texts: Cannot copy files in recovery mode which made Google nexus S unusable

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I have a Google Nexus S, bought last year and it was working fine till last week. It came with Android Ginger Bread, and I rooted the phone and installed several custom ROMs including Cyanogenmod. Recently I installed Android Jelly bean ROM, and it was working fine.

Last week, I wanted to try the Cyanogedmod 10 (on Jelly bean). I went to recovery mode for taking a backup. But I saw a recent backup which was taken before 2 months. I thought that should be fine. I cleared all cache and did a factory reset for getting ready for the new ROM.

Now something went wrong!

I tried to reboot the device, but I could only see the usual animated CROSS logo( with four colours) for ever. I even left the phone for more than a hour. But it is not rebooting. //SO CAN'T RELOAD THE PREVIOUSLY WORKING OS

I tried restoring from the previous backup.. It shows that "installation complete".
After that while rebooting the device just hangs in the same place. //SO CAN'T RESTORE FROM MY PREVIOUS BACKUP

I thought of copying the new rom in the device. I could not succeed. I tried adb command through my SDK.
ADB is not listing my device. In all the forums it is mentioned that to enable the USB debugging from the phone.
I cannot do this, because I cannot go into the device OS other than recovery mode.

I even tried some GUI stuff like Android commander / QtADB but every thing needs USB Enable from the OS Menu.

Finally I tried mounting disk from recovery mode.
Whenever I mount the disk, Windows 7 is fixing the file system errors and bad sectors for a while and shows "no problems were found" and it is ready to use. Here something weird happens. I can copy the files in windows explorer and can see the files in the device thru explorer,

BUT when I unmount and browse from the recovery mode the files are not there. (may be the files are copied in cache) //SO I CAN'T COPY ANY FILE TO THE DEVICE.. ( May be here I am doing something silly. )

My phone is now unusable!

Any advice/tips is highly appreciated!

Cheers Kum


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Jelly Bean.
I have sorted my apps in pages, by topic or whatever (not the home screens, but the app/widget pages). Now I would like to sort those pages, but I can't find the way to change the order of the pages. Can it be done? How?


texts: Allow fingerprint unlock but require password after a certain time limit

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Currently with a Samsung Galaxy S8, but I believe this is common to other devices, I can setup fingerprint unlock which requires a password when the device starts up or if I fail to scan my finger correctly a few times.
I would like to add another limitation: allow fingerprint unlock but require a password unlock every x minutes/hours or some other configurable time limit.
A somewhat silly scenario to illustrate the need: suppose I fall asleep on the train, I don't want anyone to be able to scan my finger and unlock my phone. I still want the comfort of unlocking the phone with my finger while knowing that after a while it will lock itself and require a password.
Is there a setting I'm missing or an app that can do that?
Following @beeshyams's answer, here are my current settings.


texts: I want to save my YouTube video in sd card but i am unable to do that there is no option of sd card in offline video.then tell exact solution??


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I am using Android Auto to navigate via Maps, and it works fine. However, the voice quality is much worse than if I use Google Maps and connect my phone via Bluetooth.
I have tried enabling 48KHz Guidance Audio Sample Rate in the developer settings, but it does not make a difference.


texts: App update downloads but successful update doesn't show in notification bar

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This thing happened to my LG G4 (Android 6.0) 2 times in the last month.

I have google play store updates on manual so once every week I manually update the apps myself. Some updates are successful but for other apps the update is downloaded, tries to update but the app doesn't appear as successfully updated at the notification bar at the top of the screen (usually it says that the apps 1,2,3 and 4 were successfully updated). No error is being displayed either.

The first time this happened (Viber app didn't properly update), the phone could not start after restart and stuck at LG logo. I had to factory reset it to make it work again.

The second time, I saw that a specific app (this time it was the android webView system app) didn't update properly so from google play store I removed it and then reinstalled it and everything went fine.

Does anybody know what is going on, why does this happen and how to stop this from happening?


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I want to set an alarm with a specific label, and when that specific alarm is dismissed, I want it to launch my app. Is there any way to do that?

I'm using Kivy with jnius, so I'd appreciate responses wrt that, but any help is appreciated very much.


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How do I reset my Mikona Tablet to its factory settings the model of tablet I have does not have volune buttons on the side of the tablet. Any ideas?

Regards

Mark


texts: I can't find my .nomedia folder or the folder it is in anymore, but the files still seem to be there

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So i recently followed the advice posted here: How do I keep audiobook separate from Google Music? by @Tzunki in order to keep my audiobooks out of Google Play Music.  I made a .Audiobooks folder and put them all in there and then added a .nomedia folder for good measure.  It worked great, but now I'm trying to delete out an old audiobook and add a new one, and i can't find the folder or any of the audiobooks.
I've tried searching for the files and the folder names, etc, but it looks like they are all hidden somehow and i can't find any of them in order to edit them. I went back to my audiobook player to make sure they are still there and played them and they play.  I checked the rood folder for the files in my audiobook player and it shows /storage/emulated/0/.audiobooks (which is not where i told it to look when i created the .Audiobooks folder) but i looked there and there is some data file instead of the audiobooks, so i'm thinking it is just like a bookmark so it knows where in the audiobook i left off?
anyways, any help you can offer would be great, thanks.

*edit with a little more info:
I've tried to just type in Computer\Galaxy S6\Phone.Audiobooks, but it says  Windows cant find it.   Also, i thought i might try to re-create it, and see if it repopulated with my files but when I try to change the name of my New Folder to .Audiobooks it won't change. Just reverts back to New Folder.


texts: "Data roaming" unchecked but connected to foreign network for data anyway

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I am using a Galaxy Nexus LTE running Jelly Bean 4.2.2 with service from Verizon Wireless in the U.S. In Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile networks, I have:

Data enabled: on
Data roaming: off

I have flown to Canada twice recently. Both times, I turned my phone on to discover that I was getting new email through data roaming via a Canadian network, and was later billed accordingly. This happens despite the fact that I have Data roaming off. I have to turn Data enabled to off or go to Airplane Mode to get the phone to stop using data roaming.

Is there a way to actually disable data roaming so that I can set it and forget it?


texts: Share internet through otg-ethernet from terminal

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I know other threads already exist but none of them answer this specifically.
My OTG ethernet cable works only when used as a client, i.e. when a DHCP server is recognized.
I want to be able to share my 4G connexion to a router trough the WAN port. Android doesn't support this natively, so I'm guessing I'll have to create my own AP but I'm not sure exactly how do that trough the terminal.
I'm guessing there is some NAT involved.


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This after noon I wanted to take a photo with the camera 8Mpx my Razr i (the large, not the front one) and my phone told me "Camera is Unable to initialize."
The front camera works fine however.

I deleted the cache and data from the "Camera" app and it worked once.
Some hours later, I had the same problem, deleting data changed nothing. I rebooted, no change either.

My phone is modded a lot, I started it in safe mode to avoid starting all my Root apps. Apparently it works, the camera starts up just yet.
I have a lot of Xposed module. The only one that is likely to use the camera is Snapchat. I disabled it and she still did not work.

I don't think I am going to bother uninstalling my applications one by one. I'll flash a clean ROM and test the long term.
I read on a forum that someone had the same problem he had opened his mobile phone and re-tensioned springs that serve as connectors between modules attached to the casing and the motherboard.

Before flashing a new ROM and disassemble it, can someone advise me some tests?
Maybe we can identify the issue before using "the hard way".

In advance, thank you
Titus.

EDIT :
I rectify, in safe mode it does not work either.
Hard issue then I guess ...


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I am using Asus PC Link with my Asus Zenfone 5. It allows my to remotely connect to my Zenfone, in a way similar to RDP, but it only supports Windows Vista or higher, not Windows XP, Mac, or Linux.

I am wondering how Asus PC Link works and if there is a similar program/apps that can be used with Linux and other Android devices.


texts: Can't add second google account to google calendar app

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I have one google account for my android phone. Now I set up a work email at gmail to use the shared calendar and keep things separated. For convenience I downloaded the google calendar app to display events from the calendar on my phone. I followed the steps to add another google account to my phone via Settings -> Accounts -> Add Account -> Google. Everything worked out fine, but on the google calender no events are shown. When I go to Settings -> Accounts -> Google -> workaccount I can't see the toggle for Calendar syncing. In the phone account I see this though.

With the same account I added the calendar to thunderbird using lightning and followed the procedure which worked out fine. Therefore I assume that the accounts calendar is visible.

My phone is a Oneplus One running CM 12.1 (Android 5.11)


texts: Voice activated / HF inputs: how can you escape special function phrases?

texts: For example, say I have a sentence that I want to end with a period then have returned to a new line, but the contents of that sentence itself include period and new line as literals.  Is it possible to use voice-only commands to write such a message?


texts: Use same app data with another user (on Android 10)

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I have a Samsung Tablet running Android 10. My kid uses a "restricted user" (password-protected) to play etc.
Now, since the Lego BOOST app is also installed on this restricted user account, I would like to make it possible for him to use the tablet without me unlocking the user - my boy does not know the password and I don't want him to know ... but specifically for the Lego BOOST app I would like him to be able to use it without me being around.
So, in technical terms, I want to "share" all his user data (already unlocked data in the app) with another user account which would NOT be password-protected - or with a password I can tell him.
Is it possible to share the same app data between 2 users? Or, alternatively, is it possible to "move"/transfer the app data to another user account?


texts: HTC ONE - USB No longer recognized (but is charging)

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I have a HTC ONE Google Edition on 4.3.  I was in the middle of transferring some files to my phone over USB when Windows 8 locked up and stopped responding.  Once I re-plugged my phone into the computer, the battery indicator is charging, but the USB connection never happens.

I've rebooted both the PC and the Phone.  I factory reset the phone. I plugged the phone into another windows PC and then my Linux box.  On the windows boxes, I get absolutely nothing -- no complaint of bad drivers.  Nothing in device manager.

In all cases, same thing.  A charge, but no connection.  Linux shows nothing on a lsusb command. adb devices returns nothing as well.

Ideas?  Thoughts?  Help? I'm fearful the USB connection in the phone went bad somehow.  Not sure how to debug the phone itself... As I cannot get to it's drive.


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I recently got a new phone and want to back up the files from my old phone (Nexus 5) before passing it on to a family member.

Using MTP connected to a Windows 10 PC the transfer is unbearably slow (around 10-20 seconds per file, even though a file may only be a few kB). Using MTP connected to a Mac using Android File Transfer is a lot faster, however the app crashes, freezes or gives an error after a minute or two and stops transferring files.

Is there a better way to transfer files, or a solution to the slow transfer speeds on Windows?


texts: Can Swype be downloaded from a PC and transfered to the phone by a USB cable?

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I'm trying to download the Swype installer to my PC so I can transfer it to my phone without using my data plan. When I go to the website and try to download the installer without registering I get the message

  Sorry! This is not an Android device. It appears you're not using an
  Android device, so you cannot download the Swype Beta Installer.

Is there anything I can do?
Also why must you first install the Swype installer which installs Swype, it seems like an unescecary step? It sure is stupid that Swype can't be proper and just be in the market.


texts: Can I delete asec files in android.secure.folder on my sd from the computer?

texts: Noobie here, I found out there was a hidden .android_secure folder in my sd card. However I encounter an error when trying to delete asec files. Could I do it from the computer instead?


texts: Added simulated external display in Developer Settings and can't boot now

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Got my S3 Mini with CM11 stuck at boot after adding external display simulation in Developer Settings. Just after that UI froze and I had to reboot. After that it freezes on "Android is upgrading" popup and the progress circle isn't even running.

I tried going to Safe Mode but the only difference is that the progress circle is running all the time but nothing happens for another hour.

Logcat says something like this:

I/DisplayManagerService( 2137): Display device added: DisplayDeviceInfo{"Nak┼éadka nr 1": 720 x 480, 60.000004 fps, density 160, 160.0 x 160.0 dpi, touch NONE, rotation 0, type OVERLAY, FLAG_SECURE, FLAG_PRESENTATION}
E/gralloc ( 1671): gralloc_alloc: gralloc_alloc_framebuffer (google) failed, Out of memory
E/FramebufferNativeWindow( 1671): fb buffer 0 allocation failed w=480, h=800, err=Out of memory

Is there any way to remove the additional display without having to do data wipe? I have full access to ADB and recovery. Just this one thing stops Android to boot further.


texts: Problem copying files from PC to Galaxy S3 (slow or frozen)

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I have a lot of difficulty copying files to my Galaxy S3. My goal is to sync my music from MediaMonkey to my GS3. When I connect the phone, the computer sees it but the connection is incredibly slow! And it is the same thing if I copy files using Windows Explorer or MediaMonkey. The files start to copy, it takes maybe about 1 minute per song, and at some point it will slow down, then stop to progress and freeze.

I made sure I was using the stock USB cable provided with my device but I also tried 2 other cables with same results. The last thing I tried was to clear the cache partition then reboot. I also tried different USB ports on the PC (USB2 and 3, different controllers).

I'm out of ideas.


texts: Google Play store showing updates after several weeks?

texts: Se the screenshot above. When I check for updates, Play store shows some updates that has been available for a few days, or even a few weeks. However when I was checking a few hours/days earlier, it did not show up. This means Play is postponing some updates. Why does this happen? Is there any way I can always get the latest updates as soon as they're published?


texts: Stock Browser splitting HTTP POST requests into separate TCP segments

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I am currently testing different web browsers and devices for compatibility with a web interface that has been developed.  We have realized we have an issue with code already in production.  The bug is hit because any HTTP POST requests sent from the android browser (on both a Galaxy Nexus (running JB) and a Galaxy Tab (running ICS)) are split into two TCP segments at the boundary of the HTTP headers and the HTTP POST data.

Interestingly enough Chrome for Android does not exhibit this same behavior, rather the entire request is sent as one packet.

We are not even close to hitting the MTU, so that is not an issue.

My questions are:

Is there any configuration that can be changed to prevent this?
I know that both the built-in android browser and chrome use Webkit, which I was under the impression that it was built into the android OS, so why the different behavior between the browsers?
Finally, what is gained or what is the intent behind this?


texts: Recover CM system with bad Google Apps update

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I recently updated Google Apps on my device. Now, when I start my phone, I get repeatedly inundated with "Unfortunately, {{app}} has stopped." with Keep, Gmail, Wallet, etc. filling in the blanks. The dialogs stack up, and whenever I manage to dismiss all of them, they pop up again about a half-second later, making it impossible to do anything. I've enabled ADB on the phone, but it isn't listed when I run adb devices.

I think I could probably wipe the phone/factory reset, but I have data I'd like to pull off first. Is there anything else I could try?

CM 12.1


texts: Why will google+ auto backup not work on my wireless network?

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It appears that my pictures will not back up to google+ unless I allow the sync service to use my mobile data and disable wireless.  However, when back on my wireless, syncing just locks up, saying "Backing up...1 left" forever.  I've tried the "sync now" option and it does not help.

I've got an HTC M8 and COX as my ISP.  Is there a port they might be blocking or something?  This is so obnoxious.


texts: Do apps included in the gApps zip get updated via Google Play?

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While using alternative ROMs like CyanogenMod 9(as i currently am), one flashes an additional zip file called gApps which contains apps provided by Google.

As Google releases newer versions of applications, will the newer versions be updated via Google Play or do I need to manually flash a newer version of the gapps.zip?

I'm asking because an update to the Google Play market app was recently released (which includes the ability to remove apps from the ALL MY APPS section) but I still haven't seen my market app updating itself.


texts: How would the app DiskDigger be able to get past SELinux when adbd/SuperSU/etc. cannot?

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Okay, so I was able to recover my deleted files after all. I am the furthest thing from a software developer, and I don't have more time to spend on this, but I wanted to explain how I fixed it and ask a question about why the solution worked in case it's significant.
People should just read my other questions if they want to know the background; basically I deleted an entire folder of photos on my Android by mistake, went through the trouble of learning how to root phones and use adb.exe, etc. to try and recover them, only to be blocked by SELinux.
I got stuck with SELinux because the kernel in Android 5.1.1 apparently disallows permissive mode in SELinux (or changes from enforcing mode to permissive mode). I didn't have time to learn how to decompile/edit the kernel, so I tried a shot in the dark with an app called DiskDigger that some people recommended (no, I am not a secret advertiser, I am being 100% honest). Surprisingly, DiskDigger worked, and recovered way WAY more than I expected, even some photos that may be from a previous user (refurbished phone). I was surprised that much was recovered; I did keep my phone in airplane mode almost the whole time I was working on this to prevent automatic updates, but I also installed several apps along the way and rooted the phone, so I guess I was lucky or something.
Now for the question:
If DiskDigger was able to do this, it must mean that it was able to get into files that required root access; SuperSU verified this because I had to grant DiskDigger permission to do so. What is it about DiskDigger that enabled it to get past SELinux when I could not?
Is it because it was verified by Google Play as a trusted app? Did it have some special identifier from google that allowed it past SELinux? If there's a way to copy whatever allowed DiskDigger access, maybe other people wouldn't end up getting stuck like I did.
Anyway, that's all. I'm probably not going to have to do this again, but thank you to the people who tried to help me out. If I ever have to delve into this stuff again, I'll be back.


texts: retrieve contacts without Google Account?

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I had an Iphone with a sim card. Then I bought a new sim card with a new number to put in my Iphone because I was out of the country. Now I've lost the Iphone with the new sim card. I bought an Android phone and inserted my previous card. How can I retrieve my contacts? They're not on Icloud and not on Google.

Would it work if I put my sim card in another Iphone? If not, what other ways are there?

Thank you.


texts: Batch script use sqlite3 to edit settings.db

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I want to create batch script to enable hidden languages in a Huawei phone.
But every time I stuck can you guys spot where is my problem

@echo off
color e
cd "%~dp0"
mode con:cols=90 lines=40
adb wait-for-device
adb shell "su -c ' mount -o rw,remount /data'"
adb push sqlite3 /data/local/tmp/sqlite3
adb shell "su -c ' chmod 0755 /data/local/tmp/sqlite3'"
adb shell /data/local/tmp/sqlite3 -batch /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db "update systemex SET value='ca_ES,en_US,es_US,es_ES,pt_PT,fr_FR,de_DE,it_IT,ar_EG,ar_MA' where name='white_languages'";

it give me:

Error: unable to open database /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db : unable to open database file.

Where is the problem and if there is a good way to do it please help me.


texts: Split Bluetooth Music Playback and Phone capabilities?

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I have a car stereo which supports bluetooth phones, but not A2DP audio playback.
I purchased an A2DP adapter.

I have easily paired my HTC Thunderbolt to the Cicada which pipes audio to the aux jack in the Juke, and plays back. (Sounds great, incidentally.)

However, upon connecting to the Cicada, the phone is no longer connected to the Juke for phone calls.

Is there a way to tell Android to force send HSP data to the hands-free set, and force all A2DP data to the A2DP adapter? The A2DP tells android it supports HSP and therefore overrides the Juke pairing.


texts: galaxy3 update that keeps updating for 3 days plus!

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My Galaxy 3 said there was an update to 4.3 available. So I connected a charger and started the upgrade. It warned me that I cannot use phone while upgrading, even for an emergency, bla bla. Of course, I continued with the upgrade, and it went through a couple of processes and then said android is now rebooting!

After it reboot, it came back on saying was upgrading my apps.

That was 3 days ago and is still saying it. I've taken the battery out, put it in, switched it off then on, etc. As I'm typing this, it's still saying the same thing! I can't do a thing with it now!

Any ideas to what is going on? Or is my phone now rendered useless?


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I can't delete five corrupt contact records from my Google Contacts. This is causing sync problems with my phone. Verizon, Motorola and Google all claim they can't help.

"(unkown)" Google Contact Records I can't delete? Temporary Error (200) Numeric Code 68. Please help.


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Hello~ I just wanted to ask whether my phone has a chance to be fixed or not. My bro just installed a chainfire 3d app on it and the next thing I know, my phone was bricked and stucked on the android logo.

My phone is rooted but I dont have clockwork mod, but I can still access the recovery mode. I dont have an external mmc though, Is there any way to fix it?

I tried ADB then in the recovery mode, I choosed install from adb etc. etc. then it will be detected on the pc using adb devices. but whenever I use other adb commands, it says error: closed.

I remember reflashing an old phone a long time ago using ODIN but  I can't remember how-to anymore. Am I able to do the same thing in my phone? That was a samsung pocket. My phone I am using now is a Cherry Mobile Thunder 2.0 / Android Jellybean

I also tried pressing Vol- + Power then it brings me to Factory mode. But only tests and celar mmc etc. no download mode. but if I press vol+ power then it is in the recovery mode.


texts: 'Wifi calling' notification impossible to remove

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At the top of my notifications for the last 2 years or so, there's been a notification that says:
Wi-fi Calling
Tap here to confirm or update emergency location information for Wi-Fi Calling.
This will allow you to make and receive voice calls when a mobile network isn't available.

I don't want to use wifi calling, I can't get rid of this notification. There's no way to silence, hide, mute, or do anything to the notification. Wifi calling is disabled in settings. Clicking the notification shows a loading symbol and 'Loading, this may take a few moments' for about a minute and a half, then gives an error that says 'Unable to activate wi-fi calling at this time. Please try again later.'. It does this with or without wifi being connected or enabled, and with or without a sim card.
I have tried everything I could possibly find on google, to no hope. I don't want to reset the phone or root it just to get rid of a notification.
The phone is a Galaxy S10+ with Android 11 on Verizon


texts: Storage setting not loading. What do do?

texts:
When looking on the storage option it just loads forever, and can't view the setting option. What do I do?

I have a Moto E.


texts: Why Does Not My File Explorer See A Mounted Folder?

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Why can't i see a mounted folder into my file explorer (checked ES file explorer and RootBrowser) , but i can see it from a terminal?
I'm mounting a folder (/mnt/sdcard/Source) into other folder (/mnt/sdcard/Destination) with the next command (requieres Root permissions):
mount -o bind /mnt/sdcard/Source /mnt/sdcard/Destination

If i check with the ls command, i can see the files, but not on my explorer.
I'm testing it on a Moto G running Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat), but the same command works fine on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean).


texts: What is the purpose of a ramdisk in Android?

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I am reading a link that explains what partitions exist in Android.

Can someone tell what is the purpose of ramdisk in Android ?

The link says ramdisk is present (along with the kernel) in /boot partition. However, when I try to do some searching based on that, I encounter pages where people try to copy boot.img and ramdisk.img to the phone.

Is ramdisk part of boot ?

Thanks.


texts: How can I see the history log of system updates

texts: I need to know the history log of system updates "ROM / OTA updates", is there any file on the device can I know this information?


texts:
How do I browse my Downloads folder on my Nexus 6? Or Pictures or Audio or any folder?

Right now, I do so by opening Gmail, and browsing possible attachments, which is silly but works.


texts: Scattered Phone GPS Locationing While on WiFi

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So I am not exactly sure how to put this question because it is very specific and I am not sure of there a hard concrete answer, but I am just looking for some enlightenment on the matter and it is related to Pokemon GO.

Here is what is happening in my app. I am on it, while at work, and connected to our company WiFi. while connected (it seems to happen randomly) my character will just start running and he always seem to run to the same spots. The game somehow reads that my GPS location changes even though I am not even touching my phone. It only seems to happen when connected to my companies WiFi.

Does anyone have some sort of clue as to what could be possible be happening? If it helps, I am using the latest version of android with a Galaxy S6 Edge.

Thank You


texts: How can I seamlessly update Cyanogenmod by preventing "signature verification failed" error?

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I really like how Cyanogenmod can be updated from the Settings menu. After a new update is downloaded, it even asks to if it should reboot to install the new package.

It seems that the update concept is to reboot into recovery (ClockworkMod), verify the update packages signature and automatically install it (without a second user confirmation). But the signature verification fails for every Cyanogenmod update so far.

The recovery screen looks approximately like this:

Install Untrusted Package?
  THIS CAN NOT BE UNDONE.

- No
- No
- No
- Yes - Install untrusted zip
- No
- No

ClockwordMod Recovery v6.0.2.0
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed

How can I ensure that the signature verification succeeds?


texts: Is there an iOS GUI skin/theme for Android?

texts: Is there an iOS-like skin for Android and/or a launcher with an iOS theme?


texts: Copying files from a android phone without display or touch

texts: My Oneplus X phone fell and the display and touch are not functional anymore. When I connect to my Linux laptop, an empty "Android" drive and "OnePlus X drivers" drive gets mounted. I tried copying the contents, but been unsuccessful. Is there a way to get the contents?


texts: What do I need to know about the "weird" Galaxy S Vibrant emergency call handling?

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Vibrant support was dropped from CyanogenMod after 7.1 (Gingerbread) due to issues with failed 911 calls.  I flashed 7.1 a bit before this was made known, and have since reverted to my stock-based ROM.  This is obviously a bit concerning and I have a few remaining questions:

Did flashing CM damage anything?  (I.e., will emergency calls work now that I'm on a different ROM?)
Can this happen with stock-based ROMs?
Was it all emergency calls, or just 911?
Is it related to Gingerbread?
Has it been fixed in CM? I've seen a few things both ways.


texts: Apps internal video player don't support screen mirroring

texts: I run starzplay app on mobile and I can also see it on tv using screen mirroring. But when I start video its hides from tv sceen automatically. I got support from app provider they told me that we have added this feature in our app's internal video player due to security. I also can't use cast. Now I want to play starzplay videos in anyother video player or want an app which can run other app as virtual box. Please help


texts: Retrieve percentage of total CPU usage in android 8.0

texts: The access to /proc/stat is disabled on Android 8.0 and the top command can't also be used. So I wonder if there are any solution to access the total CPU usage in android 8.0?


texts: Can't log into my email using Nexus 7 email client

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I want to use the email app on my Nexus 7 to access my university email. These email accounts are provided by Microsoft.

After I enter my account name, on the second screen, it asks me about Account Type. POP3, IMAP or Exchange.

I tried

with POP3 > enter password > Incoming server settings(used defaults) > When trying to sign in "Couldn't finish : Couldn't open connection to server."
with IMAP, it asks for "sign in with password" or "sign in with google". In both cases, I get the error "Couldn't finish : Couldn't open connection to server"
with Exchange I get the same error. But in this case the email server asks for a "client certificate", I haven't selected anything for that option.

What are the options (POP3, IMAP, Exchange) and how to setup this email client for my university account?


texts: my usb dont show up on my android device

texts:
so i bought a USB to micro USB cable to use my USB on my android device.
and normally when you plug it in you get a message above that says it is connected
but when i plug it in the message does not show up on my phone and when i use it on my tablet it works.
i already tried an USB otg check app and it says that it is compatible.
i also tried another USB but that did not make a difference.
is there someone that can help me with this please ?


texts: How do I see the file structure for an application on an Android phone, I am using a Galaxy AO1 for my personal use.


texts:
I have a Sony Xperia M2 (not rooted) on 4.4 kitkat, and recently it started giving errors whenever it tries to move files to my external SD card. My internal storage is almost full, and it sometimes gives me notifications to move files to my external SD to clear up space. However when I tap it to actually move files, it fails with

Transfer interrupted. Check SD card for partially copied files.

In fact, no apps seem to be able to write to the SD card at all. In terminal emulator, I get this

$ cd /storage/sdcard1
$ mkdir test
Failed to create 'test': permission denied

What happened, and how can I fix this?


texts:
The network operator name is being displayed like:

  VODAFONE IN – Vodafone IN

[Screenshot] (left-top)

Instead of appearing twice, can it be made to appear only once?

Or can it be removed?

Without rooting.

Nexus 6P - Android 7.1.1

Edit: The device is single SIM. I tried in another device and there too the network operator name is being displayed twice so seeming to me fault of the network operator.


texts: It seems I have missed the option for adding widgets on Android 5.1 (this is on a chinese branded phone), maybe I touched on the wrong place. Now, when I long tap over home screen I get nothing but a white rectangle that allows me to move the clock and the bottom icons but nothing about adding widgets. I remember I had the widgets option but I somehow missed it. Device has installed a few apps (firefox and rss reader) and uses the stock launcher3 (I already tried to clear data and cache with not avail). Thanks for any hint you can give me!


texts:
I have a Galaxy s6 Edge and the screen functionas, however the touch screen facility no longer works. I am trying to clear the data prior to sending it off as it holds financial data.

I have tried the manual reset using the up/down and ... options but that just reboots the phone.

Is there anyway I can access the phone using my PC to either force a factory reset or wipe?

Cheers,

Tim


texts: Unlocking the Bootloader on a Nexus One with S-On

texts:
I'm interested in rooting my (Very recently bought) nexus one, and installing Cyanogenmod over Fastboot.

However, on the boot screen of my device I've noticed the first line tells me that security is on, which disables the USB Interface in the bootloader:

Nexusone PVT Ship S-ON

On the Cyanogenmod wiki page on Fastboot, the instructions say before starting that I need to have a device with S-OFF. However, I've got the impression from trawling through forums that Nexus One phones generally come pre-set with S-OFF (in contrast to the one I just bought).

How do I turn off the Security mode on the Nexus One? i.e. How do I change S-ON to S-OFF?


texts: Can I export certificates from Credentials Storage

texts:
I have several certificates in the Credentials store that I would like to backup. Can they be extracted?

OnePlus 2 running OxygenOS 2.2.0 Android 5.1.1
Not Rooted.


texts: How do I set up my Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 5 as a hotspot for free?

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I've tried downloading several apps from the app store but they do one of two things; they either hang and don't work, or they bring up the phone's hotspot screen and ask me to pay for the service.

I am trying to avoid paying for an additional metered data plan from Sprint. I already pay them $125 a month for just this one phone and service.

There's a guy who has a video on youtube on how to do it, but you have to pay him for the info and I fear I'll have to root the phone.

I'd prefer not to root the phone.

I'd like to be able to share the 4G LTE Internet connection with my laptop. My laptop is a Samsung NP900 ultrabook.

I have an unrooted 64GB, Galaxy Note 5 on the Sprint system in the United States:

Android version: 5.1.1
Model number: SM-920P
Software Version: N920PVPU2AOJ6
Hardware Version N920PO3
Kernel: 3.10.61-5944578

Hope this is enough information. Please let me know if you need more. Thx


texts: Can I remove silent mode from the volume rocker?

texts: I've got a Nexus 4.  I keep accidentally going into silent mode by hitting the volume down button.  My intention is to only put it into vibrate mode though.  Is there a way I can just get rid of silent mode from the volume rocker so that I don't do this by accident anymore?


texts: Is it possible to use a Google TV device without a TV connection?

texts:
With the price of the Logitech Revue having dropped, I am interested in using the Google TV device purely for the (internet) functionality of the Android platform.

Since a "Cable or Satellite set top box with HDMI out" is listed as a requirement I am wondering if the device can be used without the HDMI input being connected.

I am aware that this might remove the TV functions that are at the core of the device.


texts: I'm still able to make outbound calls without any issue, however inbound calls are going straight to voicemail.  As in instantly.  Not a single ring or even delay.  Straight to voicemail.  Of course I get the voicemails right away and can call back.  Wondering what setting I might have changed to cause this problem?


texts: Insufficent rights for npm install in Termux on Android

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I'm trying to install a Node.js module in a folder, for example, /data/data/com.termux/files/home/storage/shared/documents/projects/code/js/test-npm, from Termux on rooted Android 6 running npm install. Installation starts, but never succeeds, throwing errors and warnings like npm ERR! cb() never called! and WARN tar EPERM: operation not permitted, futime.

Which permissions should I grant to npm and how?

Update 1: tried running npm install in /storage/emulated/0/Documents/projects/code/js/test-npm, got the same errors. Termux has Storage access permission in Android installed apps manager.


texts:
I'm an android first timer, who bought a Lenovo a269i. Lenovo's site states that it has bluetooth, http://shopap.lenovo.com/in/en/smartphones/a-series/a269i/ and plenty others in Internet do so too.

However I don't know, or can't find, where to turn it on or anything. It's not discoverable (if it exists) as I tried with to find it with my computer. I downloaded some "Bluetooth Shortcut" apps, and they all crash, I think... they try to open but return me to where I originally was. It's using android 2.3.6

What can I do? How do I fix the bluetooth? Or how do I know for sure it doesn't have?


texts:
I own a Samsung Galaxy S4 (Lollipop 5.0.1) and have recently had the problem if it automatically shutting down whilst in mid-use. I would try turning it on again only for it to quickly shut itself down after the Samsung logo appears on the screen.

However, the problem goes away once I plug it into a power source and then turn it on.

Has anyone any experience on how to remedy this problem - if it is a application causing the auto shutdown or if it is due to something a little more sinister?

Thank you!


texts: How can I recover deleted photos and videos from vault app

texts:
I used vault app to hide some pictures and videos.

I just formatted  my phone after then I re-installed vault and I am unable to find my pictures and videos.

Is there any way to recover my pictures and videos ?


texts:
I got a new OnePlus One recently and have noticed that the Google Maps Navigation Voice is in English (India) ( I bought the phone in India). This is very annoying and refuses to change no matter how much i change the TTS settings and delete the English(India) voice. It just redownloads and speaks in that voice. It is just fine English (US) on a Moto X I also bought in India (App not Updated).So my questions: a) Is this a "feature"? b) How do I fix it?
I would like the English(US) Google TTS voice to work.


texts: How do I change the default SMS application on my HTC Hero?

texts:
I recently got completely fed up with the built in Messages (SMS) application and switched it out for Chomp (also looking at Handcent, haven't decided on one yet). I want to use the "Messages" icon though, as well as treat the new app as the default SMS program. I know about "Manage Applications" and clicking the "Clear Defaults" button for the app. But the "Clear Defaults" is disabled for the Messages app and it says that no defaults are set. I read on someone else's post that their AT&T provider had somehow hardcoded this as the default app and they couldn't change it. So...

Can they really do that? Is that why my HTC Hero doesn't let me clear the default? Is there a way around that?


texts: Diagnosing as possible GPS issue with a Nexus 5

texts:
My Nexus 5 has developed some GPS oddities that lead me to wonder if I've dropped it one time too many. I write this question to ask for some diagnostic procedure to tell.

Situations:

Inability to get a GPS signal across much of Massachusetts for an afternoon.
Landing in Washington, DC, and having location services place me in Phoenix, AZ.
Walking along the sidewalk using Maps and having it decide that I'm going the opposite direction from my actual progress.

Yet nothing is complaining at me (except in the first case, where Sygic and Maps did complain about lack of a GPS lock.)

Is there anything I can do to determine if, in fact, something is broken, bent, or otherwise malfunctional?


texts: Mediatek flash tool device in device manager disconnects

texts: I am trying to flash a rom via mediatek flash tool, my problem is that when I connect the tablet to my PC it connects the mediatek preloader but after 2 seconds it disconnects. What can I do with this ?


texts: opening problem with youtube and hangout apps

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I am using Android 4.4.2 on Kyocera Hydro Icon.

Since a few weeks ago, I experienced problems with opening youtube and hangout apps (there may be other apps with the same problem, but I don't remember as they are not those apps that I use often). With hangout, sometimes I can still use text but not hangout dial, despite the error at opening.

My workaround for both apps is to uninstall their recent updates (I then still nned to install update for hangout but not for youtube to open them), and then I can open them successfully.

But soon, probably after automatic updates without my action,  everything is back to the original problems again.

What might be the cause and solution of the problems? Thanks.


texts: How do I hard/factory/whatever reset a 1.6 tablet that will not boot?

texts:
I have one of those cheap 7" China jobs which I use as an eBook reader and not much more.

Suddenly it won't start, by which I mean that I see the "BIOS screen" with the green Android robot and the OS version, kernel version and SDK version, then it shows a black screen with the word "Android" forever.

There is no software installed apart from the eBook reader, so I don't mind doing a "hard reset".

How can I bring the tablet back to life?


texts: Misc. file identifications and importance

texts: I see things like roidapp, .chartboost, .mobvista, .ravesocial, etc. No idea what they are but eating up storage. How do I identify them as necessary?


texts: Why I can delete my user from an old phone without deleting everything on my new one?

texts:
So, I bought a new phone (Nexus 5) and I created my account and user. My old phone (Nexus 4) has the same user as a matter of fact, the problem is that I gave my old phone to my mother so she could have a better phone. But, several things are sync between the phones, like the photos and the calendar. I tried to create a new user for her or even delete my user from the old phone but I couldn't find any option to do that. Any suggestion on how to solve that?
Thank you in advance!


texts: Sony Xperia Z5 not showing Heads up Notifications on Marshmallow

texts:
I've recently bought a Sony Xperia Z5, and can't get the Heads up Notifications to work on any app at all.

I have gone into the app settings and selected "Sounds & Notifications / App Notifications / (app name) / Allow peeking", but there are no heads up notifications from any of the installed apps. Is there another hidden setting somewhere that I need to enable in order to get this working? I really don't want to download another app if this should be working as standard.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.


texts:
I need to auto download wallpaper from internet and set based on a frequency ( daily or hourly ) ?
I'm using Samsung Galaxy Note 8 on Android Pie. Is this functionality available in android?


texts: Can I change the bootloader image on my unlocked moto g in an easy way for another custom image?

texts:
I have unlocked the bootloader of my moto G 2013 mobile and now I get the warning message and I'd like to change it for a simple highresolution image of my choice.

Is there a really simple way to do it? I am not too tech-savvy. :)


texts:
I have a Croma CRXT1125 tablet. I was trying to flash a custom recovery and some problem occurred. The recovery failed to flash and the stock recovery is also not opening now. Stock recovery worked fine earlier but now when I press vol down + power button the options for normal boot, fastboot mode, and recovery mode appear; when I try to open recovery mode it just shows the name of the tablet as in boot screen and switches off and then switches on after few seconds to boot into normal mode.

I think I have deleted my stock recovery by mistake. Apps like Flashify require an already installed recovery and thus they too shut down the tablet AND THE SAME THING REPEAT itself.

So I tried AIO flasher on PC. It required my tablet to boot I fastboot mode. But when I tried to boot into fastboot using the same way as recovery vol down + power and select fastboot the tablet suddenly hangs and I have to hard reset it.

In simple words: I cannot open recovery nor fastboot and thus I'm unable to flash a custom rom. Please help anyone.


texts: Can I add a Wi-Fi connection to the Trust Agent so as to avoid unlocking phone at home?

texts:
I have the Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 which runs Android 5.0.2. Is it possible to add a Wi-Fi connection to the "Trust Agent", so  that I don't have to unlock my phone when I'm at home?

I have found how to add Bluetooth/NFC and locations using the Location service, but none of them are really suitable for what I want.


texts:
I have a Micromax Supercanvas 2 phone.

I installed ES File Explorer from Play Store. I was browsing through various directories and files. When trying to open server logs, events, and other similar files, I was asked to open the file from a list of applications (e.g HTML viewer, ES file viewer, etc.) I selected Android HTML Viewer (as default). No file content is shown. Instead, an error is shown that file does not exist on path.

I tried going through all android apps and removing the cache and defaults. It did not remove the association. It still opens files in HTML Viewer.

Is there any way to remove the association, so that I can select which app to use to open the file?

Thanks in advance for any help.


texts: Is there a way around this security lock? I'm not sure if the phone is rooted or not. Is there anything I can use to flash a new rom or firmware/software or something. I have android studio an my laptop I don't know much about it but I wanna learn. Is there a way to use android studio to bypass this security lock?


texts: Can I virtualize Windows on an x86 Android device?

texts:
I've read this question, and of course, there, the answer was "you can't, because the architecture is different."

But that's not necessarily the case anymore. Many Android devices, like mine, now have x86 processors and also the specs to run Windows. Thanks to Remix OS and Android x86, many x86 desktop computers (and tablets, etc.) now run Android.

So, is there any way to virtualize Windows on Android if you have an x86 device?


texts: I recently got an old HTC Droid Incredible 2 with Verizon, that doesn't have service anymore. I wanted to give the phone a "clean slate" so I did a factory reset. However, when I booted it up again, it said that it needed to make a phone call (through Verizon) in order to re-activate, and will not let me proceed without doing this. I have pretty much no idea what I should do now. I could try rooting it and installing CyanogenMod or something, and hope that it would work, but I'm not sure if an unactivated phone can do that. What should I do?


texts:
My Nexus 7 all of a sudden stopped sending data through usb OTG and i tried to erase cache through TRWP but ended up deleting the OS. Now I am stuck with a device with no OS. I cannot mount the USB for my computer to recognise it so that I can restore it. I tried ADB sideload but it doesnt load and gets stuck on starting...

If I click on Mount, I cannot click on the USB-OTG box. My computer does have the correct drivers for the USB as it used to work on it before but since the OTG stopped responding to data I am now stuck and cannot push a restore image to the device.  I tried different OTG cables, different computers. None of the computers even detect a device as plugged in. Whether I boot into bootloader or recovery I just cannot get the PC to even acknowledge the fact that something is plugged in. As a result I am just not able to flash it at all. I tried NRT with the soft-brick option but that fails too because it says no adb connectivity.

Any help would really be appreciated.

I found this issue and have the same problem is there anyone that can help?


texts: How to prevent apps running in background

texts:
Possible Duplicate:
  How can I stop applications and services from running?

i've an Xperia X10 Mini. This Android devices is limited in hardware: a 600Mhz processor and 128 mb ram. So i'd like to install new apps, but i don't like to have a lot of apps running in background. For example, Facebook app, GDrive, Dropbox ... are great, but why 'damn' thei must run in background either if i don't want to use them at the moment ? This cause my device to run slowly, very slowly...

I know that facebook app for example, 'must' stay in background so it can inform me for a new 'friend post' .. but i don't need it!
Also Gdrive, Dropbox, Gmail etc: they 'must' stay in background to inform me for something.. but i'm not interested !!! If i want to check mail... i click to gmail.. if i want to check my friend post... i click facebook !

What i want is a responsive smartphone for basic operation (call, sms etc.), and i'm sure a 600mhz processor with a basic 'android'  installation and without background app  can go fast as a double core Arm with 100 running app !!!!

So, at the moment i disinstall them, and my device back to run good, with no slowdowns.

I also have installed Advanced Task Killer, but it kills apps each hour, or 30minutes: it don't prevent an app to run in background.

Does exists an app that kill others app each time they start in background, immediately ?


texts: What will happen if I tap "Fix Now" in Device Maintenance?

texts:
In Settings > Device Maintenance, Android says that I can tap Fix Now to improve my tablet's maintenance status.  What is Android actually going to do when I tap Fix Now?

I don't want to press it until I know what it is going to do.  I'm running Android 7.1.1 on a Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2017).


texts: How can I place a text file on my homescreen for editing?

texts:
I would like to place a textfile from my SD-card todo.txt on my home screen so I can click on it to edit the content and when I close it only that file would be saved.

Ideally there would be a git repository behind this file so I can see and eventually rollback any changes I made to that file.


texts: How to set custom dialer as default on Nexus 5?

texts:
I have a Nexus 5 with root permissions. Google Dialer annoys me. I installed ExDialer & Contacts. How to set this Dialer as my default dialer?

I will welcome any advice.


texts: Change video timestamp on non-rooted device?

texts:
I thought I'd be clever and compress some old video files taken with my phone camera using the Video Dieter 2 app. It worked fine, except the new files have new (random) names and their modified timestamps are set for todays date. Result - they all appear to be shot today when browsing the gallery app.

I need some way to either set the file modified timestamps to the correct dates, or set some type of metadata date on the video files.

The phone in question is a Huawei GR5 (Honor 6x) running Android 7.0.

I have tried using Total Commander but it says it can't modify the files, even when I copy them to the internal phone memory. I also tried using the ADB shell to touch -c -m -t the files, but I get a touch: bad '201708211200': Value too large for defined data type error. Possibly because my phone is not rooted.

I also tried copying them to my Macbook (using Android File Transfer) and altering their timestamps there, but of course they revert to todays date when transferring them back.

Is there a way to set the date (either the file modified timestamp or a metadata field) for video files? There are a lot of apps that can modify EXIF data for photos, but it seems to be near impossible to do this for video files without a rooted device...

The last resort I can think of is to take out the SD card and put it in my laptop (Mac) and directly alter the files, but I'm a bit cautious about doing that since the last time I did it (like 7 years ago on a Windows machine and a Nexus One phone) the phone could no longer find most of the files on the SD card afterwards... but perhaps this is a 100% safe operation nowadays?


texts: How can I emulate pressing another application's Quick Settings tile?

texts:
I'd like to programatically press another application's Quick Settings Tile, e.g. from the shell or Tasker.

In this particular case, I'd like to press ProtonVPN's tile in order to automate connecting and disconnecting.

After tearing apart the app, I found that I could reliably disconnect the VPN with:

su root -c am start-foreground-service -n com.protonvpn.android/org.strongswan.android.logic.CharonVpnService -a android.net.VpnService.DISCONNECT

I can sometimes connect with:

su root -c am start-foreground-service -n com.protonvpn.android/org.strongswan.android.logic.CharonVpnService -a android.net.VpnService

However, this is not very reliable as it's an internal mechanism that bypasses much of what the app does in the process of properly establishing a Quick Connect connection.

If there's an intent that will simulate what occurs when an app's tile is pressed, it should provide a much cleaner solution.

In this instance, the app has the service com.protonvpn.android.components.QuickTileService and an intent action filter of android.service.quicksettings.action.QS_TILE however I'm at a loss for where to go from there.


texts: Can a malware compromise safe-mode of non-rooted device?

texts:
Was there any known malware running on Android (let's say since Nougat) which can compromise non-rooted Android device in a way that the malware is active also in the safe mode?

So when booting non-rooted into the safe mode, the malware is still running. Was there such a malware in the wild?


texts: I bought a Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 about a month back from eBay. It was working fine till the last Tuesday, but after that my phone started rebooting by itself. My Galaxy S3 is powered by Android 4.0.4 and unfortunately I haven't enabled the USB Debugging Mode, nor have I flashed it with any custom roms. So, I can't flash with any custom roms, the solution suggested by most of the threads I have browsed through. My phone is also not going into the recovery mode. Please help!


texts:
I have a once-rooted Nexus one. Since then I unrooted it to enable automatic upgrades, and currently have a stock 2.2.

I got the notification to upgrade my OS (to 2.3 I assume), but after my phone restarts, I am presented with the following text in the recovery screen:

Build : RA-nexus-v1.5.3
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:No signature (8 files)
E:Verification failed
Installation aborted.

How do I fix this?


texts: Can anyone tell me what the pictured android process "99011" might be, and why it is draining so much battery?

texts: Clicking on the process gives no further information about it unfortunately.


texts: My new phone came with super user but I didn't root it

texts:
I've just got a new Samsung Galaxy Y from Unique Mobiles
(http://www.uniquemobiles.com.au). The package was still intact when I picked it up and the "don't accept this if this sticker is broken" sticker was still good as new. Now I'm new to the Android operating system (coming from an iPhone) and when I got my phone it had superuser already on it. I had no idea what it was so I just left it alone. Until a friend from school asked if I had rooted it, I didn't have a clue to what he was saying. He said the only way I can get it is by rooting it. I haven't given my phone to anyone to do anything with it, I've been the only one to use it and I'm 100% sure I haven't rooted it.

Now my big question is
How did it get there?
What does it do?
Has anyone else had the same thing happen to them?

I was also just wondering about some more information on superuser, rooting and ways that it could have gotten onto my phone.


texts: Rooting failed htc one x : adb server is out of date

texts:
Tried to root my mobile HTC One X AT&T Build number 1.73.502.1 710RD ATT US edition referring the following link.

Root HTC One X

Restarted twice but the phone was not rooted.

    adb server is out of date.  killing...
    * daemon started successfully *
    ** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon

    DON'T TOUCH THE DEVICE OR UNPLUG WHILE ROOTING!
    PUSH FILES
    adb server is out of date.  killing...
    * daemon started successfully *
    3388 KB/s (2005736 bytes in 0.578s)
    adb server is out of date.  killing...
    * daemon started successfully *
    2874 KB/s (91980 bytes in 0.031s)
    adb server is out of date.  killing...
    * daemon started successfully *
    3240 KB/s (570342 bytes in 0.171s)
    adb server is out of date.  killing...
    * daemon started successfully *
    adb server is out of date.  killing...
    * daemon started successfully *
    adb server is out of date.  killing...
    * daemon started successfully *
    adb server is out of date.  killing...
    * daemon started successfully *
    adb server is out of date.  killing...
    * daemon started successfully *

    REBOOT
    adb server is out of date.  killing...
    * daemon started successfully *
    ** daemon still not runningerror: cannot connect to daemon
    adb server is out of date.  killing...
    * daemon started successfully *
    adb server is out of date.  killing...
    ADB server didn't ACK
    * failed to start daemon *
    error:
    AGAIN REBOOT
    adb server is out of date.  killing...
    * daemon started successfully *
    adb server is out of date.  killing...
    * daemon started successfully *

Does rooting require bootloader ?


texts: Can I use a separate profile for corporate security requirements on KitKat?

texts:
I tried adding my corporate Exchange user to my KitKat tablet, so I can sync email and calendar. The security policy page that came up states the admins in my company will be allowed to block my device, remotely erase it, change my password, etc. - if I accept the policy. Proceeding without accepting the policy is impossible (obviously).

Since this is a private device that I intend to use personally as well, my question is: can I create a separate user on the device, create the Exchange account under that user, accept whatever policy is required - but not have it applied to the entire device, only to that specific user profile? Or is a policy applied to one user applicable to the entire device?


texts:
I bought a Sony Xperia P four months ago. It came with Gingerbread, but was upgradable to ICS. I upgraded it as soon as I got the chance. It was working excellent after the upgrade and didn't give me any chance to complain(except battery consumption).

Yesterday I updated the phone to JellyBean(4.1.2), which was just rolled out. And the phone became laggy like any 3 year old phone. I haven't changed any apps, just updated it. And now after more than 12 hours and 5-8 reboots, it's still laggy. I am getting FPS as low as 5 and it's sometimes crashing the apps too. I've read on some forum, that very few people faced the same problem.

How can I make it run fast again? Or if there's no other way than can I go back to ICS?


texts:
I just got a notification that I can't receive an SMS because "the space/memory was full". Which is it, the internal or SD space, and what's the best way to free it up?

Note - I just installed a bunch of apps, so I'm suspecting it's the SD.


texts: Does Xposed Framework require to be buillt specifically for the device or just the Android version?

texts:
When installing the Xposed framework do I need the device specific binary (like custom recovery or ROM) or just the app that works for Android (4.4.4 in my case). The device is Galaxy Tab E T560.

Update 12/7/2018

I tried to Install the framework as on the custom ROM as well as on the stock firmware but with no luck. It seems that Xposed is device/arch/firmware dependent.


texts: How do I run 2 Android phones on a PC simultaneously So that DroidCam for number 1 & TC games screen mirror for number 2?

texts: I have 2 android phones and i want to connect both of them to my PC via USB cables like this: 1- Motorola Moto G3 5.1.1 (Lollipop) goes to DroidCam app for using as a webcam. 2- Samsung S4 zoom (KitKat) goes to mirror screen android to PC app called "Tc games" for screen share and control my phone from my PC. Right now i have Universal Adb Driver installed on PC and i can't run both programs at the same time. this message pops up when i use DroidCam at the same time with Tc games (adb server is out of date. Killing...). How can i connect Motorola always to DroidCam as a default, and Tc games to Samsung and run both of them at the same time without any problem ?


texts: How can data on an unrooted phone be backed up?

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What methods are available to back up data (both system and application) from a phone which is not rooted and is running stock Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread?

It is my understanding that it is impossible to retrieve application data (not stored on the SD card) on an unrooted phone, except where the application itself offers export. Is this accurate?
Of the system settings and built-in applications, which ones have export facilities I can take advantage of? Which ones notably have no export and have significant amounts of data which I might want to manually transcribe out?

I am already using Missing Sync for Android which takes care of the contacts, calendar, photos, call log, and SMS messages. My phone is a Nexus One.


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I have a Nokia 6.1 with Android 10 (Android One).

I was trying to download my account statement in Revolut app. It gives me an option to select either PDF or Excel (CSV) format to download. But instead of downloading it opens PDF in Android's default PDF viewer, and for CSV it attaches it to a new e-mail in Gmail app instead. I assume this happens because of file associations, but I can't find an option to configure them.

My problem is that I don't want my account statement coming straight through Google. It's just my personal preference to avoid feeding Google sensitive data directly.

Is it a problem with Revolut or Android? If it's Android, can I configure behavior for file types to open CSV in a different app?


texts: How to copy the /system/media/audio from phone to PC

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The adb pull /system/media/audio command works on one of my phones to copy the folder to my PC, it copies the folder's contents recursively.

However, on my other phone the USB connector is broken, and the phone cannot get a USB data connection. The phone is not rooted and it's impossible to root without losing data. The apps FolderSync, ES File Explorer and ASTRO File Manager can't see the /system folder: they see / as empty.

My plan was (1) to use a file manager to copy the contents of /system/media/audio to /sdcard/audio, and then (2) to use FolderSync to copy /sdcard/audio to Google Drive. Step (1) doesn't work, I haven't found any app so far which is able to see /system. Also running ADB over TCP would require rooting the phone, which is not possible (because I don't want to lose data and settings).

Is there a way to copy /system/media/audio from this phone to my PC?


texts: Make Automate Task to manually sync Google Voice

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Some network I connect to during my daily life, do not allow for push notifications. So I want to make a task that syncs all my accounts. This was easily done with Llama for Gmail. I just told it when I'm connected to those networks that don't allow push, to sync every 5 minutes. The strange thing is that Google voice is not show up under my google account in settings as a syncing app. You have to actually open the app and click the refresh button.

Does any one know a way to make a manual sync with Google voice in the background? Can I run some intent?


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I have this issue when using earbuds. When I talk on the phone, since the buds are plugged into my ears, I can't hear my own voice and I find myself shouting.

Is there a way to configure Android so that I can hear my own voice thru the headset?

I'm on a Samsung Galaxy Note 9, with Android 10.


texts: How to replace /dev/block/bootdevice/config with a blank one?

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Is there a way to sideload the empty file, or access shell with root anyhow so I can dd if zero /of it?
The phone is an old moto E4. Encrypted. OEM not unlocked. Can't install TWRP either I don't know how to start it in EMMC if there is a way to do so. I have no access to the google account anymore the recovery phone number belonged to my old German phone number. I just want to resurrect it for the cats for fun.


texts: Where to find diagnostic information as to why mobile data won't turn on

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I've had a Samsung Galaxy S3 for a little over a year now and not had too many problems with it. This afternoon, however, it's decided it won't connect to mobile data at all. I've had similar things on this and previous android phones, so I've tried:

making sure wifi isn't on
checking that mobile data is enabled (!)
checking the AP settings (these are actually locked down by my network provider - O2 UK)
turned on & off airplane mode
restarted
powered off & on
powered off, removed the battery and powered it back on

In all cases, I get no mobile data icon (so it's not even trying to connect from what I can tell) and I get no connectivity. Phone calls and wifi are working just fine.

Is there anywhere diagnostic information is kept around the status of the mobile data connection? If there's an error occurring, that would certainly be useful!

I did drop the phone a few days ago, but the mobile data has been working fine since then... but I guess it could still be related somehow. Even if that is the case and there's a hardware fault, the same thing applies - where is the diagnostic info?

I'm on the O2 UK stock image by the way - 4.1.2 / JZO54K.I9300XXEMC2


texts: com.qualcomm.embms keeps popping up every few minutes

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In Lenovo Phab, a message : "Unfortunately, com.qualcomm.embms has stopped." keeps popping up exactly twice every few minutes, to which I've to click 'OK' every time.
I've tried force stopping it from the settings manually but it's still going on. I've scanned the device with McAfee but there are no threats. But a Quadrooter scan tells me I've the following vulnerability : (CVE-2016-2504).
Is it possibly popping up because of that? Or is it just a bug? What should I do to make it stop popping up? Help would be appreciated.


texts: Why does Facebook messenger stays active irrespective of the Mobile data being enabled or not

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I have noticed that in my task manager Facebook Messenger stays active even thought the mobile data is enabled or dis-abled.

I have tried doing the force stop many times when the app is not at all required.Also visited the site for some solution.

But when I enable the mobile data I observe that FB messenger was active all the while in the background and I automatically get notifications without activating the app.
Any suggestion or help accepted.


texts: Can't hear voice calls in Android 10 one Ui2

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I'. m not able to hear the caller voice in my Samsung Galaxy A8 star, since two days.
The person in the other end is able is able to hear me, but where I m not able to hear the voice of the speaker, Unless i plug in the earphones or enable speaker mode.
I tried contacting samsung service providers, but no response.
Please help.


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I have used DiskUsage App. But in the grid i get system data using around 8GB out of the 24GB usable memory of my Phone[32GB internal]

Application data also is mentioned seperate. I can't figure out by what 8GB is being used. I have 32GB internal memory out of which OS has already utilized 8GB and now another 8GB is being used as System Data which does not include Applications installed and it's data. Please suggest? Not able to see what is occupied in that 8GB?


texts: Can I use a larger battery in my Galaxy S?

texts: I have standard 1500mah battery in my Samsung Galaxy S phone and it lasts around 24 hours. Can I use a larger (say 1650mAh) battery so I can get a bit more battery life?


texts: Remote Access/Editing files from Android without rooting on any other remote platform

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I have a Nexus 7 Tablet and a Samsung Galaxy Ace Phone. I wish to use WiFi only. The phone does not have a 3G tariff.

As the Nexus 7 Tablet does not have an SD card slot of any type, I wish to find a way to connect the Nexus 7 Tablet to other devices including the Samsung Galaxy ACE phone or any other form of inexpensive external storage while mobile, and Windows/Linux PC's when at home.

More specifically I wish to access files stored remotely, to edit the files, and save them remotely, without writing the file to the Nexus 7 local storage at any point from opening to saving and closing, and using any application on the Nexus 7, such as a Word Processor/Spreadsheet.

I wish to accomplish this without rooting either the Tablet or the Phone. I am concerned that rooting will compromise what little security is built into Android. My concern stems from the fact that there is little guarantee that some applications will not accidentally or deliberately take advantage of the device once rooted.

I am aware of applications such as ES File Explorer, and would choose to use such an app, if I could connect it to another Android Device, perhaps if there were a Samba/CIFS server which could use custom ports (>1024) as long as I could also use the same ports on ES File Explorer (or similar app) either through the config of the apps themselves or by some mechanism to reroute ports as may be found in a Home Firewall Router.

I would also be open to using SSH as a means of facilitating a connection if necessary.

I do not wish to use Cloud Services as I do not trust that the Operator will not copy, use, or lose any data I upload.


texts: How can I easily deny other apps from accessing my personal data?

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If I use the standard Android contacts, sms and phone app all these data are endangered to be read by other apps.

Is there a solution without rooting the phone that every simple user could easily install?

Sure,you could conceal your contacts by renaming them to something cryptic. But that is not very handy.

Maybe there are alternative apps for contacts, sms and phone app? So there would be no data in the standard apps.

Or some simple solution that prevents access?


texts: Is Android's system recovery a firmware thing or Android thing? Can factory reset be prevented?

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I'm researching on how to protect my phone from being able to be reseted by thieves. Doing some research online I figured out that the main method of putting a stolen phone to work again is to do a factory reset through rebooting and using some combinations of volume + power buttons to activate the factory reset.
I'd like to know how this reset works. I've seen that on a Moto G 2nd gen, it had options like 'factory reset' or 'recover from SD card'.
First of all, this program, let's call program A that starts when you press the volume + power is running from firmware or kernel? Can it be erased?
I'd guess it's firmware, but it'll only accept a new system from an SD card if it's signed. So, the option a thief would use is the factory reset.
Supposing that I cannot block the program A from running and neither modifying it to supress the factory reset option, is it possible that I can make it factory reset to a custom OS, not the installed one? This custom OS could not work or have some monitoring programs.


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After making a 1744MB ext2 partition on my 4GB MicroSD with the Aparted app (since my Windows SD slot is broken) and trying to select ext2 when I start Link2SD I always get the error:

  Mount script cannot be created

  mount: Invalid argument

I tried to delete busybox from system/xbin to install a newer version, but /system won't mount as Read-Write. How do I fix this?

EDIT: I'm using KingRoot

EDIT 2: So I made an ext4 partition instead, and now it says

  Mount script cannot be created

  mount: Read-only file system

and I tried running e2fsck -fpDC0 /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 in terminal emulator (seen here as a solution)
and I got the output:

<5> e2fsck:
Internal SD card is not found, now mount manually
<3>e2fsck: save_log_to_file error
/dev/block/mmcblk1p2: |==
/dev/block/mmcblk1p2: |=============================
/dev/block/mmcblk1p2: |=============================

/dev/block/mmcblk1p2: 12/116400 files (0.0% non-conti
guous) 16193/465096 blocks


texts: 816G (indian dual sim) no rom installed, only cwm-recovery

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I searched for a solution to this problem since yesterday, but without any success so far.
My situation is the following:
I bought a HTC 816G (MT6592) with no rom installed. Only thing accessible is CWM recovery.
When I want to charge the phone, it shows a battery icon idicating that it's being charged and then reboots and shows it again. It does this over and over again with seemingly no progress in the charging process.
When I unplug it and try boot it normally, it shows a "Mi.com" icon, but then reboots again and again.
The only thing I can do is booting to recovery. Even though it does not seem to be charing, I can still operate the recovery mode without it being plugged in to a charger.
In the recovery it says "rua1 CWM v.5.5.0.4 for HTC Desire 816G d" at the top of the screen and "CWM automade 03.01.2016 01:12:51" at the bottom of the screen.
From there I tried installing roms which either failed to install or did not boot up properly after successful installation.
In the recovery menu under "advanced" and then "show log" it says:

ro.hardware=mt6592
ro.revision=0
ro.emmc=0
sys.usb.vid=0BB4
init.svc.recovery=running
sys.usb.config=mass_storage.adb
service.adb.root=1
init.svc.adbd=restarting
sys.usb.state=mass_storage.adb

I appreciate any advice, I just want to have this phone operational.
Many thanks in advance


texts: Any downsides to disabling the gmail app?

texts: I wanted to disable the Gmail app because I don't use it and something on my phone keeps hogging all my bandwidth. When I disabled the Gmail app it warned that "some apps may not function correctly" if it is disabled. I haven't noticed anything. Which apps might not function correctly when the Gmail app is disabled?


texts: Change layout of software buttons on home screen

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I have a China-branded tablet running Android 4.2. The tablet has the "new" Jellybean 4.2 home screen button layout where the software buttons are centered on the screen, rather than aligned left as in common desktop operating systems such as Windows and Linux (with the KDE or Gnome 2 desktop).

The problem is that the button layout in my tablet differs in a slight, but annoying way from the Android 4.2 default, which is to put the home button at center, surrounded by the back button at the left and the recent apps button at the right. Instead, my tablet has the home button displaced one position left of center, which is occupied by the recent apps button followed by the two volume buttons (down/up).

Is there a way to edit the layout/order of the software buttons of the Android home screen? My ideal would be this sequence: volume down, back, home, recent apps, volume up. (Such a layout would retain the volume buttons, while keeping the home button in the familiar center slot.)

I know that Cyanogenmod has a settings tab precisely for fixing this problem. However there's no Cyanogenmod port for my tablet, its main saving grace being that it comes "pre-rooted", which allows me in theory to mess with any system settings if only I knew how.


texts: Whatsapp Databases inside android device

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Whatsapp is keeping some database files in internal memory, inside the folder /WhatsApp/Databases in the format "msgstore[date].db.crypt8".

Will my chat history be gone if I delete those files? Are these files important?

I am using an unrooted Xiaomi phone.

Please give more information about this.


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Moto G5S Plus File Manager is not showing any items.

I used another File Manager like ES Explorer.

I see all items but Moto G5S Plus File Manager is not showing any items.


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My mom uses my android phone sometimes, and I guess yesterday or the day before she had reset one or more of my apps, including chrome, since all my open tabs and history is gone. I was not syncing my data and I'm desperately trying to get that data back (open tabs, history etc.). Is there anyway I can recover that data? I would be forever indebted if you can help me out! It feels like a hopeless situation, but I had about 80 tabs open that I lost, and I'd like to get them back!
She also used chrome yesterday and today, and all that shows up in history is that data.
Edit: I now actually think she hasn't reset chrome, after checking in settings chrome is latest version and it also shows a lot of data there, as well as cache. I'm not sure what happened to my tabs and history, but if it could be recovered by adb, can you help me out?


texts: How do I turn off Browser Messages in Moto G?

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My phone keeps on receiving text messages with the Title as 'browser messages' every two hours. Is there any way to stop them?

Edit:
It is a proper SMS.


texts: Is there a way to keep an old Android installation as virtual machine?

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With PCs I have made good experiences virtualizing the machine when changing to a new system (e.g., buy a new computer, change the operation system). Doing this, you can preserve your old system and restart it virtually if you would like to look up anything about your old system (e.g., a settings within a software tool).

As I have an issue with my not so old smartphone now and probably have to hand it in for repair, I would like to do the same with my Android system. I already did a backup using adb.exe from Android-SDK. Now, I am wondering if these backup-files represent a proper image and if there is a way to initiate these images in a virtual machine!?

On the web I could not find any solution. There are lots of instructions of how to run Android-x86 as virtual machine. But that is not exactly what I am looking for.


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I need to use internet, but without being able to be called. So basically just block all incoming calls.
I used to enable flight mode, but doing so, I'm not able to connect to the internet.

Is there an alternative?


texts: How to switch between personal page and Brand Page in the G+ Android app?

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In Google Plus, I am able switch between my personal page and Brand Pages. (As described here.)

How do I do the same using the Android app version of G+?


texts: How can I create a custom popup message when I open an app?

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I want to be able to have a popup message when I open an app, say Facebook, that reminds me that I'm wasting time..

That is:

Click on Facebook app.
Facebook opens.
A message pops up saying "You should be working" (or any custom message I would like).
I can accept and continue on Facebook.

I'm thinking there could be an app for this but I can't find what I'm looking for.


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recently my phone has started installing invisible apps without my permission.
I have three different security programs, and at random times they will pop up in the notification bar with " scanning installed app ". even though I didn't tell it t do that.
at the end, there is no actual app there, so wtf installed?

I'm not sure if it's some virus installing invisible apps, or if it is Google performing unpermissive updates, but I have told Google I do not want it to auto update and it's trying to do it anyway.

I know that whatever this is, it has something to do with Google Play because. have a firewall.
I have told my firewall to block anything from the google services framework and as long as the firewall is on it won't do this.
however, if I turn off the firewall, it goes nuts. trying to auto update, and install all kinds of unwanted garbage.
what can I do? can I just uninstall play store?

Samsung Sch- i110 * rooted
2.36 Gingerbread

Avast! mobile security * firewall
Malwarebytes Anti- malware


texts: Is Mozilla Firefox for Android, Fennec, using same Desktop Firefox "Quantum Engine"?

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I have, up to now always thought that Firefox for Android (codenamed Fennec) uses much of the same codebase as the Firefox for Desktop (Linux/Mac/etc...). However this recent post on HackerNews makes me think I might have got this wrong.

  This marks the last Android release with extensions/add-on support.
  There will not be a 69 release of this edition of Firefox for Android
  ("Fennec").

I am of course concerned about the add-ons support, but also remain confused, to the best of my understanding Firefox on the Desktop systems has already been using the changed new Web-Extension API, has Fennec not supported this, and more importantly:

is Fennec something different (if so how) to the Desktop Version of Firefox (which I suppose is gradually becoming more Quantum).?


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I've tried finding an answer to this one but haven't had luck so far.

My phone was playing up, so I went into recovery mode and cleared the cache partition. I've since worked out what the problem was and I didn't need to clear the cache.

The problem is that when I loaded whatsapp, it was going through the install procedure again. It found a backup, but the restore is from December 2014.

I've had a look at whatsapp/databases/ and all the files are the same date of 2014, so It appears it wasn't storing them there.

My question is this: If it wasn't storing the chats in whatsapp/databases, then where does it store the current chat data? Is there a way it can be recovered?


texts: Can I bring android usb tethering network together with the wifi that android is connected to?

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Since my computer does not have a built in wireless adapter and most market wireless adapters are horrible, I am using an android USB tethering feature to give my computer connection, while the android is connected to my wifi only.
Problem is currently I am trying to remotely debug a React-Native app, but I realised the computer is not on the same network as the mobile device I use to run the app on, although they are technically using the same wifi just the computer uses another android as a medium.
I don't have much knowledge on wifi networks and I assume that is the reason why ADB cannot find my device even when I set up debug server host and port for the device. Works fine wired.


texts: How to root Android Device installed in Oracle VirtualBox on Windows

texts: I have Android Device installed in Oracle VM VirtualBox on Windows 7. I need to pair two devices without user confirmation. It's Android 4.3. I want to connect two devices with Bluetooth and for that I need to pair them programatically first and I want to achieve this without the user having to press the pair button. My research so far has revealed that unless I have the root permissions I cannot pair two devices without user confirmation. So to achieve my target I want to root the virtual device I have installed on Windows 7. I have come across this thread: xda-developers: How to root Android x86 4.3 that shows that it can be achieved on Ubuntu. Is there any way that I can achieve this on Windows 7 and make my virtual device rooted? Any suggestions will be really appreciated.


texts: Will deleting my whatsapp account delete my messages from my contacts phone?

texts: I wanted to know if my messages will still be visible to the people I sent them to in the past when I delete my whatsapp account. I basically want my whatsapp messages to be deleted from their phone.


texts: Samsung A20 SM-A205W stuck on download mode

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I have a Samsung Galaxy A20 and I was attempting to unlock the bootloader and also install TWRP. While the bootloader was unlocked successfully, while doing the TWRP part I had to use Odin and used an online tutorial to see how to do it. I ended up putting it in Odin's AP section and flashing it....
and that was the last time I saw my A20 working normally...
Now I can't switch it off (unless discharged) and it stays on all the time.
What if I try to switch it off? When switching off is attempted, it shows me the standard Samsung boot-up screen but with a yellow triangular warning sign and red text at the bottom saying "This phone is not running Samsung's official software. You may have problems with features or security, and you won't be able to install security updates." And then I'm back to the download mode screen.
I cannot go to the recovery/bootloader. I have tried pressing the buttons on the phone all at once (i.e. power; volume buttons) with no results.
In the Download Mode screen it shows:
In the middle of the screen: A big download logo with the text "Downloading..." below it and below that, "Do not turn of target". After some blank space below it there is the text "Volume Down Key + Power Key for more than 7 secs : Cancel (restart phone)".
On the top left: There is text in three lines and has a really small size.
Note: A ? indicates incomprehensible letters due to screen layout and a @ indicates unknown number of letters that cannot be viewed there

?ecovery: Error validating footer. (@)
CUSTOM RECOVERY
VBMETA A205WLS2ASG1, 25128537R

By the way the device region is either VMC, VTR or XAC.
Thank you


texts: Increase maximum number of connection of Wi-Fi hotspot

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I use my Android TV Box as wi-fi hotspot.

Users  --wi-fi-->  TV Box  --lan-->  Internet

However, wi-fi hotspot limits max 10 wi-fi connections.

For rooted Android device, can we increase this maximum number of connections?


texts: why does my GPS not work in Italy without WiFi?

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Currently travelling at the moment with my Asus Transformer tf300tg.

I don't have a sim card in it, but whenever I have WIFI access, I'll download the Google Offline maps and this is convenient cause when I need it, I can just load up the maps and use GPS to pinpoint exactly where I am.

This is at least what I've been doing in Slovenia and Croatia which has worked fine.

However, I've recently entered Italy and for some reason, although my Offline Maps are still there, I cannot use GPS to pinpoint my location anymore. It just keeps saying my location cannot be resolved.

Why is this? How exactly was my tablet resolving my GPS in the first place? It had no sim card and I was in some fairly remote places so it's safe to say that I wasn't using any mobile towers to detect my location. If that's true, then it's using pure GPS from the satellites, then if that's true, why has it suddenly stopped working once we've entered Italy?


texts: How To T-mobile Web Day Pass on Non T-Mobile Device?

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I have a Pay As You Go SIM card on my Nexus One which works great for voice calls but I don't really know how to use it for T-mobile's $1.49 Web Day Pass.

I called T-Mobile's customer support but they were clueless... All they could say was "press the web2go button".

I don't have a web2go button on my Nexus One.

I know it is possible to use T-mobile's $1.49 Web Day Pass on a Nexus One, but I don't know how.

Any help would be appreciated.

UPDATE: Thanks to the link posted by @uTubeFan I was able to find http://m.web2go.com/myaccount/summary.do which seems to give some home but for now all I am receiving is:

Error 500--Internet Server Error
From RFC 2068 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1:
10.5.1 500 Internal Server Error
The server encountered an unexpected condition which
prevented it from fulfilling the request.


texts: What to do if ODIN fails to flash and device can boot only in Download mode?

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The other day I was trying to flash a new rom (Android version 5.0.1) on my Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) using Odin. The old one was 5.0.1 as well but I had some problems with it.

I flashed this device once before, so I kind of knew what I had to do.
When I started flashing it gave me a message with "failed", so I tried it again. It was then showing that there was no PIT partition file anymore.
I tried flashing it with a PIT file but nothing seems to have helped it.

I can only go in download mode, not in the recovery mode. The device is stuck at:

  Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies & try again

I have no idea what to do next.


texts: How to remove ONE account from Google Maps

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I have several Google accounts in my phone.

I want to use only ONE of those with Google Maps.

I must have accidentally used another one a few times, and now I keep getting notifications about it, should I do some more reviews and whatever.

I've tried time and again and never managed to come any close to disabling Maps for some specific accounts without removing the account altogether from the phone…

Is there a way?


texts: I am using the new gesture navigation with Android 10 and was wondering if there is a way to have the swipe from the right side to the left trigger a "go forward" action. When I swipe from either the right to left or left to right, it always does a "go back" action. Is this a bug or does Android only support going back with these swipe gestures?


texts: Use wifi direct at 2.4GHz on Galaxy Tab S2

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I would like to configure my Galaxy Tab S2 to use the 2.4GHz frequency for WiFi direct because my PC doesn't support the 5GHz band.
I'm using Total commander with the WiFi plugin to create a WebDAV server to be able to see the files on the tablet on the PC. This plugin can work by connecting to a wifi network but you can also use a wifi direct connection. My laptop is mostly in a room without a wifi connection, so  I would like to use the wifi direct option. However, it seems that this tablet only creates a 5Ghz wifi connection with WiFi direct.
Is it possible to configure it to use the 2.4Ghz band? How?


texts: Developer options in Android 6.0 and 7.0

texts: The developer options of Android Nougat are the same of Android Marshmallow? Or are there new options?


texts:
  I recently updated my phone (using a custom ROM), and it appears to be that my phone now doesn't have bluetooth.
Well, it do have a bluetooth radio, and that Bluetooth.apk on /system/app, but when I turn the bluetooth on, it doesn't do anything; I mean, it just immediately turn itself off everytime I turn it on.

My phone is Samsung Galaxy Core Prime SM-G360HU, running Android 5.1 Lollipop  with CM 12 / 12.1 (I can't remember; I'll update this one ...) and TWRP Recovery installed.  It is, of course, rooted.

Upon Googling, it only suggests things about Bluetooth Audio (which I am not looking for ...), and how to fix them.

I've done a bit research, and found out that newer versions of CyanogenMod ROMs come with an unfixable bluetooth.

Should I install a different type of ROM (such as Resurrection Remix), or should I go installing the stock ROM?

Please HELP!

Update (1) :

The ROM that my phone is using is CM12.1

UPDATE (2) :

So, the link (outdated) for the quick patches is now dead.  Luckily, I still have the file.

Here is the updated download link.


texts: Android mobile phone vendors like (Samsung, LG etc) track

texts: Apart from Google the mobile phone vendors like (Samsung, LG etc) also track my android device for any usage statistics?


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Possible Duplicate:
  How do I update the OS in my device?

I own a Sidekick 4g currently running Android 2.2 (Froyo) and I want to upgrade to 2.3 (Gingerbread) to use my front camera on video chat with family on Skype. How do I upgrade my Sidekick?


texts: Install application in sd card by default using Linux

texts: I've seen plenty of tutorials related to installing applications directly to the sd card instead of using internal memory but none relate to using linux as a method to tweak the system and I'm not managing to understand it by myself. I have android studio installed and consequently the sdk and development tools aswell as my device is in developer mode but I'd like to understand what I should do next to directly install into the sd card.


texts: How can I configure my phone to show random background wallpapers from my pictures galery?

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I know how to set a static picture from my photo gallery as a background wallpaper picture. However, I would like to see a new picture every time I turn the screen on. Is there a way to configure my Android smartphone to do this? Or maybe some app that does something like this?

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy 551, with Android 2.2 (Froyo).


texts: Multiple time zones on Nexus 4 - Android 4.2.2

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Is it possible to set two different time zones on nexus 4-android 4.2.2 version?

I want to set-up EST (Eastern Standard Time) & IST (Indian Standard Time)...

Thank you


texts: Why is the global mobile data usage higher than the sum over all the applications?

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On my Samsung Galaxy Note10+, the mobile data usage shown via the settings is much higher than the sum of the amounts (given below the global one and the graph) over all the applications. Why?

For instance, on 2020-01-01, it shows 10.20 MB, but the individual amounts for the applications are 576 + 386 + 362 + 283 + 65.12 + 53.13 + 44.76 + 34.35 + 24.85 + 21.33 + 16.96 + 13.56 + 10.25 + 9.48 + 9.45 + 8.91 + 5.41 + 3.54 in KB and 878 + 311 + 179 in B, which gives only about 1.9 MB.

EDIT: This seems to be a bug since after sending a big mail (several hundreds of KB) with K-9 Mail, the global data usage increased as expected, but the data usage corresponding to K-9 Mail is still 179 bytes only!


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My problem is exactly the describe in this post. I want to move my whatsapp account from my old phone to a new one, but the SIM of the old phone is already expired (nonetheless, I currently can use my whatsapp in it). In my case what I want is to continue using that Whatsapp in my new phone. I dont care about the chat history or contacts (I already save them). So, I have read that in a rooted phone by accessing to the storage/Android/data and copying the com.whatsapp folder, and replacing it in the same directory of the new phone, the account can be moved and no verification number is needed. I have notice that even with a non rooted phone I can access to those folders copy them and replace them, as in the instruction, but in my case it did not work. Is there are differences in the content of, for instance com.whatsapp folder, when you access in rooted mode and non-rooted mode? If not, what I am doing wrong?

Many thanks in advance for any help you can provide me!!


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I have an sm-g350h and when I try booting into Odin mode, It comes back to the normal mode.
I power off my phone and press home + volume down + power.
It boots into the stock os.


texts: Nexus 9 upgrade to Nougat fails - how can I diagnose the problem?

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I'm trying to OTA upgrade a Nexus 9 tablet running 5.0.1 to Nougat. I download the update, verify, and tell it to install. After a little bit, I get the "dead robot" screen that says "Error".

I did a factory reset, downloaded the update again, ran it again, and got the dead robot again.

I've been googling, but I can't find anything offhand that explains what might be happening.

Is there any way I can debug or diagnose the problem?


texts: How do I do a screenshot on a RCA 10" tablet?

texts: My RCA only has touch screen volume control. Holding down the power while touching volume down doesn't work. Is there another way?


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How can I figure out what is my tablet's lcd screen density.

It is a cheapy one with no official site...

Is there any settings option I could check to see the display resolution configurations?
Is there any other way for it?


texts: (Why) does Android connected to Mac not just behave as a normal USB drive?

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When I connect my Android (Galaxy S5) phone to a Windows computer, I can browse the phone storage just like any USB/external drive. That's not the case on Mac. There I need to install Android File Transfer or something, which seems to be unresponsive and slow.

Is there no way to just mount my phone like any other USB drive on Mac? If not, could you maybe give a short explanation, why?


texts: how to survive a program from factory reset

texts: I want to that a program / software like facebook/gmail/ or any game will survive after factory reset with its configuration as before reset means email id password automatically configured after reset. any suggestion please?


texts: How do I link the "My Info" Android local profile back to my Google+ account?

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My issue is similar to having a ME profile (it is in a section called ME), but not the same. None of the answers to this question worked for me. I believe the principle difference is that I cannot delete the "My Info" profile. This profile originally did not have my name or email address anywhere in it. It had my phone number listed twice, both with the "Mobile" category, and both 11 digits long (with the leading 1).

My other problem is that the answers say that I should reinput the "faulty data", but I have no faulty data. The data is correct, just listed twice. Is it possible to merge this account or get it recognized as the Google+ profile?