texts: Turning off mobile data: method used to work but now doesn't

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On my old phone I used to turn on mobile data when I wanted to check emails... but I would often forget to turn it off afterwards. To fix this problem I installed Macrodroid and programmed it to turn off mobile data every time the screen turned off. This was my perfect solution and was very happy with it for years.

Now I have a newer phone (Android 5.0.1) and was very sad to see that with this version of android it appears that Macrodroid can no longer turn off mobile data. This now means that when I occasionally forget to turn it off manually I can use up a ton of data. Now you might say "no worries, just set a mobile data limit" - but this does not solve the problem at all - it may mean that I won't go over my limit but that's of little comfort when it means that I have used up all my data and can not use it again till the next billing period.

Is there any other way to manage my forgetfulness?

By the way I know that macrodroid can control mobile data if the phone is rooted - but my banking app, which I use regularly, detects a rooted phone and refuses to run.


texts: Rooting An HTC Droid DNA Phone on Verizon Network

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I have a Droid DNA, running on the Verizon network. I would like to root this phone so I can use some of the more advanced features of Tasker; however, I am very fearful of "bricking" my phone. I see many approaches, which concerns me, because I would feel more comfortable if I could be sure process X is the one to use and works. Here are the particulars of my phone:

Model:  Droid DNA
Model #: HTC6435LVW
Android Version: 4.4.2
HTC Sense Version: 5.5
Software # (Build #): 4.09.605.5
Baseband Version: 1.02.01.0818
Kernel Version: 3.4.10-gc345f6f and @ABM101 #1 SMP PREEMPT

Can anyone advise me as to the best approach to take, even if it means there is no current software to root my phone with the version it has?

Thanks, FDijohn


texts: SSL certificates not updated on old Android

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I have an old Android smartphones. More and more websites stop working because my chrome browser doesn't trust the root CA (Outdated or missing CA certificates). Obviously the root CA list is only updated via an android os update.

Any ideas how I can migate the problem? (Beside adding them manually / buying a new phone) Lineageos isn't supported as well.


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I have a Sony Tablet S.

When I'm browsing the Google Play webpage on my PC, I can install applications by just pushing the Install button and choosing my device - all done on my PC. Then a moment later, automagically, the application is installing on my tablet.

Is there some similar functionality to send pdf/mp3/mp4 files to my tablet from my PC?


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Can my Android device replace a heart monitor watch? Maybe there are good apps out there for monitoring heart rates?

Many people use special watches, so I wonder if their phone can do it already instead.


texts: Android massive background data usage 38 GB month

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I have Mediatek Smartphone with stock Android 7.0 and suddenly it increases data usage. Tracked it down to /data/data/com.android.email/cache which is occupying 1.6 GB. I have cleared cache many times which maybe explains the massive data usage 38 GB this month. The question is why it happens just now and not the months before?

How can i prevent increasing cache?

Edit: I use the stock email app for about 1 year without problems. I have 2x IMAP accounts connected. Recently I updated security patches to latest available Dec 2018 _V22. But after firmware update the battery drain increases too fast, so I decided to revert back to May 2018 CUBOT_KING_KONG_7081C_V16_20180517 (both still 7.0, no updates 7.1.2 available).

The phone is rooted so I can see that it downloades many files body1009174325.tmp in cache folder each with size 44,76 KB. I have inspected this file and it turns out it is a corrupt PDF which is downloaded a million times again and again. I found the responsible email and the App says attachment download has failed. After I pressed "save" the attachment was successful downloaded. After I cleared cache, the tmp files are gone. Now it starts repeating with next message (different tmp files, all the same). This time it is not a PDF and its hard to find the related email.

How can I avoid this behavior?


texts: How to log requests to Google play services

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Sometimes my battery usage gives me a very high percentage  (e.g. 45%) for Google Play Services.  Is there a way to log the name of the app that may be causing this problem.  Please note that I am not looking for a way to clear the play services heavy usage - I just want to know which app may be causing the problem.
Android version: 9
Google Play services version: 20.39.15
Thank you.


texts: How to keep adb TCPIP on after a reboot?

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I am using android 9 (lineage os 16.0)
Is there anyway of retaining the TCPIP on status after a reboot?
It's annoying to continuously reconnecting it to pc than moving it to charger.
I am aware that if there is other person on the same network it is vulnerable but this device will not leave my home network so that's ok.


texts: Can't boot into recovery or fastboot and not going to EDL completely (Redmi Note 4)

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Please read the full text and help me if anything can solve my problem. Also I can't go to Mi help center due to this lockdown, so can you suggest ways the help center person would do to fix this issue?

I have Redmi Note 4 (SD).
I flashed MIUI 11.0.6.0 port for mido (ROM discussed in this video.)
It had many bugs so I was trying to flash back to stock ROM using Mi Flash Tool (old version).

I was using linux for fastboot and adb commands and for Mi Flash Tool i was using win 7 in virtual box

I selected clean_all&lock.bat
But after systerm image processing it gave me error

  error message said something about partition not been empty(sorry cant remember the exact error and log file also doesn't exist anymore)

Now my phone was on fastboot mode for atleast 5 hours so I used

fastboot reboot

via linux terminal.

But phone didn't boot and gave me black (empty screen)

I thought might be battery is low but when I connected it to charger nothing happened.

I couldn't boot to recovery or fastboot mode (and can't do it now too).

I searched on internet more for help and found about EDL mode.
I tried that but Virtual Machine wasn't loading the Qualcomm driver so I installed windows 10 .

ALSO
I searched about the error on internet and found the solution to use latest mi flash tool.

So I tried with that. BUT I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS CONNECTED BY PROPER EDL MODE BECAUSE MI FLASH TOOL INSTEAD OF SHOWING COMX AS DEVICE NAME, IT IS SHOWING MY INCOMPLETE FASTBOOT DEVICE NAME .

I clicked to flash by selecting clean all&lock but it gave me this error

  The volume does not contain a recognized file system.Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted.

ALSO THE DEVICE IS SHOWN IN LATEST VERSION BUT NOT IN OLDER VERSION IN EDL MODE

Then after many attempts to flash

Now it shows this

  $fastboot -s 34564c88 getvar product   2>&1  | findstr /r /c:"^product: *MSM8953"   || fastboot -s 34564c88 getvar product   2>&1  | findstr /r /c:"^product: *mido"   || echo Missmatching image and device

It was stuck at this for like 1000+ seconds.

I searched about it and tried this solution. In this it tell to delete line 10 and 11 but in mine file it was present at 4 places so i deleted them all.

But then it got stuck at next command in clean_all&lock.bat file

  [9:39:38 PM  34564c88]:start process id 8956 name cmd
  [9:39:38 PM  34564c88]:info1:$rem fastboot -s 34564c88 erase bk12 2>&1
  [9:39:38 PM  34564c88]:info1:$if not 0 == 0 exit /B 1
  [9:39:38 PM  34564c88]:info1:$fastboot -s 34564c88 oem device-info   2>&1  | findstr /r /c:"Device unlocked: true"   || echo Device oem locked

To give a try I deleted this line too but then it got stuck at next line.

ALSO TO ACCESS EDL WE NEED TO SHORT JTAG PINS BUT MY LAPTOP (WITH WIN 10) ACCEPTS IT WITHOUT DOING THAT


texts: Connecting ZTE Axon 7 to Ubuntu via ADB - doesn't work with some cables, does work with others

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I've edited the question title and I'm adding this prefix. The problem of my computer (via ADB) not seeing my phone at all seemed to entirely depend on how I was physically connecting the phone to the computer. Via three different USB-A (old big rectangular plugs, computer side) to USB-C (phone) cables, the phone remained invisible. When I plug any of the same USB-A to USB-C cables into an old USB "extension" cable (USB-A female on one end, male on the computer end), everything works fine.

I'm trying to get my ZTE Axon 7 to connect to an Ubuntu 16.04 installation via ADB. I've actually done this before, but for whatever reason it simply does not work now.

The relevant output from lsusb is

Bus 003 Device 032: ID 19d2:0306 ZTE WCDMA Technologies MSM

I've tried the phone in every USB connection mode it offers, all with the same non-operational result.

From the Ubuntu machine, I run

adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb devices -l

The phone is plugged in via its stock cable (and I've tried two others). Running adb devices lists nothing.

The "USB Debugging" option is enabled on the phone. I've restarted the phone multiple times.

Again, I've done this before, and it worked without incident. I'm probably just missing some important step.

I'd connect with MTP if I could, because all I need to do is transfer files, but it doesn't work; mtpfs just hangs indefinitely when I start it. I've read that Ubuntu should be able to deal with MTP without any additional tools, but I have no idea how that's supposed to work. When I plug the phone in, here's what I get in kern.log:

Apr  5 23:02:44 turandot kernel: [ 7858.845536] usb 3-2: new SuperSpeed USB device number 34 using xhci_hcd
Apr  5 23:02:44 turandot kernel: [ 7858.862996] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=19d2, idProduct=0306
Apr  5 23:02:44 turandot kernel: [ 7858.863005] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Apr  5 23:02:44 turandot kernel: [ 7858.863009] usb 3-2: Product: Android
Apr  5 23:02:44 turandot kernel: [ 7858.863013] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: Android
Apr  5 23:02:44 turandot kernel: [ 7858.863016] usb 3-2: SerialNumber: 293baffd
Apr  5 23:02:44 turandot kernel: [ 7858.864244] usb 3-2: Enable of device-initiated U1 failed.
Apr  5 23:02:44 turandot kernel: [ 7858.864594] usb 3-2: Enable of device-initiated U2 failed.

I've tried ADB with my older Moto X Pure, and ADB can connect to it without issue from the same Ubuntu laptop.

I'm really not sure what the next step is; I've followed the exact same notes I used last time I transferred files to the Axon but it absolutely doesn't work now.

edit — well progress. I had in the past been plugging my phone into the computer via a fairly old USB "extension" cable. Today I was plugging the USB-C to USB-A cable directly into the laptop. When I returned to the old extension cable, the phone was recognized. I'll leave the question here because maybe somebody knows why that might happen.


texts: Backup Android phone directly to network location periodically

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I want to backup as much as possible from a rooted Android phone(user-data, app-data, etc) on a daily basis to a Synology NAS.

I've found this tutorial:

Automatic Nightly Backups for Your Android Device to Your Computer | Guysoft's Weblog
https://guysoft.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/android-nightly-backups/

The only problem remaining is that Titanium Backup performs the backup image on the phone, which is then copied to the NAS via rsync. I cannot afford this, since I don't have an SD card slot, nor much space left on the phone.

Any ideas on how to save directly to NAS(smb share) instead?

On the other hand, I was thinking at adb, as an alternative way to do a backup, but I haven't seen anyone installing it on a NAS. Besides installing, there should be some scripting involved, in order to detect the connection to the phone via USB or WiFi, and then the backup process.


texts: How to enable VoLTE in Samsung Galaxy S7 in india...?

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I have a galaxy s7 bought from uae.I need to enable volte services for reliance jio in india.
 It was having android noughat 7.0 uae version. I tried to install indian version noughat 7.0 which  gave me an error of "SW VER CHECKFAIL....... "

after googling a lot i understood that boatloader cant be downgraded to previous version. unfortunately i think the latest indian version is far behind the uae version.

So i just omitted BL file while odin installation and flashed the rom. Then i dont have imei and mobile network became unusable.

Now i flashed latest Malaysia version oreo (android 8). But still volte is not working..
Any idea whats happening...?


texts: Why do Android phones have more cores than computers?

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Laptops have usually at most four cores, and dualcores are probably more common. I have recently switched from quadcore to dualcore and I can confirm there is a limited number of usecases for quadcore, even with CPU intensive tasks.

On the other hands, at mobile phones, quadcores, hexacores and octacores seem to be common. Why? What tasks can utilize them?

I understand that big.LITTLE can be a part of the answer. That is, the main benefit of so many cores is not the ability to use all of them simultaneously, but rather using a core with power consumption appropriate for the current workload. However, for example, the Snapdragon 625 has eight Cortex-A53 cores, which does not seem to be a case for big.LITTLE.

Maybe the ARM architecture has a lower point of optimal performance per watt. That is, having a single core tuned for optimal performance per watt results in a lower performance on ARM than on Intel. So, more cores are used in order to deliver the performance. This is just a hypothesis.

But even in this case, I don't see what workload can efficiently use, say, eight cores on a mobile phone. On laptops, I can imagine a few like full (non-incremental) compilation of a project. But on phones?

Games can be performance-hungry, but they usually require GPU performance rather than CPU, don't they?
Theoretically, multiple cores could speed up Android Lollipop/Marshmallow AOT compilation when installing or when upgrading (i.e., the phase “Optimizing apps 3/121”). I am, however, not sure if this can utilize multiple cores. As far as I remember the code, only one app is being compiled at a time, but maybe there is some parallelism within the compilation process itself.
Also Android 7+ could utilize multiple cores when compiling. But since it reportedly compiles when idle and charging, the benefit seems to be rather minimal. At least when one charges the phone overnight – I really don't care if it takes 30minutes or two hours in such a scenario.


texts: Sync music with Windows Media Player, but not to .alb files?

texts: Right now, I manually copy and paste my music to my phone, which is arduous and and incredibly annoying (I just had all of my playlists and new music list themselves twice in my library). I would like to use Windows Media Player or another program to sync my music to my phone's SD card. This works, but it syncs them in a compressed file with the extension .alb for album. Is there any way to disable this compression either on WMP or Android?


texts: No common file attachments using Android 4.2.2

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I can't seem to attach a simple Word or Excel file using Gmail, Hotmail or a local email client. This is when using the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox and Dolphin browser. Being in China for half a year the only way I can send these files is by attaching them to an email as all webdrive services are blocked in China. Is this a bug or an unwelcome policy of the developers? If it's a bug, is there a way around it? An app or something?

Thank you very much for your responses!


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I am looking for an application like a shopping list, that will let me put in items with the prices and give me a final total...so that if I have a project, I can put in all the prices(scanning barcodes would be a plus) of items in the project while i am out and about.

I have tried a couple different searches, but havent gotten any really good hits on it.


texts: Does Android TV require always-on internet access?

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(this is not actually a dev question though it starts out sounding like one)

I've been working on a Chromecast app that functions mainly as a display of information that it gets from other devices on a network.  But internet access wasn't needed for any functionality except to load the Chromecast app which meant we couldn't use it at all in places there was power, WiFi networks, but no internet access.

Enter Android TV and the Nexus Player.  It seems to allow for actual installations rather than just pulling down a webpage for each running.  Is this accurate?  Does it require an always-on connection or else it shuts down?  Or does it work like phones/tablets when they lose access allowing things like local-only games to run without problem?


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can the purchase history be cleared? I want to remove my history of purchase so I have no comments with my spouse.
Thank you I haven't found anything yet on the net.


texts: How do I get Android-x86 (32-bit or 64-bit) non-UEFI to boot in VirtualBox?

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EDIT: I'm getting similar results in both 32-bit and 64-bit.

Summary

I am installing Android-x86 version 7.1 32-bit or 64-bit in VirtualBox.

If I install it using UEFI (64-bit only), it works, but I cannot resize the screen, a problem to which I have been unable to find an answer.

Therefore, I need to install it without UEFI, so that I can resize the screen.

Problem

The Android installation runs smoothly. But, no matter what I have tried, once installed, the non-UEFI Android system won't boot.

If I use a GPT hard disk, I get this error message when booting the newly-installed Android, whether 32-bit or 64-bit:

FATAL: No bootable medium found! System halted.

If I use an MBR hard disk, I get this error message when booting the newly-installed Android 64-bit:

  Trusted GRUB now booting command list

  Progress:
Error 15: File not found

tGRUB: ******************************************
tGRUB: * An error occured which might result in *
tGRUB: * an unverifiable or insecure system     *
tGRUB: * state. !!! BOOTING WILL BE STOPPED !!! *
tGRUB: ******************************************

And the 32-bit starts with 100% CPU and goes nowhere (very fast!).

More information

Host

Linux Ubuntu version 16.04 64-bit
VirtualBox version 5.1.28

Guest

Type Linux, Version "Linux 2.6 / 3.x / 4.x" (32-bit or 64-bit as appropriate)
System Base Memory 2,048 Mb
System EFI turned off
Storage

Controller: IDE for the optical drive to hold the Android-86 ISO
Controller: SATA for a 40 Gb hard disk

Question

How can I get Android-x86 to boot on a non-UEFI system on VirtualBox, please?


texts: How to save something to Instapaper with TweetCaster

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I have TweetCaster Pro (thank you Amazon Daily App...) and it has a place for me to enter my Instapaper account in the Settings, but for the life of me, I can't seem to figure out how to send something from TweetCaster to Instapaper.

Anyone know how?


texts: How to remove any icons from notification bar?

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I want to disable a few buttons like "Driving mode" from the notification bar on my S4.

Yes, I have read exactly this question and I know the general idea. (I have seen it on 4.1).

But on my device with 4.2.2 the problem is: All buttons are enabled and there is no area for disabled buttons to move buttons to.

Is there any secret trick I have missed?

EDIT: There are some good screenshots about the situation here.
And I would be curious, if this is specific to the S4 or specific to 4.2.2?


texts: How to move pictures in Google Cloud backup back onto Pixel phone

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When I got my Pixel 3 I understood there was online original resolution backup of my pictures available for a few years. So when I got prompted to backup certain folders, I did, then I realised they were nowhere to be found on the device itself (viewed through "Files" app). Worse, there doesn't seem to be a way to download these to the folders they came from that still exist (one has to download them, according to some sources one by one, into a ../DCIM/Restored folder on my phone.
First time I am familiar with the word backup being used to describe moving data off the source media!
Is there really no way to just have Google put my pictures back into their original location, in bulk (I am setting up a LAN backup of my phone when in proximity of my home wifi instead)?


texts: My phone keeps unpairing with my watch when it gets out of range

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I'm using a Pebble Time smartwatch (on Pebble OS v3.13) and Xperia M4 Aqua (on Android 5.0).

Whenever my phone gets out of range it unpairs with my pebble. I end up needing to forget my phone from pebble and pair again with my phone. This is becoming frustrating, and I can't find anything relevant on my watch's help page so I think that this is a problem with my phone. How can I fix it?


texts: How can I add addons to my Kindle Fire 7 HD version of AnkiDroid downloaded from GoogleCode (featured)?


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I am trying to change my device encryption password by opening a terminal in TWRP and typing vdc changepw default_password 1234 and it's giving me vdc: inaccessible or not found.
Is there something wrong with my approach or is the issue with the phone?


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My Sony Xperia has buttons to control the volume as most of other smartphones. The control is rather coarse, there are only 8 steps including max volume and silence. Especially for use of (Bluetooth) headphones this is silly coarse.

How can the volume adjustment more fine? I would like to have e.g. 32 steps here.

Edit: The device isn't rooted and I don't plan to do so.


texts: Windows 10 won't recognize my Samsung Galaxy S6

texts: After an update to Win10, my phone will only charge.  I downloaded Samsung's USB drivers, installed Smart-Switch, checked my Device Manager...  Nothing.  The cable I'm using is definitely a data transfer cable.  Any ideas?


texts: How to make ringtone ring at high volume right from the begining in moto e?

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My Moto E rings at low volume in the beginning of the ringing and slowly increases to high volume after some 4 or 5 seconds.

I want the ringtone to be at high volume from the start?

Is that possible??


texts: I cant wake my phone with "Ok Google" anymore

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I did a factory reset this week of my phone, and now I cannot seem to be able to "wake" my phone saying "Ok Google".

I can use it in the lock screen and everywhere else, but when the screen is off, it will not work anymore. It will remain with the screen off.

Maybe useful information:

I am using a OnePlus 2
I am using "Nova Launcher"

UPDATE

I know that it works, if the phone is being charged. But I would like to have it working, even if the device is NOT charging.


texts: How to avoid icon-within-icon when using "Add to Home screen"

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With some apps like Chrome and the Google app it's possible to add shortcuts to content by using "Add to home screen". Unfortunately the icons created for these shortcuts have a small app icon placed over the lower right corner of the image representing the content. This makes things unnecessarily complicated and ugly on the home screen. I'm trying to find a way to easily avoid these icons-within-icons.

For example if you search for "weather" in the Google app, then select the first result, then select "Add to home screen" in that content's three-bars menu, you get a shortcut to the current weather on your home screen. Similarly, if you go to news.bbc.co.uk in Chrome and select "Add to Home screen" in that tab's three-dots menu you get a shortcut to BBC News on your home screen.

The resulting icons will look like this:

The microphone-over-cloud-over-sun is a particularly egregious mixed metaphor and visual mess, but even for content that has a simpler image like BBC News the icon-within-icon is ugly and unnecessary. After all, I created these shortcuts myself so I know which apps they will open, and if I ever forget I only have to tap on the shortcut to be reminded... I certainly don't need to be reminded by visual clutter every time I view my home screen.

The icons-within-icons get created whether I use the Google Now Launcher which is the default on my Nexus phone or or whether I use an alternative home app like the Nova Launcher. With the Nova Launcher I could manually change the icons to what I want after I create the shortcuts, but to do that I'd need an unadulterated version of the icon representing the shortcut's content, and those are not always readily available. For example I haven't yet found the Google app's weather icon without the microphone, and even the BBC News logo seems to only be available as a rectangle that would need to be resized and cropped to be used as an icon. I'm trying to avoid having to do such manual edits to get the shortcut icons I need: After all, the system itself has access to the desired icons since it's able to disfigure them by overlaying its app-icon-in-the-corner :-).

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.


texts: Transferring contacts, calendars and applications from one device to another

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I am completing my contract on my EVO 4G and replacing it (with a Galaxy SII Epic 4G).
Both are Android - I am wondering what is the best way to transfer my contacts (a few thousand) and calendar (a few dozen) from the old to the new?

Also, I assume I have to install all apps one by one on the new device, any better ideas.


texts: How do I update the avatar that does for each of my accounts in the Gmail app?

texts: A few days ago, I added an image to each of my gmail and Google apps accounts. The new images display fine in the account dropdown menus on the web. But only one of my accounts displays the new image in the gmail app. I cannot think of anything I did differently with that one account. I've closed and restarted the app, rebooted my phone. What am I missing?


texts: How to enter to recovery mode in Eurostar epad genie tablet. i tried to enter to recovery mode using the key combination power button and volume + button. When i press those button it shows FASTBOOT mode and I cannot enter into recovery mode. Please help me


texts: Storage cannot be found from apps, folder /storage/emulated missing

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I installed a custom ROM (CM 12.1, based on Android 5.1.1) on my Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100). Also, I repartitioned the storage using this PIT file: I9100_2.0GB_Sys-05GB_Data-023MB_Preload.

All but the access to the memory (internal and external storage) works fine. Unfortunately it is not possible to write or detect both storage points. The consequence is that apps like the camera, or downloading any content do not work. If I remove the SD card from slot most of these app crashes or display an error message.

However, the SD card is not damaged. I already used it for installing the ROM and it is detected inside the file manager (/storage/sdcard1). Inside the file manager I can create or delete files and folders, too.

The problem seems to be a missing mount point that links to the internal storage. Comparing this device with another device with CM the following folders are missing:

/storage/emulated
/storage/emulated/0
/storage/emulated/legacy

These folders are empty (it should contain a folder Android):

/sdcard
/storage/sdcard0
/mnt/sdcard

The folders and mount points for the external storage (SD card) exist but apps (except the file browser) cannot use them. These are folders that seems to be correct:

/extSdCard
/storage/sdcard1

In my opinion a shortcut to internal storage ist wrong or missing. Do you have any idea how I can fix the issue? Thanks a lot.


texts: Google maps audio navigation isn't working

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S6. When driving somewhere, I start navigating in  Google Maps, and the route appears on the screen, but there are no audio (spoken) directions. Bizarrely, the only time anything is said is "you have arrived" once I reach my destination.

The problem isn't something obvious like audio being muted because when I play a test sound I do hear it. I have Android version 7.0 and Google Maps 9.69.1 installed.


texts: No more puncuation shortcuts in lollipop google keyboard?

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In KitKat, there used to be some punctuation shortcuts in google's keyboard. For example, you'd press and hold a key (usually in the lower rows, like 'v'), and you could add a question mark, exclamation mark or whatever punctuation was linked to this key.

In Lollipop, there seems to be no such thing anymore, and if you want to add a question mark, you have to go through the hassle of getting into ?123 menu. Worse, if you want an underscore or a tilda, you'll have to go in the second level =\<@ menu.

So, here's my question: how to get the punctuation shortcuts back in Google's keyboard? Has the feature completely disappeared?

Note: this feature is still present in Google pinyin keyboard, but in Lollipop you can't type in english with it anymore for some reason...(when we could with the KitKat version)


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I've discovered unusual activity on my samsung galaxy s6(Android 7.0)
Random pages would open.
Random apps would open.
The encode your device option was missing in the settings menu.
Ich wiped and restored it.
I changed all the passwords.
I still had artifacts during online use(pictures i didnt tap on would open)
Any ways after wiping restoring changing passwords encoding using vpn(of someone trustworthy)
Of making sure my device is safe??


texts: How to search "My apps" on google play or show a text listing?

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I have quiet a number of android devices.  Not all of them have the same apps.  On Google play it shows a My Apps section that shows a picture with the name of the apps in what appears a random order.

I'm not sure how many, but it's quiet a few pages, where I have to keep clicking more to see more of them.

It takes me a very long time to find a particular app in the list.

Google Play on the Android (phones and tablets) have a menu item called Library which allows you to see your My Apps.

I can scroll down the huge list that includes pictures.  But it takes a very long time to find the app I'm looking for.  Sometimes I get to the bottom and have to start over because I miss it in the list.

My question is, how to search the list rather than having to scroll downd the list.

The Goolge Play app has a search feature, but it doesn't search just "My Apps".  It searches all the apps on Google.

If there is a way to get a text listing of "My Apps", it would be easy to find the app that I'm looking for.

The most ideal method would be an adb shell command to list the My Apps Library.

By the way, the **My Apps Library" is a list of the apps on all your devices, not just the individual device you're currently using.

One of the purposes of trying to search the list so so that I can better manage the redundant and obselete apps in my library.


texts: How to get rid of Sprint's notifications for ad-supported voicemail

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On my Galaxy S4 (Sprint), I regularly get a voicemail icon in my notification bar with the message:

  With this update, you will be able to enjoy premium Ad-supported features such as inline playback and auto forward to email.

I have no interest in "enjoying" these features, and I cannot figure out how to make it go away.

"Allow automatic updating" is not not checked.
I have no messages that haven't been listened to.
I do not want to disable all notifications from the voicemail application, as I would  like to be notified when I have messages.
Clearing the notification makes it go away for anywhere from 5 minutes to a day, but it always comes back.

Is there any way that I can disable this specific message?


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I am at the hotel trying to get my stuff connected. Had no problems with phone and laptop, but when I'm connecting with the tablet internet is unavailable.

As far as I can see, it's connecting to some other access point and is being put to other subnetwork (see screenshots, the phone and the tablet). I tried different places, different floors - it's all the same - WiFi level is OK, different subnetwork, no internet.

Is there any way I can fix it by myself, while waiting for hotel staff to "call the programmer to reboot it"? (other than installing Connectify, which I've already done).


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Recently I had an over-the-air (OTA) update fail because the /oem partition did not pass the assert. However, it looks like the update still "succeeded" in that the /system partition had all the updated bits and the update check in Android says I'm at the latest version. I'm guessing my /oem partition is outdated now but it doesn't seem to be affecting anything.

What is the purpose and capabilities of the /oem partition?


texts: I am trying to move a file from sdcard to another device folder and it fails with error that file is not there, but it is!

texts:
I am trying to move a file from /sdcard to another device file and I am getting the following:

mv: bad 'xxxxxxxx.0': No such file or directory

while ls -l shows the file in directory.

The device is physical one, not an emulator and it is rooted.
Why is this happening?
file <file> confirms this is an ASCII file. I know cases that this was happening when someone was trying to move 32bit binary to 64bit device, but this is just an ASCII text file.


texts: Can apps track visitors to your WhatsApp profile?

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There are apps called "WhatsApp Tracker" or "Whats Tracker" that claim to display new visitors to my WhatsApp profile.

I tried those apps and turned out the apps didn't do what they claim. I am not sure about the logic behind the design for it to accomplish this function.
In my humble opinion, it is not possible with the current WhatsApp infrastructure to track down visitors who have been specifically seeing your WhatsApp profile (for example: looking at a display picture, watching status updates)
Is this really possible? Is the above-mentioned app genuine? I did not find it so... But if it is even scarcely, then what logic helps to track down visitors?


texts: What will I lose if I reset my samsung Galaxy SI (GTi9000)?

texts: I've had this phone for two years so all my photos are saved on the actual phone (not a micro SD card). I'm wondering if I reset it, will I lose all the photos saved on my phone? I'm not bothered about losing the apps just my photos I'm concerned about.


texts: my gaaxy note 8.0 will not me add my google acct

texts: This makes it impossible to use play store. I've noticed app settings I only have play store and not play services. I have feeling this has something to do with my problem. BTW I had to do factory reset.


texts: What is the attack vector of <= 4.3 web view vulnerability?

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This is in reference to the vulnerability that Google is not patching, since the WebView in 4.3 and less is part of the OS and not a separate updateable component.

Since some people will not have easy upgrade options from their phone manufacturer or cell carrier, they might consider just staying with 4.3, or some are still hoping their carrier provides an upgrade at some point.  In this case it's useful to understand what one can do to mitigate the risk of the vulnerability.

Is this a vulnerability that any website can exploit just by visiting the website with the standard web browser?  I.e. if I go to someverymalicioussite.example.com and it contains specific javascript that targets the vulnerability and allows remote code execution.

If so, is that risk mitigated by using a browser like Firefox or Chrome (that I am guessing does not use the WebView component).

Or does the vulnerability require installing an app that a developer has maliciously written to exploit the Web View component, to allow the app to perform actions that it wasn't permitted to?


texts: Is there a way to bookmark all tabs in Chrome for Android?

texts: I have lots of open tabs in Chrome for Android. How can I bookmark/export all of them?


texts: External deivce control and data I/O with the Nexus 5X

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I'm trying to understand how I might go about controlling an external LED array and then move image data off using an android device. I have identified two tasks, the first is very simple, I have a boost converter circuit which just needs to be triggered by a square pulse, all the timing thereafter is handled in hardware. I figured I could do this with the mic jack. The second task is perhaps more complicated. I would like to send images over the USB to another system for post processing.

Are there any resources or tutorials available for this type of problem? I am more than anything just looking for a place to start.


texts: How to permanently enable ADB in Huawei devices?

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I bought a huawei p30 for development purposes. So the first thing i did, it is enable development mode, enable adb over usb, then type adb devices... nothing!

When I enable adb over usb, the setting is not saved! If I go back, and then enter the developer menu, it's disabled again!

I found this workaround:

Dial *#*#2846579#*#*
Select background
Select USB mode
Select "Google mode"
Open settings
Find development options
Enable ADB over USB.

Now it works... for a little while! Just unplug the cable for 1 second, and I need to repeat all the steps again! ADB disabled, USB mode reverted to "huawei mode", and so on! This is ridiculous! I bought this device for development purposes, it should have a permanent way to enable adb, as expected in each single Android device since version 1.0. How devs can debug huawei devices if each time enabling adb is such an hassle???

I must be missing something, how to permanently enable adb on (newest?) Huawei devices?


texts: Where are offline google music files stored on galaxy s6?

texts: I have a galaxy s6 with many songs saved for offline use on google play music. I am having trouble finding the songs so that I can transfer them into the music storage file so that I can then transfer and listen to the songs on my galaxy gear s. Anyone have an idea of where these music files are or why I can't find them?


texts: How to solve the audio problem in Zoom Cloud Meeting for Android TV

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I have an audio problem running Zoom for Android on TV Box. Details below:

I have successfully installed Zoom for Android on a TV Box which is then connected to a Samsung QLED TV. I also attached a Logitech camera to the TV Box.
I joined a Zoom meeting hosted by another account. The video function works OK. The host can see my video and I can see the host video on TV.
However, the audio is not working. There is no audio from the TV speaker (I already selected "call over the Internet" on the TV Box app) and there is an error message flashing on the host screen "XXXX is connected to audio but cannot hear you". I then connected a Logitech headset to the TV Box. There is no audio on the headset either, but no error message this time.
I have verified that both the TV box and the headset works well on Skype. Without a headset, I can hear Skype callers on TV speakers. With a headset, I can speak on the microphone and the caller on the other side can hear me, and I can hear the other caller from the headphone.
The TV box is X96Q using Allwinner H313 chipset. The software version is Android 10.

Is there any workaround?


texts: Error retrieving information from server.[BM-PPH-02]

texts:
I am trying to subscribe to Google play music to be able to have a monthly plan, but it keeps showing this:
Error retrieving information from server. [BM-PPH-02]
please help.I've tried everything.


texts:
Previously I owned HTC One X on which I had Facebook app installed. In Facebook "App Settings" there was an option called "Sync Contacts". With this option I was able to sync my Facebook contacts with my contacts in Google.

Now I have bought Moto G (2nd Gen) with Android Lollipop. I installed Facebook app but now in "App Settings" I cannot see the option of "Sync Contacts". I still have my HTC One X and its updated Facebook app still shows the option of "Sync Contacts" which is not present in Moto G (2nd Gen).

Am I missing something here? How to sync Facebook contacts in Android Lollipop on Moto G (2nd Gen)?

Update 1:

I tried the solution indicated in this question but I cannot see Sync Contacts checkbox in "Accounts > Facebook". Maybe because the device for which the issue is stated, is pretty old.


texts: Apps (WhatsApp/Google Messages etc.) not connecting to Web version unless manually opened and notifications are delayed

texts:
I have a Google Pixel 4A with latest OS update (Android 11, May 5 2021). Most my apps are not active unless I manually launch them from my phone, which causes web version of them not working unless I launch them as well. I also notice an app which should have notifications shown at 12AM everyday shown about some minutes late instead (sometimes can be 30+ minutes late if I don't use my phone at all). So far I noticed these apps don't have notifications/web connection: Google (SMS) Messages, WhatsApp and Outlook.
I have already checked:

Restart the phone.

The phone is not on Battery Saving/Data Saving mode.

Most of the time it happens, my phone is fully charged and is plugged (right in front of me).

The apps including Google Play Services are NOT battery-optimized:

Is there anything I am missing? Thanks.


texts:
I cannot login to my Samsung Galaxy Tab S anymore and want to perform a hard reset. Googling the question yields to many answers which follow the scheme:

when switched off press Home + Volume Up + Power
when the Android system recovery menu appears scroll down to wipe

The problem I have is that after pressing Home + Volume Up + Power I get a different screen:

When choosing Volume Up I get to the ODIN download screen.

How can I hard reset my tab in such a case?


texts: Protecting you handset from FROST attacks?

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I'm going through the process of securing my HTC Desire 610. While reading various articles, I found this page: https://www1.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/frost. It details how to gain access to an encrypted android phone via freezing the phone, reseting, and flashing a custom recovery that searches for the key in RAM.

I don't see a question about this exploit specifically, how does one go about protecting oneself from this attack?


texts: Want to install kitkat 4.4 on Samsung Star Pro (S7262)

texts: I want to install Kitkat 4.4 on my Samsung Star Pro S7262 (rooted). I could't find a solution by googling. If it is not possible or not available for my phone right now, please suggest me any other version which is greater than jellybean 4.1


texts: Why do I see less memory on my Asus tablet then specified?

texts:
I have asus eee pad transformer tf101. In application/running I see 195mb used+ 366mb free = 560mb. But it should be 1 gb by specification!

Then in Quodrant in section memmory I see:

Total: 745932 KB
Free:106624 kb
inactive: 256736 Kb

Summing them up I get 1109292. btw what does inactive mean?

So why there are different amount of using memory and specified?


texts: want to replace cwm recovery with twrp on lenovo k3 note

texts: I want to replace cwm recovery with the twrp recovery on my lenovo k3 note. Can anyone share the step by step procedure to do this?


texts: Connecting multiple USB devices using a USB hub that connect to the USB port of a Android devices

texts:
Is it possible to use and connect a USB Hub on any generic and major Android tablets that only have 1 USB port and connecting multiple USB devices (depending on how many port the USB Hub have) such as the following:

USB PC keyboard
USB PC mouse
USB Camera
USB Floppy drive
USB CD/DVD Writer
USB Fan
USB Thumbdrive/Flash drive


texts: How to enable usb debugging on my broken touch screen android phone from windows 10 computer?

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My android(Kitkat 4.4.2) phone's touch screen is broken, but phone is working fine.But usb debugging is disable. FIY, my sd card isn't working (I don't care about that) and my phone doesn't support OTG. All I need is to turn on the usb debugging. I tried to install some apk that is supposed to enable usb debugging from adb on phones recovery mode=> apply update from adb=> "adb sideload ".But it did not worked! Says (on phone) 'Installation aborted'
 Is there any simple command to enable usb debugging?
Or is there any other way?


texts: How can I open a `.rar` file if Solid Explorer fails?

texts:
I have the app Solid Explorer installed but the .rar file doesn't seem to be opening properly.  Which tool can I use to extract .rar files properly?

OS:  4.1.1
Device: S3


texts: Is there a way for a blind user to find the TalkBack tutorial?

texts: How can someone unable to see find and go through the TalkBack tutorial available on an Android device?


texts: How I can delete old profiles from that list? In my saved passwords I don't have this, only 1 saved for VK. Same problem in tinder app too, always suggested use my old number and couple other apps. It so annoying. How fix it?


texts: Email application not displaying message bodies

texts: Below is a picture of the problem one of my users is having on their VZW Motorola Droid RAZR running ICS.  The picture (click to enlarge) is a screenshot of the default email application configured to sync Yahoo Mail over IMAP. The white border in the bottom of the picture is where emails are normally displayed.  There does not seem to be any determinant in which emails present this problem.  Does any one know why this issue might present, and how to fix it?


texts: After Uninstall, Android Device Manager still shows in Device Administrator List

texts:
I enabled Android Device Manager a while ago, and then realized it wasn't useful for me so uninstalled it.

I just now noticed that it still is listed in my Device Administrators list despite not being installed on my phone (and if I log in to their website I can STILL track my phone)

Am running Android 4.2.2 on an HTC One X (unrooted)


texts: How to debug a broken Google Play store?

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I can´t use the Google Play store. I open it and it freezes on the loading animation. How can I debug it to know whats happening? I have free space on flash, I've been erasing lots of apps and documents in case that was the problem, but nothing. What can I do? This is critical as my job VPN access and bank depend on my android, I need the play store to work.
I have android 9 on a ZTE A7
EDIT: Already tried also deleting Google Play Store and Google Services data, but still not working


texts: Apps are crashing endlessly even after a factory reset, preventing me from doing anything

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Some apps are crashing endlessly, and I can't do anything because they just keep giving me the same errors.

I've even done a wipe-out/factory reset, but the problem still persists.

This problem was first started long time ago when my battery had problem and my phone just shut down in the middle of work. When I replaced my battery and reset my phone all of my problems were solved. But recently, I mean 5-6 months after replacement, my contact and dialer app started to give me that error. I installed another dialer and contact app and I thought that if I do a reset it will fix it, and when finally I did a factory reset my setup wizard and social plugin and contact and some other apps just have this error.

My Android version is 6.0 and is stock official.


texts: Difference between Linux containers and Dalvik VM in Android

texts: As far as I know, Linux containers are those that run on a shared OS kernel using a virtualization software. Is there any correlation to Dalvik VM which runs multiple apps on top it?


texts: Disabling/Changing PIN on Android device: where are the disabled flag and new PINs stored (SIM or internal storage)?

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On my Samsung Galaxy SIII, one can go to Settings -> More -> Security -> SIM card lock -> Set up SIM card lock -> Lock SIM card` which displays a check box which can be used to configure the phone to either (a) require the user to enter the SIM PIN when the device finishes booting up to access all of the device's features, or (b) to access the device without ever having to enter the SIM PIN, not even after the device has been booted.

I would like to ask, where is the information about requiring or not requiring the PIN stored? Is it stored on the SIM card or on Android internal storage? In the first case, inserting the SIM in a new phone would preserve the setting, and in the second case it would not. Can anyone please confirm?

When the user is not required to enter the PIN, the PIN on the SIM card is not deleted and the user is in fact require to enter such PIN both when enabling or disabling this feature. Hence I would also like to ask:

If the user changes the PIN. Is (1) the old PIN on the SIM card overwritten with the new PIN, or, (2) does the SIM card preserve the old PIN and store the new pin in some other location on the SIM card, or, (3) is the new PIN stored on internal storage leaving the SIM card unaffected? I'm not sure how I would go about checking this, but I would be interested in knowing the answer.

Thanks.


texts: How to create a separate secondary phonebook / contact list

texts:
Here's what I need. I run a business, I use my personal Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S8) for 100% of my calls. It's not a problem. But I have a lot of clients whose numbers I don't have memorized. I could put a hundred contacts in my personal phone so I would know who's calling, but, I don't want to fill up my phone's contact list with people I only talk to occasionally.

When I look at my contact list, I want to see my friends and family only. Is there an app that will handle sort of a 'secondary phonebook' with business contacts only, that will still work with caller ID?

And if you are going to comment 'you need a second phone for business stuff', don't bother. That's not what I want to do, and that's not what I'm asking.  This is a question about whether there is a particular Android app that will solve my problem (or an Android setting), not anything else.


texts: What can I do if I forget my passcode to my device (Samsung Galaxy Tab E(2017))?

texts: My brother changed the passcode on his device and it glitched out or something and he has no access to it at all, what can he do?


texts: Why do I get `Error Cannot play track` from the Walkman app when I use the `Queue track` feature?

texts:
I'm using the Walkman app which I downloaded from http://www.mediafire.com/?ajalsjbbpp2sp41 and the Queue track feature doesn't work. When I try it, I get the following error message:
Error

Cannot play track

Is there a solution for this type of thing?
Note: This is on a Samsung Galaxy S3


texts: Some websites not reachable using cellular data but working perfectly using Wifi

texts:
I a have a Xiaomi mi 9 se phone and I am not able to access some websites using their IP adress. To give you some context, I have some servers I wish I can access but it not possible, I receive a ERR_ADDRESS_UNREACHABLE in chrome for android when using cellular data but the same IP address works fine using Wifi. Using another phone (Google pixel) the same address can be accessed without any problems using cellular data.
I though it could be a carrier issue but I tried the sim card from the Google Pixel putting it in my Xiaomi phone and still it does not work.
I tried tweaking with DNS configuration but still nothing.
Do you have any idea on what can be the cause of this problem ?


texts:
I recently bought HTC desire HD from E-Bay India.
I'm in India and the guy in E-bay imported UK unlocked Desire HD,
I recently check for the IMEI details and I'm shocked, when I checked, Its showing Nokia E52's details.
May I know why I'm getting Nokia's detail for HTC IMEI ?
Any Ideas ?

And I couldn't able to connect my phone in USB Debugging mode, Is it because of this change in IMEI ?
Some one please help asap.

Regards,
Praveen


texts: Nexus 5 screen no working, how do i recover data

texts: My nexus 5 screens LCD had broken so I ordered a new one and installed it, it's not the first time I have done it, and for some reason, it won't display anything to the screen, I know my phone is working because the LED is on and sounds play. I don't believe that I can get the screen to work, I'm assuming there's an issue with the board since it seemed to be doing the same thing after I broke the previous screen. My concern at this point is that I would like to recover the data on my phone but I'm not sure how to go about it, The power button on it has been broken for a long time so I've just been using the Android SDK to turn my phone on but i cant figure out how to recover anything. Any ideas?


texts: Gmail app - increase font size when sending

texts:
I'm not asking about how to increase font size of emails I have received or how to zoom in those emails.

I am asking about how increase font size of emails that I compose and send in the Gmail Android app (the new version that supports bold, colors and stuff).

In a desktop computer, there is an option for that:

Is there an option for such in the Gmail Android app?


texts: I accidentally entered the pattern on my android phone wrong too many times. It now wants a backup pin to unlock. I remember the pattern and can get into my google account, but have forgotten my backup pin. I then locked it with Android Device Manager, and can see that lock screen, but it doesn't seem to give me a password entry field. If I click the back button it takes me to the backup pin entry field. I would really like to avoid resetting my phone. How can I reset my phone?


texts: How do I edit a post on Facebook either through the app or through a browser from an S3?

texts:
I know you can edit a status post if it has a picture in it on the desktop but when I try to do the same thing through a browser on my S3 or through the app it doesn't work.  Any tips on the problem?

OS: 4.1.1
S3


texts: Is it possible to use the 'Samsung Mobile Print' application with non-Samsung printers?

texts:
In my Samsung Galaxy S, there is an Samsung application called 'Samsung Mobile Print'.

Does this application require a Samsung printer ? Or can it be used with other network or wi-fi printers too ?


texts: Why can't I write to recovery using fastboot on A/B device?

texts:
I'm trying to flash TWRP Recovery into my Mi A2 recovery. However I get the error when flashing:

~$ fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
FAILED (remote: '(recovery_a) No such partition')

Does anyone know how to fix this error? I did test flashing it to boot_b, and that did work. but that's not the recovery slot.


texts:
I'm using Nova Launcher Prime v4.2.2 on my stock and rooted Android 6.0.1. I intend to create folders in secondary tabs under app drawer. Whenever I create a folder entry through Nova Settings → App & widget drawers → Drawer groups → Folders, the folder gets created only in the primary tab*.  Changing the order of tabs under Tabs setting and then creating a new folder doesn't work. The folder always ends up in primary tab.

In the app drawer, attempting to drag the folder minimizes the app drawer and throws user back to home screen with option to place the folder there, just like how an app shortcut is placed.

I noticed an entry for my folder in the table drawer_groups of database launcher.db located at /data/data/com.teslacoilsw.launcher/databases/. Force stopping the launcher, switching the default launcher and making few changes in that table for that folder didn't help either.

So, how do I add a folder into a non-primary tab under app drawer?

* By primary tab I mean the only tab which offers the option to hide apps.


texts:
I have tried to relock my Zenfone Max pro m2,but after installing stock recovery when I tried to run relock.cmd, it is not working showing that

write to device failed(invalid argument)

Even when I have tried to find the device info using fastboot command, but I'm getting the same error as

write to device failed( too many links)

Please help me with this.


texts: app downloaded not installed but storage card memory decreased

texts:
I downloaded an app from playstore app was downloaded but not installed Ab error message flashed can't install app on USB or storage card.
But my storage card memory was decreased.I tried again but again memory card storage was decreased.I cleared cache,rebooted phone,clear playstore n play services data n cache,searched gor files using file storage but can't find anything,its been 2 days know.


texts: Is BKB50 keyboard touchpad for Sony Xperia Z4 compatible with any RDP client?

texts:
As you know - Bluetooth keyboard BKB50 was designed for Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet. The keyboard has an integrated touchpad that controls the mouse on device's screen. With help of some RDP terminal clients I want to connect to my Windows desktop.
Will mentioned keyboard touchpad help to control mouse within RDP session? Which RDP client to use to be able manipulating the mouse by BKB50 keyboard touchpad?


texts: Is there anyway I can disable the posting of app shortcuts on my home-screen when an app is installed?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I disable shortcuts from being created after install from Google Play?

Every time I install an app a shortcut gets created on my home-screen, I don't want this to happen so I am wondering if there is a way to prevent the creation of shortcuts unless I want them created.


texts: How to write android shell history to file

texts:
Using Terminal Emulator for Android, is there a way to enable a persistent command history?

So far, I've tried the following:

initial command of export HISTFILE=$HOME/.mksh_history
user mksh profile /data/data/jackpal.androidterm/app_HOME/.mkshrc containing export HISTFILE=$HOME/.mksh_history
system mksh profile /system/etc/mkshrc containing export HISTFILE=/data/data/jackpal.androidterm/app_HOME/.mksh_history (though preferably the solution does not involve writing to /system)

I'm able to get other Android shells (ash and bash) to write histories into app_HOME without issue. I'm also able to get mksh to write HISTFILE on Linux without issue.


texts: Disabling long press on empty area of home screen

texts:
I have a HTC Desire X running Android 4.0.4 (not rooted).

If I long press in an empty area on my home screen, it automatically opens the widget which allows me to add/remove apps/widgets on the home screen. This is very inconvenient because I accidentally long press on the home screen few times a day & then without realizing the add/remove widget is on, I accidentally click on an icon or two which adds something I don't want to my home screen. Is it possible to either disable the long press on the home screen action or at least make it less sensitive?

I am not sure if this is a general Android thing or HTC Specific behaviour.


texts: Digital/Physical keyboard not sending input on occasion

texts:
Motorola Droid 3
Android verison: 2.3.4
System version: 5.7.906
System update report: "Your device is up to date! No update is necessary at this time."
Phone's age: 1 year

After unlocking my screen and opening up an application that accepts keyboard input (texting apps, web browsers, notepads, ect) I sometimes cannot input any characters - both on the physical keyboard and the digital keyboard. I typically deal with this by pressing dozens of characters at random until they start to appear again.

However, keystrokes are being somewhat recognized, which can be confirmed since each keystroke envokes a small vibration (set by the "Vibrate on kepress" switch in the Multi-touch keyboard settings. Further, my choice in texting application "Chomp" attempts to guess the word you're typing as you type it. Although no characters are actually being inserted into a message when this problem is occuring, Chomp at least detects the characters and makes word/spelling suggestions. Still, no words/letters are input into any text field box.

I'm aware that a factory reset would be a favorable method of potentially finding a solution, but am looking for alternatives.


texts: One Plus One - CM11 - Failing to complete OTA

texts:
I've updated the ContactsProvider.apk file in sys/priv-app. However, I'm trying to flash the latest CM update and I keep running into a hash miss-match. In specific:

assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/priv-app/ContactsProvider.apk", "fb6e94a195230a7d056372699dfe01a7ad7cefad", "4be1a92ade982716f9f64e53a48bdbb6dad997a")

With this, I'm unable to complete the flash through TWRP. I'm on the latest img (v2.8.0.1) and have already tried restoring to an earlier backup to see if the file would go back to its original state. When I restore, everything goes back (as expected) but the file in question does not. I've also tried to adb sideload the update and that wasn't successful either.

I'm looking for suggestions that might help me get passed this, even if it means a full wipe or reset.


texts: Making a call Google Assistant by saying "Call Mom & Dad" shows "App is not installed."

texts:
I have an Android Head unit in my car running Android 8.1  It has Google Assistant and almost all of the voice commands I've tried work normally except for making calls with the command "call Mom & Dad".  My phone is connected to the Head Unit through Bluetooth.  It is running an AOSP version of Android 10.  I can manually make and receive calls successfully on the head unit through the phone Bluetooth app that comes with the head unit.
Assistant recognizes the command and then displays "App is not installed." in a toast message.  After that, it shows the command that was just spoken.  There is a button next to the command that says "Call".  When I press this button, it successfully brings up the Bluetooth app and makes the call.
I've tried the following with no change:

installed Google Contacts
installed an XDA version of the Google phone app as the Google Phone app does not show up in the Play store on my head unit
I've made sure all permissions have been turned on for the Google app
I installed an app called GVC CallHandler for Joying

When I try to do the voice call on my phone, it works.  Initially, I made the call through the standard Google phone app.  I then installed the GVC CallHandler app on my phone and selected it to make the call.  Assistant tried, but when the GVC CallHandler took over, there is an exception saying that the Joying Bluetooth app was not found...which is correct when run on my phone...and that can be found in the app source.
The GVC CallHandler is not used and/or is not an option to make a voice call when I voice "Call mom & dad" on my head unit.  After installing this GVC CallHandler on my head unit, when I pressed the Google Assistant "Call" button described above, then I am asked to choose between the Bluetooth app and the GVC CallHandler app.
From my research, I believe the message "App is not installed" is shown when no activity is found in Android to handle the intent being invoked.  I'm not sure what intent is being called and don't know how to find out what intent is being called.  I have the source for GVC CallHandler.  It's an app from XDA that is available on the Play Store. GVC CallHandler XDA thread and the post with the source.
GVC CallHandler is an app that was previously created to modify the number being called to make it into a format that would work in the built-in dialer.  It would remove characters such as "(", "+", etc.
So, any help to determine and address the "App isn't installed." message as described above would be great.  What I'd like to do is say "Call Mom & Dad" and have the call go through my Bluetooth connected phone to make the call.
Addition:  This happens to any and all contacts that I've tried.
Addition:  The intention of this is to make calls through the Bluetooth attached phone.
Addition:  While testing this again, I was able to find this in the logs related to the request to make a voice call:
android.intent.action.CALL dat=tel:xxxxxxxxx flg=0x1000000000 pkg=com.android.server.telecom (has extras)

This was followed by a failure to find the activity and/or the telecom package.  I'm currently looking into this.
Thank you


texts: I have had an HTC One M7 for a while, and I have wanted to root it but am afraid to brick it (I'm on Verizon). So I bought a Samsung galaxy s3. I would like to know which one is easier to root. I plan to use Cyanogenmod for either one. It is easy for me to change which phone is on the network, I just move the SIM card. They are both verizon phones. I dont really know what unlocking the bootloader is, so i cant say if either of them have the bootloader unlocked. Any help is appreciated.


texts:
Quite recently, Android Messages (com.google.android.apps.messaging) started providing reply suggestions to SMS messages I receive. The suggestions are (usually) relevant to the content of the received message: e.g., somebody texts me with a "Can I call you tomorrow?" and Messages suggest things like "Sure" or "Sounds good".

How exactly does it do that? I would be surprised if this kind of AI system could run on my phone. But does that mean that the messages are processed somewhere else? If yes, where and how?

I'm wondering because I've never given any explicit authorisation for my messages to go anywhere, and in fact, I'm using AFWAll+ to prevent Messages (and many other apps) from accessing the Internet at all.

UPDATE: As a test, I used the firewall to also block anything Google Play-related from accessing the Internet, which was the following three entries:

Google Play services, Google Services Framework, Google Account Manager, Google Backup Transport
Google Play services for Instant Apps
Google Play Store

Yet, the suggestions showed up again.

System details:

Device: Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos (SM-G900FD)
OS: LineageOS 14.1
Android version: 7.1.2
The phone is rooted with SuperSU.


texts: Removing a contact from "Frequently contacted" on Hangout (formerly Google Talk) app

texts:
After the recent update to v.1.0.1.678536 on my Nexus S, I see that it is automatically listing few contacts as "frequently contacted", I don't want to see certain people on that list, and there is no way to remove someone from the "Frequently contacted" list through mobile UI.

I have tried the following:
1) From the Web UI, I have set that contact to "Never Show"
2) I blocked that contact from the Web UI

None of these seems to work. any suggestions?


texts: How to create filesystem in TWRP? Getting error: "Unable to format to remove encryption"

texts:
The screen appears after booting into TWRP and trying to format memory:

I was trying to flash a custom ROM using TWRP recovery but it's showing Unable to mount storage & Failed to mount '/data' (Invalid argument).

I tried several methods like formatting memory but it's also not happening. It's showing Unable to format to remove encryption. Also tried to change the file format but nothing helped me. Now whenever I switch my phone on it automatically boot up into TWRP recovery mode. I tried this method and almost every method possible but nothing helped.

I'm using Moto E4 Plus (nicklaus).


texts:
I have a new phone and a lot of MessagEase on my old phone. Unfortunately, they haven't been transferred with the default process to migrate to a new device.
Is there another way to port them over apart from copy pasting every single one?


texts: Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360 file transfer, USB not recognised. No USB options in Settings menu

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and I wish to transfer some audio files from it to my PC, running Windows 8.

When I connect the phone to the computer with the USB cable, the phone beeps and begins charging but displays no USB connection notification. Likewise, the computer doesn't register the connection at all. I have googled the problem but only seem to find partial solutions, which don't fit my situation.

I've tried updating PC drivers and phone software, turning off and on again, trying with and without Kies software and on several different machines.

The phone is running Android 2.3.6

Anyone got any ideas?


texts: How can I directly, wirelessly copy files between Galaxy S3 and Ubuntu?

texts:
I would like to copy files between Galaxy S3 and Ubuntu

without giving away too many privileges - just copying said file
without any rooty system modifications (I want to keep the carrier-warranty including their system updates - currently 4.1.2; and I want to show this to hapless users too - without them calling me back...)
without using an USB cable (I know how to do this like in this answer, that is, connecting as a camera ; but this gives one complete rw access in some directories)
preferably without any extra apps to install.

It seems there are two options left (when going through the list offered by the "Share via" button): either Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

For Bluetooth such a transfer worked with an out-of-the-box preinstalled Windows. So it is not the Android as such which is a problem, rather Ubuntu but there was no answer nor interest on AU.

When I try to send it via Bluetooth I just get the notification: "Bluetooth share: Sent 0 successful, 1 failed". However, I can transfer files from Ubuntu to Android.

So how can I copy files successfully?


texts: Samsung Note 4 charging cable (ECB-DU4AWE vs. ECB-DU4EWE)

texts:
Unfortunately, my charging cable for my Samsung note 4 is broken, so I have to buy a new one. I have seen two different charging cables:

ECB-DU4AWE which is 1m long
ECB-DU4EWE which is 1.5m long

Is the length the only difference?


texts: Jelly bean screws up Droid 4 keyboard layout

texts:
The Droid 4 physical keyboard has had driver/software issues forever, but this update takes the cake. Pressing shift-period and shift-comma no longer produce colon and semicolon as advertised, but instead greater-than and less-than. Is there any way to fix this? Also, in Dolphin browser the keyboard is even more broken—the symbol key acts as a second space bar and holding a key makes it repeat instead of offering alternatives. Help!

edit: following directions elsewhere I did a factory reset. The keyboard now seems to work okay everywhere except Dolphin, where the shift key doesn't latch, the capslock key doesn't work, and the symbol key is still a spacebar.

Edit 2: The latest Dolphin beta has the same problem.

Edit 3: Actually, Dolphin, Chrome, and the plain browser all have this problem. Firefox does not. DroidEdit does not, Gmail does not.


texts: Getting "not enough space" error even i have enough space in sd card

texts:
I have a android jellybean phone [model - ETEl-I4] .i cannot install any apps anymore.i have installed lot of apps before.i can see i have enough space in sd card and i have set default write device to SD card.but when i try to installs apps like skype,viber..etc.i'm getting this error.i read some answers but i think i don't have any cashes problem i have enough space in sd card.
please help me how to fix this issue.

error

I have set default write device to SD card.

As you can see i have 5GB space and apps i'm trying to install are less than 50mb.


texts: Where are Messages and other data like Application caches or even Applications saved?

texts:
Where are the Datas like Messages or Applications exists, i have looked at many stackexchange's Android questions and found that its in data/ location, but when i tried searching for data/ but find data/ in android/ folder i.e Android/data/**, i did'nt find anything in it like .APKs, and even i tried formatting both internal and external(SD Card) storage, but after opening "Messaging App" it shows every messages, even tried restarting my phone because i thought the messages should be loaded up already in the memory, and the applications still exists in my phone after formatting internal memory and removing external memory card, are they installed on a other disk where the OS is installed, because even 3rd party apps can be seen in the Apps list like Hike and WhatsApp, where are the 3rd party Apps installed other than SD card and Internal memory, i have'nt done anything like rooting, i have Micromax Canvas 2+ A110q (Jelly Bean OS), Can anyone tell where does my device installs those third party Apps.

In short: I have formated my Internal SD Card on my PC through USB cable, and removed the External SD card, and restarted the device, but still Messages and Apps can be seen even 3rd party Apps messages(i.e hike's and WhatsApp's Messages).
Thanks in advance!!


texts: Transfer sms data from a Samsung Gal. 3 with black screen of death

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with the black screen of death. I was able to download files from phone and sd card onto my computer.

However, I would like to access my old sms text messages. I have "sms backup and restore" app on phone, but it hasn't backed up any recent messages. I also have Kies software on my computer, which I used to recover all media, contacts, etc., but it will not backup/restore messages for some reason.

How can I recover my sms text messages?


texts: Is it possible to crack the password.key or any other .key file from /data/system/?

texts:
I am a newbie...
So this question came in my mind when I removed my screen lock using adb by deleting the .key file from the /data/system/ folder....
For removing we delete the .key file, but what if we copy the .key file to our local PC using adb command and then try to brute force the encryption of the .key file using hashcat (like what we do when cracking the .cap file to get the WiFi password). Also we can use a wordlist.
If we can do this then we can easily brute force PIN screen lock because it has the limited range of possible number combinations.
I don't know what kind of encryption method is used for encrypting the plain password/pin for android screen lock so please answer this.
So please let me know if this is possible....
Also I don't if this is discussed before....


texts: Running a Debian installation on Android as a NAS / VPN - what would I lose as compared to a Raspberry Pi or similar comp?

texts:
I have a rooted Android phone that is no longer in use.  I have currently been using Linux Deploy on an Android tablet to run a Debian installation in chroot, and have found it so useful that this (very cheap low end) Android tablet has replaced a laptop.  From this experience I am wondering if I could use a similar installation on the old phone as a NAS / VPN at home.  For some reason, the Debian install running on the tablet does not seem to be stopped / offloaded by the Android OS - i.e. I can SSH in at any time, even 10 hours after use, and it still responds.

I could of course purchase a Raspberry Pi or similar device.  However, I live in a smaller city in India, which means this proposal has two disadvantages - 1) unlike a phone, the Pi has no protection against the frequent one or two hour power cuts that take place here (a UPS would not last long enough) and 2) the cost of a Raspberry Pi in Indian rupees is not expensive, but high enough that it's not something I can simply spend on without thinking.

So, what would be the disadvantages of using an Android phone as, effectively, an ARM-based Linux computer?

I am aware of this question but neither the question nor the answer seems specific enough for this purpose.

NB: By a NAS I don't mean a device to which I could attach external storage - the storage in a microSD card in the phone should be plenty.


texts:
I see in my galaxy s6 edge that my contacts were saved on Sept. 9th. i then factory reset my phone and havent been able to restore the contact list. Everything else, messasges, phone records, and such are there, but not the names that go with the numbers. Ive tried google contacts under Gmail but that hasnt worked out. Any ideas?

thx,

Chris


texts:
I'm trying to install Android-x86 on USB for my new HP laptop. I have followed the instructions on Android-x86.org. My issue is that after the initial install, it never boots again, it just gets stuck on the Android logo.
I have seen a few posts such as this answer:

when you change the internal frame where the UEFI firmware settings to the EFI framework setting change the boot order you have to make a small partition for grub go back and change it back otherwise it won't boot the second time

but unsure of how to do this.
I have also seen this answer:

In boot menu select Installation - Install Android-x86 to harddisk
In Choose Partition menu select Create/Modify partitions
In Do you want to use GPT question select No
cfdisk program will open
Select New and select Primary as partition type, set size to 100 MB and select Beginning
Select bootable. Now the Flags column should say Boot for the new partition
Select the free space and select New and select Primary as partition type, leave size as default to fill the remaining free space
Select Write and type yes and press Enter
Select Quit

but I'm stuck in the fact when I click on create/modify on this, I get cgdisk not cfdisk, and it's not as easy to use. I don't know why this is happening. Before I realised what to do, I was accessing cfdisk, but now it's only cgdisk.
I have purchased 4 premium USB sticks just in case the issue was due to a bad USB, but it's not the case and I'm just so frustrated.
Any help at all would really be appreciated.


texts: Can the MK802 III use an ethernet connection instead of wifi?

texts: Just got the MK802III and got some Ice Films related apps installed.  A lot of the content is streaming, so I'm wondering if I use an ethernet cable to connect to my router via USB to the 802, if I'll get less lag?


texts: Error while installing radio in Xperia m running cyanogenmod 12

texts:
After completing installation of CM12 in my Xperia M C1904 , I found that there is no signal capturing by the device,but some times it does.
I doubt it is be the issue with baseband . So i had a try installing zip file containing modem.img according to the post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703161

But it is not installing
,showing an error in the screen like this

E:footer is wrong
E:signature verification failed

I did this in the cyanogen recovery since after the cm12 installation I'm unable to get into cwm recovery.
Is there any probable way to fix this issue?

thanks in advance


texts: How to save or back-up whole SMS threads on SIM

texts: I have a Samsung-SGH -I927 and would need to save on my SIM card or send to my email for back up several text SMS messaging threads. I know that I can do this with an individual SMS' by lightly tapping on them and choose the save to SIM option, but I do not know how to do it with a whole thread. How can I do it?


texts: How to increase RAM by swapping memory from Internal Phone Storage..?

texts:
I have Micromax Canvas Music A88. I just want to allocate memory from internal phone storage to RAM.

Memory Detail :

RAM: 512 MB

Internal Memory: 2 GB

I want to transfer 500 Mb from internal storage to RAM...

Can anyone help me how to transfer...??

Note: I don't want to swap from micro sd card


texts: Unknown Android notification message. Updating Data

texts:
This morning my Project Fi Nexus 6P with Android 6.0.1 had an animated icon in the notification list with a progress bar and the text "Updating Data".

Using the search features I didn't find anything that explained what it was.

Here's a screenshot:

Screenshot (click image to enlarge)


texts: Some /system/app disappear on app drawer! How to start an app not in drawer?

texts:
Android 4.1.2

Somehow the original Home launcher icon disappeared after OTA update, I'm not sure if it's the only app that disappears, but it's the most obvious when I'm testing other launchers.

It's registered as a launcher app, so if I unset the default launcher, I can choose it.  But I'm not able to call it in App Drawer, or shortcut->application.

I wonder if wiping the dalvik cache helps?

Anyway, I'm looking for work around like running a shell script to start the app or switch to it!

Is there a file which contains the list of apps for App Drawer?


texts:
Is there any app which allows to browse Stack-Exchange sites and is able to interpret and render latex formulas inside the posts?

I have already tried StackAniwhere and Droidstack which apparently can't do it, unless I'm missing something.


texts: SIM card contacts take time to load after turning phone on

texts:
Device: MMX A89
Android: 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich

Whenever I switch off the phone, then switch it on, SIM card contacts takes a long time to load. They don't load properly. In the call list, only phone numbers are shown and not the names associated with them.

How can I fix this problem?


texts: My VPN keeps disconnecting and I'm wondering if it's a problem with the wireless adapter. Is there a way I can test? I'm using the Xperia Z2 and there's ways to test the built in hardware like the microphone but not for the wifi adapter. Is there an app like StabilityTest that works on wifi?


texts:
I am currently using a ROOTED "Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite" tablet and am having issues entering the bootloader. When powered on and connected to a PC, the device is seen in adb using the command adb devices (driver is working). However, when I try to enter the bootloader, adb reboot bootloader, the device malfunctions in windows:

The same occurs when the tablet is powered off, and the power and volume up keys are held down (entering bootloader manually). In 'Device Manager', there are NO 'Unknown Devices' missing drivers. Instead, there is an issue with the USB controller:

Due to this malfunction, I cannot install a driver for the tablet when in bootloader mode. To clarify, the tablet works OK when powered on and connected to a PC, but malfunctions when in bootloader mode. I have tried this on 3 different computers with 4 different MicroUSB cables with no success.
I also have a second identical MediaPad 7 Lite, and in trying the above steps also has the same problems. It seems Huawei have done this as a preventative measure (meaning it is a device specific issue), but does anyone know how to make the PC recognise this device properly when in bootloader?
EDIT: The bootloader screen is unusual. Without the cable connected, when the bootloader is entered (by pressing power with volume up & down), the following options exist:

continuing to hold volume up brings up a screen which is used to update the tablet software from a file on the external MicroSD card
continuing to hold volume down initiates an automatic recovery process
releasing all buttons reboots the tablet automatically after a few seconds

With all of the above options, I tried plugging the tablet into my PC. However, Windows does not recognize the tablet at all (nothing pops up).


texts: SyncMe Failed to connect to computer, isConnected failed: ECONNREFUSED (Connection refused)

texts:
I have a new router (RT-N18U), and a new HDD, set it up to work with SyncMe Wireless. It all worked pretty well, I synced my phone ok. Then I synced my wife's phone as well. It started ok, 50% of her stuff went up to the HDD, but then it stopped. I cannot make it work since then on her phone OR my phone either. Both fail.

My system:

The router (see above)
A Computer with XP
HDD is connected to the router, not to the computer
2 phones, both SGS3, with Android

My errors:

When it first crashed, the error was this:

  Error: Failed to delete file \E\124609.jpg_(!).(!)_tmp.
  Computer error: Sharing violation

(I am not sure what E is)

Later on, the error changed, this is what I see now pretty much all the time:

  Error: Failed to connect to computer , failed to connect to
  RT-N18U/192.168.1.1 (port 139) after 4000ms: isConnected failed:
  ECONNREFUSED (Connection refused)

If I try to search for computers, I cannot find any, I did get something like this at one point:

  Error: Computer was not found on the network

I am not really good with network and such, so I am not sure what might have gone wrong, after it initially worked fine.

The Computer Name in the SyncMe Wireless setup is the name of the router, not sure that is good.
The User, that I registered the Computer under SyncMe Wireless's settings, I was not sure what user to add there, so I initially added the username and password for my router.

What I think might be wrong (was right but it "broke") and I might need help with:

the sharing of the HDD folder (I am not sure how to share it)
the user that I connect to the router with from the phones (where to create that user?) instead of the router admin user
hope that the (XP) computer doesn't have to be online for sync


texts:
I unfortunately changed my Kindle settings to Parenting and know find it difficult to use. I can't get access to all my files and documents, videos, internet and many more.

I want to register for a new account but can't get access to my the main settings when I go to the MORE... it just open a page and says "manage child settings", "set daily goals" and others.

I can't use the device now. How can I get this fixed?


texts: How do I get Youtube Links to open in the YouTube app and not a browser?

texts: Everytime I click a link to a Youtube clip I have to choose which browser to open it in. I'd like them to open in the YouTube android app. Is there a setting somewhere that I can change ...?


texts: Destroyed (boot/recovery).img after rebooting the device

texts:
I use Realme 3 pro device with SD710 running android 9.0 with ColorOs UI, and i'm trying to root my device with Magisk module. First i followed the instructions at link to unlock bootloader,then followed this link to install TWRP recovery for flashing Magisk to root my device, but after that the device cannot boot-up and i have this message on screen :
 i tried these solutions to overpass this message :

Disable verity-check using ADB with command ./fastboot - disabled-verity - vbmeta flash-verification-enabled vbmeta.img but i get error fastboot: usage: unknown command - .
Disable verity-check by flashing a zip from this link.
Try to patch stock boot.img by using Magisk manger followed the instructions link.

noticed: Secure boot status still yes in fastboot mode, and the device only boot-up iff after flashing the stock boot.img and stock recovert.img but with no root.
So i think the problem caused by secure boot, how to solve it? and if there is another one what could it be?

Thanks for advance.


texts: "Wi-Fi was turned off since internet connection was not available on "

texts:
I have a local wireless network at my home that doesn't provide me with internet access. If I connect my Android device (AT&T NEC Terrain running Ice Cream Sandwhich v4.0.4) to that WiFi network, as soon as it receives an IP address, it turns off WiFi again and prompts me with the message above where <SSID> is the SSID of my wifi network.

Any ideas how I can turn off this behavior?

I have a linux server hooked up to that WiFi and have full control over its DHCP and DNS, so if I can provide some fake host on the network for my phone to stay connected, that's a perfectly fine solution, too.


texts: Unlocking Bootloader to wipe internal storage

texts: I know that unlocking bootloader does wipe the /data partition. However, can it also wipe the /storage partition and others, too?


texts:
I have recently installed GNURoot Debian and I really enjoy having Bash on my phone and access to the vast repository for various other GNU/Linux programs.

But when I tried downloading a package from source and running ./configure, I noticed it doesn't work because its executable flag is removed. I tried running chmod +x configure and there was no change (its still not executable!). So finally I ran sh configure, and configure started, but after a few lines there was an error because the program that was built by GCC couldn't be executed:

configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.

I have to say that my phone is not yet rooted. So I wanted to see if there is a solution to this without rooting? or if this is a GNURoot issue or a general issue? or if rooting will make a difference.


texts: automatic external sdcard mounting does not occur in the Android Jelly bean

texts:
I have a Genesis 7320 tablet with Android 4.2.1 and with root () via kingo) and 1 gig of ram.
I have a 16gb microsd. I installed external_2_internal.apk, which swaps the internal memory for
of the microsd card, but it didn't work. I installed from several tutorials I found
on the Internet. I left pressing several options. I thought I would solve the ram problem with 1 gb. I ended up uninstalling the application. After that, the tablet stopped automatically mounting the microsd. I give up and you go back to using link2sd, to solve the memory problem, but I need you to the assembly of the microsd is automatic again. Can someone help me?


texts: How to disable or remove the predefined setting for long press Home button in Samsung Galaxy S4?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 running  Lollipop 5.0 update. The phone's OS has designated the long Home button function (hold it down) to access the task manager.  I want to disable, remove or change this function.

I have tried eight different applications for Home buttons and none of them work as they only work for one or two tap functions.  While this may not sound major, it is very major to me and my needs.  I only need to be able to access the task manager from settings.

Samsung has advised that I can't change it.  I have searched the internet and forums high and low with no result.

I have never installed a new OS or anything like that, but I will have to get rid of my phone if I can't fix this problem.


texts: How to change my default storage location for play store on samsung J1?

texts: I have tried searching through the whole settings list and 'my files' for the settings I have been told would be there, but I just can't find them. Please help.


texts: How to open local web pages in Chrome on external SD card

texts:
I wanted to be able to open local files in the Chrome browser. If I tap a local file (htm, rss) or paste a valid "file:" URI into Chrome it does not work when file is on external SD card. I am using Samsung S4 Android 5.0.1 (not rooted). I tested a few paths in the chrome browser and found works ok on internal SD card but that there is no read access to any data on the external SD card even the private data folder (I was expecting Chrome should have access to private folder on exteranl card??). Selecting a file E.g. file:///mnt/sdcard/Documents/testarc.htm on internal SD card works fine but paths like file:///storage/extSdCard will not show a directory.

I know that access restrictions were added to Android 5.x but don't applications have access to a private data folder (under /Android/data) on external SD card by default?

Does Chrome (com.android.chrome) have read access the file:///storage/extSdCard/Android/data/com.android.chrome/files/ ?

Is there a way to enable it?

I have two file manager apps installed - ES file explorer, Total Commander, and the is "Myfiles" app which came with the phone. If use ES file explorer or Myfiles the "open with" windows only lists Firefox not Chrome, or Samsung browsers. Choosing Firefox will open the web page file (htm) (even on external SD card), so is there a way to add other browsers to "open with" list?

In MS Windows file association was relatively simple using "registered file types" options. Is the Andriod equivalent?


texts: Not able to access internal memory after setting SD as default

texts:
My phone is Huawei Mate 8 (NXT-L29), latest version of Android Marshmallow and Emotion UI, not rooted, bootloader locked.
Today I plugged in a Samsung 128GB level 10 microSD card I got from Amazon. Everything works, speed is good and I loaded some movies on it with my PC. I then switched default storage from Internal Memory to Samsung SD Card in the phone settings. I managed to move my photos and music to the SD Card using Huawei File Manager. Now, every third party app I try (including PPSSPP,  ES File Manager Pro, EMUI Theme Editor, Debian noroot for Android and more) only detect the SD card as media (even if the most apps themselves actually are in the Internal Storage along with their data). With ES File Manager Pro,  going in either /storage or /storage/emulated I only find the respectively the SD Card as a folder and nothing in emulated. Why is this happening? I still have some files (including Minecraft PE saves) that I'd like to open (not copy) directly from Internal Memory. The only app seeing my Phone Internal Storage is the Huawei pre-installed File Manager. How do I mount/access Phone Internal Memory without rooting?


texts: Updates for Google Search, and Street View for Google Maps, listed but not able to be downloaded/installed

texts:
I have an LG ally that's just about a year old now, running 2.2.2. When I go to Market -> My Apps, there are two apps listed as "Not Installed" I'm having trouble with:

Google Search
Street View on Google Maps

(I have no interest in updating Facebook for Android, I luckily have an old, working version and I'm sticking with it.)

When I click on Google Search to download / install the update, the only button available  is "Open"; there is no "Install" button.

With Street View on Google Maps, there simply aren't any buttons at all!

If I didn't already install whatever these updates are, I'd like to install them. If I did already install them, I want them out of the "Not Installed" queue. How do I figure out which is the case? Is this a problem with my phone, or with the apps?


texts: Concerned I may have dropped Malware on my phone via a redirect to an advert?

texts:
In short I think I may have a slight chance of having dropped Malware on my phone via an infected ad (redirect was to rdr.harbwire). Am just keen to ascertain the risk given some of the things I have on the phone. I think I am likely OK but would be greatful for a second opinion.

What I was doing;

Was surfing a wiki of a TV Show using the standard Android internet browser (on a Samsung). Java Script was on, Cookies were off.
Get re-directed to a pop ad over the browsing screen where you could only click OK (address was something like rdr.harbwire). Had seen these on PC's so knew not to click OK. Tried clicking back which didn't work - as I couldn't see how to close the pop up (tried to load in a new screen but re-directed me back to the ad).
Quit the browser, used History Eraser & went back in - and it is still there.
Found Internet in App.Manager (why did they have to hide it somewhat?) & cleared all data and cache.
Went back & it is now gone. Have then switched off all Java Script & Cookies etc.
Ran Avast Mobile Security a couple of times (which only seems to scan apps now?) which came back clear.
Looked at the internet which seemed to suggest nobody else is panicing (the fact I clicked back bothers me - one of the screens that tried to load in seemed to suggest Malware may have infected or tried to infect my phone).
Think I am OK - phone seems OK but I am slightly OCD about these things.

In short is there a way of telling whether I am in the clear or not? I don't do much with the phone but just want to know I am OK. I'm just concerned about the possible risk of a drive-by style download approach from the ad.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.


texts: Reinstalling TWRP via Odin on Android 4.1, failed after "SetupConnection"

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I recently installed TWRP recovery into a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8013 tablet running Android 4.1.1 via Odin. I wanted to install a custom ROM, in this case LineageOS. Unfortunately, I installed TWRP with the check box "Auto Reboot" ticked, this meant I could not boot the tablet into TWRP recovery mode; instead it booted with the default Android System Recovery.

I then read this question which provided the solution to this issue.

What I had to do was reinstall the same TWRP TAR file in the same method but with the aforementioned check box unticked. I employed the same methods but what it returned was:

<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

5 to 10 minutes later...

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

I tried using a different TWRP TAR file but I gave me the same result.

How else should I reinstall TWRP and how should I install it correctly?


texts: Voice commands, bluetooth, double press home

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Is there a way to improve the voice recognition command when you press the bluetooth button or double press home? It's terrible. I've already 'trained' it or 'adapted' it. This isn't the same as Google voice search. The settings > about says

Nuance, VSuite 3.2, Version 3.2.55, Build 4.5.102

I tried going to manage app to see if I could share and look it up in the market for an update, but no luck. The phone is Droid2WE.


texts: Lock screen doesn't show notification on Android Lollipop

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After my Samsung S5 has been updated to Lollipop (5.0.1), notifications re. new mail, text, facebook, etc. don't show on my lock screen. The only thing showed is my network operator.

Now I have to unlock every time to see why my phone made a beep/sound. Any way to bring the info back?


texts: How do I change the factory settings that an Android device reverts to?

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'm looking to change some of the default settings that a device reverts to such as language, timezone, resolution.

Is there a way to do this through the terminal assuming my device is rooted?


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I have Android 4.3 jelly bean on my Nexus 7. How do I get Kitkat?

I have tried exploring the Android website. I have also found some tutorials out there like this one - http://www.ibtimes.com/android-44-kitkat-update-how-manually-update-nexus-7-latest-android-firmware-tutorial-1469800

but they seem to require taking steps that are quite low-level. I don't think a consumer like me is supposed to delve into such a low-level ...


texts: How does android send files over bluetooth (using "share")?

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I'm working on a system that expects to receive a file over bluetooth from an android phone. Of course, I could write an app on the file host and devise my own protocol, but (at least for now) I'd like to use the built-in "share" functionality where one can share to a bluetooth device.

Is there some sort of "start", "this is a file" etc. protocol that android uses before sending a file? I'd like to know if anyone has already gone through this before I just go ahead and dump the binary data to figure out what it's saying (and if I need to acknowledge packets somehow).


texts: "Internet not availabe" Error on Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

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I have a Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) model.

My mobile Wi-Fi keeps connecting and disconnecting; showing that the internet isn't available, this usually happens when my roommate connects to the same Wi-Fi network, as he starts using Wi-Fi, my mobile starts disconnecting, he has a Samsung Galaxy A7(2016) model.

When he resets the mobile Wi-Fi setting, my wifi works normally for some days then agin this problem starts.

So, my question is described above, and your solutions are welcome.