texts: QR Scan in WhatsApp doesn't work (QR loads but phone scan never ends)

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Not the same as Why I can't scan the WhatsApp QR? because the problem there was the "OK Got It" was not visible due to the screen being too small, but that's not the problem here

I have the latest version of WhatsApp

I restarted the phone

I have the WhatsApp Web option

The QR code loads perfectly in my chrome browser

I have the "OK Got It" option

It starts scanning the code....
.....and keeps scanning and scanning and scanning.....

I waited over 15 minutes and nothing happened! It just keeps scanning the code, no matter how many times I reload it, and nothing happens :(

I tested my internet and wifi connections, so I know it's not that.

Anyone else have this problem? Or know how to fix this?

I have a galaxy s3


texts: Galaxy tab 2 (gsm) P3100 stuck on start screen after installing clockwork mod recovery. Need help immediately!

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I was following this tutorial form wiki.cyanogenmod.org and it went fine till step 12

#11. Unplug the USB cable from your device You can now manually reboot the phone into ClockworkMod Recovery mode by holding .
#12. The Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (GSM) now has ClockworkMod Recovery installed. Continue to the
next section.

And instead of starting in recovery mode, I started in normal mode mistakenly. So I did the whole again. Until now the "Custom binary download" was showing "2 counts" but again mistakenly started in normal mode. Then I did the whole once again, and held the power and up volume button to start in recovery mode. But the device was stuck at start screen (which shows galaxy tab 2 logo). I doesn't even start in normal mode. I did the whole again and again. Now the "Custom binary download" is showing "5 counts".
The device is not starting again neither in recovery mode nor in normal. Please help.


texts: Could a Play Store family plan block apps abroad on my Google account

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Background:
I have a problem with region-blocked apps.
After moving abroad I must download region-specific banking and eid apps and after changing my Play Store Region, paying methods, clearing cache, and memory I still can't access the applications I need.
Interestingly, when I log my old university e-mail on Play Store I can access all the apps I need even though this Google account has no Paying methods and not even a registered address.
Question:
Is the account I want to use having its access deferred because of a Google Music Family Plan subscription from the country I travelled from.
Even if I'm not the Family Plan manager could this payment block apps where I am now?


texts: How to increase memory for debugging of Developer options

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I would like to know how to increase memory for debugging of Developer options without DDMS connection. Please kindly advice me.

Background: I have a problem with my smartphones sometimes does not work well when to use application out side of my house without my PC. So, I would like to keep logs as much as possible. I would like to keep them for a day at least.


texts: Enable Developer Options on Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4

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I'm having trouble enabling developer options on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 tablet. I click the build number 7 times and get the toast telling me it's enabled, but it doesn't appear in the menu items.

As you can see, developer options are unlocked but it's not listed in the menu items.

UPDATE:

So it turns out this is a problem with the latest version of Android on this device, Samsung  were not aware of this bug but are now and it will be fixed in the next release!


texts: How do I fix blank photos in an Android device

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https://gyazo.com/f1a05cc619d35b588884d29b5b462f5a
https://gyazo.com/71968d66e18ff2639893079e05db5081
How do I fix Images that have become blank since the new sd card messed up the photos which contain photos of my mother's memorable past

Here are the links I might need some help they contain photos of a memorable past thanks


texts: Where are the .apk files of currently installed apps stored on my Android device?

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Possible Duplicate:
  Where in the file system are applications installed?

How can I view the .apk files of currenly installed apps on my android phone?


texts: How can you measure your battery drain rate?

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Even turned off and with no background apps, my battery drains FAST. I would like to know how fast my drain rate is compared to other phones to find out if I should replace the battery.

What are some measurement methods?


texts: In my keyboard, is there a way to advance or backup the insertion point?

texts: Using the keyboard in Cyanogenmod, sometimes while typing in a sentence, I see a point where I would like to make an edit.  Presently, I do this by touching with my finger where I want the insertion point to be, however, it is hard to get the exact location, often I miss it by one or two characters.  In such cases, instead of trying again and again until I get it right (which is most difficult to position right at the beginning of the text) is there a way to advance the cursor forward of backwards by one position somehow?  In other words, on a computer, I would press the forward or backward arrow keys to move one position, is there something like that in the keyboard?


texts: How to make a notification vibrate and sound once, and then ideally be muted afterward?

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What I am looking to do is, get a notification as normal with vibration and sound, and then any further notifications from that app I want to not vibrate. For context, it would be the most helpful for a messaging app, where I would like to be informed when I receive a message, but I don't want my phone vibrating over and over if they are to send more than one message before I can reply. Just once is enough to let me know I have a message, I don't need 27 vibrations in my pocket. This sort of dynamic reaction to a notification would be extremely helpful for me, with the notification acting normally at first, and then if it is already present in the notification "bar" or "tab" (Im not sure what its called exactly), then it wouldn't do something like vibrate or sound my phone. I am not sure if any apps can control notifications like this, so I am here to ask for help. I am willing to root my phone if I need in order to get this functionality, so lets me know about any method you got, Thanks!

Additionally if anyone can think of a good method of receiving the notification you can let me know, I might not need my phone to vibrate or sound at all if there is a good alternative, but those are the only ways that I can think to inform me hands-free and from my pocket, and something like my phone notification led, while less intrusive, wouldn't really work.


texts: How can I configure Android so that all Internet traffic goes through a VPN and is blocked if the VPN isn't activated, without rooting Android?


texts: Is it possible to setup a VPN certificate in Android 10 , without using an external apps (like openvpn) ?


texts: Disabling notifications from S Planner results in notifications that you have disabled notifications *facepalm

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I have tried to disable my S Planner because I use an alternative calendar app. Now that I have turned off notifications I get the same notification constantly  (reappears almost instantly after cleared) informing me that I have disabled notifications.

Yes, a notification from the app to let me know I have disabled notifications. Face palm and wtf. Probably the most annoying thing I have ever encountered on Android.

The indestructible Message Reads:

"S Planner noti. not shown
To receive notifications from S Planner, tap SETTINGS, go to App info > Permissions, then allow the following permissions:
Calendar"

I have disabled everything all permissions, notifications, default settints, stopped the app, even restricted its use to wifi.

I have tried to do my due diligence and look for a post that answers this question but could not find it, if such a post exists kindly link to it.

Thanks


texts: Galaxy S3 Mini screen seems to get touched when there's no actual touch

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini which I've bought about 6 month ago. For about 3-4 months now, I've noticed when looking at its screen (but not touching it myself) that there's things happening on it as if some invisible finger would touch the screen:

lock screen with pattern would report some random touching on one of the screen lock pattern's circles. It looked like someone did a short finger-drag of about 1 cm, and then would shake the finger very rapidly on it:

other times, when I was doing stuff on the phone, it would either open an application or the Google tool-screen (the one that normally opens when you hold the home button for a longer time on Android 4)
also, while it was doing this, if I tried to override the ghost touches with my own finger the screen wold be very unresponsive (it would only "get" parts of my inputs)

I've googled for a solution and I've found basicaly 2:

1: remove the screen protector and clean the screen well to make sure it has no moisture or hand-desinfectant gel etc. Did that, removed the screen protector, wiped it good with soft paper, still have the problem
2: some people said that if I'm charging it with something else than its own charger, it may lead to the problem I have. It's true, I'm using multiple chargers to charge this phone only one of which is the original charger it came with. I've tested this, and it does appear that the problem arises when I charge it with an LG charger, or when I connect it to my laptop: before connection, no ghost finger, after connection, when the lock screen display automatically, there's the ghost touch like in the screen shot. However I'm not 100% sure that it's ONLY when I charge it like that that the problem crops up. However this does seem to be one way to trigger the problem.

My question is then:

has anyone had such a problem also? If yes, did they found a solution that fixes it completely (i'm willing to factory reset it if necessary, buy some fancy cleaning kit, etc)
if the solution is to only use its original charger, how come it seems to happen when I connect it to laptop also? How am I supposed to make it so that it doesn't go all ghost touchy when I want to transfer my pictures to my laptop?


texts: I found a phone that still has the sim card in it but it has been reset to factory settings.  Is there any way to find the phone number associated with that phone (I am sure the owner has a new phone and has had the number changed from the lost phone to the new phone) so I can call it and let the owner know I found their old phone?


texts: Slideshow Feature not available in Gallery after ICS Update

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Slideshow feature is missing in Gallery for Picasa Web Album after ICS 4.0.4 Update in my Samsung Tab GT-P7310. I was able to run slideshow of Picasa Web Album in Gallery earlier with HC 3.2. This is the same issue even in SIII with stock ICS 4.0.4

I have synced all the Google Account including Picasa Web Albums. I am able to view all the picasa web album pictures in Gallery but not able to slideshow the pictures. Picasa button is in place of slideshow button. However Slideshow is working for Downloads, Camera, Screen Capture Pictures but not for Picasa Web Almums.

Please suggest how to fix or to make it work. Thanks.


texts: Galaxy S3 stuck on boot loop, Factory Reset didn't work

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My Samsung Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300) was rebooting itself for the past few days, randomly. Today, it did it again, but didn't boot back up. Instead, it is now stuck on an infinite boot loop - it gets as far as the splash screen (Galaxy SIII logo), then reboots, and this goes on forever, until I remove the battery.

The first thing I tried was to remove the battery, SIM card and MicroSD card for 5 minutes. I then wiped the Cache Partition through the Android Recovery Mode. I then did an Emergency Firmware Recovery through Samsung Kies. This didn't help - the phone is still on the same boot loop. I then tried a Factory Reset through the Android Recovery Mode. This also didn't help.

I tried to view the boot logs through the Android SDK tools, but of course, the phone won't stay on for long enough to connect via USB. I'm not sure what else to try. Is there any other way I could possibly access the device's logs? Or should I try Odin instead of Kies?

Update: my S3 was had the official stock firmware on it, with official OTA upgrades, it was never rooted.

Second update: I've now tried flashing with Odin3. I used the firmware version appropriate for my region and carrier. Everything was successful, but I'm still having the same problem. I'm guessing there's not much else left to try except bring the device back to the dealer? ...


texts: Is there any way to simulate an external input device (Mouse / Keyboard)?

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i'm working on a project where i'm going to link 2 devices together, one desktop and one android, desktop is going to send mouse coords / keystrokes to the android device and it will simulate mouse moves / keystrokes. Is there any way to do it? Searched on google but no dice.
pseudocode:
mouse mouse1;
while(True)
{
    mouse1 = host.mouse.getevents.mousecoords();
    this.simulatedmouse.Coords = mouse1.Getcoords();
}


texts: Is there a flight mode feature where i can still browse the web?

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Basically, I just want to appear to other people as I'm offline/my battery is dead.

How can I do this?

I'm not talking about blocking contacts, but the effect would be the same as to block all of them for a given period of time I guess.


texts: How can I get rid of the low disk space notification?

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The low disk space notification frequently comes up. I can't get rid of it; the clear button doesn't clear it, and neither does tapping it. It's just taking up space. How can I get rid of it?

I've got 20 MB of free space on my phone, which isn't a lot, but it's sufficient. I already know how much space is available, so a constant reminder serves no purpose, as there's nothing I'm willing to delete to free up space.

This is a Google/HTC Nexus One running Android 4.0. (Quite an old phone to be running ICS, but it was like that when I aquired it secondhand.)

Edits in response to the comments and answers:

I've already moved all possible apps to the SD card, and even a few that weren't supposed to be moved there. Unfortunately, Android insists on keeping some stuff on the phone, even when the apps are moved off. As a Linux user, I can't understand this. By a combination of choosing the $PATH well and manipulating mount points and symlinks appropriately, I can't see why it should make any difference to the system where the app is installed.
I've already cleared the cache. There's not much there, since I've been aggressive in my cache management. I've even cleared out several apps' data.
I haven't yet gotten around to moving my data to the SD card, as I asked about here. I think it'll only amount to a few MB of savings, though.


texts: Belkin mobile wireless keyboard F5L175 set to wrong language on galaxy tab e, how to fix

texts: After pairing my galaxy tab e to Belkin mobile wireless keyboard, everything worked fine. The second time I connected a screen came up asking me to set language. Apparently I picked incorrect English US option because it now types some letters different than keyboard. How can this be fixed?  Can't find any reference to a setting anywhere on tablet. Thanks


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I have photos, videos etc are stored in the phone internal memory and i'm looking for pattern unlock without losing the data. are there any ways to get around this pattern lock and get my data? or only wipe data/factory reset is the only option? will i be able to recovery data after factory reset using any of the tools?

No USB debug enabled
no custom recovery installed
no google account


texts: Can't unlock previosuly resetted Wiko Pulp 4g phone (loop in login screen)

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I just got a new phone from a friend, a Wiko Pulp 4G. Before giving it to me, she did a factory reset on it without logging out of the phone previously - so now when I turn on the phone, it demands to log in with the account that was used on the phone before the reset before you can do anything else. Problem is: It doesn't unlock. It's stuck in a loop. You first have to insert email and password and then a code is sent to my friend via SMS - but when I enter the code, the first screen demanding my friends email appears again, and the process of logging in starts anew.

Here's what I already tried:

Hardresetting my phone as described on this website. This doesn't change anything sadly.
Remove the device from my friends google acount on Googles device manager page - but the phone doesn't have a remove button (because it isn't actually logged in I guess)

Is there any way to solve this? If nothing works I will try to root it and install another ROM, provided I can figure out how to enable USB debugging without unlocking my phone.


texts: I want to root my Moto G2 (running Marshmallow). I've never tried this before, so please tell me exactly step by step.


texts: How do I unlock and root an LG MP260? My LG v30 was stolen and I am trying to use an older phone from Metro PCS on my T-Mobile account until I can replace it.


texts: Can I make my home screen the center instead of the left?

texts: I have the Nexus 5 from Google Play running stock Android 4.4.2. My home button takes me to the far left panel (the one next to Google Now). I added a panel to the left of it, but that changed my home button to taking me to that panel. Is there a way I can configure it to  go to the center panel? I'd really prefer not to have to install another launcher.


texts: Google Voice Search no longer automatically takes action

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I was recently using my phone and noticed something odd. Previously, when I used Google Voice Search, and I said something like "Set a timer for 10 minutes", my phone would recognize that I wanted to set a timer, and if I took no action, would automatically start the timer after a short duration. Now, when I take this action, the phone recognizes the voice command, but only has a button labelled "Start Timer".

I'm not sure what in particular has changed, but I haven't found any similar problems via Googling. The only thing I can think of is that I recently upgraded to Cyanogenmod M11.

How can I regain the previous behaviour of Google Voice Search?


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I know the Android HAL defines an interface for Radio Interface Layer (RIL) manufacturers to abide by, which is the one used by ril daemon to talk to vendor-specific ril shared libraries. But what I couldn't find is the interface to talk to the ril daemon itself.

How does the phone service speak to rild through /dev/socket/rild unix socket? and where is the source files of the phone service?


texts: google play service has stopped and google process gapps has stopped

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The following message keeps appearing on my asus tablet model K01A screen about every three second.

"Unfortunately, google play services has stopped"
"Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped"

I tried to updated the google apps, but doesnt work. What should i do to this problem? Help me on the problem?


texts: All my friends are chatting over hangouts and I feel left out. So I installed hangouts to be a part of their chats. I love hangouts on the computer and was super excited about getting it on my phone (samsung galaxy ace). However when I proceed to open hangouts it poped up a message saying that I need google play services for it to run. So i then went to the app store to download this, however it takes up half of the memory on my phone!! I don't have enough space to download it and now hangouts is useless. Please help.


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Does anybody know a way to monitor the permissions on my phone?

I am not interested in "Which app got which permissions", there are many apps available for that, e.g. aSpotCat - Permission Checker

But I like to know for example: Chrome requested "Location" 120 times (20 granted, 100 denied)

Is such information available?
Android version is 7.1.1 and device is not rooted.


texts: How can I tell if my Samsung S7 supports connecting to a wired ethernet via a usb OTG cable?

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I want to connect my Samsung S7 to a wired ethernet connection using something like this usb micro > Ethernet hub

Their instructions say to look for Ethernet option under Settings> Networking
But I see not such option.

Folks are reporting that the Samsung does not support wired connections


texts: How can I use Google Play without storing any Google account information on my phone?

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I am using HTC Wildfire handset, but I think following question applies to all Android-based handsets.

My Google Account has been added under

Settings
-> Accounts & Sync
--> Google (under Manage Accounts)

When I click on "Google", I get following options

Sync Contacts
Sync GMail
Sync Calendar

In Accounts & Sync option, I have turned off (unchecked following options)

Background Data
Auto sync

NOTE: I have turned off Background Data, and Auto Sync before adding my Google Account.

I want to get apps and games from Market, but I don't want to sync any of my Google Account data with my phone i.e., there should not be any traces of my Google Account in my phone.

How can I do it?


texts: Is it possible to read SMS with broken touch and disabled usb debug?

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I've just broken my touch screen, but there is an extremely important text message in my device. USB debug is disabled, and I can't enable it because touch is broken. :\
Is it possible to reach that SMS somehow? Could it be reachable via Google services somehow? The device is functional and is connected to internet.


texts: Different wallpaper for each homescreen?

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I'd like to be able to have a different wallpaper for each homescreen. I found a live wallpaper that lets you do this.
Is there a more efficient/less cumbersome way?


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Device is Xiaomi Redmi 3S

During the last update (6.12.15) 3 days ago, the mobile bricked and cannot boot.

I cannot fastboot because the bootloader is locked and cannot be unlocked using 'minimal adb fastboot' (eom edl is not allowed)

I cannot do the recovery, because "reading device information fail"

I cannot paste rom file into internal memory, because without loaded OS it doesn't appear in connected PC.

If I try anything else, device gets stuck on Java error - systemuiservice error - UnknownFormatConversionException

I run out of options what to do and what I managed to google out.


texts: Moto Droid - Screen Going Crazy / SD Card Contents

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So about an hour ago I was texting and noticed that when I would try to hit certain letters using the on-screen keyboard that it would think I pressed the keys to the left or right of a certain area.  It seemed like a deadspot to me and already I was disappointed but it wasn't a giant issue as I could just use the hardware keyboard til I got it fixed.  Now, however, after ~1 minute of being booted up, the screen just starts going crazy, loading random applications, zooming in on stuff, flickering left and right like I was swiping it.  I was wondering if anyone had any experience as to what can cause this (other than hardware failure) and if you think doing a factory reset will help at all (assuming I can get through the options fast enough before the screen goes nuts).

Also, before trying a factory reset, I was wondering what all is stored on the SD card by default.  I'm not really worried about apps (I'll just re-download them) or contacts (synced with Google I believe), but more media (pictures / videos [both that I took and downloaded] / music).  Now common sense would suggest that media items would all be stored on the SD card, but I know from experience not to assume things like this.  If you could fill me in it would be much appreciated.


texts: Enable LTE on Google Nexus 7 (2013) LTE tablet

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I have a brand new Google Nexus 7 (2013) LTE tablet and failed or enabling LTE on it.

I had two cards (microSIM for Nexus and nanoSIM for iPad Mini) from the very same LTE-enabled local (Poland) carrier Aero2. Both are inserted to respectful devices, both devices are in the same place (same network coverage) and iPad Mini catches LTE signal (and its amazing speed) with no problems, while my Nexus falls back to HSPA+ at most, only sometimes uses 3G and never runs on LTE.

Is there any extra switch on this particular device or Android system (was on iPad Mini) to enable LTE?

EDIT: Of course, I followed step-by-step guide on this subject available at Google Nexus Help.


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since I own 2 batteries for my G3 and one of them isn't working properly, I wanted to calibrate both of them. I've just calibrated my extended 5200 mAh battery and it seems like it lasts longer so I decided to calibrate another, original battery (3000 mAh). So my question is: Is it smart to calibrate 2 different batteries? Will calibrating one battery uncalibrate another one?

Thanks in advance


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I just picked up a used Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and when viewing light-colored screens, it's very clear that the keyboard is burnt into the panel with a pinkish hue.

What's the best (free/fastest) course of action to reverse this AMOLED screen's burn-in permanently, short of opening the phone and replacing the display assembly? Is there an app to try, or might inverting colors for a while help?


texts: Why does Android have a call log limit for the call history?

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I just noticed recently that Android limits the call log to 500 entries.
I would like to know for what reason one would limit the call history.
Now many people including me have lost their call history.


texts: i have a rooted lg g2 vs980 and it accidentally installed a software update and now i get some kind of security boot error, it flashes to fast for me to read exactly what it says, but after the lg logo it only goes to black screen. I think it is bricked. I have tried hard reset but this does not work i also cannot enter recovery or download mode.


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I know little about the Android Wear Watches, and want to know if I would be able to use it for dictation. Specifically I want to use it to quickly record ideas while I'm in the middle of something where it's not practical to get out my phone and do it.

Does it have a microphone, and would it be able to do speech recognition? And how quick/easy would it be to make it start recording/interpreting? I would probably have my phone in my pocket, paired by bluetooth, if that helps.


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I have a ZTE Blade V7 Lite, which is stuck in Meta Mode. If I reboot, I can enter Recovery Mode, where I can select some options, e.g. wipe data, but when I select "reboot", it goes Meta Mode (displays "META MODE" in the corner, and no move).

In Meta Mode, I can connect it with ADB, but I can't do anything, because it's unauthorized:

$ adb devices
List of devices attached
10799213    unauthorized

I just wanted to boot into the normal mode (by using some ADB command) and use the device. It came out after a normal reboot. I've already performed factory reset, but still boots into Meta Mode.


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In my area I have a lot of paid WiFi hotspots that are open and my android connects to them automatically.

Can I set that WiFi's only with certain keyword in their name(SSID) would not connect to?

EDIT:
Imagine there several hundred hotspots of open wi-fi hotspots on diferent networks configurations and so on. The only common denominator is that all of the have network name in ssid. Lets say 'crazy sheep'

On a flip side same area has hundreds of free open wi-fi hotspots again all in different networks and these have almost no common denominator.

In the past I have done some Android development. So I do not look for settings tutorial. If the function is in stock there is a little chance I will not know about it.

I am looking for

An app that adds an option to write a query (regex is fine) with SSID as a variable in it. That would omit matching networks from initiating connection but would not affect other networks


texts: How does Samsung S-View Flip Cover work?

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How does the S-View Flip Cover work? I know some apps that use the proximity sensor to check this and turn on and turn off the screen.

S-View Flip Cover does not require any softwares, so how does it communicate with the device?


texts: I accidentally deleted an entire timeline of photos off of gallery. My phone was set to sync with my Gmail account and Facebook. Where do I find these synced photos and videos through my Gmail or Facebook? Some of the photos were really important for work.


texts: I want to use an old phone for making calls only, does the OS version matter?

texts: I have an old Galaxy S phone running Android 4.0 and only want to use the phone for calls.  Does the OS version matter?


texts:
I’d like to know if there is a way to check what version of TWRP is installed using bash (using a file or command in Android).

I could find /persist/.twrps only, which is data file. No command I have found.


texts: Which filesystem should I use on my USB stick to have interoperability with Android and Windows?

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I wish to use a USB stick with both my Android device and my Windows 10 PC.
My requirements are:

No file size limitation
No root required on the Android device
The filesystem should be natively supported by the Android device

My Android device is a Samsung Galaxy S10. I would like a solution that would work with all modern Android devices, but I don't mind if I'm limited to the Samsung.
Which filesystem should I use?


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Is it possible using a computer and WiFi, hardware plugin box or something to allow me to make (and receive) telephone calls using my Android phone through the existing land line?

It would be more convenient if I could carry one phone and receive both home phone and mobile phone calls. Also I want to make outgoing calls and have it use my home phone connection for the reduced charges and the correct caller ID.

I'm OK with using WiFi LAN (VoIP), but I don't want to use the internet connection, I want it to go through the hardware phone line that the phone company put in. Is there such a solution?


texts: Dell Streak 7 stuck on 2.2.2 ("read only" bug?)

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I ordered two DS7s.  One came with 3.x and one came with 2.2.2 and is pretty adamant about there not being an update available.  So I decided to do it myself.  I've got Clockwork Mod Recovery 3.0.2.0 (also tried many other versions) and I've tried numerous different ROMs.  I got two to "work".  They went through the motions, said formatting, copying, etc.  Looked like it worked perfectly.  When I reboot, it's still 2.2.2 with all my previous settings.  I've done this multiple times.  It is rooted.  I've also done numerous factory resets before and after flashing the "working" ROMs.

Suggestions?


texts:
Location History was active on my device and visible under timeline in the Google Maps app. I have just tried to use it via Google maps on browser to get my phone back, but the timeline stops in August.

The Android Device Manager last located my phone just before 6am yesterday morning, so it was definitely communicating with my account.

Has anyone successfully made their Timeline visible on GMaps retroactively if Location History was on and able to communicate with the Google servers?


texts: Change mobile network DNS on Lollipop and up

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Ok, this is a constantly asked question, how to change mobile network DNS. But in different Android version, you will get different method. So this is the reason I ask this.

I have already known a method for Android 4 and below. Now, I want to know how to change mobile network DNS on Android 5.0 Lollipop and up.

A clue:

ndc resolver setnetdns <netId> <domains> <dns1> <dns2>

Someone said I should use this command to change mobile network DNS in Lollipop and up, but what is netId? Where can I find this value? Could you give me an example?

I am not C/C++ programer, but I try to read relative source code, found netid will be transform to unsigned long type by strtoul function. So I guess netid should be a hexadecimal string. I try using netcfg output value, but it doesn't work.

Could you give me more explanation about this method? How to use it?
Or is there any other effective method to change mobile network DNS in Lollipop and up?


texts: Is it possible to make developer options inaccessible via tapping build number 7 times?

texts: I want the developer options can only be accessed through a shell, please explain how to do it


texts: Any app that has an embedded browser in them don't load anything. A few examples: Steam, Telegram, and Relay reddit client all have embedded browsers and none of them load. Firefox works though but I guess it uses a different thing than the system default that the previously mentioned apps do. I'm not sure what things to try to solve this problem.


texts: How to intercept Chrome links with Advanced Download Manager (ADM)?

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I have installed Advanced Download Manager (ADM), but when I try downloading a file from Chrome, it downloads the file with its Chrome download manager.

How to set-up ADM to intercept the download link on Chrome?


texts: where to find unmount OTG storage option in file manager / settings of my phone . If I remove my pen drive, message appears as unexpectedly removed


texts: Nexus 7 2013 not playing nice with Windows 10

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I did something to my Nexus 7 and need to transfer files via USB in recovery so I can reinstall my Android OS.

Unfortunately every time I plug it into the USB I get an error. In Device Manager I see my Nexus as "Unknown USB Device. Device Descriptor Request Failed." I try to manually install the drivers but they do not work.

I have searched the web and it seems like a compatibility issue between my newer USB 3 ports and the USB 2 standard of the Nexus 7. No matter how I try I can not get it working with the PC.

I have tried using a Kingwin USB hub and connecting the Nexus 7 through there without luck. I tried connecting to other Windows 10 machines (all ASUS) and have gotten the same error.

I tried entering ADB mode without luck. I tried getting the device to read a USB stick via OTG without success.

I can't find a Windows 7 machine to try and connect it to. I think that would work but I don't have one.

Is there a solution for this?


texts: How can I stop the status bar from hiding?

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On my Samsung S10 with Nova as the main launcher, I'm noticing that for a few days now I don't have a status bar when on my home screen. The status bar is there when I'm working from inside any application, but as soon as I move the the home screen, it is pulled up somehow (literally, I see it moving up and disappearing). I can easily get it back by just swiping my finger from the top of the screen just a bit downwards which is why I don't think this is a bug or the launcher somehow covering it. But I'd prefer for the status bar to remain visible all the time.
I'm really not aware of anything I have done to cause this. I might have pressed something by mistake but I did not tinker with my phone in some meaningful way.
I tried googling this but all I get is results about how to show or hide notifications or icons within the status bar. When it comes to hiding and unhiding the status bar, I could only find development examples but as mentioned, I have never developed anything on this phone, it's also not rooted.
Some help on this would be much appreciated.


texts: Decrypting wpa_supplicant.conf on Samsung Galaxy mobiles

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When I do cat on wpa_supplicant.conf file on Samsung mobiles, I see that the passwords are encrypted. But when I open the same file on LG mobiles, I can see the passwords in plain text.

This is what I see on my Galaxy S5. The information below is for my network which has a WPA password 77807780 (psk is the encrypted passkey):

network={
        ssid=""
        psk=fce6c4f64304b00c5783199bbd2b1f91
        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
        priority=10
        frequency=2462
        autojoin=1
        usable_internet=0
        skip_internet_check=0
}

Is this a feature on Samsung mobiles? What kind of encryption is used to encrypt the password and how to decrypt them?


texts: whatsapp group ...what does the message so and so was removed mean?

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In a whatsapp group, what does the message Username was removed mean?

Did the admin remove that person ?
Did that person delete the account?
"Username left" is different from "Username was removed", right?


texts: What's really 'third party applications'?

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I would like to know what's really third party applications in android.While I was referring Android development it says that application layer consist of:

Native apps
Third party apps
Developer Apps

I know that third party applications are those which are not developed by the first party(provider of the operating system) as mentioned in third party applications.But I think when it comes to android third party apps and developer apps are same isn't it?Could anyone help me.


texts: Speaker sound has too much high frequencies and is too much compressed

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I listen a lot to music with my Samsung A3, and the sound is totally ok with headphones (thus no strange software effect applied to audio out), but when listening with internal speaker, I notice:

too much high frequencies (between 5khz and 20 khz), it nearly hurts the ears with high RMS-dB songs, even if I reduced the high freq as much as I could in the Music Player app's EQ
it's like some high dynamic range compression is applied to the speaker output sound (it has a very caracteristic sound) and this is not present when using headphones

All this was not present with previous phones I had.

In order to enjoy the portability of listening to music with solely the phone's internal speaker, how to improve its quality?

Are there apps that can apply EQ to internal speaker only (not 3.5mm headphone out jack) ?

Are there some effects to disable in a hidden menu (Developer menu?) of Android 5.0.2 ?

Background: I have had a few Android Samsung phones, a good old cheap Samsung Young S5360, a Galaxy Trend Lite, etc. and now a Samsung A3 (SM-A300FU) using Android 5.0.2.
Music producer here.


texts: How to report potential abuse in Aptoide without becoming a member?

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The Aptoide store is an alternative platform where you can get Android apps.

I found an app on Aptoide store via Google that has a size of 3.3 MB. The same app with the same app-version in F-Droid store has only a size of 1.1 MB. So I assume that this app is infected by malware.

The Aptoide's info about the suspicious app is

  Xxxx is Unknown

  This classification was assigned because: there is not enough information about the application in Aptoide Anti-Malware platform.

  Scanned with Anti-Virus: Zoner Anti-Virus   Sophos Anti-Virus   AptoideGuard Malware Analyzer

  No Infections Detected  No Infections Detected

In the Aptoide website belonging to the app, there is a "report abuse" button but this requires a login (which I don't have and don't want to have)

In the stores impressum, I found an email address so I wrote an email to Aptoide store admin. I got an automated email reply that I should use a web form to contact Aptoide with a link to the web form. So I filled in the web form and submitted it.

This was a week ago and since then nothing happened. The suspicious app is still available in the store and I got no email response.

Is there any other channel to Aptoide where I can report potential abuse without becoming a member?


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I recently encrypted my Android 4.4.2 device (S4 Active) and have now unencrypted it. However the only options I still have to unlock my phone are PIN and Password. When I attempt to change it it now states that swipe is turned off by; Administrator Policy, Encryption Policy, or Credential Storage.

How do I go about setting this back to how it was? Is it even possible or am I stuck using PIN or password?


texts: Set up new device with very long Google password

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My Google Account password is hundreds of characters long. It's intractable to type. That's normally OK, because I use a password manager, but I recently did a factory reset on a 2012 Nexus 7. Tap & Go from my Nexus 4 phone copies all accounts, but asks for my Google password and I can't figure out a sane way to get my password to the device. Here's what I've tried:

I actually tried typing it in, once. It took about 15 minutes and I got something wrong.
I tried creating an App Password. The Nexus 7 said it was incorrect. I tried this several times, and I'm sure I didn't get the app password wrong, so I can only figure that app passwords can't be used to sign into new devices (?).

I really don't want to change my Google password to something insecure just to get past this step. It shouldn't be necessary. At this point in setup it's too early to install a password manager, and even if I skip sign in now, I can't really install a password manager without access to the Play Store, right?

Is there a way to get my password into this prompt without arduously typing hundreds of complex characters onto a tiny default keyboard? Perhaps a way I can get the password from the Nexus 4 using NFC or any other protocol, or trick the 7 into treating a device plugged into the USB port as a keyboard?


texts: My Nexus 7 permanently displays a 'system update downloaded. Touch to install' notification' that I can't seem to clear. I've touched the notification to install but am just taken to apps. Can anyone help me get rid of this notification, please? Many thanks.


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What is the best place in the Android (4.4 or similar) file system to save some
documents (.pdf, personal docs, other files, music, ...)? In other words, is
there a specific folder where one can create a home directory and put in files
without having to fear that it is wiped out by (updates of) Android?


texts: Can't get passed Setup Wizard after Factory Reset cause Google Play Services keeps stopping!

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after Factory Resetting my Lenovo Tab 2 A8-50F Tablet with Android 5.1 i can't get passed the Setup Wizard after selecting the WIFI you want to connect it.. After Checking the Connection then it's doing a Software Update then Google Play Services keeps stopping every time, then revert me back to the WIFI selection screen and loops again and again. What can i do to fix this?
i tried Resetting it again but no luck and there is no option to Clear the Cache from the Boot Menu!!!


texts: Adb doesn't work, "adb.exe has stopped working" window appears

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I want to learn flutter, so, I installed Android SDK from Android Studio but when I tried to connect my device a "adb.exe has stopped working" window showed, then I tried using 'adb devices' command but the same happened and the window just keeps appearing over and over until I kill the adb.exe process.

I also tried the following:

Run adb kill-server and adb start-server (Same window appears).
Reinstall the complete sdk including the platform tools.
Run adb as administrator.

But so far, the window keeps showing and I'm running out of ideas.

I would really appreciate your help.


texts: Added lock screen pin to encrypted device - can't unlock on boot now

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I have an encrypted cyanogenmod 13 device. I set the password manually via the command line using a guide like this. More recently I added a lock screen pin, and I think I set it to not ask on boot but I'm not certain now. I rebooted the device for the first time since adding the new pin but I can't unlock it now.

When it boots, it's loading the same disk unlocking screen as before, but it's asking for the pin instead. Entering it doesn't work, however. Since it's expecting a pin all it presents is a number pad - can't type the encryption password in case that's what it wants.

The question is, obviously, how can I unlock it. I know both the encryption password and the lock screen pin so I could do it via the USB+command line but neither ADB nor fastboot detect any devices.

Some users elsewhere have suggested trying the sim pin but a) same thing happens when sim is removed and b) the sim pin doesn't work anyway.

I'd like to get this unlocked soon, if not possible I need to do the whole setting up from scratch process as soon as possible.

Note: I have access to the device via the teamwin reovery thing which has a filemanager and terminal. Is there some command I can run to set the unlock type/keyboard back to normal?

Edit: I was able to use ADB when in recovery mode, but obviously changes made to settings.db don't propagate. What do I need to do to regenerate the "initramfs" or whatever android uses that contains all the necessary data to boot when encrypted? I assume that it has it's own copy of settings.db.


texts: Today I can't find the gesture button. I had it placed bottom right, showing faint on every page; now I have to go to menu /dolphin to bring it up. When I look at gesture settings all I can do is add extra gestures, but no menu list or other way to restore the 'always there' button. Has quick access been removed? I'm using dolphin version 8.0.0 on galaxy note. Thanks for any help


texts: android phone enters bootloop after removing packageinstaller

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I am trying to block my phone from installing packages from unknown sources.

I rooted my device and removed com.android.packageinstaller.
A reboot after this step forces my phone into a bootloop.
There are two questions I have:

How is the package com.android.packageinstaller related to the booting process of a phone.
Is there any way through which I can block my phone from installing packages from unknown sources. (The switch "Install From Unknown Sources" in the Setting Menu can be toggled easily and does not meet my purpose.)

Model name : Redmi Note 4,
Android version : 7.0

Thanks in advance.


texts: What does an android Launcher actually do?

texts: Lets consider this scenario. I have a Samsung Galaxy smartphone which comes with Touchwiz as a default launcher. If I use a different launcher does it run on top of the touchwiz interface or does it disable touchwiz temporarily and run instead of it? What are the advantages/disadvantages of using 3rd party launchers?


texts: Force Samsung s7 to bypass Pattern Lock and use Pin

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My daughter has forgotten her pattern lock.  She knows her PIN but it's not giving her that option, only the pattern lock screen.

Is there a way to get access to the PIN lock screen?


texts: Screen on Galaxy Nexus goes off, hard reset required to resolve this. What can I do?

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I am using a Galaxy  Nexus and since the update to Android 4.2 the screen sometimes suddenly goes off and then especially stays off. The only thing that helps to get the screen back on is taking out the phones battery, which is quite annoying.

Is there a workaround for this?


texts: SDcard in lollipop still readonly using EZPDF

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I finally got my lollipop upgrade. Seemed fine but I have still issues with EZPDF. Let me explain.

I just upgraded from kitkat and therefore, I cannot write to the SD card as we all know. After the upgrade, two of my apps "File Expert" and "MX Player Pro" asked me to grant access to the SD card. I did and both work fine.

The issue is with EZPDF. I cannot find any way to grant the same permission in order to be allowed to write an annotated PDF into the SD card. The file list still marks the SD files as "Read only".

Any hint?

I really appreciate any advise with this.


texts: How do I clear out some information recorded in Google accounts?

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I have a phone that is running Android. I have several Gmail accounts setup on the phone, many of which belong to my family members who are computer illiterate while a couple of the accounts are my own.

The only reason I have those accounts on my phone is to teach my family how to use email on their phones, which I am going to get them shortly.

Today I noticed for the first time that every one of those Gmail accounts record my mobile device under the "Android device" section of the dashboard. Every Gmail account has the rest of the accounts recorded. The market info too is common to all. Furthermore, they all show the same IMEI. That is plain wrong.

I tried removing all the accounts except my own from my phone but the information recorded still persists. Is it going to be updated after some time when the server cache is cleared? If not, how can I correct this?


texts: Gmail app repeatedly notify for the same email

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When I receive an email, there will be a push notifcation from the Gmail app. If I leave it unattended, it will pop up again and again.
I set the sync frequency at every 15 minutes in order to get notified as soon as possible. However, it seems that every time the account syncs, it will notify me about any unread emails. The notification will just keep popping up until I read the email. Is there a way to only notify once for each unread email?
I found something called "Notify once" in the gmail account settings, but not in other accounts' settings (like outlook accounts).


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So I've just rooted my Motorola Droid (I've done this before on the same device, but with a different method back on 2.0.1). I am on 2.2.2.

The root went successfully, Super User app was present, etc.  I then installed ROM Manager and http://www.cyanogenmod.com/ from my SD card.

After that, my phone would boot, then run through the boot animation, freeze, then start the boot animation over again, and repeat.

I made a backup through ROM Manager before the install, and have restored it.

From what I could tell, that went fine, but now I'm stuck in ClockwordMod Recovery each time I try to reboot my device.

It boots once, showing the Motorola logo, then shuts off, then boots again showing the logo, then goes directly into ClockworkMod, without me holding x or anything special.

Can I get out of this or am I bricked?  And troubleshooting suggestions?


texts: Sync latest email attachment with Android

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My college mess hall menu is shared as an attachment (.jpeg) on the same thread every week. The thread has no other content except for this.
For convenience, I'd like to access it quickly from my Android mobile. I don't want to keep it as a starred conversation and interrupt my urgent emails.

Is there a way to sync the file (i.e the latest attachment on the thread) so that I can have one click access to it? Maybe sync it to google drive so I can use widget or rename it to current_mess_menu.jpg and save it in a Dropbox folder so I can do the same? Open to other alternatives as well.


texts: Xperia S (LT26i) stolen. Can thief access internal storage?

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Recently my xperia s is stolen.I am confused what are the chances that thief can access and take my all videos and picture out from my phone.

I had App lock in my phone with admin right so no one can access settings or uninstall apps not even force stop.

if someone reset phone then only device memory format or internal storage too?

I had 4.1.2 Android (Jelly Bean).

Formatting and installing new android OS(With pc companion or Flashing) into my phone.Is device memory or both internal and device memory erased?


texts: Screen on when charging on powered off phone

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The issue
My phone's screen is always on when I charge it while it is turned off.
It displays this image:

And the screen cannot be turned off. I believe it is not charging either, but I can boot it normally. It charges normally when on.

Specification

Image installed: lineage-17.1-20201012-UNOFFICIAL-treble_a64_bvS
Build number: treble_a64_bvS-userdebug 10 QQ3A.200805.001 eng.crossg.20201012.051017 test-keys
Phone: Blackview BV 5500 Pro

Similar issues
I believe the issues posted at

https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help/power-off-charging-lineage-os-14-1-t3694182
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lineage/help/charging-screen-misbehaving-phone-off-t3611714

are fairly similar, but do no have a solution, as far as I can tell.

What I've tried
Originally, I had the message

Orange State
Your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted..Your device will boot in 5 seconds

Displayed along the picture of the battery. The phone would not boot (unless I've pushed the on button, that is), but the message would continually be displayed.
I've followed the tutorial at https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-31664.html and removed the 5 seconds boot delay time in Orange State: I don't see that warning when I turn off my phone or when it is turned off and charging, but the screen still stays on when I'm charging the phone turned off.


texts: Un-register service from hwservicemanager

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I have disabled the fingerprint sensor on my phone by setting the device tree node status to disabled. When I boot up, the fingerprint menu options are gone, but dmesg shows that hwservicemanager is trying to start a fingerprint sensor over and over, but init can't find the service:

[  625.488742] init: Could not find 'android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint@2.1::IBiometricsFingerprint/default' for ctl.interface_start
[  625.502583] init: Received control message 'interface_start' for 'android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint@2.1::IBiometricsFingerprint/default' from pid: 669 (/system/bin/hwservicemanager)
[  625.502658] init: Could not find 'android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint@2.1::IBiometricsFingerprint/default' for ctl.interface_start
[  625.523352] init: Received control message 'interface_start' for 'android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint@2.1::IBiometricsFingerprint/default' from pid: 669 (/system/bin/hwservicemanager)
[  625.523427] init: Could not find 'android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint@2.1::IBiometricsFingerprint/default' for ctl.interface_start
[  625.538080] init: Received control message 'interface_start' for 'android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint@2.1::IBiometricsFingerprint/default' from pid: 669 (/system/bin/hwservicemanager)
[  625.538545] init: Could not find 'android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint@2.1::IBiometricsFingerprint/default' for ctl.interface_start

How do I tell hwservicemanager to stop trying to start this now non-existent service? I saw here that there is an option to remove the hidl definitions from a manifest file, but I would like to enable or disable the fingerprint sensor at runtime. I can enable and disable the service with start vendor.fps_hal and stop vendor.fps_hal, but I can't stop hwservicemanager from trying to start it.


texts: HP Slate 7 VoiceTab not entering Recovery Mode

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I have a HP Slate 7 Voicetab running Android 4.4.
I was trying to root it through Kingo Root and then flashing with a custom ROM using TWRP.
But I think I made some mistake and now it won't boot to recovery mode.

Tried the key combination (Vloume Up + Volume Down + Power), and it opens a Black screen with "Product Mode" written, none of the volume keys work at this page, and long pressing the power key triggers a normal boot.

Volume Up + Power key doesn't do anything.

Tried booting to recovery mode through ADB, that doesn't work either.

Apps like Quick Reboot also failed to boot to recovery menu

Factory Reset option has also ceased to work. On doing a Factory Reset through settings, it just restarts the device with no change.


texts: Turn off text message (SMS) sync to Exchange email account

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I recently started using a Samsung Galaxy S4 and one of the features in a synchronization between text messages and email accounts.

When a text message comes in it throws a copy into my Exchange email accounts that are one the phone. I want to turn this feature off but cannot find a setting for it anywhere.

Any ideas?


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How do I stop my device from sending my location to Google every second, even when the location setting is off? (Which is illegal because I declined Google from taking my location data because I turned it off and they still collect it anyway.)

Google was caught collecting location data EVERY second from android phones when the Location setting is turned off. Now I know why my phone battery is so terrible.

If I leave my phone stationary in my house on standby, it lasts 6-8 hours, which is bad as it should last at least 12 hours stationary on standby. If I go outside and move around, 40% of my battery goes in 2 hours so on a 100% charge when outside moving around, my battery lasts 2-3 hours. The battery drains faster when I'm moving around than when the phone is still, and it drains even faster when inside transport than walking. How do I REALLY turn location tracking off?

Before anyone says, "maybe your phone has a virus", it was like that with a terrible battery since I brought the phone with a fresh installation, and I installed every app on my phone from Google Play except for Gab.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 and Android 6.0.1

Update

I have made the exact same journey with my wifi, mobile data and location off and my battery only drained by 5% in one hour intead of 35% in one hour. As the mobile network tracks my location with all 3 off, the battery drain is not due to the location tracking by my network. It's also not due to any apps, as apps can only track my location when the location is on (of which a window appears asking me if I want to turn location on so the app can use it) and the location icon shows in notifications. Remember that my battery lasts much longer when stationary but abysmal when moving around.

How do I fix this problem?


texts: Internet access via wi-fi is ok, but just not financial apps

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I have hit the same problem with a couple of apps on an Android phone. The phone has no issue with Internet access using wi-fi. Web browsing and other apps run ok. However, two apps hit connectivity issues when the phone is on wi-fi. During the moments I am facing the problem, if I turn off wi-fi so that Internet connectivity switches to cellular (4G), the apps breeze through immediately.
It so happens that both apps are finance apps. One is a bank's app and the other is a payment app. Both are not related to telcos, ie they don't use cellular for authentication. They have been working fine on wi-fi all along until recently.
What could possibly explain this behavior?


texts: How do I make JB use my external sd card (/storage/extSdCard)

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I have a Samsung Note2 with 4.1.1 on it. I have what appears to be a virtual sd card called /storage/sdcard0. It uses phone memory. When I installed my new 32gb sdcard it was mounted as /storage/extSdCard.

The OS only seems to use sdcard0 for SD-like storage (like apps). I know this because SuperBox is reporting apps on my SDCard and they are really on sdcard0. The only way I can use my external card is if I tell some application to use it for storage.

Since sdcard0 is just eating up precious phone RAM is there a way I can safely convince JB to start using /storage/extSdCard instead?


texts: ./flash-all.sh: line 16: fastboot: command not found

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I'm trying to "Get Started" with Setting Up the Preview SDK | Android Developers to Install the L Preview System Image Android L Developer Preview | Android Developers on my Nexus 7 (Wifi) "razor".

I'm getting following error:

mbp:razor-lpv79 alexus$ ./flash-all.sh
./flash-all.sh: line 17: fastboot: command not found
./flash-all.sh: line 18: fastboot: command not found
^C
mbp:razor-lpv79 alexus$

here is my fastboot, it's in /Applications/Android Developer Tools/sdk/platform-tools/ folder:

mbp:razor-lpv79 alexus$ ls /Applications/Android\ Developer\ Tools/sdk/platform-tools/fastboot
/Applications/Android Developer Tools/sdk/platform-tools/fastboot
mbp:razor-lpv79 alexus$

What can I do? I do NOT wish to modify flash-all.sh script (if possible).


texts:
How do I search and or sort individual text messages by date/time?

I am using an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S5.


texts: How do I use an external microphone with my Galaxy Nexus?

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How do I use an external microphone on my Galaxy Nexus, and what kind do I need?

I know if it should use a jack plug (3.5 mm), but not all jack connectors are the same, and I don't know if the lower or middle or upper part is for the microphone.

I want to use my phone for a video conference, but there is going to be a lot of noise around me, so I need an external microphone without all the background noise which the microphone in the phone gives.

I don't think the Gnex can handle a USB mic through the micro USB port, correct me if I'm wrong.


texts: What config file specifies which services load on startup?

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I'm using ADB and have full access to the filesystem.

I run ps and see a process running called com.Something.Service. I can kill the process but it restarts most of the time.

It's not a visible app, it's some kind of background service.

I want to stop it from running on startup.

I can't find the setting that causes it to run on startup. What file determines which processes like these run on startup or how can I find it?

I've tried grepping some common directories for the name of the service. I'd hope to find it in /etc/init.d but it's not there.


texts: Close app as opposed to letting it run in the background

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I'm not sure whether this is a Galaxy Nexus question or an ICS question, but here goes:

Suppose I'm using some app and then I move to the home screen, rather than shutting down, the app is left to run in the background. Is there a way of exiting an app such that it gets closed upon leaving it rather than being left to run in the background?


texts: I am using ms Outlook on my moto g5 plus android 8. My Outlook app does not sure any notifications. It used to but not anymore. What do I do?


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Where is the MTP and PTP option in Android 9?

I checked

where is the option to enable MTP?

and it's not there.

I have a Moto G7 Power. I don't know if that makes a difference.

I see there is a command line option How Do I change from PTP to MTP mode? Cannot find options in settings

But i'm looking for the GUI option

I think they moved it from settiings..storage.  as it was there on an old phone.
I tried tapping build number 7 times, I can't see developer options.


texts: WhatsApp's backup to Google Drive doesn't work

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I recently reinstalled WhatsApp because it stopped working. Then, I restored the Google Drive backup. For this backup, I used my primary Google account. Restoring worked fine.

However, after restoring the backup, no new backups would work. It always just got stuck at some percentage of progress. After many failed attempts of canceling the backup after hours of being stuck at the same percentage, I added my secondary Google account to my phone and chose it as WhatApp's backup location. It then went on to make a 2.3 GB backup to the secondary Google account (according to the information WhatsApp stated). This backup again got stuck. Repeating it several times always made it get stuck at a higher percentage of progress.

Eventually, I gave up and deleted the backup in Google drive (secondary account). I noticed that my secondary account only used a few hundred MB in total, according to the information found in the bottom left corner of the Google Drive website.

After deleting the backup, I started another backup. WhatsApp showed that it already completed 2.3 GB of 4.6 GB right from the beginning. This got stuck again at 99%. After deleting the backup again and starting it again, it now started at 4.6 GB of 6.9 GB, apparently always increasing by 2.3 GB.

What should I do to perform a full backup?


texts: Unpack initramfs.cpio.gz (boot.img) from MTK6589 phone?

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I can't find a proper tool to unpack boot.img from GravityMod2.

both unmkbootimg and split_bootimg.pl are able to extract same fileset (kernel, 4280320 bytes and ramdisk, 633284 bytes). I think the files are damaged (taken from wrong offsets?) - can't even find gzip/cpio signatures in ramdisk image!

Is there another specific tool to unpack Android 4.2.x boot.img, or MTK-specific tool maybe?


texts:
I gain precious time by launching pdf from the terminal in Linux

evince ~/mypdf.pdf

What is the exact command that allows me to do that on android?

This post gives the following template:

am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n my.domain.myApp/my.domain.myApp.myClass

*How to modify this command to launch a pdf**


texts: Is wiping the data partition totally unnecessary after this adb fail and stock restore?

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I uninstalled this version of Xposed, because I wanted to try this one. Note: Thanks to this comment I was actually able to flash the latter too, but it gave me a bootloop. So I would caution others against that package.

So the procedure for the latter was adb, but it turns out adb doesn't work for flashing Xposed on my device. (Zenfone 2) I had only managed to install my previous version of Xposed using recovery flashing.

But when I tried the adb script, though, I got this output. However, the phone didn't reboot or anything. Just like last time. (Even though I waited a fair amount of time.)

Even though there is no evidence of it, I figured there may be a small chance that this failed adb script had done some sort of damage to my firmware. So I decided to flash the stock firmware again "just because". Why not? Anyway, that's already done.

Is there any potential use to also wipe the data partition?
Was there any potential benefit to restore the firmware like I did?

(I'm gonna root again and install the same Xposed Framework I initially had.)


texts: How to make a "system" screenshot with ButtonMapper

texts:
Since a recent update of ButtonMapper the functionality to make a "system screenshot" (if you have root) seemed to be replaced by a "app screenshot", which is limited in some apps as Instagram of Snapchat and also makes a very annoying clicker sound. I understand non rooted users prefer this over nothing. But I like to have my "system screenshot" back when I long press the Volume Down button.

I bought the Pro version of ButtonMapper and I have root access. Can someone please tell me how I can assign my "system screenshot" functionality back to long press Volume Down in Button Mapper? I miss it so hard.


texts: I have a TOMCAT with Android 2.3 Angry birds loads, plays, but does not save. When I restart it starts from the beginning and it does this from the first time.


texts: Where is the battery animation called when charger connected to phone (OFF)?

texts:
I have Moto E (Rooted) which turn on when connected with USB via Laptop but not when connected to Wall charger instead it shows Battery animation. I got to know that battery animation is at framework-res.apk.

Now I want to know from where it is called so that i can change it as required.


texts: How to move Apps to SD on the LG P-705 with Android 4.0?

texts:
I can move apps manually or progammatically on my Samsung Galaxy Ace 1, but on my LG P-705 with newer android version there is no such an option. Apps like App2SD don't work as well.

Why does LG P-705 Android 4.0 Smartphone not have a move to SD feature?


texts: How do I know which root method was used to root a phone?

texts: Let's say you got a rooted Android phone but you want to find out how it was rooted.  Is there a way to know which method was used to root it?


texts: Is there a way to install a imei on a samsung galaxy s9

texts: I have a samsung Galaxy S9 that has no Imei Installed I was wondering if there is any way of boot loading or forcing a imei on to the system it is a retail phone


texts: Why does googlequicksearchbox use so much memory?

texts:
$ adb shell getprop | grep vendor.build.fingerprint
[ro.vendor.build.fingerprint]: [google/sailfish/sailfish:7.1.2/NJH47B/4021576:user/release-keys]

$ adb shell uname -a
Linux localhost 3.18.31-gc22ff6216f1a #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Apr 11 18:11:27 UTC 2017 aarch64

$ adb shell dumpsys meminfo

Applications Memory Usage (in Kilobytes):
Uptime: 42779575 Realtime: 95413209

Total PSS by process:
    262,738K: com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox:search (pid 2648 / activities)
    224,188K: system (pid 1135)
    114,967K: com.android.systemui (pid 1570 / activities)
     88,623K: com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher (pid 2742 / activities)
     73,651K: com.coffeemeetsbagel (pid 14865 / activities)
     72,482K: com.google.android.gms.persistent (pid 2404)
     70,038K: com.google.android.inputmethod.latin (pid 1525)
     55,043K: com.google.android.apps.maps (pid 5571)
     52,169K: com.google.android.gms (pid 3358)


texts: 'Your device is 10 days out of date' ... unexpected notification, is it malware?

texts:
I have a Pixel 1, unlocked (bought direct from Google in 2016). I've never installed anything from an untrusted source.

I just unlocked my phone and saw a popup similar to the 'emergency broadcast'/'amber alert' notifications saying "Your device is 10 days out of date", telling me to update by clicking a button (with a warning that the download was 948 mb and mobile data charges might be accrued). There was a 'more info' link that didn't work. The popup also had a 'remind me later button' which I clicked accidentally while attempting to take a screenshot.

I know that Pixel 1 has a very bad (zero-day) vulnerability, which makes me think it's possibly legit since it fits the timeline for the fix being released. I also haven't installed Android 10 yet, but that's a normal notification hanging around in my notifications.

Is this a legit push notification for the Pixel 1 zero day vulnerability fix coming in through non-standard channels? Or is it malware? How can I confirm one way or another?

This is the only popup I've had so far. I've been using my phone on and off all day and it only showed up once.
I've not installed new software in weeks (and only from the app store)
OS updates come in as push notifications from Google and are stock android, and definitely do not present as a bizarro popup.


texts: File Manager opens when connected to charger

texts: I am using Sony XPeria with Android 4.0.4. If I connect the device to an AC adapter/charger, the ASTRO File manager opens by default. How to stop the app from opening when the device is connected to the charger?


texts: "USB Storage damaged. It may need reformatting" error message in status bar

texts:
On rebooting my Samsung Galaxy S2 (running Villain ROM 3), I got an error in the status bar "USB Storage damaged. It may need reformatting". File managers like Astro fail to open the /mnt/sdcard folder.

Things I've tried so far:

Rebooting
Connecting via USB cable to PC in USB debugging mode (This brings up 2 drives, but they are not mounted)
Removing the external SD card and rebooting

Anyone encountered this issue before? Any suggestions?


texts: How to get warning if there is an e-mail?

texts:
I know how to set vibration when getting an e-mail: How to set vibration ON when getting e-mail (Gmail)?

But how can I set my Android phone to always vibrate/give sound when getting an e-mail?

I'm asking it because once I get an e-mail, my phone will stay silent, even if I get another e-mail. I need a feature/setting that enables this, to have a warning, when a message arrives.


texts: How do I check bad sector on my android with ADB recovery mode?

texts:
I am finally able to install CWM on my asus. I suspected the asus didn't do well and there could be too many bad blocks on it's NAND.

So Now that I can do fast boot and recovery and adb, I think I would scan the whole NAND memory and see if something is bad and then mark it.

You know, like chkdsk or fdisk

How would I do so?


texts: Does hotspot connect directly to proxy or through the computer from the connection being shared?

texts:
Let's say I have connected my phone to the internet through the hotspot from my Laptop. In order to access the internet, i have to configure proxy in both laptop and android.
Now on the server side would the traffic come from my laptop or it would be shown as different i.e coming from the android?


texts: How to see which app created shortcuts on my home screen?

texts: I have a Samsung S7, and lately some apps or virus started to create shortcuts to ads on my homescreen that look like app icons. I removed a lot of new apps but the phenomenon sticks. Usually the thug app creates shortcuts during the mid-night when I am asleep. I like to find how exactly which app is doing this. Thanks.


texts: Android pm command throwing transactiontoolargeexception

texts:
I am using rooted android phone and have installed AIDE for android. I am doing tutorial lessons in the app. When I click run app in any tutorials, it says "Starting… " and after few seconds "App not installed error". I looked at the superuser app's log for AIDE, and it says "unable to access package manager". Here's a screenshot:

Screenshot (click to enlarge)

Edit: I tried pm command in terminal emulator app with su access, it shows same error: "package manager not running…" I guess there is a problem with the pm command. How to solve this problem?


texts: How can I check when was the phone rooted?

texts:
In the adb shell command when I entered su, it prints:

su
root@hxjgeakt:/ #

It means my phone is rooted right?

How can I check when exactly was the phone rooted?


texts: PDF reader app that remembers the last page you were on?

texts:
I usually access my PDFs via the DropBox app on my phone.
Every time I open the same PDF it starts back at page 1.

Is there a way to set up the Android Adobe Reader app to remember the last page I was on?

If not, is there another PDF reader app that has this option?


texts: How to save Whatsapp voicenotes to Computer?

texts: I am connecting my Android phone to my computer trying to save Whatsapp voicenotes in my computer. But when I open the folder WhatsApp Voice Notes it is blank. I can see the files (begin with PTT) in my Android but it seems they can't be read on my Computer. Previously they could. Is anyone having the same issues or have some solution for it?


texts:
My Pixel XL phone rencently always turns off by itself. Most times it turned off just after starting up, a few times it worked longer and everything looks fine. when it happend, a "phone is shuting down"(maybe not exactly these words because my phone is not in english) dialog pop up and then shut down in a few seconds.

I tried restoring it to factory image, and tried replace a new battery, and had not fix this.

I got the log using "adb logcat", here is it : full log file

Now I think its because of a hardware part, but seems not battery. I want to find out which hardware part is it from the log file, but I don't know much about the log messages, can anyone help to find some clues about what cause the auto-shutdown? Thank you very much!

John.


texts: Remove contacts from synced Exchange account, without removing them from the server

texts:
How can I remove contacts from accounts I don't sync with anymore? Without being afraid of removing them from the "source" exchange account now or in the future?

Background:
When installing the email synchronization with Exchange, I thought it was a good idea to also sync the contacts.

Now the internal memory of my phone is stuffed with thousands of contacts I don't really need. It seems I cannot move them to the SD card, so I want them gone.

When I stop the synchronization (only contacts) with exchange, the contacts are not automatically removed.

I'm a bit afraid that if I remove them manually, and click or accidentally enable the sync, the contact will also be removed from my exchange contacts list, that is linked to my companies contacts list.

BTW: I know some Java, so if necessary I can develop an app to do this.


texts:
I messed up with everything. The only thing that works it's fastboot, I can still flash .img but when I reboot it get stucked on bootloader and can't enter neither recovery or system(Just erecovery but that's pretty useless).

I've tried flashing twrp or stock recovery, even tried to flash kernel/ramdisk and system image from stock rom but the result is the same: I always get "OKAY", or "flashed successfully" but gets stucked then.
I took the images I've been trying to flash from Firmware Finder:

STF-L09SC432B372 (8.0.0.372) FullOta-MF
STF-L09C10B370 (8.0.0.370) FullOta-MF
STF-LGRP2-OVS 9.1.0.215 FullOta-MF

If you can help me I would really aprecciate it. Thanks in advance.

p.s. bootloader and frp unlocked


texts: Where to put supersu zip file while rooting HTC One M8

texts:
I'm following the instructions at http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-to/unlock-bootloader-root-your-htc-one-m8-0154444/ and have found a stage where I don't have enough information, which is at Step 9 in the instructions, which says "Start by grabbing SuperSU from Chainfire directly on your phone, or download and place the file in your device's "Download" directory."

I tried doing it directly on the phone, but that didn't install it properly --- it seemed to want the phone already rooted, but I'm doing this as a stage of rooting the phone.  When I then try running supersu, it complains it can't find the su program.

So now I'd like to "place the file in the Download directory", which presumably means using "adb push", but I can't find where I should be putting it, i.e. any directory called "Downloads" or anything like that.  I've looked around, using "ls" in the adb shell, and I suspect it might be in /data, but I can't look in there (perhaps because the device isn't rooted yet?)  The instructions expect the supersu zip file to be unpacked by the TWRP recovery, which I have installed.

http://androidadvices.com/root-install-custom-recovery-twrp-image-htc-m8-android-phone-guide has alternative instructions, which just say to put it in "a suitable location"; could I, for example, just dump it in "/" ?


texts: How to remove someone's google account off my phone when asked to verify

texts: We are going through custody battles atm, and I allowed my child to take her phone to her mother's, in case she needed me or felt unsafe. Her mom took the phone, removed my google account, added hers and make it to where it needs to verify the account before I can make any changes. So now she can control all the parental locks, send messages when she shouldn't be, ect. How can I remove her account and replace mine since they are my phones to begin with?


texts: Lock screen with Nova launcher not showing new icons

texts:
I have an HTC One (M8) and downloaded Nova Launcher to customize my layout. I downloaded the Black Glass ADW Theme and it looks great. However, on my lock screen it is still showing the app icons from my HTC Blinkfeed. (Aside from the theme, I have the exact same apps on the launch bar in both the Blinkfeed and Nova home screens.)

I have my alarm on my launch bar so it shows on the lockscreen. When my phone went off this morning, it was the Blinkfeed alarm settings rather than the alarm settings through Nova.

I've been trying to figure out how to get the icons to match both in the look and the functionality but don't know how.. help please! :)


texts: I need to play audio file when microphone detects noise

texts:
I have some pretty rare use case.
I've recorded audio file and I want to play it automatically
anytime when microphone detects any noise.
I assume it can be done using smartphone with Android with some app(s).
What's the best way to do it?
Just for the sake of example. Imagine I've recorded "Go away, we are home!" and put smartphone in dining room. The mic is working all the time, listening to noises and if someone breaks glass and gets inside a house, my record will automatically play and scare the thieves.
Thank you!


texts: I have a Samsung S6.  I keep getting a message that says I need to update my virus database, that my virus database has not been updated for 26 months (my phone is only 3 months old) and is no longer protecting me from the latest threats.  There is an option to update database and an option to enable all premium features.  Below that there is a security broadcast that lists a virus named a.payment.cola.a and has information on the virus and what kind of threat it is.  This keeps coming up on my phone over and over.  I am not sure if it is legit or is itself a virus.  I have tried googling it, but can't find any info on it.  Is this a virus?  I have Avast security on my phone since I got it and it shows there are no current threats or viruses, but you never know.  Just need to know if I should click to update the database.


texts: How to install python on my Android GT-P7510?

texts:
My Samsung tablet 10.1 GT-P7510 is running Android 4.0.4.

I have root access to the device.

What is the best way to install python on my device.

I have tried QPython - Python for Android however the pip console does not show any text as I type into it.

Thank you for your time in advance.


texts: Auto-sync killing battery all of a sudden on S3?

texts:
I have had my S3 for a good long while, ever since they were new with Verizon. Almost immediately, I bought an extended battery and all was good. In the last week or so, the battery has begun discharging rapidly. 50% in a couple of hours. I had extra batteries, so I switched out thinking I had a bad one. Same deal.

Looking around, I read that killing the cache should fix it. Nope. Then someone suggested turning off auto-sync. That did it. Battery drain want back to normal. Why? Why all of a sudden? Then, the Gmail app doesn’t want to manually sync… Annoying. I was hoping to avoid a factory reset, but would that be my next course of action? I’m wondering if the Gmail app is bad. Definitely going to dump that and re-install.

Any thoughts?


texts:
Phone in question is european HTC 10 with Oreo.

Here is what I did:

Unlocked the bootloader following procedure from htcdev.
Flashed TWRP.
Sideloaded SuperSu.

Then I figured that I don't want SuperSu because of SafetyNet. (fails both basicIntegrity and ctsProfile)

I didn't changed anything on system partition manually.
Did full unroot in SuperSu.

Now basicIntegrity passes, but ctsProfile fails. I think its because
   bootloader is unlocked.

Now I want to flash Magisk, but TWRP can't mount data partition because disk is encrypted(password doesn't work). This makes me unsure if it is possible to flash magisk.
Can I ADB sideload Magisk? or flash it with fastboot?

Ideally I want to end up with rooted phone that passes both cts and basicIntegrity.


texts: S5 & S7 that I have doesn't play nice with some iphones

texts: About 10% of the time anyone with iPhone texting me results in notification that I have a mms message sent to me but it doesn't download/open. Sometimes it opens minutes/hours later, or not at all! I am using default Messaging. This is BS. 25 years into cell phone technology and iPhone hasn't decided to play nice with androids? I like Samsung and am more inclined to never buy an iPhone because they Could create text operating system that works flawlessly w/ Android, but choose not to.


texts: Why is my phone connecting to local restaurants wifi?

texts:
I have an Android Galaxy S3. I have Norton 360 security. I did a scan last night, and it said I had connected to unsecured networks. One was Walmart, the other the Mexican restaurant across the street. I did manually connect to Walmart once, but I have never connected to the restaurant. I have never even been there.
Why is this happening and how to I make it stop. Thanks!!!!


texts: How To Stop Rejecting Messages At Low Memory?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  I can't receive SMS when I have low storage

When my phone reaches ~22Mb (internal) free space, my phone starts to automatically reject text messages.  Assuming they're on internal storage, can the storage location somehow be changed to external storage?


texts: Accessing the Android Market using a US SIM card from outside US

texts:
I have a Nexus S phone with Android 2.3 and a SIM card from a Canadian carrier. While I'm in Canada, I want to download applications from Google's Android Market (e.g. Google Music) without rooting my phone.

Will it work to replace the SIM card with a US SIM card (e.g. AT&T GoPhone)?  If I did that, everything should work smoothly, correct?


texts: Why do some earphones work but some have garbled audio on my phone?

texts:
I recently bought a rebranded Innos D9 from China. When I tried using the earphones that came with the phone and the Sony earphones I have, the audio is fine. Really awesome too.

However, when I use a generic Samsung earphones, I hear garbled audio, like the sound is coming from a cave. When I play a video, the voices / speech of people are distorted. Also, I don't think equalizers would fix this because I know how they work. I also tested Apple's Earpods, to the same effect.

I would like to know why this happens. Maybe I could download an app to correct the sound, or at least know what earphones to buy in the future.

Note: The phone has a built-in Yamaha music amplifier that boosts AAC or something, if that information would help.

Another update: Found a relevant thread on XDA and the fix I did was to push the answer button on the Samsung earphones, and the audio was fixed. Do note that for the audio to stay that way, the button should be pressed always. This is not a good fix.


texts: Is there a fitness app which can record my workouts across multiple activities?

texts:
I've been using MyTracks for tracking my running, and another app (which I forget the name) to record my cycling routes.

I also do gym, swimming and karate, is there an app which lets me keep track of my fitness workouts across multiple activities? I.e, I don't want to have an app for each one, its annoying.

I'd like to record things like time spent training, lengths/laps (for swimming), possibly bike/rowing/treadmill times/speeds/distances for the gym etc.

This will allow me to track myself over a period of time and see how much I've increased the duration/effort in my training.

Any suggestions?


texts: The songs I downloaded online do not show up with the same name in the player

texts: I download music from various sites offering music for free (because I lack any sort of disposable income to legitimately download them). After changing their names into ones that make sense on my computer, I load them onto a memory card and then try to play them. They play just fine but their titles seem to be totally different from what I changed them to on my computer. For example, I renamed a file to "The Chainsmokers-Closer"  on my computer, but in Google play music it reads "TERGOS. RU". What is causing this and how can I solve it? Should I format the memory card as input? Should I put the renamed files directly onto my internal memory? Re downloading the song doesn't seem to help


texts:
I Have a Samsung Galaxy S2.
I had it for around 2 weeks, when it first turned itself off and wouldn't turn back on again. The keyboard would glitch and stop working. and apps like Facebook, or Google Play, Internet etc would freeze then the error  'Application' Is not responding send error report etc.

I've just got it back from repairs, and the applications are still stopping responding, it hasn't crashed yet though. Any ideas what could be making it do this considering they've completely wiped the phone and screened it etc?


texts:
I'm on Windows 7 and have developer options including USB Debugging enabled. I have opened Kies and it recognizes the S4. However when I try adb devices, nothing to be found. It works perfectly fine with my Nexus 10.

I've also tried adb kill-server, adb start-server and then adb devices to no avail.

Anyone else have this issue?


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Can I install Android on my non-Android device?

Is it technically possible to run Android on MS Surface Windows RT tablet?

How would I make a dual boot solution or run Android inside WinRT host OS?
with touch screen and everything working?


texts: Is it possible to display the screen of my Android on a regular computer in a similar fashion as an emulator would – but with an actual device being displayed rather than an emulation? I am looking to plug my Android in and then do all phone activity on it from this imagined piece of software, such as use apps, send text messages and even make phone calls. E.g. when I am sitting at a computer, which offers far more UX convenience than a small Android device, I do not see why I wouldn't use it to augment the phone display on a much bigger monitor and use my keyboard instead if the phone is plugged in.


texts: How do I trick Android to think that it is from a different country?

texts:
I installed Android 5.0 on a second-hand HTC One (M7) device which comes from United Kingdom. The ROM 7.17.1540.7 comes from the official American HTC website, and the UK website doesn't list any ROMs.

Since then, system update to 7.17.1540.21, performed automatically by the device, fails with the following error:

  We have determined that your phone may be running a modified version of its system software. For your protection, we cannot update your phone. Please revert your phone to the official HTC system softwarte to update your phone. If you did not modify your system software or would like help reverting your system, please contact us via the support section at www.htc.com.

Day after day, it downloads the huge update, and shows the same message, again and again.

I contacted the support from United Kingdom. After a long, unpleasant discussion, the person suggested to send the device to the UK repair center in order to reset it, which means lots of trouble of backing up the device and wiping all personal information, and then waiting at least three weeks for it to be “repaired” (given that I live outside UK.)

Is there any way I can either download a UK version of the ROM or trick Android to think either that it's from UK or that the phone is from USA?


texts: Unable to install .apk from /system/priv-app

texts:
I moved my apk file to /system/priv-app just as you adviced me in this thread. When I'm trying to install it through clicking this .apk, Android said me that "The application has not been installed". I tried to use adb install myapp.apk for this purpose but again ADB  gave me an error: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_POLICY_REJECTED_PERMISSION] and I suppose that app requires permission which can be granted only by root. So the only way I see now is to run adb shell later su next cd /system/priv-app and install [-cdDsp] [-o USER] [-g GRP] [-m MODE] [-t DIR] [SOURCE]... DEST and that's a point because I totally don't understand this legend:

    Copy files and set attributes
    -c      Just copy (default)
    -d      Create directories
    -D      Create leading target directories
    -s      Strip symbol table
    -p      Preserve date
    -o USER Set ownership
    -g GRP  Set group ownership
    -m MODE Set permissions
    -t DIR  Install to DIR`

How to set attributes to install this apk as system app?


texts: Configure UART GPS module for Friendlyarm nanopc-t1 on Android

texts:
have a NanoPC-t1 device and I'm running Android 4.2.2 on it. I want to install my gy-gps6MV2 module and make it work as the device GPS.

Do I need root access? (I already tried to root device with SuperOneClick) I've pluged it into my UART serial port, when I run: adb shell root@android:/ # cat /dev/ttySAC0

All I get is white space outputs, while I know it's the gps module output but I can't figure out why I get white spaces.

When I connect my GPS module via a rs232 to usb I can read the GPS data like a charm (using cat /dev/ttySAC0)

What am I missing? please help me fix this problem, I'm struggling with it for two weeks...


texts: How can I merge a contact between the phone only list and my Google account?

texts:
I managed to create a phone-only contact which was then linked to the contact's Facebook account. I've also got a Google contact for the same person which has additional contact information in it.

I'd like to merge the contacts so that I only have one entry for this person but with the combined information. I don't want to have to copy the information manually between the accounts.

The phone is running Android version 2.3.7 and it's the contacts manager that came with the phone.

I've checked the similar questions, bit none seems to address my specific issue.


texts:
I have a little issue with my LG K10 K430. I was experimenting with it, to learn the adb function. Well, I stupidly erased the whole boot partition using rm, and then my phone is not booting anymore. It is showing the LG boot logo, but is not starting up, keeps rebooting.

I tried to:

Repair it through LG Bridge, to flash the stock ROM through LG UP and LG Flash Tool. But the phone is not staying in flash mode or download mode, cant boot into Fastboot. The only thing that apparently works is the Factory Reset mode, but only shows the interface. It only reboots the phone and nothing else.
Flash the boot image through SP Flash Tool but has no luck. The phone is detected by Windows but only for 3 seconds, then it disconnects. No matter what I do, when I connect the phone to my PC, it quickly disconnects, even with Driver Enforcement deactivated. I tried LG drivers and some other drivers for Mediatek, but still have no luck.

Is there any other way to recover the boot partition's data or to unbrick my phone?

I hope you can help me.

Thanks in advance.


texts: I'd like to text someone my location so they can use something like maps.google.com and navigate to me. Any app or technique that makes this task easier than putzing around asking for the address?


texts:
Device: Huawei Y300
Android: Jelly Bean; no root

I'd  like to backup  apps (their APKs). There are some apps that can't be backuped with ES File Explorer. AppMonster marks them as  locked, and I've read that that's a safety feature. Some apps have this, and they can't be backed up by many backup apps that I've tried so far.

How can I backup these locked apps?


texts: Free Alternatives to "Titanium Backup Pro"

texts:
I have recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy Y phone and installed the Titanium Backup (free version). Anyhow, I am not satisfied with it as many of the features are unavailable and I am asked to get the paid version.

My Question is: Are there any free alternatives to the services offered in Titanium Backup Pro?

I am in particular looking for the "Convert to user app" and "Enable 'multiple profiles' for this app" features.


texts: How to "flash" a single updated file with CWM Recovery?

texts:
I have modified certain .so library and want to safely flash it over existing firmware.
I see that incremental updates are possible (thinking of GravityMod2 3.0 to 3.1 to 3.2 update route); unpacking one of updates found on net, got this:

 inflating: changelog.txt
   creating: META-INF/
   creating: META-INF/com/
   creating: META-INF/com/google/
   creating: META-INF/com/google/android/
  inflating: META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary
  error:  invalid compressed data to inflate
  file #7:  bad zipfile offset (local header sig):  150328

 (seems like extra bytes in zip)

How do I prepare such updates?


texts:
I have two problems :

my device was dropped to the ground (not by me) and the power button does not work anymore. I use the keyboard to wake up and suspend it.
sometime, the sound does not work anymore, and I cannot reboot it to make it run again.

The device is not rooted (no reason), run Android 4.0, how can I handle it?


texts: Is there any way to move whats app from phone memory to sd card?

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I'm using a Samsung Galaxy fit GTS5670 running on Android 2.3.6. After installing Whatsapp Messenger of 13.36 MB, it was installed to phone memory. I got a total of 180 MB internal storage, and just 3.3 MB left.

Is there any way to move Whatsapp from phone memory to SDCard?


texts: How to multi select emails in browser or Gmail app?

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I want to do something like below given question in Android, is it possible to do in browser or Gmail or any other email app?

Is there any way to easily select multiple messages in Gmail?


texts: Android 4.0.4 Where to Download su or sudo Binary?

texts: I have a Huawei Android 4.0.4 phone and I've recently downloaded a Terminal Emulator app. This app allows me to run a Linux shell from inside Android; it runs /system/bin/sh. I started to navigate around the OS and I've found that /system/xbin only has DisableLoopTest, EnableLoopTest, dexdump, and hciutils_test in it. /system/bin has many files; I believe that all of the installed commands are in it. However, I noticed that su and sudo where not in /system/bin or /system/xbin. Where can I download this file or some other file to root my Android device?


texts: I checked my phone with USB otg checker and it shows that USB host support is detected. But when i plug in a otg cable it does not detect my flash drive. Any idea how to fix this.


texts: Cant connect to my wifi network at home WPA/WPA2 psk

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it writes saved, secured.
when I try to connect it writes connecting then back to saved secured. after a few seconds it writes authentication error. the password is right BTW