texts: Is there an obvious reason FireFox would freeze on my DroidX (2.2 Froyo)?

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For some reason, when I run FireFox, it starts out pretty snappy, but very frequently (though not 100%) after 1-2 hours of very normal/light use (e.g. 1 tab with actively read Google Reader mobile page as well as opening [1/2 tabs at a time] 5-10 separate articles from said reader), the browser just freezes. Most of the time, the freeze is complete - e.g. it will sit there for 5+ mins (or forever), with no reaction to home or power keys, requiring a battery pull.

This happens at any time, from the phone being just after boot to phone haven't been rebooted for 3 days.

System: DroidX, with original stock Froyo 2.2 ROM, rooted. FF version is IMHO irrelevant - this is happening now with whatever the latest Google Play market version is (10? 11?) but also happened as far as 2 or 3 FF updates back as well, for at least 3-6 months. I didn't use FF for browsing before then so don't know if earlier versions behaved better.

I have virtually no add-ons installed, but can provide a list if this seems relevant (not sure how to launch in "safe" mode in Android sans addons alltogether).

P.S. Before someone asks, this is definitely not related to ATK - the symptoms persisted after turning off/freezing ATK, never mind the fact that FF is on ATK's whitelist.

Is there a usual known reason for this behavior? What are suggested approaches to troubleshoot?

P.S. The only other app which freezes the phone with any regularity is Google Maps.


texts: Setting up mail client. Trying to connect only to the incoming server, avoid setting an outgoing server up

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I have an Android 4 mobile phone and I'm trying to use the stock email client to connect to a webmail service.

The thing is that I am only interested in receiving my mail. I don't need to be able to send from my phone. Is something like connecting only to the incoming server and leaving the outgoing server settings blank possible? If not, are there any other email apps that offer this feature?


texts: Can't recover Whatsapp messages on new phone from Bluestacks

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I've tried all the possible methods of restoring Whatsapp messages from a backup - via Google Drive and via copying the Whatsapp folder manually from Bluestacks to the corresponding new phone's storage folder. However, each time Whatsapp failed to recover the messages. The new phone has a different number than the one which was used in Bluestacks, but according to the guide in the official Whatsapp site it shouldn't be problematic. During the attempt to restore I was connected to Wifi (tried 2 Wifi networks) and not to cellular communication.
I really hope someone can help solve my problem please


texts: Is it possible to install Kali Nethunter's Apps on OxygenOS?

texts: I just bought a OnePlus 3T. I like the OxygenOS, but I wish I had the ability to preform USB HID Attacks and use apt-get on OxygenOS if I don't want to install Nethunter. Is this possible?


texts: How do I make more space on my phone to update apps or download more stuff if my phone has a 16GB SD card and I have 14.25GB left?


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When I export my Android phone's contacts via a VCF file, it seems the contact groups are not indicated in the VCF (and are thus lost if I only import that file).
I see a lot of apps for exporting and importing contacts, but none whose name suggests it will export my contact groups as well.
My questions:

Is there a way for me to export my contacts together with the contact groups?
Is there a way for me to export just my contact groups (i.e. which contact belongs to which group)?
Can I import just-contact-groups "onto" a set of contacts without contact groups (the result of a previous import-export without contact groups)?

Notes:

I don't have a Google account (and won't get one).
In case it matters - the phone from which I'm exporting is a Xiaomi RedMi 3S (Android 6.0.1, MIUI 10).
This question is related, but I don't care about exporting to a VCF specifically; and Android has changed over the years; and the answer there regards a Google account.


texts: My Android projector is missing a status bar, how do I get it back?

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So I have this Android Projector I bought from ebay, it's one of those cheap Android pico projectors that come with some Chinese ROMs. The issue I have with it is that it's really restrictive. The custom Android ROM they have pre-installed on this projector wants to pretend it's not Android.

It tries to hide elements of typical Android as much as it can, it has a launcher that I have to set as my default launcher because it's the only way of accessing the settings of the projector and the source (i.e. switching to HDMI, etc.) and one thing that really bugs me is that it feels like they've taken the stock android settings app and stripped loads of settings from it.

It bugs me that the status bar is missing because I like to see what time it is, how much battery/wifi I have etc without having to sluggishly tap the "back" button until I reach the home screen (the launcher has a few icons that tell me the battery/wifi status and time.

I've tried installing a status bar app, but they ask for permissions, one permission they ask is "accessibility service" but the ability to enable accessibility services has been stripped entirely from the settings app (you can't access "accessibility services" at all) and enabling permissions using ADB for apps does absolutely nothing.

I don't want to flash a custom ROM, because then I lose the ability to use HDMI and that sucks. If I can't do it, then fair enough, but I'd at least like to see a status bar in some way. I've tried messing around with "SettingsEditor" and attempting to grant permissions with ADB, but I've run out of options.

The name of the device according to the ADB shell is "rk3128_box" and that's about as much information as I have on the ROM, it uses a launcher called "com.hotack.hotackcommlauncher" which has the same name as it's package name. That's all the info I have, if there's no solutions, that's no problem, but I was just wondering if maybe there's some solution. Thanks .


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Is it possible to assign an animated image to contacts in my address book?

So when a person from my contacts calls me it would play an animated image instead of a static image.

I have tried using animated GIFs, but it doesn't seem to work. I was wondering if there is a work-around. Preferably without having to root my phone.


texts: Android device screen turning off results in chroot network errors: “ping: sendmsg: Operation not permitted”

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I am running Arch Linux ARM in an Android chroot environment. When I first created the environment my user account user was able to access the network and create sockets, however the root account was not. As described in this post the users need to be part of the groups aid_inet. Adding my root user to this group allowed my root account to access the network.
$ sudo gpasswd -a root aid_inet

However when the Android device enters lock state with the screen turned off, around 5-10 mins later the user user loses the ability to access the network:
$ ping 8.8.8.8
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data.
ping: sendmsg: Operation not permitted

It's worth noting that at this point the root user can still access network even when the user user cannot, as SSHD still works.
The moment I turn the screen on (don't need to unlock it, just press the power button) it functions as normal:
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=4 ttl=117 time=10.7 ms

Things which I tried but did not work:

Adding user to the group root
Finding the group ID of another Android app, and adding the user to those groups
Adding user to further groups: aid_net_bt_admin aid_net_bt aid_net_raw aid_net_admin aid_wakelock


texts: Downloading using youtube-dl and QPython on Android

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I used this tutorial to install youtube-dl and QPython on Android

But when I run the command youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5nxkynkSDI It throws the following error:

[youtube] D5nxkynkSDI: Downloading webpage
[youtube] D5nxkynkSDI: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] D5nxkynkSDI: Extracting video information
[youtube] D5nxkynkSDI: Downloading MPD manifest
ERROR: unable to open for writing: [Errno 30] Read-only file system: 'Ezekiel Elliot Touchdown Run Dallas Cowboys Win Against Pittsburg Steelers Fan Reaction Upset-D5nxkynkSDI.webm.part'

As per the answer given here:  I tried creating /etc/youtube-dl.conf using ESFileExplorer but failed to do so. The device isn't rooted.

So here are my questions:

How do I enable writing permissions? or Specify path to a directory on external SD card as output directory?
I actually wanted to batch download few links using youtube-dl -a 'batchlinks.txt but I don't understand the current working directory. So I don't know where to put my 'batchlinks.txt'
Do I need to go to "QPython Dashboard > Libraries > PIP Console" to run youtube-dl? Why can't I run youtube-dl from "QPython Dashboard > Console"?

Note: The 'batchlinks.txt' doesn't contain YouTube links.


texts: Does Bluetooth tethering not work, or am I doing it wrong?

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I carry two Android devices: my Nexus S phone, and a Nexus 7 tablet (both running Android 4.1 "Jellybean").  The tablet has Wi-Fi, but no cellular radio; so in order to use the Internet with it when there's no Wi-Fi hotspot nearby, I have the phone set up for Wi-Fi tethering: it effectively becomes a Wi-Fi hotspot, and the tablet uses that for Internet access.  This works perfectly.

However, I recently discovered what appears to be an alternate method of tethering: Bluetooth.  Both devices have menu options that seem to allow it; here's screenshots of how I configured both devices:

Options on Phone and Tablet (click images for larger variants)

I tested this by turning Wi-Fi off on both devices, then opening the browser on the tablet and refreshing the page that happened to be loaded.  I saw a message that said

    Unable to connect to the Internet

I was, of course, hoping to see the page reload.

It's a shame that I cannot get this to work, because it promises one advantage over Wi-Fi tethering: easier security.  I want to prevent other people from stealing my bandwidth; with Wi-Fi, this requires that I set up a WPA password, and then get that password onto the tablet somehow (which is quite tedious).  But with Bluetooth, all that's required is that I "pair" the devices, which I've already done.

So I am wondering if I'm doing something wrong, or if this feature simply doesn't work.


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Is it possible to manually replace the RIL on a Samsung Galaxy S2?

I had previously flashed my device with CyanogenMod but lost my stock RIL due to careless use of the GetRIL app, so currently have no carrier network.

I have the details for the RIL (md5sum 163ecafa01912637fe344ec1f8264d70 for baseband I9100XXKE7) but it is not in the GetRIL database so I can't get it back.

I was wondering if it is possible to get the RIL that comes with CyanogenMod and install that on my phone to avoid having to reflash it.

See my related question: Samsung Galaxy S2 drops carrier network


texts: Android Chrome wifi “Sign into Wi-Fi network” how to disable redirect to www.Google.com

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When I connect my Android device to wifi that needs login via web page Device has notification that says "Sign into Wi-Fi network".

Clicking on this notification automatically opens default browser (in my case Chrome) and redirects to www.google.com.

However increasingly more login pages do not meet Google's increasingly more stringent security requirements eg no https or certificate not matching domain etc and I can't login to page.

Instead I have to manually redirect browser to another page for example www.cnn.com to get redirected to wifi access point login page.

Is this a browser default that I can change? Is it possible to change default redirect page from www.google.com to say for example www.cnn.com?


texts: Disable Android Device Sleep Mode when connected with Power supply

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I am working on a client requirement in which they wanted to disable android device going into the sleep mode when the external power supply is connected

Does any one have come across this kind of requirement ?
or does any one have idea how sleep mode can be disabled from kernel space.
From UI yes it can be done by using keep device awake option
But how and where it need to be implemented in code


texts:
I have Nexus 4 on Android 5.1.1, and I also have an image file with screenshot of my timetable. I'm trying to create a shortcut to it from the home screen.

I've tried 4 separate apps that claim to be able to do this, but all of them crashed.

Is there any way I can create this shortcut?


texts: What is the difference between Remix OS and Phoenix OS?

texts: Both Remix OS and Phoenix OS are free Chinese Android desktop distributions for x86_64 PC-s based on Android-x86. But how do they differ, excluding different themes?


texts: How to edit this name in Samsung Android Phones


texts: can you use wireless charging on LG G3 s

texts: can you get wireless charging on the LG G3 s as under the cover on the back of the phone there are two pins that connect to the cover, this cover also has a pad on the back. Thanks.


texts: Is there any way to update a rooted Samsung Galaxy S4? Currently I have Lollipop 5.0.1.  I have tried Samsung Kies, but it shows a message that the device is not compatible.


texts: What the difference between miracast and DLNA?

texts:
can anyone tell me the difference between DLNA and Miracast, especially the technologies underneath?

Thanks!


texts:
Pixel 3: Cannot Flash Factory Image - Only Fastboot and Recovery Available - Unlocked Bootloader - Cannot Authorize USB Debugging
Can someone please direct me to the appropriate resources to resolve this issue?
When I run the commands in flash-all.bat it fails with the last one:
fastboot -w update image-blueline-rp1a.200720.009.zip
...
extracting product.img (1871 MB) to disk... took 15.209s
archive does not contain 'product.sig'
Sending 'product' (1916888 KB)
FAILED (Write to device failed (Invalid argument))
fastboot: error: Command failed

Thank You!


texts: Wi-Fi Problem in I9001 Galaxy S Plus with CM11 ROM

texts: I have recently installed [GT-I9001][ROM][ION][4.4.4][KTU84Q] CyanogenMod 11.0 by ADC-Team - Release 17 [EOL] on my I9001 Galaxy S Plus. But after a while I found that my WiFi can't find any router around. Flash and reset factory doesn't works. How can i fix that?


texts: Factory reset Cynogenmod 10 OS in LG P-500 makes applications crash

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Previously my friend installed cyanogenmod 10 OS in my LG P-500 phone. It was working so superb.

I had to do factory reset to the phone for deleting some files, after which I am unable to open any of the applications, not even browser and play store.

I installed Dolphin browser, which is also getting crashed in 1 min itself.

Now I decided to re-install the OS.

All zip files required for installation are with me, but I don't know how to install Cyanogenmod OS .


texts: Android Google map to provide alternative route

texts: Google Map web version can provide 3 alternative routes when routing directions. However, it seems Android Google map can only provide 1 route and have no option to choose alternative routes. Is there any way to get the alternative routes?


texts: Can I remove the gray triangle in the lower right of a contact icon?

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I added a contact widget to the home screen of my Droid Razr M (running stock Android 4.1.1), and the icon has a little gray triangle in the lower right corner. Is there a way I can remove that from the image? I see these little triangles in my contacts list also.

Update: Here's a screenshot of what I'm seeing (it took me a bit to figure out how to take it):

If it's any additional help, my contacts don't seem to sync properly, and I don't know why. When I go to Settings > Accounts - Google > {My account}, I see the "refresh" icon next to "Contacts." The last sync date for that item is older than all of the other items on the list. I've manually cleared the "Contacts Storage" data, and did a resync that way, but subsequent sync attempts seem to fail.


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I have a OnePlus 5 and it won't boot.
The phone is stuck on black screen and blue led (can't boot) since 20 days and I tried everything I saw on the web to make it boot again.

I tried :

to flash the recovery with the original one
to flash the Oxygen OS and the Hydrogen OS via fastboot (authorized even with a locked bootloader)
to use MSMDownloadTool (a tool I found on the web, used by the support of OnePlus to reinstall bricked phones.

...but nothing helped.

I'm now with my OP5 soft bricked but since I used MSMDownloadTool it locked itself (the tool locked the bootloader) and I can't flash again with fastboot (except the official rom but still won't boot) nor adb, I tried fastboot oem unlock but I got an error (because I can't go on the developers options due to the phone not loading) :
FAILED (remote: Flashing Unlock is not allowed)

If it gets you some info I did :
./fastboot oem device-info
 and got that result :
(bootloader) Verity mode: enforcing
(bootloader) Device unlocked: false
(bootloader) Device critical unlocked: false
(bootloader) Charger screen enabled: true
(bootloader) enable_dm_verity: true
(bootloader) have_console: false
(bootloader) selinux_type: SELINUX_TYPE_INVALID
(bootloader) boot_mode: NORMAL_MODE
(bootloader) kmemleak_detect: false
(bootloader) force_training: 0
(bootloader) mount_tempfs: 0
OKAY [  0.001s]
Finished. Total time: 0.002s

Is there any solution to be sure to write again everything on the OP5 ? (it seems that the MSMDownloadTool and fastboot won't erase everything as the OP5 finishes properly new installation but bootloops every time).

The present state of the OP5: bootloader locked, official recovery working, official rom installed but won't boot.

I'm on mac and windows btw.

I followed numerous tutorials like this one :
Unbrick tool OnePlus 5

Thanks in advance.


texts: Play Protect : Device not certified - What does it mean?

texts:
I would like to know what it means when Google Play Protect certifies a device. My Moto G6 (Ali) is not certified in the Play Store.

(Tap to enlarge)

Is there any way to certify my device?
Currently, it's running a soak test OTA firmware from Motorola.
Is there a problem if my device isn't certified ?


texts: How to add a contact from a missed call?

texts: Someone just gave me his number with a missed call. I'm trying to create a contact from this missed call but I see it's not possible! By tapping the missed call one second I can send a message, dial IP call, delete, etc, but not create a contact from it. Is there not any way than writing down the number and manually creating a contact and copying the number?


texts: What does ECC stand for in the image and how to remove it?

texts: What does ECC stand for in the image and how to remove it ?


texts: Is there a way to capture a full resolution picture automatically and send it by email at certain hour each day?

texts: If not a specific app, is there any way to achieve that by using existing applications (combination)?


texts: Determine app sending SMS Premium messages

texts:
I normally have "Block Premium Messaging" set up on the phones in my family. This is a verizon content block the prevents you (or family members) from sending messages to premium services that charge.

Recently, I had to replace a phone that broke and when the new phone was activated the blocks I had set up were cleared. On my bill was a $9.99 charge for a text to one of these premium services.

I know nobody sent the SMS to the service to sign up for this. I suspect some application on the phone sent the SMS message. Is there a way I can find out which app on my phone is sending SMS messages to premium services? Can I view all the apps that have permission to send SMS messages?

-- update -- well, I ran RL Permissions and no downloaded apps have the Send SMS permissions. I must have already deleted the offending app or something else is going on.


texts: How do I root the Android emulator?  I need root to install an .apk file on the emulator.


texts: My phone says I have 7 GB of apps but I only have 3 GB

texts:
I am using Samsung Galaxy S4 and I am running low on space. When I checked my apps list it says I have 7 GB of apps, but when I used Memory Map, it says I am actually using 3 GB of space.

I've deleted caches and moved many data to my SD card, but there is little to no change.

Is there a way to find and remove the 4 GB of phantom apps?


texts: Is it possible to get Tasker to play the next song in Spotify

texts:
In Tasker, there is a Media Control action which allows me to move to the next song however it only seems to work for the default Android player.

Is it there a way to hook Spotify up to do this?


texts: Is it possible to permanently supress app updates?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How to hide updates from market?

I've been using a certain app for some time now, but according to the many 1-star reviews the latest "update" has got, it breaks compatibility with Tasker, which is not something I want.

Is there a way to at least temporarily remove the regular update notifications I receive, or stop the app appearing at the top of my update list every time?

Using Nexus S with official 4.0.3.


texts: Internal SD card accessible through PC even after encryption

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I recently bought a OnePlus Two. The first thing I did after getting the new phone was a full encryption under security settings.

But even after that, the files in my internal SD card, such as  WhatsApp media files, images and more are accessible via a PC.

How to prevent this? Am I missing something?


texts: How Android's permissions mapping with UIDs/GIDs works?

texts:
Reading the book: Android Security Internals I'm reading at Chapter 2 - Permission Management paragraph that permissions are assigned to application at install time by the package manager with a mapping like Apk's UID <-> Permissions.

Later in the book (Permission Assignment - Permissions and Process Attributes paragraph) I read that

  If additional permissions have been assigned to the application, they are mapped to GIDs and assigned as supplementary GIDs to the process.

And, since android.permission.INTERNET permission is associated with inet GID:

  any process for an app that has been granted the
  INTERNET permission is associated with the supplementary GID correspond-
  ing to the inet group

But I was asking me if this is always necessary.

Imagining a case where you install APK X declaring android.permission.INTERNET permission in AndroidManifest.xml, since mapping of permissions with UIDs is done at install time, PackageManager should be able to map the permission directly with the APK's UID instead of adding inet GID to your APK package. So I'm wondering why it has to be that:

  any process for an app that has been granted the INTERNET permission is associated with the supplementary GID correspond- ing to the inet group

Anyone can clarify me this?


texts: Where is the official location to conduct feature requests?

texts: I often have moments where I have improvement ideas for the Android OS, but don't know where to direct those suggestions.  What forum, group, mail list, site, app, etc. is used for official feature requests for the Android OS?


texts: How to create a copy of a file immediately when it's created?

texts: I have an Android app that will create a file and immediately delete it. I want to know how can I catch this file or create a copy or even disable user permissions to delete a file. I have root access to the device.


texts: USB Camera for Google Duo in Philips Android TV

texts: I have a Philips 49pus7503 Android TV. As you know, Google allows Duo calls on Android TV at late 2020. As I read in Google Duo in Android TV article from Google, it says that "Simply connect USB camera to TV, after that you can use this camera with microphone also.". I connect my old Logitech C270 camera, however Duo cannot find the camera. How can I do ? Thanks.


texts:
The ISP I use on my N1 doesn't allow me to open facebook. Using a PC, I can use Google DNS server (8.8.8.8) to by-pass them but on N1, I can't find where to put the stufff.

Please help if you know how to.


texts: How does Google map know my direction as I rotate?

texts: I realize the blue arrow on Google map, as you rotate the phone around, it will rotate as well. May I know how does it know the north south direction? It works too even my GPS is turned off.


texts: Do you need a special charger for a Nexus 7? I've been trying to use the same charger as I use for my Android phone and it works poorly. If you tilt the tablet upwards it's charging, but otherwise it's not. What's the deal with these Android tablets?


texts: Adb sideload flashing file type recovery or fastboot

texts:
I want to flash rom through Adb sideload I am confused with zip.file used in sideload. is it recovery file or fastboot file?
I am downloaded both from
https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/miui/lavender/stable/V11.0.9.0.PFGINXM/


texts: My phone turned off while i was recording audio. How do I recover the file?

texts:
I recently was recording audio (an interview) by using the native Voice app on my Samsung Galaxy S6. I paused the recording without having the time to save it. My phone turned off automatically and then restarted (it happens sometimes).
When I tried to go back into the app, the file was missing. I searched in the audio files folder, to no avail. I'm under the impression that the file must be somewhere even though it was not saved, because I see that there is a difference between the remaining space on my hdd before and after the recording (which corresponds to approximately 150Mb).
I downloaded several recovery apps off of the Google Store, but I wasn't lucky.
Has anyone experienced something similar and if yes, did you find a solution?
Thanks!


texts: Why do I have to always clear the cache of the Download Manager in order to download 1 app?

texts:
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy J4 Core with Android 8.1.0 Go. When ever I want to download an app on Google Play, I first have to clear my data/cache for my Download Manager and restart my phone. It then takes a very long time to even start the download... I'm not sure why I'm getting this bug.

Edit 1: If I don't clear my cache and restart my phone, no apps will download/update. It will just say "waiting for download...". Before I even thought of clearing my cache, I waited 3 days for my download to start...

Edit 2: I have 6GB free on my internal storage (max. 16GB) and 2GB on my 16GB SanDisk Card. I have 1GB RAM, though for some reason, 560MB is used all the time.


texts: How can I force android apps to not use more than a specific bandwidth ?

texts: I know that I can use TrafficStats class to have an idea about how much data an app is using. But, I would like to know if there is any way in which I can force the apps to not use more than a specified bandwidth.


texts: how to recovery lost imei no Samsung Galaxy s2 gt-i9100?

texts:
i have Samsung Galaxy s2 gt-i9100(unrooted)  and suddenly my network signal was missing.
and i dialed *#06# and display no imei no so how to solve that problem.

detail -
gt-i9100
android version - 2.3.4
baseband - unknown
lernal version - 2.6.35.7-i9100xxkh3-cl479037
                  se.infra@sei-15 #2


texts: How do I create a separate vendor partition?

texts:
I recently got an android phone running AOSP Android 5.1 Lollipop. I want to upgrade its software to higher android version, probably 9.0 as per the phone's capacity. But for that, I need treble support in the phone. And for that, I need to create a vendor partition. Here is a tutorial I found on XDA.
Link
This guide is focused on MI3/MI4 devices and the resource ROM mentioned in it is also for MI3/MI4 devices. I think they may not work on my phone. The phone with me is of Micromax Canvas model. So please guide me through this. Thanks.


texts: Google Play does not work on Samsung S3 (GT-I9300) purchased in China Unicom

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Does China Mobile Galaxy S3 model GT I-9308 have Google Play Store?

Just want to check

Whether Google Play support Samsung S3 (GT-i9300)?
I have downloaded the Google Play to S3 but it won't work?

Is there any way to use Google Play on a Samsung Galaxy S 3? (I have a Google account and it worked fine on another Smart Phone.)

Actually same issue for other Google applications like Google+, Gmail, etc.


texts: Music stored on the External SD Card is removed from playlists at reboot

texts:
So I'm getting a really frustrating issue happening with my phone wherein any .mp3 files stored on my external SD card are removed from their playlists whenever I restart my phone. Any music stored on the internal phone storage still remains in the playlists but everything else gets cleared out of them. I've taken a look into the Media Store's SQL logs and found this:

Basically, I cleared the Media Store's data to reset the Android media database, then I rebooted. On the first reboot, all my playlists displayed perfectly (external SD music AND internal SD music). This produced the 3 log lines above the highlighted line in the image. Then I restarted my phone again and once again all the music on the external SD card was erased from my playlists. Restarting gave the log lines below and including the highlighted line. What seems to be happening is Android is removing any reference to files stored on my external SD from the Media Store database at reboot, then it rescans when the phone starts, but it generates the playlists BEFORE it scans the external SD for media, so it just thinks there's loads of missing media in the playlists and removes any reference to external SD music. Then it scans the external SD for music and finds all my media there.

So in the end I can still access all the music stored on my external SD and my phone sees it just fine, it's just that it's never maintained in any playlists. If anyone has any method of fixing this or any advice at all, I'd really appreciate it! I don't have enough room on my internal SD to store all my music.

Thanks!

(I'm on a Google Play Edition Galaxy S4 running Android 5.1)


texts: can't find mapping of "android.permission.INTERNET" permission to famous methods which should use it

texts:
I was trying to evaluate effective permissions usage of an apk using axplorer mapping files.
During evaluation I obtained an effective use of the android.permission.INTERNET permission equal to 0.

This sounds pretty weird considering that this is maybe the most USED permission of all (android doc just tells an apk must declare this permission "In order to perform network operation"...)

This weird result depends on the fact that in axplorer mapping files there aren't mappings of famous "internet using" methods (java.net.HttpURLConnection, java.net.HttpsUrlConnection, java.net.Socket etc...) with android.permission.INTERNET permission.

I also knew that axplorer project replaced pscout project, so I took a look at pscout's mapping files either and found that in pscout's mapping files of android versions from Jelly Bean to Froyo there actually ARE mappings of java.net.HttpURLConnection, java.net.Socket etc.. methods with the permission, but for 4.11-5.11 android version, there is no mapping with these methods, and the mapping files become very similar to axplorer mapping files of android more recent versions.

Someone can help me find out why I'm seeing this strange case in permissions mappings?

I need to evaluate permissions effectively usage, but a "zero usage" of android.permission.INTERNET has really to be false... Someone can help me with that? Maybe there's something wrong in my idea?


texts: Can I get a notification when an email arrives in a sub folder?

texts: I have a number of sub-folders set up on my work email with rules moving certain emails into these folders automatically.  On the Galaxy S3 I can see these folders, and can 'auto-sync' the folder, but how do I set it up so that I get a notification when a new email arrives into it?


texts: How to check HTC desire is off without turning it on?

texts:
Is is possible somehow to distinguish between the phone being off or sleeping without turning it on in the process (this happens when pressing the power button)?

I appreciate that I can just use silent or airplane mode rather than turning it off, but was  interested to see if there was a way.


texts: How to setup a reverse USB tethering connection (multiplatform)?

texts:
I've tried to setup a reverse USB tethering connection to share an internet connection from a macbook to a smart phone running Android 7.0 using this tutorial but I can't seem to get there 100%.

Here's what's working:

HoRNDIS-rel8 install (restart was required)
Tethering & portable hotspot > USB tethering is enabled / Tethered Enabled Internet
Sharing from WiFi to Android device Android device appears connected
via DHCP in Network Preferences pinging works both ways (from OSX to
Android and back) route works and outputs something like this:

Destination: 192.168.42.0, Gateway: *, Genmask: 255.255.255.0, Flags: U, Metric: 0, Ref: 0, Use 0, Iface: rndis0

What doesn't work:

netcfg is missing
pinging google.com or accessing anything from the internet doesn't work

I've tried running route add default gw 10.42.0.1 dev rndis0
which resulted in

route: resolving 'gw'

I've tried disabling the other shared interface (which weren't connected anyway) such as USB Ethernet and Thunderbolt Ethernet,
disabling/re-enabling USB tethering but the Router for this interface in Network Preferences is still `192.168.42.129`, just the IP changes.

Any hints of what I might be missing or how I can make this work ?

Thank you,
George


texts: How to keep Hangouts from adding a "1" before SMS shortcode?

texts:
I frequently use SMS shortcodes to get my account balance from my bank.  I send a text message to the bank's short code (in this case, 728464), and my bank replies with a text message containing my current account balance.  I've been doing this for a while now with no issues.

I recently switched phones (to a Nexus 6 running Android 5.0.1), and now when I send my text to 728464, I get an error (from my phone, not from the bank) saying that the short code I am texting is not valid.  I noticed in the error that either Hangouts or Android seem to be prepending a "1" to the short code (see the screenshot).  I'm guessing that this has something to do with it.

How can I prevent Hangouts from adding this "1" to my short code (which seems to be preventing me from sending the SMS)?

In case it's pertinent, I have imported all of my SMS conversations from my old phone using SMS Backup Restore app, and have selected Hangouts as my default SMS application.


texts: I'm confused... the Galaxy Tab commercials make a special point of showing people doing video conferencing on the device, and yet, I have been entirely unable to evoke said functionality from the one I have in my hands here (it's with Verizon)... So... what gives?!


texts: Can't lock onto GPS. Flash/Root possibly related

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I'm really hoping somebody can help me out here because this is frustrating me. First off, I have a Samsung Infuse 4G with AT&T. I was able to lock onto satellites indoors pretty quickly before. So I rooted my phone with SuperOneClick last night, and everything was good. No problems. However, I was having trouble replacing my recovery file with a modified recovery file. So after some research, I came across Odin on XDA Developers(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092021&page=8), that was supposed to do exactly what I wanted: Flash me to a stock ROM with root and modified recovery. It was a successful flash, except for one little problem. Any application that used the GPS hardware would fail to initialize. So "luckily" for me, the thread I flashed to root+modified recovery also had a 100% stock ROM to flash my hardware with, so I did that. However, I had the same issue still of not being able to run GPS dependent programs. So I did a manufacturer's reset, and now every application will initialize and run, however I can't LOCK into satellites now! I've tried using GPS status to clear and download AGPS data with no luck. I've tried several different supl servers, including google and nokia, no luck.

I know this is my fault, but can somebody help me out of this mess? The only sort of location that works on my phone is mobile/wifi location.

Thanks in advance for any help I get.

Edit: It appears that even though I flashed a 100% stock rom to my device, there are GPS locking issues with the rom. Damn..


texts: How to record and replay macros in Android?

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Is there a way to record macros and replay them? I want to record real touchscreen and keyboard presses I make when I'm using an app, and be able to "replay" them later to repeat the same actions.

Something like iMacro, but for Android instead of Firefox.


texts: Keyboard settings crashes at post-reset setup, can't access phone

texts:
I rooted my device and everything went fine (Kingo Root automatic app). Some time after making my first steps into the rooted device, I tried a "Reboot menu" widget, a window with options popped out and I clicked on "Bootloader" and the phone restarted (I have no custom recovery) and went to pin input then home screen and everything felt fine until I tried to search something and the keyboard didn't appear. Went in Settings, then Language and Input, and the app crashed leaving a "Settings app has stopped." message. I tried another keyboard to substitute but nothing happened (still could not access keyboard settings).
I saw after that on a forum that a guy fixed all of this by factory resetting his phone so I tried it, and now I'm supposed to be at the setup page (like the first time you boot) and as always first thing to set is Input, and as the whole keyboard settings is bugged, I constantly get a warning "Settings has stopped working" and click on OK and it reappears.
Pretty much can't access anything on my phone.
Is there a way to prevent Settings app from further crashing from within a PC connected to the phone?
Or completely resetting the phone? Data is of no concern, I just want my keyboard working again.

P.S. Have I done something to the android keyboard? (maybe deleted it by bootloading? unaware though..) Maybe I have to completely wipe and reinstall settings app? Being a newbie, how can I do all this?
Thanks in advance, any help appreciated


texts: Change notification text and background color

texts:
I'm looking for a way to change the color of the text that appears on the notifications in the notification drawer.

I'm running CM12.1 with Xposed.


texts: Set different default browsers for 3G and Wifi

texts: I use Opera Mini when on 3G, and Firefox when on WiFi. Is there a way to set them as default? I have a custom 4.3 ROM and Tasker, if it helps.


texts: How to play a YouTube clip in background/minimised?

texts: The stock YouTube app (here on 2.1-eclair, but applies to all android versions) stops playing when I minimised, switched to another application or even when I lock the phone. And when I resume it restart downloading the clip from the beginning. Is there any way that I can play YouTube clips in the background? Note, I only the audio to continue playing.


texts: Set wallpaper and lock screen's background as two different photos?

texts:
Current when I choose a photo to be set as wallpaper, my lock screen's background is automatically changed to be this new one.

I want the lockscreen to keep its old background, how can I do that?

ps.

I'm using Google Samsung Galaxy Nexus.


texts: Missing 2.2 GB of space on my micro SD card

texts:
I pulled my micro SD card out of my phone (LG G3) and inserted it into my PC (Kubuntu 14.04). I was in the process of moving several large video files off of the SD card onto my computer. Moving these videos would have given me 4.0 GB of free space on my SD card.

As the process appeared to finish, I encountered an error that said the last of the files (2.5 GB) could not be deleted (from the SD card). And my file manager could not access the directory (/DCIM/Camera) that held the video files I was moving.

I safely ejected the SD card, then re-inserted it. Everything appears fine and the video files I was moving are all apparently gone. However, there is only 1.8 GB of free space on the SD card, not the 4.0 GB of space that there should be available.

How do I recover this missing free space? I would prefer to use my Linux desktop tools to do the job.


texts:
Hi I would like to know if there exists a website where in once you enter the name of the android app gives you all the related info of that particular app. I am especially interested in the Package Name of the app.

I know about the site Droid Icon(Link) and also the app called Package Name viewer and have tried both out.

The App package name viewer works excellently but only returns the info of the apps installed on my device and not all. So for the information I need I have to install the app first. Which is a tedious job if we need to do it for 10 or more apps.

Droid Icon web site gives numerous package names which are at times not correct.

So I would like to know if there exists another source for my specific requirement.( i.e package names).


texts: I'm locked out of my phone and I need to change the password on it how do I reset it and clearing everything off my phone?


texts: Corporate Email account on Cyanogenmod 7 - Encryption required

texts:
Has anyone got a corporate email account working with a server that requires Encryption.
I'm using a Wildfire with CM 7 and get the error

"This server requires features your Android device does not support"

I even upgraded to CM 9 but the Wildfire is extremely slow even before encryption (I guess it being a single-core processor) - and I left the phone overnight for encryption and it just does not complete. It shows the little green guy icon forever.

does anyone have any suggestions on whether

a) Encryption is possible in CM7. Seems not as far as I can see.

b) How to get Wildfire working with CM9 with encrypted email server access. Can I use any 3rd party app to encrypt the /data mount instead of in-built ICS encryption?


texts: My Asus Eee transformer just received a firmware update. Where can I go to check what the update included? Asus' website isn't helpful. I'm on 8.6.5.19, and I've already noticed the market place is different, id like to know any other cool features.


texts: Internet becomes abeyant gradually on phone usage

texts:
Observed this problem in the following devices:

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 GT-P3100. - Android JB.
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 GT-S7582. - Android JB.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro Sk17i. - Android ICS.

When the phone is new or, fresh factory reset, the mobile Internet connectivity is really active. This means, messages in WhatsApp, email notifications from GMail occurs properly in time. But gradually on usage, say 2 - 3 months, these apps take more time to notify new messages when the screen is off. When the screen is ON, messages are received instantly.

Observed only in mobile Internet. (H+ or H - WCDMA auto mode).
Not observed when in Wi-Fi.
Facebook notifications are in-time and this problem is not observed by the app. Only WhatsApp and GMail tend to suffer.

What could be the problem? Any suggestions?


texts: How to answer phone calls in another phone via Bluetooth?

texts: I have two Android phones which I wanted to set up one as the one that answers calls for the second that could stay in the backpack. Is it possible to use a Android phone as a Bleutooth accesory, like a hands-free device?


texts: How to hide "Do not disturb" notification card

texts:
Is there a way to hide this notification card?

I have Huawei P30 with an up-to-date Android 10 (EMUI 10.1.0 - Build version 10.1.0.133) and I believe this card started showing up after a recent update (which happened in the past 2-4 weeks).
I keep my phone on DND most of the time, but I'm pretty sure this card wasn't there before when DND would be on. It's just noise (since I have the DND button in the drawer anyway and it's blue which signifies that DND is on), it's occupying space, and I don't want it to be displayed (but I want my DND to stay on during certain hours). Is there a way to make this specific notification not show up - ever?
Pressing the "Disable" button actually disables DND.
Thanks.


texts: Lenovo Vibe P1 randomly reboots after upgrading to Marshmallow

texts:
I use Lenovo Vibe P1 Series Phone. I got it upgraded to Marshmallow and ever since then it reboots each time I locks the screen. It's working perfectly when I'm using it. It was working perfectly when I had Lollipop.

Please help me fix this problem.


texts: How to make an incoming call in genymotion emulator in android?

texts:
How can I make an incoming call in genymotion emulator in android?

I am using genymotion emulator to run and test my app.

In the native emulator DDMS, we can make a fake call. Can this be done using the genymotion emulator?


texts: I am using the Google Calendar app for creating reminders for any event. The problem is that when I receive the notification for the event (usually a day before), I find that I am able to swipe the notification away. Is there a way to make this particular notification persistent until the event has ended?


texts: My S2 stops at the Samsung logo screen during boot. When I restart it, the same thing happens. My phone is using Android 4.0.4 (ICS), and it is not rooted. Please help me with this. Thanks in advance.


texts: What does the 'Mark as default' option do in my 'Edit' option of a contact

texts:
What does the 'Mark as default' option do you can choose in the menu when you select a contact which is present in the phone memory ?

I am seeing this on a Samsung Galaxy S phone ( if this should make a difference ).

-- background information (for those interested) --

I am still trying to copy phone numbers one at a time from SIM to the phone memory ( see my other question ).

At the moment the easiest way to accomplish this is to send the contact information using the Send via + Gmail to my own Gmail account, press Download in the received email and choose Contacts ).

Having done this for the few numbers I wanted to transfer ( it's main reason being that I now can attach a picture and a ring tone to the important phone numbers, while still retaining these numbers on my SIM card should my phone suddenly die ), I now noticed the 'Mark as default' option in the menu of a phone number saved to the phone memory.

Before selecting this option, I wanted to ask what the option will actually accomplish.


texts: How to check if notification delays are because of WiFi?

texts: I sometimes get delayed or no notification of whatsapp and Instagram. How to check if it's my wifi's issue or if it's my phone's?


texts: Alphabetical app list on xperia Z1 compact

texts:
An earlier Lollipop ROM on my Xperia Z1 compact had the option to sort the apps alphabetically in a very nice way: Apps were put in a matrix with one row per letter, and the apps sorted alphabetically in subsequent columns.

Now I have CyanogenMod 12.1 which is great, but I cannot find the setting that would bring back this app ordering.

I have forgotten how to restore this wonderful way to get to the apps. Does anyone know whether this is a special launcher, app or theme?

(the apus and aviate launchers seem to have similar functionality, but I have never installed those and their names don't sound familiar)

Some posts describe a route via the 'menu' button in the app drawer, but the only softkeys I have are back, home and window list.

Could it be a Cyanogenmod / Lollipop feature that is just really hard to find?


texts: contacts do not sync and get overriden/deleted

texts:
When I use the built-in contact app with either a outlook.com or a office365 account on the phone created contacts get deleted after some time and they don't sync to the web.

What have I done:

delete and add account
factory reset

Similiar to https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/contacts-keep-deleating.484478/ except that I already save to another account.


texts: Why does my device shows a resolution other than that advertised?

texts:
I bought two different cheap android tablets, in the process of buying a dozen for my company. I haven't had much experience with them before and there's one thing that's bugging me.

I downloaded a few simple apps that show the screen resolution, and the values are 768x976 (portrait) and 1024x720 (landscape). The devices are advertised as 1024x768 (4:3) and indeed, they look 4:3.

What's going on here? Are the devices lying in their specs? Are the apps inaccurate? Is this because the apps omit parts of the screen that can't be used for apps?

The devices aren't well known but for reference, they are: Dinosaur Dino 9.97 and a Go On Touch DC97 IPS 9.7.

The apps I tried are: ScreenSpecs, Screen Resolution and Screen Resolution (same name).


texts:
In the Android Lollipop, Google released the Camera2 API.

Does this mean in Lollipop, any phone with a 5MP camera would be able to shoot 2K video and any 13MP camera would be able to shoot 4K video, and is there any reason why Google may not choose to include this in the Google Camera for Lollipop later this year - ie would shooting in a higher resolution be a compromise in any way?


texts: Why do the system apps show 0B memory space occupied?

texts:
I had noticed in my phone's applications manager, that the size of the system apps are displayed as 0B, which indicates that no memory space is occupied by that particular app.
Please see this screenshot in which the pre-installed Browser app is shown to have occupied no memory space:

But, I know that every app is composed of several files, so no app can have 0B size. But, the size of third-party apps are shown correctly.
Why does this happen ?


texts: How do I choose a wired headset whose buttons work?

texts:
I'm switching from iPhone to the Nexus 4 (yay!) and I know that the Nexus 4 doesn't come with a headset. I also know that for simple audio playback, any stereo headset can be used -- but I also want to use the headset to:

adjust volume with in-cable +/- buttons,
start/stop music playback with in-cable middle button,
start/end calls with in-cable middle button,
telephony with in-cable microphone.

The Apple headsets provide these abilities on iPhone so I'm assuming that something similar would work on Android as well (and specifically on the Nexus 4).

I've tried connecting the Apple wired headset to a borrowed Nexus 4, but the in-cable buttons didn't work. I'm not really surprised because I assume that the buttons send coded signals that are proprietary.

How can I select a wired headset that is compatible with the Nexus 4?
I can't very well buy one and test it, buy another if it doesn't work right, and continue until I succeed.
Surely, there is a solution here that I have been too Apple-brainwashed to see?

Alternatively, if this isn't possible on a stock Android: Is there an add-on package to Android that catches the signals from an iPhone headset and sends appropriate commands to the system?


texts: How can I wipe my SD card on an unresponsive Nexus 4?

texts:
About two years ago, I dropped my Nexus 4 and shattered the screen. It no longer registered touches and is unusable. I'm finally getting around to recycling all of my busted electronics, and I realized that this device still has all of my personal data on it, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't encrypted. I'd like to factory reset my device, but I can't actually interact with the phone's OS to do that. Removing the SD card would also probably be an acceptable option as a last resort.

If it matters, I bought it unlocked and used T-Mobile's prepaid service.

Any ideas?


texts: Write to SD card to android in Windows 10

texts:
Im trying to put some music on my SD card but i've left my micro sdcard reader at home. I do have my charger cable. I can see the files of the sd card on my laptop. But I can't write my music from my laptop to the SD card. Is there a way to enable write permissions of the SD card?
Thanks for thinking with me!

My phone is the Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 (Android 7.1.1)


texts: What is the list of commands to dictate punctuation, capitalization and line breaks?

texts:
I'm on a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.3.

I would love to become a power user of the dictation feature to dictate text messages and emails. More often than not, however, I have to hand-edit the dictated text not because of text comprehension issues but because of punctuation, capitalization and spacing problems.

These are the "commands" I've found to work. What is the full list?

"period"     --> .   (works fairly reliably)
"comma"      --> ,   (works fairly reliably)
"new line"   --> \n  (works about 50% of the time)

I've not gotten capital or anything like that to work, or acronyms. If you know how it works, please share.


texts: Stock Android on Nexus S - "invalid magic code"

texts:
I have a Nexus S (2.3.3, GRI54/I9023, bootloader unlocked, clockworkmod recovery installed, rooted) and I'm trying to flash it with a stock system.img that I built myself (no modifications - yet).

To make the stock Android build, I followed the instructions for making a build found at http://source.android.com/source/download.html. The build was successful and the system does work when run on the emulator.

To flash the ROM, I connect the phone, boot with Volume up + Power, connect USB and type

fastboot flash system system.img

The response that is shown on the phone is

Invalid magic code 0x00000003

What does this mean? What's wrong?


texts: Is it possible to have a rooted Galaxy S8 running Pie on a U.S. network?

texts:
After checking around to make sure Samsung Galaxy S8 can be rooted on Pie, I bought a model SM-G950U phone, but discovered to my dismay that the bootloader on U.S. versions with Snapdragon processors is not unlockable (there is no "OEM unlocking" setting in Developer Options, and none of the tricks with changing the date or waiting 7 days for Prenormal RMM state to pass will work to make it show up). All the rooting instructions I've been able to find only work for international versions with Exynos processors, or require downgrading to Nougat.
Is there any solution available have model SM-G950U rooted and running Pie?
If not, would any of the international models that can be rooted on Pie (SM-G950F, SM-G950FD, SM-G950N) work with U.S. carriers without disadvantages in service? (I have AT&T and would prefer not to switch carriers unless I absolutely have to.)


texts: Save default installed sounds on Original Droid

texts: I have an original Motorola Droid. Is there a way I can save all the original pre-installed sounds/ringtones?


texts: Swipe down to search in the Google launcher?

texts:
My phone runs a Pixel Experience ROM which has a stock Google Launcher that I like a lot. I do not wish to change launcher.

I used to have a Huawei device, and it had a feature that you could swipe down on the home screen and it would search the enitre phone for apps, contacts, etc. I believe iOS has a similar feature.

Is there any way I can get this same feature on the Pixel Experience ROM, without switching launcher?

I have root, Xposed, Magisk, etc. My Android version is 8.1


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300): Wiped Download mode

texts:
Something went badly wrong while trying to flash my phone. I have somehow managed to delete Odin/Download mode. I CAN access ClockworkMod, but it's a very old version not supported by the ROM I wanted to use. I cannot access download mode.

Is there any way I can update ClockworkMod and/or restore Odin?

Galaxy i9300


texts: How to install google apps when android built from source

texts:
I added a kernel module to the msm flo kernel. I built android JB from source for my Nexus 7(flo). I flashed the device with the built OS. I can add 3rd party apps for which I have apks or I could add them to the source tree.

But I can't add google apps or anything from the play store. I can't add my google account under settings->add accounts since it doesn't exist. I tried installing google play store by downloading the apk to my machine and installing it with apk. Play store does install, but play store crashes as soon as I click on it.

Is there anyway to fix this issue?

I am using ubuntu 14.04


texts:
I'm trying to backup apps on my OnePlus One using Helium.

When I open the Helium Windows Desktop application, it works some magic and tells me Helium is now activated on my phone, but the app still shows a spinner and says it's waiting to be activated.


texts: Google Hangouts - Can not send or receive MMS

texts:
About 2 weeks ago, I updated CyanogenMod on my device, and Google Hangouts, and began experiencing this problem. I did an immediate restore from before my update, and there was no change. I can not send or receive any MMS's on my device. When I get an MMS, I am shown a message containing the details of the message, like the time stamp, and the size of the message, along with a prompt to download the message, however it downloads forever.

When trying to send picture messages, via MMS or Hangouts, connected to either 4G LTE, or WiFi, it sends forever, and never goes through.

In Hangouts, I click Menu -> SMS -> APNs, and the list is empty. Clicking Menu -> Reset to Default does absolutely nothing.

Is there anything that I can do to get support back for sending MultiMedia Messages?

  Device: LG G2
  Network: Verizon
  Hangouts Version: 2.0.303
  Android ROM: CyanogenMod 11
  Kernel: 3.4.0-CM+
  Android Version: 4.4.2


texts: Recently I bought a replacement battery off trusted internet supplier, came with kit to remove back, and a short video to advise and old guy how to do it. All went well until I plugged in to charge up, the unit beeped loud, and flashed a warning yellow triangle with exclamation mark,and written advisement that battery was to hot and charging paused. I complained to supplier battery was bad they sent new one, with same results, since then did a factory reset, still same power, volume button clear reset same result, then in desperation to narrow down cause took original battery and cut blue line to battery plugged in and it is charging perfectly, am now monitoring for unusual temps in battery case and will stop if it heats up abnormally...... so is there a resistor between usb plug exterior, and battery plug interior that may not now be functioning if so can it be replaced or repaired????? anyone heard of such a thing? Am old but not out of it lol any help appreciated


texts:
I had recently purchased new LG Optimus L90 (model D415, Android 4.2.2, default OEM set up, Optimus UI) to replace old Optimus T (Optimus One, P509, 2.2). I had used SMS Backup+ to move my messages, call logs etc. I had successfully used it before when I did factory reset on the old mobile.

When I installed SMS Backup+ on the new phone, it did copy call logs, and it seemed to copy messages as well, because when I would tap the message icon for the first few times, it would flash old messages for a fraction of a second, but then would only display the new ones. I tried reboot the phone, and checked the settings, but nothing helped.

Is there a way to make this work, or should I try another app?

Update: I had tried restoring the messages again today, and when I check the list while SMS Backup+ is running I can see it populating with contacts that I had exchanged messages with. But if I click on any of them there are no messages inside, and so the app thinks of those as deleted and clears them upon list refresh.


texts:
I have a Nexus 4, and I'm using Google keyboard on Android 4.3.1. When I switch the keyboard language from French (the system language) to Polish, spellchecking stops. I have the polish spell-checking dictionary installed.

Suggestion works in both languages. Spell-checking works only in french.

What should I do?

I'd rather fix this problem than use another keyboard.


texts: Can cellular network providers detect the phone model/make when their sim is activated?

texts:
When the user inserts the sim card and activates, can the cellular network provider detect what phone the user uses?

Like say Motorola Droid.

Or at least the phone is a smartphone or not?


texts: How is google call screen streaming audio to an incoming call?

texts:
I have been trying to stream an on-device audio file to an incoming call, I am not able to achieve that. but it looks google call screen is having no problem streaming audio to an incoming call.

I just wanted to understand how are they achieving that, if it is fundamentally not possible?


texts: Files app (com.android.documentsui) crashes on Recent tab

texts:
I have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 with Android 9. There's this factory app called "Files" (which is com.android.documentsui) that's not working properly anymore.
I have some apps on my phone like AutomaTag to change the tags of my songs and Sticker Maker to make WhatsApp Stickers. Both of them use this Files app when I have to select an image. Unfortunately, the app is not opening, and when it's opening, it just crashes or doesn't respond at all after a few seconds.
I tried deleting data for that Files app and for both my apps, but it didn't work. So, the next thing I did was installing an app that created a shortcut to that Files app, and surprisingly, it opened and worked! Slow, but it worked, except when I try to open the "Recent" tab, that one crashes the app.
Okay, that's fine, so I just have to avoid that Recent thing. Except, every time "Files" opens, it opens on that Recent thing, so it crashes every time.
I also deleted the cache and when I open the app, it worked. But when I tried to select something, it crashed again.
What do I have to do? Can I delete that app? And how do I do it? Do I need to replace it?


texts: Nexus S battery drains after updating to 4.2.2 even if turned off

texts: My Google Nexus S battery drains after updating from 2.3.7 to 4.2.2, even if it is turned off. One night I shut it off at 70% charge, and when I turned it on in the morning it was at 9 or 10%. I bought a new battery but it has the same problem. What should I do?


texts: hacked/malfunction base system. resources to flash stock firmware on Motorola

texts:
After visiting some shady sites like tpb and clicking a link  my phone just reset on it's own and now my keyboard reset to default, I can't access the notifications dropdown, or use the return to desktop button.

I've read that it shouldn't be too big of a hassle to reflash it, which I am assuming would get rid of well-buried rootkits.

Is an official pure-android image available for Motorola phones still currently in retail? What's the best resource for doing this through linux adb?


texts: How to tell what architecture an APK is intended for?

texts:
I am writing a script to test a large quantity of apks.  Some run on x86 and some run on arm.  Is there a way I can tell which apks are intended for which architecture?
I have looked through the report on aapt badging with aapt dump badging application.apk.  For some of the arm compatible versions I see native-code: 'armeabi-v7a' but not for all of them, and I don't see any indication of what architecture the x86 compatible apks run on.
I have also tried using apktool to break apart the apk and examine the AndroidManifest.xml.  I don't see anything pertaining to the chip architecture in it either.
I'm looking for something on a linux platform.
Any ideas?


texts: Can I use Tasker to activate grayscale mode on my Galaxy S5 running Marshmallow?

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The Marshmallow upgrade for the S5 removed grayscale rendering from the Power Saving mode. It can be manually enabled in the developer options as described in this answer.

I would like to use Tasker to easily toggle this setting on and off. Is there a way to do this in Tasker? And can Tasker be used to modify other system preferences?


texts: Tablet not connecting to my home wifi router

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I have a micromax funbook p300 tablet with a custom rom installed android ver 4.1.1
Before some days it was connecting to my wifi router. But now it is not getting connected to the router, though it can find the wifi network. I have tried to factory reset many times. And the rom I am using is bug free and has no issues with wifi connectivity. pls help


texts: Connecting 2.1 A charger instead of 850 mA

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I have a Sony Xperia SP model with a 2370 mAh battery.
The original charger I got with it was of 850 mA.

My question is can I use a charger with output of 5V-2.1A which is also from Sony?

thanks and regards


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Since the Android port of the Privoxy web filter isn't actively supported, I'm thinking of installing it on a Linux host at home, and configure the web browsers (Dolphin and Chrome) on my Android phone to hit it first for some on-the-fly filtering.

I've moved to Cyanogenmod and was wondering how to configure the phone so that all web browsers go through a remote proxy.

Thank you.


texts: I have just purchased a Samsung A51 / S51 and use Yahoo Mail. Emails now are placed in conversation threads which makes viewing confused. Apparently you can toggle this option on or off either via Settings directly or via Profile.  However this option does not seem to show up in my Settings and accessing my Profile is not so simple and / or seems not to make any difference. It is almost as if someone has gone to great lengths to make this simple operation complicated. Can anyone shed any light?


texts: How do permissions work in the Android Market?

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I've been told that the permissions for an app are there to inform me the types of things the app has permission to do. If this is right, can a developer 'forget' a permission and get away with using something anyway.  I'm just curious for the security of my device.  I know that Google does not police it's market as strict as Apple so I was wondering if a app could 'forget' to claim a permission but use that feature anyway?

This is not a programming question - its about the trustworthiness of permissions


texts: how to remove sticky (permanent) notifications from notification bar?

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I have a buggy app installed in my phone, which sometimes creates permanent download progress notification with animated icon but fails to remove it from notification bar by its own.

I tried to remove the notification manually (swipe it off) but it is sticky and can't be removed. I tried "clear" option in notification bar, but again no success and it is still there! I even stopped that app which created the notification, but no change.

The only option that I have to remove such sticky and buggy notifications is to restart the device, which is very unpleasant.

Which app, hack, command, gesture, etc... I can use to remove that sticky notification?

*My device is Sony Xperia S running ICS 4.0.4 stock ROM (rooted)


texts: Disable browser prompt when using ADB to open an URL

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I'm trying to open an URL using the ADB command:

  ./adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d URL

When I have multiple browser support applications, I'm trying to open this using google play store. Is there a way I can set this to open this URL by google play store app and nothing else? The URL is a app store app url. Its an automation where there might be apps installed back to back. In case I download a firefox for android app, I don't want the device to prompt me to open the URL using the available apps but stick to google play store app. Is this possible?


texts: With Google Now, can I ask for directions to one of my contacts?

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I understand I can send an SMS or email to a contact, but I can't figure out how to ask for directions to the contact.  Is there a voice command for Google Now that will pull up directions to a contact's address? If so, what happens if the contact has more than one address?

If there isn't a way to do this currently, is there a shortcut to pull up the Contact record, where I can click to the map?


texts: How to identify google account based on "internal shared storage"

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I soft bricked my grandma's (soft-broken (play-services kept crashing)) phone [Samsung A3] by performing a factory reset not knowing about Samsung/Google's factory reset protection and thinking she'd find her google account credentials on her password paper. Since she uses a limited set of passwords there is substantial chance to recover her google account (and with it her phone) once we know her google account name. (She has proof of ownership but service points are closed & they charge to remove frp & this would not restore the google account)
I backed up her "internal shared storage" before the wipe and am now wondering if there is chance to find her google account name somewhere there among the data, Downloads, DCMI, WhatsApp, etc. folders. Do you have an idea where it might be saved in plain text?


texts: Timezone is not updating with WiFi and ethernet network in Android

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I am working with Android AOSP. When I connect my Android device with cellular network, then the timezone is updating (if I enable the "auto-update time zone" option). But if I connect my device with WiFi or ethernet network, then the timezone is not updating (even if the "auto-update time zone" option is enabled).
I studied some forums, they are saying that the timezone will not update with WiFi and ethernet network.
Is it right? Please give some summary regarding this issue.


texts: Can I get my old keyboard back after update?

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I have an HTC Desire X and I Updated Android yesterday (I have android 4.1.1 now).
Since the update I have a new keyboard, which has keys on different places (such as the change language button). Also the Swype (or trace or whats-it-called) function is gone.

The picture below was my old keyboard, is there a way to get this keyboard back?

I already looked in Settings > Language & keyboard where I found HTC Sense input, but there is no possibility to turn on trace (or Swype) there or the option to select my old keyboard.


texts: Is there any kernel requirement for installing Android Lollipop?

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Is there a special requirement for a newer kernel in Android Lollipop?
Can I use it with 3.4 kernel?


texts: Connecting Sony Xperia U with my Windows XP laptop

texts: I am unable to link my phone with my laptop. When I connect the USB it says st25i camera connected. I use a Sony Xperia U model and my laptop has Windows XP OS. What can be the issue?


texts: How do I navigate to a contacts address using my voice

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This seems like it should be easy but I'd I say to Google now or the Google search all "Navigate to Contact Name" it just does a Google search. Contact is saved and synced to Google. Doesn't seem to work with any of my contacts.

I am pretty sure that this used to work...

Thanks


texts: How to limit/throttle WiFi data speed on my Android device?

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I am testing an Android application and need to understand how does the app behave on different internet speeds.
An example of test case is:
1. set the maximum bandwidth to 20kbps and check how it works;
2. set the maximum bandwidth to 50kbps and check how it works... etc.

The problem is - I have no idea how to limit the traffic.

I am using WiFi and Charles Proxy. I use Charles to check how does the app reacts. Unfortunately, I am unable to throttle using Charles - for some reason Charles limits do not affect my app at all.

Anyway, can somebody assist me with this problem? Do you have any ideas on how to limit the bandwidth?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Can't do wireless tethering. HTC Hero with 2.2 ROM

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Recently a friend of mine showed be his Desire HD, and it has an option on the Wireless settings section, which is something like "USB and Portable Tethering". So when it's activated, it creates a wireless network.

He also has Android 2.2 (not a custom ROM). I've searched every option in my phone, and I don't have "portable tethering" only usb.

I tried downloading an app called "Wireless Tethering", but it creates an ad-hoc and it doesn't work very good.

So, can I do something, or I have to change my ROM to another 2.2 or even 2.3?


texts: Android music organization. How do I avoid splitting albums on the default music app?

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I have a Galaxy S7. I am trying to organize music in the default music app and running into some issues. For example, no matter how much I try and group music in to one album or to one artist (on both the phone and my computer) songs are split up by each individual contributing artist to an album.

Attached is an image of my problem.


texts: Google two-step verification doesn't want to work. Pops up, I approve and nothing happens

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Phone is a Samsung Note 9  SM-960F model. The phone is running Android 10. And I never experienced this problem on any other phone, model or Android version before.

Basically I am logged into my Google account. Every Google service works great. Except two-step verification.

I get the "notification" in Chrome for example when I sign in on a new PC. All great.
The phone makes a notification sound, the two step verification pops up.
I tap "Yes", I get a toast notification "Approved".... and nothing happens.

What could cause this and how could I fix this?


texts: I want to remove credit card information from Play Store

texts: Please let me know how can I change my credit card information that I entered when I set up the Play Store.


texts: Does the google play store not provide updates for frozen apps?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Is there any other way to get updates to frozen apps?

I freeze problematic apps in hope of waiting for a better update. When frozen, the apps once did update like normally. I've turned on automatic updates in Google Play Store.

Now I've noticed that apps that are frozen does not seem to get updates.

Is this a problem with the way I freeze apps? I use Link2SD app to freeze apps.

Or is it because of the updated latest versions of Google Play Store doesn't allow updates for the frozen/disabled apps? (Google play store shows "Enable" button over the place of "open/update" for installed frozen apps.)

My Google Play Store version: 3.10.10


texts: Upload data from internal memory to Dropbox

texts: I have been trying to upload xml data from the internal memory of my android phone to Dropbox. However, it only works when I use a virtual device. I currently believe that it is because the phone isn't rooted (i.e. I can access /data/data/appname/files in the file explorer for the virtual device but not the android phone) which is required to access the app's allocated internal memory. Is there a way to do this without rooting the phone?


texts: Shorcut Field missing in Android Keyboard 4.3 Personal Dictionary Entries

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While trying to add entries in the Personal Dictionary,
 you first enter the phrase and then on clicking done, it asks you to enter the shortcut.

My new Xolo Q1000 Opus 2 phone has Android 4.3 and also an Android 4.3 keyboard.

However when I enter the phrase (for eg. Good Morning) and click done it does not show me the shortcut field (where I would enter the shortcut GM).

This worked perfectly well on my old phone which had Android 4.2.

Does anyone know why this is so and what is the best solution?

Please advice.

Thanks,
Sunny


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Many of my SMS messages are still showing as "sending" in Samsung Messages app, even though they are already sent. I know they are sent, because they have been replied to.

After a reboot, the messages are still in the log but they show "Sending Failed". If I re-send successfully, the recipient gets a second copy of the message.

I have considered switching apps to resolve this problem, choosing Android Messages as an alternative. However, when I tried this I found that none of my sent messages are in the new app. Everything I've received is there, but nothing that I've ever sent is.

I've considered clearing the app cache of Samsung Messages to solve this. However, I'm worried that this will also lose parts of my message history - particularly, the stuck messages that weren't picked up in Android Messages.

I'm also going through some particular life issues right now, which necessitate keeping an accurate record of sent and received SMS messages. So, any action that risks losing these stuck messages is unacceptable.

What should I do to fix this problem?

Platform:

Samsung Galaxy S8+
Android 7.0
Samsung Messages 4.1.64
Android Messages 2.2.075


texts: What if I accidentally checked CDMA/LTE instead of GSM/HPA+ in the Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit?

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I tried to use WugFresh's Galaxy Nexus Root Toolkit to root my device, but I accidentally selected CDMLA/LTE while I have a GSM model.

I tried flashing CWM recovery afterwards, but it didn't work. Now I'm stuck at the white Google loading screen.

I tried doing a factory rest and flashing the stock rom, but it's still stuck.


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Any thoughts on how one might clear the Android Marketplace search history?
For instance, if I recently searched for an android app in the marketplace, the marketplace search maintains a history list of which apps/keywords that I have recently looked for.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Xiaomi 5S keeps losing Nova Launcher as default launcher

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I can set Nova Launcher as default launcher in Settings -> Installed Apps -> Defaults -> Launcher, but whenever I tap the home button, the device loads the system launcher.
In the settings of Nova Launcher I keep getting the following message: "Not set as default - Nova launcher is not set as the default launcher. Tap to set."

I tried all combinations of rebooting / re-installing / clearing caches and whatnot. It all doesn't help.


texts: What is the fastest way to shutdown unrooted Android phone?

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Sometimes I need to have my phone shut down as fast as possible. In older phones I was able to remove the battery, but after some "innovations" this feature is no longer present. Is there any better option than using casual shutdown and waiting for long seconds until it gets down? It is especially bad when I pour water on my phone and the touchscreen refuses to work.

I am using Xiaomo Pocophone F1 with Android 9.0.


texts: Auto boot when charger connected (for HTC Magic)

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I want to let Android OS to boot automatically when the charger connected (for HTC Magic) without pressing power button
I found this guide:

Complete boot when charging
If your phone only gets one of those ugly battery symbols when a charger is connected to a powered off phone this is because the init process is interrupted by /system/bin/chargemon. That file is a binary ARM program, I replaced it with a simple script containing only a single line:
echo skipping chargemon
The file was created and installed with the following steps:
echo "echo skipping chargemon" > chargemon.script

adb pull /system/bin/chargemon chargemon.backup

adb push chargemon.script  /sqlite_stmt_journals

adb shell

$ cd /sqlite_stmt_journals
$ su
# mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock0 /system
# cat chargemon.script > /system/bin/chargemon
# chmod 755 /system/bin/chargemon
# reboot -p

When the command su is given above, it might have to be acknowledged in a dialog on the phone screen.
The final command reboot -p shuts down the phone. As the USB cable is still connected it will power on again, and if everything has gone fine the phone will complete its boot process without halting with any battery symbol.

But I can't find "chargemon" in System/bin


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A person that is not expert in computers & technology (including smartphones) bought a Galaxy Mini S3 and asked me some help. He is very old of age.

The problem with this phone is that Wifi drains away lots of power. The battery barely survives half a day. Disabling wifi multiplies the battery duration. It is normal that disabling wifi helps battery survive, but the difference with this phone is dramatic (my S3 "large" lasts more).

The basic idea is to disable wifi when not needed, something that I do every time I go out of home playing Ingress. But that user is not an expert and hardly can be taught how and when to enable/disable wifi. He needs Viber, which he learned how to use, when home. When out of home, no wifi is needed.

I would like to ask if there is any application that can be used to turn wifi on and off depending on the location of the device, possibly avoiding draining battery because of the GPS. I was thinking about coarse location based on cell tower.

I was also thinking about the old Microsoft On.X.

Or, can any other trick be used to make battery last a little longer with wifi on?

An important thing I found: I let the user use the phone mainly in standby for an almost full discharge. Battery meter said that Android OS consumed 62% of battery. Wifi was only consuming 6%.

This morning the phone was fully charged. After about 4 hours the battery level, with wifi manually turned off, was of 98%.


texts: How to log and visualize resource usage stats (to identify resource hogs)?

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I want to be able to collect up to, say, a couple of day's worth of resource usage statics for my android, at the resolution of individual apps, and ordered according to their shares of the resource.  And I would like then to be able to view this information in such a way that I can easily identify the worst resource hogs.

Any suggestions for how to do this would be appreciated.

(FWIW, my phone is rooted.)

Thanks!

PS: There is a bazillion of apps for monitoring CPU usage, memory usage, etc., but all the ones I have found give only global statistics.  I.e. they will tell me that, e.g. 84% of my phone's CPU is being used, but none will give me a weighted breakdown of that percentage over the apps responsible for it.  Monitoring apps that do not collect and display statistics at the resolution of individual applications are of little use to me.  And of course, it goes without saying that "task manager" apps, or even for apps like Watchdog are even farther removed from what I'm looking for; these apps may be very good at what they do, but they simply are not designed to do what I want done.


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If I don't have John in my phone contacts (and thus I don't have him in my WhatsApp contacts), and then I open WhatsApp main window, will John see me online? I know my contacts will, but will John?

By "see me online" I mean: if he opens the conversation view with me, will he see the "online" label under my name?

Note: Suppose John has my phone number in his contacts.


texts: Is there any way to parent proof a phone from themselves?

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My fathers phone is an absolute mess every time I look at it. When I passed him the phone, there was one home screen, and the default thing on the bottom launcher bar like phone, messages, browser.

Now, there are something like 8 home screen with numerous duplicates of apps, numerous folders with even more duplicates of apps, folders on the launcher bar, I don't even know where the phone dialler is hidden at this point. Of course, there are all the strange apps that now inhabit the phone as well that promise to "clean" the phone and speed it up and various other apps of that sort. He also manages to disable GPS, disable WiFi, and disable cellular data from time to time among other things.

When asked about it... well... he alleges that he never touches anything.

I'm sure others have been in this position before. Is there any app out there that can do the following:

1) lock all settings like GPS, WiFi, Cellular Data, etc.
2) lock all icons on the homescreen etc. so that new shortcuts/folders can't be created
3) lock new apps from being installed

All of the above can be temporarily unlocked with a password or something like that. It doesn't have to be one app to do everything, even 2 or 3 would be fine... ideally free, but this is absolutely something I'd pay for.


texts: Download paused in play store and doesn't resume

texts: I am a Gionee M5 user. Recently I have encountered a problem with my play store. Whenever I start downloading any apps, the download pauses automatically and doesn't resume. So I am unable to download or update any apps. I have already tried factory resetting my android. I have also cleared the data and uninstalled updates of play store and download manager. I couldn't figure out it is the problem of playstore or the download manager. None of these above techniques worked. So, I am hoping for someone's help.


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My friend has not been able to find her Galaxy S6 which went missing on Saturday night at a dinner party. Many of us rang the phone on that evening whilst at the house but it was on silent. We thought it would just turn up in the morning and didn't think too much of it. Unfortunately, it has not.

Now things are starting to get a little ugly with airs of suspicions and the possibility that someone has taken it or hidden it etc. This has come about as she has tried to locate it using "my account google" etc and that has shown the phone was last "synched" at 11.22am yesterday morning. The last time she rang it was at 9.30am yesterday morning and it was dead. With it saying the phone was synched this has now led her to think it has been switched on I guess...is this the case or does the phone still synch somehow even if switched off, dead??

It's not a great situation at the moment and any help greatly received.

Thanks in advance.


texts: All sound except phone calls not working on android phone

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I have a Huawei p smart 2019 running the normal android os, and none of the apps make any noise (including zoom Facebook messenger WhatsApp YouTube etc)  so they are effectively useless.
However when I get a call on the phone I can hear the other person and talk fine - so I think this is software rather than hardware.
Could anyone help?


texts: Why doesn't the Gmail app delete my e-mails permanently?

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Android 2.2 on an LG GT540. If I delete an email from my inbox in the default Gmail application then the email is in the trash, OK. But why isn't there any options to delete the e-mail from my trash?

Is it a security feature or what?


texts: Mounting encrypted partition from PC - is there anything I can do?

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Okay, so basically I have the same problem identified here, except instead of a broken screen, I accidentally broke the UI with this bug.

And all I want to do is mount the encrypted partition so I can get some photos from it before I factory reset.

Unfortunately, I never enabled usb debugging, I don't have a custom recovery, I don't have an unlocked bootloader, and I don't have a backup app installed either! (lesson learned)

My device is a Motorola XT1254 and I have Ubuntu on my PC (although I also have other PCs with OSX and windows if that helps at all).

What I've tried so far is fastboot to twrp (found a version for my device here), like so:

sudo fastboot boot twrp-3.0.2.0-quark.img

That didn't work, and displayed this in the terminal:

OKAY [ 0.390s]
booting...
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.392s

So yeah I presume that's because of the locked bootloader. And according to the motorola site, you must erase the internal storage to unlock the bootloader. Is my device rejecting the fastboot because of the locked bootloader, or should I just try a different version of twrp or something else?

Any other ideas? The default recovery for my device has an option to sideload updates from adb which is my only other idea. It sounds like sideload from adb can run a script in the zip file to automatically update specific files on reboot... maybe there's a way to revert the "force RTL" developer setting with it? Is it even possible to do adb sideload if my device is encrypted? Could I use it in some other way to access my encrypted partition?

Also forgive any ignorance on my part, note that this is literally the first time I've done anything technical with android! But I have a pretty decent understand of linux in general.

P.S. my device has no external SD card slot (which seems idiotic but whatever) so anything involving that is out of the question.


texts: Launcher disappeared, how do I restore it?

texts:
I mistakenly dragged an icon on the home screen (Nexus One) to the bottom area ("Main dock") that contains 3 main icons (phone, launcher, browser).

That icon replaced the launcher and now I can't access any of my other apps.

(My launcher is the ADWLauncher, that comes with CyganogenMod).

What do I do now?

How do I revert this back?

(I tried "Restore ADW settings" but unfortunately there was nothing in the backup location).

Is there a way to "restore it to factory settings"?


texts: Send message to telegram bot via Google Now voice command

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When I tried to use Google now (OK Google) and told them "Send message via telegram to Home" (Home is my telegram bot name).  Google didn't find bot contact name (see picture). When I use regular contact it worked well. I tried creating contact with a bot name but it also didn't work ...
Maybe someone can help?


texts: Heimdall errors, "ERROR: Failed to detect compatible download-mode device."

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When trying to flash a Galaxy S3 (ATT), I get

  ERROR: Failed to detect compatible download-mode device.

below is the log,

$ sudo heimdall flash --RECOVERY recovery.img
Heimdall v1.4.0

Copyright (c) 2010-2013, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/

This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.

If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating:
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/

Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
ERROR: Failed to detect compatible download-mode device.


texts:
I can't access the internal SD Card (8GB) on my Wayteq x-tab 80, with Android 4.
The device is not rooted, and worked perfectly fine until yesterday. I could access the SD card from the tablet, and also from my PC when connected with USB. Now it doesn't work either way.
I checked in the Settings, and it seems like the SD Card is Unmounted, but even after clicking on Mount it doesn't do anything.
I did a factory reboot, it didn't help.

I'm not a tech expert, so I can't figure out what's the problem. Any ideas?


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I am building an app that receives updates from a server. So at the beginning of the app, a download occurs. However, this thing is getting a bit annoying since whenever I want to test a new build, I would use:

adb -d uninstall com.mycompany.myapp

This command removes the app as well as its data/cache stored. Now, whenever I do this, I would have to go through the process of downloading the updates again and it takes time (a lot of it).

Is there an adb command that would uninstall the app without removing its data/cache? Eclipse ADT can do this but I don't want to fire up Eclipse everytime I build.

EDIT: I've tried using adb uninstall -k com.mycompany.myapp but it always responds with this:

The -k option uninstalls the application while retaining the data/cache.
At the moment, there is no way to remove the remaining data.
You will have to reinstall the application with the same signature, and fully uninstall it.
If you truly wish to continue, execute 'adb shell pm uninstall -k com.mycompany.myapp'

If I try adb shell pm uninstall -k com.mycompany.myapp it just says Failed.


texts:
I am on Android 10 and just ditched netguard firewall to rely on the systems build in restriction options.
But despite my below setting e.g. the Amazon app is still obviously online.

screenshot of the app's data usage and settings (click to enlarge)


texts: How to play/stream/cast sound and video separately to different devices

texts:
What I have.

Portable Projector with DLNA & Miracast functionality.
5.1 Channel speaker with bluetooth.
Android devices version Marshmallow[6.0](Alternate devices with Lollipop[5.1] also available)

Current situation.

Movie(Video & Audio) streamed to projector from android device via DLNA/Miracast
Stereo Output from projector to the 5.1 Channel Speakers.

Problem.

5.1 Channel Speakers becomes just stereo speakers.
Speaker placements dependent on placement of projector.(I want to fix
them and not not    move them).

What I am looking for.

Stream ONLY the video playback to the projector from the android device
via DLNA/Miracast.
Stream ONLY the audio playback from android device to 5.1 channel speakers via bluetooth.

Can this be done? is there any app available for the same?


texts: How can I save Android photos in the WebP format?

texts:
WebP images are at least 20% smaller.

Windows can open WebP images after installing the WebP codec.


texts: Problem with setting wallpaper in Google Launcher (antialiasing high res image)

texts:
I've made wallpaper in Photoshop. Original size is 1242x2208 (iPhone 6+ size). And imported to my phone, which has 480x854 (Android 5.0.2)
When I try to set wallpaper, preview looks good – but after setting I get this:

Screenshots of preview and applied wallpaper (click images for larger variants)

After that, I tried to export my wallpaper in my device's size. No result. I've tried both .png and .jpg – but the applied wallpaper is always "crispy".

How to fix that?


texts: Do I root to my model, or my version number?

texts:
When I rooted my last phone, I was able to find a detailed tutorial made specifically for the model I had. It was great, because I knew I had fully compatible tools and ROMs, which limited my amount of fumbling around.

I don't see anything out there for my new (to me) phone. I've seen generic guides for my Android version, but since it's specific to my carrier, I am wondering if I can just jump right in and start trying it out.


texts: Why is Clockworkmod taking up so much memory?

texts:
Question: I was checking the memory storage and found that under miscellaneous, Clockworkmod took up 4.5GB of memory. Is that normal? I’m operating on a HC 3.1 3G 10.1 Tab. with 16GB only. Now I have 4GB left. The rest of the other files are less than 50MB.
Please advise.


texts:
I used cm-7.2.0-passion(stable) on my Nexus One since Jan-2013 without any problems. A few days ago, I have installed ev_passion-4.0.0p4.2-perdo-squished from evervolv.com. Today again i installed cm-7.2.0-passion(stable) on my device.

But now i noticed that i can't access internet using 3G connection. I set APN settings manually as on my service provider's website. Even though 3G was on, there were no 3G icon appearing in the top bar.

Before installing roms, I did a wipe data/factory, wipe cache and format system using ClockworkMod Recovery.

My baseband version is 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04

How can i solve this ?


texts: How to disable startup and shutdown sound on Samsung Galaxy S?

texts: Is there a way to disable the sounds on phone startup and shutdown? When I had JF3 firmware, there were no sounds, but now on JM1 the sounds are there :(


texts: Does Adobe Reader on Android support search-by-whole-word?

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I have an Acer Iconia Tab.

I would like to search some PDFs (RPG reference documents) for "whole words", as normal search doesn't properly find short words.

Is it possible with the Adobe Reader on Android? If so, how?

(Note: I just updated it a few days ago, and I can't seem to find any such option.)


texts: Have root & external sdcard mounted rw, but mv produced "Permission Denied"

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I have an old tablet running LNOS 14.1.  It has an external SDCard with some Books, Videos etc.  The card is configured as movable storage.  .android_secure is an empty directory, and though I haven't deliberately installed any apps on the card, it does appear there are some in the Android directory.  I have noticed that though I have root on the tablet, there are things that I can not do via a shell or by ssh'ing in.  I can't look in .androd_secure for instance, but more importantly, though I can copy to the root of the SDCard, I can not copy to any of the subfolders!  I am able to enter and read from the subfolders, as can apps like Kodi and Librara.
I am sure I have root as I set access permission in Developer tools, and multiple apps have caused the OS to produce pop ups requesting root access.  Also, the Root Verifier app reports that I have root.   In addition, Termux and simpleSSHD allow me to su - root, & I am able to do some things with root that I can't otherwise.  eg. without root I can't write to the SDCard at all!  But I still can't do this.
A friend suggested SELinux issues, so I include ls -Z.  Is there a way around this?

# whoami
root

# pwd
/storage/1dc31997-9ebf-4573-9c75-3e57793b4071

# cat /proc/mounts | grep "/storage/1"
/dev/fuse /storage/1dc31997-9ebf-4573-9c75-3e57793b4071 fuse rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,user_id=1023,group_id=1023,default_permissions,allow_other 0 0

# ls -la
ls: ./.android_secure: Permission denied
total 5852
drwxrwx--x 12 root sdcard_rw    4096 2020-12-12 01:53 .
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root          100 2020-12-11 18:49 ..
drwxrwx--x  5 root sdcard_rw    4096 2020-12-09 22:56 .Trash-1000
drwxrwx--x  2 root sdcard_rw    4096 2020-12-10 22:49 AOSP.7.0.Root.Install.amaces
drwxrwx--x  5 root sdcard_rw    4096 2020-12-09 22:04 Android
drwxrwx--x  2 root sdcard_rw    4096 2020-12-10 04:38 Apps
drwxrwx--x 25 root sdcard_rw    4096 2020-12-06 19:04 Books
drwxrwx--x  2 root sdcard_rw    4096 2020-12-10 22:45 LNOS.14.1.amaces
drwxrwx--x  2 root sdcard_rw    4096 2000-01-02 12:25 LOST.DIR
drwxrwx--x  3 root sdcard_rw    4096 2020-10-25 02:18 TWRP
drwxrwx--x  3 root sdcard_rw    4096 2020-10-29 23:41 Videos
-rw-rw----  1 root sdcard_rw    5294 2020-12-12 01:53 bottled.zip
-rw-rw----  1 root sdcard_rw 5888840 2020-12-11 04:49 org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota_2110.zip

# cp bottled.zip bottled.1.zip

# ls -lZ
ls: ./.android_secure: Permission denied
total 5848
drwxrwx--x  2 root sdcard_rw u:object_r:fuse:s0    4096 2020-12-10 22:49 AOSP.7.0.Root.Install.amaces
drwxrwx--x  5 root sdcard_rw u:object_r:fuse:s0    4096 2020-12-09 22:04 Android
drwxrwx--x  2 root sdcard_rw u:object_r:fuse:s0    4096 2020-12-10 04:38 Apps
drwxrwx--x 25 root sdcard_rw u:object_r:fuse:s0    4096 2020-12-06 19:04 Books
drwxrwx--x  2 root sdcard_rw u:object_r:fuse:s0    4096 2020-12-10 22:45 LNOS.14.1.amaces
drwxrwx--x  2 root sdcard_rw u:object_r:fuse:s0    4096 2000-01-02 12:25 LOST.DIR
drwxrwx--x  3 root sdcard_rw u:object_r:fuse:s0    4096 2020-10-25 02:18 TWRP
drwxrwx--x  3 root sdcard_rw u:object_r:fuse:s0    4096 2020-10-29 23:41 Videos
-rw-rw----  1 root sdcard_rw u:object_r:fuse:s0    5294 2020-12-12 03:26 bottled.1.zip
-rw-rw----  1 root sdcard_rw u:object_r:fuse:s0    5294 2020-12-12 01:53 bottled.zip
-rw-rw----  1 root sdcard_rw u:object_r:fuse:s0 5888840 2020-12-11 04:49 org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota_2110.zip

# mv bottled.zip Videos
mv: bad 'bottled.zip': Permission denied

# cd Videos

# ls -lZ
total 7434136
-rw-rw---- 1 root sdcard_rw u:object_r:fuse:s0  402069980 2015-07-24 03:56 Hold Fast-15351476.mp4

# mv ../bottled.zip .
mv: bad '../bottled.zip': Permission denied