texts: Screen / display colours on new Galaxy Tab S5e

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Having just got a Tab S5e, I can see why people are full of praise for its AMOLED screen, which is bright, sharp and colourful. However, I have two concerns.

Firstly, the screen hue & white balance. Having recently tried a Tab A 10.1 (2019), I noticed a major difference between that and the S5e. The Tab A has a faintly pink-hued white, and the angle the tablet is viewed from makes no difference to that. The S5e has colder whites overall which I'm not overly keen on, although I find it a bit better if I adjust the white balance right over to the warm side (good that this model has that option). But the thing I find most surprising is that the colour changes significantly on the S5e dependong on the angle the tablet is viewed from. If I look at it absolutely straight on, the white balance is reasonably natural, but when viewed from even just a slight angle (and especially if flat on a desk, for example), the whole display takes on a markedly green-blue hue. It's very noticeable on white and paler-coloured areas. There is no such phenomenon on the Tab A. Is this normal?  Having tweaked every display-related setting I can find, and given the nature of the issue, I'm guessing this is very much down to the hardware, but wondering if it's a normal phenomenon with AMOLED displays such as this one (first time I've had one) or whether there is a fault with this particular device.

My secondary concern is just whether Pulse Width Modulation is likely to be a problem. I first noticed it when taking a picture of the Tab A and S5e side-by-side - I could see distinct grey bands scrolling across the screen on the S5e and not on the Tab A, and I understand this is probably down to the use of PWM in the AMOLED display. This is something I wasn't aware of before purchasing and I read that some people find it a real problem (causing eye strain and headaches), but I've not had the tablet long enough to know if it's a problem for me or not. Have many people on here noticed any problems with this?

Any help much appreciated.


texts: Move all my Authenticator credentials to a new phone

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I have enabled 2 factor authentication, using Google Authenticator, for 6 services: LastPass, Dropbox, Evernote, Wordpress, Tumblr and Google. How can I transfer them all to my new phone?

I followed the instructions here, but the result of that was only that my Google account authentication was moved to the new phone. So, now I can access one account using my new phone, and need my old one for the other 5.

Surely there is a way to do this in bulk? I don't really need to do something special with each service provider do I?

New phone is Motorola Moto G3, old is Moto G. Both working. Neither rooted.


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My i7500 doesn't unlock anymore (the screen unlock). I have a feeling the actual, physical button is broken, because the phone is on and responds to the power button being held down, but won't unlock.

Things I tried that failed:

Rebooting does nothing.
I tried the sqlite thing (updating one of the settings so that the phone doesn't lock by default or whatever), but my phone is not rooted, so I only got "access denied."
I tried using adb shell to send the command input keystate 82, which supposedly  unlocks the phone, but nothing happened.
Sending event send EV_KEY:KEY_SOFT1:1 via adb (I get access denied).

If I can figure out how to unlock it once, I think I'm game. The phone runs a non-local version of Android 1.6. It's not rooted, sadly, and I really want to avoid formatting it if possible.

Here's what I'm doing right now:

Install NoLock via adb: adb install E:\download\NoLock1.05.apk
Run NoLock via adb: adb shell am start -n org.jraf.android.nolock/org.jraf.android.nolock.activity.MainActivity (prints Starting: Intent {cmp=org.jraf.android.nolock/.activity/MainActivity })

So, if I can only unlock my phone now, and configure NoLock, I think I'm good.

How can I get my phone to unlock, and how can I then unlock it without the unlock key? Is the current path of nolock going to work?

Why doesn't sending input keystate 82 unlock the screen?

Why doesn't NoLock automatically unlock the screen?


texts: It was working last night then twice I used it till it shut down (ran out of battery) completely and when I plugged it in, it came upon with the charging screen then this morning, it would t even turn on. I e tried pushing power while it's plugged in, not plugged in, pushing reset button and pushing volume up and power at same time and since this morning, it won't even show the charging screen, let alone the start screen


texts: How do I locate Google Settings, or better Android Device Manager Settings on Android 5.0.2 MIUI 7.0?

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I have trouble locating Google Settings.
Official help documentation advice doesn't apply. Maybe since I have MIUI 7.0? I'm looking for Android Device Manager Settings.

Google Support Info


texts: Can you fully remove Google system apps from Android including the Play Store updates?

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Believe it or not, but I want to remove a few Google Apps which I have no use for and want to free up space, resources and mobile data usage by not having them on my phone at all.

These include:

Google Currents
Google Play Music
Google Play Movies
Google Play Newsstand
Google Keyboard
Google+

I have ‘uninstalled’ them via the Play Store, but they still appear in my ‘Installed’ items in ‘My apps’ in the Play Store and instead of ‘UPDATE' and ‘UNINSTALL’ for any other app in my ‘Installed’ list, they stubbornly remain and only have ‘OPEN’ AND ‘UPDATE’ options.

Also going in the ‘All’ list in ‘My Apps’, all these apps are also different from other ones, where unlike other locally uninstalled apps that have their payment status (‘FREE’ or ‘PURCHASED’) and a ‘X’ at the top to remove it from your Google Account entirely, these Google Apps that I don’t want on my Android and want to be completely optional for my Android experience, only have an ‘UPDATE’ and no X up the top of their listing.

I don’t mind them remaining on the Google Account if Google insists on this, but I just want listings to ‘update’ them in my Google Play updates list to be removed, given this is Google basically forcing me to reinstall them against my will.

Is there a way to do this?

I’m on stock 4.3 Gnex.


texts: How do I get rid of the search suggestions in Chrome?

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I want to remove these suggestions on chrome for android, but I cannot find how to do it anywhere. Can someone help me with this?
Once I type a letter the normal suggestions appear. I just don't want to see all these recent searches I made.


texts: How do I change the default file association in ES file Explorer?

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When I click on a .bin file in ES file Explorer, the default action is to move it to the recycle bin. How can I stop this behavior?

I am on a Samsung S4 running Lollipop, TouchWiz ROM.
I have looked in Settings -> More -> Default Applications. This shows 2 options only  for 'Home' and 'Messages'.
I have installed the default app manager and there is nothing that relates to .bin files.


texts: How can I automatically reject some types of calls?

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Possible Duplicate:
  How can I reliably screen or block callers on a number-by-number basis?

I've been getting calls from a strange number recently, and it's not even a local area call. This caller has called me 20 times, and whenever I pick up the phone I am met with intimidating silence, even if I shout in it.

Naturally, I decided that I had enough, and tried to surf the internet finding ways to block certain phone number. However, the only methods I found were to either:

(1) Call your call service company to block a call,

(2) Install some apps to do it,

Now, I do not want to overcomplicate this situation, and I've had bad experiences with applications... so, any suggestions on how to deal with this?


texts: Long term effects of charging Nexus 5 with an other device's charger (fast charging)

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A roommate has bought a OnePlus One (OPO) phone. When I tried charging my Nexus 5 with the charger of  OPO I found that it charged my Nexus device amazingly fast. I'm talking 3-4 times faster charging than the normal charger does (and about 20-30 minutes to charge completely).

I was told this fast charger could result in negative long term effects on the battery. Is there any truth to it? And why would it happen?


texts: Android stops/pauses execution of my background script?

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Short version:
Why is my bash script (running in the background, started via SSHD) not running every ~30 seconds when it should? (NOTE: SSHD and the script are running as root!)

I have a script that I start using nohup bash script.sh & so that it runs in the background.
The script is supposed to check whether a specific app is connected using netstat and if not it automatically reconnects using am start and input keyevent. (This turns out to be irrelevant though).
I've noticed that even though the script should check every 30 seconds (roughly of course), sometimes it takes minutes to check. I couldn't really figure out why and it seemed completely random (note that the phone's screen is off most of the time and everything is running in the background.), so I made a testscript which is what the question should focus on for simplicity:
#!/bin/sh
while : ; do
    echo "$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')"
    sleep 30
done

That's it. Started via nohup bash script.sh & using SSHD. The script does nothing but print the current datetime and thanks to nohup writes it to a file. I left this running for a while and then wrote another script to check on the results and print the amount of seconds whenever it's above 30. Result:
134
127
115
127
88
113
116
99
110
116
54
44
70
75
62
82
94
68
429
62
81
126
144
39
467
71
62

This is from the output of a script that ran for only 4:20 hours, so quite a lot of times where execution must have been delayed, the sleep was longer than 30 seconds, or whatever is going on....
Can someone explain this? And is there a solution to this?
I suspect this might have something to do with memory or power management pausing the script but really it shouldn't happen and I would like my script to run in the background and to sleep for exactly 30 seconds and not be paused or delayed. In this testrun, the highest was 467 seconds, but the highest I've seen with the main script so far was a little over 20 minutes. This is rare, but 5-10 minutes of a delay happens a few times a day.


texts: I unistalled Google Play Services and Google Play Store and later when I reinstalled them both, the Google Play Store was again back to an old version, and now it's not updating. Before I uninstalled it was updated to the latest version, the one with material design. I've tried updating it manually in  Google Play >Settings >Build version but it says it is up do date. Please  help.


texts: Viber contacts out of date - not all contacts displayed in "All" tab

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My address book is not Google Contacts, but Local Sync. All of my contacts belong to it. Viber sees many of my contacts as Viber-enabled from LocalSync. However, I'm sure that it's missing some of them.

By simply going to Viber's "All" contacts tab I see missing entries. These entries appear in stock Contacts app. Viber is up to date to the latest version. These people told me that they have Viber and I can get calls from them (however they are detected as Unknown)

How can I let Viber actually see all contacts in my address book?


texts: Is it possible to put a micro sim from an iPhone 4 into the Nexus S?

texts: I have an iPhone 4 with micro sim, and am wondering if it is possible to put my micro sim into the unlocked nexus s, to function as my phone (for development purposes). If not, is there an alternative android phone that would work better for this?


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I have been looking through all kinds of forums.  But have not yet found a fix. am trying everything but dont want to do a factory reset. I have a samsung galaxy core prime. its about 4 months old and everything has been updated regularly.  I am not sure of the cause of this it it may have been when i accidnetally unchecked the sync button in the menu with wifi, airplane mode etc.  i re-clicked the box and thought nothing of it.otherwise maybe it was when i changed the password of a gmail account/ I cant think of anything else i did.  i dont mess with the settings much.

Basically a few days ago I noticed I wasnt getting gmail notifications.  So i tried to open the gmail app.   Nothing loaded, just a white screen.  At first other gmail accounts I use wouldload but one wouldnt.  Eventually nothing at all would load.  This coincided with play stre not opening, I just get a white screen just like with gmail.  There is the spinning wheel showing that its trying to open but nothing happens.  Also I can not load any of my google sheets docs either.

I ahve tried turing data on and off, airplane mode, clearing cache for all of the google apps.  I eventually tried to delete my google account.  then i added the account again but it wont sync.  it just says syncing and it never finishes the job.

I tried rolling back my google play store to the factory version, did not solve the problem.

As of right now none of these apps will load for any of my google accounts.  even the ones that are listed as synced. some times there is an error message that says experienceing sync errors and check back shortly.

when i currently click gmail its as if i am using it for the first time.  i try to set up email and add an address but the 'next' button does nothing when i click it.  so its as if i have no gmail accounts added but i cant add any.

I would like to delete the gmail app and start again but play store isnt working so not sure if i can. also the fact that all google apps are affected leads me to believe its not a gmail issue but a google account issue.  I guess i could delete all google accounts and try to start fresh? Any other ideas?

I am a bit afraid of losing data or some how screwing up this worse if i delete all my google accounts.  before when i tried to delete the google account that mhy phone is mainly synced with for all the apps it told me i cant because all theother apps are using that account. i cancelled the deletion after reading this warning but it seems to have been deleted anyway.  i re-added the account and it said it was successfull but it wont sync.

does anyone know anything that i can try. thanks , i appreciate any help you can provide.


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It is possible to simulate Android using Xamarin player with Virtual Box:

Mobile App Development & App Creation Software - Xamarin

The number of devices to choose is limited. Are there similar tools that are, like Xamarin player using Virtual Box (or a Virtual Box alternative).


texts: how to make calls from my cell number, while using my laptop as the "headset"?

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I want to be able to dial out from my laptop (a macbook pro), using my laptop headset to communicate and my laptop to initiate the call, however I want the number to be the same as my  cell phone's (Galaxy S4). I can get almost exactly what I want from Gmail / Hangouts, however the call does not show up as my cellphone (a number friends and family recognize) but instead as a number they do not recognize.

Is there any way to do this?


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Usually on Android, there is a button to show what apps are running the background - this isn't a list of system processes (nor system apps), but user started applications (games). After we press the button to see the list of apps, there is often a button which closes all open apps. This should be familiar to everyone who uses Android!
The problem I have is, my daughter's Hawaei MediaPad running Android Version 8.0.0 doesn't persist the close. When we press the square button, we can see all running apps. If we close each individually or one at a time, return to the home page and then press the square button again, all the apps remain.
I tried with an app called Advanced Task Killer from the Play Store. By clicking boost (which means close apps), a progress bar was displayed showing it was killing each task, but again as soon as I open the list of running apps, instead of seeing an empty list which is what I expected, I see the same list of applications.
The only thing that kills the list is a restart of the machine.
Is there anything we're doing wrong?
Update
I've played with this tablet a little more. Some times when I choose to kill all, they all disappear. If I return to the list, it remains empty (great). if I start another app and return to the list, instead of having only that recent app, it is listing all of them!
When I kill the apps, it sometimes shows a message showing how much memory I've freed up.
I also should point out, this machine is my daughters and as such has Family Link. I'm not sure if that has made any impact.
Edit
When I say it still running, I mean, with state. If it were a list of recently used apps, then when I clicked on one, I'd expect the application to start (restart). In this case, the application is able to resume.
For example, I open a game and get half way through level 1. I then press the square icon to show all running apps, click the bin icon to shut all running apps. Now, I press the square button again and I can see the list of the recently closed apps. I click on the game, and it resumes from half way through level 1
The game:

All running apps and the option to close all

All apps have cleared (apparently)

Press the square button again and see the apps are still running

Click the game and note the game is still in progress

(sorry, with a 2mb limit, I can't upload a 7mb animated gif showing the issue in an animation)
Edit 2
Force close does what I expect it to do. It makes the app close. Even though it still appears in the background tasks (I'd guess that's expected), when I click on the app from the list of background tasks, the app starts from the "beginning", it does not resume. This means, I have a work around but this is not ideal.


texts: SD card problem, card gets suddenly removed and later added- Sony Xperia X8

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I am using xperia x8 version 2.1 update 1.

Sometimes my phone creates problem with sd card i.e it automatically ejects stating "sd card unexpectedly removed" and after sometime it again shows "sd card preparing" and it works on. This distracts me to work in phone automatically the process gets delayed. I even tried by shutting down my phone, but the problem occurs.


texts: How can I make Google Now ignore some calendars for appointment reminders?

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How can I make Google Now ignore some calendars?

My wife's calendar is shared to my calendar and then synced to my phone through my account and I currently get reminder cards for her events in Google Now.  I would like to only get cards for certain calendars.


texts: Is there Malware on LineageOS that causes to receive SMS Spam

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I never get SMS text spam on my phone.  Installed Lineage OS on a Samsung Galaxy S4 mini phone.  I installed TWRP and LOS both from official website (not various links on google or XDA).  Installed F-droid (with privilege extention).

I only had a handful of apps installed:  Fennec F-Driod, Firefox Focus, Stocks Widget, Net Guard, net Monitor, BlueBourne Scanner, Termux, SnoopSnitch  and Yalp,

Phone was running without a SIM for about a week.  All was OK until I inserted a SIM.  Moment I insterted the SIM a got spam from a load.

Note I have used the same apps (except for Fennec) on another phone without a single spam SMS!

So is the nightly infected with malware or spyware?


texts: widgets not working when app is moved to sd card

texts: When I move my applications to the the sd card using the "Move To SD Card" feature in ICS the widgets for particular application stop working it says "Problem loading widget".Does anyone know a solution to this? or do I just have to keep the application in the internal memory for the widgets to work?,


texts: I am waiting for my carrier to set up private APN for my company. I have already configured my Android device with settings provided by them. Currently packet transmission is not working. Will it work when carrier finishes his job? Is device restart needed? Or disabling and enabling packet transmission?


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On my new phone, for security reasons I decided to stick to Open Source apps as much as possible.

Is there an Open Source flashlight app?

The most popular flashlight apps (1,2) are asking for crazy permissions: GPS, camera, Internet, GPS, SD card...

If no Open Source is available, at least one I would be happy with a very simple one, such as this one (white screen, brightness 100%, lock screen) which for some reason is not available for my new phone.


texts: Bit annoying that Android File Transfer pops up whenever I connect my Nexus 7 to the Macbook. Is there any way to keep it active but hidden initially?


texts: In WhasApp, is there any button for "Select All" from Contacts; in order that one single message goes to all?


texts: Will copying everything from /data/app and /data/data be enough for app's backup?

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I've got an android device (Xiaomi MiPad-I, Stable ROM) which is not quite amenable to rooting, so I can't install Titanium backup on that. However, I can boot the device using the CWM recovery and mount the /system and /data partitions in RW mode during boot time.

In this mode, I can copy anything I want by connecting to a PC and using adb commands. However, I want to know whether copying the contents of /data/app and /data/data to my PC be enough for the backup of all apps? Or is there anything else that Titanium backup does? I only need the user apps, system apps are already available by either a factory-reset or flashing a stock ROM.


texts: How can i divert calls from my phone to a different phone

texts: I want to know if its possible to divert calls from my current phone to a different phone using different numbers.Anybody got help?


texts: How to block Minecraft on YouTube on Android phone?

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I have a child who is too young to watch computer games on youtube.
How can I block Minecraft on youtube search and videos on my phone? (Android)
I tried Youtube Kids app. I blocked several videos, but I can still find other videos typing "Minecraft". Is it possible to block the search by whole words?
Also: Is it possible to block the search for "Minecraft" on the Google bar?
Or Is there a web browser that allows blocking by keywords?


texts: Number not displayed for incoming calls in sony xperia z1

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Whenever I get an incoming call it is just showing unknown. No number is displayed and names are also not displayed though I have saved contacts in my mobile. But no problem for outgoing.

Recently I upgraded it to lollipop. It is fine when I upgraded but from the time I got my sim ported to other network(DoCoMo to airtel), im facing this problem. Did some troubleshooting like restarting the mobile and importing and exporting contacts to sim and internal storage and vice versa and I also saved my contacts in google account .But no luck.

It is driving me crazy. Please help me.


texts: Though auto sync is turned off, Andorid 4.1.2 still auto syncs photos in Gallery

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WIFI is turned off on my mobile.

A. I had turned off auto sync feature as follows:

Apps > Settings > Accounts & sync > Google > Auto sync is turned off for my email
Apps > Settings > Accounts & sync > E-mail > Auto sync is turned off for my email

B. In Gallery, I had turned off auto sync as follows:

Gallery > Settings > unchecked option for 'Sync on Wi-Fi only'

C. Deleted auto-synced photos in Gallery as follows:

Apps > Setttings > Apps > ALL > Gallery > Clear data and Clear cache

Now, when I visit Gallery I do not see photos auto-synced, but once I turn on WIFI and visit Gallery, it again syncs photos from 'somewhere'. And, shockingly, option as specified in B.1(listed above) is auto checked. The photos which I see are the ones which I had uploaded to my Google+ a/c. Why I say 'somewhere' because, I had deleted all photos and posts which contain photos from my Google+ account. Still, I can see photos appearing when WIFI is turned on.

Please help:

From where does Android sync photos?
Get rid of photos to be auto synced when WIFI is turned on.

Thanks much!

PHONE: LG Optimus L7 II Dual and OS: Android v 4.1.2


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On my non-rooted phone first I did adb backup -all -apk -obb -f lenovo.ab and bit later adb restore lenovo.ab (both commands had no errors). Surprisingly I did not find quite a lot of apps after the restore. There are two options: these apps were not stored in the backup file in the first command or they were not restored in the second. To check the first option, I made a tar file from backup with
dd if=lenovo.ab bs=24 skip=1 | openssl zlib -d > lenovo.tar (advice taken from Is there a way to look inside and modify an adb backup created file?) and did not find the missing apps there. So adb did not store them.

The question is why? Probably many of the missing apps (or even all of them) were not updated for a long time. Can this be the reason to discard the app from backup?


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If I set the time manually on my Desire (rooted, CM7) it appears to lose up to a couple of minutes every day.

Unfortunately, since the latter part of last year (possibly since the change to UK daylight savings time) T-mobile UK seem to be running around four minutes behind the rest of the UK. At least it's consistent, so my best option at present, but I have still missed a couple of trains as a result :(

Is there a way to configure a different time source so it can sync to something on the net? Or do you have any other ideas?


texts: Why do refurbished android phones have 3 months warranty or, no warranty?

texts: I am planning to buy an Android smartphone, but I don't know whether I should buy a refurbished phone or not. I checked many websites and most of them say that their refurbished phones function like "NEW", but they give only "3 month" warranty. If refurbished phone's performance is SAME as the Brand new phones, then why they do Not give 1 year warranty? I am confused !


texts: Is hdpi and mdpi still used in android kitkat and up

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Have a general question if this is something that could be ruled out or it all depends.

I am developing an app for Android KitKat and above. But i have never seen a phone that have hdpi and are able to upgrade the OS to KitKat.

Is there a way to see how many phones still uses hdpi and mdpi?
Because it will be a big problem for me if i need to support every screen.


texts: Keyboard scroll down in Google Reader app

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How can I use the arrow keys in my keyboard to scroll down on a page in the Google Reader app?

I can scroll down only via the tactile screen, which is not easy to be done when wearing gloves in winter time.


texts: How can I change the default due date for emails I flag for follow-up?

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 running Lollipop.  In the stock "Email" app, I have the ability to flag messages for follow-up but for some reason when I press the flag icon, it sets the due date for the follow-up to "next week".

I want to change the default date for follow-up to "today".  Microsoft Outlook lets me define a new default date but I don't see a similar configurable option in Android.  Is this possible?  If so, how can I change this?


texts: How common is ARM NEON support among recent Android phones and tablets?

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Some ARM processors support NEON extensions for acceleration of certain maths operations useful in multimedia, 3D graphics and the like.

How common is NEON support on Android phones and tablets made in the last three years (since 2016)?


texts: Is it possible to install regional font on unrooted Moto G?

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I would like to install Indian regional fonts on my Moto G. I have tried this method but it requires the device to be rooted, which mine is not.

Is there any way to install regional fonts without rooting the device?


texts: One Plus One CM12 update always reboots and starts the "Android is Upgrading..." process

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About my Phone:
It's a rooted One Plus One with twrp and CM12 installed.

I updated CM12 with a Update zip which had to be flashed manually through twrp. When i now want to boot the Phone it always starts "Android is Upgrading...". When the process is finished, the Phone reboots on it's own and runs through the same Process again and again.

Does anyone have an idea how stop this and boot normally?


texts: Recovery approach for lost partition and encrypted F2FS

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The Problem and Mystery

My ZTE Axon 7 [Android 7] inexplicably wiped its emulated storage area /storage/emulated/0 while retaining all installed applications, albeit with settings wiped clean. There was also a 256GB sd-card mounted as a add-on, system space. I think it was configured as F2FS and encrypted. I've stopped using it and bought a new phone. I want to image the phone's internal memory and the sd-card, and recover what I can that wasn't backed up. I don't know the best approach, but know there are some hurdles, which I'm unsure how to approach.

What is the best way to image phone memory? Recovery mode and ADB?

The F2FS and internal memory may have been re-partitioned and/or reformatted
Getting the image would allow me to scan for text, strings, and file signatures

Where is the encryption key normally kept? Is it backed up anywhere?

The original file systems are likely encrypted, and would need a key
I know the phone would store this somewhere, but unsure how to retrieve it.
Key may have been overwritten or reset, since I didn't immediately realize something happenend, plus don't fully comprehend what did.

Is there any way to view the contents of a GDrive backup? Any chance it contains key?

There is some backup data on Google Drive, but haven't viewed yet
This backup may also have been overwritten, since I see no versioning info
Backup data is not very large. Maybe a few megabytes.

How did this happen? Does my story below add up?

I'm hoping there's an alternative cause and fix to this

How it happened

Not sure since I was using Android Auto for navigation and music, and the phone was normal. At some point the phone became "weird" with the wrong launcher, which I ascribed to accidentally pressing a wrong button and activating another launcher (I had several installed), and I switched to my wife's phone. Later I realized every app was "weird" and then checked the FS and realized everything, photos, docs, were missing even at the file system level.

Maybe I pushed a system upgrade prompt, or confirmed some other crazy phone action. I was driving and don't know.


texts: Insufficient memory to download apps from playstore?

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I have rooted my device. I am not sure if this is connected or not, but I cannot download apps from the play store: I get a message stating that there is insufficient memory. I have 5.6 GB available on device and 32gb available on the SD Card.

My device is a Galaxy Note 2.


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I am developing a webpage and would like to see how it looks on mobile browsers, preferably the real thing and not some emulator.
So I thought of making my locally hosted site available over LAN. I managed to do that and can access it fine over the WLAN from another computer. However if I try the same address on my android-phone on any browsers I've tried so far I just get "Webpage not available". Also tried on IOS and it's the same thing as on Android while it's still working on my other Windows7-computer.

Why is this? How can this be solved?
All devices in question access the LAN wirelessly if it matters.


texts: Rooting the Samsung Galaxy LITE (SGH-T399)

texts: I have recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy Lite (SGH-T399). I am having trouble rooting it. It would be easy if I had a Windows PC, but I only have one Mac and one Linux PC. Instructions on how to root the phone would be helpful.


texts: Should you delete apps moved to SD card with new ROM?

texts: Say you move a bunch of apps to the SD card. Then you do something big, like factory reset your phone or install a new ROM. What happens to the apps that have been moved to the SD card? Are they still there taking up space but no longer accessible? Does this mean that apps moved to the SD card should be uninstalled before rewriting the system?


texts: No Command Error on Nexus 5X, even in recovery mode

texts:
I used Wugfresh' root installer before and it worked like a charm. You can't get any OTA's with it though. Since I wanted Android 7, I wanted to unroot, install the OTA and reroot using Wugfresh' client. I already did this before when I wanted to upgrade to Android 6. Then everything went well and I was done in an hour.

This time however, I'm stuck. When it needed to reboot after succesfully installing Android 7.1.1, I got set to the No Command screen. After some googling I found out that you had to go to the bootloader first, and then go to Recovery. I got that far, but now I have no clue on what to do.

Rebooting from there doesn't work (obviously). It seems logical to me that I have to install TWRP, but the zip file is not there anymore to install it. Is there a way to still get this zip file on my phone while in recovery mode, and is this the solution to my problem? I also found the format option in TWRP. Does that get rid of all the TWRP stuff and bring me back to complete stock, so I can go back to rooting everything again? I'd be happy to do so, since right now I'm sitting with nothing but a dead Android.

Thank you so much for your help in advance!


texts: Is there a way to write/ run custom scripts in the background on my phone?

texts:
What I have in mind is pretty simple. I want to write a small script for simple file managing, and I would like for it to be run automatically like once a day. I have some coding experience under my belt so the actual implementation won't really be a problem. What I'm actually confused about is if the Android platform has any features that would make executing the routines viable.
The bulk of the coding I do day-to-day is Python, but I could get used to Java or Kotlin's syntax in a couple days if necessary, and from there its just really simple logic. Considering that Android is really just Linux at the core, I imagine it would be possible to have it run a couple lines of code automatically everyday at a set time, as I have done on my linux machine a couple of times.
I'm pretty much a complete newbie when it comes to fiddling with Android's workings, so if anyone has done anything like what I'm  attempting or knows about relevant documentation, some guidance would be much appreciated.


texts:
When I'm on a public network that I don't trust, I use a combination of ConnectBot and ProxyDroid (with "Global Proxy" enabled) to tunnel my phone's traffic through a trusted server that I control. However, I have to set that all up manually, and I'm sure plenty of other data leaks out around that tunnel (at the very least, apps will check in between the time I connect to a network and the time I set up the tunnel). Also, the process is involved enough that I usually only go through it when I'm on a public network and I get SSL errors from the browser telling me google.com is using a certificate signed by GoDaddy.

I'd like to set something up that smooths the process out a bit, such that a tunnel is automatically established whenever I connect to a network, all traffic is routed through it, and apps aren't able to connect to the Internet unless the tunnel is open (very important). Obviously, it should verify the authenticity of the server before connecting (though I haven't seen a VPN that doesn't). I'd like something that uses SSH since that's the simplest to set up, but anything will do. What sorts of solutions like this are out there? My server runs Ubuntu 12.04, and I can install extra software on it if needed.

Again, the most important part here is that no app can access the network unless it's going through the tunnel, and if the tunnel hasn't been established yet, no traffic escapes. Obviously, the one exception would need to be whatever app is actually making the initial connection to establish the tunnel.

I'm currently using a rooted HTC Incredible running CyanogenMod 7. I'm in the market for a new phone though, so if anyone knows of any solutions that require something newer than Android 2.3, those would be welcome as well.


texts: Google play store opens when leaving contacts

texts: On my S5, when I am leaving my contacts (e.g.after having called some one) the Play store opens always ever, showing me the App 'Next launcher 3d shell lite'. This is quite a while now and I can not remember when it starts. Since about a month now it even starts when doing other things like checking which apps are still opened through the button left of my home button. Anyone got an idea how I could get hold of this problem ?


texts:
There was some problem with my 1-yr-old Moto E 1st gen. It got dead and after some time the dead android guy appears with some red-blue thing on its chest. It appears for half a second. I pressed Power+volume Down and menu appeared saying 'Device locked status code 0'

Somehow I unlocked it using Minimal ADB and fastboot. Then it said 'Device unlocked status code 3'. On opening it shows window saying 'Bootloader Unlocked'.

Then I tried to install firmware 'RETAIL-DSDS_CONDOR_KXC20.82-14_cid7_CFC_1FF.xml' flash images whatever they say. But in every command it returned 'Failure' and not 'Okay' as expected. Now phone is at is, with dead android guy appearing since yesterday. Please Help.

I followed steps from here

EDIT : I downloaded another firmware named : RETAILDSDSALL_XT1022_4.4.4_KXC21.5-40_cid7_CFC.xml.zip

Again did flashing but got the same failed(remote failure) in all commands. After that I plugged out the phone and in the fastboot menu it said 'Last time flashing failed'. Now what to do ?


texts: Problems rooting a Pandigital Planet 7 tablet

texts:
I have problems rooting a PanDigital Planet 7 tablet.
I've already tried some instructions (including this one: http://www.the-ebook-reader.com/pandigital-planet-root.html), but there is an error:

mount/media succeed!

--Install /sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device")=="pandigitalplnt1" || getprop
("ro.build.product")=="pandigitalplnt1"
E: Error in /tnp/sideload/package.zip
(Status 7)
Instalation aborted.

Please, help.


texts:
On my Galaxy Nexus running (stock, non-rooted) ICS, there is a contact entry for "ME".

This is different from the contact entry farther down the list with my actual name on it.
And the contact for "ME" actually contains some incorrect information. Some non-existent email addresses, etc. I don't even know where these came from, as they aren't anywhere in my contacts lists nor in my G+ profile.

When I try to edit "ME", it does not give me the option to modify the email addresses.
And it also doesn't let me Join this contact with the other instance of myself.

How can I edit this "ME" contact to show correct information?
Or can I somehow delete it and choose a different contact to represent ME?


texts: What launchers support Tasker's Go Home to a paticular page?

texts:
Tasker's Go Home action has a slider that lets you select which page of your launcher will be displayed. Trouble is, the launcher has to be written to support this feature (specifically, it needs to recognize net.dinglisch.android.tasker.extras.HOME_PAGE as a parameter to the launch intent).

Anyone know which launchers support this feature? ADW doesn't and Go doesn't. Tag Home doesn't. Nova does, according to its readme, but it's ICS only (I'm still on Gingerbread). I'm willing to download every launcher to see if I can find one, but I was hoping someone would know before I resort to that.


texts: Fastboot command not working as expected

texts: When I connect my android phone in fastboot mode and enter fastboot devices ,I get no output at terminal ,but when I enter fastboot -i 0x1ebf devices I get an output.I need -i option with every other fastboot commands too. Why ???


texts:
Hi guys After rooting my andoid phone to prevent excessive data usage by Android  system and installed AFWall+ that is based on iptables.
U have two users on device both account are handled by me by this It is easier to separte work and home profile separetly
AFWall works as supposed in owner mode but on switching   user Apps are not able to work (browsing,load pics do chats all stuff related to internet) but on again switching to owner mode I am able to browse internet


texts:
I'm considering switching to a service/app like 1Password, Keepass, LastPass, etc. but before deciding on which to use, I was wondering if anyone else had experience with one of these services and using it on their Android phone?

Ideally, I'm looking for something that is very accessible to use on my phone.


texts: Out of memory errors on S2. Safe to delete all dumpstate files?

texts:
My Android S2 is out of memory and unable to update apps.  Specifically it is currently using nearly all of the paltry 2gb partitioned for apps.

I'm reading that you can issue *#9900# in the dialer, and select menu 2, that this will clean the dumpstate files.   I get Unable to process request.

My phone is rooted so when I go to terminal and ls -l on /data/log, I'm showing no .log files but several dumpstate.tar.gz files.  Is it safe to nuke these tar.gz files?


texts:
I wanted restore factory settings. Unfortunately I erased partitions in fastboot mode. Now the device is showing only the LG boot logo and keeps rebooting.  I don't have access to fastboot mode and download mode. I probably need scatter file and flash new ROM with SP Flash tool, but i can't do this scatter file.

Anyone can help me?


texts: White Screen on Note 2, cannot flash and cannot access recovery mode

texts: Tried to do factory reset from phone settings but now only a white screen appears. I cannot access recovery mode but I can access download mode. Tried to flash it with odin but it seems the PIT table was not found. Tried to do a repartition with a PIT file but Odin returns a fail. How can i recover the PIT table?


texts: Install multiple user accounts on kitkat 4.4.2

texts:
I have an Azpen A1040 and it did not come with the ability to have multiple device user accounts, which is less than desired because this tablet is shared in my household.

I rooted my tablet, but I am not sure how to install or enable that feature.


texts: list phone numbers by date added, other attributes

texts:
Is there a way to list phone numbers and contacts by date added, perhaps even location they were added in like if you travel alot and meet people along the way? Seems like a fairly simple feature in the age of relational databases

I'm willing to consider third party apps that do this too


texts: Nexus 6 display performance, PWM and flickering

texts:
Does anyone have any information about Nexus 6 (and its "brothers") real display performance? I'm worried about PWM/flickering, that usually exists in AMOLED displays and makes them completely unusable for me. (For example, all recent Samsung phones have flickering issue and because of that they are unusable). And Nexus 6 has AMOLED, if I understood right — but I couldn't find any details about it on the Internet yet.
It would be especially great if you have proofs (high-speed camera recordings, for example).
A good article about what is PWM and how to test it: http://tftcentral.co.uk/articles/pulse_width_modulation.htm
Update
I've found this test result in a review:

It implies that above 30% brightness level the flickering must be (almost) absent. But it's not a complete answer, because

it's unknown what's the real brightness at 30% and how much it differs from 100%, and is PWM completely inactive when brightness is above say 40% (the graphs show that at 30% there are indeed pulsations)
is it possible to lock the brightness setting in such a way that it's forced to stay ≥ 40% for example


texts: How can I ever root my Samsung Galaxy V, SM-G313HZ, Android version 4.4.2? Please help

texts:
I've tried everything on the internet to root my phone and followed the exact procedures – but when I try to install CWM or .tar files through Odin mode, I seem to always lose my recovery mode:

Pressing volume up + home button then power button won't work to boot to recovery mode. It just displays a very small red exclamation point at the topmost left of the screen and the logo at the center of the screen then it will turn black, then back again at the logo with the (!).

I still can open my phone but can't boot to its recovery mode and still not rooted. Good thing, there is a way to recover my recovery mode by reflashing my Android's stock ROM through Odin mode, which works 100% in reflashing back my recovery mode. I do, still, have to factory reset my phone after reflashing through the newly flash stock ROM.

Now the question is, how can I ever root my phone?


texts: How does android wifi hotspot work when other wifi is available?

texts: Say I have my phone (nexus 4) setup as a wireless hotspot for my tablet to use while outside... Obviously this will make use of my mobile data plan. But when I get near a wifi signal that I regularly use, such as at home, will my phone continue to use my mobile data, or will it use wifi instead, and repeat the wifi signal? That is, do I have to remember to disable the hotspot every time I don't need it? And on that note, how can I make my nexus 7 prefer wifi other than my phone hotspot when available?


texts: Unfortunately (any) app has stopped. What should I report?

texts: When one gets the ever popular "such and such" app has stopped, you get offered the option to report it. What are you supposed to say in the "report"?


texts: Direct backup from Titanium Backup to DropBox

texts:
Device: Samsung Galaxy S4, with root

I was wondering if it would be possible to make my backups straight to DropBox, without needing to save the files to my phone first. I had TiBu upload to DropBox after the backup, but TiBu cannot complete the backup because of the low disk space.

I was thinking of something like a symlink to DropBox, but I don't know if that is possible.


texts: Google assistant activate after pressing button on headphones

texts:
I'm using Redmi Note 8 Pro (Android 10, MIUI 12.0.2, not rooted) and headphones with one button.
I have turn off Google assistant, however when I press button it activate Google assistant (or some other assistant).
When I listen music and want pause player, I press button on headphones, and instead of pause music, it activates some assistant. This assistant after few seconds say, that didn't understand and music play again.
How to turn off activating this assistant after press button on headphones?


texts:
I have an stock, locked, Telstra Australian Galaxy S5 and I'm about to live in the UK.

I would like to know if there is currently a way to unlock it without code so I can use it with an English carrier.

I've searched a lot about this but results are highly polluted with commercial links.

Thank you


texts: Calling adb through command line ignored

texts:
So the problem I am having after a Windows reinstall, is that whenever I call ADB, it just gets ignored.
Calling adb from my custom tools seems to be working (have a d.bat file, that calls python, that calls ruby, that does some advances magic with adb, the d.bat is in environmental variables, so just writting 'd' in cmd calls it fine. Why the bat -> py > rb? don't ask. It works. I use it for work..)

If I path to adb (D:\Android\sdk\platform-tools) then adb is called fine. From anywhere else - nope. But the same path is in Environmental Variables, I restarted the command lines to make sure it takes affect, that didn't help, so even restarted the pc. Still nothing. I'm out of ideas. Would be great if anyone is able to help..

CMD: https://puu.sh/ydFo9/7b9b58f456.gif
Env: https://puu.sh/ydFqh/0d8717dce0.png


texts:
A couple of months ago I set my phone to have a data limit so that it would stop at 1GB. I have a plan that I share with 2 other people so I thought 1GB would keep my usage down. After a couple of weeks it just started turning my data off, even if I was just using Wifi. I disabled the data limit because it was super annoying.

Now, I get notifications that tell me that I have a data restriction (not limit) set. I don't know how to turn it off and it is super annoying. It says:

Data Restriction Enabled
touch notification to remove restriction

How do I turn this off?

Device: Motorola Droid Razr M
Android Version: 4.1.2 (JellyBean)


texts: ADB pull fails to pull folder that exists

texts:
I have a folder I am trying to pull from my G3. Specifically system/etc/wifi/

When I pull that specific folder in adb it gives me an error

remote object 'system/etc/wifi' does not exist

But yet I can pull the entire etc and it copes all files and folders EXCEPT wifi.

The permission on the folder are rwxr-xr-x just like the rest of them.

Here is the output to prove that wifi is a folder and that I can pull from etc

C:\Users\Andrew\Desktop>adb shell
shell@g3:/ $ su
root@g3:/ # cd system/etc
root@g3:/system/etc # ls
More files/folders..
ppp
..
wifi
More files/folders..
root@g3:/system/etc # exit
shell@g3:/ $ exit

C:\Users\Andrew\Desktop>adb pull system/etc/ppp
pull: building file list...
pull: system/etc/ppp/ip-up-vpn -> ./ip-up-vpn
1 file pulled. 0 files skipped.
307 KB/s (5344 bytes in 0.016s)

C:\Users\Andrew\Desktop>adb pull system/etc/wifi
remote object 'system/etc/wifi' does not exist

Output of ls -l on system/etc/

drwxr-xr-x root     root              2016-03-13 18:32 wifi

I can pull ppp just fine, but not wifi

Edit

Trying to move the folder to sdcard then pulling it

adb shell su -c "cp -R /system/etc/wifi /sdcard

adb pull /sdcard/wifi

C:\Users\Andrew\Desktop>adb pull /system/etc/wifi
remote object '/system/etc/wifi' does not exist

C:\Users\Andrew\Desktop>adb shell su -c "cp -R /system/etc/wifi /sdcard
cp: /sdcard: File exists

C:\Users\Andrew\Desktop>adb pull sdcard/wifi
remote object 'sdcard/wifi' does not exist

Why is this? and how can I pull this folder off.  I have granted root permissions to adb.


texts: Backup contacts, photos, apps, remove google account, and replace with dummy account

texts:
I want to unlink my main Google account from my phone and use a dummy account instead. I don't really use any of Google's services on my phone like gmail, voice, etc. For security, loss reasons and to prevent google from automagically providing me with "features" and synchronization which end up merging data in ways I don't want, I would rather keep my online Google accounts separate from my mobile phone. I have been reading through a few posts on how to backup or remove your account, but I would like to make a get some feedback to create a bona-fide plan before going forward.

I really just want my contacts, my apps & widgets (or at least their settings and fresh install of apps from market), my calendar, my music and pictures.

If I "remove my account" what will I lose? I currently have it set not to sync with gmail or talk or voice, and I believe that all my contacts are only local and not merged with gmail.

Is there any way I can just go in and copy some magic file that has my contacts, calendar, etc; do a factory reset, and then load back my files and configurations, or download the apps again and overwrite my configurations?

Call logs, old SMS, etc aren't really important to save. Anything else I might be forgetting that I would actually slap myself for later?


texts: How to solve Android 7.1 flash failure with remote data too large?

texts:
It started when the regular OTA update failed to install and left me with a "no command" screen.
I downloaded a stock ROM from the official developers.google site.
I tried the flash-all script to install the ROM. It gave me the following:

archive does not contain 'boot.sig'
archive does not contain 'recovery.sig'
failed to allocate -1492308812 bytes
error: update package missing system.img

After pasting all the files from the image.zip to the parent folder with the flash-all script in it (that way the system.img is in the same dir as the flash-all script), I received the same error.

After some googling I found some instructions to flash the files manually using fastboot.
All went well and I came to the second last instruction to flash the system.
Then this happend:

>> fastboot flash system system.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
erasing 'system'...
OKAY [  0.090s]
sending sparse 'system' (520374 KB)...
OKAY [ 20.706s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [  9.350s]
sending sparse 'system' (515510 KB)...
OKAY [ 22.374s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [  9.586s]
sending sparse 'system' (479538 KB)...
OKAY [ 20.531s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [  8.527s]
sending sparse 'system' (514677 KB)...
OKAY [ 21.401s]
writing 'system'...
OKAY [ 11.339s]
sending sparse 'system' (524289 KB)...
FAILED (remote: data too large)
finished. total time: 124.427s

As you can see, fastboot is already sending the data in smaller portions. What do I have to do to fix this?
I searched google but couldn't find any usable fix..

The phone is an rooted Nexus 5x.


texts: Unbrick dead unite 2 phone whose driver is improper

texts:
I am using Micromax unite 2 and before a month, i sucessfully rooted it using kinguser. But today morning i checked for updates and upgraded to lollipop from kitkat.

But unfortunately, 2.5 gb of my phone storage was missing. I mean cache and other partition cant be 2.5gb. Will it?? So I tried to factory reset my phone.

The problem started while the reset. The phone froze in the logo it self for almost half an hour. So i removed the battery and tried to hard reset it using recovery mode. Even that failed. But this time the phone is not even starting to show the logo. That is it is dead!!

Can any one help me out.

Note:

None of my pc or laptop is detecting my phone clearly while connecting it through usb. It is detecting and once detected it is uninstalled and once again detects and the cycle continues. This all happens no matter how long i connect it to the pc or laptop.


texts: How can I watch videos from the BBC web site on a device with an ARMv6 processor?

texts:
The BBC web site has many pages with videos, e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/technology/article/art20150206154333467

On Android, the page prompts me to install the "BBC Media Player" app, but unfortunately this app requires an ARMv7 processor, but I have ARMv6.

Are there any other ways of persuading these videos to play?


texts:
I want to upgrade my s2 to lollipop but before that I want to backup my stock rom so that if in future I can reinstall it. Even tell me about best method of rooting I9100 and from where I can download lollipop for i9100. Currently I am running jellybean 4.1.2 version on my s2.
You can also suggest me any other good ROM.


texts: What is the difference between File based encryption and Full disk encryption. Can someone explain in brief

texts: Can someone explain what is difference between File based encryption and Full disk encryption. I had gone through Android Developer Page but it is not clear. Can someone explain with examples.


texts: How to hide navigation bar on home screen of Samsung J6

texts: How to hide the navigation bar on home screen of Samsung J6?


texts: How to remove persistent "Mi Band is Connected" notification in Android?

texts: I have Mi band 2 from Xiaomi, always connected to my Android device for fitness activity tracking. In the notification drawer, there is always a persistent(unclearable notification) - "Mi Band is/isn't connected - which is annoying. Is there any way I could make it disappear and receive other notifications from the Mi Fit App, if any?


texts:
I own a galaxy sII. 3 weeks back, I downloaded and flashed the MIUI ICS rom on my phone. A week later I tried to update the ROM through ROM Manager. Everything went fine except when after flashing the latest ROM, the phone restarted and displayed the error:

[ RST_STAT = Ax20000000 ]
KERNEL PANIC UPLOAD MODE

I entered into Download Mode - ODIN and tried to connect my PC to the phone but the PC failed to recognize my device, throwing the error - 'Device Malfunctioned'. It's been 2 weeks and I'm perplexed as to what to do next.

I can enter ODIN Mode but cannot get my PC to connect to the phone. I installed the drivers manually, but ODIN doesn't recognize my phone. I connected to different PCs with different USB cables, still no luck.

If it does connect, it disconnects immediately. Also, PC fails to recognize the device, but the phone charges through the USB cable.

Any help would be appreciated.

EDIT:

My PC is running on Windows 7 64-bit.


texts:
I know that premium version of ROM manager allows OTA updates to the nightly builds and there is also the old(deprecated) cyanogen updater on google-code.
Is there any way to do an OTA without using ROM manager? How does an OTA work? Does it actually just replace the existing firmware.


texts: On AnkiDroid, how do you sync from USB?  I'm unable to find the option in settings.  Is it just a matter of having your device plugged in via USB and having AnkiDesktop open?


texts: Google Photos Add a Location on Multiple Files

texts:
I am using Google Photos for my archieved photos. I have lots of photos from past(When the Photo Location not involved)
Now i want to add the location for my Photos to organize them.
It is possible for 1 image. But there thousands of them. Is there possible way to do it Folder by Folder or Multiple Photos Selection and Add Location to them?


texts: Using external USB camera with Android-based settop box

texts:
I have found many offers for selling settop box-like computers based on Android 4.4. One of them claims to have Skype installed on-board and allows to have Internet calls through TV.

For full video conference, a camera is required and since settop box doesn't have one (it is not a tablet or smartphone), we can only talk about external USV camera, connected through one of USB ports to settop box (notice, that we talk about pure USB port, not microUSB with OTG).

While browsing site, I found this answer, that points to an application named USB Camera Trial (Google Play and producer website). But, there are only examples for connecting external camera to full featured Android-based smartphone or tablet.

Will this work with settop box as well? Is Android on board settop box limited in any way or is it as natural as on smartphone or tablet and supports everything as on real mobile device?


texts: How to make phone vibrate in DnD (Do not Disturb) mode

texts: Pretty simple question, I have a Lenovo P2 running Android 7. Instead of a phone being entirely quiet I would like it to vibrate for each call/sms/notification. The reason I need DnD to do this because I can schedule DnD to turn on and off whenever I need whereas I need to change silent/vibrate manually and I am prone to forgetting to do this when required. Seems like a pretty basic function so how would I do this? I've already been nearly everywhere in Settings.


texts: Windows 10 ADB driver to debug HTC phone via USB?

texts:
I'm trying to test an application on an old HTC Incredible S smartphone (running Android 4.0.4). I've enabled USB debugging on the phone and connected the USB cable, but .\adb devices doesn't detect it.

I've successfully tested my app on an android tablet via USB, so I suppose the problem is with the ADB driver for my HTC device. I can transfer files to the HTC phone, but I can't use ADB to debug on it.

I'm using Android Studio with the SDK on Windows 10, with all current updates installed. I tried installing HTC Sync, but it didn't help. I've looked for the appropriate oem-usb driver at www.htc.com but couldn't find it.

I've found links to various "universal USB drivers" online, but don't know what's trustworthy and what's potential malware. Hoping someone more experienced can help!


texts: Loading from External SD / Saving to ExtSD

texts:
I rooted my device, an Android off-brand tablet, and finally found a way to get all my files onto my 32gb SD card instead of the internal SD. However, it says my apps aren't installed now when I click on their icons. Also, new apps install to the internal SD and not the external, despite changing set-install-location to SD. (Tried to change the set-install-location to ExtSD but wouldn't do it.)

The whole point of  buying that SD card was because the space was so insufficient. It boasted 8gb of space plus a MicroSD jack, but I can only use half that space since it's partitioned, so I'm not going to be moving any of the apps back. There simply isn't space, and I'm not uninstalling apps I need/use often. I'm confident there's a workaround somehow. (Sorry, anything I'm finding on Google is people replying with "move it all back"  basically, and I'm getting annoyed.)

I was thinking either I could have Android just use the 32gb instead of it's own storage, and use the internal storage as "SD", i.e. swapping storage. I don't plan on ever removing the Micro SD, as I said, it was bought for this purpose. If that's not possible, maybe there's something I can do to tell Android, "Hey, all the apps are here"?

Thanks, this is endlessly frustrating!

PS: Using Android 4.4.2


texts: Buying from Play store using a credit card with foreign billing address

texts:
Is it possible to use a credit card with a foreign billing address to buy items from a local Play store?
I have a Visa credit card from a German bank with a billing address in Germany registered in my Google Wallet. I have successfully used my Wallet to pay for online purchases from several online service providers in different foreign currencies so I am sure the credit card is correctly registered in my Wallet account. However, while physically located in the UK, I cannot complete any purchase from the UK Play store. At the point when I need to select my preferred payment method from my Wallet account, it shows my registered credit card greyed out with the text "Unsupported Payment method" next to it.


texts: How configure the DHCP settings of WIFI Tethering (Hotspot) on Android?

texts: When connecting my PC to Android Wi-Fi hotspot, it assigned a 192.168.42.x address to my PC. I really need to change this as it conflicts with one of our work subnets - is this possible?


texts: Why doesn't Google+ auto upload all my pictures consistently and in the right sequence?

texts:
Google+ doesn't upload my photos consistently, and sometimes it uploads them out of order.

Why would the app not do its job consistently? There are missing pictures, and then a week later they randomly show up (sometimes, sometimes not), and sometimes out of sequence, which is very frustrating.

If I uninstall and reinstall Google+, will it have to reload the last 4 years of pictures? Or worse, lose my pictures from my old droid that died? I have plenty of storage space left (several GB).

It is a new Samsung S5 phone, but I have the same problem on the old Droid Razor. Auto upload is enabled, and if I try the "upload now" option, it tells me everything is already uploaded, when I can clearly see I am missing pictures.


texts: How to delete some files on unbootable phone with low memory?

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I had been ignoring low memory on my android phone (Nexus 6P running copperhead OS) for some time.

OS suddenly crashed out of no where and started booting up infinitely. After forcing it to restart and entering the password for decryption, phone never finishes the boot procedure. Seems that due to zero or very less space, some error must be occurring, which doesn't let the OS finish the boot procedure.

It's my assumption that low memory could have been the issue, so trying to find a way to delete files and let OS have some space to boot up.

(1) Bootloader is locked. I can see "Device is LOCKED." at bootloader screen. So, unable to boot latest TWRP via fastboot boot twrp.img. Receiving error FAILED (remote: unlock device to use this command)

(2) ADB sideload option available in copperhead OS recovery doesn't allow any random update.zip. Tried to run an updater script but it fails. It seems that recovery is validating the package. Errors are E: footer is wrong, E: Signature verification failed, E:error: 21 Installation aborted

(3) Tried to find some vulnerabilities which let bypass security features, but didn't find any except this which has been fixed in bootloader angler-03.79 being used.

(4) Phone is running an old android OS : 8.1.0 June 2018 AOSP build, and since then there could be security vulnerabilities being introduced. So are there any vulnerabilities or exploits which can be helpful here?


texts: Want my Bluetooth keyboard on Galaxy Tab10.1 to default to English Android Keyboard (Not to Samsung Japanese Keypad)

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I am using a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and when I connect my iBuffalo Bluetooth Keyboard BSKBB06 it always defaults to the Samsung Japanese Keypad and I have to keep manually changing it to the English Android Keyboard and then to the Null Keyboard.

Is there a way I can get it to default to the English Keyboard and then straight to the Null?  I disconnect and connect multiple times in a day and so always having to change the default keyboard is getting quite inconvenient.


texts: Galaxy S4: "Application cannot be installed in the default install location"

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I had uninstalled some of my apps but now I can't install them again. Play Store gives me "Application cannot be installed in the default install location" error when the download is complete.

I guess it's a common problem but none of the solutions worked!

I don't even have an SD card! How the hell am I going to solve this problem?


texts: Automatically install new applications on SD card

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How can I do this? My phone's internal memory is low, yet Android (2.3.3) still deems it fit to attempt installations of files in the phone memory, I haven't found any option for this in the settings.

Edit : Turned out, it was Facebook's contact syncing. I recommend you back up your contacts on your SD card, and clear the data from the "Contact Storage" app in your settings.


texts: How to check Knox Warranty status for Samsung Tab S6 (T865)?

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How to check Knox Warranty status for Samsung Tab S6 (T865) if it is tripped or not?
I go to recovery screen by Power + Volume Up and from there selecting "Reboot to Bootloader" to go Download screen. In there, there is no Knox Warranty info; it is only says like hold Power + Volume Down for more than 7 seconds to Cancel.
So where is that Knox Warranty status?


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new Android user with the world's most low end tablet, Azpen A727.  I'm enjoying learning about Android and have killed off most of the bloatware...but twice now "Baidu Browser" has been downloaded without my request.  I'm using the bloatware security app Lookout now.  Is there a way to find out what is requesting these downloads, stop it, or block it?  I'm open to using a different security app.

Many thanks in advance.


texts: How to bring back custom notification sounds in Oreo

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I upgraded to Oreo about a week ago and I've noticed that all my apps' alerts now sound like my SMS alert.

This means that I either get constantly bothered by unimportant notifications (It's your turn in a game!, etc.), or I miss important notifications like most SMSs, because now now unimportant and important notifications sound the same.

With the new notification channels I can set a custom sound manually, but the last thing I want to do is customise every single notification on my phone, and I also don't know where the sound files are for the original sounds. It's just too much work.

How can I get Oreo to behave like Nougat in this regard?


texts: Secondary memory storage of a mobile device

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If I want to do an analogous comparison of a hard disk of a desktop computer(or a laptop) with a android mobile device then I hear lot of terms which confuse me. Can someone help me understand if all of them are overlapping or different. Which one is exactly analogous to a hard disk? Or one is subset of other. I googled a bit but didn't get good summary of all of them at once place.

ROM Memory
Flash Memory
Internal Storage
Internal SD Card
External SD Card

I believe Random access memory (RAM) in a smart phone is a physically different electronic unit (installed on RAM slots on motherboard) just like it happens in desktop computers also and has absolutely nothing to do with above terms that I've mentioned?


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i have a nexus 5 with lolipop v6 in it, for the last day, i've been struggling with the power button, as it acts awkwardly causing the entire phone to crash and restart itself.

Sometimes it fulfills its purpose and locks and unlocks the screen, and sometimes it would appear as the lock mechanism has crashed: it would lock, and then immediately return to the main page(a quick transition from black screen to main menu screen), sometimes it would engage the "power off" menu, as if i pressed the power button for couple of seconds.

Steps i've taken to try and fix the issue:

I've removed suspecious programs
Engaged the safe mode
Reset device factory settings

none of those helped, saying that, each power button press does something, so i'd not say it's a "hardware" issue


texts: How can automatically upload pictures and videos taken to google drive?

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I'm having trouble automatically uploading the picture and video taken with my camera to google drive, I followed the steps on this site: https://support.google.com/plus/answer/1647509#folderab

But I don't have the Auto Backup option, I have my gmail account to sync google drive but still no luck, I have a S5 Mini with 4.4.2 android version, if anyone has a step by step or a solution to my problem please give it to me...thanks!!


texts: Disable notifications when other audio is playing

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I have a Sony Xperia Z1 with 4.4.2 Kitkat

Is possible disable the sound of the notifications when I listen music or doing something?

I'm watching a video of youtube, listen music with headphones ( device is silent), etc. but when telegram or whatsapp receive a notification it sounds. If i disable the media volume i can't listen the video or the music

I know that other devices have the option to disable notifications.


texts: Hiding the content of the message while the phone is unlocked!

texts: How can I hide the message content in this "drop down menu -- I don't know what's its name". It is hidden when the phone is locked I want to hide it when the phone is unlocked as well.


texts: Problem with ADB on my Nexus 4 (unauthorized phone)

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When running adb devices in cmd, it says that my phone is unauthorized. It appears that it has something to do with the RSA fingerprint prompt. I don't remember ever getting such a prompt. Yes, I am running in PTP mode and debugging is enabled. I tried, after looking around on internet for multiple hours:

Enabling/disabling debugging mode repeatedly
Uninstalling and reinstalling my drivers for my phone or ADB
adb-killserver and adb-startserver
Restarting my phone and unplugging/replugging in multiple ways

I did notice that in my (user)/.android/ folder, I don't have a file called adbkey.pub (which is apparently the file that's supposed to have my key). Anyway, I don't think I've ever received the prompt about RSA fingerprint and I can't make it appear in any way.

Do you guys have any idea what I could do at this point. I tried about everything on these forums and around on the Internet but maybe there is something else I could do. Should I reset my phone to factory settings at this point to make the prompt appear again?


texts: Can I use an Android phone without an Internet access plan?

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I'm interested in buying an Android phone for Xmas. Currently my pick is LG Optimus One.
I will be using it without any Internet access plan, only using Wifi wherever possible.

Some questions that I have:

Can the phone be usable even if I don't have any Internet access plan, or there will be severe usability issues? (eg: features that will not work)
Do I have offline access to Google Calendar and GMail, auto-synchronizing whenever it detects Wifi connection?
Is there an option to block any attempts from apps/phone to connect to Internet through GPRS/3G (thus slashing my credit from the carrier, since I won't have an Internet plan...)?

Thanks.


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I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 Active mobile phone and for the past year suddenly I couldn't make a call. Whenever I was trying to answer or call someone I couldn't hear them and they couldn't hear me. I tried fixing it alone but I didn't make it. So I went to someone more expert. He changed the microphone and the speaker but still. The problem is still there. Now sometimes it works but suddenly stops. The weird thing is that on Viber I can hear and they can hear me.
Also, tried to change the sim card but still. No solution.
Has anyone had a problem like that ?


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I have a phone made by VSN Mobil called the V.50.  It's running their own mod of 4.4.2.  The normal method of tapping Build Number seven times to access Developer Mode does not work.  I just need to be able to install and debug.

Has anyone successfully gotten a V.50 into Developer Mode?

[UPDATE]

After some back and forth with VSN's customer support, VSN confirmed that there is "no access" to Developer Mode on the V.50.  The V.45 does display the Build Number and it can be tapped seven times to access Developer Mode, but the V.50 does not display Build Number, so therefore Developer Mode is inaccessible.  Boo VSN.


texts: Samsung Galaxy Player has music in folder, not playing

texts: I have a Samsung Galaxy Player that I have added music to from iTunes, into the "music" folder.   But the songs do not appear in the music player to be played, or placed in a play list?  Any ideas?


texts: Blue light filter turns on automatically at sunset, but often doesn't turn off at sunrise

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I have a manufacturer-unlocked Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (purchased directly from samsung.com), which came with Marshmallow but has been updated OTA to 7.0 Nougat, and is not rooted.
One new feature Marshmallow brings is the Blue Light Filter, which has options for automatically turning on and off, either according to a schedule you specify, or at night based on your local sunset and sunrise.

I'm using the latter option, and while I've found the filter to reliably turn on every day at sunset, I frequently have to manually turn it off the next day. It's not 100% of the time though, and in fact, on rare occasions, I have woken up before sunrise and been using my phone when the filter suddenly turned off, so I know it is at least capable of working properly. (Note that it has never, to my knowledge, failed to turn on at sunset, regardless of whether I'm using it at that time or not.) I'm speculating that maybe it's failing to turn off if the phone is in deep sleep mode at sunrise. The times of sunset and sunrise are determined based on your location, so an as-yet-unnoticed issue with Location Services could theoretically be a factor as well.

I did a Google search and was able to find informational articles about the feature in general, as well as multiple forum posts from users experiencing problems getting the feature to turn on or work at all, but found no reports of it otherwise working properly, but not automatically turning off.

Am I the only one experiencing this issue? Is it something specific to the S7 Edge, or to Samsung builds in general, or is the same problem known to occur on other devices? And of course, most importantly: How can I get the Blue Light Filter to reliably turn off at sunrise?


texts: Is there any way to watch Amazon Video on Samsung Gear VR?

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Netflix and Hulu have both apps for the Samsung Gear VR headset, but Amazon Video doesn't have an app.  So my question is, is there any way to watch Amazon Video on Samsung Gear VR?

I tried going to the Amazon Video website on the Samsung Internet VR web browser, but when I click an episode it just tells me to download the "Amazon Underground" app, which is a non-VR app for watching Amazon Video on the Samsung Galaxy S7.  Also, I tried clicking "request computer version" in the Samsung VR browser, to trick the site into thinking that I'm on a computer, but then Amazon just displays a message that your browser is not supported.

Is there any way to change the user agent of the Samsung VR browser to something which makes Amazon play the video?


texts: Can I record Google+ Huddle chat messages?

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I thought they have being saved at Gmail chats like google-talk. But I was wrong.
How can I record Google+ Huddle messages? Saving at gmail will be best option.


texts: How to retrieve contacts from not rooted phone?

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Unfortunately I dropped my phone (galaxy S3) and the screen is black, so I cannot do anything on the phone. But other than that, it is fully functioning, and I can see the files when connected to a pc.
There is this question which states that the phone needs to be rooted in order to access the database where the contacts are stored. Is there an other way to retrieve contacts when the phone is not rooted?
The gmail sync was unfortunately not enabled. Is it possible to turn this on remotely?


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I'm using a non-rooted, non-hacked Samsung GT-I5700 device which runs Android 2.1.

Today I've received an MMS from an unknown phone with something which looked like a spam for Mastercard. I've immediately deleted this message, but it seems my phone has automatically sent this same MMS to one of my contacts.

According to the Messages app there was no other outgoing SMS/MMS to anyone else.

I've installed AVG from the Market and it said that my phone is clean. Still I would like to understand how this incident could happen since I haven't installed anything even remotely suspicious to my phone and didn't even browse the internet except for using Google Translate and Google Maps from time to time.

I'd like to know if it is possible for an app to delete or modify the history of sent messages. Can it clean up its tracks? Can it be possible that my phone has sent more than one SMS to my contacts only they aren't visible somehow?

I'd also like to know if it is possible to somehow deny outgoing phone calls and messages to apps so this could never happen again.


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The call app on my Samsung Galaxy Ace takes a really long time to start (about 20 seconds). When it finally starts and I cancel the call and call again, the app launches normally. When I turn off the screen and turn it on again, the app starts again delayed. I was watching the LogCat output, and it gives me this:

07-21 21:11:08.710: D/PowerManagerService(1502): releaseWakeLock flags=0x1 tag=ActivityManager-Launch
07-21 21:11:11.390: D/BatteryService(1502): update start
07-21 21:11:14.703: W/PowerManagerService(1502): Timer 0x3->0x3|0x0
07-21 21:11:21.421: D/BatteryService(1502): update start
07-21 21:11:22.531: W/ActivityManager(1502): Timeout of broadcast BroadcastRecord{407bdff8 android.intent.action.SCREEN_OFF} - receiver=android.os.BinderProxy@40bd2f18, started 20000ms ago
07-21 21:11:22.531: W/ActivityManager(1502): Receiver during timeout: BroadcastFilter{40bf3618 ReceiverList{40bd2f88 23024 com.google.android.youtube/10057 remote:40bd2f18}}
07-21 21:11:22.554: I/Launcher(19091): ACTION_SCREEN_OFF
07-21 21:11:22.578: D/PowerManagerService(1502): acquireWakeLock flags=0x1 tag=GeofencerStateMachine
07-21 21:11:22.578: D/PowerManagerService(1502): releaseWakeLock flags=0x1 tag=GeofencerStateMachine
I think it has something to do with this line:

07-21 21:11:22.531: W/ActivityManager(1502): Timeout of broadcast BroadcastRecord{407bdff8 android.intent.action.SCREEN_OFF} - receiver=android.os.BinderProxy@40bd2f18, started 20000ms ago

but I don't know how to fix it.


texts: How to root Micromax Canvas HD A116 device running Android 4.2.1?

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I have never rooted a phone before & did some primary search on xda forums for Micromax Canvas HD A116.
I found a link to root the phone but the steps listed on it are a little incomprehensible to me.

Can anyone please provide a detailed step by step procedure to root my device from the xda forum link or your own method in simple, specific steps?

My phone is running Android 4.2.1. If any other information is needed about my phone, please leave a comment.


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I haven't been able to find any information on how to do this. The only thing I found was this, which seems a little shady and isn't even for the Escape, it's just a generic tool. I've also seen this question but there are no LG phones listed & I'd rather not try a 'generic one-click' tool unless I know it's going to work.

Also, I'd like to be able to do it from Ubuntu. I CAN do it from Windows if I need to, but I'd much rather not.


texts: Read data on SD card which was formated as Internal storage of Android OS

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I have got Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus with Android OS 8.1.0, I pluged in new SD card (Kingston micro SDHC 32 GB) and this SD card was formated as Internal storage, so data on this SD card was accessable with connecting mobile phone to PC, but yesterday I removed SD card from mobile phone and I did a big mistake that I clicked something in Settings -> Storage, something like forget SD card. So now I have got SD card with my data (photos, music, etc.) which I can not read in PC with SD card reader...is there any chance to read my data from this SD card? I looked that in my phone is some data .nomedia
Thank you for you help


texts: Trichromelibrary was suddenly downloading from Google Play Store

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From nowhere, my friend got a notification that com.google.android.trichromelibrary was downloading together with a progress bar.

Why?


texts: With the Android 4.2 camera app, how can I tell if I have a GPS lock?

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My Galaxy Nexus has just been updated to v4.2 of Jellybean, Google seem to have totally changed the camera app in this update and there's a few functions that I just can't find.

As I'm travelling a lot at the moment, I like to make sure that most of my pictures are geo-tagged so that I can work out where I was and when later! As I'm not in my home country, I have data disabled to save on extortionate roaming charges, so most of the GPS-Assistance functions don't work and GPS locks take longer than normal.

Previous versions of the Android camera app have had a small icon near the top of the screen in the camera app that flashes to indicate that the GPS is searching for a lock, that then turns solid when a good GPS lock is achieved. There doesn't seem to be any similar icon in the built-in camera app in the stock GED version of 4.2.

Is there any way that I can tell if the camera has achieved a GPS lock before I take a picture?


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i've a brand new Ramos i9 tablet and have big issues with the touchscreen and charging. I've rooted it, and before i send it in for repair, i'm trying to debug the issue (in hope it's only software).

If the tablet is fully charged, the touchscreen and battery information is working fine. But after a discharge to 50% leads to the failure of the touchscreen and battery information. It somehow recharges after 1 day to 95%, and then everything works again.

If i'm under 95% (and the system was rebooted), i get these i2c errors at boot time:

<6>[    1.454126] ==ft5x0x_ts_probe=
<6>[    1.624056] input: ft5x0x_ts as /devices/virtual/input/input0
<3>[    1.783786] i2c-designware-pci 0000:00:00.5: i2c_dw_handle_tx_abort: slave address not acknowledged (7bit mode) :slave add 0x38
<3>[    1.784019] ft5x0x_ts 2-0038: fft5x0x_i2c_Read: i2c read error.
<6>[    1.784137] ft5x0x_ts 2-0038: [FTS] Firmware version = 0x71
...
<3>[    1.795292] max170xx_battery 2-0036: I2C SMbus Read error:-121
<4>[    1.795413] max170xx_battery 2-0036: reset i2c device:-121
...
<4>[   34.364528] smb347 2-006a: failed to read reg 0x30: -110
<4>[   34.364642] smb347 2-006a: smb347 suspend
<4>[   34.411268] smb347: probe of 2-006a failed with error -110

The ft5x0x_ts module is for touchscreen, the max170xx and smb347 for battery information and charging.

If the system is running, the touchscreen does not react to movements, but the kernel log flashes when i'm touching the screen:

<3>[  787.510109] i2c-designware-pci 0000:00:00.5: i2c_dw_handle_tx_abort: slave address not acknowledged (7bit mode) :slave add 0x38
<3>[  787.510356] ft5x0x_ts 2-0038: fft5x0x_i2c_Read: i2c read error.
<3>[  787.510472] ft5x0x_ts 2-0038: ft5x0x_read_Touchdata read touchdata failed.

How can i pin down this issue? Could this be a thermal problem?

Maybe anyone has an idea how to proceed. Thanks!


texts: When enabling Bluetooth, is there a way to prevent it from attempting to connect to the two most recently used devices?

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Device: LG Nexus 4 (16 GB)

Android version: 4.2.2

I connect my phone via Bluetooth (A2DP) to three devices on a daily basis. Since Android only tries connecting with the two most recent devices, I have to go into the Bluetooth settings and manually select the device I actually want to connect to.

Also, while the first two are attempting a connection, I'm unable to select the third device. I have to wait until those connections fail before it lets me manually choose the other.

Have any of you found any ways to get around this or automate it?


texts: How can I stop problems with the screen when I change the font size to "Large"?

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When I change my phone font to "Large", the screen layout is messed up. The screenshots how that the right margin is increased. The left screenshot shows the normal margins. The right screenshot shows how the Google Now field, the camera and the Settings icon are bumped to the left. (I drew the blue arrows in a paint program.)

If I change the font to "Normal", then back to "Large", the increased margin does not appear right away. But, when I have the font setting on "Large" and then exit a phone call or message or an app, the margin gets increased.

Phone/app details:

Phone: Moto E 2nd generation with 4G LTE
Android version 5.1

Added Apps:

iNaturalist,
Audubon Birds,
Clipboard History,
eBird,
Excel,
GPS Coordinates,
Overdrive,
Simplenote,
Yahoo Mail,
Zinio

Along with the ones that came with the phone:
Google Calendar, Camera, Chrome, etc.

No alternate launcher.
Multiple windows is not enabled.


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On android KitKat i have run into the following permission:

SMS
Uses one or more of: SMS, MMS.
Chrages may apply.

How do i get a more fine-grained explination of this permission?
Does it mean that the app can send SMS messages or does it also mean it can read/edit messages i have recieve/have in my inbox?

Is there a way to see exactly what this permission means?

Or, and is there a comprehensive list of possible permissions somewhere? I tried googling but all i find are complaints about KitKat ruining peoples SD cards, and App Ops.


texts: How to reset MTK engineering mode to the default settings?

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2020.1.11 Renewal
Maybe the field of MTK engineering mode is the most mysterious field of the smartphone. It’s like a top-secret. No matter the questions post on anywhere, no one can answer it.

Below is the original question:
I have an old question, until now no one can give me an exact answer. I looked up the question on the Internet many times, but I don't find the answer.
I have an old smartphone, its CPU is MTK6589.
As we knew, the CPU made by MTK has an engineering mode. For example the command ##3646633##, we can make some setting in the mode.
I want to know, what does this mode use for? Just to test the device? Or make some underlying setting?
If I changed the settings, how can I reset it to the default value?
Restore factory setting?
I tried this, but the value in engineering mode can not recover to default.
Flash official firmware?
I tried this. After I flashed it, all the values seem to recover. But I saw some people said that this is just changed the value which it displays, the value saved in CPU can not be recovered.
So can anyone help me?
Thanks.


texts: How to backup notes taken with Samsung Notes app?

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I'm using my Samsung Tab 2016 P580 for taking lecture notes. I used Samsung Notes app, and now, my device is running out of storage. Furthermore, I can't access the notes from my PC.

I have a 32GB storage card that can't function as an Internal storage. I am looking to backup my notes and I do not have a rooted device.

Do you have any idea how to solve the problem?


texts: ICS disable sound/vibrate when keys pressed

texts: I want to disable the sound/vibrate effect when typing a message in Ice Cream Sandwich. I have disabled it in Settings > Sound Now there is no touch sound when I am typing a phone number or selecting an application to run, but there is still sound/vibrate when I type messages. How can I disable that too?


texts: How to fix Hangouts not working for one gmail account

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My Hangouts had two email accounts associated with it. One stopped working. I tried deleting and re-installing Hangouts. I tried deleting and reinstalling the email account that was not working with Hangouts.

Now when I try to add this second email account to Hangouts, I get the error message that the account already exists on the device.

I did delete that email account and before adding it via the phone's accounts manager, I tried to add it from Hangouts. It then added it as an email account but not associated with Hangouts.


texts: detect when application using permissions ~ Android

texts: I list all permissions of the new installed application on rooted Android device. But I want to detect when an application uses these permission. For example, I installed an app and it uses READ_CALENDAR permission. It is not always read my calendar data. I want to detect the time it reads my calendar data. Is it possible?


texts: Help understanding the integration between Google Voice, Hangouts, and Messenger

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I've had Google voice with Sprint since day 1, I love everything about it. Hangouts added some great features like MMS but to search the body of old messages I still have to use Google Voice.

This makes me believe that Google Voice is the parent service for my Google number/Sprint integration and Hangouts is just an app that intercepts new messages and updates Google Voice records.

Now there's Google Messenger. When I launched the app today I saw some but not all of my Hangouts messages and when sending a text, new messages were not updated in Voice or Hangouts.

Why did only some old messages show up in Google Messenger?
Why didn't new messages sent from Messenger show up in Voice/Hangouts?
It's important for me to keep all my old voicemail/MMS/texts as well as logging new ones so, should I not use Messenger and instead keep using Hangouts?
If Messenger isn't integrated with Voice, why did I get a message in Hangouts saying I should switch to Messenger? Is it just to pull people who don't have Voice over to an app that's specifically meant for local texting only?


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I have a rooted Nexus 4 (totally stock, except for CWM recovery). Yesterday I updated it to the 4.2.2 OTA. Today I discovered that I can't take a screenshot. Holding power + volume down should work, but when I try it the volume gets turned down or the pop-up for power off/airplane mode appears.

Is the timing for taking a screenshot really finicky? Is this a known issue in 4.2.2? (I've had the phone for less than two weeks, so I'm not sure if I tried to take a screenshot in 4.2.1).


texts: I have a Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100 running on Android 4.1.1 JellyBean. The 4.1.2 update has been released a while back, but I still am reluctant to upgrade. I have read over the Internet that it causes the battery to drain faster than normal. Is there any truth to this?


texts: Software solution to mirror touch-pad zone?

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I have Vertex Tab 4G 10-1 tablet that was repaired and got its touchpad fixed. The issue is that it was some weird, last-in-stock touchpad module and now I have it mirrored in regards to the screen orientation, i.e. the touchpad zone is not 1:1 translation to the screen but rather mirrored by both AXIS:

Is there any way for me to fix it programmatically via Android? Where would I even start? I would assume I'm gonna need root at lowest, my line of thinking is:

Dump original FW
Somehow unpack it and modify relevant stuff
Flash it back?


texts: Do I need a complicated root? Why? How (Samsung GT-S5660)

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I am trying to install  "Samba Filesharing" on my Samsung GT-S5660.

The requirements is that it is rooted, and also the application "Superuser".

Rooting, seems to be a complicated hack.
Why is that necessary?

This is a phone sold without a contract, and I am concerned that phones with contracts are a bit different, and i think in a phone like mine it should be a simple setting or something.

What should be the best approach in my case?


texts: Why can't I overclock a rooted Samsung Galaxy GT-I7500 beyond the default maximum 528MHz?

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I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy GT-I7500 running stock Donut (Android 1.6). I tried a couple of overclocking apps such as SetCPU and CPU Master, but none of them let me actually "over"-clock the CPU, because I can't set the maximum to be more than the default 528 MHz. I have read about speeds of 624 and/or 710 MHz possible with either the Galaxo custom ROM or GAOSP, but I want to achieve those kinds of speeds with stock Donut.

I've tried GAOSP b3 (Gingerbread) and Galaxo 1.6.3.4, but I prefer the feel of stock 1.6 (that's why I love my stock Nexus S running 2.3).

Is it possible to set the CPU speed beyond 528 MHz in my rooted Samsung Galaxy GT-I7500? How?


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I am running android 4.1.1 on asus transformer tf300t.

When trying to install skype using the google play, i am getting: unknown error 24

All other applications I am trying to install are working without any problem. I have no idea what to do, and I really need to have skype on my device.

Any idea what to do about it?

thanks


texts: It charged me a amount of 50 does it take a single time or for every purchase and y is this money taken and will I get the amount back and if there any one with the return of the money


texts: Change the date format of the default Phone app in Micromax canvas 4

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In the Phone app (which came as as a preinstalled on my Micromax canvas 4 Device, running Android 4.2), the date format used (in the call logs for example to show history of calls placed/received) is USA-Style like mm-dd-yyyy., like 08/09/2015 (for 9th-August-2015).

I checked the phone app's settings but could not find a way to change it to dd-mm-yyyy., like 09/08/2015 (for 9th-August-2015).

Of course, I can certainly install another 3rd party app which can give an option to customize data format, but just want to check if it is possible in the preinstalled system app.

Anyone knows how to change date format from mm-dd-yyyy to dd-mm-yyyy?


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Unable to transfer files on android 8.0 TV box to the USB.
I have tried many file transfer apps but none will transfer to my USB even though it shows my USB connection and any files that are on the USB. Can anyone help?


texts: Is there a way for me to run Adb shell as root without typing in 'su'?

texts: Is there a way for me to run Adb shell as root without typing in su? I want to be able to have root access without going into the shell.


texts: Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-I535, rooted, won't switch over to T-Mobile

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Recently, I changed carriers from Verizon to T-Mobile. However, when I inserted my T-Mobile SIM card into my phone and rebooted, the status is always "Searching for Service" (not just for data, NOTHING works). I've looked on Android forums and they all have instructions for turning the SCH-I535 into a world phone, but that's not what I want. I just want to switch to T-Mobile (do I need to have a "world phone" to do this?)

I've installed APN Manager and tried to change APNs, but entering the details found here

The phone is rooted and not on a stock TouchWiz ROM (I'm using Paranoid Android, a JB ROM)

Why won't my phone recognize the T-Mobile SIM?


texts: Will Nextflix Widevine L1 play with magisk?

texts: If my phone natively supports Widevine L1 in order to play 1080p to 4K videos on Netflix or Amazon Prime, will Netflix play the high res rather than 480p with magisk that passes safetynet.


texts: Power and volumne button issues on Pixel 4a

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The volume on my pixel 4a is always set to max. I can lower the volume with the button but it will automatically go back up to max after a few seconds. I can still manually increase volume but it seems like the increase volume button is always triggered.
Another issue is that my power button is somewhat unresponsive. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. For example, I can boot into recovery mode but I can not enter a command.
Anyone have any ideas?


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My phone has a pattern lock and I want friends to be able to unlock it with the pattern, however, I do not want them to have access to my gmail. Is there a way that I can force gmail to ask for the password every time I/someone try to open it?

I've read that the password tokens are an intrinsic part of the Android OS, is there any way I could do such a thing without losing the notifications of new e-mail?

Thanks!


texts: Android in virtualbox keep stuck on android detection

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After making an automatic installation of Android Pie (in advanced options), the virtual machine keep stuck on:

Trusted GRUB now booting "Android-x86 9.0-r2"
Prgress: Detecting Android-x86... found at /dev/sda1

I'm a complete newbie on emulation, so I don't even now what is happening.


texts: How to make a file show up in the Downloads App?

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I have copied a file to the Downloads folder with the File Manager App. But when I open the Downloads App, the file doesn't show up.

The Downloads folder is definately the right one: I've deleted a file in the Downloads App and could wittness its disappearance in the Downloads folder in the File Manager App.

Does the Downloads app register downloads somehow and only shows files that have come to the Downloads folder the right way by some Downloads App standard?

Update:

I renamed a file in the Downloads folder to a filename, that already showed up in the Downloads App. That did work, I could open the file from the Downloads App.

Seems very strange to me...

My phone is a LANIX Ilium LT500 on Android 5.1.

Update 2:

Even a reboot of the phone could not make the Downloads App show all files in the Downloads folder...


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I have been using one WhatsApp number up until I went into another country where I started using a new number.
In a new number I was joined into different groups and since WhatsApp allows one number per device I could not use old one. Now I want to merge my new number to my old WhatsApp account and have a single one.

Is that possible? I contacted their support and they have not answered yet.

I have both Sim cards in one phone