texts: Determine hardware-age of an Android device

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How can I get information that gives indication of the age of hardware in an Android device. I would look for lifetime information like how often has the battery been charged, how long has the screen has been turned on, how long has the flash memory been active.

In a traditional computer I would mainly look for SMART data. I would prefer solutions with basic android system information, and definitely want to avoid rooting the device.

The background is that I have bought a new Sony Xperia Z4 tablet  (5.0.2), but the condition of the packaging leads me to believe that it is not brand new. The package was secured only with a single unevenly cut tape and the plastic pocket is somewhat dirty. the screen protection is not quite centered and has a few bubbles. I don't really care if it has been been slightly in use and is still in new condition, but I am curious and definitely want to avoid a device that has been under more than minor use.


texts: Google Play Error Code: 495 on Android One

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I am using an Android One mobile phone. When I try to install apps via WiFi I get Error Code: 495, but, when I do the same via mobile data it's working fine.

When  follow the procedure mentioned in What is error code 495 on Google Play and the YouTube app? I get a "Connection Time Out Error". If I try a second time I can see the "Installing..." indicator appear, but I don't see any downloading file information and finally I get the same Error Code: 495.

What could be the problem? How to solve this issue?


texts: Share YouTube running Videos from Mobile to Panasonic Viera Smart TV

texts: How to share currently playing YouTube Videos in Android mobile to Panasonic Viera Smart TV? Unfortunately YouTube App is not working in my Panasonic Smart TV model. Is there any In-Built App to download from Google PlayStore and share the same from mobile to TV without relying on ChromeCast or any other external hardware devices. Are there any best Possibilities?


texts: How to get installation log (either from adb install or manual install)

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The question is what to grep/filter?

adb logcat | grep what?
adb install file.apk

tried with grep apk and manual install, but it contains no useful information:

01-25 17:29:05.721  4241  6322 I ActivityManager: START u0 {dat=file:///data/user_de/0/com.google.android.packageinstaller/no_backup/package7763548981090696460.apk flg=0x2000000 cmp=com.google.android.packageinstaller/com.android.packageinstaller.InstallInstalling (has extras)} from uid 10020, pid 24521
01-25 17:29:08.660  4241  5058 I ActivityManager: START u0 {dat=file:///data/user_de/0/com.google.android.packageinstaller/no_backup/package7763548981090696460.apk flg=0x2000000 cmp=com.google.android.packageinstaller/com.android.packageinstaller.InstallFailed (has extras)} from uid 10020, pid 24521

tried with grep apk and adb install nothing captured (stuck), how can i know what part causes the installation failure?


texts: Ringing volume is reduced after after updating Moto G2 to Android Lollipop

texts: After updating my Moto G2 to Lollipop 5.0, the ringing volume of my phone is reduced. Can anyone help me with a fix?


texts: Is it possible to assign new function to "left swipe" on MIUI11

texts: I failed to find the option in settings which will assign different (custom) functionality when I "swipe left" on the homescreen. I want to get rid off news feed and leave just google search if possible. I am using MIUI 11 on the top of Android 10. Maybe this is basic question but I am new to android and I could not find an answer.


texts: Phone asking "SIM network unlock PIN" after flashing new Stock ROM on Xperia S

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I have Xperia S (LT26i).
Earlier it had 6.2.B.0.211 installed.

I flashed it with "XperiaS_LT26i_6.2.B.1.96_1257-6919.ftf", flashing was successful, but after I started my phone I saw this message "SIM network unlock PIN". What should I do now?

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texts: Samsung Galaxy S2 factory-reset lead to boot-loop

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S2. I factory-reset my phone from the Settings option, but it is taking too much time. It has been 24 hours already, but the device is only boot-looping. I've also tried to boot into recovery-mode (by holding the Vol+ and Vol- buttons while pressing Power), but this boot-looped as well.

How can I solve this problem? The device is rooted, if that's any help.


texts: Can't connect to Walmart in-store WiFi with LTE ZTE Maven Z812

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The problem started about 10 days ago (10/01/2019) after some changes were made to the Walmart in-store WiFi configuration. Since then I can't connect to the in-store WiFi from my LTE ZTE Maven Z812 smartphone.

The phone seems fine, connects to all other networks. Other phones also connect just fine to the Walmart in-store WiFi network. But when I try to connect to Walmart WiFi with Z812 I get an error WiFi connection failed and no IP address.

Resetting the adapter, forgetting the network, and rebooting the phone did not help.

I noticed that the store recently split 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz access points, there are different ESSIDs for them ("Walmartwifi 2.4" and "Walmartwifi"). The Z812 does not see the 5 GHz AP but sees 2.4 GHz just fine. I tried connecting to 2.4 GHz AP from another smartphone and it works just fine.

Any ideas what might be wrong? Is Walmart blocking certain models/manufacturers from using in-store WiFi?

Additional info: I don't think it is MAC filtering. It feels like something is broken in the IP negotiation process, but I don't understand why this specific phone and this specific network.


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I've Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ (SM-G928i). I need to utilize Tor properly. I need root access. I do not have access to any sort of other computer.

How can I root this device without a PC?


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I have an LG Spirit.

Sometimes my apps keep crashing for no apparent reason. This all started when I first downloaded Fire Emblem Heroes from the Google Play Store. Now some apps that used to run smoothly crash constantly. There are apps I can't even open now, even though I used them before with no problems.


texts: Galaxy S5 S Voice unable to detect current location

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I used to use S Voice to bring up navigation: "Navigate to 123 Elm Street Springfield"  And it would take me directly to google maps navigation.  Now when I do that it says, "Sorry, I am unable to detect your current location.  Please check your settings and try again."

But when I go to google maps and ask it to navigate, it does so without problem.  So location services are working.

What setting do I need to change?

Software version: G900PVPU2BOD3
Hardware version: G900P.04
Android version: 5.0
Model number: SM-G900P


texts: Why is Firefox for Android shown as "offered by" Google Commerce Ltd?

texts: If you look at the page for Firefox for Android on Google Play, and it 'Read more' then scroll all the way down, you will see the following. The question is simple, why is it shows an offered by Google and not Mozilla?


texts: Alternatives to a hard reset when screen is frozen on Android Froyo?

texts: My Nexus One has been freezing up a lot lately, particularly in Settings. Are there any good alternatives to pulling the battery when this happens?


texts: Can I set up Lync account on built-in mail client?

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Is it possible to setup Lync into built-in mail client application?
How?


texts: How to remove unused folders created by apps?

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When I started with a fresh SD card, there were only very few folders in it. As time passed by when I tried many apps, I could see the folder list in my SD card seems to grow.

It is understandable that while an app is being uninstalled, it leaves behind its folder where it would have kept few files, which may be the settings file or game scores etc.

Is there any way I can remove all those orphaned folders in a batch or short operations? I have seen the question "How do one know which folder is created by which android apps" and can manually do it, but I am interested in kind of automatic solution.

My phone info: LG Optimus One (P500) running stock 2.3.3 V20D (rooted).


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300) "no network" issue

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I bought my phone from a friend and I am the second user. It was rooted and was in modified status (when I checked About->device->status) but working fine and had zero issues. So yesterday I wanted to install a new ROM to get android 4.3 as what I had was android 4.1.2.

I installed this Omega Rom (version is v58 - XXUGNB6).

Now everything is working fine except the calling feature, phone is fast as well but when I try to make a call it says

  "Not Registered on Network"

This was working fine before, and a friend has the same ROM installed and it works fine without any problems at all. Even calling is working fine.

What can I do to recover my phone? How can I unroot it? Does anyone know why I would be seeing this message?

UPDATE

I have found now that IMEI (under the battery) no of the device does not match with the IMEI I get when typing *#06#

The IMEI I get when dial *#06# starts with 004999 but the IMEI under the battery starts with 355994.

I flashed using ODIN again what I thought was the stock ROM. But it's not the original ROM which was in the mobile before, please find the below screenshot.

I read here as well : http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/ref-imei-efs-stuff-i9300-including-t2393289/


texts: Fix for error : "mount: '/system' not in /proc/mounts"

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First things first, I just got into rooting and custom roms. I haven't written a single command, and I am just at the start of a beautiful journey. I am going to try to include everything, since I don't know which part is important.
I have a redmi note 5 pro, was android 9, at that point I unlocked the bootloader and rooted it with magisk. Didn't download any module.
After that I donwloaded a custom rom (pixel experience) (I use pitch black recovery). The device got unrooted and I had to root it again via magisk. I wanted to root because there were certain apps that I wanted to convert to system apps. I tried downloading a module called App Systemizer through magisk and tried to run it, but to no avail, maybe because I am running android 10. After that I searched for alernative ways, and found an app Link2SD . I tried to convert an app to system app, and got shown this error :

So what do I do now? I am looking for permanent solutions. I have tried looking up other answers and most of them were like "... write this code..." But where am I supposed to write and implement these codes? Also, I somewhere read that maybe my /system is read only, so then how do I convert to read-write mode? Is there way to solve it without compromising my data (I know I can take backup, but still).
All help is appreciated .


texts: What happens if you manually remove every launcher from your phone?

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Someone on G+ is asking for help, claiming they accidentally uninstalled every launcher from their phone. He said his phone is stuck at the "company logo" when he turns his phone on (sounds like a brick to me).

He says his phone is rooted, so it's possible.

I've never done anything this dumb before (and don't plan to), so I can't verify what's going on.

If you uninstall every launcher from your Android phone, what happens when you turn it on? Will it actually refuse to boot properly if you don't have a launcher installed?


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Today I discovered the "Mark all as read" function in K9. I was not very happy to find out, that it marks all mail in my inbox as read even the ones currently not shown on the screen.

Naturally now all my mails in the imap folder are marked as read. Is there any way to undo this? I hit the button not by intention...

P.S. How can anybody wish a shortcut for this feature? :P


texts: How to download files to sd card from ftp without rooting

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Simple question, but I couldn t find the answer anywhere (all answers requires rooting on android marshmallow because ftp clients doesn t include the permission to write on the sdcard).
I have a huge file which is too large to be downloaded on internal storage. So it can only be downloaded on the sdcard directly.
It also seems no ternal apps have the permission to write to the sdcard so I cannot use command line tools directly.

As the file is huge, I also need to be able to pause and resume downloads.


texts: Hotspot connectivity stops while on phone

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I have an HTC One M9 (Verizon). I regularly use the hotspot to give my laptop internet while commuting. However, I have noticed that while using hotspot, if I make or receive a phone call, internet connectivity through the hotspot stops (the laptop stays connected to the hotspot, but has no internet access) for the duration of the call, and is instantly restored the moment the call ends.

Why does this happen, and, if possible, how can it be fixed? I would like to be to use hotspot and make a phone call at the same time. My previous HTC One M8 (Verizon) did not suffer from this problem.

I also haven't been able to find much about this while Googling, though I can't tell if it's because my problem is rare or because the search terms are just too general.

(P.S. someone should make an htc-one-m9 tag for the site)


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My phone is getting out of storage space warnings and most of this is due to log files in /data that I cannot get to.

I'm using CyanogenMod and use Terminal to gain shell access.  Issue su in the root filesystem,  cd data, then ls.   That's when I get permission denied.

Screenshot (click for larger variant)

What do I need to do to gain permission to clear out these large, inaccessible log files?


texts: Android won't boot after unsuccesful wipe operation

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I rooted my Asus Transformer Prime and tried to install a custom ROM but I managed to fail. I selected the option to wipe data from the table in the bootloader menu (accessed it via holding power button and volume down) and then I cancelled it by turning the device off because I wasn't supposed to select that. It seems this wasn't wise...

I tried to boot the device but now it's stuck saying "Asus" in the middle of the screen. If I try to power it off, it turns off but immediately it turns back on.

I can't access the bootloader menu. Fastboot nor ADB sees the device via USB.

How can I restore it?


texts: I'm planning to buy the Motorola DEFY. I tried it out a demo piece at a store .... It seems to have a vertical scrolling screen with icons as well as a set of horizontal scrolling home screens. While the horizontal scrolling seems snappy, the vertical scrolling seems laggy. As I install more apps, will the vertical scroll lag increase further. What's the point of having both those screens anyways ?


texts: Is it possible to factory reset without losing my google play movies?

texts: I have a few movies downloaded from the google play movies app, and I don't want to re-download all of them. My wi-fi is slow. It would take DAYS to re-download.


texts: why i can't take a screen with LG nexus 5

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I'm trying to take a screenshot on my Nexus 5 phone following the obvious instructions, which instruct me to press both the down button and the power button at the same time.. nothing happens.

I remember in my previous S3 phone there was some some setting that had to be turned on to enable swiping gestures to take a screenshot.. but i couldn't find anything of that sort with the nexus 5.. any ideas?


texts: Nexus 4 Screen Replacement - Would missing shielding tape or double-sided tape cause issues?

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I recently swapped the screen assembly (LCD + Glass + Digitiser + Metal Frame) for my Nexus 4. It was done similarly to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFzbfeY_xTQ

I swapped one phone out, and it appears to be fine. However, on a second phone, I noticed some issues:
 - Sometimes, when it boots up, the LCD seems fine, but it doesn't register touch inputs. At first, I thought this was a dodgy USB charger I had - when plugged in to that, it would seem to register random touch inputs all over the screen. However, I've also seen it simply not register any touch inputs when it's not plugged in.
 - Wifi reception seems a bit off - it will see WiFi networks, but it didn't connect successfully. I still need to verify this (it may be related to congestion/interference, but I'm not sure yet).
 - Battery seems to drain a bit fast - I also need to verify this, and quantify it.

During this second repair, a few things went funny (I was tired and rushing it...not a good combination)

Firstly, the battery was very hard to get out, due to the adhesive bonding it to the case. I really had to pry it, and the battery flexed a bit during the removal. I did attempt to get it into reasonable shape afterwards, but not sure if this caused any issues?

Secondly, there is some metallic shielding tape over one component, that also wraps around underneath:

I was able to scrape some of it off the top of that connector, and transfer it across, but the tape also wraps around underneath the connector as well, sitting in between the connector, and the metallic part underneath. I didn't replace this tape with anything.

I don't know if this would cause any issues.

Thirdly, there is some silver mesh double-sided tape that sits underneath this component, sticking it to the case:

I wasn't able to transfer all of this across, and so I guess I'm sort of relying on everything fitting together to keep this flex cable in place.

My question is - could any of the issues I've seen be caused by the missing tape (metallic shielding tape and the mesh double-sided stuff)?

If so, does anybody have any specific recommendations for where I can buy tape to replace them?

If I do have to replace the battery, I suppose I'll need to buy some clear double-sided tape as well to stick it back to the case. The replacement screen assembly I bought had some, but that'll be gone now if I remove the battery in there now.

Any other thoughts on the symptoms?


texts: High battery drain on Nexus 6P with Pixel Experience

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I have a nexus 6P with a fairly new battery (some months). It worked quite well, until I decided to flash Pixel Experience because it is the only ROM I found which supports the 6P with Android P.
After flashing, the phone suddenly started draining its battery extremely fast (1h screen time, ~4hs idle).
I couldn't find any troubleshooting for that special scenario, do you have any ideas on what to do?
I would prefer to try everything before changing ROM because I really like to have Android P.


texts: While doing absolutely nothing, my phone, Huawei Nexus 6P entered a boot-loop mode (it's not going further than showing "Google" text). The only thing I can do is to enter secret menu, but when selecting "Recovery mode", nothing happens. OEM is locked, fastboot flashing unlock is not working because of this. Now I am trying to figure out what happened and I got nothing yet. Does this happened to some of you?


texts: Effect of changing resolution on battery

texts: There are various ways to change the resolution on Android devices, and I was wondering: Does it have any noticable effect on battery life? And has anybody ever tried doing some proper measurements?


texts: No Longer Receiving Message Notifications on Lock Screen

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I have a SG3 recently updated to Jelly Bean 4.3. When the update ran, I received message previews on the lock screen, accessed them without trouble, and enjoyed the feature. In the last 24-36 hours, these previews have ceased, and I can no longer swipe to the lock screen where the message previews used to appear.

The preview setting is still checked, and I continue to receive notifications and previews in my status bar.


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I have heard that you can manually switch carriers when using Project Fi. How do I go about this? What is the easiest way?

Edit: Is there an app that does this too?


texts: I recently had to factory reset my phone  but now I have my apps back. When I went on gallery Vault and tried to click on a picture it said that the file was encrypted and I needed to verify my email. At first it took me to a page to type in an authorization code that was sent to my email. I typed in the code but when I try to look at pictures it asks for verification again but when I click verify now it doesn't do anything. Does anyone know how to get the files back?


texts: Send contact information via Hangouts on Samsung Galaxy S5

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I have a difficulty when trying to send contact information on Samsung Galaxy S5 mini. Setup:

I have Google Hangouts as default SMS app.
Android: 4.4.2 (KitKat)

Steps:

Go to Contacts, long tap on the contact which information you want to share and press "Send contact information" from menu.

Select fields to send (e.g. tap "Select all").
Now when I press "Done", Android launches default SMS app which offers to become a default one. Without allowing it to become a default SMS app in place of Hangouts I cannot send the contact.

Expected: Default SMS app is not called to complete the action, but rather Hangouts is launched.

Note 1: I need to send SMS, not MMS with vCard attached.

Note 2: This functionality is known to work on Samsung Galaxy S4.


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I was doing some development work on my Moto 360 (using Android Studio), and since I rebooted the watch earlier to fix an issue with Android Studio, this location symbol has been on my watchface. What does that symbol mean?

Notes:

This symbol acts exactly like the offline "cloud" symbol acts, regardless of watchface.
The app I'm working on does not access my watch's or phone's location in any way.
Debugging over Bluetooth setting in Android Wear app turned off, as well as Bluetooth Debugging and ADB Debugging settings in Developer Settings on my watch.
Some app was using my location for hours on my phone, but has since stopped, while this location symbol has persisted.
Never seen this symbol before on my watch, and haven't done a software update recently or anything.

Here's a screenshot:

What could that symbol mean? How can I get it to go away?


texts: How do I use a periodic trigger in Automagic?

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There's an app called Automagic which uses flow charts to create workflows that let you perform custom sequences of actions on your Android (essentially macros, but with an advanced interface for editing them).

Can somebody please explain how to use the periodic trigger?

I've tried using it to kick start a flow, but it never fires. I've ensured that the flow is enabled, I've checked the logs and there's nothing about any problems occurring with launching the flow.


texts: Custom recovery failing to flash on Nvidia Shield Tablet

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I am having problems rooting my Shield Tablet. It is the new B01 version with update 3.1, Android 5.1.1. I am trying to root using this guide, and I have successfully unlocked my bootloader, but flashing the custom recovery is where the problem lies.

I used fastboot flash recovery recovery.img, and it worked last time on Android 5.0.1, Shield update 2.2.2, but now after I flash it and go into recovery mode, it brings me to stock recovery.

I need to do this to root. Do you know how to fix my problem, or another rooting method that has been checked and works?

PS. I tried with TWRP, still no luck.


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Hello every one I want to install ubuntu touch on my galazy W I8550 but I hangs when I use this code adb reboot bootloader then it just shws a blak screen witch sayes to continue push up volome bottom or down one to reboot but it just hangs.
DO you help ,e with this?


texts: Does Chrome for Android implement tab discarding, and how to access its controls?

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I'm trying to diagnose an issue on my Android. See below for more background on the underlying issue. But what I want to ask you now is why I can't seem to find anything in my Android Chrome (version 71) related to Chrome's "tab discarding". (For background on tab discarding and page refreshes, see http://superuser.com/questions/1353931/how-can-i-get-chrome-to-stop-killing-my-tabs-in-the-background/1353940.) I want to see if tab discarding might be the cause of my problem, but it's hard to diagnose because I can't find the parts of Chrome relating to tab discarding.

In particular, there are supposed to be tab discarding-related flags at chrome://flags, but I can't find any. There's also supposed to be a tool for learning about tab discarding information, at chrome://discards, but Chrome says that's an invalid link. (These flags/features do appear on my desktop version of Chrome 71, though.) It makes me wonder if my Android build of Chrome even does tab discarding.

As for the underlying issue I'm trying to debug: I have this webapp/website/webapge that uses JavaScript to play audio. I want this page to keep playing its audio indefinitely on my phone, even when Chrome isn't the foreground app. This works properly for a while (10-30 minutes maybe), but eventually Chrome will reload the page for no obvious reason. My current hypothesis is that it maybe has something to do with tab discarding.


texts: My Android Client can't connect to OpenBSD VPN Server

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I am configuring a point-to-site VPN (IKEv2)by using an OpenBSD IKEv2 server and an Android client.
I have tried to follow the instructions given in the following link : http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq17.html
I am configuring my Android client via StrongSwan application.
After following the instructions, my client can't connect to my vpn server which I think is normal because I configure only the public IP address of my server to the client VPN Profile.
My question is: How can my client connect to the VPN server only by knowing the public IP address when in fact there are many devices that have the same public IP address under the same LAN? (The VPN Client is also under the same LAN and has the same public IP address)


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i have an bridged internet connection. That is i connect my router and then i have to connect to the internet. There are two steps to be followed. I do that on my computer by first connecting to the router wirelessly and then filling in the credentials to connect to the internet then. The internet connection is of broadband type.
when ever i use my android phone to connect to the internet, i am able to connect to the router but after that i am not able to connect to the internet. After connecting to the router if i try to access any website on my phone, it says failed internet connection.

All i see when my phone is trying to connect to the router is "obtaining ip address". This usually takes a very long time and after connecting to the router there is still no internet connection.

How do i connect to the internet using my android phone.
I have HTC Desire Z with Android 2.3.


texts: Recipient removed from address list when replying to all in GMail

texts: When receiving a group email with multiple recipients in the "to" field in the GMail app on Android, I have noticed that when I "reply-all", one or more recipients are truncated from the address list. Has anyone else noticed this and is there a fix?


texts: Install Google Phone dialer on other phones

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As you know Google Pixels and Nexuses are using Phone application as default dialer. and other phones can't install it.

even if we get different versions of it from ApkMirror, it does not install on phone!

I tested it on Huawei Nova


texts: I've got a Note 8, and heard the Galaxy S9 was coming with stereo speakers. My doubt is: can't the phone software activate the "phonecall" speaker just to have both speakers running at once? Any explanation would be appreciated.


texts: Smart phone factory reset, but forgot google account -- bricked now?

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Motorola Moto E LTE XT1528 (Verizon) running Android 5.1  I bought this phone in Aug, 2015.  I have the box, the receipts and a copy of the transaction from Best Buy via ebay. (EDIT: the boatloader for this model can't be unlocked)

I pulled my phone out of my pocket this morning and was greeted with a "Select Language" screen.  Somehow it had preformed a factory reset.

To my chagrin, it required my google account to use the phone.  I set this up long ago and I never use the google account. I couldn't remember anything but a few letters of the account.

I tried all the recovery options on https://www.google.com/accounts/recovery/ but nothing worked.

It seems that now my only choice is to buy a new phone. Does anyone know if anything can be done?

Edit: In regards to the moderators suggested solution: With 5.1 you can no longer wipe the data and return to factory settings with the bootloader.

Edit 2: Verizon, Best Buy, Google were unable to assist.  Motorola at first told me the "phone is now bricked" (their words).  After talking with Google again they conferenced in Motorola who agreed since it was still under warranty they would service it.  So I am sending it back to them.

As a curiosity I tried all of the suggested solutions in the answers that were suggested in the duplicate question.  Specifically for the XT1528 there is no menu options in the pull down that allows you to try to bypass the boot loader block.  In other words at 0:41 in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLZOI-9tYg4 that button does not exist in the upper right. I added a screen shot showing the option that is not available so you don't have to watch a video:

This is unfortunate because when I bought this product I had no idea how significant that spontaneously made up google account would become over time.  The phone just said to create one, there was never any implication to how important it would be because there was no "Kill Switch" feature at the time that depended on it.

I'm well versed in the android tools, so if someone has an idea, I would be willing to see if it works before I send it back.  So far nothing has.


texts:
I used to have an HTC Desire: there was an internal memory and my micro-SD card. I could navigate easily via file explorer to each.

With S II, I have also a micro-SD inserted however I can only navigate to the so-called USB storage section of the phone.

I am confused, how is storage managed in the S2 and how I can eplore the content of my micro-SD card?


texts: centrally manage corporate android devices

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We may be about to start rolling out android phones/tablets in our company.
We currently use non-smart phones.

We would be looking for a way to centrally manage the devices - remotely administer/wipe, track location, remotely add/remove apps, lock down devices so users can't make changes etc etc.

If we could remote control them then that would be even better.

Any suggestions for tools that would allow us to do this? If they were free then even better.


texts: Installing Samsung Firmware on Different Region Device

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I'd like to install Samsung Edge S7 firmware for Rogers (SM-G935W8) onto an ATT (SM-G935A) device.

I've read conflicting posts on whether or not this is, in fact, possible. My attempts at this so far haven't been successful, so I'm lead to believe not, but before throwing in the towel thought I'd confirm.


texts: Can I use a modern Android phone with no phone plan?

texts: I'm new to the Android platform, but am looking into doing some development for Android 2.x, with the hope of publishing an app to the Android App Market eventually.  I'd like to be able to test my app on "real" hardware, but I already have an iPhone, which is plenty expensive itself, and I don't want to pay for an entire second cell phone plan just to test my code.  So my question is, is it possible to buy an unlocked Android phone and operate it entirely over wi-fi?  If so, what features (besides the obvious, like making calls), will I be missing out on?


texts: I installed flipkart from apk. And without logging in searched for mobile phones.Then cleared app data and started VPN and then opened the app again but I was getting recommendations of searched phones. How flipkart bypassed VPN? How can we sure that browsers don't really bypass VPN?


texts: I am trying to add mp3 files to my Toshiba Thrive trough an SD card. What I am doing is loading the SD card in my laptop and adding the files directly. I loaded around 6 GB to the (32GB) card. When accessing the SD card files trough the tablet it only shows half of the files. I've done this process a couple of times, also I reformatted the SD card but tablet only reads some of the files and some other folders that I created for other documents don't even appear when I load the card on the tablet. Any insights on this?


texts: WiFi only working while charging the phone

texts:
I am being experiencing this very strange issue in the last couple days. I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini with an (unofficial) build of Cyanogenmod 11. Is has been working fine for the last year with this ROM. However, since yesterday, the WiFi is not working very well.

Basically, when I turn it on, it doesn't find all the networks I expect. When I connect to my home network, it shows a very weak signal and often disconnects completely.

Another issue that I think could be related to, is the battery. It discharges very quickly, I need to charge the phone twice a day (it's not a big problem though). Sometimes if I reboot the phone, I loose up to 30% of charge.

After various test, I found out that when the battery is very low, the WiFi scans but doesn't find any network, hence I can't use it. When the battery is half charged, I can connect to my network, but the connection is very unstable. When it's fully charged, I can connect to my network and browse the web normally.

Now the weird part is, if I plug my phone to AC power, the connection is (almost) perfect. WiFi works, it finds all the networks, and the signal is great.

If I try pinging 8.8.8.8 from the phone on half battery, I get several packet drops with time ranging from 200ms to 10000ms. On AC power, it is mostly stable on 40ms. All this problems are identical with another network.

I would like to know if the battery and the WiFi issues are related?


texts: How can I improve the noise cancellation on my Nexus One?

texts: Despite the highly praised Nexus One built-in noise cancellation, I need to use speech recognition in an extremely noisy environment with better noise isolation/cancellation.  Is there a so called "speech recognition microphone" that would help?  I'm not aware of the complexity or performance of the noise isolation algorithm used by the N1, is it as good as I'm going to get?


texts: Can android phones play DVD-format movies over WIFI?

texts:
I have ripped my library of DVDs to my home server. I play them over WiFi from other PCs.

Can an Android phone with HDMI out do the same thing as a media center PC, playing these movies over the network on to a TV?


texts: How to backup all notes from the stock notes app in Froyo?

texts:
Is there an easy way to backup/export notes from the stock notes app in Froyo? Alternatively, I'd like to know where said data gets stored, so I can manually copy them over to my PC.

Edit: I'm pretty sure the app came pre-installed on my device. The name of the app, as it looks from the app drawer is "Note pad."


texts: Settings while debugging for battery optimization

texts:
I just got my new LG G2 4.4.2 and since I will debug in it a lot, I want to know what settings should I use in order to harm less my battery. While in debug mode, I have 5 options:

Charge phone
Media sync (MTP)
Tethering
LG software
Send images (PTP)

Which one should I choose for less battery consumption? Also any other setting that could boost my battery life?

Thanks


texts: Missing Google BackupTransportService in Cyanogenmod 11

texts:
Google backup seems not to be working on my Nexus 4 with CM11 (snapshot M9).
I've the Google Apps installed (gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip), but when I try to list the transports, here's what I get:

$ adb shell bmgr list transports
  * android/com.android.internal.backup.LocalTransport

Is this expected?

Under Settings -> Backup & reset I find this screen


texts: I have misplaced the power adapter for my v1 Kindle Fire. USB charging works but is dog slow. What are the specs of its adapter, including any branding, as they're never labeled properly. Also, a photo would be very helpful, since it is likely in the box o' adapters in the basement.


texts: IPsec PSK - VPN connection not working in android Phones

texts:
The VPN connection setup is not working in android phones but whereas the same setup is working fine in iPhone. Is Group password and IPsec pre-shared key are same.

Please clarify. Thanks in advance.


texts: I can receive emails but not send them from my Android phone. I am using Yahoo mail and a Samsung Galaxy Ace.


texts: How do I upgrade the Android LG G2 D802 to Kitkat OS?

texts:
I bought LG G2 phone just a few days and I wanted to upgrade it to possibly Android 4.4 Kitkat from Android 4.2 Jellybean (I think which is the software update is trying to do as well as shown in screenshot). What I do is go the 'Update Center > Software Update > Check now for update which shows up the following screenshot:

After a few megabytes of downloading, the download manager reports "Cannot connect to server" and there's no way to resume it. I am sure there's nothing wrong with my Wi-fi either.

Is there an alternative way to manually grab this so called update via PC?

Update 1:

I downloaded the LG PC Suite and connected the phone via USB to check to see if it can upgrade but apparently it looks like it is trying to apply the Lollipop upgrade and I have no option to choose:

Update 2

I have tried to install ADB from Android SDK by following several tutorials on the Internet and got it working via. USB Debugging. Then I followed the steps here and used the command adb logcat >log.txt on Windows OS from CMD.

As I initialize the update from Apps > Update Center > Software Update, it fills the text file with log it collects but I cannot find any http:// or https:// link in the file after I click 'Download Update' in the Update Center on LG G2 D802 device.

I still got no such luck.

Update 3

From the @eldarerathi comment:

  The article's instructions are for Nexus devices. Most probably, LG's
  update code doesn't do the same logging. In particular, Nexus devices
  don't have an 'Update Center' app - OTA update checks are done in the
  Settings app. As to how to do it on your device: that may be difficult
  to know, since LG likely doesn't release the source for their 'Update
  Center' app. Some kind of network monitoring may be worth exploring.

on my other related question it appears that adb won't be helpful in this case.


texts: Google Latitude History is telling me that I'm living on the next block

texts:
Today was looking over the statistics on Latitude history and I noticed that it registered another place as my home, it is actually one block away from the adress it says.

Is there a way to change or set my home's location manually?


texts: Google Maps now shows addresses for some of my contacts

texts:
I realized I can see all the addresses of people whose phone number I have on Google Maps. I doubt these people intentionally made their addresses available publicly.

How does the Google Maps app populate the places found under the My Places tab?  Where did Google get these from?


texts: How can I prevent wireless tethering from being disabled when I receive a call?

texts:
I use my phone (a OnePlus 3 running the stock ROM and Android 7.1.1) as my primary internet connection. This means that I make heavy use of wireless tethering, especially for work. The trouble is, whenever my phone rings, regardless of whether I answer it, wireless tethering gets disabled. If I use USB tethering, I have no such problem, but wireless is much more convenient.

Is there any way to prevent wireless from being disabled? I previously came across this answer, but it doesn't apply to me. I've never had a phone which was unable to simultaneously use phone and data. When I'm on a call, I can enable wireless tethering no problem. It just gets disabled for no good reason whenever I receive a call.

Failing my first question, I would also accept a method to make my phone completely ignore incoming calls during specified times, so that they couldn't disable tethering, so long as I kept internet access and text messaging.

EDIT

In response to comments, let me point out that the issue is not the connection technology (WCDMA, VoLTE, carrier support, etc.) This is absolutely impossible, since the fact mentioned above that I can manually re-enable tethering while on a call, coupled with the fact that I have full access to data while on a call, disproves any such theories. This is why I started a new thread instead of using the old one I linked to above.


texts: Old version of Handcent SMS cannot send messages but shows no errors

texts:
I have an old version of Handcent SMS, to be exact it is Handcent SMS v5.0.5.apk - I have the old version as I do not like the "look and feel" of the new version.

However, anytime I install it and set it as default on my device it will show me all of my SMS but will not allow me to send any new messages.  If I open the stock SMS app, it will allow me to send and receive no issue.

I am receiving no errors.  If I open the old .apk file it will show all of my previous SMS but if I type out a message and hit send, the SMS does not show in the sent list while having the old .apk open.  If I open the stock SMS app, the message does not show as sent there either.


texts: How can I use Google assistant to navigate to a contact?

texts: I have a contact with an address. If I type in the name in Google Maps then it suggests the contacts address for navigation. However using Google assistant it doesn't work. I tried the typical phrases like "route to John" or "Navigate to John" (in German).  I have Android 8.1 and live in Germany.


texts: Why am I not getting access to the full internal storage space?

texts:
Please note: There are similar questions to this one, but this is different: in this case I am root reading all the block data directly from /dev/block/*, not a regular user trying to save files to pre-partitioned areas.

According to the internal memory capabilities this phone, a HTC One V (a version tailored for Cricket Wireless if it makes a difference), there should be "4 GB (1 GB user available)".

However, when I create a dd image of the internal storage (accessible through /dev/block/mmcblk0), it tells me the resulting image is 2.3GB large. Even if I create an image of each partition individually, the result is still 2.3GB.

Why is there a discrepancy between how much storage is listed on the phone's specs, and how much data can be accessed through /dev/block/*?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Tab, charging technique through USB Cable

texts:
From Galaxy Tab is not being charged through USB Cable

@Chris Stratton

  Tablets have larger batteries than phones and may be unable to
  sufficiently charge from the half amp limit of a USB port, especially
  while they are fully on (screen on and full speed processor clock).

  Some will barely charge if the screen is off but come with high
  current 5v "usb-like" wall chargers, others use a higher voltage
  charger on a custom connector - typically something round. Sometimes
  the "usb-like" ones are actually special cables with extra pins that
  tell the tablet that a special high-current charger is being used.

@NobbZ

  The Samsung Galaxy Tab has a loading current of 2 A, but the
  USB-Specificication only allows 500 mA for the whole bus.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus

@USB 3.0

  Battery Charging Specification 1.2 released in December 2010. Several
  changes and increasing limits including allowing 1.5 A on charging
  ports for unconfigured devices, allowing High Speed communication
  while supplying a current up to 1.5 A, and allowing a maximum current
  of 5 A

So, What kind of USB Cable should be used to Charge Samsung Galaxy Tablets, for example Samsung Galaxy Tablet 2 (GT - P5100)


texts: How can I use Flash Player now that it's no longer supported?

texts:
I know that Adobe Flash Player is discontinued for Android devices, but is there an alternative way to continue using Flash on an Android device?

I have the APK of Flash Player 10, but I would like to use the most recent version.


texts: Why do Play Store apps show in Galaxy store?

texts:
More recently I noticed something weird on my Samsung Galaxy S9 in the Galaxy Store. I have never used it for any apps other than the Samsung exclusive ones, but yet it shows me updates for some apps that are not from Samsung. For example the DJI Fly app, or the Zoom meetings app or the Discord app. App info for all theses apps say, they were downloaded from Google Play Store, but yet the Samsung Store claims it has updates for these Apps.
Is that normal? If I press update there do I suddenly get these Apps from the Galaxy store and am dependent on when they allow an update to the app?


texts: Error when flashing recovery to Moto G4 Plus Xt1640 - Image not signed or corrupt

texts:
I recently bought a new android phone (Moto g4 plus). Coming from the iPhone, I was eager to root it and take advantage of all the features.

The problem is that whenever I try to flash a recovery image, I get this error:

C:\Users\myuser\adb>fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (12496 KB)...
OKAY [  0.400s]
writing 'recovery'...
(bootloader) Image not signed or corrupt

OKAY [  0.197s]
finished. total time: 0.601s

Keep in mind that the bootloader IS unlocked, I even get the warning when restarting the phone. Also this does not happen with just one image file. Every single image file gets this error. I have tried many different versions of TWRP, CLW, etc and all of them get this same error. Does anyone know how to solve this?


texts: Twrp recovery for mtk6763 (a/b) infinix note 5

texts:
Please i need help so much.
My device dont have developers, and we don't have any custom recovery for this device, i don't have any idea to port twrp since recovery included in boot.img, also i don't know anything about compiling from source, i finind smaller guide to port but didnt find tool working well.
So please if someone may help to build or port.
There kernel source available for our device but no device tree.
Thanks so much


texts: make calls ring (sound) while notifications vibrate only

texts:
Is it possible to control volume in such a way that I can make ringtone ring (sound), while notifications only vibrate.  It doesn't matter if calls vibrate or not, ideally though it does vibrate.  I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 4, running on Android 5.0.1.

I have seperate sound channels for Ringtone & Notifications to control.  If I set Ringtone to full, and Notifications to 'Off' (leftmost), the ringtone will sound, while notifications will not sound at all and not even vibrate. If I set the sound setting to 'Vibrate', both ringtone and notifications will vibrate, but the ringtone will not sound.

Can this be solved, natively or using a third-party app?


texts: How to log into a 2FA protected YouTube account in Gear VR?

texts:
While using Gear VR, I tried to access my YouTube account from both Oculus Browser and Samsung Internet.
Since my account is protected by 2-factor authorization, the app tells me to click the "yes" button that should appear on my registered phone.
However, when the Oculus app is running, this notification is not displayed. I tried to remove my phone from the gear, but no notification neither.

What is the easiest way to log into my 2FA-protected YouTube account from Gear VR?


texts: Google location( Find my device not accurate) can High Accuracy option cause it?

texts:
Google location( Find my device not accurate).

My Device (Samsung galaxy s8) google location is set to "High Accuracy"

When I look at History in google maps, I do not show some stops and claims car is moving!

I have also a GPS tracking device which is always accurate!!

Now the question is if enabling "High Accuracy" which mixes GPS and Wifi hot spots can indeed cause inaccuracy?

update: By not accurate I mean it does not show some stops I made from point A to B.


texts: How to have Google Discover language different than the General Settings language?

texts:
My initial language was French but I wanted to parameter my Android smartphone (Android 8) to English. So I went to

  Settings > General Management > Language and Input > Language > English

So far so good, my phone is in English. But it automatically changed my Google Discover articles in English too (language and sources) and I can't find a way to keep it in French.

I went through Google App options:

  More > Settings > Search language : French and Search region : French

The results are still English based. And General settings don't offer to choose Discover languages.

Is there a way I can keep Google Discover in French while having my phone in English?


texts: How do I get the "Change keyboard" notification to go away for more than an hour?

texts:
I have Swiftkey installed.

I get a notification all the time about choosing my keyboard. I can get it to go away for a short time by selecting

Settings -> Language & Keyboard -> Current keyboard

Then selecting Swiftkey. But the notification comes back 30-60 mins later (I haven't timed it).

How do I get this to stop showing up? There are instructions on the Swiftkey site that are either outdated or don't apply to my phone: the settings don't look like that.

The relevant AE answer is 5 years old.

LG G5


texts:
I have an HTC One, and I went to Settings -> Apps -> All to disable a few apps I didn't want on my phone (7digital, Facebook, Google Play Music, Google+). The apps are now gone and the update notifications disapeared for these apps in Google Play.

But for some reason Hangouts is not there. How can I disable it?


texts:
The Google Maps on my Android phone got updated and now everything's screwed up. It keeps automatically zooming way out. It does this whenever the phone changes orientation or when the screen is locked. How do I keep it from automatically zooming out?

The version is 7.1.0 (#701000802).

Here's an example. It automatically goes to the second image after a few seconds, I think because I move the phone.

Click the images for larger variant

May I know the reason why it happens? Maybe it's not a problem with Google Maps but my device.


texts:
(Tap to enlarge)

Storage almost full

OK, nice of you to warn me, I'll take care of that later.

Storage almost full

OK, good to have a reminder.

Storage almost full

I guess I could have forgotten twice?

Storage almost full

Seriously though, do I really have to see it pop up ELEVEN TIMES during the span of a 10:46 Youtube video? Huawei p10 lite with Android 8.0.0 and EMUI 8.0.0 here. Isn't there a way to turn it off until I get to free up some space?


texts:
I am running Cyanogenmod on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
by the beginning of March 2014, Cyanogenmod released V11 Snapshot M4.
As far as I know, I am still running Snapshot M3, which I freshly installed in February.

When will 11 M4 arrive on my phone? Will it be available over-the-air?

There was one small OTA update in late February, was that already M4?
If I take a look at System -> Setting -> About Phone, there are various version and build numbers, but there is no number showing any Snapshot number...

Thanks in advance,
Sascha.


texts: How can I enable adoptable storage and get my Samsung Galaxy on5 to use my external SD card as it's Internal Memory?

texts:
I may have @ the time I put my SD card in originally but I don't recall ever coming across that feature/option. Also, I definitely do not wanna erase/reformat my 128 GB SD card (that's about 3/4 full) to be able to see if that's is/was ever given as an option when putting a brand-new card.

If ANYONE'S able to offer me ANY advice/ideas, tips/tricks, choices/options on this matter as well as ROOTING and/or UNLOCKING for my Samsung Galaxy on5 SM-G550T2 phone.


texts: Does Samsung process its single take images in China?

texts:
I was in my backyard, taking pictures of the bees on the trees. I got inside and noticed that one of the single take pictures I'd taken on my s10 T-Mobile version had a location tag from Yushu, Qinghai, China. This wasn't an original single take picture, but a screenshot taken from a video. All other files were located in the US. There are some other files that I want to include but are too big, so here's a google drive link to the rest of them.

So, that brings me to the question of whether Samsung sends photos/videos taken on Samsung devices to be processed in China? Is it even possible? Thanks!


texts: Use Android as an AVRCP client, not server

texts:
I paired via bluetooth my phone (Moto G5, Android M stock non rooted) to a linux box, and among the services that it advertises I found out that the phone can act as an AVRCP remote (that is, send play/pause requests etc just like a bluetooth headset with buttons would do). In linux (which uses the BlueZ stack) this is automatically handled by creating a virtual keyboard that can generate events such as volume up and whatnot, so the receiving side is working. However, I cannot find a way to actually send these commands from the phone. Using the bluetooth volume slider doesn't seem to do it (it must be a knob of the software mixer on the phone).

Is an app necessary to use this functionality, even though the service is always advertised by the phone? If so, which one?


texts: Share intent to used recent or often-used contacts

texts:
Some of my Android apps allows me to share to oft-used (or recent?) contacts, which is quite convenient.

What is this feature called? I'm having a hard time finding information about this "direct share" feature on the API developer docs.

(The reason I want to know what it's called is so I can make a feature request to my receipt scanner app people, so I don't have to type receipts@myaccountants each and every time)


texts: dload:update partition MBR failed Huawei Honor 3C

texts:
I have Huawei Honor 3C H30-U10, It was running fine but some days back when I plugged in charger it restarted and hung up on welcome screen*(no animated logo)*. Seems like I need to install Stock Rom to it.

Phone Details:

Huawei Honor 3C H30-U10
Build Number:  H30-U10 V100R001C900B108
International Variant

I download Stock ROM for it with version B108 but it was in SP Flash Tool format. My phone isn't recognised by my laptop even though I have VCOM drivers installed.

This force me to think I need to download Stock ROM but which is in dload and UPDATE.APP form. It was hard for me to get any ROM H30-U10 V100R001C900B108 in UPDATE.APP form. Fortunately I got one from here (Please look at: 7. V100R001C900B108 ROM (update.app))

Upon pressing
Volume UP+Power Key It successfully went to updating from SD Card but I am receiving this error log on screen:

md5_verify success
dloading module CURVER.....
main version string=H30-U10 V100R001C900B108
dloading module VERLIST.....
Main version from property is H30-U10 V100R001C900B108
main version check: the market is same. go to continue..
current version in VERLIST, allow to update.
dloading module MBR.....
dload:update partition MBR failed
Update /sdcard/dload/update.app failed

=============================

   @@@@@   @    @@@  @
   @      @ @    @   @
   @@@   @   @   @   @
   @     @@@@@   @   @
   @     @   @  @@@  @@@@@

=============================

My question is

Why I am getting this error?
What are the other possibilities that
I can do to bring back this phone to life?

PS:
Pointing to this dload:update partition MBR failed Shopkeeper (Mobile technician) told me your phone internal memory is full, or corrupted. You can't get it right until you change the hardware part associated with memory. Is he right?

Guys, I tried hard to search this question on internet and I didn't find anything. Please provide rich information so that other community use it for reference.

PSS:
By going to wipe cache partition it says:

-- wiping cache
Formatting / cache...
Cache wipe complete.

But by going to option: wipe data/factory reset it says:

--wiping data...

and stuck. No further process at all.


texts: How to take a screenshot on a Kindle Fire?

texts:
I ran across this question posed on Twitter by Anil Dash:

Is there really no way to take a screenshot on a Kindle Fire? Huh.

I know it's early to tell, but does anyone know if this is true about the device?


texts: How to receive data from Bluetooth OBD-II?

texts:
I am going to order ELM327 Bluetooth on-board diagnostics (OBD) II.

Does Android support Bluetooth OBD-II? Is there any way to pair and receive the data directly on Android?


texts: TWRP crashes when trying to wipe/install anything on Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus(a6020a46) and reboots to system

texts:
I rooted my Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus, installed Magisk,Arrow OS ver 10, opengapps pico and it was all going very well until I applied the recent update of Arrow OS with 5 Mar 2021 patch.
I downloaded the zip, booted to TWRP, selected Install and pointed to the ZIP file. Then I booted to system without clearing Dalvik/Cache. Then the problems started.
I would download files from the internet and brave would say download failed while the file would be present. However checksums wouldn't match when I checked in my pc.
The default Files app wouldn't be able to delete files.
However the rest of the system was fully functional, network stuff, bluetooth browsing everything worked.
Another strange issue was that no matter what system sounds wouldn't just work. Alarms, timers included. However going to youtube.com on brave would play audio just fine. My music app also worked perfectly. All notification sounds were set at maximum.
I first noticed this issue when trying to use Vanced Youtube which would crash whenever I tried to play a video.
Then today, I booted to TWRP, wiped all data and formatted storage. I then flashed ArrowOS latest version again, wiped Dalvik and booted to system, it started up normally and worked fine. So I decided to install Magisk(obviously) and booted into TWRP. When I tried it to install it though, TWRP crashed(I think) and booted to system. I tried it a few times and it happened every time. No errors were shown.
Thinking it was an issue with ArrowOS, I booted into recovery and selected wipe but TWRP again crashed and booted to system. So I decided to repair the filesystems.
I booted into TWRP, selected Wipe then Advanced Wipe. I selected System and then Repair filesystem.
I got an error.
/sbin/e2fsck -fp /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 process ended with error: 1
Unable to repair System

But when I tried with the Data partition, it worked fine. I then rebooted to recovery and tried to repair the system partition again and this time I got no error(strange since I did literally nothing different)
So anyways, I decided that ArrowOS was the culprit and I should switch to a different ROM, so I downloaded AOSP Extended, formatted everything on my phone from TWRP.
Then I installed Magisk (on a previous phone this had helped a lot, ie: installing Magisk before installing LineageOS, the custom ROM). It completed properly. I then rebooted to recovery, transferred the ZIP of AEX(hash verified btw) and installed it. It completed without any errors. I wiped Dalvik and booted to system.
The Magisk Manager is not present in the app menu.
I need Gapps so I transferred the OpenGapps zip to my phone from my PC(pico for android 10 ) and tried to install it from TWRP. TWRP crashed and booted into system.
OpenGapps are not present, magisk manager is not present and TWRP won't install anything, it will just crash and reboot to system.
I want to know if there are any software fixes I could try to apply before assuming that it is indeed a corrupted storage, the phone is about 5 years old at this point. I think that's what it may be but I want to be sure and would appreciate your views and suggestions.
What I have found scourging online -
This thread which I couldn't make any sense of.
This thread. I tried the fix, it gave no error but it isn't working for me either.
This thread but my device is not covered.
Any and all help is appreciated since this in my only working phone.


texts: Podcast app with Google Reader integration (Google Listen alternative)

texts:
I'm looking for a podcast app that would have the same features as Google Listen without the buggyness...

From what I've seen, most apps that feature "Google Reader integration" only offer importing, not syncing.

Is there an app out there that does podcasts and only podcasts, that I could simply point to my Google Listen folder in Google Reader, and have it sync subscriptions and read status?


texts:
What is this type of notification called and how can I block these?

"MTS" is the name of the carrier. The messages are all ads. I've never seen one of these in the UK, but I receive one every 20 minutes in Ukraine. I've not installed anything recently, I only swapped SIM cards.


texts:
How do I tether over USB in MacOSX?

I plug the phone in, pick up:

  USB tethering

  Share phone's mobile network with PC

which causes the computer to discover a new network interface, but it doesn't just work and the configuration looks like this:

Which telephone number, account name and password is it asking for? I've never got those details from the ISP. I did ask the ISP and the details they gave me made no sense and didn't work.

I'm running the stock Android 2.2 on an HTC Desire, the carrier is Swisscom in Switzerland. I've been told by someone that has the same phone, that plugging it in Windows and doing the same just works without asking for any number or password.


texts: Unchecking the "show notifications" for the Phone app

texts:
My carrier keeps sending the voicemail notification to my device. I can force-stop the phone app (makes the notifications go away), but EVERY SINGLE TIME the device reboots or do something phone-related, boom, its back.

In the app info, the checkbox for notifications is shaded.

Is there any way to make the checkbox unmarked?

I have root, terminal emulator and ADB to play with.


texts:
I have an HTC Sensation and I'm using Linux on my workstation. I would like to switch S-Off on this phone.

I found documentation, but when I type su in adb I don't have root access:

shell@android:/ $ su

255|shell@android:/ $ id
uid=2000(shell) gid=2000(shell) groups=1003(graphics),1004(input),1007(log),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),1028(sdcard_r),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt),3003(inet),3006(net_bw_stats) context=u:r:shell:s0
shell@android:/ $

Thanks for helping.


texts: How to block a range of phone numbers without any third-party apps

texts:
Is it possible to block a range of phone numbers

e.g. 02079460***

as I keep getting accident companies and personal injury calls.

I have read that these are fake numbers for  use in TV and radio dramas


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Can anyone help me out. I recently changed my Razr for Galaxy S4 (SCH-I545) on Verizon. I would like to access S-Voice from my bluetooth headpiece, but if I have a pin number set for the phone's lock screen, the S-Voice app won't start when I push the bluetooth button until I unlock the screen. Sort of defeats the purpose of hands free use such as in the car. On the Droid Razr there was an option in the settings under security to allow bluetooth voice control with the phone locked, but I can't find this on the Galaxy. The hands free bluetooth access works if the lock screen pin is disabled, but I prefer to have the pin number set, especially if I'm out and about, and it's a pain to go into settings to disable the pin everytime I get in the car. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Dan


texts: How high is the risk of bricking a phone by installing LineageOS or /e/?

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I am going to buy a phone soon and I would rather buy an Android than an iPhone. However, I do not want to run any Google software on the phone, and I am planning on installing one of the custom ROMs LineageOS or /e/ (which is based on LineageOS).

How high is the risk of bricking the phone by installing one of these custom ROMs? Just to be clear, I do not plan on rooting the phone and I will install the phone on a supported device, probably the OnePlus 5.


texts: Stop droid x from security locking during a call

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I have noticed that when I am on a lengthy call on my Droid X, the phone locks itself.  This seems to happen within the expected timeout period, so I don't believe that the phone is malfunctioning.  Instead, I just think that just bad design (if I am on the phone making a call, I would expect that to register as an activity and keep the handset from locking).

My question is whether there is any way to keep the phone from doing this (other than setting the timeout to off before I take a call).  I have Tasker on the phone, so I have been toying with the idea of setting up some workaround, but does anyone have any other options?

UPDATE: To be clear, I am talking about the phone locking (requiring you to re-enter security PIN or pattern to unlock) during a call, not the screen turning off when the phone is in proximity to your face.  So basically after a 20 minute phone call, if I want to check my mail, I need to enter my PIN.  I find this annoying and would like to avoid it if possible.


texts: Looking for a way to forward SMS messages from a spesific numbers

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I'm looking for a way to forward SMS messages received on my phone from a specific number.
The problem is that the number is a "service", meaning I don't see a number, I see a name like "AMEX", "Dominos", "MasterCard" ect...

Is there a way to get the number from these "services" ?
[By services I mean all these companies that send sms messages with a name instead of a number]

I have tried using Sms Forwader but it seems there is a bug and it forwards  messages from unwanted "services".

Is there any way to forward all the sms I get from (for example) "Dominos" to a specified number ?


texts: Service Mode "Menu not Exist" Android 4.1.2

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I am having little issue here. I have accessed the Service Mode via this no: *#197328640#
Then i am choosing options as follow
[1] Debug Screen
[8] Phone control
[6] Network lock
When i press option 6 for network lock i am prompted again with the same screen which shows again same option so i choose [6] Network lock again and in this menu there should be 3 things showing. However what i see is only
"Menu not Exist"
Press Back Key
Current Command s 1866
and that's it. There are options from this menu missing and i don't know why?


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I was wondering is there a way to run an android websever via usb? I can find lots of wifi version of this but I would like to use this locally only while the pc is connected to the wifi and have it undetectable. eg via usb.

Does anyone know of any apps/software that this would work on?

Thanks

Paul


texts: Why SIM Toolkit icon is duplicated (now tripled) in launcher?

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UPDATE: It stopped happening after the latest OS (and launcher) update - to Android 8

Why does my SIM Toolkit icon is duplicated tripled?

The second one appeared not so long ago, and it never happened before (I have the phone for more than a year and a half).

There wasn't an OS update when it happened, or something I can think might affect, and there's only place for one SIM in that device.

Note:

It happens only in that launcher.
Reboot or re-inserting the SIM does not change it.
Clearing launcher app cache doesn't help.
I don't want to clear the app data, because I'll probably lose the organization of the apps.
It appears only once in the app list in the settings.

Device details: LG G5, Android 7.0, stock ROM, no root
Launcher: Home & app drawer (By LG)


texts: How many devices does one purchase of Android app support?

texts:
I have purchased an app from the Play Store. How many times I can install the same app on different Android devices?

Is there a limit?


texts: Don't charge to 100% when always-on wall-plugged-in

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I want to use a Google Nexus phone for an always-on wall-plugged-in WiFi tethering access station.

It occurred to me that if I just do it like this, then I'm risking ruining the battery within a couple of months, and the battery becoming useless, potentially leaving the phone permanently handicapped to a wall-plug operation, and within a year or two, going as far as requiring an external UPS for power-outage situations, too.

Is there a solution to start charging when below 40% or 50%, and stop charging at 60% to 80%?


texts: Find out which app sent an intent to open Google Play?

texts:
My Android phone (MIUI v9) recently seems to open up Google Play (to a specific app detail page) randomly (a few times a day), which might indicate the presence of some adware.

As I understand, to make this happen, an app has to send an Intent with a URI of market://....  I don't know which app is doing this, and I would like to find out, so I can get rid of it.

Theres an app called Internal Broadcasts Monitor on Google Play that logs Intents, but it doesn't tell me which app sent the Intent.  Also, it does not provide any way to filter the list of Intents, which makes it very difficult to find a specific Intent that only happens a few times a day.

Is there any way to find the sender of an Intent, or any other way from Google Play to tell which app launched it?


texts:
I've installed FireFireFire and TWRP on my Kindle Fire. That went ok and I can boot into TWRP. Then I tried installing many custom ROMs (SimpleCM9, jandycane, MIUI, AlienDroidV4.0.zip) but all with the some result - flash ok, reboot, boot logo/animation of custom ROM, then reboot and Kindle hangs on next boot.

TWRP 2.2.2.1


texts: Why Headset With Volume Control Functions Different Now And What To Do With Track Skipping Bug?

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I am using ZAGGsmartbuds to listen to music and speak with people as it has track switch control and microphone. Pressing track control once activates stock music player to play music and also pauses already playing track, pressing twice skips to next track. When Winamp is launched, it supersedes control from stock music player so I can use Winamp, given application is not killed in RAM. Recently controls changed somehow and now when I try to skip track, it sometimes starts to call last answered number or does not skip to next track. It also starts stock music player even if Winamp is still running. Yesterday I had a bug when tracks randomly started skipping very fast and in the end, audio was gone completely in stock player and when I switched to Winamp, same happened shortly and I had to restart device to regain audio back.

I also had missing audio earlier prior to this until I restarted device but never had tracks skipping.

HTC Desire S
Android 2.3.5 stock


texts: Stream from my Android over Wifi to my amp

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I have an HTC One and I would like to stream music over wifi via any player app (PowerAmp, Google Play, etc..) to a stereo amp.

I looked into Nexus Q, Sonos and more. Which one will actually support any player app in my device, letting me stream the music smoothly straight forward to my amp?


texts:
After upgrading from Nexus 5 to Nexus 5X, I am unable to connect to my company's wifi. The credentials I provide are correct, and sometimes I do manage to connect, but that lasts only several seconds to minutes.

The wifi screen shows the wifi with "Saved", which then goes through "Connecting", "Authenticating" and back to "Saved".

How can I debug this and see what is happening? Is there a log I can investigate? All other wifis have no problems so far.

Thanks


texts: Sync ext SD to USB OTG **without** using a PC

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Device Details

Moto X Play - Android 6.0.1, Rooted (Systemless root)
Samsung 64 GB ext SD
San Disk 128 GB USB - came shipped with FAT 32 reformatted to exFAT since I have folders > 4 GB on external SD

Use Case

Sync entire contents of ext SD to USB (one way sync without deletion of SD card contents ) on weekly schedule / on demand , as incremental backup without using a PC ( I do have one but reasons for not wanting to use it are not relevant)

Other Details

USB drive recognised by device correctly connected by standard OTG (Settings → Storage & USB )
Busybox installed . It came bundled with ROM Toolbox Pro. I haven't used it directly. If another busy box is to be installed, it's fine as long it doesn't clash
Mount points as below

Things tried

Unsuccessful app search- I wasn't able to find an app that can do this (Folder Sync claims to but it can't see USB)
Googling for alternatives
MacroDroid automation fails, since app can't see USB (raised this in app forum)

Question: How can I do this ? I am open to any means

Please note that I intend placing a bounty of 100 , any answer meeting needs before I post bounty will be awarded similarly (I may delay posting the bounty to ensure I get a solution)

Please avoid solutions that

are not tested - it should have been tested on your device and USB configuration to give it credibility
Involve PC , uploading to cloud, transferring to remote server etc
References to claims from doubtful sources which can't be verified
Involving use of File Managers ( I had mixed results with these but then that is for another question)

Aim of the above is not to deter solutions but to discourage frivolous attempts. If clarity is needed, please ask

I discussed this need on chat and some potential candidates for solution included BusyBox, rsync and Tasker. I know nothing of these means so Please do provide complete details. Being a bounty question (almost), I expect that I should be able to straightaway implement successfully without seeking clarifications.

( Being a rooted device with systemless root, solutions using root are fine. However, if OS is to be modified on any way, please highlight as systemless doesn't permit it, though there is a work around )

I am strapped for time and need to get this working ASAP


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I own Samsung Galaxy Nexus, it has been unlocked, rooted, I'm using CWM Recovery Touch and a few weeks ago I updated firmware to 4.2.1 (build JOP40D). It seems that Superuser is no longer working on 4.2 versions and I must use SuperSu (so I installed it from the Play, but probably it's not at all). Problems:

can't start Recovery in fastboot mode, it shows something like no command on some error screen (but in my language). Before this screen it tries to boot or something (Google logo for a while).
can't do anything with ADB or Galaxy Nexus Toolkit, after reboot to the fastboot I stuck at <waiting for device> message.
can't update CWM Recovery from CWM Rom Manager, probably due to su problem.

I haven't found any solution within discussions (useless as always), but everybody's asking about adb devices, so my output is: 0149A5310A021040        device

I can hack it with my Windows or Linux, but need some advice, thanks.


texts: Huawei Media Pad T5 AGS-W19, usb tethering missing, please help!

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As per manual, there is usb tethering under settings. Followed exact instructions, but the option of "usb tethering" doesn't exist even when searched. The only option is "USB" which is currently in MTP, tried PTP, Charge only, Midi, all does not give me "usb tethering".
Developer options, turned on USB debugging, "usb tethering" still missing.
Tried restarting, factory reset, changed usb cable, changed usb ports, changed computers, updated drivers on pc, all of which did nothing to give me "usb tethering" on my tablet. I have an exact LTE version of the tablet, it has "usb tethering". The wifi version as per wifi version manual indicates there is usb tethering.
Please help?


texts: Can I Bluetooth tether my Acer Iconia A500?

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Anyone have an Acer A500 (just got mine today) and have luck with bluetooth network tethering.
I've got an OG Droid, so WiFi is not a possibility at the moment.
Tried the directions here: http://www.droid-life.com/2011/03/01/how-to-bluetooth-tether-to-motorola-xoom-using-original-droid/

but had no luck.  I realize that those are for the XOOM, but I was hoping it would be the same since they both run stock honeycomb.  I got as far as pairing the devices, but when I click on the droid device on the A500 it shows nothing under profiles, where it should show Tethering.

would really like to be able to tether with this until I get a new phone


texts: Can't use Swype after connecting and disconnecting my Bluetooth keyboard

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I'm testing my new Samsung luetooth keyboard with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and discovering some peculiarities.

Connecting the keyboard was relatively simple. However, when I don´t use the tablet in conjunction with the bluetooth keyboard, I use the Swype option on the screen. Once I've connected the keyboard to the tablet for a bit, when I disconnect it, it doesn't go back to using Swype. Not only that, but I can't change the settings to use Swype manually. I can only begin to use Swype again when I restart the device.

Has anyone encountered and overcome this?


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I'm trying to achieve better quality for remote communications. Thus, I'm trying to use a high quality headset for Skype calls.

The problem is, when connecting a headset to Android phone (both of them have HD voice support), the sound quality is very limited, i.e. much worse than Skype gives via the same phone's speaker & microphone.

Supporting cases:

When I listen to music from phone using headset via bluetooth, the quality is good.
When I use USB dongle (which is provided for headset with UC support, and appearing as audio device in system) for Skype with my laptop, the quality is good.

In all cases, I was using WiFi (NOT mobile data).
I was using Skype call testing service for all tests.

Is there some way to force codec or bluetooth profile to enable HD voice with Android for headset?

Phone: Galaxy Note 3 (has HD voice support).

Phone OS: Android 5.0.

Skype version on the phone: v6.13.0.608

Headset: Jabra Motion UC (has HD voice support).

Laptop: HP EliteBook 8460p

Laptop's OS: Ubuntu Linux 14.04.03

Skype version on laptop: 4.3.0.37


texts: Can't change input language for Samsung Note 2 keyboard after a software update

texts: I have been experiencing this problem for a while now. My keyboard is not working properly: usually I have input languages in Korean and Japanese and English, and I can just slide the space bar and the input language changes. Then, after software upgrade, I can't slide the space bar anymore and I can't use the other languages. I have tried checking the input settings and checked and unchecked the input languages but it's still not working. I hope someone can help me. Thank you!


texts: Zombie Scramble keeps returning to life!

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Scramble, by Zynga (go figure), has apparently figured out how to re-enable notifications for itself without my interaction. I have turned off notifications in the application settings menu for android on my stock unrooted Galaxy S4 numerous times, but it somehow seems to turn itself back on within 24-48 hours.

So my question is in two parts:

1) As a programmer, I'm very curious, what method does Zynga use to continually re-enable notifications for Scramble?

2) How do I disable their re-enabling notifications?


texts: How do I get 2 way photo syncing with dropbox?

texts:
I have Dropbox auto uploading photos that I take.

What I'd like is to have deletions or reorganizations of my photos on the phone to be reflected in Dropbox and also the other way around?

How do I set this up?


texts: Android 5.0 “updating contact list” error

texts: After updating my android 5.0 (lollipop) phone (Samsung Note 3 N9005) my contact list couldn't open. When I want to open my contacts there was always a process like "updating contact list" and I couldn't open my contacts. Also my Whatsapp contacts were always refreshing when I open whatsapp and click my contacts and it takes long time.


texts: How can I disable the confirmation pop-up when uninstalling an app?

texts:
I have multiple apps that I want to uninstall but it becomes really tedious having to sit and watch as each individual one uninstalls and confirm deletion one at a time.
I have a Samsung a50


texts: VLC black screen, and Disable HW Overlays

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I have a Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2, with rooted Android 4.1.2.
I have installed VLC v3.0.13 on it - which is seemingly the last version that can be installed on Android 4.1.2 (all later builds of VLC for Android require Android 4.2+). I really like VLC because it has NFS sharing built in, so I could in principle watch videos from an NFS network share, which I've done previously on other devices with great success.
The problem is: when I play any video on it (mostly 360p .mp4 obtained from youtube-dl), audio can be heard, however in full screen mode, screen is black; when GUI with player controls are shown, one can somewhat discern a part of the video being shown in a stripe underneath the controls; and when the device/screen is rotated, there is a brief flash of the video shown, but then it disappears, and the screen goes back to black.
I have found this thread:

https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/31940-black-screen-on-video-playback/ (refers to https://forum.fairphone.com/t/vlc-player-only-shows-black-screen-for-video-playback-on-fp1/19060/7 )

... which seems to describe the exact same problem:

The problem: No video, just a black screen except when you change
device orientation (landscape to portrait for example), when you exit
the playback or when you click settings button, the video appears for
a fragment of a second.
Audio and subtitles playing correctly.
Probably this problem only occurs in some devices.with pre kitkat
versions.
The solution: disable HW overlays in Settings > Developer options (if
Developer options don't shows:
http://www.androidcentral.com/how-enable-developer-settings-android-42)

Ok, so I went to Android Settings / Developer Options, and checked "Disable HW overlays", however, that seems to have no effect (video still does not appear/screen is still black); besides, when I reboot the phone, "Disable HW overlays" is unchecked again - which is also an experience from a Samsung device later in the same thread:

I have this exact same issue, and "Disable Hardware overlays" does not work on my Samsung Android phone.  Also everytime the phone is rebooted this feature is turned off, meaning hardware overlays are enabled.

So, my question is - is there anything I can do, to get VLC to properly play the video on the screen on this device?


texts: Issue with flashing gapps in CM13 for OnePlusOne (bacon)

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I am having issues with flashing gapps using cyanogenmod recovery. I installed cyanogenmod nightly (with recovery) from http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=bacon dated 14/12/2015.

It installed perfectly. I installed few apks. Works fine. The problem is that when i try to flash the open_gapps-arm-6.0-nano-20151216 from here from  dated 20151216 , it fails.

I get the following stacktrace in /tmp/recovery.log -

[   11.520607] Now send the package you want to apply
[   11.520618] to the device with "adb sideload <filename>"...
[   12.521723] unknown fuse request opcode 22
[   12.531326] Finding update package...
[   12.539084] I:Update location: /sideload/package.zip
[   12.539130] Opening update package...
[   12.539486] I:read key e=3 hash=20
[   12.539674] I:read key e=65537 hash=20
[   12.539862] I:read key e=65537 hash=20
[   12.540054] I:read key e=65537 hash=20
[   12.540095] I:4 key(s) loaded from /res/keys
[   12.540130] Verifying update package...
[   12.557402] I:comment is 1357 bytes; signature 1339 bytes from end
[   23.136467] I:whole-file signature verified against RSA key 0
[   23.136519] I:verify_file returned 0
[   23.136588] Installing update...
[   23.137612] E:Can't run /tmp/update_binary (No such file or directory)
[   23.138304] E:Installation error in /sideload/package.zip
[   23.138317] (Status 255)
[   23.138355]
[   25.195878] sideload-host file size 67337561 block size 65536
[   25.195904] sideload_host finished
[   25.196913] I:sideload thread finished
[   25.197182] Restarting adbd...
[   25.197603] Installation aborted.

But I can verify that /tmp/update_binary exists.

executing ls -la /tmp/update_binary returns -

__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for localtime!
__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for GMT!
__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for posixrules!
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 60190 1970-04-26 13:02 /tmp/update_binary

du -hs /tmp/update_binary  returns --

60K /tmp/update_binary

I have no clue on how to proceed next. Does anybody here have a fix? I want gapps installed on my device.


texts: Archive SMS messages, without extra permissions

texts:
Answers to the following question list a number of Android apps that can be used to backup SMS messages:

How do I backup and restore SMS Messages?

However, all of the applications mentioned in the answers seem to require lots of permissions that are not strictly necessary; examples include "receive SMS", "edit SMS or MMS", "full Internet access", "read contact data", "write contact data", "write contact data", "read phone state and identity", etc.

Is there any tool that

simply copies all SMS messages to a local file on the SD card,
does not require any irrelevant permissions – as far as I can see, permissions "read SMS or MMS" and "modify/delete SD card contents" should be enough.

Edit: Based on the answers, I had a closer look at SMS Backup & Restore Pro. It is better than nothing – at least it does not require any kind of Internet access. However:

It cannot copy messages stored on the SIM card, only messages stored in the inbox.
It does not work on Android 3.2 tablets.
It still requires far too many permissions for my needs.

TxtArchive does not seem to work on Android 3.2, either.


texts: I want to hide the installed 3 rd party apps in android. I hided the app icon in app drawer using Nova launcher, but those apps still visible in settings > apps list? Is there any way to hide it from apps list? I am using lollipop 5.0.2 and phone not rooted.


texts: Oneplus 3T Chrome/Downloads app on Android - "Can't open file"

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When I download a doc or docx file via Chrome, it often happens that I can't open it directly. Where with, say, a pdf, the file will open in e.g. Acrobat straight after i tap 'download', doing the same with a doc/docx just brings up a notification on the lower half of the screen. Tapping this opens the system download manager. If I tap on the file, I see the dialogue "Can't open file" appear.

Opening the file through file manager works fine.

Also, downloading the file via Firefox shows the expected behaviour of opening the docx file straight away in MS Word/Google Docs/Libreoffice Viewer.

Should this be understood as a Chrome issue or a Downloads app issue? Either way, I need an urgent solution to this for work reasons. This is not just an inconvenience for me - i work for agencies where several ppl are offered the same job, so if I am slowed down by just a few seconds, I can miss out on a job.


texts: Checking virus/security status of specific app?

texts: So I let my 8 year old cousins play a game on my tablet for a bit and next thing i knew they had downloaded and installed three new games, some of which acted suspiciously, displaying notifications every second until another app was installed for example.  Is there any way I can check if these apps on the market are legitimate, or if my system has been compromised?  I use this device to check my primary email and access bank statements etc.


texts:
I would like to ask if there is a way to bypass limitations of internal memmory delegated for applications as my mobile operator I bought phone from added some useless bloatware which after removing apps that were possible to remove brings me only to 1.8GB of space for applications.

As I would really like to play some of new games which have size of additional data as big as 500MB it is impossible to have many applications installed, because all data is stored into internal memory instead of memory card.

Reason is, application partition in internal memory is mounted as /storage/sdcard and external sd card is mounted as /storage/sdcard1

Because of this, there is no way to move applications to sd card (only manually, but they cant find their data, because they defaultly search in /storage/sdcard mountpoint) as it will move them just to other partition of internal memory.

My question is, is it possible to bypass this problem without actually rooting phone? Will there be software udate that will change method of mounting or solve it in some other way (like creating symbolic links to external card as data folder of application)?


texts: How to explain SSL cert validation discrepancy between Chrome and WebView on a modern Android?

texts:
(original title: Do some Android vendors ship their own SSL stack implementation?)

We've been having (in production) a peculiar HTTPS-related issue lately in our Android app.

All calls to our domain from within a WebView fail in our Android app, due to an SSL certificate validation issue. But this happens only in very specific combination of circumstances:

only on Androids (desktop browsers, iOS are fine with our cert)
only inside a WebView (works fine in Chrome, default Android browser, and when doing HttpsURLConnection from Java code)
only on some devices (Samsung Galaxy Edge S6 with Android 6, HTC One M8 with Android 5); other devices (Sony/Android 4.4, Lenovo/Android 4.4, Motorola/Android 5, Huawei/Android 6, Nexus/Android 6) are not affected

Other important info:

note that the issue happens on Android 5/6 which have an auto-updating WebView. For example, I reproduced issue in a fully up-to-date Samsung Galaxy Edge S6 (non-ISP-branded), Android 6.0.1 with security patches from 1 October 2016. The webview is very modern (Chrome 53)
note that I checked the CA store and the root cert that signed our cert is in the store of the affected devices, with the same name and sha1 fingerprint.
I used to have custom (user) CA certs (generated by Fiddler and installed manually by me to be able to decrypt HTTPS for debugging) on my devices, but for the sake of test, I removed them, and now the user CA store is empty on all devices, but issue persists
I tested some 60 high profile websites, and the issue is reproducible for several of them too (including https://www.amazon.com) on the two affected devices (the set of websites rejected by Samsung and HTC is overlapping, but not exactly the same). Some of those affected websites have the same VeriSign cert as the root cert of the chain as we do, but this root cert is present in the CA store of the device as mentioned previously.
Our SSL cert is quite good according to SSLLabs, and the issue happens on amazon.com which apparently has very good server/cert config (click)
While we reproduced the issue in our device lab, we also got quite a few negative Play Store reviews that look like the same issue (all from Samsungs, but this correlates with our user base). However the app works fine for most of people, as we get mostly 5 star reviews every day.

Next steps that we're taking:

We're trying to embed the cert inside the Android app and make Android explicitly trust it, but since WebView and HTTPSUrlConnection behave differently, we're not sure if this will work
If this doesn't work, as a last resort we'll also probably try to override WebViewClient.onReceivedSslError with a custom implementation which will inspect the cert and trust it if it has the same fingerprint as our cert
any better options?

Theories:

some Android shipping customized SSL stack in their versions of Android? (but why Samsung and HTC would exhibit a very similar behavior)
does Chrome have separate CA store than the Android device?
some other apps installed on the affected Android devices that mess up with the WebView in my app?
anything else?

Edit:

I reproduced the issue on the following websites:

www.microsoft.com (Symantec cert)
www.amazon.com (Symantec cert)
mail.ru (GeoTrust cert - Symantec subsidiary)
two others with Symantec or GeoTrust certs
www.theguardian.com (cert doesn't seem to be Symantec-related)

So most probably the issue comes from webview bug that EricLaw pointed. Guardian case seems to be some another issue however.

Edit 2:

I confirmed the issue was due to the bug mentioned by Eric. We changed our SSL cert provider and it solved the issue.


texts: Every few days I see my own phone number listed as a contact. There are several such accounts one below the other. After those then the contacts are listed as normal named contacts. At one time I was able to delete all those unwanted accounts showing only my phone number. Now it tells me I can not delete these accounts from a "read only" contact list. Can anyone tell me how to get rid of those and keep them off my contact list?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Y won't connect to the computer

texts:
I'm having problem connecting my Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360 to the computer using via USB.

Whenever I connect it, it automatically charges. Before there was a prompt to connect it to the computer but now it just charges directly. I have tried downloading the Samsung Kies but it still won't connect.


texts: What does waiting/clock icon next to a message mean and what if I delete message in this state?

texts:
When my device is not connected to any network (WiFi/Cellular data) and I send any message, I have seen a waiting/clock icon next to that message.

So what exactly does that mean? Is that message added to a queue for next batch process to inform server or something else?

And during that state (waiting/clock icon next to message) if I delete that message, will that deleted message still be delivered to the recipient?

Actually, I mistakenly sent a message to one of my contacts and luckily that time I was not connected to any network. After a few seconds when I realized this, I deleted that message. But I am not sure if it got deleted completely or it will get delivered when I reconnect to any network. I don't want that message to be delivered to the recipient, so I had disabled all networks on my device.


texts: Remove bloatware on Galaxy S2 - what are my options?

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My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S2 flashed with stock ROM - ICS v4.0.3, carrier is Virgin Mobile (model #GT-I9100M). There is some bloatware installed by Samsung, which causes minor problems, such as

being listed in the apps list, so it takes more time to find the app I need
asking for updates every now and then.

I've read on the internet - there are several ways to solve the problem with bloatware, but I am not sure which one addresses both of my concerns. All of them require rooting - so I booted into recovery mode and tried to proceed according to this article: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719. I got the error "failed to mount /sdcard", googling for it resulted in some vague answers. I believe this is showstopper - so I cannot do anything about bloatware without rooting - please correct me if I am wrong.

Supposing I managed to root the phone somehow, there are couple options:

remove bloatware (many apps on the market can do it, even for free).
freeze bloatware (something I can do, for example, using Titanium Backup).

What's freezing? Does it remove the app from everywhere, like it never existed? How stable is it, i.e. can any action cause them to accidently unfreeze? What are the risks associated with going along each path? Will I be able to upgrade my ROM, when the new version comes out (ICS 4.0.4 and then Jelly Bean - 4.1.1)?

Do I need to backup my phone and what are best ways to do it? Just so I can restore if something happens, without paying for the fancy features I don't need. There are a lot of backup solutions out there, my main concern is reliability and, for some of them, it suffered in the latest versions and people started complaining in the reviews.


texts: Does Roehsoft RAM Expander need to be running?

texts: Does the Roehsoft RAM Expander app need to be running in the background after a swapfile is created or can I clear it from the background and still have increased RAM?


texts: so im trying to unlock my galaxy s4 screen, using google device manager, or something similar (any suggestion ?). cuz my screen recently cracked a i wanna get backup from all my data and reset it before i change the screen entirely. but an app like "Kies" requires the screen to be unlocked in order to enable any file transfer! can anyone help me?


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My Samsung Note 8 has gotten very weird lately. I get programs I never have installed, and when I try to reboot/reset my device with no backup they still come up after I'm finished with the reboot.

I also have in my "SIM" 2 cards, but I only have 1? And I can't access number. It also shows 2 different IMEIs.

The programs with weird names have all the permissions in my device. Some of them I can't delete, and some can't force stop, and they start running after some time.

Facebook was already installed when I did a reboot and the programs started coming in. I have a secure file on my phone. But this program has permission to everything.

How do I get rid of this problem? Do I root my phone? Can some of you guys please help me with this? This is making me a little paranoid.

Some of the programs:

Dagger
Customrabsclient
flexbox
istrumentzip
OpenCenus
rxandroid2
agera
customclient

I have used many anti-viruses like McAfee, Bitdefender, etc. I have factory reset my computer 2 times, but nothing changes. I have now downloaded AFWall+ to try to stop all these files, but I want to delete them all.

And when I check root manager it says that my phone is not rooted in the proper way. I never ever have rooted this phone.


texts: HTC Desire X doesn't come up after software upgrade

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I want to apologize in advance if this isn't the proper forum for my question; it might be a hardware problem.

I got a message on my HTC Desire X that a software upgrade was available. (IIRC I was on 4.1) I checked if there was enough juice in the battery, enabled WiFi, and downloaded the upgrade. But when I clicked "install" the display simply went black, and the device hasn't given any signs of life since.

What I tried
1. Remove and re-insert the battery
2. Recharge the battery. This shouldn't have been necessary, since it had enough power, like I said. But strangely, even after 24h of charging the power LED remains orange
3. Factory reset: volume down + power button

The battery thing bugs me. It was a good battery (normal charging times) and now it doesn't work anymore. Does the charger rely in the CPU? For instance, if the upgrade really went bad and the CPU doesn't work properly, what about charging.

IF the upgrade didn't succeed, is there a way to get the device working again?