texts: Transfer App data from rooted to unrooted new phone

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I got a new (unrooted) Nexus 6P and want to transfer my app data from a rooted Amazon Fire Phone.

Methods I've considered:

Use titanium backup to backup apps - Can't be restored on my new unrooted phone
Use titanium backup to create apks that contain app data - Installed apps wouldn't be linked to play store (right?)
Use google syncing capability? The fire phone doesn't seem to sync the apps even though I have google services installed.
Use an intermediate rooted device that supports google syncing? Would this actually work? Could I use Bluestacks for this?

I'm open to any other suggestions as well.  The fact that my previous device is rooted seems to help, but I'm not sure how to get around my new device being unrooted since only a system user or each app itself would have permission to rewrite its app data.


texts: My Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Doesn't Show an "Allow USB Debugging?" Prompt. Is there a fix?

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Around this morning, I had the idea to transfer all my whatsapp chats(from android to ios)

Not so complicated, right?

Well, I was in for a rude awakening. Not only did I spend literally 7 hours trying to fix it... I couldn't fix it!

That's basically why I'm reaching out to you. My last hope. My knight in shining armor.

Here are the more technical details:

Before you say it, and I know you will, I'll tell you - I restarted my phone about 10 million times
I've enabled and disabled usb debugging around 10 million times minus 1.
I haven't played with adb so I don't screw with my android system. However if that's necessary, I'll do what must be done.
I'm specifically using my own samsung galaxy note 8 since I previously tried on another phone(LG v20) and it didn't work either.

So, I must ask you, are you up to this challenge? Can you fix what seems unfixable?

P.s. Here's a preview of what should be showing up on my own android device but is not:


texts: How to get 2 android apps working simultaneously?

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I'm using a Using Samsung Galaxy S7, Android 6.0.1. and I'm having trouble using apps in parallel. Here's what triggered this post:

I got myself and iRig2 to practice playing guitar silently, downloaded AmpliTube, plugged in the guitar and it worked, I could hear my guitar back and apply effects, change amps, etc..

On to the next step, to play over backing tracks. IK Multimedia advises to use apps like Riff Maestro with AmpliTube running in the background. And this is precisely my problem, I can't get AmpliTube to keep running on the background!

Here's what I tried so far:

Test 1:

open AmpliTube (app), plug in the guitar and check it's working. If it is:
press home button
open Riff Maestro (app)
as soon as I click the home button, AmpliTube stops sending guitar sound out

Test 2:

open AmpliTube (app), plug in the guitar and check it's working. If it is:
press the home button (AmpliTube stops sending sound out, as per Test 1)
open Riff Maestro (app)
press the "Recent applications" button
swap to AmpliTube, it starts sending guitar sound again
press the "Recent applications" button again to swap for Riff Maestro
AmpliTube stops sending sound again

I tried splitting the screen but none of the apps supports split screen.

The question is, how can I get 2 apps (in this case AmpliTube and Riff Maestro) working simultaneously so I can hear my guitar on AmpliTube AND play a back track on Riff Maestro?

Many thanks in advance!


texts: Android phone as a Samsung Smart TV remote

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I have a verizon droid 2 global and a Samsung Blu ray player that does Smart TV. I got an app to control the Blu ray player for my phone which works fine for most things but I can't do volume control.

The remote that actually came with the Blu ray player required I Configure it with the TV using the right TV manufacturers code like you would a universal remote before the volume and channel buttons with work. Can I do that with my phone?

Does my phone hardware support IR- Which I believe is what that is right? The app itself does not offer this but perhaps there's another app I can Use to set up the TV connection and then the Smart TV app's volume will just work?

Here is the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adi.remote&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dsamsung+smart+tv+app&pcampaignid=APPU_gL2HU_HjKZTNsQSY44GQCQ

I'm pretty sure it's not the app becausei even using the remote that came with the Blu ray player I had to pair the remote to the TV like a universal remote using the TV manufacturers code - is there a way I can do the same thing with my phone and the TV?


texts: How to connect both a monitor and a keyboard to a LG G3?

texts: Using USB-on-the-go I can connect a keyboard to an LG G3 and using a slimport adapter I should be able to connect a monitor. Is there a way to connect both at the same time? Or even better, connect both and be capable of charging them somehow.


texts: Android (Galaxy Tab 6) Will not reboot to bootloader

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Im hoping someone can point me in the right direction. So I am in the process of attempting to unlock the bootloader on my Galaxy Tab 6. However, the device will not boot to the bootloader. I can use the Vol up + Home + Power to get to the menu options (Wipe cache, Wipe data, Reboot to bootloader etc..). However, the reboot to bootloader option simply restarts the device to the OS. I have no issue booting to the OS at all.

First I thought I had a corrupt bootloader. I used ODIN to reflash the stock OS, CSC, and BL to the tablet using the Samsung provided files.  in BL I selected BL_T580XXU3BRF1_CL13839138_QB18630808_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 . In AP I selected AP_T580XXU3BRF1_CL13839138_QB18630808_REV00_user_low_ship_meta.tar.md5 , I left CP blank as there was nothing provided, and lastly for CSC I chose CSC_OXX_T580OXX3BRF3_CL13878383_QB18711126_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5 . As far as ODIN options go, I have used Phone EFS clear, bootloader update, NAND erase all, and re-partition. I have had no success though. The tablet boots and works fine other than not being able to boot to the bootloader. Its really strange. Can anyone provide any insight?


texts: What's the logical name for Android's native GPS interface?

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I'm trying to identify and locate the /dev/ pseudo-file that corresponds to the onboard, hardware GPS devices; installed in most modern Android smartphones, and tablets. I know that it probably varies sometimes, but the vast majority more than likely use a standard, logical name.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about; some examples of common, logical names for other kinds of hardware that you might recognize, are:

tty0, mouse0, event0, eth0, wlan0, sr0, video0, media0, bus0, usb0 gps0, disk0, sda1, sdb2, sdc3, and so on.

Most of these live inside /dev/, and it's subdirectories; such as /dev/input/.


texts: How to save and recover icon and folder positions?

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How can I save and recover the position of icons and folders?

They get wiped every time I patch Android.


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I have downloaded an app on my phone because I want to take out information from it. It has pages (In image form, probably PNG) that I need on my computer. I went to storage and I clicked on the app, in "Space used" it says the app size is 57.27MB, but I want is the user data (Because when I first downloaded the app, the pages weren't there, but when I opened the app they gave the option to download the pages and I clicked the option to downloaded all pages). The user data is 288MB, and the total size of the pages is probably somewhere in 200MBs. So it means the pages are in "User Data." When I connect my phone to my computer (through USB) this shows up:

So if the images are in User Data, from which of those can I locate the "User Data" of the app?
Note the app's name is Al-Muhaffiz and it was published by Mahad Al-Zahra Publications.


texts: Locating a wallpaper that comes activated by default after ROM flashing

texts: So I have a v5.1 ROM that has this one wallpaper that automatically comes activated by default when the ROM is flashed that I wish to locate and "remove/replace" - yes I do not want to salvage the wallpaper which I am aware could be done with root and root browsing. I have unpacked the system.img and look it up in the 'media/images' directory where I have found image files on other Lollipop system.img with no success. I have also tried to bring out all JPG and PNG files that exist in all ROM folder directories and the said image file was still not amongst them. This brings me to think that it may have an extension I am not yet familiar of which one of you may be already. A pointer will be greatly appreciated.


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I have rooted my Nvidia Shield Tablet successfully, using this guide.
It installs CWM recovery, and I have also installed Link2SD.

I am not planning on unrooting it now but if I wanted to then how would I do this, removing root and cwm recovery, without losing any data?

Also would I have to get rid of Link2SD as well, and how would I move all my apps back if so?


texts: Can almost empty system partitions be shrinked?

texts: The first four partitions take up 422.7 megabytes each, despite every single one doesn't have even one megabyte of content. Does this mean that this space is wasted? Can these partitions be reduced, so that the free space becomes available to the user?


texts: TF300t bricked, no fastboot, wrong recovery

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I've been running CM11 on my Asus TF300t for a while now. A while ago, an (automatic) update broke my rom. From there on, matters have gotten worse. Right now, my tablet is a brick without an OS. Here's what I experience

No OS, tablet automatically boots into recovery.
Wrong recovery. Probably the Teamwin for the TF300Tg? It opens with 'Please enter password', and I can't access most of the features (E: Unable to find partition size for ... / E: Unable to mount ...). I've got a CM11 zip on my SD card, but I can't flash it. The recovery works, but most of the actions fail.
I cannot access FastBoot. If I press volume down + power, it just boots into recovery. Because of this, I can't flash the right recovery .blob.
A physical reset (with a paperclip) didn't change anything.

I'd be really grateful if anybody has anymore ideas / things I could try.

Thanks in advance


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I'm using a samsung galaxy s4 on T-Mobile and I have been experiencing a problem where two wifi networks always appear in range. These networks are not my own, and do not appear to be my hotspot name. They appear even when I travel from one city to another. They always appear with the same name. I am beginning to think it is something malicious because the networks disappear after I perform a factory reset of my phone, and reappear within a few days.
I am pretty selective of which apps I allow to run on my phone. With very few exceptions most of my apps are from trusted developers like google, microsoft, facebook, dropbox etc.
Has anyone experienced a situation like mine?


texts: Is it possible to get a statistic of the most used colors on a smartphone screen?

texts: I would like to know for all rgb colors how much time a color is active on screen for all pixels and if it is possible to do it without the need to record the screen.


texts: Can the previous version overwrite the currently installed app?

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Suppose the new version of APK of any project is currently installed on the Android phone, but I want to install my previous APK on the phone. In that case, what will happen? Will it be updated to the previous build or showing error?

If it's updated to the previous build, will it only show specific things from that build, or also include the current (latest) things?


texts: How to force Android 2.3 to believe that there is networking?

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(unsatisfied by answers in "Let Android believe it is connected to internet", they more about "how to set up networking")

The android device is connected to the Internet though my laptop over Wi-Fi in ad-hoc mode, not from any Android interface, configured from console (Android thinks that it is offline: both wifi and data transfer indicators are off).

All console tools, browsers, etc. see the network, but Google things (like Google Talk) show "Network currently unavailable. Will connect automatically when available" and [seems like] doesn't even try if the network is really unavailable. Google Market shows pages, but silently fails to download anything in this state.

How to explicitly tell Android that "there is network" without turning on Wifi or mobile networking?


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I have a Samsung Galaxy Mini running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread. In the previous version Froyo (2.2.1) when I held down power button I got in that menu a shortcut to enable packet data. In Gingerbread I couldn't make this shortcut appear.

Is there anything I can make to add this shortcut there? Because it's quite annoying to keep accessing Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile networks -> Enable packet data.


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I have a Huawei Honor 6. I have an unlocked bootloader, and I am trying to install marshmallow. I have flashed TWRP before (and I can boot to it and use it), so fastboot has once worked. Now when I try to do anything. Even to lock the bootloader, it is not possible. If I try to do anything it gives me Command not allowed error. Here while flashing:

D:\android sdk tools (adb and fastboot)\platform-tools>fastboot flash BOOT "D:\android sdk tools (adb and fastboot)\platform-tools\img\BOOT.img"
target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes
sending 'BOOT' (10272 KB)...
OKAY [  1.084s]
writing 'BOOT'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.089s

I have searched around, but no answers. The phone shows up in fastboot devices. The only command that works correctly is fastboot reboot. fastboot unlock works, but it's already unlocked.


texts: How to type a pipe "|" on an HTC EVO Android 2.2?

texts: I am using Connect Bot on my HTC EVO Android Version 2.2, and on the keyboard I do not see a "|".  How do I type a pipe, "|" character?  I am trying to run a ps -ef | grep XYZ command.


texts: Android NetHunter can't find several files

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I'm trying to get KaliNethunter to work on my OnePlus5.

I'm facing a problem though, and I really don't know what to say of it. There are several errors and they're all No such file or directory.

This is the error log I get:

OnePlus5:/ # su -c bootkali
Mounting kali chroot...
mount: mounting /sdcard/kali-chroot.img on /data/local/nhsystem/kali-armhf failed: No such file or directory
/system/bin/bootkali: /data/data/com.offsec.nethunter/files/scripts/bootkali_init[268]: can't create /data/local/nhsystem/kali-armhf/etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory
/system/bin/bootkali: /data/data/com.offsec.nethunter/files/scripts/bootkali_init[268]: can't create /data/local/nhsystem/kali-armhf/etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory
/system/bin/bootkali: /data/data/com.offsec.nethunter/files/scripts/bootkali_init[268]: can't create /data/local/nhsystem/kali-armhf/etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory
/system/bin/bootkali: /data/data/com.offsec.nethunter/files/scripts/bootkali_init[268]: can't create /data/local/nhsystem/kali-armhf/etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory
/system/bin/bootkali: /data/data/com.offsec.nethunter/files/scripts/bootkali_init[268]: can't create /data/local/nhsystem/kali-armhf/etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory
chmod: /data/local/nhsystem/kali-armhf/etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory
chroot: can't execute '/bin/bash': No such file or directory

For the most part it seems I figured it out, but am still asking for assistance.

There is directory at /data/local/nhsystem/kali-armhf/ however /data/local/nhsystem/kali-armhf/etc/ isn't there. It exists in /data/local/nhsystem/kali-armhf/system/etc/.

So now I can either edit the bootkali script or mount the directory (I don't know how).

Kali Nethunter isn't necessarily supported with my device but is supported by older devices e.g. OnePlus3(T).


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My android device is 4.4.2 with root access.

Mode of Screen Lock is Password.

Earlier, the screen got locked with password.

Now, the screen time out in a specific time but its not getting locked with password.

Please let me know, what I need to do to fix it?

Regards

InTech


texts: Google Play says "You don't have any devices"

texts: I tried factory resetting so I need to enter my Google account again to my device however it's been more than an hour now and Google Play still says "You don't have any devices". Any ideas how to fix this?


texts: How can I see the browsing history and bookmarks in the stock browser?

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I have an SGS with Froyo.  I can't seem to find the browsing history in the stock browser.  I'm also only able to access bookmarks (or favorites, or shortcuts) from inside the browser.

How can they be accessed?


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Last week, my LG Optimus V started having a strange problem. Steps:

Open Clock
Tap "Alarms" icon at the bottom of the screen
I must enter my pattern to access alarms
Do anything else in Clock
… ?
Exiting Clock requires entering lock pattern

This happened once before, but I don't remember what I did to fix it, or even if I did anything (it might have just fixed itself).

Had anyone else had this problem? What did you do to fix it?

Edit: The screen is locking when the main Clock screen (Activity?) is displayed. Exiting from Alarms (for example) doesn't require unlocking the phone again.

Edit (2011-12-20): My solution was to download Alarm Clock Launcher and just bypass opening Clock. My Optimus still has this issue; we'll see if I end up having it on my new Motorola Triumph.


texts: Will resetting my KitKat android force me to upgrade to Lollipop?

texts: I have a galaxy s4 running a rooted kitkat system. If I upgrade to lollipop I cannot root phone (which I need!) Will doing a factory reset force me to upgrade or will I retain my kitkat system?


texts: SD applications return to Internal Memory

texts: I have a Samsung J7 prime with Android 8.1, the issue is that my applications can be moved normally to external storage, but then it appears again in the internal memory. (when google play store updates the apps). Is there any way to avoid that?


texts: How can I get gmail notifications to start working on a Samsung Galaxy S10+?

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Got a new samsung s10 plus phone and I dont see Gmail notifications. Notifications dont show up anywhere irrespective of being on wifi or phone data.

Things I have done so far :

Battery optimisation turned off for Gmail
Adaptive battery - cycled between all available modes.
Notifications turned on for Gmail (Settings -> Notifications)
All gmail app notifications turned on within the app (Gmail -> Settings -> Notifications)
"special access" > optimize battery usage > turn of the gmail app (which I believe is the battery optimisation option anyway)
S10 settings > Apps > GMail > Mobile Data and enabled "Allow background data usage" and "Allow app while data saver is on"

The phone has the latest software and is up to date. I have followed the discussions on the top 5 google results of "gmail notifications not working on S10 plus" and haven't been able to find a solution. I am hoping I can find some help here.


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Given that OpenFeint seems to no longer be in service (OpenFeint service shutting down Dec 14), was wondering if it is safe to remove the OpenFeint folder from the phone.

The main reason is that for some odd reason, OpenFeint images have been showing up in my Gallery, which is really annoying. I've stopped them from showing up by adding the '.nomedia' file in the directories. Whilst doing this, I thought - can't I just remove the entire directory given OpenFeint is no longer in service?

Does anyone know if it will cause any problems?


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Is there any way to control how/when the 3G radio goes to sleep?

Is that, in fact, what it is doing?


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I have added Samsung Galaxy S4 using genymotion while I was using windows os. Now I'm using linux and added that device again. My problem is that the S4 is not rooted on my linux machine. I wonder if this is a bug ?
If it's not a bug can someone help me to root this device ?


texts: How to force apps to use default notification sound or vibration?

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Every other app has its own notification sound or vibration. Some apps have unpleasant notifications sounds or vibrations so long I think I'm receiving a call.

I like my life simple: I want all apps to use the default notification sound and vibration I selected in my system settings.

If apps all are made to use the same notification bar for visual notifications, there is very probably a way to make them all user the same sound too.

How can I do that?

Samsung Galaxy Note 2
Android 4.4.2

Tried MacroDroid to no avail:

Tried xnotification also, but nada

I also tried Purify (which comes with King Root which is needed to install xnotification Purify Notification captures all notifications but I can't have it produce a notification sound for itself. Even with a macro.


texts: How to view network traffic requested by a specific app?

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There are lots of discussion on how to see which app is requesting network connection. I have tried the following apps:

tcapturepacket
wifi monitor
connection tracker

However, none of them was useful. For example, for a short period of time, I uploaded a 30KB pcap file which can be viewed here. Still I haven't find out which app is requesting connection and to where it is trying to connect.

I also tried to look at adb logcat, but didn't find useful information. Maybe something has been missed here. Any guess?


texts: I just unrooted my device to install the newest firmware, but the "Update now"-button doesn't work. I have wiped the cache partition but it still won't update.


texts: Is copying an .apk into /{system, data}/app sufficient to install an Android application?

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If not, what else is done under the covers?

Also, what are the differences when installing applications

From the android market
sideloaded from web download
sideloaded using adb install
sideloaded using adb push


texts: Can you install Android TV onto other devices?

texts: I was wondering if it is possible to install Android TV on either the GameStick, Ouya, Mad Catz M.O.J.O, or any other device like that in order to breathe new life into these devices.


texts: some questions about flashing and flashtool before i start

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I just received my new chinabrand mtk based phone (ULEFONE Be Touch 2) and want to flash it from linux.

So I would like a few questions answered on for hand. Please answer these point by point. I know things might look very oblivious to you, but for me it isn't at all. So an answer to you may seems to be a logical answer to all of them. It would probably leave me even more in chaos.

What does Flashtool do?
What does ABD do?
What does fastboot do?
Do I need to root before I flash? I would love to be able to avoid the rooting process at all (for now)

I just want to flash the right ROM and after if that works then I might become interested in rooting. Not the other way around as when things go wrong with flashing it would also void warranty.

If yes will my new ROM still be rooted afterwards?
If yes, how to avoid that?

Kind Regards.

Matthieu


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Using Jellybean (4.4.2) I'm trying to save a new contact to my phone (I want to whatsapp this person).

Whether I add the person through my People app or through Whatsapp itself, I get the same error:

  The USIM is unable to store the contact

I have only 72 contacts and it's my understanding that USIM allows for thousands so what gives?


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For some time, my microphone is extremely quiet when doing things like making voice messages on WhatsApp or when calling someone. I searched the internet for a solution, but I couldn't find anything except for some apps which didn't work (or only worked in the app itself but outside did nothing).
Is there a config file with the microphone volume so I can adjust it myself or some script or so?

Wired headset microphone is also extremely quiet.

Information that could be relevant to this problem:

Samsung G900f (S5)

Android 6.0.1 / Cyanogenmod 13

Baseband version G900FXXU1BOD3


texts: How to backup gmail data from android with adb

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I have a non-gmail account with a cache of messages in my android gmail app.
How can I make a backup of the emails and attachments? Accessing the mail server to make a backup is not possible.
I tried the method in the answer here: Backup gmail emails offline
However, the backup file is too small to realistically contain the emails and attachments. It's only coming out 549 bytes, even with trying a few different adb backup options.


texts: How can I customize order of navigation buttons on Android 5 (or 6 if not possible)?

texts: I saw a lot of tutorials where people talk about software called "Customize Navigation Bar" that requires at least Android 7.0. I wonder if it's possible to do it on Sony Xperia M5 that has only Android 5 and 6 available.


texts: LINE Letter Sealing - Unable to display message as it couldn't be decrypted

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LINE is a chat application.

I recently reinstalled my OS, and restored my LINE chat history using this procedure.

Problem: Some of my chats appear like this:

It says:

  Letter Sealing
  Unable to display message as it couldn't be decrypted. Please ask your friend to resend the message.

As you can see, my friend re-sending me the message does not solve the problem.

On the messages from July 6 to the day I reinstalled have this problem.

So I disabled Letter Sealing, and now I can read new messages sent to me (but I can still not read the existing problematic messages).

Questions:

How to make the problematic messages readable again? I still have the Titanium Backup from the former OS, if necessary.
Is there a way to re-enable Letter Sealing while making sure that encrypted messages will stay readable even after reinstalling my OS in the future?


texts: Trace/log of all activity on my android device

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Is it possible to put on trace or  get log of all activity on android device.
If so, How?Also are there any key logger application


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I'm searching a way to maintain RTF files for open/editing but at least for reading, because I have no support for it on my device.

I tried mobile docs view and yozo office but they didn't support RTF.


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I would like to create a button widget in IFTTT for toggling my Bluetooth On and Off with the same button.

However, it is only possible to select either 'Turn on Bluetooth' or 'Turn off Bluetooth' as action for the button press (or any other trigger, for that matter), which means I would end up with two buttons. But I would like to have only one button that turns Off Bluetooth if its On and vice versa.

If this is not possible with IFTTT, I'm open for other suggestions to implement this.


texts: How do I check if the bootloader is unlocked on the LG Volt 2?

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I rooted using kingroot and kingroot is my superuser app.

I want to install clockworkmod to install xposed but I don't know if my bootloader is unlocked.


texts: How I can upgrade my device to latest Android without SD card?

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I have a HCL Me u1 device that is running the 4.0.3 version of Android. I want to upgrade it to the latest version of Android.

I don't have an SD card. Are there any tricks for upgrading without one? How do I root the device and backup my old files?

I rooted my device with superuser, now I want to know how to upgrade to the latest version of Android. I downloaded the Zip from online but I don't know how it works.


texts: I have an Nexus 10 device that recently offered the 5.0.1 OTA update. After the update the device would boot loop to a screen with a dead robot with an exclamation point and the message 'no command' underneath. How to recover?


texts: How to enable USB "Audio Source" option on Android 9+?

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A lot of screenshots in the Internet mention a 'audio source' USB configuration for Android. For example, this one from Google:

However, I cannot see this option with my SM-A510F with Android 9 (LineageOS 16).

Is there something I can do to enable it? Is it definitively gone from Android?


texts: Browser pauses a long time before starting to load a page

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Whether I enter a URL directly, or whether another app invokes my browser (e.g. Google News & Weather when clicking on a headline), the browser pauses for a while (maybe half a minute, maybe several minutes) before it even begins to load a page.

All that I see during the pause is the part of the URL that fits, followed by an ellipsis, followed by the refresh icon, and the bookmark icon. The page is blank white. Touching the refresh icon does nothing but highlight it very briefly. Eventually the refresh icon changes to an animated dotted circle, and the page starts to load, but it can take many minutes before the browser "wakes up" and starts to load the page.

What's going on here?

This happens on two different models of the same phone that were bought at the same time, less than a month ago:

LG MyTouch on T-Mobile (model LG-C800)
Android 2.3.4
software version LGC800-V10d-SEP-19-2011


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I was updating my phone using Kies and the download was interrupted. My phone now has a black screen with a little phone, a yellow triangle with an exclamation point, and a computer on it. I cannot put the phone into recovery mode, and the Kies application has a little icon on it that says "emergency recovery" but when I click on it I then get a message that says

  TODO: has stopped working.  A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program.

I called Samsung, but they were no help at all. Their representative didn't even know what icon I was talking about. She just suggested that I take the battery out or try to put my phone in recovery mode, even though I kept explaining I already tried those things.


texts: Why does MY WhatsApp web take so long to load?

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If this question does not belong in Android please be kind enough to tell me where it does belong since I did find a whatsapp-messenger tag here and I thought this fits in Android Enthusiasts.

I do not understand why when I open web.whatsapp.com in a browser it takes so long to load and even reload!. I have not seen this problem with any of my friends and I tried myself with a different account it does not take that long.

Here is a video that shows it takes a short time with one account and here is a video that takes a long time with my main account. It takes 15 seconds longer at least!

I thought it might be because my WhatsApp backup files are very big, but I believe many people should then have the same problem. I also tried on many different browsers, deleted my backups and reset them and even reinstalled the app.

I attached a picture of the WhatsApp files on my phone maybe that helps, I use google drive backup on both accounts.


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There is a problem with my UleFone Armor 2 with Android 7.0 Nougat:

After using the camera some times, it stops working due to the inability to connect to the camera.

I tried killing the camera application, but it does not yet unlock the camera. And the battery manager suggests that the camera was permanently on since the time it has stopped working.

A simple reboot does solve that problem, but rebooting is a seriois violation of an important Linux philosophy, which states that rebooting is never a good method of solving problems and should be avoided wherever possible.


texts: How to change android version Jellybean 4.2.2 to the newest update?

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom and my current Android version is Jelly Bean 4.2.2. I kept on trying to update the version but it kept on saying that my phone has installed the newest update. How can I change my Android version to the Lollipop one?


texts: Galaxy Note 9 stutters on QHD resolution

texts: I notice that when I have my Note 9's camera resolution set to QHD, 60 fps (the highest), when the camera app comes up and I see the video on the screen, ready to record, there's about a 3 second pause (the entire screen freezes as if it's too much to handle), then the video resumes, and this happens every 6 seconds or so.  Every 6 seconds, the video would just pause for a few seconds like it's trying to catch up.  When I record using QHD, I notice the same behavior when playing the video back.  The video stammers, but the audio continues seamlessly.  When I switch to a lesser resolution, the problem mostly is resolved.  What can I do to fix this?


texts: Changing the numbers format when entering phone numbers in the dialer possible?

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I'm using a Sony Live With Walkman. The Android 2.3 is in English, and I rather leave that way... But, I find kind awkward the mask input of numbers when I am typing.

Is there any way I can change that?

I would prefer something like 9999-9999, or at least no mask at all.


texts: Will existing users be able to update the app if the app is blocked in their Play Store country

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I have a published Android app open to US, Singapore and UK. There are users on app from all these countries but for content reasons I would like to block the app on Google Play to users in US and Singapore.

My question is, will users from US and Singapore still be able to download the further updates on the app from Play Store?


texts: CCleaner app doesn't clear my Google Chrome browsing history

texts:
I did check the settings on my CCleaner app. The browsing history is selected for cleaning.

Is this because Chrome is a system app?


texts: Android 5.0.0 on Nexus 5 stuck on boot logo

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I just recently received the 5.0 update for my Nexus 5 and now my device fails to boot. All that happens is the Google logo gets displayed on the screen and then the device does nothing else. I am able to get into both the bootloader and recovery.

First I tried wiping the cache with no results. Next I did a full factory reset with no results. After that I decided to just flash the factory images directly. Unfortunately this didn't work either. I went back into recovery and discovered that there were a series of error messages displayed in the recovery menu...

E:failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E:failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_install
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_install
E:Can't open /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc
E:failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)

Also after these messages were displayed I could not wipe the cache or do another factory reset.

Luckily I am able to flash the 4.4.4 factory images and boot the device successfully so my guess is that something might be going wrong with the installation.

Has anyone else encountered similar errors when updating to 5.0?

Thank you in advance for any and all help!


texts: Remove preinstalled apps without rooting

texts:
Is there any other way apart from rooting the device to remove preinstalled apps?

If it's relevant, the Android version is 4.4 Kitkat.


texts: How do I change default apps used from the Google drive app on Android 6.0?

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When I open a file from the Google Drive app for Android (I'm using 6.0 on a OnePlus 3), it uses some internal viewer, and not the system-wide default app. How can I select different apps as default viewers within the Google Drive app?

Examples: use Adobe reader for PDFs, or MX Player for videos.


texts: Since I upgraded my s7 edge to nougat I am seeing this icon with circle quater of which is white and the rest dim and a plus sign in center.  There seems to be no  info in notification panel


texts: Does "Visited " shown on Google's My Activity mean that the app has been installed?

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My minor child has 'visited <name of app>' in her Google's My Activity from the Google Play Store multiple times. Does this mean she has/had the app?
She recently got a new phone and was setting it up from her old phone.
This is the actual activity:

Google Play Store
Visited Reddit
Mar 12, 2019, 5:52:48 PM EDT
Google Play Store
Visited Plenty of Fish Free Dating App
Mar 12, 2019, 5:52:48 PM EDT
Google Play Store
Visited Plenty of Fish Free Dating App
Mar 12, 2019, 5:52:37 PM EDT
Google Play Store
Visited Twitter
Mar 12, 2019, 5:52:25 PM EDT


texts: I am trying to automatically accept files from a computer to a tablet, so I don't have to press the "accept" or "reject" popup.


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On a Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition running 4.4 and non-rooted (I'd prefer not to root a device used for professional development purposes)

Having stored some ebooks on my external SDcard, I decided that I wanted to add some audio as well (as my internal device storage is quite full.)

As far as I can tell not one app (nor adb) can perform any write operations to the external SDcard's root directory.

The one exception that I've found is that my ubuntu computer, can create and rename directories inside /storage/extSdCard/Android/data/ even though none of my apps can.

Is there a workaround for this that doesn't involve rooting the device?


texts: How to fix Google Play Store Update Error in Android 4.0.4?

texts: I hope this question is not a duplicate of other related questions. In my Samsung Galaxy S duos mobile (Android 4.0.4 OS) I received frequent notification to update my software. Though I updated(Re-booted) it after receiving that notification I hate that notification so I disabled that. After disabling that when I tried to open Google Maps App its showing me an error “Google Play Store Update Error” and I was not able to open Map App as well as other Apps. I thought this error happens only because I disabled that software notification and I tried to enable that notification but I’m not able to enable that one.  So how to fix Google Play Store Update Error and how to enable that software notification?


texts: In which Programming Language Android had Developed

texts:
I don't know this question has asked before or not.
The programming language had used to develop android open source project.

I try to find out the answer of this question many times but still unable to find out the answer.

I know we are developing android apps in java and also know that the base of android is linux.

Any Idea

Thank You


texts: Read information from old Kies3 call log backup files

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I have discovered that my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone has a limit in the number of items retained in the call log, after which the oldest calls are deleted. Having previously suspected that this could be the case, I have periodically taken backups of the phone with Samsung's own backup/restore program, and have the backups on my Windows computer's hard drive.

Today I needed to check the time and date of a call I made almost a year ago, and saw the log in the phone didn't go that far back. I then started Kies3 on the computer, expecting some support to read the call log file (stored as Calllog.scl) among all the other stuff backed up. This was however overoptimistic - it appears the only thing Kies3 can do is restore the data back to the phone - no way to read it on the computer. Years ago I could read the call logs from my old Sony Ericsson "unsmart" phone, but Samsung seems totally unimaginative in anticipating a user's needs.

The format of the Calllog.scl file seems to be random data. I have had no success with trying to uncompress it, or to find any program that can read it.

Of course I could try to restore the old backup to my phone, but I am afraid the result could be a mess, due to the limited length of the log.

It also seems ridiculous that the log length is so limited considering that modern phones have GBs of storage. At least there could be a setting for the size.

I would be extremely thankful for any suggestions on how to extract information from the backup without restoring it to the phone.

Edit: I seems no one knows how to view the logs, which is not surprising, as I had googled extensively before posting this query. So now my strategy is to use a backup app (one simple and good one seems to be "Call Logs Backup & Restore" by Ritesh Sahu, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.CallLogBackupRestore). It produces human-readable xml files (even with style sheet to provide pretty display in a web browser).

My strategy is:
1. use the app to back up my present call log to an external file
2. restore the old Kies backup to the phone
3. use the app again to back up the old calls to a second external file
4. use the app to restore the latest calls (from step 1) to the phone


texts: I have a lot of saved web pages that I want to view whenever I want without the page connecting to the web site (I can do this on WM). How do I do this on Android? Every time I click on the HTML file it says "no connection".


texts: will I get android updates on Moto G after Cyanogenmod 11

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I'm about to flash Cynogenmod 11 on my Moto G XT1033. I was wondering that, will I still get android OTA updates even after installing CM11?
If anyone have an answer then please tell me.


texts:
I have Samsung Galaxy S7 and I want to check if I have a Snapdragon or Exynos chipset. I need this info because I plan to install Android Pie or 10 and I need to know exactly which chipset the phone has. My baseband is G930SKU3ETG1, Build number R16NWG930SKSU3ETG2, yet back casing SM-G930P. SNAPDROGON or EXYNOS? It has already been rooted with android 8.0.0.
Can anyone help please?


texts: Enable Vibrate on touch in Meeting audio profile on Android 5.1

texts:
When I enable Meeting (Vibrate only) audio profile Vibrate on touch is turned off and there is no way to change that through GUI.

Is there any other way? Maybe using root or smth else.

I use Android 5.1 on TCL P561U.


texts: How to know which Gapps version is installed?

texts: How to know which Gapps version is installed in official Roms. I've a Archos 45b Helium with Android 4.4.4 installed.


texts: Custom vibration patterns for notification types

texts:
I'd like to set different vibration patters for different notification types.
For example something like: 2 short buzzes for a private Whatsapp message, 2 long ones for a group message, long and short for calendar, etc. I can set custom sounds for each of these in settings, but vibrations can only be turned on or off. Is there some way to add custom vibration functionality to this?
To be clear I'm not looking for contact specific vibrations, though it would be a nice addition.
I'm using a rooted device running lineage 17.1 btw.


texts:
When on my desktop browser, I am given the option when posting on somebody else's page to comment as myself or as one of the pages I have. But on my Galaxy S7, there seems to be no way to do this.  If I use the Facebook app, the option to "Comment as" is not even displayed. If I open up Facebook on my phone, on Chrome or on Microsoft Edge for Android, the option to "Comment as" does display. But as soon as you click your page, the checkmark automatically goes back to your personal profile. Even tried clicking on the "Desktop Site" option in Chrome, but this does nothing.

Is there anyway to do this?


texts: LG G4 Bootloop--how do I get my pictures back?

texts: My LG G4 just recently went into the dreaded bootloop. I plan on sending it to LG to fix, but my pictures from earlier in the year are on the phone's memory. I also have a ton of music on it, but my pictures are more important to me. I checked in my Google Drive account, and it had automatically backed up on April 11, 2017. However, I cannot for the life of me figure out if or how to view or obtain the backed up information? Anyone have any ideas?


texts:
I want to buy Moto G4 Plus phone but I am confused as they are giving us two configurations.

1) 3 GB RAM with Snapdragon 617 Octacore 1.5GHz processor and 32 GB ROM

2) 4 GB RAM with Snapdragon 617 Octacore 1.5GHz processor and 64 GB ROM

As I searched it on Google everyone is saying that the combination of RAM and Processor always matters.High RAM and Lower processor or vice versa doesn't give us better performance.

So my question is which configuration is better? why?


texts:
Can anyone tell me what is the easiest way to root my phone.
I have a Samsung galaxy note 2.
And what does it mean to flash a new Rom?


texts:
I'm trying to cut down on procrastination in a fun way (read hacking) by rooting my phone (moto g2) and editing the /system/etc/hosts file like this

127.0.0.1     localhost
::1           ip6-localhost
127.0.0.1     youtube.com
(trailing newline)

I tried the following fixes:

Turning off Data Saver
Clear all data in Settings->Storage->Apps
Clear cache from chrome://net-internals/#dns and clear
Reboot

Still I'm perfectly able to access www.youtube.com, no problemo. Any thoughts?


texts: How do I backup media, game data (internal storage) using TWRP?

texts:
It is known that TWRP does not back up /data/media as you can read
here and on other posts on this site, also on TWRP FAQ
How can one bypass this?


texts: How to root Doogee Voyager2 DG310 & other mt6582 Devices (permanently) with EngMode?

texts:
Using the Mediatek mt6582 SOC Engineering Mode available on the Doogee Voyager2 DG310, with the Debug option User2Root an adb daemon running as root becomes available temporarily.

This will need USB Debugging enabled in the Android Settings.

To access the Engineering Mode on this MT6582 use the Dialer to call a KeyCode:
(You have to enter another * to launch the Eng-mode)

The Log and Debugging-Tab:

Choose User2Root:

 Click Root:

If you were previously connected with an ADB User Shell, it will by terminated. Opening a new adb shell will get you an adb root prompt.
Until the next reboot.

So far so good. With the (temporary) root prompt available, a generic Android 5.X rooting guide should apply now.

I tried:

Downloading the latest Koush OpenSource SU-package from F-Droid
Extract su from the APK and adb push it to /sdcard/Download/
adb push the APK to /sdcard/Download/
Login as root with adb shell

Remount /system Read-Write
Copy/move su to /system/bin/
chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
chown root:shell /system/bin/su
Remount /system Read-Only
Attempts to run su result in this: error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported.

Installing the APK before, or after attempting to run su succeeds, but complains about the su binary being out of date.

So, where would I find a newer, clean, "PIE" su binary? Or am I going about this the wrong way, and there is a newer 'Generic 5.X Temp-Root to Perm-Root' Procedure?


texts: Is there an app that blocks certain search words on kindle fire?

texts:
http://bucknacktssordidtawdryblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/dont-filter-me-from-aclu-15feb11.html?m=1I  want to block certain words like "pornographic" on search engines like Yahoo, Google, Bing, etc without blocking my whole search engines. Is there anything on the kindle fire HD that can do that or apps. Is there any apps that I can download to my silk browser as I do not want to install other browsers to block words and sites and videos. Any downloadable content at all? I have an obsession which my self-control of it is spiraling so if I can just find an app, software,  etc. Anything at all to block playlist,  videos, search words, anything related to thr obsession like this:
 It would gladly be appreciated.


texts:
I am using JuiceSSH on android to connect to an ssh server running on my linux box.

I would like to authenticate using an RSA key pair.

Am I able to do this using JuiceSSh on android?

Does anyone know where the settings are to import an RSA key. I can't seem to find them anywhere.


texts: How can I view only one star ratings in Google Play Store?

texts:
I find it quite annoying that there is no easy way to sort the reviews of an Android app:
- neither can I search for certain keywords that may appear in a review.
- nor can I change the sort order, i.e. I can sort by rating, but if I want to see the 1-star ratings. I have to scroll all the way through thousands of higher ratings.

I am feeling quite tricked by Google. Of course it is obvious what they want to do - hide the "bad" ratings from the users. But seriously, it's not very customer friendly :(

Are there any web apps or sites that offer detailed sorting options for the Google Play Store?


texts: bind mount / symlink - keep destination "tree" on removal of source?

texts:
I'm trying to accomplish something fairly odd, so bear with me.

I've added an external SD card to my old Droid Mini (basically just for an experiment to see whether or not I could expand the storage capability). It's currently running Lineage OS 13.

The issue is that the external SD adapter is very power hungry, and the kernel on this version (3.4.42) doesn't properly support autosuspend.

I can force the device into low power mode by unbinding the SCSI device from the USB device, but obviously it disappears if I do that.

I read that bind mounts can preserve the directory structure of the source folder even if it is removed, but I can't seem to get that to work (see here - "It is possible to unmount /some/where, in which case /else/where remains mounted.")

The idea is to wait until the USB device goes idle, then manually suspend it by unbinding it until it is needed again. However, if I unbind the device, the "stat" file I'm using to monitor idleness ALSO disappears, do I can't use that to check if activity is requested.

So my (maybe silly) idea was to make bind mount of the external card to a "virtual" USB device which doesn't disappear when the source is removed, and re-attaches it when it's needed.

Baby steps though, any ideas how I might go about preserving a "fake" drive for the system to operate through? Bind-mounts don't seem to do quite the right thing here.

Thanks,
R


texts:
How did you go into fastboot mode? I am not able to figure out.

adb reboot bootloader
adb reboot-bootloader
adb reboot fastboot

None of them worked, However

adb reboot recovery

opens it in recovery mode. I have installed Lenovo Le Tools also.
Also tried to open it by pressing -

Vol down + Power (opens factory mode)
Vol up + Power (opens recovery mode)

Note - I have learnt that MediaTek devices doesn't have fastboot mode. I am trying to flash Ubuntu Mobile on my tab which first requires "OEM unlock" which can be done in fastboot mode but if it doesn't have fastboot mode then what's the alternative way?
Please help!


texts: Is there a Palm OS-style launcher (placing apps in categories)?

texts:
I am interested in a launcher/home screen application which behaves like the classic Palm OS (not WebOS) launcher. Specifically, every installed application is in exactly one category, and you can flip between categories. There is no separate app drawer versus home-screen. Ideally, I could reorganize the apps (and add shortcuts and widgets) within each category, and let the less-used part of that category be accessible by scrolling past the 'bottom' of the screen.

(I get the impression that iOS (and so iOS-inspired Android launchers, presumably) does a similar thing of forcing each application to be on some page of the home screen, but I specifically want to have single categories larger than my screen size; e.g. "Games".)

My goal is to make it harder to forget I have an app — because the standard app drawer is a big unorganized list, I hardly ever look at it, and when installing inessential things like games it's easy to forget to carefully add it to a folder.

I would also like it to not have extra features which require extra permissions (widgets can check my calendar for me, thanks).

I am currently using folders to organize my apps into categories (in the stock Android launcher), but this is an moderately unsatisfactory solution:

There is no “Uncategorized” folder which newly installed apps or apps removed from other locations end up in.
I would like the “rest of the category” to be more naturally “connected” to the home screen (e.g. scrolling down) rather than being a single icon on it.
I would like to have more than five categories.
There is a bug in the stock launcher in which the use of folders causes other home screen slots to misbehave.


texts: Is there a way for 3G to not disconnect when connecting to WiFi?

texts:
WiFi is unreliable, I wouldn't trust WiFi for SIP calls, I've disabled WiFi within CSipSimple.

Now every time I connect to WiFi, my SIP registration seems to go away, and I'm not receiving any calls at all.  It's also unclear what happens when you do receive a call, unlock the phone to pick it up, and then the phone connects to WiFi (which it presumably didn't do during the sleep in order to conserve the power).

Is there a way to make this work?


texts: I would like to export all my VPN configurations stored in my smartphone to my pc. I use three VPN apps (VPN Master, USA VPN and Bettermet), in your opinion have I to find by myself all certificates and credentials or is there a place where I can find all this stuff stored in the system settings?


texts: Are security patches only applied to the latest Android version?

texts:
I've got a Pixel phone from Google, but it really doesn't matter, I guess the question would apply to any AOSP-based device. They state that they provide 3 years of version updates and security patches.
I've got an update notification on my phone that it's ready to update to the next Android version (11), but the point is that I don't want to switch, I want to stay on my beloved old version that I'm used to, yet still I want to get security patches to keep my phone safe and bug-free. When looking at Android security bulletin page I see a list of bugfixes and the Android versions they apply to, and some of them span as far as 4 versions back, which practically means the manufacturer is theoretically able to release a patch for my Android version. Thus, I'd like to understand:
What's the Android release lifecycle when it comes to pushing new Android versions and releasing security patches? What role does Google Play system update play in this?
My current situation: Android 10, security patch level - Aug 5, Google Play system update - Sep 1. When clicking on Pixel security bulletin link, nowhere is mentioned that the security patch would apply specifically to version 10 or 11, it just lists the bugfixes.
Does this mean that it's assumed the user would be running the latest Android version, and the patches are built against that latest version he was supposed to have, and he won't be able to receive those unless he upgrades the Android version?


texts: Prevent incoming phone calls from disconnecting Google Hangouts / Meet

texts: If I'm on a Google Hangouts Call or Google Meet call and a phone call comes in, it kicks me off without giving me an option.  Is there a way to control this behavior?


texts: SoC compute-resource usage monitor for single app

texts:
I need to understand the compute resource usage of a compute-intensive app; this includes the CPU (ideally including the core ID), GPU, DSP, AI Engine in the processor (for Quallcom chips). I have found many ways to track the CPU usage per app, but am yet to find one that tracks the GPU or DSP usage per app.
What can I use to monitor the compute-resource usage of an app?


texts: Trouble installing custom ROM in TWRCP (device unknown) getprop ro.product.device shows nothing

texts:
I'm trying to flash a custom ROM on my Honor 5x, and it gone wrong. So I installed the old one back. Now I'm trying to re-install the new one, but when I try to install it from TWRCP, it says "This package is for device : kiwi; this device is ."
It looks like my device name has gone. How can I fix this?


texts:
I have old messages from contact sent using temporary phone number he had on vacation. I want those messages grouped under his name in conversations, so I added it as another number to contact details. Messages are now fine, but this "obsolete" number is now clutters phone list when I tap on contact and need to chose what number to dial.

Is there a way to add a number to contact, but make it not appear in list of numbers to call when you select contact?

As first answer mentions, I can set other phone as default, but this still leaves obsolete phone on contact summary page and you can still accidentally call it with mis-click. I'd really like it to only show on contact edit page and be uncallable or at least not without confirmation prompt.


texts: mdnsd drains a lot of battery power in Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G. How do I find out which app calls it to run?

texts:
I have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G, and for few days my battery drains as hell. I checked the running processes, and found that the cause is mdnsd.

Is there a way to find which app calls this process to run?

(Click image to enlarge)


texts: Android ADB unable connect with IP address

texts:
I have successfully installed Android OS in Oracle virtual box, but I have one problem: I cannot connect to ADB in the Android OS virtual box.

In my Network settings in virtual box:

When I select host-only Adapter option, I can connect with ADB, but I have no Internet connection.
When I select NAT, I cannot connect with ADB, but I have Internet connection.

How do I fix this?


texts: Why does my Android phone download files slower over the same network than my laptop?

texts: I have a HTC Legend running on JB. While on the same network, the same download file gets downloaded on my Legend slower than it does on my Laptop? (no change in any conditions whatsoever)


texts:
On my Samsung S9 the Bixby application is updated, so I can remap it to applications or commands.

How can I create a command to rotate the screen?


texts: How to hide bottom navigation bar in Youtube app?

texts:
I want to hide bottom navigation bar (not system wide navigation bar) or at least make it act like Chrome toolbar which shows/hides itself on scroll. I am blank on this as I couldn't find anything on hiding Bottom Navigation bar, except through programmatically.

This is what I'm talking about.

I'm using a rooted OnePlus 6 with stock Android 8.1 and Xposed Framework.

As for reason for wanting this: I'd prefer to have real screen estate show something dynamic from Youtube, as part of scrolling content. That bar is in my way of using view to its maximum size.


texts: How do I set unique ringtones for individual contacts?

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and would like to set text notifications to be unique to each contact (just as I can set unique ringtones for each contact).  Is there a way to do this?  For example, I would like 1 ringtone/notification for my sister for both calls and text and a different ringtone/notification for my mother for both calls and text.


texts: Is it possible to get assistant voice on Android Auto sounding good without data?

texts:
I don't use data to use AA (I have offline Spotify and offline Maps) for the most part.
As a result the assistant voice sounds like a robot from the 1970s.
Anyway to "download" the good assistant voices or force Android Auto to sound good?
I have tried to set the voice sampling in Android Auto up to 48kHz.


texts: I used AutoRec on my LG Gpad 7.0 LTE and it wiped my storage

texts:
When I used AutoRec, a recovery tool on my Android tablet, it instantly shut down and whenever I connect it to a PC, it shows up as a removable storage device and there are only 2 remaining folders titled /Images and /verinfo with 8.26 MB on the storage in total.

What happened? Any assistance? I think I completely formatted my tablet and I hope that isn't the case.


texts: Phone keeps restarting / shutting down randomly is there any logging to help debugging

texts:
Sometimes my Samsung Europa restarts itself when it's on standby.

Does Android have any logging which I can access to see what caused the restart?

I have installed a few apps from the Android app market and some games. Haven't installed anything that I've developed myself.


texts: Restore whatsapp Google Drive backup on different number

texts:
I have all my whats app data backed up on Google Drive. Two days ago my phone stopped working and now I have a new one with a different number(cause I lost the simcard with the number I was using for whats app).

From the F.A.Q I can read that the "restore" option is available only if the number is the same, there's no other way to restore my old chat or at least read them? The google account is the same...


texts: HTC Clock widget takes 2-3 seconds to update after unlock

texts:
On my HTC One X, my home screen has an HTC Clock widget on it. When I unlock my phone, the time displayed on the clock shows the old time (when the phone was last unlocked) for about 2-3 seconds, and only then updates to the correct time. The system time (as seen on the lock screen and in the status bar) is correct at all times, so for a jarring moment the widget and the status bar are displaying different times.

If I place an HTC Clock widget on a panel other than the home one, a similar problem occurs: the clock is not updated until a few seconds after that panel is displayed, at which time it 'jumps' to the correct time.

Is there anything I can do to fix this? Is this a problem unique to the HTC Clock widget, or would this also happen if I used a different app?

edit this behaviour remains the same in Airplane mode, so it's not a network latency issue


texts: Which directories can I remove in internal SD in Galaxy SII w/ Cyanogenmod?

texts:
I used ClockworkMod to wipe my Samsung Galaxy SII and install Cyanogenmod 9.1 on it. However, when I mounted my phone on my computer, I see that lots of folders were left on its internal SD by apps from before I flashed my phone.

I was tempted to just delete everything on the internal HD from my computer (running Mac OS X 10.6.8), but I noticed there seems to be critical directories on it like one for Clockwordmod.

Here is a list of the directories on the internal SD via ls -a:

Are there directories in here that are essential to the normal function of the phone? A related question is: When I flash my phone, how to I completely wipe it so that when Cyanogenmod is installed, there will be no traces of previous activity as shown in the screenshot above?

Thank you!


texts: Conf call passcode repeats in skype application

texts: I installed Skype in my andriod mobile to place conf calls. When AV prompts for passcode, after dialling in passcode, the AV reads passcodes as if dialled multiple times. For example 12345#, AV reads out as 112223345# like that. What is going wrong and how to fix this?


texts: Is there a way to get my Android report to my cell phone company that it's not a smart phone?

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I have a phone, but it doesn't need internet (I use it as a regular phone + wifi). However, the cell phone company decided that if I have a smartphone, it needs to come with a data plan.

Can I do anything (including modify my rom) to look like a regular flip phone to my carrier?

I have a sim-card phone.


texts: Why is there an "emulated sdcard" in Android? I suppose it is located on the same internal flash memory (there is only on physical default memory, right? (excluding separate physical sdcards of course)) as Android itself, so why do I need to "emulate" it? Could we not just write to the "internal" storage?


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I've just updated to the latest version of Android OS and I keep getting the "Insufficient Memory" error message. It seems there is 4GB allocated to "Misc", which I'm guessing would be fixed by deleting the dump file, but for some reason I can't access the menu via *#9900#. Are there any other methods to doing this?

(I do not keep media files on my phone at all and have already moved many of my apps to my SD card. I've also run CCleaner and cleared all of the major apps' caches)


texts: Installing G2X firmware on the LG P990 O2X?

texts: I saw that EaglesBlood released a pre-alpha of Jelly Bean for the P999. Is it possible to make this boot on the O2X P990? I live in Europe.


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I have been trying to download a PDF file from my Samsung Galaxy 10.1, 32G, Wi-Fi Tab.
When I click on the download icon to check on it,it shows "Download in progress".
A one page file, for instance, will take FOREVER then I get "Download failed".This happens again and again.

Very frustrating! I would then like to transfer the file to e-book to read at a later date.
Can anyone help me please?


texts: Access the network without logging into the captive portal on Android?

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I want to access the local network on a hotspot on my Android devie without logging in, but if i connect to it, i get the "Sign in to network" notification and the sign in site, but all my other traffic go through LTE.

Also other apps see like that I am not connected to any wifi network.

How should i force Android to use the wifi network as a "normal" wifi network (without logging in), and do not use LTE?

(Android 6.0 Cyanogenmod 13)


texts: Fastest way to set a contact picture on Android

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Recently, I got an Android for my father instead of the iPhone he always had.

Well, his main complaint is that his contacts have no picture associated, that would be simple to sync with facebook. I had done that before in the old days for my phone using an app, but now, since facebook removed the capability of apps to access users pictures, all the apps that should do that, such as "Contact photo sync" became useless and are nothing but a swamp of ads.

Now, the only method I found is manually is going to someone's picture on Facebook, doing an export to external application and then choosing "Set as contact picture" in the export selection.

Would be simple if it wasn't for this simple feature missing in pure Android, the contact photo export does not appear in the "export options" as an application (I am using 6.0 on Nexus X5) . So now what I have to do is save the picture on the device, then setting it as a contact picture, having to navigate on multiple windows instead of directly exporting.

I am pretty sure I've seen the "Set as contact picture" before on another version of android, or some branded version.

Ultimately, my question is: how to export to a contact without having to save it on the phone? Are there any apps that would export from the "transference area" directly to the contact picture?


texts: Folder or Folder Shortcut on Honeycomb 3.1 home screen

texts: I have a Toshiba Thrive and want to have access to several files in a folder, but can not figure out how to do that without going through the effort of using File Manager?  Is there a way to do create a shortcut like you can do in Windows desktop?


texts: Cant flash my firmware on my huawei p8 lite ( Model Num: ALE-UL00___Build num: ALE-UL00C00B230) Also cant find firmware avalable anywhere?

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I have been at this for almost 2 days straight now, Here is the scenario: I bought a phone off of E-bay, but it has a wierd firmware on it which didnt allow me to connect to wifi, but instead had a Wlan only option, and no wifi to be found anywhere. It also had all these wierd chinese apps on it with tons of ads bombarding my screen. and no wifi to be found anywhere.
So i decided to load a different version firmware off of an SD card, and not only did the new firmware not work, but it overwrote the old firmware aswell. Now i'm stuck in a bootloop. I have tried about 10 different firmware's by now and i cant get my device to successfully install it. So then i turned to Windows Powershell.
I followed online instructions, my computer detects my phone in Fastboot mode, but i cant for the love of GOD get my commands applied, it keeps saying:"" FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)"" '. Another note, before this whole mess, i enabled USB debugging, but i couldnt find an ""Enable OEM "" slider, I also cant find my exact Firmware anywhere. (So i just played around with simar titled Frimwares. )
**(My Model Number is: ALE-UL00)
(And my Build number is: ALE-UL00C00B230)**
**So now my phone is stuck with no OS/Firmware, and i cant use POWERSHELL because i dont have OEM enabled. SOME PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO TO FIX THIS. My current fastboot screen sais : PHONE locked ** does that have something to do with the OEM setting and is that why i cant apply my Powershell Commands? please advise me, IM BEGGING YOU INTERNET!!!


texts: How can I directly edit text files over SSH or FTP?

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Sometimes I want to edit text files on a remote computer (such as linux scripts, websites, etc.) but I only have an Android device at hands (let's say I'm sitting in a train and have nothing better to do with my time).

I could download the files over SSH, edit them, and upload them again, or even edit them on the SSH console, but this is tedious (I mean MORE tedious than it already is to edit text with an handheld device, if that is possible).

Is there a way that I can directly edit the files remotely? I would envision a solution that might, for example, automatically download the file, and upload it back on save.


texts: How to enable 4G in Samsung Galaxy S4 SPH-L720

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 SPH-L720 I want to use 4G. How can I enable 4G in Samsung Galaxy S4 SPH-L720.


texts: Switch to default keyboard in password fields

texts: I primarily use SwiftKey keyboard on my Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet. I want to find a way to automatically switch to the default Samsung keyboard when I enter a password. Currently I have to pull down the notification tray and choose "Select input method". I want to have this automated. If it is not possible to detect whether you are entering a password then maybe I can do it on a per app basis.


texts: Why does the default keyboard always change after a phone restart?

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I use a Samsung Galaxy Note phone with Jelly-Bean 4.1.2. I also use SwiftKey app as as my default keyboard. After every phone restart, the default keyboard changes to Samsung keyboard.

Why does the default keyboard setting change and how to make SwiftKey be the default keyboard..always?


texts: Using Android Emulator's Root Shell via Command Line

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When starting an Android emulator (SDK 24.4.1) on linux by command line you should be able to get a root shell by using the -shell command line option. At least that's what the manual says

https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-commandline.html
(Create a root shell console on the current terminal. You can use this command even if the adb daemon in the emulated system is broken. Pressing Ctrl-c from the shell stops the emulator instead of the shell)

But when starting the emulator like

emulator -netdelay none -netspeed full -avd nougat-x86_64 -gpu off -no-window -shell

I do see the shell output of the Android emulator booting, but I can not send any commands to it, i.e. ls.

Also opening a tcp port for the shell and communicating via telnet shows the same behavior.

emulator -netdelay none -netspeed full -avd nougat-x86_64 -gpu off -no-window -shell-serial tcp::4444,server,nowait

telnet localhost 4444

There's not much information about this topic on the internet, but perhaps someone already dealt with this topic. Thanks in advance!


texts: Unable to access the "mmcblk0p6" file, on Samsung S5300 Mini Pocket

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I have rooted my Samsung S5300 Mini Pocket Galaxy, and I have entrie SDK installed on my Windows 7 laptop.

Now via Command Prompt I am able to:

adb shell
$ su
#  <--- and get root access

However, if I do something like this:

cat /dev/block/mmcblk0p6

The output in my CMD prompt is BLANK, and it's like the file is empty.

I've been instaling the busybox with all other commands to help me complete this, but I have not accomplished nothing.

Any advices, tips how can I stream into the contents of this particular file?

BTW - I've been trying with Android Commander, but no success either. It says that the file is "empty" => 0 KB.

Thanks all.


texts: How to block sound notifications of certain apps at a certain time?

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At the moment I use an app called Nights Keeper that automatically blocks ALL sound notifications for me during the time I sleep.

The problem is that this blocks ALL sound notifications and I would like to block all sound notifications except for notifications of one particular app that reminds me to take my medicine at night.

I am not looking for a way to do this manually, that is easy, but I don't want to change the notification settings for all apps manually every time I go to bed.

Is there any way to achieve this?

Thank you in advance for your answers.


texts: Stuck at boot animation on multiple custom ROMs

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Just yesterday I thought of having a new ROM installed on my phone and it is not the first time I'm doing it. Though I made a mistake of not taking a backup of the system before flashing the custom ROM.

These are the steps that I followed:

Moving to bootloader and rebooting to TWRP recovery
Wiping the cache, system, data and dalvik cache
Moving to install option and installing the CustomROM1.zip from the Internal Storage
But the screen is stuck at boot animation
Using my laptop I tried to do the following:

5.1. fastboot erase system and fastboot erase recovery

5.2. Flashed TWRP recovery again using fastboot flash recover twrp.img

Moved the CustomROM2.zip file in the Internal Storage and tried to flash it using install option but resulted in boot animation loop

I even tried to ADB sideload and flash the zip but resulted in the same error.
Currently I'm on Moto G Play (Harpia) and the ROMs that I used are

CustomROM1 = Resurrection Remix v. 5.8.3

CustomROM2 = Eelo v. 0.7

Any sort of help to get out of this would be totally appreciable. And thank in advance.


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I bought HTC desire S in Slovenia and it has installed karnel ROM:

    RUU_SAGA_ICS_35_S_HTC_EU_14.01.401.2_20.76.30.0835_3831.19.00.110_275068

This ROM do not offer Slovenian language. So i need help what to do to have Slovenian android version. It is not metter even if it is 2.3 version. Only that it has official android with Slovenian language.

Any idea how to use my device with Slovenian language?


texts: Idle device and inactive phone consuming too much battery

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I just bought a brand new Zonda A450 with Android 4.4. I was quite surprised when the battery started to drain too fast. Even taking a photo with flash could take 3% of the battery instantly. From what I see, the device being idle and the phone being inactive take 50% of the battery!

I searched in Google on how to optimize the OS, remove useless apps and widgets, etc., but I just saw a slight improvement.

What I can do to reduce the percent of battery used? Since these two aren't apps, I couldn't find an answer on Google. How can I fix this issue?


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I am using instruction here

Does XMod work in Bluestacks?

This is the screenshot I got


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I have installed the C++ redistributables, but everytime I try flashing ClockworkMod Recovery, it fails with an libusb error: -12

C:\Users\new1\Desktop>heimdall detect
Device detected

C:\Users\new1\Desktop>heimdall flash --recovery cwm5_recovery.bin
Heimdall v1.4.0

Copyright (c) 2010-2013, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/

This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
encouraged.

If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
development please consider donating: [donate link]

Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
ERROR: Failed to access device. libusb error: -12

C:\Users\new1\Desktop>heimdall detect
Device detected

I have tried on all of my USB ports, even tried 3 different USB cords
Any ideas?


texts: Installing official Google Marketplace on a chinese Asus Eee Pad Transformer 101

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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I install the Google Apps Package (Play Store, …) on my Android device?

I'm currently living in China,
so I bought my Asus Eee Pad Transformer 101 here.

For some reason it does not come with the official Google Marketplace application
but with some other application that only supports chinese as a UI language and uses some
other "less official" market place.

I did find the Market App from google and installed it.

However when I start it it tells me

  You must add an account to the device to continue. Do you want to add
  one now?

If I click Yes, I'm simply redirected to the home screen (the app remains open in the background)

Does anybody know of a way to set this up? Because the only thing  was able to
add to the device was my gmail account for e-mail.

Thnx.


texts: How to set Wi-Fi HTTPS proxy, not HTTP, via adb shell?

texts:
For HTTP I found a link: How to set WIFI proxy via adb shell?
But I want to setup HTTPS proxy via adb shell.


texts: Android disconnects (looses Internet access) whenever data is used

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I've recently installed a new router to extend the home's signal. It's a TP Link Archer xr500v, and it's connected via wire (LAN) to the main router that is in turn connected to the ISP. I've disabled DHCP on the tp link and so far all the devices at home have connected without issue (Windows, macs, iPhones and some androids). Two androids, however are dealing with some issues I can't even beguin to troubleshoot.
The first is a Xiaomi A2 and the other is a Samsung S8 plus. The Xiaomi connects properly to the wifi and everything seems fine... until you try and use it (e.g. playing a game) in which case it drops the connection or looses internet connection. I've tried setting the "network rating provider" to no avail.
As for the S8, it outright refuses to connect, claiming it can't be assigned an IP.
I've obivously did all the basic troubleshooting of reseting routers, phones, forgetting networks and reconnecting and even resetting the network settings... all of this to no avail.
I'm reaching out for help, because if this turns out to be defect on the router, I still have a short time where I can safely return it ... but I'm unsure that's also the issue, since all the other devices are functioning properly.
any help is very much appreciated.
Cheers!
EDIT: I found out this also happens when the phone is connected to the main router.


texts: Howto downgrade any app to the previous version without losing data on android oreo?

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Howto downgrade any app to the previous version without losing data on android 8.1 ?

EDIT 0 : Nota Bene : Here, Fairemail is given as an example, my question is not app specific but Android specific. I'm actually asking how to downgrade any app to it's previous release having already downloaded the apk.

Here is the information of the package eu.faircode.email I want to push to downgrade :

$ du -h eu.faircode.email_1036.apk
13M eu.faircode.email_1036.apk
$ aapt2 dump badging eu.faircode.email_1036.apk | egrep '^$|package|[s]dkVersion:|application-label:|native-code:'
package: name='eu.faircode.email' versionCode='1036' versionName='1.1036' platformBuildVersionName='' platformBuildVersionCode='' compileSdkVersion='29' compileSdkVersionCodename='10'
sdkVersion:'21'
application-label:'FairEmail'
native-code: 'arm64-v8a' 'armeabi-v7a' 'x86' 'x86_64'

I tried to reinstall this app without data-loss :

$ adb install -r -d eu.faircode.email_1036.apk
Performing Streamed Install
adb: failed to install eu.faircode.email_1036.apk: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_VERSION_DOWNGRADE]

but it didn't work, so I tried the un-installation of this app without data loss and it worked :

$ adb uninstall -k eu.faircode.email
The -k option uninstalls the application while retaining the data/cache.
At the moment, there is no way to remove the remaining data.
You will have to reinstall the application with the same signature, and fully uninstall it.
If you truly wish to continue, execute 'adb shell cmd package uninstall -k'.
$ adb shell cmd package uninstall -k eu.faircode.email
Success

But then the installation of eu.faircode.email_1036.apk didn't :

$ adb install eu.faircode.email_1036.apk
Performing Streamed Install
adb: failed to install eu.faircode.email_1036.apk: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_VERSION_DOWNGRADE]
$ adb install -d eu.faircode.email_1036.apk
Performing Streamed Install
adb: failed to install eu.faircode.email_1036.apk: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_VERSION_DOWNGRADE]
$ echo $?
1

It seems adb install -d is only use-able with debuggable packages only according to this :

$ adb | grep downgrade
      -d: allow version code downgrade (debuggable packages only)

Can you help me ?


texts: Android 5.0: Create link in internal storage to SD Card

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I have a LG G3 which I have repaired many times (actually by putting it into the furnace xD). Now I'm scared that my phone dies so I do a Titanium and Nandroid Backup every day, but none of these is backing up up my internal storage with my WhatsApp Photos and so on.

Now I had the idea to replace the WhatsApp folder with a link to my SD Card. I have root and tested it with ln -s /storage/external_SD/test/ /sdcard/test.
It returned ln: /sdcard/test: Function not implemented.

After some research I found out that links are not supported by the file system of the internal storage (I also tried to make a link to the /data/data folder and it worked so it has to be that).

My questions now:

Is is somehow possible to make a link in the internal storage to the SD Card (e.g. with an Xposed module which emulates a link or something like that)
Is there a better way of backing up my internal storage?

Thanks


texts: How to fix "dmesg: klogctl: Permission denied" for normal user on Android?

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I have a rooted Samsung device(system-as-root). When I open adb shell and run the dmesg  then it behaves differently for su and normal user. It throws

  dmesg: klogctl: Permission denied

error when I run it without su shell.

Please suggest how can I fix this?


texts: How to get rid of update notifications for a given app in Google Play Store?

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General question
I have an app X installed on my device in version Y. I don't want to update it to any newer version (Y+z) for some reason. Still, the Google Play Store app always lists updates for X, which keeps me from a simple "update all". My question, put to a single sentence:

How to hide updates for X permanently from the "available updates" list?

Specific examples
First, I know there are alternatives as e.g. the AppBrain Market App, which can handle this quite well (skip this update, skip all future updates). I prefer a "generic solution", which does not depend on a 3rd party's market app.
Second, I know that Titanium Backup includes a "Market doctor", which can be used to disconnect an app from Google Play.1 However, in my specific case that only worked for a few hours: I disconnected GTalk, as I don't want it replaced by Hangouts. The update notification disappeared for a few hours, then it was back. No idea what restored the "link".
Third, just to make sure: I'm not talking about the "auto update" feature as discussed e.g. in How to enable Play Store auto-update for just a few apps?. I was rather hoping for something close to Does the google play store not provide updates for frozen apps?, but without the need to "freeze" the app in question (which I still want to use, but in the version installed, not in a "future version" available).
Fourth: No, uninstalling the app in question is no option here, though it would perfectly hide any future updates from being displayed :) Nor is "freezing", as the app is used regularly.
Fifth: There is a related question for my GTalk example: Do apps included in the gApps zip get updated via Google Play? However, I want the opposite: No update.

It might very well be that "Google Apps" (and other pre-installed apps) are handled in some specific way, and restore their "market links" themselves somehow. For this case, my question includes: How to prevent that from happening?

Update
There's a thread at XDA discussing the very same issue. Until recently, a work-around for "user installed apps" was to uninstall them and then sideload the .apk – but even that stopped working. Well, re-signing the .apk with a different key might work for user-apps. But both would fail for pre-installed apps (can't sideload them to override; different signature would refuse that install completely).
Moreover, there's an issue filed on this by some "joel.bou..". Not hard to guess, though blanked out: that would be Joël Bourquard. If it's really him, then that's really an issue (for those who don't know: Joël is the dev behind Titanium Backup). Let me quote from the issue:

For the record: in the Android Market days it was possible to "Attach" or "Detach" apps (on rooted devices) with a system tool such as Titanium Backup. But nowadays (with the Google Play Store app) this has become nearly impossible to do, because the complete app list seems to sync from Google's servers and the user has no control over that.

Which explains why detaching with apps like Titanium Backup is no longer permanent. And I'm afraid I've asked the impossible. But I thought the same in the past with other questions, and surprisingly got solutions here. So I do not yet give up hope on this one!

1: what that does is explained by eldarerathis in this post (thanks to Firelord for digging that up!)


texts: Is it possible to kill the running apps (SMS, browser, games ...) automatically by turn off the screen or during a certain period of time?  My device is not rooted.


texts: Hardware keyboard symbol [popup] problems

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I am running CM10.1 (Andromadus flavor, based on Android 4.2) on a HTC Desire Z with built-in hardware keyboard. To input keys that are not present on the keyboard, there is a symbol key that pops up a dialog where the symbol can be selected. With CM10 this symbol set was somewhat complete, but with CM10.1 some of the essential symbols such as "<" and ">" are no longer available.

So my questions are these:

Is there any way to fix this behavior to give me the complete set of symbols even in CM10.1? (see answer below)
Where in the source tree is the code for this popup located? What component? I would be happy to hack it in order myself as long as I can find the relevant needles in the haystack.
Is there any app that can be used in place of the symbol popup? I am not talking about a complete soft keyboard, but rather a quick popup dialog where a symbol can be selected and inserted at the cursor position.
How would I go about modifying my keymap to for example add "<" to Fn+comma? Shifted it's a semicolon, but Fn+comma is still the regular comma.

Edit: Found the solution to the first question. The symbols aren't missing, the popup has just been split. If you have a Desire Z and are unable to find the "<" or ">" characters, hold the hardware key for "(" (press FN, then hold "G") and a popup will present "[", "{", "<". So, I have updated my question to if it's possible (and how) to modify the keymap to add characters to shifted keys on the hardware keyboard.


texts: How to get my original ROM working again?

texts:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830L and I a few days ago downloaded and installed a custom ROM 4.2.2 the name of the file is (cm-10.1-20130503-NIGHTLY-cooper), It worked good at first, but then the apps didn't download it used a lot of memory, it crashed/hanged and it became annoying, So I'm trying to return to my previous original version 2.3.4, but It doesn't work... I made a backup with clockworks, but it doesn't work. I tried downloading one from the internet and using thor (i think that was its name) to install it, but it doesn't connect succeed anytime I try... I also tried with kies, but It didn't work, it just staid there for hours without doing anything...

So what are my options to restore the original ROM?, I really need to get back to it, this version is just to buggy and annoying for me to stay with it.


texts: No network connection when hanging up a call

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Whenever I end a call the system becomes sluggish and non interactive for a brief moment, then I get the message "No network connection", and the call ends.

This happens every time.

Software: Android 7.1.1, Resurrection Remix Nougat, RR-N-v5.8.2-20170218-n7100-Milestone, kernel: 3.0.101-lineage-gf497f6e
Hardware: Samsung Galaxy Note 2, n7100.

I've just moved from Cyanogenmod, I did not have this problem before. I've had the problem ever since installing RR.

Perhaps unrelated, but every time the power button is pressed there is a few seconds delay before the screen actually turns on. This also was not a problem before, not with Cyanogenmod, not with the stock Android that came with the device.

What is the cause of this/these issues?


texts: Maps Update Degraded Off-Route Traffic Display

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I've been using Google Maps Navigation to help with my commute for about 2 years now.  One common action that I take is to start Naviation to my destination, and then look at the traffic display on other interstates to see if there's a quicker route.

The last update to navigation changed the display so that the red/yellow/green traffic overlays over the orangish/brownish roads are thinner, making it much harder to see the off-route traffic.  Also, the off-route map stays "light" even when I move the map around with my finger, exacerbating the problem -- it used to not do that as well.

I'm currently working around the issue by uninstalling the last update, but

Is there a way to fix the issue without unintalling the latest update?
Is there a way to give google feedback so that they fix the issue in future versions?

Thanks.


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I have no experience in that so please forgive me if it sounds a bit silly:

Is it possible to remove all "user layer" application and DalvikVM from an Android, just to obtain plain linux-based embedded OS with all libraries and drivers already configured? Does graphical environment requres DalvikVM? Could I get a classic terminal in that case?

Maybe somebody already have done something like this or knows good resources about it?


texts: ANZ goMoney AU not alllowing developer options to be enabled

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I have recently purchased a Nexus 6, to install Kali NetHunter.

After installing ANZ goMoney AU, It opens, and prompts me with:

  We noticed that you have some Developer Options turned on under your Settings.

  This can cause issues with ANZ goMoney.

  To continue, please turn them off and restart the app.

  EXIT

I was wondering if there was any way to bypass this screen, as I use developer options for a lot of things.


texts: How to disable FLAG_SECURE by modifying an apk filie?

texts: I want to mod an apk so that its FLAG_SECURE can be disabled. Can anyone please guide me in doing that? I have used Apk tool to decompile the app, I don't know which specific file to find in smali to disable this.


texts: How do I know if a replacement screen is dead on arrival?

texts:
I dropped and broke my One Plus One's screen and subsequently replaced the screen/digitizer. However, there is a vertical strip on the screen where touch is not sensed properly. Before I replaced the screen, the areas where touch did not work was completely different on the original broken screen. What would be a way for me determine if this is an issue with my dis-assembly/assembly or if the replacement screen I got was already broken (dead on arrival)?

The replacement screen was this one.


texts:
This is too specific issue I encoutred with the Sony Experia XZ and somehow only this phone have this problem, The story is that I'm trying to connect a DJI Phantome 4 remote controller with this phone, but the phone doesn't even recognize that I've connected something over USB, in the beginning I thought that the  remote controller is defected, but after testing it with a bunch of other Android SF with the same version 7 all of them works perfectly with the DJI RC over USB with debugging mode active, I've posted the problem in the Sony forum and I've got this answer :

  Hi @zerubeus As @nolramlb has said above, I too have had trouble
  connecting the Dji controller to the XZ. The only information
  regarding usb connectivity issues was that the XZ does not support the
  networking protocols over usb that the phantom controllers may or may
  not use. I have asked Dji which service the controller uses to connect
  but they did not reply to my query, similarly, I asked Sony mobile
  support why this may be happening and they found that usb ethernet
  services are not supported. Whether this is the service dji use, I
  don't know, and only dji can say for sure if that service is the one
  they use on Android.

Now my question is how I cant enable networking protocols, is it just a software layer or the hardware is involved here ? If it is a software restriction does a root to the device can solve that problem ?


texts: Test wired headset detection via software

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Since I still don't know whether my problem (call audio doesn't work without headset or speakerphone) is caused by faulty hardware or by software, I'd like to know the following:

Is there a way to tell if the headset switch in the headset jack (which tells the phone app whether a wired headset is connected or not) is working as expected?

I am looking for a solution that doesn't require disassembling the phone before knowing what is actually causing the aforementioned problem. The following idea comes to mind:

Is there a way to display/query/dump the status of the headset detection via adb? Maybe something under /dev?

Or are there other ways to tell if Android thinks a wired headphone is currently connected?

By the way, I am running Cyanogenmod version 11-20141112-SNAPSHOT if that makes any difference.

UPDATE

I noticed that stock Android seems to have a "headset icon" to indicate that a headset is connected, but apparently Cyanogenmod doesn't have this (or I accidentally disabled it somehow).


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The clock in the lockscreen shows the right time, but the one on the right corner of the status bar gets stuck. It shows the right time when I turn the mobile on, but then at some point it stops and stays at whatever time it was showing at that moment.

What could be happening? Is there a way to fix it?


texts: I set a 20 character password using Find My Device, but the lock screen only accepts 16

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I used Find My Device to set a 20-character password for my phone (it accepted the password without any error messages as shown in the picture below). After I got my phone back, I went to type in the password on the lock screen, but I could only type in 16 characters.

I saw on Password too long to type in android device.Locked out from android device manager that mentioned the lock screen would accept the truncated password, but my phone does not unlock with the truncated, 16-character password.

I don't want to resort to a data erase, since I have important texts and memos, and also some contacts I don't want to lose. Is there any solution to this?


texts: Oneplus One stuck in Fastboot mode, no power button!

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as the title suggests, my OnePlus One is stuck in Fastboot mode and doesn't have a working power button. It came unplugged and since being plugged back in isn't appearing under adb devices.

Is there any way for me to restart the device or rescue it from fastboot?

Thank you!


texts: Is it possible to see when a bluetooth device was last connected?

texts: I misplaced my bluetooth headphones, does anyone know whether it is possible to get a history when they were last connected on my Android 11 google Pixel 3A? Thanks in advance.


texts: Blackberry Priv won't connect to Windows 7 for file transfer

texts: I can't get my Blackberry Priv to connect as anything other than charging via USB. My PC isn't recognizing that a device is connected. I've downloaded and installed the Tethering and USB drivers here. I restarted after installing them. On the phone, it never gives a notification that it has connected as a charging device, and I know that's what you'd normally click on to change to file transfer. Also, in the settings options, in Storage and USB, there is only information about device storage, nothing about the USB connection type. I've enabled developer options. In there, I've turned on "USB debugging" and "Allow USB debugging in charging mode". I'm at a loss as to what else would need to be done to get file transfer working, and honestly I'm completely confused as to why it's not showing up in the Storage & USB options. I'm having a hard time finding anyone else mentioning this issue.


texts: How to get "Peak.ar" to work on Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini

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I am using a Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini and try to get Peak.ar working correctly. However, it seems to me that none of the involved sensors (gyro, accelerometer and compass I guess?) is sensitive enough to make it behave reasonably. Besides the fact that the peaks are typically already initially shown with quite (!) some offset in both elevation and azimuth (rather: x and y), also when I move the phone it does not move accordingly, lags behind and eventually gets an even larger offset (or smaller - I sometimes use it to reduce the initial error).
I already tried to calibrate the sensors by this magic command *#0*# , but this changed absolutely nothing.

Does anybody have an idea how to improve the behavior? (with particular focus on the Peak.ar app)


texts: Is there a ways to set data speed limit in android?

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Is there a way to set data speed limit on android device(Samsung Galaxy GTi9003,Gingerbread 2.3.6)?
Note :this is different from data limit.

I want to use 3G network 300MB/month plan which I think can only be achieved by limiting data speed and also limiting net access to various apps

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