texts: Android mic problem and cell freezing problem

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I had (and I still have) problem with my phone, a Samsung Galaxy S3. Sometimes people hear me bad or doesn't hear me at all and this is a real vexing problem.

I brought the phone in a Samsung authorized center, they said me that my OS version  (a Jellybean branded by H3G) could be bugged. They've replaced it. Now audio problem is still present and as if that weren't enough my phone freeze it's screen at least seven, eight times per day (I have to detach the battery to recover this issue).

I have installed a software to record my phone call, I have listen again every phonecall in which my interlocutor said that he doesn't hear me and... my voice is perfectly audible in registered phonecall.

I always thought that my microphone was defective but at this point I'm not so sure of this assumption. What can I do? I have no idea about the problem, could a non-branded Jellybean version resolve the problem? Could samsung completly replace my phone?


texts: uTorrent and bitTorrent on Android cannot download anything?

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I tried to see how download is like on an Android phone, so I emailed myself a torrent file and then saved it in the Download folder.
And then I tried both uTorrent and bitTorrent app. But it only has "Open the torrent on http://____________", or there is a search function that leads the user to do searching on duckduckgo.com
There was no way to use a local torrent file in the Download folder.
So I tried setting up a webserver on my Mac and then use http://128.0.1.123/try.torrent (something like that) but it could not load it.  Duckduckgo.com led to some magnetic URL site, and I copied and pasted to uTorrent, and they cannot load either.
Is it possible to make it work?  I tried the LibreTorrent app and at least it can open a local torrent file and start downloading.


texts: How to switch my SGS3 to a 'google play' edition phone?

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My Samsung Galaxy S3 contract ends in few months. I'd like to get rid of unwanted stuffs like touchwiz,  flipboard, allsharecast, etc. and pull latest updates directly from 'google play', just like the rest of nexus phones.

Is rooting the only option available for me? Shouldn't Samsung allow me just point my phone update link (?) to whatever I want, as my contract expires?


texts: Notify when getting "no signal" on the LG Q6

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For several days now, the LG Q6 has made me angry when it suddenly stops detecting the SIM card. (once or twice a day)
I don't want to discuss the cause and possible solution. (Restart always helps)
The worst part is that the outage cannot be predicted.
Therefore, I want to ask if there is any way that would alert me to this. Either in the absence of a SIM card or on the loss of connection (of course, when the airplane mode is not activated).


texts: Details on Android OS massive data usage

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Yesterday Android OS on my Nexus 5 transferred 44,7 GB (!) data over both WiFi (42,2 GB) and mobile data (2,5 GB). I have no idea why the data transfer started, and I have no idea why it stopped after one day, and I have no idea what data was transferred, and to/from where.

I haven't changed or installed anything on the phone.

Is it possible to see exactly what data has been exchanged by the Android OS and why?


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Regarding the GPS weeks rollover which took place on April 06th 2019. all the websites are talking about the phenomenon but they are not explaining what are the side effects on end users devices if the week number will be 0000.

How an Android smartphone GPS users could be affected regarding this rollover from 1023 to 0000 weeks ?

Regards


texts: Sending single SMS message to multiple contacts causes MMS

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I'm experiencing an annoying (and costly) problem on my HTC Desire X. (Android 4.1.1) Every time I send a single message to multiple contacts at the same time, the message will be sent as MMS rather than SMS, even though it is a normal text message (not too many words).

I am using Facebook's messenger app to send 'normal' messages as well, but I don't think it has anything to do with it.

EDIT: okay, so after some testing I noticed it has to do with Facebook messenger's app. I went over all settings but can't seem to find anything that disables MMS for group messaging?


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When I connect to a hotspot that requires signin, I don't want a popup that fills the entire screen. A simple notification would suffice.

Can this popup be disabled on Android 8?

Samsung Galaxy S9+


texts: Not sure if this goes here but I don't see any other section where it would go really. About a week ago, I found a HTC One M8 is a creek when I was hiking. I took it out and when I got home I placed it in rice for about 2 days. When I took it out, the battery worked fine because of the charging signal. I let it charge for about 8 hours and the signal is still there. The screen won't power up. Any tips on how to fix the screen without going inside the phone? Thanks.


texts: Is multi encryption a good way to wipe all traces of personal data before selling the phone?

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I am going to sell my phone.

It's a Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 from Germany running Android 5.0.1 "Lollipop". What I have done so far is to encrypt, reset, run camera until memory was full to override empty memory with random data and then reset again. But I think I have forgot to disable "fast encryption" which encrypts only the used memory (I have manually deleted some files before ). I am not sure if I have disabled it or not.

Is it a good idea to perform the encryption again (with "full encryption"), or is multiple encryption a bad idea in case of security?


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Getting this error from system notification service. With two options, Keep it anyway (unsafe) or disable. I'm getting this notification in every 2 minutes. No matter if I select disable, or keep it anyway (unsafe).

I have restored my phone to its original factory settings two times, still the same issue.


texts: Remotely Turn on Location for Lost/Stolen Phone

texts: My Samsung Galaxy S7 was lost or stolen tonight at an airport.  I can remotely see that it is at 63% battery power, but I had the google location turned off.  How can I remotely turn on location?  (I did lock the phone because I didn't pw protect it and left a message to call my husband.)


texts: Beta testing app without using Play Store

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I am interested to test Facebook Messenger beta version. In this case, Facebook suggests

  Join the Facebook Messenger for Android Beta Testers Google group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/messenger-for-android-beta-testers
  Allow beta downloads by clicking "Become a Tester" in the Play Store (you need to join the Google Group before becoming a tester)
  Download Facebook Messenger from the Play Store to update your app
  Turn on automatic updates, as the beta version of Facebook Messenger for Android will be updated multiple times per week

But it's not applicable to my case since my phones (running YunOS 2.9.0) don't come with preinstalled Google apps, like Play Store.

So, is there anyway I can get the beta version of Messenger?


texts: Is there way to install ICS on Galaxy Pocket?

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I have Samsung Galaxy Pocket - GT-S5300.

Is there a way to install ICS and it will work properly? Will overclock be needed?

If so, how to do so?


texts: Any way or app to enable vibrate only mode in Lollipop?

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I have a Moto G and earlier the Moto Assist used to have a setting to put phone in Vibrate only mode while in meetings. On updating to Lollipop, I don't have this option.

I know that it's possible to manually set phone in vibrate mode. But I have to this each time, instead of Phone automatically going to Vibrate mode checking my calender meetings.


texts: Spotify automatic "offline mode" when no Wifi connection

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Is it possible to automatically switch my Android Spotify app to "offline mode" when not connected to Wifi?

I've just had 1.5GB of data downloaded via Mobile data connection which has over maxed out my limit!

I'm not sure why this has happened (I can only assume it's re-downloaded some playlists?), but I would like to prevent this from happening again.


texts: How to view list of subscriptions in Google reader app?

texts: Is there any way to view the list of my blog subscriptions in Google reader? Currently it is showing "no subscriptions". Is this a bug?


texts: How to Know my Android Processor info using ADB?

texts: I want to know the android QCT Chipsets Processor information like snapdragon version details usind ADB Commands. Can you please explain anyone?


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I'm looking for a way to keep a file (keepass .kdb) on my Droid2 in sync with one on a server.

This is just a file on the filesystem - not contacts, calendar, etc.
I need bidirectional, not just push or pull.  If the server's changes, download it, if the Android's changes, upload it.  Yes, this may result in conflicts that need resolved.

I'm using Unison to achieve this between PCs, but there's no Unison client for android.  I've found hand-waving about installing OCaml on Android and running Unison on that, but I'm hoping for something native.

Botsync sounds promising, but it's unidirectional - when making a config, you choose if it's upload or download.

I've seen sugarsync, but given that this is my KeePass file, I'd prefer to keep it on my own server.


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I be on meeting calls for long hours.  I usually mute/unmute call by pressing home and then use call app to mute.

I want some app which can provide me functionality to mute /unmute using notification bar.

I have tried many app but none is providing this functionality.

Handset: Micromax Canvas Nitro A310

**OS: Android 4.4 Kitkat **


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i am using android 4.4.2 which came preloaded on Android TV BOX, it is capable of playing 1080p videos on it , and ican see them on my big TV too which is also 1080p TV,

But when i use Youtube App from Google in Android TV Box , there is no 1080p option to play the youtube videos in 1080p the max option there is 720p,

How can i get 1080p option in youtube app ?

My box i set to 1080p 60 Hz,
Tv is set to 1080p 16:9

i have tried other moethods i found on internet like,

Reinstalling youtube app, cleaning app data, rebooting various time, changing prop value to 4.4.2 android which already is 4.4.2

but still no luck, so how can i view youtube videos in 1080p ?


texts: TWRP backups will restore but not boot, only bootloop

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Synopsis of Issue:
Currently I have several backups that do not show an error resoring but for some reason will not boot. Everytime I boot the device from a backup it goes into the WIleyfox boot screen and stays like that.

Background Information:
I own a Wileyfox Swift 2x, unrooted and bootloader unlocked. TWRP 3.1.1 is installed. I upgraded the system to Nougat 7.1 [SW46-WF-MARMITE-7.1-TOS089A-RECOVERY[NOUGAT] and everything seemed to function properly albeit with those annoying corruption startup screens. However for some reason I just coudnt get it to ROOT. I took a full backup. So I decided to install Lineage 14.1 [lineage-14.1-20171002-nightly-crackling-signed] with open-gapps. After a wipe I installed Lineage but it woudnt boot despite fixing error7 issue. ...I moved on>>>

I next tried to install Cynogenmod 13.1 [SW33-WF-MARMITE-CM-13.1.5-ZNH2KAS7EB-RECOVERY] with open-gapps and succeeded but later realised there was an issue with ROOTing and phonecall recorder - anyway I needed a working phone so attempted to restore Nougat 7.1 (above) after backing up Cynogenmod 13.1.

This is when i realised that none of my backups would restore. The phone will not boot and all I am left with is the Wileyfox boot screen. I tried restoring with and without system image, & only restoring with boot, system & data - I have performed all of these after performing the standard wipes but it remains the same.

Help:
Can anyone help me get my phone into working order so that I can restore my backups and boot into them?


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Scheduled turning the device off and on has apparently been discontinued in Android 8.
Edit: At least for my device thats the case.

Given that it was one of my favorite functionalities in android 7, I would like to retain it through the update to 8.1.

Is there a similar function on 8.1 or an app i can use to emulate it?

Taskr and Automateit require root access to be able to shut down the device.


texts: How can I list the contents of my sd card over ssh

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I try to list the contents of my sdcard using kdeconnect. As I understand it, this is done using an ssh connection (sshfs).
When I try to list the contents of the sd card on my computer, e.g.

ls /run/user/1000/aa321541a9e62340/storage/xxxx-xxxx

I get an Operation not permitted, but listing the contents of any subfolder e.g. /run/user/1000/aa321541a9e62340/storage/xxxx-xxxx/Music works without problems. Now I read that this is most likely due to an android permissions problem (Can't show the content of /sdcard of my Android phone from Ubuntu's Nautilus or FileZilla via sftp).

On android, the permissions of /storage/xxxx-xxxx show as

 drwxrwx--x root everybody

When I do chmod o+r /storage/xxxx-xxxx as root this seems to be ignored.

Can someone tell me what I can do in order to be able to list the contents of my sd card over ssh?


texts: How to prevent android from auto-sync'ing gmail contacts and photos

texts: I just got a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and when I go into my settings then add an account and add a gmail account, it gives me an option to choose what I want to sync. I unchecked 'photos' and 'contacts' and everything else except for 'gmail' but it still auto sync'ed my photos and contacts (and my apps and app data, even though I told it not to). I then deleted the account and tried again but this time, I didn't check anything at all (not even gmail) and it did not sync anything, which is good. But I want to sync only my gmail, so then I went into the settings for my gmail account and checked only the 'sync gmail' box and it synced Everything again (app, app data, contacts, photos).. how do I make it still syncing everything? I just want to sync my inbox.


texts: Get Gingerbread back on Samsung Galaxy Y

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Y mobile. In internet I saw a post that update your Samsung Galaxy Y from 2.3 to 4.0. I tried the steps but I went wrong now my mobile getting rebooted again and again. How can I get my previous version?


texts: Utilize my android tablet for actionscript 3 programming

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Anyone know of a way to setup an android tablet to allow for programming and testing of flash apps?

Something similar to like the FlashDevelop environment in Windows?


texts: How do I install OTA updates while rooted with Magisk?

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First of all, here are my specs (let me know if I'm missing anything):

Device: Moto G7 (river)
OS: Android 9
Build Number: PPOS29.114-134-2
Magisk Version: 20.0
Magisk Manager Version: 7.5.3

I installed Magisk through TWRP.  The device is fully rooted.  I want to install the latest OTA update, and I've been trying to do it using this guide.  I'm stuck on step 2:

  tap on the UNINSTALL button and select the RESTORE IMAGES option.

When I follow these instructions, I get this error:

  Stock backup does not exist!

How can I install the update and stay rooted?

Notes:

I am okay with re-rooting if necessary.
For some reason, I can't boot into TWRP using the custom recovery I know I installed.  I just get the opened up maintenance android.
This is NOT a duplicate of How do I update an OTA while retaining TWRP and Magisk, only with my phone?


texts: How to have the OS launch applications at startup time?

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I am running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean on a Samsung Galaxy SIII.

I am trying to figure out how to configure applications such a Skype to start up automatically once the system has gone through the bootstrapping process, finished booting, and started up. I would like to be able to do this via an application that does not require my device to be rooted, if possible. When I look at the information related to Skype in the default Application Manager, I can see that the Skype application makes use of the "run at startup" permission, which means that it should be possible to configure this app to run at startup but I could not find a checkbox to do so on this screen, nor from the Skype application settings. A similar situation may take place with other apps as well.

This post deals with preventing apps from starting up, and mentions useful third-party appilcations such as Autorun Manager which seems to be maily concerned with blocking applications from starting and from restarting once killed, or at least this is what I gather from the app's description on the play store, and Autostarts which triggers which manages which apps are triggered by events.

So, here are my questions:

Why isn't there a preinstalled native Startup Manager app on android to control which apps are to start by default and which aren't?
If skype requires the "run at startup" permission, and there is no place in the OS or in the app to configure such app to start up automatically, then what does this permission achieve?

Thanks.


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I recently installed an update to my custom ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/development/wip-cyanogenmod-12-t2936990) which was previously working fine on my phone. After installing this update my phone now sits on the "Samsung Galaxy S III" screen and after about half a minute reboots back onto the screen.

I can access recovery and download mode with no problems still and I've tried re-flashing recovery and the ROM with no success.

If anybody can suggest anything I'd greatly appreciate it, thanks.

EDIT: I am unable to actually turn the phone off without removing the battery, every time I hold the power button it just turns itself back on after a second.


texts: How can I disable "app is running in the background" notifications?

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I've a notification from Android system that I can only snooze, not remove permanently, about an app running in the background. It's specifically about Keepass2Android:

  Keepass2Android is running in the background

I know it's running in the background so I don't need to be reminded about it constantly. Most annoying is that it takes up unnecessary space.

Is there a way to disable this notification?


texts: Why are all my messages getting auto archived?

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I have One Plus 3 running OxygenOS (Android 6.0.1). Of late I am facing a weird issue. All my important incoming messages (SMS) are automatically moving to Archived section. Also I am getting no notification for them same. Only few crap SMSs which I don't care about land up in Inbox.

How to fix this? I am missing on important updates because of this. I am using the default Messenger app.


texts: How do I connect my Samsung Galaxy S6 to Android Studio?

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I've downloaded a driver called SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_For_Mobile_Phones. When I plug in my phone via USB-MicroUSB, the phones begins charging, but is not recognized by the computer. How do I get my computer to recognize the device, and how do I then connect it to Android Studio? I would really appreciate any assistance at all. Thanks!

Alex


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So, there is an app, 9chat. I was using it for a while, then out of nowhere, the app started to give me error: "Invalid user ID and Token!"

I have LG G3 D855.

I tried everything to log in to app again (restart, reinstal, changing account, etc) , yet nothing worked, then I used another Android device, and I had no problem. Even with same user and pass.

The problem is so rare, that there is no way to solve it from my side. But the developers don't help either, I saw people were not be able to log in more than a month.

And then I thought maybe factory reset, will help, so I get back up, then reseted. I did 4 factory reset, each time using different Google Account, yet each time, after installing 9 chat as the first thing, I got the error "Invalid User ID and token!"

The weirdest thing, is the app says "welcome back username blah blah blah" then says invalid token. And the other app of this company, 9GAG works fine, without any problem, using same accounts.

So, I need to change Device ID. I have latest stock Lollipop, so I can't root, and I don't like other roms. Is there any thing that can help me here? I don't need the app, I just want to win.


texts: Is there a way to check DNS cache on an Android device? For example, you can check it on windows via the command ipconfig /displaydns.


texts: Loss of Image quality when set as lock screen or home screen wallpaper

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This is my original wallpaper:

After setting it as Lock Screen wallpaper, its quality got reduced and this is how it looks:

Even when set as homescreen, the image quality is reduced.

How to improve the quality of the lock screen/home screen wallpaper?


texts: Which IMEI number should I use to unlock my Motorola DROID 2 GLOBAL (A956) IMEI or IMEI SV?

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I recently bought an unlock code from Cell Unlocker.NET to unlock a Motorola DROID 2 GLOBAL which was locked to the Verizon Wireless network.

Navigating to the about phone section

Menu - > Settings - > About Phone -> Status

I saw  two IMEI numbers.

I used the top one  (IMEI) as the code to complete the unlock process however when I tried to unlock the device it rejected the code.

Should I have used the IMEI SV?
I have Android 2.3.4 but this device is normally equipped with 2.2, could that be the problem?


texts: Uber Driver is crashing (not even start) on Android 8.1

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I bought a new phone because my older was so old that Uber Driver was too slow, couldn't even use a different map service (like Google Maps or Waze). Bought a Redmi 6 (International Version), with Android 8.1.0 and MIUI Global 10.0.

So I installed Uber Driver, and to my surprise it crashed every time after the second screen of "what's new". I uninstalled it, and now after some two months I tried again. The problem persists. The first screens with instructions worked fine the first time (though the loud voice can't be turned off or lowered -- and the device volume is muted!). After these screens, came the "what's new" screens, and it crashed in the second. Now it just crashes before these screens, every time I try to open the app. The system is up to date. What can I do?

EDIT

Following @trishmapow comments, I managed to use adb logcat to create a log. The log file has 540 kB, and registered every information since the device was last turned on (I thought it would only register from the moment the command was issued). Should I upload this whole log somewhere? Should I extract only lines with some word in them?


texts: How can I get the arrow keys back in the centre of the SwiftKey keyboard?

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Until yesterday my SwiftKey keyboard showed arrow keys in the middle of the keyboard. I had switched on the thumb layout and the arrow keys for a compact yet functional layout.
Since yesterday (October 26, 2020) the arrow keys can only appear at the bottom, increasing the keyboard height with one full row.
The thumb layout still exists, but now just leaves an empty gap in the middle where the arrow keys were before.
How can I get the arrow keys back in the centre of the keyboard?


texts: (SOLVED) How to recover data from Android ... /sdCard/ ... /Downloads on Xiaomi Mi5 MIUI8 (Android 6 Marshmallow)

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UPDATE: 2018/06/27, bootloader implies wipe and it is a dead end for Data Recovery, mount as USB Mass Storage implies root to change settings, and for Mi5 or MIUI 8 this implies flashing ROM (dead end too as implies Data overwritten) so the only method I found is this (if the device is functional) then with the RAW partition dump recover files is easy

(LEGACY-post as is solved)

I have a problem I want to solve:

Notice: This is a specific problem, please try to advice on that matter (see complications at the bottom), any help and clarification will be very appreciated.

Fact:

I deleted by mistake files on path .. sdCard / .. / Downloads (internal memory)
Seconds after mistaken-deletion, I shut off the device, to prevent overwriting.

Specs:
Smartphone
Xiaomi Mi5 Miui 8 (Android 6 Marshmallow)
Non-rooted
Stock-recovery

WiP (workflow):

I notice about USB Mass Storage instead MTP (as key feature to connect device to PC) (and use some kind of recovery app like (Recuva or R-Studio (r-tt.com))
But I don't know how to activate that (Mass Storage) on my specific device and MIUI (Android version)

Another choice is create a image dump from custom recovery (TWRP) but how to install custom recovery...
... without changing the stock ROM,
... I saw unlocked bootloader is needed

Complications:

How to recover data from (internal sdCard, eMMc | UFS), without overwriting data.
How to root (if needed) without the changing of custom-ROM (if it is possible), on this specific device.
How to install custom recovery (bootloader unlocked is needed) to make a "raw image dump" exact byte-by-byte from the recovery ( isolated image dump, to work with IT Forensics tools)
Xiaomi Mi5 (how to root, methods, if it is needed), and how to install custom recovery, TWRP (bootloader unlocking etc)
Thanks in advance, first post here (a reader for years), I hope some people lead the way ^^, I want to learn.

Xiaomi Mi5 particularities: (more info-sources will be appreciated)

root methods (without ROM-changing)
TWRP recovery (stock ROM if possible) => create internal memory RAW image) to work with.
Bootloader-unlock methods and process


texts: Lost Google account information after sync to local Outlook 2003

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Normal newbie disclaimer... I've looked and I can't find an answer, so apologies if a duplicate.

After quite a bit of trial-and-error, I've managed to sync all my contacts on my local Outlook 2003 through my new Samsung Galaxy S4Mini (i9195) using MyPhoneExplorer.  There was a lot of swearing as it firstly made them phone contact, but eventually I managed to make them Google contacts.

Before I did this, all my messages and emails were showing my profile picture and Google account details with those messages/emails/etc on both of my Android devices (my phone which is only linked to my Google profile, and my tablet which is linked to both my and my partners profiles).  So, for instance, instead of seeing the letter "T" against the "conversation", I was seeing the profile image.

Under the contacts on my devices there is a "Tom" contact under the "ME" section, and I've attempted to update that with my gmail address, but that doesn't appear to have linked it.  Nor am I seeing my details within the contacts via the website.

I do not have a Google+ account, and I do not want a Google+ account... I have Facebook, and to be honest, I'm on the verge of deleting that.  (I do NOT have Facebook syncing with the phone either).

Gmail through a browser is showing my profile picture, however, that image is NOT appearing if I look at the google account settings... which I'm sure it used to.

Is this just "get people to use Google+" by Google, or am I missing something really easy... or something that is really not obvious in the slightest.

Update:

Apologies @dotVezz for not giving you the information you needed upfront.

I have a single Google account, with a gmail.com email address.  When I look at the profile for that (by going into Gmail account through the web, clicking my email address in top right and choosing "Account") I am not seeing the profile image, which I'm sure I used to.

However, in Gmail settings I am seeing the profile phote.

I have two devices, a Galaxy S4 Mini (i9195) running 4.2.2 and an old Galaxy Tab 10.1 running 4.0.4.

What's happening (and is wrong):

On the S4 Mini, under the "ME" section in Contacts, I'm seeing a single entry called "Tom", which has no details at all... I have added my gmail.com address to this to try and fix this issue.  I do not appear to be able to delete this "contact".

On the Tab 10.1, under the "ME section in Contacts it is asking me to "Set up my profile"... bare in mind this device is used by two people with two accounts.

When viewing my messages or email via the Gmail app, I am not seeing my profile image against the messages I have sent.  In the coloured box to the left of the conversation it would show my profile picture, but now it shows my initial "T".

This is happening on both devices

What should be happening:

My profile image should be appearing next to my messages/emails/etc, instead of just my initial.

Update

Now I've discovered that it's Home+Power to screen shot (and not VolumeDown+Power as I've read in multiple places) here are screen shots from the Gmail and Messages apps on the phone, with the areas in red boxes that should have been linked to my profile, and therefore should (and were) showing my profile photo!


texts: Stopped between flashing miui to downgrade 12 to 11 and phone got erased every thing

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I tried to flash my phone through mi flashtool to downgrade miui from 12 to 11. But took too much time about one hour.  I checked the status which showed mismatch between phone and image. I closed flash tool and my phone become dead.  It starts and blinks screen lights not even show mi icon and not going into bootloader mode with power and -.  I tried with power± which helped to connect pcsuit. Mi. Com i connected  with my pc and commented adb devices  it seems
Device name and sideload.  How i can bring my phone into normal mode


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I have just run into a situation described in this blog:

Can any one explain this to me? How can Android run a disabled application? What good do we have from marking applications as disabled, if system is ignoring that?

How can I force Android to respect my will and to never execute a disabled app?


texts: Android running tweetdeck notifications when not running

texts: I downloaded Tweetdeck for my new Galaxy S 3 and when it is not running in the task list or in the app manager | running apps it still notifies me of new tweets. How can I see this task running and how to disable it? I don't see it in services or in the Tweetdeck options to disable background services.


texts: I'm using one plus two. I tried everything but still the option 'USB tethering - USB not connected' is like this and I'm not able to able or disable it, it's Grey.... Please help me guys


texts: Can I know who is changing Android's media volume?

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Recently my phone's media volume will be changed to a fixed value in period automatically. I guess there's a bad app running in background or by alarm doing this, but I have no idea which one is the convict.

Is there a way to let me know who is changing system media volume? My device is an HTC Butterfly 3 running Android 5.0.2 official ROM – and power saving is not turned on (in case it matters). Thanks!


texts: Improve camera/video quality during Zoom meeting

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I am trying to give lectures using an Android phone's back camera. The camera quality on Zoom is low.
Are there any advanced camera settings on Zoom such as locking focus, exposure?


texts: How can I get my compass pointing the right direction?

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On my Samsung Galaxy S2 running ICS 4.0.4, my compass is off by 90 degrees. It shows west in the north position.

I had a similar compass problem before, and had solved it by applying this patch. Unfortunately, I've since discovered that this patch breaks my WiFi.

I have tried calibrating the compass by moving the phone in a figure 8 pattern, as well as rotating on all axis. The compass is still pointing the wrong way, though.

Is there a safe solution for fixing my compass?


texts: How to remove spy-ware and how to turn off GPS-Tracking?

texts: Someone installed spy-ware and is also tracking my GPS.  I can tell because when I open navigator the location is not where I am. I have driven to the location and someone is sitting in their car.  This same person follows me around town. also when I call my daughter a third party answers phone also so I can't get through to my daughter.I have tried factory reset but the person is still in control of my GPS.  How do I get control back on my phone?


texts: Using a different account for writing reviews on Play Store

texts: I'm not sure if this is the correct site to ask this, but when I download an app from the Play Store, I use a different account for writing a review after using the app. I wanted to ask if what I'm doing is allowed or not, and if it's not, then I'll just stop writing reviews from another account. I'm feeling kind of bad thinking what I'm doing might be wrong. I know this question is a bit weird, but I just wanted to ask. Thanks.


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I have an android 4.2 embedded system.
When I connect a USB cool-disk to my device's USB port, it recognizes the cool-disk and works just fine.
But then the LED light on my connected cool-disk keeps flashing and I've learned to believe that the reason is that the USB Auto-Detection has not stopped on the USB port.

Do you know any android process that I can kill, in order to stop auto-detection on the USB port?

Any other idea to fix that flashing LED is much appreciated.


texts:
I think I'm actually missing something here still. Everything I read suggests I need to boot into recovery mode as a first step, and that I ought to be able to do that by holding down the "home" key while I'm starting up. Instead I get a bang (!) in a triangle icon with a phone next to it.

Have I skipped a step or is there something wrong with my phone? I know there's something wrong with my phone ... that's why I embarked on this project to begin with. But could that be some how preventing me from booting to recovery mode? Or is the problem a skipped step?


texts: How do I back up SMS without using (broken) touchscreen on Nexus 4?

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I have a rooted n4 with USB debugging enabled. The touchscreen is smashed, totally. There is an image on the screen, but it is not possible to enter any commands via the touchscreen. The device otherwise works normally. I can see what's on the screen, it connects to the wifi, etc.

So, for example Ritesh SMS backup won't work, because it needs me to tap commands on the phone. I tried the following solution
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12266374/backup-full-sms-mms-contents-via-adb

but it won't work because the phone pops up saying 'do you want to give adb shell su permissions', I can't tap yes as I can't tap anything...


texts: How can I log the start and stop connection with known WI-FI networks

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At the end of a week , I would like to see a log for each connection with a (known) WI-FI network I made with my Galaxy phone.

I automatically connect to different networks.

It would be nice to see the time of start/end connection for those networks I am connected to. This would give me an indication for hours spend at each place.

Anyone knows if this is possible ?


texts: How to enable optical/LED notifications on Android 9/Fairphone 3?

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I'm used to the LED indicator light on the front for unseen notifications from Moto G2014/LineageOS 14. I searched for 10 minutes for a setting and I think I revisited all of them. There is however a LED in the front which indicates the charging progress. I assume it can be used for notifications as well.

There're a few forum post which claim to explain how to enable it, but don't.

The Fairphone has Android 9, updated yesterday.


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I tried to connect my Nexus 5 to a USB on a LinuxMint (OS) PC.

At first it worked; it asked me to choose MTP or something else. Now, it's not giving me any feedback. I tried resetting - still getting nothing.

I think it's the phone, because I'm only getting a message of charging, not of being connected to the PC.


texts: "Ok Google" Greyed Out / Unavailable After Hard Reset

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After Android phone was hard reset to factory settings and restored from backup, inside Google Services Settings, "Ok Google" function was Greyed / Unavailable.

This is even after language selected was English(US) and updated language.

How to solve this issue?


texts: Android Market auto restore apps not working

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After some problems I had to restore my phone. Before doing it I had enabled the option of google's security copy. Now I've linked my google account and market does nothing, it doesn't restore apps. So I've decided to enter the market through the browser and in "My market account" I could only see the three apps that are native to the phone (youtube, gmail and google maps). How can I get all the apps I had before?

Thanks,
Diego


texts: Samsung 4 left in rain and now black screen - can i recover files?

texts: My Samsung S4 (in an otterbox) was left in a downpour for about 10 mins.  I brought it in, shook water out (only a little came out) and then (not knowing) plugged it into USB to try to upload files (I KNOW NOW DUMB) within a few mins, screen went black.  So then I put vacuumed it and put it in a combo of rice and silica gel for two days.   It has power but has a black screen and I was using the lock screen feature and had a password on it.....  Is my data on my SIM Card?  Can I get my SIM card reprogrammed for another phone and try to get to my files that way? I don't care about my phone just want the data recovered...


texts:
I'm new to the Android world having lived in iOS for a long time. Does Google have an affiliate programme like the Apple store does with LinkShare?

If not, is there a reason why?

If not, is there one coming/rumoured?

Do site reviewing Android apps make no money on referrals at all?

Sorry for the multi-part question. Any thoughts would be appreciated.


texts: How do I test that proximity sensor on Galaxy Nexus works as expected

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I've noticed two days ago that I've initiated some random things while having hands in my pockets and phone was in as well...

And today I just picked up a call and while talking on the phone I realised that I turned on stuff with my face...

It seems that proximity sensor isn't working or working improperly.

How do I test it without placing a call?
How can I test proximity sensor anyway?
Is it at all possible?

I've read about some proximity sensor light... I don't see any light turning on or anything... I can just locate two holes behind glass between front camera and speaker. I suppose one of them (or both) is proximity sensor.

  Galaxy Nexus is 2 weeks old and running Jelly Bean


texts: SIM card is not working on Sony Xperia Z (Android 4.1.2)

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My friend has a problem using his micro-SIM card on his new Sony Xperia Z (Android 4.1.2)

The problem is: when he inserts the SIM card, the phone display a message that the SIM card has been inserted, and restarts... then after the restart, displays 'SIM card removed' and restarts!

Notes:
1-The SIM card works perfectly on other phones.
2-The shop where he bought the phone has installed apps (mostly games) before he received it.

Any solutions?


texts: How do I stop the "USB computer connection" settings page popping up every time I plug my phone into a computer?

texts:
When I plug my phone (An "imo Q2" which is apparently "powered by verve connect" and which runs Android 6) into a computer, I get a dialog titled "USB computer connection" popping up.  Given that I almost always want to use it either (1) for ADB or (2) just for charging, this dialog is useless to me.  I'd much rather it worked the way my last phone did, and just put a notification in the status bar that I can use to open it.  I've tried selecting the "always use these settings" option at the bottom, but it still pops up every time.

How do I disable this?


texts: Cannot connect to Network - EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY

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I was trying out some ROMs which I downloaded from needrom.com. At first it was fine. Then when I flashed a particular ROM, I started getting "INVALID IMEI" and could not connect to the network anymore.

Luckily I had a full backup of the phone taken with TWRP. I could not see my backup listed in the TWRP that came with the present ROM. So I flashed the Recovery with which I backed up the phone. Then I could see the Backups listed.

When I tried to restore it, it failed with this error:

Unable to mount '/data'

I guess the partitioning changed. Anyways, I could restore 'Nvram' alone and the INVALID IMEI got replaced by "EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY".

How do I fix this? Can I somehow restore the backup (by fixing Unable to mount /data)?

ROM that was working and running currently: http://www.needrom.com/download/ultralight/
ROM that started the trouble: P780_S228_8GB_KK_ROW

Phone: Lenovo P780 8GB.


texts: HTC One won't play any video after update

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My Android HTC One is currently running Android Version 4.4.2, a few days ago it updated a bunch of apps, about 27 I think. I honestly can't remember which updated and which didn't.

Since then it won't play any videos. It won't play any video files from my memory card and it won't play any videos from YouTube, Facebook etc...!

Screenshot (click for larger variant)

A similar error pops up for every application.

Has anyone else encountered this issue?


texts: Why does my phone battery die at 0% then it has more battery when I turn it on again?

texts:
So after dying at 0% when I turn it on again, it can have more battery like 26%. Why does this happen?
Does this mean my phone has a virus?


texts: I got my Samsung Galaxy Y rooted a month ago. Will a Factory Reset harm the phone? Will it still have root?


texts: Music players that can import M3U playlists?

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OK, so it seems that (unbelievably) Winamp for Android is so extremely stupidly designed that it can't import M3U playlists.

So, I want a player that can import M3U playlists.  I'm running CyanogenMod 7.  I have copied some MP3s I want in a playlist to a directory on the sdcard, and used the "My Playlist Maker" app to make an M3U file that references the audio files inside that directory.  Does anyone have some ideas for good music or media players that can import this M3U playlist?

An additional requirement is that the player be able to set itself as the default player to be used with Bluetooth - Winamp, for example, has the "Control headset" (use Winamp to control the headset) checkbox setting.


texts: Motorola Fire XT on boot loop - flash/recover without powering on?

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I rooted my Fire XT with SUT and SuperUserOneclick .. so far all seemed good. Then I ran Android_AIO_Flasher_1.00 and tried to install the NoLock apk.

After that the phone has just been going into a boot loop.. constantly booting up, and then rebotting (without reaching the home screen). ADB recognizes the device in offline mode for a few seconds after which it reboots anyway.

I've tried removing the battery and have now let it drain actually.

If I try going into recovery mode, I do get a 'enter recovery mode' message, but then I get a white triangle with an exclamation mark and an android.. and nothing happens then.

Can someone suggest any possible actions please?

Thanks!

PS - the whole reason why i'm trying to operate on this phone, is that I want to use it for my app testing , and secondly, because i need to unlock the screen somehow as there is some issue with the touch screen - the screen stays on the lock mode and doesn't accept any touch events.


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I've borrowed an Android phone so I can decide whether to buy one. I have a GSM SIM without a data plan, but I am using Wifi that is broadcast from my other smartphone which does have a data plan.

The phone's GSM signal icon has a tiny "R" that indicates that I am roaming -- why?

My phone is an HTC Desire Z with (I think!) Android 2.3.
Under Settings > Mobile Networks I have these settings:
Data enabled = unticked
International data roaming = unticked
National data roaming = unticked
Use only 2G networks = ticked

The notification list sometimes shows me a message that is too long to be displayed, but some googling tells me that this is the complete text:

  "You have lost data connectivity because you left your home network with data roaming turned off"

The notification list also shows that I am in fact on the correct network: My SIM card is from the provider "bob" and the phone shows that I am on the "bob" network.

Am I consuming anything related to roaming? How can I ensure that I will not use roaming?


texts: How can I see my whatsapp notifications on my lock screen?

texts: I am not getting pop up notifications when my screen is locked even though I chose the always show pop up option. How do I fix this


texts: What are those 2 parts on my tab's circuit board?

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Can anyone tell me what those two pieces on the following image? (colored with yellow)
i suspect its the CPU and the Wifi but im not sure.

my issue here is that the temps on my tab is pretty hot (since a long time)
i never had time to check but now this will change
The heat comes from the red area that i have selected but i dont see any other pieces that can cause the heat

idle temps are 40-50 (recovery mode) with my window open, cold air is comming into my room)
load temps are getting high as 91 (i got this when i was making a backup within the recovery mode.

My tab is an Samsung Galaxy TabPro 10.1

Thank you for your time.


texts: While updating LineageOS, do I need to update Gapps too?

texts: I'm flashing a new nightly version of LineageOS. I'm just gonna flash it without wiping data/system since I already have it installed. However, I also use Gapps (stock variant). Do I need to flash an updated version of it too?


texts: what do you call the black bar at the bottom of the Honeycomb interface?

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I'm googling for a problem with the black bar on the bottom of my ASUS Transformers screen. the one with the navagation icons, notifications, and battery info. I'm not sure what the official name for that UI element is.

ps: i solved my origional problem. this bar thickens to addjust the aspect ratio when using HDMI output though I still dont know it's name.


texts: Google Play Music can't see WMA files on Pixel 2

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On my PC, I have a library of WMA files that I have ripped from CDs using iTunes.

About 6 months ago I got Google's Pixel phone, and wanted to load a bunch of the music onto my phone.  A quick online search told me I should just be able to copy it to the Music folder on my phone.

I did so, and I got a popup telling me it might not play in its current format, and did I want to convert it before copying?  I clicked "Yes", and the music was copied, and showed up in Google Play Music.

Recently I got the Pixel 2, and went through the same steps to copy music to my phone, but after copying it I don't see any of it in Google Play Music.  I installed VLC and it can see/play the music, but it has very limited capabilities as a music player and isn't compatible with the Google Assistant, so I'd really rather use Play Music.

I tried copying an MP3 file onto the phone, and that shows up in Play Music, so it must have something to do with the format.  I'd really rather not have to convert my entire music library en masse to MP3.

I'm running Android Oreo 8.0.0.

I've verified that there is no .nomedia file in the Music folder.

Is there some difference between the Pixel and Pixel 2 that prevents Google Play Music from seeing WMA files on the Pixel 2?
Is there something else I might need to do to be able to play them?

EDIT:
I tried @Abochur's suggestion in the comments of playing a file via the file manager, and it would not play from there, which indicates to me that there is a problem with the file.  I tried re-copying one of the files onto the phone, and again I was asked if I wanted the file to be converted so that it could be played, but again it was not recognized once it was on the phone.

I would still like to know why this method worked on my original Pixel but doesn't seem to work on my Pixel 2, and if there's any way to have my music appear in Google Play Music without mass-converting all of it to a different format.


texts: I can't restore my contacts from my Google account

texts:
I got a new phone today same as I had before its a Sony Xperia T I had all my contacts backed up to my Google account but now I can't import them to this phone from my Google account when I sync my contacts nothing is happening does anybody have any idea what I should do?

it always work fine on my other phone when I factory reset it, then when I go to my contacts it's right there to import from Google account, on this phone it's the same but my contacts don't come in there


texts: Change background color for notification entries?

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Samsung Galaxy 5 (aka 550, Europa, Corby), Samsung's Froyo version (so, Touchwiz.  Launcher is ADW Launcher (non-EX).

My notifications (the things in the list when you pull down the notification bar, if that's the proper terminology I have no idea) are all black on dark gray, and I'd like to change it.  I don't know if it's even possible w/o hackery.

Phone is rooted, upgrade to CM7 or higher is "planned" (for some time now :D).  So, if it's possible to make the notifications more readable there, that would be a solution.

The only readable notification is black on white (or blue on white, not sure), and it's from TaskXP.  So the colors seem not to be hardcoded.

And as always, a RTFM is welcome.  When it includes pointers to where in the FM the info is.


texts: How long does a GPS almanac last for a quick fix within cold start?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini and did two tests, both with cold GPS start (without A-GPS data):

starting GPS receiver 11 hours after last fix - got new fix almost instantly (30 seconds)
starting GPS receiver 23 hours after last fix - could not fix in 10-15 minutes (did not count exactly)

I have to mention the GPS was turned on in Android system between last fix and test and phone was on wifi. My question is - how long do GPS almanac data last for a quite quick (say under 3 minutes) cold start?


texts:
Is there an Android app that enables hand-writing / drawing on a word document? I want to draw and write on the text. I don't want to edit the document, but write on the top of it. Instead of typing the letters using the keyboard, I want to draw on the text. Just like writing / drawing on a picture, I would like to draw on a word document.

I have been looking for this everywhere, can anyone suggest me a good app that can do this?

Thanks.


texts: Are offline google maps used device wide?

texts:
If you save an area on google maps on an android device, will other apps that use the maps api, pull data from this cache if it's available? Or is it separated and doesn't know that it exists?

I ask this question because of a reddit post that popped up about Pokemon GO:
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo/comments/4s875y/i_wish_i_could_buy_this_guy_a_beer/


texts: Change system language from Chinese to English?

texts: So I bought an Android phone that is shipped from China. The default language is Chinese. All the preinstalled apps are in Chinese. I live in the US and do not know Chinese and would like to know if there is any way to change this. When I dial a number there is a row of Chinese letters on the screen. I want to switch the language to English.


texts: pm hide VS pm disable -- the identity crisis

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What's the need of pm disable when pm hide already does its job?
I've compiled some information based on my search and research: click here to see the table (edited).
As you can see, pm hide can achieve what pm disable can, but without needing root access. Also, based on my tests, I've reached the conclusion that when pm hide is performed, unlike pm disable, no matter what, the app will not be loaded in the memory again.
I opine that hide descended from block. Block was first introduced in KitKat 4.4.0, remained till Android L Preview and was later superseded by hide in Android 5.0.0. It is not clear to me what lead to renaming of block to hide and why was it needed?
Regardless, if somebody without root access can achieve the functionality of disable, then why does disable exists at all?
Furthermore, why does hide exists? If hide was built supposedly to help users to  get rid of anything they want, without un-installation and without rooting the device, then in the GUI we should be having a relevant option, but we've got only the disable option.
Intertwine questions:

What are the merits and demerits of them, excluding those  noted in my question?

Why both of them exists and to what or whom do they serve?

Is it technically true that hide surpasses the functionality of disable and can truly disable any app, when executed on it?

New: Given findings of Andrew T. and my tests shown in the table, is component shown in hide's usage an error or have I failed to understand latter's usage?
For historical purposes: hide's usage as of now is shown as
  pm hide [--user USER_ID] PACKAGE_OR_COMPONENT

Note: The question does not, in any fashion, seeks unsubstantiated opinion but straight to-the-point answer(s). If you must write an opinion, make sure to back it up using credible and technical sources with sound reasoning to make distinction between what is technical and real and what is speculative.

Tests performed on Carbon ROM (Android 5.1.1) and COS12 (Android 5.0.2) for OnePlus One.


texts: Try to install Clockworkmod Recovery, always getting stock recovery

texts:
I'm trying to install Cyanogenmod on my Samsung Epic 4G.  I've tried a couple of ways to get Clockworkmod Recovery on the phone, but every time I boot it into recovery mode I get the stock recovery program.  I've tried the method listed on the Cyanogenmod wiki here and one using Odin here, but every time it boots, it loads up with stock.

Does anyone have any ideas for how I can get around this?


texts: Clear search history in ebook reader App (Desire S)

texts:
Is there any way to clear search history in ebook reader App on Desire S?
(It is the default reader App for ebook on HTC desire S).

Thanks.


texts: Force Full Disk Encryption on first boot

texts: When flashing a ROM for the first time on a new, unencrypted device (in my case lineageos, which seemingly doesn't do this automatically), how can I task the ROM to automatically encrypt on the first boot?


texts: Prevent activating silent mode when screen is locked

texts:
Is there a way to prevent turning the sound (silencing the phone) off from the lock screen? This is a Motorola Droid 4.

I notice I've missed calls and check only to find that the sound has been turned off. I always make sure to turn the screen off thus activating the screen lock when I put the phone in my pocket. However, I see that the touchscreen still allows the speaker to turn off. Is there a way to deactivate this? I tried using the Droid inPocket app and it didn't solve the problem. In fact, I'm not sure what it did do.


texts: I have downloaded a ringtone and now would like to put it on the list of available ringtones on my Maxx2.  How do I put it on the ringtone list?  What is the proper format?  .wav, .aiff?


texts:
I got two android devices: Nexus 7 and Xperia Z5 Compact. Both of them are easily find by adb on my local computer, but I usually work on my notebook, and here comes the problem. Both my devices couldn't be found. I reinstalled SDK and installed Google USB Drivers. Then I reinstalled drivers of my Nexus to Google drivers and Nexus is visible for ADB. But I cannot do this for Xperia. When I try to update my drivers, it says the best one are already in (MTP USB device).

My OS is Windows 7 on notebook and Windows 10 on local computer.

Any ideas how to make Sony's child visible?


texts: How to hard reboot the Nexus 7 (2013) when touchscreen is dysfunctional?

texts:
I am using the Nexus 7 (2013) with the latest standard firmware from Google and today I encountered a weird problem.

When I turn the device on, the display lights up and all. I can also put it to sleep again. However, the touch screen does not work. Tilting the device also causes the automatic change from portrait to landscape mode and vice versa.

Holding down the power button brings up the "shutdown menu", but since the touchscreen isn't working, I cannot tell it to shut down. For the moment I am left to discharge the battery (it's also not sleeping automatically anymore, so it's faster) until it shuts down by itself gracefully or dies.

Any way of doing a hardware reset?

Connecting via USB doesn't help, because I have USB debugging disabled by default.


texts: How to Select All Pop3 Messages in Gmail?

texts:
I am using Gmail application in Android 6.0. I have > 777 messages in my inbox. I would like to Select All and Delete them from the pop3 account.

How can you Select All Pop3 messages in Gmail Android Application?


texts: How to fix a Nexus 9 that bootloops after an official update?

texts:
Summary

Nexus 9
Never rooted the device and boot loader is locked
Stuck in a boot loop since an android update
Factory Reset doesn't work
Recovery mode doesn't work
Can't flash anything
Can't unlock boot loader due to OEM setting
OEM setting can't be turned on due to boot loop

Context

I bought nexus 9 and I have never rooted this tablet or have done anything fishy to it.

Within few months I received a new android update and I got stuck in a boot loop with a message "Your device is corrupt..." and I lost access to my precious non backed up pictures.
However, I have abandoned the pics and decided to try factory reset.
I get stuck with a green android icon when I try to factory reset for about half an hour then it reboots, but it still gets stuck in boot loop.

So then I try to start the recovery mode but then I get stuck with a dead green android icon with red warning sign.

So what do I do next? I try to flash a custom recovery program, TWRP.img using fastboot but I can't because the bootloader device status is locked.

So I try to flush all preinstalled img to stock, so I try unlocking boot loader using fastboot oem unlock but I can't because I didn't turn on the OEM permission on before being bricked. If only there were way to turn on OEM from adb but I see a lot of people saying its not possible.

How can I fix my tablet?


texts: What to do when delete data option doesn't work?

texts: I wanted to know if I can fix my Huawei tablet. It stopped suddenly and it didn't boot up normally. I forced it to boot by holding the power button and now it got stuck at Android logo. I tried wiping data but it didn't work. Any ideas?


texts: Unable to archive IMAP email with GMail app

texts:
I'm using the Gmail app on a Pixel 2 running Android 10. I'm connecting to a private IMAP server (despite the app name, "Gmail" is a general-purpose mail client, not just for Google Mail).

How can I get it to recognize my Archive folder?

My IMAP server (Dovecot) offers an Archive folder, which is honored by all other IMAP clients (Roundcube, Windows 10 Mail). The Andoid Gmail app, however, does not show an archive button when reading the mail, and swiping will delete—rather than archive—the message.

When I'm reading Google Mail, it works as expected; there's an archive button next to the trash, and swiping archives the message. With my Dovecot account, the archive button isn't shown, and swiping moves it to the Trash folder.

Here's what the IMAP server returns for available folders:

d list "" *
* LIST (\HasNoChildren \Archive) "." Archive
* LIST (\HasNoChildren \Sent) "." Sent
* LIST (\HasNoChildren \Drafts) "." Drafts
* LIST (\HasNoChildren \Junk) "." Junk
* LIST (\HasNoChildren \Trash) "." Trash
* LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." INBOX
d OK List completed (0.001 + 0.000 secs).

This is correct, and is honored by other clients.

In the Gmail app, if I click on the hamburger menu when viewing a message, I can select "Move to", and it shows an Archive folder there (in fact, Archive is the only folder listed there). Selecting this does move it to the Archive folder. This is unworkable, though; I need the Archive button while reading, and I need swiping to archive instead of deleting.


texts:
I can't hard reset my Android phone it seems like my recovery mode is missing what should I do to make it back to normal or default? I already tried to perform hard reset but it only reboot to menu.
My phone is O+ 8.38z
Android version 5.0
It is still working
But i can't access fastboot and recovery mode


texts: Samsung VG-KBD1500 keyboard pairs but not connects to Nexus 7

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I can pair my Samsung VG-KBD1500 keyboard to Nexus7, but it doesn't connect to it.
The keyboard works well with the TV, and I have another bluetotth keyboard, that paired and works well too.

I disconnected the Samsung kbd from the TV, and switched the TV off
Paired the Samsung keyboard to Nexus 7 successfully
When I tried to write something, the softver kbd shows up

The other bluetooth keyboard works well if I take it on.

The same issue occurs, if I unpair the working kbd and Samsung kbd and repair only the Samsung's one.

By opinion of Samsung support, the kbd should work, but it can be paired only with one device at the a time, but it doesn't in my case.
Any advice?


texts: How to save an ISO (or similar) of a whole Lexibook tablet (Android SO)?

texts:
A friend has 2 Lexibook android tablets (kids' tablets). One is completely clean and the other is fine.

He wants his clean android to be exactly the same as his good one.

How does he copy?

I got the tablet's in my hands and the main problem until now is I can't even download nandroid. Is there anyway I can?

Please note: he is looking to have a complete copy, not just data and not just software.


texts:
I have sent my tablet back to Samsung 3 times.  It is currently back with support.  After the first time, I began to have problems with the SIM card not being read.  It was intermittent in the first few days but then constant.  The device would not recognize that a SIM card was in the device.

I went to Verizon and had the SIM card replaced.  It was fine for  few hours, but then intermittent issues occurred until finally unable to recognize the SIM card.

Samsung could not find any issue for this, sent it back to me but still the problems persists.  I went through the same thing, replaced the SIM, dealt with using the device without the Verizon service I had been paying for, but sent it back.

I received an email from Samsung tech support that they can not find anything wrong with the device. I called in because I do not want the device sent back to me without replacing the SIM slot.  I spoke with one call center employee, he agreed and sent me on to another person.  This person I spoke to insisted that if their tests didn't find anything at fault, they would just send it back to me, doesn't matter how many times I send it in, and suggested I had a virus.

I did some research. I can't find anything on Android viruses that describes the issue I am having.  Can someone give me some advice on what I might be able to look into in case Samsung does nothing but send my device back?

Thanks!


texts: How to check an application's checksum or hash on Google Play?

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Some free applications on Google Play are limited to the United States so the rest of the world has to use dodgy sites to get them. However the security of such sites are questionable as the apps might be modified and contain some kind of malware.
Is there a way to get the SHA or MD5 hash of the apk file from the play store so it can be compared with the downloaded one to make sure that it's safe?


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I'm using a lender Android 5 phone. Apparently it's default settings were set to update over WIFI only. I do have an alarm program I explicitly installed however it is clearly not the cause of the alarms at 8AM "Get to Work" which only started happening this week. There is an analog alarm clock icon at the top (without sliding down) though no actual notification to click or hint to what is triggering this mystery alarm clock. At best I could take a screenshot in nearly 24 hours from now. If there is a list of recently updated programs then I am not aware of it.

How do I remove the mystery alarm program or setting from an Android 5 phone?


texts: six-dot icon on home screen shows app icons, not app names

texts: Something on my phone changed.  I don't know what or how, but now when I press the 6-dot icon in the middle of the bottom row of my home screen, I get pages of app icons without any names.  How can I get the names back?


texts: Can't turn on Tunnel Bear VPN on my Galaxy S4

texts: I used to be able to to turn on Tunnel Bear VPN on my Galaxy S4. But now, whenever I get the prompt that says I trust this application, it won't let me select the check box. So, I can't connect.


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I have an annoying problem. My Huawei honor 4c began some time ago to refuse to play videos on many different apps. I first noticed the problem on YouTube (I get the common "tap to try again" error, but the app immediately freezes). Then I realized I can't play videos on Google Photos or Facebook either. Peculiarly, I noticed I can't even record videos with the camera app.
All errors (that is, in all affected apps) are resolved with a reboot, but at some point (apparently random?) they appear again.
I haven't installed any new app or anything of the sort.
Any ideas?
The Android version is 4.2.2


texts: How do I view Android application specific cache

texts: I wan't to copy cache files of an application to see what it stores in cache. I've a non-rooted Galaxy Note 4 running android 5.1.1. Is there any way using adb or something else? This application is not built in debug mode. So I can't do this But unlike what that question asks, I'm OK even if there are multiple steps to be done manually. That question asks about dynamically accessing it.


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Each time I connect to WiFi or the internet, my Samsung Galaxy Note 1 automatically downloads apps (mostly games) from the Google Play Store. This is not only annoying, but uses precious memory. I have already tried filtering in the Play Store, clearing the cache and clearing Play Store data.

What could be causing this, and how can I stop it from happening?


texts: How to transfer images via Android beam (NFC)?

texts: When I transfer an image from S3 to Nexus 4, Play store is opened. However, for contacts it works well and good. Do I need any app for transferring files over NFC?


texts:
I accidentally pressed a button when turning on my android tablet and it says (typos included):

The Device enter FWDN Mode
Please Connect USB to PC or Reset
The Device Waitting........

What's the FWDN Mode?


texts: Forgotten Swipe Pattern lock for Nexus 6P (but fingerprint works!)

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I have a Google Nexus 6P with Copperhead OS installed on it. I forgot the pattern to unlock the screen. Is there any way I can recover (a part) of the data on my phone? I am pretty sure that the answer is going to be "no way", but I just want to ask to make sure, before I wipe the phone.
I DO have a fingerprint in the phone, which works. Unfortunately - for some security reason - it wants the pattern as well.
Maybe I can add, that I kind of remember the swipe pattern. I am sure about a middle part, but not about the beginning and the end. Unfortutely I have tried so many combinations by now (even keeping a book), that I have to wait 240 seconds now until I am allowed to enter the next try. (First I had to wait 20, then 30, 60, 120 seconds, now 240.) I had about 55 tries by now.


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Yesterday I rooted my android phone. By using Es File Explorer when I see the file listing then I find various folders.

For the sake of curiosity I would like to know that what the proc file system contains.


texts: Permission system changes with Android 6.0: What are the implications for us users?

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With Android 6.0, a bunch of permissions and permission groups have been removed:

Groups gone

While on a first glance this doesn't seem important (isn't it rather a way to organize permissions?) – thinking twice reveals a major importance here: Starting with Android 6 (and with the Playstore even before that), if an app update requests a permission from a group where it already held one from in a previous installed version, this "new permission" is not brought to the awareness of the user. With Android 6, it is even granted automatically then. Also keep in mind that the user (with "native Android capabilities") can only revoke access to entire groups, not to single permissions – so fewer groups mean less flexibility, up to a uselessness of the entire feature.

According to the link mentioned above, the following groups have been removed:

ACCOUNTS, AFFECTS_BATTERY, COST_MONEY, DISPLAY, MESSAGES, NETWORK, PERSONAL_INFO, PHONE_CALLS, SCREENLOCK, SOCIAL_INFO, SYSTEM_CLOCK, SYSTEM_TOOLS, USER_DICTIONARY, WALLPAPER

Permissions gone

Less permissions covering more ways to access personal data mean a nightmare for privacy. Concerning accounts, I've raised this question already: Android 6+ and account permissions: where have they gone to? As we found out there, what before was dealt with by the no longer existing USE_CREDENTIALS permission, now got moved to contacts (not sure whether read or write): so if you wish to "login with Google" (or any other account holder), you need to give the app full access to your contact list! The popup on the screenshot there ("Allow Stack Exchange to access your contacts?") popped up immediately on tapping the "Login with Google" button.

So next to most account permissions (except for GET_ACCOUNTS, all of them are gone), which are dealt with in my other question already linked, the following permissions have been removed:

ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION (now one has to configure a single app handling the MOCK_LOCATION I've seen mentioned?), CLEAR_APP_USER_DATA, GET_TOP_ACTIVITY_INFO, HARDWARE_CONTROLS, HARDWARE_TEST, INJECT_EVENTS, INTERNAL_SYSTEM_WINDOW, READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS, READ_PROFILE, READ_SOCIAL_STREAM, READ_USER_DICTIONARY, SET_ACTIVITY_WATCHER, SET_ORIENTATION, SET_POINTER_SPEED, STATUS_BAR, SUBSCRIBED_FEEDS_READ, SUBSCRIBED_FEEDS_WRITE, VOICEMAIL, WRITE_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS, WRITE_PROFILE, WRITE_SMS, WRITE_SOCIAL_STREAM

What does that mean for users and their privacy?

This is my main concern here. Unfortunately (one could almost say "as expected"), there was no official statement made on that – or I had already been aware of those changes a while ago. I hope some of our members who happen to be developers as well have deeper insight, and can help us out with some explanations and advice:

have those groups/permissions simply be removed (or did some simply got renamed/replaced by others)?
how is the data previously covered by them protected now?
what are the implications for users and their privacy, and what can we do about it?

concerning the "do about it": sure there's root, XPosed and Xprivacy (how does the latter cope with those changes?) – but I also mean "the average user" without root here.


texts: There is a strange app that appears on top of my Whatsapp (Android) on the right side, if I click on it, an lucky wheel appears on the center of the screen, as the attached image. What a heck is this, some kind of virus? I was unable to find similar image on google. Also, it is not listed on my apps. Where can I find it?


texts: Problem copying files with unusual characters in their names to the Galaxy S4 SD card but not to the phone

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I run Gentoo Linux on my laptop. MTP connection to my phone works well, and I can see both the phone memory and my SD card. I can copy files to and from both to my laptop with no difficulty. The laptop is exclusively UTF-8 filenames.

I was copying some music files from my laptop to the phone, when I noticed a series of errors with files whose names contained punctuation.

Specifically files called '08 - ¿Por Qué?.flac' and '01 - Visión: Bautismo En La Cruz.flac' would not copy over to any directory on the SD card.

They would copy with no problems to the Phone memory itself, and can be played from there. Files with names containing accented characters copied fine, for example '07 - Unción En Betania.flac'. Files named '0?8 - Por Qué.txt' and '?08 - Por Qué.txt' also caused errors, but a file called '08 - Por Qué.txt' copied normally

I assume this is problem with the SD card file system, and its support for Unicode. any suggestions for managing it. I can (and have) renamed the files, but that is only a partial solution. Anyone got any better ideas?


texts: Samsung Kies restore a backup from another PC

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I recently did a backup as I had to send my S3 to samsung to fix a broken screen. I took my backup on my work pc and copied the whole backup folder to an external drive. I now have my phone back and copied the folder to my home pc.

Kies is not finding the backups. Is there a way I can backup from this pc with a backup taken from somewhere else?

EDIT
Just realised that kies might be looking for *.sbu files. But I cannot a recent one there.

BUT, there's a folder named GT-I9300_20130225014623, it has all the files from my last backup with *.bk extensions. These are all recent, and I can see .apk files too.


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I've got a dual-sim Galaxy S7 Edge (SM-G935FD) this spring and everything was fine until a week ago my second SIM started to disappear randomly. Basically I wake up the phone after a while and I see no indications of the second SIM: no signal bars and "No SIM card in slot 2" message in settings. Rebooting the phone sometimes solves it for a while -- the second SIM becomes visible and works as expected but after a few hours it disappears again.

Things that I have tried so far:

wiping out cache partition
forcibly setting second sim to "2G only"
manually choosing mobile operators for both sim cards
swapping sim cards -- problematic sim card would still disappear after a while,
now from slot 1.
putting the problematic sim card into another phone -- it works just fine, not disappearing at all
factory reset

The issue still persists. Currently my first sim (the one which works well) is set to "auto (4g/3g/2g)", also mobile data goes through that card. My second sim (the problematic one) is set to "2g only", although setting to "auto (3g/2g)" gives same result.

Inspecting phone logs with adb logcat while the second sim is invisible hasn't revealed anything suspicious..

My software:

Android 7.0

ROM: G935FXXU1DQEJ

Build: NRD90M.G935FXXU1DQGN


texts: In my Samsung galaxy on nxt, android version 8.1.0. in my phn I can't use Gmail as it is showing msg that Google play is updating. And same time can't sign in Google play store. What to do?


texts: How to share clipboard between Android devices, preferably without need for internet connection

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Is there a way to share the contents of the clipboard between Android device similar to how it is done with Windows?

Basically I am looking for a similar method as asked here: How do I copy text from my PC to my phone?, but I want to to this with my smartphone (running Android 7.0) and tablet (running Android 4.3).

From the post above (and many others already posted on Android Stackexchange) there are many tools to do that with Android/Windows devices and I use Clipsync for that, nevertheless I was unsuccessful when I tried to setup with Android/Android devices.

Things I have tried

I recently tried to do that with Join but its is not working and I can't login to access the features (also it needs internet).
Also I tried to use Roamit which looking promising but it is not supportes on Android 4.3 devices.
I tried to setup Autoremote with Tasker as described here but I am stuck in setting up the task.
I was hoping to also use to QR code method but couldn't find a working one

I am looking for a method that uses bluetooth/local access to share clipboard contents between android deviceswith no creation of additional files such as .html files.


texts: FRP Huawei P9 Lite with Voice keyboard only

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I have recently just installed the Huawei P9 Lite Nougat beta update (EMUI 5 Update) and, when I wanted to setup the phone, I needed to do the FRP Verification (Which I can't because I have the voice keyboard only)
Does anyone know the bypass for this or maybe a solution? Thank you!
P.S. It is the test keys version.


texts: How to set up LAN Printer with IP address

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On a Moto G (5) Plus running Android 8.1.0, API 27, I have Default Print Service under Settings > Connected devices > Printing.

When I click on Default Print Service it starts searching for printers, which doesn't return anything, even though my printer and phone are on 192.168.3.x (my home LAN).  I can click the 3 dot menu and  click Add printer, then under Add manual printer, I type the IP address of the printer, but the result is immediate:

  Printer not supported

The printer is connected to the LAN through a JetDirect 300X (yes, very old technology).  But the printer works fine when configured to receive output from Windows machines.  On Windows, I put in the IP address, Port Number 9100, protocol Raw.  The driver is HP LaserJet5, which comes with Windows.

Beyond the default print service, I also tried and HP Print Service that I found on GooglePlay, but I could not find a way to manually add a printer using that.

Is there a way to get my phone to print to this LAN connected printer?


texts: How to receive a notification for each new message in a conversation?

texts: If I have a conversation with unread messages, I get no new notifications for new messages in the conversation. Is there a way to get these notifications?


texts: Are all Nexus 5 phones sold unlocked (i.e., not tied to a specific carrier)? If I buy a Nexus 5 from a store in Germany will I be able to use it in another country (Brazil)?


texts: Upgraded my phone from 1.6 to 2.2 Android version, if I restore "Factory Settings", which version it will be?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Will factory resetting my device remove the Android upgrade?

I upgraded my Galaxy 551 from 1.6 to 2.2 Android version some time ago with Samsung Kies, now I want to make a factory reset due to reset all of my settings and give the phone to my mother.

I'm wondering about wich version the factory reset will bring to me. It is the factory version (1.6) or the upgraded version (2.1)?


texts: How to disable Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Camera permanently?

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Need to permanently disable Wi-Fi, bluetooth and camera for work on a few work only devices.
Can this be done through Terminal?
I've tried ifconfig to disable Wi-Fi but it just enables automatically after a few seconds.

I don't need something that literally "permanently" disables Wi-Fi, bluetooth and the camera, just something that isn't very simple for an average user to enable. For instance, I deleted the Camera.apk. I know a user could technically add it back to /system but in order to do so they would need root access as well as know to mount /system as rw instead of ro.


texts: How to delete whatsapp without a SD card or a SIM card installed?

texts: I have taken out my SIM card and SD card as I have a new phone, how do I delete whatsapp, as messages are still being received to my old phone?


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I'm using the stock email on Android 3.1 (ASUS Transformer) and I've configured my corporate email.

I need to know if it's possible to change the font used when creating or replying to emails. The font used, whilst nice enough, is a little too large.

Whats worse is when I view those sent emails in Windows 7/Outlook 2010, it gets rendered as Times New Roman.


texts: How do I turn off "Retrain OK, Google" notification?

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Almost each time I look at the phone or unlock it, I get this notification:

And it is really annoying. My phone is Huawei Mate 10 Pro, if that matters. Also, I checked into Settings, and Google Assistant is disabled. However, I am still getting these notifications.

How do I disable notification in the picture?


texts: Does assisted GPS fix Samsung Galaxy S's GPS problems?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Does Froyo fix Samsung Galaxy S I9000's GPS problem?

the GPS on Samsung Galaxy S is said to be somewhat broken.  Is this true even when using assisted GPS?


texts: How to transfer installed apps from one account to another

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On my Note 2 I have two accounts configured

my.email@gmail.com
my.work.email@company.com

Usually I have the Play Store configured to buy/install apps under my.email@gmail.com but somehow it got changed to my work email a while back. Before I noticed this, I installed ~20 apps using the my.work.email@company.com

Is there a way for me to re-associate those purchases with my.email@gmail.com without manually reinstalling each app? And how will this be different for free vs paid apps that I installed while using my.work.email@company.com?


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I'm trying to get root access on a toshiba AT300 android tablet.

I found this post from google where this guy has tried to get root access.

http://www.thriveforums.org/forum/toshiba-thrive-development/12995-at300-101-ice-4-0-3-rooting-possible-3.html

the problem is that when I run the RunMe.bat file and choose option 1 to root he device a screen pops on my tablet will the heading "Full restore". It asks me to enter the device encryption password below.

I am not sure on where to get my encryption password from.
I left it blank and press the "restore my data" button at the bottom of the screen

While the script runs there is a permission problem that I do not understand
So I am pasting the whole script below :

======================================================================
= This script will root your Android phone with adb restore function =
= Script by Bin4ry (thanks to Goroh_kun and tkymgr for the idea)     =
=             Idea for Tablet S from Fi01_IS01                       =
=                      (13.10.2012) v15                              =
======================================================================

Device type:
1) Normal
2) Special (for example: Sony Tablet S, Medion Lifetab)

x) Unroot

Make a choice: 1
Checking if i should run in Normal Mode or special Sony Mode
Please connect your device with USB-Debugging enabled now
remote object '/system/app/Backup-Restore.apk' does not exist
remote object '/system/bin/ric' does not exist
.
.

Normal Mode enabled!
.

Pushing busybox....
1314 KB/s (1085140 bytes in 0.806s)
Pushing su binary ....
1082 KB/s (91980 bytes in 0.083s)
Pushing Superuser app
996 KB/s (996704 bytes in 0.977s)
Making busybox runable ...
.
Please look at your device and click RESTORE!
If all is successful i will tell you, if not this shell will run forever.
Running ...
Successful, going to reboot your device!
Waiting for device to show up again....
Going to copy files to it's place
mount: permission denied (are you root?)
You can close all open command-prompts now!
After reboot all is done! Have fun!
Bin4ry
Press any key to continue . . .

I found a Ubuntu ARM version that I want to Install and run on my toshiba AT300 once I am able to root it.

Can someone please help me figure out how to get root access on this device?


texts: Disable title translation of YouTube videos

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Is there any way to prevent the YouTube app from translating (some) video titles from the original title (e.g. English) to the phone's configured language? (e.g. Spanish)

It's really annoying as those translations look auto-generated and are often wrong, and also gives the impression that the video itself is in a different language than the one it is really in.

In YouTube's web interface this does not happen, using the same Google account.


texts: How can I schedule Focus Mode on my Android phone?

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Google have launched Digital Wellbeing features in newer Android versions, including Focus Mode. Focus Mode lets you select a list of allowed apps and block all others, during periods when you want to focus and avoid distractions.
According to this blog post by Google, it is possible to schedule Focus Mode:

Their feedback inspired us to include a few new features with today’s launch. For example, we’ve added an option to automatically turn Focus mode on and off for the days and times that you choose (e.g. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays). This is especially handy for setting daily schedules; you can minimize distractions during the hours you’re at work, school or home.

My phone has Focus Mode, but it does not seem to have a way to schedule Focus Mode. How is Focus Mode scheduled on phones where this is supported?


texts: How to disable WhatsApp notification from notification bar

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I have iVOOMi Me5 with Android 7.0. I have to stop WhatsApp notifications from the Notification Bar as following:

I have gone through settings but I didn’t find any option for making such change.

Regards
FewL


texts: How can I stream audio from my phone over wifi to a speaker or receiver?

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I have a Galaxy Nexus and would like to be able to send music from it to speakers or a receiver.

Since I use a few different apps to listen to music (Spotify and Pandora mostly but sometimes also Audible) I don't want to have to use a specific player.

And I'd like to do it all over WiFi because Bluetooth doesn't provide enough range for me (I've tried, many different ways).

Is there a way to do this with android?

What I'm not looking for:

A way to stream to or from a PC.
Anything involving BlueTooth.
A new music player app on android - I want to stream music from any app on my phone to a wireless receiver or speaker.
Anything involving software running on a PC.

This should work when my PC is off. I should be able to pull out my phone, open spotify or pandora or audible or google listen or whatever and hear the output on any speaker in the house.


texts: Making the front camera the main one, or disabling the main (back) camera

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My device's rear (main) camera is broken.
WhatsApp Web pairing uses the main camera in order to scan a QR code and can't be switched to the front (selfie) one.
Is there any ADB command that can switch the roles of Main and Front cameras? this way, the front will be activated by WhatsApp and I'll be able to scan the QR code.
Alternatively is there an ADB command that disables the main camera altogether? since that might also do the trick.
I'm with Android 10 with latest security updates (Android One).


texts: Unable to use all the memory of Allview A5 Smiley

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I bought some days ago an Allview A5 Smiley. I installed some applications and made some photos. Now, I saw that I can't install files bigger than approximately 200 MB because it is only free space on phone. This is strange, because the phone has 4 GB of storage. I looked in Settings and I saw that I still have about 1.5 GB free, but I can't use for applications. Why this happens and how I can fix it?

Some screens shots:

(Click image to enlarge)

Thanks!


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I am completely new to this.

But I need to root my HTC Desire 500 to get rid of some virus that my phone caught unfortunately.

I have been googling etc. but I am not sure whether the information and tools there are up 2 date.

Is there ONE link/resource with an actual and updated to-do step by step process to root my phone? Or can someone possibly describe the steps I need to make without breaking my phone or something?


texts: I have both a smartphone (Motorola Defy/MB525 running CyanogenMod 9) and a tablet (a cheap "generic" Genesis GT1230 running some obscure custom ROM). When I add the Google Reader widget (official app), after some time the items in the widget start blinking (not the widget itself, just the entries in the widget). Same issue on both devices. I have not been able to identify a cause, let alone find a solution. Any advices?


texts: HTTP Connection refused while connecting to a server

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I am using my Android device to talk to my WAMP server .

I am sending bits viahttp connection to a script on /www/ directory.

But in logcat, I am getting the following error :

~error in http connection org.apache.http.conn.HttpHostConnectException :Connection to xx.xx.xx.xx:8080  was refused ! ~

xx.xx.xx.xx is my IP address !

Help needed asap .

Thanks


texts: Majority of apps deleted themselves (including Google Play services) on a Samsung device

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My Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has developed an interesting fault.

It happened one evening, after the phone shut down due to low power. Its symptoms:

It has deleted (or appears to have deleted) most of the applications - including system applications. For example, I had at least 3 browsers installed, I now have none.
The majority of other applications do not work, for example:
 Messages still appears, and I can view a listing, but as soon as I try to access a message it says "Unfortunately, Messages has stopped". Less than a second later, that dialog also disappears, without me having to press OK. The Google Play Store app shows a blank white screen, then crashes - this time, without the dialog. Apps that were received through Amazon Underground (those that still appear) complain that Amazon is not installed and logged in.
I have a notification in the notification area that says "Get Google Play services / Google Play Music won't run without Google Play services, which are missing from your phone" - and again, when I press it, it transitions to a blank white screen which then promptly crashes, dialog-less.
Phone now takes at least 5mins to boot, every single time.

So my question is: what could cause this? I've resisted rooting this phone, so I never (theoretically) had the capability to delete these files.

I intend to try and reflash GApps etc, then probably install a cynogen or something - if my phone is imploding even with a stock rom, I may as well have fun. And I have backups of most of the important stuff. So I can rectify the situation - the question is purely what could cause this.

Would a Google Play service update during the phone shutdown be enough? (I guess no...)

Maybe registry corruption of some sort? (My best guess for the extended boot time)

And has anyone ever succeeded in doing this through some intentional action?

[Edited]: Small update: Firstly, I forgot to mention, a large portion of my contacts seem to have disappeared too. So I can see the phone numbers in my Messages, rather than their names, for probably about 80% of people. I guess this might be because it cannot access Google for some reason?

Secondly, I have now tried reinstalling Google Play Services (installed using adb install) and nothing seems any better. Have looked at the logcat, and I suspect that chromium webview is the real cause of many of the above symptoms. Downloading now.

[Edit 2] Also, forgot to mention, most of my contacts disappeared. They were mostly synced with Google though, so when I installed a new rom, they mostly reappeared - I guess with the exception of recent contacts that hadn't synced.

But yes, crisis averted (more or less). I now have a Samsung Note 3 pretending to be a rooted Samsung Note 5 and am pretty happy, but still curious about what went wrong.


texts: I got tired of replugging my headset between a desktop and Android when someone calls me. Is there a way to stream sound from Ubuntu (I use Pulseaudio) to Android phone over wifi or usb?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 wont charge while on and battery is discharging

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So after reformatting my phone, resetting to defaults, nothing has seem to work.
I even took it to my cell provider to see the tech, they didn't do anything.
Whats weird is that it had 20% and so i took the battery out of the phone and stuck it back in, right when it turned on says 55%, strange right? Does anyone know WTF to do I really want to chuck this phone away, nothing but problems :(


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Whenever I try to install/upgrade an application, I get an "Installation Error: Unknown reason -110" message.  What does this error mean, and how do I fix it?

HTC Incredible 2 [Verizon Wireless]

Edit:

Updating/installing Market apps.  889MB available internal storage.

Cleared cache and data on both Market & Download manager applications.

Is there anything I can do, besides a hard reset?


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I have been using Android for a couple of days now (coming form iOS), so I am not familiar with it.

I have disabled automatic update of apps in the Play Store. Nevertheless, I received a couple of notifications stating "14 apps have been updated", or the like. I have now lost such notification, so I cannot replicate its text exactly (I do not know if there is any way of recovering it).

What could the cause be?


texts: Set Russian language on Alcatel Pop S7 (Android 4.1.2)

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I am not able to configure the device to Russian language, although assumed that all Android supports it.

Question: What are the chances to enable Russian UI after I root the device? Worth trying or just will not be supported?

Note: I can install Russian language keyboard, but I am looking for Russian UI on the phone itself.


texts: I just got a Pandigital eReader and I'm browsing the firmware options(official and hacks).  What are important things to look for when choosing firmware?  Is there anything important to look for?


texts: Get contacts off sim card phone with broken screen

texts: Need some help. Finally switching to smartphone after the screen broke on my flip phone. All my contacts are on the SIM card, but I can’t see anything on the screen. How can I access that information? Thanks.


texts: Bluetooth keyboard glitches when pressing space

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, running Marshmallow.  For some reason, when I use my bluetooth keyboard, I get an intermittent error when pressing space (or any punctuation).  As near as I can tell, when it does happen, it is when I press space after a mispelled word (or one which is not in the dictionary) or a number.  When it happens, it moves the cursor to the beginning of the mispelled word.

For example, if I type '2017', then hit space, the cursor will jump to the beginning, like so '|2017'.  As you can imagine, this is incredibly annoying.  When typing my email address, it jumps 3 backwards times.

I know this is incredibly specific, so there might not be an answer.  If I remember correctly, it may have started happening when I added another language to the on screen keyboard, but I've disabled that and the problem remains.

Any suggestions?


texts: Skype randomly crashes on Android 2.1update1

texts: After upgrading to Skype 2.8.0.920... it randomly crashes (I mean just Skype... I just suddenly hear that Skype is logging out..randomly, AFAIK it crashes..)... BUT WHY?? I can revert to an older version of Skype... My phone is a LG GT540..


texts: Is it possible to install the Nexus One Calendar app on the Samsung Galaxy S Captivate?

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I've been using the Galaxy S for a little while now, first on the stock 2.1, and then on stock 2.2. I'm mostly happy with this phone, but one of the things that I don't like is the Calendar app that comes with it (most of all - the fact that the it doesn't display the appointment titles on weekly displays).

So I've been looking for various calendars in the market, but the version that I remember being most happy with is the Calendar that comes installed in the Nexus One.

Is there some way to install it on another phone?


texts:
I have the following problem: when I long-tap home button, a Google Now with search field appears, instead of Search on screen. I've tried to grant all perms to allow it use screen contents, but nothing changes.

I use Xiaomi Redmi 4x with AOSP Extended.


texts: Script to pull from directory containing spaces

texts:
I'm trying to pull Whatsup images from my android phone via ADB using the following script:

HOST_DIR=/myImageDirectory
DEVICE_DIR="/sdcard/WhatsApp/Media/WhatsApp\ Images"
echo started
for file in $(./adb shell ls $DEVICE_DIR)
do
    file=$(echo -e $file | tr -d "\r\n"); # EOL fix
echo $file
    ./adb pull $DEVICE_DIR/$file $HOST_DIR/;
done

The space in the source directory is escaped successfully for ls but not for pull. That is, i get the list of files but cannot pull them.
Here are 3 lines of the output:

IMG-20171101-WA0003.jpg
adb: error: remote object '/sdcard/WhatsApp/Media/WhatsApp\' does not exist
adb: error: remote object 'Images/IMG-20171101-WA0003.jpg' does not exist

What gives?


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i would like to use my smartphone to record my team soccer match.
I've two question, one of those, a little off topics.

Our match length is 60 minutes. Do Android allows a 720p recording of 60 minutes ?
Is it possible to turn off display when recording ?
(a little off topic) I need a good solutions to 'append' my smartphone to a 'rounded' coverage (see photo).. i've tried to use tripod or 'car holder' ...but neither is a good solution.
Have you got some ideas ?


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adb push seems to push everything into the dest folder regardless of their changed/unchanged states. So it wastes a lot of time. Is it possible to sync rather than copy (i.e. to rsync rather than cp)?

I see adb has a sync option, but I'm not quite sure whether it's relevant or not.


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I am using rooted LG P500 running stock 2.3.3. Recently I partitioned my SD card using ROMManager in to three partitions (swap, ext and usb storage). I checked with Mini Partition Tool and understood that the sd-ext type is ext3. Link2SD created mount script and linked apps perfectly, releasing loads of space in memory.

To try an unofficial CM10 ROM, I backed up using ROMManager (NAndroid) and installed the unofficial CM10 ROM.  While using CM10, I wiped sd-ext partition and linked few apps with belief that backup is done. Since I was unhappy with the CM10 ROM I decided to restore the backup and while doing so only I observed that my sd-ext partition contents were not backed up.

Thinking that I might not have backed up properly, I tried again to back up in restored backup of stock 2.3.3 and observed a message:

  "Could not mount sd-ext. sd-ext backup may not be supported on this device. Skipping backup of sd-ext"

Had if I had noticed this message, I would not have installed the CM10 ROM at all.

Question: How can I make ROMManager to backup sd-ext partitions as well? I guess just because it was unable to mount, it just skipped sd-ext backup. When Link2SD was able to mount, what is stopping ROMManager to mount it and how can I fix it?

Info:

I tried this with ClockworkMod Recovery version 5.0.2.7 and ROMManager version is 5.0.2.1
I have seen the question "Ext4 partition clockworkmod recovery backup" and this question differs because the partition used is ext3 and was created by ROMMananger itself.

Update:

I have seen this modaco forum thread and it just only helped me to come to a assumption that my present recovery version 5.0.2.7 does not support it. I will be glad to confirm it either from any authoritative source or burst the myth if some other user successfully backed up (either with 5.0.2.7) sd-ext.
When I attempted to use "mount and storage -> mount /sd-ext" option in CWM recovery console, I just get "Error mounting /sd-ext!" message.