texts: How do I fix the permissions on /system/app on my Kindle fire

texts:
I attempted to root my Amazon Kindle.  That seemed to go well, but when I tried to add the Google App Market, I apparently made a big booboo, because now I am in "constant reboot, 'kindle fire' screen of death". That is, the fire won't boot, and it just stares at me with "kindle fire".

I've googled around, and found people with my exact problem, but no way to fix it.  And my problem is this:

The permissions on my /system/app folder are as follows?

d--------- root     root              2012-01-28 13:26 app

Yeah, I know, not good.

So, how can I fix it?  I've tried the various methods out there, but basically, because the directory is so hosed on permissions, I can't do anything.  For instance, I can't run

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system

because I get

mount: Operation not permitted

and when I try

adb root

I get the cryptic

adbd cannot run as root in production builds

So I am dead in the water.

Can anyone help me fix my permissions on /system/app?


texts: Can I use my android phone to enable my computer to access bluetooth devices?

texts:
My computer can communicate with my android due to in the same wifi network.

I have bluetooth headphone and perhaps other bluetooth device (bluetooth mouse, etc).

I just bought a bluetooth dongle for my computer. However, given that my android device can communicate with my computer anyway via wifi, I wonder if it's necessary?

If anything, if it's possible, will quality deteriorate?

My question is a bit more awesome than this

How to use an Android device as bluetooth USB dongle?

This one ask if computer -> USB -> android phone -> bluetooth is possible

I am asking if computer -> wifi -> android phone -> bluetooth is possible.

In fact, I am interested in computer -> bluetooth -> android phone -> bluetooth too

Why would I? Well, Windows 10 cannot connect to 5 bluetooth headsets at once. Maybe sending the sound to my smartphone that can connect to 5 would solve that?


texts: I added a shortcut to my home screen through Chrome by selecting the "Add to Home screen option", but unfortunately added a few that do not work (they come up with "page expired" when I tap the shortcut). I deleted those shortcuts, but now I noticed when I long press the Chrome icon on my home screen, those shortcuts all still show up in the app shortcuts list. Is there a way I can delete those? I cannot seem to find a way to manage those long press shortcuts.


texts:
I want to avoid seeing any e-mails, messages, or other notifications in order to focus for a few hours. But I also use my phone to listen to music, so I can't simply put my phone in another room or otherwise avoid looking at it. Is there a way (preferably but not necessarily on an unrooted phone) to turn off all notifications so they don't appear in the status bar until notifications are turned on? It might be acceptable if notifications never show up when you turn notifications back on, but not ideal.

I use a Samsung Galaxy S6 with Android 6.0.1.

Some things I've tried and didn't do what I wanted:

Do Not Disturb Mode: prevents notifications from ringing or vibrating your phone, but doesn't prevent them from appearing in the status bar.
Settings > Notifications: doesn't seem to offer an option to turn off notifications for ALL apps (and them turn them back on), only for each app.
Airplane Mode: effectively postpones all notifications until disabled, but prevents me from streaming music.


texts: Text multiple people on Nexus 5 - KitKat / Hangouts 2.3

texts:
I have been unable to figure this out. I have seen multiple instructions online but none of them describe what I see on my phone. I am running the latest KitKat and Hangouts and I want to create a new SMS and add multiple recipients from my address book.

I start by typing a name, for example "Bob", and then choose Bobs number from the list that pops up as I'm typing. It then jumps to the current SMS conversation I am having with Bob. There is literally no where for me add another person to send the text to. I don't seem to be able to start a fresh SMS conversation with multiple people.

So basically how can I send a text message to several people?

EDITED: Added some screen grabs below to show y'all what I'm seeing. Yellow marks are me tapping that area and the next image is what happens after the tap.


texts: Unable to connect keyboard to my EKEN tablet

texts:
I have a 7 inches Android EKEN tablet running ICS. It has Cortex A9 1.5 Ghz CPU.

I also have a leather case with USB keyboard which when connected to my tablet doesn't seem to work - nothing happens.

How can I make the keyboard to work?


texts: Official statement regarding call recording

texts:
I have been searching for a while and have not found any official statement about the call recording issue in Android (i.e. that it is not possible to reliably record calls on all phones). It may have the same lawsuit-fright induced reasons as a limitation of call recording in Google Voice (short notice here), but as mentioned, I could not find anything official.

Is there really nothing all over the Internet? And whom can I ask for more information? Google?


texts: Turn on Wi-Fi periodically to do a quick network discovery

texts:
Regarding the answer to my previous question of Android's idle Wi-Fi use, it seems like a huge waste of battery life to have Wi-Fi constantly scanning and draining battery. So it seems it would be better to turn Wi-Fi off.

However, I'd still want my Android to connect automatically to my home network, for podcast sync and other large transfers. This wouldn't need to be immediate, since I usually spend a long time at home.

I do know there are apps that give me a Wi-Fi toggle widget, but I don't want to be constantly switching Wi-Fi on and off manually. I know it's only a minor bother, but it just seems silly to have to do that since it would be pretty easy to have logic that does it for me.

Question: Is there any way to periodically (say, once every 15 mins) turn Wi-Fi on just to do a quick network discovery, then in case a known Wi-Fi is found keep it on as long as I am in range? (3rd-party apps are also okay)

(I expect this would in any case require rooting the system, but that's understandable and not a problem.)


texts: Moto G - Bricked after update. Constantly booting to CWM

texts:
I have a Moto G (XT1032). I used to run Cyanogen then Paranoid Android but recently I have returned to stock. Now, being an idiot, I tried to install Lollipop following this guide (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6C2ulyhy5M). That failed miserably. After hours of panic and chaotic attempts I managed to get into CWM and restore my backup.
The issue is that the phone automatically boots into CWM and if turned off, it would turn on and boot back into CWM.
I cannot find a stock image for Moto G XT1032 GB UK anywhere. Please advise, please help!
The phone just boots into recovery constantly.


texts: First, nothing illegal heare. My (ours) gate remote controll have broken (all 5). The provider have gone - death, bankrupt, I don't know. The remote have no logo or some ID, but the instructions are kind to tell me that transmission frequency are 868.35 MHz +- 200 KHz. My question is if I can controll an android to emit on this freq.(I know, it may be a code emited to, but first things first...)


texts: How much internal memory is available for APPs on a 32GB tablet

texts:
It is my understanding that 8 GB on a TABLET has 748mb available for apps and the rest dedicated for movies, music, documents etc. Of course there will be the boot, system OS stuff.
Optionally there can be preloaded system apps which will count against the 748mb.

So I assume 32 GB would have 748mb X 4 or almost 3GB for applications. Is this correct ?


texts:
I just read about the remote USSD attack. My hoary old Samsung i7500g phone is vulnerable (confirmed via this site).

The solution is to install a (free) secondary dialer, like Dialer One. Unfortunately, since my phone is running on 1.5 (I know, I know!), I can't download any apps through Google Play.

Furthermore, an alternative download on AndroidDrawer told me that "this app is not compatible with your phone" -- presumably OS related.

Okay, so, what are my options? Is there a free dialer I can use that will, as explained here, at least prompt me which dialer to execute the command with?


texts:
I would like to know if it's possible to easily switch between two Google accounts in Nexus 4 running Android 4.2 JellyBean.

For example, I have at the moment two Google accounts set up in the device: my personal account and my work account. But if I access Google Analytics, I can only access using my personal account (the first one that was set up).

Any suggestions?


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

texts:
I own a Galaxy S2 with the Samsung ICS stock, and I've noticed when I download an application from Google Play (Market) it installs it and automatically places the app shortcut on the first free space it finds on the launcher front.

Is there any way to disable this feature?


texts:
I'm trying to do a Mac Spoof from my Motorola Moto E (Rooted of course!) but I have a problem cause i'm quite sure i'm not succeeding in spoofing!
Well, I installed BusyBox and Terminal Emulator.
Then I go to Terminal Emulator and wrote:
"su"  (so I have permission from SUPERSU)

root@surnia_umts : /  # **busybox ifconfig wlan0 down**

root@surnia_umts : /  # **busybox ifconfig wlan0 hw ether [New Mac]**

root@surnia_umts : /  # **busybox ifconfig wlan0 up**
root@surnia_umts : /  #

Then the terminal doesn't say anything else.

After that,  the wifi from the device doesn't work anymore ( I have to disable and renable the wifi to make it work again) and of course the mac didn't change...... anyone has an idea, need some help, I am new of Android!!!


texts: Get lat and lng based on my position from android phone

texts:
I feel myself so lame, because what I want, it seems so obvious, but for me, it's not.

I am developing a game in my city, where I want to place some NFC tags, and players need to visit these places. I want to give them the exact lat and lng coordinates. And I am stuck at here.

I opened the google map application in my phone, and my location is shown on the map, but I just cant see anywhere these informations. I tried to do it in a browser, but the same situation.

Can somebody guide me, how can I get the coordiantes of my position?

I tried to save it into a google drive, but there is only a document only with a link, what show me the map, but not the requested informations.

Thanks, and sorry, if this is too lame.

Ps: that would be awesome, if somehow I could save it directly to my phone, because I need to place 50 tags, that would be hard to write it down, and then write back into the computer.


texts: What is the MIN # that looks like a cell number under my actual cell number?

texts: When I go to settings, scroll all the way down to "About Phone", and tap on it, all this info pops up. Like MAC address or IP address if you use data. Phone Status and so on. I see my cell number then under it is a MIN # that looks like an actual cell phone number. I called it and a dude named Bill answered. I'm so confused. What is this??


texts: Galaxy Nexus does not charge when turned on

texts:
Galaxy Nexus does not charge when powered on, but it charges properly when powered off. Phone doesn't detect USB connection also. This happened without any reason. Phone is not rooted.

Tried different cable, charger, everything.


texts: Accessing termux user environment from other consoles

texts:
I've recently started using the amazing Termux terminal app and linux environment.  It provides a wealth of full-function terminal utilities.  It would be great to be able to access these utilities from other consoles, especially when connected via ssh or adb shell.  I've managed to make some functionality available by setting my PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variables to the same values used by Termux's shell, but there are permissions problems and it seems messy.

Is there a way to ssh in to a Termux session?  Termux doesn't seem to provide an ssh server package.  Even if it did, presumably that server, and thus the ssh session granted by it, would run as a separate user from the termux user, resulting in similar permissions problems.

Is there a supported way to access the Termux user environment from other consoles?


texts:
I've recently installed CM 10.1 on my Xperia ZL. Everything seems to be working fine except that i can't installed some apps on it. For example Contact+ doesn't install on it and gives the following message after trying to install it from the market:

"App not Installed"

Any help regarding this problem is appreciated.


texts: Disabled MTP, cannot access setting to enable

texts:
I have an AOSP rom of android 5.0. I unchecked the MTP checkbox in the settings, all options turned grey, a few seconds later the activity closed and now I cannot open it again to enable MTP. I've tried restarts and unplugging cable.

The setting under storage > [menu] -> USB computer connection does nothing when I click it.

How can I reenable MTP (or any usb transfer option really)?


texts:
The network at my office works when I first connect to it, but every few minutes it becomes very slow. When this happens, I need to quickly turn the Wifi off and on, then it gets fast again. As you can expect, this gets really annoying.

Is there anything I can do on the phone side to help with this? Maybe it can automatically reset the wifi connection every few minutes? That would be ideal. Or any idea on what I can ask of our IT guy? I mentioned it to him, and he sort of blew me off.

I am using a Moto z4 with the current Android OS


texts:
So, Jelly Bean is supposed to have offline voice recognition, right? I've encountered several situations where the voice-keyboard has said that Google is not available. Has anyone else seen this behavior? If so, how do we fix it?

I've noticed the problem in areas where I have questionable mobile data or wifi access. If I have a good wifi / mobile data signal OR if I enable airplane mode (disabling data completely), then it all seems to work ok.

I'm using a GSM Samsung Galaxy Nexus, FYI.


texts: Is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10 really incapable of connecting to ad hoc Wi-Fi?

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Does any version of Android support ad-hoc connections?
  Why can't my device see an ad-hoc WiFi network?

I created an ad hoc Wi-Fi network on my Windows XP laptop but I don't see it in my Samsung's network list. Why? I found instructions online on how to unlock ah hoc Wi-Fi support on Android. Is it really impossible to connect to ad hoc networks by default? What is the alternative? How can I connect my laptop and Tab?

UPDATE

I saw that ad hoc Wi-Fi is now called Wi-Fi Direct. Is this true? But settings for XP's ad hoc Wi-Fi are unrelated to Android's Wi-Fi Direct: the former requires an SSID and a key, while the latter requires only a device name. Also, Android's Wi-Fi Direct scanner sees no ad hoc network being published by the XP laptop.


texts: Lg Aristo 2 Fastboot flash recovery - FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')

texts:
I've recently been trying to flash twrp on my Lg Aristo 2, when I ran the code to OEM Unlock a device it came out with the same "FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')".
I started my phone back up and it came to a set up screen, I set up my phone and it said it was OEM Unlocked. When I try to flash a custom recovery, or run any command with fastboot at the beginning  i get "FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')" and it doesn't work. Can someone please help?


texts: Stream timers across multiple android devices

texts:
I have seen multiple posts with streaming Video or Audio in multiple devices. However I want to stream multiple timers across multiple android devices. Ideally is to have same timer running on different devices. Timer can be set by some app or in-build timer app.

Is there way to achieve this ? Currently I can think of having some kind of app which shares screens on multiple devices. However such apps are either paid or do not work properly. Is there free and open source alternative ?

It will be something like master-slave kind of setup, where one device control the time and other just display it.


texts: Is Wi-Fi always favoured over other data connections?

texts:
I am at home and I would like to be sure that the data connection is always going through the Wi-Fi rather than the (expensive) data connection.

Is it enough to simply turn on Wi-Fi and connect to the (password protected) network? How can I control that the download is happening through the right connection? Can sleep (or other events) disable/change/toggle this setting?


texts:
I use Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Android Phone, its MTP mode is not working just after I plugged it in to another PC some time for just USB charging.

I re-installed the driver on my PC and removed the device, re-installed the driver again, and tried some methods like these.

But it was not working with my PC, however, I can view the files on the smart phone with the ADB command on the command prompt.

I am not sure what the situation is.

I cannot connect it via MTP, and its driver failed to install, showing exclamation mark on the Windows Device Manager.

However, I can view the files with ADB command, but not convenient as MTP connnection.

Can I recover this device to be shown without exclamation mark? Everytime when I connect the phone, My Windows 7 tries to install the driver but failed, but ADB works.

I searched many internet sites for the solution, but I tried regedit to remove "UpperFilters", deleted and re-installed driver, tried PTP mode (even it seems not working), and etc.

I am also thinking there might be a problem on the phone itself. (Because I have rooted it once)

Can I get some help from any expert? Thanks very much in advance.


texts: In general, do Android apps use encrypted connections? If so, is public WiFi safer?

texts:
I know that connecting to public WiFi carries risks.  I know that much of the risk has to do with sending data over a public connection, allowing it to be intercepted.

So, my question is, do most or all Android apps use SSL or some other secure protocol?  Is SSL forced via Android policy or technical limitations?  Would I only have to worry about websites in my browser that use http?

If an app uses a secure connection, does that mean it is significantly safer to use on a public WiFi network?  I know that people creating their own WiFi network or spoofing others is still a risk, but is there anything else?


texts: Restore disappeared apps on SD linked with Link2SD?

texts:
At some point Link2SD told me that it needed to regenerate the mount script, did it and offered a fast reboot option. This caused an endless boot loop which I escaped by

checking the SD card (partitions: fat32, ext4, swap) in gparted on a PC. It turned out, it had some severe error which could be fixed. This is probably the reason for the need to regenerate the mount script. And by
moving the folder dalvik-cache on the second partition temporarily to the PC, booting the Android device, shutting it down, moving dalvik-cache on the device again (otherwise it wouldn't break out of the boot loop)

After rebooting > 70 % of my apps were gone from the app menu. Their icons are still on the five main screens. The content of the SD card didn't change, so I believe there's high change to restore the apps by fixing Link2SD. I'd like to know how to do that.

I'm running a 4.0.4 no-name device.


texts: How to upgrade Galaxy Nexus from 4.0.1 to 4.0.4

texts:
I would like to know how to manually upgrade my Samsung Galaxy Nexus from Android version 4.0.1 to the latest 4.0.4.

I got this phone in Australia and it is currently running the "yakjudv" build rather than the standard "yakju" build. My understanding it that the "yakju" build is the standard one produced by Google and that the "yakjudv" build is one produced by my carrier and hence why I am not getting the standard Google updates.

I am prepared to move to the standard Google build if it is easier.


texts:
I have an old Galaxy Ace II with no installed ROM and stock recovery, and I am trying to put a custom recovery/ROM on it but all I can find is flashable zips intended for flashing in recovery. I cannot transfer them to the phone as adb reports the filesystem as read-only (adb shell tells me the shell doesn't exist).

I don't know whether what I'm trying to do is possible, I don't know if I'm being stupid, but is there a way of transferring or flashing the zips in download mode using Odin/Heimdall, or is it possible of transferring the files to the phone any other way?

EDIT: Recovery download


texts: How can I view email in conversations view?

texts:
I am looking for a way to view my emails on Android in conversation style view, just like Gmail does. I've tried Aqua Mail, MailDroid, K-9 Mail and Kaiten Mail, but none seems to have a conversation view.

To be clear; I am not looking for a "Threaded view". A threaded view groups emails on the basis of subject, but does not include my own emails in that conversation. What I need is a way to view the emails as a conversation in which all emails, including my own, are listed.

Does anybody know how I would be able to view my emails on Android in conversation view?


texts:
I tried this and failed. Does case statements exist in termux?

#!/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/bash
case in "$1"
    start)
            echo 'var1'
            ;;
    stop)
            echo 'var2'
            ;;
esac


texts: Is there a way to estimate building movements?

texts: I wish to determine if, or how much, movement there is of the building in which I'm currently living. Is there any way for me to do this? Is it even possible at all based on phone hardware?


texts: Android Auto works with out a WiFi or data connection

texts: On my mobile phone, I have the WiFi and data connection disabled.  Yet, I still get  google maps via my Android Auto as seen on vehicle display.  How is this possible?


texts:
I have a Samsung Mesmerize and I've recently upgraded to my carrier's official release of Android 2.3.4, but to my dismay SuperOneClick doesn't seem to be able to root the device, it's always worked with past versions.

Does Gingerbreak no longer work with 2.3.4? Is there any simple way to root 2.3.4 yet without reflashing and other device changes? I would like to avoid reflashing the device again or altering the device from stock significantly if at all possible.


texts: Suddenly phone is dead for no reason (it has non-removable battery)

texts: We have a Micromax Q380 at home which is running Lollipop. It was working fine last night and suddenly it is not  responding this morning. Power button and it's combination with volume buttons won't work. It just looks like a dead phone. Display doesn't light up at all, even when charging. It's battery is non-removable which is the sad part of the story. What can I try before handing it over to a service store?


texts:
I broke my OnePlus3T the other day.
The screen is cracked, doesn't show anything and the touch screen is not responsive.
This has happened before, but this time I want to fix it myself since it is very expensive to get it fixed.

Since it's my first time trying to fix a phone, I have a these questions:

1) Can an average Joe like me even change a OnePlus3T screen? (Or is it too difficult?)

2) What parts do I need to buy?
(If I just buy a new screen and apply it, will the touch also be working again, or will I need more than just a new screen?)

3) Is it necessary to buy special equipment? (Or will my average Joe equipment do?)


texts:
I have a Nexus that I'd like to set up on a stand while I have it plugged in.  To do this, I have to rotate the phone 180 degrees.  Unfortunately, Android on the phone does not seem to support this.  This works fine on my Nexus 7, but not on the Nexus 5.

Is there some setting that I can change to enable this?  The phone will do normal portrait, and landscape to either side, but it will not change the display to work when it is upside down.


texts:
I just got a Galaxy Nexus and love it. My current debacle is trying to figure out how to hook up my phone the display in my car which only has analog inputs (composite.) That worked perfectly with my old Droid Incredible as it did video out with composite through the microusb port. So i've been looking around for a solution and have found two viable options:

Get a digital to analog converter box which is around $50 off amazon and I already have the TV out cable for the Galaxy Nexus which works fine.
Find a product like apple TV for android where I can push the video to screen through an independent device but I'm not about to install a wireless router in the car.

Right now I feel the only real option seems the converter box but that seems far to cumbersome of a solution for what I'm trying to do. Anyone have a better idea or cheaper idea?


texts: App killed from task manager is called foreground state or background state

texts:
If I close app from task manager by doing-- Press home-button for a long time -> see all running apps -> swipe my app aside -> All app killed.

Now those apps I have removed from task manager is in background or foreground?
If app open in task manager is called background?

Thank you.


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 suddenly dies and won't turn on even after battery removal

texts:
The phone was plugged in to my computer (I was doing development) and was running all the time. Suddenly, while I was not doing development or doing anything, the phone died and I have have never been able to turn it on again.

I've tried:

Hold the Power button
Hold both Power and Volume down button
Take out the battery and put it in again
Replace the batter with another one from my friends' working-perfectly-fine Galaxy S3

The result is the same: no response from the phone at all - it's completely cold, no sound, light or vibration at all - all I've seen is the blank unchanged screen so please don't ask me about the start up screen

What can I do?


texts: Where to find description of all "/system/bin/service" calls?

texts:
In one answer I was adviced to use service call phone 2 s16 "$number". It works, but in service list I see other useful things I don't know how to use and can't easily find the information on the Internet.

I don't see any introspection in service apart from service list to findout myself...

Where to find more complete description of "service" calls and their parameters?


texts:
I am attempting to run an adb backup to my computer from my Samsung Galaxy Nexus, version maguro, v4.2.2 (I guess it's worth mentioning I'm running Windows 7 on my computer). I have tried this with two methods, using the WugFresh Nexus Toolkit, and directly from the command line using the adb executable I got from the android sdk. Each time I attempt it, the adb backup page comes up fine on my phone, but the button to accept the backup is not clickable. I can deny the backup fine, but not accept it. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening?

The drivers are the most likely problem, but I am running the signed Samsung drivers that I successfully installed from the Nexus Toolkit. Could anyone additionally corroborate if they are/have been a problem? I would consider uninstalling them in favor of another possibility, but don't know which alternative is best, or how to remove the damned signed drivers from my computer so they stop auto-installing.

Thanks in advance for any help.


texts:
I am running Cyanogenmod 11. The OS made an automatic check for updates, and there are new nightly builds available. I downloaded one of them, but have not yet installed it.

Can anyone advise what security features are built into this automatic update process?

Where is the update downloaded from?
Is it possible to see the checksum of the update in question?
Are updates signed?


texts: Can I install TWRP with stock recovery via apply update from sd card if I change the file to update. Zip? I'm on zte trek 2

texts: Can I install TWRP using stock recovery and sd card?


texts: Wi-Fi hotspot timeout setting gone in Nougat 7.0 , 7.1, but timeout has not

texts:
Just got a new Android 7.0 Nougat phone , and only major gripe so far is
disappearance of the Wi-Fi-hotspot timeout setting .

This is probably the same issue as
 :
https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/168549/hotspot-timeout-setting-gone-in-7-1-nougat
, but it did start with 7.0, not 7.1 , and since no-one has answered that
question, I thought I might as well try.

The Hotspot seems to time out after 1-2 mins of inactivity, I think
corresponding to the device going to sleep, requiring me to restart
ISC dhclient & wpa_supplicant manually to re-connect.

The Hotspot goes to sleap due to inactivity much sooner than the DHCP lease
it has given out expires.

I have WiFi Settings → Advanced 'On during sleep ( ALWAYS )' enabled.
But I do not need to enable WiFi to enable the WiFi-Hotspot (IP Tethering over WiFi, acting as an Access Point for my laptop), so
I do not see many WiFi settings, and do not know if any WiFi setting
would take effect if WiFi is disabled. I thought one enables WiFi only
to connect as terminal of another Access Point, not when providing an AP?

It does work, and used to work reliably & long-term in Android 4.2.2 with
appropriate timeout settings,  but now with no timeout setting it is highly unreliable and I have to keep waking up the device to use the internet via
Hotspot - or disable sleep mode entirely and drain the battery very quickly.
Another reason to try and root the phone, which is also made much harder by 7.0.

It could be something to do with :

/etc/hostapd/hostapd_default.conf :

    # Station inactivity limit
    #
    # If a station does not send anything in ap_max_inactivity seconds, an
    # empty data frame is sent to it in order to verify whether it is
    # still in range. If this frame is not ACKed, the station will be
    # disassociated and then deauthenticated. This feature is used to
    # clear station table of old entries when the STAs move out of the
    # range.
    #
    # The station can associate again with the AP if it is still in range;
    # this inactivity poll is just used as a nicer way of verifying
    # inactivity; i.e., client will not report broken connection because
    # disassociation frame is not sent immediately without first polling
    # the STA with a data frame.
    # default: 300 (i.e., 5 minutes)
    #ap_max_inactivity=300

So I need to root the phone to change this default value.
Has anyone found any workarounds ?


texts: Android browser not able to access router's settings page

texts:
I can access the router's settings page via 192.168.1.1 with my PC but not with my android device. What can be the reason?
My device: Android gingerbread with stock browser. Also tried with other browsers. e.g. Opera Mini, etc..
EDIT 1:
My device is connected in the same network via wi-fi.
The IP's of different devices on the network are:

Home PC: 192.168.1.2
Router: 192.168.1.1
Android Device: 192.168.1.3

EDIT 2: Screen-shots

Pinging stackoverflow: IP is not static. Router assigns dynamically. Right now, the device is assigned 192.1

Browser not able to load router's page:


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 Latest Firmware Contacts App Lag Issue

texts:
I have upgraded my phone to the latest firmware which is MainBand : I9300XXLFB.

Before that release no problem was recognized with the contacts app. But now; I am facing with an issue that; it takes 3 to 5 secs to load the contacs list.

Is this a specific one for me or a global issue ?

Regards


texts: Does my hidden files (in android phone) get deleted if there is no enough space to restore them?

texts: I tried to restore my hidden files on my android phone. I had less than 20% available space while the hidden files size was more than 30%. It gave me a warning of out of space memory. A box appeared where I quickly clicked the cancel button with reflex without reading what was written. I thought that my files were still there in the hidden folder but they were not. They were deleted completely. My free space also increased by that much. Does it happen like this?


texts: Is it possible to reset to factory settings without USB Debug?

texts:
Is there any way to reset to factory settings without the USB debug?
I have an Sony Xperia E3 model number D2203. The reason is I bought it 2 years ago and stopped using it 6 months after, but now I need it again. I can't get in cause I managed to put up a password I can't remember probably cause on an app or something.


texts: How do I delete the frequent SMS list on my HTC One S?

texts: If I write an SMS and go on contacts I see the list of frequent contacts. How do I delete these frequent contacts?


texts: How to recover Galaxy S4 from unrequested ADB recovery mode state?

texts:
Last night, my wife turned the sound down on her factory default Verizon Galaxy S4 by Samsung, then later plugged it in at home and it showed a dark screen with the battery charging indicator.

This morning, after waking up, my wife disconnected her phone, now charged, in the following Android Debug Bridge recovery mode state:

# MANUAL MODE #
-- Applying Multi-CSC...
Applied the CSC-code : VZW
Successfully applied multi-CSC.

Now send the package you want to apply
to the device with "adb sideload <filename>"...

In the screen center there is an icon of an Android cartoon green figure on his back being operated upon with a red triangle over his belly with exclamation point inside the red triangle, below the icon is labeled with No command.

Should we take the battery out and reboot?  I've tried holding the power button down and trying the up and down volume keys, but the device seems unresponsive.

The phone is still in warranty, are we better off just going to the Verizon store or will they just want to mail it off somewhere else to repair?


texts: I have a Galaxy Nexus 'maguro' and a laptop with Ubuntu 12.10. I'm trying to install Ubuntu Touch preview. I installed the adb and fastboot packages, and adb detects the device when it is booted in to Android. But when I do a reboot-bootloader, it no longer turns up in the devices list.


texts: How do I check tcp packets when they were blocked by droidwall?

texts:
I'm using cyanogenmod's rom with droidwall activated with whitelist mode, and nothing checked.

I've seen some strange ips being called, and droidwall blocking them. I wan to analyse these packets. Which is the best way?

PS: I dont have Android Market installed.


texts: how can i retrieve my private mode data after factory reset

texts: I got my samsung s6 edge phone and there was some data which was moved to private mode but due to some unavoidable reasons I got to factory reset my phone. but as it was connected to my gmail and was being backed up so i got all my pictures back in gallery but none of my picture is there which i had moved to private mode... I got s6 edge... any help there how to get those data back which was in private mode?


texts:
My Samsung S2 just went dead with the encrypted SD Card in it and I found out that KIES didn't backup that memory. The phone was repaired but now I cant read the files on the SD.

Anyone out there who managed to recover encrypted files?


texts: How to disable the Denial Log Reporting Service on SGS4?

texts:
On my Samsung Galaxy S4 I've accidentally accepted a privacy policy for the "Samsung Denial Log Reporting Service" in a popped notification. I've found in Google that it "Captures SE for Android denials in Enforcement mode on the device and uploads them to a Samsung Server".

Does anyone know how to disable this crap option?


texts: Rooted the phone and installed cyanogenmod. How to get back Sense UI?

texts: I have a HTC Desire comes with Sense UI when bought. I rooted it and installed Cyanogenmod. Is there anyway I can get back my Sense UI. I don't mind removing Cyanogenmod.


texts: Display additional information on the incoming call screen

texts:
I have a HTC wildfire running cyanogenmod and I really want to display the Organization for contacts along side their name and picture on the incoming-call screen.

Does anyone know of any settings/hacks/mods which can accomplish this?


texts: I have android lollipop 5.1.1 on my Samsung Galaxy Note 4. I would like to have an app start with my smartphone's boot. It's a call recorder app (automatic call recorder). How can I do that? Is that possible without root?


texts: Chrome, autofill, and biometric security

texts:
One of the recently added Android features is biometric-protected autofill. It should enable something similar to iOS, where credit card numbers and passwords are protected by a fingerprint or Face ID.
However, with Chrome at least, this feature seems to not work: even if biometric security is enabled, no such auth is requested when autofill login forms (ie: with password autofill).
So: is it possible to enable biometric-protected password fills in Chrome with Android 10?


texts: Cant see contact "last seen online time"

texts: Does this contact not want me to see when last he was on line then? I can send him messages as well as chat.


texts: How to handle disconnections from wifi on an app in kiosk mode

texts:
at work we use an android device (a Famoco device updated to Android 4.4) to register the employees clock in|clock out, similarly to a time clock.

We use Famoco to help ensuring our app is always on top and to update remotely the app without relying on the Play Store.

The device is connected in wifi to our server and our app upload the clock in and clock out to the server.

Sometimes it can happen that the device lose connectivity (we still don't know if it's a bug in the device wifi chip) so we want to ensure that in those cases the app promptly retry connection to ensure the correct use).

The IT department normally does not have physical access to the device, so the app must know how to handle those cases autonomously.

Thanks


texts: How to set default download location to ext SD card in Galaxy Grand

texts:
I already tried to change the download and install location to SD card using ADB but it hasn't worked. All the games and other stuff are being downloaded and installed to phone memory itself.

I don't want to root my phone. I have a 16gb card. Using Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos. Please help.


texts:
I have setup Google Cloud Print, and it works great.  I love being able to print to my home printer, from my phone no matter where I am.

However, the one thing I can't seem to print are GMail emails.  I'm using the GMail app (not website) on my Galaxy S3.

Everything else I can use Cloud Print and then just Share to it, and it will print.  GMail doesn't work like that however.

Regular email is a pain as well, as I need to save the email, then I can share it.

So my question is, how do I print email through Google Cloud Print, from my S3?


texts: Show WhatsApp popup when clicking the message in notification panel

texts:
We can enable popup notifications in WhatsApp settings for "Only when screen is on" and "Always show popup".

What I want is, it shouldn't show any popup when message arrives like popups are disabled, but when I click on the message in notification panel, it should show the popup and I can quickly reply.

Similar to what iOS "Quick Reply for WhatsApp" tweak does. Is it possible?


texts: Apps unavailable after upgrade to Gingerbread

texts:
I recently upgraded my HTC Incredible from Froyo to Gingerbread. Everything seems to work fine, except for several apps that had their home screen icons revert to the default Android icon and clicking them does nothing. I believe they are all the apps I had on my SD card before the OS upgrade. If I go to Settings -> Applications and look at the "On SD card" tab, the apps are listed, but if I try to "Move to phone" I get the error:

  Failed to move application. The application does not exist.

In Market, the apps are listed as purchased but not installed. What do I need to do to get my apps back?

Edit: It looks like this is related to the out of memory bugs in the new 2.3 update (see my related question). At one point after trying to clear memory the apps came back, but then I got the memory warnings again and they disappeared again.


texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  Turning on Wi-Fi on demand

I can only find 3 options under Settings->Wi-Fi->Advanced->Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep:

Always ((the default value))
Only when plugged in
Never (increases data usage)

I feel like there's missing a 4th option, "On-demand". I want it to use Wi-Fi when needed (if possible), but I don't necessarily want Wi-Fi enabled all the time. It feels like my battery life suffer when running with the "Always" option.

Is there a way for Android to use Wi-Fi on-demand when it's needed during sleep?

If relevant, I'm running stock Android 4.2.1 on an LG Nexus 4.


texts: Getting content from external sources via wire

texts:
I keep my phone beside me when sleeping at night. I've set it to automatically enable airplane mode for it to stay totally quiet, charge faster and remain cool. But I sometimes hook it up with my speakers at bed to play an audio book, for example, but many of them are quite large.

Here's the issue. It's tedious to delete and replace content on my phone, but I don't want to enable any wireless connection. How can I access media on my local home network? Basically, any wired external media source would do.


texts: Setting Skype as The Default Dialer on Nexus 5

texts:
These two posts, Setting Default Dialer and Setting Nexus Custom Dialer, make it seem straight forward, but it is not.

I am not prompted to choose which dialer to use, it only uses Google Dialer

Neither the Phone nor the Google Dialer apps have defaults set, thus the clear defaults button is not enabled.

I consider myself tech savvy and have already spent half an hour trying to figure this out. Unacceptable for something that should be easy.


texts: How do I know if the person I'm chatting to on Google Talk is using Android?

texts: On the Gingerbread version of Google Talk, I can see a gray-ish silhouette of the Android logo on my contact. Now on ICS, I can't see it anymore, thus, prevents me from knowing if a certain person on my contact is on mobile or not. Is there a setting that I'm missing here? How do I know if my contact is on Android or not?


texts:
I am looking for an alternative to my jailbroken iPhone lockscreen, I currently use LockInfo
http://www.lockinfo.net/

I have googled and the only alternative I have seen is
WidgetLocker
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker
WidgetLocker doesn't seem to provide the one touch (power button) access to reading my full my SMS, Email, Calendar that LockInfo currently does.
LockInfo also allows me to respond to these notifications straight from the lockscreen without having to enter my PIN.
Is there anything else on the market? Free or Paid.
I just ordered a Nexus 5 with 4.4 kitkat.


texts: How do I flash a modem for CyanogenMod / CM10.2?

texts:
I have already flashed the latest nightly (as of this time) and the corresponding gapps for my Samsung Galaxy S4 via CWM. But when I checked the Phone settings (About Phone), Baseband version is Unknown.

I have already tried flashing I9505XXUEMJ7_MODEM.tar via Odin (as Phone), but the Baseband is still Unknown.

What am I missing here?


texts: Why does a SyncMe shortcut run only "once"?

texts:
I'm trying to run SyncMe only when computer is pingable. Since the app currently is not able to work this way, I'm using Tasker and its AutoShortcut plugin. SyncMe exposes an intent/shortcut which allows to run all sync jobs for a given computer. Tasker was then configured to run such shortcut under certain conditions and every two minutes.

The problem is that the shortcut will only run "once", any subsequent calls to the shortcut will not run the sync. This happens not only from within Tasker but also when adding the shortcut to home screen. When tapping the icon for the first time, UI shows up and the sync runs correctly. But if I press home button and tap it again, it will only return focus to the UI without any action being taken.

The only way I could figure out to make the shortcut run again was somehow "closing" the app, for example going to home screen with the back button or removing SyncMe from recent apps, none of which seems possible from within Tasker, I think it requires rooting.


texts: How we can get Pre-Register / Unregister button on Play Store?

texts:
As we know Google launching new app called Allo and Pre-Registration of this app started on playstore.
Here I got surprised to see Pre-Register button instead Install.
I want to make my own Pre-Register/Unregister button on playstore for my app too.
I just saw recently same thing for Allo App by Google
Pre-Register:

Unregister:

Is there any way to do this? How we can achieve this thing?
Your help would be appreciated.
Thank you.


texts: Galaxy S4 SCH-I545 stuck in Start Up Failed

texts: After using the Official TWRP app to flash TWRP recovery to my Samsung Galaxy S4, I am stuck on a screen that says "Start-Up Failed" and "Secure Fail: Kernel." I think it is because I flashed it to both Recovery and Boot. Do anyone know how to get out of the screen? It does not matter if the phone is completely wiped.


texts:
Which service is responsible for syncing app data? On my phone (KitKat) it doesn't sync any more. The error is:

"Sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be back shortly."

Last sync was on 3 months ago. Other synchronized items (contacts, calendar, gmail, chrome) are still working. I tried to remove Google account and add it again, but it didn't help.

I know that restoring factory defaults fixes similar issues, but it's not the right solution since we do not know the root cause of the problem.


texts:
My phone has Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
even when it's on silent mode, some apps show audible video ads.

How can I mute the ads audio?


texts: SMS notifications and ringtone stopped working on my Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

texts: On an Android Lollipop powered Sony Xperia M4 Aqua, no notifications are being shown for new SMS arrivals in the notification bar nor the ringtone that was set is being played.


texts: If I hold my power button, I presented with the option to "Power off" my device. I touch it, and my phone (a LG Nexus 5 running on Android 4.4 KitKat) indeed turns off. However, it suddenly turns back on. If I power off multiple times, it eventually stays off. Is this normal? Does the phone restart if it is aware of pending updates or something?


texts:
I have an old phone (Galaxy S3 international unbrandedand) and I would like to decrypt my whatsapp backup files (crypt8, as recent as the latest backup which is always at 4 AM, I think).
I've googled many tutorials but they all seem to be outdated.
Most of them presume that the key file is located in /data/data/com.whatsapp/, however this folder does not exist on my phone.
I've also tried adb backup as root on my linux laptop (adb backup -f whatsapp.ab -noapk com.whatsapp), but when I transform this ab file into a tar and then extract its contents, it's just empty.
I've also tried to locate the com.whatsapp folder (not the user files folder with the actual *.crypt8 files, pictures, etc), but I can't find it anywhere on my phone.

Am I missing something? Are the whatsapp app files somewhere else now? Or has the location of whatsapp changed?


texts:
I wonder can any of the Android tablets make calls (it's about Cellular calls, not Skype or other)?

Yeah, I am okay to have 7' or even 10' tablet near my ear and have a talk (well, or use headsets).

Having those tablets being able to make calls would make me throw the smartphone away and have the single gadget.

I know that Galaxy Tab 7' is capable doing this.

But how about Galaxy Tab 10' or Nexus 7?

Are they capable? Or is there any possibility to make them having this feature?


texts: How to figure out which APP downloaded a file OR requested a download?

texts: I found that a file (which was an apk for a new App) was downloaded several times without asking for a permission. My phone is Samsung Galaxy 7 with Android V 7.0. How can I find which App did the download?


texts: does it really work? rekey.app claims to protect agains Master Key vulnerabilities

texts:
The android app rekey claims that it can protect android device against "Master Key" vulnerabilities

on their website they have a test/proofOfConcept

To verify that your device has been patched, you can
attempt to install a [PoC APK] to test whether it is properly
blocked by ReKey."

I first installed rekey (version 1.0.4 dated July, 21th 2013) and then PoC APK but got no warning that PoC is not ok.

Does that mean does rekey does not work at all?
Or does it not work on my rooted android 2.2 smartfone?
Or is PoC APK not a proove of concept?

What is your experience/option?

Can you confirm that it is working or not working on your device?


texts: Repeating error on logcat: "FingerGoodix: Useless INT"

texts:
I have a problem with a fingerprint scanner. It doesn't work no matter what firmware I use. I flashed different fixes but it didn't help. I captured a log and found these repetitive lines:
02-10 14:23:33.666  2432  2432 D FingerGoodix: Enter sig_handler ------<<<<<< ret = 0
02-10 14:23:33.667  2432  2432 D FingerGoodix: sig_handler 0x0126 = 0x0
02-10 14:23:33.667  2432  2432 D FingerGoodix: Useless INT
02-10 14:23:33.667  2432  2432 D FingerGoodix: Exit sig_handler ------>>>>>>

(Full log on https://paste.nomagic.uk/?9b40ef80e8a1caf8#8P3KTywk1M2Nw7hVEVe4uJT2uJJ9GPiZ3dUMFGVASMC9)
The fingerprint sensor worked with the original firmware, but when I flashed unofficial firmware and then tried to flash the original, it ceased to work.
So, can anyone explain what's wrong with it? I tried to google the error but didn't find anything useful.


texts:
I have installed the custom ROM from TeamWin recovery mode for android 8.1 (don't judge ). Everything was installing fine with no errors but then I then installed Gapps, it then told me there is not enough free space on /system partition. How can I free up some space to install Gapps?

EDIT:

Check this log file!


texts: Accessing android device via ADB shell with broken touchscreen (can't authenticate)

texts:
So, the touchscreen on my Nexus 4 broke this weekend. I have a new device coming in, but in the meantime I need to be able to access the device to use a few different apps and send/receive some SMS messages from it.

I found this guide on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1r2zha/how_i_managed_to_use_my_android_device_with_a/

It's not exactly simple, but it should work.

Unfortunately, I discovered that in order to use ADB shell commands, a pop-up window should appear on the phone to allow/disallow USB debugging. (USB debugging is enabled already, but there appears to be an additional 'authentication' step)

Unfortunately, I can't use the phone's touchscreen, so I can't unlock it or tap the notification that will allow me to authenticate the phone.

Is there a way I can get around that authentication step?

The device is unlocked and rooted.


texts: How can I stop the bootloader unlock process?

texts:
My 4 year old turned on my phone (Nexus S, 2.3.4 I think) while pressing the volume button. Apparently, this triggers the bootloader unlock process, which I don't want.

The phone is now stuck on the "unlock bootloader" screen and I'm afraid to lose lots of unbacked-up stuff. The soft keys have disappeared, and all I see is the unlock icon and no way to back out of this process.  Any ideas?

Do I let the battery die and hope it offers me the password page next time? Do I connect to a computer and do something or yank the battery?


texts:
I'm having a problem with music playback stutter on my Galaxy Nexus, and after searching about it for a while it seems the problem was fixed on update 4.0.4.

Unfortunately, my phone is still on 4.0.2 and no OTA Update is currently available.

From past experiences with my Milestone, updating or using a ROM that was not originally from my country (Brazil) resulted in various problems, including no 3G connection and very poor GPS signal.

Is it possible to actually update the Galaxy Nexus manually from 4.0.2 to 4.0.4? If yes, is there a way to know which "version" of the system would be compatible with mine?

Here's the "About Phone" tab on settings:
http://i.stack.imgur.com/0VZhk.png


texts: Can Google Drive be deleted from a Samsung Galaxy Express?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Express phone running Android 4.1.2

Is there a way to delete Google Drive from the phone [without rooting it]? In the Application Manager, there is no DELETE button for Drive. The only buttons are to FORCE STOP and UNINSTALL UPDATES.


texts:
Is it sufficient to simply clear (leave as blank) the MMSC, MMS proxy, and MMS protocol in an APN to disable MMS messaging completely?

As mentioned here these are the three fields related to sending/receiving MMS.

I believe there is a setting in the stock messaging app to disable receiving MMS but my issue is sending.

(Stock Android Noughat 7.0)


texts: Printing documents from secure online system w/ controlled page breaks?

texts:
We use an online system where you can log in with a username and password and gain access to printable documents. The online system uses CSS rules, so that if you are viewing it on the screen it has certain features that are not included in the printout. Also, it has page break rules so that it can repeat the logo on every page and say Page 2 of 3, etc.

This works great on a laptop, but I want to use Android.

I've seen tablet multiple print solutions.

Some of them ignore the print styling, which is bad because then the page breaks based on the length of the content instead of the instructions of the online system.
Some of them use an outside app which separately fetches the content, which doesn't work because like I said it is behind a login, and the cookies are not transferred to the other app. (for good reason)

Is there a print solution for Android that does not suffer these types of problems? Can you outline

What Android versions would be necessary?
What types of printers would be needed?

Also, keep in mind this is a mobile solution. I can either physically plug in the printer or connect the printer to the same WiFi hot spot, or Bluetooth, or something else you suggest.


texts: Can't flash OTA file using TeamWin Recovery on HTC One

texts:
I have HTC One, with custom recovery, bootloader unlocked, and rooted.

I got the OTA by from Settings - Software Update. After downloading, I wanted to flash the ZIP file in Recovery mode. But when I want to flash that, after 5 or 6 seconds, it says failed because MD5 can't be found. I already downloaded this file 2 times because I thought the file has problem, but the file seems to be okay.

What should I do?


texts: Can't copy files from Windows to Android?

texts:
I have a Galaxy 5s with a 32GB external card, which I connect to my Windows 7 x64 PC with a USB 2.0 cable.   I can copy files from my phone to the PC all day long with no problems.  Copying files to the phone from the PC is virtually impossible, however.

I can open the phone's card in Windows Explorer, and look at all the files.   But trying to copy anything onto the card hangs explorer.  Right now I'm trying to copy a 42MB MP3 file from my PC to the phone - it's telling me "27 minutes to go" and it's already taken half an hour.

I checked this question from 2013 which seems like the same problem, but basically the answers were "you can't get there from here."   Was wondering if anyone had a solution for this.


texts: Trying to understand the options in TWRP backup

texts:
This is a screenshot of the twrp screen after you choose "Backup":

I have the following questions:

What is the difference between the options "Boot, System and Data" on one hand, and "System Image" on the other?
Is the "Data" option for data of system apps and user apps, or only system apps?
I want to take a backup so that I can get a file that I can flash with Odin (that is, without requiring twrp). Which option should I use?
What is "Vendor Image", and how does it differ from "System Image"?
What is the difference between "Vendor" and "Vendor Image"?


texts: Locked out of my phone. How can I backup my sms?

texts: I am locked out of my Samsung Galaxy y Duos Lite and I have forgotten my password. USB debugging is not turned on. Is there any way to backup my sms onto my pc??


texts: Installed CWM/TWRP but it isn't installed when booting to recovery mode

texts:
I have an LG G2-D800 running 4.4.2 KitKat and it is rooted using an app called Stump Root. I have been trying to flash a new ROM onto it and every time it boots into recovery, it boots into the android recovery, even though I have flashed it using Clockwork Mod and TWRP Manager.
Can anyone help with this and suggest good ROMs to flash to it?


texts: I know where to find the voice notes I've received, but I would like to know where my OWN voice notes are stored in my android? The ones I recorded and sent.


texts: How to move installed apk from phone memory to sdcard on android 6.0.1 without root

texts:
Move installed apk from phone memory to sdcard on android 6.0.1 without root and install new apk to sdcard.
My device is Samsung Galaxy J5 (SM-J500H os updated to 6.0.1). Phone's memory is too small to use install big applications and games. I installed asphalt 8 but cache files are too big for phone memory. What can i do?


texts: install cwm recovery in a softbrick android phone

texts: My Android device is not booting up and is stuck on the manufacturer's logo.  The phone was rooted with Kingo-Root and Clockwork Recovery Mod wasn't installed.  Now I want to unbrick my phone with custom rom flashing.  So I think I need to install CWM recovery although my device is not booting - is this possible?  Also, if I want to flash a stock ROM - do I need to unroot my device first?  If so, how can I unroot it if it's not booting?


texts: I did something to my phone to where when I flash my phone with custom memory, I press the home + down + power button, it asks me if I want to flash a custom rom, and I select yes, the phone restarts itself every single time. Some needs to help me, what do I do? My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S4 {SGH-I337}


texts: Location of Chrome user data (Specifically session data)

texts:
I have suffered a good deal of OS crashes seemingly as a result of Chrome 29.0.1547.59 (Interface locks up, mainly when switching back to Chrome after doing something else, and having the tabs visually "swish" back into the tab bar) running on unrooted Android 4.2.1 (Nexus 10).

However, unlike this last time, I usually get back all my tabs. So, as I would do on a Desktop OS, I went looking for the session store, to no avail. I am yet to even find the bookmarks file.

Have tried seasrching the filesystem for "chrome" on Rhythm Software's File Manager (version 1.15.12) and only found /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.android.chrome and /storage/emulated/legacy/Android/data/com.android.chrome which both contain empty ../files/Download directories. Where are these files?

P.S If anyone knows of a semi/full heirachy/info on individual files, of Chrome for Android's filesystem, that would also be helpful.


texts: Get root or re-install the OS without a USB cable?

texts:
Usually, the guides for getting root or re-installing the OS on an Android device (I have a Samsung Galaxy S, which I'm mostly inetersted about) tell to flash the device from another computer through the USB cable.

Is it in principle possible to perform such modifications without using the USB cable (and another computer)?

Perhaps, by putting a file with the other version of the kernel/OS soemwhere on the device, and booting it in a special mode?

Imaginne the situation: I took the Samsung Galaxy S (and a laptop), but no USB cables, and went away from the civilization. Now it turns out that to use some of the apps I would like to use (like SSH server frontends for Android) I

either have to re-install the Android OS (because they want a newer version; so I'd use CyanogenMod or Replicant because there are no offical upgrades from Samsung)
or have root (because they don't want to work without root).

Can this be done without a USB cable?

(Of course, there is another good solution in this situation: take the source code of those apps, and fix them so that they will work for me, re-compile and install them.)

(AFAIU, after I have full (root) access to the device, I can re-install the OS without a cable and another computer: for example, I have another device that was supposed to work under Android -- Toshiba AC100, but after I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on it by flashing the device, I must be able to re-install the kernel from inside the OS -- there is a "flash-kernel" utility in Ubuntu.)


texts: Invasive advertising in Android notification center

texts:
On my Samsung Note 3 running stock Android 4.4.2 I got the following message in the pull-down notification center:

  You watched FooBar. Here's another video you might like.

I didn't click the notification, but it has a black-and-white Youtube icon in the lower right corner. How do I disable this intrusive advertising in the notification center? Is this part of the stock Youtube application? I've never seen this before, but it may be part of a recent update.


texts:
I've recently received a Nexus 5, which touts very tight Google Now integration. This weekend I've been visiting my parents. We had a discussion about a local restaurant which they went to last night. I just flicked over to Google Now and it's got a card about that restaurant, and only that restaurant. (we're in a big town, there are many restaurants, and it's by no means the nearest. I've never been there before). Is this a crazy coincidence or is Google Now listening to me?

We've had nothing mention of the restaurant in email's or texts, only a face to face conversation this afternoon while I had my phone out (but not explicitly listening).


texts:
I rooted my LG P500 and installed ROM Manager. I flashed ClockWorkMod Recovery (using the ROM Manager app). The problem is that when I boot to recovery I get a E: boot error "recovry" message at the bottom of my screen.

Device: LG P500

Android 2.3.3 [Software version - V20e]

Rooted with SuperOneClick

ROM - Stock (cant flash new ROMs because of this problem)

Thank You!


texts:
I found this app with package org.codeaurora.snapcam showing up on my Google Activity. It say I used it, but also it doesn't show any details of what it is. It just shows details of my phone. I have Hot Pepper VLE5 phone and also a Samsung A20 which my husband uses but were on the same Google account on both phones.
My husband thinks it is a secret app that I use to hide things like messages and pictures. I love my husband very much and I know that is not true. I did some research of it but there was not many accurate answers. What I understood is that it's a camera app called camera apk, but I wouldn't know if it's that. I have seen a lot of apps on Google Play called Snapcam, but that is a photo editor and i don't use those kind of apps. So it can't be that.
I just don't know why this org.codeaurora.snapcam shows up on my Google activity saying I used it. I really need to know what this is. I'm so confused I would really appreciate your help. Thank you.


texts: Is there a native notes app? I cant find it


texts: How do I see number of or icon for unread messages?

texts:
My device: I use Android 9 on samsung galaxy s9.
Background: I believe there was a feature before (or maybe currently still, but I turned it off) about showing number of unread messages on apps like whatsapp, viber or the SMS app (and i guess gmail or facebook) or at the very least there's some kind of dot or something on a corner of the icon of such an app that indicates there exists at least 1 unread message (so the dot is an alternative to a specific number of unread messages).
My situation: I do not have such number or dot on icons on apps on my device. If I get a message on whatsapp or viber or regular SMS but say I have to install some updates and so my phone has to turn off or restart, then the notification of this message is gone.
Question: How do I see number or existence of unread messages on icons of apps such as viber and whatsapp and the SMS app?
I have tried looking this up, but

I wasn't able to find any articles specifically on Android 9 and Samsung Galaxy S9.

The solutions proposed in articles I've found on Android 9 but a different phone or on different versions of Android have not worked for me.

I've tried looking up some apps on the play store, but I haven't downloaded any because of the reviews.


texts: What do the numbers and letters in the Samsung Firmware mean?

texts:
There are three sets of numbers and letters in the Samsung firmware zip names I'm seeing,

G930FXXU2EREM_G930FOJV2ERE8_TUR.zip

What do the different sets mean,

G930FXXU2EREM
G930FOJV2ERE8
TUR

For older Samsung ROMs which used a shorter convention see this question.


texts: Android GTalk, Chromium Gtalk, Gmail Gtalk - how can i send files such as image, music, video clips like whatsApp?

texts:
I am using on my Android Gtalk where i can only do chat text send and receive. But how can i do all the features of WhatsAPP from Gtalk?

Features like:

file transfer (image pictures, music, video clips)
Audio replay from the chat by history
Video reply from the chat by history

Is there any way to make Gtalk by default to do file transfer features?? So that pictures in mobile can be sent, musics in mobile can be sent etc can be sent from mobile directly ??


texts: How to use two whatsapp accounts on my rooted Samsung galaxy star pro device

texts:
Can I use two whatsapp accounts on same device?
If how
Note: my device is rooted


texts: Retrieve back ONLY ONE deleted WhatsApp message

texts:
I have accidentally deleted ONE message from a chat conversation and I want to retrieve it back. I have read posts and articles on how to retrieve WhatsApp messages, but it talks about whole chat or whole conversation. There are solutions such as uninstall/reinstall WhatsApp before doing a manual backup and recover data, but this does not apply to my question.

I just want to retrieve the ONLY ONE message that I deleted a couple of hours back from a chat conversation. Is this possible?

EDIT: I assume something has to be done before whatsapp takes a backup. Appreciate an early reply. Thank you.

EDIT2 : Is there any way to change the autobackup time from 4AM to 4PM?


texts: SELinux Policy from Permissive to Enforcing

texts:
Using Nexus 5 with AospExtended ROM (Android 9) 19/04/05

The ROM, by default, has the SELinux policy set to Permissive instead of Enforcing.

Is there any way, perhaps using TWRP Recovery, to change the SELinux policy to Enforcing? perhaps a similar Android 9 ROM

Some apps such as Google Pay will not work if the phone is rooted or the SELinux policy is not set to Enforcing. Also, feel slight safer if the NSA SELinux security policy was enforced.

Advice appreciated


texts: Some days back, My nexus was getting connected to the computer. But yesterday I discovered, it is no more like that. It is only getting charged via USB connection. No notification of connection received, either on phone or computer. what to do? Kindly suggest !


texts: How to show Andoid apper statusbar in Microsoft Remote Desktop 8 session

texts: I have CipherLAB RK25 PDT on Android 9. When I use Microsoft Remote Desktop 8 for connect to our terminal server, the app work in full screen mode. But the PDT have keyboard modificators like shift, blue and orange switchers, than modify keyboard input. E.g. without modificators your input is 1, 2... etc., with orange modificator input is F1, F2... and so on. That modificators, if they turned on, displayed on Android status bar at the top on the screen. But in full screen mode of the RPD session the status bar is hidden. Is it possible to show the status bar also for full screen apps or to run RDP session with smaller window?


texts: Huawei Ascend P6, Moving maps to external sdcard

texts:
I bought an Huawei Ascend P6, which comes with 8GB internal phone storage. But only ~4GB are available for the "internal storage".

I installed my apps, which include Tomtom Europe and Copilot Europe, which respectively have maps of about 4 and 2 GB. Both of them only install the offline maps in the internal memory for this phone.

I am trying to find a way to install those maps into the external SD.

I tried, without success, the following solutions

trying to move the apps to SD card after installing the maps. The App gets moved, but the maps remain in the internal storage.
trying to create a symbolic link installing a terminal app and using the ln -s command. But it doesn't work since the /mnt/sdcard (internal memory) is VFAT.
I tried some apps to move applications to the external SD card, but no success yet. (tried Link2SD)

Any help would be appreciated.

I read that FolderMount App can solve the problem, but it only works for rooted device. But my device isn't rooted (so, if anyone does have a good tutorial on how to root this device, it would be appreciated). But if possible, I would avoid rooting.

I still have the last try in the arsenal, which is enabling the debug mode in the cell phone and trying to use the command pm set-install-location 2 via adb or a terminal emulator app. I didn't try this yet, since at the moment my phone is installing the firmware update.

Any help would be appreciated.


texts: I am giving hotspot to laptop via android mobile but in laptop it is showing there is no any internet connection when I connect via laptop wifi. In my android phone I am using internet with 4g speed.


texts: Bricked LG Optimus P999 using ROM Manager

texts:
I have the LG Optimus P999 from Wind Mobile.

I downloaded ROM Manager and tried to flash a Cyanogenmod ROM (cm-7.2.0-p999.zip). The backup and flash said they went OK. But when it rebooted, it froze at the second LG logo and won't go anywhere. Booting into recovery mode did nothing.

It took many tries to get the LG Optimus unbricking tool to recognize my phone, but I finally got Clockworkmod Recovery to install on it. Now when I boot into recovery mode, nothing works because it can't mount the SD Card.

My next attempt was to flash stock ROM back to it, but I can no longer get the tool to recognize my phone.

Have I totally bricked my phone?


texts: Which files does `adb backup -apk -shared -all -f  back up?

texts:
I wanted to back up everything on my phone: call logs, messages, whatsapp texts, photos, videos, screenshots, screen video captures, recordings, app data... and everything else, before selling my phone. So, basically, data-wise, I wan't to create a clone of the (entire) current state of my phone. I don't necessarily wan't to restore all of it on my new phone, but I want to be able to access the stuff that I backed-up on my computer later, when needed...I saw a few answers on this site, but they don't answer my questions fully.

Is the command line adb backup -apk -shared -all -f <filename> well-suited to my purpose?
My phone has 32G capacity, but the backup file generated is only 5.3G. How do I know that the backup completed properly and contains all the data I wanted?
Are there ways to do the backup over a network (WAN) using ADB, instead of having to depend on the USB debugging mode.


texts: How do Android apps implement the share button?

texts: I was wondering how Android applications and Android implements the share button and share mechanism. For instance, when I hit the share button on YouTube, a list off apps to share to pops up. How is this list determined? Is there a specific "share" intent, and then all spots capable of sharing the type of intent provided in the intent extras show up? What is the technical name of the design pattern used to implement this? Thanks.


texts: phone turned off and not turning back on

texts:
My phone Huawei P8 Lite was working totally fine but suddenly turned off and now it's not turning back on. the phone was not out of charge when it died and now, as I plug in the charger, after a while it gets warmer meaning (i think) battery is still charged but its neither turning on nor showing any screen.

Any help would highly be appreciated.


texts: Why does the preview image for my FFC look sharper than the actual captured image?

texts:
I feel this has been a problem on my Sprint Galaxy S3. The preview looks very crisp but when I actually take picture it becomes faded and bit blurry.

I know it's not motion from the tapping the button because it does not do it remains clear if I take a screenshot of the preview which is more shaky than just pressing the screen.

I took a picture and a screenshot of the picture to show what I am talking about:

Preview / Captured image (click images for larger variants)

In the preview you can clearly see the texture of my shirt and the freckles on my face while on the captured image it is just a solid blur.


texts:
This may sound like a stupid question, but I have a Honor 5x I'd like to root, and I want to use adb backup to backup all my phone's data so I can restore it after unlocking my bootloader (which erases the phone's data).

My question is:  If I backup with adb backup -all, when I'll restore my phone's data, will it erase root? Probably not, but I just don't want to risk it.


texts: How usable is the Android browser on "average" web sites?

texts: I'm thinking about buying an Android phone to use for light web browsing while traveling. How well does the Android browser work on average web pages? Besides the smaller screen and lack of flash are there other limitations? I'm particularly interested in using it access my bank accounts which has a kind of complicated log in system. Anyone had any experience here?


texts:
I usually have a lot of tabs open in my android's Chrome. Today i've opened Chrome and instead of it loading all my tabs it just displayed a new blank tab.

I'm trying to recover them. Most of them were opened a long time ago (>1 year) so it is unpractical to scroll through history to find all of them again.

I've read on this post that i can try replacing tab_store0 for an old "tab####" file. Indeed in data/data/com.android.chrome/app_tabs/0 there was a tab2131 file that is 104kB so it probably holds my lost tabs.

The thing is that even after closing chrome (force stop/kill cached process) and renaming tab2131 to tab_store0whenever i open Chrome it displays just a single "new tab" and the 104kb file is gone. (I have a backup, of course)

Questions:

Is there any way i can make Chrome actually read my tabs from that file?
Is there a way to decode that file? I tried opening it but it is unreadable.

What i've tried to decode the file

I've seen in this post how can i export the list of open chrome tabs some commands. But i'm new to shell/bash and all this commands stuff so i'm a little bit lost.

after running LC_ALL=C grep -a -o 'http[[:print:]]*' tab_state0 on the adb shell i get no output and opening the file it is still unreadable.

This answer suggests a command to decode the file but i'm not sure how to ru nit. I saved it as a "tabScript.sh", put it on the same folder as the tab_state0 file and ran sh tabScript.shbut got a lot of errors

...
: not foundh[19]: while
: not foundh[19]: }
: not foundh[19]: do
 ,0()
: not foundh[19]: done
(repeats)
...

i've also tried the sed -i "s/.\{6\}http/\r\n\r\nhttp/g" tab_state command and it runs normally but the file is still unreadable


texts: Can I get a virus on Android 4.4.2 by clicking "no thanks" on one of those virus browser pop-ups?

texts:
I opened a link using the built-in facebook browser yesterday, and pop-ups on the website kept asking me if I wanted to install some anti-virus and they had two options: No thanks and OK.  Normally I press the back button because I'm wary of clicking anything, but this time I clicked "Cancel."

I've noticed some weird behavior with my phone freezing this morning and now I'm paranoid.  Could have clicking "Cancel" actually installed something?  Was the message box option spoofed?


texts: Is Android susceptible to OpenSSL vulnerabilities?

texts:
There has been a big vulnerability discovered in OpenSSL today, are android applications affected, and what can we do to get a secure version?

What about people with older devices (such as the HTC desire HD I have) that are on old android versions (2.3.5), is it possible (for example) to get a up to date browser that doesn't use the installed openSSl, or to get security releases to old versions of android?


texts: What really happens during a factory reset? Does it securely erase all data?

texts:
When you "factory reset" an android phone, are you formatting the phone storage by securely erasing all data and writing over them with zeroes, or are you simply deleting the files by hiding them from the file system? If it's the latter, the data can still be recovered, correct?

If I'm trying to sell my phone, will a factory reset securely erase all my data, or will the next user still be able to recover it with some technical wizardry?


texts: Hi. I need to turn my data off for both sim cards in Moto gen2.

texts:
I just received a huge bill for data usage. I want to know how to turn my data off on each simcard on my dual sim Motorola gen 2 phone. I want to use data when connected to wifi only.I don't know how to do this.
Please help......
Liz


texts:
How can I change the storage location of a contact in Android?

I don't see any option when editing a contact:

I use a Samsung Galaxy S9 with Android 9.


texts: How to give root access to apps that don't request it?

texts:
I've been using the app SystemPanel for some time now to archive my Android apps.  It works great, but it cannot archive apps that have been installed under /data/app-private, because this directory is not world-readable.  I recently rooted my HTC Incredible and have Superuser running on it, so I would like to give root access to SystemPanel, but it doesn't request it.  Is there a way to have Superuser grant root access to an app that does not request it?  Alternatively, is there any other way (e.g. from the terminal) to grant root access to an arbitrary app?

Thanks!

P.S. I know that now I can change the permissions on /data/app-private to make it accessible to SystemPanel, but I think granting root access to SystemPanel would be the safer strategy.


texts: Will encryption encrypt my "internal sdcard" (personal data)?

texts:
First, a note. This question stems from the big confusion that are terms like internal storage, internal sdcard -- at least to me -- and the fact that factory reset, which claims to "erase all data from your phone's internal storage, including [...] music, photos", doesn't touch my personal data (data in the internal sdcard, like camera media and WhatsApp conversations) at all. I don't use removable SD cards, by the way.

When I say internal sdcard, I refer to /sdcard or /data/media/0, which are equivalent in my Samsung I9300 Galaxy SIII running CM11 nightly (KitKat).

Okay, the question: will encrypting actually encrypt the entire internal storage including internal sdcard and all the rest (entire root filesystem) or will it encrypt only the data which would be affected by a factory reset (which seems to me to be only the /data/data directory)?


texts: How to test suspected hardware on Android

texts:
I have a problem with my HTC Sensation that I think is either due to problems with the electronics that interfaces to the battery or a memory problem. Basically the phone turns off spontaneously by itself every now and then. Very often - as far as I can see - when the CPU is running 100% (and hence there are a big battery drain)... Turning on the phone again can easily take 2-3 turns before it is running stable (until next time). It seems to be starting first time though if connected to power...

If this occurred on a Windows PC, I would first download a hardware test/diagnostics application and see whether this could find anything...

...but for all the usual security reasons, the Android platform is way more closed than the PC/Windows platform and I suspect that it is not so easy to install a diagnostics app to test the hardware.

So... how do you go about this then? Short of using a full-blown hardware analyser, which I don't have access to :-)

[Note that I have rooted my device and don't mind flashing a new ROM if needed...]


texts: Is there a folder system viewable by applications

texts:
is there a folder system view able by application android, i.e. if i put a music file for example in it, I can see it from the music app??

I have android 5 on a tablet.


texts:
I want to play mlbb on pc android emulator since it does not run on android x86. I have 70~90 ping on my network. But i am getting more than 150 in emulator. I tried switching netork mode and used bluestac and nox. But no difference. Why is my emulator ping high?
Pc:
Cpu=core i3 6100
Gpu=gtx 1050 ti
ram=4gb(8gb page)


texts:
I just installed SIPDROID. I made three account in sip2sip.(free SIP provider).

Then after I have configured application using one of that account. Application works fine.

Question is: If I make multiple call to the same phone using SIP is there anyway to handle all calls at a same time?

Multiple call on the same phone seems not working. The first call getting picked up but what about the second call which is coming during first call is going on.

Even second call is not displaying on the screen.
Confused !!


texts:
Is there a list of permissions with more detailed descriptions available? The standard ones doesn't feel good, and I don't trust developers who write that they need permission X only to do Y--if their app requires permission X, this app will be able to do anything permitted by X, not only Y.

For example READ_PHONE_STATE is described as "Allows read only access to phone state" -- but what is included in that phone state? Is it only connected/disconnected? Or maybe it includes phone number I am actually talking to?


texts:
I enabled device encryption but android didn't gave me the chance to choose a new password instead it used the lock screen's.
I came back to screen lock settings and changed the password and encryption password has changed automatically. But that happened instantly, my device didn't go through any process of encryption

Question is: Does changing encryption password require any kind of long re-encryption process? In other words, is my device still secure and data is encrypted securely?

Device: Xperia E4 Dual

Android version: 4.4.2 sony stock


texts: How can I copy Program Files/Bluestacks folder to another drive?

texts:
The Bluestacks folder is now 5GB large and is taking up too much space in my C:\ drive, so I decided to move it to my D:\ drive. But, when I do that, Bluestacks says the software is corrupt and I need to redownload Bluestacks from their website.

What can I do to change the location of Bluestacks?


texts:
I currently have a Droid Incredible (Froyo with ROM: Skyraider 3.5 w/ Sense)

For a while now, my wireless connection on my Droid Inc just drops and switches over to 3G  even though wireless, on both the router and phone, are still on. All my other devices connected wirelessly are still connected and functioning. I had this problem on pre and post rooting and ROMing.

What could be the root cause of this?  Has any other Android smartphone experienced this?

Is there a feature/app that could warn you that your wireless has dropped and is switching over to mobile network and vise versa.  I only ask because the switch over either way is seamless and can be annoying when browsing or downloading apps.


texts:
So every time that I enable and re-enable the wifi connection on my tablet, the MAC address is randomized (like the last 3-4 digits).  I don't know what might be causing this, and the root account can't seem to disable the internet connection since it's constantly restarted by whatever daemon is running the wifi service.  However, when the daemon restarts the service, the MAC address is not randomized.  I have tested the following via the busybox program and it hasn't worked:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MAC_address_spoofing

I need to do this since my campus wifi only allows through devices with consistent information since we have to pay to use the wifi here each semester.


texts: How to stop Sony Xperia Z3 Compact making noise on using camera button?

texts:
I've got a Sony Xperia Z3 Compact running Android 5.0.2, and is not rooted, which has a button that instantly wakes the phone going straight into the camera app.

One problem - unless Media Volume is at zero, pressing the camera button makes a distracting and annoying tinkling sound.

It does this despite the fact that:

I already have "Sound" turned off in Camera settings. This turns off noises like the shutter sound, but doesn't stop the camera button sound. It seems the phone thinks "camera sounds" and "camera button sounds" are completely unrelated things.
I've turned off all the Sound options under the phone's system settings.

How can I turn off this specific "camera button" sound? I've looked through the system settings but can't find anything relevant.

Right now my "workaround" is to always turn media volume to zero after every time I do something which uses it, but this is far from ideal.


texts: Email notifications for google calendar events

texts: I am trying to create a calendar event with email notification using my HTC desire, but I can't figure how to do it. I tried both the built-in calendar app as well as mobile Google calendar website. How can I make it work?


texts: I have my brothers old HTC & was playing with the Location & Security settings. I added the pattern lock to my phone, but it's now just an extra thing to get through before being able to use my phone. How can I remove this? I'm rather clueless with the terminology too & don't grasp the concept of APN's & VPN's or know what a corporate administrator is.


texts: Xperia SP v.4.3 Screen darkens & freezes

texts:
I've noticed that my Xperia likes to have a 10sec - 40 sec moment of freezing in which the screen darkens & I loose all control of the UI. its very odd & I've never notified with any other android devices before.

I've done android dev. before, and from that I've learned that nearly all tasks that require some delay, or big processing are moved onto a seperate thread as not to effect the main UI thread, yet this issue still occurs.

Typically it happens after turning on wifi (thus come the flood of notifications & emails etc)

Is this just a casual issue or is there something more sinister happening?


texts: How can I add non numeric sms senders to my contacts (for custom alerts)

texts:
I get on call alerts via text messages from a non-numeric number, is there any way to add this as contact so I can set an individual alert tone for it?

Copying and pasting wont' work due to numeric validation and no direct "add to contacts" option exists in messaging


texts: Does ZTE prevent the use of adoptive storage with Marshmallow?

texts: I was trying to format a 32 GB Samsung SD card for adoptive storage in a ZTE Z815 running Marshmallow, but the only option is portable. What's going on here?


texts: Enabling headset button automatically during calls

texts:
I have a Samsung Tab 2, and a mono bluetooth headset.

The phone shows a bluetooth-connected icon at the top. When I dial any phone number, the headset button is not showing as connected. I have to click the headset button everytime to hear the phone audio in bluetooth headset.

Is there any way to enable headset button automatically during calls when the bluetooth headset is connected?


texts: Keyboard shows when getting an incoming call

texts:
I have an LG Nexus 4 running Android 4.2.1 and have a strange problem. When I got an incoming phone call the keyboard is displayed and won't go away. This is a rather big problem since it obscures the area which allows me to accept the phone call.

Is there anyway in which I can stop this happening? This is my first Android device so I am still pretty new to it.


texts: How to fix a sudden increase in battery drain?

texts:
My Moto G phone (3rd gen; Android 6.0) used to charge rapidly and last over a day. I upgraded it from Lollipop to Marshmallow in mid-February and it still performed well. However, for the past 3 weeks or so, its battery life has suddenly pretty much halved. It also gets warm to the touch even when left alone!

I'm familiar with general tips for increasing battery life, such as those provided by Motorola or on this site. From looking in GSAM Battery Monitor and Settings → Battery the most likely culprits seem to be Google Play Services and/or Google Calendar. But battery drain is still high even after denying all but the Calendar permission to Google Calendar; and it's not obvious how to configure Google Play Services.

If anyone knows of a solution that doesn't involve rooting the device I'd be very grateful. Or do I just have to wait for Google to release a bug fix?


texts: Does Android have free texting like the iPhone? If I'm texting to another Android user, will it be free like it is for iPhone users, or will I have to pay for the messages? I'm new to the whole Android experience, and really need some help. And I don't want to use a 3rd party app like WhatsApp to text the other Android users.


texts: Computer does not boot when Galaxy 2 in USB port

texts:
Yesterday Samsung Kies updated my phone to Jelly Beans. After that if I leave my phone plugged in usb port of my Dell Precision, the computer does not boot. It loads the bios, but never goes to the bootloader (Grub) selection screen and the screen remains blank. No hardware beeps or anything. Once I remove the phone, the computer starts fine. The phone did not do that with Ice Cream Sandwich before. This is Rogers version of Jelly Beans. Don't they look the bootloader?
Does somebody know what is the cause?


texts: On Android devices there used to always (as far as I remember) be a 6-dot icon on the home screen that you pressed to get to the apps drawer. It seems that at some point this was done away with and now you just swipe up instead. Is there a widget or anything that could bring this icon back? I can't believe that such a thing doesn't exist, but I have not found anything at all.


texts: Phone is reporting using more space than the total available storage

texts:
I have looked at the various other issues regarding used space, but they seem different from my issue. I'm using Samsung Galaxy Ace 3, not rooted. The device has 4 GB internal memory in total, and yet as shown in the image below, the used space plus system memory is more than 4 GB already.

And yet the system does not report being out of memory, presumably because it also detects that it still has 484 MB available. All existing apps are also running without any issue. However, despite this amount of available space, I currently cannot install anything new from the app store.

The other threads I've looked at generally recommends using *#9900# to delete some logs. I've tried that, but it has no effect. And in any case, for those other issues, it is mostly that the used space reported is higher than expected, but the available space and the sum still makes sense, which is not the case here.


texts:
I had a Pixel C, which I backuped (System -> Backup -> ...). I can see that backup (1) in Google Drive.
After the Pixel C died I now have a new Pixel C and would like to restore that Backup (1).
When setting up the device, it gave me no option to restore from the previous Backup (1). So I enabled backing up the new device and now have a second Backup (2) in Google Drive.

Now my question is - how do I restore the previous Backup (1)?


texts: After a factory reset the restore of SMS, call-history etc. fails

texts: I turned on "backup to google drive" using an account on a "legacy free edition of Google Apps" domain and then factory reset my Pixel 3. When I worked through the re-configuration, at the very end, the restore failed with a message saying "Couldn't finish restoring the backup". Several attempts at re-running this didn't change anything.


texts: Not ringing for incoming calls (Micromax Canvas Tablet P480 - Android 5.0.1)

texts:
I have Micromax Canvas tablet P480, using Android 5.0.1.

When screen is locked it does not ring for incoming calls. Why?
(But rings when the screen is unlocked)
Due to this I am missing many calls.
Anything I should change in the settings? or is it a bug?
I tried all the audio profile setting as well as notification setting, including interruptions for priority calls.

Please let me know if you need any other information.

Any suggestions will be greatly helpful.
Thanks!


texts: Alternative Android Date Picker (for Dates of Birth, DOB)

texts:
I was wondering if there is any way to call the date picker that the contacts app uses, as oppposed to the date picker that chrome uses.

We've found users struggling to identify how input their birth year, due to the year picker appearing too much like a label.

The implementation in the contacts app, with the three exposed wheels, we feel is a much more intuitive way for a user to input their date of birth.

Apologies I'm not a dev but any help or suggestions would be appreciated.


texts: What do these terms stand for on my HTC RUU

texts:
I've been tinkering around lately with my HTC desire 510 and I feel like if someone doesn't shed a bit of light on this for me I'll be going around in circles.

I'm looking at stock ROM's for my HTC. I found a massive amount of them and I want to figure out what the following terms mean/stand for on them:

-A11, A11U, A11UL, A11CHL ?

-K44, K443 ?

-SENSE60 ?

-0PCVIMG

As an example I'm looking at the following ROM update utility:

  RUU_A11_UL_K443_DESIRE_SENSE60_HTC_Europe_1.51.401.1_Radio_01.02.012_U10251_39.08.40922_release_398419_signed.EXE


texts: Why is my phone carrier-branded and how to remove it?

texts:
I have purchased my HTC One mini for a full price from an independent store. I have connected it to MegaFon (Russian cellphone operator) and now there is a carrier's app on a phone and it is recognized as "MegaFon HTC HTC One mini".

I don't want my phone to be carrier-branded. How did it happen and how do I remove it?


texts: Adding a new spell-checker to Motorola Moto G

texts:
Does anybody know how can I add a new spell-checker to Motorola Moto G (it runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean)?

I have the spell-checker for UK version, but I also would like to use Polish spell-checker.


texts:
I have an Xperia SP, and it's stuck in a boot loop after some faulty manipulation. I only see Sony's logo, and plugging the phone to my laptop sets it to flash mode automatically for around 20 seconds, before restarting to connect again straight into flash mode.

How can I fix my phone?


texts: Where can I find a list of the default emoticons on Ice Cream Sandwich?

texts:
My fiance has figured out how to make android emoticons with hearts as eyes, and a kissing emoticon, and I'd like to send the same emoticons back to her, but I can't figure out how. Is there a list of the default emoticons in Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean?

Edit: To clarify, I'm looking to find a table showing how different strings of characters translate into the icons that ICS displays when I receive an emoticon.


texts: Are the HTC Desire HD video issues solved yet/solvable by the end user?

texts:
I'm considering getting an Android phone, and at the moment, my choice is between the HTC Desire and the HTC Desire HD. As the price difference is minimal, the obvious choice would be the newer one, but some reviews have mentioned video issues on the device.

Since that looks like an issue that could be solved in software, and that review was written at the time of release. Are these issues still present on fully update HTC Desires, and can they be solved if they are?


texts: Lost android phone, shows no active devices

texts:
Lost an android phone. This is what shows:

I tried getting the map at android.com/find
This is what is shows:

Help please.


texts: Applications on SD Card disappear: Gingerbread bug or hardware error?

texts:
I have an Huawei Honour running 2.3.6. I have plenty of apps installed and some I have moved to a 32GB sd card.

Now I notice that quite randomly some application that are stored on the sd card just disappear. (I am not talking about the apps become unavailable when mounting the USB file system on a PC, as that is to be expected.)

All that remains is a placeholder-icon that will be removed once I click it, and every hint that this app was ever installed is gone. I have to go to the playstore and reinstall it.

Now I wonder what the source of this problem could be. Is it Gingerbread, or a hardware error (the device itself, or the sd card)?


texts: How do I get my pictures back from my lost phone?

texts: I lost my phone today and the data is turned off, but is there any way of tracking it even without the data? or getting my photos back?


texts: Google Play - one account, but downloading apps only on the first of two devices sharing the same account

texts:
I have a phone - Samsung Galaxy S4 and a tablet Sony Xperia Z. Until now, I had a problem with Google Play - as I first set up Google Play account on my tablet using my email address, and later bought the phone and set it up there as well, I realized that if I wish to download app for my phone, it automatically downloads the app on my tablet, but not on my phone! All the other apps, like FB, Gmail, LinkedIn etc. are working on both devices using the same account, but Google Play automatically applies my commands to the tablet, even though I want to download the app for my phone.

I plan to buy Samsung S6 and I am wondering what to do about this as I feel I will have the same issue. I don't want to open the new account for the phone, as that would mean I have to change all of my other accounts, and I use this email address for so many years, at so many social networks.

I feel like an idiot, is there any answer why is this happening and where did I make a mistake?

Thanks guys!