texts: Bad ROM flash - Kindle Fire stuck in boot

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My KF won't finish booting.

I started to root my KF from my iMac using these instructions and with the files it points to.  I got as far as flashing it with FIREFIREFIRE which appeared to complete normally but at the fastboot reboot following, the device hung with its splash screen displayed ("kindle fire").  I waited 3 min and restarted it - same behavior.  I tried a hard reset and got the same behavior.  The KF has Android 2.3.4 and Kindle Fire 6.3.1.  A copy of the terminal output (with comments obviously inserted later):

jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ adb kill-server; adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
1836002600000001    device

###  Neato - iMac sees the KF.
###  Into and out of the shell:

jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$
jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ adb shell
$ ls
config
dropbox
cache
sdcard
acct
mnt
vendor
d
etc
ueventd.rc
ueventd.omap4430.rc
ueventd.goldfish.rc
system
sys
sbin
proc
init.rc
init.omap4430.rc
init.goldfish.rc
init
default.prop
data
root
dev
$ exit

### Push fbmode utility to KF and run it:

jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ adb push fbmode /data/local/fbmode
4976 KB/s (510876 bytes in 0.100s)
jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/fbmode
jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ adb shell /data/local/fbmode
jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ adb reboot

### Flash the KF with FIREFIREFIRE:
jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ pwd
/Users/jeff/Downloads/Kindle/RootingTools/android-sdk-macosx/platform-tools
jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ fastboot -i 0x1949 boot u-boot.bin
creating boot image...
creating boot image - 210944 bytes
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [  0.055s]
booting...
OKAY [  0.003s]
finished. total time: 0.059s
jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ fastboot reboot
< waiting for device >
^C

###  At this point, the KF hung, as the instructions said it might,
###  displaying its splash screen: "kindle fire".  After 3 minutes,
###  I forced a shut down and restarted it. It displayed the splash
###  screen and hung again.  I tried a hard reset - held the power
###  button down for 60 seconds, and restarted it.  Same behavior.

###  adb and fastboot get no response.
###  The power LED stays green.

jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ adb devices
List of devices attached

jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ fastboot reboot
< waiting for device >
^C
jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ adb shell /data/local/fbmode
error: device not found
jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ adb shell /data/local/fbmode
error: device not found
jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ adb devices
List of devices attached

jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ adb reboot
error: device not found
jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$ adb kill-server; adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached

jrobert@Gacrux platform-tools$

###  Growl on the  iMac responds to my unplugging the USB while
###  the KF is powered up ("USB Disconnection  kindle").
###  Growl doesn't respond to my plugging in the KF's USB
###  with the KF powered up.
###  Growl responds to my powering the KF up or down with the
###  USB connected.  The KF file system does not get mounted.

adb and fastboot client get no response, and neither lists a device.  Growl on the iMac responds to my unplugging the USB while the KF is powered up ("USB Disconnection  kindle"). It doesn't respond to my plugging in the KF's USB with the KF powered up. Growl responds to my powering the KF up or down with the USB connected.  The KF file system does not get mounted on the iMac.

I can power it on and off with the power button (it requires a push-and-hold to shut down) and the power LED lights and goes out when I do.  I've tried push-and-holding the power button as soon as the LED lights; the unit shuts down after 10 seconds or so, just as in any forced shut-down.

I've ordered parts to make into a factory-cable and hoping I can recover it with that.  Is there anything else I can try in the meanwhile?


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Which browsers (and which versions) support WebGL?

In particular I am interested in checking Three.js examples, but I do not want to limit this question about a particular WebGL framework or a page.


texts: How to use a different file chooser app in Android?

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When using many different Android apps, a file chooser is displayed to allow the user to select a file to process.
For example, in the Privacy Browser web browser, visiting the VirusTotal website and then pressing the Choose file button on that site will invoke this file chooser app.
How can one change the file chooser app (on Samsung Android Nougat devices, if that matters)?
Ideally, I would like to change it the Solid Explorer File Manager, but I'm open to all possibilities.

Related: How to clear the Android file chooser history?


texts: Will I keep the credits that I redeemed from a Google Play voucher if I get a new phone?

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I bought a new phone, and I have redeemed a £25 Google Play voucher on my Play Store account.

I need to take back my phone. If I get a new phone, will I still have the £25 on my Google Play account?


texts: Why does Galaxy Nexus i9250 official car charger have 700mA instead of 1000mA?

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I discovered that the official Samsung car charger is rated for 700mA, but my stock wall charger has 1000mA. Is that normal? If I buy the 700mA charger, there's the risk that with the navigator on, the battery will not charge?

Instead if I buy this that has 1000mA, will work with my Nexus? Written on it is "for Galaxy Note", but seems OK. Or will I have problems?


texts: What happens to a running program when "home" button is pressed in Android phone?

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One thing puzzles me. It looks like if I use some program on Android and press the "home" button I see the home screen and can rerun the program and see that program in the same state as it was before - so looks like the program is not fully restarted, just suspended and then resumed.

Yet that doesn't seem to happen consistently with Air Control game. Sometimes when I'm playing Air Control and press "home" and later rerun Air Control - it is paused (as if I pressed "pause" button) and I can resume the game. Sometimes the same leads to Air Control dropping the game and starting anew.

So it looks like I don't understand something.

What's the deal here? What happens to a program when "home" is pressed? Does it continue running or what does it do?


texts: Disable "Call via hangouts" in Contacts.google.com in browser - use tel: instead

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I use "click to call" from my phone often on phone numbers in my laptop browser (Chrome) and recently tried it from Gmail and Contacts tabs of Google apps. I even created a page to paste numbers in to use this function: https://craiglambie.com/ClickToCallForm.html
However this sends a link to call using Hangouts - when I want to use the mobile/cell phone to call usually.
Is there a way to disable the hangouts link, and make it a "normal" tel: link that the phone accepts?


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I need to completely erase my current Android OS from my Galaxy S2 and install a fresh version from scratch.

I have Odin 3.07, the ".tar.md5" file and the Samsung drivers. I already did some "flashing", but my device was not "completely" restored, just updated.

I need a full re-install. What thing to check in Odin to achieve it?


texts: Lenovo PHAB 2 automatically activate user data when wifi is switched off

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I enabled (turning on user data when wifi is turned off) feature and can not disable it again from Device settings after a lot of search.

The only solution I have now is to restore my device to factory, but this is my last choice.Please, any one help me to avoid this.

My device is Lenovo Phab 2 ?


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I noticed that certain Samsung batteries say "Near Field Communication" on them.

Is the NFC h/w located in the battery? Does it differ by the manufacturer of the Android device?

A friend of mine claims (for Samsung devices) that only the antenna is located in the battery, and the rest of the NFC tag is located inside the phone, but has no evidence to back up his claim.


texts: How can I reformat internal storage on Android?

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I'd like some assistance with formatting the internal storage of my phone.
I've managed to unbrick it and to flash TWRP recovery but I can see that capacity of the internal storage is only 33 MB which is clearly wrong. Before I started doing all this it had GB of capacity not MB. So clearly I need to fix this. I tried to use Windows's disk manager
but the manager isn't detecting the phone or the storage.

Can I have some guidance here ? It's Meizu 5 pro. Any helpful input much appreciated.

cat /proc/partitions gives me:

major   minor  #blocks  name
   8       0   61071360  sda
   8       1   1024      sda1
   8       2   256       sda2
   8       3   256       sda3
 259       0   4096      sda21
 259       1   8192      sda22
 259       2   2048      sda23
 259       3   4096      sda24
 259       4   4096      sda25
 259       5   24576     sda26
 259       6   32768     sda27
 259       7   32768     sda28
 259       8   20480     sda29
 259       9   20480     sda30
 259      10   20480     sda31
 259      11   20480     sda32
 259      12   20480     sda33
 259      13   2621440   sda41
 259      14   524288    sda42
 259      15   57663468  sda43
 259      16   38912     sda44
   8      16   4096      sdb
   8      32   4096      sdc
 179      0    30253056  mmcblk0
 179      1    30252032  mmcblk0p1

ls -ld /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/* gives me "No such file or directory"

Note:

The phone hasn't got any OS running at the moment.

I managed to use ADB and fdisk to get a list of locations (fdisk /dev/block/sda) in the phone. Then I pressed "p" for a print out.
I marked locations or partitions in question. Cache takes up all the storage whereas "userdata" gets only 38MB. In advanced mode where I get to make changes when I press "p" again I get different output. I don't understand this.

Update:

I modified the partition table to make it look like the way I need:

The problem I'm dealing with right now is that the phone doesn't want to mount the devices. Can't get it to mount system, cache, userdata.
I made sure "userdata" is still vfat and cache is ext4. Order number of partitions have changed though. Does that matter ?

latest update:

Looks like I was right for once. When I ran mount -a to mount all devices I got error because devices are assigned to different partition number.


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I have a query regarding the way Link2sd is supposed to work. I came across this today. As the screenshots show when entering the Link2sd app. The app is supposed to be linked to the sd card, but, if you enter into the details of that link it show that none of them are on the sd card. The 3rd screenshot shows that everything is on the internal memory. I tried to unlink but it came up telling me that nothing is linked to begin with.
The screenshots are below:


texts: My device is Micromax a110q. I rooted it and changed my rom to sony pure xperia z2. After changing my rom the data is much more consuming by android os. So help me how to reduce data..


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I tried rooting my Samsung Galaxy J3 and now it says:

  "recovery is not seandroid enforcing"

I used CF root and now it wont boot out of recovery.

How do I repair?


texts: I have a Lenovo a6000 which I recently flashed and when it rebooted I cant even see the logo and if I press the power button it just vibrates again and again in a few intervals,I tried to boot into recovery by pressing volume up and power button but that was also no use what can I do to get into recovery


texts: How do I store my contacts so I can retrieve them after a factory reset?

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Has anyone used the HTC backup app?

I'm going to factory reset my phone and I want to store my contacts somewhere so I can retrieve them after the reset.

Has anyone done this before?


texts: How to stop Play Store from auto-updating itself?

texts: How can I stop Google play from automatically updating to the latest version? I tried deleting my hosts file but it's not being deleted. My phone is rooted.


texts: What should I backup before installing a new ROM?

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What do I need to backup (using Titanium Backup) if I want to have the 'same system' after applying new version of a ROM?

Is it better to set up everything from scratch or restore my data from the backup?

I have a HTC Desire and I'm upgrading from CM rc2 to CM rc4


texts: Why did auto-upgrade Lollipop not hit in my Moto G 2nd Gen?

texts: All,I am very excited to look forward to taste Lollipop in my Moto G 2nd, From the read, I was told Moto will auto-upgrade the Android system in their device from 4.4 to 5. I already checked my phone, In the "About Phone" , it shows "Moto G 2nd", But Why the upgrade notice doesn't show .Did I missed something ? Please help me .Thanks.


texts: How can I disable the front status LED when charging my device?

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Charging my smartphone the front LED is always shining annoyingly green. This bothers me especially while reading an ebook which is why I am looking for a way to disable this feature.

So how do I disable the front status LED?

My smartphone is a Huawei Honor U8860, but I'm hoping to find a device-agnostic solution, be it in form of a hidden setting or app that adds the option to disable the front status LED.


texts: How to sync hotmail contacts in both directions?

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with iPhone, you just add your Hotmail account and it syncs your contacts both ways seamlessly.

I have to use Hotmail, not gmail, as I primarily use outlook on a PC, and gmail provides no (free) outlook sync method for contacts and calendar.

Now I have android phone, I cant find any way to do this. I have tried the following:

1) add Hotmail as an exchange account.

This puts your Hotmail contacts into the android phone app. This is HALF the job. However, if you edit a contact, it does not sync back to Hotmail.  The edit is local to the phone. If you lose your phone, you lose the number.

Note: to get this to work, you have to create a manual setup, chose exchange, then set the server to m.hotmail.com.

So I removed the account and went back to zero contacts in the android phone app.

2) install outlook app and add hotmail account.

Next I installed outlook app and added my Hotmail account. Your contacts are visible in the people tab of outlook BUT YOU CANT EDIT THEM OR ADD NEW ONES.
It also adds an android account called "outlook", and puts your Hotmail contacts in the android phone app. Great no?  NO. Again, if you edit a contact, it stays on the phone, the sync is one way. Even worse, if you add a new contact as a Hotmail contact, it does not sync anywhere.

Am I missing something, or is outlook/Hotmail on android completely broken/ only half implemented?

Surely there is someone who uses outlook on a PC and has an android phone, and needs to sync contacts two ways, something I have been doing with out issue for the last 10 years with windows CE phones and iphones?

Google nexus 6 +  Android 6

=== update ===

Recently, MS "upgraded" hotmail to use exchange protocols for synchronization, rather than the hotmail connector, so I decided to dust off the nexus and try again.

start off with no contacts in the phone app, outlook for android installed with no accounts.
Add hotmail.com email as an exchange account in outlook for android.
Wait
Now I see

a) all my contacts in outlook for android, but they are not editable, they are read only.  If I change a contact in outlook on my desktop, I see the change in outlook for android. But no way to get changes or new contacts back the other way. Unfortunately, contacts in outlook for android are largely useless as I don't use email on my phone and would rarely use outlook for android, I only installed it to try to get contacts to sync. I need the contacts in the phone's phone book.

b) All my contacts appear on the android phone app, but its a one way sync only. If I change a contact on the phone, the change is not reflected or saved anywhere.  If I add a new contact, its not synced or saved anywhere.  If i updated a contact on the pc or in hotmail web browser, this change is synced back to the phone, overwriting any changes I have made to an existing contact on the phone.  Contacts are correctly marked as belonging to the hotmail/exchange account.


texts: How can I determine USB host controller type

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I'm trying to determine wheter my tablets have:

Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI)
Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI)
Ehanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI)

Is there any tool that could help me to determine it?
My tablets are:

Samsung GT P3110
GoClever R76.2


texts: unable to connect laptop to cisco vpn when laptop is using tablet internet connection

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I am facing an unusal problem. I tried searching but seems no earlier post is here addressing my problem.

I am using 3G mobile data connection(SIM card) in my samsung galaxy tab 2. As you know android Jelly Bean has the feature of sharing the tablet's data connection via wifi tethering/hotspot. Now: I can connect to the internet easily from my acer laptop(windows 7) via the wifi tethering of my tablet. However, when i try to connect my laptop to my office vpn(cisco) using cisco vpn client, i get the error that the client is not able to connect to the vpn server. But if i connect my laptop to the internet via bluetooth modem of my nokia c7, then vpn connection is easily established.

Is it something with the wifi tethering technology? Please help. The tablet itself can connect to vpn server using vpncilla for android.

Please suggest.


texts: Network issues with Jio sim on Sim slot 1 and Airtel on Sim slot 2

texts: I have Jio sim on Sim slot 1 and Airtel on Sim slot 2.Both the slots are 4G enabled and have VolLte. Whenever I turn on Airtel data , Jio goes out of coverage and unavailable. What would be the problem ? Is it a network issue?


texts: I recently set up a GV number and seemingly activated the number for my cell phone, HTC Evo. I can make outgoing calls using the GV# and send/receive texts fine but whenever someone calls the number it gives an 'unable to connect' error and hangs up. Anyone have a solution for this issue?


texts: How to add a contact to People from Hangouts?

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I'm using KitKat. I have Hangouts conversations with people who are not in my contacts (this may be an artifact of using a Google Apps account provided by my school). How can I add someone from one of these conversations to People?

I have tried double-tapping and holding down their icon or their chats without any success, and looking at the "..." options menus. No luck. I do know how to add contacts from email.


texts: Can I receive / send SMS of cellphone number with a tablet using a dongle?

texts: Can I receive / send SMS of cellphone number with an Android tablet using a dongle? Any SMS application for the Android tablet?


texts: How to factory reset phone when I can't find the factory reset option?

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I have an old Samsung Galaxy S3 that's been sitting in my desk for years. I wanted to clear it off to give to a friend, but I'm not seeing the factory reset option anywhere. All guides I can find online indicate that it should be in the Settings app, but it's not. (There is no Privacy section anywhere in the Settings app.)

Is there any other way to factory-reset a phone? It's on 4.3 (Jellybean), according to the About Device screen. (I've tried to get to recovery mode with the power/volume down key trick, but it doesn't work; just continues to boot normally.)


texts: disable sync when in mobile (3g) network

texts: How can I enable auto-sync only when wifi is available? I have a small data plan and I don't want to waste it on sync.


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I am running a S6, rooted, and on Evolution X, Android 10. I saw a video, where a guy changed his user based on his password/pin, I did a lot of research on that, but couldn't find anything, do you guys know if there is a function or an app, where I can do this, so in short words:
I want to change the users on my phone based on the pin!


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I have 3 google accounts which have a bunch of auto-populated email addresses and contacts I have never intended to add to my android

I went to Settings > Accounts > Google > foobar@gmail.com > Contacts > Switched toOFF

HOWEVER when I go back to the phone app, all of the garbage auto-populated email addresses are STILL THERE. And when I select one of them, it clearly indicates with a google logo it was "synced from google account".

I intentionally don't use Google stuff. I want it off my phone.

Lollipop 5.1 Galaxy S6


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I am looking for a good solution for Dynamic DNS for Android?
(Mostly for within LAN's).

I think an app should be easy to find, but one also needs a service.
(I could pay a little bit)


texts: TWRP not detecting external storage, shown as 0MB

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I have managed to install TWRP using Odin on my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (GT-N7100). Installed TWRP version twrp-2.8.7.0-t03g.img.tar. It is showing External Sdcard (0MB).

Why is that so? Can anyone help me out?


texts: How do I get a version of Android with linux kernel >= 3.18 on a Nexus 5?

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According to this post Android 7.1 has kernel 4.1.1 and Android 6.0 has kernel 3.18.10.

I installed Android 6.0 on a Nexus 5 (using the latest google image) and ended up with kernel 3.4. Then I installed 7.1 on a Nexus 6 (also using the latest google image) and ended up with kernel 3.10.

I could go try on a newer version yet on a newer phone but I'm doing this to get dwarf-based callstacks on perf runs and I really want to do it on the oldest phone possible.

Has anyone  gone through this before?


texts: How can I only show certain cards/notifications on a specific device?

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I have a couple of Android devices - a HTC One as my phone and a Nexus 7 as a tablet. Both devices have Google Now on them and the Calendar application.

I got my phone first, and set up a variety of notifications, such as Google Now telling me approximately when I need to set off to get to work, and an entry in the Calendar application for various notifications like meetings, etc.

Now that I have my tablet, I'm finding that both devices are giving me the same notifications. Is it possible to filter/only show certain notifications on one device? If so, how would I achieve this?


texts: Network and Call not working in particular region, mobile settings issue

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I am using Redmi Note 4 and Jio sim.

My internet and calls are not working inspite of network available. Other people living near me is able to use internet well at that place.
When I move about 70 meter away from my home, internet and calls are working quite fine. Internet and calls are working everywhere, except at my home. Means problem is under particular tower.

At my home, I changed my sim card and inserted in my friend's Redmi note 4 mobile, my internet and calls started working fine. But her jio sim inserted in my Redmi note 4, then it is not working. It means, problem is not in SIM card  but in my mobile setting.

Tried Solutions:

I thought I messed up in ##4636## settings, but I have no options to make it default setting. So, In mobile setting, I made default network setting.

Final solution:

I formatted my mobile completely, three times, so that all settings get as it was in new mobile. But still the problem is unsolved.

Please let me know, what should I do ?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 from Verizon, bought a little over one year ago. As soon as the one year warranty was over the device started acting up. Right now it is in an unreliable working state.

Symptoms:

The device freezes almost constantly at a rate of at least once an hour (4 times in the past 3 hours).
There is not one app in particular to cause the freeze, that I can trace to. It seems that any time I do something which requires it to work a little, like loading a web page, brings the device to a freeze.
Sometimes it just restarts.
Sometimes it says "Start Up Failed" when booting up.

What I've done:

Removed the SD card completely.
Reset the device to factory defaults multiple times (about once per week). After this, it works good for a few days then goes back into freezing mode.
Uninstalled most of the apps, especially the once I don't really use daily.
Disabled all the pre-installed Verizon apps (the once that I could).
Disabled auto updates.
Took the device to the local Verizon shop and they didn't do anything to help, besides trying to get me to buy something else.

Any idea of what else I could do to fix this issue?

EDIT

The device got to a point where it became impossible to perform any operations. If it wasn't constantly restarting, it would restart at the very first operation. Any attempt to do anything on the device sent it into restart.

I was able to talk to a few technicians from Samsung and they determined that the problem sits with the hardware, perhaps the motherboard. Therefore I ended up sending the device to Samsung for repair.


texts: Possible to Obtain Active Bluetooth Connection Details? Protocol version? Profile? Codec?

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Is it possible to obtain details about an active bluetooth connection in Android?

Protocol version is what I most want to know, such as if a bluetooth 5.0 peripheral is connecting to the device using bluetooth 5 and not 4. Also would be great to see the profile/codec being used as well.

I've looked and somewhat to my surprise I didn't find a way to do this either natively in android or using any third party apps.


texts: Reducing Tx_Power for mobile hotspot - hostapd.conf

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I am using rooted Samsung J2 pro with Marshmallow 6.0.1. My mobile hotspot uses a lot of battery. And this battery usage is reported by Android OS process by Smart Manager.
I have reduced the tx_power manually from 4 to 1 in hostapd.conf located under /data/misc/wifi/hostapd.conf but it gets overwritten whenever I switch on the hotspot.
How can I make it permanent or is there a way to change tx_power through adb?


texts: Unlock Bootloader from EDL mode via MSMDownloadTool

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Problem

I'd like to know the proper process of "hacking" emmc_appsboot.mbn in order to flash already an unlocked bootloader from start.
I didn't want to ask for a file from an already unlocked phone because I'm interested in the process and how it works.

What I did

I tried myself editing with a hex editor the line after ANDROID BOOT! and changed the hex from 00 to 01 but the phone was perfectly bricked :D and I had to spend some times with the drivers (Qualcomm 9008) and learning how to put it in EDL mode with the phone not even fastbooting, afterwards I was able to "msmdownload" it again reflashing everything. I can now in fastboot and recovery.

I also tried replacing the recovery, with twrp, and actually it failed when going to recovery because of the md5 checksum.

I hex-edited both md5.img and md5sum.md5 files replacing the md5 of recovery.img with the one of twrp (renamed recovery.img of course) but still, it failed nonetheless the md5 checksum.

I suppose there is some other file where these hash's are stored and are checked during boot.

Is it safe to assume that emmc_appsboot.mbn as well is checksumed and if it fails it doesn't load at all?

What's the correct process in:

1) Editing emmc_appsboot.mbn in order to unlock the bootloader

2) Making the system actually boot and work after we edited those files (probably security checks / hash's are involved).

IMPORTANT:
Please do not suggest "how to unlock the bootloader" with usb-debugging etc, the well known methods that are well known, kindly

Reference : You can download here the MSMDownloadTool with all the ROM / OP3 related files.


texts: Bootloader is unlocked, fastboot returns "FAILED remote: Not allowed to flash" when trying flash .img

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I am trying to root my Google Pixel 3a with Android 10. The bootloader is unlocked. It says so in the dev settings, and I have to go through the warning prompt every time I reboot my device.
I am following these instructions for rooting it(using method 2). When I run the fastboot command to flash the patched .img file, it returns:
C:\Users\MyPC\Android>fastboot flash boot_2 magisk_patched.img
target reported max download size of 268435456 bytes
sending 'boot_2' (30392 KB)...
OKAY [  0.798s]
writing 'boot_2'...
FAILED (remote: Not allowed to flash (boot_2))
finished. total time: 0.861s

I tried without the "_2" which also does not work. I used fastboot getvar current-slot to determine which partition is correct.
Things I've tried to troubleshoot:

Running cmd as Administrator (im using win10)
Confirmed OEM unlocking is turned on in the dev settings (it is, it
says "bootloader is already unlocked"
Confirmed USB debugging is on
Disabled "Verify apps over USB" and "Verify bytecode of debuggable
apps" in the dev settings.
Confirmed file transfer is enabled from my PC and my Phone (it is, I
can transfer files back and forth between them)
Tried a different USB cable


texts: Unwanted underlined in words when using Fleksy Keyboard

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I have recently downloaded Fleksy Keyboard from the Play Store.

I am facing issue with it. Although the issue is not so much important but I don't want it.

Whenever I tried to type word, my word are underlined.
I have disabled the auto correction, but I'm still getting that line.

How can I remove this?


texts: How can I forward texts to my  tablet and reply back?

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I have a tablet running Android 4.0.1, and a cell phone running 2.2.

When I'm working on my tablet, I would like to be able to see my texts and phone calls get forwarded to the tablet, which doesn't have a SIM card, and be able to interact with them as if I was on my cell phone, preferably over wi-fi and/or bluetooth. Is this possible? Paid solutions are acceptable as well.


texts: How do i flash my android device ROM to uninstall King root 4.8.0?

texts:
My android device is a Huawei Ascend G7-L01
I downloaded King root 4.8.0 like one year ago,when i was fed up of it,it tried to uninstall it,didn't work claiming that it is a system app,then i did a factory reset,did't work again,then i tried to uninstall it inside the app itself and it said 'removing failed feedback',didn't work again, and i disabled it but it does still affect the phone and it is annoying ,then many people were suggesting flash the android device ROM...........

My problem here is i don't know if it will really work and how to use it , can you guys please specify your answer ?


texts: How do I make Line Pay app functional on Blue Stacks

texts: I assume I have to do some control mapping but I can't see what and how to do that. I used the custom controls to make game work but I don't see what is needed for this map. What custom controls are needed for Line Pay App?


texts: Why Google Play Store only allows free apps in Myanmar?

texts:
I am an Android developer and noticed that my apps can not be sold in Myanmar (and other countries) - the country appears in the list but with a strikethrough formatting.

I found a post on XDA forum asking the same.

Does Google enforce an export restriction of any kind?


texts: How to restore my phone, after replacing my systemui with a modded one?

texts:
I recently saw a thread about a modded systemui on XDA here and downloaded it. I replaced my present systemui with this  one and rebooted my phone. I think that at first the replaced systemui didn't work so I got a systemui-less experience  (You can learn about my experience by reading the comment I made on SO here ).

Then I learnt that I hadn't set the permissions rightly so I changed the permissions of the new systemui to 644 as said at XDA and rebooted my phone.

After the reboot my apps were optimized as it happens after an update. But this time the new systemui worked  (probably) as I now have an all black screen after my phone boots normally.

I then tried to enter into recovery mode and wiped the data (factory reset option) and booted again, but that was of no use as the problem persisted.

What can I do now?  Will I have to go all the way reflashing my phone? Could anyone suggest a better option as reflashing seems to be the last option for me. Thanks in advance.

Phone model: Lenovo Vibe C, 16 GB variant, currently running Android Lollipop.

EDIT

It was all my fault as the mods were meant for Samsung galaxy alpha (I did not read the title at XDA before messing up)
I don't have a custom recovery installed nor do I have a NANDROID backup made before. I'm completely helpless.


texts: unknown_error when installing couchdb on android

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I was able to install CouchDB fine on my Samsung Captivate android phone using the app in the market. When I try and install it on my Samsung Galaxy I update the binaries, then I get an error:

{"error":"unknown_error","reason":"badarg"}

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling but no luck. Any suggestions?


texts: How to access Google Now settings on Nexus 10?

texts: The Google app requires a menu button (like I have on my Galaxy S4) to access options menu and edit Google Now settings. However, on my Nexus 10 I do not have an option button. Most apps have the "3 Dots" button in the top right to replace it, but the Google app does not have this! How am I supposed to access the options menu in the Google app on my Nexus 10?


texts:
I'm using the newly released market version of Skype on my ADP1 running CyanogenMod 6.0.

I can't seem to quit the Skype program. There doesn't seem to be any mechanism for signing out of Skype once signed in. I can kill the task, but the next time anything triggers it it think it has the right to sign in and be online again, bar nothing. The task bar icon just takes you to the program, but the program doesn't seem to have any menus, doesn't respond the the back button etc.

Ideas?


texts: How can I sync Yahoo Calendar on my phone?

texts:
I want to sync my Yahoo! Calendar on my phone. An article on Yahoo!'s help page seems to suggest that the only way to access it is by viewing their mobile website in a browser. I've tried adding the iCal link provided by Yahoo! Calendar in my Google Calendar account, but Google seems to be unable to fetch the contents of my calendar.

What other options do I have to sync my Yahoo! Calendar on my phone - either within the stock calendar app, or using a third-party application? (In case of a third-party application, it would be nice if it 'looks good' and/or comes with widgets.)


texts: Insufficient storage space problem in LG Optimus with only two apps installed

texts:
I got a new phone about a month ago, the LG Optimus. I factory reset it two times. Right now, I only have two apps, Messenger, and the game Siegefall, and already my phone is saying I have insufficient storage space available.

I later found out that Siegefall takes up 432MB which still shouldn't give me the notification and prevent me from downloading any more apps. I don't know what is the reason for this.

How do I fix this issue?


texts: Only one screen visible when playing videos using VLC and other players

texts:
I am able to mirror the Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-T520's screen to my TV over an HDMI cable.  I see the screen on both devices.  But as soon as I start a video, the tablet screen goes to an image of the traffic cone and a symbol indicating it's playing the video externally.  If using the built-in player, the video also disappears and shows an indication of the fact that it's sending video externally.  In both cases, various playback functions are available on the tablet, just no video is displayed there.

So rather than mirroring, it's sending the video to either the tablet or the TV, but not both.  This only happens with videos; the rest of the apps show in both.

I have poked around at the (very few) settings in the various players, but so far have not found anything that will allow video to show both places.  The tablet is on Android 4.4.2. Is there any kind of OS trick to get the video to play on both devices?


texts: How do you turn red notification badges off for individual apps?

texts:
Apologies if this is the wrong stack site to post this question on. I wasn't sure which was best. I have a Huawei p10 phone (on Android 7.0 Nougat). I have searched and searched on-line but there doesn't appear to be any coherent information on how to solve this problem.

I am in a lot of groups on WhatsApp that have a lot of people in them. For this reason, I would like the red icon that appears on the app as a number of notifications to be switched off, as it isn't really telling me anything (except that there are absolutely loads of messages!). I only want it turned off for this app.

I have tried turning the allow notifications switch under 'Settings > Notifications and Status Bar > Notifications Management > WhatsApp' to off, however it doesn't appear to have done anything! ANy help would be greatly appreciated


texts: Can the Samsung .cloudagent/cache be cleared without repercussions? It is taking up the storage space along with the thumbnails files doubling the amount.


texts: How to remove all Google-specific apps from a rooted Android?

texts:
Some time ago I read somewhere that Chinese carriers are removing Google-specific software (Google Search, Google Play, etc) from Android devices they carry.

What I wanted to know is if this is difficult to do on already rooted Android tablets?

I know that I can log into a rooted Android tablet through a USB cable and delete packages, I am just not sure which ones can be deleted without causing dependency issues.

Is it sufficient to delete Velvet.apk, or do other ones need to be deleted to remove all out-of-the box Google apps?


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Doze behaviour has been changed in Nougat. Doze is implemented in two stages

When a device is on battery power, and the screen has been off for a certain time, the device enters Doze and applies the first subset of restrictions: It shuts off app network access, and defers jobs and syncs.
If the device is stationary for a certain time after entering Doze, the system applies the rest of the Doze restrictions to PowerManager.WakeLock, AlarmManager alarms, GPS, and Wi-Fi scans.

My question: What are the typical timings for step 1 and 2?

Even in Marshmallow , I could not find a reference to exact timing but was reportedly between 20 and 40 minutes.

I am wondering if timings have been specified now, though my search didn't yield anything


texts: During locked screen: Notificaton 'Rights requested'. Google Account manager then crashes

texts:
Since a few days ago, my device has started showing an exclamation mark in the status bar when the lock screen is active. Today, this happened several times.

In the notification area there is a message that says:

  Rights requested for account myAccountName@gmail.com

This is the phone's main account.

If I click on the message, Google account manager seemingly starts - and immediately shows a message indicating it has stopped. I assume this means that it crashed.

I didn't do anything myself that created the notification the notification since lock screen was enabled.

Is this is just odd programming, Or should I investigate further? May a virus be active?

System: Galaxy S3, Android 4.3 and SRT AppGuard installed.

UPDATE 20140720

I long-pressed the notification to get App details. Reports the details of Google Account Manager.

As said in my comment, I'd expect a crash in a user-installed application.

UPDATE 20140728

Recently, several time App details reported AppGuard as the problem app.


texts: Phone "last seen" on WhatsApp after it was lost - how is that possible?

texts:
I recently lost my cell phone. The following has happened:

At 6 PM I used it for the last time. I sent a WhatsApp message, and I asume I left WhatsApp open.
At 8 PM I realized the phone was gone.
Strangely enough, at 9 PM I was "last seen" on WhatsApp, according to multiple friends I have as contacts.

How can this bee, when my phone is protected with a six digit pin code? I see two possibilities:

Someone has stolen or found my phone. But how could they get past the pin code? Is it possible to bypass for someone in the business of stealing cell phones?
WhatsApp has for some reason registered me as online even though the phone has been in sleep mode (or whatever you call it when the screen is black but the phone is not turned on).

Which of these two is the more plausible? Is there a third possibility?


texts: Hello my friends I open the system.img by HXD and remove the locksettings.db but with Android 8.0 the phone hang on the Samsung logo Is it a solution to bypass the lock please


texts:
I have a google nexus 5 which is a year old. I had no issues with it until recently, from around 3 days ago.

Music started playing suddenly from nowhere. It's not from the music player, and it doesn't show any notification, either. I can't even stop the music as I couldn't find out from where it is started playing. I had to turn off my phone to get it to stop.

What can I do to stop this from happening?


texts: Android Device Manager password reset doesn't work

texts: I accidentally forgot the password for my Galaxy S3 Neo (i9301i). People suggested I make a new one by locking it from Android Device Manager. However, when I send a new password to my device, the Samsung logo appears, similar to booting but faster. After that when I try to use the new password it rejects it. How should I proceed (I'm not rooted btw)?


texts: How do I restore my old WhatsApp history on another phone?

texts:
My Samsung Galaxy S3 phone was water-damaged and is not working at all. Unfortunately, I didn't backup my chat history.

I inserted my old SIM card and memory card into my friend's phone and downloaded WhatsApp. I linked it to my old number, but when I opened it, there were no contacts / chat history at all.

Is there any way I could get back my old WhatsApp chat history? There are some important messages there.


texts: Cannot boot into Android after freezing Blink Feed Launcher in HTC One M7

texts:
Using Titanium Backup Pro I froze Blink Feed Launcher.
Now all I see on the screen is just logo and bootloader page by using Power and Volume buttton. I have an HTC One M7 running Lollipop 5.0.2.

What should I do now?


texts: Is it possible to install a ROM from TWRP ADB shell?

texts:
Let's say I place a rom in /sdcard/. Can I install in the ADB shell through TWRP. For instance, if I

Start up in recovery of TWRP
Type in on the host adb shell

Is there anyway to install /sdcard/rom.zip


texts: Samsung S5 screen turning on and off when plugged in to charge

texts:
I have a Samsung S5 & when I plug the phone in to charge every few seconds my screen lights up then turns off.  If I have my sound on it play a notification every-time the screen turns on and off.

Any advice on how I can stop this - it's makn me loco :-)!!!

ASM


texts:
Is there a limit within Android, or possibly set by OEMs (heard this from a friend who is a technician), of the total amount of SMS messages you can have? As in, messages within a thread  and/or all threads combined? Not just the limit within conversations which you can manually set. I mean a limit android has coded into it, or one that OEMs set, that actually would "limit" (whether by slowing down or stopping) the number of SMS you can have?

And I'm not talking about a couple thousand, but even in the hundreds of thousands in a thread?


texts: Where has the option to mount as hard drive gone ...?

texts: I have an HTC Desire HD (on Vodafone UK). I noticed this week that when I now connect it to either pc or mac the option to mount as a hard drive is no longer present. Why? What do I need to do to get it back?


texts: Why are my replies to a group text appearing multiple times?

texts: It used to be that when I would reply to a group text, my reply would only show up once. Now all of the sudden when I reply, my reply shows up multiple times. If 5 people are on this group text, my reply shows 5 times. I can't figure out how to stop doing that.


texts: Why is Install button still greyed out in absence of screen filter apps?

texts:
As you can see in the image, the Install button is greyed out. I have Unknown sources enabled and no screen filter app or Twilight or Lux are installed in my phone.

I am using Samsung 6 Edge latest version.


texts: Can I switch owner and secondary status for two profiles?

texts:
I have a tablet with an owner and secondary profile. Can I switch them so that the owner becomes a secondary, and the secondary becomes the owner?

Suggested tag: secondary-profile


texts: Are there a way to scan Android smartphone from outside the phone?

texts:
My friend's phone got a virus that he can't open his lock screen(every time he wants to do that, it says try 60minutes later again!).
So I am looking for a way like online virus scanner or any other ways to kill this virus?


texts:
I've been trying to troubleshoot a Wi-Fi issue (with a specific network) and have Wi-Fi verbose logging on, but I can't find any documentation on what any of the fields in the network selection menu are.
The network in question has the full info of:
Connected [ UN UN UN ] f=2462 00:00:b1:6b:00:b5 standard=4 rssi=-75 score=59 tx=23.3,27.9,1.0 rx=20.9 4G STAs:8[(2)

I understand rssi and STAs (although, I have no idea for the second number for STAs) and f fits the channel frequency, but the rest (UN, tx/rx, standard, score, and 4G) have me stumped.
Does anyone have any idea for these or a pointer to the relevant documentation?


texts: Keep screen off when proximity sensor is covered (in pocket)

texts:
I just recently switched to Sony XPERIA Z5, and I am quite annoyed with it doing things in my pocket. The phone is set to wake on double tapping (which is handy, for a user coming from nokia n9 and jolla). So the phone will randomly goes to the emergency dialer, attempting to unlock, or even may trigger the camera while it is in my pocket.

Since the phone has a proximity sensor built in, is it possible to make the phone aware of that when the screen is off? I mean I don't need it to be automatically switched off whenever it is covered. However, it would be nice if the screen doesn't turn on to load the lock screen when the proximity sensor is covered.

There should be a proper way of doing this right? If a jolla and nokia n9 can do it, I suppose it is going to be easy with Androids?


texts:
I am testing one of my application on android's (Android version 7.0) termux terminal emulator.
I want to spawn some zombie processes.

On GNU/Linux, if I open a terminal emulator and write:

ruby -e '10.times { fork { exit! } } && sleep '

This will create 10 zombie processes. To check about zombie processes, I write:

ruby -e "puts Dir['/proc/**'].select { |x| File.split(x)[1].then { |y| y.to_i.to_s == y } }.then { |a| %<Active Processes: #{a.size} (#{a.count { |x| IO.readlines(%<#{x}/status>)[1].split[1] == ?Z.freeze} } Zombies)> }"

Which outputs in the format:

Active Processes: 189 (10 Zombies)

But on Termux, I can't create zombie processes. When I am forking a process, the process count doesn't increase (as reported by htop and the ruby program). Even if I try to spawn processes, it won't spawn any. I have total 11 processes showing on Termux!

What's so different about android? Is there any way to test my application using termux? Or are there any other applications that will allow me to do such stuff?


texts: Can the Fitbit sync with a Google Nexus 10?

texts:
I have a Nexus 10 running Android 4.3. Can the Fitbit sync with this device? This compatibility page doesn't explicitly list it, but I'm guessing it may work, based on the bluetooth requirements, which I believe are satisfied by Android 4.3. But before spending a lot of money, I'd like to be sure.

Has anyone used this combination successfully?


texts: How do I crop a photo without spinning it

texts: On this screen in the stock Gallery app on the Note 5, I always try to crop by dragging a corner inward, and most of the time it spins the photo instead. I hate that! How do I make it clear that I want to crop, not spin?!


texts: How to log/record system events or phone vibrations - Problem with Huawei Mate 20 Pro

texts:
I have a Huawei Mate 20 Pro. Awesome phone, I love it.
I live in Canada, and have the model LYA-L0C.

My phone is set to vibrate, so anytime I get a text or a FB message or messages from other apps my phone vibrates, and I check and I have a notification from xyz app.
My phone has started to vibrate arbitrarily, for no apparent reason. It will vibrate, I will look and check my phone and there is no notification from any app. It will vibrate again and I will check and there is nothing there. I will check through my apps and there are no new messages or anything in any of my apps. Notifications are turned on for all apps, nothing turned off in the settings of the phone.
I don't know how to track down where this is coming from or what app is causing this.

Is there some kind of app I can install that will monitor and log system events like vibrations and log where it came from? Or does anyone have any other better solution to this problem?

Thanks in advance for the thought and suggestions!!


texts: Stock LG-D500 Bootloop. Factory Reset only temporarily fixes

texts:
I checked a few of the other links/threads. Mostly it seems like people changed something (ROM, or went in a did something to permissions) whereas my phone has no changes made by me. There are/were apps on the phone.

The phone started acting up awhile ago with lagging (if this is relevant) and I would have to restart it every couple days.

Now the apps are crashing and I wasn't able to open almost anything. Like Alarm Clock, Google Search, BaconReader, etc. I was able to open Pandora. When I tried to restart it it went into bootloop. I tried to fix it myself by searching Google and Factory Reset and Wipe dalvik-cache seemed to be the answer, however I could not for the life of me find Wipe dalvik-cache on the LG-D500. I did a factory reset and that let the phone turn back on. However soon the same apps were crashing and the non opening issue was back. Even System UI crashed on the last reset attempt.

If I hold power and down volume it only goes to factory reset. I can't figure out how to wipe the cache or anything like that.

Apps (now they are gone due to reset)

BaconReader
Candy and Soda Crush
CM Lock, Cleaner
Pandora
Moon Reader+
Chess.com

What can I do? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks!


texts: I can only get 2g..how do i get 4glte on my lg optimus L90D415

texts: I have metro pcs and got perfect service lost my phone so using my old lg optimus L90D415 but cant get more than 2 g no matter what i do


texts: how to restrict my android wifi connect to only one access point?

texts:
I like to restrict my android device's wi-fi connect to one and only one access point. The attempt to connect to any other access points should be prevented.

Is it possible to check the SSID value of access point in wi-fi driver and allow connection to only one particular SSID value?


texts:
I have a OnePlus One running stock Cyanogen OS. Before the upgrade to 13.1, I was getting 24-48 hours of battery life, but now I'm only getting 6-8 hours.

Wiping the system cache doesn't help. Hard reset doesn't help. What can I do?


texts: How to spawn "sign-in to network" page for a captive portal?

texts:
How do I execute captive portal?

On a Z828 from ZTE, Android version 5.1.1, I'm trying to get something like:

While Starbucks generally works for me, all too often, other networks, when using public Wi-Fi, simply give a notice along the lines of:

See also:

Can I get a notification of failed WiFi connection for secured network?

Notify when connected to working Wi-Fi point

Only connect to certain Wi-Fi networks

Nearby wifi networks causing notification

How to disable the "sign in to wifi network" page?

Although nothing is quite on point, leaving me at:

  Still can't connect?

  If you still can't connect, please contact your Internet Service
  Provider, router manufacturer, or network administrator.

Which, simply isn't an option for most public Wi-Fi hotspots.  Perhaps, there's simply no solution.

Incidentally, my Kindle connects to the Wi-Fi hotspot, then, of its own volition, brings me to the captive portal through datavalet.  Seems specific to Android that I must first try to browse to a random website, which, sometimes, will then bring me to a captive portal.  Maybe.


texts: When taking pictures with the Samsung Galaxy S's camera I get a rather large red spot in from the center of the image outwards. I've uploaded an image showing this.


texts:
When my Android phone is charging, the moment it becomes fully charged, it 'wakes up'
from standby mode. This is  annoying, because
I often let it charge at night in my room, and it wakes me up. Is there a way to prevent this from happening without powering off my Android phone? Thank you!


texts: How to update Google assistant app on non pixel device?

texts: As I read in news about the update(take and share screenshot) for google assistant but that update only for pixel devices, not for nonpixel devices.


texts: Widget to immediately phone a specific contact?

texts:
I have a widget that places an icon of a specific contact on my home screen.
Whenever I touch it, the phone immediately dials that person.

Problem is - I already forgot what the widget is called (I'd like to install it on a new phone). Can you help me identify it?


texts: Issues with SD Card "Reinsert SD Card" for Internal Storage (Adoptable Storage) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)

texts:
I have HTC One M8 GPE with Andorid 6.0 Marshmallow installed.

I used my Transcend Micro SD Card as Internal Storage / Adoptable Storage.
At morning I got the message "Transcend SD Card Missing. Reinsert This Device".

I took the card out, inserted it for many times.
Turned OFF and ON the device, etc...
Yet it seems the device won't recognize the SD Card.

If I go into Recovery Mode (I have TeamWin 3.0.01 version) in the Storage Options I can see "Transcend SD Card - Adopted Storage".
So it seems the connector, electricity wise, is working.

Now, few questions:

How can I check the SD Card is working without jeopardizing the data in it?
Is there a way to extract the data from the SD Card (A lot of personal data I'd like to extract)? Maybe some way to do so from the recovery menu or FastBoot mode?

All I care about now is to extract the data from my Phone.

Any assistance will be appreciated.

Thank You.


texts: preventing current app from being killed while screen is off and running off AC power

texts:
Is it too much to ask to be able to start an app before I go to bed at night, turn off the screen, and then turn the screen back on in the middle of the night and have it still there, undisturbed?  Instead, after 4-5 hours of inactivity there is a good chance that the app will be killed!  Why does Android even do this?  It can't be for power saving, because the device is plugged in all night (battery charged), and it can't be for speeding up the device because nothing else is running (aside from a few CPU seconds an hour for push notification checks), or for dealing with running out of memory because the device in question has 3GB and almost 600MB is being reported as free.  The app is not even in the background, so if the app explicitly foregrounds itself it doesn't really fix the issue.

Even with apps that do a good job of saving their current state and restoring it after being killed (and most do not) it's still a pain because the app is no longer on the screen so it has to be located and started, and then it takes a bit of time for it to for initialization code.  During the middle of the night is a very inopportune time to have to do this!

In older versions of Android there were certain hacks you could do to the underlying Linux proc or sys filesystems to try to combat this problem.  There is an existing question but it is nearly seven years old.  But now I am running the latest version of Android (8.1) and I'm wondering about the current state of the art in solving this problem.


texts: I updated Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i) and it do not work properly

texts:
I have Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i). I updated it from android version 2.3 (gingerbread) to 4.0 (ice-cream-sandwich), and now my phone can not work normally; Its RAM is always full and it need very long time to do something, especial when I need call, send messages or play something.

Please someone advised me something, what can I do?


texts: Cell standby use about 35-50% of total battery?

texts:
I have Micromax canvas 2.2 a114.
I am in strong network zone and use 2g internet all time and time without network is 0%. So why it is consuming more battery. I also never in weak signal.??


texts: Change os variable for touch sensibility becasue when in sms writing mode random touched started

texts:
This problem happens when we are in text writing mode and then when switched to main page (home) random touches stopped.

I suggest that wet screen maked it but when I go back to home page everything is OK.

I suggest that my xperia Sony after broke and changing the screen glass when under sun light occur problem again but in Game Mode everything is OK. (when a game is running everything is OK.)

After all the stories I concluded that the Android operating system may be a variable for sensitivity in sms mode.(or keyboard Mode)

Accordingly if I can change the value android sensibility variable for touch in writing sms MODE we hope to fix it. Is there any solution for change android variables like this by programming or by rooting my phone?

EDIT:

SONY XPERIA Z1


texts: Update Android SDK Platform Tools via Command line

texts:
I want to write a script to update the Android SDK platform tools and I need the command if available to run in order to achieve this. What I have found is that I can use the Android command under the /tools directory to update the software (images, sources, etc.), but nothing to update the tools themselves.

The guide on Factory Images for Nexus Devices says that I must be sure I have the latest tools

  Be sure that you have the latest version of the Android SDK Platform-tools from the SDK Manager.

So, is it possible? If it is, how to do that?


texts: How to send (email-)file(s) from phone to phone using phone numbers instead of an email account?

texts:
In the good old days files were sent from computer to computer using modems and (copper wire) telephone lines. No email account needed, no server between them, just the computers, the phones and the telephone numbers.
I would be shocked if that would not be possible today.
So question is: How can I send (email-)file(s) from phone to phone using phone numbers instead of an email account, especially not using Whatsapp or anything else between the phones.
I'm new here and so probably there will be better tags then those used now.


texts: what is reason behind android update application

texts:
What things responsible for android update. . Means if i have a android phone which will not upgrade my os version .
In this scenario , why it is not upgradable ?.. what factor make it .?
Any hardware problem or
any other ?


texts: How to manage forwarding email from smartphone?

texts:
I am not able to find the setting to manage the forwarding option in gmail application.

Where I can manage it from the smartphone with android 4.4.4?


texts:
I have 2 Google calendars, associated with my account. But after synchronisation, android shows only one (the first).
I've review Google calendar settings and found, that only the first has field "Owner", filled with my account. The second is seemed to be shared and I am not owner, but simple member.
How can I make my android (Samsung Galaxy Tab) synchronize with both calendars?


texts:
My dad's phone got infected with a virus. The virus will auto enable the WIFI despite after disabling it for a few seconds. Factory restore doesn't work too, the virus came back. I have installed antivirus such as kaspersky, norton, and dr web. They are all unable remove the virus, it re-install itself after removal. It's running on android 4.4.

Here is the screen shot of what dr web's report

It keeps downloading back these applications

Can anyone please advice me on what to do?


texts: Swedish language on my Android (Samsung Galaxy Ace)?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How do I add a new language?

Just bought Samsung Galaxy Ace! I love it but the only thing I haven't been able to figure out yet is if and how can I have a language that isn't in the Input Language list, like Swedish for example?


texts:
In the Samsung Galaxy S4 connection eye tracking video it shows a person watching a video. While watching the video if they turn their head the video will pause.

I want to ask, if the video is seen by two or more people what will happen to the video?


texts: Limiting google contact sync only for upwards sync

texts:
Device: Galaxy grand duos GT-19082
Running OS: CM 13 (Android 6.0.1)

Is there a way that I can disable my contacts Down Syncing with google, keeping Up syncing enabled?

Elaborating the problem, I always customize my contacts by adding their contact images (which often gets replaced by their google plus profile pictures as google syncs my phone contacts with google) and removing some extra fields like Google plus account, Also I don't like all the email id's(without a name or number) whom I have e-mailed once getting synced to my phone.

But I would like to keep the uplink to Google, so that all the contacts are backed up there. I just need to break the downlink ("Downsync" which I referred above)


texts: How to disable SMS preview displayed over a locked screen?

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On an Android device (HTC Desire S if that matters) with a locked screen whenever an SMS is received it's preview is displayed over the locked screen. This is super inconvenient - anyone who is nearby can see it without even unlocking the screen.

Is there a way to disable those previews over a locked screen?


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I have tab 2 7.0 that will only charge when switched off and even then that's only sometimes, other times I get the battery boot loop.

When device is on it says not charging in battery settings and has a red x through battery icon. It also does the same when connected to a PC but windows does not detect any connection.

I have two of these, both my sons and both do the same. It's an original cable and wall charger. So I'm guessing it could be the cable as I factory reset one of them and still the same problem. It seems obvious but I'm just looking for any advise before I go buying another cable.

Thanks.


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I have a Moto Z Force Droid running Android 7.1.1. Today Launcher3 died repeatedly and wouldn't let me do anything. I found a note that suggested clearing either the cache or the data for the app. I chose to clear the data, and now Launcher3 won't let me place app icons on the main screens. I have to find them on the app list, and a long press shows a series of information buttons on the app instead of letting me place it on a screen. Rebooting to safe mode didn't help.

Any suggestions for (a) fixing this, or (b) getting a new launcher? I tried Evie Launcher and Smart Launcher 3 and didn't like either.


texts: HTC Desire (Android 2.2) connects then disconnects to wifi

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I have a wifi router I want to connect to. It's a TP-Link (Model No. TL-WA901N / TL-WA901ND 2.0). I have enabled WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK on the router, (the default), when I try and connect my HTC Desire to it (Android 2.2), it connects once I enter the password, but never successfully obtains an IP address.

It then it disconnects within a few seconds, it will repeat this 8 times, gives up and then tries the next available network and successfully holds that connection. I do know that the device is connecting initially because I am watching the router's console for connections, and the MAC address that connects matches the my phone.

I am using my router in the default "Access Point" mode, and the default gateway is 192.168.1.254.


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My camera app on my Android phone has disappeared.

It all started yesterday.
Everything had been working fine until then, but all of the sudden, my camera app didn't respond anymore (Can't connect to camera was the message I was getting).

I got the same message when starting apps that used the camera (e.g. Snapchat).

I went to Settings->Apps, and forced-quit every single app and stopped every process; still, nothing.

At that point, I decided to hard reset my phone, and now, there is no camera app at all.

I have tried looking for it in the disabled apps directory in Settings->Apps, and still, it is nowhere to find...

I am really frustrated, as I can't use my camera at this point in my mobile phone (neither rear- nor front-camera)...

Is there anything I could do to solve this issue?

SPECS:

Phone: BQ Aquaris E4.5
Android: Version 5.0


texts: I want to hide some applications from other people who have access to my phone but be able to get to the application whenever I want. I don't want locking. I need it to be not seen on applications list.


texts: HTC One M8 settings not allowing file transfer

texts: I've been able to transfer files from this device to any PC since I've owned it, up until a few days ago. Usually when it is connected by a USB to a PC I will see the drop down notification that will allow me to change the USB connection settings. After restarting my phone, this notification will only stay for about 30 seconds. All the while, the USB continues to charge. When I do get the chance to see this menu, I choose MTP but the changes don't apply and the screen generally doesn't respond, going dark and unresponsive until I press the home icon. In my developer options I've allowed USB debugging, and my USB Configuration as MTP and PTP but that doesn't seem change anything. I've triple checked my USB cords, which have worked in the past and work with other phones. I'm at wit's end! I need help!


texts: Create custom profile for audio / configuration

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I've just bought a Samsung Galaxy I5510 with Android 2.2. I haven't seen anywhere (so I assume it is not possible) some profile management. i.e. "Reunion" (Notifications maybe without any alert and calls and messages vibrate), or "Sleeping" (Notifications and messages without any alert and calls with sound and vibration), and so on.

I've a few default profile: sound (in)active, plane mode and driving mode (the one which "speaks to you"). But I'd really like to can create my custom profiles as described above.

In the title I put " / configuration" because it would be awesome that the profile also let me to set up each app. I.e. different configuration on the same application based on which is the active profile.

So here are my questions:

Is that functionality already in my phone and I am missing something?
If not, is there any app with this functionality? (If it is free, better, if it is not free I'd like to hear about it anyway).
If not, is this possible to be done by an app? (Because I may be interested in developing such app if it doesn't exists). Any advice? (I'd never developed anything for android).

Thanks!


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I am getting error for almost all the apps while I am trying to install from web android market (market.android.com), it gives error "This item cannot be installed in your device's country.". But same time If I tries to install same application from my mobile then it installs successfully. So does anybody have any idea why it's giving this error ? (Note : I had installed new market and then uninstalled it. This problem starts after installation of new market only).

Mobile model : Samsung Galaxy 3

Country : India


texts: How to use an Android TV box as a NAS accessible on a Mac

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I'm trying to use my Android TV Box and external USB hard drive as a basic NAS, so I can access files and folders on the drive on my Mac. I think my Mac would need to use AFP (Apple Filling Protocol). I'd like to be able to browser said files and folders in finder on my Mac, not through a browser.
However, I'm trying to find an app or some instructions to allow me to do this?
I saw this answer, using Samba, but I'm not sure if this will work the way I want, if I recall correctly, it's never worked that well when I've tried it in the past.
Can I turn my Android tv box into a NAS server?


texts: Why reading permission to /proc/1/maps is denied and why doesn't the denial appear in logcat?

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I'm developing a native app for Android, and I'm occasionally confronted with permission denied which doesn't trigger a log in the logcat logs.
For example, trying to run:

shell@kltevzw:/ $ cat /proc/<some-not-shell-pid>/maps
/system/bin/sh: cat: /proc/<some-not-shell-pid>/maps: Permission denied

from the adb shell prompt results in a permission denied message sent to stderr, but nothing appears in the logcat. It's not a unix permissions problem as well, as anyone should be able to read the file. For example:

shell@kltevzw:/ $ ls -lZ /proc/1/maps
-r--r--r-- root     root              u:r:init:s0 maps

It happens in some other situations as well, in which I have less control of the environment.
Is it possible that this is caused by some dontaudit rules in the policy? I ran sesearch --dontaudit /sepolicy but didn't find there any relevant rules.
Does anyone here know why are some denials sent to the log and some don't, and how to debug such cases?

Thanks!


texts: Are .smi or .srt files more compatible with the S3?

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I've been using .srt files exclusively on my phone thinking they must be the most compatible as all the apps that use sub files generally say use the .srt file format but today I came across an app that chose .smi files as the only option so I was wondering whether the "sub-community" in the Android world has moved toward .smi?  Now on an Android phone which type of sub file is easily converted to another sub format? And, if one is stuck just using a phone which of the two formats are much more flexible?

OS: 4.1
S3


texts: Why is the screen going black on my LG Optimus 4X HD when I make a call?

texts: I have an LG Optimus 4X HD and when I make a call, the screen goes black. It does not come back on when I move it from my face or when the call has ended. I cannot check call waiting, internet, contacts, call duration, use speaker phone or anything during a call. The only way I can end a call is by pushing the power/lock button. I have tried re-calibrating the proximity sensor thru the 'hidden menu', checked every possible solution under the settings and NOHING IS HELPING!! This is extremely annoying for me. Can someone please help me?? I am running on 4.1.2.


texts: How can I turn on haptic feedback on my samsung J3?

texts: I just got this phone a week ago and cannot figure out how to turn on haptic feedback. I am using Android 6 and there are no vibration options for the keyboard, only sound options. Is there an app I can download somewhere? Anyone else with a J3 that can help?


texts: How to fix infinite bootloop problem in Sparkle V. Please help

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I have a sparkle v which is unrooted and also I don't have any software like cwm.

My phone is stuck in an infinite bootloop. I tried removing the battery, going to recovery mode and factory resetting it and clearing cache.

I have marshmallow 6.0.1 in my phone before this problem.

None of those worked. Please help.


texts: How to disable the notification badge on Whatsapp on LG G3?

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I have LG G3. I want to disable all notifications from whatsapp, when I mute a group the only thing left is the notification badge (red number) on the app.

Browsing for "android turn off badge notification lgg3" only gives me hits regarding Samsung TouchWiz and iPhone, and I so far haven't been able to locate anything in the menu of the app either.

How can I turn off the display of unread messages on the icon of the Whatsapp app?


texts: How do I change my name on the Gmail Android app?

texts: I changed my name on the computer side, but it did not change my name on the app. How can I accomplish this?


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Is there a quick way to do a sync now?

The long way is to go into Settings, then Accounts, then tap the account name then tap the three dot menu and choose Sync now, but this is a bit long winded. It would be nice if there was a one tap option to sync now direct from the launcher home page.

I ask because I use Keep for transferring text between my PC and the phone and vice versa, but Keep is sometimes a bit slow about syncing changes to notes and I need to do a sync now to make it transfer the changes immediately.

If it makes a difference I'm using a Nexus 5 with Marshmallow.


texts: My Galaxy Tab 3 will only charge from the wall adapter from Samsung

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I'm going on holiday soon and we planned to take a USB hub to charge all of our devices rather than take several wall adapters, however when I checked that my 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 would charge, I found that it didn't. After investigating, I found that my iPad charger wouldn't charge it either and in fact the only that would charge it was the USB wall adapter that came in the box with the tablet, even though the port on the USB hub and the iPad charger are rated at 2.1 A (5 V).

When I plug the tablet into to a non-Samsung adapter powered off however, the screen flashes lighter and darker but nothing else happens which seems odd behavior to me.

What is the reason it will not charge by any other means, and is there a solution?


texts: Remove Google Account to unlock get adb permission denied

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I forgot my PIN and I dont know which Google Account I used and now I try to remove the question for my Google account data. So I try it with this How-To and when I try to run sqlite3 settings.db after running adb shell I got an "Permissions denied". What can I do in this case?

Technical Informations: I have a Samsung S5570 mini with I think an Android 4


texts: After the playstore update I'm no longer able to use my Play Store credit from my Google Rewards app

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I have $6 in my google rewards app sitting there and there's a button on the app to take me to the app store. When I click on a premium app the option to pay for it with the rewards balance does not appear.

Has anyone else seen this issue? I am using a pixel 3. The balance also shows in my Google Pay app as well. I have been able to do this in the past no problem.


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Is anyone aware of a way to relay SMS messages back and forth to a PC/laptop?  As in, so you could deal with texting on the computer and leave the phone sitting around wherever on the same LAN.  Any target OS is fine.

I've searched myself for this but it turns out "SMS relay" refers to something slightly different.


texts: How does Startup Manager block startup apps?

texts: I am using the market app Startup Manager on Android, but I am a little bit concerned in the way that it operates. Is it effectively runnning every time as a daemon and thusly keeping the apps from not starting or does it simply change the bootable flag in the apps, without running in the background?


texts: Is there a way to make a link to a specific page of a PDF file *on the desktop*?

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Like, how a lot of application shortcuts let you link a particular shortcut within the application on the shortcut - like how the Dropbox Android application allows you to set shortcuts to particular Dropbox folders on the desktop.

I use ezPDF and I can set individual bookmarks within the application, but I'd also like those to be available on the desktop if at all possible.


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Device - Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 / Android 4.0.3

We are about to deploy 70 Samsung Galaxy Tabs for users who will be allowed only to use web browser to access document library. We created a Joomla site for document library.

How do I remove all the unnecessary apps from the screen except the
browser? Should I remove them one by one?

How to block access to other apps or setting?


texts: If an app requires no permission, can I be completely sure that it is safe to install?

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I have an app that requires no permissions whatsoever. Please note that this app does not come from an official source.

Given that the app requires no permissions:

Can I be completely sure that it is safe to install?
Are there still ways in which this app might be harmful or malicious to my device, even though it does not have any permissions?


texts: su command not working, eventhough I am rooted

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My problem is that my rooted android phone with Terminal Emulator app doesn't seem to be executing the 'su' command correctly.
I am trying to execute this command, after having executed the 'su' command:

busybox ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:0a:95:9d:68:16

which returns this:

ifconfig: SIOCSIFHWADDR: Operation not permitted

I think this issue is caused by not having root rights, although I did execute 'su'. I noticed the '$' didn't change to a '#', that indicates you have root rights.

My Motorola Moto G first gen. is running Cyanogenmod with android 6.0.1

I enabled root for apps under developers options.

This is the guide I'm using: Spoofing MAC address. Some people encountered the same issue, but no solution was found.

Anyone know how to get root working on Terminal Emulator app? Any help is appreciated!

-pim


texts: Launch Browser from Android's Captive Portal Login

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I've configured a Raspberry Pi as a Wifi hotspot and web server. What I'm trying to do is get the user's phone to automatically open a web browser when they connect to it. There is no Internet connection.

I setup a redirect for /generate_204 so that the "Sign-in to Wifi" notification appears when someone connects. When they tap the notification, they are taken to a webpage in the CaptivePortalLogin. The functionality of the captive portal is limited as it doesn't seem to store session information, allow the user to download files, etc. Even if /generate_204 returns a 204 response, it seems the captive portal just closes and no web browser is launched.

Is there anyway to launch a browser instead of the captive portal when a user connects to a Wifi network? Or is there a way to launch a browser once the captive portal has been opened?

Thanks for any ideas about this.


texts: How to set emulator sensor values programmatically?

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I'm looking for a way to set the x, y, and z values for the accelerometer sensor on an android emulator for tests using espresso. My test requires that the device be positioned in a specific way and I am aware that the android emulator has extended controls to modify the rotation and movement of the virtual sensors. However, I am looking for a way to do this automatically without needing to use the extended controls or physically moving an actual device.
I have successfully modified the virtual sensors through the emulator console when connecting to the emulator via telnet; however, I haven't found a way to achieve this programmatically. To do this via telnet, I first needed to enter an authentication token, then, I used the following console command sensor set acceleration x:y:z.
I have previously used adb shell dumpsys battery set level <percent> to modify the battery level of the device and I was wondering if there was a similar command to modify the x, y, and z components of the accelerometer.
Is there a way to achieve my goal programmatically, or will I need to aim for manually manipulating either the emulated or physical device during tests?


texts: No push notifcations on LG G PAD 8.3 with android 4.4.2

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I Just bought a new LG G PAD 8.3.
it says it currently has Android 4.4.2 version.

That's my first time with android, I have an iPhone so I'm used to see push notifications, both real time and all notifications that came through while the device was in sleep mode.

This doesn't happen with this Tablet though, even though notification alerts are set to ON, and on highest volume. I only get a few notifications, on  a random basis, and when I do get them, it's only if I'm actively using the device, and it plays a very vague light sound, it doesn't even play the voice I chose for notifications.

However, when I slide my finger from top to bottom to (Same as iphone), I do see the notifications listed in the notification bar, so I guess the problem isn't with the apps themselves.

Furthermore, I don't see a red number showing on the icon of the apps that indicates the number off missed notifications. I only see it on the facebook icon, but not on the icons of other apps.


texts: What's an alternative to the KitKat-People's app groups view in Lollipop's Contacts?

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In Android KitKat's 'People' application I was able to access my contacts per group assigned, as shown below using my Nexus 5:

The new 'Contacts' application since the Android Lollipop upgrade does not appear to include this functionality. It's reported to Google in issue #79803 and it appears lots of people are affected by this change.

What is an alternative to this? I'd really like to access my contacts again by their group.


texts: My Samsung Galaxy S 2 indicates it is charging but doesn't

texts: My Samsung Galaxy S 2 indicates charging but is not adding charge to the battery. I have changed my charger many times but the problem continues. What's the solution?


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I am trying to root my phone using Ubuntu.
 When I try

  adb reboot bootloader

My device boots into fastboot mode

When I try

  fastboot devices

It list my device.
But when I try

  fastboot oem unlock

It freezes with 3 dots.
Any idea what is the issue?


texts: TI SensorTag firmware Update through OAD(over-the air ) in android

texts: Help me to upload firmware through android app in nexus 7 ,as I have build my sensor tag project through IAR embedded workbench,but I didnt find any app for OAD firmware update in android, when I am trying to update firmware through TI ble device manager android app, its telling "OAD service is not available" while it has OAD service uuid0xFFC0.


texts: Galaxy S not working with Home Cinema set

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I'm trying to connect my galaxy s (froyo, i9000) with usb to a Samsung Blu-ray Home Cinema system. Though, for some reason, the home cinema set won't recognise my phone.

I tried the samsung kies setting, the storage setting, and media player setting, but it just won't recognise it.

With someone else's blackberry it does work.


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I have turned on Location based Wi-Fi Setting, I have followed the steps to enable this feature for a Wi-Fi Network at Home and at College,  so, whenever I am at either of these two Locations Wi-Fi automatically turns on,
But I wish to know how this happen, because the Wi-Fi automatically turns on when near the saved Wi-Fi, it happens even when Mobile Data is switched off. I want to further add that I had kept the GPS off during the entire process mentioned above. I don't understand how can it know that the device is near a Saved Wi-Fi region.


texts: How do I update the Sprint PRL from Cyanogenmod?

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I just flashed my Galaxy S4 with Cyanogenmod. I'd like to now update the Sprint PRL. How do I go about doing this from Cyanogenmod? Do I have to download a new copy of the default Sprint firmware to update the PRL? And, if so, what is the easiest way to do this?

This is a list of Samsung S4 stock ROMs, but I am in the SPR or XAS zones? What does that even mean?

Is there a shortcut to backing the entire phone up and running the ROM? Is there a way I can boot into the room without flashing the phone, just to update the PRL? Is there an easy macro for all this stuff, or can it be simply done with an Cyanogenmod hack?

Currently, my Sprint phone is on PRL version 1.


texts: Which allowBackup attribute is useful to understand if an app can be backup?

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A user on our site wanted to backup a game. For an unrooted device, the usual route to backup is either with Google Cloud Sync, or with adb. Both depends on the attribute allowBackup in the app manifest. If it is false, it won't be backup. That was my understanding, until now.
When reading the manifest of the game, I came across two entries for allowBackup. First one set to false (line 6), and the last one to true (line 70). I am trying to understand which one should I, an end-user, be concerned with to ascertain if the game/app can indeed be backup by adb or Google? An explanation, however brief, would be nice as to why there are two allowBackup attributes, and can there be more  than those two in an app/game?
Another confusing thing is that for regular apps (non-gaming apps), the attribute was always written as android:allowBackup=<FLAG>, but for the game here, it is game_display_name:allowBackup=<FLAG>. Is this convention game-specific? This part of the question is optional for you to answer.


texts: Sony Xperia SP model not listed in 'developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader' for bootloader unlocking

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I don't know how I can unlock my Xperia SP phone, because the model is not listed in the site http://developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader so I couldn't continue. My logic says there might be some model that is similar to this model (Xperia SP), but I don't know what model. Do you know?

Any suggestions APPRECIATED :)


texts: My internet doesn't work on my phone any more

texts: The internet doesn't work on my phone. It worked with my orange sim card and it previously worked with this sim card, the problem seems to have arisen after my number was ported from the orange sim to the vodafone one. Went into vodafone and they tried one of their vodafone sim cards in my phone and the internet works. Theyve given me a new sim card but I still can't access the internet, on my mobile data setting it says "unconnected because the service is unavailble" any ideas as it doesn't seem to be a problem with the phone?


texts: Cancel videos from a channel and forward them to another one without waiting download

texts: I joined in a shared channel called SEAR where there are 20 videos and I created a my channel called MIO. If I forward videos from SEAR to MIO and if then someone cancels them from SEAR, can I still see them in my channel MIO? The videos are not automatically downloaded on MIO, I can see their presence and the possibility to download them.


texts: Auto silence based on geo location - android

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I’m trying to get my kids android devices to be on do not disturb mode when they’re at school.
Schedule based works fine but also effective on holidays which is I wanted.
Any ideas?


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So I brought a Samsung S7 while on a trip, quickly ran through the setup, adding a fingerprint and a pattern password. I didn't pay much attention to the pattern password, as I had the fingerprint.

What I didn't realise is that you need the pattern password every time you power on, and now I've forgotten it.

What I'm now trying to do is turn the phone off, so I can turn it back on using Power + Volume + Home combination and reset the phone. But it seems to be asking for my pattern before it can turn off.

So how can I turn the phone off?


texts: Moto G2 internet connection switch from 3G to 2G network

texts: I am using Moto G2 with Lollipop 5.0.2. And I am having this trouble that whenever I am using 3G service, it automatically switches to 2G and in between it gets back to 3G. This keeps on going and internet speed suffer. Please help if anyone has any clue.


texts: Google Maps runs GPS in background even if the GPS radio is off - how do I fix?

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I have the T-Mobile version of the LG G2, running Android 4.2.2, everything stock except the keyboard. I'm not sure what version of Google Maps, but the Play Store says it's up to date.

Yesterday I noticed that the G2's battery was draining a lot faster than it had been. I had thought it was just because I had been listening to music a lot more that day, but then when I checked the battery app that night it said that Google Maps was responsible for half the battery drain. I had used it earlier that morning for directions and it had apparently run the GPS in the background for 11 hours straight. I thought it was a one-off, but it happened again today. I've attached a screenshot.

The GPS on my device is off as far as I can tell (i.e. the visual indicator in the tray is dark), so I don't know whether Google Maps is turning it on stealthily and forgetting to turn it off, or whether it's trying to find a GPS signal, can't because the radio is off, and gets stuck in a loop looking for it. I'm assuming the former because there's no CPU activity, just GPS. When I click the "Location Services" button, these are the settings:

Access to my location: ON
GPS Satellites: OFF
Wi-Fi & mobile network location: ON

So it shouldn't be happening. Why does this happen and how can I fix it? I suppose I can just remember to force stop Google Maps every time I use it, but I'm hoping for a better solution.

Screenshot (click for larger variant)


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S9 and it hasn't been able to update since September. I have attempted to update by manually going into the settings as well as connecting the phone to my computer with Samsung Smart Switch installed. When connecting to the computer it says that the phone is up to date. Does anyone know how to update this?

Software update screen / Error Message / Current Software Version (click images to enlarge)


texts: How to uninstall an app which restarts the phone when uninstalling it?

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This app named Handwriting Fonts for Samsung, Oppo and HTC phones is acting like a malware. Whenever I try to uninstall it, my phone restarts (or probably reboots) and the app doesn't get uninstalled. When I checked the reviews, there were other people too having the same issue.

I have tried uninstalling it from Google Play also. I have tried forcing stopping it; clearing data and then uninstalling it; using safe mode to uninstall it. No progress.


texts: Google Contacts Sync has stopped - Synchronisation problems with Google contacts

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I installed Android miui 9. When i want to start google contacts and syncronate it get the message "google contacts sync has stopped

Here's the logcat:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to get provider com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts.ProxyGalProvider: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts.ProxyGalProvider" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts-1/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts-1/lib/arm64, /vendor/lib64, /system/lib64]]
    at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:5286)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:4820)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:4760)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1700(ActivityThread.java:154)
    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1442)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:157)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5555)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:745)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:635)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts.ProxyGalProvider" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts-1/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts-1/lib/arm64, /vendor/lib64, /system/lib64]]
    at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.findClass(BaseDexClassLoader.java:56)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:511)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:469)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:5271)
    ... 10 more
    Suppressed: java.io.IOException: Failed to open dex files from /data/app/com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts-1/base.apk
        at dalvik.system.DexFile.openDexFileNative(Native Method)
        at dalvik.system.DexFile.openDexFile(DexFile.java:295)
        at dalvik.system.DexFile.<init>(DexFile.java:80)
        at dalvik.system.DexFile.<init>(DexFile.java:59)
        at dalvik.system.DexPathList.loadDexFile(DexPathList.java:279)
        at dalvik.system.DexPathList.makePathElements(DexPathList.java:248)
        at dalvik.system.DexPathList.<init>(DexPathList.java:120)
        at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.<init>(BaseDexClassLoader.java:48)
        at dalvik.system.PathClassLoader.<init>(PathClassLoader.java:65)
        at android.app.ApplicationLoaders.getClassLoader(ApplicationLoaders.java:57)
        at android.app.LoadedApk.getClassLoader(LoadedApk.java:378)
        at android.app.LoadedApk.makeApplication(LoadedApk.java:572)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:4752)
        ... 8 more
    Suppressed: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts.ProxyGalProvider
        at java.lang.Class.classForName(Native Method)
        at java.lang.BootClassLoader.findClass(ClassLoader.java:781)
        at java.lang.BootClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:841)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:504)
        ... 12 more
    Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Class not found using the boot class loader; no stack trace available

What is wrong and what can I do?


texts: SD card not recognized if I create second partition

texts: I need to create a second partition on my SD card to use Link2SD to store apps on it, but every time I make a second partition the phone says there is no SD card at all. I've tried it a few times with FAT32, ext4 and none but the phone always says "no SD card". When I delete the second partition it works fine and I can access all the data I had saved to my SD card.


texts: When I'm turning on my internet connection(3g) on galaxy S PLUS, it starts to screen shot itself

texts: When I'm turning on my internet connection via 3G on Galaxy S+, it starts to screen shot itself - aproximately 8 times a minute. And this resulted in all my applications shutting down after 3 seconds. And all of this happens, only when I'm in my flat, only in my house, every day.


texts: How remove blank white screen after unlocking

texts:
I am using ASUS Z010D Android Smartphone. Recently it shows a white blank screen after unlocking. I need to touch the back button to return the home screen. Anybody knows how to remove the white screen please telling the instructions.

======= UPDATED =======

My mobile has been infected malware, ads so that the white blank screen is always shown at the time of sliding to unlock the phone. I have tried to reset it several times but it could not be recovered. Actually, we need to go through several steps to setup our phone if we choose to refactor it. But the ads still exists even if I do not finish the setup process. I guess the root has been infected malware/ads as well.

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Thanks for taking your time to read the message.


texts: Multiple tethering icon stuck in Notification bar of CM12 (for OnePlus One)

texts:
Device: OnePlus One
Android: CM12 (0YL).
Status: Rooted, Xposed Framework installed.

Whenever I activate both USB tethering and Wifi hotspot, the icon  appears in Notification bar to signify that multiple tethering connections are activated. The problem is whenever I disable wifi hotspot and USB tethering their corresponding icons disappear as usual but this icon  remains stuck in the bar. The icon disappears after reboot but that's not how I want to get rid of this icon.

I tried enabling (again) both USB tethering and wifi hotspot and disabling them altogether but the icon always persist.

What should I do to get rid of this icon other than to reboot?

Edit: What's the reason behind this issue?

I want to avoid Factory-reset or flashing the ROM.


texts: Why isn't Android using the IPSec VPN for browsing etc.?

texts:
I have configured IPSec VPN using a PSK to connect to my home network using the default built-in VPN settings in Android 5 on my Nexus 5. It connects correctly, but most apps don't use the connection for some reason.

For example, I cannot use either Chrome or Firefox to browse web sites hosted in the remote network. Chrome spends a long time as if it's going to load, but never does. Firefox immediately errors out saying it can't find the server. In fact, they can't load any site (like google.com etc.) while the VPN connection is established.

However, I can ping the very same host names from the phone's terminal and I can telnet to port 80 and get back a response to those same hosts when I use a telnet app, so clearly some apps are picking it up correctly.

Why isn't Firefox or Chrome able to connect to anything?


texts: How can I Know about SD card logs (eject or mount details) in Android logs?

texts: I want to maintain a log of when the SD card is ejected or mounted in my Android device. How can I do this?


texts:
Yes, this has been asked before, but neither really addresses my concern, and I don't have reputation enough to add comments to existing questions.

I've bought the cheapest Android 4 tablet with Google Play that I could find to have a device in the kitchen that syncs the family members schedules and displays them all in one place, edit shopping lists that sync with my mobile, shows the recipe I'm following while cooking etc.

As all family members are going to use it, I want syncronization of calendars, and I want to use my Google-account for which I have already purchased apps for my phone as the Google account in Google Play on the tablet, but  I do not, however, want the whole family to be able to access my email. So how can I turn off Gmail access?


texts: My company have set up all of their shared work via Google apps. They are now insisting on everyone setting up two-step verification. I am a freelance and although they want me to share via Google, I have other Google accounts that are personal and for college that I can't risk losing access to. The main issue is with emails on my phone, but I'm worried about the whole safety of these personal accounts should I leave my firm/lose my phone. I understand they can just block accounts. Is there any way of separating the accounts out?


texts: How to access other partitions from android-x86 on dual boot with ubuntu-16.04

texts: I have android-x86 along side ubuntu-16.04 I have installed android in a 16GB partition in my harddrive. I was wondering if it is possible to access other partitions from android as it just shows nothing in the files app. It would be pointless because all my pictures videos or other files are in those others partitions. I am not an expert so please let me know if additional information is needed.


texts: Navigation Bar Becomes Transparent in Recent Apps Panel

texts: My nav bar becomes transparent in the recent apps panel, so my nav bar collides with the recent panel buttons at the bottom of the screen. How to fix this? Thanks.