texts: Does the Amazon App Store charge for updated apps?

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We have a new Android phone to replace an older one, and we use Amazon App Store.

We logged in with the same account on the new phone, and some of the apps show "Install".  But other apps that we have purchased in the past show a price instead of "Install" -- they seem to have lost the fact that we already purchased these apps.

For example: Polyclock World Clock purchased as a Free App of the Day (April 2012).  This shows a price ($2.99) instead of "Install".  However, if we click the price, it changes to "Buy" and then attempting to purchase, it says "You already own PolyClock World Clock -- please find it in My Apps."  However we can't find it anywhere installed on the phone.

This doesn't quite match the other similar situations I already searched for:

logging into Amazon AppStore with different credentials
messing with the apk?

The inconsistent purchase behavior makes me think it's a bug... but my other guess was that the version of this app was so old that perhaps it thinks it needs to repurchase.

I couldn't find information on Amazon matching this situation, although I might have missed it.  There was a lot of information about transferring Kindle apps.

Thanks!


texts: Problems with installing stock ROM for Nexus S

texts:
I'm trying to install a stock Nexus S ROM from Google's site, but I keep getting the error E:signature verification failed

Any ideas how I can fix this?


texts: Offline city map with directions and public transport?

texts:
I'm looking for an app which basically is google maps but completely offline. Even with the new feature of offline maps, the directions and the public transport don't work, as well as the street names are not shown.

Is there a real offline alternative to Google maps?


texts:
Soaked my phone (Moto G2, Marshmallow) and it died completely. I took out the micro SD card and unsuccessfully tried to mount it on my Debian system.

The SD card is recognized and I can see 2 partitions:

Device                                       Start                   End               Sectors                Size Type
/dev/mmcblk0p1                               2048                 34815                 32768                 16M unknown
/dev/mmcblk0p2                               34816               7744478               7709663                3,7G unknown

However, I can't mount either one. I tried this way:

  root@laptop:~# /bin/mount -t vfat /dev/mmcblk0p2 /mnt

Syslog contains the following:

[ 5880.536862] FAT-fs (mmcblk0p2): utf8 is not a recommended IO charset for FAT filesystems, filesystem will be case sensitive!
[ 5880.537346] FAT-fs (mmcblk0p2): invalid media value (0x10)
[ 5880.537349] FAT-fs (mmcblk0p2): Can't find a valid FAT filesystem

Q1: Is it possible that the sdcard is encrypted? If so, how could I verify this?
Q2: I have another Moto G2 with exactly the same model number (i.e. HW specs). Is there any way to restore the data on the card? (I know, this would defeat the purpose of encryption)...


texts: How can I flash a new radio firmware on my s3 neo trough my custom recovery?

texts: My USB stopped working after I installed a new ROM on my device and I figured I must have messed-up the radio-firmware. Regardless to if that's true or not, I would still like to know how I can install and where I can find an appropriate radio-firmware for my Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo device.


texts: Can I restore my HTC Hero to its stock ROM?

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I have a rooted HTC Hero with the latest Cyanogen mod installed on it.

I'd like to get it back to its stock status, restoring the original, official ROM and unrooting it. Is this possible? I have found this thread with what seems to be stock ROMs, however, I don't know whether that will do the job and also unroot the phone.


texts: How to see all the purchased apps in google play store

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I have purchased several apps on Google Play Store. I've installed a new ROM, and I want to reinstall the purchased apps. Is there any way to see only purchased apps in play store.

I know that there is a way to see all the previously installed apps, but is there any filter to list only the purchased apps?


texts: A3000 chinese mobile - Dual-SIM or Dual-GSM support since Android 2.2 (again?)

texts:
My question topic is Android support for dual SIM hardware. More specifically I'd like to find out if it's the Android 2.2 release that added support for real dual SIM and dual GSM support, and to which extend both cards are online or usable as data channel.

A question about https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/865/dual-sim-android-phone already came up here, but it didn't investigate the issue completely. And the mentioned mobile (Tiger G3) was also most likely incorrectly reported as Android phone. From all pictures I've seen it's a regular chinese MTK/NucleuOS phone.

I want to base my question on the STAR A3000 as hardware example. It's verified that it is really running Android, and dual SIM capabilities seem very plausible:
http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=A3000
I'm linking to a search listing and not a shop or review directly to avoid the impression of spamvertizing. It's also a more long-lived link that way. But foremost I want to highlight that there are two hardware versions. The original A3000 runs Android 2.1 and offers no dual SIM capabilities. All newer listings advertise both Android 2.2 and dual SIM support.

The trouble with chinese mobiles and resellers is that not all details are super reliable. You'll have to cross check multiple sources, and better assume the lowest common denominator. In the above shop search some Android 2.2 dual sim A3000s are for example still depicted with the original hardware version. I've seen a few images (and there's a youtube video) with the dual sim slots, so I presume this verified. There's also a rumor (on dealextreme) that both hardware versions are identical and there's just a black cover above the second sim slot for the first version (looks plausible from pictures). So that's why I assume that Android 2.1 didn't support such features, and the Android 2.2 kernel maybe introduced it.

The hardware in this phone most likely supports not only dual SIM, but dual GSM. This means that both SIM cards are connected the whole time, to two different networks. All previous MTK chips and mobiles support that.
However I've seen one picture of the A3000 Android 2.2.1 version which shows a configuration screen with an option along the lines "[x] Select SIM card at bootup". This would suggest that it's not a real dual-GSM setup, but just dual-SIM - which only allows switching. Yet all the listings from my first link suggest that the phone and Android is "dual sim dual standby". So I'm confused.

Back to the question: Did Android 2.2 introduce proper support for dual-GSM? I know none of the big brand vendors supports anything like that, so it must be a fringe feature, maybe not even in the OHA documentation. Any chance something like this was mentioned in some sort of release notes? (Really I have no clue, no Android phone yet, still gauging.)

My main interest is keeping my main phone number, and using a secondary SIM and contract for data connnections preferrably. Or the other way round.

Another note. I know there was also the General Mobile DSTL1 once, which was the first (and for a long time only) Android 1.5/1.6 phone to advertise dual-SIM. I don't know to which extend it supported real dual-GSM functionality. But it's interesting that old Android versions allowed it. So I'll extend my question into why no Android 2.0 and 2.1 phones with dual-sim existed. Did the feature possibly come and go twice in Androids lifetime?


texts: How can I disable usb charging on Android phone (Nexus 5)

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I use my Nexus 5 as development device, so I plug-in and plug-out into computer usb very often.
What makes me worried is that too many this way "li-on" battery charging cycles get wasted too fast.

My Nexus 5 is rooted.
I want it to charge only when connected to wall socket.

I saw there are similar questions but I haven't found any concrete solution yet.
Apart "sync only cable". but does it really exists?

Thanks in advance


texts: Merging duplicate contacts - is my phone broken?

texts:
I just got my Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android 4.1.1) and I'm having the usual trouble with ridiculous amounts of duplicate contacts. I've tried the following methods to no avail:

My mom told me to go to Contacts, and click "Merge with Google" in the menu. It had me add a Google account and was able to remove some of the duplicates, but many still have 5-6 for a single contact. My mom said the whole thing would be ruined if I repeated the process.
I've been checking online, and I found similar questions here where the answer boils down to clicking "Find & Merge Duplicates..." on contacts.google.com. I tried it, and it claimed to merge four contacts. I still have many duplicates.
I tried to manually join some contacts a couple of ways:

Go to Contacts, click the contact to open more details, click the link icon under the Connection heading, tap "Join another contact," select another contact
Go to Contacts, click the contact to open more details, open the menu, select "Join contact," select another contact
Go to Contact, press and hold the contact, select "Join contact," select another contact
Go to Contacts, click the contact to open more details, open the menu, select "Edit," click the menu key

For the first three methods, the phone flashed a message that said "Contacts joined." The contacts were not joined. The last one would not allow me to open the menu.

Is there another method that I'm supposed to use to merge my contacts? Did I do one of the above methods wrong?

I worry that my beautiful new phone is broken because joining contacts didn't work and it refuses to sync contacts with my google account :(


texts: How do I get scrolling wallpaper through google wallpaper app on Galaxy J7?

texts: I use Google's Wallpaper App for new wallpapers everyday. However, I am not getting scrolling wallpapers. I have gone through the complete settings of my device but it didn't find anything interesting?


texts: SMS App with DIFFERENT conversation list style for unreplied threads.

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I've been searching everywhere to find an SMS app where I can see at a glance which conversation threads might need my attention. I often forget to reply to a text and would love to be able to look at my conversation list and see the threads where I was the last person to reply shown in green shading and ones that might be waiting for a reply shown in red.
I find it ridiculous that all the SMS apps I've tried rely on memory alone (or estimation based on texting style) in order to remember who was the last person to reply.
I'm a self employed musician and have about 100 contacts that I contact regularly and it takes me ages to go back and check if there's anyone waiting for a reply because I have to open each thread individually.
It seems like such a simple thing!  You could even have threads highlighted in bright red where the last message was from someone else and it had a "? " in it!

Seriously does anyone know of an app with any distinction between threads like this?
Any help would be much appreciated!


texts: "maps is offline check your network connection" on Mobile Data

texts: Google maps is not able to connect when not on wifi, how to fix the problem?


texts:
There are password protected page1.pdf, page2.pdf, etc... under mnt/sdcard/com.zinio.mobile.android.reader/9380198313/123123231/32123213 etc...
Can I delete them?


texts: Is there any way to let Facebook run only when I want?

texts:
Is there any way to let the Facebook app run only when I want to use it and really close it when i don't need it?

I've already disabled it with autostarts, moved to sd, yet it is still running 24/7.

I don't want to appear on the Facebook chat, also don't want to waste 30mb of ram, and of course there are no FB widgets on the home screen


texts: Remove password lock created by Android Device Manager (Galaxy Note 3)

texts:
I created a password lock on My Galaxy Note 3 with the Android Device Manager web site.

How can I cancel it or administer it?
(I have reduced the hassle a bitb y creating a simple password on the website)


texts: How do I enable sticky keys for a Bluetooth Slide-out Keyboard on Android 4.4.2?

texts:
I've got a slide out bluetooth external keyboard for my Samsung Galaxy S5. It's currently rooted and is running OmegaDroid as my ROM. I'd like to make it so that my modifier keys are "sticky", in that when I click the "shift" key, the next letter I type with be shifted. Right now, I have to hold the shift key down in order for the letter to be capitalized, and it is driving me up the wall. I much prefer the Droid 4 way of handling the shift key, as you don't have to do weird finger combinations or reach with your other thumb to get a letter to capitalize.

I'm totally rooted, and I'm happy with backing up my phone to try crazy things, as long as I can get this thorn out of my side :D.

Thanks!


texts: should you be on a tablet when its charging?

texts: is it OK for the battery if you keep using the tablet while it's charging? And should you stop charging when it's fully charged.


texts:
While playing the Android game Alto's Adventure on a Samsung S7 Edge, I had to watch an ad to revive my character, but then my phone got stuck. It is saying "Buffering" on an empty black screen instead of showing the ad. The phone has not responded to the power button (no matter how long I hold it for), it has not responded to the home button and it has not responded to the volume buttons.

I have tried Android Device Manager, but it is unable to locate my phone.

Technical details: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge on Android Marshmallow

I just want to get my phone to respond and to work normally.

Any help is appreciated!


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How do I update the OS on my device?

I have a an HTC Sensation with Android 2.3.4. I tried to check for updates. It says that there are no new updates. Is there any way to update my system to Android 4.0 manually?


texts: I forgot my lock screen password.  See it was my exam time and I didn't want to waste too much time on my phone . So I set a full 16 character password thinking I'll get lazy and won't use my phone.  But now I forgot the password.  Well not entirely but I don't remember the exact phrasing.  Somehow I unlocked the screenlock but now I can't reset it to a simple one. Im typing and typing the same password that got me in but no use. Please help. I don't want to reset the phone


texts: Can an Android phone pull contact data from somewhere other than Google Contacts?

texts:
Is it possible for an Android phone to source contacts data from somewhere other than Google Contacts? If so, does it only do this by syncing, or can it actually connect to some other contact service or provider to source contact details directly?
Or, is Google Contacts literally the only place it will look for contact data?


texts: Add contact without using "Google account"?

texts:
When I got my phone, I imported my old contacts by writing a small program that uses the contacts API. That worked great, and all my contacts were stored locally on the phone (sync with Google is turned off). Now I need to add a new contact manually through the standard contacts menu. I only get the option to add the new contact to my "Google account", there's no choice for local storage. All the contacts i batch-added with my program are correctly listed as "phone only, unsynced contact", and this is what I'd like to happen also with new contacts I add from the standard contacts menu as well.

I'm aware of this question, but there are no storage settings at all in the contacts settings menu described in that question's answer.

What do I do to add new contacts to the local storage? I could of course use the program I wrote, but that seems a bit cumbersome in the long run, and surely there must be a way to do this through the menus?

I'm running stock Android 4.0.2 on a Galaxy Nexus.


texts:
I have to install USB driver for Micromax A50 .

I have google USB driver installed through SDK Manager, but need a USB driver specifically for this device. To install this USB driver I think, I need PC suite. From where can I get this ?

My goal is to install USB driver for Micromax A50, so that it gets detected in the Dalvik Debug Monitor.


texts: touchwiz launcher bug with logcat inside

texts: My problem is that when you try to delete any home page, it gives me force close here is video of my problem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX4ZDOA3ygE&feature=g-upl here is fragment of logcat: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33046163&postcount=15 maybe anyone could comment about this issue and it cause :) thx


texts: how to configure a recent Android image with Mesa DRM / KMS support and virtio-gpu modules

texts:
I would like to understand how to emulate a recent version of Android on my jetson nano with qemu / kvm. I already have some experience with linux,with the jetson nano and with the arm64 platform,but a very little one with Android. But I have already asked some crucial informations about the most important requisites that Android should have to run with qemu-kvm. Basically these :

An Android image with Mesa DRM/KMS support.
Android kernel with the appropriate Virtio-gpu modules enabled.
Modified Jetson nano kernel to add support for KVM
compiled Virgilrender and qemu with virgilrender support

I have already configured point 3 and 4. Point 1 and 2 are missing 'cause I have a little Android knowledge. Someone said to me "It needs to be one targeted for Qemu with virtio-gpu support enabled. There are images around with it configured but don’t have ones that I can share". Ok. for me its better to understand how to configure Android from the beginning like it should be,but I'm pragmatic,so I don't say no if someone wants to give me a recent Android image already configured :). In any case,since I don't know where to start,I would like to get some detailed documentation from you,because I want to learn the workflow. Thanks in advance.


texts:
I dropped my phone and the battery fell out. When I put it in and turned on my phone, all my Google apps were gone! Play Store, Chrome, etc.

My accounts won't sync; I get this play services error and when I hold the notification and touch "app info", Accounts Sync comes up. I checked my Google accounts in Settings and they're all not syncing due to some error.

I am rooted, by the way.


texts: Is there a reasoning to how often and long the notification light blinks?

texts:
I have a Droid X.  The green light on the front blinks when something has happened, but I've noticed that the number of blinks and their length is not consistent.

Is there some method to it?  Some code to it?  Does it reflect the event that has occurred in some way>?


texts: Is it possible to fix hard bricked device?

texts:
I'm working in electronic repair store as technician and I started 4-5 years ago but something really bothers me .

Why we can't fix hard bricked devices ? Like device's hardware completely fine . Is there some kind of device for that problem ?

I have 5-10 devices just laying dead because of hard brick because some amateur tried flash a ROM without any experience

Also I don't know if here is correct place to ask this question , I'm basically trying to flash a android ROM but if it isn't right place for it I can delete my question and please if you're not %100 sure don't write "you can't fix hard bricked devices" , I heard&said that for a long time


texts: Can't install a new p12 user certificate

texts:
I can't import a new company-issued personal certificate in binary .p12 format. The old one worked fine, I have a new one (CA was updated so we had to be issued new ones) that fails the import.

Both have the same password and the old one imports fine, yet the new one doesn't. When the (correct) password is entered, it prompts for it again with "Type the correct password." error message. When I export it (from Firefox) with another password, it fails the same. If exported without password, Certificate Installer crashes ("Certificate Installer has stopped unexpectedly. Would you like to send an report to HTC? This will help us improve our products.)

I don't want to send report because I'm afraid of the certificate being leaked.

My Android version is 7.1.1, kernel 4.4.21-perf-g0a2f731cb614, Android security patch level June 1, 2017, the device is a stock unrooted up-to-date HTC U11.

I don't have any other Android device to test it on. The certificate imports fine in Windows, Firefox on Windows and Firefox on Linux.

Any suggestion on how to debug this? Is there a known incompatibility with some ciphering maybe?

Both the working old and not working new certificates are located for import in the same folder in the internal memory.


texts: Where can i find the HTC EVO native camera apk?

texts: A while back I put a Gingerbread [Deck] rom on my HTC EVO, and it came with another camera app (apparently the one that ships with the new Nexus S). While it does have some fun little features, I don't like it nearly as much as my original one, the main feature being spot focus on a touch to the screen. I have checked out third party camera apps, but none have quite done it for me. Does anyone know how I can get my stock camera app back?


texts: How to copy apk and data from old device to new device

texts:
I purchased an app via Google's play store about a year and half ago.
Basically, I got a new phone, transferred data from my old phone to the new one. The app I'm referring to is there but as the "free version" without unlocked features.

The app isn't available in play store anymore, so I can't purchase it again.

Is there a way to transfer apk and data from the old phone, or am I out of luck?


texts: The Gallery has an option to group photos by "People" and "Tags".  Does anyone know how to set these tags?  There doesn't appear to be a feature to tag photos taken with the phone's camera, and I've tried copying an existing tagged photo onto the phone (both via MTP and email) and the tags were ignored.


texts: Is "save to dictionary" option from keyboard removed in Android 6.0.1?

texts:
I have a stock android.
When I was running Android Lollipop, I had an option to type a word, long press on it, and an option would pop up above the keyboard to add that word to the dictionary.

Now I am running Marshmallow 6.0.1, and I can't seem to get that option, when I do a long press on a word, I get CUT, COPY, SHARE and triple dots, On clicking triple-dots I get back arrow and TRANSLATE.

How do I add word to dictionary from keyboard?
I do not want the long cut Settings-> Language & Input ->Personal dictionary->For all languages -> +


texts: How do I find out when I will be able to change country in play store again?

texts:
I know I can only change once per year, I but I don't remember when I last changed it. I think it was close to a year ago, but I would like to be able to see what date the 1 year will expire so I can set a reminder then to go and change my country.

p.s. why is this once per year restriction in place? is it a legal thing or a commercial thing? Does not make sense to me.


texts: Seperate Ringtone for Unknown Caller (Android 7)

texts: In Android 7, how can I set a separate ringtone for callers who are not in my contact list? I still want to receive the call but I want to know if it is someone in my contact list or not before answering.


texts: On the android Incredible, is there any way to make a shortcut to the "All Photos" view?

texts:
The HTC photo-album takes up an entire screen; is there a way to make a shortcut, or is there a smaller widget or app, that would open up the all-photos view?

The easiest method I've found is to go in via a camera, view the albums, and select "All photos"

Surely there must be a better way?

I'm on the HTC Incredible running Froyo (2.2)


texts: Is Skype available for all Android flavors or just Verizon?

texts: I see that Skype offers an Android version, but it only works on Verizon? Fring used to connect to Skype, but now it looks like they don't. Is there no Skype client for Android?


texts: Can't install apps through Android Market website?

texts:
When I try to install an app from the Android Market website, I get this error:

  "There are no android phones associated with this account. Please sign in with a different account."

I tried fixing it by following this, but it didn't help. I can see the list of apps that are already installed on my phone though.

Did anyone else encounter this problem? Any hints on how to fix it?

thank you!


texts: Hi I had a question I had frp unlocked my S9+ by rooting it, if I go and unroot it back to factory settings will it get frp locked again or will it stay unlocked?


texts: I just bought an LG G2 32GB Version from China. The problem is it does not pick up any network connection, it keeps saying Searching for service. I just noticed the box is written 100%LTE. Is there any way to unlock it to recieve 3G Signals. Help!


texts: Main functions failure (USB Storage, WIFI, SIM, Camera) after boot in Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 running Android 2.3.6

texts:
PROBLEM

So far, I noticed that after I turn it on and it completely loads up, it can't:

show notification-bar
use camera
detect or recognize "internal USB storage"
detect or recognize "SD card"
use WIFI (when clicked, just says "Error")
sometimes use cellular network (have good signal strength but can't reach the network)
sometimes detect "SIM card" (PIN asked on booting but on settings page can't detect!)

WHAT HAPPENED

My device is pretty heavy on apps (about 200 apps installed), sometimes while I`m working, it hangs and everything just freezes but after about half hour cellular network automatically forced to turned off and everything will be just normal and after reset, net will be back too but the last time that this happened, it took about two hours and when I reset the device, my problems began.

WHY

I think  all of this is happening because of two reasons:

the Operating System kernel drivers maybe damaged
hardware failure (maybe some IC controller fried!)
because device can't detect internal/external storage so many apps (such as operating system's own apps) can't work properly

DEVICE INFO

Model number - Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 (GT-S6500D)
Android version - 2.3.6
Baseband version - S6500DJPLI1
Kernel version - 2.6.38.6-1206137
Build number - Gingerbread.JPLJ1
Status - Rooted

P.S.

I know that I simply can use Android's Recovery mode or Odin for flashing a new Operating System but I don`t want to wipe all of my data (very important to me!)


texts: Why can't I use su to run under another app's permissions?

texts:
It's well-known that every Android app is its own user. I have Android Terminal Emulator installed as user u0_a5.

u0_a5@android:/ $ whoami
u0_a5
u0_a5@android:/ $ groups
u0_a5 sdcard_rw sdcard_r inet all_a5

Under adb, any attempt to use the su command to log in as Android Terminal Emulator only partly succeeds. As the following adb session shows, the permission groups that Android Terminal Emulator belongs to aren't inherited, except for the default user u0_a5 group.

root@android:/ # su - u0_a5
Unknown id: u0_a5
1|root@android:/ # su - 10005
app_5@android:/ $ whoami
u0_a5
app_5@android:/ $ groups
u0_a5

As user 10005 I can delete files owned by user u0_a5. But I can't execute commands that require special Android permissions, such as "busybox wget protocol://some.uri", which requires an app to belong to the inet group.

So is there a way to impersonate and run an app under its specific permissions environment? Or is running with full root permissions my only (non)choice?


texts: Latest version of Play app on Android 2.1

texts:
I've got a device (HTC Magic) with Android 2.1 (rooted, with CyanogenMod). It has Google Market app v2.23.6 - pretty old. I wonder, what's the latest version of Play that runs on Android 2.1?

In the past, this device once had trouble with updating the Market. I wonder if this is the same trouble all over again, or Market 2.23.6 is the latest I'm going to ever get?

EDIT: more about upgrading Market to Play here.

The app still calls itself Market, not Play. This might be relevant; probably Market->Play transition changes the package ID or something.


texts: Reason of existence of An App named "-5"

texts: I was trying to look at the battery usage of different apps and saw this weird app named "-5" on inspection it takes me to google photos which is weird since why will google photos use its name as "-5". I can't find any reasoning for this and want others to shed some light on this topic. I have also reported this weird behavior to google as well.


texts: How to get rid of OTA software update notification?

texts:
I upgraded my Nexus 4 to Lollipop a few days ago but I don't like it. I'll leave out my reasons because they're not relevant here. I wiped my phone and installed a clean stock 4.2.2 version instead. I'm happy with this.

Not long after, Android automatically downloaded the 4.3 upgrade and notifies me with the choices "Later" and "Install". I don't want to do this upgrade.

How do I:

get rid of the notification, and
remove the downloaded update (to free up precious storage space).

I have already tried choosing "Later" but the same notification immediately reappears.

Based on Google search results, I also tried going to Settings > Apps > All > Google Services Framework and unticked "show notifications" but it still appears. Force stop or disable also doesn't seem to help, so I've re-enabled the service including notifications. I didn't see any other apps in this list that sounded relevant - did I just not see it?


texts:
It seems I that I can't load this d3 barchart on an android phone (android version 4.4.2) and on Firefox browser. Firefox on Android has javascript enabled (checked from about:config) and also the built in android browser and Chrome also is able to load the same page and show the visual. So it has to do something with Firefox. Any ideas what to check?

Attached is a screenshot of the d3 barchart page loaded in Firefox for Android

Screenshot - Click to enlarge image


texts: Power consumption of audio over OTG cable

texts:
I recently found that if I connect a USB pair of speaker/microphone using OTG cable to a phone, it becomes the audio device by default, and I can actually play audio over that. It happens that the USB headset has much better quality than the earplug ones that I connect over audio connector.

My question is, if I use this OTG-USB-Headset trick, will it drains the battery faster than just having my earplugs connected on the audio connector?


texts: How to emulate any android version in linux?

texts: i was trying to emulate Android 5.0 (LRX21T) in linux, i downloaded the rom but i didn't find any good emulator, there is anyone that supports any version of android ? is that possible ?


texts: Sharing internet from android to PC over LAN

texts:
Is it possible to share my mobile connection with a PC over a LAN cable?

Anyway, My scheme is OTG micro USB and then OTG USB ethernet adapter and then LAN cable to Windows (Bootcamp Mac).

Any help would be appreciated.


texts: Will upgrading a Nexus 4 to Android 5.0 require a "reset"

texts:
My Nexus 4 has been bugging me that a new Android is available, since a few weeks.
However, I read somewhere that upgrading would make me lose my data and have to re-install everything. Is that really the case ? (I find it strange that it would be so insistent, if it were true that this causes loss of data/setup).


texts:
I have a rooted Nexus 7. I've been using ES File Explorer along with it. I have been able to navigate through files, after having set Tools/Root Explorer and turning it on. But now, I can no longer do this. When I go to turn on the Root Explorer, I get this message:
ES file explorer has been denied permission for an interactive shell
I must have change some other setting for this to happen, but I don't know what it is.
Can you suggest what I might do get this back?


texts: Why is my phone's brightness reset to full brightness?

texts: I put a new SIM card in my phone, then took it out and rebooted.  Afterwards I noticed the screen brightness was up to nearly 100% (I always have it all the way down).  Auto-brightness was off both before and after.  Does anyone know why this might happen?  Is brightness somehow linked to my Google account (which was invalidated on the phone due to the SIM swap)?


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I've got an Epic 4G (aka Samsung Galaxy S) and one of the things I'm flummoxed by in my transition from my trusty old HTC Dream/G1 is that there are way too many steps to make a phone call.

Power key to wake the screen;
Motion to unlock the screen;
Phone button to pull up the keypad;
Logs tab to find the last few calls.

Am I the only one trying to use this thing as a phone? Am I the only person who mostly calls the same three people all the time?

Is there a faster way to get to my call log? On the G1 I could press the phone button, unlock and I was there.


texts: Android phone camera sets "dav" comment in metadata

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Nearly every picture taken by my Android phone has a comment added "dav" in the metadata. I'd like to understand why and if possible stop the comments from being added. They appear to be in EXIF and some other metadata field.

Images taken with fast shutter [hold down shutter release to take a series of images, used for action shots] have the letters "bst" added instead of "dav".

The phone is a Huawei Honor5C (NEM-L51) running Android 6 and EMUI 4.1. I download the photos using Digikam on Kubuntu to my desktop. Even when I strip the "dav" comments from the EXIF comment field, when I upload to Facebook the "dav" comment is read and appears attached to the images; the actual text is in the XMP:Caption, EXIF:Image Description, and IPTC:Comment metadata fields.

It's strange, unwanted, and annoying.

Update: On further investigation, opening in gwenview and looking at metadata, the strings "dav" and "bst" arrive with images via EXIF:Image Description and digikam had been set to harmonise that with other metadata sections. So it's less mysterious, just one EXIF field is being written.


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I have a Nexus 7 running 4.4.2. I have one video in my "Watch Later" list in the YouTube app, which successfully preloaded a few weeks ago. I have the preload setting activated.

I have added a second video to the list, but it will not start preloading. The device is connected to a wifi network with excellent signal strength and is connected to a computer via the USB cable to charge. The battery icon indicates that it is charging.

I removed the video from the list, restarted the YouTube app and added it again, but it will not start preloading. Any ideas?


texts: How do I take very long exposure photos?

texts:
I would like to take some long exposure photos using my Android phone (Moto DROID v1 running Android 2.2.2) of the night sky.  I experimented with the settings for the default camera app, and I found that I can set the focus to infinity, but the exposure time has only three settings: 0, +1, and +2.  If I  set the exposure to +2, I can get a recognizable photo of a full moon, but I am unable to capture a field of stars.

Is there any way to extend the exposure time beyond +2?


texts: Asus zenphone Max having login with owners mail id

texts: I have bought the Asus phone for my Mom, but for get the Mail ID and password and end with Factory format. Now i am unable to login the mobile without the details. I forget details provided. Please help me to by-pass the google owners login.


texts: Add standard Romanian keyboard with diacritics to Gboard

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Is it somehow possible to install a Gboard keyboard layout for Romanian that has the diacritics  ă â î ș ț as separate keys? Other keyboard apps have it,

but not Gboard.
The ones that are called Romanian and can be added in settings are exactly the same as the English ones, where those diacritics can be typed as special characters under a i s t.
The layouts that are available for Romania in Gboard are generic, e.g.QUERTY, while other keyboard apps that do have the layout I ask for here are displaying it as a specific sub-type,   for example  in Flesky keyboard app it's caled "QWERTY (Romanian)".

In Multiling O Keyboard it is called "Romanian standard", like in Linux.


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Rooting is the process of installing the "Super User" account in Android.
Which are the processes carried out in rooting ?

I mean how actually it's done ?

Apps like Kingroot can root many devices in one click. But how to root Android phones through computer ?

I am asking this question because my phone (LYF Flame 7)  which is unsupported by many 3rd party rooting apps so I have to find myself a way to root it. I have found many device-specific articles but found none general methods.
Kernel is
Android 3.10.65 svn 621
cme@cme-server #01

I really need to root to get rid of these annoying bloatwares .. More and more bloatwares are getting installed in every unstoppable OTA updates.


texts: Is editing build.prop enough to change model name?

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I am trying to change the model name on my Android device by editing build.prop.

Code:

ro.product.model=Nexus S

My code:

ro.product.model=Nexus One

Settings still shows Nexus S.

Edit: I edited the fields @GokulNC suggested, but screen still shows Nexus S.

can someone help?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Why does Terminal Emulator for Android has completely different commands comparing to GNU/Linux?

texts:
I installed Terminal Emulator for Android hoping I could easily get root access,install apps via terminal etc.So,thinking Android is a Linux distribution,I felt that it must have a terminal emulator (to really feel I'm using Linux),but when I tried some commands,none of them worked!Why?
What commands are used on Android?


texts: How can I remotely control my Android device via PC?

texts: How can I control my Android device from a windows PC though a HotSpot. I mean there's no Internet, no LAN and no USB between PC and Android. I'm looking for something like ShareIt, but for mirroring android screen and controlling it via PC mouse.


texts: Synchronize a folder in an Android device with a server folder

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Application for automatic synchronization of remote folders?

How can I synchronize a folder in an Android device with a server folder? In other words, if in server a file is updated with the same name, then that file will also synchronize with the device.


texts: OsmAnd+ change text foreground or background color

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I really like OsmAnd, but since the last update I can't see entries correctly, as the text foreground color and background color is white. I can see the text when I press and hold the item. This is very annoying. How can I change either the foreground or background color? Is this problem specific to my ROM (CyanogenMod 11) on my phone (Samsung GT-I9505), or is this a more generic issue? Thanks!

Screenshots (click images for larger variants)


texts: How much disk space does Android OS 4.1.1 take?

texts: I recently received a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 with Android 4.1.1 on it. This is the 8GB model. I am curious to know, how much disk space does the Android OS take up? I did not think about 3.5GB was needed for the OS. Is this true? I ask only because my disk space available says I have 4.49GB left.


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I have a mobile package which includes a small amount of mobile data. If you exceed the limit, or use data abroad, the costs can be truly enormous. This has made me paranoid about how to ensure that mobile data is turned off.

My biggest fear is that I am abroad, but then want to check my email when without wifi. I manually turn on my mobile data, check my emails, but then forget to switch it off.

What is the surest way to avoid this scenario? I have seen all sorts of apps on the market that relate to this issue, but none of them do quite what I need. For example there are many apps you can open up and check your data usage... but of course if you don't know that you've left data on, then why would you even go and check? There are also apps where the icon on your screen shows the state as connected/not connected. But they tend to also act as a switch themselves, so it would be far too easy to accidentally switch data on just by touching the icon. What I would really like is some strong visual indicator of being connected, which isn't itself a toggle to switch data on.

Another alternative that I haven't seen yet is something which turns mobile data off when the phone sleeps (and doesn't turn it back on again).

I have a Samsung Galaxy II with Android 4.3. My phone is not rooted, and I don't want it to be (my banking app does not work on rooted phones).

SOLVED: I ended up using mattm's answer as well as using Firelord's suggestion of macrodroid. I used macrodroid to switch off mobile data every time the screen switches off.


texts: How to know if there is any way to access data from a stolen Galaxy S3, or Android phone in general, via automatic backup or any other way

texts:
I apologize in advance for my ignorance.  My Verizon Galaxy S3 went missing at a party.  I am hoping that at least some of the data (documents, media, contacts, texts, phone calls...) was backed up automatically at some point after the last time I manually transferred to my laptop.  As I am ridiculously busy, there were many apps that I was not yet acquainted with on my phone.  I am not even aware of what types of software is out there for this or whether or not my phone was equipped with any of it.

Does anyone know of any chance I can still access my data before I talk to Verizon and replace my phone?  Any and all insight is welcome.

Thanks in advance.


texts: Cell Broadcast Function Disappeared on Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 5.1

texts:
Cell Broadcast messages function which is usually here : messages -> setting -> cb messages seems to have disappeared on new Samsung phones.

I have Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 5.1.

Maybe this function is hidden in some other place?


texts: Background image in lock screen on Lollipop

texts: Upgrading to Lollipop, at some point the lock screen got a background image (see file attached). I never selected such image, and I can't find how to change in in the new settings menu :-/


texts: How can I use my Galaxy Nexus as an external USB storage drive?

texts:
I just got the Galaxy Nexus and learned that it does not support USB Mass Storage mode.  It only supports MTP and PTP. I regularly use my phone as a USB flash drive at work so this is a problem.  I can transfer files back and forth with MTP however I need to edit files directly on my phone.

I'd like to find a way to continue to use the phone as an external drive and be able to access the files on my phones storage directly without transferring the files back and forth however I have several constraints:  The network at my work isn't connected to the internet, it doesn't have wifi, and the computers do not have Bluetooth and this is not going to change.  Ideally I would not have to install anything on the computer, but if there are no other options I'd consider this.

Are there any hacks or workarounds that will allow me to use my Galaxy Nexus as an external flash drive in the way I described?

Can I create a separate mountable FAT partition on the phones storage that I can access from a Windows XP computer a well as through the Android OS in the way that's possible with other devices that have external storage cards?

The Phone: It's a rooted & unlocked Galaxy Nexus on VZW and currently running CM9.


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Can I connect to an Android device for the first time with python adb, in USB debug mode, without having to manually allow the connection?
This is my code from python adb library:
signer = sign_cryptography.CryptographySigner(
            op.expanduser('~/.android/adbkey'))
        # Connect to the device
        device = adb_commands.AdbCommands()
        device.ConnectDevice(port_path=None, serial=deviceIP, rsa_keys=[signer])

When I call this piece of code, it opens the pop up message with "Allow USB debugging ..." on the device. Is there a way to go around this pop up?


texts: Nexus 5x connected external HDMI/DP - how?

texts:
I want to connect my LG Nexus 5x to an external HDMI or Display Port (in mirror or extended desktop mode).

Is it possible? Which connectors/cables required?


texts: I have a 3Q lc1016c tablet, and i would like to root it, i have been trying to install the su through the update.zip but the installation aborted. There is an official release to update the ROM (update.zip) and it worked fine, i tried to take that zip and added the su but when i zipped then signed it and try to install it, i got the same Error, so i do not know if there is some special keys to sign with or. I want to understand why the official one is working and when i zip and sign the same folder it doesn't work.


texts: Battery getting charged with ultra speed and continuous at 1%charge for more than 9 hrs

texts:
My neo v battery getting charged with in ten min from 0 to 100 percentage( Exponential growth graph ) with ultra speed and getting discharged to 1%( it also give alert showing last 1% left, keep charging)  with in 3 or 4 hrs. The last 1% charging is left for 9 to 10 hrs even then its not getting switched off.. Again i started to keep charging , charging process is started but Charging percentage shown 1% for the first 5 to 8 min. Later i removed my battery from neo v and kept again.. later after switching it on , it showed 46% already charged.. Again i kept charging , remaining 54 percent charged with in 10 min..

If we think there is a problem with battery.. The last 1% should not come for 9 to 10 hrs... and should not become 100% within 10 min.. And I also checked with one of my friend Neo V replacing my battery in thier mobile.. it worked normally and shown correct percentage of charging left  Similarly i kept their battery which is of 46% charge left in my mobile.. then it showed a decrease of 1% for every 1min.. But when i placed my friend battery in his mobile.. it showing 46% as it is which was earlier seen. So surely there is no problem with battery.

According to me the issue is with the battery indicator which is misleading me.. As it showing wrong percentages.

I read some of the blogs related to this issue.. Battery indicator is not a hardware related thing.. its a back ground service that is technically always running but is essentially always sleeping and using basically no system resources (because it doesn't do any polling -- it just sleeps and waits to be notified by the OS when something changes), then when the battery charge (or plugged-in status) changes, the system wakes it up and tells it what the new battery charge (and status) is. Then it takes just a few milliseconds to change its icon to reflect the current charge (and status) and goes back to sleep. So i think there is no hardware issue..

I also did software repair from sony pc companion.. But there is no change..

I am facing this issue for the first time from yesterday morning ..

Can u pls say what's happening to my battery.. And I bought this mobile last year March 4th 2012 from "The Mobile Store".. 1 year completed.. I have extended warranty of 1 year.

Is it a software problem or Hardware problem.

Is there any solution for this?


texts: A Subversion client on my tablet Asus Transformer?

texts:
I am a developer, but I write some novels and short stories, and I use subversion to backup and synchronize texts files between PC. I want to read and write my text files on my Asus Transformer, but as far as I can see there is no subversion client for Android. I have only found Subdroid, but it is limited to history browsing, I can't get files and commit them.

I know Ubuntu is available for the Transformer, and I already use it on PC. But it's not my first choice for this tablet.


texts: On my son's Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone, this file's size frequently rises to 4 or 5GB and I just delete it. Obviously it's just a log file. I want to strike at the root of the issue instead.


texts: Is it possible to know how many devises are in a certain area? I'm just trying to passively count the number of people in a room and I was hoping that my phone could recognize them by WiFi, Bluetooth, cell or some other frequency. I don't actually need to connect - just want to get a count.


texts: Difference between Android sensors (acceleration, gyroscope, rotation vector)

texts:
I have an Android 7 phone and I have written an Android application for recording the following sensor values:

Accelerometer (Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER)
Linear acceleration (Sensor.TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION)
Gravity (Sensor.TYPE_GRAVITY)
Gyroscope (Sensor.TYPE_GYROSCOPE)
Magnetic Field (Sensor.TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD)
Rotation Vector (Sensor.TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR)
Game Rotation Vector (Sensor.TYPE_GAME_ROTATION_VECTOR)

I think the linear acceleration is the accelerometer minus gravity.

Can somebody explain what the difference between accelerometer, gyroscope, rotation vector and game rotation vector is? I've read the description in the Android documentation but it is not clear to me.

Moreover, can I use the magnetic field recordings to calculate some motion or position measurements which I'm not getting from the other listed sensor measurements?


texts: Can I still use HTC Sync (OSX) software if I root my One S?

texts:
I have run out of app space so am thinking of rooting my phone (HTC One S) to be able get rid of the many unremovable preinstalled apps that I never use.

I was wondering if the HTC Sync software on my Mac will still recognise the phone once it's rooted?

The software is a bit crap but I would like to be able to get photos off the phone via USB still.


texts: I am currently using lenovo A1000 android phone. When I try to open it's settings, it just gives a blank white screen and nothing else. Other apps are also not working such as YouTube, Google play and night mode. Please tell me how can I resolve this issue soon before all the apps would stop working.


texts: Google Play : An error occurred while getting the status of your purchase

texts:
I'm unable to buy apps from the Play Store.

This is the message I get when trying to buy the app from a desktop computer :

(Click image to enlarge)

This is what I get when I try to purchase the app from my device (Nexus 5) :
It's in French, in English :

  Unable to process your order. please try again

I have already tried clearing the cache for the Play Store app on my device, cleared the cache on my browser on my desktop computer, and I tried 2 different credit cards (one Visa, one Mastercard, both working on Amazon).

I am able to download free apps, and was able to purchase apps from the Play Store in the past.
My phone runs Android 5.1.1 and is not rooted.

Does anyone know what the problem could be or even where I could find more helpful error messages?


texts: Inconsistent UIDS and wiping a data partition

texts:
I've inherited my wife's Android phone (GT540) when she got a newer, shining one :-)
We think to  have factory reset it (via the privacy option), and in fact it has finally stopped to refer to her account and all the pics are gone. But I keep getting a warning message, about inconsistent UIDs and the need of wiping the data partition to be sure.
I can click on the only button "I am feeling lucky" to continue, without noticing particular issues.
Obviously, as per Murphy, the message is not popping up right now, so I can't copy it verbatim :-) Will edit the question when it comes out again.

EDIT
The precise message is:

System UIDs inconsistent
UIDs on the system are inconsistent, you need to wipe your data partition or your device will be unstable.

And it is followed by the unexpected crash of the Market application (processocom.android.vending).
So:

what is happening? what data partition is actually worrying it? Wasn't the reset "hard enough"?
what could happen, what UIDs is it referring to?
how can I fix it?

I have a new SD card, which is as far as I can tell empty. I would have liked to format it before using it, but the option is not available: I can only unmount it. Is this (missed) formatting the required wiping to reset the UIDs? Or is it a completely different thing, which I will search/ask in a later question?
Being new to the Android system I don't know if any other info are missing. The kernel is 2.6.29 (but I would be surprised if such basic matters were strongly dependent on the precise kernel version....). Just in case the firmware of the phone is 2.1-update1.

UPDATE
I have asked my wife and she actually did the factory reset suggested. Just in case I did it again, and we still get the error. What now?


texts: How to send few specific contacts to my old basic phone?

texts:
I am having a Moto G and Nexus 7 (2012, WiFi only) devices which have my contacts synced with my Google account.

My Moto G suffered a hardware issue because of which I am using a very basic phone for my calling needs. I have given the Moto G for service and it would take a week for them to fix.

My basic replacement phone (Nokia 1800) does not have Bluetooth, no WiFi, No packet data support. Since my SIM and the new phones are devoid of any contacts,I could not see who is calling me and to make calls, I resorted to pen and paper method.

I am just wondering whether there could be any means of sending few of my contacts from my Google account to the SIM via SMS.

Another way I could try is to use someone else Android phone to access my google account and copy selected to my SIM. But I see that's too much of trouble to others as they might not be willing to lend.


texts: SMS/Phone validation of Whatsapp/Viber not working on Cyanogenmod 7.2

texts:
I am using a Samsung Galaxy S (I9000) and have been using Whatsapp before with Cyanogenmod 7.1. I've tried reinstalling many times via the market and by downloading the recent .apk from whatsapp website. I stil cant get the validation to work on both programs.

I'm assuming, that cyanogen is "blocking" these apps to send a SMS/Call request to their server, because there is never an answer.

Any Ideas?


texts: Developer options will not appear despite clicking Build Number

texts:
I am going to "About Phone" -> "Software Information" and clicking "Build Number" and am presented with a message saying "No need, developer mode has already been enabled".

However I do not see developer mode anywhere, there is no settings menu entry for it and the search menu for "developer" or "usb debug" brings up nothing. It truly is just not there. I have gone to apps and cleared the cache and data for the settings app but still I'm produced with the same message. I have installed applications that claim to open the developer options, but all "error out" in their own way.

I have tried "Reset Settings" with no luck.

I did turn on developer mode about a year ago to see what it did, so that explains why I'm getting that it is already enabled - but the menu option has gone.

I'm wondering if anyone has hit this issue or has suggestions outside of factory reset? I have been searching online but have not found the solution.


texts: Remove Play Store access without removing Play Services

texts:
I have built AOSP for the kiddo's phone. My goal was to remove the Play Store so that he can't install games or other apps.

However, we use Google Fi for our phone service, which requires Google Play services to function. That alone isn't a big deal using Open Gapps. However, I would like to remove the Play Store, but keep Google play services so that the Fi app can be used.

From what I can tell, Play Store and Play Services seem to be married (i.e., removing Phonesky.apk with Titanium Backup removes both the Play Store and Play Services).

Is there any way that I can remove the Play Store, but keep access to Play Services so that the phone can still register through Google Fi?

Note: this is on a rooted Pixel 1. AOSP is not a strict requirement, just something I was trying to use to solve my problem. If it can be done on, i.e., the stock ROM that'd be great too.

Note 2: I realize the Play Store can be disabled in the apps settings, but this kid is smart enough to figure that one out. I also tried hiding it in Nova Launcher Prime, but it still shows up in search results within the launcher.


texts: How do I change the order of my contacts on the frequent contact toolbar?

texts: I have a Droid 4. How do I change the order of my contacts on the frequent contact toolbar on my main screen?


texts:
Hacker installed malware in Galaxy Tab (6 6.0.1) and disabled switching into Guest user. How do I remove this. I have run every kind of removal tool I can think of and every scan comes up clean.

Note: I am not a tech savy user


texts:
While the phone is powered on, and I plug something in the jack of the phone, I hear a continuous clicking sound, with the frequency of about 4 times per second, on the right speaker. The left speaker plays the audio as it should.
I don't have a mono device to see how it behaves with it...
The phone's speakers do not have this problem, or the Bluetooth headset.
The sound is identical, as far as I can tell, to the sound (almost?) any audio device makes when it's plugged in (and/or out?).

Phone: Lenovo A800
Android version: 4.0.4

The issue doesn't happen on my Nexus 7.
Happens with headsets, earphones, external speakers... Pretty much everything in the jack.
I chose to post the issue here because I have found various similar issues with other Android devices around the Internet, but no working solution.

Is there any known cause for this? Any solution..?

My brother just bought a new headset, and there's no clicking sound with it.
I looked at the jacks and there seems to be no difference.
Any ideas...?


texts: In Google Chrome, how do I drag things around on a touchscreen Android device?

texts:
Clicking and dragging something from a webpage is easy from a PC. For example, the bar in the screenshot below can be dragged by holding the left mouse button and moving the mouse simultaneously:

My attempts for doing the same in chrome in android:

I tried to move it by dragging but the page moves when I do it.
When I hold over it for some time, a nearby text gets selected and I'm presented with the options to copy, cut , paste etc the selected text.
Tried to attempt both ways from the stock android browser to see if was a problem in chrome, but failed again.

So, How do I do it in chrome in android?

I'm using chrome 44.0.2403.128 with android 4.4.2


texts:
When playing Ingress I find that both GPS and WiFi (each by themselves) provide an acceptable location accuracy. My question is what draws the most power?

I'm interested in technical information about what goes on in my phone when I use either service to find my location: how much power does the WiFi radio take compared to the GPS?

My thinking is that

Enabling WiFi requires powering on a chip and using an antenna that both sends and receives data. Is that correct when I'm not actually connected to any network, i.e., just using the SSIDs along with cell tower IDs to determine my location?
Enabling GPS requires powering on an otherwise dead chip that does expensive computations to compute the location. Is the constant GPS computations really expensive in terms of power drained?

My phone is a LG Nexus 4, if that matters.


texts: How can I make sure apps that are moved to the SD card stay there?

texts:
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505, Android 5.0.1, not rooted). Have 16GB total internal storage, and a 32GB SD card - the internal storage always seems to fill up quite quickly (not least because of the 7GB used as a base by the system) so I prefer to keep as many apps as possible on the SD card instead of the internal storage.

The problem that I have is that, if I move an app across to the SD card via the application manager, it seems to only stay there only until the next time an update's installed via Google Play. Something about the installation procedure seems to bring the entire app back to the internal storage (by which I mean, the "SD card app" becomes 0B; however, it does appear to leave the "SD card data" intact), which means that I then have to laboriously go through the process of transferring everything back to the card one-by-one -- obviously less than ideal.

Is there any way I can tell the app manager and/or Google Play  to "move to SD card and keep it there"?


texts:
Is there a way to "virtualize" a SIM card?
Say I go to T-Mobile, and get a new phone line.
I have a new number (say (123) 456-7890), and a new SIM card (new ICCID).

Is there a way to "virtualize" that SIM card's information so it can be used on a virtual android machine?


texts: How to disable pin/pattern lock in android device

texts:
I am not sure this is the right place to ask this question.? I have enabled pattern lock in my android device. Just for curiosity I am trying to disable and keep only swipe to unlock option but I can't do that. Is there a way I can disable these patter/pin lock in device?

Thanks


texts: Video streaming among Android devices using Wi-Fi without Internet

texts:
I am looking for a way to stream online video between 2 or more Android devices over Wifi network created by hotspot tethering.

I found one that can stream audio online.

Is there something similar but for videos?


texts: Architectural details of Android VPN service : How tun0 gets created?

texts:
I would like to know how android creates a VPN tun0 interface. After I call establish from VPNService, Builder, the ServiceManager takes up the process and create the tun0. For that it uses parcels to send to Binder, but I am kind of confused as to what it does after that. I want to understand in detail how an interface gets created.

I have tried using strace on the application to see what kind of system calls get executed, but I did not see any ioctl calls from the application pid, but saw them on the system_Server pid. I understand that system_Server is what creates the interface, but how does Binder talk to system_Server asking to create an interface. Kindly point to any source code . It would be really helpful .


texts: Is it possible to get caller location by GPS?

texts:
I know there is another question about that but I don't have the ability to comment there and it's an old question. So, I need some update on the topic:

is it possible now to get a location of the mobile phone caller, at least city and country?
Let's say we have an app installed on both phones (being called and caller). Is it technically possible to share GPS location between these two within that app, so they can see the location of each other constantly, even when travelling?
In other words, is it possible to send GPS location from one phone to the other?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 went from functional to completely dead in 12 hours

texts:
My Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet was working normally before bed. When I woke up, the screen had gone to just grey stripes like a bad test pattern, and I couldn't turn it off whatever I did, so I left it on hoping it would drain the battery and then I could restart it. However it won't turn on whatever I do now.

I have been charging it for days and it's completely dead. Samsung said they thought it was the power cable, but that doesn't explain why it cannot turn on and the grey stripes.

I have pretty much kissed it goodbye but need photos and other files off it, any ideas?


texts: How do I factory reset/wipe Galaxy Note 2 with no screen?

texts: My phone's LCD is broken but the rest of the phone works 100%. I can't do the normal steps to erase the phone because I can't interact with the menu on the screen to do so. I would like to erase everything so I can sell the phone to somebody willing to have the screen repaired.


texts: Google Ads removed by uninstalling com.google.android.gms

texts:
Recently, I'm testing with my Android 6.0 phone and ADB tools. I list all applications with pm list packages. After installing and uninstalling (i.e. trial and error) some of the applications, I find that if I uninstall these two applications, other applications does not shows any type of advertises. Then I copy those APK files in SD card and execute these two commands with adb.exe shell to uninstall those two application.

pm uninstall --user 0 com.android.vending.apk
pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.gms.apk

Though I'm pleased with removing all advertises, I saw that Google Play Store and Google Account vanished from Home Screen. But I reinstall them from the APK files and it works properly.

Question: Is Google Play application responsible for all those advertises in other apps? Can I remove those Ads providing links between apps and Play Store?

N.B: I'm new to this site. This question may be duplicate. I didn't find appreciable answer in other questions.


texts: What's the difference between Camera.apk and com.sec.android.app.camera.apk?

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I'm trying to install a modified version of the Camera app on my rooted Samsung Galaxy S (Captivate) through copying to /system/app and through installing a zip file via ClockWorkRecovery.  It doesn't seem to be working (based on the fact that the modified camera should have no geotagging).

Looking in my /system/app/ folder I have Camera.apk and com.sec.android.app.camera.apk.  Are these complementary files or are they different camera app files?  Camera.apk has a timestamp of August 1, 2008 (which doesn't seem right) and the other has a timestamp of August 1, 2011 (which is around the time I was playing around with this stuff).


texts: Add a shortcut to a different home screen?

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Is there a way that I can add a shortcut to another home screen?

What I'm aiming for is having my primary home screen that includes a shortcut to various topical home screens where I can have both widgets and app shortcuts.

Adding a number of home screens in this manner makes it difficult to navigate, which is why I'd like to add shortcuts to them.

For example, right now my primary home screen has a finance folder and a social media folder, etc that each contain app shortcuts. I then have a separate home screen that has a couple finance widgets on it, another home screen that has a couple widgets from my social media apps, etc. I am not using as many widgets as I'd like because I don't want to have to scroll through home screens to get to the widget I want.

My goal is to have my primary home screen contain a shortcut that goes to a home screen that has my finance widgets and app shortcuts, as well as another shortcut on the primary home screen that goes to a different home screen containing my social media widgets and app shortcuts, and so on.

(I'm using a non-rooted Samsung Galaxy Edge running 4.4.4.)


texts: Remove Google Play Services from no-root Android 8.1 phone

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How does user remove the stubborn 'Google Play Services' from the Android phone? Android 8.1 'Google Play Services' does not allow remove updates option. Why does 'Google Play Services' behave similarly like the Microsoft Edge web browser that is stubborn and can't be removed.

User buy the Android phone should not be denied from uninstall stock apps such as the notorious 'Google Play Services' that use data usage without user permission!

Please do not provide answers such as root the android phone because this question is about no-root phone (meaning the phone is not rooted). Also,  PoGO has new TOS that does not care about user privacy!


texts: My Huawei Y560-L01 not detects native headphone removing anymore. Icon with headphones remains visible. I think I got another problem related to first one - no ring tone is visible and I getting many missed calls. When I restart phone everything works fine. How to solve problem without restarting phone?


texts: Is it possible to show "all calls" on my Samsung Galaxy S?

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Under phone -> logs -> menu key -> view by there are options for all logs, dialled calls, missed calls, received calls, sent messages and received messages.

Is it possible to show "all calls" instead?

Is this more of a feature request than an answerable question?


texts: Configure tasker to create alarm on a specified date and tiime

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I will receive a text that contains a date and time. I want tasker to be able to create an alarm based on the date and time on the said text. Unfortunately tasker tasks can't create and/or delete profiles :|.
Can anybody show me how?
Thank you.


texts: Getting signature error while installing a different version of the app

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Recently I install a custom ROM named eelo https://e.foundation/. It comes with pre-installed Telegram app. After much research I was able to uninstall if from the system with the command adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 org.telegram.messenger. But when I tried to install the new apk with adb install telegram.apk I got the following error

adb: failed to install telegram.apk: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE: Package org.telegram.messenger signatures do not match the previously installed version; ignoring!]

I also tried uninstalling with this adb uninstall org.telegram.messenger but it gave out Failure [DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR].
With further research I found out that I can install the new .apk with different if I comment the section in /data/system/packages.xml referring to telegram. But after making the change when I reboot it get back to the unedited version.

Currently using Android Nougat 7.1.

Can anyone tell me the reason as to why this happens and how I can stop it from happening? And how would I be able to install a different version of the app?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 not booting up, just shows ”Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-19300” black screen

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This morning I woke up to my Samsung Galaxy S3 which just “hung” during the start-up screen with the white text “Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-19300” on a black background. It never comes to the “Enter Pincode” screen.

It worked without a problem when I went to sleep last night. As far as I know it should not update the software on its own, similarly the apps shouldn't update themselves without my confirmation.

I have tried to restart it and to take the battery out and put it in again but the result is the same.

Any suggestion or advice on how to fix this would be so much appreciated.


texts: How do I know what radio firmware I'm running?

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I'm gearing up to mod my phone and reading the Cyanogenmod Installation Support Line which is helpful-ish right up until step 1.3, "1.3 Radio ...aka Which EBI am I?" They refer you to a post that makes almost no sense to me and which seems to be pretty damn important. I can't tell from it where I would look to see which EBI I am. In Recovery Flasher it shows my Phone Type as "EBI0/32B"

Looking at the wiki I find a whole page (I searched for "EBI0") I do see instructions for turning the phone off and holding down the back arrow while I power it back up. Here I see the following:

DREA100 PVT 32B
HBOOT-0.95.000
CPLD-4
RADIO-2.22.23.02

Sep 2 2008

I think this means I'm a 2x radio and thus can safely install DangerSPL. Am I on the right track here?


texts: My Pixel C tablet doesn't respond to the unlock pattern and the recommend action to debrick it doesn't work

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I have had this Pixel C for about 3 years, possibly more.
Two days ago it stopped responding to the unlock pattern.  This seems to be a fairly irregular thing on Google devices and never fixed.  The recommended course of action is to do a factory reset.
However when I start the device with volume down and power the only options I see are:

Restart this device

Does as expected.

Switch to fastboot mode

Goes to a screen stating "Waiting for fastboot command...."

Reboot in Android Recovery

Reboots and shows the dead android with "No command" below it.

Turn off this device

Does as expected

Switch to USB recovery

Shows a page stating "For more information on USB recovery, please visit: g.co/c-recovery.  That page tells you to open up Settings - I can't unlock the device so I can't do that. If I could unlock the device I wouldn't need to do this!

The additional information is:
PRODUCT NAME: GOOGLE Smaug
HW VERSION: 5
BOOTLOADER VERSION: Google_Smaug.7900.139.0
LOCK STATE: Locked
How do I debrick my tablet?


texts: ABNT2 keyboard for Android x86 2.2 r2 sparta "distro"

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I'm using Oracle Virtual Box to emulate an Android-x86 device. I installed android-x86-2.2-r2-sparta.iso to a virtual HD. Then I changed config to put it in Portuguese (Brazil) language. It is ok until that point.

But in keyboard options there isn't ABNT2 keyboard layout, so some keys are missmatch the machine keyboard (e.g. "ç", "{", "}"...).

How can I solve that?


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I had downloaded Android 6.0 Marshmallow's ISO from the net and tried to run it on VMware Workstation Player 12. It all went well. I was running it without installation so it asked me language which was default English. Sim Card was skipped. When WiFi connection was asked I skipped. It gave me a warning ... And I pressed skip anyway. Now the problem came. It gave me an error "Google Play Services unfortunately stopped" and redirected me back to language page and looped. I think it is because of internet connection which I am unable to configure.

Kindly suggest me how to solve this problem.

Thanks

Harsh


texts: Editing hosts file to restrict website on wifi and mobile data

texts: I have a rooted Samsung Note4 that is running cyanogenmod. I have gone in and edited my hosts file to restrict access to certain websites. However, I have noticed that the restrictions only works when I'm connected to wifi, not when I'm connected to mobile data (lte, 4g, etc). How can I remedy this situation as to block access to a website no matter how I'm connected?


texts: How do I install Google Play on Cyanogen Mod 10.1?

texts: I see CyanogenMod 10.1 removed Rom Manager. How do I now install Google Play?


texts: Google Play does not install applications through OpenVPN connect

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Google Play works fine as application browser, but fails to install any app when OpenVPN is active. The same problem repeats on 3 phones from different vendors.

How to investigate?


texts: Can I change the date range in the Lollipop "cellular data usage" chart?

texts: In Android 4.x I was able to change the date axis on the "cellular data usage" chart to show (for example) what I used in the past 24 hours. In Lollipop, the date range is locked to a static data range. Is there any way to quickly look at a specific date range as in 4.x? How? Thanks!


texts: Why can't WhatsApp write to bind mounts?

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I moved all the data of WhatsApp to /mnt/media_rw/6333-6461/WhatsApp, where 6333-6461 is my external SD card. I opened WhatsApp to find that I could not open any previously downloaded data. This is expected.

Now, I executed the following commands in Termux:

$ su
# mount -o bind /mnt/runtime/write/6333-6461/WhatsApp /mnt/runtime/write/emulated/0/WhatsApp

When I opened WhatsApp, I could see all the data that I had previously downloaded. But now I cannot send or receive anything - all sending fails, camera access from WhatsApp fails, and downloading fails.

Evidently WhatsApp is not being able to write onto the bind mount. Any solution to the problem?

My phone, a Samsung Galaxy On7, Android 6.0.1, is rooted with Magisk 20.1 and running stock ROM.


texts: Is there a hardware or software limitation to how long smartphone can record video?

texts: Besides the obvious battery and storage limitations, are there any limits to how long can a smartphone record video? For example, could the image sensor overheat after an hour or more? Would the camera software explode?


texts: Tool to find duplicate files and hardlink them

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Where might there be a small program (possibly statically-linked binary) like fdupes or rdfind, to help me find duplicate files within the same partition/mount--checking only specified directories--and hardlink them?

My architecture:  armv8l

root@localhost/storage/emulated/0/TitaniumBackup 2018-08-02,12:12:26# (16) uname -a
Linux localhost 3.10.108-ga044406f3ee #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jul 15 02:16:25 CEST 2018 armv8l

Assume I already have root shell access, with Busybox installed.

Filesystem               1K-blocks     Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs                       944236      500    943736   1% /dev
tmpfs                       944236        0    944236   0% /mnt
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3         16048     2320     13728  15% /efs
/dev/block/mmcblk0p21       197472      428    197044   1% /cache
/dev/block/mmcblk0p23     11588512 11507720     80792 100% /data
/dev/block/mmcblk0p18         8080       92      7988   2% /persdata/absolute
/dev/block/mmcblk0p4          3952      548      3404  14% /cpefs
tmpfs                       944236      452    943784   1% /sbin
/dev/block/mmcblk0p20      3023760  1258796   1764964  42% /sbin/.core/mirror/system
/sbin/.core/block/loop08    157152   110660     46492  71% /sbin/.core/img
tmpfs                       944236        0    944236   0% /system
tmpfs                       944236        0    944236   0% /system/etc/permissions
tmpfs                       944236        0    944236   0% /system/priv-app
tmpfs                       944236        0    944236   0% /system/app
tmpfs                       944236        0    944236   0% /system/app/FaceLock/lib
tmpfs                       944236        0    944236   0% /system/lib
tmpfs                       944236        0    944236   0% /system/framework
tmpfs                       944236        0    944236   0% /system/vendor
/data/media               11588512 11507732     80780 100% /mnt/runtime/default/emulated


texts: I swipe to unlock my Moto G and it goes to phone book and not home screen. How can I make it go to home screen?


texts: Is it possible to freeze an app in Bluestacks?

texts: Sometimes is beneficial to "freeze" an application, for example when configuring on-screen controls for a game which doesn't display them at all times. Hotkey would be the most convenient.


texts: Is it possible to enter a lock code on a computer?

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I locked my phone during a false "it's been stolen" panic using Google's device manager.

I chose a nontrivial password. I thought I was safe since I cut-and-pasted the password after first typing it in a text editor.

Now either something is wrong or my fingers are incapable of duplicating this password on the (now found) device itself.

Is there a way to cut-and-paste the password from a computer, rather than on the device itself? The device is in developer mode and is not rooted.

Update

Luckily I had the "Hacker's keyboard" as an option. The default Gboard keyboard does not give any feedback, but this hacker's keyboard flashes the last key pressed. Now I know with certainty that I've typed the password exactly as I had cut-and-pasted it. Hence entering the password on a computer may not help either. I wish they'd have added an "Unlock your phone" feature along with "Lock your phone" on Google's device manager page.

Update 2:

As a reference I'd like to mention here that entering a second password using the GDM is rejected. You're stuck with the first password you chose.

Having a GDM as flawed as this is still better than risking that your private information gets in the hands of random strangers, but be prepared to wipe your phone when you recover it. It may be the only option remaining.


texts: Is there any way to change the size of the text box in Messaging?

texts: I find it hard to edit text messages in the tiny Messaging box. Is there any way to increase the size of it? I'm using CM10 (JB), but the app looks the same as the CM9 (ICS) version.


texts: Difference between flashable firmware files of 2 same model phone with different internal SD size?

texts: I have a Gionee m2 8gb which is in a bootloop, so I downloaded flashable firmware files for it, but mistakenly I downloaded gionee m2 4gb flashable firmware files. Is it possible to use this files for my phone with some minor changes?


texts: I have rooted my Sony Ericsson Neo V by downgrading to .42 and using Zergrush, without unlocking the boot loader. Now I want to remove the LiveWare service. NoBloat and similar apps don't show it. How can I delete or at least disable this serivce?


texts: Nexus 5 failed recovery due to /data partition

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I got a nexus 5 off of eBay, the seller said he had tried to root it and failed so I thought I would have a crack at it.
I thought it would be an easy restore but I ran into a few problems:

Phone originally came with 6.0.1 installed.
On android 5+ I could not access the standard recovery screen, and when I pressed power+volUp it just said formatting /data and would not move from that.

Rolled back to 4.4 and I got into the ususal recovery screen.
Tried to do a factory reset, but it again stuck at formatting /data.
I left it the entire night while I slept and it was still saying formatting /data. in the morning, nothing had changed.
Trying to boot the phone normally just left it on the 4 circles startup screen.

I've tried doing a full flash of stock android with each seperate part manually.
Also /data is unable to be mounted in any custom recovery, like it is corrupted or locked somehow.
With the stock recovery, it cannot be detected by adb, but in cwm it can. However, it still doesn't allow access to /data.

Checking the /data folder in adb shell shows it's completely empty, and the same with system even after flashing and flashing again.

Can anyone advise me as to what might be the problem here?


texts: Does anyone know of an Android app that shows up in the 'Open With' dialog for any file type and allows me to save the file to local storage? For example: when I open an Google Inbox PDF attachment I only find my pdf reading apps but there is no option to save the file


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What do I have to do to root my LG G3?

There are multiple variants of this device:

D855 : International Version
D850 : AT&T
D851 : T-Mobile
VS985 : Verizon
LS990 : Sprint / US Cellular

To add to the How do I root my Android Device


texts:
I would like my phone to recognize English and French words.

Also I'd like the swype typing to work this way.

What is the simplest way to accomplish this?

I have a moto G, android 5.1


texts: I am looking to use my android phone (samsung galaxy s5) as a bluetooth keyboard.  Is my phone even capable of emitting a findable bluetooth signal which could be picked up by another device such as a laptop iPad or even another android, the same way which a normal bluetooth keyboard would work?


texts: Does retrieving backup from SD card retrieve malware & virus, too?

texts:
I think I read in other questions here that you can reset your phone to factory setting to get rid of most bad stuff ordinary people can secretly put on your phone such as spy apps, malware, virus etc.

After reset, if you restore any back up data from your SD card, can you get the same bad stuff from it?


texts: Banking apps not working after flashing OxygenOS

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Today I clean flashed OxygenOS OB16 Crocus V2 (Android 10) using OrangeFox Recovery in my Redmi Note 5 pro (whyred).
And before this, i was using Pixel Experience Plus (Android 10) and before that stock MIUI
I never rooted my device as only unlocked bootloader was sufficient for flashing PE and OxygenOS.
And I never flashed Magisk or SuperSU.
All my banking apps were working fine in Pixel Experience but after flashing OxygenOS today 3 apps (U-mobile, DigiLocker, UBI rewardz) are telling me "This app does not support rooted/jailbroken devices"..... 1 (PayTM) displayed this message but let me in on my own risk while 1 (GooglePay) doesn't show anything.
What I already tried :
I tried different apps from playstore to check for root access and SafetyNet check....but every single one of them told me I didn't have root and passed SafetyNet check.
I don't know why they're not working in OxygenOS while all 5 worked in Pixel Experience !!
Any solution/suggestions are welcomed.


texts: How to get stock Android for Gooophone i6?

texts:
I bought a knock-off/replica iPhone 6, Goophone i6. It's the original Goophone i6 and it's running on Android 4.2 with an ugly iOS 7 skin over it.

Specs:

i6 Quad Core
MTK6582
1.4GHz
1GB+8GB/16GB/32GB
Android 4.2
GPS, WiFi, 3G
WCDMA
Single Nano-Sim Card
13.0MP Camera Smart Phone

I was wondering if I could delete all of it and just get stock Android?


texts: How do I stop getting reminders form a deleted Exchange account?

texts:
I have an HTC Desire phone which is great apart from the incessant recurring meeting calendar reminders from my former company. I have deleted the Exchange account and these recurring meetings no longer show up in my regular calendar, but the reminders keep coming!

How do I clear out these reminders?


texts:
The camera in a Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100 shows a black screen. Photos cannot be taken either. However, pressing the shutter does seem to activate the flash sometimes. Even the front cam fails!

I've tried flashing a few custom ROMs (4.3 based Carbon ROM) over recovery. The ROM works, but the camera gives the same result.
I even tried to flash an official JellyBean stock ROM for S2 via Odin. Camera still fails.

Logcat (filter level: 'error') shows:-

E/SecCameraHardware( 1839): nativeGetPreview: warning, ESD reset the camera device (6)
E/SecCameraHardware( 1839): FimcV4l2 poll: error 0
E/SecCameraHardware( 1839): nativeGetPreview: warning, ESD reset the camera device (5)
E/SecCameraHardware( 1839): FimcV4l2 poll: error 0
E/SecCameraHardware( 1839): nativeGetPreview: warning, ESD reset the camera device (4)
E/SecCameraHardware( 1839): FimcV4l2 poll: error 0
E/SecCameraHardware( 1839): nativeGetPreview: warning, ESD reset the camera device (3)

The worst I could fear is the camera sensor being busted, but is there any other software level stuff I could possibly try out?


texts: Do I need ARM or ARM64 Gapps for an asus zenfone 2 laser ZE500KL?

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I was wondering if there is significant difference regarding compatibility and readiness when it comes to ARM or ARM64 Gapps?

According to the qualcomm website, the chipset I have supports both 32 and 64bit. I was wondering which one to choose for more stability.

UPDATE: http://www.devicespecifications.com/en/model/d8d3356c <----it looks like it is ARM, but on the website of the chipset it say ARM64. Confusing.


texts: Why do I have less internal storage space after moving Google+ to my SD card?

texts:
I'm having a puzzling problem. I was pleased to see that the latest version of Google+ now supports being moved to the SD card.

However, I just installed it on my HTC Desire and, having moved it to the SD card, find I now have 2MB less internal storage space on the phone than I did before! Since the previous version was over 12MB, surely the new version should have freed up a significant chunk of internal storage space? I thought this would help address the problem of constantly running low on space, but it seems to have made it worse. Would be grateful for any suggestions / advice!


texts: Can an Android phone be used as a Bluetooth headset/speakers?

texts:
Is there a way to make an Android phone (HTC Desire HD) act as Bluetooth speakers or headset?

I'd like to use the phone as wireless headphones whilst watching a movie on a computer (running Ubuntu).


texts: Contacts and tasks missing from Gmail app

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I am somewhat new to Android. I would like to know why the Contacts and Tasks functionality which is found in the web version of Gmail is missing from the Android Gmail app. Where can I find these?

I could look for my Gmail contacts in the Contacts stock app, but it shows all contacts, not only Gmail contacts, and I can't filter these so as to show only the Gmail contacts.
Also, there is no Google Tasks app on Google Play. What's the best way to view such tasks?


texts: Can the Android YouTube app display annotations?

texts:
I run the stock YouTube app on my HTC One X phone.

There are a couple of channels I follow who post videos narrated in their local language, but with translations added as annotations on top of the video stream. These are perfectly viewable in my desktop browser but are not displayed in the Android YouTube app.

Is there a setting for this I am missing, or are they just not available?


texts: IME: How to enter katakana rather than hiragana with Swype keyboard

texts:
I am using the Swype Japanese keyboard for Android. With the Japanese language selected, how do I tell my keyboard to enter katakana instead of hiragana?

Thanks.


texts: Is there a launcher or some software which would ignore top 1 cm of the phone screen?

texts:
Our infant son threw me wife's phone. Since then the top 1 cm row of the screen is no longer responsive to touch. The display works perfectly, but touching it has no effect. Because of that she can no longer swipe down the notification tray in portrait mode. She has to open some app, rotate to landscape orientation, and swipe down.

Some apps which do not rotate or reorients the buttons in such a way that it is always in unresponsive zone are impossible to use. We can use split screen as the last workaround sometimes.

Anyway. I was wondering if there is any app for Android which force the whole OS to render in the responsive region only. I can manually select the responsive rectangular region. (Buying a new phone or changing the screen is not an option right now.)


texts:
I have sony xperia l running Android kitkat4.4.4 AKOP rom
I want to ask that my phones google play services draines my battery 60% to 80%
I tried all kind of fix but nothing sloved my problem

Thanks


texts: Something 'gifted' my Samsung Galaxy 2 with a sharing action of Snapfish.  Because it is adjacent to my Brother print button, I found it by accident.  Other than being there and telling me it actually sent a picture to some unwanted destination, I can find no program or file named Snapfish.  Where is it hidden?  I definitely want to be rid of it.


texts: Disable ringtone for incoming SMS from bank

texts:
I have a Sony Z1 Compact with Android 4.4. I have a subscription to get text messages whenever my credit card is charged. Some of these payments are handled at night, probably because the payment is handled overseas. I disable 4G at night, but keep the phone connection on at night, so I hear incoming SMS messages.

I know I can create groups, add contacts to those groups, and then disable ringtones for this group. This service has no number, and cannot be added to the contacts, and thus not added to a group.

How can I disable the ringtone for just this service?


texts: I want to flash TweakDrypT to my rooted android 4.4.2 device. But before, I must delete all the scripts in init.d. I've tried using universal init.d to remove them, but they won't. Anyone can help?


texts: Data connection problem with my galaxy s3

texts:
Hi I have a peculiar data connection problem with my Samsung Galaxy S3.

Cellular connections work fine at first however when the mobile loses signal and then reconnects after sometime, the data connection doesn't start again automatically (even though mobile data is enabled in settings)

The only way I can turn data back on is by toggling airplane mode.

This doesnot happen everytime the mobile loses signal, perhaps one in three times.

Has anyone experienced this and are there any fixes?


texts: Often received call goes on mute on Nokia 5 (Android 7.1.1)

texts:
Often when I receive a call, after a half or one minute my mic goes on mute. It only happens when I receive the call so far. When this happens, I have to unlock the phone, and select the ongoing call which is somehow gone to the background, and it is automatically unmuted. The first picture shows normal calling, when everything is OK. The second is when the mic goes muted (notice the mute icon in the upper right corner).

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texts: What is the diff between the Media transfer protocal and Picture Transfer Protocol

texts:
After connecting my device for data transfer the device asks for mode of USB transfer MTP or PTP.

I googled it and found that MTP(Media transfer protocal ) and PTP(Picture Transfer Protocol) are some sort of protocols for data transfer but didn't get why is it been used as we can transfer data easily with the previous USB mode as an external storage device.

The new USB device modes is somewhat complex for me to understand as I am used to data transfer only as an external storage device but not any PTP or MTP.

Which mode is suitable for what kind of data transfer?


texts: samsung galaxy note 5. it randomly turns of and keeps turning off and it will work for 1-2 hours but then turn off

texts: please tell me if you know anything I can do to fix it. I've went to the store and they gave me a battery but I guess it stopped working after a couple of months


texts:
I have an Oppo AX5 with Android 8.1.0. The clock app timer sounds like a smoke alarm.
How can I change the timer sound?


texts: Playing instead of streaming M3U files (media playlist) on Android

texts:
I have Xperia Z3 running on Android 6 (Marshmallow). The phone is rooted and Xposed.

I need a way to play .m3u or .m3u8 files on Android, not streaming them, and I want to be able to shuffle the songs.

Tried "MortPlayer Music", but the interface is terrible and there's no shuffle feature.

Are there any ways to do this?


texts: Running out of Memory while installing SPB Shell 3D APK

texts:
I am using LG P500 phone, running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).

I am installing SPB Shell 3D APK file which I got from internet.

After some time it shows error that Memory Full, Please Uninstall Some Apps to Free Memory

Though I have 50 MB Free memory.


texts: What are the technical reasons behind the difficulty in using an SD card with Android 4 or later?

texts:
When Android was new, you could easily put what you wanted on your SD card.  Pictures, apps, data, etc.

Progressing through Android 4, 5, and 6 (what I am familiar with), Google implemented various seemingly antifeatures to make things difficult for a user who wants to use the SD card for main, but still removable, storage.

What are the stated reasons behind this?  What problems are they trying to solve?  Why was this considered a good solution?

A great answer will have technical and nontechnical explanations.  For example, how do you explain to Aunt Suzie that she can't use that shiny 200GB SD Card she got on sale from Amazon?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 unable to power on after shutting off randomly

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I am a problem with my Samsung Galaxy S3. There will be a time when the phone will shut off, and I won't be able to turn it on whatever I do (e.g. Pressing the power, home, or volume buttons). However, I tried stuff and this came to be a temporary solution. I would remove the battery from the phone for a few seconds and put it back again. Then I would plug in the phone and it would work again.

Nonetheless, it is only a temporary solution and the phone may turn off again sometime.

Can someone identify the problem?


texts: Can't exit recovery mode after intalling HD revolution 71.1

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I started with a HTC ONE m7 with HD Revolution 12 and Android 4.2.2.

Downloaded and installed Android_Revolution_HD-One_71.1.zip.  Install seems to go fine.  After installation it asks me to fix permissions.  Also wiped from TWRP before installation.

After installing and rebooting I can only get to TWRP v2.5.0.0 or the bootloader mode that shows:

TAMPERED
UNLOCKED
HBOOT-1.44.0000
RADIO-4A.14.3250.15
OPEN DSP-v26.120.274.0202
eMMC-BOOT
May 3 2013, 20:01:28-1

FASTBOOT USB:
Bootloader
Reboot
Reboot Bootloader
Power Down

or HBOOT:
Fastboot
Recovery
Factory Reset
Simlock
Image CRC
Show Barcode

What now?  Everything I try takes me to either the Recovery Screen or the TWRP.
:?


texts: Can you install MIUI themes from different sites?

texts: I'm installing Miui from Miui.us, and I was wondering if I can install themes from http://miuiandroid.com/, or will those not work?


texts: Acer A500 internal storage is not auto-mounted by Ubuntu

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I just got my Acer A500 and have problems accessing the it's storage from my ubuntu machines.

If I try it with Win7 in VirtualBox it is automatically mounted without requiring any actions on the tablet itself.

Ubuntu accepts the USB device (it can be passed to vbox) but nothing further. The only dmesg entry is:

[119174.117100] usb 1-1.2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 22

I'm able to mount and use other usb storage devices.


texts: How to copy a file into Micro SD via USB in Android?

texts: How can I copy a file into micro SD of an Android phone connected via USB to a PC with Windows?


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I have a report to write related to any  forensics case, so what i was planing to do is create an image file of my nexus 5 which has nothing in it ( as i did a factory reset). i was hoping to create an image file and look into the phone so that i could find something valuable. The issue here is i don't want to root the phone so i need an alternative to create a .dd file where i can look into any files. Any suggestions. And i would be happy to hear other ways to write a good forensics report on any case.
Thanks


texts: How to know if mediatek vcom drivers is installed on my pc

texts: I've just installed mediatek vcom driver on my pc, to use it in flashing mediatek based firmwares. But is there any way I can know if it truly installed on my pc without plugging a mediatek phone for recognition, maybe through control panel or device manager or somewhere else please.


texts: Samsung Galaxy S6 stucks at checking for updates after factory reset

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My Samsung Galaxy S6 is stuck at checking for updates after factory reset.

I tried rebooting and resetting it again, but it didn't work. I also don't know how to flash using Odin.

How to fix it?


texts: Advertisments still blocked after uninstalling AdFree

texts: I am trying to test out Admob for an app on my phone. But I have absolutely no idea what is blocking my ads. My phone is rooted, but I don't have any ad-blocking software. I did have AdFree, but then I restored my phone. So what's doing it? My ads are definitely being blocked because I have gone on several websites with ads, and they don't show up.


texts: What data is initially sent when inadvertently connected to unsecured network?

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In my haste and ignorance I inadvertently connected to an unsecure wireless network from my Android phone. It didn't ask my for any login credentials, or any other information - it just connected.

After about 30 seconds I realised my mistake and disconnected from the wireless access point. I didn't use the browser while connected.

So what type of data is sent by the Android phone on initial connection?


texts: How to install Regional fonts in Sony Xperia Dual M

texts: How can I install punjabi fonts in my andriod phone? I have a Sony Xperia Dual M.