texts: Google Maps "copy to clipboard" via share menu

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Samsung S9+ user here.

On my old S6 I used to be able to enter a location in Google Maps, click the 'share' button, then click an option 'copy to clipboard.'  This would copy a goo.gl link to the clipboard that I could then easily paste into messages.

On the S9+ this is no longer available.  This is a problem.

I send anywhere from 50-100 text messages per day to my staff and each one has a Google Maps link... I can no longer just copy and paste this link, the only way I can do this is to 'share' the link via SMS to a random contact, cut the link, delete the excess text, then go to the staff SMS, and paste the link.  It doesn't sound like much, but over 50 messages it's A LOT of work.

Any suggestions?

Thanks


texts: Login to YouTube app with different Google account w/o gmail access

texts: I can login to YouTube with a different Google account, but this account got saved in setting/ system/ account section, which means whoever get access to the tablet can access my gmail also. Is there anyway just login to YouTube only?


texts: Tasker and Locale Execute Plugin root command not working in 2.3.5

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I just rooted my phone and have been trying to create a task in Tasker with the Locale Execute Plugin to control the LED lights for different things.

Phone Type: HTC Evo 4G
Android Version: 2.3.5
ROM: AlterROM 0.0.4.1-RC1

I have followed instructions on every website I could think of except here so far and none of them work. Is there a bug in this version or something not allowing root commands from running?

Here's the command I'm trying to execute with Tasker & Locale Execute Plugin:

@! echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/wimax/brightness

(commands from here)

If I use a Terminal IDE to do the following:

$ su
# echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/wimax/brightness

It works, but no matter what I do in Tasker, it never asks me to grant it root access.

Any ideas?


texts: Configure "Do not disturb" to disable all sounds but phone calls in Oreo

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I'm using Android 8.0. For a few months I've been using "Do not disturb" with "Alarms only" and it worked as expected (the phone was completely silent, even when I picked it up to go into Twitter/Whatsapp, etc.).

I was, however, missing calls, so I recently switched to "Priority only". Unfortunately, the phone is now emitting sounds that I do not appreciate (when clicking Whatsapp's voice note or when updating my Twitter feed, for example). I have managed to disable some of them in-app, but others I can't find. They are automatically muted when using "Alarms only", though.

Is there any way to have Android be completely silent except for alarms and calls? Playing around Settings did not help. The phone is a Xiaomi Mi A1.


texts: SGS i9000 runing devil kernel JB gets keyboard error + play store error

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so about 3 months ago i flashed my phone for the first time using devil kernel (im still a noob with this stuff) and one day writing a message I clicked the "speaker" (the one you get to speak to your phone and it wright what you say) button and since then the message "unfortunatly your android keyboard stopped" or something apears , but before that i got this weird message every time i tried to download an app from the play store.
is there anything i can do or is it best to just reset and re-install everything again? thanks


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I installed Cynogemmod on my moto G, but it was android 4.4, and there is no android 5.0 stable version available for cynogen. so I decided to install motog stock framework, I searched on google, but I didn't get any link of original firmware for my motog dual sim mobile.

There is another option I found is copy firmware from my friends moto G. Is there any way to copy firmware from mobile without ROOT, and without unlocking that device?


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I want to install custom rom in my xperia ray. I have rooted my phone, Unlocked boot loader and also instaled clock work mod. I have downloaded the custom rom and gapps in my sd card.
But i am not able to enter recovery mode.
I am always sent to safe mode.
I have tried first two pages on google but no success.
Kindly help


texts: How to traverse camera from device via adb to my Ubuntu?

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What is the best way to traverse web camera?

E.g. there is great number of web servers for android with video translations. How to get access to its via adb?

Or wi-fi would be a easiest way?


texts: Apps not appearing in Device Administrators

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I'm running Nougat 7.1 on device and I've came across a strange issue.
Newly installed applications are not listed in the device administrators page in security. The list just doesn't show newly installed apps, they used to appear on Marshmallow, but the Nougat update broke it. This means that I can't enable any newly installed apps as device administrators.
Some apps show the popup to enable them as 'device administrators', but clicking on Activate does nothing
'Greenify' should be in the second list, but it isn't:

Things I've attempted (That failed to fix the problem):

Clearing Dalvik cache and reinstalling apps
Booting into safe-mode
Performing a factory reset

Question:
The device administrators are stored in a list at /data/system/device_policies.xml. Is there any other configuration files relating to the entries of the Device administrators that could prevent new entries from being listed?


texts: Is flashing a new ROM enough after phone was stolen?

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A friend of mine had his Samsung Galaxy S 2 stolen and returned some 20 minutes later after he talked to the pickpocket and tried to play her guilty consciousness.

USB debugging was active when I checked with the old ROM, so I assume that everything was possible. The bootloaded was already unlocked, but the phone was not rooted, as far as I can tell.

I flashed Clockwork Mod Recovery and then Cyanogen Mod onto the phone, and formatted the external SD card with mkfs.vfat on Linux. Is that enough to get any malware off the phone?


texts: How do I disable notification sounds and vibrate in messenger?

texts: I'd like to disable sounds and vibration for messages on Facebook messenger, but leave on sound/vibration for calls and other apps. How can I do this?


texts: Moto Z2 Play shows much smaller icons in Nova Launcher

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tl;dr: I have switched from Moto E4 (1080p) to Moto Z2 (1920p) and on second phone Nova Launcher draws icons and icons' captions very small, barely noticeable. Even though settings are quite similar / the same. What can I do to prevent this?

I've been using Nova Launcher (Prime) for years. Recently on a number of Motorola Moto devices, including E3, G4 and E4. All was fine up until now, because all these devices had 720x1080 screen resolution. Yesterday I have purchased Moto Z2 with 1080x1920 resolution and problems started.

I can clearly see that while icon sizes are quite similar, icon captions are minimal, barely noticeable:

Settings for both phones are nearly the same:

I had to increase icons' size from 125% to 145%, because with 125% they were not acceptably small. But I have noticed that using 125% on Moto Z2, while reducing icons' size doesn't actually increasing captions' size so this doesn't seem to be a problem.

I also had to change font type from Normal to Medium, because using E4's settings (Normal) on Z2 resolution caused me to have problems with reading captions' sizes.

Z2 is my fifth Motorola Moto device with Nova Launcher and the first one where icon's preview section in settings (upper part of screen on second screenshot) doesn't actually match real icons' and captions' sizes. As you can see, preview suggests that everything will be fine (2nd screenshot) while closing settings
reveals (1st screenshot) that icons and their captions looks much different.

Is there anything I can do about it? Any hidden Nova's or system settings that controls how launcher draws its contents on higher resolution etc.?


texts: Serious battery drain (Screen, Android OS) after JB upgrade

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Since I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy SII from Android 4.0.4 (ICS) to 4.1.2 (JB), my battery life has decreased dramtically.

Running ICS I could easily have ~25% battery left when going to bed, after about 20 hours of moderate use.
That is with a few phone calls, reading work/private e-mails as they arrive, occasional news reading, internet browsing and Facebook.

My usage pattern is largely unchanged, but since the moment I upgraded to Jelly Bean, I can barely make it through a working day without charging.

Looking at earlier battery stat screenshots (I'm a nerd, guilty as charged), my phone would use about 2-3,3%/hour. Now I see usage of between 5,7% and 10,6% per hour!

The top power consumer is, as always, the screen, which takes up 35-45% of the power used - just like before. Only now, it has drained the same amount of power, 2-4 times faster - or about 1% of the total battery capacity each minute it's been on.

(click images to enlarge)

72% of the total capacity used, of which screen consumed 38% (relative) or 27% (absolute)

Android OS has moved up the list of power consumers. Now using typically 16-17% (relative) or 12-17% (absolute), as opposed to the previous 9% (relative) or 5% (absolute).

I never switch off WiFi completely, unlike GPS which is switched off (thanks, Facebook) unless I actively need it. Display is set to auto-brightness - just like before.

I have completely drained, then fully re-charged, the battery at least three times, to re-calibrate the battery gauge. It didn't help my battery life.

Any idea of what's going on here and how to fix it (short of doing a factory reset)? How can the screen suddenly drain the power so fast? What's causing Android OS to burn more fuel as well?


texts: Is there a good place that documents how to compile Android from source and put it on Nexus One? For instance, I would like to checkout the source files of Froyo from the official repository and put it on my Nexus One... Any suggestions?


texts: How can I get the LogCat before my phone restarts?

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Recently my phone keeps on restarting randomly through the day, and I would like to trace what is the cause for that.

I tried this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jtb.alogrec but it doesn't seem to work in Android 6 (It creates the file but it doesn't write anything)

Any ideas on how can I get the logcat or how can I identify the problem?


texts: Changes made in developer options revert back to default after turning off developer options

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I am trying to enable Force GPU rendering option in the developer options. But after enabling it and then turning off the developer options, the developer settings revert back to default. How do I make these changes stick permanently?
Using a Vivo Y53, Android Marshmallow.


texts: Google Glass Stuck at the “Glass” screen

texts: My Google Glass is stuck at Glass screen and doesn't go beyond that. Can't fastboot either. The device is recognized by the Android Development Tools Eclipse plugin.


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I have a Galaxy S4 and today 45 browser tabs I've been using for about six months just disappeared (should have been bookmarking things, yes).

Is there a way I can retrieve my browser history via my PC so I can peruse through it and get an idea of what I'm missing?

Alternately is there any kind of way I can re-open my lost session?


texts: Why each android application runs on a different Dalvik VM process?

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I have read that each android applications runs on a different Dalvik VM process (all forked from zygote).

I also read that these VMs are really lightweight and use copy on write buffers and all that, so far so good.

But, I also read that this was not done for security reasons (e.g. isolation) - in fact dalvik vm should not be considered a security boundary, says Google.

So my question is this: Why each process has to run on a different VM?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 random reboot during clipboard use

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I have a UK sim-free Samsung Galaxy S3. It's had official OTA updates only, and is not rooted or modified in any way.  It's running Jelly Bean.

Since getting the Jelly Bean upgrade it's possible to get the phone to reboot by using cut and paste functionality.  I've achieved this with both the Gmail app and Chrome.  I've seen it on other people's phones too.  I've performed a factory reset and the problem continues.

To reproduce, load up Chrome and then long-press on any webpage with text, select a little text, and then either press the highlighted text or the copy to clipboard icon (two overlapping rectangles).  After between 1 and 20 attempts, my phone will reboot.  Sometimes it will reboot when I paste something; for example a URL into the URL bar at the top of Chrome's screen.

I've not been able to reproduce this on the stock browser, despite a number of attempts, nor on any other apps (apart from Gmail).

I'd be interested to hear if any other people are affected by this.


texts: Is there a way to capture HTTP requests from an installed Play Store app?

texts: I'm developing a search aggregator service so I'd like to get the endpoint of some of the stores that, currently, doesn't expose their API. So I'd like to now if there's a way to do this with my cellphone.


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I'm a new Android user with a Motorola X2 running Android 2.3.4 and the GMail app version 2.3.5.2.

I have a set of labels set up and custom notifications enabled for those that I need to have distinguished. I need a constant alert until the message is marked as read.

I have been looking at the GMail Label Notifier app but it doesn't appear to have the necessary option. Any suggestions?


texts: How can I relock my Xiaomi bootloader without bricking the phone?

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I unlocked the bootloader on my Xiaomi Mi A1, and it boots fine.
However, after I relocked it (using the top answer here) and rebooted, the phone flashed the white Android loading screen then went black. The same thing happens when I try to boot into recovery mode. I can still get into fastboot, though, and am able to unlock again.
How can I lock the bootloader and return to the stock Android that the phone was shipped with? I'm not worried about data loss.


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Earlier today, when trying to power on my Nexus 6, I had a strange thing happen. I normally power on my phone when it is still plugged in to the charger, and I tried doing that today, but after holding in the button for several seconds, the phone did not start to power on as it normally does. I tried unplugging the phone from the charger and powering it on again, but still nothing. When I plugged the phone back in to the charger, the phone began to power on immediately, but not before the hidden notification light turned green for a second. After the phone finished booting up, I got a low battery warning, as my battery was 8%, even though it was at 75% last night when I plugged it in.

Does anybody have any idea what could have caused this? To make sure that everything was working properly, I turned the phone off and on again without it being plugged in to the charger, and everything seems to be working fine, but I am curious about what happened. I am running the latest version of Android Marshmallow available for the Nexus 6 (build number MMB29Q), and the device is not rooted.


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In my blu_spark TWRP, I have an option (under "Advanced") named 'Fix Contexts'.
When I press it, it says:

Note: Fixing contexts is rarely needed
Fixing SELinux Contexts may cause your device to not boot properly.

What does this option do, and when would I want to use it?


texts: How incremental OTA works in AB oTA update

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I understood AB OTA work flow in android.
I could not able to understanding, How incremental OTA works in AB update in AOSP.

 Full OTA_V0:
 A-->Active state
 B-->Inactive state

 Incremental OTA_V1:
 A-->Inactive state
 B-->Active state

 Incremental OTA_V2:
 A-->Active state(how incremental works here, because this slot is inactive in Incremental OTA_V1 ).
 B-->Inactive state

Thanks in advance.


texts: How can I run Android applications on my PC with the Android emulator?

texts: Is it possible to run Android applications on PC (with emulator)? I have Android SDK on my PC and I want to run Angry Bird on it. Can any body help to me?


texts: Will my device get locked again after update?

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I've bought samsung captivate glide I-927 from eBay. It is locked with at&t by default, so seller unlocked device for me and it is working fine. It comes with Gingerbread 2.3.5 and I found that ICS update for this device available from Samsung kies (pc suite). Now the question is Will my device get locked again after update from GB to ICS???

Thanks in advance...


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In my mobile (Android, Samsung Galaxy S9) the whatsapp is showing that it has 37.89GB of Data stored (when I checked the app info), due to that my phone is data is getting full and all the other apps are getting hanged due to less storage space left in my mobile phone and when I checked the whatsapp 'settings' -> 'Data and storage usage' it shows only 195.1MB of data has been stored for whatsapp. So can you tell me from where the 37.89GB of data is being shown in app info on my phone?
Please Note: I don't want to delete my whatsapp and reinstall it to fix this issue because I dont wanna loose my whatsapp messages, and I can't take the backup also because there is no more space left on my mobile to take the backup.
Please guide me to fix this issue
Please find the screenshot for your reference

Thank you
Regards,
Izaz


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I recently brought a Sony Xperia C. One of my friends like a few default ringtones of the phone. I tried to search in the internal as well as sd card memory but couldn't find the ringtone.

Where exactly they are stored? Can I send it to my friends using another android phone?


texts: Ascend P7 Stopped booting after use of DualBootPatcher

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I have a Huawei Ascend P7-L10 that was running EMUI on android Lollipop (5.1.1). It was working great and ran very well. I installed DualBootPatcher to use MIUI as well and flashed the zip file. I switched to the MIUI rom from the app and rebooted the phone. Now all I see when I turn it on is the Android android image and a page with the title "Unfortunately, boot failed, get more information..." with instructions to shutdown or go to rescue mode.

I have tried using the HiSuite application on Windows 10 to recover it, and I have put the dload folder with "UPDATE.APP" inside it on my micro SD card to force install it. I just got a message saying the installation failed and it flashes something about there not being an "UPDATE.APP" on it for a short time as well.

I also tried using fastboot to flash the firmware to the phone, but my bootloader is apparently locked and I have no working way to unlock it.

I'm not sure where to go from here.


texts: Should there always be a '/system/default.prop' in android 10?

texts: I can't remember if there was a /system/default.prop file or wether its missing. Should there always be one, because I only have 'build.prop in system folder?


texts: Can't Connect To Network After Mac Address Spoof

texts: I know this has been asked before but no real answer has been given. I would spoof my mac address using either busybox manually or via apps and afterwards I would not be able to connect to wifi networks. I think the problem may be with ip problems and not the mac address. If I set up a static ip I can connect to the network but it would act as if I wasn't connected and no internet would be given. I connected to the network with my default mac and got internet access and found out the ip info and stuff and so I tried to spoof my mac address again and then set the static ip as that one and it would connect but yet again would get no internet. This makes no sense to me as it works fine on my computer.


texts: Can't get my new phone synced with data from old one

texts: My data (contacts, etc) were synced from my old phone running Android v4.2.1. And now I'm trying to store my data to my new phone with Android 5.0. I've set up my account there, verified that sync is turned on and pressed "sync now". However, absolutely no data appears on the new phone. What am I doing wrong?


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My Sony Ericsson X8's wifi has stopped working about a few weeks after rooting and installing the GingerDX v030.

Even though it is turned on and scanning, it does not connect to any WiFi.

I have tried rebooting, and also resetting the WiFi antenna (i.e., either by turning it off then on, or by switching to airplane mode and then back out of it).

I have to use the stock kernel otherwise the phone hard bricks.


texts: Asus Zenfone 3 Max - ZC520TL - Cant boot anymore - Only fastboot

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I have a Asus Zenfone 3 Max, ZC520TL, MT6737M WWW_phone X008_1, 7.0/NRD 90M 14.10.1808.119-2018
I wanted to install lineage on my phone without rooting it (I want to be able to use banking app), I took a look on internet on how to do it and the first step was unloacking the bootloader and then installing twrp
With the apk on the asus website, I unlocked the bootloader, then I rebooted to it in fastboot mode
I tried to install twrp from different sources I could find on internet (my phone is not officially supported by TWRP) with "fastboot flash recovery IMAGE.img"
None of these images worked
I did few tries with these commands (in this order) :
fastboot erase cache
fastboot flash boot recovery.img
fastboot erase recovery

And then the problems began...
I can't access the recovery mode, it displays in the background the asus logo and then reboot;
I can't access the normal boot, it's looping;
I only have access to the fastboot mode
So from now, I wanted to make my phone works again, I tried to flash both in boot and recovery partitions the boot.img extracted from the official rom available on the asus website
Tried to reinstall the unsuccesful TWRP img I already downloaded
And my phone doesn't support "fastboot boot IMAGE.img"
Does anyone have an idea on how to make it works?
Thank you


texts: Can I use my Android device to find out which FM frequency has the least noise?

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I have an Android device (Nougat) with a built in FM reciever.

I also have an FM transmitter that I use to transmit audio to my car stereo. As I travel around, I find that the landscape of FM real radio
transmissions differs. I want to be on the frequency  with the least noise (regular transmissions) so that I can get the least disturbance for my own signal.

There are some services where I could look this up online, or I could just do it by trial and error, but as I travel around this gets inconvenient.

I know that dedicated hardware exits to automatically find the FM frequency with the least noise with one click, but I figure my phone already has the hardware to do it. Can I do it with my Android phone?

I have root and Xposed Framework, if it matters.


texts: should (or shouldn't) I clean the ram when I closed all applications?

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This might be a bit of a general question but nevertheless:

Performance wise:
should I, when I kill all apps (or some of them) also clear memory?

I know that android keeps a stack of apps (Activities) to reuse and wipes them if memory if needed, but does it costs energy to keep those apps (which I currently don't need but might start up again) or do I clear the memory to have as much ram free as possible and is there a difference in battery load?

S.


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I've recently noticed that my Galaxy Note 3 32GB model ran out of storage. My Samsung File Explorer App says that I've got about 3GB of storage left of 32GB.
My problem now is that I can't figure out where the remaining ~30GB (I know that there aren't really 32GB of free space) are? My SDCard directory has a size of approximately 10GB, plus I've got about 6GB worth of apps. That means, I should have 16GB left (or less) instead of 3GB?

Here's a table:

Files:         10 GB
Apps:           6 GB

Free Space:     3 GB
Total Space:   32 GB

Either is the total space more like 19GB instead of 32GB (That would be kinda much, right?) or there are hiding some files somewhere worth about 10GB.

Any suggestions?

Best regards


texts: How do I discover the latest Android OS available for a device on a carrier?

texts: How do I discover the latest Android OS version available through standard support channels (no manual rooting or reflashing) for a device? In particular, I am interested in the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 for Verizon. Note, I am not interested in actually installing, just in finding what is available.


texts: Latitude's "Enable location sharing" settings disables automatically

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I want my latitude friends to see my location. However, I am seeing that this setting disables automatically after few minutes, even after enabling again and again.

Any ideas ?


texts:
I've found this thing on eBay. It converts the USB to a microphone input and a jack-speaker output. I'm just curious, if my tablet is compatible with it as the description doesn't explicitly mentions it.

My device is rooted if that makes any difference.


texts: What are the steps for rooting an Android device, in general?

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I'm aware that for different devices the particular procedures are different, but I guess there are principal similarities in the procedure.

So what are the basic steps to root your phone? What actually happens behind the scene, when someone follows any of the rooting guides available?

What is the magic that gives you root privileges to your phone? How are the user privileges handled afterwards?


texts: How to get rid of search bar on home screen in 6.0

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I have already tried options mentioned in many other answers here/ posts online. I have a nexus 5
disable google now: option is disabled
use custom launcher: shows even in Nova launcher!

Edit: here is what I tried:

https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-remove-the-google-search-bar-from-your-android-homescreen

it doesn't work because Google Search doesn't appear in the list of installed apps in marshmallow


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I have a Razer Phone running 8.1.0.
When I go to the camera app, it says Device Storage Full

But my device is not full. I have 2.34 GB free (of 64GB) in system memory (I do not have an SD card installed). Shouldn't that be enough to take a few hundred pictures?


texts:
On my Nexus 7, I see in Storage that Downloads are taking 50.56 MB. I tap Downloads and then see "No items".

How do I remove these 50 MB?


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I was using Titanium Backup previously. It was working fine when I rooted my device before a month. But Because of some problem in my phone I again rooted my device, and now when I install this app, I'm getting error 504.

I tried so many things:
I tried with different internet connection with high speed.
I cleared Google play cache/ services cache clear data etc.
I reset app preferences.
I downloaded apk from apkmiror.
I tried with signed testing APK.
I tried with the edit common files like change app name.


texts: When you lock down a Lollipop device to disable Chrome's incognito mode, this creates an XML "restrictions file". What actual XML is inside the file?

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Note: If this post is too long to read, please see the summary in the last paragraph.

I own an aging Samsung Galaxy S Relay cellphone. It's running Android 4.1.2 and has a built-in physical keyboard. I don't want to upgrade to newer hardware. They say in the XDA Developers forums that, if I want a built-in physical keyboard, the Galaxy S Relay is still the most powerful option available — even though it uses technology which is more than two years old.

I want to help prevent myself from viewing pornography. (I've already joined a twelve-step program for sex addicts, but I still want a second layer of protection.)

I've installed the Qustodio web filter. This web filter only lets me choose between two web browsers: the Android stock browser, or Google Chrome. But it's easy to get around Qustodio. Oddly enough, all I have to do is to enter my browser's incognito mode. Qustodio claims that, when I enter incognito mode, it can detect what I've done and stop me from surfing the web; but, in practice, I've found that it can't.

In a help center article, Qustodio LLC does admit:

  Please note that our incognito blocking feature is still experimental.

Fine. Well, I want to reliably stop myself from entering my browser's incognito mode.

I suppose I could switch to a different browser. I could choose the K9 browser. But their (Firefox-based) browser is poorly rated and hasn't received any security updates in the last two years.

Google Chrome for Android is now open source. I suppose I could modify the Chrome source code to disable incognito browsing. But it would be a hassle to keep the browser up to date.

So I guess I'd like to set the relevant Chrome policy instead. I'd need to set the IncognitoModeAvailability policy to 1 in order to disable incognito browsing.

On recent versions of Android (and definitely on Android 5.0 "Lollipop" and newer), you can use an app such as Google's BasicManagedProfile sample app. This will call the DevicePolicyManager's setApplicationRestrictions method (see documentation or source). This method will eventually call the UserManagerService's writeApplicationRestrictionsLocked method (see source). The latter method will, in turn, write some XML to a "restrictions file" in a place where Google Chrome knows to look.

Because I'm running Android 4.1.2: I doubt that I can run the sample app. And I'm sure I can't call either of the two methods.

I suppose I could upgrade the phone to a newer OS. T-Mobile doesn't offer any updates newer than Android 4.1.2. On the XDA Developers forums, "Magamo" points out that CyanogenMod seems to have withdrawn official support for the device a while ago -- even before any stable Lollipop-based ROMs were released. I could choose and find some other ROM. But I've never installed a third-party ROM before, and would rather not learn how to do so.

Dear users of Android 5.0 or higher:

What actual XML does this "restrictions file" contain?  Where does it get saved?

(I suppose I could fire up Lollipop in the official emulator and find out for myself, but it's simpler to just ask here.)

Perhaps I can simply create a "restrictions file" in the correct location on my Android 4.1.2 device.

TL;DR: When you reconfigure a Lollipop device in order to disable Chrome's incognito mode, your action will cause an XML "restrictions file" to be saved to disk. What actual XML is inside the file? Where is the file stored? I want to try manually creating a "restrictions file" on a Jelly Bean device in order to see if it will do what I want.


texts: How to fix the unable to mount SD card problem in my brand new Android phone?

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I had just recently bought Asus Zenfone 4 and until yesterday it was just working fine. All of a sudden on yesterday the phone started to behave weirdly and settings was not at all opening. I thought may be a reboot would do. Hence I tried to reboot and since then I had been stuck at the Boot screen only.
I tried to pull out the battery several times but apparently that did not work out.
Then I decided to to hard reset and tried to go to the boot menu using Power Button + Volume Up combination and did it twice consecutively . But that too did not solve the problem.
At last I opted for SD Download(I do not have a SD card) and encountered this problem.
it also said unable to open debricking.

I badly stuck . Please tell me and explain me what to do.
Any help will be much appreciated.


texts: Is there any way to find/remove duplicate tracks from Google Play Music?

texts: I have my music from CD in both MP3 and FLAC format.  Unfortunately, the Google Music uploader insists on uploading both formats, and so I have duplicate tracks.  Is there an app/tool/method to find and remove these duplicate tracks from the cloud?


texts: Is it possible to reset the compass calibration to factory settings?

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My Samsung Galaxy S6 indicates constantly the wrong direction in Maps, compass apps, etc. as it shows the North always towards the left side of the phone. (This might be a long-term effect of the magnetic phone case.) Compass calibration is reported as "very good" and re-calibrating the compass by moving the phone in a 8-figure pattern doesn't have any effect.

Is it possible to somehow reset the compass calibration to factory settings?


texts: Power saving tips for Galaxy S2 that don't involve turning it into a dumbphone

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My Galaxy S2 has always shown not more than 8 hours of battery life.
This is with the stock ROM, as well as the recent 2.3.5 update and a rooted kernel.
All the battery saving tips I've seen essentially boil down to 'turn off everything that made you buy the damn phone in the first place and use it only for voice calls like a dumbphone.' - i.e. disable 3g/EDGE/wifi/gps/bluetooth/screen brightness.
Of the lot, I've done the following:

Screen permanently set to 10% brightness, i.e. the lowest.
Bluetooth/Wifi/GPS only on when needed, which isn't much (Couple of Foursquare checkins everyday).
Sync disabled.
Haptic feedback/vibrations disabled.
The 2 capacitative buttons are set to only glow in the dark, so during the day they are never on.

Yet my battery goes down like crazy, and if I don't carry my charger with me the phone can't even make it through the day. Is there a way to find out what apps hog the battery?

The battery usage graph and list of apps by battery usage doesn't really help; it only shows me the apps that I've run myself recently.

So is there anything else one can do to improve battery life, or am I resigned to carrying around a charger always?


texts: The 'Data Usage' screen is scaled to 100GB . My data plan is limited after the first month to 500MB because I am somewhat Scots. How do I rescale that graph? My Samsung Meta has Android 4.2.2


texts: Only give access to one application(full screen)

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I am considering using tablets for use with clients at my job and I was just wondering if there is anyway to lock users into one application. Just for theoretical purposes the application could be as simple as a sign in sheet where people would check in when they come into the buildings. what I want to disable is people's abilities to get out of the application(hitting the home button, et cetera). Basically I don't want people to have access to anything besides the sign-in application.

Everything I've read points to this not being possible but I figure this is the best place to ask.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Lollipop 5 overview / recent apps in landscape listed top to bottom? Put apps list down low to keyboard height like KitKat 4 cover flow recent apps

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I'm not on Lollipop yet.

I just tried the Lollipop 5 carousel recent apps switcher (overview?) in a store with the Nexus 9, and once I had few apps open, some of the apps were covered, and in the top and back.

I use a Nexus 10 that is placed on a surface, and I think that I would have to keep lifting my palm to reach the thumbnails at the back and top.

The KitKat 4 recent apps (cover flow?) are at the same height of the top row buttons of the stock Android keyboard, and are thus easily reachable.

Perhaps the Lollipop recent apps view that I saw that had the apps out of keyboard-level reach was only for portrait view?

But then I found this site with a picture of the Lollipop recent apps in landscape view:

https://sarriest.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/lollipop-sweet-or-not-sweet/

I can access 6 apps in KitKat 4 recent apps, and they’re all at keyboard level.

I am concerned that even in landscape view, the recent apps in Lollipop 5 will be listed top to bottom, and there will be less apps at keyboard level.

I see another article that has this picture of a grid view of the running apps.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-M8-with-Lollipop-vs-One-M8-with-KitKat-UI-comparison_id65309

I initially thought that you had 2 choices in Lollipop: grid and carousel.

It looks like having the choice of 2 options might just be for the HTC SenseUI.

Is the carousel recent/running apps switcher the only available option for Lollipop 5?

Are 3rd party apps allowed to let you choose a grid view, cover flow view, etc.?

I'm seeing mention of recent apps modifications with Cyanogenmod, Paranoid Android, Xposed, etc..

Does that mean that mean that you might need to root to change the recent apps layout?

Thanks.


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This is a bit odd. I thought I fairly well grokked how things worked, but this seems weird to me.

I have an original Moto X. I've had it for almost two years now. It started off with Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and, slowly but surely (because Verizon) got updated through to Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has never been rooted.

I figured it's been getting a bit long in the tooth, and the battery life has reflected that. I could leave the house at 100% charge in the morning and, a two-hour train ride later, without ever touching the phone, would be down to about 60% battery. If I didn't charge at work, it would be dead by 2:00, with minimal usage. If I work at home, with reliable wifi all day, I can usually get to about 4:00 before having to charge. But, I figured, this is just what happens to a well-used phone toward the end of its life.

I finally got the Lollipop upgrade and had been using it for a couple of weeks. Things were okay, but not quite right. So I decided I had nothing to lose by doing a factory reset.

So, I did. I restored all the same apps back to the phone, with the exception of a couple that I finally realized I never use and some Verizon bloatware that I disabled.

But now, my battery life has improved tremendously. At home, with a fair amount of use, I never put it on the charger in the middle of the day and went to bed with 40% on the battery. I use an app that graphs my battery usage, and the slope is significantly shallower when I'm not using the phone than it used to be. I'm not using it any differently, but battery life is way up.

What could have happened? I used to check fairly frequently what was using my battery and there was never anything "weird" there. There also weren't any unaccounted for amounts. I am seeing the apparently irksome "Cell Standby" draining some, but even so the whole thing is lasting much longer than it used to.

I don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth, but I'm kind of wondering what I did by doing a factory reset.


texts: Is there an easy way to transfer files between PCs and a phone via WiFi?

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I'm currently using SFTP to send files between my phone and my Linux PCs, with OpenSSH server on the PCs and Ghost Commander on the phone. What is inconvenient is that I have to either type the password each time (on screen keyboard!), store it on the phone, or try to setup authorized_keys (which I'm hesitant to do for a mobile device, since it lets it do anything, not only send files). Using something like an FTP server without authorization is not an option: I don't want to get files from everyone around without a means to reject a transfer.

I'd like to be able to simply "offer" to send a file to the PC and, when the PC accepts this offer (the user clicks "Yes"), do the transfer; similarly in backwards direction — much like Bluetooth file transfers work.

Is there any software (zero-cost and ad-free) offering such functionality?


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The device won't power on.  The screen and status light show no indication of activity when pressing or holding the power button (or any button / pairwise combination of buttons for that matter).

The Nook HD+ (model BNTV600) has been unused for at least six months.  It would not power on, so I presumed that the battery was simply dead and left it plugged in overnight to charge but would still not power on the next day.  I suspect that it is not charging.  When initially connected to a charger the light shows green for three seconds and shows orange/amber for three seconds and then remains off (there is a brief flicker orange/amber -> green at the transition between colors).

The device was functioning normally before storage.  I've tried charging with two different Nook HD+ -> USB cables and two different USB AC adapters and the behavior is all the same.

Is this device completely dead?  Are there any tricks to get this thing to charge / power on?


texts: Droid Explorer is unable to browse device

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I love the idea of being able to browse root directories on my laptop.

But I can't for the life of me get droid explore to work, I have a note 4 (rooted of course), I am running stock Sammy ROM, I have installed adbd insecure on my device and I can access root via adb, but I cannot do anything with this software.  I also have busybox installed to /xbin.

When I click connect device, my device does show up, but when I click on said device, the application grays out and i cannot click anything other than min/max or close. It is the same with a rooted Samsung nexus that i have, running CM11. Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

EDIT: i am running 64bit win 7 and I have tried reinstalling the software twice.


texts: How to remotely share Motorola Xoom screen

texts: Is it  possible to remotely share my Xoom screen over the Internet?  For example, say I was at my house and wanted to share the screen with a friend in another town.  How would I got about it?


texts: I don't need poor Samsung apps such as SamsungApps, Chat-On, Blurb, S-Translate anymore. Can i simply uninstall them and make an exclusion in my Updates so as not to get them back again?


texts: How do you access the graphs in Xlythe Calculator App?

texts: I have recently downloaded the Xlythe Calculator App (link to Play Store here). The app claims to support graphing functions. But I have no clue on how to do so. Will anyone help?


texts: I have changed my handset A3 to S9+ I need to restore all my data from my old mobile. What is the best way to tackle that?


texts: always on wifi & data connection whenever it turned off it's automatically turn on

texts: In Micromax A104 phone have always turned on WiFi & data connection whenever It turn off it's turned on automatically..pls solve the problem.


texts: Why does alt+u on a physical keyboard produce braille symbols?

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If I press alt+u on my bluetooth keyboard Logitech k480 with a text field active, a ⠉ (braille pattern dots-14) is produced. I don't want that. In fact I want programs like JuiceSSH treat it like any other key combination - I want to send alt+u combinations via ssh.

Why does it happen and how do I stop it?


texts: Enable USB debugging for Android at Android Linux command

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OS: Android JB.

HW Platform 1: sama5d31-ek (ATMEL ARM)

HW Platform 2: TI-Sitara SK

Enable USB debugging for android at android Linux command prompt.

Usually USB debugging for android is enabled through Settings > Developer option > USB debugging.

How can the same thing be achieved on a Headless Android Application? Since there is no user input from the touch screen what is the process to switch on the same feature at Android Linux command prompt.

The following links give some suggestions as to how it can be done but was not able to successfully achieve the objective.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621602
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13326806/enable-usb-debugging-through-clockworkmod-with-adb
http://cphacker0901.wordpress.com/1900/12/02/manually-update-settings-in-command-line/

HW Platform 1: sama5D31-ek (Atmel ARM) board has two USB/Serial input from android Linux can be accessed. From one USB/Serial port the adb shell can be executed when the USB debugging is enabled. The access provides root privileges.

The other USB/Serial access point pretty much for debugging, and has very limited privileges.

Thanks


texts: Why can't i see any files from SD card in Android System Recovery

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so I'm a bit confused. I'm going to try to organize my question here and not create a wall of text so please bear with me.

Problem - I have a Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 2 that I'd like to save the data from. no sim card, pattern locked. I don't know the pattern to unlock, nor do I remember the google account information to unlock it. USB debugging is NOT turned on so I cannot reach it via ADB, and it's not setup as a disk drive so simply attaching to a PC isn't a solution either.

Possible Solution - After lots of research, I've found a possible solution where I A - install CWM via the "Update from SD Card" feature in Android System Recovery, then B - Flash a Pattern Unlock to the device. This "should" in theory work, or at the very least if I get CWM installed, open a host of other possibilities to try.

Reason the above is not working - I've downloaded each file, placed them on a micro SD card via an adapter, and put them into the phone. After booting into the recovery console and going to the Update via SD Card option, I do not see any of the files on the SD card. I've gone as far as to boot the phone into recovery without the SD card installed and I literally see the same data. in short - I cannot get the SD card files to show up in the recovery console (this is a stupid problem to have and I'm hoping I'm just missing something).

What I'd like - some advice on how to get the files from the SD card to show in the recovery console. I'm assuming it must be easy. If not - perhaps an alternative method to get around the pattern lock that does not involve a factory reset. thanks.


texts: Facing some problem with my android mobile

texts: I'm using android 5.1 lollipop, the issue is when i turn my data ON,am not getting instant notifications from few apps like hike,Twitter, Instagram. In the mean time am getting notifications instantly from WhatsApp and Facebook ,I checked my running apps and I found that those applications are not running in my RAM. So someone please help me out.


texts: Google pay wont work unless phone is unlocked even for small payments

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I have a Samsung Note 9 (Android version 9) and Google Pay installed and configured. It works on stores like Costa for payments under £35 only when phone is unlocked

As per https://support.google.com/pay/answer/7644132?hl=en "No unlock needed for smaller payments"

Does anyone know why this is the case? I'd like that no unlocking is required for small payments.


texts: LG G2 - USB debugging disables when I connect to a PC

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I'm trying to set up remote debugging on my brand new LG G2 phone.

Seen here: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/developertools/mobile/

So far, I've:

Enabled developer options
Enabled "USB debugging" on the Developer options screen
On the "PC Connections" screen - I've set "USB connection method" to "PC Software"

So - everything looks good at this point.

However, as soon as I connect the device to my PC, the "USB debugging" setting on the "Developer options" screen turns gray (disabled). If I go to DevTools on Chrome on my PC (chrome://inspect/#devices) and check "Discover USB devices", my phone is not listed.

What else do I need to do?


texts: Privacy effects of disabling notifications through Android settings

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Assumption
My question assumes the following situation, that is what I could understand about Google's push notifications system. If I misunderstood anything, please correct me here.
When a web service wants to send a notification to a user who installed its app (client), it sends the notification content to Google's push notification server. The server then contacts the user's device instructing it to show the notification.
This system prevents user's device from continously checking for notification, that would cause battery drainage and other annoying side-effects. However, some privacy concerned people point out that it allows Google to access all the notification contents, including for example private messages.
Question
If I have an app (client) that manages* notifications on my device for a web service and doesn't have an option to disable them, the only way I can prevent them to be shown is through Android settings.
To my understanding, if I do so the web service (that doesn't know my Android settings) will still send notification contents to Google's server, thus allowing Google to know notification content, but the server won't send it to my device. So, disabling notifications through Android settings wouldn't have any effect on privacy. Is that right?
*I use the word "manage" because usually the notifications are shown if and only if the app is installed and it often has settings for them (sound selection, vibrate and so on); however, I don't know how much notifications depend on the app and how much on the system. Anyway, it looks to me that it is not very important for the question (but I might be wrong of course).


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My Moto G5's System Updates show that my device software is up to date. However the Security patch level shows up as "March 1 2017".

Three months seems like a long time in the security exploits world. On the other hand, I see newer security patches on here:

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01

Is there a way to bring my phone up to date to the latest patches?


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What exactly change that is causing the old SU binaries to fail in android 8?

I have here the source code for the SU addon for Lineage OS: https://github.com/LineageOS/android_system_extras_su

I looked through the source code and am not sure how it works. It seems to spawn a daemon process that handles all calls to root, but other than that I'm not really sure what's happening.

There's really no documentation for this source code, and I can't even find any technical write-up on how systemless rooting even works in android 8.

The main file is su.c, where it seems to provide a sort of terminal-like interface for the application requesting root. From there it looks like it goes to open a socket to a daemon process.It's not clear to me where we're even getting access to root here.

Can anyone provide a brief overview of how rooting works, or point me to somewhere that does?


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I'm running Cyanogenmod 12.1 and I'm having problems with the Contacts app.

A particular contact is showing in the Gmail app and in the phone app but not in the Contacts app.

Then I noticed that if I go to the phone app and select "Add contact" it shows up in the contacts app.

I cannot understand the logic behind this behaviour. Isn't Android supposed to sync my contacts with my Google account? Then why do I have to browse for a contact in Phone to "add contact"?


texts: TWRP - Redirect script stdout to recovery output

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I have a flashable zip that runs a .sh script on flashing it via TWRP.
What it does not do is that it doesn't print stdout of the script to the recovery output (although it logs it in /cache/recovery_log.

I want something like what OpenGapps or SuperSU zips do.

I've referred a guide by Chainfire on XDA, but I'm still confused.

Do I need a different updater-binary/updater-script like Opengapps or SuperSU have, or is there another, way for it?


texts: How can I check second partition of SD card is of which type ex2, ext3 or ext4?

texts: I have partitioned memory card,but I forgot my second partition type I had selected at the time of partitioning memory card.One partition is of FAT32. I want to know my another partition is of ext2,ext3 or ext4?


texts: Can hangouts send text-only MMS to certain contacts?

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Most of my friends and family have iPhones that are capable of receiving MMS messages. I'd like to be able to type longer messages without having them be broken up into smaller SMS messages, because they often arrive out of order when going to a different carrier.

Is there a way to force Hangouts to send MMS messages when the text is too long for one message? Even better would be if I could have certain contacts set to always receive MMS no matter what.


texts: Only vibrate when there are no active notifications

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Is there a way to tell android only to vibrate if there are no active notifications?

Example: I use telegram messenger, and when receiving a message the phone vibrates. Even so I do not use the phone in the meantime, it will vibrate again for each incoming message. This holds also true for email notifications, SMS etc. This is very annoying when you take part in Group chats in Telegram or WhatsApp, as in a short timeframe lots of messages can arrive.

What I want: I only want the phone to vibrate ONCE. I then know "okay, there is something new that i need to look at, but I am currently busy and will do it later". Until I do not check the phone, I do not want to receive any further vibrations (the led light on my MotoG is flashing already, telling me that there are notifications).

Can this be done?


texts: Whatsapp permission to record when calling

texts: I can understand the request for the App to access to the Mic for sending the voice in a phone call. But why is it necessary to say "record"? Recording is a separate function and the caller's choice. It is scary to think that Whatsapp is recording and storing your calls somewhere.


texts: I am using Sony Xperia Z with android 4.3. Is there any way I can save Web pages on my device to view it offline. Will it require an app? If yes, any free app for the purpose.


texts: How can I use external modem for voice calls on Android tablet?

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My tablet doesn't support calling/messaging function by default and also it doesn't have an app for that by default.

Is it possible? In my case I use Micromax Infinity P275 tablet and Huawei E1732 modem. ICS is my OS. I can connect to the internet with that modem.


texts: Files deleted from SD card are restored after restart

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I use my sd to watch movies, everything was working fine, suddenly every time I reboot my tab the deleted files are back in the sd card.

I tried to format and still same issue, the deleted files are always coming back.

I tried many apps, they seems to delete the files, but if I reboot or format the sd they come back.


texts: How to change conversation tones in WhatsApp?

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WhatsApp has conversation tones to notify if a message is sent and received.

Conversation tones are the sounds played when you send and receive a message.
WhatsApp FAQ - How to manage conversation tones

Currently, the setting only allows to turn it on/off.
Is there a way to change the tone?


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I have an Mi Traveler Android model 10R2 tablet and I am continuously getting a "memory low" message. I have added a SD card and moved some apps to the card, but still get the same messages. In checking the storage area, it shows the allocation of memory as follows:

Total space 3.09GB
Apps 84.95MB
Downloads 116MB
Misc. 19.16MB
Available 2.87GB

Then under Apps, it shows the following:

Total space 252MB
Apps 204MB
Available 21.94MB

Is there a way to adjust the memory allocation to increase the allocation for apps?

It seems that I am only getting the low memory when apps are updating or new apps are being downloaded.


texts: Reasons for "Unfortunatly, Google Play services has stopped." and how to fix it

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my device is rooted, i did a factory reset and now google play services seems to be broken.

Some suggest to wipe and delete cache and data, or do a factory reset. But that did not help.

Settings-Security: unknown sources is on! App permissions is off!
Settings-Developer options: USB debugging is on!
Running Android 5.12 on a ARM Cortex-A7.

After factory reset, google play services was at version 7.5.71 -436!
436 stands for:

4 for Android 5.0 and 5.1 before Play Services v8, Android >= 6.0 after

3 for armeabi-v7a

6 for 320dpi

Since nothing helped and i couldnt do a update, i did uninstall google play services so that i can manually reinstall a newer version.
However newer version means that i can not pick -436, for play service v8 and higher i picked 8.1.04_(2215451-230) and installed it as a System App!

2 for Android 5.0 and 5.1 starting with Play Services v8

3 for armeabi-v7a

0 for universal dpi

But when i want to add a google account through setting i still get the same error message. Other apps end with the same message too, but i want to keep this simple.

Which brings me to the thought that my "Google Play services has stopped." message might be caused by something entirely different.
What apps, processes, services do you know that can trigger this error message? Keep in mind i only tryed to add a google account through Settings-Accounts-Add account-google

thank you, best regards MiK


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I just received my Amazon Kindle Fire and since I am not located within the USA I can't use most of services provided Amazon. So I think the best thing for me would be to install a vanilla (custom) Android ROM.

How can I install vanilla Android on the Kindle Fire?


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I need someone who knows about flashing, bootloader unlocking and related topics for this problem:

My Xperia Z1 doesn't take photos when the app tries to focus. With no focus enabled it goes perfectly.

Details:

I've read that unlocking bootloader in this phone model could make the camera useless, but when I try to see the unlocking status I get this: Rooting Status: Unknown. So I don't know if it's been unlocked or not (I bought it used at eBay).
I've tried disabling stamina mode and flashing firmware again (5.0.2 and then autoupdated to 5.1.1) but stills the same.

Questions:

Does somebody know the exact solution to my problem?
If not, could it be related to camera software (I mean, the hardware's internal software, not the app)?
Could it be related to Android version? Maybe downgrading would solve it?
At least, how could I know which is my bootloader status?
Any other help you think that could help


texts: How do I disable Instagram notifications?

texts: How do I disable push notifications for Instagram? As much as possible, I don't want apps to do any push notifications (except for MMS).


texts: Is it effectively possible to get rid of the yellow triangle in download mode on an S3 with 4.3?

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I am trying to get rid of the yellow triangle visible just prior to download mode (Volume-Down + Home + Power). There is no shortage of tutorials about how do this, but after having tried all the solutions I could find I am wondering if it is at all possible in my case

This is a Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300)
I have the stock ROM (Android 4.3), it has never been flashed
I have stock recovery (thanks bmdixon) - which has also not been flashed
I tried to use Triangle Away (having rooted the phone before)

When going into download mode I have

CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official

For some mysterious reason the phone thinks it has been flashed (it went once to an official Samsung repair so maybe it got the triangle there).

I read that the introduction of Knox in 4.3 makes resetting the counter impossible. However I do not have Knox (even though the phone was updated OTA to 4.3, maybe this is because I am in France).

Is there a solution worth trying to remove the yellow triangle?

(for the story: I went to an official Samsung repair shop and they discovered (together with me) that there is the infamous yellow triangle. While the issue I am having is probably mechanical and the warranty still applies according to European legislation, I do not want to get into lengthy discussions with Samsung. It does not help that I have only 3 days of warranty left...)


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I'm trying to root my new phone, it's an Acer Liquid Z630s (T04) running Android 5.1.

I can't find anything useful online, Google is filled with auto-generated pages that just give a link to some one-click-root app. I've tried a couple of them (Kingroot, Kingoroot and OneClickRoot) and they all say "no root available at this time".


texts: Google Now, gives walking directions for car rides

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Google Now likes to tell me how to get somewhere on time, except it tells me how to do it by walking and suggests I leave 3-6 hours earlier than I should to realistically reach a destination. How do I change the directions from walking mode to driving mode or public transportation or other.

Insight appreciated


texts: Samsung galaxy Tab 3 won't show up in My Computer?

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I am trying to root my tablet and it won't show up in My Computer when I plug it in. I have tried different ports and have tried rebooting the phone. I just purchased it 5 hours ago. I have Windows 7. I installed some Samsung drivers, but I am not 100% sure they are the ones I need (I got them from a guide).

I don't have an SD Card, but I do have 8 GBs of internal memory. I have Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 T210R with WiFi.

Thank you!


texts: I'm using the official Twitter app on my Droid X2. Whenever I select a photo from the gallery, it waits for a few seconds on the Edit Photo screen, then returns to the Compose screen without attaching the photo. Why is this happening and how can I fix it?


texts: How do I wipe the data from a hard bricked phone

texts: I think I've hard bricked my Android, and the phone had sensitive private data on it while it was still functional. I plan to try and get it repaired, but is it possible to wipe this data first?


texts: I recently got a new android device and my gmail account is logged in I have cleared cache and data on google play store but when trying to access the play store it says no connection. I am able to access the internet. when trying to download things from the google play website it does not list my phone as a device just my last two devices. please help!!


texts: Is it possible to have a custom ROM with a locked bootloader?

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I just mention in-advance to please correct me if I'm mistaken on anything, I've a limited tech proficiency.
I've a Samsung S9 (Android 10) and I wish to install an AOSP ROM (also on Android 10), but I researched and found my phone still uses "Full Disk Encryption" instead of "File Based Encryption" (which is a requirement by Google as of Android 10).
I think one must unlock the bootloader in order to install any custom ROM, right?
If yes, then I'm left with FDE encryption and unlocked bootloader.
FDE means if my phone is stolen (or taken by force) while turned ON (i.e., always in my case) my data is at risk, right?
Unlocked bootloader means someone tech savvy can have (some kind of a) backdoor access to my phone's data even if my phone is turned OFF, right?
So, logically, in order to be secure, one must either have a newer device that supports FBE, or an FDE one with locked bootloader (and also not have it taken while turned ON)
Thus, I thought maybe I can have a custom ROM installed but still have the bootloader locked after I install it?
Again, I apologize if I'm mistaken on anything, please do correct me. Thanks


texts: Samsung GSII-GTi9100 with CM12 - no USB connection

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I have installed CM12 from SDCard.

Device is running fine. It charges normaly from usb socket. But I need to access developer options and run code through ADB.

I have ADB set up on my ubuntu16.04 machine and have tried every option to enable USB debugging. I have added the OEM code to the adb_usb.ini file and have created the 51-android.rules file at the sugested places. However, my phone refuses to make the USB connection to the computer. I enable developers options and usb debugging. Connect usb cable to device and computer. I go to Settings>Storage>Overflow(...)>USB connections and phone responds with a single "USB not connected" message.

LinuxPC-side:

$ adb devices
List of devices attached

$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:5776 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

I think my phone is the culprit because other devices connect fine, so I know its not my cable or my computer. Maybe I missed a step on the configuration for ADB? Can someone lend me a hand?


texts: How can I export a list of currently installed applications to a file?

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When switching between ROMs, I've found it helpful to have a list of the applications that I had installed before wiping and flashing the new ROM.

Is there a way to export such a list to a file so I don't have to create one manually?


texts:
Since yesterday, I cannot browse to www.aemet.es (the Spanish national weather service). Instead, it goes to m.antena3.com (a TV station). This happens both with the built-in browser and with Chrome.

Following the advice found here, I've cleared the cache (or I've tried to) but the problem persists. I've also tried a hard reboot.

What else can I do?

My device is a Samsung Galaxy S3, unrooted, running Android 4.1.2


texts: Installing a homebrew/linuxbrew formula on an Android device

texts: How would one go about installing a simple homebrew/linuxbrew formula on an Android device via adb? Specifically, I want to install this formula which contains a cli tool called aamath that translates mathematical formulas into ASCII art. I would want to verify that I can run this tool inside an adb shell session. Then a second step (which I may ask in a future question on this site) would be to write my own APK that invokes this tool.


texts: Unbrick SpreadTrum based Android phone (Micromax Bolt A27)

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I have a low end device i.e Micromax a27(SpreadTrum SC6820) which I m trying to restore after I had rooted it and tried to free up some space by removing the apps which broke the phone's OS.

Mistakenly I also executed a command in fastboot mode that flashed the system with a recovery.img(fastboot flash system recovery.img) after which the phone keeps on buzzing infinitely and nothing shows up on the screen.

I then tried to follow this method http://androidxda.com/flash-pac-stock-rom-android-smartphone but the phone starts buzzing endlessly when plugged in with a USB cable and nothing is shown in the status panel of tool mentioned in it (UpgradeDownload.exe)

This tool seems to extract the .img files from the .pac package(present under the firmware folder of the downloaded stock ROM) and place it in the phone,Can I somehow extract them from .pac and place them manually in the phone via fastboot?


texts: Set different volumes for different alarms

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Is there any way to set a different volume for every alarm? Samsung has had such a feature for ages, but is it possible to do something similar on a stock rom?
Third party apps don't seem to be able to do it.
Two workarounds possible include -
a) Using tasker to change the alarm volume before and after that particular alarm
b) Increasing/decreasing the volume of each and every alarm tone to something "louder" and something "softer", then copying these new alarm sounds to sd card/alarms
Both are significantly tedious as compared to Samsung's method.
I also have root access, if it helps.
Edit - I'm running marshmallow 6.0.1


texts: Failed updating and uninstalling app with ADB

texts:
I installed Better Battery Stats (BBS) v2 from XDA and quickly realized that the actual required version is 2.1. So I tried to uninstall BBS via ADB but that failed because BBS is a system app.

Now when I try to install the new version, I got:

bash-3.2$ adb install BetterBatteryStats_xdaedition_2.1.0.0_B4.apk
3925 KB/s (3671858 bytes in 0.913s)
        pkg: /data/local/tmp/BetterBatteryStats_xdaedition_2.1.0.0_B4.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]

And when I try to uninstall it, I got:

bash-3.2$ adb uninstall com.asksven.betterbatterystats_xdaedition
Failure [DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR]

Can anyone point out how can I resolve this issue? I just want BBS 2.1 Beta. I am using a Nexus 4 running stock 5.1.1 (rooted).


texts: Android 2.2 - How to see applications that run at start-up

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I prevent applications from running on startup?

Hello!

Is it possible to see which applications are set to run at startup?
For example, the idiots at Yahoo made the Android Messenger so that it starts on Android Start-up, but provide no way of preventing this behaviour. They always do this kind of dirty tricks...

Anyway, is there sort of an msconfig as in Windows?

Thank you.


texts: Caller ID for SMS doesn't recognize contacts unless I add the country code to all

texts:
If I have a contact with the number 099123456, the caller ID doesn't recognize it, I need to change it to +59899123456.

My phone is a Galaxy S2. I have friends with other android phones (Galaxy S1, Nexus S) and the same carrier, but they don't have this problem. Could it be some kind of setting?


texts: Why doesn't chrome load videos immersive

texts:
Here's what a video frame looks like on CM browser:
Here's what a video frame  looks like on Chrome:

That upper black border is for the status bar(the status bar is not there, but that's its place). The borders on the sides are for nothing... probably the video is fitted with respect to height.
This doesn't happen with YouTube videos on Chrome, But that's the only site where Chrome works fine.
How can I fix this please.


texts:
Can we set Any e-mail address as the main or primary account in Android device like Yahoo! e-mail account?

And with this Email Account, can we get all access to the Google play store?


texts:
Hello guys I have flashed Lollipop zip via TWRP successfully (LG G2 D802) but now phone is only booting in "fastboot mode started". I have also tried to repair download mode by following xda forum but still same screen. LG logo appears and then fastboot mode started, Can anyone help me? Can I flash system, data, etc via fastboot? If yes please provide me the link.
Thanks in advance. I am waiting eagerly for your reply.
Regards,
Ashar


texts:
I have bought new Samsung Galaxy S7. And it has available space of 27 GB, though whenever I try to download app it shows insufficient storage error.
Please help me to solve this issue.


texts: Bricked Nexus 7, failed to mount cache, can't unlock or reflash

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My Nexus 7 (2013, 2nd gen) worked fine in plain vanilla form for years. Suddenly the boot stuck at "Google". I tried booting into recovery mode and saw failed to mount /cache. Erasing cache from the recovery screen did not help. I tried WugFresh Nexus Root Toolkit v2.1.9, and it froze at the unlock step. I tried Fastboot and it also froze at the unlock step with the following response:

platform-tools>fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) Unlocking bootloader...
(bootloader) erasing userdata...

I tried fastboot format cache and fastboot erase cache but they both just hung at erasing 'cache'...

It appears that I cannot reflash the Nexus 7 back to factory fresh because it is failing to unlock the tablet or possibly rewrite memory in any way.

Is there any stronger method I can use to wipe out this tablet and reload it back to any usable form?  Or fastboot commands I haven't tried yet? Or something completely different?

Failing recovery, is there anything useful I can do with a nearly new looking 7 inch tablet or its component parts?

edit:

Today I tried adb sideload of the latest fresh image. It looks like my tablet is mostly choking on:

E: failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)

Is there a way to destroy and recreate the cache as opposed to erasing or reformatting an existing cache?


texts: Location services not working after a few days

texts:
The funny thing is that when this happens, Google Maps and Google Earth can still find my location, but all other apps, such as Facebook, Chrome, and even the Samsung Weather Widget, can't find my location. Rebooting the phone again fixes the issue, but then it comes back after a few days. This leads me to think that it's a software problem instead of a hardware problem; why else would Google Maps and Earth be able to find my location but other apps can't, and that rebooting solves the problem for a few days?

Does anyone else have the same problem? I don't exactly know when it started happening, but it's a small bother.


texts: Does Google Maps Navigation for Mobile work on Verizon Android phones

texts: Verizon has a history of blocking navigation apps so we'll be forced to use their proprietary navigation system (VZNavigator) and pay the $10/month subscription for it. Can someone confirm that this does not apply to Google Maps Navigation for Mobile on a Verizon Android phone? I'm specifically thinking about the Droid X.


texts: Titanium backup shortcut/widget to toggle app freeze

texts:
My CyanogenMod 7.2 stock browser refuses to remember its defaults. I've taken to freezing opera mini, my other browser, with Titanium backup when I want to use stock to avoid all the preferred app prompts.

I'd like a faster, more convenient way to toggle the freeze. Is it possible to create a shortcut or widget on the home screen to perform this action?


texts: How to use "Automate" Android App to have newly taken photo is saved into DCIM/whatever folder not DCIM/Camera folder?

texts:
I've installed "Automate" Android App which I thought that I can use it easily.
But it turned out I don't understand at all on how to use it.
I've read a simple tutorial on how to create "Hello World" with this app, but I can't find any where else a tutorial on how to do the things I want with this app.
I've read the "Automate" documentation, but I still don't understand at all.
My Android Camera phone will directly put the taken photo into DCIM/Camera folder.  So what I want is :

A. Either "automate" the newly taken photo into DCIM/whatever folder
B. Or "automate" to move the newly taken photo from DCIM/Camera folder into DCIM/whatever folder.

I've read in this site a question which is similar to mine :
How can I save taken photos and recorded videos out of DCIM folder?
But the question is about external-sd card and the answer is using Tasker App.
So if it's possible to do it with Automate App, I wonder how do I do it.
Any kind of respond would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advanced.


texts: How can I increase the max windows for the stock browser?

texts: I use the stock browser, and I find it's the best for my purposes.  One thing is annoying, however -- I can't have more than four windows open. Is there a way to increase this?  I have a Galaxy S Vibrant running 2.2 (Nero v5 with TouchWiz), and plenty of memory for more windows.


texts: How to manually upload ringtones and notifications to DroidX?

texts:
I've created 2 folders on the root of the SD card,

Ringtones
Notifications

and placed one mp3 file within each. When I disconnect the DroidX from the USB cable and navigate to either "Settings" > "Sound"> "Phone ringtone", or "Settings" > "Sound" > "Notification ringtone", neither mp3 file shows up.

What am I doing wrong?


texts: How to install Android Composite ADB Interface

texts:
Having trouble with this line on this tutorial:

  "In your Android SDK directory, at \extras\amazon\kindle_fire_usb_driver, run KindleDrivers.exe, and then follow the instructions on the screen."

I just cannot find this area, any idea where i should install it from?


texts: Is it possible to keep multiple address books on a single phone?

texts:
I'm trying to find a way to set up and manage multiple address books on my phone, and to keep them distinct.

I want to do that to separate my personal contacts from the work ones.

The default behaviour is to collect all contacts from my various accounts in a single big list (two google accounts and some other social networking apps), but it is a bit of a mess to have everything together. I know that the default app have a built-in group manager, but it has a bit of a clunky interface that's not very handy (whenever you open it, you are several clicks away from the desired grouping).

Ideally I'd like to have a solution that let me manage my contacts in a powerful and customizable way, i.e. with tags, custom groupings, and so on, and that let me switch easily between said groups without too much clicking around.

How can I do that? I'm also willing to consider a third party app, but right now everything I've tried still collects every contact from all accounts together.


texts:
I have Intel XOLO (X900), I use a Airtel data connection(India). The network in my mobile 2G
disconnects whenever I go home(at home there is poor network coverage). After I come out of my house, still the 2G is not enabled,even after enabling the mobile data multiple times.
Every time I had to switch off the mobile and then start to get the 2G connection.

Any idea on what's wrong?


texts: How do I interpret the numeric columns' output of the adb ls command without the -R?

texts:
A little background. I've had an app with a database that's worked fine for a few years. I added new options, including DELETE DATABASE, with this line of code:

getApplicationContext().deleteDatabase(DATABASE_NAME);

No error. But now I get exceptions where I try to re-load or create a new database. I wondered if there was a possibly-corrupted database on the emulator or if a file with the name I was using was present but with 0 size, somehow. I needed to see it in a directory listing. Never seen one before.

Using adb at the DOS command prompt, I (finally; long time spent) found command syntax to show the files. Here's the command:

C:\Users\Dov>adb ls /data/data/com.dslomer64.servyhelperton/databases

Here's the output.

000041f9 00001000 59b7bc7d .
000041e9 00001000 59b5a17d ..
000081b0 00005000 59b72501 Dictionary.dic
00008180 00002210 59b72501 Dictionary.dic-journal
000081b0 00005000 59b6e3c3 TEST2.dic
00008180 00002210 59b6e3c3 TEST2.dic-journal
000081b0 00005000 59b710c8 TEST.dic
00008180 00002210 59b710c8 TEST.dic-journal

YAY. But what are the columns of numbers? Size? Mod/create date?

(I think the two less-urgent questions below just require YES/NO answers.)
(I would hate to start a new Question for either.)

Just to see what I'd get, I asked for ls of the database itself:

C:\Users\Dov>adb ls /data/data/com.dslomer64.servyhelperton/databases/Dictionary.dic

C:\Users\Dov>

Got no error. Got nothing.  Did anything hidden happen?

I pulled TEST.dic and opened it with Notepad. Not text.

But assuming what I pulled is a valid SQLite database, could an app read it?


texts: Can I improve accuracy of Google Location while hiking

texts:
My Google Location history is amazingly helpful and informative, and generally accurate. I have all settings set to highest so I can always get the best location accuracy. I've read several posts about how Google estimates my location, using cell towers, wifi SSIDs/BSSIDs, etc and it all makes sense. But when I go on my daily hike, the accuracy is 'way off' by a few miles. I take photos on my hike and their Geo-location tagging is accurate to within a few feet, so I know the location information is available with GPS.
The following screen shot gives an example. The red line was drawn by me and represents my hike. The blue lines are the estimation by Google Location. My hike follows a ridgeline that surrounds a residential neighborhood. Obviously, my phone's location sensor is latching onto either cell-towers or wifi access points in the neighborhood.

Is there any way I can tell my phone to use GPS to report location, rather than wifi or cell tower, during a hike?  If I launch google maps during the hike, will that cause my accuracy to improve? I often take photos at various locations along the hike (and these are accurately geo-tagged) but this doesn't seem to help the location map below.  I did notice that, if I use a 'hiking app' such as 'map my walk' or 'strava', the location as reported to Google is very accurate. So do I need to launch 'any app that uses GPS' to make the GPS location available to Google?
Also, I've read that I can click on 'blue dots' on the map to see where it's getting the location information from, but I see no blue dots no matter how much I zoom in.
Thanks!


texts: How can I root a Samsung Galaxy Note Pro (4.4 Kitkat) using Mac OS X (10.9 Mavericks)?

texts: I've looked around for instructions on rooting a Samsung Galaxy Note Pro, but I've only found instructions for Windows computers. It seems that the Samsung ODIN ROM flashing tool is only available for Windows, as far as I can tell. Can anyone help me do this on a Mac? I'm comfortable with mucking around a lot (I'm a software developer) so don't worry if your solution isn't a simple 1-click thing, as long as it works on Mac OS X and a Samsung Galaxy Note Pro running Android 4.4 Kitkat.


texts: Zeroconf / Avahi mDNS resolution on Android

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I'm running CyanogenMod 12.1 Android on a tablet. I'd like to access local servers and services that I have on my LAN which are advertised using Avahi with foo.local style names. When I try this in Chrome or the built-in browser, the DNS lookup fails.

Is there any way to enable this?

-Olin


texts:
Is it possible for me to run a Zeroconf mDNS server on my Android phone? Something like Avahi on Linux.

The reason I ask is because I run an SSH/SFTP server on my phone for transferring files to/from the phone. Right now I have to connect using the local IP address (10.1.0.x) and the IP changes via DHCP. I'd like to simply be able to connect to my phone using a .local address.

I don't think Dynamic DNS will work, because I want my LAN address (the private IP, 10.1.0.x) not my public NAT IP.


texts: Is there any way to retain a secondary partition to older form?

texts: I have a SD Card of 4GB. Me Partitioned it using Link2sd.I made an ext2 partition of 2GB for using it as Internel Memmory.Now the SD Card size is shown as 2GB(when put it into computer).Can I retain the partitioned space to older form and can I use the SD Card as a 4GB memmory SD Card?


texts:
Till yesterday noon I was using this offline option, but from yesterday night I can't get the offline option. My YouTube app is built-in app, will that make any difference?

I even tried re-installation of the app, but I still didn't get it. Help me to get my offline option back.

I found that my YouTube was updated on 18th September 2015. But since I used the offline option since yesterday (21st September 2015), I think the version is not the problem.


texts: what is my personal data storage as opposed to program storage  and how can I reduce it?

texts:
I am using Android 2.2, samsung galaxy tablet.
When I look at task manager, summary it list 4 types of storage
1. program    mine is 1.1 / 1.5 gb full
2. personal data      59.35 / 81.26 megabytes
3. internal sd storage 10 / 12.8 gb
3. external sd storage 13.7 / 14.83 gb

It is 2. personal data that is giving me trouble. For many weeks it was over 70 Mb / 81.26 mb and I was getting warnings about my database storage being nearly full. At times the phone would slow down or crash, mp3s would not play smoothly and SMS couldn't be received. Clearing phone logs and texts and programs I didn't use much etc only helped for a very short while.

When I look at main menu, applications,  manage applications, running -
it says my calendar storage is 180 kb
contacts storage  0.98 MB
maps 10.49 mb
facebook 5.7 mb
yahoo mail 4 mb   Are these figures relevant?
The big one in this list is
media storage 53.0 mb   (I have much more than that in my internal SD storage in many small files, but deleting 4000 of them didn't change my personal data storage even after a reboot).

For the last few days my personal data storage has stayed just under 60 mb and is not giving problems,  but I'm not sure what is different this week and What does the personal data storage consist of and where is/was the main part of my problem coming from?
I also note that when I reboot the phone the media scanner runs and takes forever and slows the phone.  This last week I have just noticed that when it is nearly finished my personal data storage jumps to over 70 and I get warnings again. But it goes back to about 59/81 after a few minutes.
Is the amount of personal data storage I am using higher than usual ?
Thanks for any help.


texts: How can I disable the volume warning if you raise the volume too much?

texts: I recently got a Nexus 4, and I've got a question regarding the volume warning that pops up if you raise the volume too much. Is it possible to disable or remove this warning? I want to be able to raise the volume with the phone in my pocket (with the volume buttons) without having to pick up the phone. I listen to podcasts with low or bad audio and need to raise it above the warning level.


texts: What ROM will turn my Verizon HTC One M8 into the same thing as the unlocked dev version?

texts:
I have an HTC One (M8) from Verizon, but I don't live in the US.  I'd like to find a ROM that will make my phone have the same settings as the unlocked Dev Version that you can buy directly from HTC.

I tried searching the XDA forums, but I do not understand most of the features described by the various roms, and they all seem to use code names and jargon.  Which ROM will just give me a simple clean install as if I had bought the unlocked dev version?


texts:
On a stock Verizon Galaxy S6 running 6.01, I'm able to connect two different USB Ethernet devices by way of a USB OTG adapter cable.  One is a generic USB hub/Ethernet combo.  The other is an Apple USB Ethernet adapter.

Both of these devices seem to work with the drivers already built-in.  I found an app on the Play Store that does nothing but dump the output of ifconfig.  After plugging in the devices, I see them show up in eth0.  (In fact, I can even plug the Apple adapter into the hub side of the other adapter and get eth0 and eth1 simultaneously... the phone powers them both.)  I also get link lights on my generic adapter.  (The Apple adapter doesn't have link lights.)

It's clear that the interface is brought up, but it seems DHCP client isn't running for these adapters.  After reading around, many folks suggest tips for assigning an IP and setting up routing manually.  There are also several apps for doing this, but all require root.

I know it's a long shot, but is there any way at all to enable the DHCP client on eth0 without root, on this particular device?  The hard part of getting drivers in place seems to be already done.  The adapters are working, I just need the network stack up and running.


texts:
On specified Android 2.3.6 device, there is a system process called:

  AlertRecipients

What does it mean/do?


texts: Why the battery need to be loaded before to root?

texts:
I read in some tutoriel that for the root to be working, battery needed to be loaded around 70 at at least.

Why is it so?
Does it endanger the phone, or it just prevent the root to be working for some reason?


texts: Google Play Books - Navigate back to reading passage text

texts:
Often in ebooks there are links embedded in paragraphs that reference some image or figure in the previous chapters or sections. Once I've clicked on it (and viewed that image), how do I get back to the paragraph I was reading?

Hitting android's back button always exits the app.


texts: Is mouse and OTG can use in mobile which is in android version kit kat 4.4.2?

texts:
I have mobile Videocon z30 dart without touch digitizer which operating android version is kit kat 4.4.2
   Can I use OTG or not in that mobile??


texts:
Well, accidentally ended up formatting a nexus 4 by clockworkmod, was the system and everything else, I've tried various ways to try to recover this brink, worked no more, all require the famous usb debugging, plus he has no system and windows no longer see it as an external drive to be able to put an image on it, and is it ..

obs.: I still have access to recovery

Grateful for now and sorry my english


texts:
I'm about to buy an HID controller(Green Throttle Atlas Single Controller, w/ upd. firmware) and I've heard a lot that most of the games on Android do not support HID controllers, but they do keyboards.
I was wondering if I will be able to remap controller as keyboard layout; that is, make Android see keyboard connected instead of HID controller. Preferably without root. I'm on Nexus 5.


texts: Messaging apps don't receive messages when on wifi with screen locked

texts:
I have a galaxy s5 phone running on android 5.0. In home and in office, when I'm connected to wifi network and the screen is locked (sleep), whatsaap doesn't receive any message until I unlock the screen. I don't use so many apps so I can't confirm if this is the case with other applications or not, however, I might have experienced the same problem with email app as well.

Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep is set to Always, I don't have any power management application or any particular settings. I checked Whatsapp faq and they suggested checking priority notification, which I don't use. Searching the web suggests clearing cache and data which doesn't solve the problem.

Any workaround?

Edit:

I have observed my phone behavior and noted that other applications (e.g., hangouts) show act the same. Furthermore, I noted another fact that might shed some light: Say I unlock my screen and after several seconds my apps start to notify me about some messages. But time-stamp of these messages aren't for this moment but rather [e.g.] half an hour ago when they were suppose to be delivered.

Edit2:

I have cleared the cache/datafiles, updated the app etc. I would highly applicate if you submit answers that do not suggest these generic (and almost always non functional) workarounds. Thanks.


texts: How to install Android through CWM after accidentally deleting it

texts: I have the Android phone Lava Iris X1. Unfortunately I have deleted my operating system in my phone. I want to install a new version of Android (Lollipop) on my phone with the help of Clockworkmod recovery. Please help me to do this.


texts: Why is there no Java compiler on Android?

texts:
I'm not an Android developer but I do other stuff.
I just rooted my phone so I was playing around with a shell and I was trying to compile some C packages and realized there is no C compiler, OK.
Surely there must be Java right? Tried it and I can't get a java or javac command to work either.
How is that possible when Android apps are written in Java?


texts:
I want to clone internal memory of my android phone. Version 5.0 lolipop.
I have found an tutorial website but this is not working. Web site link given below.
http://www.fciotti.com/2017/02/26/clone-android-memory

chmod +r /dev/block/mmcblk0 returns Bad mode

shell@M1:/ $ su
root@M1:/ # chmod +r /dev/block/mmcblk0
Bad mode
10|root@M1:/ #

and adb pull /dev/block/mmcblk0 "mmc.img" returns

adb: error: failed to copy '/dev/block/mmcblk0' to 'mmc.img': remote Permission denied


texts: How to prevent MoboGenie popups in Chrome?

texts:
I browse around with many tabs open. Frequently, an ok/cancel dialog "MoboGenie - Play Now" pops up for attention. The host (of the popup) site keeps the dialog hidden till it pops up for attention.

I find it difficult to single out sites which host this popup. None of them host suspicious or intrusive advertisements otherwise.


texts: SHARP Aquos 104sh moves cursor to wrong location

texts:
I'm trying to edit and questions on stackoverflow, but when I click to move the cursor to a location or reselect a word, the cursor winds up far north of my click point. I need to do some more testing to see if it is a fixed distance.  It seems to be fixed, instance-by-instance, but variable overall.

-Edit-

I noticed that this isn't happening consistently, which makes it difficult to reproduce and test; however, it seems to become worse as the text grows longer.

I've widdled it down to Dolphin, for one.  It doesn't happen with Jota++, but it may happen in my S!Mail, sometimes.  I'm using the TouchPal Keypad (Swype), Dolphin Browser.  I think that it has something to do with TouchPal.


texts:
I bought Nexus 5, it had android 4.4.2. I updated it to 4.4.3 and 4.4.4, but I am unable to update it to 5.0. It says that system is up to date and it has been this way for a few hours.
I know that Nexus 5 has 5.0.2 (I think) already. Why is my phone not finding any new updates?


texts: no auto correct when tapping in swype mode

texts: I have a galaxy s2. I keep my phone in swype mode but also tap some words.  In the past, it has always auto corrected the words that I typed as it would with t9.  Recently it stopped.  I have the correct settings for the keyboard, and it auto corrects when typing in keyboards mode.  In swype mode, it auto corrects when I swype the words but not when I type them.  HELP!


texts: Deleting log files on galaxy tab s 10.5 sm-t800

texts:
I have a rooted samsung galaxy tab s 10.5 running android 5.0.2
I am having a lot of storage problems and deleting apps doesnt work, the storage just gradually decreases.

I read somewhere that the log files are supposed to be in /data/log but there is nothing there, i am using es file explorer with the function root explorer on. i have already checked if my device is rooted correctly but there is nothing wrong with it. Also using other file explorers doesnt work.

Where could my log files be? (Or other deletable files that use a lot of space)


texts: How to extract SMS/MMS from Android to readable format?

texts: Looking for a way to extract text messages, photos included, to a readable format like HTML, PDF, RTF, etc. Is there any free software that can achieve this?


texts: How can I tranfer contacts from old Lumia 920 to new S5

texts: Hi I have been able to transfer my contacts from my old Lumia 920 to my new Samsung S5 via Bluetooth, but it seems to have only copied all the old contacts. No new contacts(ones that I have added manually to the Lumia 920 over the last couple of years ) did not transfer. I suspect it only transferred what was on the SIM. But I can't figure out how to transfer from Lumia 920 back to its SIM or to the new S5??


texts: What are these carrier configuration settings and which Android service handles them?

texts:
I signed a new mobile contract and received a carrier configuration message, but it seems that the settings were not updated properly. Up- and download is way too slow (typical 3G speeds) despite "4G" being displayed in the status bar. Which Android service is responsible for automatically updating carrier configuration settings and which settings are relevant for 4G connectivity?

Device, OS: Samsung Galaxy A40 (SM-A405FN) with Android 9.0

Carrier: Telefónica

Data plan: 3 GB LTE

These are the APN settings (3rd column) as specified by the carrier:

  Mobile Data:

  APN
  Username
  Password
  MCC
  MNC
  Authentication Type

  MMS:

  APN
  Username
  Password
  MMSC
  MMS-Proxy
  MMS-Port
  MCC
  MNC
  Authentication Type
  Max. Message Size

The following settings are not specified by the carrier (device preset values in brackets) or even non-existent in the device menu (x):

  Mobile Data:

  Proxy
  Port

  MMS:

  APN Type ("default, supl, mms, xcap, email")
  APN Protocol ("IPv4")
  APN Roaming Protocol ("IPv4")
  Bearer ("none")
  Mobile Virtual Network Operator Type ("none")
  Max. Message Size (x)

  ...not sure where this belongs:

  Server

What are the correct settings? What about the following:

  Authentication Type: "empty" (carrier) - vs. - "PAP" or "CHAP" (isn't the latter more secure?)
  Bearer: "unspecified" (carrier) - vs. - e.g. "LTE" (doesn't this affect speed?)
  APN Protocol, APN Roaming Protocol: ...shouldn't this be set to "IPv6"?
  Mobile Virtual Network Operator Type: "none/SPN/IMSI/GID" ...what is this?


texts: I have a Motorola Moto E running KitKat 4.4.4. It somehow got into TalkBack mode and now I can't swipe the screen to get into Settings. I did a factory reset, but it's still there! How can I change the settings when I can't get to them?


texts: How to make Google Maps Navigation show forward as up?

texts:
It used to be that Google Maps Navigation on my phone would show the direction of travel = as "up" on the screen. However, ever since my phone upgraded to Gingerbread, navigation is displayed with North as "up" on the screen.

How do I revert to the old behavior?


texts: How to boot system-as-root device always as rooted?

texts:
I have a Samsung S10 5G device that is actually a system-as-root device. I have rooted it by following the instructions given here.

As the system-as-root devices have no ramdisk in boot.img but in recovery.img so, I have to always boot the device with a recovery combination to get the root access.

Is there any way to achieve the root on a normal reboot?

I have a full ROM image of the device so, I believe there should be some way. Please share your thoughts.


texts: How to fix "Couldn't log in the selected account" when adding a work email?

texts:
In my Android phone, I'm trying to add a work email account to use Hangouts, but I keep getting an error with message:

  Couldn't log in the selected account. Please check your account password and try again

The only two options are: Cancel or Try Again.

When I choose the option Try again, I continue to go in circle. Has anyone have seen this issue before? Please keep in mind that while I'm getting this error, I'm in Google Gmail and Calendar.nks.


texts: What are methods to play audio/video files from a tablet onto a media center?

texts:
I need to have my kodi-based entertainment platform account for android tablets to play high definition media files (audio and video) located on the tablet. Kodi runs on an ARMv7 board, such as the Orange Pi and is connected to a large screen (24-27 inches). So far the possibilities that I have encountered are:

audio/video streaming
Android screen casting (with audio)
accessing the tablet through USB/Bluetooth/Wifi as a hard drive
an audio/video sharing application (either existing or to be developed)

Note that the tablet is also to be used as a remote control for Kodi through Yatse – I've just discovered that app, I don't know its features thoroughly yet.

I'm not sure screen casting can occur with a non-android node however; for example, I have seen Android TV do support receiving media content from tablets and smart phones. As for streaming, I assume it would imply a high bandwidth usage. I know VLC can do that but I'd like to spare the user from any configuration/preparation manipulations. Finally I'm not sure any tablet can be shared as a disk drive, be it through USB, wireless or Bluetooth.

Does the above make sense? What possibilities are available along with pros and cons?


texts: Why can't Odin recognize the phone in system recovery?

texts:
If I boot the phone in system recovery, it doesn't detect the phone:

But when I boot the phone normally, Odin can detect it:

If I flash TWRP recovery anyway, the log is:

<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

and it's stuck there (which makes sense).

I have unlocked OEM and USB debugging. More Information:

Odin version: 3
Phone: Samsung J1-6 J120H


texts: Which version of Active sync does every Android version use?

texts:
I discovered, that Google changed some things in the actual Active Sync / Exchange protocol on Ice Cream Sandwich, because I wasn't able to use the Lotus Notes Traveler as Exchange account on 2.3.7.

So does anyone has a list which versions of Active Sync the Android versions use?