texts: Smart lock not present in Security Settings

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My device is listed to support Smart Lock, which bypasses the lock screen security when in a trusted environment. A saved location, bluetooth device, trusted face or voice is required to use this feature.

The location of the Smart Lock is normally in Settings → Security → Smart Lock , but it isn't present.

Is there a setting which disables Smart Lock? and how can it be re-enabled?


texts: How to change SD Card after moving apps using link2sd

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I haven't used link2sd yet to move apps, because there is one thing I'm confused about. Currently i have a 2 GB SD card on my phone, but I'm thinking to buy another 8 GB card later.
What will i have to do if i want to transfer all the apps (linked/moved using link2sd) to my new 8 GB SD card?


texts: How to prefer networks from a specific country to avoid roaming charges?

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I've recently moved to the Geneva area on the border between France and Switzerland. I live in France where I have a French mobile (and home) phone contract, but work just over the border (within a mile of it!) in Switzerland.

The Swiss networks are stronger near my work than French ones, but I can usually get a French signal. I can use several French networks without incurring roaming charges for phone/SMS/internet use, but any of the Swiss ones will cost me a small fortune.

In Android (actually Cyanogenmod versions based on Gingerbread and ICS is what I've tried so far so far) I seem to have two options:

a) Only allow to join my home network and ignore all others, both French and Swiss. In this case I often have no connection at all.

b) Connect to any network, in which case the phone will often choose to connect to a Swiss network and hence incur costs. (And in practice will render me unable to use the mobile data connection since I've disabled data roaming).

Is there a way that I can rank networks in order of preference so that French networks (if joinable) will be preferred to Swiss ones, even if there are Swiss networks with a stronger signal?  I've looked for settings and apps to do this, but without success... other than some rather dangerous looking stuff with the Preferred Roaming List (PRL), which doesn't seem to be exposed to the normal UI.

I guess most people don't live/work on borders so this feature hasn't been that much in demand -- but the network operators unfortunately don't have any cross-country deals to help frontier-dwellers either, so a technological solution is probably needed!


texts: White Background In Landscape Text Input

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I'm sorry to bother you but I couldn't find anything anywhere on this:

I installed CM a couple of days ago on my Samsung i9305 (Galaxy S3 LTE - CM stable release 10.1.3 based on Android 4.2.2) and so far am very happy about it. There is one thing to annoy me though and I couldn't find a way to change it.

I'm using my phone a lot to write, especially when it's dark, so naturally I've chosen dark themed text editors.
On portrait, text input is as it should, I can write simply within the dark themed app.
As soon as I put the phone in portrait mode (which is desired for longer texts), I get this awful white text input thing popping up with the "done"-button on its side which really takes me out of it (Form editor?).
I have searched the settings high and low, tried changing the theme and have tried installing other keyboards (which has nothing to do with it but it was worth a shot) but no success.

Is there any way to get rid of that function?
It may be possible for it to just be an Android 4.2.2 feature, which I would find odd since it breaks the immersion into an app, so the question remains.

Thank you very much for your effort.


texts: How do I find the full file path for images saved on the SD card in my Android phone?

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I am building a little tool just for my own use. I'm building it as a website since I am acquainted with using HTML, CSS, and JS. I would like to be able to run it directly from my phone as opposed to storing it somewhere on the web and accessing it that way.
If I copy all the files to my phone, I can access the HTML file on my SD card through Storage. However, when I open it, the pictures which I have saved to the same folder on the SD card will not load (I put all the CSS and JS code inside the HTML file, so I don't need to access files for that).
I have no problem running the HTML in Chrome, including the (included) CSS and JS. Just referring (relatively) to (for example) picture.png in the HTML code will not load the picture onto the website. It seems as if the picture can't be found, even though it is in the same folder.
I was thinking about solving this by using the absolute path in my HTML code, but if I copy the path the browser shows for the HTML file (but replacing the name of the HTML file with the name of the image file of course), it still cannot find the images.
Apparently, they are not actually stored in the same folder; or not accessible through the same path?


texts: Issue syncing Exchange 2003 account email after ICS update

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After upgrading to ICS on my Samsung Galaxy S2, I no longed receive e-mail from one of the Exchange accounts configured in the stock e-mail app.

The Exchange 2010 account works fine. The Gmail account works fine as well. However, for the Exchange 2003 account, my phone only syncs the calendar. I receive no e-mail, although I am able to send e-mail from the same account. I have tried removing and adding the account, with no luck. I have also tried to change from Manual to Push notifications. No luck.

Could this be related to the security profile? Any way that I can force an update of this profile?


texts: How To Make Android Based Smartphone Consume Less Mobile Internet Bandwidth?

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Control

I want to have full control over applications and have them ask whether or not i allow them to access mobile internet. I also want to disable automatic updates but enable updates notifications to i can know if update is available and deside to update or not.

Bandwidth Optimization

What is appropriate browser that consumes less bandwidth but at the same time still delivers satisfying experience and compatibility with websites?

Internet Usage Profile

Is there a way to set custom profile for smartphone when connected with specific connection method? Example:

1st Internet Data Plan

If i connect with Wi-Fi the apps and services are allowed full unrestricted internet access.

2nd Internet Data Plan

If i connect through mobile internet, everything has limited access - apps, syncronization, background services etc. And requires permission from me.


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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I configure my phone for MMS?

I am using a Samsung GT-I5503 and I can't send an mms. Where can I locate the mms settings so that I can configure it?


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I would like to disable all my home keys for a specified event. Lets say my daughter is playing a game, she is 3.5 years old so she does not have very good coordination when it comes to not touching one of those keys accidentally.

Is there a known app that (through whatever means) disables home keys, and through some other means enables them again.

I define home keys as:

Home, Back, Menu, Search

Being on an HTC evo, the home keys are "part of the screen" which is what makes it annoying.

Side note: What tags should I use? No idea what is appropriate for this question.


texts: Why do some apps still get push notifications when there's no data?

texts: I have both Facebook and Instagram blocked from using data on my phone (only WiFi), but I still get push notifications from them when not on WiFi. How and why is this happening, and how do I stop it?


texts: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Says Connected to Wifi But Can’t Get Internet or YouTube

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PROBLEM:
My android device is showing that I am connected to the Wi-Fi network at my community college (where I attend), however, when I try to use anything that requires internet it says there is no internet connection.

Screenshots (click images for larger variants)
WHAT I’VE TRIED:

Clearing cache (as per this TheDroidGuy article)

Rebooting to bootloader

Rebooting phone

Navigated to Google in Chrome

Navigated to Google in Firefox

Called AT&T store: They gave me 3 options:

Try another place and see if there are issues with wifi
To update to Marshmallow: Settings > System > About Device > Update Phone
Dial 611 to get to Customer Support

I tried the last one. The representative in Iowa ended up "sending an OTA switch", whatever that means. In the middle of him explaining it to me the phone cut out.
DETAILS:
I don’t know exactly what info an android-wifi savvy reader would need to be able to help, so I have provided as much info as I could find in an effort to be as thorough and helpful as possible. If any other info is needed, please let me know.
DEVICE:

Provider: AT&T

Brand: Samsung

Model Name: Galaxy S6 Edge

Model Number: SAMSUNG-SM-6890A

Android Version: 5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Android Security Patch Level: 2016-04-02

Baseband Version: G890AUCS3BPCG

Kernel Version: 3.10.61-7277676 (etc...)

Build Number: LMY47X.G890AUCS3BPCG

Security Enhancements for Android:

Enforcing

SEPF_SAMSUNG-SMG890A_5.1.1_0046

Wed Apr 06 20:28:50 2016

Security Software Version:

MDF v2.0 Release 3

VPN v1.4 Release 5.2

CONNECTION:

Signal Strength: Strong(351Mbps)

Security: 802.1x EAP

IP Address:

EAP method: PEAP

Phase 2 Authentication: None

CA Certificate: (Unspecified)

IP Settings: DHCP

Proxy: None

ALTERNATIVE POSSIBILITIES:
Mercury retrograde -- a time when communication between people can be very confusing and when electronics fail more than others times of year -- was supposed to be over yesterday, but maybe it’s still the 22nd in some part of the world (I’m in Western USA).
Virgo astrology horoscope for today said that I was going to be “tired of having to troubleshoot things”. Immediately afterward I realized my phone was only streaming via mobile and not via the wi-fi network it told me it was connected to.
These may be longshots, but I think they are worth mentioning.
Any help is appreciated. From one soul to another, thank you in advance for your kind assistance.
Namaste & Mitakuye Oyasin


texts: Helium (carbon) won't recognize backup files

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I backed up to an SD card using Helium before factory resetting my Samsung Galaxy S5. Helium could find my backups and gave the option to "restore" before factory reset - after, it's not.
I've tried this method:

Start Helium
Pick any "dummy app" to create a backup from
Exit Helium
Check where it placed the backup files, and which files those are (a backup consists of multiple files)
Copy your backup files to that location
Check if for each app there are all the files you've checked above1
Start Helium again, it now should find the backups
Restore whatever you wanted to restore

But it still only sees the recently backed up apps, not the many others I've pasted there.
What is different about my previously backed-up apps that it is not recognizing?


texts: Want to change boot screen(with Samsung logo) appears before android animation in Samsung galaxy tab

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I am an beginner to android, but now i want to replace boot images like Samsung galaxy logo which appears during boot time in my Samsung Galaxy Tab. I have used many file managers like root explorer but then also couldn't find the exactly location of this boot screen(splash screen).

Even i have change boot animation by my created bootanimation.zip .But now please some one tell me that how to change this splash screen which comes before boot animation for just 2 seconds.

Every help will be appreciated.


texts: Is there a way to sort apps by popularity (number of 'downloads') in the Google Play Store, or otherwise?

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Google's Play Store does not sort its 'Top' apps by number of downloads. This prevents you from discovering the true order of which apps people are downloading the most, making you often not know about useful apps whose numbers of downloads speak for themselves - yet are not promoted in the 'Top' lists on the Play Store.

It's as if Google is deliberately not allowing us to see which apps are actually used the most by people.

Is there some way I'm not noticing, nifty trick, or external site - whether on Android or the Desktop - to see rankings of Android apps by sheer download numbers?


texts: What is the address for internal storage on browser?

texts: If file:///sdcard/ is the access address for the SD card, then what is the address for internal storage on my HTC?


texts: How to remove old credit card details from credit card autofill feature in Android One?

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Every app in my phone (Xiaomi Mi A2, Android One) that implements Credit Card auto-fill still shows my old credit card information even though I have already (a) replaced all my payment information in my google account a few weeks ago, (b) used 'Scan a new card' feature every time this auto-fill feature pops up and (c) cleared cache and storage of the app that used this feature.
Do you know where these credit card information are kept and where can I reset them?

Note: The credit card info above were purposefully blurred.
Other Notes
Out of curiosity, when I select any of those old credit cards, I get an error popup
Request failed: An unexpected error has occurred. Please try again later [OR-PMIA-18]

This is expected as I have removed them from my google account.


texts: Why can't I receive WhatsApp messages when the app is not in the foreground?

texts: I have a Samsung j5. When I have WhatsApp Messenger open, it can receive messages, but if I leave the app, messages don't arrive any more. My mobile data is always on.


texts: How to use middle wheel of a bluetooth mouse for zoom in and out in app?

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I bought a Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Bluetooth Mouse (H3S-00003) recently to connect to my Samsung S5. There is a middle wheel in the mouse. I could use the wheel to scroll down and up in my Android Chrome.

Some of my apps (e.g. Solidworks viewer) allow using two fingers to zoom in and out. For the desktop version of the app, I can use the middle wheel function for zoom and and out. Is it possible to set the Android bluetooth mouse to do the same thing as the desktop version using the middle wheel?


texts: Why are there different versions of each firmware for different country?

texts: For example why is there different version of the same fimware but for different countries? e.g. version 2.1 for Canada, version 2.1 for US, version 2.1 for international/generic. What does international/generic firmware mean?


texts: how to make complete os backup to create update.zip?

texts: how exactly can i create a update.zip file from  an android device that runs on android kitkat? i tried to backup using titanium backup but it needs root access. is there any way to backup the complete rom without rooting?


texts: Local website unreachable from Android phone

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I have a local media player running on a raspberry pi that that provides a web interface via WiFi. This interface is sometimes unreachable (via hostname or IP) from my Android phone while it is still accessible from my laptop and from an iPhone in the same network.

I am posting this here since I suspect a routing problem. The WiFi network consists of 3 access points and a home router that also provides DHCP etc.

How do I analyze this? Any ideas on the issue?


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I am trying to install the tshark-3.4.3-r0.apk that I downloaded from https://pkgs.org/download/tshark on my Android Studio emulator. When I run the command "adb install tshark-3.4.3-r0.apk" I get the following error:
Performing Streamed Install
adb: failed to install tshark-3.4.3-r0.apk:
Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NOT_APK:
Failed to parse /data/app/vmdl2122909991.tmp/base.apk:
Failed to load asset path /data/app/vmdl2122909991.tmp/base.apk]

Am I running the install command wrong? Is there an easier way to install this (not using termux or play store app) since it is part of the alpine linux repository?


texts: How to download files from the Web in the Android Browser?

texts: After trying for a long while to figure it out, I still cannot convince my Android browser to save the file from a web link. If the link is a picture, holding over it and pressing "Save As" saves the picture, not the file it links to. My Android device has no multitouch (is this required to tell to browser to download?), and simply clicking on a download link takes me nowhere. Can anyone help me?


texts: Accessing Calculation History on HTC Calculator App

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On my HTC Thunderbolt, it comes with a Calculator app. If you hold down the Clear button, you get toast that says:

  Calculation history cleared

I was wondering how to view the calculation history. I know you can clear it, I just don't have a clue how to get to it. menu button does nothing.


texts: Are there better alternatives to talk to exchange servers than native Mail app?

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The native Mail app lacks (at least for Android 2.1) basic features like move a message to another folder.

What alternative apps do you recommend?


texts: Provably, temporary, disable wireless networking on Android tablet

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I am taking an exam during which any materials or electronic devices are allowed, provided that I can demonstrate that they cannot be used for communicating with others. I want to take my Android tablet and use it to display PDF files that I don't want to print out.

I need to come up with a way how to temporary turn a Nexus 7 Android tablet from a communication device into a book reader incapable of connecting to WiFi. I need to be able to quickly prove to the teacher that this is so and that whatever I do it will remain in this mode during the exam.

Do you have any ideas how this can be achieved? My belief is that this is impossible, but I decided to ask anyway.


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I have an HTC M8 One.  The digitiser has failed.  HTC won't accept the repair since I have rooted the phone.  I'd like to unroot and return to stock but all of the recoveries I have found, or, the installers for stock ROMs, use the touch screen somewhere.

Does anyone know of a combination of recovery and stock ROM install that I can use?


texts: Why are certain functions permissible while others are not (from a security standpoint)?

texts: You would think there must be some sort of logical convention or decision-making that leads to what is or is not permissible, followed by sanity checks against each functions' interactions for homogeniety; however, it feels like this isn't the case.  Take for example: the end user is able to read incoming SMS (if so configured) but not able to send outbound replies when in lock screen.  However, when connected to Android Auto, by default receiving an inbound SMS will trigger an automatic preset outbound reply, regardless of the device's lockstate, and is permitted to read the inbound SMS via TTS regardless of the preview configuration.  Why is there an assumption that the outbound transmission is any more or less secure in one case as opposed to the other, etc?


texts: App for sharing words between PC web browser and Anroid device

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I often surf www on my PC. For foreign language pages I use Firefox add-on gTranslate 0.9. It's quite convenient, just highlight a word in browser, right click, translate.

But I'd like to remember those words (along with its translation) in cloud and then have an application on my Android device which shows those words so I can learn my vocabulary.

Is there any similar application somewhere?

Eventually it can be only bare foreign word without translation, as it could be translated down in the Android application.


texts: "Ready to connect when quality improves"

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My Galaxy S10e shows near my home WiFi's name:

Ready to connect when quality improves

Even though the WiFi works very well (using it right now from laptop).

The phone has no cover, and no obstacle to the router which sits two meters away.

What could be the problem?


texts: Obtain package name AND common name of apps via ADB

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I'm looking for a possibility to retrieve both, the package names and the common names of apps installed on an Android device via ADB – or at least to retrieve the common name if the package name is known. A quick search on our site brought up two related questions, but they don't solve my issue:

How do I get the common name of an app having the package name (like com.android.blabla)? (command line or included app) doesn't work via ADB (but uses an app you've got to lookup with manually), matching the request of the OP
How to find app based on package name? just reverts to an URL lookup at Google Play, which doesn't always fit (as not all apps are available there).

I'm looking for a way to retrieve the information directly from the device, if possible – not "any" way (including "web lookups" or "via an app") as those two questions have it.
I know there are multiple tools available to obtain package details:

adb dumpsys package: While this lists all packages with a bunch of details, the "common name" is not shown
adb shell pm list: only gives the package names
aapt would be able to obtain the common name, but would require to first pull the .apk file from the device, which is not really convenient (and obviously will be pretty slow with many and/or large apps installed)

Did I miss something? I know the information must be on the device (how else could it show the app names in the GUI? I doubt Android parses the .apk file each time the GUI need the "common name"). So is there a way to get hold of it, using ADB directly?

TL;DR
Background (if somebody's curious): I want to be able to quickly obtain a list of user-apps from any of my devices, without having to revert to acrobatics. A list of their package names I can retrieve using adb shell pm list -3, but as those are package names only, recognizing apps is a guess-work. So if there were some ADB command to retrieve the common name for a given package name, I could simply use a loop like for pkg in $(adb shell pm list -3); do echo "- $(adb <whatever_the_command_is> $pkg) ($pkg)"; done – and get a listing of all the installed user-apps in a "human readable format" together with their package names.
Use-cases:

See what "superflous" apps are installed (which I could remove)
Cross-check lists from multiple devices
Documentation ;)
and probably more (but the above 3 are what I need it for)


texts:
When I try to record audio and have my Bluetooth headset connected, the phone instead records from the internal phone microphone. The headsets all have included microphones for handsfree calling.

This is reproducible with all top-rated audio recorders and three bluetooth headsets.


texts: What happens if vendor partition is corrupted?

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I  mistakenly flashed recovery image in vendor partition while installing a custom rom. I am using Lenovo K6 Power with Lineage OS Oreo Karate by Karthik with TWRP. I was flashing Resurrection Remix Oreo while this happened.

I haven't rebooted my device till now and it is charging. So what will happen now? When I try to flash RR I get error: /vendor cannot be mounted, when I try to restore I get the same error message.

Currently I am downloading stock rom and planning to flash it via Qfil in hopes of fixing it. Any ideas what to do?


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My battery life has dropped massively recently and there's an unrecognised app 'mdnsd' that's using a fair percentage of it.

AFAIK mdnsd broadcasts info about services running to a local network, but I can't think what APIs would need that. How can I find out which app is using this?


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I was trying to add a stock - by trail and error - but I got it wrong. The newly added stock was not appearing in the 'Interested In' list so I was unable to delete it.
I have selected that I am no longer interested in stocks and don't know how to get them back.


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I'm dealing with a brand-new Samsung Galaxy J5 and various apps and services keep crashing, making the phone all but unusable. It's German but these are the services that are stopping:

Kontaktspeicher angehalten (contact storage)
Kontakte angehalten
Weather Daemon angehalten
Bevorzugte Kontakte angehalten (preferred contacts)
Dual-Uhr angehalten (dual clock)
Uhr angehalten (clock)
Download-Manager angehalten
LogsProvider angehalten
Medienspeicher angehalten (media storage)
Adapt Sound angehalten

Device details:

Samsung Galaxy J5, SM-J500FN
Android v5.1.1
Kernel v3.10.49
Build number LMY48B.J500FNXXU1AOI6
rooted (so I can use Titanium Backup) and running SuperSU; using stock recovery

Based on Google results and site searches here, I have already tried the following without success:

Simply reboot the phone.
Free up some space. (this is an 8GB model and there's at least 1GB still free)
Don't disable any packages. (after the most recent factory reset, the Samsung package disabler isn't even installed.)
In Settings > Application Manager > (app name), clear the cache and clear the app data; repeat for all affected apps; also for the Google Play Store and for Google Play Services; then restart the phone.
Update the applications via the Google Play Store app. (This fails for any and all apps because the Download Manager keeps crashing.)
In Settings > Application Manager > Android System WebView, uninstall updates, then restart the phone. (Version is now reverted to 43.0.2357.121 and was 51.0.2704.81 which I first made a backup of using Titanium Backup.)
Connecting to Samsung Kies software in Windows 7. (This probably fails due to a constant stream of media storage crashes while Kies tries to connect to the phone.)
Wipe the phone using factory reset.

I would like to re-flash the original stock Samsung ROM on the phone so I could return it to real factory default state, but finding the real Samsung ROM is a jungle of Russian and suspicious paid websites that I don't want to dive into, and it's compounded by the multitude of Samsung Galaxy devices. (Update: thanks to Thomas, the link to the original ROMs is here but the downloads only work using IE. I will now try re-flashing the ROM and see if that helps.)

(I'm beginning to regret getting my wife a Samsung rather than a Google Nexus model, but she wanted a physical home button. Why does Samsung manufacture so many different models?)


texts: Setting alarm ringtone on Google clock on Marshmallow

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Earlier (actually ... I do not know when that stopped working) when I would try to change the ringtone of my alarm from the Google clock app, I would get to choose which "source" I would get the tone from, there was a default list, and I could also choose a file from my own library.

Now I can only use the said default list. I have a tone that I had set by the described method in the list but I have no way to add anything to that list.

Are there solutions?


texts: Are contact groups totally gone for Marshmallow?

texts:
I own a Sony XZ with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and I just upgraded from a 4.4 KitKat phone.

Under Google Contacts you can add each user to one or many groups and these groups were visible under KitKat.  I assumed that would stay the same, but it doesn't seem like it.

I read that since Lollipop this feature was no longer available.  Can anyone support or reject that fact?  Is there any way around it?  Does anyone know why Google removed such a useful feature and then only half (Android support) of it?


texts: Cant exit twrp (reboot system doesn't work)

texts:
Using TWRP, I just installed new ROM (ResurrectionRemix-M-v5.7.4-20160922-libra) and OpenGApps (open_gapps-arm64-6.0-pico-20180830) on my Xiaomi Readmi 4c. Both of them were flashed successfully (or at least that's what the twrp said :D), there was no error or anything.

Then I went to "reboot system" and it returned back to the TWRP menu. I cannot boot into the newly flashed ROM.

Please help me solve this problem.

Thanks


texts:
we can use pm list packages -d to list disabled packages.

but how can I list disabled feature/component inside a package?

for example I disable all fitness related stuff from gms

pm disable com.google.android.gms/.fitness.sync.FitnessSyncAdapterService
and so on

and I want to have an overview again which feature I have disabled


texts:
Hi I am trying to import photos from samsung galaxy s2 using windows photo gallery. When I do this it imports all of my music album art and mixes it all together with my photos.
When I simply try to copy with explorer however, it doesn't auto rotate my pictures.
Does anyone have a solution for this?


texts: Why is the size of my Google Play Magazines app 357MB when it's empty on my S3?

texts:
When I look under the size of this app under Application Manager I see that the size is 357MB under data except that I had one magazine on it which I deleted but it still says the app is 300+MB!  What is the cause because the app is not 357MB itself. I'm running out of space so I need to fix it.  Any explanations?

OS: 4.1
S3


texts: How to see additional email folders from corporate account email?

texts:
I have access to my corporate email that is viewed using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 on Windows 7.  In my Outlook, I have filters that move some emails into folders, however, on my Android email account view of my corporate email, I only see the emails in my 'Inbox' folder.

Is there a way to get some or all of my other folders visible on my Android running Cyongenmod 7?


texts: I have a Galaxy S4 on Verizon - rooted, but still running the stock ROM. Recently I noticed that I am unable to open MMS messages on my phone. I receive them, and am able to view the thumbnail, but when tapping on it to open it in the gallery app, the Gallery app will open, and then freeze on a black screen (never displaying the picture). Sometimes, after a minute, it will crash. I tried another gallery app (QuickPic), and it will open and then close right after.


texts: Why am I getting a "Low on Space" warning and having other weird problems?

texts:
Yesterday I got a warning that the "phone storage space is low." Because of that I can't receive SMS messages. I tried to uninstall applications - the system shows me that the application is being uninstalled but after restart I see the application again (i.e. I tried to remove Adobe AIR - 16 MB). Also when I try to delete threads of messages, it doesn't delete theme. The weirdest thing is that after I "free" space and I check the internal storage in the system phone storage setting, I see that the available space in the internal phone storage is lower than before...

Moreover I can't install any application that can help me: cache cleaner or something else.

Does someone know how to overcome this problem?


texts: I bought a used Nexus 4 on a popular auction site. I have completely reflashed the rom using Googles stock images. I want to check if any security mechanism are installed, e.g. Cerberus. Will that be erased when reflashing the device? If not, how can I check if its installed?


texts: Deleted Sec. Google Account. Now I'm stuck

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So basically, I wanted to make an inapp purchase, but my secondary useless account would always be the default account and it was unchangeable. After days of struggling I decided to simply completely delete the account, since I didnt use it anyway. Now however, I found out my phone is linked to this google account. Then I stumbled upon a thousand loopholes.

My phone asks me to verify my account in the notification bar. It can't be removed, so I decided to click on it. It brings me to a window where I have to login to my account to continue. I can't change whatever email is in the textbox, because there is simply nothing to type. I can't edit it. All it says is "can't find google account" and leaves me hanging. The problem is that that account doesn't even exist anymore. At all. So its constantly asking me to log in, and its bugging me.

So I decided to ignore the message. I went to settings/accounts and obviously all synchronisation failed, since the account was deleted. However, I can't remove the account from my phone BECAUSE I HAVE TO LOGIN. But there is no way to login because the account doesn't bloody exist.

So now Im stuck with an account linked to my phone that I dont even bloody use. I can't make inapp purchase because I constantly am forced to login to that same account that doesnt exist.

The app I'm trying to purchase is also simply showing errors and not allowing me to do anything. I can do all the standard stuff, but the verification notification is still there.

I can't install the app anymore on the playstore either. The playstore asks for verification whenever I try to install the app, and yeah, then it softlocks, because all I can click is "try again", which does nothing since it simply shows the same screen again.

I've been trying for so bloody long now. I'm completely done. There's so many goddamn issues the very simple problem being changing the standard account on my phone, which is practically impossible, since for anything I want to do I have to login to the deleted account.

Any help?

(I tried restarting my phone, btw)


texts: Why does my nexus 6p goes black after call is answered

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when I make or recieve a call as soon as I click the call or answer button the screen goes black. And I can't hear anything thru the ear speaker. However, when I put it on speaker it stays normal. What can cause this issue?

Thank you for your help guys


texts: sdcard appears empty for sshdroid, samba fileshare etc, but not for total commander

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I have rooted lenovo p780 with VIBEUI 2.0 (not sure that this matters). The issue is well described in subject. When I enter /storage/sdcard0 directory via remote terminal it appears empty. It's all the same for samba - I can see nothing. But in Total Commander I can see that there are actually a lot of files. What could be the reason? I thought it is not mounted but could it be unmounted only for certain apps?

130|root@P780:/storage/sdcard0 # ll /storage
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Jul  7 10:02 sdcard0
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Jul  7 10:02 sdcard1
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Jul  7 10:02 usbotg
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Jul  7 10:02 usbotg1

,

root@P780:/storage/sdcard0 # ll -a /storage/sdcard0
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root             0 Jul  7 10:02 .
drwxr-x--x    6 root     1028             0 Jul  7 10:02 ..

,

root@P780:/storage/sdcard0 # ll /sdcard
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            16 Jul  7 10:02 /sdcard -> /storage/sdcard0

,

root@P780:/storage/sdcard0 # mount
rootfs / rootfs ro,seclabel,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,seclabel,nosuid,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=600 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,seclabel,relatime 0 0
selinuxfs /sys/fs/selinux selinuxfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /sys/fs/cgroup tmpfs rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=750,gid=1000 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/secure tmpfs rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=700 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/obb tmpfs rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
/emmc@android /system ext4 ro,seclabel,relatime,noauto_da_alloc,commit=1,data=ordered 0 0
/emmc@usrdata /data ext4 rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,discard,noauto_da_alloc,data=ordered 0 0
/emmc@cache /cache ext4 rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,discard,noauto_da_alloc,data=ordered 0 0
/emmc@protect_f /protect_f ext4 rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodelalloc,noauto_da_alloc,commit=1,data=ordered 0 0
/emmc@protect_s /protect_s ext4 rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,nodelalloc,noauto_da_alloc,commit=1,data=ordered 0 0


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I would like to multiboot my SM-T210 with Windows 8.1 and Android.
I have a windows 8.1 ISO file,A rooted SM-T210.

I do not want to remove android from my tablet because of all my game progress and i do not want to restart my progress in games.


texts: Firefox for Android doesn't autofill saved/synced paswords since installing and uninstalling external password manager

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Firefox sync was working on all my devices as my logins and passwords were perfectly synced. The problem started when I was offered to install the Lockwise app on Android. Where logins were available in the Firefox for Android app they wouldn't sync with the Lockwise app, the syncing went in an infinite loop and did not sync anything. Reinstalling or rebooting did not help. From this moment Firefox for Android offered to fill in the passwords from the Lockwise app, but since there were no passwords synced, there were none to fill. So I decided to uninstall the Lockwise app and go back to Google Autofill service for my global Android password management. But in the Firefox for Android app (which I use the most) I still like to use the build-in Firefox Sync autofill feature like I used to before installing the Lockwise app. Firefox for Android does not offer to fill in any password information anymore. When I look in Tools > Logins all my passwords are there, perfectly synced.

After some research I checked if the following about:config booleans were enabled: and yes they were.

signon.autofillForms
signon.autofillForms.autocompleteOff
signon.autofillForms.http

Firefox for Android version: 68.2.0


texts: How to backup data on a non-booting, unrooted phone?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 (SGH-I747 for AT&T) that is not rooted. Recently it started shutting down in the middle of use and not start up again. At first, plugging it into the charger would get it to boot up and work. But after a few days it progressed to the point that it does not boot up at all anymore. I can get it into Recovery Mode and Download Mode but nothing else. Before I proceed further in trying to fix the phone, is there a way to backup the data -- mainly pictures and sound recordings? (No, it did not have an sdcard installed. And yes, I know it should have.)

I have never worked with this type of thing before (rooting, CWM, ADB, etc), but I have a remedial understanding of programming and I'm willing to get my hands dirty, as long as the instructions are clear. So please answer as if I have no idea what you're talking about (which most likely I don't).

Based on my preliminary research on this site and elsewhere, ideally I would make both a Nandroid backup and an ADB backup. I read that the ADB backup requires USB Debugging to be enabled. But if the phone won't turn on, that can't be done, right? Or is there a way to enable USB Debugging from recovery/download mode? I am assuming it can't be done and that the ADB option is out.

That leaves making a Nandroid backup. If I understand the procedure correctly, I need to download USB drivers, Odin, and ClockworkMod onto my PC, then install CWM onto the phone. From there, use CWM to make a backup onto an external sdcard. Once the phone is fixed, root it, install Titanium backup, and use Titanium to extract the data from the backup. Does that sound right? Would this work?


texts: Xiaomi Music Player don't shows songs information

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I have a Xiaomi Mi3 running Android 6.0 and there is a problem with the stock music player: some songs don't show the album cover or the artist. Other ones dont' show the name of the album.

What can be the problem? Is there a solution or I have to download another music player?


texts: Google Now reminders will not store the hour

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I can reproduce this issue consistently each time.

Using Google Now to store a reminder (either via voice input or by keyboard) will correctly store the title and the date, but not the hour.

If I use the voice input, it recognizes the hour set properly and even displays it to me. After that, it asks if I want to save the reminder, I say 'yes' and it seems to be stored properly.

But when I go check it, it has lost the hour and it is set for the entire day.

Is this a known issue? Is there a fix? Can other reproduce this?

Motorola Moto g 3rd gen, Android version 6.0. If I'm correct, the Google Now version is 5.12.35.21.arm.


texts: How can you prevent Google from saying "if you just said something..."

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If I start a voice search but change my mind and cancel it, sometimes it will say " if you just said something I didn't hear what it was".

Is there any way to disable this?


texts: Is it possible to set volume presets based upon Android TV input source?

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Is it possible to automatically set the volume to a specific level when switching input source on the Android TV? I have several input sources (cable box, PS3, PS4, ...) but the volume on PS4 is massively loud whilst the same volume on the cable box is ok.

I'd like to automatically adjust the volume when changing the input source but I'm not sure if that's even possible. Any solution is ok (installing an app for example).


texts: Pull down notifications from the center of the screen in Android 5.1 on Sony Xperia

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On my previous phone (sorry, I didn't set it up myself, so I can't give any more details than "some kind of Android") I was able to pull down the notifications by swiping down from the center of the screen (or anywhere really).
On my new Sony Xperia running Android 5.1, the same can only be accomplished by swiping down from the very top of the screen, which is quite a stretch to make.

Is there a way to change this? I couldn't find anything in the settings.


texts: How can I take a screenshot of the notification bar dropdown?

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Sometimes I get a notification in the notification bar, I pull it down, and then I want to take a screenshot. I press the power button to make the screenshot, a menu appears to either shutdown, restart or make a screenshot. When this popup menu appears, the pulldown menu disappears. I've tried another screenshot app, but that didn't work either.

How can I take a screenshot of the notification pulldown menu?


texts: Is it possible to power off the device using adb?

texts: Is there any way (command/option) to power-off the device using adb command?


texts: Transferring Whatsapp history from person to person

texts: I deleted my Whatsapp history with person X, but the conversation history still exists on X's phone. So can I get back the history from the X's phone?


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Many of you will know (or at least have heard of) commands like adb shell pm list packages or adb shell dumpsys package to retrieve a list of apps available on your device. What I am looking for and cannot find is a command to list default apps – like what is set as default launcher, default camera, default browser etc. Not even parsing the full details of all apps via e.g. for app in $(pm list packages); do [[ -n "$(dumpsys package ${app#package:} | grep APP_BROWSER)" ]] && echo ${app#package:}; done reveals that (the command would simply list all web browsers on the device).
So how can I query for those default apps via ADB? It's fine if I have to pass the "type" (like APP_BROWSER in my example) as long as there's a reference of types available.


texts: I realized that they took TinyShark offline recently.  I'm looking to see if anyone knew why or what the reason for that was?  I've found one alternative, BlueStream, but I don't think that that is a solid alternative and would love to hear some more apps from you guys.


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I am having some trouble with some easy stuff on Google Maps and was wondering if anyone could help.

I am running Google Maps on Android 4.4.2. When I click on the menu icon in the upper left and select a map the selected map becomes the current map and I can then see places saved to that map. However, on Android

How do I rename a map?
How do I get Google Maps to display a list of all places (which appear as yellow stars) which have been saved to that map?
What is the difference between a star on the map and a red circle with inverted red "drop"-shape on top?
When I click on the blue-on-white GPS icon, a map of my surroundings is displayed, with a blue circle with BLUE ARROW indicating my position. But what does the aforementioned bluearrow do (suppose I'm just pacing down the street and the sky is clear).

Thanks.


texts: Is it possible to be connected to two different bluetooth devices at the same time?

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I'd like to be able to send A2DP to my car stereo while at the same time sending phone calls to the speakerphone I have in my car.  I haven't bought the stereo adapter yet, since I wanted to find out if this setup would work, otherwise I would just try it. ;)

Thanks!


texts: Conference Call on local network connection in android

texts: I have implemented peer to peer call using csipsimple where I am able to call any device which is connected to local network. It works fine for me. Now i want to make a conference call where more than one user can participate. Is it possible to make a conference call in local network using csipsimple? Or is there any other way? Please give me some advice. Thank you.


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After a week's worth of troubleshooting, I have discovered that enabling any sort of account synchronization for "Facebook for HTC Sense" will cause the phone to randomly soft-reboot.  I believe this happens if either "Sync live feed" or "Sync contacts" is checked in "Accounts & sync".

I would like to have my facebook feed available to the facebook widget and I like having my contacts' pictures automatically updated when they change their profile picture.  However, the random reboots are extremely annoying and it also causes a ridiculous amount of battery drain.  One last symptom is that the stock messaging app will continuously scroll you to the bottom of a conversation when you attempt to scroll up.  Is there any way I can get the best of both worlds?

I am running 1.47.651.1 (Android 2.1).  Will upgrading to 2.2 fix this issue?  I haven't upgraded yet because currently their isn't a way to root 2.2 and I'm still on the fence about that.


texts: Unable to read internal storage/SD card on Samsung Grand Prime Plus

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so I follow a tutorial for setting my SD card as part of Internal storage with adb. Here is a photo of how it looks like:

As you can see, I have 7.88 gb used out of 37.47 gb and my device tells me I don't have enough space (the capacity of cellphone storage its 8gb), so I'm guessing there is something wrong with the configuration or something.

Can someone help me?

Cellphone: Samsung Grand Prime Plus
Model number: SM-G532M
Android version: 6.0.1

Thank you for your time.


texts: How do I see if my Android Nexus received the latest security updates?

texts: I'd like to check the patch level of my Nexus. I'm using Lollipop 5.1.1 build LMY48I. Under 'System updates' in 'About phone', it says 'Your system is up to date'. Should I assume that includes security updates?


texts: How can I block or auto-delete incoming blank/empty SMS/MMS messages?

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I am looking for an app (or any method really) that will catch incoming text messages that are blank and automatically delete or block them.  Blocking the number/contact it comes from is not an option in this case.

This is for a Droid Turbo 2, Android 7.0, not rooted.
The messaging app receiving the messages is Textra.


texts: I want to update my nexus 5 with an ota image because it freezes after I unlock it with the sign code and I can't access the os.So I want to update my system with adb sideload and an ota image that I download directly from Google to see if the problem will be solved.I don't want to erase my data so my question is:Does a flash of an ota image through adb sideload wipe my data?


texts: Share Links via Bluetooth without it being converted to HTML?

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I'm often browsing articles on my phone and when something piques my interest, I normally want to "share" it over to my computer to read it a little better or sometimes, just because the website wasn't optimized for mobile viewing.

What I've been doing as of late, is sharing the URL from the ICS browser via bluetooth. This would have worked well but I would like it NOT to create .html files for every link I send. Here's an example of an HTML file generated from the bluetooth transfer:

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>http://www.androidauthority.com/jelly-bean-ics-market-share-june-99102/

What I would prefer is to have it instead, open up the URL on the default browser. My downloads folder is now filled with bluetooth_content_share.html files due to my transfers and I'd like to keep it clean now.

How do I go about doing this?


texts: Blacklist recommended apps in Google Play?

texts: As the title says. I want to remove apps I have zero interest in from the so-called recommend apps list. Also block certain contacts from influencing the recommendations if possible.


texts: How to automatically launch android Acess Point on startup?

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My Galaxy S with the Samsung Android built on it offers me the option the run the phone as a W-LAN acess point that connects to the internet via mobile data.

I would like to configure  the access point to start working immediately after booting the phone.

How to do that?

Bonus points if the setting can be achieved via adb and/or if I can set the wifi-password from adb as well.


texts: Can't find settings for restricted profiles

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I have a new Asus Memo Pad 7 with Android 4.3 installed and I want to add a restricted profile, though I can't find the menu to do it. On the Google Support page it says it's located in Settings > Users > Add user or profile but I don't even have a Users section in the settings app.

What am I missing?

The reason I want restricted profile is that I want to restrict the tablet to a single app and require a password to exit the app and after some searching it seems like restricted profile does just that, right?


texts: rot13 on all names of files in a directory!

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This one has me stumped :-/

I have a non-rooted nexus 7 (2013, Android 4.4.2). There is a directory on the inbuilt sd card and this directory has about 200 files in and I would like to rename each file in this directory to what you would get if you rot13 the file!

$ for i in * ; do j=`echo $i | rot13`; mv "$i" "$j"; done

would do it on a unix machine with rot13 installed. I have Android Terminal Emulator and BusyBox Non-Root installed but unfortunately neither seem to have a rot13 command.


texts: Combine Gapps and LineageOS into one file

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So I like to flash my phone a lot with different roms, but every time I flash I have to bother keeping track of the actual files LineageOS, SU addon, Google Apps/Google Play Store & Google Voice Assistant.

Is there a way to maybe combine these into one file(I'm guessing there zips so this should be easy).  I know tars you just append to each other but I don't want to risk bricking my device.


texts: Wifi network listing freezes on Nexus 4 after Lollipop update

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I have a Nexus 4, and finally decided yesterday to update to Android 5.0, after being fearful of bug reports.  And wouldn't you know it, I've found a nasty bug.

Nearly every time I try to display the list of Wifi networks in the Settings, the system freezes for about a minute, then I get prompted saying

  Settings isn't responding.
  Do you want to close it?
  REPORT WAIT OK

If I wait long enough (by hitting 'wait' or 'report'), then I eventually get the list of wifi networks, and everything appears to work normally* from that point.

If it's relevant, my phone also has the problem described in this question, and the update to Lollipop didn't fix it.  So I'm thinking a factory reset may be in order....

*I say normally, I had to wait a similar amount of time to authenticate to the network at Starbucks through the authentication web site, but once I was authenticated, everything appeared to work normally. I have no idea if this is actually a related problem, so I only mention it in passing.


texts:
I have this message in my keis, telling me to upgrade which says

current firmware : PDA:MI3/Phone MI4/CSC MI3

latest firmware : PDA NB1 /Phone NB1 / CSC :NB1

I am totally new to andriod apps or tabs. So don't know what does that mean, does it mean it will upgrade my tab to latest 'Kitkat'? How can i read what does the PDA,Phone,CSC code and abbrv. means?


texts:
I have a number of Google calendars open on my phone.  Sometimes I add things to wrong one.
I can't see a way of moving items on the standard application.  Does any other Calendar app gave this feature?


texts: Nexus 5 won't boot into OS, bootloader/adb won't let me do anything either

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Nexus 5 power button started "sticking" and would get itself into a "boot-loop". I looked it up and it seemed lots of users were having issues with the power button on the Nexus 5, so I just decided to live with it (I could un-stick it if I fiddled with it enough).
Cue two weeks later and the power button is getting stuck more often and also getting harder to unstick, oh and the phone won't boot into the OS anymore (It just sits permanently on the Google loading screen). Took it to a repair shop and they told me it wasn't hardware related.
Now I have two problems, power button is still a pain in the ass, but not being able to boot into the OS is even worse. Could it be software related?
Try "Wipe data/factory reset" and also "Wipe cache partition". Doesn't work. Keep getting E: failed to mount /cache errors
Install ADB and Fastboot. Try running adb devices (no device), then I select "Apply update from ADB" on my phone and then try "adb devices" and the device is recognized (as "sideload"). I try running adb sideload ROM.zip and I get "error:closed". The phone logs:

Now send the package you want to apply
to the device with "adb sideload <filename>"...
E: failed to mount /cache (Invalid Argument)
E: failed to mount /cache
E: failed to set up expected mounts for install; aborting
Installation aborted.

If I try to run any adb command on my phone I keep getting the same errors (error: closed and E: failed to mount /cache)

Any ideas of where to go from here?


texts: How to install a ringtone into internal memory?

texts:
I am using a custom ringtone. It is a mp3 which is stored on the external SD card.

When my phone is connected via USB to my computer and the SD card is mounted, my phone uses a default ringtone on incomming calls.

How can I use a custom ringtone without SD card?


texts: Device stuck in bootloop after enabling ART

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I activated the Android Runtime (ART) instead of Dalvik and after that my phone rebooted but it seems that it's stuck in a bootloop.

Will the first bot after choosing ART take some extra time? How can I tell if it's stuck in a bootloop rather than just booting slowly?

My device is an HTC Explorer running CM 11 beta 4 build.


texts: What does "protect this backup" in Titanium Backup do?

texts: After creating a backup, there is the option "protect this backup". What exactly does this do and when should it be used?


texts: Is there a way to move apps to sd card if your phone doesnt support it?

texts: In Huawei Phones moving apps to sd card isn't supported,there isn't an option to use sd card as internal storage too,is there anyway to bypass that and move apps to sd card without rooting android phone?


texts: How to tell if your phone is refurbished

texts: Is there a way to tell if an Android phone is an original or a refurbished product?


texts: Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 GT-P5210 won't turn on after trying to hard reset

texts:
I have Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 GT-P5210. I forgot the lock screen password, so I tried to hard reset the device using the recovery menu. (Power button + Volume up).
When I tried to hard reset, I got a lot of errors. I don't remember all of them, but I know that one of them was E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p9, and other error was E: failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument).
The other errors were similar.
I tried again, and the same result.
I tried the option of 'wipe cache partition', and I got similar errors. (Or the same.. I'm not sure)
After that, I decided to try to get into the recovery menu again. So I pressed the reboot option, and I was pressing the volume up with the power button while it was rebooting.
And then, nothing happened. The device didn't power on again. I tried to charge it, with no success. I also tried to do a soft reset (Power + Volume down), and nothing happened.
There is something to do?
Thank's!


texts: Is it possible for my HTC Desire to interupt my iPod when I receive a call?

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I frequently miss incoming telephone calls because I am listening to my iPod Touch and I don't feel it vibrate.

Does anyone know if it's possible for my HTC Desire to somehow notify me of the call via my headphones?

I've seen bluetooth connection devices that purport to do this (such as the GEAR4 BluEye), but they are several years old now.

However given that this kind of hardware exists, and that the Desire and the iPod Touch have Bluetooth built-in, I wondered if there was an app or setting that would enable the phone and iPod to work together in this way?


texts: How do I transfer numbers/contacts from Windows Mobile to Android?

texts: I finally activated my Android phone and would like to import numbers / contacts to the new phone.  I forgot to ask the store rep how to do this, but I figured since both of them can be hooked up to a computer, I can probably do it myself.  I'm on a Windows platform. What's the best way to do this?


texts:
For the past few days the wi-fi on my phone has been automatically turning on whenever I boot up my phone (Samsung Galaxy Light, SGH-T399) when it's fully turned off or restarted. To address the last time someone asked, I have tried turning on wi-fi then restarting my phone, and it still loads with wi-fi turned on. I also don't have any automation apps installed. I have only installed one new app recently, about a week before this started (GroupMe), I have any wi-fi settings turned off for the app, and the issue continues with the app uninstalled.

Is there a way to keep my phone from turning on wi-fi when it boots?


texts: How to recover apps from a factory reset?

texts:
I have some apps installed on my device and I want to perform a factory reset. Is there a simpler way to re-install my applications after the reset (with the least possible number of user interventions), without having to search them all in the Market and re-install them again one by one?

Rooting is not a problem.

Thank you in advance.


texts:
I have bought an Android phone. My first And phone ever. It's Nexus 4. I Had SonyEricsson K800i before and i was satisfied with it. I got new phone only because my company gave me money for it (it was a reward) and i tougth it would be fun to have something "just like K800 with capabilites to offer better 3D games".

Now, i'm kind of disappointed because, contrary to my old phone, it turns out that i must have some sort of online account in order to use my phone properly. What do i mean? Well, first of all i have all my contacts on my SIM card and i don't want to change that, but in order to show those contacts on my phone, i have to "sync" them / add them (or whatever) with some online service like FB or gmail.

Tell me, if i just want to use my phone only for games, casual browsing the web (i don't even have wireless at my home), sms and calls - how do i avoid syncing ANYTHING with ANYTHING online?

I don't have Twitter, Picasa nor Instagram, i'm barely using FB (once in 10 days i check for new messages when i'm on my home PC), i have a "fake" gmail account (opened just so i can use "Google Play" from my office and register at sites i need for one time visit only. For true emails i'm using only my mailbox that i got from my ISP 15 years ago), i don't want to merge and "bundle" any of my contacts from the phone with any social network but with Android i have a problem "isolating" my phone from any online activities.

Please, tell me, how to make my Nexus 4 (with Android 4.3) use ONLY my SIM contacts, save new contacts to the SIM card only and not asking me to tie any contact with any online service? :) Also, i don't want even to see "gmail" contacts (if any) in my contacts list because contact with only mail address is useless to me (i'm never sending an email from my phone).


texts:
Can any one show me a tutorial that how can I root my Asus memo pad hd7 ?
Thanks in advance !


texts:
I want to root my Tecno Camon 12 Air but nothing works. I got samsung devices rooted within a blink but this one just does not. I have:

Allow OEM bootloader to be unlocked checked
Tried different PC softwares like KingoRoot iRoot etc.
Tried almost all of the apps which said they could root

I have searched everywhere and tried almost everything but could not have the job done. Every time some adb command is rejected by an indefinite  printed on the command-line or it just reboots to get back normal. No change. Nor the fastboot commandos work as in fastboot it gets hang on the same  thing. Which is a crucial step in ROM patching or bootloader unlocking.

Its running Android 9 Pie and the processor is MTK Helio P22 if that helps.


texts:
I have a problem with my huawei mediapad t1 7 tablet, online videos on youtube and other video sites take long time to start.other smartphones work well on the same wifi network.my system is kitkat and is up to date.i tried all browsers youtube app works well but sometimes there is start and stop
.please help


texts: Get suggestions on misspelled words in spell check (when have the squiggly red line)

texts:
I get a red squiggly line under my misspelled words but when I touch on the line I get a menu with only the 2 choices of adding to the dictionary and to delete.

How can I get it to give me some options of correct spelling? I remember once before having this problem and I found a solution online. but now for the life of me I can't remember the solution and I cant seem to find it again online.


texts: Reconnect to mobile via USB without rebooting

texts: I am a developer (using eclipse) and regularly have my Samsung Galaxy SII connected to my PC via a USB cable. A few times per day I will unplug the cable and plug it back in again in order to take phone calls, go to lunch etc. About 4 times out of 5 this is all fine. But one time in 5 the PC fails to properly re-communicate with my mobile and eclipse does not recognise the phone as being connected. Repeatedly unplugging and replugging in makes no difference, the connection is lost. The only way I know to fix it is to reboot my PC - which takes ages!... Is there something else I could try?


texts: Hide media on external sd card, lollipop and above

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I want an app that can hide/encrypt selected pictures and video on the external memory card without moving them to internal storage where space is at a premium. This is the problem with Keepsafe and other popular apps in this category. I have rooted my phone & am using the Xposed media scanner module to exclude a hidden directory on the memory card, and done the platform.xml workaround to make the external card writable.

I've also wanted to try the symbolic link trick by placing the files on an ext2 formatted partition on the memory card used for link2sd and then ln -sf from the internal storage, but that doesn't work either. The media scanner exclusion works, but the files themselves are still readable on the memory card. Is there any app, even a root requiring one, that can encrypt or hide the files as they are despite the stupid restrictions put in since Kitkat?


texts: How to fix "Oh no! Your login temporarily failed" in Snapchat?

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Every time I try to log in to the app I get a message shown in the image below.
Yes, I've tried what the link tells me, and yes, I have tried the Xposed framework as well but no luck. I have a rooted OnePlus 2.


texts: How can I use "The Old Reader" on Android?

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The Old Reader is so far my best replacement for Google Reader.

Is there a way to use it on Android, for example an RSS app that syncs with it?


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I recently bought a new contract-free Verizon CDMA Samsung Galaxy S3 for testing purpose and I couldn't pass the activation setup wizard. When I reached the customer service they said I have to activate it to use it which is lame. I buy a 300$ phone and they force me to activate it with a plan to use it. How can I skip this?

I tried how-do-i-bypass-the-verizon-activation-on-a-samsung-fascinate but it didnt work.


texts: Recommend Practices and Procedures for Android OS OTA Updates

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My questions:

What are the recommended practices and procedures for Android OS OTA Updates.
Is it all right to download via mobile data instead of WiFi.
How to get out of bootloops if the procedure screws up.

Preferably answers without the use of root.

Why: My previous phone had never received OTA as it was old, and just the other day my phone, Samsung XCover3  (SM-G388F), got a notification saying it can update to Android Lollipop(5.1.1) from Kitkat (4.4.4).

P.s. are there any known bugs for this update on my phone(phone model as started above)


texts: CyanogenMod doesn't work on HTC Sensation XE

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I have strange troubles with installation CyanogenMod on HTC Sensation XE.
Any version (I'v tried 9.0, 9.1, last nightly 10) show about the same errors. There are two classes of errors.

First - /cache/dalvik-cache disappears.

    E/dalvikvm(  315): Could not stat dex cache directory '/cache/dalvik-cache': Permission denied
    I/dalvikvm(  315): Unable to open or create cache for /system/framework/core.jar     (/cache/dalvik-cache/system@framework@core.jar@classes.dex)
    D/dalvikvm(  315): Unable to process classpath element '/system/framework/core.jar'
    E/dalvikvm(  315): Could not stat dex cache directory '/cache/dalvik-cache': Permission denied
    I/dalvikvm(  315): Unable to open or create cache for /system/framework/core-junit.jar (/cache/dalvik-cache/system@framework@core-junit.jar@classes.dex)
    D/dalvikvm(  315): Unable to process classpath element '/system/framework/core-junit.jar'

But I created /cache/dalvik-cache before run:

    /cache # mkdir dalvik-cache
    /cache # chown system.cache dalvik-cache
    /cache # ls -la
    drwxrwx---    5 system   cache         4096 Mar 31 19:58 .
    drwxr-xr-x   18 root     root             0 Mar 31 19:56 ..
    drwxrwxrwx    2 system   cache         4096 Mar 31 19:58 dalvik-cache
    drwxrwx---    2 root     root          4096 Jan  1  1970 lost+found
    drwxrwx---    2 system   cache         4096 Mar 31 19:31 recovery
    /cache #

Second - dalvik waits unexacting jars:

    D/dalvikvm(  112): DexOpt: --- END 'apache-xml.jar' (success) ---
    D/dalvikvm(  112): DEX prep '/system/framework/apache-xml.jar': unzip in 33ms, rewrite 964ms
    D/dalvikvm(  112): Unable to stat classpath element '/system/framework/HTCDev.jar'
    D/dalvikvm(  112): Unable to stat classpath element '/system/framework/HTCExtension.jar'
    D/dalvikvm(  112): Unable to stat classpath element '/system/framework/com.htc.framework.jar'
    D/dalvikvm(  112): DexOpt: --- BEGIN 'filterfw.jar' (bootstrap=1) ---
    D/dalvikvm(  245): DexOpt: load 12ms, verify+opt 88ms
    D/dalvikvm(  112): DexOpt: --- END 'filterfw.jar' (success) ---
    D/dalvikvm(  112): DEX prep '/system/framework/filterfw.jar': unzip in 8ms, rewrite 256ms
    D/dalvikvm(  112): Unable to stat classpath element '/system/framework/com.htc.android.bluetooth.jar'
    D/dalvikvm(  112): Unable to stat classpath element '/system/framework/wimax.jar'
    D/dalvikvm(  112): Unable to stat classpath element '/system/framework/com.orange.authentication.simcard.jar'

The full log is available here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u1wpz8j7fskf17o/htc-cm.log

Is there any ideas what to do?


texts: How can I indentify an unknown download?

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This is driving me nuts. I have a file in my internal Download folder (Android 10. internal Download folder is the standard destination for most downloads, though some are directed to Download on SD Card) that I don't recall downloading.
I can't find any record of the download in Chrome, Firefox, download managers, etc. I can't figure out what source I might have downloaded it from, or which app was used to download it.
There was a notification of the completed download, on my Android notifications, which played the file when tapped. So Android KNOWS this file was recently downloaded. (I.e. I didn't just forget I had it there. It wasn't moved from another directory.) The last modified timestamp confirms the file is recent (though that could be the result of move/copy).
Tapping the notification played the file, and caused the notification to disappear, and now I seem to have no way of tracking it down.
The only clue is the filename, which seems to be a UUID. Like so
fb249a29-e864-42be-b044-7c4c94d902d0.mp3
This is not a file that would be widely available online. It would likely have come from a close contact. (Voicemail download, social media post, file sharing, etc.)
What type of server, or app, would give UUID filenames to .mp3 files?
(For example, Google Voice voicemail downloads have the format
Voicemail_18006887322_20210430.mp3
showing phone number, and timestamp.)


texts: "Package installer has stopped working" after updating to COS13/Marshmallow

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I have a OnePlus One, never rooted or modified the OS. Today I updated the OS from YOG7DAS2K1 (COS12.1) --> ZNH0EAS26M (COS13) via OTA incremental update zip from Recovery (stock).

I wiped cache and user data from Recovery after update.

Phone seems to be fine so far, except this:

Whenever I sideload an APK, although the installed app works fine, an error message pops up at the end.

  "Unfortunately, Package Installer has stopped"

I tried wiping cache, rebooting, reinstalling those apps, but the error appears anyway.

What seems to be the problem here?


texts: Is it true, that Trump sanctions as of 01.06.2019 have started battery drainage on Huawei Android mobile phones?

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It is 1st of June 2019 and new round of sanctions have started under Trump. And severe drainage of battery of my Huawei Android phone has started as well. 20% of batter is gone under just 1 hour. Android System is the main user of battery - around 30%, then WhatsApp follow with 23%. Remaining apps consume less. I have pending update from Android 5.x to Android 6.x on my device but there is button to download this update and I have choosen not to do any activity. Why such unexpected drainage. Is it due to Trump?

p.s. and my Grindr application is ceased to start as well. Who knows what else will happen?


texts: How to set mms subject with the official Google messaging app?

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On many apps, you have this :
Which allows to set the subject of the message which is a feature of the ᴍᴍꜱ protocol.

But how to do the same with the official Google app ?


texts: Nexus 4 wont charge or turn on; LED is blinking red

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I've been charging my Nexus with the original charger for 2 hours. It still shows red LED light when I hold the power button. I've tried everything:

Different USB chargers
Holding the volume button with the power button

It just wont work. I'm not the original owner so I can't get another one.


texts: How do i correct my far-too-sensitive proximity sensor?

texts: The sensor that turns the screen off in my pocket or at my cheek is suddenly turning the screen off when my thumb is within two inches of the top of the screen. It is difficult to grab the notification bar without triggering it, and holding my phone sideways is now an exercise in frustration. Is there a way to fix this? Did some update recently come out for the Galaxy Nexus (GSM)?


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I have Android 4.1.2 on Samsung galaxy S2

I install an app and get this error:

unknown error during appliaction install -24

googling this line should clearing Google play cache might help

but it didn't work for me. Any other solution?


texts: Fixing "Unfortunately, DMG has stopped working" on Lenovo tablets

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My Lenovo IdeaTab S6000H tablet running on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean had worked fine before yesterday when suddenly it turned off, and after a restart, it has shown this message periodically:

Unfortunately, DMG has stopped working

I also did a factory reset, but after turning it on, the same error message has been showing again.
How to fix this error?


texts: How can I copy GPS coordinates from a marker in Google Maps app?

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Is there a way to get/copy GPS coordinates from a  marker on the Google Maps app? When I drop a marker by holding down on a spot, I get the coordinates in the field. But, when I tap in the field to copy them, the numbers change to the city location.

I should have added this at the start: I am using Version 9.69.1.


texts: Random files keep reappearing on phone memory

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I've bought a Lenovo a6010 a few months ago and after a while, on the phone memory files keep reappearing even after deletion.

My question is, is it something to do with the amazingness of Lenovo's modified os, or is there an app that just doesn't know how to and where to put its files. If it is an app how can I trace and see what exactly made it this way?

Thanks for your time.


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I've installed Resurrection Remix 2.0 ROM (i'm a big fan of), and when I want to update Google Plus to the newest version I receive a signature error for installed version, when I go to application manager I can't find it there to uninstall it.

It works fine but I want to update it.

Can anyone help me with this.

I'm using SG2
Kernel thoravukk 2.57
Rom: Resurrection Remix 2.0


texts: Dropped phone - display and possibly other parts broken - how to mirror?

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I unfortunately dropped my Samsung Galaxy S7 today and it seems that the screen and possibly other parts are broken now. Since dropping it the screen has been completely black.
I'm trying to figure out what exactly is broken and if there is a chance to access data on the phone if I can mirror the screen on a computer.
Right after dropping the phone some of the buttons still lit up when I pressed them. When I tried connecting the phone to a PC or Mac via USB however, it wasn't recognised and using adb devices I got an empty list of devices back. The phone has developer mode enabled and should have USB debugging turned on.
Tools like scrcpy or Samsung SideSync don't recognise the phone either. A few hours have passed since and I had the phone charging but now the buttons don't light up anymore. If it's simply turned off how could I turn it on and would it be recognised by ADB etc if it reached the unlock screen? (It's locked using a numerical PIN)
If more than just the screen was damaged, how would I confirm/diagnose this?


texts: How to set minimum width under developer options only for specific apps?

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My device is a Samsung Galaxy A40 running Android 10 (but it probably doesn't matter that much in this case)
I want an app to think that my screen is the size of a tablet, because in that app it might be beneficial to have larger screen size. I went to developer settings, and under "Minimum width" , I changed the default value which was 360 dp, to 800 dp. Now the app thinks my display is larger, and it gives me a slightly better interface. However, the only problem is that now the rest of the OS also thinks that this is my screen size.
Is there any way to set the "minimum width" only for that app, and not the rest of the Android interface?


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I make frequent use of the Share menu.  Most frequently I share URLs to Pocket so I can read them later, though less frequently I'll share to email, SMS or Facebook Messenger.  Since I've upgraded my Samsung S6 Edge to Marshmallow, I've noticed that when I open the Share menu, frequently there's about a 1 - 2 second delay where Android re-sorts the order of the items on the Share menu.  Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of this behavior is that more often than not, Pocket, my most frequently used target is moved from the first screen of the Share menu to the second while a Hangouts chat with a friend that hasn't been active in over a month is moved to the first item in the list.

My question is this:  Is there any way I can control the sort order of items on the Share menu?


texts: How much disk space (GB) does Android 5.0 OS take up? Is "System memory" the OS? Is 5.5GB typical? Can I free any of it?

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I've been a proud owner of an Android for all of ~6 hours now. I just upgraded from my dumb phone, to a smart phone, for the first time ever, this afternoon. I know, a little later than most...

I have a 16GB Samsung Galaxy S5 from Verizon.
Phone Name: SAMSUNG-SM-G900V
Model Number: SM-G900V
Android Version: 5.0
Kernel Version: 3.4.0
etc etc...

I put in a 16GB micro SD card, turned it on, configured it, installed a half-dozen apps, took two pictures, moved over all eligible apps to the SD card (via Settings --> Applications --> Application manager --> SD card menu), then I looked at the memory usage.

Settings --> Storage shows only 7.13GB free on the internal memory, out of 16GB. This seems pretty shocking to me. The only things that stand out are: Applications, 2.45GB (ok, I suppose I understand that...), and "Miscellaneous Files", 5.47GB. Of the Misc. Files, 5.46GB is "System memory."
What exactly is "System memory?" Is this the Android 5.0 OS? Is it normal to be this large? (I would have expected the OS to be more like ~2GB, and certainly < 4GB). Is any of it space I can free up?

With normal usage, installing another couple dozen apps over the next couple yrs, and trying to store all photos externally on the SD card, do any of you foresee me running out of memory really soon?

Thanks for any insight.

PS. Here is the info exported from the DiskInfo App, per the request in the comments.

 Internal Storage (MMC)

System [mmcblk0p23] (/system) [ext4]
Used: 2.5 GB, Free: 455 MB, Total space: 2.9 GB
Cache [mmcblk0p24] (/cache) [ext4]
Used: 32.6 MB, Free: 991 MB, Total space: 1 GB
Data (userdata) [mmcblk0p26] (/data) [ext4]
Used: 4.6 GB, Free: 5.9 GB, Total space: 10.6 GB

 SD Card

External SD [mmcblk1p1] (/mnt/media_rw/extSdCard, /storage/extSdCard) [vfat]
Used: 204 MB, Free: 14.5 GB, Total space: 14.7 GB

 Memory

RAM
Used: 1.3 GB, Free: 421 MB, Total space: 1.7 GB
Swap
Used: 966 MB, Free: 313 MB, Total space: 1.2 GB


texts:
After flashing the 3.3.1 twrp image to my S6 (SM-G920F)
After TWRP is downloaded, I switch off with (vol down and power)
When the phone is off (holding vol up + home + power, releasing power after the logo is visible)
I can see the TWRP Logo for a second, but then phone restarts into stock OS.


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I'm having an issue with the Google Calendar app, specifically its notifications. It ignores the sound profile of the phone. For example, if my phone is silenced, it still makes its notification sound. This isn't an issue with any other app, just Google Calendar.

The device is a Moto X 2013 running CyanogenMod 12.1 on the last stable release that is available (which, I continue to find, is a sad excuse for a stable release).

Does anyone have an ideas on how to stop this? Turning off all notifications for the app is not a possibility and I've tried resetting its cache already.


texts: What are the security disadvantages of rooting an Android phone?

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I know there was a discussion previously BUT they didn't talk about security. E.g.: if I root my phone will all my apps run with root permission?

Related: Are there any risks to rooting a device?


texts: Is it possible to get Android 6.0 if you have any Android 5.0 device?

texts: As you may know, Google came out with the new Android 6.0 but it is not available in my country right now. I was wondering if I bought an Android 5.0 device from the store, would I be able to upgrade to Android 6.0 manually in the future?


texts: Problem syncing contacts: HTTP error 500 in logs

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I'm trying to find if there's a way to see which HTTP requests are being done on a server. The reason is I'm trying to troubleshoot a problem with contact synchronization.

I've been having a problem synchronizing my GMail contacts on my Android phone (Galaxy SIII). The date for the last sync is well over a month ago and the two arrows that rotate to indicate activity are static and permanently present in the Sync settings screen.

However, contact data does seem to be synchronized between my phone and the GMail server: new contacts created in one appear in the other, and modifications on one side are then synchronized back to the other.

If I press Cancel sync I used to get a toast saying that there are temporary problems and to try later (I think the message was "sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be back shortly"). But now nothing happens when I press Cancel sync.

Deleting all the Google contact data in the phone and then re-syncing is not an option for two reasons:

If the problem is with a contact in the server then it won't fix the issue
I don't want to risk losing data that I added on the phone and wasn't sent to the server yet.

I turned on developer mode to get ADB logs; the following line seemed the most relevant (repeated 8 times):

D/ContactsSyncAdapter( 2964): IOException: java.io.IOException: received unhandled http error: 500

then followed by

D/SyncManager( 2257): failed sync operation , SyncResult: stats [ numIoExceptions: 8]

I think that there are 8 contacts that somehow are not able to be synchronized, but I can't really find out which ones. Finding the HTTP requests that end with a 500 error could potentially reveal which contacts might be causing trouble or more troubleshooting clues.

I'd like to avoid rooting my phone, but I do have a full Android SDK and source environment set up. I've tried using DDMS but haven't been able to make it show if/which requests are being sent to the server.


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My both volume keys are broken
the phone is stuck in a boot loop
while playing a game and using game guardian to hack it my battery died and when i started it this sh*t happened.
so no use of cable and adb as soon as i connect battery and press power button the screen lits up for 1 sec and no result but when i connect charger the phone start and the foll. text appears
Powered by- android
micromax bolt

and the the processes repeats itself.

Is this fault of rooting or game guardian (for precaution)

please help.


texts: My phone stopped detecting custom notification sounds (but custom ringtone sounds still work??)

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I installed some custom notifications sounds on my android a few months ago and they've worked fine for a rlly long time until when recently all my notification sounds went back to default so I try to change back to any of the old custom sounds that I'd been using they won't show up in the options
My custom ringtone sounds didn't change and still work fine, but my notification sounds just won't show up I've tried rebooting, renaming, changing the location of the file(s), and clearing cache but nothing works idk what to do anymore
its getting really annoying.

My phone is a BLU Advance 5.5 on Android ver 6.0


texts: Stuck in recovery while doing factory reset

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Having had problems in the past with battery draining too fast, I was advised to return it to factory settings. On doing this, it worked for a while.

Now the same problem has started occurring again. So, I thought, I would simply reset again.

However, I think, I may have pressed the volume down instead of volume up (or vice versa) as now I have a pic of the android and a message warning me not to turn off the tablet for the last 15 minutes.

Have I done something wrong?


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I use Viber on Android and when it is in the background, it shows a notification in the notification bar when I get a message.
However, sometimes when I click that message and it opens Viber, the notification stays there no matter that I'm actually reading it.

If I go to the message list, it shows unread messages, no matter I just read it.
If I dismiss the message, it'll get back in a few minutes as it detects it is not yet read.

You can see here the notification is there and the message is already read:

What should I set to make it show the notifications properly?


texts:
I'm currently rooting a Samsung J1 Ace in Android 5.1.1 using KingoRoot in order to give Link2SD root access and move the apps, music, and other data files from its internal storage to a SD card. The internal hard drive has 8 GB and is almost full to the point where it can't update apps.

I've downloaded KingoRoot through the mobile browser as an APK file and enabled USB debugging. After a few minutes, it reports that the rooting process has failed and reports ERROR CODE: 0x15F6D5. I searched through forums and have found nothing on this error code.

What is it and how do I avoid it?


texts: Writing 'partition' Failed (remote failure) error, when flashing from fastboot

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A couple of days ago, I got an error on my phone (Motorola Razr HD xt925) saying that it cannot load the home screen. So, I restarted it in order to resolve the issue. However, it didn't reboot and since then it has been stuck in the Motorola logo.

I tried to do recovery or factory reset, but all the options lead to the same Motorola logo with no luck.
The only option that is working is AP Fastboot.  I managed to unlock the bootloader by getting an unlock code from Motorola's website and using the mfastboot command. So I assume that the fastboot command is working since it detects the devices; however, I couldn't make ADB command to work since it give the error: 'device not found'.
Anyway, the second step is to flash the phone. According to this question, I should be able to do that. However, when I am running the command fastboot flash partition gpt.bin, I am getting the following result:

(bootloader) Variable not supported!
target max-download-size: 30MB
sending 'partition' (32 KB)...
OKAY [  0.022s]
writing 'partition'...
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.154s

I have been searching for days to solve this problem, but nothing yet! I don't know which part I am doing wrong.


texts: Disable Pattern lock with usb debugging or Login to WiFI network

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Summary

I forgot the pattern lock on my new phone, it's an Acer Z630S running android 5.1. I managed to turn the WiFi on, but the only network my phone knows right now requires me to accept some conditions on a login page, however tapping the "Login to WiFi" notification asks for the pattern.

Fortunately I have USB debugging enabled, and my pc is a trusted device. Can I circumvent the lock screen is some way, or can I tap a button to log in to the WiFi network?

I also found this answer but none of those methods worked, here's a list of what went wrong with each of them:

Credentials stuff

My phone doesn't ask for them.

Bypass screenlock using a special app

I don't have WiFi, so I can't download anything.

Unlock via web

No WiFi, so isn't going to work.

Disable Pattern Lock via ADB

As in one of the WiFi attempts: sqlite isn't installed, pulling doesn't work and mounting doesn't work either.

Similar thing without ADB

My phone is not yet rooted.

Phone hole stuff

I'm not in my home country and accepting calls costs a lot of money, so I can't really do that right now.

Samsung users with Windows PC

It's an Acer device.

Any other things?

I've tried to document everything as good as possible, but I'd happily answer any other questions you might have!


texts: Google Weather's notifications show weather in F°

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I'm using a Samsung Galaxy A30s. The following is what I see in my notification panel - 70° in Peniche, Portugal

Clicking in it, I'll get the following screen which has the number for the weather correct

Clicking in the three dots, I can see that the weather is selected to show in Celcius

How can this be fixed?


texts: Icon remains in drawer after removing stock app

texts:
I removed Google Drive from system/app using Root Explorer. However, when I check the app drawer, the icon is still there. (When I removed other system apps like samsung's ChatOn, the icon disappeared).

I wish to remove other google apps I don't need/use, but I dont want to leave a bunch of nonfunctional icons in the drawer. What am I doing wrong?


texts: I downloaded the CyanogenMod installer from the Google PlayStore however on installation it says my device is not supported and if i should wish to continue, it will be at my own risk. Is there any harm if I should choose to proceed with the installation??


texts: Why NFS mounting works with XBMC/Kodi on stock Android?

texts: I have tried to mount NFS shares on my recently rooted Nexus 5 (Mahdi), and found that the CIFS manager app doesn't work, although it claims that I need a rooted device. I also noticed that XBMC/Kodi used to be able to read data from NFS shares without a problem. It was not creating mounts, I understand, but it didn't have any problems even on stock Android. What's the difference here? What am I not getting?


texts: How can I tell that my phone uses the Wi-Fi connection for data traffic?

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I just bought the Samsung Galaxy 2 and my monthly data plan allows me 250MB.

I have Wi-Fi at home with 100GB of data per month.

Obviously, I want to use my home Wi-Fi as much as possible on my phone, and I have no trouble connecting my phone to it.

My question is:
How do I know if my phone is accessing my home Wi-Fi and not my phone company's network when I access the internet on my phone.

I can see that my phone is connected to my home Wi-Fi but it is also connected to my phone company's network at the same time. Is there a way to see when I am using my home Wi-Fi and when I am using my phone company's network?

I am worried that if my phone connects to the phone company's network and not my home Wi-Fi, then I will end up with a huge bill. I just want to make sure I am using my home Wi-Fi when I am accessing the internet on my phone.


texts:
I've pushed executable adb file to /system for using it to connect to other devices, but shell can't execute this file. Why?

chiron / # file `which adb`
/system/xbin/adb: ELF executable, 64-bit LSB arm64, dynamic (/lib/ld-linux-aarch64.so.1), BuildID=408e8d3f813fbb95b782db5d56f91bc41b451acb, stripped
chiron / # adb
bash: /system/xbin/adb: No such file or directory


texts:
I've got a Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime running Oreo 8.1 that is getting NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID on literally every website, regardless of browser.  When I check the security certificates (Settings -> Security -> Other Security Settings -> View Security Settings) I see that every certificate is disabled and if I try to enable them they seems to disable again immediately.
I've tried multiple networks and applied all the updates I can with no luck.  This is a friend's phone so I don't know if any apps have been installed recently or anything.
Hopefully someone can think of something I have not.


texts: Is there a way to automatically put my Android phone into silent mode while recharging?

texts:
Every night before sleep I usually put my Galaxy S4 into my bed's headboard to recharge, but every night I also get up because of the beep that the phone does when someone send something to my wazzup messenger.

It's not nice put it into silent mode before sleep and return from it every day, is there any way to do such ting automatically?


texts:
I'm searching a way to deny access to fastboot mode... I don't care if it will be deleted, just want to deny access but still be able to use the device.
I rooted my phone but I didn't find any files that called fastboot or something like that. Where the files are hidden?
I have an idea to use this command :
fastboot flash bootloader.
And flash a img that will show only a black screen, or maybe flash the boot.img, I don't know... Will it help? Someone have a better idea? Is it totally impossible?
I heard about people who had bugs in there fastboot... That exactly what I want!
I don't have a sumsung device, I have a rooted oneplus 5t and I don't care to damage it completely while trying to learn new stuff!
Some one ask my question too:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/is-it-possible-to-relock-bootloader-while-using-custom-rom-and-recovery.4072955/


texts: Sony Xperia Tipo not recognizing SD memory card

texts: I have installed an 8GB SD memory card in my Sony Xperia Tipo, but the memory card is not being recognized. Has anyone else had this problem with the Sony Xperia Tipo? If so, how did you solve it?


texts: I think I've read that Nexus 4 will not receive monthly security updates any more. But I couldn't find the official information, other than this general page. Can you help me with this ?


texts: Is it possible to have the Auto rotate feature turned on or off by app?

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I'm sick of having to turn on auto rotate every time I use Google Maps for navigation. I don't know why it's not just automatically landscape like apps such as Youtube.

Is there a way I can have it turn on auto rotate JUST for google maps and not for any other app.

Is there an app that would do this or somehow program it in Tasker?


texts: What does it mean when I select to 'clear data'?

texts: If I look at the options to manage an application and select to clear data, what data is specifically being cleared? Is there a way to find out?


texts: Reduce the size of soft keyboard on edit text click

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Usually the soft keyboard fits to the screen size in both portrait and land scape mode. I am developing an app, in that i have an edit text. On edit text click "Is it possible to reduce the width of soft keyboard on land scape mode?". Please guide me through this.

Thanks in advance.


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I have a Vodafone 858 Smart, a branded Huawei U8160 running Android 2.2 Froyo.

If possible, how can I update its firmware to Android 2.3?


texts: Intermittent failure to receive SMS and MMS messages

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I noticed an issue in mid December where a few messages in a row that were sent in a group MMS were never received on my phone. A few days ago, I had the same issue with an SMS message sent to me. There may have been other instances as well that I'm unaware of. In December, my default messaging app was QKSMS. In the instance a few days ago, my default SMS/MMS app was Signal.
I'm using an Asus Zenfone 6 on Wing's AT&T network (for those don't know, this essentially means Wing bought AT&T contracts in bulk and is reselling them individually).
I don't know of any issues with outgoing messages. The intermittent nature of this problem makes it difficult to troubleshoot. What steps can I take to ensure I don't lose any incoming MMS or SMS messages in the future?


texts: Huawei update to EMUI 9 broke everything

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I have a Huawei NOVA 2S which I purchased in China.

I got the EMUI 9 update yesterday and none of my Google Apps were working.
Found this: https://itechify.com/2019/04/26/fix-google-apps-on-huawei-after-emui-9-update/, which is exactly the problem I'm having but those steps don't help.  I ran the GMS installer 1.2 and it removed all google apps.

I then installed Google play services (17.1.22 version code: 17122012).  I keep getting "Google Play Services won't run unless you update Google Play Services".  This is the most current version!!

Another Problem: I downloaded and installed Chrome from the Chinese app store.  It opens for a minute then crashes.

I can't even get the Play Store to work at all.  I installed the most current version for my architecture from apkmirror.com but it won't work.  It just crashes instantly on opening.

Any suggestions other than use as a paperweight?


texts: Seeing how long an app was used over the life of the device

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I was wondering if there's any way to tell how long a specific app was used over the lifetime of a device?

Just to clarify, I'm not looking to be able to track how long it's used from here on in (although that would be cool too), but rather if there's a way to see how long an app has been used in the past.

Thanks!


texts: unable to remove google account from lenovo vibe p1 m

texts: I have added my gmail account in my lenovo vibe p1 option  m mobile phone but I am not getting any option to remove the account from the mobile. I searched in settings->Accounts but no such option is given. Please help


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I am trying to force the timestamp of a specific file on my android device to a specific date.

when I run..

touch specific_file

it succeeds and sets the timestamp to the current time.

But if I run

touch -t 20170901.123456 specific_file

the command does not take, although it does not scream out an error. This is the exact format and argument structure that the version of touch I am running in Busybox suggests.

Is this just a bug?


texts: is it possible to disable Google remote kill switch?

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our company is considering using the Android platform for future developments.
Some folks raised concerns  over Google ability to remotely delete applications on the device. they are arguing that if Google can (and did) remotely un-installed apps from a device, than who knows what else they can do.
this is a valid concern over the nature of our software (sensitive medical records managment)

is there any way to block Google remote control?  for instance by  recompiling  the OS minus any Google back-doors.


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I can't find the setting to turn automatically the hotspot off (timeout). In settings>>>Network & Internet>>>Hotspot & Teethering there's nothing about it.
I'm running Android 9.1. Does it have such function?


texts: Programmable MP3 player with audio recording capability

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I'm looking for a device that:

Is programmable like the iTouch, Android, devices.
I'd rather not go Apple, but the iTouch is a nice device.
I want a line-in jack or at least the ability to connect a real mic

What I 'really' want is this:

I want to set it to record, put it on the table and whenever something interesting is said, be able to hit a marker button.
I want to be able to have a menu of movie quotes, "it goes to 11", "what is your name!?", "How you gonna lose your job,... on your day off?!", "Groovy baby!".... as well as the ability to record my own quotes. Then I can just hit a button and boom, it plays the quote.

That must exist, but if not, I can program it myself.

Web browser/wi-fi would be a bonus.

The Archos devices look nice, but it's not clear that they've got line-in's.


texts: How can my applications be using a total of 1.44 TB?

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I have a Samsung S4 16 GB with android 5.0 stock ROM, and when I check my user data it says that my programs are using up 1.44 TB. How can this even be possible?

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texts: I've chosen allow Google to synchronize information from my email to my phone, but the result is not as interesting as it sounds! I see some pictures in the Gallery that I wouldn't have in my phone, unfortunately the delete option doesn't appear for these pictures. How to delete them? Is it possible to delete all synchronized information from Gmail to phone?


texts: Is my android when turned on constantly sending radio data to my provider?

texts: Is my android when turned on constantly sending radio data to my provider so he can track me, or only when i am actually using the network by surfing or calling someone?


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droid explorer can't recognise sdk directory

That is the SDK directory, it's what Android Studio shows under file..project structure. C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk