texts: How to increase speaker volume of HTC Evo 3D

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I have just bought HTC Evo 3D and as much I am inspired by phone, its speaker performance is giving me equivalent dissatisfaction, the speaker sound is very low for ringtone as well as for music playback. Hardly can hear sound if its kept in another room. I have done few workaround example installing volume+ and also downloading loud ringtones. But no difference, is it possible I can increase its speaker sound.
Thanks


texts: Can't Donwload/Install/Update any app - Waiting for download

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I've got a problem while trying to install/upgrade any app on my android phone, after tapping on install/upgrade it just get stuck with the message waiting for download.

Nothing works for me, I already tried these solutions and their combinations:

Restarting the phone
Clearing google play store cache/data - force stopping it
Clearing google play service data
Clearing download manager cache/data - force stopping it
Uninstalling and reinstalling Play Store updates (also I have tried it without reinstalling)
Removing & re-adding my Google account from device
I've got enough free storage [+3G]
I'm on a WiFi with good connectivity.
There is no new version of Android available to upgrade for my phone
I also tried installing apps from browser, didn't work!
I tried installing apps using a VPN too, Wrap from CloudFlare is the only thing on my phone and it didn't work either.

I'm on Android 8.1
Motorola products, if it makes any difference.


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I have Galaxy Nexus with JB. I got stock browser on it and Chrome and I also installed Firefox just to keep it there since I'm a developer and I can test stuff on all three.

But the question I'm having is, what happens if I set a particular browser as "always" when it asks me which one I'd like to use? I keep pressing "just once" because I don't know hot would I change it later if I desire to do so?

Is it possible to change/reset this later? How?
Does "always" set it as default just for that particular app that's redirecting to browser or does it set OS-wide?


texts: How fix sd card unexpected unmounting on Lg L65 (kitkat)?

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I have bought sd card Kingstone  which supports UHS-I standart and use it with Lg L65 mobile phone (android 4.4.2). Of course I moved almost applications to it. Everything works just fine and fast, but every ~2 days I see a message that sd card was removed or has unsupported file system. I have to turn off (not restart) and turn on my mobile to make sd card working again.

Is there a way to fix such problem?


texts: App just hangs forever when I try to log into my google account from hangouts via my phone

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I can log into hangouts from my desktop or laptop. I can log into anything google BUT hangouts from my phone. As soon as I touch the Hangouts icon, it attempts to sign into my valid google account that works fine with everything else. And it never ever does or has.

Talk had no issues of the sort. I've uninstalled/reinstalled, deleted Play Services' data; all the recommended procedures from all the knowledgeable sites, yet nothing has ever changed the inability to sign in only from that one app behavior.

How can I make Hangouts work on my phone?


texts: What does [HYPOS] tag on logcat relate to in Samsung Galaxy S II?

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I have Samsung Galaxy S II. When I check the logcat using Eclipse, I see an entry with tag [HYPOS].

What is that? I am worried about my privacy.


texts: How can I change password for my Exchange settings

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Due to corporate policy, I was forced to change my domain password, which impacts also the access to Exchange server.
Now I need to update that password also in my Android phone (Galaxy S, Android 2.1.1), but I can't find the settings in the phone.
Any idea?


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Phone: OnePlus 2
OS: Marshmallow 6.0 latest updates

When I go to the Android system wifi settings and click the slider to turn wifi off, the slider starts toggling back and forth very rapidly (4-5 times a second) and it seems to be almost impossible to stop it from doing so.  If I get lucky and hit the slider at just the right time it turns on the wifi again and seems to settle down.  This problem is easy to reproduce, and a reboot doesn't solve it.

Going into airplane mode turns off the wifi but coming out of airplane mode causes the toggling to resume.  This is a recent issue but I have not installed any apps lately nor changed any of the phone's settings so I wonder if it's a system update that has broken something.

When I am at home and connected to my home wifi this issue doesn't occur (as far as I've noticed).  When I am at work I usualy turn off wifi to save battery power and use LTE for data when I need it.  There are wifi networks available at work but I do not connect to them (I always remove the passwords to prevent accidental connections).

I can't find anyone else online who has had this exact issue.

What should I do to solve this?  Could this be an app-related issue?


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I bought Nexus 5 from India 3 years back.
Now I have chromecast 2 from France.
But when i tries to connect, my nexus says no compatible devices found nearby.

I tries connecting with Google Home application. Though that also i am not able to connect. It says check you T for a code but there is not code displayed on my TV (I checked my TV and I was on the right HDMI port)

Can anyone help guide me. What to do?


texts: Android doesn't say it's Ericsson, hard restart does nothing

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I bought a Sony Ericsson X8 and saw on YouTube that when we turn on this phone a page is supposed to come up and mention the name of Sony Ericsson. When I turn on my phone just it says Android and that's all.

When I wanted to hard restart it or upgrade it, I pressed the back button but nothing happens. When I hold left and right keys together, the same situation when I release.

Is my phone a fake? Why it is like that?


texts: "Device management downloading" notification: why and how to get rid of it?

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I see "Device management downloading" notification. It appeared when I was not using the phone: why did it appear and how can I prevent it from appearing again? I don't want to update my phone's OS.

I use a rooted Samsung Galaxy SIII with Android 4.1.2.


texts: Can the buying process from the Market be made more secure?

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I just took advantage of the $0.10 promotion of several apps on the Android Market.

However, I noticed that I can buy apps by just selecting my saved credit card. There is no further verification process (AFAIK).

Can I make this more secure, for instance with some sort of password?

I mean, if I should lose my phone, someone can just buy apps without any further verification.


texts: Coolpad note 3 lite stuck in recovery mode. How can I solve this problem?

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I have an Coolpad Note 3 lite which is stuck in recovery mode. I am getting a "no command" error. The USB debugging of phone is disabled. Wiping off data and factory reset using recovery mode does not work. Also, the flashtool does not do anything. The phone is soft bricked, SO, help me guys.The details of my phone are:

Phone details


texts: Download apps without google account for work device

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I need to setup an android device for work. I've never done this before (for a work environment), so I was wondering: is there a way to use the playstore (the new owner will probably need whatsapp and other apps) without a google account?

Should I make a new google account for every device?

We don't use gsuite.


texts: HTTP servers with scripting support on Android

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I'm looking to host simple web apps on my smartphone in a group (like a LAN party, just not as hardcore).
Because of both lack of portability and lack of specific programming skills, I can't just develop a client app to play. Therefore, I need a server - preferably an HTTP one - which can serve dynamic content. I already found many servers to host static files, and I also found a few servers supporting PHP as a scripting language, but I couldn't find any app that did all these things at once:

Be a server, i.e. support connections from the local network;
Serve dynamic content, i.e. parse and execute scripts which I can edit;
Is free for personal use.


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So a few days ago I build an update for my custom android car tablet with my own launcher (based on nexus 7 2013). I added a few new features and some fixes, and I added accidentally the device admin permission together with the install packages permission.

After the update was installed on the tablet, the device opened always the Android for work app when clicked something which should start an external app (like Spotify or Maps). I thought it might be something with these permission and I deleted them and reinstalled a new version of the app (not updated!), but it didn't worked, it still started the Android for work app.

Then I uninstalled the Android for work app, and now the google now app started. After uninstalling it too, the settings app keep launching?!

Has anyone an idea why this is happening and what I can do to get rid of it?


texts: Is it possible to override automatic screen orientation?

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Very often I use my phone lying in bed (with phone camera facing the ceiling) and the orientation changes drive me crazy. Literally if I turn the phone a few degrees it will go from portait to landscape and vice versa.

I can disable auto-rotation, but it's not desirable in some scenarios, like when i turn on my shoulder and I want the orientation to change.

Basically, is it possible to write your own logic for screen rotation and make it run on system wide scope?

UPD: I do not want to toggle auto-rotation. I want to rewrite that logic that based on current sensor setting changes the screen orientation on system level.


texts: Hangouts SMS: Keep same conversation when contact gets a new phone number

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I'm using Hangouts and a contact recently changed her phone number. Now I have one conversation with her old number and one with her name on it in my Hangouts. Is there any way to merge these conversations?

I'd prefer not to continue to have both numbers under the one contact for fear of accidentally dialing the old number!


texts: How do I disable background data in Ice Cream Sandwich?

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The option for "Background data" used to be under Accounts & sync in Android 2.3.  But on my Galaxy Nexus, the option is missing.  Therefore some applications are still using background data... How can I disable "Background data" in ICS?

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texts: Samsung Fascinate - Custom recovery without USB

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I have a Samsung Fascinate that has a faulty USB connection. No computer / cable connection will recognize that there is a USB connection, including Windows, Mac, Linux, and using ADB and "lsusb".

But the phone is rooted. Plain and simple, is there ANY way to flash a custom recovery without USB?

I get this when I try to flash Clockworkmod through the app or apply update.zip:

--Install from package...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E: failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted


texts: Why does Setup Wizard transmit/receive data even long after the Android device has been set up?

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Even weeks after Android devices (tested on KitKat) have been set up, Setup Wizard still gets called frequently.

Using Xprivacy, it is clear that Setup Wizard frequently connects to Google servers.

What is it doing, and what data is it transmitting/receiving?


texts: How to backup the Android calendar file (is there such a file)?

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Does anybody know which files I need to save in order to have a simple backup?

Reason for my question is, that my Galaxy Android smartphone lost all calendar data without any interaction. I found tons of apps, tons of sync stuff, but NO simple list of files to save. I do NOT want to save my data remotely on Google.

There must be at least one local file (database?) on my phone containing the synced calendar file (on my server, using ICSSync)


texts: Is there any command to launch directory of file manager in android phone using adb?

texts: I want to open Download folder in my android phone using adb. I have example command for different terminal:start . /path/to/that/folder command for command-prompt and nautilus /path/to/that/folder for ubuntu terminal. Please help me to find the adb shell command..


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I have ASUS ZENFONE 2 with model no ASUS_Z00LD and type ZE550KL.
I need a adapter and charging cable of at least 2 metre length.
Google is not showing relevant results.
 How do I get one?


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At work , i would prefer to set my phone in such a way that only the calls from my family group will ring , while all other contact calls should be silent. And later i should be able to switch it back to normal.

In general , there are sound profiles for phones, but the profiles are not specific to a contact or a group, i need a work profile which will set Family - Normal Others - Silent . etc

Is there any app in the market that would help me with this??


texts: How to disable android applications from running back ground automatically

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My phone (Note3) has a large amount of ram, but there are always lots of applications that can run back ground which can easily consume  more than 90% of your memory.

It's really annoying to manually clean them time to time.

Can I set it up so that if I click home button then I will end current app completely?


texts: My S4 Mini won't (even try to) send text messages

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I tried to send text messages yesterday. When I pressed send, my text disappears from the text field but nothing else happens. The message doesn't appear in the chat log as sent or trying to send or in any other way.

I sent the messages to four different people. None received it.
I restarted the phone. Nothing changed.
I tried sending the messages in two different places, 50 kilometers apart from each other.
I tried sending the messages in those two different places, twice in each place, each time on a different day.
I'm with Rogers in Ontario. I was well within the coverage zone every time I tried.

How can I fix this?


texts: How to root / update the fake Lenovo P780W

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I tried searching for a guide to root the 'lenovo' P780 w model - but this model doesn't seem to appear in the various lists of devices which can be rooted (such as Kingo Ready2Root or the list in this post).

The closest information I could find regarding the P780w was at xda-developer forums where one of the links there had a download with a rom and flash tool, but on the other hand indicated that there was no development for this type of phone, and that the rom was only for already broken phones.

I'm guessing that this is because the phone is a fake.

So my question is basically:

1) How can I safely root this fake phone and

2) [If it is actually possible to root this phone]: Is there a custom ROM for this phone so that I can update the operating system and Android version from 4.2.2 jellybean to 4.4 or higher?

I'm especially interested in advice from users which also acquired this phone and successfully rooted / updated it with a custom ROM.

PS: I'm sure it's the fake phone that I have. I purchased it via ali express China.

Also, if there are any necessary details about the phone which I haven't mentioned - please let me know and I will post them.


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Can someone tell me how to download a Google play book so that I can read it off line on my Android table which?

I attempted to use the download option on the MyBook list (the three dots).  The file that came was incompatible with my ebook reader.

It was: Warriors_2_Fire_and_Ice-epub.acsm

I tried renaming the book in various ways such as:

Warriors_2_Fire_and_Ice-epub
and
Warriors_2_Fire_and_Ice.epub

However I couldn't import either of those files into my ebook reader.

The extension .acsm might be the off line extension for ebooks.  I thought I had seen it as epub before.  So if that is the case, can someone advise me of how to convert the downloaded book to a way that I can import into my ebook reader library?

The ebook reader I use is: Ebook Reader

This is a clarification of the answer provided by DAN.

Important components of the answer:

The book is automatically downloaded and readable off line when
reading it online.
The download works the ACSM is a package of the download which can
be loaded on authorized machines for reading (via authorized
readers).

You can get the program for your MAC or Windows at:

http://www.adobe.com/products/digital-editions/download.html

For LInux you have to install Wine and run the Windows Version.

At present the latest Windows release doesn't work with Linux (Wine) you have to use version ADE17 for Linux:

Install Adobe Digital Editions on Linux

For the Android so for I find:

Aldiko Book Reader

I agree with Izzy's brilliant reflection that in the future I'll have to search for books that doesn't have this restrictions.


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It started when I wanted to backup my Mom's contacts online in my email. I took backup of her contacts in a .vcf  file and transferred it into my phone via Bluetooth. Later that day, I wanted to go to the Bluetooth folder but I couldn't find it. Neither can I find the .vcf file.

I went to Bluetooth menu -> received files and clicked on the .vcf file (not a real file, just a link). To my further surprise (read 'frustration'; the file existed) all the contacts of my Mom got imported into my phone. Android didn't ask me to import them.

Moreover, I have no idea where is  that file located.  I searched the storage (extsd & SD0) and nothing came up.


texts: Not receiving MMS messages from iPhones?

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Whenever someone with an iPhone sends me a text, I can't see it, and instead get a "Download" link...which always fails to download anything. Googling shows this is likely due to a non-standard feature iPhones implement, where if you send a text to multiple people, it sends an MMS message instead of an SMS message, and it seems the default text messaging app in Android doesn't support MMS messages.

Is there any way I can fix this on my end? Is there a setting I can change in Android to read MMS messages, or a different messaging app that support these?


texts: I woke up one morning and my phone worked perfectly fine. I went to the bathroom did the daily morning routine and when i checked my phone the screen went wack. I could'nt type my password and i couldnt swipe the screen to even type it. it typed in the numbers for the password but i wasnt doing it. it did it on its own, Seems like the screen calibration is off or something, i already restarted, turned it off, back on, and ftm moded it (on accident) and it still wont work. Do i need to factory reset?


texts: possibility of adding gtalk contacts to my whatsapp

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Could I bring my gtalk contacts to link to my Whatsapp? (in other words Sync the two?)

I don't want to run two seperate apps and wondering if there was a possibility to add these together? I will only be using Whatsapp now so really really need to hopefully be able to bring those in gtalk to link to it... any advice please??


texts: Does Android have a "device driver" architecture?

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Since 1990, when a new version of Windows comes out, the (only) thing that stops PC owners from upgrading is whether there are compatible device drivers for their hardware (network adapter device driver, display adapter device driver, printer device driver, etc.).

Does Android have "device drivers" that Acer, Archos, HTC, Huawei, and other phone manufacturers can publish on their website such that Android device owners can, if they want, upgrade their phone's OS and afterwards (download and) install the appropriate drivers?


texts: Anything else works besides safestrap to install ROMs on n900a (at&t) Note 3?

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Question is pretty self explanatory.
Is there any other method available to bypass bootloader and install ROMs like other models?
Is at&t bootloader still under lock and key?


texts: how come google contacts on web have no last name, only name

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On my android the contacts have first and last name, where in contacts.google.com there's only a name field?

I'm asking because whenever I change my name there I see no effect on my android device, and thought this might be related.


texts: Samsung Android device is listed as modem under Windows, but want it as mass storage device

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When I plug in my Samsung phone it puts it under devices and printers it says that it is a modem. It reads Samsung CDMA technologies. I don't know how to get it to detect as a drive so I can put music and pictures on my phone. It is characterised as mass storage device and usb debugging is on.

What am I doing wrong?


texts: How does wifi hotspot internally works ?

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I have an Android device which has Access Point (Wifi Tethering). What exactly happens when another device connects to this access point ?
Which are the classes or libraries (if any) involved in whole process ?

P.S - I have searched for answers on internet but no success so far.
TIA


texts: I updated to Google Play Services 6.5 and I want to revert back to actual official version

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I found the latest 6.5 release for the Google Play Services here. I installed it hoping the smart lock position feature would work and sadly it does not.

Since it was the only one for Lollipop I thought it was the right one for my Nexus 9, but I was wrong.

The app crashes every now and then, and it's quite annoying. Is there a way I can re-install/revert to the actual official version (6.1) without resetting the tablet? When I try to "uninstall updates" under the Google Play Services details it asks me if I really want to reset to default factory settings, which I only want to do if there's nothing else I can do.

When I browse to Google Play Services on the Play Store from my computer (since for some unknown reason this page cannot be accessed from my device, it says my devices (cellphone and tablet) both have the app installed... but my tablet still has the wrong version.


texts: Where are saved Instagram videos stored on my device?

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To be clear, these are videos I have taken on the device using Instagram, not other peoples videos. Its videos I have taken then pressed the "save" button before sharing/posting. I have several videos over time I  want to download to my PC.

Seems to be the only way to even find them on the device is in the Instagram app where you go to post on story and it browses all the media on your device, if I scroll down a while I can see the videos, but it is not filtered or organized.

I have browsed the device storage IE

This PC\Pixel 3\Internal shared storage\Android\data\com.instagram.android

To only find a few files there. They have to be on the device because I can search them when posting to timeline/story, but cant seem to find them.


texts: Multiple Outlook.com calendars to Lollipop stock calendar

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My phone went ballistic yesterday and auto-erased everything and after that I upgraded from 4.4.2. to 5.0.

Now that I should be a happy Lollipop user I've got a huge problem with Outlook.com calendars.

I've got total of five calendars set up to my @outlook.com -account. All those calenders synced without a problem with 4.4.2.

Case 1)
Now with 5.0 when I add new Exchange-account (meaning my Outlook.com) events from all the calendars are synced into ONE CALENDAR - not to five separate ones. Also I can only create events to the "Main" calendar.

Case 2)
If I install the official Outlook.com app - all the calendars are visible in the Outlook.com app, but are not synced to the stock calendar.

It's like pre 4.4 again! This issue was fixed for 4.4.2 only and now it's gone again...

Is there any way to get all the Outlook.com calendars working with the stock calendar?!

My corporate Exchange calendar is visible via stock calendar and that is why I want to see our personal Outlook.com calendars in the same calendar... OR if yu can point me an app that does what I want I'd be thrilled!


texts: I factory reset my hudl2, and now it "can't connect to the Internet"

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I was given an old Tesco Hudl2 recently (Model No. HTFA4B), and the one of the first things I did - perhaps unwisely - was to do a factory reset on it.
Now, after choosing my WiFi connection, it tells me:

Couldn't access internet
An internet connection is needed to setup your hudl.  Please check your WiFi settings or connect to a different network.

This page suggests the update server (rather than the "internet") is probably down.
A packet capture seems to suggest it's connecting to https://device.mobile.tesco.com/, but the certificate there expired on 26 June.
A thread at Modaco may have more information, but the forums have been down for at least the last couple of days.


texts: Make "tap to add priority senders" disappear

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I have recently updated the OS of my phone, and since then I have the following "Tap to add priority senders." on my SMS app which I don't like, it just uses screen space.

How can I remove it?

Android version: 4.4.2
Galaxy S5

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texts: How to remove TouchWiz and revert to a vanilla Android UI?

texts: Is it possible to remove the TouchWiz UI and have the phone behave like the vanilla Android UI?


texts: Find out available mobile network bands in my area and disable scanning for unused bands

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I have an HTC 626g+ which was supposed to be released in India, but I'm using it in Russia, which probably has different cellular frequencies available. I've read on certain forums that smartphones try to scan and find the best band available, and sometimes they are set to scan for bands that are not supposed to work at all, which allegedly wastes precious battery life.

I would like to know if disabling scanning for unused bands would save any significant amount of battery life (10 minutes is significant IMO) and if so, how to figure out which bands can be used.


texts: Removing apk of inbuilt apps completely (without rooting)

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I'm working on Samsung Galaxy On7, Android 6.0.1-Marshmallow.

My internal memory is 8 GB, due to which I have disabled several inbuilt apps which I do not need at all.

The problem is that, these disabled apps are still taking up space, even though they are disabled and replaced by their factory versions.

Is there any way I can completely free up the space the Google apps are using up (like Facebook and its Manager, which are taking up almost no space):

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Please note that I do not want to root my phone. I had previously rooted my other phone with kingo root, but could never unroot it.


texts: LG V40 completely unresponsive.. Won't charge after I was playing with the partitions and 9008 mode.. Any options?

texts: I have an LG V40 through sprint.. Its won't respond to any button combos or cords /cables.. Anyone think they could help me out


texts: How do devices recognize their chargers?

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Several android devices complain when they are not plugged into their manufacturer-designated chargers. One samsung tablet I own won't even charge if its not on its own brand charger.

Is there some code between the device and charger, or is it just the voltage / amperage gauges?


texts: How do I know my Samsung S8+ Model SM-G955FD is Exynos and Snapdragon?

texts: I want to root my S8+. I found two type of TWRP recovery file Exynos and Snapdragon for my SM-G955FD.I wanted to know which one is suitable for my mobile?


texts: How does the Android browser support Flash

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I was just browsing with the "native" Android (v.2.3) browser and I noticed that it displays Flash animations. Well the quality is far away from perfect,  but I don't have anything installed for Flash support?

How does this work?


texts: Apps change their positions whenever the phone is rebooted

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After rooting my phone, I forced some applications to be transferred to the SD card using DroidSail, I wasn't able to transfer them before rooting. However, after moving them, whenever I reboot the phone, these apps change their positions in the apps pages.
For example, WhatsApp is one of these applications which after being forced-transferred to the SD card, keeps changing it's location every time I restart the phone. The problem is gone when I moved it back to the phone memory.
My Question is: Is there any way so that these applications remain on the memory card, and yet don't change their positions upon restarting ? 'trying to save some internal memory here'

Android Version : 4.0.4
Model Number : LT18i - "Xperia Arc S"


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I know this is a shot in the dark, but I had a phone call yesterday that I really want to retrieve it.

Can I phone up my provider (Vodafone) and ask for the recording? How do I go about doing this? Or is the conversation stored locally on my Galaxy S3?


texts: Schedule SMS in Message+ on Samsung Galaxy S7

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy S7.  It comes with Message+ which I would like to keep using.  How do I schedule a text message to be sent later?  In other words, I would like to delay send the SMS.


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I'm running a rooted pixel 3 (Magisk) with the "liboemcrypt disabler" module for running Netflix, Magisk Hide and the dg.db edit to disable attestation for running Google Pay.

The firewall will work sometimes after applying the rules a bunch or after a restart, but it doesn't work about 80% of the time and works only about 20% of the time.

I have tried disabling and enabling, enabling delayed startup, disabling LAN and toggling IPV6 (found a few posts about the same issue and those were the suggested fixes).

Here is my config:

https://pastebin.com/raw/2ANFnpCS

Any ideas on how to get AFWall working?


texts: Cannot get MTP to work unless USB debugging is enabled

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300) running Android 4.4.4 (CyanogenMod 11-20141008-SNAPSHOT-M11-i9300).

If I have USB debugging disabled and I plug it into Windows 7 then:

I get a connection sound in Windows
Device manager reports "Google Galaxy Nexus ADB Interface"
The phone reports "Connected as a media device"
but the phone is not shown in Windows Explorer.

If I have USB debugging enabled and I plug it into Windows 7 then:

I get a connection sound in Windows
Device manager reports "SAMSUNG Android ADB Interface"
The phone reports "USB debugging connected"
The phone is shown in Windows Explorer
and I appear to also be able to copy files to and from the device.

This seems completely backwards to me and, given that I'm doing some development with MTP, I would really like it to work how normal people will have it work (as I seriously don't expect that everyone has to turn on USB debugging just to get it to work).

How can I fix this?


texts: Error 495 while updating / downloading apps?

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May I ask for your help regarding this frustratingly persistent error that has been plaguing my Android device?

Does anyone know the probable cause why an error 495 pops up whenever I try to update or download an app? I'm currently using a stock Android L 5.1.1 non rooted device with the latest updates installed.

I tried the following steps to resolve the issue but to no avail:

 Cleared the Cache, Data and uninstalled updates of Google Play Store
Cleared Cache and Data of Download Manager
Cleared data of Google Play Services Framework
Tried installing an app from PC (Play Store accessed in browser)
Removed and re-added my Google Account.
Factory Reset (thrice already!)

Can someone help me? All my other devices (1 Android L 5.0 and 1 Android 5.1) can download and update apps flawlessly from Google Play Store. They are all on the same Wi-Fi network.

Any help, comment or suggestion is greatly appreciated!


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I rooted my LG G3 awhile back and everything was fine. One day, I couldn't access my gmail or play store using the installed apps due to a connection error. I factory reset my phone and whenever I try to add my gmail account, I get an error that says "Can't establish a reliable connection to the server". How do I go about fixing this?

Note: I'm with Verizon on 4.4.2


texts: How to increase the sample rate of the current measured from the Android kernel?

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I need to monitor some applications power consumption of my Samsung A8, programmatically. I'm doing this by accessing the files:

/sys/class/power_supply/battery/current_now
/sys/class/power_supply/battery/voltage_now

The problem is that the kernel update those files every 10 seconds, so it does not produce sufficient power samples measurement to my experiment. I want to reduce the update time produced by the kernel driver to increase the sample rate. Ideally the kernel would update the values every half second.

From this post: How does the Android estimate the battery level without a current sensor?
I understood that I might find the name of the chip that measures the battery information by looking into a defconfig file. After searching for a while on the defconfigs from my kernel, I believe that the Fuel Gauge used is S2MU004 as specified in this file: https://github.com/prashantpaddune/universal7885/blob/e5ffd23305f0b09fe2bef3f8580df046dab232cc/arch/arm64/configs/exynos7885-jackpotlte_defconfig#L4415

But I'm still not sure about it. Would be the s2mu004-fuelgauge the name of the chip? If so, where can I find the driver? And then, someone can enlighten me on how to modify the driver to increase the sample rate?

Device Information
Model: Samsung Galaxy A8 (SM-A530F)
Android Version: Android Pie (9)
Kernel: Quantum Kernel V4
Kernel version: 4.4.111-Quantum_pie.V4.0-A530F
Processor: Samsung Exynos Octa 7885
Magisk version: (used for root) 19.3


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I have a Huawei 7" tablet running Android 6.0. Even though my settings designate my external card for app installation, they routinely return to internal storage. This occurs, as I say, routinely. By that I mean independently, regardless of whether they have been updated even after I manually move them to the external card.
Might the card speed class be a factor? My card is Class 6.


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Possible Duplicate:
  What can I do to increase battery life on my Android device?

How do I save on my battery on my new 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) device? All I have seen so far is a bad battery and no task manager.


texts:
I think games probably destroyed my Note 2 battery. I often play games for hours straight while charging. Last Sunday it was dead with horrible heat. Then I borrowed friend's mpj backup battery, swapped it, and everything worked perfectly again.
Now I have ordered a new battery online. I am not sure if playing games while charging could destroy the battery, if so, i swear wont do it again.


texts: are you able to still us a google account after frp

texts: if I bypasss the frp can I still use a google account or do I have to use the previously synced one?


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when i try send a vid whatever the size it reduces to 16mb, does the application compress files and to what extent.
Also how large a file can i send on the application?


texts: How do I get Key Ring Reward Cards to store other kinds of barcode?

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I've started using Key Ring Reward Cards to store my barcodes on my DroidX. I managed to scan in a couple of cards (Safeways and REI) but it refuses to scan any of my library cards and some other cards like Toys R Us.

Does anybody have any tips or tricks to getting all barcodes on these types of cards recognized?


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This is a bit hard to explain.. I like having my apps categorized at the home screen (games, Google apps etc.) but I don't like how folders do it.
Placing apps in folders makes them too small to see which makes me just go to the app drawer and search for them individually. Instead I need something to pop out and let me see all of the apps in the folder without having to click it.

I have tried just placing similar apps together but that doesn't give you such a folder-like effect.

Is there a way to have large folders on your home screen which shows every item or even a way to add small dividers to make some apps look like they are grouped?

I am using lollipop with CyanogenMod 12

Thanks in advance!


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I'm on HTC Wildfire S

With my stock ROM I can use all versions of Viber

But on CM7.2 I can't install newer version than 2.0.x.xxxxxx (I didn't try every version, but the 2.2. and 2.1. installing exit with the app didn't get installed message.

Please help me to solve this problem.
Thanks for your time


texts: Hangouts Error on Android Phone: Cannot connect to the server

texts: I'm getting a "cannot connect to the server" error when I try to use Hangouts on my phone. Every other Google app works. SMS works but not Hangouts messages. All my other devices work with Hangouts messages.


texts: How to get rid of voice bar over keyboard in Android 6?

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I want to remove the horizontal bar with the microphone button (voice input) showing over Android 6 keyboard (marked with the red border).

I know which settings are supposed to control this behaviour and I'm able to accomplish the task in Android 5. Yet in Android 6 this seems not working as expected anymore.

Here is my Language settings (including Voice typing):

And here is my Ok Google settings:

Most interesting part is that while the Voice typing option is off, its summary does actually read "automatic" (which is suspicious and illogical). Yet in Android 5 it works the same way, and the voice input bar is not showing over keyboard.

One more thing to note is that in Android 6, with the given settings, the voice input does not function - that is pressing the microphone button has no effect at all. Yet the horizontal bar wastes valuable space.

I've sent a feedback to Google - no responce. I've tried to send a message to a couple of public Google's emails (including published in Google Play as contacts!) and got responces from robots that those are no-reply emails. So there is no support from Google. I hope the community can help to solve the issue. Thanks in advance.

PS. Should we have Voice typing tag (which I'm unable to add)? google-voice-actions is most close from existing tags, but still not completely correct.


texts: What's the "MTC Мобильная Почта" update on my Samsung Galaxy?

texts:
What's the wierd looking update that's just turned up on my Samsung Galaxy phone?

"MTC Мобильная Почта" by "OJSC Mobile TeleSystems".

The review section has lots of one-star comments saying its malware etc, but I'd have thought actual malware would look more like something I'd want to install than something wierd in Russian.

Should I be worried? Is this malware or some perfectly normal component buried in the OS that's somehow found its way into public view? Should I install the update?


texts: How to identify the latest version of brut map

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I use Brut maps as:

  This map is for the country that cant use navigation on google map. It has been hacked and can be used by any country now.

I am currently using version 6.0.3 from here.

Do you know if there is a place to find out about the latest release? I'm not sure if the version I'm using is the latest one.


texts: What does the /data/system folder store and its significance?

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I know that /data partition contains user-generated data (/data/app - user apps, /data/data - app data, etc).

But what is the /data/system folder used for, and does it have any significance in the boot procedure (e.g. - boot scripts, etc)?

A sub-folder-wise explanation would be preferred.


texts: How do I add repository to Android and what repositories do I add to get xrdp?

texts:
I'm using Termux. What do I type in my Terminal on Android to add a new repository in order to install more applications into my terminal?

I'm using Android 5, ZTE Blade S7 if that helps.


texts: How do I stop Android to auto enabling allow unknown sources?

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Every time I restart my android 5 lollipop phone It auto enables allow installation of apps from unknown sources option. I switch it off manually then in a few seconds a pop up for an unknown app to install shows and on the behind the unknown sources button automatically toggles. This keeps on going forever. I haven't rooted my phone and have factory reset it many times. My phone is Xolo Era 4g.

Please tell a method to not allow any app to toggle the unknown sources options on without rooting the phone, thanx.

Update: I first installed Antimalware app and when I run it, it found around 16 malwares, of which I deleted 14 but the there was no option to delete the last two. Then I installed the notification app. I restarted my phone. After that the internet automatically started. I immediately switched it off. Then I went to settings and switched off to allow unknown apps installation.

Then I opened menu and slide it a few times and the malware attacked again. Opening the settings disclosed that unknown apps installation is switched on. Many apps promoted for installation. After pressing cancel around 50 times I went to menu again and many new apps were installed. I have repeated this scenario two times once I switched internet on. But with internet off I saw apps installation prompt too. I don't remember with internet off whether the apps got actually installed or not.

Now I opened notification app and it showed one process having some text similar to Andriod UI lolipop 5.0, it had a lollipop icon to its left. On clicking on that it further showed one process the process was related to notification app itself and had text toaster or may be toasted. Now I have factory reset my phone again and have uninstalled all default apps like flipkart, snapdeal, payTM, UC browser etc. Now if I'll again restart my phone the virus will start again.


texts: Can I protect some Android apps with a simple unlock pattern, but the rest with a strong password?

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I have a low-end Android 9 tablet that I've linked to my Google account.  For convenience, I'd love to keep the security really low--like a simple pattern or PIN, or even swipe.  >95% of what I'd do on that tablet is low-security, like a Bible app or driving directions or games or even photos.  But I wouldn't want a thief to be able to access Google Docs or a home security system app, or to be able to install more apps with a simple PIN.

To me, it seems like a simple and secure solution would be to allow users to turn on a feature to configure "low-security" apps--ones which can be unlocked with a convenient unlock method like a simple pattern or PIN or fingerprint, or just a swipe.  But all other apps would require a more secure method, like a password.  The "pinned screen" feature is pretty close to what I'm looking for, but not quite.

Does anyone know if this is possible in Android settings, or using some app?  Or whether it may be considered for a future Android release?


texts: Internet not working in browsers on mobile data, but works on WiFi and in all apps. Please help!

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I get the error "ERR_CONNECTION_RESET" in Chrome along with the message "This site cannot be reached" when I am on a mobile network. However, all apps, such as New York Times, The Guardian, etc. work fine and can download and display content just fine.

If I switch on the Wf-Fi, then internet works both in apps and in the browser.

I have also tried using Firefox and Opera, but I get the same issue.

Incidentally, the Gmail app behaves the same as the browsers: It cannot connect to the internet when on mobile networks.

I am using a Lenovo tablet.

Any help would be much appreciated.


texts: Whats the core difference between Kies, New PC Studio, PC Studio 3.1 from Samsung?

texts: The web site doesn't specifically say...but I assume that Kies is for Android based devices, NPS and PCStudio are for W7p and other Phone OSs?


texts: Can KingRoot Brick my Nexus 9 and HTC One

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Hello Android Enthusiasts,

I was wondering if KingRoot can potentially brick my HTC One and Nexus 9. I have not rooted either yet for my warranty is still active. If either is bricked, is there a way that it could possibly be recovered? If possible, could you please provide me with some statistics or percentages regarding the likeliness of one of these devices becoming bricked? Here are a few more specifications about my devices:

HTC One M8 Harman Kardon Edition from Sprint

HTC Google Nexus 9 (No carrier, WiFi)

Thank you in advance.

Regards,

Ani


texts: How to delete podcast on Google Play Music?

texts: I use Google Play Music and I need to delete old podcast, but have not been able to find a way to do it. Any ideas that might assist?


texts: Why is "wpa_supplicant.conf" file invisible?

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My device LG e510 : Android 2.3 had been rooted and then I changed the privileges to view and see some system files, especially for wpa_supplicant.conf, with RootExplorer app.

But unlike most people, I can not see the file inside /data/misc/wifi/ directory, it's empty and /system/etc directory has wpa_supplicant.conf header information file.

Lastly I used WifiPassRecovery app, and the app immediatelly retrieved all the saved wifi passwords.

Where did this app retrieve all those informations? and Why cannot I see the file?

Thanks.


texts: Android Calendar App Does Not Reliably Display Work Events

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I use My Galaxy S5's Calendar App to display my personal (Gmail) and work calendar (Google Apps for work) entries but cannot rely on the accuracy of the Google Apps calendar entries.

I have no trouble receiving emails from both personal and work accounts using the Galaxy S5's Mail App and have configured the Calendar App's settings to display both my personal and work accounts' calendars.

What is the best way to configure the Android Calendar App to reliable sync with, and display my work events?


texts: How do you disable autoplay in the youtube app when you are watching a playlist?

texts: I have set autoplay to off in settings, but when I enter a playlist video, the next video still starts when the one I am on ends.


texts:
Background
I have a 16GB Samsung micro SD card that I use on my Samsung Galaxy tablet. It has 116 videos and tons of pics and songs. One day I recorded a concert and when my tablet's battery became low I switched the SD card to my Galaxy S3 phone. It recorded fine and was able to upload some of the videos on a website. One morning, I was taking a picture from my Galaxy S3 phone which still has the 16gb card, when I checked the gallery, it has nothing on it but the new pic I took.
I then realized that I've lost all my files for some reason, devastated but was able to recover the files via a FREE download of Wondershare Data Recovery software (which I actually ended up paying) and saved it on my PC. I was able to recover the pics, the songs I can open but only plays for 4 seconds. When I tried opening the video files, some are fine and was able to play them on my computer some won't let me. They are 3gp file extensions. I've tried playing them on a 3gp media player but they still don't play.
My question is:
Why am I able to play some of them fine and not the others? I've tried inserting the videos on my tablet and on my s3 phone it says:

CANNOT PLAY VIDEO. UNSUPPORTED FILE FORMAT

I am devastated and would really like to recover them. Is there any other solution?


texts: Unable to send from outlook email account synced on phone, error - Unable to sign or encrypt message. Certificate not installed

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I have my work outlook account synced on my Samsung. For the first month, sending and receiving emails from my phone worked fine. Currently, I am able to receive emails but when I try to send them I get the error "Unable to sign or encrypt message. Certificate not installed" and I can no longer send on my account.

Does anyone know how I can fix this?

Thanks!


texts: Tasker service still want to start after uninstalling it

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Here is a warning from my Logcat

  07:04:44.099 ActivityManager( 1143)  Unable to start service Intent {
  act=android.service.notification.NotificationListenerService
  cmp=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm/.NotificationListenerService } U=0:
  not found

I unistalled Tasker a few months ago.
Why is there still a call to start a service?


texts: Can I install cyanogenmod from an internal SD?

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So far I am a regular user of Galaxy Ace 2, but I would like to upgrade it to CM 11. I found this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2555021 with step saying "Install the zip from External Storage" (emphasis is mine). The problem is:

the (external) card is inserted
I alread copied CM and Open Gapps (pico version) there
yet when I reboot in the recovery mode I only have option of install from "internal sd card"

And when I browse internal sd card, there is no mount point for external card, so I assume it is not mounted at all.

Is it OK to copy the files to internal SD? Or what else should I do? Thank you for the help in advance.


texts: Security risks of rooting your android smartphone

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Are there any risks to rooting a device?

What are the security risks specific to rooting your android smartphone? Are there any security exploits available because you have a rooted android that are prevented on non rooted androids? Examples or links to more info would be greatly appreciated.


texts: How to pull data from internal memory on an unrooted phone?

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Yesterday, I suddenly discovered that I had lost all the user files on the internal memory of my android phone. All my photos, my music, my PDFs, audio recordings, everything. I will explain the events leading up to this in a separate paragraph below.

I have a Lava Z90 phone and I do not use an external SD card, so I must work with my phone to recover all data. I've been googling and following stuff I get from the internet(including Stack Overflow). Here's what I have done so far.

Tried using photo recovery apps available on Play Store. None of them worked.
Decided to go more technical. Enabled USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking from Developer options in my phone. Then I used ADB pull command, pull /dev/block/mmcblk0 /home/data.img to try create an image of the entire internal storage so I can analyse it using PhotoRec. It says pull: not found
I assumed this is because my phone isn't rooted?  I tried to root it with the KingoRoot apk but that didn't work. I have Ubuntu on my PC and there is not KingoRoot for Ubuntu. My next step would be to use Wine to run KingoRoot on my machine and try to root my phone that way.

I have the following questions:

How can I create an image, a data dump of my entire internal storage that i can later analyse for my data?
Can I do it with an unrooted phone? If not, how can I root my phone with ADB?
Am I going about this right? Is there a better, easier way to recover data that I should use instead?

Thank you very much.

How I lost my data

I recently uninstalled the TikTok app from my phone. Yesterday I connected my phone to my PC over mtp and found that there were certain leftover folders on the internal memory. One was a folder with Chinese name, one was a folder called ByteDance and one folder called Thumbnails. I assumed that the first two were leftovers from the TikTok app and the third was mere thumbnails. So I deleted them to save space. Nothing happened that day, except that I couldn't access any of my WhatsApp images through WhatsApp(they were still accessible through the gallery). However, when I woke up the next morning, all my data on the internal memory was gone. I still have contacts my messages and my settings, just that everything that was accessible through the file explorer has disappeared.


texts: In Android 6, how to deny an app permission to access the network?

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In Android 6, the user has (finally!) the possibility of approving or denying specific permissions to an app.

However, I couldn't find a way to approve or deny network access, either via Wi-Fi or via cellular data connection. The relevant permission appears in "Other app capabilities" and it's only informative -- apparently there's no way to change it.

Here's an example with the Chess Free app:


texts: How do I turn off speech search in Jelly Bean?

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I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S 2, and last night I updated it to Jelly Bean in hopes that it might solve a few small bugs.

Most everything seems to be working as hoped. However, one new inconvenience has popped up. Before the upgrade, I controlled my MP3 player, Poweramp, by pressing the button attached to the wire of my headphones. One short press to stop and start songs, one long press to advance forward.

After upgrading, whenever I press the button, the phone goes into voice search mode. That is, it turns on the microphone and is waiting for me to say something to search for using the Google search app.

I have tried to look in system settings, and also in the settings for the Google search widget that's on the top of every screen. However, I can't find any way of turning this off.

I want to give priority to Poweramp so that I can control music playback. How do I get voice search to stop getting in the way?


texts: Mount entire internal sdcard (/mnt/sdcard2) as /data

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Duplicate/extension to this question : Mount a folder from external sd as /data

The device is micromax a110 and it has an internal SD card which has it's own /data partition along with other necessary partitions and a 2GB 6th partition which shows up as Internal storage/SD card in any of the USB mounting scenarios.

Since I'm using a custom ROM that make the External (bigger: 14GB) SD mount as the default /sdcard, and internal (smaller) as /sdcard2 or something I don't really need it and would much rather like to mount it entirely as /data

In the previous question it was about mounting a folder or partition on External SD which seems unnecessary now. (right?)

I have formatted the Internal 2GB partition as ext3 and copied /data onto it. How do I mount it? I have little knowledge of how how mounting work/behave in linux so I'm not really sure if commands in previous answer would work similarly (because it was about a folder, this time it's entire partition that's being mounted).

I guess I want something similar to this script on XDA except that it "Mounts /sd-ext to /data" but I want to mount /mnt/sdcard2 to /data
. How do I do that?


texts: On Android 6, the battery saver automatically turns on when the battery is low and off after charging. I would like it remain on all constantly without having to manually turn it back on. How can I do this?


texts: Hangouts not showing contacts, or after selected, their phone numbers

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When I select a contact from "Contacts" and tap to send them an SMS, instead of their name, it only displays their phone number. If I try typing their name in hangouts, it doesn't come up at all! The contact is stored on my Google account and there are no duplicaes.

I'm on a Verizon LG G2 running Android 5.0.2 and Hangouts version  3.1.89134953


texts: CyanogenMod installer completed, but still have stock ROM?！

texts:
I unlocked the bootloader of my Nexus 7 (1st gen/2012) using the Nexus Root Toolkit (on Windows 8.1u1), and then wanted to install CyanogenMod. The CyanogenMod installer (http://get.cm) completed, and I saw the CM robot on my tablet. Then ClockworkModRecovery (CMR) came up and warned "ROM may flash stock recovery on boot. Fix?". I chose fix, and the device rebooted. Then however I saw the standard Nexus boot animation, and it booted into the stock ROM.

I tried repeating the installation, and it seemed to succeed again, but I still only have the stock ROM. I do however now have CMR on my tablet.

What went wrong, and how do I get CM on my tablet? I think I could just copy the ROM to it and install it from CWR, but I like to understand what failed in case someting is wrong.


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Adobe has released statements saying they will no longer support flash for newer Android builds starting with 4.1.

I flashed a custom rom of 4.1 the other day and couldn't find any 3rd party flash support in the market. I use flash for Orb to stream tv. Orb has an Android app but it unusable and all around horrible experience (verified by the the many negative reviews) but you could use the website to stream flash as a work around to the poor app which worked great.

My question is: how can I play flash video in Android Jellybean (4.1)


texts: Hotspot timeout setting in android Nougat

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Where can I find hotspot timeout setting on android Nougat? (I am using Redmi note 4 phone).

I cannot find it anywhere in the hotspot section of settings. Problem is I turn it on and then I forget to turn it off at night. The hotspot keeps running all night and I lose battery for nothing. It would really be bad if it was removed in Nougat :(

I searched for the solution but everyone who asked question related to this want to turn the hotspot timeout off and not on.


texts: What is this type of headphone icon in notification bar?

texts:
My phone (LG G3) shows two different types of headphone icons. They are the leftmost icons in the images below. The first is a normal headphone icon. What is the second one?

I think it might be USB headphone, but that doesn't make sense, because I don't have USB headphones and never use USB headphones with the device.

I have noticed sometimes when I use the aux cable for my car, it displays the second icon instead of the first one. It shows the first icon whether I use headphones with a built-in mic or headphones that don't have a mic - it's the same icon.

Image 1: normal headphone icon

Image 2: ??

Any thoughts?

Edited images to make them smaller


texts: Is there a way use an RDP to configure a continuous offset from GPS calculations?

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Is there any way to configure a location offset in such a way that my phone's GPS data would still be used to set a location, but an adjustment value would be applied to the base value? (e.g. all values adjusted 6.5m SW). Two cases where this would be useful are when using programs that have base maps with bogus offset data, but you want your phone to think it's in the right place on top of the bogus data. Also, sometimes the coordinates calculated from the GPS system on a given day are just simply wrong, and usually on a given day they are wrong by a fairly fixed amount. Rather that spending the entire day with my phone marking me 30m north of where I actually am, I'd like to correct the values automatically based on a known RDP location.

Ideally I would like a way to 'zero' my GPS by calculating an offset based on my current location being a set of known coordinates, then allow the GPS to adjust my location based on that. I would enter "I am currently at X", at which point it would figure out that number is 4 meters off of the GPS readout, and thereafter sets my location to be always 4m offset.

I realize there are lots of programs to set a mock location of my choice and even ones to follow recorded routes. These sort of things that entirely replace the output of the GPS with fixed or otherwise pre-programmed output are not what I'm looking for here. If it matters, my devices are all rooted and running CyanogenMod 11 M2 so root only solutions are acceptable, although if there is a non root way to do this that would be good to note.


texts: Samsung S7 Oreo upgrade decreased screenshots quality

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I did this week the Oreo upgrade on my Samsung S7 device. When I'm now taking a screenshot, the file is in JPG instead of PNG and the quality is just terrible.

I really need to revert back to the higher quality screenshots, I'm publishing crops of the screenshots on my own website. I simply cannot bring to my users such bad image quality.

Had a look to the Advanced settings parameters, but nothing I can change except something called "Smart capture" which seems not related to my problem.

To demonstrate what I mean, here is a 100x100 pixel crop from Android 8 version and from Android 7 version. The left part of the image is the bad quality screenshot from Oreo, the right part is what I had before the system upgrade.

I don't care about the JPG or PNG format, but the quality is mandatory.

Any hints to set the quality back to the original ?
Can anyone tell me if this "nice" feature is something from Oreo or from Samsung Experience 9.0 which came with the Oreo upgrade ? I suspect the latter (would lead me to stock Android if this is the case).

Thanks in advance !


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I adopted an SD card as internal memory and one day it just suddenly stopped working.
With tremendous help from the member @alecxs I was able to make an img copy of it and browse the files in it. Here is some of the basics of how that was done.
I'm not sure why it failed on the phone since if it was a physical problem with the SD card then shouldn't it NOT have been possible to read or decrypt it?
In any case, I have another (new) SD card and I would like to clone the old one on it so that I can effectively start using it as if it was the old one...basically everything to be as it was pre-SD card failure.
Is there a way to do that? How?
I'm able to see my photos which is a HUGE relief but my concern now is the app data that is un-viewable unless it's put back in the phone and opened with it's app.


texts: Phone says that it is "up-to-date" after a canceled update

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I have canceled a Marshmallow update download by accident, and now when I got to check for updates, the phone says that the device software is up-to-date.  How can I fix this?

Phone: Moto G 3rd Generation
OS: Android 5.1.1

EDIT:  Unfortunately I cannot check solutions because recently the phone asked me to update to Marshmallow again, and this time I accepted.


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All I want to do running Android on Windows 7 is using whatsapp for certain group discussion.

I tried BlueStacks, but it causing keyboard issue, at many times, certain key act like got stuck, keep repeating, and when this happen, I have to restart my windows.
quit the bluestack won't help.

now I want to try other (free) option, any recommendation?
youwave is not free.
I come across this androvm, but the file type is ova , no idea how to run it at present.

just to re-clarify:

I already running WhatsApp over BlueStack on my Windows 7 64 bits.

But it comes with a side effect, very bad. At time, my keyboard seems like got 1 key stuck, and keep repeatively pressing it unstopped.

the keyboard is absolute fine. I kill/quit BlueStack if I don't plan to use the WhatsApp, which is auto-start whenever i login.

when the funny keyboard issue happened, the only way to resolve it is reboot, quit the BlueStack won't help at all.


texts: Does GPS signal quality influence battery life?

texts: Does bad/weak GPS signal affect battery life? For instance, when in the city downtown with lots of tall buildings or in the woods or mountains, will running GPS drain the battery faster?


texts: How to access bricked phone /system folder? Fix corrupted file

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I have a SK504, brazilian phone. Well, i was trying to change my boot animation, but downloaded and installed a corrupted one.
So, when i rebooted, the phone shows ANDROID like always, but after, a black screen appears and stays forever.
I can acess recovery, and the phone is rooted. No backup. Is there a way to get into the phone trough USB and change the bootanimation.zip file to a valid one? Because i don't want to reset it or install another ROM, unless necessary.

Besides the corrupted bootanimation.zip file, i have two more on the /system/media folder, they are bootanimation.old (the original one) and bootanimation(2).zip, a valid one that worked before, so there is no need to transfer something from pc to phone, just rename the files.

Thanks!!!


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I've had this issue with both my GS3 and now my N5. I routinely wipe my phone and start over fresh, so using apps like TitaniumBackup and Helium does not help me since I don't plan on restoring any of my apps in the future.

My problem arises when I connect my phone to either my PC or my Mac laptop, and attempt to just backup ALL of the files ("Backup ALL the files!") to my computer or an external hard drive. The computer will start copying the files, but then the progress bar disappears after a few seconds (well before hitting 100%) with no errors or messages. Upon checking the copied files, some folders and files are completely backed up with a simple drag and drop, but other folders don't.

I have the phone set on MTP and debugging is enabled, and all of the files show up. I realize that some folders don't allow you to just drag and drop them (possibly the "Android" folder?), but others, like my "Downloads" folder, shouldn't have any restrictions, right?

How can I simply make a full backup of all of the files that are on the phone? I've done this successfully in the past, but cannot remember what method or program was used.


texts: Why can't my device connect to my home Wi-Fi, but is able to connect to others?

texts:
Another user asked a question that covers the same grounds as my issue, but it has no answers and very few details about what was tried.

My router is an DVG-G5402SP using the 802.11g standard and the security type WPA/WPA2 PSK.

When I try to connect the Wi-Fi in my phone both manually and auto, it presents a message mentioning out of range, even though I'm sitting right beside the router.

I really did a lot of changes such as changing the ssid of my router and the security type but nothing seem to work.

I'm able to connect to others Wi-Fi available on my area, just can't connect to my home Wi-Fi.

My question is:
How can I deal with this situation as to successfully connect to my home Wi-Fi?


texts: How can I access the internal storage on a device with adopted storage

texts: For my tablet I have TWRP on it and it can't access the sd card as it is encrypted. I need to put some files on it to flash with TWRP. How can I access it? I have magisk so I can do root options


texts: E: failed to format /cache: permission denied

texts: I am using a Blackview A60 Pro and I am stuck inside of the turn on screen. A couple of days ago I dropped it in a bucket of water and I have had it in rice since. I turned it on and it won't boot, I tried to recovery boot it, it wouldn't allow it. I tried to fastboot it,the command never finished. I cannot factory reset the phone as the permissions are denied. The phone seems to be working fine mechanically but I am unsure of what to do. Any Advice?


texts: I'd a Samsung Galaxy I5510 with stock rom, android 2.2. Whenever I double-clicked any word in an input field it got selected. Now I bought a Samsung Galaxy Ace I still have stock rom and andrond 2.3.4 and double-clicking a word does nothing. Is there any way I can get this functionality back? It was very useful to add words to swype after typing them.


texts: How to open password protected ODT file using LibreOffice

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab A.  LibreOffice is installed and ODT file is loaded into document folder.  This file is password protected and I have the password.   So how do I open this file????


texts:
I'm trying to get any folder on the internal storage of a HTC M7 to be mounted via sshfs to a folder on my NAS. The goal would be to have for example the /sdcard/My Documents/My Recordings folder setup like this so it has almost unlimited storage. I've installed EasySSHFS and connected via adb shell. In /data/data/ru.nsu.bobrofon.easysshfs/files are the ssh and sshfs binaries. I exported this folder to $PATH and started trying.

I tried mounting through the following symlinks:

/sdcard
/storage/emulated/0
/storage/emulated/legacy
/mnt/shell/emulated/0
/mnt/shell/emulated/legacy

always trying to get to the My Documents/My Recordings folder.
Depending on whether or not I used su some folder paths worked others don't.
But even if they where mounted the app (I tried with Smart Voice Recorder as it allows you to set the path of your recordings, HTC's builtin Voice Recorder doesn't) wouldn't place its files onto the NAS but instead into the folder. Using a different path I was able to see the files locally.
Without su though I can't sshfs because of a permission problem with /dev/fuse.
I think the problem must be with the way android mounts the sdcard (fuse) but I can't figure out what exactly it is. I also tried mounting something not on the sdcard and symlinking to it but that didn't work either. Im suspecting the fuse mount to prohibit that as well.

Any Ideas?


texts:
I am using Oppo F11 Pro mobile phone. When managing my Google account, under my activities I see "Used com.coloros.safecenter".

What is that?


texts: Why are USB cables of two different OEM's different

texts:
The USB has various purposes for data transfer, movement of input and output signals for hardware like connecting an Android device to another Display screen (USB on the go), charging the device etc.(during a device charge the voltage drawn from the USB is same irrespective of the device or OEM then Why are two USB Cables different ?

A USB of one manufacturer may not be supporting another manufacturer. We get problems if we do connect them like

Why does the screen flicker when connecting to a third party wall mounted USB charger

or

Why does my phone have erroneous input when connected to a non-OEM power source?


texts: Using TV as monitor for my Android phone

texts:
I have thought of using my TV as a monitor before and today I saw an RCA to USB cable in my garage and wondered whether it would work if I plug that into my OTG or Lightning "connector". And also, would it just work straight away or is there software involved.
Please help


texts: How to stop notification sound from playing three times?

texts:
I noticed several years ago after getting a new phone that newer versions of the Android software seem to play my notification sound three times. Prior to this phone it only ever played once. It gets pretty annoying and I was wondering if there's any way to configure this so the sound only plays once? Or is this hard-coded?
It has happened with my last three phones, so it's likely a feature of newer versions of the Android software. I have a Samsung Galaxy J7 running Android 7.1.1.
Whenever I get a notification sound (custom WAV sound that is just the door chime from Star Trek TNG playing once) for an email, app, etc, instead of just playing once, it plays three times in a row.
I have not been able to locate any settings that would allow me to configure how many times it plays.


texts: Out of curiosity, in theory can all android devices be rooted? It's my understanding that a root exploit needs to be found based on a vulnerability, and these vulnerabilities can be patched. So is it possible for a phone not to be able to be rooted?


texts:
Just recently I've missed a few text messages via Google Voice because the alert hasn't come through.  As soon as I open the app the backed up messages arrive and trigger the alert.

I have background notifications turned on (or at least I think I have - Background data is "enabled")

Any ideas?


texts: Forgot pattern for my old tablet; no recovery mode available, ADB key not verified (new computer)

texts:
I have a 2013 Nexus 7. This nexus 7 is rooted and has an unlocked bootloader but however has no recovery option. (When the device was rooted for some reason it removed the recovery and now has no recover option. Device simply says no recovery).

Now I had to store it when I moved living locations and forgot about it. When I opened the container after about 2 years and found the tablet I then attempted to open it. However when I stored it I realized I HAD SET A LOCK SCREEN PIN NUMBER ON IT! I have purchased a new computer since then so the computer doesnt have the USB debugging key on it for ADB to work on the tablet and I cant unlock the tablet to accept my new computer because I forgot the lock on it!

I am even willing to do a factory reset but I cant even do that because there is no recovery on this tablet. Is there ANYTHING I can do to get this lock screen off?? Hacking the software, programs, factory resets, hard resets, ANYTHING will work.

Anyone have any ideas?


texts: Can lack of update cause screen distortion?

texts:
I have an LG X Power running on Marshmallow. I have not installed the latest security update, as it causes problems not only with my favorite game, but also an app I NEED to sign into my work email. (I know this because I had another phone exact same type that screen cracked so I replaced it)

About a week after I got my new phone tho, the screen started doing weird things. It at first just goes a little blurry, then it looks like it is almost doubled. The worst full distortion is a bunch of lines all over the phone, with the screen still usable and visible...sort of....but everything looks blurry/doubled and it also messes with the correct placement of things.

Is this screen distortion possibly because of the new update? Should I just return the phone under warranty?

Please - any help is appreciated!


texts: Can I load a ROM from a 7" Galaxy Tab onto a 10" Galaxy Tab?

texts:
I have a handful of Galaxy Tab 10.1 (P7510) running Honeycomb, and a customer commercial application which runs beautifully on Froyo and Gingerbread, but has bugs on both Honeycomb and ICS.

Before I chuck thousands of pounds worth of hardware away and settle for running my app on smaller tablets, is there a sane downgrade path to 2.2/2.3 for the P7510? I have some 7" Galaxy Tabs if these would be a useful source of ROM images, for instance.


texts:
When my mobile had 4.1 version of Android, I could go to Security -> Lock screen -> Shortcuts to change the shortcuts. But, after Android 4.3 update, I am unable to find a way to change the shortcuts on the lock screen. Could you guide me through how I can achieve this?

I tried Settings -> My Device -> Lock Screen, but there is no Shortcuts button there.

See the screenshot below:

(click image for larger version)


texts: I want to restore my Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Factory settings?

texts:
As my question suggests I want to restore my Galaxy Tab 10.1 to factory settings.  I read this previous question and it tells me how to do it and I will follow these instructions, however....

I am giving the device to a non-family member and need absolute assurance that all apps I purchased (free or otherwise) and that all log-files and personal information will be removed.  Will the reset instructions in the previous question achieve this and is there any thing else I need to do from a privacy perspective other than the described factory reset?


texts: how could I view google maps search history? (not location history)

texts:
how could I view google maps search history?

I mean beyond . a day or two, so eg a month back or a year back.

I don't mean location history.


texts:
I have Samsung S4 Mini phone which I bought about 10 months ago. I used to transfer my files from phone to my PC and vice versa without any trouble using the USB cable. Recently, I enabled the Developer Settings (by tapping the build number 7 times), turned on USB debugging mode. I could transfer files even after this.

After a few days, my PC stopped recognizing the USB. I don't see the the USB button in the notification panel. I get a notification - "The last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it".

In the device manager, I find Other Devices under which I see "Unknown Device". If I disconnect my phone, I don't see this entry.

I had searched quite a lot on Google for the same, but couldn't come up with a resolution. In fact, I did factory reset as my last attempt on my own and still couldn't find any result. (Lost all my apps for no reason).

Other Details:
1. I tried connecting my friend's phone onto my PC with the same cable, his device was recognized.
2. And yes, the cable was provided by Samsung itself, which used to work in the past and now it is not working.

Some one, please help me in connecting my phone to laptop using USB.


texts: Error in connecting Samsung A3 to Ubuntu 14 (USB); adb unauthorized (no pop up on device too)

texts:
I have a Samsung A3 with Android 4.4.2 (not rooted) and a computer running Ubuntu 14. I am trying to connect my device to my computer through USB to be able to perform some tests on it.

I have activated the USB debugging mode.
But when trying the adb devices command, it keeps telling me the device is "unauthorized". Also, no pop-up appears on the phone which makes it impossible for me to authorize it.

Here is what I have already done:

I've updated and upgraded multiples times my ADB version
Installed mtp, mtp-tools;
Configured the USB access for the Samsung in /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules:

#Samsung Galaxy A3
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6860",
MODE="0666" GROUP="androiddev", SYMLINK+="android%n"

Even installed the PPA ppa:langdalepl/gvfs-mtp (usefull only in Ubuntu 12 and uninstalled it later);
Tried to find and delete some previous adb-key file, but there were none. (The device was never connected to that computer before.)
Changed Cables;
I also tried with a Samsung S5 under Android 4.4.2. The ADB command
on those two devices works when on a windows machine.

Do you have any ideas as to why it does not work, or of any thing else to try out without rooting the device?

Thank you for your help.


texts:
In the adb docs, under PPP it says "Note that you should not automatically start a PPP connection."

Anybody know why this is discouraged? I'd like to do exactly that when I plug my tablet into my computer. I've got a script to launch adb ppp and a x11vnc server to use the tablet as a second screen over USB, and I'd like to use udev to set it up automatically.


texts: Stop vibrate for incoming calls and text messages from certain contacts

texts:
For certain contacts, I want to silence vibration for incoming calls and SMS messages.

I am not asking about silencing the audio notification and ringtone.  This is already well documented.


texts:
I am unable to connect to the SSH server on my desktop from my Android (Oreo 8.1) device over Wifi.

Here is the setup: Android and Ubuntu desktop are both connected to my Wifi, which is connected on the WAN side to my cable modem. If i turn on port-forwarding on the wireless router and send port 22 connections to the desktop, I can ssh into it using the modem's external IP address. I can't ssh into the desktop using the local IP address, whether or not port-forwarding is turned on.

I don't think this is a configuration problem on the wireless router, or on the desktop, as I can ssh into the desktop from a Windows machine using Putty. The Windows machine is on the same Wifi network, and i can ssh to my desktop using the local IP address just fine.

It also doesn't appear to be ssh-specific... I can't ping my desktop from Android, or even telnet to any open port. Or any closed port, i just tried; there's no error message, the command prompt never returns until i ctrl-c to cancel or the connection attempt times out.

I do have AFWall+ installed on the Android device, but using its "disable firewall" makes no difference. Even with it on, though, the shell, adb, root, and JuiceSSH all have full network permissions.

Is there something i'm missing in Android that would prevent only connections to local IP addresses?

Ping test results:

I can ping my desktop server from every other device on the same Wifi, just not from my Android.

The Android can ping every other device, including the LAN and WAN side of the Wifi router.

The desktop can ping the Android.

When using the Android's hotspot, the Android and desktop CAN ping each other (though, of course, the IP addresses are different).

Update

I never did get this resolved, but was making another attempt yesterday and discovered the following:

Any initial attempt to ssh to my server from the Android device just hangs. "netstat -t" on the server shows the connection is there, stuck at SYN_RECV.

If i run 'nc -l -p 22' on my Android device, and then establish an OUTBOUND connection from the server to the device, it temporarily fixes the problem. Even after closing this connection, i can ssh from the device into the server. It doesn't last, though, and the connection problem returns sometimes after a few minutes, sometimes a few hours.

Does this provide any clues as to whether the problem is on the phone or the server? Or how to permanently fix it?


texts: Hiding WhatsApp display picture of a certain user

texts:
I have Android 9 in my phone and have WhatsApp version 2.19.258 installed on it.
Now, I wish to hide/change the display picture of a certain contact, say Mr. Alex on my phone. How do I go about doing it?

Thanks!


texts: Set default location mode to device only

texts:
On my Motorola Moto G XT1068 with 5.0.2 whenever I'd turn on "location" it would ask permission to use high accuracy mode, and if I remember rightly, send information to Google. I always chose disagree because I don't want to do this.

Today I was helping a friend trial an app and in order to get it to function properly I was forced agree to this. Now I have two problems:

When I turn location on it always defaults to high accuracy, I cannot get it to default to device only
I have no idea how to revoke this permission that I agreed to

So, my questions are:
 1. How can I get it to default to device only?
 2. How can I revoke this permission?

Ideally I don't want to have to do a factory reset.
And yes, I know, I shouldn't have said yes if I didn't agree, but silly me assumed I could easily revoke this permission.


texts: Find out which firmware to use to revert to stock ROM

texts: I bought the SG3 (GT-I9300) 6 months ago from Amazon Germany. I have Cyanogenmod 10 installed but wanted to revert it because I'm selling the phone. I want to use this guide to revert it, but I'm not sure which Firmware I should download from sammobile. I didn't get the phone from a specific service provider, so I have no idea which firmware I should use. Any help?


texts: Is there any sniffer aplication for Android 2.2?

texts: Is there any network sniffer program for Android 2.2 similar to Wireshark for Windows?


texts:
My Galaxy S1 (Gingerbread) has a context menu button below the lower left of the screen which brings up various extra soft-buttons. For example, in the Twitter app, I use this to pop-up an additional menu which includes a switch user soft-button.

I have recently acquired a Nexus 7 which is lovely. However, the three screen buttons are Back, Home, and Multitask[I think?] and I can't work out how to bring up the same context menus which I use to use. When I press the Multitask button in any app, I just get a list of running apps.

Have I missed something? Is there no context menu option in Jellybean?

How do I get to the Twitter App switch user soft-button (etc)?


texts: Error code 505 during app installation problem has resurfaced with Lollipop 5.02 upgrade. Solution suggestions welcomed.


texts: How to stop web page from opening Android Instant App?

texts:
For example, this very site, when I click on a notification, it opens the page in the Android Instant App.

I normally browse Stack Exchange sites on mobile web (mobile web version is great!).

Ever since it prompted me to try the instant app, I haven't been able to make it stop using the instant app.

The only workaround is to long-press a link then open in new tab. Then I can navigate to the new tab to see the web version.


texts: How do I clear keyboard/autocorrect history on the Galaxy s4?

texts: I let my younger cousins play on my S4 from time to time, but now I have found that all the words they have used are the first to come up when I use my phone to text. It has gotten quite irritating. Samsung seems to have very hard to find settings compared to my old Sony Ericsson so I cannot find where to get rid of the word history typed onto my phone's keyboard.


texts: Crossed bell on notification meaning in CM12's Lollipop

texts:
I'm using OnePlus One (bacon) running CM12 Unofficial (daleski75's build). If you long-press a notification, you could see a crossed bell on some app.

It seems to permanently mute every notification with the same text inside. A new notification with a different text from the same app is shown as usual.

Is that the meaning of that button? How can re-enable notifications with the same text?


texts:
my primary email address in my google account was not gmail.
I used this google account in my android device for a while.
Then, I started using Gmail and it became my primary address (my former email address is still in the account, but its not anymore the primary email in it anymore).
I want to remove my former email address from the account & sync, but it says: "Removing this account will delete all of its messages, contacts, and other data from the phone!".

will my personal messaging and contacts be deleted? or it means they will just be deleted from the cloud? after all, its the same google account with different emails (the primary and my former). what will happen to the apps? are they going to be deleted too?

hope I was clear enough...

Thank you!


texts: Making Android not respond to connecting headphones

texts:
My android (Galaxy sII, CM9) has this thing where if I connect/disconnect headphones (either audio jack or bluetooth) it responds to it. (Like turns the song on or off.) I use Poweramp for music.

The idea is great but the execution is horrible. It tends to just turn on random audio files in my phone that I don't want to hear, or just switch songs arbitrarily, lose the point in a podcast that I'm at so I have to reopen the file and find the point again, etc.

How do I cancel any and all Android responses to connecting or disconnecting headphones? I don't want my phone to do anything when I connect or disconnect headphones.


texts: Does anyone have experience wireshark running on Samsung Galaxy Tab? (Verizon)

texts: I need to get detailed request data times on Samsung Galaxy Tab on Verison network.  Does anyone know what is invovled in getting Shark to run on this device?


texts: Play video with 2x speed in MX player kindly help

texts:
The problem is that I have to watch some MIT OCW video lectures on my mobile device and I'm using MX player to watch these videos. The catch is that I want to watch 50 minute lecture in 25-30 minute but I seem to find no way out to do this on android. I know I can play those videos on VLC media player on a laptop at 2x speed but the problem is that I don't have a laptop.

Suggest me what can I do. How can I watch them at 2x speed?

P.S. I use an android device version 4.1 jellybean. Also I'm not streaming the videos I have already downloaded the videos and now want to watch them offline.

Kindly help.

Thank you.


texts: Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 Stuck at Samsung logo with no recovery and no download mode

texts:
Background:

I was having CWM recovery with custom ROM "CyanogenMod" and recently I flashed "LineageOS" successfully but I noticed that phone internal storage is being occupied by previous ROM files and folders so I tried to delete everything to have a phone in clean condition with only "LineageOS" files. By mistake I format /boot, /system, /data, /cache and /sdcard and after that I reboot to system.

Weird Stage:  (don't know if its soft brick or hard brick)

:( At this stage, my phone stuck at Samsung logo with no access to recovery mode and download mode. I tried

Volume up + home + power  = No recovery mode and
just Samsung logo
Volume down + home + power = No
download mode and stuck at warning screen with a yellow
triangle but pressing volume up is not entering to download mode

:(
 Also, phone is not detected by Odin or ADB in PC with having correct Samsung USB drivers and also tried Kies but phone is not recognized by pc at all.

I tried some solutions like

flashing debrick.img into SD card and try to boot with it but no success
pulled off the battery for many hours and after putting it back have no success to access download mode
Tried with different USB cables and different OS like Windows 8, 7 on different PC

Update:

With the help of @esQmo_

I just found that Volume up button is not working and thats the whole reason why Recovery and Download mode are not accessible. Can I do something directly from SD card to boot into recovery or download etc?


texts: French in the Indian version of the Samsung Note 4

texts: I have the Indian version of the Samsung Note 4. I want to change the language to French, but I don't see French or German in the list of possibilities. Is there a way to do it?


texts: Whatsapp Android: Protected Backup available?

texts: Is the protected backup feature already available for the latest whatsapp android beta? I'm not part if the beta program so I don't know yet. For IOS it was announced in march. What about android?


texts: Adding custom bootup script to Android-x86 Nougat

texts:
I've been happy using Android-x86 Nougat on my system. Thanks to everyone who made that work.
I'm now trying to make one small change which is that I want to run a custom init script (a shell script) at bootup.

It seemed like a simple idea which I've done before on KitKat without problems. I modified init.rc and added a service to start my script.
But what happens is on bootup, I see:

04-17 13:16:14.823  1210  1210 I init    : type=1400 audit(0.0:6): avc: denied { execute_no_trans } for path="/system/bin/mystart" dev="loop1" ino=280 scontext=u:r:init:s0 tcontext=u:object_r:system_file:s0 tclass=file permissive=1

That error is a SELinux permission error so I then proceeded to try these solutions:

Disabling SElinux

write /sys/fs/selinux/enforce 0

And checked that this causes the system to be in permissive mode but at bootup, the same error still occurs.
Adding a custom SELinux policy, I added:

build/target/board/generic/sepolicy/mystart.te
type mystart, domain;
type mystart_exec, exec_type, file_type;

init_daemon_domain(mystart)

But this still doesn't allow the service to proceed.
Tried to run it as a post action:

on property:dev.bootcomplete=1
exec u:r:shell:s0 shell shell input log adb sdcard_rw sdcard_r net_bt_admin net_bt inet net_bw_stats -- /system/bin/sh /system/bin/mystart

This still hits the same avc issue.

Edit: This issue is for a boot script (not an ELF executable as in the other case) and furthermore, as I mentioned above, turning off SELinux enforce does not permit the script to be run.


texts: What do the names means in settings > application manager > current app?

texts:
In settings>application manager><your app> we got some infos about her.
What do they means? I am quite confused.
I really need to know it but somehow its quite hard to guess. Where can I get that full descibed information about this stats?

The most important things to know (first):

Total
Application
Data

Thanks in advance.


texts:
How can I disable the screen timeout on Samsung One UI (Android 9)?

I've only found:

which only allows to increase the screen timeout, with a maximum of 10 minutes.


texts: Why does calling my wife's phone go straight to VoiceMail?

texts:
When using my Verizon HTC Thunderbolt running CyanogenMod to call my wife's Verizon HTC Incredible, also running CyanogenMod, it always goes straight to Voice Mail.  I can call other Verizon phones with no issue and my wife can call me with no issue and my wife can receive calls from other Verizon lines with no issue and she can call me with no issue.  Issue is only from my phone to hers.  I called Verizon and they said it is not a network issue and suggested an installed application might be causing the issue.  They suggested to put both phones into Safe Mode boot.  I was able to do this for Incredible, but failed using the directions they provided for the Thunderbolt. They said after boot starts, hold down volume down key for boot process on Thunderbolt.

How can I debug this issue of my phone going straight to Voice Mail?  What would cause just my phone to experience this issue?  Any advise and suggestions would be appreciated.


texts: I opened my phone and tore the power circuit, can it be joined back?

texts: I wanted to reseat my phone speaker because it wasn't working. In the process of dismantling my phone, I tore the power button's circuit. What kind of adhesive can I usually use to join it back together? Or I am pretty much screwed?


texts: Low-Level: How to copy appdata from android 4 kitkat to android 6 marshmellow

texts:
I have android backups from my old (now dead) kitkat phone.
Trying to restore the appdata of two different apps from a backup I cannot run the app with the old database. I copy the files to /data/data/TLD.SOMETHING.APPDIRECORY, but when I open the app it crashes immediately.

At least one of the apps is the exact same version as before, as it has not been updated for years.
The access rights for the files are correct (user and group and -rw-------).
If I generate appdata on android 6 by renaming the old data and starting the app, the app does not crash and the newly generated files have the same access rights as the ones that I restored.

So the only reason I can think of is the format of the database. I think most likely the db format changed between android 4 and 6 and apps do only use an interface to the OS, which handles the actual db-access for the app.
"The OS" might be an OS-bundles SQLite provider or something else.
Is my assumption correct? What is the difference and how can I convert?

thank you!


texts: What is the com.android.email/cache folder?

texts: I am looking at where data is stored on an Android device.  The ending of the path is com.androidemail/cache/then a jpg.  What is the email cache?


texts: Install applications on android market through my computer

texts:
My phone model is Xperia Neo.
My computer has an internet connection but my phone doesn't.
I followed following steps to install app to my mobile from computer

Go the market app website.
It shows my phone model and when I click on Install
It shows the message that This application will be installed shortly
but actually nothing happens.

I have seen following video also which shows how to install app from computer but It is not working for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evAiHzNPEgw

Is there any problem with my phone or do I have to do something else?


texts: can't get monitor mode for my galaxy alpha's wifi in stock rom

texts:
so i am trying to do the monitor mode for my phone's wifi
which is samsung galaxy alpha sm-g850f running stock 5.0.2,
and i used the bcmon app and it says no firmware detected .

also i installed kali linux through linux deploy app,
and whenever i try to do the monitor mode for my wlan0 using airmon-ng command,
it just says an error there is no such device (-19)

and i have no idea where to start to know the problem,

i thought maybe i the chipset if the wifi doesn't support that thing,
so if i bought a usb external wifi card and connect it via otg , would it do the job as wlan1? or is there a way to fix the wlan0?


texts:
Starting from the Titan Prime ROM I would like to make some modifications to the boot.img. But if I try to unpack and repack the boot.img the phone jumps immediately into the bootloader after the start and says 'Fastboot Reason: Fall-through from normal boot mode'.

I hoped you could have a look at my workflow and tell me what I am doing wrong:

First I take your Rom and unzip it:

$ unzip TitanPrimeROMv1.0.2-XT1068-69.zip -d Titan
$ cd Titan

Here is what the boot_info tells me:

$ boot_info boot.img
PAGE SIZE: 2048
BASE ADDRESS: 0x00000000
RAMDISK ADDRESS: 0x01000000
CMDLINE: 'console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 androidboot.console=ttyHSL0 androidboot.hardware=qcom user_debug=31 msm_rtb.filter=0x37 vmalloc=400M utags.blkdev=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/utags'

Then I unpack the boot image:

$ unpack boot.img
Boot = boot.img
unmkbootimg version 1.2 - Mikael Q Kuisma <kuisma@ping.se>
Kernel size 6449544
Kernel address 0x8000
Ramdisk size 807152
Ramdisk address 0x1000000
Secondary size 0
Secondary address 0xf00000
Kernel tags address 0x100
Flash page size 2048
Board name is ""
Command line "console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 androidboot.console=ttyHSL0 androidboot.hardware=qcom user_debug=31 msm_rtb.filter=0x37 vmalloc=400M utags.blkdev=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/utags"
This image is built using standard mkbootimg
Extracting kernel to file zImage ...
Extracting root filesystem to file initramfs.cpio.gz ...
All done.
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To recompile this image, use:
$ mkbootimg --kernel zImage --ramdisk initramfs.cpio.gz --base 0x0 --cmdline 'console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 androidboot.console=ttyHSL0 androidboot.hardware=qcom user_debug=31 msm_rtb.filter=0x37 vmalloc=400M utags.blkdev=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/utags' -o new_boot.img
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2974 blocks

Now I make some minor modification to the boot image like adding a file:

$ touch boot/ramdisk/hello_ramdisk

Then I try to rebuild the ramdisk:

$ mkbootimg --kernel boot/zImage --ramdisk boot/new-ramdisk.cpio.gz --base 0x0 --cmdline 'console=ttyHSL0,115200,n8 androidboot.console=ttyHSL0 androidboot.hardware=qcom user_debug=31 msm_rtb.filter=0x37 vmalloc=400M utags.blkdev=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/utags' -o boot.img

I remove the boot folder, zip it and sign it:

$ mv boot ../
$ zip -r myrom.zip
$ java -classpath /opt/android-sdk/tools/sign/testsign.jar testsign myrom.zip myrom-signed.zip

Then I place the file on the sdcard and try to install it via TWRP ‘Install’.


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On my laptop, I played a video on YouTube. In the morning I looked on my Android phone and discovered that the video had been sent, in Skype, to about six of my contacts.

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