texts: What does the command `adb sideload FILE` do?

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I am reading a tutorial on the sideload command at link.

It contains the steps of rebooting into recovery mode and using adb sideload [file].zip.

My question is that what does sideload actually do with that zip file ? In the past I have compiled AOSP and flashed a device using

adb reboot-bootloader
adb fastboot flashall -w

Is sideload trying to achieve something similar to the above ?

Edit:

I think my confusion relating to sideload stems from my lack of understanding of how Android's memory is structured. I found two links.

First is a link that explains Android partitions : partitions

Second is a SO answer, that explains Android's memory: memory

Now my understanding so far is this :

Android has RAM and ROM. ROM is divided into several partitions, namely, /system, /data, /boot, /recovery, /cache, /misc and /sdcard.

Now the link relating to sideload states that this command installs a zip file.

What I don't understand still is that, is this zip file, going to replace the entire ROM in Android ? Namely, will it have to have the right partitions as in the list above ?

This also makes me confused about a similar command 'fastboot flashall'. I know when I run it, the terminal goes by saying its writing to several of the partitions. So my questions boil down to these :

1) Is sideload replacing entire ROM ?

2) Is the related command 'fastboot flashall' also replacing entire ROM ?

3) Are there ways to replace select partitions ?

Thanks.


texts: How to prevent my Google account from acting like it's from the US?

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I'm from the Czech Republic and via some proxy I made my Google account look like a US-based one to try Google music etc. Now Google music with all access arrived in my country and it's cheaper than in the US! But Google remembers my account as being US-based so I still see the US price of $9.99.

Do you know how to change it back?


texts: How to use internet from another basic mobile through bluetooth?

texts: How to connect an android phone with the basic phone having unlimited data packs . How to use the data on their phone in android using bluetooth?


texts: How NOT to synchronise fax numbers to the phone from Gmail contacts?

texts: I have Google Contacts with all the details needed for a contact. But I do not want to have fax numbers on my phone as they're useless. Is it possible to filter out just the fax numbers or the other way - to have just the home and work number for the contacts? Stock 4.2 android.


texts: When will my device get the Android 4.2 update (Jelly Bean)?

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Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) was officially announced on October 29, 2012.

(You can review the high level changes in Jelly Bean at the official Android Developer's site.)

Of course, not all devices will get this update right away and others won't get it at all. Each manufacturer and carrier often choose to add their custom modifications which tend to delay the official release.

When will each device get Android 4.2, either officially or unofficially, if ever?

See also:

When will my device get the Android 4.1 update (Jelly Bean)?
When will my device get the Android 4.3 update (Jelly Bean)?
When will my device get the Android 5.0 update (Lollipop)?


texts: Turn off the notification sound when I turn the phone on

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Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3
Model: GT-19305
Version: 4.4.4

Good day! I want to know if there is a way to turn the notification sound off every time I turn my phone on. It is unnecesary.

Thanks!
Greetings.


texts:
I have a number of GotoMeeting meetings that I have in my Google Calendar. I'm using the GTM app on my phone and I'd like to be able to launch the GTM app with the meeting ID already filled in from Calendar.

Is this possible?


texts:
I already had problem where my phone was turning on for a while, showing 'apps are optimizing' and 'no storage left'. I had fixed it previously using recovery mode and wiped cache partition. Everything worked perfectly straight away.

However this time I tried already wiping cache partition in the same way about 10 times already and I also tried to manually delete all content of /cache using adb and su, with no success.

Is there anything I could do to fix it?

If this can help, my phone is Nexus 4, running rooted 5.1.1 lollipop.


texts: Lollipop 5.1 doesn't automatically connect to wi-fi

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After I upgraded my Nexus 5 to Lollipop 5.1, it does not automatically connect to wi-fi because Google is blocked in China and then the phone treated it as no network connection.

I have tried the solution here: How to disable captive portal detection? How to remove exclamation mark on Wi-Fi or signal icon in Lollipop?

However, it only removed the exclamation mark besides the wi-fi signal symbol, but the phone still won't connect to that wi-fi automatically.


texts: Android and Network attached storage server

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I am trying to organize my digital archive (pictures and movies).  My wife and I store a lot of stuff  on our Android phones. Before I buy a NAS device I would love to hear which protocol I should be looking to use with a NAS. What I want is to connect my Andoid phone in most natural way to a NAS and to be able read, write and use pictures from the NAS.

Is there any good client for NAS servers, or is there any file explorer which cloud be integrate whit NAS so I can browse files.

It would be ideal if I could find some sync software that would automatically backup data from my phone to a NAS.


texts: Are there any video players with commercial skip for Android?

texts: I have a TiVo Series 3 and the TiVo Desktop Plus software, which I use to convert shows for playback on my iPod Touch.  I'd love to find a video player that would have 30 second/commercial skip for an Android phone (future purchase).  It's hard for me to adjust the slider on the video player with that degree of precision.


texts: Androidify does not show correct graphic on my device

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Androidify from Google that uses svg-android library, shows broken graphics when running on my low-cost Chinese tablet (Android 4.2.2). Look here:

Is someone else facing the same issue? How can I fix this?


texts: Is this okay, or is it too much for screen to use this much battery? Screen brightness is on minimum (not on auto) and screen timeout is 30 seconds. In this example screen was awake for 3h 20m.


texts:
OTA Update Failure - HTC ONE M8 (tmobile)
Updating from 4.4.2 to 4.4.3

Update gets about 25% during install and then fails. If I switch to recovery I can see the error which states:

"Unexpected Components in QB_OFFMODE_ALARM"

I spoke to HTC support and they had me try wiping cache, manual updating, etc.. all with the same result.

Any ideas?

ALso I have rooted my phone and attempted to load using sideload and other methods with no luck.


texts: How can I seamlessly make my phone a network drive?

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Back when I had an LG G2, it had this awesome feature called Wireless Storage. If you're not familiar with it, it essentially allowed you to tap a button to instantly turn your internal storage into a drive on your local network. You could then go into Windows Explorer, type in the local IP and password Wireless Storage provided, and be able to browse your phone exactly as if it was connected over MTP/USB or Bluetooth (but in my experience, I found it to be far faster and more reliable).

Now that I have a Galaxy Note 5, is there any way to recreate that same wireless storage feature, or at least come close to how seamlessly it worked?


texts: What is the filename for my contacts on my optimus M running froyo?


texts: What does the "Aggressive Wi-Fi to Cellular handover" option in Developer Settings do?

texts: In Android Lollipop 5.0, I noticed that "Developer Options" features a checkbox for "Aggressive Wi-Fi to Cellular handover" that is unchecked by default. Does anybody know what this setting does and why it's disabled by default and hidden under developer options?


texts: Amazon Fire HD 10 (7th Generation), two profiles and non-working installation of Google Play Services on 2nd profile

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I have an Amazon Fire HD 10 (7th Generation) with the latest version of Fire OS (5.6.0.0) installed. I would like to use two adult profiles, both should have access to the Google Play Store.

I had no problems installing the required Google APKs and apps from the Play Store in the primary profile, i.e.:

Google Account Manager
Google Services Framework
Google Play Services
Google Play Store
And then apps within the Google Play Store app.

But now, when I try to do the same procesure and install the Google Play Services APK above below the secondary profile, I get the following error when trying to install:

  App not installed.

Nothing more; no error text, no error code. I've already tried rebooting the device and uninstalling the Google Apps and installing them in a different order. The crazy thing is: It already worked with two profiles before I factory resetted the device. The reason why I factory resetted was that I incorrectly added two Google accounts to the first Fire HD profile. That messed up Gmail and other apps. This is driving me insane.

Does anyone else encountered that problem and know how-to fix it / workaround it? I will not factory reset my device again, installing all apps and entering all the credentials takes hours. I am also afraid to uninstall the "Google Play Services" below the first profile, since I do not know if a new installation would work.


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According to many sources, Android 10 was released for the V35 earlier this year.
According to (the only US carrier for this phone) AT&T's website, the most recent version for this phone is Android 10 at the May 2020 patch level. (Confusingly, that same page also says it is still only Android 9.)
However, my phone says it is on Android 9 with the July 2019 (!!) patches being the last that were applied, but when I check for updates, it says "Current software is up to date".
These updates appear to only be available from AT&T over-the-air, not from LG directly, and this phone no longer has service (I use it for app development and as a music player) so AT&T can't/won't help me.
Is there a way to update this phone?


texts: How do I manually transfer the mmssms.db database from one phone to another?

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Backstory: My phone (HTC One M8) died last year and not until today I had the time to desolder the NAND-chip and extract all files from it. When it worked I used the app "SMS Backup & Restore" to backup all messages once a month. When the phone died the app hadn't been scheduled to run for another week, meaning I do not have a backup of three weeks worth of messages prior the death.
Today I got a spare phone, same brand and same (rooted) firmware. In recovery mode on the new phone, I deleted /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony, then I copied the full directory from the dead phone into it, thinking that all SMS/MMS would be transfered and set. The database file is required for "SMS Backup & Restore" to work properly.
However, when booting the new phone with the new-old db-files, it says that "com.android.phone" has encountered an error. Clicking OK makes it re-appear after a few seconds, and it keeps on doing that. Obviously I cannot just copy the old db-files to the new phone.
How can I restore the old database-file for SMS/MMS to the new phone, so I then can use the backup-app?


texts:
How can I get text notifications on my 390 Plantronics bluetooth device from my Galaxy Prevail 2 if it has that feature?
I have tried my settings in my phone but it only has the option for call audio.
What else can I do?


texts: pdf reader which has zoom and width locking?

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I have both Adobe Reader and EZPDF. Are are both lacking. I want to lock the width and zoom and everything once I have a pdf open to my preferred settings. I just want to page up or down when sliding/swiping.

In ezpdf the settings menu keeps popping up irregularly when I slide. Sometimes it zoomed in or out. I see the words 'ln' or 'sf' overlaying the pdf and I don't know what they mean. Some I am locked in a page. I can't on the next or previous page.

In adobe Reader I can't zoom in to will the width of the page. It has minimal settings.

Is there a pdf reader that displays the text to the full width of the screen and locks everything so it doesn't do erratic stuff?


texts: Remove camera icon from kitkat lock screen?

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I have a Droid Razr Maxx HD that just got an OTA update to KitKat. I am wondering if there is a way to remove the camera icon from the lock screen and disable the right-to-left swipe to enable the camera.

I've looked and haven't seen any settings for this... if one even exists.


texts: Not able to remove XOLO secure in rooted xoloq600 phone

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I recently installed framaroot-1.9.3 on my xoloQ600(android 4.2.1). I selected option Boromir which was first among the 2 other options(Faramir,Barahir) on framaroot.It reported to success and I rebooted my phone then I checked from Root-Checker and It displayed that phone is rooted but when I tried to disable Xolo secure it displayed--

Go to Xolo secure to deactivate Device Admin.

My question is that why can't I remove it directly as my phone is rooted?


texts: How do you find the detailed app data usage in android7.0

texts:
Before I was able to go into data and on the list of apps pick one and get a chart comparing the global use and the apps use:

Has this detail view disappeared in Android 7.0?


texts: Password reset screens appearing while inactive; was I hacked?

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I put down my Samsung Galaxy S7 phone after making a phone call, and then noticed that the settings appeared on screen, and things like "reset password" were being clicked and text was being entered into password fields for my Samsung and Gmail account.

After unsuccessfully trying for a few seconds to get this to stop, I completely switched off the phone. I have since checked my accounts from another device, and nothing (visible to me) seems to have happened there.

I had been warned about an OS update yesterday, but stupidly clicked to install it later. Now I'm wondering whether there's anything in particular I should do when (or before) I switch on my phone again. Does all this sound like the symptoms of the Android vulnerability that has been in the news this month? And if I get the update installed, will this also check whether the vulnerability has been exploited?


texts: Phone turned off for empty battery. Now it gives "No command"

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My non-rooted phone (Morotola MOTO G5s Plus, bought just 2 months ago) just reached the 1% battery and automatically Powered Off.

I charged it for some hours. Tried to turn it on but just the flash icon of charging kept staying.
Disconnecting the charger didn't make the icon disappear.

So I pressed the Power button for 10 seconds till it turned off.

It automatically restarted, but now it doesn't load anymore. I wait for a while and the I get just the "No Command" recovery mode.

I tried to "Wipe cache partition" already. No luck. I tried to "Run the Graphics Test", but it gave quickly *"Installing system update" -> Error -> "Erasing" -> "Installing system update" (and a really graphical animated logo; so graphic looks fine) and then comes back to the menu. After that it still doesn't load, and running the test again does the exact same thing.

What just happened? Did my phone broke just because of empty battery?

How do I resolve? How do I prevent data loss?


texts: Play Store won't update to newest version after resetting it back to factory version

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Like the title says, resetting the Play Store to its factory version caused it to be stuck on version 7.8.16.P. Tapping the update button downloads an update but then it doesnt change anything.

The phone is a Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime updated to Android 7.0 from 6.0 through official updates. The device is not rooted.

Has anyone experienced this problem or know of a way to fix it?


texts: No calendar notifications after gingerbread on galaxy s 4G

texts: I updated my Galaxy S 4G to Gingerbread, followed by a factory reset. Now I don't get any calendar notifications even though the appropriate boxes have been selected in the Settings menu for the calendar app (no  pop-ups, no notifications in bar, no sound or vibrate). Google calendar, syncs perfectly.


texts: Android 10 English keyboard always first when writing in numerous apps. Using two keyboard layouts

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I have Samsung Galaxy S10(android 10) and I use two keyboard layouts, finnish and english. got this annoying problem with keyboard.
I have set finnish by default.
When I open chrome and start to write to address bar keyboard is english by default, I always have to change the language to finnish and if I open Google site and write to search box, the keyboard layout is finnish. Same problem is with Gmail every writebox, even it has translation in finnish.
Same problem is with numerous apps if they have no translation to finnish. I think that there is something to do with.. like in html code has meta language tag.
I have reseted all settings, but I have not done factory reset.
I have used galaxy s7 edge(android 8) and galaxy s8(android 10) with same keyboard settings without problems.
Edit: I am using Samsung Keyboard


texts: Email content Only Showing 2 lines Since Kitkat 4.4 Update

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Since the Kitkat update to my partners Nexus 4 the default email client only shows the first 2 lines of any email message. Also that text is shown above the email header which seems a bit weird.

It worked fine before the update with the default email client & we could see the entire text.

How do I fix this?

Edit: I have tried clearing the cache and the data but this does not fix the issue.


texts: Insufficient space to save data in my mobile

texts: Data is not saving or transferring to the memory card, and the phone memory shows no more space available to save data in phone.


texts: Removable MicroSD card detected but not mounted

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I have recently switched from the stock ROM (4.4.2) for my Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo+ to Cyanogen 11 (4.4.4 - I wiped data, system and cache partitions before doing this). I have a 64GB external sd card formatted to FAT32 which was working fine when using my stock ROM but Cyanogenmod will not mount it anywhere. It detects the presence of the removable sd card as I am offered to erase it in the storage section in the settings. However, there are no files under /external_sd or /storage/sdcard1.

Is there any way I can fix this and mount my external sd card?


texts: How do I connect to my phone that's in vigilant coma?

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So I have this phone that looks like it's working fine under the hood, but input (power button and touchscreen) as well as the output (display) are pretty much dead.

  Interlude on what happened

  Clumsy me dropped his phone in water.
  Turning it off immediately and heating it through to dry gave red
  light. (battery cannot be removed quickly)
  Volume down + power for 60 seconds caused life signs to reappear.
  After recharge and start, display was very washed out (very white, barely readable) and touchscreen was partially unresponsive. Besides that the phone worked normally.
  Display "faded" further over couple of hours. Now being black, flickering when plugged to power (nothings visible, just black
  flickering). Volume buttons occasionally still work, providing sound
  feedback for changing the volume.

I got a new phone (see, I like to fix things, but with water damage you never know what got damaged. I keep the phone and see if I can fix it later, but for now I use a new one, because I need to call people 'n stuff, ok?)

How can I access the data on the phone?
I installed adb, but in order to connect to the phone, the phone has to be enabled for that. I don't remember if I ever changed that setting, but connecting it to the pc and listing all the connected devices gave nothing. I assume that it is not set up for that.

I read about a safe mode, but that needs a phone that's turned off and a power button. My phone is on and the power button doesn't work. At least I think it doesn't work.

Is there any way to access the phone via cable from outside to bypass the broken io? Or is my only option to actually fix the phone to make a regular connection to it?


texts: Swype keyboard: how to add a letter to a keyboard?

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I am using the Swype keyboard on Android. When I hold down a letter on the English keyboard (and others), I can see a list of similar letters with diacritics and other options for Unicode character's to input. I want to add an "h with dot below" to my "h" list. How do I do that?

Thanks..


texts: Change predefined SMS messages as a reply to being busy

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Can predefined SMS messages that you can select when not being able to pick up the call be somehow configurable? Can we change them somehow?

I know there's the last option of writing a custom SMS message, but I would rather change and localise existing ones to suit my needs and to not repeat the same typing over and over again.


texts: Cannot use internal memory partition in my Nextbook 7 16GB tab

texts: I have just purchased a Nextbook 7 16 gb tab. I have installed only a few apps and then got the message of "Insufficient Memory". I looked in the storage section and found the tab has TWO partitions under "Internal Storage" One has space of 0.98GB and another internal storage has 12.22GB. All my apps are installed in the first partition. How to use the larger partition for apps? So far I have been unable to do so. KINDLY HELP!!!


texts: Which ffmpeg command allow me to record sound?

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ffmpeg can be installed through termux by installing the package mpv:

$ apt-get install mpv

Now, on linux, I record sound with the command

 ffmpeg -f alsa -ac 2 -i plughw:0,0 recording.mp3

This commnand does not work on android for me. What would be the right -f flag argument?

What is the ffmpeg command to record sound from the terminal on android?


texts:
I want my app grid to be minimized to the app I want only. Some apps are built-in by my phone provider and cannot be uninstalled from the phone via System - Application menu.

I saw the old phone Samsung Galaxy S that helps us to hide it from app grid but with my new Android phone the Galaxy Nexus, I cannot find it.

How can I get that?


texts: Galaxy Mini can't connect to the Internet over Wi-Fi

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I purchased a Galaxy Mini with 2.2.1 a few days ago and I can connect to my home network (the wireless icon appears) but I can't surf on the Internet. I verified it got an IP correctly and tried many suggestions but no luck. It worked once at home and on a friend's network.

My router is a wireless-n Linksys.


texts: I have to click links twice to get them to open in Chrome

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When I make a search, the first time I click the result it blanks the page and the progress bar moves half a centimeter. I then have to hit back and click the link again to get the page to open.
But it's not just searches. If I click a link to another page on the current website it's fine
But if I click a link to a different website it blanks the page and I have to fresh it for it to load.
I have no idea what's going on but its been happening for a few days.


texts: icons disappear from desktop when app updates

texts: On KitKat when I have a shortcut on the desktop and the app updates the shortcut on the desktop disappears, is there a way to stop this from happening?


texts: Hi all. I am unable to connect my Nexus 4 to my personal PC with MTP

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I am unable to connect my Nexus 4 to my personal PC with MTP, but able to connect Nexus4 to my office PC via MTP and able to transfer data. Can anyone suggest what would be the problem why my Nexus4 is not connected to my personal PC via MTP. Phone is connecting via Camera mode to personal PC also.

My office PC is Windows7 and my personal PC is Windows8. Do I need to do something in Windows8 to connect my mobile to personal PC. Please suggest.


texts: How can I restore the encrypted files contents from the Gallery Vault app?

texts:
I have reset my device and forgot to open the Gallery Vault app, but I still have my encrypted files while unable to open them.
How can I restore the encrypted files contents?


texts: Moto G XT1039: Random reboots to bootloader with "failed to initialize partition table" message

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I have a Moto G 4g (peregrine XT1039), which in every one or two days reboots to bootloader with "Fastboot reason: failed to initialize partition table", see Image(1).

In Image(2), you can also see "Device is LOCKED" on the photo, but I've unlocked it as you can see when I rebooted to bootloader manually.

(Click any image to enlarge it)

Image(1)                                                        Image(2)

I was using CM12 but tried to solve this by flashing a stock image following this thread. I also tried to solve this by replacing battery with a new one, but it didn't help. I think my device is defective, but I lost my warranty unlocking it and replacing battery.

Does someone know how to get rid of these reboots?


texts: Where are the Downloads stored on an LG Nexus 5x?

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I'm trying to transfer the contacts from my old phone to my new Nexus 5X.  I exported the contacts to a .vcf file and used adb push to copy the file to the Nexus 5X in the /sdcard/Download/ directory.

Unfortunately, when I use the "Import from .vcf file" option in the contacts list and look at the Downloads section all I see is a PDF I downloaded from Lego.com.  This .pdf is not visible in /sdcard/Download, and I can not find that .pdf anywhere in the filesystem using find / -name '*.pdf' -print 2> /dev/null from an adb shell.

Where should I put the .vcf file so it is visible in the list of Downloads used by the contacts activity?


texts:
I'm using a Xiaomi RedMi 3S phone, whose MIUI environment includes a "Notes" app.
The app itself does not have an export feature. Can I somehow locate/extract the note data - for all notes - into text files, or some other readable format?
Note: I don't know where this data is stored.


texts: "set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed" while updating Gapps-Kk-20140606-Signed.zip

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Tonight I updated my Motorola Droid 4 from CM11-M2 to M7, and I thought I could update gapps too, but I'm getting this error:

set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed

Am I missing something?


texts: Media volume is disabled when 'Do not disturb' is active

texts: Since I factory reset my Samsung S7 (SM-G930A, Android 7.0), the media volume has become coupled to the 'Do not disturb' state. When 'Do not disturb' is active, either from the toggle or by schedule, the media volume setting becomes greyed out, the slider is fixed where it was, and no media sound can be heard. Are there others experiencing this behavior? Any explanations?


texts: disable two startup logos on android devices startup

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There are two logos on my android device(s) showing while loading device.

How to remove them showing?

First one is general android logo
Second one is vendor specific.

I need either of them to be  disabled, without going to change them.

There has to be some option for this.


texts: Downgrade android version from higher to lower?

texts: Mostly, android devices get updates through OTA to higher versions. I had upgraded to Kitkat(MIUI6) version, on my Redmi 1S using OTA. I have downloaded complete ROM of Jelly bean(MIUI5). But, I cannot install directly, it shows error and failed. That means an upgraded device cannot downgrade by direct installation. What should be done? (Unrooted device)


texts: What would be a proper way to set dnscrypt-proxy on my phone to use DoH(Dns over https) to cloudflare servers

texts: I'm using a Mediatek phone(stock rom) running Android 5.1.1 with root privillege(using Magisk). I downloaded the latest version of dnscrypt proxy for arm devices which came in a zip extension and can be flashed using twrp. My phone's stock rom does not have a init.d support nor does it have a resolv.conf on /etc/*. If I had to set dnscrypt proxy to use DoH through cloudflare servers, what necessary steps should I take to set it up properly. I am using Afwall+ as my primary firewall.


texts: I have a Nexus 5X phone running Android 6.0.1  and I am not yet getting Nougat update. Is this normal ? A lot of people I know already installed it.


texts:
I try to install an app from Android Studio on Xiaomi Mi Max via USB.

The debug mode is on, but when I try to switch the 'Install over USB' enabled, I get 'The device is temporarily restricted' message.

Core version is 3.10.84, Android version is 7.0, MIUI version is 8 Global 7.7.20.


texts: Why does my phone charges fast when WiFi is on?

texts:
My phone is Lenovo A6000+
Original charger and Stock OS.
Edit: it is a two months old phone with no other complaints.


texts: Android Tether Detection Bypass Not Working on Samsung Galaxy S8

texts: I've been setting DUN to 0 with settings put global tether_dun_required 0 on my Galaxy S8 for a few months now and it's worked great. In the last few days it has stopped working and I'm unsure of what the problem is. The TTL on the device is set to 65, so that shouldn't be an issue. I checked if DUN is set to 0 with settings get global tether_dun_required and it returns 0, so that doesn't help. I just turned Tethering Hardware Acceleration off, but that didn't help. I used Termux and Tinyproxy to run an HTTP proxy from my Galaxy S8 and I was able to use that to deal with the tether throttling, but that doesn't fix the issue. Any ideas?


texts: Allwinner tablets factory resetting for no reason

texts:
I'm selling a lot of low cost A10 Allwinner tablets (Android 4.0.4). Some of my customers say that their tablet has been factory resetting (like anyone can do using the volume up/power buttons trick).

When a factory reset is automatically applied? Can a high battery drain cause the reset?


texts: Troubleshooting why my Android phone is rebooting (Nexus S)

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It seems to happen when I'm using Pandora. But then again, I'm always using Pandora. It also reboots so quickly that sometimes, I do not notice.

Is there a way to see what caused the last reboot?


texts: No calendar notifications from old phone events after switching phones

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I recently switched from a Wiko LENNY (don't laugh, it was my first phone) to a Samsung Galaxy S7. When I tested notifications at first they seemed to work, but my phone keeps missing events. I've come to the conclusion that I only get notifications for events created on the Galaxy but not for those created on my old phone.

I currently have both the Samsung and the Google calendar app installed on the Galaxy and both behave in the same way (either both or neither send a notification). I also made sure that "Notify on this device" in Google Calendar is checked. I can see all the events I missed on my new phone (so the cloud syncing must have worked) and they all had notifications set for them. In fact, when I boot up my old device I DO get notifications for all the events I missed via the built-in calendar app.

So: How can I receive notifications for events created on my old out-of-use phone on my new phone?


texts: Android IPV6 problem, wifi instability/disconnection

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My lg g4 has wifi instability/random wifi disconnection when using ipv6 with wifi.

The only workaround I have found is to disable IPV6 on my phone.

I have already tried reseting/updating the phone without sucess

Is there anything I could do to keep IPV6 (I have heard it's not a very good thing to disable it)
? Maybe change some router setting ?


texts: Boot Loop On Reboot After Successful Root (With KingoRoot & KingRoot)

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I first tried to root my Samsung Grand Prime (SM-G530W) a while back using KingRoot and it succeeded, but after restarted my device it got stuck in a boot loop and eventually showed the "Custom binary blocked by FRP lock" error, but after factory resetting it everything was fine again. Now, I tried to root my phone again using KingoRoot this time, once again it was successful, but now it's stuck in another boot loop and there is no error message. I tried booting into recovery mode and factory resetting, but the problem still occurs. What can I do???

Also, I only have today and tomorrow to figure this out, so I posted this EVERYWHERE.
Here's the thread on other websites, see if you can find any useful info:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/general-help-how/717089-boot-loop-reboot-after-successful-root-kingoroot-kingroot.html?mn_qa=1#post5369840
http://www.androidauthority.com/community/threads/boot-loop-on-reboot-after-successful-root-with-kingoroot-kingroot.30729/

There's also 3 more, I'll link them if I get at least 10 rep (it's required).


texts: Nexus 7 won't boot after installing twrp

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In How do I root my Nexus 7? step 7, I couldn't figure out what "on-device fastboot controls" meant. Now when I boot the nexus 7, the google logo with an open padlock appears for a second, and then the colorful 4-circles android animation spins, for many hours.

Just once, I saw the Teamwin splash screen, showing the version number 3.1.1-0 matching the twrp.img that I'd downloaded from dl.twrp.me and flashed in step 6.  (Yes, it's the right version, "flo" for nexus-7 2013 wifi.)

adb devices and adb reboot bootloader both report no devices found.

The battery is full, and staying full while the USB cable to the PC is plugged in.

How do I restore the tablet to a state where I can either give it commands from its screen, or from adb over USB from my win7 PC?

Is there some magical button-holding or adb command that can interrupt or prevent its infinite loop?  Holding the power button for 5 seconds returns it to the google logo, but then the dance starts all over again.  (It's fine to wipe the data on it. My eventual goal is to install cyanogenmod CM13.)


texts: How can I get rid of "Caller Name ID" from notification panel?

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"Caller Name ID" appears on the notification panel constantly even though I clear all the notifications.

How can get rid of this?

(I'm not asking how to uninstall this app.)


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I'm running Android Pie on a rooted OnePlus 6, and I wanted to know how I can enable OTG with a shell command. I need this in order to automate some tasks.

There is a setting that can toggle OTG, found in settings > system > OTG storage, so I figured something like this would work:

settings put global otg_enabled 1

However I'm unsure what the setting for OTG is actually called; I tried a bunch of possibilities but none seemed to work. Also tried googling it, but found nothing.

Anyone able to help me out here?


texts: How to save a text file from the browser?

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I was reading a game FAQ on my Galaxy S II with the stock browser, and was a little surprised that I had no option to save the .txt file to the phone.

Is this possible?


texts: How To Selectively Update Applications On Google Play?

texts: I would like to know how to update manually only apps that I want and not all apps at once when every other day they get updated again. How to checkmark only specific apps I want to manually update?


texts: How to Slave Chromebook's Display for Android by RB/HDMI?

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Condition: Slave Chromebook's Display for Android by Microcontroller/HDMI
Proposal: Microcontroller as a router in the local network which streams phone output to the local network, which Chromebook can access and view real-time
Support: Chromebook's display cannot work as a real slave itself for the phone

I would like to use my Android phone on the external monitor. I am thinking if any Chromebook's monitor could work as a slave for your Android phone, although it is not supported by their design. A microcontroller is needed in the solution between Chromebook and Android phone.

Hardware: Chromebook 2 Toshiba 13", Chromebook 2 Acer 13" and/or any
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S4 gt-i9506 and/or any
Phone System: CyanogenMod 13, Temasek's rom with patches
Microcontroller open: Raspberry Pi 3 b (RB3b), FPGA (SnickerDoodle), Pine64
Network: localhost HTTPS


texts: How do I recover photos taken from guest account in andriod 5.0

texts: On my Nexus 5, with Android 5.0.1, I had switched to guest user and had taken some photos. Then I switched back to my admin user. A day after I switched back to guest user to get those photos and started a new session instead of continuing the previous session and I lost all my photos. I know starting a new session would have deleted all data of previous guest user as it is temporary data, however is there any way I can recover those photos deleted from guest account.


texts: how to get back up of all phone data after Flash stock ROM?

texts: i am having Letv 2 mobile phone, unfortunately i uninstall google launcher and my phone stop working. i was advised to update system and my all phone data has been lost. i want all phone data back, please help me how do i get it back?


texts: Is there any graphic-accelerated PDF reader for Android?

texts: I use Adobe's Reader and ThinkFree Office, but they both are too slow. Any suggestions?


texts: Background apps get killed (by something other than battery optimization)

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All of my background apps get killed when I turn off the screen.
This is particularly annoying for my most-used messaging app, WhatsApp.

I've looked at the obvious "Battery Optimization" option:

Based on advice found elsewhere, I've checked that the background process limit in developer options is the default (I've never changed this AFAIK):

And yet, it gets killed in the same manner as battery optimization would. If I look at running background processes:

When I then press the power button, and power it back on after < 10s, the list is the same. But if I wait longer than that:

...whatsapp has disappeared.

This happens for all apps I install that have some sort of useful background feature - the Battery Optimization setting doesn't seem to do its job anymore.

What else can I try to diagnose this?

NB0: Android 7.0 on DOOGEE S60

NB1: This just started happening some time ago, i.e., it did work propertly when I got the phone.

NB2: I know how to use adb

NB3: I'm also fond of trying new apps and have ~400 apps installed. Ideally, I don't uninstall/disable all of them 1-by-1 to see which one is the culprit...


texts: Alarm Controller is sending me unwanted notifications, ads

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From many days I am getting unwanted ads and notifications. I uninstalled many app, and also did a factory reset also, After searching, I found Alarm Controller may be the culprit. As I lock my screen and the then try to unlock it again, the on-screen ads blinks all the time. I had a screenshot of the app

Please help me to get rid of these ads. Let me know if any more information needed.


texts: "Open link in new tab" missing in Google Search bar

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On a Galaxy S4 I9505 with Android 4.2.2, typing something in the Google search bar widget on the home screen opens a browser page with search results. The problem is that you can't open multiple tabs from this page, as no menu opens on long-tapping a link.

As the Google bar on the home page is the fastest way to start a search, is there a way to set it so that it opens results in a different browser, or to enable the "Open in new tab" functionality in search results?


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I have an HTC EVO 4G and I've been using the manufacturer's supplied app for wireless tethering.  It works great but is missing are several key features I require:

Statically assigned IP addresses for connected clients
Port forwarding

Is there a way to enable this functionality?


texts: Is K-9 Mail susceptible to MITM attacks?

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I am using K-9 Mail on Android and have set the SSL option to 'SSL (strict)'.

My understanding is that with this option K-9 definitely requires a valid SSL certificate which is issued by a trusted CA, i.e. no self-signed certificates.

What I am wondering about is whether K-9 actually evaluates the CN field in the certificate, i.e. whether it only accepts a certificate as valid and trusted if the CN and the mail server's DNS name match. This is IMO a fundamental requirement in order to not fall for MITM attacks. If K-9 did not match those, in the worst case K-9 would accept any (wildcard) certificate presented on the condition that is has been signed by a trusted CA.

Has anyone tested/confirmed/verified that this is not the case?


texts: Is there Any Way to Make Android Stay on the Same Page on the Application Drawer after Pressing the Home Button?

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Often, I press the home button to end an unresponsive app, with intentions of starting the app back up. However, when I open back up the application drawer, it is always on the first page, and not the page I was previously on, which wastes time. Is there any setting that can change this so that the last page visited will be reopened? (LG Nexus 5, Running Android 4.4.4) I apologise for the terrible question, I know it's probably just the way things are, but it can get irritating. Perhaps, if it is not possible to change this, I will have to get into the habit of searching for apps using "Google Now" on my home screen, but, in the meantime, I shall wait and see. Thank you for any contribution.

EDIT: I am new to this, so I may have tagged something irrelevant or placed my question in the wrong place etc.


texts: Android 9.0 x86 apps keep crashing - no native bridge

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So I'm not an expert in Android or in OSes in general although I can make my way around a Linux environment, just to add as a pretext.
I recently installed Android 9 x86 on a Linx 1010b tablet (Intel processor), and I have had many problems launching certain apps that just crash quickly after launching. I have installed and re-installed Android 7 and 8 x86 multiple times and it doesn't matter which version I use, I just have trouble using some apps. I also tend to have a problem installing apps (after about 8 apps installed, play store gets stuck on 'downloading', 'installing', or '95.99 %').
So I did some reading and found it may be to do with something to do with ARM (still not entirely sure what it is), so I decided to enable it, but when I enable the native bridge on my tablet, I get a download manager process, but shortly after stops, and the enabled button switches back to grey 'disabled'. I further found that libhoudini tends to be used for this native bridge, and I searched and couldn't find one for Android 9, and maybe this is why I am unable to enable it. Running /system/bin/enable_nativebridge as a super user in the terminal emulator was also ineffective and resulted in the error 'no such file or directory'.
Does anybody have any advice on what I should do? Is this really the source of my problem — not having a native bridge? Is it impossible to run Android with an Intel processor? Is there an alternative to libhoudini? Are there any versions of Android I can use and guaranteed to work — I basically need a few apps and that's it — Microsoft Office, Adobe, Kindle, Udemy, Coursera, and YouTube.


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I have an Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 model 60451 running Android 6.0.1 and it updated a few days ago turning File Manager into adware that would reinstall itself no matter what I did. I tried everything I could find on the internet, including from Is this "Boost" / File Manager app a true system app or malware?.

I did as suggested and stopped auto-updates in Google Play. The only difference was that Google Play wasn't showing any apps when I clicked there. But I still was able to select no auto-updates in settings in Google Play. It hasn't reinstalled again for a while, but it's back. It's beginning to look like a factory reset is in order and then doesn't allow any more updates.

Finally, I did a full factory reset after stopping all updates on Google Play and the automatic restore on the phone and it not only appears again, it has another toolbar with it. Actually I did this 4 different times, all the while stopping everything that could be stopped. Finally, I closed down my Google account entirely and then did a factory reset. The result, it's back. File Manager comes with the phone but until an update last week it was unobtrusive.

I have never downloaded it deliberately or rooted my phone or downloaded an APK file or anything other than Google Play apps. I have been working on this for the past several days (obsession) and don't find any way to get rid of this.

Is it possible to delete Alcatel File Manager completely?


texts: Is there an Android app that can use the GPS to track my location, distance, and time traveled on a map?

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I have a few use cases for this - running or walking to track distance and time, hiking to know if I'm backtracking on myself, and driving aimlessly (well, when gas prices are cheaper than they are now) around an area to explore it so I know places that I've already been.

I did a quick look around the market and nothing stood out. Does something like this exist?


texts: Will hard resetting my device remove the Android upgrade?

texts: I have updated the samsung galaxy s4 OS from Kitkat to Lollipop using system update. Now I want to hard reset. Does anyone know that after the hard reset Lollipop OS remains or it reverts to Kitkat?


texts: Removing files from & repackaging CyanogenMod ROM zip files

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The current CM10 + GApps experience on Motorola Xoom is plagued by the size of the CM10 ROM -- there isn't enough space left after flashing the CM10 zip to fully flash the GApps zip. This results in gtalk force-closing while trying to video chat and some other issues.

I've been following a discussion about this on the XDA development forum for Xoom. Here's someone mentioning that he 'removed' some files from the CM10 ROM zip file to reduce it's size: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34462283#post34462283

Could someone guide me how to do this?
Is it simply unzipping the file, deleting certain files and re-zipping?
or is there more ? (like signing the file)
To remove apps from the ROM, should the .apk file simply be removed or do apps also have
associated files that need to be removed as well?

In the same discussion some people talk about moving certain files from the system partition to the data partition? How could this symlinks information be stored in the ROM zip file? or are they talking about creating the symlinks after flashing the zip?

Thanks


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I use the latest version of BlueStacks as a simulator on my PC at the office.
I've installed Instagram on the BlueStacks simulator to work easier when I don't have my mobile phone with me at the office. My PC is OptiPlex 9020 - i7 and I have installed the latest version of BlueStacks.
The problem is that I see the Instagram videos upside down.
Should I change any setting?


texts: How to make phone say something from commandline

texts: I want to send a command which makes the phone say something. Is there any way I can install such a command, or is there one that I don't know about? The phone is rooted so I have full access to it and can do whatever is needed


texts: Google Chrome - Do Incognito tabs automatically delete if phone runs out of battery?

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so recently, I was looking through some personal information on another friends Galaxy s4 (running Kit Kat) when the battery went out. Problem was, I was using incognito mode.

My question is, if there are incognito tabs running and the phone runs out of battery, once it is switched on again, does it still re-open the incognito tabs?

Much appreciated,
Jacob


texts: Installed CM12 on Sprint Galaxy S4, GAPPS crashing upon start

texts: So I just installed CM12 for my Sprint Galaxy S4 using TWRP 2.6.3.0, after doing the format of the internal SD and factory reset (guessing the factory reset after format is probably not needed). I installed the cm-12-20150302-NIGHTLY-jfltespr and gapps-L-2-25-15. It loads the splash screen for CM, upgrades all the apps, and then once it comes up for me to start configuring CM I get tons of pop ups stating all the gapps have unfortunately crashed. Any idea what I've done wrong and how to fix it? Unfortunately, I think I deleted the backup I took when I did the format. I'm looking for an old backup I think I saved to my gdrive, but hopefully there is a simple fix to my dilemma?


texts: How do I determine exactly which process is draining my battery?

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Every since installing Android 6.0.1, my phone runs very hot and my battery drains crazy fast.

With a little trial and error, I eventually determined that at least one process called AtFwdService was sucking the life out of my battery. However, even after killing that process, I still have periods of time where my battery drains rapidly.

I saw this question, though it seems targeted at Cyanogenmod phones, or maybe rooted phones. I have a stock, unrooted rom. In any case, I went with the accepted solution, to install an app called Watchdog, but it has revealed literally nothing. Maybe it needs root access to run properly.

I also installed Gsamm Battery Monitor Pro, and it tells me how hot my battery is running, what my battery drain projection is, and has nice graphs. But it also fails to tell me exactly what is draining my battery. For example, under "App Usage" it shows "Android System" as using 52%(!) of my battery. Clearly the problem is in there somewhere.

But, if I click on Android System, I see a huge list of installed packages. There's a "Manage" button which lets me act on specific packages, but none of the lists give me any indication of what package is the one draining my battery.

The default Battery Usage in Settings also tells me that the problem is somewhere in Android System, but says nothing more specific. In Developer Options, under Running Services, I see a list of running services, but these are not processes necessarily, and the list is not as complete as what's shown in the Gsamm app, so it seems I'm not getting the full picture.

Is there a way to find out exactly what process is murdering my battery?


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Every month I need to execute USSD-command. I want to automatize it. My idea is to write shell-script for SManager. I found two ways to make a call (tested from adb):

service call phone 2 s16 '*100#'

and

am start -a android.intent.action.CALL -d tel:*100#

But this commands call to *100# instead of execute ussd.

My Android is 4.2.2, rooted Cyanogen 10.1.3


texts: My phone (Samsung Galaxy S) has a loud "tick" on some actions (opening and closing applications or menus) It is fine when I don't have my headset on, but with earphones in it is unbearably high pitched.  Is there a way to control this noise so it it doesnt' happen when I've got my headphones on?


texts: New "On cbvl" notification on lock screen

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I just noticed about an hour ago that on my lock screen, on the bottom left just above my phone icon, there is a new suspicious looking "on cbvl" notification.

There are 3 little notifications in the cluster. The first is the wifi icon with "sprint", which is usually there. The second is "Charging" which is normally there when I'm charging. The third is this new mystery line that has the silhouette-of-a-head icon (used for contacts) that says "On cbvl".

Does anyone know what this is? It is making me very nervous because I cant find anything on Google about it.


texts: HTC ONE hung and can not restart the phone

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I have a HTC ONE. While using the phone it got hung. And when i tried to use the power button the Display as well got switched off.

Now When i try to hold the Power button for ten seconds and try to hard restart its of no use. When i connect the phone to a pc via USB i get the device detected sound on windows but HTC One doesnt show its mass storage.

Any way to solve this problem ?


texts: profile picture appears in gchat but nowhere else

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Has anyone else had problems with their gmail profile pictures only appearing in the gchat message threads, but NOT when sending text messages through the Google Nexus S to other cell phones??

I thought that I had my phone synced up with my gmail account, so I don't know if I've missed a step.


texts: How to choose snooze time for calendar event notification?

texts: Maybe I took this for granted in my Windows Mobile years - but I'm having an issue with my new Galaxy S (Fascinate on Verizon). When a reminder pops up for a calendar event, I only see an option to "Snooze All" or "Dismiss". Can I not pick a snooze time? It appears that the default snooze time is 5 minutes. On Windows Mobile, when a reminder pops up, I can choose to snooze 1, 5, 15, 30, 60, 120 minutes etc. I used this constantly and would really hate to lose it. I'm sure there are third party apps that can do this, but does anyone know if there's a way to do this with the stock calendar? Thanks!


texts: Offline initial setup from previous phone

texts: What's the best way to copy everything (apps and their data, contacts, sms, phone settings if possible...) from a nexus 5 to nexus 5x, both using android 6.x, in offline mode, ie without using any google account or similar ?


texts: Running older Android apps on Android Pie

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I have Samsung Galaxy J9 running on Android 9 Pie. I bought Grapher Pro from the Play Store and installed it. When I tried to run it, a message was shown:

  This apk was built for an older version of Android.

Because of this, I refunded it.

Is there any way to run such apps?
The free version doesn't show the issue though.


texts: Selfie stick button causes google now to listen

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I am using motorola E (2nd gen). i have a selfie stick with audio jack port. when i attach the selfie stick, and hit the button on the stick, it displays a window where it says

  listening...

and then says

  tap mic to start listening

I tried disabling google now(as i dont use it). but still no luck.
any help will be appreciated.

-thanx


texts: Some disabled function on Huawei CUN-L21

texts: usually I can free space on the internal memory of the phone in this way: settings - memory - internal archive - cached data (translation from Italian, excuse me). with my current phone, Huawei CUN-L21 Android 5.1 EMUI 3.1 I can not do it. nothing happens with a tap. another problem is that I can not move apps on the sd card. the option is there, but it is disabled (lighter color). what is the real problem of my phone?


texts: Microphone not working properly during call (LG G2)

texts: I have an LG G2 (d802) with a rooted Lollipop rom installed. During any call the person I'm speaking with has difficulties hearing my voice due to stuttering and distorted sound. Sometimes they stop hearing me altogether and I found out that if I mute and unmute the microphone it starts working again for a very brief period of time. Before dispatching it to the repair shop, is there anything I can do to try and fix the problem? To rule out any (possible?) software bugs. Thanks


texts: Storing data on external SD Card in Android 4 (ICS) for Sony Xperia J?

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I searched the web and several forums, but still haven't found a good answer.

I bought a Sony Xperia J. It's a pretty basic phone with Android 4 (ICS). It has 800 MB of Phone memory and 4 GB of Internal storage. I wanted to download Sygic navigation and the maps that I wanted to use. The phone said "not enough space" because Sygic wanted to use 2 GB and I had only 1.4 GB of my Internal storage available.

I thought that if I bought at least 16 GB microSD card, that would solve the problem. No, it didn't, because the stupid phone won't install downloaded apps to the external card. My previous phone (Blackberry Curve) did it all automatically. I just inserted the SD card and the phone downloaded and installed all to the microSD card (I had just 2GB card, because it was enough).

I can store music and pictures on my external card which I download to my phone via USB from my PC. But I want my phone to recognize the external card as an available space to download apps from Play Store and so on.

How can I define my external card as the primary storage? I'm not an expert and I don't really want to root my phone if there's any other way. If the only way is to root it, can anyone write a step-by-step guide for Android ICS?

Thank you all in advance! :)


texts: What are these small 8-4-4-4-12 hexdigits-named files in root dir?

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(Post edited to add more info.)

My Android phone contains, in the lowest user-accessible directories of both phone storage and SD card, several small files named xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx where x is a hex digit.

There are three of them in the phone storage /sdcard (all zero size), owned by root:sdcard_rw and mode 664.  And there are six in the external SD card /mnt/extSdCard (some zero size, some 36 bytes long), owned by system:media_rw and mode 775.  Dates range from 2013 to one week ago.
All files are readable, and those who aren't empty contain only a string which is identical to the filename.

I was curious to know what is the purpose of these files and if they can be deleted safely.

Is it a coincidence that they have the same format as an UUID?


texts: How to partition SD card using LG G Vista as card reader(without root)

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I am trying to root my G vista but all the methods I have found so far require an sd card formatted to EXT2 partition. I do not have an external reader so my only option is to use the phone as a reader. I have found some methods to do this with ADB but all of them require root. Other forums have said that I should be able to format it directly from settings but the option doesn't show up for me.

Either a good approach to formatting the sd card through the phone or a root method that doesn't require a formatted card would be nice.

I am running ubuntu but can switch to windows if that would make my life easier.


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I have setup adb server and client within the Android device and can issue adb commands via terminal emulator.

But I need to have the fastboot in the same way. My requirement is to temporarily boot into TWRP without a PC or another Android device:

# fastboot boot /path/to/twrp.img

I think the Android has fastboot-over-usb.


texts: How to store system app's settings on /system partition?

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I have a system app, and I need that both the application itself and its settings shall be in /system partition.

I can change the application to be in system by moving from /data/app to /system/app.

Yet, I see that the configuration/settings are still saved somewhere in /data (not sure where).

Is it possible to change it to be in /system? If yes, how?

Thanks.


texts: Block internet access before firewall starts at boot

texts:
I have an old Android phone with Ice Cream Sandwich and DroidWall as a firewall, which makes sure that apps can't use the 3G unless I enable it for that app. DroidWall starts on boot but there is a very brief time before it starts when any app can use the internet.

What I would like to do is stop all incoming and outgoing internet access until DroidWall automatically runs on boot to put the firewall rules in place. DroidWall allows running a script when it starts so conceivably I could undo the block-everything rules when it starts. The phone is rooted but doesn't have a /etc/init.d/.

Basically I want to make sure there is not even a second that traffic can get out before the firewall. 3G is expensive but I need it so I can't turn it off.


texts: Google Maps Location History is showing an incorrect location

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I have a major problem that I hope someone can help with. On my Google Maps feature under my Location History it shows a location that I was never at at any point, but when my wife happened to see that location she doesn't believe me that the GPS could be wrong and pinpoint that location if I was never there.

I was first wondering myself how could that could be possible if I was never there or my phone was never at that location that was 35 miles away from me and second is there any way I could prove the GPS being wrong? Can I contact Google Maps and can they give an official printout of that certain day and every location I was? I really need to prove my honesty to her and hope there is a way.


texts: How can I allow a second user account to unlock my device after a reboot?

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I recently damaged the screen on my phone and am sending it in for repair. The repair shop I am using wants to be able to access certain features of the device, like the camera, Wi-Fi, etc, in order to test that they still work properly after the repair is complete. I'd like to give them this option without granting them full access to all the data on my phone, and without having to perform a factory reset, so I created a new user account for the repair shop to use.

Unfortunately, while performing the repair the repair shop will need to power the phone down, and here's where I run into a problem. After rebooting my phone, the lock screen for my main user account appears showing the message "Unlock for all features and data.", and doesn't allow switching to the repair shop's account until after the device is unlocked. You can see the repair shop's user account in the settings pulldown menu, but it is greyed out and tapping it does nothing. This defeats the purpose of having a separate account, as it seems my main account's password is required in order to access the repair shop's account.

I am using a Google Pixel, and disk encryption is enabled. (As it is by default.) Note that the Pixel uses file-based encryption, so in theory it should be possible for different users to use different decryption keys for their files. (Though I have no idea if that's possible in practice, which is why I'm asking this question.)

Is there a way to allow other user accounts to access my device after a reboot?


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I own a MIUI-powered HD2 and a Chinese tablet on which I would like to install a couple of free apps that are intended for Italian market. I can see these apps from an A500 tablet but not from these two devices.

I tried Market Enabler (all are already rooted) on both the devices but it seems that it doesn't work. I can still see Chinese apps on the tablet and I'm still on an unknown market from the phone. I would actually like to install Skype on the tablet.

Does somebody know if Android Market now prevents Market enabler to do the trick? I also tried a couple of other enabler apps, but one said that operator change failed.

I understand that my question may look duplicate because lots of people ask how to install other-countries apps, but I'm asking if Google implemented some countermeasures.

Thank you.

[Update] I tried the following

Clear Market data from Settings\Applications\Manage\All\Market
Ran Market Enabler, set current market to Italy - TIM (should be 22201), said NO to prompt to switch to market at once. Checked that status bar reported "Current market: Italy"
Rebooted
Checked that ME ran on startup by su notification
Started ME, noticed that current market is Unknown
Switched again to Italy from list, chose YES to boot market
Accepted Android Market license, still saw Chinese apps and no trace of Skype or other apps that I need


texts: How can I use browser userscripts on my Android phone?

texts: I am a passionate Stack Exchange user and I have a lot of userscripts in my desktop Chrome browser, installed with Tampermonkey. I want to use them on my Android phone, is it possible?


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On a Nexus 5 D820 with the latest Google stock images installed. Note: data formatted as ext4.

Steps taken:

1) flashed hammerheadcaf TWRP

2) wiped all data

3) flashed CM13 CAF zip

4) 2 errors, same: unknown command: [log]

Power off, and then attempted a boot. Nothing. Just a black screen. Do I need an older Nexus 5 Bootloader/Radio Image?

Edit: This may be screen-related. My N5 has had its screen replaced, and others seem to possibly have a similar issue.


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I have installed AdGuard Pro and have installed all the filters.

Nearly every video I watch on Facebook (only when using my Android phone) becomes interrupted by a video ad.

In contrast, my partner also has AdGuard Pro on a Android and she experiences zero ads during facebook videos. It seems that we have the same setup, however I receive ads and she doesn't.

I have been trying to figure out how to block these ads for over 1 year.

Please help.

Thank you


texts: Samsung Galaxy S4 verizon stuck in bootloop

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This is my device info:

What forums refer to my phone as: JFLTEVZW
Name that comes on box: Samsung Galaxy S4 Verizon SCH-I545
Carrier: Verizon
Unlocked: Yes
Root: When my phone was working, Yes

I used safestrap to install hyperdrive ROM for my phone, and now it is in bootloop. I cleared my cache partition, and did a factory reset. I need to wipe DALVIK cache from my laptop because Clockwork mod and twrp does not install. is there any way to do that on linux... if there isn't is there another method. thanks


texts: Why aren't my app icons showing up after installed?

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I have Moto X Style phone having Android 6.0.

Today I installed "Stereo Bluetooth Headset SBH52" app on my phone, but I am not able to open this app because there is no app launcher icon in the launcher. In Play Store, it's also showing Uninstall button only. I am able to see the app in Setting > Apps. Here, only Uninstall button is enabled.

I have one more app "Exchange Server" which is there in Apps list, but the icon is not available in the launcher.

I also have restarted the phone. I removed the SD card, then again installed these app from Play Store, but still the issue is there.

Why are there no app icons showing up?


texts: Clearing photos space from device via USB, keeping auto backup

texts: I am running out of storage space on my mobile device.  I am using photos auto-backup, and would like to still be available to view my photos/videos when I want to from my device.  Can I connect via USB and delete/move files from Internal Storage\DCIM\Camera and be sure they will still be available from the photos app while I am online?


texts: Android Gmail problem: Primary not showing up

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In the past week or so, the Primary Gmails are not showing up on my android.  Social and Promotions are available but not the Primary (an icon shows up and the caption reads "You're all done".
I looked at Google solutions and updated the app, the sync is checked, the days are set to 30 days, etc. I restarted after checking all of their "solutions" but nothing worked.  Finally I sent to Inbox categories and unchecked Social and Promotion and voila, all the emails appeared like the previous version.  Sadly I actually got used to the categories but I'd rather have all my emails available so I'll filter through.  Does anyone else have this problem?  Is there another solution?


texts: Is it possible to modify the firmware used when the device is turned off?

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On (at least) some Samsung devices there is some piece of software that runs when the device is turned off. It is the one that displays the battery state when charging, along with the red/green indicator light.

It is obviously tiny, native and device-specific. It is also probably (again, at least) somehow related to the initial bootloader that e.g. puts the system in recovery mode if needed.

But would it be possible to modify that piece of software to, for example, change the light colors or other functionality? I'm really asking just in theory; even if extremely hard and non-practical, I'm curious if it would be possible.

EDIT: Just clarifying here, but I mean the software that runs when the entire device is turned off, not just the screen. I have a Galaxy S3 LTE (GT-I9305, CyanogenMod 10.1, CWM recovery 6.0), and CyanogenMod actually allows me to change the light colors when just the screen is off.

Also, I don't necessarily want to change it by any means, I am just curious if it could be changed.

Here's what the software I mean looks like on my phone (sorry for the poor quality, obviously not taken with my phone :P):


texts: How to get a list (scan) of all available Wi-fi networks/APs via ADB without root?

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Non-root solutions only.
I found bunch of questions and answers how to connect to specific wifi manually but surprisingly none about gathering network info (without requiring root or some custom packages/apps). I dont think there is legit aircrack-ng for Android, all I've seen some shady ports and regardless it will require root.
What I want is built-in way to list detected networks/APS (including placeholder entries for hidden) via default adb


texts: My phone is unlocked, but I don't remember pin code. Recover from Google somehow?

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There's plenty of directions for those who forget their pin code and can't unlock their phone, but there's no explanation for those who have their phone UNLOCKED, but don't remember their pin code to change it.

I can use my phone right now, but I don't remember my pin. That's why once it's off or the screen is locked, which will happen at night, I suppose, I won't be able to access it anymore without wiping the data.

Is there an easier way for me to deal with the problem?


texts: Phone lock enabling using hardware buttons

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I don't normally like to lock my phone as I find it annoying.

Is it possible to enable the lock or some kind of encryption on the phone in an emergency, for example by holding down a number of the hardware buttons?


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I have copied the su binary and superuser.apk to my device via an adb root shell. The su binary is in both /system/bin and /system/xbin, and I am able to successfully use it in my adb shell (for example, I get the help menu when executing adb shell "su -h"). The superuser.apk as well as a good copy of supersu.apk (obtained from reading other similar posts here on stackexchange) are installed in /system/app.

su has been chown'ed and chmodded with the proper permissions. I've double checked that the superuser.apk and supersu.apk have been chowned by root.

Launching SuperSu.apk I get a message that says "Root undetected"
Superuser.apk shows 2 entries in the logs as having granted root

I have tried removing each of the .apks and trying just one on the system. I've also tried different precompiled su binaries I've found through XDA forums and stackexchange.com

No rooted apps work properly: I never get a prompt from Superuser.apk to grant root permissions, and root checking apps find the su binary and superuser.apk but fail to execute as root.

Can someone tell me what I'm missing?

I did find some random github article for rooting a different device that mentions a roothandler https://github.com/Unkn0wn-0nes/RootMyValet/wiki/Manual-installation-Instructions

Please note one odd constraint: I am trying to manually root, I don't care if it's just a temporary root. Flashing via TWRP is not an option, I cannot alter/remove/backup user data from this particular device, so I don't want to risk wiping it.


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I have a ONE X and have just reset it to factory default as it was starting to get laggy, I have had 8 Android phones in the last 18 mths ( I have a phone fetish) and all have been HTC except my Galaxy S 2 however when setting up notification sounds on any of my android devices I have always gone to the "Get More" in the notification sound list in settings and a bunch of other sounds are shown and I always d/l "Shooter" as its loud and distinct, however now I click "Get More" it does a search and comes back with "No available content, Tap to refresh", I don't know what I have missed or haven't done this time, yes I have internet connection and when I go through the same procedure in the Ringtone settings it works and I can d/l more ringtones  anyone got any answers other than resetting it again and starting from scratch?

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texts: What kind of app optimizations do newer Android versions do at the first reboot?

texts: I received from my phone carrier, Vodafone IT, the official OTA Google update to Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 on my Nexus S. When automatically rebooting for the first time after the update, the system displayed a notice stating that it was optimizing the installed apps. What kind of optimization does Android 4.0+ do at the first reboot?


texts:
I have a Samsung I9305 running rooted stock Android 4.4.4 with Xposed framework.

I used to be able to use USB OTG Storage devices flawlessly.

However, recently, none of them mount. I've tried third party root drivers such as Paragon, but it didn't help. I've tried drives formated in FAT32, exFAT, ext4, NTFS and HFS+ (for the latter I tried using the Paragon driver.) None of them work now.

OTG mice and keyboards still work, so that leads me to think that this may be a software problem.

Is there anything, short of a full firmware restore, that I can try to make this work?


texts: Auto-sync data turns itself off randomly

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On my Nexus 4, sync turns itself off randomly.

Almost once a day, the option Settings > Data usage > Auto-sync data gets silently unchecked. My Nexus 4 is brand new, and I have not installed any apps that I think would interfere with system settings.

This is very annoying because I cannot rely on sync at all; I frequently miss important emails etc. Manual syncing is not an option.


texts:
Not able to end the do not disturb mode. Tried clicking the 'end now' tab repeatedly, doesn't work. Neither there's anything in the settings nor in the slide down quick settings.

It's getting inconvenient to check the notifications, as the mode says 'priority only'. What are the solutions?


texts: How to change contact's photo under Android 8.0

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I am trying to change a contact's photo under my Motorola Moto Z2 Play / Android 8.0.0 (Security Patch July 2019):

Contacts >  (find a contact) >  (edit contact) >  (change photo) > Select new photo

and I am hit with an error saying:

No pictures are available on the device.

I don't understand this situation, because:

I have dozens of photos and pictures on this device, in "DCIM", "Pictures" and others,
I can change widget's icon without any problem (my launcher allows this),
I've been changing contacts' photos many times on this device.
I've managed to change contact's photo on other devices and Android versions (A9 and One),
I don't think this is due to SAF (details: here and here), because I am still on A8, not A10.

Since I did this last time a couple of months / maybe a year ago. The only thing that comes to my mind is that I did this last time under old, good Android 7.1.2. And the recent update to Android 8.0.0 maybe messed up something.
I have tried putting new photo into every folder that came to my mind:

root,
DCIM,
DCIM/Camera,
Pictures,
Pictures/Contacts (I've been using this one for years).

All for nothing. Always seeing this damn message.
I even went as far as:

Contacts >  (find a contact) >  (edit contact) >  (change photo) > Take new photo,
capture some test image,
use it,
see, where it is stored (turned out that in: DCIM/Camera, as expected),
remove it,
try again using "Select new photo".

My phone went as wako as allowing me to change the photo of one of contacts in the first place (i.e. after using "Take new photo"), stored it in DCIM/Camera folder and when I tried to use the very same photo from the very same folder, but using "Select new photo" instead, it again claimed that I have no pictures in this device).
Can anyone help me? How to workaround this problem? How to change contact's photo in A8?


texts: unable to free up space on samsung s3 mini

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I've got a Samsung S3 mini. It keeps telling me that I have insufficient space. I have just deleted loads of photos and videos, I only have a few apps. Instagram, pinterest, watsapp and picsart. I deleted two of the apps but it's still saying insufficiant space. I have no idea what i'm doing wrong? I have restarted the phone to see if that helps but NOTHING.

When I've gone into storage it says that I have 810mb in the downloads...so i clicked on it and cleared the two things that I had in there, it's cleared them but is still saying 810mb..

HELP


texts: K-9 Mail - Pushing mail only when interacting with app needed

texts:
With K-9 Mail, could you please advise if it is possible to have these mail fetching settings:

1) Polling every hour, both when interacting with the app and when running in the background.

but also:

2) Pushing all folders only when interacting with the app, but not when the app is just running in the background.

The reason for this is that I like push to update folders promptly when interacting with the app, but don't want to have unnecessary push connections open in the background.  However, I still like to poll in the background to be notified of new messages periodically.

I am using a Gmail IMAP account on a tablet running Android 5.0.1.

I have read through the documentation and been through the settings but would just like clarification on the above points.


texts:
What icons are these?

Not sure if these can be seen well enough.


texts: Is there a way to disable the dock entirely on Trebuchet on CyanogenMod?  I find that I always go to my main home screen before touching the app drawer out of habit, so I'd like to have that extra space for the regular screens.  Is this possible?


texts: How to turn Android tablet into network photo frame?

texts: I have a qnap NAS which shares media via samba shares and upnp (dlna/twonkey). I'd like to run a photo gallery app which displays shared photos so I don't have to copy them to my tablet. No luck finding a DNA client that has a decent photo gallery yet... also couldn't find an app that lets me mount a smb share like smbfs for Linux.. any other ideas? Launching needs to be very simple.


texts: Remove additional date from notification and lock screen

texts:
In my Samsung Galaxy S8, Android 9, I see an additional date, showing in parentheses, both on the lock screen and in the notification bar when I roll it down. For example, right now it says "16:58 Mon, April 8 (FAR 19)".
I'm attaching a screenshot of the lock screen, but it also appears in the notification bar.

I checked within all the apps I could think of, also looked to see that I don't have any "other calendar" or "alternative calendar" configured. Also, I found out that FAR is a Persian calendar which makes no sense for me...

Tried already contacting Samsung chat support but the couldn't help (they did ask me to reset my phone configuration and to clear caches and other stuff).


texts: Apply OTA Update for Android 4.3 to AT&T SGS3 i747

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My Galaxy S3 (i747) has just informed me that there is an OTA update available from AT&T. I have stock Android 4.1.1 on there right now, but I have the device rooted with Clockwork 5.x.

When I attempted to apply the OTA update, the phone (at first) looked like it was going to apply it, but then Clockwork opened with the error: Failed to verify whole-file signature (along with some other messages) and when I rebooted, Android said something like "The update was interrupted."

So, here's my question, I guess: Is there something I can do with Clockwork 5.x where it can apply the OTA update for me -or- do I need to:

Flash stock AT&T recovery (Will this remove root? Does that even matter?)
Apply the update in the "official" way
Re-download and re-apply Clockwork to re-root the device

If I follow either of these steps, all of my data will be preserved during the upgrade, correct?


texts: Brand new galaxy tab 2 7.0 can't connect to wifi? Authentication error every time I try

texts:
My tablet won't connect to wifi. I get authentication error every time
I try and it just says error every time..


texts: Disabling "Storage space running out" notification in Status Bar?

texts: Is there any way to disable the "Storage space running out" notification on Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 [Android 4.2.2], through ADB or otherwise ?


texts: Can plugging a Galaxy S6 directly into the outlet short circuit it?

texts: I just bought the S6 whch cost me $800 so I really want to know if the technology has advanced enough that I can charge my phone using a Blackberry travel charger without using a surge protector?  I remember reading that spikes in electricity could damage electronics right?  I usually use the Belkin mini USB travel hub but I don't have it right now and I really need to charge the phone but I don't want to risk damaging the phone in any way. Any suggestions?


texts: RECOVER home screen folders/ internet shortcuts

texts:
I accidentally deleted some internet shortcuts from my Android home screen, that includes folders with more internet shortcuts.
I don't know if there is a trash bin but that would be nice. I cannot find a note on this anywhere, or is there an app to help with that? Thanks
Samsung Galaxy J37v.04
if useful:
alternativeto.net
note:   I do not have a PC available, and only have this smartphone...  checking something called dumpster.
This is my first smartphone. Can I use a cloud storage or what??


texts: How can I add a video camera shortcut to the home screen?

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My Pixel 3 (standard size--why no tag?) had both camera and video shortcuts on the home screen. I must've pocked-edited it, because the video camera one is gone. I can't figure out how to add it back. There's no dedicated video camera app.
Thanks much.


texts: I really want to open up root mode on this phone, but everything that I have tried says root unavailable. Can someone point me in the right direction?


texts:
I configured Google Voice to forward call to my phone. However, even when the phone on silent mode (no sound, no vibration), the phone vibrates.
How can I configure Google Voice so that when I receive a call my phone from Google Voice, the phone doesn't vibrate? I want it to stay 100% silent.
I use Samsung Galaxy S9 (non-rooted Android 10, One UI 2.0).


texts: Why a system app disappears unless updated?

texts:
I happened on lollipop 5.1.1 and to one or two app at a time, for some reason the said app just won't show app in application list(and i can't use it)... ahh i can still see it in system/app or system/priv-app

When i attempt to reinstall the package manager behaves like am updating it and i can now use it(surprisingly my data and settings are all there as if i was just updating).

But again if integrate update into system using link2sd or manually move the app files from data/app to system/app or system/priv-app and fix permissions, the app disappears again...

Please help, i really find it pointless to have an anti-thief app on data/ (everybody knows how to reset an android nowadays)..

I had an issue first with "google play services" on Sony C3 (didn't mind that then and decided i wont be integrating its updates to system) and now "avast anti-thief" on Samsung note 10.1, the devices have the same version of busybox installed and are both on stock android 5.1.1.


texts: Disable autocorrect from specific application

texts:
I'm using my device to do code with Jside and I absolutely need to disable autocorrection. Is there a way to specify application that shall not use autocorrection ?

(Since I'm using swiftkey a lot I need it for texting etc..)


texts: How can I unlock a pattern lock if my screen is defunct?

texts:
I have damaged the screen on my phone, so much so, it will not allow me to get the data to transfer onto my laptop. On opening Samsung Kies, it is saying that the connected device is locked. Please enter password on the connected device. I can only assume its the pattern lock they are referring to as I have managed to unlock the sim.

As I am unable to do this due to the screen being cracked, I wondered whether there is any other way of doing this, before sending the same onto my insurance company, as they are saying that I will lose all the data! Cant see why seeing as its just the hardware that is damaged and not the software.


texts: Unable to upgrade ROM [status 7] and Failed to verify whole-life package

texts: i am having an issue upgrading my Serioux S800TAB to android 4.2.2: i get an error: status 7. I have googled the error, and done what the tutorial said, but now i have the error "Failed to verify whole-life package". Any tips on how can i make the ROM work?


texts: How can I backup contacts on a SIM card to my computer?

texts: My brother wants me to backup the data in his SIM card. How can I copy this to my computer without messing up my own contacts?


texts: Note 3 "Security information" notification

texts:
I've just set up a new Galaxy Note 3 and I keep getting the following notification:

  Security information

  An application attempted to access system on your device without
  authorisation. This attempt has been blocked.

I have no idea what's causing this as there is no application listed as the culprit. Some forums point to disabling Knox as a solution, but I've done that and still get the same. (Anyway, the phone only includes a link to download the full app, so I doubt that would have been it.) I also know that I can hide the notification for 30 days, but that's just hiding the problem, not fixing it.

What is causing this to keep popping up and what can I do to fix it?


texts: How to Stop apps from waking other apps?

texts: I've been running xposed on my galaxy note 2 with 4.1.1. I have greenify enabled as well as android tuner with perms blocked.  Also,  I have everything scrambled with xprivacy. I have facebbok selected for hibernation.  Everytime I open Plume, I noticed that facebook app comes out of hibernation.  I had this same problem with "Keep" months ago,  but was able to cut the directory path through greenify. I don't see that option anymore.  I have gone through and set everything I can think of to stop this,  yet facebook still wakes when I launch Plume. Also  whenever  I use  SwiftKey (which is everytime I enter text!) it also wakes Facebook.


texts: What is the difference between connecting to Wi-fi network by tap(manually) and automatic (when there is no other available networks)

texts: What is the difference between connecting to the Wi-fi network by tap(manually) and automatic (when there are no other available networks)? Do these operations have different technical implementations or some nuances?


texts: How can I control my tablet from my PC, while using it as a second monitor?

texts:
I have a not-so-powerful computer, and sometimes, when I'm running games, tabbing out is bothersome. I managed to connect my android tablet as a second monitor for Windows, however I'd like to shift workload even more, by using the Android OS, and not just streaming Windows's stuff to the device.

Basically, I'd like something like this:
I'm playing a game, I decide I want to lookup something on chrome, move mouse to the left/right, it appears on my tablet, I open the chrome app, and google what I was looking for.

Is this possible, and if yes, what apps do I need?


texts: How to enable linux ADB connection on marshmallow when USB debugging is enabled?

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How to enable linux ADB connection on  marshmallow when USB debugging is enabled ?
I've an android TV Leelbox S1 and Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32. When it's starting I can see the SUB entry  a cup of minutes before it's gone:

Bus 001 Device 024: ID 1b8e:c003 Amlogic, Inc.

Without this entry in the result of "lsusb", I don't see how  this connection could be done.
The USB debugging is enabled in developer options. I Don't know what did I miss.

Thank for any help.


texts:
See this pic

Is this normal or a bug or something?

It states wifi is active though The device is turned off...

Android 5 moto g2.

Ive disabled "find my phone" via moto and google (at least I  think I have)

Thanks for ur time


texts: Prevent spelling suggestions from being inserted in text messages

texts: In text messaging, I noticed that whenever I try to enter a word different from the spelling suggestions, the latter prevail and my intention is ignored. Is there a way to get around this?


texts: I want to download torrent files to a fashdrive attached to modem or router (local server ) by initiating the download from the mobile device

texts:
I want to download torrent files from my mobile but since I don't have enough storage I want the files to be downloaded to my local server (the flashdrive/pendrive attached to my modem which can be accessed wirelessly), Is there a way to do this?
I don't want my laptop running continuously for downloading torrent files, instead I would like to use my mobile phone but the problem is that I have very limited storage in my android device. Is there a way to download to a remote Pendrive or storage device attached to my modem or router?
Thanks in advance.


texts: Google Photos deletes copy and original on device

texts:
I'm facing a very strange issue with the Google Photos app. Every time I copy an image with "copy to folder" (specifically not "move to folder") and then delete either the copy or the original image, both are gone.
In the trash only one image appears after that. If restored both images are back.
This is not the behavior that I natively expect. When I delete one image, I want the other one to still remain untouched in its folder.
I have searched for a solution myself, but was unsuccessful. (I only found unanswered threads like this one.)
My question is: Why is this happening and is there a way to change this behavior?

Google Photos version: 5.23.3.348108244 (newest to date)
Android version: 10


texts:
Sometimes firefox on my phone stops working properly, address bar is disabled, hamburger menu has X over it and is disabled. Only working thing is navigation inside the page (== clicking links) and new button next to hambuger menu for voice input.

Closing the firefox via X in list of running apps and starting it again fixes the issue.

How can I prevent this from happening?


texts: How can I "split" the virtual keyboard when typing on a large display in landscape mode?

texts:
I have a large Android tablet and would like to "split" the virtual keyboard when it's in landscape mode. Something similar like the iPad feature.

Is this possible and if so how?


texts: Does flashing incorrect ROMs or changing the partition table ever result in damaged motherboard components?

texts:
My question is specific to Xiaomi devices and Nvidia Tegra SoC (and possibly Qualcomm SoC too). It hasn't happened to me personally, but from the extensive forum discussions on the Xiaomi support site, its apparent that some permanent damage is caused to the motherboard components (especially the eMMC) in at least two circumstances:

When you try to change the partition table using parted or a similar utility.
When you try to flash a ROM of a different device.

Now, I'm not saying that these are sensible things to do (at least the second one), but I don't see how any of them could actually lead to any hardware issues. What I want to know is, does this happen naturally because of the way handset/tablet motherboards are designed? Or does a chip maker deliberately cause the hardware to fail in this situation to have control over their device usage (the way they control by locking the bootloader or custom source-code apparently)?


texts: Can I get a notification of failed WiFi connection for secured network?

texts: I have an HTC Hero running Android 2.1. My work has a secured wifi network that we're allowed to connect our phones too. We also have to change our account passwords every so often. When this happens, my credentials are incorrect when trying to connect to the wifi from my phone. But the phone doesn't tell me that, it just keeps trying, which ends up locking my account because of failed logins. Is there a way to get the WiFi app to notify me when the connection fails so I can update the credentials, rather than continuing to try to connect, locking out my account?


texts: ASUS Transformer TF101 freezes on many ROMs

texts:
Problem:

I have this TF101, which freezes in virtually every ROM I've tried. When I'm playing a game, refreshing Twitter timeline by dragging down, or sometimes even simply viewing settings, the screen freezes. The sound and logcat however continue. I can also turn the screen on and off by pressing the power button, but the lockscreen does not show up. When I press the volume buttons, sometimes logcat says it's registering the presses, but ignores them: I/InputDispatcher(141): Dropped event because input dispatch is disabled.

Here's a Youtube video showing the problem.

Analysis:

As said, logcat continues while the freeze is happening. Here are two logcats of the freeze and a traces.txt:

Device info: Stock ROM
Android version: 3.1
Kernel version: 2.6.36.3-00011-g3eb19ec android@Mercury #1
Build number: HMJ37.WW_epad-8.4.4.11-201107011
S/N: B70.........
Problem: Freeze as mentioned before.
Logcat

Device info: Stock ROM after 2 ASUS updates
Android version: 4.0.3
Kernel version: 2.6.39.4 android@Mercury #1
Build number: IML74K.WW_epad-9.2.1.24-20120503
S/N: B70.........
Problem: Freeze as mentioned before, but now the device reboots itself short time later.
Logcat

Device info: Prime! 1.8 ROM flashed using NVFlash
Android version: 2.3
Kernel version: 2.6.36.4-g565dea1 roach@nimda #20110816
Build number: HTJ85B.prime_epad-1.8-20110821
S/N: B70.........
Problem: Freeze as mentioned before. This is the ROM in which the freezes less frequently happen, but they still happen.
Traces.txt

Solution:

I have no idea. That's why I came here. Any help is appreciated.


texts: How to get more space by manually deleting unnecessary system files (rooted S2)?

texts:
I keep getting warning that apps cannot be installed on their default location since there is too little space.

However, when I check in system there is a bunch of space, especially for small apps of a few MBs.

Screenshots (click for larger variants)

I tried moving some apps on SD card, but again I got a message that there is not space available.

Is there some system space occupied by unnecessary files which I can manually delete?

Or other way to solve this silly bug?

This is Galaxy S2 with official 4.1 OS. I have root access (rooted phone).


texts: Can I re-size or adjust the size of the partitions that I made?  Or do I need to just start over from scratch?  I went through the process correctly several months back and now I would like to adjust the sizes of the partitions that I allocated.   I'm writing more to meet the standards of proper grammer.


texts: I got stuck in a boot loop. Can access Mi Recovery. Can't access fastboot for more than 10 seconds. I had accidentally wiped everything from my phone, without any backup. Also, I had USB Debugging off in my device. Now, how do I flash a new ROM and reboot into my system?


texts: About how  long will my touchscreen last before it starts to lose sensitivity?

texts: I've read on various posts on the net that touchscreens lose sensitivity over time, but I have not found any detailed information about why and how I can prevent this. Does anybody know why and how this happens, and how long it takes?


texts:
I'd like to be able to send out occasional group text alerts via SMS blasts to a small set of people.  I'd rather not use a standard group text message because I want everyone's individual number to be private.  I don't want people to respond and bother everyone else on the list, so it seems like a tool that could send out several individual messages would be the right way to accomplish this need.

What options, if any, are available to accomplish this?


texts: Phones wifi turns off automatically when im in wifi

texts: When I am using my wifi, after many minutes it disconnects and it will show in my screen that I am connected to my wifi again. What do I do? I checked everything.


texts: Tablet bootlooped because of bootanimation.zip ~ No TWRP/CWM support

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So I installed a bootanimation on my tablet and it bootlooped because the bootanimation basically crashes the boot sequence

So can I somehow delete bootanimation.zip file? I tried fastboot erase system/media/bootanimation.zip and it says RESULT: FAIL(unable to format)
Any help is appreciated


texts: How to manually bypass dm-verity in order to root the device?

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I unlocked oem mode. Then burned the warranty efuse (acting as disabling the warranty).
Then, I successfully flashed cache.mbn modem.bin and system.img.ext4 through the bootloader.
However, after rebooting, the files I modified in order to get root in /system/xbin don’t appear.
According to the pit file, the partition I flashed is /dev/block/mmcblk0p44.
However, the device being mounted on /system is /dev/block/dm-0
gts3llte:/ $ mount | grep dm
/dev/block/dm-0 on /system type ext4 (ro,seclabel,relatime,norecovery).

So it seems I didn’t modify the right file. But, how I can know how /dev/block/dm-0 is built in order to modify it? Without root of course.
It should be noted that rolling back to a previous version of the firmware isn’t a problem through odin and I saw no hash block files in the fully extracted official firmware.
Update:
I noticed a file called /verity_key in the mincrypt format inside the initrd. So if I change that file along with the hash partition, I should be able to put an image with my own signing right?
But where’s the hash partition on that device? The kernel’s cmdline doesn’t contain anything about the android.vbmeta.device.
I tried to install twrp and it indeed refuses to boot it by directly going in download mode instead (but keeping the screen black).


texts: Any suggestion on how to recover deleted sms?

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Yesterday I just picked my phone from my pocket and it was prompting me to delete all my messages, and I accidentally tapped the confirm button and lost all my messages.

I don't have any backup and my phone is not rooted. Is possible to recover it?


texts: Battery charging issue in Samsung Galaxy S3

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and it is charging very very slowly when plugged into my PC. I deleted all my images and some videos and some other stuff and the charging seemed to speed up.

Is battery charging is related to available memory? I didn't think it was.


texts: Revoke GPS permission for a system app on 4.0.4

texts: I have a Sony Xperia Miro running Android 4.0.4 - Not Rooted, Stock Firmware. It contains Facebook as system app. Now, i don't want them to track me so i usually have GPS disabled. My question is now: is there a way i can enable GPS but make Facebook think its actually disabled without rooting the device?