16GB MicroSD which is formatted as 'FAT32' but this does not work well in my phone although Windows picks it up fine.
The formatting option under settings on my phone just hangs. ('Do you want to force close this application?')
I had formatted the 16GB card in Windows before I found the SDFormatter utility. Using the SDFormatter utility now does not make a difference.
I have read that the actual filesystem for Android is YAFFS but I cannot find a utility for Windows that will format it as such.
What can I do to get a YAFFS filesystem (or plain 'FAT') on this card?
n.b. As a side note, my phone was faulty. It now works fine with FAT32


texts: I'm trying to figure out why some of the text messages on my Android only display the date while others display the time? Do the older messages have the date only?


texts: Getting Android 4.x on the HTC Holiday (with complications)

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Device: AT&T HTC Holiday w/ Android 2.3 & no service

Goal: To get Android 4.x (any derivative) working on said device.

Problem: When I tried to install the PACMAN ROM (by loosely following the instructions provided at Update HTC Raider/Velocity/Vivid/Holiday TO Android 4.4.4 KITKAT) I got my phone stuck in a boot loop, meaning I can't S-OFF it using the tools provided at unlimited.io. (ControlBear is too impatient waiting for the phone to reboot because the phone is perpetually in a slow-to-start first-run state as it can't get past PACMAN's language selection screen before restarting itself, I'm assuming because the phone knows PACMAN isn't signed by HTC so it kills it) It doesn't help that ControlBear is closed source, meaning I can't modify it to suit my specific conditions.

The bright side: I have the recovery "CWM-based Recovery (by @KDH4865) v5.0.2.7" installed on the phone, so I can flash any OS ROM I want, it's just not guaranteed to work.

Problem (cont'd): I don't have a backup of anything.

The bright side (cont'd): I imagine installing a ROM that is signed by HTC might work, such as that over-the-air update to ICS which was never received. Alternatively, I have heard chatter on the PACMAN forums about "flashing boot.img" as an alternative to S-OFF, and I have no idea what that means. All I know of are the OS partition, the user data partition, the bootloader (on a separate BIOS chip?), the recovery partition, and the GSM antenna which does that nasty S-ON security stuff. I am clearly missing a small chunk of information in my brain.

Where might one go from my current situation in pursuit of one's goal?

EDIT: It turns out HTC gives away what it calls "ROMs" in Windows executable format for its devices free of charge. Apparently it's some kind of "RUU" thing, which I guess is like Android open heart surgery. I'll try that and see how it works.


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Now before you guys disvote this question, let me explain. I've been messing with lithium polymer batteries for 8 years (I work in a shop repairing electronics) and I have studied the behavior of Lithium Polymer batteries.

It kinda bugs me when my phone automatically shuts down when battery level is said to be 0%. In these moments I usually am finishing almost done watching a video or writing up a text to someone and my phone completely interrupts all operations and shuts down. I know for a fact that as when it shuts down there still is enough power left to run the phone for another 4 emergency minutes.

Is there a way I can emulate the operating system into thinking I have a higher percentage of power left so that it wouldn't shut down right away? I know this sounds risky, but I am aware of what's really happening here. My system is Nexus 4 running android 4.4 (fully rooted).


texts: Is it possible to assign a static IP address without a DNS?

texts: Is it possible to assign a static IP address without a DNS in Android 5.1? Is there anyway to achieve it? I can do this in iOS so I'm wondering.


texts: Toast message: Failed to init Google DNS, switch to host IP method

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Recently, after unlocking my phone screen (Samsung J7 Pro - J730, stock ROM, Android 7 Nougat), I usually receive a toast notification saying: "Failed to init Google DNS, switch to host IP method". I can guess that the toast is made after a network change (from WiFi to 3G and vice versa) because that's how it usually happens, like when I go home and the phone catches the WiFi signal. Maybe the "Google DNS" refers to the 8.8.8.8 public DNS server owned by Google.
Problem is: (1) I don't modify the network configuration at all. My IP is set to DHCP, not static and not manually configurated. And (2) it even happens on 3G network, which I cannot configure the DNS in anyway.
I have looked for the toast message everywhere and I could not find any reference at all.
My questions are:

What is the source of this toast? Have any of you encountered this as well?

Is this a security concern (location tracking, hacking attempts, surveillance, etc.)? Should I be worried about this at all?

Thank you!


texts: How to view my Google Searches archive on my S6?

texts: I downloaded the SEARCHES archive from Google web history but when I open it with a HTML viewer or any other app it looks like a bunch of gibberish/code on the screen.  What am I doing wrong?


texts: Internal storage not mounting on all Android M ROMs

texts: I have a problem with my HTC Desire 816G (MT6592). Whenever I install the Android M ROM, internal storage doesn't mount. My phone's internal storage doesn't appear in USB mode and nor in file manager. The phone's features like Gallery, Camera, Recording, etc., are not working on all Marshmallow ROMs. Lollipop and Kit Kat work fine. I didn't have this problem with Marshmallow ROMs before. I've been stuck for around 2 weeks now.


texts: Turn off vibration for 'Sign in to WiFi network' notification

texts: Since the Android 6.0 update on Nexus 5, everytime I get the notification 'Sign in to WiFi network' the phone vibrates. Any idea where I can turn this off while keeping the vibration for calls, SMS, WhatsApp messages, etc.?


texts: How can I make my Galaxy Tab 3 authenticate with my Sky Router?

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I have just tried to connect my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (8") to a Sky Netgear Router.

In the black bar at the top the WiFi icon has a question mark in it. On the Settings page, in Wi-Fi, it alternates between:

Wi-Fi networks Connecting...
SKY00000
Authenticating...

and

Wi-Fi networks
SKY00000
Saved, Secured

I wondered if it could be the router but didn't have time to investigate. I've just arrived at another house with the same router type and I'm seeing the same thing. Neither router had been played with. I'm using my phone to submit this via the router, so it's working fine.

The Tab 3 is new and I'm not at all familiar with Android. Is there anything on it I can tweak?


texts: New Nexus 4 - transfer photos and other stuff from old Nexus S

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So obviously I can't just "swap the SD card" as neither the old phone nor the new phone have an SD card slot.

Similarly I don't really want to copy everything across from the old phone, so I don't want to use titanium backup and root.

I just want the "standard" stuff transfered: mainly images, but maybe text messages and such as well.

Is there any way to do this short of literally plugging the phone into a computer and transferring them manually?

Thanks.


texts: Control PDF presentations on Linux -- Samsung Galaxy Note 2

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I use LaTeX for all my presentations and therefore use a PDF viewer as my presentation software. I would like to be able to control my PDF presentations using my Galaxy Note 2. I'm looking for an app. to help me do that.

Features I need

Navigate slides from phone.
See slide preview on phone.
Linux compatible.

Bonus features

Ability to annotate slides using S-Pen.
PDF-viewer agnosticism (i.e. works with most/all PDF viewers).
Free.

Connectivity with either Bluetooth or WiFi would be acceptable.

Is there such an app. around? Barring that, is there a general purpose Linux remote around?


texts: How do I move an entire app with all it's files into an SD card

texts: I bought an SD card to store some pngs and move some very large game files. I have a Samsung Galaxy A20 (Android 10) by the way. Anyway, moving the pngs worked but the game files didn't, the game just crashed. So I gave up trying to move games onto an SD card unless it was an apk. I need to free up space and I have 12GB of regular apps, but I can't seem to move the app and it's files into the sd card, I can put in the data files for the app, but not the actual app itself.


texts: How to root the Galaxy Attain 4G (SCH-R920) on MetroPCS?

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I have an Galaxy Attain 4G (SCH-R920) on MetroPCS running the Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread).

How can I root this phone?


texts: Can I put a 128Gb micro sd card in a Samsung Galaxy s2?

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I have an untouched Samsung Galaxy S2 just out of its box, though this model of phone is rather old and came out in 2012.

I was wondering could I stick this brand new technology sd card into it?
http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/microsd/ultra-class10-for-android/
(It says the 128Gb card is microSDXC)
I saw in another post here that v1 and v2 should work in this phone but v3 wont. The site for the sd card doesnt mention any version though.

I want to do this so I can use the phone as a ipod replacement.

Also bonus question.. Anyone know how long one can play mp3s on the samsung galaxy 2 before it runs out of batteries?

EDIT: I found this which seems promising
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYUg14u_co8


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I own an Nvidia Shield tablet, and Nvidia has released an update to Android 5.1. I have a rooted device and may upgrade soon. So I have some questions:

Will I be able to install this while rooted?
If I tried, could it brick my device?
If I installed it would it unroot me?
If so how would I re-root? I rooted by unlocking the bootloader and installing CWM by the instructions at here.
I unlocked the boot-loader, if I re-root, would it erase my data or brick my device?


texts: Search Contacts with all Voice Search Commands?

texts: Is there any way to integrate voice search's navigate to/directions to/map of commands with your contact list? If I want to go to Bob Jones's house, I don't want to go to Bob Jones Co.


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE Bricked and not charging (gray battery)

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Some time ago i had problem with my Samsung S3 LTE, namely, after some time the phone started to flash screen, lose signal and finally crash. The problem lasted about 2 months but I belittled it and just got used to it.
 Unfortunately after all that time my phone could not boot after such crash.
 I went back home and tried to solve the problem as always - charge the phone, but this time the phone was not charging, it was only displaying grey battery with a thunder in it.
 I checked my battery and saw a bulge so i replaced the battery with a new one but the problem persists.
I tried odin but had the "can't open the serial(com) port" error.
If I try to turn the phone on, it gets stuck on the Samsung logo.


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S7. Yesterday and today it behaved very strangely. In the order I noticed things:

it thought it was Thursday on Wednesday. I got reminders about appointments that had "already started", that sort of thing. I restarted and it now agreed it was Wednesday
mail stopped coming in. (I use Outlook.) I didn't notice for some time, but looking at what mails I actually got that day, this was the next thing to happen
mail stopped going out. I forwarded some emails to someone else who didn't get them
when I typed a text, I could see the words I was typing, but they disappeared when I pressed Send and were not visible in the conversation. The recipient got the texts.
when I received a text, I got the expected noise and could see the text contents in the notification at the top of the screen, but if I tapped it, the conversation did not update
A hard power down fixed nothing

Throughout this, it worked fine as a phone (voice calls) and both Skype and WhatsApp worked perfectly. There is no doubt that I had data all the time. A game I play while waiting which insists on being connected worked fine, except for the first time when I came home and got on the wifi, where it would neither connect nor object that it couldn't connect. That's when I did the hard power down, left it 10 minutes, and powered it up again.

In the morning I sent a text and to my great surprise, what I typed stayed on the screen and I saw the reply too. However sending me pictures still did not work. Several hours later, emails started coming in and an hour or two after that the person I forwarded the emails to got them. And four or so hours after that, pictures in texts (multimedia messages) are happy to download and display.

Is there a single thing that can be wrong with a phone (and remember, it's not "you don't have data") that could cause this constellation of strange behaviours and magical self fixing?

There is plenty of storage space:


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I own an Android phone (a Nexus 5, so it's "standard" Android) and use it with a very limited data plan. Sometimes it downloads huge updates over the mobile network, even though it's at home and could use our Wi-Fi.

I haven't caught it in the act, so I don't know if the updates are for the operating system itself or the apps.

Is there a setting I can use to configure the phone to download software updates exclusively via WiFi?


texts: How to let my profile picture view by anyone

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I have added one picture as my google contact profile picture. But when other people call me, the picture is no show in their contact list and when we talking.
Is there any way to show my profile picture on other people phone?


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I have a number of phones, a few droid 3's running 2.3.4 and some samsung S2s running 4.0.4, that all at the same time started having the exact same problem last week.
They just started spinning cpu.
All the process monitors show android_system spinning 50% (burning up one core) and the only other evidence I can see it that it's coming from google play services, but I can't figure out what processing is causing the spinning. I'm sure the actually spinning is in system calls, but I can't figure out what process is doing the tight loop calling google play services to do a tight loop of system calls.
None of my phones are rooted, although if it would help me figure it out I might do it. Where to look? How to diagnose?

It happened to 4 of my phones all on separate accounts all at the same time so I have to assume it's happening to others as well.

I have removed and added the google account, spinning comes back.
I have factory reset the phone, as soon as the account restores, the spinning comes back.

I kinda need to tie my account to the phone or it's not much use.

I thought it might be the contacts sync because that was taking longer than usual, but one of the other phones is just a video server and has no contacts, so I can't see it being the contact data itself. I tried exporting and importing anyway, no help.

I'm getting desperate, the spinning kills the battery in a few hours making it kinda useless as a phone.

Anybody else see this? It can't just be me.

Help and thanks.

UPDATE:

For anybody else having this problem it definitely has something to do with syncing the account after it is added.

I factory wiped the phone again, created a new blank account and the CPU was fine.
Then I added my original account back and I was unable to turn off all the syncing stuff before it started doing it and then the CPU went through the roof again.

The problem is when the phone gets an account it seems to download a new google services app which has more options to sync which by default start out as on and then it syncs them and starts the problem.

The really odd thing is that turning off all syncing and rebooting does not get it into a good state, it starts spinning the CPU on boot even though nothing syncs, which means the first sync does some damage to the data that is messing up some part of account code I guess.

Is there any way to open an actual support ticket with google about stuff like this? I fear even if I were to buy a new phone the same thing would happen.

UPDATE 2:

If I go to app->google play services->clear data, the cpu spinning goes away for a few seconds, then google contact sync runs, spinning the cpu for a bit then it's back to google play services and android system spinning the cpu.

There are no accounts on the phone when I do this, but contact sync seems to be causing the problem.

UPDATE 3:

I think I finally narrowed it down somewhat. It must have been an update to the google play services app that broke everything.

When I removed the app the cpu spinning went away, of course everything else broke and I couldn't download apps or anything, but once I knew I could remove the google play services app without completely bricking the phone at least it became an option.

So I eventually found an older version of the apk on apkmirror.com (bless them) and installed it and then things worked for a few minutes.
But with all of their godly power, google mananged to install the latest version again behind my back and now its broken again.

so the problem is the google play services 9.2.56 update which came out june 27th which is around when my phone started going wonky and I'm probably hosed until they fix it or I can come up with a way to keep it from updating by itself.


texts: Where is the setting to sort my gmail by read/unread on my new AT&T Galaxy S4? I was able to do it on the S3.


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Is there any way to make backup of WhatsApp history with all emoticons and media? (no .txt file)

I have non-rooted Android 2.2.


texts: Flashing Zenfone 6 (A6001g): stuck at E: unknown volume "/spare"

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I need help with my zenfone 6 (a6001g).

Issue Origin:
I was trying to flash my zf6 (trying to downgrade from to ww-2.22.44 so I could upgrade to 3.23 (lollipop). I used Asus Flash tool latest version and .raw file for zf6.

Problem:
I mistakenly selected "Wipe Data", but then when I tried to flash, im stuck at

ERASE spare...
E:unknown volume "/spare"

I was trying to use adb directly but then it cant detect my phone.
"List of devices attached" is showing blank.

Need your help please...


texts: Android mount external sdcard obb to internal SD card succeed

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(I posted this question on Stack Overflow before(https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42738392/android-mount-obb-to-external-sd-card-failed), then I found here may be a better place to post this question.)

I want to move a game's obb(1GB) to SD card.
Copied the obb file to SD card, and symbolic link by:

su
ln -sf /storage/sdcard1/Android/obb/com.game /sdcard/Android/obb/com.game

but failed with "function not implemented".

I googled it, and got "some filesystem doesn't support symbolic link".

So I tried to use mount by command:

su
mount -o bind /storage/sdcard1/Android/obb/com.game /sdcard/Android/obb/com.game

but I found only root can see the files in the folder.
Then I do:

cd /system/bin/
chmod 4777 ./toolbox #make anyone can use mount(in toolbox)
su u0_aXXX #the game's uid
mount -o bind /storage/sdcard1/Android/obb/com.game /sdcard/Android/obb/com.game
ls -l /sdcard/Android/obb/com.game
$ -rwxrwx--- u0_aXXX sdcard_r com.game.obb

But when I

cat /sdcard/Android/obb/com.game/com.game.obb
$ cat: /sdcard/…ame.obb permission denied

I'm using android5, any solution?
Thanks.


texts: Whatsapp for Android - linked to old/dead number, new phone and new sim. Chat restoration

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WhatsApp was linked to my old number (not sure how) and it worked fine for years. I changed numbers 2 years ago and WhatsApp still worked away through the old one, somehow.
The phone I've been using has broken and I can't access anything on it. I have a spare phone in the meantime.
How do I go about recovering my WhatsApp chats and medias on the new spare phone, with a different number? My WhatsApp did back ups most days.
Not sure it's possible.
To summarize:
Whatsapp worked with a dead phone number
I got a new number but WhatsApp still worked (2 years ago til yesterday)
Dead number is inaccessible so can't log in
Latest phone is physically damaged
Spare phone is ready to go but I want my old WhatsApp chats and medias back
Any ideas?
Any help greatly appreciated and if you have any questions please ask.


texts: How to turn off Hindi Language prediction in Google Chrome mobile?

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When I search something in google, I get a suggestion from google about its meaning and details in Hindi Language. I don't know whether it is based on some geo location or something. I neither know Hindi nor wanted to learn it.
Is there some ways in which I could turn this feature off? I don't know why google is suggesting something to me which I don't even know.
What I have already done:

Went to My Account
Under Language and input , selected English ( UK ) and My mother tongue ( Malayalam )
Saved the preference.


texts: Xperia X8 flashtool error: ERR_DYNAMIC="SIN header verification failed"

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this is the log from flashtool v0.6.8.0:

17/016/2013 20:16:47 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized
17/016/2013 20:16:47 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.6.8.0 built on 2012-02-26 19:26:25
17/016/2013 20:16:47 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them
17/016/2013 20:16:52 - INFO - Device disconnected
17/016/2013 20:16:55 - INFO - Selected E15_nAa-13_2.6.29.6-nAa-13.ftf
17/016/2013 20:16:55 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
17/016/2013 20:16:55 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
17/017/2013 20:17:06 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
17/017/2013 20:17:06 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
17/017/2013 20:17:07 - INFO - Reading device information
17/017/2013 20:17:07 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.
17/017/2013 20:17:07 - INFO - Start Flashing
17/017/2013 20:17:07 - INFO - Flashing loader
17/017/2013 20:17:07 - ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="SECURITY_CLASS";ER R_DYNAMIC="SIN header verification failed"
17/017/2013 20:17:07 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
17/017/2013 20:17:07 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
17/017/2013 20:17:08 - INFO - Device disconnected
17/017/2013 20:17:11 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
17/017/2013 20:17:12 - INFO - Device disconnected

I get this from S1TOOL:

Welcome to S1 tool.

TO CONNECT NEXT PHONES
X10 Xperia,E10 Xperia Mini,E15 Xperia X8,U20 Xperia Mini Pro
LT15 Xperia ARC,MT15 Xperia NEO,R800 Xperia PLAY
PRESS AND HOLD "BACK" BUTTON...

PLEASE ATTACH TURNED OFF PHONE NOW

RUNNING S1_EROM VER "R8A029"
SOFTWARE AID: 0001
LOADER AID: 0001
FLASH ID: "0020/00BC"
LOADER VERSION: "R4A045"

MODEL (from GDFS): E15i
SOFTWARE VERSION: 1236-9291_2.1.1.A.0.6
CUSTOM VERSION: 1242-6780_R5B
FILESYSTEM VERSION: WORLD-1-2-5_2.0.1.A.0.47
SERIAL NO: BX902AVHMC

SEMC SIMLOCK CERTIFICATE
Elapsed:10 secs.

Why can't I flash my Xperia X8? How can I fix it?


texts: Problems connecting Huion H420 Drawing tablet to android tablet

texts: I had bought a USB-OTG cable for the sole purpose of connecting my Huion H420 Drawing Tablet. When I connected it, it recognized it as a mouse, but no cursor showed up when I hovered my pen over, and if I clicked, it would only click the middle of the screen. I know Wacom Tablets work, because I saw a question on here that had it work for a Wacom tablet. Maybe its not compatible with the Huion H420, or is there any workaround?


texts: How google home and our smartphone get connected together to send WiFi password to google home?

texts: As you all know in order to connect our google home devices we use a special google home app on our smartphone. But the questions is , suppose that app know the current WiFi password, how that password gets sent to google home itself when google home has not been connected to any WiFi yet? is it via Bluetooth or something else?


texts: How to backup Windows 6.5 /HTC HD2/ data and transfer it to Android 4.2 /Samsung Galaxy S4

texts: I have a HTC HD2 / Windows 6.5 / several years. A week ago I got a Samsung Galaxy S4 / Android 4.2 /. My question is what program I could make a backup of the old phone, so I can restore them to the new. Thanks in advance for all the help.


texts: I want to transfer my android internet app info (saved passwords/log on info on browser)

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I have a note 3 and will be transferring to my note 5 soon.
I want to find out if there is anyway i can just transfer the app with the existing internet browsing info with the login info i already have in the cache.  The cache has not been cleared so I want to directly transfer this to my new phone so i don't have to re-log into and re-enter all my passwords for the sites.

Is there a way to do this?

Just to be clear:
I want to open up my internet app on note 5 as it is on my note 3....so that the login info and stuff is already there so i don't have to find all my logon info again for the sites i visit.

Many thanks!


texts: Android Wear smartwatch Samsung Gear Live won't turn on, while charging

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I have the Android Wear smartwatch Samsung Gear Live and it wont turn on. When I'm trying to turn it on while charging (and it was charging for at least 3 hours) it will show the initial logo, then the booting animations and at one point before completing the screen will turn black. When pressing the button to turn on again it shows the charging battery animation.

Is there anything I can do to hard reset maybe?!

I tried to hold the button for long time or unplugging it from the power supply, but it keeps trying to boot and stops without success.


texts: How to install recovery image with fastboot? (Asus zenfone go 5.5 zb551kl)

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I have an old phone "Asus Zenfone go TV zb551kl" and I am trying to fix it so I can give it to my nephew. It had a problem where the only thing that it can load is the "fastboot". And, it says "Invalid boot image!!" whenever I boot recovery or normal boot. I just want to install the stock recovery image so I can re-install the stock ROM.
I'm just wondering if someone can help me with my problem.


texts: Is it possible to add a driver to my kernel without flashing a new kernel?

texts: Is it possible to load a driver as a kernel module into my Galaxy S10, Magisk rooted without having to build a new kernel and flash it?


texts: Which specific storage space is low, when getting "Low Space" on Samsung Galaxy S?

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I'm getting the alert "Phone storage space is getting low". Here is my Samsung Galaxy S running Cyanogenmod 9's space status:

Name: Cache
Path: /cache
SIZE: 17.50MB
USED: 2.47MB
FREE: 15.02MB

Name: Data
Path: /data
SIZE: 1889.83MB
USED: 576.64MB
FREE: 1313.19MB

Name: SD-card
Path: /sdcard
SIZE: 5654.56MB
USED: 2011.00MB
FREE: 3643.56MB

Name: System
Path: /system
SIZE: 250.00MB
USED: 240.23MB
FREE: 9.76MB

You'd think it's /system, but /system has been like that forever. In fact, after installing cyanogen it only had 1mb free. I actually deleted some system apps (wallpaper crap mostly) to free up a little more.

I am not asking how to get rid of the alert. I want to know which specific storage space does the alert refer to?


texts: How to prevent an application from opening links with an internal browser?

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Background
The situation is a little bit confusing but with try to explain:
I have 2 applications, A and B respectively.
Application A has some links which when clicked are supposed to open in application B (or use external browser in case application B isn't installed). This is the setup that I prefer as it doesn't use additional data since application B works offline fully.
However when application A updated, it no longer allows these links to open in application B (or external) browser, instead it has an internal browser which is limited and needs to use data to load the content which is inconvenient. I tried to communicate with the developer and sadly they said older applications were no longer supported hence I am stuck with application A with an internal browser.
Is there a way or workaround to at least force the app not to use its internal browser but allow for me to choose a preferred app or browser to open these links?


texts: How to get fitness apps to locate music on google music

texts: I'm a runner. My music and playlists are on Google Music. I have all of my music downloaded to my device. I can't seem to figure out how to get apps like Runtastic or Nike+ to locate my Google Play Music. Any pointers? Do I need to manually move the files around on my device (android...Samsung GS3)?


texts: How to root Moto X with stock 4.4 kitkat without unlocking bootloader?

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I have tried RockMyMoto, PwnMyMoto and SlapMyMoto. All have failed. I am also unable to downgrade from 4.4 kitkat (which the phone came with) to 4.2.2 in order to root. The downgrade fails due to "security downgrade" or something similar. Any advice? I do not with to void the warranty by unlocking the bootloader.

Is it possible to flash a pre-rooted kitkat system image using RSD Lite? I was able to use it to re-flash 4.4 after a failed attempt to flash 4.2.2

This is somewhat urgent as it is a surprise gift for someone who likes having rooted phones.

Note: I only mention downgrading from kitkat because there seems to be no way to root a phone which came with kitkat on it. If there is another option, I would love to hear about it!

UPDATE: It is possible that the phone came with 4.4.2 and the updated bootloader. I did not check before I attempted rooting and flashed 4.4 using RSD Lite.


texts: Turn screen off without Android sleeping

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Is there any way to quickly toggle the screen off without making Android sleep?

For example, I sometimes like to use the Calm app when I sleep.  But it keeps the screen on all the time.  When I just use that app for 10 minutes, it's great that it keeps the screen on; but if I'm sleeping for hours, I would like the app to keep on running (playing sounds) and turn the screen off.

How can this be done?


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I can join two contacts on my Android phone, regardless of where the contact is from (Google Contacts, Qik Video, Skype, etc). But when I join two Google contacts, I expect to see the contacts merged in Google Contacts as well, after synchronization, and this does not happen.

My phone is a Samsung Infuse. Model number: SAMSUNG-SGH-I997. Firmware version: 2.2.1


texts: Is there a 3D photo stitching app for Android? (as an alternative to Photosynth)

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Photosynth for iOS is a great app that allows you to create 3D panoramas by taking multiple photos and automatically stitching them together.

Is there any alternative for Android?

I've already tried:

Camera360, despite the name, it doesn't create 3D panoramas
PhotAF, which only creates horizontal panoramas
360, only horizontal panoramas as well


texts: Can I import contacts from vcf and NOT sync to Google?

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I bought the Nexus S with Android 2.3 and am in the process of migrating my contacts from the Apple Address book. I was able to create and import a vcf file containing all the contacts into Android.

But when I look in the contacts of the phone, I get the message" You don't have any contacts to display". But when I search for a contact, they are found. What's going on?

Can I have my contacts locally on the phone without having them sync with Google first before being accessible?


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I was making an Android app that sends data using Bluetooth. My internet was working fine until I started using my app on the phone. I noticed that the WiFi would randomly disconnect (the WiFi icon in the status bar disappeared). Weird. Now, the phone refuses to connect to the internet.

Here is what I did so far:

Switch off the WiFi and turn it back on.
Restart my phone.
Power off, wait, power on my phone.
"Forget Network" and then connect to my home network, again. Ironically, my phone authenticates with the home router but refuses to connect to the internet. It even refuses to connect to 192.168.0.1 which is the IP of the home router with which it just authenticated.

Chrome says that 192.168.0.1 is an unreachable address but the phone is assigned 192.168.0.101 as the address which means they are on the same network.

Can someone please tell me what is going on?

Stock ROM, Galaxy S3 International Edition GT i9300. Mobile data works flawless.

Update:

Iface   Destination Gateway     Flags   RefCnt  Use Metric  Mask        MTU Window  IRTT
wlan0   00000000    0100A8C0    0003    0   0   0   00000000    0   0   0
wlan0   00000000    0100A8C0    0003    0   0   312 00000000    0   0   0
wlan0   0000A8C0    00000000    0001    0   0   0   00FFFFFF    0   0   0
wlan0   0000A8C0    00000000    0001    0   0   312 00FFFFFF    0   0   0
wlan0   0100A8C0    00000000    0005    0   0   0   FFFFFFFF    0   0   0


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Running Chrome 60.0.3112.116 on Android 7.1.1 I tried to remove all cookies from the browser using the Clear Data button provided in Advanced tab of Chrome's Privacy Settings (selected All Time to make sure to delete all stored cookies).

However, the cookies section in the Advanced tab showed about 30 cookies before clicking on Clear Data and I had 23 left after deleting the cookies. Since some cookies can be deleted while the browser closes I quit Chrome and went back to Settings, giving me the same 23 cookies left.

I am a bit surprised about that fact since I thought clearing all data actually means that all stored data (including all cookies) is being removed, which in fact obviously does not seem to be true.

Since I am using Google News App and allowed to open web content inside the GMail App I think those 23 left cookies might come from those two apps since those apps should be based upon the system-built-in version of Chrome, but I am not sure and unable to proof this assumption.

In order to make sure that this is not a somehow other related problem, I went to Apps of Android Settings and cleared Chrome's cache which does not result in any changes. However, Clear All Data via the Manage Space option does delete the cookies hence resetting Chrome to its initial state.

Is there any way to really remove all cookies from Chrome without resetting Chrome via Android Settings as described above? Do you have any suggestions where those 'additional' cookies come from?


texts: Methods to trigger a gallery/music player refresh?

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I've search around the internet for details regarding this, and the only way I found was to remount the SD card..

But I have a lot of apps (virtually, all) installed on my SDcard and this is probably what is causing me enormous time to unmount and remount the sd card. Furthermore, just unmounting the sdcard itself takes almost an eternity. (I dont know if this is a bug or if its due to my large no of apps; i have around 90 apps).. So this method is really inconvenient for me

So I wanted to know if there are other methods to refresh my gallery items and music player. Is there any small app that would do this?


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Various apps have a "share" functionality which opens up several providers of media/means to share some piece of content (e.g. send over WhatsApp and many others). Is it possible to have a "sharing provider" which simply saves the shared content as a file on the device filesystem?

My main interest is sharing text, but not just that. I don't particularly care about the encoding/structural format - but do say something about that if you can.


texts: Accessing Windows PC folder on Android tablets without internet connection

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I am trying to access a Windows PC folder on my Android tablets (let's say 10 tablets). I have a video folder in my PC and I want to access that folder and play video. Things I have tried are:

Using JCIFS library and Samba server: the drawback is it requires internet connection.
Using WAMP server and localhost: this solution was perfect until I tested it on multiple devices. It takes a lot of time to buffer big video files and sometimes fails to access videos.

Is there any other method to do that without root? Any other methods to connect my Android tablets to Windows PC and access the video files from a folder?


texts: Full battery completely depleted within a few hours without any user activity -- what to do?

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I left my phone on the table with full battery without doing anything with it. After a few hours the battery was completely depleted, and the phone automatically shut down.

What could cause such a thing, and what actions to take in such a situation?


texts: How to retrieve Android contacts from Galaxy S3 to Windows 7 on a non rooted phone

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I am hoping someone can help me with this. My brother passed away yesterday and we both have the same phone a Samsung Galaxy S3 on the Sprint network. I was wondering if there is a simple way with adb or some software on Windows 7 that I can use to get a list of his contacts off of his phone as I need to try to contact all his friends and let them know when his funeral is going to be as I don't have any of his friends phone numbers. I am familiar with rooting phones and installing roms as I have my xoom rooted but I have not rooted my Galaxy S3 or my brothers phone either since we had both just got it and dont want to void the warranty just yet.

Can anyone help me? I am not a programmer and really just want to get a list of his friends to contact to let them know what has happened. Please help me if you can time is of the essence as I am making funeral arrangements today with my mom and would really like to let his friends know that he is no longer with us.

Thank you all and hopefully you can help me!


texts: Preferred and forbidden networks on Android

texts:
In the days before Android, buried deep in the network settings of my old phone were two options called Preferred Networks and Forbidden Networks was an option called Preferred Networks, and I have also heard of Forbidden Networks. These were used for roaming: when the home network was not available, the phone would not simply grab the first available network but compare the list of currently available networks to the Preferred & Forbidden Networks: it would never try to roam into a forbidden network, and if one of the visible networks was on the Preferred Networks list, it would try that network first. The lists were stored on the SIM.

Note that this has nothing to do with APNs or network types – this setting is entirely about network operators.

Does Android still use these lists? If so, is there a way to view/edit these lists on Android?


texts: Can I connect my android phone to the LAN, via an ethernet cable?

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I want to connect my Galaxy S2 HD LTE SHV-120S Android version 4.0 (rooted) to the internet via a LAN connection. I am sensitive to wifi and network radiation, hence want to make a line connection and keep my phone on airplane mode.
BobjGear mentions some tablets have the required settings, but no phones.
I have an OTG cable, a USB LAN adapter, and a usb cable. I did not find any ethernet drivers on Google Playstore.
Would CyanogenMod or Ubuntu OS have this support?
If it is not possible with this phone, which phones can be configured for it?


texts:
> adb shell
sh-4.1$ su
Permission denied

I have rooted my phone successfully. I know this because I'm able to install apps on SD card and I have a program called SD Maid that is able to operate with root permissions.


texts: How can I emulate ctrl-Z (undo) in Android 4.1.2 on a Galaxy Note 3?

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Based on this question and this question and this issue, it sounds like Android basically doesn't have undo/redo functionality. (I guess? Correct me if I've misunderstood or if the situation has changed.)

My goal is to use a Galaxy Note 3 with an external keyboard to work on long-form writing projects.

I'd like to have undo/redo functionality.

Is there some way to "bolt it on?"

Like maybe is there a text editor that has undo/redo as a feature, or some app that lets you add it, or a trick you can do an automation utility or something?

(It doesn't actually have to be ctrl-Z. Any reasonably convenient keypress would be fine.)


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I tried to update my Xiaomi Mi A2 to Android Pie since yesterday the Beta was Released. At first, I tried to install the official provided one, but after facing some errors, I installed the Treble version of the Android Pie Pixel Experience ROM.

It was working perfectly, but after installing Pixelify with Magisk, my WiFi stopped working, and I got the error MAC 02:00:00:00:00.

After trying some things with terminal apps and root, I opted for reinstalling the modem image, which I thought that could solve the problem, but instead, the phone didn't turn on, it kept on the Android One screen. So after waiting for some hours, I decided to format the phone and lose all of my data.

I formatted the system partition with fastboot erase system_a and fastboot erase system_b, but when trying to reinstall the PixelExperienceP ROM, I receive this error again and again:

fastboot flash system_a PixelExperienceP-arm64-ab.img
Sending sparse 'system_a' 1/5 (524284 KB)          FAILED (Error reading sparse file)
Finished. Total time: 24.591s

After that, I am not allowed to send any command to the phone until I restart de bootloader.

I have tried to install different ROMs, the stock one, other Android versions, but I get the same error on all of them.

Please, any ideas on how to solve my problem? I am really worried about having broken it. Thanks in advance.


texts: Is there a tool to package a particular emulator/SD configuration + APK as a Mac OS X application so that it can be distributed and run with a simple double-click? Something like Fluid for web apps... applied to Android apps on Mac OS (or Windows).


texts: I have a rooted android device in which I have installed SSH server. i need to access my device outside my LANi.e. over the internet.inorder to access it over the internet i need to enable port forwarding . so , is there any way of forwarding ports in android?


texts: Using busybox telnet, teminal emulator and ubuntu

texts: I want to conrol android command line (Jackpal's Terminal) using busybox telnet. With Spartacus Rex' Terminal ide telnet works but cant get out of 'application's context.' So I want to use Jackpal's since I have superuser privileges(i think i do :) ) But whenever I try to connect with telnet (tried on both) I get connection refused error. Any thoughts?


texts: Do you get your warranty back after rooting, flashing then unrooting your device

texts: I have a Honor 5X which I am planning to root so that I can flash Cyanogen MOD 13 as EMUI isn't up to my expectations(NO OTG and Adoptable Storage). Is it possible to flash the ROM then unroot my device to retain the warranty and have access to banking apps? Thanks!


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I'm pretty sure (despite of haven't seen them) that there are a few question about running some app when you turn on the phone. But I want a something a little more complex here. I have a few apps to run on start. Some of them have no trouble because they are installed in the phone, but the rest is installed in my SD card. As we all know (I think thats normal) after starting Android takes a few seconds to load all information saved in the SD card. How can I do to run some apps from the SD card after Android finishes loading information from the media device?

If changes something I'm using Android 2.2

Thanks!


texts: Can't connect/get computer to recognize android phone (OPO)

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I've been trying to root my OPO for two days now and I've continued to have this issue. After installing Android Studio + the SDK, as well as downloading the Google USB Driver, when I connect my phone to my computer it shows up as an MTP device under unknown devices. If I allow it to automatically download drivers, it becomes a portable device instead. But I need it as an ADB device. I've already started USB debugging on the phone, as well as switched between all the different USB options on the phone (charging, MPT, PTP, MIDI, etc.) and still no good :(

When I try to update the driver for the "MTP" device, the Google USB drivers don't show up, and if I try to browse manually, it comes up with the error message saying how "the folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible driver." What do I do?

Thanks!


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I want to retrieve a list of installed applications on KitKat and I also need their version numbers. I know I can use adb shell pm . . . to obtain a list of all packages, but I need the version for each application. I want to use ADB instead of manually clicking on each app inside of app manager. Is there a command that will give me that information?

Thanks.


texts: Only 1 arrow flashing when connected to wi-fi

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Recently when I connect to my companies  wi-fi network, it  says I'm connected with 1 bar the up arrow flashes white but the down arrow does not flash at all and I can not use any apps internet, nothing! (I never had this problem before)

Can someone please help. I have reset my phone, turned it off and on 100 times , clicked forget network and retyped in password etc.. says I'm connected to network but no internet?

I use Samsung galaxy note 2


texts: Why are there not generic phone OS installers?

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I am used to install and remove various operating systems in my PCs, even having several at a time.

Usually, to install a new OS means:

Burn the ISO to a CD/DVD/USB.
Insert it.
Boot. (Maybe you have to tweak a bit the BIOS first).

The only difference between PCs is its CPU architecture: x86, x86_64, arm, etc. Depending on that, you have to download one ISO or another. But I never have to worry about which graphic card, mouse, keyboard, screen, network card, etc. it has. The install wizard automatically detects that and installs the corresponding drivers. Sometimes, if they are not bundled, the installer also downloads them. Anyway, the key point here is that the ISO is always the same.

Now, many mobile OS come out: Ubuntu, Tizen, Firefox OS, the omnipresent Android, and why not any Linux ARM distro out there!. Sadly I have a random chinese mobile, that surely will never get official support in any platform, and I will never be able to test them.

But... Are not today's phones just tiny ARM PCs? Why is installation that different? Why do I always need to have a precompiled monolithic ROM specific for my phone model? Why not just a single "ISO" per OS for any phone that detects and installs automatically the needed drivers, just like always has been in the PC market?

Note: I understand the problem with privative drivers, but I remember Debian asking me for those when there were no libre alternatives at installation, and I could install them then or later. I suppose that workaround could be used in those cases too. Correct me if I'm wrong.


texts: How do I set a default calendar-app in Android (Jelly Bean)?

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I've installed PocketInformant and use it as my calendar app on my phone with Jelly Bean. However, when I get appointment/calendar event reminders, it's the stock calendar that notifies me. This is a bit annoying, since I sometimes wish to edit the appointment from within the reminder. Clicking edit brings up the stock calendar and not PocketInformant.

Is there a way to set PocketInformant as the default Calendar app? Or at least make it the default app for showing calendar reminders?


texts: Remove time-wasting prompts like "data network mode will be deactivated"

texts: I've just upgraded a Galaxy S2 to ICS and when I now toggle data network mode by long-pressing the power button I get these time-wasting prompts like "Data network mode will be deactivated. OK/Cancel?". Any way to turn them off?


texts: How does Android OS do DNS name resolution?

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I am learning about how Windows does name resolution and need to know how Android does it so an app will work on my Windows laptop and from my Android Phone.

Borrowing from a post on superuser.com, the normal resolution method on windows is as follows:

  The client checks to see if the name queried is its own.
  The client then searches a local Hosts file, a list of IP address and names stored on the local computer.
  Domain Name System (DNS) servers are queried.
  If the name is still not resolved, NetBIOS name resolution sequence is used as a backup. This order can be changed by configuring the NetBIOS node type of the client.

I use dnsmasq to provide local DNS resolution so I can map my own made up hostnames to local LAN IP addresses. This also allows me to see, in the dnsmasq log file, the DNS query that goes from the client to the DNS server. While testing the website from my phone I could swear using the URL address http://mywebsite in a Chrome browser on the phone was loading the website and the dnsmasq log showed just that unqualified name - mywebsite - resolving to the desired local IP address the web server is at.

However that was a few days ago, now the dnsmasq log always shows that the DHCP server DNS suffix [home] has been appended. So I see mywebsite.home in the dnsmasq log even though I used the URL address http://mywebsite in the phones Chrome browser. I didn't change anything with the phone. It is still set up to get its IP address via DHCP, in practice it never changes.

So my questions are:

How does Android OS resolve domain names to IP addresses - what things does it try and in what order?
Any feedback on why Android seemed to be resolving the unqualified hostname in my browser originally without any DNS suffix being appended. But now the [home] suffix is always appended as reported in the dnsmasq log file.

Update 1

After some more testing I have again seen the scenario where the webpage http://mymovies loads from the Android phone but the dnsmasq log appears to show the name resolution happening on an unqualified domain name (bare hostname: mymovies).

The x's are my redacted routers public IP address.

Can anyone explain what dnsmasq is doing here?

Starting from 02:07:22 it initially seems to try resolving the name mymovies.home. This makes sense because the phones IP is dynamically allocated by the DHCP server and I can see on my laptop that the DHCP server sends the DNS suffix [home] as the connection-specific DNS suffix so it must be doing the same to the phone I guess?

The reason why it fails here is because I do not have an entry for mymovies.home in dnsmasq.conf - I commented it out. I DO have an address entry for mymovies in dnsmasq.conf and that seems to be why it can resolve mymovies to an IP address.
Is this a difference of name resolution in Android compared with Windows - that eventually Android OS WILL try to resolve an unqualified domain name (bare hostname) to an IP address?


texts: Fastboot - what to install on Windows Desktop?

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I have an older tablet Motorola Xoom Wifi (MZ 604). The tablet stopped working suddenly (while playing a game on it) and it cannot be restarted now. I have tried step described on Motorola XOOM MZ604 hard reset:

I have tried soft reset (Volume Up + Power), this brings the Motorola logo but nothing more.
I was able to enter "wipe data/factory reset" option, but the reset did not finish
I am able to enter a fastboot mode, however no matter what I have tried, I do not see any tools on the PC to connect to the device (or even to list it)

Now before I declare the tablet dead, I would like to try fix it using fastboot. What should I install on my PC (Windows 10 x64) so that I can communicate with the device?

Most guides I have seen want me to install Motorola Drivers from locations like Motorola Support, when clicking through the links, all I get are messages like  "File not found" or 404 errors. If I need any drivers, are there any generic drivers I could use?


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I want to change my /system partition on my Zenfone 5. Its size is only 1259 MB.

Today I installed Resurrection Remix ROM so there is only 195MB free space on /system partition. System can't properly operate. I can't even flash GApps because it says that there is not enough space on system.

P.S. I don't think that RR ROM should take 1063MB of /system storage. I think I messed up partitions and stuff. Is there any way to return my partitions to the default state?


texts: So recently my LG G4 has started acting strange. A few days ago out of nowhere the camera stopped working no matter what the app i put on and how i tried starting the camera the message "Unfortunately, Camera has stopped". I decided to ignore it but then suddenly when i tried to make a call the message "Unfortunately, Call has stopped" came and i couldn't access any of the in call features such as hold, numb-pad etc. Thankfully the phone managed to fix itself again but then again the same thing happened after a few hours. It's been 3 days and i am suffering a lot due to my busy call schedule. The rest of the phone is fine however these to main apps are causing a lot of trouble. Any help will do. Thank You in Advance


texts: Why does Speedo On app does not show on Galaxy Store?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Gear Fit2 Pro and a Samsung Galaxy Note9. I installed the Speedo On app on the phone, which requires a companion Speedo On app from the Galaxy Store for the watch.

  Samsung - If you have a Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro watch or a Samsung Gear watch, please ensure that the Speedo On app is installed on both your smartphone and your watch. To download the watch app: Select “Settings”, Select “Samsung Galaxy apps”, Search “Speedo On”, Select “Install”

However, when I search for this app in the Galaxy Store, it does not show up in the results.

I called Speedo and they assured that the device is supported and I saw reviews in the App Store with people saying they are using it the Fit2 Pro.

Does anyone have this issue? Is there a way to side-load the app to the watch?


texts: change time format from mm/dd/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy

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how to change my system date format from mm/dd/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy?

it was dd/mm/yyyy when i bought my device


texts: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 can't pair with Bluetooth keyboard after update to 4.2.2

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Updated last night. Tablet can't find the keyboard when Bluetooth is turned on and tablet is visible.
This is the keyboard that came with the tablet in the student edition. I can't find anyone with this problem yet except in version 4.3. But this is 4.2.2.


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I've just ordered a Samsung Galaxy Note, and since I generally don't like manufacturer-installed bloatware (TouchWiz etc.), I'd like to reflash it with a stock ICS ROM. However, one of the main reasons I've bought the Note is for the S-Pen functionality.

Is a vanilla ICS ROM capable of running the Note-specific S-Pen apps that come with the phone? If not, is there at least a way to make the phone look and behave as if it doesn't have TouchWiz?


texts: Tethering / Portable Wifi Hotspot Samsung Captivate

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Repeated attempts to get WIFI tethering failed, even after a reboot. I can turn on the wifi hotspot. I used these steps.

Settings > Wireless & networks > More... > Tethering & portable
hotspot > Set up Wi-Fi hotspot,
(put in my settings - SSID, security "WPA2 PSK", and password)
Save
Check "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot"

At this point the hotspot turns on and is discover-able by other devices, but when they connect to the hotspot, they can't access the internet.
Anyone have a solution to this? Am I doing something wrong? Need this fixed before I travel...
TIA

Here's my device details:

  Samsung Captivate

  Device Model: SGH-I897

  Android version: 4.1.2 Jelly Bean

  CyanogenMod version: 10.0.0-captivatemtd

EDIT: Ok, I got it working. I connected my laptop using USB tethering, which worked immediately on the first try. Once I had done that I disconnected from USB and tried enabling the portable hotspot again. This time, connected devices could use the internet via the hotspot.

Hope this helps other people.


texts: Launch Linkedin app from Gmail link rather than browser

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Background
Currently, when I receive an email from LinkedIn, let's use the example of an invitation to connect, I'll select the link from the Gmail app which will open the mobile LinkedIn site via my default browser (Firefox).  Now, I have the LinkedIn app on my Android phone and I would expect these applications can talk to each other whereby the link would launch the app instead of the browser.
My Attempts to Fix
So my initial assumption was that something within the default applications settings got allocated to Firefox rather than LinkedIn for this type of link.  So here's what I've tried...

From App Settings > Gmail > clear defaults, clear cache, clear data
From App Settings > Firefox > clear defaults, clear cache

From here when I try again in the Gmail app I get the option of choosing between different browsers installed.  However, LinkedIn still does not appear as a choice for the default application.
Some Details

I'm running the latest versions of both Gmail and LinkedIn apps
On Android version 4.4.4

Have others had success here?  Is it possible this is not a current capability?


texts: How do mobile companies change the boot animation?

texts: I have been searching for an answer of how mobile companies and carriers get their branding like the bootanimation on a device. Do they do the same on every rom like go to /system/media folder and replace the bootanimation.zip file? How can they do this on a large scale? There must be another way also.


texts: App can't be moved to SD Card , Option not available

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I've installed a app called PyDroid 3 from Play Store, but  I don't have much space available on my internal memory so i wanted to move the app to SD Card. But Move To SD Card option is available on this app.

Using Android 5.1 on Samsung J2


texts: How to edit the list of reserved ports (under 1024) on Android?

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Is it possible to edit list of reserved ports on Android (0 - 1023) to move lower port (under 1024) to higher port (equal or above 1024).

My mobile phone is rooted and I want to use lower port.

One option can be to reboot device so that to kill the process using some specific lower port.

Does Android provide any file in system files with table of reserved ports for edit?


texts: Is it possible to modify files on sd from PC without unmounting?

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Motivation:

As I currently got started to put some media (music,ebook,etc..) I need to organize (add,modify,move,rename) files often but also see if the android apps are still recognizing my files properly.

As file transfer and organization is much faster on PC I plug in the USB cable and do what I want. Unfortunately android unmounts the sd memory so my apps e.g. Gallery wont be able to see the data. So I have to unmount on my PC and then nasty long media scanning takes places, and finally I can see the files within android. What me disturbs is the tedious mounting/unmounting process.

Question:

Can't I just simply alter files on sd memory over USB/Wifi or whatsoever while leaving the sd memory mounted? That would be awesome.


texts: How to tell if an app used the internet for local file transfer?

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My friend uses Send Anywhere to transfer files between her Android phone and tablet. The tablet connects to the internet through a hotspot from the phone.

The app is supposed to transfer the files locally, without using the Internet, but now my friend is claiming  that her SA transfers ate up her whole cellular data pack.

How can we confirm this or rule it out?

We have Opera Max, and I think maybe native Android features as well, which tell us how much data each app has used, but the problem is that they can't tell the difference between data being transferred locally to another device on the same WiFi network, and data actually being transferred over the internet. The same thing goes for the Xposed module Network Speed Indicator.

Things I have thought about:

Looking at the transfer speed: Depending of the speed of ones Internet connection, the speed may differ when local connection is used and the internet is used.
Checking the remaining cellular data allowance from one's operator before and after a transfer.

I have already tried both these approaches on one or two occasions, and what I found is that the transfered happend locally, without the Internet being used for anything other than the innitial "handshake." But the problem is that my friend is now claiming that Send Anywhere comsumed her whole cellular data allowance. If my friend is correct, it would mean that the app is unpredictable and may sometimes use the Internet even though both devices are on the same network (they would have been, my friend has only her one cellular connection and nothing else.)

This is actually not impossible. For example, another app called Airdroid, with some similar functionality, sometimes fails to get a local connection between a hotspot hosting Android device and a connected desktop computer. It then warns me that the two devices are using the internet to connect to each other. However, this only happens sometimes, and refreshing the web app on the desktop device usually solves it.

A similar bug with Send Anywhere may occur, but, like Airdroid, it may only happen occasionally. (It also might not warn me about it, like Airdroid does.) Therefore, it may be difficult to reproduce at any given attempt. Thus, I would like to monitor over an extended period of time how much data each app has used, in a similar way to what Opera Max dues, but I need to be able to distinguish between local data and actual internet data. Opera Max doesn't distinguish. If such monitoring is going on on my friend's device(s), I can be able to see whether it's actually true that Send Anywhere consumed her cellular data allowance.

Any advice?

The devices are both running Android 5.1. The tablet is rooted with Xposed, the phone is not rooted.


texts: Is the SHIELD an Android device with a fully open source software?

texts: NVIDIA announced the Open Source Resources for the Tegra SHIELD device. Does this mean the SHIELD is a device with fully open-source software? How does it compare to another device, for example, the new Nexus 7 that will be released without the sources for the stock image, due to apparently issues with Qualcomm?


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I am trying to install Lineage OS 16.0 on my Moto 4X. I unlocked the OEM bootloader. But when I enter the command 'fastboot reboot bootloader' it shows
'< waiting for any device >'. There it stays until I break.

The next day it suddenly worked and I booted TWRP, install Lineage OS, G-Apps 9.0 micro and started the phone following the instructions at https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/payton/install.

Lineage seem to work fine, but the G-Apps are nowhere to be found. I remember during the installation there was an error like 'can't access date/media., such a Directory does not exist' but it worked, or I thought that it did. I wanted to reinstall it all. Now I have the same problem again.

C:\adb>adb devices
List of devices attached
ZY224KGGGC      device

C:\adb>fastboot reboot bootloader
< waiting for any device >

USB debugging is enabled, the drivers on the PC are the newest from the Motorola website.

I used every USB port on my PC.

I tried my PC and two other laptops, all Windows 10.

Also I tried CMD, Powershell, and GIT-Bash for the commands. It’s always the same response. So I don't know what to do right now.

Does someone know where that problem came from?


texts: adb sideload Throws error: closed on Nexus 6

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I am trying to sideload the Android Marshallow OTA on my Nexus 6 using adb sideload "<android marshmallow OTA>.zip", but the console keeps printing out error: closed with no success. I verified that I have enabled USB debugging, but this is still a problem. I have tried running adb usb as well as adb kill-server and adb start-server as well as rebooting the phone to resolve this, but so far, no luck. I have also tried unlock the bootloader, although that did not seem to help.

The phone's Android Build Number is LMY48T (Android Lollipop 5.1.1)

Does anyone have any idea how I can fix this? I am running Windows 10 Pro x64 on the machine on which I am trying to do this.


texts: How to find out which app is providing adverts (without reverting to process of elimination)

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I'm on Android 6 (P8 if it matters) and I am getting very annoying adverts.

Screen shots show it all:

Screenshots (click images for larger variants)

This icon shown on the right of the first screenshot with the word WIN persists on my "desktop" or "home" screen too. If I click on it, I get what's shown in the second screenshot – as pops up enough to be annoying but it doesn't pop up daily.

My question is, how do I know what is causing this so I can remove it.

The only option I know of is to start removing apps and use the power of elimination but that is not ideal!

The other option I know of is to click on it - sometimes an advert  is part of the app installed (in this image, it takes me to the buy plug ins from the Keyboard app I use) which probably suggests that this app is causing it (but not guaranteed).

Regardless of those 2, I'm still keen to know how to tell, be it via logs or anything else.


texts: How long should it take to restore about 100 user apps with Titanium backup?

texts:
I recently upgraged my Galaxy S I9000 to ICS (AOKP).  Before that I backed up all of my data using TB and restored it after the upgrade.

I recently upgraded to TB Pro, and was looking forward to the fast restores. To my surprise, TB took about 3 hours to restore ~100 apps. Is this normal?  How long should I expect it to take?


texts: Can I purchase apps from Android Market without installing them?

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There's currently a promo on the top 10 applications, available at barrel-bottom prices. I'd like to purchase them but not install them just yet. My phone is low on internal storage and there's just not enough space to put some of the bigger ones. I can't even attempt to install some of them (yeah, it's that bad).

I'm planning on purchasing another Android device in the near future, and those nifty apps will surely come in handy when this happens.

Please don't suggest the usual circumvention methods of moving apps to SD, installing custom ROMs, removing unused applications, etc. These either won't work or have already been done.


texts: WhatsApp messages disappeared without having been deleted

texts: I was texting like normal yesterday morning when all of a sudden it said WhatsApp is not responding or something like that, but after it came off EVERYTHING was deleted, even my backup. I had messages from 2016 there. What should I do to recover my lost messages?


texts: AnkiDroid: Reset TTS language of a single deck

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I am not able to find the correct way to reset the TTS language of just one deck (as opposed to resetting all TTS assignments by using Menu > Preferences > General > Reset).
I have seen this question, but I can't work out what's meant by

  Reset specific deck assignments on deck picker

I am really feeling dumb right now... The "deck picker" is the list of "decks on the AnkiDroid "home screen" right? If so, where is the option to reset TTS for one deck?

I tried the menu by "long-pressing" on one item, but that just gave me the option to collapse, rename or delete the deck.

Opening one deck and then going to Menu > Preferences > General > Reset yields the same as going there from the "home screen", all assignments are reset.

I am lost, can anyone shed light on this for me?


texts: Why is Android showing a different hosts file once my system is booted versus in recovery?

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In the past, I've used a modified hosts file on my system that I place at /system/etc/hosts. The process is pretty straightforward

Boot into recovery using a custom recovery.
Mount /system read-write
Use adb push to copy a hosts file to /system/etc/hosts
Reboot and the hosts file takes effect.

Note that the above process doesn't require rooting. It does, of course, modify the system partition.

However, after upgrading to Nougat, I'm seeing some weird behavior where once I reboot, the hosts file is just the standard one with only localhost in it. This never used to happen on Marshmallow or below.

I thought at first that the system was overwriting my hosts file on each boot, but the strangest part is that if I go back to recovery, the file I copied is still there at /system/etc/hosts. My guess is that the system is doing a mount at boot time that's hiding my file.

Does anyone have any experience with this or have a way to fix it?


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I couldn't connect to a WiFi network over my laptop so I used my phone to connect to the WiFi network instead and activated USB Tethering. When I started, the battery was empty. I started charging it via the USB cable connected to my laptop and I enabled USB Tethering.

The problem arised when the phone said that more power is being used than charged and that I should plug the phone into the wall socket. I did so and the battery wouldn't charge past 4%. It charges so slowly. When I'd turn on the phone or unplug it, the battery level would drop to 1%. I think I've destroyed it.

Has this ever happened to anyone? Is this a software glitch or a hardware problem? Have I destroyed both the phone and the battery?


texts:
I try to install something like SuperSU. All it gives me is

Updating partition details...
...done
Full SELinux support is present.
Simulating actions...
Updating partition details...
...done

I press reboot system as up there it says "Successful".

When I get in the phone there is no SuperSU.

The zip file is ok, I tried it on another phone and it worked well.
Nothing on twrp works: no wipe no nothing, it just gives the above again.


texts: Rooted SGS3 and Kies doesn't work with my ROM, Looking for contact list files

texts: Recently rooted my SGS3 and installed a custom ROM, so I had to import my contacts number back into my phone and I had them saved as a vcard... When I imported all the names, I thought it had buggered up so I imported them again, now there are two of every name and it's a very lengthy process to manually remove every 2nd name (I have 800+ contacts). I'm trying to find a way to remove my contacts completely, but seeing as Kies and Kies Air don't work properly with this ROM, I'm trying to locate the path in my phone that has the contact files so I can remove them that way. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.


texts: How can I sync photos to a network drive over wifi?

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My current workflow is to snap pics on my Droid, plug it in via USB, and sync the pics. I'd like to just run a script to sync the DCIM folder with a shared network drive, if anyone knows of a way that I can do this?

I can connect to the share with a file explorer app, but copying the files is even more awkward that way than plugging in the USB. The tech is there, I'm just wondering if there's a simple one-touch solution.


texts: Can an app update from Play Store reinstate its permissions I've disabled earlier?

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There are quite a few apps out there that request too many permissions during install time, most of them seem  highly dubious. I tend to disable permissions I feel unlikely to be used and for the most part I get it right.

Can an update to said app reinstate its "factory" permissions that I've disabled? (an update might be from Play Store or APK)

This is about protecting privacy, which, I feel, is increasingly difficult these days.


texts: Tasker: event works, state enter/exit not - Fixed by reinstall

texts:
FIXED! I reinstalled Tasker (also deleting remaining Tasker folder) and now it works as it should. Not a clue why it didn't work at first.

I made a little program in tasker. Two tasks: activate stamina mode, activate normal mode. The first is activated when the screen is turned of, the other when it's turned back on. For this I used the events "Display off" and "Display on".

Now I tried the 'Display state' state and set it to "off". Then added the 'activate stamina mode' task to its 'enter'. Also added 'activate normal mode' to the exit. Though for some reason this doesn't work.

So my question is, why?

Note: Using Cyanogenmod 10.1 on Xperia Z. Tasker version v4.0u1

Edit: I know it doesn't work because I added a notification & buzz to the task, these don't get fired. I also tried to add an exit and enter to the running of an app, and this DOES work. Very weird :s

Thanks!


texts: Difference between Accelerometer, Orientation sensors used in Android devices

texts:
Android phones have sensors. I heard about following sensors but there is need to identify difference (or different use) between following terms:

Accelerometer
Orientation
Auto-Rotation
G-sensor & Gravity sensor

From above which deals with auto-rotation of screen and what are other different specific use of them


texts: Explanation of Settings > Apps and internal vs external storage (Android 4.1)

texts:
Can anyone please provide a clear explanation of the different information displayed in the Apps section of Android Settigs? Precisely:

Apps List

The ON SD CARD tab. Does it show apps that are installed on the SD card, or any app that has some data stored on the external storage, even though the app itself may be installed internally?
The checkboxes. Does it indicate that this app is actually installed on the external  storage? Implying that the unchecked apps are installed internally, but have some data stored on the SD card?
The size in MB. Is this the total amount of data this app has stored on the SD card, including the app "executable" itself, in case the app is also installed on external storage?

App Details

The 'Move' button. It offers either a) Move to Internal Storage or b) Move to Data Storage. Is this a reliable indication of where the app is currently installed? I.E. when it offers to Move to Internal Storage, is it safe to assume that the app is installed on external? Or does it say nothing about where the app executable is located, and is only offering me to move any app-related files to the internal memory? Is data storage synonymous to external storage ?
What do the different sizes mean? I mean App, USB storage app, Data, SD card.

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes their time to try and clarify this to me!


texts: Why if I delete the Packageinstaller apk on Android 6 the whole Android OS crashes?

texts: I have a Rooted Moto E 2nd gen(Android 6), and when making experiments on it, I discovered that when I delete Packageinstaller.apk and reboot the device, the whole Android OS crashes. This was not happening on previous versions of Android. Do you know why?


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I want to disable or delete google play store (I don't want the person who has access to the device to install any apps, and I want to free up some space while I'm at it).

I have root. Where are the files stored (such as the apk, odex)?

Is it in /system/app?


texts: Is there a way to access the wide-angle camera in xiaomi redmi 9 from the computer?

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I'm currently trying to access the wide angle camera that xiaomi redmi 9 has. My end-goal is to be able to stream frames from the camera in a python script (using openCV). But knowing how to access this camera from the computer will be enough.
So far, I've tried to do this by using Droidcam, iVcam and IP Webcam. They work great with the main camera, but I'm unable to use the wide-angle one.
I've found a similar question here, but I believe that my question may be different as it's more specific.
PS: I'm completely new here so I'm not sure if this is the correct stack exchange to ask this. I'm sorry if it's not.


texts: Is there any limit on number of devices you can install Apps on from Amazon App Store?

texts: I recently started using the Amazon App store, and noticed that it copies the apps I already purchased or downloaded to other Android devices if I sign in using the same account. Is there any specified limit on the number of devices that this is supported on? If I have 10 Android devices can I buy an app once and install it on all of them?


texts: Bluetooth pairing fails, no more PIN entry field

texts:
I wanted to pair a bluetooth device (specifically, Dynamo Harvester) with my Moto G 2 (Android 6) with the normal workflow: Open bluetooth system settings, scan for devices, select Dynamo Harvester, enter the PIN and it is paired.

Now, after entering the wrong PIN (0000 instead of 000000) several times – where most of the time a message was displayed that the PIN was wrong –, I entered the correct PIN, and something strange happened. The Incorrect PIN message popped up for a brief moment, and afair the device moved to the list of paired devices.

Since the app still did not recognize the Dynamo Harvester, I turned bluetooth off and on again. Now the device has disappeared from the list of paired devices, but appears in the scan list. If I try to pair, I cannot enter a PIN anymore but receive a message Can't communicate with Dynamo Harvester.

I thought that perhaps the device is broken somehow, but connecting with a Samsung Android tablet worked just fine (with the correct PIN).

What can I do? Might this even be a bug in Android because of the strange message about the incorrect PIN, although it was correct?


texts: Exporting GPS data from app-internal database

texts:
I am trying to create a height profile from the GPS positions I recorded last week while hiking. I used the App GPS Logger (now called GPS Offline Logger) on Android 2.3.5/Samsung  GT-S5570 and managed to have it create .kml-Files, and from the second day on, also .gpx-Files. Now, the .gpx-Files contain a lot more information (like accuracy and height) than the .kml-Files (Which are just a <linestring> with a list of coodinates).

Is there any way to have the app create the .gpx File for the missing day or can I (maybe using ADB via Ubuntu) directly access the application's internal database and get the data from there? (If I click "show logs" and then long-click, "show details" twice, all needed information is displayed.)


texts:
I have Samsung Galaxy S9 with Android 10 up to date.
In my Play store I have enabled auto update feature and it's allowed to update through wifi.
I spend a lot time on wifi so I think it should work, but when I check updates in Play store there is always cca 20 application to update. I looks like it does not work. I always update manually and it takes lot of time because there are too many apps. What could be the problem?


texts: Titanium Backup resets my desktop background image when creating a backup

texts:
I recently switch from Helium backup to Titanium (still free version) and experience a strange effect:

Each time I run a batch backup of my app data, the background image of my device is reset to the default.

Any idea why? Actually, I'm quite surprised that something is changed during backup.
And what I could do to make Titanium leave the image I selected?

I run CyanogenMod 11 / Android 4.4.4

(BTW: Is there a support forum for titanium somewhere?)


texts: Black screen ASUS Transformer TF301, what can I do to recover?

texts:
My Transformer TF301 is stuck at a black screen, well sort of a backlit black screen.

I have tried Volume Down-Power (for 10, 20, and 30 seconds) no joy.  VolumeUp-Power, no joy.

Finally found something thin enough (staple in the end) to push the hardware reset button.

No joy.

Holding power is not shutting it off either.

My son (six years old) is the only real user, and I cannot imagine he installed/rooted it. I see no visual sign that he damaged it.  It is in a case as well, which should mitigate any physical damage he might cause.

If I hold power button it goes black, but any other press and you get a backlit black screen.  Nothing seems to budge it.

What are my options to recover?


texts: Galaxy Nexus - How do I start adding strangers' numbers to "auto-reject"?

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I regularly get phone calls from people trying to reach an old folks' home and I want to outright reject those automatically (without any "send to voicemail" ideally).

This was fairly painless on the Galaxy S: from the Call Log, tap-hold on the bad number, menu pops up, select "add to auto-reject". [Auto reject was enabled in the phone's settings before]

How do I achieve the same thing with the Galaxy Nexus?  I'm figuring the same feature should be available from the stock ICS somewhere.  If not, I'm open to lists of auto-reject apps.


texts: "input string was not in a correct format" DroidExplorer Desktop

texts: I have never been able to load the application, this messages appears in a popup when i try and open it. Any help would be great.


texts:
Lately, I've been having with my phone when I try to open some apps. Usually games, they spend a long time sitting on the opening splash screen before eventually starting up properly. This can take up to ten minutes, with no visible progress. Once the game is running, it's perfectly fine. Doesn't run sluggishly or have long waiting/loading times.

My phone is a Moto G4 running Android 7.0. unrooted and with no modifications. This has come up with Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, Monument Valley 2 and Space Team. I tried moving the apps to internal storage, but it didn't seem to make any difference.

Does anyone have any idea of what might be causing this?


texts: How does Google know what apps I've installed if I login to gmail via browser?

texts:
I logged into gmail using Microsoft Edge and Google immediately sent an email saying that my device doesn't have the latest Google apps.

How did Google come to know which apps I have installed and if they are latest or an older version? It would make sense if i was using the gmail app. But in my case, I logged in using the browser.

Or is it just a generic notification because I am accessing gmail via browser and Google assumes that I don't have the latest apps?


texts: How-to unlink the main Google account from android device without a factory reset

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While setting up my HTC Hero phone, I have entered my gmail account in the setup. But now I want to remove it (I don;t want to change with another account). How do I do it ?

I have searched a lot on Google and everywhere I found that I have to do factory reset but this is not my favoured option.

If there is another way, please let me know.


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I'm using a tool to flash an Android device with a .img file.  The tool is called USB Flash Burner.  What this tool does is you boot the Android device up while pressing a paperclip in the reset button.  Then you point the USB Burner Tool to an .img file and it writes over pretty much everything.  Here are the instructions.

  If you want to use the Amlogic USB Burning tools to update, please download the firmware here:

  http://pan.baidu.com/s/1mgl3R40

  firmware update instruction for update via usb buring tool is here:

  http://blog.geekbuying.com/index.php/2014/11/24/how-to-flash-stock-firmware-on-mk808b-plus-quad-core-tv-stick/
  please note, you should use the newest usb burning tool, download it here:
  http://www.mediafire.com/download/zo7b5cy0nzb7o91/Amlogic_USB_Burning_Tool_New_Version.rar

  If you want to use SD card to do the update, please download the firmware here:
  http://pan.baidu.com/s/18OSRc
  password: 9qca

Now my questions is how do I make my own .img file that I can use with the USB Burner Tool?  Is the file that I burn using the USB Burner Tool a ROM?  Firmware?  And how do I go about creating the .img file needed?  I need to make my own because I have to make a version that I can flash for other people.  The devices of the other people are all exactly the same.

I already used TWRP to make a backup, and it give me boot.emmc.win, data.ext4.win, data.info, system.ext4.win, and system.info.  This works but I have to insert the sd card in and press a bunch of buttons to make the recovery work.  We deal with a lot of devices and with the USB Burner Tool it is faster and brings the device back if it is really bricked.

Thanks for any help!  Also if you have pointers to help that would be appreciated about where I can look.


texts:
We are using a Wi-Fi network to communicate with other devices running our applications. And, we are using UDP multicasting.

However, due to some new restrictions we are no longer allowed to use wifi.

Is there a way to connect all the devices (via USB) to different computers (connected to the same local network) and have them all receive and send data with UDP multicasting?

We don't need internet, just the LAN. This is only used for testing purposes.

I am looking at this post about reverse tethering. Has anyone used UDP multicasting with this setup? Will the mentioned method solve my problem?

We do not currently have a linux machine setup and it would take us a while to get one setup. So if anyone could confirm this, from experience, before we start doing down that road, that would be fantastic.


texts:
I dropped by Moto Z play a few days ago, and when i dropped it, the touchscreen just stopped. I can see everything that is happening on the screen, like the time, notifications and other things on the lock screen, but the touchscreen, as well as the fingerprint reader, is dead. I have tried accessing my data in multiple ways, but nothing has worked.
If anyone can help, please i would appreciate it.
Thanks in advance, and regards.


texts: how can I move my whatsapp account from an old phone to another without having the old phone to verify?

texts:
I need big help please, my parents have taken my phone and there are some whatsapp chats they must not see, is there any way I can delete my whatsapp account or move it to a new number without having my sim? Or a way to delete the chats from elsewhere?
please hurry, I don't have much time


texts: Extract App Data from Nandroid / CWM Backup

texts:
I use ClockworkMod Recovery, and Slimbean.

Recently, my slimbean started hanging at the loading screen and getting insanely hot. So I took a backup, and cleaned flashed AOKP rom. It's working fine so far. Initially, I tried to do a flash without clearing data. Then, a clean flash with "advanced restore"ing the data alone from the backup, but both resulted in the above-mentioned problem of hanging at boot screen.

Is there a way to extract the app-data from CWM backup and restore it manually? Or an app for this?


texts: Video Streamer that can connect via proxy

texts:
Hello I connect my phone to the internet via wifi, using connectify, my internet is via a proxy. I've managed to set wifi proxy, but this works for only the Internet app, my video players fail to stream, probably because they're going direct and not passing through the proxy.

My question is ; Is there a video player that works via proxy?

I'm not rooted.


texts: Using luks manager app for creating file based containers for encryption, is there any chance that unencrypted data appears in crash dumps etc?

texts:
My PC is fully encrypted and protected with TrueCrypt using. I don't use TrueCrypt encrypted file based containers as they are not safe from the OS itself. The official TrueCrypt site states that file based container encryption is insufficient because the operating system stores fragments of files and other metadata in various places in clear unencrypted form(hiberfil.sys, pagefile, crash dumps etc):

  System encryption provides the highest level of security and privacy,
  because all files, including any temporary files that Windows and
  applications create on the system partition (typically, without your
  knowledge or consent), hibernation files, swap files, etc., are always
  permanently encrypted (even when power supply is suddenly
  interrupted). Windows also records large amounts of potentially
  sensitive data, such as the names and locations of files you open,
  applications you run, etc. All such log files and registry entries are
  always permanently encrypted too.

My question is that is this a problem with android too? I have encrypted containers created with the "luks manager". One of them contains highly sensitive data, making me paranoid enough to think that the android device might also be storing file fragments and other details like windows does.

Does android have temp files, crash dumps etc?

although full device encryption is possible since honeycomb 3.0 it does not allow plausible deniability or hidden android OS etc(of course, its not useful for almost all who use Android)


texts: Alternative to Photosync to sync pictures into Picasa

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The version of Photosync I have installed fails to upload pictures after I take a few dozen of them in a short period of time. Is there an alternative app that will work and not take too much memory on my poor old 2.3.5 phone?

The Google+ app is too heavy for my phone.


texts: "Format as Internal Storage" option no longer available

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When I first inserted my SD card, it showed a notification with an "options button." I proceeded to format the card as external, portable storage, although the system storage format option was available (a mistake on my part). I later realized this when there was no option to move apps to SD card, as you can on LG devices. So, I went to storage settings, and pressed format, and it did not show the option to format as internal memory. Could anyone help me set this microSD card as internal storage? ***

  Please note that this is not a previously asked question. I know that
  my phone has the ability to set it as internal storage. I have seen
  the option. Read the entire question.


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On Windows I would use a sandbox to easily see file-changes made by shady programs to see how it would affect my system. What are easy methods (except decompiling and looking at the actual program code) for that on android?

Background: I ran the app 'stubborn trojan remover' showing me I'm infected with ghost push, a trojan for android. I looked up more information, but it seems there is very little. 'Stubborn trojan remover' gives also very little info, it doesn't even say where it removes the trojan from or where it found it.


texts: How much power can Android output via OTG?

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I'm trying to use my 250GB external USB SSD on my S5. But unfortunately my powered hub broke... So my only choice is direct connection.
The SSD uses 0.9A @ 5V, and I have no clue about how much power my phone can pump out - Please help


texts: SD card readers don't work via USB OTG but USB thumb drives do, any ideas?

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I have a Huawei Ascend G6 LTE (G6-L22) and bought a little USB OTG cable so I could read full sized SD cards while out and about.

Only, it doesn't work, on either of the SD card readers I've tried - both of them small USB2 based readers.

When I plug in USB thumb drives to the adapter, they work fine and I can browse files and photos.  But no go on the card readers.

What will happen is the phone either doesn't see the drive at all, or it sees it momentarily then it disappears with a "your SD card was disconnected" notification.  The LED on the card reader lights up when you first plug it in, but then goes into a fast blinking pattern which seems to indicate a problem.

Any ideas?  I wouldn't have thought an SD card reader would exceed the normal power supplied via USB OTG ports, and its LED lights up.  Could the phone just not have a driver that supports card readers?

Edit: the filesystem on the SD card was FAT32, as it was a 16GB card I use in my DSLR.  I use the stock ROM but am rooted.


texts: Can't read Comixology comics purchased on my Kindle Fire since app update

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Since the Comixology Android app update a few days ago, I've been unable to read any comics that I had previously purchased on my Kindle Fire. The app tells me that the device is not authorized to read these comics. I'm directed to sign in, but I'm already signed in on that device with my Comixology account.

I saw on their Facebook page that they have some work-arounds to try, but they don't list them anywhere on their site.  How can I read comics in the updated Comixology app that I had purchased before the update?


texts: How to back up DSLR pictures with Android?

texts: I'm going to be traveling soon and taking a DSLR camera and Galaxy S5 mobile phone. How could I transfer the pictures to my phone and then to a backup service such as DropBox or Google Drive? I anticipate taking more than 100 GB of pictures.


texts: How do I enable DNS over HTTPS on Firefox for Android?

texts: I found the option to enable DNS over HTTPS for Firefox on the desktop but I can't find it on the Android version of the browser. Is it supported? How do I enable it?